The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.
57th Congress, ) H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T IV E S . |Doc. No. 370,
2 d Session,
j
(
Part 2.
BULLETIN
OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
NO. 4 5 -M A R C H , 1903.
ISSUED EVERY OTHER MONTH.
W A S H IN G T O N :
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
190?,
EDITOR,
CARRO LL D. W R IG H T,
COMMISSIONER.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS,
G. W . W . H AN G E R,
CHAS. H . V E R R IL L , G. A . W EBER.
CONTENTS.
Page.
Course of w holesale prices, 1890-1902 ....................................................................
Digest o f recent reports o f State bureaus o f labor statistics:
M assachusetts.......................................................................................................
New H am pshire...................................................................................................
Pennsylvania .......................................................................................................
R hode Is la n d ........................ ...............................................................................
W est V irg in ia.......................................................................................................
Digest of recent foreign statistical pu blication s....................................................
D ecisions of courts affecting la b or.....................................
Laws o f various States relating to labor enacted since January 1, 1896 ..........
iii
203-356
357,358
359,360
360-364
364,365
365-367
368-379
380-390
391-436
BULLETIN
OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
N o. 45.
W A S H IN G T O N .
M a r c h , 1903.
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
In order to meet the constant and growing demand for statistics of
prices, there were presented in Bulletin No. 39, the issue for March,
1902, data relating to wholesale prices for the period from 1890 to
1901.
W h en the collection and compilation of those prices were
undertaken it was the intention o f the Department to publish in the
second or third Bulletin in each succeeding year the quotations of
actual prices fo r the preceding year and the record of relative or com
parative prices fo r the entire period beginning with 1890. In accord
ance with this intention, the quotations of actual prices for 1902 and
the relative prices for the period from 1890 to 1902 are presented in
this Bulletin.
Changes in the actual prices o f single commodities may readily be
seen by the inspection o f a series of quotations covering a number of
years, but in order to ascertain the changes in the general price level
from year to year the quotations for a number of commodities of a
more or less dissimilar character must be examined and in some man
ner combined. The method quite generally adopted for this purpose
b y statisticans and economists is the use of what is commonly known
as the index number or relative price.
Before proceeding to the discussion of the data which enter into the
present record it seems desirable to define the index number or rela
tive price and explain the various methods adopted in securing the
same.
Briefly, an index number or relative price of any given article at any
given date is the percentage which the price of that article at that date
is o f the price o f the same article at a date or a period which has been
selected as a base or standard. This base or standard varies in the
different series o f index numbers which have been presented to the
203
204
BULLETIN
of the department of labor.
public. In the London Econom ist’s index numbers the average price
for the years 1845 to 1850, inclusive, is taken as the base; in those cal
culated by M r. Sauerbeck, and published in the Journal of the Royal
Statistical Society, the average fo r the eleven years 1867 to 1877 is
taken; in Dr. Soetbeer’s index numbers the average for the four years
1847 to 1850 is used, while in the United States Senate Finance Com
mittee’s statement of relative prices (Senate Report No. 1394, F ifty second Congress, second session) the price for the year 1860 is taken as
the base or standard.
In order to secure the index number or relative
price for any article at any date in the period covered, the price of
the article for that date is divided b y the price at the date or by the
average price for the period selected as the base.
The quotient
obtained multiplied by 100 is the per cent that the price at that date
is of the base or standard price, and is called the index number or
relative price. For example, the percentage for flour in 1885 in
M r. Sauerbeck’s series o f index numbers is 63, meaning that the*
average price of flour in 1885 was 63 per cent o f the average price of
the same article during the base period (1867 to 1877). This base
being always 100, a fall o f 37 per cent is indicated.
These percentages having been made in the case o f each separate
article included in the particular scheme under consideration, and for
each year of the period covered, a series o f total index numbers or
relative prices for each o f the years covered is usually constructed by
adding together the index numbers o f all the articles for each year and
dividing the result by the number of articles considered, thus securing
an average of the same. This course has been followed by Sauerbeck,
Soetbeer, the United States Senate Finance Committee, and some
others. In the case of the London Econom ist index numbers, however,
simply the sum of the index numbers o f the individual articles is used.
For example, the total o f the index numbers fo r the base period (1845
to 1850) is 2,200, or the sum o f the base figures (100) fo r the 22 articles
considered, and the total o f the percentages fo r 1873 is 2,947. These
sums, however, may be readily reduced to the average form given in
other series of index numbers by dividing each b y 22, the number of
articles considered. It will be seen, then, that the index numbers or
relative prices for all the commodities combined do not represent aver
ages of the actual prices o f such dissimilar commodities as a loaf o f
bread, a pound of meat, a ton o f p ig iron, etc., but are averages of the
index numbers or relative prices o f the articles.
In the Department’s Bulletin fo r M arch, 1902 (No. 39), a history of
the principal price indexes— those published by the London Economist,
Palgrave, Sauerbeck, Soetbeer, the United States Senate Finance Com
mittee, Commons, and Dun— was presented and need not be repeated
here.
In the record of prices for the thirteen years from 1890 to 1902 pub
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
205
lished by the Department of Labor 250 series of quotations were
secured for the entire period and an additional 11 for some portion of
the period. No quotations are shown for imported tin plate since 1898,
which leaves 260 series o f quotations for the years 1899 to 1902.
A lthough in the case o f commodities of great importance more than
one series of quotations have been used, in no case have more than one
series of quotations been used for two articles of exactly the same
description. F or this reason the terms “ series of quotations” and
“ commodities” have been used interchangeably in the pages which
follow. The actual prices from which the index numbers or relative
prices, 1890 to 1901, were computed were shown in Table 1, Bulletin
39, in detail, and those from which the relative prices for 1902 were
computed are shown in detail in Table I in this Bulletin. In securing
these prices the effort has been made to include staple commodities
only. In a number o f instances it was found possible to secure prices
fo r the same commodities that were included in the Report on W hole
sale Prices, W a g e s, and Transportation submitted by M r. Aldrich
from the Senate Committee on Finance March 3, 1893. Many articles
which were included in that report are no longer manufactured, or,
if still manufactured, have ceased to be important factors in the
market. On the other hand, a number of articles not shown in that
report have become o f such importance as to render necessary their
inclusion in any study o f the course of prices.
The commodities covered in 1902 by the 260 series of quotations
have been classified under 9 general groups, as follows:
Farm products, 16 series o f quotations.
Food, etc., 54 series o f quotations.
Cloths and clothing, 76 series of quotations.
Fuel and lighting, 13 series o f quotations.
M etals and im plem ents, 38 series o f quotations.
Lum ber and building materials, 27 series of quotations.
Drugs and chem icals, 9 series o f quotations.
H ouse furnishing goods, 14 series o f quotations.
M iscellaneous, 13 series of quotations.
T h e further description o f the kind of prices quoted, the source of
these quotations, the* market for which they were secured, their fre
quency, etc., will be taken up in connection with the discussion of
Table I , which follow s:
Table I — Wholesale p rices o f commodities in 1902, pages 21fl to 296.—
This table shows in detail the actual prices from which the subsequent
tables o f index numbers are calculated. A s stated previously, the 260
series o f quotations have been classified under 9 groups of commodities,
and this grouping has been uniform ly adhered to in the several tables
which are given.
The prices quoted in every instance are wholesale prices. W h ole
sale prices have invariably been used in compilations which have been
206
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
made for the purpose of showing changes in the general price level.
They are more sensitive than retail prices and more quickly reflect
changes in conditions. Retail prices usually follow the wholesale,
but not generally in the same proportion. The margin between them
in the case of some commodities is so great that slight changes in the
wholesale price do not affect the retail. Changes in the wholesale
price which last for a short time only do not usually result in corre
sponding changes in the retail price.
The net cash prices are shown for textiles and all articles whose list
prices are subject to large and varying discounts. In the case of a
number of articles, such as white pine, nails, etc., however, whose
prices are subject to a small discount fo r cash no deduction has been
made.
The prices have been collected from the best available sources, such
as standard trade journals, officials of boards of trade, chambers of
commerce, and produce exchanges, and leading manufacturers or their
selling agents.
The prices .quoted are usually the prices in the New Y o r k market,
except for such articles as have their prim ary market in some other
locality. For grains, live stock, etc., fo r example, Chicago prices are
quoted; for fish, except salmon, Boston prices; fo r tar, W ilm ington,
N. C ., prices; for white pine, Buffalo prices; for E lgin creamery butter,
Elgin, 111., prices, etc. The prices for textiles are the prices in the
general distributing markets, such as New Y o r k , Boston, and Phila
delphia; and where no market is mentioned in the prefatory note to
Table I, it should be understood that the prices are for the general
market.
The following table shows the different markets and the number of
articles quoted for each market:
NUMBER OF COMMODITIES OR SERIES OF QUOTATIONS IN 1902, CLASSIFIED BY MARKETS
FOR WHICH SECURED.
Market.
New York...........................
Chicago..............................
Factory, mine, wells, e tc..
Pittsburg............................
Buffalo...............................
Philadelphia......................
Boston...............................
Trenton, N. J ......................
Cincinnati.........................
Eastern markets (Balt.,
Boston, N. Y., Phila.) . . . .
Elgin 111.....................
Lasalle,Hl.........................
Peoria, 111...........................
Washington, D. C...............
Wilmington, N.C...............
GeneralMnarket.................
Total.......................
Lum
Fuel Metals ber
House ! MisFarm Food, Cloths
and Drugs
and
and and im build
and
fur
prod etc. cloth
cella- Total.
light ple ing ma chem nishing 1
ucts.
ing.
ing. ments. terials. icals. goods. , neous.
2
14
44
5
2
9
3
21
1
1
7
21
9
1
6
3 1
1
i
4
1
4
3
____________ i
1
3
1
2
1
1
54
1
1
2
72
76
13
38
2
27
9
14
126
20
8
7
4
4
3
2
!
1
16
12
13
1
1
1
1
1
76
260
207
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
A s regards the description o f the commodity, it should be stated that
the greatest care has been taken to secure prices throughout the period
for a commodity of precisely the same description. Changes in quality
are, o f course, reflected in prices, and for this reason note has been
made o f any important changes which have occurred.
In the case of
certain commodities, such as butter, eggs, etc., prices for the best
quality have invariably been taken, in order to avoid frequent changes
in grade. It should also be stated in this connection that in the case
o f commodities for which prices were secured from the Oil, Paint, and
D ru g Reporter the lowest quotations were invariably taken where a
range o f prices was found because o f the fact that these represent the
prices of large lots, while the high quotations represent the prices of
smaller lots.
W e e k ly quotations have been secured in the case of all articles
which are subject to frequent fluctuations in price, such as butter,
cheese, eggs, grain, live stock, meats, etc. In the case of articles
whose prices are more stable, monthly or annual quotations have been
taken. The follow ing table shows the number of series of weekly,
monthly, and annual price quotations:
NUMBER OF COMMODITIES OR SERIES OF QUOTATIONS, CLASSIFIED AS TO THEIR FRE
QUENCY OF QUOTATION IN 1902.
Frequency of quotation.
W eek ly ...............................
M onthly.............................
A n n u ally...........................
Total........................
Lum
Fuel Metals ber
Farm Food, Cloths
and
and
and
and
prod etc. cloth
build
light
imple ing ma
ucts.
ing.
ing. ments. terials.
Drugs House Mis
and
fur cella Total.
chem nishing neous.
icals. goods.
13
3
22
32
1
64
11
1
12
38
27
9
14
1
12
38
211
11
16
54
76
13
38
27
9
14
13
260
The character o f each series of quotations as regards frequency is
shown in all cases in Table I in a prefatory note which states fully the
date o f the quotations and, if weekly, whether the quotations are for
some particular day of the week, the average for the week, or the range
fo r the week. The m ajority o f the weekly quotations show the price
on Tuesday, and if for any reason Tuesday’s price was not obtainable,
the first price in the week has been taken. The quotations from trade
and other journals, when credited to the first of each month, are not
in all instances the price for the exact day stated, as it is a common
practice of the daily papers which make a specialty of market reports
to devote certain days to the review o f the market of certain articles.
F o r example, the Boston Herald quotes fish on Saturday only. The
prices are, however, the earliest prices quoted in the journal to which
the article is credited. I t should also be stated that the monthly prices
credited to weekly publications are the earliest quotations shown in
such publications fo r each month.
The average price for the year was obtained by dividing the sum of
208
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OE LABOR.
the quotations for a given commodity by the number o f quotations
shown. For example, the sum o f the Tuesdays’ prices of cotton for
1902 (shown in Table I) was $4.64450, and the number o f quotations
52. The former figure divided by the latter gives $0.08932 as the aver
age price for the year. W h ere a range was shown the mean price for
each date was found, and this was used in computing the yearly aver
age. The average yearly price of all articles was computed as above
described. The reader will understand that, in order to secure for
any commodity a strictly scientific average price for the year, one
must know the quantity marketed and the price for which each unit
of quantity was sold. It is manifestly impossible to secure such
detail, and even were it possible the work of compilation would be
much greater than the results would justify. I t is believed that the
method adopted here, which is also that used in the construction of
other index numbers, secures results which are quite as valuable for
all practical purposes.
A n examination of Table I in the present Bulletin, in connection with
Table I in Bulletin No. 39, shows that the prices of some o f the com
modities included in these index numbers were subject to frequent
and decided fluctuations, while the prices of others were almost, and
in two cases altogether, uniform throughout the period. The follow
ing table shows the lowest and highest quotations and the dates of the
same for each"of the commodities during the thirteen-year period:
LOW EST AND H IG H E ST QUOTATIONS, 1890 TO 1902.
[For a more complete description of the articles see Table I, page 247 et seq.]
FARM PRODUCTS.
Highest.
Lowest.
Article*
Date.
Unit.
Price.
Date.
Price.
Barley: by sample.............. 3d week Aug 1896 80.18* -80.35
Bushel
Cattle: steers, choice to ex 4th week
1896.
tra.
100 lbs
Cattle: steers,
choice.
good
to
Com: No. 2, cash.................
Cotton: upland, middling.
Flaxseed: No. 1..................
Hay; timothy, N o . l ..........
4th week Oct 80.58 -80.81
1890.
3d, 4th Tues Aug, 7.60 - 9.00
1st Tues Sept
1902.
2d Tues Jan 1890 3.00 -8 .9 0
2d, 3d, 4th Tues
6.70 - 7.60
Aug, 1st, 2d
Tues Sept 1902.
2d Tues Sept 1896 .19* - .20 5th Tues May
.48*- 1.00
1892.
1st Tues Feb, 1st,
.0 5 * 4th Tues May
•12**
2d Tues Nov
1890.
1898.
Sept 1896.......
.6 3 * - .64 July 1901 .
1.88
3d, 4th Tues July 6.50 -8 .0 0
3d Tues Apr 1891 15.50 -16.50
1898.
June 1894 ........... .0500- .0513 Sept 1902............
.1491
Apr
3.85 -4 .2 6
Hides: green, salted, pack
ers, heavy native steers.
Hogs: heavy....................... 4th Tues July 2r50 -3 .1 5
2dTuesFebl893
1896.
Hogs: light......................... 3d Tues Sept 1896 2.80 -3 .3 5
2d Tues Feb 1893
Hops: N. Y. State, choice .. Sept 1895............
.06 - .07
Nov 1890............
Oats: cash........................... 2d Tues Sept 1896
.14* 4thTuesJulyl902
Rye: No. 2, c a s h ................. 5th Tues June
.28* •3d Tues Aug 1891
1896.
Sheep: n a tive.................... 5th Tues Oct 1894 .75 -3 .2 5
5th Tues May
1892.
Sheep: Western................. 5th Tues Aug 1.00 - 3.00
1st Tues May
1893.
1891.
Wheat: contract grades, 5th Tues Jan 1895 .48* - .49* 2dTuesMayl898
cash.
100 lbs
Bushel
Pound
Bushel
Ton
Pound
8.10 - 8.65
100 lbs
7.90 .4 5 .63*.97 -
100 lbs
Pound
Bushel
Bushel
8.25
.47
.64
1.00
5.25 - 6.65
100 lbs
5.50 - 6.86
100 lbs
1.73 - 1.85
Bushel
209
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
LOW EST AND H IG H E ST QUOTATIONS, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[For a more complete description of the articles see Table I, page 247 et seq.]
FOOD, ETC.
Lowest.
Highest.
Article.
Date.
Price.
$0.85
.05
Beans: m edium,choice . . . Apr 1897............
Bread: crackers, Boston X . May, June 1897..
Bread: crackers, s o d a ....... May to Dec 1897.
Bread: loaf (Wash, market) May to July 1895
Bread: loaf, homemade Jan to May 1896.
(N. Y. market).
.05*
.03
.03
Bread: loaf, Vienna (N. Y.
market).
.03
Jan to Mayl896.
Butter: creamery, Elgin 1st Mon June $0.13*- .14
(Elgin market).
1890.
Butter: creamery, Western 2d Tues June
.13*- .14
(N. Y. market).
1890.
Butter: dairy, N. Y. State .. 3d Tues Apr 1896 .1 3 - .13*
Cheese: N. Y. State factory,
full cream.
Coffee: Rio No. 7.................
Eggs: new-laid, fancy,
near-by.
Fish: cod, dry, bank, large.
Fish: herring, shore, round
Fish: mackerel, salt, large
No. 3s.
Fish: salmon, ca n n e d .......
Flour: buckwheat..............
Flour: ry e ...........................
Flour: wheat, spring pat
ents.
Flour:
wheat,
winter
straights.
Fruit: apples, evaporated,
choice.
Fruit: apples, sun-dried,
Southern, sliced.
Fruit: currants, in barrels.
Fruit: prunes, California,
in boxes.
Fruit: raisins, California,
London layer.
Glucose: 41° and 42° m ix
ing.
Lard: prime co n tra ct.......
3d Tues May 1895
.06 -
Dec 1902............
1st Tues Apr 1897
.05*- .05*
.10*- .10*
.06*
Mar to Sept1896, 4.00 - 4.25
Aug 1897.
May to Aug 1892 2.00 - 2.26
June 1897........... 8.00 - 9.00
Apr 1898............
Apr 1897............
July 1897 ...........
1st Tues Nov
1894.
2d Tues Oct to
1st Tues Nov
1894.
Apr 1897............
1.10
1.00
2.00
3.15
-
1.30
1.15
2.40
3.40
2.40 - 2.65
$2.75
Sept 1901..........
June 1898, July
.08
1900 to Dec
1902.
June 1898..........
.08*
Aug 1896............
.05
Jan 1890 to Dec
.04
1895, June 1896
to Dec 1902.
Jan 1890 to Dec
.04
1895, June 1896
to Dec 1902.
1st Mon Mar $0.34 - .35*
1891.
2d Tues Mar
.35 - .36*
1891.
2d Tues Mar
.33
1891.
5th Tues Dec
.14
1902.
Oct 1890............ .18*- .19
3d Tues Jan
.4 2 - .43
1893.
Feb, Mar 1892... 7.75 - 8.00
Unit.
Bushel
Pound
Pound
Loaf
Loaf
Loaf
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Dozen
Quintal
Dec 1902............ 5.75 - 6.00
Sept, Oct 1890...
20.00
Barrel
Barrel
Mar 1890............
Sept 1891..........
Nov 1891............
2d Tues *May
1898.
2d Tues May
1898.
12 cans
100 lbs
Barrel
Barrel
1.75
3.50
5.15
7.00
-
2.00
3.65
5.90
7.75
6.25 - 6.75
Barrel
.03*- .03*
Feb 1891............
.14*- .15*
Pound
.01*- .02*
May 1891..........
.11 -
Pound
Apr, May 1894...
June 1897...........
.01*- .01*
.04 - .04*
Oct 1900 ............
Oct 1890 ............
.1 2 - .12*
.12*- .13
Apr 1896............
.8 0 -
.90
Jan 1890............ 2.25 - 2.75
Box
.92*
June 1902..........
2.32
100 lbs
.0340
3d Tues Feb
1893.
May 1891..........
May 1891.......... 1.67 3d, 4th Tues Oct
.12*1902.
1.69
1.68
.12*
100 lbs
100 lbs
Pound
4th Tues May
.1 2 - .12*
1893, 3d, 4th
Tues Oct 1902.
2d, 3d, 4th, 5th
.09 - .12*
Tues July1902.
3d week May to
14.00
2d week June
1902.
1st Tues Aug 27.50 -29.00
1899.
Pound
4th,5thTuesJan
1893.
.1 5 - .16
Pound
1st, 2d Tues
.10*- .12
May 1891, 4th
Tues May 1892.
5th Tues May 21.50 -22.50
1893.
Pound
June 1897...........
.65
.63
.04*
.04
.07
6.50
Meat: beef, salt, hams,
Western.
4th Tues Oct 12.00 -12.50
1890, 2d Tues
Nov 1891, 3d
Tues Oct 1892.
Meat:
hams,
smoked, 3d, 4th Tues
.07*- .07*
Sept, 1st Tues
packed.
Oct 1898.
.0 3 - .06
Meat: mutton, dressed___ 6th Tues Oct
1895.
Price.
May 1897............
4th Tues July
1896.
Meal: corn, fine white....... Sept 1896............
. 63 Meal: corn, fine yellow ___ Sept 1896............
.62 Meat: bacon, short clear 4th Tues July,
.04 sides.
1st Tues Aug
1896.
Meat: bacon, short rib 4th Tues July,
.03*sides.
1st Tues Aug,
all Sept 1896.
Meat: beef, fresh, native 4th Tues Mar
.05 sides.
1894.
Meat: beef, salt, extra mess 2d, 3d, 4th weeks 6.00 Aug 1892.
Meat: pork, salt, mess, old
to new.
Date.
4th Tues July,
3d Tues Sept
1896.
7.50 - 8.00
.13
.1315
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Barrel
Barrel
Barrel
210
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
LOWEST AND HIGHEST QUOTATIONS, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[For a m ore com plete d escription o f th e articles see Table I, page 247 et seq.]
FOOD, E T C .—C oncluded.
Highest.
Lowest.
Article.
Unit.
Date.
Price.
60.0175
Milk: fresh......................... June 1897, June
1898.
Molasses: New Orleans, June, July 1897. $0.23 - .24
open kettle, prime.
.04 - .04*
Rice: domestic, ch oice___ May, July, Aug,
Sept 1893.
.55
Salt: American.................. 3d week Aug
1896 to 3d
week
Feb
1897,1st,2d, 3d
weeks
Oct
1898,1st week
May to 5th
week
Sept
1899
Salt: Ashton’ s .................... Oct 1894 to Mar 2.00 - 2.10
1901.
.0095
Soda: bicarbonate
of, Oct, Nov 1901,
June to Aug
American.
1902.
Spices, nutmegs................. Aug to Oct 1902. .18*- .19*
Spices: pepper, Singapore. Feb 1895, Jan,
.04*- .04*
Feb 1896.
.04
Starch: pure c o r n .............. July 1901............
.02310
Sugar: 89° fair refining___ 4th ThursApr,
IstThursMay
1894.
Sugar: 96° centrifugal.
Sugar: granulated.............
T a llo w ...............................
Tea: Formosa, fin e............
Vegetables, fresh: onions..
Vegetables, iresh: pota
toes, Burbank.
Vinegar: cider, Monarch..
1st Thurs Jan,
3d ThursApr,
4thThursMay
1894.
1st, 2d Thurs
Feb 1895.
4th Tues May
3897.
May to Aug 1890.
May 1896 ..........
3d week May,
3d, 4th weeks
June 1896.
Oct 1895 to Sept
1898, July 1900
to Sept 1901,
Nov, Dec 1902.
Date.
Price.
Dec 1902............
Jan to July 1900. 60.44
60.0375
Quart
. 55
Gallon
Aug to Nov 1891.
.06f- .07
Pound
1st week Nov
1900 to 1st
week Apr 1901.
1.15
Barrel
Jan to July 1890. 2.45 - 2.50
Bushel
Apr 1890, Mar to
June 1891.
Pound
Mar 1890.
Nov 1900.
.0350
.6 4 - .65
.13*- .13*
Pound
Pound
Nov, Dec 1890...
1st, 2d Thurs
Sept, 2d, 3d,
4th Thurs Oct
1890.
.02750 1st, 2d Thurs
Sept 1890.
.06*
Pound
.05311 Pound
.03680 1st Thurs June
1890
3d Tues Feb 1893
.06615-. 06676 Pound
.02J- .03
.23 - .25
.50 - 1.00
.10 - .15
.13
.05921 Pound
.08*
Pound
Sept 1890............
.3 3 - .35
Feb 1890............ 5.00 -10.00
2d week June 1.10 - 1.35
1891.
Pound
Barrel
Bushel
Nov 1890 to May
1892.
.18
Gallon
CLOTHS AND CLOTHING.
Bags: 2-bushel, Amoskeag.
Blankets: 11-4,5 lbs. to the
pair, all wool.
Blankets: 11-4,5 lbs. to the
pair, cotton warp, all
wool filling.
Blankets: 11-4.5 lbs. to the
pair, cotton warp, cot
ton and wool filling.
Boots and shoes, men’s
brogans, split.
Boots and shoes: men’s
calf bal. shoes, Goodyear
welt, dongola top.
Boots and shoes, men s
split boots, kip top 16-m.,
k double sole.
Boots and shoes men s
vici kid shoes. Goodyear
welt.
Boots and shoes, women s
solid grainshoes, leather,
polish or polka
Broadcloths, first quality,
black, 64-in , made from
X X X wool.
Jan to Mar 1895.
1895 to 1897.......
60.10*
.75
Jan 1900............
1890.....................
60.16*
.91
Bag
Pound
1895....................
.54
1900.....................
.75
Pound
1895,1896............
.40
1900.....................
.52*
Pound
Jan to June 1898
.90
July 1898 to Dec
1900.
2.24
Jan 1890 to June
1892, July to
Sept 1895.
Jan 1890 to June
1898.
Jan to Dec 1895.
15.00
Oct to Dec 1901.
19.00
Jan 1897 to Dec
1902.
2.00
Jan 1890 to Dec
1894.
2.50
Jan 1893 to Dec
1894.
.75
Jan to July 1900.
Jan 1895 to Dec
1896.
1.38
Jan 1890 to Dec
1893.
1.05
Pair
2.40
Pair
.925
1.97
12 pairs
Pair
Pair
Yard
211
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
LOWEST AND HIGHEST QUOTATIONS, 1890 TO 1902-Continued.
[For a m ore com p lete description o f the articles see Table I, page 247 et seq.l
CLO TH S A N ».C IiO T H IN G -Continued.
Lowest.
Highest.
Article.
Date.
Price.
$0,045
Price.
Unit.
Jan to Dec 1890,
Jan 1892 to
June 1893.
Jan 1891 to Mar
1892.
Jan to Dec 1891.
$0,065
Yard
1.128
Yard
.552
Yard
Jan to Dec 1891.
2.016
Yard
Jan 1890 to Dec
1891.
.04$
Jan 1890 to Dec
1891.
.030503 Jan 1900 to Dec
1902.
.13$
Aug 1892............
.08f
Yard
.06$
Yard
.191
Pound
Dec 1898 to Mar
1899.
.16$
July 1892..
.24
Pound
Oct to Dec 1890,
July to Dec
1893.
Aug, Sept, Nov,
Dec 1890, Feb,
Mar 1891.
Aug 1890............
Jan 1890 to Oct
1892
Jan 1891 to Mar
1893.
.12
Yard
.07
Yard
.0675
.44
Yard
Yard
.0650
Yard
May 189° to Mar
1893.
07
Yard
Calico: Cocheco prints___ Jan 1898 to June
Carpets: Brussels, 5-frame,
Bigelow.
Carpets: ingrain, 2-ply,
Lowell.
Carpets: Wilton, 5-frame,
Bigelow.
Cotton flannels: 2| yds. to
the pound.
Cotton flannels: 31 yds. to
the pound.
Cotton thread: 6-cord, 200yd. spools, J. & P. Coats.
Cotton yams: carded,
white, mule-spun,North
ern, cones, 10/1.
Cotton yams:
carded,
white, mule-spun, North
ern, cones, 22/1.
Denims: A m oskeag...........
Jan1894 to June
1897.
July 1895 to
June 1897.
Jan 1895to June
1897.
Jan 1897 to Dec
1898.
Jan to Dec 1898
Jan to Mar 1899.
.08$
Drillings: brown, Pepperell.
Nov 1898 to Jan
1899.
.04$
July 1896 to Dec
1899.
Dec 1898 to June
1899.
1.680
.05|
.0410
Drillings: 30-in., Stark A .. Feb 1898............
Flannels: white, 4-4, Bal Aug, Sept 1896..
.29
lard Vale No. 3.
Ginghams: Amoskeag....... Apr to June
.0425
1895, July to
Sept 1896, Apr
to Sept 1897,
Jan to Mar,
July to Dec
1898.
Ginghams: Lancaster
Feb to May1895,
.044
June to Aug
1896.
Horse blankets: 6 lbs. each, 1896.
.52
all wool.
Hosiery: men’s cotton half 1901.
.6860
hose, seamless,fast black,
20 to 22 oz., 160 needles.
.624
Hosiery: men’s cotton half 1899.
hose, seamless, standard
quality, 84 needles.
1.75
Hosiery: women’s combed 1899.
Jtian cotton hose,
3pliced heel,double
iull-fashioned.
.6615
Hosiery: women’s cotton 1901.
hose,seamless,fast black,
26 to 28 oz., 160 to 176
needles.
Leather: harness, oak, Aug, Sept 1894.. $ 0.20 - .22
country middles, 14 lbs.
and up (except over
weights, 20 lbs. andup).a
Leather: harness, oak, Sept 1902.
packers’ hides, heavy,
No. 1.(5)
Leather: sole, hemlock, May 1892
16
nonacid, Buenos Ayres,
m iddle weights, 1st qual
ity.
28 - .29
Leather: sole, oak.............. SepttoNovl896,
June 1897.
55 - .60
Leather: wax calf, 30 to 40 Jan to June 1890,
Feb,Junel891,
lbs. to the doz., B grade.
Aug 1894 to
Jan 1895, Sept,
Oct 1896, Apr,
June 1897.
S
a Quotations for 1890 to 1901.
Date.
1900
.037240 Spool
.................... .68
Pound
1890.........
1.2740
12 pairs
1890,1891
.974
12 pairs
1901
....................2.00
1890.
1.2250
12 pairs
12 pairs
July toNov 1895, $0.32 - .34
Nov 1899 to
Mar 1900.
Pound
Oct, Nov 1902...
.32 - .36
Pound
Apr, May 1900 ..
.26 - .27
Pound
Dec 1901 to Feb
1902.
July to Nov1895.
.38 - .40
Pound
.80 - .85
Sq foot
b Quotations for 1902 only.
212
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
LOWEST AND HIGHEST QUOTATIONS, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[For a m ore com plete d escription o f th e articles see T able I, page 247 et seq.]
CLOTH S AND CliO TH IN O —Continued.
Highest.
Lowest.
Article.
lin e n shoe thread: 10s,
Barbour.
Linen thread: 3-eord, 200yard spools, Barbour.
Overcoatings:
beaver,
Moscow, all wool, black.
Overcoatings: chinchilla,
B-rough, all wool.
Overcoatings: chinchilla,
cotton warp, C.C. grade.
Overcoatings: covert cloth,
light weight, staple
goods.
Overcoatings:
kersey,
standard, 27 to 28 oz.
Print cloths: 28-in., 64x64..
Shawls: standard, all wool,
72x144 in., 42-oz., made
of high-grade wool.
Sheetings: bleached, 10-4,
Atlantic.
Sheetings: bleached, 10-4,
Pepperell.
Sheetings: bleached, 10-4,
Wamsutta S. T.
Sheetings: brown, 4-4, At
lantic A.
Sheetings: brown, 4-4, In
dian Head.
Sheetings: brown, 4-4,
Massachusetts
Mills,
Flying Horse brand, (a)
Sheetings: brown, 4-4,
Pepperell R.
Sheetings: brown, 4-4,
Stark A. A. (&)
Shirtings: bleached, 4-4,
Fruit of the Loom.
Unit.
Date.
Price.
Pound
1896 to 1897.
1.7670
1895 to 1897.
1.8774
1900...................
2.4994
Yard
Nov 1896....
.41
.55
Yard
lo97..............
1.9458
Oct 1892, June,
Sept 1893.
1890 to 1893....
2.4616
Yard
Jan to May 1897
1.00
Jan to Dec 1000
1.575
Yard
2d week May
1898
Jan 1896 to Nov
1897, Apr 1898
to Dec 1899.
Nov 1898............
80.8514
.7623
.01875
Dec
.8910 12spools
2.4994
Yard
.04063 Yard
.1402
1892.
Jan 1890 to Dec
1895, Jan 1900
to Dec 1902.
May 1900......... .
Apr, May 1895 ..
. 15$
Mar to June1900.
.25
Yard
Apr 1894 to Nov
1895.
Dec 1898............
.27
.3290
Yard
.0421
Oct 1890 to Jan
1891.
Oct 1890 ............
June 1898, Jan
1899.
Apr to Dec 1902.
.06
Se^t 1890 to Apr
.07*
Yard
.05|
Jan to Mar 1902.
.05*
Yard
Apr, Nov, Dec
1898.
Nov 1898............
.0450
Aug 1890..
.0675
Yard
.0396
July 1890 .
.0684
Yard
Dec 1898............
.0538
Yard
Yard
4.08
4.90
Each
Yard
Yard
Feb to Apr 1897.
.6370
.0855
June 1890 to Jan
1891, Jan to
June 1893.
.0736
June 1890 to Jan
1891.
.0855
June1890 to Jan
1891, Dec 1892
to June 1893.
.0976
May 1890 to
June 1891.
.1021
June 1890 to
June 1891, Apr
to July 1893.
Apr, May 1893.. 85.7213-5.8456
Feb 1890, Deo 5.3350-5.5775
1899.
1 .2 012
Nov 1899...........
Feb to Apr 1897.
.7963
Jan 1900.
1.4625
Yard
Jan to Dec 1897.
1.0465
Jan 1890 to June
1.5470
Yard
1900................
Dec 1898............
.0475
Dec 1898............
.0523
Shirtings: bleached, 4-4,
N.Y. Mills.
Shirtings: bleached, 4-4,
Wamsutta <^°£\
Silk: raw, Italian, classical
Silk: raw, Japan, filatures
Mar to Nov 1899.
.0711
Dec 1897 to Jan
1899.
.0807
June 1894........... 83.4828-3.4825
Aug 1896............ 2.9100-8.3950
Yard
Yard
Yard
Yard
Pound
Pound
1895....................
1.5903
2.2669
Yard
Jan 1896 to Aug
1897.
Oct to Dec 1898.
.6143
Oct, Nov 1899...
.9328
Yard
.08|
Oct to Dec 1890.
.12*
Yard
Jan to Dec 1895.
1.7100
Jan to Dec 1900.
2.2871
Yard
Tan 1894 to Dec
21.6000
Jan 1891 to Dec
1893.
25.6500
a Quotations for 1902 only.
80.9405
Nov 1893 to Sept
1894.
Jan 1890 to Mar
1891, Aug 1897
to Dec 1902.
1900................... .
Oct 1894 to Jan
1900.
Apr to Dec 1891.
Shirtings: bleached, 4-4,
Hope.
Shirtings: bleached, 4-4,
Lonsdale.
Suitings: clay worsted di
agonal. 12-oz., Washing
ton Mills.
Suitings: clay worsted di
agonal. 16-oz., Washing
ton Mills.
Suitings: indigo blue, all
wool, 64-inch, 14-oz.,
Middlesex standard.
Suitings: indigo blue, all
wool, 16-oz.
Suitings: serge, Washing
ton Mills 6700.
Tickings: Amoskeag A.
C. A.
Trouserings: fancy worst
ed, 22 to 23 oz.
Underwear: shirts and
drawers, white, all wool,
full-fashioned, 18-gauge.
Price.
Date.
6 Quotations for 1890-1901,
12 gar
ments
213
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902,
LOW EST AND H IG H E ST QUOTATIONS, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[For a more complete description of the articles see Table I, page 247 et seq.]
CLOTHS AND CLOTHING—Concluded.
Lowest.
Date.
Underwear: shirts and
drawers, white, merino,
full-fashioned, 52# wool,
48# cotton, 24-gauge.
Women’s dress goods: alpaca, cotton warp, 22-in.,
Hamilton.
Women’s dress goods:
cashmere, all wool, 10-11
twill, 38-in., Atlantic
Mills J.
Women’s dress goods:
cashmere, cotton warp,
9-twill, 4-4, Atlantic
Mills F.
Women’s dress goods:
cashmere, cotton warp,
22-in., Hamilton.
Women’s dress goods;
cashmere, cotton warp,
27-in., Hamilton.
Women’s dres^ goods:
Franklin sackings, 6-4.
Wool: Ohio, fine fleece
(X and X X grade),
scoured.
Wool: Ohio,
medium
fleece (* and * grade),
scoured.
Worsted yams: 2-40s, Aus
tralian fine.
Worsted
yams:
2-40s,
X X X or its equivalent
in quality, white, in
skeins, (a)
Highest.
Price.
Date.
Price.
Unit.
*13.5000
Jan 1891 to Dec
1893.
*17.5500
Jan 1895 toJuly
1899.
.0637
Jan 1890 to June
1892.
.0735
Yard
Jan to Dec 1896.
.1960
Apr 1891 to Dec
1892, June to
Aug 1900.
.3724
Yard
Oct 1895 to May
1896.
.1127
Jan 1890 to Dec
1891, July to
Dec 1892.
.1813
Yard
Jidyl£96 toJuly
.0686
Jan 1890 to June
1892.
.0833
Yard
Oct 1896 to Mar
1899.
.0784
Jan 1890 to June
1892.
.0980
Yard
J iHyl896 toJuly
.40*
Yard
.3478
June to Sept
1900.
Dec 1899 to Feb
1900.
.66*
June, 1895.........
.7609
Pound
June 1895, June
to Sept 1896.
.2903
June,July, Aug,
Nov 1890.
.6210
Pound
Nov 1895*to Mar
1896, Oct to
Dec 1896.
Oct 1896 to Feb
1897.
.7200
Nov 1899 to Apr
1900.
1.3000
Pound
.7000
Jan, Feb 1900...
1.3500
Pound
Jan to Dec 1899.
12 gar
ments
FUEL AND LIGHTING.
Candles: adamantine, 6s, Junei897to Jan
14-oz.
1900.
Coal: anthracite, broken.. June 1899 to
Aug 1899.
Coal: anthracite, chestnut. Sept 1596
Coal: anthracite, egg......... Sept1895............
Coal: anthracite, stove___ Aug 1895............
Coal: bituminous, Georges Apr to July1894,
Creek (at mine).
Jan to June
1895, Jan to
Mar 1896.
Coal: bituminous,Georges Apr 1898 to Mar
Creek (f.o .b . N .Y . Har
1899.
bor).
Coal: bituminous, Pitts 2d Tues Mar to
burg (Youghiogheny).
1st Tues Apr
Coke: Connellsville, fur Apr, May 1894 ..
nace.
Matches: parlor, domestic. Sept 1894 to Mar
1895, May to
Dec 1902.
Petroleum: cru d e .............. Oct 1892..............
Petroleum: refined, for ex May 1898............
port.
Petroleum: refined, 150° Feb, Mar 1893...
fire test, water white.
*0.06*
8.111
Feb 1900 to Dec
1902.
Dec 1902............
2.701
2.827
2.891
.75
2.10
*0.04*-. 041
*0.11
Pound
4.011
Ton
Nov, Dec 1902...
Nov, Dec 1902...
Nov, Dec 1902...
Oct 1902............
4.950
4.950
4.950
5.00
Ton
Ton
Ton
Ton
Oct 1902...........
8.25
Ton
3d, 4th Tues
Nov 1891.
.11
Bushel
Ton
.92
Mar, Apr 1900...
*3.25-4.25
1.50
Jan to Oct 1890..
2.00
^box
es
.51|
.0510
Apr 1895............
Jan to Mar 1900.
1.79
.0990
Barrel
Gallon
.07*
Jan to Mar 1900.
.12*
Gallon
d in 1902 designated as X X X X .
214
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
LOWEST AND H IG H E ST QUOTATIONS, 1890 TO 1902— Continued.
[For a more complete description of the articles see Table I, page 247 et seq.]
METALS AND IMPLEMENTS.
Highest.
Lowest.
Unit.
Article.
Date.
Augers: extra, ?-in ..........
Axes: M.C.O., Yankee...
Bar iron: best refined, from
mill (Pittsburg market).
Bar iron: best refined,
from store (Philadelphia
market).
Barb wire: galvanized....
Butts: loose joint, cast,
3x3 inch.
Chisels: extra,
firmer, 1-inch.
socket
Copper: ingot, la k e .........
Copper: sheet, hot-rolled
(base sizes).
Copper: wire, ba re..........
Doorknobs: steel, bronze
plated.
Files: 8-inch mill bastard
Hammers: Maydole No. I f
Lead: pig..
Lead pipe.
Locks: common mortise .
Date.
Price.
Oct 1894 to Apr
1896, Feb 1899.
Oct 1897 to Dec
1898.
July 1897............
$0.1383
.3750
.0095
Price.
Dec 1899 to Dec
1900.
Jan 1890 to Sept
1891.
Oct 1899............ .
$0.2000
Each
.5650
Each
.0260
Pound
Pound
Nov 1894, Jan,
Feb 1895.
.0120
Sept 1899 to Jan
1900.
.0250
Aug 1897...........
1.6500
Dec 1899 to Mar
1900
Feb to May 1900
4.1300
.0430
Pair
Jan to Dec 1902
.2700
Each
May 1899.
July] 890..
.1925
.25
Pound
Pound
July, Oct 1890,
Apr 1899.
May to Dec 1902
.20
Pound
.2280
Pair
.0292
Feb to July1895,
June 1897 to
Jan 1900.
Apr 1894 to Dec
.1710
1895, Dec 1896
to Nov 1898.
June 1894.......... $0.0890- .0900
Jan, Apr 1896...
.13*
July 1894 . . . .
.11
Jan 1890 to Apr
.1660
1895, Mar 1896
to June 1900.
July 1896to June
.77
1897.
Jan 1890 to Nov
.3500
1895.
Sept 1896 .......... .0273- .0275
Nov 1896 to Jan
3.60
1897.
Jan 1898 to Apr
.0750
1902.
1.10
Nov 1899 to Aug
1900.
.4233
May 1900 to Dec
1902.
Oct 1890 ............ $0.0538- .0540
6.40
Oct to Dec 1890 .
.0900
JulytoSeptl898
1.15
Sept1895to June
1896, May to
Dec 1902.
May to Nov 1896.
Dec 1896, Aug
1897, Aug, Dec
1898.
Pig iron: Bessemer............ July 1897
1.35
Jan, Feb 1890..
9.39
25.00
Dec 1899, Feb
1900.
25.00
Nov 1899 to Jan
1900.
Nov 1902............ 24.00- 25.00
Aug 1902............ 20. 00- 21.00
Nails: cut, 8d., fence and
common.
Nails: wire, 8d., fence and
common.
Pig iron: foundry No. 1 . . . July 1898
11.25
Pig iron: foundry No. 2 . . . June 1897.......... 9.40 - 9.50
Pig iron: gray forge,South May 1897 ..........
8.00
ern, coke.
Planes: Bailey No. 5 ......... Mar 1895 to Dec
1.23
Quicksilver......................... Jan to Mar 1894.
.45
Saws: crosscut, Disston___ Uniformduring
1.6038
period.
Saws: hand, Disston No. 7. Jan 1891 to Dec
12.60
1902.
Shovels: Ames No. 2 ........ Jan 1894 to Mar
7.45
1896.
Silver: bar, fin e ................. Dec 1902............
.48653
Spelter: Western............... Feb 1895............ .0315- .0325
Steel billets........................ May 1897 ...........
13.96
Steel rails........................... July, Nov 1898..
17.00
Steel sheets: black, No. 27. May 1897 ........... .0180- .0185
Tin* pig.............................. Oct 1896 ............
.1270
Tin plates: domestic, Bes Apr 1898............ 2.724 - 2.774
semer, coke, 14 x 20.
Tin plates: imported, Bes June to Aug
3.70
1896, Aug 1897.
semer, coke, I. C., 14 x
20. (a)
Trowels: M. C. O., brick, Uniform during
.34
104-inch.
period.
Vises: solid box, 50-lb....... July 1897 to Feb
3.28
1899.
Woodscrews; 1-in., No. 10, Apr. to Dec 1897.
.0800
flat head.
Zinc: sheet......................... May 1894 ...........
3.56
100 lbs
Dozen
Each
Pound
100 lbs
Each
2.90
100 lbs
3.35- 3.40
100 lbs
Ton
Ton
Ton
Ton
Jan to Dec 1902
1.51
Each
Oct, Nov 1890...
Uniform during
period.
Jan to Dec 1890
.79
1.6038
Pound
Each
April to Nov
1902.
Aug 1890............
Mayl899............
Sept, Oct 1899...
Jan 1890 ............
Sept 1901............
Mar 1900............
Dec 1899 to Sept
1900.
Apr, May 1893...
Uniform during
period.
July 1901 to Dec
1902.
Jan 1892 to Mar
1894.
June 1899..........
Q uotations fo r 1890-1898,
14.40
9.61
1.16995
0695- .0700
41.50
35.25
.0375
.3425
4.84
5.50
Dozen
Dozen
Ounce
Pound
Ton
Ton
Pound
Pound
100 lbs
108 lbs
.34
Each
5.13
Each
.2100
7.59
Gross
100 lbs
215
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
LOW EST AN D H IG H E ST QUOTATIONS, 1890 TO 1902-Continued.
[For a more complete description o f the articles see Table I, page 247 et seq.]
LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS.
Lowest.
Highest.
Article.
Date.
Date.
Price.
Brick: common domestic . Sept 1894, Sept
$4.25
1900.
.0488
Carbonate of lead: Amer Feb 1894............
ican, in oil.
Cement: Portland, Amer Mar to May 1902 $1.60- 1.90
ican.
Cement: R osendale........... Nov 1898............
.60
Doors: pine.......................... Last qr 1896,1st
.80
3 qrs 1897.
10.75-11.25
H em lock............................. Nov 1894 to Jan
1895.
.60
Lime: comm on................... Sept to Dec 1896,
July to Sept
1900.
Linseed oil: raw.................
Maple: hard........................
Oak: white, p la in ..............
Oak: white, quartered___
Feb, July 1897.
JunetoSeptl901
June to Aug 1901
Jan, Feb 1890...
Oxide of zinc......................
Pine: white, boards, No. 2
bam.
Pine: white,boards, uppers.
Pine: y e llo w ......................
JantoJune 1895.
May 1897 to Jan
1899.
Jan to Nov 1890.
Jan to Apr 1896,
June to Nov
1897.
1897.....................
Plate glass: polished, un
silvered, area 3 to 5 sq.
feet.
Plate glass: polished, un
silvered, area 5 to 10 sq.
feet.
Poplar..................................
1897.....................
Sept 1897 to Jan
1899.
Putty.................................... J u ly lk )! to Apr
Feb to Apr 1890.
1.20- 1.25
2.25
Barrel
Door
Mar to May 1900
18.00
M feet
Jan to July, Oct
to Nov 1890,
Sept 1891, Sept
1892 to Apr
1893, May 1898.
July, Aug 1901.
.29
24.00-27 00 Apr 1900............
Oct to Dec 1902.
32.00-34.00
Nov 1899 to May
47.00-48.00
1900.
.0325 Jan to June 1900.
Apr to Dec 1902 .
15.00-16.00
1.00
Barrel
.82
27.00-32.00
40.00-45.00
65.00-70.00
Gallon
M feet
M feet
M feet
M feet
M feet
Oct to Dec 1902 .
Nov 1899 to May
1900.
80.00
21.00-23.00
.20
1890....................
.53
Sq. foot
.32
1890....................
.70
Sq. foot
29.00-31.00
Sept 1902............
45.25
.0125 May to Dec 1902.
M feet
.0225 Pound
2.02*
3.35
3.65
Barrel
M
M
Apr to Dec 1901.
4.25
M
Mar to Aug 1902.
Sept 1891............
19.50-20.50
2.00
.24
Apr 1900............
1.3894 Apr 1901............
.56
4.80
1.2113 Apr 1901............
3.8250 50 sq.ft.
3.40- 3.50
July to Oct 1894.
Sept 1893, Dec
1893 to May
1894, Jan to
Apr, June1896,
Apr 1898.
Turpentine: spirits o f ....... Aug, Sept 1896..
Window glass: American, May to July 1895.
single, firsts, 6x8 to 10x15
11.50-12.50
.90
July, Aug 1892..
.0475 Pound
M feet
24.00
43.00-45.00
15.50-16.00
Jan 1890............
Window glass: American,
single, thirds, 6x8 tolOx
15 inch.
M
Apr 1892............
Aug to Dec 1902
May 1896............
Jan to Dec 1890.
Apr to Dec 1902 .
Sept 1893............
Jan to Dec 1897..
Jan to Mar 1902.
$7.50
Nov 1890 to Jan
.0683 Pound
1891.
Apr 1900............ $2 20- 2.35
Barrel
1.00
2.35
3.40
Resin: good, strained........
Shingles: cypress...............
Shingles: white pine, 16inch.(a)
Shingles: white pine, 18inch. (&)
Spruce..................................
Unit.
Price.
M feet
Barrel
Gallon
50 sq. ft.
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
A lcohol: grain, 94$............ Jan to May 1890.
Alcohol: wood, refined,95$. Nov, Dec 1896,
Feb 1901 to
Feb 1902.
Alum: lum p........................ Dec 1891 to Feb
1892.
Brimstone: crude, seconds. Sept, Dec 1895,
Feb,M ar1896.
Glycerin: refined............... Aug 1894............
Muriatic acid: 20°.............. July 1895 to Dec
1896.
s for 1902 only.
13362—No. 45—03-----2
$1.98
.60
Dec 1901............
Feb to Sept 1893.
.0145 Jan to June 1890.
$2.53
1.40
Gallon
Gallon
.0188 Pound
Ton
Apr 1891, May
1898.
Pound
.18
Jan
to
Apr,
June
.H i
to Aug 1890.
Pound
.0185
.0075 Nov 1901 to Apr
1902.
b Quotations for 1890 to 1901,
15.00
35.00
216
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
LOWEST AND H IG H EST QUOTATIONS, 1890 TO 1902—Concluded.
[For a more complete description of the articles see Table I, page 247 et seq.]
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS—Concluded.
Highest.
Lowest.
Article.
Unit.
Date.
Opium: natural, in cases.. Aug 1892............
Quinine: A m erican.......... Feb to July 1897.
Sulphuric acid: 66°............ Nov 1890 to Mar
1891, Apr to
Aug, Oct, Nov
1894, Jan 1895
to Nov 1896.
Date.
Price.
Aug 1898............
$1.50
Apr 1899............
.15
.0070 Nov 1901 to Jan
1902.
Price.
Pound
$3.75
Ounce
.40
.0140 Pound
HOUSE FURNISHING- GOODS.
July 1895 to Dec
1897.
July 1895 to Dec
1897.
July 1895 to Dec
1897.
Jan 1896 to Dec
1897.
Jan 1897 to Sept
1898.
Jan to Sept 1898.
Jan 1896 to June
1899.
Glassware: nappies, 4-in... Jan 1896 to Dec
1900.
Glassware: pitchers, *-gal- Jan 1897 to Dec
lon, common.
1900.
Glassware: tumblers, *- Jan to Dec 1899.
pint, common.
Table cutlery: carvers, 1897 to 1901, Jan
stag handles.
to Dec 1902.
Table cutlery: knives and 1897.....................
forks, cocobolo handles.
Wooden ware: pails, oak Apr 1895 to Jan
grained.
1896, Feb to
May 1898.
Wooden ware: tubs, oak Oct 1894 to Nov
grained.
1899.
Earthenware:
plates,
cream-colored.
Earthenware:
plates,
white granite.
Earthenware: teacups and
saucers, white granite.
Furniture: bedroom sets,
ash.
Furniture: chairs, bed
room, maple.
Furniture: chairs, kitchen.
Furniture: tables, kitchefi.
$0.3807 Jan 1901 to Dec
1902.
.3991 Jan-1901 to Dec
1902.
3.0907 Jan 1901 to Dec
1902.
Jan 1890 to Dec
8.75
1892.
Jan to Dec 1900.
5.00
$0.4655 Dozen
.5096 Dozen
3.7632 Gross
12.00
Set
8.00
Dozen
5.25
15.60
Dozen
Dozen
.14
1.30
Dozen
•
Dozen
.13
Jan to Nov 1900.
Dec 1899 to Dec
1902.
Jan 1901 to Dec
1902.
Jan 1901 to Dec
1902.
Jan to Dec 1891.
.20
Dozen
.75
1893.....................
.95
Pair
6.00
1890,1891............
7.75
Gross
1.10
Jan to Nov 1890.
1.60
Dozen
1.26
Jan 1890 to Aug
1891.
1.65
Nest of
3
3.25
13.80
.10
1.00
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cotton-seed meal............... Feb 1895............ $16.00-$17.00
Cotton-seed oil: summer Nov, Dec 1897...
.21*
yellow, prime.
Jute: ra w ........................... Dec 1894, Mar,
.02* - .03*
Apr, May 1895.
Malt: Western m a d e ......... July 1897 ...........
.50 - .53
Paper: news....................... Oct 1899 ............
.0175- .0200
Paper: wrapping, m anila.. Apr 1898............
.0375- .0400
Proof spirits....................... 1st wk Jan to 3d
wk May 1890.
Rope: manila, f-in ...
Rubber: Para Island
Aug, Sept 1896,
Sept, Oct 1897.
Sept 1891............
Soap: castile, mottled, pure May 1895 to Nov
1896, Mar 1897.
Starch: laundry, large Aug, Sept, Oct
lump.
1896.
Tobacco: plug, Horseshoe.. July, Aug 1892,
Oct 1896 to
May 1897.
Tobacco: smoking, granu Jan 1890 to June
lated, Seal of N. C.
1898.
Jan 1902
Feb 1893
Mar 1892.
Apr to Aug 1891.
Jan 1890............
Sept 1893............
lstw k Dec 1901
to 4th wk Jan
1902, 1st wk
Sept • to 3d
wk Dec 1902.
.0591 Dec 1899............
Dec 1899, Apr
.05
Apr 1901 to Dec
$33.60
.61
$0.04* - .05*
.95 -1.00
.0375- .0450
.0600- .0675
1.3200
2,000 lbs
Gallon
Pound
Bushel
Pound
Pound
Gallon
.1576 Pound
1.07 -1.08
.06*
Pound
Pound
.0275 Aug^Sept, Dec
.0500 Pound
.36
Jan to July 1901.
.47
Pound
.50
Oct to Dec 1902 .
57
Pound
In a number of instances the lowest or highest price, as shown in
the foregoing table, lasted fo r only a short time, in some cases but a
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
217
few days or even a part of a day. The groups of farm products and
food, etc., show the widest variations. Good to choice steers varied
from $ 3 .0 0 -$ 3 .9 0 on the second Tuesday of January, 1890, to $ 6 .7 0 $7.60 on the last three Tuesdays o f August and the first two Tuesdays
o f September, 1902.
Corn ranged from 19£-20 cents the second
Tuesday of September, 1896, to $0.4 8 £ -$ 1 .0 0 the fifth Tuesday of
M a y , 1892, the high price being due to an attempt to corner
corn in the Chicago market. The failure of those interested in the
corner
rumor
within
day o f
to take all corn offered at the high price, however, and the
that they had failed, resulted in a drop from $1.00 to 48£ cents
a few hours. Cotton varied from 5A cents on the first Tues
February and the first and second Tuesdays of November, 1898,
to 1 2 ^ cents on the fourth Tuesday of M ay, 1890. Heavy hogs
on the fourth Tuesday of July, 1896, were $2.50-$3.15 and on the
second Tuesday o f February, 1893, $8.1 0 -$ 8 .6 5 . Hops ranged from
6 -7 cents in September, 1895, to 4 5 -4 7 cents in November, 1890. Oats
ranged from 144 cents on the second Tuesday of September, 1896, to
6 3 £ -6 4 cents on the fourth Tuesday of July, 1902. Native sheep ranged
from $ 0 .7 5 -$ 3 .2 5 on the fifth Tuesday of October, 1894, to $ 5 .2 5 $6.65 on the fifth Tuesday o f M a y , 1892. Western sheep show a sim
ilar range. W h ea t ranged from 48&-194 cents the fifth Tuesday of
January, 1895, to $ 1 .7 3 -$ 1 .8 5 the second Tuesday of M ay, 1898. The
high price is said to have been due to an attempt to control the price
o f that commodity and also, to some extent, to the war with Spain and
the fear o f other foreign complications. The most marked variations
in the food group are in fresh vegetables, onions having varied from
$ 0 .5 0 -$ l in M a y, 1896, to $ 5 -$ 1 0 in February, 1890, and potatoes from
1 0 -1 5 cents the third week o f M ay and the third and fourth weeks of
June, 1896, to $ 1 .1 0 -$ 1 .3 5 the second week of June, 1891. Currants
and dried apples show wide variations. E ggs varied from 1 0 4 -1 0 i
cents the first Tuesday o f A p ril, 1897, to 4 2 -4 3 cents the third Tuesday
o f January, 1893. Lard also shows a wide variation. Alm ost all
the articles in the food group show wide variations, which may be
seen by referring to the foregoing table. In the cloths and clothing
group the variations are not so marked, as the price of many of
the articles in this group depend more largely upon the cost of
labor in producing them. Print cloths varied from 1.875 cents the
second week o f M a y , 1898, to 4.063 cents the second week of Decem
ber, 1892. O f the raw materials in this group wool, medium fleece,
scoured, varied from 29.03 cents in June, 1895, and June to Septem
ber, 1896, to 62.10 cents in June, July, August, and November,
1890. In the fuel and lighting group Youghiogheny coal varied
from 4 £ - 4 f cents (per bushel) in March and April, 1899, to 11
cents in Novem ber, 1891; coke from 92 cents in April and M ay,
1894, to $ 3 .2 5 -$ 4 .2 5 in M arch and A pril, 1900; and petroleum, crude,
from 5 1 f cents in October, 1892, to $1.79 in A p ril, 1895.
In the group
218
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
o f metals and implements best refined bar iron from mill varied from
0.95 cent (per pound) in J u ly, 1897, to 2.60 cents in October, 1899;
barb wire from $1.65 in A u g u st, 1897, to $ 1.13 in December, 1899, to
March, 1900; p ig iron, foundry No. 2, from $ 9 .4 0 -$ 9 .5 0 (per ton) in
June, 1897, to $24r-$25 in Novem ber, 1902; while bar silver varied from
48.653 cents in December, 1902, to $1.16995 in A ugust, 1890. In lum
ber and building materials Rosendale cement, doors, linseed oil, plate
glass, resin, tar, turpentine, and window glass varied widely. In drugs
and chemicals quinine shows the greatest variation— from 15 cents in
February to July, 1897, to 40 cents in A p r il, 1899. In house furnish
ing goods, kitchen chairs were $ 3.25 (per dozen) from January to
September, 1898, and $5.25 from January to Novem ber, 1900. In the
miscellaneous group cotton-seed meal, cotton-seed oil, news paper, and
rope show wide variations.
O f all the articles considered, 33 reached the highest price of the
13-year period during 1902; 22 others were at the highest price in
1902, but were equally high in some other year; 4 reached the lowest
price in 1902, and 9 others were at the lowest price in 1902, but were
equally low in some other year.
Owing to the unusual method o f fixing the scale o f prices of cut and
wire nails and the difficulties encountered in securing satisfactory
quotations of prices, it was thought best to enter into a somewhat
lengthy explanation in Bulletin No. 39, and the reader is referred to
pages 226 to 231 of that number.
A copy of both the cut and wire nail cards now in use follow s:
NATIONAL NAIL CARD SCALE OF EXTRAS.
[Cut nail card adopted at New York April 30,1902; wire nail card adopted at New York December 1,
1896.]
Cut nails.
Common, fence, hoolc-head brads, and
sheathing.
20d.to 60d.....................................................
lOd. to 16d......................................................
8d. and 9d......................................................
6d. and 7d......................................................
4d. and 5d......................................................
3£d.................................................................
3d...................................................................
2d..................................................................
Price
above
baseper
100pound
keg.
Wire nails.
Price
above
baseper
100pound
keg.
Common, fence, flooring, and common brads.
Base.
90.05
.10
.20
.30
.40
.45
.75
20d. to 60d.....................................................
lOd. to 16d.....................................................
8d. and 9 d .....................................................
fid. and 7 d .....................................................
4d. and 5 d .....................................................
3 d ...................................................................
2 d ...............................................................
Base.
90.05
.10
.20
.30
.45
.70
Barbed common and barbed car.
Advance over com m on...............................
Casing, box, flooring, and finishing.
lOd. and larger..............................................
8d. and 9d......................................................
6d. and 7d......................................................
4d.and 5d......................................................
3d...................................................................
.15
Casing and smooth box.
.15
.25
.35
.50
.70
1.00
lOd. and larger.............................................
8d. and 9 d ......................................
fid. and 7 d ....... *.......................
4d. and 5 d .....................................................
3 d ...................................................................
2 d .......................................................
.15
.25
.35
.50
.70
1.00
Barbed box.
Advance over smooth ................................
.15
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
219
NATIONAL NAIL CARD SCALE OP EXTRAS—Concluded.
[Cut nail card adopted at New York April. 30,1902; wire nail card adopted at New York December 1,
Cut nails.
Price
above
baseper
100pound
keg.
Wire nails.
Fine.
Fine.
30.50
.75
1.00
1.25
1.25
3d fine (Eureka)
3d fine (light) ..
Fine finishing.
lOd. and larger.
8d. and 9d........
6d. a n d7 d ....... .
4d. and 5d........
Cut spikes.
A ll sizes...............................
.25
.35
.45
.50
.85
1.15
.10
3d
2d
1-inch
4-inch
4-inch
1.00
lf-inch
lf-inch
lf-inch
lf-inch
1-inch .
4-inch .
4-inch .
6 d ............
4d.and 5d.
3 d ............
2 d ............
20
30
30
50
70
lf-inch
lf-inch
lf-inch
lf-inch
1-inch.
4-inch.
4-inch.
f-inch .
.30
.40
.60
.80
Barred dowelpins.
Tobacco warehouse.
.35
.45
.45
.55
.60
.60
.65
.75
Slating.
30
40
60
80
Tobacco manufacturers box.
8d.............
6d.and 7d.
4d.and5d.
.30
.40
.50
.60
.70
.85
2-inch .
14-inch
lf-inch
lf-inch
lf-inch
1-inch.
4-inch .
4-inch .
Slating.
6d. and 7d. lining.
4d. and 5d............ .
5d. c a d d y ..............
4d. ca d d y ..............
3d. ca d d y ..............
.80
1.00
1.20
Barbed roofing.
.45
.55
.65
.75
.95
1.05
1.15
1.30
1.45
6d..............
4d. and 5d
3d..............
2d..............
.10
Barrel.
.30
.40
.50
.60
.70
Clinch, car, boat, chute, clout, hoop, and
hinge.
3-inch and larger
2f and 24 in c h ...
2 and 2f in ch ___
I f and 14 in c h ...
lf-in c h ...............
lf-in c h ................
1-inch.................
4-in c h .................
4-inch.................
.25
.35
.45
.65
.85
1.15
Lining.
. oo
1.00
1.20
Common barrel, roofing, cooper, and cement.
lf-in ch
lf-in ch
lf-in ch
lf-in ch
1-inch,
f-inch.
4-inch.
30.50
1.00
Smoothfinishing.
lOd. and larger...........................................
8d. and 9 d ...................................................
6d. and 7 d ...................................................
4d. and 5d...................................................
3 d ................................................................
2 d ................................................................
•
Spikes.
All sizes......................................................
Light barrel and lining.
lf-in ch
1-inch.
4-inch.
4-inch.,
Price
above
baseper
100pound
keg.
10
20
40
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.15
1.50
1.75
2.00
220
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
Several nail cards have been in use during the thirteen years from
1890 to 1902. The base sizes under the various cards, and also the
advance for the different sizes o f common and fence nails, are shown
in the following table:.
BASE SIZES AND ADVANCE ABOVE BASE PRICE FOR THE DIFFERENT SIZES OF COMMON
AND FENCE NAILS UNDER THE VARIOUS NAIL CARDS IN USE FROM 1890 TO 1902.
Wire nails.
Cut nails.
Size.
60d..........
50d..........
40d..........
30d..........
20d..........
16d..........
12d..........
lOd..........
9d............
8d............
7d............
6d............
5d...........
4d............
3£d..........
3d............
2d............
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
Card
adopted adopted adopted adopted adopted adopted adopted adopted adopted adopted
Oct. 22, Mar. 13, Feb. 21, July 18, Dec. 1, Apr. 30, June 1, Apr. 11, July 19, Dec. 1,
1896.
1892. 1895. (a)
1902.
1890.
1893. 1895. (a)
1896.
1889.
1889.
$0.25
.25
.10
.10
.10
Base.
Base.
.10
.25
.25
.40
.40
.60
.60
Base.
Base.
$0.05
.10
.15
.15
.15
.20
.25
.26
.40
.40
.60
.60
Base.
$0.10
.25
.25
.35
.45
.45
.50
.60
.60
.75
.75
.90
.90
$0.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.60
.60
.75
.76
.90
.90
Base.
Base.
Base.
Base.
Base.
$0.05
.05
.05
.10
.10
.20
.20
.30
.30
1.60
1.50
1.00
1.50
1.20
1.60
1.20
1.60
.45
.70
Base.
Base.
Base.
Base.
Base.
$0.05
.05
.05
.10
.10
.20
.20
.30
.30
.40
.45
.75
Base.
$0.10
.20
.20
.30
.35
.35
.40
.50
.50
.65
.65
.90
.90
Base.
$0.10
.25
.25
.35
.45
.45
.50
.60
.00
.75
.76
.90
.90
$0.50
.50
.60
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.60
.60
.75
.75
.90
.90
Base.
Base.
Base.
Base.
Base.
$0.05
.05
.05
.10
.10
.20
.20
.30
.30
1.50
2.00
1.20
1.60
1.20
1.60
.45
.70
a No base size; all nails sold at an advance above base price.
The base prices of nails are the prices quoted by the trade, and while
they could not be used, for reasons explained in Bulletin No. 39, in
computing relative prices, they form the basis from which are calcu
lated the actual prices for eight-penny nails as given in Table I , and
therefore the base prices of both cut and wire nails during 1902 are
given in the following table:
NAILS: CUT, BASE SIZES.
[Price per 100-pound keg, f. o. b. Pittsburg, on the first of each month; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Month.
January..........
February.......
M arch ...........
Month.
Price.
$2.05
1.95
1.95
A p ril............
M a y ..............
June..............
Price.
$2.05
2.05
2.05
Month.
J u ly ..............
A ugu st.........
September...
Price.
$2.05
2.05
2.05
Month.
Price.
October.........
N ovem ber...
D ecem ber. . .
$2.05
2.05
2.05
Average.
$2.0333
NAILS: WIRE, BASE SIZES.
[Price per 100-pound keg, f. o. b. Pittsburg, on the first of each month; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Month.
January........
February.......
M arch ...........
Price.
$2.00
2.05
2.05
Month.
A p ril............
M e y ..............
June..............
Price.
$2.05
2.06
2.05
Month.
J u ly ..............
A ugust.........
September...
Price.
$2.05
2.05
2.05
Month.
Price.
O ctob er....... a
$1.90
N ovem ber... $1.85-1.90
D ecem ber. . . 1.85-1.90
Average.
$2.0042
COURSE OB' WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
221
Table I I — B ase p rices (average f o r 1890-1899), and monthly actual
and relative p rices o f com m odities in 1 9 0 2 ,pages 297 to 81^ — This table
shows fo r each commodity the base price (average price for the 10-year
period, 1890-1899), either the average price or the price on some one
day o f each month, and the relative price for each month of 1902.
In addition this table also shows for each commodity the average price
and the relative price for the year 1902. The monthly prices for such
articles as are quoted weekly in Table I were found by dividing the sum
o f the quotations in each month as shown in Table 1 by the number
o f quotations in each month. In Table I single quotations for 1902
are shown for 11 articles. The prices of six of these are maintained
throughout the year and the prices of three others represent the bulk of
the sales and are maintained generally; therefore for each o f these nine
articles the annual price has been shown in Table I I as the price during
each month. The other two articles for which single quotations for
1902 are shown in Table I have a September price which represents
the bulk o f the sales for the year, and the relative price for 1902 was,
therefore, computed from that price, but the price at which sales
were made from January to March was the price of September, 1901;
from A p ril to August the price of A p ril, 1902, and from September
to December the price of September, 1902; consequently these prices
were used in this table presenting monthly prices.
It was impossible to secure quotations during all of the months of
the year for a few of the 260 articles such, for instance, as anthracite
coal, which, owing to the strike of the anthracite miners, was not on
sale except in very limited quantities during some months of 1902;
buckwheat flour, for which there is no demand during the summer
months; fish, and a few other articles.
The average price fo r 1902 was obtained, as has alread}^ been
explained, by dividing the sum of the quotations for the year as shown
in Table I by the number o f quotations for the year. The average
price for the 10-year period, 1890 to 1899, was obtained by dividing
the sum o f the average prices o f the 10 years by 10. This average
price for 10 years has been adopted as the base for all relative prices.
F or the ten articles which do not show prices for the entire period of
10 years, 1890 to 1899, the base in each case is the average of the years
prior to and including 1899. In explanation of the term base or standard
as used in connection with relative prices or index numbers, it may be
stated that in reducing a series o f actual prices to relative prices a base
must first be chosen, and this may be either a single quotation, the
average price for 1 year, or the average for 2 or more years. I f
the price fo r a single year is chosen, it is essential that that year be a
normal one, fo r if prices are high in the year chosen for the base any
subsequent fall will be unduly emphasized, while, on the other hand,
if prices are low any subsequent rise will be emphasized. Upon
examination of the prices since 1890 it was found that all the commodi
222
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
ties did not present a normal condition as regards prices in any one
year. For this reason it was decided that an average price for a num
ber of years would better reflect average or approximately normal
conditions and form a more satisfactory base than would the price for
any single year. The period chosen as this base was that from 1890 to
1899— a period of 10 years. The average price for the base period
was found, as previously stated, b y adding together the average prices
for all of the 10 years and dividing by 10.
The relative prices as shown in this and succeeding tables have been
calculated in the usual manner and represent simply the percentage
which each monthly or yearly price is of the base price. The average
price for the first 10 years o f the period, or the base, always represents
100, and the percentages for each month or year enable the reader to
measure readily the rise and fall from month to month or from year
to year of the prices of each single commodity, of any group of com
modities, or of all the 260 commodities involved. These commodities
are arranged in alphabetical order under each o f the nine general
groups, as in Table 1,
In order that the method pursued m ay be more readily understood,
the reader is referred to the table itself, as given on pages 297 to 814.
Taking up the first commodity shown, barley, we find that the average
price per bushel for the base period, 1890 to 1899, inclusive, was 45.34
cents; the average price for January, 1902, was 62.85 cents; that for
February was 63.31 cents; that for M arch 64.56 cents, etc. The rela
tive price for the base period, as heretofore explained, is always
placed at 100, and is so given in the table. The relative price for January, 1902, is shown to be 138.6, or 38.6 per cent higher than the base or
average for the 10 years. In February the relative price was 139.6,
or 39.6 per cent above the base; in M arch the relative price was 142.4,
or 42.4 per cent above the base; in A p ril it was 147.8 or 47.8 per cent
above the base; in M ay it rose to 157.4, or 57.4 per cent above
the base; in June it dropped to 152.4, or 52.4 per cent above the
base; in July it reached the highest point shown for the year, 159.7,
or 59.7 per cent above the base; from that point it declined until
November, when there was a slight advance over October. The rela
tive price for the year 1902 was 139.4, or 39.4 per cent above the base.
The figures in each case were secured according to the method already
explained, that for January, 1902, being expressed as follow s:
Average price for base p e r io d ....................................................................................$0.4534
Average price for January, 1902 ....................................................................................... 6285
Relative price for base p e r io d ....................................................................................
100.0
Relative price for January, 1902.................................................................................. 138.6
The remainder of the table may be analyzed in a similar manner.
The value of prices given in this relative form , it will readily be
seen, consists in the means afforded for tracing and measuring the
changes from month to month, from year to year, or from period to
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
223
period, and in the combination of prices of a sufficient number of
commodities to show the general price level. It must not be assumed
that a system of relative prices o f representative commodities will
enable one to trace the causes o f changes in the general price level or
to determine the effect of such changes on any class of consumers or
on all consumers. The use o f such a system is to show the general
course of prices from time to time o f one commodity, of a group of
commodities, or o f all commodities.
No attempt has been made in any way to go into the causes of the
rise and fall of prices. The aim has been to give the prices as they
actually prevailed in the market. The relative prices or index num
bers must be accepted m erely as showing the course of prices both
o f the individual articles and the market in general. The causes are
too complex, the relative influence o f each too uncertain, in some
cases involving too many economic questions, to permit their discus
sion in connection with the present article. It will be sufficient to
enumerate some of the influences that cause changes in prices. Such
influences include variations in harvest, which not only restrict
or increase the supply and consequently tend to increase or decrease
the price of a commodity, but also restrict or increase, to a greater
or less degree, the purchasing power of such communities as are
dependent in whole or in part upon such commodity; changes in
demand due to changes in fashions, seasons, etc.; legislation altering
internal-revenue taxes, im port duties, or bounties; use of substitutes,
as, for instance, an advance in the price o f beef will cause an increased
consumption of pork and mutton, and, it may be added, a probable
increase in the price of both pork and mutton; improvements in methods
o f production which will tend either to give a better article for the
same price or an equal article for a lower price; cheapening o f trans
portation or handling; speculative manipulation o f supply; commer
cial panic or depression; overproduction; unusual demand owing to
steady employment o f consumers; short supply owing to disputes
between labor and capital in industries of limited producing capacity,
as in the anthracite coal industry in 1902; organization or combination
of mills or producers, thus enabling, on the one hand, a greater or less
control of prices or, on the other hand, economies in production or in
transportation charges through the ability to supply the article from
the point o f production or manufacture nearest the purchaser, So far
as individual commodities are concerned, no conclusion can safely be
formed as to causes without an examination of the possible influence
o f several— in some cases perhaps all— of these causes. F or example,
the various internal-revenue and tariff acts have, in at marked degree,
no doubt affected the prices o f proof spirits, of tobacco, and of sugar.
But, on the other hand, they have not been alone in their influences,
and it probably would not in all cases be accurate to give the change
224
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
of tax or duty as representing the measure o f a certain and definite
influence on the prices of those commodities.
It is important that the greatest care be exercised in the choice
of commodities in order that a simple average of their relative
prices shall show a general price level. In the present compilation
260 commodities are shown, and it has been the aim o f the Depart
ment to select only important and representative articles in each
group. The number of articles included is larger than has heretofore
been used in similar compilations, but the use of a large number of
articles carefully selected minimizes the effect on the general price
level of an unusual change in the price o f one article or of a few articles.
It will be seen that more than one series o f prices have been given in
the case of articles of great importance. This has been done for the
purpose of giving due weight to these important commodities, no other
method of accomplishing this having been found satisfactory in this
country. The same means have been employed by M r. Sauerbeck in
his English prices, as explained in Bulletin No. 39, and the approximate
accuracy of the same, as an indication o f the variation of prices, has
been proved by various tests based on the amount of production, etc.
Various methods o f weighting have been attempted in connection
with previous compilations o f relative prices. One method employed
by European statisticians is to measure the importance o f each com
modity by its annual consumption by the entire nation, the annual con
sumption being found by adding to the home production the amount
imported and subtracting the amount exported. The impossibility of
securing even approximately accurate figures for annual consumption
in the United States of the commodities included in this compilation
renders this method unavailable here. The method employed in the
Aldrich report consisted in giving to the various commodities or
groups of commodities an importance based upon their consumption
in normal families. There are, o f course, many commodities whose
importance can not be measured by this method. I t has been thought
best in the present series o f index numbers, after a careful considera
tion of all methods of weighting, sim ply to use a large number of
representative staple articles, selecting them in such a manner as to
make them, to a large extent, weight themselves. U pon a casual
examination it may seem that by this method a comparatively unim
portant commodity— such, for instance, as cotton-seed meal— has been
given the same weight or importance as one o f the more important
commodities, such as wheat. A closer examination, however, shows
that cotton-seed meal enters into no other commodity under consider
ation, while wheat is not only quoted as the raw material, but enters
into the two descriptions o f wheat flour, the two descriptions of crack
ers, and the three descriptions o f loaf bread.
Material changes in the description of three articles have been made
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
fo r 1902.
225
F or two o f the articles quoted for 1890 to 1901 the trade
journals no longer supply regular quotations, and as to sheetings none
o f the particular grade “ Stark A . A . 5’ were manufactured during 1902.
The articles in which changes occur are— “ Leather: harness, oak,
country middles, 14 pounds and up (except overweights, 20 pounds
and u p),” for which has been substituted “ Leather: harness, oak,
packers’ hides, heavy No. 1 ; ” “ Sheetings: brown, 4 -4 , Stark A . A . , ”
for which has been substituted “ Sheetings: brown, 4 -4 , Massachusetts
M ills, F lying H orse b ran d ;” and “ Shingles: white pine, 18 inches
long, X X X X , ” fo r which has been substituted “ Shingles: Michigan
white pine, 16 inches long, X X X X . ”
In making these substitutions articles were supplied corresponding
as closely as possible to those which had been previously used.
Some explanation o f the method of computing the relative price of
these three articles is necessary, and shingles will be used as an illus
tration. It must be understood that during the years when 18-inch
shingles were quoted they were assumed to represent the several
lengths and grades of white pine shingles; that is, that the course of
prices of a standard grade of white pine shingles in an index number
o f prices, fairly represents the course of prices of the various grades
o f white pine shingles. Therefore when it became necessary to sub
stitute, in 1902, the 16-inch shingles for the 18-inch, prices were
secured for 16-inch shingles for both 1901 and 1902, and it was found
that the price for the year 1902 was 9.96 per cent above the price
for the year 1901. The relative price of 18-inch shingles in 1901, as
shown in Table I V , was 111.9 (average price for the 10 years, 1890 to
1899, equals 100), and if 18-inch shingles represented white pine
shingles at that time and 16-inch shingles now represent the class,
shingles (shown by the increase in price of 16-inch shingles) advanced,
in 1902, 9.96 per cent above the price in 1901, and the relative price in
1902 was therefore 109.96 per cent of 111.9, the relative price in 1901,
which gives 123 as the relative price in 1902. The same method was
followed in computing relative prices for each of the months of 1902.
Table I I I — R elative prices o f commodities in 190%, pages 311^ to 326.—
This table is taken from Table I I and shows the relative prices of each
of the commodities included there. In this table similar commodities
have been grouped, and the average of the relative prices shown for
the commodities in each subgroup and in each of the nine general
groups. The averages in all cases were found by dividing the sum of
the relative prices by the number o f commodities in the group under
consideration. It should be borne constantly in mind that the term
commodity is used here and elsewhere in a specific sense, “ native”
and “ W e ste rn ” sheep, for example, being considered different com
modities. The method o f securing average relative prices in this and
226
BULLETIN OE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
other tables was as follows: The average relative price o f cattle was
found by adding the relative prices o f the two grades of cattle and
dividing the sum by 2. The average fo r hogs was found in the same
manner, and also the average for sheep. The average for live stock
was found by dividing the sum o f the relative prices o f the two
grades of cattle, the two grades o f hogs, and the two grades of sheep
by 6, the total number o f different descriptions o f commodities or
series of quotations in the live-stock group. The average relative
price of each of the nine general groups was found by dividing the
sum of the relative prices o f the different descriptions o f commodities
for each month by the number o f these commodities or series of quo
tations considered. The sum o f the relative prices in January, 1902,
of the commodities shown under the general group, “ food, etc,” for
example, is 6,014, which amount divided b y 54, the number o f differ
ent descriptions of commodities or series of quotations considered in
that group, gives 111.4 the average fo r the group “ food, etc,” for
January, 1902. A s explained in the discussion of Table I I , it was
impossible to secure quotations during all o f the months o f the year
for 9 of the 260 articles. In order o f arrangement these are herring,
mackerel, buckwheat flour, dried apples, potatoes, and anthracite coal.
In presenting monthly relative prices fo r these articles nominal rela
tive price (which is the same as the relative price for the month in
which the article was last quoted) has been entered in this table for
the months for which no price quotation is shown in Table I. This
nominal price enters into the average fo r the subgroup, the general
group, and “ all commodities” fo r that month.
The average relative price o f each o f the nine general groups fo r
each month of 1902 and for the year 1902, and the average relative
price of all commodities for each month and for the year, are shown
in the following summary:
SUMMARY OF RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902, BY GROUPS.
[Average price for 1890-1899 = 100.]
Lum Drugs
Fuel Metals ber
House Miscel All
and and
and
and
fur
com
build
light imple ing ma chemic nishing lane
modi
ous.
ing. ments. terials.
als.
ties.
goods.
Month.
Farm
prod
ucts.
Food,
etc.
Cloths
and
cloth
ing.
January.................
February...............
M arch....................
April.......................
M a y .......................
June.......................
J u ly .......................
August....................
September.............
O ctobei..................
November ..............
December...............
126.7
126.8
129.0
134.4
137.7
137.6
141.1
131.0
129.7
126.3
123.5
122.3
111.4
111.8
111.1
111.4
112.6
109.3
109.3
108.5
107.9
112.2
112.6
114.1
101.5
101.5
101.9
101.5
101.5
101.6
101.8
101.5
102.0
102.7
102.8
103.0
119.4
118.6
118.9
118.1
123.3
125.9
121.0
120.8
127.2
175.9
158.0
171.2
111.4
112.2
114.1
115.1
118.1
119.9
119.9
120.6
120.4
119.4
118.7
117.3
111.4
112.8
113.2
116.3
120.5
121.5
120.1
121.6
121-0
121.8
122 6
122.7
119.1
117.2
117.4
117.3
114.3
114.3
112.6
111.4
110.2
112.3
113.5
111 5
111.5
111.5
111.5
111.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
115.7
112.3
114.0
115.2
115.9
116.6
116.7
114.2
113.6
111.7
110.9
112.9
110.3
110.4
110.9
111.7
113.3
113.1
113.0
112.2
112.3
115.5
114.6
115.3
1902...............
130.5
111.3
102.0
134.3
117.2
118.8
114.2
112 2
114.1
112.9
227
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
In this table the average relative prices of farm products are based
on 16 articles; o f food, etc., on 54 articles; of cloths and clothing, on
76 articles; o f fuel and lighting, on 13 articles; of metals and imple
ments, on 38 articles; o f lumber and building materials, on 27 articles;
o f drugs and chemicals, on 9 articles; of house furnishing goods, on
14 articles; and o f miscellaneous, on 13 articles. The average relative
prices o f all commodities are based on 260 articles.
The table shows that the group of farm products reached the lowest
average in December and the highest in J u ly; that of food, etc., the
lowest in September and the highest in December; that of cloths and
clothing, the lowest in January, February, A p ril, M ay, and August,
the relative price for those five months being the same, and the highest
in December; that o f fuel and lighting, the lowest in A p ril and the
highest in October; that o f metals and implements, the lowest in Janu
ary and the highest in A u g u st; that of lumber and building materials,
the lowest in January and the highest in December; that of drugs and
chemicals, the lowest in September and the highest in January; that
o f house furnishing goods, the lowest in the four months January to
A p ril and the highest in the eight months M ay to December; while
in the miscellaneous group the lowest average was reached in Novem
ber and the highest in July. A ll commodities combined reached the
lowest average o f the year in January and the highest in October.
The course of prices during the months of 1902 as represented by the
260 commodities is clearly shown in the graphic table which follows:
Re l a t iv e
Pr ic e s
of
A l l C o m m o d it ie s in 1902.
( a v e r a g e P R IC E T O R 1890 -1 8 9 9 « I O O . )
"wWcesN a N FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
114
!!£•••
IIO--108 • ••
106 • • •
10+ • • •
I0£ • • •
100 •• •
-
228
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
Many students of price statistics desire to distinguish between raw
commodities and manufactured commodities, or those which have been
prepared for consumption by the application of manufacturing pro
cesses and in which manufacturing labor form s a considerable part of
the cost. To meet the wishes of this class o f readers, therefore, the
commodities included in this price series have been divided into the two
classes, raw and manufactured, and simple averages made for each
class. O f course, hard and fast definitions o f these classes can not be
made, but the commodities here designated as raw may be said to be
such as are marketed in their natural state and such as have been sub
jected to only a preliminary manufacturing process, thus converting
them into a marketable condition, but not to a suitable form for final
consumption, while the commodities here designated as manufactured
are such as have been subjected to more than a preliminary factory
manipulation and in which the manufacturing labor cost constitutes an
important element in the price. In the group designated as raw are
included all farm products, beans, coffee, eggs, m ilk, rice, nutmegs,
pepper, tea, vegetables, raw silk, wool, coal, crude petroleum, copper
ingots, pig lead, pig iron, bar silver, spelter, pig tin, brimstone, jute,
and rubber— a total of 50 articles.
A ll the other articles are classed as manufactured commodities.
The table follows:
RELATIVE PRICES OF RAW COMMODITIES, MANUFACTURED COMMODITIES, AND ALL
COMMODITIES, IN 1902.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100.]
Month.
Manu
All
Raw
factured comm
commod commod
od
ities.
ities.
ities.
January...
February..
March.......
A p ril........
M ay.........
J u n e ........
Ju ly ..........
August___
September.
October....
November.
December.
117.0
116.2
117.0
117.5
122.8
121.1
121.8
119.8
119.6
131.3
128.7
131.4
108.7
109.0
109.5
110.3
111.0
111.2
110.9
110.4
110.6
111.7
111.2
111.5
110.3
110.4
110.9
111.7
113.3
113.1
113.0
112.2
112.3
115.5
114.6
115.3
1902..
122.4
110.6
112.9
The raw commodities reached the lowest average o f the year in
February and the highest in Decem ber; manufactured commodities
reached the lowest in January and the highest in October. The aver
age for raw commodities ranged from 16.2 per cent to 3 1 .4 per cent
above the base price, while the average for manufactured commodi
ties ranged from 8.7 per cent to 11.7 per cent above the base price.
229
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
The course of prices of raw and manufactured commodities during
1902 is shown in the graphic table which follows:
Relative Pr ic e s
of
Raw
and
Manufactured Commodities
in
1902.
( a V E R A O E PRICE FOR 1890-1899 « 1 0 0 . )
RELATIVE
P R IC E S
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
>
130
128
126
124
i
0\
122
120
1 18
l
/
\
/
0/
V
\
/\
/'
\ \ % 0/
\\
1
— . /—
1
4
91
1
j
j
1
i
i
j
7
i
-
116
-
I 14
112
I 10
fOB
106
104
102
100
— —
* = Ra w C o m m o d it ie s .
» m a n u f a c t u r e d C o m m o d it ie s
Table I V .— B a se p rices (average f o r 1890-1899), and average yearly
actual and relative p rices o f commodities, 1890 to 190%,pages326 to
—
This table shows for each commodity the base price (average price for
the 10-year period, 1890-1899), the average price for each of the 13
230
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
years from 1890 to 1902, and the relative price for each year. The
average price for each year was obtained, as has been explained, b y
dividing the sum of the quotations for each year as shown in Table
I by the number of quotations fo r each year. The average price for
the 10-year period, 1890 to 1899, was obtained by dividing the sum
of the average prices of the 10 years b y 10. The relative prices
for each year were computed in the same way as for each month, as
explained in the discussion o f Table II.
Table V .— R elative p rices o f commodities^ 1890 to 1902, pages 31^ to
356.— This table is taken from Table I V and shows the relative prices
o f each of the commodities included there. In this table similar com
modities have been grouped, and the average o f the relative prices
shown for the commodities in each subgroup and in each o f the nine
general groups. The averages in all cases were found b y dividing the
sum of the relative prices b y the number o f commodities in the group
under consideration, as explained in the discussion o f Table I I I .
The average relative price o f each o f the nine general groups was
found by dividing the sum o f the relative prices o f the different
descriptions of commodities fo r each year'b y the number o f these com
modities or series of quotations considered in that year. The sum o f
the relative prices in 1890 o f the commodities shown under the general
group, “ food, etc.,” for example, is 5 ,9 5 8 .2 , which amount divided
by 53, the number o f different descriptions o f commodities or series
of quotations considered that year, gives 1 12.4 the average for the
group “ food, etc.,” for 1890. F or 1893 to 1902, 54 commodities are
quoted in this group, and that number is accordingly the divisor for
each of those years.
The average relative price o f each of the nine general groups for
each year o f the period, and the average relative price o f all com
modities for each year, are shown in the follow ing summary:
SUMMARY OF RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902, BY GROUPS.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100.]
Year.
1890........
1891........
1892........
1893........
1894
1895
1896........
1897........
1898........
1899........
1900........
1901........
1902........
Farm
prod
ucts.
Food,
etc.
112.4
110.0
121.5
115.7
111.7
103.6
110.2
107.9
....................
99.8
95.9
....................
94.6
93.3
78.3
83.8
85.2
87.7
96.1
94.4
100.0
98.3
109.5
104.2
116.9
105.9
130.5
111.3
Cloths
and
cloth
ing.
113.5
111.3
109.0
107.2
96.1
92.7
91.3
91.1
93.4
96.7
106.8
101.0
102.0
Fuel
and
light
ing.
104.7
102.7
101.1
100.0
92.4
98.1
104.3
96.4
95.4
105.0
120.9
119.5
134.3
Metals Lumber
Drugs
House
and
com
and
and
furnish Miscel All
imple building
chemic
ing
laneous. m odi
mate
ties.
ments.
als.
goods.
rials.
119.2
111.7
106.0
100.7
90.7
92.0
93.7
86.6
86.4
114.7
120.5
111.9
117.2
111.8
108.4
102.8
101.9
96.3
94.1
93.4
90.4
95.8
105.8
115.7
116.7
118.8
110.2
103.6
102.9
100.5
89.8
87.9
92.6
94.4
106.6
111.3
115.7
115.2
114.2
111.1
110.2
106.5
104.9
100.1
96.5
94.0
89.8
92.0
95.1
106.1
110.9
112.2
110.3
109.4
106.2
105.9
99.8
94.5
91.4
92.1
92.4
97.7
109.8
107.4
114.1
112.9
111.7
106.1
105.6
96.1
93.6
90.4
89.7
93.4
101.7
110.5
108.5
112.9
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
231
In this table the average relative prices of farm products are based
on 16 articles; of food, etc., on 53 articles from 1890 to 1892, and 54
from 1893 to 1902; o f cloths and clothing, on 70 articles in 1890 and
1 8 9 1 ,7 2 in 1 8 9 2 ,7 3 in 1893 and 1894, 75 in 1895 and 1896, and 76 from
1897 to 1902; of fuel and lighting, on 13 articles; of metals and imple
ments, on 37 articles from 1890 to 189 3 ,3 8 in 1894 and 1895, and from
1899 to 1902, and 39 from 1896 to 1898; of lumber and building mate
rials, on 26 articles from 1890 to 1894, and 27 from 1895 to 1902; of
drugs and chemicals, on 9 articles; of house furnishing goods, on 14
articles; and of miscellaneous, on 13 articles. The average relative
prices o f all commodities are based on 251 articles in 1890 and 1891,
on 253 in 1892, on 255 in 1893, on 256 in 1894, on 259 in 1895, on 260
in 1896 and from 1899 to 1902, and on 261 in 1897 and 1898.
A study o f the table shows that the group of farm products reached
the lowest average in 1896 and the highest in 1902; that of food, etc.,
the lowest in 1896 and the highest in 1891; that of cloths and cloth
ing, the lowest in 1897 and the highest in 1890; that of fuel and light
ing, the lowest in 1894 and the highest in 1902; that of metals and
implements, the lowest in 1898 and the highest in 1900; that of lumber
and building materials, the lowest in 1897 and the highest in 1902; that
o f drugs and chemicals, the lowest in 1895 and the highest in 1900; that
o f house furnishing goods, the lowest in 1897 and the highest in 1902,
while in the miscellaneous group the lowest average was reached in
1896 and the highest in 1902. The average for all commodities com
bined was the lowest in 1897 and the highest in 1890 and 1902, the
relative price fo r those two years being the same. O f the nine groups
it is seen that one reached its lowest point in 1894, one in 1895, three
in 1896, three in 1897, and one in 1898. The highest point was reached
b y one group in 1890, b y one in 1891, by two in 1900, and by five in
1902.
The average relative prices o f the 250 commodities for which quota
tions were secured for the entire period involved do not differ materially from the average relative prices of all commodities shown in the
above table. Eliminating the 11 commodities for which quotations
could be secured for only a portion of the period, we find that the
average relative price o f the 250 commodities remaining was 112.9 in
1890, 111.7 in 1891, 106.0 in 1892, 105.4 in 1893, 95.9 in 1894, 93.5 in
1895, 90.3 in 1896, 89.6 in 1897, 93.2 in 1898, 101.4 in 1899, 110.1 in
1900, 108.3 in 1901, and 112.8 in 1902.
13362—No. 45—03--- 3
232
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
The course of wholesale prices during the 13 years 1890 to 1902, as
represented by all commodities considered, is shown in the graphic
table which follows:
Relative Prices
of
A ll C o m m o d it ie s , 1890
( A V E R A G E PRICE FOR 1 8 9 0 -1 8 9 9 - IO O . )
to
1902
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
233
In the table which follow s, all commodities under consideration have
been divided into two classes or groups. The 50 articles which are
included in the group o f raw commodities are shown on page 228. All
the other articles are classed as manufactured commodities.
RELATIVE PRICES OF RAW COMMODITIES, MANUFACTURED COMMODITIES, AND ALL
COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902.
[Average price for 1890-1899 = 100.J
Year
1890....................................................................................................................
1891....................................................................................................................
1892....................................................................................................................
1893....................................................................................................................
1894....................................................................................................................
1895....................................................................................................................
1896....................................................................................................................
1897....................................................................................................................
1898....................................................................................................................
1899....................................................................................................................
1900.................................................................. .................................................
1901....................................................................................................................
1902....................................................................................................................
Raw Manufac
All com
tured
commod commod
modities.
ities.
ities.
115.0
116.3
107.9
104.4
93.2
91.7
84.0
87.6
94.0
105.9
111.9
111.4
122.4
112.3
110.6
105.6
105.9
96.8
94.0
91.9
90.1
93.3
100.7
110.2
107.8
110.6
112.9
111.7
106.1
105.6
96.1
93.6
90.4
89.7
93.4
101.7
110.5
108.5
112.9
In 1890 and 1891, when prices in general were high, the raw com
modities were higher than the manufactured, and remained so until
1893, when prices o f raw commodities declined and manufactured com
modities were slightly above the prices of 1892. From 1893 to 1897
there was a marked decline in both groups, the raw being lower than the
manufactured in each o f these years. From 1898 to 1900 there was a
decided advance in both groups each year, raw advancing to a higher
point than manufactured. In 1901 there was a very slight decline in
raw and a more marked decline in manufactured. In 1902 raw com
modities advanced to a point far beyond the highest point previously
reached in the 13 years under consideration, and manufactured com
modities advanced until they reached the exact level of their 1891
prices, but were still slightly lower than in 1890.
F o r the 13 years included in this table, with the single exception of
1893, it will be seen that during the years of high prices raw com
modities were higher than manufactured, and during the years of low
prices raw were lower than manufactured. This is clearly shown in
the graphic table which follows.
234
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
Relative Prices of Raw and manufactured Commodities , 1890 toI902.
( A V E R A G E PRICE FOR 1 8 9 0 -1 8 9 9 » I O O . )
COURSE OP WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902,
235
The follow ing table shows fo r each of the nine general groups the
relative prices of 1902 compared with the average for 1890 to 1899.
O n ly the 250 commodities fo r which quotations were secured for the
whole period o f thirteen years have been included. The average price
for 1890 to 1899 is in every case the base or 100 per cent.
It should be
kept in mind in using this table that the comparison is between the
prices fo r 1902 and the average prices for the base period.
RELATIVE PRICES, 1902 COMPARED WITH AVERAGE PRICE FOR 1890-1899.
[For a more complete description of the articles see Table I, page 247 et seq.]
Farm products, 1$ articles.
Rela
tive
price,
1902.
Article.
Article.
Rela
tive
price,
1902.
price increased—concluded.
PRICE INCREASED.
Sheep: native................................................
Rye: No. 2, cash............................................
Sheep: Western............................................
Cotton: upland, m iddling...........................
Hay: timothy, No. 1......, ..............................
Hops: New York State, ch o ice ...................
Flaxseed: No. 1 ............................................
Cattle: steers, good to choice......................
Barley: by sam ple.........T............................
Cattle: steers, choice to e x tra .....................
Hides: green, salted, packers, heavy na
tive steers...................................................
100.6
102.5
105.7
115.1
120.9
134.1
135.0
138.5
139.4
140.4
Oats: cash...................................................
Hogs: light.................................................
Com: No. 2, c a s h ........................................
Hogs: heavy................................................
147.3
152.4
156.9
158.0
PRICE DECREASED.
Wheat: contract grades, ca sh ...................
98.7
Average for farm products..............
130.5
142.8
Food, etc., 53 articles.
p r ic e in c r e a s e d — co n c lu d e d .
PRICE INCREASED.
Bread; loaf (Washington m arket)............
Bread: loaf, homemade (N. Y. m ark et). . .
Bread: loaf, Vienna (N. Y. m arket)...........
Salt: Ashton’s................................................
Flour: r y e .....................................................
Tea: Formosa, fine.......................................
Vegetables, fresh: on ion s............................
Fruit: apples, evaporated, c h o ic e ..............
Fish: salmon, canned .................................
Butter: creamery, Western(N.Y.market).
Butter: creamery, Elgin (Elgin m arket)..
Fruit: raisins, California, London lay er...
Milk: fresh ...................................................
Cheese: New YorkState factory, full cream
Butter: dairy, New York State...................
Beans: medium, c h o ice...............................
Flour: buckw heat.......................................
Molasses: New Orleans, open kettle, prime
Meat: beef, salt, hams, W estern.................
Bread: crackers, Boston X ..........................
Vegetables, fresh: potatoes, B urbank.......
Eggs: new-laid, fancy, near-by...................
Meat: hams, smoked, packed.....................
Meat: beef, fresh, native s id e s ...................
Fish: herring, shore, ro u n d ........................
Fruit: currants, in barrels..........................
T allow ............................................................
Meal: com , fine w h ite ................................
Meat: beef, salt, extra m ess........................
100.5
101.0
101.0
101.0
103.8
106.2
107.2
108.7
109.6
110.6
111.2
112.3
112.9
114.1
114.5
115.0
115.1
115.5
118.0
118.9
119.4
122.7
123.1
125.9
129.9
131.7
144.6
146.4
147.1
Meal: com , fine yellow.................
Meat: pork, salt, mess, old to new
Meat: bacon, short clear sides—
Meat: bacon, short rib sides.........
Lard: prime con tra ct..................
Spices: pepper, Singapore............
150.0
154.2
159.0
159.5
161.9
167.6
PRICE DECREASED.
Rice: domestic, choice..............................
Fruit: apples, sun-dried, Southern, sliced.
Meat: mutton, dressed..............................
Bread: crackers, s o d a ...............................
Fish: mackerel, salt large No. 3s..............
Vinegar: cider, Monarch...........................
Sugar: granulated....................................
Sugar: 96° centrifugal...............................
Fish: cod, dry, bank, la rg e.......................
Flour: wheat, winter straights.................
Salt: American .........................................
Sugar: 89° fair refining..............................
Flour: wheat, spring patents....................
Starch: pure c o m ......................................
Fruit: prunes, California, in b ox es..........
Soda: bicarbonate of, American...............
Spices: nutmegs.........................................
Coffee: Rio No. 7.........................................
98.4
97.9
97.5
97.3
95.3
94.2
91.5
91.2
90.7
90.3
89.3
88.6
80.3
71.2
51.7
46.9
44.6
Average for food, e tc.........................
110.5
236
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
RELATIVE PRICES, 1902 COMPARED WITH AVERAGE PRICE FOR 1890-1899—Continued.
[For a more complete description of the articles see Table I, page 247 et seq.]
Cloths and clothing, 70 articles.
Rela
tive
price,
1902.
Article.
p r ic e in c r e a s e d — c o n
PRICE SAME AS BASE.
Cotton flannels: 3£ yards to the pound . . .
100.0
PRICE INCREASED.
Ginghams: Lancaster.................................
Underwear: shirts and drawers, white, all
wool, full-fashioned, 18-gauge...............
Drillings: brown, Pepperell......................
Denims: Amoskeag.....................................
Leather: wax calf, 30 to 40 pounds to the
dozen, B grade..........................................
Blankets: 11-4, 6 pounds to the pair, all
w o o l..........................................................
Carpets: ingrain, 2-ply, L ow ell.................
Linen shoe thread: 10s, Barbour...............
Shirtings: bleached, 4-4, Lonsdale............
Women’s dress goods: cashmere, cotton
warp, 27-inch, Hamilton.........................
Carpets: Wilton, 5-frame, Bigelow............
Bags: 2-bushel, Amoskeag.........................
Sheetings: brown, 4-4, Pepperell R ..........
Carpets: Brussels, 5-frame, B igelow .........
Drillings: 30-inch, Stark A .........................
Women’s dress goods: alpaca, cotton
warp, 22-inch, Hamilton............: ...........
Shirtings: bleached, 4-4, Fruit of the
L oom ........................................................
Sheetings: bleached, 10-4, Atlantic..........
Wool: Ohio, fine fleece (X and X X grade),
scoured.....................................................
Linen thread: 3-cord, 200-yard spools, Bar
bour ..........................................................
Boots and shoes: women’s solid grain
shoes, leather, polish or polka...............
Flannels: white, 4-4, Ballard Vale No. 3..
Blankets: 11-4,5 pounds to the pair, cot
ton warp, all wdol fillin g ........................
Overcoatings: beaver, Moscow, all wool,
b la ck .......................................................
Shawls: standard, all wool, 72 xl44 inch,
42-ounce, made of high-grade w ool.......
Shirtings: bleached, 4-4, H o p e .................
Women’s dress goods: cashmere, cotton
warp, 9-twill, 4-4, Atlantic Mills F .......
Women's dress goods: Franklin sackings,
6 -4 .............................................................
Print cloths: 28-inch, 64 x 64......................
Suitings: indigo blue, all wool, 16-ounce..
Horse blankets: 6 pounds each, all w o o l...
Broadcloths: first quality, black, 54-inch,
made from X X X w ool..............................
Worsted yams: 2-40s, Australian fin e ___
Boots and shoes: men’s split boots, kip
top, 16-inch, &double sole........................
Women’s dress goods: cashmere, all wool,
10-11 twill, 38-inch, Atlantic Mills J . . . .
Sheetings: bleached, 10-4, Pepperell.........
Blankets: 11-4, 6 pounds to the pair, cot
ton warp, cotton and wool filling..........
100.3
100.4
100.5
100.6
100.9
101.2
161.9
101.9
101.9
102.0
102.2
102.4
103.3
103.5
103.5
103.7
103.8
104.4
104.4
104.6
105.5
105.8
106.0
106.1
107.0
107.3
108.0
108.3
108.9
109.2
109.9
110.3
110.3
111.1
111.3
111.5
112.0
Rela
tive
price,
1902.
Article.
c lu d e d .
Leather: sole, oak.......................................
Worsted yams: 2-40s, X X X or its equiva
lent in quality, white, in skeins (a) —
Leather: harness, o a k ................................
Cotton thread: 6-cord, 200-yard spools, J.
& P. Coats.................................................
Leather: sole, hemlock, nonacid, Buenos
Ayres, m iddle weights, 1st quality.......
113.0
113.1
114.7
120.1
122.1
PRICE DECREASED.
Sheetings: brown, 4-4, Indian H ead.. —
Women’s dress goods: cashmere, cotton
warp, 22-inch, H am ilton........................
Sheetings: brown, 4-4, Atlantic A ............
Sheetings: bleached, 10-4, Wamsutta S. T .
Suitings: indigo blue, all wool, 54-inch,
14-ounce, Middlesex standard................
Tickings: Amoskeag A. C. A .....................
Ginghams: Amoskeag................................
Overcoatings: chinchilla, B-rough, all
w ool...........................................................
Overcoatings: covert cloth, light weight,
staple g o o d s..............................................
Wool: Ohio, medium, fleece (i and f
grade), scoured.........................................
Boots and shoes: men’s calf bal. shoes,
Goodyear welt, dongola t o p ...................
Silk: raw, Italian, classical......................
Cotton yams: carded, white, mule-spun,
Northern, cones, 10/1...............................
Underwear: shirts and drawers, white,
merino, full-fashioned, 52 per cent
wool, 48 per cent cotton, 24-gauge.........
Silk: raw, Japan, filatures..........................
Boots and shoes: men’s brogans, split___
Shirtings: bleached, 4-4, Wamsutta
Sheetings: brown, 4-4, Stark A. A (5 )___
Cotton yams: carded, white, mule-spun,
Northern, cones, 22/1.............................
Overcoatings: chinchilla, cotton, warp,
C. C. grade................................................
Cotton flannels, 2\ yards to the p o u n d . . .
Calico: Cocheco prints...............................
Shirtings: bleached, 4-4, New York Mills.
Boots and shoes: men’s vici kid shoes,
Goodyear w e l t ....................................... .
Hosiery: men’s cotton half hose, seam
less, standard quality, 84 n eed les....... .
Hosiery: women’ s cotton hose, seamless,
fast black, 26 to 28 ounce, 160 to 176
needles......................................................
Hosiery: men’s cotton half hose, seam
less, fast black, 20 to 22 ounce, 160 need
les............................................................. .
Average for cloths and clothing
99.8
99.5
99.3
99.2
99.0
98.1
97.7
97.2
97.2
96.8
96.5
95.6
95.4
95.1
94.1
93.4
92.6
92.4
92.3
92.1
90.4
87.4
87.0
85.0
78.9
76.9
101.5
Fuel and lighting, 13 articles.
