Show eximer production PROBLEMS NV western estern lumber mills are marketing their product at aso per thousand below cost of production while wages and material costs remain at present figures there is no way butof tile tho woods but to raise prices figures from 24 typical west est coast sawmills nills show cost of production tor february was 2545 per thousand feet average selling pr cg ce was and there will have to be advance in selling price it if labor is to be kept employed the price ot of southern pine lumber produced with chea cheaper I 1 er labor on longer hours sells in the market 6 per thousand above western lumber federal price filing set the figure for fir lumber at 2 per thousand below southern pine and a 4 advance is claimed to tie be justified to keep labor employed on the pacific coast |