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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JAMES J. DAVIS, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ETHELBERT STEWART, Commissioner B U L L E T IN O F T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S \ B U R E A U OF LABO R S T A T IS T IC S / W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S • ----- No. 320 S ER I E S WHOLESALE PRICES 1890 to 1921 DECEMBER, 1922 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1922 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION M A Y BE PROCURED FROM TH E SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS G O VE RN M EN T PRINTING OFFICE W A SH IN G TO N , D . C. AT 30 CENTS PER COPY CONTENTS. Page. Introduction....................................................................................................................... 7,8 Changes in grouping of commodities and in weights used for computing index numbers........................................................ .................................................................. 8, 9 Method of computing index numbers..................................................... . ................... 9-12 Prices of commodities in 1921............................................................................... 12-49 Average wholesale prices of important commodities,1890 to 1921......... 49-239 T able 1.— Sources of price quotations, 1920 and 1921............................................. 11 T able 2.— Number of commodities, or series of quotations, b y markets, 1920 and 1921...................................................................................................... 11 T able 3.— Number of commodities, or series of quotations, classified as to fre quency, 1920 and 1921............................................................................ 12 T able 4.— Changes in average prices from 1920 to 1921, b y groups of commodi ties............................................................................................................... 13 T able 5.— Index numbers of wholesale prices, b y groups of commodities, 1890 to 1921..................................................................................................... 14,15 T able 6.— Index numbers of wholesale prices, b y groups of commodities and b y months, 1913 to 1921................................ 28-31 T able 7.— Wholesale price indexes of identical commodities in raw and manu factured state, 1890 to 1921.................................................................... 44 T able 8.— Wholesale price indexes of identical commodities in raw and manu factured state, b y months, 1913 to 1921.............................................. 46, 47 T able 9.— Average wholesale prices of commodities, 1890 to 1921...................... 52-239 A ppendix A .— Table of weights used in constructing index num bersof wholesale prices, b y groups o f commodities.............................................. 241-248 A ppendix B.— Relative importance of commodities as measured b y their wholesale values in exchange, 1921.......................................... 249-257 A ppendix C.— Revised index numbers of wholesale prices of building materials, b y subdivisions, 1913 to 1921..................................................... 258, 259 A ppendix D .—Wholesale prices in other countries.............................................. 260-270 Australia...................................................................................... 260 B e l g i u m . . .. . .. .......................................................................................................... 261 Canada..................................................................................................................... 261,262 France........................................................................................................ 262 Germany . .............................................................................................................. 262, 263 Great B ritain ......................................................................................................... 263, 264 Italy.............................................................................................................................. 264 Japan.............................................................................................. ......................... 264,265 Netherlands................................................................................................................. 265 New Zealand...........: .............................................................................................. 265, 260 N orw a y.......................................... 266 South Africa................................................................................................................ 267 Spain........................................................................................................................ 267-269 Sweden......................................................................................................................... 269 Switzerland............................................................................................................. 269, 270 3 4 CONTENTS. CHARTS Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart SHOWING Y EA RLY FLUCTUATIONS OF WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 1890 TO 1921. 1.— All commodities com bined...................................................................... 2.— Farm products............................................................................................ 3.— Foods............................................................................................................. 4.—Cloths and clothing....................................: . ........................................... 5.—Fuel and lighting....................................................................................... 6.—Metals and metal products....................................................................... 7.—Building materials..................................................................................... 8.—Chemicals and drugs.................................................................................. 9.—House-furnishing goods............................................................................. 10.—Miscellaneous commodities....................................................................... 11.— Identical commodities in raw and manufactured state...................... 12.— Com: Contract grades, cash, Chicago, 1890-1921, and No. 3, mixed, cash, Chicago, 1913-1921........................................................................ 13.— Oats: Contract grades, cash, Chicago...................................................... 14.— Wheat: No. 1, northern spring, and No. 2, red winter, cash, Chicago, 1890-1913; No. 1, northern spring, cash, Chicago, 1913-1921; and No. 2, hard winter, cash, Kansas City, 1913-1921. 15.— Cattle: Steers, good to choice and choice to prime, Chicago............. 16.— Hogs: Light and heavy, Chicago............................................................ 17.— Cotton: Middling, upland, spot, New York, 1890-1921, and mid dling, spot, New Orleans, 1913-1921................................................... 18.—Eggs: Fair to fancy, near-by, New York, 1890-1913; firsts, fresh gathered, New York, 1913-1921; and firsts, fresh, Chicago, 19131921............................................................................................................. 19.—Hides: Packers’ , green, salted, heavy native steers, Chicago, 18901921; packers’ , green, salted, heavy Texas steers, Chicago, 19131921; and calfskins, country, No. 1, Chicago, 1913-1921.............. 20.—Milk: Fresh, New York, 1890-1921; fresh, Chicago, 1913-1921; and fresh, San Francisco, 1913-1921......................................... 21.— Wool: Ohio, fine fleece, scoured, 1890-1916; Ohio, fine clothing, scoured, 1916-1921; and Ohio, medium fleece, scoured, 1890-1921. 22.— Beef: Fresh, native sides, New York, 1890-1921; and fresh, car cass, Chicago, 1908-1921........................................................................ 23.— Sides, short clear; and ham, smoked, loose, Chicago........................ . 24.—Butter: Creamery, extra, New York, 1890-1921; creamery, Elgin, 1890-1916; and creamery, extra,St. Louis, 1916-1921................... 25.— Wheat flour: Winter straights, New York, 1890-1913; winter straights, Kansas City, 1913-1921,1 and second patents, Minne apolis, 1913-1921 2....................................................................................... 26.— Sugar: Granulated, and centrifugal, 96°, New Y ork .......................... 27.— Shoes: Men’s v ici kid, Goodyear welt, 1890-1921; w om en’s solid grain, 1890-1913; and women’s M cKay sewed, 1913-1921............ 28.— Print cloth, 28-inch, 64 b y 64, 1890-1913; 27-inch, 64 b y 60, 19131921; and calico, American standard prints, 1906-1921................. 29.— Suitings: Middlesex, 14-ounce, 1890-1912; Middlesex, 16-ounce, 1912-1921; and clay worsted, 16-ounce, 1895-1921.......................... 30.—Anthracite coal: Chestnut and stove.................................................. ... 31.— Bituminous coal: Georges Creek, 1890-1913; New Fiver, 19131921; and coke, Connellsville, furnace, 1890-1921.......................... 32.— Pig iron: Foundry, No. 2, northern, and Bessemer............................ 33.— Steel billets: Bessemer, 1890-1921; steel rails, Bessemer, 1890-1921; and steel sheets, No. 27, 1894-1921..................................................... 34.— Copper: Ingot, lake, 1890-1907; ingot, electrolytic, 1907-1921; and copper wire, bare, No. 8, 1890-1921.................................................... 35.— Brick: Common, red, building, New Y ork ...................................... 36.— Lumber: Yellow pine siding, New York, 1890-1914; yellow pine siding, Norfolk, 1914-1921; and hemlock, 1890-1921...................... 37.— Glass: Plate, polished, 5 to 10 square feet, unsilvered, 1890-1905; glazing, 1905-1921; and window, single, B, 1890-1921.................. 38.— A cid: Sulphuric and m uriatic................................................................. 39.— Leather: H em lock sole, 1890-1921; wax calf, B grade, 1890-1907; and chrome calf, 1907-1921................................................................. 40.—Paper: Wrapping, manila, 1890-1921; newsprint, 1890-1921; and wood pulp, sulphite, 1913-1921........................................................... »U. S. Food Administration standard in 1918. *Bakers’ patent after 1919. Page. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 45 54 56 60 62 64 70 74 78 82 88 92 96 102 114 124 132 136 148 158 162 170 178 184 188 194 204 210 232 236 5 CONTENTS. CHARTS SHOWING M O N TH LY FLU CTU ATIO N S OF W HOLESALE PRICES O F COM MODITIES, 1913 TO 1921. Page. Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart Chart C hart Chart i U. la .—All commodities com bined.................................................................... 2a.— Farm products.......................................................................................... 3a.— Foods.......................................................................................................... 4a.— Cloths and clothing.................................................................................. 5a.— Fuel and lighting..................................................................................... 6a.— Metals and metal products.................................................................... 7a.— Building materials............................................................ 8a.— Chemicals and drugs............................................................................... 9a.— House-furnishing goods.......................................................................... 10a.—Miscellaneous commodities..................................................................... 11a.— Identical commodities in raw and manufactured state.................... 12a.— Corn: Contract grades, cash, and No. 3, mixed, cash, C h icag o... 13a.— Oats: Contract grades, cash, Chicago................................................... 14a.— Wheat: No. 1, hard white, cash, Portland, Oreg.; No. 1, northern spring, cash, Minneapolis; and No. 2, hard winter, cash, Kansas C ity.......................................................................................................... 15a.— Cattle: Steers, good to choice, and choice to prime, Chicago......... 16a.— Hogs: Light and heavy, Chicago.......................................................... 17a.— Cotton: Middling, upland, spot, New York; and middling, spot, New Orleans........................................................................................... 18a.— Eggs: Firsts, fresh gathered, New York; firsts, fresh, Chicago; and pullets’ , fresh, San Francisco...................................................... 19a.— Hides: Packers’ , green, salted, heavy native steers, Chicago; packers’, green, salted, heavy Texas steers, Chicago; and calf skins, country, No. 1, Chicago........................................................... 20a.— Milk: Fresh, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco...................... 2la.— W ool: Ohio, fine fleece, scoured, 1913-1917; Ohio, fine clothing, scoured, 1917-1921; and Ohio, medium fleece, scoured, 19131921......................................................................................... 22a.— Beef: Fresh, native sides, New Y ork; and fresh, carcass, Chicago. 23a.— Sides, short clear; and ham, smoked, loose, Chicago....................... 24a.— Butter: Creamery, extra, New Y ork; creamery, extra, Chicago; and creamery, extra, San Francisco................................................. 25a.—Wheat flour: Winter straights, Kansas C ity;1and standard patents, Minneapolis............................................................................................ 26a.— Sugar: Granulated and centrifugal, 96°, New Y ork ......................... 27a.— Shoes: Men’s tan calf, Goodyear welt, and women’s black kid, Goodyear ’welt........................................................................... 28a.— Print cloth, 27-inch, 64 b y 60; and calico: American standard prints....................................................................................................... 29a.— Suitings: Middlesex, 16-ounce; and clay worsted, 16-ounce.......... 30a.—Anthracite coal: Chestnut and stpve.................................................... 31a.— Bituminous coal: Pittsburgh and Kanawha; New River; and coke, Connellsville, furnace............................................................... 32a.— Pig iron: Foundry, No. 2, northern; basic; and Bessemer............. 33a.— Steel: Billets, Bessemer; rails, Bessemer; and sheets, No. 2 7 . . . . 34a.— Copper: Ingot, electrolytic; sheet, hot rolled; and copper wire, bare, No. 8 ........................................................................... 35a.— Brick: Common, red, New Y ork; common, salmon, Chicago; and common, red, Cincinnati..................................................................... 36a.—Lumber: Douglas fir, No. 1, common; hemlock, No. 1, north ern; and yellow pine, southern, No. 2, com m on.......................... 37a.— Glass: Plate, glazing, 5 to 10 square feet, and window, single, B . . 38a.—A c id : Sulphuric, muriatic, and n itric................................................. 39a.— Leather: Chrome calf, B grade; glazed kid; and oak sole.............. 40a.— Paper: Wrapping, manila; newsprint; and wood pulp, sulphite.. S. Food Administration standard in 1918. 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 48 55 57 61 63 65 71 75 79 83 89 93 97 103 115 125 133 137 149 159 163 171 179 185 189 195 205 211 233 237 BULLETIN OF THE U. S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS W ASHINGTON NO. 320 DECEM BER, 1922 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. INTRODUCTION. The first of a series of reports on wholesale prices in the United States was published by the Department of Labor, now the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 1900.1 The purpose of that report was to continue, as far as practicable, the results of the investigation made by the U. S. Senate Committee on Finance for the years 1840 to 1891 and published in 1893.2* In the report of the Department of Labor much of the information contained in the Senate Finance Committee's report was brought up to date. In 1902, however, when the material for a new bulletin on whole sale prices was being assembled, it was found that many of the articles included in the report of the Senate Finance Committee were either no longer manufactured or had ceased to be important factors in the market. On the other hand, a number of articles not shown in that report had become of such importance as to render necessary their inclusion in the new report. These facts necessitated a revision of the list of commodities and the computation of a new series of index numbers. Prices for the revised list of commodities were obtained for the period dating back to 1890, so that the infor mation presented in the 1902 report covered the 12 years from 1890 to 1901, monthly as well as yearly prices being shown for each commodity. This information was continued in subsequent wholesale-price reports to 1914, being contained in the March issues of the bimonthly bulletin of the bureau for the years from 1902 to 1911, inclusive, and published in separate form for 1912 and subsequent years. In each of these bulletins monthly prices were shown in detail for the last completed year, while yearly summaries were included for the period since 1890. Beginning with the report for 1914s the number of commodities included in the exhibit of wholesale prices was greatly increased, and in addition a radical change in the method of constructing the index numbers from the money prices quoted was introduced.4 In the bulletins for 1915 and 1916 the plan was continued of publishing 1U. S. Department of Labor Bui. No. 27, March, 1900. Subsequent reports are Bulletins Nos. 39, 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, and 296. 2 Report from the Committee on Finance of the U. S. Senate on Wholesale Prices, Wages, and Trans portation, Mar. 3,1893 (52d Cong., 2d sess.). Kept. No. 1394. 8 U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bui. No. 181. 4Idem, pp. 239 to 256. 7 8 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. monthly prices for the last completed year and yearly averages back to 1890. Owing to the situation, brought about by the World War, no report was published in 1917 or 1918. In 1919, however, a bulletin containmg data for all months from January, 1917, to December, 1919, and for all years since 1890 was prepared. This report was finally published early in 1921. A bulletin continuing the information through 1920 was published late in 1921. In the present report the prices have been brought up to the end of 1921 and a considerable number of new commodities .have been added. CHANGES IN GROUPING OF COMMODITIES AND IN WEIGHTS USED FOR COMPUTING INDEX NUMBERS. An important change has been made in the grouping of com modities ior the purpose of computing the index numbers shown in the present bulletin. In preceding reports of the bureau the plan was tallowed of arbitrarily confining an article to a particular group, regardless of its fitness for inclusion also under other group designa tions. In the present bulletin articles properly falling under more than one of the classifications adopted have been included under each classification. For example, structural steel, nails, and certain other metal products used in building have been placed in the group of building materials as well as in that of metals and metal products. Similarly, food articles produced on the farm which reach the con sumer practically unchanged in form, as potatoes, rice, eggs, and milk, are included both among farm products and among foods. In computing the general index number for all commodities, how ever, such articles nave been counted only once, thereby avoiding duplication in the final result. Besides the inclusion of certain articles in. more than one group, there has been a rearrangement of commodities within the several groups to provide for subgroups of closely related articles. The system of grouping adopted is as follows: 1. Farm products: (a) Grains. ( b) Live stock and poultry. (c) Other farm products (ct) All farm products. 2. Foods: (a) Meats. ( b) Butter, cheese, and milk. (c) Other foods. (d) All foods. 3. Cloths and clothing: (a) Boots and shoes. (b) Cotton goods. (c) Woolen goods. (d) Silk, etc. ( e) A ll clothing. 4. Fuel and lighting: (a) Anthracite coal. (b) Bituminous coal. (c) Other fuel and lighting. (d) All fuel and lighting. 5. Metals and metal products: (a) Iron and steel. (b) Nonferrous metals. (c) All metals and metal products. 6. Building materials: (а) Lumber. (б) Brick. (c) Structural steel. (d) Other building materials. (e) All building materials. 7. Chemicals and drugs: (a) Chemicals. (b) Fertilizer materials. (c) Drugs and pharmaceuticals. (d) All chemicals and drugs. 8. House-furnishing goods: (a) Furniture. (b) Furnishings. (c) All house-furnishing goods. 9. Miscellaneous: (a) Cattle feed. (b) Leather. (c) Paper and pulp. (d) Other miscellaneous. (e) All miscellaneous. 10. All commodities. CHANGES IN GROUPING OF COMMODITIES. 9 In computing the index numbers for the above groups of com modities, the prices have been weighted by data from the 1919 census instead of the 1909 census data formerly employed. This conforms to the plan contemplated by the bureau at the inception of its weighted index number system in 1914 of revising the weight ing factors every 10 years as new census information should become available. The method of constructing group and general index numbers from the aggregate values of commodities, employed for the first time in the report for 1914, has been continued in the present bulletin. A full explanation of this method is contained in the 1914 report,5 but a brief account is here given in order that the statistical tables appearing in the following pages may be more readily understood. METHOD OF COMPUTING INDEX NUMBERS. The average price of each article in the year 1913, selected as the base period in order to provide a pre-war standard for measuring price changes, has first been multiplied by the estimated quantity of that article marketed in the census year 1919. The products thus obtained have then been added, giving the approximate value in exchange in 1913 of all articles in the group or in the total list of commodities. Similar aggregates have likewise been made for each remaining year and each month since January, 1913. The index number for each year and each month has been obtained by com paring the aggregate for such year or month with the aggregate for 1913 taken as 100. If, during the period under consideration, there had been no changes in the list of commodities which comprise the index num bers, the percentage changes in the cost of the different groups of commodities and of all commodities combined would be accurately measured by dividing the aggregates for the months and years cov ered by the bureau’s index numbers by the corresponding aggregates for 1913. However, articles have been added or dropped from time to time as circumstances demanded, while substitution of one article for another at a different price has been necessary in numerous instances. Therefore, in computing the index numbers for a series of years a method had to be adopted that would allow for variations in the number and kind of commodities. This method, which is identical in principle with that now being used by the bureau in its reports on retail prices and on wages, consists in computing two sep arate aggregates for any year or month in which a change occurs, the first aggregate being based on the list of articles before making additions, subtractions, or substitutions, and the second aggregate on the revised list of articles. „ In this way comparison between any two consecutive years or months is limited to aggregates made up of identical commodities only. The following statement relative to lumber in the group of build ing materials will serve to illustrate the method employed, it having been necessary in several instances to substitute other lumber series in 1918 in place of the series formerly carried. &TJ. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bui. No. 181, pp. 239-256. 10 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1981, IN D E X NUMBERS BASED ON AGGREGATE VALUES OF COMMODITIES 1917,191&, AND 1919. Approximate value (000 omitted). Commodity. 1917 1918-A 1918-B Douglas fir, No. 1 common, boards............. Douglas fir, No. 2 and better, drop siding. Gum, sap, firsts and seconds.................... . Hemlock, northern, No. 1......................... . Maple, hard, No. 1, common..................... . Oak, white, plain, No. 1, common_______ Pine, white,Ho. 2, barn ........................... . Pine, yellow, flooring, B and better......... . Pine, yellow, timbers, square edge, sound Poplar, No. 1, common............................... Spruce, eastern, random............................ . Lath, yellow pine, No. 1............................. Shingles, cypress, 16 inches long............... . Shingles, red cedar, 16 inches long............. $70,279 35,301 23,089 46,497 28,100 92,143 84,692 151,501 170,982 12,513 29,303 13,203 4,792 28,902 $80,793 41,328 27,451 51,816 26,169 107,143 104,158 165,373 209,867 16,654 34,081 18,370 6,412 28,663 $80,793 41,328 30,646 55,477 31,548 124,529 82,581 165,373 209,867 18,436 34,081 9,486 6,412 28,663 $112,520 58,548 43,361 68,377 39,790 182,087 93,486 269,427 245,393 21,771 41,062 15,585 7,138 46,041 Total................................................... 791,297 913,278 919,220 1,244,586 index numbers (1913 equals 100)............... 134.62 155.38 1919 210.38 The index number for 1917, with 1913 as the base period, was found to be 134.62. Dividing the comparable aggregate for 1918 ($913,278) by the above aggregate for 1917 ($791,297) we obtain 115.42. This figure is the index number for 1918 on the 1917 base. T o convert it to the 1913 base we multiply 115.42 by 134.62, giving 155.38 as the index for 1918 on the 1913 base. This is rounded off to 155 when published. To obtain the index number for 1919 we first divide the aggregate for 1919 ($1,244,586) b y the comparable aggregate for 1918 ($919,220), giving 135.40 as the index number for 1919 on the 1918 base. To convert this to the 1913 base we multiply 135.40 by 155.38 (the index number for 1918 on the 1913 base), which gives 210.38 as the index number for 1919 on the 1913 base. This is rounded off to 210 when published. Index numbers for all other groups and sub groups are found in the same manner as for lumber in all eases where a change in the list of included articles has been made. Not all of the commodity prices shown in the present bulletin have been used in constructing the index numbers. Several articles of minor importance, as crackers and cornstarch, have been omitted because of their negligible influence upon price movements. A few articles of some importance, such as hammers, saws, and shovels, were omitted because satisfactory weighting factors could not be obtained. In still other instances, as brick, lumber, and structural steel, where more than one price series has been included in the bulletin, only those series believed to be most representative have been used in the index. Of the 450 series of quotations for 1920 and 1921 shown in the detailed tables of this bulletin, 404 series have been weighted and used in computing the index numbers.® To ascertain the quantities of the various commodities marketed in 1919, every available source of information, official and private, was drawn upon. In the case of articles consumed to a large extent by the producer, as corn, oats, hay, etc., only the portion actually mar keted, as near as could be determined, was taken. A similar plan was followed with regard to semimanufactured articles, as cotton and worsted yarns, pig iron, and steel billets, which often are carried into further processes of manufacture in establishments where produced.6 6 See Appendix A , pp. 241 to 248. 11 METHOD OF COMPUTING INDEX NUMBERS. The quantity of each article sold in the markets was ascertained as nearly as possible and used to weight the prices for the different years and months. Jn the selection of commodities it has been the aim to choose only important and representative articles in each group. To this end, in addition to utilizing all available information from official sources, a careful inquiry was instituted in the principal market centers to deter mine which articles within the general class or group enter to the largest extent into exchange from year to year. The sources from which price quotations for the past two years have been drawn are as follows: T able 1.— SOURCES OF PRICE QUOTATIONS, 1920 AND 1921. Source. Standard trade journals.......... Manufacturers or sales agents.. Boards of trade, associations, etc.......................................... Federal or State bureaus......... Total............................... Cloths Fuel Metals Chem House Farm and Build fur Mis and metal icals and ing prod Foods. cloth cella Total. light prod mate and nish ucts. ing neous. ing. ing. ucts. rials. drugs. goods. 46 4 80 19 64 1 5 6 6 56 105 70 10 9 33 18 28 13 1 1 1 8 20 53 47 43 18 7 21 10 32 7 31 43 256 155 25 450 So far as possible the quotations for the various commodities have been secured in their primary markets. For example, the prices quoted for live stock and most animal products as well as grains are for Chicago; wheat and flour prices are mainly for Kansas City and Minneapolis; pig iron and steel for Pittsburgh, etc. The following table shows the various markets in which wholesale price quotations were obtained. T able 2 ,—NUMBER OF COMMODITIES OR SERIES OF QUOTATIONS, B Y M ARKETS, 192ft A N D 1921. Market. Birmingham, A la..................... Boston, Mass............................ Buffalo, N. Y ........................... Chicago, 111............................... Cincinnati, Ohio...................... Cleveland, Ohio........................ Decatur, 111............................... Gloucester, Mass ................... Kansas City, M o ................. La Salle, 111.............................. Los Angeles, C a lif................... Louisville, K y .......................... Minneapolis, M i n n .............. New Orleans, La...................... New York, N. Y ...................... Norfolk, V a............................... Philadelphia, Pa...................... Pittsburgh, Pa........................ Portland, Oreg......................... St. Louis, Mo San Franeisco, C a lif............... Toledo, Ohio............................. W ilm ington, N. C.................... Mills, wells, factories, etc Genera l market ._ ......... Total............................... Cloths Fuel Metals Chem Housefurand Build Mis Farm icals nishand ing and cella Total, prod Foods. cloth light metal mate and neous. prod ucts. ing ing. ing. ucts. rials. drugs. goods. 1 1 4 25 2 22 3 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 5 ;! 3 1 1 3 6 i l 4 2 2 1 2 i 2 4 7 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 47 1 12 1 65 13 2 2 8 4 8 1 2 1 3 4 1 20 3 17 1 1 4 3 62 56 105 7° 37 16 ! I 1, i.......... | 6 1 17 20 53 47 1 ... .. 1 1 3 13 .......... 1........... i 2 1 20 7 43 | 31 1 ! 25 1 4 1 1 1 7 7 156 3 10 19 3 5 7 1 1 50 77 4o0 12 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. As has been stated, more than one price series for commodities of great importance has been included in the present bulletin. In no case, however, is an article of a particular description represented by more than one series of quotations for the same market. For most articles weekly prices have been secured. In a large number of instances, particularly since the beginning of 1918, it has been possible to obtain average monthly prices. For those commodities whose prices are quite stable, as certain textiles and building materials, only first o f the month prices have been taken. These details are summarized for 1920 and 1921, as follows: T a b l e 3.—NUMBER OF COMMODITIES, OR SERIES OF QUOTATIONS, CLASSIFIED AS TO FREQUENCY, 1920 AND 1921. Frequency of quotation. Cloths Fuel Metals Chem HouseFarm and 'Build furMis and ing and metal icals prod Foods. cloth cella Total. light prod mate and nishucts. ing neous. ing. ing. ucts. rials. drugs. goods. W eekly..................................... Monthly.................................... Average for month................... 47 6 3 89 14 2 1 15 54 10 5 5 32 12 9 16 14 17 43 Total............................... 56 105 70 20 53 47 43 11 20 12 8 5 250 85 115 31 25 450 PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1921. The year 1921 was a period of falling prices for many important commodities. From the beginning to the middle of the year prices declined rapidly, reacting to some extent in late summer and autumn, but subsiding again in the last three months. For practically all commodities except cotton and its manufactures, which were in fluenced by the short crop, prices at the end of the year were con siderably lower than at the beginning. In the farm products group there were decided reductions during the first six months in the price of cotton, barley, corn, oats, rye, wheat, hay, hops, cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry, and tobacco. Food products, including butter, cheese, eggs, fish, flour, lard, meats of some kinds, milk, rice, and sugar, also declined sharply. Exceptions were recorded for fresh fruits, ham, lamb, veal, and potatoes, all of which were higher in June than in January. In the remaining groups of commodities a strong downward tendency was manifest through out the first half of the year, shoes, cotton and woolen goods, fuel, metals, building materials, chemicals, and house furnishings all con tributing to the general decline. In July prices began to react, with farm products and foodstuffs taking the lead. B y September farm products had advanced over 8 per cent above the June level, but a subsequent slump due to abun dant harvests brought the December average down to a par with late summer prices. In foodstuffs, also, prices declined steadily after August, m which month potatoes reached the highest point of the year. During the second half of 1921 prices of some articles rose sharply, as butter, eggs, milk, rice, cotton, cotton goods, hides, pig tin, lead, zinc, crude and refined petroleum, and lumber. Brick, lime, cement, IS PRICES OF COMMODITIES. plate glass, nails, structural steel, and linseed oil, on the contrary, decreased materially in price in the period stated. Comparing 1921 with 1920, the group of commodities showing the greatest decrease in average yearly prices was that of farm products, the decrease in the group as a whole being 43 per cent. Cloths and clothing come nex*, with a decrease of 39 per cent. In the remaining roups the decrease in average yearly prices from 1920 to 1921 was: ►uilding materials, 37J per cent; foodstuffs and miscellaneous com modities, 34^ per cent; metals and metal products, 33 per cent; chemicals and drugs, 32 per cent; house-furnishing goods, 23 per cent; and fuel and lighting, 17 per cent. All commodities, considered in the aggregate, decreased 35 per cent. The following table shows for each of the nine groups the number of commodities, or separate commodity units, for which comparable wholesale prices were obtained for 1920 and 1921, and the number that increased or decreased in average yearly price: S T able 4.—CHANGES IN AVERAG E PRICES FROM 1920 TO 1921, B Y GROUPS OF COM MODITIES. Change. Metals Build Chem House Cloths Fuel fur Mis and Farm icals nish and ing and cella Total. prod Foods. cloth light metal mate and ing neous. prod ucts. ing. ing. ucts. rials. drugs. goods. 1 1 6 Increase..................................... 14 Decrease.................................... 104 55 70 No change................................. Total................................ 56 105 70 20 1 52 3 44 2 41 2 29 53 47 43 31 24 1 16 433 1 25 450 It is seen from the above table that of the 450 comparable price series secured by the bureau for 1920 and 1921 increases were re ported for only 16 series and decreases for 433 series. In the case of 1 series (smoking tobacco) no change in price took place. Detailed information concerning price changes will be found in the table on pages 52 to 239 of this bulletin. Revised index numbers for the several groups of commodities for the years from 1890 to 1921 are shown in the table which follows. As has been explained, these index numbers are computed on the year 1913 as the base period to provide a pre-war standard for meas uring price changes. To assist in the comparison afforded by the index numbers, there is also shown the percentage of increase or decrease in prices for each year as compared with the next preceding year. 14 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1880 TO 1921. T able 5 .—IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921. (Base: Estimated value in 1913=100.) [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers, see pp. 9 t© 12.] Farm products.1 Year. Cloths and clothing.3 Foods.2 Fuel and light Metals and metal ing.4 products, e Percent Percent Percent Percent Per cent o f in of in of in of in ©fincrease (+ ) crease (+ ) crease (4-) crease (+ ) crease ( + ) Index or de Index or de Index ot de Index or de Index or de num- crease ( —) num crease (—) num crease ( —) num crease ( —) num crease ( —) ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared with pre with pre with pre withprewitfe pre ceding ceding ceding ceding ceding year. year. year. year. year. 1890................... 1891................... 1892................... 1893................... 1894................... 70 75 68 71 61 +7 -9 +4 -1 4 86 85 79 85 75 -1 -7 +8 -1 2 95 91 91 90 79 1895................... 1896................... 1897................... 1898................... 1899................... 61 55 59 63 64 (6) -1 0 +7 +7 4-2 74 69 71 74 74 -1 -7 +3 +4 («) 1900................... 1901................... 1902................... 1903................... 1904................... 70 74 81 77 81 +9 +6 +9 -5 +5 79 79 83 81 84 1905................... 1906.-................. 1907................... 1908................... -2 +1 +9 -1 1909..................... 79 80 87 86 97 1910................... 1911................... 1912................... m 3 ................... 1914................. 103 93 101 106 103 1915................... 1916................... 1917................... 1918................... 1919..............; . . 1920................... 1921.............. («) -1 -1 2 62 69 57 58 56 -3 -5 +2 -3 116 102 92 85 72 77 76 75 77 80 -3 -1 -1 +3 +4 66 65 55 56 67 +18 -2 -1 5 +2 +20 77 78 72 72 110 +7 (*) +5 -2 +4 88 81 82 87 88 +10 -8 +1 +6 +1 76 73 84 98 87 +13 -4 +15 +17 -1 1 108 103 100 99 88 -2 -5 -3 -1 -1 1 86 83 89 91 97 +2 -3 +7 +2 +7 90 98 105 94 98 +2 +9 +7 -1 0 +4 81 85 89 88 84 -7 +5 +5 -1 -5 98 113 121 95 93 +11 +15 +7 -2 1 -2 +6 -1 0 +9 -1 +3 ; 101 97 104 106 102 +4 -4 +7 —4 +2 100 96; 97 160 93 +2 -4 +1 +3 —2 78 76 84 166 98 -7 -3 + 11 +16 -7 94 89 99 166 85 +1 -5 +11 +1 -1 5 104 123 190 218 231 +1 + 18 +54 + 15 +6 106 121 ; 167 188 207 + 13 + 10 98 1 127 175 228 253 «■ +30 +38 +30 +11 88 126 160 170 181 -5 +43 +34 +1 +6 99162 231 187 162 | +16 +64 +43 -1 9 -1 3 218 124 —6 —43 220 144 +6 -3 5 295 180 +17 —39 241 199 +33 -1 7 192 ! 129 +19 -3 3 + 13 *■Number ©f commodities varied from 16=to * Number o f commodities varied from 40in * Number o f commodities varied from 5®in 4 Mtunber e f comm odities varied from la in s Number of commodities varied from 18 in * N o change. +3 +15 + m 1890 to- 56 in 1S©0 to 95 in 1890 to 65 in ISQB’te '& ia 1890 to 37 in 1921. 1921, 1921. 1921. 1921. -4 -i2 -1 0 -8 -1 5 +7 +1 -8 (8) +53 15 PRICES OF COMMODITIES. T a b l e 5 . — IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921—Concluded. (Rase: Estimated value in BY GROUPS OF COMMODITIES, 1 9 1 3 = 1 0 0 .) [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers, see pp. 9 to 12.] Building ma terials.7 Year. . Chemicals and House furnishing Miscellaneous.10 goods.9 drugs.8 Per cent of in crease (+ ) Index or de ’Index num crease (—), num ber. compared ber. with pre ceding year. Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent of in of in of in ©f in crease (+ ) crease (+ ) crease (+ ) crease (+ ) or de Index or de Index or de or de- Index prease ( —) num crease (—) num crease (—) num crease (—> compared ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared with pre iwith pre with pre with pre ceding ceding ceding ceding year. year. year. year. (6) -6 99 97 91 92 88 -2 -6 +1 -4 81 80 75 77 69 77 77 75 78 80 -4 (6) -3 +4 +3 93 92 93 96 100 +6 -1 +1 +3 +4 70 ; 67 67 70 75 +1 +3 +3 -3 (6) 87 87 87 90 89 +9 (6) (6) +3 : -1 104 96 93 102 110 +4 -8 -3 +10 +8 103 96 98 99 100 -2 -7 +2 +1 +1 88 91 98 92 92 -1 +3 +8 -6 (8) 117 116 111 101 130 +6 -1 -4 -9 +29 81 79 84 86 86 : 86 : 89 94 90 97 102: 102 101 +2 (8) -1 -1 +1 96 93 94 +4 -3 +1 +6 (6) 151 111 110 +16 . -2 6 -1 ............ 1890 1891................... 1892................... 1893-................. . 1894................... 82 78 74 73 70 -5 -5 -1 -4 91 92 93 91 82 +1 +1 -2 -1 0 88 80 85 85 80 1895................... 1896............ . 1897................... 1898................... 1899................... 68 68 66 70 77 -3 (6) -3 +6 +10 81 81 88 97 101 -1 (6) +9 +10 +4 1900................... 1901.......... . 1902................... 1908................... 1904................... 81 78 80 82 79 102 105 108 105 105 1905................... 1906................... 1907................... 1908.................. 1909................... 85 95 100 92 95 +8 + 12 +5 -8 +3 1910................... 1911................... 1912................... 98 98 99 +3 (6) +1 1913......................... 100 +5 -4 ; +3 +3 ! -4 +1 100 100 92 -8 101 1915................... 1916................... . 1917................... 1918.......... ...... . 1 1919................... 94 120 157 172 201 +2 +28 +31 +10 +17 134 181 202 215 169 +33 100 106 s +35 + 12 125 +6- • 153 —21 184 1920................... 1921................... 264 165 +31 -3 8 200 136 + 18 -3 2 1914................... All commodi ties.11 100 254 195 +1 101 93 99 -1 -6 +3, -1 0 +1 -4 (6) +4 +7 +8 -2 +6 +2- (6) (6) +3 +6 -4 +8 +4 -8 +6 100 -9 100 95 -5 98 -2 +1 +6 + 18 +22 +20 95 121 148 156. 175 (8) +27 +22 +5 +12 101 127' 177 194 206 +3 ' +26>. +39 + 10 +6 +38 -2 3 196 128 + 12 -3 5 226 + 10 -3 5 (6) 147 6 No change. 7 Number of commodities varied from 22 in 1890 to. 32 in 1921. s Number of commodities varied from 9 in 1890 to 43 in 1921. 9 Number of commodities varied from 14 in 1890. to 3.1 in 1921. 10 Number of commodities varied from 12 in 1890 to 25 in 1921. 