PRICE INCREASED.
Coal: anthracite, brok en ...........................
Petroleum: refined, for e x p o r t.................
Coal: anthracite, sto v e ..............................
Coal: anthracite, e g g .................................
Coal: bituminous, Pittsburg (Youghioghen y).......................................................
Coal: anthracite, chestnut.........................
Petroleum: refined, 150° fire test, w. w . . .
Petroleum: cm de........................................
Candles: adamantine, 6s, 14-ounce..........
Coal: bituminous, Georges Creek (f. o. b.
New York Harbor).................................
PRICE INCREASED— c o n c l u d e d .
110.4
113.1
117.6
121.5
Coke: Connellsville, furnace....................
Coal: bituminous, Georges Creek (at
m in e )........................................................
158.2
239.1
PRICE DECREASED.
122.4
124.0
124.5
135.9
140.7
Matches: parlor, domestic...............
90.1
Average for fuel and lighting.
134.3
148.0
a In
designated as X X X X . 5 In 1902 quotations are for Massachusetts Mills, Flying Horse brand.
Digitized
for1902
FRASER
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
237
RELATIVE PRICES, 1902 COMPARED WITH AVERAGE PRICE FOR 1890-1899-Continued.
[For a more complete description of the articles see Table I, page 247 et seq.J
Metals and implements, 86 articles.
Rela
tive
price,
1902.
Article.
Rela
tive
price,
1902.
Article.
price increased—concluded.
PRICE SAME AS BASE.
Saws: crosscut, D isston...............................
Trowels: M. C. O., brick, 101-inch................
100.0
100.0
PRICE INCREASED.
Axes: M.C.O., Yankee................................
Locks: common m ortise.............................
Steel rails......................................................
Copper: sheet, hot-rolled (base sizes).......
Spelter: Western...........................................
Lead: p ig .......................................................
Zinc: s h e e t...................................................
Lead pipe.......................................................
Augers: extra, f-in c h ..................................
Planes: Bailey No. 5 ....................................
Quicksilver...................................................
Nails: cut, 8-penny,fence and com m on...
Barbwire: galvanized................................
Hammers: May dole No. 11..........................
Shovels: Ames No. 2 ....................................
Files: 8-inch m ill bastard...........................
Butts: loose joint, cast, 3 x 3 in c h ............
Doorknobs: steel, bronze p lated ..... .........
103.0
104.0
107.4
107.5
107.7
107.9
107.9
108.3
111.9
114.2
115.5
116.7
116.9
117.2
118.9
123.1
126.6
126.9
Bar iron: best refined, from store (Phila
delphia market)......................................
Vises: solid box, 50-lb...............................
Bar iron: best refined, from mill (Pitts
burg market) ..................... , .................
Steel b ille ts...........................................
Chisels: extra, socket fir m e r , 1-inch___
Tin: p ig .....................................................
Pig iron: foundry No. 1 ............................
Pig iron: Bessemer__
Pig iron: gray forge, Southern, cok e.......
Pig iron: Foundry No. 2 ............................
129.9
131.5
133.8
142.1
142.6
144.2
149.9
150.0
158.8
162.7
price decreased.
Saws: hand, Disston No. 7.........................
Copper, ingot, lake....................................
Nails: wire, 8-penny, fence and com m on.
Copper: wire, ba re....................................
Silver: bar, fin e .........................................
Wood screws: 1-inch, No. 10, flat h ead ___
98.6
97.3
97.3
90.6
70.5
63.0
Average for metals andimplements.
116.8
Lumber and building materials, 86 articles.
PRICE INCREASED.
p r i c e i n c r e a s e d —- c o n c l u d e d .
Maple: h a rd .................................................
Oak: white, plain....................................... .
Oxide of z in c .............................................. .
T a r ............................................................... .
Resin: good, strained..................................
Pine: yellow .................................................
Oak: white, quartered............................... .
P u tty ............................................................
Shingles: white p i n e ................................ .
Linseed oil: raw ......................................... .
H em lock........................................................
P op la r.......................................................... .
Spruce......................................................... .
Pine: white, boards, No. 2 b a r n .............. .
W indow glass: American, single, thirds,
6 x 8 to 10 x 15 in ch ................................
Turpentine: spirits o f................................
W indow glass: American, single, firsts,
6 x 8 to 10 x 15 i n c h ................................
107.8
109.2
Pine: white, boards, uppers
Doors: p in e ..........................
113.7
117.5
121.5
123.0
130.8
132.4
134.2
134.2
137.3
Cement: Rosendale..................................
Brick: common domestic.........................
Lime: common..........................................
Shingles: cypress......................................
Carbonate o f lead: American, in o i l .......
Plate glass: polished, unsilvered, area 5
to 10 square feet.....................................
Plate glass: polished, unsilvered, area 3
to 5 square feet.......................................
141.0
141.8
Average for lumber and building
materials.......................................
110.0
110.0
112.0
160.7
194.1
PRICE DECREASED.
96.8
96.7
94.7
93.4
79.2
70.9
119.6
149.6
Drugs and chemicals, 9 articles.
p r i c e i n c r e a s e d —c o n c l u d e d .
PRICE INCREASED.
Glycerin: refined.........................................
Quinine: A m erican....................................
Alum: lum p.................................................
Alcohol: grain, 94 per cent........................
Brimstone: crude, seconds........................
Opium: natural, in cases...........................
Sulphuric acid: 66°......................................
103.2
104.7
104.8
107.4
113.2
120.0
146.1
M u r ia tic a c id :
20°......................................
p r ic e
161.5
decreased.
c e n t ...........
67.3
A v e r a g e f o r d ru g s a n d c h e m ic a ls . .
114.2
A l c o h o l : w o o d , r e fin e d ,
95 p e r
288
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
RELATIVE PRICES; 1902 COMPARED WITH AVERAGE PRICE FOR 1890-1899—Concluded.
[For a more complete description of the articles see Table I, page 247 et seq.]
House furnishing goods, 1U articles.
Rela
tive
price,
1902.
Article.
PBICE INCREASED.
p r ic e
Glassware: tumblers, i-pint, common.......
Table cutlery: knives and forks, cocobolo
handles.....................................................
Wooden ware: tubs, oak-grained..............
Furniture: tables, kitchen.........................
Earthenware: teacups and saucers, white
granite......................................................
Glassware: pitchers, ^-gallon, com m on...
Furniture: bedroom sets, ash....................
Earthenware: plates, cream-colored.........
Earthenware: plates, white granite..........
104.2
107.3
107.6
108.1
Rela
tive
price,
1902.
Article.
in c r e a s e d — c o n
c lu d e d .
Furniture: chairs, bedroom, maple
Wooden ware: pails, oak-grained ..
Glassware: nappies, 4-incn..............
Furniture: chairs, kitch en..............
118.4
119.3
125.0
128.5
PRICE DECREASED.
109.7
110.6
111.3
112.5
113.8
Table cutlery: carvers, stag handles.......
93.8
Average for house furo ishing goods.
112.2
Miscellaneous, IS articles.
PRICE INCREASED— c o n c l u d e d .
PRICE INCREASED.
Tobacco: smoking, granulated, Seal of
North Carolina.........................................
Malt: Western made...................................
Proof spirits..................................................
Tobacco: plug, Horseshoe.........................
Soap: castile, mottled, p u r e ......................
Jute: raw .....................................................
Cotton-seed meal.........................................
Starch: laundry, large lum p......................
Cotton-seed oil: summer yellow, prim e...
Rope: manila, f-inch..............
109.9
112.7
114.3
114.6
116.5
122.0
123.5
130.5
133.6
144.3
PRICE DECREASED.
Rubber: Para Island..............
Paper: wrapping, manila.......
Paper: news.............................
Average for miscellaneous
90.8
89.9
80.9
114.1
The farm products group was 30.5 per cent higher in 1902 than the
average price for the ten years, 1890 to 1899, only one o f the 1 6 articles
being lower in 1902 than the average price for 1890 to 1899.
The 1902 price compared with the average price for 1890 to 1899
shows heavy hogs, 58 per cent above; corn, 56.9 per cent above; light
hogs, 52.4 per cent above; oats, 4 7 .3 per cent above; hides, 42.8 per cent
above; choice to extra steers, 4 0 .4 per cent above; barley, 39 .4 per cent
above; good to choice cattle, 38.5 per cent above, etc. W h ea t in 1902
was 1.3 per cent below the average price for 1890 to 1899.
Considering the articles shown in this table, it is seen that the food
group was 10.5 per cent higher in 1902 than the average price fo r 1890
to 1899. Thirty-five of the 53 articles considered in this table were
higher and 18 lower than the average price fo r 1890 to 1899.
In 1902 pepper was 67.6 per cent above the average price for 1890
to 1899; lard, 61.9 per cent above; bacon, short rib sides, 59.5 per cent
above; bacon, short clear sides, 59 per cent above; mess pork, 54.2 per
cent above; yellow corn meal, 50 per cent above; mess beef, 47.1 per
cent above; white corn meal, 4 6 .4 per cent above; fresh beef, 25.9, per
cent above; eggs, 22.7 per cent above; dairy butter, 14.5 per cent above,
etc. Coffee was 55.4 per cent below the average price fo r 1890 to 1899;
spring wheat flour, 11.4 per cent below; winter wheat flour, 9.3 per
cent below; granulated sugar, 5.8 per cent below, etc.
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
239
O f the 70 articles considered in the cloths and clothing group, the
price o f one article was the same in 1902 as the average price for 1890
to 1899; 42 were above and 27 below the average price for 1890 to 1899.
In 1902 hemlock sole leather was 22.1 per cent above the average
price fo r 1890 to 1899; cotton thread, 20.1 per cent above; oak harness
leather, 14.7 per cent above; oak sole leather, 13 per cent above, etc.
M en’s hose, 160 needles, were 33.1 per cent below the average price
for 1890 to 1899; women’s h o s i e r , 21.1 per cent below; men’s hose, 84
needles, 15 per cent below, etc.
O f the 13 articles included in the fuel and lighting group, in 1902
only 1 article was below the average price for 1890 to 1899. The
average for the group was 34.3 per cent above the average price for
1890 to 1899.
Georges Creek coal at the mine was 139.1 per cent above the aver
age price for 1890 to 1899. This relative price is based on the open
market price o f the coal. A large part of the output of the mines
was sold under contract at a much lower price than the prevailing
“ open m ark et” price during the latter months of 1902. The relative
price for coke is based on the contract price, coke being sold largely
under contract. D uring the latter part of 1902 the trade journals
reported prices as high as $10 to $15 per ton for a few cars of quick
delivery coke.
That price was approximately three times the con
tract price. The difficulty, however, was not in securing the coke, but
in obtaining immediate transportation. The contract price of coke
in 1902 was 58.2 per cent above the average price for 1890 to 1899.
Georges Creek bituminous coal, f. o. b. New Y ork Harbor, was 48
per cent above the average price for 1890 to 1899; crude petroleum,
35.9 per cent above; 1 5 0 ° refined petroleum, 24.5 per cent above;
anthracite coal, chestnut size, was 24 per cent above; egg size, 21.5
per cent above; stove size, 17.6 per cent above, etc. The relative
prices o f anthracite coal are based on the prices of one of the large coal
companies. A number o f the coal operators during the latter part of
1902 made no attempt to fix prices, but sold at the highest price obtain
able. In some cases extreme prices reported were about twice the
price at which sales were made b y the operators who sold at a fixed
price.
T hirty-six articles are considered in the metals and implements
group. Tw o were the same price in 1902, 28 were above, and 6 were
below the average price for 1890 to 1899. Pig iron shows the highest
price; foundry No. 2 was 62.7 per cent above the average for 1890 to
1899; gray forge, Southern, 58.8 per cent above; Bessemer, 50 per
cent above; foundry No. 1, 49 .9 per cent above; pig tin, 44.2 per cent
above; steel billets, 42 .1 per cent above, etc.
W o o d screws were 37 per cent below the average for 1890 to 1899,
bar silver was 29.5 per cent below, copper wire 9.4 per cent below, etc.
O f the 26 articles considered in the lumber and building materials
240
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
group, 19 were above and 7 were below the average price for 1890 to
1899. Pine doors were 94.1 per cent above; white pine boards, uppers,
60.7 per cent above; window glass, firsts, 49 .6 per cent above, etc.
Plate glass, area 3 to 5 square feet, was 29.1 per cent below the average
price for 1890 to 1899; plate glass, area 5 to 10 square feet, 20.8 per
cent below; carbonate o f lead, 6.6 per cent below, etc.
Nine articles are included in the group o f drugs and chemicals and
only 1 shows the 1902 price lower than the average price for 1890 to
1899.
O f the 14 articles in the group o f house furnishing goods, the 1902
price of 13 articles was above the average price for 1890 to 1899, and
the price o f 1 article was below that average.
Thirteen articles are included in the miscellaneous group, and prices
of only 3 of that number were in 1902 below the average price for 1890
to 1899.
The facts presented in the foregoing table are summarized in the fo l
lowing, which shows the changes in prices o f articles in each group,
classified by per cent o f change:
CHANGES IN PRICES OP ARTICLES IN EACH GROUP, CLASSIFIED BY PER CENT OF
CHANGE, 1902 COMPARED WITH AVERAGE PRICE FOR 1890-1899.
Price increased.
Groups.
Num
ber of 100
per
arti cent
cles.
or
more.
Farm products.........................
Food etc...................................
Cloths and clothing.................
Fuel and lighting....................
Metals and implements..........
Lumber and building mate
rials ........................................
Drugs and chemicals...............
House furnishing goods..........
Miscellaneous...........................
16
53
70
13
36
T otal................................
250
1
26
9
14
13
1
Price decreased.
Price
50 to 25 to 10 to Less same Less 10 to 25 to 50 per
than
100 50 per 25 per than
as
per 50 per cent
per
or
10 per base. 10 per 25
cent. cent. cent. cent.
cent. cent. cent. more.
3
6
7
6
1
3
2
1
16
3
9
31
1
3
9
2
14
11
7
8
8
2
8
1
2
3
7
2
6
6
2
4
5
1
*39
63
63
3
1
11
22
1
4
3
5
5
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
46
11
1
1
6
2
It is seen in the above comparison o f the prices of 1902 with the
average for 1890 to 1899, that o f the 16 articles in the farm products
group, 15 show an increase and 1 a decrease; o f the 53 in the food, etc.,
group, 35 show an increase and 18 a decrease; of the 70 in the cloths
and clothing group, 42 show an increase, 1 shows the same price as
the average for the base period, and 27 show a decrease; o f the 13 in the
fuel and lighting group, 12 show an increase and 1 a decrease; o f the
36 in the metals and implements group, 28 show an increase, 2 show
the same price as the average for the base period, and 6 show a decrease;
of the 26 in the lumber and building materials group, 19 show an
increase and 7 a decrease; o f the 9 in the drugs and chemicals group,
241
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
8 show an increase and 1 a decrease; o f the 14 in the house furnishing
goods group, 13 show an increase and 1 a decrease; o f the 13 in the
miscellaneous group, 10 show an increase and 3 a decrease. O f the
250 commodities, for which prices were secured for the whole period
from 1890 to 1902, 182 show an increase, 3 show the same price as the
average for the base period, and 65 show a decrease.
The number o f articles according to classified per cents of increase
and decrease is also shown in this table. O f the 182 commodities that
showed an increase in 1902 over the average for 1890 to 1899, 63
advanced less than 10 per cent, 63 advanced from 10 to 25 per cent,
39 advanced from 25 to 50 per cent, 16 advanced from 50 to 100 per
cent, and 1 advanced 100 per cent or more. O f the 65 commodities
which showed a decrease, 46 decreased less than 10 per cent, 11
decreased from 10 to 25 per cent, 6 decreased from 25 to 50 per cent,
and 2 decreased 50 per cent or more.
The number and per cent o f articles which showed each specified
increase or decrease are given in the following table:
NUMBER AND PER CENT OF ARTICLES, BY CLASSIFIED PER CENT OF INCREASE OR
DECREASE, 1902 COMPARED WITH AVERAGE PRICE FOR 1890-1899.
Number Per cent
of
of
articles. articles.
Price increased:
100 per cent or m ore.........
50 to 100 per c e n t..............
25 to 50 per c e n t ...............
10 to 25 per c e n t ................
Less than 10 per cent.......
1
16
39
63
63
0.4
6.4
15.6
25.2
25.2
T o ta l........................
182
72.8
Price same as base...................
3
1.2
Number Percent
of
of
articles. articles.
Price decreased:
Less than 10 per c e n t___
10 to 25 per cent...............
25 to 50 per cent...............
50 per cent or m ore........
Total..................
Grand tota l............
46
11
6
2
18.4
4.4
2.4
.8
65
26.0
250
100.0
O f the 250 articles for which prices were secured for the whole
period from 1890 to 1902, it is seen that 182, or 72.8 per cent, show an
increase in price; 3 articles, or 1.2 per cent, show the same price as
the average for the base period, and 65 articles, or 26 per cent, show
a decrease in price in 1902 as compared with the average price for the
base period.
O f the 260 commodities considered in this compilation of prices, the
average price of 149 commodities was higher in 1902 than in 1901, the
average price of 45 was the same in 1902 as in 1901, and the average
price o f 66 was lower in 1902 than in 1901.
242
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
The following table shows the relative prices o f certain related arti
cles, so grouped as to render easy a comparison o f the course o f their
prices during the year 1902:
RELATIVE PRICES OP CERTAIN GROUPS OP RELATED ARTICLES IN 1902.
a Average for 1893-1899*100,
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
243
RELATIVE PRICES OF CERTAIN GROUPS OF RELATED ARTICLES IN 1902—Concluded.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100.]
A study o f this table shows that o f the 6 articles grouped under
cattle and cattle products (cattle, fresh beef, beef hams, mess beef,
tallow, and hides) cattle and hides were lower in February than in
January, tallow was the same in February as in January, and fresh
beef, beef hams, and mess beef were higher in February than in
January; M arch compared with February shows hides lower, hams
244
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
the same pri^e, and cattle, fresh beef, mess beef, and tallow higher;
April compared with M arch shows hides lower and cattle, fresh beef,
beef hams, mess beef, and tallow higher; M ay compared with A p ril
shows all 6 articles higher; mess beef, however, advanced much more
than any other article; June compared, with M ay shows tallow lower
and the other 5 articles higher; J uly compared with June shows mess
beef lower and the other 5 articles higher; A u gu st compared with
July shows fresh beef, mess beef, and tallow lower, and cattle, beef
hams, and hides higher; September compared with A u g u st shows
cattle, fresh beef, mess beef, and tallow lower, beef hams the same
price, and hides higher; October compared with September shows
cattle, beef hams, mess beef, and hides lower, fresh beef the same
price, and tallow higher; Novem ber compared with October shows all
the articles lower except beef hams, which were the same price;
December compared with Novem ber shows cattle, fresh beef, tallow,
and hides lower, and beef hams and mess beef higher.
The lowest monthly relative price during 1902 fo r cattle was 119.6 in
December, the highest 153 in A u g u st; the lowest for fresh beef was
107.8 in January, the highest 138.8 in J u ly ; the lowest for beef hams
109.9 in January, the highest 124.4 in A u gust and September, the rela
tive price being the same fo r the two months; the lowest for mess beef
121.6 in January, the highest 171.5 in June; the lowest fo r tallow 135.2
in December, the highest 155.9 in M a y ; the lowest fo r hides 126.9 in
April, the highest 159.1 in September. The facts fo r the other groups
may be seen by reference to the table.
In the following table a similar comparison o f the course of prices
for the 13-year period, 1890 to 1902, is shown by years:
RELATIVE PRICES OF CERTAIN GROUPS OF RELATED ARTICLES, 1890 TO 1902.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100.]
Cattle and cattle products.
Year.
Cattle.
1890..........
1891..........
1892..........
1898..........
1894..........
1896..........
1896..........
1897..........
1898..........
1899..........
1900..........
1901..........
1902..........
89.6
109.2
96.4
mo
96.3
103.7
88.3
99.5
102.2
113.2
111.3
116.6
139.6
Beef,
fresh.
89.2
106.2
98.8
105.4
97.0
102.7
90.5
99.7
101.3
108.3
104.3
102.1
125.9
Beef,
hams.
80.4
85.8
80.5
98.6
101.5
95.9
88.1
125.1
118.8
125.6
114.2
112.6
118.0
Beef,
mess.
86.8
104.4
84.8
102.2
101.0
101.4
93.7
95.7
114.2
115.9
121.7
116.3
147.1
Dairy products.
Tallow.
105.7
111.0
106.4
125.1
110.3
99.8
78.9
76.3
81.8
104.1
111.5
119.1
144.6
Hides.
99.6
101.5
92.8
79.9
68.4
109.7
86.6
106.3
122.8
131.8
127.4
132.0
142.8
Milk.
103.1
104.7
105.1
109.4
103.1
99.2
91.8
92.2
93.7
99.2
107.5
102.7
112.9
Butter.
100.4
116.1
116.4
121.3
102.2
94.5
82.3
84.1
86.8
95.8
101.7
97.7
112.1
Cheese.
97.1
102.4
107.2
109.0
107.4
94.1
92.0
98.1
83.3
108.9
114.3
102.4
114.1
245
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
RELATIVE PRICES OF CERTAIN GROUPS OF RELATED ARTICLES, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[Average price lor 1890-1899=100.]
Hogs and hog products.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Hogs.
89.2
99.2
115.7
148.6
112.2
96.6
78.3
82.8
85.6
91.8
115.5
' 134.5
155.2
89.3
103.7
116.6
154.7
111.8
96.3
73.1
79.9
89.4
85.8
111.5
132.3
159.3
Com, etc.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Glu Meal.
Com. cose,
(a)
103.8
151.0
118.3
104.2
113.7
104.0
67.8
66.9
82.6
87.6
100.2
130.6
156.9
Hams,
smoked.
Bacon.
100.8
142.0
114.0
1.24.3 105.8
111.4 105.6
109.2 103.3
77.4
81.7
76.5
86.0
83.7
91.8
91.2
95.6
104.9
97.0
116.0 115.5
153.6 148.2
Sheep and sheep products.
101.1
99.8
109.3
126.9
103.6
96.2
95.8
90.9
82.0
93.8
104.2
109.2
123.1
Flaxseed, etc.
104.4
97.2
99.1
157.6
121.4
101.7
76.8
76.6
84.8
80.3
107.5
134.2
154.2
135.8
106.8
90.0
102.2
115.6
115.6
81.2
72.2
86.5
94.1
138.7
140.0
130.8
Rye
flour.
103.0
157.6
127.7
92.6
88.1
91.2
66.5
74.9
93.8
104.4
97.9
100.8
102.5
Sheep.
101.4
148.3
121.1
93.0
83.8
94.5
80.9
84.6
92.9
99.4
103.3
100.1
103.8
Mutton.
119.3
117.8
125.2
103.8
73.6
78.4
78.7
94.2
104.9
104.3
112.0
92.0
103.2
96.8
100.9
117.9
157.5
118.2
99.8
71.7
67.4
84.4
85.0
105.5
135.3
161.9
Rye and rye
flour.
Flax Linseed Rye.
seed.
oil.
125.5
97.1
91.4
97.7
121.6
111.8
72.9
78.1
99.8
104.0
145.7
145.8
135.0
Lard.
Mess pork.
Wool.
123.7
114.9
121.2
106.5
80.2
82.2
82.9
96.6
98.0
94.3
96.4
89.5
97.9
Wheat and
wheat flour.
132.1
125.8
113.2
101.6
79.1
70.1
70.6
88.7
108.3
110.8
117.7
96.6
100.8
Flour, etc.
Wheat Crack Loaf
Wheat. Wheat
flour. flour.
ers. bread.
118.9
128.1
104.9
90.1
74.4
79.9
85.4
105.8
117.8
94.7
93.7
95.7
98.7
120.9
125.6
104.2
89.3
77.6
84.4
91.2
110.1
109.0
87.9
88.3
87.4
89.7
120.9
125.6
104.2
89.3
77.6
84.4
91.2
110.1
109.0
87.9
88.3
87.4
89.7
107.7
107.7
104.3
100.6
98.8
95.6
94.1
85.3
107.3
99.1
102.7
108.2
108.2
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
98.7
94.4
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
Cotton and cotton goods.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898 . . . .
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Cotton:
upland,
mid
dling.
142.9
110.8
99.0
107.2
90.2
94.0
102.0
92.2
76.9
84.7
123.8
111.1
115.1
Bags:
Calico: Cotton Cotton
2-bushel, Cocheco
Amosprints. flannels. thread.
keag.
113.9
111.7
110.8
106.8
91.1
82.2
91.6
92.9
95.6
103.4
112.6
101.0
102.4
117.5
104.0
117.6
113.0
99.5
94.9
94.9
90.4
81.4
87.3
94.9
90.4
90.4
121.8
121.8
115.9
101.4
95.7
91.7
93.9
88.6
81.0
88.0
101.6
95.4
96.1
101.6
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
99.6
98.4
98.4
98.4
120.1
120.1
120.1
Cotton and cotton goods.
Year.
1890....
1891___
1892....
1893...
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Print
cloths.
117.7
103.5
119.3
114.6
96.8
100.9
90.9
87.6
72.6
96.3
108.6
99.3
108.9
Sheet
ings.
117.6
112.3
103.8
107.7
95.9
94.6
97.4
91.8
86.7
92.2
105.9
101.8
101.4
Shirt
ings.
111.7
112.8
117.0
110.5
93.0
92.1
93.0
90.6
90.8
88.5
115.5
98.3
94.0
112.5
109.6
109.6
112.5
105.4
94.6
94.6
89.2
85.9
85.8
102.8
100.2
100.6
Drill
ings.
Ging
hams.
121.1
114.6
102.2
105.6
97.1
93.2
100.2
90.4
86.8
88.5
105.0
102.2
102.0
119.1
122.1
122.1
114.9
89.5
87.0
88.0
84.2
83.1
89.7
96.3
92.3
99.2
Ho
siery.
129.7
122.8
117.4
109.4
100.8
94.4
90.5
86.7
83.4
82.5
87.3
85.9
85.2
Wool and woolen goods.
Tick
ings.
112.9
110.2
107.4
110.2
99.9
97.6
97.9
92.0
83.8
87.8
100.4
98.9
98.8
Cotton Denims.
yams.
113.1
110.7
108.4
111.3
102.2
94.8
96.0
91.9
84.3
87.0
102.2
95.5
99.0
Wool.
132.1
125.8
113.2
101.6
79.1
70.1
70.6
88.7
108.3
110.8
117.7
96.6
100.8
Blan
kets (all Broad
Carpets.
wool). cloths.
108.3
106.0
107.1
107.1
101.2
89.3
89.3
89.3
107.1
95.2
107.1
101.2
101.2
« Average for 1893-1899=100.
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
91.2
79.7
79.7
98.2
98.2
98.2
108.0
110.3
110.3
105.3
112.8
104.5
104.5
98.7
91.0
90.2
93.5
100.2
99.4
102.7
101.9
102.5
Flan
nels.
116.8
116.8
115.9
109.5
94.1
81.7
85.4
82.6
97.8
99.5
108.7
100.8
105.8
Horse
blan
kets.
109.1
104.7
109.1
104.7
96.0
92.5
90.8
99.5
99.5
94.2
118.7
109.9
109'. 9
246
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
RELATIVE PRICES OP CERTAIN GROUPS OF RELATED ARTICLES, 1890 TO 1902—Concluded.
[Average price lor 1890-1899=100.]
Hides, leather, and boots
and shoes.
Wool and woolen goods.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1898....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Overcoatings(all Shawls.
wool).
111.9
111.9
111.9
108.6
97.5
90.8
86.7
87.8
97.1
100.6
116.1
105.3
105.3
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
89.1
89.5
90.2
89.1
107.0
107.0
107.0
Suit
ings.
Under
wear
(all
wool).
Wom
en’ s
dress
goods
(all
wool).
113.1
113.1
113.4
112.7
98.3
89.2
87.8
88.7
103.4
106.1
115.8
104.9
105.8
106.2
110.0
110.0
110.0
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
117.6
123.0
124.1
114.7
90.6
82.7
74.1
82.2
88.5
102.7
118.7
107.9
109.8
Worst
ed
Hides.
yarns.
122.3
123.4
117.2
109.5
91.3
74.0
72.9
82.5
100.5
106.7
118.4
102.2
111.7
99.6
101.5
92.8
79.9
68.4
109.7
86.6
106.3
122.8
131.8
127.4
132.0
142.8
Petroleum.
Re
Leath Boots and Crude.
fined.
er.
shoes.
100.6
100.9
97.0
96.9
91.5
108.0
95.2
96.1
104.4
109.3
113.2
110.8
112.7
104.8
103.5
102.7
100.9
99.4
98.7
99.6
97.2
96.3
96.8
99.4
99.2
98.9
95.4
73.6
61.1
70.3
92.2
149.2
129.5
86.5
100.2
142.1
148.5
132.9
135.9
11.2.4
102.2
91.5
81.0
80.5
106.6
112.5
96.6
99.5
118.0
132.6
119.3
118.8
This table shows for all o f the 6 articles grouped under cattle and
cattle products (cattle, fresh beef, beef hams, mess beef, tallow, and
hides) an advance in price in 1891, but not in the same degree; in
1892, a decline in all of the articles in this group; in 1893, an increase,
except for hides, for which there was a further decline in the relative
price; in 1894, a decline, except for beef hams, which increased; in
1895, an increase, except for beef hams and tallow; in 1896, a decline
in all of the articles; in 1897, an increase, except fo r tallow; in 1898,
an increase for all of the articles, except beef hams; in 1899, an
increase for all; in 1900, a decline, except for mess beef and tallow;
in 1901, an increase for cattle, tallow, and hides, and a decline for
fresh beef, beef hams, and mess beef, and in 1902, an increase for all.
For the 13 years from 1890 to 1902 the lowest relative price fo r
cattle was 88.3 in 1896, the highest 139.5 in 1902; the lowest for fresh
beef 89.2 in 1890, the highest 125.9 in 1902; the lowest fo r beef
hams 80.4 in 1890, the highest 125.6 in 1899; the lowest for mess
beef 84.8 in 1892, the highest 147.1 in 1902; the lowest fo r tallow
76.3 in 1897, the highest 144.6 in 1902; the lowest fo r hides 68.4 in
1894, the highest 142.8 in 1902. The facts for the other groups may
be seen by reference to the table.
General Tables I, I I , I I I , I V , and V follow.
247
COURSE OP WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902.
FA R M PRO D U CTS.
B A R LEY: Choice to fancy m alting, by sample*
[Price per bushel in Chicago, weekly range; quotations furnished by the secretary of the Chicago
Board of Trade.]
Feb.......
$0.60 -$0.68 Apr___
.6 1 - .64
.64 - .654
.61 - .65
.61 - .64
. 6 3 - .64 M a y ...
.6 3 - .64
.634- .64
.62 - .63
i i i i
8838
M a r ___
Month.
June ..
Month.
Price.
$0.66 -$0.67
.6 5 - .67
.6 6 - .68
.6 8 - .69
.7 0 .7 1 .71 .714.71 -
J u ly ...
Price.
Month.
(a)
O ct....
$0.714-$0.72
.73
.7 2 - .73
.714 Aug . . .
.714
.72
.72
.72
Sept. . .
.68
.5 6 - .63
.5 8 - .63
.6 8 - .63
.6 0 - .63
.6 8 - .63
.5 8 - .63
.6 8 - .63
. 5 6 - .60
Nov—
D e c .~ .
Average
Price.
©
Jan.......
Price.
........... *
Month.
.55.55.54.64-
.60
.60
.57
.56
$0.6321
CATTLE: Steers, choice to extra.
[Price per hundred pounds in Chicago on ^Tuesday of each week; quotations from the Daily Trade
Bulletin.]
Jan.......
$6.70-$7.70
6.60- 7.40
6.60- 7.40
6.50-7.30
A pr-----
Feb.......
6.50- 7.30
6.40- 7.25
6.40- 7.25
6.50- 7.50
6.40-7.45
6.40-7.30
6.40- 7.30
6.70-7.30
M a y ...
Mar —
Ju n e...
$6.75-$7.40
6.90- 7.40
6.90- 7.40
6.85- 7.40
6.95- 7.50
6.95- 7.30
7.05-7.50
7.15- 7.60
7.15- 7.70
7.15- 7.70
7.15- 7.85
7.15-8.00
7.50-8.25
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
$7.60-$8.50 Oct.......
7.60- 8.50
7.60- 8.70
7.60- 8.75
7.60- 8.75
7.60-8.75 N o v ....
7.60- 8.90*
7.60-9.00
7.60- 9.00
7.60- 9.00 Dec —
7.60- 8.80
7.60- 8.75
7.60- 8.75
7.60- 8.75
$7.60-$8.75
7.60- 8.75
7.60- 8.70
7.60-8.50
Average
$7.4721
7.60- 8. 25
7.60- 8.25
7.60-8.25
6.35- 7.15
6.60- 7.30
6480- 7.20
5.75- 6.76
6.65- 6.40
6.65- 6.40
CATTLE: Steers, good, to choice.
[Price per hundred pounds in Chicago on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the Daily Trade
Bulletin.]
Jan.......
$5.80-$6.55
5.90-6.40
5.90- 6.30
5.70- 6.30
A p r ....
Feb.......
6.70- 6.30
5.60- 6.30
5.60- 6.30
5.60- 6.40
5.60-6.35
5.60-6.30
5.60- 6.40
5.85- 6.60
M a y ...
Mar . . . .
Ju n e...
$5.85-$6.60
6.10- 6.80
6.10- 6.80
6.30- 6.80
6.40- 6.90
6.40- 6.70
6.50- 6.95
6.65- 7.10
6.65- 7.20
6.65- 7.20
6.65- 7.25
6.65- 7.30
6.80- 7.40
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
$6.80-$7.40
6.80- 7.40
6.70- 7.50
6.70- 7.50
6.70- 7.50
6.70- 7.50
6.70- 7.60
6.70- 7.60
6.70- 7.60
6.70- 7.60
6.70- 7.60
6.70- 7.50
6.60- 7.45
6.60- 7.45
Oct.......
N o v ....
D ec___
Average
a No quotation for week.
13362—No. 45—63-----4
$6.60-$7.45
6.60- 7.50
6.60- 7.50
6.60- 7.40
6.50- 7.25
6.50- 7.25
6.50- 7.35
5.60- 6.30
5.50-6.50
5.60- 6.60
4.80-6.70
4 .8 5 6.70
4 .8 5 5.70
$6.5572
248
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T a b l e I . — W H OLESALE PRICES O F COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
F A R M P R O D U C T S —Continued.
CORN: No*
cash*
[Price per bushel in Chicago on Tuesday o f each week; quotations furnished by the secretary of the
Chicago Board of Trade.1
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar .. . .
Month.
Price.
$0.631-80.641 Apr—
.61}- .621
.601- .61*
.661- .671
.601.58f.68}.561.58}-
.611 M ay. . .
.59f
.591
.69}
.691 June ..
. 59}- . 601
.561- .571
Price.
Month.
80.59 -80.59} J u ly ...
.56}- .58
.6 1 - .62}
.611- .62}
.621- .62}
.59}- .61 Aug . . .
.61}- .63
.601- .61}
.63 - .64}
.6 1 - .62} S e p t...
.62}- .63}
.65
.661- .66}
Price.
Month.
Price.
80.721-80.73} Oct . . . .
.861- .88
.651- .70
.65 - .66}
.67}
. 5 9 - .60 Nov —
.55 - .551
.54}
.60
.60 Dec —
.59
.57}
.6 1 - .61}
.57}- .58
80.60
.59
80.57- .57}
.57- .571
Average
80.5968
.54- .55
.53}
•57}
.52
.54}
.55
.52}
.45}
.44- .44}
COTTON: U pland, middling*
[Price per pound in New York on Tuesday o f each week; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Apr —
Jan.......
:8f
.09}
:8ft
Feb.......
.08}
9
M a r ___
80.09
M ay. . .
J u ly ...
•
80.09}
.09}
.0911
:w
.09}
Ju ne...
.09
.08}
.09
.09
.09
.09
.08}
A u g ...
S e p t...
Oct.......
80.0885
.0880
.0870
.0870
N ov-----
.0860
.0830
.0835
.0850
.0855
.0850
.0870
.0875
.0890
Dec —
.oak
.09
.08}
Average
80.08932
FLAXSEED: No* 1*
[Price per bushel in Chicago on the first of each month; quotations furnished by the secretary of the
Chicago Board o f Trade.]
81.58-81.78
1.63- 1.74
1.63- 1.74
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
81.65-81.80
1.68-1.79
1.64- 1.76
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
81.86-81.74
1 .8 7 -1 .5 5
1.251-1.46
Oct . . . .
Nov —
Dec —
81.15-81.28
1.13- 1.23
1.12- 1.25
Average
81.5027
M AY: Tim othy, No. 1*
[Price per ton in Chicago on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the Daily Inter Ocean.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
812.50-813.50
12.60- 13.00
12.00- 12.50
12.00-12.50
12.66^
12.0012.5012.6012,5012.5012.5012.50-
12.50
12.50
13.00
13.00
13.00
13.00
13.00
13.00
A p r ....
M ay. . .
Ju ne...
812.00-813.00
12.00- 13.00
12.00- 18.00
13.00- 13.50
13.00- 14.00
13.00- 14.00
13.00- 13.50
13.00- 18.60
13.00- 13.50
13.50- 14.00
13.00- 13.50
18.00- 13.50
12.60- 18.00
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
812.50-813.50
13.00- 14.00
14.50- 15.50
15.00- 16.00
12.00- 15.00
12.00- 15.00
12.00- 15.00
12.00-15.00
10.60- 11.00
10.00- 11.00
10.00- 11.00
10.00- 11.00
10.00- 11.00
11.00- 12.00
Oct . . . .
N ov ----
D e c ___
Average
812.50-813.00
12.00- 13.00
12.00- 12.50
11.60- 12.00
11.5011.5011.6012.0012.0012.0012.0012.0012.00-
12.00
12.00
12.00
13.00
13.00
12.50
12.60
13.00
13.00
812.6154
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
249
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRIC ES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
F A R M P R O D U C T S —Continued.
BODES: Green* salted* packers* heavy native steers.
[Average m onthly price per pound in Chicago; quotations from the Shoe and Leather Reporter.]
Month.
Jan.......
Peb.......
M a r ___
Month.
Price.
$0.1327
.1242
.1206
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
Price.
$0.1189
.1255
.1285
Price.
Month.
J u ly ...
A u g ...
Sept. . .
$0.1319
.1458
.1491
Month.
Price.
Oct . . . .
N o v ....
D ec. . . .
$0.1454
.1444
.1382
Average
$0.1338
HOGS: Heavy.
[Price per hundred pounds in Chicago on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the Daily
Inter Ocean.]
r
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$6.30-$6.574 A pr___
6.20- 6.55
6.25-6.55
6.10- 6.40
6.206.156.106.156.256.256. 356.45-
6.45 M ay . . .
6.50
6.32*
6.40
6.50 Ju n e...
6 47*
6.57*
6.70
$6.75-$7.00 J u ly ...
6.80- 7.07*
7.10- 7.35
6.95- 7.15
7.15- 7.40
7.00- 7.30 Aug . ..
7.15- 7.40
7.20- 7.45
6.95- 7.20
7.20- 7.45 Sept. . .
7.25- 7.55
7.20- 7.52*
7.60- 7.92*
$7.60-$7.97* Oct . . . .
7.80- 8.20
7.65- 8.15
7.50- 7.97*
7.60- 8.12*
7.10- 7.87* N ov___
6.65-7.30
6.70- 7.17*
7.55- 7.95
7.30- 7.95 D ec___
7.45- 7.95
7.50- 8.10
7.50- 8.00
7.00- 7.65
Average
E------ - " ' ■ ' ■
$7.15-$7.85
7.00-7.60
6.70- 7.35
6.30- 6.75
6.30- 6.75
6.10- 6.50
6.15- 6.55
5.95- 6.45
6.00-6.50
6.00- 6.50
6.20- 6.60
6.10- 6.57*
6.30-6.70
$6.9704
HOGS: Light.
[Price per hundred pounds in Chicago on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the Daily
Inter Ocean.]
Jan.......
$5.8546.55
5.65- 6.55
5.75- 6.50
5.60-6.35
Apr___
Feb.......
5.80- 6.40
5.80- 6.45
5.65- 6.35
5.70- 6.35
5.80-6:50
6.85- 6.45
6.05- 6.55
6.25-6.70
M ay. . .
Mar . . . .
Ju n e...
$6.5546.95 J u ly ...
6.50- 7.05
6.85- 7.35
6.50- 7.12*
6.75- 7.35
6.50- 7.25 Aug . . .
6.50- 7.20
6.60- 7.30
6.30- 7.02*
6.60- 7.30 S e p t...
6.70- 7.35
6.65- 7.30
6.95- 7.70
$6.9047.75 Oct.......
7.25- 7.90
7.00-7.90
7.05-7.80
7.25- 7.85
6.80- 7.65 Nov___
6.65- 7.20
6.60- 7.05
7.36- 7.85
7.20- 7.85 Dec —
7.25- 7.92*
7.45- 8.05
7.35- 7.95
7.15- 7.70
$7.0047.80
6.65-7.50
6.45- 7.25
6.20- 6.75
Average
$6.7353
6.15- 6.65
6.05- 6.45
6.10-6.50
5.80- 6.35
6.75- 6.40
6.75- 6.45
5*60- 6.50
5.60-6.40
5.70- 6.55
HOPS: New Y ork State* choice.
:T *
HHM
0OO5Q1
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
see
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
A pr—
M ay...
Ju n e...
$0.18 40.19
.1 9 - .20
.20*- .22
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
$0.22 40.24
.24*- .26
.2 6 - .28
Oct.......
N o v ....
D e c. . . .
$0.2840.32
.36- .37
.36- .38
Average
$0.2375
250
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T a b l e I .—W H OLESALE PRICES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
F A R M P R O D U C T S — Continued.
OATS: Cash.
[Price per bushel in Chicago on Tuesday of each week. Prom January to June the prices are for
No. 2 and from July to December for standard; quotations furnished by the secretary of the Chicago
Board of Trade.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Month.
Price.
90.451-80.46 Apr—
.481- -45J
.44*- -45*
.8 9 - .411
.431.41*.42*.401.42*.43*.42*.41*-
.43* M ay. . .
.42*
.43*
.411
.43* Ju ne...
.44*
.43*
.41*
Price.
Month.
90.411-90.421 J u ly ...
.411- .421
.42*- .421
.42|- .43*
.42*- .43
.4 1 - .411 Aug . . .
.431- .441
.41*- .42
.43 - .441
.40 S e p t...
.411- .411
.42
.44
Month.
Price.
90.471-90.50 O c t ---.52 - .531
.52 - .531
.631- .64
.6 0 - .68
.42 N ov ___
.331
.361
.35
. 361 Dec —
.33 .31 -
'.S4*
.331
.341
Average
Price.
90.31*-90.32
.30*
.31
.301
.291-
.291
.291
.291
.311
.311-
•32
.311
.321
.321
90.3960
RITE: No* 2 , cash.
[Price per bushel in Chicago on Tuesday of each week; quotations furnished by the secretary of the
Chicago Board o f Trade.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
90.67 -90.671 Apr—
.561- .611
.6 1 - .611
.56 - .671
.59 .58 .581.56 .561.561.551.5 5 -
.601 M a y ...
.591
.691
.671
.58 Ju ne...
.571
.571
.56
90.541-90.551 J u ly ...
.541- .551
.56 - .561
.56
.551- .551
.651 A u g ...
.57 - .571
.561
.58
.571- *571 S ept. . .
.57
.57
.571
90.58 Oct.......
90.571- .681
.60
.591- .601
.521- .66
.501 N ov ----.50
.50
.50 - .501
.49 Dec —
.50
.50
.50
.491
90.481-90.491
.481
.4 9 - .50
.491
Average
90.5418
.4 9 - .50
.481- .51
.501
.491- .491
.48
.49
.49
.481
.481
SH EEP: Native.
[Price per hundred pounds in Chicago on Tuesday o f each week; quotations from the Daily Inter
Qcean.]
Jan.......
92.50-94.50
2.25- 4.75
2.50- 6.00
2.50-4.75
Apr___
Feb.......
2.50- 5.00
3.00- 5.50
2.50- 5.50
2.50- 6.50
3.00-5.25
3.00- 5.00
3.00- 5.65
3.50-5.75
M a y ...
M a r___
June ..
94.00-95.85
4.50- 5.85
5.00- 5.50
4.75- 6.00
5.00- 6.25
3.50- 6.25
3.75- 6.25
3.75- 6.50
4.00- 6.00
3.25- 6.25
4.00-5.75
3.50- 5.25
3.40-5.00
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
Sept. . .
92.25-94.50
2.50- 3.75
2.50- 4.00
2.50- 5.00
3.50- 4.25
3.50- 3.75
2.50-4.25
2.50- 3.70
2.50- 4.15
2.00- 4.25
2.00- 3.75
2.50- 3.70
2.25- 3.70
2.00- 4.00
Oct.......
92.00-94.00
2.00- 4.00
1.75- 4.00
1.50-4.25
Nov___
D e c ___
2.00- 3.75
2,00-3.75
1.50- 4.00
1.50- 3.75
1.75- 4.25
2.00- 4.40
2.00-4.50
1.75- 4.25
2.00-4.90
Average
93.7817
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
251
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
F A R M P R O D U C T S —Concluded.
SH EE P: Western.
[Price per hundred pounds in Chicago on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the Daily Inter
Ocean.]
Month.
Jan.......
Peb.......
Mar . . . .
Price.
Month.
$3.25-$4.60
3.90- 5.00
3.75- 5.15
3.75- 4.65
4.104.006.004.904.654.503.765.00-
4.85
5.25
5.40
5.40
5.55
5.35
5.50
5.60
A pr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
Month.
Price.
$4.75-$5.70
4.75- 5.80
3.90- 5.95
5.00- 6.25
6.00- 6.25
4.55- 6.25
4.00- 5.75
5.50- 6.35
5.50- 6.15
5.75- 6.25
5.00- 6.15
4.00- 5.50
3.00- 4.60
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
Sept.. .
Price.
$2.90-83.90
2.25- 3.85
3.00- 4.10
4.25- 5.00
3.90- 4.40
3.25- 4.25
3.50- 4.25
3.50- 3.75
2.75- 3.85
2.25- 3.90
3.75- 3.80
3.00- 4.00
2.50- 3.65
3.10- 3.85
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
$2.00-83.60
2.00- 4.00
1.75- 3.60
3.15- 3.85
N o v ....
D e c ___
i. 75—3.65
2.00- 3.95
2.50- 4.00
2.00- 3.35
3.25- 3.80
3.25- 4.35
2.80- 4.35
3.30- 4.35
2.50-4.50
Average
$4.1784
W H E A T : Contract grades, cash.
[Price per bushel in Chicago on Tuesday of each week; quotations furnished by the secretary of the
Chicago Board of Trade.]
Jan.......
Mar . . . .
.754 M a y . . .
.754
.76
.74
.74 Ju n e...
.754
.734
.714
.76 .75 .754.73 .734.744.724.704-
$0,704-80.714 J u ly ...
.704- .714
.714- .734
1 1 !>
Feb.......
$0,794-80.801 Apr___
.76f- .774
.75 - .764
.7 4 - .744
.754.74f.74 .714.714.724.744-
Aug . . .
.764
.744
.744
.724 Sept.. .
.714
.724
.754
$0.75 -$0,774 O c t ....
.744- .754
.734- .754
.764- .78
.744- .754
.70 - .73 N o v ....
.684- .73
.694- .744
.7l|- .76
.7 0 - .75 Dec___
.704- -754
.724- .76
.7 8 - .85
.724- .95
Average
$0,674-80.744
.694- .734
.7 1 - .75
.714- -754
.7 0 .704.7 3 .734.714.734.744.744.734-
.714
.724
.74
.754
.734
.764
.754
.75
.744
$0.7414
FO O D , ETC.
BEANS: Medium, choice.
[Price per bushel in New Y ork on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Month.
Jan.......
Peb.......
M a r ___
Price.
Month.
$2.00-82.05 Apr___
1.80 M a y . . .
1.75- 1.774 Ju n e...
Price.
$1.55 -$1.60
1.724- 1.75
1.70
Month.
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
Sept.. .
Price.
Month.
Price.
$1.70-81.724 Oct.......
2.00- 2.05 N ov___
1.95- 2.00 D e c ___
$1,924-81.95
2.45
2.324- 2.35
Average
$1.9198
BREAD : Crackers, Boston X .
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Merchants’ Review.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.08
.08
.08
Apr___
M ay . . .
Ju ne...
$0.08
.08
.08
J u ly ...
A u g...
Sept. . .
$0.08
.08
.08
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c___
$0.08
.08
.08
Average
$0.0800
252
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T a b l e I .— W H OLESALE PRICES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
F O O D , B T C .— Continued.
BREAD : Crackers, soda, N* JB. ۥ
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Merchants’ Review.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Month.
Price.
$0.07
.07
.07
A p r ....
M ay.. .
June ..
Month.
Price.
$0.07
.07
.07
Price.
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$0.07
.07
.07
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
N o v ....
D e c ___
$0.07
.07
,07
Average
$0.0700
BREAD: Loaf, 1 pound after baking.
[Price per loaf in Washington, D. 0. on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.04
.04
.04
A p r....
M a y ...
June...
$0.04
.04
.04
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
$0.04
.04
.04
Oct.......
N o v ....
D e c -----
$0.04
.04
.04
Average
$0.0400
BREAD: Loaf, homemade, 1 pound and 4 ounces before baking.
[Price per loaf in New York on the first of each month. Standard weight and standard prices charged
by the Bakers’ Association, which includes leading bread manufacturers in New York, Brooklyn,
and one or two in New Jersey who deliver their bread in Manhattan. Quotations furnished by
Emil Braun.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$0.04
.04
.04
Apr___
M ay. . .
Ju ne...
$0.04
.04
.04
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$0.04
.04
.04
Oct.......
N ov ----D ec....
$0.04
.04
.04
Average
$0.0400
BREAD: Loaf, Vienna, 1 pound and 2 ounces before baking*
[Price per loaf in New York on the first of each month. Standard weight and standard prices charged
by the Bakers’ Association, which includes leading bread manufacturers in New York, Brooklyn,
and one or two in New Jersey who deliver their bread in Manhattan. Quotations furnished by
Emil Braun.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.04
.04
.04
A p r....
M a y ...
June...
$0.04
.04
.04
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
$0.04
.04
.04
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$0.04
.04
.04
Average
$0.0400
BU TTER : Creamery, Elgin*
[Price per pound in Elgin, 111., on Monday o f each week; quotations furnished by D. W. Willson,
editor o f the Elgin Dairy Report.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0,241 Apr___
.24
.24
.241
.261 M ay. . .
.27
.29
.28
<27
.26
.27
.27
.27
June...
$0.30
.30
.27
.22
.22
.22
.22
.22
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
.22 S e p t...
.211
.21
.211
.211
$0.21 Oct . . . .
.21
.21
.20
.20 N o v ___
.20
.20
.19
.19
.20 D e c ___
.22
.221
.221
Average
-
$0,221
.231
.241
.241
.241
.25
.261
.27
.28
.29
.29
.29
.29
$0.2413
253
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, i890 TO i902.
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRIC ES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
F O O D , E T C .— Continued.
BU TTER : Creamery, W estern, extra.
[Price per pound in New York on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Month.
Jan.......
Price.
Month.
SO. 25 Apr___
SO. 23-. 231
125*
Feb.......
.27
.28
.80
.29
.80
.27
.29
.28
Mar . . . .
M ay...
Ju n e...
Price.
Month.
$0.28 J u ly ...
.31
.32
.28
.23
.24 Aug . . .
.221
.22
.221
.221 Sept. . .
.22
.22
.221
Price.
Month.
Price.
SO. 21 -SO. 211 O c t ___
.211- .211
.211
.211
.201
.201 Nov___
.201
.20
.191
.191 D e c ___
.21
.23
.221
.221
S0.221-S0.22l
.24
.25
.25
Average
SO. 2480
.25
.251
.271
.28
.29
.30
.30
.28
.281
.28 -
BU TTER : D airy, New Y ork State, h a lf tubs, fancy.
[Price per pound in New York on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ....
S0.22-S0.23 Apr___
.21- .211
.21- .22
.22- .23
.25
.25
.28
.27
.27
.26
.27
.26- .27
.23.24.26.26.26.25-
M ay...
Ju n e...
SO. 26 -SO. 261 J u ly ...
. 2 9 - .30
.3 0 - .31
.27
.22
.221- .23 Aug .. .
.211- .22
.2 1 - .211
.211- .22
.211 Sept. . .
.21
.201- .21
.2 1 - .211
SO. 20 Oct . . . .
$0.20 - .201
.2 0 - .201
.2 0 - .201
.191- .20
.191- .20 Nov___
.191- .20
.19 - .191
.181
.181 D ec___
.191- .20
.211- .22
.21 - .211
.21 - .211
SO. 21 -SO. 211
.221- .23
.231- .24
.231- .24
Average
$0.2318
.231.231.25 .2 5 .2 6 .27 -
.24
.24
.251
.26
.27
.27
.28
.26
.26
CHEESE: New Y ork State factory, fu ll cream, large, colored, best grades.
[Price per pound in New York on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
S0.101-S0.10f A p r ....
.101- .101
.101- .101
.101
Feb.......
M a r ___
.101.1 1 .111.111.1 2 -
.101 M a y ...
.101
.11
.111
.111 Ju n e...
-111
.12
.121
S0.12-S0.121 Ju ly. . .
.12- .121
.12- .121
.12- .121
.12- . 121
.111 Aug . . .
.111
.111
.10
.091 Sept. . .
.091
.091
.091
$0,091 O c t ___
.091
.091
.091
.091
.091 Nov___
$0,091- .091
.091
.10
.091- .091 D ec___
.10
.101
.101
.111
.121
.121
.13
.13
.131
.131
.131
$0.131- .14
.14
Average
SO. 1126
so. i n
.12
.12
.121
COFFEE: Rio No. 7.
[Price per pound in New Y ork on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin;]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
S0.06il-S0.071 Apr___
.051 - .061 M a y . . .
.051 - .061 Ju n e...
SO.051 -SO. 061 J u ly ...
.05/a- .06 Aug . . .
.05/3- .06. S e p t...
S0.051-S0.051 O c t ___
.051- .061 Nov___
.051- .051 Dec —
S0.05A-S0.051
.05f - .051
.051 - -051
Average
$0.0586
254
Table
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
I.—W H OLESALE
PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
F O O D , E T C .— Continued.
EGOS: N ew -laid, fancy, near-by.
[Price per dozen in New York on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Month.
Price.
Jan.......
$0.35-30.36
.36- .86
.27- .28
.28- .29
Feb.......
.29
.28- .29
.37
.28
.30
.17
.18
.17
Mar . . . .
Month.
Apr—
M ay. . .
Ju ne...
Price.
Month.
Price.
$0.16* J u ly . . .
$0 .17- .17*
.17*- .18
.18*- .19
.1 8 - .18*
.17*- .18 Aug . . .
.17*- .18
.17*- .18
.19
.18*- .19 S e p t...
.1 9 - .20
.1 9 - .20
.1 9 - .20
Month.
Price.
$0.22 Oct . . . .
.22
.22
.22
.22
.22 N ov ___
.22
$0.21- .21*
.22
.23 D e c ___
.23
.23
.25- .26
.25- .26
$0.23-$0.25
.24- .26
.25- .27
.25- .26
Average
$0.2409
.25.25.28.28.28.30.29.28.28-
.26
.27
.30
.32
.32
.34
.35
.33
.33
FISH : Cod, dry, bank, large.
[Price per quintal in Boston on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Boston Herald.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ....
$5.75-$6.00
5.50- 5.75
6.00- 5.25
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
$4.75-$5.25
4.75- 5.00
4.50
J u ly ...
A u g ...
Sept. . .
$4.50
4.50
4.50
Oct.......
N ov___
Dec —
$5.50
5.50
$5.60- 5.75
Average
$5.0938,
FISH: H erring, shore, round.
[Price per barrel in Boston on the first of each month; quotations from the Boston Herald.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . ...
$4.50-35.50
4.50- 5.50
4.00- 4.50
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
$4.00-$4.50
4.00- 4.50
(«)
(a)
(a)
(«)
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
Oct . . . .
N ov___
D e c ___
$5.00-35.60
5.25- 5.50
5.75-6.00
Average
$4.9063
FISH: H aekerel, salt, large No. 3s.
[Price per barrel in Boston on the first of each month; quotations from the Boston Herald.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
$11.50-312.50
11.50- 12.50
(a)
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
$12 25-312.76
12.25- 12.75
(a)
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$11.50-312.50
1L50- 12.50
(a)
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$18.00-319.00
18.00- 19.00
(a)
Average
$13.7500
FISH: Salmon, canned, Columbia R iver, 1-pound tails.
[Price per dozen cans in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal
of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$1.65-31.70
1.65- 1.70
1.65- 1.70
Apr___
M ay.. .
Ju ne...
$1.65-31.70
1.65
1.65
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
« N o quotation for m onth.
$1.60-31.65
1.60- 1.65
1.50
Oct.......
N o v ___
D e c ___
$1.50-$l. 55
1.50- 1.55
1.55- 1.60
Average
$1.6146
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
255
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRIC ES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
F O O D , E T C .— Continued.
FLOUR: Buckwheat.
[Price per hundred pounds in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York
Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Months
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
Price.
$2.30
$2.05- 2.15
2.15- 2.20
Month.
Price.
Month.
A pr___
M ny. . .
June ..
(a)
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
M
W
Price.
(a)
W
b $1.75-$2.25
Month.
Price.
Oct . . . .
Nov . . .
D e c ___
$2.50
$2.25-2.30
2.30
Average
$2.2357
FLOUR: Rye.
[Price per barrel in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$3.25-$3.75
3.25- 3.75
3.20- 8.75
Apr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
$3.20-$3.75
3.00- 3.65
3.26- 3.70
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
$3.25-$3.75
3.15- 3.75
3.20- 3.75
Oct . . . .
Nov___
D ec___
$3.10-$3.60
3.20-3.65
3.10- 3.60
Average
$3.4417
FLOUR: W h eat, spring patents.
[Price per barrel in New York on Tuesday of each week; quotations furnished by the statistician of
the New York Produce Exchange.]
Jan.......
$3.65-$4.25
3.55- 4.10
3.55-4.10
3.50-4.00
A p r ....
Feb.......
3.50- 4.00
3.50- 4.00
3.50- 4.05
3.50-4.00
3.50- 4.00
3.50-4.00
3.50- 4.00
3.50-3.90
M ay...
M a r ___
June ..
$3.50-$3.90
3.50- 3.90
3.50- 4.00
3.60-4.10
3.55- 4.15
3.55- 4.16
£ 5 5 - 4.15
3.65- 4.15
3.65- 4.15
3.65-4.10
3.66- 4.00
3.70- 4.10
3.70- 4.10
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$3.75-$4.15 Oct.......
3.75- 4.15
3.55- 4.10
3.50-4.05
3.50- 4.00
3.50- 4.00 N o v ....
3.50-4.00
3.50- 4.10
3.50- 4.10
3.50- 4.10 Dec —
3.50-4.10
3.50- 4.10
3.50- 4.00
3 .5 0 4.00
$3.50-$4.00
3.50- 4.10
3.60- 4.10
3.60- 4.10
Average
$3.8082
3.50- 4.10
3.50-4.10
3.50- 4.10
3.65- 4.15
3.55- 4.15
3.55- 4.15
3.55- 4.15
3 .5 5 4.15
3 .5 5 4.15
FLOUR: W heat, w inter straights.
[Price per barrel in New York on Tuesday of each week; quotations furnished by the statistician of
the New York Produce Exchange.]
Jan.......
$3.35-$3.80
3.30- 3.75
3.30- 3.75
3.25- 3.70
Apr___
Feb.......
3.30- 3.80
3.40- 3.80
3.40- 3.85
3. 40- 3.80
3.40-3.85
3.40- 3.86
3.40--3.85
3.40- 3.80
M ay . . .
Mar . . . .
J u n e ...
$3.40-$3.80
3.40- 3.80
3.40- 3.80
3.40- 3.80
3.45- 3.85
3.45- 3.85
3.45- 3.85
3.56- 3.85
3.55- 3.90
3.50- 3.85
3.60- 3.80
3.50- 3.80
3.50- 3.80
a N o quotation for m onth.
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$3.55-$3.85 Oct.......
3.55- 3.85
3.40- 3.80
3 .4 0 3.70
3.40- 3.70
3.20- 3.60 Nov —
3.20- 3.60
3.20- 3.60
3.20- 3.60
3.10- 3.50 Dec —
3.10- 3.50
3.10- 3.50
3.10- 3.60
3.10- 3.50
$3.10-$3.45
3.10- 3.45
3.10- 3.50
3.10-3.50
Average
$3.4885
b N ew York Tribune.
3.10- 3.45
3.10- 3.45
8.10- 3.45
3.15- 3.50
3.15- 3.50
3.15-3.50
3.10- 3.50
3 .1 0 3.50
3.1 03.50
256
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able I . —W H OLESALE PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Continued,
F O 0 D , E T C .— Continued.
FR U IT: Apples, evaporated, choice*
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . ...
Month.
Price.
80.091-80.10
.09*- .10
.091- .10
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
Price.
Month.
90.091-80.10 J u ly ...
.091- .10 A u g . . .
.101- *101 S e p t...
Price.
Price.
Month.
90.101-90.il Oct.......
.1 1 - .111 Nov —
. 0 8 - .10 Dec —
90.07 -90.071
.061- .061
.061- .061
Average
90.0921
FRUIT: Apples, sun-dried, Southern, sliced.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
90.041-90.06
.041- .06
.041- .06
Apr___
M ay.. .
Ju ne...
90.041-90.06 J u ly ...
.04 - .061 A u g . . .
S e p t...
(«)
8
90.041-90.06
Oct.......
Nov —
D e c ___
90.04 -90.061
.041- .06
.04 - .051
Average
90.0807
FRU IT: Currants, antallas, In barrels.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
90.061 -90.051
Aj>r—
M a y ...
Ju ne...
J u l y ...
A u g ...
•06}- .06ft S ep t. . .
90.041 O c t ___
.041 Nov —
80.041-. 04! D e c ___
90.041
.041
.041
Average
90.0494
FRUIT: Prunes, California, 60s to 70s, In 25-pound boxes.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar .. . .
90.061-90.06! Apr___
.061- .05! M ay. . .
.061- .05! June...
90.051-90.06! J u ly ...
.051- .05* A u g . . .
.051- .05* S e p t...
90.061 Oct.......
N ov___
90.051-’. 061 D e c ___
90.051-90.061
.061- .051
.051
Average
90.0651
FRU IT: R aisins, California, London layer.
[Price per box in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
81.70
1.70
1.70
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
81.65-91.70
1.66- 1.70
1.66- 1.70
J u ly ...
A u g ...
Sept. . .
81.66-91.70
1.66- 1.70
1.65-1.70
Oct . . . .
N ov___
D e c ___
81.70
81.60- 1.70
1.65- 1.80
Average
81.6854
GLUCOSE: 41° and 42° m ixing.
[Price per hundred pounds in New York on the first o f each month; quotations from the New York
Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ....
91.76-91.81
2.06
2.22
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
92.22
2.22
2.32
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
a N o quotation for m onth.
92.22
2.22
2.22
Oct . . . .
N ov ___
D e c ___
92.22
2.22
2.22
Average
92.1788
COURSE OF W H O LESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
257
T a b l e I ___ W H O LESALE PRIC ES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
ITO O iO , E T C .— Continued.
L A R D : Prime contract.
tPrice per pound in New York on Tuesday of each week; quotations furnished by the statistician of
the New York Produce Exchange.]
Month.
Price.
Month.
Ja n .......
«0.1010 A pr___
.0997*
.0980
.0960
Feb.......
.0976 M a y . . .
.0977*
.0970
.0960
.0967* Ju n e...
80.0970-. 0972*
.0962*
.0996
Mar . . . .
- -
Price.
Month.
$0.1010 J u ly ...
.0985
.1010
.1007*
.1046
.1050 A u g . . .
.1067*
.1056
.1062*
.1060 £ e p t . . .
.1067*
$0.1050-. 1056
.1095
Price.
Month.
$0.1100
.1186
.1160
.1075
.1100
.1110
$0.1075-. 1080
.1065
.1115
.1080
.1090
.1110
.1150
.1060
Price.
Oct.......
. $0.1080
.1100
.1185
.1170
Nov___
D e c. . . .
.1125
.1090
.1120
.1090
,1086
.1180
.1080
$0.1065-. 1070
,1075
Average
$0.1059
- -j
MEAL t Corn, fine w hite.
[Price per bag of 100 pounds in New York on the first of each month: quotations from the New York
Journal o f Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Ja n .......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$1.55
1.55
1.55
Apr___
M ay...
June ..
$1.50
1.50
1.55
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
$1.65-$l. 65
1.50
1.50-1.65
Oct.......
N o v ....
D e c ....
$1.50-$l. 65
1.50
1.45-1.50
Average
tl.6354
M EAL: Corn, fine yellow .
[Price per bag o f 100 pounds in New York on the first of each month: quotations from the New York
Journal o f Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$1.55
1.50
1.55
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
$1.50
1.50
1.55
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
$1.65
1.50
$1.50-1.65
Oct.......
N ov___
D ec....
$1.5041.65
1.50
1.40-1.50
Average
$1.5250
M EAT: Bacon, short clear sides, smoked, packed.
[Price per pound in Chicago on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the Daily Trade Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$0.09$-$0.09* A p r ....
.09*- .09*
.09*- .09*
.09*- .09*
.09*.09*.09*.09*.09*.09*.09*.09*-
.09* M a y ...
.09*
.09*
.09*
.09* Ju n e...
.09*
.09*
.09*
$0.09*40.10 J u ly ...
.09*- .10
.10*- .10*
.10*— .10*
.10*— .10*
.10*- .10* A u g . . .
.10*- .10*
.10*- .10*
.10*- .10*
.10*- .11 S e p t...
.11*- .12
.114- .11*
.11*- .12
$0.11*40.11* Oct.......
.11*- .12
.11*- .12
.11*- .12
.11*- .11*
.11*- .11* Nov—
;St
:8t
.11*- .n *
.11*.11*.11*.11*.11*-
.n *
.n *
.ii*
.n *
.ii*
D e c___
Average
$0.11*40.12
.11*- .12
,12*- .12*
.12*- .12*
.li*^
.11*.11*.10*.09*.1 0 .09*.09*.09*-
.12
.12
.11*
.11*
.10
.10*
.10
.09*
.09*
$0.1073
258
BULLETIN OF TH E D EPARTM EN T OF LABOR.
T able I — W HOLESALE PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
F O O D , E T C .—Continued.
MEAT: Bacon, short rib sides, sm oked, packed.
[Price per pound in Chicago on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the Daily Trade Bulletin.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . ...
Month.
Price.
t0.09f-60.09* Apr---.09 - .091
.09 - .09|
,08f- .09
.09 .091.091.09 .08f.081.081.091-
.091 M a y ...
.091
.091
.091
.09 June ..
.09
.09
.091
Price.
Month.
t0.09HJ0.09| J u ly ...
.091- .091
.091- .091
.091- .10
.101- .101
. 101- .101 A u g . . .
.101- -101
. 101- .101
.101- 101
. 101- .101 Sept. . .
.111- -111
.111- .111
.111- .H I
Price.
Month.
Price.
$0.11HK>.11! O c t ___
.111- .l i t
.111- -H i
.111- -H i
. I l f - .111
.111- .111 N ov ___
.101- .11
.101- .101
.1 1 - . m
.1 1 - . n f Dec —
. n - .ii|
. i l l - .H i
.lif- .h i
.lif- .h i
6 0 .llf-t0 .ll*
•H I- .111
.1 2 - .121
.1 2 - .121
Average
$0.1046
.iii.111•Hi.101.091.091.091.091.091-
.iii
.H I
*nf
.101
.091
.10
-091
.091
.091
MEAT: Beef, fresh, native sides.
[Price per pound in New York on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the New York Daily
Tribune.]
J a n ___
Feb.......
Mar —
60.061-60.10
.06f- .10
.061- .10
.07 - .10
.07 .0 7 .0 7 .0 7 .07 .0 7 .0 7 .071-
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
Apr___
M ay.. .
June ..
60.08HJ0.101 J u ly ...
.08f- .101
.1 0 - .11
.1 0 - .11
.091- .11
.091- .11 Aug . . .
.091- .11
.091- .111
.091- .111
.091- .11 S ep t. . .
.091- -111
.091- .111
.0 9 - .12
t0.09 -t0 .12 Oct.......
.09 - .121
.09 - .121
.09 - .121
.09 - .121
.08 - .121 N ov___
.081- .121
.081- .121
.08 - .12
.08 - .12 D e c ___
.071- .121
.08 - .121
.08 - .121
.07 - .12
t0.07HJ0.121
.071- .121
.0 8 - .121
.0 8 - .12
Average
t0.0971
.0 7 .p e .0 8 .071.071•07f.071.071.071-
.111
.12
.111
.H I
-H I
.111
.11
.11
.11
M EAT: Beef, salt, extra mess.
[Average weekly price per barrel in New York; quotations furnished by the statistician of the New
Y ork Produce Exchange.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
69.60-610.00
9.50- 10.00
9.50- 10.00
9.50- 10.00
9.50- 10.00
9.50- 10.00
9.50- 10.00
9.75- 10.00
...........
9.7510.0010.0010.0010.00-
10.00
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
Apr___
M ay. . .
June...
tl0.50
610.50- 11.00
11.00
12.00
13.00
13.00
14.00
14.00
14.00
14.00
14.00
13.00- 14.00
13.00- 14.00
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
613.00-614.00
13.50- 14.00
13.50- 14.00
13.50- 14.00
13.00- 13.50
13.00- 13.50
13.00- 13.50
13.00- 13.50
13.00- 13.50
13.00- 13.50
13.00- 13.50
12.50- 13.00
12.00- 12.50
Oct.......
N o v ___
D e c ___
Average
t l2 .00-612.50
12.00- 12.50
12.00- 12.50
12.00- 12.50
10.50- 11.00
10.50- 11.00
10.50
10.00- 10.50
10.00- 10.50
10.50- 11.00
10.50- 11.00
10.50- 11.00
10.50
t il. 7885
259
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRICES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
F O O D , E T C .— Continued.
M EAT: Beef, salt, hams, Western.
[Price per barrel in New Y ork on Tuesday of each week; quotations furnished by the statistician of
the New York Produce Exchange.]
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
Jan.......
$19.50-$21.00
19.50- 20.00
19.50- 20.00
19.50- 20.00
Apr—
J u ly ...
19.50-21.00
19.50-21.00
19.50- 21.00
19.50- 21.00
19.50- 21.00
19.50- 21.00
19.50-21.00
19.50-21.00
M a y ...
$21.50-$22.50
21.60- 22.50
22.00- 23.00
22.00- 23.00
22.00- 23.00
22.00- 23.00
22.00- 23.00
22.00- 23.00
22.00- 23.00
22.00- 23.00
22.00- 23.00
22.00- 23.00
22.00- 23.00
22.00- 23.00
Oct.......
Feb.......
$19.50-$21.00
19.50- 21.00
19.50- 21.00
20.00- 21.50
21.00- 22.50
21.00- 22.50
21.50- 22.50
21.50- 22.50
21.50- 22.50
21.50- 22.50
21.50- 22.50
21.50- 22.60
21.50- 22.50
Mar . . . .
Ju ne...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
Nov___
D ec___
Average
Price.
$21.00-$22.00
21.00- 22.00
20.00- 21.50
20.00- 21.50
20.0020.0020.5020.5020.5020.5020.5020.5020.50-
21.50
21.50
22.50
22.50
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
$21.3413
M EAT: H am s, smoked, packed.
[Price per pound in Chicago on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the Daily Trade Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar —
$o.io*-$o.io* A pr___
. w - .10*
.10*- .10*
.10*- .10*
.10*.10*.10*.10*.10*.10*.101.10*-
.10* M a y . . .
.10*
.10*
.10*
.10* Ju n e...
.10*
.11
.11*
$0.11*-$0.U* J u ly ...
.11*- .11*
.11*- .11*
.12 - .12*
.12*
: 8 t .12* A u g . . .
. 12*— .12*
. 12*- .12*
.12*- •12*
.12*S e p t...
.12*.12*- .12*
.12*- .12*
$0.12*-$0.12* O c t ___
.12*- .12*
.1 3 - .13*
.13*- .13*
.1 3 - .13*
.1 3 - .13* Nov___
.12*- .13
.12*- .12*
.12*- .12*
.12*- .12* D e c ....
.12*- .12*
.12*- .12*
.12*- .12*
.12*- .12*
$0.12*-$0.13*
.12*- .13*
.12*- .13*
.1 3 - .13*
Average
$0.1211
.13*.13*.12*11*11*11*11*.11*.11*-
.14
.14
.13*
.13*
.13*
.13*
.12*
.12*
.12*
M EAT: M utton, dressed.
[Price per pound in New York on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the New York Daily
Tribune.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$0.05*-$0.07* Apr___
.06 - .08
.06 - .08
.06 - .08
.06 .06*.07 .07*.07 .08 .08 .08 -
.08 M a y . . .
.08*
.09
.09
.08* Ju n e..l
.09*
.09
.09*
$0.08-$0.09* J u ly ...
.0 8 - .10
.08*- .10*
.0 9 - .11*
.0 8 - .11
.0 9 - .11 A u g . . .
.0 9 - .12
.09*- .12
.0 7 - .10
.08*- .10 Sept.. .
.0 6 - .10
.06 - .08*
.05*- .08
$0.05 -$0.08 Oct.......
.0 5 - .08
.05*- .08
.06 - .08*
.06 - .08*
.05*- .08 N ov___
.051- .08
.0 5 - .07
.0 5 - .07
.0 5 - .07 D e c . . . .
.05 - .07*
.05*- .07*
.0 5 - .07
.05*- .07*
$0.05*-$0.07*
.05*- .07*
.05*- .07*
.05*- .07
Average
$0.0738
.05*.0 5 .0 5 .05*.05*.05*.0 6 .05*.05*-
.07
.07
.06*
.07
.07
.07*
.08
.07*
.07*
260
BULLETIN OF TH E D EPARTM EN T OF LABOR.
T a b l e I . —W H OLESALE PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
F O O D , E T C .— Continued.
M EAT: Pork) salt, m ess, old to new .
[Price per barrel in New York on Tuesday of each week; quotations furnished by the statistician of
the New York Produce Exchange.]
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
Jan.......
$16.60-117.50
16.50-17.50
16.50- 17.00
16.25- 17.00
Apr—
$16.25-$17.25
16.25- 17.25
16.50- 17.50
16.75- 17.75
17.26- 18.00
17.50- 18.25
18.00- 18.50
18.00- 18.50
18.00- 18.50
18.00- 18.50
18.50- 19.25
18.50- 19.25
19.00- 19.76
J u ly ...
$19.00-819.75
19.25- 20.00
19.25- 20.00
19.00- 19.76
18.25- 19.00
18.25- 19.25
17.75- 18.75
17.75- 18.75
18.25- 19.25
18.25- 19.25
18.25- 19.25
18.25- 19.25
18.00- 18.75
17.75- 18.50
Oct.......
Feb.......
Mar . ...
16.0016.0016.0015.7515.6015.5015.6015.75-
17.00
17.00
17.00
16.75
16.50
16.60
16.60
16.75
M a y ...
Ju ne...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
N ov ___
D e c ___
Average
Price.
$18.00-$18.75
18.25- 18.75
18.75- 19.00
18.50- 19.00
18.2518.0018.0018.0018.0018.0018.0018.0018.25-
18.75
18.50
18.50
18.50
18.50
18.50
18.50
18.50
18.75
$17.9899
M ILK : Fresh.
[Average monthly exchange price per quart; net price at shipping stations subject to a freight rate to
New York of 26 cents per can of 40 quarts; quotations from the Milk Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . ...
$0.0838
.0325
.0304
A p r....
M a y ...
June...
$0.0287
.0263
.0225
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
s e p t ...
$0.0225
.0242
.0250
Oct.......
N O V ....
D e c....
$0.0300
.0325
.0375
Average
$0.0288
MOLASSES: New Orleans, open kettle, prime.
[Price per gallon in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New Y ork Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . ...
$0.84-$0.41
.34- .41
.84- .41
A p r....
M a y ...
June...
$0.33-$0.41
.83- .41
.33- .41
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
$0.33-$0.41
.33- .41
.30- .40
Oct . . . .
Nov . . .
Dec .* ..
$0.30-$0.40
.80- .40
.30- .38
Average
$0.3638
RICE: Domestic, choice.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New Y ork Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar ....
»gt*8{
.05*- .05*
Apr—
M a y ...
June ..
$0.05*-$0.06* J u ly ...
.05*- .05* A u g ...
.05*- .05* S e p t...
$0.05*-$0. Q5f Oct.......
.05*- .06* N ov—
.05*- .05* D e o . . . .
$O,05*-$O.O6*
.05*- .05*
.05*- .05*
Average
$0.0559
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
261
T a b l e I . —W H O LESALE PRICES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
F O O D , E T C .— Continued.
SALT: Am erican, m edium , granulated.
[Price per barrel in Chicago, weekly range; quotations furnished by the secretary of the Chicago
Board of Trade.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
Price.
Month.
90.6040.65
.60- .65
.60- .65
.60- .65
.60- .65
.65- .70
.65- .70
.65- .70
.65- .70
.65.65.65.65-
.70
.70
.70
.70
A p r ....
M a y ...
J u n e ...
Month.
Price.
90.6240.67
.62- .67
.57- .65
.57- .65
.57.57.60.60.60.60.60.65.65-
.65
.65
.65
.65
.65
.65
.65
.70
.70
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
Price.
90.6540.70
.65- .70
.66- .70
.65- .70
.65.65.65.65.65.60.60.60.60-
.70
.70
.70
.70
.70
.65
.65
.65
.65
Month.
Price.
Oct . . . .
90.6040.65
.60- .65
.60- .65
.60- .65
.60- .65
.55- .62
.55- .62
.55- .62
.55- .62
Nov___
D ec___
Average
.55.55.55.55-
.60
.60
.60
.60
90.6360
SALT: Ashton’ s and H iggins’s Eureka*
[Price per bushel in New Y ork on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan....... .
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
92.2042.25
2.20- 2.26
2.20-2.25
Apr___
M ay...
June ..
92.2042.25
2.20- 2.25
2.20- 2.25
J u ly ...
AUg . . .
S e p t...
92.2042.25 Oct . . . .
2 .2 0 2.25
Nov___
D e c___
2 .2 0 2.25
92.2042.25
2.20- 2.25
2.20- 2.25
Average
92.2250
SODA: Bicarbonate of, American*
[Price per pound in New York on the first o f each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar.. . .
90.0100
.0100
.0100
A pr___
M a y ...
June ..
90.0100
.0100
.0095
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
90.0095
.0095
.0100
Oct . . . .
N o v ....
D e c ___
90.0100
.0100
.0125
Average
90.0108
SPICES: Nutmegs, 105s. to HOs*
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal
of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb . . . .
M a r ....
90.21 -90.211 A pr—
.211- .22 M a y ...
.211- .22 June ..
90.21140.22
. 2 0 - .21
.19 - .20
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
90.19 -80.20 Oct.......
.181- .191 N o v ....
.181- 191 Dec —
90.18140.191
.1 9 - .191
.21 - .211
Average
90.2028
SPICES: Pepper, Singapore*
[Price per pound in New York on the first o f each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
F eb.......
Mar . . . .
90.12140.13 A p r ....
.12f- .121 M a y . . .
.121- .121 J u n e ...
90.12140.121 J u ly ...
.121- .12| A u g . . .
•111- .12 S e p t...
90.11140.12 Oct.......
.121- .121 N o v ....
.121- .12} D e c ....
90.13140.131
.1 3 - .131
.121- 12}
Average
90.1255
262
T able
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
I.—W H OLESALE
PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
F O O D , E T C .— Continued.
STARCH: Pure corn, for culinary purposes.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Merchants’ Review.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
Price.
Month.
«0.044 Apr—
.044 M a y ...
.04* June ..
Price.
Month.
Price.
80.044 J u ly . . .
.044 A u g . . .
.044 S e p t...
Month.
Price.
80.044 Oct.......
.044 N ov ___
.044 Dec —
80.044
.044
.044
Average
80.0440
SUGAR: 89° fair refining.
[Price per pound in New York on Thursday of each week, including import duty of 1.44 cents per
pound; quotations from Willett & Gray’s Weekly Statistical Sugar Trade Journal.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
80.08160
.08090
.02876
.03000
.08190
.03190
.03125
.03125
.03125
.02875
.02910
.02940
.03125
Apr___
80.03125
.02875
.02875
.02940
J u ly . . .
M ay.. .
.03000
.03000
.02875
.02875
.02875
.02875
.030QP
.03000
.02750
A u g ...
Ju ne...
80.02875
.02810
.02810
.02875
.02876
.02875
.02940
.02875
.02875
Sept. . .
.02876
.03000
.03000
.03000
Oct.......
N o v ___
80.03000
.03000
.03000
.03060
.03125
.03125
.03190
.03310
.03375
D e c ___
.03440
.03440
.03440
.03440
.03440
Average
80.03035
SUGAR: 96° centrifugal.
[Price per pound in New York on Thursday of each week, including import duty of 1.684 cents per
pound; quotations from W illett & Gray’s W eekly Statistical Sugar Trade Journal.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar .. . .
80.03625
.03560
.03375
.03500
.03690
.03690
.03625
.03625
.03625
.03375
.03400
.03440
.03625
80.03626
.03375
.03375
.03440
J u ly ...
.03500
.03500
.03600
.03440
.03440
June ..
.03440
.03500
.03500
80.03250-. 03310
Aug . . .
Apr___
M ay. ..
Sept. . .
80.03375
.03310
.03310
.03375
.03375
.03400
.03400
.03375
.03375
.03410
.03500
.03470
.03500
O c t ----
N ov ___
80.03500
.03500
.03560
.03625
.03625
.03625
.03690
.03810
.03875
D e c ___ 80.03940- .04000
.03940
.03940
.03940
. 03875
Average
80.03542
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
263
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
F O O D , E T C .— Continued.
SUGAR: Granulated.
[Price per pound in New York on Thursday of each week, including import duty of 1.95 cents per
pound; quotations from Willett & Gray’s Weekly Statistical Sugar Trade Journal.]
Month.
Month.
Price.
Price.
Month.
J a n ..... SO. 0446-^0.0450
.0446- .0450
.0437- .0441
.0446- .0451
.0446- .0451
Feb....... .0446- .0451
.0446- .0451
.0451- .0456
.0451- .0456
Apr----
SO. 0451
.0451
.0451
.0451
J u ly .. .
M ay...
Aug .. .
M a r ___
June ..
.0446
.0446
.0441
.0441
.0441
.0441
.0445
.0441
.0441
.0446.0446.0446.0451-
.0451
.0451
.0451
.0456
Price.
SO. 0441
.0441
.0441
.0441
.0441
.0441
.0441
.0441
.0441
Sept. . .
.0441
.0441
.0445
.0445
Month.
Price.
Oct....... S0.0441-S0.0445
.0441
.0441
.0441
.0441
Nov —
.0431
.0421
.0441
.0450
Dec —
Average
.0460
.0470
.0460
.0455
.0455
SO. 04455
TALLOW.
[Price per pound in New York on Tuesday of each week; quotation? furnished by the statistician of
the New York Produce Exchange.]
Jan.......
SO. 06* Apr___
SO. 06* J u ly .. .
.06*
.06*
.06*
.06*
.06* Aug . . .
.06*
.06*
.06*
.06* Sept. . .
.06*
.06*
.06*
.06*
.06
Feb.......
M a r ___
•06| M a y ...
.06|
.06*
.06*
.06f Ju n e...
.06*
.06*
.06*
SO. 06*-S0.06* Oct.......
.06*- !074
.06*
.06*- .06*
.06*- .06* Nov___
.06*
.06*
.06*
.06 D ec___
.05*
.05*
.05*
.06*
Average
SO. 06*-S0.06*
.06*- .06*
.06*
.06*
.06*
.06*
.06*- .06*
.06*
.06
.06
.05*
.05*
.05*
SO. 0629
TEA: Formosa, fine.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
SO. 27*-S0.30
.27*- .30
.27*- .30
Apr___
M ay...
J u n e...
SO. 27*-S0.30
.27*- .30
.27*- .30
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
Sept. . .
SO. 29 -SO. 31 Oct.......
.2 9 - .31 Nov___
.29*- .31* D ec___
SO. 31*-S0.33
.32*- .34
.32*- .34
Average
SO. 3015
VEGETABLES^ FRESH: Onions.
[Price per barrel in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ....
S3.50-S6.00
3.50- 5.00
4.00- 6.50
A pr___
M ay...
June ..
13362—No. 15—03
S3.00-S4.00
5.00- 7.50
2.25- 2.75
5
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept ...
S2.25
S2.00- 2/25
1.75- 2.00
Oct.......
Nov —
D ec___
S2.50-S3.00
2.00- 4.50
4.00- 6.00
Average
S3.6458
264
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
T a b l e I .— W HOLESALE P R IC E S OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
F O O D , B T C .—C oncluded.
VEGETABLES, FR ESH : Potatoes, Burbank.
[Price per bushel in Chicago, weekly range; quotations furnished by the secretary of the Chicago
Board of Trade.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Month.
Price.
$0.75-$0.80
.70- .77
.70- .74
.70- .80
.71- .76
.71- .76
.70- .76
.68- .73
.68.68.69.70.72-
.73
.75
.75
.80
.80
Apr----
M ay.. .
June ..
Price.
Month.
$0.72-$0.82 J u ly . . .
.77- .83
.80- .84
.82- 1.00
.90- 1.00 Aug . . .
.85- .93
.70- .83
.58- .65
.54- .60
.50- .55 ■S e p t...
.50- .60
.52- .60
.47- .58
Price.
Month.
Price.
(«)
Oct.......
(a\
(aj
(a)
N ov----
$0.30-$0.33
.31- .36
.34- .42
.40- .44
.42- .44
.42- .44
.43- .48
.45- .48
.42- .46
.42- .48
.46- .48
.43- .46
.44- .46
(a)
(aj
laj
la\
(a)
$0.34
$0.32- .38
.32- .35
.30*- .35
D e c ----
Average
$0.5958
VINEGAR: Cider, Monarch.
[Price per gallon in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Merchants’ Review.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.14
.14
.14
Apr___
M ay.. .
June ..
$0.14
.14
.14
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$0.14
.14
.16
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$0.15
.13
.13
Average
$0.1408
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G ,
BAGS: 2-bushel, Amoskeag.
[Price per bag on the first o f each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Price.
$0.14
.14
.14
Month.
A pr... .
M ay.. .
June ..
Price.
Month.
$0.14 J u ly ...
.14* Aug . . .
.14* S ept. . .
Price.
Month.
Price.
$0.14* Oct.......
.14* N o v ___
.14* D e c ___
$0.14*
.14*
.14*
Average
$0.1433
BLANKETS: 11-4, 5 pounds to the pair, a ll w ool.
[Price per pound maintained throughout the year.]
Year.
Price.
1902............................................................................................................................................
$0.85
BLANKETS: 11-4, 5 pounds to the pair, cotton w arp, a ll w ool filling.
[Price per pound maintained throughout the year.]
1902,
$ 0.66
BLANKETS: 11-4, 5pounds to the pair, cotton w arp, cotton and w ool fillin g.
[Price per pound maintained throughout the year.]
1902,
$0.47*
a No quotation for week,
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
265
T a b l e I . — W H OLESALE PRIC ES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
C liO T H S A1STD C L O T H IN G —Continued.
ROOTS AND SHOES: Men’ s brogans, split.
[Price per pair on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Price.
Month.
$0.92* Apr___
.921 M a y . . .
.921 Ju n e...
Month.
Price.
$0,921 J u ly ...
.921 A u g . . .
.921 Sept. . .
Price.
Month.
Price.
$0,921 Oct.......
.921 Nov___
.921 Dec —
$0.95
.95
.95.
Average
$0.9313
ROOTS AND SHOES: Men’ s ca lf bal. slioes, Goodyear w elt, dongola top.
[Price per pair on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$2.30
2.30
2.30
Apr___
M a y ...
J u n e...
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$2.30
2.30
2.30
$2.30
2.30
2.30
Oct.......
Nov___
D ec___
$2.30
2.30
2.30
Average
$2.30
ROOTS AND SHOES: Men’ s split boots, kip top, 16-Inch, one-half double sole.
[Price per dozen pairs on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$18.00
18.00
18.00
Apr___
M a y ...
J u n e...
$18.00
18.00
18.00
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept.. .
$18.00
18.00
18.50
Oct.......
Nov___
D ec___
$18.50
18.50
18.50
Average
$18,167
ROOTS AND SHOES: Men’s vici kid shoes, Goodyear welt.
[Price per pair on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$2.00
2.00
2.00
A pr___
M ay. . .
June ..
$2.00
2.00
2.00
i
Ju ly . . .
Aug . . .
S e p t...
$2.00
2.00
2.00
Oct . . . .
Nov___
D ec___
$2.00
2.00
2.00
Average
$2.00
ROOTS AND SHOES: W om en’ s solid grain shoes, leather, polish or polka.
[Price per pair on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0,871 Apr___
.871 M a y .. .
.85 Ju ne...
$0.85
.85
.85
J u ly ...
A u g ...
Sept.. .
$0.85 Oct.......
.85 Nov___
.871 D ec___
Average
$0.87 £
.871
.871
$0.8625
RROADOLOTHS: First quality, black, 54-inch, made from X X X w ool.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$1.91
1.91
1.91
Apr___
M ay . . .
June ..
$1.91
1.91
1.91
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept...
$1.91
1.91
1.91
Oct.......
Nov___
D ec___
$1.91
1.91
1.91
Average
$1.91
266
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T a b l e I — W H OLESALE PRICES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H I N G —Continued.
CALICO: Cocheco prints*
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
Month.
Price.
$0.05
.05
.05
Apr—
M a y ...
June...
Price.
$0.05
.05
.05
Month.
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
Month.
Price.
Price.
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$0.05
.05
.05
Average
$0.05
Oct . . . .
N ov ___
D e c ___
$1,032
1.056
1.056
Average
$1,036
O c t ---N ov ___
D e c ___
$0,480
.504
.504
Average
$0,484
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$1,872
1.944
1.944
Average
$1,884
$0.05
.05
.05
CARPETS: Brussels, 5-fram e, Bigelow*
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$1,032
1.032
1.032
Apr___
M ay. . .
Ju ne...
$1,032
1.032
1.032
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$1,032
1.032
1.032
CARPETS: Ingrain, 2-p ly , Lowell*
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
$0,480
.480
.480
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
$0,480
.480
.480
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
$0,480
.480
.480
CARPETS: W ilton , 5-fram e, B igelow .
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$1,872
1.872
1.872
Apr___
M ay.. .
June ..
$1,872
1.872
1.872
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
$1,872
1.872
1.872
COTTON FLANNELS: 2$ yards to tlie pound.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$0,064 Apr___
.064 M ay. . .
.064 Ju ne...
$0,064 J u ly . . .
.064 Aug . . .
.064 Sept. . .
$0,064 Oct.......
.064 N ov ___
.064 D e c ___
$0,064
.064
.064
Average
$0.0650
COTTON FLANNELS: 34 yards to the pound*
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$0,054 Apr___
.054 M ay.. .
.054 Ju ne...
$0,054 J u ly ...
.054 Aug . . .
.054 S ep t. . .
$0,054 Oct.......
.054 N ov ___
.054 D e c ___
$0,054
.054
.054
Average
$0.0575
267
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T a b l e I .— W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
C liO T H S A N D C I jO T H IN G —Continued.
COTTON T H R EAD : 6-cord, 200-yard spools, J. and P. Coats.
[Price per spool, freight paid, on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
Price.
$0.08724
.03724
.03724
Month.
Month.
Price.
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju n e...
$0.03724
.03724
.03724
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
Price.
$0.03724
.03724
.03724
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
Nov___
D e c___
$0.03724
. 03724
.03724
Average
$0.03724
COTTON TARNS: Carded, w h ite, mule-spun, Northern, cones, 10/1.
[Price per pound on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$0.15* J u ly ...
.15* A u g . . .
.15* S e p t...
$0.15 Apr___
.14| M a y ...
.14f June ..
$0.15 Oct.......
.14* N ov___
.15 Dec . . . .
Average
COTTON TARNS: Carded, w h ite, mule-spun, Northern, cones, 22/1.
[Price per pound on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.17* Apr___
.17* M a y . . .
.17* Ju n e...
$0.18 J u ly ...
.18 A u g . . .
.18* S ept. . .
$0.17* Oct.......
.17* N ov___
.18 D e c___
$0.19*
.19*
.19*
Average
$0.1819
$0.10* Oct . . . .
.101 Nov___
.10* D e c___
$0.10*
.10*
.10*
Average
$0.1050
$0.05* Oct.......
.05* N ov___
.05* D e c ___
$0.05*
.05*
.05*
Average
$0.0575
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c___
$0.0540
.0542
.0543
Average
$0.0539
DENIHS: Amoskeag.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.10* Apr---.10* M a y ...
.10* June ..
$0.10* J u ly ...
.10* A u g . . .
.10* S e p t...
DRILLINGS: Rrow n, Pepperell.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar —
$0.05* Apr___
.05* M a y . . .
.05* Ju n e...
$0.05* J u ly ...
.05* A u g . ..
.05* Sept. . .
DRILLINGS:
30-Inch, Stark A.
[Average monthly price per yard.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$0.0560
.0535
.0534
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
$0.0547
.0557
.0539
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
$0.0499
.0528
.0547
268
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
T able I . —W H OLESALE PRICES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H I N G —Continued.
FLANNBLS: W h ite, 4 -4 , Ballard Tale No. 3.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
Month.
Price.
$0.38* Apr___
.38* M ay. ..
.39* June...
Price.
Month.
Price.
$0.39* J u ly ...
.39* Aug . . .
.39* S e p t...
Month.
Price.
$0.40* Oct . . . .
.40* N ov----.40* Dec —
$0.40*
.40*
.41
Average
$0.3986
OINGHAIIIS: Am oskeag.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.05 Apr___
.05* M ay.. .
.05* June...
$0.05* Oct.......
.05* N ov ___
.05* D e c ___
$0.05* J u ly . . .
.05* Aug . . .
.05* S ep t. . .
*83
•05J
Average
$0.0523
$0.05* Oct.......
.05* N ov ___
.05* D e c ___
$0.05*
.05*
.05*
Average
$0.0575
GINGHAMS: Lancaster.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$0.05* Apr___
.05* M ay.. .
.05* June...
$0.05* J u ly . . .
.05* Aug . . .
.05* S ept. . .
HORSE BLANKETS: 6 pounds each, a ll w ool.
[Price per pound maintained throughout the year.]
Year.
Price.
1902.............................................................................................................................................
$0.63
HOSIERY: Men’ s cotton h a lf hose, seamless, fast black, 20 to 22 ounce, 160
needles.
[Price per dozen pairs in September.
Represents bulk of sales.]
Month.
Price.
S ep t...........................................................................................................................................
$0.7360
HOSIERY: Men’ s cotton h a lf hose, seamless, standard quality, 84 needles.
[Price per dozen pairs on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
Price.
$0,650
.650
.650
Month.
Apr___
M ay. . .
June ..
Price.
$0,650
.676
.675
Month.
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
Price.
$0,675
,675
.675
Month.
Price.
Oct . . . .
N o v ....
D e c ___
$0,675
.675
.675
Average
$0.6667
269
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
C L O T H S A N D C I jO T H IN G — Continued.
HOSIERY: W om en’ s combed Egyptian cotton Hose, high spliced Heel, double
sole, full-fashioned.
[Price per dozen pairs maintained throughout the year.]
Price.
Year.
81.85
1902............................................................................................................................................
H O SIERY: W om en’ s cotton Hose, seamless, fast black, 26 to 28 ounce, 160 to
176 needles.
[Price per dozen pairs in September. Represents bulk of sales.]
Month.
Price.
80.7350
S ep t...........................................................................................................................................
LEATH ER : H arness, oak, packers’ Hides, Heavy, No. 1.
[Price per pound on the first o f each month in New York, January to March, and in the general
market, April to December; quotations from the Shoe and Leather Reporter.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Price.
80.34
.34
.34
Month.
Price.
Month.
A pr___
M ay...
Ju ne...
80.33
80.32- .33
.32- .33
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. ..
Price.
80.32-80.33
.32- .33
.32
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
80.32-80.36
.32- .36
.33- .35
Average
80.3325
LEATH ER : Sole, Hemlock, nonacid, Ruenos Ayres, middle weights, first
quality.
[Price per pound on the first of each month in New York, January to March, and in the general
market, April to December; quotations from the Shoe and Leather Reporter.]
Jan.......
F eb .......
M a r ___
80.24i-80.25
.24*- .25
.24*- .25
Apr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
80.23-80.24
.23
.23
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
80.23-80.23* Oct.......
.23- .24 N ov___
.23- .24 Dec .....
80.23-80.24
.23- .24
.23
Average
80.2367
LEATH ER : Sole, oak, scoured backs, Heavy.
[Price per pound on the first of each month in New York, January to March, and in the general
market, April to December; quotations from the Shoe and Leather Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
80.38-80.40
.38- .40
.38
Apr___
M ay...
June ..
80.37-80.38
.37
.37
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
80.37-80.38
.37- .38
.38- .39
Oct.......
Nov___
D ec___
80.38-80.39
.38- .39
.38
Average
80.3800
L E A T H E R : W a x calf, 30 to 40 pounds to the dozen, B grade.
[Price per square foot on the first of each month in Boston, January to March, and in the general
market, April to December; quotations from the Shoe and Leather Reporter.]
Ja n .......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
80.57*-80.67* A pr___
.65 - .67* M a y . . .
. 6 5 - .70 Ju ne...
80.62*-80.70
.62*- .70
.62*- .70
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
Sept.. .
80.62*-80.70
.62*- .70
.62*- .70
Oct.......
N ov___
Dec —
80.62*-80.70
.62*- .70
.62*- .70
Average
80.6604
270
BULLETIN OF TH E D EPARTM EN T OF LABO R.
T able I — W HOLESALE PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H I N G — Continued.
LINEN SHOE TH R EAD : lOs, Barbour.
[Price per pound on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
Price.
00.891
.891
.891
Month.
Apr___
M ay. . .
June...
Price.
00.891
.891
.891
Month.
Price.
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
00.891
.891
.891
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
N ov ___
Dec —
00.891
.891
.891
Average
00.8910
LINEN TH R EAD : 3-cord, 200-yard spools, Barbour.
[Price per dozen spools on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
00.891
.891
.891
Apr___
M ay.. .
June ..
00.891
.891
.891
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
00.891
.891
.891
O c t ---N ov ___
Dec —
00.891
.891
.891
Average
00.8910
OVERCOATINGS: Beaver, M oscow , a ll w ool, black.
[Price per yard maintained, generally, throughout the year.
Represents bulk of sales.]
Year.
Price.
1902............................................................................................................................................
02.2088
OVERCOATINGS: Chinchilla, B-rough, a ll w ool.
[Price per yard maintained, generally, throughout the year.
Represents bulk of sales.]
1902.
02.0925
OVERCOATINGS: Chinchilla, cotton w arp, C. C. grade.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
Price.
Month.
00.44 Apr___
.45* M a y ...
.45 June ..
Price.
Month.
00.45* J u ly ...
.45* Aug . . .
.45* Sept. . .
Price.
Month.
Price.
00.45* O c t ___
.44* N ov ___
.45* D e c ___
00.45
.45*
.44
Average
00.4508
OVERCOATINGS: Covert cloth, ligh t w eight, staple goods.
[Price per yard maintained throughout the year.]
Year.
1902......................................................................................................................................
Price.
02.2625
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
271
T a b l e I .—W H O LESALE PRICES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G —Continued.
OVERCOATINGS: Kersey, standard, 27 to 28 ounce.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar —
Price.
$1.50
1.50
1.50
Month.
Price.
A pr___
M ay...
Ju ne...
$1.50
1.50
1.50
Month.
Month.
Price.
J u ly .. .
Aug .. .
S ep t.. .
$1.50
1.50
1.50
Price.
Oct.......
Nov___
D e c. . . .
$1.50
1.50
1.50
Average
$1.5000
O c t___
$0.029375
.029375
.030000
.030000
.030000
.030000
.030000
.030000
.030000
.030000
.030000
.030000
.030000
PRINT CLOTHS: 2 8-inch, 64 by 64.
[Average weekly price per yard.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.030000
.030000
.030000
.030000
.030625
.030625
.031250
.032500
Apr___
.032500
.032500
.033125
.033750
.033750
Ju n e...
M ay...
$0.032500
.033750
.033750
.033750
.033750
.033750
.033125
.032500
.032500
.032500
.032500
.031250
.030000
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
S e p t...
$0.030000
.030000
.030000
.030000
.029375
.029375
.028750
.028750
.028750
.028750
.029375
.029375
.029375
Nov___
D ec___
Average
$0.030901
SHAW LS: Standard, a ll w ool, 72 by 144 inch, 42-ounce, made o f high-grade
wool*
[Price each on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$4.90
4.90
4.90
Apr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
$4.90
4.90
4.90
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
$4.90
4.90
4.90
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
$4.90
4.90
4.90
Average
$4,900
Oct.......
Nov —
Dec —
$0.2091
.1953
.2052
Average
$0.1917
SHEETINGS: Bleached, 10-4, Atlantic*
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Ja n .......
Feb.......
Mar —
$0.1865
.1741
.2047
A pr___
M ay...
Ju ne...
$0.1842
.1632
.1862
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$0.2252
.1771
.1901
SHEETINGS: Bleached, 10-4, Pepperell*
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ----
$0.21
.21
.21
Apr---M ay. . .
Ju n e...
$0.21
.21
.21
J u ly .. .
Aug . . .
Sept...
$0:21
.21
.21
i
Oct.......
Nov___
D ec___
$0.21
.21
.21
Average
$0.2100
272
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able I __ AVHOLESALE PRICES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H I N G — Continued.
SHEETINGS: Bleached, 10-4, W am sutla S. T.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Month. |
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r __
Month.
Price.
$0.2925
.2925
.2925
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
Price.
$0.2925
.2925
.2925
Month.
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
Price.
Month.
Price.
O c t ---N ov___
Dec —
$0.2925
.2925
.2925
Average
$0.2925
O c t ___
N ov ___
D e c ___
$0.0559
.0565
.0569
Average
$0.0549
$0.2925
.2925
.2925
SHEETINGS: Brow n, 4 -4 , Atlantic A.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r __
$0.0580
.0584
.0541
Apr___
M ay.. .
June ..
$0.0529
.0538
.0541
J u ly ...
A u g ...
Sept. . .
$0.0568
.0563
.0557
SHEETINGS: Brow n, 4 -4 , Indian Head.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r __
$0.06* Apr___
.06* M ay.. .
.06* June ..
$0.06* J u ly . . .
.06* Aug . . .
.06* Sept. . .
$0.06* O c t ___
.06* N ov ___
.06* D e c ___
$0.06*
.06*
.06*
Average
$0.0625
SHEETINGS: Brown, 4 -4 , Massachusetts M ills, Flying Horse brand,
2 ^ yards to the pound.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar —
$0.05* Apr___
.05* M a y ...
.05* June ..
$0.05* J u ly . . .
.05* Aug . . .
.051 S ept. . .
$0,051 O c t ___
.051 N ov ___
.051 D e c .. . .
Average
$0,051
.051
.051
$0.0566
SHEETINGS: B row n, 4 -4 , Pepperell R .
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$0.05* Apr___
.05* M a y ...
.05* June ..
$0.05* J u ly ...
.05* A u g . . .
.05* S ept. . .
$0.05* O c t ___
.05* N ov ___
.051 Dec —
Average
$0,051
.051
.05*
$0.0569
SHIRTINGS: Bleached, 4 -4 , Fruit of* the Loom.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.07* Apr___
.07* M a y ...
.07* June...
$0.07* J u ly ...
.07* Aug . . .
.07* Sept. . .
$0.07* Oct.......
.07* N o v ___
.071 D e c ___
$0,071
.071
.071
Average
$0.0756
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
273
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRIC ES O F COM MODITIES IN 19i)2—Continued.
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G —Continued.
SHIRTINGS: Bleaclied, 4 -4 , Hope.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Price.
Month.
$0.0718
.0713
.0713
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju n e...
Price.
$0.0650
.0665
.0665-
Month.
J u ly . . .
Aug .. .
S ep t. . .
Price.
$0.0665
*0665
.0665
Month.
Price.
Oct . . . .
Nov___
D ec___
$0.0665
.0665
.0665
Average
$0.0676
SHIRTINGS: Bleached, 4 -4 , Lonsdale*
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$0,071 Apr___
.074 M a y ...
.074 Ju ne...
$0,074 J u ly ...
.074 Aug . . .
.074 Sept. . .
$0,074 Oct . . . .
.074 Nov___
.074 D ec___
Average
SHIRTINGS: Bleached, 4 -4 , New York Mills.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.0768
.0768
.0768
Apr . . .
M a y ...
Ju n e...
$0.0768
.0743
.0780
J u ly ...
A u g ...
Sept.. .
$0.0732
.0768
.0756
O c t ___
Nov___
D ec___
$0.0810
.0765
.0765
Average
$0.0766
SHIRTINGS: Bleached, 4 -4 , Wamsutta < °> .
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$0.0855
.0855
.0855
Apr___
M ay...
June ..
$0.0855
.0900
.0900
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
$0.0900
.0900
.0900
Oct . . . .
Nov___
D ec___
$0.0900
.0900
.0900
Average
$0.0885
SILK: R aw , Italian, classical*
[Net cash price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the American
Silk Journal.]
Jan....... $3.9600-$4.0095
F eb....... 3.9600- 4.0095
Mar . . . . 3.9600- 4.0095
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
$3.9600
4.0095
4.1085
J u ly ... $4.1085-$4.1580
A u g ... 4.1085- 4.1580
S e p t... 4.1085- 4.2075
$4.3313
Oct.......
