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To: flatsville who wrote (59147)	1/18/2001 10:04:49 AM
From: Oblomov	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

flats, It's my understanding that the tensile strength of wood is greater than that of steel. Do you know if this is true? (I understand that this is not your area of expertise)

To: flatsville who wrote (59147)	1/18/2001 10:08:26 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

lumber prices were dropping since the agreement to restrict lumber imports from Canada was agreed to be terminated last Spring. The effective date is this March. Perhaps, domestic producers were upping their output in anticipation of this.