Price trends in U.S. framing lumber were mixed last week, but the tone of the market was more upbeat in the second half of the week. The pace slowed in Southern Pine, as a waiting game developed between buyers and sellers. In contrast, prices advanced in Canadian S-P-F, although the bulk of those gains came early on momentum from the previous week’s action. In the West, green Douglas Fir was cited as the most active species; customers in California stepped up purchases, while the Pacific Northwest truck market was steady.