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Residential Heating Fuels Retail Prices, 1941-48 Data for 9 Locally Important Fuels in 55 Cities Bulletin No. 950 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Maurice J. Tobin, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C Price 15 cents Letter of Transmittal U nited S tates D epartment of L abor , B ureau of L abor S tatistics, Washington, D. G M a y 6,1949. The S ecretary of L abor : I have the honor to transmit herewith a bulletin summarizing data on retail prices of residential heating fuels from 1941 through 1948 and certain supple mentary data for earlier years. Preliminary mimeographed reports are issued monthly, giving the current indexes and monthly prices from the retail price series maintained by the Bureau. These reports are available to persons need ing them, upon request to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The original material for this bulletin was prepared by Jack J. Gottsegen and Israel Putnam III, formerly of the Bureau’s staff. The material was revised and brought up to date by Roy M. Patterson, under the immediate supervision of Thomas P. Henson. E wan C lague , Commissioner. Hon. M aurice J. T obin , Secretary oj Labor. Contents Collection and publication of retail prices for fuels___________________________________ Coal_____________________________________________ Other fuels__________________________________________________________________ Average retail price indexes for residential heating fuels______________________________ By city--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------By selected fuels--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Anthracite chestnut: Average retail price indexes for selected cities combined__________ Bituminous coal: Average retail price indexes for selected cities combined______________ Average retail prices for anthracite andbituminous coal_______________________________ Monthly average retail prices, by city,1941—48------------------------------------------------------ Average retail prices of selected fuels by city, 1939-41________________________________ Page 1 1 3 5 5 6 9 10 11 12 21 Tables Table 1. Residential heating fuels: Indexes of average retail prices for 55 cities, 1939June 1947______________________________________________________________________ 5 Table 2. Indexes of average retail prices for selected residential heating fuels, 1939-June 1947_______ 8 Table 3. Anthracite chestnut: Indexes of average retail prices per net ton (2,000 pounds) in selected cities combined, 1913-48--------------------------------------------------------------------10 Table 4. Bituminous coal: Indexes of average retail prices per net ton (2,000 pounds) in selected cities combined, 1913-48----------------------------------------------------------------------11 Table 5. Bituminous coal and anthracite stove, chestnut, pea, and buckwheat No. 1: Average retail prices per net ton (2,000 pounds) in selected cities, by years, 1939-48 and by months, 1941-48------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 Table 6. Residential heating fuels: Average retail prices by city, June and December 1941-48__________________________________________________________________________ 13 Table 7. Residential heating fuels (oil, gas, coke, briquets, and wood): Average retail prices by region and city, June and December 1939-41_______________________________ 22 in Retail Prices of Residential Heating Fuel, 1941-48 This bulletin contains retail prices and indexes for locally important residential heating fuels in 55 cities of the United States from 1939 through June 1947, and for 34 of these cities in 1948. For each city, average retail prices for June and Decem ber of each year (tables 6 and 7) are shown for anthracite, bituminous coal, coke, kerosene, fuel oil, wood, briquets, and gas. These local quota tions are the basis for index numbers of composite prices from 1939 through June 1947 for all fuels for each city and the 55 cities combined (table 1), and for each of several selected fuels (table 2). Tables 3 and 4 show index numbers of composite average retail prices for anthracite and bituminous coal from 1913 through 1948; table 5 contains the corresponding composite average prices by years from 1939 through 1948 and by months from 1941 through 1948. Each table is preceded by a detailed description of its contents. Prices of fuel wood, coke, fuel oil, kerosene, and gas for space heating—from March 1939 through December 1941—are presented for the first time in this bulletin. Prices from 1942 through 1948 are final figures for June and December of each year for data previously released as preliminary in the monthly mimeographed report “Retail Prices of Fuel by Cities.” 1 Thus the data in this publication together with the information on coal prices contained in Retail Prices, (Serial Nos. R. 1085, R. 1264, and Bull. No. 707) make avail able a general history of retail prices for all locally important fuels during the years 1939 through 1948. 1Fuels which may have become locally unimportant and those that may be represented adequately for time comparisons by another similar fuel, have been excluded from this bulletin though they may have appeared in prelimi nary reports. For example, the mimeographed reports may contain city prices for kerosene, range oil, and No. 1 fuel oil, whereas this bulletin generally includes prices for only one of these fuels in the same city. Collection and Publication of Retail Prices for Fuels Retail prices for fuels have been collected for many years in a number of cities, including the 34 represented in the consumers’ price index. Coal prices were first collected on a periodic basis in 1911 when quotations were also obtained back to 1907. Prices for coke, briquets, and petroleum fuels generally start from 1937, and those for residential space heating gas from 1939. Changes have been made over the years in the frequency of collection, in the methods of computation of average prices, in the number of cities in which retail prices have been collected, and in the kinds of fuel priced in each city. Coal Prior to 1912, no Bureau publication contained any information on retail prices of coal. Retail Prices, 1890 to 1911 (Bull. No. 105) issued prior to the periodic reports on retail prices, contained prices for anthracite and bituminous coal for household use from 1907 through 1911. Like other retail prices, these were collected as of the fifteenth of the month, but were for quarterly periods from 1907 through 1913. Since then, the frequency of collection has varied as indicated in the following statement. 1 RESIDENTIAL HEATING FUELS 2 January 1907-October 1913______________ Quarterly January 1914r-January 1920___________Semiannually January and July June 1920-July 1935______________________ Monthly October 1935-September 1940____________ Quarterly Beginning October 1940__________________ Monthly The number of cities in which coal prices have been collected regularly varied widely since 1911. Region and dig NEW ENGLAND Boston Bridgeport2 Fall River2 Manchester New Haven2 Portland, Maine Providence2 MIDDLE ATLANTIC Buffalo Newark2 New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Rochester2 Scranton EAST NORTH CENTRAL Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, Ohio2 Detroit Indianapolis Milwaukee Peoria2 Springfield, 111. 2 WEST NORTH CENTRAL Des Moines2 Kansas City Minneapolis Omaha2 St. Louis St. Paul2 Wichita3 Date of first report January 1907 January 1917 January 1907 January 1907 January 1907 January 1918 January 1907 A-B A A-B A-B A A-B A-B January 1907 January 1907 January 1907 January 1907 January 1907 July 1916 January 1913 A-B A A-B A A-B A-B A January 1907 January 1907 January 1907 July 1916 January 1907 January 1907 January 1907 January 1918 July 1914 A-B A-B B B A-B A-B A-B B B June 1940 January 1907 January 1907 January 1907 January 1907 July 1913 June 1940 B B A-B B A-B B B i As of December 1948 or date of last report. A= Anthracite. B= Bituminous. 8 Discontinued after June 1947. 8Discontinued after May 1946. Kind of coal i As of December 1948, coal prices were collected in 31 cities.2 The tabulation below showing cities in which retail coal prices have been collected ex cludes the few communities surveyed for special purposes at irregular intervals. 2 See introduction to table 2 for details of kinds of coal and the cities in which prices were collected. Region and city Date of first report SOUTH ATLANTIC Atlanta Baltimore Charleston, S. C.2 Jacksonville Norfolk Richmond Savannah Washington Winston-Salem 2 Kind of coal7 January 1913 January 1907 January 1913 January 1907 January 1918 January 1907 January 1920 January 1907 June 1940 B A-B B B B B B A-B B EAST SOUTH CENTRAL Birmingham Louisville2 Memphis Mobile January 1907 January 1907 January 1907 January 1918 B B B B January 1907 January 1918 July 1911 January 1907 B B A-B B January 1915 June 1940 January 1907 June 1940 January 1907 B B B A-B B January 1907 January 1913 January 1907 January 1907 B B B B WEST SOUTH CENTRAL Dallas4 Houston 5 Little Rock 6 New Orleans MOUNTAIN Butte 2 Cheyenne 2 Denver Phoenix7 Salt Lake C ity2 PACIFIC Los Angeles8 Portland, Oreg. San Francisco9 Seattle Discontinued after April 1946. * Discontinued after December 1945. 6 Discontinued after October 1940. 7 Discontinued after September 1941. 8Discontinued after March 1946. 8 Discontinued after June 1946. * RETAIL PRICES, 1941-48 3 Until 1917, the Bureau published prices of retailers, such as anthracite buckwheat No. 2, various sizes and grades of coal reported by indi but these are not included among the residential vidual firms, and indexes of average prices in heating fuels tabulated in this bulletin (table 6). each city and in all cities combined. Indexes The publications in which coal prices and indexes for each of five geographic regions were computed have been published since 1913 are as follows: from 1907 to 1913. The base for the indexes was Period covered1 changed from time to time, the years 1907, 1913, Bulletin No. Indexes and composite prices Average prices by city 1914, 1915, and 1916 having been used for this 270 Semiannually: 1913-19 Semiannually: 1913-19 purpose. The data for the years 1907 through 300 Semiannually: 1913-19 Monthly: January and 1916 appear in Retail Prices (Bull. Nos. 105Monthly: January and J u n e-D ecem ber June—December 1920 1920 Part II, 106-Part II, 108, 110, 113, 115, 125, 132, 315 Semiannually: 1913-19 Monthly: 1921 138, 140, 156, 184, 197, and 228). Monthly: 1920-21 After 1917, average prices by cities for specified 334 Semiannually: 1913-19 Monthly: 1922 sizes of anthracite and bituminous coal were Monthly: 1920-22 computed and published instead of prices of 366 Semiannually: 1913-19 Annual average: 1913 Monthly: 1920-23 Monthly: 1923 individual firms. These prices are arithmetic 1913Monthly: 1923-24 averages of all quotations reported from each 396 Semiannually: June 1920 city for 1-ton lots delivered at the curb, or into Monthly: July 1920the bin if at no extra charge. This method of December 1924 computing averages for each city is still used. 418 Semiannually: 1913-23 Annual average: 1913 Monthly: 1924-25 Monthly: 1924-25 Average prices from 1913 to 1919, inclusive, 1913-24 Annual average: 1913 were first computed by this method and published 445 Semiannually: Monthly: 1925-26 Monthly: 1925-26 in Retail Prices (Bull. No. 270). 464 Semiannually: 1913-25 Annual average: 1913 Until 1937, average prices were published only Monthly: 1926-27 Monthly: 1926-27 for stove and chestnut sizes of Pennsylvania 495 Semiannually: 1913-26 Monthly: 1927-28 Monthly: 1927-28 anthracite and for three categories of bituminous coal, i. e., high volatile prepared sizes (combined), Serial No. low volatile prepared sizes (combined), and low R. 701 Annually: 1929-37 Quarterly: 1936-37 Quarterly: 1936-37 volatile domestic run of mine. Average prices Annually: 1929-38 Quarterly: 1937-38 were shown until 1946 for Colorado, Arkansas, R. 886 Quarterly: 1937-38 and New Mexico anthracite in cities where these R. 1085 Annually: 1929-39 Quarterly: 1938-39 coals were important. From 1937 through 1948, Quarterly: 1938-39 average prices were published for each of the R. 1264 Annually: 1929-40 Quarterly: JanuaryQuarterly: 1939-Sep- September 1940 following grades and sizes in cities where they tember 1940 Monthly: Octoberwere consumed in substantial quantities: Monthly: October-De- December 1940 1. Pennsylvania anthracite a. Chestnut b. Stove c. Pea d. Buckwheat No. 1 2. Bituminous coal a. Low volatile lump, egg, stove, nut, stoker, and domestic run of mine b. Eastern high volatile lump, egg, stove, nut, and stoker c. Western high volatile lump, egg, stove, nut, and stoker Monthly mimeographed reports containing pro. liminary data also include prices for commercial sizes of anthracite and bituminous coal sold by Bulletin No. cember 1940 707 Annually: 1929-41 Q uarterly: January 1940-September 1940 Monthly: October 1940December 1941 Monthly: December 1940-41 1From 1929 to 1936, prices were published in the Bureau pamphlets, “Retail Prices” at monthly or quarterly intervals, according to frequency of price collection. Annual prices for this period may be found in Bulletin No. 707. Other Fuels Collection of prices for coke and briquets gen erally began in March 1937. Prices reported for most cities were for egg size coke and bituminous RESIDENTIAL HEATING FUELS 4 briquets. Retail prices for coke or briquets in 17 specified cities, quarterly, March 1937 through March 1939, are available in mimeographed form (LS47-3462). Retail prices for petroleum fuels in 24 cities were first collected and published in the monthly reports beginning with March 15, 1937. The number of cities was increased to 29 in 1939 and to 36 in 1940. Prices from March 1937 were obtained in these 12 additional cities. Collection of retail prices for No. 5 and No. 6 fuel oil was begun in 1944, and their average prices, not included in this bulletin, have been shown in the monthly mimeographed reports since October 1946. The list of cities covered, with the years for which petroleum fuel prices were first collected, follows: 1937: Baltimore Boston Bridgeport1 Chicago Cleveland