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in Wisconsin. lin-ch sold ;H lower figures in West Virginia and higher in 

 Indiana. In Michigan firsts and seconds rose $0.50 and No. 1 common over $2. 



Birch prices declined slightly throughout the country. In West Virginia the 

 .decline amounted to as much as $4 in firsts and seconds; and in New York prices fell 

 by from $1 to $2. However, in Michigan and Wisconsin there were almost no changes 

 in prices reported for sales of graded lumber, but the mill-run average rose $1 in 

 Michigan, while in Wisconsin the mill-run average fell off $1.50 from third-quarter 

 reports. 



Chestnut prices were about equal to those of the third quarter. In Virginia firsts 

 and seconds advanced $1, while No. 1 common declined $1. In Ohio prices were 

 $0.50 to $2 lower. In cottonwood items, box boards suffered no decline in Mississippi, 

 but declined nearly $3 in Arkansas and nearly $2 in Louisiana. Firsts and seconds 

 fell off $1.50 in Arkansas and rose $2.50 in Louisiana and $1 in Missouri. No. 1 and 

 No. 2 common rose by about $1 in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. 



Cypress was generally sold for lower prices in the Mississippi Valley States, excep- 

 tions being No. 2 common in Arkansas and selects in Louisiana. In Florida cypress 

 firsts and seconds, selects, and No. 2 common rose by from $1 to $1.50 over the third 

 quarter prices, reaching the highest point for the year. Shop No. 1 and No. 1 common 

 sold for the lowest prices reported throughout the year. 



In oak many changes may be noted. In Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North 

 Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky fourth quarter prices held well with those obtained 

 during the third quarter, but in Indiana, Alabama, Missouri, and Virginia firsts and 

 seconds fell off by from $2 to $4, No. 1 common by from $1.50 to $3.25, and No. 2 

 common by from $0.50 to $1. In West Virginia oak sold for the highest prices reported 

 in any^ quarter. Firsts and seconds rose by $1.50 over the third quarter and No. 1 

 common by $1. 



The prices of poplar suffered no decline in the last three months of the year in Ten- 

 nessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina. In Virginia the prices obtained for poplar 

 were the lowest of the year. Compared with third quarter prices, firsts and seconds 

 fell off $4, saps $3, No. 1 common $2.50, No. 2 common $3. In West Virginia poplar 

 prices touched the highest point of the year. Firsts and seconds and saps rose $1 over 

 third quarter prices, and No. 1 common rose $2. In Ohio and Indiana poplar prices 

 suffered no decline except in the case of saps, which foil off $2 in Ohio, $1 in Indiana, 

 and No. 1 common, which fell off $1 in Indiana. 



