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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
ROYAL MEEKER, Commissioner
B U L L E T IN O F T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S \
B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S h i 1
W H O L E S A L E
P R I C E S
j WHOLE
} NUM BER
S E R I E S
:
No .
149
2
W H O L E S A LE P R I C E S
1890
TO
1913
MAY 11, 1914
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1914
CONTENTS.
Wholesale prices, 1890 to 1913:
Page.
Introduction............................................................................................................
5
Prices of commodities, 1913 compared with 1912............................................
6-8
Prices of commodities compared, 1890 to 1913................................................
8-16
Prices of commodities, by months, January, 1900, to December, 1913...
17-22
Influences affecting prices...................................................................................
22,23
Explanation of tables............................................................................................
23-32
Table I.—Wholesale prices during 1913...........................................................
33-82
Table I I .—Average wholesale prices for each year 1890 to 1913, and for
each month of 1913............................................................................................ 83-176
Appendix I.—Relative wholesale prices, 1860 to 1913........................................ 177-180
Appendix II.— Wholesale prices in Canada, 1890 to 1913................................. 181-185
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U. S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
W H O LE N O . 149.
WASHINGTON.
— r*‘
MAY 11, 1914.
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.1
INTRODUCTION.
The marked upward tendency of wholesale prices manifested during
recent years did not continue throughout the whole of 1913. Prices
moved within very narrow limits from month to month during the
year, the most significant feature being a decline in the groups of
farm products and food, which have such an important bearing upon
the cost of living.
The average of wholesale prices in 1913, as measured by the prices
of 252 commodities, was 1.2 per cent higher than the average for
1912. This average was 19.8 per cent higher than in 1890, 22.4 per
cent higher than in 1900, 2.7 per cent higher than in 1910, and 35.2
per cent higher than the average price for the 10 years 1890-1899.
The upward movement of prices, which began in July, 1905, con
tinued until October, 1907, from which time there was a general
decline until August, 1908. From September, 1908, wholesale prices
again moved upward without a break until March, 1910, from which
time they declined slightly until January, 1911. During the year
1911 the variations from month to month were small, with the tend
ency slightly upward, but in the early part of 1912 prices rose
rapidly until May. Slight recessions occurred during the summer
months of 1912, but prices rose again during the latter part of the
year, while throughout the year 1913 only slight variations in prices
from month to month occurred, November and December showing
slight declines from the high level of the year which occurred in
October.
Wholesale prices in December, 1913, were but 0.4 per cent higher
•than in December, 1912. As here measured for 1913 they were
slightly higher than for any other year of the 24-year period, 1890 to
1913, covered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics price reports, and
were higher than for any year since 1883. (Seep. 179 of this report
relative to wholesale prices for the 54-year period, 1860-1913.)
1 This report summarizes data published in previous wholesale price reports of the Bureau, Bulletins 39,
45,51,57,63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, and 114.
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BU LLETIN OF TH E BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1913 COMPARED WITH 1912.
Comparing 1913 with 1912, the group of commodities showing the
greatest increase in prices was fuel and lighting, the increase in the
group as a whole being 6.2 per cent. Six other groups show an in
crease in 1913 of 1 per cent to 3.9 per cent, while two of the 9 groups
into which the 252 commodities have been classified show a decrease.
Farm products declined 3.2 per cent in price, while food shows a
decline of 1.7 per cent.
Of the 252 articles for which wholesale prices were obtained, 134
showed an increase in the average price for 1913 compared with 1912,
35 showed no change in the average price, and 83 showed a decrease
in price. The following table shows for each of the 9 groups the
number of articles covered, the per cent of increase or decrease in the
average price for 1913 as compared with that for 1912 for each group
as a whole, and the number of articles which increased or decreased
in price.
P E R C E N T O F IN C R E A S E IN A V E R A G E P R IC E S F O R 1913, A S C O M P A R E D W IT H 1912, A N D
N U M B E R O F A R T IC L E S W H IC H IN C R E A S E D O R D E C R E A S E D IN P R IC E , B Y G R O U P S
O F C O M M O D ITIE S.
Number Per cent
of in
of com
crease
modities.
in 1913.
Group.
N um ber of com m odities
showing—
Increase.
No
change.
Farm products.....................................................................
F ood , e tc...............................................................................
Cloths and clothing.............................................................
Fuel and lighting.................................................................
Metals and implements......................................................
Lum ber and building materials........................................
Drugs and chem icals..........................................................
House-furnishing goods......................................................
Miscellaneous........................................................................
20
54
63
13
38
28
9
14
13
i 3.2
1 1.7
2.5
6.2
1.1
2.4
1.0
3.9
2.9
11
24
41
10
12
19
2
9
6
4
7
2
10
1
4
5
2
T otal............................................................................
252
1.2
!34
35
Decrease.
9
26
15
1
16
8
3
5
83
1 Decrease.
From the above table it is seen that farm products, taken as a
whole, were 3.2 per cent lower in price in 1913 than in 1912. The
articles showing the greatest decline were hops, barley, flaxseed, hay,
rye, and oats. Some of the articles increasing in price were mules,
tobacco, poultry, hogs, and cotton.
Food, as a group, was 1.7 per cent lower in price in 1913 than in
1912. The important articles in which the decline was greatest were
potatoes, coffee, sugar, beans, meal, flour, and cheese. The articles
of most importance showing an advance were mutton, salt beef, salt
pork, hams, bacon, and dressed poultry.
As a group, cloths and clothing were 2.5 per cent higher in 1913
than in 1912. This advance was due in the main to the increase in
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
7
the average yearly prices of bleached sheetings, raw silk, boots and
shoes, leather, cotton yarns, and various other cotton manufactures.
Seven articles of this group show the same average price for both
years. In the main, the articles showing a decline were those of woolen
manufactures, such as scoured wool, worsted yarns, all-wool suitings,
and dress goods.
The increase in prices of fuel, etc., in 1913, as compared with 1912,
was 6.2 per cent. All articles in this group, except three, rose in price.
The greatest advances were in petroleum.
The metals and implements group shows an increase of 1.1 per cent
in 1913 over the 1912 price. Some of the commodities showing the
greatest advance were bar iron, steel billets, black sheets, barb wire,
Bessemer and foundry pig iron, and nails. Such articles as tools,
steel rails, and builders' hardware were unchanged. The important
articles declining in price were spelter, sheet zinc, copper, tin, and
lead.
Lumber and building materials were 2.4 per cent higher in price
in 1913 than in 1912. The articles producing the larger part of this
increased price were glass, cement, tar, and shingles. One article of
this group remained at the same price during both years. The ar
ticles showing the greatest decrease in price were linseed oil, rosin,
and turpentine.
The increase of 1 per cent in the drugs and chemicals group was
due to the increase in price of quinine and glycerin, which was ail
but offset by the decrease in the price of opium and alcohol. The
prices of four of the articles in this group were unchanged during
both years.
The 3.9 per cent increase in the 1913 price of house-furnishing
goods was caused by the advance in bedroom furniture, table knives,
glass tumblers, and earthenware. None of the articles in this group
showed a decline, and 5 of the articles showed no change in price
during both years.
The miscellaneous group increased 2.9 per cent in 1913, which
increase was due for the most part to manila rope, raw jute, and
cottonseed oil. Two of the articles in this group did not change in
price during both years, and of the five articles decreasing in price
malt and rubber showed the heaviest decline.
The per cent of increase or decrease in the average wholesale price
in 1913 for each of the 252 articles as compared with the price for
each preceding year is shown in Table II, pages 83 to 176.
In addition to the classification into the nine groups named above,
the 252 articles included in the investigation have been divided into
two general groups designated as raw commodities and manufactured
commodities. A clearly defined classification of this character can
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BU LLETIN OF TH E BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
not be made, but tbe commodities here designated as raw may be
said to be such as are marketed in their natural state and such as
have been subjected only to a preliminary manufacturing process
(thus converting them into a marketable condition, but not to a
suitable form for final consumption), while the commodities desig
nated as manufactured are such as have been subjected to more
than a preliminary factory manipulation, in which the manufacturing
labor cost constituted an important element in the price. In the
group designated as raw are included all farm products, beans,
coffee, eggs, milk, rice, pepper, tea, vegetables, raw silk, wool, coal,
crude petroleum, copper ingots, pig lead, pig iron, bar silver, spelter,
pig tin, brimstone, jute, and rubber— a total of 54 articles. All the
other articles are classed as manufactured commodities.
As thus grouped, the average wholesale price of raw commodities
for 1913 was 1.1 per cent below that for 1912, while the average
wholesale price of manufactured commodities for 1913 was 1.8 per
cent above that of 1912.
A few of the articles showing the most marked variations in price
within the year 1913 are here noted. Light hogs advanced from an
average of $7.4500 per 100 pounds in January to $9.1844 in July, this
being an increase of 23.3 per cent; crude petroleum advanced 25 per
cent from January to March; corn advanced 52.5 per cent from Janu
ary to September; and fresh eggs advanced 182.1 per cent from
April to November.
Of the decreases in price within the year 1913, the more notable
are as follows: Granulated sugar, 11.5 per cent from August to
December; serge suitings, 16.7 per cent from July to August; pig tin,
23.7 per cent from January to December; worsted yarns from cross
bred stock, 26.1 per cent from February to December; creamery
butter in New York, 26.3 per cent from February to July; spelter,
29.3 per cent from January to December; and good to fancy sheep,
32.2 per cent from March to September.
PRICES OF COMMODITIES COMPARED, 1890 TO 1913.
The following table shows, by relative prices, the changes in the
average wholesale prices of the articles for which prices were secured,
b y years, from 1890 to 1913, inclusive, and by months from January
to December, 1913. To assist in the comparison, the last column of
the table shows the per cent of increase or decrease in prices for each
year, 1891 to 1913, and for each month of 1913 subsequent to January,
compared with the prices for the preceding year or month. This
form of presentation differs somewhat from that contained in previous
reports of the Bureau, in which the prices for the current year were
compared with those for each preceding year to 1890, inclusive.
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
R E L A T I V E W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S F R O M 1890 TO 1913.
9
(A V E R A G E F O R 1890-1899=100.)
[Average relative prices for each year, for each m onth of 1913, and per cent of increase or decrease, com
pared w ith the next preceding year or m onth.]
Year or month.
R elative
prices o f
all com
modities.
Per cent
o f in
crease ( + )
or de
crease ( —)
compared
with each
preceding
year or
m onth.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
112.9
111.7
106.1
105.6
96.1
-1 .1
-5 .0
- .5
- 9 .0
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
93.6
90.4
89.7
93.4
101.7
- 2 .6
- 3 .4
- .8
+ 4 .1
+ 8 .9
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
110.5
108.5
112.9
113.6
113.0
+ 8 .7
-1 .8
+ 4 .1
+ .6
- .5
1905.
1906.
1907.
1908.
1909.
115.9
122.5
129.5
122.8
126.5
+ 2 .6
+ 5 .7
+ 5 .7
- 5 .2
+ 3 .0
1910.
1911.
1912.
1913.
131.6
129.2
133.6
135.2
+ 4 .0
-1 .8
+ 3 .4
+ 1 .2
January...
February.
March----A p ril.........
M ay..........
June..........
134.9
135.3
135.1
135.0
134.3
134.1
+
—
J u ly..........
A u g u s t ...
September
O ctob er...
Novem ber
December.
134.3
134.4
136.1
136.3
135.8
135.7
+ .1
+ .1
+ 1 .3
+ .1
- .4
- .1
1913 .
.3
.1
.1
.5
.1
The relative price used in this table is simply a percentage. The
base on which the relative price is computed is not the price in any one
year, but the average of prices for 10 years, from 1890 to 1899, inclusive.
The reason for adopting this base is fully explained on page 30.
Relative prices such as are here shown are also sometimes spoken of
as relative numbers or as index numbers. For explanation of the
method used in computing the relative price of all commodities,
see pages 30 to 32.
The relative wholesale prices during the years 1890 to 1913, set
forth in tabular form in the preceding table, are shown also in the
chart on next page.
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
10
This chart shows that the average wholesale prices declined each
year from 1890 to 1897, or 8 years of constantly falling prices. From
1898 to 1913 was a period of advancing prices with only 4 of the 16
years showing a decrease from the prices of the previous year. These
4 years were 1901, 1904, 1908, and 1911. The decline of the 1908
prices from those of 1907 were heavier than the decline in 1901, 19C4,
R E L A T I V E P R IC E S O F A L L C O M M O D IT IE S, 1890 TO 1913.
[Average for 1890 to 1899 *=100.0.]
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or 1911. The extent of the recession in 1911 was nearly the same as
in 1901, slightly more than in 1904, and much less than in 1908.
Prices advanced sharply in 1912 and again slightly in 1913 to the
highest point reached in the 24 years covered by this compilation.
The lowest year of the 24-year period was 1897.
The second column of the table (p. 9) shows that the price in
1913 was 1.2 per cent above the price in 1912; that the price in 1912
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WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
was 3.4 per cent above the price in 1911. The year showing the great
est increase from the price level of the preceding year was 1899, and
the greatest decrease was in 1894.
The relative prices appearing in this table are based on 251 articles
in 1890 and 1891, on 252 articles in 1913, on 253 articles in 1892, on
255 articles in 1893 and 1912, on 256 articles in 1894, on 257 articles
from 1909 to 1911, on 258 articles from 1906 to 1908, on 259 articles
in 1895, 1904, and 1905, on 260 articles in 1896 and from 1899 to
1903, and on 261 articles in 1897 and 1898.
Having shown the movement in wholesale prices for the period
from 1890 to 1913 for all commodities taken as a whole, a table is
given showing the movement in each of the nine groups previously
referred to. This table presents the relative prices by groups from
1890 to 1913:
R E L A T I V E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D ITIE S, B Y G R O U P S , 1890 TO 1913, A N D J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913.
[Average for 1890-1899=100.]
Year.
Farm
prod
ucts.
Food,
etc.
Cloths
and
cloth
ing.
Fuel
and
lighting.
Metals
and
im ple
ments.
Lumber
Drugs
and
and
building chemi
mate
cals.
rials.
House
furnish Miscel
inglaneous.
goods.
A ll
com
m odi
ties.
1890............
1891............
1892...........
1893...........
1894...........
110.0
121.5
111.7
107.9
95.9
112.4
115.7
103.6
110.2
99.8
113.5
111.3
109.0
107.2
96.1
104.7
102.7
101.1
100.0
92.4
119.2
111.7
106.0
100.7
90.7
111.0
108.4
102.8
101.9
96.3
110.2
103.6
102.9
100.5
89.8
111.1
110.2
106.5
104.9
100.1
110.3
109.4
106.2
105.9
99.8
112.9
111.7
106.1
105.6
96.1
1895...........
1896...........
1897............
1898............
1899...........
93.3
78.3
85.2
96.1
100.0
94.6
83.8
87.7
94.4
98.3
92.7
91.3
91.1
93.4
96.7
98.1
104.3
96.4
95.4
105.0
92.0
93.7
86.6
86.4
114.7
94.1
93.4
90.4
95.8
105.8
87.9
92.6
94.4
106.6
111.3
96.5
94.0
89.8
92.0
95.1
94.5
91.4
92.1
92.4
97.7
93.6
90.4
89.7
93.4
101.7
1900............
1901............
1902...........
1903...........
1904...........
109.5
116.9
130.5
118.8
126.2
104.2
105.9
111.3
107.1
107.2
106.8
101.0
102.0
106.6
109.8
120.9
119.5
134.3
149.3
132.6
120.5
111.9
117.2
117.6
109.6
115.7
116.7
318.8
121.4
122.7
115.7
115.2
114.2
112.6
110.0
106.1
110.9
112.2
113.0
111.7
109.8
107.4
114.1
113.6
111.7
110.5
108.5
112.9
113.6
113.0
1905............
1906............
1907...........
1908...........
1909...........
124.2
123.6
137.1
133.1
153.1
108.7
112.6
117.8
120.6
124.7
112.0
120.0
126.7
116.9
119.6
128.8
131.9
135.0
130.8
129.3
122.5
135.2
143.4
125.4
124.8
127.7
340.1
146.9
133.1
138.4
109.1
101.2
109.6
110.4
112.4
109.1
111.0
118.5
114.0
111.7
112.8
121.1
127.1
119.9
125.9
115.9
122.5
129.5
122.8
126.5
1910...........
1911...........
1912...........
1913...........
164.6
162.0
171.3
165.8
128.7
131.3
139.5
137.1
123.7
119.6
' 120.7
123.7
125.4
122.4
133.9
142.2
128.5
119.4
126.1
127.5
153.2
151.4
148.2
151.8
117.0
120.3
122.9
124.1
111.6
111.1
113.7
118.1
133.1
131.2
133.2
137.1
131.6
129.2
133.6
135.2
1913.
Jan............
F e b ...........
Mar............
A p r...........
M ay..........
June..........
160.4
162.3
166.3
167.8
163.1
162.7
132.7
133.1
132.4
132.9
132.5
133.4
124.2
124.7
124.7
124.6
124.1
123.6
144.3
144.3
142.8
138.9
138.5
139.9
132.8
132.1
130.4
129.4
129.1
127.7
153.1
154.1
154.8
154.7
153.2
152.3
123.0
124.1
123.5
124.5
124.9
124.7
117.5
117.5
118.3
118.3
118.3
118.3
134.9
134.5
134.3
135.5
135.6
136.4
134.9
135.3
135.1
135.0
134.3
134.1
J u ly ..........
A ug...........
S ept..........
O ct............
N o v ...........
D e c............
162.7
164.6
168.6
168.9
169.7
171.8
135.4
136.4
141.2
144.1
143.3
144.6
123.7
122.9
123.5
123.5
123.7
123.2
141.0
142.7
143.9
143.2
142.7
143.6
126.1
126.2
126.7
125.5
123.3
120.5
151.2
150.3
150.7
148.9
148.9
149.7
123.5
123.1
123.7
124.7
124.6
124.8
118.3
118.3
118.3
118.3
118.3
118.3
138.6
138.7
140.3
139.6
138.8
137.6
134.3
134.4
136.1
136.3
135.8
135.7
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BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOB STATISTICS.
In this table the average relative prices of farm products are based
on 16 articles from 1890 to 1907 and on 20 articles from 1908 to 1913;
of food, etc., on 53 articles from 1890 to 1892 and from 1904 to 1907,
on 54 from 1893 to 1903 and in 1913, on 55 in 1912, and on 57 from 1908
to 1911; of cloths and clothing, on 63 articles in 1913, on 65 articles
from 1909 to 1912, on 66 in 1908, on 70 in 1890 and 1891, 72 in 1892,
73 in 1893 and 1894, 75 in 1895, 1896, 1906, and 1907, and 76 from
1897 to 1905; of fuel and lighting, on 13 articles; of metals and
implements, on 37 articles from 1890 to 1893, 38 in 1894 and 1895 and
from 1899 to 1913, and 39 from 1896 to 1898; of lumber and building
materials, on 26 articles from 1890 to 1894, 27 from 1895 to 1907, and
.on 28 from 1908 to 1913; of drugs and chemicals, on 9 articles; of
house-furnishing goods, on 14 articles; and of miscellaneous, on 13
articles.
C H A N G E S IN W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S , 1890 T O 1913.
[Per cent of increase ( + ) or decrease ( —) for each year subsequent to 1890 and for each m onth o f 1913 sub
sequent to January, compared with the preceding year or month, b y groups o f com m odities.]
Metals
Cloths
Fuel
and
and
and
imple
clothing. lighting. ments.
Year.
Farm
prod
ucts.
Food,
etc.
1890............
1891...........
1892...........
1893............
1894............
+ 10.5
- 8.1
- 3.4
-1 1 .1
+ 2.9
-1 0 .5
+ 6.4
- 9.4
- 1.9
- 2.1
- 1.7
-1 0 .4
-
1895............
1896............
1897............
1898............
1899...........
- 2.7
-1 6 .1
+ 8.8
+ 12 .8
+ 4.1
- 5.2
-1 1 .4
+ 4.7
+ 7.6
+ 4.1
+
+
3.5
1.5
.2
2.5
3.5
+ 6.2
+ 6.3
- 7.6
- 1.0
+10.1
1900............
1901............
1902............
1903............
1904............
+ 9.5
+ 6.8
+11.6
- 9.0
+ 6.2
+
+
+
+
6.0
1.6
5.1
3.8
.1
+ 10.4
- 5.4
+ 1.0
+ 4.5
+ 3.0
1905............
1906............
1907............
1908............
1909............
- 1.6
.5
+ 10.9
- 2.9
+15.0
+
+
+
+
+
1.4
3.6
4.6
2.4
3.4
+
+
+
+
1910............
1911............
1912...........
1913............
+
+
-
7.5
1.6
5.7
3.2
+
+
+
-
3.2
2.0
6.2
1.7
1913.
Jan............
F e b ............
Mar...........
A p r............
M ay...........
June..........
+ 1.2
+ 2.5
+ •9
- 2.8
.2
+
+
+
July...........
A u g ...........
S ept..........
O c t............
N o v ...........
D e c............
0)
+ 1.2
+ 2.4
+ .2
+ .5
+ 1.2
-
0.8
3.4
1.5
4.6
0.8
— 2.9
— .3
— 5.8
+ 1.4
+ 1.8
- 7.6
.2
+32.8
- 2.3
.7
- 3.2
+ 6.0
+ 10 .4
- 2.1
+ 5.3
+ 1.9
+ 12.9
+ 4.4
+
+
3.6
2.6
4.5
2.4
3.4
—
+
+
+
+15.1
- 1.2
+12.4
+11.2
-1 1 .2
+
+
+
-
5.1
7.1
4.7
.3
6.8
+
+
+
+
+
9.4
.9
1.8
2.2
1.1
+ 4.0
.4
.9
- 1.4
- 2.3
2.0
7.1
5.6
7.7
2.3
+
+
-
2.9
2.4
2.4
3.1
1.1
+11.8
+10.4
+ 6.1
-1 2 .6
.5
+
+
+
+
4.1
9.7
4.9
9.4
4.0
+ 3.4
- 3.3
+ .9
+ 2.5
+
+
3.0
2.4
9.4
6.2
+
+
+
3.0
7.1
5.6
1.1
.3
.5
.4
.3
.7
+
0)
- 1.0
- 2.7
.3
+ 1.0
-
+ 1.5
+ •7
+ 3.5
+ 2.1
.6
+ .9
+
+
+ .8
+ 1.2
+ .8
.5
.3
+ .6
-
.4
+
-
.1
.4
.4
.1
.6
.5
0)
.2
.4
-
_
- 6.0
.7
- 2.3
- 1 0 .6
0)
6.3
5.1
5.0
9.9
Ilousefurnish- Miscel
inglaneous.
goods.
2.3
5.2
.9
5.5
1.9
1.6
1.1
7.6
-
Lumber
Drugs
and
and
building
chemi
mate
cals.
rials.
_
A ll
com
m odi
ties.
-1 .1
-5 .0
- .5
-9 .0
5.3
3.3
.8
.3
5.7
-2 .6
- 3 .4
- .8
+ 4 .1
+ 8 .9
+11.6
+ 4.5
+ 1.2
+ .7
- 1.2
+ 12.4
— 2.2
+ 6.2
.4
— 1.7
+ 8 .7
-1 .8
+ 4 .1
+ .6
- .5
.8
- 7.2
+ 8.3
+ .7
+ 1.8
+
+
-
2.3
1.7
6.8
3.8
2.0
+ 1.0
+ 7.4
+ 5.0
5.7
+ 5.0
+ 2 .6
+ 5 .7
+ 5 .7
- 5 .2
+ 3 .0
+ 10.7
- 1.2
- 2.1
+ 2.4
+
+
+
+
4.1
2.8
2.2
1.0
.1
.4
+ 2.3
+ 3.9
+ 5.7
— 1.4
+ 1.5
+ 2.9
+ 4 .0
- 1 .8
+ 3 .4
+ 1 .2
.5
1.3
.8
.2
1.1
+ .7
+ .5
.1
- 1.0
.6
+
+
+
-
.9
.5
.8
.3
.2
—
—
+
+
+
.3
.1
.9
.1
.6
+
-
- 1.3
+ .1
+ .4
.9
- 1.8
- 2.3
.7
.6
+ .3
- 1.2
0)
+ .5
- 1.0
.3
+ .5
+ .8
.1
+ .2
+
+
+
—
—
1.6
.1
1.2
.5
.6
.9
Same price.
+
0)
(i)
(l)
0)
0)
(l)
C1)
0)
<l)
.7
.3
.1
.1
.5
.1
+ .1
+ .1
+ 1 .3
+ .1
- .4
- .1
13
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
The increases and decreases in this table are computed from
the relative prices for each group as shown on page 11. For
instance, the relative price of farm products in 1891, which is 121.5,
was found to show a 10.5 per cent increase over 110.0 the relative
price for 1890. The above table shows that farm products passed
through a period of falling prices from 1892 to 1896. Then followed
six years of constantly increasing prices, but from 1902 onward there
has been no unbroken period of advancing prices. The declines,
however, have not been sufficient to offset the advances. The decline
in the farm products group for 1913 exceeded that of any other year
since 1903. In the food group only six years of the 23 show prices
lower than those of the previous year. From 1897 to 1902 and 1904
to 1912 were periods of advancing prices and there have been only
two years of declining prices in this group since 1896. The declines
occurred in 1903 and 1913. The greatest per cent of change is shown
for farm products and food in 1896; for cloths and clothing 1894 and
1900 show the same per cent of greatest change, one a decrease, the
other an increase; fuel and lighting show the greatest change in 1900;
metals and implements, in 1899; lumber and building materials, in
1910; drugs and chemicals, in 1898; house-furnishing goods and the
miscellaneous group, in 1900. The index for all commodities shows
the greatest change in 1894.
In order to follow the movement in the two great classes of com
modities— raw and manufactured— the following table and the chart
on page 15 have been prepared. The articles included under each
of the two groups are indicated on page 8.
R E L A T IV E P R IC E S O F R A W A N D M A N U F A C T U R E D C O M M O D ITIE S, B Y Y E A R S , 1890
TO 1913, A N D B Y M O N TH S, J A N U A R Y TO D E C E M B E R , 1913.
[Average for 1890-1899=100.]
R aw com
modities.
Manufac
tured com
modities.
1890.....................................................................................................................
1891 ..................................................................................................................
1892....................................................................................................................
1893....................................................................................................................
1894....................................................................................................................
115.0
116.3
107.9
104.4
93.2
112.3
110.6
105.6
105.9
96.8
112.9
111.7
106.1
105.6
96.1
1895....................................................................................................................
1896....................................................................................................................
1897....................................................................................................................
1898....................................................................................................................
1899....................................................................................................................
91.7
84.0
87.6
94.0
105.9
94.0
91.9
90.1
93.3
100.7
93.6
90.4
89.7
93.4
101.7
1900....................................................................................................................
1901....................................................................................................................
1902....................................................................................................................
1903....................................................................................................................
1904 ..................................................................................................................
111.9
111.4
122.4
122.7
119.7
110.2
107.8
110.6
111.5
111.3
110.5
108.5
112.9
113.6
113.0
1905....................................................................................................................
1906....................................................................................................................
1907 ..................................................................................................................
1908....................................................................................................................
121.2
126.5
133.4
125.5
136.8
114.6
121.6
128.6
122.2
123.9
115.9
122.5
129.5
122.8
126.5
Year or month.
A ll com
modities.
14
BULLETIN OE THE BUREAU OE LABOR STATISTICS.
R E L A T I V E P R IC E S OF R A W A N D M A N U F A C T U R E D C O M M O D IT IE S , B Y Y E A R S , 1890
TO 1912, A N D B Y M O N T H S , J A N U A R Y T O D E C E M B E R , 1913— Concluded.
Year or m onth.
1910.
1911
1912
1913
Manufac
R a w com tured com
m odities.
m odities.
A ll com
modities.
139.7
139.9
149.5
147.8
129.6
126.6
129.7
132.0
131.6
129.2
133.6
135.2
J a n u a ry ...
F ebruary..
M arch........
A p ril.........
M a y...........
June...........
145.2
145.6
145.4
143.7
143.6
143.0
132.4
132.7
132.6
132.8
131.9
131.8
134.9
135.3
135.1
135.0
134.3
134.1
J uly...........
A ugust___
September
O c to b e r ...
N ovem ber.
Decem ber.
144.2
146.5
153.2
155.2
154.1
154.4
131.8
131.5
131.9
131.7
131.3
131.1
134.3
134.4
136.1
136.3
135.8
135.7
1913 .
In 1890 the relative prices of raw commodities were on a higher
level than those of manufactured commodities and remained so until
1893, when prices of raw commodities declined and those of manu
factured commodities were slightly above the prices of 1892. From
1894 to 1896 there was a marked decline in both groups, the raw
commodities being on a lower level than the manufactured in each of
these years. In 1897 raw commodities advanced and manufactured
declined. From 1898 to 1900 there was a decided advance in both
groups each year, raw commodities advancing to a higher point than
manufactured. In 1901 there was a very slight decline in raw and a
more marked decline in manufactured commodities. In 1902 both
groups made a decided advance, raw commodities much the greater,
and in 1903 both slightly advanced. In 1904 both raw and manu
factured commodities declined, but in 1905 both groups advanced.
In 1906 both made a sharp advance, and another advance, equally
great, was made in both groups in 1907. In 1908 both raw and
manufactured commodities declined.
In 1909 both general groups advanced, but the increase in raw was
much more marked than in manufactured commodities. In 1910
both groups advanced, manufactured commodities making the
greater gain. In 1911 manufactured commodities receded and raw
commodities rose higher, but in 1912 the yearly average price of both
groups advanced. The manufactured group advanced in 1913, and
was higher than in any other of the 24 years covered, while the group
of raw commodities was lower than in 1912 but above the average
prices for the other years.
For the period included in this table it will be seen that generally
during the years of high prices raw commodities were on a higher
WHOLESALE PKICES, 1890 TO 1913,
15
R E L A T I V E P K IC E S O F R A W A N D M A N U F A C T U R E D C O M M O D IT IE S, 1890 T O 1913.
[Average for 1890 to 1899 => 100.0.]
16
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
level than manufactured commodities, and during the years of low
prices raw commodities were on a lower level than manufactured
commodities.
The table following shows the per cent of increase or decrease in
prices for these two groups for each year, 1891 to 1913, as compared
with the preceding year.
C H A N G E S IN W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F R A W A N D M A N U F A C T U R E D
1890 T O 1913.
C O M M O D IT IE S,
[Per cent of increase ( + ) or decrease ( —) for each year subsequent to 1890 and for each m onth o f 1913 subse
quent to January, com pared w ith the preceding year or m onth.]
Manufac
R aw com tured
com
m odities.
modities.
Year or m onth.
A ll com
m odities.
1890.....................................................................................................................
1891.....................................................................................................................
1892.....................................................................................................................
1893.....................................................................................................................
1894.....................................................................................................................
+ 1.1
- 7.2
— 3.2
—10.7
-1 .5
—4.5
+ .3
—8.6
—i . i
—5.0
— .5
—9.0
1895.....................................................................................................................
1896.....................................................................................................................
1897.....................................................................................................................
1898....................................................................................................................
1899....................................................................................................................
- 1.6
— 8.4
+ 4.3
+ 7.3
+12.7
- 2 .9
—2.2
—2.0
+ 3 .6
+ 7 .9
—2.6
—3.4
— .8
+ 4 .1
+ 8 .9
1900.....................................................................................................................
1901...................................................................................................................
1902...................................................................................................................
1903....................................................................................................................
1904....................................................................................................................
+ 5.7
— .4
+ 9.9
+ .2
— 2.4
+ 9 .4
—2.2
+ 2 .6
+ .8
— .2
+ 8 .7
—1.8
+ 4 .1
+ .6
— .5
1905....................................................................................................................
1906....................................................................................................................
1907...........................................................................................................
1908...........................................................................................
1909....................................................................................................................
+
+
+
—
+
1.3
4.4
5.5
5.9
9.0
+ 3 .0
+ 6 .1
+ 5 .8
—5.0
+ 1 .4
+ 2 .6
+ 5 .7
+ 5 .7
—5.2
+ 3 .0
1910...................................................................................................................
1911.....................................................................................................................
1912.....................................................................................................................
1913....................................................................................................................
+ 2.1
+ .1
+ 6.9
— 1.1
+ 4 .6
—2.3
+ 2 .4
+ 1 .8
+ 4 .0
—1.8
+ 3 .4
+ 1 .2
June....................................................................................................................
+ .3
— .1
— 1.2
— .1
— .4
+
—
+
—
—
.2
.1
.2
.7
.1
+
—
—
—
—
J uly....................................................................................................................
A ugu st..............................................................................................................
September.........................................................................................................
O ctober.............................................................................................................
N ovem ber.........................................................................................................
D ecem ber..........................................................................................................
+ .8
+ 1.6
4.6
+ 1.3
_
.7
+ .2
0)
+
—
—
—
.2
.3
.2
.3
.2
+ .1
+ .1
+ 1 .3
+ .1
— .4
— .1
1913 .
January.............................................................................................................
February...........................................................................................................
March................................................................................................................
i Price unchanged,
+
.3
.1
.1
.5
.1
17
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
PRICES OF COMMODITIES, BY MONTHS, JANUARY, 1900, TO DECEM
BER, 1913.
An opportunity is given in the table below to study the movement
in prices for each of the nine groups and for all commodities, month
by month, from January, 1900, to December, 1913, inclusive.
R E L A T IV E P R IC E S O F COM M O D ITIE S F O R E A C H M O N T H , J A N U A R Y , 1900, T O D E C EM
B E R , 1913, B Y G R O U PS.
[Average for 1890-1899=100.]
FARM PRODUCTS.
Year.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
N ov.
Dec.
Yearly
aver
age.
1 9 0 0 ....
1 9 0 1 ....
1 9 0 2 ....
1 9 0 3 ....
1 9 0 4 ....
104.5
112.8
126.7
123.3
120.8
108.7
113.2
126.8
124.8
127.2
109.8
114.0
129.0
127.0
130.3
114.3
115.9
134.4
125.0
129.2
110.8
116.8
137.7
122.1
127.6
109.6
114.3
137.6
121.1
126.8
109.2
117.1
141.1
115.8
125.2
106.8
119.0
131.0
114.8
125.3
108.1
117.8
129.7
117.2
126.0
109.8
118.3
126.3
112.5
125.4
112.6
118.4
123.5
109.9
126.4
110.9
124.1
122.3
112.2
122.2
109.5
116.9
130.5
118.8
126.2
1 9 0 5 ....
1 9 0 6 ....
1 9 0 7 ....
1 9 0 8 ....
1 9 0 9 ....
124.1
119.5
129.0
129.8
138.5
125.9
118.7
134.6
128.8
141.7
127.1
119.4
135.4
134.2
147.5
127.0
122.5
136.5
135.0
149.7
125.2
124.2
139.9
134.9
156.4
126.2
126.2
144.2
132.8
155.7
128.9
124.0
140.5
134.0
153.3
125.3
122.8
141.0
133.8
149.6
120.4
123.8
145.5
132.7
151.4
120.1
125.2
144.4
133.9
158.4
119.7
126.9
128.9
133.5
164.3
121.8
130.0
128.3
135.2
169.2
124.2
123.6
137.1
133.1
153.1
1 9 1 0 ....
1 9 1 1 ....
1 9 1 2 ....
1 9 1 3 ....
169.4
155.0
171.6
160.4
175.1
152.7
171.7
162.3
181.0
156.2
179.8
166.3
177.0
156.1
189.0
167.8
168.5
157.5
189.8
163.1
163.3
158.2
176.6
162.7
161.6
163.4
171.3
162.7
161.6
163.1
164.1
164.6
159.3
168.2
166.3
168.6
155.5
172.0
164.7
168.9
151.0
170.0
158.6
169.7
150.5
169.6
157.8
171.8
164.6
162.0
171.3
165.8
FOOD, ETC.
1 9 0 0 ....
1901___
1902___
1 9 0 3 ....
1 9 0 4 ....
103.7
106.4
111.4
112.3
106.3
103.6
105.6
111.8
111.4
108.3
102.9
104.9
111.1
112.3
108.7
102.5
103.2
111.4
110.0
107.4
101.6
102.9
112.6
104.8
105.2
101.2
102.9
109.3
105.6
105.1
102.5
103.2
109.3
103.8
105.2
103.3
106.0
108.5
103.1
106.3
104.4
109.9
107.9
107.1
108.5
106.7
107.4
112.2
104.4
107.8
108.5
107.6
112.6
105.6
110.2
108.3
111.1
114.1
105.5
111.4
104.2
105.9
111.3
107.0
107.2
1 9 0 5 ....
1906___
1 9 0 7 ....
1 9 0 8 ....
1 9 0 9 ....
112.2
112.3
117.0
120.5
122.6
113.6
112.2
118.2
119.8
122.9
110.3
111.7
116.7
120.2
123.8
109.0
111.0
113.9
121.3
125.1
104.6
109.8
113.8
118.2
126.5
102.7
111.1
115.2
120.3
126.5
103.2
112.3
114.9
120.2
126.7
105.9
113.2
115.3
120.0
125.1
108.3
112.4
117.4
121.9
128.0
108.8
112.7
123.5
122.6
125.4
110.2
115.8
122.8
121.9
127.4
112.1
118.2
120.8
124.4
129.0
108.7
112.6
117.8
120.6
124.7
1 9 1 0 ....
1911___
1912___
1 9 1 3 ....
129.1
127.9
140.7
132.7
128.2
127.6
140.3
133.1
130.9
126.5
142.3
132.4
129.8
126.5
146.5
132.9
127.8
125.2
144.7
132.5
126.8
128.8
143.2
133.4
128.1
129.9
142.0
135.4
129.1
134.3
138.4
136.4
130.1
134.5
138.6
141.2
129.6
135.5
138.7
144.1
127.8
135.9
138.5
143.3
128.9
136.8
135.6
144.6
128.7
131.3
139.5
137.1
CLOTHS AND CLOTHING.
1 9 0 0 .... 107.7
1 9 0 1 .... 102.8
1 9 0 2 .... 101.5
1 9 0 3 .... 104.2
1 9 0 4 .... 110.4
108.4
102.2
101.5
104.5
112.1
109.0
101.8
101.9
104.9
111.9
108.9
100.4
101.5
105.0
111.7
108.5
99.8
101.5
105.4
110.9
108.1
99.8
101.6
106.3
110.5
106.5
100.3
101.8
107.5
108.8
105.5
99.7
101.5
107.8
108.6
105.2
100.8
102.0
108.2
108.4
104.4
101.0
102.7
108.0
108.4
104.7
101.2
102.8
108.1
108.3
105.2
101.4
103.0
108.6
108.6
106.8
101.0
102.0
106.6
109.8
1 9 0 5 ....
1 9 0 6 ....
1 9 0 7 ....
1 9 0 8 ....
1 9 0 9 ....
109.6
119.4
123.2
124.0
116.1
108.5
119.5
123.9
121.2
116.5
108.7
119.6
124.6
119.9
116.7
108.8
119.3
125.3
118.5
116.7
109.0
119.5
125.9
117.6
117.0
110.1
119.4
126.9
114.7
117.5
111.5
119.3
128.0
114.5
119.5
113.8
119.3
128.3
114.4
121.0
114.5
119.7
129.2
114.2
121.3
115.2
120.3
128.8
114.2
122.6
116.1
121.6
128.2
114.8
124.5
117.1
122.2
127.1
115.6
125.2
112.0
120.0
126.7
116.9
119.6
1 9 1 0 .... 126.9
1 9 1 1 .... 121.9
1912___ 115.3
1 9 1 3 .... 124.2
126.7
121.8
115.7
124.7
126.4
121.9
117.4
124.7
124.6
121.0
119.1
124.6
123.8
120.6
120.4
124.1
123.3
120.2
121.1
123.6
121.8
120.1
121.7
123.7
121.6
119.1
122.6
122.9
121.8
118.8
123.1
123.5
122.4
117.3
123.4
123.5
122.7
116.6
123.8
123.7
122.8
116.1
125.0
123.2
123.7
119.6
120.7
123.7
44524°—Bull. 149—14----- 2
18
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS,
R E L A T I V E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D ITIE S F O R E A C H M O N T H , J A N U A R Y , 1900, TO DE C EM
B E R , 1913, B Y G R O U P S —Continued.
FUEL AND LIGHTING.
Feb.
Mar.
A pr.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
N ov.
Dec.
Yearly
aver
age.
1 9 0 0 .... 122.6
1 9 0 1 .... 119.3
1 9 0 2 .... 119.4
1 9 0 3 .... 178.6
1 9 0 4 .... 143.6
127.5
120.0
118.6
178.6
141.9
129.3
120.5
118.9
154.8
138.7
126.9
116.5
118.1
149.0
130.6
122.2
115.5
123.3
145.0
129.1
117.8
115.3
125.9
143.1
129.4
115.2
116.8
121.0
141.1
127.8
114.2
119.5
120.8
140.3
128.2
116.4
120.2
127.2
140.4
128.8
117.4
121.7
175.9
141.2
129.1
118.7
124.9
158.0
140.1
130.8
116.9
124.2
171.2
139.8
133.9
120.9
119.5
134.3
149.3
132.6
1 9 0 5 ....
1 9 0 6 ....
1 9 0 7 ....
1 9 0 8 ....
1 9 0 9 ....
130.8
134.0
135.8
134.3
131.7
132.8
131.3
136.6
132.5
130.0
130.5
130.9
135.5
132.9
128.9
125.8
131.7
132.1
128.5
126.3
124.0
129.9
132.6
127.8
126.2
124.4
128.6
131.2
129.0
126.0
124.3
129.7
132.9
129.2
127.3
125.3
131.3
134.1
130.2
126.5
126.5
131.9
135.2
130.4
128.5
132.2
132.2
139.9
130.7
133.9
134.5
134.5
139.9
131.9
133.5
134.7
136.5
133.6
132.5
133.5
128.8
131.9
135.0
130.8
129.3
1 9 1 0 ....
1 9 1 1 ....
1912___
1 9 1 3 ....
131.1
123.9
125.8
144.3
130.3
124.1
128.4
144.3
130.3
124.4
128.7
142.8
125.4
121.0
133.6
138.9
124.2
120.9
134.0
138.5
124.5
120.8
132.4
139.9
123.3
121.1
133.5
141.0
123.5
121.9
133.0
142.7
123.9
122.2
133.6
143.9
122.3
123.0
136.8
143.2
122.9
122.4
142.2
142.7
123.8
122.9
144.8
143.6
125.4
122.4
133.9
142.2
Year.
Jan.
METALS AND IMPLEMENTS.
127.8
110.4
111.4
119.4
108.9
129.2
110.0
112.2
119.6
109.0
129.6
111.2
114.1
121.6
109.6
128.7
112.0
115.1
123.1
111.0
124.6
112.3
118.1
121.9
110.6
120.9
112.0
119.9
119.7
109.3
118.0
111.6
119.9
118.1
108.6
116.4
112.6
120.6
117.0
108.3
114.3
112.8
120.4
115.8
107.6
111.9
112.5
119.4
114.3
107.7
112.4
112.6
118.7
111.8
110.7
112.6
112.6
117.3
109.0
113.4
120.5
111.9
117.2
117.6
109.6
1 9 0 5 .... 115.2
1906___ 131.0
1907___ 147.9
1 9 0 8 .... 127.4
1909___ 126.1
119.7
131.6
149.1
126.7
124.4
122.6
131.5
148.8
125.9
122.6
122.5
131.3
148.6
125.9
121.8
122.3
132.3
148.8
125.8
121.3
121.2
133.2
148.1
124.8
121.6
120.8
133.1
146.9
124.0
122.3
122.3
133.2
142.7
124.5
123.5
123.2
135.4
140.8
124.7
125.8
124.2
139.3
135.4
124.8
128.1
126.3
143.6
133.3
125.1
129.3
129.3
146.9
129.8
125.7
130.6
122.5
135.2
143.4
125.4
124.8
1 9 1 0 .... 129.7
1 9 1 1 .... 119.4
1 9 1 2 .... 121.0
1 9 1 3 .... 132.8
129.3
120.0
121.0
132.1
128.9
120.6
121.4
130.4
131.5
120.7
122.5
129.4
129.0
120.0
123.4
129.1
129.1
119.2
124.2
127.7
128.2
119.1
125.8
126.1
127.0
119.6
126.9
126.2
127.0
119.3
128.9
126.7
127.2
118.5
131.9
125.5
127.1
117.7
132.8
123.3
126.8
118.6
132.8
120.5
128.5
119.4
126.1
127.5
1 9 0 0 ....
1901____
1902___
1903____
1 9 0 4 ....
LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS.
1 9 0 0 .... 115.5
1 9 0 1 .... 114.4
1902___ 111.4
1 9 0 3 .... 120.7
1 9 0 4 .... 123.6
116.4
115.2
112.8
122.8
124.4
117.1
117.7
113.2
123.5
123.5
117.3
118.1
116.3
120.9
123.6
116.3
116.2
120.5
118.7
123.9
116.9
116.1
121.5
120.6
125.5
115.4
118.0
120.1
120.1
124.4
114.4
117.3
121.6
119.5
123.6
113.0
115.7
121.0
121.5
120.4
114.1
119.3
121.8
121.3
119.5
116.3
.119.4
122.6
124.3
119.4
115.8
113.0
122.7
123.1
120.1
115.7
116.7
118.8
121.4
122.7
1 9 0 5 ....
1 9 0 6 ....
1907____
1908____
1 9 0 9 ....
120.1
135.0
145.9
138.9
137.4
121.9
138.4
147.3
138.1
137.8
120.7
139.6
149.1
135.2
136.1
122.8
139.2
150.5
135.9
135.8
124.5
140.4
150.4
131.6
135.7
130.7
139.8
149.8
128.8
135.5
128.0
141.5
149.2
128.8
135.3
131.6
139.9
149.0
129.9
136.8
131.9
141.0
147.2
130.4
141.3
133.4
141.1
144.9
131.1
140.6
134.2
141.6
142.2
132.3
143.5
132.1
143.3
137.2
136.3
145.0
127.7
140.1
146.9
133.1
138.4
1 9 1 0 ....
1 9 1 1 ....
1 9 1 2 ....
1 9 1 3 ....
149.3
155.0
145.1
153.1
151.5
156.9
144.3
154.1
151.3
157.6
145.0
154.8
152.0
159.4
146.0
154.7
151.2
154.6
146.6
153.2
151.6
150.3
146.8
152.3
153.6
149.9
149.5
151.2
155.2
147.2
150.4
150.3
155.9
148.3
152.1
150.7
155.9
146.7
150.7
148.9
156.5
146.4
151.0
148.9
156.4
144.3
150.5
149.7
153.2
151.4
148.2
151.8
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
1900----1901-----1 9 0 2 ....
1 9 0 3 ....
1 9 0 4 ....
114.6
115.8
119.1
111.8
111.7
115.6
112.0
117.2
111.4
110.4
116.8
112.7
117.4
113.7
110.6
115.9
113.1
117.3
111.4
111.8
113.8
113.9
114.3
112.8
112.3
112.9
114.5
114.3
113.7
110.6
113.1
114.3
112.6
113.1
109.9
116.5
117.2
111.4
113.9
109.6
117.5
115.3
110.2
112.8
108.5
117.1
114.2
112.3
112.6
108.2
116.7
120.5
113.5
112.5
107.7
117.5
118.7
111.5
111.4
109.1
115.7
115.2
114.2
112.6
110.0
1 9 0 5 ....
1 9 0 6 ....
1 9 0 7 ....
1 9 0 8 ....
1 9 0 9 ....
108.9
102.9
102.1
109.5
112.2
109.4
101.5
103.5
111.1
110.9
110.0
101.2
103.4
110.9
110.6
110.5
101.0
105.0
110.2
110.3
109.0
100.2
104.8
107.1
109.5
108.8
100.3
104.4
108.4
110.5
106.4
100.3
108.1
112.7
111.8
108.1
101.6
119.1
112.1
111.7
110.0
100.9
119.1
111.2
112.9
110.2
100.7
116.7
109.7
114.7
109.5
100.7
115.8
110.2
116.3
108.8
102.9
112.4
110.9
117.2
109.1
101.2
109.6
110.4
112.4
1 9 1 0 ....
1 9 1 1 ....
1 9 1 2 ....
1 9 1 3 ....
116.7
117.8
121.8
123.0
116.8
118.5
121.8
124.1
116.4
118.7
120.5
123.5
116.2
118.6
118.4
124.5
117.1
118.8
123.4
124.9
117.0
118.6
122.7
124.7
116.8
119.8
123.1
123.5
116.2
123.2
122.5
123.1
117.5
122.5
125.5
123.7
117.5
123.2
125.6
124.7
116.6
121.9
125.3
124.6
118.8
121.4
124.1
124.8
117.0
120.3
122.9
124.1
19
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
R E L A T I V E P R IC E S O F CO M M O D ITIE S F O R E A C H M O N T H , J A N U A R Y , 1900, T O D E C E M
B E R , 1913, B Y G R O U P S —Concluded.
HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS.
Year.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
N ov.
Dec.
Yearly
aver
age.
1 9 0 0 ....
1901----1 9 0 2 ....
1 9 0 3 ....
1 9 0 4 ....
105.5
110.9
111.5
112.2
111.9
106.0
110.9
111.5
112.2
111.5
106.0
110.9
111.5
113.1
111.5
106.0
110.9
111.5
113.1
111.5
106.0
110.9
112.5
113.1
111.8
106.0
110.9
112.5
113.1
111.8
106.0
110.9
112.5
113.1
111.8
106.5
110.9
112.5
113.1
111.8
106.5
110.9
112.5
112.7
111.8
106.5
110.9
112.5
113.5
111.8
106.5
110.9
112.5
113.5
111.8
105.6
110.9
112.5
113.5
111.8
105.1
110.9
112.2
113.0
111.7
1905-----1 9 0 6 ....
1 9 0 7 ....
1 9 0 8 ....
1 9 0 9 ....
109.1
108.8
115.0
117.0
114.5
109.1
108.8
115.0
117.0
113.7
109.1
108.8
117.2
117.0
113.1
109.1
108.8
117.5
117.0
113.1
109.1
108.8
117.5
117.0
113.1
109.1
108.8
118.5
114.5
110.8
109.1
112.1
119.6
114.1
110.8
109.1
112.1
120.5
111.2
110.8
109.1
112.1
120.5
111.2
110.7
109.1
112.7
120.5
111.2
109.9
109.1
115.0
120.2
110.5
109.8
109.1
115.0
120.2
110.5
109.8
109.1
111.0
118.5
114.0
111.7
1 9 1 0 ....
1911-----1 9 1 2 ....
1 9 1 3 ....
109.1
110.9
113.0
117.5
109.7
110.9
113.0
117.5
109.7
110.9
113.4
118.3
112.4
111.2
113.6
118.3
112.4
111.2
113.6
118.3
112.4
111.2
113.6
118.3
112.4
111.2
113.6
118.3
112.4
111.2
113.6
118.3
112.4
111.2
113.6
118.3
112.4
111.2
113.6
118.3
112.4
111.2
114.4
118.3
111.6
111.2
114.4
118.3
113.7
118.1
111.6
111.1
MISCELLANEOUS.
1 9 0 0 ....
1901___
1902___
1 9 0 3 ....
1 9 0 4 ....
109.8
105.2
115.7
113.3
110.2
110.7
105.4
112.3
113.5
111.2
112.2
104.7
114.0
114.9
112.9
113.1
106.7
115.2
114.2
112.6
114.1
107.3
115.9
115.1
112.7
110.7
107.5
116.6
114.3
111.6
110.5
106.7
116.7
114.3
112.9
108.1
107.1
114.2
114.4
111.6
108.5
108.2
113.6
114.4
111.2
107.5
109.3
111.7
114.5
111.6
106.5
109.5
110.9
110.4
109.7
105.8
111.8
112.9
110.1
111.5
109.8
107.4
114.1
113.6
111.7
1 9 0 5 ....
1906___
1 9 0 7 ....
1 9 0 8 ....
1 9 0 9 ....
111.2
118.6
126.0
122.6
117.1
113.8
118.9
123.8
121.4
117.9
114.6
118.1
128.5
120.1
124.0
113.9
117.6
128.9
120.6
122.3
112.1
121.3
129.5
121.9
124.4
112.9
122.2
128.8
121.1
126.4
110.6
122.6
130.3
121.5
126.7
111.6
123.0
127.5
118.9
130.6
111.8
121.4
127.8
118.5
128.7
112.5
120.3
129.5
118.2
130.8
113.3
123.4
124.3
116.7
131.1
115.1
125.8
120.6
117.1
131.4
112.8
121.1
127.1
119.9
125.9
1 9 1 0 ....
1911----1 9 1 2 ....
1 9 1 3 ....
131.8
131.1
127.8
134.9
130.6
131.0
129.9
134.5
132.2
133.5
132.7
134.3
135.1
132.5
134.3
135.5
136.9
131.4
136.6
135.6
136.1
133.0
134.5
136.4
133.8
129.8
132.3
138.6
135.4
129.1
132.3
138.7
136.6
129.8
133.8
140.3
130.6
332.9
134.4
139.6
129.2
130.8
135.1
138.8
129.2
129.6
134.8
137.6
133.1
131.2
133.2
137.1
ALL COMMODITIES.
1900___
1901----1 9 0 2 ....
1903___
1 9 0 4 ....
111.4
108.3
110.3
115.9
113.2
112.5
107.9
110.4
116.1
114.4
112.9
108.2
110.9
115.9
114.6
112.9
107.6
111.7
114.9
114.0
111.4
107.3
113.3
113.2
113.2
110.2
107.1
113.1
113.4
112.9
109.3
107.6
113.0
112.6
112.0
108.7
108.5
112.2
112.2
112.0
108.6
109.4
112.3
113.3
112.0
108.7
109.4
115.5
112.3
111.8
109.6
109.9
114.6
112.1
112.7
109.5
110.4
115.3
111.7
113.5
110.5
108.5
112.9
113.6
113.0
1 9 0 5 ....
1906-----1 9 0 7 ....
1 9 0 8 ....
1 9 0 9 ....
114.0
120.8
127.9
125.7
124.0
115.2
121.1
129.0
124.4
124.0
114.9
121.1
129.4
124.2
124.5
114.6
121.0
129.1
124.0
124.6
113.6
121.2
129.6
122.4
125.4
114.1
121.6
130.1
121.5
125.5
114.3
122.1
130.3
121.7
126.2
116.0
122.3
130.2
121.4
126.4
116.7
122.6
130.8
121.8
128.1
117.6
123.5
131.0
122.1
129.0
118.7
125.7
128.9
122.1
130.9
119.8
127.6
126.4
123.6
132.2
115.9
122.5
129.5
122.8
126.5
1 9 1 0 ....
1 9 1 1 ....
1912___
1 9 1 3 ....
132.7
128.9
130.5
134.9
132.9
129.0
130.7
135.3
133.8
129.3
132.3
135.1
133.3
129.0
134.8
135.0
131.9
128.1
135.4
134.3
131.1
128.4
134.3
134.1
130.7
128.8
134.4
1343
131.0
129.4
133.7
134.4
131.3
129.8
134.7
136.1
130.8
129.8
135.2
136.3
130.1
129.2
135.4
135.8
130.4
129.2
135.1
135.7
131.6
129.2
133.6
135.2
The course of prices, by months, from January, 1909, to Decem
ber, 1913, as represented by all commodities, is shown more clearly
in the chart on page 20. The earlier years are omitted from the
chart for lack of space.
The table on page 21 shows the movement in the wholesale prices
of raw commodities and of manufactured commodities, month by
month, from January, 1900, to December, 1913. A description of
the two classes will be found on page 8.
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21
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
R E L A T I V E P R IC E S O F R A W C O M M O D ITIE S, O F M A N U F A C T U R E D C O M M O D IT IE S ,
A N D O F A L L C O M M O D ITIE S F O R E A C H M O N T H , J A N U A R Y , 1900, T O D E C E M B E R ,
1913.
[Average for 1890-1899=100.]
RAW COMMODITIES.
Year.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
N ov.
Dec.
Yearly
aver
age.
1 9 0 0 ....
1 9 0 1 ....
1 9 0 2 ....
1903___
1 9 0 4 ....
115.1
117.0
133.0
121.8
116.4
110.3
116.2
133.0
123.6
116.1
110.8
117.0
127.8
123.2
116.2
108.7
117.5
125.8
121.1
113.5
109.4
122.8
121.5
119.7
109.8
107.5
121.1
121.6
118.5
108.7
109.6
121.8
119.9
117.5
107.8
112.5
119.8
118.6
118.7
107.4
112.9
119.6
120.7
119.1
108.1
112.4
131.3
118.1
117.3
110.8
114.3
128.7
117.2
120.7
110.8
117.6
131.4
117.5
122.1
111.9
111.4
122.4
122.7
119.7
1 9 0 5 ....
1 9 0 6 ....
1907___
1908___
1 9 0 9 ....
123.0
125.5
134.7
124.3
132.9
124.1
124.4
136.1
123.9
134.4
122.6
123.0
136.2
125.2
135.8
119.6
124.7
133.9
124.0
136.8
118.2
123.6
136.0
122.4
139.9
117.4
124.9
136.9
123.8
138.9
118.4
124.9
134.2
124.8
138.8
118.4
125.4
132.3
125.3
136.4
119.6
126.3
132.8
125.6
138.2
122.1
128.4
134.3
127.1
138.7
123.8
132.4
128.1
127.8
141.0
126.3
135.6
124.2
132.2
143.1
121.2
126.5
133.4
125.5
136.8
1 9 1 0 ....
1911___
1912___
1 9 1 3 ....
144.9
136.1
148.3
145.2
144.9
135.1
150.8
145.6
144.9
135.9
154.7
145.4
143.3
135.8
160.1
143.7
140.3
135.0
157.8
143.6
138.1
139.6
153.0
143.0
138.2
140.3
150.9
144.2
138.8
140.5
146.1
146.5
138.2
141.4
147.4
153.2
136.0
143.0
148.6
155.2
135.1
144.5
146.7
154.1
136.5
145.8
144.9
154.4
139.7
139.9
149.5
147.8
111.0
MANUFACTURED COMMODITIES.
1 9 0 0 ....
1 9 0 1 ....
1 9 0 2 ....
1 9 0 3 ....
1 9 0 4 ....
110.5
107.7
108.7
111.8
111.1
111.5
107.3
109.0
112.0
112.2
112.2
107.5
109.5
113.1
112.5
112.1
107.3
110.3
112.3
112.3
110.9
106.8
111.0
111.3
111.6
110.3
107.0
111.2
111.4
111.5
109.4
107.1
110.9
110.9
110.7
108.9
107.5
110.4
110.7
110.4
108.8
108.6
110.6
111.6
110.3
108.8
108.7
111.7
110.9
110.5
109.3
108.9
111.2
110.9
110.8
109.1
108.7
111.5
110.4
111.5
110.2
107.8
110.6
111.5
111.3
1 9 0 5 ....
1906___
1907___
1908___
1 9 0 9 ....
111.9
119.7
126.3
126.1
121.8
113.1
120.3
127.3
124.7
121.5
113.1
120.6
127.8
124.0
121.6
113.4
120.1
128.0
124.0
121.5
112.5
120.6
128.0
122.4
121.8
113.3
120.9
128.5
121.1
122.2
113.3
121.5
129.4
120.9
123.0
115.4
121.5
129.7
120.5
123.9
116.0.
121.8
130.3
120.9
125.6
116.6
122.4
130.2
120.9
126.6
117.5
124.1
129.1
120.8
128.4
118.2
125.6
127.0
121.5
129.5
114.6
121.6
128.6
122.2
123.9
1 9 1 0 ....
1911___
1 9 1 2 ....
1 9 1 3 ....
129.7
127.2
126.1
132.4
129.9
127.5
125.8
132.7
131.0
127.7
126.9
132.6
130.8
127.3
128.7
132.8
129.7
126.4
129.9
132.0
129.3
125.6
129.8
131.9
128.8
126.0
130.4
131.9
129.0
126.7
130.6
131.5
129.5
126.9
131.6
131.9
129.4
126.6
132.0
131.7
128.8
125.5
132.7
131.4
128.8
125.1
132.8
131.2
129.6
126.6
129.7
132.0
ALL COMMODITIES.
1 9 0 0 ....
1 9 0 1 ....
1902___
1903___
1904-----
111.4
108.3
110.3
115.9
113.2
112.5
107.9
110.4
116.1
114.4
112.9
108.2
110.9
115.9
114.6
112.9
107.6
111.7
114.9
114.0
111.4
107.3
113.3
113.2
113.2
110.2
107.1
113.1
113.4
112.9
109.3
107.6
113.0
112.6
112.0
108.7
108.5
112.2
112.2
112.0
108.6
109.4
112.3
113.3
112.0
108.7
109.4
115.5
112.3
111.8
109.6
109.9
114.6
112.1
112.7
109.5
110.4
115.3
111.7
113.5
110.5
108.5
112.9
113.6
113.0
1 9 0 5 ....
1 9 0 6 ....
1907___
1908----1 9 0 9 ....
114.0
120.8
127.9
125.7
124.0
115.2
121.1
129.0
124.4
124.0
114.9
121.1
129.4
124.2
124.5
114.6
121.0
129.1
124.0
124.6
113.6
121.2
129.6
122.4
125.4
114.1
121.6
130.1
121.5
125.5
114.3
122.1
130.3
121.7
126.2
116.0
122.3
130.2
121.4
126.4
116.7
122.6
130.8
121.8
128.1
117.6
123.5
131.0
122.1
129.0
118.7
125.7
128.9
122.1
130.9
119.8
127.6
126.4
123.6
132.2
115.9
122.5
129.5
122.8
126.5
1 9 1 0 ....
1 9 1 1 ....
1912___
1 9 1 3 ....
132.7
128.9
130.5
134.9
132.9
129.0
130.7
135.3
133.8
129.3
132.3
135.1
133.3
129.0
134.8
135.0
131.9
128.1
135.4
134.3
131.1
128.4
134.3
134.1
130.7
128.8
134.4
134.3
131.0
129.4
133.7
134.4
131.3
120.8
134.7
136.1
130.8
129.8
135.2
136.3
130.1
129.2
135.4
135.8
130.4
129.2
135.1
135.7
131.6
129.2
133.6
135.2
The course of prices of raw and manufactured commodities from
January, 1909, to December, 1913, is shown, by months, in the
following chart. The years 1900 to 1908 are omitted for lack of
space.
R E L A T I V E P R IC E S O F R A W A N D M A N U F A C T U R E D C O M M O D IT IE S , B Y
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WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
23
only contract or expand the supply and consequently tend to increase
or decrease the price of a commodity, but also decrease or increase, to
a greater or less degree, the purchasing power of such communities as
are dependent in whole or in part upon such commodity; changes in
demand due to changes in fashions, seasons, etc.; legislation changing
internal-revenue taxes, import duties, or bounties; inspection as to
purity or adulteration; use of other articles as substitutes— as, for
instance, an advance in the price of beef will cause an increased con
sumption of pork and mutton and, it may be added, a probable increase
in the price of both pork and mutton; improvements in methods of pro
duction which will tend to give either a better article for the same price
or an equal article for a lower price; cheapening of transportation or
handling; speculative manipulation of the supply or of the raw
product; commercial panic or depression; expanding or contracting
credit; overproduction; unusual demand owing to steady employ
ment of consumers; short supply owing to disputes between labor
and capital in industries of limited producing capacity, as in the
anthracite coal industry; organization or combination of mills or
producers, thus enabling, on the one hand, a greater or less con
trol of prices or, on the other hand, economies in production or
in transportation charges through the ability to supply the article
from the point of production or manufacture nearest the purchaser.
No conclusion can be formed safely as to causes without an exami
nation of the possible influence of several— in some cases perhaps
all— of these causes. For example, the various internal-revenue and
tariff acts have, in a marked degree, no doubt, affected the prices of
proof spirits, of tobacco, of sugar, and of textiles; but, on the other
hand, they have not been alone in their influences, and it probably
would not in all cases be accurate to give the change of tax or duty
as representing the measure of a certain and definite influence on the
prices of those commodities.
EXPLANATION OF TABLES.
The general statistical tables of this report are two in number,
entitled as follows:
I.— Wholesale prices of commodities, January to December, 1913.
IX.— Average wholesale prices of commodities for each year, 1890
to 1913, and for each month of 1913.
/.—
.— This table shows in detail the actual prices from January to
December, 1913, as obtained for the several commodities embraced
by this report.
In 1901 the Bureau collected data relating to the wholesale prices
of the principal staple commodities sold in the United States for
the period from 1890 to 1901, inclusive. The actual prices for
Table
82
Wholesale prices of commodities during 1913, pages 33 to
24
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
the 12 years and the relative prices computed therefrom were pub
lished in Bulletin No. 39, issued in March, 1902. The purpose of the
investigation was to furnish a continuous record of wholesale prices
and to show the changes in the general price level from year to year.
The investigation thus begun has been continued each year and the
results published 1 to show actual prices for the year immediately
preceding and relative prices for the period since 1890. The present
bulletin contains actual prices for January to December, 1913, and
yearly average and relative prices for the 24 years from 1890 to 1913.
In these reports wholesale prices have been presented for a large
number of carefully selected representative staple articles secured in
representative markets of the United States. That it would be
impossible to secure prices for all articles in all markets is obvious.
In the present report prices are given for 252 articles. With few
exceptions these articles are of the same description as those which
have been covered in the preceding reports on this subject, though
several commodities shown for 1908 to 1913 were not included in
previous years.
There is not space within a bulletin article to publish in full the
actual prices for all commodities for the entire 24-year period. Prices
for 1890 to 1912 may be found, however, in various bulletins of this
Bureau.1
It is important that the greatest care be exercised in the choice of
commodities in order that a simple average of their relative prices
shall show a general price level, and it has been the aim of the Bureau
to select only important and representative articles in each group.
The use of a large number of articles, carefully selected, minimizes
the effect on the general price level of an unusual change in the price
of any one article or of a few articles. Reference to the tables will
show that more than one series of prices has been given in the case
of articles of great importance. This has been done for the purpose
of giving weight to these important commodities. This method has
been employed by Mr. Sauerbeck in his English prices, as explained
in Bulletin No. 39, and the approximate accuracy of the same has been
proved by various tests based on the amount of consumption, etc.
Other methods of weighting have been iattempted in connection
with compilations of relative prices. One employed by European
statisticians is to measure the importance of each commodity by its
annual consumption for the entire nation, the annual consumption
being found by adding to the home production the amount imported
and subtracting the amount exported. The method employed by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics in its publication of Retail Prices of Food in
the Eighteenth Annual Report and in its bulletins upon retail prices
consists in giving to the various articles of food an importance based
i Bulletins 39, 45, 51,57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, and 114.
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
25
upon their average consumption in normal families. While it is
possible to determine the relative importance as far as the consump
tion of food is concerned, there are, of course, many commodities the
importance of which can not be measured by this method.
It has been thought best in the present series of index numbers
to use simply a large number of representative staple articles, se
lecting them in such a manner as to make them, to a large extent,
weight themselves. Upon a casual examination it may seem that
by this method a comparatively unimportant commodity—such, for
instance, as tea—has been given the same weight or importance as
one of the more important commodities, such as wheat. A closer
examination, however, will disclose the fact that tea enters into no
other commodity under consideration, while wheat is not only quoted
in the raw state, but enters into the two descriptions of wheat flour,
the two descriptions of crackers, and the two descriptions of loaf
bread.
In securing these prices an effort has been made to include staple
commodities only. In a number of instances it was found possible
to continue prices for the same commodities that were included in the
Report on Wholesale Prices, Wages, and Transportation, submitted
by Mr. Aldrich, from the Senate Committee on Finance, March 3,
1893. Many articles which were included in that report are no longer
manufactured, or, if still manufactured, have ceased to be im
portant factors in the market. On the other hand, a number of
articles not shown in that report have become of such importance as
to render necessary their inclusion in any study of the course of
prices.
Although in the case of commodities of great importance more than
one series of quotations has been used, in no case has an article of a
particular description been represented by more than one series of
quotations from the same market. For this reason the terms “ series
of quotations” and “ commodities” have been used interchangeably
in this report.
In the record of prices from 1890 to 1913, 234 series of quota
tions have been presented for the entire period and an additional 38
for some portion of the period. Of the latter number, 20 articles have
been discontinued, as follows: No quotations are shown for imported
tin plate since 1898; for Ashton’s salt since 1903; for beaver over
coatings since 1905; for sun-dried apples, nutmegs, cotton and wool
blankets, split boots, men’s 84-needle hose, linen thread, all-wool chin
chilla overcoatings, shawls, Atlantic brown sheetings, Hope bleached
sheetings, and indigo 16-ounce suitings since 1907; for cotton-warp
chinchilla overcoatings since 1908, for Vienna loaf bread and 89°
refining sugar since 1911, and for salt'beef hams, ingrain carpets and
Atlantic bleached sheetings since 1912. The actual prices of the
26
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
above-named articles are not shown in any table in this presentation,
and those wishing to secure them for the years for which quoted may
do so by consulting preceding bulletins upon wholesale prices. As
may be seen by reference to Table II, 2 articles were quoted for the
first time in 1892, 2 in 1893, 1 in 1894, 3 in 1895, 1 in 1896, 1 in 1897,
and 11 in 1908.
In all there are 252 series of quotations in the report for 1913.
Material changes in the description of 3 articles were made in 1902,
of 2 articles in 1903, of 1 article in 1904, of 4 articles in 1905, of 6
articles in 1906, of 3 articles in 1907, of 19 articles in 1908, of 1 article
in 1909, of 2 articles in 1910, of 4 articles in 1911, of 4 articles in
1912, and of 16 articles in 1913. For 7 of these articles the trade
journals no longer supply satisfactory quotations, the manufacture
of the particular grades of 15 previously quoted has been discontinued
by the establishments heretofore furnishing quotations, and for 43
articles the substituted descriptions more nearly represent the present
demands of the trade.
In making these substitutions, articles were supplied corresponding
as closely as possible to those which were previously used.
The prices quoted in every instance are wholesale prices. Whole
sale prices have invariably been used in compilations made for the
purpose of showing changes in the general price level of all commod
ities. They are more sensitive than retail prices and more quickly
reflect changes in conditions, and, too, it is much more difficult to
follow the changes in the quality of commodities quoted in retail
prices than in wholesale prices. Retail prices usually follow the
wholesale, but not always with the same degree of variation. The
margin between them in the case of some commodities is so great that
slight changes in the wholesale price do not affect the retail price.
Changes in the wholesale price which last for a short time only do not
usually result in corresponding changes in the retail price.
The net cash prices are shown for textiles and all articles whose list
prices are subject to large and varying discounts. In the case of a
number of articles, such as white pine, nails, etc., however, whose
prices are subject to a small discount for cash, no deduction has been
made.
The prices have been collected from the best available sources—
standard trade journals for 129 articles, officials of boards of trade
for 9 articles, chambers of commerce for 1 article, produce exchanges
for 7 articles, leading manufacturers or their selling agents for 105
articles, and a Government bureau for 1 article.
It has been the aim in compiling these prices to secure the quota
tions for the various commodities from their primary markets. For
example, the prices quoted for grains and live stock are from the
27
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
Chicago market, pig iron from Pittsburgh, petroleum at the wells,
tar from Wilmington, N. C., etc.
About one-half of the quoted prices are the prices in the New York
market. The prices for textiles are the prices in the general distribut
ing markets, such as New York, Boston, and Philadelphia; and
where no market is mentioned in the prefatory note to the article in
Table I it should be understood that the prices are for the general
market.
The following table shows the different markets represented and
the number of articles in each group quoted for each market:
N U M B E R O F C O M M O D ITIE S O R S E R IE S OF Q U O T A T IO N S C L A S S IF IE D B Y M A R K E T S
F O R W H IC H P R IC E S W E R E S E C U R E D , 1913.
Market.
Farm
prod
ucts.
N ew Y o r k ..............................
Chicago...................................
F actory, m ine, wells, e t c ...
Pittsburgh..............................
Philadelphia..........................
B oston.....................................
Trenton, N . J ........................
C in cin n a ti.............................
Eastern markets (B alt.,
Boston, N . Y ., P h ila .).. .
East St. Louis, 111.. . . ____
3
14
Louisville, K y .......................
Peoria, HI-..............................
Minneapolis, M inn...............
W ashington, D . C _________
W ilm ington, N . C ................
General m arket.....................
1
Lum
Cloths Fuel Metals ber and Drugs House- Mis
and*
furFood, and
and
and
build
chem nishing- cella Total.
cloth light imple
etc.
ing ma
ing. ments.
ing.
icals. goods. neous.
terials.
45
6
2
3
9
21
1
1
7
4
1
1
1
23
1
3
9
6
11
3
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
63
13
252
1
1
T otal.............................
1
1
1
20
54
63
2
2
59
13
38
28
9
14
129
22
11
7
4
1
3
2
As regards the description of the commodity it should be stated
that the greatest care has been taken to secure prices throughout the
period from 1890 to 1913 for a commodity of precisely the same
description. Changes in quality, are, of course, reflected in prices,
and for this reason note has been made of any important changes
which have occurred. In the case of certain commodities, such as
butter, eggs, etc., prices for the best quality have been taken in order
to avoid frequent changes in grade. It should also be stated in this
connection that in the case of commodities for which prices were
secured from the Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter the lowest quotations
were taken where a range of prices was found, because of the fact
that in that publication these represent the prices of large lots, while
the highest quotations represent the prices of smaller lots.
Weekly quotations have been secured in the case of all articles
which are subject to frequent fluctuations in price, such as butter,
cheese, eggs, grain, live stock, meats, etc. In the case of articles
28
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
whose prices are more stable, monthly quotations have been taken.
The following table shows the number of commodities or series of
weekly and monthly price quotations:
N U M B E R O F COM M O D ITIE S O R S E R IE S O F Q U O T A T IO N S , C L A S S IF IE D AS T O T H E IR
F R E Q U E N C Y O F Q U O T A T IO N , 1913.
Lum
Metals ber and Drugs House
Mis
and
and
fur
build chem
nishing cella
imple ing
ma
neous.
goods.
ments. terials. icals.
Frequency of quo
tation.
Farm
prod
ucts.
Food,
etc.
Cloths
and
cloth
ing.
Fuel
and
light
ing.
W e e k ly......................
M onthly.....................
17
3
23
31
1
62
1
12
38
28
9
14
2
11
44
208
T otal................
20
54
63
13
38
28
9
14
13
252
Total.
The character of each series of quotations as regards frequency is
shown in all cases in Table I in a prefatory note, which states the
date of the quotations and, if weekly, whether the quotations are for
some particular day of the week, the average for the week, or the
range for the week. The majority of the weekly quotations show
the price on Tuesday, but if for any reason the price was not obtain
able on the particular day stated, the first price in the week has been
taken. The quotations from trade and other journals, when credited
to the first of each month, are not in all instances the price for the
exact day stated, as it is a common practice of the daily papers which
make a specialty of market reports to devote certain days to the
review of the market of certain articles. The prices are, however,
the earliest prices quoted in the journal to which the article is credited.
It should also be stated that the monthly prices credited to weekly
publications are the earliest quotations shown in such publications
for each month.
In many localities the price of bread per loaf is not affected by
changes in the price of flour, yet the weight of the loaf is changed
from time to time. With the advance in the price of flour, the
weight of the loaf is decreased in some localities. For this reason the
relative prices of bread are computed on the price per pound and not
per loaf. Table I shows the price per loaf, and in the prefatory note
to that article the price per pound, and the weight each month from
January to December, 1913.
The average price for the year was obtained by dividing the sum
of the quotations for a given commodity by the number of quota
tions shown. For example, the sum of the 52 Tuesday’s prices of
cotton for 1913 (shown on p. 34) was $6.6520. This total divided
by 52 gives $0.12792 as the average price for the year. When a
range was shown the mean price for each date was found, and this
was used in computing the yearly average as above described. The
reader will understand that, in order to secure for any commodity a
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
29
strictly scientific average price for the year, one must know the
quantity marketed and the price for which each unit of quantity
was sold. It is manifestly impossible to secure such detail, and
even if it were possible the labor and cost involved in such a com
pilation would be prohibitive. It is believed that the method
adopted here, which is also that used in the construction of other
index numbers, secures results which are quite as valuable for all
practical purposes.
The price of 8-penny nails quoted in this report is, by the estab
lished nail card of the trade, uniformly 10 cents per 100 pounds
higher than the base price, the price given in market quotations.
For an explanation of the nail card, the reader is referred to Bulletin
No. 39, page 226.
The prices for the two quotations of wool appearing in this report
were obtained as for washed wool and then reduced to the scouredwool basis by increasing the price in proportion to the amount of
shrinkage.
Table II.—Average wholesale prices of commodities for each year
1890to 1913, andfor eachmonthof 1913.— This table shows for each
commodity the average price for each of the 24 years from 1890 to
1913 and for each month from January to December, 1913. In the par
allel column following the average price column is given the relative
price for each year or month; that is, the per cent that the price in
each year or month is of the average price for the 10 years from 1890
to 1899. In the line above the price for 1890 is given the average
price for the 10-year period taken as the basis of comparison. The
third column compares each year or month with the preceding year
or month and shows the per cent of increase or decrease for the two
years or months.
The average price for each year or month was obtained, as has been
explained on page 28, by dividing the sum of the quotations shown
in Table I by the number of quotations. The average for articles in
which a range is quoted is computed from the mean of the two prices
limiting the range.
It was impossible to secure quotations during all of the months of
1913 for 13 of the 252 articles, viz: Buckwheat flour, cabbage, onions,
and all the 10 descriptions of lumber.
For the 11 articles quoted in 1908 for the first time, no monthly or
yearly relative price could be computed because the average for the
base period of 10 years was not secured. However, these articles
have been given due weight in the general groups to which they
belong. See discussion on page 32.