Detroit Fall River 1 Manchester 1939: Des Moines 1 Kansas City 1940: Buffalo Charleston, S. C.1 Denver Milwaukee Minneapolis Newark 1 New Haven 1 New Orleans New York Norfolk Omaha 1 Philadelphia Portland, Maine Providence 1 Richmond Rochester 1 St. Louis St. Paul1 Washington Jacksonville Savannah San Francisco Louisville 1 Portland, Oreg. Salt Lake City 1 Seattle i Discontinued after June 1947. Retail prices for selected petroleum heating fuels in 22 specified cities, quarterly, March 1937 through March 1939, are available in mimeo graphed form (LS47-3465). Although retail prices of wood fuel were collected annually beginning with December 1914, these prices were used only in the calculations of the “ Cost of living” indexes and not published until March 1937. Since March 1937, average wood fuel prices have appeared in the mimeographed report “Retail Prices of Fuel, by Cities.” The only cities where prices were collected in which wood is still important are Portland, Oreg. and Seattle, Wash. Retail prices in these cities for wood from December 1917 through March 1939, and for sawdust from March 1937 through March 1939, are available in a specially prepared release (LS47-3464). Prices for subsequent periods through December 1948 are contained in this bulletin (p. 21). In 1944, weighted average prices for gas used in residential heating were computed for each of the 27 cities fisted below for the period 1939-44. These average price series have been continued and have been published on a preliminary basis in the monthly fuel reports since April 1946. Cities in Which Residential Heating Collected, 1989-48 Detroit Atlanta Houston Butte 1 Kansas City Cheyenne 1 Cincinnati Little Rock 1 Louisville 1 Cleveland Columbus, Ohio 1 Los Angeles Memphis Dallas 1 Denver Minneapolis Mobile Des Moines 1 Gets Prices Were New Orleans Peoria 1 Pittsburgh Portland, Oreg. Salt Lake City 1 San Francisco Springfield, 111.1 Washington Wichita 1i i Discontinued after the computation of data for June 1947. RETAIL PRICES, 1941-48 5 Average Retail Price Indexes for Residential Heating Fuels By City The indexes, computed quarterly from March 1939 through September 1940 and monthly from October 1940 through June 1947, are presented in table 1 for June and December of these years. They are based on the weighted average of retail prices for all residential heating fuels important in each of 55 cities, and in the 55 cities combined for March, June, September, and December 1939. The cities and the fuels used in the computation of these indexes are listed on page 7. The spec ifications on which the prices are based are de scribed in the introduction to table 6 (see p. 12). The indexes are of the fixed base weighted aggre gative type, with the weights used representative of 1939-40 patterns of fuel consumption. The weights are derived from quantity data collected by the Bituminous Coal Division, the U. S. Bureau of Mines, the Fuel Oil Ration Division of the Office of Price Administration, the Pennsylvania State Department of Mines, and respondent gas utilities. T a b l e 1.— Residential heating fuels: Indexes of average retail prices for 55 cities, 1989-June 1947 [1939=100] 55 cities Port Provi Fall Man New land, New Phila Roch com Boston Bridge port River chester Haven Maine dence Buffalo Newark York delphia ester Scran ton bined Date 1939: June____ December. 1940: June......... December. 1941: June......... December. 1942: June......... December. 1943: June......... December1944: June....... . December. 1945: June......... December. 1946: June____ December1947: June......... 96.8 102.5 101.7 . 105.5 105.4 111. 1 113.1 . 116.5 120.2 122.9 . 123.6 123.5 124.4 122.6 127.0 138.5 143.7 95.0 104.7 105.0 110.1 109.0 115.1 118.0 125.0 130.2 131.8 132.6 133.0 132.7 125.6 130.0 141.9 146.6 94.2 107.8 108.2 107.6 109.8 114.0 120.1 133.7 141.0 142.8 144.3 144.5 144.3 126.4 133.0 149.7 151.8 96.7 102.5 105.0 112.0 108.0 115.6 126.4 141.1 147.6 148.1 149.5 149.4 149.6 132.5 137.6 149.1 157.7 96.4 108.5 110.2 114.1 112.8 116.4 121.8 132.7 138.5 139.5 139.4 139.4 139.4 125.2 130.8 144.9 152.7 94.6 108.9 110.2 112.6 109.1 118.2 123.2 132.2 139.7 140.5 142.1 142.0 142.0 130.4 135.2 149.2 151.6 94.6 108.8 110.1 112.6 110.2 114.1 120.5 129.7 135.9 137.4 137.2 137.2 137.3 124.8 129.7 143.3 151.3 93.4 107.2 108.5 109.0 106.6 110.5 117.2 129.9 135.1 135.6 138.9 138.9 139.0 120.8 127.4 139.2 148.6 97.7 103.6 100.8 105.6 107.0 114.4 116.6 119.7 123.3 126.5 127.2 125.8 126.4 129.5 132.0 149.0 152.2 Cincin Cleve Colum Mil Pitts bus, Detroit Indian burgh Chicago nati land Ohio apolis waukee Peoria 1939: June......... December. 1940: June........ December1941: June____ December. 1942: June____ December1943: June......... December. 1944: June......... December. 1945: June........ December. 1946: June____ December. 1947: June____ . . . . . 99.4 100.8 99.8 101.0 103.0 107.1 107.0 109.0 109.9 112.0 112.7 112.8 113.9 114.3 117.2 121.4 128.2 826164°—49----2 95.8 102.5 98.1 103.3 102.3 107.7 108.0 108.0 111.2 112.7 113.7 114.0 115.2 115.9 121.3 132.7 143.9 95.6 102.7 97.0 102.9 101.5 109.8 106.4 107.4 109.9 112.2 113.2 113.3 115.5 116.6 122.7 125.9 130.5 97.1 97.7 93.7 99.6 98.8 104.0 104.1 104.8 107.0 109.0 109.9 110.8 113.1 113.7 117.9 123.5 127.0 102.8 104.2 101.5 108.3 108.6 115.5 115.4 116.6 122.0 124.5 125.7 125.8 128.7 129.0 133.4 141.6 145.9 97.6 101.3 98.0 102.2 109.3 119.8 120.1 121.0 124.0 128.0 130.2 126.4 132.1 132.9 136.5 146.5 154.4 96.9 102.1 96.8 106.1 106.1 112.5 110.5 110.8 118.8 120.9 121.1 121.5 124.2 124.6 126.2 138.2 144.3 98.7 103.9 99.8 104.3 103.9 110.4 110.5 110.5 115.9 119.4 120.2 120.9 121.7 124.3 131.0 138.4 145.4 99.1 102.8 102.0 108.1 109.6 113.7 115.9 114.6 120.6 123.1 123.1 124.4 128.9 130.2 132.2 155.9 159.5 95.6 105.5 104.5 108.5 110.4 116.0 119.0 126.0 129.9 131.9 132.5 132.8 132.8 127.7 131.3 145.2 147.7 96.0 102.6 106.3 110.7 109.7 115.4 118.8 124.0 130.2 135.7 135.6 136.2 136.3 134.7 139.5 154.1 155.4 Des hsst hi . Moines 101.2 101.2 101.2 88.0 90.3 91.5 90.1 91.9 97.8 97.8 101.6 105.7 106.9 107.8 113.0 119.1 125.6 97.4 101.3 99.5 104.3 106.9 109.5 109.7 109.7 114.3 120.3 124.8 124.8 124.7 124.7 128.0 130.9 145.7 97.6 100.6 100.9 104.8 107.0 116.2 117.7 119.2 125.1 130.2 131.1 133.0 132.5 140.4 143.8 158.2 156.9 96.8 102.4 100.6 104.3 105.5 111.4 114.0 118.1 123.0 127.7 126.8 127.0 127.4 127.7 130.2 146.6 148.4 98.1 102.9 103.6 109.3 109.3 109.3 117.9 127.8 129.2 129.2 129.2 144.4 145.9 164.4 158.0 Kansas Minne St. Paul City apolis 99.0 100.9 100.0 103.1 103.8 106.6 107.2 107.4 110.2 111.1 112.5 112.3 113.7 114.7 117.1 126.4 132.5 99.4 99.9 99.9 100.3 99.3 102.4 102.5 104.1 109.4 109.8 110.9 108.7 108.1 108.6 111.1 118.9 128.9 99.8 100.4 99.3 103.1 103.2 105.1 112.7 114.0 114.0 115.1 115.9 120.0 130.0 143.0 RESIDENTIAL HEATING FUELS 6 T able 1.— Residential heating fuels: Indexes of average retail prices for 55 cities, 1939—June 1947—Continued [1939=100] Date 1939: June........ December1940: June____ December1941: June____ December. 1942: June____ December. 1943: June____ December. 1944: June......... December1945: June____ December1946: June____ December1947: June......... 1939: June......... December. 1940: June......... December. 1941: June........ December. 1942: June____ December. 1943: June____ December. 1944: June......... December. 1945: June......... December. 1946: June......... December. 1947: June......... Charles Jackson Rich Savan Wash Wins Louis Mem Mobile New Atlanta Balti ton- Birming more s.ton,d. ville Norfolk mond nah ington Salem ham ville phis Orleans 93.9 103.3 Q§7.93.5 93.9 106.6 105.4 106.0 108.7 111.0 112.0 112.2 112.0 112.2 114.6 130.7 132.5 96.3 102.6 102.9 109.0 107.2 111.6 117.0 125.6 130.4 132.5 132.5 132.6 132.9 122.2 127.6 140.8 147.8 103.6 99.3 102.4 101.4 106.5 109.6 115.8 125.0 128.1 128.7 128.8 125.7 125.9 114.0 118.3 128.4 137.2 98.4 104.9 104.6 104.9 104.9 105.6 131.8 123.6 126.2 126.3 126.3 120.2 120.2 107.9 114.1 134.5 146.9 97.1 103.4 86.3 106.0 107.8 115.2 120.1 128.4 133.1 134.4 135.0 135.2 136.4 123.3 130.2 140.9 150.6 95.4 103.2 98.4 104.0 103.7 110.3 115.4 120.7 124.9 127.4 126.4 126.4 128.0 120.0 127.4 134.9 142.8 St. Wichita Dallas Hous Omaha Louis ton Little Rock 99.5 101.0 100.3 102.0 102.2 106.8 106.8 107.2 99.3 102.7 103.2 104.3 106.3 106.5 111.6 118.0 128.6 93.2 102.3 96.7 104.3 102.0 110.9 110.1 111.3 114.4 118.1 119.5 119.7 121.0 122.4 126.7 138.5 144.0 99.8 100.5 100.3 101.6 101.6 103.4 103.3 103.3 105.0 106.8 106.8 106.6 109.6 108.4 110.1 108.5 132.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.1 81.9 81.9 81.9 81.9 82.0 82.0 82.0 82.0 82.0 82.0 82.0 99.7 99.0 96.8 96.8 96.8 97.0 94.9 93.0 88.1 88.2 88.2 88.2 88.2 88.2 90.1 90.1 90.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 84.2 84.2 84.2 84.2 84.2 By Selected Fuels Four fuel groups are represented in these in dexes: Gas, petroleum fuels, coke and coal, and wood. No group was included in the computa tion of the city index when it was used by less than 10 percent of the dwelling units in a city (using U. S. Census Bureau data for 1940). Ex ceptions were made for fuel oil and gas in some cities in which permanent growth beyond the 10 percent minimum was evident in 1944. Allow ances have been made for permanent subsequent changes from the 1939-40 patterns; for example, St. Louis shifted from high volatile bituminous 99.9 100.0 103.3 105.3 105.1 113.3 115.2 121.5 127.0 129.2 129.2 126.2 126.3 119.7 123.9 140.8 151.5 97.5 103.8 101.5 106.2 105.0 109.3 114.0 121.5 125.2 126.9 126.8 126.7 127.1 117.4 121.6 132.1 138.6 94.6 102.3 94.0 101.8 94.4 102.0 101.5 101.6 104.4 107.1 110.0 109.1 113.8 114.4 118.0 123.9 132.1 Salt Butte Denver Lake City 100.0 100.0 100.3 100.3 100.3 100.8 100.8 100.9 101.3 101.8 101.6 102.2 102.7 102.9 103.0 105.3 105.2 99.8 99.8 100.1 101.1 100.3 102.3 102.9 104.3 107.0 113.7 114.7 114.8 115.6 112.4 113.7 121.6 123.5 100.8 99.8 99.5 102.8 102.9 106.7 107.0 107.5 111.2 112.1 112.1 112.1 116.1 116.1 119.0 120.9 128.2 93.0 99.2 94.7 106.6 111.7 126.3 123.9 126.5 132.8 137.2 143.2 144.1 153.3 153.9 169.5 174.4 179.5 98.9 101.3 99.9 108.1 110.2 115.7 116.0 115.8 121.9 125.1 126.2 126.2 128.8 128.5 134.4 145.8 152.5 99.3 99.9 94.8 95.0 95.0 99.0 98.8 99.2 101.1 101.5 102.1 102.5 103.5 103.8 104.6 109.7 113.1 Port Chey Los land, enne Angeles Oreg. 99.4 99.0 99.2 102.8 102.8 103.9 104.0 104.0 107.6 108.9 110.1 110.6 114.1 115.0 112.8 115.0 118.0 101.3 98.7 98.7 98.7 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 97.9 101.0 97.9 99.3 97.7 105.7 111.3 119.3 121.5 121.5 121.5 121.5 125.1 123.2 135.7 153.3 161.1 99.6 101.9 99.8 102.8 101.3 106.0 104.6 106.0 107.1 103.3 103.7 96.5 96.5 96.4 99.1 100.6 102.5 99.8 100.2 99.6 98.5 92.0 86.9 86.4 87.0 86.7 86.7 86.8 86.8 84.0 83.9 89.3 97.9 102.0 San Fran Seattle cisco 100.4 99.6 99.6 91.6 91.6 92.2 90.0 90.0 87.7 87.5 87.8 87.8 88.0 88.0 86.6 93.7 100.6 99.8 99.5 104.1 103.7 105.2 107.6 108.9 109.4 113.1 113.9 115.0 116.5 117.0 113.9 125.9 143.6 152.6 coal to low volatile fuels because of the passage of an antismoke ordinance in 1939. In computing these indexes the same individual price series, fuel groups, weights, and base period were employed as for the calculations of the com posite retail price indexes for residential heating fuels shown in table 1. In any month when the sample was affected by a change in the number of cities or reporters, adjustments were made so that the index numbers were based on comparable data. The fuels in each city selected for computation of these indexes are indicated by X ’s in the following tabulation. The date when a series was discon tinued is shown by footnote. , RETAIL PRICES 1941-48 Bituminous coal Anthracite City NEW ENGLAND: Boston_________________ Bridgeport 3____________ Fall River 3___ _________ Manchester____________ New Haven 3-___________ Portland, Maine________ Providence3____________ MIDDLE ATLANTIC: Buffalo 3 ___ __________ "Newarlr .. New York______________ Philadelphia____________ pitt-st>m*gh Rochester 8 Scranton_______________ EAST NORTH CENTRAL: Chicago________________ Cincinnati_____________ Cleveland______________ Columbus, Ohio3________ Indianapolis Milwaukee_____________ Peoria3________________ Springfield, HI.3................... WEST NORTH CENTRAL: Des Moines3___________ ____ _ Kansas City Minneapolis____________ Omaha3 ___________ St. Louis St. Paul3 ...................... Wichita3 _________ SOUTH ATLANTIC: Atlanta. ______________ Baltimore______________ Chariest™1, S- O.* _ Jacksonville____________ Norfolk________________ Richmond Savannah ___________ Washington ........ Winston-Salem3 ______ EAST SOUTH CENTRAL: Birmingham____________ Lftnisyillft 3 M emphis_____________ TVTohile, _________ WEST SOUTH CENTRAL: "Dallas! 3 _ ______ Coke Petroleum fuels Gas For Kerosene, Fuel oil, Large oil, No. 2, residential domestic Egg or nut range fuel oil, space sizes i No. 3 No. 1 heating All sizes Chestnut Pea Buck wheat, No. 1 All sizes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3X <x <x »x «x <x «x X X *x X X X 8X X X X X X X X X X 10X X X X X X X 10X X X <x X X X X X IX X X X *x X X X <x X *x X <x ‘X 11X X X <x 11X X X <x X X X X X X X X X X X X X x x X X X 12X 13X 12X 12X 13X 12X 12X 12X X X X X X 8XX X x X X X 6XX X X X X ‘X X *x X ‘X <x X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 12X 13X X 12X 13X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1«X X X 1«X X X X IX "Houston "NTaw Orleans Tlittlo Roclr 3 MOUNTAIN: Bntt«3 nheyenne3 _ D enver _ _____ Salt T.aIta C ity 3 PACIFIC: T,ns A tijfaIas Portia"*!, OrAg San Francisco __ Seattle 1 Sizes larger than stoker, pea, and run of mine. 3 Discontinued after July 1946. s This city discontinued after the computation of data for * Discontinued after October 1946. «Discontinued after November 1946. « Discontinued after May 1946. 2Introduced June 1946. 8 Discontinued after September 1946. 7 1947. X X X X 7X ®x X 6XX X x X x X X X X X X x X X X X X x X X X X x X X x X X x X X X X X X X x X X x X X X X x X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X • Stove. Discontinued after February 1946. 11Discontinued after December 1944. 13Discontinued after April 1945. 13Discontinued after April 1946. 