4. WHOLESALE PRICES OF LUMBEE. 



in Ohio and Indiana. The prices for both plain and quartered oak were characterized 

 by decided gains. The average increase of all the grades probably amounted to over 

 $1.50. Poplar prices were exceptionally staple. In Louisiana tupelo made an 

 advance in all grades, while hard maple generally, except in Pennsylvania, showed 

 uniformly slight improvement. 



A comparison of prices for the third quarter of 1911 with the corresponding quarter 

 of 1910 shows western softwoods generally lower except western hemlock and western 

 white pine; in these there are slight indications of improvement. Eastern softwoods 

 as a whole showed a fairly uniform increase. Nearly all grades of yellow pine, par- 

 ticularly in the Mississippi Valley, made advances. In Georgia, Florida, and South 

 Carolina the conditions only slightly improved, while in North Carolina prices re- 

 mained uniformly staple. Hemlock in the Lake States changed for the better, but 

 held constant in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. White pine, eastern spruce, and 

 West Virginia spruce showed improvement. 



Hardwoods, more than either the western softwoods or the eastern softwoods, showed 

 generally larger and more decided gains over the same period in 1910. The most 

 notable improvements were in the general prices of oak, ash, and chestnut. 





