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Pit-traded Settlement prices as of 9/3/10
Month
Open
Daily High
Daily Low
Last
Settle
Pt. Chg.
Sep 10
206.50
208.70
205.60
207.50
207.50
—
Nov 10
207.90
209.20
207.20
208.50
208.50
2.00
Jan 11
—
228.80
—
228.80
228.80
3.80
Mar 11
—
—
—
—
242.40
—
May 11
—
—
—
—
248.10
—
Month
Daily Est. Volume
Prior Day Settle
Prior Day Volume
Prior Day Interest
Cash prices
(discounts deducted):
Sep 10
154
207.50
497
1,522
This week:
Nov 10
213
206.50
513
6,029
$224.73
Jan 11
50
225.00
87
974
Last week:
Mar 11
—
242.40
5
45
$221.76
May 11
—
248.10
—
3
Year ago:
TOTAL
417
1,102
8,573
$198.99
This table summarizes daily trading in the pit-traded lumber futures
contract at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on the day the Random Lengths weekly report is published. Participants in futures markets
commit to either deliver or receive a specified commodity at a future date.
In the case of lumber futures, the commodity specified is 110,000 board feet
of Western Spruce-Pine-Fir #2&Btr 2x4 random length lumber. When comparing
cash-market and futures prices, please note that the 1% discount for payment
within the manufacturer’s terms has been deducted from the prices shown
in the futures table.
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