In reducing a series of actual prices to relative prices or index
numbers a base must first be chosen, and this may be either a single
quotation, the average price for one year, or the average for two or
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more years. If the price for a single year is chosen, it is desirable
that that year be a normal one, for if prices are high in the year chosen
for the base any subsequent fall will be unduly emphasized, while on
the other hand, if prices are low any subsequent rise will be unduly
emphasized. For the reason that all the commodities probably
never present a normal condition as regards prices in any one year, it
was decided that an average price for a number of years would better
reflect average or approximately normal conditions and form a
broader and more satisfactory base than would the price for any
single year. The period chosen as this base was that from 1890 to
1899— a period of 10 years. For the 10 articles that do not show
prices for the entire period of 10 years the base in each case is the
average of the years prior to and including 1899.
The relative prices as shown in this and other tables have been
calculated in the usual manner and represent simply the percentage
which each monthly or yearly price is of the base price. The average
price for the first 10 years of the period— that is, the base— always
represents 100, and the percentages for each month or year enable
the reader to measure readily the rise and fall, from month to month
or from year to year, of the prices of each single commodity, of any
group of commodities, or of all the commodities involved. These
commodities are arranged in alphabetical order under each of the
nine general groups, as in Table I.
In order that the method pursued may be more readily understood,
the reader is referred to the table itself, as given on pages 83 to 176.
Taking up the first commodity shown under grain, barley, we find that
the average price per bushel for the base period, 1890 to 1899, in
clusive,. was 45.34 cents; the average price for January, 1913, was
69.13 cents; that for February was 66.88 cents; the average for 1913
was 69.41 cents, etc. The relative price for the base period, as hereto
fore explained, is always 100, and is so given in the table. The relative
price for January, 1913, is shown to be 152.5, or 52.5 per cent higher
than the base or average for the 10 years. In February the relative
price was 147.5, or 47.5 per cent above the base, etc. The relative
price for the year 1913 was 153.1, or 53.1 per cent above the base.
The remainder of the table may be analyzed in a similar manner.
The value of prices given in this relative form, it will readily be
seen, consists in the means afforded for tracing and measuring the
changes from month to month, from year to year, or from period to
period, and more especially in the grouping of the prices of a suffi
cient number of commodities to show the general price level. It
must not be assumed that a system of relative prices of representative
commodities will enable one to trace the causes of changes in the
general price level or to determine the effect of such changes on any
class of consumers or on all consumers. The use of such a system
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
31
is to show the general course of prices from time to time of one com
modity, or of a group of commodities.
It is stated on page 26 that certain articles are no longer quoted
and other articles of the same class have been substituted.
In explanation of the method of computing the relative prices of
these articles the general statement may be made that in any year
where it was found necessary to introduce an article to replace another,
the relative price assigned to the new article for that year was iden
tical with the relative price already - ascertained for its predecessor
for the same year. In other words, it is assumed that if the price of
a commodity in any year, as represented by the price of a particular
grade of the commodity in question, be correctly expressed by the
relative number assigned it, then its price in the same year may con
tinue to be expressed by assigning this same relative number to a
new grade of the commodity when substituted for the former grade.
Thus taking harness leather as an illustration, it may be under
stood that during the years when “ country middles” were quoted
they were assumed to represent the several grades of harness leather;
that is, that the course of prices of a standard grade of oak harness
leather in an index of prices fairly represents the course of prices of
the various grades of oak harness leather. Therefore, when it became
necessary to substitute, in 1902, “ packers’ hides” for the “ country
middles,” prices were secured for packers’ hides in 1901 and this
figure ($0.3325 per pound) was regarded as having the same relative
value as the price of country middles ($0.2971 per pound), or 114.7.
(See Table II, p. 118.) In 1902 the price of packers’ hides re
mained the same as in 1901. Therefore, in 1902 the relative price
of oak harness leather as represented by packers’ hides, was the same
as or 100 per cent of the relative price in 1901, which was 114.7.
Again, the average price of oak harness leather in 1903 was 99.64 per
cent of the average price in 1902. Therefore the relative price in
1903 was 99.64 per cent of the relative price in 1902, which gives
114.3 as the relative price in 1903. Similarly, the actual price in
1913 was found to be 103.06 per cent of the price in 1912 and 103.06
per cent of 131.9, the relative price in 1912, produced 135.9 as the
relative price in 1913. (See Table II, p. 118.) This method was
used in computing relative prices for each month. The same method
of computing the relative prices was followed for flaxseed, sheep,
beans, crackers, codfish, herring, onions, blankets, boots and shoes,
calico, drillings, hosiery, leather, overcoatings, serge, sheetings, shirt
ings, middlesex suitings, women’s dress goods, worsted yarns, matches,
augers, axes, bar iron, butts, copper, hammers, planes, trowels, vises,
doors, plate glass, white pine, shingles, earthenware teacups and
saucers, bed-room sets, cottonseed oil, jute, and tobacco. For trou
serings and underwear the exact grade quoted for 1903 was not manu
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factured in 1902. The manufacturer of trouserings, however, esti
mated in 1903 that one half of the advance in price over the price for
the grade quoted for previous years was due to the fact that it was a
better article and the other half to the advance in price of material
and cost of manufacture. The advance was $0.1125 per yard over
the price in 1902; one-half of this, $0.05625, was added to the 1902
price of the 22 to 23 ounce trouserings to secure a theoretical 1902
price for the 21 to 22 ounce trouserings, and the 1903 relative price
was then computed as above. Underwear was arbitrarily given the
same relative price in 1903 as in 1902, as the all-wool underwear
manufactured by the same firm showed no change in price. In 1904
and following years relative prices of trouserings and underwear
were found in the same way as explained above for harness leather.
In 1908, as elsewhere stated, a number of articles were quoted for
the first time. Kelative prices for these articles could not be com
puted, as the prices for the base period, 1890 to 1899, were not
obtained. As these articles were added, however, to make a larger
representation for the groups in which they were included, it was
deemed necessary to carry their price into the group averages. Up
to this time such averages were simple averages of the relative prices
of the several articles in the group, but as relative prices for these
articles could not be computed a different method had to be followed,
which is here briefly explained.
When the 1908 prices were obtained prices were obtained for 1907.
The 1908 price for each article, old and new, was divided by the 1907
price, giving a percentage based on the 1907 price. These several
percentages for the articles in the group were then added and divided
by the number of such percentages, giving an average percentage
showing the per cent the price for the group in 1908 was of the price
for the group in 1907. The relative price of the group for 1907 having
been established in the preceding report, such relative price for 1907
was multiplied by the average percentage above described, producing
the relative price for the group in 1908.
This method of obtaining the yearly relative price for a group was
followed in obtaining the monthly relative price for a group, the
yearly average actual price in 1907 being used as the base and divided
into each monthly actual price in 1908. In other words, having
obtained the average percentage for a group, the relative price for a
group was computed, as was the relative price for a single article
when a substitution was made therein, for an explanation of which
see page 31. This system also was followed in computing the relative
price for all commodities taken as a whole.
Averages for the succeeding years and months were computed by
the same method.
The general tables follow.
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WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able I . — W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913.
[For explanation and discussion of this table, see p. 23.]
FARM PRODUCTS.
BARLEY: Choice to fancy malting, by samples.
[Price per bushel of 48 pounds, in Chicago, on Tuesday of each week; quotations from The Daily Trade
Bulletin.]
Month.
Month.
Price.
Jan........
$0.68-$0.71
.6 9 - .71
.6 7 - .70
.6 7 - .70
A p r___
F eb ........
.6 6 .6 6 .6 6 .6 2 -
.67
.71
.70
.68
M a y .. .
Mar........
.6 8 .6 4 .6 2 .62-
.68
.68
.65
.65
J u n e ...
Month.
Price.
$0.62-$0.66
.63- .66
. 63- .68
.6 3 - .68
.6 4 - .68
.6 3 - .68
.6 4 - .66
.6 5 - .69
.66- .69
.6 5 .6 3 .63.6 3 -
.68
.66
.66
.66
J u ly ...
A ug—
S e p t .. .
Price.
80.60-$0.63
.5 8 - .62
.6 0 - .62
.6 0 - .63
.60- .64
.6 2 - .66
.6 7 - .69
.7 4 - .76
.7 5 - .77*
.7 4 .76.7 6 .77.7 8 -
.78
.81
.81
.82
.85
Month.
Price.
O ct........
80.74-80.83
.73- .84
.71- .80
. ' 0 - .80
N o v .......
.7 0 .7 0 .70.6 9 -
.80
.80
.80
.78
D e c........
.68.7 0 .7 0 .7 0 .68-
.78
.78
.77
.78
.77
Average.
80.6941
CATTLE: Steers, choice to prime, corn fed.
[Price per 100 pounds, live weight, in Chicago, on Monday of each week; quotations from the Chicago
D aily Farmers and Drovers Journal.]
Jan........
F eb ........
Mar........
89.15-89.65
8.75- 9.50
8.50- 9.10
8 .4 5 -9 .0 0
8.501
8.558.808.808.908.808.708.608.65-
9 .i5
9.10
9.25
9.15
9.25
9.25
9.15
9.10
9.00
A p r___
May—
J u n e ...
88.85-89.20
8.75- 9.10
8.85- 9.25
8.35- 8.80
8.608.358.408.408.358.608.908.808.70-
9.00
8.90
8.85
8.75
8.65
8.85
9.15
9.00
8.80
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t ...
88.80-89.00
8.90- 9.15
8.90- 9.15
8.85- 9.15
8.658.858.658.658.908.658.759.009.10-
9.00
9.20
9.00
9.10
9.15
9.10
9.25
9.35
9.50
O ct........
N o v .......
D ec........
Average.
89.00-89.50
8.90- 9.35
8.75- 9.25
8.90- 9.35
S.9th- 9.35
8.858.658.608.608.608.658.758.85-
9.30
9.10
8.90
9.05
9.00
9.15
9.20
9.35
88.9288
CATTLE: Steers, good to choice, corn fed.
[Price per 100 pounds, live weight, in Chicago, on Monday of each week; quotations from the Chicago
Daily Farmers and Drovers Journal.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
88.10-89.00
8.10- 8.75
8.00- 8.60
7.90- 8.40
7.90- 8.40
8.10- 8.50
8 .4 0 -8 .7 5
8.45- 8.75
8.60- 8.85
8.60- 8.80
8 .4 0 -8 .6 5
8.30- 8.55
8.25- 8.60
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
88.50-88.85
8.35- 8.70
8.40- 8.85
8.00- 8.35
8.20- 8.55
8.10- 8.30
8.10- 8.35
8.10- 8.35
8.00- 8.30
8.30- 8.55
8.65- 8.85
8.45- 8.75
8.35- 8.65
*
44524°— B ull. 149— 14----- 3
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
88.55-$8.80
8.65- 8.90
8.55- 8.90
8.55- 8.85
8.35- 8.60
8.60- 8.85
8.20- 8.40
8 .4 0 -8 .6 5
8.55- 8.85
8 .3 0 -8 .6 0
8.40- 8.70
8 .6 5 -8 .9 0
8.70- 9.00
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
$8.65-$8.95
8.50- 8.85
8.35- 8.70
8.40- 8.80
8 .5 0 -8.85
8.35- 8.80
8 .2 5 -8 .6 0
8.15- 8.55
8.15- 8.50
8.25- 8.60
8.25- 8.60
8.25- 8.70
8.35- 8.80
$8.5072
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BULLETIN OP THE BUBEAU OP LABOR STATISTICS.
I .— W H O LESA LE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
F A R M
FROM JA N U A R Y TO
P R O D U C T S — Continued.
CORN: Contract grades, cash.
[Price per bushel of 56 pounds shelled, or 70 pounds in the ear, in Chicago, on Tuesday of each week; quota
tions from the Daily Trade Bulletin.]
Month.
Price.
Month.
Jan........
$0.48 -$0.48*
.49*- .50
.49 - .49*
. 4 9 - .49*
A p r___
F e b ........
Mar........
.50 .5 0 .49*.50 .50*.50 .50 .51*-
.50*
.50*
.50
.50*
.51
.50*
.50*
.52
M a y ....
J u n e .. .
Price.
$0.54 -$0.54*
.55*- .56
.55*- .56
.56 - .56*
.56 - .56*
. 55*- -fS
.56*- .56|
.57*- .57*
.59 - .59*
.58|- .59
.58*- .58*
.62*- .62*
.60*- .60*
Month.
Price.
Month.
July___
$0.60*-$0.60f
.61*- .62
. 6 1 - .61*
.62|- .63
.65*- .65*
.69*- .69*
.73 - .73*
„ 9
77*
.75*- .76
.75*- .76
.77 - .77*
.74*- .74*
.74*- .75
.72 - .72*
O ct........
A u g ....
S e p t....
N o v ........
D e c........
Average.
Price.
$0.70 -$0.70*
.69*- .69*
.69 - .69*
. 7 1 - .71*
.71*.7 1 .73*.73 .72 .71*.7 0 .69*.6 5 -
.72
.71*
.73*
.73*
.73*
.73
.71
.70
.67
$0.6251
COTTON: Upland, middling.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the N ew Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Jan........
$0.1320
.1300
.1290
.1315
A p r___
F e b ........
.1295
.1305
.1270
.1250
.1275
.1240
.1260
.1260
M a y ....
Mar........
J u n e ...
$0.1260
.1260
.1240
.1205
.1180
.1190
.1210
.1200
.1200
.1170
.1235
.1240
.1230
J u ly ....
$0.1240
.1225
.1235
.1240
.1235
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1245
.1300
.1325
.1325
.1360
.1420
A u g ....
Sept___
O ct........
$0.1390
.1350
.1410
.1450
N o v .......
.1400
.1360
.1370
.1340
.1350
.1340
.1290
.1260
. 1260
$0.12792
D e c........
Average.
FLAXSEED: No. 1, cash.
[Price per bushel of 56 pounds, in Minneapolis, on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Daily
Market Record.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.25*-$l. 26
1.35 - 1.35*
1.27*- 1.29*
A p r .. ..
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$1.23*-$l. 26*
1.32*- 1.33
1.28*- 1.30*
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
$1.35*-$l. 36*
1.40 - 1.42*
1.43 - 1.48*
O ct........
N ov........
D e c........
$1.40*-$l. 44*
1.34*- 1.37*
1.38 - 1.42*
Average.
$1.3490
HAY: Timothy, No. 1.
[Price per ton of 2,000 pounds, in Chicago, on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the Daily inter Ocean.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$16.50-$17.50
17.00- 18.50
17.00- 18.50
15.00- 16.00
13.5013.5014. OO13.5014.0014.0014.0015.00-
14.50
14.50
15.00
14.50
15.00
15.00
15.00
16.00
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$15.00-$16.00
15.50- 16.00
16.00- 17.00
15.00- 16.00
14.00- 15.00
14.00- 15.00
15.50- 16.50
15.50- 16.50
15.00- 15.50
13.50- 14.50
13.50- 14.50
14.00- 15.00
14.50- 15.00
July___
A ug-----
S e p t....
$13.50-$14.50
13.50- 14.50
14.50- 15.00
15.00- 15.50
16.50- 17.50
16.50- 17.50
16.50- 17.50
17.00- 18.00
18.00- 19.00
18.50- 19.00
16.00- 17.00
16.00- 17.00
16.50- 17.50
O ct........
N o v ........
D e c........
Average.
$18.50-$19.50
18.50- 19.50
16.50- 17.50
16.50- 17.50
16.50- 17.50
17.00- 17.50
17.00- 17.50
17.00- 17.50
16.50- 17.50
16.00- 17.00
16.00- 17.00
17.00- 18.00
15.50- 16.00
15.00- 16.00
$16.0288
35
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T
able
I .— W H O LESA LE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
FR O M J A N U A R Y TO
F A R M P R O D U C T S —Continued.
HIDES: Green, salted, packers*, heavy native steers.
[Price per p ound, in Chicago, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Shoe and Leather Reporter.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
$0.19-10.19*
.18
.18
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
A p r___
May—
J u n e ...
$0.17 -$0.17*
.16*- .16|
.171- *17|
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
$0.17*-$0.17|
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.19£
.m
. 19§
Average.
$0.1938
Price.
HOGS: Heavy (range of quotations for selected 260 to 300 pounds packing and fair to fancy
heavy shipping).
[Price per 100 pounds, live weight, in Chicago, on M onday o f each week; quotations from the Chicago Daily
Farmers and Drovers Journal.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$7.50 -$7.60
7.171- 7.35
7.45 - 7.65
7.42*- 7.60
7.57|- 7.67*
8.00 - 8.12|
8.20 - 8.30
8.30 - 8.50
8.47*- 8.60
8.50 - 8.60
8.92*- 9.10
8.95 - 9.12*
9.12*- 9.30
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$8.95 -$ 9 .15
9.15 - 9.30
8.95 - 9.15
8.37*- 8.50
8.22*- 8.40
8.25 - 8.40
8.35 - 8.55
8.47*- 8.67*
8.52*- 8.75
8.52*- 8.67*
8.55 - 8.80
8.50 - 8.72*
8 .5 0 - 8 .7 5
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$8.85 -$9.10
8.75 - 9.10
8.97*- 9.40
8.72*- 9.20
8.25 - 8.80
8.30 - 8.80
7.65 - 8.50
7.75 - 8.75
7.65 - 8.35
8.05 - 8.95
8.00 - 8.60
8.30 - 8.95
8.50 - 8.90
Oct........
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
$8.30 -$8.75
8.30 - 8.75
7.85 - 8.40
7.85 - 8.30
7.75 - 8.25
7.90 - 8.25
7.65 - 7.95
7.70 - 7.90
7.80 - 7.95
7.80 - 7.95
7.75 - 7.85
7.72*- 7.85
7.95 - 8.10
$8.3654
HOGS: Light (range of quotations for common to choice, light bacon, and fair to fancy
selected butchers).
[Price per 100 pounds, live weight, in Chicago, on M onday of each week; quotations from the Chicago Daily
Farmers and Drovers Journal.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$7; 40-$7.60
7.15- 7.35
7.45- 7.65
7.40- 7.60
7.55- 7.70
8.00- 8.17*
8.25- 8.35
8.45- 8.60
8.50- 8.65
8.55- 8.80
8.90- 9.20
8.90- 9.17*
9.20- 9.45
A p r___
$9.05 -$9.27*
9.15 - 9.40
8.90 - 9.20
8.45 - 8.60
M ay—
8.30 - 8.40
8.35 - 8.47*
• 8 .4 5 -8 .5 5
8.55 - 8.72*
J u n e ...
8.60 - 8.80
8.52*- 8.75
8.60 - 8.85
8.60 - 8.80
8.65 - 8.80
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
$8.95-$9.17*
8.90- 9.20
9.20- 9.55
9.10- 9.40
8.70- 9.20
8.80- 9.25
8.40- 8.85
8.50- 9.20
7.95- 8.60
8.60- 9.30
8.45- 8.85
8.70- 9.20
8.65- 9.00
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
$8.35-$8.85
8.35- 8.75
7.95- 8.45
7.85- 8.30
7.65- 8.25
7.80- 8.25
7.50- 8.00
7.25- 7.90
7.40- 7.95
7.50- 7.95
7.55- 7.85
7.45- 7.85
7.70- 8.10
$8.4541
HOPS: New York State, prime to choice.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.30-$0.32
.2 6 - .28
.2 5 - .27
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0.21-$0.23
.2 1 - .23
.2 0 - .22
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
1 1913 crop.
$0.17-$0.19
.1 9 - .20
.1 0 - .20
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.20-$0.25
i.4 3 - .46
1.45- .48
Average.
$0.2663
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T able I .— W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O P C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
F A R M P R O D U C T S —Continued.
HORSES: Draft, choice to extra.
[Price per head, in Chicago, on W ednesday o f each week; quotations from the Chicago D aily Farmers and
Drovers Journal.]
Month.
Month.
Price.
J an ........ *170.00-3255.00
170.00- 255.00
170.00- 255.00
170.00- 255.00
C1)
F e b ........ 170.00170.00170.00170.00M ar........ 170.00170.00170.00170.00-
255.00
255.00
255.00
255.00
255.00
255.00
300.00
300.00
Price.
Month.
A p r___ $170.00-1300.00
170.00- 300.00
170.00- 300.00
170.00- 300.00
170.00- 300.00
170.00- 300.00
M ay—
170.00- 300.00
170.00- 300.00
170.00- 300.00
J u n e ... 170.00- 300.00
170.00- 300.00
170.00- 300.00
170.00- 300.00
Month.
Price.
July— $170.00-3300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
A u g .... 225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00300.00
S e p t ....
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
Price.
O ct........
$225.00-3300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
N o v .......
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
D e c........ 225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
225.00- 300.00
Average.
$244.42
MULES: Medium to extra (16 hands from January to second week in February, 16to 16$ hands
from third week in February to December).
[Price per head, in East St. Louis, 111., on M onday of each week; quotations from the D aily National L ive
Stock Reporter.]
J a n ......... $150.00-3220.00
160.00- 220.00
1 60.00- 225.00
1 60.00- 225.00
F e b .........
M a r.........
175.00175.00175.00175.00175.00175.00175.00175.00-
240.00
240.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
A p r ___ $175.00-3300.00
J u ly ....
175.00- 300.00
175.00- 300.00
1 7 5 .0 0 300.00
175.00- 300.00
M a y .... 175.00- 300.00
A u g ----175.00- 300.00
175.00- 300.00
175.00- 300.00
J u n e .. . 175.00- 300.00
S e p t ....
175.00- 300.00
175.00- 300.00
175.00- 300.00
160.00- 280.00
$160.00-3280.00
160.00- 280.00
160.00- 280.00
160.00- 280.00
160.00160.00160.00160.00160.00160.00160.00160.00160.00-
280.00
280.00
280.00
280.00
280.00
280.00
280.00
280.00
280.00
O c t.........
N o v ........
D e c .........
A v e ra g e .
$160.00-3280.00
1 60.00- 280.00
1 60.00- 280.00
1 60 .00 - 280.00
1 60 .00 1 60 .00 1 60.001 60 .00 1 60 .00 1 60 .00 1 60 .00 1 60.001 60.00-
280.00
280.00
280.00.
280.00
280.00
280.00
280.00
280.00
280.00
$223.61
OATS: Contract grades, cash.
[Price per bushel of 32 pounds, in Chicago, on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the D aily Trade
Bulletin.]
J a n .........
$0.32
. 32f
.33$
.32$
A p r ___
F e b .........
.33$
.34$
.33
.34$
.3 3
.3 2
.32
.32$
M a y . ...
M a r .........
J u n e .. .
$0.34
.34$
.34$
*34$
.35$
.3 7
.38$
.41
.39$
.38$
.4 2
.40$
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t . ...
$0.40$
.40$
.37$
.39$
.40$
.40$
.41
.41$
•40$
.41#
.42$
.42$
O c t .........
$0.40$
.38$
.37$
.38$
N o v ........
.37$
•38$
.38$
.38$
.38$
$ 0 .39$-$0.39$
D e c .........
•a
• °8
Ulf
A v e ra g e .
1 N o quotation.
$0.3758
37
W H OLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able I .— W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
F A R M PRODUCTS-Continued.
POULTRY: Live, fowls (by freight), choice.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on Saturday of each week; quotations from the National Provisioner.]
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
Jan........
$0.15 -SO.15*
. 16*- .17
.16*- .17
.15
. 15*
.16*
.16*
.15
A p r___
$0.18*-$0.19*
.18*- .19*
.18*- .19*
.18
.18
.18
.17
.17
.17
.18
.19*
.19*
.17
J u ly ....
F e b ........
.15
.16*
.17*
.19
.19
Mar........
M a y ....
J u n e ...
A u g ....
Sept___
Price.
$0.16
.18*
.18*
.16*
.15*
.15*
.15*
.15*
.18
.16
.15
.18
.19
Month.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
Price.
$0.18 -SO. 19
.14*.15*- .16
.18
.16
.13
.13*
.13*
. 15 - .16
.16*
.16*
.16
.15
.Ifi
$0.1674
RYE: No. .2, cash.
rPrice per bushel of 56 pounds, in Chicago, on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the Daily Trade
Bulletin.]
Jan........
F e b ........
$0.64
$0.64*- .65
.64*- .65*
.63*- .64*
.63*.63 -
Mar........
.5 8 .59*-
.65
.64*
.62*
.62
.62
.60
.60
.60*
A p r___
$0.60
.62*
.64
.62*
.63*
.63*
.60 - .62
.61 - .63
.63*- .64
.63
.61
.61
.61 - .62
J u ly ...
$0.62 .63*.61 M a y ...
J u n e ...
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.61
$0.62 - .62*
.62 - .62*
.63*- .64
.63 - .64
.62*- .63*
.62*- .63*
.67 - .67*
.68*- .70*
.68*
.68*- .69
.67*
.66 - .67
.65*- .66|
Oct.......
$0.66*-$0.67
.66 - .66*
.64*- .65
. 6 5 - .66
Nov......
.65
.64*
.63
.64
.64
.63
.64
.65
.61
D e c........
.6 4 Average.
$0.6362
SHEEP: Native wethers, poor to prime.
[Price per 100 pounds, live weight, in Chicago, on M onday of each week; quotations from the Chicago
D aily Farmers and Drovers Journal.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$5.00-$5.50
5.50- 6.25
5.65- 6.25
5.50- 6.00
5.25- 5.85
5.75- 6.25
6.00- 6.60
6.35- 6.85
6.25- 6.75
6.40- 7.00
6.50- 7.00
6.25- 7.00
6.00- 6.85
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
$6.65-$7.35
6.75- 7.35
1 5.00- 7.50
15.00- 7.10
15.OO- 6.90
15.00- 6.80
1 4.75- 6.50
1 4.40- 6.35
14.25- 6.15
1 4.25- 6.00
14.25- 6.00
14.25- 5.75
4.25- 5.25
J u ly ...
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$4.50-$5.25
4.65- 5.40
4.25- 5.00
4.50- 5.50
4.25- 5.00
4.25- 5.00
4.25- 4.75
4.25- 4.75
4.10- 4.65
4.25- 4.50
4.35- 4.75
4.40- 4.75
4.35- 4.65
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
Shorn and wooled wethers of all kinds and grades.
$4.50-$5.10
4.40- 5.00
4.50- 5.00
4.50- 5.00
4.40- 4.90
4.75- 5.50
4.15- 4.75
4.35- 5.00
4.40- 5.00
5.00- 5.60
5.00- 5.65
4.85- 5.65
4.75
$5.3471
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I .— W H O LESALE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
F A R M
P R O D U C T S — Continued.
SHEEP: Western wethers, plain to prime.
[Price per 100 pounds, live weight, in Chicago, on M onday of each week; quotations from the Chicago
D aily Farmers and Drovers Journal.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
Price.
$4.90-15.60
5.50- 6.40
5.50- 6.35
5.25- 6.00
5.10- 5.90
5.65- 6.35
6.00- 6.65
6.15- 7.00
6.15- 6.80
6.30- 7.00
6.15- 6.90
6.00- 6.90
5.90- 6.75
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
Price.
$6.50-$7.40
6.60- 7.40
15.00- 7.50
15.00- 7.10
15.00- 6.90
15 . 00- 6.80
1 4.75- 6.50
14.40- 6.35
14.25- 6.15
14.25- 6.00
14.25- 6.00
14.25- 5.75
4.00- 5.00
Month.
J u ly ...
A u g ....
S e p t ...
Price.
$4.40-$5.15
4.50- 5:00
4.00- 5.15
4.25- 5.40
4.00- 5.00
4.00- 4.75
4.00- 4.60
4.10- 4.80
4.25- 4.85
4.15- 4.60
4.25- 4.75
4.35- 4.75
4.25- 4.75
Month.
Price.
O c t ........
$4.40-$5.15
4.40- 5.10
4.40- 5.00
4.35- 5.00
4.25- 4.85
4.50- 5.35
4.10- 4.65
4.25- 4.90
4.30- 4.90
4.75- 5.40
4.85- 5.50
4.75- 5.50
5.25- 6.10
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
$5.3005
TOBACCO: Burley, dark red, good leaf.
[Price per 100 pounds, in Louisville, on M onday of each week; quotations from the W estern T obacco
Journal.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$11.50-$13.00
11.50- 13.00
11.50- 13.00
11.50- 13.00
11.50- 13.00
11.50- 13.00
11.50- 13.00
11. SO 13.00
IL 50- 13.00
11 . so 13.00
i l . 00- 13.00
11.00- 13.00
11.00- 13.00
A p r___
M a y ...
J u n e ...
$11.00-$13.00
11.00- 13.00
11.00- 13.00
11.00- 13.00
11.00- 13.00
11.00- 13.00
11.00- 13.00
11.00- 13.00
11.00- 13.00
11. GO- 13.00
12. CO- 14.00
12.00- 14.00
12.00- 14.00
J u ly ...
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$12.00-$14.00
12.00- 14.00
12.00- 14.00
12. CO- 14.00
12. GO- 14.00
12.00- 14.00
13.00- 15.00
13.00- 15.00
13.00- 15.00
13. GO- 15.00
14.00- 15.00
14.00- 15.00
14.00- 15.00
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
$14.00-$15.00
14.00- 15.00
14.00- 15.00
14.00- 15.00
14.00- 15.00
14.00- 15.00
14.00- 15.00
14.00- 15.00
14.00- 15.00
14.00- 15.00
15.00- 16.00
15.00- 16.00
15.00- 16.00
$13.2019
WHEAT: No. 1, Northern spring, cash.
[Price per bushel of 60 pounds, in Chicago, on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the D aily Trade
Bulletin.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.89 -$0.90
.91 - .92|
.91 - .92
. 9 0 - .91*
.91*.9 2 .91 .91 .90 .89 . 87§—
.89 -
.92*
.93*
.92*
.92|
.90*
.90*
. 88*
.90*
A p r___
M a y ...
J u n e ...
$0.90 -$0.91*
.91|- .93
.91 - .92*
.93 - .94*
.93*- .95
.9 0 f
.91*- I 92I
.91*- .93*
.93*- .96
.92*- .94
. 9 2 - .93*
.93*- .95
. 9 4 - .95
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.91|—$C).95
.90*- .93
.891- .92*
.91*- .93*
.89|- .92*
. 89f- .93
.90§- .92
.91*.92 - . 92!
.92 - .93
.9 2 f- .93f
.92*- .93
.89*- .90
.88*- .90
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
1 Shorn and wooled wethers of all kinds.
$0.87f-$0.88*
.87*— .87|
.87 - .87*
.89 - .89*
.88*.89*.89*.90*.90 .91*.91|.9 0 . 90f-
.89
.90*
.90
.91*
.90*
.92*
. 92§
.91
.91
$0.9131
39
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
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I .— W H O LE SA LE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
J A N U A R Y TO
F A R M P R O D U C T S —Concluded.
WHEAT: No. 2, Red winter, cash.
[Price per bushel of 60 pounds, in Chicago, on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the D aily Trade
Bulletin.]
Month.
Price.
Month.
Jan.........
$1.10*-$1. 12*
l . l l f - 1.141
1.10*- 1 .13§
1.07|- 1.10|
A p r___
F e b ........
1.08§- 1.11
1.08§- 1.101
1.03 - 1.09
Mar........
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.02
-
1.06*
1.07
1.05|
1.06*
Price.
Month.
$1.02 -$1.07
J u ly ...
1.03 - 1.09
1.04 - 1.07*
1.06 - 1.08|
1.05 - 1.07
M a y ....
1.00 - 1.03
A ug—
1.04 - 1.06*
' 1.05|-1.07|
1.08
- 1.09f
1.03*1.09|
J u n e ...
1.01J- 1.06*
S e p t.. .
1.00 - 1.06*
1.02 - 1.04
. 9 7 - .99
Price.
$0.93 -$0.94
.88|- . 89f
. 86f
.88
!8 5 p .87*
•84J— .87*
.84*- .87*
•86|- .88*
.88 - .90*
.88*- .91
.91|- .94*
.90|.91*- ! 93*
.92*- .94*
Month.
O c t........
Price.
$0.91*-$0.93*
.90|- .92|
.89*- .92
.92*- .95*
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
.92*.93*.93*.9 3 f.94 .95 .951.9 4 f.9 5 f-
.95*
.96*
.95*
.95*
.95f
.97*
.97*
.96
.9 6 !
$0.9862
FOOD, ETC.
BEANS: Medium, choice.
[Price per 100 pounds, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Jour
nal of Commerce.]
Jan ........
F e b ........
Mar........
$4.20-$4.30
4.15- 4.20
4.05- 4.10
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
$3.85-$3.90
3.90- 4.00
4.00- 4.05
J u ly ...
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$4.05-$4.10
4.10
3.85- 3.90
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$3.75-$3.80
3.95
3.75
Average.
$3.9896
BREAD: Crackers, oyster, puff, in boxes.
[Price per pound, in New Y ork, on the first o f each m onth.]
J an ........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.06*
.06*
.06*
A p r___
M a y ...
J u n e ...
$0.06*
.06*
.06*
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.06*
.06*
.06*
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.06*
. 06*
.06*
Average.
$0.0650
BREAD: Crackers, soda, in boxes, containing 3 dozen each.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork , on the first o f each month.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.06*
!o6*
A p r .. ..
M a y ...
J u n e.. .
$0.06*
.06*
.06*
J u l y ...
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.06*
.06*
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.06*
.06*
.06*
Average.
$0.0650
BREAD: Loaf (after baking, 15 ounces).
[Price per loaf, in Washington, on the first of each month. W eight before baking, 16 ounces.
pound (before baking), $0.0400.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.04
.04
.04
A p r___
M a y ...
J u n e .. .
$0.04
.04
.04
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.04
.04
.04
Price per
O ct.........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.04
.04
.04
Average.
$0.0400
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I ,— W H O LESA LE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
J A N U A R Y TO
F O O D , E T C , — Continued.
BREAD: Loaf, homemade.
[Price per loaf, in New Y ork , on the first of each m onth. W eight before baking, 15 to 15* ounces.
per pound (before baking), $0.0420 to $0.0427.]
Month.
Price.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.04
.04
.04
Month.
A p r___
M ay...
J u n e ...
Price.
$0.04
.04
.04
Month.
Month.
Price.
J u ly .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.04
.04
.04
Price
Price.
O c t........
N o v ..* .
D e c ........
$.04
.04
.04
Average.
$0.0400
BUTTER: Creamery, Elgin.
[Price per pound, at Elgin, 111., on Monday of each week; quotations from the E lgin Dairy Report.]
$0.34
$0.33- . 33*
.32
.33
.34
.34|
.35
.34*
.35
.35
.34
.34
.35
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$0.32
.33
.33
.30
.28
.28
.28*
.27
.28
.27|
.28
.27*
.26*
$0.26*
.26
.26
.26
.26*
.26*
.27
.27*
.30
.30
.31
.31
.31
July - . .
A ug . . .
S e p t .. .
O ct........
N o v ____
D e c........
Average.
$0.31
.29*
.29*
.30*
.31
.31
.32
.32
.32
.33
.34
.34
.35*
$0.3077
BUTTER: Creamery, extra.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork , on Tuesday o f each week; quotations from the New Y ork Journal o f
Commerce.]
Jan........
.
F e b ........
Mar.......
$0.36 -$0.36*
.34*- .35
.33*- .34
.34*- .35
Apr___
.36*- .37
.37*- .38
.3 6 - .36*
.35*
.36*- .37
.36*- .37
.35*- .36
.36|- .37
M ay .. .
June..
$0.35
.37
.35*
.35*
$0.30f- .31
.28*- .29
.28*- .29
.28|- .29
.27*
.28*- .28*
.28 - .28*
.28 - .28*
.27*- .27*
July___
A u g ....
S ep t...
$0.26*
$0.27*- .28
.26*- .27
. 27 - . 27*
. 26 - . 26f
.26|- .27*
. 27 - .27*
. 28 - .28*
.29*- .29*
.30 - .30*
.31 - .31*
. 32 - . 32*
.32 - .32*
.30*- .31
O c t .....
Nov.......
Dec.......
Average.
$0.31*-$0.32
.30*- .31
.31*- 32
.3 2 - .33
.3 2 .33*.3 4 .3 3 .3 4 .35 .3 6 .36*.36*-
.33
.34*
.35
.35
.35
.36*
.37
.37*
.37*
$0.3225
BUTTER: Dairy, New York State, tubs, finest.
[Price per pound, in New Y ork , on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the New Y o rk Journal o f
Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.32-$0.34
. 3 1 - .33
. 3 0 - .32
. 3 1 - .33
. 3 2 - .34
. 3 4 - .35
.33*- .34
.33 - .33*
. 3 4 - .35
. 3 4 - .35
. 3 4 - .35
. 3 5 - .36
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$0.34
$ 0 .3 5 - .36
.34*- .35
.34*- .35
.30*
. 28 - .28*
.28 - .28*
.28 - .28*
.27
.27*
.27 - .27*
.27*
.26*- .27
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.25*-$0.26
. 2 6 - .27
.26
.26
.25*- .26
.25*- .26
.25*- .26
.27 - .27*
.27*- .28
.28*- .29
. 2 9 - .30
. 3 0 - .31
. 3 0 - .31
.29*- .30
O ct........
N o v ____
D e c........
Average.
$0.30 -$0.30*
.2 9 *- .30
. 3 0 - .31
. 3 0 - .31
.3 0 .31 .31 .3 1 .3 0 .3 0 .31 .31 .31 -
.31
.31*
.32
.32
.32
.32
.33
.33
.33
$0.3040
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e I .- -W H O L E S A L E
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
FOOD,
41
FROM
J A N U A R Y TO
E T C . — Continued.
CANNED GOODS: Corn, Republic No. 2, fancy.
[Price per dozen cans (can contains 20 ounces net), in New Y ork, on the first of each month.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
Month.
$0.95
.95
.95
Price.
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e .. .
Month.
$0.95
.95
.95
J u ly .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
Price.
$0.95
.95
.95
Month.
Price.
O ct........
N o v -----D e c ........
$0.95
.95
1.00
Average.
$0.9542
CANNED GOODS: Peas, Republic No. 2, sifted.
[Price per dozen cans (can contains 19 ounces net), in New Y ork, on the first of each month.]
Jan........
Feb.......
Mar.......
$1.65
1.65
1.30
$1.65
1.65
1.65
Apr___
M ay.. .
June...
Ju ly.. .
A u g ....
S ept.. .
$1.65
1.65
1.65
Oct........
N ov----Dec.......
$1.65
1.50
1.50
Average.
$1.5958
CANNED GOODS: Tomatoes, Arlington, standard, New Jersey, No. 3.
[Price per dozen cans (5-inch can contains 34 ounces net), in N ew Y ork , on the first of each month.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.30
1.30
1.30
$1.30
1.30
1.30
A p r----M a y ....
J u n e ...
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$1.30
1.30
1.30
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$1.30
1.30
1.30
Average.
$1.3000
CHEESE: New York State, full cream, large, colored, fancy.
[Price per poun d, in New Y ork, on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the N ew Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.17£-$0.17f
.171- -171
. 1 7 - .171
.161- .171
A p r___
.161- -171
.161- -17
.161- -17
.161- .17
. 1 7 - .171
.161- -171
.161- .17
. 1 6 - .16|
M a y .. .
$0.16 -$0,161
. 1 6 - .161
. 1 6 - .161
. 16 - . 161
.13
.121.1 2 f-
J u n e ...
.141-
.121
.121
-13
.131
.14
•141
.141
.141
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S ept__
$0.14
$0,131- .14
.131- .14
.14
.131- .14
.131- .14
. 1 4 - .141
.141
.15
.151
.151
.15|
.151- .16
. 1 6 - .161
O c t........
$ 0 .1 6 -
N o v .......
$0,161
.161
.151
.151
D e c........
.151
.16
.151
.151- .16
.151- -16
.151- -151
.151- .15f
.151
.161
Average.
$0.1541
.151-
COFFEE: Rio No; 7, Brazil grades.
[Price per pou n d, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Jan.......
Feb......
Mar......
$0.131-$0.14
:ill
Apr__
May...
June...
$0. llf-$0.12 July...
•HI Aug....
.11- .111 Sept...
$0.09!-$0.09I
.091- .09|
.091
Oct......
Nov— *.
Dec......
$0,101
.101
$0,091- .09|
Average.
$0.1113
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS,
I.—W H O L E S A L E
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
FOOD,
F R O M J A N U A R Y TO
E T C . — Continued.
EGGS: New laid, State, Pennsylvania and nearby, range of hennery and fresh=gathered
white.
[Price per dozen in N ew Y ork on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the New Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
M ar........
Price.
$0.28-$0.36
.30- .38
.27- .32
.25- .31
.22.2 5 .22.24.24.20.20.19-
.31
.32
.26
.30
.30
.25
.24
.23
Month.
Price.
Month.
A p r-----
$0.19 -$0.21
.19 - .22
•20|- .2 2 !
.20 - .23
.20 - .23
.20 - .23
.2 9 !- .24
.21 - .24
.22 - .25
.22 - .25
.22 - .25
.21 - .25
.21 - .27
J u ly ...
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
Price.
$0.24-$0.29
.23- .30
.23- .30
.23- .32
.23- .33
.24- .35
.23- .35
.24- .36
.24- .36
.24- .36
.28- .42
.34- .45
.36- .46
.32- .45
Month.
Price.
O ct........
$0.32-$0.46
.30- .50
.32- .53
.50- .55
N o v ____
.52.58.58.56.54.45.42.4 2 .47-
D e c........
Average.
.57
.65
.65
.63
.60
.50
.45
.45
. 50
$0.3268
PISH: Cod, whole fish, dry, bank, large.
[Price per 100 pounds, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Fishing Gazette.]
Jan........
F e b ........
M ar........
$7.50-$8.00
7.50- 8.00
7.50- 8.00
A p r----M a y ....
J u n e ...
$7.50-$8.00
7.50- 8.00
7.50- 8.00
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
$7.50-$8.00
7.50- 8.00
7.50- 8.00
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$7.75-$8.25
7.75- 8.25
7.75- 8.25
Average.
$7.8125
PISH: Herring, pickled, Newfoundland Split, large No. 1.
[Price per barrel of 180-190 pounds, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Fishing
Gazette.]
Jan........
F e b ........
M ar........
$6.50-$6.75
6.50- 6.75
6.50- 6.75
A p r----M a y ....
J u n e ...
$6.50-$6.75
6.50- 6.75
6.50- 6.75
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
$6.50-$6.75
6.50- 6.75
6.50- 6.75
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$6.50-$6.75
6.50- 6.75
6.50- 6.75
Average.
$6.6250
PISH: Mackerel, salt, large No. 3s.
[Price per barrel, 200 pounds net, in Boston, on the first of each month.]
J an ........
F e b ........
M ar........
$11.00
11.00
11.00
A p r___
M a y...*
J u n e ...
$11.00
11.00
12.00
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
$12.00
12.00
12.00
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$10.50
10.50
10.50
Average.
$11.2083
PISH: Salmon, canned, Columbia River, l«pound tails (Chinook fancy).
[Price per dozen 1-pound cans, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the New Y ork
Journal of Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
M ar........
$2.20-$2.25
2.20- 2.25
2.20- 2.25
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$2.20-$2.25
2.20- 2.25
2.20- 2.25
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
$2.20-$2.25
2.20- 2.25
2.20- 2.25
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$2.20-$2.25
2.20- 2.25
2.20- 2.25
Average.
$2.2250
43
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able I .— W H O L E S A L E
P R IC E S O P C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
FR O M J A N U A R Y TO
F O O D , E T C . — Continued.
FLOUR: Buckwheat.
[Price per 100 pounds, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Month.
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
$2.25
2.35
2.30
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
A p r___
M ay—
J u n e ...
0)
0)
(l)
J u ly ....
A ug—
S e p t .. .
0)
0)
0)
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$3.00
3.00
2.90-3.10
Average.
$2.6500
Price.
FLOUR: Rye (range, in jute and In wood).
[Price per barrel of 196 pounds, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork
Journal of Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$3.45-$4.05
3.45- 4.00
3.40- 3.90
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$3.40-$3.90
3.40- 3.90
3.40- 3.90
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
Sept___
$3.40-$3.90
3.40- 3.90
3.25- 3.85
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$3.50-$4.10
3.40- 3.90
3.40- 3.90
Average.
$3.6688
FLOUR: Wheat, spring patents (range, in sacks and barrels).
[Price per barrel of 196 pounds, in N ew Y ork, on Tuesday of each week; quotations furnished b y the statistician of the N ew Y ork Produce Exchange.]
*
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$4.25-$4.70
4.30- 4.75
4.30- 4.75
4.30- 4.75
4.254.254.254.254.254.254.204.20-
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.65
4.55
4.55
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$4.20-.4.55
4.20- 4.65.
4.20- 4.65
4.30- 4.75
4.55- 4.90
4.55- 4.90
4.45- 4.80
4.45- 4.80
4.65- 5.00
4.60- 4.90
4.50- 4.90
4.60- 4.90
4.55- 4.95
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$4.45-$4.90
4.50- 4.90
4.40- 4.85
4.50- 4.90
4.50- 4.90
4.50- 4.85
4.50- 4.85
4.45- 4.85
4.45- 4.85
4.45- 4.85
4.50- 4.85
4.45- 4.80
4.30- 4.70
4.25- 4.65
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
Average.
$4.20-$4.65
4.15- 4.55
4.20- 4.60
4.20- 4.60
4.254.254.204.204.154.254.254.254.25-
4.65
4.65
4.65
4.65
4.60
4.65
4.65
4.65
4.65
$4.5442
FLOUR: Winter straights (range, in sacks and barrels).
[Price per barrel of 196 pounds, in New Y ork, on Tuesday of each week; quotations furnished b y the
statistician of the N ew Y ork Produce Exchange.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$4.30-$4.70
4.35- 4.75
4.35- 4.75
4.35- 4.75
4.304.354.354.354.30-*
4.304.254.25-
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.65
4.60
4.55
4.55
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
$4.25-$4.50
4.25- 4.50
4.25- 4.55
4.30- 4.65
4.35- 4.70
4.40- 4.70
4.35- 4.70
4.35- 4.70
4.45- 4.75
4.45- 4.75
4.45- 4.75
4.50- 4.85
4.55- 4.85
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$4.55-$4.85
4.50- 4.80
4.00- 4.40
3.85- 4.30
3.90- 4.35
3.85- 4.30
3.85- 4.30
3.85- 4.30
3.85- 4.30
3.85- 4.30
3.90- 4.30
3.90- 4.30
3.85- 4.25
3.85- 4.25
O c t........
N o v ____
D e c........
Average.
1 N o quotation.
$3.90-84.25
3.85- 4.20
3.80- 4.15
3.80- 4.15
3.853.853.853.853.903.953.953.953.95-
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.25
4.25
4.30
4.30
4.30
$4. 3077
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BULLETIN OF THE BUKEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I .— W H O LESA LE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
F O O D , ETC, —Continued.
FRUIT: Apples, evaporated, choice.
[Price per pound, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y o rk Journal of
Commerce.]
Month.
Price.
M onth..
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.06f-$0.07i
.06*- .06*
.061- . 06*
A p r—
M a y . ..
June. . .
$0.06 -$0.06*
.06*
.061- .06|
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.06*-$0.06f
.071- -07*
.07*- .08
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.08 -$0.08*
.07f
.00|- ,09|
Average.
$0.0718
Price.
FRUIT: Currants, uncleaned, in barrels.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y o rk Journal of
Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.07*-$0.07*
.07*- .07*
.07 - .07*
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$0.07 -$0.07*
.06*- .07
.06*- .07
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.06*-$0.07
.06*- .07
.06*- .07
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.06f-$0.07
.06|- .06*
•06|- .06|
Average.
$0.0684
FRUIT: Prunes, California, 60s to 70s, in 50-pound boxes.
I
[Price per pound, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the New Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Jan........ i$Q.061-$0.06*
.05*- .06
F e b ........
Mar........
.05 - .05|
A p r .; ..
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
$0.05-$0.05*
.05- .05*
.06- .061
J u ly .. .
A ug—
S e p t .. .
$0.06 -$0.06*
.06|- .07
.061- .07
O c t........
N o v ____
D e c ........
$0.07*-$0.07*
.08*- .08*
.081- .09
Average.
$0.0656
FRUIT: Raisins, California, London layer.
[Price per b o x of 23 pounds net, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the New Y ork
Journal of Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.40-$l. 45
1.40- 1.45
1.40- 1.45
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$1.40- 1.45
1.40- 1.45
1.20- 1.40
July—
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$1.20-$l. 40
1.20- 1.40
1.20- 1.40
\
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$1.20-11.40
1.20- 1.40
1.20- 1.40
Average.
$1.3521
GLUCOSE: 42° mixing.
[Price per 100 pounds, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the New Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.84
1.91
1.91
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
$2.01
2.11
2.11
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
1 In 25-pound boxes.
$2.11
£.21
2.41
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$2.41
2.31
2.31
Average.
$2.1375
45
WHOLESALE PEICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able I . — W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
F O O D , E T C . — Continued.
LARD: Prime contract.
[Price per pound, id N ew Y ork, on Tuesday of each week; quotations furnished b y the statistician o f the
New Y ork Produce Exchange.]
Month.
Month.
Price.
Jan........ $0.0965-$0.0975
.0980- .0990
.1030- .1040
.1040- .1050
F eb ........
Mar........
.1035.1070.1065.1070.1090.1066.1095.1136-
.1045
.1080
.1075
.1080
.1100
.1075
.1105
.1145
Month.
Price.
A p r___ $0.1140-$0.1160
.1085- .1095
.1105- .1115
.1120- .1130
.1105- .1115
M a y .... . 1100- .1110
.1105- .1115
.1120- .1130
.1125- .1135
J u n e ... . 1100- .1110
.1095- .1105
. 1110- .1120
.1115- .1125
Price.
Month.
J u l y . .. $0.1115-10.1125
.1150- .1160
.1150- .1160
.1175- .1185
.1180- .1190
A u g ....
.1170- .1180
. 1120- .1130
.1130- .1140
.1125- .1135
S e p t ...
. 1120- .1130
.1150- .1160
.1125- .1135
.1125- .1135
. 1120- .1130
Price.
O ct........
$0.1055-$0.1065
.1060- .1070
.1060- .1070
.1090- .1100
N o v .......
.1070- .1080
.1085- .1095
. 1100- .1110
.1095- .1105
.1090- .1100
D e c ........
.1075- .1085
.1070- .1080
.1070- .1080
.1065- .1075
Average.
$0.1101
MEAL: Corn, fine white.
[Price per 100 pounds, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the New Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Jan........
F eb ........
Mar........
$1.4 0-$ l.45
1.30- 1.35
1.30- 1.35
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$1.30-$1.35
1.30- 1.35
1.35- 1.40
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$1.35-$1.40
1.35- 1.40
1.45- 1.50
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$1.60-$l. 65
1.55- 1.60
1.55- 1.60
Average.
$1.4250
MEAL: Corn, fine yellow.
[Price per 100 pounds, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the New Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.40-$l. 45
1.30- 1.35
1.30- 1.35
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$1.30-$l. 35
1.30- 1.35
1.35- 1.40
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$1.35-$l. 40
1.35- 1.40
1.45- 1.50
O c t........
N ov.......
D e c........
$1.60-$l. 65
1.55- 1.60
1.55- 1.60
Average.
$1.4250
MEAT: Bacon, rough sides (short rib), smoked, loose.
[Price per pound, in Chicago, on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the D aily Trade Bulletin.]
Jan
>.10|-$0.10|
.10i- .10|
.101- .11
.10|- .H i
A p r ...
Feb.
.io|- .ill
.10!- .ii£
.101- .lif
.101- •lif
.11 - .ill
.11 - .lif
.11 - .11!
.11 - .11!
M ay..,
Mar.
June.
$0. 11M
. 111. U |. 11|-
. 121. 12|. 121. 121. 121. 121-
0 .12
.12
.12
.12
.121
. 12|
-121
. 12|
*121
.121
.12|- .131
.131- -131
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.13f-$0.13#
.13|- .13!
.131- .13|
.1 3 ^ .13|
.13|
.13|
.13|
•13|
.131
.131
.131
O c t........
$0. 12f-$ 0. 12f
. 121- . 12|
•12i - . 12f
. 12f — . 12|
N o v .......
*12J— . 12|
. 12* - .121
•12f
D e c ........
. 12|. 121. 121•121. 12* -
.121- .121
.121- .12|
Average.
.122
•122
.122
.13
. 12!
. 12|
$0.1236
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I .— W H O LESALE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
FOOD,
FROM JA N U A R Y TO
E T C . — Continued.
MEAT: Bacon, short clear sides, smoked, loose.
[Price per pound, in Chicago, on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the D aily Trade Bulletin.]
Month.
Month.
Price.
Jan........
$0.10f-$0.103
. 101- . 10?
.11 - . 11*
. 11*- . l i t
F e b ........
Mar........
. 11*. 11|.113.U | . 111.113.i i | .113-
Apr.
Price.
$0. 12*-$ 0. 12]
. 12*. 12* . 12*. 12*-
•i l l
.lif
M a y ....
.ill
J u n e ...
.12
.113
.12
.113
.12
Month.
:8 t
. 12§ . 12f . 12|.123•13*.13*-
. 12|
.121
. 12|
. 12|
. 12|
. 12]
.12
. 12]
.13
.13
.13]
.13]
Price.
Month.
J u l y . ..
O c t........
A u g ....
N o v .......
S e p t.. .
D e c ........
Average.
Price.
$0.13 -$ 0 .134
. 123- .13
•12f - . 12*
. 12J- .123
. 123. 12*. 13*.13§.13*.123.13 . 12|. 12|-
.13
. 12§
. 13§
. 13 *
•13§
.13
.13*
•12|
.123
$0.1274
MEAT: Beef, fresh carcass, good native sides.
[Price per pound, in Chicago, on Saturday of each week; quotations from the National Provisioner.]
MEAT: Beef, fresh, native sides.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the N ew Y ork Daily Tribune.]
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
$0.10 -$ 0 .13*
. 1 0 - .13*
.0 9 *- -13
.09*- .12*
09409*10 10 1010*11 11-
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13*
.13*
.13*
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.12-$0.14
.12 - .14
.12 - .14
. 11*- .14
. 12*- .14
. 11*- .13*
. 11*- .13*
.11 - .13
.11 - .13
.11 - .13
.11 - .13*
.12 - .13*
.12 - .13*
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.12 -$0.13*
.12 - .13*
. 12* - .13*
. 12*- .13*
.12 - .13*
.12 - .13*
.12 - .13*
.12 - .13*
.12 - .13*
.12 - .14
.12 - .14
.12 - .14
.12 - .14
.12 - .14
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
Average.
$0.12-$0.14
. 12- .14
. 12- .14
. 12- .14
. 12. 12. 12. 12. 12. 12. 12. 12. 12-
.13]
.13]
.14
.14
.14
.13]
.13]
.13]
.14
$0.1252
47
WHOLESALE PEIOES, 1890 TO 1913.
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I .— W H O LESALE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
FROM JA N U A R Y TO
F O O D , E T C .—Continued.
MEAT: Beef, salt, extra, mess.
[Average weekly price per barrel of 200 pounds, in N ew Y ork; quotations furnished b y the statistician of
the N ew Y ork Produce Exchange,]
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
Jan.........
$20. 00-$ 21.00
20. 00- 21.00
20. 00- 21.00
20. 00- 21.00
20. 00- 21.00
20. 00- 21.00
20. 00- 21.00
19.00- 20.00
A p r___
$19.00-121.00
19.00- 21.00
19.00- 21.00
19.00-21.00
19.00- 21.00
19.00- 21.00
19.00- 21.00
19.00- 21.00
19.00- 21.00
19.00- 21.00
18.00- 19.00
18.00- 19.00
18.00- 19.00
July___
$18.00-$18.50
18.00- 18.50
18.00- 18.50
18.00- 18.50
18.00- 18.50
18.00- 18.50
18.00- 18.50
18.00- 18.50
O ct........
F e b ........
Mar........
19.0019.0019.0019.0019.00-
20.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
M ay___
J u n e.. .
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
17.5017.5017.5017.50-
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
Price.
$17.50-$18.00
17.50- 18.00
17.50- 18.00
17.50- 18.00
17.50- 18.00
17.50- 18.00
17.50- 18.00
17.50- 18.00
17.50- 18.00
17.50- 18.00
17.50- 18.00
17.50- 18.00
17.50- 18.00
$18.9231
MEAT: Hams, smoked, loose.
[Price per pound, in Chicago, on Tuesday o f each week; quotations from the D aily Trade Bulletin.]
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
$0.14f-$0.15*
.141- .15
.141- .15
. 1 5 - .15|
.15J.151.161. 16|—
.161.161.161.161-
-15!
*161
. 16f
.161
-16i
.16f
-161
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.161-$0.16!
.161- -161
.161.161- -161
.161- -17
.161- -171
.161- -171
.161- .171
.161- .171
. 1 7 - .17J
. 1 7 - .17|
.171- -171
.171- -171
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
$0.17i-$0.17!
.171- .171
.171- -181
.171- .181
.171- -181
•17f- -181
.1 7 f- .181
.17J- .18
.171- -18
. 1 7 - .171
. 1 7 - .171
.161- -171
.161- -171
.161- *171
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.161-$0.17
. 1 6 - .161
. 1 6 - .161
. 1 6 - .161
.16 .16 .151. 151.15*.151.151-
:ir-
Average.
.16|
.161
.161
.161
.161
.151
.151
.151
.151
$0.1662
MEAT: Mutton, dressed.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the N ew Y ork D aily Tribune.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.07 -$0.09
.081- .10
.09 - .11
.08 - .091
A p r___
.10
.12
.121
.12
.11
M a y ....
.08 .09 .09 .09 .09 .091.10 .09 -
.13
.13
.12
J u n e ...
$0.11 -$0.14
.13 - .15
. 121- .15
.12 - .141
. 111- .14
.11 - .131
.10 - .13
.10 - .121
.10 - .12
.09 - .13
.09 - .12
.09 - .12
.071- .101
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.08 -$ 0.11
.08 - .111
.11 - .14
.08 - .12
.08 - .12
.08 - .10
.08 - •111
.08 - .101
.08 - .11
.081- .111
.081- .111
.08 - .11
.08 - .11
.08 - .11
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
$0.08 -$ 0.11
. 0 8 - .11
. 0 8 - .11
. 0 8 - .11
.0 8 .0 8 .0 8 .0 8 .0 8 .0 8 .0 8 .0 8 .0 8 -
.101
.11
.101
.101
.11
.11
.11
.101
.101
$0.1025
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I .— W H O LESA LE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
FOOD,
FROM JA N U A R Y
TO
E T C . — Continued.
MEAT: Porky salt) mess, old to new.
[Price per barrel o f 230 peunds, in N ew Y ork , on Tuesday o f each week; quotations furnished b y the statis
tician o f the N ew Y o r k Produce Exchange.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
Price.
$18.75-$19.25
18.75- 19.25
19.25- 19.75
19.25- 19.75
19.7520.5020-5020-5021.2521.7521.7522.25-
20.25
21.00
21.00
21.00
21’. 75
22.00
22.00
22.50
A p r___
M ay—
J u n e ...
Price.
$22.25-$22.50
21.75- 22.25
21.75- 22.25
21.75- 22.25
21.75- 22.25
21.75-. 22.25
21.50- 22.00
21.50- 22.00
21.75- 22.25
22. 00- 22.50
22.25- 22.75
22.25- 22.75
22.25- 22.75
Month.
J uly—
A u g ....
Sept___
Price.
$22.50-$23.00
22.50- 23.00
23.00- 23.50
23.00- 23.50
23.00- 23.50
23.50- 24.00
23.25- 23.75
23.00- 23.50
23.25- 23.75
23.25- 23.75
23.25- 23.75
23.50- 24.00
23.50- 24.00
23.50- 24.00
Month.
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
Price.
$23.75-$24.25
23.75- 24.25
23.75- 24.25
23.50- 24.00
23.0023.0023.0023.2523.2523.2523.2523.2523.25-
Average.
23.50
23.50
23.50
23.75
23.75
23.75
23.75
23.75
23.75
$22.4712
MILK: Fresh.
Irrie e per quart;
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
net price at shipping stations subject to freight rate o f 26 cents per can o f 40 quarts; quota
tions from the Milk Reporter.]
$0.0375
.0375
.0350
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0.0333
.0300
.0275
$0.0300
.0350
.0375
J uly___
A u g ....
Sept___
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.0400
.0404
.0404
Average.
$0.0353
MOLASSES: New Orleans) open kettle.
[Price per gallon, in N ew Y ork , on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.35-$0.55
.3.5- .55
.35- .55
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.35-$0.55
.35- .55
.3 5 - .55
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
$0.35-$0.55
.3 5 - .55
.35- .55
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.35-80.55
.35- .55
.35- .55
Average.
$0.4500
POULTRY: Fresh-killed dressed fowls, western, dry packed, dry picked, fancy, 48 to 55 pounds
to the dozen.
[Price per poun d, in N ew Y ork , each week; quotations from the National Provisioner.]
Jan........
$0.15
16
il6
.17
.17
.17
.17
.17
F e b ........
Mar........
$ 0 .1 7 .1 7 .1 7 -
. 17*
.17*
.17J
.17*
.18
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.18*
1Q1
•AO
J
$0.18*- .19
.18*- .19
.18*- .19
.J 8i - .19
. 1 9 - .19*
.19
.19
.18*
.19
.19*
. 1 9 - .19*
$0.19*
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
!l9 *
. 19*
.19*
.19*
.19*
.19*
$ 0 .1 8 - .19
.18*- .19
.18*- .19
.19
.19
O ct........
*
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
119*
ast
*18*
.19
.18
.17
.17
.17
.17*
.17*
.18
.17*
$0.1S24
49
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able I .— W H O L E S A L E
P R IC E S O P C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
TO
F O O D , E T C . — Continued.
RICE: Domestic, choice, head.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork , on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y o rk Journal o f
Commerce. J
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
Jan........
F eb ........
Mar........
$0.05|-80.05|
.05|- .05£
.O of- .05*
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.05f-$0.05*
.05|- .05*
.05|- .051
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ....
$0.05f-$0.05$
.0 5 f- .05|
.05|- .05|
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.05f-$0.05|
.05|- .05|
.0 5 f- .05|
Average.
$0.0551
Price.
SALT: American, medium.
[Price per barrel o f 280 pounds, in Chicago, on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F eb ........
Mar........
$1.02
1.02
1.02
$1.02
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
1.02
1.02
$1.02
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
1.02
1.02
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$1.02
Average.
$1.02
1.02
1.02
SODA: Bicarbonate of, American.
[Price per poun d, in N ew Y ork , on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Oil, P aint, and Drug
R eporter.]
Jan........
F eb ........
Mar........
$0.01
.01
.01
$0.01
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
.01
.01
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.01
.01
.01
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.01
Average.
$0.01
.01
.01
SPICES: Pepper, black, Singapore.
[Price per poun d, in N ew Y ork , on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Journal of
1
Commerce.]
*
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0. 10f-$ 0 .11
. 10f - .101
. 10|- . 10|
A p r___
M ay—
J u n e ...
$0.10 -$ 0.101
. 101- . 10f
. 10|- . 10*
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0. 10f-$ 0. 10£
. 10f - .11
. 11.111
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0. 11f-$ 0.111
Average.
$0.1085
:St :Sf
STARCH: Corn, for culinary purposes, Sunbeam, 48 1-pound packages in box.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.06
. .06
.06
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
44524°—Bull. 149—14----- 4
$0.06
.06
.06
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.06
.06
.06
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.06
.06
.06
Average.
$0.0600
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I . — W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F
C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
JANUARY
TO
F O O D , E T C .—Continued.
SUGAR: 96° Centrifugal.
[Net price per pound, in N ew Y o rk , on Thursday o f each week, including im port d u ty o f 1.681 cents per
pound; quotations from W illet & Gray’s W eekly Statistical Sugar Trade Journal.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
Price.
Price.
Month. 1
$0.03730
.03480
.03480
.03480
.03480
.03480
.03480
.03480
.03510
A p r___
$0.03450
.03360
.03360
.03390
J u ly ....
M a y—
A u g ....
.03540
. 03580
.03580
. 03480
J u n e ...
.03390
.03360
.03300
.03300
.03330
.03330
.03330
.03330
.03360
Price.
Month.
$0.03480
.03540
.03570
.03540
.03640
.03730
.03730
.03730
.03760
S e p t ...
•
.03760
.03760
.03730
.03610
O ct........
N o v ------
Price.
$0.03450
.03480
.03480
.03480
.03610
.03540
.03640
.03700
.03610
D e c ........
. 03540
.03540
.03230
.03230
.03230
Average.
$0.03504
SUGAR: Granulated, in barrels.
[Net price per pound, f. o. b ., at New Y ork , on Thursday of each week, including im port duty o f 1.90 cents
per pound; quotations from W illet
Gray’s W eekly Statistical Sugar Trade Journal.]
&
Jan........
Feb . . . .
$0.04802
.04557
.04459
.04459
.04214
.04165
.04214
.04165
.04165
A p r___
M ay...
J u n e ...
Mar........
. 04214
. 04214
.04165
.04165
$0.04165
.04067
.04067
.04116
.04116
.04116
.04116
.04018
.04116
. 04116
.04116
.04116
.04214
J u l y .. .
A ug . . .
S e p t .. .
$0.04410
.04410
.04508
.04508
.04508
. 04606
.04606
.04608
.04606
.04508
.04508
.04508
.04606
O c t ____
N o v ___
$0.04361
.04165
.04067
.04165
.04165
.04214
.04214
.04214
.04214
D e c........
.04165
.04165
.04116
.04018
. 03920
Average.
$0.04273
TALLOW.
[Price per pound, in N ew ^Fork, on Tuesday o f each week; quotations furnished b y the statistician o f the
N ew Y ork Produce Exchange.]
Jan.........
$0.06}
.06f
.06|
A p r___
.0 6 }
.08*
.0 6 }
M a y___
.m
F e b ........
Mar........
.m
.0 6 }
.mi
.mi
.mi
J u n e ...
$0.06}
.0 6 }
.061
•06f
.061
.0 6 }
.0 8 }
.0 6 }
.06|
.0 6 }
.06
.06
.06|
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.06}
.0 8 }
.081
'.06f
.081
O c t........
$0.06§
.06|
•06§
.06|
.061
N o v ____
.061
.06f
. 06§
.08|
•06§
•06|
.06|
.061
.06|
.081
.061
.061
.061
.081
.061
.0 3 }
.06|
D e c ........
Average.
$0.0628
51
WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e I . — W H O L E S A L E P B IC E S O F
C O M M O D IT IE S F B O M
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
JA N U A E Y TO
F O O D , E T C . — Continued.
TEA: Formosa, fine.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y o rk Journal o f
Commerce.]
Month.
$0.24-$0.25
.2 4 - .26
.2 4 - .26
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
Price.
888
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
Month.
■'
$0.24-$0.25
.2 4 - .25
.2 4 - .25
Price.
g
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
O ct........
N o v ____
D e c ........
$0.24-$0.26
.2 4 - .28
.2 4 - .26
Average.
$0.2483
VEGETABLES, FRESH: Cabbage, white (range of domestic-grown cabbage from native
and Danish seed).
[Price per ton (2,000 poun ds), in N ew Y ork , on Saturday o f each week; quotations from the Producers’
Price Current.]
Jan........
F e b ........
$3.00-$9.00
3.00- 9.00
3.00- 9.00
3.00- 9.00
3.00- 9.00
6. 00- 8.00
6.00- 7.00
7.00- 9.00
A p r___
M a y . ..
$6. 00-$9.00
7.00-10.00
9.00-12.00
7.00-10.00
10.00-15.00
12.00-18.00
(J)
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
7.007.007.007.006.00-
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
J u n e ...
v)
O c t........
0)
0)
0)
N o v .......
(0
0)
i)
Mar........
( l)
W
0)
S e p t ...
(i)
(i)
0)
0)
$25.00-$30.00
20.00- 25.00
15.00- 20.00
20.00- 25.00
D e c -----
Average.
$20.00-$25.00
20.00- 25.00
20.00- 25.00
15.00- 23.00
14.00- 22.00
C1)
C1)
12.50- 18.00
13.00- 23.00
16.00- 26.00
27.00- 30.00
25.00- 28.00
23.00- 26.00
$14.1691
VEGETABLES, FRESH: Onions.
[Price per 100-pound bag, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Producers’ Price
Current.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.50-$l. 00
.5 0 - 1.25
.5 0 - 1.00
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ..
$0.25-$0.50
.20- .75
( 3)
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$1.12-$1.50
a 1. 12- 1.50
4 1.00- 1.75
O c t........
N o v .. . .
D e c ........
$2.50-$3.50
2.00- 2.75
41.50- 2.00
Average.
$1.3041
VEGETABLES, FRESH: Potatoes, white, ordinary to fancy.
[Price per bushel, in Chicago, on M onday of each week; quotations from the D aily Trade Bulletin.]
Jn,n____
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.43-$0.52
.40- .52
.44- .52
.44- .52
.41- .50
.45- .50
.45- .50
.42- .48
.38- .47
.3 8 - .48
.4 2 - .50
.4 2 - .48
.40- .48
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0.38-$0.47
.3 6 - .46
.32- .41
.36- .46
.37- .47
.3 5 - .45
.43- .53
.6 0 - .70
.30- .40
5.50- .90
.4575
.85- 1.10
.60- .65
J u ly .. .
A ug-----
S e p t .. .
$0.55-SO. 65
. 80— .95
.75- ,.95
.60- 1.00
.60- .95
.60- . 95
.40- ,.90
.5 2 - . 93
.5 0 - ,.93
.60- . 95
.80- 1,.00
.75- .85
. 66- ,.75
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
Average.
1 N o price quoted for week.
2 R ed.
s N o quotation for m onth.
4 Y ellow .
5 N ew potatoes,
$0.53-SO. 60
.53- .63
.58- .70
.60- .75
.6 0 - .75
.5 8 - .75
.5 8 - .75
.55- .68
.50- .68
.6 5 - .73
.5 8 - .69
.50- .63
.50- .65
$0.5932
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T able
I .— W H O L E SA L E
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
F O O D , B T C .—Concluded.
VINEGAR: Cider, Monarch, 40«grain, in 45-gallon barrels.
[Price per gallon, in N ew Y o rk , on the first o f each m onth.]
Month.
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
Month.
0.15
.15
.15
A p r .. ..
M a y ...
J u n e ...
Price.
$0.15
.15
.15
Month.
Month.
Price.
J u ly .. .
A u g ....
S e p t....
$0.15
.15
.15
Price.
O c t........
N o v ........
D e c ........
$0.15
.15
.15
Average.
$0.1500
O c t ........
N ov.......
D e c ........
$0,204
Average.
$0.2017
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G .
BAGS: 2-bushel, Amoskeag.
[Price per hag on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.184
.18|
. 20|
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$0,201
.204
. 20}
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0,204
.204
.204
.204
.204
BLANKETS: All-wool, 11-4, 5 pounds to the pair.
[Price per poun d on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.10
1.10
1.10
A p r___
M a y ...
J u n e ...
$1.05
1.05
1.05
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$1.05
1.05
1.05
$1.00
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
1.00
1.00
*
$1.0500
BLANKETS: Cotton, 10-4, 2 pounds to the pair, 54 by 74.
[Price per pair on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.5933
.5933
.5933
A p r .. ..
M a y ...
J u n e ...
$0.5933
.5933
.5933
J u ly .. .
A u g----S e p t .. .
$0.5933
.5933
.5933
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.6233
.6500
.6500
Average.
$0.6050
BOOTS AND SHOES: Men’s seamless Creedmores (split ties), first quality, standard screw
or pegged.
[Price per pair to the jobb er on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1,374
1.37|
1.374
A p r ....
M a y ...
J u n e ...
$1,374
1.374
1.374
J u ly .. .
A ug—
S e p t .. .
$1,374
1.40
1.40
O c t........
N ov........
D e c........
$1.40
1.40
1.40
Average.
$1.3854
BOOTS AND SHOES: Men’s vici calf shoes, Blucher bal., vici calf top, single sole.
[Price per pair on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$3.10
3.10
3.10
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$3.10
3.10
3.10
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t . ..
$3.10
3.10
3.10
O c t ........
N o v ........
D e c........
$3.15
3.15
3.15
Average.
$3.1130
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
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53
I .— W H O LE SA LE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
J A N U A R Y TO
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G —Continued.
BOOTS AND SHOES: Men’s vici kid shoes, Goodyear welt.
[Price per pair to the jobber on the first o f each m onth.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
Month.
$2.75
2.75
2.75
A p r___
M ay—
J u n e ...
Price.
$2.75
2.85
2.85
Month.
J u ly ....
Aug....
S e p t ...
Price.
$2.85
2.85
3.00
Month.
Price.
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$3.00
3.00
3.00
Average.
$2.8607
BOOTS AND SHOES: Women’s solid grain shoes, leathers polish or polka.
[Price per pair on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.15
1.15
1.15
A p r—
M ay—
J u n e ...
$1.15
1.15
1.15
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$1.15
1.15
1.15
O ct........
N o v ........
D e c........
$1.15
1.15
1.15
Average.
$1.1500
BROADCLOTH: First quality black, 54-inch, made from X X X wool.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$2.02
2.02
2.02
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$2.02
2.02
2.02
J u ly ....
A u g___
S e p t ...
$2.02
2.02
2.02
O c t........
N o v ........
D e c ........
$2.02
Average.
$2.0200
2.02
2.02
CALICO: American standard prints, 64 by 64, 7 yards to the pound.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F eb........
Mar........
$0.0523
.0523
.0523
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0.0523
.0523
.0523
July___
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.0523
.0475
.0499
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.0499
.0499
.0499
Average.
$0.0511
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$1.2960
1.2720
1.2720
Average.
$1.2920
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$2.4240
2.3280
2.3280
Average.
$2.4080
CARPETS: Brussels, 5-frame, Bigelow.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F eb ........
Mar........
, $1.2960
1.2960
1.2960
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$1.2960
1.2960
1.2960
July—
A u g ....
Sept___
$1.2960
1.2960
1.2960
CARPETS: Wilton, 5-frame, Bigelow.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F eb ........
Mar........
$2.4240
2.4240
2.4240
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$2.4240
2.4240
2.4240
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
$2.4240
2.4240
2.4240
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T a b le I .— W H O LESA LE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
J A N U A R Y TO
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G —Continued.
COTTON FLANNELS: 2f yards to the pound.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Month.
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
Price.
$0.10
.10
.10
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Price.
Month.
$0.10
.10
.10
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
Price.
Month.
$0.10
.10
.10
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.10
. 10|
. 10|
Average.
$0.1013
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0,071
Average.
$0.0792
COTTON FLANNELS: 3£ yards to the pound.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0,071
.071
.071
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0,071
.071
.07 i
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ....
$0,071
•071
.07|
.081
COTTON THREAD: 6»cord, 200-yard spools, J. & P. Coats.
[Price per spool, freight paid, on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.0392
.0392
.0392
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.0392
.0392
.0392
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.0392
.0392
.0392
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.0392
.0392
.0392
Average.
$0.0392
COTTON YARNS: Carded, white, mule-spun, northern, cones, 10/1.
[Price per pound on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.22
.22
.22
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.22
.211
.21
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
$0.21
.211
.221
O c t ........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.24
.231
Average.
$0.2213
.221
COTTON YARNS: Carded, white, mule-spun, northern, cones, 22/1.
[Price per pound on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
M ar........
$0.24
.241
.24
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0,241
.241
.24
J u ly ....
A u g___
S e p t.. .
$0.24
.24
.25
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
DENIMS: Amoskeag.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
J a n .....
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.13|
.13f
.141
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0,141
.141
.141
J u l y . ..
A ug—
S e p t ...
$0,141
.141
.141
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.141
.141
.141
Average.
$0.1417
55
WHOLESALE PEICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able I .— W H O L E S A L E
P E IC E S O P C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E B , 1913— Continued.
FE O M J A N U A E Y TO
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G —Continued.
DRILLINGS: Brown, Pepperell.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
$0.08
.081
.081
Month.
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
Price.
Month.
$0,081
.081
.081
Month.
Price.
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0,081
.081
.081
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0,081
.081
.081
Average.
$0.0823
DRILLINGS: 30-inch, Massachusetts D standard, 2.85 yards per pound.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
J an ........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0,081
.08|
.081
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0,081
.081
.081
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
80.081
. 0SI
.081
Average.
$0.0827
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.4C50
. 40o0
. 4473
Average.
$0.4635
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0,061
.081
.061
Average.
$0.0650
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0,061
Average.
$0.0618
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.75
. 75
.75
Average.
$0.7880
$0,084
.084
.081
FLANNELS: White, 4-4 Ballard Vale, No. 3.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.4650
.4650
.4650
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0.4650
.4650
.4650
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.4650
.4650
.4650
GINGHAMS: Amoskeag.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
J an ........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0,061
. 06§
.06|
A p r___
M ay—
J u n e ...
$0,061
.06|
J u ly ....
A ug—
S e p t ...
$0,061
.061
.061
'
GINGHAMS: Lancaster.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Jan ........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0,061
.061
.061
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0,061
.081
.061
J u ly ....
A ug___
S e p t ...
$0,061
.061
•05|
.064
.061
HORSE BLANKETS: All wool, 6 pounds each.
[Price per pound on the first of each month.]
J an ........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0,821
.821
.821
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0,821
.821
.821
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.75
.75
.75
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T able I .— W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y TO
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G —Continued.
HOSIERY: Men’s cotton half hose, seamless, fast black, 20 to 22 ounce, 160 needles, single
thread, carded yarn.
[Price per dozen pairs on the first of each m onth.]
Month.
J a n ........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
Price.
$0.85
.85
.85
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Price.
$0.85
.85
.87|
Month.
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t ...
Price.
$0.87*
.87*
.87
Month.
Price.
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.85
.85
.85
Average-
$0.8579
HOSIERY: Women’s cotton hose, high-spliced heel, double sole, full fashioned, combed
peeler yarn.
[Price per dozen pairs on the first of each m onth.]
J a n ........
F e b ........
M ar........
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$1.85
1.85
1.85
$1.85
1.85
1.85
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$1.85
1.85
1.85
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$1.85
1.85
1.85
Average.