Nov___ $4.2075- 4.3065
4.2075- 4.3065
Dec —
Average
$4.1085
SILK: R aw , Japan, filatures, No* 1*
[Net cash price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the American
Silk Journal.]
Jan....... $3.5890-$3.6860
Feb....... 3.6860- 3.7830
Mar . . . .
3.8315
A pr___ $3.7345-$3.7830
3.7345
M ay...
Ju n e... 3.7345- 3.7830
Ju ly .. . $3.7345-$3.8315
Aug .. . 3.7345- 3.8315
Sept.. . 3.7345- 3.8800
Oct....... $4.0255-$4.0498
N ov___ 3.9770- 4.0255
3.9770- 4.0255
Dec —
Average
$3.8224
274
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able I ___ W H OLESALE PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H I N G —Continued.
SUITINGS: Clay worsted diagonal, 12-ounce, W ashington M ills.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r __
Month.
Price.
$0.9450
.9000
.9000
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
Price.
$0.9000
.9000
.9000
Month.
Price.
$0.9000
.9225
.9225
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
N o y ___
D e c ___
$0.9225
.9225
.9225
Average
$0.9131
SUITINGS: Clay worsted diagonal, 16-ounce, W ashington M ills.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb......
M a r___
$1.1250
1.0800
1.0800
Apr___
M ay. . .
June ..
$1.0800
1.0800
1.0800
$1.0800
1.1025
1.1025
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S e p t...
O c t ---N o v ---Dec —
$1.1025
1.1025
1.1025
Average
$1.0931
SUITINGS: Indigo blue, a ll w ool, 54-in ch , 14-ounce, Middlesex standard.
[Price per yard on the first o f each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r__
$1.2513
1.2968.
1.2968
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
$1.2968
1.3195
1.3195
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$1.3195
1.3195
1.3195
Oct . . . .
N ov ___
D e c ___
$1.3195
1.3195
1.3650
Average
$1.3119
SUITINGS: Indigo blue, a ll w ool, 16-ounce.
[Price per yard maintained, generally, throughout the year.
Represents bulk of sales.]
Year.
Price.
1902 ...........................................................................................................................................
$2.0925
SUITINGS: Serge, W ashington M ills 6700.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Price.
$0,810
.810
.810
Month.
Apr___
M ay. . .
June ..
Price.
$0,810
.810
.810
Month.
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
Price.
$0,810
.765
.765
Month.
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
$0,765
.765
.765
Average
$0.7913
TICKINGS: Am oskeag A. C. A.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
$0.10* Apr___
.10* M ay.. .
.10* June ..
$0.10* J u ly . . .
.10* A u g . . .
.10* S ep t. . .
Price.
$0.10* O c t ___
.10* Nov . . .
.10* D e c ___
Average
275
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T a b l e I ___ W H O LESALE PR IC E S OF COM MODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G —Continued.
TROUSERINGS: Fancy w orsted, 2 2 to 23 ounce, worsted filling, w ool and
worsted Ibaclcs.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Price.
Month.
#1.98
1.98
1.98
A pr___
M ay...
J u n e...
Price.
#1.98
1.98
1.98
Month.
July- ..
Aug ...
Sept. . .
Price.
#1.98
1.98
1.98
Month.
Price.
Oct . . . .
Nov —
Dec —
#1.98
1.98
1.98
Average
#1.9800
UNDERW EAR: Shirts and draw ers, w hite, a ll w ool, full-fashioned, 18-gauge.
[Price per dozen garments on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
#23.40
23.40
23.40
Apr---M ay . . .
Ju n e...
#23.40
23.40
23.40
Ju ly . . .
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
#23.40
23.40
23.40
O c t ---Nov . . .
D e c___
#23.40
23.40
23.40
Average
#23.40
UNDER W E A R : Shirts and draw ers, w hite, merino, full-fashioned, 52 per cent
w ool, 48 per cent cotton, 24-gauge.
[Price per dozen garments on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
#14.85
14.85
14.85
A pr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
#14.85
14.85
14.85
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
#14.85
14.85
14.85
Oct . . . .
Nov---D ec----
#14.85
14.85
14.85
Average
#14.85
WOMEN’S DRESS GOODS: Alpaca, cotton warp, 22-inch, H am ilton.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
F eb.......
M a r ___
#0.0711
.0711
.0711
Apr___
M ay...
June ..
#0.0711
.0711
.0711
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
#0.0711
.0711
.0711
Oct.......
Nov___
D ec___
#0.0686
.0686
.0686
Average
#0.0705
WOMEN’ S DRESS GOODS: Cashmere, a ll w ool, 10-11 tw ill, 38-inch, Atlantic
M ills J.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
#0.3234
.3234
.3234
Apr___
M ay . . .
June ..
#0.3234
.3234
.3234
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
#0.3234
.3234
.3234
Oct.......
Nov---Dec —
#0.3234
.3234
.3234
Average
#0.3234
WOMEN’ S DRESS GOODS: Cashmere, cotton warp, 9 -tw ill, 4 -4 , Atlantic
M ills F.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
#0.1642
.1642
.1642
Apr---M a y ...
June ..
#0.1642
.1642
.1642
J u ly ...
A u g...
Sept.. .
#0.1642
.1642
.1642
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c___
#0.1642
.1642
.1642
Average
#0.1642
276
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T a b l e I . —W H OLESALE PRICES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
C L O T H S A N T ) C L O T H I N G —Continued.
WOMEN’ S DRESS GOODS: Cashmere, cotton w arp, 22-in cli, H am ilton.
[Price per yard on the first o f each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Month.
Price.
«0.0760
.0760
.0760
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
Month.
Price.
t0.0760
.0760
.0760
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
Price.
$0.0760
.0760
.0760
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
$0.0735
.0735
.0735
Average
t0.0754
WOMEN’ S DRESS GOODS: Cashmere, cotton w arp, 27-in ch , H am ilton.
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
t0.0907
.0907
.0907
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
t0.0907
.0907
.0907
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
tO. 0907
.0907
.0997
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
tO. 0882
.0882
.0882
Average
tO. 0901
WOMEN’S DRESS GOODS: Franklin sackings, 6 -4 .
[Price per yard on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
tO. 541 Apr___
.541 May ..*.
.541 June ..
tO. 541 J u ly ...
.541 A u g . . .
.541 S ept. . .
tO. 541 Oct.......
.541 N ov ___
.57 D e c ___
Average
t
tO. 57
.591
.591
tO. 5581
WOOL: Ohio, fine fleece (X and X X grade), scoured.
[Price per pound in the Eastern markets (Baltimore, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia) on the
first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
tO. 5543
.5543
.5543
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
tO. 5435
.5543
.5435
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
tO. 5652
.5870
.6087
Oct.......
N ov---D e c ----
tO. 6087
.6087
.6413
Average
tO. 5770
WOOL: Ohio, medium fleece (one-lourth and three-eighths grade), scoured.
[Price per pound in the Eastern markets (Baltimoie, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia) on the
first o f each month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar —
tO. 4274
.4274
.4274
Apr___
M a y ...
June...
tO. 4274
.4194
.4194
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
tO. 4355
.4516
.4516
Oct.......
N ov ---D e c ___
tO. 4677
.4839
.4839
Average
tO. 4436
WORSTED YARNS: 2 -40 s, Australian fine.
[Price per pound on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
ti.io
1.10
1.10
Apr___
M ay. . .
Ju ne...
ti.io
1.10
1.10
J u ly ...
A u g ...
Sept. . .
tl. 121
1.121
1.121
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
tl.15
Average
tl.1229
1.171
1.171
277
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T a b l e I .— W H O LESALE PRIC ES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G — Concluded.
WORSTED YARNS: 2 -4 0 s, X X X X or Its equivalent in quality, w hite, in
skeins.
[Price per pound on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Price.
•1.10
1.12
1.14
Month.
Price.
Apr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
•1.14
1.14
1.12
Month.
Price.
J u ly ...
A u g...
Sept. . .
•1.12
1.14
1.14
Month.
Price.
Oct......
Nov —
D e c ___
•1.17
1.17
1.17
Average
•1.1392
F U E L A N D L IG H T IN G .
CANDLES: Adamantine, 6s, 14-ounce.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb____
M a r ___
Price.
Month.
•0.11
.11
.11
Price.
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
•0.11
.11
.11
Month.
Price.
J u ly ...
A u g ...
Sept. . .
•0.11
.11
.11
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c___
•0.11
.11
.11
Average
•0.1100
COAL: Anthracite, broken.
[Average monthly selling price per ton f. o. b. New York Harbor. Prices are those received by one
of the large coal companies. During the latter months of the year sales were reported to have
been made by some o f the coal companies at prices about twice those entered in this table.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
•3.519
3.543
3.551
Apr___
M ay. . .
June ..
•3.635
3.764
(«)
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
S e p t...
(«)
(«)
(a)
Oct.......
N ov. . . .
D e c___
(a)
•4.007
4.011
•3.7186
Average
COAL: Anthracite, chestnut.
[Average monthly selling price per ton f. o. b. New York Harbor. Prices are those received by one
of the large coal companies. . During the latter months of the year sales were reported to have
been made by some of the coal companies at prices about twice those entered in this table.]
Ja n .......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
•4.451
4.451
4.450
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
•3.951
4.015
(a)
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
(«)
(«)
(«)
O c t ___
Nov___
D ec___
Average
«
•4.950
4.950
•4.4597
COAL: Anthracite, egg.
[Average monthly selling price per ton f. o. b. New York Harbor. Prices are those received by one
of the large coal companies. During the latter months of the year sales were reported to have
been made by some of the coal companies at prices about twice those entered in this table.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
•4.214
4.230
4.224
Apr___
M ay...
J u n e...
•3.960
4.043
(“ )
Ju ly .. .
Aug .. .
Sept...
«)
(°)
(«)
Oct . . . .
Nov___
D ec___
Average
a No sales during month.
(a)
•4.950
4.950
•4.3673
278
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able I __ W H OLESALE PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
F U E L A N D L I G H T I N G —Continued.
COAL: Anthracite, stove*
[Average monthly selling price per ton f. o. b. New York Harbor. Prices are those received by one
of the large coal companies. During the latter months of the year sales were reported to have
been made by some of the coal companies at prices about twice those entered in this table.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Price.
$4,450
4.452
4.462
Month.
Price.
Apr___
M ay. . .
Ju ne...
$3,951
4.024
(a )
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
J u ly . . .
A u g...
S ep t. . .
(®)
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
(a )
(«)
Average
$4,950
4.950
$4.4627
COAL: Bitum inous, Georges Creek*
[Price per ton at the mine on the first o f each month. The prices reported for October, November,
and December were the open-market prices. The bulk of the Georges Creek coal sold by the
regular miners was, however, sold under contracts at prices prevailing during the first part of the
year.]
Jan.......
Feb......
M a r __
$1.30
1.20
1.20
Apr___
M ay. . .
Ju ne...
$1.30
1.75
1.75
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$1.50
1.50
1.75
Oct.......
N o v ___
D e c ___
$5.00
3.25
4.00
Average
$2.1250
COAL: Bitum inous, Oeorges Creek*
[Price per ton, f. o. b. New York Harbor, on the first of each month. Owing to the strike in the
anthracite coal regions and the consequent increased demand for bituminous coal no Georges
Creek coal could be obtained in the New York market during several months of the year. For such
months the prices are for other kinds of bituminous coal.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar.......
$2.85
2.85
2.85
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
$2.85
3.50
4.40
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S e p t. . .
$3.20
3.20
3.25
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$8.25
5.50
6.00
Average
$4.0583
COAL: Bitum inous, Pittsburg (IToughiogheny).
[Price per bushel on Tuesday of each week, Cincinnati, afloat; quotations furnished by the superin
tendent of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar.......
$0.06 -$0,074 Apr___
.064- .07
.064- .07
.064- .07
.064- .07
.064- .07
(?)
(6)
.07
.07
.07
.07
$0.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
May . ..
J u n e...
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$0.07 Oct.......
.074
.074
.074
$0.074- •074
.074- .074 N ov___
.074- .074
.074- .074
.074
.074 D e c ___
.08
.08
.08 - .084
.084
Average
$0,084
.084
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
$0.0787
COBB: Connellsviile, furnace*
[Contract price per ton, f. o. b. at the ovens, on the first of each month; quotations from the Iron Age.
During the latter months of the year the trade journals reported prices as high as $10 to $15 per ton
for small lots of prompt shipment coke. The difficulty, however, was not a shortage of coke, but
to secure immediate shipmen t. ]
$2.25
2.25
2.25
Apr___
M ay.. .
June...
$2.25-$2.50
2.25
2.25
a No sales during month.
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$2.25
2.25
3.00
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
$4.00
$3.00- 3.50
3.75- 4.00
Average
$2.6875
5 No quotations for week.
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
279
T able I . — W H O LESALE PRICES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
FUEL AN D
L I G H T I N G —Concluded.
MATCHES: Parlor, domestic*
[Price per gross of boxes (200s) in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the
Merchants’ Review.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Month.
Price.
Price.
A p r ___
May . . .
J u n e ...
$1.75
1.75
1.75
$1.76
1.50
1.50
Month.
Month.
Price.
Ju ly . . .
Aug .. .
Sept.. .
Price.
Oct.......
Nov___
Dec —
$1.50
1.50
1.50
Average
$1.5833
$1.50
1.50
1.50
PETROLEUM: Crude, Pennsylvania*
[Average m onthly price per barrel at wells; quotations furnished by Miss Belle Hill, of the U. S.
Geological Survey.}
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$1.17* J u ly ...
1.20 Aug . . .
1.20f Sept. . .
A pr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
$1.15
1.15
1.15
$1.22
1.22
1.22
Oct . . . .
Nov___
D ec___
$1.28*
1.38*
1.49
Average
$1.2369
PETROLEUM: Refined, in barrels, cargo lots, Tor export*
[Price per gallon, New York loading, on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and
Drug Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Apr___
M ay...
June ..
$0.0720
.0720
.0720
$0.0720
.0740
.0740
J u ly .. .
Aug . . .
S ept...
Oct.......
Nov___
D ec___
$0.0720
.0745
.0805
Average
$0.0734
$0.0740
.0720
.0720
PETROLEUM: Refined, 150° fire test, water w bite, in barrels, packages
included (jobbing lots).
[Price per gallon in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Apr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
$0.11
.11
.11
$0.11
.11
.11
METALS
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
Oct . . . .
Nov___
D ec___
$0.11
.11
.12
Average
$0.1108
$0.11
.11
.11
a n d im p l e m e n t s .
AUGERS: Extra, 3-4 incb.
[Price each in New York on the first of each month.]
Month.
J a n .......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Price.
$0.18
.18
.18
Month.
A pr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
Price.
$0.18
.18
.18
13362— N o. 4£j=-()3— =6
Month.
J u ly . ..
A u g ...
Sept. ..
Price.
$0.18
.18
.18
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
N ov---Dec —
$0.18
.18
.18
Average
$0.1800
280
BULLETIN OE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able I __ W HOLESALE PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
M E T A L S A N D IM P L E M E N T S —Continued.
AXES:
ۥ
Yankee.
[Price each in New York on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
Month.
Price.
$0.45
.45
.48
Apr___
M ay. . .
June...
Price.
$0.48
.48
.48
Month.
Month.
Price.
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
$0.48
.50
.50
Price.
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$0.50
.50
.50
Average
$0.4838
BAR IRON: Best refined, from m ill.
[Average monthly price per pound in Pittsburg; quotations from the Bulletin of the American Iron
and Steel Association.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
$0.0187
.0190
.0190
Apr---M ay. . .
June ..
$0.0195
.0202
.0210
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
$0.0186
.0195
.0200
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
$0.0192
.0185
.0200
Average
$0.0194
BAR IRON: Best refined, from store.
[Average monthly price per pound in Philadelphia; quotations from the Bulletin of the American
Iron and Steel Association.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$0.0190
.0200
.0210
Apr___
May . . .
June...
$0.0210
.0210
.0220
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$0.0220
.0220
.0220
Oct.......
N o v ___
Dec.......
$0.0220
.0220
.0220
Average
$0.0213
BARB W IR E : Galvanized.
[Average monthly price per hundred pounds in Chicago; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$3.01
3.10
3.10
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
$3.10
3.10
3.10
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$3.06
3.00
3.00
Oct.......
N o v ___
D e c ___
$2.68
2.60
2.60
Average
$2.9542
BUTTS: Loose join t, cast, 3 by 3 inch.
[Price per pair in New York on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
$0.04
.04
.04
Apr___
M ay...
June ..
$0.04
.04
.04
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
$0.04
.04
.04
Oct . . . .
N ov---D e c ___
$0.04
.04
.04
Average
$0.04
Oct.......
N ov ---D e c ___
$0.27
.27
.27
Average
$0.27
CHISELS: E xtra, socket firmer, 1-inch.
[Price each in New York on the first of each month.]
$0.27
.27
.27
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
$0.27
.27
.27
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$0.27
.27
.27
281
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
M E T A L S AISTD IM P L E M E N T S —Continued.
COPPER: Ingot, lake*
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Month.
Month.
Price.
Jan.......
$0.1213
Feb....... t0.1250- .1800
M a r ___ .1213- .1260
Price.
Apr___ $0.1200-80.1238
M a y . . . .1188- .1210
Ju n e...
.1240
Month.
Month.
Price.
J u ly ... #0.1213-80.1226
Aug . . . .1175- .1195
Sept. . . .1130- .1160
Price.
Oct....... $0.1155-80.1175
Nov___
.1163- .1188
D ec___
.1150
Average
80.1201
COPPER: Sheet, hot-rolled (base sizes)*
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju n e...
80.18
.16
.18
80.18
.18
.18
J u ly ...
A u g .. .
S e p t...
80.18
.18
.18
O c t___
Nov___
D ec___
80.18
.18
.18
Average
80.1783
COPPER: W ire, hare, No* 8, JB* and S* gauge and heavier (base sizes).
[Price per pound, f. o. b. New York, on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
80.121 Apr___
.13} M a y . . .
.13} J u n e ...
80.13} J u ly ...
A u g ...
.*13} S e p t...
80.13} Oct.......
Nov —
D ec___
80.13
.12}
.12}
Average
80.1326
:St
DOORKNOBS: Steel, bronze plated*
[Price per pair in New York on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar. . . .
Apr___
M ay...
J u n e ...
80.190
.190
.190
80.190
.228
.228
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
80.228
.228
.228
O c t ___
Nov___
D e c___
80.228
.228
.228
Average
80.2153
FILES: 8-inch m ill bastard, Nicholson*
[Price per dozen on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
A pr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
81.05
1.05
1.05
81.05
1.05
1.05
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
81.05
1.05
1.05
Oct.......
Nov —
Dec —
81.05
1.05
1.05
Average
81.0500
HAMMERS: Maydole No* 1*.
[Price each in New York on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r -----
80.4233
.4238
.4283
A pr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
80.4288
.4233
.4238
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept.. .
80.4233
.4283
.4233
Oct.......
Nov —
D ec___
80.4288
.4233
.4233
Average
80.4233
282
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T a b l e I — W HOLESALE PRICES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
M E T A L S A N D I M P L E M E N T S — Continued.
LEAD: P ig, desilverized.*
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
Month.
Price.
$0.0400 Apr___
.0410 M ay. . .
.04124 June...
Price.
Month.
Month.
Price.
$0.04124 J u ly ...
.04124 Aug . . .
.04124 S ept. . .
$0.04124 Oct.......
.04124 Nov —
.04124 Dec —
Average
Price.
$0.04124
.04124
.04124
$0.0411
LEAD PIPE*
[Price per hundred pounds, f. o. b. New York, on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$5.40
5.20
5.20
Apr___
M a y ...
June...
$5.20
5.20
5.20
J u ly ...
A ug...
Sept. . .
Oct.......
N ov—
Dec —
$5.20
5.20
5.20
Average
$5.2167
$5.20
5.20
5.20
LOCKS: Common mortise*
[Price each in New York on the first o f each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0,074 Apr___
.074 M ay. . .
.074 Ju ne...
$0,074 J u ly . . .
.09 Aug . . .
.09 Sept . . .
$0.09
.09
.09
Oct.......
N ov ---D e c ___
$0.09
.09
.09
Average
$0.0850
NAILS: Cut, 8-penny, fence and common*
[Price per 100-pound keg, f. o. b. Pittsburg, on the first of each m onth; quotations computed from base
prices published in the Iron Age. See explanation on pages 218 to 220.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$2.15
2.05
2.05
Apr___
M ay. . .
June...
$2.15
2.15
• 2.15
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$2.15
2.15
2.15
Oct___:
N o v ---Dec —
$2.15
2.15
2.15
Average
$2.1333
NAILS: W ire, 8-penny, fence and common*
[Price per 100-pound keg, f. o. b. Pittsburg, on the first of each month; quotations computed from the
base prices published in the Iron Age. See explanation on pages 218 to 220.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$2.10
2.15
2.15
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
$2.15
2.15
2.15
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$2.15
2.15
2.15
Oct.......
N o v ___
D e c ___
$2.00
$1.95- 2.00
1.95- 2.00
Average
$2.1042
PIG IRON: Bessemer*
[Average monthly price per ton in Pittsburg; quotations from the Bulletin of the American Iron
and Steel Association.]
Jan.......
F e b ....
M ap___
$16.70
16.94
17.37
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
$18.75
20.75
21.56
J u ly ...
Aug , . .
S ep t. . .
$21.60
22.19
22.50
O c t ___
N ov ___
D e c ___
$23.00
23.8J
22.92
Average
$20.6742
Wh olesale
course of
prices ,
1890
to
1902.
283
T able I . — W H O LESALE PR IC E S OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
M E T A L S A N D IM P L E M E N T S —Continued.
PIG IRON: Foundry No. 1.
[Average monthly price per ton in Philadelphia; quotations from the Bulletin of the American Iron
and Steel Association.]
Month.
Jan........
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
Month.
Price.
Price.
Apr___
M ay. . .
Ju n e...
$17.55
18.37
19.44
-
$20.37
21.00
22.87
Month.
Month.
Price.
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
$24.20
24.50
24.50
Price.
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c___
$24.45
24.87
24.20
Average
$22.1933
PIG IRON: Foundry No. 2.
[Price per ton, f . o. b. Pittsburg, on the first of each month; quotations from the Iron Age.J
J a n .......
F eb.......
Mar.......
A pr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
$16.50-$16.75
16.50- 16.75
19.60- 20.00
$19.50-$20.00
21.25- 21.75
21.00- 22.00
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$22.60-$22.75
22.50- 23.00
23.00
Oct.......
N ov___
D ec___
$23.75
$24.00- 25.00
22.50
Average
$21.2396
PIG IRON: Gray forge, Southern, coke.
[Price per ton, f. o. b. Cincinnati, on the first of each month; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$13.25-$13.75
13.75
13.75- 14.26
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju n e...
$13.75-$15.50
16.75- 17.50
18.25- 19.25
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
Sept. . .
$19.75-4*20.25
20.00- 21.00
20.25- 20.76
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
$19.00-$20.00
19.00- 20.00
19.00- 20.00
Average
$17.6042
PLANKS: Ralley No. 5.
[Price each in New York on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
—
ms
$1.51
1.51
1.51
Apr___
M ay...
Ju ne...
$1.51
1.61
1.51
Ju ly . . .
Aug . . .
S e p t...
$1.51
1.51
1.51
Oct.......
Nov —
Dec —
$1.51
1.61
1.51
Average
$1.5100
-qUICKSILVER.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
$0.66 Apr___
.644 M a y . . .
.644 J u n e ...
$0,644 J u ly ...
.644 Aug . . .
.644 S e p t...
$0,644 Oct . . . .
.644 N ov---.644 D e c . . . .
$0,644
.644
.64
Average
$0.6458
SAWS: Crosscut, Disston No. 2 , 6-foot.
[Price each, f. o. b. Philadelphia, on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
F eb.......
M a r ___
$1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
Apr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
$1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
Sept. . .
$1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
Average
$1.6038
284
b u l l e t in
of
th e
departm en t
of
labor.
T a b l e I . —W H OLESALE PRICES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
M E T A L S A N D IM P L E M E N T S —Continued.
SAWS: H an d, Dlsston No. 7, 26-ln cb.
[Price per dozen, f. o. b. Philadelphia, on the first o f each month.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
Price.
$12.60
12.60
12.60
Month.
Apr—
M ay. . .
June...
Price.
$12.60
12.60
12.60
Month.
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
Price.
$12.60
12.60
12.60
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
N ov—
D e c ___
$12.60
12.60
12.60
Average
$12.60
SHOVELS: Ames No. 2, cast steel, D Handle, square point, back strap, black.
[Price per dozen on the first o f each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
$9.12
9.12
9.12
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
$9.61
9.61
9.61
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
$9.61
9.61
9.61
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
$9.61
9.61
8.02
Average
$9.3550
SILVER: B ar, fine.
[Average monthly price per ounce in New York; quotations furnished by the Director of the Mint.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$0.56302
.55833
.54923
Apr___
M a y ...
June...
$0.53452
.52000
.53085
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S e p t...
$0.53152
.53250
.52269
Oct.......
N o v ___
D e c ___
$0.51162
.49705
.48653
Average
$0.52816
SPELTER: W estern.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Jan....... 80.0430-$0.0435
Feb.......
.0420
Mar . . . . .0425- .0430
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
$0.0435
.0440
.0488
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$0.0513
.0538
.0550
Oct.......
N o v ___
D e c ___
$0.0550
.0540
.0510
Average
$0.0487
STEEL BILLETS.
[Average monthly price per ton at mills at Pittsburg; quotations from the Bulletin of the American
Iron and Steel Association.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$27.60
29.37
31.25
Apr___
M a y ...
June...
$31.50
32.20
32.37
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$31.75
31.75
31.00
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$30.40
28.50
29.50
Average
$30.5992
STEEL RAILS.
[Average monthly price per ton at mills in Pennsylvania; quotations from the Bulletin of the American
Iron and Steel Association.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$28.00
28.00
28.00
Apr___
M ay. . .
Ju ne...
$28.00
28.00
28.00
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$28.00
28.00
28.00
Oct.......
N o v ___
D e c ___
$28.00
28.00
28.00
Average
$28.00
285
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRIC ES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
M E T A L S A N D IM P L E M E N T S — Concluded.
STEEL SHEETS: B lack, No. 27.
[Price per pound in Pittsburg on the first of each month; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Month.
Month.
Price.
Jan....... $0.0290-30.0300
Feb....... .0300- .0310
M a r ___ .0300- .0310
Price.
A pr___
$0.0300
M ay . . .
.0300
Ju ne... $0.0295- .0300
Month.
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
Month.
Price.
$0.0290
.0290
.0290
Price.
Oct . . . . $0.0285-30.0290
.0265
N o v ....
.0265
D e c ....
Average
$0.0291
TIN: Pig.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Jan....... $0.2250-30.2300
.2425
Feb.......
M a r ___ .2550- .2575
A pr___ $0.2640-$0.2675
M ay...
.2840
Ju n e... .2965- .2990
J u ly . .. $0.2800-$0.2810
Aug . . . .2860- .2900
Sept. .. .2705- .2710
Oct....... $0.2530-30.2540
.2613- .2638
N ov___
.2475- .2495
D ec___
Average
$0.2648
TIN PLATES: Domestic, Bessemer, coke, 14 by 20.
[Price per hundred pounds in New Y ork on the first, of each month; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$4.19
4.19
4.19
A pr___
M a y ...
Ju n e...
$4.19
4.19
4.19
J u ly ...
A u g ...
Sept. . .
O c t ___
Nov___
D e c___
$4.19
3.79
3.79
Average
$4.1233
$4.19
4.19
4.19
TROW ELS: RE. ۥ O., brick, lOi-ftnch.
[Price each in New York on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.34
.34
.34
A pr___
M ay . . .
J u n e...
$0.34
.34
.34
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$0.34
.34
.34
O c t ___
N ov___
D e c___
$0.34
.34
.34
Average
$0.3400
VISES: Solid, box, 50-pound.
[Price each in New York on the first of each month. ]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$5.13
5.13
5.13
Apr___
M ay...
Ju ne...
$5.13
5.13
5.13
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
$5.13
5.13
5.13
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
$5.13
5.13
5.13
Average
$5.1300
WOOD SCREWS: 1-inck, No. 10, flat head.
[Price per gross in New Y ork on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.0983
.0983
.0983
Apr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
$0.0983
.0983
.0983
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$0.0920
.0920
.0920
Oct.......
Nov —
Dec . . . .
$0.0920
.0920
.0920
Average
$0.0952
ZINC: Sheet, ordinary numbers and sizes, packed in 600-pound casks.
[Price per hundred pounds, f. o. b. Lasalle, 111., on the first o f each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$5.52
5.52
5.52
Apr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
$5.52
5.62
5.52
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$5.98
5.98
5.98
Oct . . . .
N ov---Dec —
$5.98
5.98
5.75
Average
$5.7308
286
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able I . —W H OLESALE PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
LU M BER A N D
B U IL D IN G
M A T E R IA L S .
BRICK: Common domestic building.
[Price per thousand on dock in New York on the first of each month.]
Price.
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar —
$6.00
6.00
6.00
Month.
Price.
Month.
Apr___
M ay. ..
Ju ne...
$5.75
5.75
$5.00-5.75
J u ly . . .
A u g ...
S ep t. . .
Price.
$4.25-$5.25
4.25- 5.00
4.50- 5.25
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
N ov ---D e c ___
$4.50-$5.50
4.75- 5.75
4.75- 5.75
Average
$5.3854
CARBONATE OF LEAD: Am erican, in oil.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$0.0539
.0539
.0539
Apr___
M ay. . .
Ju ne...
$0.0539
.0539
.0539
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$0.0539
.0539
.0539
Oct.......
N o v ___
D e c ___
$0.0539
.0539
.0539
Average
$0.0539
CERENT: Portland, domestic.
[Price per barrel in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar —
$1.70-$2.00
1.70- 1.90
1.60- 1.90
Apr___
M ay.. .
June...
$1.60-$l. 90
1.60-1.90
1.75- 2.10
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
Sept .. .
$1.75-$2.25
1.90- 2.25
2.00- 2.25
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$2.00-$2.25
2.00- 2.25
2.00- 2.25
Average
$1.9500
CERENT: Rosendale.
[Price per barrel in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
$0.75-$0.90
.75- .90
.75- .95
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
$0.75-$0.95
.65- .95
.75- .95
J u ly . . .
Aug . ..
S ep t. . .
$0.75-$0.95
.75- .90
.85- 1.00
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$0.85-$l. 00
.85- 1.00
.85- 1.00
Average
$0.8646
BOORS: Pine, unmolded, % feet 4 inches by 6 feet 8 inches, 1[ inches thick.
[Price per door in Buffalo on the first of each month. J
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
$2.00
2.00
2.00
Apr___
M ay. . .
June...
$2.00
2.00
2.10
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$2.10
2.25
2.25
O c t ___
N ov ___
D e c ___
•
Average
$2.25
2.25
2.25
$2.1208
HEMIiOCK: 2 by 4 inch, 12 to 16 feet lon g, Pennsylvania stock.
[Price per M feet in New York on the'first of each month; quotations from the New York Lumber
Trade Journal.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$15.00
15.00
15.00
Apr___
M ay.. .
June...
$16.00
16.00
16.00
J u ly . . .
Aug .. .
Sept. ..
$16.00
16.00
16.00
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
$16.00
16.50
16.50
Average
$15.8333
287
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRICES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
L U M B E R A N D B U I L D I N G M A T E R I A L S —Continued.
LIM E: Eastern, common.
|Price per barrel in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
Price.
$0.80-80.82
.80- .82
.80- .82
Month.
A pr___
M ay...
J u n e ...
Price.
$0.80-«0.82
.80- .82
.80- .82
Month.
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
Sept. . .
Price.
$0.80-00.82
.80- .82
.80- .82
Month.
Price.
Oct____
N ov___
D ec___
$0.80-00.82
.80- .82
.76- .77
Average
$0.8058
LINSEED OIL: R aw , city, in barrels.
[Price per gallon in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . :
$0.55
.63
.63
Apr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
$0.63
.66
.66
J u ly ...
Aug ...
Sept. . .
Oct.......
Nov___
D ec___
$0.50
.46
.46
Average
$0.5933
00.67
.67
.60
MAPLE: H ard, 1-ln eh , firsts and seconds, 6 inches and up wide.
[Price per M feet in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Lumber
Trade Journal.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
027.00-029.00
27.00- 29.00
28.00- 30.00
Apr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
028.00-030.00
28.00- 30.00
28.00- 30.00
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
Sept.. .
028.00-030.00
28.00- 30.00
28.00- 30.00
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c___
$27.00-029.00
27.00- 29.00
27.00- 29.00
Average
028.6833
OAK: W hite, plain, 1-inch, 6 inches and up wide.
[Price per M feet in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Lumber
Trade Journal.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Apr___
M ay...
June ..
038.00-040.00
38.00- 40.00
40.00- 42.00
040.00-042.00
40.00- 42.00
40.00- 42.00
J u ly ...
Aug . ..
Sept. . .
Oct.......
N ov___
Dec —
$40.00-045.00
40.00- 45.00
40.00- 45.00
Average
040.8750
040.00-042.00
40.00- 42.00
38.00- 40.00
OAK: W hite, quartered, clear and good seconds, 1-inch, 6 inches and up
w ide, 12 to 16 feet long.
[Price per M feet in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Lumber
Trade Journal.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
057.00-060.00
57.00- 60.00
58.00- 62.00
Apr___
M ay...
June ..
058.00-062.00
65.00- 67.00
65.00- 67.00
J u ly ...
A u g ...
Sept...
Oct.......
N ov---Dec —
$63.00-065.00
63.00- 65.00
63.00- 65.00
Average
063.0833
$65.00-067.00
65.00- 67.00
63.00- 65.00
OXIDE OF ZINC: American, extra dry.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$0.04| A p r.. . .
.041 M a y . . .
.041 Ju ne...
$0,041 J u ly ...
.041 A u g .. .
.04| Sept.. .
$0,041 O c t ___
.041 Nov —
.041 Dec —
$0,041
.041
.041
Average
$0.0440
288
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able I .— W H OLESALE PRIC ES O F COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
.L U M B E R A N D B U I L D I N O M A T E R I A L S —Continued.
PINE: W hite, hoards, No* 2 barn, 1 inch by lO inches w ide, rough*
[Price per M feet in Buffalo on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Lumber
Trade Journal.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar__
Price.
622.00
22.00
22.00
Month.
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
Price.
624.00
24.00
24.00
Month.
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S ept. . .
Price.
624.00
24.00
24.00
Price.
Month.
O c t ___
N ov—
Dec —
624.00
24.00
24.0o
Average
623.5000
PINE: White, boards, uppers, 1-inch, 8 inches and up w ide, rough*
[Price per M feet in Buffalo on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Lumber
Trade Journal.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . ...
668.00
70.00
70.00
Apr---M a y ...
Ju ne...
675.00
75.00
75.00
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
675.00
75.00
75.00
O c t ___
N ov ___
D e c ___
680.00
80.00
80.00
Average
674.8333
PINE: Y ellow , long leaf, boards, heart-face sidings, 1-inch and 14-inch*
[Price per M feet in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Lumber
Trade Journal.]
Jan.......
Feb . ...
M ar___
620.50-621.50
20.50- 21.50
20.50- 21.50
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
620.50-621.50
20.50- 21.50
20.50- 21.60
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
620.50-621.50
20.50- 21.50
20.50- 21.50
O c t ___
N ov ___
D e c ___
620.50-621.50
20.50- 21.50
20.50- 21.60
Average
621.00
PLATE GLASS: Polished, unsilvered, area 3 to 5 square feet*
[Price per square foot, f. o. b. New York, on the first o f each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
60.25
.25
.25
Apr___
M a y ...
J u n e...
60.25
.25
.25
J u ly ...
A u g...
S ep t. . .
60.25
.25
.25
Oct . . . .
Nov —
D e c ___
60.28
.28
.28
Average
60.2575
PLATE GLASS: Polished, unsilvered, area 5 to lO square feet*
[Price per square foot, f. o. b. New York, on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
60.40
.40
.40
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
60.40
.40
.40
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
60.40
.40
.40
O c t ___
N ov ___
D e c ___
60.444
.444
.444
Average
60.4113
POPLAR: 1-in ch , firsts and seconds*
[Price per M feet in New York on the first of each month. From January to June the prices are for
8 inches and up wide, 12,14, and 16 feet long; from July to September for yellow, 7 to 18 inches,
and from October to December for yellow, 8 to 18 inches. Quotations from the New York Lumber
Trade Journal.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ....
638.00-640.00
37.00- 39.00
37.00- 39.00
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju ne...
639.00-641.00
40.00- 42.00
40.00- 42.00
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
644.00
44.00
45.25
Oct.......
N o v ___
D e c ___
645.00
45.00
45.00
Average
642.1042
289
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T a b l e I . —W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
X iU M B E R A N D B T T IId D IN G M A T E R I A L S —Continued
P U T T Y: Bulk.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
Price.
Month.
$0.01* Apr___
.01* M a y . . .
.01* J u n e ...
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
$0.01* J u ly ...
.02* Aug . . .
.02* S e p t...
Price.
$0.02* Oct.......
.02* Nov —
.02* Dec —
$0.02*
.02*
.02*
Average
$0.0192
RESIN: Good, strained.
[Price per barrel in New Y ork on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$1.55 A pr___
$1.52*- 1.57* M a y . . .
1.55 Ju n e...
$1.65 -$1.67* J u ly ...
1.62*- 1.65 Aug . . .
1.57*- 1.60 Sept. . .
$1.57* Oct.......
1.67* Nov___
1.55 D ec___
$1.55
$1.77*- 1.80
1.77*
Average
$1.6125
SHINGLES: Cypress, a ll Heart, 5 and 6 Incites w ide, 16 Incites long.
[Price per M, f. o. b. mills, on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$2.85
2.85
2.85
Apr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
$2.85
2.85
2.60
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$2.60
2.60
2.50
Oct.......
Nov___
D ec«....
$2.50
2.50
2.50
Average
$2.6708
SHINGLES: M ichigan w hite pine, 16 Inches long, X X X X .
[Price per M in Buffalo on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Lumber Trade
Journal.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$3.40
3.40
3.40
A pr___
M ay . . .
Ju n e...
$3.65
3.65
3.65
J u ly ...
A ug...
S e p t...
$3.65
3.65
3.65
O c t. . . .
Nov___
D ec___
$3.65
3.65
3.65
Average
$3.5875
SPRUCE: 6 to 9 Inch, cargoes.
[Price per M feet in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Lumber
Trade Journal.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r ___
$18.50-$19.50
18.60- 19.50
19.50- 20.50
Apr___
M a y ...
Ju n e...
$19.50-$20.50
19.50- 20.50
19.50- 20.50
J u ly ...
A u g .. .
S e p t...
$19.50-$20.50
19.50- 20.50
17.50- 19.00
Oct . . . .
Nov___
D ec___
$17.50-$19.00
17.50- 19.00
17.50- 19.00
Average
$19.2500
TAR.
[Price per barrel in Wilmington, N. C., on the first of each month; quotations from the New York
Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
$1.20
1.20
1.20
A pr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
$1.20
1.20
1.40
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
$1.10
1.50
1.50
O c t ___
Nov___
D ec___
$1.50
1.40
1.50
Average
$1.3250
290
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able I . — W H OLESALE PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
L U M B E R A N D B U I L D I N G M A T E R I A L S — Concluded.
TURPENTINE: Spirits of, in Southern barrels.
[Price per gallon in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r __
Price.
Month.
$0.89 Apr___
.44* M a y ...
.44 June ..
Price.
Month.
$0.48* J u ly . . .
.45* Aug . . .
.48 S ep t. . .
Price.
Month.
Price.
$0.47* Oct.......
.46 N ov ___
.47* D e c ___
$0.50*
.54*
.53*
Average
$0.4740
WINDOW GLASS: American, single^firsts, 2 5-Inch bracket (6 by 8 to lO by 15
[Price per 50 square feet in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and
Drug Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$2,800
2.880
2.800
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
$3,040
3.520
3.520
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
$3,344
3.344
3.344
Oct.......
N o v ___
D e c ___
$3,344
3.344
3.344
Average
$3.2187
WINDOW GLASS: American, sin gle, thirds, 25-in ch bracket (6 by 8 to lO by
15 inch).
[Price per 50 square feet in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and
Drug Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$2.2313
2.2950
2.2313
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
$2.4225
2.8050
2.8050
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
$2.6648
2.6648
2.6648
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$2.6648
2.6648
2.6648
Average
$2.5649
D R U G S A N D C H E M IC A L S .
ALCOHOL: Grain, 94 per cent.
[Price per gallon, rebate deducted, in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil,
Paint, and Drug Reporter.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar .. . .
Price.
$2.4863
2.4648
2.4473
Month.
Apr___
M ay.. .
June...
Price.
$2.4083
2.3888
2.3498
Month.
J u ly ...
A ug...
S ep t. . .
Price.
$2.3498
2.3793
2.3888
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$2.3888
2.4083
2.4083
Average
$2.4057
ALCOHOL: W ood, refined, 95 per cent.
[Price per gallon in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter ]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
$0.60
.60
.65
Apr___
M ay. . .
Ju ne...
$0.65
.65
.65
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
Sept. . .
$0.65
.66
.65
«
Oct.......
N o v ___
D e c ___
$0.65
.65
.65
Average
$0.6417
ALUM: Lump.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$0.0175
.0175
.0175
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
$0.0175
.0175
.0176
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
$0.0175
.0175
.0175
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
$0 0175
.0175
.0175
Average
$0.0175
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
291
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
D R U G S A N D C H E M IC A L S —Concluded.
BRIMSTONE: Crude, seconds.
[Price per ton in New Y ork on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
M onth.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
Price.
$23.50
24.00
24.00
M onth.
Price.
A pr___
M ay. . .
Ju n e...
$23.00
23.00
23.50
M onth.
Month.
Price.
J u ly .. .
Aug . . .
S ep t.. .
$23.25
23.00
23.50
Price.
Oct.......
N ov___
D e c___
$23.50
24.00
23.00
Average
$23.4375
GLYCERIN: Refined, chemically pure.
[Price per pound in New Y ork on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$0.14* A pr___
.14 M ay. . .
.14 J u n e ...
$0.14* J u ly . . .
.14* Aug . . .
.141 S ep t. . .
$0.14* Oct.......
.14* N ov—
.14* D ec___
$0.14*
.14*
.14*
Average
$0.1444
MURIATIC ACID: 20°.
[Price per pound in New York on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
R eporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r----
$0.0185
.0185
.0185
A pr---M ay.. .
J u n e ...
$0.0185
.0160
.0160
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
Oct.......
N ov___
D ec___
$0.0160
.0160
.0160
Average
$0.0168
$0.0160
.0160
.0160
OPIUM: Natural, in cases.
[Price per pound in New Y ork on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$3.05
3.00
2.95
A pr___
M ay. . .
June ..
$2.90 J u ly ...
2.85 A u g . . .
2.82* S ept. . .
$2.80 Oct.......
2.72* N ov___
2.70 Dec —
$2.75
2.72*
2.70
Average
$2.8313
QUININE: Am erican, in lOO-ounce tins.
[Price per ounce in New Y ork on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.......
F eb.......
M a r ....
$0.27
.27
.27
A pr___
M ay. . .
J u n e ...
$0.28
.28
.28
J u ly . ..
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$0.25
.23
.20
O ct___
Nov___!
Dec — |
Average |
SULPHURIC ACID: 66°.
[Price per pound in New Y ork on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
R eporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
$0,014 i A p r----.013 May . . .
.013 Ju n e...
$0,013
.013
.013
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S ep t.. .
$0,013
.013
.013
Oct.......
N o v .,..
D eo. . . .
$0,013
.013
.012
Average
$0,013
2 92
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
Table I . —W HOLESALE PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
H O U S E F U R N IS H IN G G O O D S .
EARTHENW ARE: Plates, cream -colored, 7-in cli.
[Price per dozen, f. o. b. Trenton, N . J., on the first o f each m onth.]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar —
Month.
Price.
$0.4655
.4655
.4655
A pr___
M ay. . .
J u n e...
Price.
$0.4655
.4655
.4655
M onth.
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
M onth.
Price.
$0.4655
.4655
.4655
Price.
O ct.......
N ov___
D e c ___
$0.4655
.4655
.4655
Average
$0.4655
EARTHENW ARE s Plates, w hite granite, 7-in ch .
[Price per dozen, f.o.b . Trenton, N. J., on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar ....
$0.5096
.5096
.5096
A pr___
M ay.. .
J u n e...
$0.5096
.5096
.5096
J u ly ...
A u g...
S ep t. . .
$0.5096
.5096
.5096
O ct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$0.5096
.5096
.5096
Average
$0.5096
EARTHENW ARE: Teacups and saucers, w hite granite, w ith handles.
[Price per gross (6 dozen cups and 6 dozen saucers), f.o.b . Trenton, N. J., on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$3.7632
3.7632
3.7632
A pr___
M ay. . .
J u n e...
$3.7632
3.7632
3.7632
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$3.7632
3.7632
3.7632
O ct.......
N ov ___
Dec —
$3.7632
3.7632
3.7632
Average
$3.7632
FURNITURE:: Bedroom sets, ash, 3 pieces, Bedstead, Bureau, and w ashstand.
[Price per set in New York on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$11.75
11.75
11.75
A pr___
M ay. . .
J u n e...
$11.75
11.76
11.75
J u ly ...
A ug . . .
S ep t. . .
$11.75
11.75
11.75
O ct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$11.75
11.75
11.75
A verage
$11.75
FURNITURE): Chairs, Bedroom, m aple, cane seat.
[Price per dozen in New York on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$7.00
7.00
7.00
Apr . . .
M ay. . .
J u n e...
$7.00
7.50
7.50
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$7.50
7.50
7.50
O ct.......
N ov —
D e c -----
$7.50
7.50
7.50
Average
$7,333
FURNITURES: Chairs, kitchen, common spindle.
[Price per dozen in New York on the first of each m onth.]
J a n ...^ .
Feb.......
M a r___
$4.75
4.75
4.75
A pr___
M ay. . .
June ..
$4.75
5.00
5.00
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$5.00
5.00
5.00
Oct . . . .
N ov___
D e c ___
$5.00
5.00
5.00
Average
$4.9167
FURNITURE): TaBles, kitchen, 31-foot.
[Price per dozen in New York on the first o f each m onth.]
$15.60
15.60
15.60
A p r ....
M ay. . .
June ..
$15.60
15.60
15.60
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
$15.60
15.60
15.60
O ct.......
Nov —
D e c ___
$15.60
15.60
15.60
Average
$15.60
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
293
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRIC ES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902 -C on tinu ed.
H O U S E F U R N I S H I N G G O O D S — Concluded.
GLASSW ARE: Nappies, 4-inch.
[Price per dozen, f. o. b. factory, on the first of each m onth.]
M onth.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar —
Price.
M onth.
$0.14
.14
.14
A pr___
M ay. . .
J u n e ...
Price.
$0.14
.14
.14
Month.
J u ly .. .
A u g...
S ept.. .
Price.
$0.14
.14
.14
Month.
Price.
Oct.......
N ov___
Dec —
$0.14
.14
.14
Average
$0.14
GLASSW ARE: Pitchers, one-half gallon, common.
[Price per dozen, f . o. b. factory, on the first of each m onth.]
Jan .......
F eb.......
M a r___
$1.30
1.30
1.30
A pr___
M ay. . .
J u n e ...
$1.30
1.30
1.30
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t.. .
$1.30
1.30
1.30
Oct.......
N ov___
D ec___
$1.30
1.30
1.30
Average
$1.30
GLASSWARE: Tum blers, table, one-third pint, common.
[Price per dozen, f. o. b. factory, on the first of each month.]
Jan.......
F eb.......
Mar . . . .
$0,184 A pr___
.184 M ay. . .
.104 J u n e ...
$0,184 J u ly ...
.184 A u g . . .
.184 S e p t...
$0,184 Oct.......
.184 N ov___
.184 D ec___
$0,184
.184
.184
Average
$0.1850
TABLE CUTLERY: Canrers, stag handles.
[Price per pair on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.......
F eb.......
M a r___
$0.75
.75
.75
A pr___
M a y ...
J u n e ...
$0.75
.75
.75
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
$0.75
.75
.75
Oct.......
N ov___
D ec___
$0.75
.75
.75
Average
$0.75
TABLE CUTLERY: Knives and forks, eoeobolo handles, metal bolsters.
[P rice per gross on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.......
F eb.......
M a r___
$6.50
6.50
6.50
A pr___
M ay. . .
J u n e ...
$6.50
6.50
6.50
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ept. . .
$6.50
6.50
6.50
Oct.......
Nov —
D ec___
$6.50
6.50
6.50
Average
$6.50
WOODEN W A R E : P ails, oak-grained, 3-hoop, wire ear.
[Price per dozen in New Y ork on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Merchants’ Review.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$1.55
1.55
1.55
A pr___
M ay. . .
J u n e ...
$1.55
1.55
1.55
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
$1.55
1.55
1.55
Oct.......
N ov___
D ec___
$1.55
1.55
1.55
Average
$1.5500
WOODEN W A R E : Tubs, oak-grained, 3 in nest.
[P rice per nest o f 3 in New Y ork on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Merchants’ Review.]
Jan.......
F eb.......
Mar —
$1.45
1.45
1.45
A pr---M ay. . .
Ju n e...
$1.45
1.45
1.45
J u ly . . .
Aug .. .
S ept. . .
$1.45
1.45
1.45
Oct.......
N ov___
Dec —
$1.45
1.45
1.45
Average
$1.4500
—
294
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able I ___ W H OLESALE PRICES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Continued.
M IS C E L L A N E O U S .
COTTON-SEED MEAL.
[Price per ton of 2,000 pounds in New Y ork on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the New
York Journal of Commerce and Comm ercial B ulletin.]
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
Jan......
Feb.......
M ar__
$83.60
$24.50- 27.50
24.50- 27.50
Apr---M ay.. .
J u n e...
$24.50-^27.50
24.50- 27.50
27.00
J u ly . . .
A u g ...
S ep t. . .
Price.
$27.00
27.00
27.00
M onth.
Price.
Oct.......
N ov---D e c ___
$27.00
$26.00- 27.00
26.00- 27.00
Average
$27.1333
COTTON-SEED OIL: Summer yellow , prime.
[Price per gallon in New York on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
R eporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r__
$0.41 A pr___
.40* M a y ...
.41* J u n e...
$0.43 J u ly ...
.43* Aug . . .
.45 S ep t. . .
$0.44* Oct . . . .
.42* N ov---.39* Dec —
$0.37
.34
.36
Average
$0.4067
JITTER: R aw .
[Price per pound in New York on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Com m ercial B ulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M ar___
$0.04* A pr----.04* M ay. . .
.04* J u n e...
$0.04*-$0.04* J u ly . . .
.04*- .04* Aug . . .
.04*- .04* S ep t. . .
$0.04*-$0.04* Oct.......
.04*- .04* N ov---.04* D e c----
$0.04*
.04*
.04*
Average
$0.0438
M ALT: Western made.
[Price per bushel in New York on the last o f each m onth; quotations from the Brewers’ Journal.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$0.77-$0.81
.77- .81
.80- .82
A pr___
M ay. . .
J u n e...
$0.81-$0.83
.86- .88
.86- .88
J u ly . . .
A u g...
S ep t. . .
$0.86-^0.88
.78- .80
.68- .77
O ct.......
N ov ___
D e c ___
$0.68-$0.77
.68- .77
.68- .77
Average
$0.7925
PAPER : News, w ood.
[Price per pound in New York on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the New Y ork Journal of
Commerce and Comm ercial B ulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$0.02*-$0.02* A pr___
.02*- .02* M ay.. .
.02*- .02* J u n e...
$0.02*-$0.02* J u ly . . .
.02*- .02* Aug . . .
.02*- .02* S ep t. . .
$0.02A--$0.02* O c t ___
.02A -- .02* N ov___
.02* - .02* D e c ___
$0.02*-$0.02*
.02*
.02*- .02*
Average
$0.0242
PAPER: W rapping, m anila No. 1.
[Price per pound in New York on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the New York Journal
of Commerce and Com m ercial B ulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar
$0.04*-$0.05* A pr---.04*- .05* May ...
.04*- .05* J u n e...
$0.04*-$0.05* J u ly ...
.04*- .05* Aug . . .
,04*- .05* S e p t,..
$0.04*-$0.05* Oct . . . .
.04*- .05* N ov ___
.04*- .05* D e c ___
$0.04*-$0.06*
.04*- .05*
.04*- .05*
Average
$0.0497
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
295
T a b l e I . — W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
M IS C E IiL A N T E O U S —Continued.
PROOF SPIRITS.
[Price per gallon, including tax, in Peoria, 111., w eekly range; quotations furnished by the secretary
of the Peoria Board of Trade.]
M onth.
Price.
M onth.
Month.
Price.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Jan .......
$1.32
1.32
1.32
1.32
A pr___
. $1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
J u ly ...
$1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
Oct.......
$1.32
1.32
1.32
1.32
F eb.......
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
M ay. . .
Aug .. .
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
June ..
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.32
1.32
1.32
1.32
N ov___
M a r___
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.32
1.32
1.32
1.32
1.32
1.32
1.32
1.32
1.31
S ept. . .
D ec----
Average
$1.3138
ROPE: M anila, 3-8 Incli.
[Price per pound, f. o. b. New Y ork or factory, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Iron
Age.]
Jan.......
F eb.......
M a r-----
$0.13*-$0.13* A pr___
.13 - .131 M ay. . .
.14 J u n e ...
$0.14
.14
.14
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
S ept. . .
$0.14 Oct.......
.13* N ov___
$0.13- .13* D ec___
$0.13
.13
$0.12- .12*
Average
$0.1348
RU BB ER : Para Island, new.
[Price per pound in New York on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$0.80-$0.81
.76
.72- .73
A pr___
M ay. . .
J u n e ...
$0.71 -$0.72
.7 1 - .72
.70*- .71
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
S ept...
$0.70 -$0.71
.67*- .68
.73
Oct.......
N ov___
D ec___
$0.72*-$0.73
.73 - .73*
.72 - .73*
Average
$0.7273
SOAP: Castile, mottled, pare.
[Price per pound in New York on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$0.06| A pr___
.06* M ay. . .
.06* J u n e ...
$0.06* J u ly ...
.06* Aug .. .
.06* S ept...
$0.06| Oct.......
.06* Nov —
.06| Dec —
$0.06*
.06*
.06|
Average
$0.0663
STARCH: Laundry, large lump, in 40-pound boxes.
[Price per pound in New York on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Merchants’ Review.]
Jan.......
Feb.......
M a r___
$0.04 A pr___
.04 M ay. . .
.04* June ..
$0.04* J u ly ...
.04* Aug ...
.04* S ept.. .
13362—No. 45—03--- 7
$0.04* Oct . . . .
-.05 N ov___
.05 Dec —
$0.04*
.04*
.05
Average
$0.0454
2 96
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able I — W H OLESALE PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Concluded.
M IS C E L L A N E O U S — Concluded.
TOBACCO: P ing, Horseshoe.
[Price per pound in New York on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the M erchants’ R eview .]
Month.
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar —
Price.
$0.46
.46
.46
Month.
Apr—
M a y ...
June ..
Price.
$0.46
.46
.46
M onth.
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
Price.
$0.46
.44
.44
M onth.
O ct.......
N ov—
D ec....
Average
TOBACCO: Smoking, granulated, Seal of North Carolina.
[Price per pound in New York on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the M erchants’ R eview .]
Jan.......
Feb.......
Mar . . . .
$0.66
.56
.56
Apr___
M a y ...
J u n e...
$0.56
.56
.56
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
$0.56
.64
.64
O ct.......
N ov ___
Dec . . . .
$0.57
.57
.57
Average
$0.5592
297
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T a b l e I I . — BASE
PRIC ES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND M ONTHLY
AC TU AL AN D R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902.
[For a m ore com plete description of the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 computed from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation of m ethod see pages 207 and 208.]
Farm products.
M onth.
Barley: by
sam ple.
Cattle: steers, Cattle: steers,
ch oice to extra. good to choice.
Corn: No. 2,
cash.
Cotton: upland,
m iddling.
Price
R ela Price R ela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
per
per
tive
per
tive
tive
per
per
tive
tive
bushel. price. 100 lbs. price. 100 lbs. price. bushel. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.4534
J a n .......................... ' .6285
.6331
F e b ..........................
.6456
M ar..........................
.6700
A p r..........................
.7135
M ay..........................
.6908
Ju n e........................
.7242
Ju ly..........................
.6200
A ug..........................
.5988
Sept..........................
.5620
O ct............................
.5738
N ov ..........................
.5638
D e c ..........................
.6321
Average, 1902 .........
100.0
138.6
139.6
142.4
147.8
157.4
152.4
159.7
136.7
132.1
124.0
126.6
124.3
139.4
$5.3203
7.0250
6.8875
6.9063
7.1450
7.3000
7.5938
8.1200
8.2603
8.2Q50
8.1375
7.6313
6.4500
7.4721
100.0
132.0
129.5
129.8
134.3
137.2
142.7
152.6
155.2
154.2
153.0
143.4
121.2
140.4
$4.7347
6.1063
5.9750
6.0375
6.2650
6.7688
6.9875
7.1000
7.1375
7.0900
7.0313
6.6563
5.5800
6.5572
100.0
129.0
126.2
127.5
132.3
143.0
147.6
150.0
150.7
149.7
148.5
140.6
117.9
138.5
$0.3804
.6099
.5930
.5891
.6060
.6196
.6405
.7025
.5731
.5918
.5838
.5444
.5038
.5968
100.0 $0.07762
160.3
.08266
155.9
.08594
154.9
.09031
159.3
.09350
162.9
.09516
168.4
.09313
184.7
.09213
150.7
.08969
155.6
.08938
153.5
.08763
143.1
.08438
132.4
.08680
156.9
.08932
100.0
106.5
110.7
116.3
120.5
122.6
120.0
118.7
115.6
115.2
112.9
108.7
111.8
115.1
Farm products.
M onth.
Flaxseed:
No. 1.
Hides: green,
Hay: tim othy,
salted,
No. 1.
packers, heavy Hogs: heavy.
native steers.
Hogs: light.
Rela Price
R ela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
Price
per
tive
per
tive
per
per
tive
tive
tive
bushel. price. per ton. price. pound. price. 100 lbs. price. 100 lbs. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $1.1132
J a n .......................... 1.6550
F e b .......................... 1.6850
M ar.......................... 1.6850
A p r.......................... 1.7250
M ay.......................... 1.6850
Ju n e........................ 1.6500
Ju ly.......................... 1.5500
A ug.......................... 1.4600
Sept.......................... 1.3575
O ct...........................
1.2150
N ov.......................... 1.1800
D e c.......................... 1.1850
Average, 1902......... 1.5027
100.0 $10.4304
148.7 12.5625
151.4 12.5000
151.4 12.7500
155.0 12.8500
151.4 13.3125
148.7 13.2500
139.2 14.1000
131.2 12.8125
121.9 10.7000
109.1 12.3125
106.0 11.9375
106.4 12.4000
135.0 12.6154
100.0
120.4
119.8
122.2
123.2
127.6
127.0
135.2
122.8
102.6
118.0
114.4
118.9
120.9
$0.0937
.1327
.1242
.1206
.1189
.1255
.1285
.1319
.1458
.1491
.1454
.1444
.1382
.1338
100.0
141.6
132.6
128.7
126.9
133.9
137.1
140.8
155.6
159.1
155.2
154.1
147.5
142.8
$4.4123
6.3656
6.2844
6.4313
7.0725
7.2063
7.4625
7.8575
7.2875
7.6400
7.0875
6.3438
6.3475
6.9704
100.0
144.3
142.4
145.8
160.3
163.3
169.1
178.1
165.2
173.2
160.6
143.8
143.9
158.0
$4.4206
6.0875
6.0500
6.2680
6.7975
6.8344
7.0688
7.4650
7.1438
7.5875
6.9500
6.2663
6.0700
6.7353
100.0
137.7
136.9
141.8
153.8
154.6
159.9
168.9
161.6
171.6
157.2
141.5
137.3
152.4
Farm products.
M onth.
Hops: New
Y ork State,
choice.
Oats: cash.
Rye: No. 2,
cash.
Sheep: native.
Sheep: West
ern.
Rela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
Price
tive
per
per
tive
per
per
tive
per
tive
tive
pound. price. bushel. price. bushel. price. 100 lbs. price. 100 lbs. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.1771
J a n ..........................
.1475
F e b ..........................
.1525
M ar..........................
.1750
A p r..........................
.1850
M ay..........................
.1950
J u n e........................
.2125
Ju ly..........................
.2300
A u g..........................
.2525
Sept..........................
.2700
O ct...........................
.3000
N ov..........................
.3600
D e c ..........................
.3700
Average, 1902 .........
.2375
100.0
83.3
86.1
98.8
104.5
110.1
120.0
129.9
142.6
152.5
169.4
203.3
208.9
134.1
$0.2688
.4402
.4247
.4289
.4237
:4268
.4185
.5443
.3675
.3378
.3111
.3005
.3183
.3960
100.0
163.8
158.0
159.6
157.6
158.8
155.7
202.5
136.7
125.7
115.7
111.8
118.4
147.3
$0.5288
.6110
.5853
.5653
.5565
.5678
.5722
.5803
.5019
.4970
.4913
.4988
.4860
.5418
100.0
115.5
110.7
106.9
105.2
107.4
108.2
109.7
94.9
94.0
92.9
94.3
91.9
102.5
$3.7580
3.5938
4.0000
4.2688
5.2700
5.0000
4.5500
3.4750
3.3563
3.0150
2.9375
2.7813
3.1800
3.7817
100.0
95.6
106.4
113.6
140.2
133.0
121.1
92.5
89.3
80.2
78.2
74.0
84.6
100.6
$3.9541
4.2563
4.8625
4.9875
5.2625
5.5300
5.0313
3.7550
3.6375
3.3800
2.9938
2.9000
3.6450
4.1784
100.0
107.6
123.0
126.1
133.1
139.9
127.2
95.0
92.0
85.5
75.7
73.3
92.2
105.7
298
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
T a b l e I I .—BASE PRICES
(A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AN D M O N TH LY
ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Cont’ d.
[For a more com plete description of the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 com puted from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages 207 and 208.]
Food, etc.
Farm products.
Month.
Wheat: con
tract grades,
cash.
Beans: m e
dium , choice.
Bread: crack
ers, Boston X .
Bread: crack
ers, soda.
Rela
R ela Price
R ela Price
Price Rela Price
per
tive
per
tive
per
tive
tive
per
bushel. price. bushel. price. pound. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.7510
J a n .........................
.7674
.7497
F e b .........................
M ar.........................
.7822
A p r.........................
.7261
M ay.........................
.7470
.7285
Ju ne.......................
.7564
July.........................
.7199
A ug.........................
.7704
Sept.........................
.7224
Oct..........................
.7268
N ov.........................
.7429
D ec.........................
.7414
Average, 1902.........
100.0
102.2
99.8
97.5
96.7
99.5
97.0
100.7
95.9
102.6
96.2
96.8
98.9
98.7
$1.6699
2.0250
1.8000
1.7625
1.5750
1.7375
1.7000
1.7125
2.0250
1.9750
1.9375
2.4500
2.3375
1.9198
100.0
121.3
107.8
105.5
94.3
104.0
101.8
102.6
121.3
118.3
116.0
146.7
140.0
115.0
$0.0673
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
100.0
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
$0.0718
.0700
.0700
.0700
.0700
.0700
.0700
.0700
.0700
.0700
.0700
.0700
.0700
.0700
100.0
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.6
97.5
97 5
97.5
Bread: loa f
(W ashington
m arket).
Price
per
loaf.
$0.0398
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
R ela
tive
price.
100.0
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
Food, etc.
Month.
Butter: cream Butter: cream Butter: dairy,
Bread: loaf,
Bread: loaf,
ery, W estern
homemade
Vienna
ery, E lgin
(N .Y . m arket). (N .Y . m arket). (E lgin m arket). (N. Y . m arket). New York State.
Price
per
loaf.
Average, 1890-1899. $0.0396
J a n .........................
.0400
F eb .........................
.0400
M ar.........................
.0400
A p r........................
.0400
M ay.......................
.0400
June.......................
.0400
J u ly .......................
.0400
A ug.........................
.0400
Sept.........................
.0400
O ct.........................
.0400
N ov.........................
.0400
D ec.........................
.0400
Average, 1902 .........
.0400
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
loaf.
100.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
$0.0396
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
R ela
Price Rela Price Rela Price
R ela
per
per
tive
per
tive
tive
tive
price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price.
100.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
$0.2170
.2425
.2738
.2680
.2725
.2200
.2150
.2075
.1960
.2175
.2375
.2575
.2880
.2413
100.0
111.8
126.2
123.5
125.6
101.4
99.1
95.6
90.3
100.2
109.4
118.7
132.7
111.2
$0.2242
.2419
.2850
.2850
.2840
.2275
.2219
.2120
.2013
.2170
.2416
.2650
.2905
.2480
100.0 $0.2024
107.9
.2194
.2550
127.1
.2638
127.1
.2705
126.7
101.5
.2188
99.0 . .2113
94.6
.2010
89.8
.1931
96.8
.2050
107.8
.2288
118.2
.2456
129.6
.2660
110.6
.2318
100.0
108.4
126.0
130.3
133.6
108.1
104.4
99.3
95.4
101.3
113.0
121.3
131.4
114.5
F ood, etc.
Month.
Cheese: N. Y.
State factory,
fu ll cream.
Coffee: R io
No. 7.
Price Rela Price R ela
per
tive
per
tive
pound. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.0987
J a n .........................
.1066
F e b .........................
.1088
M ar.........................
.1185
A p r.........................
.1213
M ay.........................
.1119
Ju n e.......................
.0975
July.........................
.0965
A ug.........................
.0974
Sept.........................
.1051
Oct..........................
.1200
N ov.........................
.1281
D e c.........................
.1368
Average, 1902 .........
.1126
100.0
108.0
110.2
120.1
122.9
113.4
98.8
97.8
98.7
106.5
121.6
129.8
138.6
114.1
$0.1313
.0728
.0600
.0594
.0606
.0572
.0572
.0550
.0606
.0575
.0541
.0550
.0538
.0586
100.0
55.4
45.7
45.2
46.2
43.6
43.6
41.9
46.2
43.8
41.2
41.9
41.0
44.6
Eggs: new -laid, Fish: cod, dry, Fish: herring,
fancy, near-by.
bank, large.
shore, round.
Price
per
dozen.
Rela Price Rela
per
tive
tive
price. quintal. price.
Price R ela
per
tive
barrel. price.
$0.1963
.3175
.3063
.2050
.1768
.1806
.1931
.2200
.2181
.2400
.2513
.2763
.3100
.2409
100.0
161.7
156.0
104.4
90.1
92.0
98.4
112.1
111.1
122.3
128.0
140.8
157.9
122.7
$3.7763
5.0000
5.0000
4.2500
4.2500
4.2500
100.0
132.4
132.4
112.5
112.5
112.5
5.3750
6.8750
4.9063
139.0
142.3
155.6
129.9
a N o q u ota tion fo r m on th .
$5.5849
5.8750
5.6250
5.1250
5.0000
4.8750
4.5000
4.5000
4.5000
4.5000
5.5000
5.5000
5.6250
5.0938
100.0
105.2
100.7
91.8
89.5
87.3
80.6
80.6
80.6
80.6
98.5
98.5
100.7
91.2
JL
299
COURSE OP WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T
I I .—BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890-1899), AND MONTHLY
ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Cont’d.
able
[For a more com plete description o f the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 computed from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f method see pages 207 and 208.]
Food, etc.
M onth.
Fish: m ackerel,
salt, large
No. 3s.
Fish: salm on,
canned.
Flour: buck
wheat.
Flour: rye.
Flour: wheat,
spring patents.
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per 12
cans.
R ela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
tive
per
tive
per
tive per 100 tive
price.
lbs.
price. barrel. price. barrel. price.
Average, 1890-1899. 314.1306 100.0
J a n .......................... 12.0000
84.9
F e b .......................... 12.0000
84.9
M ar..........................
A p r.......................... 12. (5000 88.5
M ay.......................... 12.5000
88.5
Ju n e........................
(«)
84.9
J u ly ........................ 12.0000
A u g.......................... 12.0000
84.9
Sept..........................
O c t .......................... 18.(SoO 130.9
N ov.......................... 18.5000 130.9
D e c ..........................
A verage, 1902 ......... 13. (7^00 97.3
31.4731
1.6750
1.6750
1.6750
1.6750
1.6500
1.6500
1.6250
1.6250
1.5000
1.5250
1.5250
1.5760
1.6146
100.0
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
112.0
112.0
110.3
110.3
101.8
103.5
103.5
106.9
109.6
P rice
per
barrel.
31.9428
2.3000
2.1000
2.1750
100.0
118.4
108.1
112.0
2.5000
2.2750
2.3000
2.2357
102.9
128.7
117.1
118.4
115.1
£
33.3171
3.5000
3.5000
3.4750
3.4750
3.3250
3.4750
3.5000
3.4500
3.4750
3.3500
3.4250
3.3500
3.4417
100.0
105.5
105.5
104.8
104.8
100.2
104.8
105.5
104.0
104.8
101.0
103.3
101.0
103.8
34.2972
3.8375
3.7563
3.7375
3.7600
3.8750
3.8750
3.8500
3.7750
3.7800
3.7875
3.8125
3.8500
3.8082
100.0
89.3
87.4
87.0
87.5
90.2
90.2
89.6
87.8
88.0
88.1
88.7
89.6
88.6
Food, etc.
M onth.
Flour: wheat,
w inter
straights.
Price
per
barrel.
Average, 1890-1899.. 33.8450
J a n .......................... 3.5250
F e b .......................... 3.5938
M ar.......................... 3.6188
A p r .......................... 3.6100
M ay.......................... 3.6813
Ju n e........................ 3.6563
Ju ly.......................... 3.6200
A u g .......................... 3.4000
Sept.......................... 3.3000
O ct............................ 3.2875
N ov.......................... 3.2875
D e c .......................... 3.3100
A verage, 1902 ......... 3.4885
Fruit: apples,
evaporated,
choice.
Fruit: apples,
prunes,
sun-dried,
Fruit: currants, Fruit:
California, in
Southern,
in barrels.
boxes.
sliced.
R ela Price R ela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
per
per
per
tive
tive
per
tive
tive
tive
price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price.
100.0
91.7
93.5
94.1
93.9
95.7
95.1
94.1
88.4
85.8
85.5
85.5
86.1
90.7
30.0847
.0988
.0975
.0975
.0975
.0975
.1050
.1088
.1113
.0900
.0738
.0663
.0613
.0921
100.0 30.0515
.0525
116.6
.0525
115.1
.0525
115.1
.0525
115.1
.0475
115.1
124.0
128.5
131.4
t
106.3
87.1
.0475
.0525
78.3
72.4
.0463
108.7
.0507
30.0375
.0556
.0559
.0528
.0503
.0513
.0516
.0463
.0463
.0456
101.9
92.2
.0475
.0450
101.9
.0450
89.9
.0494
98.4
100.0
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
92.2
100.0 30.0774
.0581
148.3
.0575
149.1
.0569
140.8
.0569
134.1
.0544
136.8
.0531
137.6
123.5
.0525
123.5
.0525
121.6
.0563
126.7
.0563
120.0
.0538
120.0
.0525
131.7
.0551
100.0
75.1
74.3
73.5
73.5
70.3
68.6
67.8
67.8
72.7
72.7
69.5
67.8
71.2
Food, etc.
M onth.
Fruit: raisins,
California,
London layer.
Glucose:
41° and 42°
m ixing.
Lard: prim e
contract.
Meal: com ,
fine white.
Meal: com ,
fine yellow .
Rela Price
R ela Price
Rela Price Rela Price Rela
Price
per
per
tive
tive
per
tive
tive
tive
per
per box. price.
100 lbs. price. pound. price. 100 lbs. price. 100 lbs. price.
Average, 1890-1899.. 31.5006
J a n .......................... 1.7000
F e b .......................... 1.7000
M ar.......................... 1.7000
A p r.......................... 1.6750
M ay.......................... 1.6750
J u n e........................ 1.6750
Ju ly.......................... 1.6750
A u g.......................... 1.6750
Sept.......................... 1.6750
O ct............................ 1.7000
N ov .......................... 1.6500
D e c .......................... 1.7250
Average, 1902......... 1.6854
100.0 &31.4182
113.3
1.7850
113.3
2.0600
113.3
2.2200
111.6
2.2200
111.6
2.2200
111.6
2.3200
111.6
2.2200
111.6
2.2200
111.6
2.2200
113.3
2.2200
110.0
2.2200
115.0
2.2200
112.3
2.1788
a N o q u ota tion fo r m on th .
100.0 30.0654
125.9
.0987
145.3
.0971
156.5
.0974
156.5
.1012
156.5
.1056
163.6
.1069
.1114
156.5
.1092
156.5
156.5
.1098
.1121
156.5
.1106
156.5
156.5
.1088
153.6
.1059
100.0 31.0486 100.0 31.0169
1.5500
150.9
1.5500 147.8
1.5000
148.5
1.5500 147.8
1.5500
148.9
1.5500 147.8
1.5000
154.7
1.5000 143.0
1.5000
161.5
1.5000 148.0
1.5500
163.5
1.5500 147.8
1.5500
170.3
1.6000 152.6
1.5000 143.0
1.5000
167.0
1.5750
167.9
1.5750 150.2
1.5750
171.4
1.5750 150.2
1.5000
169.1
1.5000 143.0
1.4500
166.4
1.4750 140.7
1.5250
1.5354 146.4
161.9
&A verage fo r 1893-1899.
100.0
152.4
147.5
152.4
147.5
147.5
152.4
152.4
147.6
154.9
154.9
147.5
142.6
150.0
3 00
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
T a b l e I I .—BASE
PRICES (A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AND M ON TH LY
ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRIC ES O F COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Cont’ d.
[For a more com plete description of the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 com puted from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see page 207 and 208.J
Food, etc.
Month.
Meat: bacon,
short clear
sides.
Meat: bacon,
short rib sides.
Price R ela Price
tive
per
per
pound. price. pound.
Average,1890-1899.. $0.0675
J a n .........................
.0935
.0947
F e b .........................
.0937
M ar.........................
.1012
A p r.........................
.1069
M ay........................
.1160
Ju ne.......................
.1181
July.........................
.1125
A ug.........................
.1146
Sept.........................
.1219
Oct..........................
.1160
N ov.........................
.0983
D e c .........................
.1073
Average, 1902.........
100.0
138.5
140.3
138.8
149.9
158.4
171.9
175.0
166.7
169.8
180.6
171.9
145.6
159.0
$0.0656
.0906
.0913
.0900
.0981
.1044
.1135
.1155
.1100
.1125
.1188
.1133
.0959
.1046
M eat: beef,
fresh, native
sides.
Meat: beef,
salt, extra mess.
R ela Price R ela Price Rela
tive
per
per
tive
tive
price. pound. price. barrel. price.
100.0
138.1
139.2
137.2
149.5
159.1
173.0
176.1
167.7
171.5
181.1
172.7
146.2
159.6
$0.0771
.0831
.0850
.0856
.1005
.1038
.1044
.1070
.1031
.1000
.1000
.0963
.0935
.0971
100.0
107.8
110.2
111.0
130.4
134.6
135.4
138.8
133.7
129.7
129.7
124.9
121.3
125.9
$8.0166
9.7500
9.7813
10.1750
11.0625
13.6000
13.7500
13.6875
13.2500
12.8750
12.2500
10.5000
10.6875
11.7885
M eat: beef,
salt, hams,
Western.
Price
per
barrel.
100.0 $18.0912
121.6 19.8750
122.0 20.2500
126.9 20.2500
138.0 20.6500
169.6 21.9375
171.5 22.0000
170.7 22.3000
165.3 22.5000
160.6 22.5000
152.8 21.1250
131.0 21.1250
133.3 21.2500
147.1 21.3413
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
109.9
111.9
111.9
114.1
121.3
121.6
123.3
124.4
124.4
116.8
116.8
117.5
118.0
Food, etc.
Month.
Meat, hams,
smoked,
packed.
Meat: pork,
Meat: m utton, salt, mess, old
dressed.
to new .
M ilk: fresh.
Molasses: New
Orleans, open
kettle, prim e.
Price Rela Price R ela Price
per
per
tive
per
tive
pound. price. pound. price. barrel.
R ela
tive
price.
P rice
per
quart.
R ela Price Rela
per
tive
tive
price. gallon. price.
100.0 $11.6332
91.2 16.8438
102.0 16.4375
111.9 16.0625
124.7 17.0750
131.8 18.1563
103.6 18.8438
90.8 19.3250
84.6 18.5000
82.9 18.5500
85.4 18.5000
80.4 18.3125
86.9 18.3000
97.9 17.9399
100.0
144.8
141.3
138.1
146.8
156.1
162.0
166.1
159.0
159.5
159.0
157.4
157.3
154.2
$0.0255
.0338
.0325
.0304
.0287
.0263
.0225
.0225
.0242
.0250
.0300
.0325
.0375
.0288
100.0
132.5
127.5
119.2
112.5
103.1
88.2
88.2
94.9
98.0
117.6
127.5
147.1
112.9
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.0984
J a n .........................
.1072
F e b .........................
.1063
M ar.........................
.1079
A p r.........................
.1175
May.........................
.1228
Ju ne.......................
.1228
.1303
July.........................
.1276
A ug.........................
.1238
Sept.........................
.1311
Oct..........................
.1319
N ov.........................
D e c.........................
.1215
Average, 1902 .........
.1211
100.0
108.9
108.0
109.7
119.4
124.8
124.8
132.4
129.7
125.8
133.2
134.0
123.5
123.1
$0.0764
.0688
.0769
.0844
.0940
.0994
.0781
.0685
.0638
.0625
.0644
.0606
.0655
.0738
$0.3151
.3750
.8760
.3750
.3700
.3700
.3700
.3700
.3700
.3500
.3500
.3500
.3400
.3638
100.0
119.0
119.0
119.0
117.4
117.4
117.4
117.4
117.4
111.1
111.1
111.1
107.9
115.5
Food, etc.
Month.
R ice: dom estic, Salt: Am erican. Salt: Ashton's.
choice
Rela Price
Price
per
per
tive
pound. price. barrel.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0 0561
.0550
J a n .........................
.0550
F e b .........................
M ar.......................
.0550
A p r .........................
0550
May.........................
.0550
.0550
Ju n e.......................
J u ly .......................
.0563
A u g.........................
.0600
Sept..................—
.0556
O ct..........................
.0556
N ov.........................
.0556
D e c.........................
.0575
Average, 1902 ........
.0559
100.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
98.0
100.4
107.0
99.1
99.1
99.1
102.5
99.6
$0.7044
.6250
.6750
.6760
.6275
.6190
.6500
.6750
.6750
.6250
.6250
.5850
.5750
.6360
Soda: bicarbon
ate of, Am eri
can
Spices: nut
megs.
Rela Price R ela
R ela
Price
R ela Price
per
tive
per
per
tive
tive
tive
price. bushel. price. pound. price. pound. price.
100.0
88.7
95.8
95 8
89.1
87.9
92 3
95.8
95.8
88.7
88.7
83.0
81.6
90.3
$2 2033
2 2250
2 2250
2 2250
2.2250
2.2250
2 2250
2 2250
2.2250
2.2250
2.2250
2.2250
2.2250
2.2250
100.0
101.0
101.0
101 0
101 0
101.0
101.0
101 0
101 0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
$0.0209
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0095
.0095
.0095
.0100
.0100
.0100
0125
.0108
100 0
47.8
47.8
47.8
47.8
47.8
45 5
45 5
45.5
47.8
47.8
47.8
59.8
51.7
$0.4322
.2125
.2175
.2175
.2175
.2050
.1950
.1950
.1900
.1900
.1900
.1913
.2125
.2028
100.0
49.2
50.3
50.3
50.3
47.4
45.1
45.1
44.0
44.0
44.0
44.3
49.2
46.9
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902,
301
T a b l e I I . —BASE
PRIC ES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND M ONTHLY
AC TU AL AND R E L A T IV E PRIC ES OF COM MODITIES IN 1902—Cont’ d.
[For a m ore com plete description of the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 computed from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages 207 and 208.]
Food, etc.
M onth.
Spices: pepper,
Singapore.
Price
per
pound.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.0749
J a n ..........................
.1288
.1269
F e b ..........................
.1256
M ar..........................
.1238
A p r..........................
.1231
M ay..........................
.1175
Ju n e........................
.1181
July..........................
.1231
A ug..........................
.1281
Sept..........................
.1338
O ct...........................
.1313
N ov..........................
.1263
D e c ..........................
.1255
Average, 1902...........
Starch: pure
com .
R ela P rice
per
tive
price. pound.
100.0
172.0
169.4
167.7
165.3
164.4
156.9
157.7
164.4
171.0
178.6
175.3
168.6
167.6
$0.0548
.0413
.0413
.0425
.0425
.0450
.0450
.0450
.0450
.0450
.0450
.0450
.0450
.0440
Sugar: 89° fair Sugar: 96° cen Sugar: granu
refining.
lated.
trifugal.
Rela Price
per
tive
price. pound.
Rela Price Rela Price Rela
per
tive
per
tive
tive
price. pound. price. pound. price.
100.0 $0.03398 100.0 $0.03869 100.0 $0.04727
75.4
.03063 90.1
.04464
.03550 91.8
75.4
.03141
92.4
.03641 94.1
.04510
77.6
.02963
87.2
.04498
.03460 89.4
77.6
.02954
86.9
.03454 89.3
.04510
82.1
.02925
86.1
.04430
.03476 89.8
82.1
.04420
.02906 ' 85.5
.03430 88.7
82.1
.02849
83.8
.04410
.03349 86.6
82.1
.02891
85.1
.04410
.03388 87.6
82.1
.02969
87.4
.04430
.03470 89.7
82.1
.04414
.03037
89.4
.03562 92.1
82.1
.03250
95.6
.04358
.03750 96.9
82.1
.03440 101.2
.04600
.03933 101.7
80.3
.03035
.03542 91.5
.04455
89.3
100.0
94.4
95.4
95.2
95.4
93.7
93.5
93.3
93.3
93.7
93.4
92.2
97.3
94.2
Food, etc.
M onth.
Tallow .
Price R ela
tive
per
pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.0435
J a n ..........................
.0616
.0616
F e b ..........................
M ar..........................
.0628
A p r..........................
.0643
M ay..........................
.0678
Ju n e........................
.0625
J u ly ........................
.0655
A u g..........................
.0645
Sept..........................
.0600
O c t ..........................
.0647
N ov..........................
.0620
D e c ..........................
.0588
Average, 1902.........
.0629
100.0
141.6
141.6
144.4
147.8
155.9
143.7
150.6
148.3
137.9
148.7
142.5
135.2
144.6
Tea: Form osa,
fine.
Vegetables, Vinegar: cider,
Vegetables,
fresh: onions. fresh: potatoes,
Monarch.
Burbank.
Price R ela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
per
per
tive
tive
per
per
tive
tive
pound. price. barrel. price. bushel. price. gallon. price.
$0.2839
.2875
.2875
.2875
.2875
.2875
.2875
.3000
.3000
.3050
.3225
.3825
.3325
.3015
100.0
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
105.7
105.7
107.4
113.6
117.1
117.1
106.2
$3.3995
4.7500
4.2500
5.2500
3.5000
6.2500
2.5000
2.2500
2.1250
1.8750
2.7500
3.2500
5.0000
3.6458
100.0
139.7
125.0
154.4
103.0
183.9
78.5
66.2
62.5
55.2
80.9
95.6
147.1
107.2
$0.4991
.7450
.7263
.7300
.8250
.7580
.5400
100.0
149.3
146.5
146.8
165.3
151.9
108.2
.8625
.4440
.4538
.5958
67.6
72.6
89.0
90.9
119.4
!L
$0.1478
.1400
.1400
.1400
.1400
.1400
.1400
. .1400
.1400
.1600
.1500
.1300
.1300
.1408
100.0
94.7
94.7
94.7
94.7
94.7
94.7
94.7
94.7
108.3
101.5
88.0
88.0
95.3
Cloths and clothing.
M onth.
Blankets:
Bags: 2-bushel, 11-4,5 pounds
to the pair,
Amoskeag.
all w ool.
Blankets:
11-4,6 pounds
to the pair,
cotton warp,
all w ool
filling.
Blankets:
11-4,5 pounds
to the pair,
cotton warp,
cotton and
w ool filling.
Boots and
shoes: m en’s
brogans,
split.
Rela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
Rela Price
Price
tive per pair. tive
per
per
per
tive
tive
tive
per bag. price.
price.
pound. price. pound. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.1399
J a n ..........................
.1400
F e b ..........................
.1400
M ar.........................
.1400
A p r..........................
.1400
M ay..........................
.1450
J u n e........................
.1450
Ju ly..........................
.1450
A ug..........................
.1450
Sept..........................
.1450
O ct...........................
.1450
N ov ........................
.1450
D e c ..........................
.1450
Average, 1902...........
.1433
100.0
100.1
100.1
100.1
100.1
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
102.4
$0.84
.85
.85
.85
.85
.85
.85
.85
.85
.85
.85
.85
.85
.85
100.0
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
$0,613
.650
.650
.650
.650
.650
.650
.650
.650
.650
.650
.650
.650
.650
100.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
a N o q u otation fo r m onth.
$0,424
.475
.475
.475
.475
.475
.475
.475
.475
.475
.475
.475
.475
.475
100.0 $0.9894
.9250
112.0
.9250
112.0
.9250
112.0
.9250
112.0
.9250
112.0
.9250
112.0
.9250
112,0
.9250
112,0
112.0
.9250
.9500
112.0
.9500
112.0
.9500
112.0
.9313
112.0
100.0
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
96.0
96.0
96.0
94.1
302
BULLETIN 01’ THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
T a b l e I I . —BASE
PRICES (A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AN D M ON TH LY
ACTUAL AN D R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Cont’ d.
[For a more com plete description of the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 com puted from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages. 207 and 208.J
Cloths and clothing.
Month.
Average, 1890-1899..
J a n .........................
F eb .........................
M ar.........................
A p r.........................
May.........................
Ju ne.......................
July......................
A u g.........................
Sept.........................
O ct..........................
N ov.........................
D e c .........................
Average, 1902..........
Boots and shoes: Boots and shoes: Boots and shoes: Boots and shoes: Broadcloths:
first quality,
m en’s split
m en’s v ici kid wom en’s solid
m en’s calf bal.
black, 54-inch,
shoes, Good
boots, kip top,
shoes, Good
grain shoes.
X X X w ool.
year w elt.
etc.
year w elt.
Rela
Price
tive
per pair. price.
Price
per 12
pairs.
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
86.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
$16,350
18.000
18.000
18.000
18.000
18.000
18.000
18.000
18.000
18.500
18.500
18.500
18.500
18.167
100.0
110.1
110.1
110.1
110.1
110.1
110.1
110.1
110.1
113.1
113.1
113.1
113.1
111.1
$2,376
2.300
2.300
2.300
2.300
2.300
2.300
2.300
2.300
2.300
2.300
2.300
2.300
2.300
Price
per
pair.
$2.30
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
R ela Price Rela
tive per pair. tive
price.
price.
Price
per
yard.
$0.8175
.8750
.8750
.8500
.8500
.8500
.8500
.8500
.8500
.8750
.8750
.8750
.8750
.8625
$1,732
1.910
1.910
1.910
1.910
1.910
1.910
1.910
1.910
1.910
1.910
1.910
1.910
1.910
100.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
100.0
107.0
107.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
105.5
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
Cloths and clothing.
Month.
Brus
Calico: Cocheco Carpets:
sels, 5-frame,
prints.
B igelow .
Price
per
yard.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.0553
.0500
J a n .........................
.0500
F e b .........................
.0500
M ar.........................
.0500
A p r.........................
.0500
M a y .......................
.0500
June.......................
.0500
J u ly .......................
.0500
A ug.........................
.0500
Sept.........................
.0500
O c t.........................
.0500
N ov.........................
.0500
D e c.........................
.0500
Average, 1902..........
Carpets: in
grain, 2-ply,Low ell.
Carpets: W il
ton, 5-frame,
B igelow .
Cotton flannels:
2f yards to the
pound.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
R ela
tive
price.
P rice
per
yard.
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
100.0
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
$1.0008
1.0320
1.0320
1.0320
1.0320
1.0320
1.0320
1.0320
1.0320
1.0320
1.0320
1.0560
1.0560
1.0360
100.0
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
105.5
105.5
103.5
$0.4752
.4800
.4800
.4800
.4800
.4800
.4800
.4800
.4800
.4800
.4800
.5040
.5040
.4840
100.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
106.1
106.1
101.9
$1.8432
1.8720
1.8720
1.8720
1.8720
1.8720
1.8720
1.8720
1.8720
1.8720
1.8720
1.9440
1.9440
1.8840
100.0
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
105.5
105.5
102.2
$0.0706
.065Q
.0650'
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0660
.0650
.0650
.0650
R ela
tive
price.
100.0
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
Cloths and clothing.
Month.
Cotton yam s:
Cotton thread: carded,
w hite,
Cotton flannels: 6-cord,
200-yard
m ule-spun,
Si yards to the
spools, J. &
Northern,
pound.
P. Coats.
cones, 10/1.
Price
per
yard.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.0575
.0575
J a n .........................
.0575
F e b .........................
Mar.........................
.0575
A p r.........................
.0575
May.........................
.0575
Ju ne.......................
.0575
July.........................
.0575
A ug.........................
.0575
Sept.........................
.0575
Oct..........................
.0575
N ov ........................
.0575
D e c.........................
.0575
Average,1902..........
.0575
Cotton yarns:
carded, white,
m ule-spun,
Northern,
cones, 22/1.
Rela Price R ela Price Rela
Rela Price
per
per
tive
per
tive
tive
tive
price. spool, (a) price. pound. price. pound. price.
100.0 $.031008
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
$0.1608
.1500
.1475
.1475
.1525
.1525
.1550
.1500
.1450
.1500
.1650
.1650
.1650
.1538
a Freight paid.
100.0
93.3
91.7
91.7
94.8
94.8
96.4
93.3
90.2
93.3
102.6
102.6
102.6
95.6
$0.1969
.1750
.1725
.1750
.1800
.1800
.1825
.1775
.1750
.1800
.1950
.1950
.1950
.1819
100.0
88.9
87.6
88.9
91.4
91.4
92.7
90.1
88.9
91.4
99.0
99.0
99.0
92.4
Denim s:
Am oskeag.
Price
per
yard.
$0.1044
.1050
.1050
.1050
.1050
.1050
.1050
.1050
.1050
.1050
.1050
.1050
.1050
.1050
R ela
tive
price.
100.0
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902,
803
I I .—BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890-1899), AND MONTHLY
ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Cont’d.
T able
[For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 computed from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages 207 and 208.]
Cloths and clothing.
Month.
D rillings:
brown,
Pepperell.
Price
per
yard.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.0572
J a n ..........................
.0575
F e b ..........................
.0575
M ar..........................
.0575
A p r..........................
.0575
M ay..........................
.0575
.0575
J u n e........................
Ju ly..........................
.0575
A u g..........................
.0575
.0575
Sept..........................
.0575
O ct...........................
.0575
N ov ..........................
.0575
D e c ..........................
Average, 1902 .........
.0575
Flannels:
white, 4-4, Bal
lard Yale No. 3.
D rillings:
30-inch,
Stark A.
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
$0.0521
.0560
.0535
.0534
.0547
.0557
.0539
.0499
.0528
.0547
.0540
.0542
.0543
.0539
100.0
107.5
102.7
102.5
105.0
106.9
103.5
95.8
101.3
105.0
103.6
104.0
104.2
103.5
$0.3768
.3850
.3850
.3925
.3925
.3925
.3925
.4067
.4067
.4067
.4067
.4067
.4100
.3986
100.0
102.2
102.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
108.8
105.8
Ginghams:
Amoskeag.
Price
per
yard.
Rela
tive
price.
$0.0533 100.0
.0500 93.8
.0525 98.5
.0525 98.5
.0525 98.5
.0525 98.5
.0525 98.5
.0525 98.5
.0526 98.5
.0525 98.5
.0525 98.5
.0525 98.5
.0525 98.5
.0523 98.1
Ginghams:
Lancaster.
Price
per
yard.
$0.0573
.0575
.0575
.0575
.0575
.0575
.0575
.0575
.0575
.0575
.0575
.0575
.0575
.0575
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
Cloths and clothing.
M onth.
H osiery: m en’s Hosiery: men’s Hosiery: wom Hosiery: wom
cotton h alf
en’s cotton
Horse blankets:
en’s combed
cotton half
6 pounds each, hose, seamless, hose,
Egyptian cot hose, seamless,
seamless, ton
fast black,
fast black, 20
hose,
high
all w ool.
84 needles.
spliced heel.
26 to 28 oz.
to 22 02.
Price
Rela
per
tive
pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899 .
J a n ..........................
F e b ..........................
M ar..........................
A p r ..........................
M ay..........................
Ju n e........................
Ju ly..........................
A u g..........................
Sept..........................
O ct...........................
N ov..........................
D e c ..........................
Average, 1902 .........
$0,573
.630
.630
.630
.630
.630
.630
.630
.630
.630
.630
.630
.630
.630
100.0
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
Price Rela
per 12 tive
pairs. price.
Price
per 12
pairs.
R ela
tive
price.
$0.9555
6.6860
6.6860
6.6860
.7105
c .7105
c .7105
0.7105
c .7105
.7350
<*.7350
<*.7350
<*.7350
0.7350
100.0 $0.7845
671.8
.6500
.6500
671.8
.6500
671.8
74.4
.6500
o74.4
.6750
o74.4
.6750
0 74.4
.6750
C74.4
.6750
.6750
76.9
.6750
<*76.9
.6750
<*76.9
<*76.9
.6750
.6667
o76.9
Price Rela
per 12 tive
pairs. price.
Price Rela
per 12 tive
pairs. price.
100.0 <*$1,850 100.0 $0.9310
82.9
1.850 100.0 5.6615
82.9
1.850 100.0 5.6615
1.850 100.0 5.6615
82.9
1.850
.7105
82.9
100.0
86.0
1.850 100.0 0.7105
100.0
0.7105
86.0
1.850
86.0
1.850 100.0 0.7105
86.0
1.850 100.0 0.7105
.7350
1.850 100.0
86.0
86.0
1.850 100.0 <*.7350
86.0
1.850 100.0 <*.7350
86.0
1.850 100.0 <*.7350
85.0
1.850 100.0 0.7350
100.0
571.1
571.1
571.1
76.3
076.3
076.3
076.3
076.3
78.9
<*78.9
<*78.9
<*78.9
078.9
Cloths and clothing.
M onth.
Leather:
harness, oak,
packers’ hides,
heavy, No. 1.
Leather:
sole, hem lock,
nonacid,
Buenos Ayres.
Leather:
sole, oak.
Leather:
Linen
wax calf,30 to 40 shoe
thread:
lbs. to the
10s,
Barbour.
dozen, B grade.
R ela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
Price
per
tive
tive
per
tive
per
per
per
tive
tive
pound. price. pound. price. pound. price. sq. foot. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . /$0.2590 100.0 $0.1939
J a n ..........................
.3400 0117.3
.2475
F e b ..........................
.3400 0117.3
.2475
M ar..........................
.3400 0117.3
.2475
A p r..........................
.3300 0113.8
.2350
M ay..........................
.3250 0112.1
.2300
Ju n e........................
.2300
.3250 0112.1
Ju ly..........................
.2325
.3250 0112.1
A u g..........................
.3250 0112.1
.2350
Sept................... ......
3200 0110.4
.2350
O c t ........................
.3400 0117.3
.2350
N ov..........................
.3400 0117.3
.2350
D e c ..........................
.3400 0117.3
.2300
A verage, 1902 .........
.3325 0114.7
.2367
100.0 $0.3363 100.0 $0.6545 100.0 $0.8748
.8910
127.6
.6250 95.5
.3900 116.0
.8910
127.6
.3900 116.0
.6625 101.2
.8910
127.6
.3800 113.0
.6750 103.1
.8910
121.2
.3750 111.5
.6625 101.2
.8910
118.6
.3700 110.0
.6625 101.2
.8910
.3700 110.0
.6625 101.2
118.6
.8910
.6625 101.2
.3750 111.5
119.9
.8910
.6625 101.2
121.2
.3750 111.5
.8910
.6625 101.2
121 2
.3850 114.5
.8910
.6625 101.2
121.2
.3850 114.5
.8910
.6625 101.2
121.2
.3850 114.5,
101.2
.8910
113.0
.6625
.3800
118.6
.8910
.6604 100.9
122.1
.3800 113.0
100.0
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
L01.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
a Average for 1893-1899.
&September, 1901, price.
c April, 1902, price.
d Septem ber, 1902, price.
e September, 1902, price. Represents bulk of sales.
f Leather: harness, oak, country m iddles, 14 lbs. and up (except overweights, 20 lbs. and up).
0 F or m ethod of com puting relative price see pages 224 and 225. Average price for 1901, $0.3325.
30 4
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
I I — BASE PRICES (A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AND M O N TH LY
ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Cont’ d.
T able
[For a more com plete description o f the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 com puted from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages 207 and 208.J
Cloths and clothing.
Month.
Overcoatings:
Linen thread: Overcoatings: Overcoatings:
chinchilla, cot
chinch illa,
3-cord, 200-yard beaver, M oscow, B-rough, all
ton
warp, C.C.
spools, Barbour. all w ool, black.
grade.
w ool.
Priceper Rela
dozen
tive
spools. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.8522
J a n .........................
.8910
F eb .........................
.8910
M ar.........................
.8910
A p r.........................
.8910
.8910
May.........................
.8910
June.......................
July.........................
.8910
.8910
A ug.........................
.8910
Sept.........................
.8910
Oct..........................
.8910
N ov.........................
.8910
D e c.........................
.8910
Average, 1902 .........
100.0
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
Overcoatings:
covert cloth,
lightw eight,
staple.
Price
per
yard.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
$2.0817
2.2088
2.2088
2.2088
2.2088
2.2088
2.2088
2.2088
2.2088
2.2088
2.2088
2.2088
2.2088
2.2088
100.0
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
$2.1419
2.0925
2.0925
2.0925
2.0925
2.0925
2.0925
2.0925
2.0925
2.0925
2.0925
2.0925
2.0925
2.0925
100.0
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.7
$0.4883
.4400
.4550
.4500
.4550
.4550
.4550
.4550
.4450
.4550
.4500
.4550
.4400
.4508
100.0
90.1
93.2
92.2
93.2
93.2
93.2
93.2
91.1
93.2
92.2
93.2
90.1
92.3
$2.3286
2.2625
2.2625
2.2625
2.2625
2.2625
2.2625
2.2625
2.2625
2.2625
2.2625
2.2625
2.2625
2.2625
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
Cloths and clothing.
Month.
Overcoatings:
kersey, stand
ard, 27 to 28
ounce.
Price
per
yard.
Average, 1890-1899 . «$1.2472
J a n ......................... 1.5000
F e b ......................... 1.5000
M ar......................... 1.5000
A p r......................... 1.5000
May......................... 1.5000
June....................... 1.5000
July......................... 1.5000
A ug......................... 1.5000
Sept......................... 1.5000
Oct.......................... 1.5000
N ov......................... 1.5000
D e c ......................... 1.5000
Average, 1902 ......... 1.5000
Rela
tive
price.
Shawls: stand
ard, all w ool,
72x144 in .,
42-oz.
Print cloths:
28-inch,
64x64.
Price
per
yard.
100.0 $0.02838
120.3 .030000
120.3 .031250
120.3 .033125
120.3 .033438
120.3 .033125
120.3 .031563
120.3 .030000
120.3 .029000
120.3 .029219
120.3 .029688
120.3 .030000
120.3 .030000
120.3 .030901
Sheetings:
Sheetings:
bleached.10-4, bleached, 10-4,
A tlantic.
Pepperell.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
each.
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
100.0
105.7
110.1
116.7
117.8
116.7
111.2
105.7
102.2
103.0
104.6
105.7
105.7
108.9
$4.5787
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
100.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
$0.1836
.1865
.1741
.2047
.1842
.1632
.1862
.2252
.1771
.1901
.2091
.1953
.2052
.1917
100.0
101.6
94.8
111.5
100.3
88.9
101.4
122.7
96.5
103.5
113.9
106.4
111.8
104.4
$0.1884
.2100
.2100
.2100
.2100
.2100
.2100
.2100
.2100
.2100
.2100
.2100
.2100
.2100
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
111.5
111.6
111.5
111.6
111.5
111.5
111.5
111.5
111.5
111.5
111.5
111.5
111.5
Cloths and clothing.
Month.
Sheetings:
bleached, 10-4,
Wamsutta S. T.
Price
per
yard.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.2949
J a n .........................
.2925
F e b .........................
.2925
M ar.........................
.2925
A p r.........................
.2925
M ay.........................
.2925
Ju n e.......................
.2925
July.........................
.2925
A ug.........................
.2925
Sept.........................
.2925
Oct..........................
.2925
N ov.........................
.2925
D e c .........................
.2925
Average, 1902 .........
.2925
Sheetings:
brown. 4-4,
A tlantic A.
Sheetings:
brow n, 4-4, In
dian Head.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
100.0
99.2
99.2
99.2
99.2
99.2
99.2
99.2
09.2
99.2
99.2
99.2
99.2
99.2
$0.0553
.0530
.0534
.0541
.0529
.0538
.0541
.0563
.0563
.0557
.0559
.0565
.0569
.0549
100.0
95.8
96.6
97.8
95.7
97.3
97.8
101.8
101.8
100.7
101.1
102.2
102.9
99.3
$0.0626
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
R ela
tive
price.
Sheetings;
brown, 4-4,
Mass. M ills,
F lying Horse
brand.
Price
per
yard.
R ela
tive
price.
100.0 5$0.0525 100.0
99.8
.0575 c94.1
99.8
.0575 094.1
99.8
.0575 094.1
99.8
.0562* 092.1
99.8
.0562* 092.1
99.8
.0562* 092.1
99.8
.0562* 092.1
99.8
.0562* 0 92.1
99.8
.0562* 0 92.1
99.8
.0562* 092.1
99.8
.0562* 092.1
99.8
.0562* 092.1
99.8
.0566 C92.6
Sheetings:
brow n, 4-4,
Pepperell R.
Price
per
yard.
$0.0551
.0575
.0576
.0575
.0575
.0575
.0575
.0576
.0550
.0562*
.0562*
.0562*
.0562*
.0569
R ela
tive
price.
100.0
104.4
104.4
104.4
104.4
104.4
104.4
104.4
99.8
102.1
102.1
102.1
102.1
103.3
« Average for 1897-1899.
fcSheetings: brown, 4-4, Stark A. A.
c For method o f com puting relative price see pages 224 and 225. Average price for 1901, $0.0575.
305
COURSE OP WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902,
I I .—BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890-1899), AND MONTHLY
ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Coat’d.
T able
[For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 computed from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages 207 and 208.]
Cloths and clothing.
M onth.
Shirtings:
bleached, 4r4,
Fruit o f the
Loom .
Price
per
yard.
Average, 1890-1899. $0.0728
.0775
.0775
F e b ..........................
.0775
* M ar..........................
.0775
A p r .........................
.0775
M ay..........................
.0775
Ju n e........................
.0737*
Ju ly..........................
.07371
A u g..........................
.0737*
Sept..........................
.0737£
O ct...........................
.0737*
N ov ..........................
.0737*
D e c ..........................
.0756
Average, 1902.........
Shirtings:
bleached, 4r4,
Hope.
Shirtings:
Shirtings:
bleached, 4-4,
Shirtings:
bleachedf4r4, bleached, 4-4,
Wamsutta
New York Mills.
< o> .
Lonsdale.
XX
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
100.0
106.5
106.5
106.5
106.5
106.5
106.5
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
103.8
$0.0630
.0713
.0713
.0713
.0650
.0665
.0665
.0665
.0665
.0665
.0665
.0665
.0665
.0676
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
100.0 $0.0727
113.2
.0762*
113.2
.0762*
113.2
.0762*
.0762*
103.2
.0762*
105.6
.0725
105.6
105.6
.0725
105.6
.0725
105.6
.0725
105.6
.0725
105.6
.0725
.0725
105.6
107.3
.0741
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
100.0
104.9
104.9
104.9
104.9
104.9
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
101.9
$0.0876
.0768
.0768
.0768
.0768
.0743
.0780
.0732
.0768
.0756
.0810
.0765
.0765
.0766
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
100.0 $0.0948
87.7
.0855
87.7
.0855
87.7
.0855
.0855
87.7
84.8
.0900
.0900
89.0
83.6
.0900
87.7
.0900
86.3
.0900
92.5
.0900
.0900
87.3
87.3
.0900
.0885
87.4
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
90.2
90.2
90.2
90.2
94.9
94.9
94.9
94.9
94.9
94.9
94.9
94.9
93.4
Cloths and clothing.
M onth.
Silk: raw,
Italian, clas
sical.
Suitings: clay Suitings: clay Suitings: indigo
worsted diago worsted diago blue, all wool,
Silk: raw,
Japan, filatures. nal, 12-ounce, nal, 16-ounce, 54-in., 14-oz.,
M iddlesex.
Wash. M ills.
Wash. Mills.
Price R ela Price R ela
per
tive
per
tive
pound. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899. $4.2558
J a n .......................... 3.9848
F e b .......................... 3.9848
M ar.......................... 3.9848
A p r .......................... 3.9600
M ay.......................... 4.0095
J u n e........................ 4.1085
Ju ly.......................... 4.1333
A u g .......................... 4.1333
Sept.......................... 4.1580
O ct............................ 4.3313
N ov .......................... 4.2570
D e c .......................... 4.2570
Average, 1902......... 4.1085
100.0
93.6
93.6
93.6
93.0
94.2
96.5
97.1
97.1
97.7
101.8
100.0
100.0
96.5
$4.0187
3.6375
3.7345
3.8315
3.7588
3.7345
3.7588
3.7830
3.7830
3.8073
4.0377
4.0013
4.0013
3.8224
Price
per
yard.