11 Number of commodities varied from-192 in 1890 to 494 in 1921. To enable tbe reader to follow more readily the rise and fall of prices year by year since 1890 a series of charts has been constructed. A glance at the first of these (Chart 1) shows that the general trend of wholesale prices for all commodities taken together was downward during the first eight years of the period, or until 1897, after which they rose steadily until 1910, except for a slight decline in 1901 and a more decided one in 1908. In 1911 there was a sharp decline, followed by a quick recovery in 1912 which lasted through 1913. In 1914 prices again subsided to some extent, but reacted in the following year. Between 1915 and 1916 occurred by far the most pronounced price advance that had taken place between any two years up to that 16 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. time, the index number for all commodities rising from 101 to 127, an increase of 26 per cent. An even greater advance took place between 1916 and 1917, the index for 1917 rising to 177, an increase of 39 per cent. A further advance in prices brought the index number for 1918 up to 194, a point 10 per cent above the level for 1917. In 1919 the index number increased to 206, or 6 per cent above the 1918 index, and in 1920 to 226, or 10 per cent above the level of prices in 1919 and 126 per cent above the basic figure for 1913. In 1921 the index de clined to 147, a fall of 35 per cent from the 1920 price level. Comparing the all-commodities curve with the curve for farm products shown in Chart 2, one is struck by their great similarity. The food curve also, as is seen by reference to Chart 3, follows quite closely the curve for all commodities. The reason for the preponder ating influence of farm products and food upon the yearly price changes of all commodities becomes clear when one consults Appendix B of the present bulletin, which gives the approximate values in 1921 of the commodities comprising the several groups in the exchanges of the country. Cloths and clothing (Chart 4) remained relatively stable in price from 1890 to 1915, except for rather sharp declines in 1894, 1901, and 1908. The great increases that took place in this group from 1915 to 1920 are clearly brought out in the chart, as is also the decided drop in 1921. Marked fluctuations since 1890 have occurred in the groups of fuel and lighting (Chart 5) and metals and metal products (Chart 6). In the latter group prices were relatively quite high in 1890-91. Fuel and lighting reached the lowest levels m 1894 and in 1897-98, while metals and metal products also were lowest in the same period. The steep increases in steel prices in 1917 and in coal and coke prices in 1920 are reflected in these charts. Building materials (Chart 7) conformed to the same general trend as all other commodities from 1890 to 1915 and reached unprecedented levels in the last six years of the period. The curve for chemicals and drugs in Chart 8 shows slight variations up to 1914, but clearly exhibits the early influence of the war on the prices of these commodities. In 1915 prices in this group had in creased 34 per cent over the average lor 1913, while in no other group had the increase been more than 5 per cent. From 1915 to 1918 prices continued to advance sharply, but with the termination of hostilities in the latter year a decline took place, followed by a reaction in 1920 and another decline in 1921. The group of house furnishing goods (Chart 9) shows a downward trend from 1890 to 1897, a gradual upward trend to 1913-1915, and a steep increase to 1920. In 1921 prices in this group dropped back to an average of 95 per cent above 1913 prices. The group of miscellaneous commodities (Chart 10), like all other groups, plainly reflects the influence of war and its aftermath upon prices in the years from 1916 to 1920 and the pronounced tendency toward pre-war levels in 1921. 11083°— 22— B ui. 320----- -% 400 375 350 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 o i— c-i M 40 >" « •« N frl PRICES OP COM M ODITIES.. 325 300 400 375 350 325 00 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 W HOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO . 1921, Chart 2. C hart 3. 400 375 350 1 325 300 FOODS * oo.) U 275 250 225 225 200 200 175 175 150 150 125 12$ too 100 >r- 75 75 50 50 40 CM eft «© t - co a* O (R s> oi ?i a> « j> eO f to^ » of t <o« t c-> oo 9 cm eft •ft O '^LI^mOMMQO £ 0 s w o m z 275 m J 300 250 400 375 350 _ i_ 40 o I (** s 400 375 350 325 60 O 300 215 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 W HOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Chart 4. 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 ibO PRICES OF COMMODITIES, Chart 5. 7$ 50 40 to WHOLESALE PBiGES, 1890 TO 1921. Ch art 6. m 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 PRICES OF COMMODITIES. Chart 7. 75 50, o <x> Cl CO irt «> at> ci 4<* to 00 to 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 T5 50 40 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 ®Oi 1921, Chart 8. 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 PRICES OF COMMODITIES, C hart 9. 75 50 40 to Ol to 400 375 350 a 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 12$ 100 75 50 © <£> p t- p co © 10 © © 2 2 ii WHOLESALE PRICES, 1800 TO 1021, Chart 10. 28 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1896 ^TO 1921. T able 6.—IN D E X NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND B Y MONTHS, 1913 TO 1921. (Base: Estimated value in 1 9 1 3 = 1 0 0 .) [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers, see pp. 9 to 12.] Farm products. Year and month. Fuel and light Metals and metal ing. products. Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent of in of in of in of in of in crease (+ ) crease (+ ) crease (+ ) crease (+ ) crease ( + ) Index or de Index or de Index or de Index or de Index or de num crease (—) num crease (—) num crease (—) num crease ( —) num crease (—) ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared with pre with pre with pre with pre with pre ceding ceding ceding ceding ceding month. month. month. month. month. 1913. January............ February......... March............... April................. May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November....... December......... 98 98 98 99 97 98 99 100 103 103 103 103 1914. January............ February......... March............... April................. May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November....... December......... 103 103 102 102 101 101 103 106 106 101 102 101 1915. January............ February......... March............... April................ May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November....... December......... 104 105 104 104 105 101 104 103 101 106 104 105 1916. January............ February......... March............... April................. May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November....... December......... 110 110 111 113 115 114 117 125 131 136 147 146 1917. January............ February......... March............... April................. May.................. June................. 152 157 166 184 196 195 i No change. Cloths and clothing. Foods. G) 0) +1 -2 +1 +1 +1 +3 6) 6) G) G) G) -1 G) -1 G) +2 +3 G) -5 +1 -1 +3 +1 -1 G) +1 -4 +3 -1 -2 +5 -2 +1 99 98 98 98 97 99 101 102 103 102 103 101 101 100 98 95 96 97 99 109 111 106 106 105 106 108 106 105 105 102 104 102 99 102 106 108 +1 +2 +2 -1 +3 +7 +5 +4 +8 -1 109 110 112 114 115 115 117 122 126 134 141 137 +4 +3 +6 + 11 +7 -1 140 145 148 164 175 171 +5 G) -1 G) G) -1 +2 +2 +1 +1 -1 +1 -2 G) -1 -2 -3 +1 +1 +2 + 10 +2 -5 G) -1 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 101 101 101 100 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 97 96 94 94 94 95 95 96 96 96 96 97 99 101 105 107 +1 G) G) G) G) 0) G) +1 G) G) -1 -1 G) G) G) G) G) G) (1)- 2 -1 -2 G) 100 101 101 98 98 98 99 101 101 102 102 99 99 99 100 98 95 91 91 89 89 88 88 88 +1 +2 +2 +4 +2 87 86 84 82 82 81 81 85 91 94 98 103 +2 +4 +3 +6 +5 -3 110 114 117 118 120 122 125 128 130 137 147 154 +3 +4 +3 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +5 +7 +5 113 115 119 120 120 122 121 116 120 128 155 163 +2 +4 +2 + 11 +7 -2 158 157 158 164 167 174 +3 -1 +1 +4 +2 +4 171 178 174 164 .178 183 +1 +2 -2 -1 G) -3 +2 -2 -3 +3 +4 +2 +1 +1 +2 +2 +1 G) G) +1 G) +1 G) G) G) +1 G) -3 G) G) +1 +2 G) +1 G) -3 G) G) +1 -2 -3 -4 G) -2 G) -1 G) G) -1 -l -2 -2 107 105 105 104 103 101 98 98 98 97 94 89 88 89 89 88 85 84 83 84 86 83 80 81 -2 G) -1 -1 -2 -3 G) G) G) -1 -3 -5 « -1 +1 -l -3 -1 —1 +1 +2 -3 -4 +1 82 86 88 90 96 102 105 103 104 105 110 122 +1 +5 +2 +2 +7 +6 +3 -2 +1 +1 +5 + 11 +2 -1 -4 +3 +7 +21 +5 133 142 156 164 168 164 158 157 160 164 174 199 +9 +7 + 10 +5 +2 -2 -4 -1 +2 +3 +6 + 14 +5 +4 -2 -6 +9 +3 198 204 218 230 240 267 -1 +3 +7 +6 +4 + 11 G) -1 G) +4 +7 +3 +4 +5 +10 +2 +3 +1 G) 29 PRICES OF COMMODITIES. T able 6 .— IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND B Y MONTHS, 1913 TO 1921—Cobtinued. (Base: Estimated value in 1913=100.) [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers, see pp. 9 to 12.] Farm products. Year and month. Cloths and clothing. Foods. Fuel and light ing. Metals and metal products. Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent of in of in of in of in of in crease (+ ) crease (4-) crease (4-) crease (4-) crease (4-) Index or de Index or de Index or de Index or de Index or de num crease (—) num crease ( —) num crease (—) num crease ( —) num crease (—) ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared with pre with pre with pre with pre with pre ceding ceding ceding ceding ceding month. month. month. month. month. 1917—Concld. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... 196 202 202 207 212 207 1918. January............ February......... March............... April................. May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... 211 211 211 213 209 210 217 227 234 225 225 227 1919. January............ February......... March............... April................. May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... 224 216 224 230 234 226 241 242 225 227 237 242 1920. January............ February......... March............... April................. May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... 247 237 237 243 241 237 233 218 210 187 173 152 1921. January............ February......... March............... April....*.......... May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... 143 133 127 117 118 114 119 123 124 124 121 120 +1 +3 0) 4-1 182 183 179 181 180 180 185 189 195 198 204 206 -1 -4 4-4 +3 +2 —3 4-7 (2) -7 4-1 4-4 4-2 203 194 199 205 210 204 210 214 205 205 210 220 4-2 -4 231 222 220 238 248 243 238 221 215 201 190 170 +2 (0 (0 +1 -2 (2) 4-3 4-5 4-3 -4 C1) 0) 4-3 -1 -2 -2 -6 -4 -1 1 -7 -1 2 -6 -7 -5 -8 4-1 -3 4-4 4-3 4-1 0) 1 No change. +2 +2 -2 169 175 176 180 181 181 —2 -1 162 151 151 144 139 137 141 146 142 140 139 136 -1 +4 4*1 4-2 +1 C1) 181 186 185 185 191 195 4-4 4-3 -1 C1) 4-3 4-2 176 167 160 153 161 163 201 205 211 220 226 233 238 239 245 245 241 233 4-3 4-2 4-3 4-4 +3 +3 4-2 (2) 4-3 -2 -3 164 164 165 166 169 169 175 175 176 176 179 179 +2 4-5 220 210 203 205 216 243 262 276 283 291 304 317 -6 -5 -3 4-1 +5 4-13 +8 4-5 4-3 4-3 4-4 4-4 178 178 178 177 178 180 181 184 188 189 188 189 4-5 -4 -1 4-8 4-4 -2 -2 -7 -3 -7 -5 -1 1 339 346 344 336 328 314 300 - 286 266 245 226 215 4-7 4-2 -1 _2 -2 -4 -4 —5 -7 -8 -8 -5 -9 -4 -3 -4 -2 -1 4-1 4-1 -2 4-1 -1 G) 4-3 4-2 4-3 4-2 4-3 4-1 -1 -4 4-3 4-3 +2 -3 4-3 4-2 -4 G) -5 -7 0) -5 -3 -1 4-3 4-4 -3 -1 -1 -2 196 188 183 176 173 172 172 171 178 180 180 180 C1) C1) -1 4-4 4-1 C1) C1) -4 —5 -4 -4 4-5 4-1 292 282 260 207 183 183 4-1 183 184 184 184 185 184 189 190 190 192 191 1S7 C1) +1 4-1 4-2 C1) -K G) 4-1 G) 4-2 C1) -1 -1 4-1 4-1 +1 4-2 4-2 4-1 -1 4-1 175 170 163 153 153 154 160 162 161 162 164 168 194 199 208 231 239 250 259 269 281 280 264 254 4-3 4-3 4-5 4-11 +3 4-5 4-4 4-4 +4 (2) —6 -4 175 190 197 203 202 200 202 202 200 191 176 160 247 225 212 205 200 191 186 184 181 189 197 199 -3 -9 -6 -3 -2 —5 -3 -1 -2 4-4 4-4 -f l 153 147 140 138 138 133 124 117 116 116 114 113 G) C1) 2 Less than one-half of 1 per cent change. 4-9 -3 -8 -2 0 -1 2 G) C1) G) 0) (!) 4-1 4-1 -1 4-3 4-1 4-1 -1 -2 -6 -3 -4 -6 G) 4-1 4-4 4-1 -1 4-1 4-1 4-2 4-4 +9 4-4 4-3 (2) G) -1 4-1 -1 -5 -8 -9 -4 -4 -5 -1 G) G) -4 -7 -6 -1 _2 -i m W HOLESALE PRICES, 1890 m T able 1021. IN D E X NUM BERS OF W H OLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS O F COMMODITIES AN D B Y M ONTHS, 5B13 T O I»21—CimtinuwL (Base: TS»tAma.ted value in 1813=100.) [For explanation, of m e thod usedin cimiputirigthese index numbers, seepp. 9 to 12.] Build*Bg:materials. Year and month. Chemicals and drugs. flouse-furnishing goods. Miscellaneous. , All commodi ties. Per cent Percent Per cent Per cent Per cent o f in of in of in of in of in crease (+ ) crease ( + ) crease (+ ) crease (+ ) crease ( + ) Index; or de Index; or de Index? ©r de Index; ©r de Index or de num crease (—) num crease ( —) num crease (—) num crease (—) num crease ( —) ber. compared ber. , compared ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared withprewithprewithp re with pre with pre eeding oeding ceding ceding ceding month. month. month. month. month. 1913. January............ February......... March............... April May June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... 101 102 103 103 103 102 99 99 99 98; 97 96 1914. January......... February.......... March.............. April................. May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... 93 94 94 93 93 93 ; 92 93 92 90 : 88 88 1915. January............ February_____ March............... April................. May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... 88 89 90 90 93 93 94 93 94 98 191 104 1916. January............ February......... March............... April................. May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November____ December......... HO 113 118 120 121 120 120 120 121 124 126 132 1917. January............ February_____ March............... A pril................ M ay.................. June.................. 138 140 144 155 159 169 — 2 0) (*) C1) C1) (l) C1) C1) (l) +1 -1 0 98 98/ 98 97 97 96 95 96 109 108 107 107 0) C1) C1) -1 (*) -1 -1 +1 +14 -1 -1 0) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 C1) C1) (r) (*) 0) C1) C1) 0) (!) (!) C1) 108 116 118 118 116 123 130 136 143 151 165 179 +1 +7 +2 C1) -2 +6 +6 +5 +5 +6 +9 +8 99 99 99 99 100 1&0 100 100 100 100 100 101 +.1 +2 +2 +5 184 204 206 200 193 191 175 157 158 164 167 172 +3 +11 +1 -3 -4 -1 -8 -1 0 +1 +4 +2 +3 +5 +1 +3 +8 +3 +6 173 173 181 186 194 195 +1 C1) +5 +3 +4 +1 -3 +1 0) 0) 0) -i -1 +1 -1 -2 -2 0) 0) +1 +1 0) +3 (l) +1 -1 +1 +4 +3 +3 +6 +3 +4 +2 +1 -1 0) 0) 100 191 101 101 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 98 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 101 100 100 +1 +1 (*) C1) -1 -3 C1) 0) -1 —1 -1 +i C) C1) -l C1) C) (!) 0) C1) C1) 94 96 98 98 99 95 93 94 96 92 91 96 -1 -2 -3 -2 +2 C1) -2 +2 -2 -1 -1 -2 +2 +2 0) +1 -4 -2 +1 +2 —4 -1 +5 100 100 100 100 99 99 100 100 102 101 100 99 98 99 98 98 97 97 97 101 102 97 97 97 +1 C1) C1) C1) C1) (!) (*) +1 99 93 93 93 93 93 94 93 92 93 95 100 +3 -6 (*) 0 C1) C1) +1 -1 -1 +1 +2 +5 98 99 99 99 100 99 100 100 100 102. 104 108 103 103 104 104 105 105 107 107 107 109 111 111 +2 C1) +1 C1) +1 (*) +2 (!) C1) +2 +2 C1) 110 105 108 no 114 120 120 121 124 132 139 147 +10 -5 +3 +2 +4 +5 C1) +1 +2 +6 +5 +6 113 115 119 121 122 123 123 126 130 1-36 146 149 118 119 120 121 121 123 +0 +1 +1 +1 C1) +2 149 150 151 153 151 153 +1 +1 +1 +1 -1 +1 153 157 162 173 183 185 i No change. -1 106 105 103 100 98 100 100 98 100 98-' 97 96 C1) (!) (!) (!) (1) (1) -1 C1) 0) +1 +2 —1 -1 -1 -1 +1 -1 (!) f1) C1) -1 +4 +3 -5 C1) C1) +1 +1 C1) (1) +1 -1 +1 <D C1) (i) +2 +2 +4 +5 +2 +3 +2 + 1 +1 +2 +3 +5 +7 +2 +3 +3 +3 +7 +6 +1 31 PRICES OF COMMODITIES. T ab le 6 .—IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND B Y MONTHS, 1913 TO 1921—Coneluded. (Base: Estimated value in 19X3=100.) [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers see pp. 9 to 12.] Building materials. Year and month. 168 167 167 156 156 158 1918. January............ February......... March............... April................. May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... 161 161 164 169 170 172 177 179 179 177 177 177 1919. January............ February......... March............... April................ May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November....... December........ 176 173 171 169 173 189 209 226 229 229 232 248 A u g u s t................ S e p te m b e r......... O c to b e r............... N o v e m b e r ......... D ec em b er.......... 1921. January............ F e b r u a r y ........... M arch.................. April................ May.................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November....... December......... House-furnish ing goods. All commodities. Miscellaneous. Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent of in of in of in of in of in crease (+ ) crease (+ ) crease ( + ) crease ( + ) crease (+ ) or de Index or de Index or de Index or de Index or de Index num crease (—) num crease ( —) num crease (—) num crease ( —) num crease ( —) ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared ber. compared with pre with pre with pre with pre with pre ceding ceding ceding ceding ceding month. month. month. month. month. 1917—Concld. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... 1920. January............ February......... March............... April................ May.................. June................ July.................. Chemicals and drugs. -1 -1 0 -7 0 +1 +2 0 +2 +3 +1 +1 +3 +1 0 -1 0 0 . -1 -2 -1 -1 +2 +9 + 11 +8 +1 205 211 223 231 223 228 +5 +3 +6 +4 -3 +2 129 129 130 130 131 133 223 227 229 228 222 205 209 212 210 211 209 194 -2 +2 +1 137 138 140 144 146 152 159 161 163 164 164 163 +1 +7 181 169 162 160 161 162 167 170 170 173 176 182 274 293 297 300 293 275 269 265 255 240 215 204 + 10 +7 +1 +1 -2 -6 -2 -1 -4 -6 -1 0 -5 189 195 205 210 213 212 212 209 205 198 181 164 192 180 173 167 165 163 160 156 156 159 163 158 -6 -6 -4 -3 -1 -1 -2 -3 153 149 143 135 134 133 129 129 131 131 129 127 0 0 1 No change. +2 +3 -3 0 0 -3 -8 +2 +1 -1 -1 -7 -7 -7 -4 -1 +1 +1 +3 +2 0 +2 +2 +3 +4 +3 +5 +2 +1 0 0 -1 -2 -3 -9 -9 -7 -3 -4 -6 -1 -1 -3 0 0 +2 -2 -2 167 165 164 167 168 180 183 188 190 194 217 222 239 242 242 242 247 248 275 274 273 271 260 242 217 217 216 216 209 196 180 179 179 180 178 178 +5 0 +1 0 +1 +2 +3 +1 +1 +3 +1 +4 +5 +1 +1 +1 153 150 147 142 140 140 -1 145 145 147 152 155 160 159 160 161 163 164 163 +2 -1 -1 +2 +1 +7 +2 +3 +1 +2 + 12 +2 166 163 161 160 161 167 177 187 189 187 189 189 +8 +1 194 197 200 206 208 205 203 199 195 188 179 166 0 0 0 0 0 0 +2 +11 - l -4 -7 -1 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -6 -8 -1 + 1 -1 0 154 147 139 130 126 125 123 119 118 118 119 121 0 188 189 187 183 183 182 -2 -2 -3 -1 0 0 i ! 1 ! ! l i +1 +3 +2 +3 -1 +1 +1 +1 +1 -1 +2 -2 -1 -1 +1 +4 +6 +6 +1 -1 +1 199 193 196 199 202 203 212 216 210 211 217 223 +3 +2 +2 +3 +i -l 233 232 234 245 247 243 241 231 226 211 196 179 - i -2 -2 -4 -5 -7 -7 -5 -5 -6 -3 -1 -2 -3 -1 0 0 184 186 187 190 190 191 196 200 204 202 203 202 +4 0 +2 +1 -1 -2 j ! : j + 1 +2 ! i 2 Less than one-half of 1 per cent change. 170 160 155 148 145 142 141 142 141 142 141 140 -1 +1 +1 +1 +2 0 +1 +3 +2 +2 -1 0 0 -1 -3 +2 +2 ‘+2 0 0 +4 +2 -3 +3 +3 +4 j i | ! 1 ! ! 0 +1 +5 +1 -2 -1 -4 -2 -7 -7 -9 -5 -6 -3 —5 -2 -2 -1 +1 -1 +1 -1 -1 32 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Table 6 and Charts la to 10a furnish a comparison of group price fluctuations by months from January, 1913, to December, 1921. The charts here shown are not directly comparable with those indicating yearly price changes, owing to the difference in the time units. They may, however, be compared directly with the several charts showing monthly price variations of important individual commodities appearing elsewhere in this bulletin. In the two important groups of farm products and foodstuffs (Charts 2a and 3a) it is seen that prices moved within comparatively narrow limits during 1913 and the first half of 1914, the monthly variation at no time being more than 3 per cent. The upward trend of prices in both groups in the summer of 1913 and the downward trend of food prices early in 1914 are, however, quite noticeable. With the opening of hostilities in the summer of 1914 prices in these two groups at first rose steeply and then declined as abruptly, due to the prevailing business stagnation resulting from the war. In 1915, as business became adjusted to the changed conditions brought about by the war, prices became more stable. The unprecedented advances in the last half of 1916, and in the first half of 1917 when this country entered the struggle, contrast strongly with price changes in the early months of the period of the World War. The steadying effect of governmental price control, inaugurated in the summer and fall of 1917, is clearly discernible in the charts, as is also the steep increase that took place in each of these two groups in 1919. In 1920 the prices of farm products continued high until April, after which declines set in that brought the December level down to a point below that of any month since January, 1917. Food prices reached their peak in May, followed by sharp decreases to the end of the year. In 1921 prices in both groups continued steadily downward until June, reacting in the next three months and declining again in the fall and winter. The close of the year found farm products 20 per cent higher and foodstuffs 36 per cent higher than the 1913 level. In the cloths and clothing group (Chart 4a) prices showed little varia tion until late in 1915, after which they rose rapidly until the armistice period in 1918. Following the cessation of hostilities, prices declined until the spring of 1919, when they again advanced sharply. The peak of prices in this group was reached early in 1920, when they approxi mated three and a half times the 1913 level. Later declines brought the level in the summer of 1921 to a point only 71 per cent above the 1913 level. Small increases took place in the last four months of 1921. The curve for the fuel and lighting group in Chart 5a shows the steep increases that took place in fuel prices in the second half of 1916 and the first half of 1917, before price control was instituted. The drop in prices from June to October of 1917, immediately before and after the Fuel Administration began to function, is strikingly brought out in the chart. The great height to which fuel prices rose in the fall of 1920, as well as subsequent declines to the fall of 1921, is also emphasized by the chart. Metals and metal products (Chart 6a), after slumping in ^ ^ f o l lowing the outbreak of the war, began to recover early in the next year due to a readjustment of business and the receipt of large orders for materials from the warring countries. In 1916 and the first half of 1917 prices of metals continued steeply upward, reaching their highest level in July of the latter year. At this time prices had increased 192 per cent over the average for 1913. With the inaugu PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 33 ration of control following the entry of the United States into the war, prices declined rapidly, being only 83 per cent above the 1913 average at the end of 1917. During most of 1918 prices in this group slowly advanced, but declined again m the first half of 1919. Areaction took place in the second half of 1919, which continued into the spring and summer of 1920. After this prices again slowly subsided to the end of 1921, when they were only 13 per cent higher than in 1913. In the remaining groups (Charts 7a to 10a) the effects of war are equally evident. The curve for building materials (Chart 7a) shows a downward trend from 1913 to the beginning of 1915, and a steep upward trend thereafter. With the resumption of building operations enormous increases took place in this group during 1919 and 1920, the price level in the spring of 1920 being three times the 1913 level. Like other commodities, building materials fell sharply in price in 1921, with a tendency toward recovery late in the year. Chemicals and drugs were affected by war conditions as early as the fall of 1914, as is seen from Chart 8a, the demand for medical and hospital supplies influencing prices from the beginning of hostilities. The high peak of prices in'this group was reached in the fall of 1917, since which time prices have declined, with an upward swing in 1920 and a downward swing in 1921. House-furnishing goods (Chart 9a) varied but little in price from 1913 to 1915, but increased steadily in the next five years. In July, 1920, prices were 275 per cent of the 1913 level. Steady recessions were recorded in this group during 1921. In the group designated as miscellaneous (Chart 10a), composed of cattle feed, leather, paper, wood pulp, and other commodities not falling under the other group designations adopted, prices fluctuated below the pre-war level during all of 1914 and 1915. From 1916 to the spring of 1920 prices as a whole advanced, with temporary setbacks in certain months. After May, 1920, steady declines set in which continued through 1921, with a tendency to react in the closing months of the year. In order that the price fluctuations of commodities in their raw state may be compared with the price fluctuations of such commodi ties after being converted into manufactures, the following tables and charts covering the years from 1890 to 1921 and the months from January, 1913, to December, 1921, have been constructed. In this presentation the index numbers are computed in the one case from the prices of 20 important raw materials, representing 27 price series, and in the other case from the prices of 70 articles either manu factured directly from or closely akin to those same 20 raw materials. The list of raw and manufactured commodities, arranged in pairs, is as follows: Cattle (2 quotations) and beef products (3 quotations); copper ingots and copper wire; corn and corn meal (2 quotations); cotton and cotton textiles (21 quotations); flaxseed and linseed oil; hides and leather (4 quotations); hogs (2 quotations) and hog products (5 quotations); manila hemp and rope; milk and milk products (butter, 3 quotations; cheese, 1 quotation); petroleum (crude and refined petroleum, 2 quotations); pig iron (4 quotations) and iron products (6 quotations); pig lead and lead pipe; pig tin and tin plate; rye and rye flour; sheep (2 quotations) and mutton; slab zinc and sheet zinc; raw sugar (96° centrifugal) arid granulated sugar; sulphur and sulphuric acid; wheat and wheat flour (2 quotations); wool (2 quotations) and woolen textiles (11 quotations). 11083°— 22— Bull. 320------3 ©HART l a . 400 375 350 335 300 175 150 115 100 173 150 123 100 7P 40 WHOLESALE PBICJES, 1890 TO 1921, £ 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 too ?.% PRICES OF COMMODITIES, Chart 2a. 50 y o j: S 5 > a ^ > < * a J > ci illfiliiiiiii-illllsiiiiiiiliij >salfilaalSSfSsa •18 1918 40 1920 in co C* Chart 3a. 3 M tei B o fel co ■00 8 H O 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 PRICES OF COMMODITIES, Chart 4a. 50 40 CO 00 Chart 5a. W HOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. ot> 400375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 PRICES OP COMMODITIES, Chart 6a. 50 40 05 CD WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1921. o Chart 7a. 400 375 35 0 325 300 275 250 225 ' 200 1?£ 150 125 too 75 50 40 PRICES OE COMMODITIES, Chart 8a. H O U S E - FURN ISH IN G 119X3. • 1 S s 3 I s23! C hart 9a. GOODS ISO) 175 150 125 100 75 SO 40 1017 1918 1921 40ft 37ft 35ft 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 10ft 75 PRICES OP COMMODITIES, Chart 10a. 5ft 4ft CO 44 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. T able 7.—W HOLESALE PRICE INDEXES OF IDENTICAL COMMODITIES IN R A W AND MANUFACTURED STATE, 1890 TO 1921. (Base: Estimated value in 1913= 100.) [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers, see pp. 9 to 12.] Raw commodities (27 price series). Year. Per cent of in crease ( + ) or de Index number. crease ( - ) compared with pre ceding year. Manufactured com modities (70 price series). Index number. All commodities (97 price series). Per cent of in crease ( + ) or de Index crease ( —) number. compared with pre ceding year. Per cent of in crease ( + ) or de crease ( —) compared with pre ceding year. 1890...................................................... 1891...................................................... 1892...................................................... 1893...................................................... 1894...................................................... 69 68 62 64 57 -1 -9 +3 -1 1 87 86 81 83 72 1895...................................................... 1896...................................................... 1897...................................................... 1898...................................................... 1899...................................................... 61 56 57 61 67 +7 -8 +2 • +7 +10 72 70 71 74 78 1900.................................................... 1901...................................................... 1902...................................................... 1903...................................................... 1904.................................................... 73 72 77 77. 79 +9 -1 +7 +3 83 82 87 86 86 1905...................................................... 1906...................................................... 1907...................................................... 1908...................................................... 1909...................................................... 78 81 87 84 91 -1 +4 +7 -3 +8 88 88 94 93 98 1910...................................................... 1911...................................................... 1912...................................................... 1913...................................................... 1914...................................................... 95 86 95iod 99 +4 —9 +10 +5 -1 101 93 100 100 101 +1 98 89 97 100 100 1915...................................................... 1916...................................................... 1917..................................................... 1918..................................................... 1919...................................................... 101 125 184 208 216 +2 +24 +47 + 13 +4 106 131 182 203 215 +5 +24 +39 + 12 +6 103 128 183 206 215 +3 +24 +43 +13 +4 1920...................................................... 1921...................................................... 220 121 +2 -4 5 233 148 +8 -3 6 225 132 +5 -4 1 1 No change. 0 0) -1 -6 +2 -1 3 76 75 70 72 63 -i -7 +3 -1 3 -3 +1 +4 +5 65 62 63 66 72 +3 -5 +2 +5 +9 +6 -1 +6 -1 77 76 81 80 82 +7 -1 +7 -1 +3 +2 82 84 90 87 94 0) 0 +7 -1 +5 +3 -8 +8 0 0 +2 +7 -3 +8 +4 -9 +9 +3 0 400 375 350 325 300 300 275 275 250 250 225 225 200 200 175 175 150 150 125 125 |p0 100 75 75 50 50 40 *n - «*> t© r- oe> PRICES OF COMMODITIES, Chart 11. 400 375 350 325 40 Cn 46 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1&90 PCX 1921. T able 8.—W H OLESALE PRICE IN D E XE S OF ID E N TICA L COMMODITIES IN R A W AND M ANUFACTURED STATE , B Y MONTHS, 1913 TO 1921. (Base: Estimated value in 1913= 100.) [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers, see pp. 9 to 12.] Raw commodities (27 price series). Year and month. Index number. 1913. January............................................... F e b ru a ry .......................................... March.................................................. April................................................... M ay..................................................... June............ ........................................ July..................................................... August................................................ September.......................................... October............................................... November........................................... December............................................ 96 99 101 100 98 99 100 101 103 102 101 99 1914. January.............................................. February............................................. March.................................................. April.................................................... M a y .................................................... June..................................................... J u ly ................................................... August................................................ September.......................................... October............................................... November........................................... December............................................ 100 101 101 101 97 95 97 103 100 94 94 93 1915. January............................................... February............................................ March.................................................. Apii*.................................................... M ay..................................................... June..................................................... July..................................................... August................................................ September.......................................... October............................................... November................................ .......... December............................................ 96 99 100 100 102 101 103 100 100 103 102 106 1916. January........ ..................................... February............................................. March.................................................. April.................................................... May...................................... ............... June.................................................... July..................................................... August................................................ September........................................... October............................................... November........................................... December............................................ 111 114 117 120 122 120 122 126 130 137 144 144 1917. January............................................... February............................................. March.................................................. April.................................................... M ay..................................................... June..................................................... 148 153 165 176 188 191 i No change. Manufactured com modities (70 price series). Per cent of in crease ( + ) or de Index crease (—) number. compared with pre ceding month. +3 +2 -1 -2 +1 +1 +1 +2 -1 -1 -2 +1 +1 (!) 0) 0) —4 -2 +2 +6 -3 -6 -1 +3 +3 +1 C) +2 -1 +2 -3 +3 -1 +4 +5 +3 +3 +3 +2 -2 +2 +3 +3 +5 +5 0) +3 +3 +8 +7 +7 +2 98 99 100 102 99 100 101 101 101 100 99 99 99 98 97 96 96 97 99 108 110 105 104 103 All commodities (97 price series). Per cent of in crease ( + ) or de Index crease (—) number. compared with pre ceding month. +1 +1 +2 -3 +1 +1 C1) 0) -1 -1 0) 97 99 100 101 98 99 101 101 102 101 100 99 Per cent of in crease ( + ) or de crease ( —) compared with pre ceding month. 0) +2 +1 +1 -3 +1 +2 +1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 99 100 99 99 97 96 98 105 104 99 98 97 105 108 106 107 109 106 107 104 100 103 106 111 +2 +3 -2 +1 +2 -3 +1 -3 -4 +3 +3 + 5: 99 103 102 103 105 103 105 101 100 103 104 108 +2 +4 -1 +1 +2 -2 +2 -4 -1 +3 +1 +4 114 117 122 125 127 128 128 133 136 142 150 149 +3 +3 +4 +2 +2 +1 112 115 119 122 124 123 124 129 132 139 146 146 +4 +3 +3 +3 +2 152 156 163 179 193 191 (l> (0 0) -1 -1 -1 +1 +2 +9 +2 -5 +4 +2 +4 +6 -1 +2 +3 +4 +10 +8 -1 150 154 164 177 190 191 C1) (1) +1 -1 -2 -1 +2 +7 -1 —5 -1 -1 -1 +1 +4 +2 +5 +5 0) +3 +3 +6 +8 +7 +1 47 PRICES OF COMMODITIES, T able 8.—W HOLESALE PRICE IN DEXES OF IDENTICAL COMMODITIES IN R AW AND MANUFACTURED STATE, B Y MONTHS, 1913 TO 1921—Concluded. Raw commodities (27 price series). Year and month. Index number. 1917—Concluded. July..................................................... August................................................ September.......................................... October............................................... November........................................... December........................................... 193 199 199 200 202 196 199 200 203 203 202 201 207 217 220 214 211 213 1919. January.............................................. February............................................ March.................................................. April................................................... May..................................................... June.................................................... July..................................................... August................................................ September.......................................... October............................................... November........................................... December............................................ 208 202 208 214 217 213 226 224 213 213 223 229 1920. January............................................... February............................................ March.................................................. April................................................... May..................................................... June.................................................... July..................................................... August................................................ September.......................................... October............................................... November........................................... December........................................... 1921. January............................................... February............................................ March.................................................. A pril.............................................. . May..................................................... June.................................................... July..................................................... August................................................ September.......................................... October............................................... November........................................... December............................................ Per cent of in crease ( 4 ) or de Index crease ( —) number. compared with pre ceding month. +1 +3 0) +1 +1 -3 191 195 193 190 188 192 All commodities (97 price series). Per cent Per cent of in of increase (4-) i crease ( 4 ) or de or de Index crease ( —) number. crease ( —) compared compared with pre with pre ceding ceding month. month. : ! i i i +2 -i _2 -1 4-2 192 198 196 196 197 194 ! +2 j I 0) 4-3 (2) +2o (2) (1) 4-3o -1 4-2 +1 196 198 200 202 201 202 206 212 216 211 211 213 (o 41 43 -1 • 0) 41 -2 I 1918. January.............................................. February............................................ March.................................................. April................................................... May..................................................... June.................................................... July..................................................... August................................................ September.......................................... October............................................... November........................................... December........................................... 1 No change. Manufactured com modities (70 price series). +2 +1 +2 0) (2) (2) +3 +5 +1 -3 -1 +1 -2 —3 +3 +3 +1 -2 +6 -1 —5 192 : 195 | 195 ! 201 200 203 204 204 210 207 211 214 +5 +3 208 202 206 211 214 211 218 221 214 216 222 231 236 228 233 243 245 242 238 227 219 196 178 158 +3 -3 +2 +4 4-1 -1 -2 -5 -4 -1 1 -9 -1 1 243 240 240 257 261 257 248 236 230 212 196 177 152 133 123 116 119 109 110 114 116 121 121 121 -4 -1 3 —8 -6 +3 -8 +1 4-4 +2 +4 170 160 161 154 146 144 145 143 141 138 136 134 0) (0 0) 0) 41 41 41 41 (2) (2) 0) 42 43 42 —2 41 -3 -3 +2 4-2 4-1 -1 4-3 41 -3 41 43 44 208 202 207 213 215 212 223 223 213 214 222 230 45 —1 -1 0 238 233 236 248 251 248 242 231 223 203 185 166 43 -2 41 45 41 -1 -2 -5 -3 -9 -9 -1 0 -4 -6 41 -4 —5 -1 41 -1 -1 -2 -1 -1 159 144 138 131 129 123 124 125 126 127 327 126 -4 -9 -4 -5 —2 -5 41 41 41 41 (1) 47 42 -2 -4 -5 -3 -8 -8 1 Less than one-half of 1 per cent change. -2 -3 42 43 41 -1 45 0) (2) 0) -4 44 44 -1 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, 00 Chart 11a. PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 49 An examination of the figures in Table 7 and of Chart 11 reveals that, in the main, fluctuations in the prices of manufactured com modities from 1890 to 1921 synchronized closely with fluctuations in the prices of raw materials. In only two years, 1905 and 1914, did the manufactured commodities curve move in a direction con trary to that of the raw commodities curve. In several instances the per cent of change from the preceding year was exactly the same for the two curves. It will be observed, moreover, that in most of the years prior to 1917, when, this country entered the war, manufactured commodities fluctuated at a considerably higher level, as compared with the base period, than did raw commodities, and that from 1917 to 1919 these conditions were exactly reversed. In 1920 and 1921 manufactured commodities again fluctuated at a relatively higher level than did raw commodities. In the table and chart showing monthly price variations since 1913 the great similarity of the two curves is also clearly shown. Out of 108 months for which index numbers are here given only 19 months show a movement of manufactured commodities at variance with the movement of raw commodities, and in most of these instances the variance may properly be ascribed to a lag between the two series of prices. An exception appears in the figures for the last half of 1921, in which period manufactured commodities continued to decline in the face of rising prices of raw commodities. It will be noted, how ever, that in the months immediately preceding this period the spread between raw and manufactured commodities was much greater than at any other time, indicating that prices of manu factured goods had attained abnormal levels as compared with prices of their raw materials. An inspection of the figures in the columns showing the per cent of change from the preceding month serves to emphasize the fidelity with which prices of manufactured articles in the main have followed those of raw materials since the beginning of the period in 1913. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF IMPORTANT COMMODI TIES, 1890 TO 1921. The average wholesale prices of individual commodities for each year from 1890 to 1921 and for each month of 1921 are shown in detail in Table 9, which follows. Monthly figures for the years from 1913 to 1920 have in most instances been published in previous bulletins of the bureau .7 The table contains, in addition to the aver age money prices, the relative price for each year or month as com pared with price in 1913; that is, the per cent that the average price in each year or month is of the average price in 1913. For articles added since 1913 no relative prices could be computed. The average prices shown in the table are, in all instances where this information could be obtained, based on first-hand transactions in primary markets. Thus the cattle and other live-stock prices used are those paid by slaughterhouses to the commission man acting for the producer. Grain prices are those ruling on the floor of the ex change for grain shipped in by country elevators. Cotton and wool 7 Bulletins Nos. 