$1.85
HOSIERY: Women’s cotton hose, seamless, 26-ounce, 176 needles, single thread, carded yarn.
[Price per dozen pairs on the first of each m onth.]
J a n ........
F e b ........
Mar........
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.85
.85
.85
$0.85
.85
.87*
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S ep t. . .
$0.87*
.87*
.87*
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.85
.85
.85
Average.
$0.8583
LEATHER: Chrome calf, dull or bright finish, B grade (range of prices).
[Price tier square foot, in general market, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Shoe and
Leather Reporter.]
J a n ........
F e b ........
M ar........
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.26-$0.28
.2 6 - .28
.2 6 - .28
$0.26-$0.28
.2 6 - .28
.2 5 - .28
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.26-$0.28
.2 6 - .28
.2 6 - .28
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.26-$0.28
.26- .28
.2 6 - .28
Average.
$0.2696
LEATHER: Harness, oak, 17 pounds and up, No. 1.
[Price per pound, in general market, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Shoe and
Leather Reporter.]
J a n .....
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.39-$0.40
.3 9 - .40
.3 9 - .40
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.39-$0.40
.3 9 - .40
.3 7 - .39
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.39-$0.40
.3 9 - .40
.3 9 - .40
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.39-$0.40
.3 9 - .40
.3 9 - .40
Average.
$0.3938
LEATHER: Sole, hemlock, Buenos Aires and Montevideo, middles, No. 1.
[Price per pound, in
Jan ........
F e b ........
M ar........
general market, on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Shoe and
Leather Reporter.]
$0.27-$0.28
.2 7 - .28
.2 7 - .28
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.27-$0.28
.2 8 - .29
.26
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.28-$0.29
.2 8 - .29
.2 8 - .29
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.28-$0.29
.30
.30
Average.
$0.2821
57
WHOLESALE PEICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T
able
I .— W H O LESA LE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
J A N U A R Y TO
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G —Continued.
LEATHER: Sole, oak, scoured backs, heavy No. 1.
[Price per pound, in general market, on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Shoe and
Leather Reporter.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
M ar........
Price.
$0.43
$0.44- .45
.44- .45
Month.
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Price.
$0.45
$0.45- .46
.41- .42
Month.
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
Price.
$0.45-$0.46
.45- .46
.4 5 - .46
Month.
Price.
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.46
.46
.46
Average.
$0.4488
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.8930
.8930
.8930
Average.
$0.8930
LINEN SHOE THREAD: 10s, Barbour.
[Price per pound on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.8930
.8930
.8930
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.8930
.8930
.8930
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.8930
.8930
.8930
OVERCOATINGS: Covert cloth, all wool, double and twist, 14-ounce.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.80
1.80
1.80
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$1.80
1.80
1.80
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$1.80
1.80
1.80
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$1.80
1.80
1.80
Average.
$1.8000
OVERCOATINGS: Soft-faced, black, plain twill, 24-ounce.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.37*
1.37*
1.37*
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$1.37*
1.37*
1.37*
July—
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$1.37*
1.37*
1.37*
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$1.37*
1.37*
1.37*
Average.
$1.3725
O c t........
$0.038125
.038125
.038125
.038125
.038125
.038125
.037500
.037500
.036875
.036875
.036875
.036875
.036875
PRINT CLOTHS: 28-inch, 64 by 64.
[Average weekly price per linear yard.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.041250
.041250
.041250
.040000
.040000
.040000
.040000
.040000
.040000
.040000
.040000
.040000
.038750
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.038750
.038750
.038750
.036250
.036250
.036250
.035000
.035000
.035000
.036250
.036250
.036250
.036250
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.036250
.036250
.036250
.036250
.035625
.035625
.035625
.035625
.036250
.037500
.037500
.038125
.038125
N o v .......
D e c ........
Average.
$0.037704
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D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
C LO TH S
AN D
J A N U A R Y TO
C L O T H I N G — Continued.
SHEETINGS: Bleached, 10-4, Pepperell.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
$0.23
.23
.23
Month.
A p r___
M a y ...
J u n e ...
Price.
$0.23
.23
.23
Month.
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
Price.
Month.
$0.23
.23
.23
Price.
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.26
.27
.27
Average.
$0.2392
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.3444
.3444
.3444
Average.
$0.3257
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0,081
.08|
.081
Average.
$0.0842
SHEETINGS: Bleached, 10-4, Wamsutta S. T.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
M ar........
$0.3194
.3194
.3194
A p r—
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.3194
.3194
.3194
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.3194
.3194
.3194
SHEETINGS: Brown, 4-4, Indian Head.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
M ar........
$0,081
.081
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.08|
.081
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0,081
.081
.081
SHEETINGS: Brown, 4-4, Pepperell R.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.07J
.071
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
$0,071
.071
.071
J u ly .. .
A u g----S e p t....
$0,071
.071
.071
O c t........
N:>v........
D e c ........
Average.
SHEETINGS: Brown, 4-4, Ware Shoals L. L., 4 yards to the pound.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.06§
.061
.061
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$0,061
.06
.06
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0,051
.051
.0
O ct.........
N o v .......
D e c ........
Average.
SHIRTINGS: Bleached, 4-4, Fruit of the Loom.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.08§
.08|
.08|
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$0.08f
.08|
.08|
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.08§
.08|
.08§
O c t........
N o v ____
D e c ........
$0.09
.091
.091
Average.
$0.0870
59
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I . — W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
T able
C LO TH S
AN D
C L O T H IN
G—
JA N U A R Y TO
Continued.
SHIRTINGS: Bleached, 4-4, Rough Rider.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Month.
Price.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0,081
.08J
Month.
A p r----M a y .. .
J u n e ...
Price.
S0.08J
.08
.08
Month.
Price.
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
Month.
$0.08
.08
.081
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.G8|
.08f
.08|
Average.
$0.0827
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.08*
.0S|
.08|
Average.
$0.0824
O ct........
N o v -----D e c ........
$0.1117
.1117
.1117
Average.
$0.1117
SHIRTINGS: Bleached, 39-inch, Lonsdale.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each month.]
Jan........
........
Mar........
$0.08 J
.08*
.081
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$0.08*
F eb .081
.081
J u ly ...
A ug----S e p t .. .
$0,071
.071
.071
SHIRTINGS: Bleached, 4-4, Wamsutta
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
$0.1117
.1117
.1117
A p r___
M a y .. .
June.
$0.1117
.1117
.1117
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.1117
.1117
.1117
SILK: Raw, Italian, classical.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork , each m onth; quotations from the American Silk Journal.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$3.9105
3.9600
4.0095
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$4.1085
4.2075
4.3065
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$4.4550
4.6530
4.9995
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$4.8015
4.6035
4.5045
Average.
$4.3766
SILK: Raw, Japan, Kansai No. 1.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, each m onth; quotations from the American Silk Journal.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$3.4678
3.4920
3.3950
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$3.4920
3.4435
3.6133
J u ly ....
A ug----S e p t .. .
$3.6133
4.0498
4.0255
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$3.7588
3.6860
3.6375
Average.
$3.6395
. SUITINGS: Clay worsted, diagonal, 12-ounce, Washington Mills.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.1925
1.2375
1.2375
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$1.2375
1.2375
1.2375
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$1.2375
1.1025
1.1025
O c t........ !
N o v ....... 1
D e c........j
$1.1025
1.1025
1.1025
! Average.;
$1.1775
i
!
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D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
JANUARY
TO
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G —Continued.
SUITINGS: Clay worsted, diagonal, 16-ounce, Washington Mills.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
Month.
$1.3950
1.4625
1.4625
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
Price.
$1.4625
1.4625
1.4625
Month.
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
Price.
$1.4625
1.2825
1.2825
Month.
Price.
O ct........
N ov.......
D e c........
$1.2825
1.2825
1.2825
Average.
$1.3819
SUITINGS: Serge, 11-ounce, Fulton Mills, 3192.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.2150
1.2150
1.2150
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$1.2150
1.2150
1.2150
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$1.2150
1.0125
1.0125
O ct........
N o v .. . .
D e c........
$1.0125
1.0125
1.0125
Average.
$1.1306
SUITINGS: Wool-dyed blue, 55-56 inch, 15-ounce.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.5750
1.5750
1.5750
A p r___
M a y ; ..
J u n e ...
$1.5750
1.5750
1.5750
J u ly ...
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$1.5750
1.5750
1.4850
O c t........
N o v ____
D e c ........
$1.4850
1.4850
1.4850
Average.
$1.5450
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.13 J
.13*
.13£
Average.
$0.1346
TICKINGS: Amoskeag, A. C. A.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
$0.13|
as!
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$0.13f
•13f
.13
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.13
.13
. 13J
TROUSERINGS: Fancy worsted, worsted warp and filling, worsted back, 16£ to 17£ ounce.
[Price per linear yard on the first o f each m onth.)
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$2.1375
2.1375
2.1375
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$2.1375
2.1375
2.1375
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$2.1375
2.1375
2.1375
O ct........
N o v ____
D e c ........
$2.1375
2.1375
2.1375
Average.
$2.1375
UNDERWEAR: Shirts and drawers, merino, natural color, full-fashioned, 50 per cent wool,
24-gauge.
[Price per dozen garments on the first o f each m onth.)
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$13.50
13.50
13.50
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
$13.50
13.50
13.50
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$13.50
13.50
13.50
O c t........
N o v -----D e c ........
$13.50
13.50
13.50
Average.
$13.5000
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D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
FROM
J A N U A R Y TO
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G —Continued.
UNDERWEAR! Union suits, merino, natural color, 40 per cent wool, circular, 24-gauge, light
weight.
[Price per dozen garments on the first of each m onth.]
Month.
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
$9.00
9.00
9.00
Month.
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
Price.
$9.00
9.00
9.00
Month.
J u ly .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
Price.
$9.00
9.00
9.00
Month.
Price.
O c t........
N o v ____
D e c ........
$9.00
9.00
9.00
Average.
$9.0000
WOMEN’S DRESS GOODS; Cashmere, all wool, 8-9 twill, 35-inch, Atlantic Mills 3602.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
$0.3528
.3528
.3528
A p r ___
M a y ...
J u n e ...
$0.3528
.3528
.3528
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.3528
.3528
.3528
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.3185
.3185
.3185
Average.
$0.3442
WOMEN’S DRESS GOODS: Cashmere, cotton warp, 9-twill, 4-4, Atlantic Mills F.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.2156
.2156
.2156
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$0.2156
.2156
.2156
J u ly .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.2156
.2156
.2156
O c t........
N ov........
D e c ........
$0.1960
.1960
.1960
Average.
$0.2107
WOMEN’S DRESS GOODS: Cashmere, cotton warp, 36-inch, Hamilton.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.1862
.1862
.1862
A p r ___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$0.1862
.1862
.1862
J u ly .. .
A ug----S e p t .. .
$0.1862
.1862
.1862
O c t ........
N o v ____
D e c ........
$0.1862
.1862
.1862
Average.
$0.1862
WOMEN’S DRESS GOODS: Panama cloth, all wool, 54-inch.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.6517
.6517
.6517
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$0.6517
.6517
.6517
J u ly .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.6517
.6517
.6517
O c t ........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.5390
.5390
.5390
Average.
$0.6235
WOMEN’S DRESS GOODS: Poplar cloth, cotton warp and worsted filling, 36-inch.
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.19
.19
.19
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.19
.19
.19
J u ly ....
A ug—
S e p t.. .
$0.19
.19
.19
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
Average.
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FROM JA N U A R Y TO
C L O T H S A N D C L O T H IN G —Concluded.
WOMEN’S DRESS GOODS: Sicilian cloth, cotton warp, 50-inch«
[Price per linear yard on the first of each m onth.]
Month.
Price.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
$0.3381
.3381
.3381
A p r .. ..
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Price.
$0.3381
.3381
.3381
Month.
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t . ..
Price.
$0.3381
.3381
.3381
Month.
Price.
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.2793
.2793
.2793
Average.
$0.3234
WOOL: Ohio, fine fleece (X and X X grade), scoured.
[Price per pound, in eastern markets, on the first o f each m onth.]
J an ........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.6383
.6383
.6383
A p r___
M ay—
J u n e ...
$0.6170
.5957
.5745
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.5745
.5745
.5532
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.5532
.5532
.5532
Average.
$0.5887
WOOL: Ohio, medium fleece (one-fourth and three-eighths grade), scoured.
[Price per pound, in eastern markets, on the first o f each m onth.]
J an ........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.5000
.5000
.4861
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.4861
.4722
.4722
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.4722
.4583
.4583
O ct.........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.4583
.4444
.4444
Average.
$0.4710
O c t........
N ov.......
D e c ........
$1.15
Average.
$1.1754
WORSTED YARNS: 2-40s, Australian fine.
[Price per pound on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.25
1.25
1.22*
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$1.22*
1.20
1.20
J u ly ....
A ug----S e p t.. .
$1.17*
1.17*
1.17*
1.10
.98
WORSTED YARNS: 2-32s, crossbred stock, white, in skeins.
[Price per pound on the first of each m onth.]
Jan ........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.88
.88
.83
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e .. .
$0.83
.75
.75
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.75
.75
.75
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.75
.75
.65
Average.
$0.7767
F U E L A N D L IG H T IN G .
CANDLES: Adamantine, 6s, 14-ounce.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the first of m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.07*
.07*
.07*
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0.07*
.07*
.07*
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t. . .
$0.07*
.07*
.07*
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.07*
.07*
.07*
Average.
$0.0725
63
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P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
able
J A N U A R Y TO
F U E L A N D L IG H T IN G —Continued.
COAL: Anthracite, broken.
[Average
monthlyselling price per ton of 2,240 pounds, at tidewater, N ew Y ork H arbor.]
Price.
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$4.4508
4.4500
4.4500
Month.
A p r----M ay___
J u n e ...
Price.
$4.4436
4.4432
4.4380
Month.
Price.
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
$4.4432
4.4449
4.4500
Month.
Price.
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$4.4457
4.4453
4.4466
Average.
$4.4459
COAL: Anthracite, chestnut.
[Average m onthly selling price per ton of 2,240 pounds, at tidewater, N ew Y o rk Harbor.]
Jan.........
F eb ........
Mar........
$5.4458
5.4476
5.4500
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$4.9450
5.0420
5.1356
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
$5.1972
5.3312
5.4234
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$5.4475
5.4498
5.4453
Average.
$5.3134
COAL: Anthracite, egg.
[Average m onthly selling price per ton of 2,240 pounds, at tidewater, N ew Y o rk Harbor.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$5.1954
5.2000
5.2000
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$4.6974
4.7897
4.8799
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
$4.9539
5.0842
5.1640
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$5.1976
5.2011
5.2000
Average.
$5.0636
COAL: Anthracite, stove.
[Average m onthly selling price per ton of 2,240 pounds, at tidewater, New Y o rk n a rb or.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$5.1962
5.1932
5.2000
A p r___
M ay—
J u n e ...
$4.6961
4.7795
4.8806
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$4.9556
5.0711
5.1738
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$5.1974
5.1977
5.1945
Average.
$5.0613
COAL: Bituminous, Georges Creek.
[Price per ton of 2,240 pounds, at the mine, on the first of each m onth.]
$1.45
1.45
1.45
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e .. .
$1.45
1.45
1.50
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$1.45
1.50
1.55
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$1.55
1.60
1.70
Average.
$1.5083
COAL: Bituminous, Georges Creek.
[Price per ton of 2,240 pounds, f. o. b. N ew Y ork n a rb or, on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$3.00
3.00
3.00
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$3.05
3.00
3.00
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$3.00
3.00
3.10
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
S3.10
3.15
3.25
Average.
S3.0542
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^
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
F U E L A N D L IG H T IN G —Continued.
COAL: Bituminous, Pittsburgh (Youghiogheny), lump.
(Price per bushel (80 pounds) on Tuesday of each week. Cincinnati, afloat; quotations furnished b y the
superintendent of the Cincinnati Chamber o f Comm erce.j
Month.
Price.
Month.
Jan........
$0.08
.08
.08
.08
A p r___
F e b ........
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
M a y ....
Mar........
J u n e ...
Price.
$0.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
Month.
Price.
July___
Month.
$0.08
.081
Price.
O c t........
$0.09
.09
.09
.09
N o v .......
D e c ........
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
Average.
$0.0836
.081
A u g ....
io i
.081
.081
.081
.081
.081
.09
.09
.09
S e p t.. .
COKE: Connellsville, furnace.
[Price per ton (2,0C0 pou n ds), f. o. b . at the ovens, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$3.25-64.10
3.00- 3.15
2.50- 2.60
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$2.25-£2.40
2.1 0 - 2.20
2.15- 2.25
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$2.25-52.50
2.50
2.40- 2.50
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$2.10-52.25
1.85- 2.00
1.75- 2.00
Average.
$2.4396
MATCHES: Globe, No. 1, in cases.
[Price per case of 144 boxes, in New Y ork, on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.95
.95
.95
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0.95
.95
.95
J u ly ....
A u g—
S e p t.. .
$0.95
.95
.95
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.95
.95
Average.
$0.9500
.95
PETROLEUM: Crude.
]Price per barrel of 42 gallons, at the wells, on the first of the m onth; quotations from the Oil City Derrick.)
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$2.00
2.40
2.50
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$2.50
2.50
2.50
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$2.50
2.50
2.50
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$2.50
2.50
2.50
Average.
$2.4500
PETROLEUM: Refined, for export, in barrels, cargo lots, S. W. 110° fire test.
[Price per gallon, in N ew Y ork, on the first of the m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint and D rug Reporter.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.0850
.0850
.0850
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.0850
.0850
.0870
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.0870
.0870
.0870
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.0870
.0875
.0875
Average.
$0.0863
65
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able I .— W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
F U E L A N D L IG H T IN G —Concluded.
PETROLEUM: Refined 150° fire test, water-white, in barrels (jobbing lots).
[Price per gallon, in N ew Y ork, on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Month.
Price.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
$0.12J
.12|
.12|
Month.
Price.
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e ...
$0.12£
.m
.12|
Price.
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.12£
.12*
12
Month.
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.12
.12
.12
Average.
$0.1233
M E T A L S A N D IM P L E M E N T S ,
AUGERS: Extra, 1-inch
[Price per auger, in N ew Y ork, on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.35
.35
.35
A p r___
M a y .. .
J u n e .. .
$0.35
.35
.35
J u l y .. .
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.35
.35
.35
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.35
.35
.35
Average.
$0.3500
AXES: Essex, pattern handled.
[Price per dozen, in N ew Y ork , on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$10.80
10.80
10.80
$10.80
10.80
10.80
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$10.80
10.80
10.80
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$10.80
10.80
10.80
Average.
$10.8000
BAR IRON: Best refined.
[Average m onthly price per pound, in Philadelphia; quotations furnished b y Bureau o f Statistics of the
American Iron and Steel Institute.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.0206
.0206
.0206
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.0196
.0196
.0196
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
$0.0196
.0196
.0186
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.0176
.0176
.0166
Average.
$0.0192
BAR IRON: Common to best refined, from mill.
[Price per pound, f. o. b . at Pittsburgh, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Iron A ge.]
Jan......... $0.0170-$0.0175
F e b ........ .0170- .0175
Mar........ .0170- .0175
A p r___ $0.0170-$0.0175
M a y .... .0170- .0175
J u n e .. . .0170- .0175
J u ly .... $0.0165-$0.0170
A u g .... .0165- .0170
S e p t.... .0160- .0170
O ct........
N o v .......
D ec........
$0.0155-$0.0165
.0145
.0135- .0140
Average.
$0.0165
BARB WIRE: Galvanized.
[Price per 100 pounds, f. o. b . at Chicago, on the first of m onth; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$2.33
2.33
2.33
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
44524°— B u ll. 149— 14------5
$2.38
2.38
2.38
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
$2.38
2.38
2.23
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$2.23
2.18
2.18
Average.
$2.3092
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T able I .— W H O L E S A L E
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
M E T A ll S A N D
FROM
J A N U A R Y TO
I M P L E M E N T S — Continued.
BUTTS: Loose pin, wrought steel, 3* by 3* inches.
[Price per dozen pair, in N ew Y ork, on the first o f each m onth.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
Price.
$0.72
.72
.72
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Month.
Price.
$0.72
.72
.72
Price.
July—
A u g ....
S e p t....
Month.
$0.72
.72
.72
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.72
.72
.72
Average.
$0.7200
CHISELS: Extra, socket firmer, 1-inch.
[Price per chisel, in N ew Y ork, on the first o f each m onth.]
J a n .___
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.25
.25
.25
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0.25
.25
.25
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept—
$0.25
.25
.25
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.25
.25
.25
Average.
$0.2500
COPPER: Ingot, electrolytic.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Iron A ge.]
J a n ......... $ 0 .1760-$0.1762|
F e b .........
.1625
M a r......... .1487*- .1500
A p r ___ $ 0 .1512H&0.1525
M a y . ...
. 1562J
J u n e .. . .1525 - . 1575
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t . ...
$0.1462*
.1512*
.1612*
O c t ......... $ 0 .1650-$0.1662*
N o v ........
.1650- .1660
D e c ........
.1437^- .1462*
A v e ra g e .
$0.1572
COPPER: Sheet, hot-rolled (base sizes).
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.23
.22
.21
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.21
.21
.21
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
$0.20
.20
.21
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.22
Average.
$0.2119
.22
.20*
COPPER WIRE: Bare, No. 8, B. & S. gauge and heavier (base sizes).
[Price per pound, f. o. b . at Ansonia, Conn., on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.17*
.17*
.16
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.16
,16|
.16|
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
$0.16
.16
.16|
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.17|
.37f
.16
Average.
$0.1673
DOOR KNOBS: Steel, bronze-plated.
[Price per pair, in N ew Y ork, on the the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.2700
.2700
.2700
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.2700
.2700
.2700
July—
A u g—
S e p t....
$0.2700
.2700
.2700
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.2700
.2700
.2700
Average.
$0.2700
WHOLESALE PEICES, 1890 TO 1913.
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I.—W H O L E S A L E
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
67
FROM
JA N U A R Y TO
M E T A L S A N D IM P L E M E N T S —Continued.
F I L E S : 8 -in c h m ill b a s ta r d , N ic h o ls o n .
[Price per dozen on the first of each m onth.]
Month.
Month.
Ill
S**
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Month.
Price.
$0.92*-%
.9 2 *
.9 2 *
Month.
Price.
$0.92
. 91*
.9 1 *
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
O c t........
N o v .......
D ec........
Average.
Price.
* 0 .9 1 *
•91A
• 91*
$0.9203
H A M M E R S : M a y d o le , N o. lg.
[Price per dozen, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$5.28
5.28
5.28
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$5.28
5.28
5.28
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$5.28
5.28
5.28
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$5.28
5.28
5.28
Average.
$5.2800
L E A D : P ig , d esilverized.
[Price per pound, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.0435
.0435
.0435
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.0435
.0435
.0435
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t. . .
$0.0435
.0450
.0475
O ct........ $0.0457g-$0.0460
.0435
N o v .......
.0410
D e c........
Average.
$0.0440
L E A D P IP E .
[Price per 100 pounds, f. o. b . at New Y ork, on the first of each month.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$4.90
4.90
4.90
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$4.90
5.14
5.14
July—
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$5.14
5.14
5.39
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$5.39
5.14
4.90
Average.
$5.0817
L O C K S : C o m m o n m o rtis e , k n o b lo c k , 3 g-in ch .
[Price per lock, in New Y ork, on the first of each month.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.12
.12
.12
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.12
.12
.12
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.12
.12
.12
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.12
Average.
$0.1200
.12
.12
N A I L S : C u t , 8 -p e n n y , fe n c e a n d c o m m o n .
[Price per 100-pound keg, f. o. b. at Pittsburgh, on the first of each m onth; quotations com puted from base
prices published in the Iron Age-Hardware, January to May 15, thereafter from the Hardware Age.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.80-11.85
1.80- 1.85
1.80- 1.85
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$1.80-$l. 85
1.80- 1.85
1.89- 1.85
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$1.80-11.85
1.75- 1.80
1.70
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$1.65-$l. 70
1.65- 1.70
1.65
Average.
$1.7708
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . — W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M
J A N U A R Y TO
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
M E T A L S A N D IM P L E M E N T S —Continued.
NAILS: Wire, 8«penny, fence and common.
[Price per 100 pound keg, f. o. b . at Pittsburgh, on the first of each m onth; quotations com puted from base
prices published in the Iron Age-Hardware, January to May 15, thereafter from the Hardware Age.]
Month.
Jan........
F eb ........
Mar........
Month.
Price.
$1.85
1.85
1.85
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Price.
$1.90
1.90
1.90
Month.
Price.
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$1 90
1.80
1.75
Month.
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$1.75
$1.70- 1.75
1.65
Average.
$1.8188
PIQ IRON: Bessemer.
[Average m onthly price per ton (2,240 pounds), in Pittsburgh; quotations furnished b y Bureau of Statis
tics of the Am erican Iron and Steel Institute.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$18.15
18.15
18.15
A p r___
M ay—
J u n e ...
$17.90
17.74
17.11
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$16.70
16.52
16.65
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$16.60
16.02
15.90
Average.
$17.1325
• PIQ IRON: Foundry No. !.
[Average m onthly price per ton (2,240 pounds), in Philadelphia* quotations furnished b y Bureau o f
Statistics of the American Iron and Steel Institute.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$19.00
18.75
18.27
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$18.00
17.30
16.69
July—
A u g—
S e p t .. .
$16.10
16.10
16.34
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$16.45
16.06
15.75
Average.
$17.0675
PIG IRON: Foundry No. 2, northern.
[Average m onthly price per ton o f 2,240pounds, f. o. b . at Pittsburgh, on the first of each m onth; quotations
com puted b y adding freight to price at the valley furnace as published in the Iron Age.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$18.40-$18.90
18.40
17.90- 18.15
A p r___
M a y -.-.
J u n e ...
$16.90-$17.40
15.90
15.15- 15.40
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$14.90-$15.15
14.90
14.90
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$14.75-114.90
14.40- 14.65
14.40- 14.65
Average.
$16.0083
PIQ IRON: Gray forge, southern, coke.
[Price per ton o f 2,240 pounds, f. o. b . at Cincinnati, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Iron Age.)
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$16.50-$16.75
16.00- 16.50
16.00- 16.50
A p r___
M ay---J u n e ...
$14.65-$15.15
14.65- 15.15
12.75- 13.25
July___
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$12.25-$12.75
12.50- 13.00
12.75- 13.25
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$12.75-$13.25
12.75- 13.25
12.75- 13.25
Average.
$14.0979
PLANES: Sargent 414, jack plane.
[Price per plane,, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each month.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$1.50
1.50
1.50
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$1.50
1.50
1.50
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$1.50
1.50
1.50
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$1.50
1.50
1.50
Average.
$1.5000
69
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
I .— W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
T able
M E T A L S A N D IM P L E M E N T S —Continued.
QUICKSILVER: Jobbing lots.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
$0.56
.58
.58
Month.
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Price.
$0.55
.55
.57
Month.
Price.
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.57
.57
.58
Month.
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.58
.54
.55
Average.
$0.5650
SAWS: Cross-cut, Disston, No. 2, 6-foot, Champion tooth.
[Price per saw to small jobbers, f. o. b . at Philadelphia, on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan.........
F eb ........
Mar........
$1.7820
1.7820
1.7820
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$1.7820
1.7820
1.7820
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$1.7820
1.7820
1.7820
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$1.7820
1.7820
1.7820
Average.
$1.7820
SAWS: Hand, Disston, No. 7, 26-inch.
[Price per dozen to small jobbers, f. o. b . at Philadelphia, on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$12.950
12.950
12.950
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e.. .
$12,950
12.950
12.950
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
$12,950
12.950
12.950
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$12,950
12.950
12.950
Average.
$12.9500
SHOVELS: Ames, No. 2, cast-steel, long-handle, round-point, back-strap, black.
[Price per dozen, on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$7.46
7.88
7.88
A p r----M a y ....
J u n e .. .
$7.88
7.85
7.85
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$7.85
7.85
7.85
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$7.85
7.85
7.85
Average.
$7.8250
SILVER: Bar, fine.
[Price per ounce, in N ew Y ork ; quotations furnished b y the Director o f the Mint.]
Jan.........
F e b .....
Mar........
$0.63593
.62269
.58553
A p r----M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.60060
.60997
.59623
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.59376
.59895
.61234
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.61724
.59626
.58421
Average.
$0.60448
SPELTER (PIQ ZINC): Western.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Iron A ge.]
Jan......... $0.0730-$0.0735
.0675
F e b ........
Mar........ .0635- .0640
$0.0590
A p r___
.0555
M a y ....
J u n e ... $0.0530- .0535
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.0530
.0545
.0590
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.0545
$0.0535- .0540
.0515- .0520
Average.
$0.0583
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T able I .— W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
M E T A L S A N D IM P L E M E N T S —Continued.
STEEL BILLETS.
[Average m onthly price per ton of 2,240 pounds, in Pittsburgh; quotations furnished b y Bureau of Statistics
of the American Iron and Steel Institute.]
Month.
Jan.........
F e b ........
M ar........
Price.
$28.30
28.50
26.50
Month.
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Month.
Price.
$28.50
27.50
26.50
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
Price.
$26.70
26.00
24.87
Month.
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$23.10
Average.
$25.7892
21.00
20.00
STEEL RAILS.
[Average price per ton (2,240 pounds), at mills in Pennsylvania; quotations furnished b y Bureau of Statistics
of the American Iron and Steel Institute.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$28.00
28.00
28.00
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$28.00
28.00
28.00
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept__
$28.00
28.00
28.00
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$28.00
28.00
28.00
Average.
$28.0000
STEEL SHEETS: Black, No. 27, box annealed, cold-rolled, United States standard.
[Price per pound, f. o. b . at Pittsburgh, on the first of m onth; quotations from the Iron A ge.]
Jan........ $0.0220-S0.0230
.0230
F e b ........
.0230
M ar........
A p r___
$0.0230
M ay___ $0.0225- .0230
J u n e .. .
.0225- .0230
J u ly .... $0.0220-$0.0230
A u g ....
.0220- .0230
S e p t ...
.0210- .0220
O ct........ $0.0200-80.0210
.0195- .0205
N o v .......
D e c........
.0185- .0190
Average.
$0.0219
TIN: Pig.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Iron Age.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.5045
.4875
.4850
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.4800
. 5012J
.4660
July___
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.4175
.4150
.4335
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.4080
.4025
.3850
Average.
$0.4488
TIN PLATE: Coke.
[Price per 100-pound b ox , in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth:
uum
January to May 15, thereafter from the Hardware A ge.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$3.6000
3.6000
3.6000
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$3.6000
3.6000
3.6000
J u ly ....
A u g—
S e p t .. .
$3.6000
3.6000
3.5000
hardware,
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$3.5000
3.5000
3.4000
Average.
$3.5583
TROWELS: Johnson’s, brick, 10^»inch.
[Price per dozen, in N ew Y ork, on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$4.50
4.50
4.50
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$4.50
4.50
4.50
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$4.50
4.50
4.50
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$4.50
4.50
4.50
$4.5000
Average.
1
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able I .— W H O L E S A L E
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
M E T A L S
AN D
71
FROM
J A N U A R Y TO
I M P L E M E N T S — Concluded.
VISES: Solid box, 50=pound.
[Price per vise, in New Y ork , on the first of each m onth.]
w ..........
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
Price.
$4.14
4.14
3.93
Month.
Price.
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
33.93
3.93
3.93
Month.
Price.
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
33.93
3.93
3.93
Price.
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
33.93
3.75
3.75
Average.
33.9350
WOOD SCREWS: 1-inch, No. 10, flathead.
[Price per gross, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each month.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
30.11
.11
.11
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
30.11
.11
.11
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
30.11
.11
.11
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
30.10
Average.
30.1075
.10
.10
ZINC: Sheet, ordinary numbers and sizes, packed in 600-pound casks.
[Price per 100 pounds, f. o. b . at La Salle, 111., on the first of each month.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
38.28
8.05
7.59
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
D U M BE R
37.36
7.13
6.90
AN D
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
B U IL D IN G
36.44 i O ct........
6.90
N o v .......
D ec........
7.36
37.36
6.90
6.67
Average.
37.2450
M A T E R IA L S .
BRICK: Common red domestic building.
[Price per 1,000, on d ock, at New Y ork; range of prices from first to last of month.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
36.75-37.25
6.7 5 - 7.25
6.7 5 - 7.25
A p r___
May___
J u n e.. .
36.75-37.25
6.7 5 - 7.25
6.75- 7.00
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
36.50-37.00 i O c t . . . : .
5.75- 6.75
N o v .......
D e c........
5.75- 6.25
35.75-36.25
5.75- 6.25
5.50- 6.25
Average.
36.5625
CARBONATE OF LEAD: American, in oil.
[Price per pound (100-pound packages or over), in New Y ork, on the first o f each m onth; quotations from
the Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
30.07
.0 6 f
.06f
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
30.06|
. 06§
.06|
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
30.06|
.06f
.07*
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
30.07*
.07*
.06f
Average.
30.0676
CEMENT: Portland, domestic.
[Price per barrel of 400 pounds gross, in New Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the New
Y ork Journal of Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
31.58
1.58
1.58
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
31.58
0.58
1.58
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
31.58
1.58
1.58
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
31.58
1.58
1.58
Average.
31.5800
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I . — W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S
FROM
JANUARY
TO
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
L U M B E R A N D B U IL D IN G M A T E R IA L S —Continued.
C E M E N T : R o se n d a le .
[Price per barrel of 400 pounds gross, in N ew Y ork, on the first o f m onth; quotations from the New
Y ork Journal o f Commerce.]
M onth.
J an .........
F e b ........
M ar........
.4
Price.
$0.90
.90
.90
Month.
Price.
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.90
$0.87- .90
.90
Month.
Price.
July—
A u g----S e p t .. .
$0.90
.90
.90
Month.
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.90
.90
.90
Average.
$0.8988
D O O R S : W e s te rn w h ite p in e, 2 feet 8 in c h e s b y 6 fe e t 8 in c h e s , I f in c h e s t h ic k , 4 -p a n e l, N o . 2.
O. Q.
[Price per door, carload lots, f. o. b . at Chicago, on the first of each month.]
Jan.........
F e b ___ _
Mar........
$1.44
1.44
1.44
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$1.41
1.41
1.41
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$1.38
1.38
1.38
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$1.33
1.33
1.33
Average.
$1.3900
H E M L O C K : B a se p rice, P e n n s y lv a n ia a n d W e s t V irg in ia s t o c k .
[P rice per M feet, f. o. b . at New Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the New Y o rk Lum ber
Trade Journal.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$23.50
23.50
23.50
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$24.50
24.50
24.50
0)$24.50
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
24.50
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$24.50
24.50
24.50
Average.
$24.2273
L IM E : R ock p ort, c o m m o n .
[Price per barrel of 300 pounds gross, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew
Y ork Journal of Commerce.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
M ar........
$0.92-$l. 25
.9 2 - 1.25
.9 2 - 1.25
A p r___
M ay—
J u n e ...
$0.92-31.25
.9 0 - 1.25
.9 0 - 1.25
July—
A u g—
S e p t .. .
$0.90-31.25
.9 0 - 1.25
.9 0 - 1.25
O ct........
N o v .......
D ec........
$0.90-31.25
.9 0 - 1.25
.9 0 - 1.25
Average.
$1.0783
L IN S E E D O I L : R a w , in barrels.
[Price per gallon, in New Y ork , on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.42
.46
.45
A p r___
M ay---J u n e ...
$0.44
.45*
.45
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
i N o quotation for month.
$0.47
.49
.50
O ct........
N o v ........
D e c........
$0.47
.46
.48
Average.
$0.4621
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 1 0 1913.
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T able I . — W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
L U M B E R
AN D
B U IL D IN G
M A T E R I A L S — Continued.
MAPLE: Hard and soft, 1-inch (4-4), firsts and seconds.
[Price per M feet, in New Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the New Y o rk Lum ber
Trade Journal.J
M on th .
J a n .........
F e b .........
M ar.........
| M on th .
P rice.
$36.00-838.00 i A p r ___
3 7.0 0- 40.00 I M a y . ...
3 7.0 0- 40.00 j J u n e . ..
P rice .
M o n th .
P rice.
M o n th .
$37.00-$40.00
37.0 0- 40.00
37.0 0- 40.00
J u l y . ...
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
0)
$37.00-$40.00
37.0 0- 40.00
O c t .........
N o v ........
D e c .........
$37.00-$40.00
3 7.0 0- 40.00
37.0 0- 40.00
A v e ra g e .
$38.3636
P rice.
OAK: White, plain, mixed, rock, mountain or West Virginia stock, 1-inch (4-4), firsts and
seconds.
[Price per M feet, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Lum ber
Trade Journal.]
Jan........
F eb........
Mar........
$57.00-$60.00
58.00- 62.00
60.00- 62.00
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$60.00-$63.00
60.00- 63.00
60.00- 63.00
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
0)
$59.00-$62.00
59.00- 62.00
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$59.00-862.00
59.00- 62.00
59.00- 62.00
Average.
$60.5909
OAK: White, quartered, Indiana, firsts and seconds, 6 inches and up wide, 10 to 16 feet long.
[Price per M feet, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Lum ber
Trade Journal.]
Jan........
F eb........
Mar........
$85.00-$88.00
87.00- 90.00
87.00- 90.00
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$87.00-890.00
87.00- 90.00
87.00- 90.00
J u ly ....
A ug----S e p t....
(!)
$87.00-890.00
87.00- 90.00
O ct........
N o v ........
D e c........
$87.00-890.00
87.00- 90.00
87.00- 90.00
Average.
$88.3182
OXIDE OF ZINC: American, extra dry.
[Price per p ound, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan........
F eb ........
Mar........
$0.05|
.05|
.05|
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.05§
.05§
.05|
J u ly ....
A ug—
Sept___
$0,051
.05|
.05|
O ct........
N ov____
D e c........
$0.05f
.05|
Average.
$0.0538
PINE: White, boards, No. 2 barn, 10 inches wide, rough.
[Price per M feet, f. o. b . at N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Lum ber
Trade Journal.]
Jan........
F eb ........
Mar........
$36.50
36.50
36.50
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$36.50
36.50
36.50
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S ep t....
N o quotation for m onth,
0)$36.50
37.50
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$37.50
37.50
37.50
Average.
$36.8636
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T able I . — W H O L E S A L E
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
LU M B E R
AN D
B U IL D IN G
M A T E R I A L S — Continued.
PINE: White, boards, upper, l«inch (4-4), rough or dressed.
[Price per M feet, f. o. b . at N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Lum ber
Trade Journal.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
$103.50
103.50
103.50
Month.
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Price.
$103.50
103.50
103.50
Month.
Price.
0$103.50
)
J u ly ....
A ug----S e p t....
103.50
Month.
Price.
O ct........
N o v .___
D e c........
$103.50
103.50
103.50
Average.
$103.50
PINE: Yellow, flooring, long=leaf, B, heartface, rift sawn, 1-&by 2 \face (counted 1 by 3), D & M.
[Price per M feet, at N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Lum ber Trade
Journal.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$45.00
45.00
45.00
A p r___
May___
J u n e ...
$45.00
45.00
45.00
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
G)
$44.50
44.00
O ct........
N o v .___
D e c........
$44.00
44.00
44.00
Average.
$44.5909
PINE: Yellow, siding, long-leaf, boards, heartface, 1-inch and l£-inch.
[Price per M feet, f. o. b. at N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Lum ber
Trade Journal.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$33.00-$34.00
33.00- 34.00
33.00- 34.00
A p r___
May___
J u n e ...
$33.00-$34.00
33.00- 34.00
33.00- 34.00
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
0)
$30.00431.00
30.00- 31.00
O ct........
N o v .___
D e c........
$30.00-$31,00
30.00- 31.00
30.00- 31.00
Average.
$32.1364
PLATE GLASS: Polished, glazing, area 5 to 10 square feet.
[Price per square foot, f. o. b . at N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.32
.32
.32
A p r___
May___
J u n e ...
$0.34
.34
.32
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
$0.32
.32
.32
O ct........
N ov.......
D e c........
$0.30
.30
.30
Average.
$0.3183
PLATE GLASS: Polished, glazing, area 3 to 5 square feet.
[Price per square foot, f. o. b . at N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.24
.24
.24
A p r___
May___
J u n e ...
$0.25
.25
.24
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
$0.24
.24
.24
O ct........
N o v .___
D e c ........
$0.22
Average.
$0.2367
.22
.22
POPLAR: Yellow, 1-inch, first and seconds, 7 to 17 inches and up wide, rough.
[Price per M feet, f. o. b. at N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Lum ber
Trade Journal.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$60.00-$63.00
60.00- 63.00
61.00- 63.00
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$61.00-$63.00
61.00- 63.00
61.00- 63.00
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
0)
$61.00463.00
61.00- 63.00
N o quotation for m onth.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$61.00463.00
60.00- 62.00
60.00- 62.00
Average.
$61.7273
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T
able
I .— W H O LESALE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
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F R O M J A N U A R Y TO
L U M B E R A N D B U IL D IN G M A T E R IA L S —Continued.
PUTTY: Commercial (bulk).
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
Price.
$0.0115
.0115
.0115
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Month.
Price.
SO. 0115
.0115
.0115
Price.
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
SO. 0115
.0115
.0115
Month.
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
SO. 0115
.0115
.0115
Average.
SO. 0115
ROSIN: Common to good, strained.
[Price per barrel of 300 to 400 pounds, in N ew Y ork; quotations from the N ew Y ork Journal o f Commerce.]
Jan........
F eb........
Mar........
S5.90-S6.00
5.75
6.50
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$5.50
4.75
4.80
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
$4.00
4.25
4.20
O c t........
N o v ........
D e c........
$4.00
4.00
4.10
Average.
$4.8167
SHINGLES: Cypress, best all heart, 5 inches wide, 16 inches long.
[Price per M ., f. o. b . at New Orleans, on the first o f each month.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$3.70
3.70
3.70
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$3.60
3.50
3.40
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$3.40
3.50
3.50
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$3.50
3.50
3.50
Average.
$3.5417
SHINGLES: Red cedar, clear, random width, 16 inches long.
[Average m onthly prices per M., at mills in Washington.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$2.05
2.15
2.15
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e.. .
$2.15
2.10
2.05
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$2.05
1.95
1.85
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$1.75
1.65
1.70
Average.
$1.9667
SPRUCE: 6 to 9 inch, cargoes, eastern.
[Price per M feet, in New Y ork , on the first o f each m onth; quotations from the New Y o rk Lum ber
Trade Journal.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$26.00-$29.00
26.00- 29.00
26.00- 29.00
A p r___
M ay—
J u n e ...
$26.00-S30.00
26.00- 30.00
26.00- 30.00
J u ly ....
A u g ....
Sept___
0)
27.00-S29.00
27.00- 29.00
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$27.00-S29.00
27.00- 29.00
27.00- 29.00
Average.
$27.8636
TAR: Pine.
[Price per barrel of 50 gallons, in W ilm ington, N . C., on the first of each m onth; quotations from the New
Y ork Journal of Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$2.20
2.20
2.20
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$2.20
2.20
2.20
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
i N o quotation for month.
$2.20
2.20
2.20
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$2.20
Average.
$2.2250
2.20
2.50
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I.—W H O L E S A L E
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
L U M B E R A N D B U IL D IN G M A T E R IA L S —Concluded.
TURPENTINE: Spirits of, southern, barrels.
[Price per gallon, in New Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the New Y o rk Journal of
Commerce.]
Month.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
$0.42|
$0.45- .45£
.45J
Month.
Price.
Month.
Price.
Month.
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.45H&0.46
.40^- .41
. 40$
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.391-SO. 40
.38 - .3 8 i
.42 - .42*
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.41-$0.42
.4 5 - .45£
. 46- . 46J
Average.
$0.4279
Price.
WINDOW GLASS: American, single, AA, 25-inch.
[Price per 50 square feet, in New Y ork , on the first o f each m onth, quotations from the Oil, Paint, and
Drug Reporter.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$2.72
2.72
2.72
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$2.72
2.72
2.72
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$2.72
2.72
2.72
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$2.72
2.72
2.72
Average.
$2.7200
WINDOW GLASS: American, single, B, 25-inch.
[Price per 50 square feet, in New Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and
Drug Reporter.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$2.2738
2.2738
2.2738
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$2.2738
2.2738
2.2738
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$2.1675
2.1675
2.1675
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$2.1675
2.1675
2.1675
Average.
$2.2207
D R U G S A N D C H E M IC A L S .
ALCOHOL: Grain, 190 proof, U. S. P.
[Price per gallon, in New Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$2.54
2.52
2.52
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e .. .
$2.49
2.47
2.47
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$2.47
2.47
2.51
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$2.51
2.51
2.51
Average.
$2.4992
ALCOHOL: Wood, refined, 95 per cent.
[Price per gallon, in New Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.50
.50
.50
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.49
.49
.49
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.49
.45
.45
O ct........
N o v ........
D e c ........
$0.46
.46
.46
Average.
$0.4783
ALUM: Lump.
[Price per pound, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.0175
.0175
.0175
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.0175
.0175
.0175
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.0175
.0175
.0175
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.0175
.0175
.0175
Average.
$0.0175
WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1913.
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J A N U A R Y TO
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
D R U G S A N D C H E M IC A L S —Concluded.
BRIMSTONE: Crude, domestic.
[Price per ton (2,240 pounds), in New Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint,
and Drug Reporter.]
Month.
Jan........
F eb ........
Mar........
Month.
Price.
$22.00
22.00
22.00
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e .. .
Price.
Month.
$22.00
22.00
22.00
Price.
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
Month.
$22.00
22.00
22.00
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$22.00
Average.
$22.0000
22.00
22.00
GLYCERIN: Refined, chemically pure, in bulk.
[Price per p ound, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.........
F eb ........
Mar........
$0.18|
.18$
.18-
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
$0.20
.20
. 19f
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
v
\
$0.19J
.191
.191
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.20f
Average.
$0.1971
.201
MURIATIC ACID: 20°.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.0130
.0130
.0130
A p r___
M a y ...
J u n e ...
$0.0130
.0130
.0130
J u ly ...
A ug—
S e p t .. .
$0.0130
.0130
.0130
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.0130
.0130
.0130
Average.
$0.0130
OPIUM: Natural, in cases.
[Price per pound, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
•
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$6.40
6.20
5.90
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
$6.15
6.40
6.40
J u ly ...
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$6.00
5.75
5.75
O c t........
N o v ........
D e c ........
$5.75
5.70
5.80
Average.
$6.0167
QUININE: American, in 100-ounce tins.
[Price per ounce, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug
Reporter.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.19.1
.211
.211
A p r___
M a y ...
J u n e ...
$9,211
.211
.211
J u l y ...
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0,211
.23
.23
O ct........
N ov........
D e c ........
$0.23
.23
.23
Average.
$0.2196
SULPHURIC ACID: 66°.
[Price per p ound, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Paint, Oil, and Drug
R eporter.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.01
.01
.01
A p r___
M a y ...
J u n e ...
$0.01
.01
.01
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.01
.01
.01
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.01
Average.
$0.0100
.01
.01
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P R IC E S O F C O M M O D I T IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
H O U S E -F T JB N IS H IN G G O O D S .
EARTHENWARE: Plates, cream-colored, 7=inch.
[Price per dozen, f. o. b . at Trenton, on tile first of each m onth.)
Month.
Price.
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
$0.4344
.4344
.4344
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
Price.
Month.
$0.4344
.4344
.4344
J u l y . ..
A u g .... 1
S e p t.. .
Month.
Price.
$0.4344
.4344
.4344
Price.
O c t........
N ov.......
D e c ........
$0.4344
.4344
.4344
Average.
$0.4344
EARTHENWARE: Plates, white granite, 7-inch.
[Price per dozen, f. o. b . at Trenton, on first o f each m onth.)
!
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
A p r___
M a y ...
J u n e ...
$0.4633
.4633
.4633
$0.4633
.4633
.4633
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$0.4633
.4633
.4633
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.4033
.4633
.4633
Average.
$0.^633
EARTHENWARE: Teacups and saucers, white granite, with handles.
[Price per dozen cups and dozen saucers, f. o. b. at Trenton, on the first of each m onth.)
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.5702
.5702
.5702
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
$0.5702
.5702
.5702
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$0.5702
.5702
.5702
O c t........
N o v ___
D e c ........
$0.5702
.5702
.5702
Average.
$0.5702
FURNITURE: Bedroom sets, 3 pieces, iron bedstead, hardwood dresser, and washstand.
[Price per set, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth.)
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$18.00
18.00
18.00
A p r___
M a y. . .
J u n e ...
$18.00
18.00
18.00
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t .. .
$18.00
18.00
18.00
O c t........
N o v ___
D e c ........
$18.00
18.00
18.00
Average.
$13.0000
FURNITURE: Chairs, bedroom, maple, cane seat.
[Price per dozen, in New Y ork, on the first of each m onth.)
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$10.50
10.50
10.50
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
$10.50
10.50
10.50
J u ly ...
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$10.50
10.50
10.50
O c t........
N o v ____
D e c ........
$10.50
10.50
10.50
Average.
$10.5000
FURNITURE: Chairs, kitchen, common spindle.
[Price per dozen, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth.)
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$6.00
6.00
6.00
A p r___
M a y . ..
J u n e ...
$6.00
6.00
6.00
J u ly ...
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
$6.00
6.00
6.00
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$6.00
Average.
$6.0000
6.00
6.00
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T able I . — W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F
C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
H O U S E -F U R N I S H I N G
G O O D S — Continued.
FURNITURE: Tables, kitchen, 3J-foot.
[Price per dozen, in N ew Y o r k , on the first of each m onth.]
Month.
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
Month.
Price.
$22.80
22.80
22.80
A p r___
M a y ...
J u n e ...
Price.
Month.
$22.80
22.80
22.80
J u l y . ..
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
Month.
Price.
$22.80
22.80
22.80
Price.
O c t ........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$22.80
22.80
22.80
Average.
$22.8000
GLASSWARE: Nappies* 4=inch, common.
[Price per dozen, f. o. b . at factory, on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.11
.11
.11
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0.11
.11
.11
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S ep t. . .
$0.11
.11
.11
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.11
Average.
$0.1100
.11
.11
GLASSWARE: Pitchers, ^-gallon, common.
[Price per dozen, f. o. b . at factory, on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.80
.80
.80
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0.80
.80
.80
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t . ..
$0.80
.80
.80
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0.80
.80
.80
Average.
$0.8000
GLASSWARE: Tumblers, table, £-pint, common.
[Price per dozen, f. o. b. at factory, on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.12
.12
.12
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0.12
.12
.12
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.12
O c t........
$0.12
Average.
$0.1200
.12 1 N o v .......
.12 D e c........
.12
.12
TABLE CUTLERY: Carvers, stag handles, No. 016, 8-inch.
[Price per pair on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.75
.75
.75
A p r___
M ay—
J u n e ...
$0.75
.75
.75
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.75
. 75
.75
O ct........
N o v ... .*.
D e c........
$0.75
.75
.75
1Average.
$0.7500
TABLE CUTLERY: Knives and forks, cocobolo handles, metal bolsters, No. 210.
[Price per gross on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$5.75
5.75
5.75
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$5.75
5.75
5.75
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$5.75
5. 75
5.75
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$5.75
5.75
5.75
Average.
$5.7500
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I .— W H O LESA LE
P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
H O T J S E -F U R N IS H IN G G O O D S —Concluded.
W O O D E N W A R E : P a ils, o a k » g r a in e d , 3 -h o o p , w ire ears.
[Price per dozen, in N ew Y ork , on the first o f each month.J
M onth.
Jan ........
F e b ........
M ar........
Price.
Month.
$1.75
1.75
1.80
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Price.
$1.80
1.80
1.80
Month.
Price.
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$1.80
1.80
1.80
Month.
Price.
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ;___
$1.80
1.80
1.80
Average.
$1.7917
W O O D E N W ^A R E : T u b s , o a k -g r a in e d , 3 in n e s t , C , 19, 21, a n d 23 in c h e s in d ia m e te r.
[Price per nest, in N ew Y ork, on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
M ar........
$1.60
1.60
1.70
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$1.70
1.70
1.70
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S ep t. . .
$1.70
1.70
1.70
O c t ........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$1.70
1.70
1.70
Average.
$1.6833
M IS C E L L A N E O U S .
COTTONSEED M EAL.
[Price per ton ( 2,000 poun ds), f. o. b . at N ew Y o rk , on the first o f each month.]
Jan ........
F e b ........
M ar........
$32.10
31.10
30.60
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$30.60
31.00
32.00
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t . ..
$32.00
31.40
31.80
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$32.10
32.75
31.85
Average.
$31.6083
C O T T O N S E E D O I L : P rim e , s u m m e r , yello w .
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork , on Tuesday o f each week; quotations furnished b y the statistician o f the
N ew Y ork Produce Exchange.]
Jan......... $0.0617-$0.0632
.0605- .0630
.0620- .0630
.0620- .0637
F e b ........
M ar........
.0630- .0636
.0635- .0645
.0633
.0628- .0642
.0630- .0645
.0636- .0642
.0634- .0642
.0640- .0655
A p r___ $0.0670-$0.0690
.0670- .0685
.0686- .0697
.0704- .0715
.0700- .0706
M a y .... .0680- .0696
.0685- .0689
.0700
.0710
J u n e ... .0720- .0750
.0720- .0740
.0757- .0775
.0790-
July___ $0.0850-$0.0890 O ct........ $0.0690-$0.0698
.0845- .0870
.0680- .0694
.0900
.0670- .0700
.0920
.0680- .0696
.0958- .0990
A u g ....
.0935
N o v .......
.0695
.0840- .0875
.0690- .0694
.0890
.0700- .0715
.0800
.0700- .0715
S e p t ...
.0850
D e c........
.0700- .0720
.0815- .0830
.0702- .0706
.0710- .0745
.0665- .0700
.0706- .0720
.0660
.0720 !
.0660- .0675
Average.
J U T E : R a w M -d o u b le tria n g le, s h ip m e n t , m e d iu m
$0.0725
grades.
[Price per pound on the first o f each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
M ar........
$0,059
.059
.059
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0,065
.066
.061
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t . ..
$0,061
.066
.073
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c ........
$0,078
.077
.079
Average.
$0.0669
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T able I .— W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F R O M J A N U A R Y T O
D E C E M B E R , 1913— Continued.
M IS C E L L A N E O U S —Continued.
MALT: Western grade, standard.
[Price per bushel (34 pounds), in N ew Y ork , on the last of each m onth; quotations from the Brewer's
Journal.]
Month.
Month.
Price.
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.72-40.74
.72- .76
.7 2 - .75
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Price.
$0.71-$0.73
.7 4 - ,76
.7 4 - .76
Month.
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t....
Price.
$0.73-40.76
.8 0 - .82
.8 5 - .87
Month.
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.82-40.85
.82- .85
.7 8 - .82
Average.
$0.7758
PAPER: News, wood, roll, contract.
[Price per pound, f. o. b . at mills, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.0225
.0225
.0225
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0.0225
.0225
.0225
J u ly ....
A ug----Sept___
$0.0225
.0225
.0225
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.0225
.0225
.0225
Average.
$0.0225
PAPER: Manila, wrapping, No. 1 jute.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork , on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y ork Journal of
Commerce.]
Jan......... $0.0475-40.0500
F e b ........ .0475- .0500
Mar........ .0475- .0500
A p r___ $0.0475-40.0500
M a y .... .0475- .0500
J u n e .. .
.0475- .0500
J u ly .... $0.0475-40.0500
.0475- .0500
A ug----.0475- .0500
S e p t ...
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.0475-40.0500
.0475- .0500
.0475- .0500
A verage.
$0.0488
PROOF SPIRITS: Finished goods basis (whisky).
[Revised Statutes, sec. 3249: “ Proof spirits shall be held to be that alcoholic liquor which contains one-half
its volume of alcohol of a specific gravity of 0.7939 at 60° P .” Price per gallon on Tuesday of each
week; quotations from Peoria Herald Transcript.]
Jan........
$1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
A p r___
F o b ........
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
M a y ....
Mar........
J u n e ...
$1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
J u ly ....
A u g-----
S e p t.. .
$1.30 | O ct........
1.30 1
i.3 o ;
1.30 |
1.30
1.30
N o v .......
1.30
1.30
1.33
1.33
D e c........
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
$1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
Average.
$1.3162
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.35
1.35
1.35
ROPE: Pure manila (base sizes, ^ inch and larger to March 10, thereafter f inch and larger,
three strand).
[Price per pound, jobber to retailer, on the first of each m onth.]
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.15
.15
.15
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
44524°—Bull. 149—14-----6
$0.15
.15
.15
J u ly ....
A ug—
S e p t.. .
$0.15
.15
.14|
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.14
.14
.13*
Average.
$0.1467
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F R O M J A N U A R Y TO
M IS C E L L A N E O U S —Concluded.
RUBBER: Para Island, fine.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the N ew Y o rk Journal of
Commerce.]
Month.
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
Price.
Month.
$1. 00- 11.01
.97- .98
.91- .92
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
Price.
$0.83-10.84
.78
.8 3 - .84
Month.
July___
A u g ....
S e p t.. .
Price.
$0.81-$0.82
.73
.76
Month.
Price.
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0.71-10.72
.67- .68
.64- .65
Average.
$0.8071
SOAP: Castile, mottled, pure.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and
Drug Reporter.)
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0,075
.075
.075
A p r___
M a y ....
J u n e ...
$0,075
.075
075
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0,075
.075
.075
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$0,075
.075
.075
Average.
$0,075
STARCH: Laundry, 50=pound boxes, in bulk.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0,031
.031
.031
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0,031
.031
.031
J u ly ....
Aug---S e p t ...
$0,031
.031
.04
O c t........
N o v .......
D e c........
Average.
TOBACCO: Plug, Climax, 12 pieces to the pound.
[Price per pound, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each month.)
Jan.........
F e b ........
Mar........
$0.4704
.4704
.4704
A p r___
M ay___
J u n e ...
$0.4704
.4704
.4704
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$0.4704
.4704
.4704
O ct........
N ov.......
D e c........
$0.4704
.4704
.4704
Average.
$0.4704
TOBACCO: Smoking, granulated, Seal of North Carolina, bounce bags.
[Price per gross of 1-ounce bags, in N ew Y ork, on the first of each m onth.]
Jan........
F e b ........
Mar........
$5.145
5.145
5.145
A p r___
MAy—
J u n e ...
$5.145
5.145
5.145
J u ly ....
A u g ....
S e p t ...
$5.145
5.? 45
5.145
O ct........
N o v .......
D e c........
$5.145
5.145
5.145
Average.
$5.145
83
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e 1 1 . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913.
[T his table shows the average actual and the relative price o f each com m odity, each year from 1890 to
1913, and each m onth in 1913; also the per cent of increase or decrease in price, each year or m onth as
com pared w ith the n ex t preceding year or m onth. The base price o f each com m odity, on which the
relative prices are based, is shown in heavy-faced type and is the average of the actual prices for 18901899. For further explanation and discussion of the table, see p . 29. For a m ore detailed description
of the articles, see Table I.]
Farm products.
Grain.
Cotton: upland, m id
dling.
Flaxseed: N o. 1.
Barley: b y sample.
Average
price
per
pound.
Relative
price.
Per
cent
of in
crease Chica Minne
( + ) or go mar apolis
mar
de
ket,
ket,
crease
aver
aver
(-)
age
com
age
p
nce
pared
price
per
per
with
bushel. bushel.
pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
Average, 1899-1899. $0.07768
100.0
$1.1132
100.0
$0.4534
100.0
142.9
125.5
97.1
91.4
97.7
—22.6
- 5.8
+ 6.8
+ 24 .4
.5062
.6098
.5085
.4685
.5134
112.2
103.3
113.2
+ 20 .5
- 1 6 .6
— 7.9
+ 9.6
Year or m onth.
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
. 11089
.08606
.07686
.08319
.07002
1895
1896
1897
..............
..............
..............
.07298
.07918
.07153
.05972
.06578
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent
of in
crease
(+ )o r
A ver
de
crease
age
price
(-)
per
com
pared bushel.
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent
of in
crease
(+ )o r
de
crease
(-)
com
pared
w ith
pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
111.6
99.0
107.2
90.2
-1 0 .7
+ 8.2
-1 5 .8
1.3967
1.0805
1.0179
1.0875
1.3533
94.0
+ 4.2
+ 8.5
- 9.7
-1 6 .5
+ 10.1
1.2449
.8119
.8696
1.1115
1.1578
72.9
78.1
99.8
104.0
- 8.0
- 3 4 .8
+ 7.1
+ 27 .8
+ 4.2
.4300
.2977
.3226
.4348
.4425
94.8
65.7
71.2
95.9
97.6
- 1 6 .2
- 3 0 .8
+ 8.4
+ 3 4 .8
+ 1.8
+46.1
- 10.2
+ 3.5
+ 25.8
+ 7.7
1.6223
1.6227
1.5027
1.0471
1.1088
145.7
145.8
135.0
94.1
99.6
+40.1
+C1)
- 7.4
—30.3
+ 5.9
.4815
.5884
.6321
.5494
.5300
106.2
129.8
139.4
+ 8.8
+ 22.2
+ 7.4
—13.1
- 3.5
110.8
102.0
92.2
76.9
84.7
—22.4
121.6
111.8
134.5
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
.09609
.08627
.08932
.11235
.12100
115.1
144.7
155.9
1905.
1906.
1907.
1908.
1909.
.09553
.11025
.11879
.10463
.12107
123.1
142.0
153.0
134.8
156.0
- 21.0
+ 15.4
+ 7.7
-1 1 .9
+15.7
1.1979
1.1027
1.1808
1.2019
1.5652
107.6
99.1
106.1
108.0
140.6
+ 8.0
- 7.9
+ 7.1
+ 1.8
+ 30 .2
.4850
.5116
.7663
.7336
.6740
169.0
161.8
148.7
- 8.5
+ 5.5
+49.8
- 4.3
- 8.1
1910.
1911.
1912.
1913.
.15118
.13037
.11503
.12792
194.8
168.0
148.2
164.8
+ 24.9
-1 3 .8
- 11.8
+ 11.2
2.2671
2.3915
1.8656 $1.9189
1.3490
203.7
214.8
167.6
117.8
+ 44 .8
+ 5.5
- 22.0
-2 9 .7
.7197
1.1023
1.0188
.6941
158.7
243.1
224.7
153.1
+ 6.8
+ 53.2
- 7.6
- 3 1 .9
.13063
.12800
.12588
.12290
1.2563
1.3525
1.2863
1.2525
1.3275
1.2938
109.7
118.1
112.3
109.4
115.9
113.0
.6913
+
+
+
-
7.7
4.9
.6463
.6510
.6625
.6500
152.5
147.5
142.5
143.6
146.1
143.4
+
+
-
+
+
+
-
1.3613
1.4125
1.4575
1.4250
1.3613
1.4013
118.9
123.4
127.3
124.5
118.9
122.4
+
+
+
+
5.2
3.8
3.2
.6120
.7081
.7880
.7688
.7463
.7340
135.0
156.2
173.8
169.6
164.6
161.9
- 5.8
+15.7
+ 11.3
- 2.4
- 2.9
- 1.6
123.8
111.1
121.2
116.9
107.0
112.8
1913.
January..........
F ebruary___
March.............
A pril...............
M ay.................
June...............
.12188
168.3
164.9
162.2
158.3
154.6
157.0
July.................
A ugust...........
S e p tem b er...
O ctober..........
N ovem b er. . .
December___
.12350
. 12113
.13460
.14000
.13675
.13000
159.1
156.1
173.4
180.4
176.2
167.5
.12000
2.0
1.7
2.4
2.4
1.6
1.3
1.9
11.1
4.0
2.3
4.9
Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent change.
2.6
6.0
2.5
2.2
4.5
2.9
.6688
3.3
3.4
•7
1.8
1.9
84
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Farm products.
Grain.
C om : cash.
Year or m onth.
R ye, No. 2: cash.
Oats: cash.
Per cent
of in
crease
(+ )o r
Average Relative decrease Average Relative
price per
price per
price. (—) com
price.
bushel.
oushel.
pared
w ithpreeeding
year or
month.
Percent
P ercent
of in
of in
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average Rela decrease
(—) com price per tive ( —) com
bushel. price.
pared
pared
w ith pre
w ith pre
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.3804
100.0
$0.2688
100.0
$0.5288
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.3950
.5744
.4500
.3964
.4326
103.8
151.0
118.3
104.2
113.7
+ 45 .4
-2 1 .7
- 1 1 .9
+ 9.1
.3106
.3873
.3042
.2827
.3110
115.6
144.1
113.2
105.2
115.7
+ 24 .7
-2 1 .5
- 7.1
+ 10.0
.5447
.8334
.6754
.4899
.4660
103.0
157.6
127.7
92.6
88.1
+ 53 .0
- 1 9 .0
-2 7 .5
- 4.9
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897...............................
1898..............................
1899...............................
.3955
.2580
.2546
.3144
.3333
104.0
67.8
66.9
82.6
87.6
- 8.6
-3 4 .8
- 1.3
+ 23 .5
+ 6.0
.2373
.1801
.1825
.2470
.2452
88.3
67.0
67.9
91.9
91.2
- 2 3 .7
- 2 4 .1
+ 1.3
+ 35.3
.7
.4825
.3517
.3962
.4958
.5521
91.2
66.5
74.9
93.8
104.4
+ 3.5
- 2 7 .1
+ 12 .7
+ 25.1
+ 11.4
1900..............................
1901...............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.3811
.4969
.5968
.4606
.5046
100.2
+ 14.3
+ 30 .4
+ 20.1
- 22.8
+ 9.6
.2271
.3179
.3960
.3541
.3649
84.5
118.3
147.3
131.7
135.8
- 7.4
+ 40 .0
+ 24 .6
- 10.6
+ 3.0
.5177
.5328
.5418
.5156
.7056
97.9
102.5
97.5
133.4
- 6.2
+ 2.9
+ 1.7
- 4.8
+ 36 .9
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.5010
.4632
.5280
.6843
.6677
.7
- 7.5
+ 14 .0
+ 29 .6
- 2.4
.2990
.3282
.4501
.5095
.4810
111.2
122.1
138.8
179.9
175.5
167.4
189.5
178.9
-1 8 .1
+ 9.8
+ 37.1
+13.2
- 5.6
.7113
.6107
.7688
.7825
.7826
134.5
115.5
145.4
148.0
148.0
+ .8
- 1 4 .1
+ 25 .9
+ 1.8
+C1)
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913..............................
.5810
.5900
.6855
.6251
152.7
155.1
180.2
164.3
-1 3 .0
+ 1.5
+ 1 6 .2 .
- 8.8
.3856
.3850
.4380
.3758
143.5
143.2
162.9
139.8
- 1 9 .8
.2
+ 13 .8
- 1 4 .2
.7774
.9016
.7983
.6362
147.0
170.5
151.0
120.3
.7
+ 16 .0
-1 1 .5
- 2 0 .3
1913.
January......................
F ebruary....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.4913
.5013
.5075
.5565
.5713
.6007
129.2
131.8
133.4
146.3
150.2
157.9
+
+
+
+
+
9.7
2.7
5.1
.3266
.3381
.3238
.3458
.3800
.4025
121.5
125.8
120.5
128.6
141.4
149.7
+
+
+
+
6.8
9.9
5.9
.6444
.6313
.6025
.6225
.6256
.6163
121.9
119.4
113.9
117.7
118.3
116.5
+
+
-
Ju ly..............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.6238
.7397
.7493
.6994
.7247
.7028
164.0
194.5
197.0
183.9
190.5
184.8
+ 3.8
+ 18 .6
+ 1.3
- 6.7
+ 3.6
- 3.0
.3958
.4088
.4158
.3881
.3832
.3904
147.2
152.1
154.7
144.4
142.6
145.2
+
+
+
1.7
3.3
1.7
6.7
1.3
1.9
.6255
.6569
.6743
.6581
.6413
.6330
118.3
124.2
127.5
124.5
121.3
119.7
+
+
+
-
130.6
156.9
121.1
132.6
131.7
121.8
2.0
1.2
3.5
4.2
* Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent change.
100.8
2.6
4.6
3.3
.5
1.5
1.5
5.0
2.6
2.4
2.6
1.3
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
85
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Farm products.
Grain —W heat: cash.
Year or month.
H ay: tim othy, N o. 1.
Hides: green, salted, pack
ers; heavy native steers.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average Relative decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price per
price. ( —) com
price.
bushel.
ton.
pared
pound. price.
pared
pared
w ith pre
with pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.7510
100.0
$10.4304
100.0
$0.0937
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.8933
.9618
.7876
.6770
.5587
118.9
128.1
104.9
90.1
74.4
+ 7.7
-1 8 .1
-1 4 .0
- 1 7 .5
9.9952
12.2861
11.8375
11.2067
10.4183
95.8
117.8
113.5
107.4
99.9
+ 22.9
- 3.7
- 5.3
- 7.0
.0933
.0951
.0870
.0749
.0641
99.6
101.5
92.8
79.9
68.4
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.6000
.6413
.7949
.8849
.7109
79.9
85.4
105.8
117.8
94.7
+ 7.4
+ 6.9
+ 24 .0
+ 11.3
-1 9 .7
11.3844
10.3269
8.4423
8.3317
10.0745
109.1
99.0
80.9
79.9
96.6
+ 9.3
- 9.3
- 1 8 .2
- 1.3
+ 20.9
.1028
.0811
.0996
.1151
.1235
106.3
131.8
+ 60.4
- 21.1
+ 22.8
+15.6
+ 7.3
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.7040
.7187
.7414
.7895
1.0390
93.7
95.7
98.7
105.1
138.3
1.0
+ 2.1
+ 3.2
+ 6.5
+ 31 .6
11.5673
12.8255
12.6154
12.4279
11.7308
110.9
123.0
120.9
119.2
112.5
+ 14.8
+ 10 .9
- 1.6
- 1.5
- 5.6
.1194
.1237
.1338
.1169
.1166
127.4
132.0
142.8
124.8
124.4
+
+
-
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
1.0104
.7931
.9073
.9899
1.1997
134.5
105.6
- 2.8
-2 1 .5
+ 14.4
+ 9.1
+ 21.2
11.2596
12.9615
16.9387
12.3365
13.4567
107.9
124.3
. 162.4
118.3
129.0
- 4.0
+15.1
+30.7
-2 7 .2
+ 9.1
.1430
.1543
.1455
.1336
.1647
152.6
164.7
155.3
142.6
175.8
+ 22.6
+ 7.9
- 5.7
- 8.2
+ 23 .3
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913.....................................
1.0973
.9844
1.0490
.9533
146.1
131.1
139.7
126.9
- 8.5
-1 0 .3
17.2692
19.6635
20.4104
16.0288
165.6
188.5
195.7
153.7
+ 28.3
+ 13.9
+ 3.8
-2 1 .5
.1546
.1477
.1760
.1839
165.0
157.6
187.8
196.3
-
- 4.5
+ 19.2
+ 4.5
1913 .
January.......................
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
1.0150
1.0071
.9766
.9980
.9924
.9847
135.2
134.1
130.0
132.9
132.1
131.1
17.0000
14.1250
14.7500
15.5500
15.4375
14.3125
163.0
135.4
141.4
149.1
148.0
137.2
+
+
-
-i6 .9
4.4
5.4
.7
7.3
.1913
.1800
.1800
.1725
.1663
.1750
204.2
192.1
192.1
184.1
177.5
186.8
+
July..............................
A ugust........................
September..................
October.......................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber...................
.9025
.8922
.9179
.9056
.9253
.9365
15.0000
17.5000
17.1875
17.8000
17.1875
16.3500
143.8
167.8
164.8
170.7
164.8
156.8
.1763
.1863
.1888
.1975
.1975
.1950
188.2
198.8
201.5
120.8
131.8
159.7
120.2
118.8
122.2
120.6
123.2
124.7
-
+
-
6 .6
9.1
+
-
.8
2.2
+
+
+
2.9
1.3
3.0
.6
.8
8.3
1.1
2.2
1.2
i Price unchanged,
4.8
+16.7
+
+
-
1.8
3.6
3.4
4.9
109.7
86.6
122.8
210.8
210.8
208.1
+ 1.9
- 8.5
- 1 3 .9
-1 4 .4
-
0
3.3
3.6
8.2
12.6
.3
6.1
5.9
4.2
3.6
5.2
+
.7
+ 5.7
+ 1.3
+ 4.6
( l)
- 1.3
86
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOB STATISTICS.
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Farm products.
H ops: New Y ork State,
choice.
Year or month.
Horses : draft, good to
choice.
Live stock (for food).—Cat
tle : steers, choice to prim e.
Percent
Percent
of in
of in
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average
decrease Average
Average
price per Relative ( —) com price i>er Relative ( —C o m price
price.
price.
head.
pared
per 100
pound.
pared
w ithpre- pounds.
with pre
cedmg
ceding
year or
year or
month.
month.
Per cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
Rela decrease ,
tive ( —) com
price.
pared
with pre
ceding
year or
month.
$0.1771
100.0
$5.3203
1890 ..........................
1 89 1 ...........................
1892..............................
1893.............................
1894...............................
.2621
.2640
.2505
.2271
.1515
148.0
149.1
141.4
128.2
85.5
+ 0.7
- 5.1
- 9.3
-3 3 .3
4.8697
5.8851
5.0909
5.5211
5.1591
1895...............................
1896 ............................
1897
.................
1898..............................
1899 .
. .................
.0940
.0877
.1160
.1621
.1563
53.1
49.5
65.5
91.5
88.3
—38.0
— 6.7
+32.3
+ 39.7
— 3.6
5.4849
4.5957
5.2255
5.3779
5.9928
103.1
86.4
98.2
1900
................. ..
1901...............................
1902 ............................
190S
.....................
1904...............................
.1483
.1719
.2375
.2825
.3475
83.7
97.1
134.1
159.5
196.2
— 5.1
+ 15 .9
+ 38 .2
+ 18.9
+ 23 .0
5.7827
6.1217
7.4721
5.5678
5.9562
108.7
115.1
140.4
104.7
1 9 0 5 ............................
190fi
.............
1Q07
.....................
1908 ............................
1909..............................
.2673
.1629
.1738
.1188
.2008
150.9
92.0
98.1
67.1
113.4
-2 3 .1
—39.1
+ 6.7
-3 1 .6
+ 69 .0
$196.18
203.17
+ 3.6
115.2
123.0
128.1
138.0
+
+
+
+
+
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
.2588
.3650
.4100
.2663
146.1
206.1
231.5
150.4
+28.9
+ 41 .0
+ 12.3
- 3 5 .0
221.91
259.75
220.50
244.42
(i)
w
m
(i»
(/
C1)
5.9678
6.1298
6.5442
6.8163
7.3394
+ 9.2
+ 17.1
- 1 5 .1
+ 10.8
7.7712
7.2341
9.3585
8.9288
146.1
136.0
175.9
167.8
+ 5.9
- 6.9
+ 29 .4
- 4.6
.3100
.2700
.2600
175.0
152.5
146.8
124.2
124.2
118.6
- 1 2 .9
- 3.7
-1 5 .4
(2)
- 4.5
212.50
212.50
223.75
235.00
235.00
235.00
( 1)
(v
(i.)
0)
(2)
+ 5.3
+ 5.0
(2)
(2)
9.0125
8.9125
8.9400
8.8938
8.6563
8.7800
169.4
167.5
168.0
167.2
162.7
165.0
- 1.1
+ .3
.5
- 2.7
+ 1.4
-1 4 .3
+ 8.3
(2>
+ 15 .4
+ 97 .8
+ 4.5
257.00
262.50
262.50
262.50
262.50
262.50
+ 9.4
+ 2.1
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
8.9875
8.8875
9.0750
9.1250
8.9563
8.9200
168.9
157.0
170.6
171.5
168.3
167.7
+
+
+
-
1913.
January ___________
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.2200
.2200
.2100
July..............................
A ugust........................
September..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.1800
.1950
.1950
.2250
.4450
.4650
101.6
110.1
110.1
127.0
251.3
262.6
i No relative price computed.
( 1)
(11
0)
0)
(*)
0)
C)
0)
For explanation, see p. 29.
100.0
91.5
110.6
95.7
103.8
97.0
101.1
112.6
112.0
112.2
2 Price unchanged,
+ 20 .9
—13.5
+ 8.5
— 6.6
+ 6.3
—16.2
+ 13.7
+ 2.9
+ 11.4
— 3.5
+ 5.9
+ 22.1
—25.5
+ 7.0
.2
2.7
6.8
4.2
7.7
2.4
1.1
2.1
.6
1.8
.4
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
87
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Farm products.
L ive stock (for food).
Cattle: steers, good to
choice.
Hogs: heavy.
Hogs: light.
Year or m onth.
Per cent
Per cent
P ercent
of in
o f in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(
+
)
o
r
(
+ ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average
Average Rela decrease
Average
Relative decrease price
per tive (—) com
price per Relative (—) com
( —) com
price.
100 lbs. price.
pared P100eib^r price.
