Pennsylvania Woodlands

TIMBER MARKET REPORT

April - June, 1998

 

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

293

408

(34)

523

131

(4)

447

(7)

649

(4)

1099

(3)

White Oak

79

177

(23)

276

81

(3)

289

(6)

393

(3)

944

(3)

Mixed Oak

63

160

(24)

256

52

(2)

302

(5)

385

(2)

1208

(1)

Black Cherry

696

1030

(18)

1365

173

(3)

821

(5)

1113

(3)

2164

(3)

White Ash

193

307

(20)

421

125

(4)

312

(7)

409

(4)

1125

(3)

Hard Maple

123

308

(18)

493

110

(3)

408

(5)

617

(3)

1262

(2)

Soft Maple

70

137

(31)

204

69

(3)

228

(6)

301

(3)

0

(0)

Yellow Poplar

66

119

(10)

173

69

(2)

209

(4)

324

(2)

0

(0)

Misc. Hardwoods

32

76

(31)

120

86

(1)

99

(2)

216

(1)

   

White Pine

45

69

(8)

92

104

(1)

121

(4)

173

(1)

   

Hemlock

20

44

(7)

68

112

(1)

38

(4)

173

(1)

   
                         

SOUTHEAST

                       

Northern Red Oak

220

540

(27)

861

201

(4)

300

(5)

551

(4)

618

(3)

White Oak

132

389

(27)

645

172

(4)

241

(5)

479

(4)

565

(3)

Mixed Oak

177

275

(20)

373

162

(4)

237

(5)

483

(4)

499

(3)

Black Cherry

130

257

(4)

384

176

(3)

255

(4)

454

(3)

340

(2)

White Ash

145

408

(10)

670

135

(4)

193

(5)

339

(4)

392

(3)

Hard Maple

131

198

(5)

265

136

(3)

232

(3)

408

(3)

281

(2)

Soft Maple

69

195

(19)

322

115

(2)

176

(4)

315

(2)

163

(2)

Yellow Poplar

112

284

(25)

457

132

(4)

171

(5)

282

(4)

243

(2)

Misc. Hardwoods

89

204

(26)

320

108

(3)

160

(5)

234

(3)

   

White Pine

49

82

(8)

116

40

(1)

62

(2)

150

(1)

   

Hemlock

48

86

(6)

124

40

(1)

100

(3)

150

(1)

   
                         

NORTHWEST

                       

Northern Red Oak

271

528

(34)

784

144

(4)

367

(5)

607

(4)

1004

(3)

White Oak

108

225

(22)

343

102

(4)

169

(5)

319

(4)

845

(3)

Mixed Oak

105

179

(21)

253

92

(4)

167

(4)

287

(4)

1000

(1)

Black Cherry

438

1020

(38)

1602

290

(4)

617

(5)

939

(4)

2749

(3)

White Ash

115

270

(34)

425

121

(6)

219

(7)

348

(6)

795

(2)

Hard Maple

115

271

(36)

426

129

(5)

254

(6)

428

(5)

1031

(2)

Soft Maple

81

158

(41)

234

102

(4)

191

(5)

297

(4)

0

(0)

Yellow Poplar

60

123

(27)

186

81

(4)

118

(5)

181

(4)

0

(0)

Misc. Hardwoods

25

67

(33)

109

85

(4)

118

(3)

147

(3)

   

White Pine

16

43

(11)

69

114

(2)

111

(2)

133

(1)

   

Hemlock

16

30

(11)

44

89

(2)

103

(2)

133

(1)

   
                         

SOUTHWEST

                       

Northern Red Oak

261

449

(27)

638

156

(3)

338

(3)

565

(3)

841

(3)

White Oak

163

327

(23)

491

104

(2)

188

(2)

436

(2)

1389

(3)

Mixed Oak

151

244

(15)

336

35

(1)

177

(1)

354

(1)

708

(1)

Black Cherry

284

443

(17)

601

129

(2)

363

(2)

815

(2)

1942

(3)

White Ash

127

294

(16)

461

79

(2)

203

(2)

363

(2)

1180

(2)

Hard Maple

137

257

(12)

378

135

(3)

289

(3)

532

(3)

1224

(2)

Soft Maple

105

180

(22)

255

151

(2)

192

(3)

357

(3)

0

(0)

Yellow Poplar

99

223

(15)

346

106

(3)

183

(3)

285

(3)

0

(0)

Misc. Hardwoods

70

166

(23)

262

29

(1)

88

(1)

0

(0)

   

White Pine

38

79

(6)

120

0

(0)

0

(0)

74

(1)

   

Hemlock

29

78

(4)

127

0

(0)

0

(0)

74

(1)

   

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.