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BULLETIN 1437, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Veneer logs, which must be over 12 inches in top diameter and 
reasonably clear, straight, and sound, sell for about $40 per thousand 
feet delivered at the mill. Operators manufacturing both lumber 
and veneer sometimes purchase camp-run logs, from which they are 
able to select logs suitable for veneer manufacture. Under such con- 
ditions they generally pay a premium of $2 per thousand for logs 
over 18 inches in diameter at the top and otherwise suitable for 
veneer manufacture. 
Table 12. — Camp-run prices of alder logs per thousand feet, delivered to mills, 
1923 
Location of mills 
Price per 1,000 board feet 
Average 
High 
Low 
$8 
19 
17 
20 
$10 
21 
20 
22 
$6 
16 
15 
18 
Table 13.— Green alder lumber prices, 1923 
Delivery point 
Price per 1,000 board feet 
Average 
High 
Low 
Portland . 
$35 
30 
30 
$37 
35 
38 
$32 
28 
28 
Alder lumber is sold " mill run with culls out," culls being con- 
sidered as lumber so defective as to contain very little material of 
value. The term " culls " has not been standardized, however, and 
grading practice varies somewhat. For example, one operator would 
include as merchantable a 4/4-inch board 4 feet long, from which 
a 3-inch strip could be cut, while another would cull the whole board. 
Prices paid for different thicknesses are substantially the same. 
Moreover, the moisture content of the stock has no bearing on the 
price, green lumber selling for just as much as partially air-seasoned 
stock. Of course, since the price of alder lumber is generally quoted 
f. o. b. delivery point, the producer who ships by rail actually re- 
ceives more for partially air-seasoned lumber. Table 13 shows aver- 
age, low, and high prices paid in 1923 for green alder lumber de- 
livered to the principal consuming centers. 
Most users of alder lumber prefer to kiln-dry their own stock. 
There is, however, a small demand for kiln- dried lumber, mainly 
from small consumers who can not afford to operate kilns. The aver- 
age price paid for kiln-dried lumber in Seattle and Tacoma in 1923 
was $45 per thousand feet; in Portland, $50 per thousand. 
