



C. ii T_ E N T S. 



Pages 

 I. Sources and Character of Lumber Prices: .<.............................. 1-4 



1. Quotations from the Trade Papers ....................... .2 



2. Quotations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and 



the Federal Trade Commission > 2 



3. The Forest Service Prices. .......... ...2-4 



II, Summary Tables and Charts: ....*,. .5-44 



1. Boston Market Prices: ............ ^ , .6-16 



(A) Cypress (D) Pine, North Carolina 



(B) Hemlock (E) Pine, Western White 



(C) Pine, Arkansas and Long Leaf (F) Spruce 



2. Prices from Bureau of Labor Statistics and Federal Trade Commission: 17- 21 



(A) Douglas Fir .(B) Hemlock 



3. F.O.B. Mill Prices {Forest Service):.. .'. ,..22-44 



(A) Ash (J) Hickory 



(B) Basswood (K) Oak, Plain 



(C) Beech (L) Oak, Red, Quartered 



(D) Birch (M) Oak, White, Quartered 



(E) Chestnut (N) Pine, Worth Carolina 



(F) Cottonwood (0) Pine, Northern 



(G) Gum (p) Pine, Yellow 

 (H) Hard Maple (Q) Poplar 



(I) Hemlock 



III. Factors Affecting the Price Fluctuations of Lumber: 45-56 



1. The Major Swings of Lumber Prices, 1873-1918 ,..,,.,. .46-50 



2. The Yellow Pine Market Since 1914..., 50-52 



3* Special Factors Affecting the Prices of Other Kinds of Lumber: .... 52-56 



(A) Ash (G) Gum (M) Northern White Pine 



(B) Basswood (H) Hemlock (N) Western White Pine 



(C) Birch (I) Hickory (0) Yellow Poplar 



(D) Chestnut (J) Maple (P) Spruce 



(E) Cypress (K) Oak (Q) Hardwoods 



(F) Douglas Fir (L) North Carolina Pine 



IV. Exhibits: . ...,57-242 



1. Boston Market Prices: -..,...58-99 



(A) Cypress: , 59-64 



(a) No. 1 Shop, 1 inch (d) Is and 2s; 1 inch 



(b) No. 1 Shop, 2 inch (e) Is and 2s; 2 inch 

 (WIB358-1) (c) No. 1 Shop, 1-J, !% inch (f } Is and 2s; lj and if inch 



