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BULLETIN ill9, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUEE. 



LUMBER VALUES. 



The average values for lumber shown in Trbl -^ 38 were determined 

 for each species from the individual reports of mills, representing 

 every variation incident to the size of mill, region, logging conditions, 

 transportation, manufacture, and sale of lumber The values given 

 in the tables are weighted by the quantities produced at both large 

 mills and small mills and accurately reflect the average value of the 

 several species of lumber at the average mill. The variation in values 

 for the same wood in different States is largely caused by differences 

 in the quality of timber, perfection of manufacture, and quantity 

 produced by the mill. 



Average mill values reported by associations or by exclusively 

 large mills are usually larger than those in Table 38, probably for the 

 reason that the larger organizations are in a position to sell to better 

 advantage than the owners of small mills. 



The average value of $38.42 per thousand for all lumber sawed in 

 1920 is an increase of $8.21 or 27 per cent above the 1919 valuation. 

 This is the highest value, and the greatest increase in value per year, 

 for which statistics are available. All species shared in the advance. 



For valuations of the total cut, the cut of each State, and the cut 

 of geographic groups, refer to Table 4A, page 34. The value of the 

 1920 cut exceeded that of 1919 by $255,000,000. In the consideia- 

 tion of all lumber values at the present period the decreased purchas- 

 ing power of the dollar should be kept in mind. The lumber cut of 

 1899, which was only about a billion feet greater than that of 1920, 

 was valued at $385,300,000, while the cut of 1920 is valued at 

 $1,298,900,000. The increase in valuation for approximately the 

 same quantity is 237 per cent. 



Table 38. — Average value f. o. b. mill per 1,000 feet board measure, by kinds oftvood,for 



specified years, 1909-1920. 



Kind of wood. 



1920 



1919 



1918 



1917 



1916 



1915 



1911 



1910 



1909 



All kinds 



$38. 42 



$30. 21 



$24.79 



$20. 32 



815. 32 



$14. 04 



$15. 05 



$15. 30 



$15. 38 







Softwoods: 



35.89 

 34.59 

 38.73 

 32.05 



41.49 

 38.94 

 51.02 

 46.90 

 30.28 



30.44 

 38.68 

 48.76 

 34.33 

 30.58 



46.88 

 50.16 

 35.24 

 42.48 

 53.44 



58.87 

 36.51 

 47.23 

 54.28 

 33.68 



61.28 

 33.38 

 52.57 

 88.92 

 32.12 



28.71 

 24.62 

 27.75 

 29.16 



32.83 

 30.76 

 38.38 

 30.04 

 23.39 



25.66 

 33.80 

 35.99 

 32.23 

 29.98 



37.87 

 35.56 

 32.68 

 32.30 

 35.79 



41.65 

 29.97 

 36.39 

 40.03 

 28.42 



52.69 

 32.24 

 44.37 

 72.13 

 30.42 



24.38 

 18.77 

 20.87 

 23.97 



30.84 

 28.65 

 30.56 

 24.30 

 19.86 



19.61 

 24.86 

 28.26 

 27.27 

 20.95 



31.11 

 29.05 

 23.21 

 27.31 

 29.94 



35.06 

 25.06 

 28.19 

 34.00 

 22.73 



38.70 

 26.13 

 37.95 

 77.60 

 23.59 



19.00 

 16.28 

 19.59 

 20.78 



24.81 

 24.41 

 23.92 

 21.00 

 16.21 



17.16 

 19.40 

 24.69 

 20.02 

 18.34 



24.49 

 23.16 

 19.56 

 21.54 

 24.07 



27.17 

 19.58 

 22.89 

 25.% 

 18.06 



30.01 

 23.19 

 29.48 

 72.99 

 18.68 



14.33 

 10.78 

 14.52 

 15.35 



19.16 

 17.58 

 20.85 

 13.93 

 12.49 



12.25 

 15.24 

 16.77 

 16.49 

 15.13 



20.06 

 18.24 

 14.64 

 17.05 

 19.59 



21.89 

 16.20 

 19.46 

 21.05 

 13.00 



23.85 

 17.42 

 23.84 

 42.38 

 14.65 



12.41 

 10.59 

 14.32 

 13.14 



17.44 

 16.58 

 19.85 

 13.54 

 10.78 



10.94 

 16.10 

 17.40 

 13.79 

 13.57 



18.73 

 15.21 

 12.54 

 16.17 

 16.52 



22.45 

 14.01 

 16.98 

 18.89 

 12.25 



22.15 

 17.36 

 23.35 

 48.37 

 13.86 



13.87 

 11.05 

 13.62 

 13.59 



18.54 

 16.14 

 20.54 

 13.99 

 11.87 



10.64 

 13.86 

 17.52 

 13.42 

 12.41 



19.14 

 15.49 

 12.11 

 16.63 

 16.61 



25.46 

 14.09 

 17.13 

 19.20 

 12.46 



21.21 

 18.12 

 22. 4'7 

 31.70 

 13.16 



13.29 

 13.09 

 14.25 

 13.85 



18.93 

 16.62 

 20.51 

 15.52 

 12.33 



11.52 

 15.53 

 18.68 

 • 14.48 

 14.88 



18.76 

 18.16 

 12.26 

 16.23 

 17.37 



24.71 

 14.34 

 18.67 

 30.94 

 12.14 



22.47 

 17.78 

 26.55 

 34.91 

 14.10 



12.69 



Douglas fir 



12.44 



Western yellow pine 



Hemlock 



15.39 

 13.95 



White pine 



18.16 



Spruce 



16.91 



Cypress 



20.46 





14.80 



Larch (tamarack) 



White fir . 



12.68 

 13.10 



Cedar 



19.95 



Sugar pine 



18.14 



Balsam fir 



13.99 





16.25 



Hardwood^: 



Oak... 



20.50 



Maple 



15.77 



Gum, red and sap _ 



13.20 

 16.12 



Birch. . . 



16.95 





25.39 





13.25 



Elm 



17.52 





19.50 



Tupelo 



11.87 



Ash 



24.44 



Cottonwood 



18.05 



Hickory . 



30.80 



Walnut 



43.79 





14.87 