100.0 «$0.8236
90.5
.9450
92.9
.9000
95.3
.9000
93.5
.9000
92.9
.9000
93.5'
.9000
.9000
94.1
94.1 ' .9225
.9225
94.7
.9225
100.5
.9226
99.6
.9226
99.6
.9131
95.1
Rela
tive
price
Price
per
yard.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
100.6 a$1.0068 100.0 $1.3230
1.1250 111.7
1.2513
114.7
1.2968
109.8
1.0800 107.3
1.2968
109.3
1.0800 107.3
109.3
1.0800 107.3
1.2968
109.3
1.0800 107.3
1.3195
1.3195
1.0800 107.3
109.3
1.0800 107.3
109.3
1.3195
1.1025 109.5
1.3195
112.0
1.1025 109.6
1.3195
112.0
1.1025 109.6
1.3195
112.0
1.1026 109.5
1.3195
112.0
1.1025 109.5
112.0
1.3650
110.9
1.0931 108.6
1.3119
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
94.6
98.0
98.0
98.0
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
103.2
99.2
Cloths and clothing.
M onth.
Suitings: indi
go blue, all
w ool, 16-ounce.
Price
per
yard.
Average, 1890-1899. $1.9154
J a n .......................... 2.0925
F e b .......................... 2.0925
M ar.......................... 2.0925
A p r.......................... 2.0925
M ay.......................... 2.0925
Ju ne..................... .
2.0925
Ju ly.......................... 2.0925
A u g.......................... 2.0925
Sept.......................... 2.0925
O ct...........................
2.0925
N ov.......................... 2.0925
D e c .......................... 2.0925
Average, 1902......... 2.0925
R ela
tive
price.
Suitings:
serge, Wash
ington M ills
6700.
Price
per
yard.
100.0 &$0.7526
109.2
.8100
109.2
.8100
109.2
.8100
109.2
.8100
109.2
.8100
109.2
.8100
109.2
.8100
109.2
.7650
109.2
.7650
109.2
.7650
109.2
.7650
109.2
.7650
109.2
7913
a A verage fo r 1895-1899.
R ela
tive
price.
Tickings:
Amoskeag
A .C .A .
Price
per
yard.
Rela
tive
price.
Underwear:
Trouserings:
shirts and
fancy worsted, drawers,white,
22 to 23 ounce.
all wool, etc.
Price
per
yard.
100.0 $0.1061 100.0 6$1.9456
.1050
99.0
107.6
1.9800
107.6
.1050
99.0
1.9800
.1050
107.6
99.0
1.9800
.1050
99.0
107.6
1.9800
107.6
.1050
99.0
1.9800
.1060
99.0
107.6
1.9800
.1050
99.0
1.9800
107.6
.1050
99.0
101.6
1.9800
.1050
99.0
101.6
1.9800
.1050
99.0
101.6
1.9800
99.0
101.6
.1050
1.9800
.1050
99.0
101.6
1.9800
105.1
.1050
99.0
1.9800
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
5 A verage fo r 1892-1899.
Price
per 12 Rela
tive
gar
ments. price.
$23.31
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
100.0
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
306
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T a b l e I I .-B A S E
PRICES (A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AND M ON TH LY
ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Cont’ d.
[For a more com plete description o f the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 com puted from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages 207 and 208.J
Cloths and clothing.
Month.
Underwear: W om en’s dress
goods, alpaca,
shirts and
drawers, white, cotton warp,
22-inch, Ham
m erino, 52$
ilton .
w ool, etc.
Price
per 12 Rela
tive
gar
ments. price.
Average, 1890-1899.
J a n .........................
F e b .........................
M ar.........................
A p r.........................
M ay.........................
Ju n e.......................
July.........................
A ug.........................
Sept.........................
Oct..........................
N ov.........................
D e c.........................
Average. 1902 .........
$15.57
14.85
14.85
14.85
14.85
14.85
14.85
14.85
14.85
14.85
14.85
14.85
14.85
14.85
100.0
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
W om en’s dress
goods: cashm ere, all w ool,
10-11 tw ill, 38inch, A tlantic J.
W omen’s dress W omen’s dress
goods: cashgoods: cashmere, cotton
mere, cotton
warp, 9-tw ill, warp, 22-inch,
H am ilton.
4-4, A tlantic F.
Price
per
yard.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
$0.0680
.0711
.0711
.0711
.0711
.0711
.0711
.0711
.0711
.0711
.0686
.0686
.0686
.0705
100.0
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
100.9
100.9
100.9
103.7
$0.2905
.3234
.3234
.3234
.3234
.3234
.3234
.3234
.3234
.3234
.3234
.3234
.3234
.3234
100.0
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
$0.1520
.1642
.1642
.1642
.1642
.1642
.1642
.1642
.1642
.1642
.1642
.1642
.1642
.1642
100.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
$0.0758
.0760
.0760
.0760
.0760
.0760
.0760
.0760
.0760
.0760
.0735
.0735
.0735
.0754
R ela
tive
price.
100.0
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
97.0
97.0
97.0
99.5
Cloths and clothing.
Month.
W omen’ s dress W om en’s dress W ool: Ohio,
W ool: Ohio,
yam s:
goods: cashgoods: Frank fine fleece (X m edium fleece W orsted
2-40s, Aus
mere, cotton
lin sackings, an dX X grade), (* and f grade), tralian
fine.
warp, 27-inch,
6-4.
scoured.
scoured.
Hamilton.
Price
per
yard.
Average, 1890-1899. $0.0883
.0907
J a n .........................
.0907
F e b .........................
M ar.........................
.0907
A p r.......i ................
.0907
M ay.........................
.0907
.0907
Ju n e.......................
J u ly .......................
.0907
A ug.........................
.0907
.0907
S e p t.......................
.0882
O c t.........................
.0882
N ov.........................
D e c......................... ‘ .0882
.0901
Average, 1902.........
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
yard.
100.0
102.7
102 7
102.7
102.7
102.7
102.7
102.7
102.7
102.7
99.9
99.9
99.9
102 0
$0.5151
.5462*
.54624
.54624
.54624
.54624
.54624
.54624
.54624
.5700
.5700
.59374
.59374
.5581
Rela Price Rela Price R ela Price R ela
tive
per
per
tive
tive
per
tive
price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price.
100.0
106.0
106.0
106 0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
110.7
110.7
115.3
115.3
108.3
Cloths and
clothing.
Month.
Price Rela Price R ela
per
per
tive
tive
pound. price. pound. price.
100.0
100.3
100.3
100.3
.98.4
100.3
98.4
102.3
106.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
116.1
104.4
$0.4564
.4274
.4274
.4274
.4274
.4194
.4194
.4355
.4516
.4516
.4677
.4839
.4839
.4436
100.0
93.6
93.6
93.6
98.6
91.9
91.9
95.4
98.9
98.9
102.6
106.0
106.0
97.2
$1.0183
1.1000
1.1000
1.1000
1.1000
1.1000
1.1000
1.1250
1.126Q
1.1250
1.1500
1.1750
1.1760
1.1229
100.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
110.5
110.5
110.5
112.9
116.4
115.4
110.3
Fuel and lighting.
Worsted yam s: Candles: adahi ftnjiiTi^j
2-40s, X X X X ,
w hite,in skeins. 6s, 14-ounce.
Average, 1890-1899. $1.0071 100.0
J a n ......................... 1.1000 109.2
F e b ......................... 1.1200 111.2
M ar......................... 1.1400 113.2
A p r......................... 1.1400 113.2
M ay......................... 1.1400 113.2
June....................... 1.1200 111.2
J u ly ....................... 1.1200 111.2
A ug......................... 1.1400 113.2
Sept......................... 1.1400 113.2
O ct.......................... 1.1700 116.2
N ov......................... 1.1700 116.2
D e c........................ 1-1700 116.2
Average, 1902........ 1.1392 113.1
$0.5526
.5543
.5543
.5543
.5435
.5543
.5435
.5652
.5870
.6087
.6087
.6087
.6413
.5770
$0.0782
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
100.0
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
Coal: anthra
cite, broken.
Coal: anthra
cite, chestnut.
Coal: anthra
cite, egg.
Price
per
ton.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
ton.
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
ton.
$3.3669
3.5190
3.5430
3.5510
3.6350
3.7640
(a)
(a)
(aS
(a)
(a)
4.0070
4.0110
3.7186
100.0
104.5
105.2
105.5
108.0
111.8
$3.5953
4.4510
4.4510
4.4500
3.9510
4.0150
100.0
123.8
123.8
123.8
109.9
111.7
$3.5936
4.2140
4.2300
4.2240
3.9600
4.0430
(a\
(a)
(a)
la)
(a)
4.9500
4.9500
4.3673
a N o sales d u rin g m on th .
g
119.0
119.1
110.4
4.9500
4.9500
4.4597
137.7
137.7
124.0
R ela
tive
price.
100.0
117.3
117.7
117.5
110.2
112.5
137.7
137.7
121.5
307
COURSE OP WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T a b l e I I ___ BASE
PRIC ES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND M ONTHLY
ACTU AL AN D R E L A T IV E PR IC E S O F COM MODITIES IN 1902—Cont’ d.
[For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 computed from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation of m ethod see pages 207 and 208.]
Fuel and lighting.
M onth.
Goal:
anthracite,
stove.
Price
per
ton.
Average, 1890-1899.. 93.7949
J a n .......................... 4.4500
F e b .......................... 4.4520
M ar.......................... 4.4620
A p r.......................... 3.9510
M ay.......................... 4.0240
Ju n e........................
July..........................
A u g..........................
Sept..........................
O ct............................
N ov..........................
D e c .......................... 4.9500
Average, 1902........... 4.4627
I
Coal:
bitum inous,
Georges Creek
(at m ine).
Coal:
bituminous,
Georges Creek
(f. o. b. N. Y.
Harbor).
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
ton.
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
ton.
100.0
117.3
117.3
117.6
104.1
106.0
90.8887
1.3000
1.2000
1.2000
1.3000
1.7500
1.7500
1.5000
1.5000
1.7500
5.0000
3.2500
4.0000
2.1250
100.0
146.3
135.0
135.0
146.3
196.9
196.9
168.8
168.8
196.9
562.6
365.7
450.1
239.1
92.7429
2.8500
2.8500
2.8500
2.8500
3.5000
4.4000
3.2000
3.2000
3.2500
8.2500
5.5000
6.0000
4.0583
130.4
130.4
117.6
Coal:
bituminous,
Pittsburg
(Youghiogneny).
Rela Price Rela
tive
per
tive
price. bushel. price.
100.0
103.9
103.9
103.9
103.9
127.6
160.4
116.7
116.7
118.5
300.8
200.5
218.7
148.0
90.0643 100.0
.0675 105.0
.0676 105.0
.0700 108.9
.0700 108.9
.0700 108.9
.0700 108.9
.0738 114.8
.0741 115.2
.0805 125.2
.0925 143.9
.1000 155.5
.1000 155.5
.0787 122.4
M atches: par
lor, dom estic.
Price
ela
per gross Rtive
of boxes price.
(200s).
Average, 1890-1899. 91.7563
J a n .......................... 1.7500
F e b .......................... 1.7500
M ar.......................... 1.7500
A p r.......................... 1.7500
M ay.......................... 1.5000
Ju n e........................ 1.5000
Ju ly.......................... 1.5000
A u g.......................... 1.5000
Sept.......................... 1.5000
O ct............................ 1.5000
N ov.......................... 1.5000
D e c .......................... 1.5000
Average, 1902 ......... 1.5833
100.0
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
90.1
Petroleum :
crude.
100.0
126.3
126.3
126.3
129.1
131.8
132.3
134.0
134.0
134.0
140.8
151.9
163.7
135.9
91.6983
2.2500
2.2500
2.2500
2.3750
2.2500
2.2500
2.2500
2.2500
3.0000
4.0000
3.2500
3.8750
2.6875
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
132.5
132.5
132.5
139.8
132.5
132.5
132.5
132.5
176.6
235.5
191.4
228.2
158.2
Petroleum : re Petroleum: re
fined, for ex fined, 150° fire Augers: extra,
4-inch.
port.
test, w .w .
R ela Price Rela Price Rela
Price
per
tive
tive
per
tive
per
barrel. price. gallon. price. gallon. price.
90.9102
1.1500
1.1500
1.1500
1.1750
1.2000
1.2038
1.2200
1.2200
1.2200
1.2813
1.3825
1.4900
1.2369
Price
per
ton.
Metals and
implements.
Fuel and lighting.
M onth.
Coke:
Connellsville,
furnace.
90.0649
.0720
.0720
.0720
.0720
.0740
.0740
.0740
.0720
.0720
.0720
.0745
.0805
.0734
100.0
110.9
110.9
110.9
110.9
114.0
114.0
114.0
110.9
110.9
110.9
114.8
124.0
113.1
Price
each.
90.0890 100.0 90.1608
.1100 1ft. 6
.1800
.1100 123.6
.1800
.1100 123.6
.1800
.1100 123.6
.1800
.1100 123.6
.1800
.1100 123.6
.1800
.1100 123.6
.1800
.1100 128.6
.1800
.1100 123.6
.1800
.1100 123.6
.1800
.1100 123.6
.1800
.1200 134.8
.1800
.1108 124.5
.1800
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
Metals and implements.
M onth.
Bar iron: best Bar iron: best
refined, from
A xes: M. C. O., refined, from
m ill (Pittsburg store (Philadel
Yankee.
m arket).
phia m arket).
Price
each.
Average, 1890-1899. 90.4693
J a n ..........................
.4500
F e b ..........................
.4500
M ar..........................
.4800
A p r..........................
.4800
M ay..........................
.4800
Ju n e........................
.4800
Ju ly...................
.4800
A u g..........................
.5000
Sept..........................
.5000
O ct............................
.5000
N ov..........................
.5000
D e c ..........................
.5000
Average, 1902 .........
.4833
Barb wire:
galvanized.
Butts: loose
join t, cast,
3 x 3 inch.
R ela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
R ela Price
per
tive
tive
per
tive per 100 tive per pair. tive
lbs.
price.
price.
price. pound. price. pound. price.
100.0
95.9
95.9
102.3
102.3
102.3
102.3
102.3
106.5
106.5
106.5
106.5
106.5
103.0
90.0145
.0187
.0190
.0190
.0195
.0202
.0210
.0186
.0195
.0200
.0192
.0186
.0200
.0194
100.0
129.0
131.0
131.0
134.5
139.3
144.8
128.3
134.5
137.9
132.4
127.6
137.9
133.8
90.0164
.0190
.0200
.0210
.0210
.0210
.0220
.0220
.0220
.0220
.0220
.0220
.0220
.0213
100.0
115.9
122.0
128.0
128.0
128.0
134.1
134.1
134.1
134.1
134.1
134.1
134.1
129.9
a N o sales d u rin g m onth.
92.5261
3.0100
3.1000
3.1000
3.1000
3.1000
3.1000
3.0600
3.0000
3.0000
2.6800
2.6000
2.6000
2.9542
100.0 90.0316
119.2
.0400
.0400
122.7
122.7
.0400
122.7
.0400
122.7
.0400
.0400
122.7
121.1
.0400
118.8
.0400
118.8
.0400
106.1
.0400
102.9
.0400
102.9
.0400
116.9
.0400
100.0
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
3 08
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T a b l e I I . —BASE
PRICES (A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AND M O N TH LY
ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902—Cont’ d.
[For a more com plete description o f the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 com puted from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages 207 and 208.]
M etals and im plem ents.
Month.
Chisels: extra, Copper: ingot, Copper: sheet,
hot-rolled
socket firmer,
lake.
1-inch.
(base sizes).
Price
each.
Copper: wire,
bare.
Rela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
tive
per
per
tive
per
tive
tive
price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899. SO.1894 100.0
J a n .........................
.2700 142.6
F e b .........................
.2700 142.6
M ar.........................
.2700 142.6
A p r.........................
.2700 142.6
May.........................
.2700 142.6
Ju n e.......................
.2700 142.6
July.........................
.2700 142.6
A u g.........................
.2700 142.6
Sept.........................
.2700 142.6
Oct..........................
.2700 142.6
N ov.........................
.2700 142.6
D e c .........................
.2700 142.6
Average, 1902 .........
.2700 142.6
SO. 1234
.1213
.1275
.1231
.1219
.1199
.1240
.1219
.1185
.1145
.1165
.1175
.1150
.1201
100.0
98.3
103.3
99.8
98.8
97.2
100.5
98.8
96.0
92.8
94.4
95.2
93.2
97.3
SO. 1659
.1800
.1600
.1800
.1800
.1800
.1800
.1800
.1800
.1800
.1800
.1800
.1800
.1783
100.0
108.5
96.4
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
107.5
SO. 1464 100.0
87.1
.1275
. 13874 94.8
.13624 93.1
.13374 91.4
92.2
.1350
. 13624 93.1
.13374 91.4
.13124 89.7
.13124 89.7
88.8
.1300
.12874 87.9
87.9
.12874
90.6
.1326
Doorknobs:
steel, bronze
plated.
Price
per
pair.
SO. 1697
.1900
.1900
.1900
.1900
.2280
.2280
.2280
.2280
.2280
.2280
.2280
.2280
.2153
R ela
tive
price.
100.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
134.4
134.4
134.4
134.4
134.4
134.4
134.4
134.4
126.9
M etals and im plem ents.
Month.
Files: 8-inch
m ill bastard.
Hammers:
M aydoleN o. 1£.
Price
per
dozen.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
each.
Average, 1890-1899. SO. 8527
J a n ......................... 1.0500
F e b ......................... * 1.0500
M ar......................... 1.0500
A p r......................... 1.0500
M a y ....................... 1.0500
Ju ne....................... 1.0500
J u ly ....................... 1.0500
A ug......................... 1.0500
Sept......................... 1.0500
O c t......................... 1.0500
N ov......................... 1.0500
D e c......................... 1.0500
Average, 1902 ......... 1.0500
100.0
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
SO. 3613
.4233
.4233
.4233
.4233
.4233
.4233
.4233
.4233
.4233
.4233
.4233
.4233
.4233
Lead: pig.
Lead pipe.
Rela Price Rela
Price Rela
per
tive
per
tive
tive
price. pound. price. 100 lbs. price.
100.0
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
SO. 0381
.0400
.0410
.04124
.04124
.04124
.04124
.04124
.04124
.04124
.04124
.04124
.04124
.0411
100.0
105.0
107.6
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
107.9
S4.8183
5.4000
5.2000
5.2000
5.2000
6.2000
5.2000
5.2000
6.2000
5.2000
6.2000
5.2000
5.2000
5.2167
100.0
112.1
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
108.3
Locks: com m on
m ortise.
P rice
each.
SO. 0817
.0750
.0750
.0750
.0750
.0900
.0900
.0900
.0900
.0900
.0900
.0900
.0900
.0850
R ela
tive
price.
100.0
91.8
91.8
91.8
91.8
110.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
104.0
Metals and im plem ents.
Month.
Nails: cut,
8-penny, fence
and comm on.
N ails: wire,
8-penny, fence
and com m on.
Price Rela
per
tive
100 lbs. price.
Price Rela
per
tive
100 lbs. price.
Average, 1890-1899. SI. 8275
J a n ......................... 2.1500
F e b ......................... 2.0500
M ar......................... 2.0500
A p r......................... 2.1500
M ay......................... 2.1500
Ju ne....................... 2.1500
July......................... 2.1500
A ug......................... 2.1500
Sept......................... 2.1500
Oct..........................
2.1500
N ov......................... 2.1500
D e c......................... 2.1500
Average, 1902 ......... 2.1333
100.0
117.6
112.2
112.2
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
116.7
S2.1618
2.1000
2.1500
2.1500
2.1500
2.1500
2.1500
2.1500
2.1500
2.1500
2.0000
1.9750
1.9750
2.1042
Pig iron: Bes
semer.
Price
per
ton.
100.0 S13.7783
97.1 16.7000
99.5 16.9400
99.5 17.3700
99.5 18.7500
99.5 20.7500
99.5 21.5600
99.5 21.6000
99.5 22.1900
99.5 22.5000
92.5 23.0000
91.4 23.8100
91.4 22.9200
97.3 20.6742
R ela
tive
price.
Pig iron:
Pig iron:
foundry No. 1. foundry No. 2.
Price
per
ton.
100.0 S14.8042
121.2 17.5500
122.9 18.3700
126.1 19.4400
136.1 20.3700
150.6 21.0000
156.5 22.8700
156.8 24.2000
161.1 24.5000
163.3 24.5000
166.9 24.4500
172.8 24.8700
166.3 24.2000
150.0 22.1933
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
ton.
100.0 S13.0533
118.6 16.6250
124.1 16.6250
131.3 19.7500
137.6 19.7500
141.9 21.5000
154.5 21.5000
163.5 22.6250
165.6 22.7500
165.5 23.0000
165.2 23.7500
168.0 24.5000
163.5 22.5000
149.9 21.2396
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
127.4
127.4
151.3
151.3
164.7
164.7
173.3
174.3
176.2
181.9
187.7
172.4
162.7
309
CJ0UB8E OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T
I I .—BASE PRICES (A VE RA G E FOR 1890-1899), AND MONTHLY
ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Cont’d.
able
[For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 computed from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages 207 and 208.]
M etals and im plements.
M onth.
Pig iron: gray Planes: Bailey
forge, South
No. 5.
ern, coke.
Price
per
ton.
Average, 1890-1899.. $11.0892
J a n .......................... 13.5000
F e b .......................... 13.7500
M ar.......................... 14.0000
A p r.......................... 14.6250
M ay.......................... 17.1250
J u n e........................ 18.7500
J u ly ........................ 20.0000
A ug.......................... 20.5000
Sept.......................... 20.5000
O c t .......................... 19.5000
Nov .......................... 19.5000
D e c.......................... 19.5000
A verage,1902.......... 17.6042
R ela
tive
price.
Price
each.
100.0
121.7
124.0
126.2
131.9
154.4
169.1
180.4
184.9
184.9
175.8
175.8
175.8
158.8
$1.3220
1.5100
1.5100
1.5100
1.5100
1.5100
1.5100
1.5100
1.5100
1.5100
1.5100
1.5100
1.5100
1.5100
Saws: crosscut, Saws: hand,
Disston.
Disston No. 7.
Quicksilver.
R ela Price Rela
•per
tive
tive
price. pound. price.
100.0
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
$0.5593
.6600
.6450
.6450
.6450
.6450
.6450
.6450
.6450
.6450
.6450
.6450
.6400
.6458
100.0
118.0
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
114.4
115.5
Price
each.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
dozen.
$1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
$12,780
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
Metals and im plem ents.
. M onth.
Shovels:
Ames No. 2.
Price
per
dozen.
Average, 1890-1899.. $7.8658
J a n .......................... 9.1200
F e b .......................... 9.1200
M ar......................
9.1200
A p r .......................... 9.6100
M ay.......................... 9.6100
Ju n e........................ 9.6100
Ju ly.......................... 9.6100
A u g .......................... 9.6100
Sept.......................... 9.6100
O ct............................ 9.6100
N o v .......................... 9.6100
D e c .......................... 8.0200
A verage, 1902........... 9.3550
Rela
tive
price.
Silver:
bar, fine.
Price
per
ounce.
100.0 $0.74899
.56302
115.9
.55833
115.9
.54923
115.9
.53462
122.2
122.2
.52000
.53085
122.2
.53152
122.2
.53250
122.2
.52269
122.2
122.2
.51162
122.2
.49705
.48653
102.0
.52816
118.9
Spelter:
Western.
Steel billets.
R ela Price Rela
tive
per
tive
price. pound. price.
100.0
75.2
74.5
73.3
71.4
69.4
70.9
71.0
71.1
69.8
68.3
66.4
65.0
70.5
$0.0452
.0433
.0420
.0428
.0435
.0440
.0488
.0513
.0538
.0550
.0550
.0540
.0510
.0487
Price
per
ton.
100.0 $21.5262
95.8 27.6000
92.9 29.3700
94.7 31.2500
96.2 31.5000
97.3 32.2000
108.0 32.3700
113.6 31.7500
119.0 31.7500
121.7 31.0000
121.7 30.4000
119.5 28.5000
112.8 29.5000
107.7 30.5992
Rela
tive
price.
Steel rails.
Price
per
ton.
100.0 $26.0654
128.2 28.0000
136.4 28.0000
145.2 28.0000
146.3 28.0000
149.6 28.0000
150.4 28.0000
147.5 28.0000
147.5 28.0000
144.0 28.0000
141.2 28.0000
132.4 28.0000
137.0 28.0000
142.1 28.0000
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
Metals and implements.
M onth.
Steel sheets:
black, No. 27.
T in: pig.
Tin plates:
M. C. Vises: solid
dom estic, Bes Trowels:
O., brick,
box, 50-pound.
semer, coke,
lOMnch.
14x20.
Rela Price Rela Price Rela
Price
tive
per
per
per
tive
tive
pound. price. pound. price. 100 lbs. price.
A verage,1890-1899.. «$0.0224
J a n ..........................
.0295
F e b ..........................
.0305
M ar..........................
.0305
A p r..........................
.0300
M ay..........................
.0300
J u n e........................
.0298
•Ju ly..........................
.0290
A u g..........................
.0290
Sept..........................
.0290
O ct............................
0288
N ov..........................
.0265
D e c..........................
.0265
Average, 1902...........
.0291
100.0
131.7
136.2
136.2
133.9
133.9
133.0
129.5
129.5
129.5
128.6
118.3
118.3
129.0
$0.1836
.2275
.2425
.2563
.2658
.2840
.2978
.2805
.2880
.2708
.2535
.2625
.2485
.2648
100.0 &$3.4148
4.1900
123.9
132.1
4.1900
4.1900
139.6
144.8
4.1900
154.7
4.1900
4.1900
162.2
4.1900
152.8
4.1900
156.9
4.1900
147.5
4.1900
138.1
3.7900
143.0
3.7900
135.3
4.1233
144.2
100.0 $0.3400
.3400
122.7
.3400
122.7
.3400
122.7
.3400
122.7
122.7
.3400
122.7
.3400
.3400
122.7
122.7
.3400
122.:
.3400
122.
.3400
111.
.3400
lll.V I .3400
120.7
.3400
a A vera ge fo r th e p eriod J u ly, 1894, to D ecem ber, 1899.
Price
each.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
each.
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
$3.9009
5.1300
5.1300
5.1300
5.1300
5.1300
6.1300
5.1300
5.1300
5.1300
5.1300
5.1300
5.1300
5.1300
&A verage for 1896-1899.
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.6
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.6
131.5
131.5"
131.5
131.5
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
310
T a b l e I I . —BASE
PRICES (A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AN D M O N TH LY
ACTUAL AND R E LA TIV E PRIC ES O P COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Cont’ d.
[For a more com plete description o f the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 com puted from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages 207 and 208.]
Lum ber and building m aterials.
Metals and im plem ents.
Month.
W ood screws:
1-inch, No. 10,
flat head.
Price
per
gross.
Zin c: sheet.
B rick: com
m on dom estic.
Rela
Price Rela Price
tive per 100 tive per
M.
price.
lbs.
price.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.1510
J a n .........................
.0983
F e b .........................
.0983
M ar.........................
.0983
A p r.........................
.0983
.0983
M ay........ ...............
.0983
Ju ne.......................
.0920
July.........................
.0920
A ug.........................
.0920
Sept.........................
.0920
Oct..........................
.0920
N ov.........................
D e c.........................
.0920
.0952
Average, 1902..........
100.0
65.1
65.1
65.1
65.1
65.1
65.1
60.9
60.9
60.9
60.9
60.9
60.9
63.0
85.3112
5.5200
5.5200
5.5200
5.5200
5.5200
5.5200
5.9800
5.9800
5.9800
5.9800
5.9800
5.7500
5.7308
100.0
103.9
103.9
103.9
103.9
103.9
103.9
112.6
112.6
112.6
112.6
112.6
108.3
107.9
85.5625
6.0000
6.0000
6.0000
5.7500
6.7500
5.3750
4.7500
4.6250
4.8750
5.0000
5.2500
5.2500
5.3854
Carbonate o f
lead: Am eri
can, in oil.
Cement: Port
land, Am eri
can.
Rela Price R ela Price
per
tive
per
tive
price. pound. price. barrel.
Rela
tive
price.
100.0 081.9963
93.4
1.8500
1.8000
93.4
93.4
1.7500
1.7500
93.4
1.7500
93.4
1.9250
93.4
2.0000
93.4
93.4
2.0750
2.1250
93.4
2.1250
93.4
2.1250
93.4
2.1250
93.4
93.4
1.9500
100.0
92.7
90.2
87.7
87.7
87.7
96.4
100.2
103.9
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
97.7
100.0
107.9
107.9
107.9
103.4
103.4
96.6
85.4
83.1
87.6
89.9
94.4
94.4
96.8
80.0577
.0539
.0539
.0539
.0539
.0539
.0539
.0539
.0539
.0539
.0539
.0539
.0539
.0539
Lum ber and building m aterials.
Month.
Cement: Rosendale.
Doors: pine.
Price
per
barrel.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per
door.
Average, 1890-1899.. 80.8871
J a n .........................
.8250
F e b .........................
.8250
M ar.........................
.8500
A p r .........................
.8500
M ay.........................
.8000
Ju n e.......................
.8500
July.........................
.8500
A u g .........................
.8250
Sept.........................
.9250
O ct..........................
.9250
N ov.........................
.9250
D e c .........................
.9250
Average, 1902..........
.8646
100.0
93.0
93.0
95.8
95.8
90.2
95.8
95.8
93.0
104.3
104.3
104.3
104.3
97.5
81.0929
2.0000
2.0000
2.0000
2.0000
2.0000
2.1000
2.1000
2.2500
2.2500
2.2500
2.2500
2.2500
2.1208
Rela
tive
price.
H em lock.
Price
per M
feet.
100.0 811.9625
183.0 15.0000
183.0 15.0000
183.0 15.0000
183.0 16.0000
183.0 16.0000
192.1 16.0000
192.1 16.0000
205.9 16.0000
205.9 16.0000
205.9 16.0000
205.9 16.5000
205.9 16.5000
194.1 15.8333
Lim e: com m on.
Rela Price
per
tive
price. barrel.
100.0
125.4
125.4
125.4
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
137.9
137.9
132.4
80.8332
.8100
.8100
.8100
.8100
.8100
.8100
.8100
.8100
.8100
.8100
.8100
.7600
.8058
Linseed o il:
raw.
R ela Price Rela
tive per gal tive
lon.
price.
price.
100.0
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
91.2
96.7
80.4535
.5500
.6300
.6300
.6300
.6600
.6600
.6700
.6700
.6000
.5000
.4600
.4600
.5933
100.0
121.3
138.9
138.9
138.9
,145.5
145.5
147.7
147.7
132.3
110.3
101.4
101.4
130.8
Lum ber and bu ildin g m aterials.
Month.
Maple: hard.
Oak: w hite,
plain.
Price
per M
feet.
Price
per M
feet.
Rela
tive
price.
Average, 1890-1899.. 826.5042 100.0 837.4292
J a n ......................... 28.0C00 105.6 39.0000
F e b ......................... 28.0000 105.6 39.0000
M ar......................... 29.0000 109.4 41.0000
A p r ....................... . 29.0000 109.4 41.0000
M ay......................... 29.0000 109.4 41.0000
Ju n e....................... 29.0000 109.4 41.0000
July......................... 29.0000 109.4 41.0000
A ug......................... 29.0000 109.4 41.0000
Sept......................... 29.0000 109.4 39.0000
O ct.......................... 28.0000 105.6 42.6000
N ov......................... 28.0000 105.6 42.5000
D e c ......................... 28.0000 105.6 42.5000
Average, 1902.......... 28.5833 107.8 40.8750
R ela
tive
price.
Oak: white,
quartered.
Priceper M
feet.
100.0 853.6771
104.2 58.5000
104.2 58.5000
109.5 60.0000
109.5 60.0000
109.6 66.0000
109.5 66.0000
109.5 66.0000
109.5 66.0000
104.2 64.0000
113.6 64.0000
113.6 64.0000
113.5 64.0000
109.2 63.0833
a A v era g e fo r 1895-1899.
O xide o f zinc.
R ela Price Rela
tive
per
tive
price. pound. price.
100.0
109.0
109.0
111.8
111.8
123.0
123.0
123.0
123.0
119.2
119.2
119.2
119.2
117.5
80.0400
.0437*
.0437*
.0437*
.0437*
.0437*
.0437*
.0437*
.0437*
.0437*
.0437*
.0437*
.0462*
.0440
Pine: w hite,
boards, No. 2
bam .
Price
per M
feet.
100.0 817.1104
109.4 22.0000
109.4 22.0000
109.4 22.0000
109.4 24.0000
109.4 24.0000
109.4 24.0000
109.4 24.0000
109.4 24.0000
109.4 24.0000
109.4 24.0000
109.4 24.0000
115.6 24.0000
110.0 23.5000
R ela
tive
price.
100.0
128.6
128.6
128.6
140.3
140.3
140.3
140.3
140.3
140.3
140.3
140.3
140.3
137.3
811
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902,
I I . — BASE PRICES (A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AND M ONTHLY
AC TU AL AN D R E L A T IV E PRIC ES O F COM MODITIES IN 1902—Cont’d.
T able
[F or a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 computed from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages 207 and 208.]
Lum ber and building m aterials.
M onth.
Pine: white,
boards, uppers.
P ine: yellow .
R ela
Price Rela Price
per
per
tive
tive
M feet. price. M feet. price.
A verage,1890-1899.. $46.5542
J a n .......................... 68.0000
F e b .......................... 70.0000
M ar.......................... 70.0000
A p r.......................... 75.0000
M ay.......................... 75.0000
Ju n e........................ 75.0000
July.......................... 75.0000
A u g.......................... 75.0000
Sept.......................... 75.0000
O ct............................ 80.0000
N ov ....... r................ 80.0000
D e c .......................... 80.0000
A verage,1902........... 74.8338
100.0 $18.4646
146.1 21.0000
150.4 21.0000
150.4 21.0000
161.1 21.0000
161.1 21.0000
161.1 21.0000
161.1 21.0000
161.1 21.0000
161.1 21.0000
171.8 21.0000
171.8 '21.0000
171.8 21.0000
160.7 21.0000
100.0
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
Plate glass:
polished, 3 to
5 sq. ft.
Plate glass:
polished, 5 to
10 sq. ft.
Poplar.
Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
per
per
tive
per
tive square
tive
square price.
foot.
foot. price. M feet. price.
$0.3630 100.0 $0.5190 100.0 $31.3667
68.9
.2500
.4000 77.1 39.0000
68.9
.2500
.4000 77.1 38.0000
.2500 68.9
.4000 77.1 38.0000
68.9
.2500
.4000 77.1 40.0000
68.9
.2500
.4000 77.1 41.0000
.2500 68.9
.4000 77.1 41.0000
68.9
.2500
.4000 77.1 44.0000
68.9
.2500
.4000 77.1 44.0000
68.9
.2500
.4000 77.1 45.2500
77.1
.2800
.4450 85.7 45.0000
77.1
.2800
.4450 85.7 45.0000
77.1
.2800
.4450 85.7 45.0000
70.9
.2575
.4113 79.2 42.1042
100.0
124.3
121.1
121.1
127.5
130.7
130.7
140.3
140.3
144.3
143.5
143.5
143.5
134.2
Lum ber and building materials.
M onth.
Putty.
Resin: good,
strained.
P rice R ela
Price
per
per
tive
pound. price. barrel.
A verage,1890-1899.. $0.0158
J a n ..........................
.0125
F e b ..........................
.0125
M ar..........................
.0125
A p r..........................
.0125
M ay..........................
.0225
Ju n e........................
.0225
Ju ly..........................
.0225
A u g..........................
.0225
Sept..........................
.0225
.0225
O ............................
.0225
N ov..........................
D e c..........................
.0225
A verage,1902...........
.0192
100.0
79.1
79.1
79.1
79.1
142.4
142.4
142.4
142.4
142.4
142.4
142.4
142.4
121.5
Shingles:
cypress.
R ela
tive
price.
Price Rela
tive
per M. price.
100.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
115.5
113.7
110.3
109.4
109.4
107.6
107.6
124.1
123.3
112.0
$2.8213
2.8500
2.8500
2.8500
2.8500
2.8500
2.6000
2.6000
2.6000
2.5000
2.5000
2.5000
2.5000
2.6708
$1.4399
1.6500
1.5500
1.5500
1.6625
1.6375
1.5875
1.5750
1.5750
1.5500
1.5500
1.7875
1.7750
1.6125
Shingles: Mich
igan white
Spruce.
Price Rela
tive
per M. price.
Price Rela
per M tive
feet.
price.
100.0 «$3.7434 100.0
3.4000 6116.6
101.0
3.4000 6116.6
101.0
3.4000 6116.6
101.0
3.6500 6125.2
101.0
3.6500 6125.2
101.0
92.2
3.6500 6125.2
92.2
3.6500 6126.2
3.6500 6125.2
92.2
3.6500 6125.2
88.6
3.6500 6125.2
88.6
3.6500 6125.2
88.6
3.6500 6125.2
88.6
3.5875 6123.0
94.7
Turpentine:
spirits of.
Tar.
Price
per
barrel.
Average, 1890-1899.. $1.2048
J a n .......................... 1.2000
F e b .......................... 1.2000
M ar.......................... 1.2000
A p r.......................... 1.2000
M ay.......................... 1.2000
Ju n e........................ 1.4000
July.......................... 1.1000
A u g.......................... 1.5000
Sept.......................... 1.5000
O ct............................ 1.5000
N ov.......................... 1.4000
D e c.......................... 1.5000
A verage, 1902......... 1.8250
100.0
132.4
132.4
139.4
139.4
139.4
139.4
139.4
139.4
127.2
127.2
127.2
127.2
134.2
Drugs and
chem icals.
Lum ber and building materials.
M onth.
$14.3489
19.0000
19.0000
20.0000
20.0000
20.0000
20.0000
20.0000
20.0000
18.2500
18.2500
18.2500
18.2500
19.2600
W indow glass: W indow glass:
American, sin American, sin A lcohol: grain,
94 per cent.
gle, firsts, 6 x 8 gle, thirds. 6 x 8
to 10x15 inch. to 10x15 Inch.
R ela
R ela P rice
per
tive
tive
price. gallon. price.
Price
per 50
sq.ft.
Rela
tive
price.
Price
per 50
sq. ft.
Rela Price Rela
per
tive
tive
price. gallon. price.
100.0
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
116.2
91.3
124.5
124.5
124.6
116.2
124.5
110.0
$2.1514
2.8000
2.8800
2.8000
3.0400
3.5200
3.5200
8.3440
3.3440
3.3440
3.3440
3.3440
3.3440
3.2187
100.0
130.1
133.9
180.1
141.3
163.6
163.6
155.4
155.4
155.4
155.4
155.4
155.4
149.6
$1.8190
2.2313
2.2950
2.2313
2.4225
2.8050
2.8050
2.6648
2.6648
2.6648
2.6648
2.6648
2.6648
2.5649
100.0
122.7
126.2
122.7
133.2
154.2
154.2
146.6
146.5
146.6
146.5
146.5
146.5
141.0
$0.3343
.3900
.4425
.4400
.4850
.4550
.4800
.4750
.4600
.4750
.5050
.5450
.5350
.4740
100,0
116.7
132.4
131.6
145.1
136.1
143.6
142.1
137.6
142.1
151.1
163.0
160.0
141.8
$2.2405
2.4863
2.4648
2.4473
2.4083
2.3888
2.3498
2.3498
2.3793
2.3888
2.3888
2.4083
2.4083
2.4057
100.0
111.0
110.0
109.2
107.5
106.6
104.9
104.9
106.2
106.6
106.6
107.5
107.5
107.4
“ Shingles: w hite pine, 18-inch, X X X X .
t>For m ethod o f com puting relative price see pages 224 and 225. Average price for 1901, $8.2625.
13362— N o. 45— 03----- 8
3 12
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T a b l e I I .— BASE
PRICES (A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AND M O N TH LY
ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRIC ES OF COM M ODITIES IN 1902— Cont’ d.
[For a more com plete description of the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 com puted from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages 207 and 208.]
Drugs and chem icals.
Month.
A lcohol: wood,
refined, 95 per
cent.
Alum : lum p.
Rela Price Rela
Price
per
tive
tive
per
gallon. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899. 80.9539
J a n .........................
.6000
F e b .........................
.6000
M ar.........................
.6500
A p r.........................
.6500
M ay.........................
.6500
June.......................
.6500
.6500
July.........................
A ug.........................
.6500
Sept.........................
.6500
Oct..........................
.6500
.6500
N ov.........................
.6500
D e c .........................
.6417
Average, 1902.........
100.0
62.9
62.9
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
67.3
80.0167
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0176
.0175
.0175
G lycerin: re
Brim stone:
fined.
crude, seconds.
Price
per
ton.
100.0 820.6958
104.8 23.5000
104.8 24.0000
104.8 24.0000
104.8 23.0000
104.8 23.0000
104.8 23.5000
104.8 23.2500
104.8 23.0000
104.8 23.5000
104.8 23.5000
104.8 24.0000
104.8 23.0000
104.8 23.4375
Rela Price R ela
R ela Price
tive
per
per
tive
tive
price. pound. price. pound. price.
100.0
113.5
116.0
116.0
111.-1
111.1
113.5
112.3
111.1
113.5
113.5
116.0
111.1
113.2
80.1399
.1475
.1400
.1400
.1450
.1450
.1450
.1450
.1450
.1450
.1450
.1450
.1450
.1444
100.0
105.4
100.1
100.1
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.2
Earthenware:
Opium: natural, Quinine: Amer Sulphuric acid: plates, creamican.
66°.
incases.
colored.
Price Rela
per
tive
pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899. 82.3602
J a n ......................... 3.0500
F e b ......................... 3.0000
M ar......................... 2.9500
A p r......................... 2.9000
M ay......................... 2.8500
Ju n e....................... 2.8250
July......................... 2.8000
A ug......................... 2.7250
Sept......................... 2.7000
O ct.......................... 2.7500
N ov......................... 2.7250
D e c ......................... 2.7000
Average, 1902 ......... 2.8313
100.0
129.2
127.1
125.0
122.9
120.8
119.7
118.6
115.5
114.4
116.5
115.5
114.4
120.0
80.0104
.0185
.0185
.0185
.0185
.0160
.0160
.0160
.0160
.0160
.0160
.0160
.0160
.0168
Earthenware:
plates, white
granite.
Price
per
ounce.
Rela Price R ela
per
tive
tive
price. pound. price.
Price
per
dozen.
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
dozen.
80.2460
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2800
.2800
.2800
.2500
.2300
.2000
.2400
.2600
.2600
.2575
100.0
109.8
109.8
109.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
101.6
93.5
81.3
97.6
105.7
105.7
104.7
100.0
157.3
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
134.8
146.1
80.4136
.4655
.4655
.4655
.4655
.4655
.4655
.4655
.4655
.4655
.4655
.4655
.4655
.4655
100.0
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
80.4479
.5096
.5096
.5096
.5096
.5096
.5096
.5096
.5096
.5096
.5096
.5096
.5096
.5096
80.0089
.0140
.0130
.0130
.0180
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0120
.0130
100.0
177.9
177.9
177.9
177.9
153.8
153.8
153.8
153.8
153.8
153.8
153.8
153.8
161.5
House furnishing goods.
Drugs and chem icals.
Month.
M uriatic A cid:
20°.
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
House furnishing goods.
Earthenware:
teacups and
saucers,
white granite.
Month.
Price
per
gross (6 R ela
dozen
tive
cups
and 6 price.
dozen
saucers).
Average, 1890-1899 . 83.4292
J a n ......................... 3.7632
F e b ......................... 3.7632
M ar......................... 3.7632
A p r......................... 3.7632
May......................... 3.7632
Ju n e....................... 3.7632
July......................... 3.7632
A ug......................... 3.7632
Sept......................... 3.7632
Oct.......................... 3.7632
N ov......................... 3.7632
D e c ...............*........ 3.7632
Average, 1902......... 3.7632
100.0
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
Furniture:
bedroom sets,
ash.
Furniture:
chairs, bed
room , m aple.
Furniture:
Furniture:
chairs, kitchen. tables, kitchen.
P rice
per
set.
R ela
tive
price.
Price
per
dozen.
R ela
tive
price.
Price R ela
per
tive
dozen. price.
Price
per
dozen.
$10,555
11.760
11.760
11.750
11.750
11.750
11.750
11.750
11.750
11.750
11.750
11.750
11.750
11.750
100.0
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
86.195
7.000
7.000
7.000
7.000
7.500
7.500
7.600
7.500
7.500
7.500
7.500
7.500
7.333
100.0
113.0
113.0
113.0
113.0
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
118.4
83.8255
4.7500
4.7500
4.7500
4.7500
5.0000
5.0000
5.0000
5.0000
5.0000
5.0000
5.0000
5.0000
4.9167
$14,435
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
100.0
124.2
124.2
124.2
124.2
130.7
130.7
130.7
130.7
130.7
130.7
130.7
130.7
128.5
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
313
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
I I ___ BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890-1899), AND MONTHLY
ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Oont’d.
T able
[For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 computed from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation of m ethod see pages 207 and 208.j
House furnishing goods.
M onth.
cutlery:
Table cutlery: Table
Glassware:
Glassware:
knives and
Glassware:
$-gal- tumblers, 1-pint, carvers, stpg forks,
cocobolo
nappies, 4-inch. pitchers,
lon, com m on.
handles.
com m on.
handles.
Price R ela
per
tive
dozen. price.
Average, 1890-1899.
J a n ..........................
F e b ..........................
M ar..........................
A p r..........................
M a y ........................
Ju n e........................
J u ly ........................
A ug..........................
Sept..........................
O c t ..........................
N ov..........................
D e c ..........................
Average, 1902.........
80.112
.140
.140
.140
.140
.140
.140
.140
.140
.140
.140
.140
.140
.140
100.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
Price R ela
per
tive
dozen. price.
81.175
1.300
1.300
1.300
1.300
1.300
1.300
1.300
1.300
1.300
1.300
1.300
1.300
1.300
100.0
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
Price Rela
per
tive
dozen. price.
80.1775
.1850
.1850
.1850
.1850
.1850
.1850
.1850
.1850
.1850
.1850
.1850
.1850
.1850
100.0
104.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
House furnishing goods.
M onth.
W ooden ware:
pails, oak
grained.
Price
per
dozen.
Average, 1890-1899. 81.2988
J a n ...........„ ............. 1.5500
F e b .......................... 1.5500
M ar.......................... 1.5500
A p r.......................... 1.5500
M ay.......................... 1.5500
J u n e........................ 1.5500
1.5500
A u g.......................... 1.5500
Sept.......................... 1.5500
1.5500
O ct...........................
N ov.......................... 1.5500
D e c .......................... 1.5500
Average, 1902......... 1.5500
W ooden ware:
tubs, oak
grained.
Cotton-seed
meal.
Price
per
pair.
80.80
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
S3.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
Miscellaneous.
i
Cotton-seed oil:
summer
yellow , prime.
Price
per
gross.
86.06
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
Jute: raw.
Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
R ela Price Rela per
ton tive
per
per
tive
tive per nest tive o f 2,000
tive
price.
o f 3.
price. pounds. price. gallon. price. pound. price.
100.0
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
81.3471
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
100.0 821.9625
107.6 33.6000
107.6 26.0000
107.6 26.0000
107.6 26.0000
107.6 26.0000
107.6 27.0000
107.6 27.0000
107.6 27.0000
107.6 27.0000
107.6 27.0000
107.6 26.5000
107.6 26.5000
107.6 27.1333
100.0
153.0
118.4
118.4
118.4
118.4
122.9
122.9
122.9
122.9
122.9
120.7
120.7
123.5
80.3044
.4100
.4050
.4150
.4300
.4350
.4500
.4450
.4250
.3950
.3700
.3400
.3600
.4067
100.0
134.7
133.0
186.3
141.3
142.9
147.8
146.2
139.6
129.8
121.6
111.7
118.3
133.6
80.0359
.0425
.0425
.0425
.04371
.0437$
.0437$
.0437$
.0481
.0450
.0450
.0450
.0450
.0438
100.0
118.4
118.4
118.4
121.9
121.9
121.9
121.9
120.1
125.3
125.3
125.3
125.3
122.0
Miscellaneous.
M onth.
M alt: W estern
m ade.
Paper: news.
Paper: wrap
ping, m anila.
Proof spirits.
Rope: manila,
f-inch.
Rela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
Price
Rela Price
per
per
per
tive
tive
tive
per
per
tive
tive
bushel. price. pound. price. pound. price. gallon. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899. 80.7029
J a n ..........................
.7900
F e b ..........................
.7900
M ar..........................
.8100
A p r..........................
.8200
M ay..........................
.8700
Ju n e........................
.8700
J u ly ........................
.8700
A u g..........................
.7900
Sept..........................
.7250
O c t ..........................
.7250
N ov..........................
.7250
D e c ..........................
.7250
Average, 1902.........
.7925
100.0
112.4
112.4
115.2
116.7
123.8
123.8
123.8
112.4
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
112.7
80.0299 100.0
77.3
.0231
77.3
.0231
.0244
81.6
81.6
.0244
.0287$ 79.4
.0237$ 79.4
80.6
.0241
80.6
.0241
.0244
81.6
.0244
81.6
83.6
.0250
.0262$ 87.8
.0242
80.9
80.0553 100.0
.0512$ 92.7
.0512$ 92.7
.0512$ 92.7
.0512$ 92.7
.0487$ 88.2
.0487$ 88.2
90.4
.0500
.0487$ 88.2
.0487$ 88.2
.0487$ 88.2
.0487$ 88.2
.0487$ 88.2
.0497
89.9
81.1499
1.3200
1.3100
1.3100
1.3100
1.3100
1.3100
1.3100
1.3100
1.3200
1.3200
1.3200
1.3175
1.3138
100.0
114.8
113.9
113.9
113.9
113.9
113.9
113.9
113.9
114.8
114.8
114.8
114.6
114.3
80.0934
.1337$
.1325
.1400
1400
.1400
.1400
.1400
.1350
.1325
.1300
.1300
.1237$
.1348
100.0
143.2
141.9
149.9
149.9
149.9
149.9
149.9
144.5
141.9
139.2
139.2
132.5
144.3
31 4
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
II. — BASE PRICES (A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AND M O N TH LY
ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902— Conc’ d.
T able
[For a more com plete description o f the articles see Table I. Average for 1902 com puted from quota
tions in Table I; for explanation o f m ethod see pages 207 and 208.J
M iscellaneous.
Month.
Rubber:
Para Island.
Soap:
castile, m ottled,
pure.
Starch:
laundry,
large lum p.
Tobacco: plug,
Horseshoe.
Tobacco: smok
ing, granulat
ed, Seal o f
North Carolina.
Rela Price R ela Price Rela Price Rela Price Rela
Price
per
tive
tive
per
tive
per
per
tive
per
tive
pound. price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899. $0.8007
.8050
J a n .........................
.7600
F e b .........................
.7250
M ar.........................
.7150
A p r.........................
.7150
M ay.........................
.7075
Ju n e.......................
.7050
July.........................
.6775
A u g .........................
.7300
Sept.........................
.7275
Oct..........................
.7326
N ov.........................
.7275
D e c .........................
.7273
Average, 1902.........
100.0
100.5
94.9
90.5
89.3
89.3
88.4
88.0
84.6
91.2
90.9
91.5
90.9
90.8
$0.0569
.0663
.0663
.0663
.0663
.0663
.0663
.0663
.0663
.0663
.0663
.0663
.0663
.0663
100.0
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.6
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
100.0
114.9
114.9
122.1
129.3
136.5
136.5
136.5
143.7
143.7
122.1
122.1
143.7
130.5
$0.0348
.0400
.0400
.0426
.0450
.0475
.0476
.0475
.0500
.0500
.0425
.0425
.0500
.0454
$0.3962
.4600
.4600
.4600
.4600
.4600
.4600
.4600
.4400
.4400
.4500
.4500
.4500
.4542
100.0
116.1
116.1
116.1
116.1
116.1
116.1
116.1
111.1
111.1
113.6
113.6
113.6
114.6
$0.5090
.5600
.5600
.5600
.5600
.5600
.5600
.5600
.5400
.5400
.5700
.5700
.5700
.5592
100.0
110.0
110.0
110.0
110.0
110.0
110.0
110.0
106.1
106.1
112.0
112.0
112.0
109.9
T a b l e I I I . —R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100. For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.
Relative price for 1902 com puted from average price for the year as shown in Table I.]
Farm products.
Grain.
Month. Cotton: Flax
upland, seed: Barley: Com :
mid
No. 2,
by
dling. No. 1. sample.
cash.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar . . .
A p r ....
M ay. . .
J u n e...
J u ly ...
A u g...
S ept. . .
O c t ....
Nov . . .
Dec___
1902....
106.5
110.7
116.3
120.5
122.6
120.0
118.7
115.6
115.2
112.9
108.7
111.8
116.1
148.7
151.4
151.4
155.0
151.4
148.7
139.2
131.2
121.9
109.1
106.0
106.4
135.0
138.6
139.6
142.4
147.8
157.4
152.4
159.7
136.7
132.1
124.0
126.6
124.3
139.4
160.3
155.9
164.9
169.3
162.9
168.4
184.7
150.7
155.6
153.5
143.1
132.4
166.9
Oats:
cash.
R ye: W heat: Aver
No. 2, contract
age.
cash. grades,
cash.
163.8
158.0
159.6
157.6
158.8
155.7
202.5
136.7
125.7
115.7
111.8
118.4
147.3
115.5
110.7
106.9
105.2
107.4
108.2
109.7
94.9
94.0
92.9
94.3
91.9
102.5
102.2
99.8
97.5
96.7
99.6
97.0
100.7
95.9
102.6
96.2
96.8
98.9
98.7
136.1
132.8
132.3
133.3
137.2
136.3
151.5
123.0
122.0
116.5
114.5
113.2
129.0
Hides:
green,
Hops:
Hay: salted,
New
tim o packers, York
thy,
heavy
State,
N o .i. native choice.
steers.
120.4
119.8
122.2
123.2
127.6
127.0
135.2
122.8
102.6
118.0
114.4
118.9
120.9
141.6
132.6
128.7
126.9
133.9
137.1
140.8
155.6
159.1
155.2
154.1
147.5
142.8
83.3
86.1
98.8
104.5
110.1
120.0
129.9
142.6
152.5
169.4
203.3
208.9
134.1
Farm products.
L ive stock.
Month.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar . . .
A pr—
M a y ...
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
O c t ....
N ov...
D ec___
1902....
Hogs.
Cattle.
Steers, Steers,
choice to good to
extra. choice.
Aver
age.
Heavy.
Light.
129.0
126.2
127.5
132.3
143.0
147.6
150.0
150.7
149.7
148.5
140.6
117.9
138.5
130.5
127.9
128.7
133.3
140.1
145.2
151.3
153.0
152.0
150.8
142.0
119.6
139.5
144.3
142.4
145.8
160.3
163.3
169.1
178.1
165.2
173.2
160.6
143.8
143.9
158.0
137.7
136.9
141.8
153.8
154.6
159.9
168.9
161.6
171.6
167.2
141.5
137.3
152.4
132.0
129.5
129.8
134.3
137.2
142.7
152.6
155.2
154.2
153.0
143.4
121.2
140.4
Sheep.
Aver
W est
age. Native. ern.
141.0
139.7
143.8
157.1
159.0
164.5
173.5
163.4
172.4
158.9
142.7
140.6
155.2
95.6
106.4
113.6
140.2
133.0
121.1
92.5
89.3
80.2
78.2
74.0
84.6
100.6
1Q7.6
123.0
126.1
133.1
139.9
127.2
95.0
92.0
85.5
75.7
73.3
92.2
105.7
Aver
age.
101.6
114.7
119.9
136.7
136.5
124.2
93.8
90.7
82.9
77.0
73.7
88.4
103.2
Aver
age.
124.4
127.4
130.8
142.3
145.2
144.6
139.5
135.7
135.7
128.9
119.4
116.2
132.6
Aver
age,
farm
prod
ucts.
126.7
126.8
129.0
134.4
137.7
137.6
141.1
131.0
129.7
126.3
123.5
122.3
130.5
315
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T able
I I I .—RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
[A verage p rice for 1890-1899=100. F or a m ore com plete description o f tlie articles see Table I.
R ela tive price fo r 1902 com p uted from average p rice for the year as shown in Table L]
Food, etc.
Bread.
M onth.
Crackers.
Beans:
m edium,
choice.
Boston X .
Ja n ___
F eb___
Mar . . .
A p r ....
M ay. . .
J u n e ...
J u ly ...
A u g...
S ep t. . .
O c t ....
N ov . . .
D ec___
1902....
121.3
107.8
105.5
94.3
104.0
101.8
102.6
121.3
118.3
116.0
146.7
140.0
115.0
Soda.
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.9
Loaf.
Average.
Washing
ton
m arket.
Home
made
(N. Y.
m arket).
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.2
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
103.0.
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
Vienna
Average.
(N. Y. Average.
market).
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
103.8
103.8
103.8
103.8
103.8
103.8
103.8
103.8
103.8
103.8
103.8
103.8
103.8
Food, etc.
Butter.
Fish.
Cheese:
Eggs:
Cream
N. Y . Coffee: newM onth. Cream ery,
ery,
Dairy,
State
laid, C od,- Her Mack
West
R
io
E lgin
New A ver factory, No. 7. fancy, dry, ring, erel, Salmon, Aver
ern
salt, canned. age.
(E lgin (N.
York
age.
fu ll
near bank, shore, large
Y.
mar
cream .
by. large. round. No. 3s.
mar State.
ket).
ket).
Jan___
F eb___
M ar. . .
A p r ....
M ay. . .
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
O ct___
N ov . . .
D ec___
1902....
111.8
126.2
123.5
125.6
101.4
99.1
95.6
90.3
100.2
109.4
118.7
132.7
111.2
107.9
127.1
127.1
126.7
101.5
99.0
94.6
89.8
96.8
107.8
118.2
129.6
110.6
108.4
126.0
130.3
133.6
108.1
104.4
99.3
95.4
101.3
113.0
121.3
131.4
114.5
109.4
126.4
127.0
128.6
103.7
100.8
96.5
91.8
99.4
110.1
119.4
131.2
112.1
108.0
110.2
120.1
122.9
113.4
98.8
97.8
98.7
106.5
121.6
129.8
138.6
114.1
55.4
45.7
45.2
46.2
43.6
43.6
41.9
46.2
43.8
41.2
41.9
41.0
44.6
161.7
156.0
104.4
90.1
92.0
98.4
112.1
111.1
122.3
128.0
140.8
157.9
122.7
105.2
100.7
91.8
89.5
87.3
80.S
80.6
80.6
80.6
98.5
98.5
100.7
91.2
132.4 84.9
132.4 84.9
112.5 a8U.9
112.5 88.5
112.5 88.5
a m . 5 a 88.5
am .5
84.9
am .6
84.9
a m . 5 a8h.9
139.0 130.9
142.3 130.9
155.6 alSO. 9
129.9 97.3
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
112.0
112.0
110.3
110.3
101.8
103.5
103.5
106.9
109.6
109.1
107.9
100.7
101.1
100.1
98.4
97.1
97.1
95.0
118.0
118.8
123.5
107.0
Food, etc.
Flour.
M onth.
W heat.
Buck
wheat.
J a n ....
F eb___
Mar . . .
A p r ....
M ay. . .
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S ept. . .
Oct —
N ov . . .
D ec___
1902....
Fruit.
118.4
108.1
112.0
a m .O
a m .o
a m .O
a m .o
a m .o
102.9
128.7
117.1
118.4
115.1
Rye.
105.5
105.5
104.8
104.8
100.2
104.8
105.5
104.0
104.8
101.0
103.3
101.0
103.8
Apples.
Spring
W inter
patents. straights. Average.
89.3
87.4
87.0
87.5
90.2
90.2
89.6
87.8
88.0
88.1
88.7
89.6
88.6
91.7
93.5
94.1
93.9
95.7
95.1
94.1
88.4
85.8
85.5
85.5
86.1
90.7
90.5
90.5
90.6
90.7
93.0
92.7
91.9
88.1
86.9
86.8
87.1
87.9
89.7
Average.
101.2
98.6
99.5
99.6
99.5
100.5
100.3
98.1
95.4
100.8
98.7
98.8
99.6
Evapo Sun-dried,
rated, Southern, Average.
choice.
sliced.
116.6
115.1
115.1
115.1
115.1
124.0
128.5
131.4
106.3
87.1
78.3
72.4
108.7
a N om in al p rice; see explanation on page 226.
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
92.2
a 92.2
a 92.2
a 92.2
101.9
92.2
101.9
89.9
98.4
109.3
108.5
108.5
108.5
103.7
108.1
110.4
111.8
104.1
89.7
90.1
81.2
103.6
316
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
T able
H I .—RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100. F or a m ore com p lete d escription o f th e articles see Table I.
Relative price for 1902 com puted from average p rice fo r the year as show n in T able I.]
Food, etc.
M eal: corn.
Fruit.
Month.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar . . .
Apr___
M ay. . .
June ..
J u ly ...
Aug .. .
S e p t...
O ct___
Nov . . .
D ec___
1902....
Currants,
in
barrels.
Prunes,
Califor
nia, in
boxes.
148.3
149.1
140.8
134.1
136.8
137.6
123.5
123.5
121.6
126.7
120.0
120.0
131.7
75.1
74.3
73.5
73.5
70.3
68.6
67.8
67.8
72.7
72.7
•69.5
67.8
71.2
Glucose:
41° and
Lard:
Raisins,
42° m ix
prim e
Califor Average.
ing.
contract.
nia, Lon
(a)
don layer.
113.3
113.8
113.3
111.6
111.6
111.6
111.6
111.6
111.6
113.3
110.0
115.0
112.3
111.0
110.7
108.9
107.2
105.2
106.8
104.7
105.3
102.8
98.4
95.9
93.0
104.5
125.9
145.3
156.5
156.5
156.5
163.6
156.5
156.5
156.5
156.5
156.5
156.5
153.6
Fine
white.
Fine
yellow .
Average.
152.4
147.5
152.4
147.5
147.5
162.4
152.4
147.5
154.9
154.9
147.5
142.6
150.0
150.1
147.7
150.1
145.3
145.3
150.1
152.5
145.3
152.6
152.6
145.3
141.7
148.2
147.8
147.8
147.8
143.0
143.0
147.8
152.6
143.0
150.2
150.2
143.0
140.7
146.4
150.9
148.5
148.9
154.7
161.5
163.5
170.3
167.0
167.9
171.4
169.1
166.4
161.9
Food, etc.
Meat.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar .. .
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
J u ly ...
Aug . ..
S ep t.. .
O ct___
Nov . . .
D ec___
1902....
Pork.
Beef.
Month.
Fresh,
native
sides.
Salt,
extra
mess.
Salt,
hams,
West
ern.
107.8
110.2
111.0
130.4
134.6
135.4
138.8
133.7
129.7
129.7
124.9
121.3
125.9
121.6
122.0
126.9
138.0
169.6
171.5
170.7
165.3
160.6
152.8
131.0
133.3
147.1
109.9
111.9
111.9
114.1
121.3
121.6
123.3
124.4
124.4
116.8
116.8
117.5
118.0
Aver
age.
113.1
114.7
116.6
127.6
141.8
142.8
144.3
141.1
138.2
133.1
124.2
124.0
130.3
Bacon, ]£acon, Hams, Salt,
short short rib smoked, mess,
to
clear
sides. packed. old
new.
sides.
138.1
139.2
137.2
149.5
159.1
173.0
176.1
167.7
171.5
181.1
172.7
146.2
159.5
138.5
140.3
138.8
149.9
158.4
171.9
175.0
166.7
169.8
180.6
171.9
145.6
159.0
108.9
108.0
109.7
119.4
124.8
124.8
132.4
129.7
125.8
133.2
134.0
123.5
123.1
144.8
141.3
138.1
146.8
166.1
162.0
166.1
169.0
159.5
159.0
157.4
157.3
154.2
M utton, Aver
Aver dressed. age.
age.
132.6
132.2
131.0
141.4
149.6
157.9
162.4
155.8
156.7
163.5
159.0
143.2
149.0
91.2
102.0
111.9
124.7
131.8
103.6
90.8
84.6
82.9
85.4
80.4
86.9
97.9
120.1
121.9
123.2
134.1
144.5
145.5
146.7
141.4
140.5
142.3
186.1
129.0
135.6
Food, etc.
Month.
Jan. . . .
F e b ....
M ar. . .
A pr___
M ay. . .
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
O c t ....
N ov...
D ec___
1902....
M ilk:
fresh.
132.5
127.5
119.2
112.5
103.1
88.2
88.2
94.9
98.0
117.6
127.6
147.1
112.9
Molas
ses: New R ice:
Orleans, domes
Am eri
open
tic,
can.
kettle, choice.
prim e.
119.0
98.0
98.0
119.0
98.0
119.0
117.4
98.0
98.0
117.4
117.4
98.0
117.4
100.4
107.0
117.4
99.1
111.1
99.1
111.1
99.1
111.1
107.9 . 102.5
99.6
115.5
88.7
95.8
95.8
89.1
87.9
92.3
95.8
95.8
88.7
88.7
83.0
81.6
90.3
Salt.
Ash
ton’s.
Aver
age.
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
94.9
98.4
98.4
95.1
94.5
96.7
98.4
98.4
94.9
94.9
92.0
91.3
95.7
Soda:
bicar
bonate
of,
Am eri
can.
47.8
47.8
47.8
47.8
47.8
45,5
45.5
45.5
47.8
47.8
47.8
59.8
51.7
a Average for 1893-1899=100.
Spices.
Nut Pepper, A ver
megs. Singa
age.
pore.
49.2
50.3
50.3
50.3
47.4
45.1
45.1
44.0
44.0
44.0
44.3
49.2
46.9
172.0
169.4
167.7
166.3
164.4
156.9
167.7
164.4
171.0
178.6
175.3
168.6
167.6
110.6
109.9
109.0
107.8
105.9
101.0
101.4
104.2
107.5
111.3
109.8
108.9
107.3
Starch:
pure
com .
75.4
75.4
77.6
77.6
82.1
82.1
82.1
82.1
82.1
82.1
82.1
82.1
80.3
317
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, i890 TO 1902.
T able
I I I — RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
[A verage price for 1890-1899--100. F or a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.
R elative price for 1902 com p u ted from average price for the year as shown in Table L]
Food, etc.
Sugar.
M onth.
Jan ___
F eb—
Mar . . .
A p r ....
M a y ...
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
O ct___
N ov...
D ec___
1902....
Vegetables, fresh.
Vinegar:
Tea:
cider,
For
Pota
89° 96° cen
Tallow . mosa,
Aver
Mon
toes,
fair re trif Granu Aver
Onions.
arch.
Bur
lated.
age.
fine.
age.
fining. ugal.
bank.
90.1
92.4
87.2
86.9
86.1
85.5
83.8
85.1
87.4
89.4
95.6
101.2
89.3
94.4
92.1
95.4
94.0
95.2
90.6
95.4
90.5
89.9
93.7
89.2
93.5
93.3
87.9
93.3
88.7
90.3
93.7
93.4
91.6
92.2 , 94.9
97.3 1 100.1
94.2
91.7
91.8
94.1
89.4
89.3
89.8
88.7
86.6
87.6
89.7
92.1
96.9
101.7
91.5
141.6
141.6
144.4
147.8
155.9
143.7
150.6
148.3
137.9
148.7
142.5
135.2
144.6
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
105.7
105.7
107.4
113.6
117.1
117.1
106.2
139.7
125.0
154.4
103.0
183.9
73.5
66.2
62.5
65.2
80.9
95.6
147.1
107.2
149.3
145.5
146.3
165.3
151.9
108.2
a108.2
« 108.2
67.6
72.6
89.0
90.9
119.4
1415
135.3
150.4
1812
167.9
90.9
87.2
85.4
61.4
76.8
92.3
119.0
113.3
Aver
age,
food,
etc.
94.7
94.7
94.7
94.7
94.7
94.7
94.7
917
108.3
101.5
88.0
88.0
95.3
111.4
111.8
111.1
111.4
112.6
109.3
109.3
108.5
107.9
112.2
112.6
.114.1
111.3
Wom
en's
solid
grain
shoes.
Aver
age.
Cloths and clothing.
Blankets.
Boots and shoes.
11-4, cot
Bags:
M onth. 2-bu.,
11-4, cot ton
ton
warp,
Amos- 11-4, all
ver
warp,
cotton Aage.
keag. w ool.
all w ool
and
filling.
w ool
filling.
Ja n ___
F e b ....
Mar . . .
A pr___
M ay. . .
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g...
S ep t. . .
O c t ....
N ov . . .
D ec___
1902....
100.1
100.1
100.1
100.1
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
102.4
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
Men’s
Men’s
Men’s calfbal. Men’s
kid
split vici
broshoes,
shoes,
boots,
gans,
Good kip top, Good
split.
year
year
etc.
welt.
welt.
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
96.0
96.0
96.0
94.1
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
110.1
110.1
110.1
110.1
110.1
110.1
110.1
110.1
113.1
113.1
113.1
113.1
111.1
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
107.0
107.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
105.5
98.9
98.9
98.3
98.3
98.3
98.3
98.3
98.3
99.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.9
Cloths and clothing.
Broad
cloths:
M onth. first qual Calico:
ity, black, C ocheco
54-inch,
prints.
XXX
w ool.
Ja n ___
F e b ....
Mar . . .
A p r ....
M a y ...
J u n e ...
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
O ct___
N ov . . .
D e c ....
1902....
110.8
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.3
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
90.4
Cotton flannels.
Carpets.
Brussels,
5-frame,
B igelow .
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
105.5
105.5
103.5
Ingrain, W ilton,
2f yards 8i yards
to the Average.
5-frame, Average. to the
2-ply,
Low ell. Bigelow.
pound. pound.
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
106.1
106.1
101.9
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
105.5
105.6
102.2
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
105.7
105.7
102.5
a N om inal price; see explanation on page 226.
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
92.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
96.1
96.1
96.1
96.1
96.1
96.1
96.1
96.1
96.1
96.1
96.1
96.1
96.1
318
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
T able
IL L —RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100. F or a m ore com p lete description o f the articles see T able I.
Relative price for 1902 com puted from average price for the year as show n in T able I.J
Cloths and clothing.
Month.
Jan___
F e b ....
M ar. . .
A pr___
M ay. . .
June ..
J u ly ...
A ug...
S e p t...
O c t..„.
Nov . . .
D ec___
1902....
Drillings.
Cotton yarns.
Cotton
Carded,
Carded,
thread:
Denims:
white,
6-cord,
white,
Amosmulemule200-yard
keag.
Average.
spun,
spun,
spools, J.&
P. Coats. Northern, Northern,
cones, 10/1. cones, 22/1.
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
93.3
91.7
91.7
94.8
94.8
96.4
93.3
90.2
93.3
102.6
102.6
102.6
95.6
88.9
87.6
88.9
91.4
91.4
92.7
90.1
88.9
91.4
99.0
99.0
99.0
92.4
91.1
89.7
90.3
93.1
93.1
94.6
91.7
89.6
92.4
100.8
100.8
100.8
94.0
Brown,
100.6
. 100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
Flannels:
white,
4-4, Bal
30-inch,
V ale
Stark A. Average. lard
No. 3.
107.5
102.7
102.5
105.0
106.9
103.5
95.8
101.3
105.0
103.6
104.0
104.2
103.5
102.2
102.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
104.2
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
108.8
105.8
104.0
101.6
101.5
102.8
103.7
102.0
98.2
100.9
102.8
102.1
102.3
102.4
102.0
Cloths and clothing.
Hosiery.
Horse
blan
W omen’s
kets: 6 Men’s cotton
W omen’s
com bed
pounds half hose, Men’s cotton
cotton hose, Aver
Amos- Lan Aver each,
Egyptian
half
hose,
seamless,
seamless,
age.
keag. caster. age.
cotton
hose,
seamless,
all
fast black,
fast black,
84 needles. high spliced 26
w ool.
to 28 oz.
20 to 22 oz.
heel, (a)
Ginghams.
Month.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar .. .
A pr—
M ay.. .
Ju n e...
J u ly . . .
Aug . . .
S ep t...
O ct___
Nov . . .
D ec___
1902....
93.8
98.5
98.5
98.5
98.5
98.5
98.5
98.5
98.5
98.5
98.5
98.5
98.1
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
97.1
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.2
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
109.9
b 71.8
b 71.8
6 71.8
74.4
c 74.4
o74.4
o74 .4
0 74.4
76.9
d 76.9
d 76.9
<*76.9
c7 6 .9
82.9
82.9
82.9
82.9
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
85.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
81.5
81.5
81.5
83.4
84.2
84.2
84.2
84.2
85.5
85.5
85.5
85.5
85.2
6 71.1
6 71.1
6 71.1
76.3
<*76.3
o 76.3
c 76.3
0 76.3
78.9
<*78.9
<*78.9
<*78.9
« 78.9
Cloths and clothing.
Leather.
Month.
Harness,
oak.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar .. .
Apr___
M ay.. .
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
O c t....
N ov . . .
Dec___
1902....
Sole, hem
lock, non
acid, Buenos
Ayres.
117.3
117.3
117.3
113.8
112.1
112.1
112.1
112.1
110.4
117.3
117.3
117.3
114.7
127.6
127.6
127.6
121.2
118.6
118.6
119.9
121.2
121.2
121.2
121.2
118.6
122.1
Sole, oak.
116.0
116.0
113.0
111.5
110.0
110.0
111.5
111.5
114.5
114.5
114.5
113.0
113.0
Linen thread.
W ax calf,
30 to 40 lbs. Aver
to the dozen, age.
B grade.
95.5
101.2
103.1
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
101.2
100.9
114.1
115.5
115.3
111.9
110.5
110.5
111.2
111.5
111.8
113.6
113.6
112.5
112.7
3-cord,
Shoe,
10s, Bar 200-yard
spools,
bour.
Barbour.
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
Aver
age.
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
a Average for 1893-1899=100.
b Computed from September, 1901, price.
c Computed from A pril, 1902, price.
d Computed from September, 1902, price.
e Computed from September, 1902, price, w hich represents bulk of sales during the year.
103.3
103.3
103.3
103.3
103.3
103.3
103.3
103.3
103.3
103.3
103.3
103.3
103.3
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
319
T able I I I __ R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100. For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.
R elative price for 1902 com puted from average price for the year as shown in Table I.]
a Average for 1897-1899=100.
320
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able
I I I . — RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100. F or a m ore com p lete d escription o f the articles see T able I.
Relative price for 1902 com puted from average price for th e year as show n in T able L ]
Cloths and clothing.
Suitings.
Month.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar .. .
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
Ju ly. . .
Aug . ..
Sept. . .
O ct___
Nov . . .
Dec . . .
1902....
Clay
worsted
diagonal,
12-oz.,
Washing
ton M ills.
(a)
114.7
109.3
109.3
109.3
109.3
109.3
109.3
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
• 110.9
Clay
Indigo
worsted
blue, all
diagonal,
w
ool, 5416-oz.,
inch,
Washing 14-ounce,
ton Mills, M iddlesex.
(a)
111.7
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
109.5
109.5
109.5
109.5
309.5
108.6
Indigo
blue,
all w ool,
16-ounce.
94.6
98.0
98.0
98.0
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
103.2
99.2
Trouserings,
Serge,
W ashing
fancy
ton M ills worsted, 22
6700.
to23 ounce.
(6)
(*)
109.2
109.2
109.2
109.2
109.2
109.2
109.2
109.2
109.2
109.2
109.2
109.2
109.2
Aver
age.
T ickings:
Amoskeag
A. C. A.
106.6
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.8
105.8
105.8
105.6
105.6
105.6
105.6
106.2
105.8
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
101.8
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
105.1
Cloths and cloth ing.
Underwear.
W om en’s dress goods.
Shirts
Alpaca, mCashCashCashCashMonth. Shirts
and
ere, all
cot mere, cot m ere, cot Frank
drawers, Aver7 cotton
and
w ool, mere,
warp,
ton
warp, lin
ton
warp,
A ver
ton
warp,
white,
drawers,
10-11
9-tw ill, 22-inch, 27-inch, sack
age.
white, all merino, age. 22-inch,
tw
ill,
38ings,
Ham il inchj A t 4-4, A t H am il Ham il
wool, etc. 52# w ool,
6-4.
ton.
lan
tic
F.
ton.
ton.
etc.
lan tic J.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar .. .
A pr___
M ay.. .
June ..
J u ly . . .
A u g ...
S ept...
O c t ....
Nov . . .
D ec___
1902....
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
97.9
97.9
97.9
97.9
97.9
97.9
97.9
97.9
97.9
97.9
97.9
97.9
97.9
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
100.9
100.9
100.9
108.7
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100,3
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.3
97.0
97.0
97.0
99.5
102.7
102.7
102.7
102.7
102.7
102.7
102.7
102.7
102.7
99.9
99.9
99.9
102.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
110.7
110.7
115.3
115.3
108.3
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
106.5
106.8
104.6
105.4
105.4
105.6
Cloths and clothing.
W ool.
Month.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar . . .
A p r..
M a y ...
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g...
S ept. . .
O c t ....
Nov . . .
D ec___
1902....
Ohio, me
Ohio, fine
fleece
fleece (X an d dium
(£ and |
X X grade),
grade),
scoured.
scoured.
100.3
100.3
100.3
98.4
100.3
98.4
102.3
106.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
116.1
104.4
93.6
93.6
93.6
93.6
91.9
91.9
95.4
98.9
98.9
102.5
106.0
106.0
97.2
W orsted yam s.
Average.
97.0
97.0
97.0
96.0
96.1
95.2
98.9
102.6
104.6
106.4
108.1
111.1
100.8
XXXX,
2-40s, Aus 2-40s,
white, in
Average.
tralian fine.
skeins.
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108.0
108. Q
110.5
110.5
110.5
112.9
115.4
115.4
110.3
a Average for 1895-1899 =100.
b Average for 1892-1899 =100.
109.2
111.2
113.2
113.2
113.2
111.2
111.2
113.2
113.2
116.2
116.2
116.2
113.1
108.6
109.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
309.6
110.9
111.9
111.9
114.6
115.8
115.8
- 111.7
Average,
cloths and
clothing.
101.5
101.5
101.9
101.5
101.5
101.6
101.8
101.5
102.0
102.7
102.8
103.0
102.0
321
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T able
I I I ___ RELATIVE PRICES OP COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
[A verage price fo r 1890-1899=100. F or a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.
R elative p rice fo r 1902 com p u ted from average p rice for the year as shown in Table I.]
Fuel and lighting.
Coal.
Anthracite.
Bituminous.
Candles:
M onth. adaman
tine, 6s,
14-oz.
Brok
en.
Chest
nut.
Egg.
Stove.
Ja n ___
F e b ....
Mar . . .
A pr___
M ay. . .
Ju n e...
J u ly . . .
A u g...
S ep t. . .
O c t ....
N ov . . .
D ec___
1902....
123.8
123.8
123.8
109.9
111.7
a 111.7
a 111.7
a 111.7
a 111.7
a 111.7
137.7
137.7
124.0
117.3
117.7
117.5
110.2
112.5
ain . 5
a in . 5
a 112.5
a 112.5
a in . 6
137.7
137.7
121.6
117.8
117.3
117.6
104.1
106.0
a 106.0
a 106.0
a 106.0
a 106.0
a 1 0 6 .0
130.4
130.4
117.6
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
104.5
105.2
105.5
108.0
111.8
a 111.8
a 111.8
a 111.8
a lll .8
a 111.8
119.0
119.1
110.4
Georges Pitts
Georges Creek (f. burg Aver Aver
Aver Creek
age.
(at
o. b. N. (Yougage.
Y. Har hioghe- age.
m ine).
bor).
ny).
146.3
135.0
135.0
146.8
196.9
196.9
168.8
168.8
196.9
562.6
365.7
450.1
239.1
115.7
116.0
116.1
108.1
110.5
alio. 6
allO. 6
allO.6
allO.6
allO. 6
131.2
181.2
118.4
103.9
103.9
103.9
103.9
127.6
160.4
116.7
116.7
118.6
300.8
200.5
218.7
148.0
105.0
105.0
108.9
108.9
108.9
108.9
114.8
116.2
125.2
143.9
155.5
155.5
122.4
118.4
114.6
115.9
119.7
144.5
155.4,
133.4
133.6
146.9
335.8
240.6
274.8
169.8
116.9
115.4
116.0
113.0
125.1
129.7
120.3
120.4
126.1
207.0
178.1
192.7
140.4
Fuel and lighting.
Petroleum.
M onth.
Jan___
F eb___
Mar . . .
A pr___
M ay. . .
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S ep t. . .
O ct___
N ov...
D ec___
1902....
Coke:
Connellsv ille,
furnace.
M atches:
parlor,
dom estic.
132.5
132.5
132.5
139.8
132.5
132.5
132.5
132.5
176.6
235.5
191.4
228.2
158.2
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
85.4
85.4
85.4
86.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
90.1
Average,
fuel and
lighting.
Refined.
Crude.
150° fire
For export. test,
w. w.
126.3
126.3
126.3
129.1
131.8
132.3
134.0
134.0
134.0
140.8
151.9
163.7
135.9
110.9
110.9
110.9
- 110.9
114.0
114.0
114.0
110.9
110.9
110.9
114.8
124.0
113.1
Average.
123.6
123.6
123.6
123.6
123.6
123.6
123.6
123.6
123.6
123.6
123.6
134.8
124.5
117.3
117.3
117.3
117.3
118.8
118.8
118.8
117.3
117.3
117.3
119.2
129.4
118.8
Average.
120.3
120.3
120.3
121.2
123.1
123.3
123.9
122.8
122.8
125.1
130.1
140.8
124.5
119.4
118.6
118.9
118.1
123.3
125.9
121.0
120.8
127.2
175.9
158.0
171.2
134.3
Metals and implements.
Bar iron: best refined.
Builders’ hardware.
Copper.
Barb
M onth. From
From
Door Locks:
Sheet,
m ill
w ire: Butts:
store Aver galvan
loose knobs: com Aver
hot- W ire, Aver
(Pitts (Phila.
Ingot, rolled
join
t,
steel,
mon
burg
ized.
age.
lake. (base bare. age.
mar
cast, bronze mor age.
mar
ket).
3x3 in. plated. tise.
sizes).
ket).
J a n ....
F eb___
M ar. . .
A p r ....
MTay. . .
June ..
J u ly . . .
A u g...
S e p t...
O ct___
N ov...
D ec___
1902....
129.0
131.0
181.0
184.5
139.3
144.8
128.3
134.5
137.9
132.4
127.6
137.9
133.8
115.9
122.0
128.0
128.0
128.0
134.1
134.1
134.1
134.1
184.1
134.1
184.1
129.9
122.5
126.5
129.5
131.3
133.7
139.5
131.2
134.3
136.0
133.3
130.9
136.0
131.9
119.2
122.7
122.7
122.7
122.7
122.7
121.1
118.8
118.8
106.1
102.9
102.9
116.9
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
134.4
134.4
134.4
134.4
134.4
134.4
134.4
184.4
126.9
91.8
91.8
91.8
91.8
110.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
104.0
110.1
110.1
110.1
110.1
123.7
123.7
123.7
123.7
123.7
123.7
123.7
123.7
119.2
98.3
103.3
99.8
98.8
97.2
100.5
98.8
96.0
92.8
94.4
95.2
93.2
97.3
« N om inal p rice; see explanation on page 226.
108.5
96.4
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
108.5
107.5
87.1
94.8
93.1
91.4
92.2
93.1
91.4
89.7
89.7
88.8
87.9
87.9
90.6
98.0
98.2
100.5
99.6
99.3
100.7
99.6
98.1
97.0
97.2
97.2
96.5
98.5
322
BULLETIN OE THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
Table H I .—RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
[Average price for 1890-1899—100. F or a m ore com p lete description o f the articles see T able I.
Relative price for 1902 com puted from average price fo r th e year as show n in T a b le I.]
Metals and im plem ents.
Nails.
Month.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar ...
Apr___
M ay...
Ju n e...
J u ly ...
Aug ...
S ept.. .
O c t ....
Nov .. .
D ec___
1902....
Lead:
Pig.
105.0
107.6
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
107.9
Pig iron.
'
Cut,
W ire,
8-penny, 8-penny,
fence
fence
and
and
com
com
m on.
m on.
Lead
pipe.
112.1
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
108.3
117.6
112.2
112.2
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
117.6
116.7
97.1
99.5
99.5
99.5
99.5
99.5
99.5
99.5
99.5
92.5
91.4
91.4
97.3
Aver
age.
Bes
semer.
107.4
105.9
105.9
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6
105.1
104.5
104.5
107.0
121.2
122.9
126.1
136.1
150.6
156.5
156.8
161.1
163.3
166.9
172.8
166.3
150.0
Found Found
ry
ry
No. 2.
No. 1.
Gray
forge,
South
ern,
coke.
127.4
127.4
151.3
151.3
164.7
164.7
173.3
174.3
176.2
181.9
187.7
172.4
162.7
121.7
124.0
126.2
131.9
154.4
169.1
180.4
184.9
184.9
175.8
175.8
175.8
158.8
118.5
124.1
131.3
137.6
141.9
154.5
163.5
165.5
165.5
165.2
168.0
163.5
149.9
Aver
age.
122.2
124.6
133.7
139.2
152.9
161.2
168.5
171.5
172.5
172.6
176.1
169.5
155.4
Metals and im plem ents.
Month.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar ...
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
O ct___
N o v .. .
D ec___
1902....
Quick
silver.
Silver:
bar, fine.
118.0
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
114.4
115.5
75.2
74.5
73.3
71.4
69.4
70.9
71.0
71.1
69.8
68.3
66.4
65.0
70.5
Spelter:
Western.
95.8
92.9
94.7
96.2
97.3
108.0
113.5
119.0
121.7
121.7
119.5
112.8
107.7
Steel
billets.
Steel rails.
Tin plates:
Steel
dom estic,
sheets: Tin: pig. Bessemer,
black,
coke,
14x20.
No. 27. (a)
(*)
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
128.2
136.4
145.2
146.3
149.6
150.4
147.5
147.5
144.0
141.2
132.4
137.0
142.1
131.7
136.2
136.2
138.9
133.9
133.0
129.5
129.5
129.5
128.6
118.3
118.3,
129.9
123.9
132. J
139.6
144.8
154.7
162.2
152.8
156.9
147.5
138.1
143.0
135.3
144.2
122.7
122.7
122.7
122.7
122.7
122.7
122.7
122.7
122.7
122.7
111.0
111.0
120.7
M etals and im plem ents.
Tools.
Month.
Jan___
F e b ....
M ar. . .
A pr___
M ay.. .
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g .. .
Sept. ..
O c t ....
Nov ...
D ec—
1902....
Axes:
Augers:
extra, M. C. O.,
|-inch. Yankee.
Chisels:
extra,
socket
firmer,
1-inch.
95.9
95.9
102.3
102.3
102.3
102.3
102.3
106.5
106.5
106.5
106.5
106.5
103.0
142.6
142.6
142.6
142.6
142.6
142.6
142.6
142.6
142.6
142.6
142.6
142.6
142.6
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
111.9
Files:
8-inch Hammers:
M aydole
m ill
No. 1*.
bastard.
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
123.1
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
Planes:
Bailey
No. 5.
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
Saws,
Hand,
Crosscut, Disston
Disston.
No. 7.
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
a Average for the period July, 1894, to Decem ber, 1899=100.
&Average for 1890-1899*100.
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
Average.
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
323
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T able
I I I .—RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
[A verage p rice for 1890-1899=sl00. F or a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.
R ela tive price for 1902 com p u ted from average price for the year as shown in Table I.]
Metals and im plements.
Tools.
M onth
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar . . .
A pr___
M ay. . .
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g...
S e p t...
O c t ....
N ov...
D ec___
1902....
Shovels:
Ames No. 2.
Trow els: M.
C. O., brick,
lO H nch.
Vises: solid
box,
60-pound.
Average.
116.9
116.9
115.9
122.2
122.2
122.2
122.2
122.2
122.2
122.2
122.2
102.0
118.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
113.7
113.7
114.3
114.9
114.9
114.9
114.9
115.3
115.3
115.3
115.3
113.4
114.6
W ood screws:
1-inch,No. 10,
flat head.
Average,
metals and
implements.
Zinc:
sheet.
103.9
103.9
103.9
103.9
103.9
103.9
112.6
112.6
112.6
112.6
112.6
108.3
107.9
65.1
65.1
65.1
65.1
65.1
65.1
60.9
60.9
60.9
60.9
60.9
60.9
63.0
111.4
112.2
114.1
115.1
118.1
119.9
119.9
120.6
120.4
119.4
118.7
117.3
117.2
Lum ber and building m aterials.
M onth.
B rick:
com m on
dom estic.
J a n ....
F e b ....
M ar. . .
A pr—
M ay. . .
J u n e ...
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
O c t ....
N ov . . .
D ec—
1902....
107.9
107.9
107.9
103.4
103.4
96.6
85.4
83.1
87.6
89.9
94.4
94.4
96.8
Cement.
Carbonate
o f lead:
Portland,
Am erican, Am erican. Rosendale. Average.
in oil.
(a )
93.4
93.4
93.4
93.4
93.4
98.4
93.4
93.4
93.4
93.4
93.4
93.4
93.4
92.7
90.2
87.7
87.7
87.7
96.4
100.2
103.9
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
97.7
93.0
93.0
95.8
95.8
90.2
95.8
95.8
93.0
104.3
104.3
104.3
104.3
97.5
Doors:
pine.
Lime:
common.
183.0
183.0
183.0
183.0
183.0
192.1
192.1
205.9
205.9
205.9
205.9
205.9
194.1
92.9
91.6
91.8
91.8
89.0
96.1
98.0
98.5
105.4
105.4
105.4
105.4
97.6
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.2
91.2
96.7
Linseed
oil: raw.
121.3
138.9
138.9
138.9
145.5
145.5
147.7
147.7
132.3
110.3
101.4
101.4
130.8
Lum ber and building materials.
Lumber.
Oak: white.
M onth.
Hem
lock .
J a n ....
F e b ....
Mar . . .
A pr. . .4
M ay. . .
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S ep t. . .
O c t ....
N ov . . .
D e c ....
1902....
125.4
125.4
125.4
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
137.9
137.9
132.4
M aple:
hard.
105.6
105.6
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
105.6
105.6
105.6
107.8
Pine.
W hite, boards.
Plain.
104.2
104.2
109.5
109.5
109.5
109.5
109.5
109.5
104.2
113.5
113.5
113.5
109.2
Quar
tered.
109.0
109.0
111.8
111.8
123.0
123.0
123.0
123.0
119.2
119.2
119.2
119.2
117.5
Aver
age.
106.6
106.6
110.7
110.7
116.3
116.3
116.3
116.3
111.7
116.4
116.4
116.4
113.4
No. 2
bam .
128.6
128.6
128.6
140.3
140.3
140.3
140.3
140.3
140.3
140.3
140.3
140.3
137.3
a A verage for 1895-1899—100.
Uppers.
146.1
150.4
150.4
161.1
161.1
161.1
161.1
161.1
161.1
171.8
171.8
171.8
160.7
Aver
age.
137.4
139.5
139.5
150.7
150.7
150.7
150.7
150.7
150.7
156.1
156.1
156.1
149.0
Yellow . Average.
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
129.5
130.9
130.9
138.4
138.4
138.4
138.4
138.4
138.4
141.9
141.9
141.9
137.2
324
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able
I I I ___ RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1 9 0 2 -Continued.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100. F or a m ore com p lete description o f the articles see T able I.
Relative price for 1902 com puted from average p rice for the year as show n in T able I.]
Lum ber and bu ildin g materials.
Lumber.
Month.
O xide
o f zinc.
Poplar.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar ...
Apr___
M a y ...
June ..
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S ept...
O ct___
Nov ...
D ec___
1902....
124.3
121.1
121.1
127.5
130.7
130.7
140.3
140.3
144.3
143.5
143.5
143.5
134.2
Spruce. Average.
132.4
132.4
139.4
139.4
139.4
139.4
139.4
139.4
127.2
127.2
127.2
127.2
134.2
121.0
121.2
123.3
127.4
129.0
129.0
130.1
130.1
128.1
129.8
130.3
130.3
127.4
Plate glass: polished, unsil
vered.
Putty.
Area 3 to
6 sq. ft.
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
109.4
115.6
110.0
Area 5 to Average.
10 sq. ft.
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
85.7
85.7
85.7
79.2
68.9
68.9
68.9
68.9
68.9
68.9
68.9
68.9
68.9
77.1
77.1
77.1
70.9
73.0
73.0
73.0
73.0
73.0
73.0
73.0
73.0
73.0
81.4
81.4
81.4
75.1
79.1
79.1
79.1
79.1
142.4
142.4
142.4
142.4
142.4
142.4
142.4
142.4
121.5
Resin:
good,
strained.
107.6
107.6
107.6
115.5
113.7
110.3
109.4
109.4
107.6
107.6
124.1
123.3
112.0
Lum ber and building m aterials.
Shingles.
M onth,
Cypress.
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar ...
A pr___
M a y ...
June ..
J u ly ...
Aug ...
S e p t...
O c t ....
Nov ...
D ec___
1902....
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
92.2
92.2
92.2
88.6
88.6
88.6
88.6
94.7
White
pine.
116.6
116.6
116.6
125.2
125.2
125.2
125.2
125.2
125.2
125.2
125.2
125.2
123.0
Tar.
Average.
-108.8
108.8
108.8
113.1
113.1
108.7
108.7
108.7
106.9
106.9
106.9
106.9
108.9
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
116.2
91.3
124.5
124.5
124.6
116.2
124.5
110.0
W indow glass: Am erican, single. Average,
Turpen
lum ber
tine:
Firsts,
Thirds,
and
spirits of. 6x8 to 10 6x8 to 10 Average. building
m aterials
x 15 inch. x 15 inch.
130.1
133.9
130.1
141.3
163.6
163.6
155.4
155.4
155.4
155.4
155.4
155.4
149.6
116.7
132.4
131.6
145.1
136.1
143.6
142.1
137.6
142.1
161.1
163.0
160.0
141.8
122.7
126.2
122.7
133.2
154.2
154.2
146.5
146.5
146.5
146.6
146.5
146.5
141.0
126.4
130.1
126.4
137.3
158.9
158.9
151.0
151.0
151.0
151.0
151.0
151.0
145.3
111.4
112.8
113.2
116.3
120.5
121.5
120.1
121.6
121.0
121.8
122.6
122.7
118.8
Drugs and chem icals.
Month. A lcohol:
grain, 94
percent.
Jan —
F e b ....
Mar ...
Apr___
M ay...
June...
J u ly ...
A u g ...
S e p t...
O c t ....
Nov .. .
D ec—
1902....
111.0
110.0
109.2
107.5
106.6
104.9
104.9
106.2
106.6
106.6
107.5
107.5
107.4
Brim
A lcohol:
wood, re Alum : stone: Glycer
: re
fined, 95 lump.
crude, in
percent.
seconds. fined.
Muri
atic
acid:
20°.
105.4
100.1
100.1
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.6
103.2
177.9
177.9
177.9
177.9
153.8
153.8
153.8
153.8
153.8
153.8
153.8
153.8
161.5
62.9
62.9
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
67.3
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
113.5
116.0
116.0
111.1
111.1
113.5
112.3
111.1
113.5
113.5
116.0
111.1
113.2
Opium:
Qui
natural, nine:
in
Am eri
cases.
can.
129.2
127.1
125.0
122.9
120.8
119.7
118.6
115.5
114.4
116.5
115.5
114.4
120.0
109.8
109.8
109.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
101.6
93.5
81.3
97.6
105.7
105.7
104.7
Sul Average,
drugs
phuric
and
acid:
chem
66°.
icals.
157.3
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
146.1
134.8
146.1
119.1
117.2
117.4
117.3
114.3
114.3
112.6
111.4
110.2
112.3
113.5
111.5
114.2
325
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T able
I I I ___ RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Continued.
[A verage p rice for 1890-1899=100. F or a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.
R elative p rice fo r 1902 com p uted from average p rice for the year as shown in Table I.]
House furnishing goods.
Earthenware.
M onth.
Jan ___
F e b ....
Mar . . .
A pr___
M a y ...
June ..
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S ep t. . .
O c t ....
N ov . . .
D ec—
1902....
Furniture.
Teacups
Plates,
Plates,
Chairs,
Chairs, Tables,
and sau Average. Bedroom bedroom,
cream -col white cers,
w hite
sets, ash. maple. kitchen. kitchen. Average.
ored.
granite.
granite.
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
109.7
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
113.8
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
212.0
112.0
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
111.3
113.0
113.0
113.0
113.0
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
118.4
124.2
124.2
124.2
124.2
130.7
130.7
130.7
130.7
130.7
130.7
130.7
130.7
128.5
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
117.8
117.8
117.8
117.8
117.8
117.8
117.8
117.8
116.6
House furnishing goods.
Glassware.
M onth.
Ja n ___
F e b ....
Mar . . .
A p r ....
M ay. . .
June ..
J u ly ...
Aug . . .
S e p t...
O c i___
N ov . . .
D ec___
1902....
Table cutlery.
P itch Tum
Napblers,
ers,
4-gallon, 4-pint,
4 -fe
com
com
m on.
m on.
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
110.6
Knives
and
Aver Carvers,
stag
forks, Aver
age. handies. cocobolo
age.
handles.
104.2
113.3
104.2
113.3
104.2
113.3
104.2
113.3
104.2
113.3
104.2 , 113.3
104.2
113.3
104.2
113.3
104.2
113.3
104.2
113.3
104.2
113.3
104.2
113.3
104.2
113.3 *
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.3
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
Wooden ware.
Pails, Tubs,
oak
oak
grain grain
ed.
ed.
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
119.3
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
Aver
age,
house
Aver
fur
age. nishing
goods.
113.5
113.5
113.5
113.6
113.6
113.5
113.5
113.6
113.5
113.5
113.5
113.5
113.5
111.5
111.5
111.5
111.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.5
112.2
M iscellaneous.
M onth.
Ja n ___
F e b ....
Mar . . .
A p r ....
M ay. . .
J u n e ...
J u ly . . .
Aug ..^
S ep t. . .
O ct___
N ov . . .
D ec___
1902....
Cotton
seed m eal.
Cotton
seed oil:
summer
yellow ,
prim e.
153.0
118.4
118.4
118.4
118.4
122.9
122.9
122.9
122.9
122.9
120.7
120.7
123.5
134.7
133.0
136.3
141.3
142.9
147.8
146.2
139.6
129.8
121.6
111.7
118.3
133.6
Paper.
Jute: raw.
118.4
118.4
118.4
121.9
121.9
121.9
121.9
120.1
125.3
125.3
125.3
125.3
122.0
Malt:
Western
made.
112.4
112.4
115.2
116.7
123.8
123.8
123.8
112.4
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
112.7
News.
77.3
77.3
81.6
81.6
79.4
79.4
80.6
80.6
81.6
81.6
83.6
87.8
80.9
Wrapping, Average.
manila.
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
88.2
88.2
90.4
88.2
88.2
88.2
88.2
88.2
89.9
85.0
85.0
87.2
87.2
83.8
83.8
85.5
84.4
84.9
84.9
85.9
88.0
85.4
Proof
spirits.
114.8
113.9
113.9
113.9
113.9
113.9
113.9
113.9
114.8
114.8
114.8
114.6
114.3
3 26
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T able
m.—R E L A T IV E
PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1902—Concluded.
[Average price lor 1890-1899=100. For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.
Relative price for 1902 com puted from average price for the year as shown in Table I. j
M iscellaneous.
Tobacco.
Month.
Rope:
manila,
f-inch.
148.2
141.9
149.9
149.9
149.9
149.9
149.9
144.5
141.9
139.2
139.2
132.6
144.3
Jan___
F e b ....
Mar ...
A pr___
M a y ...
June ..
J u ly ...
Aug ...
S ep t...
O c t ....
Nov ...
D e c ....
1902....
Soap:
castile,
m ottled,
pure.
Rubber:
Para
Island.
100.5
94.9
90.5
89.3
89.3
88.4
88.0
84.6
91.2
90.9
91.6
90.9
90.8
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
116.5
Starch:
laundry,
large
lum p.
Plug,
Horseshoe.
114.9
114.9
122.1
129.3
136.5
136.6
136.5
143.7
143.7
122.1
122.1
143.7
130.5
116.1
116.1
116.1
116.1
116.1
116.1
116.1
111.1
111.1
113.6
113.6
113.6
114.6
Average,
Sm oking,
iscella
granula Average. mneous.
ted, Seal
o f N. C.
113.1
313.1
113.1
113.1
113.1
113.1
113.1
108.6
108.6
112.8
112.8
112.8
112.3
110.0
110.0
110.0
110.0
110.0
110.0
110.0
106.1
106.1
112.0
112.0
112.0
109.9
115.7
112.3
114.0
115.2
116.9
116.6
116.7
114.2
113.6
111.7
110.9
112.9
114.1
I T . — BASE PRICES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AN D A V E R A G E
Y E A R L Y ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902.
T able
[For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
Farm products.
Year.
Barley: by
sample.
Cattle: steers, Cattle: steers,
choice to extra. good to choice.
C om : No. 2,
cash.
Cotton: upland,
m iddling.
Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela Average R ela Average R ela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
bushel. price. 100 lbs. price. 100 lbs. price. bushel. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899. 80.4534
1890
.............
.5062
1891
............
.6098
3892........................
.5085
1893
............
.4685
1894
............
.5134
1895
.............
.4300
1896
............
.2977
1897
............
.3226
1898
.............
.4348
1899
............
.4425
1900
.............
.4815
1901
............
.5884
1902
.............
.6321
100.0
111.6
134.5
112.2
103.3
113.2
94.8
65.7
71.2
95.9
97.6
106.2
129.8
139.4
$5.3203
4.8697
5.8851
6.0909
5.5211
5.1591
5.4849
4.5957
5.2255
5.3779
5.9928
5.7827
6.1217
7.4721
100.0
91.5
110.6
95.7
103.8
97.0
103.1
86.4
98.2
101.1
112.6
108.7
115.1
140.4
$4.7347
4.1375
5.0976
4.4995
4.8394
4.5245
4.9344
4.2712
4.7736
4.8846
5.3851
5.3938
5.5901
6.5572
100.0
87.4
107.7
95.0
102.2
95.6
104.2
90.2
100.8
103.2
113.7
113.9
118.1
138.5
$0.3804
.3950
.5744
.4500
.3964
.4326
.3955
.2580
.2546
.3144
.3333
.3811
.4969
.5968
100.0 $0.07762
103.8
.11089
151.0
.08603
118.3
.07686
104.2
.08319
.07002
113.7
104.0
.07298
67.8
.07918
66.9
.07153
82.6
.05972
87.6
.06578
100.2
.09609
130.6
.08627
.08932
156.9
100.0
142.9
110.8
99.0
107.2
90.2
94.0
102.0
92.2
76.9
84.7
123.8
111.1
115.1
Farm products.
Year.
Hides: green,
tim othy, salted, packers,
Flaxseed: No. 1. H ay:No.
1.
heavy native
steers.
Hogs: heavy.
Hogs: light.
Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela Average R ela Average R ela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
tive
bushel. price.
ton.
price. pound. price. 100 lbs. price. P1001bs!r price.
Average, 1890-1899. $1.1132
1890
............
1.3967
1891
............. 1.0805
1892
............
1.0179
1893
............. 1.0875
1894
............. 1.3533
1895
............. 1.2449
1896
............
.8119
1897
............
.8696
1898
............
1.1115
1899
............. 1.1578
1900
............
1.6223
1901
............
1.6227
1902
............. 1.5027
100.0 $10.4304
125.5
9.9952
97.1 12.2861
91.4 11.8375
97.7 11.2067
121.6 10.4183
111.8 11.3844
72.9 10.3269
8.4423
78.1
99.8
8.3317
104.0 10.0745
145.7 11.5673
145.8 12.8255
135.0 12.6154
100.0
95.8
117.8
113.5
107.4
99.9
109.1
99.0
80.9
79.9
96.6
110.9
123.0
120.9
$0.0937
.0933
.0951
.0870
.0749
.0641
.1028
.0811
.0996
.1151
.1235
.1194
.1237
.1338
100.0
99.6
101.5
92.8
79.9
68.4
109.7
86.6
106.3
122.8
131.8
127.4
132.0
142.8
$4.4123
3.9534
4.4229
5.1550
6.5486
4.9719
4.2781
3.3579
3.5906
3.8053
4.0394
5.0815
5.9580
6.9704
100.0
89.6
100.2
116.8
148.4
112.7
97.0
76.1
81.4
86.2
91.5
115.2
135.0
158.0
$4.4206
3.9260
4.3404
5.0675
6.5762
4.9327
4.2633
3.5591
3.7223
3.7587
4.0709
5.1135
6.9177
6.7353
100.0
88.8
98.2
114.6
148.7
111.6
96.2
80.5
84.2
85.0
92.1
115.7
133.9
152.4
327
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902,
T a b l e I V . — BASE
PRICES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND AVERAGE
Y E A R L Y AC TU AL AN D R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Continued.
[For a m ore com plete description o i the articles see Table I.]
Farm products.
Year.
H ops: New
Y ork State,
choice.
Oats: cash.
Rye: No. 2,
cash.
Sheep: native. Sheep: Western.
Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela A verage Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive
tive price per tive
pound. price. bushel. price. bushel. price.
price. 100 lbs. price.
A verage,1890-1899.. 60.1771
.2621
1890
..............
.2640
1891
..............
.2505
1892
..............
.2271
1893
..............
.1515
1894
..............
.0940
1896..........................
.0877
1896
..............
.1160
1897
..............
.1621
1898
..............
.1563
1899
..............
.1483
1900
..............
.1719
1901
..............
.2375
1902
..............
