Pennsylvania Woodlands

TIMBER MARKET REPORT

October – December, 1996

 

STUMPAGE PRICES

MILL PRICES

SPECIES

Minus 1 St. Dev.

Avg

(n)#

Plus 1 St. Dev.

Low F3+

(n)#

Med F2+

(n)#

High F1+

(n)#

Veneer Avg

(n)#

NORTHEAST

($ per MBF International 1/4")

Northern Red Oak

228

341

(30)

453

143

(6)

368

(7)

610

(6)

1179

(5)

White Oak

105

188

(23)

271

98

(6)

288

(7)

421

(6)

1145

(5)

Mixed Oak

81

171

(21)

260

81

(3)

299

(3)

323

(3)

1208

(1)

Black Cherry

492

679

(20)

866

217

(6)

577

(6)

930

(6)

2082

(4)

White Ash

237

295

(20)

352

109

(7)

284

(8)

451

(7)

1428

(4)

Hard Maple

120

262

(17)

404

141

(6)

366

(6)

636

(6)

1409

(3)

Soft Maple

62

111

(28)

160

95

(6)

212

(7)

285

(6)

0

(0)

Yellow - Poplar

77

133

(10)

190

85

(5)

175

(6)

218

(5)

0

(0)

Misc. Hardwoods

40

72

(29)

103

86

(1)

116

(2)

216

(1)

   

Pine - Hemlock

35

65

(11)

95

86

(2)

124

(4)

177

(2)

   
                         

SOUTHEAST

                       

Northern Red Oak

267

465

(37)

663

147

(5)

344

(4)

613

(5)

747

(3)

White Oak

184

356

(35)

527

128

(5)

269

(4)

594

(5)

730

(3)

Mixed Oak

202

385

(35)

568

125

(4)

253

(3)

463

(4)

520

(2)

Black Cherry

186

301

(15)

415

134

(3)

300

(2)

550

(2)

590

(1)

White Ash

225

434

(31)

644

123

(5)

922

(4)

453

(5)

2467

(3)

Hard Maple

188

265

(17)

342

157

(3)

325

(2)

443

(4)

472

(1)

Soft Maple

113

192

(26)

272

152

(4)

264

(3)

293

(5)

0

(0)

Yellow - Poplar

143

249

(32)

356

120

(5)

233

(4)

383

(5)

396

(2)

Misc. Hardwoods

106

181

(29)

257

143

(3)

240

(2)

228

(4)

   

Pine - Hemlock

88

166

(20)

245

120

(1)

150

(1)

123

(2)

   
                         

NORTHWEST

                       

Northern Red Oak

273

483

(45)

693

111

(6)

270

(7)

465

(6)

671

(4)

White Oak

129

206

(35)

282

88

(6)

163

(7)

322

(6)

669

(3)

Mixed Oak

120

195

(31)

270

77

(5)

162

(5)

299

(5)

590

(2)

Black Cherry

414

817

(57)

1220

146

(6)

398

(7)

624

(6)

1534

(4)

White Ash

165

280

(44)

394

92

(8)

207

(9)

327

(7)

590

(2)

Hard Maple

131

217

(42)

303

88

(6)

195

(7)

352

(6)

649

(2)

Soft Maple

80

130

(57)

180

83

(6)

143

(7)

214

(6)

0

(0)

Yellow - Poplar

47

125

(32)

204

67

(5)

100

(6)

153

(5)

0

(0)

Misc. Hardwoods

23

63

(52)

103

67

(6)

111

(4)

148

(3)

   

Pine - Hemlock

20

41

(24)

62

56

(4)

53

(2)

74

(2)

   
                         

SOUTHWEST

                       

Northern Red Oak

304

426

(34)

549

248

(2)

388

(2)

561

(2)

829

(3)

White Oak

210

316

(33)

423

86

(1)

173

(1)

302

(1)

1062

(2)

Mixed Oak

179

297

(28)

415

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

Black Cherry

230

421

(22)

611

129

(1)

259

(1)

388

(1)

1547

(2)

White Ash

195

353

(21)

511

86

(1)

173

(1)

259

(1)

1593

(1)

Hard Maple

148

220

(19)

292

86

(1)

129

(1)

216

(1)

0

(0)

Soft Maple

101

165

(30)

230

86

(1)

129

(1)

173

(1)

0

(0)

Yellow - Poplar

109

194

(24)

279

129

(2)

194

(2)

259

(2)

0

(0)

Misc. Hardwoods

54

145

(31)

236

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

   

Pine - Hemlock

79

138

(11)

197

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

   

Conversion Factors

Doyle Price=1.695 x International 1/4" Price

Scribner Price=1.159 x International 1/4" Price

#(n) is the number of responses used to calculate the price statistics.

^ price shown is actual reported low.