100 lbs.
pared
pared
with pre
with pre
w ithpreceding
ceding
cedmg
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899... $4.7347
100.0
$4.4123
100.0
$4.4206
100.0
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
4.1375
5.0976
4.4995
4.8394
4.5245
87.4
107.7
95.0
89.6
+ 23 .2
-1 1 .7
+ 7.6
- 6.5
3.9534
4.4229
5.1550
6.5486
4.9719
+ 11.9
+ 16.6
+ 27.0
-2 4 .1
3.9260
4.3404
5.0675
6.5752
4.9327
98.2
114.6
148.7
111.6
+ 10.6
+ 16 .8
+ 29.8
- 2 5 .0
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
4.9344
4.2712
4.7736
4.8846
5.3851
100.8
4.2781
3.3579
3.5906
3.8053
4.0394
97.0
76.1
81.4
103.2
113.7
+ 9.1
-1 3 .4
+ 11.8
+ 2.3
+ 10.2
91.5
- 1 4 .0
- 2 1 .5
+ 6.9
+ 6.0
+ 6.2
4.2533
3.5591
3.7223
3.7587
4.0709
96.2
80.5
84.2
85.0
92.1
-1 3 .8
-1 6 .3
+ 4.6
+ 1.0
+ 8.3
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
5.3938
5.5901
6.5572
5.0615
5.1923
113.9
118.1
138.5
106.9
109.7
+ *2
+ 3.6
+17.3
- 22.8
+ 2.6
5.0815
5.9580
6.9704
6.0572
5.1550
115.2
135.0
158.0
137.3
116.8
+ 25 .8
+ 17.2
+ 17.0
-1 3 .1
-1 4 .9
5.1135
5.9177
6.7353
6.0541
5.1481
115.7
133.9
152.4
137.0
116.5
+ 25.6
+ 15.7
+ 13.8
- 10.1
-1 5 .0
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
5.2192
5.3572
5.8120
5.9976
6.4529
110.2
126.7
136.3
+
+
+
+
+
8.5
3.2
7.6
5.2913
6.2351
6.0795
5.7986
7.5721
119.9
141.3
137.8
131.4
171.6
+ 2.6
+ 17.8
- 2.5
- 4.6
+ 30.6
5.3213
6.3274
6.2163
5.6346
7.3611
120.4
143.1
140.6
127.5
166.5
+ 3.4
+18.9
- 1.8
- 9.4
+30.6
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
7.0173
6.7272
8.4024
8.5072
148.2
142.1
177.5
179.7
+ 8.7
- 4.1
+ 24.9
+ 1.2
8.9428
6.7474
7.5954
8.3654
202.7
152.9
172.1
189.6
+18.1
- 2 4 .5
+ 12.6
+ 10.1
9.0091
6.7260
7.5517
8.4541
203.8
152.2
170.8
191.2
+22.4
- 2 5 .3
+12.3
+ 11.9
January.......................
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June— : .....................
8.3563
8.4063
8.5600
8.5000
8.2563
8.4850
176.5
177.5
180.8
179.5
174.4
179.2
+ .6
+ 1.8
.7
- 2.9
7.4688
8.0844
8.8700
8.9406
8.4156
8.6300
169.3
183.2
201.0
202.6
+ 8.2
+ 9.7
+ .8
- 5.9
+ 2.5
7.4500
8.1344
8.9325
9.0031
8.4750
8.6975
203.7
191.7
196.7
July..............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber..................
October.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
8.7188
8.5063
8.6650
8.6500
8.5063
8.4450
184.1
179.7
183.0
182.7
179.7
178.4
9.0125
8.3500
8.4250
8.3125
7.9188
7.8725
204.3
189.2
190.9
188.4
179.5
178.4
9.1S44
8.8625
8.7300
8.3563
7.8250
7.7300
207.8
200.5
197.5
189.0
177.0
174.9
102.2
95.6
104.2
90.2
113.1
122.8
«5
2.6
100.2
116.8
148.4
112.7
86.2
88.8
1913.
+ 2.8
+ 2.8
-
2.4
+ 1.9
- .2
- 1.7
- .7
190.7
195.6
+ 4.4
-
7.4
+ .9
- 1.3
-
4.7
.6
168.5
184.0
202.1
+ 9.2
+ 9.8
+ .8
- 5.9
+ 2.6
+ 5.6
-
3.5
1.5
-
1.2
- 4.3
- 6.4
88
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Farm products.
Live stock (for food).
Sheep: wethers.
Year or m onth.
Good to
fancy,
average
price p er
100 lbs.
Per cent
o f in
crease
( + ) or de
crease
R elative ( —) com
price.
pared
w ithprecedm g
year or
m onth.
Per cent
o f in( + ) or de
Western, Plain to
choice,
crease
average
Relative ( —)
average
com
price per
price.
price
per
pared
100 lbs.
100 lbs.
with pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
$3.7580
100.0
$3.9541
100.0
4.5284
4.5106
4.7798
3.8781
2.6957
120.5
127.2
103.2
71.7
— 0.4
+ 6.0
—18.9
-3 0 .5
4.6644
4.5719
4.8695
4.1255
2.9808
118.0
115.6
123.2
104.3
75.4
2.9495
2.9322
3.4971
3.9250
3.8837
78.5
78.0
93.1
104.4
103.3
+ 9.4
— .6
+ 19.3
+ 12.2
— 1.1
3.0943
3.1411
3.7692
4.1625
4.1615
78.3
79.4
95.3
105.3
105.2
+ 3.8
+ 1.5
1900..
1901..
1902..
1903..
1904..
4.1236
3.3519
3.7817
3.7101
4.1457
109.7
89.2
4.5207
3.7442
4.1784
3.8769
4.2608
114.3
94.7
105.7
98.0
107.8
+ 8.6
98.7
110.3
+ 6.2
—18.7
+ 12.8
— 1.9
+ 11.7
1905..
1906..
1907..
1908..
1909..
5.0529
4.9481
4.8962
134.5
131.7
130.3
112.3
123.2
+21.9
— 2.1
- 1.0
-1 3 .8
+ 9.7
5.0798
5.2793
4.8835
128.5
133.5
123.5
109.6
+ 19 .2
+ 3.9
- 7.5
125.8
97.1
5.3947
3.9412
4.9009
5.3005
6.1000
Average, 1890-1899..
1890.
1891.
1892.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
120.0
100.6
$5.7461
4.9505
5.4303
$5.4206
4.8115
5.2707
+11.6
- 7.2
+ 9.9
-
11.2
+ 8.2
5.7063
6.1125
6.6000
6.5875
5.7125
5.0400
129.5
138.7
149.7
149.4
129.6
114.3.
+ 7.1
+ 8.0
.2
-1 3 .3
- 11.8
6.4850
6.5625
5.7125
4.9900
129.6
139.0
147.8
149.6
130.2
113.7
J u ly ..................
A ugust.............
Septem ber___
O ctober...........
N ovem ber___
Decem ber........
4.8813
4.5625
4.4750
4.7500
4.7250
5.0650
110.7
103.5
101.5
107.8
107.2
114.9
+
+
4.7313
4.4063
4.4950
4.7250
4.6063
5.1300
107.8
100.4
102.5
107.7
105.0
116.9
- 1 7 .2
120.8
121.3
1913 .
January...........
F ebruary........
M arch...............
A p ril.................
M a y ..................
June.................
1 Less than one-tenth o f 1 per cent change.
0 ) *
+ 2.4
- 2 6 .9
+24.4
+ 2.1
- 22.8
+15.1
+ 8.5
.5
7.2
+ 10 .4
122.9
89.8
111.7
111.8
6.1
+20.0
+ 9.5
5.5438
4.2799
4.9283
5.3471
3.1
6.5
1.9
2.0
+ 6.5
- 1 5 .3
- 2 7 .7
120.1
1910..
1911..
1912..
1913..
5.6875
-
+ 7.3
+ 6.3
+
1.2
-1 3 .0
-
12.6
-
5.2
6.9
+ 2.0
+ 5.1
- 2.5
+11.4
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
89
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Farm products.
Mules: 16 hands, medium
to good.
Year or m onth.
T obacco: Burley, dark
red, good leaf.
Poultry: Live, fowls.
Per cent
of increase
( + ) or
Per cent
of in-
Per cent
of increase
(
+
)
o
r
( + ) or
Average
Average
Average R d a - decrease
price Relative (decrease
—) com price per R d ative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
per
price.
price.
pound.
pared
100 lbs. price.
pared
pared
head.
w ithprew ithprewith pre
cedm g
cedm g
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899
1890.
1891.,
1892.,
1893.
1894. *,
1895.,
1896.,
1897.,
1898.,
1899.,
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
1905
1906
1997
1908
1909
1189.13
209.76
1910
1911
1912
1913
212.50
214.62
192.03
223.61
1913.
(
(
80.1327
.1597
+ 1.3
+ 1.0
.1691
.1445
1 0 .5
.14 8 5
+16.4
.1674
-
January............
February..........
M arch...............
A p ril.................
M ay...................
June..................
190.00
222.50
237.50
237.50
237.50
234.00
July...........
A ugu st—
September,
O ctober. . .
N ovem ber.
Decem ber.
220.00
(i;
2 2 0 .0 0
a
a;
(i;
(i;
a!
(i;
(i;
220.00
(i;
2 2 0 .0 0
h)
220.00
(i;
22 0 .0 0
G]
No relative price computed.
+10.9
+17.1
+ 6.7
-
6.0
G)
G)
1594
1588
1740
1875
1740
1850
.1738
.1600
.1700
.1675
.1430
.1600
For explanation, see p. 29.
+20.3
+ 5.9
-1 4 .5
+ 2.8
+ 12.7
$15.0625
17.5980
15.5368
11.3462
11.4279
13.2019
.4
9.6
7.8
7.2
6.3
12.2500
12.2500
12.1000
12.0000
12.0000
12.6000
6.1
- 7.9
+ 6.3
- 1.5
- 1 4 .6
+11.9
13.0000
13.5000
14.3000
14.5000
14.5000
15.1000
+
+
+
* Price unchanged.
+ 16 .8
- 1 1 .7
-2 7 .0
+ .7
+15.5
£>1 .2
-
.8
G)
+ 5.0
+
+
+
+
G)
3.2
3.8
5.9
1.4
+ 4.1
90
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Food, etc.
Bread.
Beans: m edium, choice.
Crackers.
Crackers: soda.
Per
Per
cent
cent
o
f in
of
in
Year or m onth.
crease
crease
( + ) o r Butter,
( + ) or
Oyster,
Aver Aver
de
Aver
deaver
aver
age
Rela
Rela crease
age
age
age
age
tive
tive
price
price
price
(
)
(-)
price
price price. com
per
per
price. com
per
per
per
pared
bushel. 100 lbs.
pared pound.
with pound. pound.
with
pre
pre
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
month.
month.
Average, 1890-
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent
o f in
crease
( + ) or
de
crease
(-)
com
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
$1.6699
100.0
$0.0673
100.0
$0.0718
100.0
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
2.0292
2.2531
1.8698
1.9906
1.8469
121.5
134.9
.0700
.0700
.0688
.0650
.0650
104.0
104.0
111. 4
111.4
106.3
104.5
0)
.0800
.0800
.0763
.0750
.0725
101.0
- 4.6
— 1.7
- 3.3
1895.
1896.
1897..
1898..
1.7896
1.1740
1.0448
1.2479
1.4531
107.2
70.3
62.6
74.7
87.0
-3.1
-3 4 .4
+ .6
.6
- 8.9
+ 23 .8
- 2.7
.0675
.0658
.0592
.0758
.0663
94.0
91.6
82.5
105.6
92.3
- 6.9
- 2.5
- 10.0
+ 28 .0
- 1 2 .5
1900..
1901..
1902.
1903..
1904..
2.0969
2.1927
1.9198
2.2625
2.0104
125.6
131.3
115.0
135.5
120.4
+ 44.3
+ 4.6
-1 2 .4
+ 17 .9
111.4
118.9
118.9
+ 5.2
+ 6.7
-
94.0
97.5
97.5
90.0
91.6
+ 1.8
+ 3.7
112.6
.0675
.0700
.0700
.0646
.0658
1905.
1906..
1907..
1908.
1909.
2.1500
1.9000
1.7771
2.3198
2.4500
128.8
113.8
106.4
138.9
146.7
+ 6.9
.0683
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0654
95.1
90.5
90.5
90.5
91.1
+ 3.8
1910.
1911.
1912.
1913.
2.3990
2.2885 $3.8142
4.6614
3.9896
143.7
137.0
167.4
143.3
97.5
90.5
90.5
90.5
+ 7.0
0)
.0700
.0650
.0650
.0650
January___
F ebruary...
March.........
A p ril...........
M ay.............
June............
4.2500
4.1750
4.0750
3.8750
3.9500
4.0250
152.6
149.9
146.3
139.2
141.9
144.5
m
(i)
(i i
(ii
C1)
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
90.5
90.5
90.5
90.5
90.5
90.5
July.............
A ugust........
September..
October.......
N ovem ber..
D ecem ber..
4.0750
4.1000
3.8750
3.7750
3.9500
3.7500
146.3
147.2
139.2
135.6
141.9
134.7
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
90.5
90.5
90.5
90.5
90.5
90.5
112.0
119.2
110.6
+ 11.0
-1 7 .0
+ 6.5
-7.2
-
11.0
+19.4
+16.4
102.2
96.6
96.6
.0654
.0650
.0592
.0733
.0713
97.2
96.6
88.0
108.9
105.9
-
(»)
1.7
5.5
.0750
.0800
.0800
.0758
.0775
115.2
+ 2.2
-6.5
+ 30 .5
+ 5.6
.0892
.0900
.0900 $0.0650
.0650
.0654
132.5
133.7
133.7
133.7
134.5
+ 15.1
+ .9
- 2.1
-4.6
+ 22.2
-1 4 .4
.0700
.0700
.0650
.0650
144.0
144.0
133.7
133.7
+ 7.0
0)
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
133.7
133.7
133.7
133.7
133.7
133.7
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
133.7
133.7
133.7
133.7
133.7
133.7
-
-
11.1
11.6
+
-
C1)
5.3
0)
0)
.6
7.1
(9
-
(9
7.7
+ 1.9
-
4.8
(9
(9
+ .6
-
7.1
(9
(9
1913.
-
1.8
2.4
- 4.9
+ 1.9
+ 1.9
+ 1.2
+ .6
-
5.5
-
2.6
+ 4.6
- 5.1
1 Price unchanged.
0)
(9
b
V
(9
m
(i)
(i)
(v
(9
C)
V
(9
(9
(9
91
WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1913.
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR. 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Food, etc.
Butter.
Bread.
Loaf: before baking (W ash
ington market).
Year or m onth.
Loaf: before baking (N ew
Y ork market]
Creamery: Elgin (E lgin
market).
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price;
price.
poun d. price.
pound.
pound.
pared
pared
pared
w ith pre
w ith pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.0354
100.0
$0.0817
100.0
$0.2170
100.0
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892..............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.0356
.0356
.0356
.0356
.0356
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
.0320
.0320
.0320
.0320
.0320
100.9
100.9
100.9
100.9
100.9
.2238
.2501
.2528
.2581
.2194
103.1
115.3
116.5
118.9
101.1
+ 11.8
+ 1.1
+ 2.1
- 1 5 .0
1895...............................
1896..............................
1897...............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.0333
.0363
.0356
.0356
.0356
94.1
102.5
-6 .5
+ 9 .0
- 1 .9
0)
.0320
.0287
.0320
.0320
.0320
100.9
90.5
100.9
100.9
100.9
- 1 0 .3
+11.5
.2064
.1793
.1837
.1886
.2075
95.1
82.6
84.7
86.9
95.6
- 5.9
- 1 3 .1
+ 2.5
+ 2.7
+ 10.0
1900..............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903.........................
1904...............................
.0356
.0356
.0356
.0356
.0363
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
n\
v1)
(i)
(i)
+ 2.0
100.9
100.9
100.9
100.9
110.4
P)
P)
P)
P)
+ 9.4
.2178
.2114
.2413
.2302
.2178
111.2
102.5
.0320
.0320
.0320
.0320
.0350
106.1
100.4
5.0
- 2.9
+14.1
- 4.6
- 5.4
1905..............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909..............................
.0356
.0356
.0356
.0356
.0377
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
-1 .9
106.5
+ 5 .9
.0376
.0376
.0376
.0400
.0400
118.6
118.6
118.6
126.2
126.2
+ 7.4
P)
P)
+ 6.4
P)
.2429
.2459
.2761
.2692
.2893
111.9
- 113.3
127.2
124.1
133.3
+12.3
- 2.5
+ 7.5
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.0388
.0388
.0388
.0400
109.6
109.6
109.6
113.0
+ 2 .9
126.2
126.2
133.8
133.8
P)
P)
+ 3 .1
.0400
.0400
.0424
.0424
.2977
.2644
.2968
.3077
136.8
141.8
+ 2.9
- 11.2
+ 12.3
+ 3.7
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
113.0
113.0
113.0
113.0
113.0
113.0
P)
(i)
(i)
P)
.0424
.0424
.0424
.0424
.0424
.0424
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
.3306
.3450
.3460
.3200
.2781
.2750
152.4
159.0
159.4
147.5
128.2
126.7
+ 4.4
+ .3
- 7.5
- 1 3 .1
- 1.1
J uly..............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber...................
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
113.0
113.0
113.0
113.0
113.0
113.0
.0424
.0424
.0424
.0424
.0424
.0424
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
133.8
.2613
.2688
.3060
.3019
.3150
.3370
120.4
123.9
141.0
139.1
145.2
155.3
- 5.0
+ 2.9
+ 13.8
- 1.3
+ 4.3
+ 7.0
1913.
100.6
100.6
100.6
P)
P)
P)
0)
P)
P)
10
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
(i)
(i)
P)
* Price unchanged.
P)
P)
P)
0)
P)
P)
P)
+ 6.0
P)
P)
Y
p)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
100.4
97.4
137.2
121.8
+
+ 11 .5
+ 1.2
92
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
II.-AV ER A G E WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Food, etc.
Butter.
Creamery: extra (N ew
Y ork market).
Year or month.
Canned goods.
D airy: N ew Y ork State.
Per cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
price per R elative ( —) com price per R elative
price.
price.
poun d.
pared
pound.
w ithprecedm g
year or
month.
C om : R epublic N o. 2.
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
crease
crease
(+)or
( + ) or
decrease Average Rela decrease
( —) com price per tive ( —) com
dozen
pared
price.
pared
with pre cans.
with pre
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
month.
month.
$0.2242
100.0
$0.2024
100.0
1890.............................
1891..............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.2276
.2586
.2612
.2701
.2288
101.5
115.3
116.5
120.5
102.1
+ 13.6
+ 1.0
+ 3.4
-1 5 .3
.1954
.2380
.2350
.2521
.2091
96.5
117.6
116.1
124.6
103.3
+ 21.8
— 1.3
+ 7.3
-1 7 .1
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
.2137
.1841
.1895
.1954
.2126
95.3
82.1
84.5
87.2
94.8
- 6.6
-1 3 .9
+ 2.9
+ 3.1
+ 8.8
.1882
.1665
.1684
.1749
.1965
93.0
82.3
83.2
86.4
97.1
- 10.0
—11.5
+ 1.1
+ 3.9
+ 12.3
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903 .............................
1904...............................
.2245
.2163
.2480
.2348
.2189
100.1
+ 5.6
- 3.7
+ 14.7
— 5.3
- 6.8
.2115
.2007
.2318
.2150
.1970
104.5
99.2
114.5
106.2
97.3
+ 7.6
- 5.1
+ 15 .5
- 7.2
- 8.4
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
.2489
.2489
.2830
.2711
.2920
111.0
111.0
126.2
120.9
130.2
+13.7
(!)
+13.7
- 4.2
+ 7.7
.2339
.2325
.2671
.2449
.2653
115.6
114.9
132.0
133.1
+18.7
.6
+ 14.9
— 8.3
+ 8.3
$0.9000
.9083
(2)
(2)
+ 0.9
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913..............................
.3007
.2665
.3137
.3225
134.1
118.9
139.9
143.8
+ 3.0
-1 1 .4
+ 17.7
+ 2.8
.2906
.2572
.3001
.3040
143.6
127.1
148.3
150.2
+ 9.5
- 1 1 .5
+ 16.7
+ 1.3
.9833
1.0750
.9500
.9542
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
+ 8.3
+ 9.3
- 11.6
+ .4
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.3488
.3656
.3650
.3478
.2847
.2801
155.6
163.1
162.8
155.1
127.0
124.9
+ 4.8
.2
- 4.7
-1 8 .1
- 1.6
.3200
.3363
.3475
.3390
.2794
.2725
158.1
166.2
171.7
167.5
138.0
134.6
+ 5.1
+ 3.3
- 2.4
- 1 7 .6
- 2.5
.9500
.9500
.9500
.9500
.9500
.9500
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
m
(i)
(v
(n
(*)
July..............................
A ugust........................
September...................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.2693
.2791
.3135
.3169
.3375
.3615
124.5
139.8
141.3
150.5
161.2
- 3.9
+ 3.6
+12.3
+ 1.1
+ 6.5
+ 7.1
.2600
.2660
.2980
.3025
.3119
.3160
128.5
131.4
147.2
149.5
154.1
156.1
+
+
+
+
+
.9500
.9500
.9500
.9500
.9500
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
m
(i )
(i)
(i)
C)
+
A verage, 1330-1899
i Price unchanged.
96.5
110.6
104.7
97.6
120.1
121.0
2 No relative price computed.
4.6
2.3
12.0
1.5
3.1
1.3
1.0000
For explanation, see p. 29.
93
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Food, etc.
Canned goods.
Peas: R epublic N o. 2.
Year or m onth.
Tomatoes: Standard N ew
Jersey, N o. 3.
Cheese: N ew Y ork State,
full cream.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(
+
)
or
(
+ ) or
(
+
)
or
Average
Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative (decrease
- ) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
dozen
price.
dozen
price.
pared
p oun d. price.
pared
pared
cans.
w ithpre- cans.
with pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899 - .
$0.0987
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.0958
.1058
.1076
.1060
97.1
102.4
107.2
109.0
107.4
+
+
+
-
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.0929
.0908
.0968
.0822
.1075
94.1
92.0
98.1
83.3
108.9
—12.4
— 2.3
+ 6.6
—15.1
+ 30.8
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.1128
.1126
.1217
.1019
114.3
102.4
114.1
123.3
103.2
+ 4.9
—10.4
+11.4
+ 8.1
-1 6 .3
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.1212
122.8
$1.3833
1.4000
0)
O)
+ 1.2
$1.079i
.9625
0)
0)
- 10.8
.1313.
.1414
.1364
.1485
133.0
143.3
138.2
150.5
+ 18.9
+ 8.3
+ 7.7
- 3.5
+ 8.9
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
1.3833
1.5000
1.6250
1.5958
0)
0)
0)
- 1.2
+ 8.4
+ 8.3
- 1.8
.9208
1.1150
1.4167
1.3000
0)
0)
0)
0)
- 4.3
+ 21.1
+27.1
- 8.2
.1572
.1401
.1645
.1541
159.3
141.9
166.7
156.1
+ 5.9
-1 0 .9
+ 17.4
- 6.3
(!)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.1729
.1678
.1679
.1560
.1294
.1422
175.2
170.0
170.1
158.1
131.1
144.1
- 2.9
+ .1
- 7.1
-1 7 .1
+ 9.9
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.1393
.1444
.1570
.1585
.1575
.1580
141.1
146.3
159.1
160.6
159.6
160.1
+
+
+
+
.1011
.1011
C1)
5.5
4.6
1.7
1.5
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
1.6500
1.6500
1.3000
1.6500
1.6500
1.6500
«
0)
0)
0)
0)
(2)
- 21.2
+26.9
(2)
(2)
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
July..............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber...................
1.6500
1.6500
1.6500
1.6500
1.5000
1.5000
0)
0)
0)
0)
0) '
0)
(2)
(2)
(2)
<*)
- 9.1
(2)
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
0)
0)
0)
0)
C1)
0)
0)
0)
O)
h
( 1)
1 No relative price computed. For explanation, see p. 29.
2 Price unchanged.
2.0
3.7
8.7
1.0
.6
.3
94
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T able I I.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
F ood , etc.
Fish.
Coffee; R io N o. 7.
Eggs: new laid, fair to
fancy, near b y.
Cod:: dry, bank, large.
Percent
of in
N ew
crease
( + ) or Boston Y ork
d e market, market,
aver
crease
aver
Rela
age
(-)
tive
age
price
com
price.
price
per
pared
per
hun
with
pre quintal. dred
ceding
weight.
year or
month.
Aver
age
price
per
pound.
Rela
tive
price.
Percent
of in
crease
( + ) or
de
Aver
crease
age
(-)
price
com
per
pared dozen.
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
A verage, 1890-1899. $0.1313
100.0
$0.1963
100.0
$5.5849
100.0
1890............................
1891............................
1892............................
1893............................
1894............................
.1793
.1671
.1430
.1723
.1654
136.6
127.3
108.9
131.2
126.0
.1945
.2160
.2167
.2247
.1835
99.1
+ 11.1
+ .3
+ 3.7
—18.3
5.6771
6.7292
7.0521
6.3802
5.9583
101.7
120.5
126.3
114.2
106.7
+ 1 8 .5
+ 4.8
— 9.5
— 6.6
1895............................
1890............................
1897............................
1898............................
1899............................
.1592
.1233
.0793
.0633
.0604
121.2
- 3.7
—22.6
—35.7
—20.2
— 4.6
.2002
102.0
93.9
60.4
48.2
46.0
.1741
.1718
.1817
.1994
88.7
87.5
92.6
101.6
+ 9.1
—13.0
— 1.3
+ 5.8
+ 9.7
5.5208
4.2083
4.5208
4.6667
5.1354
98.9
75.4
80.9
83.6
92.0
— 7.8
—23.8
+ 7.4
+ 3.2
+ 10.0
1900............................
1901............................
1902............................
1903............................
1904............................
.0822
.0646
.0586
.0559
.0782
62.6
49.2
44.6
42.6
59.6
+36.1
—21.4
— 9.3
— 4.6
+ 39.9
.1977
.2095
.2409
.2418
.2650
100.7
106.7
122.7
123.2
135.0
.9
+ 6.0
+ 15 .0
+ .4
+ 9.6
5.3021
5.9896
5.0938
5.8646
7.2813 .............
94.9
107.2
91.2
105.0
•130.4
+ 5 .2
+ 1 3 .0
—15.0
+15.1
+ 2 4 .2
1905............................
1906............................
1907............................
1908............................
1909............................
.0832
.0811
.0658
.0628
.0783
63.4
61.8
50.1
47.8
59.6
+ 6.4
— 2.5
—18.9
— 4.6
+24.7
.2712
.2615
.2771
.2788
.3146
138.2
133.2
141.2
142.0
160.3
+ 2.3
— 3.6
+ 6.0
+ .6
+ 12.8
7.3958
7.6042
7.7396
7.3021
7.0208
132.4
136.2
138.6
130.7
125.7
+
+
+
—
—
1910............................
1911............................
1912............................
1913............................
.0952
.1341
.1462
.1113
72.3
+ 21.6
+ 40 .9
+ 9.0
—23.9
.3258
.2977
.3315
.3268
166.0
151.7
168.9
166.5
+ 3.6
— 8.6
+11.4
— 1.4
6.9375
7.9583
8.1042 $7.9479
7.8125
124.2
142.5
145.1
142.6
— 1.2
+ 14 .7
+ 1.8
— 1.7
1913.
January....................
February..................
March........................
A pril..........................
M a y...........................
June..........................
.1394
106.2
.1350
102.8
.1250
95.2
.1194
90.9
.1138 ! 86.7
.1106 1 84.2
—
—
—
—
—
.3088
.2650
.2313
2.8
.2244
.2350
157.3
135.0
117.8
107.0
114.3
119.7
—14.2
—12.7
— 9.2
+ 6.9
+ 4.7
J u ly ...........................
A ugust......................
Septem ber..............
October........, ..........
N ovem ber................
December.................
.0981
.0956
.0925
.1025
.1075
.0956
-1 1 .3
- 2.5
— 3.2
+ 10.8
+ 4.9
- 11.1
.2700
.2963
.3680
.4350
.5925
.4800
Year or month.
102.1
111.3
84.8
74.7
72.8
70.4
78.1
81.9
72.8
— 6.8
—14.4
+20.5
— 4.0
3.2
7.4
4.5
4.7
.2100
Rela
tive
price.
110.0
110.4
114.5
93.5
137.5
150.9
187.5
221.6
301.8
244.5
Price unchanged.
+ 14.9
+ 9.7
+24.2
+ 18.2
+36.2
-1 9 .0
Per cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
de
crease
(-)
com
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
1.6
2.8
1.8
5.7
3.9
7.7500
7.7500
7.7500
7.7500
7.7500
7.7500
141.5
141.5
141.5
141.5
141.5
141.5
0)
7.7500
7.7500
7.7500
141.5
141.5
141.5
146.1
146.1
146.1
(i)
(i)
(i)
+ 5.2
0)
0)
8.0000
8.0000
8.0000
( 1)
( 1)
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
95
T a b l e I I .— A V E R A G E W H O L E SA L E PRICES OF COM M ODITIES FO R EAC H
Y E A R , 1890 TO 1913, A N D FO R EA C H M O N TH OF 1913— Continued.
Food, etc.
Fish.
Mackerel: salt, large,
N o. 3s.
Herring.
Year or m onth.
A verage, 18901899 ...................
1890.......................
1891.......................
1892.......................
1893.......................
1894.......................
Shore, N ova
round, Scotia
Boston Bsplit,
oston
market,
aver market,
aver
age
age
price
price
per
per
barrel.
barrel.
N ew
found
land
split,
large
N o. 1, Rela
New
tive
Y ork price.
market,
aver
age
price
per
barrel.
100.0
$3.7763
93.3
3.5250
124.6
4.7068
77.8
2.9375
101.0
3.8125
3.3958 ............. ............. 89.9
Per
cent
of in
crease
(+ )
or de
crease
Average Rela
(-)
com price per tive
pared
barrel. price.
with
pre
ced
ing
year
or
month.
Salmon: canned, 1-lb.
tails.
Per
cent
of in
crease
<+>
or de A ver
crease
age
(-)
price
com
per
pared dozen
w ith
cans.
pre
ced
ing
year
or
month.
Per
cent
of in
crease
(+ )
or de
crease
Rela
(-)
com
tive
price. pared
with
pre
ced
ing
year
or
month.
$14.1306 100.0
18.2500 129.2
15.3125 108.4
13.0000 92.0
13.0000 92.0
11.0556 78.2
—16.1
- 1 5 .1
p)
- 1 5 .0
$1.4731
1.6417
1.5000
1.4833
1.4938
1.4250
100.0
+33.5
-3 7 .6
+ 29 .8
-1 0 .9
102.1
111.4
101.8
100.7
101.4
96.7
— 8.6
- 1.1
+
- 4.6
1895.......................
1896.......................
1897.......................
1 8 9 8 ....................
1899.......................
3.1563
3.3542
3. &354
4.2083
5.0313
96.3
111.4
133.2
- 7.1
+ 6.3
+ 8.4
+ 15 .8
+ 19 .6
15.6250 110.6
13.9167 98.5
12.2292 86.5
13.6667 96.7
15.2500 107.9
+ 41.3
—10.9
—12.1
+ 11.8
+ 11.6
1.5042
1.5500
1.3375
1.2667
1.5292
1900.......................
1901.......................
1902.......................
1903.......................
1904.......................
5.0833
4.9792
4.9063
5.7292
5.4531
131.6
131.9
129.9
151.7
144.4
+ 1.0
- 2.0
— 1.5
+ 16 .8
— 4.8
13.8958 98.3
10.8182 76.6
13.7500 97.3
17.4479 123.5
14.5000 102.6
— 8.9
- 22.1
+27.1
+26.9
—16.9
1.7708
1.7125
1.6146
1.6208
1.7250
116.3
109.6
117.1
+ 15.8
- 3.3
— 5.7
+ .4
+ 6.4
1905.......................
1906.......................
1907.......................
1908.......................
1909.......................
6.0000
158.9
168.0
162.9
160.1
159.8
+ 10.0
+ 5.7
— 3.1
— 1.7
— .2
13.9167 98.5
14.7917 104.7
13.9167 98.5
11.3542 80.4
10.1875 72.1
— 4.0
+ 6.3
— 5.9
—18.4
—10.3
1.7042
1.6833
1.6679
1.9208
1.7000
115.7
114.3
113.2
130.4
115.4
— 1.2
— 1.2
— .9
+ 15.2
—11.5
165.3
155.1
169.5
170.0
+
—
+
+
14.5833 103.2
16.0000 113.2
13.2083 93.5
11.2083 79.3
+ 43.1
+ 9.7
—17.4
—15.1
1.7438
2.1042
2.1833
2.2250
118.4
142.8
148.2
151.0
+ 2.6
+20.7
+ 3.8
+ 1.9
2.2250
2.2250
2.2250
2.2250
2.2250
2.2250
151.0
151.0
151.0
151.0
151.0
151.0
2.2250
2.2250
2.2250
2.2250
2. 2250
2.2250
151.0
151.0
151.0
151.0
151.0
151.0
83.6
88.8
6.3438
6.1500 $7.2083
7.0833
7.0682
1910.......................
1931.......................
1912.......................
1913.......................
7.3125
6.8611
7.5000 $6*6042’
6.6250
3.5
6.2
9.3
.3
1913.
January...............
February.............
March. .............
A p ril.....................
M ay......................
June......................
6.6250
6.6250
6.6250
6.6250
6.6250
6.6250
170.0
170.0
170.0
170.0
170.0
170.0
(n
(i)
m
( 1)
(i)
July.......................
A ugust.................
September...........
O ctober................
Novem ber...........
D ecem ber............
6.6250
6.6250
6.6250
6.6250
6.6250
6.6250
170.0
170.0
170.0
170.0
170.0
170.0
p)
C1)
P)
( 1)
0)
w
11.0000
11.0000
11.0000
11.0000
11.0000
12.0000
77.8
77.8
77.8
77.8
77.8
84.9
12.0000
12.0000
12.0000
84.9
84.9
84.9
74.3
74.3
74.3
10.5000
10.5000
10.5000
1 Price unchanged.
/n
P)
I1)
( 1)
+ 9.1
P)
(i)
P)
—12.5
P)
P)
105.2
90.8
86.0
103.8
120.2
110.0
+ 5.6
+ 3.0
—13.7
— 5.3
+20.7
p)
P)
P)
P)
P)
f1)
P)
Pi
P)
P)
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
96
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Food, etc.
Flour.
Buckwheat.
Year or month.
R ye.
W heat: spring patents.
Per cent
P ercent
Per cent
o f in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(+)or
(+)or
( + ) or
decrease Average Relative decrease Average Rela decrease
Average
price per Relative ( —) com price per
price.
price. ( —) com p rice per tive ( —) com
barrel.
100 lbs.
pared
barrel.
pared
price.
pared
w ith pre
w ithprewith pre
ceding
cedrng
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899 . $1.9428
100.0
$3.3171
100.0
$4.2972
100.0
1890...........................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
2.0214
2.4429
1.7891
2.3679
2.4357
104.0
125.7
92.1
121.9
125.4
+ 20.9
-2 6 .8
+ 32.4
+ 2.9
3.3646
4.9208
4.0167
3.0854
2.7813
101.4
148.3
121.1
+ 46.3
- 1 8 .4
- 2 3 .2
- 9.9
120.7
123.5
93.0
83.8
5.1856
5.3053
4.3466
4.0063
3.5947
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
1.6750
1.3806
1.4656
1.5500
2.3000
86.2
-3 1 .2
-1 7 .6
+ 6.2
+ 5.8
+ 48.4
3.1333
2.6833
2.8063
3.0813
3.2979
94.5
80.9
84.6
92.9
99.4
+ 12.7
- 1 4 .4
+ 4.6
+ 9.8
+ 7.0
3.6434
3.7957
4.5913
4.7293
3.7740
84.8
88.3
106.8
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
2.1036
2.1063
2.2357
2.3214
2.3333
108.3
108.4
115.1
119.5
3.4250
3.3208
3.4417
3.1479
4.3479
103.3
3.8423
3.8104
3.8082
4.3303
5.3784
+ 1.8
103.8
94.9
131.1
+ 3.9
- 3.0
+ 3.6
- 8.5
+38.1
89.4
88.7
120.1
- 8.5
+ .1
+ 6.1
+ 3.8
+ .5
88.6
100.8
125.2
.1
+13.7
+24.2
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
2.1893
2.2333
2.5714
3.0333
2.3583
112.7
115.0
132.4
156.1
121.4
- 6.2
+ 2.0
+15.1
+ 18.0
-2 2 .3
4.4667
3.8438
4.6021
4.7375
4.4854
134.7
115.9
138.7
142.8
135.2
- 2.7
- 1 3 .9
+ 19.7
+ 2.9
- 5.3
5.4221
4.2760
4.8755
5.4183
5.7567
126.2
99.5
113.5
126.1
134.0
+ .8
- 21.1
+ 14 .0
+ 11.1
+ 6.2
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
2.1417
2.4375
2.4500
2.6500
110.2
125.5
126.1
136.4
- 9.2
+ 13 .8
+ .5
+ 8.2
4.2292
4.6938
4.5188
3.6688
127.5
141.5
136.2
- 5.7
+ 11.0
- 3.7
- 1 8 .8
5.4952
5.0784
5.2712
4.5442
127.9
118.2
122.7
105.7
- 4.5
- 7.6
+ 3.8
- 1 3 .8
2.25C0
2.3500
2.3000
(i)
91.84
95.92
93.88
+ 4.4
- 2.1
3.7500
3.7250
3.6500
3.6500
3.6500
3.6500
113.1
112.3
105.0
104.1
(2)
(2)
(2)
4.5125
4.4750
4.4188
4.4950
4.7000
4.7375
3.6500
3.6500
3.5500
3.8000
3.6500
3.6500
110.0
110.0
(2)
(2)
— 2.7
+ 7.0
- 3.9
(2)
4.6800
4.6625
4.5800
4.393S
4.4375
4.4350
108.9
108.5
106.6
1913.
January......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
71.1
75.4
79.8
118.4
(lj
July..............................
A ugu st........................
September..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
0)
(i)
(l)
3.0000
3.0000
3.0000
154.4
154.4
154.4
+ 30 .4
(2)
(2)
No quotation for month,
100.1
110.6
110.0
110.0
110.0
110.0
107.0
114.6
110.0
110.0
-
.7
2.0
* Price unchanged.
101.1
93.2
83.7
110.1
87.8
102.8
104.6
109.4
110.2
102.2
103.3
103.2
+ 2.3
- 1 8 .1
- 7.8
- 1 0 .3
+
+
+
+
-
1.4
4.2
21.0
3.0
20.2
.8
.8
- 1.3
+ 1.7
+ 4.6
+ .8
—
—
—
+
-
1.2
.4
1.8
4.1
1.0
.1
97
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able I I.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Food, etc.
Flour.
Fruit.
W heat: winter straights.
Year or m onth.
Apples: evaporated, choice.
Currants: in barrels.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average Rela decrease
Average
decrease Average
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive (—) com
price.
price.
pound.
barrel.
pared
pared
pound. price.
pared
with pre
w ithprewith pre
ceding
cedmg
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $3.8450
100.0
$0.0847
100.0
$0.0375
100.0
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892..............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
4.6524
4.9048
4.1216
3.2832
2.7495
121.0
.1136
134.1
129.9
81.2
109.4
128.9
3.2
- 37.4
+ 34.7
+ 17.8
.0478
.0426
.0297
.0270
.0173
127.5
113.6
79.2
72.0
46.1
-
10.9
30.3
9.1
35.9
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.0254
.0327
.0479
.0580
.0470
67.7
87.2
127.7
154.7
125.3
+
+
+
+
-
46.8
28.7
46.5
192.0
131.7
126.9
130.1
+ 53.2
+ 15.4
- 40.6
3.6
+ 2.5
.1100
127.6
107.2
85.4
71.5
+ 5.4
- 16.0
- 20.3
- 16.3
.0688
.0927
.1092
3.2311
3.6197
4.3606
4.1452
3.3822
84.0
94.1
113.4
107.8
+
+
+
-
20.5
4.9
18.4
.0678
.0533
.0555
.0890
.0869
102.6
- 37.9
- 21.4
+ 4.1
+ 60.4
2.4
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
3.3490
3.3085
3.4885
3.5923
4.8264
87.1
1.0
1.2
+ 5.4
+ 3.0
+ 34.4
.0615
.0709
.0921
.0611
.0603
72.6
83.7
108.7
72.1
71.2
+
+
-
29.2
15.3
29.9
33.7
1.3
.0720
.0831
.0494
.0476
.0488
1905..............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
4.5428
3.6149
3.9877
4.2909
5.4510
5.9
- 20.4
+ 10.3
+ 7.6
+ 27.0
.0699
.0978
.0843
.0863
.0769
82.5
115.5
99.5
101.9
90.8
+
+
+
-
15.9
39.9
13.8
2.4
10.9
.0490
.0614
.0703
.0609
.0603
130.7
163.7
187.5
162.4
160.8
+
.4
+ 25.3
+ 14.5
- 13.4
1.0
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
4.6913
3.9837
4.6863
4.3077
- 13.9
- 15.1
+ 17.6
8.1
.0836
.1203
.0827
.0718
98.7
142.0
97.6
84.8
+ 8.7
+ 43.9
- 31.3
- 13.2
.0651
.0761
.0751
.0684
173.6
202.9
200.3
182.4
+ 8.0
+ 16.9
1.3
8.9
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
4.5375
4.5188
4.4313
4.4300
4.5500
4.6438
118.0
117.5
115.2
115.2
118.3
.0700
.0638
.0638
.0625
.0625
.0650
82.6
75.3
75.3
73.8
73.8
76.7
191.7
191.7
188.3
188.3
180.0
180.0
-
4.0
.0719
.0719
.0706
.0706
.0675
.0675
July..............................
A ugu st........................
September..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
4.3500
4.0750
4.0750
4.0125
4.0250
4.1100
113.1
106.0
106.0
104.4
104.7
106.9
.0663
.0750
.0775
.0825
.0775
.0956
78.3
88.5
91.5
97.4
91.5
112.9
+ 2.0
+ 13.1
+ 3.3
+ 6.5
6.1
+ 23.4
.0675
.0675
.0675
.0688
.0650
.0650
180.0
180.0
180.0
183.5
173.3
173.3
88.0
86.0
90.7
93.4
125.5
118.1
94.0
103.7
111.6
141.8
122.0
103.6
121.9
112.0
120.8
12.0
-
.4
1.9
(2)
+ 2.7
+ 2.1
+
6.3
6.3
(l)1.5
•3
4- 2.1
1 Price unchanged.
44524°—Bull. 149—14-----7
17.5
80.0
62.9
65.5
105.1
-
8.9
0)
2.0
0)
+
221.6
s Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent change.
-
21.1
19.0
C1)
0)
1.8
4.4
C1)
( 1)
(ll
( 1)
+
-
1.9
5.5
C1)
98
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T abus II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Food, etc.
Fruit.
Glucose.
Prunes: California, in
boxes.
Year or m onth.
Raisins: California,
L ondon layer.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per R elative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
pound.
b ox .
100 lbs. price.
pared
pared
pared
w ithprew ith pre
with pre
, ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.0774
100.0
$1.5006
100.0
.1068
138.0
129.2
128.6
134.2
95.0
157.3
— 6.4
— .5
+ 4.4
-2 9 .3
2.3604
1.8021
1.4688
1.7000
1.1542
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.0995
.1039
.0735
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
.0666
.0581
.0546
.0544
.0565
86.0
75.1
70.5
70.3
73.0
+
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
.0522
.0525
.0551
.0481
.0461
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
.1000
120.1
i $1.4182
100.0
97.9
113.3
76.9
- 2 3 .7
-1 8 .5
+ 15 .7
- 3 2 .1
1.7625
1.5802
124.3
111.4
95.2
67.9
93.2
92.7
85.5
+ 23 .8
- 2 8 .7 '
+37.2
.4
- 7.8
1.5492
1.1585
1.2190
1.3021
1.3558
109.2
81.7
.4
3.9
1.4292
1.0188
1.3979
1.3917
1.2833
91.8
95.6
- 2.0
-2 5 .2
+ 5.2
+ 6.8
+ 4.1
67.4
67.8
71.2
62.1
59.6
- 7.6
+ .6
+ 5.0
-1 2 .7
- 4.2
1.5208
1.4417
1.6854
1.4458
1.4729
101.3
96.1
112.3
96.3
98.2
+18.5
- 5.2
+16.9
- 1 4 .2
+ 1.9
1.4875
1.6458
2.1788
1.8396
1.7917
104.9
116.0
153.6
129.7
126.3
+ 9.7
+ 10.6
+ 32.4
-1 5 .6
- 2.6
.0459
.0646
.0593
.0598
.0531
59.3
83.5
76.6
77.3
1.1875
1.6000
1.6271
1.8100
1.2698
79.1
106.6
108.4
68.6
.4
+40.7
- 8.2
+ .8
- 11.2
84.6
- 1 9 .4
+34.7
+ 1.7
+ 11.2
- 2 9 .8
1.7742
2.0267
2.2608
2.6400
2.4733
125.1
142.9
159.4
186.2
174.4
- 1.0
+14.2
+ 11.6
+ 16.8
- 6.3
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
.0625
.1163
. 0713
.0656
80.7
150.3
96.0
84.8
+ 17.7
+ 86.1
—36.1
-1 1 .7
1.2240
1.4125
1.4250
1.3521
81.3
94.1
95.0
90.1
- 3.6
+ 15 .4
+ -9
- 5.1
1.9417
1.8579
2.3125
2.1375
136.9
131.0
163.1
150.7
-2 1 .5
- 4.3
+24.5
- 7.6
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.0638
.0575
.0538
.0525
.0525
.0613
82.4
74.3
69.5
67.8
67.8
79.2
1.4250
1.4250
1.4250
1.4250
1.4250
1.3000
95.0
95.0
95.0
95.0
95.0
(2)
( 2)
(2)
( 2)
1.8400
1.9100
1.9100
129.7
134.7
134.7
141.7
148.8
148.8
+ 3.8
(2)
+ 5.2
+ 5.0
( 2)
July..............................
.0613
A ugust......................... • .0688
Septem ber..................
.0688
October.......................
.0738
Novem ber...................
.0838
D ecem ber...................
.0888
79.2
88.9
88.9
95.3
108.3
114.7
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
86.6
86.6
86.6
86.6
86.6
86.6
148.8
155.8
169.9
169.9
162.9
162.9
( 2)
+ 4.7
+ 9.0
(2)
- 4.1
C2)
9.4
12.8
6.0
-
9.9
6.4
2.4
(2)
+ 16.8
(2)
+ 12.2
(2)
+ 7.3
+13.6
+ 6.0
1 Average price for 1893-1899.
120.6
86.6
-
8.8
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
(2)
( 2)
( 2)
2.0100
2.1100
2.1100
2.1100
2.2100
2.4100
2.4100
2.3100
2.3100
2 Price unchanged.
86.0
- 1 0 .3
99
WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able I I.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Food, etc.
Meal: com .
Lard: prim e, contract.
Fine white.
Year or month.
Fine yellow.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative (—) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
100 lbs. price.
pared
pound.
100 lbs. price.
pared
pared
w ith pre
with pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.0654
100.0
$1.0486
100.0
$1.0169
100.0
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.0633
.0660
.0771
.1030
.0773
96.8
100.9
117.9
157.5
118.2
101.2
1.0200
+ 4.3
+ 16 .8
+ 33 .6
-2 5 .0
1.0613
1.4746
1.1921
1.1013
1.1188
140.6
113.7
105.0
106.7
+ 38.9
- 1 9 .2
- 7.6
+ 1.6
1.4579
1.1608
1.0833
1.0629
100.3
143.4
114.2
106.5
104.5
+ 42.9
-2 0 .4
- 6.7
- 1.9
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
.0653
.0469
.0441
.0552
.0556
99.8
71.7
67.4
84.4
85.0
-1 5 .5
-2 8 .2
- 6.0
+25.-2
+ .7
1.0721
.8129
.8158
.8821
.9554
102.2
77.5
77.8
84.1
91.1
- 4.2
-2 4 .2
+ •4
+ 8.1
+ 8.3
1.0613
.7854
.7633
.8463
.9273
104.4
77.2
75.1
83.2
91.2
.2
- 2 6 .0
- 2.8
+ 10.9
+ 9.6
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
.0690
.0885
.1059
.0877
.0731
105.5
135.3
161.9
134.1
111.8
+24.1
+ 28 .3
+ 19 .7
-1 7 .2
-1 6 .6
1.0115
1.1979
1.5354
1.2967
1.3396
96.5
114.2
146.4
123.7
127.8
+ 5.9
+ 18.4
+ 28 .2
- 1 5 .5
+ 3.2
.9908
1.1875
1.5250
1.2783
1.3333
97.4
116.8
150.0
125.7
131.1
+ 6.8
+19.9
+28.4
- 1 6 .2
+ 4.3
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
.0745
.0887
.0920
.0908
.1169
113.9
135.6
140.7
138.8
178.7
+ 1.9
+19.1
+ 3.7
- 1.3
+28.7
1.3250
1.2667
1.3575
1.6146
1.6250
126.4
129.5
154.0
155.0
- 1.1
- 4.4
+ 7.2
+ 18.9
+ .6
1.3250
1.2625
1.3575
1.6146
1.6104
130.3
124.2
133.5
158.8
158.4
.6
- 4.7
+ 7.5
+ 18.9
.3
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
.1253
.0908
.1049
191.6
138.8
160.4
168.3
+ 7.2
-2 7 .5
+ 15.5
+ 5.0
1.5417
1.2933
1.6500
1.4250
147.0
123.3
157.4
135.9
- 5.1
- 1 6 .1
+ 27 .6
- 1 3 .6
1.4792
1.2913
1.6521
1.4250
145.5
127.0
162.5
140.1
- 8.1
- 1 2 .7
+27.9
- 1 3 .7
+ 5.6
+ 3.4
+ 1.4
+ .2
.7
1.4250
1.3250
1.3250
1.3250
1.3250
1.3750
135.9
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
131.1
1.4250
1.3250
1.3250
1.3250
1.3250
1.3750
140.1
130.3
130.3
130.3
130.3
135.2
(*)
+ 3.8
+
+
-
1.3750
1.3750
1.4750
1.6250
1.5750
1.5750
131.1
131.1
140.7
155.0
150.2
150.2
1.3750
1.3750
1.4750
1.6250
1.5750
1.5750
135.2
135.2
145.0
159.8
154.9
154.9
0)
0)
+ 7.3
+ 10.2
- 3.1
0)
.1101
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.1110
154.3
162.8
168.3
170.6
170.9
169.7
July..............................
A ugust........................
September..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem b er..................
.1159
.1141
.1133
.1071
.1093
.1079
177.2
174.5
173.2
163.8
167.1
165.0
.1009
.1065
.1101
.1116
.1118
4.4
1.6
.7
5.5
2.1
1.3
i Price unchanged.
120.8
-
7.0
(i)
(0
0)
+ 3.8
C1)
C1)
+ 7.3
+ 10.2
- 3.1
i1)
- 7.0
(O
(0
100
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Food, etc.
Meat.
Bacon: short clear sides.
Y ear or month.
Bacon: short rib sides.
Beef: fresh, carcass, good
native steers (Chicago
m arket).
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(+ )o r
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average Relative decrease Average Relative decrease Average Rela decrease
( —) com price per tive ( —) com
( —) com price per
price per
price.
price.
pared
pared
poun d.
pound. price.
pound.
pared
with pre
with pre
w ith pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1390-1899.. $0.0675
100.0
$0.0656
100.0
89.3
103.8
116.5
154.0
112.2
+ 1 6 .2
+ 12 .2
+ 32 .2
- 2 7 .1
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.0603
.0699
.0787
.1048
.0751
89.3
103.6
116.6
155.3
111.3
+ 15.9
+ 12 .6
+ 33 .2
—28.3
.0586
.0681
.0764
.1010
.0736
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
.0650
.0494
.0541
.0596
.0583
96.3
73.2
80.1
88.3
86.4
—13.4
-2 4 .0
+ 9.5
+ 10 .2
— 2.2
.0632
.0479
.0522
.0594
.0558
96.3
73.0
79.6
90.5
85.1
-1 4 .1
- 2 4 .2
+ 9.0
+ 13 .8
- 6.1
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
.0752
.0891
.1073
.0959
.0775
111.4
132.0
159.0
142.1
114.8
+ 29.0
+ 18.5
+ 20 .4
—10.6
—19.2
.0732
.0869
.1046
.0938
.0757
111.6
132.5
159.5
143.0
115.4
+31.2
+18.7
+ 20 .4
—10.3
-1 9 .3
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
.0800
.0942
.0954
.0901
.1173
118.5
139.6
141.3
133.5
173.8
+ 3.2
+ 17.8
+ 1.3
— 5.6
+30.2
.0783
.0920
.0919
.0870
.1134
119.4
140.2
140.1
132.6
172.9
+ 3.4
+ 17.5
.1
— 5.3
+ 30.3
.1053
.1095
t1)
«
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913..............................
.1332
.0949
.1107
.1274
197.3
140.6
164.0
188.7
+ 13.6
-2 8 .8
+ 16 .6
+ 15.1
.1291
.0928
.1078
.1236
196.8
141.5
164.3
188.4
+ 13 .8
-2 8 .1
+ 16 .2
+14.7
.1154
.1121
.1329
.1295
C1)
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
July..............................
A ugu st........................
September..................
O ctober.......................
Novem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.1108
.1178
.1188
.1236
.1266
.1321
.1376
.1342
.1346
.1288
.1306
.1299
164.1
174.5
176.0
183.1
187.6
195.7
203.9
198.8
199.4
190.8
193.5
192.4
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
.1072
.1117
.1138
.1193
.1250
.1289
.1358
.1316
.1277
.1260
.1260
.1263
163.4
170.3
173.5
181.9
190.5
196.5
207.0
200.6
194.7
192.1
192.1
192.5
i No relative price computed.
6.3
.8
4.0
2.4
4.3
4.2
2.5
.3
4.3
1.4
.5
For explanation, see p. 29.
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
4.2
1.9
4.8
4.8
3.1
5.4
3.1
3.0
1.3
(2)
+ .2
.1438
.1281
.1278
.1288
.1288
.1285
.1256
.1250
.1288
.1300
.1300
.1300
(})
h
C1)
+ 4.0
+ 5.4
- 2.9
+ 18 .6
- 2.6
(i)
(i)
(i)
(l)
(l)
(i)
(v
M
(0
(*)
(X)
2 Price unchanged,
-1 0 .9
.2
+ .8
(2)
.2
- 2.3
.5
+ 3.0
+ .9
(2)
(2)
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
101
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913— Continued.
Food, etc.
Meat.
Beef: fresh, native sides
(N ew Y ork market).
Year or month.
Beef: salt, extra mess.
Hams: smoked.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
o f in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
pound.
barrel.
pound. price.
pared
pared
pared
with pre
withjprewith pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.0771
100.0
$8.0166
100.0
$0.0984
100.0
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.0688
.0819
.0762
.0813
.0748
89.2
106.2
98.8
105.4
97.0
+ 19.6
- 7.0
+ 6.7
- 8.0
6.9596
8.3654
6.7966
8.1938
8.0933
86.8
104.4
84.8
102.2
101.0
+ 20.2
- 1 8 .8
+20.6
- 1.2
.0995
.0982
. i076
.1249
.1019
101.1
99.8
109.3
126.9
103.5
- 1.3
+ 9.6
+16.1
-1 8 .4
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.0792
.0698
.0769
.0781
.0835
102.7
90.5
99.7
101.3
108.3
+ 5.9
-1 1 .9
+10.2
+ 1.6
+ 6.9
8.1274
7.5096
7.6755
9.1563
9.2885
101.4
93.7
95.7
114.2
115.9
+ .4
- 7.6
+ 2.2
+19.3
+ 1.4
.0947
.0943
.0894
.0807
.0923
96.2
95.8
90.9
82.0
93.8
- 7.1
.4
- 5.2
- 9.7
+ 14.4
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.0804
.0787
.0971
.0784
.0818
104.3
102.1
125.9
101.7
106.1
- 3.7
- 2.1
+23.4
-1 9 .3
+ 4.3
9.7538
9.3204
11.7885
9.06^3
8.7689
121.7
116.3
147.1
113.1
109.4
+ 5.0
- 4.4
+26.5
- 2 3 .1
- 3.3
.1025
.1075
.1211
.1271
.1072
104.2
109.2
123.1
129.2
108.9
+11.1
+ 4.9
+ 12.7
+ 5.0
- 1 5 .7
1905..............................
1900..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.0802
.0780
.0884
.0934
.0949
104.0
101.2
114.7
121.1
123.1
- 2.0
- 2.7
+13.3
+ 5.7
+ 1.6
10.0240
8.8462
9.81^3
13.1837
11.0227
125.0
110.3
122.5
164.5
137.5
+14.3
- 1 1 .7
+ 11 .0
+34.3
- 1 6 .4
.1046
.1235
.1303
.1125
.1310
106.3
125.5
132.4
114.3
133.1
- 2.4
+18.1
+ 5.5
-1 3 .7
+ 16.4
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.1027
.0982
. 1213
.1252
133.2
127.4
157.3
162.4
+ 8.2
- 4.4
+23.5
+ 3.2
14.5888
12.9087
15.7933
18.9231
182.0
161.0
197.0
236.0
+ 32 .4
- 1 1 .5
+ 22.3
+ 19.8
.1644
.1398
.1429
.1662
167.1
142.1
145.2
168.9
+ 2.2
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.1144
.1138
.1200
.1300
.1225
.1244
148.4
147.6
155.6
168.6
158.9
161.3
- 5.8
+ 1.6
20.5000
20.2500
19.9000
20.0000
20.0000
18.8750
255.7
252.6
248.2
249.5
249.5
235.4
.1497
.1610
.1650
.1655
.1688
.1744
152.1
163.6
167.7
168.2
171.5
177.2
+ 2.0
+ 3.3
July..............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber..................
Decem ber...................
.1285
.1275
.1300
.1300
.1288
.1285
166.7
165.4
168.6
168.6
167.1
166.7
+ 3.3
.8
+ 2.0
(i)
.9
_* • O
“■
At
18.2500
18.2500
17.7500
17.7500
17.7500
17.7500
227.7
227.7
221.4
221.4
221.4
221.4
.1780
.1788
.1704
.1644
.1616
.1560
180 9
181.7
173.2
167.1
164.2
158.5
+
+
-
- .5
+ 5.4
+ 8.3
Price unchanged,
- 1.2
- 1.7
+ .5
-
(»)
5.6
3.3
C1)2.7
(0
0)
+ 25.5
- 1 5 .0
+ 16.3
+ 7.5
+ 2.5
+ .3
2.1
.4
4.7
3.5
1.7
3.5
102
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS,
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Table
Food, etc.
Meat.
Mutton: dressed.
Year or month.
P oultry: dressed, fowls
western, dry picked.
Pork: salt, mess.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average
Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
p rice per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
barrel.
pound.
pared
pared
pound. price.
pared
with pre
w ith pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.0754
100.0
$11.6332
100.0
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.0933
.0866
.0914
.0803
.0605
123.7
114.9
121.2
106.5
80.2
- 7.2
+ 5.5
-1 2 .1
- 2 4 .7
12.1502
11.3029
11.5252
18.3389
14.1262
104.0
97.2
99.1
157.6
121.4
— 7.0
+ 2.0
+59.1
- 2 3 .0
1895...............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
.0620
.0625
.0728
.0739
.0711
82.2
82.9
96.6
98.0
94.3
+ 2.5
+ .8
+16.5
+ 1.5
- 3.8
11.8255
8.9399
8.9087
9.8678
9.3462
101.7
76.8
76.6
84.8
80.3
- 1 6 .3
-2 4 .4
.3
+ 10 .8
- 5.3
1900..............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
.0727
.0675
.0738
.0744
.0778
96.4
89.5
97.9
98.7
103.2
+
+
+
+
2.3
7.2
9.3
.8
4.6
12.5072
15.6108
17.9399
16.6514
14.0288
107.5
134.2
154.2
143.1
120.6
+ 33 .8
+ 24 .8
+ 14.9
- 7.2
—15.8
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
.0859
.0910
.0875
.0863
.0899
113.9
120.7
116.0
114.5
119.2
+ 10.4
+ 5.9
- 3.8
- 1.4
+ 4.2
14.4183
17.5120
17.5684
15.9736
21.3438
123.9
150.5
151.0
137.3
183.5
+ 2.8
+21.5
+ .3
— 9.1
+ 33.6
$0.1389
.1619
1910...............................
1911..............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
.1005
.0752
.0839
.1025
133.3
99.7
111.3
135.9
+ 11 .8
-2 5 .2
+ 11 .6
+ 22 .2
23.7380
19.1587
19,2854
22.4712
201.1
164.7
165.8
193.2
+ 11 .2
- 1 9 .3
+ .7
+ 16.5
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.0900
.1019
.1081
.1325
.1150
.1025
119.4
135.1
143.4
175.7
152.5
135.9
+ 13 .2
+ 6.1
+ 22 .6
-1 3 .2
-1 0 .9
19.2500
20.5625
21.9063
22.0750
21.8750
22.4375
165.5
176.8
188.3
189.8
188.0
192.9
July..............................
A ugust.........................
September..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber...................
.1035
.0938
.0970
.0950
.0931
.0940
137.3
124.4
128.6
126.0
123.5
124.7
+
+
+
23.0500
23.5000
23.6500
23.9375
23.3125
23.5000
198.1
202.0
203.3
205.8
200.4
202.0
1.0
9.4
3.4
2.1
2.0
1.0
N o relative price com puted.
(!)
0
+16.6
. 1761
.1559
.1615
.1824
0
0
0
0
+ 8.8
- 1 1 .5
+ 3.6
+ 12 .9
+ 6.8
+ 6.5
+ .8
.9
+ 2.6
.1600
.1700
.1745
.1863
.1895
.1906
o
m
(i)
A)
C1)
0)
+
+
+
+
+
6.3
2.6
6.8
1.7
.6
+
+
+
+
+
.1950
.1930
.1888
.1875
.1760
.1763
m
(i»
(i)
0
0
0
+
+
2.3
1.0
2.2
.7
6.1
.2
2.7
2.0
.6
1.2
2.6
.8
For explanation, see p. 29.
103
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
F ood, etc.
Molasses: N ew Orleans,
open kettle.
Milk: fresh.
Year or m onth.
R ice: dom estic, choice.
P er cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
o f in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average
Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
pared
gallon.
quart.
pound. price.
pared
pared
with pre
w ith pre
w ith pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899 ..
$0.0255
100.0
$0.3151
100.0
$0.0561
100.0
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.0263
.0267
.0268
.0279
.0263
103.1
104.7
105.1
109.4
103.1
+ 1.5
+ .4
+ 4.1
- 5.7
.3542
.2788
.3188
.3346
.3092
112.4
88.5
101.2
106.2
98.1
- 2 1 .3
+ 14.3
+ 5.0
- 7.6
.0605
.0637
.0569
.0459
.0526
107.8
113.5
101.4
81.8
93.8
+ 5.3
- 1 0 .7
- 1 9 .3
+ 14.6
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
.0253
.0234
.0235
.0239
.0253
99.2
91.8
92.2
93.7
99.2
+
+
+
3.8
7.5
.4
1.7
5.9
.3083
.3246
.2617
.3083
.3525
97.8
103.0
83.1
97.8
111.9
- 1.3
+ 5.3
-1 9 .4
+ 17.8
+ 14.3
.0533
.0519
.0542
.0608
.0607
95.0
92.5
96.6
108.4
108.2
+ 1.3
- 2.6
+ 4.4
+ 12 .2
.2
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
.0274
.0262
.0288
.0288
.0275
107.5
102.7
112.9
112.9
107.8
+ 8.3
- 4.4
+ 9.9
0)
- 4.5
.4775
.3783
.3638
.3546
.3396
151.5
120.1
115.5
112.5
107.8
+35.5
- 2 0 .8
- 3.8
- 2.5
- 4.2
.0548
.0548
.0559
.0566
.0441
97.7
97.7
99.6
100.9
78.6
- 9.7
C1)
+ 2.0
+ 1.3
- 2 2 .1
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
.0289
.0301
.0335
.0329
.0338
113.3
118.0
131.4
129.0
132.5
+ 5.1
+ 4.2
+ 11.3
- 1.8
+ 2.7
.3229
.3400
.4088
.3550
.3500
102.5
107.9
129.7
112.7
111.1
- 4.9
+ 5.3
+ 20.2
- 1 3 .2
- 1.4
.0417
.0474
.0534
.0624
.0619
74.3
84.5
95.2
111.2
110.3
- 5.4
+ 13 .7
+ 12.7
+ 16 .9
.8
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912..............................
1913...............................
.0368
.0336
.0368
.0353
144.3
131.8
144.3
138.4
+
+
-
8.9
8.7
9.5
4.1
.3704
.4063
.4354
.4500
117.5
128.9
138.2
142.8
+
+
+
+
.0547
.0501
.0547
.0554
97.5
89.3
97.5
98.8
- 1 1 .6
- 8.4
+ 9.2
+ 1.3
January.......................
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.0375
.0375
.0350
.0333
.0300
.0275
147.1
147.1
137.3
130.6
117.6
107.8
-
0)
6.7
4.9
9.9
8.3
.4500
.4500
.4500
.4500
.4500
.4500
142.8
142.8
142.8
142.8
142.8
142.8
.0544
.0544
.0544
.0544
.0544
.0544
97.0
97.0
97.0
97.0
97.0
97.0
July..............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber............. ; . .
Decem ber...................
.0300
.0350
.0375
.0400
.0404
.0404
117.6
137.3
147.1
156.9
158.4
158.4
+ 9.1
+16.7
+ 7.1
+ 6.7
+ 1.0
0)
.4500
.4500
.4500
.4500
.4500
.4500
142.8
142.8
142.8
142.8
142.8
142.8
.0544
.0569
.0569
.0569
.0569
.0569
97.0
101.4
101.4
101.4
101.4
101.4
5.8
9.7
7.2
3.4
1913.
1 Price unchanged.
m
V1)
ri)
(i)
W
m
( lj
(li
(v
(i)
o>
0)
(1)
(i)
0)
( 1)
+ 4.6
(9
(9
(9
<9
104
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I .— A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E PRICES OF COM M ODITIES FO R EAC H
Y E A R , 1890 TO 1913, A N D FO R EACH M O N TH OF 1913— Continued.
Food, etc.
Soda: bicarbonate of,
American.
Salt: American.
Tear or m onth.
Spices: pepper, Singa
pore.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
( —C o m price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price per Relative
price.
price.
pared
barrel.
pound.
pared
pound. price.
pared
with pre
w ith pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.7044
100.0
1890...............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.7921
.7865
.7575
.7019
.7192
112.5
111.7'
107.5
99.6
102.1
$0.0209
100.0
$0.0749
100.0
0.7
3.7
7.3
2.5
.0275
.0317
.0218
.0285
.0268
131.6
151.7
104.3
136.4
128.2
+ 15.3
- 3 1 .2
+ 30 .7
- 6.0
.1151
.0873
.0689
.0595
.0516
153.7
116.6
92.0
79.4
68.9
-2 4 .2
-2 1 .1
- 1 3 .6
-1 3 .3
1895..............................
1896...............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.7019
.6226
.6613
.6648
.6365
99.6
88.4
93.9
94.4
90.4
- 2.4
- 1 1 .3
+ 6.2
+ .5
- 4.3
.0177
.0152
.0150
.0129
.0117
84.7
72.7
71.8
61.7
56.0
- 3 4 .0
-1 4 .1
- 1.3
- 1 4 .0
- 9.3
.0497
.0500
.0664
.0891
.1117
66.4
66.8
88.7
119.0
149.1
- 3.7
+ .6
+ 32 .8
+ 34 .2
+ 25 .4
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
1.0010
.8567
.6360
.6140
.7704
142.1
121.6
90.3
87.2
109.4
+ 57.3
-1 4 .4
-2 5 .8
- 3.5
+ 25.5
.0123
.0107
.0108
.0129
.0130
58.9
51.2
51.7
61.7
62.2
+ 5.1
- 1 3 .0
+ .9
+ 19 .4
+ .8
.1291
.1292
.1255
.1289
.1229
172.4
172.5
167.6
172.1
164.1
+ 15 .6
+ .1
- 2.9
+ 2.7
- 4.7
1905..............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
.7552
.7144
.7931
.7854
.8175
107.2
101.4
112.6
111.5
116.1
- 2.0
- 5.4
+ 11 .0
- 1.0
+ 4.1
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0110
.0100
62.2
62.2
62.2
52.6
47.8
C1)
0
( l)
- 1 5 .4
- 9.1
.1217
.1138
.0994
.0715
.0711
162.5
151.9
132.7
95.5
94.9
- 1.0
- 6.5
- 1 2 .7
-2 8 .1
.6
1910...............................
1911..............................
1912...............................
1913..............................
.7546
.8277
.9875
1.0200
107.1
117.5
140.2
144.8
- 7.7
+ 9.7
+ 19.3
+ 3.3
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
47.8
47.8
47.8
47.8
0)
0)
0
0)
.0800
.0967
.1150
.1085
106.8
129.1
153.5
144.9
+ 12 .5
+ 20 .9
+ 18 .9
- 5.7
1913.
January............... .......
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
1.0200
1.0200
1.0200
1.0200
1.0200
1.0200
144.8
144.8
144.8
144.8
144.8
144.8
m
V1)
(ll
\l)
0
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
47.8
47.8
47.8
47.8
47.8
47.8
0
w
(/
0
0
.1088
.1081
.1056
.1013
.1031
.1044
145.3
144.3
141.0
135.2
137.7
139.4
+
+
.6
2.3
4.1
1.8
1.3
July..............................
A ugu st........................
September..................
October........................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
1.0200
1.0200
1.0200
1.0200
1.0200
1.0200
144.8
144.8
144.8
144.8
144.8
144.8
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
47.8
47.8
47.8
47.8
47.8
47.8
0
0
(V
0
(i)
0)
.1044
.1088
.1113
.1144
.1163
.1150
139.4
145.3
148.6
152.7
155.3
153.5
0
+
+
+
+
-
4.2
2.3
2.8
1.7
1.1
+
m
v)
in
(ii
(ii
c)
i Price unchanged.
WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1913.
105
II.— A V E R A G E W H O L E SA L E PRICES OF CO M M O DITIES F O R EAC H
Y E A R , 1890 TO 1913, A N D F O R EAC H M O N TH OF 1913— Continued.
T able
Food, etc.
Sugar.
Starch: pure corn.
96’* centrifugal.
Year or m onth.
Granulated.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
Average
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
pound.
pared
pound.
pared
pound. price.
pared
w ithprewith pre
with pre
cedm g
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.0548
100.0
$0.03869
109.0
$0.04727
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892...............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
. 0546
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0567
99.6
109.5
109.5
109.5
103.5
.05460
.03910
.03315
.03680
.03229
141.1
101.1
85.7
95.1
83.5
- 2 8 .4
- 1 5 .2
+ 11 .0
- 1 2 .3
. 06168
.04714
.04354
.04836
.04111
130.5
99.7
92.1
102.3
87.0
-2 3 .6
- 7.6
+11.1
- 1 5 .0
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.0554
.0513
.0500
.0500
.0500
101.1
93.6
91.2
91.2
91.2
2.3
7.4
2.5
C1)
C1)
.03253
.03624
.03564
.04235
.04422
84.1
93.7
92.1
109.5
114.3
+ .7
+ 11.4
- 1.7
+ 18 .8
+ 4.4
.04155
.04532
.04497
.04974
.04924
87.9
95.9
95.1
105.2
104.2
+ 1.1
+ 9.1
.8
+ 10.6
- 1.0
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.0500
.0470
.0440
.0507
.0525
91.2
85.8
80.3
92.5
95.8
0)
- 6.0
- 6.4
+ 15 .2
+ 3.6
.04572
.04040
.03542
.03720
.03974
118.2
104.4
91.5
96.1
102.7
+ 3.4
- 1 1 .6
- 1 2 .3
+ 5.0
+ 6.8
.05332
.05048
.04455
.04641
.04772
112.8
106.8
94.2
98.2
101.0
+ 8.3
- 5.3
- 1 1 .7
+ 4.2
+ 2.8
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.0552
.0577
.0800
.0575
.0600
100.7
105.3
109.5
104.9
109.5
+
+
+
+
.04278
.03686
.03754
.04064
.03999
110.6
95.3
97.0
105.0
103.4
+ 7.6
- 1 3 .8
+ 1.8
+ 8.3
- 1.6
.05256
.04515
. 04651
.04940
.04758
111.2
95.5
98.4
104.5
100.7
+10.1
- 1 4 .1
+ 3.0
+ 6.2
1910..............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
.0600
.0600
.0596
.0600
109.5
109.5
108.8
109.5
.04185
.04458
.04160
.03504
108.2
115.2
107.5
90.6
+ 4.7
+ 6.5
- 6.7
- 1 5 .8
.04959
.05334
.05045
. 04273
104.9
112.8
106.7
90.4
+ 4.2
+ 7.6
- 5.4
- 1 5 .3
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.0800
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
109.5
109.5
109.5
109.5
109.5
109.5
.03530
.03488
.03545
.03390
.03336
.03338
91.2
90.2
91.6
87.6
86.2
86.3
.04498
.04177
.04190
.04104
.04096
.04141
95.2
88.4
88.6
86.8
86.7
87.6
- 7.i
+ .3
- 2.1
July..............................
A ugust........................
September..................
October.......................
Novem ber...................
Decem ber...................
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
109.5
109.5
109.5
109.5
109.5
109.5
.03554
.03738
.03715
.03500
.03623
.03354
91.9
96.6
96.0
90.5
93.6
86.7
.04469
.04606
.04533
.04185
.04214
.04077
94.5
97.4
95.9
88.5
89.1
86.2
+ 9.9
0)
C1)
- 5.5
-
5.1
4.5
4.0
4,2
4.3
O)
W
+
.7
.7
1913.
A)
(1)
(1)
(/
l1)
n\
v)
(/
V/
i Price unchanged.
- 1.2
+ 1.6
- 4.4
-
+
1.6
•1
+ 6.5
+ 5.2
- .6
- 5.8
+ 3.5
- 7.4
- 3.7
-
.2
+ 1.1
+
+
. “
+
-
7.9
3.1
1.6
7.7
.7
3.3
106
BULLETIN OE THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I . — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E PRIC ES OP CO M M ODITIES F O R EAC H
Y E A R , 1890 TO 1913, A N D F O R EACH M O N TH OF 1913— Continued.
F ood , etc.
Vegetables: Fresh.
Tallow.
Tea: Form osa, fine.
Cabbage.
Y ear or month.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
o f in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average
Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
pound.
pound.
pared
pared
p ound. price.
pared
w ith pre
with pre
w ith pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.0435
100.0
$0.2839
100.0
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.0460
.0483
.0463
.0544
.0480
105.7
111.0
106.4
125.1
110.3
+ 5.0
- 4.1
+17.5
—11.8
.2733
.2817
.3008
.2888
.2783
96.3
99.2
106.0
101.7
98.0
+
+
—
—
3.1
6.8
4.0
3.6
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
.0434
.0343
.0332
. 0356
.0453
99.8
78.9
76.3
81.8
104.1
- 9.6
- 2 1 .0
- 3.2
+ 7.2
+ 27 .2
.2700
.2583
.2800
.2958
.3117
95.1
91.0
98.6
104.2
109.8
—
—
+
+
+
3.0
4.3
8.4
5.6
5.4
1900...............................
1901..............................
1902...............................
1903..............................
1904...............................
.0485
.0518
.0629
.0510
.0459
111.5
119.1
144.6
117.2
105.5
+ 7.1
+ 6.8
+ 21.4
-1 8 .9
-1 0 .0
.2977
.2850
.3015
.2296
.2758
104.9
100.4
106.2
80.9
97.1
— 4.5
- 4.3
+ 5.8
—23.8
+ 20.1
1905...............................
1903...............................
1907...............................
1908..............................
1909...............................
.0449
.0529
.0621
.0551
.0594
103.2
119.3
142.8
126.7
136.6
- 2.2
+ 17 .8
+ 17.4
—11.3
+ 7.8
.2675
.2350
. 2300
.2133
.2329
94.2
82.8
81.0
75.1
82.0
— 3.0
—12.1
— 2.1
— 7.3 $15.4394
+ 9.2 26.1739
w
+69.5
1910..............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913..............................
.0729
.0649
.0621
.0628
167.6
149.2
142.8
144.4
+ 22 .7
-1 1 .0
- 4.3
+ 1.1
.2400
.2421
.2450
.2483
84.5
85.3
86.3
87.5
+ 3.0
+ .9
+ 1.2
+ 1.3
17.5625
10.0000
8.9423
14.1691
0)
-3 2 .9
- 4 3 .1
-1 0 .6
+ 58.5
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.0619
.0625
.0625
.0633
.0625
.0609
142.3
143.7
143.7
145.5
143.7
140.0
.2450
.2450
.2450
.2450
.2500
.2500
86.3
86.3
86.3
86.3
88.1
88.1
(1
2)
(2)
(2)
+ 2.0
(2)
6.0000
6.8750
7.9000
8.7500
13.7500
( 3)
m
+ 1.0
(2)
+ 1.3
- 1.3
- 2.6
(i)
(is
(i)
J uly..............................
A ugu st........................
September...................
October.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.0612
.0612
.0620
.0638
.0650
.0663
140.7
140.7
142.5
146.7
149.4
152.4
+
+
+
+
.2500
.2500
.2500
.2500
.2500
.2500
88.1
88.1
88.1
88.1
88.1
88.1
(2)
(2)
»
(2)
(2)
(2)
(3)
(3)
22.5000
21.6250
17.0833
25.1250
C1)
C1)
1 N o relative price com puted.
2 Price unchanged.
+
.5
(2)
1.3
2.9
1.9
2.0
For explanation, see p . 29.
a)
(i)
b)
h
W
* N o quotation for m onth.
+ 14.6
+ 14.9
+ 10 .8
+ 57.1
+ 63 .6
- 3.9
- 2 1 .0
+47.1
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
107
T a b l e I I . — A V E R A G E W H O L E SA L E PRICES OF COM M ODITIES F O R EA C H
Y E A R , 1890 TO 1913, A N D F O R EAC H M O N TH OF 1913— Continued.
Food, etc.
Vegetables: Fresh.
Vinegar: cider,Monarch.
Onions.
Potatoes: white.
