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weyerhaeuser 1998 Annual Report
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    PULP, PAPER AND PACKAGING (table)  
 
 
 
  Dollar amounts in millions
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
 
 
Sales to unaffiliated customers:
 
 
Pulp
$ 935
$ 986
$ 954
$ 1,616
$ 1,012
 
 
Paper
869
842
803
1,001
664
 
 
Paperboard and containerboard
298
301
281
325
240
 
    Packaging
1,894
1,781
1,921
1,863
1,495
 
    Newsprint(1)
37
416
451
508
356
 
    Recycling
191
189
140
266
121
 
    Other products
88
94
98
103
178
 
  
 
$ 4,312
$ 4,609
$ 4,648
$ 5,682
$ 4,066
 
  Approximate contributions to earnings(2)(3)
$ 150
$ 164
$ 307
$ 1,181
$ 211
 
                 
   
    (1)As of February 1998, the company's ownership in its newsprint subsidiary changed from 80 percent to 50 percent; therefore, these results reflect one month's sales.
    (2)After nonrecurring charges of $42 million associated with the closure of the Longview, Washington, chlor-alkali facility and streamlining pulp and paper operations in 1998.
    (3)After the gain of $21 million on the sale of Saskatoon Chemicals, Ltd., and charges totaling $49 million for the closure of a corrugated medium machine and the restructuring of the recycling business in 1997.
   

 

       
    REAL ESTATE AND RELATED ASSETS  
   

The company, through its subsidiary, Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company (WRECO), is engaged in developing single-family housing and residential lots for sale, including development of master-planned communities. Operations are concentrated mainly in selected metropolitan areas in Southern California, Nevada, Washington, Texas, Maryland and Virginia.

 
       
 
 
 
  Dollar amounts in millions
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
 
 
Sales to unaffiliated customers:
 
    Single-family units
$ 834
$ 688
$ 573
$ 563
$ 686
 
    Multi-family units
36
29
12
--
26
 
    Residential lots
103
91
76
60
65
 
    Commercial lots
23
57
50
29
7
 
    Commercial buildings
100
68
43
4
35
 
    Acreage
36
41
25
36
20
 
    Interest(1)
18
35
70
76
84
 
    Loan origination and servicing fees(1)
--­
35
100
84
88
 
    Other
42
49
60
67
106
 
  
 
$ 1,192
$ 1,093
$ 1,009
$ 919
$ 1,117
 
    Approximate contributions to earnings(2)
$ 124
$ 111
$ 43
$ (277)
$ 18
 
                 
   
    (1)Interest and loan origination and servicing fees relate principally to the company's operations in financial services through its subsidiary, Weyerhaeuser Mortgage Company, which was sold in the second quarter of 1997.
   

(2)After a $45 million gain on the sale of Weyerhaeuser Mortgage Company in 1997 and a charge of $290 million to dispose of certain real estate assets in 1995.

   

 

       
  CORPORATE AND OTHER  
    Corporate and other includes marine transportation and general corporate Expense.  
 
 
 
Dollar amounts in millions
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
 
Sales to unaffiliated customers:
$ 151
$ 134
$ 217
$ 256
$ 223
 

Approximate contributions to earnings(1)(2)

$ (225)
$ (186)
$ (183)
$ (217)
$ (142)
                 
   

(1) After nonrecurring charges of $4 million for streamlining corporate operations in 1998.

   

(2) After a $10 million gain, which is the net effect of interest income from a favorable federal income tax decision and the loss incurred in the sale of Shemin Nurseries in 1997.