14 Discontinued after December 1945. I®Discontinued after June 1946. X X X X X X x X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X RESIDENTIAL HEATING FUELS 8 Table 2 contains index numbers for anthracite (3 sizes and all sizes combined), bituminous coal (all sizes and large domestic sizes), coke, petro leum (one series for kerosene or range oil or fuel oil No. 1, and another for fuel oil No. 2 or No. 3), and gas used for residential space heating, quar terly, from March 1939 through September 1940 and monthly thereafter through June 1947. T a b l e 2.— Indexes of average retail prices for selected residential heating fuels, 1989-June 1947 [1939=100] Bituminous coal Anthracite Year and month 1939: March______________ June................................. September....................... December........................ Yearly average................ 1940: March............................. June................................. September....................... October........................... November....................... December........................ Yearly average................ 1941: January........................... February________ ____ March............................. April................................ May................................. June____________ ____ July................................. August............................. September....................... October........................... November....................... December........................ Yearly average................ 1942: January........................... February......................... March............................. April.............................. May................................ June................................. July................................. August............................ September....................... October......................... November...................... December.........—.......... Yearly average................ 1943: January........................... February......................... March............................. April____ ____ ______ May......... ...................... June................................. July................................. August............................ September..................... October........................... November..................... December........................ Yearly average................ 1944: January........................... February........................ March............................. April................................ May________________ June................................. July________ ________ August..... ....................... September....................... October............................ November.................. . December........................ Yearly average............ . All sizes Chestnut See footnote at end of table. 103.8 97.7 98.3 100.2 100.0 104.8 103.0 105.9 106.4 107.6 107.7 105.9 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.0 107.5 110.3 112.5 114.4 114.8 114.2 114.2 110.7 114.9 115.0 115.1 113.9 115.0 114.8 114.8 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.8 121.3 121.2 121.2 121.3 121.3 121.2 120.9 120.9 120.9 121.0 122.6 129.2 121.9 129.3 133.9 130.1 130.1 129.6 128.3 128.3 128.3 128.3 128.3 128.4 128.4 129.3 104.7 97.4 98.2 99.8 100.0 105.0 101.9 105.3 106.0 106.8 107.0 105.3 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.4 106.6 109.6 112.2 114.3 114.8 114.5 114.5 110.4 115.0 115.0 115.0 113.3 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 114.9 120.9 121.0 120.9 121.1 121.2 121.0 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.9 121.8 128.1 121.6 128.2 132.3 129.2 129.1 128.5 127.4 127.4 127.4 127.4 127.5 127.5 127.5 128.3 Pea 103.2 97.7 98.4 100.7 100.0 106.5 104.2 108.0 108.5 109.8 110.3 107.9 110.6 110.7 110.7 110.7 110.6 109.6 113.6 116.8 119.9 120.1 119.3 119.3 114.3 120.1 120.2 120.2 118.8 120.2 120.1 120.1 120.1 120.1 120.1 120.1 120.2 120.0 127.9 127.2 127.5 127.6 127.4 127.3 127.1 127.0 127.0 127.1 129.0 136.7 128.2 136.7 141.8 137.8 137.9 137.1 135.7 135.7 135.7 135.7 135.8 135.9 135.9 136.8 Buck wheat, No. 1 101.4 99.3 99.3 100.0 100.0 103.2 105.2 105.7 105.7 107.8 107.8 105.9 107.9 107.9 107.9 107.9 107.9 109.2 110.4 111.0 111.5 111.6 110.7 110.7 109.5 111.8 112.3 112.3 112.1 111.9 111.5 111.5 111.5 111.5 111.5 111.5 111.6 111.7 118.4 118.2 118.4 118.4 118.4 118.4 117.9 117.9 117.9 117.9 120.9 127.9 119.2 127.9 134.2 129.1 129.1 128.7 126.8 126.9 126.9 126.9 126.9 126.9 127.0 128.1 Petroleum fuels Gas for Coke, egg, Kerosene, residential Large or nut range oil, Fuel oU, space All fuels All sizes domestic No. 2, heating fuel oil, No. sizes1 3 No. 1 102.3 96.6 98.9 102.2 100.0 102.1 97.9 99.9 102.2 103.0 103.3 101.4 103.2 103.3 103.3 103.2 103.7 104.4 107.3 109.9 110.9 111.7 111.9 112.2 107.1 112.6 112.6 112.6 111.3 111.8 112.4 112.7 112.7 112.8 112.9 112.9 113.1 112.5 114.5 115.2 117.0 117.3 117.8 117.7 117.7 117.8 117.9 117.9 117.9 120.4 117.4 120.8 121.1 121.1 121.3 121.4 121.8 121.9 122.0 122.2 122.2 122.2 122.3 121.7 102.6 96.3 98.9 102.1 100.0 102.2 97.2 99.4 101.8 102.7 103.0 101.1 102.9 103.0 103.0 102.9 102.9 103.6 106.3 108.9 110.1 110.9 111.2 111.5 106.4 111.9 111.9 111.9 110.1 110.7 111.5 112.0 112.0 112.1 112.2 112.3 112.5 111.8 113.7 114.5 116.0 116.3 116.9 116.8 116.8 117.0 117.0 117.0 117.1 118.5 116.5 118.9 119.1 119.1 119.3 119.5 119.9 120.0 120.2 120.3 120.3 120.4 120.5 119.8 104.4 94.2 98.2 103.1 100.0 105.1 98.7 104.2 106.2 107.2 107.5 104.8 107.6 108.3 108.3 107.2 106.3 108.8 112.9 115.6 116.6 118.8 119.5 119.9 112.5 120.0 120.0 120.1 118.0 120.0 120.3 120.3 120.3 120.4 120.4 120.4 120.4 120.1 120.6 120.6 120.6 120.6 120.7 120.7 120.7 120.7 120.7 120.7 120.7 123.7 120.9 125.2 128.3 128.4 128.4 128.3 128.3 129.5 129.6 129.8 129.8 130.0 130.1 128.8 100.6 97.0 97.7 104.7 100.0 106.6 105.2 101.5 101.8 103.2 106.4 104.1 105.9 103.6 101.5 101.3 103.4 103.8 105.3 104.6 106.0 106.5 106.4 106.1 104.5 105.9 105.9 106.1 109.2 109.1 109.6 124.4 118.5 117.9 117.8 117.9 118.1 113.4 122.3 122.6 123.5 125.0 125.1 125.1 125.1 125.2 125.2 125.2 125.2 125.1 124.5 125.2 125.2 125.2 125.5 125.5 125.5 125.5 125.5 125.2 125.1 125.1 125.1 125.3 99.3 95.6 99.8 105.3 100.0 109.2 105.5 98.8 99.0 103.0 108.3 104.0 108.6 104.8 100.5 103.0 98.2 108.1 108.0 110.6 111.8 112.5 112.0 111.9 107.5 111.9 111.9 112.0 116.6 118.7 119.0 141.1 129.7 129.3 129.4 129.4 129.5 123.2 133.5 133.7 133.7 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 133.9 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.1 134.2 134.2 134.2 134.2 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.1 100.5 100.3 99.6 99.6 100.0 99.2 99.2 99.2 98.9 97.9 97.8 98.7 97.8 97.5 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.5 97.4 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.3 97.1 97.0 97.0 96.9 96.4 94.3 94.2 94.2 94.2 94.2 94.3 95.7 95.5 95.7 95.5 95.2 95.2 95.2 95.2 95.2 95.2 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.2 95.1 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.3 95.3 94.9 94.9 94.8 94.8 94.8 91.9 94.8 101.9 96.8 98.8 102.5 100.0 104.7 101.7 101.7 102.6 104.0 105.5 103.4 105.6 104.6 103.5 103.8 104.9 105.4 107.2 109.2 110.4 111.0 111.0 111.1 107.3 111.3 111.4 110.5 112.0 112.9 113.1 119.3 116.4 116.3 116.3 116.3 116.5 114.4 119.7 120.0 120.5 120.7 120.3 120.2 120.1 120.1 120.1 120.1 120.5 122.9 120.4 123.2 124.6 123.7 123.8 123.8 123.6 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.5 123.7 , RETAIL PRICES 1941-48 9 T able 2.— Indexes of average retail prices for selected residential heating fuels, 1989-June 1947 —Continued [1939=100] Bituminous coal Anthracite Year and month _ __ ... March. J____________ April ... May. June . _ January F ebruary____ July............................... August.- _ September _ October _ Novem ber December Yearly average________ : January_____________ February March______________ April____ ___________ May________________ June_____________________ July August ____________ September___________ October_____________ November___________ December __________ Yearly average : January February March April ...... . May________________ June________________ All sizes Chestnut 128.5 129.8 129.3 128.5 128.5 128.4 137.4 137.5 137.7 137.6 137.6 138.9 133.3 140.4 141.2 141.2 141.1 141.2 141.2 153.1 153.2 155.9 155.6 155.6 155.7 147.9 158.4 158.4 158.2 158.0 151.5 151.5 127.6 128.8 128.6 127.7 127.6 127.6 137.1 137.2 137.4 137.3 137.4 138.6 132.8 139.9 140.5 140.5 140.5 140.6 140.6 152.4 152.4 154.9 154.8 154.8 154.9 147.2 157.1 157.1 157.0 156.7 150.8 150.8 Pea 135.9 137.4 136.8 136.0 135.9 135.9 145.9 146.1 146.0 146.1 146.0 147.6 141.3 149.3 150.4 150.5 150.3 150.5 150.5 163.5 163.5 166.5 166.1 166.1 166.1 157.8 169.2 169.2 169.1 168.8 160.3 160.2 Buck wheat, No. 1 127.0 128.6 127.6 127.1 127.1 126.5 133.8 133.9 134.1 134.1 133.9 135.2 130.7 137.0 137.8 137.8 137.9 138.0 138.0 149.0 149.3 152.5 151.9 151.9 151.9 144.4 155.4 155.4 155.3 155.0 148.9 148.9 Large All sizes domestic sizes1 122.4 122.7 122.8 122.6 124.6 124.9 125.0 125.4 124.9 125.0 125.0 125.9 124.2 125.9 126.0 126.0 126.0 127.2 129.1 133.3 133.3 135.3 135.5 135.8 138.2 131.0 143.9 144.3 144.3 144.9 145.2 145.4 120.6 120.9 121.0 120.8 123.1 123.3 123.4 123.7 123.1 123.2 123.2 123.3 122.5 124.5 124.5 124.6 124.6 125.5 127.4 131.4 131.5 133.5 133.5 133.9 136.0 129.2 141.0 141.4 141.4 141.8 142.1 142.3 Petroleum fuels Gas for residential Coke, egg, Kerosene, or nut range oil, Fuel oil, space All fuels 2, heating fuel oil, No. No. 3 No. 1 130.1 130.8 130.8 130.0 129.9 129.9 129.9 132.6 132.8 132.8 133.2 133.3 131.3 134.5 135.4 135.4 135.4 135.7 136.5 146.0 146.5 149.0 149.6 149.8 150.5 142.0 156.8 157.1 157.5 157.4 155.2 155.7 125.1 125.1 125.1 125.1 125.1 125.2 125.2 125.2 112.2 111.9 112.0 113.3 120.9 117.0 119.7 120.0 120.1 120.3 120.3 120.7 128.6 128.7 129.6 129.8 134.5 124.1 136.1 135.1 138.6 144.3 145.0 146.8 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 116.1 116.0 116.6 116.8 128.1 119.0 123.6 124.7 124.8 124.9 124.9 125.3 135.1 136.1 136.2 135.1 139.3 129.1 138.7 137.1 140.0 149.4 149.4 150.6 94.2 94.2 94.2 94.2 94.2 94.2 94.3 94.2 94.2 93.7 93.1 93.2 94.0 93.1 93.3 93.4 93.4 92.8 92.8 92.8 92.7 92.7 92.8 92.8 93.4 93.0 93.5 93.4 93.5 93.4 93.5 94.1 123.7 124.2 124.1 123.9 124.3 124.4 126.5 126.9 122.0 122.0 122.1 122.6 123.9 124.2 125.7 126.0 126.8 126.4 127.0 131.9 134.8 136.4 136.5 136.4 138.5 130.9 141.3 141.0 142.0 144.5 143.1 143.7 1 Sizes larger than stoker, pea, and run of mine. Anthracite Chestnut: Average Retail Price Indexes for Selected Cities Combined Table 3 contains indexes of the retail prices of anthracite chestnut. The base period is October 1922-September 1925. The index numbers have been computed semiannually from January 1913 through January 1920, monthly from February 1920 through July 1935, quarterly from September 1935 through September 1940, and monthly from October 1940 through December 1948. Index numbers for periods earlier than 1929 are based on an unweighted average of quotations from a vary ing number of cities. For the years 1929 through 1948, fixed base aggregate indexes were calculated by multiplying arithmetic average prices from a selected group of cities by a quantity factor based on rail shipments to each city during the 12 months beginning August 1, 1935. Adjustments have been made in the index numbers for changes in the composition of the sample. A complete discussion of the weighting factors and of the effect of their introduction has been published in Retail Prices, October 1936 (Serial No. R. 465). The number of cities was 25 through June 1944, 24 from July through December 1944, 23 from January 1945 through August 1946, 21 in Septem ber 1946, 20 in October and November 1946, 18 in December 1946, 17 in January 1947, 16 for February through July 1947, and 10 for August 1947 through December 1948. RESIDENTIAL HEATING FUELS 10 T able 3.— Anthracite chestnut: Indexes of average retail prices per net ton (2,000 pounds) in selected cities combined, 1918-48 [October 1922-September 1925=100] Year Annual average 1913.......................... 1914......................... 1915.......................... 1916.......................... 1917......................... 1918.......................... 1919......................... 1920......................... 1921.................... 1922......................... 1923....................... 1924....... ................. 1925....................... 1926................. ........ 1927......................... 1928....... ................. 1929.......................... 1930................. ........ 1931......................1932......................... 1933......................1934____________ 1935......................... 1936.......................... 1937.......................... 1938......................... 1939.......................... 1940......................... 1941......................... 1942.— ................... 1943......................... 1944......................... 1945......................... 1946.......................... 1947.......................... 1948....... .................. (l) (i) (i) (i) 0) (i) (i) (i) (i) 0) 0) 0) 0) (9 (9 0)97.7 97.3 97.3 88.7 85.0 85.0 79.4 82.7 79.6 79.1 77.2 80.8 85.2 88.7 93.9 99.2 102.7 113.8 123.7 138.3 Jan. 50.2 50.1 50.8 50.9 57.8 63.8 75.8 80.5 101.1 94.5 100.7 103.2 101.7 (9 102.7 100.2 99.4 99.2 98.7 99.4 86.7 88.4 85.2 83.8 (9 (9 (9 (983.0 88.8 93.4 99.1 98.7 108.2 121.6 131.9 Feb. Mar. (9 (9 (9 <9 <9 (9 (2) (2) (9 (2)99.8 94.3 102.0 102.7 102.1 (8) 102.7 100.2 99.8 99.1 98.6 99.3 86.1 88.6 85.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)83.0 88.9 93.5 102.3 99.6 108.6 121.6 132.1 Apr. (*) (2) (2) (2) (9 (2)98.0 94.2 100.1 102.3 101.6 106.4 101.9 100.2 99.9 99.1 98.7 92.4 85.9 88.5 85.1 (2)84.3 80.5 80.8 81.0 83.0 88.9 93.4 99.9 99.5 108.6 121.6 132.1 May (2) (*) (*) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 92.8 94.2 97.2 97.1 97.0 102.6 96.2 95.4 95.0 99.1 93.2 84.2 82.6 82.5 75.6 82.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) 83.0 87.5 93.5 99.9 98.8 108.5 121.5 132.0 June (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)93.1 94.2 97.0 97.3 96.6 102.2 96.1 95.1 94.0 93.1 93.0 83.5 79.5 80.8 72.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)82.8 88.8 93.6 99.3 98.7 108.7 116.8 132.