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, and 296. 11083°— 22— Bull. 320------ 4 50 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 192L. prices are for sales made to manufacturers. Cotton and woolen goods prices are in most instances those quoted b y manuf acturers to whole salers, jobbers, and manufacturers of wearing apparel. Butter and egg prices are for consignments to the wholesale trade. Flour prices are those made by millers to large wholesale dealers, jobbers, and bakers. Leather prices are from tanners to manufacturers. Coke prices are to operators of blast furnaces. Pig-iron prices are those to foundry operators and large steel makers. Steel prices are to jobbers or large manufacturing consumers. In collecting prices for inclusion in this table the aim was to secure quotations on those particular grades or qualities of an article that represent the bulk of sales within the class. Thus, in the case of commodities classed as chemicals or drugs, the lower quotations were selected where a range of prices was found, because of the fact that these were believed to represent the prices of larger lots while the higher quotations represent the prices of smaller lots. For the same reason eggs classed as “ firsts” are now quoted instead of the “ new laid” grade at one time carried, since it has been ascertained that “ firsts” are relatively more important in the market. In the cases of butter and several other articles the quotations have been enlarged in recent years b y the addition of lower-priced grades that were found to constitute a considerable part of the volume of sales. In many instances it has been ascertained that the price of bread per loaf is not affected by slight changes in the price of flour, but the weight of the loaf is changed instead. For this reason the compara tive prices of bread shown in the table are based on a pound of (lough before baking and not on the baked loaf. In the case of flour the prices shown for 1918 are necessarily restricted to the grade estab lished by the United States Food Administration regulations, which became effective with the beginning of that year. The closing of the New York and New Orleans cotton exchanges in 1914, following the outbreak of hostilities in Europe, made it impos sible to obtain satisfactory price quotations for this staple during a part of that year. The average yearly prices reported for cotton in 1914 are therefore somewhat higher than would have been the case had they included quotations for the period of business demoraliza tion during which the exchanges were closed. The prices for the four grades of wool appearing in the table for 1917 to 1921 were obtained as for unwashed worn and then reduced to the scoured wool basis by increasing the price in proportion to the amount of shrinkage. For years prior to 1917 the prices for the two grades of wool shown were first obtained as for washed wool and then reduced to the scoured basis in a similar manner. For all commodities the average price for the year was computed by dividing the sum of the quotations by the number of quotations. Where a range of prices was shown, except in the case of chemicals and drugs as stated, the mean price for each date was found and the sum of such means was divided by their number to give the average rice for the year. For example, the sum of the 52 mean prices of To. 1 northern spring wheat at Minneapolis obtained for 1921 was found to be $76.23. This total divided by 52 gives $1,466 as the average price for 1921. In instances where prices during one or more months of the year were missing, the yearly averages were computed from the number of quotations actually obtained. For S AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES QE COMMODITIES. 51 monthly averages a similar plan was followed in cases where prices cm a particular day of each week were used, For many commodities; however* monthly averages based on daily quotations have been obtainable. First of the month prices have been used for a limited number of articles whose prices are quite stable. It is obvious that in order to arrive at a strictly scientific average price for any period one must know the precise quantity marketed and the price at which each unit of the quantity was sold. It is manifestly impossible to obtain such detail, and even if it were pos sible the labor and cost involved in such a compilation would be pro hibitive. The method adopted here, which is the one usually employed in computing average prices, is believed to yield results quite satisfactory for all practical purposes. In computing the averages shown m the table the net cash price was used for textiles and all other articles subject to large and vary ing discounts. In the cases of a few articles, such as plain wire, cut and wire nails, steel plates, steel sheets, etc., the prices of which are subject to a small discount for cash within 10 days, no deduction has been made. A series of charts showing percentage price changes for a number of selected articles of special importance accompanies the table in the following pages. As in the table, the change in each ease is measured by the average price in 1913 as the base. The charts showing yearly price changes since 1890 are all drawn to the same scale, so that these charts can readily be compared with one another. They are likewise comparable with the charts indicating yearly price fluctuations in the several groups and in all commodities combined (Charts 1 to 11). In like manner the charts showing monthly price variations since the beginning of 1913 can be compared directly one with another and with the group charts la to 11a. T a b l e 9 . — AVER AG E C7! W H OLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921. [This table shows the average actual and the relative price of each commodity each year from 1890 to 1921 and each month in 1921. The base price of each commodity, on which the relative prices are based, is shown in heavy-faced type and is the average of the actual prices for the year 1913. F or further explanation and discussion of the table, see pp. 49 to 51.1 to Farm products. (a) Corn: Cash, con Com: Cash, No. 3, tract grades. mixed. Oats: Cash. Wheat: Cash, Chicago. Rye: No. 2, cash. Year or month. Fair to Choice to fancy good malting, malting, average average price per price per bushel. bushel. Rela tive price. Average price per bushel. Rela tive price. Average price per bushel. Rela tive price. Average price per bushel. Rela tive price. Average price per bushel. Rela tive price. Range of No. 1 No. 1 northern northern spring, spring and average No. 2 red winter, aver price per age price per bushel. bushel. Rela tive price. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894 $0,506 .610 .509 .469 .513 72.9 87.9 73.3 67.5 74.0 $0.395 .574 .450 .396 .433 63.2 91.9 72.0 63.4 69.2 $0,311 .387 .304 .283 .311 82.7 103.1 80.9 75.2 82.8 $0.545 .833 .675 .490 .466 85.6 131.0 106.2 77.0 73.2 $0,893 .962 .788 .677 .559 93.7 100.9 82.6 71.0 58.6 1895. 1896 1897. 1898 1899 .430 .298 .323 . 435 .443 62.0 42.9 46.5 62.6 63.8 .396 .258 .255 .314 .333 63.3 41.3 40.7 50.3 53.3 .237 .180 .183 .247 .245 63.1 47.9 48.6 65.7 65.2 .483 .352 .396 i .496 .552 75.8 55.3 62.3 77.9 86.8 .600 .641 .795 4 885 .711 62.9 67.3 83.4 92.8 74.6 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. .482 .588 .632 .549 .530 69.4 84.8 91.1 79.2 76.4 .381 .497 .597 .461 .505 61.0 79.5 95.5 ............... ............ 73.7 80.7 .227 .318 .396 .354 .365 60.4 84.6 105.4 94.2 97.1 .518 .533 ‘ .542 .516 .706 81.4 83.7 85.2 81.0 110.9 .704 .719 .741 .790 1.039 73.8 75.4 77.8 82.8 109.0 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. .485 .512 .766 .734 .674 69.9 73.7 110.4 105.7 97.1 .501 .463 .528 .684 .299 .328 .450 .510 ■ .481 79.6 87.3 119.8 135.6 128.0 .711 .611 .769 .783 .783 111.8 96.0 1.010 .668 80.1 74.1 84.5 109.5 106.8 123.0 123.0 .793 .907 .990 1.200 106.0 83.2 95.2 103.8 125.8 1910. .720 103.7 .581 92.9 386 102.6 .777 122.2 1.097 ................ 115.1 120.8 No. 2 red winter, average price per bushel. Rela tive price. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Barley: By sample. Grains. 1911 ........................ 1912........................... 1.102 1.019 1913 .................................. .6 9 4 .590 .686 94.4 109.7 385 ,438 102.4 116.5 .902 .798 141.7 125.5 .984 1.049 100 .0 .6 2 5 1 0 0 .0 $0.616 100 .0 376 1 00 .0 .6 3 6 1 0 0 .0 .9 5 3 .615 98.4 .695 111.2 .683 110.9 419 111.5 .768 1915............................. 1916........................... 1917............................. 1918............................. 1919............................. 1920............................. .704 .867 1.315 1.305 1.217 1.263 112.5 138.7 210.2 208.8 194.6 202.0 .730 .825 1.637 1.605 1.597 1.414 116.7 132.0 261.9 256.8 255.4 226.2 .722 .812 1.620 1.523 1.580 1.397 117.3 131.9 263.2 247.4 256.7 226.9 496 455 637 ,775 ,700 796 131.9 121.1 169.6 206.1 186.3 211.8 1921............................. January............... February............. March.................. April.................... May..................... June.................... .635 .750 .689 .714 .636 .657 .639 101.6 119.9 110.2 114.2 101.6 105.1 102.2 .580 .682 .665 .649 .578 .616 .614 92.8 109.1 106.4 103.9 92.5 98.6 98.2 .565 .655 .635 .618 .555 .609 .608 91.8 106.5 103.2 100.4 90.1 98.9 98.7 ,387 454 431 ,432 378 392 ,377 July..................... August................. September.......... October............... November........... December.. . . ___ .645 .629 .608 .554 .554 .548 103.1 100.6 97.2 88.6 88.6 87.6 .614 .570 .539 .470 .482 .482 98.2 91.2 86.2 75.1 77.2 77.0 .602 .558 .534 .465 .473 .467 97.8 90.6 86.8 75.5 76.8 75.9 371 360 384 347 354 364 1914............................. 103. 3 110.0 $0 ,913 1 00 .0 120.6 1.041 114.0 1.092 1.113 1.871 1.940 1.534 1.873 171.6 174.9 294.1 304.9 241.1 294.4 1.344 1.417 2.321 2.235 2.563 2.601 103.0 120.9 114.7 115.0 100.7 104.3 100.4 1.213 1.648 1.488 1.447 1.339 1.467 1.284 190.6 259.0 233.9 227.4 210.5 230.6 201.9 98.7 95.7 102.3 92.3 94.3 96.9 1.223 1.066 1.060 .883 .804 .858 192.2 167.5 166.7 138.7 126.4 134.9 $6.9 8 6 100 .0 1.005 101.9 147.2 155.1 254.2 244.8 280.7 284.9 1.307 1.351 2.278 2.209 2.357 2.523 132.5 136.9 231.0 224.0 239.0 255.8 1.466 1.861 1.689 1.650 1.462 1.600 1.532 160.5 203.8 185.0 180.7 160.1 175.2 167.8 1.435 1.961 1.919 1.680 1.387 1.568 1.438 145.5 198.9 194 6 170.3 140.6 159.0 145.8 1.370 1.295 1.365 1.298 1.226 1.254 150.0 141.8 149.5 142.2 134.3 137.3 1.229 1.237 1.277 1.194 1.176 1.177 124.6 125.4 129.5 121.0 119.2 119.3 AVEKAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 158.8 146.8 $ 0 .6 2 5 Cr* CO AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, C h a r t 12a. <5* cn Chart 13, Ot 05 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1921, 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 888SS8IS88I8S&8 » ‘o H . e } e o ^ » a < 6 f » o o •S 853 40 400 375 350 325 300 2X5 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 5C 4ft AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. Chart 13a. Or -3 9 .—AVE R A G E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. QO Farm products. (5) Live stock and poultry. (a) Grains. Wheat: No. 2 Wheat: No. 1 Wheat; No, 1 hard winter, cash, northern spring, hard white, cash cash, Minneapolis. Portland, Oreg. , Kansas City. Average price per bushel. Rela tive price. Average price per bushel. Rela tive price. Average price per bushel. Rela tive price. mi. 1890. 1392. 1393. 1394. 189$. 189$. 189T- 189$ . 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. Cattle: Steers, choice to prime. Rela Average tive price per 100 pounds. price. pounds. Rela tive price. 77.8 58.3 51.1 40.1 42.9 45,5 48,3 4.253 3.559 3.722 3.759 4.071 50.3 42.1 57.4 63.3 4.278 3.358 3.591 3.805 4,039 5.394 5.590 6.557 5.062 5.192 63.4 65,7 77.1 59.5 61.0 5.082 5.958 6.970 6.057 5.155 60.7 71.2 83.3 72.4 61.6 5*114 5.918 6.735 6.054 5.148 66.5 70.0 79.7 71.6 60.9 5.219 5.357 5,812 5.998 6.453 61.4 63.0 68.3 70.5 75.9 5.291 6.235 63.3 74.5 5.799 7.572 6a 3 90.5 5.321 6.327 6.216 5.635 7.361 62.9 74.8 73.5 66.7 87.1 7.017 6.727 8.402 8.507 82.5 79.1 98.8 8.943 6.747 7. 595 8.365 106.9 80.7 90.8 9.009 6.726 7.552 8.454 106.6 79.6 89.3 56.1 58.0 50.2 5.783 64.8 68.6 73.3 76.3 82.2 87.0 81.0 104.8 100.0 pounds. Rela tive price. 6.575 4.983 4.934 4.271 4.774 4.885 5.385 66.8 100 78.3 59.4 61.4 51.5 58.5 60.2 67.1 68.6 Average price per 46.4 51.3 5.485 4.596 5.226 5.378 5.993 83.7 62.4 66.7 Hogs: Light. $3,926 4.340 01.6 7.771 7.234 9.359 8.929 100.0 100 $3,953 4.433 5.155 6.549 4.972 19i0. 1911. 1912. 1913. $0.929 Average price per 48.6 59.9 52.9 56.9 53.2 5.968 6.130 6.544 6.816 7.339 100.0 pounds. Rela tive price. $4.138 5.098 4.500 4.839 4.525 1905. 1900. 1907. 1908. 1909. $0,874 100 54.5 65.9 57.0 61.8 57.8 7.472 5.568 5.956 100.0 Average price per Hogs: Heavy, $4,870 5.885 5.091 5.521 5.159 6.122 $0. 877 Cattle: Steers, good to choice. 100.0 52.9 72.7 100.0 69.9 48.2 100.0 ‘ism oi 06€t ‘saoraa aTvsarKmjs. Live stock (lor food). ..... .939 107.1 1.003 114.8 1.009 108.6 9,652 108.1 9.039 106.2 8.361 99.9 8.382 99.1 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 1.29Q 1.329 2.296 2.159 % 418 2,455 147.2 151.6 261.8 2|46.3 275.8 280.0 1,306 1.411 2.325 2.191 2.566 2.558 149, 5 161.5 266.1 250. 8 293.8 292.9 1.116 1.175 2.059 2.159 2.398 2.575 120.2 126.5 221.6 232.5 258.1 277,1 9.312 10.420 13. 831 17.343 18.658 15.907 104.3 116. 7 154.9 194.2 209.0 178.2 8. 702 9. 573 12. 809 16.42.4 17.496 14.486 102.3 112. 5 150.6 193,1 2Q5. 7 170.3 7.131 9.615 15. 705 17,600 18.244 14.187 85.2 114.9 187.7 210. 4 218.1 169.6 7.187 9.400 15.459 17.804 18.326 14.711 85.0 111.2 182.9 210.6 216.8 174.0 1921 .... January... February.. March____ April........ May......... June......... 1.326 1.724 1.619 1.545 1.313 1.471 1,378 196.6 184.0 176. 2 149.7 167.8 157.1 151.2 1.466 1.788 1.671 1.614 1.406 1.492 1,499 167.8 204.7 101.3 184.7 160.9 170.8 171.7 1.266 1.633 1.563 1.448 1.295 1.360 1.303 136.3 175.7 168.2 155.9 139.4 146.4 140.2 9,545 10,540 10.031 10,250 9.156 8,895 8.581 106.9 118.0 112.4 114.8 102.6 99.6 96.J 8.780 9.840 9.313 9.063 8.719 8.425 8.094 103.2 115.7 109,5 112.4 102. 5 99.0 95.1 8.473 9.305 9,156 9.463 8.225 8.195 8.125 101.3 111.2 109.5 113.1 98.3 98.0 97.1 8.891 9.670 9. 706 10.306 8.856 8.455 8.250 105.2 114.4 114.8 121.9 104.8 1.22Q 139.2 1.438 1.395 1.483 1.319 1.254 1.259 164.7 159.7 169.7 151.0 143.' 5 144.2 1.140 1.144 1,130 1. Q78 1.044 1.075 122.7 123.2 121,6 146. 0 112,4 115.7 8.906 9.850 9.325 9.835 IQ. 000 8.938 99.8 110.3 104. 4 ho. 2 112.0 100. i 8.406 8,775 8.375 8. 875 8.563 8.219 98.8 103.2 98.4 104.3 100.7 96.6 9,725 9.690 7.950 7.945 6.838 6.744 116.3 115.8 95.0 95.0 81.7 80.6 10.200 10.395 8. 500 8.180 6. 869 7.025 120.7 125.0 100.5 96.8 81.3 83.1 July......... August___ September October__ November. December. 1.210 1.103 132.3 138.0 125.8 123,5 124.8 97.6 COMMODITIES. 1.16Q 100.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE FEICES m 1914 Cn art 14 c* o WHOLESALE EKICES, 1890 TO 1921, Ch 175 150 WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. g i H i i a i Chart 14a. C* WHOLESALE. PRICES,- 1890 XQ 192!. Chart 15, 400 375 350' 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 too 75 50 AVERAGE W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, Chart 15a. <T. , CC 400 375 350 325 300 27a 250 225 200 150) 125 100 75 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 11083°— 22—B u ll. 320------ 5 Chart 16a. 0% T able 9.—A V E RAG E WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. <S> O Farm products. (6) Live stock and poultry. Poultry. Live stock (for food). Western wethers, average price per 100 pounds. Western wethers, plain to prime, average prieeper Ewes, average price per 100 pounds. Rela tive price. Lambs, average price per 100 pounds. Rela tive price. Native wethers, average prieeper pounds. Wethers, average price per 100 pounds. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Live fowls: New York. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. pounds. 1890............................................................. 1891............................................................. . ...................... 1892........... 1893.. ....... 1894............................................................. $4.664 4. 572 4.870 4.126 2.981 97.8 95.8 102.1 86.5 62.5 $4,528 4.511 4.780 3.878 2.696 99.4 99.0 104.9 85.1 59.2 1895.............. . . 1896............................................................. 1897............ ................................ 1898.. .. . . .. 1899___ 3.094 3.141 3.769 4.163 4.162 64.9 65.8 79.1 87.2 87.2 2.950 2.932 3.497 3.925 3.884 64.7 64.4 76.8 86.2 85.2 1900.............. 1901... . 1902... 1903...... 1904... 4.521 3.744 4.178 3.877 4.261 94.8 78.5 87.7 81.3 89.3 4.124 3.352 3.782 3.710 4.146 90.5 73.6 83.0 81.4 91.1 $5.421 4.812 5.271 106.5 110.7 102.4 90.8 99.4 5.053 4.948 4.896 5.395 101.8 ...................... ............ ........................... ...................... 1905... . ........................... 1906.. 1907........................................................... 1908............................................................. 1909........................................................... 1910............................................................. 5.080 5.279 4.884 $5.746 4.951 5.430 110.9 108.7 107.5 92.6 101.6 $0.133 .160 79.3 95.4 5.544 103.7 .169 101.0 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1800 TO 1021. Live fowls: Chicago. Sheep. Year or month. 1911 1912 1913 1914 3.941 4-901 5.301 74.4 92.5 $4,687 5.044 100.0 ............. 100.0 104.1 4.280 4.928 5.347 5.830 80.0 92.2 100.0 109.0 $0,154 .145 100.0 94.2 .145 .149 .167 .165 86 3 8,8.’ 7 100.0 98.6 5.929 7.166 10.332 11.288 9.351 8.744 126.5 152.9 220.4 240.8 199.5 186.6 9.233 11.017 16,092 17.325 16.125 15.904 118.5 141.3 206.5 222.3 206.9 204.1 6.690 7.994 11.708 12.589 11.008 10.443 125.1 149.5 219.0 235.4 205.9 195.3 .137 .164 .198 .259 .284 .308 88.6 106.2 128.2 168.3 184.2 199.8 .161 .189 .238 .324 .341 .377 96.4 112.6 142.0 193.6 203.6 225.3 1921................. January... February.. March....... April........ May.......... June.......... 3-413 3.450 3.688 4.031 4.406 4.125 72.8 73.6 78.7 2.688 57.3 10.013 10.925 9.438 10.031 10.313 11.790 10.781 128.5 140.2 121.1 128.7 132.3 151.3 138.3 5.527 5.800 5.375 6.344 6.781 6.675 4.938 103.4 108.5 100.5 118.6 126.8 124.8 92.3 .250 .289 .308 .325 .310 .264 .256 162.3 187.4 199.5 210.9 201.2 171.3 166.3 .318 .380 .3*61 .388 .378 .326 .304 189.8 227.0 215.8 231.5 225.5 194.9 181.5 July.......... August___ September. October... November. December. 2.906 3.075 3.156 2.915 2.750 3.781 62.0 65.6 67.3 62.2 58.7 80.7 10.388 9.740 8.813 8.490 8.719 10.500 133.3 125.0 113.1 108.9 111.9 134.7 5.406 5.050 4.563 5.060 4.594 5.625 101.1 94.4 85.3 94.6 85.9 105.2 .255 .223 .218 .191 .177 .190 165.5 144.7 141.1 123.7 114.5 123.3 .311 .290 .285 .269 .281 .265 185.8 173.2 170.3 160.6 168.0 158.3 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 192Q 86.0 94.0 88.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES, 107.6 $7.79.4 8.115 o* -a ca T able 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. 00 Farm products. (c) Other farm products. Cotton. Year or month. Beans: Medium, choice. Clover seed: Contract grades. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Middling, upland: New York. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. 1890 3*891 1892 1893 1894 $2,029 2.253 1.870 1.991 1.847 84.8 94.2 78.1 83.2 77.1 $0. I ll .086 .077 .083 .070 86.7 67.3 60.1 65.1 54.7 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1.790 1.174 1.045 1.248 1.453 74.8 49.0 43.7 52.1 60.7 .073 .079 .072 .060 .066 57.1 61.9 55.9 46.7 51.4 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 2.097 2.193 1 920 2.263 2.010 87.6 91.6 80.2 94.5 83.9 .096 .086 .089 .112 .121 75.1 67.5 69.8 87.9 94.6 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 2.150 1.900 1.777 2.320 2.450 89.8 79.3 74.3 96.9 102.4 .096 .110 .119 .105 .121 74.7 86.2 92.9 81.8 94.7 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 2. 399 2.289 100.2 95.6 116.8 .151 .130 .115 .128 .121 118.2 102.0 89.9 100. 0 94.6 $3.814 4.661 3.990 4.033 100.0 101.1 $16.517 100.0 14.798 89.6 $6.1.27 .113 100.0 88.7 Firsts: Western, Boston. Average price per ton. Rela tive price. Average price per dozen. Rela tive price. 4 $21.790 20.405 166.6 93.6 $0.252 .263 100.6 104.7 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Rela Average Rela Average Average price per price per tive price per tive bushel. 100 pounds. price. 100 pounds. price. Middling: New Orleans. Eggs. Cotton seed. 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 5.813 8.450 13.785 12.109 8.058 7.430 345.5 303.5 1921 ..... January... February.. March....... A pril......... M ay.......... June.......... 5.171 5.594 5.594 5.545 5. 219 4. 825 4.750 July.......... August___ September. October. . . November. December. 4.719 5.025 5.375 5.138 5.175 5.125 145.7 186.2 16.263 16. 830 21.016 33.658 48.717 36.002 98.5 101.9 127.2 203.8 295.0 218.0 .096 .141 .226 .311 .319 .330 75.7 111. 0 177. 9 245.1 250.8 259.9 .102 .145 .235 .318 .325 .339 79. 4 113. 1 183. 7 248. 5 253.9 264.9 24. 568 41.147 58. 305 68.185 65.563 51. 728 112. 8 190.3 267.6 303. 7 300.9 237.4 .251 .291 .400 .483 .530 .566 100.0 115. 8 159. 0 192.1 210.9 224.9 129.6 140.2 140.2 139.0 130.8 120.9 119.1 18.787 21.520 18.550 18.190 17.850 19.000 19.000 113.7 130.3 112.3 110.1 108.1 115.0 115.0 .141 .145 .132 .111 .112 .118 .110 111.3 114.2 104.1 87.0 87.9 92.8 86.7 .151 .167 .139 .118 .121 .129 .120 118.2 130. 6 108.7 92.1 94.9 101.1 94.1 22.183 18. 980 19. 760 18. 920 17. 230 17. 280 17. 060 101.8 87.0 90.7 86.8 79.1 79.3 78.3 .404 .676 .428 .310 .272 .251 .264 160.4 268. 9 170.0 123.1 108.1 99.6 105.0 118.3 126.0 134.7 128.8 129.7 128.5 19.000 19.000 18. 010 18.320 18.500 18.500 115.0 115.0 109.0 110.9 112.0 112.0 .115 .129 .196 .191 .175 .171 90.3 101.6 154. 6 150.6 137.8 134.9 .124 .139 .204 .197 .182 .183 96.6 108.6 159.8 154.0 142.3 143.4 18. 750 22. 060 27.190 31. 050 29.150 28. 780 86.0 101.2 124.8 142.5 133.8 132.1 .324 .338 .379 .490 .599 .539 128. 7 134.4 150.6 194.8 238.2 214.2 211.8 202.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... O CD WHOLESALE PRICES, 1880 TO 1921 Chart 17, 375 350 325 300 m 250 225 200- 175 150 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, Chart 17a, T a b l e 9 . — A V E R A G E W HO LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. •^1 to Farm products. (c) Other farm products. Eggs. Year or month. Average price per dozen. Rela tive price. New Candled: Western, Firsts: New Orleans. laid: Fair Fresh to fancy, near-by, gathered, RelaNew New tive York, York, price. Rela Average Rela average average tive price per tive per per price dozen. price. dozen. price. price dozen. Firsts: Fresh, Cincinnati. Average price per dozen. Extra firsts: Western, Philadelphia. Average price per dozen. Rela tive price. Fresh: Selected, pullets’ , San Francisco. Average price per dozen. Rela tive price. Chicago Minne apolis market, market, average average price per price per bushel. bushel. Rela tive price. 1890.................................... 1891.................................... 1892.................................... 1893.................................... 1894.................................... $0,195 .216 .217 .225 .184 59.5 66.1 66.3 68.8 56.2 $1.397 1.081 1.018 1.088 1.353 106.5 82.4 77.6 82.9 103.2 1895.................................... 1896 .................................. 1897.................................... 1898.................................... 1899.................................... .200 .174 .172 .182 .199 61.3 53.3 52.6 55.6 61.0 1.245 .812 .870 1.112 1.158 94.9 61.9 66.3 84.7 88.2 1900.................................... 1901.................................... 1902.................................... 1 9 0 3 ................................ 1904.................................... .198 .210 .241 .242 .265 60.5 64.1 73.7 74.0 81.1 1.622 1.623 1.503 1.047 1.109 123.7 123.7 114.5 79.8 84.5 .271 .262 .277 .279 .315 83.0 80.0 84.8 85.3 96.3 1.198 1.103 1.181 1.202 1.565 .326 .298 .332 99.7 91.1 101.4 2.267 2.392 1.866 1905.................................... 1906.................................... 1907.................................... 1908................................... 1909................................... ............ ................. ________ i__________ 1910.................................... 1911................................... 1912................................... 1913 ........................................... $ 0 .2 2 6 1 6 6 .6 $ 6 .2 2 4 1 6 6 .6 $6.234 100.0 .3 2 6 $6 .249 1 0 0 .0 $6.264 1 6 6 .6 $ 0 ,268 1 6 6 .6 • 91.3 84.1 90.0 91.6 119.3 $1.919 172.8 182.3 142.2 1 .349 100 .0 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Firsts: Fresh, Chicago. Flaxseed: No. 1. .233 103.3 .234 104.4 .235 100.3 .266 106.7 .278 105.3 .288 107.5 1.525 113.1 1915.................................... 1916.................................... 1917.................................... 1918................................... 1919................................... 1920 .................................. .227 .262 .365 .443 .485 .516 100.6 115.9 161.6 196.2 214.7 228.4 .224 .262 .382 .453 .500 .535 100.0 122.2 170.7 202.3 223.5 239.3 .234 .244 .309 .409 .397 .450 100.0 103. 9 132.0 174.7 169.5 191.8 .257 .293 .401 .487 .529 .569 103.2 117.6 161.2 195.6 212.3 228.6 .272 .301 .408 .499 .553 .596 103.3 114.3 154.1 189.4 209.6 226.3 .266 .278 .362 .515 .531 .524 99. 2 103.9 135.3 192.3 198.2 195.5 1.794 2.228 3.093 3.940 4.533 3. 792 133.0 165.2 229.3 292.1 336.0 281.1 1921 ................................ January...................... February.................... March......................... April.......................... May............................ June................... ........ .361 .598 .352 .271 .238 .218 .239 160.0 264.8 155.7 119.8 105.6 96.7 106.0 .377 .615 .376 .272 .227 .213 .239 168.4 274. 9 168.2 121.6 101.4 95.0 106.8 .317 .573 .368 .275 .231 .263 .263 135 4 244.3 156.8 117.4 98.4 112.2 112.0 .404 .675 .423 .312 .273 .249 .269 162.3 271.1 169.9 125.3 109.4 100.0 108.0 .423 .665 .428 .323 .275 .251 278 160.5 252.3 162.4 122.3 104.2 95.3 105.5 .372 .554 .331 .298 .254 .214 .271 138.9 206.8 123.7 111.3 94.8 79.8 101.2 1.849 1.964 1.813 1.770 1.535 1. 809 1.813 137.0 145.6 134.4 131.2 113.8 134.1 134.4 July............................ August....................... September................. October...................... November.................. December................... .285 .302 .333 .438 .525 .508 126.2 133.7 147.5 194.0 232.5 224.8 .293 .330 .365 .478 .598 .539 130.8 147.5 163.2 213.5 267.3 240.9 .265 .273 .285 .303 .335 .405 113.1 116.5 121.6 129.1 143.0 172.9 .333 .353 .393 .480 .579 .544 133.5 141.6 157.6 192.8 232.5 218.4 .347 .386 .413 .528 - .638 .568 131.6 146.5 156.5 200.1 241.8 215.5 .323 .370 .393 .473 .520 .478 120.4 138.2 146.8 176.4 194.2 178.5 1.941 2.029 2.023 1.807 1.773 1.914 143.9 150.4 149.9 133.9 131.4 141.9 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1914.................................... 00 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Chart 18, Oo O h N WO ^OWO O W O O O OO O r C- tOr H O f - T— I CrO-Tl }r' -i At <r X- >l ir '— ~<$00} O l irC-<H Chart 18a. cs 9 ,—AVERAG E WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Farm products. (c) Other farm products. Hides. Hay. Average price per short ton. Rela tive price. Clover, mixed: N o .l. Average price per short ton. Rela tive price. Timothy: No. 1. Average price per short ton. Rela tive price. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $9,995 12. 286 11.838 11.207 10.418 62.4 76.7 73. 9 69.9 65.0 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 11.384 10.327 8. 442 8. 332 10.075 71.0 64.4 52.7 52.0 62.9 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904, 11.567 12.826 12.615 12. 428 11.731 72.2 80.0 78.7 77.5 73.2 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 11.260 12. 962 16. 939 12.337 13.457 70.2 80.9 105.7 77.0 84.0 1910. 1911 1912. 1913. 1914. 17. 269 19.664 20. 410 16. 029 15.686 107.7 122.7 127.3 100.0 97.9 $14.186 14.375 100. 0 101.3 $15.583 17.292 100. 0 111.0 Calfskins: Country, No. 1. Goatskins. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. $0.189 .210 100. 0 111.3 $0.670 .649 Goatskins: Bra zilian. Average price per pound. Green, salted: Heavy, country cows, No. 1. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. 100.0 96.8 $0.151 .161 Rela tive price. 100.0 105.6 WHOLESALE .PRICES,. 1890 TO 1921, Alfalfa: N o .l. 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 13.476 14.577 24.610 27. 842 31.942 30.293 95.0 102. 8 173.5 196.3 225.2 213.5 17.958 16.000 19.948 26.708 30.863 33.091 115.2 102.7 128.0 171. 4 198.0 212.3 16,476 16.625 20. 846 28.582 32.184 36.098 102. 8 103.7 130. 1 178.3 200. 8 225.2 .215 .338 .406 .371 .685 .368 114. *2 178. 9 215.3 196.8 363.0 195.3 1921 ..... January... February.. March....... April........ May.......... June......... 20.151 23.200 20,438 20.688 21. 450 22. 250 19.188 142.0 163.5 144.1 145.8 151.2 156.8 135.3 17.813 23.875 20.250 19.900 18.625 17.100 15.500 114.3 153.2 129.9 127.7 119.5 109.7 99.5 23.365 26.750 24.000 25.100 23.875 21.800 22.125 145.8 166.9 149. 7 156.6 149.0 136. 0 138.0 .149 .153 .134 .125 .136 .169 .156 July.......... August — September October... November. December. 17.500 19. 250 17. 438 19. 700 20. 500 19.950 123.4 135.7 122. 9 138.9 144.5 140.6 16.875 16. 400 15. 750 16. 563 16.600 16.625 108.3* 105. 2 24.125 23. 200 23.125 22.000 22.600 21.875 150.5 144.7 144.3 137.3 141.0 136.5 .153 .162 .160 .155 .145 .140 101.1 106.3 106.5 106.7 .528 .820 1.292 $1. 371 1.242 1.904 1.723 78.8 122. 4 192. 8 174.7 267.8 242.3 .195 .214 .235 .191 .304 .199 129.4 142.0 155.4 126.6 201.6 132.1 78.8 80.9 70.9 66.3 71.9 89.5 82.4 .811 .800 .800 .625 .650 .706 .755 114.1 112.6 112.6 87.9 91.4 99.3 106.2 . 077 .109 .091 .088 .066 .079 .073 50.9 72.1 60.0 45.1 43.9 52.2 48.0 81.2 85.9 84.8 82. 2 76.9 74.2 .775 .825 .889 .903 .962 1.060 108.9 116.1 124.9 126.9 135.3 149.0 .068 .072 .086 .074 .079 .083 45.1 47.4 43.9 48.9 52.0 54.7 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 19. " m i o s ■gost % ao tM s iv s h t o h m Ch art 19a. 491 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES, Chart CO T able 9.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. 00 O Farm products. (c) Other farm products. Hops. Hides. Milk: Fresh. Year or month. ................................ ........................... ................................... ................................ ........................... 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 ..................................... ................................ 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 Green, salted, packers’ : Heavy Texas steers. Average price per pound. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Rela tive price. New York State: Prime to choice. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Pacific coast. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Chicago. Average price per quart. New York. Rela tive price. Average price per quart. Rela tive price. $0,093 .095 .087 .075 .064 50.7 51.7 47.3 40.7 34.9 $0.262 .264 .251 .227 .152 98.4 99.1 94.1 85.3 56.9 $0,033 .033 .033 .034 .033 74.0 74.9 75.2 77.7 74.0 .100 .103 .081 .094 .088 .116 .162 .156 35.3 32.9 43.6 60.9 58.7 .032 .030 .030 .030 .032 71.8 67.5 67.7 .115 .124 55.9 44.1 54.2 62.6 67.2 *. . . ' .................... . ............... ............... ................................... .119 .124 .134 .117 .117 64.9 67.3 72.8 63.6 63.4 .148 .172 .238 .283 .348 55.7 64.6 89.2 106.1 130.5 .034 .033 .035 .035 .034 76.5 73.8 79.7 79.7 76.7 . . .. ................. ........................... ......................... . . . .143 .154 .146 .134 .165 77.8 83.9 79.1 72.6 89.6 .267 .163 .174 .119 100.4 61.2 65.3 44.6 75.4 .035 .037 .040 .039 .040 79.9 82.6 90.3 88.9 91.0 1910 .............................. 1911 ................... 1912. .............................. 1913............................................... 1914............................................... .155 .148 .176 .184 .196 84.1 80.3 95.7 .259 .365 .410 .266 .396 97.2 137.1 154.0 .043 .040 .044 .044 .042 97.7 90.5 98.6 f 891 1892 1893 1894 ................................ ............... . 100.0 106.7 .201 $0.181 .192 100.0 105.9 100.0 148.8 $0,172 .153 100.0 88.8 $6.043 .043 100.0 100.7 San Francisco. Average price per quart. Rela tive price. 68.6 71.8 100.0 93.9 $0,043 .043 100.0 100.5 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1021, 1890 Green, salted, packers’ : Heavynative steers. .242 .262 .327 .301 .393 .312 131.6 142.4 178.0 163.8 213.8 169.8 .215 .239 .312 .280 .357 .271 118.9 132.0 172.2 154.6 197.5 150.0 .183 .284 .533 .385 .588 .799 68.5 106.7 200.3 144.6 220.7 300.2 .114 .103 .129 .179 .555 .732 66.1 60.1 75.0 104.2 322.7 425.8 .043 .044 .057 .069 .079 .077 99.8 103.0 133.9 161.4 183.4 180.8 .042 .045 .063 .078 .084 .085 94.8 102.3 143.1 174.9 190.5 191.4 .042 .041 .050 .069 .078 .091 97.9 96.7 115.9 162.5 182.7 213.6 1921............................................... January................................. February............................... March.................................... April...................................... May....................................... June....................................... .139 .168 .136 .115 .101 .119 .140 75.6 91.1 74.1 62.5 55.1 64.6 75.9 .133 .140 * .125 .098 .089 .115 .140 73.5 77.4 69.1 54.2 49.4 63.6 77.4 .342 .438 .415 .388 .384 .324 .290 128.3 164.3 155.8 145.7 144.1 121.7 108.9 .198 .245 .198 .157 .175 .200 .154 115.2 142.5 114.9 91.3 101.8 116.3 89.5 .056 .064 .061 .061 .061 .055 .055 130.1 149.8 142.3 142.3 142.3 127.8 127.8 .075 .085 .072 .062 .062 .066 .059 168.8 191.6 162.8 140.2 140.2 149.9 133.0 .074 .088 .083 .078 .078 .078 .078 172.8 204.9 194.1 181.5 181.5 181.5 181.5 July....................................... August................................... September............................. October.................................. November............................. December.............................. .139 .141 .141 .148 .158 .165 75.5 76.4 76.5 80.5 85.9 89.7 .141 .141 .141 .147 .157 .162 77.7 77.7 77.7 81.2 86.7 89.5 .280 .282 .344 .343 .321 .305 105.1 105.9 129.1 128.6 120.5 114.5 .138 .161 .248 .245 .261 .199 80.0 93.7 144.0 142.5 151.8 116.0 .060 .060 .043 .048 .050 .050 140.2 140.2 101.4 113.1 116.8 116.8 .067 .079 .079 .089 .089 .089 150.3 178.6 178.6 200.7 200.7 200.7 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 AVEBAGE W HOLESALE PKICES OF COMMODITIES. 11083°— 22— B ull. 320- 1915............................................... 1916............................................... 1917............................................... 1918............................................... 1919............................................... 1920............................................... oo 300 275 250 225 00 {j[Sfei M IL K : l t __L 1 __i_ FRESH , N EW Y 0R K 1690-1921 ----FRESH,CHICAGO1813-1921 ........ FRESH,SANFRANCISCO19/3-1921-----i 400 375 350 325 300 275 (Average price in 1013 100) 250 >nr A V\*•Ns* 200 175 150 125 £ //(/// 100 / h f:l 7 7 • • 9 • 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 75 • 50 50 * 40 Ok 9fe 9* tD , 9» <« CO et> o to o ro oo o H » 4 i A « h a D 9 40 > 2! WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1921, Chart 20. 400 375 350 325 Chart 20a. 400 375 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 350 40 1913 1914 1915 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 00 CO T able 9.—AVE R AG E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. fe' Farm products. (c) Other farm products. Peanuts: No. 1 grade. Onions. Year or month. Rice. Potatoes: Sweet. Potatoes: White. Honduras, head, Rela average tive price per price. pound. 1890............................... 1891............................... 1892............................... 1893............................... 1894............................... 84.344 4.125 3.604 3.188 3.250 193.4 183.8 160.6 142.0 144.8 $0,993 1.288 .758 1.119 1.021 100.4 130.3 76.6 113.2 103.3 $0.061 .064 .057 .046 .053 109.2 115.0 102.7 82.9 94.9 1895............................... 1896............................... 1897............................... 1898............................... 1899............................... 3.115 1.948 3.927 3.271 3.224 138.7 88.7 174.9 145.8 143.7 .721 .328 .547 .849 .695 72.9 33.1 55.3 85.9 70.3 .053 .052 .054 .061 .061 96.2 93.7 97.8 109.7 109.6 1000............................... 1901.............................. 1902............................... 1903............................... 1904............................... 2.427 3.500 3.646. 2.568 2.557 108.2 155.9 162.4 158.9 158.5 .623 .940 .993 .875 1.217 63.0 95.1 100.4 88.5 123.1 .055 .055 .056 .057 .044 98.9 98.9 100.9 102.3 79.6 1905............................... 1908............................... 1907...... ........................ 1908............................... 1909............................... 3.239 3.292 3.500 3.536 3.089 144.2 146.6 155.9 157.5 137.6 .671 .913 .819 1.187 1.143 67.9 92.3 82.8 120.0 115.6 .042 .047 .053 .062 .062 75.3 85.6 96.4 112.6 111.7 1910............................... 1911............................. 1912............................... 1913............................... 1914............................... 2.964 3.104 ....... $i.*804" 2.120 1.304 132.1 138.3 162.6 100.0 176.3 .713 1.284 1.522 .989 1 . 72.1 129.9 154.0 100.0 .055 .050 .055 .065 98.7 90.4 98.7 100.0 101.4 $0.857 1.510 $0.036 .040 100.0 113.2 r , $1,024 1.155 112.8 $0,483 482 100.0 99.8 • $0.051 . 051 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1800 TO 1921. Jersey, Ordinary Good to Blue Rose, Domestic, New York, New York, Chicago, Rela Average Rela to No. 1, Rela head, Rela average choice, fancy, choice, average tive price per tive average average average average average average tive tive price per price. price1 price per price per price per price. pound. price. price per per price per price per price. sack. f-bushel barrel. 100 pounds. pound. pound. 100 pounds. 100 pounds. basket. .598 1.313 2.664 1.059 1.953 1.156 69.7 153.2 310.9 123.6 228.0 134.9 .035 .036 .069 .098 .074 .081 97.5 101.4 193.8 276.6 207.9 229.0 .758 1.851 3.204 1.620 2.378 4.343 74.0 180.8 313.0 158.3 232.3 424.2 .716 .585 1.156 1.283 1.647 1.364 148.3 i 121.3 239.5 265.7 341.3 282.5 1921 ..... January - - February.. March....... April......... May.......... June.......... 1.329 .970 .886 .692 .591 (2) (2) 155.1 113.2 103.4 80.8 68.9 .053 .049 .052 .050 .049 .052 .060 148.7 137.5 146.2 140.3 137.5 147.3 169.0 1.790 1.300 1.138 1.220 .994 1.401 1.639 174.8 127.0 111.1 119.2 97.1 136.9 160.1 1.103 1.135 1.375 1.400 1.345 1.550 (2) 1.375 1.680 1.719 2.063 2.083 (2) 160.5 196.1 200.6 240.7 243.1 .058 .054 .054 .054 .056 .046 162.8 153.0 151.5 151.5 158.9 128.5 2.475 3.110 2.556 1.900 1.800 1.850 241.7 303.8 i 249.7 185.6 1 175.8 180.7 (2) ^.875 . 813 .705 .794 1.000 July........... August----September. O ctober... November. December. 1No relative price computed. $0.049 .038 .033 .082 .098 .096 . 048 .045 .065 .089 .106 .107 93.9 89.5 128.0 175.3 209.1 210.7 228.6 235.2 284.9 290.1 278.7 321.2 .033 .032 .026 .026 .024 .028 .026 .044 .046 .048 .045 .040 .035 .039 86.4 89.9 93.7 89.0 78.1 69.0 75.9 181.3 168.4 146.1 164.5 207.2 .030 .036 .043 .046 .040 .039 .033 .044 .048 .053 .048 .049 64.7 87.0 93.7 103.9 93.7 97.4 * No quotation. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 00 cn * T able 9.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. 00 OS Farm products. (c) Other farm products. Tobacco: Burley, dark red, good leaf. Wool: Ohio, scoured fleece. $0,716 .686 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. .612 .564 .445 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. .377 .394 .496 .615 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. .659 .545 .577 .655 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. .759 .718 .718 .716 .738 $15,063 17.598 114.1 133.3 Fine clothing, average price per pound. Rela tive price. Territory, staple, F. and F. M., average price per pound. Fine delaine, average price per pound. Rela tive price. Territory, combing Half-blood, Rela half-blood, ’ average tive average price per price. price per pound. pound. Medium (I and f grades), average price per pound, based on price of washed wool. Medium (i and | grades), average price per pound, based on price of unwashed wool. Rela tive price. 130.4 123.6 121.6 116.5 103.9 95.8 75.6 $0,614 .582 .528 .462 .354 64.0 66.9 84.2 104.5 105.9 .328 .319 .400 .481 .497 67.6 84.9 102.0 105.4 92.6 98.0 111.2 116.6 .530 .432 .444 .466 .487 112.4 91.6 94.2 98.9 103.4 128.9 122.0 122.0 121.7 125.3 .................. 1.................................. .535 .513 .516 .490 .543 113.5 108.8 109.5 104.0 115.3 112.0 112.0 98.1 75.2 WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1921. Fine and X X Rela (Xgrades), Average price per tive average 100 pounds. price. price per pound. 1910................................ 1911.................................. 1912.............................:.. 15.537 11.346 11.428 1913 ......................................... 13.202 116.6 109.9 109.9 100.0 98.3 .665 .775 1.402 $1,471 1.804 1.728 1.673 112.9 131.7 238.2 292.3 279.9 271.1 1914.................................. 14.654 1915 . ................... 1916.................................. 1917.................................. 1918.................................. 1919.................................. 1920.................................. 13.789 15.231 22.302 36.567 32.346 34.183 104.4 115.4 168.9 277.0 245.0 258.9 1921.................................. January................. February.............. March.................... April...................... May....................... June...................... 29.293 32.500 32.500 32.500 32.500 28.750 27.500 221.9 246.2 246.2 246.2 246.2 217.8 208.3 .791 .838 .865 .838 .811 .757 .757 128.2 135.8 140.1 135.8 131.2 122.7 122.7 1.000 July....................... August.................. September............ October................. November............ December.............. 27.500 27.500 27.500 27.500 27.500 27.500 208.3 208.3 208.3 208.3 208.3 208.3 .757 .757 .757 .757 .784 .811 122.7 122.7 122.7 122.7 127.0 131.2 100.0 $0.561 .590 .706 .844 1.565 105.2 100.0 108.2 $0. 528 .571 $1,379 1.746 1.678 1.554 131.3 158.4 277.2 351.2 337.4 312.4 1.000 .952 .905 168.6 190.6 19(1.6 182.0 182.0 173.3 164.7 .761 .913 .913 .804 .761 .717 .717 .857 •ooo .833 .833 .881 .929 156.0 151.6 151.6 151.6 160.2 168.9 .717 .696 .696 .696 .717 .783 $1,534 1.881 1.885 1.897 .927 1.048 1.048 125.9 150.5 279.1 342.2 343.0 345.2 .693 .836 1.463 .488 .449 .479 .471 .440 103.7 95.3 101.7 100.0 93.4 $1.164 1.440 1.189 .971 121.3 144.3 243.1 300.7 248.4 203.0 153.0 183.5 183.5 161.6 153.0 144.1 144.1 .508 .546 .546 .527 • .527 .509 .491 106.0 114.0 114.0 110.1 110.1 106.5 102.6 144.1 140.0 140.0 140.0 144.1 157.4 .491 .473 .473 .473 .509 .527 102.6 98.7 98.7 98.7 106.5 110.1 .571 .680 1.145 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, .686 .647 .647 .589 .579 117.7 85.9 86.6 100.0 111.0 00 <1 oo oo WHOLESALE PRICES, 1800 TO 1921, Chart 21, AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. Chart 21a. oo CO T able 9.