Pennsylvania Woodlands

TIMBER MARKET REPORT

January - March, 1997

 

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

258

398

(18)

537

109

(3)

407

(6)

618

(3)

1100

(3)

White Oak

109

219

(14)

329

89

(3)

319

(6)

461

(3)

1053

(3)

Mixed Oak

100

204

(12)

309

80

(2)

310

(4)

377

(2)

1250

(1)

Black Cherry

475

720

(14)

966

211

(3)

665

(5)

979

(3)

1736

(3)

White Ash

212

300

(15)

388

89

(3)

307

(6)

431

(3)

1048

(2)

Hard Maple

158

326

(12)

494

120

(3)

441

(5)

695

(3)

1092

(2)

Soft Maple

83

158

(16)

233

86

(3)

237

(6)

339

(3)

0

(0)

Yellow - Poplar

87

128

(7)

168

73

(3)

181

(5)

225

(3)

0

(0)

Misc. Hardwoods

38

66

(14)

94

89

(1)

104

(3)

223

(1)

   

Pine - Hemlock

25

47

(10)

69

0

(0)

125

(1)

0

(0)

   
                         

SOUTHEAST

                       

Northern Red Oak

290

429

(20)

567

194

(3)

364

(6)

627

(4)

563

(1)

White Oak

207

292

(18)

376

172

(3)

328

(6)

686

(3)

289

(2)

Mixed Oak

189

293

(18)

396

265

(3)

377

(6)

454

(2)

218

(2)

Black Cherry

250

428

(3)

607

400

(1)

412

(3)

0

(0)

120

(1)

White Ash

218

363

(9)

508

228

(2)

320

(4)

536

(1)

342

(2)

Hard Maple

 

*300

(1)

 

350

(2)

508

(3)

800

(1)

120

(1)

Soft Maple

106

151

(8)

196

214

(2)

233

(4)

536

(1)

120

(1)

Yellow - Poplar

151

209

(15)

267

187

(4)

259

(6)

408

(2)

166

(2)

Misc. Hardwoods

109

157

(16)

206

225

(2)

205

(5)

0

(0)

   

Pine - Hemlock

28

73

(7)

118

0

(0)

63

(1)

0

(0)

   
                         

NORTHWEST

                       

Northern Red Oak

338

456

(32)

575

125

(7)

340

(7)

556

(7)

874

(6)

White Oak

151

234

(29)

317

96

(7)

195

(7)

352

(7)

845

(3)

Mixed Oak

124

199

(24)

274

95

(7)

198

(5)

324

(5)

704

(1)

Black Cherry

388

777

(35)

1166

165

(7)

443

(7)

755

(7)

1944

(5)

White Ash

176

248

(31)

319

97

(9)

220

(9)

400

(8)

845

(2)

Hard Maple

184

293

(31)

402

105

(8)

282

(8)

478

(8)

1009

(3)

Soft Maple

95

146

(38)

197

102

(7)

195

(7)

286

(7)

106

(1)

Yellow - Poplar

72

112

(23)

153

107

(7)

182

(6)

228

(5)

106

(1)

Misc. Hardwoods

5

74

(32)

143

96

(7)

200

(3)

238

(2)

   

Pine - Hemlock

22

39

(14)

56

80

(5)

90

(2)

114

(2)

   
                         

SOUTHWEST

                       

Northern Red Oak

308

406

(23)

503

198

(3)

278

(3)

424

(3)

844

(4)

White Oak

186

293

(22)

399

75

(2)

151

(2)

262

(2)

1057

(3)

Mixed Oak

188

271

(21)

355

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

Black Cherry

207

430

(14)

652

111

(2)

225

(2)

342

(2)

1650

(3)

White Ash

162

270

(12)

377

75

(2)

151

(2)

225

(2)

1493

(2)

Hard Maple

123

240

(11)

357

75

(2)

111

(2)

189

(2)

1901

(1)

Soft Maple

92

193

(20)

293

75

(2)

111

(2)

160

(2)

0

(0)

Yellow - Poplar

106

191

(16)

277

119

(3)

179

(3)

237

(3)

0

(0)

Misc. Hardwoods

47

159

(21)

271

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

   

Pine - Hemlock

41

74

(9)

107

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.

* no ranges shown for less than 3 respondents