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)89.8 93.8 94.4 97.1 98.2 97.2 102.2 97.5 96.5 95.6 93.2 94.1 84.0 79.6 81.1 71.7 (2)75.9 75.7 75.1 78.6 82.4 88.8 93.5 98.6 98.7 108.8 116.8 134.7 July 48.2 49.0 49.1 52.0 58.1 65.9 75.9 91.1 94.5 94.5 98.3 98.6 97.9 102.3 97.9 96.8 96.3 95.0 96.1 84.2 82.3 82.3 74.6 79.8 (2) (*) (2) (2)84.6 88.8 93.3 98.5 106.0 117.9 119.2 137.1 Aug. C2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)93.4 94.9 (2) 99.2 99.0 99.0 102.3 97.8 96.9 96.7 95.8 97.9 85.5 84.5 83.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)86.6 88.8 93.3 98.5 106.1 118.0 126.5 144.9 Sept. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 100.2 95.2 97.6 100.3 100.4 104.2 102.5 99.3 98.6 98.1 98.1 99.2 87.3 88.2 86.3 (2) 82.8 78.2 78.4 75.7 81.2 88.3 88.8 93.3 98.5 106.3 119.8 128.3 145.4 Oct. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 101.0 95.4 97.7 104.0 100.7 109.7 102.5 99.6 98.8 98.9 98.5 99.6 88.1 88.3 86.3 82.3 C2) (2) (2) (2)81.7 88.7 88.9 93.4 98.6 106.2 119.6 129.4 145.5 Nov. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 102.5 95.5 98.2 104.1 100.8 (8) 102.7 100.4 99.2 99.1 98.8 99.4 88.5 88.3 85.2 (2) b) (2) (2) (2)82.3 88.4 88.9 94.1 98.6 106.2 119.6 130.4 145.5 Dec. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)102.1 95.' 100.: 103.: 101. (8)102.: 100.: 99.: 99. 93.: 99. 88. 88J 85.: (2)84. 80.: 81. 77. 82. 88. 88. 98. 98. 107. 119. 130. 145. i Annual average indexes not computed for years prior to 1929. *Not collected. *Incomplete data. Bituminous Coal: Average Retail Price Indexes for Selected Cities Combined The unweighted average retail price for bitu minous coal from October 1922 through September 1925 is the base for the index numbers shown in table 4. These indexes have been computed semi annually from January 1913 through January 1920, monthly from February 1920 through July 1935, quarterly from September 1935 through September 1940, and monthly from October 1940 through December 1948. Adjustments were made when changes occurred during any month in the number of dealers reporting, the number of quota tions received, or the number of cities from which prices are collected, and the index numbers shown from period to period are comparable. The num ber of cities was 38 from March 1939 through August 1940, 37 for September and October 1940, 36 for November 1940, 35 for December 1940 through April 1945, 34 for May 1945 through August 1946, 32 for September 1946, 31 for Octo ber through December 1946, 30 for January through July 1947, and 21 for August 1947 through December 1948. RETAIL PRICES, 1941-48 11 T able 4.— Bituminous coal: Indexes of average retail prices per net ton (2,000 pounds) in selected cities combined, 1913-48 [October 1922-September 1925=100] Year 1913......................... 1914....... ................. 1915......................... 1916......................... 1917......................... 1918......................... 1919____________ 1920......................... 1921......................... 1922........................ 1923......................... 1924......................... 1925......................... 1926......................... 1927......................... 1928....................... 1929...................... . 1930____________ 1931........................ 1932........................ 1933.......................... 1934......................... 1935......................... 1936-...................... 1937......................... 1938......................... 1939......................... 1940........................ 1941......................... 1942......................... 1943......................... 1944........................ 1945-...................... 1946.......................... 1947-...................... 1948.......................... Annual average 0 (i) 0) 0) 0 0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91.5 91.3 86.2 79.7 79.1 85.4 85.7 87.1 88.4 88.7 87.7 87.9 92.6 96.7 100.9 104.3 106.5 112.5 131.0 153.4 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56.7 61.8 59.1 58.9 72.0 79.4 81.7 91.1 122.3 102.3 115.6 100.9 95.6 100.8 103.1 96.2 94.0 94.2 91.7 84.5 77.2 85.2 86.6 88.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90.3 96.7 97.9 103.5 104.8 108.6 121.9 145.7 118.1 100.4 115.3 101.4 96.8 100.5 102.0 96.0 93.8 93.5 91.3 84.2 77.1 85.0 86.8 90.3 96.7 98.4 103.8 105.0 108.6 122.2 146.4 115.3 100.5 114.1 98.6 94.8 95.7 100.8 95.8 93.7 93.3 90.1 82.8 76.8 85.1 86.8 88.6 91.0 89.4 89.0 90.3 96.7 99.8 103.8 105.1 108.6 122.3 146.5 105.4 107.5 98.0 103.8 91.5 89.1 89.7 92.0 90.2 87.9 88.3 82.7 77.9 74.3 84.6 83.3 109.4 99.5 108.2 94.3 90.5 94.2 92.6 92.5 90.6 91.4 87.5 81.2 76.2 84.6 85.2 88.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90.1 95.9 100.1 104.0 105.0 108.6 122.5 147.4 107.5 98.3 104.3 91.9 89.3 90.6 91.9 89.9 88.1 88.2 83.2 78.6 74.2 84.1 83.9 90.1 96.1 101.4 104.3 106.6 109.0 123.4 150.5 86.4 86.4 85.2 85.5 90.5 96.6 101.4 104.4 107.1 111.0 123.6 152.3 July Aug. 55.8 56.6 56.3 57.1 74.6 82.0 83.8 109.1 108.3 98.2 103.8 92.5 89.1 90.0 92.1 89.9 89.2 89.5 83.7 77.6 79.0 85.1 84.0 84.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92.0 96.8 101.5 104.5 107.2 114.3 129.5 156.7 Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114.2 108.3 0 103.0 89.3 89.8 91.1 93.0 90.5 89.9 90.0 83.9 77.8 80.4 85.8 125.4 108.3 114.6 103.3 91.9 94.3 95.7 95.2 91.4 91.7 90.9 84.5 78.0 82.1 85.9 0 86.0 88.5 88.0 86.9 87.0 94.9 97.0 101.6 104.6 107.5 116.2 139.4 159.1 0 129.3 107.7 116.5 104.6 95.1 95.5 99.2 96.5 92.7 92.9 91.8 85.0 78.6 83.6 86.4 87.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93.8 96.9 101.6 104.6 107.4 114.4 139.1 158.5 0 89.0 95.8 97.0 101.7 104.7 107.5 116.4 140.5 159.2 129.6 107.0 117.1 104.0 96.2 100.4 105.9 96.4 93.8 93.1 92.5 85.1 78.5 84.6 86.4 90.0 96.3 97.1 101.8 104.7 107.5 116.5 143.8 159.2 0 0 0 127.2 106.3 116.2 102.7 96.0 100.7 105.0 96.3 94.2 93.6 92.5 84.7 77.7 84.6 86.5 0 88.2 90.1 89.3 89.2 90.2 96.5 97.2 103.2 104.8 107.6 117.6 144.3 159.2 0 i Annual average indexes not computed for years prior to 1929. *Not collected. «Incomplete data. Average Retail Prices for Anthracite and Bituminous Coal Composite average retail prices per net ton for bituminous coal and anthracite stove, chestnut, pea, and buckwheat No. 1 are shown in table 5, by years from 1939 through 1948 and by months from January 1941 through December 1948. Cor responding index numbers for anthracite chestnut and bituminous coal may be found in tables 3 and 4. The method of computing these averages is described on page 3. The weights used in com puting weighted average prices for anthracite stove, pea, and buckwheat No. 1 are rail shipments of each of these sizes to each city during the 12 months beginning August 1, 1935. The five price series presented are a continuation of series shown on page 17 of Retail Prices of Food and Coal, 1941 (Bull. No. 707). These prices have not been adjusted for sample changes as have the index numbers, and are not as accurate for historical comparisons as the index numbers shown in tables 3 and 4. The anthracite pea prices shown here are weighted averages of prices collected in 23 cities from March 1939 through March 1942, in 22 cities from April 1942 through August 1946, in 20 cities for September 1946, in 18 cities for October 1946, in 16 cities for November 1946, in 11 cities for December 1946, in 9 cities for January 1947, in 8 cities from February through July 1947, and in 6 cities from August 1947 through December 1948. The buckwheat No. 1 prices are weighted aver ages of prices secured for 22 cities from March 1939 through March 1942,21 cities from April 1942 through August 1946, 19 cities in September and October 1946, 18 cities in November 1946, 13 cities in December 1946, 12 cities in January 1947, 11 cities in February through July 1947, and 8 cities from August 1947 through December 1948. RESIDENTIAL HEATING FUELS 12 T able 5.— Bituminous coal and anthracite stove, chestnut, pea, and buckwheat No. 1: Average retail prices per net ton (,2,000 pounds) in selected cities , by years , 1939-48 and by months, 1941-48 Date Bitumi Pennsylvania anthracite (weighted average) nous coal (un Buck weighted Stove Chestnut Pea wheat average) No. 1 1939 ........................................ $8.52 $10.79 1940 ........................................ 11.33 8.60 1941 . 11.92 9.10 1942.............. 12.41 9.51 1943___......... 13.15 9.94 1941 Date Bitumi- Pennsylvania anthracite i nous coal (un weighted Stove Chestnut average) Buck wheat No. 1 $10.84 11.35 11.97 12.47 13.20 $8.77 9.39 10.03 10.54 11.27 $7.64 8.11 8.43 8.59 9.18 1944........................ 1945........................ 1946........................ 1947........................ 1948........................ $10.27 10.49 10.95 12.99 15.40 $13.89 14.36 15.96 17.23 19.24 $13.94 14.43 15.97 17.11 19.10 $12.04 12.46 13.90 14.98 16.93 1945 10.09 11.15 11.95 13.13 January___ February__ March......... April, ......... May............ June............ July___....... . August____ September. October____ November. December- 8.87 8.87 8.88 8.86 8.85 8.89 9.06 9.24 9.34 9.42 9.47 9.50 11.64 11.63 11.63 11.64 11.62 11.51 11.84 12.10 12.36 12.40 12.35 12.35 11.67 11.66 11.66 11.67 11.64 11.57 11.88 12.17 12.41 12.46 12.42 12.43 9.69 9.70 9.70 9.70 9.69 9.61 9.95 10.23 10.53 10.55 10.48 10.48 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.31 8.40 8.50 8.55 8.57 8.58 8.52 8.52 January................. February_______ March............. April____ ______ May................. ...., June................. .... J u ly .................... August............. ..... September............. October................ November............. December.............. 10.33 10.35 10.36 10.34 10.50 10.55 10.55 10.57 10.58 10.58 10.59 10.59 13.81 13.94 13.90 13.82 13.81 13.82 14.83 14.84 14.86 14.86 14.87 15.03 13.87 14.00 13.98 13.88 13.87 13.87 14.89 14.91 14.93 14.92 14.93 15.08 11.97 12.10 12.06 11.98 11.97 11.98 12.88 12.88 13.05 9.80 9.93 9.85 9.81 9.80 9.77 10.33 10.34 10.35 10.35 10.34 10.47 1949 January___ February__ March.......... A pril......... May______ June............ Ju ly ........... August____ September. _ October____ November. December. _ 9.52 9.51 9.52 9.43 9.46 9.49 9.52 9.52 9.54 9.54 9.55 9.56 12.41 12.42 12.42 12.28 12.42 12.41 12.42 12.42 12.42 12.42 12.42 12.43 12.48 12.48 12.48 12.29 12.48 12.48 12.48 12.48 12.48 12.49 12.49 12.49 10.55 10.56 10.56 10.42 10.56 10.55 10.55 10. 55 10.55 10.55 10.55 10.56 8.60 8.64 8.64 8.62 8.61 8.57 8.57 8.57 8.57 8.57 8.57 8.58 January................. February_______ March. ................. April..................... May...................... June....................... July. _................... August.................. September............. October................. November............. December.............. 1946 10.69 10.69 10.69 10.70 10.73 10.93 11.23 11.23 11.10 11.08 11.14 11.22 15.14 15.23 15.23 15.22 15.23 15.24 16.53 16.55 16.79 16.76 16.78 16.76 15.20 15.26 15.26 15.25 15.27 15.28 16.55 16.56 16.81 16.78 16.80 16.63 13.18 13.27 13.27 13.26 13.27 13.28 14.43 14.42 14.69 14.58 14.56 14.54 10.62 10.69 10.68 10.69 10.69 10.70 11.59 11.61 11.86 11.56 11.55 11.54 194S 9.63 9.68 9.82 9.86 9.99 9.98 10.01 10.02 10.02 10.03 10.03 10.17 13.10 13.10 13.08 13.08 13.09 13.08 13.05 13.05 13.05 13.06 13.20 13.88 13.13 13.14 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.14 13.11 13.11 13.11 13.12 13.22 13.89 11.26 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.20 11.19 11.17 11.17 11.17 11.17 11.33 12.01 9.11 9.09 9.11 9.11 9.11 9.11 9.07 9.07 9.07 9.07 9.31 9.85 January................. February. ............ March................... April..................... May...................... June...................... J u ly .................... August.................. September............. October________ November............. December.............. 1947 11.82 11.97 11.99 12.00 12.09 12.10 12.68 14.01 14.04 14.15 14.48 14.50 17.01 16.99 16.99 16.98 16.27 16.28 16.63 17.61 17.80 17.96 18.12 18.14 16.87 16.84 16.83 16.82 16.17 16.17 16.50 17.48 17.71 17.87 18.01 18.03 14.81 14.80 14.80 14.78 14.03 14.02 14.34 15.33 15.55 15.66 15.84 15.88 11.80 11.80 11.80 11.78 11.31 11.32 11.49 12.15 12.30 12.40 12.62 12.62 1944 10.19 10.22 10.22 10.24 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.31 10.31 10.31 10.32 10.33 13.90 14.36 13.97 13.97 13.93 13.80 13.80 13.80 13.80 13.80 13.80 13.81 13.92 14.37 14.04 14.04 13.96 13.85 13.84 13.84 13.84 13.85 13.86 13.86 12.03 12.48 12.14 12.15 12.06 11.95 11.95 11.95 11.95 11.95 11.96 11.97 9.86 10.35 9.96 9.96 9.93 9.79 9.79 9.79 9.79 9.79 9.79 9.79 January................ February............. March_________ April..................... M ay....................June...................... July. ..................... August.................. September............. October................. November. ........... December.............. 1948 14.64 14.70 14.71 14.80 15.11 15.29 15.73 15.92 15.98 15.99 15.99 15.96 18.31 18.34 18.34 18.33 18.39 18.73 19.16 20.17 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.28 18.22 18.24 18.24 18.24 18.29 18.60 18.94 20.01 20.09 20.10 20.10 20.10 16.08 16.08 16.07 16.06 16.16 16.42 16.72 17.81 17.91 17.91 17.95 17.95 12.78 12.78 12.78 12.77 12.81 January___ February. __ March......... April—....... May............ June............ July............. August____ September— October........ November.. December. January___ February__ March......... April. ......... May............ June............ July— ....... August____ September. _ October....... November. . December.. 