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. O O Foods. (a) Meats. Beef: Fresh. Steers, loins ends (hips), Chicago. Average price per pound. Average price per pound. Steer, rounds, No. 2, Chicago. Rela tive price. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $0.069 .082 .076 .081 .075 55.0 65.4 60.9 64.9 59.7 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. .079 .070 .077 .078 .084 63.3 55.8 61.4 62.4 66.7 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. .080 .079 .097 .078 .082 64.2 62.9 77.6 62.6 65.3 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. $0.105 .110 81.3 84.6 .080 .078 .088 .093 .095 64.1 62.3 70.6 74.6 75.8 1910. 1911. 1912. .115 .112 .133 89.1 86.6 102.6 .103 .098 .121 82.0 78.4 96.9 Relative price. Relative price. Average price per pound. Native sides, New York. Average price per pound. Average price per pound. Relative price. Steer, ribs, No. 2, Chicago. Rela tive price. Loins, No. 2, city, New York. Ribs, No. 2, city, New York. Rounds, No. 2, city, New York. Average price per pound. Average price per pound. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. 1 Rela tive price. Rela tive price. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Carcass, good native steers, Chicago. .130 .136 100.0 105.3 $0.168 .171 100.0 102.2 80.157 .162 100.0 103.1 $0.131 .133 100.0 101.6 .125 .135 100.0 107.5 $0.158 . 184 100.0 116.0 $3.151 .167 100.0 110.7 $0.121 . 128 100.0 105.5 1915....................................... 1916....................................... 1917....................................... 1918....................................... 1919....................................... 1920....................................... .129 .138 .167 .221 .233 .230 99.5 106.7 129.1 170.9 180.2 177.9 .176 .191 .215 .292 .313 .350 105.1 113.8 128.4 173.9 186.6 208.8 .146 .162 .198 .274 .314 .315 93.2 103.] 125.8 174.2 199.9 200.6 .124 .130 .162 .221 .224 .213 94.7 99.2 123.4 168.4 171.4 162.6 .126 .134 .164 .209 .215 .206 100.2 106.9 131.0 166.5 171.6 164.4 .171 .181 .217 .299 .366 .371 108.2 114.2 137.4 189.1 231.5 234.4 .158 .168 .211 . 285 .324 .309 104.6 111.6 139.7 189.1 214.7 205.0 .124 .130 .170 .241 .231 .224 102.8 107.9 140.7 199.1 190.7 185.2 1921....................................... January......................... February...................... March............................ 1 April.............................. May................................ June.............................. .163 .174 .160 .163 .165 .165 .160 125.6 134.2 123.6 125.5 127.4 127.4 123.6 .265 . 325 .275 .280 .284 .255 .245 157.9 193.8 164.0 167.0 169.3 152.1 146.1 .213 .260 .233 .235 .224 .195 .200 135.5 165.6 148.1 149.7 142.7 124.2 127.4 .145 .160 .143 .150 .160 .158 .155 110.4 122.2 108.9 114.6 122.2 120.3 118.4 .148 .169 .146 .164 .164 .153 .149 118.5 135.1 116.3 130.6 130.8 121.8 118.8 .285 .300 .278 .288 .302 .293 .280 179.9 189.6 175.4 181.7 190.9 184.9 177.0 .230 .273 .253 .250 .248 .228 .225 152.5 180.7 167.4 165.8 164.5 150.9 149.2 .155 .160 .155 .155 .155 .166 .170 128.1 132.3 128.2 128.2 128.2 137.6 140.6 .149 .160 .160 .164 .173 .164 115.1 123.6 123.2 126.9 133.2 126.6 .256 .260 .258 .250 .250 .244 152.7 155.0 153.8 149.1 149.1 145.5 .190 .218 .217 .180 .190 .214 121.0 138.5 138.2 114.6 121.0 136.3 .160 .160 .144 .125 .114 .108 122.2 122.2 110.0 95.5 86.9 82.5 .140 .146 .136 .138 .139 .141 111.8 116.6 108.9 109.8 111.0 112.9 .280 .290 .300 .263 .270 .270 177.0 183.3 189.6 165.9 170.7 170.7 .221 .218 .220 .211 .210 .210 146.6 144.2 145.9 140.1 139.3 139.3 .170 .170 .164 .145 .128 .123 140.6 140.6 135.6 119.9 105.5 101.7 July............................... August.......... ....... September.................... October......................... November..................... December...................... AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES. 1913....................................... 1914....................................... CD CD fcO WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Chart 22. Chart 22a. T able 9 .—A V ER AG E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. CD Foods. (a) Meats. Lamb: Dressed. Mutton: Dressed. Extra mess. Aver age price per barrel. Rela tive price. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $6,960 8.365 6.797 8.194 8.093 36.8 44.2 35.9 43.3 42.8 1895. 1896. 1897. 8.127 7.510 7.676 9.156 9.289 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. Chicago. Western New York. Aver Aver Aver Aver Aver age Rela age Rela Rela age age age Rela Rela price price price tive tive price tive price tive tive per per per price. per price. per price. price. price. pound. pound. pound. pound. pound. $0,100 Salt, mess. Aver age price per barrel. Rela tive price. Rough sides. Short clear sides. Aver Aver Rela age Rela age tive price tive price per price. price. per pound. pound. .098 .108 .125 .102 59.9 59.1 64.7 75.1 61.3 $0,093 .087 .091 .080 .061 91.0 84.5 89.2 78.3 59.0 $12.150 11.303 11.525 18.339 14.126 54.1 50.3 51.3 81.6 62.9 $0,059 .068 .076 .101 .074 47.4 55.1 61.8 81.7 59.5 $0,060 .070 .079 .105 .075 47.3 54.9 61.8 82.3 58.9 42.9 39.7 40.6 48.4 49.1 .095 .094 .089 .081 .092 57.0 56.7 53.8 48.6 55.5 .062 .063 .073 .074 .071 60.5 61.0 71.0 72.0 69.4 11.826 8.940 8.999 9.868 9.346 52.6 39.8 39.6 43.9 41.6 .063 .048 .052 .059 .056 51.1 38.8 42.2 48.1 45.1 .065 .049 .054 .060 .058 51.0 38.8 42.5 46.8 45.8 9.754 9.320 11.789 9.067 8.769 51.5 49.3 62.3 47.9 46.3 .103 .108 .121 .127 .107 61.7 64.7 72.9 76.5 64.5 .073 .068 .074 .074 ' .078 70.9 65.9 72.0 72.6 75.9 12.507 15.611 17.940 16.651 14.029 55.7 69.5 79.8 74.1 62.4 .073 .087 .105 .094 .076 59.2 70.3 84.6 75.9 61.2 .075 .089 .103 .096 .078 59.0 69.9 84.2 75.3 60.8 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 10.024 8.846 9.817 13.184 11.023 53.0 46.7 51.9 69.7 58.2 .105 .124 .130 .113 .131 62.9 74.3 78.4 67.1 78.8 .086 .091 .088 .086 .090 83.8 88.8 85.4 84.2 87.7 14.418 17.512 17.568 15.974 21.344 64.2 77.9 78.2 71.1 95.0 .078 .092 .092 .087 .113 63.3 74.4 74.4 70.4 91.7 .080 .094 .095 .090 .117 62.8 73.9 74.9 70.7 92.1 1910..................................... 1911..................................... 14.589 12.909 72.1 .164 .140 98.9 84.1 .101 .075 98.0 73.4 23.738 19.159 105.6 85.3 .129 .093 104.4 75.1 .133 .095 104.6 74.5 68.2 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Hams: Smoked. Year or month. Pork: Cured. Pork: Fresh, loins. Beef: Salt. 15,793 18.923 19. 755 83.5 100.0 104.4 .143 .166 .167 86.0 100.0 100.5 $0,149 .152 100.0 101.9 .084 .103 .101 81.9 100.0 98.5 $0.149 .154 100.0 103.8 $0,152 . 163 100.0 107.0 19.285 22.471 22.736 85.8 100.0 101.2 .108 .124 .130 87.2 100.0 104.8 .111 .127 .132 86.9 100.0 103.8 1915..................................... 1916..................................... 1917..................................... 1918..................................... 1919..................................... 1920..................................... 18.639 18.939 28.250 33.049 31.080 18.058 98.5 100.1 149.3 174.6 164.2 95.4 .153 .185 .252 .318 .343 .334 92.1 111.3 151.6 191.5 206.6 201.0 .164 .183 .240 .270 .277 .291 110.0 123.0 161.2 181.8 186.3 195.8 .107 .125 .166 .198 .167 .162 104.7 122.0 162.3 193.4 162.7 158.2 .143 .162 .244 .295 .315 .307 96.2 108.9 163.9 198.2 212.0 206.6 .148 .170 .245 .312 .350 .315 97.2 111.6 160.7 204.8 229.9 207.0 18.317 26.770 41.765 48.240 52.190 37.221 81.5 119.1 185.9 214.7 232.3 165.6 .113 .146 .238 .261 .266 .192 91.3 118.3 192.7 211.1 215.5 155.6 .116 .149 .248 .279 .291 .207 90.7 116.7 194.9 219.2 228.5 162.2 1921..................................... January....................... February..................... March........................... April............................ May.............................. June............................. 14.750 17.000 17.000 17.000 17.000 17.000 13.750 77.9 89.8 89.8 89.8 89.8 89.8 72.7 .268 .249 .260 .273 .276 .273 .282 161.1 149.7 156.4 164.0 166.2 164.0 169.8 .205 .228 .178 .200 .204 .240 .268 137.7 153.0 119.4 134.5 137.2 161.4 179.9 .104 .113 .094 .116 .134 .136 .093 101.2 110.5 92.1 113.2 130.5 132.7 90.2 .225 .218 .193 .253 .270 .223 .195 151.1 146.4 129.5 169.9 181.7 149.7 131.2 .259 .271 .233 .258 .281 .264 .245 170.3 178.1 152.7 169.1 184.5 173.2 160.9 26.611 29.750 31.500 30.100 28.063 25.350 24.250 118.4 132.4 140.2 133.9 124.9 112.8 107.9 .124 .136 .132 .142 .136 .126 .128 100.2 110.3 106.7 114.8 109.6 101.6 103.6 .135 .143 .144 .154 .139 .134 .138 105.6 112.1 113.1 121.1 108.9 104.9 108.4 July.............................. August......................... September................... October....................... November................... December.................... 13.000 13.000 13.000 13.000 13.000 13.000 68.7 68.7 68.7 68.7 68.7 68.7 .320 .325 .276 .237 .224 .215 192.5 195.4 165.8 142.7 134.7 129.4 .230 .198 .170 .165 .178 .204 154.7 132.8 114.3 111.0 119.4 137.2 .104 .090 .088 .093 .075 .111 101.9 87.8 85.4 90.2 73.2 108.6 .223 .285 .274 .240 .180 .141 150.1 191.8 184.4 161.5 121.1 94.9 .248 .283 .304 .288 .228 .210 162.8 185.5 199.6 188.8 149.4 137.9 24.500 25.350 25.625 25.188 25.125 24.656 109.0 112.8 114.0 112.1 111.8 109.7 .129 .136 .126 .096 .098 .102 104.5 109.6 101.6 77.9 79.3 82.2 .142 .149 .138 .105 .112 .114 111.1 116.8 108.4 82.6 87.9 89.6 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 1912..................................... 1913..................................... 1914..................................... CD Ox WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Chart 23. 400* 375 350 325 300 27$ 250 225 200 175 150 AVEBAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 11083°— 22— Bull. 320------ 7 Chart 23a. CD T a b l e 9 . —A V E R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. OO Foods. (b ) Butter, cheese, and milk. (a) Meats. Butter. Ioed, Chicago. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Western, dry packed, New York. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Veal. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Creamery: Extra, Creamery: Extra Creamery: Extra, Creamery: Firsts, Creamery: Chicago. firsts, Chicago. Seconds, Boston. Boston. Boston. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896, 1897. 1898. 1899, ' 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904, 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. SO. 139 .162 76.2 88.8 Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Poultry: Dressed fowls. .176 .156 .162 1910.......................................... 1911.......................................... 1912.......................................... ____ _ . . . . . 96.5 85.5 88.5 $0,145 100.0 .1 8 2 100.0 $0.181 io o .6 $0,317 100.0 $0,297 100.0 $0,275 100.0 $0,310 100.0 $0,297 102.6 .184 100.7 .185 100.6 .148 102.2 .294 92.6 .273 91.7 .245 89.1 .287 92.6, .273 92.0 1915.......................................... 1916.......................................... 1917.......................................... 1918.......................................... 1919.......................................... 1920.................................................... .137 .166 .206 .273 .297 .322 95.0 114.9 142.2 189.1 205.3 222.7 .175 .212 .251 .342 .357 .385 97.3 116.2 137.7 187.4 195.2 211.2 .182 .190 .226 .274 .302 .316 100.8 105.3 125.1 151.4 166.9 174.9 .293 .334 .415 .506 .598 .600 92.2 105.4 130.8 159.6 188.6 189.2 .273 .318 .403 .492 .578 .568 91.7 107.1 135.5 165.4 194.3 191.2 .251 .302 .388 .467 .550 .520 91.2 109.9 140.9 169.7 199.8 189.2 .284 .325 .411 .495 .586 .584 91.4 104.8 132.4 159.3 188.7 188.1 .274 .318 .403 .489 .572 .568 92.4 107.1 135.9 164.5 192.6 191.4 1921.......................................... January........................... February......................... March............................... April................................. May.................................. June................................. .262 .273 .275 .307 .305 .271 .265 180.9 188.5 190.2 212.3 210.9 187.4 183.3 .342 .354 .381 .378 .390 .354 .328 187.7 194.0 209.0 207.0 213.8 194.0 179.6 .301 .315 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 166.6 174.2 165.9 165.9 165.9 165.9 165.9 .431 .528 .468 .480 .455 .321 .328 135.9 166.3 147.4 151.3 143.4 101.3 103.4 .400 .480 .435 .450 .438 .308 .313 134.7 161.5 146.3 151.4 147.2 103.6 105.1 .361 .414 .384 .400 .405 .283 .287 131.3 150.5 139.6 145.5 147.3 102.7 104.4 .416 ,483 ,476 .460 .450 .292 .319 134.0 155.4 153.2 148.2 145.0 94.1 102.7 .400 .462 .458 .440 .435 .285 .301 134.9 155.6 154.1 148.2 146.5 96.0 101.5 July.................................. August............................. September...................... October............................ November....................... December........................ .256 .251 .239 .240 .218 .240 177.2 173.6 165.1 166.0 150.8 166.0 .333 .360 .318 .326 .314 .284 182.6 197.4 174.3 178.9 172.0 155.7 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 165.9 165.9 165.9 165.9 165.9 165.9 .405 .424 .436 .463 .446 .430 127.7 133.7 137.5 145.8 140.6 135.6 .386 .400 .395 .416 .404 .390 129.7 134.4 132.9 140.0 135.9 131.2 .354 .374 .355 .368 .359 .358 128.7 136.0 129.1 133.6 130.5 130.0 .386 .404 ,410 .446 .438 .439 124.5 130.2 132.1 143.7 141.1 141.4 .377 .391 .396 .435 .421 .411 127.0 131.8 133.5 146.5 141.9 138.4 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 1913.................................................... 1914.......................................... CO CO 100 T a b l e 9 . — AVER AG E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Foods. (5) Butter, cheese, and milk. Butter. Creamery: Extra, Cin cinnati. Cen Creamery: Creamery: Cen Creamery: tralized sec tralized firsts, onds, Fancy, New Cincin Cincinnati. Orleans. nati. Creamery: Choice, N ew Orleans. Creamery: Extra, New York. Aver Aver Aver Aver Aver Aver Aver Rela age age Rela age Rela age Rela age Rela age Rela age tive tive tive tive price tive price price price price price tive price per per price. price. price. per per per per per price. price. price. pound. pound. pound. pound. pound. pound. pound. Cream Dairy: ery: New Firsts, Rela York New tive State, York, average average price. Rela price per price per tive pound. pound. price. 1890 1891 1892, 1893 1894, $0.228 .259 .261 .270 .229 70.6 80.2 81.0 83.8 70.9 1895, 1896, 1897 1898 1899, .214 .184 .190 .195 .213 66.3 57.1 58.8 60.6 65.9 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904, .225 .216 .248 .235 .219 69.6 67.1 76.9 72.8 67.9 1905, 1906 1907. 1908. 1909. .249 .249 .283 .271 .292 77.2 77.2 87.8 84.1 90.5 $0.195 64.3 78.3 77.3 82.9 .252 .209 68.8 .167 .168 .175 .197 61.9 54.8 55.4 57.5 64.6 .212 69.6 .201 66.0 .232 .215 .197 76.3 70.7 64.8 .234 .233 .267 .245 .265 76.9 76.5 87.9 80.6 Creamery: Sec onds, New York. AverRelaprice tive per price, pound. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Creamery Firsts, Chicago. 1910............................... 1911............................... 1912............................... 1913.................................. $0,276 $0,347 .252 100.0 $0.302 100.0 91.3 .328 $0,256 100.0 100.0 .269 89.1 .222 $0.336 94.5 86.6 .316 94.1 1915............................... 1916............................... 1917............................... 1918............................ 1919............................... 1920.............................. .254 .301 .383 .469 .544 .522 92.3 109.3 138.8 170.2 197.5 189.6 .324 .365 .441 .533 .622 .624 93.3 105.2 127.1 153.7 179.3 179.7 .265 .306 .386 .487 .571 .572 87.7 101.4 127.9 161.3 189.2 189.5 .230 .276 .358 .474 .563 .551 89.8 107.8 139.8 185.5 220.3 215.4 .313 .356 .441 .526 .623 • .632 1921............................... January................. February............... March..................... April...................... May........................ June....................... .359 .405 .409 .402 .402 .258 .273 130.3 146.8 148.4 145.9 145.9 93.5 99.1 .457 .543 .508 .520 .495 .334 .355 131.7 156.3 146.3 149.9 142.6 96.3 ' 102.3 .386 .468 .451 .458 .435 . 282 .295 128.0 154.9 149.5 151.8 144.1 93.4 97.7 .343 .378 .356 .404 .390 .242 .255 134.1 147.6 139.3 158.0 152.5 94.6 99.7 July........................ August............ . September.............. October.................. November.............. December.............. .350 .366 .354 .372 .373 .360 127.0 132.7 128.4 134.8 135.2 130.7 .425 .454 .453 .480 .468 .465 122.5 130.8 130.4 138.3 134.9 134.0 .360 .382 .378 .393 .378 .370 119.3 126.6 125.1 130.1 125.3 122.6 .330 .352 .348 .363 .352 .350 129.1 137.7 135.9 141.8 137.7 136.9 95.6 84.6 98.7 100.0 $0.278 92.6 .251 .282 .327 .411 .500 .577 .573 93.5 108.6 136.4 165.9 191.5 190.1 .257 .308 .388 .469 .535 .512 92.6 110.8 139.6 168.7 192.6 184.4 134.4 164.3 145.6 151.3 144.7 99.7 103.7 .401 .474 .438 .464 .443 .299 .314 133.1 157.4 145.4 154.0 147.0 99.2 104.1 .349 .385 .374 .406 .384 .259 .279 125.7 138.6 134.8 146.0 138.2 93.2 122.9 130.9 133.7 144.8 140.3 135.3 .376 .396 .394 .419 .408 .400 124.9 131.2 130.9 139.0 135.4 132.7 .342 .361 .349 .357 .349 .349 123.1 129.9 125.8 128.5 125.6 125.8 $0.321 100.0 .323 100.0 .302 $0.301 93.9 .299 92.8 .279 93.2 105.9 131.3 156.4 185.3 188.1 .301 .347 .434 .519 .614 .622 93.7 108.1 135.0 161.3 190.9 193.5 .299 .341 .427 .516 .605 .614 92.7 105.7 132.3 160.1 187.7 190.4 .464 .548 .520 .528 .508 .364 .361 137.9 162.9 154.7 157.1 151.0 108.3 107.5 .454 .538 .510 .516 .498 .354 .351 141.2 167.2 158.7 160.5 154.8 110.1 109.3 .434 .530 .469 .488 .467 .322 .334 .439 .454 .445 .469 .472 .465 130.6 135.1 132.4 139.5 140.4 138.4 .430 .446 .435 .459 .462 .455 133.8 138.8 135.3 142.8 143.7 141.6 .396 .422 .431 .467 .453 .436 100.0 90.2 100.6 101 93.2 82.6 97. 3 AVEBAGE WHOLESALE PBICES OF COMMODITIES. 100.0 1914............................... .301 .267 .314 102 W HOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Chart 24. 400 375 350 335 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES. Chart 24a. O Od AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. 104 T a ble 9 .— Foods. (&) Butter, cheese, and milk. Cheese. Butter. Creamery: Extra firsts, Philadelphia. Creamery: Firsts, Philadelphia. Creamery: Extra, San Francisco. Creamery. Creamery: Firsts, San Francisco. Whole milk: American twins, Chicago. Whole milk: Colored, aver age, fancy, New York. California flats: Fancy, San Francisco. Aver Aver Aver Aver Aver Aver Aver Aver E l^ in , St. Louis, Relar age Relar age Rela age age age Relar Rela age age age Rela RelaRela Mo., Rela price tive tive price price tive price tive price tive price price tive price rive average average tive tive per per per per per price. price. per per price. per price. price. price. price. price per price per price. price. pound. pound. pound. pound. pound. pound. pound. pound. pound. pound. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894, $0.224 .250 .253 .258 .219 72.7 81.3 82.2 83.9 71.3 SO. 096 .101 .106 .108 .106 62.2 65.6 68.7 69.8 1895, 1896, 1897 1898 1899, .206 .179 .184 .189 .208 67.1 58.3 59.7 61.3 67.4 .093 .091 .097 .082 .108 60.3 58.9 62.8 53.3 69.8 1900. 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904. .218 .241 .230 .218 70.8 '68.7 78.4 74.8 70.8 .113 .101 .113 .122 73.2 65.6 73.1 79.0 .102 66.1 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. .243 .246 .276 .269 .289 78.9 79.9 89.7 87.5 94.0 .121 .131 .141 .136 .149 78.6 85.2 91.8 88.5 96.4 1910. 1911. .298 .264 96.7 85.9 .157 .140 102.0 90.9 .211 68.8 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Creamery: Extra, Philadelphia. 1912. 1913 1914. $0.317 .271 100.0 85.5 $0.296 .247 100.0 83.4 $0.142 .144 100.0 101.4 .165 .154 .152 106.7 100.0 98.5 $0.159 .148 100.0 93.0 $0.329 .415 .502 .589 .585 92.5 108.4 134.3 162.5 190.7 189.2 .262 .290 .398 .525 .603 .602 82.7 91.5 125.5 165.7 190.1 189.8 .239 .275 .382 .503 .564 .588 80.5 92.8 128.9 169.8 190.4 198.3 .142 .174 .227 .264 .301 .262 100.4 123.0 160.0 186.2 211.9 184.5 .151 .181 .241 .268 .315 .274 97.9 117.1 156.3 173.7 204.4 178.1 .132 .156 .213 .279 .326 .307 82.5 97.9 133.6 174.8 204.2 192.7 126.5 149.8 141.5 146.9 141.9 90.6 97.2 .413 .490 .460 .465 .430 .285 .308 133.7 158. 5 148.9 150.4 139.2 92.2 99.5 .435 .460 .494 .403 .366 .336 .370 137.0 145.1 155.7 127.1 115.5 106.1 116.7 .401 ' .458 .400 .385 .368 .327 .346 135.5 154.4 135.0 129.9 124.0 110.3 116.8 .194 .234 .251 .253 .180 .139 .140 136.7 164.7 176.7 178.1 126.8 98.3 98.9 .204 .231 .228 .246 .214 .155 .150 132.4 149. 6 148.0 159.3 138.7 100.6 97.3 .227 .250 .250 .239 .191 .150 .180 142.5 156.8 156.8 149.9 120.0 94.1 112.9 120.5 126.2 122.2 129.3 127.3 123.8 .384 .398 .403 . 443 .433 .434 124.3 128.6 130.2 143.3 139.9 140.4 .424 .460 .469 .496 .503 .446 133.6 145.1 147.9 156.5 158.5 140.7 .383 .450 .445 .476 .460 .428 129.1 151.9 150.2 160.8 155.3 144.5 .169 .188 .189 .195 .194 .194 119.4 132.9 133.1 137.7 137.1 137.0 .184 .203 .206 .218 .210 .206 119.7 131.7 133.9 141.5 136.0 133.4 .233 .219 .224 .253 .321 .227 145.9 137.3 140.5 158.4 201.6 142.4 100.0 93.1 $0.313 .291 100.0 92.9 $0.300 .276 100.0 92.1 .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .302 .346 .431 .517 .616 .624 92.6 106.2 132.2 158.8 189.0 191.6 .289 .333 .419 .507 .598 .606 92.2 106.4 133.8 161.7 190.7 193.2 .275 .321 .406 .490 .563 .554 91.8 107.2 135.5 163.4 188.0 184.8 1921 ............. January... February.. March....... April........ May.......... June.......... .440 .525 .483 .485 .470 .318 .333 134.9 161.1 148.1 148.8 144.2 97.4 102.0 .420 .510 .468 .470 .455 .298 .319 133.9 162.7 149.2 150.0 145.2 94.9 101.7 .379 .449 .424 .440 .425 .271 .291 July.......... August___ September October... November. December. .403 .432 .436 .481 .459 .450 123.7 132.5 133.8 147.7 140.8 138.1 .389 .408 .408 .453 .434 .428 124.0 130.0 129.5 144.4 138.4 136.6 .361 .378 .366 .388 .381 .371 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 .297 .308 .288 .285 .327 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 96.5 100.0 93.6 $0.326 .303 O Cl 106 T a b l e 9 . — A V E R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Foods. (6) Butter, cheese, and milk. (c) Other foods. Milk. Bread: Loaf, before baking. Average price per case. Rela tive price. Evaporated. Average price per case. Rela tive price. Chicago, average price per pound. Rela tive price. Washington, D. C., aver Cincinnati, price age price per average per pound. pound. Rela tive price. New Orleans, average price per pound. Rela tive price. New York, average price per pound. Rela tive price. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $0,036 .036 .036 .036 .036 89.0 89.0 89.0 89.0 89.0 $0.032 .032 .032 .032 .032 75.5 75.5 75.5 75,5. 75.5 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898, 1899. .033 .036 .036 .036 .036 83.2 90.8 89.0 89.0 89.0 .032 .029 .032 .032 .032 75.5 67.7 75.5 75.5 75.5 1900. 1901. 1902, 1903. 1904. .036 .036 .036 .036 .036 89.0 89.0 89.0 89.0 90.8 .032 .032 .032 .032 .035 75.5 75.5 75.5 75.5 82.5 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908, 1909. .036 .036 .036 .036 .038 89.0 89.0 89.0 89.0 94.2 .038 .038 .038 .040 .040 88.7 88.7 88.7 94.3 94.3 1910. 1911. 1912. .039 .039 .039 97.0 97.0 97.0 .040 .040 .042 94.3 94.3 100.0 1913. 1914. $4.700 4.563 100.0 97.1 $3.535 3.416 100.0 96.7 $6,043 .043 100.0 100.0 .0 4 0 .040 $0,036 100.0 100.0 $0,031 .032 100.0 103.6 .0 4 2 .044 100.0 104.0 San Francisco, Rela average tive price price. per pound. $0. 040 .040< 100.0 100.0 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Condensed. 1915............................. 1916............................. 1917............................. 1918............................. 1919............................. 1920............................. 4.621 98. 3 5.284 112. 4 6.812 144. 9 156.,3 7.348 8.211 ' 174.,7 202.,6 9.522 3.076 3.745 5.217 5.639 6.350 5.934 87.0 106.0 147.6 159. 5 179.7 167.9 .044 .047 .068 .075 .076 .093 102.8 109.8 160.0 175.4 177.0 218.7 .040 .045 .067 .072 .076 .083 112.4 126.1 186.8 203.1 212.4 232.0 .039 .040 . 056 .065 .069 .081 129.2 130.5 184.6 212.1 227.2 264.6 .048 .048 /069 .073 .074 .087 112,0 112.5 163.4 171.9 175.5 205.7 .041 .042 .059 .069 .071 .082 101.3 105.3 146.3 173. 5 178. 5 204.5 7.061 10.750 9.125 8.000 7.375 7.125 6.813 150..2 228.,7 194. 2 170.,2 156..9 151.,6 144.,9 5.101 5.031 5.250 5.550 5.781 5.750 5.219 144.3 142.3 148.5 157.0 163". 6 162.7 147.7 .080 .089 .089 .089 .089 .076 .076 187.4 208.2 208.2 208.2 208.2 177.0 177.0 .072 .076 .076 .076 .076 .076 .071 200.8 212.4 212.4 212.4 212.4 212.4 199.7 .067 .080 .075 .071 .073 .062 .064 218.0 262.3 246.9 231.5 239.7 203.9 209.8 .078 .082 .080 .081 .080 .084 .074 183.0 194.3 188.7 191.5 188.7 197.4 174.1 .070 .078 .078 .078 .069 .069 .069 174.8 194.5 194.5 194.5 173.0 173.0 173.0 July...................... August................. September........... October................ November............ December............ 5.875 6.450 6.075 6.038 5.875 5.431 125. 0 137. 2 129. 3 128. 5 125. 0 115. 6 4.825 5.090 4.875 4.838 4.650 4.200 136.5 144.0 137.9 136.9 131.6 118.8 .076 .076 .076 .076 .076 .076 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 .071 .071 .071 .071 .062 .062 199.7 199.7 199.7 199.7 174.7 174.7 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 203.9 203.9 203.9 203.9 203.9 203.9 .076 .076 .075 .075 .074 .074 179.7 179.7 176.9 176.9 174.1 174.1 .069 .069 .069 .069 .061 .061 173.0 173.0 173.0 173.0 151.3 151.3 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES, 1921............................. January............... February............. March................... April.................... May...................... June.................. ... O 108 Table 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O L ESAL E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921-Continued. Foods. (c) Other foods. Fish. Cocoa beans: Arriba. Coffee: Rio, No. 7. Copra: In bags. Crackers. Dry, Pry, bank, bank, Butter, Oyster, Soda, Aver large, Aver Aver large, age New Rela Rela aver aver age age Rela Rela Boston, Rela aver age age age price York, tive tive tive aver price price tive tive price price price per per price. per average price. price. price. price. age per per per pound. pound. pound. price price per pound. pound. pound. hundred per quintal. weight. Shore, Nova Large shore round, Scotia, (pickled, split, cured), Boston, Bosion, Gloucester, Rela aver aver tive average age age price per price. price price per hundred per weight. barrel. barrel. Newfound land, split, large No. 1, Rela New York, tive price. average price per barrel. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $0.179 .167 .143 .172 .165 161.1 150.1 128.5 154.8 148.6 $0,070 .070 .069 .065 .065 77.8 77.8 76.4 72.2 72.2 $0,080 .080 .076 .075 .073 123.1 123.1 117.4 115.4 111.5 $5.677 6.729 7.052 6.380 5.958 71.2 84.4 88.5 80.0 74.7 $3,525 4.707 2.938 3.813 3.396 54.9 73.3 45.8 59.4 52.9 1895. 1896, 1897. 1898. 1899. .159 .123 .079 .063 .060 110.8 143.0 71.2 56.9 54.3 .065 .065 .059 .073 .071 72.7 72.2 65.8 81.4 79.2 .068 . .066 .059 .076 .066 103.8 101.2 91.1 116.6 102.0 5.521 4.208 4.521 4.667 5.135 69.3 52.8 56.7 58.6 64.5 3.156 3.354 3.635 4.208 5.031 49.1 52.2 56.6 65.5 78.4 1900, 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. .082 .065 .059 .056 .078 73.9 58.0 52.7 50.2 70.3 .075 .080 .080 .076 .078 83.3 88.9 88.9 84.2 .068 .070 .070 .065 .066 103.8 107.7 107.7 90.4 101.2 5.302 5.990 5.094 5.865 7.281 66.5 75.2 64.0 73.6 91.3 5.083 4.979 4.906 5.729 5.453 79.2 77.6 76.4 89.3 85.0 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. .083 .081 .066 .063 .078 74.8 72.9 59.1 56.4 70.4 .068 .065 .065 .065 .065 105.1 7.396 7.604 7.740 7-. 302 7.021 92.9 95.4 97.1 91.6 88.1 6.000 6.344 6.150 86.1 99.1 100.0 .090 $0,065 .065 .065 100.0 100.0 100.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.6 $7,208 7.083 7.068 93.5 98.9 95.8 94.1 93.6 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Herring. Cod. 85.5 120.5 131.4 100.0 73.3 $0.104 .104 .176 .170 .129 .136 .225 .204 115.2 110.8 84.3 89.0 146.8 133.5 .075 .092 .093 .094 .179 .120 66.9 83.0 83.3 84.0 160.4 107.6 .102 1921.................. January... .120 .112 February.. March....... .109 .102 April......... May.......... . .097 .099 June.......... 66.3 78.4 73.1 70.9 66.6 63.0 64.5 .072 .067 .067 .064 .060 .062 .067 .095 .094 .101 .103 .093 .099 62.1 61.3 66.0 67.3 60.4 64.3 .065 .070 .079 .081 .088 .093 1915.................. 1916.................. 1917.................. 1918.................. 1919.................. 1920.................. July.......... August---September. O ctober... November. December. 107.7 107.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 .070 .065 .065 .065 .065 107.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 .102 .147 .104 .092 .088 .090 97.5 140.6 99.8 88. 5 84.3 86.6 .071 .073 .114 .148 .152 .175 109.7 111.5 175.7 228.2 234.5 269.2 .071 .073 .114 .148 .152 .175 64.6 60.1 •60.4 57.4 53.9 55. 8 59.8 .048 .057 .050 .046 .046 .052 .050 46.2 54.7 48.0 44.4 44.1 49. 8 48.0 .138 .160 .160 .160 .140 .140 .140 212.8 246.2 246.2 246.2 215.4 215.4 215.4 58.1 63.2 70.9 73.0 79. 3' 83.6 .046 .047 .049 .046 .043 .046 44.0 45.0 46.8 44.4 40.8 43.7 .140 .140 .120 .120 .120 .120 215.4 215.4 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 6.938 7.958 8.104 $6.708 7.000 87.1 99.9 101.7 100.0 104.4 109.7 111.5 175.7 228.2 234.5 269.2 7.417 8.042 8.942 10.033 9.888 9.229 110.6 119.9 133.3 149.6 147.4 137.6 6.813 7.313 9.813 12.553 9.689 9.260 .138 • .160 .160 .160 .140 .140 .140 212.8 246.2 246.2 246.2 215.4 215.4 215.4 7.146 8.250 8.250 7.750 7.750 7.500 7.000 106.5 123.0 123.0 115.5 115.5 111.8 104.4 8.236 9.750 9.750 9.750 8.250 8.250 8.063 124.3 147.2 147.2 147.2 124.5 124.5 121.7 .140 .140 .120 .120 .120 .120 215.4 215.4 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 6.750 6.500 6.500 6.500 6. 500 6.500 100.6 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.9 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 113.2 113.2 113.2 *113.2 113.2 113.2 $7.948 7.813 7.313 6.861 7.500 $6.604 6.625 6.625 97.2 91.2 99.7 100.0 100.0 102.8 110.4 148.1 189.5 146.2 139.8 109 100.0 100.2 .070 .070 .065 .065 .065 AVEBAGE WHOLESALE FKICES OF COMMODITIES. 100.0 84.8 .095 .134 .146 .111 .082 1910.................. 1911................. 1912.................. 1913.................. $0.153 1914.................. .130 HO T a b l e 9 . — A V E R A G E W H OLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Foods. (c) Other foods. Flour. Fish. Mackerel; Salt, large, No. 3s. Average price per barrel. Rela tive price. Salmon: Canned. Chinook fancy, tails, Is, average price per dozen cans. Alaska, red, average price per dozen cans. Rye. Rela tive price. New York, average price per barrel. Minne apolis, average price per barrel. Wheat. Rela tive price. Winter patents, Kansas City, aver age price per barrel. Winter Winter straights, straights, Rela New Kansas York, tive City, aver average price. age price price per per barrel. barrel. Rela tive price. 1890.................................. 1891.................................. 1892.................................. 1893.................................. 1894.................................. $18.250 15.313 13.000 13.000 11.056 162.8 136.6 116.0 116.0 98.6 $1,642 1.500 1.483 1.494 1.425 73.8 67.4 66.7 67.1 64.0 $3,365 4.921 4.017 3.085 2.781 91.7 134.1 109.5 84.1 75.8 $4,652 4.905 4.122 3.283 2.750 108.0 113.9 95.7 76.2 63.8 1895.................................. 1896................................. 1897.................................. 1898.................................. 1899.................................. 15.625 13.917 12.229 13.667 15.250 139.4 124.2 109.1 121.9 136.1 1.504 1.550 1.338 1.267 1.529 67.6 69.7 60.1 56.9 68.7 3.133 2.683 2.806 3.081 3.298 85.4 73.1 76.5 84.0 89.9 3.231 3.620 4.361 4.145 3.382 75.0 84.0 101.2 96.2 78.5 1900.................................. 1901.................................. 1902.................................. 1903...................... '.......... 1904.................................. 13.896 10.818 13.750 17.448 14.500 124.0 96.5 122.7 155.7 129.4 1.771 1.713 1.615 1.621 1.725 79.6 77.0 72.6 72.8 77.5 3.425 3.321 3.442 3.148 4.348 93.4 90.5 93.8 85.8 11&, 5 3.349 3.309 3.489 3.592 4.826 77.7 76.8 81.6 83.4 112.0 1905.................................. 1906.................................. 1907.................................. 1908.................................. 1909.................................. 13.917 14.792 13.917 11.354 10.188 124.2 132.0 124.2 101.3 90.9 1.704 1.683 1.668 1.921 1.700 76.6 75.7 75.0 86.3 76.4 4.467 3.844 4.602 4.738 4.485 121.7 104.8 125.4 129.1 122.3 4.543 3.615 3.988 4.291 5.451 105.5 83.9 92.6 99.6 j 126.5 1910.................................. 1911.................................. 14.583 16.000 130.1 142.8 1.744 2.104 78.4 94.6 4.229 4.694 115.3 127.9 4.691 3.984 108.9 92.5 Bakers7 patent, Los Ange les, aver age price1 per barrel. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Year or month. 13.208 11.096 10.065 117.8 100.0 90.7 1915................................. 1916................................. 1917................................ 1918................................. 1919................................. 1920.................... 10.560 13.860 17.845 25.211 21.698 17.160 95.2 124.9 160.8 227.2 193.6 154.6 1.500 1.678 2.535 2.732 3.039 3.546 1921...................... January.................. February.................. March....................... April......................... May.............. June........................ 16.789 17.820 17.820 17.325 17.325 16.830 14.850 151.3 160.6 160.6 156.1 156.1 151.7 133.8 J u ly ...,.................... August...................... September............... October.................... November................ December................. 15.840 16.830 16.830 16.830 16.830 16.335 142.8 151.7 151.7 151.7 151.7 147.2 „ 1No relative nrice computed 2.183 2.225 2.225 98.1 4 519 3.’ 669 $3.123 3.521 123.2 100.0 112.7 $4.012 4.363 100.0 108.7 102.7 114*9 173.6 187] 0 208.1 242] 8 5.214 5.727 9.697 10.097 8.402 10.205 166.9 183.4 310.5 323.3 269.0 326.7 5.861 6.364 10.950 (2) 11.719 12.524 146.1 158.7 272.9 2.889 3.475 3.425 3.325 3.250 3.025 2.863 197.8 237 9 234.5 227.* 7 222.5 207." 1 198.0 7.153 9.756 8.794 8.150 7.531 7.760 7.300 229.0 312.4 281.6 261.0 241.1 248.5 233.7 2.469 2.665 2.588 2.550 2.520 2.525 169.0 182. 5 177.2 174.6 172.6 172.9 7.094 6.545 6.863 5.550 5.295 5.413 227.1 209.6 219.7 177.7 169.5 173.3 $1.460 100! o ioo!o 2 No quotation 4.686 4.308 $3.847 4.125 108. 8 100] 0 107.2 292.1 312.2 5.612 6.091 10.551 3 10.302 10.695 11.580 145.9 158.3 274.3 267.8 278! 0 301.0 3 $10.897 11.921 13.256 7.735 9.260 8.950 8.694 7.740 8.219 8.294 192.8 230.8 223.1 216.7 192.9 204.9 206.7 7.034 8.295 7.963 7.994 6.980 7.625 7.700 182.8 215.6 207.0 207. 8 181.4 198.2 200.2 8.601 10.000 9.800 9.581 8.787 8.716 9.187 7.445 6.994 7.300 6.990 6.544 6.560 185.6 174.3 182.0 174.2 163.1 163.5 6.895 6.419 6.681 6.305 5.900 5.860 179.2 168.9 173.7 163.9 153.4 152.3 8.729 8.323 8 U. S. Food Administration standard. 8,200 7.581 7.213 7.097 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 1912................................. 1913................................. 1914................................. 112 T a b l e 9 . — AVE R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Foods. (c) Other foods. Flour: Wheat. Year or month. Standard patents, Minne apolis, average price per barrel. Second patents, Minneapolis. Relative price. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 $5.186 5.305 4.347 4.006 3.595 114.1 116.7 95.7 88.2 79.1 1895 1896 1897 3.643 3.796 4.591 4.729 3.774 80.1 83.5 101.0 104.1 83.1 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 3.842 3.810 3.808 4.330 5.378 84.6 83.9 83.8 95.3 118.4 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 5.422 4.276 4.876 5.418 5.757 119.3 94.1 107.3 119.2 126.7 1910 1911 1912 5.495 5.078 5.271 1913 4.544 120.9 111.8 116.0 1914 $4,584 5.096 100.0 111.2 Patents, Portland, Oreg. First patents, St. Louis. Second patents, St. Louis. Patents, Toledo. Average price per barrel. Relative price. Average price per barrel. Relative price. Average price per barrel. Relative price. Average price per barrel. Relative price. Average price per barrel. $4,422 4.939 100.0 111.7 $4,495 4.871 100.0 108.4 $4.566 4.413 100.0 96.6 $4,253 4.105 100.0 96.5 $4,726 4.749 Relative price. 100.6 100.5 WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1921. Spring patents, New York, average price per barrel. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 6.663 7.264 11.391 (2) 11.998 12.675 145.4 158.5 248.5 1921 ..... January... February.. March....... April......... May.......... June.......... July.......... August___ September. O ctober... November. December. 5.426 5.687 9.929 3 9.967 10.861 12.408 120.7 126.5 220.9 221.7 241.6 276.0 5.894 6.354 10.551 (2) 10.758 12.291 8.326 9.625 9.181 8.730 7.950 8.745 9.006 181.6 210.0 200.3 190.5 173.4 190.8 196.5 7.974 9.300 8.844 8.310 7.631 8.365 8.694 180.3 210.3 200.0 187.9 172.6 189.2 196.6 8.274 9.944 9.751 9.494 8.398 8.519 8.517 184.1 221.2 216.9 211.2 186.8 189.5 189.5 8.900 8.120 8.319 7.425 7.170 6.881 194.2 177.1 181.5 162.0 156.4 150.1 8.613 7.805 7.925 7.038 6.805 6.513 194.8 176.5 179.2 159.1 153.9 147.3 7.864 7.761 7.761 7.348 6.965 6.965 174.9 172.6 172.6 163.5 154.9 154.9 * No quotation. 130.9 140.3 238.0 242.4 236.1 258.8 6.036 6.520 10.730 (2) 10.745 11.877 127.7 138.0 227.0 235.6 269.2 5.568 5.965 10.122 s 10.310 10.040 11.007 7.608 10.360 9.981 9.138 7.175 7.688 7.694 166.6 226.9 218.6 200.1 157.1 168.4 168.5 6.615 8.855 8.388 7.919 6.295 6.750 6.856 155.5 208.2 197.2 186.2 148.0 158.7 161.2 7.282 9.290 8.994 8.669 7.130 7.906 7.644 154.1 196.6 190.3 183.4 150.9 167.3 161.7 6.770 6.563 6.950 6.605 6.092 6.150 148.3 143.7 152.2 144.6 133.4 134.7 5.915 5.688 5.844 5.830 5.375 5.520 139.1 133.7 137.4 137.1 126.4 129.8 6.735 6.319 6.538 6.300 6.050 6.035 142.5 133.7 138.3 133.3 128.0 127.7 * U. S. Food Administration standard. 227.4 251.3 113 147.1 160.3 254.0 229.3 271.0 277.4 129.1 139.1 231.1 261.8 276.5 6.503 7.090 11.230 3 10.141 11.982 12.266 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 11083°— 22— Bull. 320Qo 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 25, 114 W HOLESALE PBXGES, 1390 TO 1921. Chart 25a. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 115 Chart 116 T a b l e 9 .— AVE R A G E W HO LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Foods. (c) Other foods. Fruits: Dried. Fruits: Canned. Average price per case. Pineapples: Hawaiian, sliced standard, 2J. Rela tive price. Average price per case. Average price per case. Rela tive price. Apples: E vaporated, choice. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Currants: In barrels. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Prunes: California, in boxes. Average price per pound. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $0,114 158.2 153.2 95.8 129.1 152.1 $0,048 .043 .030 .027 .017 69.9 62.3 43.4 39.5 25.3 $0,107 .069 .093 .109 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. .068 .053 .056 .089 .087 94.4 74.2 77.3 124.0 121.0 .025 .033 .048 .058 .047 37.1 47.8 70.0 84.8 68.7 .110 Coast, seeded, average price per pound. Rela tive price. $2.360 1.802 1.469 1.700 1.154 174.6 133.3 108.6 125.7 85.4 .067 .058 .055 .054 .057 101.5 1.429 1.019 1.398 1.392 1.283 105.7 75.3 103.4 102.9 94.9 79.6 80.0 84.0 70.3 1.521 1.442 1.685 1.446 1.473 112.5 106.6 124.7 106.9 108.9 70.0 98.5 90.4 91.2 80.9 1.188 1.600 1.627 1.810 1.270 87.8 118.3 120.3 133.9 93.9 .104 .074 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. .062 .071 .092 .061 .060 85.7 98.7 128.3 85.1 84.0 ,072 083 049 048 049 105.3 121.5 72.2 69.6 71.3 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. .070 .098 .084 086 .077 97.3 136.2 117.4 120.2 107.1 049 061 070 061 060 71.6 89.8 102.8 89.0 .046 .065 .059 .060 .053 London layer, average price per box. 162.8 152.4 151.7 158.4 112.0 .100 052 053 055 048 046 88.2 Rela tive price. Raisins: California. 88.6 82.9 86.1 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Peaches: Peaches: X standard, Standard, ^ C a li 2\ Cali fornia. fornia. 1910........................................ 1911........................................ 1912........................................ 1913........................................ 1914........................................ .120 116.4 167.5 115.2 100.0 131.2 .065 .076 .075 .068 .067 95.2 111.3 109.8 100.0 98.2 .063 .116 .074 .066 .093 95.3 177.3 113.3 100.0 141.5 1.224 1.413 1.425 1.352 1.790 1.425 .084 100.0 100.7 $2.053 1.642 100.0 80.0 1.452 1.504 2.092 2.625 $2,343 3.329 3.247 85.4 88.5 123. 0 154.4 219.4 214.0 1.480 1.533 2.007 2.625 4.230 4.481 72.1 74.7 97.8 127.9 206.0 218.2 .077 .067 .120 .157 .192 107.5 93.7 167.0 218.5 267.8 235.1 .077 .123 .204 .211 .199 .165 112.0 180.0 298.0 308.2 291.4 241.4 .079 .074 .107 .110 .198 .147 120.4 112.2 162.3 167.4 302.0 223.6 1921........................................ January.......................... February........................ March............................. April................................ May................................. June................................ 2.230 2.850 2.850 2.400 1.900 1.900 2.181 147.0 187.9 187.9 158.3 125.2 125.2 143.7 2.762 3.250 3.250 3.250 3.250 3.250 2.594 134.5 158.3 158.3 158.3 158.3 158.3 126.3 .097 .098 .084 .083 135.0 135.8 117.6 114.9 120.2 .137 .143 .140 .140 .140 .140 .134 200.4 208.3 204.7 204.7 204.7 204.7 196.5 .091 .098 .105 .086 .073 .088 .087 July................................. August............................ September...................... October........................... November...................... December........................ 2.325 2.325 2.194 2.131 1.900 1.900 153.3 153.3 144.7 140.5 125.2 125.2 2.375 2.375 2.375 2.3^5 2.375 2.375 115.7 115.7 115. 7 115.7 115.7 115.7 .135 .135 .138 .138 (2) .125 197.4 197.4 201.0 201.0 .084 .091 .095 .096 .094 .098 1915........................................ 1916........................................ 1917........................................ 1918........................................ 1919........................................ 1920........................................ * No quotation. (2) .138 (2) (2) (2) (2) 191.5 182.8 90.5 104.5 105.4 100.0 132.4 $0,077 .073 .084 .092 .123 .234 105.4 100.0 115.4 126.5 169.7 322.1 138.6 148.6 160.1 130.3 111.4 133.4 132.9 * .194 .248 .248 .248 .229 .210 .199 267.6 341.0 341.0 341.0 315.3 289.3 274.8 128.7 138.6 144.4 145.7 142.5 148.6 .188 .160 .155 .150 .150 .150 258.3 220.5 213.5 206.7 206.7 206.7 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, $1.700 1.713 .083 .072 .094 118 T a b l e 9 . —AVER AG E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Foods. (c) Other foods. Fruits: Fresh. Year or month. Average price per barrel. Lemons: Cali fornia. Bananas. Rela- Jamaica, 8s, Jamaica, 9s, tive price. bunch. bunch. Relative price. Average price per box. Rela tive price. Oranges: Cali fornia. Average price per box. Rela tive price. (flucose. Hominy grits. Average Rela price per tive 100 pounds. price. Average Rela price per tive 100 pounds. price. 1890....... ............ 1891.......................... 1892.......................... 1893.......................... 1894.......................... SI. 763 1.580 1895.......................... 1896.......................... 1897.......................... 1898.......................... 1899.......................... 1900.......................... 1901.......................... 1902........................ 1903.......................... 1904........................ Lard: Prime contract. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. 82,5 73.9 |0.063 .066 ,077 .103 ,077 57.5 59.9 70.0 93.6 70.2 1.549 1.159 1.219 1.302 1.356 72.5 54,2 57. 