100.0
148.0
149.1
141.4
128.2
85.5
53.1
49.5
65.5
91.5
88.3
83.7
97.1
134.1
$0.2688
.3106
.3873
.3042
.2827
.3110
.2373
.1801
.1825
.2470
.2462
.2271
.3179
.3960
100.0
115.6
144.1
113.2
105.2
115.7
88.3
67.0
67.9
91.9
91.2
84.5
118.3
147.3
$0.5288
.5447
.8334
.6754
.4899
.4660
.4825
.3517
.3962
.4958
.5521
.5177
.5328
.6418
W heat: con
tract grades,
cash.
$3.7580
4.5284
4.5106
4.7798
3.8781
2.6957
2.9495
2.9322
3.4971
3.9250
3.8837
4.1236
3.3519
3.7817
100.0 $3.9541
120.5 4.6644
120.0 4.5719
127.2
4.8695
103.2
4.1255
71.7
2.9808
78.5
3.0943
78.0
3.1411
3.7692
93.1
104.4 4.1625
103.3
4.1615
4.5207
109.7
89.2
3.7442
100.6
4.1784
100.0
118.0
115.6
123.2
104.3
75.4
78.3
79.4
95.3
105.3
105.2
114.3
94.7
105.7
Food, etc.
Farm products.
Year.
100.0
103.0
157.6
127.7
92.6
88.1
91.2
66.5
74.9
93.8
104.4
97.9
100.8
102.5
Beans: m edium, Bread: crack
choice.
ers, Boston X .
Bread: crack
ers, soda.
Bread: loaf
(W ashington
m arket).
Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price jper tive
bushel. price. bushel. price. pound. price. pound. price.
price.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.7510
..............
1890
.8933
1891
..............
.9618
1892
..............
.7876
1893
..............
.6770
1894
..............
.5587
1895
..............
.6000
1896
..............
.6413
1897
..............
.7949
1898
..............
.8849
1899
..............
.7109
1900
..............
.7040
1901
..............
.7187
1902
..............
.7414
100.0
118.9
128.1
104.9
90.1
74.4
79.9
85.4
105.8
117.8
94.7
93.7
95.7
98.7
$1.6699
2.0292
2.2531
1.8698
1.9906
1.8469
1.7896
1.1740
1.0448
1.2479
1.4531
2.0969
2.1927
1.9198
100.0
121.5
134.9
112.0
119.2
110.6
107.2
70.3
62.6
74.7
87.0
126.6
131.3
115.0
$0.0673
.0700
.0700
.0688
.0650
.0650
.0654
.0650
.0592
.0733
.0713
.0750
.0800
.0800
100.0
104.0
104.0
102.2
96.6
96.6
97.2
96.6
88.0
108.9
105.9
111.4
118.9
118.9
$0.0718
.0800
.0800
.0763
.0750
.0725
.0675
.0658
.0592
.0758
.0663
.0675
.0700
.0700
100.0
111.4
111.4
106.3
104.5
101.0
94.0
91.6
82.5
105.6
92.3
94.0
97.5
97.5
$0.0398
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0375
.0408
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
100.0
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
94.2
102.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
Food, etc.
Year.
Butter: cream Butter: cream Butter: dairy,
Bread: loaf,
Bread: loaf,
ery, Elgin (E l ery, Western
New York
Vienna
hom em ade
State.
(N .Y . m arket). (N. Y . m arket). gin m arket). (N .Y . market).
Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price jper tive price |>er tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
price.
price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.0396
..............
1890
.0400
1891
..............
.0400
1892
..............
.0400
1893
..............
.0400
1894
..............
.0400
1895
..............
.0400
1896
..............
.0358
1897
..............
.0400
1898
..............
.0400
1899
..............
.0400
1900
..............
.0400
1901
..............
.0400
1902
..............
.0400
100.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
90.4
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
$0.0396
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0358
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
13362— No. 45—03------------- 0
100.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
90.4
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
$0.2170
.2238
.2501
.2528
.2581
.2194
.2064
.1793
.1837
.1886
.2075
.2178
.2114
.2413
100.0
103.1
115.3
116.5
118.9
101.1
95.1
82.6
84.7
86.9
95.6
100.4
97.4
111.2
$0.2242
.2276
.2586
.2612
.2701
.2288
.2137
.1841
.1895
.1954
.2126
.2245
.2163
.2480
100.0
101.5
115.3
116.5
120.5
102.1
95.3
82.1
84.5
87.2
94.8
100.1
96.5
110.6
$0.2024
.1954
.2380
.2350
.2521
.2091
.1882
.1665
.1684
.1749
.1965
.2115
.2007
.2318
100.0
96.5
117.6
116.1
124.6
103.3
93.0
82.3
83.2
86.4
97.1
104.5
99.2
114.5
328
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
I V . —BASE PRICES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND A V E R A G E
Y E A R L Y ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Continued.
T able
[For a more com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
F ood, etc.
Year.
Cheese: N .Y .
State fac
tory, f. c.
Coffee: R io
No. 7.
Eggs: new -laid, Fish: cod, dry,
fancy, near-by. bank, large.
Fish: herring,
shore, round.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average R ela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
pound. price. pound. price. dozen. price. quintal. price. barrel. price.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.0987
1890
............
.0958
1891
............
.1011
1892
............
.1058
1893
............
.1076
1894
.............
.1060
.0929
1895
............
.0908
1896
.............
.0968
1897
............
.0822
1898
............
.1075
1899
............
.1128
1900
............
.1011
1901
............
.1126
1902
.............
100.0
97.1
102.4
107.2
109.0
107.4
94.1
92.0
98.1
83.3
108.9
114.3
102.4
114.1
$0.1313
.1793
.1671
.1430
.1723
.1654
.1592
.1233
.0793
.0633
.0604
.0822
.0646
.0586
100.0
136.6
127.3
108.9
131.2
126.0
121.2
93.9
60.4
48.2
46.0
62.6
49.2
44.6
$0.1963
.1945
.2160
.2167
.2247
.1835
.2002
.1741
.1718
.1817
.1994
.1977
.2095
.2409
100.0
99.1
110.0
110.4
114.5
93.5
102.0
88.7
87.5
92.6
101.6
100.7
106.7
122.7
$5.5849
5.6771
6.7292
7.0521
6.3802
6.9583
6.5208
4.2083
4.5208
4.6667
5.1354
5.3021
5.9896
5.0938
100.0
101.7
120.5
126.3
114.2
106.7
98.9
75.4
80.9
83.6
92.0
94.9
107.2
91.2
$3.7763
3.5250
4.7068
2.9375
3.8125
3.3958
3.1563
3.3542
3.6354
4.2083
6.0313
5.0833
4.9792
4.9063
100.0
93.3
124.6
77.8
101.0
89.9
83.6
88.8
96.3
111.4
133.2
134.6
131.9
129.9
F ood, etc.
Year.
Fish: m ackerel, Fish: salm on,
salt,large No. 3s.
canned.
F lour: buck
wheat.
F lour: rye.
F lour: wheat,
spring patents.
Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela Average R ela
price per tive price per tive
tive price per tive price per tive
barrel. price. 12 cans. price. p5 o lS s.r price. barrel. price. barrel. price.
Average, 1890-1899.. $14.1306
1890
............. 18.2500
1891
............ 15.3125
1892
............ 13.0000
1893
............ 13.0000
1894
............ 11.0556
1895
............ 15.6250
1896
............ 13.9167
1897
............ 12.2292
1898
............ 13.6667
1899
............ 15.2500
1900
............. 13.8958
1901
............ 10.8182
1902
............ 13.7500
100.0
129.2
108.4
92.0
92.0
78.2
110.6
98.5
86.5
96.7
107.9
98.3
76.6
97.3
$1.4731
1.6417
1.5000
1.4833
1.4938
1.4250
1.5042
1.5500
1.3375
1.2667
1.5292
1.7708
1.7125
1.6146
100.0
111.4
101.8
100.7
101.4
96.7
102.1
105.2
90.8
86.0
103.8
120.2
116.3
109.6
$1.9428
2.0214
2.4429
1.7891
2.3679
2.4357
1.6750
1.3806
1.4656
1.5500
2.3000
2.1036
2.1063
2.2357
100.0
104.0
125.7
92.1
121.9
125.4
86.2
71.1
75.4
79.8
118.4
108.3
108.4
115.1
$3.3171
3.3646
4.9208
4.0167
3.0854
2.7813
3.1333
2.6833
2.8063
3.0813
3.2979
3.4250
3.3208
3.4417
100.0
101.4
148.3
121.1
93.0
83.8
94.5
80.9
84.6
92.9
99.4
103.3
100.1
103.8
$4.2972
5.1856
6.3053
4.3466
4.0063
3.5947
3.6434
3.7957
4.5913
4.7293
3.7740
3.8423
3.8104
3.8082
100.0
120.7
123.5
101.1
93.2
83.7
84.8
88.3
106.8
110.1
87.8
89.4
88.7
88.6
Food, etc.
Year.
Flour: wheat,
winter
straights.
F ruit: apples,
evaporated,
choice.
Fruit: apples,
sun-dried,
Southern,
sliced.
prunes,
Fruit: currants, Fruit:
C alifornia, in
in barrels.
boxes.
Average Rela Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela Average R ela
price per tive price per tive p rice per tive price per tive price per tive
barrel. price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price.
Average,1890-1899.. $3.8450
1890
............. 4.6524
1891
............ 4.9048
1892
............. 4.1216
1893
............. 3.2832
1894
............. 2.7495
1895
............. 3.2311
1896........................ 3.6197
1897
............. 4.3606
1898
............ 4.1452
1899
............. 3.3822
1900
............. 3.3490
1901
............. 3.3085
1902
............. 3.4885
100.0
121.0
127.6
107.2
85.4
71.5
84.0
94.1
113.4
107.8
88.0
87.1
86.0
90.7
$0.0847
.1136
.1100
.0688
.0927
.1092
.0678
.0533
.0565
.0890
.0869
.0615
.0709
.0921
100.0
134.1
129.9
81.2
109.4
128.9
80.0
62.9
65.5
105.1
102.6
72.6
83.7
108.7
$0.0515
.0690
.0825
.0423
.0508
.0631
.0481
.0312
.0267
.0398
.0610
.0443
.0410
.0507
100.0
134.0
160.2
82.1
98.6
122.5
93.4
60.6
51.8
77.3
118.4
86.0
79.6
98.4
$0.0375
.0478
.0426
.0297
.0270
.0173
.0254
.0327
.0479
.0580
.0470
.0720
.0831
.0494
100.0
127.5
113.6
79.2
72.0
46.1
67.7
87.2
127.7
154.7
125.3
192.0
221.6
131.7
$0.0774
.1068
.1000
.0995
.1039
.0735
.0666
.0581
.0546
.0544
.0565
.0522
.0525
.0551
100.0
138.0
129.2
128.6
134.2
95.0
86.0
75.1
70.5
70.3
73.0
67.4
67.8
71.2
329
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902,
I V . — BASE PRICES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND A V E R A G E
Y E A R L Y AC TU AL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Continued.
T able
[For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
Food, etc.
Year.
Fruit: raisins,
41°and
California, Lon Glucose:
42° m ixing.
don layer.
Lard: prime
contract.
Meal: com ,
fine white.
M eal: corn,
fine yellow .
Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela Average R ela Average Rela
tive price per tive price per tive
price
tive price per tive
per box. price. 100 lbs. price. pound. price. P100eiEs.r price. 100 lbs. price.
Average, 1890-1899. $1.5006
2.3604
1890
.............
1.8021
1891
.............
1.4688
1892
.............
1893
.............. 1.7000
1.1542
1894
.............
1.4292
1895
.............
1.0188
1896
.............
1.3979
1897
.............
1898
.............. 1.3917
1.2833
1899
.............
1.5208
1900
.............
1901
.............. 1.4417
1902
.............. 1.6854
100.0 a$ l.4182
157.3
120.1
97.9
113.3
i . 7625
76.9
1.5802
95.2
1.5492
67.9
1.1585
93.2
1.2190
1.3021
92.7
85.5
1.3558
101.3
1.4875
96.1
1.6458
112.3
2.1788
100.0
124.3
111.4
109.2
81.7
86.0
91.8
95.6
104.9
116.0
153.6
$0.0654
.0633
.0660
.0771
.1030
.0773
.0653
.0469
.0441
.0552
.0556
.0690
.0885
.1059
100.0
96.8
100.9
117.9
157.5
118.2
99.8
71.7
67.4
84.4
85.0
105.5
135.3
161.9
$1.0486
1.0613
1.4746
1.1921
1.1013
1.1188
1.0721
.8129
.8158
.8821
.9554
1.0115
1.1979
1.5354
100.0
101.2
140.6
113.7
105.0
106.7
102.2
77.5
77.8
84.1
91.1
96.5
114.2
146.4
$1.0169
1.0200
1.4579
1.1608
1.0833
1.0629
1.0613
.7854
.7633
.8463
.9273
.9908
1.1875
1.5250
100.0
100.3
143.4
114.2
106.5
104.5
104.4
77.2
75.1
83.2
91.2
97.4
116.8
150.0
Food, etc.
Year.
M eat: bacon,
short clear
sides.
Meat: bacon,
short rib sides.
Meat: beef,
fresh, native
sides.
Meat: beef, salt, Meat: beef, salt,
extra mess. hams, Western.
Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
pound. price. pound. price. pound. price. barrel. price. barrel. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.0675
1890
..............
.0603
1891
..............
.0699
1892
..............
.0787
1893
..............
.1048
1894
..............
.0751
1895
..............
.0650
1896
..............
.0494
1897
..............
.0541
1S98..........................
.0596
1899
..............
.0583
1900
..............
.0752
1901
..............
.0891
1902
..............
.1073
100.0
89.3
103.6
116.6
155.3
111.3
96.3
73.2
80.1
88.3
86.4
111.4
132.0
159.0
$0.0656
.0586
.0681
.0764
.1010
.0736
.0632
.0479
.0522
.0594
.0558
.0732
.0869
.1046
100.0
89.3
103.8
116.5
154.0
112.2
96.3
73.0
79.6
90:5
85.1
111.6
132.5
159.5
$0.0771
.0688
.0819
.0762
.0813
.0748
.0792
.0698
.0769
.0781
.0835
.0804
.0787
.0971
100.0
89.2
106.2
98.8
105.4
97.0
102.7
90.5
99.7
101.3
108.3
104.3
102.1
125.9
$8.0166
6.9596
8.3654
6.7966
8.1938
8.0933
8.1274
7.5096
7.6755
9.1563
9.2885
9.7538
9.3204
11.7885
100.0 $18.0912
86.8 14.5409
104.4 15.5144
84.8 14.5577
102.2 17.8317
101.0 18.3558
101.4 17.3443
93.7 15.9327
95.7 22.6250
114.2 21.4880
115.9 22.7212
121.7 20.6587
116.3 20.3774
147.1 21.3413
100.0
80.4
85.8
80.5
98.6
101.5
95.9
88.1
125.1
118.8
125.6
114.2
112.6
118.0
Food, etc.
Year.
Meat: hams,
sm oked,
packed.
M eat: m utton,
dressed.
Meat: pork,
salt, mess, old
to new.
M ilk: fresh.
Molasses: New
Orleans, open
kettle, prime.
Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
pound. price. pound. price. barrel. price. quart. price. gallon. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.0984
1890..........................
.0995
1891..........................
.0982
1892..........................
.1076
1893..........................
.1249
1894..........................
.1019
1895..........................
.0947
1896..........................
.0943
1897..........................
.0894
1898..........................
.0807
1899..........................
.0923
1900..........................
.1025
1901..........................
.1075
1902..........................
.1211
100.0
101.1
99.8
109.3
126.9
103.6
96.2
95.8
90.9
82.0
93.8
104.2
109.2
123.1
$0.0754
.0933
.0866
.0914
.0803
.0605
.0620
.0625
.0728
.(T39
.0711
.(F27
.0675
.0738
100.0 $11.6332
123.7 12.1502
114.9 11.3029
121.2 11.5252
106.5 18.3389
80.2 14.1262
82.2 11.8255
8.9399
82.9
8.9087
96.6
98.0
9.8678
9.3462
94.3
96.4 12.5072
89 5 15.6108
97.9 17.9399
a Average for 1893-1899.
100.0
104.4
97.2
99.1
157.6
121.4
101.7
76.8
76.6
84.8
80.3
107.5
134.2
154.2
$0.0255
.0263
.0267
.0268
.0279
.0263
.0253
.0234
.0235
.0239
.0253
.0274
.0262
.0288
100.0
103.1
104.7
105.1
109.4
103.1
99.2
91.8
92.2
93.7
99.2
107.5
102.7
112.9
$0.3151
.3542
.2788
.3188
.3346
.3092
.3083
.3246
.2617
.3083
.3525
.4775
.3783
.3638
100.0
112.4
88.5
101.2
106.2
98.1
97.8
103.0
83.1
97.8
111.9
151.5
120.1
115.5
BULLETIN OP. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
330
PRICES (A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AND A V E R A G E
Y E A R L Y ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Continued.
T a b l e TV.—BASE
[For a more com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
Food, etc.
Year.
R ice: domes
tic, choice.
Salt: Am eri
can.
Salt: Ashton’s.
Soda: bicar
bonate of,
Am erican.
Spices: nut
m egs.
Average Rela Average Rela Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
pound. price. barrel. price. bushel. price. pound. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.0561
1890.........................
.0605
1891.........................
.0637
1892.........................
.0569
.0459
1893.........................
1894.........................
.0526
1895.........................
.0533
1896.........................
.0519
.0542
1897.........................
1898.........................
.0608
1899.........................
.0607
1900.........................
.0548
1901........................
.0548
1902.........................
.0559
100.0
107.8
113.5
101.4
81.8
93.8
95.0
92.5
96.6
108.4
108.2
97.7
97.7
99.6
$0.7044
.7921
.7865
.7575
.7019
.7192
.7019
.6226
.6613
.6648
.6365
1.0010
.8567
.6360
100.0
112.5
111.7
107.5
99.6
102.1
99.6
88.4
93.9
94.4
90.4
142.1
121.6
90.3
$2.2033
2.4646
2.3813
2.3750
2.3250
2.2375
2.0500
2.0500
2.0500
2.0500
2.0500
2.0500
2.1813
2.2250
100.0
111.9
108.1
107.8
105.5
101.6
93.0
93.0
93.0
93.0
93.0
93.0
99.0
101.0
$0.0209
.0275
.0317
.0218
.0285
.0268
.0177
.0152
.0150
.0129
.0117
.0123
.0107
.0108
100.0
131.6
151.7
104.3
136.4
128.2
84.7
72.7
71.8
61.7
56.0
58.9
51.2
51.7
$0.4322
.6317
.6081
.5319
.4584
.3996
.3969
.3590
.3354
.3140
.2871
.2601
.2346
.2028
100.0
146.2
140.7
123.1
106.1
92.5
91.8
83.1
77.6
72.7
66.4
60.2
54.3
46.9
Food, etc.
Year.
Spices: pepper,
Singapore.
Starch: pure
corn.
Sugar: 89° fair Sugar: 96° cen Sugar: granu
lated.
refining.
trifugal.
Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela Average R ela Average R ela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
pound. price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899. $0.0749
1890
.............
.1151
............
1891
.0873
1892
.............
.0689
1893 .........................
.0595
1894
............
.0516
1895
............
.0497
1896
.............
.0500
.0664
1897 .........................
1898
............
.0891
1899
............
.1117
1900
............
.1291
1901
............
.1292
1902
............
.1255
100.0
153.7
116.6
92.0
79.4
68.9
66.4
66.8
88.7
119.0
149.1
172.4
172.5
167.6
$0.0548
.0546
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0567
.0554
.0513
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0470
.0440
100.0 $0.03398
99.6
.04890
109.5
.03459
109.5
.02873
109.5
.03203
103.5
.02759
101.1
.02894
93.6
.03192
91.2
.03077
91.2
.03712
91.2
.03922
91.2
.04051
.03521
85.8
80.3
.03035
100.0 $0.03869
143.9
.05460
.03910
101.8
84.5
.03315
.03680
94.3
81.2
.03229
85.2
.03253
93.9
.03624
90.6
.03564
109.2
.04235
115.4
.04422
119.2
.04572
103.6
.04040
89.3
.03542
100.0 $0.04727
141.1
.06168
101.1
.04714
85.7
.04354
95.1
.04836
83.5
.04111
84.1
.04155
.04532
93.7
92.1
.04497
109.5
.04974
114.3
.04924
118.2
.05332
104.4
.05048
91.6
.04455
100.0
130.5
99.7
92.1
102.3
87.0
87.9
95.9
95.1
105.2
104.2
112.8
106.8
94.2
Food, etc.
Year.
Tallow .
Tea: Formosa,
fine.
Vegetables,
fresh: onions.
Vegetables,
cider,
fresh: potatoes, V inegar:
M onarch.
Burbank.
Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela Average R ela Average R ela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
pound. price. pound. price. barrel. price. bushel. price. gallon. price.
Average, 1890-1899. $0.0435
1890
.............
.0460
1891
.............
.0483
1892
.............
.0463
1893
.............
.0544
1 8 9 4 ....:................
.0480
1895
.............
.0434
1896
.............
.0343
1897
.............
.0332
1898
.............
.0356
1899
.............
.0453
1900
.............
.0485
1901
.............
.0518
1902
.............
.0629
100.0
105.7
111.0
106.4
125.1
110.3
99.8
78.9
76.3
81.8
104.1
111.5
119.1
144.6
$0.2839
.2733
.2817
.3008
.2888
.2783
.2700
.2583
.2800
.2958
.3117
.2977
.2850
.3015
100.0
96.3
99.2
106.0
101.7
98.0
95.1
91.0
98.6
104.2
109.8
104.9
100.4
106.2
$3.3995
4.3438
4.1250
3.6042
3.1875
3.2500
3.1146
1.9479
3.9271
3.2708
3.2238
2.4271
3.5000
3.6458
100.0
127.8
121.3
106.0
93.8
95.6
91.6
57.3
115.6
96.2
94.8
71.4
103.0
107.2
$0.4991
.5956
.7730
.4546
.6714
.6128
.4326
.1965
.3279
.5094
.4172
.3736
.5642
.5958
100.0
119.3
154.9
91.1
134.5
122.8
86.7
39.4
65.7
102.1
83.6
74.9
113.0
119.4
$0.1478
.1558
.1800
.1642
.1500
.1500
.1450
.1300
.1300
.1325
.1400
.1350
.1325
.1408
100.0
105.4
121.8
111.1
101.5
101.5
98.1
88.0
88.0
89.6
94.7
91.3
89.6
95.3
331
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
I V . —BASE PRICES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND AV E R A G E
Y E A R L Y AC TU AL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902— Continued.
T able
[For a m ore com plete description of the articles see Table I.]
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
Bags: 2-bushel,
Amoskeag.
11-4, Blankets: 11-4,
Blankets: 11-4, Blankets:
6 pounds to
Boots and
5 pounds to
5 pounds to the
pair, cotton the pair, cotton shoes: men’s
the pair, all
warp,
cotton
brogans,
split.
warp, all w ool
w ool.
and wool filling.
filling.
Average Rela Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela Average R ela-'
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
bag.
price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price. pair. price.
Average, 1890-1899. 80.1399
.1594
1890..........................
.1563
1891..........................
.1550
1892..........................
.1494
1898..........................
.1275
1894..........................
.1150
1895 .........................
.1281
1896..........................
.1300
1897..........................
.1338
1898..........................
.1446
1899..........................
.1575
1900....... ; ................
.1413
1901..........................
1902..........................
.1433
100.0
113.9
111.7
110.8
106.8
91.1
82.2
91.6
92.9
95.6
103.4
112.6
101.0
102.4
80.84
.91
.89
.90
.90
.85
.75
.75
.75
.90
.80
.90
.85
.85
100.0
108.3
106.0
107.1
107.1
101.2
89.3
89.3
89.3
107.1
95.2
107.1
101.2
101.2
80.613
.650
.650
.640
.640
.550
.540
.560
.650
.625
.625
.750
.650
.650
100.0
106.0
106.0
104.4
104.4
89.7
88.1
91.4
106.0
102.0
102.0
122.3
106.0
106.0
80.424
.460
.460
.430
.420
.410
.400
.400
.420
.420
.420
.525
.475
.475
100.0
108.5
108.5
101.4
99.1
96.7
94.3
94.3
99.1
99.1
99.1
123.8
112.0
112.0
80.9894
1.0500
1.0500
1.0375
1.0125
.9688
.9813
.9938
.9500
.9125
.9375
.9375
.9438
.9313
100.0
106.1
106.1
104.9
102.3
97.9
99.2
100.4
96.0
92.2
94.8
94.8
95.4
94.1
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
Boots and
Boots and
Boots and
Boots and
Broadcloths:
shoes: m en’s
shoes: m en’s shoes: women’s first quality,
shoes: m en’ s
solid grain
black, 54-inch,
ca lf bal. shoes, split boots, kip v ici kid shoes,
Goodyear w elt.
top, etc.
Goodyear welt.
shoes.
X X X w ool.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
pair.
price. 12 pairs. price. pair. price. pair. price. yard. price.
Average, 1890-1899 .
1890..........................
1891..........................
1892..........................
1893..........................
1894..........................
1895..........................
18% ..........................
1897..........................
1898..........................
1899..........................
1900..........................
1901..........................
1902..........................
82.376
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.320
2.240
2.240
2.300
2.300
100.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
97.6
94.3
94.3
96.8
96.8
816.350
17.000
17.000
17.000
16.500
16.000
15.000
15.500
16.000
16.500
17.000
18.000
18.375
18.167
100.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
100.9
97.9
91.7
94.8
97.9
100.9
104.0
110.1
112.4
111.1
82.30
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.25
2.25
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
100.0
108.7
108.7
108.7
108.7
108.7
97.8
97.8
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
80.8175
.8500
.8000
.7750
.7500
.7500
.8500
.8500
.8500
.8500
.8500
.9042
.8542
.8625
100.0
104.0
97.9
94.8
91.7
91.7
104.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
110.6
104.5
105.5
81.732
1.970
1.970
1.970
1.970
1.580
1.380
1.380
1.700
1.700
1.700
1.870
1.910
1.910
100.0
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
91.2
79.7
79.7
98.2
98.2
98.2
108.0
110.3
110.3
Cloths and Clothing.
Year.
Brus
C alico: C ocheco Carpets:
sels, 5-frame,
prints.
B igelow .
Carpets: in
grain, 2-ply,
Lowell.
Carpets: W il Cotton flannels:
ton, 5-frame, 2$ yards to the
pound.
Bigelow.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
yard. price. yard.
price. yard. price. yard. price. yard. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . 80.0553
1890..........................
.0650
1891..........................
.0575
1892..........................
.0650
1893..........................
.0625
1894..........................
.0550
1895..........................
.0525
18% ..........................
.0525
1897..........................
.0500
1898..........................
.0450
1899..........................
.0483
1900..........................
.0525
1% 1..........................
.0500
1902..........................
.0500
100.0
117.5
104.0
117.5
113.0
99.5
94.9
94.9
% .4
81.4
87.3
94.9
90.4
% .4
81.0008
1.0320
1.1280
1.0320
.9840
.9360
.9360
.9360
.9600
1.0320
1.0320
1.0320
1.0320
1.0360
100.0
103.1
112.7
103.1
98.3
93.5
93.5
93.5
95.9
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.5
80.4752
.5160
.5520
.5040
.5280
.4680
.4200
.4080
.4320
.4680
.4560
.4920
.4800
.4840
100.0
108.6
116.2
1%.1
111.1
98.5
88.4
85.9
% .9
98.5
96.0
103.5
101.0
101.9
81.8432
1.9200
2.0160
1.9200
1.9200
1.9200
1.6800
1.6800
1.7280
1.8240
1.8240
1.8720
1.8720
1.8840
100.0
104.2
109.4
104.2
104.2
104.2
91.1
91.1
93.8
99.0
99.0
101.6
101.6
102.2
80.0706
.0875
.0875
.0838
.0725
.0675
.0650
.0650
.0575
.0575
.0619
.0738
.0640
.0650
100.0
123.9
123.9
118.7
102.7
95.6
92.1
92.1
81.4
81.4
87.7
104.5
90.7
92.1
332
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
T a b l e I V . —BASE PRICES
(A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND A V E R A G E
Y E A R LY ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Continued.
[For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
Cloths and cloth ing.
Year.
Cotton yam s: Cotton yam s:
Cotton thread: carded,
w hite, carded, white,
Cotton flannels: 6-cord,
200-yard m ule-spun,
m ule-spun,
34 yards to the spools, J. & P.
Northern,
Northern,
pound.
Coats.
cones, 10/1.
cones, 22/1.
Denims: Amoskeag.
Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela Average R ela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
yard. price. spool, (a) price. pound. price. pound. price. yard. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.0575
.0688
1890.........................
.0688
1891.........................
.0650
1892.........................
.0575
1893.........................
.0550
1894.........................
.0525
1895.........................
.0550
1896 .........................
.0550
1897.........................
.0463
1898.........................
.0508
1899.........................
.0567
1900.........................
.0575
1901.........................
.0575
1902.........................
100.0 $.031008
119.7 .031514
119.7 .031238
113.0 .031238
100.0 .031238
95.7 .031238
91.3 .031238
95.7 .030871
95.7 .030503
80.5 .030503
88.3 .030503
98.6 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0 .037240
100.0
101.6
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
99.6
98.4
98.4
98.4
120.1
120.1
120.1
$0.1608
&. 1790
&.1794
&.1885
.1808
.1523
.1477
.1483
.1452
.1456
.1408
.1850
.1585
.1538
100.0
111.3
111.6
117.2
112.4
94.7
91.9
92.2
90.3
90.5
87.6
115.0
98.6
95.6
$0.1969
6.2208
6.2244
6.2300
.2138
.1796
.1815
.1844
.1788
.1792
.1760
.2283
.1927
.1819
100.0
112.1
114.0
116.8
108.6
91.2
92.2
93.7
90.8
91.0
89.4
115.9
97.9
92.4
$0.1044
.1175
.1144
.1144
.1175
.1100
.0988
.0988
.0931
.0897
.0896
.1073
.1046
.1050
100.0
112.5
109.6
109.6
112.5
105.4
94.6
94.6
89.2
85.9
85.8
102.8
100.2
100.6
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
Drillings:
brown, Pepperell.
Flannels:
D rillings: 30- w hite,
4-4, Bal
inch, Stark A. lard
Y ale No. 3.
Ginghams:
Amoskeag.
Ginghams:
Lancaster.
Average Rela Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela Average R ela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
yard. price. yard. price. yard. price. yard. price. yard. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.0572
.0683
1890.........................
.0652
1891.........................
.0582
1892.........................
.0590
1893.........................
.0559
1894.........................
.0529
1895.........................
.0573
1896.........................
.0525
1897.........................
.0513
1898.........................
.0510
1899.........................
.0606
1900.........................
.0585
1901.........................
.0575
1902.........................
100.0
119.4
114.0
101.7
103.1
97.7
92.5
100.2
91.8
89.7
89.2
105.9
102.3
100.5
$0.0521
.0640
.0600
.0535
.0563
.0502
.0489
.0522
.0463
.0437
.0457
.0542
.0532
.0539
100.0
122.8
115.2
102.7
108.1
96.4
93.9
100.2
88.9
83.9
87.7
104.0
102.1
103.5
$0.3768
.4400
.4400
.4367
.4125
.3546
.3080
.3217
.3113
.3685
.3750
.4096
.3800
.3986
100.0
116.8
116.8
115.9
109.5
94.1
81.7
85.4
82.6
97.8
99.5
108.7
100.8
105.8
$0.0533
.0625
.0650
.0650
.0631
.0485
.0466
.0472
.0438
.0431
.0477
.0515
.0490
.0523
100.0
117.3
122.0
122.0
118.4
91.0
87.4
88.6
82.2
80.9
89.5
96.6
91.9
98.1
$0.0573
.0692
.0700
.0700
.0638
.0504
.0496
.0500
.0494
.0488
.0515
.0550
.0531
.0575
100.0
120.8
122.2
122.2
111.3
88.0
86.6
87.3
86.2
85.2
89.9
96.0
92.7
100.3
Cloths and cloth ing.
Year.
H osiery: m en’s H osiery: m en’s H osiery: wom H osiery: wom
Horse blankets: cotton half
en’s com bed
en’s cotton
cotton half Egyptian
6 pounds each, hose, seamless, hose,
cotton hose, seamless,
seamless,
fast black, 20
all w ool.
hose, high
fast black, 26
84
needles.
to 22 oz.
spliced heel.
to 28 oz.
Average Rela Average R ela Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
pound. price. 12prs.(c) price. 12 prs. price. 12 pairs. price. 12 prs. (o) price.
Average, 1890-1899 .
1890.........................
1891.........................
1892.........................
1893.........................
1894.........................
1895.........................
1896 ........................
1897.........................
1898.........................
1899.........................
1900.........................
1901.........................
1902.........................
$0,573
.625
.600
.625
.600
.550
.530
.520
.570
.570
.540
.680
.630
.630
100.0
109.1
104.7
109.1
104.7
96.0
92.5
90.8
99.5
99.5
94.2
118.7
109.9
109.9
$0.9555
1.2740
1.1760
1.0780
1.0535
.9800
.9065
.8330
.7840
.7350
.7350
.7840
.6860
.7350
100.0
133.3
123.1
112.8
110.3
102.6
94.9
87.2
82.1
76.9
76.9
82.1
71.8
76.9
$0.7845
e.9750
e.9750
c.9700
e. 8750
e.7250
e.7000
e. 7000
e. 6500
e. 6500
e.6250
e. 6500
*.7250
.6667
100.0 <*$1,850
124.3
124.3
123.6
111.5
1.900
92.4
1.900
89.2
1.875
89.2
1.875
82.9
1.850
82.9
1.800
79.7
1.750
82.9
1.900
92.4
2.000
85.0
1.850
100.0
102.7
102.7
101.4
101.4
100.0
97.3
94.6
102.7
108.1
100.0
$0.9310
1.2250
1.1270
1.0780
1.0535
.9800
.8575
.7840
.7595
.7105
.7350
.7595
.6615
.7350
100.0
131.6
121.1
115.8
113.2
105.3
92.1
84.2
81.6
76.3
78.9
81.6
71.1
78.9
a Freight paid. &Records destroyed. Price estim ated by person w ho furnished data for later years.
c September price.
<*A verage for 1893-1899.
e January price.
333
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902,
T a b l e I V . — BASE PRICES
(A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND AVERA G E
Y E A R L Y AC TU AL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902— Continued.
[For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
Leather: wax
Leather: har Leather: sole,
ness, oak, coun hem lock, non Leather: sole, calf, 30 to 40 lbs.
oak.
to the dozen,
try m iddles, 14 acid, Buenos
lbs. and up.
Ayres.
B grade.
Linen shoe
thread: 10s,
Barbour.
Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
pound. price. pound. price. pound. price. sq. foot. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.2590 100.0 $0.1939
.1921
.2571
99.3
1890..........................
.2579
.1858
99.6
1891..........................
91.4
.2367
.1727
1892..........................
92.7
.2400
.1796
1893..........................
87.8
.1715
.2275
1894..........................
.2888 111.5
.2073
1895............ ............
.2554
98.6
.1881
1896..........................
93.9
.2433
.2033
1897..........................
.2825 109.1
.2129
1898..........................
.3004 116.0
.2254
1899..........................
.3025 116.8
.2490
1900..........................
.2971 114.7
.2475
1901..........................
.2367
1902.......................... a . 3325 <*114.7
100.0
99.1
95.8
89.1
92.6
88.4
106.9
97.0
104.8
109.8
116.2
128.4
127.6
122.1
$0.3363
.3771
.3679
.3421
.3483
.3279
.3421
.2925
.3079
.3213
.3358
.3608
.3525
.3800
100.0 $0.6545
112.1
.6000
109.4
.6469
101.7
.6929
103.6
.6450
97.5
.6042
101.7
.7333
87.0
.6433
91.6
.6156
95.5
.6760
99.9
.6875
107.3
.6563
104.8
.6281
113.0
.6604
100.0
91.7
98.8
105.9
98.5
92.3
112.0
98.3
94.1
103.3
105.0
100.3
96.0
100.9
$0.8748
.8910
.8910
.8910
.8993
.9182
.8514
.8514
.8514
.8514
.8514
.8877
.8910
.8910
100.0
101.9
101.9
101.9
102.8
105.0
97.3
97.3
97.3
97.3
97.3
101.5
101.9
101.9
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
Linen thread: Overcoatings:
beaver, Mos
3-cord, 200-yard cow
, all w ool,
spools, Barbour.
black.
Overcoatings:
chinchilla,
B-rough, all
w ool.
Overcoatings:
chinchilla,
cotton warp,
C. C. grade.
Overcoatings:
covert cloth,
light weight,
staple.
Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per
tive price per tive price per tive
dozen
spools. price. yard. price. yard. price. yard. price. yard. price.
A verage,1890-1899.. $0.8522
1890..........................
.8910
.7945
1891..........................
1892..........................
.8019
.8308
1893..........................
1894..........................
.8514
.1895..........................
.8514
1896..........................
.8514
1897..........................
.8679
1898..........................
.8910
1899..........................
.8910
1900..........................
.8910
1901..........................
.8910
1902..........................
.8910
100.0 $2.0817
104.6 62.4296
93.2 62.4296
94.1 62.4296
97.5
2.3250
99.9
1.9879
99.9
1.7670
1.7670
99.9
1.7670
101.8
1.8600
104.6
2.0538
104.6
2.4994
104.6
2.2088
104.6
104.6
2.2088
100.0 $2.1419
116.7 62.4296
116.7 62.4296
116.7 62.4296
111.7
2.3250
95.5
1.9879
84.9
1.8774
84.9
1.8774
84.9
1.8774
89.4
2.0925
98.7
2.0925
2.4994
120.1
2.0925
106.1
106.1
2.0925
100.0
113.4
113.4
113.4
108.5
92.8
87.7
87.7
87.7
97.7
97.7
116.7
97.7
97.7
$0.4883
.5325
.5258
.5329
.5367
.4733
.4508
.4354
.4575
.4800
.4583
.4892
.4433
.4508
100.0
109.1
107.7
109.1
109.9
96.9
92.3
89.2
93.7
98.3
93.9
100.2
90.8
92.3
$2.3286
2.4616
2.4616
2.4616
2.4616
2.4254
2.3259
2.0363
1.9458
2.2625
2.4435
2.3621
2.2625
2.2625
100.0
105.7
105.7
105.7
105.7
104.2
99.9
87.4
83.6
97.2
104.9
101.4
97.2
97.2
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
Overcoatings:
kersey, stand
ard, 27 to 28
ounce.
Print cloths:
28-inch, 64x64.
Shawls:
standard, all
w ool, 72x144
in ., 42-oz.
Sheetings:
Sheetings:
bleached, 10-4, bleached, 10-4,
Pepperell.
Atlantic.
Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price
tive price per tive price per tive
price per tive price per tive
yard. price. yard. price. each. price. yard. price. yard. price.
Average, 1890-1899.. c$l.2472
1890..........................
1891......................
1892......................
1893.....................
1894..........................
1895........................
1896.....................
1897.......................... 1.1833
1898.......................... 1.3000
1899.......................... 1.2583
1900.......................... 1.5750
1901.......................... 1.5000
1902.......................... 1.5000
100.0 $0.02838
.03340
.02938
.03386
.03251
.02748
.02864
.02581
.02485
94.9
104.2
.02059
.02732
100.9
126.3
.03083
.02819
120.3
120.3
.03090
100.0 $4.5787
117.7
4.9000
4.9000
103.5
119.3
4.9000
4.9000
114.6
4.9000
96.8
4.9000
100.9
90.9
4.0800
4.0970
87.6
4.1300
72.6
4.0800
96.3
4.9000
108.6
4.9000
99.3
108.9
4.9000
100.0 $0.1836 100.0 $0.1884
.2190
.2241 122.1
107.0
.2008
.2138 116.4
107.0
.1900
.1996 108.7
107.0
.1946
.2052 111.8
107.0
.1742
.1741 94.8
107.0
.1785
.1722 93.8
107.0
.1792
.1700 92.6
89.1
.1604 87.4 * .1738
89.5
.1721
90.2
.1527 83.2
.2021
.1641 89.4
89.1
.2292
.2043 111.3
107.0
.2117
.1853 100.9
107.0
.2100
.1917 104.4
107.0
100.0
116.2
106.6
100.8
103.3
92.5
94.7
95.1
92.3
91.3
107.3
121.7
112.4
111.5
a Leather: harness, oak, packers’ hides, heavy, No. 1. For m ethod of com puting relative price for
1902 see pages 224 and 225. Average price for 1901, $0.3325.
b R ecords destroyed. Price estim ated by person who furnished data for later years.
<•Average for 1897-1K99.
334
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
T a b l e I V . — BASE
PRICES (A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AND A V E R A G E
Y E A R L Y ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Continued.
[For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I. ]
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
Sheetings:
bleached, 10-4,
Wamsutta S.T.
Sheetings:
brown, 4-4,
Pepperell R.
Sheetings:
brow n, 4-4,
Indian Head.
Sheetings:
brow n, 4-4,
A tlantic A.
Sheetings:
brow n, 4-4,
Stark A. A.
Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
yard. price. yard. price. yard. price. yard. price. yard. price.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.2949
1890........................
.3126
.3162
1891.........................
1892.........................
.2944
1893.........................
.3056
1894.........................
.2756
1895.........................
.2719
.2925
1896.........................
.2925
1897.........................
.2925
1898.........................
.2951
1899.........................
.3075
1900.........................
.2925
1901.........................
1902 .........................
.2925
100.0
106.0
107.2
99.8
103.6
93.5
92.2
99.2
99.2
99.2
100.1
104.3
99.2
99.2
$0.0553
.0669
.0653
.0590
.0619
.0549
.0520
.0535
.0490
.0443
.0466
.0555
.0542
.0549
100.0
121.0
118.1
106.7
111.9
99.3
94.0
96.7
88.6
80.1
84.3
100.4
98.0
99.3
$0.0626
.0725
.0727
.0648
.0679
.0598
.0585
.0622
.0588
.0540
.0544
.0623
.0631
.0625
100.0
115.8
116.1
103.5
108.5
95.5
93.6
99.4
93.9
86.3
86.9
99.5
100.8
99.8
$0.0551
.0640
.0597
.0569
.0583
.0531
.0529
.0558
.0525
.0475
.0504
.0592
.0592
.0569
100.0
116.2
108.3
103.3
105.8
96.4
96.0
101.3
95.3
86.2
91.5
107.4
107.4
103.3
100.0
$0.0525
125.7
.0660
113.1
.0594
103.8
.0545
109.3
.0574
99.2
.0521.
97.7
.0513
97.3
.0511
86.1
.0452
80.8
.0424
.0451
85.9
.0508
96.8
94.1
.0494
a .0566 «92.6
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
Shirtings:
bleached, 4-4,
Fruit of the
Loom.
Shirtings:
bleached, 4-4,
H ope.
Shirtings:
bleached, 4-4,
Lonsdale.
Shirtings:
Shirtings:
bleached, 4-4, bleached, 4-4,
New York
W amsutta<XX>.
M ills.
Average Rela Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
yard. price. yard. price. yard. price. yard. price. yard. price.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.0728
1890.........................
.0845
1891.........................
.0799
1892.........................
.0808
1893.........................
.0832
1894.........................
.0727
1895.........................
.0700
1896.........................
.0696
1897.........................
.0641
1898.........................
.0584
1899.........................
.0644
1900.........................
.0753
1901.........................
.0760
1902.........................
.0756
100.0
116.1
109.8
111.0
114.3
99.9
96.2
95.6
88.0
80.2
88.5
103.4
103.0
103.8
$0.0630
.0726
.0703
.0663
.0713
.0620
.0608
.0620
.0574
.0518
.0551
.0671
.0699
.0676
100.0
115.2
111.6
105.2
113.2
98.4
96.5
98.4
91.1
82.2
87.5
106.5
111.0
107.3
$0.0727
.0845
.0822
.0812
.0832
.0727
.0697
.0685
.0633
.0595
.0626
.0731
.0738
.0741
100.0
116.2
113.1
111.7
114.4
100.0
95.9
94.2
87.1
81.8
86.1
100.6
101.5
101.9
$0.0876
.0968
.0965
.0931
.0925
.0885
.0851
.0885
.0836
.0784
.0725
.0786
.0760
.0766
100.0
110.5
110.2
106.3
105.6
101.0
97.1
101.0
95.4
89.5
82.8
89.7
86.8
87.4
$0.0948
.1011
.1009
.0973
.0981
.0950
.0969
.0951
.0935
.0807
.0892
.0965
.0875
.0885
100.0
106.6
106.4
102.6
103.5
100.2
102.2
100.3
98.6
85.1
94.1
101.8
92.3
93.4
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
Silk: raw,
Italian, clas
sical.
Silk: raw, Ja
pan, filatures.
Suitings: clay Suitings: clay Suitings: indigo
worsted diag worsted diag blue, all w ool,
onal, 12-ounce, onal, 16-ounce, 54-in., 14-oz.,
Wash. M ills.
Wash. M ills.
M iddlesex.
Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
pound. price. pound. price. yard. price. yard. price. yard. price.
Average, 1890-1899.. $4.2558
1890 ......................... 5.2238
1891......................... 4.1865
1892.................. : . . .
4.4826
1893......................... 5.0289
1894......................... 3.6816
1895......................... 4.0373
1896......................... 3.6293
1897......................... 3.6404
1898......................... 3.8768
1899......................... 4.7706
1900......................... 4.5128
1901......................... 3.8466
1902......................... 4.1085
100.0
122.7
98.4
105.3
118.2
86.5
94.9
85.3
85.5
91.1
112.1
106.0
90.4
96.5
$4.0187
5.2429
4.0110
4.3266
4.5409
3.3627
3.7855
3.4072
3.4637
3.6376
4.4085
4.1690
3.5132
3.8224
100.0 6$0.8236
130.5
99.8
107.7
113.0
83.7
94.2
.762i
84.8
.7337
86.2
.7595
90.5
.9165
109.7
.9461
103.7
1.0819
87.4
.9113
95.1
.9131
100.0 6$1.0068
100.0
92.5
•89.1
92.2
111.3
114.9
131.4
93.8
87.6
93.3
111.4
113.9
133.7
110.6
110.9
.9445
.8819
.9392
1.1216
1.1468
1.3463
1.1175
1.0931
111.0
108.6
$1.3230
1.5470
1.5470
1.5470
L5084
l! 4697
L1523
1.1375
1.0465
1.1375
1.1375
1.1375
1.1849
1.3119
100.0
116.9
116.9
116*9
114! 0
HI * 1
87ll
86.0
79.1
86.0
86.0
86.0
89.6
99.2
a Sheetings: brown 4-4, Massachusetts M ills, F lying Horse brand. For m ethod o f com puting rela
tive price for 1902 see pages 224 and 225. Average price for 1901, $0.0575.
b Average for 1895-1899.
335
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PU C ES, 3890 TO 1902,
T able T V .—BASE PRICES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND A V ERA G E
Y E A R L Y ACTU AL AN D R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Continued.
[For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
Suitings:
indigo blue,
a ll w ool,
16-ounce.
Suitings:
serge, W ashing
ton M ills 6700.
Tickings:
Amoskeag
A. C. A.
Underwear:
Trouserings:
shirts and
fancy worsted, drawers,
22 to 23 ounce. all w ool,white,
etc.
Average
Average R ela Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela price per Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive 12 gar tive
yard. price. yard. price. yard. price. yard. price. ments. price.
Average, 1890-1899..
1890..........................
1891..........................
1892..........................
1893..........................
1894..........................
1895..........................
1896..........................
1897..........................
1898..........................
1899..........................
1900..........................
1901..........................
1902..........................
31.9154
62.0925
62.0925
62.0925
2.0925
1.7670
1.5903
1.7228
1.6740
1.9763
2.0538
2.2669
2.0925
2.0925
100.0 <*30.7526
109.2
109.2
109.2
.9100
109.2
.9100
92.3
.6825
83.0
.6825
89.9
.6143
87.4
.6598
103.2
.7508
107.2
.8106
118.4
.8100
109.2
.8025
109.2
.7913
100.0
120.9
120.9
90.7
90.7
81.6
87.7
99.8
107.7
107.6
106.6
105.1
30.1061
.1200
.1175
.1150
.1181
.1084
.1006
.1019
.0975
.0894
.0923
.1084
.1013
.1050
100.0 <*31.9456
113.1
110.7
108.4
2.0734
2.0734
111.3
102.2
1.9238
94.8
1.7100
1.7955
96.0
91.9
1.7955
2.1197
84.3
2.0734
87.0
102.2
2.2871
95.5
1.9879
99.0
1.9800
100.0
106.6
106.6
98.9
87.9
92.3
92.3
108.9
106.6
117.6
102.2
101.8
323.31
24.75
25.65
25.65
25.65
21.60
21.60
21.60
21.60
21.60
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
100.0
106.2
110.0
110.0
110.0
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
Underwear:
shirts and
drawers, white,
m erino, 52#
w ool, etc.
W omen’s dress
goods: alpaca,
cotton warp, 22inch, H am ilton.
W omen’s dress W omen’s dress Women’s dress
goods: cashgoods: cashgoods: cashmere, all w ool, mere, cotton
mere, cotton
10-11 tw ill, 38- warp, 9-twill, warp, 22-inch,
Hamilton.
in ., A tlantic J. 4-4, Atlantic F.
Average
ela Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per Rtive
per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
12 gar price. price
yard. price. yard. price. yard. price. yard. price.
ments.
Average, 1890-1899..
1890..........................
1891..........................
1892..........................
1893..........................
1894..........................
1895..........................
1896..........................
1897..........................
1898..........................
1899..........................
1900..........................
1901..........................
1902..........................
315.57
16.65
17.55
17.55
17.55
14.85
14.40
14.40
14.40
14.85
13.50
14.85
14.85
14.85
100.0
106.9
112.7
112.7
112.7
95.4
92.5
92.5
92.5
95.4
86.7
95.4
95.4
95.4
30.0680
.0735
.0735
.0723
.0711
.0686
.0637
.0637
.0637
.0637
.0657
.0711
.0711
.0705
100.0
108.1
108.1
106.3
104.6
100.9
93.7
93.7
93.7
93.7
96.6
104.6
104.6
103.7
30.2905
.3479
.3663
.3724
.3247
.2450
.2352
.1960
.2389
.2573
.3208
.3459
.3234
.3234
100.0
119.8
126.1
128.2
111.8
84.3
81.0
67.5
82.2
88.6
110.4
119.1
111.3
111.3
30.1520
.1813
.1813
.1789
.1495
.1348
.1274
.1270
.1372
.1434
.1593
.1642
.1585
.1642
100.0
119.3
119.3
117.7
98.4
88.7
83.8
83.6
90.3
94.3
104.8
108.0
104.3
108.0
30.0758
.0833
.0833
.0821
.0809
.0760
.0735
.0711
.0686
.0686
.0706
.0760
.0760
.0754
100.0
109.9
109.9
108.3
106.7
100.3
97.0
93.8
90.5
90.5
93.1
100.3
100.3
99.5
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
W omen’s dress
W ool: Ohio,
W ool: Ohio,
yam s:
goods: cash- W om en’s dress fine
fleece (X medium fleece Worsted
Austra
m ere, cotton goods: Franklin and
(i
and f grade), 2-40s,
X
X
grade),
lian
fine.
warp, 27-in.,
sackings, 6-4.
scoured.
scoured.
H am ilton.
Average R ela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
yard. price. yard. price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1889.. 30.0883
1890..........................
.0980
189 L............ \...........
.0980
1892..........................
.0968
1893..........................
.0937
1894..........................
.0907
1895..........................
.0846
1896..........................
.0821
1897..........................
.0784
1898..........................
.0784
1899..........................
.0821
1900..........................
.0882
1901..........................
.0907
1902..........................
.0901
100.0
111.0
111.0
109.6
106.1
102.7
95.8
93.0
88.8
88.8
93.0
99.9
102.7
102.0
30.5151
.5938
.6175
.6175
.6056
.4988
.4342
.4156
.4235
.4552
.4889
.6096
.5383
.5581
100.0
115.3
119.9
119.9
117.6
96.8
84.3
80.7
82.2
88.4
94.9
118.3
104.5
108.3
30.5526
.7156
.6857
.6119
.5639
.4448
.3768
.3940
.4955
.6150
.6232
.6594
.5453
.5770
100.0 30.4564
129.5
.6143
124.1
.5820
110.7
.5276
.4620
102.0
.3542
80.5
68.2
.3280
.3186
71.3
.3999
89.7
.4805
111.3
112.8 • .4966
.5296
119.3
.4315
98.7
104.4
.4436
100.0 31.0183
134.6
1.2263
127.5
1.2354
115.6
1.2175
101.2
1.1342
77.6
.9292
71.9
.7425
69.8
.7250
87.6
.8517
105.3
1.0308
108.8 1.0908
116.0
1.2050
1.0404
94.5
97.2
1.1229
<*Average for 1892-1899.
b R ecords destroyed. Price estimated by person who furnished data for later years.
100.0
120.4
121.3
119.6
111.4
91.3
72.9
71.2
83.6
101.2
107.1
118.3
102.2
110.3
836
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
I V . —BASE PRICES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1839), AND A V E R A G E
Y E A R L Y ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Continued.
T able
[For a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
Cloths and
clothing.
Year.
Fuel and lighting.
Worsted yarns:
2-40s, X X X ,
white, in skeins
Candles: ada
m a n tin e ^ ,
14-ounce.
Coal: anthra
cite, chestnut.
Coal: anthra
cite, broken.
Coal: anthra
cite, egg.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela
price per tive price pei tive price pei• tive price per■ tive price pei tive
ton.
ton.
ton.
price.
price.
pound. price. pound. price.
price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $1.0071
1890
............. 1.2500
1891
............. 1.2625
1892
............
1.1563
1893
............
1.0833
1894
.............
.9188
1895 .........................
.7563
1896 .........................
.7500
............
1897
.8188
1898
............. 1.0042
1899 ......................... 1.0708
1900
............
1.1938
1901
............ 1.0283
1902
............. «1.1392
100.0
124.1
125.4
114.8
107.6
91.2
75.1
74.5
81.3
99.7
106.3
118.5
102.1
113.1
$0.0782
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0883
.0867
.0850
\0850
.0745
.0613
.0613
.1059
.1100
.1100
100.0
102.3
102.3
102.3
112.9
110.9
108.7
108.7
95.3
78.4
78.4
135.4
140.7
140.7
$3.3669
3.4858
3.4433
3.6152
3.5628
3.4172
3.2833
3.2691
3.2465
3.2108
3.1350
3.2706
3.5508
3.7186
$3.5953
3.3533
3.4758
3.9443
4.1673
3.5416
2.9793
3.5561
3.7366
3.5525
3.6458
3.9166
4.3270
4.4597
100.0
103.5
102.3
107.4
105.8
101.5
97.5
97.1
96.4
95.4
93.1
97.1
105.5
110.4
100.0
93.3
96.7
109.7
115.9
98.5
82.9
98.9
103.9
98.8
101.4
108.9
120.4
124.0
$3.5936
3.6142
3.7508
3.9803
3.8520
3.3903
3.0296
3.5490
3.7986
3.5993
3.3714
3.5843
4.0565
4.3673
100.0
100.6
104.4
110.8
107.2
94.3
84.3
98.8
105.7
100.2
93.8
99.7
112.9
121.5
Fuel and lighting.
Year.
Coal: anthra
cite, stove.
Coal: bitum i
nous, Georges
Creek (at
m ine).
Coal: bitum i Coal: bitum i
nous, Georges nous, Pittsburg Coke: ConnellsCreek (f. o. b.
(Y oughioville, furnace.
N .Y . H arbor).
ghen y).
Average Rela Average R ela Average Rela Average R ela Average R ela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
ton.
ton.
ton.
ton.
price.
price.
price.
price. bushel. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $3.7949
............ 3.7108
1890
1891
............ 3.8542
1892
............
4.1532
1893
............ 4.1931
1894
............ 3.6003
1895
............ 3.1264
1896
............. 3.7942
............ 4.0146
1897
1898
............ 3.7978
1899
............ 3.7047
1900
............ 3.9451
1901
............. 4.3224
1902
............. 4.4627
100.0
97.8
101.6
109.4
110.5
94.9
82.4
100.0
105.8
100.1
97.6
104.0
113.9
117.6
$0.8887
.8625
.9500
.9000
.9208
.8208
.7750
.9000
.8333
.9125
1.0125
1.2000
1.3375
2.1250
100.0
97.1
106.9
101.3
103.6
92.4
87.2
101.3
93.8
102.7
113.9
135.0
150.5
239.1
$2.7429
2.9875
3.0313
2.9313
2.9500
2.7375
2.8125
2.6625
2.4417
2.1750
2.7000
2.9083
2.9250
4.0583
100.0
108.9
110.5
106.9
107.6
99.8
102.5
97.1
89.0
79.3
98.4
106.0
106.6
148.0
$0.0643
.0664
.0789
.0749
.0758
.0634
.0600
.0573
.0570
.0565
.0531
.0752
.0752
.0787
100.0
103.3
122.7
116.5
117.9
98.6
93.3
89.1
88.6
87.9
82.6
117.0
117.0
122.4
Matches: par
lor, dom estic.
Petroleum :
crude.
100.0
122.7
110.4
106.5
87.1
62.3
78.0
110.4
95.2
98.8
128.7
155.8
115.6
158.2
Metals and im
plem ents.
Fuel and lighting.
Year.
$1.6983
2.0833
1.8750
1.8083
1.4792
1.0583
1.3250
1.8750
1.6167
1.6771
2.1854
2.6458
1.9625
2.6875
Petroleum : re Petroleum : re Augers: extra,
fined, for ex
fined, 150° fire
|-iuch.
port.
test, w. W.
Average
price per Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
gross of tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
price
tive
boxes price. barrel. price. gallon. price. gallon. price. each. price.
(200s).
Average, 1890-1899 . $1.7563
1890
............. 1.9583
............ 1.7500
1891
1892
............ 1.7500
1893
............ 1.7500
1894
............ 1.6667
1896......................... 1.6875
1896
............ 1.7500
1897
............ 1.7500
1898
............
1.7500
1899
............ 1.7500
1900
............ 1.7500
1 9 0 1 ...................... 1.7500
1902......................... 1.5833
100.0
111.5
99.6
99.6
99.6
94.9
96.1
99.6
99.6
*99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
90.1
$0.9102
.8680
.6697
.5564
.6399
.8389
1.3581
1.1789
.7869
.9118
1.2934
1.3521
1.2095
1.2369
100.0
*95.4
73.6
61.1
70.3
92.2
149.2
129.5
86.5
100.2
142.1
148.5
132.9
135.9
$0.0649
.0733
.0685
.0609
.0522
.0515
.0711
.0702
.0597
.0628
.0791
.0854
.0749
.0734
100.0
112.9
105.5
93.8
80.4
79.4
109.6
108.2
92.0
96.8
121.9
131.6
115.4
113.1
« In 1902 designated as X X X X .
$0.0890
.0995
.0879
.0794
.0725
.0725
.0922
.1039
.0900
.0909
*1015
.1188
.1096
.1108
100.0
111.8
98.8
89.2
81.5
81.5
103.6
116.7
101.1
102.1
114.0
133.5
123.1
124.5
$0.1608
.1900
.1900
.1900
.1800
.1542
.1333
.1394
.1425
.1425
.1465
.2000
.1700
.1800
100.0
118.2
118.2
118.2
111.9
95.9
82.9
86.7
88.6
88.6
91.1
124.4
105.7
111.9
337
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T able T V .— BASE PRICES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND AVERAGE
Y E A R L Y AC TU AL AN D R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902— Continued.
[For a more complete description of the articles see Table I.]
Metals and implements.
Year.
Bar iron: best Bar iron: best
refined, from
Axes: M.C.O., refined, from
m ill (Pittsburg store (Philadel
Yankee.
market).
phia market).
Barb wire:
galvanized.
Butts: loose
joint, cast,
3 x 3 inch.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
tive
price
price
tive
price
tive
tive price per tive
price
each. price. per lb. price. per lb. price. 100 lbs. price. per pair. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $0.4693
.5650
1890..........................
.5550
1891..........................
.5000
1892..........................
.5000
1893..........................
.4733
1894..........................
1895..........................
.4600
.4150
1896..........................
.3938
1897..........................
.3750
1898..........................
.4555
1899..........................
.4831
1900..........................
.4166
1901..........................
1902..........................
.4833
100.0
120.4
118.3
106.5
106.5
100.9
98.0
88.4
83.9
79.9
97.1
102.9
88.8
103.0
SO. 0145.
.0184
.0171
.0164
.0150
.0120
.0125
.0122
.0110
.0107
.0195
.0215
.0180
.0194
100.0
126.9
117.9
113.1
103.4
82.8
86.2
84.1
75.9
73.8
134.5
148.3
124.1
133.8
SO. 0164
.0205
.0190
.01*7
.0170
.0134
.0144
.0140
.0131
.0128
.0207
.0196
.0184
.0213
100.0
125.0
115.9
114.0
103.7
81.7
87.8
85.4
79.9
78.0
126.2
119.5
112.2
129.9
S2.5261 100.0 SO. 0316
3.5665 141.2
.0353
3.2189 127.4
.0353
2.7662 109.5
.0306
.0311
2.5188 99.7
.0303
2.1750 86.1
.0317
2.2458 88.9
.0329
1.9625 77.7
.0306
1.8000 71.3
.0292
1.8375 72.7
.0292
3.1696 125.5
3.3942 134.4
.0400
.0369
3.0375 120.2
2.9542 116.9
.0400
100.0
111.7
111.7
96.8
98.4
95.9
100.3
104.1
96.8
92.4
92.4
126.6
116.8
126.6
Metals and implements.
Year.
Chisels: extra,
socket firmer,
, 1-inch.
Copper: sheet, Copper: wire,
Copper: ingot, hot-rolled
(base
lake.
bare.
sizes).
Doorknobs:
steel, bronze
plated.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
price
each. price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price. pair. price.
Average, 1890-1899. $0.1894
1890..........................
.2100
1891..........................
.2100
1892..........................
.2100
1893..........................
.1933
1894..........................
.1733
1895..........................
.1710
1896..........................
.1793
1897..........................
.1710
1898..........................
.1720
1899..........................
.2038
1900..........................
.2417
1901..........................
.2300
1902........................
.2700
100.0
110.9
110.9
110.9
102.1
91.5
90.3
94.7
90.3
90.8
107.6
127.6
121.4
142.6
SO. 1234
.1575
.1305
.1154
.1093
.0948
.1075
.1097
.1132
.1194
.1767
.1661
.1687
.1201
100.0
127.6
105.8
93.5
88.6
76.8
87.1
88.9
91.7
96.8
143.2
134.6
136.7
97.3
SO.1659
.2275
.1900
.1600
.1500
.1425
.1425
.1425
.1463
.1400
.2175
.2067
.2088
.1783
100.0
137.1
114.5
96.4
90.4
85.9
85.9
85.9
88.2
84.4
131.1
124.6
125.9
107.5
SO.1464 100.0 SO.1697
.1875 128.1
.1660
.1660
.1650 112.7
.1438 98.2.1660
.1350 92.2
.1660
.1660
.1156 79.0
.1953
.1238 84.6
.1356 92.6
.1733
.1375 93.9
.1660
.1375 93.9
.1660
.1825 124.7
.1660
.1800 123.0
.1813
.1815 124.0
.1900
.1326 90.6
.2153
100.0
97.8
97.8
97.8
97.8
97.8
115.1
102.1
97.8
97.8
97.8
106.8
112.0
126.9
Metals and implements.
Year.
Files: 8-inch
m ill bastard.
Hammers:
M aydoleN o.H .
Lead: pig.
Lead pipe.
Locks: com
mon mortise.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
tive
price
price
tive price per tive price per tive
price per tive
dozen. price. each. price. pound. price. 100 lbs. price. each. price.
Average, 1890-1899. SO. 8527
1890..........................
.9100
1891..........................
.8917
1892.........................
.8717
1893..........................
.8667
1894..........................
.8300
1895..........................
.8133
1896..........................
.7775
1897..........................
.8050
1898..........................
.8250
1899..........................
.9358
1900.......................... 1.0900
1901.......................... 1.0500
1902.........* .............. 1.0500
100.0
106.7
104.6
102.2
101.6
97.3
95.4
91.2
94.4
96.8
109.7
127.8
123.1
123.1
SO. 3613
.3500
.3500
.3500
.3500
.3500
.3525
.3800
.3800
.3633
.3867
.4189
.4233
.4233
100.0
96.9
96.9
96.9
96.9
96.9
97.6
105.2
105.2
100,6
107.0
115.9
117.2
117.2
SO. 0381
.0440
.0437
.0413
.0374
.0331
.0326
.0300
.0358
.0380
.0448
.0445
.0438
.0411
100.0 S4.8183
115.5
5.4000
114.7
5.6000
108.4
5.1833
98.2
5.0000
86.9
4.4333
85.6
4.2000
78.7
4.1000
94.0
4.3167
4.6000
99.7
117.6
5.3500
116.8
5.1208
115.0
5.0479
107.9
5.2167
100.0 SO. 0817
112.1
.0830
116.2
.0830
107.6
.0830
103.8
.0830
92.0
.0818
87.2
.0833
85.1
.0867
89.6
.0833
95.5
.0750
111.0
.0750
106.3
.0788
104.8
.0750
108.3
.0850
100.0
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
100.1
102.0
106.1
102.0
91.8
91.8
96.5
91.8
104.0
338
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
I V .—BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890-1899), AND AVERAGE
YEARLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Continued.
T able
[For a m ore com p lete description o f the articles see T able I.]
Metals and implements.
Year.
Nails: cut,8-pen Nails: wire, 8penny, fence
ny, fence and
and common.
common.
Pig iron: Bes
semer.
Pig iron:
foundry No. 1.
Pig iron:
foundry No. 2.
pK er
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
ton.
ton.
ton.
price.
price.
price. 100 lbs. price.
price.
Average, 1890-1899. $1.8275
1890......................... 2.2875
1891......................... 1.8333
1892......................... 1.7583
1893......................... 1.6813
1894......................... 1.5271
1895......................... 1.9250
1896......................... 2.7125
1897......................... 1.3329
1.1927
]898.....................
1899......................... 2.0240
1900......................... 2.2500
1901......................... 2.1125
1902......................... 2.1333
100.0
125.2
100.3
96.2
92.0
83.6
105.3
148.4
72.9
65.3
110.8
123.1
115.6
116.7
$2.1618
2.9646
2.4667
2.1896
1.9917
1.6*1
2.1177
2.9250
1.4854
1.4375
2.3875
2.6333
2.3646
2.1042
100.0 $13.7783
137.1 18.8725
114.1 15.9500
101.3 14.3667
92.1 12.8692
76.4 11.3775
98.0 12.7167
135.3 12.1400
68.7 10.1258
66.5 10.3317
110.4 19.0333
121.8 19.4925
109.4 15.9350
97.3 20.6742
100.0 $14.8042
137.0 18.4083
115.8 17.5208
104.3 15.7492
93.4 14.5167
82.6 12.6642
92.3 13.1033
88.1 12.9550
73.5 12.1008
75.0 11.6608
138.1 19.3633
141.5 19.9800
115.7 15.8683
150.0 22.1933
100.0 $13.0,533
124.3 17.1563
118.4 15.3958
106.4 13.7729
98.1 12.4396
85.5 10.8458
88.5 11.6750
87.5 11.7708
81.7 10.1000
78.8 10.0271
130.8 17.3500
135.0 18.5063
107.2 14.7188
149.9 21.2396
100.0
131.4
117.9
105.5
95.3
83.1
89.4
90.2
77.4
76.8
132.9
141.8
112.8
162.7
Metals and Implements.
Year.
Pig iron: gray Planes: Bailey
forge, South
No. 5.
ern, coke.
Quicksilver.
Saws: cross
cut, Disston.
Saws: hand,
Disston No. 7.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Relaprice per tive
price
price
tive price per tive
tive price per ti ve
each. price. pound. price. each. price. dozen. price.
ton.
price.
A vera g e, 1890-1899. $11.0892
1890.........................
1891.........................
1892.........................
1893.........................
1894.........................
1895.........................
1896.........................
1897 .........................
1898.........................
1899 .........................
1900.........................
1901.........................
1902.........................
14.5000
12.5167
11.7917
10.6354
8.9375
10.3229
9.6042
8.8021
8.7188
15.0625
15.6042
12.5521
17.6042
100.0
130.8
112.9
106.3
95.9
80.6
93.1
86.6
79.4
78.6
135.8
140.7
113.2
158.8
$1.3220
1.4200
1.4200
1.4200
1.4200
1.3783
1.2417
1.2300
1.2300
1.2300
1.2300
1.4142
1.4600
1.5100
100.0
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
104.3
93.9
93.0
93.0
93.0
93.0
107.0
110.4
114.2
$0.5593
.7300
.6283
.5642
.5213
.4792
.5133
.4979
.5157
.5425
.6004
.6769
.6629
.6458
100.0
130.5
112.3
100.9
93.2
85.7
91.8
89.0
92.2
97.0
107.3
121.0
118.5
115.5
$1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
$12.780
14.400
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
100.0
112.7
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
Metals and implements.
Year.
Shovels: Ames
No. 2.
Silver: bar,
fine.
Spelter: West
ern.
Steel billets.
Steel rails.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
dozen. price. ounce. price. pound. price.
ton.
ton.
price.
price.
Average, 1890-18:'. $7.8658
1890......................... 7.8700
1891 ....................... 7.8700
1892......................... 7.8700
1893......................... 7.8700
1894......................... 7.4500
1895......................... 7.4500
1896......................... 7.8100
1897......................... 7.9300
1898......................... 7.9300
1899......................... 8.6075
1900......................... 9.1200
1901......................... 9.1200
1902......................... 9.3550
100.0 $0.74899
100.1 1.05329
100.1
.99034
100.1
.87552
100.1
.78219
94.7
.64043
94.7
.66268
99.3
. 68195
.60775
100.8
.59065
100.8
109.4
.60507
.62065
115.9
115.9
. 59703
118.9
.52816
100.0
140.6
132.2
116.9
104.4
85.5
88.5
91.0
81.1
78.9
80.8
82.9
79.7
70.5
$0.0452
.0554
.0508
.0465
.0410
.0355
.0362
.0401
.0421
.0453
.0588
.0442
.0405
.0487
100.0 $21.5262
122.6 30.4675
112.4 ,25.3292
102.9 23.6308
90.7 20.4358
78.5 16.5783
80.1 18.4842
88.7 18.8333
93.1 15.0800
100.2 15.3058
130.1 31.1167
97.8 25.0625
89.6 24.1308
107.7 30.5992
100.0 $26.0654
141.5 31.7792
117.7 29.9167
109.8 30.0000
94.9 28.1250
77.0 24.0000
85.9 24.3333
87.5 28.0000
70.1 18.7500
71.1 17.6250
144.6 28.1250
116.4 32.2875
112.1 27.3333
142.1 28.0000
100.0
121.9
114.8
115.1
107.9
92.1
93.4
107.4
71.9
67.6
107.9
123.9
104.9
107.4
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
339
T able I V . — BASE PRICES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND AVERA G E
Y E A R L Y ACTUAL AN D R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902— Continued.
[For a more complete description o f the articles see Table I.]
Metals and implements.
Year.
Steel sheets:
black, No. 27.
Tin: pig.
Tinplates: do Tin plates: im
Trowels:
mestic, Besse ported, Besse M. C.
O., brick,
mer, coke,
mer, coke, I. C.,
lOHnch.
14x20.
14 x 20.
Average Rela Average Rela
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela price
per tive
price per tive price per tive
tive box, 108
price
tive
pound. price. pound. price. P5 o eibsr price. lbs. (a) price. each. price.
Average, 1890-1899. 630.0224
1890..........................
1891..........................
1892..........................
1893..........................
1894
..............
.0235
.0244
..............
1895
.0215
1896
..............
.0195
1897
..............
.0190
1898
..............
.0267
..............
1899
.0293
1900
..............
.0315
1901
..............
.0291
1902
..............
100.0
104.9
108.9
96.0
87.1
84.8
119.2
130.8
140.6
129.9
30.1836
.2121
.2025
.2037
.2002
.1812
.1405
.1330
.1358
.1551
.2721
.3006
.2618
.2648
100.0 «33.4148
115.5
110.3
110.9
109.0
98.7
76.5
3.4354
72.4
3.1823
74.0
2.8500
84.5
148.2
4.1913
4.6775
163.7
4.1900
142.6
144.2
4.1233
100.0 <*34.5862 100.0
4.7958 104.6
5.3367 116.4
5.3050 115.7
5.3717 117.1
4.8917 106.7
84.4
3.8725
82.9
100.6
3.8000
93.2
3.9025 85.1
87.2
83.5
4.0000
122.7
137.0
122.7
120.7
l ii
screws:
Vises: solid box, Wood
1-inch, No. 10,
50-pound.
flat head.
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Lumber and building materials.
Metals and implements.
Year.
30.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
Zinc: sheet.
Carbonate of
Brick: common lead:
American,
domestic.
in oil.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
price
each. price. gross. price. 100 lbs. price.
M.
price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899. 33.9009
1890
.............. 4.1400
1891
.............. 4.1400
1892
............
4.2550
1893
.............. 4.1975
1894
.............. 4.0567
1895
.............. 3.7933
1896
.............. 3.7200
1897
.............. 3.5000
1898
.............. 3.2800
1899
.............. 3.9267
1900
.............. 4.2683
1901
.............. 5.0200
1902
.............. 5.1300
100.0
106.1
106.1
109.1
107.6
104.0
97.2
95.4
89.7
84.1
100.7
109.4
128.7
131.5
30.1510 100.0
.1970 130.5
.2000 132.5
.2100 139.1
.2100 139.1
.1558 103.2
.1117
74.0
68.4
.1033
.0850
56.3
.0918
60.8
.1452
96.2
.1820 120.5
69.2
.1045
.0952
63.0
35.3112
6.0542
5.7192
5.4900
4.9942
3.9500
4.5217
4.9400
4.9400
5.4983
7.0042
6.0950
5.5583
5.7308
100.0
114.0
107.7
103.4
94.0
74.4
85.1
93.0
93.0
103.5
131.9
114.8
104.7
107.9
35.5625
6.5625
5.7083
5.7708
5.8333
5.0000
5.3125
5.0625
4.9375
5.7500
5.6875.
5.2500
5.7656
5.3854
100.0
118.0
102.6
103.7
104.9
89.9
95.5
91.0
88.8
103.4
102.2
94.4
103.7
96.8
30.0577
.0638
.0650
.0658
.0609
.0524
.0525
.0517
.0535
.0543
.0568
.0625
.0576
.0539
100.0
110.6
112.7
114.0
105.5
90.8
91.0
89.6
92.7
94.1
98.4
108.3
99.8
93.4
Lumber and building materials.
Year.
Cement: Port
land,American.
Cement:
Rosendale.
Doors: pine.
Hemlock.
Lime: common.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
barrel. price. barrel. price. door. price. M feet. price. barrel. price.
Average, 1890-1899. /31.9963 100.0
1890..........................
1891..........................
1892..........................
1893..........................
1894..........................
1895.......................... 1.9688
98.6
1896.......................... 2.0000 100.2
1897.......................... 1.9667
98.5
1898.......................... 1.9979 100.1
1899.......................... 2.0479 102.6
1900.......................... 2.1583 108.1
1901.......................... 1.8896 . 94.7
1902.......................... 1.9500
97.7
30.8871
1.0542
.9417
.9688
.8875
.9271
.8521
.8333
.7521
.7604
.8938
1.0167
1.0188
.8646
100.0
118.8
106.2
109.2
100.0
104.5
96.1
93.9
84.8
85.7
100.8
114.6
1x4.8
97.5
31.0929
1.3750
1.2500
1.2500
1.2250
1.0500
.9125
.8375
.8125
.9250
1.2917
1.5900
1.8913
2.1208
100.0 $11.9625
125.8 12.5833
114.4 12.4583
114.4 12.2917
112.1 12.0000
96.1 11.7083
83.5 11.1458
76.6 11.1667
74.3 11.0000
84.6 11.7500
118.2 13.5208
145.5 16.5000
173.1 15.0000
194.1 15.8333
100.0 30.8332
.9792
105.2
.9125
104.1
.9292
102.8
.9292
100.3
.8479
97.9
.7813
93.2
.6938
93.3
.7188
92.0
98.2
.7417
.7979
113.0
.6833
137.9
.7742
125.4
.8058
132.4
100.0
117.5
109.5
111.5
111.5
101.8
93.8
83.3
86.3
89.0
95.8
82.0
92.9
96.7
a Duty paid.
b Average for the period July, 1894, to December, 1899.
« Average for 1896-1899.
d Average for 1890-1898.
e No quotation for year.
/ Average for 1895-1899.
340
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
I T .—BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890-1899), AND AVERAGE
YEARLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Continued.
T able
[For a m ore com p lete description o f the articles see T able I.]
Lumber and building materials.
Year.
Linseed oil:
raw.
Maple: hard.
Oak: white,
plain.
Oak: white,
quartered.
Oxide of zinc.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
gallon. price. M feet. price. M feet. price. M feet. price. pound. price.
Average, 1890-1899. $0.4535 100.0 $26.5042
1890.........................
.6158 135.8 26.5000
1891...............t........
.4842 106.8 26.5000
1892.........................
.4083
90.0 26.5000
1893.........................
.4633 102.2 26.5000
1894.........................
.5242 115.6 26.5000
.5242 115.6 26.5000
1895.........................
81.2 26.5000
1896.........................
.3683
72.2 26.6000
.3275
1897.........................
.3925 86.5 26.5000
1898.........................
.4267
1899.........................
94.1 26.5417
.6292 138.7 27.5000
1900.........................
.6350 140.0 26.7083
1901.........................
1902.........................
.5933 130.8 28.5833
100.0 $37.4292
100.0 37.8750
100.0 38.0000
100.0 38.4583
100.0 38.7500
100.0 37.2500
100.0 36.2500
100.0 36.2500
100.0 36.2500
100.0 36.2500
100.1 38.9583
103.8 40.8333
100.8 36.7708
107.8 40.8750
100.0 $53.6771
101.2 51.4583
101.5 53.5833
102.7 53.0000
103.5 53.0000
99.5 51.1250
96.8 53.2500
96.8 54.5000
96.8 53.8333
96.8 52.5000
104.1 60.5208
109.1 64.4583
98.2 59.1667
109.2 63.0833
100.0
95.9
99.8
98.7
98.7
95.2
99.2
101.5
100.3
97.8
112.7
120.1
110.2
117.5
$0.0400
.0425
.0419
.0426
.0413
.0373
.0350
.0383
.0377
.0396
.0438
.0451
.0438
.0440
100.0
106.3
104.8
106.5
103.3
93.3
87.5
95.8
94.3
99.0
109.5
112.8
109.5
110.0
Lumber and building materials.
Year.
Pine: white,
boards, No. 2
bam.
Pine: white,
boards, uppers.
Pine: yellow.
Plate glass:
Plate glass:
polished, 3 to 5 polished, 5 to 10
sq. ft.
sq. ft.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive priceper tive priceper tive
M feet. price. M feet. price. M feet. price. sq. ft. price.
price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $17.1104
1890......................... 16.7917
1891......................... 17.0000
1892......................... 17.1458
1893......................... 18.6250
1894 ......................... 18.1667
1895......................... 17.2500
1896......................... 16.5000
1897......................... 15.8333
1898......................... 15.5000
1899......................... 18.2917
1900......................... 21.5000
1901......................... 20.8750
1902......................... 23.5000
100.0 $46.5542
98.1 44.0833
99.4 45.0000
100.2 46.0417
108.9 48.5000
106.2 46.4167
100.8 46.0000
96.4 46.6250
92.5 46.3333
90.6 46.0833
106.9 50.4583
125.7 57.5000
122.0 60.4167
137.3 74.8333
100.0 $18.4646
94.7 20.7500
96.7 19.9583
98.9 18.5000
104.2 18.5000
99.7 18.5000
98.8 16.9167
100.2 16.4167
99.5 16.4375
99.0 18.6250
108.4 20.0417
123.5 20.7083
129.8 19.6667
160.7 21.0000
100.0
112.4
108.1
100.2
100.2
100.2
91.6
88.9
89.0
100.9
108.5
112.2
106.5
113.7
$0.3630
.5300
.5200
.4200
.4200
.3300
.3000
.3400
.2000
.2700
.3000
.3400
.3200
.2575
100.0
146.0
143.3
115.7
115.7
90.9
82.6
93.7
55.1
74.4
82.6
93.7
88.2
70.9
$0.5190
.7000
.6900
.5500
.5500
.4500
.4800
.5400
.3200
.4300
.4800
.5400
.4900
.4113
100.0
134.9
132.9
106.0
106.0
86.7
92.5
104.0
61.7
82.9
92.5
104.0
94.4
79.2
Lumber and building materials.
Year.
Poplar.
Putty.
Resin: good,
strained.
Shingles:
cypress.
Shingles: white
pine, 18 in.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
priceper tive priceper tive priceper tive price per tive priceper tive
M feet. price. pound. price. barrel. price.
M.
M.
price.
price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $31.3667
1890......................... 30.5000
1891......................... 30.5000
1892......................... 30.6042
1893......................... 33.6250
1894......................... 31.7500
1895......................... 31.0000
1896......................... 31.0000
1897......................... 30.6667
1898......................... 30.0000
1899......................... 34.0208
1900......................... 37.6875
1901......................... 36.7083
1902......................... 42.1042
100.0
97.2
97.2
97.6
107.2
101.2
98.8
98.8
97.8
95.6
108.5
120.2
117.0
134.2
$0.0168
.0175
.0175
.0161
.0160
.0157
.0145
.0145
.0145
.0145
.0168
.0190
.0150
.0192
100.0
110.8
110.8
101.9
101.3
99.4
91.8
91.8
91.8
91.8
106.3
120.3
94.9
121.5
$1.4399
1.3844
1.4740
1.3417
1.2615
1.2510
1.5615
1.7458
1.6125
1.4208
1.3458
1.6021
1.5302
1.6125
100.0
96.1
102.4
93.2
87.6
86.9
108.4
121.2
112.0
98.7
93.5
111.3
106.3
112.0
$2.8213
3.3500
3.2500
3.1500
3.0000
2.8000
2.6500
2.5000
2.3500
2.5000
2.6625
2.8500
2.8500
2.6708
100.0 $3.7434
100.0
118.7
3.8417
102.6
115.2
4.0000
106.9
3.9063
111.7
104.4
3.8500
102.8
106.3
99.2
3.7500
100.2
93.9
3.7000
98.8
88.6
3.6125
96.5
83.3
3.5417
94.6
3.5521
88.6
94.9
94.4
3.6792
98.3
101.0
4.0000
106.9
101.0
4.1875
111.9
94.7 «3.5875 «123.0
a Shingles: Michigan white pine, 16 inches long, X X X X . For method of computing relative price
for 1902 see pages 224 and 226. Average price for 1901, $3.2625.
341
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902,
T able I V . — BASE PRICES
(AVERAG E FOR 1890-1899), AND AVERAGE
YEA RLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Continued.
fFor a m ore com p lete d escrip tion o f the articles see Table I.]
Lumber and building materials.
Year.
Turpentine:
spirits of.
Tar.
Spruce.
Window glass:
American, sin
gle, firsts, 6x8
to 10 x 15 inch.
Window glass:
American, sin
gle, thirds. 6 x 8
to 10 x 15 inch.
Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela
price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive
M feet. price. barrel. price. gallon. price. 60 sq. ft. price. 50 sq.ft. price.
Average, 1890-1899 . $14.3489
1890.......................... 16.29J7
1891.......................... 14.2183
1892.......................... 14.8542
1893.......................... 13.7708
1894.......................... 12.7083
1895.......................... 14.2500
1896.......................... 14.2500
1897.......................... 14.0000
1898.......................... 13.7500
1899.......................... 15.3958
1900.......................... 17.3750
1901.......................... 18.0000
1902.......................... 19.2500
100.0
113.5
99.1
103.5
96.0
88.6
99.3
99.3
97.6
95.8
107.3
121.1
125.4
134.2
$1.2048
1.4750
1.5833
1.3000
1.0458
1.0917
1.1417
1.0125
1.0542
1.0979
1.2458
1.3625
1.2817
1.3250
100.0
122.4
131.4
107.9
86.8
90.6
94.8
84.0
87.5
91.1
103.4
113.1
106.4
110.0
$0.3343
.4080
.3795
.3227
.3002
.2932
.2923
.2743
.2924
.3221
.4581
.4771
.3729
.4740
100.0
122.0
113.5
96.5
89.8
87.7
87.4
82.1
87.5
96.4
137.0
142.7
111.5
141.8
$2.1514 100.0 $1.8190
2.2283 103.6
1.7858
2.2125 102.8
1.7700
1.9935
1.6948
92.7
2.1375 99.4
1.7100
1.9918
1.6320
92.6
1.5988
1.3919
74.3
1.8021
83.8
1.6000
2.1986 102.2
1.9030
2.6432 122.9
2.3428
2.7081 125.9
2.3980
2.6990 125.5 ~ 2.3194
4.1282 191.9
3.2823
3.2187 149.6
2.5649
100.0
98.2
97.3
87.7
94.0
89.8
76.5
88.0
107.9
128.8
131.9
127.5
180.4
141.0
Drugs and chemicals.
Year.
Alcohol: grain, 94 Alcohol: wood, re
per cent.
fined, 95 per cent.
Alum: lump.
Brimstone: crude,
seconds.
Average
Average Relative Average Relative Average
price per Relative
per price. price per price. price per Relative
price. price
price.
gallon.
gallon.
pound.
ton.
Average, 1890-1899.
1890
..............
1891
..............
1892
..............
1893
..............
1894
..............
1895
..............
1896
..............
1897
..............
1898
..............
1899
..............
1900
..............
1901
..............
1902
..............
$2.2405
2.0717
2.2150
2.1417
2.1808
2.1521
2.3292
2.3008
2.2767
2.3250
2.4117
2.3867
2.4583
2.4057
100.0
92.5
98.9
95.6
97.3
96.1
104.0
102.7
101.6
103.8
107.6
106.5
109.7
107.4
$0.9539
1.1375
1.1598
1.2973
1.2917
.7198
.8667
.8500
.6958
.7500
.7708
.8000
.6125
.6417
100.0
119.2
121.6
136.0
135.4
75.5
90.9
89.1
72.9
78.6
80.8
83.9
64.2
67.3
$0.0167
.0182
.0158
.0160
.0174
.0169
.0160
.0164
.0166
.0165
.0168
.0175
.0175
.0175
100.0
109.0
94.6
95.8
104.2
101.2
95.8
98.2
99.4
98.8
100.6
104.8
104.8
104.8
$20.6958
21.1458
28.6042
24.1458
18.7292
16.5833
15.6250
17.9583
20.1250
22.9167
21.1250
21.1458
22.0000
23.4375
100.0
102.2
138.2
116.7
90.5
80.1
75.5
86.8
97.2
110.7
102.1
102.2
106.3
113.2
Drugs and chemicals.
Year.
Glycerin: refined. Muriatic acid: 20°.
Opium: natural,
in cases.
Quinine: American.
Average
Average Relative Average Relative Average Relative
price per Relative
per price. price per price. price per price.
price. price
pound.
pound.
pound.
ounce.
Average, 1890-1899.
1890
..............
1891
..............
1892
..............
1893
..............
1894
..............
1895
..............
1896
..............
1897
..............
1898
..............
1899
..............
1900
..............
1901
..............
1902
..............
$0.1399
.1767
.1538
.1396
.1346
.1194
.1204
.1671
.1308
.1238
.1329
.1515
.1504
.1444
100.0
126.3
109.9
99.8
96.2
85.3
86.1
119.4
93.5
88.5
95.0
108.3
107.5
103.2
$0.0104
.0104
.0098
.0121
.0101
.0088
.0083
.0075
.0109
.0128
.0135
.0135
.0150
.0168
100.0
100.0
94.2
116.3
97.1
84.6
79.8
72.1
104.8
123.1
129.8
129.8
144.2
161.5
$2.3602
2.6208
1.9438
1.6708
2.3917
2.2854
1.8413
2.0917
2.3417
3.3417
3.0729
3.2000
3.2292
2.8313
100.0
111.0
82.4
70.8
101.3
96.8
78.0
88.6
99.2
141.6
130.2
135.6
136.8
120.0
$0.2460
.3275
.2508
.2183
.2150
.2621
.2508
.2406
.1829
.2146
.2975
.3325
.3025
.2575
100.0
133.1
102.0
88.7
87.4
106.5
102.0
97.8
74.3
87.2
120.9
135.2
123.0
104.7
342
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T a b l e I V . — BASE PRICES
(A V E R A G E FO R 1890-1899), AND A V E R A G E
Y E A R L Y ACTUAL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1860 TO
1902—Continued.
[For a more complete description of the articles see Table I.]
Drugs and chem
icals.
Sulphuric acid: 66°.
House furnishing goods.
Earthenware:
plates, creamcolored.
Earthenware:
plates, white
granite.
Earthenware:
teacups and saucers,
white granite.
Year.
Average
per
Average Relative Average Relative Average Relative price
gross (6 Relative
price per price. price per price. price pel price. dozen
cups
price.
pound.
dozen.
dozen.
and 6dozen
saucers).
Average, 1890-1899.
1890
.............
............
1891
1892
............
1893
.............
1894
............
1895
............
1896
............
1897
............
1898
............
1899
............
1900
.............
1901
.............
............
1902
80.0089
.0088
.0081
.0095
.0085
.0073
.0070
.0070
.0095
.0113
.0120
.0120
.0125
.0130
100.0
98.9
91.0
106.7
95.5
82.0
78.7
78.7
106.7
127.0
134.8
134.8
140.4
146.1
80.4136
.4465
.4367
.4230
.4230
.4177
.3913
.3807
.3807
.4153
.4208
.4410
.4655
.4655
100.0
108.0
105.6
102.3
102.3
101.0
94.6
92.0
92.0
100.4
101.7
106.6
112.5
112.5
80.4479
.4888
.4786
.4644
.4644
.4566
.4162
.3991
.3991
.4515
.4607
.4841
.5096
.5096
100.0
109.1
106.9
103.7
103.7
101.9
92.9
89.1
89.1
100.8
102.9
108.1
113.8
113.8
83.4292
3.7600
3.6817
3.5720
3.5720
3.5250
3.2374
3.0907
3.0907
3.3595
3.4026
3.5750
3.7632
3.7632
100.0
. 109.6
107.4
104.2
104.2
102.8
94.4
90.1
90.1
98.0
99.2
104.3
109.7
109.7
House furnishing goods.
Year.
Furniture: bed
room sets, ash.
Furniture: chairs,
bedroom, maple.
Furniture: chairs,
kitchen.
Furniture: tables,
kitchen.
Average
Average
Average
Average
per Relative price per Relative
price per Relative
price per Relative
price. price
price.
price.
price.
set.
dozen.
dozen.
dozen.
Average, 1890-1899.
1890
............
1891
.............
1892
.............
1893
.............
1894
............
1895
.............
1896
............
1897
.............
1898
.............
1899
.............
1900
.............
1901
............
1902
.............
810.555
12.000
12.000
12.000
11.000
11.000
9.950
8.750
8.750
10.000
10.100
11.250
11.250
11.750
100.0
113.7
113.7
113.7
104.2
104.2
94.3
82.9
82.9
94.7
95.7
106.6
106.6
111.3
86.195
7.000
7.000
6.850
6.850
6.000
6.000
6.000
5.000
5.125
6.125
8.000
7.000
7.333
100.0
113.0
113.0
110.6
110.6
96.9
96.9
96.9
80.7
82.7
98.9
129.1
113.0
118.4
83.8255
4.2000
4.2000
4.2500
4.2500
3.5000
3.5000
3.5000
3.5000
3.3130
4.0420
5.2080
4.7500
4.9167
100.0
109.8
109.8
111.1
111.1
91.5
91.5
91.5
91.5
86.6
105.7
136.1
124.2
128.5
814.435
15.000
15.000
15.000
15.000
14.250
14.250
13.800
13.800
13.800
14.450
15.600
16.600
15.600
100.0
103.9
103.9
103.9
103.9
98.7
98.7
95.6
95.6
95.6
100.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
House furnishing goods.
Year.
Glassware:
nappies, 4-inch.
Glassware:
pitchers, i-gallon,
common.
Glassware:
tumblers, f-pint,
common.
Table cutlery: carv
ers, stag handles.
Average
Average
Average
Average
price per Relative
price per Relative
price per Relative price per Relative
price.
price.
price.
price.
dozen.
dozen.
dozen.
pair.
Average, 1890-1899.
1890
.............
1891
.............
1892
.............
1893
.............
1894
.............
1895
.............
1896
.............
1897
.............
1898
.............
1899
.............
1900
.............
1901
............
1902
.............
80.112
.120
.120
.120
.120
.120
.120
.100
.100
.100
.100
.100
.140
.140
100.0
107T1
107.1
107.1
107.1
107.1
107.1
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
125.0
125.0
81.175
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.300
1.300
100.0
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
85.1
85.1
85.1
85.1
110.6
110.6
80.1775
.1800
.2000
.1900
.1900
.1900
.1850
.1800
.1700
.1600
.1300
.1800
.1800
.1850
100.0
101.4
112.7
107.0
107.0
107.0
104.2
101.4
95.8
90.1
73.2
101.4
101.4
104.2
80.80
.80
.80
.80
.95
.80
.80
.80
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
118.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
343
T a b l e I V . —BASE
PRICES (A V E R A G E FOR 1890-1899), AND A V E R A G E
Y E A R L Y AC TU AL AND R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Continued.
[For a more complete description of the articles see Table I.]
House furnishing goods.
Year.
Table cutlery:
knives and forks,
cocobolo handles.
Miscellaneous.
Wooden ware:
Wooden ware:
pails, oak-grained. tubs, oak-grained.
Cotton-seed meal.
Average
Average
Average
Average
price per Relative
price per Relative
price per Relative price per Relative
price.
price.
price.
ton
of 2,000 price.
gross.
dozen.
nest of 3.
pounds.
Average, 1890-1899.
$6.06
100.0
1890
..............
7.75
127.9
..............
1891
7.75
127.9
1892
..............
6.85
113.0
1893
..............
5.50
90.8
1894
..............
5.50
90.8
1895
..............
5.50
90.8
1896
..............
5.50
90.8
1897
..............
5.00
82.5
1898
..............
5.50
90.8
1899
..............
5.75
94.9
1900
..............
5.75
94.9
1901
....................: ..................
6.50
107.3
1902
..............
6.50
107.3
$1.2988
1.5917
1.4500
1.3500
1.3125
1.2583
1.1208
1.2625
1.2417
1.1333
1.2667
1.4917
1.5500
1.5500
100.0
122.6
111.6
103.9
101.1
96.9
86.3
97.2
95.6
87.3
97.5
114.9
119.3
119.3
$1.3471
1.6500
1.5667
1.4000
1.3083
1.2875
1.2500
1.2500
1.2500
1.2500
1.2583
1.4417
1.4500
1.4500
100.0
122.5
116.3
103.9
97.1
95.6
92.8
92.8
92.8
92.8
93.4
107.0
107.6
107.6
$21.9625
23.3750
25.2083
23.6958
25.7042
22.5683
18.9125
19.9375
20.4375
19.0000
20.7958
25.5458
25.0208
27.1333
Hbo.o
106.4
314.8
107.9
117.0
102.7
86.1
90.8
93.1
86.5
94.7
116.3
113.9
123.5
Miscellaneous.
Year.
Cotton-seed oil:
summer yellow,
prime.
Jute: raw.
Malt: Western
made.
Paper: news.
Average
Average
Average
Average
price per Relative price per Relative price per Relative price per Relative
price.
price.
price.
price.
gallon.
pound.
bushel.
pound.
Average, 1890-1899.
..............
1890
1891
..............
1892
..............
1893
..............
1894
..............
1895
..............
1896
..............
1897
..............
1898
..............
1899
..............
1900
..............
1901
..............
1902
..............
$0.3044
.3446
.3567
.3088
.4550
.3238
.2721
.2513
.2365
.2288
.2663
.3556
.3571
.4067
100.0
113.2
117.2
101.4
149.5
106.4
89.4
82.6
77.7
75.2
87.5
116.8
117.3
133.6
$0.0359
.0388
.0371
.0475
.0346
.0345
.0279
.0319
.0373
.0332
.0365
.0435
.0400
.0438
100.0
108.1
103.3
132.3
96.4
96.1
77.7
88.9
103.9
92.5
101.7
121.2
111.4
122.0
$0.7029
.7500
.9271
.8015
.7750
.7446
.6854
.5629
.5438
.6163
.6221
.6538
.7450
.7925
100.0
106.7
131.9
114.0
110.3
105.9
97.5
80.1
77.4
87.7
88.5
93.0
106.0
112.7
$0.0299
.0382
.0340
.0340
.0318
.0323
.0308
.0275
.0271
.0219
.0209
.0281
.0226
.0242
100.0
127.8
113.7
113.7
106.4
108.0
103.0
92.0
90.6
73.2
69.9
94.0
75.6
80.9
Miscellaneous.
Year.
Paper: wrapping,
manila.
Proof spirits.
Rope: manila,
|-inch.
Rubber: Para
Island.
Average
Average Relative Average
Average Relative
price per Relative
per price. price per Relative
per
price. price
price.
price. price
pound.
gallon.
pound.
pound.
Average, 1890-1899.
1890
..............
1891
..............
1892
..............
1893
..............
1894
..............
1895
..............
1896
..............
1897
..............
1898
..............
1899
..............
1900
..............
1901
..............
1902
..............
$0.0553
.0575
.0575
.0558
.0579
.0584
.0586
.0588
.0588
.0459
.0438
.0480
.0502
.0497
100.0
104.0
104.0
100.9
104.7
305.6
106.0
106.3
106.3
83.0
79.2
86.8
90.8
89.9
$1.1499
1.0533
1.1052
1.0757
1.0713
1.1326
1.2109
1.2031
1.1830
1.2220
1.2421
1.2460
1.2861
1.3138
13362— No. 45 - 0 3 ----- 10
100.0
91.6
96.1
93.5
93.2
98.5
105.3
104.6
102.9
106.3
108.0
108.4
111.8
114.3
$0.0934
.1494
.1038
.1148
.0919
.0770
.0735
.0664
.0631
.0842
.1094
.1320
.1092
.1348
100.0
160.0
111.1
122.9
98.4
82.4
78.7
71.1
67.6
90.1
117.1
141.3
116.9
144.3
$0.8007
.8379
.7908
.6763
.7167
.6744
.7425
.8000
.8454
.9271
.9954
.9817
.8496
.7273
100.0
104.6
98.8
84.5
89.5
84.2
92.7
99.9
105.6
115.8
124.3
122.6
106.1
90.8
344
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
I T .—BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890-1899), AND AVERAGE
YEARLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO
1902—Concluded.
T able
[For a m ore com p lete description o f the articles see T able I.]
Miscellaneous.
Soap: castile, mot
tled, pure.
Year.
Starch: laundry,
large lump.
Tobacco: smoking,
granulated, Seal of
North Carolina.
Tobacco: plug,
Horseshoe.
Average
Average Relative Average Relative Average Relative
price per Relative
per
price per price. price per
price. price
price.
pound.
pound.
pound. | price.
pound.
Average, 1890-1899.
1890.........................
1891.........................
1892.........................
1893.........................
1894.........................
1895.........................
1896.........................
1897.........................
1898........................
1899.........................
1900.........................
1901.........................
1902.........................
$0.0569
.0594
.0621
.0624
.0615
.0588
.0507
.0502
.0531
.0550
.0558
.0613
.0655
.0663
100.0
104.4
109.1
109.7
108.1
103.3
89.1
88.2
93.3
96.7
98.1
107.7
115.1
116.5
$0.0348
.0371
.0426
.0373
.0366
.0366
.0363
.0310
.0300
.0300
.0300
.0340
.0363
.0454
$0.3962
.4050
.4008
.3725
.3967
.4000
.4000
.3808
.3758
.4133
.4175
.4433
.4658
.4542
100.0
106.6
122.4
107.2
105.2
105.2
104.3
89.1
86.2
86.2
86.2
97.7
104.3
130.5
100.0
102.2
101.2
94.0
100.1
101.0
101.0
96.1
94.9
104.3
105.4
111.9
117.6
114.6
$0.5090
.5000
.5000
.5000
.5000
.5000
.5000
.6000
.5000
.5300
.5600
.5600
.5600
.5592
100.0
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
104.1
110.0
110.0
110.0
109.9
T a b l e V .—R E LA TIV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100. For a more complete description of the articles see Table I.]
Farm products.
Grain.
Year. Cotton:
upland,
mid
dling.
1890.... 142.9
1891.... 110.8
1892....
99.0
1893.... 107.2
1894....
90.2
1895....
94.0
1896.... 102.0
92.2
1897....
1898....
76.9
1899....
84.7
1900.... 123.8
1901....! 111.1
1902.... 115.1
Flax
seed: Barley: Corn:
No. 1.
by
No. 2,
sample. cash.
125.5
111.6
97.1
134.5
91.4
112.2
97.7
103.3
121.6
113.2
111.8 ‘ 94.8
72.9
65.7
78.1
71.2
95.9
99.8
97.6
104.0
145.7
106.2
145.8
129.8
135.0
139.4
103.8
151.0
118.3
104.2
113.7
104.0
67 8
66.9
82.6
87.6
100.2
130.6
156.9
Oats:
cash.
Rye:
No. 2,
cash.
115.6
144.1
113.2
105.2
115.7
88.3
67.0
67.9
91.9
91.2
84.5
118.3
147.3
103.0
157.6
127.7
92.6
88.1
91.2
66.5
74.9
93.8
104.4
97.9
100.8
102.5
Wheat:
contract Aver
age.
grades,
cash.
118.9
128.1
104.9
90.1
74.4
79.9
85.4
105.8
117.8
94.7
93.7
95.7
98.7
110.6
143.1
115.3
99.1
101.0
91.6
70.5
77.3
96.4
95.1
96.5
115.0
129.0
Hides:
green,
Hops:
Hay:
salted,
New
timo packers, York
thy,
State,
No. 1. heavy
native choice.
steers.
95.8
117.8
113.5
107.4
99.9
109.1
99.0
80.9
79.9
96.6
110.9
123.0
120.9
99.6
101.5
92.8
79.9
68.4
109.7
86.6
106.3
122.8
131.8
127.4
132.0
142.8
148.0
149.1
141.4
128.2
85.5
53.1
49.5
65.5
91.5
88.3
83.7
97.1
134.1
Farm products.
Live stock.
Year.
1890..
1891..
1892..
1893..
1894..
1895..
1896..
1897..
1898..
1899..
1900..
1901..
1902..
Cattle.
Hogs.
Steers, Steers,
choice good to
to extra. choice.
Aver
age.
Heavy.
Light.
87.4
107.7
95.0
102.2
95.6
104.2
90.2
100.8
103.2
113.7
113.9
118.1
138.5
89.5
109.2
95.4
103.0
96.3
103.7
88.3
99.5
102.2
113.2
111.3
116.6
139.6
89.6
100.2
116.8
148.4
112.7
97.0
76.1
81.4
86.2
91.5
115.2
135.0
158.0
88.8
98.2
114.6
148.7
111.6
96.2
80.5
84.2
85.0
92.1
115.7
133.9
152.4
91.5
..
110.6
..
..
95.7
103.8
..
..
97.0
..
103.1
..
86.4
98.2
..
101.1
..
112.6
..
108.7
..
..
115.1
..
140.4
Sheep.
Aver Native. West
age.
ern.
89.2
99.2
115.7
148.6
112.2
96.6
78.3
82.8
85.6
91.8
115.5
134.5
155.2
120.5
120.0
127.2
103.2
71.7
78.5
78.0
93.1
104.4
103.3
109.7
89.2
100.6
118.0
115.6
123.2
104.3
75.4
78.3
79.4
95.3
105.3
105.2
114.3
94.7
105.7
Aver
age.
119.3
117.8
125.2
103.8
73.6
78.4
78.7
94.2
104.9
104.3
112.0
92.0
103.2
Aver
age.
99.3
108.7
112.1
118.4
94.0
92.9
81.8
92.2
97.5
103.1
112.9
114.3
132.6
Aver
age,
farm
prod
ucts.
110.0
121.6
111.7
107.9
95,9
93.3
78.3
85.2
96.1
100.0
109.5
116.9
130.5
345
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T able
V .—RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[A verage price fo r 1890-1899=100.
F or a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
Food, etc.
Bread.
Year.
Beans:
medium,
choice.
Boston X.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
121.6
134.9
112.0
119.2
110.6
107.2
70.3
62.6
74.7
87.0
125.6
.131.3
115.0
Crackers.
Loaf.
Soda.
Washing Home
Average.
(N. Vienna
Average. ton mar made
(N.Y.
Average.
Y. mar market).
ket.
ket).
104.0
104.0
102.2
96.6
96.6
97.2
96.6
88.0
108.9
105.9
111.4
118.9
118.9
111.4
111.4
106.3
104.5
101.0
94.0
91.6
82.5
105.6
.92.3
94.0
97.5
97.5
107.7
107.7
104.3
100.6
98.8
95.6
94.1
85.3
107.3
99.1
102.7
108.2
108.2
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.6
100.5
94.2
102.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
90.4
101.0
101.0
101.0"
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
90.4
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
98.7
94.4
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.8
103.6
103.6
102.2
100.7
100.0
97.5
94.3
94.6
103.4
100.1
101.6
103.8
103.8
Food, etc.
Butter.
Fish.
Cheese:
Eggs:
Cream
New
Year. Cream ery,
York Coffee: newery, Western Dairy,
laid,
Rio
State
Elgin
New Aver factory,
No. 7. fancy,
(New York
(Elgin York
near
age.
full
mar
by.
mar State.
cream.
ket).
ket).
