COMPARISON OF PRICES 



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Pre-War Prices Compared with Present Prices 



Present Ftates per Cubic 

 Foot 



Pre-War Rates per Cubic 

 Foot 



Timber 



Timber 



Birch (bobbin wood) 26/- ton DD 

 Beech (rough, bobbin 



wood) 24/- ,, ,, 



(clean) . 1/2 

 Sycamore (rollers 



bobbins) . 28/- ton. 



Sycamore (large 

 timber) . . 2/6 — 5/- 



COLLIERY Woop 

 Pitwood per loo lineal feet DD. 

 Pit Props: 



Birch (bobbin wood) 10/- ton 

 Beech (rough, bobbin) 10/- ,, 



(clean) . 1/2 

 Sycamore (rollers 



bobbins) . 28/- ton 



Sycamore (large 



timber) . . 2/6 — 5/- 



CoLLiERY Wood 

 Pitwood per 100 lineal feet DD, 

 Pit Props : 



Railway Sleepers 

 Pine .... each 3/6 



fy 



Railway Sleepers 

 Pine. . . . each i^ ' '■?* 