0 60.9 63.4 .065 .047 .044 .055 .056 ■59.3 42.6 40.1 50.1 50.5 1.488 1.646 2.179 69.6 77.0 101.9 62.7 80.4 96.2 79.7 66.4 1.792 83.8 .069 .089 .106 .088 .073 1905.......................... 1906.......................... 1907.......................... 1908........................ 1909................. 1.774 2.027 2.261 2.640 2.473 83.0 94.8 105.8 123.5 115.7 .075 .089 .092 .091 .117 67.7 80.6 83.6 82,5 106.2 1910.___ 1911.......................... 1912........... 1913.......................... 1914.......................... 1.942 1 .858 2.313 2.138 2.160 90.8 86,9 108, 2 100.0 101.1 .125 .091 .105 .110 .104 113.8 83.5 95.3 100.0 94.2 1.840 $3.174 4.042 100.0 127.4 $0. 796 .852 100.0 107.1 $5.773 4.151 100.0 71.9 86.1 $4.420 2.772 100.0 62.7 %1.651 1.786 100.0 108,2 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Apples: Fresh, Baldwins. 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 2.775 3.168 4.784 5.503 8.491 7.194 87.4 99.8 150.7 173.4 267.6 226.7 1921 .............. January... February.. March....... April......... May.......... June.......... 6.020 4.500 4.469 5.225 5.625 6.700 7.000 July.......... August___ September. October. . . November. December. (2) (2) 7.500 6.813 6.500 7.250 2No quotation. $4.041 3.038 103.4 116.5 168.6 271.7 262.6 197.5 3.033 4.305 4.952 6.771 5.464 4.320 52.5 74.6 85.8 117.3 94.6 74.8 3.502 3.484 3.315 7.225 4.805 6.272 79.2 78.8 75.0 163.5 108.7 141.9 2.294 2.573 4.801 4.421 5.498 5.384 107.3 120.4 224.6 206.8 257.2 251.9 1.666 2.040 4.273 4.428 3.477 3.163 101.0 123.6 258.9 268.2 210.6 191.6 .094 .135 .217 .255 .290 .200 85.4 122.3 197.1 231.8 263.6 181.3 189.7 141.8 140.8 164.6 177.2 211.1 220.6 2.675 1.150 2.000 2.225 2.844 3.000 3.000 173.8 74.8 130.0 144.7 184.9 194.8 194.8 5.226 3.438 3.875 3.475 3.250 3.900 7.750 90.5 59.5 67.1 60.2 56.3 67.6 134.2 5.219 3.906 4.125 3.775 3.625 3.950 5.406 118.1 88.4 93.3 85.4 82.0 89.4 122.3 2.602 3.265 3.140 2.900 2. 565 2.790 2.765 121.7 152.7 146.9 135.7 120.0 130.5 129.4 1.243 1.400 1.475 1.425 1.250 1.300 1.538 75.3 84.8 89.4 86.3 75.7 78.8 93.1 .111 .136 .125 .122 .105 .097 .102 100.9 123.3 113.8 111.1 95.4 87.9 92.7 236.3 214.7 204.8 228.4 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 2.750 194.8 194. 8 194.8 194.8 194.8 178.8 9.750 6.300 8.125 6.438 3. 975 3.250 168.9 109.1 140.7 111.5 68.9 56.3 5.344 6.150 6.438 7.156 6.725 6.094 120.9 139.1 145.7 161.9 152.2 137.9 2.615 2.490 2.365 2.240 2.070 2.053 122.3 116.5 110.6 1()4. 8 96.8 96.0 1.400 1.150 1.113 .960 .975 .990 84.8 69.7 67.4 58.2 59.1 60.0 .121 .119 .115 .102 .098 .094 109.5 107.8 104.3 92.2 89.2 85.4 119 .823 .927 1.342 2.163 2.090 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. 120 T a b l e 9 . — A VER AG E W HOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Food. (c) Other foods. Molasses: New Orleans, open kettle. Meal: Corn. Fine yellow. Fine white. Average price per 100pounds. Rela tive price. New York. Decatur, 111. Oleomargarine. Oleo oil. Spices: Pepper, black, Singapore. White table. Average price per 100pounds. Rela tive price. Average price per gallon. Rela tive price. Average price per per 100 pounds. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. New York. Philadel phia. $1.020 1.458 1.161 1.083 1.063 71.6 102.3 1.119 74.5 103.5 83.7 77.3 78.5 81. 5 76.0 74.6 $0.354 .279 .319 .335 .309 78.7 62.0 70.8 74.4 68.7 $0.115 .087 .069 .060 .052 106.1 80.5 63.5 54.8 47.6 1895......................... 1896......................... 1897......................... 1898:....... ................ 1899...................... 1.072 .813 .816 .882 .955 75.2 57.0 57.2 61.9 67.0 1.061 .785 .763 .846 .927 74.5 55.1 53.6 59.4 65.1 .308 .325 .262 .308 .353 68. 5 .050 .050 .066 .089 .112 45.8 46.1 61.2 82.1 102.9 1900......................... 1901.............. .. . . 1902.................... 1903......................... 1904...................... 1.198 1.535 1.297 1.340 1.012 71.0 84.1 107. 7 91.0 94.0 .991 1.188 1.525 1.278 1.333 69.5 83.3 107.0 89. 7 93.6 .478 .378 .364 .355 .340 106.1 84.1 80.8 78.8 75.5 .129 .129 .126 .129 .123 119.0 119.1 115.7 118.8 113.3 1905 1906 ...................... 1907 1908 ........................ 1909......................... 1.325 1.267 1.358 1.615 1.625 93.0 88.9 95. 3 113.3 114.0 1.325 1.263 1.358 1.615 1.610 93.0 95.3 113.3 113.0 .323 .340 .409 .355 .350 71.8 75.6 90.8 78.9 77.8 1890......................... 1891^. .............. 1892......................... 1893.................... 1894......................... $1,061 1.475 1.192 1.101 88.6 72.1 58. 2 68.5 78.3 ' .122 .114 .099 .072 .071 112.2 104.9 91.6 65.9 65.5 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Year or month. Oatmeal. 1.479 1.291 1.652 1.425 1.571 103.8 90.6 115.9 100.0 110.2 .370 .406 .435 1915......................... 1916......................... 1917.......................... 1918......................... 1919......................... 1920......................... 1.616 1.990 4.211 4.386 3.469 3.112 101.0 124.3 263.1 274. 0 216. 7 194.4 1.725 2.060 3.960 $4.239 4.963 3.952 4.032 121.1 144.6 277.9 325.4 259.1 264.3 1921......................... January............ February......... March............... April................ May.................. June................. 1.193 1.350 1.425 1.375 1.200 1.250 1.488 74.6 84.3 89.0 85.9 75.0 78.1 92.9 2.141 2.225 2.150 2.000 1.900 2.000 2.250 July.................. A u g u st........... September __ October............ 1.350 1.100 1.063 .910 .925 .940 84.3 68. 7 66.4 56.9 57.8 58.7 2.310 2.350 2.290 2.200 2.200 1.800 N o v e m b e r ____ December......... * No quotation. 82.3 90.3 96.8 100.0 $2,475 106.0 2.695 .467 .450 .491 .704 .825 1.042 103.7 100.0 109.2 156.4 183.4 231.6 140.3 145.9 140.9 131.2 124.5 131.2 147.5 .684 .670 .693 .700 .700 .700 .700 151.5 154.0 150.1 144.2 144.2 118.1 .700 .700 .675 .650 .575 (2) .450 . 477 100.0 $0.115 99.0 .109 .158 .177 .255 .295 .343 .318 97.4 108.7 156.9 181.5 210.8 195.8 132.3 147.0 131.9 133.3 119.5 131.5 136.5 .208 .249 .236 .222 .205 .198 .185 137.4 150.1 142.8 126.7 119.0 110.8 .189 .205 .205 .205 .201 .195 100.0 $0.163 108.9 .161 3.110 3.103 4.897 5.569 4.752 5.199 125.7 125.4 197.9 225.0 192.0 210.1 152.1 148.9 153.9 155.6 155.6 155.6 155.6 3.275 3.639 3.264 3.300 2.958 3.256 3.379 155.6 155.6 150.0 144.4 127.8 3.399 3.714 3.535 3.135 2.944 2.743 100.0 .080 .097 .115 .109 73.7 89.1 106.0 100.0 94.2 .116 .122 .140 .217 .257 .306 .214 105.7 121.2 187.7 222.4 265.5 185.4 .136 .176 .236 .256 .202 .142 125.1 162.2 217.3 235.7 186.5 130.7 127.9 152.9 145.0 136.5 126.2 121.6 113.8 .113 .133 .129 .125 .100 .102 .097 97.7 114.8 111.6 108.3 86.9 88.6 84.0 .091 .097 .107 .102 .093 .092 .090 84.2 89.3 98.2 93.5 85.3 84.4 83.2 116.2 126.2 126.2 126.2 123.7 120.0 .093 .110 .127 .125 .115 .104 80.8 95.3 109.9 108.6 99.7 89.9 .089 .088 .084 .085 .085 .086 82.1 80.9 77.3 78.5 . 78.2 79.6 107.3 121 1.542 1.293 1.650 1.425 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. $1.601 1. 736 108. 2 90. 8 115.8 100.0 108.4 1910......................... 1911......................... 1912......................... 1913......................... 1914 .............. 122 T able 9.—AVE R A G E W H OLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Foods. (c) Other foods. ‘ Sugar. Starch: Corn. 90° centrifugal. AverRelaage price tive per price. pound. Granulated. Tea: Formosa, fine. Republic, Western, Republic, "NTn IN U . 9 No. 2, No. 5, No. 2, stdiiid^rdj sifted, sieve, Rela Rela Rela fancy, n TTQVQ crn d iV c l d g r average average tive tive average price per tive price. price per price. price per price per price. rl A v o n U U ^ C ll dozen dozen dozen CEILS* cans. cans. cans. Rela tive price. 156.0 111.7 94.9 105.1 92.3 $0,062 .047 .044 .048 .041 144.5 110.3 101.9 113.3 96.3 $0,273 .282 .301 .289 .278 110.1 113.4 121.1 116.3 112.1 .033 .036 .036 .042 .044 92.9 103.4 101.7 121.1 126.3 .042 .045 .045 .050 .049 97.4 106.1 105.4 116.4 115.2 .270 .258 .280 .296 .312 108.7 104.0 112.8 119.1 125.5 98.1 84.0 62.4 60.2 75.5 .046 .040 .035 .037 , .040 130.6 115.4 101.1 106.3 113.4 .053 .051 .045 .046 .048 124.8 118.3 104.4 108.7 111.7 .298 .285 .302 .230 .276 119.9 114.8 121.4 92.5 111.1 .755 .714 .793 .785 .818 74.0 70.0 77.8 77.0 80.1 .043 .037 .038 .041 .040 122.3 105.4 107.1 110.0 114.3 .053 .045 .047 .049 .048 123.2 105.9 108.9 115.7 111.5 .268 .235 .230 .213 .233 107.7 94.6 92.6 85.9 93.8 $0,900 .908 94.3 95,2 $1,383 1.400 86.7 87.7 .755 .828 .988 74.0 81.1 96.8 .042 .045 .042 119.7 127.4 118.9 .050 .053 .051 116.2 124.8 118.3 .240 .242 .245 96.7 97.5 98.7 .983 1.075 .950 103.0 112.6 99.6 1.383 1.500 1.625 101.8 Relative price. Average price per barrel. Relative price. 1890........................... 1891........................... 1892........................... 1893........................... 1894........................... $0.055 .060 .060 .060 .057 91.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 94.5 $0.792 .787 .758 .702 .719 77.7 f7 .1 74.3 68.8 70.5 $0.055 .039 .033 .037 .032 1895........................... 1896........................... 1897........................... 1898........................... 1899........................... .055 .051 .050 .050 .050 92.3 85.5 83.3 83.3 83.3 .702 .623 .661 .665 .637 68.8 61.0 64.8 65.2 62.4 1900........................... 1901........................... 1902........................... 1903........................... 1904........................... .050 .047 .044 .051 .053 83.3 78.3 73.3 84.5 87.5 1.001 .857 .636 .614 .770 190£......................... 1906........................... 1907........................... 1908........................... igo9........................... .055 .058 .060 .058 .060 92.0 96.2 100.0 95.8 100.0 1910........................... 1911........................... 1912........................... .060 .060 .060 100.0 100.0 99.3 Aver age price per pound. Rela tive price. Aver age price per pound. Peas. Corn. Average price per pound. Average price per pound. Vegetables: Canned. Tallow: Edible. 86.7 94.0 WHOLESALE PM CES, 1890 TO 1921, Year or month. Salt: American. .... .... .060 .062 100.0 102.8 *1.020 1.020 100.0 100.0 .035 .038 100.0 109.7 .043 .047 100.0 110.3 $0.080 .074 100.0 93.3 .248 .248 100.0 100.0 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 .... .... .... .... .... .... .065 .068 .067 .069 .069 .100 108.3 113.2 112.3 114.5 114.5 167.3 1.070 1.145 1.623 1.976 2.053 2.725 104.9 112.3 159.1 193.7 201.3 267.1 .047 .058 .063 .064 .075 .130 132.9 165.4 179.4 183.1 214.6 372.0 .056 .069 .077 .078 .089 .127 130.2 161.1 180.6 182.4 209.4 296.7 .076 .106 .165 .184 .190 .139 95.4 133.7 206.7 231.7 238.4 175.0 .240 .240 .306 .358 .353 .337 1921 .... January... February.. March____ April........ May......... June......... .078 .098 .088 .083 .078 .078 .078 130.5 162.5 145.8 137.5 129.2 129.2 129.2 2.700 3.080 3.080 3.080 2.776 2.700 2.700 264.7 302.0 302.0 302.0 272.2 264.7 264.7 .047 .054 .053 .061 .054 .049 .042 134.6 153.1 150.6 173.4 154.9 139.7 120.0 .062 .076 .071 .078 .073 .063 .057 144.3 177,3 166.0 183.6 169.8 148.0 133.3 .070 .074 .070 .064 .060 .065 .060 87.4 93.1 87.6 80.9 75.1 81.7 75.4 .240 .245 .245 .245 .241 .224 .220 July......... August___ September. October— November. December., .078 .073 .073 .073 .073 .073 129.2 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 2.700 2.482 2.450 2.450 2.450 2.450 264.7 243.4 240.2 240.2 240.2 240,2 .044 .047 ,043 .042 .041 .037 126.6 133.7 123.4 119.1 117.4 106.3 . 055 .058 .056 .052 .052 .050 127.9 136.5 130.9 121.5 121.1 117.1 .064 .074 .081 .080 .073 .070 80.8 92.3 102.1 100.9 91.8 88.3 .220 .220 .223 .230 .280 .290 100.0 $0,725 100.0 114.3 96.7 96.7 123.4 144.3 142.3 135.7 .781 .850 1.615 1.777 1.366 1.110 123.2 134.0 254.5 280.0 215.5 174.9 .730 .779 1.323 1.504 1.466 1.547 84.2 90.0 152.7 173.5 169.2 178.5 96.8 98.7 98.7 98.7 97.2 90.2 88.6 .875 .763 .750 .750 .800 .800 .859 138.0 120.2 118.2 118.2 126.1 126.1 135.4 1.504 1.575 1.575 1.575 1.575 1.575 1.544 173.5 181.7 181.7 181.7 181.7 181.7 178.1 .888 .933 1.019 .975 .975 1.000 139.9 147.0 160.6 153.7 153.7 157.6 1.450 1.450 1.450 1.425 1.425 1.425 167.3 167.3 167.3 164.4 164.4 164.4 88.6 88.6 89.6 92.6 112.8 116.8 ............... 1.596 1.500 $0,815 94.0 123 .954 1.091 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 1913 1914 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 109 75 50 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, Chart 26a. 40 to Cn '%ZX. T albe 9 .—AVER AG E W HO LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Foods. (c) Other foods. Vegetables: Canned. Average price per dozen caps. Rela tive price. Coconut: Crude. Average price. per pound- Rela tive price. Corn: Crude. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Cottonseed: Summer yellow, prime. Average price per gallon. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $Q.345 .357 .309 57.2 84.3 60.0 1895, 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. .272 .23? .229 .266 5Q.4 46.6 43.8 42.4 49.4 1900. 1901. 19Q2. 1903. 1904. .356 .357 .4Q7 .398 .314 66.2 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. .270 .361 .487 .409 .440 50.0 67.0 90.3 75.8 81.6 .455 .324 ,251 $1,079 .963 83.0 74.0 63.9 66.1 65.9 75.3 73.7 -58.1 Olive. Italian- Edible. Average price per gallon. Average price per gallop. Rela tive price. Peanut: Crude. Soya bean: Crude- Average price! • per pound. Average price per pound. 1 Rela tive price. "lS6i o i o m ‘saoTM aTvsaaoHM. Tomatoes: Standard New Jersey, No. 3. Vegetable oil. .921 1.115 1.417 1.300 1.008 70.8 85.8 109.0 100.0 77.6 $0.120 .122 100.0 101.8 $0,061 .062 1915.................................. 1916.................................. 1917................................... 1918.................................. 1919................................... 1920.................................. .988 1.246 1.900 2.239 2.050 1.804 76.0 95.8 146.2 172.2 157.7 138.8 .123 .151 .171 .181 .174 .174 102.7 126.2 142.3 151.0 144.9 145.3 1921.................................. January.................... February................... March........................ April......................... May........................... June........................... 1.450 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.400 111.5 107.7 107.7 107.7 107.7 107.7 107.7 .101 .115 .094 .090 .095 .106 .104 July........................... August...................... September................. October..................... November................. December................. 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 115.4 115.4 115.4 115.4 115.4 115.4 .101 .108 .105 .103 .096 .094 i No relative price computed. .597 .466 100.0 101.6 $0,063 .062 .073 .006 110.6 86.3 85.4 100.0 91.4 .063 .096 .145 .180 .175 .150 103.8 158.2 239.2 297.0 288.1 246.8 .068 .106 .154 .201 .241 .154 93.9 146.8 211.7 277.4 331.9 211.7 84.1 95.5 78.7 75.1 79.2 88.1 86.6 .084 .088 .085 .080 .077 .076 .078 139.0 145.6 140.5 131.6 127.2 125.9 127.8 .079 .084 .070 .062 .080 .072 .075 84.2 89.7 87.6 85.5 80.3 78.4 .077 .084 .096 .094 .091 .087 126.7 138.1 158.2 154.2 150.4 143.0 .086 .088 .099 .088 .082 .083 $2,004 2.075 2.177 100.0 103.5 $0,061 .063 100.0 102.9 $1,833 1.875 2.400 4.904 3.429 3.338 108.6 111.1 142.2 290.5 203.1 197.7 $0.110 .153 .182 .187 .135 .063 .089 .142 .183 .167 .152 102.1 145.6 232.2 298.7 272.6 247.6 109.1 115.9 96.6 85.1 82.5 98.8 103.9 2.146 3.400 2.750 2.500 2.000 2.000 1.750 127.1 201.5 162.9 148.1 118.5 118.5 103.7 .069 .069 .063 .060 .057 .060 .060 .079 .082 .066 .083 .070 .074 .078 129.7 134.0 107.2 102.1 114.4 121.6 127.1 118.3 121.0 136.1 121.9 113.7 114.6 2.250 2.250 1.750 1.750 1.750 1.600 133.3 133.3 103.7 103.7 103.7 94.8 .064 .073 .076 .085 .078 .078 .081 .087 .083 .089 .088 .090 132.0 142.0 135.3 145.4 143.0 146.2 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1910.................................. 1911................................... 1912.................................. 1913.................................. 1914.................................. to -<r Cloths and clothing. Foods. (c) Other foods. (a) Vinegar: Cider. Children’s: Gun Little boys’ : Gun metal, blucher. metal, button. Year or month. Rela tive price. Average price per pair. Rela Average tive price per pair. price. Rela tive price. Boots and shoes. Misses’ . Youths’ . Black vici, button. Gun metal, blucher. Average price per pair. Rela tive price. Average price per pair. Men’s. Calfbal., Good year welt, dongola top, Rela average tive price per price. • pair. Black calf, Good year welt, blucher, average price per pair. Black calf, Good year welt, bai. Rela tive price. $2,400 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 83.5 83.5 83.5 83.5 83.5 96.7 86.7 86.7 88.3 93.3 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.320 2.240 83.5 83.5 83.5 80.7 77.9 .135 .133 .141 .130 .133 90.0 88.3 93.9 86.7 88.3 2.240 2.300 2.300 2.350 2.350 77.9 80.0 80.0 81.7 81.7 1905........................... 1906............................. 1907 .. 1908 1909............................. .146 .170 .173 .184 .180 97.2 113.3 115.0 122. 8 120.0 2.375 1910........................... 1911 1912............................. 1913............................. 1914.............................i .175 .199 .157 .150 .174 116.7 132.5 104.7 100.0 116.1 1890............................. 1891...................... . 1892............................. 1893........................... 1894................... $0.156 .180 .164 .150 .150 103.9 120.0 109.5 100.0 100.0 1895........................ 1896 ........................ 1897....... ................... 1898........................... 1899;........................... .145 .130 .130 .133 .140 1900 ........................... 1901.............................! 1902 ........................... 1903............................ 19 04......................... $6. i30 , $0,833 .873 100.0 104.9 $0,970 .970 100.0 100.0 $1.019 1.019 100.0 100.0 $1.027 1.071 ioo.o 104.3 $2.570 2.775 2.800 2.800 2.950 Average price per pair. Rela tive price. i 82.6 89.1 89.9 89.9 94.8 96.9 3.017 96.4 3.000 98.2 3.058. 100.0 3.113 3.175 : 102.0 $3.167 3.283 100.0 103.7 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Series 1, Series 2, average average price per price per gallon. gallon. 128 Table 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. 1915. 1916. r 1917. .... June .Tnly ____ A n g n s f: Sppt.pm hp.r Op.t.nhp.r December........... I 'J n v A m h f i r .881 1.083 1.547 1.627 2.128 2.402 105.8 130.1 185.8 195.4 255.5 288.5 1.019 1.237 1.716 1.753 2.284 2.545 105.0 127.5 176.9 180.7 235.5 262.3 1.075 1.415 1.861 2.015 2.709 3.077 105.6 138.9 182.7 197.9 265.9 302.1 1.128 1.334 1.757 1.716 2.118 2.336 109.8 129.9 171.1 167.1 206.3 227.6 3.254 3.713 4.750 5.628 7.604 8.952 104.5 119.3 152.6 180.8 244.3 287.6 3.350 3.888 5.146 5.313 7.104 7.500 105.8 .230 .220 .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 206.1 197.1 179.1 179.1 179.1 179.1 179.1 1.777 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.759 1.710 213.5 228.2 228.2 228.2 228.2 211.3 205.4 1.889 2.043 2.043 2.043 2.043 1.866 1.805 194.8 210.6 210.6 210.6 210.6 192.4 186.1 2.239 2.423 2.423 2.423 2.423 2.211 2.138 219.8 237.9 237.'9 237.9 237.9 217.1 209.9 1.811 1.995 1.995 1.995 1.995 1.784 1.710 176.4 194.3 194.3 194.3 194.3 173.7 166.6 7.000 7.250 7.250 7.250 7.000 7.000 7.000 224.9 232.9 232.9 232.9 224.9 224.9 224.9 4.800 5.500 5.500 5.500 4.600 4.600 4.600 151.6 173.7 173.7 173.7 145.3 145.3 145.3 .190 .210 .240 .300 .300 .300 170.2 188.1 185. 2 268. 8 268.8 268.8 1.710 1.710 1.710 1.710 1.710 1.710 205.4 205.4 205.4 205.4 205.4 205.4 1.805 1.805 1.805 1.805 1.805 1.805 186.1 186.1 186.1 186.1 186.1 186.1 2.138 2.138 2.138 2.138 2.138 2.138 209.9 209.9 209.9 209.9 209.9 209.9 1.710 1.710 1.710 1.710 1.710 1.710 166.6 166.6 166.6 166.6 166.6 166.6 7.000 7.000 7.000 6.750 6.750 6.750 224.9 224.9 224.9 216.8 216.8 216.8 4.600 4.600 4.600 4.500 4.500 4.500 145.3 145.3 145.3 142.1 142.1 142.1 • 122.8 162.5 167.8 224.3 236.8 129 101.5 116.4 154.5 290.5 277.1 291.2 AVEBAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES. 11083°— 22— Bull. 320- i .................... 1921. Ja.rma.ry Fp.hrna.ry March April M a.y__ .113 .130 .173 .324 .309 .325 T a b l e 9 . — A V E R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Cloths and clothing. (a) Boots and shoes. Year or month. Black, dress, Goodyear welt, side leather. Gun metal, Goodyear welt, blucher. Gun metal, Goodyear welt, bal. Tan, dress, Goodyear welt, calf. Tan, dress, Goodyear welt, side leather. Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive pair. price. price. pair. pair. pair. price. pair. price. price. Brogans, split, average price per pair. Seamless Creedmores, average price per pair. Split seamless Creedmores, ^-double sole, aver age price per pair. Tan grain blucher, ^-double sole, aver age price per pair. Rela tive price. Vici kid, black, Goodyear welt. Average Rela price per tive pair. price. 1890.......................... 1891.......................... 1892.......................... 1893.......................... 1894.......................... $1.050 1.050 1.038 1.013 .969 73.2 73.2 72.3 70.6 67.6 $2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 . 87.2 87. 2 87.2 87.2 87.2 1895.......................... 1896.......................... 1 8 9 7 ..................... 1898.......................... 1899.......................... .981 .994 .050 ,913 .938 68.4 69.3 2.250 2.250 63.6 65.3 78.5 78.5 69.8 69.8 69.8 1 9 0 0 ..,.................... 1901.......................... 1902.......................... 1903.......................... 1904......................... .938 ,944 .931 .925 ,925 65.3 65.8 64.9 64.5 64.5 1905.......................... 1906.......................... 1907.......................... 1908.......................... 1909.......................... 1.004 1.254 1,273 1.135 7Q. 0 87.5 88.7 79.1 83.7 .2,196 2.379 2.500 2.500 2.600 76.6 83.0 87.2 87.2 90.7 1910.......................... 1911.......................... 1912.......................... 1813.......................... 19i4.......................... 1.138 79.4 76.7 88.9 2.600 2.617 2.733 2.867 2.983 90.7 91.3 95.3 106.0 104.1 66.2 1.200 $2,288 2.275 ioo.o’ 101.7 $55 2.121 ioo.o 108,5 $8.630 2.773 ioo.o 105,3 *$8.i67’ ioo.o 3.283 103.7 $2.038 2.275 ioo.o' 101.7 $1,100 1.063 1,231 1.385 $1.112 1.152 100.0 103.5 2.000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2.000 2.000 2,000 . 2,008 *•69.8 69.8 69.8 69.8 70.1 01 0681 ‘SSOMM 3'WSS'SJHM, Men’ s. 2.475 2.708 3.283 3.300 4.317 4.496 110.6 121.0 146.7 147.5 192.9 200.9 3.250 2.675 3.350 4.054 5.883 6.655 115.1 136.8 171.4 207.4 300.9 340.4 2.900 3.404 4.250 4.708 6.750 7.533 U0.2 129.3 161.5 178.9 256.4 286.2 3.350 4.008 5.683 5.650 7.771 8.142 105.8 126.6 179.5 178.4 245.4 257.1 2.475 2.883 3.700 3.783 5.083 5.338 110.6 128.9 165.4 169.1 227.2 238.5 1921.......................... January............ February.......... March............... April................. May................... June.................. 3.208 3.600 3.500 3.500 3.150 3.150 3.150 143.4 160.9 156.4 156.4 140.8 140.8 140.8 4,946 5.894 5.850 5.786 5,025 4.600 4.600 253.0 301.5 299.2 295.9 257.0 235.3 235.3 6.041' 6.645 6.500 6.436 6.000 6.000 6.000 229.5 252.5 246.9 244.5 228.0 228.0 228.0 5.175 5.850 5.850 5.850 5.000 5.000 5.000 195.0 184.7 184.7 184.7 157.9 157.9 157.9 3.563 3.900 3.900 3.900 3.500 3.500 3.500 July................... August.............. September..___ October............ November......... December......... 3.150 3.150 3.150 3.000 3.000 3.000 140.8 140.8 4.600 4.600 4.60Q 4.000 4.600 4,600 2$5.3 235.3 235.3 235.3 235.3 235.3 6.000 6.000 6.000 5.716 5.600 5.600 228.0 228.0 228.0 217.2 212.8 212.8 5.000 5.000 5.000 4.850 4. 850 4,850 157.9 157.9 157.9 153.2 153, 2 153.2 3.500 3. 500 3. 500 3.350 3.350 3.350 134.1 134.1 134.1 $2.38) 2.598 113.7 118.8 135.2 135.6 176. 8 192.9 3.104 3. 504 5.067 5.442 7.246 8.338 176.7 189.8 252.8 290.8 159.2 174.3 174.3 174.3 156.4 156.4 156.4 1.951 2.299 2.256 2.256 2,156 1. 880 1.880 144.8 170.6 167.4 167.4 160.0 139.5 139.5 6.396 6.500 6.500 6.500 6.500 6. 500 6.500 223.1 226.7 226.7 226.7 226.7 226.7 226.7 156.4 156. 4 156. 4 149. 7 149.7 149. 7 1.880 1.880 1.880 1.751 1,645 1,645 139.5 139.5 139.5 129.9 122.2 122.2 6.500 6.500 6.500 6.250 6.000 6.000 226.7 226.7 226.7 218.0 209.3 209.3 108.3 122.2 131 140.8 1.265 1.322 1.504 1.509 1.967 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES.. 1915.......................... 1916.......................... 1917.......................... 1918.......................... 1919.......................... 1920.......................... 400 375 350 132 325 SHOES MEN’S VICI KID. GOODYEAR WELT, 1090-1R2F WOMEN’S SOLID GRAIN- 1890-1^13 WOMEN’S MCKAY SEWED, I9I3-I92L (Average price in 1913*100.) 300 275 250 225 200 175 i50 125 100 75 50 40 WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1921, Chart 27, 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 133 Chart 27a. T able 9 .—AVER AG E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Cloths and clothing. (o) Boots and shoes. (&) Cotton goods. Women’s. Denims. Calicp. Gun Good metal, Good year welt, year Rela welt, kid,lace, tive average price. Average Rela button, price per average price per tive price per pair. pair. price, pair. Patent leather Gun pump, McKay metai, McKay sewed. sewed, MeKay sewed, kid, lace, Rela tive button, average average prioe per price. Average Rela price per price per tive pair. pair pair. price. Cocheco Ameri can prints, Rela average standard prints, tive price average price. per price per yard. yard. Amoskeag, average price per yard. Massa chusetts, Rela average tive price price. per yard- i = ***«?6 lilt! Black kid, lace, Goodyear welt. 1890........................ 1891........................ 73.9 69.6 67.4 65.2 65.2 $0,065 .058 .065 .063 .055 114.5 101.3 114. 5 110.1 96.6 $0.118 .114 .114 .118 .110 82.9 80.7 80.7 .850 .850 .850 .850 .850 73.9 73.9 73. 9 73.9 73.9 .053 .053 .050 .045 .048 92.5 92.5 88.1 79.3 85. i .099 .099 .093 ,090 .090 69-7 69.7 65.7 @3.3 63.2 1900........................ 19Q1........................ 1902........................ 1903........................ 1904........................ .904 .854 .863 .888 .918 78.6 74.3 75.0 77.2 79. 9 .053 .050 92.5 88.1 88.1 88.8 93.2 .107 .105 .105 .113 .122 75.7 73.8 74.1 79.5 85.9 19 05,..,................. .977 1.031 1.006 .969 1.040 85.0 89. 7 87. 5 84. 2 90.4 .052 .055 $0,050 .060 .052 ,048 91.1 96.9 U7. 8 101.6 94,5 .108 .123 .138 .116 .125 76.4 87.0 97-5 8j.9 88.4 1.023 1.017 1.090 1.150 88. 9 88. 4 94. 7 100.0 105.0 .053 .050 .050 .051 .049 103.9 97.6 97. 6 100.0 96.5 .145 .138 .136 .142 .140 102.3 97.2 95.7 100.0 98.8 i m , ...................... 189B........................ 1894........................ $0.850 .800 .775 .750 .750 1895........................ 1805........................ 1807........................ 1898........................ 1899........................ 1907 ioOR 1909........................ 1910........................ 1911........................ 1912........................ 1913........................ 1914........................ $3.000 3.000 100.0 100.0 $2.175 2.275 100.0 104.6 ... $1.659 1.741 .0 5 0 ,Q5Q ,053 $1.375 1.458 100.0 106.1 77.6 ‘To6I ©I 0681 ‘5333KM HlySaTOHAt Year or month. 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 3.000 3.442 4.496 4.375 6.596 7.663 100.0 114.7 149.9 145. 8 219.9 255.4 1921 .... January... February.. March....... April........ May.......... June.......... 5.063 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.000 5.000 5.000 July.......... August___ September. October. . . November. December. 5.QOO 5.000 5.000 4.750 4.750 4.750 2.350 2.763 3.500 4.204 5.879 $6,671 7.643 108.0 127.0 160.9 193.3 270.3 309.8 168.7 183.3 183. 3 183.3 166.7 166.7 166.7 5.917 7.000 7.000 6.871 6.000 5.884 5.600 239.8 283.5 283.5 278.4 243.0 238. 4 226.9 166,7 166.7 166. 7 158.3 158.3 158.3 5.600 5.600 5,600 5.352 5.250 5.250 226.9 226. 9 226. 9 216. 8 212.7 212.7 1.850 2.333 3.250 3.708 5.029 111.5 140.7 195.9 223.6 303.2 359.6 1.500 1.908 2.750 2.938 4.079 4.866 109.1 138.8 200. 0 213. 6 296.7 353.9 .049 .064 .094 .162 .152 .144 95.3 124. 5 183.6 316.2 298.2 281.2 5.936 5.500 5.355 5.000 267.1 308.1 304.4 301.1 278.9 271.7 253.7 4.008 4.250 4.250 4.250 4.250 4.177 4.000 291.5 309.1 309.1 309.1 309.1 303.8 290.9 .088 .090 .090 .090 .090 .088 .088 5.000 5.000 5.000 4.823 4.750 4.750 253.7 253.7 253.7 244.7 241.0 241.0 4.000 4.000 4.000 3.716 3.600 3.600 290.9 290.9 290. 9 270.3 261.8 261.8 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 $5,975 7.086 5.266 6.073 6.000 .164 $0.149 . 228 . 299 .368 .352 .460 115.9 177.6 232.4 286.4 273.8 358.0 173.0 175. 9 175. 9 175. 9 175. 9 171.6 171.6 .178 .176 . 176 .176 . 176 . 176 . 174 138.5 137.2 137.2 137.2 137.2 137.2 135.2 171.6 171.6 171. 6 171.6 171.6 171.6 .167 . 166 . 173 . 183 .196 .196 129.6 129.2 134.2 142.2 152.4 152.4 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, ..... ..... ..... .... .... .... 00 OX WHOLESALE PKICES, 1890 TO 1921, Chart 28, ; s 375 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 IOO 75 50 4ft 187: 400 350 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES. s a S s sa t Chart 28a. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921-Contiimed.' ggj T able 9 .— Cloths and clothing. (*>) Cotton goods. Drillings: Brown. Ginghams. Flannel. Pepperell. Stark A., average price per yard. Massachu setts D standard, average price per yard. Colored, 2f yards to the pound. Unbleached, tive price. Average price per yard. Rela tive price. 73.7 69.1 61.6 64.8 57.8 $0.08$ .08$ 86-4 80. 4 82-7 71.6 .049 .052 .046 .044 .046 56-4 60.1 53.3 50.3 52.6 5073 73.6 71.1 69.9 75.2 88.3 .054 .053 .054 .058 ,066 ig g . 1907. 1908. 1909. .072 .078 .083 .071 .074 87.6 94.2 100.2 85.8 89.7 ,063 .074 .07$ .072 .079 1910. 1911. 1912. .083 .082 .080 100.0 1890. 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895, 1899 1897. 1898 Average price per yard. Rela tive price. 80.068 .065 .058 .059 .056 83.0 79.2 70.7 71.7 67.9 $0,064 .060 .054 .050 .050 .058 04.3 69.6 63.8 62.3 62.0 .0 5 7 .068 .051 1899. .051 1900. 1901. 1902. 1908. 1904, .061 .059 .058 im. .062 1913. .082 1914. .079 100.2 97.5 100.0 95.9 $0,082 .081 .079 .083 .077 the pound, average price per yard. Unbleached, 8.80 yards to the pound. Average price per yard. Lancaster. Atnoskeag. Rela tive yard. Average price per yard. Rela tive price. Average price per yard. 80.9 $0,063 .063 .065 .063 .049 90.2 97.1 74.6 $0,069 .070 .070 .064 .050 112.0 loo. o loo-o Rela tive ptice. 66.6 $0,069 .009 •005 .058 .055 80.9 82.1 72.6 69.4 .065 .065 .058 .058 .062 64.2 64.2 56.8 56.8 61.1 .053 .055 .055 .040 .051 69.4 69-4 58.5 64.1 66.8 .047 .047 ,044 .043 .048 71.7 72-6 67.4 06.3 73.4 .050 .050 .049 .049 .052 80.3 80.9 79.9 79.0 83.3 62-4 61.3 62-1 66.9 75.8 .074 .064 .065 .074 .089 72.9 64.2 72.6 87.4 .057 .058 .05$ .063 .072 71.6 72.6 72.6 79.4 91.3 .052 .049 .052 .055 .055 79.2 75.4 80.5 84.6 84.3 .055 .053 .058 .058 .056 89.0 85.9 93.0 93.0 90.0 72.9 85.3 90.1 82.7 90.5 .085 .092 .099 .083 .075 84.3 91.1 97,5 81.8 74.4 .068 .072 .080 .070 .063 86.0 .052 .057 .066 .055 .059 79.2 86.9 101.0 101.2 .052 .059 .069 .057 .060 111.6 .090 88.8 .100 .100 .101 .102 98.7 99.1 .075 .076 .075 .079 .078 98.7 97.9 95,5 100.0 92.6 ,084 .073 .068 68.2 100.0 100.4 91.3 87.9 79.9 94.7 96.3 95.2 100.0 97.9 .070 .068 .063 .065 .063 84.3 90.5 107.7 104.8 96.2 100.0 96.2 I .066 .065 .060 .062 .060 113.3 113.3 103.2 81.6 83.7 95.8 92.7 96.4 106.8 ,104.5 97.1 100.0 96.6 *i®6T ox oeei ‘saorax irivsarcoHJA Year or m outh. .064 .081 .128 .180 .189 .221 98.2 125.1 196.8 277.2 290.9 340.6 .059 .074 .114 .177 .177 .218 96.1 120.4 184.9 286.6 286.1 352.7 183.2 320.8 196.8 158.1 160.4 160.4 160.4 .152 .240 .240 .175 .121 .121 .121 204.6 323.6 323.6 235.9 163.5 163.5 163.5 .119 .105 (*) C2) .108 •108 .108 182.3 161.5 198.2 198.2 198.2 198.2 166.2 166.2 166.2 .123 .123 .123 .123 (2) (2 (2) 160.4 160.4 172.3 182.6 182.6 182.6 .121 .121 .133 .143 .143 .143 163.5 163.5 178.9 192.2 192. 2 192.2 .108 .108 .135 .135 .135 .135 166.2 166.2 207.7 207.7 207.7 207.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) .069 .092 .157 .224 .237 .291 84.3 111.4 190. 6 271.9 288.2 353.8 ,066 .095 .163 .241 .225 .274 80.2 114.9 197.4 291.2 271.8 330.8 .083 .119 .182 .321 .288 .443 81.4 117.7 179.2 317.2 284.4 436.9 1921............................................... January................................. February............................... March................................. April...................................... M ay........................................ June....................................... .126 .141 .134 .125 .115 .115 .115 153.6 171-7 162.3 151. 5 139. 7 139.7 139.7 .125 .146 ,140 .129 .117 .110 .107 150.9 176.2 168.7 155.6 141.4 133.0 128.8 .186 .325 .199 .160 .163 .163 .163 July........................................ August.............................. v.. September............................. October,.............................. . November............................. December.......... ................... •111 •110 .128 .144 .145 .134 134.9 134.0 155. 9 175.0 176.2 162.7 .103 .103 .117 .143 .143 .142 124.4 124.4 141.4 172.6 173.0 171.2 .163 .163 .175 .185 .185 .185 2No quotation. i 139 .068 .086 .134 .259 .235 .339 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. $0,317 86.0 108.2 169.4 327.3 296.5 428.1 1915............................................... 1916............................................... 1917............................................... 191$............................................. 1919............................................... 1920............................................... 140 T able 9 .—AVER AGE W HO LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Cloths and clothing. (a) Cotton goods. Hosiery. Muslin: Bleached, 4-4. Twothread, average, price per dozen pairs, Septem ber price. Single thread, average, price per dozen pairs, Septem ber price. Single thread, carded yarn, average price per dozen pairs. Women’s. Fruit of the Loom. Seamless, single-thread. Silk Combed mercer Full yarn, fash ized, fast 26 to 28 16-ounce, mock black, Rela ioned, Rela ounce, 160 to 26-ounce, 220 needles, seam, combed 176 188 176 needles, needles, combed 220 tive yarn, needles, tive Rela Average Rela yarn, average needles, price. average price average tive price per tive average price. price per dozen price per * average per average price per price. yard. price. price per pairs, dozen price per dozen dozen dozen September dozen pairs. pairs. pairs. pairs. price. pairs. 102.7 102.7 145.6 133.9 128.1 125.2 116.4 $0.085 .080 .081 .083 .073 97.1 91.8 92.9 95.6 83.6 $0.085 .082 .081 .083 .073 96.8 94.2 93.0 95.4 83.3 1.875 1.875 1.850 1.800 1.750 101.4 101.4 100.0 97.3 94.6 .858 .784 .760 .711 .735 101.9 93.2 90.2 84.4 87.3 .070 .070 .064 .058 .064 80.5 80.0 73.7 67.1 74.0 .070 .069 .063 .060 .063 79.8 78.5 72.6 68.3 71.7 80.8 70.7 75. 7 80. 8 80.8 1.900 2.000 1.850 1.875 1.800 102.7 108.1 100.0 101.4 97.3 .760 .662 .735 .809 .760 90.3 78.6 87.3 96.1 90.3 .075.075 .076 .077 .080 86.5 86.2 86.9 88.2 92.2 .073 .074 .074 .076 .080 83. 8 84.5 84.9 86.5 91.2 80.8 83. 9 93. 2 87.4 94.5 1.750 1.900 2.025 1.775 1.775 94.6 102.7 109. 5 95.9 95.9 .784 .760 .833 93.2 90.3 99.0 93.2 94.4 .075 .082 .112 .091 .091 86.0 93.9 128.4 104.9 104.4 .074 .081 .103 .087 .088 84.6 92.4 117.4 100.1 100.7 $1.274 1.176 1.078 1.054 .980 131.3 121.2 111. 1 108.6 101.0 $1.900 1.900 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. .907 .833 .784 .735 .735 93.4 85. 8 80. 8. 75. 7 75.7 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. .784 .686 .735 .784 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. .637 .662 .735 $0,800 .750 .810 (New Aver construc age tion), Rela price average tive per per price. yard. price yard. $1.225 1.127 1.078 1.054 . .980 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $0,637 .637 Lonsdale. $0,850 .800 .810 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Men’ s. 1.831 1.844 1.850 1.795 1.791 99.0 99.7 100.0 100.0 99.8 .813 .825 .854 $1.035 1.533 1.904 2.106 2.688 102.0 128.7 190.6 236.7 261.8 334.1 1.782 2.102 2.522 3. 739 4.365 .871 1.142 $4.306 5.684 99.3 117.1 140.5 208.3 243.2 321.0 1921.......................... January............ February.......... March............... April. May................... June.................. 1.654 1.750 1.750 1.600 1.600 1.600 1.600 205.7 217.5 217. 5 198.8 198. 8 198.8 198.8 2.627 3.271 3.200 2.666 2.280 2.334 2.400 148.4 184.8 180.7 150.5 128.9 131.8 135.6 1.792 1.850 1.850 1.750 1.750 1.750 1.750 July ................. August ___ September........ 1.600 1.600 1.650 1.700 1.700 1.700 198.8 198.8 205.1 211.3 211.3 211.3 2.461 2.500 2.500 2.558 2,600 2.750 139.1 141.3 141.3 144.5 146.9 155.4 1.750 1.750 1.750 1.850 1.850 1.850 .804 .800 .829 .858 .847 1915.......................... 1916 . .............. 1917.......................... 1918 .................... 1919 ........................ 1920 ........................ .875 1.104 October ............ Novem ber . "December.......... .092 .087 .083 105.4 99.4 95.3 $0,084 .078 .079 102.2 95.0 95.3 100.0 .0 8 5 98.6 .091 106.3 .083 102.8 101.5 $1,283 133.0 1. 817 188.3 2.104 218.1 2.350 •243.6 3.125 323.9 .077 .094 .145 .230 .270 .344 89.9 110.3 169.5 269.5 316.6 402.7 .073 .089 .139 .230 .243 .295 90.0 110.6 172.4 284.4 301.0 365.3 185.7 191.8 191.8 181.4 181.4 181.4 181.4 .166 .165 .166 .166 .166 .152 .152 194.0 193.9 195.0 195.0 195.0 178.2 178.2 .149 .154 .152 .152 .152 .149 .137 184.2 190.8 188.0 188.0 188.0 183.9 169.8 181.4 181.4 181.4 191.8 191.8 191.8 .152 .156 .167 .190 .187 .166 178.2 182.3 195.5 222.7 219.1 195.0 .137 .137 .139 .162 .162 .154 169.8 169.8 171.8 200.1 200.1 190.2 .8 5 8 .846 100.0 .089 .081 100.0 141 94.7 96.1 99.5 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES. 93.7 93.2 96.7 100.0 98.7 iQin .............. 1911 ............... 1912 ........................ 1913.......................... 1914.......................... g fi T able 9 .—-AVERAGE W HO LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Cloths and clothing. (b) Cotton goods. Year or month. New York Mills, * 1890-1905; Williamsville, A l, 1906-1909, average price per yard. Wamsutta <0> Rough XX. Rider, aver Rela age tive Aver price price. age Rela per price tive per price. yard. yard. Average price per yard. 4-4, Pep 4-4, Indian 4-4, Massa pered R. Head. chusetts 4-4, 28-inch, 27-inch, Stark mills, Fly aver A, aver ing Horse age Rela aver Rela age brand, Aver age price tive tive Aver price average price per Rela Rela age price. price. age per price per price tive price tive yard. yard. per per price. per price. yard. yard. yard. yard. 88.6 $0,073 .073 78.0 .065 89,9 .068 86.2 72,9 .060 86.1 $0,064 86.3 .060 77.0 .057 80.6 .058 71.0 .053 87.3 81.4 77.6 79.5 72.4 $0.066 .059 .055 .057 .052 .029 .026 .025 .021 .027 75.9 68,4 66,0 54, 6 72,4 .059 .062 .059 .054 .054 69.5 73.9 69- 8 64.1 64.6 .053 .056 .053 .048 .050 72.2 76.1 71,6 64.8 08,8 .051 .051 .045 .042 .045 86,4 78.3 79. 2 87.2 82.5 .031 .028 ,031 .032 .033 81,7 74,8 82.0 85,4 88,3 .062 .063 .063 .068 .080 74.0 74.9 74.2 80.9 95.2 .059 .059 .057 .060 .007 80.8 80.8 77.6 81,7 91.3 .051 .049 ....... $6*058’ .057 .062 .072 .094 .103 .110 .112 . 106 84.8 92.5 98.5 100.2 94.7 .031 ,036 .048 .034 .036 82.8 96,0 126.0 88.9 95.2 ,076 .080 .084 .078 .075 90.0 95.2 99,2 92.5 89,3 .064 .069 ,075 .068 .069 87.0 93.4 101.8 93.2 93.9 .114 101.9 98.9 '93.5 .038 ,035 .038 101.6 92.6 101.1 .084 '.088 .081 99.2 104,4 95.7 ,073 .068 .069 93.2 94.1 111.4 $0.101 111. 1 . 101 1Q7.1 .097 106. 4 .098 101.8 .095 90-5 . . . . . . . . 90.3 87.1 87.8 85.0 $0,033 .029 .034 .033 .028 .097 .095 .094 .081 .089 86.8 85.1 83,7 7^2 79.9 ..... .078 .073 98.0 101,8 96.2 90. 2 83.5 1900......... ................. 1901 1902 1903 1904 .079 .076 .077 .085 .083 90.4 87.5 88.1 97.8 95,6 .097 .088 .089 .097 .092 1905 1906 1907 1908 1009 .085 .095 . 116 .094 .088 $0,083 97,6 108.9 133. 8 108.0 100.7 1910 .085 .079 .079 102.3 95.9 95.0 1890 . . . 1891. 1899 1898. 1894 1898 1896 1897 1898 1899 . * ■ $0,097 .097 .......... .093 .093 .089 .085 .089 .. 1^11 1912........................... . Sheetings: Brown. Print cloths. .111 .104 99.7 Law rence L. L., aver age price per yard. 4-4, Ware Shoals L .L ., Rela- , aver tive age price. price per yard. , UP. 5 99.4 91.2 96.1 87.2 85.8 85.5 75.7 71,0 75.5 85.0 82.7 81.4 89.7 102.9 ,073 .077 .078 $0.065 .052 .056 ,061 $0.005 .058 .061 104.3 110.3 111. 8 89.7 97.0 105.4 93.7 98.5 "im oi 068T ‘saoraa aravsaTOHiK. Percale: Scout, 36-inch. Muslin: Bleached: 4-4. 100.0 1913 1914 ............................................................ 080 100.0 ..... 080 99.5 .112 .112 100.0 100.0 $0.068 .068 100.0 100.0 $0. 035 .030 100.0 88.1 .084 .080 100.0 94.8 .073 .069 100.0 93.5 .061 .056 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 071 091 ,150 225 ,246 ,268 87.9 113.3 187.5 281.1 306.4 333.7 .100 .125 .196 .302 .357 .477 89.6 112.2 175.7 270.1 319. 5 426.7 .063 .087 .132 .223 .218 .198 93.0 129.0 196.0 329.6 323.0 293.8 .029 .042 .066 .113 .099 .126 83.5 121.5 192.2 327.5 287.0 363.8 .068 .088 .145 .235 .232 .288 80.9 104.7 171.6 279.3 275.1 342.5 .061 .083 .136 .201 .193 .218 82.7 113.1 185.1 274.6 262.6 297.3 .052 .072 . 118 .195 .168 .211 84.0 117.6 192.7 317.3 273.5 343.5 1921 ..... ,135 ,133 ,126 ,126 .126 .129 ,129 168.8 166.3 157.2 157.2 157.2 160.2 160.2 .286 .290 .284 .284 .284 .284 .284 256.1 259.5 254.4 254.4 254.4 254.4 254.4 .129 .125 .128 .128 .128 .125 .125 191.0 185.2 188.9 188.9 188.9 185.2 185.2 .051 .058 .053 .045 .043 .043 .043 148.7 167.5 153.0 130.4 124.1 124.1 124.1 .131 .133 .133 .133 .133 .133 .133 156.1 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 .114 .121 .118 .113 .100 .100 .100 155.8 165.6 160.3 154.2 136.4 136.4 136.4 .087 .095 .093 .087 .076 .074 .071 142.2 155.2 150.8 141.9 124.3 119.9 115.8 .138 ,141 ,145 ,146 ,146 ,141 172.3 175.4 180.8 181.4 181.4 175.4 .284 .284 .287 .289 .289 .289 254.4 254.4 256.7 258.8 258. 8 258.8 .125 .125 .125 (3) .143 .143 185.2 185.2 185.2 .043 .047 .058 .064 .060 .058 124.3 136.8 168.4 185.5 173.9 167.5 .133 .098 (2) .140 .140 .140 157.4 115.8 .100 .100 .127 .135 .135 .122 136.4 136.8 172.9 184.2 184.2 166.4 .071 .072 .093 .103 .105 .107 115.8 117.6 151.6 167.6 171.7 173.5 8 No quotation. 166.3 166.3 166.3 143 211.1 211.1 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. January... February.. March........ April......... May........... June.......... July........... August___ September. October... November. December. 91.2 144 T able 9 .—A V E R A G E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Cloths and clothing. (&) Cotton goods. Underwear. Year or month. Men’ s shirts and drawers. Average price per 12 gar ments. Yarns: Carded. Women’s union suits. Average price per 12 suits. White, mulespun, northern, cones, 10/1. White, mulespun, northern, cones, 22/1. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. 80.4 79.6 79. 6 79.6 79.6 $0.179 . 179 . 189 . 181 .152 80.9 81.1 85.2 81.7 68.8 $0.221 .224 .230 .214 .180 89.2 90.7 92.9 86.4 72.6 .031 .931 .031 .031 .031 79.6 78. 8 77. 8 77. 8 77.8 .148 . 148 .145 .146 . 141 66.7 67.0 65.6 65. 8 63.6 .182 .184 . 179 .179 .176 73.3 74.5 72.2 72.4 71.1 1900 ........................ 1901 .............. 1902........................ 1903 ...................... 1904......................... .037 .037 .037 .037 .037 94.9 94. 9 94.9 94.9 94.9 .185 . 159 . 154 . 187 .198 83.6 71.6 69.5 84.5 89.5 .228 . 193 . 182 .216 .228 92.2 77.9 73.5 87.1 92.1 1905........................ 1906......................... 1907......................... 1908............ ............. 