Percent
of in
crease
( + ) or
decrease A ver
Rela
age
(-)
com
tive
price
per
price. pared
with
bushel.
pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
Per cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
decrease A ver
Rela
age
(-)
tive
price
com
per
price. pared
with
gallon.
pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $3.3995
100.0
$0.4991
100.0
$0.1478
100.0
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
4.3438
4.1250
3.6042
3.1875
3.2500
127.8
121.3
106.0
93.8
95.6
5.0
- 12.6
- 11.6
+ 2.0
.5956
.7730
. 4546
.6714
.6128
119.3
154.9
91.1
134.5
122.8
+29.8
- 4 1 .2
+47.7
- 8.7
.1558
.1800
.1642
.1500
.1500
105.4
121.8
111.1
101.5
101.5
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
3.1146
1.9479
3,9271
3.2708
3.2238
91.6
57.3
115.5
96.2
94.8
4.2
- 37.5
+101.6
- 16.7
1.4
.4326
.1965
.3279
.5094
.4172
86.7
39.4
65.7
102.1
83.6
- 2 9 .4
- 5 4 .6
+ 66 .9
+ 55 .4
- 1 8 .1
.1450
.1300
.1300
.1325
.1400
98.1
88.0
88.0
89.6
94.7
+ 1.9
+ 5.7
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
2.4271
3.5000
3.6458
3.5625
3.5568
71.4
103 0
107.2
104.9
104.6
-2
+
+
-
4 .7
44.2
4.2
2.1
.3
.3736
.5642
.5958
.5249
.7301
74.9
113.0
119.4
105.2
146.3
- 1 0 .5
+ 51 .0
+ 5.6
-1 1 .9
+39.1
.1350
. 1325
. 1408
.1300
.1325
91.3
89.6
95.3
88.0
89.6
+
+
1905.
1906.
1907.
1908.
1909.
3.2392
3.2917
3.5000
3.5357
3.0893
95.3
96.8
103.0
104.0
90.9
+
+
+
—
8.9
1.6
6.3
1.0
12.6
.4026
.54^6
.4912
.7119
.6858
80.7
109.7
98.4
142.6
137.4
- 4 4 .9
+ 36 .0
-1 0 .3
+ 44 .9
- 3.7
.1458
.1700
. 1725
.1842
.1800
98.6
115.0
116.7
124.6
121.8
+ 10 .0
+ 16.6
+ 1.5
+ 6.8
— 2.3
1910
1911
1912
1913
2.9643
3.1042
87.2
91.3
107.3
66.0
4.0
+ 4.7
+ 17.5
- 38.5
.42.75
.7706
.9133
. 5932
85.7
154.4
183.0
118.9
- 3 7 .7
+80.3
+ 18.5
- 3 5 .0
.1750
.1988
.1571
.1500
118.4
134.5
106.3
101.5
- 2.8
+ 13.6
- 2 1 .0
- 4.5
+
+
.4738
.4638
.4410
.4025
.4875
.6500
94.9
92.9
88.4
80.6
97.7
130.2
- 2.1
- 4.9
- 8.7
+21.1
+ 33.3
.1500
. 1500
.1500
.1500
.1500
.1500
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.5
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
.7813
.7313
.7790
.6150
. 6550
.6110
156.5
146.5
156.1
123.2
131.2
122.4
+ 20 .2
— 6.4
+ 6.5
- 2 1 .1
+ 6.5
- 6.7
.1500
.1500
.1500
.1500
.1500
.1500
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.5
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
Year or m onth.
A ver-
Aver-
price
price
per
per
barrel. 100 lbs.
§1.8039
2.1200
1.3041
1913.
January...........
February.........
March...............
A pril................
M a y..................
June.................
J u ly ..............
A ugust.........
S eptem ber..
October........
N o v e m b er..
D ecem ber...
.7500
.8750
.7500
.3750
.4750
(2)
38.0
44.3
38.0
19.0
24.0
1.3100
1.3100
1.3750
3.0000
2.3750
1. 7500
66.3
66.3
69.6
151.8
120.2
88.6
i Price unchanged.
16.7
14.3
50.0
26.7
+175.8
(9
+ 5.0
+118.2
- 20.8
- 26.3
2 No quotation for month.
Percent
of in
crease
( + ) or
decrease
Rela
(-)
tive
com
price.
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
+ 15.5
- 8.8
- 8.6
(9
- 3.3
- 1 0 .3
(9
3.6
1.9
6.3
7.7
1.9
108
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T able II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Blankets.
Bags: 2-bushel,
Amoskeag.
A ll w ool, 5 pounds to
the pair.
Aver
age
price
per
bag.
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent
of in
crease
(+ )o r
Aver
de
age
crease
price
(-)
per
com
pared pound.
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.1399
100.0
$0,840
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
. 1594
. 1563
.1550
.1494
.1275
113.9
111.7
110.8
106.8
91.1
- 1.9
.8
- 3.6
-1 4 .7
.910
.890
.900
.900
.850
108.3
106.0
107.1
107.1
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.1150
.1281
.1300
.1338
.1446
82.2
91.6
92.9
95.6
103.4
- 9.8
+ 11.4
+ 1.5
+ 2.9
+ 8.1
.750
.750
.750
.900
.800
89.3
89.3
89.3
107.1
95.2
-
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
. 1575
. 1413
.1433
. 1458
.1796
112.6
101.0
102.4
104.2
128.4
+ 8.9
-1 0 .3
+ 1.4
+ 1*7
+23.2
.900
.850
.850
.925
.925
107.1
+12.5
-5 .6
1905..............................
1908..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.1533
.1806
.1938
.1879
.1883
109.6
129.1
138.5
134.3
134.6
-1 1 .6
+ 17.8
+ 7.3
- 3.0
+ •2
1.000
1.025
119.0
1.000
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.2042
.2042
.1850
.2017
146.0
146.0
132.2
144.2
+ 8.4
0)
- 9.4
+ 9.0
1.054
1913.
Januarv......................
February...................
March..........................
A pril............................
Mav.............................
June............................
. 1850
.1850
.2050
.2050
.2050
.2050
132.2
132.2
146.5
146.5
146.5
146.5
July.............................
August........................
Septem ber.................
October.......................
N ovem ber..................
December...................
.2050
.2050
.2050
.2050
.2050
.2050
146.5
146.5
146.5
116.5
146.5
146.5
Year or month.
C1)
+10.8
(i)
(')
0)
(0
C1)
0)
(!)
C1)
C1)
.950
1.000
1.000
1.025
1.050
1.100
1.100
1.100
1.050
1.050
1.050
1.050
1.050
1.050
1.000
1.000
1.000
Rela
tive
price.
101.2
101.2
101.2
110.1
110.1
Cotton.
Per
11-4,5
cent
of in lbs. to
crease the pair,
( + ) or cotton
warp,
decotton
and
(-)
com
w ool
pared filling,
with average
pre
price
ceding
per
year or pound.
‘m onth.
Cot
ton, 2
pounds
Rela
to the
pair,
tive
average price.
price
per
pair.
100.0
$0,424
-
108.5
108.5
101.4
99.1
96.7
2.2
+ 1.1
- 'l 6
11.8
94.3
94.3
99.1
99.1
99.1
8
+ 20.0
-
11.1
123.8
112.0
112.0
A
0)
8.1
$0,524
.504
.500
125.5
119.0
122.0
125.0
+
+
+
5.4
5.1
2.5
2.4
.550
.570
.567
.605
148.5
153.9
153.1
163.4
131.0
131.0
131.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
0)
0)
- 4.5
0)
(l)
.593
.593
.593
.593
.593
.593
160.1
160.1
160.1
160.1
160.1
160.1
.593
.593
.593
.623
.650
.650
160.1
160.1
160.1
168.2
175.5
175.5
Price unchanged.
0)
0)
2.4
i\ o
C1)
C)
+ 25.0
- 9.5
+10.0
2.5
2.4
5.0
5.3
8
- 4.8
-
+14.3
119.0
113.1
119.0
C1)
C1)
6.5
2.3
2.4
j\ s
141.5
141.5
141.5
136.1
135.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
119.0
119.0
119.0
-
117.9
123.8
+
+
+
122.0
Per
cent
o f in
crease
(+ )o r
de
crease
(-)
com
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
+ 5.0
ils
-
.8
+ 3.6
.5
+ 6.7
WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1913.
109
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Boots and shoes: Men’s.
Y ear or m onth.
Per cent
of in
Calf bal.
shoe,
V ici calf
crease
Seamless
Brogans,
shoe,
( + ) or Goodyear
creeddecrease
welt,
B lucher
split,
mores,
R elative ( —) com
bal.,
dongola
average
average
price.
top,
average
pared
price per price per
with pre average price per
pair.
pair.
ceding
pair.
price per
year or
pair.
month.
Per cent
o f in
crease
( + ) or
Relative decrease
( —) com
price.
pared
with pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
A verage, 1890-1899__
$0.9894
100.0
$2.376
100.0
1890................................
1891................................
1892................................
1893................................
1894................................
1.0500
1.0500
1.0375
1.0125
.9688
106.1
106.1
104.9
102.3
97.9
(i)
— 1.2
— 2.4
— 4.3
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
101.0
(i)
0)
O)
(!)
1895................................
1896................................
1897................................
1898................................
1899................................
.9813
.9938
.9500
.9125
.9375
99.2
100.4
96.0
92.2
94.8
+
+
—
—
+
1.3
1.3
4.4
3.9
2.7
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.320
2.240
101.0
101.0
101.0
97.6
94.3
0
1900................................
1901................................
1902................................
1903................................
1904................................
.9375
-. 9438
.9313
.9250
.9250
94.8
95.4
94.1
93.5
93.5
0)
+ .7
— 1.3
— .7
0)
2.240
2.300
2.300
2.350
2.350
94.3
96.8
96.8
98.9
98.9
(!)
+ 2 .7
(i)
+ 2 .2
(i)
1905................................
1906................................
1907................................
1908................................
1909................................
1.0042
1.2542
1.2729
1.1354
1.2000
101.5
126.8
128.7
114.8
121.3
+ 8.6
+ 24.9
+ 1.5
—10.8
+ 5.7
2.375
$2.570
2.775
2.800
2.800
2.950
100.0
108.0
109.0
109.0
114.8
+ 1 .1
+ 8 .0
+ .9
0)
+ 5 .4
1 91 0 ..............................
1911................................
1912................................
1913................................
1.1375
$1.1000
1.0625
1.2313
1.3854
115.0
111.1
128.8
144.9
— 5.2
- 3.4
+15.9
+ 12.5
3.017
3.000
3.058
3.113
117.4
116.7
119.0
121.1
+ 2 .3
- .6
+ 1 .9
+ 1 .8
1913.
January........................
F ebruary.....................
March............................
A p ril.............................
M a y .............................
June..............................
1.3750
1.3750
1.3750
1.3750
1.3750
1.3750
143.8
143.8
143.8
143.8
143.8
143.8
3.100
3.100
3.100
3.100
3.100
3.100
120.6
120.6
120.6
120.6
120.6
120.6
i 1)
Ol
0)
O)
July...............................
A ugust..........................
Septem ber...................
O ctober........................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber.....................
1.3750
1.4000
1.4000
1.4000
1.4000
1.4000
143.8
146.4
146.4
146.4
146.4
146.4
3.100
3.100
3.100
3.150
3.150
3.150
120.6
120.6
120.6
122.6
122.6
122.6
0)
o)
0)
+ 1 .6
(!)
0)
(i)
(!)
(i)
(i)
(!)
(i)
+ 1.8
0)
0)
(i)
(i)
1 Price unchanged,
(1J
-3 .3
-3 .4
(\\
110
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Cloths and clothing.
Boots and shoes.
Men’s v ici kid shoes,
Goodyear welt.
Y ear or m onth.
W om en’s solid
shoes.
grain
Broadcloths: first qual
ity,black, 54-inch, X X X
wool.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
o f in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average R elative decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per
( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
pair.
pair.
pared
pared
yard.
price.
pared
with pre
w ith pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $2.3000
100.0
$0.8175
100.0
$1,732
100.0
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893..............................
1894...............................
2.5000
2.5000
2.5000
2.5000
2.5000
108.7
108.7
108.7
108.7
108.7
.8500
.8000
.7750
.7500
.7500
104.0
97.9
94.8
91.7
91.7
1.970
1.970
1.970
1.970
1.580
113.7
113.7
113.7
113.7
91.2
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899.......... ...................
2.2500
2.2500
2.0000
2.0000
2.0000
97.8
97.8
87.0
87.0
87.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
104.0
+ 13.3
-1 1 .1
.8500
.8500
.8500
.8500
.8500
P>
P)
1.380
1.380
1.700
1.700
1.700
79.7
79.7
98.2
98.2
98.2
1900..............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
2.0000
2.0000
2.0000
2.0000
2.0083
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.0
87.3
(1»
(1)
.9042
.8542
.8625
.8875
.9183
110.6
104.5
105.5
108.6
112.3
+ 6.4
- 5.5
+ 1.0
+ 2.9
+ 3.5
1.870
1.910
1.910
1.910
1.914
108.0
110.3
110.3
110.3
110.5
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907..............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
2.1958
2.3792
2.5000
2.5000
2.6000
95.5
103.4
108.7
108.7
113.0
+ 9.3
+ 8.4
+ 5.1
P)
.9771
1.0313
1.0063
.9688
1.0396
119.5
126.2
123.1
118.5
127.2
+ 6.4
+ 5.5
- 2.4
- 3.7
+ 7.3
1.995
2.020
2.020
2.003
2.020
115.2
116.6
116.6
115.6
116.6
+
.8
.8
1910...............................
1911..............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
2.6000
2.6167
2.7333
2.8667
113.0
113.8
118.8
124.6
P)
1.0229
1.0167
1.0896
1.1500
125.1
124.4
133.3
140.7
- 1.6
.6
+ 7.2
+ 5.5
2.040
2.020
2.078
2.020
117.8
116.6
120.0
116.6
+
+
-
1.0
1.0
2.9
2.8
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
2.7500
2.7500
2.7500
2.7500
2.8500
2.8500
119.6
119.6
119.6
119.6
123.9
123.9
(l)
(l)
(l)
+ 3.6
1.1500
1.1500
1.1500
1.1500
1.1500
1.1500
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
P)
P)
2.020
2.020
2.020
2.020
2.020
2.020
116.6
116.6
116.6
116.6
116.6
116.6
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
July..............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber...................
2.8500
2.8500
3.0000
3.0000
3.0000
3.0000
123.9
123.9
130.4
130.4
130.4
130.4
+ 5.3
1.1500
1.1500
1.1500
1.1500
1.1500
1.1500
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
2.020
2.020
2.020
2.020
2.020
2.020
116.6
116.6
116.6
116.6
116.6
116.6
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
(i)
(i)
(l)
P)
-1 0 .0
P)
P)
P)
P)
+
.4
+ 4.0
+ .6
+ 4.5
+ 4.9
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
1 Price unchanged.
-
5.9
3.1
3.2
P)
P)
(i)
P)
(l)
P)
P)
P)
- 1 9 .8
- 1 2 .7
P)
+ 23 .2
P)
P)
+ 10 .0
+ 2.1
P)
P)
+ .2
+ 4.2
+ 1.3
P)
I ll
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Carpets.
Calico: 64 b y 64.
Brussels: 5-frame, Bige
low .
Year or m onth.
Amer
ican
Cocheco stand
prints,
ard
average prints,
price average
per
price
yard.
per
yard.
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent
of in
crease
( + ) °r
de
crease
(-)
com
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
A ver
age
price
per
yard.
Ingrain: 2-ply, Lowell.
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent
of in
crease
(+ )o r
A ver
de
age
crease
price
(-)
per
com
pared
yard.
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent
of in
crease
(+ )o r
de
crease
(-)
com
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. 80.0553
100.0
$1.0008
100.0
$0.4752
100.0
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
0650
0575
0650
0625
0550
117.5
104.0
117.5
113.0
99.5
1.0320
1.1280
1.0320
.9840
.9360
103.1
112.7
103.1
98.3
93.5
+ 9 .3
- 8 .5
<—4.7
- 4 .9
.5160
.5520
.5040
.5280
.4680
108.6
116.2
106.1
111.1
98.5
+ .7
- 8.7
+ 4.8
- 1 1 .4
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
0525
0525
0500
0450
0483
94.9
94.9
90.4
81.4
87.3
-
4.5
0)
- 4.8
-1 0 .0
+ 7.3
.9360
.9360
.9600
1.0320
1.0320
93.5
93.5
95.9
103.1
103.1
0)
C1)
+ 2 .6
+ 7 .5
C1)
.4200
.4080
.4320
.4680
.4560
88.4
85.9
90.9
98.5
96.0
-1 0 .3
- 2.9
+ 5.9
+ 8.3
- 2.6
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
0525
0500
0500
0504
0529
94.9
90.4
90.4
91.1
95.7
+ 8.7
- 4.8
0)
+ •8
+ 5.0
1.0320
1.0320
1.0380
1.0880
1.1040
103.1
103.1
103.5
108.7
110.3
0)
C1)
+ *4
+ 5 .0
+ 1 .5
.4920
.4800
.4840
.5136
.5184
103.5
101.0
101.9
108.1
109.1
+ 7.9
- 2.4
+ .8
+ 6.1
+ .9
+ 4 .3
.5520
.5520
.5760
.5540
.5280
116.2
116.2
121.2
116.6
111.1
+ 6.5
0)
+ 4.3
- 3.8
- 4.7
.5280
.5280
.5800
111.1
111.1
122.1
0)
0)
+ 9.8
1905
- 1 1 .5
+ 13 .0
- 3.8
-1 2 .0
1906
0550 $0.0495
1907
1908
1909
.0602
.0519
.0483
93.5
99.5
121.0
104.3
97.1
- 2.3
+ 6.4
+ 21 .6
-1 3 .8
- 6.9
1.1520
1.1800
1.2480
1.2000
1.1920
115.1
117.9
124.7
119.9
119.1
+ 5 .8
-3 .8
- .7
1910
1911
1912
1913
.0531
.0499
.0499
.0511
106.8
100.4
100.4
102.8
+ 9.9
- 6.0
0)
+ 2.4
1.2000
1.2000
1.2400
1.2920
119.9
119.9
123.9
129.1
+ .7
(*)
+ 3 .3
+ 4 .2
January.........
F e b r u a r y ....
M arch.............
A p ril...............
M ay................
June...............
.0523
.0523
.0523
.0523
.0523
.0523
105.2
105.2
105.2
105.2
105.2
105.2
6)
O)
(!)
O)
(!)
1.2960
1.2960
1.2960
1.2960
1.2960
1.2960
129.5
129.5
129.5
129.5
129.5
129.5
O)
(i)
(!)
J u ly ................
A ugust...........
S e p tem b er...
O ctober..........
N o v e m b e r ...
D ecem ber___
.0523
.0475
.0499
.0499
.0499
.0499
105.2
95.6
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
1.2960
1.2960
1.2960
1.2960
1.2720
1.2720
129.5
129.5
129.5
129.5
127.1
127.1
0517
+ 2 .4
(2)
1913.
1 Price unchanged.
C1)
— 9.2
+ 5.1
(i)
0)
0)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(2)
0)
(2)
(2)
(1)
O)
(!)
—1.9
0)
( 2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
2 No quotation.
112
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T able II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Carpets.
Cotton flannels.
W ilton: 5-frame, Bigelow.
Year or m onth.
2 f yards to the pound.
3£ yards to the pound.
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average
Average
decrease Average Rela
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative (—) com price per tive
price.
price.
yard.
pared
yard.
pared
yard.
price.
w ith pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
month.
month.
Per cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
decrease
( —) com
pared
with pre
ceding
year or
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $1.8432
100.0
$0.0706
100.0
$0.0575
100.0
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
1.9200
2.0160
1.9200
1.9200
1.9200
104.2
109.4
104.2
104.2
104.2
+ 5.0
- 4.8
(D
(0
.0875
.0875
.0838
.0725
.0675
123.9
123.9
118.7
102.7
95.6
.0688
.0688
.0650
.0575
.0550
119.7
119.7
113.0
100.0
95.7
C1)
- 5.5
- 1 1 .5
- 4.3
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
1.6800
1.6800
1.7280
1.8240
1.8240
91.1
91.1
93.8
99.0
99.0
-1 2 .5
0)
+ 2.9
+ 5.6
C1)
.0650
.0650
.0575
.0575
.0619
92.1
92.1
81.4
81.4
87.7
- 1 1 .5
C)
+ 7.7
.0525
.0550
.0550
.0463
.0508
91.3
95.7
95.7
80.5
88.3
- 4.5
+ 4.8
0)
- 1 5 .8
+ 9.7
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
1.8720
1.8720
1.8840
2.0080
2.0400
101.6
101.6
102.2
108.9
110.7
+ 2.6
C1)
+ .6
+ 6.6
+ 1.6
.0738
.0640
.0650
.0735
.0885
104.5
90.7
92.1
104.1
125.4
+ 19 .2
- 1 3 .3
+ 1.6
+13.1
+ 20.4
.0567
.0575
.0575
.0629
.0723
98.6
100.0
100.0
109.4
125.7
+ 11 .6
+ 1.4
0)
+ 9.4
+ 14 .9
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
2.1360
2.1920
2.2800
2.2160
2.2160
115.9
118.9
123.7
120.2
120.2
+
+
+
-
4.7
2.6
4.0
2.8
C)
.0854
.0923
.0988
.0829
.0754
121.0
130.7
139.9
117.4
106.8
- 3.5
+ 8.1
+ 7.0'
-1 6 .1
- 9.0
.0681
.0723
.0800
.0696
.0633
118.4
125.7
139.1
121.0
110.1
- 5.8
+ 6.2
+ 10 .7
- 1 3 .0
- 9.1
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
2.2320
2.2320
2.3120
2.4080
121.1
121.1
125.4
130.6
+
.7
(0
+ 3.6
+ 4.2
.0900
.1000
.1004
.1013
127.5
141.6
142.2
143.5
+ 19.4
+ 11.1
+ .4
+ .9
.0750
.0763
.0754
.0792
130.4
132.7
131.1
137.7
+ 18 .5
+ 1.7
- 1.2
+ 5.0
January.......................
February.....................
March..........................
A pril............................
M ay..............................
June..............................
2.4240
2.4240
2.4240
2.4240
2.4240
2.4240
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
.1000
.1000
.1000
.1000
.1000
.1000
141.6
141.6
141.6
141.6
141.6
141.6
.0788
.0788
.0788
.0788
.0788
.0788
137.0
137.0
137.0
137.0
137.0
137.0
July..............................
A ugust.........................
September...................
October.......................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber...................
2. 4240
131.5
131.5
131.5
131.5
126.3
126.3
.1000
.1000
.1000
.1000
.1075
.1075
141.6
141.6
141.6
141.6
152.3
152.3
.0788
.0788
.0738
.0788
.0838
.0838
137.0
137.0
128.3
137.0
145.7
145.7
.
1913.
2.4240
2.4240
2.4240
2.3280
2.3280
O
(v
m
w
(i)
(*)
(i )
(H
-
(!)
0)
4.0
C1)
i Price unchanged.
C1)
- 4.2
- 1 3 .5
- 6.9
-
3.7
0)
(l)
M
M
w
C)
(i)
W
C1)
0)
+ 7.5
0)
/n
V
(1)/
v)
V1)
C1)
(1)
I1)
- 6.3
+ 6.8
+ 6.3
(*)
113
W H OLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T able II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Cotton yarns.
Cotton thread: 6-cord, 200yard spools, J.
P.
Coats, freight paid.
&
Year or m onth.
Carded, white, mule-spun,
northern, cones, 10/1.
Carded, white, mule-spun,
northern, cones, 22/1.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average Rela decrease
Average Relative decrease Average
( —) com - price per Relative (—) com price per tive ( —) com
price per
price.
price. . pared
pound. price.
pound.
pared
pared
spool.
w ithprewith pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
cedrng
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.031008
100.0
$0.1608
100.0
80.1969
100.0
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.031514
.031238
.031238
.031238
.031238
101.6
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.7
i .1790
i . 1794
1.1885
.1808
.1523
111.3
111.6
117.2
112.4
94.7
+ 0.2
+ 5.1
- 4.1
- 1 5 .8
i .2208
1.2244
1.2300
.2138
.1796
112.1
114.0
116.8
108.6
91.2
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899...............................
.031238
.030871
.030503
.030503
.030503
100.7
99.6
98.4
98.4
98.4
b)
.1477
.1483
.1452
.1456
.1408
91.9
92.2
90.3
90.5
87.6
- 3.0
+ .4
- 2.1
+ .3
- 3.3
.1815
.1844
.1788
.1792
.1760
92.2
93.7
90.8
91.0
89.4
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904...............................
.037240
.037240
.037240
.037240
.037240
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
120.1
+ 22.1
(2)
(2)
V2)
(2)
.1850
.1585
.1538
.1869
.1981
115.0
98.6
95.6
116.2
123.2
+ 31.3
- 1 4 .3
- 3.0
+21.5
+ 6.0
.2283
.1927
.1819
.2156
.2279
115.9
97.9
92.4
109.5
115.7
+29.7
-1 5 .6
- 5.6
+18.5
+ 5.7
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
.037240
.037240
.041813
.040833
.039200
120.1
120.1
134.8
131.7
126.4
(2)
(2)
+ 12.3
- 2.3
- 4.0
.1733
.2004
.2204
.1777
.1967
107.8
124.6
137.1
110.5
122.3
- 1 2 .5
+ 15.6
+ 10.0
- 1 9 .4
+ 10.7
.2038
.2304
.2571
.2104
.2260
103.5
117.0
130.6
106.9
114.8
- 1 0 .6
+13.1
+11.6
- 1 8 .2
+ 7.4
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
.039200
.039200
.039200
.039200
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
(2)
.2333
.2104
.2010
.2213
138.9
130.8
125.0
137.6
+ 18.6
- 9.8
- 4.5
+10.1
.2519
.2346
.2283
.2475
127.9
119.1
115.9
125.7
+11.5
- 6.9
- 2.7
+ 8.4
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.039200
.039200
.039200
.039200
.039200
.039200
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
136.8
136.8
136.8
136.8
133.7
130.6
(2)
(2
(2))
(2)
.2200
.2200
.2200
.2200
.2150
.2100
.2400
.2450
.2400
.2450
.2450
.2400
121.9
124.4
121.9
124.4
124.4
121.9
July..............................
A ugust........................
September..................
October.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.039200
.039200
.039200
.039200
.039200
.039200
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.2100
.2150
.2250
.2400
.2350.
.2250
130.6
133.7
139.9
149.3
146.1
139.9
.2400
.2400
.2500
.2650
.2600
.2600
121.9
121.9
127.0
134.6
132.0
132.0
-
0.9
b)
(2)
-
(2)
1.2
1.2
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
+ 1.6
+ 2.5
- 7.0
-1 6 .0
+
+
+
-
1.1
1.6
3.0
.2
1.8
1913.
1 Records destroyed.
* Price unchanged.
(2)
-
2.3
2.3
(2)
+ 2.4
+ 4.7
+ 6.7
-
2.1
4.3
Price estimated b y person who furnished data for later years.
44524°—Bull. 149—14---- 8
(2)
(2)
m
+ 2.1
- 2.0
+ 2.1
(2)
-
2.0
(2)
(2)
+ 4.2
+ 6.0
-
(2)
1.9
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
114
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Cloths and clothing.
Drillings.
Denims: Amoskeag.
Brown: Pepperell.
Year or m onth.
A ver
age
price
per
yard.
Per cent
of in
crease
A ver
( + ) °r
Rela decrease
age
tive ( —) com price
per
price.
pared
with pre yard.
ceding
year or
month.
Average, 1890-99 $iM). 1044
100.0
1890.
1891..
1892..
1894..
.1175
.1144
.1144
.1175
.1100
112.5
109.6
109.6
112.5
105.4
1895..
1896..
1897..
1898..
1899..
.0988
.0988
.0931
.0897
.0896
1900..
1901..
1902..
1903..
1904..
30-inch.
Per cent
of in
crease
( + ) or Stark A .,
Rela decrease average
tive ( —) com price
per
price.
pared
w ithpre- yard.
cedrng
year or
month.
Per cent
of in
Massa
crease
chusetts
( + ) °r
D stand Rela decrease
ard,
tive ( —) com
average price.
pared
price
with pre
ceding
per yard.
year or
month.
$0.0521
100.0
- 4.5
-1 0 .7
+ 1.4
- 5.3
.0640
.0600
.0535
.0563
.0502
122.8
115.2
102.7
108.1
96.4
- 6.3
-1 0 .8
+ 5.2
- 1 0 .8
92.5
100.2
91.8
89.7
89.2
+
-
.0489*
.0522
.0463
.0437
.0457
93.9
100.2
88.9
83.9
87.7
- 2.6
+ 6.7
- 1 1 .3
- 5.6
+ 4.6
.0606
.0585
.0575
.0619
.0727
105.9
102.3
100.5
108.2
127.1
+18.8
- 3.5
- 1.7
+ 7.7
+ 17.4
.0542
.0532
.0539
.0581
.0658
104.0
102.1
103.5
111.5
126.3
+ 18 .6
- 1.8
+ 1.3
+ 7.8
+ 13.3
-1 1 .0
+13.9
+12.0
- 1 6 .0
+ 7.9
.0721
.0775
.0825
.0*06
.0738
126.0
135.5
144.2
123.4
129.0
.8
+ 7.5
+ 6.5
-1 4 .4
+ 4.5
.0633
.0740
.0782
.0718
.0786
121.5
142.0
150.1
137.8
150.9
- 3.8
+ 16.9
+ 5.7
- 8.2
+ 9.5
138.9
131.9
129.9
135.7
+ 15.8
- 5.0
- 1.5
+ 4.5
.0825
.0823
.0802
.0823
144.2
143.9
140.2
143.9
+11.8
.2
- 2.6
+ 2.6
.0857
$0.0816
.0810
.0790
.0827
164.5
163.3
159.3
166.8
+ 9.0
.7
- 2.5
+ 4.7
.1375
.1375
.1425
.1425
.1425
.1425
131.7
131.7
136.5
136.5
136.5
136.5
+ 3.6
(i)
.0800
.0825
.0825
.0825
.0825
.0825
139.9
144.2
144.2
144.2
144.2
144.2
.0825
.0838
.0825
.0825
.0825
.0825
166.4
169.0
166.4
166.4
166.4
166.4
+ 1.6
- 1.6
(l)
(!)
.1425
.1425
.1425
.1425
.1425
.1425
136.5
136.5
136.5
136.5
136.5
136.5
.0825
.0825
.0825
.0825
.0825
.0825
144.2
144.2
144.2
144.2
144.2
144.2
.0813
.0813
.0825
.0850
.0838
.0825
163.9
163.9
166.4
171.4
169.0
166.4
$0.0572
100.0
G)
+ 2.7
- 6.4
.0683
.0652
.0o82
.0590
.0559
119.4
114.0
101.7
103.1
97.7
94.6
94.6
89.2
85.9
85.8
-1 0 .2
0)
- 5.8
- 3.7
.1
.0529
.0573
.0525
.0513
.0510
.1073
.1046
.1050
.1127
.1217
102.8
100.2
100.6
108.0
116.6
+19.8
- 2.5
+ .4
+ 7.3
+ 8.0
1905..
1906..
1907..
1908..
1909..
.1083
.1233
.1381
.1160
.1252
103.7
118.1
132.3
111.1
119.9
1910..
1911..
1912.
1913.
.1450
.1377
.1356
.1417
1913.
January........
F e b ru a ry .. .
M arch...........
A p ril............
M a y ..............
June.........
J u ly ..............
A ugu st.........
S eptem ber..
October........
N o v e m b e r..
D ecem b er...
-
2.6
G)
(v
G)
G)
(M
(i)
(i)
(!)
1 Price unchanged.
5.4
8.3
8.4
2.3
.6
+ 3.1
(i)
(i)
G)
G)
G)
(J)
(i)
(1)
G)
-
G)
+
+
-
1.5
1.5
3.0
1.4
1.6
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
115
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Cloths and clothing.
Ginghams.
Flannels: white, 4-4, Bal
lard Yale No. 3.
Amoskeag.
Year or month.
Lancaster.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average Relative decrease Average Relative decrease Average Rela decrease
price per
( —) com price per
( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
yard.
price.
pared
yard.
pared
yard.
pared
with pre
w ith pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.3768
100.0
$0.0533
100.0
$0.0573
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.4400
.4400
.4367
.4125
.3546
116.8
116.8
115.9
109.5
94.1
(i)
.8
- 5.5
-1 4 .0
.0625
.0650
.0650
.0631
.0485
117.3
122.0
122.0
118.4
91.0
+ 4.0
(*)
- 2.9
-2 3 .1
.0692
.0700
.0700
.0638
.0504
120.8
122.2
122.2
111.3
88.0
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.3080
.3217
.3113
.3685
.3750
81.7
85.4
82.6
97.8
99.5
-1 3 .1
+ 4.4
- 3.2
+18.4
+ 1.8
.0466
.0472
.0438
.0431
.0477
87.4
88.6
82.2
80.9
89.5
- 3.9
+ 1.3
- 7.2
- 1.6
+ 10.7
.0496
.0500
.0494
.0488
.0515
86.6
87.3
86.2
85.2
89.9
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.4096
.3800
.3986
.4306
.4433
108.7
100.8
105.8
114.3
117.6
+
+
+
+
9.2
7.2
4.9
8.0
2.9
.0515
.0490
.0523
.0550
.0548
96.6
91.9
98.1
103.2
102.8
+
+
+
-
8.0
4.9
6.7
5.2
.4
.0550
.0531
.0575
.0575
.0556
96.0
92.7
100.3
100.3
97.0
+ 6.8
- 3.5
+ 8.3
O)
- 3.3
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.4461
.4613
.4638
.4611
.4594
118.4
122.4
123.1
122.4
121.9
+ .6
+ 3.4
+ .5
.6
.4
.0515
.0565
.0658
.0548
.0588
96.6
106.0
123.5
102.8
110.3
- 6.0
+ 9.7
+16.5
- 1 6 .7
+ 7.3
.0517
.0592
.0690
.0573
.0596
90.2
103.3
120.4
100.0
104.0
- 7.0
+14.5
+16.6
-1 7 .0
+ 4.0
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.4655
.4300
.4519
.4635
123.5
114.1
119.9
123.0
+
+
+
.0700
.0681
.0625
.0650
131.3
127.8
117.3
122.0
+19.0
- 2.7
- 8.2
+ 4.0
.0660
.0646
.0600
.0618
115.2
112.7
104.7
107.9
+10.7
- 2.1
- 7.1
+ 3.0
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.4650
.4650
.4650
.4650
.4650
.4650
123.4
123.4
123.4
123.4
123.4
123.4
.0625
.0675
.0675
.0675
.0675
.0675
117.3
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
.0613
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
107.0
109.1
109.1
109.1
109.1
109.1
J uly..............................
A ugu st........................
September..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.4650
.4650
.4650
.4650
.4650
.4473
123.4
123.4
123.4
123.4
123.4
118.7
.0675
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
126.6
117.3
117.3
117.3
117.3
117.3
.0625
.0625
.0588
.0613
.0613
.0613
109.1
109.1
102.6
107.0
107.0
107.0
1.3
7.6
5.1
2.6
0)
0)
O)
0)
(')
0)
(l)
0)
0)
- 3.8
i Price unchanged.
+ 8.0
O)
(i)
( l)
P)
- 7.4
O)
0)
C1)
0)
+ 1.2
C1)
- 8.9
- 2 1 .0
+
+
1.6
.8
1.2
1.2
5.5
+ 2.6
P)
b)
O)
h
0)
O)
- 5.9
+ 4.3
0)
b)
116
BULLETIN OP THE BUREAU OP LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Hosiery.
Horse blankets: all w ool, 6
pounds each.
Men’s cotton half hose: seamless, fast black, 20 to
22 ounce, 160 needles.
Year or m onth.
Average
price
per
pound.
Per cent
o f in
crease ( + )
or de
R elative crease ( —)
price.
compared
w ith
preceding
year or
m onth.
Single
Single
T w othread,
thread,
thread,
carded
average average
yarn,
price per price per
R elative
average
dozen
price,
price per
pairs,
pairs,
Septem Septem
dozen
pairs.
ber price. ber price.
A verage, 1890-1899...
$0,573
100.0
$0.9555
100.0
1890................................
1891................................
1892................................
1893................................
1894................................
.625
.600
.625
.600
.550
109.1
104.7
109.1
104.7
96.0
1.2740
1.1760
1.0780
1.0535
133.3
123.1
112.8
110.3
102.6
1895................................
1896................................
1897................................
1898................................
1899................................
.530
.520
.570
.570
.540
92.5
90.8
99.5
99.5
94.2
- 3.6
- 1.9
+ 9.6
0)
- 5.3
.9065
.8330
.7840
.7350
.7350
1900................................
1901................................
1902................................
1903................................
1904................................
.680
.630
.630
.675
.700
118.7
109.9
109.9
117.8
122.2
+ 25 .9
- 7.4
C1)
+ 7.1
+ 3.7
.7840
.6860
.7350
.7840
1905................................
1906................................
1907................................
1908................................
1909................................
.750
.775
.750
.725
.725
130.9
135.3
130.9
126.5
126.5
+ 7.1
+ 3.3
- 3.2
- 3.3
C1)
1910............. ..................
1911................................
1912................................
1913................................
.775
.750
.775
.788
135.3
130.9
135.3
137.5
+
+
+
1913.
January........................
February......................
March............................
A pril..............................
May...............................
June..............................
.825
.825
.825
.825
.825
.825
144.0
144.0
144.0
144.0
144.0
144.0
J u ly...............................
A ugu st..........................
Septem ber...................
O ctober........................
N ovem ber....................
December.....................
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
130.9
130.9
130.9
130.9
130.9
130.9
+
-
4.0
4.2
4.0
8.3
-
7 .7
8 .3
2 .3
7 .0
94.9
87.2
82.1
76.9
76.9
0)
7 .5
8 .1
5 .9
6 .3
82.1
71.8
76.9
82.1
82.1
+ 6 .7
—•12.5
+ 7 .1
+ 6 .7
0)
$0 8000
7500
8104
82.1
85.3
94.8
88.9
96.1
0)
+ 3 .8
+ 1 1 .1
- 6 .3
+ 8 .1
8042
8000
8292
8579
95.4
94.9
98.4
101.8
.8
.5
+ 3 .7
+ 3 .5
n\
8500
8500
8500
8500
8500
8750
100.9
100.9
100.9
100.9
100.9
103.8
+ 2.9
9.1
C1)
111
ill
111
8750
8750
8700
8500
8500
8500
103.8
103.8
103.2
100.9
100.9
100.9
6.9
3.2
3.3
1.7
iii
(v
iii
(*)
-
Per cent
o f in
crease ( + )
or de
crease ( —)
com pared
with
preceding
year or
m onth.
1 Price unchanged.
$0.6370
.6370
.6370
.6615
.7350
8
-
2.3
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
117
T able II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Hosiery.
W om en’s cotton hose: com bed
yarn.
W om en’s cotton hose: seamless, fast black,
single thread, carded yam .
Year or m onth.
Average
price per
dozen
pairs.
26 to 28
Per cent of
Per cent of
increase ( + ) ounce, 160
26 ounce,
increase ( +
or decrease
to 176
176 needles,
or decrease
average
Relative ( —) com
needles,
Relative ( —) com
pared w ith price per
price per
price.
price.
pared w ith
dozen
preceding dozen pairs;
preceding
September
year or
pairs.
year or
m onth.
price.
m onth.
100.0
$0.9310
100.0
1.900
1.900
102.7
102.7
(2)
2250
1270
0780
0535
9800
115.8
113.2
105.3
1895................................
1896................................
1897................................
1898................................
1899................................
1.875
1.875
1.850
1.800
1.750
101.4
101.4
100.0
97.3
94.6
(2)
-
8575
7840
7595
7105
7350
92.1
84.2
81.6
76.3
78.9
-1 2 .5
1.3
2.7
2.8
1900................................
1901.................................
1902................................
1903................................
1904................................
1.900
2.000
1.850
1.875
1.800
102.7
108.1
100.0
101.4
97.3
+
+
+
-
8.6
5.3
7.5
1.4
4.0
7595
6615
7350
8085
7595
81.6
71.1
78.9
+ 3.3
- 1 2 .9
1905..................... : .........
1906.................................
1907.................................
1908.................................
1909.................................
1.750
1.900
2.025
1.775
1.775
94.6
102.7
109.5
95.9
95.9
- 2.8
+ 8.6
+ 6.6
-1 2 .3
( 2)
7840
7595
8330
1910.................................
1911.................................
1912.................................
1913.................................
1.831
1.844
1.850
1.850
99.0
99.7
100.0
100.0
+ 3.2
+ .7
+ .3
(2)
1913.
January.........................
P eb m a ry.......................
M arch............................
A p ril..............................
MTay................................
June...............................
1.850
1.850
1.850
1.850
1.850
1.850
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
( 2)
(2)
M
J u ly................................
A ugu st..........................
Septem ber....................
O ctober.........................
N ovem ber.....................
D ecem ber.....................
1.850
1.850
1.850
1.850
1.085
1.850
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
A verage, 1890-1899...
1890.................................
1891.................................
1892................................
1893.................................
1894.................................
i $1,850
x
i Average for 1893-1899.
( 2)
( 2y
(2)
(2)
V2)
(2)
(2)
( 2)
1.3
131.6
121.1
-
-
8.0
4.3
2.3
7.0
8.6
- 3.1
- 6.5
+ 3.4
86.8
+ 11.1
+ 10.0
81.6
-
6.1
$0.8500
.8000
.8104
84.2
81.6
89.5
84.2
85.3
+
+
+
3.2
3.1
9.7
5.9
1.3
.8125
.8250
.8542
.8583
85.5
86.8
89.9
90.3
+ 1.5
+ 3.5
+ .5
+
.3
.8500
.8500
.8500
.8500
.8500
.8750
89.5
89.5
89.5
89.5
89.5
92.1
+ 2.9
.8750
.8750
.8750
.8500
.8500
.8500
92.1
92.1
92.1
89.5
89.5
89.5
2 Price unchanged.
-
2.9
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
118
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Cloths and clothing.
Leather.
Calf.
Year or m onth.
W a x calf,
30 to 40
Chrome
lbs. to the
calf,
dozen, B
average
grade,
price
per
average
price per sq. foot.
sq. foot.
Harness: oak
Per cent
o f in
crease
Country Packers'
(+)or
middles,
hides,
Relative (decrease
—) com average
average
price.
price per price per
pared
with pre pound.
pound.
ceding
year or
m onth.
Per cent
o f in
crease
( + ) or
decrease
Relative
( —) com
price.
pared
with pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
$0.6545
100.0
$0.2590
100.0
1800
1891
1892. 1893................................
1894. . .
.6000
.6469
.6929
.6450
.6042
91.7
98.8
105.9
98.5
92.3
7.8
7.1
6.9
6.3
.2571
.2579
.2367
.2400
.2275
99.3
99.6
91.4
92.7
87.8
189n
189ft
1897................................
1898
1899................................
.7333
.6433
.6156
.6760
.6875
112.0
98.3
94.1
103.3
105.0
+21.4
- 1 2 .3
- 4.3
+ 9.8
+ 1.7
.2888
.2554
.2433
.2825
.3004
111.5
98.6
93.9
109.1
116.0
+ 26 .9
—11.6
— 4.7
+ 16.1
+ 6.3
1900................................
1901................................
1902........................
1903.................
1904...............
.6563
.6281
.6604
.6900
.6875
100.3
96.0
100.9 105.4
105.0
- 4.5
- 4.3
+5.1
+ 4.5
.4
.3025
.2971
116.8
114.7
114.7
114.3
+
—
(i)
—
-
1905 .............
1906..............................
1907................................
1908................................
1909................................
.6969
.7167
.7667
$6.2250
.2183
.2313
106.5
109.5
117.1
113.6
120.4
+
+
+
—
+
115.0
128.1
129.0
6.0
.3333
.3713
.3738
.3508
.3808
131.5
+ 4.5
+ 11.4
+ .7
— 6.2
+ 8.6
1910................................
1911 .............
1912..............................
1913................................
.2275
.2263
.2467
.2696
118.4
117.8
128.4
140.3
- 1.6
— .5
+ 9.0
+ 9.3
.3792
.3688
.3821
.3938
130.9
127.3
131.9
135.9
—
—
+
+
1913.
January—.....................
F ebruary.....................
M arch ..........................
A p ril.............................
M ay...............................
June..............................
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2650
140.5
140.5
140.5
140.5
140.5
137.9
.3950
.3950
.3950
.3950
.3950
.3800
136.4
136.4
136.4
136.4
136.4
131.2
J u ly...............................
A ugust..........................
Septem ber...................
October........................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber. ..
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2700
140.5
140.5
140.5
140.5
140.5
140.5
.3950
.3950
.3950
.3950
.3950
.3950
136.4
136.4
136.4
136.4
136.4
136.4
+
+
-
1.4
2.8
7.0
3.0
A")
M
l1)
-
C1)
1.9
+ t 1*9
)i\
)n
m
i Price unchanged,
$0.3325
.3325
.3313
.3188
110.0
121.1
+
—
+
—
6.3
8.2
1.4
5.2
*7
1.8
.4
3.8
, .4
2.7
3.6
3.1
(l)
l1)
C1)
- 3.8
+ 3.9
(i)
i 1)
)n
(i)
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
119
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Leather.
Barbour.
Sole: hemlock.
Year or m onth.
Sole: oak.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
o f in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) °r
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
p rice per Relative (—) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive (—) com
price.
price.
pound.
pound.
pared
pared
poun d. price.
pared
with pre
with pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.1939
100.0
$0.3363
100.0
$0.8748
100.0
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894...............................
.1921
.1858
.1727
.1796
.1715
99.1
95.8
89.1
92.6
88.4
112.1
3.3
7.1
4.0
4.5
.3771
.3679
.3421
.3483
.3279
109.4
101.7
103.6
97.5
+
-
101.9
101.9
101.9
5.9
.8910
.8910
.8910
.8993
.9182
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.2073
.1881
.2033
.2129
.2254
106.9
97.0
104.8
109.8
116.2
+ 20.9
- 9.3
+ 8.1
+ 4.7
+ 5.9
.3421
.2925
.3079
.3213
.3358
101.7
87.0
91.6
95.5
99.9
+ 4.3
—14.5
+ 5.3
+ 4.4
+ 4.5
.8514
.8514
.8514
.8514
.8514
97.3
97.3
97.3
97.3
97.3
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.2490
.2475
.2367
.2267
.2258
128.4
127.6
116.9
116.5
+10.5
.6
- 4.4
- 4.2
.4
.3608
.3525
.3800
.3742
.3450
107.3
104.8
113.0
111.3
102.6
+
+
-
7.4
2.3
7.8
1.5
7.8
.8877
.8910
.8910
.8460
.8499
101.5
101.9
101.9
96.7
97.2
+ 4 .3
+ .4
0)
- 5 .1
+ .5
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.2290
.2538
.2644
.2508
.2550
118.1
130.9
136.4
129.3
131.5
+
+
+
+
.3663
.3796
.3821
.3800
.4125
108.9
112.9
113.6
113.0
122.7
+ 6.2
+ 3.6
+ .7
.5
+ 8.6
.8499
.8930
.8930
.8930
.8930
97.2
102.1
102.1
102.1
102.1
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.2467
.2375
.2579
.2821
127.2
122.5
133.0
145.5
+
+
9.4
.4146
.3883
.4154
.4488
123.3
115.5
123.5
133.5
+ *5
- 6.3
+ 7.0
+ 8.0
.8930
.8930
.8930
.8930
102.1
102.1
102.1
102.1
0)
+ 5 .1
G)
( 1)
0)
(!)
( 1)
(v
0)
1 91 3 *
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.2750
.2750
.2750
.2750
.2850
.2600
141.8
141.8
141.8
141.8
147.0
134.1
O)
W
0)
+ 3.6
- 8.8
.4300
.4450
.4450
.4500
.4550
.4150
127.9
132.3
132.3
133.8
135.3
123.4
+ 3.5
0)
+ 1.1
+ 1.1
- 8.8
.8930
.8930
.8930
.8930
.8930
.8930
102.1
102.1
102.1
102.1
102.1
102.1
July..............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.2850
.2850
.2850
.2850
.3000
.3000
147.0
147.0
147.0
147.0
154.7
154.7
.4550
.4550
.4550
.4600
.4600
.4600
135.3
135.3
135.3
136.8
136.8
136.8
+ 9.6
G)
G)
+ 1.1
0)
G>
.8930
.8930
.8930
.8930
.8930
.8930
102.1
102.1
102.1
102.1
102.1
102.1
122.1
+
-
1.4
10.8
4.2
5.1
1.7
3.3
3.7
8.6
+ 9.6
P)
l1)
0)
+ 5.3
0)
i Price unchanged.
2.4
7.0
1.8
102.8
105.0
0)
(i)
+ .9
+ 2.1
- 7 .3
0)
0)
0)
0)
0)
0)
O)
V)
0)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
O)
120
BULLETIN OE THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS,
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Cloths and clothing.
Overcoatings.
Covert cloth.
Year or month.
Per cent
Soft
of in
Per cent
faced,
crease
of in
Kersey,
black,
(
+ ) or
crease
Light
27 to 28
plain
( + ) or
ounce,
weight 14-ounce,
twill,
Relative decrease
(
—)
com
average Relative decrease average 24-ounce,
staple
price.
pared
( —) com
price
price
goods,
average
price.
with
pre
per
average
pared
per yard.
price
ceding
w ith pre
price
yard.
per
year
or
per yard.
ceding
yard. ,
m onth.
year or
m onth.
82.3286
100.0
2.4616
2.4616
2.4616
2.4616
2.4254
105.7
105.7
105.7
105.7
104.2
— 1.5
1895..
1896..
1897..
1898..
2.3259
2.0363
1.9458
2.2625
2.4435
99.9
87.4
83.6
97.2
104.9
- 4.1
-1 2 .5
— 4.4
+ 16.3
+ 8.0
1900..
1901-.
1902..
1903..
1904..
2.3621
2.2625
2.2625
2.1899
2.1899
101.4
97.2
97.2
94.0
94.0
-
1905..
1906-.
1907..
1908-.
1909..
2.2568
2.2568
2.2568
2.2568
A verage, 1890-1899.
1890..
1891..
1892..
1894..
$2.0250
2.0250
1.9031
1.8000
1.9125
1.8000
1910..
1911..
1912..
1913.
i $1.2472
100.0
1.1833
1.3000
1.2583
94.9
104.2
100.9
3.3
4.2
(2)
- 3.2
(2)
1.5750
1.5000
1.5000
1.5750
1.6500
126.3
120.3
120.3
126.3
132.3
( 2)
96.9
96.9
96.9
96.9
96.9
+ 3.1
(2)
1.8313
2.0417
1.9708
1.8500
1.7875
146.8
163.7
158.0
148.3
143.3
+ 11.0
+ 11 .5
- 3.5
- 6.1
- 3.4
91.1
+
-
$1.3950
1.3538
1.3725
154.3
140.3
136.2
138.1
+
+
1.3725
1.3725
1.3725
1.3725
1.3725
1.3725
138.1
138.1
138.1
138.1
138.1
138.1
(2)
(2)
1.3725
1.3725
1.3725
1.3725
1.3725
1.3725
138.1
138.1
138.1
138.1
138.1
138.1
86.2
91.6
86.2
(2)
(*)
(2)
( 2)
( 2)
(2)
6.0
5.4
6.3
5.9
1.9250
1.7500
+ 9.9
- 3.2
+ 25 .2
- 4.8
+ 5.0
+ 4.8
1913.
January...........
February........
March...............
A pril.................
M ay..................
June.................
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
J u ly ............
A ugu st____
Septem ber.
O ctober___
N ovem ber.
D ecem ber..
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
1Average price for 1897-1899.
(2)
(2)
(2)
( 2)
(2)
(2)
( 2)
(v
(2)
(2)
(2)
* Price unchanged.
( 2)
( 2)
(2)
(2)
V2)
(2)
( 2)
(2)
( 2)
7.7
9.1
3.0
1.4
121
WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Sheetings: bleached.
Print cloths: 64 b y 64.
10-4, Pepperell.
Year or month.
Per cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative
price.
price.
yard.
yard.
pared
with pre
ceding
year or
m onths
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.028380
100.0
$0.1884
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.033400
.029380
.033860
.032510
.027480
117.7
103.5
119.3
114.6
96.8
-1 2 .0
+15.2
- 4.0
-1 5 .5
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.028640
.025810
.024850
.020590
.027320
100.9
90.9
87.6
72.6
96.3
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903...............................
1904..............................
.030830
.028190
.030900
.032156
.033290
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909..............................
.031214
.036238
.047512
.033486
.035889
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
.038255
.034856
.038113
.037704
1913.
January.......................
F ebruary....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M av..............................
June.............................
.040938
.040000
.039750
.038125
.035500
.036250
144.2
140.9
140.1
134.3
125.1
127.7
J u ly..............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber...................
.036250
.035750
.037813
.038125
.037625
.036875
127.7
126.0
133.2
134.3
132.6
129.9
116.2
106.6
+ 4.2
- 9.9
- 3.7
-1 7 .1
+32.7
.1785
.1792
.1738
.1721
108.6
99.3
108.9
113.3
117.3
+ 12.8
- 8.6
+ 9.6
+ 4.1
+ 3.5
.2292
.2117
.2275
.2425
120.8
110.0
- 6.2
+16.1
+31.1
-2 9 .5
+ 7.2
134.8
+
+
-
-
122.8
134.3
132.9
100.0
103.3
92.5
- 8.3
- 5.4
+ 2.4
- 1 0 .5
106.0
107.2
99.8
103.6
93.5
94.7
95.1
92.3
91.3
107.3
+ 2.5
+ •4
- 3.0
- 1.0
+17.4
.2719
.2925
.2925
.2925
.2951
92.2
99.2
99.2
99.2
100.1
+
.9
121.7
112.4
111.5
.3075
.2925
.2925
.3038
.2775
104.3
99.2
99.2
103.0
94.1
+
o
+
—
4.2
4.9
128.7
+13.4
- 7.6
.8
+ 8.3
+ 6.6
.2267
.2475
.2883
.2442
.2517
120.3
131.4
153.0
129.6
133.6
. - 6.5
+ 9.2
+ 16.5
- 1 5 .3
+ 3.1
.2700
.2733
.3050
.2794
.2867
91.6
92.7
103.4
94.7
97.2
— 2.7
+ 1.2
+ 11.6
- 8.4
+ 2.6
6.6
8.9
9.3
1.1
.2675
.2450
.2283
.2392
142.0
130.0
+
+
.3400
.3064
.2783
.3257
115.3
103.9
94.4
110.4
+18.6
- 9.9
- 9.2
+17.0
2.3
.6
4.1
6.9
.2300
.2300
.2300
.2300
.2300
.2300
122.1
122.1
122.1
122.1
122.1
122.1
122.1
122.1
122.1
.3194
.3194
.3194
.3194
.3194
.3194
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
108.3
(1)
(v
0)
.3194
.3194
.3194
.3444
.3444
.3444
108.3
108.3
108.3
116.8
116.8
116.8
0)
(i)
(!)
+ 7.8
C1)
(')
0)
1.4
+ 5.8
+ .8
-
$0.2949
.3126
.3162
.2944
.3056
.2756
+ 2.1
-
Per cent
Per cent
o f in
of in
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average Rela decrease
( —) com price per tive ( —) com
yard.
price.
pared
pared
with pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
month.
month.
100.0
.2190
.2008
.1900
.1946
.1742
127.7
167.4
118.0
126.5
10-4, Wamsutta S. T .
1.3
- 2.0
.2021
.2100
.2300
.2300
.2300
.2600
.2700
.2700
100.8
121.2
127.0
1 Price unchanged.
138.0
143.3
143.3
6.3
8.4
6.8
4.8
(J)
(J)
0)
0)
+13.0
+ 3.8
C1)
+
+
-
1.1,
6.9
3.8
9.8
- 1.3
+ 7.6
0)
h
3.9
8.7
m
(!)
122
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Sheetings: brown.
4-4, Indian Head.
4-4, Pepperell R .
Year or month.
Average
price
per yard.
Relative
price.
Per cent of
increase
( + ) or de
crease
compared
with pre
ceding year
or month.
(—)
Average
price
per yard.
Relative
price.
Per cent of
increase
( + ) or de
crease ( —)
compared
with pre
ceding year
or month.
A verage, 1890-1899..
$0.0626
100.0
$0.0551
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.0725
.0727
.0648
.0679
.0598
115.8
116.1
103.5
108.5
95.5
+ 0.3
-1 0 .9
+ 4.8
-1 1 .9
.0610
.0597
.0569
.0583
.0531
116.2
108.3
103.8
105.8
96.4
+
-
6.7
4.7
2.5
8.9
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.0585
.0622
.0588
.0540
,0544
93.5
99.4
93.9
86.^3
86.9
+
+
2.2
6.3
5.5
8.2
.7
.0529
.0558
.0525
.0475
.0504
96.0
101.3
95.3
86.2
91.5
+
+
.4
5.5
5.9
9.5
6.1
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.0623
.0631
.0625
.0681
.0802
99.5
100.8
99.8
108.8
128.1
+14.5
+ 1.3
- 1.0
+ 9.0
+ 17.8
.0592
.0592
.0569
.0599
.0669
107.4
107.4
103.3
108.7
121.4
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.0758
.0802
.0835
.0779
.0752
121.1
128.1
133.4
124.4
120.1
+
+
-
5.5
5.8
4.1
6.7
3.5
.0644
.0685
.0746
.0683
.0688
116.9
124.3
135.4
124.0
124.9
+
+
+
3.7
6.4
8.9
8.4
.7
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.0835
.0879
.0806
.0842
133.4
140.4
128.8
131.5
+ 11.0
+ 5.3
- 8.3
+ 4.5
.0731
.0683
.0690
.0733
132.7
124.0
125.2
133.0
+
+
+
6.3
6.6
1.0
6.2
1913.
January......................
February....................
March.........................
A p ril...........................
M ay.............................
June............................
.0850
.0850
.0850
.0850
.0850
.0825
135.8
135.8
135.8
135.8
135.8
131.8
(i)
(l)
v1/
(l)
- 2.9
.0725
.0725
.0725
.0725
.0725
.0725
131.6
131.6
131.6
131.6
131.6
131.6
(i)
(i)
(i)
(v
(0
J u ly.............................
A ugust........................
September.................
October.......................
N ovem ber..................
Decem ber...................
.0825
.0825
.0825
.0850
.0850
.0850
131.8
131.8
131.8
135.8
135.8
135.8
(i)
(i)
(i)
+ 3.0
0)
(9
.0725
.0725
.0750
.0750
.0750
.0750
131.6
131.6
136.1
136.1
136.1
136.1
(!)
C1)
+ 3.4
(0
0)
( l)
1 Price unchanged.
+17.5
0)
- 3.9
+ 5.3
+11.7
123
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913,
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Cloths and clothing.
Sheetings: brown.
Shirtings: bleached.
4-4, Fruit of the L oom .
Year or m onth.
4-4,
Massa
chusetts
Mills,
Stark’ A , Flying
average Horse
price per
Brand,
yard.
average
price per
yard.
4
1
Percent
of in
Per cent
4-4,
crease
Law
of in
Ware
( + ) or
rence
crease
L . L ., Shoals Relative decrease
( + ) or
L . L .,
(
—)
com
average
price.
Average Rela decrease
pared price per tive
price per average
( —) com
price per
with pre yard.
yard.
price.
pared
yard.
ceding
with pre
year or
ceding
m onth.
year or
m onth.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.0525
100.0
$0.0728
100.0
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.0660
.0594
.0545
.0574
.0521
125.7
113.1
103.8
109.3
99.2
-1 0 .0
- 8.2
+ 5.3
- 9.2
.0845
.0799
.0808
.0832
.0727
116.1
109.8
114.3
99.9
- 5.4
+ 1.1
+ 3.0
- 1 2 .6
1895..............................
1890..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899...............................
.0513
.0511
.0452
.0424
.0451
97.7
97.3
86.1
80.8
85.9
- 1.5
.4
- 1 1 .5
- 6.2
+ 6.4
.0700
.0696
.0641
.0584
.0644
96.2
95.6
88.0
80.2
88.5
- 3.7
.6
- 7.9
- 8.9
+10.3
1900........ ; ....................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.0508
.0494
96.8
94.1
92.6
101.9
117.0
+ 12.6
- 2.S
- 1.6
+10.1
+ 14.8
.0753
.0750
.0756
.0767
.0802
103.4
103.0
103.8
105.4
110.2
+ 16.9
.4
+ .8
+ 1.5
+ 4.6
118.6
125.5
127.1
102.0
110.3
+ 1.4
+ 5.8
+ 1.3
- 1 9 .8
+ 8.1
.0748
.0817
.1117
.0913
.0908
102.7
112.2
153.4
125.4
124.7
- 6.7
+ 9.2
+ 36.7
-1 8 .3
.5
SO. 0647
.0575
.0605
.0614
119.9
113.0
118.9
120.7
+ 8.7
-1 1 .1
+ 5.2
+ 1.5
.0917
.0865
.0829
.0870
126.0
118.8
113.9
119.5
+
+
January......................
F ebruary....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.0638
.0625
.0625
.0613
.0600
.0600
125.4
122.8
122.8
120.5
117.9
117.9
.0863
.0863
.0863
.0863
. 0863
.0863
118.5
118.5
118.5
118.5
118.5
118.5
J u ly ..............................
Auigust........................
September..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.0588
.0588
.0613
.0625
.0625
.0625
115.6
115.6
120.5
122.8
122.8
122.8
.0838
.0838
.0838
.0900
.0925
.0925
115.1
115.1
115.1
123.6
127.1
127.1
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
1910..............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913..............................
.SO. 0575
.0566
.0623
.0715
.0725
.0767
.0777
$0.0617
.0519
.0561
.0610
111.0
1.0
5.7
4.2
4.9
1913.
•
1 Price unchanged,
-
2.0
0)
-
1.9
2.1
(l)
-
2.0
0)
+ 4.3
+ 2.0
( l)
0)
0)
(l)
(l)
0)
-
0)
(0
2.9
+ 7.4
+ 2.8
( l>
124
T
BULLETIN OE THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I I . — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F O R E A C H
Y E A R , 1890 T O 1913, A N D F O R E A C H M O N T H O F 1913— Continued.
able
4-4, Williamsville, A 1.
* Price unchanged.
125
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Silk, raw.
Shirtings, bleached, 4-4,
W am sutta
Italian, classical.
Year or month.
Japanese, filatures.
Per cent
Percent
Per cent
of in
of in
o f in
crease
crease
crease
(+ )o r
( + ) or
(+ )o r
decrease Average
Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
pound.
yard.
pound. price.
pared
pared
pared
with pre
with pre
w ithpreceding
ceding
cedmg
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1399.. $0.0948
100.0
$4.2558
100.0
$4.0187
100.0
122.7
98.4
105.3
118.2
86.5
- 1 9 .9
+ 7.1
+ 12 .2
- 2 6 .8
5.2429
4.0110
4.3266
4.5409
3.3627
130.5
99.8
107.7
113.0
83.7
-2 3 .5
+ 7.9
+ 5.0
- 2 5 .9
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.1011
.1009
.0973
.0981
.0950
106.6
106.4
102.6
103.5
100.2
- 0.2
- 3.6
+ •8
- 3.2
5.2238
4.1865
4.4826
5.0289
3.6816
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898..............................
1899...............................
.0969
.0951
.0935
.0807
.0892
102.2
100.3
98.6
85.1
94.1
+ 2.0
- 1.9
- 1.7
-1 3 .7
+10.5
4.0373
3.6293
3.6404
3.8768
4.7706
94.9
85.3
85.5
91.1
112.1
+ 9.7
-1 0 .1
+ .3
+ 6.5
+23.1
3.7855
3.4072
3.4637
3.6376
4.4085
94.2
84.8
86.2
90.5
109.7
+ 12.6
-1 0 .0
+ 1.7
+ 5.0
+ 21.2
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
.0965
.0875
.0885
.0974
.0921
101 8
92.3
93.4
102.7
97.2
+ 8.2
- 9.3
+ 1.1
+10.1
- 5.4
4.5128
3.8466
4.1085
4.5241
3.8651
106.0
90.4
96.5
106.3
90.8
- 5.4
- 1 4 .8
+ 6.8
+10.1
- 1 4 .6
4.1690
3.5132
3.8224
4.1346
3.6416
103.7
87.4
95.1
102.9
90.6
- 5.4
- 1 5 .7
+ 8.8
+ 8.2
-1 1 .9
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
.0942
.1033
.1100
.1119
.1058
99.4
109.0
116.0
118.0
111.6
+
+
+
+
-
2.3
9.7
6.5
1.7
5.5
4.1085
4.3249
5 5812
4.1807
4.3777
96.5
101.6
131.1
98.2
102.9
+ 6.3
+ 5.3
+29.0
-2 5 .1
+ 4.8
3.9912
4.1632
5.0602
3.8902
3.8396
99.3
103.6
125.9
96.8
95.5
+ 9.6
+ 4.3
+21.5
-2 3 .1
- 1.3
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
.1138
.1105
.1044
.1117
120.0
116.6
110.1
117.8
+
+
7.6
2.9
5.5
7.0
4.0054
3.8876
3.8111
4.3766
94.1
91.3
89.6
102.8
- 8.5
- 2.9
- 2.0
+ 14.8
3.5244
3.4709
3.4451
3.6395
87.7
86.4
85.7
90.6
—
+
8.2
1.5
.7
5.6
1913.
.Tfl.mifl.ry.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.1117
.1117
.1117
.1117
.1117
.1117
117.8
117.8
117.8
117.8
117.8
117.8
3.9105
3.9600
4.0095
4.1085
4.2075
4.3065
91.9
93.0
' 94.2
96.5
98.9
101.2
+
+
+
+
+
1.3
1.3
2.5
2.4
2.4
3.4678
3.4920
3.3950
3.4920
3.4435
3.6133
86.3
86.9
84.5
86.9
85.7
89.9
+
+
+
.7
2.8
2.9
1.4
4.9
July..............................
A ugu st........................
September..................
October.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.1117
.1117
.1117
.1117
.1117
.1117
117.8
117.8
117.8
117.8
117.8
117.8
4.4550
4.6530
4.9995
4.8015
4.6035
4.5045
104.7
109.3
117.5
112.8
108.2
105.8
+
+
+
-
3.4
4.4
7.4
4.0
4.1
3.6133
4.0498
4.0255
3.7588
3.6860
3.6375
89.9
100.8
100.2
93.5
91.7
90.5
v)
v)
(v
w
m
w
w
(v
tt
i Price unchanged.
2.2
0)
+12.1
.6
- 6.6
-
1.9
1.3
126
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS,
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Cloths and clothing.
Suitings.
Clay worsted diagonal,
12-ounce.
Year or
m onth.
Clay worsted diagonal,
16-ounce.
Blue, Middlesex.
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average R ela decrease Average R ela decrease
price per tive ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
pared
yard.
price.
pared
yard.
price.
with pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
m onth.
m onth.
A ve ra g e,18901899.............. i $0.8236
100.0
i $1.0068
100.0
1890...................
1891...................
1892...................
1893...................
1894...................
Indigo
blue, all
w ool,
14-ounce,
54-inch,
average
price per
yard.
100.0
1.5470
1.5470
1.5470
1.5084
1.4697
116.9
116.9
116.9
114.0
111.1
1.1523
1.1375
1.0465
1.1375
1.1375
87.1
86.0
79.1
86.0
86.0
—21.6
— 1.3
— 8.0
+ 8.7
86.0
89.6
99.2
108.8
109.1
(2)
+ 4.2
+10.7
+ 9.8
+ .3
115.6
129.3
129.3
119.0
119.0
+ 6.0
+ 11 .8
(2)
— 7.9
$1.5225
1.5450
119.0
112.5
115.1
116.8
(2)
— 5.5
+ 2.3
+ 1.5
1.5750
1.5750
1.5750
1.5750
1.5750
1.5750
119.1
119.1
119.1
119.1
119.1
119.1
1.5750
1.5750
1.4850
1.4850
1.4850
1.4850
119.1
119.1
112.3
112.3
112.3
112.3
.7621
.7337
.7595
.9165
.9461
92.5
89.1
92.2
111.3
114.9
- 3.7
+ 3.5
+ 20.7
+ 3.2
.9445
.8819
.9392
1.1216
1.1468
93.8
87.6
93.3
111.4
113.9
1900...................
1901...................
1902...................
1903...................
1901...................
1.0819
.9113
.9131
.9488
.9244
131.4
110.6
110.9
115.2
112.2
+14.4
-1 5 .8
+ .2
+ 3.9
— 2.6
1.3463
1.1175
1.0931
1.1288
1.1036
133.7
111.0
108.6
112.1
109.6
+17.4
-1 7 .0
— 2 .2
1.1375
1.1849
1.3119
1.4400
1.4438
1905...................
1906...................
1907...................
1908...................
1909...................
1.0931
1.2150
1.1700
1.1138
1.2375
132.7
147.5
142.1
135.2
150.3
+ 18.2
+ 11.2
— 3.7
— 4.8
+11.1
1.3013
1.4738
1.4025
1.3388
1.4850
129.3
146.4
139.3
133.0
147.5
+ 17.9
+ 13.3
— 4.8
- 4.5
+ 10.9
1.5300
1.7100
1.7100
1.5750
1.5750
1910...................
1911...................
1912...................
1913...................
1.2225
1.0931
1.2150
1.1775
148.4
132.7
147.5
143.0
— 1.2
—10.6
+11.2
— 3.1
1.4588
L.2731
1.4063
1.3819
144.9
126.5
139.7
137.3
— 1.8
—12.7
+ 10 .5
— 1.7
1.5750
1.4888
1.5225
January...........
F ebruary........
March..............
A pril.................
M a y .................
June.................
1.1925
1.2375
1.2375
1.2375
1.2375
1.2375
144.8
150.3
150.3
150.3
150.3
150.3
+ 3.8
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
1.3950
1.4625
1.4625
1.4625
1.4625
1.4625
138.6
145.3
145.3
145.3
145.3
145.3
+ 4.8
(2)
(2)
(2)
J u ly..................
A u g u st..
S e p te m b e r....
October............
N ovem ber___
December........
1.2375
1.1025
1.1025
1.1025
1.1025
1.1025
150.3
133.9
133.9
133.9
133.9
133.9
1.4625
1.2825
1.2825
1.2825
1.2825
1.2S25
145.3
127.4
127.4
127.4
127.4
127.4
— 2 .2
+ 3.3
P ercent
of in
crease
( + ) or
de
crease
(-)
com
pared
with
preced
ing year
or
m onth.
$1.3230
1895...................
1896...................
1897...................
1898...................
1899...................
— 6.6
+ 6.5
+19.4
+ 2.2
W ooldyed
blue,
15-ounce, R ela
tive
55-56
inch,
price.
average
price per
yard.
(*)
(2)
— 2.5
— 2.6
(2)
(2)
1913.
(2)
-1 0 .9
(*)
C2)
«
(2)
i Average price for 1895-1899.
(2)
(2)
-1 2 .3
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
2 Price unchanged.
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
-5 .7
(2)
2)
(2)
127
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Suitings: serge.
Year or month.
Washing
ton Mills,
6700, aver
age price
per yard.
Average, 1890-1899.
11-ounce
Fulton
Mills, 3192,
average
price per
yard.
Relative
price.
Tickings: Amoskeag A . C. A .
Per cent
of increase
( + ) or de
crease ( —)
compared
with pre
ceding year
or month.
Average
price per
yard.
Relative
price.
Per cent
of increase
( + ) or de
crease ( —)
compared
with pre
ceding year
or m onth.
100.0
$0.1061
100.0
.9100
.9100
.6825
120.9
120.9
90.7
( 2)
-2 5 .0
.1200
.1175
.1150
.1181
.1084
113.1
110.7
108.4
111.3
102.2
—
—
+
—
2.1
2.1
2.7
8.2
1895.............................
1896.............................
1897.............................
1898.............................
1899.............................
.6825
.6143
.6598
.7508
.8106
90.7
81.6
87.7
99.8
107.7
(2)
—10.0
+ 7.4
+ 13 .8
+ 8.0
.1006
.1019
.0975
.0894
.0923
94.8
96.0
91.6
84.3
87.0
—
+
—
—
+
7.2
1.3
4.3
8.3
3.2
1900.............................
1901.............................
1902.............................
1903.............................
1904.............................
.8100
.8025
.7913
.7556
.7744
107.6
106.6
105.1
100.4
102.9
.1
— .9
- 1.4
— 4.5
+ 2.5
.1084
.1013
.1050
.1104
.1213
102.2
95.5
99.0
104.1
114.3
1905.............................
1906............................
1907............................
1908............................
1909.............................
.9638
1.0444
1.0500
.9938
1.0688
+ 24.5
+ 8.4
+ -5
- 5.4
+ 7.5
.1083
.1263
.1373
.1125
.1181
102.1
119.0
129.4
106.0
111.3
—10.7
+ 16.6
+ 8.7
—18.1
$1.2938
128.1
138.8
139.5
132.0
142.0
1.2656
1.1269
1.1419
1.1306
138.9
123.7
125.3
124.1
— 2.2
+ 1.3
— 1.0
.1285
.1333
.1288
.1346
121.1
125.6
121.4
126.9
+
+
—
+
January.....................
February...................
M arch........................
A p ril..........................
M av............................
June............................
1.2150
1.2150
1.2150
1.2150
1.2150
1.2150
133.3
133.3
133.3
133.3
133.3
133.3
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.1350
.1375
.1375
.1375
.1375
.1300
127.2
129.6
129.6
129.6
129.6
122.5
Ju ly............................
A ugu st......................
Septem ber................
O ctober.....................
N ovem ber.................
D ecem ber.................
1.2150
1.0125
1.0125
1.0125
1.0125
1.0125
133.3
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
.1300
.1300
.1350
.1350
.1350
.1350
122.5
122.5
127.2
127.2
127.2
127.2
1890............................
1891............................
1892............................
1893............................
1894.............................
i $0.7526
1910............................
1911.............................
1912.............................
1913.............................
1913.
(2)
-1 6 .7
(2)
(2)
( 2)
(2)
2 Price unchanged.
+ 5.0
8.8
3.7
3.4
4.5
+ 1.9
(2)
C2)
(2)
— 5.5
(2)
12i
00
05
i Average price for 1892-1899.
-1 1 .0
+17.4
— 6.5
+ 3.7
+ 5.1
+ 9.9
(2)
(2)
(2)
128
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I . — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F O R E A C H
Y E A R , 1890 T O 1913, A N D F O R E A C H M O N T H O F 1913— Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
Trouserings: fancy worsted.
Year or m onth.
Underwear: shirts and drawers.
Per cent
of in
crease
21-22
W hite,
22-23
( + ) or
ounce,
ounce,
decrease all w ool,
average R elative ( —) com average
average
price.
price per price per
price, 12
pared
pound.
with pre garments.
pound.
ceding
year or
m onth.
A verage, 1890-1899.. i $1.9456
Natural,
50 per
cent wool, Relative
average
price.
price, 12
garments.
P ercen t
o f in
crease
( + ) or
decrease
( —) com
pared
w ith pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
100.0
$23.31
100.0
2.0734
2.0734
1.9238
106.6
106.6
98.9
(2)
— 7.2
24.75
25.65
25.65
25.65
21.60
106.2
110.0
110.0
110.0
92.7
(2)
—15.8
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
1.7100
1.7955
1.7955
2.1197
2.0734
87.9
92.3
92.3
108.9
106.6
—11.1
+ 5.0
(2)
+18.1
— 2.2
21.60
21.60
21.60
21.60
23.40
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
100.4
(2)
m
(2)
(2)
+ 8.3
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
2.2871
1.9879
1.9800
$2.0363
2.0925
2.1244
117.6
102.2
101.8
104.6
106.2
+10.3
—13.1
— .4
+ 2.8
+ 1.5
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
(2) '
m
m
m
(2)
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
2.2331
2.4131
2.4469
3 2.4938
4 2.4844
111.6
120.6
122.3
124.6
124.1
+
+
+
+
—
5.1
8.1
1.4
1.9
.4
23.40
27.00
27.00
27.00
27.00
100.4
115.8
115.8
115.8
115.8
(2)
+ 15 .4
(2)
(2)
(2)
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
5 2.5781
« 2.3813
6 2.3625
7 2.1375
128.8
119.0
118.1
106.9
+
—
-
3.8
7.6
.8
9.5
27.00
27.00
27.00
$13.50
13.50
115.8
115.8
115.8
115.8
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
1913.
January......................
February...................
March..........................
A pril............................
M a y ..........................
June............................
7 2.1375
7 2.1375
7 2.1375
7 2.1375
7 2.1375
7 2.1375
106.9
106.9
106.9
106.9
106.9
106.9
(2)
(2)
m
w
(2)
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
115.8
115.8
115.8
115.8
115.8
115.8
(2)
(2)
(2)
July.............................
August........................
Septem ber.................
October.......................
N ovem ber..................
December...................
7 2.1375
7 2.1375
7 2.1375
7 2.1375
7 2.1375
7 2.1375
106.9
106.9
106.9
106.9
106.9
106.9
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
115.8
115.8
115.8
115.8
115.8
115.8
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
i Average price for 1892-1899.
* Price unchanged.
819 to 20 ounce.
(2)
418 to 19 ounce.
6 18-ounce.
• 17 to 18 ounce.
7 16£ to 17J ounce.
+ 3.6
(*)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
v2)
(2)
(2)
''
129
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Cloths and clothing.
Year or m onth.
Underwear.
W om en’s dress goods.
Shirts
and
Union
drawers, Shirts
Per cent
suits,
of in
and
white,
natural
merino, drawers, merino,
crease
full-fash white,
(
+ ) or
40 per
ioned, 52 merino,
decrease
cent
( - - ) com
per cent 60 per
Relative
w ool,
wool, 48
cent
price.
pared
light
with
per cent wool,
weight,
cotton, average
preced
average
ing year
24-gauge, price per price per
or
average 12 gar
12 gar
month.
price per ments. ments.