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
103.1
115.3
116.5
118 9
101.1
95.1
82.6
84.7
86.9
95.6
100.4
97.4
111.2
101.5
115.3
116.5
120.5
102.1
95.3
82.1
84.5
87.2
94.8
100.1
96.5
110.6
96.5
117.6
116.1
124.6
103.3
93.0
82.3
83.2
86.4
97.1
104.5
99.2
114.5
100.4
116.1
116.4
121.3
102.2
94.5
82.3
84.1
86.8
95.8
101.7
97.7
112.1
97.1
102.4
107.2
109.0
107.4
94.1
92.0
98.1
83.3
108.9
114.3
102.4
114.1
136.6
127.3
108.9
131.2
126.0
121.2
93.9
60.4
48.2
46.0
62.6
49.2
44.6
99.1
110.0
110.4
114.5
93.5
102.0
88.7
87.5
92.6
101.6
100.7
106.7
122.7
Cod, Her Mack
dry, ring, erel, Salmon, Aver
bank, shore, salt, canned. age.
large
large. round. No.
3s.
101.7
120.5
126.3
114.2
106.7
98.9
75.4
80.9
83.6
92.0
94.9
107.2
91.2
93.3
124.6
77.8
101.0
89.9
83.6
88.8
96.3
111.4
133.2
134.6
131.9
129.9
129.2
108.4
92.0
92.0
78.2
110.6
98.5
86.5
96.7
107.9
98.3
76.6
97.3
111.4
101.8
100.7
101.4
96.7
102.1
105.2
90.8
86.0
103.8
120.2
116.3
109.6
108.9
113.8
99.2
102.2
92.9
98.8
92.0
88.6
94.4
109.2
112.0
108.0
107.0
Food, etc.
Fruit.
Flour.
Year.
Buck
wheat.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Apples.
Wheat.
104.0
125.7
92.1
121.9
125.4
86.2
71.1
75.4
79.8
118.4
108.3
108.4
115.1
Rye.
101.4
148.3
121.1
93.0
83.8
94.5
80.9
84.6
92.9
99.4
103.3
100.1
103.8
Average.
Spring
Winter
patents. straights. Average.
120.7
123.5
101.1
93.2
83.7
84.8
88.3
106.8
110.1
87.8
89.4
88.7
88.6
121.0
127.6
107.2
85.4
71.5
84.0
94.1
113.4
107.8
88.0
87.1
86.0
90.7
120.9
125.6
104.2
89.3
77.6
84.4
91.2
110.1
109.0
87.9
88.3
87.4
89.7
111.8
131.3
105.4
98.4
91.1
87.4
83.6
95.1
97.7
98.4
97.0
95.8
99.6
Evap
orated,
choice.
134.1
129.9
81.2
109.4
128.9
80.0
62.9
65.5
105.1
102.6
72.6
83.7
108.7
Sun-dried,
Southern, Average.
sliced.
134.0
160.2
82.1
98.6
122.5
93.4
60.6
61.8
77.3
118.4
86.0
79.6
98.4
134.1
145.1
81.7
104.0
125.7
86.7
61.8
58.7
91.2
110.5
79.3
81.7
103.6
3 46
T able
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
Y .—RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100.
F or a m o re com p lete d escription o f the articles see T able I.]
Food, etc.
Meal: com .
Fruit.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Glucose:
41° and
Lard:
Raisins,
42°
m ix prime
Prunes,
Currants, California, California, Average.
ing,
contract.
in barrels. in boxes. London
(a)
layer.
138.0
129.2
128.6
134.2
95.0
86.0
75.1
70.5
70.3
73.0
67.4
67.8
71.2
127.5
113.6
79.2
72.0
46.1
67.7
87.2
127.7
154.7
125.3
192.0
221.6
131.7
157.3
120.1
97.9
113.3
76.9
95.2
67.9
93.2
92.7
85.5
101.3
96.1
112.3
138.2
130.6
93.8
105.5
93.9
84.5
70.7
81.7
100.0
101.0
103.9
109.8
104.5
Fine
white.
Average.
100.3
143.4
114.2
106.5
104.5
104.4
77.2
75.1
83.2
91.2
97.4
116.8
150.0
100.8
142.0
114.0
105.8
105.6
103.3
77.4
76.5
83.7
91.2
97.0
115.5
148.2
101.2
140.6
113.7
105.0
106.7
102.2
77.5
77.8
84.1
91.1
96.5
114.2
146.4
96.8
100.9
117.9
157.5
118.2
99.8
71.7
67.4
84.4
85.0
105.5
135.3
161.9
124.3
111.4
109.2
81.7
86.0
91.8
95.6
104.9
116.0
153.6
Fine
yellow.
Food, etc.
Meat.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902...-.
Pork.
Beef.
Fresh,
native
sides.
Salt,
extra
mess.
Salt,
hams,
West
ern.
89.2
106.2
98.8
105.4
97.0
102.7
90.5
99.7
101.3
108.3
104.3
102.1
125.9
86.8
104.4
84.8
102.2
101.0
101.4
93.7
95.7
114.2
115.9
121.7
116.3
147.1
80.4
85.8
80.5
98.6
101.5
95.9
88.1
125.1
118.8
125.6
114.2
112.6
118.0
Aver
age.
85.5
98.8
88.0
102.1
99.8
100.0
90.8
106.8
111.4
116.6
113.4
110.3
130.3
Bacon, Bacon, Hams, Salt,
short short rib smoked, mess,
clear
sides. packed. old to
sides.
new.
89.3
103.8
116.5
154.0
112.2
96.3
73.0
79.6
90.5
85.1
111.6
132.5
159.5
89.3
103.6
116.6
155.3
111.3
96.3
73.2
80.1
88.3
86.4
111.4
132.0
159.0
101.1
99.8
109.3
126.9
103.6
96.2
95.8
90.9
82.0
93.8
104.2
109.2
123.1
104.4
97.2
99.1
157.6
121.4
101.7
76.8
76.6
84.8
80.3
107.5
134.2
154.2
Mutton, Aver
Aver dressed. age.
age.
96.0
101.1
110.4
148.5
112.1
97.6
79.7
81.8
86.4
86.4
108.7
127.0
149.0
123.7
114.9
121.2
106.5
80.2
82.2
82.9
96.6
98.0
94.3
96.4
89.5
97.9
95.5
102.0
103.4
125.8
103.5
96.6
84.3
93.0
97.2
98.7
108.9
116.1
135.6
Food, etc.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Milk:
fresh.
103.1
104.7
105.1
109.4
103.1
99.2
91.8
92.2
93.7
99.2
107.5
102.7
112.9
Salt.
Molas
ses: New Rice:
Orleans, domes
open
Ameri Ash
tic,
can.
kettle, choice.
ton’s.
prime.
112.4
88.5
101.2
106.2
98.1
97.8
103.0
83.1
97.8
111.9
151.5
120.1
115.5
107.8
113.5
101.4
81.8
93.8
95.0
92.5
96.6
108.4
108.2
97.7
97.7
99.6
112.5
111.7
107.5
99.6
102.1
99.6
88.4
93.9
94.4
90.4
142.1
121.6
90.3
111.9
108.1
107.8
105.5
101.6
93.0
93.0
93.0
93.0
93.0
93.0
99.0
101.0
Aver
age.
112.2
109.9
107.7
102.6
101.9
96.3
90.7
93.5
93.7
91.7
117.6
110.3
95.7
Soda:
bicar
bonate
of,
Ameri
can.
131.6
151.7
104.3
136.4
128.2
84.7
72.7
71.8
61.7
56.0
58.9
51.2
51.7
a A verage for 1893-1899=100,
Spices.
Nut Pepper, Aver
megs. Singa
age.
pore.
146.2
140.7
123.1
106.1
92.5
91.8
83.1
77.6
72.7
66.4
60.2
54.3
46.9
153.7
116.6
92.0
79.4
68.9
66.4
66.8
88.7
119.0
149.1
172.4
172.5
167.6
150.0
128.7
107.6
92.8
80.7
79.1
75.0
83.2
95.9
107.8
116.3
113.4
107.3
Starch:
pure
com .
99.6
109.5
109.5
109.5
103.5
101.1
93.6
91.2
91.2
91.2
91.2
85.8
80.3
347
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T able
V .—RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[A verage price fo r 1890-1899=100.
F or a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
Food, etc.
Sugar.
Year.
89° fair 96° cen Granu
Aver Tallow.
refin trifu
lated.
age.
ing.
gal.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
143.9
101.8
84.5
94.3
81.2
85.2
93.9
90.6
109.2
115.4
119.2
103.6
89.3
141.1
101.1
85.7
95.1
83.5
84.1
93.7
92.1
109.5
114.3
118.2
104.4
91.5
130.5
99.7
92.1
102.3
87.0
87.9
95.9
95.1
105.2
104.2
112.8
106.8
94.2
138.5
100.9
87.4
97.2
83.9
85.7
94.5
92.6
108.0
111.3
116.7
104.9
91.7
105.7
111.0
106.4
125.1
110.3
99.8
78.9
76.3
81.8
104.1
111.5
119.1
144.6
Vegetables, fresh.
Tea:
For
Pota
mosa, Onions. toes,
Aver
age.
fine.
Bur
bank.
96.3
99.2
106.0
101.7
98.0
95.1
91.0
98.6
104.2
109.8
104.9
100.4
106.2
127.8
121.3
106.0
93.8
95.6
91.6
57.3
115.5
96.2
94.8
71.4
103.0
107.2
119.3
154.9
91.1
134.5
122.8
86.7
39.4
65.7
102.1
83.6
74.9
113.0
119.4
123.6
138.1
98.6
114.2
109.2
89.2
48.4
90.6
99.2
89.2
73.2
108.0
113.3
Vinegar:
cider,
Mon
arch.
105.4
121.8
111.1
101.5
101.5
98.1
88.0
88.0
89.6
94.7
91.3
89.6
95.3
Averetc.
112.4
115.7
103.6
110.2
99.8
94.6
83.8
87.7
94.4
98.3
104.2
105.9
111.3
Cloths and clothing.
Blankets.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Bags:
2-bu.,
Amoskeag.
11-4,
11-4,
cotton
11-4,
warp,
cotton
warp,
all
cotton
wool. all wool
and
filling.
wool
filling.
113.9
111.7
110.8
106.8
91.1
82.2
91.6
92.9
95.6
103.4
112.6
101.0
102.4
108.3
106.0
107.1
107.1
101.2
89.3
89.3
89.3
107.1
95.2
107.1
101.2
101.2
106.0
106.0
104.4
104.4
89.7
88.1
91.4
106.0
102.0
102.0
122.3
106.0
106.0
108.5
108.5
101.4
99.1
96.7
94.3
94.3
99.1
99.1
99.1
123.8
112.0
112.0
Boots and shoes.
Aver
age.
107.6
106.8
104.3
103.5
95.9
90.6
91.7
98.1
102.7
98.8
117.7
106.4
106.4
Men’s
Men’s calf bal. Men’s
split
shoes,
broboots,
gans,
Good kip
top,
year
split.
etc.
welt.
106.1
106.1
104.9
102.3
97.9
99.2
100.4
96.0
92.2
94.8
94.8
95.4
94.1
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
97.6
94.3
94.3
96.8
96.8
104.0
104.0
104.0
100.9
97.9
91.7
94.8
97.9
100.9
104.0
110.1
112.4
111.1
Men’s
v icik id Wom
en’s
shoes, solid
Good grain
year
welt. shoes.
108.7
108.7
108.7
108.7
108.7
97.8
97.8
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
104.0
97.9
94.8
91.7
91.7
104.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
110.6
104.5
105.5
Aver
age.
104.8
103.5
102.7
100. C
99.4
98.7
99.6
97.2
96.3
96.8
99.4
99.2
98.9
Cloths and clothing.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900___
1901....
1902....
Broad
cloths:
first
quality,
black,
54-inch,
XXX
wool.
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
91.2
79.7
79.7
98.2
98.2
98.2
108.0
110.3
110.3
Cotton flannels.
Carpets.
Calico:
Cocheco
prints.
117.5
104.0
117.5
113.0
99.5
94.9
94.9
90.4
81.4
87.3
94.9
90.4
90.4
Brussels,
6-frame,
Bigelow.
103.1
112.7
103.1
98.3
93.5
93.5
93.5
95.9
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.1
103.5
2| yards 3£ yards
Ingrain, Wilton,
to the Average.
5-frame, Average. to the
2-ply,
pound.
Lowell. Bigelow.
pound.
108.6
116.2
106.1
111.1
98.5
88.4
85.9
90.9
98.5
96.0
103.5
101.0
101.9
104.2
109.4
104.2
104.2
104.2
91.1
91.1
93.8
99.0
99.0
101.6
101.6
102.2
105.3
112.8
104.5
104.5
98.7
91.0
90.2
93.5
100.2
99.4
102.7
101.9
102.5
123.9
123.9
118.7
102.7
95.6
92.1
92.1
81.4
81.4
87.7
104.5
90.7
92.1
119.7
119.7
113.0
100.0
95.7
91.3
95.7
95.7
80.6
88.3
98.6
100.0
100.0
121.8
121.8
115.9
101.4
95.7
91.7
93.9
88.6
81.0
88.0
101.6
95.4
96.4
348
T able
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
Y __ RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100.
F or a m ore com p lete description o f the articles see T able I.]
Cloths and clothing.
Drillings.
Cotton yarns.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Cotton
thread:
Carded,
Carded,
Denims:
6-cord,
white,
white,
Amos200-yard
mulemulekeag.
Average.
spools,
spun,
spun,
J.& P . Northern,
Northern,
Coats. cones, 10/1. cones, 22/1.
101.6
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
99.6
98.4
98.4
98.4
120.1
120.1
120.1
112.1
114.0
116.8
108.6
91.2
92.2
93.7
90.8
91.0
89.4
115.9
97.9
92.4
111.3
111.6
117.2
112.4
94.7
91.9
92.2
90.3
90.5
87.6
115.0
98.6
95.6
111.7
112.8
117.0
110.5
93.0
92.1
93.0
90.6
90.8
88.5
115.5
98.3
94.0
Brown,
Pepperell.
112.5
109.6
109.6
112.5
105.4
94.6
94.6
89.2
85.9
85.8
102.8
100.2
100.6
119.4
114.0
101.7
103.1
97.7
92.5
100.2
91.8
89.7
89.2
105.9
102.3
100.5
Flannels,
white,
4-4, Bal
lard
30-inch, Average.
Stark A.
Yale
No. 3.
122.8
115.2
102.7
108.1
96.4
93.9
100.2
88.9
83.9
87.7
104.0
102.1
103.5
121.1
114.6
102.2
105.6
97.1
93.2
100.2
90.4
86.8
88.5
105.0
102.2
102.0
fc.6.8
116.8
115.9
109.6
94.1
81.7
85.4
82.6
97.8
99.5
108.7
100.8
105.8
Cloths and clothing.
Hosiery.
Horse
blank
Women’s
Year.
combed
Women’s
ets: 6 Men’s cotton Men’s cotton
Egyptian
cotton hose, Aver
pounds
half
hose,
Amos- Lan Aver each,
half hose,
cotton
hose,
seamless,
seamless,
age.
keag. caster. age.
seamless,
fast black,
spliced fast black,
all
84 needles. highheel.
20 to 22 oz.
26 to 28 oz.
wool.
(«)
Ginghams.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
117.3
122.0
122.0
118.4
91.0
87.4
88.6
82.2
80.9
89.5
96.6
91.9
98.1
120.8
122.2
122.2
111.3
88.0
86.6
87.3
86.2
85.2
89.9
96.0
92.7
100.3
119.1
122.1
122.1
114.9
89.5
87.0
88.0
84.2
83.1
89.7
96.3
92.3
99.2
109.1
104.7
109.1
104.7
96.0
92.5
90.8
99.5
99.5
94.2
118.7
109.9
109.9
133.3
123.1
112.8
110.3
102.6
94.9
87.2
82.1
76.9
76.9
82.1
71.8
76.9
124.3
124.3
123.6
111.5
92.4
89.2
89.2
82.9
82.9
79.7
82.9
92.4
85.0
131.6
121.1
115.8
113.2
105.3
92.1
84.2
81.6
76.3
78.9
81.6
71.1
78.9
102.7
102.7
101.4
101.4
100.0
97.3
94.6
102.7
108.1
100.0
129.7
122.8
117.4
109.4
100.8
94.4
90.5
86.7
83.4
82.6
87.3
85.9
85.2
Cloths and clothing.
Leather.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Sole, hem
lock, non
Harness, oak. acid,
Buenos
Ayres.
99.3
99.6
91.4
92.7
87.8
111.5
98.6
93.9
109.1
116.0
116.8
114.7
114.7
99.1
95.8
89.1
92.6
88.4
106-9
97.0
104.8
109.8
116.2
128.4
127.6
122.1
Sole, oak.
112.1
109.4
101.7
103.6
97.5
101.7
87.0
91.6
95.6
99.9
107.3
104.8
113.0
Linen thread.
W ax calf,
30 to 40 lbs.
to the dozen,
B grade.
Aver
age.
Shoe,
10s, Bar
bour.
3-cord,
200-yard
spools,
Barbour.
91.7
98.8
105.9
98.5
92.3
112.0
98.3
94.1
103.3
105.0
100.3
96.0
100.9
100.6
100.9
97.0
96.9
91.5
108.0
95.2
96.1
104.4
109.3
113.2
110.8
112.7
101.9
101.9
101.9
102.8
105.0
97.3
97.3
97.3
97.3
97.3
101.5
101.9
101.9
104.6
93.2
94.1
97.6
99.9
99.9
99.9
101.8
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
104.6
a A verage fo r 1893-1899=100.
Aver
age.
103.3
97.6
98.0
100.2
102.5
98.6
98.6
99.6
101.0
101.0
103.1
103.3
103.3
COURSE OF. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
349
T able “V .— R E L A T IV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100.
For a more complete description of the articles see Table I.]
a Average for 1897-1899=100.
b Sheetings: brown, 4-4, Massachusetts Mills, Flying Horse brand.
tive price see pages 224 and 225.
For method of computing rela
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
350
Table V . —R E LA TIV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902— Continued.
[Average price lor 1890-1899=100.
For a more complete description of the articles see Table I.]
Cloths and clothing.
Suitings.
Year.
Clay
worsted Indigo blue,
all wool,
diagonal,
54-inch, 1416-oz.,
Wash.
ounce,
Middlesex.
Mills.
Clay
worsted
diagonal,
12-oz.,
Wash.
Mills.
(a )
(a )
1890___
1891___
1892___
1893___
1894___
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Indigo
blue, all
wool, 16ounce.
116.9
116.9
116.9
114.0
111.1
87.1
86.0
79.1
86.0
86.0
86.0
89.6
99.2
i
92.5
89.1
92.2
111.8
114.9
131.4
110.6
110.9
93.8
87.6
93.3
111.4
113.9
133.7
111.0
108.6
Trouserings,
Serge,
fancy
Washing
worsted,
ton Mills
22
to 23
6700.
ounce.
(*>
(*)
109.2
109.2
109.2
109.2
92.3
83.0
89.9
87.4
103.2
107.2
118.4
109.2
109.2
Aver
age.
113.1
113.1
113.4
112.7
98.3
89.2
87.8
88.7
103.4
106.1
115.8
104.9
105.8
106.6
106.6
98.9
87.9
92.3
92.3
108.9
106.6
117.6
102.2
101.8
120.9
120.9
90.7
90.7
81.6
87.7
99.8
107.7
107.6
106.6
105.1
Tickings:
Amoskeag
A. C. A.
113.1
110.7
108.4
111.3
102.2
94.8
96.0
91.9
84.3
87.0
102.2
95.5
99.0
Cloths and clothing.
Women’s dress goods.
Underwear.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Shirts
Alpaca,
Shirts
and
cotton
and
drawers,
drawers, white, Aver warp,
22-inch,
age.
white, merino,
Hamilall wool, 52#wool,
ton.
etc.
etc.
106.2
110.0
110.0
110.0
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
106.9
112.7
112.7
112.7
95.4
92.5
92.5
92.5
95.4
86.7
95.4
95.4
95.4
CashCashmere,
! mere, all
cotton
i
wool,
warp,
1 10-11
9-twill,
| twill,
4-4,
j 38-in.,
1Atlantic Atlantic
F.
!
J.
Cashmere,
cotton
warp,
22-inch,
Hamil
ton.
119.3
119.3
117.7
98.4
88.7
83.8
83.6
90.3
94.3
104.8
108.0
104.3
108.0
109.9
109.9
108.3
106.7
100.3
97.0
93.8
90.5
90.5
93.1
100.3
100.3
99.5
108.1
108.1
106.3
104.6
100.9 !
93.7
93.7
93.7
93.7
96.6
104.6
104.6
103.7
106.6
111.4
111.4
111.4
94.1
92.6
92.6
92.6
94.1
93.6
97.9
97.9
97.9
119.8
126.1
128.2
111.8
84.3
81.0
67.5
82.2
88.6
110.4
119.1
111.3
111.3
CashFrank
mere,
lin
cotton
sack Aver
warp,
age.
27-inch, ings,
6-4.
Hamil
ton.
111.0
111.0
109.6
106.1
102.7
95.8
93.0
88.8
88.8
93.0
99.9
102.7
102.0
115.3
119.9
119.9
117.6
96.8
84.3
80.7
82.2
88.4
94.9
118.3
104.5
108.3
113.9
115.7
115.0
107.5
95.6
89.3
85.4
88.0
90.7
98.8
108.4
104.6
105.5
Cloths and clothing.
Worsted yams.
Wool.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1»93---1894---1895---1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Ohio, me
Ohio, fine
fleece
fleece (X and dium
(i a n d f
X X grade),
grade),
scoured.
scoured.
Average.
2-40s, Aus
tralian fine.
2-40s, X X X ,
white, in
skeins.
Average.
134.6
127.5
115.6
101.2
77.6
71.9
69.8
87.6
105.3
108.8
116.0
94.5
97.2
132.1
125.8
113.2
101.6
79.1
70.1
70.6
88.7
108.3
110.8
117.7
96.6
100.8
120.4
121.3
119.6
111.4
91.3
72.9
71.2
83.6
101.2
107.1
118.3
102.2
110.3
124.1
125.4
114.8
107.6
91.2
75.1
74.5
81.3
99.7
106.3
118.5
102.1
0 113.1
122.3
123.4
117.2
109.5
91.3
74.0
72.9
82.5
100.5
106.7
118.4
102.2
111.7
129.5
124.1
110.7
102.0
80.5
68.2
71.3
89.7
111.3
112.8
119.3
98.7
104.4
a Average for 1895-1899=100.
b A verage fo r 1892-1899=100.
Average,
cloths and
clothing.
113.5
111.3
109.0
107.2
96.1
92.7
91.3
91.1
93.4
96.7
106.8
101.0
102.0
c i n 1902 d esignated as X X X X .
351
COURSE OE WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T able V . — RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[A verage price fo r 1890-1899=100.
F or a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
Fuel and lighting.
Coal.
Candles:
Year.
ada
man
tine,
6s, 14-oz.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Bituminous.
Anthracite.
Chest
nut.
Bro
ken.
102.3
102.3
102.3
112.9
110.9
108.7
108.7
95.3
78.4
78.4
135.4
140.7
140.7
103.5
102.3
107.4
105.8
101.5
97.5
97.1
96.4
95.4
93.1
97.1
105.5
110.4
93.3
96.7
109.7
116.9
98.5
82.9
98.9
103.9
98.8
101.4
108.9
120.4
124.0
Egg.
100.6
104.4
110.8
107.2
94.3
84.3
98.8
105.7
100.2
93.8
99.7
112.9
121.5
Stove.
Aver
age.
97.8
101.6
109.4
110.5
94.9
82.4
100.0
105.8
100.1
97.6
104.0
113.9
117.6
98.8
101.3
109.3
109.9
97.3
86.8
98.7
103.0
98.6
96.5
102.4
113.2
118.4
Pitts
Georges Georges
Creek
burg Aver Aver
Creek
age.
(Youg(f.o
.b
.
(at
age.
hioN
.Y.
mine). Harbor). gheny).
108.9
110.5
106.9
107.6
99.8
102.5
97.1
89.0
79.3
98.4
106.0
106.6
148.0
97.1
106.9
101.3
103.6
92.4
87.2
101.3
93.8
102.7
113.9
135.0
150.6
239.1
103.3
122.7
116.5
117.9
98.6
93.3
89.1
88.6
87.9
82.6
117.0
117.0
122.4
103.1
113.4
108.2
109.7
96.9
94.3
95.8
90.5
90.0
98.3
119.3
124.7
169.8
100.6
106.4
108.9
109.8
97.1
90.0
97.5
97.6
94.9
97.3
109.7
118.1
140.4
Fuel and lighting.
Petroleum.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Coke: Con- Matches:
parlor,
nellsville,
domestic.
furnace.
122.7
110.4
106.5
87.1
62.3
78.0
110.4
95.2
98.8
128.7
155.8
115.6
158.2
111.5
99.6
99.6
99.6
94.9
96.1
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
90.1
Refined.
Crude.
150° fire
For export. test,
w. w.
95.4
73.6
61..
70.3
92.2
149.2
129.5
86.5
100.2
142.1
148.6
132.9
135.9
112.9
105.5
93.8
80.4
79.4
109.6
108.2
92.0
96.8
121.9
131.6
115.4
113.1
Average.
111.8
98.8
89.2
81.5
81.5
103.6
116.7
101.1
102.1
114.0
133.5
123.1
124.5
112.4
102.2
91.5
81.0
80.5
106.6
112.5
96.6
99.5
118.0
132.6
119.3
118.8
Average.
Average,
fuel and
lighting.
106.7
92.6
81.4
77.4
84.4
120.8
118.1
93.2
99.7
126.0
137.9
123.8
124.5
104.7
102.7
101.1
100.0
92.4
98.1
104.3
96.4
95.4
105.0
120.9
119.5
134.3
Metals and implements.
Builders’ hardware.
Bar iron: best refined.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
From From
mill
store
(Pitts (Phila.
burg
mar
mar
ket).
ket).
126.9
117.9
llt.l
103.4
82.8
86.2
84.1
76.9
73.8
134.5
148.3
124.1
133.8
Barb
wire:
Aver galvan
ized.
age.
125.0
115.9
114.0
103.7
81.7
87.8
85.4
79.9
78.0
126.2
119.5
112.2
129.9
126.0
116.9
113.6
103.6
82.3
87.0
84.8
77.9
75.9
130.4
133.9
118.2
131.9
141.2
127.4
109.5
99.7
86.1
88.9
77.7
71.3
72.7
125.5
134.4
120.2
116.9
Butts: Door
loose knobs:
joint, steel,
cast, bronze
3x3 in. plated.
111.7
111.7
96.8
98.4
95.9
100.3
104.1
96.8
92.4
92.4
126.6
116.8
126.6
97.8
97.8
97.8
97.8
97.8
115.1
102.1
97.8
97.8
97.8
106.8
112.0
126.9
Copper.
Locks:
com Aver
mon
mor age.
tise.
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
100.1
102.0
106.1
102.0
91.8
91.8
96.5
91.8
104.0
103.7
103.7
98.7
99.3
97.9
105.8
104.1
98.9
94.0
94.0
110.0
106.9
119.2
Sheet,
hotAver
rolled Wire,
(base bare. age.
sizes).
127.6
105.8
93.5
88.6
76.8
87.1
88.9
91.7
96.8
143.2
134.6
136.7
97.3
137.1
114.5
96.4
90.4
85.9
85.9
85.9
88.2
84.4
131.1
124.6
125.9
107.5
128.1
112.7
98.2
92.2
79.0
84.6
92.6
93.9
93.9
124.7
123.0
124.0
90.6
130.9
111.0
96.0
90.4
80.6
85.9
89.1
91.3
91.7
133.0
127.4
128.9
98.5
852
T able
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
V — RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100.
F or a m ore com p lete d escription o f the articles see T able I.]
Metals and implements.
Pig iron.
Nails.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Lead:
Pfe.
115.5
114.7
108.4
98.2
86.9
85.6
78.7
94.0
99.7
117.6
116.8
115.0
107.9
Lead
pipe.
Wire,
Cut,
8-penny, 8-penny,
fence
fence
and
and
common. common.
112.1
116.2
107.6
103 8
92.0
87.2
85.1
89.6
95.5
111.0
106.3
104.8
108.3
125.2
100.3
96.2
92.0
83.6
105.3
148.4
72.9
65.3
110.8
123.1
115.6
116.7
Gray
forge,
Besse Foundry Foundry South
No. 2.
mer.
No. 1.
ern,
coke.
Aver
age.
131.2
107.2
98.8
92.1
80.0
101.7
141.9
70.8
65.9
110.6
122.5
112.5
107.0
137.1
114.1
101.3
92.1
76.4
98.0
135.3
68.7
66.5
110.4
121.8
109.4
97.3
137.0
115.8
104.3
93.4
82.6
92.3
88.1
73.5
75.0
138.1
141.5
115.7
150.0
124.3
118.4
106.4
98.1
85.5
88.5
87.5
81.7
78.8
130.8
135.0
107.2
149.9
131.4
117.9
105.6
95.3
83.1
89.4
90.2
77.4
76.8
132.9
141.8
112.8
162.7
130.8
112.9
106.3
95.9
80.6
93.1
86.6
79.4
78.6
135.8
140.7
113.2
158.8
Aver
age.
130.9
116.3
105.6
95.7
83.0
90.8
88.1
78.0
77.3
134.4
139.8
112.2
155.4
Metals and implements.
Tin plates.
Year.
1890..
1891..
1892..
1893..
1894..
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Quick
silver.
Silver:
bar,
fine.
130.5
..
112.3
..
100.9
..
93.2
..
85.7
..
91.8
89.0
92.2
97.0
107.3
121.0
118.5
115.5
140.6
132.2
116.9
104.4
85.5
88.5
91.0
81.1
78.9
80.8
82.9
79.7
70.5
Steel
sheets:
black,
No. 27.
(a)
Spelter:
Steel
Western. billets.
Steel
rails.
141.5
117.7
109.8
94.9
77.0
85.9
87.5
70.1
71.1
144.6
116.4
112.1
142.1
121.9
114.8
115.1
107.9
92.1
93.4
107.4
71.9
67.6
107.9
123.9
104.9
107.4
122.6
112.4
102.9
90.7
78.5
80.1
88.7
93.1
100.2
130.1
97.8
89.6
107.7
104.9
108.9
96.0
87.1
84.8
119.2
130.8
140.6
129.9
Tin:
Pig-
115.5
110.3
110.9
109.0
98.7
76.5
72.4
74.0
84.5
148.2
163.7
142.6
144.2
Domes Import
tic, Bes ed, Bes
semer,
semer,
coke, coke,I.C.,
14x20.
14x20.
(«)
(&)
100.6
93.2
83.5
122.7
137.0
122.7
120.7
104.6
116.4
115.7
117.1
106.7
84.4
82.9
85.1
87.2
(d)
U)
(d)
\d)
Aver
age.
104.6
116.4
115.7
117.1
106.7
84.4
91.8
89.2
85.4
122.7
137.0
122.7
120.7
Metals and implements.
Tools.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Chisels:
extra,
Files: 8- Hammers: Planes:
Axes:
Augers:
Bailey
extra, M. C. O., socket inch m ill Maydole
No. H.
f-inch. Yankee. firmer,
bastard.
No. 5.
1-inch.
118.2
118.2
118.2
111.9
95.9
82.9
86.7
88.6
88.6
91.1
124.4
105.7
111.9
120.4
118.3
106.5
106.5
100.9
98.0
88.4
83.9
79.9
97.1
102.9
88.8
103.0
110.9
110.9
110.9
102.1
91.5
90.3
94.7
90.3
90.8
107.6
127.6
121.4
142.6
106.7
104.6
102.2
101.6
97.3
95.4
91.2
94.4
96.8
109.7
127.8
123.1
123.1
96.9
96.9
96.9
96.9
96.9
97.6
105.2
105.2
100.6
107.0
115.9
117.2
117.2
a Average for the period July, 1894, to December, 1899=100.
&Average for 1896-1899=100.
107.4'
107.4
107.4
107.4
104.3
93.9
93.0
93.0
93.0
93.0
107.0
110.4
114.2
Saws.
Hand,
Crosscut; Disston
Disston.
No. 7.
Average.
112.7
98.6
98.6
9^6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
106.4
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
c Average for 1890-1898=100.
d No quotation for year.
353
COURSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T able
V .—RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[A verage p rice for 1890-1899=100.
F or a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
Metals and implements.
Tools.
Year.
Trowels: M.
Shovels:
O., brick,
Ames No. 2. C.lOi-inch.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
100.1
100.1
100.1
100.1
94.7
94.7
99.3
100.8
100.8
109.4
115.9
115.9
118.9
Vises: solid
box, 50pound.
Average.
106.1
106.1
109.1
107.6
104.0
97.2
95.4
89.7
84.1
100.7
109.4
128.7
131.5
107.2
105.6
104.5
103.0
98.6
95.3
95.7
95.0
93.9
101.3
111.8
110.0
114.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Wood screws:
1-inch, No.
i0, flat head.
Average,
metals and
implements.
Zinc:
sheet.
130.5
132.5
139.1
139.1
103.2
74.0
68.4
56.3
60.8
96.2
120.5
69.2
63.0
114.0
107.7
103.4
94.0
74.4
85.1
93.0
93.0
103.5
131.9
114.8
104.7
107.9
119.2
111.7
106.0
100.7
90.7
92.0
93.7
86.6
86.4
114.7
120.5
111.9
117.2
Lumber and building materials.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Cement.
Carbonate
Brick:
of lead:
Portland,
common American,
American. Rosendale. Average.
domestic.
in oil.
(a)
118.0
102.6
103.7
104.9
89.9
95.5
91.0
88.8
103.4
102.2
94.4
103.7
96.8
110.6
112.7
114.0
105.5
90.8
91.0
89.6
92.7
94.1
98.4
108.3
99.8
93.4
98.6
100.2
98.5
100.1
102.6
108.1
94.7
97.7
118.8
106.2
109.2
100.0
104.5
96.1
93.9
84.8
85.7
100.8
114.6
114.8
97.5
Doors:
pine.
118.8
106.2
109.2
100.0
104.5
97.4
97.1
91.7
92.9
101.7
111.4
104.8
97.6
Lime:
common.
125.8
114.4
114.4
112.1
96.1
83.5
76.6
74.3
84.6
118.2
145.5
173.1
194.1
117.5
109.5
111.5
111.5
101.8
93.8
83.3
86.3
89.0
95.8
82.0
92.9
96.7
Linseed
oil: raw.
135.8
106.8
90.0
102.2
115.6
115.6
81.2
72.2
86.5
94.1
138.7
140.0
130.8
Lumber and building materials.
Lumber.
Year.
Hem
lock.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Pine.
Oak: white.
105.2
104.1
102.8
100.3
97.9
93.2
93.3
92.0
98.2
113.0
137.9
125.4
132.4
Maple:
hard.
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.1
103.8
100.8
107.8
White, boards.
Plain.
101.2
101.5
102.7
103.5
99.5
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
104.1
109.1
98.2
109.2
Quar
tered.
95.9
99.8
98.7
98.7
95.2
99.2
101.5
100.3
97.8
112.7
120.1
110.2
117.5
Aver
age.
98.6
100.7
100.7
101.1
97.4
98.0
99.2
98.6
97.3
108.4
114.6
104.2
113.4
No. 2
bam. ! Uppers.
98.1
99.4
100.2
108:9
106.2
100.8
96.4
92.5
90.6
106.9
125.7
122.0
137.3
a Average for 1895-1899=100.
94.7
96.7
98.9
104.2
99.7
98.8
100.2
99.5
99.0
108.4
123.5
129.8
160.7
Aver
age.
96.4
98.1
99.6
106.6
m o
99.8
98.3
96.0
94.8
107.7
124.6
125.9
149.0
Yellow. Average.
112.4
108.1
100.2
100.2
100.2
91.6
88.9
89.0
100.9
108.5
112.2
106.5
113.7
101.7
101.4
99.8
104.4
102.0
97.1
95.2
93.7
96.8
107.9
120.5
119.4
137.2
354
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T abus V .—RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100.
F or a m ore com p lete description o f the articles see T a b le I.]
Lumber and building materials.
Lumber.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Poplar.
Spruce.
Average.
97.2
97.2
97.6
107.2
101.2
98.8
98.8
97.8
95.6
108.5
120.2
117.0
134.2
113.5
99.1
103.5
96.0
88.6
99.3
99.3
97.6
95.8
107.3
121.1
125.4
134.2
102.0
100.7
100.5
102.1
98.7
97.6
97.2
96.2
97.2
107.7
119.3
115.0
127.4
Oxide of
zinc.
Plate glass: polished, unsil
vered.
Putty.
Area 3 to 5 Area 5 to Average.
10 sq.ft.
sq. ft.
106.3
104.8
106.5
103.3
93.3
87.5
95.8
94.3
99.0
109.5
112.8
109.5
110.0
146.0
143.3.
115.7
115.7
90.9
82.6
93.7
55.1
74.4
82.6
93.7
88.2
70.9
110.8
110.8
101.9
101.3
99.4
91.8
91.8
91.8
91.8
106.3
120.3
94.9
121.5
140.5
138.1
110.9
110.9
88.8
87.6
98.9
58.4
78.7
87.6
98.9
91.3
75.1
134.9
132.9
106.0
106.0
86.7
92.5
104.0
61.7
82.9
92.5
104.0
94.4
79.2
Resin:
good,
strained.
96.1
102.4
93.2
87.6
86.9
108.4
121.2
112.0
98.7
93.5
111.3
106.3
112.0
Lumber and building materials.
Window glass: American,
single.
Shingles.
Year.
Tar.
Cypress.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
118.7
115.2
111.7
106.3
99.2
93.9
88.6
83.3
88.6
94.4
101.0
101.0
94.7
White
pine.
102.6
106.9
104.4
102.8
100.2
98.8
96.5
94.6
94.9
98.3
106.9
111.9
123.0
Average.
110.7
111.1
108.1
104.6
99.7
96.4
92.6
89.0
91.8
96.4
104.0
106.5
108.9
122.4
131.4
107.9
86.8
90.6
94.8
84.0
87.5
91.1
103.4
113.1
106.4
110.0
Turpen
tine:
spirits of.
Firsts,
6 x 8 to
10x15
inch.
122.0
113.5
96.5
89.8
87.7
87.4
82.1
87.5
96.4
137.0
142.7
111.5
141.8
Thirds,
6 x 8 to
10x15
inch.
103.6
102.8
92.7
99.4
92.6
74.3
83.8
102.2
122.9
125.9
125.5
191.9
149.6
Average,
lumber
and
j
building
1
jAverage. mate
rials.
I
98.2
97.3
87.7
94.0
89.8
76.5
88.0
107.9
128.8
131.9
127.5 |
180.4 '
141.0
1
100.9
100.1
90.2
96.7
91.2
75.4
85.9
105.1
125.9
128.9
126.5
186.2
145.3
111.8
108.4
102.8
101.9
96.3
94.1
93.4
90.4
95.8
105.8
115.7
116.7
118.8
Drugs and chemicals.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Alcohol: Alcohol:
wood,
grain,
refined,
94 per
95 per
cent.
cent.
92.6
98.9
95.6
97.3
96.1
104.0
102.7
101.6
103.8
107.6
106.5
109.7
107.4
119.2
121.6
136.0
135.4
75.5
90.9
89.1
72.9
78.6
80.8
83.9
64.2
67.3
Alum:
lump.
109.0
94.6
95.8
104.2
101.2
95.8
98.2
99.4
98.8
100.6
104.8
104.8
104.8
Brim
Opium:
Sul Average,
drugs
stone: Gljrcer- Muriatic
natural, Quinine:
phuric
acid:
Amer
and
crude, refined.
in
acid:
20°.
ican.
chem
seconds.
cases.
66°.
icals.
102.2
138.2
116.7
90.5
80.1
75.5
86.8
97.2
110.7
102.1
102.2
106.3
113.2
126.3
109.9
99.8
96.2
85.3
86.1
119.4
93.5
88.5
95.0
108.3
107.5
103.2
100.0
94.2
116.3
97.1
84.6
79.8
72.1
104.8
123.1
129.8
129.8
144.2
161.5
111.0
82.4
70.8
101.3
96.8
78.0
88.6
99.2
141.6
130.2
135.6
136.8
120.0
133.1
102.0
88.7
87.4
106.5
102.0
97.8
74.3
87.2
120.9
135.2
123.0
104.7
98.9
91.0
106.7
95.5
82.0
78.7
78.7
106.7
127.0
134.8
134.8
140.4
146.1
110.2
103.6
102.9
100.5
89.8
87.9
92.6
94.4
106.6
111.3
115.7
115.2
114.2
355
COTJBSE OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1902.
T able
V .—RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902—Continued.
[A verage price for 1890-1899=100.
F or a m ore com plete description o f the articles see Table I.]
House furnishing goods.
Earthenware.
Year.
Plates,
creamcolored.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
108.0
105.6
102.3
102.3
101.0
94.6
92.0
92.0
100.4
101.7
106.6
112.5
112.5
Furniture.
Teacups
Plates,
Chairs,
and sau Average. Bedroom bedroom,
Chairs, Tables,
white cers,
white
sets, ash. maple. kitchen. kitchen. Average.
granite.
granite.
109.1
106.9
103.7
103.7
101.9
92.9
89.1
89.1
100.8
102.9
108.1
113.8
113.8
108.9
106.6
103.4
103.4
101.9
94.0
90.4
90.4
99.7
101.8
106.3
112.0
112.0
109.6
107.4
104.2
104.2
102.8
94.4
90.1
90.1
98.0
99.2
104.3
109.7
109.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
104.2
104.2
94.3
82.9
82.9
94.7
95.7
106.6
106.6
111.3
113.0
113.0
110.6
110.6
96.9
96.9
96.9
80.7
82.7
98.9
129.1
113.0
118.4
109.8
109.8
111.1
111.1
91.5
91.6
91.5
91.5
86.6
105.7
136.1
124.2
128.5
103.9
103.9
103.9
103.9
98.7
98.7
95.6
95.6
95.6
100.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
110.1
110.1
109.8
107.5
97.8
95.4
91.7
87.7
89.9
100.1
120.0
113.0
116.6
House furnishing goods.
Glassware.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Pitch
Tum
ers,
Nap
blers,
pies, 4-gallon, 4-pint,
4-inch.
com
com
mon.
mon.
107.1
107.1
107.1
107.1
107.1
107.1
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
125.0
125.0
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
85.1
85.1
85.1
85.1
110.6
110.6
101.4
112.7
107.0
107.0
107.0
104.2
101.4
95.8
90.1
73.2
101.4
101.4
104.2
Table cutlery.
Wooden ware.
Knives
and
Aver Carvers,
Aver
stag
forks,
age. handles.
cocobolo age.
handles.
105.0
108.7
106.8
106.8
106.8
105.9
99.0
90.1
88.2
82.5
91.9
112.3
113.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
118.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
127.9
127.9
113.0
§0.8
90.8
90.8
90.8
82.5
90.8
94.9
94.9
107.3
107.3
114.0
114.0
106.5
104.8
95.4
95.4
95.4
88.2
92.3
94.4
94.4
100.6
100.6
Aver
age,
Pails, Tubs,
house
oak
oak Aver
fur
grain grain age. nishing
ed.
ed.
goods.
122.6
111.6
103.9
101.1
96.9
86.3
97.2
95.6
87.3
97.5
114.9
119.3
119.3
122.5
116.3
103.9
97.1
95.6
92.8
92.8
92.8
92.8
93.4
107.0
107.6
107.6
122.6
114.0
103.9
99.1
96.3
89.6
95.0
94.2
90.1
95.5
111.0
113.5
113.5
111.1
110.2
106.5
104.9
100.1
96.5
94.0
89.8
92.0
95.1
106.1
110.9
112.2
Miscellaneous.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Cotton-seed
Cotton-seed oil: sum Jute: raw.
meal.
mer yel
low, prime.
106.4
114.8
107.9
117.0
102.7
86.1
90.8
93.1
86.5
94.7
116.3
113.9
123.6
113.2
117.2
101.4
149.5
106.4
89.4
82.6
77.7
75.2
87.5
116.8
117.3
133.6
108.1
103.3
132.3
96.4
96.1
77.7
88.9
103.9
92.5
101.7
121.2
111.4
122.0
Malt:
Western
made.
106.7
131.9
114.0
110.3
105.9
97.5
80.1
77.4
87.7
88.5
93.0
106.0
112.7
Paper.
News.
127.8
113.7
113.7
106.4
108.0
103.0
92.0
90.6
73.2
69.9
94.0
75.6
80.9
Wrapping, Average.
mamla.
104.0
104.0
100.9
104.7
105.6
106.0
106.3
106.3
83.0
79.2
86.8
90.8
89.9
115.9
108.9
107.3
105.6
106.8
104.5
99.2
98.5
78.1
74.6
90.4
83.2
85.4
Proof
spirits.
91.6
96.1
93.5
93.2
98.5
105.3
104.6
102.9
106.3
108.0
108.4
111.8
114.3
356
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
T a b l e V . —R E LA TIV E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1902— Concluded.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100.
For a more complete description of the articles see Table I.]
Miscellaneous.
Tobacco.
Year.
1890....
1891....
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
1902....
Rope: manila,|-inch.
160.0
111.1
122.9
98.4
82.4
78.7
71.1
67.6
90.1
117.1
141.3
116.9
144.3
Rubber:
Para
Island.
104.6
98.8
84.5
89.5
84.2
92.7
99.9
105.6
115.8
124.3
122.6
106.1
90.8
Average,
Soap: casStarch:
Smoking,
miscella
tile, mot laundry,
Plug,
granu
neous.
tled, pure. large lump. Horseshoe.
lated, Seal Average.
of N. C.
104.4
109.1
109.7
108.1
103.3
89.1
88.2
93.3
96.7
98.1
107.7
115.1
116.5
106.6
122.4
107.2
105.2
105.2
104.3
89.1
86.2
86.2
86.2
97.7
104.3
130.5
102.2
101.2
94.0
100.1
101.0
101.0
96.1
94.9
104.3
105.4
111.9
117.6
114.6
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
104.1
110.0
110.0
110.0
109.9
100.2
99.7
96.1
99.2
99.6
99.6
97.2
96.6
104.2
107.7
111.0
113.8
112.3
110.3
109.4
106.2
105.9
99.8
94.6
91.4
92.1
92.4
97.7
109.8
107.4
114.1
RECENT REPORTS OF STATE BUREAUS OF LABOR STATISTICS.
M ASSACHUSETTS.
T h irty-first A nn ual R ep ort o f the Massachusetts Bureau o f Statistics
o f Labor. March, 1901. Horace G . W adlin, Chief, xvi, 792 pp.
This report presents the follow ing subjects: Population of Massa
chusetts, 1900, 61 pages; the insurance of workingmen, 183 pages;
graded prices, 544 pages.
T he I nsurance of W orkingmen .— This part of the report was
prepared in accordance with a resolve of the legislature instructing
the bureau to investigate “ the subject of labor and cooperative insur
ance,” etc. The investigation was restricted to those schemes or
methods b y which it is sought to protect workingmen and their fami
lies against the results o f the sickness, accidental injury or death, inva
lidity, or old age o f the wage worker. The material was secured
largely from secondary sources, including monographs and official
reports or compilations on various phases of the subject, and is pre
sented under four sections: General review of workingmen’s insur
ance, summary o f provisions relating to workingmen’s insurance in
Europe, employers’ insurance schemes in England, and employers’
accident and annuity schemes in France.
Legislation, statistics, individual undertakings, and general results
are presented in the various sections, the third section being chiefly
taken up with detailed accounts of the methods in use in different
English establishments, either in accordance with the employers’ lia
bility act o f 1880, or independently of its provisions. The fourth sec
tion treats o f France in a somewhat similar manner.
In the concluding pages is given an account of the relief department
o f the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
G raded P rices . — This is a compilation from the official documents
o f various States and countries, giving prices of board, rent, fuel,
food, clothing, etc., under 15 general heads, embracing 50,883 quota
tions, of which 4 5 ,017 were from the United States and 5,866 from
foreign countries. These quotations cover the period 1816 to 1891.
During the four years, 1895 to 1898, the bureau was engaged in pub
lishing statistics o f graded weekly wages, taken from sources similar
to the above, and including 588 branches of occupations or forms of
357
358
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
employment for the period 1810 to 1891. The two series of quotations
are similarly graded, as follow s: H ig h , medium high, medium, medium
low, and low. In this report the follow ing brief tables present a sum
mary comparison of wages and prices, showing fo r each grade the
number of articles and of occupations considered and the per cent of
each, as furnished by Massachusetts, by other States, and by foreign
countries:
GRADED PRICES AND WAGES.
[In these tables each article is counted as one only. If the same quotation as to any article
appeared in more than one State or country, each is credited in the table with equal fractional rep
resentation as to such article. Thus, in the first table it appears that there were 151 articles in the
grade marked “ high,” and Massachusetts is credited with 34.68 of these articles. In fact, Massachu
setts furnished “ high” quotations for 41 separate articles, 29 of w hich were found in that State only.
For 10 other articles identical quotations were furnished by some other State or courtry, and Massa
chusetts is credited with one-half in each of these instances. For 1 article 2 other and for 1 article 3
other States or countries in addition to Massachusetts furnished “ high” quotations, and in these
cases Massachusetts is credited with one-third and one-fourth, respectively. The sum o f these quan
tities—29 plus 10 halves (5.00), plus one-third (0.33), plus one-fourth (0.25)—equals 34.58, the total
number of high quotations with which Massachusetts can be fairly credited. The same method is
followed throughout.]
PRICKS, 1816-1891.
High.
States and coun
tries.
Num
ber of
arti
cles.
Massachusetts.......
Other States..........
Foreign countries..
Total.............
Medium high.
Per
cent.
Num
ber of
arti
cles.
34.58
54.43
61.99
22.90
36.05
41.05
151.00
100.00
Medium.
Medium low.
,
Low.
Per
cent.
Num
ber of
arti
cles.
Per
cent.
Num
ber of
arti
cles.
42.11
78.50
30.39
27.89
51.98
20.13
48.89
77.53
23.58
32.59
51.69
15.72
45.81
67.45
37.74
30.34
44.67
24.99
151.00
100.00
150.00
100.00
151.00
100.00
Per
cent.
Num
ber of
arti
cles.
35.44
63.11
41.45
25.31
45.08
29.61
140.00
100.00
Per
cent.
WAGES, 1810-1891.
High.
States and coun
tries.
Massachusetts....... 198.76
Other States.......... 389.24
Foreign countries..
Total.............
Medium high.
Num
Num
Per
ber of
Per
ber of
occupa cent. occupa cent.
tions.
tions.
588.00
Medium.
Medium low.
Low.
Num
Num
Num
Per
ber of
Per
Per
ber of
ber of
occupa cent. occupa cent. occupa cent.
tions.
tions.
tions.
33.80
66.20
187.06
388.69
4.25
32.25
67.02
.73
158.54
415.00
14.46
26.96
70.58
2.46
134.23
358.38
94.39
22.87
61.05
16.08
55.37
137.54
396.09
9.42
23.39
67.19
100.00
580.00
100.00
588.00
100.00
587.00
100.00
588.00
100.00
The full list of articles and o f occupations is covered only in the
grades high, medium, and low. I t is noticeable that no “ h ig h ” wage
quotation was furnished b y foreign countries, while they furnished
41.05 per cent of the quotations o f “ h ig h ” prices. O f “ lo w ” prices
foreign countries furnished 24.99 per cent o f the quotations and 67.19
per cent o f “ lo w ” wage rates.
REPORTS OF STATE BUREAUS OF LABOR----NEW HAMPSHIRE.
359
N E W H A M P S H IR E .
F ourth B ien n ia l R ep ort o f the Bureau o f Labor o f the State o f N ew
H am pshire. 1901-1902. L . H . Carroll, Commissioner. 265 pp.
A variety o f subjects is presented in this report, and they may be
outlined as follow s: M anufacturing industries, 52 pages; creameries,
9 pages; industrial chronology, 18 pages; unoccupied manufacturing
plants and water-power privileges, 25 pages; fire chronology, 23 pages;
highway statistics, 19 pages; manual training, 26 pages; factory inspec
tion, 22 pages; strikes, 11 pages; labor legislation, 12 pages; labor
organizations, 17 pages; census statistics, 15 pages.
M anufacturing I ndustries .— Under this title is presented a text
account of the leading industries of the State, with figures, chiefly for
1900 and 1901, givin g production, number of employees, wages paid,
capital invested, etc. Other parts are devoted to a table showing for
49 industries in 1901 the capital invested, value of product, wageearners and wages paid, clerks and officials and salaries paid, amount
invested in repairs, enlargements, etc.; tables comparing certain of
the foregoing items for 1901 with the corresponding items for 1900; a
table o f average daily wages, and tables presenting the manufacturing
statistics by counties and by cities.
F rom the first o f the foregoing enumerated tables the following
summarized statement is taken, the figures being for the year ending
June 30, 1901:
Establishments considered..............................................................................
1,454
Capital invested.................................................................................................. $88,943,235
Value of p rod u ct................................................................................................$111,933,030
Wage-earners:
M a le s ............................................................................................................
51,492
F em a les........................................................................................................
23,391
Wages paid:
M a le s ............................................................................................................ $21,330,026
F em ales........................................................................................................
0,923,278
Salaried em ployees............................................................................................
784
Salaries p a id ........................................................................................................
$ b 907,142
Am ount invested in permanent repairs, enlargements, etc.....................
$1,720,063
O f the 1,454 establishments, 417 reported an increase and 133 a
decrease in production as compared with the preceding year; 196
reported increased and 12 reported decreased wages.
C reameries .— Statistics are given of the creameries in operation in
the State for the year ending July 1, 1901, and their location. F ifty
creameries reported an invested capital of $259,956, and a product for
the year valued at $1,059,381. Employment was given to 117 wageearners and 33 salaried persons, who were paid a total of $58,407 in
wages and $9,958 in salaries.
13362—No. 45—03---- 11
360
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
U noccupied M anufacturing P lants and W ater -P ower P r iv i
leges .— This is a list of the manufacturing plants in the State unoccu
pied in March, 1902, as well as the water-power privileges, developed
and undeveloped, then available. The amount of power, dimensions,
and condition of plants, and other information pertaining thereto, is
given for 77 towns in the State.
M anual T raining .— This section of the report is devoted to papers
by prominent authorities on this important phase of education.
Strikes.— Brief accounts are given of the strikes that occurred in
the State from July 1, 1900, to July 1, 1902. During this period 22
strikes were reported, 15 o f which were due chiefly to disputes respect
ing wages and hours of labor, 3 to questions of trade-unionism, and 4
to other causes. M ost of the strikes were o f short duration and resulted
in failure. O f strikers and those thrown out o f employment in con
sequence of strikes the number approximated 1,320.
L abor L egislation .— This section presents the laws affecting labor
passed by the State legislature at its session o f 1901.
L abor O rganizations.— A list of the labor organizations of the
State, by cities, gives the date of organization, number of members,
and officers. Including 5 federations o f labor organizations, 93 unions
were reported to the bureau, having an approximate membership of
6,450.
P E N N S Y L V A N IA .
Annual R eport o f the Secretary o f Internal A ffa irs o f the Common
wealth o f Pennsylvania. V o l. X X I X , 1901. Part I I I , Industrial
Statistics. James M . Clark, Chief of Bureau. 708 pp.
The contents of this report are: A n historical and descriptive article
on the shoe industry, 51 pages; an historical and descriptive article on
the cement industry, 24 pages; statistics of manufactures, 581 pages;
analysis, 41 pages.
S tatistics of M anufactures. — The greater part o f this presenta
tion consists of two series of tables, the first series giving comparative
data for 354 identical establishments, representing 44 industries, for a
period of 10 years (1892 to 1901), and the other series, 801 identical
establishments, representing 88 industries, fo r a period o f 6 years (1896
to 1901).
The first series shows the average days in operation, persons
employed, aggregate wages paid, average yearly earnings and daily
wages, and value of product, total and per employee. A summary of
the more important data is presented in the follow ing table.
REPORTS OF STATE BUREAUS OF LABOR— PENNSYLVANIA.
COMPARATIVE
STATISTICS
OF
354 IDENTICAL MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS,
1892 TO 1901.
Average persons
em ployed.
Year.
Num
ber.
1892.............................
1893.............................
1894.............................
1895.............................
1896.............................
1897.............................
1898.............................
1899.............................
1900.............................
1901.............................
136,882
122,278
109,383
127,361
118,092
121,281
137,985
154,422
136,814
156,424
361
Aggregate wages
paid.
P ercent
o f in
Amount.
crease.
a 10.67
a 10.55
16.44
a 7.28
2.70
13.77
11.91
a 11.40
14.33
$67,331,876
56,818,289
45,229,667
56,704,511
52,102,365
52,138,941
62,676,615
78,179,333
69,697,485
85,219,969
Average yearly
earnings.
Value of product.
Percent
Percent
of in Amount. of in
crease.
crease.
Amount.
$491.90
464.66
413.50
445.78
441.29
429.90
454.52
506.27
509.43
544.80
$269,452,465
226,017,762
185,626,971
222,730,930
211,252,732
222,995,654
266,044,530
377,934,411
418,790,239
432,994,653
a 15.61
a 20.40
25.37
a 8.12
.07
20.21
24.73
a 10.85
22.27
a 5.54
a 11.01
7.81
a 1.01
a 2.58
5.73
11.38
.62
6.94
; Per cent
of in
crease.
a 16.12
a 17.87
19.99
a 5.15
5.56
19.30
42.06
10.81
3.39
a Decrease.
In the above table each item for 1901 shows a considerable increase
over that for the preceding year; and, further, each item for 1901
surpasses the corresponding item for each of the preceding years in
the series. Comparing the figures for 1901 with those for 1892, the
average number of persons employed shows a gain of 19,542, or 14.28
per cent, during the 10-year period; the aggregate wages paid a gain
o f $17,888,093, or 26.57 per cent; the average yearly earnings a gain
o f $52.90, or 10.75 per cent; and the value of product a gain of
$163,542,188, or 60.69 per cent.
The second series o f tables not only presents a wider range of indus
tries (88 in number), but gives more details, as appears from the fol
lowing table, which is a summary statement for the years covered:
COMPARATIVE
STATISTICS OF 801 IDENTICAL MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS,
1896 TO 1901.
Year.
Capital in
vested in
plants, and
working
capital.
Per cent of Average
of basic days m
Cost o f ba Market value cost
of opera
sic m aterial. of product. material
value of
tion.
(«)
product.
. $200,109,865 b $92,612,814
. 201,889,872 b 102,239,370
. 207,219,841 5115,605,138
165,089,595
. 239,377,197
183,883,071
. 256,952,657
188,207,662
. 253,190,931
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
1901.
Year.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
1901.
Persons
em
ployed.
$188,038,106
205,232,150
240,813,543
324,725,636
355,819,108
370,625,709
c49.3
<*49.8
<>48.0
50.8
51.7
50.8
270
286
286
288
288
293
of Per cent
Aggregate Average Average Value
product of wages
daily
yearly
wages
of value
per
em
earnings. earnings. ployee. ofproduct.
paid.
131,260 $50,084,767
137,027 52,504,050
153,096 60,377,592
175,641 76,669,979
186,936 81,828,899
192,972 86,828,341
$381.57
383.17
394.38
436.52
437.74
449.95
$1.41 $1,432.56
1.34 1,497.75
1.38 1,572.96
1.52 1,848 80
1.52 1,903.43
1.54 1,920.62
26.6
25.6
25.1
23.6
23.0
23.4
a By basic m aterial is m eant only the m aterial out of w hich the product is made, and does not
include any o f the m aterial used in its developm ent.
b Figures for 798 establishm ents, 3 not reporting.
o Based on cost of basic m aterial lor 798, and value of product for 801 establishments.
362
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
A general increase is apparent in the volume of manufacturing busi
ness done in the period covered b y this table, as indicated b y each item
considered. A slight increase, however, is shown in the per cent of
cost of basic material of the value o f the product, and a decrease in the
per cent of wages of the value o f the product.
Specified manufacturing industries o f which data are presented in
more or less detail are pig iron, steel, rolled iron and steel, tin plate,
cement, tanning, and boots and shoes.
P ig iron. In 1901 the capital invested in this industry amounted to
$152,075,575, an increase over 1900 o f $79,886,791, or 110.7 per cent.
There were produced during the year 7,364,295 gross tons of p ig iron,
an increase over 1900 of 992,607 tons, or 15.6 per cent. The aggregate
cost of basic material in 1901 was $53,511,173, or 4 .7 per cent greater
than in 1900, while the cost of basic material per ton was less by 9 .4
per cent. The market or realized value o f product amounted to
$106,883,000, an increase of $1,433,077, or 1 .4 per cent, over 1900,
while the realized value per ton was $14.52, a decrease of $2.03, or
12.3 per cent, from 1900. There were employed in 1901 an average of
14,749 wage-earners, a decrease from 1900 of 1,036, or 6.6 per cent.
These workmen received an aggregate o f $8,646,479 in wages, an
increase of $146,285, or 1.7 per cent, over the aggregate wages paid
in 1900. The average yearly earnings, for skilled and unskilled labor,
was $586.24, an increase over 1900 o f $47.74, or 8 .9 per cent, while
the average daily wage was $1 .8 5 , an increase over 1900 of $0.18, or
10.8 per cent.
Steel. F or the production of steel in 1901 the amounts, in gross tons,
were: Bessemer, 4,319,144; open hearth, 3,554,828; crucible and other
processes, 85,748. The total o f 7,959,720 tons was an increase of
1,702,945 tons, or 27.2 per cent, over the year 1900.
R olled iron and steel. O f rolled iron and steel products in 1901 there
were 8,668,337 gross tons, classified as follow s: Rails, 1,406,532 tons;
iron and steel structural shapes, 916,013 tons; cut nails and cut spikes,
37,349 tons; plates and sheets (including 218,432 tons of black plate for
tinning), 1,590,502 tons; other rolled products, 4,717,941 tons. In
this production a capital of $232,108,715 was invested. Excluding the
black plate for tinning, the value of product aggregated $298,284,259.
There were 86,086 workmen employed, who received $53,334,787 in
wages, the average yearly earnings being $619.55 and the average daily
wage $2.21. W o rk s were in operation during the year an average
of 280 days. The average yearly earnings in 1901 exceeded those o f
1900 by $45.58, or 7.9 per cent. Considering the item o f rails, the
production in 1901 exceeded that of 1900 by 208,434 tons, or 1 7 .4 per
cent.
Tin plate. In 1901 the 22 black plate works o f the State produced
435,628,000 pounds, of which 377,430,000 pounds were tinned. The
REPORTS OF STATE BUREAUS OF LABOR— PENNSYLVANIA.
363
value of the tinned production was $15,084,852, while that of the
58.198.000 pounds not tinned was $1,940,486. During the year there
were employed an average o f 8,188 working people for 228 days. The
total wages amounted to $4,593,561, being an average of $561.01 per
employee for the year, or $2.46 per day. Compared with 1900, the pro
duction in 1901 was greater b y 39.6 per cent and the value greater by
35.2 per cent. In the number o f working people there was an increase
o f 10.8 per cent; in aggregate wages paid an increase of 30.2 per cent;
in average yearly earnings an increase of 17.6 per cent; in average
daily wages an increase of 2.5 per cent. The number of days in oper
ation was 14.6 per cent greater than in 1900.
Five tin dipping works, buying all their black plate, produced
44.210.000 pounds of tin and terne, of a value of $2,527,178. These
works employed 372 people for 283 days during the year, paying an
aggregate of $157,262 in wages, the average yearly earnings per
employee being $422.75, or $1.49 per day.
The combined production o f tin and terne plate by the black plate
works and the dipping works in 1901 amounted to 421,640,000 pounds,
o f the value of $17,612,030. Compared with 1900, this was an increase
o f 41 .6 per cent in production and 35 per cent in value.
Cement. In 1901 there were 14 plants engaged in the manufacture
o f cement, having an invested capital of $19,271,981. These plants
turned out 7,955,669 barrels, the realized or market value of which was
$7,334,891. A n average of 5,080 workmen, employed for 326 days,
were paid an aggregate o f $2,212,457 in wages, being a yearly earning
per employee o f $435.52, or $ 1 .3 4 per day.
Tanning in d u stry. In this industry in 1901 there were 200 plants
engaged, representing a capital of $64,582,517. The plants were in
operation during the year 299 days and employed a total of 15,565
wage-earners, of whom 14,307 were men, 545 women, and 713 children.
The aggregate wages paid to these wage-earners was $6,580,552,
o f which the men received $6,304,408, the women $141,224, and the
children $134,920. The average yearly earnings of the men were
$440.65, the women $259.13, and the children $189.23. The average
daily wages were $1.47 fo r men, $0.87 for women, and $0.63 for chil
dren. N ot including by-products, the value of production amounted
to $69,202,533.
B oots cmd shoes. There were 120 factories for the manufacture of
boots and shoes in operation during 1901, which represented an
invested capital o f $5,336,077. The factories were in operation dur
ing the year an average of 280 days and employed an average of 9,342
persons, of whom 5,438 were men, 3,269 women, and 635 children. To
these wage-earners was paid $3,059,579, the men receiving $2,192,090,
the women $789,270, and the children $78,219. In yearly earnings the
men averaged $403.11, the women $241.44, and the children $123.18.
3 64
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
The average daily wages were $ 1 .4 4 fo r men, $0*86 for women, and
$0.44 for children. A total production of 12,387,168 pairs had a
market or realized value of $13,602,712.
A directory of the boot and
shoe factories of the State is presented.
Rubber boots and shoes. F or the manufacture of rubber boots and
shoes 2 factories were in operation during 1901, representing a
capital investment of $800,000. D uring the year, 2,658,730 pairs were
turned out, having a market value o f $1,697,817. The factories were
in operation an average of 285 days, and employed 1,063 wage-earners,
of whom 621 were men, 412 women, and 30 children. To these wageearners was paid $328,247, o f which the men received $234,303, the
women $90,784, and the children $3,160. The average yearly earnings
of the men were $377.30, the women $220.35, and the children $105.33.
The men received an average daily wage o f $1.32, the women $0 .7 7 ,
and the children $0.37.
R H O D E IS L A N D .
Fifteenth A nnual R eport o f the Commissioner o f Industrial /Statistics,
made to the General Assem bly at its January session, 1902. H enry
E . Tiepke, Commissioner, vii, 417 pp.
The subjects presented in this report are the follow ing: Statistics o f
textile manufactures, 98 pages; imports and exports of merchandise,
13 pages; strikes, lockouts, and shut-downs, 15 pages; official valua
tions of property, 16 pages; banking institutions, 81 pages; free public
employment offices, 19 pages; decisions o f courts affecting labor, 164
pages.
T extile M anufactures.— Comparative statistics are given for
years 1899 and 1900 for 186 identical establishments, o f which 90 were
engaged in the manufacture o f cotton goods, 11 in the manufacture o f
hosiery and knit goods, 19 were bleacheries and dye and print works,
4 were in the manufacture o f silk goods, and 62 in the manufacture o f
woolen goods. The statistics are summarized in the table follow ing:
STATISTICS OF 186 TEXTILE MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, 1899 AND 1900.
Increase.
Items.
1899.
1900.
Am ount.
Single proprietors...................
Firms......................................
Corporations......................... .
Partners in firm s..................
Stockholders in corporations,
Aggregate wages paid..........
Average days In operation ..
Employees:
Average num ber.............
Greatest num ber.............
Smallest num ber.............
Average yearly earnings,
Per cent.
38
32
121
80
2,942
$15,633,516
292.60
32
31
123
77
3,806
$17,404,954
292.08
«1
a1
2
«3
864
$1,771,438
a 0.52
o3.03
o3.13
1.65
a 3.75
29.37
11.33
o 0.18
44,832
48,135
41,141
$348.71
46,220
50,126
39,527
$376.57
1,388
1,991
ol,614
$2^.86
3.10
4.14
a3.92
7.99
oDeorease.
REPORTS OF STATE BUREAUS OF LABOR---- RHODE ISLAND.
365
F or 1900 alone statistics are given for 206 establishments, of which
96 were engaged in the manufacture of cotton goods, 13 in the manu
facture o f hosiery and knit goods, 19 were bleacheries and dye and
print works, 4 were in the manufacture of silk goods, and 74 in the
manufacture o f woolen goods. A summary of the statistics of the
206 establishments follow s:
Single proprietors..................................................................................................
38
F ir m s ......................................................................................................................
35
Corporations..........................................................................................................
133
Partners in firm s..................................................................................................
86
Stockholders in corporation s............................................................................
3,847
Aggregate wages paid.......................................................................................... $18,463,059
Employees:
Average n u m b e r ..........................................................................................
49,008
Greatest n u m b er..........................................................................................
53,090
Smallest n u m b er..........................................................................................
41,963
Average yearly earnings............................................................................
$376.74
Strikes , L ookouts, and Shutdowns .— This is a chronological
record o f the various labor troubles occurring within the State during
1901, derived from reports given in the newspapers. No statistics
are presented that can be summarized.
F ree P ublic E mployment O ffices . — Under this title are presented
statistics o f the free public employment offices as now maintained by
the State of Illinois, with recommendations that similar offices be
established in the industrial centers of Rhode Island.
D ecisions of C ourts A ffecting L abor .— In this chapter, which
concludes the report, are reproduced the decisions published in the
Bulletin o f the United States Department of Labor during the year
1901.
W E S T V IR G IN IA .
Seventh B ien n ia l R ep ort o f the Bureau o f Labor.
Barton, Commissioner. 178 pp.
1901-1902.
I. V .
The six chapters o f this report treat of the following subjects:
Industrial conditions, 27 pages; new industrial establishments, 28
pages; economic conditions o f organized labor, 25 pages; free public
employment bureau, 5 pages; factory inspection, 15 pages; labor
legislation, etc., 60 pages.
I ndustrial C onditions .— This subject is presented in a series of
tables showing, by industries, the number of persons employed
January 1, 1901, and January 1, 1902, with per cent of increase or
decrease, number of weeks in operation during 1901, daily hours of
labor and amount paid in wages in the different industries, with per
cent o f increase or decrease in wage rates. In the presentation statis
tics are given fo r 355 establishments, representing 57 industries and
366
BULLETIN 0 F THE UEFABTMENT OF LABOE.
located in 141 towns and cities.
The follow ing table summarizes the
facts shown for the various industries:
CONDITIONS IN 855 INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS DURING 1901.
Industries.
Estab
lish
ments.
Number of
em ployees
January 1.
1901.
1902.
Per
cent o f Aver A ver
in
age
age
crease weeks
daily
in
hours
in
oper
num ation o f labor
ber o f during
during
em
1901.
1901.
ploy
ees.
Amount
paid in
wages
during
1901.
Em
ployees
affected
by in
crease
in
wages
during
1901.
Brass and metal goods............
Breweries and distilleries.......
Brick and tile...........................
Canned goods and confection
ery .........................................
Carriages and wagons.............
Cigars and tobacco..................
C oke.........................................
Construction w ork..................
Drugs and extracts...................
F lo u r........................................
Foundries and machinery —
Furniture.................................
Glass*.......................................
Iron, steel, and tin plate..........
Leather goods...........................
Lum ber....................................
P ottery............. ......................
S alt...........................................
T extiles....................................
W ooden and paper b oxes.......
Wood pulp and paper.............
M iscellaneous...........................
6
8
24
491
333
832
457
334
856
« 6.9
.3
2.8
47.5
48.0
38.7
9.8
9.7
9.8
$164,320
189,416
423,875
436
111
523
•7
7
39
47
9
4
14
•16
15
21
6
14
56
6
3
14
4
4
31
419
114
1,125
3,259
274
25
79
1,647
654
3,480
5,573
598
3,508
1,025
189
1,200
85
205
1,025
462
106
1,197
3,346
249
38
83
1,824
702
3,569
5,952
648
3,811
1,069
185
1,087
97
211
1,158
10.2
a 7.0
6.4
2.6
a 9.1
52.0
5.1
10.7
7.3
2.5
6.8
8.3
8.6
4.2
a 2.1
«1 0 .2
14.1
2.9
10.2
45.4
47.7
48.6
48.3
49.1
45.2
47.1
48.1
50.0
37.8
46.8
50.7
47.7
45.6
47.0
43.6
50.5
47.0
47.2
10.0
9.7
9.6
9.8
8.6
10.2
10.4
9.1
10.0
10.4
10.0
9.9
9.9
9.6
10.0
9.8
10.0
12.0
10.3
102,091
37,550
430,001
1,312,928
133,965
11,392
28,920
644,781
255,701
1,757,192
2,997,567
220,776
1,442,617
479,751
61,525
300,791
31,348
88,956
438,463
407
88
942
261
151
8
15
235
252
742
5,573
6238
1,280
460
189
266
50
Total................................
355
26,140
27,441
5.0
46.7
9.8
11,553,926
12,697
a Decrease.
470
6 Not including 1 establishm ent reporting a decrease affecting 48 em ployees.
New I ndustrial E stablishments. — This chapter enumerates the
industrial establishments opened in the State during 1900 and 1901,
giving name, location, capital invested, wages paid monthly, and num
ber employed, by sex. There were 362 such establishments, with an
invested capital of $39,839,228. The establishments employed 16,956
persons, to whom were paid monthly an aggregate o f $780,527 in
wages. This is a considerable increase over the new establishments
opened during the period 1897 to 1899.
E conomic Conditions of O rganized L abor . — A directory o f the
labor organizations of the State is presented under this caption,
together with tables showing the number o f unions, location, date o f
organization, membership, daily hours of labor, and maximum and
minimum daily rates of wages in different occupations. The organiza
tions also report as to sick, death, and strike benefits, attitude toward
arbitration, conditions resulting from organization, and strikes during
1901.
The number of unions and membership o f labor organizations, clas
sified by occupations, is shown in the follow ing table.
REPORTS OP STATE BUREAUS OP LABOR— WEST VIRGINIA.
367
NUMBER AND MEMBERSHIP OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, 1901.
Organizations.
Num Mem
ber
ber o f
unions. ship.
Barbers’ International U nion, Journeym en.......................................
Bartenders’ International League........................................................ .
Blacksm iths, International B rotherhood o f.......................................
Blacksm iths’ H elpers...............................................................................
B oiler Makers ana Iron Ship Builders, B rotherhood o f....................
Bridge and Structural Iron WorkerSj International Association o f.
Brewery W orkers, International Union o f U nited.............................
Carpenters and Joiners’ U nion o f Am erica, United Brotherhood of.
Carriage and W agon W orkers’ International U nion......................... .
Carmen, Brotherhood o f R ailroad........................................................ .
Clerks’ International P rotective Association, R e ta il.........................
Clerks o f Am erica, Order o f R ailw ay....................................................
Conductors, Order o f R ailw ay................................................................
Coke W orkers’ U nion...............................................................................
E lectrical W orkers, International B rotherhood o f............................
Engineers, Brotherhood o f L ocom otive...............................................
Engineers, N ational Association o f Stationary...................................
Firem en, B rotherhood o f L ocom otive..................................................
Federal Labor U nions.............................................................................
Glass B ottle Blowers’ A ssociation o f United States and Canada.......
Glass W orkers’ U nion, Am erican F lin t.................................................
Glass W orkers’ N ational Association, W indow ...................................
H od Carriers and B uilding Laborers’ U nion......................................
Horseshoers’ U nion, Journeym en.........................................................
Iron, Steel, and Tin W orkers, Am algam ated Association o f.............
Leather W orkers on Horse Goods, United Brotherhood o f.................
M achinists, International A ssociation o f.............................................
Meat Cutters and Butcher W orkm en, Am algam ated Association of.
M etal M echanics, International A ssociation o f A llied.....................
M usicians’ M utual P rotective U nion....................................................
Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers, Brotherhood o f................. .
Plasterers’ International A ssociation, O perative...............................
Potters, N ational Brotherhood o f O perative........................................
Plum bers, Gas and Steam Fitters, U nited Association o f................. .
Sheet M etal W orkers, International Association o f........................... .
Stone Cutters’ A ssociation, Journeym en.............................................
Stogie Makers’ League............................................................................
Street Railw ay Em ployees, Am algam ated Association o f.................
Tailors’ U nion o f Am erica, Journeym en.............................................
Telegraphers, Order o f R ailroad...........................................................
Theatrical Stage Em ployees, N ational A lliance o f............................
Tin Plate W orkers’ International P rotective Association.................
Tobacco W orkers’ International U nion...............................................
Trackm en, Brotherhood o f R ailw ay....................................................
Trainm en, Brotherhood o f R ailw ay......................................................
Typographical U nion, International....................................................
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
9
1
4
6
1
7
1
2
6
4
7
3
3
10
8
3
1
6
1
3
1
1
1
3
4
5
3
1
5
3
1
3
1
1
2
1
5
8
5
143
68
15
150
30
45
84
778
30
107
133
14
425
60
108
544
101
545
182
66
724
425
91
7
1,142
18
172
80
36
194
149
97
364
68
34
83
490
170
63
89
38
120
275
207
634
137
T o ta l.................................................................................................
152
9,535
F ree P ublic E mployment B ureau . — By an act of the State legis
lature in 1901(a) a free public employment bureau was established.
The follow ing statement shows the work of the bureau from the date
o f its organization, M ay 1 5 ,1 9 0 1 , to M ay 1 5 ,1 9 0 2 : O f 896 applications
for employment b y males 790, or 88.1 per cent, secured situations; of
312 applications by females 254, or 81.4 per cent, secured situations.
O f 836 applications for male help 790, or 94.4 per cent, were supplied;
o f 468 applications for female help 254, or 54.2 per cent, were supplied.
L abor L egislation , etc . — This chapter is devoted to the following
subjects: Law s relating to labor enacted by the State legislature
during its session o f 1901; the enforcement of labor laws; labor
conditions, as embodied in the second message o f Governor Atkinson;
the reproduction of an article by Carroll D . W righ t, United States
Commissioner o f L abor, on the Value and Influence of Labor Statistics;
a list of the States in which Labor Day is now a legal holiday, and a
chronology o f the State bureaus of labor statistics.
«See Bulletin of the Department of Labor, No. 44, page 189.
RECENT FOREIGN STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS.
B E L G IU M .
Annuaire de la Legislation du Travail. If annee, 1 9 0 0 / 5e annee, 1901.
Office du Travail, Ministere de PIndustrie et du Travail. 1901 and
1902.
xv, 905 p p .; xv, 632 pp.
The present reports are the fourth and fifth o f a series of annual
reports on labor legislation published by the Belgian labor bureau.
They contain the text of laws enacted and o f important decrees, ordi
nances, and regulations relative to labor issued during 1900 and 1901,
respectively.
The report for 1900 contains laws, etc., enacted during that year in
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germ any, Great Britain and
colonies, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norw ay, Russia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, and in four States of the
Union. A n appendix contains laws and extracts enacted during 1899
in Germany, Hungary, and eight States o f the Union.
The report for 1901 contains laws, etc., enacted during that year in
Austria, Denmark, France, Great Britain and colonies, Greece, Italy,
Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Peru, Sweden, Switzerland, and in eight
States of the Union and the District o f Columbia. A n appendix con
tains certain laws and extracts from laws enacted during 1900 in Tas
mania, Servia, New Jersey, and Ohio.
G R E A T B R IT A IN .
T hird R eport o f Proceedings under the Conciliation (Trade D isputes)
A c t, 1896. 1901. 129 pp. (Published by the British Board o f
Trade.)
The present report deals with the proceedings under .the conciliation
act for a period o f two years, viz, from JuljT*l, 1899, to June 30, 1901.
During the two years 46 cases arose as against 32 in the preceding two
years and 35 in the period o f ten months covered by the first report,
making a total of 113 cases since the passing o f the act.
O f the source of applications for conciliation and arbitration in the
368
FOREIGN STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS---- GREAT BRITAIN.
369
46 cases covered by the present report 16 applications were from
workmen only, 3 were from employers only, 24 were from both
employers and workmen, and 3 cases of action were taken by the
board'of trade without application from either side. Considering the
trades affected, 24 cases arose in the building, 7 in the metal, engineer
ing, and shipbuilding, 6 in transportation, 3 in mining and quarrying,
2 in the clothing, and 4 in other trades.
O f the 46 cases in which action by the board of trade was taken or
invited during the two years covered by the report, 29 were settled
under the act (23 by appointment o f arbitrators, 3 by appointment of
conciliators, and 3 by negotiations between the parties conducted by
officials of the board o f trade). O f the remaining cases, 3 were settled
directly between the parties during the negotiations, and in the other
14 cases either no settlement was effected or the application was refused
b y the board o f trade.
The table follow ing gives particulars of the action taken by the board
o f trade and its results in the periods covered by the present and the
two previous reports:
DISPUTES ACTED UPON BY THE BOARD OF TRADE UNDER THE CONCILIATION ACT,
AUGUST, 1896, TO JUNE, 1901.
Items.
Disputes settled under the act:
By appointm ent o f conciliator or chairm an......................
By negotiations by board of trade o fficia ls .......................
By appointm ent o f arbitrator..............................................
August,
1896,to
June,
1897.
July,
1897, to
June,
1899.
July,
1899, to
June,
1901.
2
12
5
4
8
10
3
3
23
9
23
38
19
4
22
3
29
3
70
10
Total,
T otal......................................................................................
Disputes settled between the parties during negotiations___
No settlem ent (in clu din g cases o f applications refused by
the board of tra d e )....................................................................
12
7
14
33
T otal......................................................................................
.35
32
46
113
From the above it is seen that o f the 113 cases that have arisen since
the act came into operation, 70 have been settled under its provisions
and 10 others settled between the parties during the negotiations. O f
the 70 disputes settled under the provisions of the act, 28 arose in the
building trades, 13 in the metal, engineering, and shipbuilding, 11 in
mining and quarrying, and 18 in other trades.
The more important of the 23 disputes settled by arbitration in the
two years embraced by the present report were a general dispute in
the brass trades, affecting about 8,500 brass workers; a dispute in the
printing trade in London, affecting 9,900 compositors, and a dispute
in the boot and shoe trade at Northampton, affecting 1,500 workers.
Appendixes to the report give detailed particulars of the cases deait
with from J uly 1, 1899, to June 30, 1901; text of awards and agree
370
BtfLLETIN OF 'THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
ments settling disputes dealt with under the conciliation act since its
passage in 1896; list of arbitrators and conciliators appointed b y the
board of trade since the passage o f the act; rules o f conciliation boards
and other agreements containing clauses which provide fo r the refer
ence of disputes to the board o f trade, failing their settlement by
other agencies; list of conciliation boards registered under the act, and
a reproduction of the text of the act.
Thirteenth and Fourteenth R eports on Trade Unions in Great B rita in
and Ireland, 1900 and 1901. lx x ix , 251 p p .; lix, 178 pp. (Pub
lished by the Labor Department o f the British Board o f Trade.)
The present reports cover ground similar to that of the report for
1899. The information relates to all trade unions in the United K in g
dom, to 100 principal trade unions, to trades councils, and to federa
tions of trade unions.
A t the end of 1900 there were reported 1,252 trade unions with an
aggregate membership of 1,910,614. D uring the year 1 9 0 1 ,1 3 unions
with 3,305 members were amalgamated with other societies, 36 with
4,791 members were dissolved, and 33 with 11,184 members were
formed. Therefore, at the end o f 1901 the number of existing unions
was 1,236, or 16 less than at the end o f 1900. On the other hand, the
total membership had slightly increased, it being 1,922,780 at the end
of 1901, an increase of 12,166, or 0 .6 per cent. O f the 1,203 unions
which were in existence at the end o f 1900 and remained in existence
at the end of 1901, 529 increased in membership, 572 decreased, and
102 remained stationary. Comparing number of members at end of
1901 with number at end of 1900, the greatest increase in the member
ship of any union is found in the mining and quarrying industry, 1
union showing an increase of 5,525 members, and 3 others an aggre
gate increase of 9,619 members. Decreases are found in the member
ship of unions pertaining to the building trades, engineering and
metal trades, textiles, boots and shoes, chemicals, and railway em
ployees.
A t the end of 1901 there were 144 unions which included women
and girls as members, compared with 145 unions in 1900. The female
membership of unions decreased from 123,510 in 1900 to 120,078 in
1901, a falling off of 3,432, or 2.8 per cent.
W om en and girls formed
6.2 per cent of the total membership o f trade unions in 1901, compared
with 6.5 per cent of the total membership in 1900. O f the female
trade unionists 89.9 per cent were found in the textile industries in
1901.
371
FOREIGN STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS---- GREAT BRITAIN,.
The follow ing tables show the number and membership of trade
unions, b y groups o f industries, fo r the 10 years 1892 to 1901:
NUMBER OF TRADE UNIONS, BY GROUPS OF INDUSTRIES, 1892 TO 1901.
[In this tabulation only those trade unions are considered w hich furnished returns for all of the ten
years included in this period.]
Year.
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
Build
ing.
97
100
124
126
134
140
134
134
128
125
M etal,
engi
M ining neering,
and
and
T extile.
quarry ship
ing.
bu ild
ing.
75
81
83
84
82
69
63
61
59
59
287
281
273
274
280
275
270
268
269
263
218
223
234
244
246
253
248
245
241
243
Cloth
ing.
43
46
44
48
52
49
47
46
48
48
Trans
porta
Print W ood M iscel
tion
ing, pa working
fur laneous.
(land per,
etc. and
and
nishing.
sea).
60
63
64
64
61
63
62
67
64
64
52
56
56
65
57
56
54
55
54
50
97
103
103
104
104
103
103
105
102
103
Total.
263
287
298
300
298
298
296
289
287
281
1,192
1,240
1,279
1,299
1,314
1,306
1,277
1,270
1,252
1,236
MEMBERSHIP OF TRADE UNIONS, BY GROUPS OF INDUSTRIES, 1892 TO 1901.
[In this tabulation only those trade unions are considered w hich furnished returns for all o f the ten
years included in this period.]
Year.
Build
ing.
M etal,
engi
M ining neering,
and
T extile.
and
quarry ship
ing.
build
ing.
Cloth
ing.
Trans
porta
Print Wood M iscel
tion
ing, pa working
(land per,
fur laneous.
etc. and
and
nishing.
sea).
Total.
1892..
1893..
1894..
1895..
1896..
1897..
1898..
1899..
1900..
1901..
..
157,971
..
172,870
178,721
..
..
179,283
193,341
..
..
214,929
..
232,126
249,965
..
253,270
..
..
248,648
315,272
318,112
307,546
280,215
279,977
283,054
354,640
426,565
505,056
614,536
204,172
205,647
214,425
218,878
218,016
218,722
214,562
220,721
220,939
219,256
83,270
80,738
81,737
78,510
76,933
75,780
71,124
67,317
67,701
66,291
154,658
141,731
123,103
119,741
134,397
183,057
146,933
163,151
169,272
166,434
1,503,298
1,480,291
1,437,025
1,408,486
1,495,476
1,613,753
1,649,461
1,803,897
1,910,614
1,922,780
279,392
266,634
263,628
269,019
303,368
319,523
309,120
331,875
338,205
334,913
45,291
46,725
47,797
49,060
50,988
52,664
54,064
56,452
57,256
58,214
32,096
32,197
30,768
31,969
36,812
38,798
38,086
39,682
39,706
39,761
231,176
215,637
189,300
181,811
201,644
227,226
228,806
248,169
259,209
274,727
The largest membership in 1900 and in 1901 was reported by the
mining and quarrying group, it being 505,056 and 514,536, respec
tively. N ext in order o f membership were the groups of metal,
engineering, and shipbuilding, with 338,205 and 334,913; the building
trades, with 253,270 and 248,648, and the textile trades, with 220,939
and 219,256 members.
The present reports, as previous ones, bring out the fact that the
great bulk o f trade-union membership is embraced by a comparatively
small number o f societies. In 1901, as in 1900, four groups o f indus
tries (building trades; mining and quarrying; metal, engineering, and
shipbuilding; and textiles) included over 68 per cent of all union
members. Further, the 100 principal trade unions included 1,161,226
members, or 60.4 per cent o f all union members, the same percentage
as in 1900.
372
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
The financial operations and benefit features of trade unions are
shown for only the 100 principal organizations. In the following
table the financial operations are shown fo r the ten years 1892 to 1901:
FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF 100 PRINCIPAL TRADE UNIONS, 1892 TO 1901.
Year.
1892......................................
1893......................................
1894......................................
1895......................................
1896......................................
1897......................................
1898......................................
1899......................................
1900......................................
1901......................................
Members
at end of
year.
Incom e.
Expenditures.
Per
Per
Amount. member.
Am ount. member.
895,487 $7,141,759
899,791 7,902,009
914,588 7,933,646
906,308 7,567,597
953,204 8,125,376
1,055,951 9,624,487
1,034,790 9,305,098
1,108,587 9,040,731
1,153,642 9,587,662
1,161,226 10,032,295
$7,974 $6,942,612
8.780 9,046,575
8.674 6,972,921
8.349 6,760,576
8.527 5,995,416
9.115 9,206,265
8.993 7,247,406
8.157 6,213,494
8.309 7,176,194
8.638 8,057,148
$7,751
10.052
7.624
7.462
6.291
8.719
7.006
5.607
6.220
6.940
Funds at end of year.
Per
Am ount. member.
$7,811,059
6,666,492
7,627,217
8,434,238
10,564,198
10,982,420
13,040,113
15,867,350
18,278,817
20,253,964
$8,724
7.411
8.339
9.307
11.081
10.402
12.602
14.316
15.847
17.443
Comparing the figures for 1901 with those for 1900, each item shows
an increase. O f the income of £ 2 ,0 6 1 ,5 0 1 ($10,032,295) in 1901,
£1,855,072 ($9,027,708) was derived from weekly contributions of
members and £206,429 ($1,004,587) from other sources. O f the income
of £1,970,135 ($9,587,662) in 1900, £ 1 ,7 8 8 ,7 1 7 ($8,704,791) was derived
from weekly contributions of members and £181,418 ($882,871) from
other sources.
The total expenditure of the 100 trade unions in 1901 was
£1,655,635 ($8,057,148), or 28s. 6 id . ($6.94) per m em ber; in 1900 the
total expenditure was £1,4 7 4 ,6 1 1 ($7,176,194), or 25s. 6 fd . ($6.22)
per member. This sum was expended mostly in various kinds o f
benefits, the nature and amount o f which varied considerably in the
different unions. In 1901 all but 17 of the 100 unions, paid dispute
benefits, 77 unions paid unemployed or traveling benefits, 77 unions
paid sick or accident benefits, 38 unions paid superannuation benefits,
and 89 unions paid funeral benefits. There were 35 unions which
paid all these classes of benefits. In 1900 all but 18 o f the 100 unions
paid dispute benefits, 78 unions paid unemployed or traveling benefits,
75 unions paid sick or accident benefits, 39 unions paid superannuation
benefits, and 89 unions paid funeral benefits. There were 29 unions
which made payments under all these classes o f benefits.
The tables which follow show the total expenditures and the expend
itures per member on each o f the various benefits for each o f the
years 1892 to 1901.
FOREIGN STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS— GREAT BRITAIN.
373
TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF 100 PRINCIPAL TRADE UNIONS ON VARIOUS BENEFITS, ETC.,
1892 TO 1901.
Unem
ployed,
traveling,
Dispute
Year. and em i
benefit, (a)
gration
benefit, (a)
1892..
1893..
1894..
1895..
1896..
1897..
1898..
1899..
1900..
1901..
..
$1,682,561
2,240,945
..
..
2,197,604
2,055,741
..
..
1,294,270
1,616,739
..
1,181,542
..
..926,771
1,283,792
..
1,585,827
..
$1,897,687
2,863,317
812,949
957,172
836,143
3,082,339
1,525,327
584,121
731,352
995,282
Sick and
accident
benefit.
Superan
nuation
benefit.
Funeral
benefit.
$1,022,880
1,175,766
1,117,723
1,279,233
1,196,225
1,302,645
1,356,668
1,471,936
1,573,004
1,678,135
$499,196
547,997
594,789
641,200
693,330
740,458
796,855
870,403
924,825
987,666
$329,306
362,749
336,577
365,786
363,459
382,546
403,769
451,465
478,718
480,883
Other ben
efits and W orking
grants to and other
members. expenses.
(*)
$381,587
605,704
562,621
235,441
291,352
553,165
494,354
329,813
435,269
485,701
$1,229,395
1,250,097
1,350,658
1,226,003
1,320,637
1,528,373
1,488,891
1,578,985
1,749,234
1,843,654
Total.
$6,942,612
9.046.575
6,972,921
6.760.576
5,995,416
9,206,265
7,247,406
6,213,494
7,176,194
8,057,148
EXPENDITURES PER MEMBER OF 100 PRINCIPAL TRADE UNIONS ON VARIOUS BENEFITS
ETC., 1892 TO 1901.
[The expenditure per m em ber is calculated on the basis of the total membership of the 100 principal
trade unions, and not on the m em bership o f the unions paying the particular classes of benefits.]
Year.
1892....
1893....
1894....
1895....
1896....
1897....
1898....
1899....
1900....
1901....
Unem
ployed,
traveling,
Dispute
and em i benefit, (a)
gration
benefit. («)
$1,769
2.489
2.403
2.271
1.359
1.531
1.141
.837
1.115
1.363
$2,119
3.184
.887
1.054
.877
2.920
1.475
.527
.634
.857
Sick and
accident
benefit.
Superan
nuation
benefit.
Funeral
benefit.
$1,140
1.308
1.222
1.409
1.257
1.232
1.313
1.328
1.363
1.445
$0,558
.608
.649
.710
.730
.699
.771
.786
.801
.852
$0,365
.400
.370
.406
.380
.365
.390
.406
.416
.415
Other ben
efits and W orking
grants to and other
members. expenses.
(P)
$0,426
.674
.618
.259
.304
.522
.476
.299
.375
.421
$1,374
1.389
1.475
1.353
1.384
1.450
1.440
1.424
1.516
1.587
Total.
$7,751
10.052
7.624
7.462
6.291
8.719
7.006
6.607
6.220
6.940
a In a few cases it was not possible to separate a certain amount o f unemployed benefit from dispute
benefit.
&Includes grants to m embers, grants from one union to another, payments to federations, trades
councils, congresses, etc.
A comparison o f the items o f expenditure during the 10-year period
shows a steady growth o f expenditures per member on superannuation
benefits, marked variations in the expenditures for dispute and unem
ployed benefits, and a comparatively uniform expenditure per member
fo r sickness, accident, and funeral benefits. The large expenditure
per member on dispute benefits in 1893 and in 1897 was due in the
form er year to a great dispute in the coal industry, and in the latter
year to a dispute in the engineering trade.
A t the end o f 1901 the funds on hand amounted to £4,161,916
($20,253,964), an increase during the year of £405,866 ($1,975,147).
The amount per member in 1901 was 71s. 8id . ($17.44) and in 1900
65s. l i d . ($15.85).
Other form s of labor organizations considered in the present report
are trade councils and federations of trade unions. These institutions
have been defined in the digests o f earlier reports. The table which
3 74
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
follows shows the distribution of federations according to groups of
industries, and the trade councils, for the years 1897 to 1901:
FEDERATIONS OF TRADE UNIONS AND TRADE COUNCILS, 1897 TO 1901.
1901.
1900.
1898.
1899.
1897.
Groups of indus
Num Members. Num Members. Num Members. Num Members. Num Members.
tries.
ber.
ber.
ber.
ber.
ber.
General federation
of trade u n ion s..
Federations
of
trade unions:
Building trades
M in in g ..............
Metal,
engi
neering, and
sJiipbuiiding.
Textiles............
Transportation
(land
and
sea)...............
Printing and
allied trades.
W oodworking
and furnish
in g .................
Enginem en___
Other tra d e s...
Total..............
Trade councils.......
1
373,290
1
386,696
1
420,606
37
11
91,949
359,223
34
8
94,893
298,472
35
9
110,644
409,898
32
10
96,959
563,176
30
10
99,438
550,157
14
18
211,382
250,499
15
17
234,565
238,506
15
14
243,499
262,694
14
15
261,553
271,544
14
16
264,843
292,433
6
72,624
6
42,914
6
25,937
5
30,581
5
35,181
8
34,318
9
45,175
10
55,643
11
57,644
11
70,227
10
5
8
14,161
10,925
21,595
9
4
9
9,704
6,766
17,140
8
5
9
9,310
7,032
16,144
8
4
9
9,433
15,182
17,264
7
4
9
9,201
15,283
21,075
117 1,066,676
166 712,523
111
170
988,135
717,702
109 1,710,032
762,475
177
107
181
1,778,444
785,618
112 1,514,091
175
707,103
The general federation o f trade unions with its 420,606 members
was composed of 75 constituent unions. D uring 1901 there were two
new federations formed while four were dissolved, leaving 107 in
existence at the end of the year compared with 109 at the end o f 1900.
W hile the number of federations slightly decreased the aggregate
membership of the federations was greater by 68,412 in 1901 than in
1900. This increase, however, is mainly due to the increased member
ship of the constituent trade unions, and not to an increase in the
number of trade unions federated. In the building trades appears the
largest number of federations, while in the m ining industry appears
the largest federation membership.
The number of trade councils at the end o f 1901 was 181, and the
total number of trade unionists represented on them 785,618. This is
an increase over 1900, the number o f trades councils at the end o f that
year being 177 and the unionists represented on them 762,475.
The reports contain a list o f the trade-union congresses which have
been held in the United K ingdom since the year 1866, givin g number
o f delegates, number and membership o f organizations represented,
and the income of the congresses.
IT A L Y .
Statistica degli S d op eri cmwermti nelVIndastria e nelV A gricoltura
durcmte Vanno 1900. Ministero *di Agricoltura, Industria e Com mercio, Direzione Generale della Statistica. 1902. xlii, 154 pp.
This is the ninth of a series o f annual reports on strikes and lock
outs published by the bureau o f statistics o f the Italian department o f
agriculture, industry, and commerce.
The report presents in detailed
375
FOREIGN STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS---- ITALY.
tables and text statements the most important facts in reference to each
strike or lockout that occurred during the year 1900, the strikes being
separated into two categories— (1) those occurring in the group of agri
cultural industries, and (2) those occurring in industries other than
agriculture.
The report also contains summary tables of strikes for
1900 and for periods o f years. The agricultural strikes and the lock
outs are not, however, included in these summaries and are not repre
sented in any o f the tables following.
Strikes and L ockouts in 1900.— During the year 1900 there were
410 strikes, o f which 27 were agricultural and 383 occurred in other
industries. There were 14 shut downs, of which o were lockouts.
The 383 strikes considered in the summaries involved a total of
80,858 strikers and caused a loss o f time amounting to 493,093 working
days. In addition, 9,348 non-striking employees were thrown out of
work on account o f strikes and lost 72,482 days. O f the strikers,
59,*750 were men, 16,292 were women, and 4,816 were children of both
sexes, 15 years of age or under.
W om en participated in 149 o f the 383 strikes. In 88 cases they
united with men in striking, and in 61 they initiated strikes which they
conducted either alone or with the aid of children or a few men.
M ost of the strikes were small and of short duration. O f the 383
strikes only 9 involved over 1,000 strikers, and but 15 lasted over 30
days.
The largest strike, as regards the number of strikers, occurred in the
province o f Genoa, and involved 20,000 persons. It lasted 4 days,
and caused an aggregate loss o f 45,000 working days. The strikes
during the year greatly exceed in number those of any other year
for which the Italian Governm ent has collected statistics. The num
ber o f strikers involved, however, has been exceeded once, namely,
in 1896, and the time lost has been exceeded twice, in 1896 and 1897.
The follow ing table shows, for the year 1900, the number of strikes,
strikers, and working days lost, by occupations:
STRIKES, STRIKERS, AND WORKING DAYS LOST, BY OCCUPATIONS, 1900.
Strikers.
Occupations.
Strikes.
Adults.
Males.
Compositors and lithographers................
Day la b orers..............................................
Dyers, gilders, and varnishers.................
Em ployees in food-product industries...
F ounders.....................................................
Glaziers and glassw orkers........................
H ack drivers and tramway em ployees..
H atters.............................'..........................
Longshorem en, coalhandlers, etc............
M achinists and bla ck sm ith s...................
Masons and stonecutters..........................
M atch factory em p loyees........................
M iners and qu arrym en ...........................
Paper and paper goods w orkers..............
Potters and k iln m en .................................
13362—No. 45—03—
10
18
1
7
16
7
9
3
10
27
45
2‘
25
8
18
12
508
2,725
22
530
2,320
439
6,890
90
1,715
2,090
6,266
134
6,515
737
1,407
Children
15 years
of
age or
Females. under.
106
58
132
15
10
77
60
18
1
4
450
142
401
141
22
50
69
133
85
1,257
44
242
Total.
672
2,725
37
672
2,397
499
6,890
130
1,765
2,160
6,403
669
7,914
1,182
1,790
Working
days lost.
5,847
10,813
185
2,942
74,548
1,480
18,29®
1,380
20,089
15,258
27,203
13,114
43,454
7,805
12,507
3 76
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
STRIKES, STRIKERS, AND WORKING DAYS LOST, BY OCCUPATIONS, 1900—Concluded.
Strikers.
Adults.
Strikes.
Occupations.
Children
15 years
Females. o f age or
under.
Males.
Railway em ployees.................................
Shoemakers, tailors, and others in cloth
ing industry.............................................
Tanners.....................................................
Tobacco w orkers...................................... .
Weavers, etc....................... .......................
W oodw orkers........................................... .
Other occupations......................................
1
280
13
4
1
124
12
22
411
180
143
3,564
796
21,988
634
30
1,502
12,269
167
295
T ota l................................................ .
383
59,750
16,292
W orking
days lost.
Total.
280
280
2,302
45
174
1,218
210
1,645
18,135
1,008
22,457
9,588
1,046
16,450
143,852
10,334
56,678
4,816
.80,858
, 493,093
173
The following two tables show the causes and results o f strikes in
1900:
CAUSES OF STRIKES, 1900.
Strikers.
Strikes.
Cause or object.
Number. P ercent. Number. Percent.
For increase of w a g es...................................................................
Against reduction of wages.........................................................
For reduction of hou rs..................................................................
Against increase o l hours.............................................................
Other causes....................................................................................
181
29
31
6
136
47
8
8
2
35
26,370
2,998
3,516
694
47,280
33
4
4
1
58
T ota l................................................ ....................................
383
100
80,858
100
RESULTS OF STRIKES, BY CAUSES, 1900.
Succeeded.
Cause or object.
Strikes.
Strikers.
Strikes.
Num Per Num Per Num Per
ber. cent. ber. cent. ber. cent.
For increase of
wages...............
Against reduction
of wages............
For reduction of
h ou rs...............
Against increase
of hours............
Other causes.......
Total..........
45
25
10
34*
16
Failed.
Succeeded partly.
Strikers.
Strikes.
Num Per Num Per
ber. cent. ber. cent.
Strikers.
Num Per
ber. cent.
7,670
29
84
46
11,148
42
52
29
7,562
865
29
10
34*
1,449
48
9
31
684
28
52
1,454
41
7
22
792
23
8
26
1,270
36
4
37
67
27
599
24,011
86
51
42
31
16,638
35
2
57
33
42
95
6,631
14
14
112
29
34,599
43
143
37
30,027
37
128
34
16,232
20
29
O f the 383 strikes reported for all industries other than agriculture,
210, or 55 per cent, were due to wage disputes; 37, or 10 per cent,
were in reference to hours o f labor, and 136, or 35 per cent, arose
from other causes. O f the 80,858 strikers, 29,368, or 37 per cent,
were involved in strikes regarding wages, 4,2 1 0 , or 5 per cent, in
strikes in reference to hours o f labor, and 47,280, or 58 per cent, in
strikes arising from other causes.
Twenty-nine per cent o f the strikes were successful, 37 per cent
were partly successful, and 34 per cent failed. Forty-three per cent
of the total strikers were involved in strikes which succeeded, 37 per
cent in strikes which succeeded partly, and 20 per cent in strikes
which failed.
O f the 27 agricultural strikes, 8 were successful, 11 were partly
successful, and 8 resulted in failure. F or 26 of these strikes 12,517
FOREIGN STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS---- ITALY.
377
strikers and a loss of 72,057 working days were reported. O f the
strikers reported, 5,368 were men, 5,915 were women, and 1,234 were
children o f both sexes 15 years of age or under. The largest agricul
tural strike occurred in the province of Emilia and involved 6,300
men, women, and children.
In 14 instances in 1900 employers closed their establishments for
the purpose of accomplishing certain objects, but of these shut downs
only 5 were directed against employees, and can be properly classed
as lockouts. "These 5 lockouts affected 1,146 employees, of whom
1,079 were men, 44 were women, and 23 were children 15 years of age
or under. In 3 cases the lockouts were for the purpose of punishing
employees for certain offenses or of maintaining discipline, hence
results were not reported fo r them. O f the other 2 lockouts 1 was
partly successful and 1 failed.
C ouncils of P rudhommes . — These councils, instituted according to
the provisions of law, are intended for the conciliation and arbitration
of labor disputes. In 1900 four cases were reported in which they
had occasion to intervene.
S trikes D uring T w enty -two Y ears. — The following table contains
a summary o f the more important facts in relation to strikes in all but
the agricultural industries for each o'f the years 1879 to 1900:
STRIKES, BY YEARS, 1879 TO 1900.
Strikes w hich—
Year.
1879.......
1880.......
1881.......
1882.......
1883.......
1884.......
1885.......
1886.......
1887.......
1888.......
1889.......
1890.......
1891.......
1892.......
1893.......
1894.......
1895.......
1896.......
1897.......
1898.......
1899.......
1900.......
Strikes
for
w hich
Total
Suc
strikers
strikes. Suc ceeded Failed. were
ceeded. partly.
re
ported.
32
27
44
47
73
81
89
96
69
101
126
139
132
d 119
cl31
/109
126
210
217
256
259
383
T o ta l. 172,866
(a)
?aj
lai
(a »
(a)
(a )
(a )
(a )
(a)
a
(a)
la)
la)
la)
(a)
(a)
la)
la)
la)
la)
la)
(a)
0159
24
34
35
41
79
70
70
80
112
0 429
33
46
29
39
51
60
68
69
143
704
967
la)
Strikers.
Men.
Strikes
for
w hich Aggre
Chil
gate
days days
dren 15
of
lost
work
Women. years of Total. were
lost.
age or
re
under.
ported.
