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An increase of $1.75 per 1,000 board feet in producers' ceiling prices of some speci'es of softwood lumber produced in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and Western white spruce imported from Canada, has been announced by the Office of Price Administration to be effective March t,1946.

Prices to users of this lumber will not be afiected as resellers are required to absorb the increase.

In addition to western white spruce, items of lumber affected include Northern white pine and white cedar, Norway pine, jack pine, Eastern spruce, aspen and mixed northern softwood lumber and lath.

This action is in line with an increase recently granted to producers of Northern hemlock, completes the ceiling increases required by law and makes the ceiling prices of Northern softwood lumber and lath-which were not included in an earlier increase-generally fair and equitable.

Specific ceilings for "shop common" grade bodrds are no longer in the regulation. The volume of lumber cut to "shop common" specifications is negligible and ceilings for this grade were sometimes confused with ceilings for lower grades of lumber.

(Amendment No. 5 to Second Revised Maximum Price Regulation No. 222-Northern Softwood Lumber; effective March 1, 1946.)

Buys Redwood Timber Tract

Henry Nash, owner of the H. & I. Nash Logging Co., Eugene, Ore., has purchased 200 acres of redwood timber in the Navarro-Comptche section of Mendocino County, near Willits.

The U. S. Conciliation Service called a meeting of the Redwood operators and the union on February 25. At this meeting the union renewed its demand for union shop which was rejected by the mill operators. This is the only meeting that has been held since the strike started January 14. The union is also asking for a ZZI cents an hour pay increase. The operators offered alSl cents an hour increase, same as was accepted by the Fir workers in the Northwest, but the union turned it down.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended February 23, 106 mills reporting,'gave orders as 43,850,000 feet, shipments 45,135,000 feet, and production 38,013,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 283,253,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended Febtuary 23,77 units (111 mills) reporting, gave orders as 12,401,000 feet, shipments 14,072900 feet, and production 14,227,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 77,215,000 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended March 2, 138 mills reporting, gave orders as 74,000,000 feet, shipments 84,500,000 feet, and production 79,000.000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 561,000,000 feet.

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