12 gar
ments.
Cashmere: all wool.
10-11
8-9
twill, 38- twin, 35inch,
inch,
Atlantic Atlantic Rela
Mills,
Mills J,
tive
average average price.
price
price
per
per
yard.
yard.
Per cent
of in
crease
( + )o r
decrease
( —) com
pared
with
preced
ing
year or
month.
A verage, 1890-1899..
$15.57
100.0
$0.2905
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
16.65
17.55
17.55
17.55
14.85
106.9
112.7
112.7
112.7
95.4
.3479
.3663
.3724
.3247
.2450
119.8
126.1
128.2
111.8
84.3
+ 5.3
+ 1.7
—12.8
—24.5
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
14.40
14.40
14.40
14.85
13.50
92.5
92.5
92.5
95.4
86.7
-
3.0
(!)
O)
+ 3.1
- 9.1
.2352
.1960
.2389
.2573
.3208
81.0
67.5
82.2
88.6
110.4
- 4.0
-1 6 .7
+ 21.9
+ 7.7
+ 24 .7
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
14.85
14.85
14.85
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
95.4
+ 10 .0
(i)
.3459
.3234
.3234
.3320
.3418
119.1
111.3
111.3
114.3
117.7
+ 7.8
- 6.5
$16.20
16.20
16.20
1905..............................
1908..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
16.20
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
95.4
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
18.00
18.00
18.00
$9.00
9.00
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
1913.
January.......................
Fflhmary_____ ______
]Warch..........................
A p ril........... ................
M a y..............................
June.............................
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
.T n ly............................
A ugu st........................
September..................
O ctober.......................
Novem ber T.................
December .
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
106.0
+ 5.4
0)
(4
—15.4
(4
i Price unchanged.
44524°— Bull. 149— 14------9
(9
+ 11.1
(D
.3730
.3920
.3920
(1)
(D
m
m
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
_
(9
+ 2.7
+ 3.0
$0.3381
.3185
.3479
128.4
134.9
134.9
127.1
138.8
+ 9.1
+ 5.1
- 5.8
+ 9.2
.3675
.3536
.3459
.3442
146.6
141.1
138.0
137.3
+ 5.6
- 3.8
- 2.2
.5
.3528
.3528
.3528
.3528
.3528
.3528
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
140.7
m
.3528
.3528
.3528
.3185
.3185
.3185
140.7
140.7
140.7
127.1
127.1
127.1
(9
(9
(9
(9
\9
(9
\4
(9
- 9.7
(9
(9
130.
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOB STATISTICS.
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MON'fH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Cloths and clothing.
W om en’s dress goods.
Cashmere: Cotton warp, A tlantic
Mills F .
Cashmere: Cotton warp, H am ilton.
Year or m onth.
Average
price
per yard.
Per cent of
increase
( + ) or de
crease ( —)
compared
with pre
ceding
year or
month.
R elative
price.
27-inch,
average
price
per yard.
36-inch,
average
price
per yard.
R elative
price.
Per cent o f
increase
( + ) or de
crease ( —)
com pared
w ith pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
$0.1520
100.0
$0.0883
100.0
1890.............................
1891.............................
1892.............................
1893.............................
1894.............................
.1813
.1813
.1789
.1495
.1348
119.3
119.3
117.7
98.4
88.7
- 1.3
-1 6 .4
- 9.8
.0980
.0980
.0968
.0937
.0907
111.0
111.0
109.6
106.1
102.7
1895.............................
1896.............................
1897.............................
1898.............................
1899.............................
.1274
.1270
.1372
.1434
.1593
83.8
83.6
90.3
94.3
104.8
- 5.5
— .3
+ 8.0
+ 4.5
+11.1
.0846
.0821
.0784
.0784
.0821
95.8
93.0
88.8
88.8
93.0
1900.............................
1901.............................
1902.............................
1903.............................
1904.............................
.1642
.1585
.1642
.1679
.1740
108.0
104.3
108.0
110.5
114.5
+ 3.1
- 3.5
+ 3.6
+ 2.3
+ 3.6
.0882
.0907
.0901
.0894
.0976
99.9
102.7
102.0
101.2
110.5
+ 7 .4
+ 2 .8
— .7
— .8
+ 9 .2
1905.............................
1906.............................
1907.............................
1908................ •............
1909............................
.2017
.2156
.2234
.2107
.2230
132.7
141.8
147.0
138.6
146.7
+15.9
+ 6.9
+ 3.6
— 5.7
+ 5.8
.1072
$0.1862
.1911
.1960
.1911
.1891
121.4
124.6
127.8
124.6
123.3
+ 9 .8
+ 2 .6
+ 2 .6
—2.5
—1.0
1910.............................
1911.............................
1912.............................
1913.............................
.2279
.2181
.2181
.2107
149.9
143.5
143.5
138.6
+ 2.2
- 4.3
(i)
- 3.4
.1911
.1895
.1862
.1862
124.6
123.6
121.4
121.4
March........................
A p ril..........................
M ay............................
June............................
.2156
.2156
.2156
.2156
.2156
.2156
141.8
141.8
141.8
141.8
141.8
141.8
.1862
.1862
.1862
.1862
.1862
.1862
121.4
121.4
121.4
121.4
121.4
121.4
J u ly............................
A ugust.......................
September.................
O ctober.....................
N ovem ber.................
D ecem ber.................
.2156
.2156
.2156
.1960
.1960
.1960
141.8
141.8
141.8
128.9
128.9
128.9
.1862
.1862
.1862
.1862
.1862
.1862
121.4
121.4
121.4
121.4
121.4
121.4
A verage 1890-1899..
1913.
January.....................
February._..............
.
(i)
.
(i\
M
(i)
(i)
(i)
C)
- 9.1
(»)
W
1 Price unchanged.
m
—1.2
—3.2
—3.2
(i)
—6.7
—3.0
—4.5
+ 4 .7
+ 1 .1
— .8
—1.7
0)
(i)
M
0)
(1)
t1)
m
m
<*5
131
WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e I I.— AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
W om en’s dress goods.
Cotton warp.
A ll w ool.
Year or m onth.
Franklin Panama
cloth,
sackings,
54-inch, 54-inch,
average average
price per price per
yard.
yard.
Per cent
of increase
( + ) or
decrease
R elative ( —) com
price.
pared
with pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
Per cent
Poplar
of increase
Cashcloth,
(+)or
mere,
decrease
22-inch, worsted
filling,
Relative
(
—)
com
Hamil
price.
pared
ton, aver 36-inch,
average
with
pre
age price price per
ceding
per yard.
yard.
year or
m onth.
A verage, 1890-1899..
$0.5151
100.0
$0.0758
100.0
1890 ..........................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.5938
.6175
.6175
.6056
.4988
115.3
119.9
119.9
117.6
96.8
+ 4.0
(!)
-1.9
-1 7 .6
.0833
.0833
.0821
.0809
.0760
109.9
109.9
108.3
106.7
100.3
O)
-1 .4
-1 .5
-6 .1
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897.............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.4342
.4156
.4235
.4552
.4889
84.3
80.7
82.2
88.4
94.9
-1 3 .0
- 4.3
+ 1.9
+ 7.5
+ 7.4
.0735
.0711
.0686
.0686
.0706
97.0
93.8
90.5
90.5
93.1
-3 .3
-3 .3
—3.5
(i)
V + 2 .9
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.6096
.5383
.5581
.5898
.5839
118.3
104.5
108.3
114.5
113.4
+24.7
-1 1 .7
+ 3.7
+ 5.7
- 1.0
.0760
.0760
.0754
.0741
.0809
80.1850
100.3
100.3
99.5
97.8
106.7
+ 7 .6
O)
- .8
-1 .7
+ 9 .2
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.6749
.6868
.6531
$0.6983
.6983
.7041
131.0
133.3
126.8
126.8
127.9
+15.6
+ 1.8
— 4.9
(!)
+ .8
.1867
.1900
.1908
.1967
.1908
107.7
109.6
110.1
113.5
110.1
+ .9
+ 1 .8
+ .4
+ 3 .1
—3.0
.6952
.6707
.6517
.6235
126.3
121.9
118.5
113.4
—
-
.2000
.1992
.1900
.1900
115.4
114.9
109.6
109.6
+ 4 .8
— .4
-4 .6
0)
June............................
.6517
.6517
.6517
.6517
.6517
.6517
118.5
118.5
118.5
118.5
118.5
118.5
.1900
.1900
.1900
.1900
.1900
.1900
109.6
109.6
109.6
109.6
109.6
109.6
l1)
m
C)
C)
July.............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber.................
October......................
N ovem ber.................
D ecem ber...................
.6517
.6517
.6517
.5390
.5390
.5390
118.5
118.5
118.5
98.0
98.0
98.0
.1900
.1900
.1900
.1900
.1900
.1900
109.6
109.6
109.6
109.6
109.6
109.6
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
,
1913.
January......................
F ebruary...................
M arch.........................
A p ril...........................
Mav.......................
1.3
3.5
2.8
4.3
(V)
(i)
m
(i)
(i)
(!)
(1)
(!)
-1 7 .3
0)
V)
1 Price unchanged.
n\
(!)
(!)
O)
(1)
(!)
132
T
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
'
I I . — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F O R E A C H
Y E A R , 1890 T O 1913, A N D F O R E A C H M O N T H O F 1913— Continued.
able
Cloths and clothing.
W ool: Ohio, fine fleece ( X
anu X X grade), scoured.
W om en's dress goods: ic otton warp.
Year or month.
Danish
Sicilian
Alpaca,
cloth,
22-inch, 'worsted
cloth,
filling,
50-inch,
Hamil
ton, aver 22-inch, average
age price average price per
per yard price per
yard.
yard.
Per cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
Relative decrease Average
( —) com price per
price.
pared
pound
with pre
ceding
year or
month.
Relative
price.
Per cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
decrease
( —) com
pared
with pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
Average, 1890-1899..
$0.0680
100.0
SO. 5526
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.0735
.0735
.0723
.0711
.0686
108.1
108.1
106.3
104.6
100.9
.7156
.6857
.6119
.5639
.4448
129.5
124.1
110.7
102.0
80.5
— 4.2
—10.8
— 7.8
—21.1
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.0637
.0637
.0637
.0637
.0657
93.7
93.7
93.7
93.7
96.6
i1)
f1)
+ 3.1
.3768
.3940
.4955
.6150
.6232
68.2
71.3
89.7
111.3
112.8
—15.3
+ 4.6
+ 25 .8
% +24.1
+ 1.3
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.0711
.0711
,of05
.0690
.0764
104.6
104.6
103.7
101.5
112.4
+ 8.2
(i)
.8
- 2.1
+ 10.7
.6594
.5453
.5770
.6546
.6862
119.3
98.7
104.4
118.5
124.2
+ 5.8
—17.3
+ 5.8
+ 13.4
+ 4.8
SO.3491
.3491
.3317
114.9
121.6
124.9
124.9
118.7
+ 2.2
+ 5.8
+ 2.7
(i)
— 5.0
.7591
.7181
.7181
.7163
.7376
137.4
129.9
129.9
129.6
133.5
+ 10.6
— 5.4
(i)
— .3
+ 3.0
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.3383
.3282
.3267
.3234
121.1
117.5
117.0
115.8
+ 2.0
— 3.0
— .5
— 1.0
.6862
.6472
.6472
.5887
124.2
117.1
117.1
106.5
— 7.0
— 5.7
m
- 9.0
1913.
January......................
F ebruary....................
M arch.........................
A p ril...........................
M a y.............................
June............................
.3381
.3381
.3381
.3381
.3381
.3381
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
121.1
.6383
.6383
.6383
.6170
.5957
.5745
115.5
115.5
115.5
111.7
107.8
104.0
(i)
(i)
— 3.3
— 3.5
- 3.6
J u ly.............................
A ugu st.......................
September.................
October......................
N ovem ber.................
December...................
.3381
.3381
.3381
.2793
.2793
.2793
121.1
121.1
121.1
.5745
.5745
.5532
.5532
.5532
.5532
104.0
104.0
100.1
100.1
100.1
100.1
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
$0.1125
.1150
.1217
.1250
100.0
100.0
100.0
i Price unchanged.
(i)
— 1.6
— 1.7
— 3.5
-
7.1
C)
m
l1)
C)
O)
(1)
C)
—17.4
(i)
(*)
(i)
0)
- 3.7
(0
0)
133
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Cloths and clothing.
W ool: Ohio, m edium
fleece (1 and § grade),
scoured.
Year or m onth.
A ver
age
price
per
pound.
W orsted ya m s.1
2-40s, Australian fine.
Per
cent of
increase
(+ )o r
de
A ver
Rela crease
age
(-)
tive
price
com
per
price.
pared pound.
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
W hite, in skeins.
Per
cent of
increase
2—32s,
( + ) o r 2-40s,
cross
de
XXX,
bred
Rela crease
aver
stock,
(-)
tive
age
aver
com
price.
price
age
pared
per
with pound. price
per
pre
pound
ceding
year or
month.
Per
cent of
increase
(+ )o r
de
Rela crease
(-)
tive
com
price
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.4564
100.0
$1.0183
100.0
$1.0071
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.6143
.5820
.5276
.4620
.3542
134.6
127.5
115.6
101.2
77.6
- 5.3
- 9.3
-1 2 .4
—23.3
1.2263
1.2354
1.2175
1.1342
.9292
120.4
121.3
119.6
111.4
91.3
+ 0.7
— 1.4
- 6.8
-1 8 .1
1.2500
1.2625
1.1563
1.0833
.9188
124.1
125.4
114.8
107.6
91.2
+ 1.6
— 8.4
- 6.3
—15.2
1895..............................
1896 ............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.3280
. 3186
.3999
.4805
.4966
71.9
69.8
87.6
105.3
108.8
- 7.4
— 2.9
+25.5
+20.2
+ 3.4
.7425
.7250
.8517
1.0308
1.0908
72.9
71.2
83.6
101.2
107.1
-2 0 .1
— 2.4
+17.5
+ 21.0
+ 5.8
.7563
.7500
.8188
1.0042
1.0708
75.1
74.5
81.3
99.7
106.3
—17.7
— .8
+ 9.2
+ 22 .6
+ 6.6
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.5296
.4315
.4436
.4658
.4869
116.0
94.5
97.2
102.1
106.7
+ 6.6
—18.5
+ 2.8
+ 5.0
+ 4.5
1.2050
1.0404
1.1229
1.1771
1.1875
118.3
102.2
110.3
115.6
116.6
+10.5 1.1938
—13.7 1.0283
+ 7.9 U 1392
+ 4.8 11.2125
+ .9 11.1717
118.5
102.1
113.1
120.4
116.3
+11.5
—13.9
+ 10.8
+ 6.4
— 3.4
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.5348
.5125
.5158
.4899
.5429
117.2
112.3
113.0
107.3
119.0
+ 9.8
- 4.2
+ .6
— 5.0
+10.8
1.2525
1.2933
1.2967
1.2300
1.3067
123.0
127.0
127.3
120.8
128.3
+
+
+
—
+
5.5 11.2733
3.3 11.3092
.3 11.2933 SO. 9000
5.1
.8017
.9233
6.2
126.4
130.0
128.4
114.4
131.8
+ 8.7
+ 2.8
- 1.2
—10.9
+15.2
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912........... .................
1913..............................
.4884
.4490
.4792
.4710
107.0
98.4
105.0
103.2
-1 0 .0
- 8.1
+ 6.7
— 1.7
1.2521
1.2063
1.2200
1.1754
123.0
118.5
119.8
115.4
—
+
—
4.2
3.7
1.1
3.7
.8692
. 7875
.8283
.7767
124.1
112.4
118.2
110.8
—
+
—
January......................
February...................
M arch.........................
A p ril...........................
M ay.............................
June............................
.5000
.5000
.4861
.4861
.4722
.4722
109.6
109.6
106.5
106.5
103.5
103.5
(2)
— 2.8
(2)
- 2.9
(2)
1.2500
1.2500
1.2250
1.2250
1.2000
1.2000
122.8
122.8
120.3
120.3
117.8
117.8
(2)
— 2.0
(2)
— 2.0'
(2)
.8800
.8800
.8300
.8300
.7500
.7500
125.6
125.6
118.4
118.4
107.0
107.0
(2)
— 5.7
(2)
-.9 .6
(2)
J u ly .............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber.................
O ctober......................
N ovem ber..................
December...................
.4722
.4583
.4583
.4583
.4444
.4444
103.5
100.4
100.4
100.4
97.4
97.4
(2)
-2 .9
(2)
(2)
-3 .0
(2)
1.1750
1.1750
1.1750
1.1500
1.1000
.9800
115.4
115.4
115.4
112.9
108.0
96.2
— 2.1
(2)
(2)
-2 .1
- 4.3
-1 0 .9
/.o00
.7500
.7500
.7500
.7500
.6500
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
107.0
92.8
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
-1 3 .3
1913.
12-40’ s X X X X ,
2 Price unchanged.
5.9
9.4
5.2
6.2
134
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T able II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Fuel and lighting.
Coal: anthracite.
Candles: adamantine,
6s, 14-ounce.
Broken.
Year or m onth.
Chestnut.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(
+ )o r
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
pound.
ton.
ton.
pared
pared
price.
pared
w ith pre
with pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.0782
100.0
$3.3669
100.0
$3.5953
100.0
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0883
.0867
102.3
102.3
102.3
112.9
110.9
3.4858
3.4433
3.6152
3.5628
3.4172
103.5
102.3
107.4
105.8
101.5
+
-
1.2
5.0
1.4
4.1
3.3533
3.4758
3.9443
4.1673
3.5416
93.3
96.7
109.7
115.9
98.5
+ 3.7
+ 13 .5
+ 5.7
- 1 5 .0
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
.0850
.0850
.0745
.0613
.0613
108.7
108.7
95.3
78.4
78.4
- 2.0
C1)
-1 2 .4
-1 7 .7
3.2833
3.2691
3.2465
3.2108
3.1350
97.5
97.1
96.4
95.4
93.1
-
3.9
.4
.7
1.1
2.4
2.9793
3.5561
3.7366
3.5525
3.6458
82.9
98.9
103.9
98.8
101.4
- 1 5 .9
+19.4
+ 5.1
- 4.9
+ 2.6
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
.1059
.1100
.1100
.0996
.0900
135.4
140.7
140.7
127.4
115.1
+ 72 .8
+ 3.9
9.5
9.6
3.2706
3.5508
3.7186
4.2496
4.2473
97.1
105.5
110.4
126.2
126.1
+ 4.3
+ 8.6
+ 4.7
+ 14.3
.1
3.9166
4.3270
4.4597
4.8251
4.8250
108.9
120.4
124.0
134.2
134.2
+ 7.4
+ 10 .5
+ 3.1
+ 8.2
- ( 2)
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908............................... 1909...............................
.0858
.0766
.0741
. 0731
.0725
109.7
98.0
94.8
93.5
92.7
- 4.7
-1 0 .7
- 3.3
— 1.3
.8
4.2134
4.2021
4.2040
4.2019
4.2003
125.1
124.8
124.9
124.8
124.8
.8
.3
+ ( 2)
134.1
135.2
134.1
134.1
134.1
_ (2 )
- ( 2)
4.8226
4.8601
4.8204
4.8206
4.8198
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
.0725
.0725
.0725
.0725
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
m
(i)
(i)
4.2000
4.1994
4.3542
4.4459
124.7
124.7
129.3
132.0
“ (2)
_ ( 2)
+ 3.7
+ 2.1
4.8129
4.9985
5.2813
5.3134
133.9
139.0
146.9
147.8
.1
+ 3.9
+ 5.7
+ .6
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.0725
.0725
.0725
.0725
.0725
.0725
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
4.4508
4.4500
4.4500
4.4436
4.4432
4.4380
132.2
132.2
132.2
132.0
132.0
131.8
5.4458
5.4476
5.4500
4.9450
5.0420
5.1356
151.5
151.5
151.6
137.5
140.2
142.8
+ ( 2)
+ ( 2)
- 9.3
+ 2.0
+ 1.9
J uly..............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.0725
.0725
.0725
.0725
.0725
.0725
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.7
4.4432
4.4449
4.4500
4.4457
4.4453
4.4466
132.0
132.0
132.2
132.0
132.0
132.1
5.1972
5.3312
5.4234
5.4475
5.4498
5.4453
144.6
148.3
150.8
151.5
151.6
151.5
1.2
2.6
1.7
•4
+ ( 2)
.1
i Price unchanged.
C)
0)
+ 10.4
- 1.8
0)
-
0)
l 1)
m
(ii
O
(i)
0)
0)
(i)
(i)
(i)
0)
— (2)
- ( 2)
0)
-
.1
- ( 2)
.1
+
.1
+ ( 2)
+
-
.1
.1
- ( 2)
+ ( 2)
2 Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent change.
+
-
.8
.8
+ (2 )
- ( 2)
+
+
+
+
135
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913— Continued.
Fuel and lighting.
Coal: anthracite.
Stove.
Egg.
Year or month.
Coal: bituminous.
Georges Creek (at m ine).
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(+ )o r
(+ )o r
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive (—) com
price.
ton.
ton.
ton. • price.
pared
pared
pared
price.
with pre
w ithprewith pre
cedrng
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $3.5936
100.0
$3.7949
100.0
$0.8887
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
3.6142
3.7508
3.9803
3.8520
3.3903
100.6
104.4
110.8
107.2
94.3
+ 3.8
+ 6.1
- 3.2
—12.0
3.7108
3.8542
4.1532
4.1931
3.6003
97.8
101.6
109.4
110.5
94.9
+ 3.9
+ 7.8
+ 1.0
-1 4 .1
.8625
.9500
.9000
.9208
.8208
97.1
106.9
101.3
103.6
92.4
+10.1
- 5.3
+ 2.3
- 1 0 .9
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
3.0296
3.5490
3.7986
3.5993
3.3714
84.3
98.8
105.7
100.2
93.8
-1 0 .6
+17.1
+ 7.0
- 5.2
- 6.3
3.1264
3.7942
4.0146
3.7978
3.7017
82.4
100.0
105.8
100.1
97.6
- 1 3 .2
+21.4
+ 5.8
- 5.4
- 2.5
.7750
.9000
.8333
.9125
1.0125
87.2
101.3
93.8
102.7
113.9
- 5.6
+16.1
- 7.4
+ 9.5
+ 11 .0
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
3.5843
4.0565
4.3673
4.8251
4.8227
99.7
112.9
121.5
134.3
134.2
+ 6.3
+ 13 .2
+ 7.7
+ 10 .5
-(0
3.9451
4.3224
4.4627
4.8245
4.8246
104.0
113.9
117.6
127.1
127.1
+ 6.5
+ 9.6
+ 3.2
+ 8.1
+ (9
1.2000
1.3375
2.1250
2.3958
1.7500
135.0
150.5
239.1
269.6
196.9
+ 18.5
+ 11.5
+58.9
+12.7
- 2 7 .0
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
4.8246
4.8629
4.8211
4.8203
4.7853
134.3
135.3
134.2
134.1
133.2
+0)
+ .8
.9
-0 )
.7
4.8226
4.8615
4.8215
4.8226
4.8196
127.1
128.1
127.1
127.1
127.0
- C 1)
+ .8
.8
+G)
.1
1.6000
1.5500
1.5375
1.4417
1.3792
180.0
174.4
173.0
162.2
155.2
-
8.6
3.1
.8
6.2
4.3
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912...............................
1913..............................
4.8126
4.8072
5.0303
5.0636
133.9
133.8
140.Q
140.9
+ .6
.1
+ 4.6
+ .7
4.8178
4.8063
5.0329
5.0613
127.0
126.7
132.6
133.4
- C 1)
.2
+ 4.7
+ .6
1.4083
1.4458
1.4625
1.5083
158.5
162.7
164.6
169.7
+
+
+
+
2.1
2.7
1.2
3.1
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
5.1954
5.2000
5.2000
4.6974
4.7897
4.8799
144.6
144.7
144.7
130.7
133.3
135.8
•1
(2)
- 0.7
+ 2.0
+ 1.9
5.1962
5.1932
5.20p0
4.
4.7795
4.8806
mi
136.9
136.8
137.0
123.7
125.9
128.6
.1
+ .1
- 9.7
+ 1.8
+ 2.1
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.5000
163.2
163.2
163.2
163.2
163.2
168.8
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
+ 3.4
July..............................
A u gu st........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
4.9539
5.0842
5.1640
5.1976
5.2011
5.2000
137.9
141.5
143.7
144.6
144.7
144.7
+ 1.5
+ 2.6
+ 1.6
+ .7
+ t-1
.-(0
4.9556
5.0711
5.1738
5.1974
5.1977
5.1945
130.6
133.6
136.3
137.0
137.0
136.9
+
+
+
+
+
-
1.4500
1.5000
1.5500
1.5500
1.6000
1.7000
163.2
168.8
174.4
174.4
180.0
191.3
- 3 .3
+ 3.4
+ 3 .3
(2)
+ 3..2
+ 6.3
1913.
Less than one-tenth of 1
+
cent change.
1.5
2.3
2.0
.5
C1)
.1
2 Price unchanged.
136
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able I I .—
Fuel and lighting.
Coal: bituminous.
Georges Creek (f. o. b.
New Y ork H arbor).
Year or m onth.
Pittsburgh (Youghiogheney).
Coke: Connellsville,
furnace.
P ercen t
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(+ )o r
(+ )o r
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative (—) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
ton.
bushel.
ton.
pared
pared
price.
pared
with pre
w ithprew ith p re
ceding
cedm g
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $2.7429
100.0
$0.0643
100.0
$1.6983
100.0
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
2.9875
3.0313
2.9313
2.9500
2.7375
108.9
110.5
106.9
107.6
99.8
+ 1.5
- 3.3
+ .6
- 7.2
.0664
.0789
.0749
.0758
.0634
103.3
122.7
116.5
117.9
98.6
+ 18 .8
- 5.1
+ 1.2
-1 6 .4
2.0833
1.8750
1.8083
1.4792
1.0583
122.7
110.4
106.5
87.1
62.3
- 1 0 .0
- 3.6
- 1 8 .2
- 2 8 .5
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
2.8125
2.6625
2.4417
2.1750
2.7000
102.5
97.1
89.0
79.3
98.4
+ 2.7
- 5.3
- 8.3
-1 0 .9
+24.1
.0600
.0573
.0570
.0565
.0531
93.3
89.1
88.6
87.9
82.6
-
5.4
4.5
.5
.9
6.0
1.3250
1.8750
1.6167
1.6771
2.1854
78.0
110.4
95.2
98.8
128.7
+ 25.2
+41.5
- 1 3 .8
+ 3.7
+30.3
1900..............................
1901..............................
1 9 0 2 ..* ........................
1903..............................
1904...............................
2.9083
2.9250
4.0583
4.4375
3.1958
106.0
106.6
148.0
161.8
116.5
+ 7.7
+ .6
+ 38.7
+ 9.3
-2 8 .0
.0752
.0752
.0787
.0925
.0852
117.0
117.0
122.4
143.9
132.5
+ 41 .6
+ 4.7
+ 17.5
— 7.9
2.6458
1.9625
2.6875
2.9125
1.6375
155.8
115.6
158.2
171.5
96.4
+21.1
- 2 5 .8
+ 36.9
+ 8.4
- 4 3 .8
1905..............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909..............................
3.1500
3.1250
3.2375
3.0792
3.0517
114.8
113.9
118.0
112.3
111.3
- 1.4
.8
+ 3.6
- 4.9
.9
.0800
.0789
.0824
.0851
.0809
124.4
122.7
128.1
132.3
125.8
+
+
-
6.1
1.4
4.4
3.3
4.9
2.2875
2.6750
2.8250
1.7083
2.0021
134.7
157.5
166.3
100.6
117.9
+ 39.7
+16.9
+ 5.6
- 3 9 .5
+17.2
1910...............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
3.0467
3.0208
3.1258
3.0542
111.1
110.1
114.0
111.3
.2
.9
+ 3.5
- 2.3
.0805
.0826
.0804
.0836
125.2
128.5
125.0
130.0
.5
+ 2.6
- 2.7
+ 4.0
1.9688
1.6417
2.4000
2.4396
115.9
96.7
141.3
143.6
- 1.7
- 1 6 .6
+ 46 .2
+ 1.7
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
3.0000
3.0000
3.0000
3.0500
3.0000
3.0000
109.4
109.4
109.4
111.2
109.4
109.4
G)
( 1)
’
+ 1.7
- 1.6
G)
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
.0800
124.4
124.4
124.4
124.4
124.4
124.4
3.6750
3.0750
2.5500
2.3250
2.1500
2.2000
216.4
181.1
150.2
136.9
126.6
129.5
July..............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
3.0000
3.0000
3.1000
3.1000
3.1500
3.2500
109.4
109.4
113.0
113.0
114.8
118.5
.0820
.0825
.0870
.0900
.0900
.0900
127.5
128.3
135.3
140.0
140.0
140.0
2.3750
2.5000
2.4500
2.1750
1.9250
1.8750
139.8
147.2
144.3
128.1
113.3
110.4
G)
1913.
G)
G)
3.3
+
0
)
G)
+
3.2
1Price unchanged. •
G)
m
M
G)
+ 2.5
+ .6
+ 5.5
+ 3.4
G)
G)
- 1 6 .3
—17 1
+
+
+
-
&8
7.5
2.3
8.0
5.3
2.0
- 1 1 .2
- 1 1 .5
- 2.6
137
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Fuel and lighting.
Matches: 200s.
Petroleum: crude.
Year or m onth.
Parlor,
domestic, Globe No. 1,
average
average
price per
price per
144 boxes.
144 boxes.
R elative
price.
Per cent of
increase ( + )
or decrease
Average
( —) com
price
pared with per barrel.
preceding
year cr
month.
Per cent of
increase ( + )
or decrease
R elative ( —) cornprice.
pared with
preceding
year or
m onth.
A verage, 1890-1899..
$1.7563
100.0
$0.9102
100.0
1890.............................
1891.............................
1892.............................
1893.............................
1894.............................
1.9583
1.7500
1.7500
1.7500
1.6667
111.5
99.6
99.6
99.6
94.9
-1 0 .6
0)
0)
- 4.8
.8680
.6697
.5564
.6399
95.4
73.6
61.1
70.3
92.2
- 2 2 .8
-1 6 .9
+15.0
+31.1
1895.............................
1896.............................
1897.............................
1898.............................
1899.............................
1.6875
1.7500
1.7500
1.7500
1.7500
96.1
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
+ 1.2
+ 3.7
(l)
(l)
0)
1.3581
1.1789
.7869
.9118
1.2934
149.2
129.5
86.5
100.2
142.1
+ 61.9
- 1 3 .2
-3 3 .3
+ 15.9
+ 41.9
1900.............................
1901.............................
1902.............................
1903.............................
1904.............................
1.7500
1.7500
1.5833
1.5000
1.5000
99.6
99.6
90.1
85.4
85.4
C1)
0)
- 9.5
- 5.3
0)
1.3521
1.2095
1.2369
1.5886
1.6270
148.5
132.9
135.9
174.5
178.8
+ 4.5
- 1 0 .5
+ 2.3
+ 28.4
+ 2.4
1905.............................
1906.............................
1907.............................
1908.............................
1909.............................
1.5000
1.5000
1.5000
1.5000
1.5000
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
m
m
(l)
oj
1.3842
1.5975
1.7342
1.7800
1.6633
152.1
175.5
190.5
195.6
182.7
- 1 4 .9
+ 15.4
+ 8.6
+ 2.6
- 6.6
1910.
1911.
1912.
1913.
1.5000
1.5000
1.5000
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
(i)
(1)
(1)
(i)
1.3442
1.3000
1.5750
2.4500
147.7
142.8
173.0
269.2
- 1 9 .2
- 3.3
2.0000
2.4000
2.5000
2.5000
2.5000
2.5000
219.7
263.7
274.7
274.7
274.7
274.7
2.5000
2.5000
2.5000
2.5000
2.5000
2.5000
274.7
274.7
274.7
274.7
274.7
274.7
1913.
$0.9500
.9500
January............
February..........
March...............
A p ril.................
M ay...................
June..................
,9500
,9500
,9500
,9500
,9500
,9500
85.4
J u ly............
A u g u s t ..-.
September.
October___
N ovem ber.
Decem ber.
9500
,9500
9500
9500
9500
9500
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
85.4
1 Price unchanged,
+21.2
+ 55 .6
+ 20.0
+ 4.2
[iS
138
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Fuel and lighting.
Petroleum .
Refined: for export.
Refined: 150° fire test, water white.
Year or month.
Average price
per gallon.
Relative
price.
Per cent of
increase ( + )
or decrease
( —) compared Average price
with preced per gallon.
ing year or
m onth.
Relative
price.
Per cent of
increase ( + )
or decrease
( —) com
pared with
preceding
year or
m onth.
100.0
$0.0890
100.0
1894..............................
.0733
.0685
.0609
. 0522.
.0515
112.9
105.5
93.8
80.4
79.4
- 6.5
-1 1 .1
- 1 4 .3
- 1.3
.0995
.0879
.0794
.0725
.0725
111.8
98.8
89.2
81.5
81.5
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.0711
.0702
.0597
.0628
.0791
109.6
108.2
92.0
96.8
121.9
+38.1
- 1.3
-1 5 .0
+ 5.2
+26.0
.0922
.1039
.0900
.0909
.1015
103.6
116.7
101.1
102.1
114.0
+27.2
+12.7
-1 3 .4
+ 1.0
+11.7
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902............... .-............
1903..............................
1904..............................
.0854
.0749
.0734
.0860
.0826
131.6
115.4
113.1
132.5
127.3
+ 8.0
-1 2 .3
- 2.0
+17.2
- 4.0
.1188
.1096
.1108
.1363
.1367
133.5
123.1
124.5
153.1
153.6
+17.0
- 7.7
+ 1.1
+ 23 .0
+ .3
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.0722
.0762
.0824
.0869
.0835
111.2
117.4
127.0
133.9
128.7
-1 2 .6
+ 5.5
+ 8.1
+ 5.5
- 3.9
.1263
.1300
.1346
.1350
.1225
141.9
146.1
151.2
151.7
137.6
+
+
+
-
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.0770
.0733
.0830
.0863
118.6
112.9
127.9
133.0
- 7.8
- 4.8
+13.2
+ 4.0
.1079
.0925
.1117
.1233
121.2
103.9
125.5
138.5
- 1 1 .9
-1 4 .3
+ 20.8
+10.4
1913.
January......................
February...................
March..........................
A pril............................
M ay.............................
June............................
.0850
.0850
.0850
.0850
.0850
.0870
131.0
131.0
131.0
131.0
131.0
134.1
m
w
V1/
(1)
+ 2.4
.1250
.1250
.1250
.1250
.1250
.1250
140.4
140.4
140.4
140.4
140.4
140.4
J u ly.............................
A ugust........................
September.................
October......................
N ovem ber..................
December...................
.0870
.0870
.0870
.0870
.0875
.0875
134.1
134.1
134.1
134.1
134.8
134.8
.1250
.1250
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
140.4
140.4
134.8
134.8
134.8
134.8
Average, 1890-1899..
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
$0.0649
0
0
0
0
+
.6
0
i Price unchanged,
-li.7
- 9.7
- 8.7
0
7.6
2.9
3.5
.3
9.3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-
4.0
139.
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Metals and implements.
Augers: extra.
Year or m onth.
f-inch,
average
price
each.
1-inch,
average
price
each.
Axes.
Per cent
of
increase
M .C. O.
( + ) or
Relative decrease Yankee,
average
(
—)
com
price.
price
pared
each.
with
preceding
year or
m onth.
Essex,
average
price
per
dozen.
Relative
price.
Per cent
of
increase
( + ) or
decrease
( —) com
pared
with
preceding
year or
month.
A verage, 1890-1899..
$0.1608
100.0
$0.4693
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.1900
.1900
.1900
.1800
.1542
118.2
118.2
118.2
111.9
95.9
.5650
.5550
.5000
.5000
.4733
120.4
118.3
106.5
106.5
100.9
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.1333
.1394
.1425
.1425
.1465
82.9
86.7
88.6
88.6
91.1
-1 3 .6
+ 4.6
+ 2.2
+ 2.8
.4600
.4150
.3938
.3750
.4555
98.0
88.4
83.9
79.9
97.1
- 2.8
- 9.8
- 5.1
- 4.8
+ 21.5
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.2000
.1700
.1800
.2310
.2400
124.4
105.7
111.9
143.7
149.3
+36.5
-1 5 .0
+ 5.9
+28.3
+ 3.9
.4831
.4166
.4833
.5050
.5788
102.9
88.8
103.0
107.6
123.3
+ 6.1
- 1 3 .8
+ 16 .0
+ 4.5
+14.6
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.3067
.3567
.3600
190.7
221.8
223.9
223.9
198.5
+27.8
+16.3
+ .9
-1 1 .4
.6323
.6715
.6800
.6800
.6683
134.7
143.1
144.9
144.9
142.4
- 1.7
- 7.1
+ 2.9
.6813
.6500
.7000
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
$0.4200
.4200
.3723
.3660
.3400
.3500
.3500
195.1
181.2
186.5
186.5
January.......................
F ebruary....................
March..........................
A pril............................
M ay.............................
June............................
.3500
.3500
.3500
.3500
.3500
.3500
186.5
186.5
186.5
186.5
186.5
186.5
July.............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber.................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber..................
December...................
.3500
.3500
.3500
.3500
.3500
.3500
186.5
186.5
186.5
186.5
186.5
186.5
1913.
G)
G)
- 5.3
-1 4 .3
G)
G)
-
1.8
9.9
G)
-
+
+
+
G)
-
G)
$9.3000
10.8000
145.2
138.5
149.2
173.3
(i)
w
v1)
(l)
G)
10.8000
10.8000
10.8000
10.8000
10.8000
10.8000
173.3
173.3
173.3
173.3
173.3
173.3
G)
10.8000
10.8000
10.8000
10.8000
10.8000
10.8000
173.3
173.3
173.3
173.3
173.3
173.3
G)
G)
G>
G)
G)
G)
m
(v
vl)
(l)
G)
G)
Price unchanged.
5.3
9.2
6.2
1.3
1.7
+ 1.9
- 4.8
+ 7.7
+16.1
(i)
Q)
(i)
(i)
140
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913— Continued.
T able
Metals and implements.
Bar iron.
Barb wire: galvanized.
Best refined, from store
(Philadelphia market).
Year or m onth.
A ver
age
price
per
pound.
From m ill (Pittsburgh market).
Per
cent of
increase
Com
<+)
Best m on to
or de
refined, best
crease
Rela
average refined, R ela
< -)
tive
com
price average tiv e
price.
price.
per
pared
price
with pound.
per
pound.
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Per
cent o f
increase
(+ )
or de
A ver
crease
age
(-)
price
com
per
pared
with 100 lbs.
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Per
cent o f
increase
(+ )
or de
Rela crease
(-)
tive
com
price.
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
100.0
$0.0145
100.0
$2.5261
100.0
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
................
................
................
................
................
.0205
.0190
.0187
.0170
.0134
125.0
115.9
114.0
103.7
81.7
- 7.3
- 1.6
- 9.1
-2 1 .2
.0184
.0171
.0164
.0150
.0120
126.9
117.9
113.1
103.4
82.8
- 7 .i
- 4.1
- 8.5
- 2 0 .0
3.5665
3.2189
2.7662
2.5188
2.1750
141.2
127.4
109.5
99.7
86.1
- 9.7
-1 4 .1
- 8.9
-1 3 .6
1895
1896
1897
1898
................
................
................
................
.0144
.0140
.0131
.0128
.0207
87.8
85.4
79.9
78.0
126.2
+
+
.0125
.0122
.0110
.0107
.0195
86.2
84.1
75.9
73.8
134.5
+ 4.2
- 2.4
- 9.8
- 2.7
+82.2
2.2458
1.9625
1.8000
1.8375
3.1696
88.9
77.7
71.3
72.7
125.5
+ 3.3
-1 2 .6
- 8.3
+ 2.1
+72.5
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
.0196
.0184
.0213
.0200
.0172
119.5
112.2
129.9
122.0
104.9
- 5.3
- 6.1
+ 15 .8
- 6.1
-1 4 .0
.0215
.0180
.0194
.0177
.0148
148.3
124.1
133.8
122.1
102.1
+10.3
-1 6 .3
+ 7.8
- 8.8
- 1 6 .4
3.3942
3.0375
2.9542
2.7375
2.5075
134.4
120.2
116.9
108.4
99.3
+ 7.1
- 1 0 .5
- 2.7
- 7.3
- 8.4
1905.
1906.
1907.
1908.
1909.
.0192
.0198
.0211
.0170
.0176
117.1
120.7
128.7
103.7
107.3
+ 11 .6
+ 3.1
+ 6.6
—19.4
+ 3.5
.0187 $0.0172
.0169
.0175
.0146
.0146
129.0
126.8
131.3
109.5
109.5
+ 26.4
- 1.7
+ 3.6
—16.6
(i)
2.3829
2.4283
2.6342
2.6217
2.3592
94.3
96.1
104.3
103.8
93.4
- 5.0
+ 1.9
+ 8.5
— .5
—10.0
1910.
1911.
1912.
1913.
.0185
.0164
.0175
.0192
112.8
100.0
106.7
117.1
+ 5.1
—11.4
+ 6.7
+ 9.7
.0155
.0130
.0138
.0165
116.2
97.5
103.5
123.8
+ 6.2
—16.1
+ 6.2
+ 19 .6
2.1325
2.1800
2.1342
2.3092
84.4
86.3
84.5
91.4
—
+
—
+
January...........
F ebruary.........
M arch..............
A p ril................
M ay..................
June.................
.0206
.0206
.0206
.0196
.0196
.0196
125.6
125.6
125.6
119.5
119.5
119.5
i 1)
«
- 4.9
0)
• C1)
.0173
.0173
.0173
.0173
.0173
.0173
129.7
129.7
129.7
129.7
129.7
129.7
m
(i)
(!)
2.3300
2.3300
2.3300
2.3800
2.3800
2.3800
92.2
92.2
92.2
94.2
94.2
94.2
O)
(2)
+ 2.1
O)
(1)
J u ly............
A u g u st.. . .
September.
O c to b e r...
N ovem ber.
D ecem ber.
.0196
.0196
.0186
.0176
.0176
.0166
119.5
119.5
113.4
107.3
107.3
101.2
(i)
(i)
-5 .1
— 5.4
(i)
- 5.7
.0168
.0168
.0165
.0160
.0145
.0138
126.0
126.0
123.8
120.0
108.7
103.5
— 2.9
(i)
— 1.8
— 3.0
— 9.4
- 4.8
2.3800
2.3800
2.2300
2.2300
2.1800
2.1800
94.2
94.2
88.3
88.3
86.3
86.3
0)
C)
-6 .3
C1)
-2 .2
0)
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.0164
1913.
.
7.5
2.8
6.4
2.3
61.7
1Price unchanged,
m
9.6
2.2
2.1
8.2
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T
141
I I . — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F O R E A C H
Y E A R , 1890 T O 1913, A N D F O R E A C H M O N T H O F 1913— Continued.
able
Metals and implements.
Chisels: iextra, socket firmer,
1-inch.
Butts.
Year or month.
Loose
joint,
cast, 3
b y 3 inch,
average
price per
pair.
Loose
Loose
pin,
wrought
wrought
steel,
steel,
3}
31by3£
inch,
inch,
average
average
price per price per
dozen
pair.
pairs.
3\hy
Per cent
of increase
( + ) or
decrease
Relative ( —) com Average
price
pared
price.
each.
with pre
ceding
year or
month.
Per cent
of increase
( + ) or de
crease ( —)
Relative compared
price.
with pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
A verage, 1890-1899..
$0.0316
100.0
$0.1894
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.0353
.0353
.0306
.0311
.0303
111.7
111.7
96.8
98.4
95.9
(i)
—13.3
+ 1.6
— 2.6
.2100
.2100
.2100
.1933
.1733
110.9
110.9
110.9
102.1
91.5
(i)
C1)
- 8.0
-1 0 .3
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.0317
.0329
.0306
.0292
.0292
100.3
104.1
96.8
92.4
92.4
+ 4.6
+ 3.8
— 7.0
— 4.6
(i)
.1710
.1793
.1710
.1720
.2038
90.3
94.7
90.3
90.8
107.6
- 1.3
+ 4.9
- 4.6
+ .6
+ 18.5
1900.............................
1901.............................
1902.............................
1903.............................
1904.............................
.0400
.0369
.0400
.0400
.0400
126.6
116.8
126.6
126.6
126.6
+37.0
— 7.8
+ 8.4
(i)
.2417
.2300
.2700
.2800
.3000
127.6
121.4
142.6
147.8
158.4
+18.6
- 4.8
+17.4
+ 3.7
+ 7.1
1905.............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908.............................
1909..............................
.0400
.0400
.0400
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
130.4
.3967
.4188
.4438
.3750
.3319
209.5
221.1
234.3
198.0
175.2
+ 32 .2
+ 5.6
+ 6.0
—15.5
- 1 1 .5
.3475
.2500
.2500
.2500
183.5
132.0
132.0
132.0
.2500
.2500
.2500
.2500
.2500
.2500
132.0
132.0
132.0
132.0
132.0
132.0
.2500
.2500
.2500
.2500
.2500
.2500
132.0
132.0
132.0
132.0
132.0
132.0
$0.0900
.0900
.0927
$0.7200
.7200
151.2
126.6
126.6
126.6
January......................
February...................
March.........................
A p ril...........................
M a y.............................
June............................
.7200
.7200
.7200
.7200
.7200
.7200
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
J u ly............................
August........................
September.................
October......................
N ovem ber.................
December...................
.7200
.7200
.7200
.7200
.7200
.7200
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
1913.
.1075
.0900
.0900
i Price unchanged.
(l)
0)
(4
(4
hj
+ 3.0
+ 16.0
—16.3
(i)
14
(!)
m
m
(1)
(1)
(i)
V
M
(4
+ 4.7
- 2 8 .1
(!)
\4
m
V
1)
(i)
l1)
(!)
(i)
(n
c)
142
BULLETIN OE THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T able I I.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Metals and implements.
Copper.
Sheet: h ot rolled
(base sizes).
Ingot.
Per
cent o f
increase
Year or month.
(+)or
W ire: hare.
Per
cent o f
increase
( + ) or
de
Aver
crease
Rela
age
(-)
price
tive
com
per
price.
pared
w ith pound.
preced
ing
year or
m onth.
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent o f
increase
( + ) oxde
crease
(-)
com
pared
with
preced
ing
year or
m onth.
Lake, Electro
lytic,
average average
R ela
tive
price
price
per
price.
per
pound. pound.
de
Aver
crease
age
(-)
price
com
per
pared pound.
with
preced
ing
year or
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.1234
100.0
$0.1659
100.0
$0.1464
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.1575
.1305
.1154
.1093
.0948
127.6
105.8
93.5
88.6
76.8
.2275
.1900
.1600
.1500
.1425
137.1
114.5
96.4
90.4
85.9
-1 6 .5
- 1 5 .8
- 6.3
- 5.0
.1875
.1650
.1438
.1350
.1156
128.1
112.7
98.2
92.2
79.0
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.1075
.1097
.1132
.1194
.1767
87.1
88.9
91.7
96.8
143.2
.1425
.1425
.1463
.1400
.2175
85.9
85.9
88.2
84.4
131.1
+ 2.7
- 4.3
+ 55.4
.1238
.1356
.1375
.1375
.1825
84.6
92.6
93.9
93.9
124.7
+ 7.1
+ 9.5
+ 1.4
C1)
+ 32.7
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.1661
.1687
.1201
.1368
.1311
134.6
136.7
97.3
110.9
106.2
+ 1.6
-2 8 .8
+ 13.9
- 4.2
6.0
.2067
.2088
.1783
.1917
.1800
124.6
125.9
107.5
115.6
108.5
- 5.0
+ 1.0
- 1 4 .6
+ 7.5
- 6.1
.1800
.1815
.1326
.1497
.1438
123.0
124.0
90.6
102.3
98.2
- 1.4
+ *8
- 2 6 .9
+ 12 .9
- 3.9
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.1576
.1961
.2125 $0.2078
.1334
.1311
127.7
158.9
172.2
110.5
108.6
+20.2
+ 24.4
+ 8.4
-3 5 .8
- 1.7
.1992
.2375
.2792
.1792
.1792
120.1
143.2
168.3
108.0
108.0
+ 10.7
+19.2
+ 17.6
- 3 5 .8
C1)
.1702
.2108
.2402
.1519
.1483
116.3
144.0
164.1
103.8
101.3
+18.4
+ 23.9
+ 13.9
-3 6 .8
- 2.4
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.1291
.1247
.1643
.1573
106.9
103.3
136.1
130.2
- 1.5
-3 .4
+ 31.8
- 4.3
.1803
.1656
.2129
.2119
108.7
99.8
128.3
127.7
+ .6
- 8.2
+ 28 .6
.5
.1435
.1388
.1746
.1673
98.0
94.8
119.3
114.3
- 3.2
- 3.3
+ 25.8
- 4.2
January.........
F ebruary___
March.............
A p ril...............
M ay................
June...............
.1761
.1625
.1494
.1519
.1563
.1550
145.9
134.6
123.8
125.8
329.5
12a 4
-8
+
+
.2300
.2200
.2100
.2100
.2100
.2100
138.6
132.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
126.6
.1750
.1750
.1600
.1600
.1675
.1675
119.5
119.5
109.3
109.3
114.4
114.4
July.............
A ugust.......
Septem ber.
O ctober___
N ovem ber.
D ecem ber..
.1463
.1513
.1613
.1656
.1655
.1450
121.2
- 5.6
+ 3.4
.2000
.2000
.2100
.2200
.2200
.2025
120.6
120.6
126.6
132.6
132.6
122.1
.1600
.1600
.1675
.1775
.1775
.1600
109.3
109.3
114.4
-
121.2
121.2
+ 6.0
-1 7 .1
-
11.6
-5 .3
- 1 3 .3
+ 13.4
+ 2.0
+ 3.2
+ 5.5
+48.0
-
1913.
125.3
133.6
137.2
137.1
120.1
-
7.7
.1
1.7
2.9
.8
+ 6.6
+ 2.7
-
.1
- 1 2 .4
1 Price unchanged.
0)
0)
-
4.3
4.5
G)
0)
C1)
-
4.8
0
+ 5.0
+ 4.8
-
C1)
8.0
109.3
-
12.0
12.8
6.1
- 1 4 .4
0)
4.5
P it
0)
.
14a
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Metals and implements.
D oork n ob s: steel,
bronze-plated.
Year or month.
A ver
age
price
per
pair.
Files: 8-inch m ill,
bastard.
Per
cent of
increase
( + ) or
de
A ver
Rela crease
age
(-)
tive
com price
price. pared
per
dozen.
with
preced
ing year
or
month.
Hamm ers: May dole, No. 1J.
Per
cent of
increase
(+ )°r
de
A ver
Rela crease
age
(-)
tive
price
com
price.
each.
pared
with
preced
ing year
or
month.
A ver
age
price
per
dozen.
Per
cent o f
increase
(+ )o r
deRela
tive
price.
100.0
$0.8527
100.0
$0.3613
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.1660
.1660
.1660
.1660
.1660
97.8
97.8
97.8
97.8
97.8
.9100
.8917
.8717
.8667
.8300
106.7
104.6
102.2
101.6
97.3
-
2.0
2.2
.6
4.2
.3500
.3500
.3500
.3500
.3500
96.9
96.9
96.9
96.9
96.9
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.1953
.1733
.1660
.1660
.1660
115.1
102.1
97.8
97.8
97.8
+17.7
-1 1 .3
- 4.2
.8133
.7775
.8050.8250
.9358
95.4
91.2
94 4
96.8
109.7
- 2.0
- 4.4
+ 3.5
+ 2.5
+13.4
.3525
.3800
.3800
.3633
.3867
97.6
105.2
105.2
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.1813
.1900
.2153
.2250
.2458
106.8
112.0
126.9
132.6
144.8
+ 9.2
+ 4.8
+13.3
+ 4.5
+ 9.2
1.0900
1.0500
1.0500
1.0500
1.0400
127.8
123.1
123.1
123.1
122.0
+16.5
- 3.7
-
1.0
.4180
.4233
.4233
.4660
.4660
115.9
117.2
117.2
129.0
129.0
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.3625
.4408
.4500
.4000
.4000
213.6
259.8
265.2
235.7
235.7
+47.5
+ 21.6
+ 2.1
-1 1 .1
1.0367
1.0217
.9975
.9542
.9333
121.6
119.8
117.0
111.9
109.5
-
.3
1.4
2.4
4.3
2.2
.4660
.4660
.4660
.4660
.4660
129.0
129.0
129.0
129.0
129.0
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.4750
.2500
.2700
.2700
279.9
147.3
159.1
159.1
+ 18.8
-4 7 .4
+ 8.0
.9300
.9300
.9260
.9203
109.1
109.1
108.6
107.9
-
.4690
.4400
.4400 $5.2800
5.2800
121.8
121.8
121.8
January......................
F ebruary...................
March..........................
A p ril...........................
M ay.............................
June............................
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2700
159.1
159.1
159.1
159.1
159.1
159.1
.9230
.9230
.9230
.9220
.9220
.9210
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.1
108.1
108.-0
July.............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber.................
O ctober......................
N ovem ber..................
D ecem ber...................
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2700
.2700
159.1
159.1
159.1
159.1
159.1
159.1
.9200
.9180
.9180
.9180
.9180
.9180
107.9
107.7
107.7
107.7
107.7
107.7
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.1697
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
-
.4
0)
.4
.6
100.6
107 0
1913.
P)
P>
p>
w
P)
(l>
P)
P)
Y
P)
Price unchanged,
-
-
P)
P)
.1
0)
.1
.1
.2
P)
P)
P)
p)
129.8
5.2800
5.2800
5.2800
5.2800
5.2800
5.2800
121.8
5.2800
5.2800
5.2800
5.2800
5 .2SC0
5.2800
121.8
121.8
121.8
121.8
121.8
121.8
121.8
121.8
121.8
121.8
121.8
(-)
com
pared
with
preced
ing year
or
month.
144
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Metals and implements.
Lead.
Locks: com m on mortise.
Pipe.
Pig.
Year or month.
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
crease
crease
(+ )o r
( + ) or Average
Average
decrease Average
decrease
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price
price.
100
each.
pound.
pared
pared pounds. price.
w ithprewith pre
ceding
cedm g %
year or
year or
month.
month.
P ercent
o f in
crease
(+ )o r
Rela decrease
tive ( —) com
price.
pared
with p re
ceding
year or
month.
Average, 1890-1899 . . $0.0381
100.0
$4.8183
100.0
$0.0817
100.0
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.0440
.0437
.0413
.0374
.0331
115.5
114.7
108.4
98.2
86.9
- 0.7
- 5.5
- 9.4
-1 1 .5
5.4000
5.6000
5.1833
5.0000
4.4333
112.1
116.2
107.6
103.8
92.0
+ 3.7
- 7.4
- 3.5
- 1 3 .3
.0830
.0830
.0830
.0830
.0818
101.6
101.6
101.6
10L6
100.1
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899...............................
.0326
.0300
.0358
.0380
.0448
85.6
78.7
94.0
99.7
117.6
- 1 1 .5
- 8.0
+19.3
+ 6.1
+17.9
4.2000
4.1000
4.3167
4.6000
5.3500
87.2
85.1
89.6
95.5
111.0
- 5.3
- 2.4
+ 5.3
+ 6.6
+ 16.3
.0833
.0867
.0833
.0750
.0750
102.0
106.1
102.0
91.8
91.8
+ 1.8
+ 4.1
- 3.9
- 1 0 .0
0)
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.0445
.0438
.0411
.0428
.0443
116.8
115.0
107.9
112.3
116.3
_
+
+
L6
6.2
4.1
3.5
5.1208
5.0479
5.2167
5.1958
4.7950
106.3
104.8
108.3
107.8
99.5
+
-
4.3
1.4
3.3
.4
7.7
.0788
.0750
.0850
.0900
-.1025
96.5
91.8
104.0
110.2
125.5
+ 5.1
- 4.8
+13.3
+ 5.9
+13.9
1905......... .....................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
.0479
.0588
.0552
.0422
.0429
125.7
154.3
144.9
110.8
112.6
+ 8.1
+ 22.8
- 6.1
-2 3 .5
+ 1.7
5.2250
6.4208
6.7050
4.7400
4.8208
108.4
133.3
139.2
98.4
100.1
+ 9.0
+ 22 .9
+ 4.4
- 2 9 .3
+ 1.7
.1496
.1808
.2000
.1660
.1593
183.1
221.3
244.8
203.2
195.0
+46.0
+ 20 .9
+ 10 .6
- 1 7 .0
- 4.0
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.0448
.0445
.0443
.0440
117.6
116.8
116.3
115.5
+ 4.4
.7
.4
.7
5.0608
5.0283
5.2008
5.0817
105.0
104.4
107.9
105.5
+ 5.0
.6
+ 3.4
- 2.3
.1650
.1000
.1200
.1200
202.0
122.4
146.9
146.9
+ 3.6
- 3 9 .4
+ 20 .0
0)
1913.
January.......................
February....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.0435
.0435
.0435
.0435
.0435
.0435
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
114.2
rii
(i)
0)
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
4.9000
5.1400
5.1400
101.7
101.7
101.7
101.7
106.7
106.7
(i)
(i)
(i)
+ 4.9
C1)
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
146.9
146.9
146.9
146.9
146.9
146.9
(i)
v)
(i)
f)
C)
J uly..............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.0435
.0450
.0475
.0459
.0435
.0410
114.2
118.1
124.7
120.5
114.2
107.6
0)
+ 3.4
+ 5.6
- 3.4
- 5.2
- 5.7
5.1400
5.1400
5.3900
5.3900
5.1400
4.9000
106.7
106.7
111.9
111.9
106.7
101.7
0)
0)
+ 4.9
C1)
- 4.6
- 4.7
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
146.9
146.9
146.9
146.9
146.9
146.9
(|)
i Price unchanged,
0)
-
h
0)
1.4
C1)
I1)
0)
0)
145
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Metals and implements.
Nails: 8-penny, fence, and common.
Cut.
Year or m onth.
Pig iron.
Wire.
Bessemer.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
o f in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average Relative decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per
( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
ton.
100 lbs.
100
lbs.
pared
pared
price.
pared
with pre
w ith pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899 ..
$1.8275
100.0
$2.1618
100.0
$13.7783
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894...............................
2.2875
1.8333
1.7583
1.6813
1.5271
125.2
100.3
96.2
92.0
83.6
—19.9
- 4.1
- 4.4
- 9.2
2.9646
2.4667
2.1896
1.9917
1.6521
137.1
114.1
101.3
92.1
76.4
—16.8
- 1 1 .2
- 9.0
-1 7 .1
18.8725
15.9500
14.3667
12.8692
11-3775
137.0
115.8
104.3
93.4
82.6
- 1 5 .5
- 9.9
- 1 0 .4
- 1 1 .6
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
1.9250
2.7125
1.3329
1.1927
2.0240
105.3
148.4
72.9
65.3
110.8
+26.1
+ 40.9
-5 0 .9
-1 0 .5
+ 69.7
2.1177
2.9250
1.4854
1.4375
2.3875
98.0
135.3
68.7
66.5
110.4
+ 28.2
+ 38.1
- 4 9 .2
- 3.2
+66.1
12.7167
12.1400
10.1258
10.3317
19.0333
92.3
88.1
73.5
75.0
138.1
+ 11.8
- 4.5
-1 6 .6
+ 2.0
+ 84.2
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
2.2500
2.1125
2.1333
2.1958
1.8188
123.1
115.6
116.7
120.2
99.5
+ 11.2
- 6.1
+ 1.0
+ 2.9
-1 7 .2
2.6333
2.3646
2.1042
2.0750
1.9063
121.8
109.4
97.3
96.0
88.2
+10.3
- 1 0 .2
- 1 1 .0
- 1.4
- 8.1
19.4925
15.9350
20.6742
18.9758
13.7558
141.5
115.7
150.0
137.7
99.8
+ 2.4
-1 8 .3
+ 29.7
- 8.2
- 2 7 .5
1905..............................
1906...............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
1.8250
1.9313
2.1625
1.9500
1.8688
99.9
105.7
118.3
106.7
102.3
+ *3
+ 5.8
+ 12.0
- 9.8
- 4.2
1.8958
1.9583
2.1167
2.1000
1.9167
87.7
90.6
97.9
97.1
88.7'
.6
+ 3.3
+ 8.1
.8
- 8.7
16.3592
19.5442
22.8417
17.0700
17.4083
118.7
141.8
165.8
123.9
126.3
+ 18.9
+ 19.5
+ 16.9
-2 5 .3
+ 2.0
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
1.8438
1.7083
1.7063
1.7708
100.9
93.5
93.4
96.9
- 1.3
- 7.3
.1
+ 3.8
1.8875
1.8042
1.7396
1.8188
87.3
83.5
80.5
84.1
+
1.5
4.4
3.6
4.6
17.1925
15.7133
15.9375
17.1325
124.8
114.0
115.7
124.3
+
+
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
1.8250
1.8250
1.8250
1.8250
1.8250
1.8250
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
1.8500
1.8500
1.8500
1.9000
1.9000
1.9000
85.6
85.6
85.6
87.9
87.9
87.9
G)
C)
+ 2.7
18.1500
18.1500
18.1500
17.9000
17.7400
17.1100
131.7
131.7
131.7
129.9
128.8
124.2
oj
0)
- 1.4
.9
— 3.6
July..............................
A ugu st........................
September...................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
1.8250
1.7750
1.7000
1.6750
1.6750
1.6500
99.9
97.1
93.0
91.7
91.7
90.3
1.9000
1.8000
1.7500
1.7500
1.7250
1.6500
87.9
83.3
81.0
81.0
79.8
76.3
16.7000
16.5200
16.6500
16.6000
16.0200
15.9000
121.2
119.9
120.8
120.5
116.3
115.4
+
-
1913.
0)
V
(1)
0)
0)
- 2.7
- 4.2
-1 .5
-
(0
1.5
1 Price unchanged.
44524°—Bull. 149—14-----10
-
0)
0)
(0
5.3
2.8
0)
1.4
4.3
-
1.2
8.6
1.4
7.5
2.4
1.1
.8
.2
3.5
.7
146
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Metals and implements.
Pig iron.
Foundry N o. 1.
Year or m onth.
Gray forge: southern,
coke.
Foundry N o. 2.
'
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + )o r
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average Relative decrease Average Rela decrease
priceper Relative
price. ( —) com price per price. ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
ton.
ton.
ton.
pared
pared
price.
pared
w ith pre
with pre
w ith pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $14.8042
100.0
$13.0533
100.0
$11.0892
100.0
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
18,4083
17.5208
15.7492
14.5167
12.6642
124.3
118.4
106.4
98.1
85.5
- 4.8
-1 0 .1
- 7.8
- 1 2 .8
17.1563
15.3958
13.7729
12.4396
10.8458
131.4
117.9
105.5
95.3
83.1
- 1 0 .5
- 9.7
- 1 2 .8
14.5000
12.5167
11.7917
10.6354
8.9375
130.8
112.9
106.3
95.9
80.6
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
13.1033
12.9550
12.1008
11.6608
19.3633
88.5
87.5
81.7
78.8
130.8
+ 3.5
- 1.1
- 6.6
- 3.6
+66.1
11.6750
11.7708
10.1000
10 0271
17.3500
89.0
90.2
77.4
76.8
132.9
+ 7.6
+ .8
- 1 4 .2
.7
+ 73.0
10.3229
9.6042
8.8021
8.7188
15.0625
93.1
86.6
79.4
78.6
135.8
+ 15 .5
- 7.0
- 8.4
1900............................... 19.9800
1901............................... 15.8683
1902............................... 22.1933
1903............................... 19.9158
1904............................... 15.5725
135.0
107.2
149.9
134.5
105.2
+ 3.2
-2 0 .6
+ 39 .9
-1 0 .3
-2 1 .8
18.5063
14.7188
21.2396
19.1417
13.6250
141.8
112.8
162.7
146.6
104.4
+ 6.7
- 2 0 .5
+ 44 .3
- 9.9
- 2 8 .8
15.6042
12.5521
17.6042
16.2292
11.6771
140.7
113.2
158.8
146.4
105.3
+ 3.6
1905............................... 17.8850
1906............................... 20.9825
1907............................... 23.8950
1908............................... 17.7000
1909............................... 17.8058
120.8
141.7
161.4
119.6
120.3
+ 14.8
+ 17.3
+ 13 .9
-2 5 .9
+ .6
16.4104
19.2667
23.8688
16.2500
16.4104
125.7
147.6
182.9
124.5
125.7
+20.4
+ 17.4
+ 23 .9
- 3 1 .9
+ 1.0
14. 4896
16.5313
20.9875
14.3750
14.9375
130.7
149.1
189.3
129.6
134.7
+24.1
+14.1
+ 27.0
- 3 1 .5
+ 3.9
1910............................... 17.3617
1911............................... 15.7125
1912............................... 16.5575
1913............................... 17.0675
117.3
106.1
111.8
115.3
+
+
2.5
9.5
5.4
3.1
15.9833
14.5188
15.0875
16.0083
122.4
111.2
115.6
122.6
+
+
14.5729
12.8333
14.2396
14.0979
131.4
115.7
128.4
127.1
- 2.4
- 1 1 .9
+ 11 .0
- 1 .0
—
-
1.3
2.6
1.5
3.9
3.5
18.6500
18.4000
18.0250
17.1500
15.9000
15.2750
142.9
141.0
138.1
131.4
121.8
117.0
16.6250
16.2500
16.2500
14.9000
14.9000
13.0000
149.9
146.5
146.5
134.4
134.4
117.2
15.0250
14.9000
14.9000
14.8250
14.5250
14.5250
115.1
114.1
114.1
113.6
111.3
111.3
12.5000
12.7500
13.0000
13.0000
13.0000
13.0000
112.7
115.0
117.2
117.2
117.2
117.2
-io .3
2.6
9.2
3.9
6.1
- 1 3 .7
- 5.8
- 9.8
- 1 6 .0
-
.9
+ 72.8
- 1 9 .6
+ 40.2
- 7.8
-2 8 .0
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
March...........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June..............................
19.0000
18.7500
18.2700
18.0000
17.3000
16.6900
128.3
126.7
123.4
121.6
116.9
112.7
J uly..............................
A ugust.........................
September..................
October........................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber...................
16.1000
16.1000
16.3400
16.4500
16.0600
15.7500
108.8
108.8
110.4
111.1
108.5
106.4
- 3.5
C1)
+ 1.5
+ .7
- 2.4
-
1.9
1 Price unchanged.
-
1.3
-
2 .0
-
4.9
7.3
3.9
-
1.6
.8
0)
.5
2.0
0)
-
C1)
-
2 .3
8 .3
0)
-1 2 .8
- 3 .8
+ 2 .0
+ 2 .0
(*)
(i)
0)
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913,
147
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913— Continued.
Metals and implements.
Saws.
Planes: jack planes
Quicksilver.
Crosscut: Disston, N o. 2.
Year or m onth.
Sar
Bailey
gent
N o. 5, N o. 414, Rela
average average tive
price.
price
price
each.
each.
Per
cent
of in
crease
<+>
or de(-)
com
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Aver
age
price
per
pound.
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent
of in
crease
<+>
or de
crease Aver
age
(-)
price
com
each.
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Rela
tive
price.
A verage, 1899-1899.. $1.3220
100.0
$0.5593
100.0
$1.6038
100.0
1.4200
1.4200
1.4200
1.4200
1.3783
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
104.3
.7300
.6283
.5642
.5213
.4792
130.5
112.3
100.9
93.2
85.7
- 1 3 .9
- 1 0 .2
- 7.6
- 8.1
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1895.............................. 1.2417
1896.............................. 1.2300
1897.............................. 1.2300
1898.............................. 1.2300
1899.............................. 1.2300
93.9
93.0
93.0
93.0
93.0
.5133
.4979
.5157
.5425
.6004
91.8
89.0
92.2
97.0
107.3
+ 7.1
- 3.0
+ 3.6
+ 5.2
+ 10.7
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
1.4142
1.4600
1.5100
1.5300
1.5300
107.0
110.4
114.2
115.7
115.7
.6769
.6629
.6458
.6342
.5900
121.0
118.5
115.5
113.4
105.5
+12.7
- 2.1
- 2.6
- 1.8
- 7.0
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..........................
1908..............................
1909..............................
1.5300
1.7100
1.5300
1.5300
1.5300
115.7
129.3
115.7
115.7
115.7
.5446
.5517
.5429
.6100
.6317
97.4
98.6
97.1
109.1
112.9
-
7.7
+ 1.3
— 1.6
+ 12.4
+ 3.6
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
1.6038
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
1.6575
1.5400
1.5400 $1.5400
1.5000
125.4
116.5
116.5
113.5
.6492
.6596
.5892
.5650
116.1
117.9
105.3
101.0
+ 2.8
+ 1.6
1.6038
1.7820
1.7820
1.7820
100.0
111.1
111.1
111.1
1913.
January......................
F ebruary...................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay.............................
June............................
1.5000
1.5000
1.5000
1.5000
1.5000
1.5000
113.5
113.5
113.5
113.5
113.5
113.5
.5600
.5800
.5800
.5500
.5500
.5700
100.1
103.7
103.7
98.3
98.3
101.9
1.7820
1.7820
1.7820
1.7820
1.7820
1.7820
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
July.............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber.................
October.......................
N ovem ber..................
December...................
1.5000
1.5000
1.5000
1.5000
1.5000
1.5000
113.5
113.5
113.5
113.5
113.5
113.5
.5700
.5700
.5800
.5800
.5400
.5500
101.9
101.9
103.7
103.7
96.5
98.3
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
i. . . . . . . .
-
9.9
0)
+ 11.8
-1 0 .5
+ 8.3
-
7.1
C)
-
2.6
C1)
8
1 Price unchanged.
- 1 0 .7
- 4.1
+ 3.6
0)
-
5.2
(l)
+ 3.6
C1)
C1)
+ 1.8
(x)
- 6.9
+ 1.9
lbo.o
111.1
1.7820
111.1
1.7820
111.1
1.7820
1.7820
111.1
1.7820 ' 111.1
1.7820
111.1
Per
cent
of in
crease
(+ )
or de
crease
(-)
com
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
(i)
(i)
(i)
0)
P)
(i)
(i)
0)
(!)
(1)
(1)
v)
C1)
(i)
(!)
(v
(1)
C)
C1)
+11.1
0)
0)
(i)
A)
w
0)
(l)
0)
V
(l)
0)
148
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OP LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Metals and implements.
Saws.
Shovels: Amesj, N o. 2.
Silver: b a r ,:One.
Hand Disston N o. 7.
Year or month.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(+ )o r
(+ )o r
( + ) or
Average Relative decrease Average Relative decrease Average Rela decrease
price per
( —) com price per price. ( —) com pi ice per tive ( —) com
price.
ounce.
dozen.
pared
dozen.
pared
price.
pared
with pre
with pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $12.780
100.0
$7.8658
100.0
I$0.74899
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..^........................
14.400
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
112.7
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
$
0)
7.8700
7.8700
7.8700
7.8700
7.4500
100.1
100.1
100.1
100.1
94.7
1.05329
.99034
.87552
.78219
.64043
140.6
132.2
116.9
104.4
85.5
- 6.0
- 1 1 .6
- 1 0 .7
-1 8 .1
1895...............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899...............................
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
0)
(i)
(n
w
w
7.4500
7.8100
7.9300
7.9300
8.6075
94.7
99.3
100.8
100.8
109.4
+ 8.5
.66268
.68195
. 60775
. 59065
.60507
88.5
91.0
81.1
78.9
80.8
+ 3.5
+ 2.9
- 1 0 .9
- 2.8
+ 2.4
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904...............................
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
12.600
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
98.6
m
v)
?1)
(1)
C1)
9.1200
9.1200
9.3550
8.0200
7.6533
115.9
115.9
118.9
102.0
97.3
+ 2.6
-1 4 .3
- 4.6
.62065
.59703
.52816
.54208
.57844
82.9
79.7
70.5
72.4
77.2
+ 2.6
- 3.8
- 1 1 .5
+ 2.6
+ 6.7
1905..............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
12.600
12.950
12.950
12.950
12.950
98.6
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
0)
+ 2.8
(i) .
(l i
C1)
7.6200
7.6200
7.8400
7.8217
7.6200
96.9
96.9
99.7
99.4
96.9
-
.4
(*)
+ .9
- 2.2
- 2.6
.61008
.67379
.65979
.53496
.52164
81.5
90.0
88.1
71.4
69.6
+ 5.5
+ 10.4
- 2.1
- 1 8 .9
- 2.5
1910..............................
1911...............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
12.950
12.950
12.950
12.950
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
m
(l)
(i)
C1)
7.7383
7.4500
7.4508
7.8250
98.4
94.7
94.7
99.5
+ 1.6
- 3.7
+ ( 2)
+ 5.0
.54245
.54002
.61468
.60448
72.4
72.1
82.1
80.7
+ 4.0
.4
+ 13.8
- 1.7
1913.
January.......................
February....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
12.950
12.950
12. 950
12.950
12.950
12.950
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
7.4600
7.8800
7.8800
7.8800
7.8500
7.8500
94.8
100.2
100.2
100.2
99.8
99.8
.63593
.62269
.58553
.60060
.60997
.59623
84.9
83.1
78.2
80.2
81.4
79.6
+
+
-
2.1
6.0
2.6
1.6
2.3
July..............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
12.950
12.950
12.950
12.950
12.950
12.950
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
101.3
7.8500
7.8500
7.8500
7.8500
7.8500
7.8500
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
.59376
.59895
.61234
.61724
.59626
. 58421
79.3
80.0
81.8
82.4
79.6
78.0
-
.4
1 Price unchanged,
-1 2 .5
(})
(J)
$
0)
0)
0)
o
0)
0)
(l)
0)
C1)
- 5.3
C1)
+ 4.8
+ 1.5
C1)
+ 6.0
0)
+ 5.6
0)
-
C1)
C1)
0)
(')
0)
h
C1)
0)
.4
9Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent.
+ .9
+ 2.2
+ .8
- 3.4
- 2.0
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
149
T able II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Metals and implements.
Steel.
Billets.
Year or month.
Average
price per
ton.
Rails.
Per cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
Rela decrease Average
tive ( —) com price per
ton.
price.
pared
w ithprecedm g
year or
month.
Sheets : black, N o. 27.
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
Rela decrease Average Rela-* decrease
tive ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
pared
pound. price.
pared
with pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
month.
month.
A verage, 1390-1899.. $21.5262
100.0
$26.0654
100.0
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
30.4675
25.3292
23.6308
20.4358
16.5783
141.5
117.7
109.8
94.9
77.0
—
—
—
16.9
6.7
13.5
18.9
31.7792
29.9167
30.0000
28.1250
24.0000
121.9
114.8
115.1
107.9
92.1
— 5.9
+ .3
— 6.3
—14.7
.0235
104.9
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899..............................
18.4842
18.8333
15.0800
15.3058
31.1167
85.9
87.5
70.1
71.1
144.6
+ 11.5
+ 1.9
- 19.9
+ 1.5
+103.3
24.3333
28.0000
18.7500
17.6250
28.1250
93.4
107.4
71.9
67.6
107.9
+ 1.4
+15.1
- 3 3 .0
- 6.0
+59.6
.0244
.0215
.0195
.0190
.0267
108.9
96.0
87.1
84.8
119.2
+ 3.8
- 1 1 .9
- 9.3
- 2.6
+40.5
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
25.0625
24.1308
30.5992
27.9117
22.1792
116.4
112.1
142.1
129.7
103.0
- 19.5
3.7
+ 26.8
8.8
- 20.5
32.2875
27.3333
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
123.9
104.9
107.4
107.4
107.4
+ 14 .8
- 1 5 .3
+ 2.4
(2)
(2)
.0293
.0315
.0291
.0260
.0210
130.8
140.6
129.9
116.1
93.8
+ * 9 .7
+ 7.5
- 7.6
- 1 0 .7
- 1 9 .2
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
24.0283
27.4475
29.2533
26.3125
24.6158
111.6
127.5
135.9
122.2
114.4
+ 8.3
+ 14.2
+ 6.6
- 10.1
6.4
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.0222
.0237
.0250
.0240
.0223
99.1
105.8
111.6
107.1
99.6
+
+
+
-
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
25.3800
21.4583
22.3783
25.7892
117.9
99.7
104.0
119.8
+ 3.1
- 15.5
+ 4.3
+ lo. 2
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.0227
.0200
.0196
.0219
101.3
89.3
87.5
97.8
+ 1.8
- 1 1 .9
- 2.0
+ 11.7
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay.............................
June..............................
28.3000
28.5000
28.5000
28.5000
27.5000
26.5000
131.5
132.4
132.4
132.4
127.8
123.1
(2)
(2)
3.5
3.6
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.0225
.0230
.0230
.0230
.0228
.0228
100.4
102.7
102.7
102.7
101.8
101.8
+ 2.2
(2)
(2)
.9
(2)
J u ly..............................
A u gu st........................
September..................
O ctob er.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
26.7000
26.0000
24.8700
23.1000
21.0000
20.0000
124.0
120.8
115.5
107.3
97.6
92.9
+
-
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
107.4
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.0225
.0225
.0215
.0205
.0200
.0188
100.4
100.4
96.0
91.5
89.3
83.9
- 1.3
(2)
- 4.4
- 4.7
- 2.4
- 6.0
+
•7
•8
2.6
4.3
7.1
9.1
4.8
1 Average price for the period, July, 1894, to December, 1899.
i $0.0224
100.0
2 Price unchanged.
5.7
6.8
5.5
4.0
7.1
150
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS,
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Metals and implements.
Tin.
Trowels: brick, lOi-inch.
Plate: domestic!, Bessemer, coke.
