THE FOREST RESOURCES OF THE WORLD. 



be as high as 140 cubic feet. K. von Scherzer estimated the con- 

 sumption in Sweden (in the eighties) at 101 cubic feet per inhabitant. 

 Mulhall b gives the consumption in Sweden and Norway as 92 cubic 

 feet per inhabitant. Since these estimates were made the home con- 

 sumption in Sweden has increased considerably, and 120 cubic feet 

 per capita may be considered as near the truth. 



WOOD PRICES. 



Unfortunately there are no recent figures for stumpage prices of 

 timber or wood. The latest available figures are for the year 1890. 

 The following table gives the prices of timber on the stump for the 

 whole tree and by the cubic foot: 



Prices of saw-log timber. 



In the district of Sodra the oak wood was sold on an average for 

 2.57 cents per cubic foot. In the district of Vestra cord wood was 

 sold from the woods at 2.75 to 2.87 cents per cubic foot. In 1892 

 average auction prices for different kinds of wood were as follows: 



Auction prices of timber in 1892. 



a Das wirtschaftliche Leben der Volker, Leipzig, 1885. 



b Dictionary of Statistics. 



