SUMMARY. 



Comparing the prices of western softwoods for the third quarter with the preceding 

 quarter for 1911, there was a slight general decline, though a few woods showed improve- 

 ment. Douglas fir was slightly lower. Flooring No. 2 flat, V x 4", decreased 80 

 cents in Oregon and $1.40 in Washington. There was a fall in the prices of western red 

 cedar, and also white fir, western hemlock, larch, Sitka spruce, and western spruce as 

 well. The better grades of western yellow pine were slightly lower in Oregon, though 

 in other States all grades generally improved. Sugar pine showed the greatest increase 

 of the western softwoods. Shop No. 2, 2" x 8" and wider, brought $2.16 more, and 

 firsts and seconds clear $5.60 more than in the second quarter. Prices of western 

 white pine, including Idaho white pine, were generally higher. In Idaho the increase 

 was from $1.50 to $3.25, according to the grade. California redwood was the other 

 western softwood to record a notable increase. The advance of common boards No. 1 

 amounted to $3.16. 



Of the eastern softwoods, hemlock in the Lake States and Eastern States held sub- 

 stantially firm with the prices of the second quarter. The greatest variation was in 

 Michigan, where a few of the upper grades showed a reduction of 60 cents. The 

 prices of spruce in New England fell, the decrease in Vermont and Maine ranging for 

 the lower grades from $1.33 to $1.50. The reverse was the status in West Virginia. 

 Here merchantable spruce boards V x 12 " 1(K to 20 7 and box boards 1" x 4" x 12' 

 rose in price. The latter increased 73 cents and the former $1.03. Prices for white 

 pine were recorded from 12 States. For the mill-run grade there was general uni- 

 formity with prices of the second quarter except in Wisconsin and Minnesota, where 

 the decrease ranged from $1 to $1.50. In Tennessee this grade scored the only marked 

 improvement; the increase was $1.88. The upper grades of white pine brought better 

 prices, "selects" making an advance of from $3.30 to $4 in Wisconsin and Michigan 

 No. 1 shop rose to $2.95 in Michigan and in Minnesota to $1.67. In Wisconsin, West 

 Virginia, and Tennessee this grade of white pine was staple. Prices of yellow pine, 

 the most abundant of the eastern softwoods, showed slight general improvement in all 

 grades, especially throughout the Mississippi Valley States. The most notable increase 

 was in Alabama, where common boards No. 1, S2S \" x 10", and No. 2, S2S V x 8" 

 amounted to, respectively, $1.07 and 74 cents. The most marked decrease was in 

 Georgia and Florida, where the three grades of B and better flooring showed a decline 

 of from $1.75 to $5. Generally there were indications of slight improvement in South 

 Carolina, but in North Carolina there was no appreciable change. 



Compared with the second quarter, hardwood prices varied considerably, according 

 to species and locality. Ash showed improvement in Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 

 but in Virginia and West Virginia experienced a decline. Basswood increased in the 

 Southern States, but in the Lake States the prices were slightly depressed. Birch, 

 firsts and seconds, scored an advance of over $2 in West Virginia, and in Michigan 

 $1.15, but in New York and Vermont prices were lower. No decreases were noted in 

 any State in the prices of chestnut; the largest increase was in Tennessee and West 

 Virginia, where firsts and seconds rose as much as $2 per M. Cypress prices improved 

 in all States, while gum remained generally staple except in Mississippi, where 

 firsts and seconds advanced $1.75. Hickory prices were higher in Wisconsin and 

 West Virginia, remained generally firm in the Southern States, and showed recessions 



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