PRICES OP HOME-GROWN TIMBER IN 1901. 



505 



in 1901. By D. F. Mackenzie, F.S.I., Mortonhall, Midlothian. 



Larch. 



Per 100 

 Lineal 

 Feet. 



Scots Fir. 



Per 



Cubic 

 Foot. 



Spruce. 



Per 100 Per 

 Lineal Cubic 

 Feet. Foot. 



Per 100 

 Lineal 

 Feet. 



Various. 



Per 

 Cubic 

 Foot. 



Per 100 

 Lineal 

 Feet. 



Per 

 Ton. 



Rbmarks. 



1 1 



1 



1 4 



1 1 



1 4 

 1 



1 



1 1 



1 



1 5 



1 6 



1 



1 



1 

 1 

 11 



9 



1 



1 



8 



8 

 6 



9 



5 



9 6 

 5 



s. d. 



17 



12 



9 



0'"8 

 6 



0'"8 

 11 



7 

 6 



8 

 6 



7 

 6 



6 

 4 



6 



5 



6 



5 



3 



4J 



6 

 4 



4 



15 



s. d 



7 



8 

 6 



0""6 



6 



3 

 3"4 

 4"0 



3 6 



Stack 



Props, 



8 4 



3 6 



5 6 



5 

 6 



s. d. 



Cord wood, 



5 



5 



3 



4*"0 



3 



Stack 



Props. 



6 4' 



3 6 



4 



4 



4 



6 



Spani 

 Chest 

 1 10 



6 



9{ 



1 2 



10 



sh 

 nut, 



3 4 



Birch 

 Salix 



3 



}Pop 



Alder, 



10 



Alder, 



9 3 



}8 



8 

 lar. 



12 



5 



10 



There is a good demand for all sorts of 



timber in this district. 

 Sold by private tender. 

 "J Soft woods used for estate purposes. All 

 > wood fair quality. Good demand for 

 home-grown timber of fair quality. 

 These prices range lower than formerly. 



These prices are 2d. under those ruling last 

 year. 



Oak ranges from 2s. to 3s. per cubic foot. 



Silver fir sold at lOd. These are the average 

 prices of a considerable quantity of timber. 



These are the prices paid for timber of good 

 quality. 



The Beech was of superior quality. 



Not a very good timber-growing district. 



Small Plane for Rollers at 41s. 8d. to 50s. 



per 100 lineal feet. 

 Ash ranges from Is. 6d. 



\ Wood of all kinds getting scarce, and still 

 ! rising in price. Birch and Elder in de- 

 f mand at 10s. to 15s. per ton. Beech 

 / limbs for turning 10s. to 15s. 

 Plane trees 7 ins. to 9 ins. diameter, and 

 limbs same size, 6d. to lOd. per lineal foot. 

 This is for timber in the woods. Heavy 

 larch gives Is. 4d. to Is. 6d. Markets — 

 boat-building, stations, etc. 

 Three miles from railway station. 

 Sold in lots lying cut in wood. 

 1 Grown at 700 to 1320 ft. above sea-level, 



> easterly exposure. These prices are for 

 j root cuts. 



Pine timber excepted, manufactured wood 

 sells at double these figures. 



> Most of this was blown timber. 



< All sold by private tender. Wood situated 

 < 3 to 8 miles from railway and shipping 

 (. port. 



I Used for general purposes locally, and ex- 

 J ported. Branches Is. to Is. 6d. per load. 

 \ Lime and Horse Chestnut 7s. per ton. 

 I, Spanish Chestnut not in demand. 

 The prices per ton are for mining timber 

 and firewood. 