•tug.
Y ear or month.
Average
Rela
price
tive
per
price.
p oun d.
Per
cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
Aver
deage
crease
price
(-)
per 100
com
pared
lbs.
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Rela
tive
price.
i $3.4148
100.0
Per
cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
de
crease
(-)
com
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Rela
tive
price.
100.0
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
100.0
- 7.4
-1 0 .4
+47.1
4.6775
4.1900
4.1233
3.9400
3.6025
137.0 ! +11.6
122.7 , -1 0 .4
120.7 - 1.6
115.4 - 4.4
105.5 - 8.6
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
100.0
100.0
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
.3400
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
.3400
.3500
.3500 $4.5000
4.5000
100.0
102.9
102.9
102.9
(2)
<2)
4.5000
4.5000
4.5000
4.5000
4.5000
4.5000
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
(*)
(2)
2.8
(2)
(2)
- 2.9
4.5000
4.5000
4.5000
4.5000
4.5000
4.5000
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
100.0
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
.2121
.2025
.2037
.2002
.1812
115.5
110.3
110.9
109.0
98.7
—
+
—
—
1895..
1896..
1897..
1898..
1899..
.1405
.1330
.1358
.1551
.2721
76.5
72.4
74.0
84.5
148.2
—22.5
- 5.3
+ 2.1
+ 14.2
+ 75.4
3.4354
3.1823
2.8500
4.1913
100.6
93.2
83.5
122.7
1900..
1901..
1902..
1903..
1904..
.3006
.2618
.2648
.2816
.2799
163.7
142.6
144.2
153.4
152.5
+ 10 .5
-1 2 .9
+ 1.1
+ 6.3
.6
4.5
.5
1.7
9.5
1905..
1906..
1907..
1908..
1909..
.
,
,
.3127
.3922
.3875
.2942
.2958
170.3
213.6
211.1
160.2
161.1
+11.7
+ 25.4
- 1.2
-2 4 .1
+ .5
3.7067
3.8608
4.0900
3.8900
3.7367
108.5
113.1
119.8
113.9
109.4
+
+
+
-
1910.
1911..
1912..
1913..
.
,
.
.
.3420
.4274
.4626
.4488
186.3
232.8
252.0
244.4
+ 15 .6
+ 25 .0
+ 8.2
- 3.0
3.8400
3.8650
3.6567
3.5583
112.5
113.2
107.1
104.2
+ 2.8
+ .7
- 5.4
- 2.7
1913.
January...........
F ebruary........
March............. .
A pril................
M a y.................
June............... .
.
.
.
.
.
.5045
.4875
.4850
.4800
.5013
. 4660
274.8
265.5
264.2
261.4
273.0
253.8
+
-
3.4
.5
1.0
4.4
7.0
3.6000
3.6000
3.6000
3.6000
3.6000
3.6000
105.4
105.4
105.4
105.4
105.4
105.4
J u ly ............
A ugust.......
Septem ber.
October___
N ovem ber.,
D ecem ber..
.
.
.
.
.
.
.4175
.4150
.4335
.4080
.4025
.3850
227.4
226.0
236.1
222.2
219.2
209.7
-1 0 .4
.6
+ 4.5
- 5.9
- 1.3
- 4.3
3.6000
3.6000
3.5000
3.5000
3.5000
3.4000
105.4
105.4
102.5
102/5
102.5
99.6
John
son’s,
aver
age
price
per
dozen.
$0.3400
A verage, 1890-1899 $0.1836
i Average price for 1896-1899.
M. C.
O.,
aver
age
price
each.
Per
cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
de-
2.9
4.2
5.9
4.9
3.9
(»)
(4)
-
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2 Price unchanged.
(-)
com
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
' WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1913.
151
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Metals and implements.
W ood screws: 1-inch, N o. 10, flat
head.
Vises: solid b o x , 50 pound.
Year or m onth.
Firm N o. 1, Firm N o. 2,
average
average
price each. price each.
R elative
price.
Per cent
o f increase
( + ) or de
crease ( —)
compared
with pre
ceding year
or month.
Average
price per
gross.
R elative
price.
Per cent
o f increase
( + ) or de
crease ( —)
compared
with pre
ceding year
or month.
A verage, 1890-1899.
$3.9009
100.0
$0.1510
100.0
1890.............................
1891.............................
1892.............................
1893.............................
1894.............................
4.1400
4.1400
4.2550
4.1975
4.0567
106.1
106.1
109.1
107.6
104.0
V 2.8
— 1.4
— 3.4
.1970
.2000
.2100
.2100
.1558
130.5
132.5
139.1
139.1
103.2
+ 1.5
+ 5.0
(i)
—25.8
1895.............................
1896.............................
1897.............................
1898.............................
1899.............................
3.7933
3.7200
3.5000
3.2800
3.9267
97.2
95.4
89.7
84.1
100.7
— 6.5
— 1.9
— 5.9
— 6.3
+ 19.7
.1117
.1033
.0850
.0918
.1452
74.0
68.4
56.3
60.8
96.2
—28.3
— 7.5
—17.7
+ 8.0
+58.2
1900.............................
1901.............................
1902.............................
1903.............................
1904.............................
4.2683
5.0200
5.1300
5.1767
4.2550
109.4
128.7
131.5
132.7
109.1
+ 8.7
+ 17.6
+ 2.2
+ .9
-1 7 .8
.1820
.1045
.0952
.1093
.0945
120.5
69.2
63.0
72.4
62.6
+25.3
—42.6
- 8.9
+ 14.8
- 1 3 .5
1905.............................
1906.............................
1907.............................
1908.............................
1909.............................
4.1400
4.5208
5.7500
$4.3700
4.3700
4.6000
106.1
115.9
147.4
147.4
155.2
— 2.7
+ 9.2
+27.2
0)
+ 5.3
.1055
.1055
.1219
.1000
.1157
69.9
69.9
80.7
66.2
76.6
+ 11.6
0)
+15.5
-1 8 .0
+15.7
4.4850
4.3700
4.1400
3.9350
151.3
147.4
139.6
132.7
—
—
—
-
2.5
2.6
5.3
5.0
.1488
.1000
.1200
.1075
98.5
66.2
79.5
71.2
+ 28.6
—32.8
+20.0
-1 0 .4
January.....................
F ebruary...................
March.........................
A p ril..........................
M ay............................
June............................
4.1400
4.1400
3.9300
3.9300
3.9300
3.9300
139.6
139.6
132.5
132.5
132.5
132.5
- 5.1
(i)
(i)
(i)
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1100
72.8
72.8
72.8
72.8
72.8
72.8
m
i 1)
i 1)
i 1)
)i\
J u ly............................
A ugust.......................
Septem ber.................
O ctober.....................
N o v e m b e r ...............
Decem ber.................
3.9300
3.9300
3.9300
3.9300
3.7500
3.7500
132.5
132.5
132.5
132.5
126.4
126.4
.1100
.1100
.1100
.1000
.1000
.1000
72.8
72.8
72.8
66.2
66.2
66.2
0)
(1)
c1)
— 9.1
(0
1910.............................
1911.............................
1912.............................
1913.............................
1913.
Price unchanged.
(!)
(!)
ft
ft
- 4.6
0)
ft
152
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Metals and implements.
Zinc.
Sheet.
Spelter (pig).
Year or m onth.
Average
price per
100 lbs.
Relative
price.
Per cent of
increase ( + )
or decrease
( —) com
pared w ith
preceding
year or
m onth.
Average
price per
pound.
Relative
price.
Per cent
of increase
( + ) or de
crease
com pared
w ith pre
ceding year
or m onth.
(—)
A verage, 1890-1899..
$5.3112
100.0
$0.0452
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..*........................
1893..............................
1894..............................
6.0542
5.7192
5.4900
4.9942
3.9500
114.0
107.7
103.4
94.0
74.4
- 5.5
- 4.0
- 9.0
- 2 0 .9
.0554
.0508
.0465
.0410
.0355
122.6
112.4
102.9
90.7
78.5
- 8.3
- 8.5
- 1 1 .8
- 1 3 .4
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
4.5217
4.9400
4.9400
5.4983
7.0042
85.1
93.0
93.0
103.5
131.9
+14.5
+ 9.3
C1)
+ 11.3
+ 27.4
.0362
.0401
.0421
.0453
.0588
80.1
88.7
93.1
100.2
130.1
+ 2.0
+ 10 .8
+ 5.0
+ 7.6
+ 29 .8
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
6.0950
5.5583
5.7308
6.0183
5.6092
114.8
104.7
107.9
113.3
105.6
-1 3 .0
- 8.8
+ 3.1
+ 5.0
- 6.8
.0442
.0405
.0487
.0558
.0515
97.8
89.6
107.7
123.5
113.9
- 2 4 .8
- 8.4
+ 20 .2
+ 14 .6
- 7.7
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
6.8250
7.1725
7.4858
6.4400
6.6425
128.5
135.0
140.9
121.3
125.1
+ 21 .7
+ 5.1
+ 4.4
-1 4 .0
+ 3.1
.0592
.0620
.0617
.0475
.0551
131.0
137.2
136.5
105.1
121.9
+ 15 .0
+ 4.7
.5
- 2 3 .0
+ 16 .0
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
7.0192
7.0483
7.9242
7.2450
132.2
132.7
149.2
136.4
+ 5.7
+ .4
+ 12 .4
- 8.6
.0563
.0584
.0706
.0583
124.6
129.2
156.2
129.0
+ 2.2
+ 3.7
+ 20 .9
- 1 7 .4
1913.
January......................
February....................
March..........................
A p ril...........................
M ay.............................
June............................
8.2800
8.0500
7.5900
7.3600
7.1300
6.9000
155.9
151.6
142.9
138.6
134.2
129.9
-
2.8
5.7
3.0
3.1
3.2
.0733
.0675
.0638
.0590
.0555
.0533
162.2
149.3
141.2
130.5
122.8
117.9
-
7.9
5.5
7.5
5.9
4.0
J u ly.............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber.................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber..................
December...................
6.4400
6.9000
7.3600
7.3600
6.9000
6.6700
121.3
129.9
138.6
138.6
129.9
125.6
+
+
C)
-
6.7
7.1
6.7
.0530
.0545
.0590
.0545
.0538
.0518
117.3
120.6
130.5
120.6
119.0
114.6
+
+
-
.6
2.8
8.3
7.6
1.3
3.7
6.3
3.3
1Price unchanged.
WHOLESALE PEICES, 1890 TO 1913.
153
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Lumber and building materials.
Cement.
B rick: com m on domestic.
Portland: domestic.
Year or m onth.
Rosendale.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(+ )o r
( + ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average
Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
pared
barrel.
pared
M.
barrel.
price.
pared
with pre
with pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $5.5625
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892 ............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
6.5625
5.7083
5.7708
5.8333
5.0000
118.0
102.6
103.7
104.9
89.9
*$1.9963
- 1 3 .0
+ 1.1
+ 1.1
-1 4 .2
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
5.3125
5.0625
4.9375
5.7500
5.6875
95.5
91.0
88.8
103.4
102.2
+ 6.3
- 4.7
- 2.5
+16.5
- 1.1
1.9688
2.0000
1.9667
1.9979
2.0479
98.6
100.2
98.5
100.1
102.6
+
+
+
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
5.2500
5.7656
5.3854
5.9063
7.4948
94.4
103.7
96.8
106.2
134.7
- 7.7
+ 9.8
- 6.6
+ 9.7
+ 26.9
2.1583
1.8896
1.9500
2.0292
1.4604
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907...............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
8.1042
8.5469
6.1563
5.1042
6.3854
145.7
153.7
110.7
91.8
114.8
+ 8.1
+ 5.5
-2 8 .0
-1 7 .1
+25.1
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
5.7188 • 102.8
5.8906
105.9
6.7604
121.5
6.5625
118.0
1913.
■Tn.nna.ry.......................
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
7.0000
7.0000
7.0000
7.0000
7.0000
6.8750
125.8
125.8
125.8
125.8
125.8
123.6
July..............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
6.7500
6.2500
6.0000
6.0000
6.0000
5.8750
121.3
112.4
107.9
107.9
107.9
105.6
$0.8871
100.0
1.0542
.9417
.9688
.8875
.9271
118.8
106.2
109.2
100.0
104.5
—10.7
+ 2.9
— 8.4
+ 4.5
1.6
1.7
1.6
2.5
.8521
.8338
.7521
.7604
.8938
96.1
93.9
84.8
85.7
100.8
— 8.1
- 2.2
- 9.7
+ 1.1
+17.5
108.1
94.7
97.7
101.6
73.2
+ 5.4
-1 2 .4
+ 3.2
+ 4.1
- 2 8 .0
1.0167
1.0188
.8646
.8896
.8021
114.6
114.8
97.5
100.3
90.4
+ 13.8
+ .2
-1 5 .1
+ 2.9
- 9.8
1.4271
1.5750
1.6458
1.4600
1.4117
71.5
78.9
82.4
73.1
70.7
- 2.3
+ 10.4
+ 4.5
- 1 1 .3
- 3.3
.8333
.9500
.9500
.9500
.9500
93.9
107.1
107.1
107.1
107.1
+ 3.9
+ 14.0
(2)
(2)
(2)
-1 0 .4
+ 3.0
+14.8
- 2.9
1.4483
1.4613
1.3150
1.5800
72.5
73.2
65.9
79.1
+ 2.6
+ .9
- 1 0 .0
+20.2
.9458
.9063
.8583
.8988
106.6
102.2
96.8
101.3
.4
- 4.2
- 5.3
+ 4.7
(2)
( 2;
m
(2)
- 1.8
1.5800
1.5800
1.5800
1.5800
1.5800
1.5800
79.1
79.1
79.1
79.1
79.1
79.1
( 2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
( 2)
.9000
.9000
.9000
.9000
.8850
.9000
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.5
99.8
101.5
( 2)
<*)
( 2)
- 1.7
+ 1.7
1.5800
1.5800
1.5800
1.5800
1.5800
1.5800
79.1
79.1
79.1
79.1
79.1
79.1
(2)
( 2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
.9000
.9000
.9000
.9000
.9000
.9000
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.5
101.5
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
-
1.8
7.4
4.0
(*)
( 2)
- 2.1
i Average price for 1895-1899.
100.0
s Price unchanged.
154
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OP LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Lumber and building materials.
Doors: white pine, 2 feet 8 inches b y 6 feet 8 inches.
Y ear or m onth.
Unm olded,
U inches
thick (Buffalo
market),
average price
per door.
W estern, I f
inches thick,
5 panel, N o. 1,
O. G. (B u f
falo m arket),
average price
per door.
W estern, I f
W estern, 11
inches thick, inches thick,
5 panel, N o. 1, 4 panel, No. 2,
O. G. (Chi
O. G. (Chi
cago market), cago market),
average price average price
per door.
per door.
R elative
price.
Per cent of
increase
( + ) or de
crease ( —)
compared
w ith pre
ceding year
or m onth.
A verage, 1890-1899..
$1.0929
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
1.3750
1.2500
1.2500
1.2250
1.0500
125.8
114.4
114.4
112.1
96.1
- 9.1
0)
— 2.0
—14.3
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.9125
.8375
.8125
.9250
1.2917
83.5
76.6
74.3
84.6
118.2
-1 3 .1
- 8.2
— 3.0
+ 13.8
+ 39.6
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
3904..............................
1.5900
1. S913
2.1208
1.7292
1.6900
145.5
173.1
194.1
158.2
154.6
+23.1
+ 18.9
+12.1
—18.5
— 2.3
163.2
153.5
167.5
161.3
164.2
+
—
+
—
+
5.6
6.0
9.1
3.7
1.8
$1.3375
1.3900
154.8
148.3
139.9
145.4
—
—
—
+
5.7
4.2
5.7
3.9
1913.
January......................
j
F ebruary....................
i
March..........................
........................
!
*
A uril......... .........
.
M a v . ____ ________ 1_____
_____
J u n e ...........................
1.4400
1.4400
1.4400
1.4100
1.4100
1.4100
150.6
150.6
150.6
147.5
147.5
147.5
July.............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber.................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber..................
Decem ber...................
1.3800
1.3800
1.3800
1.3300
1.3300
1.3300
144.3
144.3
144.3
139.1
139.1
139.1
$1.7400
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
1.8367
1.7271
1.8842
1.6733
1.6033
1.5125
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
$1.8108
1.7438
1.7750
1
i
i
Price unchanged.
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WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T
155
I I . — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F O R E A C H
Y E A R , 1890 T O 1913, A N D F O R E A C H M O N T H O F 1913— Continued.
able
i Price unchanged.
156
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I.— AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Lumber and budding materials.
Glass, w indow .
L im e: com m on.
American, single, firsts,
6 b y 8 to 10 b y 15 inches.
Year or m onth.
American, single, thirds,
6 b y 8 to 10 b y 15 inches.
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
crease
crease
(
+ ) or
( + ) °r
decrease Average Rela
decrease Average
Average
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive
price.
barrel.
price.
50 sq. ft. price.
pared
pared 50 sq. ft.
with pre
w ithpreceding
ceding
year or
year or
month.
month.
Per cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
decrease
( —) com
pared
w ithprecedmg
year or
month.
A verage, 1390-1839.. $2.1514
100.0
$1.8190
100.0
$0.8332
100.0
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
2.2283
2.2125
1.9935
2.1375
1 .9yi8
103.6
102.8
92.7
99.4
92.6
+
-
0.7
9.9
7.2
6.8
1.7858
1.7700
1.5948
1.7100
1.6326
98.2
97.3
87.7
94.0
89.8
0.9
9.9
7.2
4.5
.9792
.9125
.9292
.9292
.8479
117.5
109.5
111.5
111.5
101.8
- 6.8
+ 1.8
C1)
- 8.7
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
1.5988
1.8021
2.1986
2.6432
2.7081
74.3
83.8
102.2
122.9
125.9
-1 9 .7
+ 12.7
+ 22 .0
+ 20 .2
+ 2.5
1.3919
1.6000
1.9630
2.3428
2.3986
76.5
88.0
107.9
128.8
131.9
- 1 4 .7
+15.0
+22.7
+ 19 .3
+ 2.4
.7813
.6938
.7188
.7417
.7979
93.8
83.3
86.3
89.0
95.8
- 7.9
- 1 1 .2
+ 3.6
+ 3.2
+ 7.6
1900..............................
1901...............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
2.6990
4.1282
3.2187
2.6400
2.8867
125.5
191.9
149.6
122.7
134.2
.3
+53.0
- 2 2 .0
- 1 8 .0
+ 9.3
2.3194
3.2823
2.5649
2.1600
2.3283
127.5
180.4
141.0
118.7
128.0
- 3.3
+41.5
- 2 1 .9
- 1 5 .8
+ 7.8
.6833
.7742
.8058
.7875
.8246
82.0
92.9
96.7
94.5
99.0
- 1 4 .4
+ 13.3
+ 4.1
- 2.3
+ 4.7
1905..............................
1906...............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
2.7637
2.9196
2.8133
2.3600
2.3200
128.5
135.7
130.8
109.7
107.8
- 4.3
+ 5.6
- 3.6
-1 6 .1
- 1.7
2.1365
2.2563
2.2419
1.8806
1.8488
117.5
124.0
123.2
103.4
101.6
- 8.2
+ 5.6
.6
- 1 6 .1
- 1.7
.8908
.9471
.9492
1.0450
1.0450
106.9
113.7
113.9
125.4
125.4
+ 8.0
+ 6.3
+ .2
+10.1
C1)
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913...............................
2.9300
2.2533
2.2400
2.7200
136.2
104.7
104.1
126.4
+26.3
-2 3 .1
.6
+ 21.4
2.3375
1.7956
1.7850
2.2207
128.5
98.7
98.1
122.1
+26.4
- 2 3 .2
.6
+24.4
1.0450
1.1083
1.0850
1.0783
125.4
133.0
130.2
129.4
0)
+ 6.1
- 2.1
.6
1913.
January .....................
F ebruary.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
2.7200
2.7200
2.7200
2.7200
2.7200
2.7200
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
2.2738
2.2738
2.2738
2.2738
2.2738
2.2738
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
0)
0)
0)
0)
0)
1.0850
1.0850
1.0850
1.0850
1.0750
1.0750
130.2
130.2
130.2
130.2
129.0
129.0
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0)
July..............................
A ugust.........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
2.7200
2.7200
2.7200
2.7200
2.7200
2.7200
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
126.4
2.1675
2.1675
2.1675
2.1675
2.1675
2.1675
119.2
119.2
119.2
119.2
119.2
119.2
1.0250
1.0250
1.0250
1.0250
1.0250
1.0750
129.0
129.0
129.0
129.0
129.0
129.0
0)
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+
-
— 4.7
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157
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Lumber and building materials.
Lum ber.
Hem lock.
Year or m onth.
Oak: w hile, plain.
Maple: hard.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(+ )o r
(+ )o r
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
M feet.
pared
M feet.
pared
M feet. price.
pared
with pre
with pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
months
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $11.9625
100.0
$26.5042
100.0
$37.4292
100.0
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
12.5833
12.4583
12.2917
12.0000
11.7083
105.2
101.1
102.8
100.3
97.9
-
1.3
2.4
2.4
26.5000
26.5000
26.5000
26.5000
26.5000
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
37.8750
38.0000
38.4583
38.7500
37.2500
101.2
101.5
102.7
103.5
99.5
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
11.1458
11.1667
11.0000
11.7500
13.5208
93.2
93.3
92.0
98.2
113.0
- 4.8
+ .2
- 1.5
+ 6.8
+15.1
26.5000
26.5000
26.5000
26.5000
26.5417
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.2
0)
0)
+ 0.2
36.2500
36.2500
36.2500
36.2500
38.9583
96.8
96.8
96.8
96.8
104.1
- 2.7
• C>
1900..............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903..............................
1904...............................
16.5000
15.0000
15.8333
16.7917
17.0000
137.9
125.4
132.4
140.4
142.1
+ 22 .0
- 9.1
+ 5.6
+ 6.1
+ 1.2
27.5000
26.7083
28.5833
31.6667
31.0000
103.8
100.8
107.8
119.5
117.0
+ 3.6
- 2.9
+ 7.0
+ 10 .8
- 2.1
40.8333
36.7708
40.8750
44.8333
46.5000
109.1
98.2
109.2
119.8
124.2
+ 4.8
- 9.9
+11.2
+ 9.7
+ 3.7
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
17.8750
21.8958
22.2500
20.8750
20.5833
149.4
183.0
186.0
174.5
172.1
+ 5.1
+ 22.5
+ 1.6
- 6.2
- 1.4
30.5000
31.0000
32.2500
31.6250
31.0000
115.1
117.0
121.7
119.3
117.0
+
+
-
1.6
1.6
4.0
1.9
2.0
47.3333
50.4167
55.2083
49.2917
48.4167
126.5
134.7
147.5
131.7
129.4
+ 1.8
+ 6.5
+ 9.5
- 1 0 .7
- 1.8
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
20.6250
20.6818
21.4545
24.2273
172.4
172.9
179.3
202.5
+ .2
+ *3
+ 3.7
+12.9
31.8000
34.3182
36.4545
38.3636
120.0
129.5
137.5
144.7
+
+
+
+
2.6
7.9
6.2
5.2
54.2500
54.6818
56.2273
60.5909
144.9
146.1
150.2
161.9
+ 12 .0
+ .8
+ 2.8
+ 7.8
1913.
January.......................
F ebruary.....................
M arch..........................
A pril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
23.5000
23.5000
23.5000
24.5000
24.5000
24.5000
196.4
196.4
196.4
204.8
204.8
204.8
0)
C1)
+ 4.3
(*)
(l)
37.0000
38.5000
38.5000
38.5000
38.5000
38.5000
139.6
145.3
145.3
145.3
145.3
145.3
+ 4.1
(>)
( l)
(O
(l)
58.5000
60.0000
61.0000
61.5000
61.5000
61.5000
156.3
160.3
163.0
164.3
164.3
164.3
+ 2.6
+ 1.7
+ .8
O
0)
J uly..............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
Novem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
(2)
24.5000
24.5000
24.5000
24.5000
24.5000
204.8
204.8
204.8
204.8
204.8
(2)
38.5000
38.5000
38.5000
38.5000
38.5000
145.3
145.3
145.3
145.3
145.3
(2)
60.5000
60.5000
60.5000
60.5000
60.5000
161.6
161.6
161.6
161.6
161.6
Price unchanged.
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( l)
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+ 0.3
+ 1.2
+ *8
- 3.9
(l)
+ 7.5
- 1.6
( l)
0)
0)
0)
158
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
Table II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Lum ber and building materials.
Lum ber.
Pine: white, boards, N o . :2 barn.
Oak: white, quartered.
Year or m onth.
Average
price per
M feet.
Per cent
o f in
crease
New
(+ )o r
Buffalo
Y ork
market, market,
Relative (decrease
—) com average
price.
pared
price per average
w ith pre M feet. price per
M feet.
ceding
year or
month.
R ela
tive
price.
Per cent
o f in
crease
(+ )o r
decrease
( —) com
pared
w ith pre
ceding
year or
month.
Average, 1890-1899.......................
$53.6771
100.0
$17.1104
100.0
1890...................................................
1891...................................................
1892...................................................
1893...................................................
1894...................................................
51.4583
53.5833
53.0000
53.0000
51.1250
95.9
99.8
98.7
98.7
95.2
+ 4.1
- 1.1
(l )
- 3.5
16.7917
17.0000
17.1458
18.6250
18.1667
98.1
99.4
100.2
108.9
106.2
+ 1.2
+ .9
+ 8.6
— 2.5
1895...................................................
1896..................................................
3897...................................................
1898..................................................
1899...................................................
53.2500
54.5000
53.8333
52.5000
60.5208
99.2
101.5
100.3
97.8
112.7
+ 4.2
+ 2.3
— 1.2
— 2.5
+ 15.3
17.2500
16.5000
15.8333
15.5000
18.2917
100.8
96.4
92.5
90.6
106.9
— 5.0
— 4.3
— 4.0
— 2.1
+ 18 .0
1900...................................................
1901...................................................
1902...................................................
1903...................................................
1904...................................................
64.4583
59.1667
63.0833
74.7917
80.7500
120.1
110.2
117.5
139.3
150.4
+ 6.5
— 8.2
+ 6.6
+18.6
+ 8.0
21.5000
20.8750
23.5000
24.0000
23.0000
125.7
122.0
137.3
140.3
134.4
+ 17 .5
— 2.9
+ 12 .6
+ 2.1
— 4.2
1905........................................... .......
1906...................................................
1907...................................................
1908...................................................
1909...................................................
80.2500
79.1667
80.0000
80.1667
84.3333
149.5
147.5
149.0
149.3
157.1
—
+
+
+
.6
1.3
1.1
.2
5.2
24.1667
29.7500
$33.2500
37.4167
36.3750
37.1042
141.2
173.9
195.7
190.3
194.1
+ 5.1
+23.1
+12.5
— 2.8
+ 2.0
1910...................................................
1911...................................................
1912..................................................
1913..................................................
87.7500
87.1818
86.5000
88.3182
163.5
162.4
161.1
164.5
+
—
+
4.1
.6
.8
2.1
38.2500
38.3455
37.2273
36.8636
200.1
200.6
194.7
192.8
+
+
—
—
June.................................................
86.5000
88.5000
88.5000
88.5000
88.5000
88.5000
161.1
164.9
164.9
164.9
164.9
164.9
36.5000
36.5000
36.5000
36.5000
36.5000
36.5000
190.9
190.9
190.9
190.9
190.9
190.9
J uly..................................................
A ugust.............................................
September......................................
O ctober...........................................
N ovem ber.......................................
D ecem ber.......................................
(2)
88.5000
88.5000
88.5000
88.5000
88.5000
(2)
36.5000
37.5000
37.5000
37.5000
37.5000
190.9
196.1
196.1
196.1
196.1
1913.
January...........................................
F ebruary.........................................
March..............................................
A p ril................................................
1 Price unchanged.
164.9
164.9
164.9
164.9
164.9
+ 2.3
m
l1)
fm)
)n
m
2 No quotation for month.
3.1
.2
2.9
1.0
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+ 2.7
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159
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Lumber and building materials.
Lum ber.
Pine: white, boards, uppers.
Year or m onth.
Buffalo
market,
average
price
per M
feet.
New
Y ork
market,
average
price
p erM
feet.
Pine: yellow, flooring.
Pine: yellow, siding.
Per
Per
Per
cent
cent
cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(+ )o r
( + ) or
( + ) °r
de
de
de
crease
crease
crease
Average Rela
Average R ela
R ela
(-)
(-)
(-)
price
price
com
tive
com
tive
tive
com
p e rM
p erM price.
price. pared
price. pared
pared
feet.
feet.
with
with
with
pre
pre
pre
ced
ced
ced
ing
ing
ing
year
year
year
or
or
or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $46.5542
100.0
$18.4846
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
44.0833
45.0000
46.1417
48.5000
46.4167
94.7
96.7
98.9
104.2
99.7
2.5
5.1
4.3
20.7500
19.9583
18.5000
18.5000
18.5000
100.2
100.2
100.2
1895..............................
1896..............................
1807..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
46.0000
46.6250
46.3333
46.0833
50.4583
98.8
99.5
99.0
108.4
— .9
+ 1.4
— .6
— .5
+ 9.5
16.9167
16.4167
16.4375
18.6250
20.0417
91.6
88.9
89.0
100.9
108.5
— 8.6
— 3.0
+ .1
+ 13.3
+ 7.6
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
57.5000
60.4167
74.8333
80.0000
81.0000
123.5
129.8
160.7
171.8
174.0
+ 14.0
+ 5.1
+23.9
+ 6.9
+ 1.3
112.2
21.0000
21.0000
21.4167
106.5
113.7
113.7
116.0
+ 3.3
— 5.0
+ 6.8
(i)
+ 2.0
1905.............................. 82.0000
1906.............................. 84.7500
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
$88.2500
97.0833
96.0833
93.0417
176.1
182.0
198.1
191.8
+ 1.2
+ 3.4
+ 10.0
— 1.0
— 3.2
43.9167
45.8333
( 2)
( 2)
+ 4.4
24.9167
29.3333
30.5000
30.5000
33.0417
134.9
158.9
165.2
165.2
178.9
+ 16 .3
+ 17 .7
+ 4.0
(i)
+ “ 8.3
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
98.8000
100.5000
101.0455
103.5000
203.7
207.2
208.3
213.4
+ 6.2
+ 1.7
+ .5
+ 2.4
46.3000
46.5455
44.5455
44.5909
( 2)
( 2)
(2)
( 2)
+ 1.0
+ .5
— 4.3
+ .1
30.8000
30.5909
33.1364
32.1364
166.8
165.7
179.5
174.0
— 6.8
— .7
+ 8.3
— 3.0
1913.
January......................
February...................
M arch.........................
A p ril...........................
M a y .............................
June............................
103.5000
103.5000
103.5000
103.5000
103.5000
103.5000
213.4
213.4
213.4
213.4
213.4
213.4
/i\
f12
)
t1)
m
45.0000
45.0000
45.0000
45.0000
45.0000
45.0000
( 2)
( 2)
(2)
( 2)
( 2)
(2)
33.5000
33.5000
33.5000
33.5000
33.5000
33.5000
181.4
181.4
181.4
181.4
181.4
181.4
J u ly.............................
A ugu st.......................
Septem ber.................
O ctober......................
N ovem ber.................
December...................
(3)
103.5000
103.5000
103.5000
103.5000
103.5000
100.2
1 Price unchanged.
2N o relative price com puted.
200.2
213.4
213.4
213.4
213.4
213.4
+
+
+
—
2.1
W
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m
l1)
(l)
20.7083
19.6667
(!)
}i)
(i)
«
(3)
44.5000
44.0000
44.0000
44.0000
44.0000
112.4
108.1
(i)
(i)
a)
C)
(3)
(2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
— l.i
— 1.1
0)
(1)
C)
30.5000
30.5000
30.5000
30.5000
30.5000
165.2
165.2
165.2
165.2
165.2
3 N o quotation for month.
For explanation, see p . 29.
— 3.8
— 7.3
— 9.6
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160
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOB STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Lum ber and building materials.
^Lumber.
Lead, carbonate of:
American, in oil.
Spruce.
Poplar.
Year or m onth.
Paint materials.
Per cent
Per cent
P ercent
o f in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
(+ )
,( + ) or
decrease Average Relar decrease
decrease Average
Average
Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per
tive ( —) com
price.
price.
pared
M feet.
pared
*Mfeet.
pared
pound. price.
w ithprew ithprewith pre
ceding
cedm g
cedmg
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
or
A verage, 1890-1899.. $31.3667
100.0
$14.3489
100.0
$0.0577
100.0
1890..............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
30.5000
30.5000
30.6042
33.6250
31.7500
97.2
97.2
97.6
107.2
101.2
16.2917
14.2183
14.8542
13. 7708
12.7083
113.5
99.1
103.5
96.0
88.6
- 1 2 .7
+ 4.5
- 7.3
- 7.7
.0638
.0650
.0658
.0609
.0524
110.6
112.7
114.0
105.5
90.8
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898...............................
1899..............................
31.0000
31.0000
30.6667
30.0000
34.0208
98.8
98.8
97.8
95.6
108.5
-
2.4
C1)
- 1.1
- 2.2
+ 13.4
14.2500
14.2500
14.0000
13.7500
15.3958
99.3
99.3
97.6
95.8
107.3
+ 12 .1
(D
- 1.8
- 1.8
+ 12 .0
.0525
.0517
.0535
.0543
.0568
91.0
89.6
92.7
94.1
98.4
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
37.6875
36.7083
42.1042
49.6458
50.3292
120,2
117*0
134.2
158.3
160.5
+ 10 .8
- 2.6
+ 14.7
+17.9
+ 1.4
17.3750
18.0000
19.2500
19.1875
20.5000
121.1
125.4
134.2
133.7
142.9
+ 12 .9
+ 3.6
+ 6.9
.3
+ 6.8
.0625
.0576
.0539
.0615
.0598
108.3
99.8
93.4
106.6
103.6
+10.0
- 7.8
- 6.4
+14.1
- 2.8
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909..............................
48.2083
50.9583
58.0833
58.2917
57.6250
153.7
162.5
185.2
185.8
183.7
- 4.2
+ 5.7
+ 14 .0
+ .4
- 1.1
21.4167
25.5417
24.0000
20.7917
25.2500
149.3
178.0
167.3
144.9
176.0
+ 4.5
+19.3
- 6.0
-1 3 .4
+ 21.4
.0633
.0690
.0697
.0650
.0637
109.7
119.6
120.8
112.7
110.4
+
+
+
-
1910..................... .
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
61.5000
61.5909
61.5000
61.7273
196.1
196.4
196.1
196.8
+ 6.7
+ .1
.1
+ .4
24.6000
24.2727
26.9545
27.8636
171.4
169.2
187.9
194.2
- 2.6
- 1.3
+ 11 .0
+ 3.4
.0692
.0707
.0682
.0676
119.9
122.5
118.2
117.2
+ 8.6
+ 2.2
- 3.5
.9
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
61.5000
61.5000
62.0000
62.0000
62.0000
62.0000
196.1
196.1
197.7
197.7
197.7
197.7
+
27.5000
27.5000
27.5000
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
191.7
191.7
191.7
195.1
195.1
195.1
c1)
+ 1.8
.0686
.0662
.0662
.0662
.0662
.0662
118.9
114.7
114.7
114.7
114.7
114.7
July..............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber..................
October.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
(2)
62.0000
62.0000
62.0000
61.0000
61.0000
.0662
.0662
.0711
.0711
.0711
.0662
114.7
114.7
123.2
123.2
123.2
114.7
197.7
197.7
197.7
194.5
194.5
1 Price unchanged.
0)
+ 0.3
+ 9.9
- 5.6
C)
.8
f1) '
\ll
0)
0)
-
8
1.6
0)
(2)
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
28.0000
195. i
195.1
195.1
195.1
195.1
n\
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v1)
(v
i1)
2 No quotation for month,
+ 1.9
+ 1.2
- 7.4
- 1 4 .0
+
+
+
+
.2
1.5
3.5
1.5
4.6
5.9
9.0
1.0
6.7
2.0
- 3.5
C1)
«
m
i1)
+ 7.4
(!)
w
- 6.9
:
WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1913.
161
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Lumber and building materials.
Paint materials.
Linseed oil: raw.
Year or m onth.
Turpentine, spirits of.
Zinc, oxide of.
Per cent
Per cent
P ercent
of in
of in
o f in
crease
crease
crease
(+ )o r
( + ) or
( + ) or
decrease Average Relative decrease Average Rela decrease
Average
price per Relative (—) com price per
price. (—) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
gallon.
gallon.
pared
pound. price.
pared
pared
with pre
with pre
w ith pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1839.. $0.4535
100.0
$0.3343
100.0
$0.0400
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.6158
.4842
.4083
.4633
.5242
135.8
106.8
90.0
102.2
115.6
-2 1 .4
-1 5 .7
+13.5
+13.1
.4080
.3795
.3227
.3002
.2932
122.0
113.5
96.5
89.8
87.7
- 7.0
-1 5 .0
- 7.0
- 2.3
.0425
.0419
.0426
.0413
.0373
106.3
104.8
106.5
103.3
93.3
+
-
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.5242
.3683
.3275
.3925
.4267
115.6
81/2
72.2
86.5
94.1
(l)
-2 9 .7
-1 1 .1
+19.8
+ 8.7
.2923
.2743
.2924
.3221
.4581
87.4
82.1
87.5
96.4
137.0
- 0.3
- 6.2
+ 6.6
+10.2
+42.2
.0350
.0383
.0377
.0396
.0438
87.5
95.8
94.3
99.0
109.5
- 6.2
+ 9.4
- 1.6
+ 5.0
+10.6
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904...............................
.6292
.6350
.5933
.4167
.4158
138.7
140.0
130.8
91.9
91.7
+47.5
+ .9
- 6.6
—29.’ 8
— .2
.4771
.3729
.4740
.5715
.5757
142.7
111.5
141.8
171.0
172.2
+ 4.1
- 2 1 .8
+27.1
+ 20.6
+ .7
.0451
.0438
.0440
.0463
.0463
112.8
109.5
110.0
115.8
115.8
+ 3.0
- 2.9
+ .5
+ 5.2
(0
1905..............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908..............................
1909...............................
.4675
.4050
.4342
.4375
.5800
103.1
89.3
95.7
96.5
127.9
+ 12.4
-1 3 .4
+ 7.2
+ .8
+32.6
.6276
.6649
.6344
.4533
.4908
187.7
198.9
189.8
135.6
146.8
+ 9.0
+ 5.9
- 4.6
-2 8 .5
+ 8.3
.0465
.0508
.0538
.0513
.0517
116.3
127.0
134.5
128.3
129.3
+ .4
+ 9.2
+ 5.9
- 4.6
+ .8
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
.8467
.8792
.6725
.4621
186.7
193.9
148.3
101.9
+ 46.0
+ 3.8
-2 3 .5
-3 1 .3
.6829
.6789
.4703
.4279
20-1.3
203.1
140.7
128.0
+39.1
.6
-3 0 .7
- 9.0
.0538
.0535
.0515
.0538
134.5
133.8
128.8
134.5
+ 4.1
.6
- 3.7
+ 4.5
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.4200
.4600
.4500
.4400
.4550
.4500
92.6
101.4
99.2
97.0
100.3
99.2
+
+
-
9.5
2.2
2.2
3.4
1.1
.4250
.4525
.4550
.4575
.4075
.4050
127.1
135.4
136.1
136.9
121.9
121.1
+ 6.5
+ .6
+ .5
-1 0 .9
.6
. 0538
.0538
.0538
.0538
.0538
.0538
134.5
134.5
134.5
134.5
134.5
134.5
July..............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber...................
.4700
.4900
.5000
.4700
.4600
.4800
103.6
108.0
110.3
103.6
101.4
105.8
+
+
+
+
4.4
4.3
2.0
6.0
2.1
4.3
.3975
.3825
.4225
.4150
.4525
.4625
118.9
114.4
126.4
124.1
135.4
138.3
- 1.9
- 3.8
+10.5
- 1.8
+ 9.0
+ 2.2
.0538
.0538
.0538
.0538
.0538
.0538
134.5
134.5
134.5
134.5
134.5
134.5
i Price unchanged.
44524°— Bull. 149— 14-----11
1.4
1.7
3.1
9.7
( l)
0
(i)
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(1) ■
(l) •
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BULLETIN OP THE BUREAU OP LABOR STATISTICS.
162
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Lum ber and building materials.
R osin: good, strained.
P u tty.
Year or m onth.
Shingles: cypress.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(+ )o r
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average Relative decrease Average Relative decrease Average Rela decrease
( —) com price
tive ( —) com
price per price. ( —) com price per
price.
per M. price.
pared
barrel.
pared
pound.
pared
w ith pre
w ith pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.0158
100.0
$1.4399
100.0
$2.8213
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892...............................
1893..............................
1894...............................
.0176
.0175
.0161
.0160
.0157
110.8
110.8
101.9
101.3
99.4
C1)
8.0
.6
1.9
1.3844
1.4740
1.3417
1.2615
1.2510
96.1
102.4
93.2
87.6
86.9
+ 6.5
- 9.0
- 6.0
.8
3.3500
3.2500
3.1500
3.0000
2.8000
118.7
115.2
111.7
106.3
99.2
-
3.0
3.1
4.8
6.7
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.0145
.0145
.0145
.0145
.0168
91.8
91.8
91.8
91.8
106.3
-
7.6
C)
0)
C1)
+ 15 .8
1.5615
1.7458
1.6125
1.4208
1.3458
108.4
121.2
112.0
98.7
93.5
+ 24 .8
+ 11.8
- 7.6
-1 1 .9
- 5.3
2.6500
2.5000
2.3500
2.5000
2.6625
93.9
88.6
83.3
88.6
94.4
+
+
5.4
5.7
6.0
6.4
6.5
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
.0190
.0150
.0192
.0141
.0110
120.3
94.9
121.5
89.2
69.6
+13.1
-2 1 .1
+ 28 .0
-2 6 .6
-2 2 .0
1.6021
1.5302
1.6125
2.2156
2.8333
111.3
106.3
112.0
153.9
196.8
+ 19 .0
- 4.5
+ 5.4
+ 37 .4
+ 27.9
2.8500
2.8500
2.6708
2.5667
2.6000
101.0
101.0
94.7
91.0
92.2
+ 7.0
C1)
- 6.3
- 3.9
+ 1.3
1905..............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
.0109
.0119
.0120
.0120
.0120
69.0
75.3
75.9
75.9
75.9
.9
+ 9.2
+ .8
(*)
0)
3.4229
4.0146
4.3771
3.2817
3.5000
237.7
278.8
304.0
227.9
243.1
+ 20 .8
+17.3
+ 9.0
- 2 5 .0
+ 6.7
2.7250
3.2417
4.2250
3.5375
3.2667
96.6
114.9
149.8
125.4
115.8
+ 4.8
+ 19 .0
+30.3
- 1 6 .3
- 7.7
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913..............................
.0115
.0115
.0115
.0115
72.8
72.8
72.8
72.8
-
4.2
0)
0)
0)
5.2333
6.7167
6.6417
4.8167
363.4
466.5
461.3
334.5
+49.5
+28.3
- 1.1
- 2 7 .5
3.4917
3.6083
3.4833
3.5417
123.8
127.9
123.5
125.5
+
+
+
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June..............................
.0115
.0115
.0115
.0115
.0115
.0115
72.8
72.8
72.8
72.8
72.8
72.8
C1)
( 1)
C)
(*)
C1)
5.9500
5.7500
6.5000
5.5000
4.7500
4.8000
413.2
399.3
451.4
382.0
329.9
333.4
- 3.4
+ 13.0
- 1 5 .4
- 1 3 .6
+ 1.1
3.7000
3.7000
3.7000
3.6000
3.5000
3.4000
131.1
131.1
131.1
127.6
124.1
120.5
C1)
C1)
- 2.7
— 2.8
- 2.9
J u ly..............................
A ugu st........................
September...................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
.0115
.0115
.0115
.0115
.0115
.0115
72.8
72.8
72.8
72.8
72.8
72.8
4.0000
4.2500
4.2000
4.0000
4.0000
4.1000
277.8
295.2
291.7
277.8
277.8
284.7
-1 6 .7
+ 6.3
- 1.2
- 4.8
0)
+ '2.5
3.4000
3.5000
3.5000
3.5000
3.5000
3.5000
120.5
124.1
124.1
124.1
124.1
124.1
-
191 3 .
C1)
0)
0)
C1)
C1)
i Price unchanged.
6.9
3.3
3.5
1.7
0)
+ 2.9
q)
(l)
(l)
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
163
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Lumber and building material.
Tar.
Shingles.
Year or month.
Michigan
R ed
white
W hite
cedar,
pine,
pine,
18in.long, 16in.long, 16in.long,
average x x x x , average
average
price
price
per M.
price
per M.
per M.
Per cent
of in
crease ( + )
or de
Average
elative crease ( —) price per
price. com pared barrel.
with pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
Per cent
o f in
crease ( + )
or de
Relative crease ( —)
compared
price.
w ith pre
ceding
year or
m onth.
A verage, 1890-1899..
$3.7434
100.0
$1.2048
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
3.8417
4.0000
3.9063
3.8500
3.7500
102.6
106.9
104.4
102.8
100.2
+
-
4.1
2.3
1.4
2.6
1.4750
1.5833
1.3000
1.0458
1.0917
122.4
131.4
107.9
86.8
90.6
+ 7.3
- 1 7 .9
- 1 9 .6
+ 4.4
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
3.7000
3.6125
3.5417
3.5521
3.6792
98.8
96.5
94.6
94.9
98.3
+
+
1.3
2.4
2.0
•3
3.6
1.1417
1.0125
1.0542
1.0979
1.2458
94.8
84.0
87.5
91.1
103.4
+ 4.6
-1 1 .3
+ 4.1
+ 4.1
+13.5
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
4.0000
4.1875
106.9
111.9
123.0
125.1
122.5
+ 8.7
+ 4.7
+ 10 .0
+ 1.7
- 2.1
1.3625
1.2817
1.3250,
1.6792
1.6792
113.1
106.4
110.0
139.4
139.4
+ 9.4
- 5.9
+ 3.4
+ 26.7
$1.6875
2.2125
2.6958
2.0125
2.0042
119.9
157.2
191.5
143.0
142.4
- 2.1
+31.1
+ 21.8
-2 5 .3
.4
1.7583
1.9583
2.3292
1.6000
1.6375
145.9
162.5
193.3
132.8
135.9
+ 4.7
+ 11.4
+18.9
-3 1 .3
+ 2.3
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
2.0083
1.8133
1.9392
1.9667
142.7
128.8
137.7
139.7
+ .2
- 9.7
+ 6.9
+ 1.4
2.2542
2.1250
2.0000
2.2250
187.1
176.4
166.0
184.7
+ 37.7
- 5.7
- 5.9
+11.3
1913.
January......................
F ebruary...................
March.........................
A p ril...........................
M ay.............................
June............................
2.0500
2.1500
2.1500
2.1500
2.1000
2.0500
145.6
152.7
152.7
152.7
149.1
145.6
+ 4.9
0)
C1)
- 2.3
- 2.4
2.2000
2.2000
2.2000
2.2000
2.2000
2.2000
182.6
182.6
182.6
182.6
182.6
182.6
July.............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber.................
October......................
N ovem ber.................
Decem ber...................
2.0500
1.9500
1.8500
1.7500
1.6500
1.7000
145.6
138.5
131.4
124.3
117.2
120.7
C1)
- 4.9
- 5.1
- 5.4
- 5.7
+ 3.0
2.2000
2.2000
2.2000
2.2000
2.2000
2.5000
182.6
182.6
182.6
182.6
182.6
207.5
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
$3.2625
3.5875
3.6500
3.5750
3.5O0O
1 Price unchanged.
G)
+ 1 3 .6
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
164
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Drugs and chemicals.
A lcohol.
A lu m : lum p.
Grain.
Year or m onth.
W ood : refined, 95 pet cent.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative (—) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
gallon.
gallon.
pound. price.
pared
pared
pared
w ithprew ithprewith pre
cedm g
cedmg
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $2.2405
100.0
$0.9539
100.0
$0.0167
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
2.0717
2.2150
2.1417
2.1808
2.1521
92.5
98.9
95.6
97.3
96.1
+ 6 .9
- 3 .3
+ 1 .8
- 1 .3
1.1375
1.1598
1.2973
1.2917
.7198
119.2
121.6
136.0
135.4
75.5
+ 2.0
+ 11.9
.4
- 4 4 .3
.0182
.0158
.0160
.0174
.0169
109.0
94.6
95.8
104.2
101.2
-1 3 .2
+ 1.3
+ 8.8
- 2.9
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
2.3292
2.3008
2.2767
2.3250
2.4117
104.0
102.7
101.6
103.8
107.6
+ 8 .2
- 1 .2
- 1 .0
+ 2 .1
+ 3 .7
.8667
.8500
.6938
.7500
.7708
90.9
89.1
72.9
78.6
80.8
+20.4
- 1.9
- 1 8 .4
+ 8.1
+ 2.8
.0160
.0164
.0166
.0165
.0168
95.8
98.2
99.4
98.8
100.6
+
+
+
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
2.3867
2.4583
2.4057
2.3958
2.4325
106.5
109.7
107.4
106.9
108.6
- 1 .0
+ 3 .0
-2 .1
- .4
+ 1 .5
.8000
.6125
.6417
.5917
.5875
83.9
64.2
67.3
62.0
61.6
+ 3.8
- 2 3 .4
+ 4.8
- 7.8
.7
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0173
.0175
104.8
104.8
104.8
103.6
104.8
+ 4 .2
0)
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
2.4275
2.4642
2.5229
2.6367
2.6175
108.3
110.0
112.6
117.7
116.8
- .2
+ 1 .5
+ 2 .4
+ 4 .5
- .7
.6750
.7000
.3992
.4275
.5000
70.8
73.4
41.8
44.8
52.4
+ 14.9
+ 3.7
- 4 3 .0
+ 7.1
+ 17.0
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
(9
(9
(i)
(i)
0)
- 4.3
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
C1)
(11
(ll
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
.0175
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
2.5525
2.5350
2.5692
2.4992
113.9
113.1
114.7
111.5
- 2 .5
- .7
+ 1 .3
- 2 .7
.5000
.5000
.5000
.4783
52.4
52.4
52.4
50.1
January.......................
February....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
2.5400
2.5200
2.5200
2.4900
2.4700
2.4700
113.4
112.5
112.5
111.1
110.2
110.2
- .8
0)
- 1 .2
- .8
.5000
.5000
.5000
.4900
.4900
.4900
52.4
52.4
52.4
51.4
51.4
51.4
July..............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
2.4700
2.4700
2.5100
2.5100
2.5100
2.5100
110.2
110.2
112.0
112.0
112.0
112.0
.4900
.4500
.4500
.4600
.4600
.4600
51.4
47.2
47.2
48.2
48.2
48.2
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
(9
- 1.1
+ 1.2
0)
(9
(9
(9
1913.
(9
(9
(9
+ 1 .6
(9
(9
(9
i Price unchanged.
0)
-
(9
2.0
(9
(9
-
(l)
8.2
(9
+ 2.2
(9
(9
5.3
2.5
1.2
.6
1.8
m
G)
<9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913,
165
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Drugs and chemicals.
Brimstone: crude,
seconds.
Year or m onth.
Glycerin: refined.
Muriatic acid: 20°.
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela
price per Relative (—) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive
price.
price.
ton.
pound.
pared
pared
pound. price.
with pre
w ithpreceding
ceding
year or
year or
month.
month.
Per cent
of in
crease
( + ) or
decrease
( —) com
pared
with pre
ceding
year or
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $20.6958
100.0
$0.1399
100.0
$0.0104
100.0
21.1458
28.6042
24.1458
18.7292
16.5833
102.2
138.2
116.7
90.5
80.1
+ 35.3
-1 5 .6
-2 2 .4
-1 1 .5
.1767
.1538
.1396
.1346
.1194
126.3
109.9
99.8
96.2
85.3
- 1 3 .0
- 9.2
- 3.6
- 1 1 .3
.0104
.0098
.0121
.0101
.0088
100.0
94.2
116.3
97.1
84.6
1895............................... 15.6250
1896............................... 17.9583
1897............................... 20.1250
1898............................... 22.9167
1899............................... 21.1250
75.5
86.8
97.2
110.7
102.1
- 5.8
+ 14.9
+12.1
+ 13.9
- 7.8
.1204
.1671
.1308
.1238
.1329
86.1
119.4
93.5
88.5
95.0
+ .8
+ 38 .8
- 2 1 .7
- 5.4
+ 7.4
.0083
.0075
.0109
.0128
.0135
79.8
72.1
104.8
123.1
129.8
- 9.6
+45.3
+ 17.4
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
21.1458
22.0000
23.4375
22.3333
21.7750
102.2
106.3
113.2
107.9
105.2
+
.1
+ 4.0
+ 6.5
- 4.7
- 2.5
.1515
.1504
.1444
.1446
.1396
108.3
107.5
103.2
103.4
99.8
+ 14.0
.7
- 4.0
+ .1
- 3.5
.0135
.0150
.0168
.0160
.0160
129.8
144.2
161.5
153.8
153.8
+11.1
+ 12.0
- 4.8
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
21.2667
22.1563
21.4983
21.7917
22.0000
102.8
107.1
103.9
105.3
106.3
- 2.3
+ 4.2
- 3.0
+ 1.4
+ 1.0
.1238
.1129
.1383
.1492
.1700
88.5
80.7
98.9
106.6
121.5
- 1 1 .3
- 8.8
+ 22.5
+ 7.9
+ 13.9
.0160
.0135
.0135
.0135
.0134
153.8
129.8
129.8
129.8
128.8
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912.........................
1913...............................
22.0000
22.0000
22.0000
22.0000
106.3
106.3
106.3
106.3
.2142
.2269
.1842
.1971
153.1
162.2
131.7
140.9
+26.0
(i)
0
+ 5.9
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0130
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
22.0000
22.0000
22.0000
22.0000
22.0000
22.0000
106.3
106.3
106.3
106.3
106.3
106.3
m
(/
0)
(n
0
.1875
.1875
.1875
.2000
.2000
.1975
134.0
134.0
134.0
143.0
143.0
141.2
0
0
+ 6.7
0
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0130
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
0
0
(i)
V1)
0)
J u ly .............................
A ugust........................
September..................
October........................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
22.0000
22.0000
22.0000
22.0000
22.0000
22.0000
106.3
106.3
106.3
106.3
106.3
106.3
.1925
.1925
.1975
.2075
.2075
.2075
137.6
137.6
141.2
148.3
148.3
148.3
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0130
.0130
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
0
0
0
0
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
0
- 1 8 .8
+ 7.0
- 5.8
+23.5
- 1 6 .5
- 1 2 .9
- 5.7
+ 5.5
0
0
0
-1 5 .6
0
0
- .7
-
(i)
0
1913.
0
W
(1)
(1)
0
1 Price unchanged,
-
1.3
-
2.5
0
+ 2.6
+ 5.1
0
0)
0
3.0
166
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OP LABOR STATISTICS.
II.— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
T able
Drugs and chemicals.
O pium : natural, in cases.
Y ear or m onth.
Quinine: American.
Sulphuric acid: 66°.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
(+ )o r
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative (—) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
price.
pound.
pared
ounce.
pound. price.
pared
pared
with pre
w ith pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $2.3602
100.0
$0.2460
100.0
$0.0089
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
2.6208
1.9438
1.6708
2.3917
2.2854
111.0
82.4
70.8
101.3
96.8
-2 5 .8
- 1 4 .0
+ 43 .1
- 4.4
.3275
.2508
.2183
.2150
.2621
133.1
102.0
88.7
87.4
106.5
- 2 3 .4
- 1 3 .0
- 1.5
+ 21 .9
.0088
.0081
.0095
.0085
.0073
98.9
91.0
106.7
95.5
82.0
- 8.0
+17.3
- 1 0 .5
- 1 4 .1
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
1.8413
2.0917
2.3417
3.3417
3.0729
78.0
88.6
99.2
141.6
130.2
-1 9 .4
+ 13 .6
+ 12.0
+ 42 .7
- 8.0
.2508
.2406
.1829
.2146
.2975
102.0
97.8
74.3
87.2
120.9
- 4.3
- 4.1
- 2 4 .0
+ 17.3
+ 38 .6
.0070
.0070
.0095
.0113
.0120
78.7
78.7
106.7
127.0
134.8
- 4.1
0)
+ 35.7
+18.9
+ 6.2
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904...............................
3.2000
3.2292
2.8313
3.0813
2.7500
135.6
136.8
120.0
130.6
116.5
+ 4.1
+ .9
-1 2 .3
+ 8.8
- 1 0 .8
.3325
.3025
.2575
.2525
.2333
135.2
123.0
104.7
102.6
94.8
+11.8
- 9.0
- 1 4 .9
- 1.9
- 7.6
.0120
.0125
.0130
.0127
.0129
134.8
140.4
146.1
142.7
144.9
C1)
+ 4.2
+ 4.0
- 2.3
+ 1.6
1905..............................
1906...............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
3.0333
2.9500
4.9458
4.7146
4.6104
128.5
125.0
209.6
199.8
195.3
+ 10.3
- 2.7
+ 67 .7
— 4.7
- 2.2
.2100
.1658
.1775
.1567
.1408
85.4
67.4
72.2
63.7
57.2
- 1 0 .0
- 2 1 .0
+ 7.1
- 1 1 .7
- 1 0 .1
.0124
.0100
.0100
.0102
.0100
139.3
112.4
112.4
114.6
112.4
- 3.9
- 1 9 .4
C1)
+ 2.0
- 2.0
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
5.3708
6.4333
7.1167
6.0167
227.6
272.6
301.5
254.9
+ 16.5
+ 19 .8
+ 10.6
-1 5 .5
.1400
.1400
.1767
.2196
56.9
56.9
71.8
89.3
-
+ 26 .2
+ 24 .3
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
112.4
112.4
112.4
112.4
0)
0)
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June..............................
6.4000
6.2000
5.9000
6.1500
6.4000
6.4000
271.2
262.7
250.0
260.6
271.2
271.2
C1)
.1950
.2150
.2150
.2150
.2150
.2150
79.3
87.4
87.4
87.4
87.4
87.4
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
112.4
112.4
112.4
112.4
112.4
112.4
July..............................
A ugu st........................
September...................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
6.0000
5.7500
5.7500
5.7500
5.7000
5.8000
254.2
243.6
243.6
243.6
241.5
245.7
6.3
4.2
C)
C1)
.9
+ 1.8
.2150
.2300
.2300
.2300
.2300
.2300
87.4
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.5
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
.0100
112.4
112.4
112.4
112.4
112.4
112.4
.6
0)
1913.
-
3.1
4.8
+ 4.2
+ 4.1
-
1 Price unchanged,
+ 10 .3
C1)
C1)
0)
Q)
0)
+ 7.0
(!)
C1)
0)
0)
(!)
(*)
C1)
C1)
(})
W
(i)
C1)
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C1)
C1)
, C1)
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
167
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
House-furnishing goods.
Earthenware.
Plates cream colored.
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent of
increase
( + or
de
Aver
crease
age
(-)
price
com
per
pared dozen.
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Year or month.
Aver
age
price
per
dozen.
Plates: white granite.
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent of
increase
(+ )°r
de
crease
(-)
com
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Teacups and saucers: white
granite.
A ver
Aver
age
age
price
price
per
per
gross (6
dozen dozen
cups
cups
and
and 6
dozen
dozen
sau
sau
cers.
cers).
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent of
increase
( + ) or
de
crease
(-)
com
pared
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Average, 1890-1899.. $0.4136
100.0
$0.4479
100.0
$3.4292
160.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.4465
.4367
.4230
.4230
.4177
108.0
105.6
102.3
102.3
101.0
—2.2
—3.1
C1)
-1 .3
.4888
.4786
.4644
.4644
.4566
109.1
106.9
103.7
103.7
101.9
— 1.7
3.7600
3.6817
3.5720
3.5720
3.5250
109.6
107.4
104.2
104.2
102.8
—2.1
—3.0
f1)
—1.3
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.3913
.3807
.3807
.4153
.4208
94.6
92.0
92.0
100.4
101.7
-6 .3
—2.7
(i)
+ 9 .1
+ 1 .3
.4162
.3991
.3991
.4515
.4607
92.9
89.1
89.1
100.8
102.9
— 8.8
— 4.1
(i)
+ 13.1
+ 2.0
3.2374
3.0907
3.0907
3.3595
3.4026
94.4
90.1
90.1
98.0
99.2
—8.2
—4.5
(!)
+ 8 .7
+ 1 .3
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.4410
.4655
.4655
.4775
.4705
106.6
112.5
112.5
115.4
113.8
+ 4 .8
+ 5 .6
(!)
+ 2 .6
—1.5
.4841
.5096
.5096
.4988
.4943
108.1
113.8
113.8
111.4
110.4
+ 5.1
+ 5.3
(i)
— 2.1
— .9
3.5750
3.7632
3.7632
3.6832
3/6503
104.3
109.7
109.7
107.4
106.4
+ 5 .1
+ 5 .3
(i)
—2.1
— .9
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.4410
.4410
.4410
.4300
.4300
106.6
106.6
106.6
104.0
104.0
—6.3
0)
(!)
—2.5
(i)
.4586
.4586
.4586
.4586
.4586
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
— 7.2
(i)
(i)
l 1)
(i)
3.3869
3.3869
3.3869
3.3869
3.3869
98.8
98.8
98.8
98.8
98.8
—7.2
(i)
(i)
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.4333
.4333
.4333
.4344
104.8
104.8
104.8
105.0
+ .8
(i)
C1)
+ .3
.4621
.4621
.4621
.4633
103.2
103.2
103.2
103.4
+
0)
C1)
+ .3
3.4128
3.4128
3. 4128 §6.5688
.5702
99.5
99.5
99.5
99.7
+ .8
(!)
(0
— .3
January......................
February...................
March.........................
A p ril...........................
M!av.............................
June............................
.4344
.4344
.4344
.4344
.4344
.4344
105.0
105.0
105.0
105.0
105.0
105.0
(i)
(0
(0
(1)
.4633
.4633
.4633
.4633
.4633
.4633
103.4
103.4
103.4
103.4
103.4
103.4
0)
(i)
0)
(1)
(i)
C)
.5702
.5702
.5702
.5702
.5702
.5702
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
(l )
O)
n\
/n
l1)
J u ly ............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber.................
October.......................
N ovem ber..................
Decem ber...................
.4344
.4344
.4344
.4344
.4344
.4344
105.0
105.0
105.0
105.0
105.0
105.0
(1)
C1)
0)
(i)
(1)
0)
.4633
.4633
.4633
.4633
.4633
.4633
103.4
103.4
103.4
103.4
103.4
103.4
.5702
.5702
.5702
.5702
.5702
.5702
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
99.7
1913.
1
1 Price unchanged.
— 2.1
— 3.0
(i)
.8
l 1)
C1)
C1)
o)
m
m
i1)
(l)
(1)
168
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
House-furnishing goods.
Furniture.
Bedroom sets.
Year or m onth.
Ash,
aver
age
price
per
set.
Iron
bed
stead,
hard
wood
dresser
and
washstands,
averprice
per
set
Chairs: bedroom , maple.
Per
cent of
increase
(+ )o r
de
Avercrease
Rela(-)
price
tive
com
per
price.
pared dozen.
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Chairs: kitchen.
Relar
tive
price.
Per
cent of
increase
(-f)o r
d e
crease A ver
age
(-)
price
com
per
pared
dozen.
with
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Per
cent o f
increase
(+ )o r
d e
Relar crease
(-)
tive
com
price.
pared
w ith
pre
ceding
year or
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $10,555
100.0
$8,195
100.0
$3.8255
100.0
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
12.000
12.000
12.000
113.7
113.7
113.7
104.2
104.2
7.000
7.000
6.850
6.850
113.0
113.0
(*)
-2 .1
4.2000
4.2000
4.2500
4.2500
3.5000
109.8
109.8
111.1
111.1
91.5
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
9.950
8.750
8.750
96.9
96.9
80.7
83.7
98.9
0)
C1)
- 1 6 .7
+ 2.5
+19.5
3.5000
3.5000
3.5000
3.3130
4.0420
91.5
91.5
91.5
105.7
+22.0
129.1
113.0
118.4
127.8
129.1
+ 30 .6
-1 2 .5
+ 4.8
5.2080
4.7500
4.9167
5.0000
4.7708
136.1
124.2
128.5
130.7
124.7
+28.8
4.7500
5.1250
5.7917
6.0000
5.5833
124.2
134.0
151.4
156.8
145.9
.4
+ 7.9
+ 13.0
+ 3.6
- 6.9
5.5000
5.7500
6.0000
143.8
150.3
156.8
156.8
- 1.5
+ 4.5
+ 4.3
0)
11.000
11.000
6.000
-
9.5
-
12.1
6.000
6.000
C1)
+ 14.3
+ 1.0
5.000
5.125
6.125
110.6
110.6
96.9
10.000
10.100
94.3
82.9
82.9
94.7
95.7
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
11.250
11.250
11.750
12.167
12.250
106.6
106.6
111.3
115.3
116.1
+ 11.4
0)
+ 4.4
+ 3.5
+ .7
8.000
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
12.354
12.958
14.500 $11,250
11.000
10.875
117.0
+ •8
+ 4.9
+ 11.9
10.000
-1 .1
9.417
9.000
129.1
143.9
161.4
152.0
145.3
11.875
13.750
15.250
18.000
145.0
167.9
186.2
219.8
+15.8
+ 10.9
+18.0
9.000
9.000
9.500
10.500
145.3
145.3
153.3
169.5
January...........
F ebruary........
March............. .
A pril............... .
May................ .
June.................
18.000
18.000
18.000
18.000
18.000
18.000
219.8 .........
219.8
(i)
219.8
(i)
219.8
(i)
219.8
(i)
219.8
(i)
10.500
10.500
10.500
10.500
10.500
10.500
July........... .
August___
September.
O cto b er...,
N ovem ber.
D ecember.
18.000
18.000
18.000
18.000
18.000
18.000
219.8
219.8
219.8
219.8
219.8
219.8
10.500
10.500
10.500
10.500
10.500
10.500
1910.
1911.
1912.
1913.
122.8
137.4
134.3
132.8
7.000
7.333
7.917
8.000
8.000
8.917
1913.
i Price unchanged.
+ 8.0
+ 1.0
+ 11.5
+12.1
-
5.8
4.4
0)
+ 5.6
+ 10.5
6.0000
.......... 6.0000
)
(i)
0)
(i)
(i )
0
169.5
169.5
169.5
86.6
6.0000
156.8
156.8
156.8
156.8
156.8
156.8
6.0000
6.0000
6.0000
6.0000
6.0000
6.0000
156.8
156.8
156.8
156.8
156.8
156.8
6.0 000
6.0000
6.0000
6.0000
-
-
5.3
8.8
+ 3.5
+ 1.7
- 4.6
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
169
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
House-furnishing goods.
Furniture.
Glassware.
Tables: kitchen.
Year or month.
Pitchers: ^-gallon,
com m on.
Nappies: 4-inch.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average
decrease Average
decrease Average Rela decrease
price per Relative ( —) com price per Relative ( —) com price per tive (—) com
price.
price.
dozen.
dozen.
pared
pared
dozen.
price.
pared
with pre
with prewith pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $14,435
100.0
$0,112
100.0
$1.175
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
15.000
15.000
15.000
15.000
14.250
103.9
103.9
103.9
103.9
98.7
P)
0)
P)
- 5.0
.120
.120
.120
.120
.120
107.1
107.1
107.1
107.1
107.1
P)
P)
P)
P)
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.250
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
106.4
P)
p)
P)
P)
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
14.250
13.800
13.800
13.800
14.450
98.7
95.6
95.6
95.6
100.1
P)
3.2
P)
P)
+ 4.7
.120
.100
.100
.100
.100
107.1
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
P)
-1 6 .7
P)
P)
P)
1.250
1.250
1.000
1.000
1.000
106.4
106.4
85.1
85.1
85.1
P)
p)
- 2 0 .0
P)
P)
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
15.600
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
+ 8.0
0)
P)
P)
P)
.100
.140
.140
.140
.140
89.3
125.0
125.0
125.0
125.0
P)
+ 40 .0
0)
1.000
1.300
1.300
1.300
1.150
85.1
110.6
110.6
110.6
97.9
P)
+30.0
P)
P)
- 1 1 .5
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909..............................
15.600
16.500
18.000
18.000
18.000
108.1
114.3
124.7
124.7
124.7
P)
+ 5.8
+ 9.1
P)
P)
.140
.140
.140
.122
.117
125.0
125.0
125.0
108.9
104.5
C1)
p>
1.050
1.050
1.050
.963
.996
89.4
89.4
89.4
82.0
84.8
- 8.7,
P)
P)
- 8.3
+ 3.4
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913..............................
20.000
21.000
22.800
22.800
138.6
145.5
157.9
157.9
+11.1
+ 5.0
+ 8.6
P)
.113
.110
.110
.110
100.9
98.2
98.2
98.2
.942
.800
.800
.800
80.2
68.1
68.1
68.1
- 5.4
-1 5 .1
1913.
January......................
February.....................
March..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
22.800
22.800
22.800
22.800
22.800
22.800
157.9
157.9
157.9
157.9
157.9
157.9
P)
P)
P)
P)
.110
.110
.110
.110
.110
.110
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
p)
.800
.800
.800
.800
.800
.800
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
July..............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber..................
October.......................
N ovem ber...................
D ecem ber...................
22.800
22.800
22.800
22.800
22.800
22.800
157.9
157.9
157.9
157.9
157.9
157.9
.110
.110
.110
.110
.110
.110
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
p>
p>
p>
(1)
P)
P)
.800
.800
.800
.800
.800
.800
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
68.1
-
P)
(!)
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
i Price unchanged.
h
p)
h
- 1 2 .9
- 4.1
-
3.4
2.7
P)
0)
0)
p>
(i)
V
)
P)
P)
P
V1)
C1)
P) *
P)
P)
P)
P)
P)
170
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I I . — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S F O R E A C H
Y E A R , 1890 T O 1933, A N D F O R E A C H M O N T H O F 1913— Continued.
able
House-furnishing goods.
Table cutlery.
Glassware.
Tumblers:- J-pint, com m on.
Year and m onth.
Carvers: stag handles.
Knives and forks: cocobolo handles.
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
crease
crease
(
+ ) or
( + ) or
Average Relative decrease Average Relative decrease Average Rela
price per
( —) com price per price. ( —) com price per tive
price.
pair.
pared
gross.
dozen.
pared
price.
w ith pre
w ith pre
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
month.
month.
Per cent
of in
crease
(+ )o r
decrease
( —) com
pared
with pre
ceding
year or
month.
A verage, 1890-1899 ..
$0.1775
100.0
$0.80
100.0
$6.0600
1P0.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.1800
.2000
.1900
.1900
.1900
101.4
112.7
107.0
107.0
107.0
+11.1
- 5.0
.80
.80
.80
.95
.80
100.0
100.0
100.0
118.8
100.0
7.7500
7.7500
6.8500
5.5000
5.5000
127.9
127.9
113.0
90.8
90.8
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898.............................. jI
3899..............................
.1850
.1800
.1700
. 1600
.1300
104.2
101.4
95.8
90.1
73.2
- 2.6
- 2.7
- 5.6
- 5.9
-1 8 .8
.80
.80
.75
.75
.75
100.0
100.0
93.8
93.8
93.8
5.5000
5.5000
5.0000
5.5000
5.7500
90.8
90.8
82.5
90.8
94.9
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.1800
.1800
.1850
.1767
.1600
101.4
101.4
104.2
99.5
90.1
+38.5
+ 2.8
- 4.5
- 9.5
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
5.7500
6.5000
6.5000
6.5000
6.6667
94.9
107.3
107.3
107.3
110.0
+ 2.6
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907..............................
1908...............................
1909..............................
.1500
.1500
.1500
.1325
.1342
84.5
84.5
84.5
74.6
75.6
.75
.75
.80
.75
.75
93.8
93.8
100.0
93.8
93.8
6.6875
6.0500
6.4833
5.4167
5.0000
110.4
99.8
107.0
89.4
82.5
+ .3
- 9.5
+ 7.2
- 1 6 .5
- 7.7
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.1200
.1100
.1100
.1200
67.6
62.0
62.0
67.6
+ 9.1
.75
.75
.75
.75
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
5.0000
5.0000
5.2917
5.7500
82.5
82.5
87.3
94.9
+ 5.8
+ 8.7
January.......................
February....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
M ay..............................
June.............................
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
67.6
67.6
67.6
67.6
67.6
67.6
G)
G)
G)
G)
G)
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
0)
G)
5.7500
5.7500
5.7500
5.7500
5.7500
5.7500
94.9
94.9
94.9
94.9
94.9
94.9
J uly..............................
A ugu st........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber...................
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
.1200
67.6
67.6
67.6
67.6
67.6
67.6
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.8
0)
G)
(n
(i)
G)
G)
5.7500
5.7500
5.7500
5.7500
5.7500
5.7500
94.9
94.9
94.9
94.9
94.9
94.9
G)
h
G)
-
6.3
G)
G)
-1 1 .7
+ 1.3
-1 0 .6
- 8.3
G)
G)
G)
+ 18 .8
- 1 5 .8
-
0)
0)
6.2
0)
G)
(1)
C1)
(1)
C1)
G)
G)
G)
+ 6.7
- 6.2
0)
m
C1)
(i)
G)
G)
- 1 1 .6
- 1 9 .7
G)
G)
G)
- 9.1
+ 10 .0
+ 4.5
G)
+ 13.0
G)
G)
G)
G)
1913.
G)
G)
G)
G)
G)
.
1 Price unchanged.
(1)
w
G)
Y
C1)
V1)
(i)
G)
m
G)
G)
G)
171
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
T a b l e I I . — A V E R A G E W H O L E SA L E PRICES OF COMMODITIES FO R EACH
Y E A R , 1890 TO 1913, A N D FO R EACH M ONTH OF 1913— Continued.
House-furnishing goods.
W oodenware.
Pails: oak-grained.
T ubs: oak-grained.
Year or m onth.
Average
price per
dozen.
Relative
price.
Per cent
of increase
( + ) or de
crease ( —)
compared,
with pre
ceding year
or m onth.
Average
price per
nest of 3.
Relative
price.
Per cent
of increase
( + ) or de
crease ( —)
compared
with pre
ceding year
or m onth.
A verage, 1890-1899..
$1.2988
100.0
$1.3471
100.0
1890 ............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
1.5917
1.4500
1.3500
1.3125
1.2583
122.6
111.6
103.9
101.1
96.9
- 8.9
-6 .9
- 2.8
- 4.1
1.6500
1.5667
1.4000
1.3083
1.2875
122.5
116.3
103.9
97.1
95.6
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
1.1208
1.2625
1.2417
1.1333
1.2667
86.3
97.2
95.6
87.3
97.5
-1 0 .9
+ 12.6
- 1.6
- 8.7
+11.8
1.2500
1.2500
1.2500
1.2500
1.2583
92.8
92.8
92.8
92.8
93.4
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
1.4917
1.5500
1.5500
1.5875
1.7000
114.9
119.3
119.3
122.2
130.9
+ 17.8
+ 3.9
(»)
+ 2.4
+ 7.1
1.4417
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
1.4500
107.0
107.6
107.6
107.6
107.6
1905..............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
1.7000
1.7000
1.9708
2.1000
1.9167
130.9
130.9
151.7
161.7
147.6
G)
G)
1.4500
1.4500
1.6000
1.6500
1.6500
107.6
107.6
118.8
122.5
122.5
G)
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
1.9000
1.7500
1.7500
1.7917
146.3
134.7
134.7
138.0
-
1.6125
1.6500
1.6000
1.6833
119.7
122.5
118.8
125.0
+
+
1913.
January......................
February...................
March..........................
A pril...........................
M ay.............................
June............................
1.7500
1.7500
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
134.7
134.7
138.6
138.6
138.6
138.6
1.6000
1.6000
1.7000
1.7000
1.7000
1.7000
118.8
118.8
126.2
126.2
126.2
126.2
J u ly .............................
A ugust........................
Septem ber.................
O ctober......................
N ovem ber.................
Decem ber...................
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
1.8000
138.6
138.6
138.6
138.6
138.6
138.6
1.7000
1.7000
1.7000
1.7000
1.7000
1.7000
126.2
126.2
126.2
126.2
126.2
126.2
+15.9
+ 6.6
- 8.7
.9
7.9
G)
+ 2.4
(V)
+ 2.9
G)
G)
G)
G)
G)
G)
G)
0)
G)
1 Price unchanged.
- 5.0
- 1 0 .6
- 6.6
- 1.6
- 2.9
(i)
G)
G)
+
.7
+ 14.6
+ .6
G)
G)
0)
0)
+10.3
+ 3.1
0)
G)
2.3
2.3
3.0
5.2
+ 6.3
0)
G)
0)
G)
G)
G)
G)
0)
0)
172
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913— Continued.
T able
Miscellaneous.
------------------------------------------------- *-----------------------Cottonseed meal.
Per cent
of increase
( + ) or
decrease
( —) com
pared with
preceding
year or
month.
Year or m onth.
Average
price per
ton of
2,000 lbs.
Cottonseed oil: summer yellow, prime.
Relative
price.
Average
price per
gallon.
Average
price per
pound.
Per cent
of increase
( + ) or
decrease
R elative
(
—)
com - ,
price.
pared w ith
preceding
year or
m onth.
A vera ge, 1890-1899.
$21.9625
100.0
$0.3044
100.0
1890.............................
1891.............................
1892.............................
1893.............................
1894............................
23.3750
25.2083
23.6958
25.7042
22.5583
100.4
114.8
107.9
117.0
102.7
+ 7.8
— 6.0
+ 8.5
-1 2 .2
.3446
.3567
.3088
.4550
.3238
113.2
117.2
101.4
149.5
106.4
+ 3.5
—13.4
+47.3
- 2 8 .8
1895.............................
