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Sales of OSB slowed, especially late in the week. Prices were firm to higher, however, with mill order files typically extending into mid- to late June.<\/p>\n<p>Southern Pine plywood sales tapered moderately ahead of the holiday weekend and amid increased buyer resistance to prices. Even so, steady demand persisted, and mills extended order files. Activity in western Fir plywood was steady early, but most traders reported an ebbing pace by Thursday as offices cleared for the long holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"626\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td>(f.o.b. mill prices)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Week<br \/>\nMay 25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Week<br \/>\nMay 18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Year Ago<br \/>\n2017<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#E5FDEA\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>$566<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>$557<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>$404<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Southern (west-east) 15\/32-inch 3-ply rated sheathing plywood<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>545-575<\/td>\n<td>540-575<\/td>\n<td>345-375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Southern (west-east) 15\/32-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>550-585<\/td>\n<td>545-580<\/td>\n<td>350-380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Western 1\/2-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>557<\/td>\n<td>547<\/td>\n<td>406<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>North Central 7\/16-inch Oriented Strand Board<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>440<\/td>\n<td>430<\/td>\n<td>323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">*Weighted average of 11 key items<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"section-title\"><\/h2>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Framing lumber sales in the US started to descend, as compared to the last two weeks. 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