1909......................... .037 .037 .042 .041 .039 94.9 94.9 108.6 104.1 100.0 .173 .200 .220 .178 .197 78. 3 90.6 99.6 80.3 88.9 .204 .230 .257 .210 .226 82.3 93.1 103.9 85.0 91.3 Average price per spool. Rela tive price. $0.032 .031 .031 .031 .031 1895 .................... 1896......................... 1897......................... 1898 ...................... 1899......................... 1890 1891 .................... 1892 ................. 1898 1894...................... Rela tive price. Rela tive price. Twisted, Eastern, Southern, Twisted, 2-ply for ordinary for Rela peeler cones ordinary for Rela for weaving, weaving, weaving, weaving, tive 50/2, aver 40/2, aver tive 16/2, aver 20/2, aver price. age price age price, price. age price age price per pound. per pound. per pound. per pound. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1880 TO 1921. Thread: 6-cord, 200-vard spools, J.& P . Coats, freight paid. 1910 1911 1912 ............ .......... .039 .039 .039 100.0 100.0 100. 0 100. 0 .233 .210 .201 105.4 95.1 90.8 .252 .235 ,228 101.8 94.8 92.2 100.0 $8.250 100.0 .221 100.0 .248 100.0 $0.215 100.0 $0.501 4.250 100.0 8.250 100.0 .197 88.9 .218 88.0 . 191 88.7 .488 .036 .037 .043 .051 .055 .098 91.6 93.6 108.9 130.4 140.6 249.5 4.188 4.609 6.677 13.029 11.461 13.521 7.699 98.5 108.5 157.1 306.6 269.7 318.1 8.250 9.031 12.292 18.021 17.846 22.632 100.0 109.5 149.0 218.4 216.3 274.3 .173 .265 .397 .599 .534 .625 78.0 119.6 179.4 270.5 241.3 282.2 .198 .297 .449 .662 .596 .703 80.0 120.0 181. 2 267. 5 240. 8 283.8 . 167 .268 .389 .643 $0,694 .621 .719 77.5 124.3 180.6 298.7 267.0 309.5 .441 .706 .933 1.176 1921......................... January............ February......... March............... April................. May.................. June................. .069 .077 .076 .076 .076 .076 .076 175.3 196.4 193.6 193.6 193.6 193.6 193.6 8.500 8.000 7.758 7.375 7.375 7.375 181.1 200.0 188.2 182.5 173.5 173.5 173.5 14.917 15.500 14.500 14.500 14.500 14.500 14.500 180.8 187.9 175.8 175.8 175.8 175.8 175.8 .290 .288 .278 .245 .239 .249 .255 131.2 130.1 125.4 110.6 107.9 112.6 115.0 .331 .336 .321 .283 .278 133.6 135.6 129. 8 114. 2 112. 2 115.4 116.7 .273 .287 .279 .236 .220 .224 .226 July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... .076 .058 .058 .058 .058 .058 193.6 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 7.375 7.375 7.750 8.000 8.000 7.500 173.5 173.5 182.3 188.2 188.2 176.5 14.500 14.500 16.000 16.000 16.000 14.000 175.8 175.8 193.9 193.9 193.9 169.7 .241 .259 .345 .383 .366 .339 108.9 116.9 155.7 173.2 165.2 153.2 .279 .303 .396 .421 .397 .382 112.6 122. 3 160.0 170.2 160.2 154.2 .216 .247 .334 .359 .337 .316 .039 11083°— 22— Bull. 320- .038 1915......................... 1916......................... 1917......................... 1918......................... 1919......................... 1920......................... 97.5 $0,900 .921 1.421 88.0 140.9 186.4 234.9 240.3 370.9 117.7 123.4 120.1 101.6 94.7 96.5 97.1 .422 .404 .402 .356 .335 .342 .358 109.9 105. 5 105.0 92.8 87.6 89.3 93.5 93.2 106.3 143.7 154.4 144.9 135.9 .342 .383 .485 .580 .546 .527 89.3 99.8 126.6 151.3 142.3 137.4 145 100.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. $4.250 95.7 1913........................... 1914......................... 9 . — AVER AG E 146 T able W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Cloths and clothing. (c) Woolen goods. Flannels: White, 4-4, Ballard Vale, No. 3. Suiting. Overcoating. Average price per yard. Rela tive price. Kersey: 27 to 28 ounce, average price per yard. Soft faced: Black, plain twill, 24-ounce, average price per yard. Rela tive price. Clay worsted: Diagonal, 12-ounce. Clay worsted: Diagonal, 16-ounce. Middlesex. Average Rela tive price per yard. price. Average Rela tive price per yard. price. Indigo blue, Wool-dyed, all wool, blue, Rela 14-ounce, 16-ounce, 54-inch, tive 55-56 inch, price. average average priee per price yard. per yard. Wash ington Mills, 6700, average price per yard. 11-ounce Fulton Mills, 3192, average price per yard. Rela tive price. $1.547 1.547 1.547 100.1 100.1 100.1 97.6 95.1 $0,910 .910 .683 97.4 97.4 73.1 68.3 63.8 68.0 81.2 83.0 1.152 1.138 1.047 1.138 1.138 74.6 73.6 67.7 73.6 73.6 .683 .614 .660 .751 .811 73.1 65.8 70.6 80.3 86.7 1.346 1.118 1.093 1.129 1.104 97.4 80.9 79.1 81.7 79,9 1.138 1.185 1.312 1.440 1.444 73.6 76.6 84.9 93.2 93.4 .810 .803 .791 .756 .774 86.7 85.9 84.7 80.9 82.9 1.301 1.474 1.403 1.339 1.485 94.2 106.7 101.5 96.9 107.5 1.530 1.710 1.710 1.575 1.575 99.0 110.6 110.6 101.8 101.8 .964 1.044 1.050 .994 1.069 103.2 111.8 112.3 106.4 114.4 1890.......................... 1891.......................... 1892 ........................ 1893 ........................ 1894.......................... 10.440 .440 .437 .413 .355 94.9 94.9 94.2 89.0 76.5 1895.......................... 1896.......................... 1897 ........................ 1898.......................... 1899.......................... .308 .322 ,311 .369 .375 66.5 69.4 67.2 79.5 80.9 fl. 183 1.300 1.258 67.6 74.3 71.9 $0.762 .734 .760 .917 .946 64.7 62.3 64.5 77.8 80.3 $0.945 .882 .939 1.122 1.147 1900 . .. 1901.......................... 1902.......................... 1903.......................... 1904.......................... .410 .380 .399 .431 .443 88.4 82.0 86.0 92.9 95.6 1.575 1.500 1.500 1.575 1.650 90.0 85.7 85.7 90.0 94,3 1.082 .911 .913 .949 .924 91.9 77.4 77.5 80.6 78.5 1905.......................... 1906.......................... 1907.......................... 1908.......................... 1909.......................... .446 .461 .464 .461 .459 96.2 99.5 100.1 99.5 99.1 1. 831 2.042 1.971 1.850 1.788 104,6 116.7 112.6 105.7 102.1 1.093 1.215 1.170 1.114 • 1.238 92.8 103.2 99.4 94.6 105.1 Serge. 1.508 1.470 $i. 294 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Year or month. .466 .430 .452 .464 .455 100.4 92.8 97. 5 ibo. o 98.1 $1.395 1.354 1.373 1.294 110.0 101.6 98.6 100.0 94.3 1.223 1.093 1.215 1.178 1.Q80 103.8 92.8 103.2 100.0 91.7 1.459 1.273 1.406 1.382 1.283 105.6 92.1 101.8 100.0 92.8 1915.......................... 1916.......................... 1917.......................... 1918.......................... 1919......... ................ 1920.......................... .475 .515 .728 .882 .867 1.036 102.4 111.2 157.1 190.2 187.1 223.6 1.423 1.920 2.569 3.105 2.140 3.519 103.7 139.9 187.2 226.2 155.9 256.4 1.223 1.631 2.375 3.322 2.453 3. 826 103.8 138.5 201.7 282.1 208.3 324.9 1.481 1.996 3.125 4.262 3.150 4.995 1921.......................... January............ February.......... March............... April................. May.................. June.................. .820 .820 .820 .820 .820 .820 .820 176.9 176.9 176.9 176.9 186.9 176.9 176.9 1.880 2.287 1.828 1.845 1.845 1. 845 1.845 137.0 166.6 133.2 134.4 134.4 134.4 134.4 2.079 2.535 2.160 2.029 2.025 2.025 2.025 176.6 215.2 183.4 172.3 172.0 172.0 172.0 July.................. August.............. September........ October............ November........ December......... .820 .820 .820 .820 .820 .820 176 9 176.9 176.9 176.9 176.9 176.9 1.845 1. 845 1.845 1.845 1.845 1.845 134.4 134.4 134. 4 134.4 134.4 134.4 2.025 2.025 2.025 2.025 2.025 2.025 172.0 172.0 172.0 172.0 172.0 172.0 101.8 96.3 98.5 100.0 94.4 1.266 1.127 1.142 1.131 1.078 111.9 99.7 101.0 100.0 95.4 107.1 144.4 226.1 308.4 227.9 361.5 1.564 1.974 3.158 4.040 4.009 4.179 101.2 127.8 204.4 261.5 259.5 270.5 1.194 1.513 2.273 3.391 2.989 3.679 105.6 133.8 201.0 300.0 264.4 325.4 2.657 3.363 2.858 2.575 2.565 2.565 2.565 192.2 243.3 206.8 186.3 185.6 185.6 185.6 2.933 3.060 3.060 3.060 3.060 2.925 2.925 189.8 198.1 198.1 198.1 198.1 189.3 189.3 2.225 2.741 2.138 2.181 2.183 2.183 2.183 196. 8 242.5 189.1 192.9 193.0 193.0 193.0 2.565 2.565 2.565 2.565 2.565 2.565 185.6 185.6 185.6 185.6 185.6 185.6 2.925 2.835 2.835' 2.835 2.835 2.835 189.3 183.5 183. 5 183.5 183.5 183.5 2.183 2.183 2.183 2.183 2.183 2.183 193.0 193.0 193.0 193.0 193.0 193.0 147 $1. 523 1.545 1.459 1.575 1.489 1.523 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 1910.......................... 1911..................... . 1912 .................... 1913.......................... 1914..................... . 29. 148 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921 C hart 29a. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, C hart CO 150 Table 9 .—A V E R A G E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Cloths and clothing. (c) Woolen goods. Trousering. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 21-22 11-11* ounce, aver age price per yard. ounce, aver age price per yard. Shirts and drawers. Cotton warp, Merino, Merino, Merino, worsted All natural, Merino, white, white, filling, Rela wool, 50 per full-fash52 per 60 per 11-11* tive white, cent ipned, 60 tent cent ounce, cent Rela wool, average wool, per wool, price. tive average price average wool, average average price per 12 price average price. price price per price per 12 per per 12 per 12 gar 12 yard. ments. gar garments. gar gar ments. ments. ments. $2,073 2.073 1.924 99.5 99.5 92.3 1.710 1.796 1.796 86.2 86.2 82.1 $24.750 25.650 25.650 25.650 21.600 91.7 $16.650 95.0 17.55Q 95.0 17.550 95.0 17.550 80.0 14.850 Union suits: Merino, natural, 40 per cent wool, light weight, average price per 12suits. Union suits: Merino, natural, 33* per cent wool, light weight, average price per 12suits. Broadcloth. CashUnion mere1 . suits: Cotton 33 per Rela Rela warp, 53-54 cent 54-56 tive tive Atlantic inches, inches, price. worsted, price. Mills F., average average average average price per per price per price per price 12suits. yard. yard. yard. 100.9 106.4 106.4 106.4 90.0 $0.181 .181 .179 .150 .135 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 86.7 14.400 14.400 14.400 i4 .850 13.500 87.3 87.3 87.3 90.0 81.8 .127 .127 .137 .143 .159 .164 .159 .164 .168 .174 . 77.9 75.2 77.9 79.7 82.6 .202 95.7 102.3 108.0 2.120 2.073 101.7 99.5 21.600 21.600 21.600 21.600 23.400 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 2. 287 1.988 1.980 $2.030 2.093 2.124 109.7 95.4 95.0 97.9 99.4 23.400 23.400 23.400 23.400 23.400 86.7 86.7 86.7 86.7 86.7 14.850 14.850 14.850 $i6.200 16.200 16.200 90.0 90.0 9(L 0 90.0 90.0 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 2.233 2.413 2.447 52.494 62.484 104.5 112.9 114.4 116.7 116.2 23.400 27.000 27.000 27.000 27.000 100.0 100. Q 100.0 100.0 86.7 16.200 18.000 18.000 18.000 18.000 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 86.0 86.0 84.9 71.0 64.0 90.0 .216 .223 .211 .223 60.5 60.3 65.1 68.1 75.6 100.0 105.8 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Fancy worsted. 22-23 ounce, aver age price per yard. Women's dress goods. Underwear. 72.578 82.381 82.363 9 2.138 92.138 120.6 27.000 111.4 27.000 110.5 27.000 $12.690 12.690 100. 0 12.690 100.0 1915 ................. 1916 ............ 1917 . ......... ............ 1918 1919................... 1920 ................. 92.211 9 2. 596 $1,941 2.348 3.465 3.512 $2,488 2.657 103.4 121.5 147.0 217.0 219.9 234.9 1921 ................. January___ February... March......... April.......... M a y .......... June............ 1.738 1.850 1. 850 1.850 1.750' 1.750 1.750 July............ August....... September.. October November. December.. 1.750 1.750 1.750 1.600 1.600 1.600 519 to 20 ounce. 12.690 13. 548 17.667 21. 560 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 loao 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 $8.460 8. 460 100.0 8.460 100.0 8.460 9.365 13. 854 100.0 176.5 194.6 194.6 194.6 194.6 173.2 173.2 269.6 269.6 269.6 269.6 269.6 269.6 2.279 2.279 2.279 2.279 1.976 1.976 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 150.2 150.2 155.8 155.8 155. 8 155. 8 155.8 155.8 26.460 26.460 26.460 26.460 26.460 26.460 154.6 154.6 154.6 141.4 141.4 141.4 30.500 30.500 30.500 30.500 30.500 30.500 ns s 17 to 18 ounce. 1.172 1.484 2.079 2.530 2.321 2.558 2.558 2.558 2.558 2.279 2.279 26.950 28. 420 28. 420 28. 420 26. 460 26.460 26.460 30.583 31.500 30.500 30.500 30.500 30. 500 30.500 $1.039 274.6 289.4 289.4 289. 4 269.6 269.6 269.6 156.3 160.9 155. 8 155. 8 155. 8 155.8 155.8 153.5 163.4 163.4 163.4 154.6 154.6 154.6 108.2 103.5 103.5 100.0 95.3 $3,054 3.451 3.676 $23. 520 23. 520 46. 223 $33.250 30.000 33.500 $12. 021 17.588 .228 .218 .218 .211 .201 107.6 136.2 190.8 232.2 262.4 279.6 110.7 163.8 239.6 239.6 470.8 106.8 139.2 169.9 153.2 171.3 « 18 to 19 ounce. 18.000 18.000 18.000 s 16£ to 17| ounce. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES, 1910................... 1911................... 1912................... 1913 ............. 1914 ............ Ox 1.52 Table 9.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Cloths and clothing. (c) Woolen goods. Women’s dress goods. Cashmere: Cashmere: 10-11 twill, 8-9 twill, 35-inch, 38-inch, Atlantic Atlantic Mills, Mills J., average average price per yard. French serge: 35-36 inches, average price per yard. Franklin Rela sackings: tive 54-inch, average price. price per yard. Poplar Storm Alpaca: Cashmere: serge: Panama cloth: 22-inch, 22-inch, Worsted Rela cloth: Double Rela Hamilton, filling, Hamilton, warp, 54-inch, tive tive average average 36-inch, price. average 50-inch, price per price per average price. price per average yard. yard. yard. price per price per yard. yard. Danish cloth: Worsted filling, 22-inch, average price per yard. Silician cloth: 50-inch, Rela tive average price. price per yard. 570. t 1890 1891 1892. 1893. 1894. $0,348 .366 .372 .325 .245 87.1 91.7 93.3 81.3 61.4 $0.594 .618 .618 .606 .489 101.8 106.0 106.0 103.8 83.8 $0,083 .083 .082 .081 .076 100.3 100.3 98.9 97.4 91.5 93.4 91.9 90.v4 87.2 1895 1896, 1897 1898. 1899, .235 .196 .239 .257 .321 49.1 59.8 64.4 .434 .416 .424 .455 .489 74.5 71.2 72.6 78.1 93.9 .074 .071 .069 .069 .071 88.5 85.6 82.6 82.6 85.0 81.0 81.0 81.0 81.0 83.5 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 .346 .323 .323 .332 .342 81.0 81.0 83.2 85.6 .610 .538 .558 .590 .584 104.5 92.3 95.8 101.1 100.1 .076 .076 .075 .074 .081 $0,185 91.5 91.5 90.8 89.2 97.4 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 .373 .392 .392 93.5 98.2 98.2 92.5 .675 .687 .653 .187 .190 .191 .197 .191 98.3 100.0 100.4 103.5 100.4 $0,338 .319 .348 101.1 $0.698 .698 .704 115.7 117.8 112.0 112.0 112.9 / .071 .071 .071 .069 .076 W.‘i. 90.4 057. U 87.7 97.1 $0.113 115 122 125 $0,349 .349 .332 99.3 105.1 107.9 107.9 102.6 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Cotton warp. All wool. Year or month. 1910............... 1911. 1912. 1913.............................. 1914............... . 1 .368 .354 .346 .344 .319 106.8 102.7 100.5 $0.305 100.0 .695 .671 .652 .624 $0.563 .500 111.5 107.6 104.5 100.0 88.9 . .200 .199 .190 .190 .190 105.3 104.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 .338 .328 .327 .323 .281 104.6 101.5 101.0 100.0 86.9 .315 .426 .713 .897 .901 1.083 95.3 129.2 216.3 271.8 273.3 328.1 .557 .762 1.088 1.465 1.318 1.341 99.1 135.4 193.4 260.4 234.2 238.3 .193 .207 .350 .439 .422 .538 101.7 108.8 184.2 231.2 221.9 282.9 .312 .455 .569 .715 .697 .805 96.3 140.7 175.9 221.0 215.5 248.8 1921. L............................. January............... February............. March................... A pril....... M ay...................... June.. .725 .946 .725 .725 .725 .725 .725 219.9 286.6 219.7 219.7 219.7 219.7 219.7 .882 1.047 .885 .885 .885 .885 .885 156.7 186.2 157.3 157.3 157.3 157.3 157.3 .360 .385 .385 .385 .385 .385 .385 189.5 202.6 202. 6 202.6 202.6 202.6 202.6 .546 .728 .535 .535 .535 .535 .535 168.9 225.1 165.4 165.4 165.4 165.4 165.4, July...................... August............... September............ October................ November............ December............ .725 .725 .725 .660 .650 .650 219.7 219.7 219.7 200. 0 197.0 197.0 .885 .885 .885 .824 .815 .815 157.3 157.3 157.3 146.5 144.9 144.9 .385 .325 .325 .325 .325 .325 202.6 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 .535 .535 .535 .518 .515 .515 165.4 165.4 165.4 160.0 159.2 159.2 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES, 1915. 1916.............................. 1917. 1918.............................. )............................. 1919. )............................. Or CO 154 Table 9 .—A V ER AG E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Cloths and clothing. ( d ) Silk, etc. (c) Woolen goods. Linen shoe thread: 10s, Barbour. Worsted yams. Year or month. 2-32s, crossbred stock, average price per pound. Rela tive price. 2-40S, 2-40s, Australian half blood, tine, average average price per price per pound. pound. 2-50s, fine domestic. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Relative price. China: Canton filature, extra extra A. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Japanese: Fila China: Steam Kansai, filature, best No. 1. tures, No. 1. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. 1890...................... 1891...................... 1892...................... 1893...................... 1894...................... $1,250 1.263 1.156 1.083 .919 112.1 113.1 103.6 97.1 82.3 $1,226 1.235 1.218 1.134 .929 104.3 105.1 103.6 96.5 79.1 $0.891 .891 .891 .899 .918 99.8 99.8 99.8 100.7 102.8 $5,243 4.011 4.327 4.541 3.363 144.1 110.2 118.9 124.8 92.4 1895...................... 1896...................... 1897...................... 1898...................... 1899...................... .756 .750 .819 1.004 1.071 67.8 67.2 73.4 89.9 96.0 .743 .725 .852 1.031 1.091 63.2 61.7 72.5 87.7 92.8 .851 .851 .851 .851 .851 95.3 95.3 95.3 95.3 95.3 3.786 3.407 3.464 3.638 4.409 104.0 93.6 95.2 99.9 121.1 1900...................... 1901...................... 1902...................... 1903...................... 1904...................... 1.194 1.028 1.139 1.213 1.172 107.0 92.1 102.1 108.7 105.0 1.205 1.040 1.123 1.177 1.188 102.5 88.5 95.5 100.1 101.0 .888 .891 .891 .846 .850 99.4 99.8 99.8 94.7 95.2 4.169 3.513 3.822 4.135 3.642 114.5 96.5 105.0 113.6 100.1 1905...................... 1906...................... 1907...................... 1908...................... 1909...................... 1.273 1.309 1.293 $0,900 .802 .923 114.2 117.3 115.9 103.2 118.9 1.253 1.293 1.297 1.23Q 1.307 106.6 110.0 110.3 104.6 111.2 .850 .893 .893 .893 .893 95.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 3.991 4.163 5.060 3.890 3.840 109.7 114.4 139.0 106.9 105.5 .869 .788 .828 111.9 101.4 106.6 106.5 102.6 103.8 .893 .893 .893 100.0 100.0 100.0 3.524 3.471 3.445 .777 1.252 1.206 1.220 160.0 1.17$ 100. Q .G40 82.4 1.027 87.4 96.8 95.4 94.7 100.0 101.5 1910...................... 1911...................... 1912...................... 1913...................... 1914...................... $1,054 .981 106.0 93.1 ; .863 100.0 $3,496 100.0 $4,463 ioo.o 3.640 .907 101.-6 3.142 89.8 4.113 92.2 3.694 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. 2-40s, X X X and xxxx, average price per pound. Silk: Raw. 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 ............. ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ 101.4 135.2 200.3 271.5 209.5 235.0 1921 ............ January... February.. March...... April........ May........... June......... 1.179 1.150 1.150 1.200 1.200 1.250 1.200 July.......... August__ September. October__ November. December.. 1.150 1.150 1.150 1.150 1.150 1.250 $1.404 2.113 3.175 3.236 3.423 94.0 125.8 189.2 284.4 289.9 306.7 1.129 1.550 2.354 3.600 3.633 3.986 107.1 147.0 223.3 341.5 344.6 378.1 1.076 1.358 1.478 1.654 1.706 2.482 120.5 152.1 165.5 185.3 191.1 277.9 3.185 4.244 5.110 5.546 6.778 7.914 91.0 121.3 146.1 158.5 193.7 226.2 3.985 6.129 6.750 7.613 9.379 9.944 89.3 137.3 151.3 170.6 210.2 222.8 3.318 4.867 5.494 6.273 8-880 8.277 91.2 133.7 150.9 172.4 244.0 227.4 151.8 148.1 148.1 154.5 154.5 160.9 154.5 1.779 1.900 1.800 1.750 1.800 1.800 1.800 159.4 170.2 161.3 156.7 161.3 161.3 161.3 2.071 2.250 2.200 2.050 2.100 2.100 2.150 196.4 213.4 208.7 194.5 199.2 199.2 203.9 2.186 2.200 2.200 2.200 2.200 2.200 2.200 244.8 246.3 246.3 246.3 246.3 246.3 246.3 5.797 5.027 4.959 5.027 5.606 5.292 5.635 165.7 143.7 141.7 143.7 160.2 151.2 161.0 6.514 6.037 6.027 6.086 6.478 6.272 6.350 146.0 135.3 135.1 136.4 145.2 140.5 142.3 6.035 5,782 5.733 5.880 5.782 5.635 5.733 165.8 158.9 157.5 161.6 158.9 154.8 157.5 148.1 148.1 148.1 148.1 148.1 160.9 1.800 1.800 1.800 1.750 1.700 1.650 161.3 161.3 161.3 156.7 152.3 147.8 2.100 2.100 2.100 2.000 1.900 1.800 199.2 199.2 199.2 189.7 180.2 170.7 2.200 2.200 2.200 2.200 2.159 2.077 246.3 246.3 246.3 246.3 241.8 232.6 5.919 5.772 5.860 6.272 6.605 7.585 169.2 165.0 167.5 179.3 188.8 216.8 6.478 6.429 6.468 6.713 6.899 7.928 145.2 144.1 144.9 150.4 154.6 177.7 5.733 5.390 5.978 6.027 7.154 7.595 157.5 148.1 164.3 165.6 196.6 208.7 155 1.105 1.479 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES. .788 1.050 1.556 2.109 1.627 1.825 156 T able 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O L ESAL E PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. i Cloths and clothing. (d) Fuel and lighting. Silk, etc. (a) Anthracite coal. Silk: Raw. Silk: Spun. Broken. Chestnut. Year or month. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Italian: Classical, average price per pound. Japanese: Filatures, special, extra, extra, average price per pound. Yarn: Domestic, gray spun, 60/1. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Yarn: Domestic, gray spun, 60/2, No. 1. Yarn: Imported, 200/2, gray. Average price per pound. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Rela tive price. New York tidewater, average price per long ton. Rela tive price. New York tidewater, average price per long ton. Rela tive price. 1890.......................... 1891.......................... 1892.......................... 1893.......................... 1894.......................... $5,224 4.187 4.483 5.029 3.682 119.4 95.7 102.4 114.9 84.1 $3.486 3.443 3.615 3.563 . 3.417 78.4 77.5 81.3 80.1 76.9 $3.353 3.458 3.944 4.167 3.542 63.1 65.1 74.2 78.4 66.7 1895.......................... 1896.......................... 1897.......................... 1898.......................... 1899.......................... 4.037 3.620 3.640 3.877 4.771 92.2 82.9 83.2 88.6 109.0 3.283 3.269 3.247 3.211 3.135 73.8 73.5 73.0 72.2 70.5 2.979 3.556 3.737 3.553 3.646 56.1 66.9 70.3 66.9 68.6 1900.......................... 1901.......................... 1902.......................... 1903.......................... 1904.......................... 4.513 3.847 4.109 4.524 3.865 103.1 87.9 93.9 103.4 88.3 3.271 3.551 3. 719 4.250 4.247 73.6 79.9 83.6 95.6 95.5 3.917 4.327 4.460 4. 825 4 825 73.7 81.4 83.9 90.8 90.8 1905.......................... 1906.......................... 1907.......................... 1908.......................... 1909.......................... 4.109 4.325 5.581 4.181 4.378 93.9 98.8 127.5 95.5 100.0 4.213 4.202 4.204 4. 202 4.200 94.8 94.5 946 94.5 94 5 4 823 4 860 4 820 4.821 4820 90.8 91.5 90.7 90.7 90.7 1910.......................... 1911......................... 1912......................... 1913......................... 1914......................... 4.005 3.888 3.811 4.377 4.341 91.5 88.8 87.1 100.0 99.2 4.200 4.199 4.354 4.446 4.450 94.5 94.5 97.9 100.0 100.1 4 813 4 999 5.281 5.313 5.315 90.6 94.1 99.4 100.0 100.0 $3,717 3.688 100.0 99.2 $2,917 3.221 100.0 110.4 $3,467 3.779 100.0 109.0 $3,340 3.297 100.0 98.7 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Japanese: Filatures, Sinshin, No. 1. 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 3.372 5.017 5.667 6.' 442 8.622 8.642 90.7 135.0 152.5 173.3 232.0 232.5 1921-................. January... February.. March....... April........ May.......... June.......... 5.916 5. 743 5. 723 5.635 5.870 5.576 5.733 July.......... August___ September. October. . . November. December. 5.674 5. 517 5.694 5. 958 6.448 7.419 3.634 5.952 $5.541 6.273 6.960 9,639 9.084 83.0 136.0 154.0 170.8 236.6 222.9 3.000 3.849 5.546 6.788 7.645 7.732 102.9 132.0 190.1 232.7 262.1 265.1 3.658 4.213 5.133 6.375 8.636 9.466 105.5 121.5 148.1 183.9 249.1 273.1 2.988 ' 89.5 4.258 127.5 5.925 177.4 7.235 216.6 8.269 247.6 6.482 194.1 159.2 154. 5 154.0 151.6 157.9 150.0 154.3 6.574 6,321 6.272 6.468 6.664 6.321 6.370 161.3 155.2 154.0 158.7 163.6 155.2 156.4 4.201 4.296 4.249 4.362 4.305 4.202 4.183 144.0 147.3 145.7 149.5 147.6 144.1 143.4 5.389 5. 847 5.847 5.678 5. 499 5. 452 5.452 155.5 168.7 168.7 163.8 158.6 157.3 157.3 4.727 4.551 4.575 3.665 4.010 4.775 4.736 152.7 148.5 153.2 160.3 173.5 199.6 6.370 5.880 6.370 6.321 7.497 8.036 156.4 144.3 156.4 155.2 184.0 197.2 4.136 4.117 4.080 4.051 4.117 4.315 141.8 141. 2 139. 9 138.9 141.2 147.9 5.170 5.255 5.170 5.085 5.085 5.151 149.1 151.6 149.1 146.7 146.7 148.6 4.655 4.631 4. 775 5.167 5.225 5.955 4. 444 4.692 5.423 6.700 7. 756 9.002 100.0 105.5 122.0 150.7 174.4 202.5 5.326 5.565 5.936 6.861 8.268 9.502 100.2 104.7 111.7 129.1 155.6 178.8 141.5 136.2 137.0 109.7 120.1 143.0 141.8 10.070 10.113 10.152 10.116 9.696 9,814 9.911 226.5 227.5 228.3 227.5 218.1 220.7 222.9 10.527 10.637 10.637 10.642 10.141 10. 241 10.360 198.1 200.2 200.2 200.3 190.9 192.7 195.0 139.4 138.7 143.0 154.7 156.4 178.3 10.009 10.112 10.250 10.243 10. 227 10.203 225.1 227.4 230.6 230.4 230.0 229.5 10.502 10.540 10.658 10.662 10.656 10.653 197.6 198.4 200.6 200.7 200.5 200.5 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Or 400 375 350 158 Chart 30. 325 300 COAL: chestnut , teeo-igat. STbVE, 1090-1921-. (Average p rice In 1913=100.) AN THRACITE 275 250 200 200 175 175 150 150 125 125 100 100 75 75 50 50 40 40 C7* Sw#3 8w8 5 3 w* 3 ! G* C- mS £ £9>: a § § -S'-8 8 S 8 * 8 S 5 ' 3 i 3 S I S S f i 2 9 p ®S • 2 WHOLESALE PBICES, 1800 TO 1021. 225 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 159 Chart 30a. 160 T a b l e 9 . — A V E R A G E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Fuel and lighting. (a) Anthracite coal. (6) Bituminous coal. Stove. Egg. Chicago. Year or month. Mine run, southern Illinois field, average price1per short ton. Prepared- Screenings, sizes, southern southern Illinois Illinois field, field, average average price1 per price1 per short ton. short ton. Pitts burgh: Georges Run of mine, Rela (atCreek mine): f. o. b. tive Average Cincin price. nati, price per average short ton. price per short ton. Georges New Poca Creek: River: hontas: F .o . b. F. o. b. F. o. b. New Cincin Rela Norfolk, Rela tive York tive nati, Va., Harbor, price. average price. average average price per price per price per short ton. long ton. long ton. 1890........................... 1891........................... 1892........................... 1893........................... 1894........................... $3,614 3.751 3.980 3.852 3.390 71.8 74.5 79.1 76.5 67.4 $3.711 3.854 4.153 4.193 3.600 73.3 76.2 82.1 82.8 71.1 $0,066 .079 .075 .076 .063 79.4 94.4 89.6 90.7 75.8 $0,863 .950 .900 .921 .821 57.2 63.0 59.7 61.0 54.4 $2,988 3.031 2.931 2.950 2.738 97.8 99.3 96.0 96.6 89.6 1895........................... 1896........................... 1897........................... 1898........................... 1899........................... 3.030 3.549 3.799 3.599 3.371 60.2 70.5 75.5 71.5 67.0 3.126 3.794 4.015 3.798 3.705 61.8 75.0 79.3 75.0 73.2 .060 .057 .057 .057 .053 71.8 68.5 .775 .900 .833 .913 1.013 51.4 59.7 55.2 60.5 67.1 2.813 2.663 2.442 2.175 2.700 92.1 87.2 79.9 71.2 88.4 1900......................... 1901......................... 1902........................... 1903........................... 1904........................... 3.584 4.057 4.367 4.825 4.823 71.2 80.6 86.8 95.9 95.8 3.945 4.322 4.463 4.825 4.825 77.9 85.4 88.2 95.3 95.3 .075 .075 .079 89.9 89.9 94.1 1.200 79.6 88.7 140.9 158.8 116.0 2.908 2.925 4.058 4.438 3.196 95.2 95.8 132.9 145.3 104.6 1905........................... 1906........................... 1907........................... 1908........................... 1909........................... 4.825 4.863 4.821 4.820 4.785 95.8 96.6 95.8 95.8 95.1 4.823 4.862 4.822 4.823 4.820 95.3 96.1 95.3 95.3 95.2 106.1 .079 .082 .085 .081 3.150 3.125 3.238 3.079 3.052 103.1 102.3 106.0 1910........................... 1911........................... 1912........................... 1913........................... 1914........................... 4.813 4. 807 5.030 5.064 5.059 95.6 95.5 99.9 100.0 99.9 4.818 4.806 5.033 5. 061 5.061 95.2 95.0 99.4 100.0 100.0 .080 .084 3.047 3.021 3.126 3.054 99.8 98.9 102.3 68.2 67.6 63.5 110.6 101.9 1.338 2.125 2.396 1.750 95.7 94.4 98.6 101.8 96.8 1.600 1.550 1.538 1.442 1.379 96.3 98.8 96.2 1.408 1.446 1.463 1.508 2.200 100.0 $ 2.200 100.0 102.8 101.9 95.6 91.4 93.4 95.9 97.0 $2.413 2.400 100.0 99.5 100.8 $3.000 3.000 100.0 100.0 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. New New York York tide Rela Rela tide water, tive water, tive average price. average price. price per price per long ton. long ton. Pitts burgh (Youghiogheny): At Cin cinnati, average price per bushel. .... .... .... .... .... .... 5.046 5.291 5.622 6.509 7.920 9.167 99.7 104.5 111.0 128.5 156.4 181.0 5.045 5.454 5.872 6.758 8.164 9.427 99.7 107.8 116.0 133.5 161.3 186.2 $3,889 3.783 4.039 5.608 $4,267 4.008 4.367 6.068 $3.102 3.317 3.329 4.647 2.200 2.675 4.583 3.883 4.108 5.850 100.0 121.6 208.3 176.5 186.7 265.9 2.450 3.067 5.192 4.100 4.542 6.288 101.6 127.1 215.2 169.9 188.3 260.6 2.850 3.729 5.432 4.477 4.911 6.285 95.0 124.3 181.1 149.2 163.7 209.5 1921 .... January... February.. March....... April........ May......... June......... 10.223 10.334 10.326 10.332 9. 831 9.934 10.034 201.9 204.1 203.9 204.0 194.2 196.2 198.2 10.554 10.637 10.638 10.638 10.138 10.291 10.390 208.5 210.2 210.2 210.2 200.3 203.3 205.3 5.428 5.740 5.690 5.530 5.545 5.545 5.545 6.015 6.360 6.640 6.280 5.970 5.970 6.095 3.884 4.195 4.058 4.558 4.095 4.031 3. 848 4.558 5.600 5.100 4.850 4.850 4.850 4.600 207.2 254.5 231.8 220.5 220.5 220.5 209.1 5.513 6.700 6.200 5.700 5.700 5.700 5.700 228.5 277.7 257.0 236.3 236.3 236.3 236.3 6.353 7.280 7.280 6.720 6.720 6.720 6.720 211. 7 242.7 242.7 224.0 224.0 224.0 224.0 July......... August— September. October__ November. December. 10.155 10.279 10.377 10.350 10.350 10.374 200.5 203.0 204.9 204.4 204.4 204.9 10.505 10.604 10.708 10.713 10.686 10. 706 207.6 209.5 211.6 211.7 211.1 211.5 5.295 5.289 5.245 5.245 5.245 5.245 5.945 5.945 5.745 5.785 5.770 5.745 3.675 3.643 3.588 3.570 3.588 3.790 4.600 '4.100 4.100 4.100 4.100 3.850 209.1 186.4 186.4 186.4 186.4 175.0 5.700 5.450 5.200 4.950 4.700 4.450 236.3 225.9 215.5 205.2 194.8 184.5 6.720 6.720 5.800 5.800B) 5.000 4.750 224.0 224.0 193.3 193.3 166.7 158.3 1 No relative price computed. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 11083°— 22— Bull. 320----- 11 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 C* 162 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Chart 31, 40 0 875 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 19® 163 151? AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES. Chart 31a. ble 9 .—A V E R A G E W HO LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. O* Fuel and lighting. (c) Other fuel and lighting. Coke: Connellsville furnace. Gasoline: Motor. Crude. Refined. Average of Safe Home, Kansas150° fire test, Bird's California. Oklahoma. Pennsylvania. For export. water-white. Eye, and Rela Search tive light, average price. Aver Aver Aver Aver Aver price per age Rela age Rela age Rela age Rela age Rela matchprice tive price tive price tive price tive price tive man’s per price. per price. per price. per price. per price. gross. gallon. barrel. gallon. barrel. barrel. 130.6 116.7 116.7 116.7 111.1 $0,868 .670 .556 .640 .839 1.750 1.750 1.750 1.750 112.5 116.7 116.7 116.7 116.7 1.358 1.179 .787 .912 1.293 55.4 48.1 32.1 37.2 52.8 108.5 80.4 110.2 119.4 67.1 1.750 1.750 1.583 1.500 1.500 116.7 116.7 105.6 100.0 100.0 1.352 1.210 1.237 1.589 1.627 93.8 109.6 115.8 70.0 82.1 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 100.0 1.384 1.598 1.734 1.780 1.663- 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $2,083 1.875 1.808 1.479 1.058 85.4 76.9 74.1 60.6 43.4 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1.325 1.875 1.617 1.677 2.185 54.3 76.9 66.3 68.7 89.6 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 2.646 1.963 2.688 2.913 1.638 1905. 1908. 1907. 1908. 1909. 2.288 2.675 2.825 1.708 2.002 $1,958 1.750 1.750 1.750 1.667 1.688 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 35.4 $0.073 .069 27.3 .061 22.7 26.1 .052 .052 34.2 84.9 $0.100 .088 79.4 70.6 .079 60.5 .073 59.7 .073 86.7 71.3 64.4 58.8 58.8 .071 .070 .060 .063 .079 82.4 81.3 69.2 72.8 91.7 .092 .104 .090 .091 .102 74.8 84.3 73.0 73.7 82.3 55.2 49.4 50.5 64.8 66.4 .085 .075 .073 .086 .083 99.0 86.8 85.0 99.6 95.7 .119 . iio .in .136 .137 98.4 88.9 89.9 110.5 110.9 56.5 65.2 70.8 72.7 67.9 .072 .076 .082 .087 .084 83.7 88.3 95.5 100.7 96.8 .126 .130 .135 .135 .123 102.4 105.4 109.2 109.5 99.4 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Parlor, Globe, Aver do Aver No. 1, age Rela mestic, age Rela price tive pnce tive average average price per price. per price. price 144 snort per 144 per gallon. boxes. ton. boxes. Petroleum. Matches. iqm .............. 1911 .......... 1912 .......... .......... 1913 .................... 1914........................ 1.969 1.642 2.400 2. 440 1.808 100.0 85.7 73.2 133.0 338.2 245.9 194.2 443.4 .138 .230 .238 .242 .245 .293 82.2 136.7 141.1 143.9 145.6 174.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 $0.350 100.0 .388 100.0 $0.934 .798 110.7 $1,410 1.410 1.410 1.464 103.9 128.9 173.7 173.7 173.7 180.3 .356 .618 .898 1.178 1.263 1.543 101.8 176.7 256.4 336.7 360.9 440.9 $0.950 .950 .950 .988 1.225 1.650 100.0 85.5 1.344 1.300 1.575 2.450 1.917 54.9 53.1 64.3 100.0 78.2 .077 .073 .084 .086 .085 89.2 84.9 97.2 100.0 98.0 .108 .093 .112 .123 .120 87.5. 75.0‘ 90.6 100.0 97.3 .583 1.258 1.775 2.197 2.279 3.404 62.4 134.7 190.0 235.2 243.9 364.3 1.529 2.483 3.200 3.972 4.135 5.975 62.4 101.4 130.6 162.1 168.8 243.9 .077 .088 .102 .146 .181 .234 88.9 101.6 118.7 169.2 209.4 270.9 .121 .122 .124 .170 .200 .263 98.0 98.7 100.7 137.5 162.5 213.2 1915 .................... 1916 .................... 1917 ......... 1918 ................. 1919...................... 1920 .................... $3.266 3.362 3. 503 4.688 1921........................ January___ Fp.hmary Marr*h April . May........ ...... 1 .Tiinp, 3.796 4.250 4. 250 4.100 3. 750 3.750 3.600 3.665 4.300 3.840 3.640 3.680 3.680 3.360 3.636 149.0 5. 531 226.7 5.188 212.6 5. 000 205.0 3. 719 152.4 3.325 136.3 3.094 126.8 .261 .310 .290 .268 .260 .260 .250 155.2 184.2 172.3 158.9 154.5 154.5 148.5 1.540 1.540 1. 540 1.540 1.540 1.540 1.540 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 1.405 1.660 1.660 1.660 1.660 1.535 1.410 401.5 474.3 474.3 474.3 474.3 438.6 402.9 1.731 3.400 1.938 1.750 1. 750 1.500 1.188 185.3 363.9 207.4 187.3 187.3 160.6 127.1 3. 314 135.3 5.775, 235.7 4.188 170.9 3.000 122.4 3.188 130.1 3.350 136.7 2.625 107.1 .166 .245 .220 .192 .183 .160 .150 192.6 283.9 254.9 222.4 212.0 185.4 173.8 .243 .290 .275 .263 .254 .240 .220 197.2 235.2 223.0 212.9 206.0 194.6 178.4 3.600 3.500 3.500 3.500 3. 750 4.000 3.270 3.550 (2) (2) (2) (2) 2.906 119.1 2. 800 114.8 3.188 130.7 3.275 134.2 2.970 121. 7 2.750 112.7 .235 .240 .240 .246 .263 .270 139.6 142.6 142.6 146.2 156.0 160.4 1.540 1.540 1.540 1.540 1.540 1.540 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 1.410 1.223 1.160 1.160 1.160 1.160 402.9 349.3 331.4 331.4 331.4 331.4 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.550 2.125 2.250 107.0 107.0 107.0 165.9 227.5 240.8 2.250 2.250 2.313 3.125 3.900 4.000 91.8 91.8 94.4 127.6 159.2 163.3 .150 .130 .125 .132 .150 .150 173.8 150.6 144.8 152.9 173.8 173.8 .220 .220 .220 .232 .240 .240 178.4 178.4 178.4 188.2 194.6 194.6 . T i l l y Aneiist September___ O n t . o h p . r N ovember. . . . December....... a No quotation. 165 i No relative price computed. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES. 1.785 3.246 $2. 838 8.250 3. 203 6.000 3.022 4. 738 4.408 10.816 1.500 1.500 1.500 80.7 67.3 98.4 100.0 $0.168 .144 74.1 166 Table 9. —AVER AG E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 19^1—Continued. Metals and metal products. (a) Iron and steel. Augers. Chisels: Socket firmer. Butts. Door knobs: Steel, bronzeplated. Files: 8-inch mill, bastard. Hammers: Maydole, No. 1*. Regular, f-inch, Extra, 1-inch, 1-inch, Rela average average average tive price price price price. each. each. each. Loosejoint, cast, 3 by 3 inch, average price per pair. 63.4 63.4 63.4 60.0 51.4 $0.035 .035 .031 .031 .030 1895........................... 1896........................... 1897........................... 1898........................... 1899........................... .133 .139 .143 .143 .147 44.4 46.4 47.5 47.5 48.8 1900........................... 1901........................... 1902........................... 1903...................... .. . 1904........................... .200 .170 .180 .231 .240 1905........................... 1906........................... 1907........................... 1908........................... 1909........................... .307 .357 .360 1910........................... 1911........................... Loose-pin, wrought steel, 3i by 3* inch, aver age price per dozen pairs. Extra, Regu lar, Rela 1-inch, 1-inch, Rela tive aver aver tive price. age age price. price price each. each. Aver AverRela age * Rela age tive tive price price per price. per price. pair. dozen. Aver age price each. Aver age price per dozen. Rela tive price. 88.3 $0,210 88.3 .210 76.5 .210 77.8 .193 75.8 .173 84.0 84.0 84.0 77.3 69.3 $0.166 ,166 ,166 , 166 .166 61.5 61.5 61,5 61,5 61,5 $0.910 .892 .872 .867 .830 98.9 96.9 94.7 94.2 90.2 $0,350 .350 .350 .350 .350 79.5 79.5 79.5 79.5 79.5 .032 .033 .031 .029 .029 79.3 82.3 76.5 73.0 78.0 .171 .179 .171 .172 .204 68.4 71.7 68.4 68.8 81.5 ,195 .173 .166 .166 .166 72.3 64,2 61.5 61.5 61.5 .813 .778 .805 .825 .936 88.4 84.5 87.5 89.6 101.7 .353 .380 .380 .363 .387 80.1 86.4 86.4 82.6 87.9 66.6 56.6 60.0 77.0 80.0 .040 .037 ,040 .040 .040 100.0 92.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 .242 .230 .270 .280 .300 96.7 92.0 108.0 112.0 120.0 . 181 .190 .215 .225 .246 67.1 70.4 79.7 83.3 91.0 1.090 1.050 1.050 1.050 1.040 118.4 114.1 114.1 114.1 113.0 .419 .423 .423 .466 .466 95.2 96.2 96.2 105.9 105.9 $0.420 .420 .372 102.2 118.9 120.0 120.0 106.4 ,040 .040 ,040 $0.090 .090 .093 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 103.0 .397 .419 .444 .375 .332 158.7 167.5 172.5 150.0 132.8 .363 .441 .450 .400 .400 134.3 163.3 166.7 148.1 148.1 1.037 1.022 .998 .954 .933 112,6 111.0 108.4 103,7 101.4 .466 .466 .460 .466 .466 105.9 105.9 105.9 105.9 105.9 .366 .340 104.6 97.1 .108 .090 119.4 100.0 .348 .250 139.0 100.0 .475 .250 175.9 92.6 .930 .930 101.1 101.1 ,469 .440 106.6 100,0 1890 TO 1921. 1890........................... $0.190 1891........................... .190 1892........................... .190 1893........................... .180 1894........................... .154 Loose-pin, wrought steel, 3i by 3£ inch, average price per pair. WHOLESALE PRICES, Year or month. 1912. 1913. 1914. .350 .350 $0.230 .230 100. 0100.0 m o 100.0 .090 $0. 720 .720 .720 100.0 100.0 100.0 .250 .250 $0.200 .200 100.0 100.0 100.0 .270 .270 .270 100.0 100.0 100.0 .926 .920 .916 100.6 100.0 99.5 .440 $5.280 5.280 5.280 100.0 100.0 100.0 .230 .286 .380 .615 .708 .931 124.3 165.2 267.4 3019 404.6 .960 1.650 2.812 3.200 3.413 4.076 133.3 229.2 390.5 444.4 474.1 566.1 .202 .262 .329 .390 .420 .518 100.9 130.9 164.4 195.1 210.2 259.1 .300 .371 .428 .470 .471 .630 111.1 137.3 158.6 174.1 174.4 233.3 .914 1.050 1.372 1.637 1.656 1.729 ' 99.4 114.0 149.1 177.9 179.9 187.9 5.280 6. 840 9.450 11.108 12.100 14.067 100.0 129! 5 179.0 210.4 229.2 266.4 1921. January... February. March___ A pril........ M a y ......... June......... .852 .950 .950 .860 .860 .860 .860 370.3 413.0 413.0 373.9 373.9 373.9 373.9 2.992 3.700 3.700 3.300 3.000 3.000 3.000 415.5 513.9 513.9 458.3 416.7 416.7 416.7 .470 .530 .530 .460 .460 .460 .460 234.8 265.0 265.0 230.0 230.0 230.0 „ 230.0 .378 .640 .580 .580 .320 .320 .320 139.8 237.0 214.8 214.8 118. 5 118.5 118. 5 1.450 1.550 1.550 1.550 1.550 1. 550 1.550 157.6 168.4 168. 4 168.4 168.4 168.4 168.4 13. 833 14.500 14. 500 14. 500 14. 500 13. 500 13. 500 262.0 274.6 ' 274.6 274.6 274.6 255.7 255.7 July........... August....... September. October___ November. December.. .860 .812 .803 .803 .803 .803 373.9 353.0 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 2.700 2.700 2.700 2.700 2.700 2.700 375.0 375.0 375.0 375.0 375.0 375.0 .460 .460 .460 .460 .460 .434 230.0 230.0 230.0 230.0 230.0 217.0 .320 .290 .290 .290 .290 .290 118.5 107.4 107.4 107.4 107.4 107.4 1.350 1. 350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 13.500 13.500 13.500 13.500 13.500 13.500 255.7 255.7 255.7 255.7 255.7 255.7 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. I—* O 168 Table 9.—AVERAGE W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921-Continued. Metals and metal products. (a) Iron and steel. Iron ore: Mesabi. Average price per long ton. Rela tive price. Non-Bessemer.. Average price per long ton. Rela tive price. Foundry, No. 1, average price per long ton. Bessemer. Basic, average price per long ton. Rela tive price. Foundry, No. 2, northern. Average price each. Rela tive price. 1890, 1891. 1892, 1893, 1894. $0,083 .083 .083 .083 .082 69.2 69.2 69.2 69.2 68.2 $18,408 17.521 15.749 14.517 12.664 107.9 102.7 92.3 85.1 74.2 $18,873 15.950 14.367 12.869 11.378 110.2 93.1 83.9 75.1 66.4 $17.156 15.396 13.773 12.440 10.846 107.2 96.2 86.0 77.7 67.8 1895. 1896, 1897. 1898. 1899. .083 .087 .083 .075 .075 69.4 72.2 69.4 62.5 62.5 13.103 12.955 12.101 11.661 19.363 76.8 75.9 70.9 68.3 113.5 12.717 12.140 10.126 10.332 19.033 74.2 70.9 59.1 60.3 111.1 11.675 11.771 10.100 10.027 17.350 72.9 73.5 63.1 62.6 108.4 1900. 1901, 1902. 1903. 1904. .079 .075 .085 .090 .103 65.7 62.5 70.8 75.0 85.4 19.980 15.868 22.193 19.916 15.573 117.1 93.0 130.0 116.7 91.2 19.493 15.935 20.674 18.976 13.756 113.8 93.0 120.7 110.8 80.3 18.506 14.719 21.240 19.142 13.625 115.6 91.9 132.7 119.6 85.1 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. .150 .181 .200 124.7 150.7 166.7 138.3 132.7 17.885 20.983 23.895 17.700 17.806 104.8 122.9 140.0 103.7 104.3 16.359 19.544 22.842 17.070 17.408 95.5 114.1 133.3 99.6 101.6 16.410 19.267 23.869 16.250 16.410 102.5 120.4 149.1 101.5 102.5 137.5 83.3 100.0 17.362 15.713 16.558 101.7 92.1 97.0 17.193 15.713 15.938 100.4 91.7 93.0 15.983 14.519 15.088 99.8 90.7 94.2 1910. 1911. 1912. .166 .159 .165 .100 .120 Average price per long ton. Rela tive price. Average price per long ton. Rela tive price. Foundry, No. 2, southern, Birmingham. Average price per short ton. . Rela tive price. WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1921. Bessemer. Pig iron. Locks: Common mortise. 554.150 100.0 1914.......................... 3.717 89.6 1915.......................... 1916.......................... 1917.......................... 1918.......................... 1919.......................... 1920.......................... 3.475 4.325 5.700 5.992 6.262 7.123 1921.......................... January............ February.......... March............... April................. May................... June.................. July................... August.............. September........ October............. November......... December........ 