1896.............................
1897.............................
1898.............................
1899.............................
18.9125
19.9375
20.4375
19.0000
20.7958
86.1
90.8
93.1
86.5
94.7
-1 6 .2
+ 5.4
+ 2.5
- 7.0
+ 9.5
.2721
.2513
.2365
.2288
.2663
89.4
82.6
77.7
75.2
87.5
—16.0
— 7.6
- 5.9
— 3.3
+ 1 6 .4
1900.............................
1901.............................
1902.............................
1903.............................
1904.............................
25.5458
25.0208
27.1333
26.7083
26.2000
116.3
113.9
123.5
121.6
119.3
+ 22 .8
- 2.1
+ 8.4
- 1.6
- 1.9
.3556
.3571
.4067
.3977
.3135
116.8
117.3
133.6
130.7
103.0
+ 33.5
+ .4
+ 1 3 .9
— 2.2
-2 1 .2
1905.............................
1906.............................
1907.............................
1908.............................
1909.............................
26.3583
30.3917
28.7042
29.3917
32.0373
120.0
138.4
130.7
133.8
145.9
+ .6
+ 15.3
- 5.6
+ 2.4
+ 9.0
.2696
.3613
.4869
.4090
.4399
88.6
118.7
160.0
134.4
144.5
—14.0
+ 3 4 .0
+ 3 4 .8
—16.0
+ 7.6
1910.............................
1911.............................
1912.............................
1913.............................
33.5625
29.7667
31.4625
31.6083
152.8
135.5
143.3
143.9
+ 4.8
-1 1 .3
+ 5.7
+ .5
.5969
.4657
$0.0626
.0619
.0725
196.1
153.0
151.3
177.2
+ 35 .7
-2 2 .0
— 1.1
+ 1 7 .1
1913.
January.....................
February...................
M arch........................
A p ril..........................
M ay............................
June...........................
32.1000
31.1000
30.6000
30.6000
31.0000
32.0000
146.2
141.6
139.3
139.3
141.1
145.7
—
—
0)
+
+
1.3
3.2
.0624
.0635
.0641
.0693
.0696
.0755
152.5
155.2
156.7
169.4
170.1
184.5
+ 1.8
+ .9
+ 8.1
+ .4
+ 8.5
July............................
A ugu st......................
September.................
O ctober.....................
Novem ber.................
Decem ber.................
32.0000
31.4000
31.8000
32.1000
32.7500
31.8500
145.7
143.0
144.8
146.2
149.1
145.0
(i)
—
+
+
+
-
1.9
1.3
.9
2.0
2.7
.0904
.0871
.0767
.0689
.0701
.0685
221.0
212.9
187.5
168.4
171.3
167.4
+ 19 .7
— 3.7
-1 1 .9
—10.2
+ 1.7
- 2.3
3.1
1.6
1Price unchanged.
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
173
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Miscellaneous.
Paper.
Malt: western made.
Jute.
News.
Year or m onth.
R aw ,
MR aw ,
double
firm,
trian
N o. 1, gle, firm Rela
average N o. 2,
tive
price
price.
average
per
pound. price
per
pound.
Per
cent of
increase
< + ) or
de
A ver
crease
age
(-)
price
com
per
pared
with bushel.
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent of
increase
C + )o r
de
A ver
crease
age
(-)
price
com
per
pared
with pound.
pre
ceding
year or
month.
Rela
tive
price.
Per
cent of
increase
( + ) or
de
crease
(-)
com
pared
w ith
pre
ceding
year or
month.
A verage, 1890-1889.. $0.0359
100.0
$0.7029
100.0
$0.0299
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894.............................
.0388
.0371
.0475
.0346
.0345
108.1
103.3
132.3
96.4
96.1
— 4.4
+ 28 .0
—27.2
— .3
.7500
.9271
.8015
.7750
.7446
106.7
131.9
114.0
110.3
105.9
+ 23 .6
—13.5
— 3.3
— 3.9
.0382
.0340
.0340
.0318
.0323
127.8
113.7
113. 7
106.4
108.0
1895.............................
1896.............................
1897.............................
1898.............................
1899..............................
.0279
.0319
.0373
.033-2
.0365
77.7
88.9
103.9
92.5
101.7
—19.1
+ 14 .3
+ 16.9
—11.0
+ 9.9
.6854
.5629
.5*38
.6163
.6221
97.5
80.1
77.4
87.7
88.5
— 8.0
—17.9
— 3.4
+ 13.3
+ .9
.0308
.0275
.0271
.0219
.0209
103.0
92.0
90.6
73.2
69.9
— 4.6
—10.7
— 1.5
—19.2
— 4.6
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.0435
.0400
.0438
.0464
.0444 $0.0326
121.2
111.4
122.0
129.2
123.7
+ 19 .2
- 8.0
+ 9.5
+ 5.9
- 4.3
.6538
.7*50
.7925
.72*6
.6758
93.0
106.0
112.7
103.1
96.1
+ 5.1
+ 13.9
+ 6.4
— 8.6
- 6.7
.0281
.0226
.0242
.0253
.0267
94.0
75.6
80.9
84.6
89.3
+34.4
- 1 9 .6
+ 7.1
+ 4.5
+ 5.5
1905.............................
1906..............................
1907..............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
.0398
.0539
.0486
.0370
.0318
151.0
204.5
184.4
140.4
120.7
+22.1
+35.4
— 9.8
—23.9
—14.1
.6150
.6471
1.0346
.9325
.7867
87.5
92.1
147.2
132.7
111.9
— 9.0
+ 5.2
+ 59.9
— 9.9
—15.6
.0242
.0219
.0249
.0248
.0205
80.9
73.2
83.3
82.9
68.6
— 9.4
— 9.5
+13.7
— .4
—17.3
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
.0344
.0467
.0513
.0669
130.6
177.3
194.8
254.0
+ 8.2
+35.8
+ 9.9
+ 30.4
.8867
1.2829
1.1117
.7758
126.1
182.5
158.2
110.4
+ 12 .7
+ 44 .7
—13.3
—30.2
.0206
.0212
.0216
.0225
68.9
70.9
72.2
75.3
+ .5
+ 2.9
+ 1.9
+ 4.2
1913.
January......................
F ebruary...................
M a r c h .. ...................
A p ril...........................
M a y .............................
June............................
.0590
.0590
.0590
.0650
.0660
.0610
224.0
224.0
224.0
246.8
250.6
231.6
+ 10 .2
+ 1.5
- 7.6
.7300
.7400
.7350
.7200
.7500
.7500
103.9
105.3
104.6
102.4
106.7
106.7
+ 1.4
— .7
- 2.0
+ 4.2
(i)
.0225
.0225
.0225
.0225
.0225
.0225
75.3
75.3
75.3
75.3
75.3
75.3
i1)
m
(!)
(1)
J u ly .............................
A u gu st.......................
Septem ber.................
O ctober......................
N ovem ber.................
December...................
.0610
.0660
.0730
.0780
.0770
.0790
231.6
250.6
277.2
296.2
292.4
300.0
0)
+ 8.2
+ 10 .6
+ 6.8
- 1.3
+ 2.6
.7450
.8100
.8600
.8350
.8350
.8000
106.0
115.2
122.4
118.8
118.8
113.8
.7
+ 8.7
+ 6.2
— 2.9
(i)
- 4.2
.0225
.0225
.0225
.0225
.0225
.0225
75.3
75.3
75.3
75.3
75.3
75.3
(1^
m
m
(!)
C1)
(i)
1 Price unchanged,
—11.0
— 6.5
+ 1.6
n\
174
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Miscellaneous.
Paper.
Proof spirits.
R ope: manila, base sizes.
W rapping: manila.
Year or m onth.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
o f in
o f in
o f in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average Relative decrease Average Relative decrease Average Rela decrease
price per price. ( —) com price per price. (—) com price per tive ( —) com
gallon.
pared
pound. price.
pared
pound.
pared
w ithprewith pre
with pre
ceding
ceding
ceding
year or
year or
year or
m onth.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899 ..
$0.0553
100.0
$1.1499
100.0
$0.0934
100.0
1890...............................
1891...............................
1892...............................
1893...............................
1894...............................
.0575
.0575
.0558
.0579
.0584
104.0
104.0
100.9
104.7
105.6
1.0533
1.1052
1.0757
1.0713
1.1326
91.6
96.1
93.5
93.2
98.5
+ 4 .9
' - 2 .7
- .4
+ 5 .7
.1494
.1038
.1148
.0919
.0770
160.0
111.1
122.9
98.4
82.4
- 3 0 .5
+ 10.6
- 1 9 .9
-1 6 .2
1895...............................
1896...............................
1897...............................
1898...............................
1899...............................
.0586
.0588
.0588
.0459
.0438
106.0
106.3
106.3
83.0
79.2
+
+
.3
.3
0)
-2 1 .9
- 4.6
1.2109
1.2031
1.1830
1.2220
1.2421
105.3
104.6
102.9
106.3
108.0
+ 6 .9
- .6
- 1 .7
+ 3 .3
+ 1 .6
.0735
.0664
.0631
.0842
.1094
78.7
71.1
67.6
90.1
117.1
- 4.5
- 9.7
- 5.0
+ 33 .4
+29.9
1900...............................
1901...............................
1902...............................
1903...............................
1904...............................
.0480
.0502
.0497
.0526
.0530
86.8
90.8
89.9
95.1
95.8
+
+
+
+
9.6
4.6
1.0
5.8
.8
1.2460
1.2861
1.3138
1.2809
1.2692
108.4
111.8
114.3
111.4
110.4
+ .3
+ 3 .2
+ 2 .2
- 2 .5
- .9
.1320
.1092
.1348
.1146
.1171
141.3
116.9
144.3
122.7
125.4
+ 20.7
- 1 7 .3
+ 23 .4
- 1 5 .0
+ 2.2
1905...............................
1906...............................
1907...............................
1908...............................
1909...............................
.0525
.0500
.0506
.0500
.0475
94.9
90.4
91.5
90.4
85.9
+
-
.9
4.8
1.2
1.2
5.0
1.2616
1.2879
1.3133
1.3565
1.3575
109.7
112.0
114.2
118.0
118.1
- .6
+ 2 .1
+ 2 .0
+ 3 .3
+ .1
.1195
.1252
.1290
.1015
.0841
127.9
134.0
138.1
108.7
90.0
+ 2.0
+ 4.8
+ 3.0
- 2 1 .3
- 1 7 .1
1910...............................
1911...............................
1912...............................
1913...............................
.0475
.0483
.0488
.0488
85.9
87.3
88.2
88.2
(l)
+ 1.7
+ 1.0
C1)
1.3248
1.3379
1.3600
1.3162
115.2
116.3
118.3
114.5
-2 .4
+ 1 .0
+ 1 .7
-3 .2
.0879
.0871
.1008
.1467
94.1
93.3
107.9
157.1
+ 4.5
.9
+ 15.7
+ 45.5
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
March...........................
A p ril............................
M a y..............................
June..............................
.0488
.0488
.0488
.0488
.0488
.0488
88.2
88.2
88.2
88.2
88.2
88.2
C1)
0)
0)
0)
0)
1.3300
1.3225
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
1.3000
115.7
115.0
113.1
113.1
113.1
113.1
- .6
- 1 .7
0)
(*)
(l)
.1500
.1500
.1500
.1500
.1500
.1500
160.6
160.6
160.6
160.6
160.6
160.6
C1)
0)
(*)
0)
0)
J u ly..............................
A u gu st.........................
Septem ber..................
O ctober........................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber....................
.0488
.0488
.0488
.0488
.0488
.0488
88.2
88.2
88.2
88.2
88.2
88.2
1.3000
1.3075
1.3300
1.3300
1.3300
1.3400
113.1
113.7
115.7
115.7
115.7
116.7
.1500
.1500
.1450
.1400
.1400
.1350
160.6
160.6
155.2
149.9
149.9
144.5
P)
0)
- 3.3
- 3.4
0)
- 3.6
C1)
- 3.0
+ 3.8
+ .9
0)
(p
0)
(1)
(‘ )
i Price unchanged.
C1)
+ .6
+ 1 .7
(l)
h
+ .8
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913,
175
T a b l e I I . — AVERAGE
WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Continued.
Miscellaneous.
R ubber: Para Island.
Year or m onth.
Soap:
Castile, mottled,
pure.
Starch: laundry.
Per cent
Per cent
Per cent
of in
of in
of in
crease
crease
crease
( + ) or
( + ) or
( + ) or
Average Relative decrease Average Relative decrease Average Rela decrease
price per
( —) com price per price. ( —) com price per tive ( —) com
price.
pound. price.
pound.
pared
pared
pared
pound.
with pre
with pre
w ithpreceding
ceding
cedm g
year or
year or
year or
month.
month.
month.
A verage, 1890-1899.. $0.8007
100.0
$0.0569
100.0
$0.0348
100.0
1890..............................
1891..............................
1892..............................
1893..............................
1894..............................
.8379
.7908
.6763
.7167
.6744
104.6
98.8
84.5
89.5
84.2
- 5.6
-1 4 .5
+ 6.0
- 5.9
.0594
.0621
.0624
.0615
.0588
104.4
109.1
109.7
108.1
103.3
+ 4.5
+ *5
- 1.4
- 4.4
.0371
.0426
.0373
.0366
.0366
106.6
122.4
107.2
105.2
105.2
+ 14.8
- 1 2 .4
- 1.9
0)
1895..............................
1896..............................
1897..............................
1898..............................
1899..............................
.7425
.8000
.8454
.9271
.9954
92.7
99.9
105.6
115.8
124.3
+10.1
+ 7.7
+ 5.7
+ 9.7
+ 7.4
.0507
.0502
.0531
.0550
.0558
89.1
88.2
93.3
96.7
98.1
- 1 3 .8
- 1.0
+ 5.8
+ 3.6
+ 1.5
.0363
.0310
.0300
.0300
.0300
104.3
89.1
86.2
86.2
86.2
.8
-1 4 .6
- 3.2
0)
0)
1900..............................
1901..............................
1902..............................
1903..............................
1904..............................
.9817
.8496
.7273
.9054
1.0875
122.6
106.1
90.8
113.1
135.8
- 1.4
-1 3 .5
-1 4 .4
+ 24.5
+20.1
.0613
•.0655
.0663
.0658
.0647
107.7
115.1
116.5
115.6
113.7
+
+
+
-
9.9
6.9
1.2
.8
1.7
.0340
.0363
.0454
.0431
.0369
97.7
104.3
130.5
123.9
106.0
+13.3
+ 6.8
+25.1
- 5.1
- 1 4 .4
1905..............•................
1906..............................
1907...............................
1908..............................
1909..............................
1.2425
1.2131
1.0633
.8708
1.4810
155.2
151.5
132.8
108.8
185.0
+ 14.3
- 2.4
-1 2 .3
-1 8 .1
+70.1
.0650
.0650
.0671
.0700
.1042
114.2
114.2
117.9
123.0
183.1
+ .5
C1)
+ 3.2
+ 4.3
+ 48.9
.0329
.0367
.0404
.0433
.0429
94.5
105.5
116.1
124.4
123.3
-1 0 .8
+ 11.6
+10.1
+ 7.2
.9
1910..............................
1911..............................
1912..............................
1913..............................
1.9075
1.1104
1.0517
.8071
238.2
138.7
131.3
100.8
+28.8
-4 1 .8
— 5.3
-2 3 .3
.0975
.0846
.0748
.0750
171.4
148.7
131.5
131.8
- 6.4
- 1 3 .2
- 1 1 .6
+ .3
.0390
.0325
.0375
.0365
112.1
93.4
107.8
104.9
- 9.1
- 1 6 .7
+15.4
- 2.7
1913.
January.......................
February.....................
M arch..........................
A p ril............................
MTay..............................
June.............................
1.0050
.9750
.9150
.8350
.7800
.8350
125.5
121.8
114.3
104.3
97.4
104.3
+
3.0
6.2
8.7
6.6
7.1
.0750
.0750
.0750
.0750
.0750
.0750
131.8
131.8
131.8
131.8
131.8
131.8
(i)
(i)
0)
.0325
.0325
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0350
93.4
93.4
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
0)
+ 7.7
0)
P)
P)
J uly..............................
A u gu st........................
September..................
O ctober.......................
N ovem ber...................
Decem ber...................
.8150
.7300
.7600
.7150
.6750
.6450
101.8
91.2
94.9
89.3
84.3
80.6
- 2.4
- 1 0 .4
+ 4.1
- 5.9
- 5.6
- 4.4
.0750
.0750
.0750
.0750
.0750
.0750
131.8
131.8
131.8
131.8
131.8
131.8
0)
0)
0)
0)
0)
0)
.0350
.0350
.0400
.0425
.0400
.0400
100.6
m e
114.9
122.1
114.9
114.9
P)
P)
+14.3
+ 6.3
- 5.9
P)
i Price unchanged,
(J)
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOB STATISTICS.
176
II.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FOR EACH
YEAR, 1890 TO 1913, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1913—Concluded.
T able
Miscellaneous.
Tobacco.
Plug.
Year or month.
Average, 1890-1839.
Smoking: granulated, 1-ounce bags.
Per cent
of in
Per cent o f
crease
increase
Series
( + ) or
(+ )o r
Average
No. 2,
decrease
N o. 1,
Average
decrease
R elative
price per
average average
( —) com price per gross of R elative ( —) com
price.
price.
pared
pound.
price per price per
pared with
bags.
pound.
pound.
w ith pre
preceding
ceding
year or
year or
m onth.
m onth.
$0.3962
100.0
$0.5090
100.0
1890.,
1891.,
1892.,
1893.,
1894.,
.4050
.4008
.3725
.3967
.4000
102.2
101.2
94.0
100.1
101.0
— 7.1
+ 6.5
+ .8
.5000
.5000
.5000
.5000
.5000
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
98.2
1895..
1896..
1897..
1898..
1899..
.4000
.3808
.3758
.4133
.4175
101.0
96.1
94.9
104.3
105.4
0)
— 4.8
— 1.3
+ 10 .0
+ 1.0
.5000
.5000
.5000
.5300
.5600
98.2
98.2
98.2
104.1
1900..
1901..
1902..
1903..
1904..
.4433
.4658
.4542
.4500
.4700
111.9
117.6
114.6
113.6
118.6
+
+
—
—
+
6.2
5.1
2.5
.9
4.4
.5600
.5600
.5592
.5700
.5825
110.0
1905..
1906..
1907..
1908..
1909..
.4900
.4833
.4700
.4700
.4700
123.7
122.0
118.6
118.6
118.6
+ 4.3
— 1.4
- 2.8
0)
C)
.6000
.6000
.6000
.6000
.6000
117.9
117.9
117.9
117.9
117.9
+ 3 .0
1910..
1911..
1912..
1913.
.4700
.4400
.4400
$0.4704
.4704
118.6
111.1
111.1
111.1
0)
— 6.4
( )
C)
.5850
.6278
.6278
$5.1573
5.1450
114.9
123.3
123.3
123.0
- 2 .5
+ 7 .3
C)
.2
.4704
.4704
.4704
.4704
.4704
.4704
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
0)
0)
(l)
5.1450
5.1450
5,1450
5.1450
5.1450
5.1450
123.0
123.0
123.0
123.0
123.0
123.0
111.1
m
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
111.1
(v
(l)
(l)
(l)
0)
5.1450
5.1450
5.1450
5.1450
5.1450
5.1450
123.0
123.0
123.0
123.0
123.0
123.0
1913.
January...........
February........
March...............
A pril................
M ay..................
June.................
July.............
August.......
September.
O ctober___
N ovem ber.
D ecem ber..
.4704
.4704
.4704
.4704
.4704
.4704
— l.o
1
h
0)
1 Price unchanged.
110.0
110.0
109.9
112.0
114.4
+6.0
+ 5 .7
8
-
.1
+ 1 .9
+ 2.2
APPENDIXES.
APPENDIX I.— RELATIVE WHOLESALE PRICES, 1860 TO
1913.
a
This series of relative wholesale prices was compiled to form
continuous series upon the same base from 1860 to the present time.
This period includes the years for which the Senate Finance Com
mittee 1 collected wholesale price data, 1860 to 1890, and the years
for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2 has collected such data,
1890 to 1913. The base used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in
both its wholesale and retail price compilations is the average price
for the 10 years 1890 to 1899.
In this compilation the actual prices as published in the Senate
Finance Committee report of 1893 were used. The relative price of
each article in 1890, as shown in Bulletin 39, was used as the medium
through which to compute the relative price for all the years from
1889 back to 1860.
It was assumed that the prices of the selected articles, as shown in
the Senate Finance Committee report, would have stood at the same
relative price level as that shown for the same articles in Bulletin 39.
The average price for each article was computed each year from the
number of quotations given for the year. Each average actual price
was reduced to a percentage of the average actual price for 1890.
This percentage was then applied to the established relative price
for 1890 (Bulletin 39, Bureau of Labor), and a relative price produced
for the article upon the basis of the average price for 1890-1899.
For example, the average price of barley per bushel in the Senate
Finance Committee report was 54 cents for 1890 and 66.67 cents for
1889; thus the price in 1889 was 123.46 per cent of the average price
in 1890. The relative price of barley in 1890, as shown in Bulletin 39,
was. 111.6 (average price 1890-1899 = 100).3 Therefore, if barley in
1890 stood at 111.6, and the price in 1889 was 123.46 per cent of the
price in 1890, the relative price of barley in 1889 upon the basis of the
average price for 1890-1899 would be 123.46 per cent of 111.6, or
137.8.
i Senate R eport N o. 1394 (part 2), 2d session 52d Congress, Finance Committee, 1893.
* Bulletin Nos. 39, 4 5,51,57,63,69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, and 114.
8 See also p . 83 of this bulletin.
44524°—Bull. 149—14----- 12
177
178
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
This same process was applied to each of the selected articles for
each year from 1889 back to 1860. The number of articles included
varied from year to year from 193 in 1889 to 127 in 1860.
Many of the articles selected from the Senate Finance Committee
report were of the same description as those found in Bulletin 39.
Where the same or a similar article could not be had, one of the same
class was selected. After the relative price for each article had
been computed, these relatives for each year were added and the sum
divided by the total number of articles quoted for the year. The
result was the index of all commodities for that year.
The number of articles varied in different years; hence the divisor
varied. For instance, in the year 1889 quotations were available for
193 articles, and the sum of their relative prices was 21,929.5, which
divided by 193 produced 113.6 as the index of all commodities for that
year. But in 1860 quotations for only 127 articles were found, the
sum of whose relative prices was 7,904.5, which divided by 127 gave
141.0 as the index for 1860. A similar process was used to secure
the index for the various groups by years. For example, in the food
group, prices for 38 articles were compiled in the year 1889, and the
sum of their relative prices was 4,398.4, which divided by 38 equals
115.7 as the index for the food group of that year. Again, in 1864, only
29 of the articles in this group showed quotations, with a total of the
relative prices of 7,092.3, which being divided by 29 produced 244.6
as the index of wholesale prices of food for that year. This explana
tion applies to all the groups.
The following table shows, as explained above, the relative prices
of commodities by groups from 1860 to 1913. The number in small
type to the left of each relative price indicates the number of articles
included in the group for that year.
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
179
RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1860 TO 1913, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES.
[Average prices, 1890 to 1899=100.0. The small figures in each column represent the number of commodi
ties upon which the relative price for each specified group is based.]
Year.
Farm
prod
ucts.
Food,
etc.
Metals Lumber
Drugs
Fuel
and
Cloths
and
and
building chemi
and
and
imple
clothing. lighting.
mate
ments.
cals.
rials.
7 129.6 16160.2
7 127.2 i« 155.9
i« 173.8
6 173.3 16 216.7
7 247.3 16 347.3
26 98.1 8 252.8 I® 202.3
22 114.8 8 269.3 io 209.0
20156.4 8 325.0 9 160.8
21 192.5 8 352.8 I2 259.6
22 264.7 8 427.0 io 341.1
22 222.5 8 435.0 ii 338.2
22 205.4 8 409.1 9 240.9
22 192.5 8 341.1 9 219.2
22 185.1 8 316.1 12 274.5
22183.3 8 325.3 13 239.2
22154.3 8 297.7 12 214.1
22155.9 8 269.4 io 175.4
23 166.1 8 273.9 io 180.4
23 169.6 8 288.6 12 197.9
23 154.5 8 282.6 u 196.1
23 141.5 8 258.6 13 175.9
23 136.4 8 248.8 12 157.8
23 126.9 8 323.4 12 151.6
23 114.4 8 307.0 13 141.5
24 115.9 8 286.3 14 134.2
25 124.6 8 275.6 13 140.4
25 122.4 8 251.3 13 129.3
25 126.5 8 239.0 13 129.5
25 118.6 8 206.9 13 125.6
35 116.0 8 178.3 13 121.7
25 114.4 8 140.6 14 119.1
25 117.5 8 125.9 14 115.4
25 112.2 8 125.6 14 115.0
25 113. 0 8 118.7 14 113.6
25 113.0 8 115.7 14 112.5
26 111.0 9 110.2 14 111,1
9
1860...........
1861..........
1862...........
1863...........
1864...........
ii
ii
ii
ii
ii
117.1
93.1
132.9
231.1
328.1
32 124.1
33 112.2
33 133.5
30 167.8
29 244.6
18 140.9
is 134.1
19 180.3
20 296.8
20 431.6
1865...........
1866...........
1867..........
1868..........
1869...........
ii
ii
ii
ii
ii
239.8
187.4
204.0
232.9
204.7
3t 238.5
33 230.8
35 216.6
34 226.4
34 215.7
22 377.8 8 296.5
24 326.3 8 290.0
26 253.3 7 239.2
29 210.2 7 228.8
33 219.6 8 227.3
1870...........
1871..........
1872...........
1873...........
1874...........
ii
ii
ii
ii
ii
167.8
157.3
147.3
147.3
171.1
35 196.2
37 169.6
36 168.0
36 169.7
37 170.7
35 200.9
40 191.9
43 203.2
43 193.4
45 175.7
1875...........
Ig76..........
1877..........
1878..........
1879...........
ii
ii
ii
u
ii
170.9
134.7
134.4
115.0
114.9
38 159.4
38 149.2
38 145.4
37 123.3
38 114.0
46 162.9
46 147.9
45 139.9
46 128.9
48 125.0
1880...........
1881...........
1882..........
1883...........
1884..........
ii
ii
ii
ii
n
133.8
151.0
158.8
133.3
131.0
38 130.0
38 135.8
38 144.4
38 139.4
38 125.6
53 144.2
53 137.2
54 136.3
53 130.7
54 121.9
1885..........
1886...........
1887..........
1888..........
1889..........
ii
n
ii
n
ii
120.6
114.7
111. 7
125.6
111.5
38 111.9
37 108.6
38 114.8
38 126.5
38 115.7
1890..........
1891...........
1892..........
1893...........
1894..........
16 110.0
i« 121.5
16 111.7
16 107.9
16 95.9
53 112.4
53 115.7
53 103.6
54 110. 2
54 99.8
1895..........
1896..........
1897..........
1898..........
1899...........
i« 93.3
i« 78.3
16 85.2
is 96.1
16 100.0
54
54
54
54
54
1900..........
1901..........
1902..........
1903..........
1904..........
16 109.5
16 116.9
16 130.5
16 118.8
is 126.2
54 104.2
54 105.9
54 111.3
54 107. 1
53 107.2
76 106.8
76 101. 0
76 102. 0
76 106.6
76 109.8
13 120.9 S8 120.5 27 115. 7
13 119.5 38 111. 9 27 116. 7
13 134.3 38 117. 2 27 118.8
13 149.3 38 117. 6 27 121.4
13 132.6 38 109.6 27 122.7
1905..........
1906..........
1907..........
1908..........
1909...........
16 124.2
is 123.6
16 137.1
20133.1
20 153.1
53 108.7
53 112.6
53 117.8
57 120.6
57 124.7
76 112. 0
75 120. 0
75 126. 7
66116.9
65 119.6
is 128.8
13 131.9
13 135.0
13 130.8
13 129.3
38 122.5
38 135.2
38 143.4
38 125.4
38 124.8
27 127.7 9 109.1
27 140.1 9 101.2
27 146.9 9 109.6
28 133.1 9 110.4
28 138.4 9 112.4
1910...........
1911...........
1912..........
1913...........
20 164.6 57 128.7 65 123.7
20 162.0 57 131. 3 65 119.6
20 171.3 55 139.5 65 120.7
20 165.8 54 137.1 63 123. 7
13 125.4
13 122.4
13 133.9
is 142.2
38 128.5
38 119.4
38 126. 1
38 127.5
28 153.2
28 151.4
28 148.2
28 151. 8
7 128.9
”
is
is
is
314.9
279.9
259.0
237.8
237.1
54 115.1
53 115.1
54 116.2
53 116.5
54 114.3
8 204.3
8 199.5
8 185.9
8 192.1
8 191.2
8 183.1
8 165.5
8 136.6
8 134.4
8 121.3
8 142.4
8 144.7
8 143.8
8 134.3
8 114.8
8 102.5
8 98.3
8 103.9
8 106.3
8 105.6
29 116.8
29 115.0
29 115.8
29 117.4
29 112.7
70 113.5
70 111.3
72 109.0
73 107.2
73 96.1
« 104.7
13 102.7
13 101.1
13 100.0
13 92.4
37 119.2
37 111. 7
37 106.0
37 100.7
38 90.7
94.6 75 92.7
83.8 75 91.3
87.7 76 91.1
94.4 76 93.4
98.3 76 96.7
205.3
26 200.3
18 233.5
16 230.6
i« 201.6
is 191.7
I® 189.1
28 170.5
28 154.1
22 150.5
22 172.6
29 156.0
22 158.3
29 148.0
29 128.0
Housefurnish Miscel
ing
laneous.
goods.
26 108.4
26 102.8
26 101.9
26 96.3
13 98.1 38 92.0 27 94.1
13 104.3 39 93.7 27 93.4
13 96.4 39 86.6 27 90.4
13 95.4 39 86.4 27 95.8
13 105.0 38 114.7 27 105.8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
103.6
102.9
100.5
89.8
14 110.2
14 106.5
14 104.9
14 100.1
87.9
92.6
94.4
106.6
111.3
14
14
14
14
14
5
5
5
5
5
All
com
modi
ties.
124.9
120.9
146.9
198.6
269.9
127 141.O
130 137.7
128 163.1
129 224.7
128 317.5
5 259.3
5 219.3
5 214.3
& 214.9
5 198.8
135 292.3
138 260.3
i4i 233.0
i « 227.5
154 221.6
5
5
5
5
5
197.2
178.2
175.5
153.8
151.3
156 197.6
la 183.3
162 190.0
162 189.0
164 180.4
5 150.4
5 145.3
170 168.9
170 156.6
178 152.8
178 138.0
185 132.4
5 135.4
6
6
6
6
137.5
138.7
140.0
119.9
i " 147.5
191 143.2
192 145.5
I" 137.6
192 125.3
6
6
6
6
6
114.5
102.4
101.3
107.4
115.7
193 115.8
i9i 113.5
193 114.4
192 117.9
193 113.6
13 110.3
13 109.4
13 106.2
13 105.9
13 99.8
251 112.9
251 111.7
253 106.1
255 105.6
256 96.1
13
13
13
13
13
259
260
261
261
& 142.6
4 124.3
& 123.3
94.5
91.4
92.1
92.4
97.7
93.6
90.4
89.7
93.4
260 101. 7
13 109.8
13 107.4
13 114. 1
13 113.6
13 111. 7
260 112. 9
260 113.6
259 113.0
13 112.8
13 121.1
44118.5 13 127.1
14 114.0 13 119.9
14 111. 7 13 125.9
259 115.9
258 122.5
258 129.5
258 122.8
257 126.5
117.0 14 111.6 13 133.1
120.3 44111. 1 13 131.2
122.9 14 113. 7 13 133.2
124.1 44118.1 13 137.1
257 131.6
257 129.2
255 133.6
252 135.2
96.5
94.0
89.8
92.0
95.1
115.7 14 106.1
115.2 14 110.9
114.2 44112. 2
112.6 14 113.0
110.0 14 111. 7
14 109.1
14 111.0
260 110. 5
260 108.5
180
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS,
The following table shows the per cent of increase or decrease in
the wholesale price for each year as compared with that for the
preceding year. These differences are computed from the relatives
for each group as shown on the preceding page.
C H AN G E S IN W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S , 1860 TO 1913.
[Per cent o f increase ( + ) or decrease ( —) for each year subsequent to 1860, com pared w ith the preceding
year, b y groups of com m odities.]
Year.
Farm
prod
ucts.
F ood ,
etc.
Cloths
and
cloth
ing.
Lum ber Drugs
Metals
and
Fuel
and
and
b uildin g chemi
and
imple
mate
lighting. ments.
cals.
rials.
House
furnish Miscel
laneous.
ing
goods.
A ll
com
m odi
ties.
I860..........
1861............
1862..........
1863..........
1864..........
- 2 0 .5
+ 42 .7
+ 73.9
+ 42 .0
- 9.6
+19.0
+25.7
+ 45 .8
- 4.8
+ 34.5
+ 64 .6
+ 45 .4
- 1.9
+ 1.3
+ 34 .4
+ 42 .7
- 2.7
+11.5
+ 24.7
+60.3
+17.0
+36.2
+ 23.1
+37.5
+ 6.5
+ 20 .7
+ 8.6
+ 21.0
+ 3.3
- 2 3 .1
+ 61 .4
+ 31 .4
- 3.2
+21.5
+ 35.2
+35.9
- 2.3
+ 18 .4
+37.8
+ 41.3
1865..........
1866............
1867............
1868..........
1869............
-2 6 .9
-2 1 .9
+ 8.9
+ 14 .2
- 1 2 .1
+
-
-1 2 .5
- 1 3 .6
-2 2 .4
- 1 7 .0
+ 4.5
+ 19 .9
- 2.2
-1 7 .5
- 4.3
.7
- 9.3
-1 1 .1
- 7.5
- 8.2
.3
-1 5 .9
- 7.7
- 6.3
- 3.8
- 1.0
+ 1.9
- 6.0
- 1 6 .6
- 7.3
+ 2.9
.9
- 2 8 .8
- 9.0
+ 25 .2
- 1 2 .9
- 3.9
- 1 5 .4
- 2.3
+ .3
- 7.5
- 7.9
- 1 0 .9
- 1 0 .5
- 2.4
- 2.6
1870............
1871............
1872..........
1873..........
1874..........
-1 8 .0
- 6.3
- 6.4
0)
+ 16 .2
- 9.0
-1 3 .6
.9
+ 1.0
+ .6
+
-
8.5
4.5
5.9
4.8
9.2
-1 0 .1
- 2.3
- 6.8
+ 3.3
.5
-1 3 .4
- 2.4
+16.6
- 1.2
-1 2 .6
- 1 5 .8
+ 1.0
+ 6.5
+ 2.1
- 8.9
+
+
-
8.5
9.5
1.7
5.4
2.1
- 1 0 .5
- 1 8 .1
+ 2.9
+ 9.7
.9
.8
- 9.6
- 1.5
- 1 2 .4
- 1.6
- 1 0 .8
- 7.2
+ 3.7
.5
- 4.6
1775............
1876............
1877..........
1878..........
1879..........
.1
- 2 1 .2
.2
-1 4 .4
.1
- 6.6
- 6.4
- 2.5
-1 5 .2
- 7.5
-
7.3
9.2
5.4
7.9
3.0
- 4.2
- 9.6
-1 7 .5
- 1.6
- 9.7
-
4.9
1.4
9.8
9.6
2.3
+
8.4
3.6
7.0
9.9
1.3
- 8.5
- 3.8
+30.0
- 5.1
- 6.7
- 1 0 .3
- 1 0 .3
- 3.9
- 6.7
- 5.2
.6
- 3.4
- 1.9
- 1 2 .8
.8
-
1880..........
1881..........
1882..........
1883..........
1884..........
+ 16 .4
+12.9
+ 5.2
-1 6 .1
- 1.7
+ 14.0
+ 4.5
+ 6.3
- 3.5
- 9 .9
+ 15.4
- 4.9
.7
- 4.1
- 6.7
+ 17 .4
+ 1.6
.6
- 6.6
-1 4 .5
+ 14.7
- 9.6
+ 1.5
- 6.5
-1 3 .5
+
+
-
7.5
1.8
3.3
6.2
2.2
-
3.7
8.8
-
4 .9
- 1 3 .4
- 1 3 .8
+
+
-
4.6
7.9
.2
3.0
3.1
+ 9.8
+ 1.6
+ .9
+ .9
- 1 4 .4
+ 11 .4
- 2.9
+ 1.6
- 5.4
- 8.9
1885..........
1886..........
1887..........
1888..........
1889..........
- 7.9
- 4.9
- 2.6
+ 12 .4
-1 1 .2
-1 0 .9
- 2.9
+ 5.7
+ 10.2
- 8.5
-
5.6
C1)
+ 1.0
+ .3
- 1.9
-1 0 .7
- 4.1
+ 5.7
+ 2.3
.7
+
+
-
8.8
1.5
.7
1.4
4.0
- 1.4
+ 2.7
- 4.5
+ .7
C)
- 2 1 .1
-1 0 .5
.2
- 5.5
- 2.5
-
2.1
3.1
.3
1.2
1.0
- 4.5
- 1 0 .6
- 1.1
+ 6.0
+ 7.7
+
+
-
7.6
2.0
.8
3.1
3.6
1890..........
1891..........
1892..........
1893..........
1894..........
- 1.3
+10.5
- 8.1
- 3.4
-1 1 .1
- 2.9
+ 2.9
-1 0 .5
+ 6.4
- 9.4
.7
- 1.9
- 2.1
- 1.7
-1 0 .4
-
+
-
5.8
6.3
5.1
5.0
9.9
-
1.8
2.3
5.2
.9
5.5
- 4.8
- 6.0
.7
- 2.3
- 1 0 .6
-
1.2
.8
3.4
1.5
4.6
-
-
.6
1.1
5.0
.5
9.0
1895..........
1896..........
1897..........
1898..........
1899..........
- 2.7
-1 6 .1
+ 8.8
+12.8
+ 4.1
- 5.2
- 1 1 .4
+ 4.7
+ 7.6
+ 4.1
+
+
3.5
1.5
.2
2.5
3.5
+ 6.2
+ 6.3
- 7.6
- 1.0
+ 10.1
+ 1.4
+ 1.8
- 7.6
.2
+ 32.8
- 2.3
.7
- 3.2
+ 6.0
+ 10 .4
- 2.1
+ 5.3
+ 1.9
+ 12.9
+ 4.4
+
+
3.6
2.6
4.5
2.4
3.4
- 5.3
- 3.3
+ .8
+ .3
+ 5.7
+
+
2.6
3.4
.8
4.1
8.9
1900..........
1901..........
1902..........
1903..........
1904..........
+ 9.5
+ 6.8
+ 11.6
- 9.0
+ 6.2
+
+
+
+
6.0
1.6
5.1
3.8
.1
+ 10 .4
- 5.4
+ 1.0
+ 4.5
+ 3.0
+15.1
- 1.2
+ 12 .4
+ 11 .2
-1 1 .2
+
+
+
-
5.1
7.1
4.7
.3
6.8
+
+
+
+
+
9.4
.9
1.8
2.2
1.1
+ 4.0
.4
.9
- 1.4
- 2.3
+ 11.6
+ 4.5
+ 1.2
+ .7
- 1.2
+ 12 .4
- 2.2
+ 6.2
.4
- 1.7
+ 8.7
- 1.8
+ 4.1
+ .6
.5
1905..........
1906..........
1907..........
1908..........
1909..........
- 1.6
.5
+ 10.9
- 2.9
+ 15.0
+
+
+
+
+
1.4
3.6
4.6
2.4
3.4
+
+
+
+
2.0
7.1
5.6
7.7
2.3
+
+
-
2.9
2.4
2.4
3.1
1.1
+11.8
+ 10 .4
+ 6.1
- 1 2 .6
.5
+
+
+
+
4.1
9.7
.8
- 7.2
+ 8.3
+ .7
+ 1.8
+
+
-
2.3
1.7
6.8
3.8
2.0
+
+
+
+
1.0
7.4
5.0
5.7
5.0
+
+
+
+
2.6
5.7
5.7
5.2
3.0
1910..........
1911..........
1912..........
1913..........
+
+
-
+
+
+
-
3.2
2.0
6.2
1.7
+ 3.4
- 3.3
+ .9
+ 2.5
+
+
3.0
2.4
9.4
6.2
+
+
+
+ 10.7
- 1.2
- 2.1
+ 2.4
+
+
+
+
.1
.4
+ 2.3
+ 3.9
+
+
+
5.7
1.4
1.5
2.9
+
+
+
4.0
1.8
3.4
1.2
7.5
1.6
5.7
3.2
2.5
3.2
6.2
4.5
4.7
.9
1.9
1.6
1.1
7.6
3.0
7.1
5.6
1.1
1 Price unchanged.
4 .9
9.4
4.0
4.1
2.8
2.2
1.0
4.7
.8
2.9
.3
5.8
6.4
7.3
2.4
9.7
4.1
APPENDIX II.— WHOLESALE PRICES IN CANADA, 1890 TO
1913.
Wholesale prices in Canada, according to a report issued b y the
Canadian department of labor1, show for the year 1913 a cessation
in the rapid upward movement which had been practically continuous
since 1909, and which had brought the general level by the end of
1912 to a point probably the highest within the present generation.
The department of labor index number, which is based on weekly
and monthly conditions for 272 commodities selected over the entire
field of production and consumption, stood at 137.1 in January, 1913,
and at the same point in December, 1913. In the interval there
had been a decline to 134.1 in August. For the year as a whole the
number averaged 135.5, a gain of 1.1, compared with a gain of 7
points in 1912, of 3.3 points in 1911, and 3 points in 1910. These
numbers, it will be understood, are percentages of the average prices
prevailing from 1890 to 1899, the period adopted by the department
as the standard of comparison throughout its investigation.
The number is unweighted” ; that is, it is arrived at by averag
ing all the 272 commodities on an equal basis. A calculation which
assigns weights to the various groups in which the commodities are
arranged— grains and fodder, animals, meat, dairy produce, fish, tex
tiles, metals, lumber, etc.— shows the general level to have declined
in 1913, the weighted number being 143.9 in 1912, and 139.6 in 1913.
This decline reflects the marked drop in grain prices which followed
the heavy crop yield of 1912, grains being given a proportionately
high importance in the distribution of weights.
The Canadian report expresses the opinion that from the stand
point of cost of living the statistics indicate some alleviation of the
situation, as it appeared in 1912, to the extent at least that there
has been no intensification of the problem such as has occurred with
each successive year for some time past. The most notable excep
tion to the contrary was in the case of meats, which reached a general
level higher than ever previously experienced.
The aggregate index numbers commonly used by the [Canadian]
department are calculated by averaging on an equal basis the index
numbers for the several commodities. The effect of this is to give
each article an equal importance, whereas from the standpoint of
“
1 Wholesale prices, Canada, 1913. R eport b y R . H . Coats, editor o f the Labor Gazette, D om inion of
Canada, Departm ent of Labor, O ttaw a, 1914.
181
182
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
consumption the importance varies materially. This variation,
however, is overcome in part by the inclusion of several quotations
in the case of the more important commodities, and in part by the
fact that several articles are represented indirectly more than once,
as, for example, wheat in quotations for bran, shorts, flour, bread, and
soda biscuits. There is the additional consideration that “ weighting”
is much less called for in an inquiry covering so many articles as the
present and at a period unaffected by abnormal conditions such as
war, famine, etc. B y way, however, of adjusting the group index
numbers approximately to their importance, a method based on a
system of weights originally suggested by the British Association
for the Advancement of Science has been worked out in previous
years.
W E IG H T S A S S IG N E D TO T H E V A R IO U S G R O U P S O F C O M M O D ITIE S
Group.
Group.
W eight.
Grains and fodder......................
Animals and meats.....................
F ish ............................................... .
D airy produce..............................
Other food s..................................
T extiles.........................................
H ides, leather, boots, and shoes
Metals and implements:
Metals.................................... .
Im plem ents............................
Fuel and lighting....................... .
Building materials:
Lum ber...................................
18
10
2*
7*
15
8
2
8
1
10
Weight.
B uilding materials—Concluded.
Miscellaneous building materials. . . .
Paints, e tc...............................................
House furnishings.........................................
Drugs and chem icals...................................
Miscellaneous:
Furs..........................................................
Liquors and tobacco,
Sundries.....................
T otal.......................
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
100
6
The table of weighted and unweighted index numbers is shown
below:
W E IG H T E D A N D U N W E IG H T E D I N D E X N U M B E R S , 1890 TO 1913.
Year.
1890........................................
1891........................................
1892........................................
1893........................................
1894........................................
1895........................................
1896........................................
1897........................................
1898........................................
1899........................................
1900........................................
1901........................................
W eighted
number.
Unweighted
number.
112.0
111.3
104.9
103.9
97.2
95.6
90.6
89.9
95.5
99.0
105.8
106.0
110.3
108.5
102.8
102.5
97.2
95.6
92.5
92.2
96.1
100.1
108.2
107.0
Year.
1902........................................
1903........................................
1904........................................
1905........................................
1906........................................
1907........................................
1908........................................
1909........................................
1910........................................
1911........................................
1912........................................
1913........................................
W eighted Unweighted
number. ' number.
109.6
109.7
110.6
113.8
120.1
129.2
125.1
126.3
128.0
131.1
143.9
139.6
109.0
110.5
111. 4
113.8
120.0
126.2
120.8
121.2
124.2
127.4
134.4
135.5
An important interest attaching to the weighted number just
shown arises from the fact that it is probably on the whole a better
index of tendencies in the cost of living than the unweighted index
number. This is because in the table of weights the chief importance
is assigned to the groups whose price level directly affects domestic
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
183
expenditures, no less than 53 of the total of 100 weight units being
given to foodstuffs, raw and manufactured, while 10 are assigned to
fuel, and 11 to clothing. Judging b y the two series, therefore, the
depression in 1907 did not have the lowering effect on cost of living
that it had on general business; again, during 1912, the steeply
upward trend of the weighted series may be regarded as reflecting the
serious aspect of the rise from the cost of living viewpoint, and the
decline in the past year as showing at least some alleviation.
An indication of the price movement in 1913 may be obtained
from the fact that of the 308 articles for which comparison was avail
able, 159 showed increases, 45 remained unchanged, and 104 showed
declines.
The following three summary tables show in a concise form the
results of the investigation of wholesale prices as given in the report
of the Canadian department of labor.
P E R C E N T O F IN C R E A S E IN P R IC E S IN 1913 O V E R C E R T A IN O T H E R Y E A R S , B Y G R O U P S
O F C O M M O D ITIE S.
Compar
Com
ed w ith
pared
decade w ith 1890.
1890-1899.
Group.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Grains and fod d er....................................................................
Anim als and m eats..................................................................
D airy products..........................................................................
F ish ..............................................................................................
Other food s................................................................................
Textiles:
W oolen s..................................................................................
Cottons...................................................................................
Silk..........................................................................................
F la x .........................................................................................
Jute..........................................................................................
Oilcloths.................................................................................
H ides, tallow , leather, boots and shoes:
H ides and fallow ..................................................................
Leather...................................................................................
B oots and shoes....................................................................
Metals and implem ents:
M etals.....................................................................................
Im plem ents............................................................................
F uel and lighting.....................................................................
B uilding materials:
L u m b er..................................................................................
Miscellaneous materials......................................................
Paints, oils, g la ss.................................................................
H ouse furnishings....................................................................
Drugs and chem icals...............................................................
Miscellaneous:
F urs.........................................................................................
Liquors and tob a cco............................................................
Sundries.................................................................................
A ll com m odities...............................................................
1 Decrease.
Compared
w ith the
low year.
Com
pared
w ith 1912.
36.8
80.8
54.7
58.0
17.8
17.2
62.5
50.2
53.0
12.1
69.7-1897
119.4-1896
71.7-1897
74.4-1892
37.0-1897
U 8 .2
12.4
12.7
1.5
16.5
32.5
45.5
112.2
14.7
119.4
4.7
24.5
24.1
125.9
15.8
105.2
114.0
55.7-1902
61.0-1898
3.4-1912
46.5-1895
145.1-1898
29.1-1899
9.5
8.1
3.4
11.3
28.7
.1
82.8
51.8
63.9
71.8
60.0
63.4
128.8-1894
63.1-1894
65.9-1894
3.2
11.2
16.6
19.1
5.6
18.2
15.0
1.7
10.1
39.0-1897
13.4-1897
26.4-1898
1.5
.9
4.3
81.3
12.7
44.8
26.2
13.3
75.2
14.2
32.2
26.0
2.5
99.7-1898
29.0-1898
51.6-1894
29.421.4-
8.9
6.9
12.5
1896 10.2
1899 11.9
207.9
34.7
13.1
256.0
42.0
1.0
282.5-1895
41.9-1890
24.0-1897
3.6
113.2
8.4
35.5
22.8
47.0-1897
.8
184
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I N D E X N U M B E R S O P C O M M O D ITIE S, B Y G R O U P S , F R O M M O N T H T O M O N T H , 913.
[Average prices 1890-1899=100.]
Jan.
1. Grains and fodder
2. A n i m a l s a n d
m eats.................
3. Dairy p rod u cts..
4. F ish .......................
5. Other foods:
F r u i t s and
vegetab les...
Miscellaneous..
6. T extiles................
7. Hides, leather,
e t c .:............... .
8. Metals and im
plements: '
Metals...............
Im plem en ts.. .
9. Fuel and lighting.
10. Building mate
rials:
L u m b er............
M iscellaneousPaints,oils, etc.
11. House furnish
ings....................
12. Drugs and chem
icals...................
13. Miscellaneous:
Furs..................
Liquors and
tobaccos........
Sundries...........
Feb.
Mar. A pr.
May
June July
Aug. Sept.
Oct.
N ov. Dec. Year.
140.9 139.3 134.2 136.0 134.6 132.2 133.9 138.2 138.6 138.0 139.9 141.0 136.8
168.4 174.1 179.1 183.1 185.0 188.8 181.4 172.3 176.4 179.4 180.1 188.4 180.8
172.6 155.7 152.2 150.9 135.1 137.0 138.4 139.7 145.6 164.8 172.9 185.5 154.7
164.2 164.2 164.2 158.4 159.9 160.8 159.7 150.7 147.2 148.0 150.9 157.2 158.0
125.3 119.4 118.4 116.5 118.9 128.8 120.4 115.8 118.0 112.2 126.5 130.8 119.6
115.4 114.7 115.1 116.7 115.9 115.2 115.5 115.2 115.4 113.8 112.4 111.9 115.2
127.3 128.5 127.4 128.8 128.2 129.5 130.2 132.0 134.4 137.4 136.9 136.6 130.8
162.6 158.6 160.6 161.9 162.3 163.2 165.1 166.1 165.6 165.6 165.8 166.2 163.9
122.6 122.5 121.6 120.8 120.2 119.3 117.7 117.4 114.1 117.2 116.8 116.0 119.1
105.6 105.6 105.6 105.6 105.6 105.6 105.6 105.6 105.6 105.6 105.6 106.9 105.6
128.0 124.4 119.0 119.4 115.0 115.6 114.9 117.8 117.6 117.6 115.1 114.4 118.2
174.7 175.9 178.0 178.8 180.9 183.0 183.0 183.0 185.0 184.5 184.4 184.2 181.3
113.5 113.3 112.3 111.8 112.7 112.4 112.5 112.5 113.3 113.5 113.4 112.8 112.7
145.1 145.4 145.4 146.9 143.0 144.7 .143.7 142.9 144.3 144.2 142.0 140.0 144.8
120.9 120.9 125.7 126.2 126.2 126.2 126.2 126.4 126.4 128.1 128.1 128.1 126.2
113.6 107.9 112.7 112.7 112.7 112.9 113.4 113.4 113.5 112.4 111.1 111.5 113.3
358.0 353.9 353.9 346.5 330.8 325.1 302.0 302.0 278.7 247.9 247.9 247.9 307.9
135.1 134.9 135.0 134.5 131.4 134.7 134.4 134.4 136.4 136.2 134.6 134.6 134.7
116.5 115.8 114.7 113.4 112.4 113.4 112.8 111.1 113.3 111.8 111.2 110.7 113.1
A ll c o m
m odities.. . 137.1 135.8 136.0 136.3 135.4 136.4 135.1 134.1 134.4 134.6 135.8 137.1 135.5
I N D E X N U M B E R S O F C O M M O D ITIE S, B Y G R O U P S , 1890-1913.
[Average prices 1890-1899=100.]
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Grains and fodder..........
Animals and m eats........
Dairy produce.................
Fish...................................
Other foods......................
Textiles............................
Hides, leather, boots___
Metals and implements:
Metals...........................
Im plem ents.................
Fuel and lighting...........
Building materials:
L um ber........................
Miscellaneous..............
Paints, oils, glass.......
House furnishings..........
Drugs and ch e m ica ls...
Miscellaneous:
Furs..............................
Liquors, tobaccos___
Sundries.......................
Total......................
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
116.7
111.2
103.0
103.3
120.3
111.4
100.6
123.9
104.7
106.2
97.3
121.3
104.2
102.6
106.7
108.5
105.8
90.6
104.7
102.2
99.8
99.1 94.3 98.8 85.2 80.6 98.8 96.7 99.9 107.3
117.7 98.7 92.2 82.4 90.4 97.9 95.1 103.4 111.3
110.4 104.6 94.8 90.1 90.1 92.9 101.4 109.0 120.5
99.7 96.4 101.4 102.6 98.6 99.6 110.0 106.4 113.2
102.1 95.0 95.2 87.1 86.0 94.3 93.6 96.4 98.6
101.2 97.3 93.6 96.9 98.0 95.2 99.8 100.0 108.6
101.8 89.9 98.6 92.9 100.1 105.0 109.4 113.8 112.8
1895
125.4 114.4 107.6 102.1 91.1 87.0
103.8 103.2 102.9 102.6 102.2 101.0
107.4 106.7 106.6 102.9 97.5 97.0
103.5
117.6
109.5
100.2
110.5
102.7
110.4
103.8
100.5
110.3
104.4
106.8
98.2
100.9
104.4
103.7 104.6 102.8
103.7 98.7 95.2
98.6 95.5 96.1
101.1 101.3 97.9
104.4 103.1 100.3
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
87.5
98.5
98.9
85.7
93.1
96.4
97.1
93.9
96.2
97.5
99.8
93.9 90.8 95.8 114.0
87.7 87.4 97.2 111.8
95.5 100.0 107.6 125.9
99.8 99.6 100.2 110.2
96.5 96.8 93.3 101.5
1901
87.6 111.9 121.2 110.4
94.3 98.0 100.1 102.2
93.5 96.9 100.8 98.1
114.6
106.0
121.9
107.9
99.8
86.5 99.7 103.7 123.6 113.5
94.9 99.0 99.7 99.4 98.7
112.0 106.7 98.9 100.3 93.7
80.5
99.4
91.3
80.7 88.0 111.1 111.8 147.3 140.9
98.0 103.9 103.9 102.3 103.3 103.3
92.6 91.2 103.3 109.5 113.0 110.9
97.2
95.6
92.5
110.3 108.5 102.8 102.5
92.2
96.1 100.1 108.2 107.0
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1913.
185
I N D E X N U M B E R S OF C O M M O D ITIE S, B Y G R O U P S , 1890-1913—Concluded.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Grains and fodder..........
Animals and m eats........
Dairy produce.................
F ish...................................
Other foods......................
Textiles............................
Hides, leather, b oots___
Metals and implements:
Metals...........................
Im plem ents.................
Fuel and lighting...........
Building materials:
L um ber........................
Miscellaneous..............
Paints, oils, glass.......
House furnishings..........
Drugs and ch em ica ls.. .
Miscellaneous:
Furs..............................
Liquors, tobaccos___
Sundries.......................
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
116.1
122.2
106.9
110.2
98.4
101.0
118.2
106.5
117.9
108.9
116.2
98.1
105.9
115.7
115.5
111.3
107.2
119.5
101.8
110.4
113.6
116.4
120.7
115.1
115.7
100.7
114.6
119.6
118.5
130.1
120.2
121.8
103.1
123.4
128.1
140.2
138.8
131.5
129.5
112.5
126.1
125.5
148.3
129.6
136.3
120.5
110.3
111.0
120.0
149.9
148.6
133.6
134.0
107.0
108.3
135.4
140.7
163.6
135.7
145.1
111.3
114.6
135.4
148.4
146.6
136.2
143.6
118.7
119.2
139.6
167.3
160.8
159.0
155.7
126.0
120.7
152.4
136.8
180.8
154.7
158.0
117.4
130.8
163.9
102.8 105.5 99.7 108.4 128.6 134.8 106.3 101.9 97.6 108.3 117.4 119.1
104.7 105.7 106.2 106.1 106.0 107.1 104.2 102.4 104.5 104.5 104.7 105.6
104.9 111.0 103.0 104.1 106.4 108.8 102.2 103.8 103.0 100.5 113.3 118.2
122.0
104.6
128.1
109.2
102.2
128.8
107.7
126.3
109.6
105.5
131.3
107.2
122.4
112.7
109.6
134.1
106.8
125.3
107.3
106.4
152.7
104.7
135.3
113.0
106.3
165.2
108.7
141.2
112.7
108.5
162.6
107.5
136.8
112.8
107.1
154.6
105.7
135.2
110.4
103.9
158.5
109.2
145.5
110.6
109.5
165.4
102.6
154.5
110.4
112.1
166.5
105.4
148.6
114.5
115.5
181.3
112.7
144.8
126.2
113.3
145.2 168.1 171.3 217.4 229.2 239.4 231.8 227.2 234.5 252.9 297.3 307.9
103.7 107.0 107.8 108.1 108.1 125.5 118.0 117.5 132.9 151.2 155.2 134.7
116.8 115.9 119.1 121.1 120.9 123.0 117.6 121.6 118.0 100.3 104.3 113.1
T otal...................... 109.0 110.5 111.4 113.8 120.0 126.2 120.8 121.2 124.2 127.4 134.4 135.5
INDEX,
Page.
Actual price quotations of com m odities, 1913, source and market, and yearly average.............................. 33-82
Average and relative prices of commodities, w ith per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1913, and
January to December, 1913................................................................................................................................. 83-176
Canada, wholesale prices, 1890 to 1913............................................................................................................. 181-185
Commodities, weights assigned to various groups o f................................................................................
182
Increase or decrease in 1913 prices, per cent of, as compared with certain other years..........................
183
Index numbers of com m odity groups, b y m onths, 1913, and 1890-1913...............................................’ 184,185
Index numbers, weighted and unweighted, 1890 to 1913..........................................................................
182
Cloths and clothing:
Actual price quotations, source and market, and yearly average, 1913.................................................. 52-62
Average and relative prices, w ith per cent of increase or decrease 1890 to 1913, and b y months,
1913................................................................................................................................................................ 108-133
Increase or decrease in prices, per cent o f ............................................................................................ 6,12,180
Quotations, series of, classified as weekly or m onthly, and b y markets................................................27,28
Relative prices, 1860 to 1913............................................................................................................................
179
Relative prices, 1890 to 1913, and b y months, 1913.......................................................................................
11
Relative prices, 1900 to 1913, b y m on th s.....................................................................................................
17
Commodities, wholesale prices of:
Comparison, b y m onths, January, 1900, to December, 1913...................................................................... 17-22
Comparison, 1913 w ith 1912.............................................................................................................................
6-8
Comparison, each year, 1890 to 1913.............................................................................................................. 8-16
Explanation of tables......................................................................................................................................... 23-32
Increase or decrease, per cent o f.................................................................................................. 6,12,83-176,180
Influences affecting prices................................................................................................................................. 22,23
Quotations, series of, classified as weekly or m onthly, and b y markets.................................................. 27,28
R aw and manufactured, relative prices.............................................................................................. 13-16,21,22
R elative prices, 1860 to 1913........................................................................................................................ 177-180
Commodities.
, Prices, wholesale, of specified com m odities, 1890 to 1913.)
Drugs and chemicals:
Actual price quotations, source and market, and yearly average, 1913...................................................76,77
Average and relative prices, with per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1913, and b y months,
1913................................................................................................................................................................ 164-166
Increase or decrease in prices, per cent o f .............................................................................................6,12,180
Quotations, series of, classified as weekly or m onthly, and b y markets...............................................27,28
Relative prices, 1860 to 1913............................................................................................................................
179
Relative prices, 1890 to 1913, and b y months, 1913..................................................................................
11
Relative prices, 1900 to 1913, b y months......................................................................................................
18
Explanation of tables.................................................................................................................................................23-32
Farm products:
Actual price quotations, source and market, and yearly average, 1913................................................... 33-39
Average and relative prices, w ith per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1913, and b y months,
1913...................................................................................................................................................................... 83-89
Increase or decrease in prices, per cent o f............................................................................................. 6,12,180
notations, series of, classified as weekly or m onthly, and b y m arkets...............................................27,28
elative prices, 1860 to 1913............................................................................................................................
179
R elative prices, 1890to 1913, and b y m onths, 1913.......................................................................................
11
Relative prices, 1900 to 1913, b y m onths........................................................................................................
17
F ood, etc.:
Actual price quotations, source and market, and yearly average, 1913............................................... 39-52
Average and relative prices, w ith per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1913, and b y months,
1913.................................................................................................................................................................... 90-107
Increase or decrease in prices, per cent o f .............................................................................................. 6,12,180
Quotations, series of, classified as weekly or m onthly, and b y markets.............................................. 27,28
R elative prices, 1860 to 1913............................................................................................................................
179
R elative prices, 1890 to 1913, and b y months, 1913...................................................................................
11
R elative prices, 1900 to 1913, b y m onths....................................................................................................
17
Fuel and lighting:
A ctual price quotations, source and market, and yearly average, 1913...............................................62-65
Average and relative prices, w ith per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1913, and b y months,
1913...................................................................................................................................................................134-138
Increase or decrease in prices, per cent o f............................................................................................. 6,12,180
Quotations, series of, classified as weekly or m onthly, and b y markets.............................................. 27,28
R elative prices, 1860 to 1913............................................................................................................................
179
R elative prices, 1890 to 1913, and b y months, 1913...................................................................................
11
R elative prices, 1900 to 1913, b y m onths....................................................................................................
18
House-furnishing goods:
Actual price quotations, source and market, and yearly average, 1913................................................78-80
Average and relative prices, w ith per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1913, and b y months,
1913?.........................
167171
Increase or decrease in prices, per cent o f.............................................................................................. 6,12,180
Quotations, series of, classified as weekly or m onthly, and b y markets...............................................27,28
R elative prices, 1860 to 1913............................................................................................................................
179
R elative prices, 1890 to 1913, and b y months, 1913....................................................................................
11
R elative prices, 1900 to 1913, b y m onths....................................................................................................
19
Increase or decrease in prices, per cent o f.............................................................................. 6,12,29-37,83-176,180
Influences affecting prices......................................................................................................................................... 22,23
(Set also
§
187
188
INDEX,
L um ber and building materials:
Page.
Actual price quotations, source and market, and yearly average, 1913.................................................. 71-70
Average and relative prices, w ith per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1913, and b y months,
153-163
„ 1913.........
Increase or decrease m prices, p er cent o f.................................................................................................6,12,180
Quotations, series of, classified/as w eekly or m onthly, and b y markets.................................................27,28
R elative prices, 1860 to 1913............................................................................................................................
179
R elative prices, 1890 to 1913, and b y m onths, 1913....................................................................................
11
R elative prices, 1900 to 1913, b y m onths......................................................................................................
18
Manufactured and raw commodities, relative prices............................................................................. 13-16,21,22
Metals and implem ents:
A ctual price quotations, source and market, and yearly average, 1913..................................................65-71
Average and relative prices, w ith per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1913, and b y months,
1913................................................................................................................................................................. 139-152
Increase or decrease in prices, per cent o f ................................................................................................6,12,180
Quotations, series of, classified/as w eekly or m onthly, and b y markets.................................................27,28
R elative prices, 1860 to 1913............................................................................................................................
179
R elative prices, 1890 to 1913, and b y m onths, 1913....................................................................................
11
R elative prices, 1900 to 1913, b y m on th s.....................................................................................................
18
Miscellaneous com m od ity group:
A ctual price quotations, source and market, and yearly average, 1913................................................. 80-82
Average and relative prices, w ith per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1913, and b y months,
1913................................................................................................................................................................... 172-176
Increase or decrease in prices, per cent o f................................................................................................. 6,12,180
Quotations, series of, classified as w eekly or m onthly, and b y markets.................................................27,28
R elative prices, 1860 to 1913............................................................................................................................
179
R elative prices, 1890 to 1913, and b y months, 1913....................................................................................
11
R elative prices, 1900 to 1913, b y m onths......................................................................................................
19
Prices, wholesale, of specified com m odities, 1890 to 1913:
A cid , m uriatic.................................................................................................................................................. 77,165
A cid , sulphuric...................................................................................................................................................77,166
A lcohol, grain and w o o d ................................................................................................................................ 76,164
A lu m ..................................................................................................................................................................... 76,164
Anthracite and bituminous coal...................................................................................................... 63,64,131-136
A pples, evaporated.............................................................................................................................................. 44,97
Augers...................................................................................................................................................................65,139
A xes.......................................................................................................................................................................65,139
Bacon............................................................................................................................................................. 45,46,100
Bags...................................................................................................................................................................... 52,108
Bar iron................................................................................................................................................................ 65,140
B a r b w ire .............................................................................................................................................................65,140
B arley.....................................................................................................................................................................33,83
Beans.......................................................................................................................................................................39,90
Beef, fresh.................................................................................................................................................. 46,100,101
Beef, salt............................................................................................................................................................... 47,101
Bicarbonate of soda........................................................................................................................................... 49,104
Bitum inous and anthracite coa l...................................................................................................... 63,64,134-136
Blankets............................................................................................................................................................... 52,108
Blankets, horse...................................................................................................................................................55,116
B oots and shoes, m en’s and women’s............................................................................................ 52,53,109,110
Bread, crackers.....................................................................................................................................................39,90
Bread, loaf...................................................................................................................................................... 39,40,91
B rick ................................................................................................................................................................... 71,153
Brim stone.......................................................................................................................................................... 77,165
Broadcloths..........................................................................................................................................................53,110
Buckwheat flour.................................................................................................................................................. 43,96
B utter............................................................................................................................................................... 40,91,92
B u tts.....................................................................................................................................................................66,141
Cabbage................................................................................................................................................................ 51,106
Calico.....................................................................................................................................................................53,111
Candles................................................................................................................................................................. 62,134
Canned goods (corn, peas, tom atoes).........................................................................................................41,92,93
Carbonate of lead................................................................................................................................................ 71,160
Carpets.......................................................................................................................................................... 53,111,112
Carvers, knives, and forks................................................................................................................................ 79,170
Cattle, steers.................................................................................................................................................. 33,86,87
Cement, Portland and Rosendale........................................................................................................... 71,72,153
Chairs and tables.............................................................................................................................
78,79,168,169
Cheese..................................................................................................................................................................... 41,93
Chisels................................................................................................................................................................... 66,141
Chrome calf leather............................................................................................................................................ 56,118
Coal, anthracite and bitum inous..................................................................................................... 63,64,134-136
Codfish.................................................................................................................................................................... 42,94
Coffee.......................................................................................................................................................................41,94
C oke...................................................................................................................................................................... 64,136
Copper (sheet, ingot and w ire)....................................................................................................................... 66,142
C om , canned..........................................................................................................................................................41,92
C om , grain............................................................................................................................................................. 34,84
C om meal............................................................................................................................................................... 45,99
Cornstarch............................................................................................................................................................49,105
C otton.....................................................................................................................................................................34,83
Cotton flannels................................................................................................................................................... 54,112
Cotton thread......................................................................................................................................................54,113
Cotton yarns........................................................................................................................................................54,113
Cottonseed m eal................................................................................................................................................. 80,172
Cottonseed o i l .....................................................................................................................................................80,172
Crackers, oyster and soda.................................................................................................................................. 39,90
Currants, evaporated..................................................................................................................................♦... 44,97
Cutlery, table (carvers, knives, and forks).................................................................................................. 79,170
INDEX,
Prices, wholesale, of specified com m odities, 1890 to 1913—Continued.
D enim s..................................................................................................................................
D o o r k n o b s ...........................................................................................................................
D oors.....................................................................................................................................
Drawers and shirts.............................................................................................................
Dress goods, wom en’s ........................................................................................................
Drillings................................................................................................................................
Earthenware (plates, teacups, and saucers)..................................................................
as:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Fish (cod, herring, mackerel, and salm on)...................................................................
Flannels................................................................................................................................
Flannels, cotton.......................................................... ........................................................
Flaxseed................................................................................................................................
Fleece, w ool..........................................................................................................................
Flour, buckwheat, rye, and wheat.................................................................................
Forks and knives, and carvers.........................................................................................
Fruit, evaporated (apples, currants, prunes, and raisins).........................................
Furniture (chairs and tables)...........................................................................................
Ginghams..............................................................................................................................
Glass, plate...........................................................................................................................
Glass, w in d ow ................. ...................................................................................................
Glassware (nappies, pitchers, and tum blers)................................................................
Glucose.........................................................................................., ......................................
Glycerin................................................................................................................................
Ham m ers..............................................................................................................................
H am s.....................................................................................................................................
Harness leather....................................................................................................................
H a y ........................................................................................................................................
H em lock lu m b e r ...............................................................................................................
Herring............................................................................................................................ i . .
H ides.....................................................................................................................................
H ogs.......................................................................................................................................
H op s......................................................................................................................................
Horse blankets.....................................................................................................................
Horses....................................................................................................................................
Hosiery, m en’s and w om en’s ...........................................................................................
Iron, ba r................................................................................................................................
Iron, p ig ................................................................................................................................
Jute........................................................................................................................................
Knives and forks, and carvers..........................................................................................
Lard.......................................................................................................................................
Lead (pig and lead p ip e )..................................................................................................
Leather (chrom e calf, narness, and sole).......................................................................
L im e......................................................................................................................................
Linen shoe thread...............................................................................................................
Linseed o il............................................................................................................................
Locks.....................................................................................................................................
Lum ber.
H em lock; Maple; Oak; Pine; Poplar; Spruce.)
Mackerel..............................................................................................................................
M a lt.......................................................................................................................................
Maple lu m b er.....................................................................................................................
M atches...............................................................................................................................
Meal, co m ............................................................................................................................
Meal, cottonseed..................................................................................................................
Meat (bacon, fresh and salt beef, hams, m utton, and pork)......................................
Milk......................................................................... .............................................................
Molasses................................................................................................................................
Mules....................................................................................................................................
Muriatic acid.......................................................................................................................
Mutton, dressed..................................................................................................................
Nails, cut, and w ire.......................................................................................................... .
Nappies, pitchers, and tumblers.................................................................................... .
O aklum ber.........................................................................................................................
Oats.................................................. *..................................................................................
Oil, cottonseed...................................................................................................................
Onions..................................................................................................................................
O p ium ..................................................................................................................................
Overcoatings.......................................................................................................................
Oxide of zin c.......................................................................................................................
Pails and tubs ................................................................................................................. .
Paint materials.
Carbonate of lead; Linseed oil; Turpentine; Zinc oxide.)
Paper, news and w rapping...............................................................................................
Peas, canned.......................................................................................................................
Pepper..................................................................................................................................
Petroleum, crude and refined...........................................................................................
Pig iron................................................................................................................................
Pig lead................................................................................................................................
Pig t in ..................................................................................................................................
Pine lum ber........................................................................................................................
Pipe, lead............................................................................................................................
Pitchers, nappies, and tumblers......................................................................................
Planes...................................................................................................................................
Plate glass............................................................................................................................
Plates, teacups, and saucers............................................................................................
Poplar lum ber....................................................................................................................
Pork, salt.............................................................................................................................
Portland and Rosendale cem ent....................................................................................
Potatoes, white...................................................................................................................
(See
(See
189
........... 54,114
........... 66,143
........... 72,154
60,61,128,129
61,62,129-132
........... 55,114
............78,167
............. 42,94
........... 67,143
........ 42,94,95
............55,115
........... 54,112
............. 34,83
. . . 62,132,133
........ 43,96,97
............ 79,170
........ 44,97,98
78,79,168,169
........... 55,115
............ 74,155
............76,156
. . . 79,169,170
................44,98
........... 77,165
............ 67,143
........... 47,101
........... 56,118
............. 34,85
........... 72,157
............. 42,95
............. 35,85
............. 35,87
............. 35,86
........... 55,116
............... 36,86
. . . 56,116,117
........... 65,140
. . . 68,145,146
........... 80,173
........... 79,170
............. 45,99
........... 67,144
56,57,118,119
........... 72,156
........... 57,119
........... 72,161
........... 67,144
............. 42,95
........... 81,173
........... 73,157
........... 64,137
............. 45,99
........... 80,172
45-48,100-120
........... 48,103
........... 48,103
............. 36,89
........77,165
............47,102
. . . . 67,68,145
. . . 79,169,170
. . . 73,157,158
............... 36,84
........... 80,172
........... 51,107
........... 77,166
........... 57,120
........... 73,161
........... 80,171
. . . 81,173,174
............. 41,93
........... 49,104
64,65,137,138
. . . 68,145,146
........... 67,144
............ 70,150
73,74,158,159
............67,144
. . . 79,169,170
........... 68,147
. . . 74,155,156
............78,167
........... 74,160
............48,102
. . . . 71,72,153
........... 51,107
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Prices, wholesale, of specified com m odities, 1890 to 1913—Concluded.
Poultry, dressed, fow ls..............................................................................
P oultry, live, fow ls...................................................................................
Print cloths.................................................................................................
Proof spirits................................................................................................
Prunes..........................................................................................................
Quicksilver.....................................................................................................
Quinine...........................................................................................................
Rails, steel.......................................................................................................
Raisins............................................................................................................
R ice..................................................................................................................
R op e.............................................. - ................................................................
Rosendale and Portland cem ent...............................................................
R osin ...............................................................................................................
R u b ber............................................................................................................
R y e flour.................................................................................... ....................
R ye, g r a in .....................................................................................................
Salmon, canned............................................................................................
Salt..................................................................................................................
Saucers and teacups.....................................................................................
Saws (cross-cut and hand)..........................................................................
Screws, w o o d ................................................................................................
Sheep...............................................................................................................
Sheetings........................................................................................................
Shingles..........................................................................................................
Shirtings.........................................................................................................
Shirts and drawers.......................................................................................
Shovels...........................................................................................................
S ilk..................................................................................................................
Silver, b ar......................................................................................................
Soap................................................................................................................
Soda, bicarbonate o f....................................................................................
Sole leather....................................................................................................
Spelter.............................................................................................................
Spices, pepper...............................................................................................
Spruce lum ber..............................................................................................
Starch, corn ...................................................................................................
Starch, laundry............................................................................................
Steel (billets, sheets, and rails).................................................................
Sugar...............................................................................................................
Suitings..........................................................................................................
Sulphur.
Brimstone.)
Sulphuric a cid ..............................................................................................
Table cutlery (carvers, knives, and forks).............................................
Tables and chairs.........................................................................................
Tallow.............................................................................................................
T ar..................................................................................................................
T ea..................................................................................................................
Teacups and saucers....................................................................................
Thread, cotton ..............................................................................................
Thread, 1inen shoe.......................................................................................
Tickings.........................................................................................................
T in (p ig and p la te)......................................................................................
Tobacco, lea f.................................................................................................
Tobacco, plug and granulated sm oking..................................................
Tomatoes, canned........................................................................................
Trouserings....................................................................................................
Trowels...........................................................................................................
Tubs and pails..............................................................................................
Tumblers, nappies, and pitchers..............................................................
Turpentine, spirits o f ..................................................................................
Underwear (shirts and drawers)..............................................................
Vegetables (cabbage, onions, and w hite potatoes)...............................
Vinegar...........................................................................................................
Vises................................................................................................................
W heat flour....................................................................................................
W heat, g r a in ...... .........................................................................................
W indow glass................................................................................................
W ire, barb......................................................................................................
W ire, copper..................................................................................................
W ire nails......................................................................................................
W om en’s dress goods..................................................................................
W ood screws..................................................................................................
W oodenware (pails and tu b s)...................................................................
W ool, fleece....................................................................................................
W orsted y a m s ..............................................................................................
Y a m s, co tto n ................................................................................................
Y am s, worsted.............................................................................................
Zinc, oxid e o f ................................................................................................
Zinc, sheet.....................................................................................................
Quotations, series of, classified as weekly or m onthly, and b y markets.
R a w and manufactured com m odities, relative prices................................
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Page.
........... 48,102
............... 37,89
........... 57,121
........... 81,174
............. 44,98
........... 75,162
........... 69,147
........... 77,166
........... 70,149
................44,98
........... 49,103
........... 81,174
. . . . 71,72,153
........... 75,162
........... 82,175
................43,96
................37,84
................42,95
............49,104
........... 78,167
. . . 69,147,148
........... 71,151
........ 37,38,88
. . . 58,121-123
. . . 75,162,163
58,59,123-125
60.61.128.129
........... 69,148
........... 59,125
........... 69,148
........... 82,175
4Q 104
56,'57,"118,’ 119
........... 69,152
........... 49,104
........... 75,160
........... 49,105
........... 82,175
............70,149
........... 50,105
59,60,126,127
............77,166
............79,170
78,79,168,169
............50,106
............75,163
............51,106
............78,167
............54,113
............57,119
............60,127
............70,150
................38,89
............82,176
................41,93
............60,128
............70,150
............80,171
. . . 79,169,170
............76,161
60.61.128.129
............51,106
............52,107
............71,151
........ 43,96,97
........ 38,39,85
............76,156
............65,140
............66,142
............68,145
61,62,129-132
............71,151
............80,171
. . . 62,132,133
............62,133
............54,113
............62,133
............73,161
............71,152
................27,28
... 13-17,21,22
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