12.86 12.87 12.89 12.86 13.01 13.45 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 Monthly Average Retail Prices, by City, 1941-48 The average retail prices shown in table 6, with the exception of gas, are the unweighted averages of a selected group of quotations reported byrepresentative retailers for locally important resi dential heating fuels. The weighted average prices per million British thermal units for gas used for residential space heating are presented in this table. The weights employed in comput ing the gas prices for each city are based upon estimates of the quantity of gas consumed for space heating purposes. Most of the average price series shown in table 6 were used in the calculation of the indexes in table 1. Prices are for cash payment, excluding RETAIL PRICES, 1941-48 credit charges but including all applicable taxes, such as the Federal transportation tax and local sales taxes. Although the prices have been com puted for each month in the cities covered, and are available in the files of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, data are presented here only for June and December of each year. When changes in any month in the number of price quotations re ceived or in the number of cities covered resulted in a differential of 2 cents or more for any fuel, comparable average prices for the previous month were computed and published in the monthly mimeographed reports. The prices shown below 13 have not been adjusted for these sample changes. Coal prices for each month in 1941 were published in Retail Prices for Food and Coal, 1941 (Bull. No. 707). Prices for fuels other than coal, from 1939 to 1941 are presented in table 7 (p. 22). The anthracite, bituminous coal, and coke prices are for 1-ton lots (2,000 pounds) delivered at the curb or into the bin if no extra charge is made; wood prices are for cord lots similarly delivered at the curb. Petroleum fuel prices are per gallon in the quantity usually delivered at one time; these prices are multiplied by 100 in order to show in the table the price for 100 gallons. T a b l e 6.— Residential heating fuels: Average retail prices by city , June and December 1941-48 City and item BOSTON Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove.............................. Chestnut........................ Pea.................................. Buckwheat No. 1........... Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Stoker...................... Bun of mine............ Coke, egg.............................. Fuel oil: Range............................. No. 2............................... BRIDGEPORT Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove.............................. Chestnut........................ Pea.................................. Buckwheat No. 1 ......... Fuel oil: Range............................. No. 2............................... FALL RIVER Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove.............................. Chestnut........................ Pea................................. Buckwheat No. 1........... Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Egg........................... Nut.......................... Stoker...................... Run of mine............ Coke, egg.............................. Fuel oil: Range............................. No. 2.................... MANCHESTER Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove.............................. Chestnut........................ Pea................................. Buckwheat No. 1........... Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Run of mine............ Coke, egg.............................. Fuel oil: Range.............. .............. No. 2 .................... *Discontinued. 1941 Dec. 1943 1942 June Dec. June 1945 1944 Dec. June Dec. June 1946 1947 1948 June Dec. June Dec. June Dec. $16.89 16.89 14.79 12.64 $18.42 18.42 16.17 13.72 $17.65 17.65 15.40 13.45 $19.80 19.80 17.56 14.88 $20.44 20.44 18.19 15.44 $21.95 21.95 19.65 16.15 10.21 10.20 10.62 11.40 11.83 13.70 12.06 12.09 12.28 11.63 12.12 13.83 14.81 15.19 15.44 16.94 16.85 19.25 10.60 9.10 9.60 10.40 11.30 13.20 9.00 7.60 8.10 8.80 9.40 11.14 14.60 15.00 19.90 14.13 12.18 15.20 15.60 21.45 14.53 12.28 0) 0) ri) (i) 0) Dec. NEW ENGLAND $14.60 14.60 12.60 11.00 $14.54 14.54 12.64 11.03 $14.54 14.54 12.64 11.04 $15.09 15.09 13.14 11.49 $15.79 15.79 13.84 12.09 $15.64 15.64 13.74 11.94 $15.64 15.64 13.74 11.94 9.16 9.22 9.22 9.59 9.93 9.92 9.92 11.00 11.05 11.05 11.17 11.52 11.52 11.52 14.25 14.25 14.25 14.29 14.29 14.79 14.99 8.24 8.51 9.66 10.46 10.56 10.60 10.60 7.20 7.80 8.70 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 $15.64 15.64 13.74 11.94 $16.78 16.78 14.68 12.53 18.24 18.24 15.94 13.10 10.42 9.10 (l) (l) 13.26 13.25 12.00 10.00 8.00 7.00 13.50 13.50 12.00 10.00 8.40 7.48 13.50 13.50 12.00 10.00 9.50 8.50 14.25 14.25 12.63 10.49 10.30 8.80 15.57 15.57 13.57 11.42 10.30 8.80 15.42 15.42 13.42 11.27 10.30 9.00 15.56 15.56 13.56 11.39 10.30 9.00 15.34 15.34 13.34 11.19 10.30 9.00 16.49 16.49 14.34 11.79 8.80 7.50 16.59 16.59 14.44 11.89 9.30 8.00 10.80 9.20 (v 0) 0) to to 15.00 14.75 12.20 10.75 15.05 14.80 12.25 10.80 15.05 14.80 12.25 10.80 15.57 15.33 12.73 11.22 16.14 15.90 13.30 11,71 16.17 15.97 13.32 11.72 16.14 15.89 13.29 11.69 16.22 15.97 13.37 11.69 17.31 17.06 14.31 12.27 17.44 18.92 18.15 17.19 18.67 17.90 14.44 0) 0) 12.39 0) 0) (J) (i) 0) 0) (1) (1) 0) 0) 0) (0 12.75 12.75 8.90 10.25 14.11 8.17 7.70 12.80 12.80 8.95 10.10 14.14 9.17 8.43 12.80 12.80 8.95 10.10 14.14 10.57 9.40 13.19 13.19 9.28 10.49 14.13 10.70 9.70 13.41 13.40 9.54 10.50 14.14 10.70 9.70 13.44 13.44 9.56 10.55 14.72 10.85 9.70 13.44 13.44 9.56 10.55 14.78 10.80 9.70 13.69 13.69 9.81 11.00 14.80 10.80 9.70 13.74 13.74 9.84 11.04 15.32 9.30 8.30 14.06 14.01 9.94 11.27 15.42 9.80 8.55 (1) (1) (v ( i) (i) (i) 0( l)) 0) 15.42 15.42 14.00 12.17 15.50 15.50 14.00 12.00 15.50 15.50 14.00 11.92 16.08 16.08 14.53 12.49 16.79 16.79 15.10 12.97 16.67 16.67 15.12 12.97 16.64 16.64 15.09 12.94 16.64 16.64 15.09 12.94 17.74 17.74 16.04 13.51 17.89 19.43 19.01 21.26 21.51 23.01 17.89 19.43 19.01 21.26 21.51 23.01 16.19 0) 0) C1) 17.76 (0 0) 13.64 14.71 14.51 16.76 17.01 14.92 14.97 10.98 12.16 17.30 0) 9.30 17.80 17.80 0) 12.86 14.26 14.41 11.51 12.66 17.32 ) 9.90 G 10.29 IQ. 38 10,38 11.04 11.12 11.28 11.28 11.35 11.53 11.77 12.56 13.16 14.92 14.92 14.96 15.04 15.04 15.54 15.74 15.58 15.94 16.04 17.78 18.51 9.00 9.40 10.50 11.10 11.10 11.10 11.10 11.10 9.60 10.10 11.40 12.30 7.90 8.50 9.40 9.70 9.70 9.70 9.70 9.70 8.30 8.80 9.60 10.20 15.08 21.01 14.40 12.30 to 0) 0) to ((v1) (1) (1) to to 0) to to 0) 0) 15.50 16.17 21.26 22.76 15.00 15.27 12.68 13.00 RESIDENTIAL HEATING FUELS 14 Table 6.— Residential healing fuels: 1941 Dec. NEW HAVEN Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove................___.......... Chestnut......... ............... Pea.........-....................... Buckwheat No. 1........... Coke, stove........................... Fuel oil: Range............................ No. 2_______________ PORTLAND, MAINE Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove;............ ............... Chestnut........................ Pea..............................— Buckwheat No. 1_____ Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Stoker....................... Run of mine............ Fuel oil: Range............................. No. 2............................... PROVIDENCE Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove............................... Chestnut*.................... Pea....... .......................... Buckwheat No. 1....... . Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Run of mine....... Fuel oil: Range............................. No. 2........................ BUFFALO Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove............................... Chestnut........................ Pea.................................. Buckwheat Bituminous coal:No. 2........... Low and medium vola tile: Egg ............... Eastern high volatile: Stoker...................... Coke, nut.............................. Fuel oil: No. 1............................... No. 2............................... NEWARK Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove.............................. Chestnut........................ Pea.................................. Buckwheat No. 1........... Coke, nut.............................. Fuel oil: No. 1............................... No. 2............................... NEW YORK Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove............................... Chestnut...................... Pea.................................. Buckwheat No. 1........... Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Stoker....................... Coke, nut.............................. Fuel oil: No. 1............................... No. 2.............................. * Discontinued. 1942 June Average retail prices by city, June and December 1941—48 —Continued 1943 Dec. June 1944 Dec. June 1945 Dec. June 1946 Dec. June 1947 1948 Dec. June Dec. $18.42 18.42 0) 12.86 16.30 08.82 $18.12 18.12 0 13.02 16.02 09.10 ol June Dec. NEW ENGLAND—Continued 80) 8 8 80 8 8 $14.25 14.25 12.50 10.00 13.50 8.00 7.10 $14.25 14.25 12.50 10.00 13.50 8.50 7.70 $14.29 14.29 12.54 10.04 13.50 9.55 8.60 $14.84 14.84 13.03 10.46 13.54 10.70 8.90 $15.54 15.54 13.74 11.08 13.54 10.70 8.90 $15.45 15.45 13.65 11.00 14.04 10.70 9.00 $15.39 15.39 13.59 10.94 14.04 10.30 9.00 $15.39 15.39 13.59 10.94 14.04 10.30 9.00 $16.54 16.54 14.59 11.54 14.44 8.80 7.50 $16.64 16.64 14.69 11.64 14.49 9.30 8.00 14.50 14.50 13.00 10.75 14.50 14.50 13.00 10.75 14.50 14.50 13.00 10.75 15.08 15.08 13.53 11.23 15.78 15.78 14.24 11.83 15.63 15.63 14.08 11.68 15.63 15.63 14.08 11.68 15.63 15.63 14.08 11.68 16.78 16.78 15.08 12.28 16.88 18.47 18.00 $19.50 $19.86 $21.54 16.88 18.47 18.00 19.50 19.86 21.54 15.18 0) 0 0 0 12.38 13.52 13.45 14.68 14.55 iA 8.65 9.05 8.10 7.20 9.17 9.12 8.50 8.10 9.17 9.42 9.49 9.52 9.52 9.67 9.67 10.00 10.49 11.25 12.91 9.22 9.76 9.85 9.98 9.98 10.24 10.26 10.36 11.20 11.90 13.27 9.60 10.20 10.20 10.20 10.20 10.20 8.77 9.20 10.30 11.20 12.92 8.70 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 7.53 8.00 8.80 9.50 11.10 14.11 14.11 12.75 10.55 14.05 14.05 12.69 10.68 14.25 14.25 12.75 10.68 9.38 8.02 7.12 9.83 8.47 7.70 9.83 10.19 10.41 10.44 10.44 10.66 10.99 10.99 11.54 12.64 9.50 9.95 9.95 10.30 10.30 10.30 8.80 9.30 8.60 8.90 8.90 9.00 9.00 9.00 7.60 8.10 08.80 09.36 14.89 14.89 13.34 11.17 15.59 15.59 14.04 11.77 15.88 15.88 14.34 11.96 15.88 15.88 14.34 11.96 15.88 15.88 14.34 11.96 16.98 16.98 15.33 12.50 0 0 0 14.15 14.30 13.44 11.54 14.36 14.51 14.20 12.30 0 0 0 0 17.04 18.38 17.99 17.04 18.38 17.99 15.40 0 12.58 0 8 0 0 0 8 MIDDLE ATLANTIC $12.38 $12.42 $12.44 $12.97 $13.67 $13.52 $13.52 $13.62 $14.92 12.38 12.42 12.44 12.97 13.67 13.52 13.52 13.62 14.92 10.46 10.52 10.53 11.02 11.72 11.57 11.57 11.66 12.82 8.73 8.77 8.78 9.22 9.82 9.68 9.68 9.72 10.53 $15.04 $16.56 $16.48 $18.22 $19.02 $20.82 15.04 16.56 16.48 18.21 18.98 20.74 12.94 (i) (0 0 0 0 10.64 10.71 10.70 12.55 12.83 13.48 8.06 8.11 8.13 8.64 8.94 8.94 8.94 9.12 9.22 9.61 10.06 10.33 11.53 12.89 6.08 6.13 6.23 6.63 6.92 6.94 6.94 7.17 7.24 7.47 8.13 8.44 9.60 10.34 10.81 10.97 10.98 10.89 10.89 11.29 11.24 11.24 11.54 11.64 13.65 13.90 16.01 17.93 8.80 9.20 10.30 10.70 10.80 10.80 10.40 10.40 9.40 9.90 (0 0 0 0 8.23 8.80 9.70 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.50 9.50 8.50 9.00 10.50 11.00 13.03 13.84 11.95 11.95 10.45 8.44 13.45 8.05 7.16 11.95 11.95 10.47 8.45 13.31 8.20 7.80 11.96 11.96 10.47 8.46 13.31 10.30 8.70 12.55 12.55 11.01 8.97 13.49 10.50 9.00 13.24 13.24 11.71 9.56 13.49 10.25 9.00 13.09 13.09 11.57 9.46 13.99 10.25 9.00 13.19 13.19 11.66 9.53 13.99 10.25 9.00 13.19 13.19 11.66 9.53 13.99 10.25 9.00 14.41 14.41 12.73 10.13 14.39 8.75 7.50 14.56 14.56 12.88 10.24 14.45 9.00 8.00 13.89 11.46 19.64 0 13.84 16.13 16.13 14.30 11.40 16.20 9.95 8.74 15.66 15.66 13.66 11.28 16.46 10.80 9.20 0 0 0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.35 12.42 12.46 13.17 14.13 13.97 13.97 13.99 15.23 15.51 17.10 12.35 12.42 12.43 13.17 14.13 13.97 13.97 13.99 15.23 17.10 10.78 10.85 10.86 11.55 12.50 12.36 12.36 12.36 13.47 15.51 13.74 8.48 8.55 8.56 9.11 9.90 9.81 9.81 9.82 10.49 10.73 15.01 11.54 16.52 16.52 14.45 11.30 18.54 18.54 16.33 12.68 19.17 19.17 16.90 12.90 20.78 20.78 18.42 13.59 8.56 8.59 8.66 9.00 9.30 9.75 9.52 9.78 9.90 10.63 11.43 11.99 13.41 12.99 13.16 13.16 13.22 13.22 14.02 14.73 14.88 14.98 15.38 16.74 17.50 19.24 8.03 8.33 9.40 10.30 10.40 10.40 10.40 10.40 8.89 9.39 10.35 11.32 13.06 7.27 7.88 8.79 9.09 9.09 9.09 9.09 9.09 7.60 8.08 9.04 9.53 12.11 13.94 20.29 14.48 12.49 15.09 21.28 14.35 12.71 (i) (i) (i) M (9 0 0 0 0 0 0) 0 RETAIL PRICES, 1941-48 15 T able 6.— Residential heating fuels: Average retail prices by d ly, June and December 1941—48 —Continued City and item PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove.............................. Chestnut........................ Pea.................................. Buckwheat No. 1........... Coke, egg.............................. J! uei oil. No. 1............................... No. 2............................... PITTSBURGH Bituminous coal: Eastern high volatile: Lump....................... Egg........................... Nut.......................... Stoker...................... Gas, million B. t. u .............. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove.............................. Chestnut........................ Pea...................... ........... Buckwheat No. 1........... Fuel oil: No. 1............................... No. 2............................... SCRANTON Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove.............................. Chestnut____________ Pea.................................. Buckwheat No. X........... 1941 Dec. June 1944 1943 1942 Dec. June Dec. June 1946 1945 Dec. June Dec. June 1948 1947 Dec. June Dec. June Dec. $16.05 16.05 13.95 11.60 15.26 10.11 8.63 $15.75 15.75 13.50 11.50 15.50 10.62 9.16 $17.60 17.60 15.38 12.48 17.95 12.45 11.02 $18.18 18.18 15.91 12.82 19.25 13.50 12.00 $19.50 19.50 17.50 13.75 20.25 13.50 12.00 MIDDLE ATLANTIC—Continued $13.08 13.08 11.28 9.63 12.29 9.93 8.95 $13.12 13.12 11.32 9.67 12.82 9.90 8.93 6.33 6.11 5.35 6.06 .479 6.38 6.14 5.40 6.19 .481 6.33 6.06 5.14 6.19 .484 6.47 6.20 5.28 6.31 .483 6.58 6.27 5.19 6.29 .483 6.93 6.70 5.85 6.59 .483 7.46 7.14 6.09 7.18 .484 8.10 7.86 7.75 7.84 .485 10.25 9.88 9.80 10.01 .485 10.35 9.98 9.90 10.11 .486 11.20 10.78 10.75 10.96 .485 13.41 14.14 13.99 12.82 12.87 12.87 13.41 14.14 13.99 12.82 12.87 12.87 11.94 10.82 10.87 10.87 11.37 12.10 8.71 8.79 8.79 9.23 10.04 9.89 8.90 9.30 10.40 11.00 11.00 11.00 7.90 8.47 9.40 9.70 9.70 9.70 14.01 14.01 11.96 9.91 11.00 9.70 14.07 14.07 12.02 9.97 11.00 9.70 15.18 15.18 12.98 10.53 9.60 8.23 ’15.27 15.27 13.07 10.62 10.00 8.70 16.99 16.99 14.68 11.90 11.40 10.10 16.89 16.89 14.49 0) 12.30 10.60 (0 (!) (1) (0 0) (0 0) 0) fl) 0) 0) 0) W (0 0 0) (0 (0 9.61 9.61 8.06 6.41 9.61 9.61 8.06 6.41 9.61 10.76 11.08 12.47 12.00 13.16 13.45 14.68 9.61 10.76 11.08 12.47 12.00 13.15 13.40 14.66 8.06 9.06 9.37 10.58 10.10 11.15 11.35 12.66 6.41 7.01 7.31 8.27 7.94 8.70 8.75 9.49 5.75 5.38 4.92 5.35 .482 8.19 8.19 6.69 5.22 5.78 5.44 4.92 5.41 .479 8.19 8.19 6.69 5.22 5.99 5.71 5.16 5.65 .479 8.19 8.19 6.69 5.22 6.05 5.85 5.01 5.82 .479 8.81 8.81 7.26 5.71 9.51 9.51 7.96 6.31 $13.10 13.10 11.30 9.65 12.51 9.94 8.93 $14.40 14.40 12.45 10.40 12.91 8.48 7.43 $14.56 14.56 12.61 10.56 13.85 8.96 7.93 $11.64 $11.69 $11.70 $12.34 $12.97 11.64 11.69 11.70 12.35 12.97 9.83 9.94 9.95 10.54 11.17 8.50 8.52 8.53 9.00 9.53 11.75 11.75 11.75 11.79 11.79 7.88 8.44 9.49 9.93 9.93 7.18 7.76 8.56 8.95 8.95 EAST NORTH CENTRAL CHICAGO Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Lump....................... Egg........................... St.OVA Nut.......................... Run of mine............ Eastern high volatile: Lump___________ Egg........................... Stoker...................... Western high volatile: Egg............ .......... „ N n t. $12.02 12.10 11.85 10.21 9.72 10.63 10.22 9.24 8.94 8.70 Stoker 7.49 Coke, nut_______________ 13.81 Fuel oil: Range______________ 9.18 No. 2............................... 7.65 CINCINNATI Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Lump___________ 8.79 Egg.......................... 8.79 Eastern high volatile: Lump___________ 7.39 Stoker___________ 7.35 Gas, million B. t. u....... ...... .559 CLEVELAND Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Lump___________ 10.09 Egg.......................... 10.26 Eastern high volatile: Lump___________ 8.47 Egg........................... 8.12 Stoker____ ______ 8.42 Gas, million B. t. u .............. .500 i Discontinued. $12.05 12.15 11.90 10.26 9.76 10.71 10.24 9.37 9.05 8.74 7.56 13.84 9.18 7.65 $10.05 12.15 11.90 10.26 9.76 10.71 10.24 9.37 9.05 8.74 7.56 13.84 9.18 7.96 $12.39 12.46 12.13 10.48 10.14 11.07 10.66 9.73 9.25 8.86 7.98 13.90 9.49 7.96 $12.62 12.70 12.41 10.73 10.32 11.39 10.96 9.91 9.31 8.89 8.16 14.39 9.49 7.96 $12.73 12.84 12.51 10.86 10.40 11.57 11.31 9.99 9.32 8.92 8.27 15.09 9.49 7.96 $12.82 12.91 12.57 10.94 10.46 11.57 11.31 9.99 9.38 9.03 8.30 15.09 7.96 7.45 $13.10 13.20 12.85 11.20 10.74 11.75 11.49 10.22 9.44 9.15 8.39 15.09 7.96 7.45 $13.14 13.24 12.89 11.24 10.78 11.75 11.49 10.22 9.46 9.15 8.45 15.49 7.96 7.45 $13.65 13.69 13.38 11.74 11.25 12.16 11.89 10.51 9.77 9.44 8.81 16.18 8.47 7.96 $14.42 14.56 14.21 12.56 11.92 12.85 12.46 11.66 10.56 10.26 9.94 17.62 9.69 8.87 $15.19 15.29 14.94 13.39 12.59 13.97 13.54 13.04 11.09 10.79 10.57 18.64 10.81 10.20 $17.44 17.44 17.44 15.64 14.84 16.06 15.78 15.84 12.79 12.49 12.69 20.03 15.14 13.16 $18.29 18.23 18.23 16.95 15.98 16.98 16.85 16.59 13.34 13.04 13.26 20.49 15.50 13.57 $19.04 19.04 19.04 17.74 16.79 17.87 17.66 17.84 14.29 14.09 14.27 21.99 15.40 13.57 8.81 8.61 7.37 7.36 .499 8.88 8.88 7.45 7.41 .499 9.10 9.06 7.71 7.70 .499 9.35 9.31 7.90 7.93 .499 9.40 9.37 8.00 8.06 .499 9.45 9.42 7.98 8.06 .499 9.73 9.69 8.14 8.26 .499 9.76 9.71 8.17 8.24 .516 10.45 10.33 8.71 8.87 .516 10.79 10.65 9.01 9.14 .516 11.20 11.20 9.26 9.97 .516 13.39 13.39 11.44 12.12 .585 14.22 14.22 12.06 13.03 .584 15.10 15.10 12.83 13.83 .584 10.07 10.24 8.53 8.17 8.53 .500 10.18 10.33 8.57 8.19 8.54 .500 10.40 10.58 8.83 8.36 8.96 .500 10.62 10.80 9.12 8.57 9.16 .500 10.75 10.92 9.23 8.62 9.27 .500 10.87 11.08 9.43 8.63 9.27 .500 11.14 11.35 9.61 8.87 9.49 .500 11.21 11.40 9.65 8.93 9.52 .500 11.72 11.86 10.07 9.23 9.93 .500 12.51 12.67 10.94 9.78 10.79 .500 12.82 12.98 11.32 10.15 11.48 .500 15.42 15.58 14.06 12.46 14.01 .500 16.12 16.20 14.68 12.91 14.38 .512 17.21 17.29 15.42 13.53 15.36 .512 RESIDENTIAL HEATING FUELS 16 T able 6.— Residential heating fuels: Average retail prices by city, June and December 1941-48 —Continued City and item Dec. June 1944 1943 1942 1941 Dec. June Dec. June 1945 Dec. June 1947 1946 Dec. June 1948 Dec. June Dec. June Dec. 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 ©0 0 0(i) 0 EAST NORTH CENTRAL—Continued COLUMBUS Bituminous coal: Low and medium volatile: Lump....................... $8.46 Egg.......................... 8.72 Stoker...................... 7.35 Eastern high volatile: Lum p...................... 7.39 Egg......................... 7.00 Stoker....................... 6.97 Gas, million B. t. u.............. .476 $8.53 8.70 7.55 7.43 7.08 7.24 .476 $8.60 8.77 7.57 7.55 7.18 7.23 .476 $8.90 9.21 7.97 7.96 7.69 7.44 .476 $9.14 9.44 8.20 8.14 7.88 7.64 .476 $9.14 9.44 8.20 8.16 7.91 7.64 .500 $9.17 9.49 8.31 8.13 7.92 7.67 .500 $9.61 9.76 8.65 8.33 8.18 7.89 .500 $9.64 9.78 8.67 8.35 8.22 7.99 .500 $10.22 10.32 9.07 8.80 8.52 8.38 .500 $10.76 10.86 9.90 9.58 9.12 9.89 .476 $11.27 11.37 10.58 9.91 9.66 10.65 .476 0 0 0 (i) (l) (i) 0 Bituminous coal: Low and medium volatile: Egg........................... 10.28 10.12 Stove........................ 10.09 9.91 N ut......................... 9.19 9.19 Eastern high volatile: Lump....................... 8.75 8.97 E gg......................... 8.56 8.73 Stoker...................... 8.41 8.54 Coke, egg............................... 11.52 11.59 Fuel oil: Range............................. 7.69 7.69 No. 3............................... 7.iaj 7.13 Gas, million B. t. u.............. .658 .658 10.32 10.13 9.33 9.12 8.81 8.54 11.59 7.76 7.13 .658 10.77 10.61 9.84 9.64 9.26 9.03 11.58 8.27 7.42 .658 10.99 10.84 •10.08 9.82 9.45 9.34 12.46 8.27 7.42 .658 11.36 11.09 10.21 10.11 9.65 9.54 12.71 8.45 7.42 .658 11.36 11.09 10.21 10.11 9.65 9.59 12.71 8.45 7.42 .441 11.63 11.36 10.48 10.49 9.88 9.75 12.71 8.45 7.42 .664 11.61 11.40 10.52 10.41 9.91 9.72 13.12 8.45 7.42 .624 11.89 11.68 10.74 10.56 10.10 9.85 13.60 8.96 7.93 .622 12.63 12.38 11.46 11.39 10.71 10.75 14.92 9.78 8.76 .627 13.14 12.84 12.00 12.04 11.47 11.90 15.74 10.92 9.89 .614 $15.85 15.65 14.48 14.17 13.93 14.31 18.37 15.63 12.41 .619 Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: L um p..................... Egg.......... .............. Stoker...................... Eastern high volatile: L um p..................... Egg......................... Stoker...................... Western high volatile: Lump....................... Egg........................... Stoker...................... DETROIT INDIANAPOLIS MILWAUKEE Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove............................ Chestnut____________ Pea_______________ _ Buckwheat No. 1........... Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Stove........................ Nut........ .............— Eastern high volatile: Stoker...................... Coke, nut.............................. Fuel oil: Range............................. No. 2............................... PEORIA Bituminous coal: Eastern high volatile: L um p..................... Egg........................... Western high volatile: L um p..................... Egg........................... Stoker...................... Gas, million B. t. u........— SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Bituminous coal: Western high volatile: Lump....................... Egg---------- --------Stoker...................... Gas, million B. t. u............. 1Discontinued. $16.27 16.15 15.25 15.03 14.63 15.28 19.96 15.12 13.18 .618 $17.08 16.74 15.97 16.01 15.89 16.10 21.28 14.83 13.29 .617 8.96 9.06 8.04 8.05 7.48 7.95 6.04 5.58 5.44 8.99 9.12 8.08 8.10 7.55 8.04 6.12 5.64 5.51 9.04 9.14 8.09 8.11 7.55 8.09 6.16 5.66 5.52 9.63 9.73 8.66 8.77 8.21 8.87 6.66 6.23 6.27 9.85 9.86 9.90 10.18 10.24 10.34 11.32 11.72 14.25 15.36 16.46 9.96 10.01 10.29 10.33 10.44 11.38 11.75 14.34 15.36 16.46 8.92 10.00 8.92 8.98 9.23 9.30 9.40 10.63 10.80 13.32 14.40 15.56 8.97 9.00 9.00 9.16 9.20 9.30 10.06 10.54 12.77 13.66 14.58 8.41 8.42 8.45 8.60 8.70 8.80 9.51 10.14 12.27 13.25 14.32 9.08 8.95 8.96 9.12 9.18 9.28 10.07 10.82 13.27 14.68 15.80 6.67 6.61 6.61 6.70 6.62 6.73 7.72 7.98 10.08 11.00 11.55 6.29 6.29 6.35 6.34 6.48 7.34 7.58 9.66 10.47 11.00 6.29 6.36 6.38 6.42 6.51 6.55 6.65 7.14 7.64 9.64 10.78 11.61 14.22 14.22 12.78 11.22 14.25 14.25 12.80 11.25 14.25 14.25 12.80 11.25 14.81 14.81 13.31 11.72 15.28 15.28 13.78 12.10 15.36 15.36 13.86 12.16 15.46 15.46 13.96 12.26 15.46 15.46 13.96 12.26 16.46 16.46 14.81 12.76 16.70 18.09 18.20 20.05 22.10 16.70 18.09 18.20 20.05 20.40 22.10 15.05 16.29 16.45 18.15 20.40 18.50 19.84 12.97 0) 0 0 0 0 11.78 11.80 11.81 12.92 13.00 13.17 10.78 10.80 10.81 11.92 12.01 12.17 9.15 9.14 9.20 9.63 9.63 9.93 12.46 12.44 12.44 12.48 13.29 13.62 8.27 8.27 8.27 8.50 8.50 8.50 7.70 7.70 7.70 8.00 8.00 8.00 13.27 12.27 10.01 13.71 8.50 8.00 13.44 12.45 10.18 13.72 8.50 8.00 13.49 12.49 10.20 14.19 8.50 8.00 14.15 13.17 10.65 15.34 9.00 8.50 14.33 13.33 11.44 15.94 14.90 14.10 12.54 16.38 17.40 16.65 14.66 18.38 19.02 18.52 16.01 19.24 19.50 18.83 15.84 20.49 10.50 10.39 5.58 5.58 5.16 .500 10.73 10.65 5.79 5.77 5.17 .500 10.65 10.65 5.85 5.83 5.27 .500 10.75 10.75 5.95 5.93 5.38 .500 12.57 12.52 7.17 7.11 6.75 .500 0) 0 00 (l) (l) (l) 00 (i) 0 00 (i) 0 (i) 0 (1) (1) (1) 00 0 0 (l) 0 (1/ 0 9.60 9.50 4.72 4.59 4.34 .500 9.44 9.44 4.84 4.72 4.46 .500 9.66 9.60 4.72 4.59 4.46 .500 10.34 10.24 5.35 5.29 5.02 .500 10.50 10.39 5.51 5.47 5.10 .500 10.50 10.39 5.51 5.47 5.10 .500 09.30 10.60 0 0) 14.10 0 0 13.64 14.22 7.00 7.12 7.38 .500 0) 4.39 4.39 4.41 4.71 4.71 4.92 5.18 5.24 5.28 5.54 5.82 6.14 4.18 4.18 4.20 4.51 4.51 4.71 4.98 5.05 5.08 5.32 5.64 6.04 3.94 3.66 3.96 4.26 4.26 4.53 4.62 4.68 4.75 5.04 5.43 5.77 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 0 0 0) , RETAIL PRICES 1941-48 17 T able 6.— Residential heating fuels: Average retail prices by cityy June and December 1941—4$ — Continued City and item DES MOINES Bituminous coal: Eastern high volatile: Lum p-................ Western high volatile: Lump__................ Stoker____ Fuel oil: No. 1................. No. 2................. Gas, million B. t. u. KANSAS CITY, MO. 1941 Dec. $11.08 10.86 6.06 5.80 5.66 7.71 7.17 .665 MINNEAPOLIS 13.45 13.74 13.15 10.22 11.61 11.39 10.06 Western high volatile: Egg.------------------- 10.40 Stove____________ 10.10 8.35 Stoker________ Fuel oil: 7.50 No. 1.......................... 7.50 No. 2........................... Gas, million B. t. u _______ .765 ffc:::::::::::: OMAHA Dec. June Dec. June 1946 1945 Dec. June Dec. June Dec. June Dec. June Dec. $11.08 10.86 6.16 5.86 5.66 7.71 7.17 .665 $11.61 11.19 6.04 5.79 5.50 8.25 7.71 .655 $11.61 11.19 6.85 6.60 6.25 8.25 7.71 .655 $12.01 11.59 7.26 7.01 6.99 8.25 7.71 .655 $12.01 11.59 7.26 7.01 6.99 8.25 7.71 .655 $12.17 11.75 7.33 7.07 6.78 8.25 7.71 .655 $12.17 11.75 7.33 7.07 6.78 8.29 7.71 .655 $12.31 11.85 7.44 7.19 6.94 8.77 8.26 .655 $12.95 12.46 7.60 7.34 7.09 9.38 a87 .598 $13.05 12.84 8.43 aoo 8.66 10.65 10.12 .598 00 00 0 00 0 00 00 0 00 0 00 00 0 00 0 10.88 10.91 7.11 7.12 6.82 6.82 5.25 6.30 7.45 7.45 7.04 7.04 .491 .491 11.38 7.46 7.21 6.62 7.60 7.19 .491 11.98 7.45 7.20 6.72 7.65 7.19 .491 12.36 7.61 7.31 6.83 7.65 7.19 .491 12.35 7.58 7.31 6.85 7.65 7.19 .490 12.90 7.63 7.36 6.94 7.65 7.19 .491 13.27 13.37 7.65 7.81 7.38 7.55 6.98 7.10 7.65 a 16 7.19 7.70 .491 .492 15.01 8.57 8.00 6.80 a98 8.47 .491 15.79 a99 8.48 7.45 10.10 9.69 .485 $18.23 10.68 10.32 9.74 12.91 12.58 .439 $ia47 10.88 10.54 9.88 13.32 12.68 .448 $19.78 12.02 11.66 11.00 13.31 12.68 .448 13.50 13.79 13.20 10.27 11.68 11.47 10.13 10.45 10.10 8.39 7.83 7.83 .765 14.76 15.10 14.56 11.13 12.82 12.60 11.03 10.94 10.57 8.86 8.13 8.10 .765 14.81 15.16 14.61 11.22 12.87 12.66 11.08 10.98 10.62 8.93 8.20 8.12 .765 15.13 15.46 14.91 11.44 13.09 12.89 11.31 10.99 10.63 9.14 8.23 a 12 .765 15.14 15.46 14.91 11.46 13.12 12.92 11.29 10.99 10.69 9.28 8.30 8.10 .688 15.35 15.69 15.14 11.66 13.32 13.12 11.49 11.08 10.78 9.50 8.30 8.10 .638 15.51 15.84 15.30 11.80 13.46 13.26 11.65 11.18 10.88 9.70 8.30 a 10 .638 15.94 16.28 15.74 12.27 13.78 13.58 12.05 11.39 11.08 10.02 8.80 a 30 .625 16.91 17.26 16.71 13.09 14.30 14.10 13.04 11.95 11.65 10.77 9.90 9.20 .625 17.98 18.27 17.95 14.23 15.46 15.22 14.44 12.20 11.90 11.17 11.20 10.50 .625 20.70 21.01 20.68 16.94 17.52 17.33 16.71 14.02 13.70 13.29 14.47 13.68 .630 23.47 23.49 23.04 19.25 19.55 19.33 ia64 14.90 14.70 14.50 14.83 14.12 .630 23.97 23.98 23.52 19.68 19.95 19.73 19.04 15.55 15.35 15.19 14.83 14.00 .630 00 00 0 0 00 00 00 0 0 © 0 00 00 0 0 00 15.09 15.09 14.95 00 10.81 17.47 16.12 15.77 15.77 15.55 00 11.56 18.86 16.22 16.50 16.50 16.36 00 12.14 ias5 17.14 $11.08 10.86 6.15 5.86 5.66 7.71 7.17 .665 13.50 13.79 13.17 10.27 11.57 11.36 10.14 10.34 10.02 8.38 7.50 7.50 .765 Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Lump..................... 12.33 12.33 12.37 12.83 13.45 13.63 14.04 14.71 14.86 15.54 16.36 16.81 Egg........................ 12.34 12.34 12.39 12.84 13.52 13.68 14.02 14.76 14.85 15.67 16.27 16.83 Western high volatile: Lump___________ 9.57 9.57 9.63 9.45 9.48 9.62 9.65 10.00 10.02 10.21 10.58 11.33 Egg----------------8.93 8.93 8.96 8.52 8.62 8.65 8.88 8.90 9.03 9.37 9.81 0 8.65 8.65 8.68 8.91 8.53 8.55 8 .5 0 8.49 8.53 a73 9.21 10.00 Nut___________ 7.94 7.95 8.02 8.28 8.32 & 27 8.46 a 52 8.56 8.81 9.26 10.50 Stoker_________ Fuel oil: 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.80 8.00 a io 8.10 8.10 8.10 a 60 9.20 10.50 No. 1_____________ No. 2_____________ 6.90 6.90 6.90 7.20 7.53 7.60 7.60 7.60 7.60 a io 8.70 10.00 ST. LOUIS Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Lump_________ Egg.------------------Stove....... .............Western high volatile: Lump--................. ffc:::::::::::: Coke, nut and furnace___ Briquets...........................— * Discontinued. 1948 1947 WEST NORTH CENTRAL Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Lump--................. 10.86 Western high volatile: Lump..................... 7.06 N ut-....................... 6.74 Stoker..................... 6.20 Fuel on: No. 1............................. 7.28 No. 2............................. 6.94 Gas, million B. t. u .............. .491 Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: L um p..................... Egg-......................... Stove........................ Stoker...................... Eastern high volatile: Lump....................... June 1944 1943 1942 9.57 9.42 9.53 10.05 10.50 10.67 10.67 11.19 9.73 9.67 9.82 10.19 10.44 10.56 10.58 10.73 9.47 9.51 9.61 9.97 10.26 10.47 10.50 10.73 7.09 6.96 7.09 7.33 7.42 7.38 7.38 7.47 7.09 6.96 7.09 7.31 7.31 7.32 7.32 7.38 6.39 6.38 6.39 6.92 6.88 6.98 6.98 7.07 9.70 9.62 9.70 9.58 10.20 10.69 10.52 10.39 10.80 10.76 10.88 11.25 11.59 11.76 11.76 11.98 11.18 10.78 10.77 7.47 7.45 7.21 10.45 12.06 11.24 11.18 11.26 07.82 7.61 10.69 12.48 11.96 12.05 12.18 0 08.42 13.85 13.70 12.56 12.56 12.56 0 08.88 14.41 13.95 18 RESIDENTIAL HEATING FUELS T able 6. Residential heating fuels: Average retail prices by city , June and December 1941-48 —Continued City and item ST. PAUL Bituminous coal: Low and medium volatile: Lum p...................... Egg........................... Stove........................ Stoker..................... Eastern high volatile: Lum p..................... fgg........................... Stoker..................... Western high volatile: Egg........................... Stove........................ Stoker...................... No. 1............................... No. 2............................... WICHITA Bituminous coal: Western high volatile: L um p..................... Egg........................... N u t--..................... Gas, million B. t. u .............. ATLANTA Bituminous coal: Eastern high volatile: L um p..................... Egg........................... Stoker..................... Gas, million B. t. u .............. BALTIMORE Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove............................... Chestnut........................ Pea................................. Buckwheat No. 1........... Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: L um p..................... Egg..................... — Stove...................... Stoker___________ Run of mine............ Eastern high volatile: Egg-......................... Nut.......................... Fuel oil: No. 1............................... No. 2............................... CHARLESTON, S. C. Bituminous coal: Eastern high volatile: L um p.................... Egg— ...................... Stoker...................... Fuel oil: Kerosene........................ No. 2............................... JACKSONVILLE Fuel oil: Kerosene......................... No. 2............................... NORFOLK Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Egg........................... Stove........................ Stoker....................... Run of m ine........... Eastern high volatile: Nut........................... Fuel oil: No. 1............................... No. 2 .................... *Discontinued. 1941 Dec. 1942 June 1943 Dec. June Dec. 1944 June 1945 Dec. June 1946 Dec. June 1947 Dec. 1948 June Dec. June Dec. G) G) G) G) G) G G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) WEST NORTH CENTRAL—Continued $13.41 13.71 13.11 10.26 11.67 11.44 10.09 10.40 10.10 8.37 7.60 7.60 $13.46 13.76 13.12 10.31 11.54 11.41 10.17 10.33 10.00 8.38 7.50 7.50 $13.46 13.76 13.16 10.31 11.66 11.54 10.16 10.45 10.08 8.39 7.80 7.80 $14.75 15.10 14.56 11.15 12.74 12.53 11.05 10.94 10.54 8.87 8.14 8.10 $14.80 15.15 14.60 11.26 12.79 12.58 11.11 10.98 10.59 8.95 8.20 8.13 $15.14 15.46 14.91 11.48 13.01 12.80 11.34 10.99 10.60 9.18 8.23 8.13 $15.15 15.47 14.92 11.46 13.07 12.86 11.36 10.99 10.69 9.30 8.30 8.10 $15.36 15.71 15.16 11.66 13.25 13.06 11.56 11.08 10.78 9.61 8.30 8.10 $15.54 15.89 15.33 11.80 13.41 13.20 11.73 11.18 10.88 9.76 8.30 8.10 $16.05 16.44 15.85 12.29 13.80 13.33 12.16 11.43 11.15 10.04 8.80 8.30 8.42 8.42 8.42 8.94 9.52 10.02 10.02 10.37 10.48 (*) 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.44 8.81 8.86 8.86 8.87 9.18 (i) 7.74 7.14 7.14 8.20 8.20 8.33 8.33 8.26 8.60 G) .438 .438 .438 .438 .438 .438 .437 .448 .437 .446 $16.91 17.26 16.71 13.09 14.30 14.10 13.04 11.95 11.65 10.77 9.90 9.20 G) G) G) G) G) .440 $0,537 G) SOUTH ATLANTIC $8.79 $8.62 $8.71 $9.07 $9.38 $9.53 $9.56 $9.71 $9.71 $10.21 $11.70 $11.95 $13.95 $14.80 $15.50 8.54 8.38 8.46 8.82 9.13 9.28 9.31 9.46 9.46 9.86 11.50 11.75 13.75 14.60 15.30 8.61 8.50 8.50 8.88 9.10 9.21 9.22 9.42 9.42 9.89 11.35 11.60 13.60 14.45 15.15 .630 .630 .630 .630 .630 .630 .630 .609 .612 .596 .602 .553 .552 .509 .508 12.00 12.04 12.05 12.60 13.20 12.00 12.04 12.05 12.60 13.20 10.50 10.54 10.55 11.06 11.65 9.25 9.29 9.30 9.77 10.26 13.22 13.22 11.66 10.18 13.22 13.22 11.66 10.18 13.15 13.15 11.60 10.21 14.28 14.28 12.58 10.79 14.39 14.39 12.69 10.89 15.93 15.93 14.08 11.98 15.62 15.62 13.72 11.68 17.80 17.80 15.71 13.41 18.30 18.30 16.26 13.69 20.14 20.14 18.06 14.48 9.04 9.06 9.07 9.03 9.76 9.52 9.52 9.73 9.83 10.06 10.49 10.64 11.97 13.02 14.16 9.38 9.40 9.61 9.83 10.55 10.44 10.44 11.05 11.24 12.08 12.58 14.38 15.10 16.17 10.33 10.33 10.43 10.69 10.79 10.87 10.87 10.97 11.15 11.28 G) G) G) G) 0) 8.05 8.22 8.22 8.54 8.99 9.08 9.08 11.13 10.18 10.46 10.71 9.33 12.79 14.59 7.81 7.83 7.87 8.01 8.40 8.52 8.52 8.74 9.47 8.90 9.30 10.10 10.22 11.68 13.81 12.26 12.87 7.73 7.75 7.77 7.98 8.26 8.27 8.27 8.51 8.60 8.72 9.38 9.60 11.05 12.43 12.85 7.58 7.62 7.62 7.79 8.09 8.29 8.29 8.52 8.62 8.82 9.38 9.70 11.37 12.46 12.85 7.64 8.06 9.24 9.66 9.71 9.78 9.85 8.35 8.85 9.70 10.60 11.75 13.08 13.36 7.15 7.80 8.70 9.00 9.66 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 7.50 8.00 8.90 9.70 10.71 11.73 12.14 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.50 11.00 11.25 11.25 11.40 11.40 11.50 12.20 12.80 10.25 10.25 10.29 10.25 10.75 10.75 10.75 10.90 10.90 11.00 11.70 12.30 8.62 8.62 8.62 8.71 9.05 9.25 9.25 9.40 9.40 9.33 10.03 11.03 12.50 12.66 12.36 12.36 11.78 12.70 13.60 (2) 7.73 (2) 7.20 (2) 8.70 (2) 9.00 9.00 9.00 8.70 8.70 11.18 7.50 8.00 8.90 9.50 8.50 10.40 7.50 10.10 9.80 10.10 10.10 10.10 9.30 9.30 9.30 9.30 9.60 8.80 9.60 8.80 8.60 7.80 0) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) G) 9.10 10.78 11.92 12.98 14.88 14.88 8.30 9.83 10.45 11.65 13.48 13.48 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.75 11.00 11.15 11.20 11.45 12.06 12.53 13.25 15.00 16.00 16.50 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.75 11.00 11.15 11.19 11.44 11.50 12.02 12.53 13.25 15.00 16.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.25 9.50 9.55 9.62 9.88 11.49 9.92 10.34 10.93 11.75 13.75 14.75 16.50 15.25 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.35 9.60 9.65 9.65 9.90 9.95 10.36 10.93 11.75 13.75 14.75 15.25 9.00 9.35 9.55 9.60 9.60 9.75 9.75 10.10 10.61 11.00 12.50 13.50 14.00 9.00 9.00 7.90 8.30 9.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 8.50 9.00 9.90 11.00 11.80 13.22 13.40 7.00 7.60 8.50 8.80 8,80 8.80 8.80 8.80 7.30 7.80 8.70 9.30 10.10 11.22 11.40 a Not collected. RETAIL PRICES, 1941-48 19 T able 6.— Residential heating fuels: Average retail prices by city, June and December 1941-48 —Continued City and item RICHMOND Bituminous coal: Low and medium volatile: Egg.......................... Stove........................ Stoker...................... Run of mine............ Eastern high volatile: Egg-........................ Stove........................ Stoker...................... Fuel oil: No. 1............................... No. 2............................... SAVANNAH Bituminous coal: Eastern high volatile: Lump__................... Egg........................... Fuel oil: No. 1............................... No. 2............................... WASHINGTON, D.C. Pennsylvania anthracite: Stove............................... Chestnut........................ Pea............ ..................... Buckwheat No. 1........... Bituminous coal: Low and medium volatile: Egg........................... Stove........................ Stoker...................... Run of mine— ....... Fuel oil: No. 1............................... No. 2.............................. Gas, million B. t. u.............. WINSTON-SALEM Bituminous coal: Low and medium vola tile: Stove........................ Nut........................... Stoker...................... Run of mine______ Eastern high volatile: L um p..................... Egg........................... 1941 Dec. June Dec. June 1944 Dec. June 1945 Dec. June 1947 1946 Dec. June Dec. June 1948 Dec. June Dec. SOUTH ATLANTIC—Continued $10.25 $10.25 $10.25 $10.44 $10.84 $10.73 $10.73 $10.99 $11.03 $11.71 $12.24 $12.75 $15.26 $15.86 $16.68 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.23 10.49 10.38 10.38 10.64 10.68 11.36 11.90 12.45 15.06 15.64 16.47 8.66 8.66 8.66 8.96 9.22 9.12 9.12 9.36 9.40 10.08 10.62 10.90 14.01 14.91 15.81 8.50 8.50 8.50 8.88 9.14 9.03 9.03 9.29 9.33 10.01 10.28 10.80 14.01 14.86 15.68 8.88 8.88 8.88 9.17 9.63 9.43 9.44 9.59 9.59 10.15 10.54 11.10 13.85 14.65 15.51 8.50 8.50 8.50 8.82 9.04 8.84 8.84 8.99 8.99 9.55 9.84 10.53 13.01 13.98 14.88 8.38 8.38 8.38 8.74 9.05 8.94 8.94 9.12 9.12 9.74 9.84 10.50 13.38 14.32 15.22 13.00 13.70 8.20 8.54 9.67 10.30 10.30 10.30 10.30 10.30 8.80 9.30 10.20 11.30 12.10 7.20 7.80 8.70 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 7.50 8.00 8.90 9.50 10.54 11.10 11.80 10.57 10.36 10.43 10.89 11.40 11.40 11.51 11.55 11.76 11.90 13.05 13.62 9.93 9.86 10.08 10.55 11.02 11.02 11.22 11.22 11.37 11.47 12.55 13.50 9.33 9.60 10.33 11.10 11.10 11.10 10.60 10.60 9.60 10.10 11.10 12.18 8.00 8.33 9.00 9.30 9.30 9.30 8.80 8.80 7.80 8.30 10.04 10.57 15.62 15.67 13.95 12.57 17.62 17.67 16.62 14.67 17.62 17.67 15.00 14.00 12.23 12.29 12.29 12.80 13.44 13.34 13.34 13.36 14.49 14.61 16.14 15.86 17.75 18.08 19.42 12.23 12.29 12.29 12.80 13.44 13.34 13.34 13.36 14.49 14.61 16.14 15.86 17.78 18.10 19.45 10.57 10.63 10.63 11.11 11.82 11.64 11.64 11.66 12.66 12.76 14.14 0 0 0 0) 8.93 8.98 8.98 9.37 9.99 9.81 9.86 9.87 10.48 10.52 11.60 11.72 13.09 13.29 13.98 10.38 10.16 7.05 7.78 8.20 7.60 1.013 10.40 10.16 7.10 7.82 8.60 8.20 1.013 10.43 10.21 7.09 7.82 9.70 9.10 1.040 10.75 10.48 7.62 8.08 10.30 9.40 1.040 10.99 10.81 7.89 8.74 10.30 9.40 1.040 11.40 11.23 8.18 9.08 8.80 7.90 1.039 11.52 11.35 8.31 9.21 9.30 8.40 1.040 12.37 12.20 9.15 9.96 10.20 9.30 1.036 12.84 12.73 9.72 10.36 11.10 10.10 1.036 14.99 14.99 11.45 12.51 11.90 10.90 1.036 15.76 15.78 12.92 13.50 13.60 12.50 1.036 16.45 16.45 13.50 13.95 13.60 12.30 1.036 9.58 8.60 8.33 8.50 9.25 9.19 9.50 8.55 8.25 8.50 9.17 9.17 9.50 8.55 8.25 8.56 9.25 9.17 9.50 8.89 8.53 8.62 9.75 9.36 9.75 10.25 10.21 10.61 10.62 9.09 9.30 9.29 9.62 9.64 8.78 8.88 8.86 9.36 9.38 8.70 9.10 9.10 9.84 9.98 9.88 9.96 9.92 10.66 10.66 9.60 9.89 9.81 10.44 10.40 11.05 10.06 9.80 10.68 11.00 10.64 11.54 10.56 10.30 10.95 11.56 11.20 12.25 11.25 11.25 11.25 12.17 11.94 C1) (1) (1) (1) 0 0 0) 0) 0 0) 0) 0 (l) 0) 0) 0) $7.31 $7.41 $7.84 $8.05 $8.37 $8.48 $8.97 $8.97 $9.85 $10.13 7.30 7.58 8.01 8.32 8.51 8.63 9.13 9.13 10.02 10.31 7.00 7.13 7.56 7.82 8.01 8.11 8.57 8.57 9.46 9.74 7.20 7.37 7.45 7.79 8.08 8.17 8.86 9.09 10.03 10.32 $10.40 10.75 10.37 10.79 $11.93 12.35 11.96 12.40 $11.99 12.41 12.03 12.49 $12.54 13.06 12.71 13.16 BIRMINGHAM Bituminous coal: Eastern high volatile: Lum p...................... $7.34 Egg........................... 7.42 N u t........................ 7.14 Stoker...................... 7.38 LOUISVILLE Bituminous coal: Eastern high volatile: Lump_____ _____ 7.07 Egg.......................... 6.77 Stoker...................... 6.86 Western high volatile: Lump__................... 6.04 N ut.._.................... 5.74 Gas, million B. t. u .............. .588 MEMPHIS Bituminous coal: Eastern high volatile: Lump...................... 8.83 Stoker............ ......... 7.88 Western high volatile: Lump__................... 7.25 Egg........................... 7.25 Nut.......................... 7.00 Gas, million B. t. u.............. .564 1Discontinued. 1943 1942 11.11 10.93 7.89 8.83 10.30 9.40 1.040 11.12 10.94 7.89 8.83 10.30 9.40 1.040 11.36 11.19 8.14 9.07 10.30 9.40 1.040 to to EAST SOUTH CENTRAL 7.09 6.79 6.89 6.06 5.76 .588 7.08 6.79 6.88 6.05 5.75 .588 7.56 7.21 7.41 6.21 5.94 .588 7.80 7.42 7.69 6.36 6.05 .588 7.90 7.59 7.70 6.21 6.11 .588 7.90 7.59 7.70 6.21 6.27 .588 8.05 7.76 7.83 6.33 6.33 .588 8.06 7.80 7.80 6.33 6.33 .588 8.46 8.06 8.39 6.58 6.62 .588 9.29 9.12 9.30 6.91 6.63 .588 9.81 9.50 9.71 7.41 7.26 .588 (l) (l) (l) 0 0 to 0 to 0) 0) 0) 0) 0) 0 0) 0 0) 0 8.83 7.88 7.25 7.25 7.00 .564 8.83 7.88 7.25 7.25 7.00 .564 9.49 7.99 7.53 7.50 7.24 .564 9.66 8.05 7.53 7.49 7.24 .564 9.84 8.26 7.48 7.44 7.35 .564 9.84 8.23 7.56 7.49 7.40 .564 10.03 8.53 7.62 7.56 7.47 .564 10.03 8.65 7.69 7.60 7.58 .564 10.13 8.80 7.78 7.75 7.71 .564 11.22 9.96 8.58 8.58 8.30 .564 11.98 10.35 8.91 8.91 8.62 .564 14.16 12.46 10.28 10.30 10.28 .564 14.20 12.49 10.38 10.33 10.38 .564 15.66 14.26 11.40 11.39 11.40 .564 20 RESIDENTIAL HEATING FUELS T able 6.— Residential heating fuels: Average retail prices by city, June and December 1941—48 — Continued City and item 1941 Dec. 1943 1942 June Dec. June 1944 Dec. June 1945 June Dec. Dec. June 1948 1947 1946 Dee. June Dec. June Dec. EAST SOUTH CENTRAL—Continued MOBILE Bituminous coal: Eastern high volatile: Lump__................... $10.39 $9.90 $10.44 $10.84 $11.00 $11.15 $11.35 $11.94 $11.74 $12.75 $13.10 $13.63 $15.36 $15.36 $16.01 Egg.......................... 10.49 9.98 10.53 10.93 11.16 11.46 11.51 11.99 11.99 12.65 13.12 13.63 15.17 15.18 16.11 Gas, million B. t. u.............. .607 .607 .607 .607 .572 .572 .513 .502 .501 .505 .507 .530 .533 .531 .530 WEST SOUTH CENTRAL DALLAS Gas, million B. t. u.............. $0,640 $0.521 $0,521 $0,521 $0.521 $0,521 $0,521 $0,521 $0,521 $0,522 $0,522 $0,522 0 0 0 HOUSTON Gas, million B. t. u.............. .587 .574 .562 .532 .532 .532 .532 .532 .532 .543 .543 .543 $0,543 $0,543 $0,538 LITTLE ROCK .424 Gas, million B. t. u_______ .424 .424 .424 .424 .424 .424 .424 .433 NEW ORLEANS Bituminous coal: Eastern high volatile: Lump_____ ____ 11.67 11.67 11.78 Egg........................... 11.63 11.63 11.74 Nut........................ 11.73 11.73 11.84 Fuel oil: No. 1............................... 8.65 8.65 8.72 No. 2............................... 