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The list of malor nri[s curailing lumber production has grown as wood product markets stuivel among those firms recently cutting back production: Rosboro, '*:ah,emis, Louisiana- Paeific, Wgyerlneuser, fuW & Talbot and Sauth CMst Lumber . .

Smaller mills have been throttling back for mos., some folding as new home construction, which accts. for about half of oll lumber sold, skittered slowly along the repair and remodeling markets, as well as industrial and commercial, at least in some areas, remain brightspots...

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Bldg. permits dropped for the 3rd consecutive mo., off 6.990, ..'',,',: the National Association of Home Builders is forecasting a "rery, very slow recovery" for the 2nd half of '81 mortgage $ remains high at lls/s . . . the prime lending rate declines slowly and is now at l7t/o

A rurr Millan IUf6cbeing made by bia Resources, )Ct7tp,, which preeently owns 2OVo -oi MB's stock and is headed by Bruce Howe, a former prsident of Mts, Canada's largest forest firm Prciftc is sc[ing its Victor . subeidiffiy for $m td assumption of, some to UGI eo,p. . . az'i;bnt; ffi;;;ffi:frffi,,,,,,,,,,,,,*ffi*,#:,:'. co., Atb,u::, Ca. and Muskin Corp., Wilke-

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