DJ CME Lumber Review: Ends Mixed In Fund Spreading

The May contract settled $0.70 per 1,000 board feet lower at $173.00, while July ended $2.90, or 1.55%, lower at $183.70. The September contract was up $1.00 at $195.50

CME Lumber Review: Ends Firm After Very Light Session

The May contract settled $1.70 higher at $185.70, while July ended $3.70, or 1.96%, higher at $192.70. The September contract was up $1 at $201.00.

DJ CME Lumber Review: Ends Narrowly Mixed After Spread-Trading

Commodity fund-style traders were rolling long positions out of the May contract and into the July, and locals and commission houses were there to take the other side of such spreads, brokers said.

DJ CME Lumber Review: May Ends Limit-Up After Economic Reports

The May contract settled $10.00 per 1,000 board feet, or 5.98%, higher at $177.30, while July ended $8.00, or 4.53%, higher at $184.50. The September contract was up $8.50, or 4.51%, at $196.90.

DJ CME Lumber Review: Light Trading Leaves Prices Mixed

The May contract settled down $1.90 per 1,000 board feet, or 1.13%, at $165.60, while July ended $1.10 lower at $175.40. The September contract was off $0.30 at $186.50.

DJ CME Lumber Review: Prices End Mostly Higher After Quiet Day

The May contract settled up $1.10 per 1,000 board feet at $160.90, while July ended $0.80 higher at $171.40. The September contract was off $0.30 at $182.10.

CME Lumber Review: March Expires $4 Lower In Weak Cash

The March contract settled down $4, or 2.78%, at $140, while May ended 90 cents lower at $159.10. The July contract was off $0.60 at $169.30.

CME lumber uneven ahead of March expiration

Demand for lumber continued to languish, and most prices finished flat to down,' Random Lengths said. 'Despite extensive curtailments across the U.S. and Canada, many traders observed that production continued to outweigh demand.

CME lumber turn mostly lower on slow cash trade

At 10:15 a.m. CDT (1515 GMT) March lumber 2LBH9 was off 60 cents at $146.00 per tbf with May 2LBK9 off 90 cents at $161.60 per tbf.

CME lumber up on further mill curtailments

Mills continue to announce expanded curtailments, including Weyerhaeuser which announced additional cutbacks at some of its Oregon and Washington state mills.

DJ CME Lumber Review: Inches Higher In Quiet Trade

The March contract settled up $0.40 per 1,000 board feet at $146.00, while May ended $1.90, or 1.2%, higher at $159.90.

CME lumber futures higher early on short covering

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lumber futures moved higher early on Tuesday amid short covering which was partly prompted by the rally in the stock market, traders said.

CME lumber futures higher early on firm cash

At 10:10 a.m. CST (1610 GMT) on Friday, March lumber 2LBH9 was up $1.10 at $151.10 per tbf and May 2LBK9 up $2.30 at $162.30.

DJ CME Lumber Review: Late Short Covering Brings Mixed Close

The March contract settled up $2.50 per 1,000 board feet, or 1.7%, at $149.50, while May closed $0.30 higher at $158.20.

DJ CME Lumber Review: Ends Lower In Light Long Liquidation

The March contract settled down $2.00 per 1,000 board feet, or 1.34%, at $147.00, while May closed $2.10, or 1.31%, lower at $157.90.

DJ CME Lumber Review: Ends Higher In Short Covering

The March contract settled up $3.00 per 1,000 board feet, or 2.05%, at $149.00, while May closed $2.10, or 1.33%, higher at $160.00. The July contract was up $5.70 at $171.90.

DJ CME Lumber Review: Short Covering, Stops Take Prices Higher

The March contract settled up $6.30 per 1,000 board feet, or 4.51%, at $146.00, while May closed $7.60, or 5.06%, higher at $157.90.

DJ CME Lumber Review: Sets Three-Week Lows In Early Selling

The March contract settled down $4.60 per 1,000 board feet, or 3.05%, at $146.30, while May closed $3.30, or 2.02%, lower at $159.90. The July contract was off $1.30 at $174.80.

DJ CME Lumber Review: Ends Mostly Higher In Spread Trading

The March contract settled up $1.40 per 1,000 board feet at $150.90, while May closed $0.20 higher at $163.20. The July contract was up $1.60 at $176.10.

DJ CME Lumber Review: Traders Ignore Housing Data, Obama Plan

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lumber futures traders Wednesday appeared to ignore the U.S. Commerce Department's January housing starts report, despite a steeper-than-expected decline.