7.14 7.14 7.21 .699 .681 .681 Gas, million B. t. u .......... Western high volatile: Lump....................... $11.68 $11.68 Nut.......................... 9.75 9.75 Sub-bituminous coal: Lignite: Egg........................... 10.04 10.04 Nut........................... 8.25 8.25 Stoker....................... 6.25 6.25 Gas, million B. t. u.............. .529 .529 12.80 12.79 12.78 8.72 7.21 , .662 12.80 12.79 12.78 8.72 7.21 .662 13.11 13.07 12.92 8.72 7.21 .565 13.16 13.14 13.06 8.72 7.21 .559 .433 13.19 13.15 13.06 9.50 7.72 .560 14.18 14.82 0 10.58 9.27 .560 14.19 14.92 0 11.33 9.89 .560 0 0 0 16.44 17.14 0 12.06 10.71 .560 16.50 17.27 0 14.39 12.51 .560 16.56 17.34 0 14.63 12.88 .560 $11.68 $11.92 $12.15 $12.15 $12.18 $12.19 $12.26 $12.29 $13.45 $13.82 9.75 9.75 10.45 10.12 10.42 10.42 10.42 10.48 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 10.04 10.28 10.42 10:28 10.68 10.87 10.92 10.95 12.02 11.67 8.25 8.42 8.70 8.70 8.85 9.15 9.25 9.30 10.35 10.60 6.33 6.26 6.60 6.66 6.89 7.19 7.29 7.36 8.55 8.35 .529 .529 .529 .529 .529 .529 .529 .529 .529 .529 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 , 0(i) 0 9.91 9.92 9.92 10.44 11.02 11.15 11.06 11.09 11.10 11.24 11.99 12.37 9.59 9.59 9.59 10.16 10.16 10.25 10.50 10.88 11.01 11.06 11.05 11.69 6.80 6.80 6.80 7.33 7.56 7.99 7.97 8.48 8.82 8.92 9.11 9.58 .552 .552 .552 .552 .552 .552 .552 .563 .563 .502 .502 .502 00 00 0 0 0 (i) 0 0 0 CHETENNE DENVER 12.49 12.46 12.30 8.72 7.21 .662 .433 MOUNTAIN BUTTE Bituminous coal: Bituminous coal: Western high volatile: Lump....................... N ut.......................... Stoker....................... Gas, million B. t. u.............. 11.90 11.93 11.84 8.72 7.21 .669 .433 Bituminous coal: Western high volatile: Lump__................... N ut.......................... Stoker....................... Sub-bituminous coal: Lignite: Egg........................... Lump__................... Stoker...................... Gas, million B. t. u.............. 6.91 6.94 7.10 7.12 7.80 7.90 7.90 7.90 7.94 8.04 8.20 8.29 9.34 9.51 10.26 6.84 6.88 6.98 7.14 7.78 7.89 7.89 7.89 8.03 8.13 8.54 8.68 9.80 9.59 10.31 3.61 3.66 4.17 4.29 5.29 5.29 5.29 5.29 5.44 5.62 5.66 5.73 6.65 6.65 7.50 .543 .543 .543 .543 .543 .543 .543 .544 .447 .447 .447 .447 .447 .451 .451 Bituminous coal: Western high volatile: Lump__................... Stove........................ N ut.......................... Stoker...................... Gas, million B. t. u.............. 8.10 8.12 8.15 8.31 7.90 7.93 7.96 8.12 7.34 7.37 7.43 7.84 5.78 5.81 5.86 6.38 .493 .493 .493 .493 SALT LAKE CITY 8.45 7.71 5.39 8.50 7.76 5.52 8.63 7.89 5.75 8.93 8.07 6.07 9.48 8.45 6.43 8.38 8.29 7.95 6.46 .493 9.65 8.67 6.42 8.42 8.30 7.95 6.46 .493 9.68 8.72 6.45 8.42 8.30 7.95 6.46 .493 9.86 8.92 6.72 8.97 8.66 8.30 6.86 .493 PACIFIC 9.87 10.00 10.74 11.14 $12.36 $12.80 $13.39 8.94 9.03 9.74 10.15 11.27 11.67 12.38 6.74 6.87 7.49 7.80 8.75 8.75 9.81 8.97 9.30 8.66 9.00 8.30 8.63 6.86 7.32 .493 .488 9.67 9.21 8.85 7.53 .488 10.44 9.99 9.63 8.30 .486 0 0 0 0 0 0(l) (l) 0 0 0 0 00 0 LOS ANGELES 11 1 1 | 1 1| 1 1I 1 1 1| 11 11 1| Gas, million B. t. u .............. $0.463]| $0.463|| $0.463]| $0.463|11 $0.463|| $0.463|| $0.463]| $0.463|| $0.463|| $0- 463]| $0.463|| $0.463|i $0.463|I $0.463|1 $0,463 >Discontinued. RETAIL PRICES, 1941-48 21 T able 6.— Residential heating fuels: Average retail prices by city , June and December 1941-4 $—Continued 1941 City and item Dec. PORTLAND, OREO. Bituminous coal: Western high volatile: Lum p...................... Stove........................ Nut.......................... Stoker...................... Fuel oil: No. 100........................... No. 200............................ Wood, soft-.......................... Gas, million B. t. u.............. SAN FRANCISCO Fuel oil, No. 200................... Gas, million B. t. u.............. SEATTLE Bituminous coal: Western high volatile: Lump...................... Egg........................... Nut.......................... Stoker...................... Fuel oil: No. 100............................ No. 200............................ Wood, soft______________ 1942 June Dec. 1943 June Dec. 1944 June Dec. 1945 June 1947 1946 Dec. 1948 June Dec. June Dec. June Dec. $15.09 15.50 14.24 12.18 8.05 7.05 11.25 .862 $15.64 15.50 14.69 12.81 9.80 8.30 11.11 .864 $16.61 16.47 15.66 13.05 10.75 9.25 10.96 1.219 $18.40 18.30 17.40 15.06 11.75 9.65 10.64 1.401 $19.00 18.90 17.88 15.66 13.30 11.00 10.71 1.535 $19.48 19.40 18.41 16.40 13.94 11.64 11.14 1.651 MOUNTAIN—Continued $14.18 14.19 13.09 10.94 7.00 6.00 8.59 .708 $14.18 14.19 13.09 10.94 7.00 6.00 10.88 .708 $14.37 14.32 13.27 11.12 7.00 6.00 12.50 .708 $14.50 14.48 13.61 11.53 7.30 6.30 12.08 .708 $14.49 14.53 13.61 11.78 7.30 6.30 12.08 .708 $14.65 14.56 13.72 12.04 7.30 6.30 10.50 .708 $14.65 14.56 13.72 11.94 7.30 6.30 10.50 .708 $14.96 14.90 14.06 12.12 7.30 6.30 11.17 .708 $14.96 14.90 14.16 12.12 7.06 6.05 11.17 .710 5.67 5.67 5.67 5.67 5.64 5.64 5.64 5.64 5.64 6.41 7.69 8.92 9.48 10.97 11.38 .420 .402 .402 .384 .384 .384 .384 .384 .384 .337 .337 .337 .337 .337 .337 12.59 12.03 10.95 9.14 7.47 6.44 10.11 12.75 11.94 11.08 9.37 7.47 6.44 10.69 12.75 11.96 11.05 9.37 7.47 6.44 12.22 14.84 12.77 13.47 10.68 7.78 6.75 11.33 14.96 13.29 13.42 11.27 7.78 6.75 11.22 15.11 13.49 13.55 11.60 7.78 6.75 11.79 15.11 13.49 13.55 11.60 7.78 6.75 12.65 15.52 13.90 13.92 12.08 7.78 6.75 13.46 15.40 13.90 13.93 12.13 7.47 6.44 12.88 15.51 14.01 14.03 12.24 8.55 7.52 12.88 16.15 (l) 14.52 12.69 10.52 8.93 13.08 16.40 C) 15.03 12.78 11.24 9.69 13.13 18.23 0) 16.72 14.36 12.31 10.30 13.26 18.88 0) 17.35 14.71 13.97 11.91 13.26 19.14 0) 17.94 15.26 14.77 12.65 14.23 1Discontinued. Average Retail Prices of Selected Fuels, by City, 1939-41 Supplementing the information appearing in table 6 of this bulletin, the retail prices for wood, coke, kerosene, fuel oil, and gas for residential heating for June and December of the years 1939, 1940, and 1941 are presented in table 7 for the first time as final data. Data were computed every third month from March 1939 through Sep tember 1940, and monthly from October 1940 through December 1941. The only previous publication of these prices has been the “prelimi nary” figures appearing in the mimeographed monthly release, “Retail Prices of Fuel by Cities.” These tables, together with the information on coal prices contained in the Bureau publications Serials No. R. 1085, R. 1264, and Bulletin No. 707, make available a general history of retail prices for all locally important fuels during the years 1939 through 1948, with indexes through June 1947. A description of the method of computation and the comparability of prices may be found on page 12. The anthracite, bituminous coal, and coke prices are for 1-ton lots (2,000 pounds) delivered at the curb or into the bin if no extra charge is made; wood prices are for cord lots similarly delivered at the curb. Petroleum fuel prices are per gallon in the quantity usually delivered at one time; these prices are multiplied by 100 in order to show in the table the price for 100 gallons. RESIDENTIAL HEATING FUELS 22 T able 7.— Residential heating fuels (oil, gast coke , briquets , and wood); .Average retail prices by region and d ty y June and December, 1989-41 City and item BOSTON: Colre, egg ..... . Fueloil:'' Range________ No. 2 .................. BRIDGEPORT: Fuel oil: Range. ............... No. 2................... FALL RIVER: Coke, egg................... Fuel oil: Range________ No. 2.................. MANCHESTER: Coke, egg............... . Fuel oil:'' Range................. No. 2__................ NEW HAVEN: Coke, egg.................. Fuel oilT Range................. No. 2................... PORTLAND, MAINE: Fuel oil...................... Range................. PROVIDENCE: Fuel oil: Range................. No. 2................... 1939 June 1941 1940 Dec. June Dec. Dec. NEW ENGLAND $11.76 $12.27 $12.14 $13.10 $13.28 $14.25 6.92 7.92 8.19 8.33 7.97 8.24 5.60 6.75 6.70 7.66 6.90 7.20 6.90 8.00 7.80 7.75 7.83 5.50 6.50 6.66 6.50 6.75 11.36 12.36 11.36 12.36 12.34 7.00 7.00 7.50 8.00 7.67 6.25 7.20 7.20 7.70 7.30 12.00 12.50 12.14 12.43 13.14 7.38 8.50 8.88 9.20 8.90 6.00 7.00 7.34 7.70 7.60 11.16 12.06 11.55 12.50 11.80 6.13 7.63 7.90 7.50 7.50 5.50 6.50 6.90 7.10 6.80 8.00 7.00 14.11 8.17 7.70 14.92 9.00 7.90 13.50 8.00 7.10 6.75 5.75 8.07 6.77 8.42 6.80 8.40 7.00 8.00 6.90 8.10 7.20 6.75 5.50 7.83 6.56 7.90 6.71 8.12 6.90 7.82 6.80 8.02 7.12 MIDDLE ATLANTIC BUFFALO: Coke, egg....... ........... $8.30 $9.45 $8.95 $9.70 Fuel oil: No. 1................... 7.00 7.75 8.00 7.90 No. 2................... 7.00 7.40 6.30 7.30 NEWARK: Coke, egg.................. 10.95 11.95 11.53 12.50 Fuel oil: No. 6.50 7.35 7.95 7.94 No. 21................... _ __ 5.72 6.78 6.75 6.75 NEW YORK: Coke, egg.................. 10.72 11.55 11.39 12.37 Fuel oil: No. 1................... 6.89 8.26 8.36 8.16 No. 2................... 5.87 6.69 6.73 6.94 PHILADELPHIA: Coke, egg................... 9.47 9.72 9.53 10.25 Fuel oil: No. 1................... 7.75 7.97 8.36 7.97 No. 2 .................. 6.00 6.40 7.00 6.75 PITTSBURGH: Gas, million B. t. u._ .482 .482 .482 .482 ROCHESTER, N. Y.: Fuel oil: No. 1................... 7.42 8.40 8.40 8.50 No. 2................... 6.75 7.50 7.29 7.40 June $9.72 8.30 7.70 12.25 8.15 7.16 11.98 8.01 6.89 10.75 7.86 6.98 .482 City and item CHICAGO: Coke, egg___ Fuel oil: Range. _ _ _ _ No. 2 .............. CINCINNATI: Gas, million B. t. u „ CLEVELAND: Gas, million B. t. u__ COLUMBUS: Gas, million B. t. u__ DETROIT: Coke, egg_______ Fuel oil: Range........ ........ No. 3 . Gas, million B. t. u__ MILWAUKEE: Coke, egg _ ______ Fuel oil: Range ____ No. 2................ PEORIA: Gas, million B. t. u__ SPRINGFIELD, ILL.: Gas, million B. t. u_. 1939 June 1940 Dec. June 1941 Dec. June Dec. EAST WORTH CENTRA! $10.30 9.27 7.44 .559 .500 .524 8.14 6.80 6.80 .662 10.23 8.48 7.70 .500 .500 $11.98 9.27 7.47 .559 .500 .476 9.01 6.80 6.80 .622 11.23 8 35 7.70 .500 .500 $11.26 8.98 7^30 .559 .500 .476 8.20 6.80 6 80 .622 10.48 8 30 7.70 .500 .500 $12.52 $12.55 9 27 9.01 7.7 3 7! 47 .559 .559 .500 .500 .476 .476 9.01 10.04 6.80 7.37 6.80 7.00 ! 622 .622 11.47 11.48 8.30 8 27 7l 70 7*. 70 .500 .500 .500 .500 $13.81 9.18 7 .65 .559 .500 .476 11.52 7.69 7.13 .*658 12.46 8.27 7 .70 .500 .500 WEST NORTH CENTRA! DES MOINES: Fuel oil: No. 1................... No. 2............... Gas, million B. t. u__ KANSAS CITY: Fuel oil: No. 1................... No. 2.................. Gas, million B. t. u__ MINNEAPOLIS: Fuel oil: No. 1................. No. 2................... Gas, million B. t. u__ OMAHA: Fuel oil: No. 1................ No. 2................... ST. LOUIS: Coke, nut, and furn ace____ $10.81 8.80 8.23 13.45 8.05 7.16 12.99 8.03 7.27 11.75 7.88 Briquets. _ _ 7.18 ST. PAUL: Fuel oil: .482 No. 1 ................. No. 2................... 8.80 8.90 WICHITA: Gas, million B. t. u_. 7.60 7.90 $8.16 $8.16 $8.16 $8.16 $8.10 $7.71 7.45 7.45 7.45 7.45 7.41 7.17 .671 .671 .671 .665 .665 .665 6.94 6.94 6.94 6.94 6 94 7.28 6.94 6.94 6.94 6.94 6.94 6.94 .491 .491 .491 .491 .491 .491 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.25 7.50 7.50 20 7 .50 .765 7.50 .765 7.50 .765 7.50 .765 7!.765 .765 7.50 6.90 7 50 6.90 8.58 10.03 7 45 &85 7 45 6.'85 7.50 &90 7.50 6.90 9.28 10 13 9.92 9.70 9.95 10.03 lo! 80 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.27 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.20 7.50 .438 .438 .438 .438 .438 .438 RETAIL PRICES , 1941-48 23 T able 7.— Residential heating fuels (oil, gas, cofce, briquets, and wood): Average retail prices by region and city, June and December, 1939-41 —Continued City and item ATLANTA: Gas, million B. t. u__ BALTIMORE: Fuel oil: No. 1 ............... No. 2_............ .... CHARLESTON, S. C.: Fuel oil, No. 2_____ JACKSONVILLE* Fuel oil: Kerosene-............ No. 2................... NORFOLK: Fuel oil: No. 1................... No. 2................... RICHMOND: Fuel oil: No. 1................... No. 2................... SAVANNAH: Fuel oil: No. 1................... No. 2 ................. WASHINGTON: Fuel oil: No. 1 ................. No. 2....... ........... Gas, million B. t. u._ 1939 June 1941 1940 Dec. June Dec. June Dec. City and item June SOUTH ATLANTIC 1941 1940 Dec. June Dec. June Dec. WEST SOUTH CENTRAL 6.75 6.25 7.25 6.83 7.50 6.75 6.75 7.71 7.15 6.50 8.00 7.00 8.50 7.50 8.50 7.50 8.50 7.50 DALLAS: Gas, million B. t. u._ $0,640 $0,640 $0,640 $0,640 $0,640 $0,640 $0,630 $0,630 HOUSTON: Gas, million B. t. u_. .605 .600 .587 .587 .587 .587 7.43 7.64 LITTLE ROOK: Gas, million B. t. u._ .514 .514 .514 .424 .424 .424 7.06 7.15 NEW ORLEANS: Fuel oil: 7.00 7.20 No. 1................... 9.65 9.65 8.65 8.65 8.65 8.65 No. 2................... 7.14 7.14 6.89 6.63 6.63 Gas, million B. t. u__ .947 .947 .947 .900 .900 7.14 .699 8.50 8.50 7.50 7.50 7.00 6.00 7.31 6.31 7.50 6.50 7.45 6.55 7.69 6.75 7.90 7.00 7.25 6.25 7.60 6.67 7.75 6.75 7.59 6.83 8.00 7.00 8.20 7.20 8.00 7.00 8.00 7.00 8.50 7.50 8.50 7.50 8.50 7.50 9.33 8.00 $0,630 $0,630 $0,630 $0,630 MOUNTAIN BUTTE: Gas, million B. t. u__ $0,529 $0,529 $0,529 $0,529 $0,529 $0,529 CHEYENNE: Gas, million B. t. u._ .552 .552 .552 .552 .552 .552 DENVER: Gas, million B. t. u._ .543 .543 .543 .543 .543 .543 SALT LAKE CITY: Gas, million B. t. u._ .493 .493 .493 .493 .493 .493 ANGELES: 7.03 7.72 7.79 8.00 8.00 8.20 LOSGas, million B. t. u__ 6.50 7.19 7.00 7.40 7.25 7.60 PORTLAND, OREG.: 1.013 1.013 1.013 1.013 1.013 1.013 Fuel oil: No. 100................ No. 200................ Wood, soft................. EAST SOUTH CENTRAL Gas, million B. t. u — SAN FRANCISCO: Fuel oil, No. 200....... LOUISVILLE: Gas, million B. t. u__ Gas, million B. t. U— $0,572 $0,572 $0,588 $0,588 $0,588 $0,588 SEATTLE: MEMPHIS: Fuel oil: Gas, million B. t. u._ .630 .630 .564 .564 .564 .564 No. 100................ MOBILE: No. 200................ Gas, million B. t. u.. .607 .607 .607 .607 .607 .607 Wood, soft................. 1939 PACIFIC $0,489 $0,476 $0,476 $0,476 $0,463 $0,463 7.00 6.00 7.20 .708 5.67 .492 7.00 6.00 7.33 .708 5.67 .485 7.00 6.00 7.20 .708 5.67 .485 7.00 6.00 7.42 .708 5.67 .420 7.00 6.00 7.21 .708 5.67 .420 7.40 6.38 9.54 7.40 6.38 9.33 7.40 6.38 9.23 7.40 6.38 9.13 7.47 7.47 6.44 6.44 9.32 10.11 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1949 7.00 6.00 8.59 .708 5.67 .420
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