COMMENTS . Southern New England Stumpage Price reporting. 2^nd quarter, 2004

• Good mills are hungry. Dry weather may change this.
• Tough market for tops/firewood
• Markets are somewhat improved. Concentration yard for pulpwood at Hull location in Russell.
• Am hearing conflicting reports on timber markets, how about you?
• It’s too bad “bigger” mills can get away with paying so little for hemlock (yes, I saw the blip on Cowls, Inc wanting hemlock…will have to check into what they’re willing to pay, traditionally not much)
• Could you try to get responders to give high and low prices per species? Also, east and west not always good boundary (i.e. Rhode Island vs Ashford , Hartford vs Killingworth)
• Paying $25 per cord hardwood skidder out to the landing from another logging. Firewood sales are sluggish. Fuel prices thru the roof!
• Try publishing results in other formats. Buyer data vs seller data, consulting foresters vs loggers and sawmillers.
• No sales lately. Would like to know what prices others are selling for. I have 10,000 bf of nice pine boards I would like to sell.