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decided preference for sugar pine timber. The choice material is 
derived from large, overmature trees. The smaller trees are on a 
par with yellow pine in value of product, and at the time of a second 
cutting the value of these two species will undoubtedly be nearly 
identical. 
Table 9 shows the average percentage of the various grades pro- 
duced from sugar pine and yellow pine in the best representative 
Sierra Nevada stands. In the very best stands sugar pine cuts out 
as high as 50 per cent upper-grade lumber (No. 2 shop and better). 
Paine 9.— Average percentage of the various grades produced from sugar pine and yellow 
pine. 
Species. Species. 
Grade.! h Grade.1 
| Sugar Yellow q Sugar | Yellow 
pine. pine. pine. pine. 
Noman diclearss sae a sea 13.2 1O5(0 I NCHS Sa pA ews seetasssaemsns 5.0 6.0 
INOS CleaT eae eke Wee kee \ 6.6 { 3. On ||MNO-ds and) 2;common =. 2-22. - =. 22.0 25.0 
Crselec ter eae eae ese s at SOU MENO Renee erent eee Aa Lil ee 23.0 27.0 
INO BUSHOD Eee tee Meese ose | 11.0 QFOnPNOss COMM OM sie aoe ae a je 6.0 5.0 
INOSZishOp eres os snob ne oe | 13.2 10.8 
|_______— — Mocaltlowenrshes-eee see o 56.0 63.6 
MocalempPersveeee sso oe 44.0 7/50) 
1 Sugar and yellow pine are graded under rules established by the California Sugar and White Pine Co., 
of San Francisco, Cal. (See Appendix, p. 40.) 
Although market prices fluctuate considerably from year to year, 
they indicate comparative values. There was a strong rising market 
for California sugar pine from 1903 to 1907. The financial depression 
of 1907 produced a decided slump, which was followed by a partial 
recovery in 1909. From 1909 to 1912 prices were fairly constant, 
with a shght tendency to increase. In 1914 the general business 
depression and Huropean war were severely felt in the pine market. 
Table 10 shows concretely the general increase in the price of 
upper grades and a comparison between 1905 and 1912 prices. 
TaBLe 10.—Neé selling price cf sugar and yellow pine lumber by grades, f. 0. b. mill 
Prices per 1,000 feet. 
Grades. 1905 1912 
Sugar pine. Sugar pine. Yellow pine. 
NGS aleandy iClear vay nee ias er nh eset cms ll a oe $43. 00-$46.00 | $50. 00-$57. 60 $37. 75-$42. 50 
INOS SIC Te ar RE iS seperation eau ee Ot SEG EO aN 33. 00- 38. 00 38. 00- 40. 00 32. 00- 34.C0 
OVC BS IS 2 a a IE Neh tes any GL 38. 00- 40. 00 31. 00- 33.00 
NJ TOMI G0 Oe cee eye ae ec ape pee ee 22.CO— 28.00 30. 70- 31.30 24. 00- 26. 50 
ANI Cet CAST) Da Sac ates Se 3S SES ea ae ee 15. 00- 18.00 20. 45- 22.00 15. 50- 20. 00 
INFO NS SUSI OR pameaea eerie ty TL LT ASR No NS SL SA a CS 13. 25— 15. 00 13. 00- 15.00 
INOS cua ea @OMMIAa OM ps ae coe es) 7 eh ie UO I ec eT ed 14.75--18.00 | - 14.00- 18.00 
BOxge i eee een as ae rae ee ae ce a eee Daa ety TC ie a 12. 5G— 13.50 12. 00- 13. 50 
IN(O FRC OREM OTM ayers ch peer yun so near: oie Sree ave T Rea a e HIION 10. 00- 12. 00 3.10- 11.40 
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