100.0 3.033 89.2 83.7 104.2 137.3 144.4 150.9 171.6 2.825 3.675 5.050 5.300 5.612 6.473 83.1 108.1 148.5 155.9 165.0 190.4 .128 6.662 7.200 7.200 7.200 7.200 7.200 6.700 160.5 173.5 173.5 173.5 173.5 173.5 161.4 6.012 6.550 6.550 6.550 6.550 6.550 6.050 6.200 6.200 6.200 6.200 6.200 6.200 149.4 149.4 149.4 149.4 149.4 149.4 5.550 5.550 5.550 5.550 5.550 5.550 100.0 $14,706 100.0 17.133 12.873 87.5 100.0 14.889 - 16.008 86.9 100.0 13.903 86.9 .321 .365 .373 .477 106.9 175.0 267.3 304.2 310.4 397.2 13.741 19.760 38.904 32.509 27.697 42.269 93.4 134.4 264.5 221.1 188.3 287.4 15.783 23.888 43.608 36.663 31.132 44.459 92,1 139.4 254.5 214.0 181.7 259.5 14.873 21.065 41.392 34.460 30.314 44.902 92.9 131.6 258.6 215.3 189.4 280.5 10.671 15.696 35.067 33.104 28.500 40.692 91.3 134.2 299.9 283.1 243.8 348.0 ,176.8 192.6 192.6 192.6 192.6 192.6 177.9 .363 .480 .430 .430 .355 .355 .355 302.7 400.0 358.3 358.3 295.8 295.8 295.8 21.668 20.750 147.3 204.0 187.0 164.6 155.6 149.6 141.1 25.277 33.960 31.460 28.160 26.960 26.160 24.710 147.5 198.2 183.6 164.4 157.4 152.7 144.2 25.095 33.835 29.960 27.660 26.710 25.360 23.835 156.8 211.4 187.2 172.8 166.9 158.4 148.9 22.188 33.750 27.700 25.100 23.000 22.500 21.700 189.8 288.7 236.9 214.7 196.7 194.2 185.6 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 .355 .320 .320 .320 .320 .320 295.8 266.7 266.7 266.7 266.7 266.7 19.375 18.200 19.125 19.188 19.000 18.625 131.8 123.8 130.1 130.5 129.2 126.7 22.835 21.960 21.960 21.960 21.960 21.960 133.3 128.2 128.2 128.2 128.2 128.2 22.085 21.860 22.960 22.960 22.660 21.960 138.0 136.6 143.4 143.4 141.6 137.2 20.250 19.000 19.000 19.000 18.250 17.000 173.2 162.5 162.5 162.5 156.4 145.1 .120 100.0 .210 30.000 27.500 24.200 22.875 22.000 $11,692 10.208 100.0 87.3 169 .120 $3,400 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES. 1913............................ 32. M WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 .TO 1921, Chart Chart 32a. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, !§2 s 1 s 2 8 191? 1915 192 i Hi —I 172 T a b l e 9 . — A V E R A G E W HO LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Metals and metal products. (a)Iron and steel. Pig iron. Ferromanganese. Spiegeleisen, 18 and 22 per cent. Gray forge, southern, coke, average price per long ton. Foundry No. 2, southern, average price per long ton. Best refined, from store. Phila delphia. Rela tive price. Average price per long ton. Rela tive price. Average Rela price per tive long ton. price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Bars. From mill, Pittsburgh. Best Com refined, mon, average average price per price per pound. pound. Rela tive price. Nails: Wire. Concrete rein forcing, mill, Pittsburgh. Average price per 100 pounds. Rela tive price. Average price per 100 pounds. Rela tive price. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $14,500 12.517 11.792 10.635 8.938 102.9 88. 8 83.6 75.4 63.4 $0.021 .019 .019 .017 .013 106.8 99.0 97.4 88.5 69.8 $0.018 .017 .016 .015 .012 102.5 95.2 91.4 83.6 66.9 $2.965 2.467 2.190 1.992 1.652 163.0 135.6 120.4 109.5 90.8 1895 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 10.323 9.604 8.802 8.719 15.063 73.2 68.1 62.4 61.8 106.8 .014 .014 .013 .013 .021 75.0 72.9 68.2 66.7 101.8 .013 .012 .011 .011 .020 69.6 67.9 61.3 59.6 108.7 2.118 2.925 1.485 1.438 2.388 116.4 160.8 81.7 79.0 131.3 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 15.604 12.552 17.604 16.229 11.677 110.7 89.0 124.9 115.1 82.8 .020 .018 .021 .020 .017 102.1 95.8 110.9 104.2 89.6 .022 .018 .019 .018 .015 119.8 100.3 108.1 98.7 82.4 2.633 2.365 2.104 2.075 1.906 144.8 130.0 115.7 114.1 104.8 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 14.490 16.531 20.988 14.375 14.938 102.8 117.3 148.9 102.0 106.0 .019 .020 .021 .017 .018 100.0 103.1 109.9 88.5 91.7 / .019 $0,017 .017 .018 .015 .015 104.2 102.4 106.1 88.5 88.5 1.896 1.958 2.117 2.100 1.917 104.2 107.7 116.4 115.5 105.4 1910. 1911. 14.573 12.833 103.4 91.0 .019 .016 96.4 85.4 .016 .013 93.9 78.8 1.888 1.804 103.8 99.2 1 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Year or month. Bar iron. 1912............................. 14.240 1913............................... 14.098 101.0 .014 '$58,290 100.0 $25. 000 100.0 91.1 100.0 .019 13.390 56.857 97.5 25.000 .017 100. 0 100.0 .016 100.0 89.9 83.3 .013 77. 0 1915............................. 1916............................. 1917............................ 1918............................. 1919............................. 1920............................. 13. 576 18.671 38.808 36.526 32.175 44.508 91.1 125.3 260. 4 245.1 215.9 298.7 100.583' 231.700 327. 208 277.500 142.117 193. 208 172.6 397.5 561.4 476.1 243.8 331.5 26.196 50.023 74.750 78.719 42.033 70.113 104.8 200.1 299.0 314.9 168.1 280.5 .017 .033 .046 .048 .038 .048 90.6 170.3 241.7 251.0 199.0 251.6 ---- •-....... .013 .026 .041 .038 .034 .044 1921............................ January............... February............. March.................. April.................... May..................... June.................... 26.606 36.750 32,625 29.800 28.000 26. 700 26.375 178.5 246.6 218.9 200.0 187.9 179.2 177.0 79. 533 112. 500 100.000 96.000 90.000 85.000 80.000 136.4 193.0 171.6 164.7 154.4 145.8 137.2 31. 250 45.000 40.000 35.000 34.000 32.000 32.000 125.0 180.0 160.0 140.0 136.0 128.0 128.0 .030 .037 .036 .034 .031 .031 .030 154.2 191.7 185.4 179.2 159.9 159.9 155.7 July..................... August................ September.......... October............... N ovem ber......... Decomber............ 24. 750 23.500 23.500 23.500 22.900 21.750 166.1 157.7 157.7 157.7 153.7 145.9 70.600 70.000 65.800 63.000 61.500 60.000 121.1 120.1 112.9 108.1 105.5 102.9 27.000 26.000 26.000 26.000 26.000 26.000 108.0 104.0 104.0 104.0 104.0 104.0 .029 .028 .025 .025 .025 .026 148.4 145.3 129.2 129.2 132.3 136.5 1.740 $1.376 100.0 95.6 1.153 ,83.8 1.819 100.0 1.679 92.3 78. 8 156. 4 246. 1 232. 7 204. 8 266. 7 1.307 2.480 3.490 2.900 2.488 2.875 95.0 180.3 253.7 210.8 180.8 209.0 1.746 2.596 3.633 3.600 3.518 4,187 96.0 142.7 199.8 197.9 193.4 230.2 .026 .036 .034 .029 .028 .028 .028 158. 8 218. 8 204. 8 175. 8 166. 7 166. 7 166. 7 2.010 2.350 2.350 2.300 2.175 2.100 2.100 146.1 170.8 170.8 167.2 158.1 152.6 152.6 3.056 168.0 3.350 184.2 182.1 3.313 3.120 ' 171.5 3. 225 177.3 173.2 3.150 170.4 3.100 .026 .023 .023 .022 .021 .021 155. 2 137. 6 136. 4 133. 3 129. 7 124. 2 2.100 2.100 1.750 1.650 1.650 1.500 152.6 152.6 127.2 119.9 119.9 109.0 2. 913 2.850 2.963 3.000 2.940 2.788 160.1 156.7 162.9 164.9 161.6 153.3 . 173 83. 6 AVEEAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. .018 $14.903 1914............................ 174 T able 9 .—A V E R A G E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Metals and metal products. (a) Iron and steel. Pipe: Cast-iron, 6-inch. Planes: Jack planes. Crosscut: Disston, No. 2. Average price per short ton. Relative price. Bailey No. 5, average price each. Steel. Shovels: Ames, No. 2. Hand: Disston. Skelp: Grooved. Billets: Besse Billets: Open hearth. mer. Sargent No. 414, Rela No. 8, average tive No. 7, 26-inch, Average Rela Average Rela Average price. Average Rela 26-inch, price Rela Average price Rela skewback, price Rela price price each. price tive tive per tive average per tive per tive per long tive 100 price. average each. price. price per long price. price. price. price. dozen. price per ton. pounds. dozen. ton. dozen. 1890.. 1891.. 1892.. 1893.. 1894.. $1,420 1.420 1.420 1.420 1.378 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 91.9 $1,604 1.604 1.604 1.604 1.604 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 $14.400 12.600 12.600 12.600 12./600 111.2 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3 $7.870 7.870 7.870 7.870 7.450 100.6 100.6 100. .6 100.6 95.2 $30,468 25.329 23.631 20.436 16.578 118,1 98.2 91.6 79.2 64.3 1895.. 1896.. 1897.. 1898.. 1899.. 1.242 1.230 1.230 1.230 1.230 82.8 82.0 82.0 82.0 82.0 1.604 1.604 1.604 1.604 1.604 90.0 90. .0 90.0 90.0 90.0 12.600 12.600 12.600 12.600 12.600 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3 7.450 7.810 7.930 7.930 8.608 95.2 99.8 101.3 101.3 110.0 18.484 18.833 15.080 15.306 31.117 71.7 73.0 58.5 59.3 120.7 1900.. 1901.. 1902.. 1903.. 1904.. 1.414 1.460 1.510 1.530 1.530 94.3 97.3 100.7 102.0 102.0 1.604 1.604 1.604 1.604 1.604 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 .12.600 12.600 12.600 12.600 12.600 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3 9.120 9.120 9.355 8.020 7.653 116.6 116.6 119.6 102.5 97.8 25.063 24.131 30.599 27.912 22.179 97.2 93.6 118.7 108.2 86.0 1905.. 1906.. 1907.. 1908.. 1909.. 1.530 1.710 1.530 1.530 1.530 1Q2.2 114.0 1.604 1.604 1.604 1.604 1.604 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 12.600 12.950 12.950 12.950 12.950 97.3 102.0 102.0 1Q2.0 100.0 7.620 7.620 7.840 7.822 7.620 97.4 97.4 100.2 100.0 97.4 24.028 , 27.448 29.253 26.313 24.616 93.2 106.4 113.4 102.0 95.5 1910.. 1911.. 1912.. 1.658 1.540 1.540 110.5 102.7 102.7 1.604 1.782 1.782 90.0 12.950 12.950 12.950 100.0 100.0 100.0 7.738 7.450 7.451 98.9 95.2 95.2 25.380 21.458 , 22.378 98.4 83.2 86.8 $1.540 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100. 0 W HOLESALE PEICES. 1890 TO 1921. Year or month. Saws. 1913...................... 1914...................... $23,371 20.898 100.0 89.4 1.500 100.0 1.782 100.0 $15,609 100.0 7.825 100.0 $1.390 100.0 25.789 1.500 100.0 1.782 100.0 15.609 100.0 7.850 100.3 1.169 84.1 20.078 77.9 20.058 76.9 1915...................... 1916...................... 1917...................... 1918...................... 1919...................... 1920...................... 22.943 31.618 55.369 60.687 57.501 74.046 98.2 135.3 236.9 259.7 246.0 316.8 1.500 1.800 2.282 2.801 3.435 4.420 100.0 120.0 152.1 186.7 229.0 294.7 1.782 2.011 2.785 3.375 3.600 4.000 100.0 112.8 156.3 189.4 202.0 224.5 15.609 17.503 22.008 25.958 27.637 33.000 100.0 112.1 141.0 166.3 177.1 211.4 6.923 8.314 11.276 13.481 13.267 14.160 88.5 106.3 144.1 172. 3 169.6 181.0 1.265 2.336 3.953 2.890 2.505 3.000 91.0 168.0 284.4 207.9 180.2 215.8 22.441 43. 946 69.856 47.274 40.539 56.260 87.0 170.4 270.9 183.3 157.2 218.2 22.763 43.825 71. 771 47.500 40.267 60.592 87.2 167.9 275.0 182.0 154.3 232.2 1921...................... January........ February___ March............ April............. May............... June.............. 54.531 63.300 63.300 63.300 63.300 61.300 53.300 333.3 270.8 270.8 270.8 270.8 262.3 228.1 3.589 4.070 4.070 4.070 3.670 3.670 3.670 239.3 271.3 271.3 271.3 244.7 244.7 244.7 3.800 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 213.2 224.5 224.5 224.5 224.5 224.5 224.5 30.000 33.000 33.000 33.000 33.000 33.000 33.000 192.2 211.4 211.4 211.4 211.4 211. 4 211.4 13.228 14.160 14.160 14.169 14,. 160 14.160 14.160 169.1 181.0 181.0 181.0 181.0 181.0 181.0 1.991 2.500 2.450 2.330 2.150 2.200 2.200 143.3 179.9 176.3 167.6 154.7 158.3 158.3 34.385 43.500 42.250 38.400 37. 500 37.000 37.000 133.3 168.7 163.8 148.9 145.4 143.5 143.5 34.567 43.500 41.000 38.500 37. 750 37.000 37.000 132.5 166.7 157.1 147.5 144.7 141.8 141.8 July............... August.......... September... October......... November.... December___ 52.300 45.300 47.300 47.300 47.300 47.300 223.8 193.8 202.4 202.4 202.4 202.4 3.670 3.300 3.300 3.300 3.300 2.980 244.7 220.0 220.0 220.0 220.0 198.7 3.600 3.600 3.600 3.600 3.600 3.600 202.0 202.0 202.0 202.0 202.0 202.0 27.000 27.000 27.000 27.000 27.000 27.000 173.0 173.0 173.0 173.0 173.0 173.0 14.160 12.795 11.670 11.670 11.670 11.814 181.0 163.5 149.1 149.1 149.1 151.0 1.975 1. 775 1.680 1.600 1.600 1.500 142.1 127.7 120.9 115.1 115.1 107.9 32.250 29.600 29.000 29.000 29.000 29.000 125.1 114.8 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 32.250 30.000 29.800 30.000 29.000 29.000 123.6 115.0 114.2 115.0 111.1 111.1 100.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 175 100.0 $26,096 T a b l e 9 . — AVER AGE W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Metals and metal products. (a) Iron and steel. Tin. Steel. ’X One-fourth inch thick, Rela tive average price per price. pound. Rails: Besse mer. Sheets: Box an nealed, No. 27. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. $0,024 107.3 .024 .022 .020 .019 .027 111.4 98.2 89.0 86.8 121.9 115.3 97.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 .029 .032 .029 .026 .021 133.8 143.8 132.9 118.7 95.9 28.000 28.000 28.000 28.000 28.000 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 .022 .024 .025 .024 .022 101.4 108.2 114.2 109.6 101.8 28.000 28.000 28.000 100.0 100.0 .023 .020 020 103.7 91.3 89.5 Average price per long ton. Rela tive price. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $31,779 29.917 30.000 28.125 24.000 113.5 106.8 107.1 100.4 85.7 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 24.333 28.000 18.750 17.625 28.125 86.9 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 32.288 27.333 28.000 28.000 28.000 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. Rails: Openhearth. 100.0 67.0 62.9 100.4 100.0 Average price per long ton. Rela tive price. Structural. Chicago, average price per pound. Mill, Rela Pittsburgh, Rela average tive tive price per price. price. 100 pounds. Roofing (terneplate). Average price per base box (200 pounds). Rela tive price. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Plates: Tank. 100.0 74.4 $0,015 .012 100.0 78.4 28.000 28.000 100.0 100.0 $30.000 30.000 100.0 100.0 .022 .019 100.0 85.4 $0,016 . .013 100.0 82.5 $1,510 1.175 100.0 77.8 $6,937 6.580 100.0 94.9 1915............................. 1916............................. 1917............................. 1918............................. 1919............................. ’ 1920............................. 1.313 2.666 3.628 2.892 2.495 3.218 84.8 172.2 234.3 186.8 161.1 207.8 .013 .032 .056 .032 .027 .033 85.8 218.9 376.4 218.9 183.1 221.6 28.000 31.333 38.000 54.000 47.264 51.827 100.0 111.9 135.7 192.9 168.8 185.1 30.000 33. 333 40.000 56.000 49.264 53.827 100.0 111.1 133.3 186.7 164.2 179.4 .019 .030 .065 .049 .044 .053 85.8 135.2 297.3 225.6 200.0 243.8 .015 .028 .043 .032 .028 .032 92.5 176.9 269.4 201.9 174.4 198.1 1.279 2.525 3. 738 3.000 2.521 2.829 84.7 167.2 247.5 198.6 166.9 187.3 6.354 8.558 14.665 15.300 14.262 14.100 91.6 123.4 211.4 220.5 205.6 203.3 >1921............................. January............... February............. ' March.................. , April.................... * May..................... 5 June..................... > 5 July..................... August................ September.......... 1 October............... ? November........... December............ 1.872 2.350 2.150 2.000 2.050 2.100 ,2.050 120.9 151.8 138.9 129.2 132.4 135.6 132.4 .019 .027 .023 .020 .021 .022 .020 130.4 179.1 157.4 137.8 141.9 148.6 131.8 44.039 45.000 45.000 45.000 45.000 45.000 45.000 157.3 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 45.654 47.000 47.000 47.000 47.000 47.000 47.000 152 2 156.7 156.7 156.7 156.7 156.7 156.7 .035 .043 .043 .041 .040 .040 .038 160.3 196.3 194.1 186.3 180.8 180.4 174.9 .024 .028 .028 .026 .026 .026 .025 148.1 176.9 173.1 163.1 161.9 161.3 158.1 2.044 2. 450 2.450 2.300 2.225 2.200 2.200 135.3 162.2 162.2 152.3 147.3 145.7 145.7 12.277 14.100 14.100 14.100 13.350 12.600 12.600 177.0 203.3 203.3 203.3 192.4 181.6 181.6 1.840 1.740 1.630 1.550 1.500 1.500 118.8 112.4 105.3 100.1 96.9 96.9 .019 .018 .016 .016 .015 .015 125.0 120.3 110.8 108.1 102.7 101.4 45.000 45.000 45.000 43.750 40.000 40.000 160.7 160,7 160.7 156.2 142.9 142.9 47.000 47.000 47.000 45. 250 40.000 40.000 156.7 156.7 156.7 150.8 133.3 133.3 .034 .029 .028 .030 .029 .030 153.4 132.4 127.4 134.7 132.0 134.7 .023 .022 .021 .020 .019 .019 146.3 138.1 130.6 125.6 121.3 120.6 2.100 1. 850 1.850 1.750 1.650 1.500 139.0 122.5 122.5 115.9 109.2 99.3 12.100 11.600 11.600 11.600 9.850 9.600 174.4 167.2 167.2 167.2 142.0 138.4 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES, $1.548 1.153 11083°— 22— Bull. 320- 1913............................. 1914............................. -a 33. 178 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1880 TO 1821. Chart —T CD 180 Table 9 .—A V ER AG E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Metals and metal products. (6) Nonferrous metals. (a) Iron and steel. Tin. Wire: Fence. Plate: Domestic. Vises: Solid box, 50-pound. Barbed, galva nized. Plain, annealed. Nos. 6 to 9, F. o. b. Coke at Coke, f. o. b. New York, Pittsburgh, Rela M. C. O., Johnson’s, Rela Firm No. FirmNo Rela Chicago, Rela f.o. b. Pitts Rela burgh, aver tive average 1, aver 2, aver average average average average tive tive tive tive price price per age price price age price price. price price per price per price. price. price. price. age per 100 each. each. per 100 dozen. each. 100 pounds. 100 pounds. pounds. pounds. 1890. 1891. 1892, 1893. 1894, Wood screws: 1-inch, No. 10, Aluminum, 98-99 per cent. flat-head. Aver age price per gross. Rela tive price. $0,340 .340 .340 .340 .340 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 $4.140 4.140 4.255 4.198 4.057 80.0 80.0 82.2 81.1 78.4 $3,567 3.219 2.766 2.519 2.175 154.4 139.4 119.8 109.1 94.2 $0,197 .200 .210 .156 183.3 186.0 195.3 195.3 144.9 .210 1895. 1896, 1897. 1898, 1899. $3,435 3.182 2.850 4.191 91.2 84.5 75.6 111.3 .340 .340 .340 .340 .340 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 3.793 3.720 3.500 3.280 3.927 73.3 71.9 67.7 63.3 75.9 2.246 1.963 1.800 1.838 3.170 97.3 85.0 77.9 79.6 137.3 .112 .103 .085 .092 .145 103.9 96.1 79.1 85.4 135.1 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903. 1904. 4.678 4.190 >4.123 3.940 3.603 124.2 111.3 109.5 104.6 95.6 .340 .340 .340 .340 .340 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 4.268 4.020 5.130 5.177 4.255 82.4 97.0 99.1 3.394 3.038 2.954 2.738 2.508 147.0 131.5 127.9 118.5 108.6 .182 .105 .095 .109 .095 169.3 97.2 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 3.707 3.861 4.090 3.890 3.737 98.5 102.5 108.6 103.3 99.2 .340 .340 .340 .340 .340 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1 4.140 4.521 5.750 2.383 2.428 2.634 2.622 2.359 103.2 105.2 114.1 113.5 102.2 .106 .106 .122 .100 .116 98.1 98.1 113.4 93.0 107.6 100.0 82.2 $4.370 4.370 4.600 80.0 87.3 111.1 111.1 116.9 88.6 101.7 87.9 Aver Rela age price tive per price. pound. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Trowels: Brick, lOJ-mch- 1910 ...................... 1911 ...................... 1912........................ 1913........................ 1914 ..................... 3.840 3.865 3.657 3.655 91.1 142.1 249.1 217.2 198.8 212.4 4.500 4.500 4.875 5.583 6.250 8.598 100.0 100.0 108.3 124.1 138.9 191.1 5.888 7.000 7.000 7.000 6.438 6.250 6.250 165.5 196.7 196.7 196.7 180.9 175.6 175.6 5.688 5.250 5.250 5.125 4.750 4.725 159.8 147.5 147.5 144.0 133.5 132.8 9.380 8.850 8.850 8.850 8.850 8.850 1915 ..................... 1916........................ 1917 ..................... 1918 ................. 1919........................ 1920........................ 3.242 5.057 8.864 7.727 7.074 7.558 1921........................ January........... February......... March.............. April............... May................. June................ July................. August............ September. . . . October........... November....... December. _ .340 .350 .350 114.0 111.1 105.2 2.133 2.180 2.134 92.9 2.152 95.3 3.749 5.248 . 133.4 7.760 197.2 9.048 229.9 8.764 222.7 9.200 233.8 9.159 203.5 9.380 208.4 9.380 208.4 9.380 208.4 9.380 208.4 9.380 208.4 9.380 208.4 6.302 7.470 7.470 7.470 6.550 6.550 6.550 208.4 196.7 196.7 196.7 196.7 196.7 6.550 6.550 5.180 5.180 5.180 4.920 3.935 100.0 92.3 94.4 '92.4 100.0 $1.513 93.2 1.373 2.535 3.515 4.527 4.594 4.467 4.724 109.8 152.2 196.0 198.9 193.4 204.6 160.1 189.8 189.8 189.8 166.5 166.5 166.5 4.095 4.480 4.355 4.230 4.355 4.480 4.180 166.5 166.5 131.6 131.6 131.6 125.0 3.843 3.780 3.893 3.930 3.900 3.718 2 .309 100.0 .149 .100 .120 .108 90.8 .078 1.469 2.417 3.450 3.250 3.114 3.358 97.1 159.8 228.1 214.9 205.9 222.0 177.4 194.0 188.6 183.2 188.6 194.0 181.0 2.801 3.250 3.188 3.125 3.063 3.000 2.750 166.4 163.7 168.6 170.2 168.9 161.0 2.563 2.500 2.575 2.600 2.560 2.438 138.4 93.0 111.6 100.0 $0,236 100.0 72.8 .186 .093 .168 .239 .216 .205 .252 86.8 156.6 222.5 200.9 190.7 234.4 .340 .607 .516 .337 .330 .333 143.7 256.8 218.2 142.4 139.6 140.8 185.2 214.9 210.7 206.6 202.5 198.3 181.8 .215 .259 .259 .238 .238 .238 .238 200.0 241.1 241.1 221.0 221.0 221.0 221.0 .215 .227 .251 .233 .242 .242 .224 91.0 96.1 106.2 98.4 102.4 102.2 94.6 169.4 165.3 170.2 171.9 169.3 161.2 .194 .194 .194 .194 .175 .159 180.8 180.8 180.8 180.8 162.8 147.4 .222 .212 .198 .183 .175 .175 93.8 89.5 83.8 77.4 74.0 74.0 78.6 3 W }► 3 W o PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 97.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 102.0 102:6 97.1 100.0 94.7 181 4.485 4.370 4.140 $4,500 4.500 4.500 $3,456 3.558 3.369 182 Table 9.—A V ER AG E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Metals and metal products. (&) Nonferrous metals. Copper. Year or month. Lead: Pig. Electro Lake, lytic, Rela Average average average tive per price per price per price. 'price pound. pound. pound. Quicksilver. Silver: Bar, fine. Wire: Bare. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Tin. PigAverage price per pound. Rela tive price. Average price per 100 pounds.. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Average price per ounce. Rela tive price. Aver age Rela price tive per price. pound. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $0.158 .131 .115 .109 .095 97.9 81.1 71.7 67.9 58.9 $0,228 .190 .160 .150 .143 107.4 89.7 75.5 70.8 67.2 $0.188 .165 .144 .135 .116 112.1 98.6 86.0 80.7 69.1 $0,044 .644 .041 .087 .033 100.0 99.3 98.9 85.0 75.2 $5.400 5.600 5.183 5.006 4.433 106.3 110.2 102.0 98.4 87.2 $0.730 .628 .564 .521 .479 129.2 111.2 99.9 92.3 84.8 $1.053 .990 .876 .782 .640 172.0 161.7 143.0 127.7 104.6 $0.212 .203 „ .204 .200 .181 47.3 45.1 45.4 44.6 40,4 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. .108 .110 .113 .119 .177 66.8 68.2 70.4 74.2 109.9 .143 .143 .146 .140 .218 67.2 67.2 69.0 66.1 102.6 .124 .136 .138 .138 .183 74.0 81.1 82.2 82.2 109.1 .033 .030 .036 .038 .045 74.1 68.2 81.4 86.4 101.8 4.200 4.100 4.317 4.600 5.350 82.6 80.7 84.9 90.5 105.3 .513 .498 .516 .543 .600 9(1.8 88.1 91.3 96.0 106.3 .663 .682 .608 .591 .605 108.2 111.4 99.2 96.5 98.8 .141 .133 .136 .155 .272 31.3 29.6 30.3 34.6 60.6 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. .166 .169 .120 .137 .131 103.3 104.9 74.6 85.1 81.5 .207 .209 .178 .192 .180 97.5 98.5 84.1 90.5 84.9 .180 .182 .133 .150 .144 107.6 108.5 79.3 89.5 86.0 .045 .044 .041 .043 .044 101.1 99.5 : 93.4 97.3 100.7 5.121 5.048 5.217 5.196 4.795 100.8 99.3 102.7 102.2 94.4 .677 .663 .646 .634 .590 119.8 117.3 114.3 112.2 104.4 .621 .597 .528 .542 .578 101.4 97.5 86.2 88.5 94.4 .301 .282 .265 .282 .280 67.0 58.3 59.0 62.7 62.4 1905. 1906. 1907. 19081 1909. .158 .196 .213 $0,208 .133 .131 98.0 121.9 132.1 84.8 83.3 .199 .238 .279 .179 .179 94.0 112.1 131.8 84.6 84.6 .170 .211 .240 .152 .148 101.7 126.0 143.6 90.8 88.6 .048 .059 .055 .042 .043 108.9 133.6 125.5 95.9 97.5 5.225 6.421 6.705 4.740 4.821 102.8 126.3 131.9 93.3 94.9 . 545 .552 .543 .610 .632 96.4 97.6 96.1 108.0 111.8 .610 .674 .660 .535 .522 99.6 110.0 107.7 87.4 85.2 .313 .392 .388 .294 .296 69.7 ' 87.4 86.3 65.6 65.9 .129 .125 .164 82.1 79.3 104.4 .180 .166 .213 85.1 78.1 100.5 .144 .139 .175 85.8 83.0 104.4 .045 .045 .044 101.8 101.1 100.7 5.061 5.028 5.201 99.6 98.9 102.3 .649 .660 .589 114.9 116.7 104.3 .543 .540 .620 88.6 88.2 101.3 .342 .427 .463 76.2 95.2 103.1 m o. m i. 1912. WHOLESALE PEIGES, 1880 TO 1021. Sheet: Hot rolled (base sizes). Ingot. Lead pipe. 100.0 ..... 1914 .... .157 .134 100.0 85.1 .212 .188 100.0 88.7 .167 .147 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 .... .... .... .... .... .... .173 .275 .294 .247 .191 .180 109.7 175.1 186.9 156.8 121.5 114.2 .225 .359 .391 .338 .285 .284 106.0 169.5 184.4 159.6 134.6 133.8 .185 .305 .359 .276 .222 .219 1921 .... January... February.. March....... April......... May.......... June.......... .126 .129 .129 .122 .125 .128 .128 80.2 81.9 81.9 77.7 79.3 81.6 81.6 .204 .213 .209 .203 .200 .202 .212 96.4 100.6 98.8 95.8 94.4 95.5 100.1 .150 .159 .157 .151 .148 .152 .155 ; 89.9 95.0 93.8 90.3 July.......... August___ September. October__ November. December. .125 .117 .120 . 127 .130 .136 79.7 74.6 76.3 80.6 82.8, 86.2 .207 .198 .193 .200 .203 .210 97.5 93.5 91.2 94.5 95.6 99.1 .149 .141 .139 .149 .151 .155 ' 110.6 182.4 214.6 165.1 132.7 130.8 88.6 90.8 92.6 88.8 84.0 83.1 88.8 90.4 92.6 100.0 .044 .039 100.0 88.4 5.082 4.523 100.0 89.0 .565 .666 100.0 117.8 .612 .563 100.0 92.0 .449 .351 .046 .068 .091 .074 .058 .081 104.3 154.5 207.0 168.6 131.4 183.6 5.301 7.598 10.068 8.887 7.266 9.732 104.3 149.5 198.1 174.9 143.0 191.5 1.183 1.825 1.622 1.802 1.212 1.071 209.4 323.0 287.1 318.8 214.4 189.6 .511 .671 .840 1.126 1.015 .989 83.4 109.6 137.2 161.4 183.9 165.7 .876 .433 .594 .852 .655 .503 83.8 96.4 132.3 189.8 146.0 .046 .050 .047 .041 .043 .050 .045 103.9 113.0 106. 4 92.0 5.680 6.781 6.230 5.390 5.623 6.090 5.963 111.8 133.4 122.6 106.1 110.6 119.8 117.3 .600 .629* .633 .603 .605 .627 .617 106.3 111.4 112.1 106.8 167.1 110.9 109.1 .631 .664 .598 .567 .598 .603 .591 103.1 108.4 97.7 92.7 97.7 98.5 96.5 .298 .355 .326 .288 .304 .322 .290 66.5 79.1 72.7 64.1 67.7 71.8 64.6 5.551 5.140 5.223 5. 390 : 5.390 5.390 109.2 101.1 1Q2.8 106.1 106.1 106.1 .613 108.6 .595 105.3 96.2 .543 .512 1 96.6 98.5 .557 .664 117.5 .608 .621 .662 ,714 .685 .663 99.3 101.4 108.2 116.5 111.8 108.2 .278 .267 .268 .276 .289 .326 62.0 59.4 59.7 61.4 64.5 72.6 .044 .044 .046 .047 .047 .047 97.3 112. 5 102.5 166.0 i 100.0 104.8 106.8 106.8 106.8 78.3 112.0 183 87.6 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 1913 34, 184 .COPPER* IN G O T, l a k e , |890~I907 ••••••• IN GO T, ELECTR O LYTIC. 1907-1<?2». — . Copper wire; b a r e , n o s . 1090-t<%i — — —— (Average p r ic e in 19i3*l00.) WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, Chart Chart 34a. 400 375 350 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES, 325 300 1911. 00 Ol 186 T a b l e 9 . — A V E R A G E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Metals and metal products. Building materials. (&) Nonferrous metals. (a) Zinc. Year or month. Slab. Douglas fir: No. 1, common, f. o. b. mill. Douglas fir: No. 2 and better, drop siding, f. o. b. mill. Gum: Sap, first and seconds. Average price per M feet. Average Rela price per tive M feet. price. F. o. b. mill, average price per M feet. Hemlock, No. 1, northern. Average price per 100 pounds. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. 1&90.......... .............. 1£91......................... 1892......................... 1893......................... 1894......................... $6,054 5.719 5.490 4.994 3.950 83.6 78.9 75.8 68.9 54.5 $0,055 .051 .047 .041 .036 95.0 87.1 79.8 70.3 60.9 $12.583 12.458 12.292 12.000 11.708 51.9 51.4 50.7 49.5 48.3 . 1895......................... 1896......................... 1897......................... 1898......................... 1890......................... 4.522 4.940 4.940 5.498 7.004 62.4 68.2 68.2 75.9 96.7 .036 .040 .042 .045 .059 62.1 68.8 72.2 77.7 100.9 11.146 11.167 11.000 11.750 13.521 46.0 46.1 45.4 48.5 55.8 , 1900......................... 1901......................... 1992......................... 1903......................... 1904......................... 6.095 5.558 5.731 6.018 5.609 84.1 76.7 79.1 83.1 77.4 .044 .041 .049 .056 .052 75.8 69.5 83.5 95.7 88.3 16.500 15.000 15.833 16.792 17.000 68.1 61.9 65.4 69.3 70.2 1905......................... 1906......................... 1907......................... 1908......................... 1909......................... 6.825 7.173 7.486 6.440 6.643 94.2 99.0 103.3 88.9 91.7 .059 .062 .062 .048 .055 iqi.5 106.3 105.8 81.5 94.5 17.875 21.896 22.250 20.875 20.583 73.8 90.4 91.8 86.2 85.0 1910......................... 1911......................... 1912......................... 1913......................... 1914......................... 7.019 7.048 7.924 7.245 6.919 96.9 97.3 109.4 100.0 95.5 .056 .058 .071 .058 .053 96.6 100.2 121.1 100.0 90.4 20.625, 20.682 21 .455 24.227 24.396 85.1 85.4 88.6 100.0 100.7 $9.208 7.917 Rela tive price. 100. 0 86.0 $17.333 14.292 100.0 82.5 $18.525 16.875 St. Louis, average price per M feet. Rela tive price. 100.0 91.1 New York, Rela average tive price per price. M feet. F. o ,b . inili, average price per M feet. $19.700 18.138 Chicago, Rela average tive price per price. M feet. . 100. 0 92.1 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1880 TO 1821. Sheet. Lumber. 16.158 18.783 18.093 14.238 9. 837 11.338 223.0 259.3 249.7 196.5 135.8 156.5 .144 .140 .093 .083 .074 .081 246.7 240.7 158.7 141.9 126.9 138.6 7.875 10.375 15. 875 18.250 25.417 29.917 85.5 112.7 172.4 198.2 276.0 324.9 14.292 18.583 23.917 28.000 39.667 54.750 82.5 107.2 138.0 161.5 228.8 315.9 1921......................... January............ February......... M^rch............... April................. May.................. June................. 9.453 10.580 10.186 10.120 10.120 9.645 9.200 130.5 146.0 140.6 139.7 139.7 133.1 127.0 .051 .059 .054 .052 .052 .054 .049 8?.2 101.4 92.3 88.9 89.7 91.8 84.6 11.833 15.500 12.500 12.500 12.500 11.500 11.500 128.5 168.3 135.8 135.8 135.8 124.9 124.9 24.000 26.000 23.000 23.000 23.000 21.009 21.000 July.................. August............. September....... October............ November....... December......... 9.200 9.200 9.200 9.200 8.617 8.161 127.0 127.0 127.0 127.0 118.9 112.7 .048 .047 .047 .051 .052 .053 82.2 80.3 81.1 87.7 88.7 90.1 11.500 10.500 10.500 10.500 11.500 ' 11.500 124.9 114.0 114.0 114.0 124.9 124.9 21.000 21.000 21.000 26.000 31.000 31.000 $36.012 50.953 82.164 89.7 109.9 146.5 174.1 246.4 397.3 2r. 591 23.542 27.708 33.929 39.750 56.667 89.1 97.2 114.4 140.0 164.1 233.9 138.5 150.0 132.7 132.7 132.7 121.2 121.2 44.423 50.750 48.500 44.900 42. 500 42. 500 42.500 214.$ 245.3 234.7 217.1 205.4 205.4 205.4 40.896 48.000 48.000 48.000 41.000 41.000 ‘ 41.000 121.2 121.2 121.2 150.0 178.8 178.8 42.500 41.300 40.500 41.000 48.500 47.750 205.4 199.7 195.9 198.3 234.5 230.9 37.500 37.250 37.250 37.250 37.250 37.250 17.263 20.275 26.494 29.525 $31,611 38.962 52.467 87.6 102.9 134.5 149.9 184.8 248.8 168.8 198.1 198.1 198.1 169.2 169.2 169.2 33.990 42.250 37.500 37.000 35.000 34.800 33.500 161.1 200.4 177.8 175.4 165.9 165.0 158.9 154.8 153.8 153.8 153.8 153.8 153.8 31.625 30.500 30.500 30.875 32.000 32.750 149.9 144.7 144.7 146.5 151.7 155.3 187 16.625 20.368 27.132 32. 258 AVEEAGE WHOLESALE PBICES OF COMMODITIES. 1915......................... 1916......................... 1917......................... 1918......................... 1919......................... 1920......................... 35. 188 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921 Ch a r t AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 189 Chart 35a. 190 table 9 . — A V ER AG E W HO LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Building materials. (d) Lumber. Year or month. Maple: Hard and soft. Relative price. lg .. $26,500 26,500 26.500 26.500 26.500 1895.. 1895.. 1897.. 189$.. 1899.. F .o.b.m ill, average price per M feet. Chicago, average price per M feet. Relative price. 69.1 69.1 69.1 69.1 69.1 $37.875 38.000 38.45$ 38.750 37.250 62.5 62.7 63.5 64.0 61.5 $51,458 53.583 53. pOO 53.000 51.125 58.3 60.7 60.0 60.0 57.9 26.500 26.500 26.500 26.500 26.542 69.1 69.1 69.1 69. i 69.2 36.250 36.250 36.250 36.250 38.958 59.8 59.8 59.8 59.8 64.3 53.250 54.500 53.833 52.500 60.521 60.3 61.7 61.0 59.4 68.5 1900.. 1901.. 1902.. 1903.. 1904.. 27.500 26.708 28.583 32.667 31.000 71.7 69.6 74.5 82.5 80.8 40.833 36.771 40.875 44.833 46.500 67.4 60.7 67.5 74.0 76.7 64.458 59.167 63.083 74.792 80.750 73.0 67.0 71.4 84.7 91.4 1903.. 190$.. 1907.. 190$.. 1909.. 30.500 31.000 32.250 31.625 31.000 79.5 80.8 84.1 82.4 80.8 47.333 60.417 55.208 49.292 48.417 78.1 83.2 91.1 81.4 79.9 79.167 80.000 80.167 84.333 I9 li. 1911.. 1912.. 1914.. 31.800 34.318 36.455 38.364 38.500 82.9 89.5 95.0 106.0 100.4 $25.000 25.000 ioo.o 100.0 54.250 54.682 56.227 60.591 60.042 89.5 90.2 92.8 100.0 99.1 $31.839 28.472 ioo.6 89.4 87.756 87.182 86.500 8$.318 88.333 100.0 1915.. 1916.. 1917.. 38.500 40.583 49.708 100.4 105.8 129.6 24.250 26.583 32.750 97.0 106.3 131.0 57.682 61.333 66.292 95.2 101.2 109.4 27.197 29.257 34.026 85.4 91.9 106.9 86.500 86.500 90.000 101.9 1890.. 1891.. 1913.. F. o. b. mill, average price per Mfeet. Cincinnati, average price per Mfeet. New York, average price her Mfeet. New York, average price per Mfeet. Relative price. Relative price. 80.250 Relative price. 90.9 89.6 90.6 90.8 95.5 99.4 98.7 97.9 100.0 97.9 97.9 WHOLESALE BRICES, 1890 TO 1921. New York, average piiee per M feet. Oak: White, quartered. Oak: White, plain. 1918 1919 1920 60.125 68.067 143.750 156.7 179.0 374.7 1921 ...................... January...................... February....... ........... March......................... April.......................... May............................ June........................... 100.625 150.000 120. OOO 92.500 85.000 105.000 105.000 July............................ August....................... September................. October...................... November................. December................... 95.000 95.000 95.000 95.000 85.000 85.000 30.500 $36.769 46.375 iOO. 896 122.0 153.8 334.8 75.625 102.125 204.667 124.8 168.5 337.8 262.3 391.0 312.8 241.1 221.6 273.7 273.7 55.000 *72.500 71.250 67.500 57.500 57.500 52.500 182.5 240.6 236.4 224.0 196.8 190.8 174.2 128.417 150.000 140.000 130.000 130.000 i20.000 120.000 247.6 247.6 247.6 247.6 221.6 221.6 51.250 46.500 42.500 43.750 47.900 49.500 170.1 154.3 141.0 145.2 159.0 164.2 125.000 120.000 120.000 120.000 130.000 136.000 39.565 $45,986 67.246 129.559 124.3 181.7 350.2 104.271 156.875 296.250 118.1 177.6 335.4 211.9 247.6 231.1 214.6 214.6 198.0 198.0 59.078 75.000 67.5oo 61.000 57. 500 53.500 55.000 159.7 202.7 182.5 i64.9 155.4 144.6 148.7 165.167 200.000 20Q.OOO i65.606 i65.o00 i65. 000 165.000 187.0 226.5 226.5 186.8 186.8 186.8 186.8 206.3 198.0 198.0 198.0 214.6 224.5 55.250 52.500 52.500 58.500 62.500 63.000 149.3 142.0 142.0 158.1 168.9 170.3 155.000 156. ooo 145.000 145. 000 161.000 166.000 175.5 169.8 164.2 164.2 182.3 i88,0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES. ...................... ...................... ...................... 192 T a b l e 9 . —A V E R A G E W HOLESALE PRICES O F COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Building materials. (a) Lumber. Pine: Y e low. Boards: No. 2 common. S2S. 1 by 10 1 by 10 inches, inches, Buffalo, New York, average average price per price per Mfeet. Mfeet. 1 by 8 inches, Buffalo, average price per Mfeet. Rela tive price. 1890................... 1891................... 1892................... 1893..................... 1894................... #16.792 17.000 17.146 18.625 18.167 50.9 51.5 52.0 56.5 55.1 1895................... 1896..................... 1897..................... 1898..................... 1899................... 17.250 16.50\P 15.833 15.500 18.292 1900..................... 1901..................... 1902.................... 1903.................... 1904..................... 21.500 20.875 23.500 24.000 23.000 1905..................... 1906..................... 1907..................... 1908..................... 1909................... 24.167 29.750 1910..................... 1911..................... 1912..................... * 1 by 8 inches, f. o. b. mill, Rela tive average price per price. M feet. Flooring. New York, average price per M feet. Rela tive price. F. o. b. mill, average price per M feet. Siding. Rela tive price. Timbers. New York, Norfolk,Va., Rela average average tive price per price per price. M feet. Mfeet. $20.750 19.958 18.500 18.500 18.500 64.6 62.1 57.5 57.5 57.5 52.3 50.1 48.0 47.0 55.5 16.917 16.417 16.438 18.625 20.042 52.6 51.1 51.1 58). 0 62.4 65.2 63.3 71.3 72.8 69.7 20.708 19.667 21.000 21.000 21.417 64.4 61.2 65.3 65.3 66.6 $33.250 37.417 36.375 37.104 73.2 90.2 101.5 98.7 100.7 $43.917 45.833 98.5 102.8 24.917 29.333 30.500 30.500 33.042 77.5 91.3 94.9 94.9 102.8 38.250 38.346 37.227 103.8 104.0 101.0 46.300 46.546 44.546 103.8 104.4 99.9 30.800 30.591 33.136 95.8 95.2 103.1 , F. o. b. mill, average price per Mfeet. Rela tive price. WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1921. Year or month. Pine: White, boards, No. 2 bam. 88.1 44,591 42.750 100.0 95.9 $23.036 21.372 100.0 92.8 32.136 29.625 11.852 14.622 21.477 26.002 32.116 37.197 93.1 114. 8 168. 6 204. 2 252. 2 292.1 39.591 39.375 50.909 60.750 78.833 145.417 88.8 88.3 114.2 136.2 176.8 326.1 20.286 22.641 30.931 33.763 55.008 74.530 88.1 98.3 134.3 146.6 238.8 323.5 28.182 31.818 246.0 268.6 247.2 242.9 247.2 260.1 260.1 16.747 17.500 16.910 16.700 15.970 16.490 16.260 131.5 137. 4 132. 8 131.1 125.4 129.5 127.7 93.708 110.000 95.000 95.000 91.000 91.000 91.000 210.2 246.7 213.0 213.0 204.1 204.1 204.1 35.901 36.890 33.990 31.920 30.710 31. 780 32.390 260.1 260.1 260.1 224.1 212.1 212.1 15.750 14.770 15.400 17.410 19. 710 18.090 123.7 116.0 120.9 136. 7 154. 8 142.0 91.000 92.000 92.000 90.000 91.000 95.500 204.1 206.3 206.3 201.8 204.1 214.2 32.270 31.520 35.790 42.570 47.410 43.570 $12.735 101.7 11.219 $47.901 54.226 81.077 101.7 101.7 133.3 163.9 185.5 277.5 1921................. January....... February___ March.......... April............ May............. June............. 71.904 78.500 72.250 71.000 72.250 76.000 76.000 July............. August........ September... October....... November... December... 76.000 76.000 76.000 65.500 62.000 62.000 36.864 1914..................... 37.500 1915..................... 1916..................... 1917..................... 1918..................... 1919..................... 1920..................... 37.500 37.500 49.125 60.417 $14.634 12.875 100.0 88.0 87.7 99.0 133.2 157.8 200.5 352.1 12.908 15. 768 20.941 25.703 30.054 40.923 88.2 107.7 143.1 175.6 205.4 279.6 155.8 160.1 147.6 138.6 133.3 138.0 140.6 49.083 182.4 54.500 200.5 54.500 200.5 49.500 182.1 49.500 182.1 49.500 •182.1 49.500 182.1 21.330 27.840 24.870 23.010 20.810 21.120 20.260 145.8 190.2 169.9 157.2 142.2 144.3 138.4 140.1 136.8 155.4 184.8 205.8 189.1 42.500 42.500 44.500 47.500 50.500 54.500 19.220 19.250 18.950 19.590 21.660 19.380 131.3 131.5 129.5 133.9 148.0 132.4 $26,917 36.208 42.917 54.500 95.750 156.3 156.3 163.6 174.7 185.7 200.5 193 100.0 92.2 AVEBAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 11083°— 22— Bull. 320- 100.0 100.0 1913 ..................... LUMBE.R• yellow pint9it)iire,m w mu, i63fr~i9M’. YELLOW PINE SIDING, NORFOLK, I f l l V ' HEMLOCK, IA 9 0 - I8 E I (1913s 100) 1921. 400 375 350 325 300 194 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Chart 36. Chart 36a, AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1913 1914 1913 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 CD Oi 196 T a b l e 9 . — A V E R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Building materials. (a) Lumber. Poplar. Shingles: Cypress, 16 inches long. Lath. Spruce. Year or month. Boston, average price per M feet. Relative price. Eastern spruce, 1£inch slab, New York, average price per M. Southern yellow pine, No. 1, f. o. b. Relative mill, average price. price per M. Average price per M. Relative price. 1890............................... 1891 ..................... 1892............................... 1893............................. 1894............................. . |30.500 30.500 30.604 33.625 31.750 49.4 49.4 49.6 54.5 51.4 $16.292 14.218 14.854 13.771 12.708 58.5 51.0 53.3 49.4 45.6 $3,350 3.250 3.150 3.000 2.800 94.6 91.8 88.9 84.7 79.1 1895............................... 1896............................. 1897............................. 1898............................... 1899............................ 31.000 31.000 30. 667 30.000 34.021 50.2 50.2 49. 7 48.6 55.1 14.250 14.250 14.000 13.750 15.396 51.1 51.1 50.2 49.3 55.3 2.650 2.500 2.350 2.500 2.663 74.8 70.6 66.4 70.6 75.1 1900............................... 1901............................. 1902............................... 1903......... ..................... 1904............................. 37.688 36.708 42.104 49.646 50.329 61.1 59.5 68. 2 80.4 81.5 17.375 18.000 19.250 19.188 20.500 62.4 64.6 69.1 68.9 73.6 2.850 2.850 2.671 2.567 2.600 80.5 80.5 75.4 72.5 73.4 1905............................... 1906............................... 1907............................... 1908............................... 1909............................... 48. 208 50.958 58.083 58.292 57.625 78.1 82.6 94.1 94.4 93.4 21.417 25.542 24.000 20. 792 25.250 76.9 91.7 86.0 74.6 90.6 2.725 3.242 4.225 3.538 3.267 76.9 91.5 119.3 99.9 92.2 1910............................... 1911............................... 1912............................... 1913............................... 1914............................... 61. 500 61. 591 61.500 61.727 60.667 99.6 99.8 99.6 100.0 98.3 24.600 24.273 26.955 27. 864 88.3 87.1 96.7 100.0 96.6 3.492 3.608 3.483 3.542 3.329 98.6 101.9 98.4 100. 0 94.0 $29. 833 29.541 ioo. 6 99.0 $21.678 20.947 $4.284 3.904 100. 0 91.1 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1880 TO 1921, F. o. b. mill, Cincinnati, New York, New York, average average average average Relative Relative price per price per price. price per price per price. M feet. M feet. M feet. M feet. 58.909 60.292 63.458 84.708 110.000 195.636 95.4 97. 7 102.8 137.2 178.2 316.9 1921............................... January................. February............... March.................... April...................... May........................ June....................... 131.667 170. 000 165. 000 130. 000 130. 000 122. 500 122.500 July........................ August................... September............. October.................. N ovember.............. December.............. 125.000 120.000 120.000 120.000 124.000 131.000 28.167 29.417 35. 750 47.583 $52.673 62.202 105.147 94.4 98.6 119. 8 159.5 188.4 318.4 20.610 22.009 29.901 34.776 41.900 49.700 95.1 101.5 137.9 160.4 193.3 229.3 213.3 275.4 267.3 210.6 210.6 198.5 198.5 58. 578 78.750 69.167 62.500 56.375 55.000 51.625 177.4 238.5 209.4 189.3 170. 7 166. 5 156.3 34.827 37.000 37.250 37.400 36.625 35.600 34.625 202.5 194.4 194.4 194.4 200.9 212.2 53.250 56.000 53.750 55.500 57.500 57.500 161.3 169.5 162.7 168.1 174.2 174.2 33.500 32.700 32. 750 33. 500 33.500 33.500 3.839 4.221 4.938 5.000 $3. 548 5.828 8.988 89.6 98.5 115.3 116.7 191.7 295.7 3.067 3.446 4.054 5.425 6.039 8.067 86.6 97.3 114.5 153.2 170.5 227.8 160.7 170.7 171.8 172.5 169.0 164.2 159.7 4.131 3.440 3.240 3.230 3.270 3.720 4.140 135.8 113.2 106.5 106.3 107.6 122.4 136.2 * 6.524 7.823 7.500 7.242 7.000 7.000 6.733 184.2 220.9 211.8 204.5 197.6 197.6 190.1 154.5 150.8 151.1 154.5 154.5 154.5 4.240 4.260 4. 570 5. 340 5.410 4.710 139.5 140.2 150.3 175.6 178.0 155.0 6.234 5.750 5.750 5.750 5.750 5. 750 176.0 162.4 162.4 162.4 162.4 162.4 AVEEAGE WHOLESALE PEICES OE COMMODITIES. 1915............................... 1916............................... 1917............................... 1918............................... 1919............................... 1920............................... CD 19*8 T able 9 .—AVER AGE W HO LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Building materials. (a) Lumber. (6) Brick, common. (d) Other building materials. Cement. Shingles. Year or month. Red: Cincin Red: Domestic, nati. New York. F .o.b . F. o. b. plant, yard, average average Relafor 82 tive U. S., yards, White Michigan Red cedar, average average price. pine, white New price Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver price 18 pine, 16 16 Rela per M. per M. York, inches inches inches Rela age age age tive price tive price tive tive average long, long, long, price. price price per per M. price. per M. price. per M. price. average average average barrel. price price price per M. per M. per M. 73.4 76.4 74.6 73.5 71.7 $6,563 5.708 5.771 5.833 5.000 100.0 87.0 87.9 88.9 76.2 1895........................ 