Jeremy,

You're going to have to define your terms ...  What time period? What 
do you mean by the Northeast? And what wood species do you mean?

For me, the Northeast is New England ...  By the mid-late nineteenth 
century I would consider the westward export of timber from that 
region to the Midwest or Plains would be close to zero ...  However, 
the likelihood of getting red or white pine (for example) from 
Michigan, Wisconsin, or Minnesota during the latter half of the 
nineteenth century would be near a certainty.  As would hardwood 
species from the late nineteenth - early twentieth centuries.  I have 
no knowledge of the nature of the lumber trade from more southern 
climes (e.g., Arkansas, Missouri, etc.) during the same period.

Mark

>Greetings everyone,
>
>I was wondering if anyone on list list has done
>research into the timber industry of the 19th century.
>  Specifically, I have some identified wood from a
>historic site from the late 19th century using wood
>native to the northeast.  What might be the market
>cost associated with lumber yards in the Great Plains
>obtaining wood from that location. Are there any
>resources which discuss the market flows of lumber in
>that time period?  Bear in mind that the railroads
>have come through to many areas at this time.
>
>Best,
>Jeremy Pye
>University of Arkansas
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