HOBBS WAtI IUMBER GO. Digest of New \(/ar Agency Regufations

Procedurcrl Regulcrtion No. 6

Forty-one lumber price regulations are brought into conformity with current provisions of procedural regulation No. 6 by OPA. This procedural regulation allows sellers to enter contracts at prices subject to upward adjustment later if and when the proposed higher prices are approved by OPA. (Supplementary Order 83),, effective Feb. 1.

Lumber

The tightness of the lumber situation precludes any possibility of relaxing present restrictions on construction for civilian purposes, according to a WPB pronouncement.

Building Mctericrls

OPA makes several changes in the asbestos-cement building materials regulation to conform with prevailing industry practices. (Amendment I to Maximum Price Regulation 486), effective Sept. 18, 1943.

Fence Posts

The concentrators' mark-up on sales of fence posts to industrial users-railroads, etc.-is reduced by the OPA to I5/o from pievious mark-ups ol 25/o to 33 l/3% for various species. Retail lumber yards only may continue to charge the ,customary 25/o to 33 l/3/o mark-ups on any sales. All other sellers, except in sales to industrial users, may charge only the concentrator's price plus transportation. (Amendment 2 to Revised Maximum Price Regulation 324), effective Feb. 5.

Fence Lcth

Increase of $1 per 1,000 feet in producers' ceiling prices of norihern softwood, northern hardwood and western pine fence lath are authorized by the OPA. (Amendment 1 to Second Revised MPP. n2, Amendment 11 to MPR 723, and. Amendment 11 to MPR 94), all effective Jan. 19.

Southern

Pine Lumber

OPA fnakes a number of changes in mill ceiling prices for southern pine lumber. They are designed principally to permit produ,ction of types of material needed in the war program, were requested by WPB, and will result in a rise of less than l/o in the average price of all southern pine lumber (Second Revised Maximum Price Regulation 19), effective Feb. 4.

Logs and Bolts

The ceiling price of $25 per 1,000 feet, log scals, "woods run" grade alder, maple bnd ash logs, produced in certain sections of Qregon and Washington, is authorized by tire OPA. (Amendment 32 to MPA 348), effective Tan. 26.

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