(&)
lb)
lb)
lb)
(b)
lb)
lb)
(6 )
(6 )
(&)
(6 )
lb)
lb)
lb)
lb)
(6 )
lb)
lb)
lb)
lb)
lb)
(b)
4,011
5,900
8,272
5,854
12,900
23,967
34,166
16,951
25,027
28,974
23,322
38,402
34,733
30,800
32,109
27,595
19,307
96,051
76,570
35,705
43,194
80,858
28
21,896
26
91,899
95,578
38
25,119
45
65 111,697
78 149,215
82 244,393
95
&b,772
66 218,612
95 191,204
123 215,880
129 167,657
123 258,059
114 216,907
122 234,323
103 323,261
126 125,968
210 1,152,503
217 1,113,535
256 239,292
259 231,590
383 493,093
1,116 h 2,819 *203,408 *118,924 *56,948 704,668
2,783 5,978,453
(a)
(a)
(a)
la)
la)
la)
la)
• (a )
(«)
M
(a)
(a]
0 410
57
41
39
46
80
87
118
110
128
28
26
39
45
67
81
86
96
68
99
125
133
128
117
127
103
126
210
217
256
259
383
(&)
(6 )
(6 )
lb)
lb)
lb)
lb)
(5)
lb )
(b )
lb)
lb)
\b)
19,766
11,788
39,955
21,809
22,112
28,228
59,750
\b)
l b>
3,890
5,192
34,264
38,435
9,571
11,280
16,292
lb)
lb)
lb)
(b)
&
\b)
3,939
2,327
21,832
16,326
4,022
3,686
4,816
a Included in results o f strikes fo f 1891.
&N ot reported.
o Including strikes occurring during the years 1879 to 1890, but not including 58 strikes the results
o f w hich were not reported.
d Including 5 strikes the results o f w hich were not reported.
e In cluding 10 strikes the results o f w h ich were not reported.
/In c lu d in g 6 strikes the results o f w hich were not reported.
o Including 79 strikes the results o f w h ich were not reported.
h This total does not agree w ith the total in table showing strikes by number o f strikers involved,
page 379; the com putation is m ade, how ever, from figures in the original reports.
t Not in cluding figures for 1879 to 1893.
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
378
The causes were reported for 2,787 o f the 2,866 strikes that occurred
during the period. The details are given, however, only for those
strikes which resulted from disputes in reference to wages or hours of
labor.
In 1,327 instances the strike was due to demands for an
increase of wages; in 313 instances it was for the purpose of resisting
a reduction o f wages. There were 188 strikes undertaken to secure a
reduction of hours of labor and 48 fo r the purpose o f resisting an
increase of hours of labor, leaving 881 strikes which were due to all
other causes. Hence 59.9 per cent o f all strikes for which causes
were reported were on account o f wage disputes, 8.5 per cent were
due to disputes in reference to hours o f labor, and 31.6 per cent arose
from all other causes.
The proportionate results o f strikes for the period 1879-1891 to
1900 are shown in the following table:
RESULTS OF STRIKES, 1879-1891 TO 1900.
Per cent o f strikes.
Year.
Suc
ceeded.
Suc
ceeded
partly.
16
21
28
34
32
38
33
27
31
29
1879-1891......................................................
1892...............................................................
1893...............................................................
1894...............................................................
1895...............................................................
1896...............................................................
1897...............................................................
1898...............................................................
1899...............................................................
1900...............................................................
Per cent o f strikers.
Failed.
Suc
ceeded.
41
50
34
38
37
38
40
46
42
34
25
29
29
19
33
49
23
27
33
43
43
29
38
28
31
24
27
27
27
37
Suc
ceeded
partly.
47
19
44
24
40
31
45
31
38
37
Failed.
28
52
27
57
27
20
32
42
29
20
The following table shows, by occupations, the number and results
of strikes and the number o f strikers reported during each year of
the period 1892 to 1900:
SUMMARY OF STRIKES, BY OCCUPATIONS, FOR THE PERIOD 1892 TO 1900.
Strikes w hich—
Total
strikes.
Occupations.
Bakers and pastry co o k s......................
Compositors and lithographers............
Day laborers...........................................
Drivers and teamsters...........................
Dyers, gilders, and varnishers.............
Employees in food-product industries
(other than bakeries).......................
Founders................................................
Glaziers and glass w orkers..................
Hack drivers and tramway em ployees.
Hatters...................................................
Longshoremen, coal handlers, e t c ___
Machinists, blacksm iths, e tc ...............
Masons ana stonecutters......................
Miners and quarrym en.........................
Potters and kiln m en ............................
Railway em ployees................................
Shoemakers, tailors, and others in
clothing industry (except hatters)..
Tanners..................................................
Weavers, spinners, carders, etc............
W oodw orkers........................................
Other occupations.................................
Total
1
Strikes
for w hich
Total
strikers
Result
Suc
Suc
strikers.
Failed. not
were
ceeded. ceeded
partly.
know n. reported.
25
44
131
16
20
11
16
36
7
3
7
7
37
5
7
7
21
58
3
10
31
51
17
47
27
46
84
134
227
70
13
6
8
5
9
11
14
20
49
95
24
2
7
15
8
24
10
15
17
49
46
28
9
17
2H
4
14
6
17
47
35
78
18
2
68
54
536
28
141
20
15
151
8
35
15
13
173
11
35
33
25
211
9
63
1,810
545
538
706
25
44
130
15
20
5,178
2,411
25,668
2,097
2,205
31
51
17
47
27
46
84
132
220
70
13
3,246
4,782
937
21,063
84,834
9,366
7,688
18,687
83,851
5,934
8,189
8
68
54
536
28
140
8,182
3,818
99,274
2,161
42,618
21
1,798
442,189
1
1
1
8
1
1
379
FOREIGN STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS— ITALY.
Nearly one-half of all the strikes during this 9-year period occurred
among textile workers, miners and quarrymen, and masons and stone
cutters, these three occupation groups reporting 897 of the 1,810
strikes. O f the 442,189 strikers reported, the textile industry fur
nished 99,274; the hat-making industry 84,834, and mining and quar
rying 83,851, making fo r the three industries a total of 267,959, or
over three-fifths of all strikers fo r the period.
The two follow ing tables show the strikes for the period 1879 to
1891, and for each year 1892 to 1900, classified according to their
duration and the number o f strikers involved, respectively:
STRIKES, BY DURATION, 1879-1891 TO 1900.
Days o f duration.
3 or un der...........................
4 to 10..................................
11 to 30 ................................
Over 30................................
T o ta l..........................
1879-1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. Total.
67
39
11
8
52
33
12
7
61
44
19
2
a 1,017 &116 cl25
<*104
126
633
256
112
16
60
36
19
1
91
70
42
7
104
56
37
19
153
57
33
13
161
70
23
5
208
105
55
15
1,590
766
363
93
210 e216
256
259
383
/ 2,812
a Not including 39 strikes the duration of w hich was not reported.
b Not including 3 strikes the duration of which was not reported.
cN ot including 6 strikes the duration of w hich was not reported.
<*Not including 5 strikes the duration o f w hich was not reported.
e Not including 1 strike the duration of w hich was not reported.
/ Not including 54 strikes the duration of w hich was not reported.
STRIKES, BY NUMBER OF STRIKERS INVOLVED, 1879-1891 TO 1900.
Strikers involved.
1879-1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. Total.
1 to49....................................
50 to 9 9 ................................
100 to 199.............................
200 to 499 .............................
500 to 999 .............................
1,000 or o v e r ......................
272
206
199
220
89
53
T o ta l..........................
a 1,039
27
18
26
27
11
8
117
40
16
18
18
5
7
39
34
21
27
3
2
54
35
46
52
14
9
70
52
44
31
14
6
92
55
63
35
6
5
98
51
48
39
15
8
116
95
88
62
13
9
836
586
575
552
176
113
127 a 104
126
210
217
256
259
383
a 2,838
28
24
22
41
6
6
a This total does not agree w ith the figures given in the general table of strikes, page 377; the figures
are reproduced, how ever, as shown in the original report.
O ver one-half the total number of strikes lasted 3 days or less each,
and in slightly over one-half o f them the number of strikers in each
strike was less than 100.
DECISIONS OF COURTS AFFECTING LABOR.
[This subject, begun in Bulletin No. 2, has been continued in successive issues.
A ll material parts of the decisions are reproduced in the words of the courts, indi
cated when short by quotation marks, and when long by being printed solid. In
order to save space, matter needed simply b y way of explanation is given in the
words of the editorial reviser.]
D E C IS IO N S U N D E R S T A T U T O R Y L A W .
E mployers’ L iability — R ailroad C ompanies — Contributory
Negligence— L ine of D uty — W hat is L ocomotive E ngine — Jarvis
v . H itch, Appellate Court o f Indiana, 65 Northeastern R eporter, page
608.— In this case Oscar Hitch brought action to recover damages for
injuries received while in the service o f one Jarvis, receiver for a rail
road corporation. Hitch was a member o f a bridge gang engaged in
the repair of a certain trestle. This trestle was about 15 feet above
the surface of the ground. Hitch was at work underneath the trestle,
but at the time of receiving his injury he had climbed up to the track
and gone to the tank of the engine for a drink o f water. This had
been the custom of all the men, as no other water was supplied for
their use. On his return to his place o f duty he had to climb down a
ladder and while on this ladder the engineer, without warning, ran
the locomotive and pile driver, which were in use in repairing the
trestle, against the ladder and threw H itch to the ground. H e was
injured and brought action under section 7083, Burns’s Revised Stat
utes, 1901, which reads as follow s: “ That every railroad or other cor
poration, except municipal, operating in this State shall be liable in
damages for any personal injury suffered by an employee while in its
service, the employee so injured being in the exercise o f due care and
diligence in the following cases: * * * Fourth. W h ere such injury
was caused by the negligence o f any person in the service o f such
corporation, who has charge o f * * * any locomotive engine or
train upon a railway.”
The circuit court of Gibson County allowed damages, from which
an appeal was taken. It was contended b y Jarvis’ s counsel that H itch
in going upon the tank for water was going fo r his personal conven
ience only and that the defendant was not liable fo r what should occur
during his absence from his place o f wor1
Comstock, speaking for the court, said:
On this point Judge
There is evidence that the men in the em ploy o f the appellant,
including appellee, were in the habit o f gettin g their drinking water
from the tank on the engine. There is evidence from which the jury
DECISIONS OF COURTS AFFECTING LABOR.
381
m ight reasonably conclude that the engineer had knowledge of this
fact. Appellee did not cease to be a servant of the appellant, nor was
he out o i the line o f his duty, when, for a few minutes, he quit actual
work to satisfy a natural desire for a drink of water. H e was not a
trespasser, nor a mere licensee. H e was not upon the premises merely
fo r his own pleasure or convenience. The contract between him and
the appellant corporation made it the duty of the latter to exercise
reasonable care fo r his safety. But if the habit of procuring water
from the tank for drinking purposes was founded upon a mere per
mission or license, yet, if the engineer knew, or had reason to believe,
that appellee would avail him self o f that license, he would be at fault
if he augmented the danger o f the situation without giving warning,
[Cases cited.] There is evidence that it had been the custom of the
engineer to give warning of the movement of the engine; that upon
the occurrence of the accident this warning was not given. There
was evidence from which the ju ry might fairly have concluded that
the omission of this warning resulted in appellee’s injury. Whether
the engineer was guilty of negligence or the appellee guilty of con
tributory negligence was for the ]ury to decide under all the circum
stances proven.
There was a further contention that the statute quoted provided no
recovery because the engine was not a locomotive engine within the
meaning of the law. A s to this the court said:
A locomotive engine has been defined as one that moves cars by its
own backward and forward motion. (Stranahan v. Railway Co., 84
N . Y . , 314.) The Century Dictionary gives this definition: “ A steam
engine, which travels on wheels turned by its own power; specially,
an engine designed and adapted to travel on a railway.” The machine
in question possessed, by the evidence, all the characteristics of a loco
motive engine. I t moved forward and backward, by its own steam,
along the track of a railroad. It had not the weight, size, power, nor
speed o f the locomotive engine ordinarily used in the drawing and oper
ating o f railroad trains, but it was capable of and did the same work
to a less extent. In addition to m oving itself and cars, it was used for
the purpose of driving piles. The solution of the question must depend
largely upon the construction given the'statute. The purpose of the
legislature in enacting the law was to remove what was regarded as
an evil. The purpose was to protect employees from the negligent
movement o f engines along the tracks o f railways. Prior to its pas
sage the injured parties were without legal remedy because those in
charge of the engines were fellow-servants. The legislature will be
presumed to have had in mind not details in the construction of the
engine, but a machine o f the same general character, effecting prac
tically the same results, used in the same way, and subjecting the
employees to the same dangers.
W e find no error for which the judgment should be reversed. Judg
ment affirmed.
W ages as P referred C laims — B ankruptcy — L iens— In re Slomlca,
U nited States D istrict Court, Southern D istrict o f N ew York, 117
F ederal R eporter, p age 6 8 8 .— This action was brought to determine the
right to prior claims made by certain employees of S. Slomka’s Sons
382
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
& Co. for wages earned between A p ril 1 and A p ril 1 4 ,1 9 0 0 , the claims
being made under section 29, chapter 624 o f the New Y o r k laws o f
1897. This statute provides that in the 44 distribution o f assets under
all assignments made in pursuance of this act, the wages or salaries
actually owing to the employees o f the assignor or assignors at the
time of the execution of the assignment fo r services rendered within
one year prior to the execution of such assignment shall be preferred
before any other debt. * * * ”
The above-named firm had made an assignment on the 14th day o f
April, and duly itemized and verified statements of the claims for wages
were submitted to the assignee and by him allowed under the provi
sions of the statute above quoted. On the 16th day of July, 1900, a
petition in involuntary bankruptcy was filed against the firm and its
individual members, and on October 4 the firm and its members
were adjudged bankrupt. A trustee was appointed, and the assignee
turned over to him the assets in hand, the wage claims not yet having
been paid. The employees submitted their account to the referee in
bankruptcy, who considered that, under the bankruptcy laws o f the
United States, the claims had no standing as preferred claims, but
must be taken pro rata with the claims o f other creditors. Section
64b (4) of the bankruptcy act provides for the priority o f claims fo r
44 wages due to workmen, clerks, or servants, which have been earned
within three months before the date o f the commencement o f the pro
ceedings, not to exceed three hundred dollars to each claimant.” M ore
than three months had intervened between the earning o f the wages in
question and the filing of the petition, and this clause o f the law was
held to prevail over the provisions o f section 64b (5), which allows
priority to 44debts owing to any person who b y the laws o f the States
or the United States is entitled to p riority.”
On an appeal from this ruling the claimants brought their case before
the district court and Judge Adam s announced the decision, reversing
the ruling of the referee. Judge Adam s cited with approval the find
ings of the circuit court o f appeals in the case In re K erby-D ennis
Company 95 F ed., 116 (see Bulletin of the Department o f Labor, No. 25,
p. 885), where it was held that labor liens created under a Michigan
statute would be sustained in the bankruptcy court and given a p ref
erence over equally meritorious labor claims, which had not been
established in the State court, notwithstanding the claims were all
covered by section 64b (4) o f the bankruptcy act.
court said:
Continuing, the
In the absence of liens under the State laws, paragraph 4 would
afford a just and equal remedy for the p rior allowances o f wages claims
under the bankruptcy law, but I find nothing therein which contem
plates the disallowances o f wages claims which have become liens by
virtue of the State laws and impressed upon the funds when turned
over to the bankruptcy court. It will be noted that in the construction
DECISIONS OF COURTS AFFECTING LABOR.
383
o f the law adopted in Re Kerby-Dennis Company the statutory
liens under paragraph 5 were preferred to allowances under paragraph
4, evidently because they were established as liens under the State
law, though the other claims were in time to be established as wages
claims under paragraph 4 o f the bankruptcy law. This seems to me
to be entirely consistent with the general purpose of the bankruptcy
law. A lien for wages is based upon a present consideration, and there
is no equitable consideration in favor o f general creditors which should
defeat such a lien.
The question remains, W e r e these claims liens? It is contended by
the trustee that the law o f the State of New Y o rk does not create a
lien in such a case, but only provides for one as long as the artisan
has the article he improved in nis possession. This, however, is not a
claim o f lien upon the article but upon the fund. The claims are
made charges upon the fund and I see no practical difference between
sustaining the right o f wage-earners to resort to a fund in preference
to other creditors and allowing mechanics to assert a lien upon real
estate, which they have benefited, in preference to other creditors.
The presumption is, under the statute, that the wage-earners were
instrumental in producing the fund and should be entitled to payment
out o f it. The claims should be deemed as equivalent to and in fact
liens, so as to entitle them to priority in this court upon a fund which
was received subject to the charges impressed upon it by the law of
the State.
D E C IS IO N S U N D E R C O M M O N L A W .
I njunction— R ights of E mployers and E mployees—I nterfer
T hird P ersons— Jersey C ity P rin tin g Co. v. Cassidy et al.,
ence b y
Court o f Chancery o f N ew Jersey, 53 A tla n tic Reporter, page 2 30.— In
this case the Jersey City Printing Company had filed a bill asking for
an injunction restraining James Cassidy and others, former employees,
from unlawful interference with the business of the company. The
order was issued restraining the defendants 64from in any manner
knowingly and intentionally causing or attempting to cause, by threats,
offers o f money, payment o f m oney, offering to pay or the payment of
transportation expenses, inducements or persuasions to, any employee
o f the complainant under contract to render service to it to break such
contract b y quitting such service; from any and all personal molesta
tion o f persons willing to be employed by complainant with intent to
coerce such persons to refrain from entering such employment; from
addressing persons w illing to be employed by complainant against their
w ill, and thereby causing them personal annoyance, with a view to
persuade them to refrain from such employment; from loitering or
picketing in the streets near the premises of complainant, Nos. 68 and
70 Y o r k street, and N o. 37 M ontgom ery street, Jersey City, with intent
to procure the personal molestation and annoyance of persons employed
or willing to be employed by complainant, and with a view to cause
persons so employed to quit their employment, or persons willing to
be employed b y complainant to refrain from such employment,” etc.
384
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
The persons enjoined came before the chancellor, bringing affidavits
in which they maintained that they had not been doing nor were they
then threatening to do any o f the forbidden acts, and asked that the
order might be dissolved. This the court refused to do, and continued
the order until final hearing. Vice-Chancellor Stevenson used, in part,
the following language in announcing the conclusion o f the court:
The order does not interfere with the right of the workman to cease
his employment for any reasons that he sees fit. I t does not under
take to say that workmen m ay not refuse to be employed if certain
other classes of workmen are retained in employment. It leaves the
workman absolutely free to abstain from w ork,— for good reasons, for
bad reasons, for no reasons. H is absolute freedom to work, or not to
work, is not in any way impaired. The restraining order is based
upon the theory that the right o f the workman to cease his em ploy
ment, to refuse to be employed, and to do that in conjunction witn his
fellow-workmen, is just as absolute as is the right o f the employer to
refuse further to employ one man, or ten men, or twenty men who
have theretofore been in his employment. From an examination of
the cases and a very careful consideration o f the subject, I am unable
to discover any right in the courts, as the law now stands, to interfere
with this absolute freedom, on the part o f the employer, to employ
whom he will, and to cease to employ whom he will, and the corre
sponding freedom on the part o f the workman, fo r any reason or no
reason, to say that he will no longer be employed, and the further
right of the workmen of their own free will to combine, and meet as
one party— as a unit— the employer, who, on the other side o f the
transaction, appears as a unit before them. A n y discussion o f the
motives, purposes, or intentions o f the employer in exercising his
absolute right to employ or not to employ as he sees fit, or o f the free
combination of employees in exercising the corresponding absolute
right to be employed or not as they see fit, seems to me to be in the air.
It is only very recently, I think, that one o f the most important rights
which now are vindicated b y the injunction in a strike case has been
differentiated; in many cases it has been apparently half recognized, or
indirectly enforced. That the interest o f an em ployer or an employee
in a contract for services is property is conceded. W h ere defendants
in combination or individually undertake to interfere with and disrupt
existing contract relations between the employer and the employee,
it is plain that a property right is directly invaded. The effect is the
same whether the means employed to cause the workman to break his
contract and thus injure the employer are violence or threats o f vio
lence against the employee, or mere molestation, annoyance, or per
suasions. In all these cases, whatever the means may be, they consti
tute the cause of the breaking of a contract, and consequently they
constitute the natural and proximate cause o f damage. The intentional
doing of anything b y a third party which is the natural and proximate
cause of the disruption of a contract relation, to the injury o f one o f
the contracting parties, is now very generally recognized as actionable,
in the absence of a sufficient justification; and the question in every
case seems to turn upon justification alone. W h ere the tangible prop
erty of an employer is seized or directly injured by violence, with
intent to interfere with the carrying on o f his business, the case also
is free from embarrassment.
DECISIONS OF COURTS AFFECTING LABOR.
385
B ut the difficult case presents itself when the workmen in combina
tion undertake to interfere with the freedom of action on the part of
other workmen who naturally would seek employment where they, the
workmen in combination, desire and intend that no man shall be
employed excepting upon their terms. The difficulty is in perceiving
how molestation and annoyance, not of the employees of a complain
ant, but o f persons who are m erely looking for work, and may become
employees of the complainant, can be erected into a legal or equitable
grievance on the part o f the complainant. But the difficulty is still
further increased where the possible employees make no complaint to
any court fo r protection, and the conduct of the molesting party does
not afford a basis which the ancient common law recognized as sufficient
to support an action o f tort on their behalf, such as for an assault and
battery, or a slander.
The underlying right in this particular case under consideration,
which seems to be coming into general recognition as the subject of
protection by courts of equity through the instrumentality of an
injunction, appears to be the right to enjoy a certain free and natural
condition of the labor market, which in a recent case in the House of
Lords was referred to, in the language of Lord Ellenborough, as a
“ probable expectancy.” This underiving right has otherwise been
broadly defined or described as the right which every man has to earn
his living, or to pursue his trade or business, without undue inter
ference, and m ight otherwise be described as the right which every
man has, whether em ployer or employee, of absolute freedom to employ
or to be employed. The peculiar element of this perhaps newly rec
ognized right is that it is an interest which one man has in the freedom
o f another. In the case before this court, the Jersey City Printing
Company claims the right not only to be free in employing labor, but
also the right that labor shall be free to be employed by it, the Jersey
City Printing Company. A large part of what is most valuable in
modern life seems to depend more or less directly upon “ probable
expectancies.” W h en they fail, civilization as at present organized
may go down. A s social and industrial life develops and grows more
complex, these “ probable expectancies” are bound to increase. It
would seem to be inevitable that courts of law, as our system of juris
prudence is evolved to meet the growing wants of an increasingly com
plex social order, will discover, define, and protect from undue inter
ference more o f these “ probable expectancies.” In undertaking to
ascertain and define the rights and remedies of employers and employees
in respect o f their 46probable expectancies” in relation to the labor
market, it is well not to lose sight altogether of any other analogous
rights and remedies which are based upon similar “ probable expectan
cies.” I t will probably be found in the end, I think, that the natural
expectancy of employers in relation to the labor market, and the nat
ural expectancies o f merchants in respect to the merchandise market,
must be recognized to the same extent by courts of law and courts of
equity, and protected by substantially the same rules. It is freedom
in the market, freedom in the purchase and sale of all things, includ
ing both goods and labor, that our modern law is endeavoring to
insure to every dealer on either side of the market. The valuable
thing to merchant and to customer, to employer and to employee, man
ifestly, is freedom on both sides o f the market. The merchant with
his fortune invested in goods, and with perfect freedom to sell, might
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
be ruined if his customers were deprived of their freedom to buy; the
purchaser, a householder, seeking supplies for his fam ily, with money
in his pocket and free to buy, m ight find his liberty o f no value, and
might suffer from lack of food and clothing, if the shopmen who deal
in these articles were so terrorized by a powerful combination as to be
coerced into refusing to sell either food or clothing to him. I t is, how
ever, the right of the employer and employee to a free labor market
that is the particular thing under consideration in this case.
W hat is the measure or test by which the conduct o f a combination
of persons must be judged in order to determine whether or not it is an
unlawful interference with freedom o f employment in the labor mar
ket, and as such injurious to an employer o f labor in respect o f his
“ probable expectancies,” has not as y e t been clearly defined. A man
may not be liable to an action fo r slander for calling a workman a
“ scab” in the street, but if 100 men combine to have this workman
denounced as a “ scab” in the street, or followed in the streets to
and from his home, so as to attract public attention to him, and place
him in an annoyingly conspicuous position, such conduct— the result of
such combination— is held to be an invasion o f the “ probable expect
ancy” of his employer or contemplated em ployer, an invasion o f this
employer’s right to have the labor flow freely to him. W ith o u t any
regard to the rights and remedies which the molested workman may
have, the injunction goes, at the suit o f the employer, to protect his
“ probable expectancy,” — to secure freedom in the labor market to
employ and to be employed, upon which the continuance of his entire
industry may depend.
I think it is safe to say that, all through this development o f strike
law during the last decade, no principle becomes established which
does not operate equally upon both employer and employee. The
rights of both classes are absolutely equal in respect o f all these
“ probable expectancies.” The doctrine which supports that portion
of the restraining order in this case which undertakes to inderaict the
defendants from molesting applicants fo r employment as an invasion
of a right of the complainant is applicable to a situation presenting
either an employer or an employee as complainant, and containing
the following elements: First. Some person or persons desiring to
exercise the right of employing labor or the right o f being employed
to labor. Second. A combination o f persons to interfere with that
right by molestation or annoyance o f the employers who would
employ,* or of the coemployees who would be employed, in the
absence of such molestation. H ow far the element o f combination of
a number of persons will finally be found necessary in order to make
out the invasion of a legal or equitable right in this class o f cases, need
not be discussed. W e are dealing with cases where pow erful combi
nations of large numbers in fact exist. Third. Such a degree o f
molestation as might constrain a person having reasonable fortitude,
and not being unreasonably sensitive, to abandon his intention to
employ or to be employed in order to escape such molestation. Fourth.
A s the result o f the foregoing conditions, an actual pecuniary loss to
the complaining party by the interference with his enjoyment o f his
“ probable expectancies” in respect o f the labor market. I do not
think that the constraining force, brought to bear upon the employer
or employee, which the law can interdict, can ever include the power
of public opinion or even o f class opinion. E very man, whether an
DECISIONS OF COURTS AFFECTING LABOR.
387
employer or an employee, constitutes a p artof a great industrial system,
and his conduct is open to the criticism of the members of his own
class. W h ile , therefore, a combination o f union men have no right
to cry “ scab” in the streets to nonunion employees, or follow them
in the street in a body to and from their homes, or do many other
things in combination which, if done once by a single individual,
would not found an action o f tort, such combinations, I think, have
left a fairly wide field of effort toward the creation and application of
public opinion as a constraining force upon conduct of any kind which
they wisn to discourage.
I njunction — V iolation — P arties not in O riginal B ill as
D efendants to R ules — C ollateral A ttack— Sufficient N otice—
E x parte R ickards, United States Circuit Court, Southern D istrict o f
West V irginia, 117 Federal R ep or> 'ter,page 658.— In this case an injunc
tion had been allowed against certain named citizens of Pennsylvania,
Indiana, and Ohio, officers and organizers of the United Mine W orkers
of Am erica, restraining them, “ their confederates, and all others asso
ciated with th em ” from interfering with the complainant’s employees,
or from interfering with any person in or upon its premises who may
desire to enter its employm ent, by the use of threats, personal violence,
or intimidation, or b y any other means calculated to intimidate, terror
ize, or place in fear any o f said employees at or upon the premises of
the complainant. G oing upon the premises named for the purpose of
inducing employees to quit their work, or congregating in and about
the premises for such purpose, was also forbidden. A further clause
forbade the conducting or leading of bodies of men up to or upon the
complainant’s premises for the purpose of inducing or causing the
employees to leave their work, or of interfering in any manner with
the business o f the plaintiff upon its land or premises.
The complainant in the case was the Collins Colliery Company, and
the injunction was issued the latter part of June, 1902. Hearing on a
motion to make the injunction permanent was to be had at the Septem
ber term of court. In the meantime the company presented informa
tion that the terms o f the injunction were being violated by persons
not specifically named in the bill, but alleged to be their agents and
confederates. These persons were citizens of W e s t Virginia, John
Richards being president of district No. 17 of the United Mine
W o rk e rs, and the others were members of various local unions within
said district. It appeared that these persons received advice and
directions as well as financial support from the national organization,
and that they urged the colliery employees to join the union.
Rules were issued directing the appearance of Richards and his asso
ciates to show w hy they should not be adjudged in contempt of court
fo r disobedience o f its orders. These defendants denied the j urisdiction
o f the Federal court, since they and the complainant company were
388
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
all citizens of the State o f W e s t Virginia, so that they could not have
been made parties to the original bill, and claimed that for the same
reason the court could not issue a rule against them for violation of
the original injunction. I t was further urged that the court acquired
jurisdiction of the original suit only by service o f process, and that
process had not been served on any o f the defendants to the bill until
after the alleged violations o f the preliminary injunction. On these
grounds a motion was made to quash the rules and attachments under
which the present defendants were held.
On this point Judge K eller,
for the court, spoke as follow s:
I f, as is conceded, the court has power to issue a temporary and pre
liminary restraining order, it is not perceived upon what theory it is
denied the power to punish violations thereof merely because process
has not yet been served in the suit. This motion is overruled on the
authority of the following cases: E x parte Lennon, 166 U . S ., 548;
17 Sup. C t., 658; 41 L . E d ., 1110; * * * Conkey Co. v. Russell
(C. C.), I l l F ed ., 417. In the Lennon case the Supreme Court o f
the United States said:
“ To render a person amenable to an injunction, it is neither neces
sary that he should have been a party to the suit in which the injunc
tion was issued, nor to have been actually served with a copy o f it, so
long as he appears to have had actual notice.” [See Bulletin o f the
Department of Labor, No. 11, p. 532.]
In the case of Conkey Co. v. Russell it was held that “ * * *
jurisdiction exists by reason o f the conspiracy to defeat the process
of the court, and although such person is a stranger to the suit, and,
by reason of his citizenship, could not have been made a defendant
therein. ”
Upon the authority of these and the other cases above cited, I have
overruled the motion to quash the rules and attachments.
Continuing, Judge K eller said:
Answers were filed by the several defendants to the rules. In each
of these answers there was a statement that the defendant in the rule
is advised that by the bill and process issued thereon he is a party to
the original suit of Collins Colliery Company v. Joe Crisco and others,
and therefore insists that upon the face o f the bill the court has not
jurisdiction of the said cause. T o these allegations in the answers
the Government, by its counsel, excepted, and said exceptions are
sustained. I can not hold that these defendants, or any o f them, were,
or were attempted to be, made parties to the original suit. The only
language in the original bill that could give color to any such claim
is the statement contained therein that it brings its suit against the
defendants named, and against their “ confederates, associates, agents,
and promoters, whose citizenship and places o f residence are to your
orator unknown.” In the prayer the bill asks for the process o f
subpoena against the defendants named in the bill, and “ against their
confederates arid associates, when their names shall have been dis
covered.” The court is bound to treat this allegation in the bill and
this prayer for process as referring to defendants who could properly
be made parties, and therefore that allegation in the bill could not
DECISIONS OF COURTS AFFECTING LABOR.
389
have referred to any resident o f W e s t Virginia. Moreover, no defend
ant can be made a defendant to a bill except by name, and before any
o f these parties could have been made a party to this bill a proper
order o f the court, upon petition o f the plaintiff, would have to be
entered. H olding as I do, that these persons are not parties to the
bill, I must further hold that the question of jurisdiction to entertain
the original bill can not be raised by persons not parties to it, upon a
collateral proceeding. (E x parte Lennon; Conkey Co. v. Russell.)
The court then discussed the two questions, “ Does the defendant in
the rule stand in the relation of a confederate and associate of the
defendants to the bill, or any o f them ? I f so, has he violated the
restraining order of the cou rt?55 On the first point testimony as to
support, advice, and common objects was reviewed, and the following
conclusion was reached:
I t is clear to m y mind that this strike, and the method of its conduct,
had the approval and support o f the national organization of United
M ine W orkers of Am erica, and that it was the work of the order at
large, o f which the defendants in the bill are officers and organizers,
and, under the facts shown as to support, assistance, and direction by
members o f the national executive ooard, it is not at all too much to
say that the statement made b y John Richards, the district president,
that he had a list o f the nonunion men at Glen Jean, and that when
the union was recognized they would be unable to get work anywhere
in the United States, was authorized by the defendants, and that in
making it he was aiding and abetting them in their purposes,— purposes
declared b y the means and agencies employed, and emphasized by the
actions and words o f the local members of the order of which the
original defendants are leaders.
On the second question the court said:
The sworn answers o f the defendants, supplemented b y their oral
testimony, deny that they ever intentionally violated the mjunctional
order issued herein. I t is in evidence that some of them were not
served with the restraining order, but it is also in evidence that the
order was posted in many conspicuous places; that it was freely and
largely talked about, and that the United Mine W orkers had several
retained counsel, who were appealed to for information and advice
respecting the court’s order; and that they gave it as counsel for the
order, etc. fit is not necessary that a person be served with an injunc
tion in order to render him amenable to its provisions, if it appears
that he had reasonable notice o f it. (E x parte Lennon.) A very few
o f the defendants do not appear to have been served with or to have
had knowledge o f the restraining order. Some of them can not read,
and the court is loath to attribute a knowledge of the contents of the
restraining order to them, in the face o f their denial that they knew
o f it, although the great weight o f the testimony is to the effect that
it was constantly talked about, and that the leaders, John Richards
and others, in their speeches, cautioned all these people not to violate
the terms o f the injunction.
Discharge was accordingly ordered as to certain defendants. The
remainder were found to be cognizant of the order, the question then
390
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
being as to its violation. The terms o f the injunction were recited
and a number of cases referred to in which intimidation, interference,
etc., were discussed. It was in evidence that the employees were so
alarmed and uneasy that they habitually quit work at about the time
when the striking miners gathered, and if armed guards had not been
present they would not have thought it safe to work at all; that at
several times small bodies o f men drew off from the body of the meet
ing and called for volunteers to go into the mines and bring the w ork
men out, and that individual strikers were heard to curse and abuse
those at work and to use contemptuous language regarding the court
and its injunctions. On the other hand, it appeared that the leaders
counseled obedience to the law and believed that they were themselves
keeping within the injunction in their meetings and marchings. The
court then concluded:
Upon the whole, the court is of opinion that, considering the excul
patory oaths of the defendants themselves, and their solemn assever
ations that they intended no violation o f the order o f the court, this is
a case calling for justice tempered with mercy. The court does not
find that all of these men have been equally guilty o f violating its
injunction, but is impressed with the idea that, although technically
guilty, perhaps none of the men have intended to put themselves in
the attitude of disobedience to the court’s orders, and will therefore
not attempt to draw any fine distinctions between those who have been
adjudged guilty, and will inflict as mild a penalty as, in its judgment,
could be done, with the hope and in the belief that both those so held
guilty and others who may know of this proceeding will in the future
endeavor to keep themselves within lines o f safety in regard to these
orders.
LAWS OF VARIOUS STATES RELATING TO LABOR ENACTED SINCE
JANUARY 1, 1896.
[The Second Special Report of the Department contains all laws of the various States and Terri
tories and of the United States relating to labor in force January 1,1896. Later enactments are
reproduced in successive issues of the Bulletin from time to time as published.!
IO W A .
ACTS OF 1902.
Ch apte r
97.— Commissioner of labor statistics—Duties, etc.
S ect io n 1. Section twenty-four hundred and seventy (2470) of the code is hereby
amended by inserting after the words “ laboring classes” in the fifth line thereof,
the words “ the means of escape from, and the protection of life and health in fac
tories, the employm ent of children, the number of hours of labor exacted from them
and from women. ’ ’
Sec. 2. Section twenty-four hundred and seventy-one (2471) of the code [relating
to witness fees] is hereby amended by striking out in the seventh line thereof the
words “ contingent fund of the bureau in advance” and insert in lieu thereof the
wrords “ general funds of the State on voucher by the commissioner.”
Sec. 3. Section twenty-four hundred and seventy-two (2472) of the code is hereby
amended, by striking out the “ semicolon” after the word “ thereof” in the tenth
line thereof and insert a “ period,” *and the words:
“ If the commissioner shall learn of any violation of, or neglect to comply with
the law in respect to the employm ent of children, or in respect to fire escapes, or the
safety of employees, or for the preservation of health, he shall give written notice to
the owner or person in charge of such factory or building, of such offense or neglect,
and if the same is not remedied within sixty days after service of such notice, such
officer shall give the county attorney of the county in which such factory or building
is situated, written notice of the facts, whereupon that officer shall immediately
institute the proper proceedings against the person guilty of such offense or neglect.”
Approved April 11, 1902.
C h a p t e r 98.— Mine regulations— Examination and licensing of mine inspectors.
S e c t io n 1. Chapter nine (9) title twelve (12) of the code is hereby amended by
striking out section twenty-four hundred and seventy-nine (2479) and inserting in
lieu thereof the follow ing:
“ The executive council shall appoint a board of five examiners consisting of two
practical miners and tw o mine operators, all holding certificates of competency as
mine foremen, at least one of w hom shall also hold a certificate of competency as
hoisting engineer, and one mining engineer, each of whom shall have had at least
five years’ actual experience in his profession immediately preceding his appoint
ment, w ho shall hold office for a term of two years. The members of said board
shall qualify b y taking oath to perform the duties devolving upon them fairly, faith
fully and impartially, without fear or favor, uninfluenced by personal or political
considerations. No member of said board shall be interested in or connected with
any school, scheme, plan or device having for its object the preparation, education
or instruction of persons in the knowledge required of applicants for certificates of
competency. A n y member of said board shall be summarily removed from office
by the executive council, upon due notice and hearing, for violation of the law, mis
feasance or malfeasance in the performance of his duties, or for other sufficient cause,
and his successor shall thereupon be appointed by the said executive council for the
unexpired term.”
Approved March 25,1902.
13362— No. 45— 03-------13
391
392
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
C h a p t e r 99.— Mine regulations—Inspection.
S ection 1. Section twenty-four hundred and eighty-two (2482) of the code is
hereby amended by inserting after the comma following the word “ permit,” and
before the word “ keep ” in the ninth line thereof, the following:
“ Which examination shall be made at least once in every six (6) months of all
mines having an average output of fifty tons or more of coal per day.”
Approved March 25, 1902.
C h a p t e r 100.—Mine regulations—Shot examiners.
S ection 1. In all mines, where the coal is blasted from the solid, competent persons
shall be employed to examine all shots, before they are charged. Said examiners to
have the power to prohibit the charging and firing of any shot which, in their judg
ment, is unsafe. Before entering upon the discharge of their duties, said examiners
shall give proof of their competency to the State mine inspector of the district in
which the mine, where they are employed, is located, and said inspector shall certify
to the operator of each mine the persons w ho have given proof of their competency
to act in the capacity of shot examiners. The State mine inspector to have the
ower to refuse to give permission to any person to act as shot examiner who, in
is judgment, is not sufficiently competent; or he may revoke the permission granted,
should it appear that a shot examiner is negligent, or careless in the performance of
his work.
Approved April 11, 1902.
E
C h a p t e r 149.— Factories, workshops, etc.— Safety appliances, inspection, etc.
S ection 1. Every manufacturing establishment, workshop or hotel in which five
or more persons are employed, shall be provided with a sufficient number of waterclosets, earth closets or privies, for the reasonable use of the persons em ployed
therein, which shall be properly screened and ventilated and kept at all times in a
clean condition; and if women or girls are employed in such establishment, the
water-closets, earth closets or privies used b y them shall have separate approaches
and be separate and apart from those used b y the men.
S ec . 2. It shall be the duty of the owner, agent, superintendent or other person
having chaige of any manufacturing or other establishment where machinery is
used, to furnish and supply or cause to be furnished and supplied therein, belt
shifters or other safe mechanical contrivances for the purpose of throwing belts on
and off pulleys, and, wherever possible, machinery therein shall be provided with
loose pulleys; all saws, planers, cogs, gearing, belting, shafting, set-screws and
machinery of every description therein shall be properly guarded. No person under
sixteen years of age, and no female under eighteen years of age shall be permitted
or directed to clean machinery while in motion. Children under sixteen years of
age shall not be permitted to operate or assist in operating dangerous machinery, of
any kind.
S ec . 3. All persons, companies or corporations operating any factory or workshop
where emery wheels or emery belts of any description, or tumbling barrels used for
rumbling or polishing castings, are used, shall provide the same with blowers and
pipes of sufficient capacity, placed in such manner as to protect the person or persons
using same from the particles of dust produced or caused thereby, and to carry away
said particles of dust arising from or thrown off such wheels, belts or tumbling bar
rels while in operation, directly to the outside of the building, or to some receptacle
placed so as to receive or confine such particles or dust: Provided, however, That grind
ing machines upon which water is used at the point of grinding contact, and small
emery wheels which are used temporarily for tool grinding, are not included within
the provisions of this section, and the shops em ploying not m ore than one man
at such work may, in the discretion of the commissioner of the bureau of labor o f the
State, be exempt from the provisions hereof.
Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of the bureau of labor of the State,
and the mayor, and chief of police of every city or town, to enforce the provisions of
the foregoing sections. A ny person, whether acting for himself or for another or for a
copartnership, joint stock company or corporation, having charge or management of
any manufacturing establishment, workshop or hotel, w ho shall fail to com ply with
the provisions of said sections, within ninety days after being notified in writing to
do so, by any one of said officers whose duty it may be to enforce the provisions of
said sections, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or b y
imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days.
Approved April 11, 1902.
LABOR LAWS---- IOW A---- ACTS OF 1902.
393
C h a p t e r 150.— Fire escapes on factories, etc.
S ec t io n 1. The owners, proprietors or lessees of all buildings, structures or inclos
ures of three or more stories in height, now constructed or hereafter to be erected,
shall provide for and equip said buildings and structures with such protection against
fire and means of escape from such buildings as shall hereafter be set forth in this
bill.
Sec. 2. The buildings, structures and inclosures contemplated in this act shall be
classified as follows:
First. Hotels or lodging rooms of three or more stories in height.
Second. Tenements or boarding houses, of three or more stories in height, occu
pied b y one or more families or aggregating twenty (20) persons or more; Provided,
That a mansard roof or attic, when used for sleeping rooms, shall be counted as one
story.
Sixth. Manufactories, warehouses and buildings of all characters] of three or more
stories in height, not specified in the foregoing sections.
Sec. 3. Each twenty-five hundred (2,5(X)) superficial feet of area, or fractional part
thereof, covered by buildings or structures specified under classification one, of sec
tion 2, of this act, shall be provided with one ladder fire escape of steel or wroughtiron construction, attached to the outer wall thereof, and provided with platforms
of steel or wrought-iron construction of such size and dimensions and such proximity
to one or m ore windows of each story above the first as to render access to such
ladder from each story easy and safe, said ladder to start about five feet from the
ground and extend above the roof, or a drop ladder may be hung at the second story
m such a manner that it can be easily lowered in case of necessity: Provided, how
ever, That where such buildings shall be occupied by more than twenty (20) per
sons, the said building shall be provided with one stairway of steel or wrought-iron
construction with above-described platforms, accessible from each story with a drop
or counterbalance stairway from the second-story balcony to the ground, or a
stationary stairway may be carried down to within five feet from the ground. Build
ings under classification 2 of section 2 of this act shall be provided for in the same
manner as those under the head of classification 1. * * * Each five thousand
(5,000) superficial feet of area, or fractional part thereof covered by buildings under
classification 6, section 2 of this act, shall be provided with at least one abovedescribed ladder, and platforms at each story, if not more than twenty (20) persons
be em ployed in the same. If more than twentv (20) persons be employed, then
there shall be at least tw o of the above-described! ladders, and platforms attached,
or one such stairway, and platforms of sufficient size at each story, and if more than
forty (40) persons be em ployed in said building, then there shall be at least two, or
such number of the above described outside stairways as the chief of fire depart
ment, or the mayor of any city or town where no such chief of fire department
exists, may from time to time determine.
Sec. 4. It is hereby made the duty of the chief of fire department, or the mayor of
each city or town where no such chief of fire department exists, or the chairman of
the board of supervisors, in case such building is not within the corporate limits
of any city or town, to adopt uniform specifications tor fire escapes hereinbefore pro
vided, ana keep such specifications on file in their respective offices, and to serve or
cause to be served a written notice in behalf of the State of Iowa upon the owner or
owners, or their agents or lessees, of buildings within this State not provided with
fire escapes in accordance with the provisions of this act, commanding such owner,
owners, or agents or either of them, to place or cause to be placed upon Laid build
ings, such fire escape or fire escapes as are provided in this act within sixty days
after service of such notice, pursuant to the specifications established. Any such
owner, owners or agents, trustees or either of them so served with notice as aforesaid,
w ho shall not within sixty days after the service of said notice upon him or them,
place or cause to be placed such fire escape or fire escapes upon such buildings as
required by this act and the terms of said notice, shall be subject to a fine not less
than fifty ($50) dollars, and not more than one hundred ($100) dollars, and shall be
subject to a further fine of twenty-five ($25) dollars for each additional week of neg
lect to com ply with such notice.
Sec. 5. A ll fire escapes erected under the provisions of this act shall be subject to
inspection and approval or rejection in writing, by the person named in section 4 of
this act w ho has caused such written notice to be served.
A pproved April 8, 1902.
394
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
KENTUCKY.
ACTS OF 1902.
C h a p t e r 16.— Employment of children—Age limit.
S ection 1. It shall be unlawful for a proprietor, foreman, owner or other person
to employ any child less than fourteen years of age in any workshop, factory, or
mine, in this State; unless said proprietor, foreman or owner shall know the age of
the child, it shall be his or their duty to require the parent or guardian to furnish a
sworn statement of its age, and any swearing falsely to such b y the parent or guardian
shall be perjury and punishable as such.
Provided, That if the parent o r guardian and the county judge of any county may
consent in writing for such employment, then in that event such employm ent may
be made, subject to the approval o f the county attorney of said county, in the event
of any complaint, and if he thinks after investigation of such complaint, that it is
against the best interests or moral welfare of such infant child he may so notify said
employer and then this act applies as if no consent was given.
S ec . 2. Any proprietor, foreman or owner em ploying a child less than fourteen years
of age in conflict with the provisions of this act, except where such proprietor, fore
man or owner has been furnished with a sworn statement of guardian or parent that
the child is more than fourteen years of age, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars and not more than
two hundred and fifty dollars.
S ec . 4. This act shall take effect ninety days after the adjournment of this general
assembly.
Approved March 12, 1902.
C h a p t e r 19.— Labor Day.
The first Monday in September known as Labor Day shall be a legal holiday, and
no person shall be compelled to labor on said day b y any person or corporation.
Approved March 17, 1902.
C h a p t e r 23.—Exemption from garnishment etc. — Wages.
S ection 1. Wages earned out of this State and payable out of this State shall be
exempt from attachment or garnishment in all cases, where the cause o f action arose
out of this State, and it shall be the duty of garnishees in such cases to plead such
exemption unless the defendant is actually served w ith process.
Approved March 17, 1902.
C h a p t e r 24.—Bureau of agriculture, labor, and statistics— Labor inspector.
1. In the bureau of agriculture, labor and statistics there shall be appointed
by the commissioner, with the approval of the governor, a labor inspector, and one
assistant labor inspector, who shall be men having practical knowledge of factories,
machine or work shops, and w ho shall be under the supervision of the commissioner.
S ec . 2. It shall be the duty of the labor inspector to visit and inspect the various
factories, machine and work shops in this State, and under the direction of the
commissioner, to report to the Commonwealth’ s attorney and county attorney of the
county or district, where such factory, machine or w ork shop is located, any viola
tion or infraction of laws enacted for the protection of women, children and other
persons laboring in such places.
S ec . 2 [3]. It shall be the duty of every owner, manager and agent of any factory,
machine or work shop where laborers are employed, to admit the labor inspectors
during reasonable hours and w hile the same is open, for the purpose of making an
inspection of same, and any person w ho shall refuse to admit such inspectors in vio
lation of the provisions of this section shall be fined not to exceed one hundred dol
lars, or to be imprisoned in jail not more than six months, or both be so fined and
imprisoned in the discretion of the ju»y.
S ec . 4. It shall further be the duty of the labor inspector to collect statistics con
cerning labor wherever and however em ployed in this State, and report the same to
the commissioner at such times as he may direct. It shall be the duty of the owner,
officers, manager, or agent of any factory, machine or work shop where laborers are
employed, to furnish upon demand of the labor inspectors statistical information
concerning the number and sex of laborers employed, the compensation of each, the
S ection
LABOR LAWS---- KENTUCKY---- ACTS OF 1902.
395
amount and kind of labor performed b y such laborers, and such other reasonable
information as may be required b y the commissioner: Provided, That no person shall
be required to furnish the labor inspectors information concerning the private con
duct or condition of his affairs, or the affairs of the firm or concern he represents,
touching matters not contemplated in the provisions of this act; And, provided, further,
That no labor inspector, for the purpose of gathering statistics, shall interfere or
detain from work any laborer w hile on duty during working hours.
Sec. 5. The commissioner shall make a separate report biennially to the legislature
on or before the second M onday in January, on the subject of labor, and include such
recommendations as may be deemed proper, together with an account of the work
done b y the labor inspectors, and the expenses incurred in by them. The number
of copies of such reports shall not b e less than one thousand nor more than three
thousand, in the discretion of the commissioner.
Sec. 7. Neither the labor inspector nor assistant labor inspector shall take any
part, interfere, or become involved in any strike or similar labor difficulty, other
than the performance of his duty as prescribed by law, upon penalty of forfeiting
his office.
Sec. 8. The labor inspector and assistant labor inspector shall receive annual sala
ries of twelve hundred dollars and one thousand dollars, respectively, and their
actual necessary traveling expenses w hile in the performance of their duties to be
paid out of the fund appropriated for the bureau. Said labor inspectors shall make
reports of expenses as directed b y the commissioner, w ho shall approve the same
when proper and certify same for payment as other expenses of said bureau are now
allowed and paid.
Sec. 9. Nothing in this act shall be construed to conflict with the powers and duties
of the State mine inspectors as now prescribed by law. The words, factory, machine
and w ork shop, shall not be construed to mean a newspaper or printing office.
Sec. 10. A ll laws in conflict with this act, are, to the extent of such conflict,
hereby repealed.
Approved March 17, 1902.
C h a p t e r 51.— Examination, licensing, etc., of barbers.
S e c t io n 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to follow the occupation of barber
in all cities of the first, second and third class of this State unless he shall have first
obtained a certificate of registration as provided in this act: Provided, however, That
nothing in this act contained shall apply to or affect any person who is now and for
the past three years has been actually engaged in such occupation. A person so
engaged less than three years shall be considered an apprentice, and at the expira
tion of three years of such employm ent shall be subject to the provisions of this act
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. A board of examiners, to consist of three persons is hereby created to carry
out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this act. The governor shall on or
before July first, nineteen hundred and two, appoint one barber to serve for one
year, one barber to serve for tw o years and one barber to serve for three years, who,
w ith their respective successors, to be appointed annually thereafter, and to serve
for a term of three years, shall constitute a board of examiners of barbers, all of
w hom shall be practical barbers w ho have been actually engaged in the business of
barbering for at least five years. Each member of said board shall give a bond in
the sum of one thousand dollars, w ith sureties to be approved by the secretary of
state, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, and shall take the oath
provided b y law for public officers. Vacancies in said board shall be filled by the
governor for the unexpired portion of the term.
Sec. 3. Such board shall have pow er to adopt reasonable rules and regulations
prescribing the sanitary requirements of a barber shop in cities of the first, second
and third class, subject to the approval of the State board of health, and to cause the
rules and regulations so approved to be printed in suitable form, and to transmit a
copy thereof to the proprietor of each barber shop in cities of the first, second and
third class. It shall be the duty of every proprietor, or person operating a barber
shop in cities of the first, second and third class to keep posted in a conspicuous
place in his shop, so as to be easily read by his customers, a copy of such rules and
regulations. A failure of any such proprietor to keep such rules so posted, or to
observe the requirements thereof, shall be sufficient grounds for the revocation of
his license, but no license shall be revoked without a reasonable opportunity being
offered to such proprietor to be heard in his defense. A ny member of said board
shall have power to enter and make reasonable examination of any barber shop in
cities of the first, second and third class during business hours for the purpose of
ascertaining the sanitary conditions thereof. Any barber shop in cities of the first,
396
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
second and third class in which tools, appliances and furnishings in use therein are
kept in an unclean and unsanitary condition, so as to endanger health, is hereby
declared to be a public nuisance, and the proprietor thereof shall be subject to prose
cution and punishment therefor.
S ec . 4. Each member of said board shall receive a compensation o f three dollars
per day for actual service, and ten cents per mile for each mile actually traveled in
attending the meetings of the board, w hich compensation shall be paid out of any
moneys m the hands of the treasurer of said board, after an allowance thereof b y the
board upon an itemized and verified claim therefor being filed w ith the secretary by
the member claiming the same; but in no event shall any part of the expenses o f the
board or any member thereof be paid out of the State treasury.
S ec . 5. Said board shall report annually to the governor a full statement of the
receipts and disbursements of the board during the preceding year, a full statement
of its doings and proceedings, and such recommendations as it may deem proper
looking to the better carrying out of the intents and purposes of this act. A n y
moneys in the hands of the treasurer of said board at the time of making such report,
in excess of five hundred dollars, shall be paid over to the State treasurer to be kept
by him for the future maintenance of the board, and to be disbursed b y him upon
warrants signed by the president and treasurer of said board.
S ec . 6. Said board shall hold each year throughout the State, at such times and
places as it shall designate, at least four public examinations, notice whereof shall be
given by publication at least ten days before the holding of any such meeting, in at
least one newspaper printed and published in the city of Louisville, and in at least one
newspaper printed and published in the county in w hich said meeting shall be held.
Said board is authorized to incur all necessary expenses for the proper discharge of
their duties, and pay the same out of any moneys in the hands o f the treasurer of the
board, or of the funds in the hands of the State treasurer as aforesaid.
Sec. 7. Every person now engaged in the occupation of barber in cities of the first,
second and third class shall within ninety days after the approval of this act file with
the secretary of said board an affidavit setting forth his name, residence and the
length of time during which and the place where he has practiced such occupation,
and shall pay to the treasurer of said board one dollar, and a certificate of registration
entitling him to practice said occupation thereupon shall be issued to him.
S ec . 8. Any person desiring to obtain a certificate of registration under this act
shall make application to said board therefor, and shall pay to the treasurer of said
board an examination fee of five dollars, and shall present himself at the next regu
lar meeting of the board for the examination o f applicants, whereupon said board
shall proceed to examine such person, and being satisfied that he is above the age of
nineteen years, of good moral character, free from contagious or infectious diseases,
that he had either studied the trade for at least three years as an apprentice under a
qualified and practicing barber; or that he has studied the trade in a barber school
or schools, as defined b y this act, for at least three years, or had practiced the trade
in another State for at least three years, and is possessed of the requisite skill in said
trade to properly perform all the duties thereof, including his ability in the prepara
tion of tools, shaving, hair cutting, and all the duties and services incident thereto,
and is possessed of sufficient knowledge concerning the com m on diseases of the face
and skin to avoid the aggravation and spreading thereof in the practice of said trade;
his name shall be entered by the board in the register hereinafter provided for, and
a certificate of registration shall be issued to him, authorizing him to practice said
trade in cities o f the first, second and third class: Provided, That whenever it
appears that the applicant has acquired his knowledge o f said trade in a barber school,
the board may subject him to an examination and w ithhold from him a certificate
if it shall thus appear that he is not qualified to practice the said trade.
' A barber school is hereby declared to be a school conducted b y a suitable person
who is authorized to practice the trade of a barber in this State, and in w hich all
instruction is given b y competent persons so authorized, and in w hich the course and
period of training shall comply with the rules and regulations of the said board
adopted for the government of barber schools.
Sec. 9. Nothing in this act shall prohibit any person from serving as an apprentice
in said trade under a barber authorized to practice the same under this act, nor from
serving as a student in any school for the teaching of such trade under the instruction
of a qualified barber.
S ec . 10. Said board shall furnish to each person to w hom a certificate of registra
tion is issued, a card or insignia bearing the seal of the board and the signature of
its president and secretary, certifying that the holder thereof is entitled to practice
the occupation of barber in this State, and it shall be the duty of the holder of such
card or insignia to post the same in a conspicuous place in front of his w orking chair,
where it may readily be seen by all persons w hom he may serve. Said card or
LABOR LAWS---- KENTUCKY---- ACTS OF 1902.
397
insignia shall be renewed on or before the first day of July of each year, and the
holder of said certificate of registration shall pay to the secretary of said board the
sum of one dollar for said renewal card or insignia. Upon the failure of any holder
of a certificate of registration to apply for a renewal of his card or insignia on or
before the first day of July in each year, his said certificate may be revoked by said
board, subject to the provisions of section twelve of this act.
S ec . 11. Said board shall keep a register in which shall be entered the names of all
persons to w hom certificates are issued under this act, and said register shall be at
all times open to public inspection.
S ec . 12. Said board shall have pow er to revoke any certificate of registration
granted b y it under this act for: (a) Conviction of crime; (b ) habitual drunkenness
for six months immediately preceding the filing of a charge with it therefor; (c)
gross incom petency; (d ) the keeping of a shop or the tools, appliances or furnish
ings thereof in an unclean and unsanitary condition; (e) failure to comply with the
requirements of section ten of this act: Provided, That before any certificate shall be so
revoked the holder thereof shall have notice in writing of the charge or charges against
him, and shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard in his defense. Any person
whose certificate has been so revoked may, at the expiration of ninety days, apply to
have the same regranted, and the same shall be regranted to him upon a satisfactory
showing that the disqualification has ceased. The said board shall have power to
summon any person to appear as a witness and testify at any hearing appointed by it
touching any such charge preferred against any barber of cities of the first, second
and third class, and to examine such witness relating thereto, and shall have the right
to administer oaths.
S e c . 13. A n y person practicing the occupation of barber without having obtained
a certificate of registration, as provided by this act, or willfully employing a barber
w ho has not such a certificate, or falsely pretending to be qualified to practice such
occupation under this act, or violating any of the provisions of this act, is guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less
than ten dollars, or m ore than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the
county jail not less than ten days or more than ninety days.
Sec. 14. This act shall take "effect and be in force from and after July first, one
thousand nine hundred and two.
Approved March 21, 1902.
C h a p t e r 60.— Payment of wages of miners in cash—Semimonthly per day.
S ectio n 1. Section one of an act entitled, “ An act concerning the employees and
servants in mining work or industry in this Commonwealth,” * * * is hereby,
repealed, and the follow ing is enacted in lieu tnereof:
Section 1. A ll persons, associations, companies and corporations employing the
services of ten or more persons in any mining work or mining industry in this Com
monwealth, shall, on or before the fifteenth and thirtieth days of each month, pay
to w ithin fifteen days of the aforesaid fifteenth and thirtieth days, respectively, each
servant or employee, in lawful m oney of the United States, the full amount of wages
due each such servant or em ployee rendering such service, unless prevented by an I
unavoidable casualty: Provided, however, That if at any time of payment any servant
or employee shall be absent from his place of labor, he shall be entitled to such pay
ment at any time thereafter on demand.
Approved March 21, 1902.
LO U ISIA N A .
ACTS OF 1902.
A ct N o . 49.— Employment of women and children—Honrs of labor.
.
S e c t io n 1 Section 4 of A ct No. 43 of the General Assembly of the State of Louis
iana, approved July 1, 1886, * * * [shall] be amended and reenacted so as to read
as follows:
Section 4. No child, or young person under the age of eighteen years, and no
woman, shall be em ployed in any factory, warehouse, workshop, telephone or tele
graph office, clothing, dressmaking or millinery establishment, or in any place where
the manufacture of any kinds of goods is carried on, or where any goods are prepared
for manufacture, for a longer period than an average of ten hours in any day, or
sixty hours in any week, and at least one hour shall be allowed in the labor period
o f each day for dinner.
Approved July 24, A. D. 1902.
398
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
A ct N o . 122.— Hours of labor on street railways.
S ection 1. Act No. 95 of the session of 1886, approved July 8th, 1886, * * *
[shall] be amended and reenacted as follows:
Ten hours labor in twenty-four shall constitute a day’ s labor in the operation of
all street railroads owned or operated b y corporations incorporated under the laws
of this State, whatever motive power m ay be used in the operation of such railroads;
the said ten hours to be embraced within twelve consecutive hours.
Sec. 2. It shall be a misdemeanor for any officer or agent of any street railroad
company to exact from any of its employees m ore than ten hours’ labor in the twentyfour, constituting a day and embraced within twelve consecutive hours: Provided,
however, That in cases of accident, unavoidable delay, or emergency extra labor may
be permitted for extra compensation, with the consent of the employee.
Sec. 3. Any officer or agent of any of the said street railroads, w ho shall have been
convicted of violating the provisions of this act, shall be fined not more than fifty
dollars, or suffer imprisonment in the parish prison or jail, as the case may be, for
not more than two months, or both, at the discretion of the court; said fine to go to
the benefit of the public schools as other fines and forfeitures.
Approved July 8, A. D. 1902.
A ct N o . 191.— Examination, licensing, etc., of plumbers.
S ection 1. In all cities having a population of (30,000) thirty thousand or more
people, the mayor of each city shall appoint, with the consent of the common coun
cil of the city, for a term of four years, five plumbers at least tw o of whom shall be
journeyman plumbers, who together with the president of the board of health and
city engineer, shall constitute and act as a board of examiners of plumbers, and
whose duty it shall be to examine all plumbers as to their practical knowledge and
all other requirements of the business o f plumbing; and shall submit the applicant
to some satisfactory forms of practical tests; and if satisfied with the competency of
the said applicant, shall thereupon issue a permit to such applicant authorizing him
to engage in the business of plumbing either as a master plumber or as a journey
man plumber; which permit shall be renewed from year to year without reexamina
tion: Provided, That all persons actively engaged in the business of plumbing in the
State of Louisiana, either as a master plumber or journeyman plumber, for twelve
months previous to the passage of this act, shall be entitled to receive a permit with
out passing an examination.
Sec. 2. The said board of examiners in said cities shall have power to adopt
rules and regulations for the sanitary construction, alteration and repairing of all
plumbing placed within or connected with any building in such cities, and no
plumbing work shall be performed without a permit first obtained from said board:
Provided, That the plumbing work of all buildings in course of construction or here
after to be constructed in said cities after the passage of this act, shall be done in
such manner as to conform to the sanitary rules of the sewerage authorities of said
cities.
Sec. 4. Any person engaged or any person hereafter engaging in the business
either as a master plumber or a journeyman plumber, shall within thirty days from
the organization of said board of examiners, or from engaging in the business of
plumbing, apply to the said board and after undergoing an examination as to his
qualifications, or show that he has been twelve months in business, as provided in
section 1, if he shows his competency, shall be granted a permit to ply his trade.
Sec. 5. No license shall be granted or issued by the municipal authorities to a mas
ter plumber except upon production of a permit from the board of examiners,^and
no master plumber shall employ a journeyman plumber who has not secured the
permit above provided for.
Sec. 7. The board of examiners shall have the power and are hereby authorized
to charge moderate fees to defray the necessary expenses of the carrying out of the
purposes of this law provided the said fees and all fees herein m entioned shall be
approved by the city councils of said cities, and to hire and fix the salaries of their
employees, which they shall pay out of the fees above provided for.
Sec. 8. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be subject to a fine of not more
than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned for a period not exceeding thirty days.
Received in the office of the secretary of state July 3, 1902.
[Became a law by limitation without the governor’ s signature.]
LABOR LAWS---- MARYLAND— ACTS OF 1902.
399
M ARYLAND.
ACTS OF 1902.
C h a p t e r 101.— Factories and workshops—Sweating system.
S ectio n 1. Article 27 of the Code of Public General Laws, * * * is hereby
amended by the addition of four new sections to be added thereto, to be known
respectively as sections 149ee, 149ff, 149gg and 149hh, and to come in immedi
ately after 149d of said article, and to read as follows:
Section 149ee. N o room or apartment in any tenement or dwelling-house shall be
used except by the immediate members of the family living therein, which shall be
limited to a husband and wife, their children, or the children of either, for the manu
facture of coats, vests, trousers, kneepants, overalls, cloaks, hats, caps, suspenders,
jerseys, blouses, waists, waistbands, underwear, neckwear, furs, fur trimmings, fur
garments, shirts, purses, feathers, artificial flowers, cigarettes, or cigars. No room
or apartment in any tenement or dwelling-house shall be used by any family or part
o f fam ily until a permit shall first have been obtained from the chief of the bureau
of industrial statistics, stating the maximum number of persons allowed to be
em ployed therein. Such permit shall not be granted until an inspection of such
premises has been made b y the inspector or his assistant, named by the chief of the
bureau of industrial statistics, and such permit may be revoked by the said chief of
the bureau of industrial statistics at any time the health of the community or those
em ployed or living therein m ay require it. No person, firm or corporation shall
w ork in, or hire or em ploy any person to work in any room or apartment in any
building, rear building, or building in the rear of a tenement or dwelling-house, at
making in w hole or in part, any of the articles mentioned in this section, without
first obtaining a written permit from the chief of the bureau of industrial statistics
stating the maximum num ber of persons allowed to be employed therein. Such
permit shall not be granted until an inspection of such premises has been made by
the factory inspector or his assistant, named b y the chief of the bureau of industrial
statistics, and such permit m ay be revoked by the said chief of the bureau of indus
trial statistics at any time the health of the community or of those so employed may
require it. A ll families, persons, firms or corporations now engaged in such manu
facture in such tenement or dwelling house or other building, shall apply for said
permit on or before July 1, 1902, and annually thereafter at the same date. The
said permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the room, or one of the rooms
to w hich it relates. Every person, firm or corporation contracting for the manufac
ture of any of the articles mentioned in this section, or giving out the incomplete
material from w hich they or any of them are to be made, or to be wholly or par
tially finished, or em ploying persons in any tenement or dwelling-house, or other
building to make, w holly or partly finish, the articles mentioned in this section,
shall keep a written register of the names and addresses of all persons to whom such
w ork is given to be made, or with w hom they may have contracted to do the same.
Such register shall be produced for inspection, and a copy thereof shall be furnished
on demand made b y the chief of the bureau of industrial statistics or one of his
deputies.
Section 149ff. The chief of the bureau of industrial statistics, or his assistant, or
any inspector, shall have authority to enter any room in any tenement or dwelling
house, workshop, manufacturing establishment, mill, factory or place where any
goods are manufactured for the purpose of inspection. The person, firm or corpora
tion ow ning or controlling or managing such places shall furnish access to and infor
mation in regard to such places to the said chief of the bureau of industrial statistics,
or his deputies, at any and all reasonable times while work is being carried on.
Section 149gg. The chief of the bureau of industrial statistics shall appoint two
deputies as assistants, whose duty it shall be to make such inspections of the tene
ments, dwelling houses, factories, workshops, mills and such other places as he may
designate, and to do such other work as the said chief of the bureau of industrial statis
tics shall designate.
Section 149hh . A n y person, firm or corporation who shall in any manner violate
the provisions of the preceding sections, numbered respectively i49EE, 149ff and
149gg, or w ho shall refuse to give such information and access to the chief of the
bureau of industrial statistics, or his deputies, or secure such permit as provided,
shall, upon conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, be fined not less than
five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten days
nor m ore than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court; such fines to be col
lected as all other fines are collected by law.
Approved March 27,1902.
400
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
C h a p t e r 124.—Mine regulations and inspection.
S ection
1. Sections 196 [to] 209d of article number one of the Public Local Laws,
as the same were enacted by chapter 34 of the acts of 1898, and sections 150 [to]
164c of article twelve of the Public Local Laws, as the same were enacted b y chapter
34 o f the acts of 1898, are hereby repealed, and sections 196 [to] 209q are hereby
enacted and added to article number one of the Code of Public Local Laws, and sec
tions 150 [to] 164p are hereby enacted and added to article number twelve of the
Public Local Laws, to read as hereinafter set forth, respectively, to wit:
Section 196 of article 1 and section 150 of article 12. The governor shall, b y and
with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint one mine inspector for the counties
of Allegany and Garrett, w ho shall hold his office for tw o years from the date of
his appointment. No person shall be eligible to the office of mine inspector until he
shall have obtained [attained] the age of thirty years. H e shall possess a competent
and a practical knowledge of the different systems of m ining and properly ventilating
coal mines in said counties, and the nature and constituent parts of the various gases
found in coal mines, and of the various ways of expelling the same from said mmes,
and shall have had five years’ practical experience as a miner in one or both counties
combined next immediately preceding his appointment, and shall receive an annual
salary of fifteen hundred dollars, payable quarterly, b y warrant of the comptroller of
the State treasury for the same. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of
his office the said mine inspector shall take the oath provided in the constitution of
the State, and shall give bond in the sum of tw o thousand dollars with sureties to be
approved by the chief judge of the fourth judicial circuit of Maryland. Said mine
inspector while in office shall not be interested in the operation of any mine or act
as land agent, superintendent or manager of any mine; and it shall be his duty to
make a report to the governor of his proceedings in office and to set forth in such
reports all such information that may be proper or beneficial, and also to make such
recommendations and suggestions as he may consider important as to legislation on
the subject of mining.
Section 197 of article 1 and section 151 of article 12. Said m ine inspector shall devote
the whole of his time to the duties c f his office. It shall be his duty to examine each
mine in said counties as often as possible, but a longer period of time than tw o months
shall not elapse between said examination, to see that all the provisions of this act
are observed and strictly carried out, and he shall make a record o f all examinations
of mines, showing the condition in w hich he finds them, especially with reference to
ventilation and drainage, the num ber of persons em ployed m each mine, the extent
to which the law is obeyed and progress made in the improvement of mines, the
number of serious accidents and the nature thereof, the number of deaths resulting
from injuries received in or about the mines, w ith the cause of such accident or death;
which record completed to the first day of M ay o f each and every year shall be filed
with the governor of the State; and one thousand copies of said report shall be printed
for distribution at once b y the inspector, and the cost thereof shall be paid b y the treas
urer upon the warrant of the comptroller.
Section 198 of article 1 and section 152 o f article 12. It shall be the duty of the mine
inspector, on examination of any mine, to make out a written or partly written and
partly printed report of the condition in w hich he finds such mine and post the same
at the mouth of the mine properly protected from the weather. The said report shall
give the date of the visit, the number of cubic feet of air in circulation and where
measured, and that he has measured the air at the cut-through of one or more rooms
in each heading or entry, and such other information as he shall deem necessary, and
the said report shall remain posted in the office or conspicuous place, and may be exam
ined by any person employed in or about the mine.
Section 200 of article 1 and section 154 of article 12. That the mine inspector may
be enabled to perform the duties herein imposed upon him, he shall have the right
at all times to enter any coal mine to make examinations or obtain information; and
upon the discovery of any violation of this act, it shall be the duty o f said m ine
inspector to report the same to the grand jury for the proper county; and the grand
juries for each of the said counties are hereby directed to summon said mine inspector
before them at each term of court, and the respective courts o f Allegany and Garrett
counties shall call this section to the attention of each grand jury.
Section 201 of article 1 and section 155 of article 12. W henever loss of life or serious
personal injury shall occur b y reason o f any accident whatsoever, in or connected
with any coal mine, it shall be the duty o f the person having charge o f said m ine to
report that fact, without delay, to the inspector, and the said inspector shall, if he
deem necessary from the facts reported, and in all cases o f loss of life, im mediately
go to the scene of said accident and render every possible assistance to those in need.
Section 202 of article 1 and section 156 of article 12. The m ine inspector shall also
be an inspector of weights and measures at all mines now or hereafter opened in said
LABOB LAWS---- MABYLAtfD---- ACTS OF 1902.
401
counties, and shall weigh several cars of coal mined therein once every two months
on the scales of the different mines, (or when requested to do so, especially by any
miner or operator), in order to test the accuracy of said scales, and the State shall
supply said mine inspector with the required weights and apparatus for testing
scales, and to do any other act he m ay deem necessary to ascertain whether the coal
be justly weighed at said mine; and it shall be the duty of every person acting as
weighmaster for the owner, lessee or agent of said mines, before entering upon the
performance of his duty as weighmaster or check-weighman, or before making any
report, to make oath before some justice of the peace, in the proper county, that he
will perform the duty of weighmaster or check-weighman as prescribed by this act,
at such mine, with honesty and fidelity, and will keep a true and accurate account
of all the coal so weighed b y him, and w ill credit and allow the full weight, and no
more, of coal in each mining car, to the party or parties who mined the same at th e
rate of tw o thousand tw o hundred and forty pounds per ton, and all fractions thereof
to be counted in hundred weights; a copy of which oath shall be posted up in said
weigh-office where such coal is weighed. But the said oath of weighmaster or checkweighman shall be understood ana construed as only requiring said weighmaster or
check-weighman to allow and credit said fractions of tons in whole hundredweights
(cw ts.) in manner following, namely: W here the odd pounds in any mining cars in
excess of the w hole hundredweight therein shall equal or exceed fifty-six pounds,
the said weighmaster or check-weighman shall credit such miner with a whole hun
dredweight for such odd pounds, but where such odd pounds, less than a whole
hundredweight (cw t.) shall be less than fifty-six pounds, then such weighmaster or
check-weighman shall give such miner no credit whatever for such odd pounds; and
it shall be the duty of said weighmaster and of any check-weighman to perform the
several acts and matters prescribed in said affidavit: Provided, That every car when
weighed shall be uncoupled and stopped on the scales; but the mine inspector may
make special regulations as to the stopping of cars when necessary.
Section 203 of article 1 and section 157 of article 12. The mine inspector shall
have pow er to examine the weighing sheets on which the weight of the miners’ cars
are registered, and the m onthly aggregate of coal weighed on such scales, and shall
compare such aggregate m onthly weighings with the “ manifest” or “ shipping”
reports of the operators, and thus determine from time to time whether the coal is
accurately weighed.
Section 204 o f article 1 and section 158 of article 12. It shall be lawful, however,
notwithstanding the provisions of this act, in relation to weighmaster and the weigh
ing of coal, for any lessee, owner, individual or agent of any mine in said counties of
Allegany and Garrett to contract w ith the miners to mine coal therein or therefrom
b y measurement, and it shall also be lawful for any owner, lessee or agent of any
mine in said counties, at or m w hich not more than ten miners are employed at any
one time, to contract w ith the miner or miners employed therein by the day, week
or month, instead of b y weight, and in all such cases when the compensation of the
miners b y their contract or agreement fixed by the day, week or month, be ascer
tained b y the cubic yard or other measurement, as hereinbefore provided; it shall
not be obligatory upon such owner, lessee or agent of such mine to provide any
weighmaster or weigh the coal mined in such shaft or mine, or taken therefrom, but
the mine cars used in any such mine worked by shaft shall be measured by a sworn
measurer, and said owner, lessee or agent shall cause the capacity of each of said
m ining cars to be plainly stamped or branded thereon.
Section 205 of article 1 and section 159 of article 12. A t any time upon the request
of a m ajority o f the miners then em ployed in any coal mine in said counties of Alle
gany or Garrett, the agent, lessee or operator of such coal mine shall permit said
miners (but at their ow n expense) to provide and keep in the said weigh-house at
said mine, at the scales kept thereat, for such length of time as such miners may
require, a check-weighmaster, w ho shall have the right at all times to be present
when the coal mined at each mine is being weighed by the weighmaster of said mine,
and to exam ine the scales thereof, and to take and keep a full statement of the
weight o f each mining car load of coal, as shown by the said scales when the coal is
being weighed thereon b y said weighmaster, and upon the discovery by such checkweighmaster of any w illful violation of any of the provisions of this act b y the weigh
master em ployed at such mine, it shall be the duty of such check-weighmaster to
immediately lay all such information before the state’ s attorney of the county in
w hich such weigh-house is situated, or the mine inspector, for their action upon the
same.
Section 206 of article 1 and section 160 of article 12. It shall be the duty of every
person acting as weighmaster in any of the said mines, to keep in ink or indelible
pencil a list or statement of the number of mining cars, and the weight of coal in
car mined each day, and the person mining the same, and place and keep said list at
402
BULLETIN OE THE DEPARTMENT OE LABOR.
the weigh-house, where said coal is weighed, where the parties interested therein
may inspect it, which lists shall be kept for reference and inspection by all persons
interested therein for at least thirty days7 time. A n d it shall be the duty of every
operator to provide correct and accurate scales, upon which all coal mined in said
mine shall be weighed in the state in w hich it is mined, before the same shall be
dumped or taken from the mine cars, in w hich the miners have loaded the same; and
no operator shall dock any miner in excess of five hundred pounds (cw ts.) on any
one car; and it shall be the duty of the operator to cause the average weight of each
empty car used in any such mine to be plainly stamped on the outside of each car.
Section 207 of article 1 and section 161 of article 12. The owner, lessee or agent of
every mine in operation in the counties of Allegany and Garrett shall furnish at
their own expense all props and all requisite timber required to be used in the w ork
ing of said mines, and as the miners em ployed to w ork therein proceed with the
working of their excavations it shall be the duty of the owner, lessee or agent of said
mines, to furnish a sufficient quantity of props and timber o f suitable character at the
place in the heading, room, crosscut or other excavation in the mines where the
miners are at work, and the owners, lessee or agent operating any such mine shall, at
their own expense, properly timber any headings, rooms, pillars or other excava
tions, not recently worked, and lay uproads, b y contract or otherwise, to and in the
same, previous to the miners starting new or farther work or excavations therein;
and said owner, lessee or agent shall construct each heading hereinafter driven in
every mine of sufficient width and height, with at least two feet and a half of room on
the break side of such heading, or if no breaks be used, then upon some given side
of such heading, so as to admit of the passage of the drivers w ho may be engaged in
driving along said heading; and it shall be the duty of every agent, lessee, owner,
operator, weighmaster, mining boss, overseer, roadsman, driver, miner or any other
person working or engaged in any employm ent whatever, in or about the said mines
in said Allegany and Garrett counties, or tram roads or incline planes leading there
from, to observe all practical care, caution and prudence in the w ork in w hich they
may be engaged so that all lives, health and safety of themselves and their colaborers,
and the property of the owners in and about said mines, may be protected so far as
practicable, consistent with the dangerous character of the work, from loss and injury;
and it shall be the duty of all miners engaged in any of the said mines to carefully
prop and timber all rooms, headings and other excavations wherein they may be
working, as close up to their work as may be reasonably practicable, so as to guard,
as far as practicable, against all accidents from fall of roof, side or breast, coal or
slate, earth or other surrounding matter; and any minor [miner] or other person
employed or working in or about said mines w ho shall be guilty of any willful negli
gence in respect of any of the matters specified in this section w hereby the lives,
health or safety of any colaborers in and about any of said mines or any of the property
of the owners in or about said mines may be lost, destroyed or injured, or unneces
sarily jeopardized, shall be liable to indictment, and upon conviction to be fined as
hereinafter provided; and whenever in any case it shall be brought to the notice of
the mine inspector that any person is violating any of the provisions of this section,
he shall at once order such person to take immediate steps to secure the safety of the
person or property so jeopardized, and in case [o f] the refusal of any person to
comply with such order, it shall be the duty of said inspector to proceed at once to
have such offender arrested and punished in accordance with the provisions of this act.
Section 208 of article 1 and section 162 of article 12. The operator or superin
tendent of every coal mine shall make, or cause to be made, b y a competent engineer
or surveyor, an accurate map or plan of such coal mine not smaller than a scale of
two hundred feet to an inch, w hich map shall show as follows: First. All measure
ments of said mine in feet or decimal parts thereof. Second. A ll the openings, exca
vations, shafts, tunnels, slopes, planes, main entries, cross entries, and rooms in said
mines. Third. By darts or arrows made thereon b y a pen or pencil the direction of
air currents in the said mine. Fourth. A n accurate delineation of the boundary
lines so far as possible between said coal mine and all adjoining mines or coal lands,
whether owned or operated by the same operator or other operator, and the relation
and proximity of the workings of said mine to every other adjoining mine or coal
lands. Fifth. The bearings and lengths of each tunnel or entry and boundary or
property lines. The said map or plan, or a true copy thereof, shall be kept in the
general mine office by the said operator or superintendent for the use of the mine
inspector and for the inspection of any person or persons working in said mine w hen
ever said person or persons shall have cause to fear that any w orking place is becom
ing dangerous by reason of its proxim ity to other workings that may contain water
or dangerous gas.
Section 209 of article 1 and section 163 of article 12. A t least once in every six
months, or oftener if necessary, the operator or superintendent of each mine shall
LABOR LAWS---- MARYLAND---- ACTS OF 1902.
403
cause to be shown accurately on the map or plan of said coal mine, all the excava
tions made therein during the time elapsing since such excavations were last shown
upon said map or plan; and all parts o f said mine which were worked out or aban
doned during said elapsed period of time shall be clearly indicated by coloring on
said map or plan; ana whenever any of the workings or excavations of said coal
mine have been driven to their destination, a correct measurement of all such work
ings or excavations shall be made prom ptly and recorded in a survey book prior to
the removal of the pillars or any part of the same from such workings or excavations.
Section 209a of article 1 and section 164 of article 12. It shall not be lawful for
the operator, superintendent or mine foreman of any coal mine to employ more than
twenty persons within said coal mine, or permit more than twenty persons to be
em ployed therein at any one time, unless they are in communication with at least
tw o available openings to the surface from each seam or stratum of coal worked in
such mine exclusive of the furnace upcast: But provided, That in any mine operated
b y a shaft or slope and ventilated b y fan, if the air shaft shall be divided into two
compartments, one of them may be used for an airway and the other for the purpose
o f egress and ingress from and into said mine by the persons therein employed, and
the same shall be considered a compliance with the provisions of this section herein
before set forth. And there shall be cut out or around the side of every hoisting
shaft, or driven through the solid strata at the bottom thereof, a traveling way not
less than five feet high and three feet wide, to enable persons to pass the shaft in
trom one side of it to the other without passing over or under the cage or other
ng apparatus. The mine inspector may, upon application, if he deem it neces
sary, grant a period of time not exceeding eighteen months in which the operator
shall provide the second opening, under such terms as the inspector shall prescribe,
and the second opening required may be through an adjoining mine if the way thereto
and the opening itself be kept and maintained in proper condition.
Section 209b of article 1 and section 164a of article 12. The shaft or outlet, other
than the main shaft or outlet, shall be separated from the main outlet and from the
furnace shaft by a natural stratum at all points by a distance of not less than one hun
dred and fifty feet (except in all mines opened prior to June 30, 1901, where such
distance may be less, if, in the judgment of the inspector one hundred and fifty feet
is impracticable). If the mine be worked by drift two openings, exclusive of the
furnace upcast shaft, and not less than thirty feet apart shall be required. Where
the tw o openings shall not have been provided as required hereinbefore by this act,
the mine inspector shall cause the second to be made without delay; and in no case
shall furnace ventilation be used where there is only one opening into the mine.
Section 209c of article 1 and section 164b of article 12. Unless the mine inspector
shall deem it impracticable, all mines shall have at least two entries or other passage
ways, one of w hich shall lead from the main entrance and the other from the other
opening into the bod y of the mine, and said two passageways shall be kept well
drained and in a safe condition for persons to travel therein throughout the whole
length, so as to obtain in cases of emergency a second way for egress from the work
ings. No part of said workings shall at any time be driven more than three hundred
feet in advance of the aforesaid passageways, except entries, airways, or other narrow
work, but should an opening to the surface" be provided from the interior of the mine,
the passageways aforesaid may be made and maintained therefrom into the working
part of the mine, and this shall be deemed sufficient compliance with the provisions
o f this act relative thereto; said tw o passageways shall be separated by pillars of
coal or other strata of sufficient strength and width.
Section 209d of article 1 and section 164c of article 12. Where necessary to secure
access to the tw o passageways required in any slope mine where the coal seam inclines
and has workings on both sides of said slope, there shall be provided an overcast for
the use of persons working therein, the dimensions of which shall not be less than
four feet w ide and five feet high. Said overcast shall connect the workings on both
sides of said slope, and the intervening strata between the slope and overcast shall
be of sufficient strength and thickness at all points for its purpose: Provided, That if
said overcast be substantially constructed it shall be deemed sufficient.
Section 209e o f article 1 and section 164d of article 12. The machinery used for
lowering or raising the employees into and out of the mines and the stairs used for
ingress and egress shall be kept in a safe condition, and inspected once each twentyfour hours, by a competent person employed for the purpose; and such machinery
and method of its inspection shall be approved by the mine inspector.
Section 209f of article 1 and section 164e of article 12. No greater number of per
sons shall be lowered or hoisted at any one time than may be permitted by the mine
inspector, and notice of the number so allowed to be lowered or hoisted at any one
time shall be kept posted up b y the operator or superintendent in conspicuous places
at the top and bottom of the shaft, and the aforesaid notice shall be signed by the
mine inspector.
S
404
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
Section 209g of article 1 and section 164f of article 12. The operator or superin
tendent of every coal mine, whether shaft, slope or drift, shall provide and hereafter
maintain ample means of ventilation for the circulation of air through the main
entries, cross entries and all other working places to an extent that w ill dilute, carry off
and render harmless all noxious or dangerous gases generated in the mine, affording
not less than one hundred cubic feet per minute for each and every person em ployed
therein: Provided, That in the case of old workings when the mine inspector shall
deem it impracticable to secure one hundred cubic feet of air per minute for each
man, then h e may reduce it to eighty feet per man per minute for such old working.
Section 209h of article 1 and section 164g of article 12. It shall be the duty of the
mine foreman to see that proper cut-throughs are made in all the rooms and pillars at
such distances apart as the mine inspector m ay deem requisite, not more than thirtyfive yards in any instance for the purpose of ventilation, and the ventilation shall be
conducted through said cut-throughs into the rooms b y means of check doors made
of canvass or other suitable material, placed in the entries or other suitable places,
and he shall not permit any room to be opened in advance of the ventilating current.
Should the mine inspector discover any room, entry or other working places being
driven in advance o f the air current, or shall discover any crosscut or cut-through
not properly closed or bratticed contrary to the requirements of this section, he shall
order the workingmen working in such places to cease w ork at once until the law is
complied with.
Section 209i of article 1 and section 164h of article 12. One year after the passage
of this act, every mine employing more than seventy-five persons must be divided
into two or more districts, and each district shall be provided with a separate split
of pure air and the ventilation shall be so arranged that not more than seventy-five
persons shall be employed at the same time in any one current or split of air: Pro
vided, That a larger number, not exceeding one hundred and thirty may be allowed
by the mine inspector when, in his judgment, it is impracticable to com ply with the
foregoing requirements.
Section 209j of article 1 and section 164i of article 12. In all mines the doors used in
guiding and directing the ventilation of the mine shall be so hung and adjusted that
they will close themselves, or be supplied w ith springs or pulleys, so that they can
not be left standing open, and an attendant shall be em ployed at all principal doors
through which cars are hauled, for the purpose of opening and closing said doors
when trips of cars are passing to and from the workings, unless an approved self
acting door is used, which principal doors shall be determined b y the mine inspector
or mine foreman. A hole for shelter shall be provided at each door, so as to protect
said attendant from being run over b y the cars w hile attending to his duties, and
persons employed for this purpose shall at all times remain at their post of duty
during working hours; on every incline plane or road in any mine where hauling is
done by machinery, and where a door is used, an extra door shall be provided, to
be used in case of necessity.
Section 209k of article 1 and section 164j of article 12. The mine foremen shall
measure the air current at least once a week and the mine inspector at each visit at
the inlet and outlet and at or near the faces of the entries, and shall keep a record of
such measurements. An anemometer shall be provided for this purpose by the
operator of the mine to the foreman, and the same shall be supplied to the mine
inspector by the State.
Section 209l of article 1 and section 164k of article 12. A ll ventilating fans used at
mines shall be provided with recording instruments, b y w hich the number of revo
lutions of the effective ventilating pressure of the fan shall be registered and the
registration with its date for each and every day shall be kept in the office of the
mine for future reference for one year from its date.
Section 209m of article 1 and section 164l of article 12. In any place that is being
driven toward or in dangerous proxim ity to an abandoned mine or part of a mine
suspected of containing gases, or w hicn m ay be inundated with water, bore holes
shall be kept not less than twenty feet in advance of the face, and in the sides of
such working places, said side holes to be drilled diagonally not m ore than eight
feet apart, and any place driven to tap water or gas shall not be more than ten feet
wide, and no water or gas from an abandoned mine, or part of mine, and no m ore
holes from the surface shall be tapped until the employees, except those engaged at
such work, are out of the mine, and such w ork to be done under the immediate
instructions of the mine foreman.
Section 209n of article 1 and section 164m of article 12. For any injury to person
or property occasioned b y any violation of this act, or any failure to com ply with its
provisions b y any owner, operator or superintendent of any coal mine or colliery,
a right of action shall accrue to the party injured against said owner or operator for
any direct damages he may have sustained thereby, and in case of loss of life b y
LABOR LAWS---- MARYLAND---- ACTS OF 1902.
405
reason of such neglect or failure aforesaid a right of action shall accrue to the widow
and lineal heirs oi the person whose life shall be lost for like recovery for damages
for the injury they shall have sustained.
Subsection A. If any person shall receive any injury in or about the mine, and the
same shall com e within the knowledge of the mine foreman, and if he shall be of
the opinion that the injured person requires medical or surgical treatment, he shall
see that said injured person receive the same; the mine foreman shall report monthly
to the mine inspector on blanks furnished by said inspector for that purpose all acci
dents resulting in personal injury.
Subsection B. No unauthorized person shall enter the mine without permission
from the superintendent or mine foremen.
Subsection C. No person in a state of intoxication shall be allowed to go into or
loiter about the mine.
Subsection D. All employees shall inform the mine foreman, or his assistant, of
the unsafe condition of any working place, hauling roads or traveling ways, or of
damages to doors, brattices or stoppings, or of obstructions in the air passages when
known to them.
Subsection E. No person shall be allowed to travel on foot to or from his work on
any incline plane, dilly or locom otive roads, when other good roads are provided for
that purpose.
Subsection F. It shall be the duty of operators or superintendents to keep at the
mouth of the drift, shaft or slope, or at such other place about the mine as shall be
designated b y the m ine inspector, a stretcher properly constructed and a woolen and
a waterproof blanket in good condition for use in carrying away any person who may
be injured at t^he mine: Provided, That where more than two hundred are employed,
tw o stretchers and tw o w oolen blankets and two waterproof blankets shall be kept.
Subsection G. No person shall ride upon or against any loaded car or cage in any
shaft or slope in or about any coal mine; no person other than the trip runner shall
be permitted to ride on empty trips on any slope or incline plane when the speed of
the cars exceeds six miles per hour. The transportation of tools in and out of the
mine shall be under the direction of the mine foreman.
Subsection H . No person under the age of twelve years, or female of any age, shall
be permitted to enter any mine to w ork therein; nor shall any boy under the age of
fourteen years, unless he can read and write, be allowed to work in any mine. And
the mine boss shall see that this requirement is fully met.
Section 209o of article 1 and section 164n of article 12. H e shall examine his work
ing place before beginning w ork and see that it is made safe before commencing to
dig or load coal.
Subsection A. It shall be the duty of every miner to mine his coal properly, and
after each blast he shall exercise great care in examining the roof and coal, and shall
secure them safely before beginning work.
Subsection B. W hen a driver has occasion to leave his trip he must be careful to
see that it is left, when possible, in a safe place secure from the cars and other dan
ger, or from endangering drivers on trips following.
Subsection 0 . The driver must take great care while taking his trips down grades
to have the brakes or sprags so adjusted that he can keep the cars under control and
prevent them running into himself or others.
Subsection D. H e shall not leave any cars standing where they may materially
obstruct the ventilation current, except in case of accident to the trip.
Subsection E. No em ployee shall burn any oil in the mines, composed wholly or
in part of petroleum or its products, but such oil must be at least seventy-five per
cent pure lard: Provided, Tm s section shall not prevent the use of “ Sunshine ” as an
illuminant.
Subsection F. A n y person or persons whomsoever, who shall intentionally or care
lessly injure any shaft, instrument, air course or brattice, or obstruct or throw open
jair ways, or injure any part of the machinery, or open any door in the mine and not
close it again immediately, or open any door which opening is forbidden, or disobey
any order given in carrying out the provisions of this act, or do any other act what
soever whereby the lives or the health of persons or the security of the miners or
jbhe machinery is endangered, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and may be
punished in a manner provided for in this act.
Section 209p of article 1 and section 164o of article 12. The neglect or refusal to
perform the duties required to be performed by any section of this act by the parties
therein required to perform them, or the violation of any of the provisions or require
ments hereof, shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof in
jhe circuit court of the county wherein the misdemeanor was committed, be punjshed b y a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment in the county
jail for a period not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the court.
406
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
Section 209q of article 1 and section 164p of article 12. In this act the term “ coal
m ine” includes the shafts, slopes, adits, drifts or inclined planes connected with
excavations penetrating coal stratum or strata, w hich excavations are ventilated b y
one general air current or divisions thereof, and connected b y one general system of
mine railroads over which coal may be delivered to one or more common points out
side the mine when such is operated b y one operator.
Subsection A. The term “ excavations and w orkings” includes all the excavated
parts of a mine, those abandoned as w ell as the places actually being worked, also
all underground workings and shafts, tunnels and other ways and openings, all such
shafts, slopes, tunnels and other openings in the course of being sunk or driven,
together with all roads, appliances, machinery and material connected with the same
below the surface.
Subsection B. The term “ shaft” means a vertical opening through the strata, and
which is or may be used for the purpose of ventilation or drainage, or for hoisting
men or material, or both, in connection with the mining of coal.
Subsection C. The term “ slop e” means an incline way or opening used for the
same purpose as a shaft.
Subsection D. The term “ operator” means any firm, corporation or individual
operating any coal mine or part thereof.
Subsection E. The term “ superintendent” means the person who shall have, on
behalf of the operator, immediate supervision of one or more mines.
Subsection F. The provision of this act shall not apply to any mine em ploying less
than ten persons in any one period of twenty-four hours.
Subsection G. It shall be the duty of the mine inspector to make as to the clay or
fire-clay mines in Allegany or Garrett counties, the examinations and reports required
as to coal mines under section 197 of article 1 and section 151 of article 12 of this act,
and to make recommendations to the governor as to the legislation requisite to protect
life and health in such clay mines.
Approved March 24, 1902.
C h a p t e r 139.—Liability of employers for injuries to employees— Cooperative insurancefund.
Section 2. Any corporation, partnership, association, individual or individuals
engaged in the business of operating any coal or clay mine, quarry, steam or street
railroad in the State of Maryland, and any incorporated town, city or county in the
State engaged in the work of constructing any sewer, excavation or other physical
structure, or the contractors for any such town, city or county, shall be liable in law
to any employee engaged in the above-named occupations, or in case o f death to his
wife, her husband, if the deceased be a married woman, or to his or her parent or
children, in accordance with section two o f article sixty-seven of the Code of Public
General Laws, for the damages flowing from an injury to said em ployee or from the
death of such employee, when such death or injury is caused by the negligence of
the employer or by the negligence of any servant or em ployee of such em ployer; and
if it appears that such injury or death was caused by the joint negligence of such
employer, his servants or employees, on the one hana, and the negligence of the
injured or deceased on the other hand, then the employer shall be liable for one-half
of the damages sustained by such injury or death.
Sec. 3 Provided, however, That no employer, town, city or county (or contractor or
contractors therefor) shall be liable under the preceding section of this act, if the
said employer, city, town or county (or contractor or contractors therefor) shall pay
the following annual sums in advance into the hands of the insurance commissioner
of the State of Maryland, in m onthly installments: First. Every em ployer engaged
in coal or clay mining or quarrying shall pay the annual sum of one dollar and
eighty cents for every person em ployed and working in the State of Maryland.
Second. Every employer engaged in operating any steam railroad shall pay the
annual sum of three dollars for every person em ployed b y it residing in the State of
Maryland. Third. Every employer engaged in the business of operating any street
railway or trolley road shall pay the annual sum of sixty cents for each person
employed by it within the State of Maryland. Fourth. Every town, city or county
(or the contractor or contractors therefor) shall pay such annual sum of m oney for
each person employed in the work of constructing any sewer, excavation or other
physical structure, as the said insurance commissioner shall adjudge to be necessary
to insure such employees in the sum of one thousand dollars in the event of death in
such employment, considering the occupation of [or] trade risk involved: Provided,
however, That any employer, town, city or county (or contractor therefor) may
deduct from the wages of their respective employees a sum not exceeding one-half of
the amount payable to said insurance commissioner under this act, and make such
deduction by weekly, monthly or other periodic installments, such employers to
LABOR LAW S---- MARYLAND---- ACTS OF 1902.
407
inform their employees of this provision at the time of their employment or of the
continuance of their em ploym ent under this act as a condition of such employment:
Provided, further, That no party liable under the preceding section of this act shall be
entitled to take advantage of the provisions of this section, unless the said party shall
on the first M onday of each m onth make a report under oath to the insurance com
missioner aforesaid, stating the number of persons employed in this State in the
respective occupations covered by this act, during the preceding month (even if only
employed for a fraction of said m onth), and the estimated number to be employed
during the m onth of such report, and shall pay to the said insurance commissioner
the proper m onthly installment for each person employed during such month making
up for any shortage in the payment for the preceding month. And it shall be
unlawful for any person, employer, employee, corporation or partnership to make
any contract waiving or avoiding or affecting the full legal effect of this act.
S e c . 4. It is hereby made the duty of the insurance commissioner of the State to
receive and safe custody keep of all such sums of money or insurance premiums, and
to keep a distinct fund therefor, to be known as the Employers’ and Employees’
Cooperative Insurance Fund, and to invest his monthly balances or surplus in safe
and convertible securities of any State, county or city of the United States or the
bonds of the United States, and the bond of such insurance commissioner shall be
liable for such fund, and it shall be his duty to keep accurate accounts of the receipts
and disbursements of such money, and full statistics of the operation of this function
of this department. In the event of the death of an employee insured under the pre
ceding section of this act, w ho shall have come to his or her death in the course of
the em ploym ent and by causes arising therein (provided such death shall not have
occurred at a period longer than one year from the date of the injury), then the
insurance commissioner upon being satisfied by adequate evidence of such death
shall pay to the administrator or executor of the deceased, or unto the widow or hus
band or children of the deceased, as the said insurance commissioner shall deem
wisest for the dependents, if there be any, the sum of one thousand dollars, and shall
pay such indemnification for no other reason or cause whatsoever.
Sec. 5. The insurance commissioner shall report in January of each year to the
governor the experience of this function of his department, and shall have plenary
power to determine all disputed cases w hich may arise in its administration, and to
regulate from year to year the rates of premiums payable in order to preserve such
fund and pay the death indemnification herein provided. He shall receive in com
pensation for the extra services imposed by this act one per centum of the receipts of
such fund, and shall have power to define the insurance provisions of this act by
regulations not inconsistent therewith, and shall prescribe the character of the
m onthly or other reports required of the parties liable hereunder and the character
of the proofs of death, and shall have power to make all other orders and rules
necessary to carry out the true intent and purpose of this act.
Sec. 6. If any party, subject to the provisions of this act, shall consider that he,
they or it is or are making better provisions on the whole for the workman employed,
either b y way of payments in case of death, injury, sickness or old age, or all com
bined, and are contributing more in such manner to the said workman than he, they
or it would be obliged to do under the insurance provision hereof, then said party
may make application to the said insurance commissioner to be absolutely released
and exonerated from all liability imposed upon the applicant by virtue of this act,
such application to be in writing, under oath, whereupon the insurance commis
sioner shall cause such application to be published in some newspaper published in
the city or county, when the applicant has its principal office in the State, at the
expense of the applicant, fixing a date for a hearing to be given to all persons con
cerned, not less than one month from the day of the filing of such application; and
the said insurance commissioner shall thereupon hear all parties concerned and shall
have pow er to summon witnesses and administer oaths, and if upon full investigation
he shall be satisfied that the application of such applicant ought to be granted, and
that such applicant does and w ill make better provisions on the whole for the work
man concerned than is made b y this act, then the said insurance commissioner is
hereby empowered to release said applicant from all liability under this act, by appro
priate order to be signed b y him, a certified copy whereof of the insurance commis
sioner shall be admissible in evidence as p roof of its contents in any county of this
State: Provided, That the said insurance commissioner shall insert in said order of
release adequate provision for the reviving of the full legal effect of this act, in case
such applicant should fail to continue the scheme or system of benefits maintained
b y such applicant, through w hich said order of release is granted.
Sec. 7. The words party, applicant and employer, as used in this act, shall be
construed to mean the corporation, association, partnership, individual or individ
uals, towTn, city, county (or contractor therefor) liable to be sued under section two
13362—No. 45—03----14
408
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
of this act, unless a contrary sense appears. The word employee, as used in tlie
second section of this act, shall be construed to mean any person em ployed in the
State and residing therein, and under section four of this act the word employee
shall be construed to mean any em ployee for whom the insurance premiums herein
provided for have been paid.
S ec . 8. The insurance commissioner shall have power to extend the benefits of all
the sections of this act, except the second section deferring the liability of employers,
lo other industrial or manual occupations in this State, fixing such rates, terms, con
ditions, qualifications and limitations as he may adjudge prudent.
Approved April 1, 1902.
C h a p t e r 865.— Free public employment offices.
S ection 1. An additional subsection is hereby added to section 1 of article 89 of
the Code of Public General Laws, to follow subsection 6, to be designated as subsec
tion 6 a , and subsection 7 of said section one of said article is repealed and reenacted, so
as to read as to said new subsection, and the section repealed and reenacted, as follows:
6 a . The chief of the bureau of industrial statistics shall cause to be organized and
operated a free State employment agency for the free use of the citizens of the State
of Maryland, for the purpose of securing em ploym ent for unemployed persons who
may register in said bureau or agency, and for the purpose of securing help or labor
for persons registering as applicants for help or labor, and to advertise and maintain
such office.
7.
Tlie sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby annually appropriated 'to pay the salary of the chief of the bureau of indus
trial statistics, and the expenses incident to the execution of the duties of his office;
but no part of said expenses shall be paid until the same shall have been approved
by the governor, and the said official shall annually return to the comptroller of the
treasury the detailed statement of said expenses, and shall also print the same in
the book of statistics.
Approved April 8, 1902.
C h a p t e r 412.— Miners' cooperative insurance fund.
S ection 1. Four new sections are hereby enacted and added to article number 1 of
the Code of Public Local Laws, said sections to follow after section 195 of said Article
number 1, and to be designated as sections 195a , 195b , 195c and 195n, respectively;
and four new sections are hereby added to article 12 of the Code of Public Local
Laws, said sections to follow after section 149 of said article number 12, and to be
designated as sections 149a , 149b , 149c , 149o, respectively; said sections, as to both
Allegany and Garrett counties, to read as follows:
Section 195a of article 1 and section 149a of article 12: A n y corporation, partner
ship, association, individual, individuals, engaged in the business of owning or con
ducting any coal mines, clay mines in Allegany or Garrett counties, whether such
owner or owners, operator or operators be residents of the State of Maryland or not,
employing persons in the operation of mining coal or clay, shall be liable in law to
any employee engaged in such occupation or to his legal representatives, in case of
death, for the damage arising and flowing from any injury received by said em ployee
through the negligence of said owner or operator or from the negligence of any agent
or agents, employee or employees, and if the negligence causing such injury be found
1o consist of the joint or collective negligence of both the employer, his agent or
agents, employee or employees, on the* one hand, and of the negligence of the
injured employee on the other hand, then it shall be the duty of the jury, or of the
court sitting as a jury, to determine and ascertain as near as may be the proportion
of such negligence of which each has been guilty, and having ascertained and deter
mined such proportions of negligence causing the injury, it shall be the duty of the
jury, or of the court sitting as a jury, to apportion the damages arising from said
injury in like proportion or degree and award to the plaintiff or plaintiffs the propor
tion of damages suffered which it shall have been determined was the proportion of
the defendant or defendants’ negligence contributing to the injury complained of.
Section 195b of article 1 and section 149b of article 12: Provided, That no employer,
owner or operator shall be liable under the aforegoing section o f this act if the said
employer, owner or operator shall pay annually in advance in m onthly installments,
to the insurance commissioner of the State of Maryland, on the first M onday in each
month, the following sums of money, respectively, one-half of w hich sums m ay be
deducted by such owner, employer or operator from the wages of their employees,
and the employer shall inform their [his] employees of the provisions of this section,
and make the same a condition of their employment, to wit, as follows: A n y coal
409
LABOR LAWS---- MARYLAND— ACTS OF 1902.
mine or clay mine em ployer or employers shall pay said insurance commissioner the
annual sum of one dollar and eighty cents for each and every person employed on
its pay roll in the State of Maryland: Provided, however, That no employer liable
under the preceding section of this act shall be entitled to take advantage of this
section of this act and its provisions, unless the said party shall on the first Monday
of each m onth make a report under oath to the insurance commissioner aforesaid,
stating the number o f persons actually employed in Maryland, and on its pay roll
during the preceding month, and the estimated number to be employed during the
m onth of the report, and shall pay the monthly installment above required.
Section 195c of article 1 and section 149c of article 12. It is hereby made the duty
of the insurance commissioner of Maryland to receive and safe custody keep of all
such sums of money or insurance premium as may be paid to him under the pro
visions of this act, and to keep such moneys in a distinct fund free from all other
moneys w hich may com e to him, and the bond of said insurance commissioner shall
be liable for all moneys w hich com e into his hands, under the provisions of this act,
and to keep accurate account of such moneys and the number of accidents in each
occupation giving rise to any claims against the same, and in the event of the death
of any em ployee insured under the second section of this act who shall have come to
his or her death in the course of his or her employment and from cases arising out of
such employm ent covered b y this act: Provided, That such death shall not have
occurred at a period longer than one year from the date of the injury, then the State
insurance commissioner, upon being satisfied by adequate evidence of such death,
shall pay to the legal representative or unto the widow or children or husband of the
deceased as the said insurance commissioner shall deem wisest for the defendants, if
there be any, the full sum of one thousand dollars, and shall pay such indemnifica
tion for no other reason or cause whatsoever.
