. Annual report of the Director of Forestry. Forests and forestry. BEPOET OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSIOIT. 469 The above output is not equal to the demand, and in consequence prices continue high, and the hand mill alongside the steam sawmill is running at agood profit. As a rule it costs not less than 30 cents per cubic foot to saw by hand. Those sawing by hand are paid by the piece, as follows: Cla«8 of timber. Cost per cubic foot. Ipil and tindalo Molave Yacal, banuyo, lauan» balaciit Betis Diingon Apitone, narra, aole, guijo ... Tanguile, manicnic, batitiuaii. One steam sawmill in Manila wil
. Annual report of the Director of Forestry. Forests and forestry. BEPOET OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSIOIT. 469 The above output is not equal to the demand, and in consequence prices continue high, and the hand mill alongside the steam sawmill is running at agood profit. As a rule it costs not less than 30 cents per cubic foot to saw by hand. Those sawing by hand are paid by the piece, as follows: Cla«8 of timber. Cost per cubic foot. Ipil and tindalo Molave Yacal, banuyo, lauan» balaciit Betis Diingon Apitone, narra, aole, guijo ... Tanguile, manicnic, batitiuaii. One steam sawmill in Manila will saw into boards 1 inch in thickness and over for 17 cents per cubic foot. This price, however, a})plie8 only to a mixed shipment of logs. A higher charge is usually made for sawing molave, betis, dungon, and other especially hard woods. The other mills charge a higher price for sawing, ranging from 30 to 50 cents per cubic foot for ordinary timber; higher prices rule for sawing the very hard woods. The market price for sawed stuff is so high that the loss of wood due to sawing with the circular saw was the reason one company discontinued using its circular saw and employed handsaws in preference, stating later that the change above noted was profitable to the company. The reasons for the existence of the above conditions are as follows: A strong market, scarcity of logs, an uncertainty of the supply, and a lack of skill in handUng steam sawmill machinery. Market Price for Manufactured Lumber. The following table shows the average prices of boards nine-sixteenths, seven- sixteenths, five-eighths, three-eighths, one-half, and 1 inch in thickness per cubic foot: I^uan II. 00 to $ Tanguile Manicnic 1. 30 Molave Dungon Panao Apitong ,... Narra to Tindalo Ipil Guijo Acle to $3. 00 Calantas Batit i n an 3. 00 Yacjal Betis Banuyo Amuguis 83 Balacat Imported Lumber. Several departments
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