68 

 COST OF SPECIES BY INDUSTRIES. 



Table 11 is a companion of 10. One shows the appor- 

 tionment of woods among the industries, the other shows 

 the cost per 1,000 feet of the several woods by the indus- 

 tries. A cursory examination will show that wood is not 

 fixed in price, as wheat and cattle, or many other staple 

 commodities are. Differences in prices for the same spe- 

 cies are not due to differences in freight and handling 

 charges, as is the case with many other wares. The red 

 gum for cars costs more than twice that bought by box 

 makers. Ash employed by vehicle manufacturers is three 

 times as expensive as what car builders use. The white 

 oak which goes to the door manufacturers is five times 

 as high in price as that purchased for car shops. Cypress 

 varies in cost as four to one, depending upon what the 

 manufacturer is buying it for. 



These instances are representative of the rule. The 

 cost of wood depends on quality to a larger extent than 

 with most commodities. Cypress good enough for boxes 

 would fall far below the requirements of the vehicle mak- 

 er who uses it in tops for light business wagons. Hickory 

 which will make satisfactory crates is too cross-grained 

 or kilotty for buggy spokes or carriage poles, consequently 

 the buyer of wood for those purposes must pick his 

 grades and pay the price, while the crate maker takes 

 the refuse at less than half the cost. 