Section 195d of article 1 and section 149d of article 12: The said insurance commis
sioner shall report in January of each year to the governor the experience of this
function of this department and keep proper statistics of the operation of the same,
and shall have power to regulate from year to year the amount per capita required
from each em ployer for each em ployee engaged in the occupation above described,
and said insurance commissioner shall have plenary power to prescribe the notice
of accident, the character of proof thereof and the proof of death, and the character
and specific requirements o f the m onthly report herein provided for, and to make
full regulations for the government of this function of this department, and shall
receive from the annual receipts of such insurance premiums one per centum for the
payment of such extra services as
e required m the administration of the duties
imposed b y this act. The word employee as used in this act shall be construed to
mean every person em ployed by the employer in such employment working in the
State of Maryland.
A pproved April 8, 1902.
Chapter 418.— Manual training.
Section 1. Tw o new sections, to be numbered 118a and 118b, respectively, are
hereby added to chapter 20 of article 77 of the Code of Public General Laws, as
enacted b y chapter 273 of the acts of 1898, said new sections to follow immediately
after section 118 of said article, as arranged in the supplement to said code, so as to
read as follows:
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
118b . The several boards of county school commissioners are hereby authorized to
establish manual training schools and departments of manual training in connection
with such number of graded or high schools in their respective counties as they shall
deem expedient, and to distribute the money appropriated by this article equitably
among the manual training schools and departments of manual training so estab
lished, to the end that instruction in such branch may not be restricted to one locality in
such county, but extended, as far as practicable, to the whole of such county: Provided,
That the instruction to be given in such schools or departments shall in all cases con
form to the course or outline of such w ork prescribed or to be prescribed by the State
board of education: And provided, That no part of the money appropriated by this
article for manual training shall be used for any other purpose.
A pproved A pril 8, 1902.
Chapter 506.— Employment of children.
Section 1. The follow ing sections are hereby added to article 27 of the Code of
Public General Laws, to read as follows:
Section 141a . No person shall em p loy a m inor under sixteen years o f age in hand
lin g in toxica tin g liquors, o r in h an d lin g packages containing intoxicating liquors, in
410
BULLETIH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
any brewery or bottling establishment where intoxicating liquors are prepared for
sale or offered for sale.
Section 141b. W hoever violates the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor, and on conviction thereof shall, in the discretion of the court, be fined a
snm not less than ten dollars nor m ore than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
in jail for not less than five nor m ore than thirty days, in default of payment of said
fine.
Approved April 8, 1902.
Chapter 566.— Employment of children—Age limit.
Section 1. Section 4 of article 100 of the Code of Public General Laws is hereby
repealed and reenacted, to read as follows:
Section 4. No proprietor or owner of any mill or factory in this State, other than
establishments for manufacturing canned goods, or manager, agent or foreman, or
other person in charge thereof shall, after the first day of October, in the year eight
een hundred and ninety-four, em ploy or retain in em ploym ent in any such m ill or
factory, any person or persons under fourteen years of age, unless said child is the
only support of a widowed mother, invalid father, or is solely dependent upon such
employment for self-support; and if any such proprietor or owner of any such m ill
or factory, or manager, agent, foreman or other person in charge thereof shall will
fully violate the provisions of this section, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars for each and
every offense so committed, and pay the cost of prosecution, one-half to go to the
informer and the other half to the school fund of the county or city in which the
offense shall have been committed: Provided, That nothing in this section shall
apply to Frederick, Washington, Queen Anne’ s, Carroll, W icom ico, Caroline, Kent,
Somerset, Cecil, Calvert, St. Mary’ s, Prince George’ s, Howard, Baltimore, Worcester,
Garrett, Talbot, Montgomery and Harford counties.
Approved April 11, 1902.
Chapter 589.— Payment of wages— Monthly pay day.
Section 1. From and after a period of one month, subsequent to the first day of
April, in the year nineteen hundred and two, every association or corporation doing
business in the State of Maryland em ploying wage-workers, whether skilled or ordi
nary laborers, engaged in manual or clerical work, in the business of mining, manu
facturing, operating a steam or electric railroad, street railway, telegraph, telephone
or express company, shall make payment in lawful money of the United States, to said
employees, laborers and wage-workers, or to their authorized agents, not later than
the tenth day of each and every month, the full amount of wages or earnings due the
said employees, laborers and wage-workers for the previous m onth’ s services, at their
respective places of employment or at any intervals or periods less than the time
named in this act.
Sec. 2. In case any of said corporations or associations mentioned in section 1 of
this act, and doing business as aforesaid, or any of their officers shall refuse to make
payment at the times set forth in section 1 of this act, to their wage-workers, laborers
or other employees the wages due them, or any of them, said association, corporation
or officer so refusing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be liable to indictment
therefor, and upon conviction, shall be fined a sum not exceeding two hundred dol
lars for each offense: Provided, Nothing in this act shall interfere with the local law
providing for two weeks’ pay in Allegany County.
Approved April 11, 1902.
M ASSACH USETTS.
ACTS OF 1902.
Chapter 183.— Employment of children.
Section 1. Section thirty-five of chapter one hundred and six of the Revised Laws
is hereby amended * * * so as to read as follows:
Section 35. W hile a public evening school is maintained in the city or tow n in
which any minor who is over fourteen years of age and w ho does not have a certifi
cate signed by the superintendent of schools, or by the school committee, or by some
person acting under authority thereof, certifying to the minor’ s ability to read at sight
and write legibly simple sentences in the English language resides, n o person shall
employ him and no parent, guardian or custodian shall permit him to be em ployed
LABOR LAWS---- MASSACHUSETTS---- ACTS OF 1902.
411
unless he is a regular attendant at such evening school or at a day school; but, upon
presentation by such m inor of a certificate signed by a registered practicing physician
andsatisfactorytothe superintendent of schools, or, if there is no such superintendent,
to the school committee, showingthat his physical condition would render such attend
ance in addition to daily labor prejudicial to his health, said superintendent or school
committee shall issue a permit authorizing the employment oi such minor for such
period as said superintendent or school committee may determine. Said superin
tendent or school committee, or teachers acting under authority thereof, may excuse
any absence from such evening school w hich arises from justifiable cause. Any
m inor not holding the certificate described above shall furnish to his employer a
record of hio school attendance each week while the evening school is In session, and
when this record shows unexcused absences from the sessions his attendance shall
be deemed irregular according to this act. W hoever employs a minor in violation of
the provisions of this section shall forfeit not more than one hundred dollars for each
offense to the use of the evening schools of such city or town. A parent, guardian
or custodian w ho permits a minor under his control to be employed in violation of
the provisions of this section shall forfeit not more than twenty dollars to the use of
the evening schools of such city or town.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 13, 1902.
Chapter 322.— Pure drinking water to be supplied employees during working hours.
Section 1t All manufacturing establishments in this Commonwealth shall provide
fresh and pure drinking water, to w hich their employees shall have access during
working hours.
Sec. 2. Any corporation, association, firm or person owning, in whole or in part,
managing, controlling or superintending any manufacturing establishment in which
the provision of this act is violated shall, upon complaint of the board of health of
the city or town, or of the selectmen of the town in which the establishment is
located, be liable to a fine of one hundred dollars for each offense.
Approved April 18, 1902.
Chapter 350.— Employment of children—Elevators.
Section 1. A ll elevators for the carriage of freight or passengers, running at a
speed of more than one hundred feet a minute, shall be operated by competent per
sons not less than eighteen years of age, and no other person shall operate or have
the care or charge of such an elevator.
Sec. 2. No elevator for the carriage of freight or passengers shall be operated by or
Alaced in charge of any person under sixteen years of age.
Sec. 3. A n y person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this act by oper
ating or causing an elevator to be operated or.to be taken care or charge of in any
manner contrary to the provisions of this act shall be punished by a fine of not less
than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.
Sec. 4. So much of any act as is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed.
Approved April 29, 1902.
Chapter 384.— Time to vote to be allowed employees.
Section 1. Section five of chapter eleven of the Revised Laws is hereby amended
*
* * so as to read as follows:
Section 5. No person entitled to vote at an election shall, upon the day of any such
election, be em ployed in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establish
ment, except such as may lawfully conduct its business on Sunday, during the period
of tw o hours after the opening o f the polls in the voting precinct or town in which
he is entitled to vote.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved M ay 8, 1902.
Chapter 403.— Regulation, inspection, etc., of bakeries.
Section 1. Chapter seventy-five of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by strik
ing out section thirty-four and inserting in place thereof the following new section:
Section 34. The board of health of a city or town may make such further regulations
as the public health may require, and shall cause such regulations, together with the
six preceding sections, to be printed and posted in all such bakeries and places of
business.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 21, 1902.
412
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
C h a p t e r 430.— Unauthorized wearing of badges, etc., of labor organizations.
Whoever, not being a member of a labor union, willfully wears or uses the insignia,
distinctive ribbons, or membership rosette or button thereof, for the purpose of rep
resenting that he is a member thereof, if such insignia, distinctive ribbons or mem
bership rosette or button have been registered in the office of the secretary of the
Commonwealth, shall be punished b y a fine o f not m ore than twenty dollars or by
imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Approved June 3, 1902.
C h a p t e r 435.— Employment of women and children—Hours of labor.
S ection 1. Section twenty-four of chapter one hundred and six of the Revised Laws
is hereby amended * * * so as to read as follows:
Section 24. No child under eighteen years of age and no woman shall be em ployed
in laboring in a manufacturing or mecnanical establishment m ore than ten hours in
any one day, except as hereinafter provided in this section, unless a different appor
tionment of the hours of labor is made for the sole purpose of making a shorter day’ s
work for one day of the week; and in no case shall the hours of labor exceed fiftyeight in a week. Every employer shall post in a conspicuous place in every room in
which such persons are employed a printed notice stating the number of hours’ work
required of them on each day of the week, the hours of commencing and stopping
work, and the hours when the time allowed for meals begins and ends or, in the case
of establishments exempted from the provisions of sections thirty-six and thirty-seven,
the time, if any, allowed for meals. The printed forms of such notices shall be pro
vided by the chief of the district police, after approval b y the attorney-general. The
employment of such person at any time other than as stated in said printed notice
shall be deemed a violation of the provisions of this section unless it appears that such
employment was to make up time lost on a previous day of the same week in conse
quence of the stopping of machinery upon w hich he was em ployed or dependent for
employment; but no stopping of machinery for less than thirty consecutive minutes
shall justify such overtime employment, nor shall such overtime em ploym ent be
authorized until a written report of the day and hour of its occurrence and its dura
tion is sent to the chief of the district police or to an inspector of factories and public
buildings.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 3, 1902.
C h a p t e r 446.— Boards of conciliation and arbitration.
S ection 1. Section two of chapter one hundred and six of the Revised Laws is
hereby amended * * * so as to read as follows:
Section 2. If it appears to the mayor of a city or to the selectmen of a town that a
strike or lockout described in this section is seriously threatened or actually occurs,
he or they shall at once notify the State board; and such notification may be given
by the employer or by the employees concerned in the strike or lockout. If, when
the State board has knowledge that a strike or lockout, w hich involves an employer
and his present or former employees, is seriously threatened or has actually occurred,
such employer, at that time, is employing, or upon the occurrence of the strike or
lockout, was employing, not less than twenty-five persons in the same general line
of business in any city or town in the Commonwealth, the State board shall, as soon
as may be, communicate with such em ployer and employees and endeavor by medi
ation to obtain an amicable settlement or endeavor to persuade them, if a strike or
lockout has not actually occurred or is not then continuing, to submit the controversy
to a local board of conciliation and arbitration or to the State board. Said State
board shall investigate the cause of the controversy and ascertain w hich party thereto
is mainly responsible or blameworthy for the existence or continuance of the same,
and may make and publish a report finding such cause and assigning such responsi
bility or blame. The board shall have the same powers for the foregoing purposes
as are given to it by the provisions of the follow ing section.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 5, 1902.
C h a p t e r 450.— Payment of wages.
S ection 1. Section sixty-two of chapter one hundred and six of the Revised Laws
is hereby amended * * * so as to read as follows:
Section 62. Every manufacturing, mining or quarrying, mercantile, railroad, street
railway, telegraph or telephone corporation, every incorporated express com pany or
LABOR LAW S-— MASSACHUSETTS---- ACTS OF 1902.
413
water company, and every contractor, person or partnership engaged in any manu
facturing business, in any of the building trades, in quarries or mines, upon public
works or in the construction or repair of railroads, street railways, roads, bridges or
sewers or of gas, water or electric light wrorks, pipes or lines, shall pay weekly each
employee engaged in his or its business the wages earned by him to within six days
of the date of said payment, but any employee leaving his or her employment, or
being discharged from such employment, shall be paid in full on the following regu
lar pay day; and the Commonwealth, its officers, boards and commissions shall so
pay every mechanic, workman and laborer who is employed by it or them, and
every city shall so pay every em ployee w ho is engaged in its business, unless such
mechanic, workman, laborer or employee requests in writing to be paid in a differ
ent manner; and every town and county shall so pay each employee in its business
if so required by him ; but an employee w ho is absent from his regular place of labor
at a time fixed for payment shall be paid thereafter on demand. The provisions of
this section shall not apply to an em ployee of a cooperative corporation or association
if he is a stockholder therein unless he requests such corporation to pay him weekly.
The board of railroad commissioners, after a hearing, may exempt any railroad cor
poration from paying weekly any of its employees if it appears fo the board that
such employees prefer less frequent payments, and that their interests and the
interests of the public will not suffer thereby. No corporation, contractor, person or
partnership shall by a special con tract with an employee or by any other means
exem pt himself or itself from the provisions of this and the following section. W h o
ever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not Jess than
ten nor more than fifty dollars.
S ec . 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 5, 1902.
C h a p t e r 494.— Eight-hour laws— Commission to promote uniformity of legislation.
S ectio n 1. The governor shall, with the advice of the council, appoint within thirty
days after the passage of this act, tw o persons, one representing the interests of the
-working classes, and one representing the interests of manufacturers, as additional
members of the commission appointed under the provisions of chapter four hundred
and five of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-one and of chapter
three hundred and eleven oi the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-three
and of chapter tw o hundr' J
thirty-two of the acts of the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven. The said commissioners shall examine the subjects and promote
the objects specified in said acts, and shall also endeavor to promote uniformity of
legislation making eight hours a legal day’ s labor throughout the United States.
S ec . 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 19, 1902.
N E W YORK.
ACTS OF 1902.
C h a p t e r 81.—Learn with pay to he granted veterans on Memorial Day.
S ectio n 1 . Section one of chapter two hundred and twenty of the laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-five * * * is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the head of every public department and of every
court of the State of New Y ork, of every superintendent or foreman on the public,
works of said State, of the county officers of the several counties of said State, and
of the head o f every department, bureau and office in the government of the various
cities and villages in this State, to give leave of absence with pay for the twenty-four
hours of the thirtieth day of May, or such other day as may, according to law, be
observed as Memorial Day, to every person in the service of the State, the county,
the city or village, as the case may be, who served in the Army or the Navy of the
United States in the war of the rebellion, or who served in the Regular or Volunteer
Arm y or the Navy or the Marine Corps of the United States during the wrar writh
Spain or during the insurrection in the Philippine Islands, and who was honorably
discharged from such service. A refusal to give such leave of absence to one entitled
thereto shall be neglect of duty.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Became a law, March 5, 1902.
414
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
C h a p t e r 88 . — Trade-marks of trade unions.
Section 1. Section sixteen of chapter four hundred and fifteen of the laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven * * * is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 16. A person manufacturing, using, displaying or keeping for sale a coun
terfeit or colorable imitation of a device so adopted and filed, or goods bearing the
same, or who shall use or display a genuine device, so adopted and filed, w ith
out authority from or in a manner not authorized b y the owner thereof, shall be sub
ject to a penalty of two hundred dollars, to be recovered in an action brought in a
court of competent jurisdiction b y the person, union or association aggrieved; onehalf of which penalty, when recovered shall be paid to the plaintiff and one-half to
the overseer of the poor of the town or to an officer having like power of the city,
wherein the person aggrieved resides, or union or association is located, for the ben
efit of the poor of such town or city. After filing copies of such device, such union
or association may also maintain an action to enjoin the manufacture, use, display or
sale of counterfeit or colorable imitations of such device, or of goods bearing the
same, or the unauthorized use or display of such device, or of goods bearing the
same, and the court may restrain such wrongful manufacture, use, display or sale,
and every unauthorized use or display by others of the genuine devices so registered
and filed, if such use or display is not authorized b y the owner thereof, and may
award to the plaintiff such damages resulting from such wrongful manufacture, use,
display or sale as may be proved, together with the profits derived therefrom.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Became a law, March 5, 1902.
C hapter
270.— Civil service law— Preference of veterans.
Section 1. Sections * * * twenty and twenty-one of chapter three hundred
and seventy of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine * * * are hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 20. In every public department and upon all public works of the State of
New York and of the cities, counties, towns and villages thereof, honorably dis
charged soldiers, sailors and marines from the A rm y and Navy of the United States
in the late civil war who are citizens and residents of this State, shall be entitled to
preference in appointment and promotion without regard to their standing on any
list from which such appointment or promotion may be made to all competitive ana
noncompetitive positions provided their qualifications and fitness shall have been
ascertained as provided in this act and the rules and regulations in pursuance thereof;
and the persons thus preferred shall not be disqualified from holding any position in
the civil service on account of his age or b y reason of any physical disability pro
vided such age or disability does not render him incompetent to perform the duties
of the position applied for. Whenever any list of eligible persons, prepared under
authority of this act, shall contain the names of honorably discharged soldiers,
sailors and marines entitled to preference as aforesaid any reference in this act or in
the rules and regulations in pursuance thereof to the persons standing highest on
such list shall be deemed to indicate those standing highest of those entitled to pref
erence by the provisions of this section and such person shall be given preference on
any list of registered applicants for em ploym ent in the labor service, in accordance
with the dates of their several applications as though such applications had been
filed prior to those of any persons on such lists not entitled to the preference provided
by this section. A refusal to allow the preference provided for in this and the next
succeeding section to any honorably discharged soldier, sailor or marine or a reduc
tion of his compensation (intended to bring about his resignation) shall be deemed a
misdemeanor, and such honorably discharged soldier, sailor or marine shall have a
right of action therefor in any court of competent jurisdiction for damages, and also
a remedy by mandamus for righting the wrong.
Section 21. Every person whose rights may be in any way prejudiced contrary to
any of the provisions of this section shall be entitled to a writ of mandamus to
remedy the wrong. No person holding a position by appointment or em ploym ent
in the State of New Y ork or in the several cities, counties, towns or villages thereof,
w ho is an honorably discharged soldier, sailor or marine, having served as such in
the Union Arm y or Navy during the war of the rebellion and w ho is an honorably
discharged soldier, sailor or marine, having served as such in the Volunteer A rm y or
Navy o f the United States during the Spanish war, or w ho shall have served the term
required by law in the volunteer fire department of any city, town or village in the
State, or who shall have been a mem ber thereof at the time of disbandment of such
volunteer fire department, shall be removed from such position or em ploym ent
except for incompetency or misconduct shown after a hearing upon due notice, upon
LABOR LAWS---- NEW YORK---- ACTS OF 1902.
415
stated charges and with the right to such employee or appointee to a review by a
writ of certiorari. If the position so held by any such honorably discharged soldier,
sailor or marine, or volunteer fireman shall become unnecessary or be abolished for
reason of econom y or otherwise, the said honorably discharged soldier, sailor or
marine, or volunteer fireman holding the same shall not be discharged from the
public service, but shall be transferred to any branch of the said service for duty in
such position as he may be fitted to fill receiving the same compensation therefor,
and it is hereby made the duty of all persons clothed with powrer of appointment to
make such transfer effective. The burden of proving incompetency or misconduct
shall be upon the person alleging the same. Nothing in this section shall be con
strued to apply to the position of private secretary, cashier or deputy of any official
or department.
S ec . 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Became a law, March 29, 1902.
C h a p t e r 289.— Earnings of married women.
S ectio n i. Chapter tw o hundred and seventy-two of the laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety-six * * * is hereby amended by adding the following section to
article three:
Section 30. A married woman shall have a cause of action in her own sole and
separate right for all wages, salary, profits, compensation or other remuneration for
w hich she may render work, labor or services, or which may be derived from any
trade, business or occupation carried on by her, and her husband shall have no right
or action therefor, unless she, or he, w ith her knowledge or consent, has otherwise
expressly agreed with the person obligated to pay such wages, profits, compensation or
other remuneration. In any action or proceeding in which a married woman or her
husband shall seek to recover wages, salary, profits, compensation or other remunera
tion for w hich such married woman has rendered work, labor, or services, or which
was derived from any trade, business or occupation carried on by her or in which the
loss of such wages, salary, profits, compensation or other remuneration shall be an
item of damage claimed b y a married woman or her husband, the presumption of law
in all such cases shall be that such married woman is alone entitled thereto, uuless
the contrary expressly appears.
S e c . 2. The foregoing section shall not affect any right, cause of action or defense
existing before the date when this act shall take effect.
S e c . 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
Became a law, April 2, 1902.
C h a p t e r 390.— Joint corporations of labor and other organizations for building halls, etc.
S ec t io n 2. Section seven of chapter three hundred and seventy-seven of the laws
of eighteen hundred and ninety-six * * * is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 7. * * * A n y number of trades unions, trades assemblies, trades
associations or labor organizations, * * * may unite in forming a corporation
for the purpose of acquiring, constituting, maintaining and managing a hall, temple
or other building and creating, collecting and maintaining, a library for the use of
the bodies uniting to form such corporation. * * *
S ec . 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
Became a law, April 7, 1902.
C h a p t e r 454.— Employment of labor on public works— Only citizens to be employed.
S e c t io n 1. Section thirteen of chapter four hundred and fifteen of the laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven * * * is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 13. In the construction of public works by the State or a municipality, or
b y persons contracting with the State or such municipality, only citizens of the
United States shall be em ployed; and in all cases where laborers are employed on
any such public works, preference shall be given citizens of the State of New York.
In each contract for the construction of public works a provision shall be inserted, to
the effect that if the provisions of this section are not complied with, the contract
shall be void. On and after May first, nineteen hundred and two, all boards, offi
cers, agents or employees of cities of the first class of the State, having the power t6
enter into contracts w hich provide for the expenditure of public money on public
works shall file in the office of the commissioner of labor the names and addresses of
416
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
all contractors holding contracts with said cities of the State. Upon the letting of
new contracts the names and addresses of such new contractors shall likewise be
filed. Upon the demand of the commissioner of labor a contractor shall furnish a
list of the names and addresses of all subcontractors in his employ. Each contractor
performing work for any city of the first class, shall keep a list of his employees, in
which it shall be set forth whether they are naturalized or native born citizens of the
United States, together with, in case of naturalizaton, the date of naturalization and
the name of the court where such naturalization was granted. Such lists and records
shall be open to the inspection of the commissioner o f labor. A violation of this sec
tion shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than
fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or b y imprisonment for not less than
thirty nor more than ninety days, or b y both such fine and imprisonment.
S ec . 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Became a law, April 10, 1902.
C h a p t e r 580.— Municipal court of New York City— Suits for wages due employees— Free
summons in certain cases.
S ection 44. When an action is brought b y an em ployee against an employer for
services performed by such employee, male or female, the clerk of the said municipal
court in the district in which the action is brought, shall issue, a free summons when
the plaintiffs demand is less than fifty dollars and the plaintiff is a resident of the
city of New York, and proof b y the.plaintiff’ s ow n affidavit that he has a good and
meritorious cause of action and of the nature of such action and of said plaintiff’ s
residence, and whether previous application therefor has been made, shall be duly
presented to and filed with the clerk of the municipal court where such action shall
be brought and he shall not demand or receive any fee whatsoever from the plain
tiff or his agents or attorneys in such action, unless the plaintiff shall demand a trial
jury, in which case the plaintiff must pay to the clerk of the municipal court where
such action shall be pending the sum of four dollars and fifty cents.
Became a Jaw, April 14, 1902.
C h a p t e r 580.— Municipal court of New York City— Judgment for wages— Execution.
S ection 274. In an action, brought in the municipal court, by a journeyman,
laborer, or other employee whose em ploym ent answered to the general description
of wage-earner, for services rendered or wages earned in such capacity, if the plaintiff
recovers a judgment for a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, exclusive "of costs, and the
action shall have been brought within one m onth after the cause of action accrued,
no property of the defendant is exem pt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution
against property, issued thereupon; and, if such an execution is returned w holly or
partly unsatisfied, the clerk must, upon the application of the plaintiff, issue an
execution against the person of the defendant for the sum remaining uncollected, if
the indorsement required by this act to the effect that defendant wras liable to arrest
was complied with. A defendant arrested b y virtue of an execution so issued against
his person, must be actually confined in the jail, and is not entitled to the liberties
thereof; but he must be discharged after having been so confined for fifteen days.
After his discharge another execution against his person can not be issued upon the
judgment, but the judgment creditor may enforce the judgment against property as
if the execution, from which the judgment debtor is discharged, has been returned,
without his being taken.
Became a law, April 14, 1902.
C h a pte r 580.— Municipal court of New York City— Judgment for waqes due female
employees— Costs.
S ection 340. In an action brought to recover a sum of m oney for wages earned b y
a female employee, other than a domestic servant; or for material furnished b y sucn
an employee, in the course of her employment, or in or about the subject-matter
thereof, or for both, the plaintiff, if entitled to costs, recovers the sum o t ten dollars
as costs, in addition to the costs allowed in this court, unless the amount of damages
recovered is less than ten dollars; in w hich case, the plaintiff recovers the sum of five
dollars as such additional costs. W hen the em ployee is the plaintiff in such an
action, she is entitled upon a settlement thereof, to the full amount of costs, w hich
she would have recovered, if judgment had been rendered in her favor, for the sum
received by her upon the settlement.
Became a law, April 14, 1902.
LABOR LAWS---- NEW YORK— ACTS OF J902.
417
C h a p t e r 580.— Municipal court of New York City—Suits for wages due employees—
Clerks' fees remitted in certain cases.
S ect io n 348. W hen the action is brought by an employee against an employer for
services performed b y such employee, male or female, the clerks of this court shall
not demand or receive any fees whatsoever from the plaintiff or his agents or attor
neys in such action, if the plaintiff shall present proof by his own affidavit that his
demand is less than fifty dollars, that he is a resident of the city of New York, that
he has a good and meritorious cause of action against the defendant, and the nature
thereof; that he has made either a written or a personal demand upon the defendant
or his agent or representative, for payment thereof, and that payment was refused.
Except that if the plaintiff shall demand a trial by jury, he must pay to the clerk
the fees therefor prescribed in this act.
Became a law, April 14, 1902.
C h a p t e r 588.— Hours of labor— New York City reservoir.
S ect io n 1. The aqueduct commissioners, provided for and holding office under and
pursuant to the provisions of an act of the legislature of the State of New York,
* * * said act being chapter four hundred and ninety of the laws of eighteen
hundred and eighty-three, and its amendments, are hereby authorized and empow
ered to agree with any person, firm or corporation with whom they have contracted
or may hereafter contract, upon such terms and conditions as shall in their judgment
and discretion, be for the best interests of the city of New York, that eight hours
shall constitute a day’ s work for all laborers employed by said person, firm or cor
poration in the performance of his or its contract and that no laborer employed in
the performance of any such contract shall be required, permitted, or allowed to work
more than eight hours. No agreement made under the provisions of this act shall be
valid or binding until the same has been approved by the board of estimate and
apportionment of the city of New Y ork.
►
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Became a law, April 14, 1902.
C hapter 600.— TAability of employers for injuries to employees.
S ect io n 1. Where, after this act takes effect, personal injury is caused to an
employee w ho is himself in the exercise of due care and diligence at the time:
1. B y reason of any defect in the condition of the ways, works or machinery con
nected with or used in the business of the employer which arose from or had not
been discovered or remedied owing to the negligence of the employer or of any per
son in the service of the em ployer and entrusted by him with the duty of seeing that
the ways, works or machinery were in proper condition;
2. B y reason of the negligence of any person in the service of the employer
entrusted w ith and exercising superintendence whose sole or principal duty is that
of superintendence, or in the absence of such superintendent, of any person acting
as superintendent with the authority or consent of such employer; the employee, or
in case the injury results in death, the executor or administrator of a deceased
em ployee who has left him surviving a husband, wife or next of kin, shall have the
same right of compensation and remedies against the employer as if the employee
had not been an em ployee of nor in the service of the employer nor engaged in his
work. The provisions of law relating to actions for causing death by negligence, so
far as the same are consistent with this act, shall apply to an action brought by an
executor or administrator of a deceased employee suing under the provisions of this
me.
Sec. 2. No action for recovery of compensation for injury or death under this
act shall be maintained unless notice of the time, place and cause of the injury is
given to the employer within one hundred and twenty days and the action is com
menced within one year after the occurrence of the accident causing the injury or
death. The notice required by this section shall be in writing and signed by the per
son injured or by some one in his behalf, but if from physical or mental incapacity
it is impossible for the person injured to give notice within the time provided in said
section, he may give the same within ten days after such incapacity is removed. In
case of his death without having given such notice, his executor or administrator
may give such notice within sixty days after his appointment, but no notice under
the provisions of this section shall be deemed to be invalid or insufficient solely by
reason of any inaccuracy in stating the time, place or cause of the injury if it be shown
that there was no intention to mislead and that the party entitled to notice was not
in fact misled thereby. The notice required b y this section shall be served on the
418
BULLETIN OE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
employer or if there is more than one employer, upon one of such employers, and
may be served by delivering the same to or at the residence or place of business of
the person on whom it is to be served. The notice may be served b y post by letter
addressed to the person on whom it is to be served, at his last known place of resi
dence or place of business and if served b y post shall be deemed to have been served
at the time when the letter containing the same would be delivered in the ordinary
course of the post. When the em ployer is a corporation, notice shall be served b y
delivering the same or by sending it b y post addressed to the office or principal place
of business of such corporation.
Sec. 3. An employee by entering upon or continuing in the service of the em ployer
shall be presumed to have assented to the necessary risks of the occupation or
employment and no others. The necessary risks of the occupation or employm ent
shall, in all cases arising after this act takes effect be considered as including those
risks, and those only, inherent in the nature of the business w hich remain after the
employer has exercised due care in providing for the safety of his employees, and
has complied with the laws affecting or regulating such business or occupation for
the greater safety of such employees. In an action maintained for the recovery of
damages for personal injuries to an em ployee received after this act takes effect,
owing to any cause for which the em ployer would otherwise be liable, the fact that
the employee continued in the service o f the em ployer in the same place and course
of employment after the discovery b y such employee, or after he had been inform ed
of, the danger of personal injury therefrom, shall not, as a matter o f law, be consid
ered as an assent by such employee to the existence or continuance of such risks
of personal injury therefrom, or as negligence contributing to such injury. The
question whether the employee understood and assumed the risk of such injury, or
was guilty of contributory negligence, b y his continuance in the same place and
course of employment with knowledge of the risk of injury shall be one o f fact, sub
ject to the usual powers of the court in a proper case to set aside a verdict rendered
contrary to the evidence. An employee, or his legal representative, shall not be
entitled under this act to any right of compensation or remedy against the em ployer
in any case where such employee kn ew xof the defect or negligence w hich caused the
injury and failed, within a reasonable time, to give, or cause to be given, informa
tion thereof to the employer, or to some person superior to himself in the service of
the employer who had intrusted to him some general superintendence, unless it
shall appear on the trial that such defect or negligence was known to such employer,
or superior person, prior to such injuries to the employee.
Sec. 4. An employer who shall have contributed to an insurance fund created and
maintained for the mutual purpose o f indemnifying an employee for personal inju
ries, for which compensation may be recovered under this act, or to any relief society
or benefit fund created under the laws of this State, m ay prove in mitigation of dam
ages recoverable by an employee under this act such proportion of the pecuniary
benefit which has been received by such em ployee from such fund or society on
account of such contribution of employer, as the contribution of such em ployer to
such fund or society bears to the whole contribution thereto.
Sec. 5. Every existing right of action for negligence or to recover damages for
injuries resulting in death is continued and nothing in this act contained shall be
construed as limiting any such right of action, nor shall the failure to give the notice
provided for in section two of this act be a bar to the maintenance of a suit upon any
such existing right of action.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect July first, nineteen hundred and two.
Became a law, April 15, 1902.
O H IO .
ACTS OF 1902.
P a g e 48.— Examination and licensing of stationary engineers.
S ection 1. Sections 4364-89/ [to] 4364-89w of the Revised Statutes of Ohio [shall]
be amended so as to read as follows:
(4364-89/) Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a stationary
steam boiler or engine in the State of Ohio, of more than thirty (30) horsepower,
except boilers and engines under the jurisdiction of the United States, and locom o
tive boilers and engines, without having been duly licensed so to do as herein pro
vided. And it shall be unlawful for any owner or user of any steam boiler or engine,
other than those excepted, to operate or cause to be operated such steam boiler or
engine without a duly licensed engineer in charge.
LABOR LAWS---- OHIO---- ACTS OF 1902.
419
(4364-89m) Section 2. For the purpose of facilitating an efficient and thorough
examination of engineers throughout the State of Ohio, and to provide for a more
adequate protection of life and property, the State is hereby divided into eight (8)
districts, to he designated b y tne chief examiner.
(4364-89n) Section 3. The governor of the State of Ohio, with and by the advice
and consent of the senate, shall appoint one chief examiner of steam engineers, and
said chief examiner of steam engineers, with the approval of the governor, shall
appoint eight (8) district examiners of steam engineers: Provided, however, That not
m ore than four (4) of said examiners so appointed shall be members of any one of
the political parties. The chief examiner and district examiners shall be competent
and practical steam engineers, and shall hold their offices for a term of three (3)
years from the first day of May, 1902, after their respective appointments, and until
their successors are appointed and qualified. The first appointment hereunder shall
be made within sixty days from the passage of this act. In case of the resignation,
removal or death of the chief examiner, or any district examiner, the vacancy shall
be filled in the manner as provided for the original appointment, for the unexpired
term only, of the position so made vacant.
(4364-89o) Section 4. Each candidate for chief examiner shall have had not less
than ten (10) years’ experience as a practical steam engineer, previous to his appoint
ment, and each candidate for district examiner shall have had not less than seven (7)
years’ experience as a practical steam engineer, previous to his appointment.
(4364-89p) Section 5. The chief examiner and district examiners shall give their
w hole time and attention to the duties of their offices respectively. The chief exam
iner shall be located in Columbus, and shall have his office in the statehouse, where
shall be kept the records of his office, and for the purpose of keeping such records
shall be allowed one clerk at a salary not to exceed $1,000 per annum, said clerk to
be appointed b y the chief examiner, w ith the approval of the governor, and to give a
bond m the sum of $1,500. The chief examiner shall issue such instructions, make
such rules and regulations for the government of the district examiners, not incon
sistent with powers and duties vested in them by law, as shall secure a uniformity of
action and proceedings throughout the different districts. The chief examiner shall
receive a salary of $1,800 per annum, and the district examiners shall each receive a
salary of $1,200 per annum, w hich salary and all necessary traveling and office
expenses incurred b y said examiners in the discharge of their duties, shall be paid
out of the treasury of the State from any fund therein not otherwise appropriated, on
the warrant of the auditor, on the presentation to him of the proper vouchers. The
chief examiner shall give a bond in the sum of $3,000, and the said district examiners
shall each give a bond in the sum of $2,000. All bonds required by this act to be
given shall be approved b y the governor.
(4364-89g) Section 6 (as amended b y act approved April 30, 1902, 95 Ohio Laws,
page 333). A n y person w ho desires to act as steam engmeer shall make application
to the district examiner of steam engineers for a license so to act upon a blank fur
nished b y the examiner; Provided, however, That said applicant shall have had not
less than one year’ s practical experience as a fireman or oiler, and shall successfully
pass an examination upon the follow ing subjects: The construction and operation of
steam boilers, steam engines and steam pumps, and also hydraulics, under such
rules and regulations as may be adopted b y the chief examiner. If, upon such exam
ination, the applicant is found proficient in each of said subjects a license shall be
granted to him to have charge of and operate stationary steam boilers and engines of
the horsepower named in this act. Such license shall continue in force for one year
from the date the same is issued, unless after a proper hearing and for sufficient cause
it is sooner revoked.
(4364-89r) Section 7. A n y person to w hom a license is issued under the provisions
of this act shall at the expiration of one year from the date thereof be entitled to a
renewal thereof for one year, unless, in the opinion of the district examiner of his
district such renewal should be refused, in which event such person shall have the
right to appeal to the chief examiner provided for in section 9.
( 4364-89s) Section 8. The fee for license and examination shall be $2 and the fee
for renewal of license shall be $1. A ll fees collected and received by the district
examiners from the issue of licenses and the renewal of the same shall be, on or before
the 5th day of each month, remitted to the chief examiner at Columbus, together with
a m onthly report of the business o f their offices. Said chief examiner shall pay into
the treasury, to the credit of the general revenue fund, all moneys and fees by him
received from the district examiners, and on or before the 10th day of each month,
said chief examiner shall file a m onthly report with the governor of the business of
his office and the amount of m oney received by him and paid into the State treasury.
(4364-89£) Section 9. A n y person dissatisfied with the action of any district exam
iner in refusing or revoking a license may appeal to the chief examiner, who shall
420
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
investigate the action of said district examiner; if, upon such investigation, said chief
examiner finds that the district examiner was justified in refusing or revoking such
license, he shall sustain the district examiner in his action, but should said chief
examiner find that the district examiner was not justified in refusing or revoking
such license, he shall order said district examiner to issue a license to the person
making the appeal.
(4364-89w) Section 10. It shall be the duty of each district examiner to notify
every person operating a boiler or engine in his district mentioned in section 1, ana
not included in the exceptions therein specified, to apply for a license under this act,
and to give such person a reasonable opportunity to take the examination therefor:
Provided, That all persons holding license issued to them under the act of the genrral assembly of the State of Ohio, passed March 1st, 1900 (94 O. L., 33-36), shall
not be required to submit to a further examination during the period covered by
such license first issued. But such former license shall evidence the qualifications
of such person to operate the kind of steam plant, and for the period as therein des
ignated, unless such license is sooner revoked for cause.
(4364-89^) Section 11. Any owner, user or engineer, who after being notified, as
provided in section 10 of this act, violates any of the provisions of this act, shall be
fined not more than $100 nor less than $10. The examiners shall have the authority
aud are hereby empowered to visit any and all engine rooms or boiler rooms in the
State, at all reasonable hours.
(4364-89w) Section 12. It shall be the duty of every engineer to exhibit his
license under glass in a conspicuous place in his engine room. Any violation of this
section shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $5.
S ec . 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after May 1st, 1902.
Passed March 13, 1902.
P a g e 91.—Protection of miners— Coxing and sealing gas or oil wells passing through mines.
.
S ection 1
Section * * * 306-3 * * * of the revised statutes of Ohio
[shall] be amended so as to read as follows:
Section 306-3. Whenever any person, firm or corporation sinks any well for gas
or oil on lands upon which coal or other mineral is being mined, and w hich well
passes through any mine, it shall be the duty of the person drilling such well to
drill the hole to a depth of at least ten feet below the vein of coal or other mineral
being mined, when such hole shall be cased and sealed upon the outside of the casing,
with suitable material to the level of the coal floor; and each vein of mineral coal
being mined, pierced b y such well shall be sealed in same manner.
S ec . 2. * * * This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
Passed April 3, 1902.
Page 114.— Liability of employers for injuries lo employees.
S ection 1 . An employer shall be responsible in damages for personal injury caused
to an employee, who is himself in the exercise of due care and diligence at the time,
by reason of any defect in the condition of the machinery or appliances connected
with or used in the business of the employer, w hich arose from, or had not been
discovered or remedied owing to the negligence of the employer, or of any person in
the service of the employer, intrusted b y him with the duty of inspection, repair,
or of seeing that the machinery or appliances were in proper condition.
S ec . 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Passed April 4, 1902.
P
a g e
209.— M e ch a n ic s’
liens.
S ection 1. Sections 3184, 3185, [3188], 3194, 3195, 3197 and 3200 of the Revised
Statutes of the Stateof Ohio [shall] be amended so as to read as follows:
Section 3184. Every person w ho shall do or perform any work or labor upon or
furnishes machinery or material for constructing, altering, or repairing a boat, or
vessel, or other water craft, or for erecting, altering, repairing or removing a house,
mill, manufactory, or any furnace or furnace material therein, or other building,
appurtenance, fixture, bridge, or other structure, or for digging, drilling, boring,
operating, completing or repairing of any gas well, oil well, or any other well, or
performs labor in altering, repairing, or constructing any oil derrick, oil tank, oil or
gas pipe line, or furnishes tile for the drainage of any lot or land by virtue of a con
tract, expressed or implied, with the owner, part owner or lessee, of any interest in
LABOR LAW S---- OHIO---- ACTS OF 1902.
421
real estate or the authorized agent of the owner, part owner, or lessee of any interest
in real estate, shall have a lien to secure payments of the same upon such boat, ves
sel, or other water craft, or upon such house, mill, manufactory, furnace, or other
building, or appurtenance, fixture, bridge, or other structure, or upon such gas well,
oil well, or any other well, or upon such oil derrick, oil tank, oil or gas pipe line,
and upon the material or machinery so furnished, and upon the interest, leasehold
or otherwise, of the owner, part owner, or lessee in the lot or land upon which the
same may stand, or to w hich the same may be removed.
Prodded, That any person, firm, or corporation furnishing material or performing
labor of any kind, entering into the construction of such building, or structure, or
appurtenance, boat, vessel, or other water craft, furnace, fixture, bridge, or other
structure, or upon such gas well, oil well, or any other well, or upon such oil der
rick, oil tank, oil or gas pipe line, or tile, may before beginning to perform such
labor or furnishing such material or machinery, or at any time thereafter, not to
exceed ninety (90) days from the completion of such labor or delivery of such
material or machinery, serve upon the owner, part owner, or lessee of the premises,
or his agent, a written notice containing an itemized statement of the amount and
value of such labor performed, or to be performed, or material or machinery fur
nished, or to be furnished, containing a description of any promissory notes that
have been given b y the principal contractor or subcontractor, on account of any such
labor, material or machinery, or any part thereof, with all credits and set-offs
thereon. The owner, part owner, or lessee shall not be liable to the subcontractor,
or material man, or laborer for any greater amount than he contracted to pay the
original contractor, but the risk of all payments made to the original contractor, after
such owner, part owner, or lessee, shall have received the notice before mentioned,
shall be upon such owner, part owner, or lessee, and no payments made to any con
tractor after receiving said aforesaid notice shall defeat any lien of any subcontractor,
material men, or laborers.
Section 3185. Such persons, in order to obtain such lien, shall within four months
from the time of completion of such labor, or furnishing such machinery, or material,
file with the recorder of the county whero the labor wTas performed, or the machinery
or the material furnished, an affidavit co±xgaining an itemized statement of the value
and amount of such labor, machinery, or material, and a description of any promis
sory note or notes given for such labor, machinery or material, or any part thereof,
with all credits or offsets thereon, a copy of the contract, if it is in writing, a state
ment of the amount and times of payments to be made thereunder and a description
of the land on which the gas well, oil well, or other wells, are situated, or the land
on w hich the house, mill, furnace, manufactory, or other buildings or appurte
nance, fixture, bridge, or other structure may stand, or to which it may be removed,
or on w hich such tile for drainage purposes may have been used; and the same shall
be recorded in a separate book to be kept therefor, and shall operate as lien from the
date of the first item of the labor performed, or the machinery or material furnished,
upon or toward the property designated in section 3184 and the interest of the owner
in the lot, or land on w hich the same may stand, or to which it may be removed,
for six years from and after the date and [sic] of the filing of such attested statement.
If any action be brought to enforce such lien within that time, the same shall continue
in force until the final adjudication thereof; and there shall be no homestead or other
exemption against any lien under the provisions of this chapter.
Section 3188. If several liens be obtained by several persons, upon the same job, in
the manner prescribed in the foregoing sections, they shall have no priority among
themselves, and a lien of a promissory note described in any statement filed as pro
vided in said sections shall take effect from the date of the first of the items, included
in it; all payments on said liens shall be made pro rata.
Section 3194. The owner, officers, board, agent, or attorney of such owner, board, or
officer, upon the receipt of the statement as provided for in section 3184, shall fur
nish the principal contractor or subcontractor with a copy thereof, within five days
after receiving the same, and if such principal or subcontractor fail within five days
thereafter to notify, in writing such owner, board, officer, clerk, agent, or attorney,
of his intent to dispute such claim, he shall be considered as assenting to the correct
ness thereof; and thereupon subsequent payments under the contract shall be
applied by such owner, his agent or attorney pro rata among the lien holders, and
all such payments made by the owner, agent, or attorney, shall be considered as
part payment on said contract between the owner or [and] contractor.
Section 3195. Such subcontractor, material men, mechanic, laborer or person so
filing his statement with the owner, board, or officer, or authorized clerk, agent or
the attorney of such owner, board, officer, a sworn copy thereof, writh the county
recorder as provided in sections 3185 and 3187, shall to the extent of any balance
remaining unpaid upon the contract of the owner, board, or officers, with whom
422
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
the same was made, have a lien to secure payment of the same, upon the boat,
vessel, or other water craft, or upon the house, mill, manufactory, or other building,
appurtenance, bridge, or other structure, or of any gas well, oil well or any
other well, or upon the oil tank, oil derrick or gas pipe line, in or upon w hich the
same was done or furnished, in the lot or land on w hich the same may stand, or to
which it may be removed, w hich lien shall date back from the date of the furnishing
of the first item of such labor, material, or machinery, and to be subject to the same
obligations, with respect to the owner, or his authorized agent, as the lien of a head
contractor, in similar cases; and for filing and making any copy of such statement or
certificate of the date of such filing, the recorder shall be entitled to the same fees as
are provided by law for like services in regard to chattel mortgages.
Section 3197. The owner of property on w hich a lien has been taken under the
foregoing sections may notify in writing the owner of a lien or his agent, or attorney
to commence suit thereon; and if he fails to commence the suit within sixty days
after receiving such a written notice, the lien shall be null and void; but nothing
herein contained shall prevent the claim from being collected as other claims are
collected by law.
Section 3200. If the head contractor disputes any such statement, or estimate of
his said subcontractor, or material man, or a subcontractor disputes the statement of
any laborer, mechanic, or person furnishing him material so filed and it can not be
adjusted between themselves, it shall be submitted .to the arbitration of three dis
interested persons, one (1) to be chosen b y each of the parties, and one (1) by the
two thus chosen, and their decision or that of any two of themselves, in the absence
of fraud or collusion, be final and conclusive upon the parties.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Passed April 18, 1902.
Page 308.— Commissioner of statistics of labor—Duties— Free public employment offices.
Section 1. Section 308 of the Revised Statutes [shall] be amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 308. The commissioner shall have an office in the statehouse w hich shall be
a bureau of labor statistics, and he shall collect, arrange and systematize all statistics
relating to the industrial, social, educational and sanitary conditions of the laboring
classes, and to the productive industries of the State, including the names of firms,
companies, or corporations, where located, capital invested in grounds, buildings and
machinery; class and value of goods produced or manufactured; number of days in
operation; amount paid yearly for rent, taxes and insurance; amount paid in wages;
number of employees, male and female; number engaged in clerical w ork and man
ual labor, with detailed classification of the number and sex engaged in each class or
occupation, and the average daily wages paid to each. Said commissioner is author
ized to appoint special agents to represent the bureau w ith authority to visit the
delinquent firms and collect such statistics, and perform such other duties as may be
required, with like power as is conferred b y law upon said commissioner; Provided,
That the compensation of such agents is paid from the contingent fund of the bureau.
Said commissioner is hereby authorized and directed, immediately after the passage
of this act, to organize and establish in all cities of the first class, and cities of the
first and second grade of the second class in the State of Ohio, a free public em ploy
ment office, and shall appoint one superintendent for each of said offices to discharge
the duties hereinafter set forth. Said superintendents shall cause to be posted in
front of their said offices on a sign board, or in a suitable place on the building where
such offices are located, the words, “ Free public employm ent office.” It shall be
the duty of such superintendents to receive all applications for labor of those desiring
employment and those desiring to em ploy labor, and record their names in a book
kept for that purpose, designating opposite the name of each applicant the character
of employment of labor desired, and the address of such applicant. Each of said
superintendents shall be provided with such clerical assistance as in the judgment of
the commissioner may appear necessary for properly conducting the duties of their
several offices.
No compensation or fee shall, directly or indirectly, be charged to or received from
any person or persons seeking employment, or any person or persons desiring to
employ labor through any of said offices. Said superintendent shall make a weekly
report on Thursday of each week to said commissioner of all persons desiring to
employ labor, and the class thereof, and all persons applying for em ploym ent through
their respective offices, and the character oi employm ent desired b y each applicant;
also, of all persons securing em ploym ent through their respective offices, and the
character thereof, and a semiannual report of the expense of maintaining such offices.
Said commissioner shall cause to be printed weekly a list of all applicants and the
character of employment desired b y them, and of those desiring to em ploy labor, and
LABOR LAWS---- OHIO---- ACTS OF 1902.
423
the class thereof, received b y him from the respective offices aforesaid, and cause a
true copy of such list on M onday o f each week to be mailed to the superintendent of
each o f said offices in the State, w hich said list by the superintendent shall be posted
immediately, on receipt thereof, in a conspicuous place in his office, subject to the
inspection of all persons desiring employment. Said superintendents shall perform
such other duties in the collection of labor statistics as said commissioner shall deter
mine. A n y superintendent or clerk, as herein provided, who directly or indirectly
charges or receives any compensation from any person whomsoever in securing
em ploym ent or labor for any other person, or persons, as provided in this act, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined in any sum not exceeding fifty
dollars and imprisoned in the county jail or workhouse not exceeding thirty days.
Said superintendent of each of such offices shall receive a salary of twelve hundred
dollars per annum, and said clerk shall receive a salary of six hundred dollars per
annum, payable monthly. Said salaries shall be paid upon warrant of the auditor
of state on the treasurer of state from the State funds through the bureau of labor
statistics.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Passed April 29, 1902.
P age 311.— Low-water alarms to be placed on steam boilers.
Section 1. Sections 4364-89h, 4364-89i, 4364-89; * * * of the Revised Statutes
of Ohio [shall] be amended so as to read as follows:
Section 4364-89A A ll stationary steam boilers operated or used, or caused to be
operated or used, by any person, firm or corporation, within the State of Ohio, shall
have upon them a low-pressure safety alarm column, which shall sound an alarm for
the purpose of calling the attention of the engineer, fireman or person in charge of
such boiler to the depth of water in the boiler before the same reaches the danger
point. The said low-water safety alarm column shall be a type capable of being
tested easily b y the chief examiner of steam engineers, or any of his district exami
ners, and shall be so connected w ith the boiler that the low-water alarm will be
sounded w hen there is not less than tw o inches of water over the highest point of
the tubes or crown sheets. The chief examiner of steam engineers, or any of his
district examiners, shall be authorized to enter upon the premises of any person, firm
or corporation within this State for the purpose of inspecting any stationary steam
boiler to ascertain as to whether it is equipped as herein provided.
Section 4364-89i It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate
any stationary steam boiler unless it is equipped with a low-water alarm column after
the date herein specified.
Section 4364-89;. A n y person, the member of any firm, or the member of any
board o f directors of any corporation w ho shall violate any of the provisions of this
act, or shall refuse or neglect to com ply with any of its provisions, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine
of not less than twenty-five (25) dollars nor more than fifty (50) dollars and costs,
or b y imprisonment in the county jail of the county where conviction was had for a
period o f not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or both,
such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court, for each and every offense.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Passed April 29, 1902.
P age 338.— Factories and workshops—Inspectors.
Section 1. Section 3 of section 2573a of the Revised Statutes of Ohio [shall] be
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 2573a, section 3. The chief inspector and district inspectors shall give their
w hole time and attention to the duties of their offices respectively; they snail have
the pow er of notary, to administer oaths and to take affidavits in matters connected
w ith the enforcement of the provisions of all laws coming under the jurisdiction of
the department of the inspection o f workshops, factories and public buildings. It
shall be their duty to visit all shops and factories in their respective districts as often
as possible, to see that all the provisions and requirements of this act are strictly
observed and carried out; they shall carefully inspect the sanitary condition of the
same, and it shall be their duty to examine the system of sewerage in connection
w ith said shops and factories, the situations and conditions of water-closets or urinals
in and about such shops and factories and also the system of heating, lighting and
ventilating all rooms in such shops and factories wnere persons are employed at
daily labor; also as to the means of exit from all such places in case of fire or other
disaster; and also all belting, shafting, gearing, elevators, drums and machinery of
13362—No. 45—03----15
424
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
every kind and description in and about such shops and factories, and see that the
same are not locatea so as to be dangerous to employees when engaged in their
ordinary duties, and that the same so far as practicable, are securely guarded, and
that every vat, pan or structure filled w ith molten metal or hot liquid shall be sur
rounded with proper safeguards for preventing accident or injury to those employed
at or near them; and that all such are in proper sanitary condition, and are ade
quately provided with means of escape in case of fire or other disaster.
Sec. 2. * * * This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Passed May 2, 1902.
Page 343.— Railroads—Passenger trains not to be run without a full crew.
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company doing business in the
State of Ohio, to run over its road, or part of its road, outside of the yard limits, any
passenger train with five cars or less, carrying passengers, w ith less than a full pas
senger crew, consisting of one engineer, one fireman, one conductor and one brakeman; for more than five cars, tw o brakemen; and on trains of m ore than tw o cars the
said brakeman shall not be required to perform the duties of the baggage master or
express agent while on the road. Provided, That nothing in this section shall apply to
trains picking up a car or cars between terminals in this State, or to trains propelled
by electricity.
Sec. 2. Any superintendent, or train master, or their assistants, or other employee
of any railroad company doing business in the State o f Ohio, w ho shall send out on
the road, or cause to be sent out on the road, outside of yard limits, any passenger train,
whose crew consists of a less train crew than that stated in section one o f this act,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction before any police judge, mayor
or justice of the peace having jurisdiction, shall be fined not less than twenty-five
dollars for each offense.
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of railroads and telegraphs to
have this law enforced.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Passed May 2, 1902.
P age 401.— Right of action for injuries resulting in death.
Section 1. Section 6134a of the Revised Statutes of Ohio [shall] be amended so as
to read as follows:
Section 6134a. Whenever the death of a citizen of this State has been or may be
caused by a wrongful act, neglect or default in another State, Territory or foreign
country, for which a right to maintain an action and recover damages in respect
thereof is given b y a statute of such other State, Territory or foreign country, such
right of action may be enforced in this State within the time prescribed for the com
mencement of sucn action by the statute of such other State, Territory or foreign
country.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and shall
not apply to pending actions.
Passed May 6, 1902.
P age 450.—Examination, licensing, etc,, of horseshoers.
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to be engaged in or working at the
business of a horseshoer exclusively in this State without having first received a
license to do so, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. There shall be a State board of examiners consisting of four practicing
horseshoers and one veterinary surgeon, tw o of said horseshoers shall be master
horseshoers and two shall be journeymen horseshoers, and such veterinary surgeon
shall not be engaged in the practice of horseshoeing during his term or [o f] service
in said board; and should either of said journeymen horseshoers becom e a master
horseshoer, or either of said master horseshoers become a journeyman horseshoer
during his said term of office, he shall thereupon cease to be a mem ber of said board,
and his place shall thereupon becom e vacant. A ll vacancies occurring as aforesaid,
or by death, resignation, or in any other manner, shall be filled in the same manner
as provided for the original appointment. The members of said board shall be
appointed by the governor of the State and shall hold office for the term of five
years, and until their successors shall be duly appointed and qualified, except that
the terms of the members of said board first appointed hereunder shall be one, two,
three, four, and five years respectively.
LABOR LAWS---- OHIO— ACTS OF 1902.
425
Sec. 3. Said board shall oiganize b y choosing one of its members as president, one
as secretary, and one as treasurer thereof, who shall give bond in such sum as the
board may determine, and said board shall meet at least three times a year and as
much oftener and at such times and places as it may deem necessary. The board
shall keep a complete record of all its proceedings; and a copy from its records cer
tified by the secretary shall be competent evidence in all courts. A majority of said
board shall constitute a quorum, and the proceedings thereof shall at all times be
open to public inspection. A special meeting shall be called upon the written request
of tw o members o f said board, one being a master horseshoer and the other a jour
neyman horseshoer, signed b y the president and secretary of the said board.
Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of every person who is now exclusively engaged in the
business of horseshoeing in the State or Ohio to file a written application stating his
or her name and residence with said board of examiners within six months after the
passage of this act. Upon receipt of such application it shall be the duty of said board
to investigate the facts stated therein, and it said board be satisfied that the facts so
stated are true, it shall be the duty of the said board to record the facts stated in the
application in a register kept for that purpose; and every person who shall be so
registered by the said board as a horseshoer may continue practicing such vocation
without incurring the penalties herein provided for, and shall be entitled to be licensed
for one year in accordance with the provisions of this act.
Sec. 5. No person whose name is not registered upon the books of said board within
the time prescribed in the preceding section shall be permitted to engage in the busi
ness of horseshoeing within this State until such person shall have been duly examined
by said board and regularly licensed in accordance with the provisions of this act.
Sec. 6. The necessary qualifications for all persons not registered in accordance with
the preceding section, w ithin six months after the passage of this act to engage in the
exclusive business o f horseshoeing, in this State, shall be that the applicant has served
a three years’ apprenticeship or w orked for four years at the business of horseshoeing
exclusively and shall pass an examination before the said board of examiners. Said
examination shall test the knowledge of the applicant on physiology and workman
ship. The examination on physiology shall consist in naming the bones of the hoof
and leg of a horse from the shoulder dow n; also the hind leg, from the hip down, and
in pointing out the various divisions of the hoof and leg, and naming them; also the
articulation, ligaments, tendons, and muscles attached to the bones; also the circu
latory apparatus [,] veins, and arteries, of the hoof and leg and the nerve supply to
the same. The examination on workmanship shall include a statement of the causes
of the different defects of the foot, and their remedy; also the competency of the
applicant to shoe a horse completely, viz: to make the four shoes and to heel and toe
the shoes; to dress the hoof, fit the shoes, and to properly nail them on.
Sec. 7. A ll persons w ho shall so desire may appear before said board at any of its
meetings and b e examined w ith reference to their knowledge of the anatomy of the
horse’ s foot and the mechanical skill necessary in shoeing the same; and if, upon
such examination, any such person shall prove himself competent to the satisfaction
o f said board, said board shall issue to such person a license to practice for one year
in this State as a horseshoer, and after the expiration of such year, and from year to
year thereafter, any person so licensed, or licensed in accordance with section four
(4) o f this act, shall be relicensed without examination upon application to said
board.
Sec. 8. The secretary of said board shall issue a temporary license on the recom
mendation of tw o members of said board, one of whom shall be amaster and the
other a journeyman, to any applicant upon the presentation by such applicant of the
evidence of the necessary qualifications to practice as horseshoer, and said board may
^provide such m ethod of temporary examination as it may deem wise, and such tem
porary license shall remain in force until the next meeting of said board occurring
after the date o f such temporary license, and no longer. A ll licenses issued under
this act shall be signed by the secretary and countersigned by the president of said
board.
Sec. 9. A n y person who shall violate this act b y engaging in horseshoeing contrary
to the provisions hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to pros
ecution before any court of competent jurisdiction, and, upon conviction, shall be
fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than two hundred dollars
($200) for each and every offense. A ll fines recovered under this act shall be paid
into the com m on school fund o f the county in which said conviction takes place.
It shall be the duty of the said board to secure the prosecution of all persons violating
the provisions of this act.
Sec. 10. In order to carry out the provisions of this act, and to provide a fund for
the maintenance of the said board o f examiners, each person, applying to or appear
ing before said board for examination for license to practice as a horseshoer shall pay
426
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
into the treasury of said board a fee of five dollars ($5), and for registration and
license without examination within six months from the passage o f this act, in accord
ance with the provisions of section four (4 ), one dollar ($1), and for each yearly
renewal of a license fifty cents ($0.50); and out of the funds coming into the posses
sion of the said board from fees so charged, the members of said board shall receive
as compensation the sum of five dollars ($5) per diem for each and every day that
they are necessarily engaged in the discharge o f the duties of their office, and all neces
sary expenses incurred b y said board, but n o part of the salary of the said board or
other expense shall be paid out of the State treasury. The said secretary o f this
board to receive the same per diem as the other members when in actual service, and
in addition thereto, an annual salary not to exceed tw o hundred and fifty dollars
($250) per year; said sum to be determined b y a majority of said board. A ll moneys
received. in excess of said per diem allowance and other expenses above provided for,
shall be held by the treasurer of said board, and shall not be paid out, used or
expended by him except in accordance with a resolution duly passed b y said board,
ana said board shall make an annual report of its proceedings to the governor b y the
15th of December of each year showing the names o f all horseshoers licensed, their
place of business and the moneys received and disbursed b y them pursuant to this
act. All moneys over five hundred dollars ($500) in the hands of the treasurer of
the board on making his annual report to the governor, shall be turned over into the
State treasury to the credit of the com m on school fund.
Sec. 11. No person shall present himself for examination as above provided as an
applicant for a license until he shall have served a three years’ apprenticeship at
horseshoeing, nor unless he has attended a course o f lectures devoted to the anatomy
of horses’ feet for one school year in some institution of learning: Provided, however,
If no institution affording such instruction shall have been convenient to the appli
cant’ s place of residence, the board may, upon finding that the applicant has b y
other means acquired a satisfactory knowledge of such subject, dispense with said
qualification. Applicants w ho are n ot found qualified b y said board may present
themselves again for examination after the expiration o f six months.
Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of the secretary o f said board to notify all practicing
horseshoers in the State after said board has been appointed b y the provisions of
this act within thirty (30) days after said board shall have been appointed: Provided,
That the failure of said secretary to so notify any horseshoer, or the failure o f any
horseshoer to receive said notice, shall not be a defense to any prosecution begun in
accordance with the provisions of this act.
Sec. 13. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Passed May 9, 1902.
P age 454.— Trade-marks of trade unions.
Section 1. Section 4364-53 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio [shall] be further sup
plemented b y the enactment of section 4364-53c to read as follows:
Section 4364-53c. Every such association or union adopting or using a label,
trade-mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement, as aforesaid, may pro
ceed by suit to enjoin every unauthorized use, display, or sale of the genuine label,
trade-mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement, and all courts of com pe
tent jurisdiction shall grant injunctions to restrain such unauthorized use, display or
sale, and may award the complainant in any such suit damages resulting from such
unauthorized use, display or sale as may be b y the said court deemed just and rea
sonable, and shall require defendants to pay to such association or union, all profits
derived from such unauthorized use, display or sale, and such courts shall also order
that all such labels, trade-marks, terms, designs, devices or forms of advertisement,
in possession or under the control of any defendants not authorized to have same,
be delivered to any officer of the court or to the complainant to be destroyed.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Passed May 9, 1902.
P age 522.— Railroads— Through freight trains not to he run without a full crew.
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any railroad com pany in the State of Ohio,
that runs more than four freight trains in every twenty-four hours, to run over their
road, or any part thereof, outside o f yard limits, any through freight train with less
than a full train crew, consisting of five persons; one engineer, one fireman, one con
ductor, and two brakemen except that a light engine without cars shall have the
following crew: One engineer, one fireman, and one conductor or flagman when run
ning a distance of more than twenty-five miles from starting point.
LABOR LAWS---- OHIO---- ACTS OF 1902.
427
Sec. 2. A ny superintendent or his assistants or other officer, or employee of any
railroad company doing business in the State of Ohio, who shall send out on the
road, or cause to be sent out on any road, that runs more than four freight trains in
twenty-four hours, any through freight train whose crew consists of less than those
named in section one of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined
not less than twenty-five dollars for each offense, the probate courts of the several
counties of this State shall have final jurisdiction of offenses under this act.
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the commissioners of railroads and telegraphs to
enforce this act.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Passed M ay 10, 1902.
P age 598.— Employment of children—Age limit— Night work.
Section 1. Sections 4364-66, 6986-7, and 6986-8 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio
[shall] be amended so as to read as follows:
Section 4364-66. No person, company or corporation, as aforesaid, shall give
em ploym ent to any minor, without agreeing with said minor what wages or com
pensation he or she shall be entitled to receive per day, week, month or year or per
piece for w ork performed; and written evidence of such agreement shall be furnished
to such minor, and on or before each pay day a statement of earnings due, and the
amount thereof to be paid to him or her on such pay day shall be given to such
m inor, and no subsequent change shall be made in tne wages or compensation of
such m inor without notice of the same being given to him or her at least twenty-four
hours previous to its going into effect, and when such change is effected written
agreement shall be given as in the first instance to said minor employee.
Section 6986-7. No child under the age of fourteen years shall be employed in
any factory, workshop, mercantile or other establishment, directly or indirectly at
any time; and no such child under said age shall be employed in any other manner,
whether it be for compensation or otherwise, when the public schools in which dis
trict such child resides are in session. It shall be the duty of every person employ
ing minors under the age of eighteen years to keep a register in which shall be
recorded the name, birthplace, age and place of residence of every minor employed
by him under the age of eighteen years.
Section 6986-8. No b oy under sixteen years of age and no girl under eighteen
years of age, shall be em ployed at any w ork at night time later than seven o’ clock
in the evening nor earlier than six o ’ clock in the morning, and no minor under
eighteen years of age shall be em ployed in any of the places named in section 6986-7
o f the Revised Statutes of Ohio tor a longer period than ten hours in one day, nor
m ore than fifty-five hours in one w eek; and every such minor under eighteen years
o f age shall be entitled to no less than thirty minutes for meal time at noon, but such
mem time shall not be included as part of the work hours of the day; and every
em ployer shall post in a conspicuous place in every room where such minors are
em ployed a printed notice stating the maximum number of work hours required in
one week, and in each day of the week from such minors, such printed notice to be
furnished b y the chief inspector of workshops and factories, and approved by the
attorney general.
Sec. 2. * * * This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
P Passed M ay 12, 1902.
P age 608.— Laborers’ , etc., liens on railroads.
Section 1. Section 3231-1 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio [shall] be amended so as
to read as follows:
Section 3231-1. A n y person w ho shall have performed common or mechanical labor
upon, or furnished supplies to any railroad, street railroad, or railroad operated wholly
or in part b y electric m otor power, turnpike, plank road, canal or.on any public struc
ture being erected, or on any abutment, pier, culvert or foundation for same, or for
any side track, embankment, excavation, or any public work, protection, ballasting,
delivering or placing ties, or track-laying, whether the labor is performed for, or the
supplies or material is furnished to any company, corporation, contractor, or subcon
tractor, construction company, or any individual, shall have a first immediate and
absolute lien on the w hole o f the property on which said work is done, and to which
said supplies have been contributed, and on any fund arising from the sale thereof or
any part thereof under an order o f any court, and shall hold the railroad, street rail
road or railroad operated w h olly or in part by electric motor power, canal, turnpike,
plank road, or structure, to the creation or construction of which the said labor or sup
428
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
plies has been contributed, or so m uch thereof as may have been in whole or in part
created by said labor or supplies, to the exclusion of any such railroads, canal, turn
pike, plank road, public work or structure, as to operation, occupation or use, until
the claim for such labor or supplies is properly adjusted and paid in full. This act
shall apply to all work now being constructed, or material now being furnished, and
to all work hereafter constructed and material hereafter furnished.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force on and after its passage.
Passed May 12, 1902.
P age 615.— Employment of children during session of sclwol— Working children to be
enabled to attend school.
Section 1. Sections 4022-1, [4022-2, 4022-3, and 4022-9] of the Revised Statutes of
Ohio [shall] be amended so as to read as follows:
Section 4022-1. A ll parents, guardians and other persons w ho have care of children,
shall instruct them, or cause them to be instructed in reading, spelling, writing,
English grammar, geography and arithmetic. E very parent, guardian or other per
son having charge of any child between the ages of eight and fourteen years shall
send such child to a public, private or parochial school, for the full time that the
school attended is in session, w hich shall in no case be for less than twenty-four weeks,
and said attendance shall begin within the first week of the school term, unless the
child is excused from such attendance by the superintendent of the public schools,
in city or other districts having such superintendent, or b y the clerk of the board of
education in village, special and township districts not having such superintendent,
or by the principal of the private or parochial school, upon satisfactory showing,
either that the bodily or mental condition of the child does not permit of its attend
ance at school, or that the child is being instructed at hom e by a person qualified
* * * to teach the branches named in this section. * * *
Section 4022-2. No child under fourteen years of age shall be em ployed or be in
the employment of any person, company or corporation, during the school term and
while the public schools are in session, unless such child shall present to such person,
company or corporation an age and schooling certificate herein provided for. An age
and schooling certificate shall be approved only b y the superintendent of schools, or
by a person authorized by him, in city or other districts having such superintendent,
or by the clerk of the board o f education in village, special and township districts
not having such superintendent upon a satisfactory proof o f the age o f such minor
and that he has successfully com p eted the studies enumerated in section 4022-1 of
the Revised Statutes of Ohio; or if between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years, a
knowledge of his or her ability to read and write legibly the English language. * * *
Every person, company or corporation em ploying any child under sixteen years
of age, shall exact the age and schooling certificate prescribed in this section, as a
condition of employment and shall keep the same on file, and shall upon request of
the truant officer hereinafter provided for, permit him to examine such age and
schooling certificate. Any person, company or corporation, em ploying any minor
contrary to the provisions o f this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor
more than fifty dollars.
Section 4022-3. All minors over the age of fourteen and under the age of sixteen
years, who can not read and write the English language shall be required to attend
school as provided in section 4022-1 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio and all the pro
visions o f said section shall apply to said minors: Provided, That such attendance
shall not be required of such minors after they have secured a certificate from the
superintendent of schools, in districts having superintendents or the clerk of the
board of education in districts not having superintendents, that they can read and
write the English language. N o person, com pany or corporation shall em ploy any
such minor during the tune schools are in session, or having such minor in their
employ shall immediately cease such employment, upon notice from the truant
officer who is hereinafter provided for. Every person, com pany or corporation
violating the provisions o f this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor
more than fifty dollars.
Section 4022-9. When any truant officer is satisfied that any child, com pelled to
attend school by the provisions o f this act, is unable to attend school because abso
lutely required to work, at home or elsewhere, in order to support itself or help sup
port or care for others legally entitled to its services, w ho are unable to support or
care for themselves, the truant officer shall report the case to the authorities charged
with the relief of the poor, and it shall be the duty of said officers to afford such
relief as w ill enable the child to attend school the time each year required under
this act. Such child shall not be considered or declared a pauper by reason o f the
acceptance of the relief herein provided for. * * * In all cases where relief is
LABOR LAWS---- OHIO---- ACTS OF 1902.
necessary it shall be the duty of the board of education
charge and said board may furnish any further relief
expenses incident to furnishing said books and relief to
funds of the school district.
Sec. 2. * * * This act shall take effect and be
passage.
Passed May 12, 1902.
429
to furnish text books free of
it may deem necessary, the
be paid from the contingent
in force from and after its
P age 658.— Safety appliances on railroads—Inspector.
.
Section 1 Section 3365-23a of the Revised Statutes of Ohio [shall] be supple
mented b y the enactment of supplemental sections to read as follows:
Section 3365-236. An inspector of automatic couplers, air brakes and automatic
pow er brakes on railroad cars, tenders and engines shall be appointed by the com
missioner of railroads and telegraphs within thirty days after this act goes into effect,
w ho shall hold office for two years, unless sooner removed for cause, and until his
successor is appointed and qualified. A t any time a vacancy occurs in the office, the
commissioner of railroads and telegraphs shall immediately fill the vacancy by
untment.
» person is eligible to the office w ho is an officer or employee of a railroad
company or owns or is interested, directly or indirectly, in the stocks or bonds of
any railroad company, or w ho has not had at least seven years’ experience in the
transportation department on some line of railroad of more than thirty miles in
length, operated in the State of Ohio.
Section 3365-23c. Before entering on his duties, the inspector shall give bond to
the State of Ohio in the sum of three thousand dollars, with two or more sureties, or
a bond and security company, acceptable to the commissioner of railroads and tele
graphs, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, and shall also take the
usual oath of office, w hich oath and bond with the approval of the commissioner
endorsed thereon, shall be deposited with the secretary of state.
Section 3365-23d. Said inspector shall be paid a salary of fifteen hundred dollars
per year, and all necessary expenses, not to exceed one thousand dollars in any one
year, w hich shall be paid in the manner now provided by section 250-2 for the sal
ary and expenses of the department of railroads and telegraphs. * * *
H e shall have his office in the statehouse in the office of the commissioner of
railroads and telegraphs, and shall be under the supervision of said commissioner.
Such inspector shall have the right of passing in the performance of his duties upon
all the railroads within the State, and upon all trains, and any part thereof free of
charge.
Section 3565 [3365]-23e. It shall be the duty of the inspector to inspect the couplers,
air brakes and automatic power brakes found on any road in Ohio, and make weekly
reports of his inspection to the commissioner of railroads and telegraphs, reporting
all cars, tenders and engines, giving number of same, road on which they are found,
and the road owning same, if known, w hich is found to have a defective coupler or
brake, describing the defect. H e shall also on discovering a defective coupler or
brake, immediately report the same to the superintendent of the road on which it is
found and to the agent thereof at the nearest station, describing the defect.
Section 3565 [3365] -23/. A n y road whose superintendent or station agent shall receive
such notice of a defective coupler or brake shall cause the same to be immediately
repaired; and shall be liable in damages to any person injured by reason of such defect
ive coupler or brake, for any injury received after the expiration of twenty-four hours
after receiving the notice; and any such company shall be liable in damages by rea
son of any such defective appliance, for any injury received. But nothing herein
shall be construed to diminisn the existing legal liability of railroads for injuries to
persons or property.
Section 3565[3365]-23^. Said inspector may, on the discovery of a defective coupler
or brake on any car, tender or engine, condemn said car, tender or engine, and order
the same out of service until repaired and put in good working order. On receiving
from the inspector an order condemning any car, tender or engine, the employees of
the road in charge of said car, tender or engine shall put the same out of service at
the first freight division terminal.
Section 3565 [3365]-236. A n y railroad which fails to com ply with any of the provi
sions of this act shall forfeit and pay to the State of Ohio, the sum of twenty-five ($25)
dollars for each day such defective coupler or brake is kept in use contrary to the pro
visions hereof, to be collected in a civil suit in any county in the State where service
of process can be had on said road. It is hereby made the duty of the attorney gen
eral or the prosecuting attorney of any county in which such company has a line of
railroad, and such officer shall, on request from the inspector, immediately com
430
BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
mence and prosecute, without unnecessary delay, proceedings to collect said sum, and
the sum so collected, less 10 per cent fees for collecting i-ame, due such officer, shall
be paid to the general revenue fund of the State.
Section 3365-23i. Any superintendent^ ] conductor or other officer or em ployee of
any road who shall willfully refuse or neglect to com ply with any of the provisions
of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof fined any sum
not less than twenty-five or more than five hundred dollars, and be personally liable
for any injuries resulting to any employees therefrom.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Passed May 12, 1902.
Page 668.— Civil service law.
Section 1. An act entitled “ A n act to regulate and improve the civil service in
certain departments in cities of the first grade of the second cla ss/7passed A pril 14th,
1900, [shall] be so amended as to read as follows:
In cities of the first grade, of the second class, the mayor shall appoint four per
sons to constitute a civil service commission. * * *
Sec. 2. The commission shall classify all of the employees of the departments of
public improvements, and public safety, in the service of said cities. Said commis
sion shall also at any time classify any other offices or places of em ploym ent in any
other department of the city service upon proper authorization from the council of
said cities. * * *
Sec. 4. All applicants for admission into the classified service of such city shall be
subject to examination, which shall be competitive, public and open to all citizens
of Ohio who shall have been residents in such city at least one year prior thereto,
with special limitations as to age, health, habits and moral character (said examina
tion as to health being under the supervision of physicians), and shall relate to those
matters which shall fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to dis
charge the duties of the position w hich they seek, and may include tests of physical
qualifications and health, and, when appropriate, of manual skill. The examina
tions of applicants for employment as laborers classified shall relate to their capacity
for labor, their habits as to industry and sobriety, and their experience in ana
knowledge of the kind of work for which they apply. No question in any examina
tion shall relate to political or religious opinions or affiliations. The rules to be made
by the commission shall provide, so far as the conditions o f good administration may
warrant, for filling vacancies in any grade above the lowest, b y promotion, on a basis
of ascertained merit and seniority in service and examination; and, to that end, shall
hold public competitive examination for promotion, open to members of the next
lower grade, and for giving due credit, in the marking of competitors, for length of
service and for ascertained merit in service.
Sec. 5. In case of any vacancy in the classified service of said city, notice shall be
given the commission by the appointing pow er of said vacancy, and thereupon the
commission shall certify in writing to the appointing power, the names, addresses
and grades of the candidates, not exceeding three in number for any such vacancy,
whose names shall stand highest on the appropriate register, and it shall then be the
duty of the appointing power to appoint on probation, to fill such vacancy, one of
the said candidates whose name shall have been so certified. Provided, however,
That if the appointing power satisfies the commission that there is reasonable ground
for the belief that any candidate so certified is morally unfit, his name shall be
stricken from the register and another name shall be certified in its place in like
manner. No appointment, promotion or removal in the classified service shall be
influenced in any manner by the political or religious affiliation or opinions of any
such candidate.
Sec. 6. No officer or employee within the classified service of any such city shall
be removed, reduced in rank or suspended except from some cause relating to his
moral character or his suitableness to perform the duties of his position. Provided,
however, That if the head of any department does remove, reduce in rank, suspend
or discharge any officer or employee of such department, it shall be b y written order
giving the reasons therefor, and such written order shall be recorded in the records
of the department, and a copy thereof filed with the mayor; And provided, however,
That any officer or employee removed, reduced in rank or suspended, may appeal
from such order of removal, reduction in rank or suspension or other punishment to
the civil service commission for trial, upon w hich appeal said commission shall
require the causes of such removal, reduction in rank or suspension to be certified to
it in writing, with specifications signed for such removal, reduction in rank or sus
pension, which specifications shall be signed by the person preferring the charge.
A copy of said charges as specified shall be thereupon served on the accused at least
five days before the hearing thereon, and the accused shall have the right to meet
LABOR LAWS---- OHIO---- ACTS OF 1902.
431
the witnesses face to face and to have compulsory process to procure the attendance
of witnesses in his behalf, and to require a speedy trial and the production in evi
dence of books, papers and records in his behalf. Said commission shall forthwith,
and within ten days sit as a tribunal for the trial of the accused and shall have full
power to pass upon the same and fix the punishment of the accused, and the action
of the commission shall not be subject to reversal by any appellate tribunal or court,
in holding any such investigation or inquiry, or any other investigation or inquiry
under this act; the commission shall have power to subpoena, on behalf of the city,
the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and the production of books and papers
pertinent to the subject matter of such investigations or inquiry, and to administer
oaths and affirmations; and witnesses, and officers to subpoena and secure the
attendance of witnesses, shall be entitled to like fees and mileage as are allowed by
law for like services in proceedings before the courts of common pleas. * * *
Passed February 13, 1902.
RH O D E ISL A N D .
ACTS OF 1902.
Chapter 973,-^-Factories and workshops—Elevators.
Section 1. Section 15 of chapter 108 of the General Laws is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
Section 15. Every elevator used for conveying persons or goods from one story to
another of any building, the well of w hich elevator is not so protected as to be inac
cessible from without while the elevator is moving, shall have attached to it some
suitable appliance w hich shall give automatically, at all times, on every floor of said
building w hich it approaches, a distinct, audible warning signal that said elevator is
in motion.
Sec. 2. Section 16 of chapter 108 of the General Laws * * * is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 16. A ll hoistway and elevator openings through floors where there is no
diaft shall be protected by sufficient railings, gates, trapdoors, or other mechanical
devices equivalent thereto, and the same shall be kept closed in the nighttime or
when n ot in use. E very passenger elevator, except plunger elevators, shall be pro
vided w ith some safety arrangement to prevent falling, and every passenger elevator
shall be fitted with some suitable device to prevent the elevator car from being
started until the door or doors opening into the elevator shaft are closed; and no
person under the age of eighteen years shall take charge of or operate any passenger
elevator.
It shall be the duty of every inspector of buildings elected or empowered under
the provisions of this chapter to inspect all elevators in every building within his
jurisdiction; and it shall be the duty of the factory inspectors appointed or empow
ered under the provisions of chapter 68 of the General Laws to inspect all elevators
in every building within their jurisdiction in any city or town where there is no
inspector of bu ild in g[s]; and it shall be the duty of said inspectors of buildings and
said factory inspectors to notify the lessee and owner or some one of the owners of
every building in w hich an elevator shall be used or operated contrary to the provi
sions of this and the preceding section, of such violation and require the lessee and
ow ner or some one of the owners of said building, within thirty days after the
receipt of such notice, to com ply w ith the provisions of said sections, and it shall be
the duty of said lessee and owner or owners to comply with such requirement.
The owner or owners of any building or premises under lease, and their servants
and agents, may enter upon such leased building or premises for the public welfare,
with the purpose of making said building comply with the provisions of this and the
preceding section, and may remain thereon during such time as may reasonably be
required for the performance of such w ork as may be necessary to effect said purpose,
interfering wTith the lessee no m ore than may be necessary.
In all cases in w hich any person shall suffer injury or in which the death of any
person shall ensue in consequence of the failure of the lessee or owner or owners of
any building to com ply with the provisions of this and the preceding section, or in
consequence of the failure of said lessee or owner or owners to comply with the
written notice and requirement of any inspector of buildings or factory inspector,
when made in conform ity to the provisions of this and the preceding section, such
lessee and owner or owners shall be jointly and severally liable to any person so
injured in an action of trespass on the case for damages for such injury; and in case
432
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
of death such lessee and owner or owners shall be jointly and severally liable in
damages for the injury caused by the death of such person, to be recovered b y action
of trespass on the case, in the same manner and for the benefit of the same persons
as is provided in sections fourteen and fifteen o f chapter tw o hundred thirty-three;
which action, when the lessee and the owner are nonresidents, may be commenced
by attachment. It shall be n o defense to said action that the person injured, or
whose death ensues as aforesaid, had knowledge that any elevator was being operated
in said building contrary to the provisions of this and the preceding section, or that
such person continued to ride in said elevator with said knowledge.
The lessee or owner or owners o f any building, or in case such lessee or owner, or
any of them, be non compos mentis or a minor, the guardian o f any such lessee or
owner, or in case such lessee or owner, or any of them, be a nonresident, the agent
of any such lessee or owner having charge of such property, w ho shall neglect or fail
to comply with the provisions of this and the preceding section shall be fined not less
than five dollars nor more than ten dollars for each day that an elevator shall be
used or operated in said building contrary to the provisions of this and th e preceding
section. In case there shall be several such lessees or owners or agents in charge of
any building in which an elevator shall be used or operated contrary to the provi
sions of this and the preceding section, proceedings may be had against any or all of
them jointly, or against any one of them, for the recovery of such fine.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from and after the first day o f October, A . D. 1902,
and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Passed April 3, 1902.
Chapter 994.— Employment of women and children—Honrs of labor.
Section 1. Section 22 of chapter 198 of the General Laws is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Section 22. No minor under sixteen years of age, and no woman, shall be em ployed
in laboring in any manufacturing or mechanical establishment m ore than fifty-eight
hours in any one week; and in no case shall the hours of labor exceed ten hours in
any one day, excepting when it is necessary to make repairs to prevent the interrup
tion of the ordinary running of the machinery, or when a different apportionment
of the hours of labor is made for the sole purpose of making a shorter day’ s work for
one day of the week.
Every employer shall post in a conspicuous place in every room where such per
sons are employed a printed notice stating the number of hours’ w ork required of
them on each day of the week; and the em ploym ent of any such person for a longer
time in any day than so stated shall be deemed a violation of this section, unless it
appears that such employment is to make up for time lost on some previous day of
the same week in consequence of the stopping of the machinery upon w hich such
person was employed or dependent for em ploym ent: Provided, That the provisions
of this section shall not be construed to enlarge or impair any restriction placed
upon the employment of any m inor mentioned in chapter 64.
Section 2. A ll acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed,
and this act shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
Passed April 4,1902.
Chapter 1004.—Hours of labor of employees on street railways.
.
Section 1 A day’ s work for all conductors, gripmen, and motormen now em ployed
or who may hereafter be em ployed in the operation o f all street railways, o f what
ever motive power, in this State shall not exceed ten hours’ work, to be perform ed
within twelve consecutive hours. No officer or agent o f any corporation operating
street cars, of whatever motive power, in this State shall on any day exact from any
of its said employees more than the said ten hours’ work within the twenty-four
hours of the natural day, and within twelve consecutive hours: Provided, however,
That on all legal holidays, and on occasions when an unexpected contingency arises
demanding more than the usual service by such street railway corporation to the
public, or from such employees to the corporation, and in case of accident or
unavoidable delay, extra labor m ay be performed for extra compensation; and that
nothing herein contained shall affect existing written contracts.
Sec. 2 (as amended by chapter 1045). The true intent and purpose of this act is
hereby declared to be to limit the usual hours of labor of the above-mentioned
employees of street railway corporations, in the absence of agreement as to such
hours between such employees and their employer, to ten hours’ actual w ork a day,
LABOR LAWS---- RHODE ISLAND---- ACTS OF 1902.
433
to be performed within a period of twelve consecutive hours, whether such employees
be em ployed b y the trip or trips, the job, the hour, the day, the week, the month,
or in any other manner. But nothing in this act contained shall be construed to
forbid or prevent any such employee, being of the age of twenty-one years or
upwards, from laboring a greater or lesser number of hours a day, in accordance
with his contract so to do; nor to impose any penalty upon any person or corpora
tion for permitting such employees to labor such greater or lesser number of hours
in the performance of such contract.
Sec. 3. A n y street railway corporation violating any of the provisions of the pre
ceding sections of this act shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, one-half thereof to the use of the complainant and the
other half to the use o f the State.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect on the first day of June, A. D. 1902.
Passed April 4, 1902.
Chapter 1009.— Employment of children during session of school.
Section 1. Chapter 64 of the General Laws is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 4. No m inor child w ho has not completed thirteen years of life shall be
em ployed to labor or at service, or engaged in business, except during the vacations
of the public schools o f the city or town wherein such child resides, or as provided
for b y section one of this chapter.
Section 5. No minor child w ho has not completed fifteen years of life shall be
em ployed to labor or at service unless he shall present to his employer a certificate
made b y or under the direction o f the school committee of the city or town wherein
such child resides; said certificate shall be made on a blank and in a form furnished
b y the secretary o f the State board o f education and shall state the name, place and
date o f birth of said child, the name and residence of the person having control of
said child.
Section 6. Every person, whether principal or agent, who shall employ or permit
to be em ployed or shall aid or abet the employment to labor or at service of any
minor child above described in section 4, who has not complied with the provisions
above recited in section five, shall for every such offense or neglect of such duty be
fined not exceeding twenty dollars.
Passed April 4, 1902.
V IR G IN IA .
CONSTITUTION OF 1902.
A rticle 4.— Special laws regulating labor, etc., not to be passed.
Section 63. * * * The general assembly shall not enact any local, special, or
private law in the follow ing cases:
12. Regulating labor, trade, mining or manufacturing, or the rate of interest on
money.
A rticle 5.— Bureau of labor and statistics.
Sec tion 86. The general assembly shall have power to establish and maintain a
bureau of labor and statistics, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law.
A rticle 12.— Inability of railroad companies for injuries to employees.
Section 162. The doctrine of fellow-servant, so far as it affects the liability of the
master for injuries to his servant resulting from the acts or omissions of any other
servant or servants o f the com m on master, is, to the extent hereinafter stated, abol
ished as to every em ployee of a railroad company, engaged in the physical construc
tion, repair or maintenance of its roadway, track or any of the structures connected
therewith, or in any w ork in or upon a car or engine standing upon a track, or in the
physical operation of a train, car. engine, or switch, or in any service requiring his
presence upon a train, car or engine; and every such employee shall have the same
right to recover for every injury suffered b y him from the acts or omissions of any
other em ployee or employees o f the common master, that a servant would have (at
the time w hen this constitution goes into effect), if such acts or omissions were those
434
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OP LABOR.
of the master himself in the performance of a nonassignable duty: Provided, That
the injury, so suffered by such railroad employee, result from the negligence of an
officer, or agent, of the company of a higher grade of service than himself, or from
that of a person, employed by tne company, having the right, or charged with the
duty, to control or direct the general services or the immediate w ork of the party
injured, or the general services or the immediate w ork of the coem ployee through,
or by, whose act or omission he is injured; or that it result from the negligence of a
coemployee engaged in another department of labor, or engaged upon, or in charge
of, any car upon which, or upon the train of w hich it is a part,the injured em ployee
is not at the time of receiving the injury, or w ho is in charge o f any switch, signal
point, or locomotive engine, or is charged with dispatching trains or transmitting
telegraphic or telephonic orders therefor; and whether such negligence be in the per
formance of an assignable or nonassignable duty. The physical construction, repair
or maintenance of the roadway, track or any o f the structures connected therewith,
and the physical construction, repair, maintenance, cleaning or operation of trains,
cars or engines, shall be regarded as different departments of labor within the mean
ing of this section. Knowledge, b y any such railroad em ployee injured, of the
defective or unsafe character or condition of any machinery, ways, appliances or
structures, shall be no defense to an action for injury caused thereby. W hen death,
whether instantaneous or not, results to such an em ployee from any injury for which
he could have recovered, under the above provisions, had death not occurred, then
his legal or personal representative, surviving consort, and relatives (and any trustee,
curator, committee or guardian of such consort or relatives) shall, respectively, have
the same rights and remedies w ith respect thereto as if his death had been caused b y
the negligence of a coemployee w hile in the performance, as vice-principal, of a non
assignable duty of the master. E very contract or agreement, express or implied,
made by an employee, to waive the benefit of this section, shall be null and void.
This section shall not be construed to deprive any employee, or his legal or personal
representative, surviving consort or relatives (or any trustee, curator, committee or
guardian of such consort or relatives), of any rights or remedies that he or they may
have by the law of the land, at the tim e this constitution goes into effect. Nothing
contained in this section shall restrict the power of the general assembly to further
enlarge, for the above-named class of employees, the rights and remedies hereinbe
fore provided for, or to extend such rights and remedies to, or otherwise enlarge the
present rights and remedies of, any other class of employees of railroads or of
employees of any person, firm or corporation.
A rticle 14.—Exemption from execution.
Section 190. Every householder or head of a fam ily shall be entitled, in addi
tion to the articles now exempt from levy or distress for rent, to hold exem pt from
levy, seizure, garnishment, or sale under any execution, order, or other process issued
on any demand for a debt hereafter contracted, his real and personal property, or
either, including money and debts due him, to the value of not exceeding tw o thou
sand dollars, to be selected by him : Provided, That such exem ption shall not extend
to any execution, order, or other process issued on any demand m the follow ing cases:
First. For the purchase price of said property, or any part thereof. If the property
purchased, and not paid for, be exchanged for, or converted into, other property by
the debtor, such last-named property snail not be exempted from the payment of
such unpaid purchase money under the provisions o f this article;
Second. For services rendered by a laboring person or mechanic;
Third. For liabilities incurred by any public officer, or officer o f a court, or any
fiduciary, or any attorney at law for m oney collected;
Fourth. For a lawful claim for any taxes, levies, or assessments accruing after the
first day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six;
Fifth. For rent;
Sixth. For the legal or taxable fees of any public officer or officer of a court.
Sec. 191. The said exemption shall not be claimed or held in a shifting stock of
merchandise, or in any property, the conveyance of w hich by the homestead claimant
has been set aside on the ground of fraud or want of consideration.
Sec. 192. The general assembly shall prescribe the manner and the conditions on
which a householder or head of a family shall set apart and hold for himself and
family a homestead in any of the property hereinbefore mentioned. But this section
shall not be construed as authorizing the general assembly to defeat or im pair the
benefits intended to be conferred by the provisions of this article.
LABOR LAWS---- VIRGINIA---- ACTS OF 1901-1902.
435
ACTS OF 1901-1902.
Chapter 54.— Exemption from, execution, etc.—Personal property.
1. Section thirty-six hundred and fifty in chapter one hundred and seventy-eight
of the Code of Virginia of eighteen hundred ana eighty-seven, as amended by an act
approved February twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and ninety, [shall] be amended
and reenacted so as to read as follow s:
Section 3650. In addition to the estate, not exceeding in value two thousand dol
lars, w hich every householder residing in this State shall be entitled to hold exempt,
as provided in the preceding sections of this chapter, he shall also be entitled to hold
exem pt from levy or distress the following articles, or so much or so many thereof
as he may have, to be selected b y him or his agents, except that the live stock so
exempted under this and the follow ing sections of this chapter shall not be exempt
from any levy or distress made under the provisions of chapter ninety-three of this
Code:
First. The fam ily Bible.
Second. Family pictures, schoolbooks, and library for the use of the family, not
exceeding in all one hundred dollars in value.
Third. A seat or pew in any house or place of public worship.
Fourth. A lot in a burial ground.
Fifth. A ll necessary wearing apparel of the debtor and his family; all beds, bed
steads, and bedding necessary for the use of such family; and all stoves and append
ages put up and kept for the necessary use of the family, not exceeding three.
Sixth. One cow and her calf till one year old, one horse, six chairs, six plates, one
table, six knives, six forks, one dozen spoons, two dishes, two basins, one pot, one
oven, six pieces of w ooden or earthen ware, one loom and its appurtenances, one safe
or press, one spinning wheel, one pair of cards, one axe, two hoes; ten barrels of
corn, or, in lieu thereof, twenty-five bushels of rye or buckwheat; five bushels of
wheat, or one barrel of flour; twenty bushels of potatoes, two hundred pounds of bacon
or pork, three hogs, fowls not exceeding in value ten dollars, ten dollars in value of for
age or hay, one cooking stove and utensils for cooking therewith, one sewing machine,
and in the case of a mechanic, the tools and utensils of his trade, not exceeding one
hundred dollars in value, and in case of an oysterman or fisherman, his boat and
tackle, not exceeding tw o hundred dollars in value; if the boat and tackle exceed
tw o hundred dollars in value the same shall be sold, and out of the proceeds the
oysterman or fisherman shall first receive two hundred dollars in lieu of such boat
and tackle.
Approved Decem ber 23, 1901.
C hapter 322.— Liability of railroad companies for injuries to employees.
1. Every corporation operating a railroad in this State, whether such corporation
be created under the laws of this State or otherwise, shall be liable in damages for
any and all injury sustained b y any em ployee of such corporation as follows: When
such injury results from the wrongful act, neglect, or default of an agent or officer of
such corporation superior to the em ployee injured, or of a person employed by such
corporation having the right to control or direct the services of such employee
injured, or the services of the em ployee b y whom he is injured; and also when such
injury results from the wrongful act, neglect, or default of a coemployee engaged in
another department of labor from that o f the employee injured, or of a coemployee
on another train of cars, or of a coemployee who has charge of any switch, signal
point, or locom otive engine, or w ho is charged with dispatching trains or transmit
ting telegraphic or telephonic orders. Knowledge by any employee injured of the
defective or unsafe character or, condition of any machinery, ways, appliances, or
structures of such corporation shall not of itself be a bar to recovery for any injury
or death caused thereby. W hen death, whether instantaneous or otherwise, results
from any injury to any em ployee of such corporation received as aforesaid, the per
sonal representative oi such em ployee shall have a right of action therefor against
such corporation, and may recover damages in respect thereof. A ny contract or
agreement, express or implied, made by any such employee to waive the benefit of
this section or any part thereof shall be null and void, and this section shall not be
construed to deprive any such employee, or his personal representative, of any right
or remedy to w hich he is now entitled under the laws of this State.
2. The rules and principles of law as to contributory negligence, which apply to
other cases, shall apply to cases arising under this act, except in so far as the same
are herein modified or changed.
A pproved March 27, 1902.
436
BULLETIN OP THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
Chapter 348.— Examination, licensing, etc., of plumbers.
1. In all cities in the State of Virginia haying a population of more than eight
thousand inhabitants there shall be a board for the examination of plumbers of four
members, consisting of one member, to be known as the chief health officer of the
city, and one member, to be known as the plumbing inspector o f the city; one jou r
neyman plumber, and one master plumber, all o f w hom shall be residents o f the
city in which their duties are to be performed, and the plumbing inspector, journey
man, and master plumbers shall be licensed plumbers. The members of said board
shall be selected as the councils of the respective cities may determine, and said
councils shall also prescribe the terms of office of the several members of such board,
and the method of their removal from office. The terms of office o f such chief health
officers and plumbing inspectors as m ay be in office when this act shall go into effect
shall not be affected hereby, and they shall be constituted members of their respec
tive boards for the term for w hich they may have been elected.
2. The persons who compose the first plumbing board under this act shall, within
ten days after their appointment, meet in their respective city building, or place des
ignated by the city council, and organize by the selection of one of tneir number as
chairman, and the plumbing inspector shall be secretary of said board. It shall be
the duty of the secretary to keep full, true, and correct minutes and records o f all
licenses issued by it, together with their kinds and dates and the names o f persons
to whom issued, in books to be provided b y such city for that purpose, w hich books
and records shall be in all business hours open for free inspection b y all persons.
4. The board shall fix stated times and places of meeting, w hich times shall not
be less than once in every two weeks, and may be held oftener upon written call of
the chairman of the board, and the board shall adopt rules for the examination, at
such times and places, of all persons w ho desire a license to work at the construction
or repairing of plumbing within the said city.
5. Any person not already licensed as herein provided desiring to w ork at the
business oi plumbing in any such city shall make written application to the said
board for examination for a license, w hich examination shall be made at the next
meeting of the board, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and said board shall exam
ine said applicant as to his practical knowledge of plumbing, house drainage and
plumbing, ventilation and sanitation, w hich examination shall be practical as well as
theoretical, and if the applicant has shown himself competent, the plumbing board
shall cause its chairman and secretary to execute and deliver to the applicant a
license authorizing him to do plumbing in such city.
6. All licenses may be renewed b y the board at the dates of their expiration.
Such renewal licenses shall be granted, without a reexamination, upon a written
application of the licensee filed with the board and showing that his purposes and
conditions remain unchanged, unless it is made to appear b y affidavit before the
board that the applicant is no longer competent or entitled to such renewal license,
in which event the renewal license shall not be granted until the applicant has under
gone the examination hereinbefore required.
7. A ll licenses shall be good for one year from their dates, provided that any
license may be revoked by the board at any time upon a hearing upon sufficient
written, sworn charges filed with the board, showing the holder of the license to be
then incompetent or guilty of a willful breach o f the rules, regulations, or require
ments of the board, or of the laws or ordinances relating thereto, or o f other causes
sufficient for the revoking of his license, of w hich charges and hearing the holder of
such license shall have written notice.
8. It shall be unlawful for any person to do any plumbing in any such city of this
State unless he be licensed as herein provided.
9. The fee for the original license of a journeyman plum ber shall be one dollar.
A ll renewal fees shall be fifty cents. A ll license fees Shall be paid, prior to the execu
tion and delivery of the license, to the treasurer of the city for w hich the license was
issued.
14. Any person violating any provision of this act or of any lawful ordinances, or
rules and regulations, authorized by this act shall be deemed guilty o f a misdemeanor,
and shall be fined not exceeding fifty nor less than five dollars for each and every
violation thereof, and if such person hold a plumber’ s license, it may, in the discre
tion of the board, be forfeited, and he shall not be entitled to another plum ber’ s
license for the space of one year after such forfeiture is declared against him b y the
board.
Approved March 28, 1902.
LEADING ARTICLES IN PAST NUMBERS OF THE BULLETIN.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
1. Private and public debt in the United States, by George K. Holmes.
Em ployer and em ployee under the common law, by V. H, Olmsted and fe. D.
Fessenden.
2. The poor colonies of Holland, b y J. Howard Gore, Ph. D.
The industrial revolution in Japan, by William Eleroy Curtis.
Notes concerning the m oney of the U. S. and other countries, by W . C. Hunt.
The wealth and receipts and expenses of the U. S., b y W. M. Steuart.
3. Industrial communities: Coal Mining Co. of Anzin, by W . F. Willoughby.
4. Industrial communities: Coal Mining Co. of Blanzy, by W. F. Willoughby.
The sweating system, b y H enry White.
5. Convict labor.
Industrial communities: K rupp Iron and Steel Works, by W. F. W illoughby.
6. Industrial communities: Familistere Society of Guise, by W. F. W illoughby.
Cooperative distribution, b y Edward W . Bemis, Ph. D.
7. Industrial communities: Various communities, b y W . F Willoughby.
Rates of wages paid under public and private contract, by Ethelbert Stewart.
8. Conciliation and arbitration in the boot and shoe industry, by T. A. Carroll.
Railway relief departments, by Em ory R. Johnson, Ph. D.
9. The padrone system and padrone banks, by John Koren.
The Dutch Society for General Welfare, by J. Howard Gore, Ph. D.
10. Condition o f the Negro in various cities.
Building and loan associations.
11. W orkers at gainful occupations at censuses of 1870,1880, and 1890, b y W . C.
Hunt.
Public baths in Europe, b y Edward Mussey Hartwell, Ph. D., M. D.
12. The inspection o f factories and workshops in the U. S., by W. F. Willoughby.
Mutual rights and duties of parents and children, guardianship, etc., under
the law, by F. J. Stimson.
The municipal or cooperative restaurant of Grenoble, France, by C. O. Ward.
13. The anthracite mine laborers, b y G. 0 . Virtue, Ph. D.
14. The Negroes of Farmville, V a .: A social study, b y W . E. B. Du Bois, Ph. D.
Incomes, wages, and rents in Montreal, by Herbert Brown Ames, B. A.
15. Boarding homes and clubs for working women, by Mary S. Fergusson.
The trade-union label, b y John Graham Brooks.
16. Alaskan gold fields and opportunities for capital and labor, by S. C. Dunham.
17. Brotherhood relief and insurance of railway employees, by E. R. Johnson,
Ph. D.
The nations of Antwerp, b y J. Howard Gore, Ph. D.
18. Wages in the United States and Europe, 1870 to 1898.
19. Alaskan gold fields and opportunities for capital and labor, by S. C. Dunham.
Mutual relief and benefit associations in the printing trade, by W . S. Waudby.
20. Condition of railway labor in Europe, by Walter E. W eyl, Ph. D.
21. Pawnbroking in Europe and the United States, by W . R. Patterson, Ph. D.
22. Benefit features o f American trade unions, by Edward W . Bemis, Ph. D.
The Negro in the black belt: Some social sketches, by W . E. B. Du Bois, Ph. D.
Wages m Lyon, France, 1870 to 1896.
23. Attitude of wom en’ s clubs, etc., toward social economics, by Ellen M. Henrotin.
The production of paper and pulp in the U. S. from Jan. 1 to June 30,1898.
24. Statistics of cities.
25. Foreign labor laws: Great Britain and France, by W . F. Willoughby.
26. Protection of workm en in their employment, by Stephen D. Fessenden.
Foreign labor laws: Belgium and Switzerland, b y W . F. Willoughby.
No. 27. Wholesale prices: 1890 to 1899, b y Roland P. Falkner, Ph. D.
Foreign labor laws: Germany, b y W . F. W illoughby.
No. 28. Voluntary conciliation and arbitration in Great Britain, by J. B. McPherson.
System of adjusting wages, etc., in certain rolling mills, by J. H. Nutt.
Foreign labor laws: Austria, by W . F. W illoughby.
No. 29. Trusts and industrial combinations, b y J. W . Jenks, Ph. D.
The Yukon and Nome gold regions, b y S. 0 . Dunham.
Labor Day, by Miss M. C. de Graffenried.
No. 30. Trend of wages from 1891 to 1900.
Statistics of cities.
Foreign labor laws: Various European countries, by W . F. W illoughby.
No. 31. Betterment of industrial conditions, b y V . H . Olmsted.
Present status of employers, liability in the TJ. S., by S. D. Fessenden.
Condition of railway labor in Italy, b y Dr. Luigi Einaudi.
No. 32. Accidents to labor as regulated by law in the U. S., by W. F. W illoughby.
Prices of commodities and rates of wages in Manila.
The Negroes of Sandy Spring, M d .: A social study, b y W . T. Thom, Ph. D.
The British workmen’ s compensation act and its operation, b y A. M. Low.
No. 33. Foreign labor laws: Australasia and Canada, b y W . F. W illoughby.
The British conspiracy and protection of property act and its operation, b y
A. M. Low.
No. 34. Labor conditions in Porto Rico, b y Azel Ames, M. D.
Social economics at the Paris Exposition, b y Prof. N. P. Gilman.
The workmen’ s compensation act of Holland*.
No. 35. Cooperative communities in the United States, b y Rev. Alexander Kent.
The Negro landholder of Georgia, b y W . E. B. Du Bois, Ph. D.
No. 36. Statistics of cities.
Statistics of Honolulu, H . I.
No. 37. Railway employees in the United States, b y Samuel McCune Lindsay, Ph. D.
The Negroes of Litwalton, V a.: A social study of the “ Oyster Negro,” b y
William Taylor Thom, Ph. D.
No. 38. Labor conditions in M exico, b y Walter E. W eyl, Ph. D.
The Negroes of Cinclare Central Factory and Calumet Plantation, La., by
3 Bradford Laws.
No. 39. Course of wholesale prices, 1890 to 1901.
No. 40. Present condition of the hand-working and domestic industries of Germany,
b y Henry J. Harris, Ph. D.
Workmen’ s compensation acts of foreign countries, b y Adna F. Weber.
No. 41. Labor conditions in Cuba, b y Victor S. Clark, Ph. D.
Beef prices, by Fred C. Croxton.
No. 42. Statistics of cities.
Labor conditions in Cuba.
No. 43. Report to the President on anthracite coal strike, b y Carroll D. Wright.
No. 44. Factory sanitation and labor protection, by C. F. W. Doehring, Ph. D.
@FedFRASER