The following table of redwod prices was provided in a letter to Rockport Redwood Company by E.H. Allen, Secretary of the Redwood Lumber Association, on March 2, 1962.
Sawed Lumber Received in San Francisco:
1863-1888 |
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|
Year |
Receipts (ft) |
Consumed (ft) |
Prices per 1000 bf |
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|
Clear |
Common |
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1863 |
46,039,217 |
43,022,597 |
26.00 |
16.00 |
1864 |
40,425,472 |
41,591,177 |
26.00 |
17.00 |
1865 |
53,818,074 |
53,037,753 |
28.00 |
16.00 |
1866 |
59,245,335 |
60,174,310 |
28.00 |
18.00 |
1867 |
70,738,738 |
66,665,954 |
30.00 |
20.00 |
1868 |
80,617,767 |
84,754,183 |
32.00 |
20.00 |
1869 |
90,462,709 |
81,899,095 |
26.00 |
17.00 |
1870 |
83,870,673 |
87,706,213 |
22.00 |
13.00 |
1871 |
77,193,265 |
75,295,952 |
23.00 |
14.00 |
1872 |
94,241,408 |
89,782,618 |
30.00 |
16.00 |
1873 |
70,944,837 |
73,870,244 |
27.00 |
17.00 |
1874 |
92,325,576 |
95,545,490 |
25.00 |
15.00 |
1875 |
116,252,814 |
110,231,073 |
30.00 |
18.00 |
1876 |
116,018,070 |
113,011,014 |
25.00 |
15.00 |
1877 |
104,240,834 |
107,330,749 |
23.00 |
13.00 |
1878 |
93,546,786 |
92,227,814 |
22.00 |
12.00 |
1879 |
87,493,729 |
88,122,653 |
18.00 |
12.00 |
1880 |
80,390,297 |
80,731,664 |
20.00 |
15.00 |
1881 |
95,414,556 |
93,565,989 |
26.00 |
17.00 |
1882 |
97,265,434 |
94,606,063 |
28.00 |
18.00 |
1883 |
105,272,543 |
103,195,515 |
30.00 |
18.00 |
1884 |
101,077,894 |
103,941,105 |
32.00 |
18.00 |
1885 |
113,164,940 |
115,253,922 |
23.00 |
13.00 |
1886 |
99,946,316 |
98,246,316 |
25.00 |
16.00 |
1887 |
118,695,589 |
118,695,589 |
30.00 |
18.00 |
1888 |
135,782,515 |
135,782,515 |
30.00 to 23.00 |
19.00 to 13.00 |
Percent Clears |
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1880 45% 1881 48% 1882 50% 1883 51% |
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