1896........................ 1897........................ 1898........................ 1899........................ 3.700 3.613 3.542 3.552 3.679 70.7 69.0 67.7 67.8 70.3 5.313 5.063 4.938 5.750 5.688 81.0 77.1 75.2 87.6 86.7 $1.969 2.000 1.967 1.998 2.048 1900-............ ......... 1901........................ 1902........................ 1903........................ 1904........................ 4.000 4.188 76.4 80.0 87.9 89.5 87.6 5.250 5.766 5.385 5.906 7.495 80.0 87.9 82.1 90.0 114.2 2.158 1.890 1.950 2.029 1.460 85.8 112.5 137.1 102.3 101.9 8.104 8.547 6.156 5.104 6.385 123.5 130.2 93.8 77.8 : 97.3 1.427 1.575 1.646 1.460 1.412 1905........................ 1906........................ 1967........................ 1968........................ 1909....................... S3.263 3.588 3.650 3.575 3.500 $1,688 2.213 2.606 2.013 2.004 F. o. b. F. o. b. F. o. b. plant, plant, plant, average average Rela near Rela for of 6 tive Chicago, tive U. S., plants, price. average price. average average price per price per price per barrel. barrel. barrel. 1890 TO 1021, 1890........................ $3.842 1891........................ 4.000 1892........................ 3.906 1893........................ 3.850 1894........................ 3.750 Portland: Domestic. WHOIJiSALE PSICES, Salmon: Run of kiln, Chicago. im. Mi. tm. 1913. 1914. 1915. 2.008 1.813 1.939 102.1 92.2 98.6 1.967 ioo. o $4,938 1.713 87.1 4.872 100.0 $7,000 5.719 5.891 6.760 87.1 89.8 103.0 6.583 100.0 $6.200 96.4 5.531 84.3 6.120 96.8 6.250 89.3 96.4 96.9 6.750 100.2 8.43'8 120.5 150.9 12.938 184.8 181.2 13.583 194.0 231.7 17.467 249.5 6.052 8.035 8.885 11.927 15.958' 21.854 92.2 122.4 135.4 181.7 243.2 333.0 6.150 6.680 8.170 10.900 12.790 6.750 100. 0 $1.Oil .922 100.0 91.2 $1,005 .927 100.0 92.2 $14,014 18.946 99. 2 107. 7 131. 175. 206. 3 278. 9 .971 1.187 1.532 1.665 1.663 1.802 96.0 117.5 151.5 164.7 164.5 178.3 .860 1.103 1.354 1.596 1.710 $1. 767 2.042 85.6 109.8 134.7 158.8 170.1 196.6 98. 7 1.580 1917. 1918. 19191920. 1.664 1.910 2.818 2.794 4.488 4.723 84.6 4.780 97.1 4.783 143.3 4.947 142.1 7.449 228.2 8.947 240.2 11.441 1921. January... February. March....... April........ May.......... June......... 2.672 2.490 2.560 2.400 2.420 2.570 2.520 135.8 9.334 189.0 16.930 126.6 11.310 229.0 20.300 130.2 11.210 227.0 18.700 122.0 li.586 234.5 17.980 123.0 9.170 185.7 17 800 130.7 8 740 177.0 17.040 128.1 8.410 170.3 16.600 242.0 290.0 267.1 256.9 254.3 243.4 237.1 15.208 16.500 16.500 16.250 15.000 14.500 14.500 231.7 251.4 251.4 247.6 228.6 221.0 221.0 15.759 18.465 18.295 17.719 16.869 16.049 15.640 231. 271. 9 269. 2 260. 8 248. 4 236. 230. 2 2 1.662 1.931 1.718 1.700 1.700 1.700 1.700 164.4 191.0 170.0 168.2 168.2 168.2 168.2 1.931 2.172 1.997 1.982 1.975 1.975 1.975 185.9 209.1 192.2 190.9 190.2 190.2 190.2 July.......... August — September. October... November. December., 2.430 2.500 3.060 3.320 2.870 2.920 123.6 127.1 155.6 168.8 145.0 148.5 232.1 220.7 220.7 220.7 228.6 232.1 14.750 i4 .760 15.250 15.000 15.000 14.500 224.8 224.8 232.4 228.6 228.6 221.0 15.177 14.838 14.180 14.073 13.962 13.846 223. 4 218. 5 208. 8 207. 1 205. 5 203. 8 1.700 1.700 1.593 1.500 1.500 1.500 168.2 168.2 157.6 148.4 148.4 148.4 1.975 1.975 1.853 1.775 1.768 1.750 190.2 190.2 178.4 170.8 170.1 168.4 1916. 171.9 172.3 171.3 173.6 174.8 180.8 16.250 15.450 15.450 i5.450 16.000 16.250 199 8.490 8.510 8.460 8.570 8.630 8.930 AVEKAGE WHOLESALE PEICES OF COMMODITIES. 100.0 98.7 1.448 1.461 1.315 200 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Building materials. ( d ) Other building materials. Crushed stone, 1^-inch. Rela tive price. Western, If Westernj 1| Western, If Unmolded f inches thick, inches thick, inches thick, 1£ inches 5-panel, No. 1 5-panel, No. 1 4-panel, No. 2 Rela thick, O .& ., O. d ., O. G., Buffalo, tive Chicago, Buffalo, Chicago, average price. average average average price per price per price per price per door. door. door. door. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $1,375 1.250 1.225 1.050 86.5 78.7 78.7 77.1 66.0 895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. .913 .838 .813 .925 1.292 57.4 52.7 51.1 58.2 81.2 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1.590 1.891 2.121 1.729 1.690 100.0 119.0 133.4 108.7 106.3 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909 1910. 1911. x . $1.740 1.837 1.727 1.884 112.3 105.6 115.2 110.9 112.9 $1.811 1.744 1.775 1.673 1.603 1.513 106.4 102.0 $1,338 Hollow tile: Building. Gravel. 96.2 F .o.b .p it, F .o.b.p it, average of average of 22 plant 14 plant pnces, pnces, average average price per price per ton. ton. Rela tive price. Average price per block. Rela tive price. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Average price per cubic yard. Doors: White pine, 2 feet 8 inches by 6 feet 8 inches. ............... $1. 633 1914 .............. 1. 633 100.0 100.0 $0.900 .938 100.0 104.2 1.390 1.373 100.0 98.7 $0. 432 .455 100.0 105.2 $0.064 .064 100.0 100.0 1915........................... 1916........................... 1917........................... 1918........................... 1919........................... 1920........................... 1. 633 1. 633 1. 633 2. 100 2. 050 2. 469 100.0 100.0 100.0 128.6 125.6 151.2 .810 .883 1.117 1.604 1.704 1.908 90.0 98.1 124.1 178.2 189.4 212.0 1.343 1.373 1.543 1.992 2.719 4.371 96.6 98.7 111.0 143.3 195.6 314.4 .481 .481 .583 .741 .833 $0. 953 1.107 111.3 111.3 134.8 171.4 192.7 223.9 .064 .064 .074 .076 .080 .136 100.0 100.0 115.9 118.8 125.0 213.0 1921........................... January............. February........... March................. April.................. May................... June................... 2.,567 2. 650 2. 650 2. 650 2. 650 2.,650 2.,650 157.2 162.3 162.3 162. 3 162.3 162.3 162.3 1.925 1.950 1.950 1.950 1.950 1.950 1.950 213.9 216.7 216. 7 216.7 216.7 216.7 216.7 2.799 3.050 3.050 2.900 2.900 2.900 2.750 201.4 219.4 219.4 208.6 208.6 208.6 197.8 1.005 1.156 1.126 1.094 1.050 1.019 .991 303.3 233.7 227. 8 221.2 212.4 206.0 200.4 .103 161.4 .135 210.5 .120 187.5 .120 187.5 .120 187.5 .110 1 171.1 .110 171.1 July.................... August............... September......... October.............. November......... December.......... 2.,650 2.,650 2.,400 2.,400 2. 400 2. 400 162.3 162.3 147.0 147. 0 147.0 147.0 1.950 1.950 1.950 1.850 1.850 1.850 216.7 216.7 216.7 205.6 205.6 205.6 2.630 2.630 2.530 2.750 2.750 2.750 189.2 189.2 182.0 197.8 197.8 197.8 .969 .957 .938 .921 .914 .927 196.0 193.7 189.8 186.3 184.8 187.3 .095 .095 .093 .093 .082 .069 148.1 148.1 144.7 144.7 128.3 108.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES. 1913 to o T a b l e 9 . — A V E R A G E W H O L E SA L E PRICES OP COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. ,C> b© Building materials. (d) Other building materials. Rock- Lump, f. o. b. port, plant, aver average age for U. S., price per average price barrel. per ton. Polished, area 3 to 5 square feet. F.o. b.pit, F.o. b.pit, Mason’s lump, Unsilvered, Glazing, Average Unsilvered, Glazing, f. o. b. plant, average average average Rela price per Rela average average Rela average for U. S., of 26 plant Rela average of 15 Rela tive price per price per tive tive 100 price per tive tive price per plant prices, price. prices, av price. square price. average square price. square price. square square price per erage price average price foot. foot feet. foot. foot. per ton. ton. per ton. SO. 979 .913 .929 .920 .848 90.8 84.6 86.2 86.2 78.6 SO.530 .520 .420 .420 .330 1895.. 1898.. 1897. .* 1898.. 1899.. .781 .694 .719 .742 .798 72.5 64.3 66.7 68.8 74.0 .300 .340 .200 .270 .300 1900.. 1901.. 1902.. 1903.. 1904.. .683 .774 .806 .788 .825 63.4 ! 71.8 , 74.7 73.0 76.5 .340 .320 .258 .363 .228 1905.. 1908.. 1007.. .891 .047 .949 1.045 1.045 82.6! 87.888.0 96.9 96.9 .241 1.890- - 1891.. 1892.. 1893.. 1894.. 1908.. 1009.. m o ., m i.. ! 1.045 1.108 Polished, area 5 to 10 square feet. 96.9 102.8 SO. 700 .690 .550 .550 .450 179.8 177.2 141.3 141.3 115.6 103.9 : 117.8 69.3 93.5 103.9 .480 .540 .320 .430 .480 123.3 138.7 82.2 110.5 123.3 117.8 110.8 89.2 125.5 78.8 .540 .490 .411 .431 .365 138.7 125.9 105.7 110.8 93.8 183.6 180.1 145.4 145.4 114.3 SO. 198 .227 .230 .173 .202 .249 .225 83.4 95.8 97.2 73.2 85.2 . 105.3 95.1 .373 $0.305 .330 .340 .275 .282 95.8 103.7 106.8 86.4 88.5 .348 .316 109-2 99.2 'XW i Sand: Building. Lime: Common. Year or month. os 0981 ‘sat)®** a'lvsartoHM* Glass: Plate. Slate: Roofing No. 1. 1912 1.085 1913 1 .078 100.6 1915. 1916 1917. 1918 1919 1920 4.260 5.210 6.630 8.510 9.640 11.700 July.......... August___ September. October... November. December. $0,315 .320 96.2 117.6 149.7 192.1 217.6 264.1 .300 .315 .388 .496 .560 9.772 236.9 11.045 267.8 10.796 261.7 10.703 259.3 10.614 257.2 10.479 254.1 9.821 238.0 9.777 236.9 8.946 216.8 8.831 213.9 8.785 212.9 8.753 212.1 8.712 211.0 101.6 $4.*62&' lOO.O 4.896 105.9 .217 .237 .211 91.6 100.0 89.1 .297 .318 .291 93.2 100.0 91.4 95.2 99.9 123.0 157.4 177.5 203.1 5.000 5.208 6.500 7.583 7.875 10.050 140.5 164.0 170.3 217.3 .187 .292 .340 .361 .463 .745 78.9 123.2 143.6 152.4 195.4 314.7 .253 .338 .393 .453 .583 .809 79.6 10.6.0 123.3 142.2 183.0 254.2 695 182.5 799 209.6 793 208.0 760 199.5 727 190.8 706 185.5 688 180.5 10.483 11.900 11.900 10.200 10.200 10.200 10.200 226.7 257.3 257.3 220.5 220.5 220.5 220.5 .627 .780 .780 .780 .780 .600 .600 264.8 329.5 329.5 329.5 329.5 253.5 253.5 .707 .820 .820 .820 .820 .700 .700 222.0 257.6 257.6 257.6 257.6 219.9 219.9 675 10.200 10.200 10.200 10.200 10.200 10.200 220.5 220.5 220.5 220.5 220.5 220.5 .600 .600 .600 .600 .400 .400 253.5 253.5 253.5 253.5 169.0 169.0 .700 .700 .700 .700 .500 .500 219.9 219.9 219.9 219.9 157.1 157.1 100.0 $0 668 653 627 620 627 177.1 175.4 171.3 164.5 162.8 164.5 108.1 112.6 208 $10,898 98.4 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 4.360 1921................ January.. February. March___ April....... May........ June........ 100.0 $4,430 1914 400 375 350 325 204 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 lOO 75 50 40* WHOLESALE PEICES, 1890 TO 1921 C hart 37. 400 375 350 325 300 275 25 0 225 200 175 150 125 100 50 40 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 205 Chart 37a. T a b l e 9 . — AVE R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. *3 Building materials. (d) Other building materials. Paint materials. Glass: Window. Year or month. American, American, single, 25- single, B, 25inch, 6 by 8 to 10 by inch, 6 by 8 to 15 inches. 10 by 15 inches. Linseed oil, raw. Rosin: Com mon to good, strained. Putty. Turpentine, spirits of. Tar. Lead, carbon ate of (white lead): Ameri can, in oil. Zinc, oxide of (white zinc). 81.9 81.3 73.3 78.6 73.2 $1,786 1.770 1.595 1.710 1.633 80.4 79.7 71.8 77.0 73.5 $0.616 .484 .408 .463 .524 133.3 104.8 88.4 100.3 113.4 $0.018 .018 .016 .016 .016 152.2 152.2 140.0 139.0 136.5 $1,384 1.474 1.342 1.262 1.251 28.7 30.6 27.9 26.2 26.0 $1.475 1.583 1.300 1.046 1.092 66.3 71.2 58.4 47.0 49.1 $0,408 .380 .323 .300 .293 ...... 1.599 1.802 2.199 2.643 2.708 58.8 66.3 80.8 97.2 99.6 1.392 1.600 1.963 2.343 2.399 62.7 72.0 88.4 105.5 108.0 .524 .368 .328 .393 .427 113.4 79.7 70.9 84.9 92.3 .015 .015 .015 .015 .017 126.1 126.1 126.1 126.1 146.1 1.562 1.746 1.613 1.421 1.346 32.4 36.2 33.5 29.5 27.9 1.142 1.013 1.054 1.098 1.246 51.3 45.5 47.4 49.3 56.0 .292 .274 .292 .322 .458 68.3 64.1 68.3 75.3 107.1 .053 .052 .054 .054 .057 77.7 76.5 79.0 80.3 84.0 65.1 .035 .038 ■ 71.2 .038 tb .i .040 73.6 .044 81.4 1900 ..... 1901 ..... 1902 ..... 19Q3.......... 1904.......... 2.699 4.128 3.219 2.640 2.887 99.2 151. 8 118.3 97.1 106.1 2.319 3.282 2.565 2.160 2.328 104.4 147.8 115.5 97.3 104.8 .629 .635 .593 .417 .416 136.2 137.4 128.4 90.2 90.0 .019 .015 .019 .014 .011 165.2 130.4 167.0 122.6 95.7 1.602 1.530 1.613 2.216 2.833 1.363 33.3 1.282 31.8 33.5 1.325 46.0 . 1.67.9 58.8 , 1.679 61.2 57.6 59.6 75.5 75.5 .477 .373 .474 .572 .576 111.5 87.1 110.8 133.6 134.5 .063 .058 .054 .062 .059 92.5 85.2 79.7 91.0 87.7 .045 .044 .044 .046 .046 83.8 81.4 81.8 86.1 86.1 1905.......... 2.T64 2.920 2.813 2.360 2.320 101.6 107.3 103.4 86.8 85.3 2.137 2.256 2.242 1.881 1.849 96.2 101.6 101.0 84.7 83.3 .468 .405 .434 .438 .580 101.2 87.6 94.0 94.7 125.5 . 011 .012 .012 .012 .012 94.8 103.5 . 104.3 104.3 104.3 3.423 4.015 4.377 3.282 3.500 7i. i 83.3 90.9 68.1 72.7 79.0 88.0 104.7 71.9 73.6 .628 .665 .634 .453 .491 146.6 155.4 148.3 105.9 114.7 .063 .069 .070 .065 .064 93.6 102.5 103.1 96.2 94.2 .047 .051 .054 .051 .052 86.4 94.4 100.0 95.4 96.1 ..... ..... ...... ...... 1895 1894 1896 1897 1898 1899 1906 1907 1908 1909 ..... ..... ............... ............... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 1.758 1.958 2.329 1.600 1.638 95.3 $0.064 88.7 ; .065 75.4 .066 70.2 .061 68.5 .052 94.4 96.2 97.3 90.1 77.5 $0,043 .042 .043 .041 .087 $2,228 2.213 1.994 2.138 1.992 1890 1891 1892 1893 79.0 77.9 79.2 76.8 69.3 ,E PRICES, ,1890 TO 1921. In I n i, 2, A, AA, Aver Aver Aver Aver Aver Aver bulk, 3, and 5 aver aver Rela Aver RelaRela Rela Rela age Rela age age age age Rela aver pound Rela age Rela age age age price price .tiv$ tive price tive price tive price price tive tive price age tive tive tive . tins,, price price price. pet. price. price. per per price. per price. per price. per per price average price. price. price. per per pound. gallon. pound. barrel. barrel. gallon. per price per 50 sq.ft. 50 sq.ft. 50 sq.ft. pound. pound. 2.338 1.796 1.785 2.221 2.168 105.3 80.9 80.4 100.0 97.6 .847 .879 .673 .462 .502 183.2 190.3 146.5 100.0 108.6 .012 .012 .012 .012 .012 1915.................... 1916.................... 1917.................... 1918.................... 1919.................... 1920.................... 2. 550 3.150 4.123 6.322 6. 554 6.900 112.1 138.5 181.3 278.0 288.2 303.5 2.423 109.1 2. 494 112.3 3.325 149.7 5.689 256.2 6.226 280.4 6.555 295.2 .562 .751 1.107 1.697 1.769 1.459 121.6 162.5 239.5 345.6 382.8 315.7 .012 1921.................... January....... February. . . March....... April.......... M&y__ _ June__ 5.909 6.900 6* 900 6.900 6.900 5.400 5.400 259.9 303.5 303.5 303.5 303.5 237.5 237.5 5.614 6. 555 6.555 6. 555 6. 555 5.130 5.130 252.8 295.2 295.2 295.2 295.2 231.0 231.0 .700 .782 .655 .658 .604 .700 . 750 July............. August........ September.. October....... November December... 5. 400 5.400 5. 400 5.400 5.400 5.400 237.5 237.5 237.5 237.5 237.5 237.5 5.130 5.130 5.130 5.130 5.130 5.130 231.0 231.0 231.0 231.0 231.0 231.0 .744 .743 .745 .680 .670 .674 2.930 2.253 2. 240 2.720 ........ 5.233 6.717 6.642 4.817 4.017 108.6 139.4 137.9 100.0 83.4 2.254 2.125 '2.000 2.225 2.188 101.3 95.5 89.9 160.0 98.3 .683 .679 .470 .428 .473 159.6 158.7 109.9 100. 0 110.6 .069 .071 .068 .068 .068 102.4 104.6 100.9 100.0 99.9 .054 .054 .052 .054 .054 100.0 99.4 95.7 160.6 100.0 $0.027 .033 .040 .047 .047 .055 100.0 122.6 150.9 176. 2 175. 8 207.5 3.767 5.800 6.392 10.584 15.201 15.278 78.2 120.4 132.7 219.7 315.6 317.2 1.733 2.254 3.192 3.677 4.452 5.123 77.9 101.3 143.4 165.3 200.1 230.3 .459 .491 .488 .594 1.210 1.734 107.4 114.7 114. 0 138.9 282.8 405.3 .070 .093 .112 .127 .131 .152 103.3 137.1 165.8 188.0 194.1 225.3 .067 .092 .100 .100 .087 .089 124.0 170.8 186.6 185.5 162.3 165.4 151.5 169.2 141.7 142.3 130.7 151. 5 162.3 .051 .052 .051 .053 .053 .053 .053 192.5 194.3 193.6 198.1 198.1 198.1 198.1 5.763 8.813 7.500 5.850 4.950 5.260 5.050 119.6 183.0 155.7 121; 5 102.8 109.2 104.8 2. 890 3.875 3.313 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 129.9 174.2 148.9 134.8 134.8 134.8 134.8 .681 .724 .609 .584 .591 .717 .604 159.2 169.2 142.3 136.4 138. 2 167.6 141.1 .127 .132 .130 .130 .130 .130 .130 187.7 195.3 192.3 192.3 192.3 192.3 192.3 .077 .085 .080 .080 .080 .080 .080 142.6 158.0 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 161.0 160.7 161.2 147.2 145.0 145.9 .053 .053 .053 .048 .048 .048 198.1 198.1 198.1 179.2 179.2 179.2 5.050 4.970 5.425 5.600 5.680 5.325 104,8 103.2 112.6 116.3 117.9 110.6 2.875 2.500 2.525 2.550 2.650 2.500 129.2 112.4 113.5 114.6 119.1 112.4 .613 .633 .718 .755 .810 .814 143.1 147.9 167.7 176.4 189.3 190.2 .129 .123 .123 .123 .123 .123 190.1 181.2 181.2 181.2 181.2 181.2 .073 .073 .073 .073 .073 .073 134.8 134.8 134.8 134.3 134.8 134.8 207 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 12.274 2.274 107.7 82.8 82.4 100.0 100.0 1910.................... 1911.................... 1912.................... 1813.................... 1914..................... 2 .0 8 T a b l e 9 . — AVE R A G E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued, Chemicals and drugs. (a) Chemicals. Acid. • Alcohol. Year and month. Alum: Lump. Muriatic, 20°. Nitric 42°. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Stearic, triple pressed. Sulphuric, 66°. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. 80.0 75.4 93.1 77.7 67.7 $0,009 .008 .010 .009 .007 .008 .008 .011 .013 .014 73.8 57.7 83.8 98.5 103.8 1900..................................... 1901....................................... 1902..................................... 1903..................................... 1904....................................... .014 .015 .017 .016 .016 1905....................................... 1906....................................... 1907..................................... 1908....................................... 1909....................................... 1910..................................... 1911 ............ 1912....................................... 1913....................................... 1914....................................... Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. 88.0 81.0 95.0 85.0 73.0 $1.138 1.160 1.297 1.292 .720 237.8 242.5 271.2 270.1 150.5 $0.018 .016 .016 .017 .017 104.0 90.3 91.4 99.4 96.6 .007 .007 .010 .011 .012 70.0 70.0 95.0 113.0 120.0 .867 .850 .694 .750 .771 181.2 177.7 145.1 156.8 161.2 .016 .016 .017 .017 .017 91.4 93.7 94.9 94.3 96.0 103.8 115.4 129.2 123.1 123.1 .012 .013 .013 .013 .013 120.0 125.0 130.0 127.0 129.0 .800 .613 .642 .592 .588 167.3 128.1 134.2 123. 7 122.8 .018 .018 .018 .017 .018 100.0 100.0 100.0 98.9 100.0 .016 .014 .014 .014 .013 123.1 103.8 103.8 103.8 103.1 .012 .010 .010 .010 .010 124.0 100.0 100.0 102.0 100.0 .675 .700 .399 .428 .500 141.1 146.3 83.5 89.4 104.5 .018 .018 .018 .018 .018 100.0 iqo. o 100.0 100.0 100.0 .013 .013 .013 .013 .013 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 .500 .500 .500 .478 .450 104.5 104.5 104. 5 100.0 94.1 .018 .018 .018 .018 .020 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 113.1 Rela tive price. 1890....................................... 1891....................................... 1892....................................... 1893....................................... 1894....................................... $0.010 .010 .012 .010 .009 1895....................................... 1896....................................... 1897....................................... 1898....................................... 1899..................................... $0.019 .016 100.0 80.4 Average price per gallon. $0.049 .049 100.0 100.0 Average price per pound. $0.133 .129 100.0 97.4 $0,366 .338 Rela tive price. Wood: Refined, . 95 per cent. Average price per gallon. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. Denatured, 180 proof. 100.0 92.5 Rela tive price. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1880 TO 1821. Acetic, 28 per cent. .024 .060 .052 .056 .030 .034 125.3 309.3 267.5 290.7 155.2 174.7 .016 .025 .018 .023 .016 .021 123.8 189.2 134.6 174.6 123.1 160.0 .066 .078 .077 .087 .075 .076 134.8 159.6 157.6 178.9 153.5 155.7 .177 .150 .217 .251 .263 .268 133.4 112.9 164.0 196.8 198.4 202.5 .013 .020 .017 .016 .010 .011 129.0 200.0 169.0 163.0 95.0 112.0 .372 .563 .798 .686 .477 .980 101.6 153.8 218.0 187.5 130.4 267.8 .458 .671 1.046 1.015 1.273 2.557 95.8 140.2 218.6 212.1 266.2 534.5 .030 .041 .042 .046 .041 .045 170.3 233.1 240.6 262.9 234.9 256.0 1921....................................... January......................... February..................... March............................ April............................ May............................... June............................. .026 .028 .028 .026 .025 .025 . 025 131.4 141.8 141.8 132.0 128.9 128.9 128.9 .014 .017 .017 .017 .015 .013 .012 109.2 133.1 131.5 126.9 115.4 98.5 92.3 .071 .075 .075 .075 .071 .070 .070 144.7 153.7 153.7 153.7 144.5 143.4 143.4 .119 .145 .145 .135 .130 .113 .108 89.7 109.4 109.4 101.9 98.1 84.9 81.1 .009 .009 .010 .010 .010 .009 .009 91.0 92.0 98.0 100.0 95.0 90.0 90.0 .447 .704 .670 .600 .364 .365 .360 122.1 192.5 183.2 164.0 99.5 99.8 98.4 .801 1.354 1.280 .900 .770 .770 .770 167.4 283.1 267.6 188.2 161. 0 161.0 161.0 .038 . 044 .043 .041 . 040 .039 .037 218.3 248.6 242.9 236. 0 228.' 6 225i 1 210.9 July............................... August.......................... September.................... October......................... November................... December...................... .025 .025 . 025 . 025 .025 .025 128.9 128.9 128.9 128.9 128.9 128.9 .012 .012 .014 .014 .014 .014 92.3 92.3 107.7 107.7 107.7 107.7 .070 .070 .070 .068 ' .068 .068 143.4 143.4 143.4 138.3 138.3 138.3 .108 .108 .115 .103 .113 .105 81.1 81.1 86.8 77.4 84.9 79.2 .009 .009 .009 .009 .009 .009 90.0 90.0 90.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 .352 .350 .363 .406 .413 .412 96.2 95.7 99.1 111.0 112.8 112.6 .758 .633 .600 .600 .578 .580 158.5 132. 2 125.4 125.4 120. 7 121.3 .035 .035 .035 .035 .038 .037 200.0 200. 0 200. 0 200.0 214.3 211.4 209 - AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES. 11083°— 22— Bull. 320- 1915....................................... 1916....................................... 1917....................................... 1918....................................... 1919....................................... 1920....................................... 210 WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1921. Chart 38. 00 ® l » » 0 3 B o O o S o 8 S o O H r t r t H H H H r t 3 2 H o> 2 AVERAGE WHOLE9AU3 PRICES OF COMMODITIES. Chart 38a, fcO W 212 T able 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Chemicals and drugs. (a) Chemicals. Ammonia: An hydrous. Borax: Crys tals. Copper sul phate (blue vitriol), 99 per cent crystals. Aver Aver Aver Aver Aver age age Rela age age Rela age Rela Rela price tive price tive price price tive price tive per per price. per per 100 price. price. per price. pound. pound. pound. pounds. pound. 1890................... 1891................... 1892................... 1893................... 1894................... 1895................... 1896................... 1897................... 1898................... 1899................... 1900................... 1901................... 1902................... 1903................... 1904................... 1905................... 1906................... 1907................... 1908..-.............. 1900................... Formaldehyde. Palm kernel oil: Crude. (War In (Data from dustries Aver Board trade Rela age Rela journals.) tive data.) tive price Average Average price. per price. price per price per pound. pound. pound. Potash: Caustic, 88-92 per cent. Soda: Carbonate of (sal soda). (War In (Data dustries Aver from Board trade Relar age Rela data.) journals.) tive price tive Average Average price. per 100 price. price per price per pounds. pound. pound. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Year or month. Bleaching powder. 100.0 100.0 $0.013 .013 100.0 100.0 $0.038 .038 100.0 100.0 $0. 052 .046 1915................... 1916.................. 1917................... 1918................... 1919................... 1920................... .250 .250 .254 .385 .303 .336 100.0 100.0 101.7 154.1 121.1 134.2 .025 .065 .027 .031 $2.956 1.946 4.935 200.0 520.0 216.8 250.4 164.8 418.2 .047 .065 .072 .073 .073 .082 124.5 174.4 191.7 193.3 194.7 219.2 .064 .134 .098 .093 .082 .079 123.4 256.2 187.9 178.9 156.6 151.2 1921................... January___ February... March......... April.......... May............ June............ .303 .304 .303 .285 .304 .300 .300 121.2 121.6 121.0 114.0 121.6 120.0 120.0 2.272 2.520 2.563 2.463 2.380 2.200 2.150 192.6 213.6 217.1 208.6 201.6 186.3 182.0 .060 .071 .070 .063 .062 .059 .058 159.2 189.3 186. 7 166.7 165.3 158.4 153.3 .055 .060 .056 .052 .052 .053 .055 July............ August....... September.. October___ November.. December.. .300 .303 .310 .310 .310 .306 120.0 121.0 124.0 124.0 124.0 122.4 2.020 2.125 2.250 2.250 2. 213 2.140 171.0 180.0 190.6 190.6 187.5 181.3 .058 .056 .055 .055 .055 .055 153.3 148.3 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 .058 .057 .054 .053 . 053 .056 $0. 085 .085 100. 0 100.0 100.0 $0.101 .104 $0.175 .227 .464 103.9 129. 7 177. 4 206.8 268.6 549.5 .105 .138 . 161 .178 .180 .172 104.1 136.3 159. 2 176.5 178.3 170.6 105.0 115.2 108.1 99.6 98. 8 100.8 105.6 . 135 .180 .179 . 158 . 147 .144 .135 160.3 213.4 212.0 186.7 174.1 170.4 160.1 .094 . 112 . 100 .096 .093 .099 .095 93. 4 110. 9 99. 0 95.3 91. 6 97. 8 94.1 067 129 105 089 064 054 051 186.3 361.8 293.3 248.4 179. 8 152.0 143.4 110. 4 109. 2 103.5 100.8 100. 8 106.9 .128 .121 .113 .110 . 105 .105 151.8 143. 7 133.4 130.3 124.5 124.5 .088 .092 .092 .092 .087 .087 87.1 91. 0 91.0 91.1 86.0 85.6 047 042 048 054 056 055 130.6 117.8 132.7 152.0 156.3 154.2 88.9 .088 .110 .151 .176' 102. 8 100.0 $0.035 .076 100.0 213.3 $0.600 .600 100.0 .299 .823 .858 .758 844.1 2323.5 2424.6 $0 764 2141.0 398 1115.5 271 757.9 .600 1.046 1.117 1.371 1. 437 1.737 174.3 186.1 228.5 239.4 289.4 100.0 1.650 1.650 293.4 333.3 325.0 316.7 300.0 275.0 275.0 1.650 1.650 1.650 1.850 1.750 1.600 275.0 275.0 275.0 308.3 291.7 266.7 1.760 2.000 1.950 213 100. 0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 1910................... 1911................... 1912................... 1913................... $0.250 1914................... .250 j-j;g ‘sa^BM a'ivsa,iOHjs\ 06SI m i oi 1910. 1911. 100.0 98.6 .694 3.052 3.058 2.674 2.011 3.300 118.9 523.2 524.3 458.4 344.7 565.8 .010 .016 .021 .030 .025 .025 103.0 158.0 213.0 297.0 253.0 254.0 .031 .048 .064 .045 .031 .053 214.4 331.5 436.3 305.5 211.6 361.6 January... February.. March...... April........ May.......... June........ . 2.372 2.280 2.275 2.250 2.270 2.450 2.625 406.6 390.9 390.0 385.7 389.2 420.0 450.0 .022 .021 .020 .024 .023 .023 .023 215.0 208.0 200.0 235.0 229.0 225.0 225.0 .038 .038 .038 .036 .037 .038 .041 261.6 261.0 262.3 247.3 251.4 259.6 283.6 1.091 1.210 1.150 1.250 1.150 1.175 1.175 171.6 190.4 181.0 196.7 181.0 184.8 184.8 July............ August....... September.. October___ November.. December.. 2.470 2.375 2.450 2.430 2. 4j25 2.210 423.5 407.2 420.0 416.6 415. 7 378.9 .023 .023 .020 .020 .020 .021 225.0 225.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 206.0 .038 .036 .040 .040 .039 .038 256.8 243.2 270.5 275.3 267.8 258.9 ...................... 1.000 1.000 3.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 157.2 157.2 157.2 157.2 157.2 157.2 1914. 1915. 1910. 1917. 1018. 1919. 19201921. $0.071 .069 142.4 197.0 146.8 127.3 108.4 .069 .099 .156 .179 .154 .131 98.0 139.9 220.5 253.6 217.1 185.4 15.906 20.000 17.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 15.500 72.3 90.9 77.3 72.7 72.7 72.7 70.5 .064 .068 .065 .058 .056 .060 .055 89.8 95.5 91.9 82.2 78.9 84.9 77.8 12.906 16.200 15.000 15.000 14. 400, 13.000 12.250 167.8 210.7 194.9 194.9 187.3 169.0 159.3 15.000 15.000 15.000 15.000 15.000 15.000 68.2 68.2 68.2 68.2 68.2 68.2 . 056' 78.9 .066 93.5 .073 103.0 .073 102.5 .069 97.3 .066 93.1 11.600 12. 375. 12.500 12.100 10.500 10.000 150. 7 160. 9 162.5 157.2 136.6 130.1 $0.015 .014 100.0 97.9 $0.650 .658 100.0 101.3 22.000 22.000 22.000 22.000 .850 1.071 1.729 2.271 $2,220 1.851 1.226 130.8 164.7 266.0 349.4 291.4 192.9 22.000 31.333 43.333 32.290 28.000 23.846 m o 100.0 100.0 100.0 m o $7,667 7.200 100.0 93.9 8.200 11.842 14.000 17.750 107.0 154.5 182.6 231.5 223.2 255.8 $17,808 17.159 19.683 215 .073 .065 .062 .063 116.1 103.3 98.9 100.0 97.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. $0,583 .575 .010 .010 .010 .010 . 1012 216 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921-Continued. Chemicals and drugs. (c) Drugs and pharma ceuticals. (&) Fertilizer materials. Bones: Ground, steamed. Soda, nitrate of (Cnile salt peter), 95 per cent. (War (War (Data Indus Indus (Data Aver Aver from tries from tries Rela age Rela Rela age trade Rela Board trade Board tive tive tive journals.) •price price tive data.) data.) journals.) per price. per 100 price. price. Average Average price. Average Average ton. pounds. price price price price per ton. per ton. per ton. per ton. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. Acid: Citric, domestic, crystals, (War (Data Indus from tries Rela trade Average Rela Board journals.) tive tive price data.) price. per ton. price. Average Average price per price per pound. pound. 1890 TO 1921. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. Tankage: Crushed slaughter-house, 9 and 20 per cent. WHOLESALE PRICES, Phosphate Muriate of potash, 80 to 85 rock, Florida land pebble, per cent. 68 per cent. 1910.................. 1911.................. 1912.................. 1913.................... $20.000 20.000 100.0 100.0 $38.342 39.237 100.0 102.3 $3,408 3.000 100.0 88*> $2.469 2.110 100.0 85.5 $23.359 26.274 100.0 112.5 $6.447 .593 100.0 132.6 $6.767 4.875 6.165 103.5 120.3 186.9 213.6 155.9 197.2 20.000 20.000 24.750 31.167 $31,346 30.654 34.423 100.0 100.0 123.8 155.8 152.4 171.1 197.643 388.333 383.750 302.500 515.5 1012. 8 1000.9 $300,000 789.0 157.773 415.0 115.846 304.6 2.896 2.750 2.659 4.226 5.000 9.126 85.0 80.7 78.0 124.0 146.7 267.8 2.404 3.164 4.029 4.697 3.551 3.507 97.4 128.2 163.2 190.3 143.9 142.0 21.442 25.062 42.425 57. 500 54.408 64.689 91.8 107.3 181.6 246.2 232.9 276.9 .597 .699 .745 .885 $0.861 1.053 .783 133.5 156.3 166.5 197.9 242.0 179.9 1921................... January___ February. . March........ April.......... May........... June........... 2.654 3.350 3.225 3.038 2.800 2.650 2.313 84.8 107.2 103.2 97.2 89.5 84.8 73.9 22.981 28.000 28.000 25.500 23.800 22.000 22.000 114.2 139.1 139.1 126.8 118.3 109.4 109.4 49.494 80.640 72.000 64.800 51.360 48.000 45.600 130.2 212.2 189.4 170.4 134.9 126.2 119.9 5.582 9.000 9.000 7.875 4.500 4.500 5.000 163.8 264.1 264.1 231.1 132.0 132.0 146.7 2.470 2.830 2.813 2.688 2.640 2.750 2.575 100.0 114.6 113.9 108.9 106.9 111.4 104.3 24.738 28.010 27.875 26.750 25.400 22.813 21.125 105.9 119.9 119.3 114.5 108.7 97.7 90.4 .473 .498 .470 .470 .470 .470 .470 108.6 114.4 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.1 July........... August...... September. October___ November. December.. 2.210 2.125 2.275 2.620 2.600 2.570 70.7 67.9 72.8 83.7 83.1 82.2 22.000 20.250 21.000 21.000 21.000 21.000 109.4 100.6 104.4 104.4 104.4 104.4 43.200 40.800 40.800 37.920 35.400 33.600 113.6 107.3 107.3 99.4 93.1 88.4 5.000 5.000 5.000 4.900 4.275 3.250 146.7 146.7 146.7 143.8 125.4 95.4 2.270 2.050 2.163 2.320 2.263 2.280 91.9 83.0 87.6 94.0 91.6 92.4 20.000 20.000 23.825 28.100 24.500 27.200 85.6 85.6 102.0 120.3 104.9 116.4 .470 .470 .470 .470 .470 .470 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.1 1915.................. 1916.................. 1917.................. 1918.................. 1919................. 1920................... $3.141 2.685 3.252 3.779 5.871 6.708 ................. 217 ................ ................ AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 100.0 85.5 1914.................. 218 T a b l e 9 . — A VER AG E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. Chemicals and drugs. (c) Drugs and pharmaceuticals. Acid: Tartaric, crystals, U. S. P. Epsom salts: U. S. P. Cream of tartar. Year and month. 1891.. 1892.. 1893.. 1894.. Opium: Nat ural, in cases. $0,177 .154 .140 .135 .119 . .“ . . 89.7 $2.621 78.0 1.944 70.8 1.671 68.3 2.392 6a 6 2; 285 43.6 32.3 39.8 38.0 .120 .167 .131 .124 .133 61.1 84.8 66.4 62.8 67.4 1.841 2.092 2.342 3.342 3.073 30.6 34.8 38.9 55.5 51.1 1900. 1901. m 1903. 1904. 95.5 98.4 96.3 95.9 97.3 .152 .150 .144 .145 .140 76.9 76.3 73.3 73.4 70.8 3.200 3.229 2.831 3.081 2.750 53.2 53.7 47.1 51.2 45.7 97.1 98.6 100. *9 105.5 104.7 .124 .113 .138 .149 .170 62.8 57.3 70.2 75.7 86.3 3.033 2.950 4946 4 715 4610 50.4 49.0 82.2 78.4 76.6 .214 #08.7 .227 115.1 .184 93.5 .197 100.0 .215 109.0 5,371 6.433 7.117 6.017 7.355 89.3 106.9 118.3 1909.. . . . 1910. iftll. 1914 $0.306 .329 100.0 107.4 90.240 .273 100.0 113.9 $ 1.100 100.0 1 .550 140.9 (Data from trade Rela journals.) tive Average price. price per pound. 2 7 .8 93.2 92.1 91.1 93.0 96.5 1905.. 1906.. . . Phenol: U. S. P. (carbolic acid). (War In (War In (Data Aver from dustries Aver dustries age Aver Aver trade age Board Rela price Rela Board Rela age Rela age Rela tive tive price tive price tive per price data.) data.) jorunals.) tive Average Average price. per 100 price. per price. per price. gross of price. Average price per pounds. 4-ounce price per price per pound. pound. pound. bottles. pound. pound. 1895 ... 1896 ... 1897 ... 1898;.,................ 189ft................ 1907. . 1908.. .. Peroxide of hydrogen. 100.0 122.2 $4 000 4 77$ 100.0 119.4 $0,113 .203 100.0 180.7 WHOLESALE PB1CES, 1890 TO 1921. (War In (Data from dustries Board trade data.) journals.) Average Average price per price per pound. pound. Glycerine: Refined. 1915 1910 1917 1918 1919 1920 2.562 2.663 3. 775 4.959 4.857 5.289 102.5 106.6 151.0 198.4 194.3 211.6 1921 January..'. February.. March.___ April......... May.......... June.......... .373 .432 .390 .390 .390 .390 .390 122.5 141.6 127.9 127.9 127.9 127.9 127.9 4.773 5.070 4.925 4.850 4.800 4.700 4.700 July.......... August___ September. October.. . November. December. .366 .350 .350 .350 .350 .332 120.1 4.700 114.7 4.700 114. 7 4.700 114.7 4.700 114.7 4.700 108.8 4.700 m. .324 .407 .476 .640 $0.635 .580 .549 135.1 169.5 198.5 266.7 243.5 230.4 3.217 2.758 3.604 3.500 2.802 3.354 292.4 250.8 327.7 318.2 254.7 304.9 .296 .508 .611 .598 .197 .255 150.2 257.7 310.1 303.4 100.1 129.6 8.092 11.338 25. 583 24.413 11.264 7.219 134.5 188.4 425.2 405.8 187.2 120.0 6.229 6.996 6.833 7.479 7.250 8.417 155.7 174.9 170.8 187.0 181.3 210.4 191.0 202.9 197.1 194.1 192.1 188.1 ' 188.1 .337 .392 .350 .325 .300 .350 .350 141.6 164.6 147.0 136.6 125.9 147.0 147.0 2.542 2.750 2. 750 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 231.1 250.0 250.0 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 .163 .196 .198 .183 .171 .169 .160 82.6 99.4 100.2 92.6 80. 8 85.6, 81.2 5.925 7.500 7.375 6.375 5.500 5.500 5.500 98.5 124.7 122.6 106.0 91.4 91.4 91.4 8.771 9.250 9.250 9.250 9.250 9.250 9.250 219.3 231.3 231.3 231.3 231.3 231.3 231.3 .098 .091 .108 .106 .105 .096 .095 89.3 82.9 97.9 96.6 95.7 87.6 86.3 188.1 188.1 188.1 188.1 188.1 188.1 .346 .330 .330 .330 .330 .312 145.4 138.7 138.7 138.7 138.7 130.9 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 .150 .143 .145 .142 .144 .155 75.9 72.3 73.6 72.0 73.0 78.6 5.500 5.750 5.625 5.500 5.500 5.500 91.4 95.6 93.5 91.4 91.4 91.4 9.250 9.250 8.750 7.500 7.500 7.500 231.3 231.3 218.8 187.5 187.5 187.5 .096 .091 .091 .090 . 1Q0 .108 87.2 82.9 82.9 82.1 91.0 98.3 1.271 .810 .450 .481 1,129.6 720.0 406.0 427.4 $0.470 .112 101.7 .116 105, $ 219 ........... AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES. 8i9 .823 .712 142.7 205.8 247.6 268.7 270.0 233.5 .437 .629 .757 .822 220 table 9 . — AVER AG E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Chemicals and drugs. House furnishing goods. (c) Drugs and phar maceuticals. (a) Furniture. Bedroom. Quinine: Manu facturers’ quo tations. Average price per ounce. Rela tive price. Bed: Combination. Average price^per Rela tive price. Chair: All gum, cane seat. Average price per chair. Rela tive price. Chifforette: Combination. Average price per chifforette. Rela tive price. Dresser: Combination. Average price per dresser. Chairs: Bedroom. Maple, cane Oak rocker, Chicago, Rela seat, New average tive York, average price per price. price per dozen. dozen. Quartered oak rocker, Chicago, average price per chair. Rela tive price. $0,328 .251 .218 .215 .262 149.1 114.2 99.4 97.9 119.4 $7,000 7.000 6.850 6.850 6.000 66.7 66.7 65.2 65.2 57.1 1895 ............... 1896........................... 1897 ............ 1898 . .. 1899.................. .251 .241 .183 .215 .298 114.2 109.6 83.3 97.7 135.5 6.000 6.000 5.000 5.125 6.125 57.1 57.1 47.6 48.8 58.3 1900 ............... 1901 1902 1903 1904 .333 .303 .258 .253 .233 151.4 137.7 117.3 115.0 106.2 8.000 7.000 7.333 7.917 8.000 76.2 66.7 69.8 75.4 76.2 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 ... .210 .166 .178 .157 .141 95.6 75.5 80.8 71.4 64.1 8.000 8.917 10.000 9.417 9.000 76.2 84.9 95.2 89.7 85.7 .140 .140 63.8 63.8 9.000 9.000 85.7 85.7 1890.................... 1891.......... 1892............................ 1893................. 1894 ............ . 1910............ 1911.............................. ............. 1“ ' . .................. 1......... WHOLESALE PKICES, 1890 TO 1921, Year or month. .177 .220 .273 80.5 100.0 124.1 $22,500 22.500 100.0 1915.............................. 1916.............................. 1917.............................. 1918.............................. 1919.............................. 1920.............................. .328 .683 .717 .842 .829 .865 149.5 311.2 326.4 383.6 377.4 394.1 22.500 22.500 23.000 27.000 35.208 55.583 100.0 100.0 102.0 120.0 1921.............................. January................. February.............. March.................... April..................... May....................... June...................... .694 .700 .700 .700 .700 .700 .700 316.2 318.8 318.8 318.8 318.8 318.8 318.8 July....................... August.................. September............ October................. November............ December............. .700 .700 .700 .700 .700 .640 318.8 318.8 318.8 318.8 318.8 291.4 $2,250 2.250 100.0 100.0 100.0 122.2 156.5 247.0 2.250 2.250 2.750 3.250 4.208 7.208 42.146 49.000 49.000 49.000 49.000 49.000 37.250 187.3 217.8 217.8 217.8 217.8 217.8 165.6 37.250 37.250 37.250 37.250 37.250 37.250 165.6 165.6 165.6 165.6 165.6 165.6 100.0 $36.000 36.000 ioo.o 100.0 100.0 100.0 210.8 36.000 36.000 36.000 41.625 54.833 83.583 50.042 58.500 58.500 58.500 58.500 58.500 44.000 154.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 135.4 63.000 72.000 72.000 72.000 72.000 72.000 72.000 44.000 44.000 44.000 44.000 44.000 44.000 135.4 135.4 135.4 135.4 135.4 135.4 54.000 54.000 54.000 54.000 54.000 54.000 $32,500 32.500 100.0 144.4 187.0 320.4 32.500 32.500 32.500 37.125 48.833 68.500 100.0 100.0 100.0 5.750 6.250 6.250 6.250 6.250 6.250 6.250 255.6 277.8 277.8 277.8 277.8 277.8 277.8 5.250 5.250 5.250 5.250 5.250 5.250 233.3 233.3 233.3 233.3 233.3 233.3 100.0 100.0 114.2 150.3 100.0 9.500 10.500 90.5 $10.780 10.780 100.0 10.780 12.413 15.680 19.518 22.890 100.0 100.0 $4.350 6.558 115.2 145.5 181.1 212.3 320.1 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 5.084 5.880 5.880 5.880 5.880 5’ 880 5.145 248.2 287.0 287.0 287.0 287.0 287.0 251.2 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 4.410 4.410 4. 410 4.410 4.410 4.410 215.3 215.3 215.3 215.3 215.3 215.3 115.6 152.3 232.2 175.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES, 1912.............................. 1913.............................. 1914.............................. to to Table 9.—A V E R A G E W H OLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. House-furnishing goods. (a) Furniture. Ash, New York, average price per set. 1890...................... 1891,..................... 1892,1.................... 1893...:............... 1894...................... Iron bed stead, hardwood dresser and washstand, New York, aver age price per set. 1009. f<m 1905................... 190(6...................... m ...................... Iron bed stead, quar tered oak Aver Aver dresser and Rela age Rela age plain oak Rela tive tive price price tive washstand, price. per 6 per price. price. Chicago, buffet. chairs. average price per §et< $12.000 51.8 51.8 51.8 47.4 47.4 12.000 12.000 11.000 11.000 9.950 1895..................... 1896.................... 8.750 1897?,.................. 8.750 1898.:................... 10.000 ........... Iron bed stead, plain oak dresser and washstand, Chicago, average price per set. 10.100 42.9 37.7 37.7 43.1 43.6 11.250 11.250 11.750 12.167 12.250 48.5 48.5 50. 6 52.4 52.8 12.354 12.958 14.500 • $1}. 250 Chair: All gum, leather slip seat. 53.3 ; 55.9 62.5 Table: Ex tension, combination. Aver age price per table. Davenport: Standard pattern. Aver age Rela Rela price tive tive per price. daven price. port. Table: Li brary, com bination. Aver age price per table. Chairs. Hard Common wood, bow spindle, back, Rela Rela New Chicago, tive tive York, price. average average price. price price per per dozen. dozen. $4,200 70.0 70.0 4.200 4.250 4.250 3.500 70.8 70.8 58.3 3.500 3.500 3.313 3.500 4.042 5.208 4.750 58.3 58.3 55.2 58.3 67.4 86.8 5.000 79.2 81.9 83.3 79.5 4.750 5.125 5.792 79.2 85.4 96.5 4.917 4.771 WHOliKSAIiK BRICES; 189ft TO 1921. Buffet: Combina tion. Bedroom sets. Year or month. Kitchen. Living room. Dining Room. Bedroom. 1908. 1909. mo. mi. 1m. 1913. 1914. 1913. 11.000 10.875 11.875 13.750 15.250 18.000 61.1 60.4 6.000 66.0 5.500 5.750 91.7 05.6 6.000 6.000 100.0 76.4 84.7 $16,415 15.925 100.0 $43,000 15.925 19.608 23.046 31. 838 39. 568 97.0 43.000 119.5 43. 333 140.4 47.500 194.0 50.417 $45. 754 241.0 62.125 68.143 358.8 86.500 97.0 100.0 5.583 42.000 100.0 $15,000 100.0 $18.500 100.0 18.500 97.7 15.000 100.0 100.8 101.7 125.0 159.2 217.8 340.0 100.0 $34.500 100.0 34.500 100.0 $20. POO 100.0 100.0 20.000 100.0 93.1 $6.370 6.370 m o 100.0 201.2 15.000 15.250 18. 750 23. 875 32.667 51.000 June......... 41.344 47.726 46.256 46.256 46.256 42.581 42.091 217.9 59.500 251.4 63.000 243. 7 63.000 243.7 63.000 243.7 63.000 224.4 63.000 221.7 63.000 138.4 146.5 146.5 146.5 146.5 146.5 146.5 36.000 40.500 40.500 40.500 40.500 40.500 40.500 240.0 270.0 270.0 270.0 270.0 270.0 270.0 40. 750 47.500 47.500 47.500 47.500 47.500 47.500 220.3 256.8 256.8 256.8 256.8 256.8 256.8 63.063 65. 750 65.750 65. 750 65.750 65. 750 61.000 182.8 190.6 190.6 190.6 190.6 190.6 176.8 39.000 44.000 44.000 44,000 44.000 44.000 44.000 220.0 220.0 220.0 220.0 220.0 220.0 16.480 17.640 17.640 17.640 17.640 17.640 15.925 258.7 276,9 276.9 276.9 276.9 276.9 250.0 July.......... August__ September. October__ November. December. 38.269 37.779 37.779 37.044 37.044 37.044 201.5 199.1 199.1 195.2 195.2 195.2 130.2 31.500 210.0 130.2 31.500 210.0 130.2 31.500 210.0 130.2 31.500 210.0 130.2 31.500 210.0 130.2 31.500 210.0 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 183.8 61.000 183.8 61.000 183.8 61.000 183.8 61.000 183. 8 61. 500 183.8 61.500 176.8 176.8 176.8 176.8 178.3 178.3 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 15.925 15.925 15.925 15.288 15.288 15,288 250.0 250.0 250.0 240.0 240.0 240.0 im. 1917. 1913. 1919. 1920. 1921................ January... February.. March...... April........ May........ 100.0 18.500 20.500 20.000 21.000 24.000 32.000 54. 750 118.9 129.7 173.0 295.9 34.500 34.500 41.500 47.000 56.500 67.000 100.0 100.0 22.000 120.3 136.2 163.8 194.2 23. 500 25.917 31.167 46.667 105.0 117.5 129.6 155.8 233.3 100.0 110.8 100.0 195.0 6.370 7.003 8.759 11.662 13.704 22.932 109.9 137.5 183,1 215.1 360.0 100.0 3 M a w w OF COMMODITIES. 223 56.000 56.000 56.000 56.000 56.000 56.000 110.5 117.2 144.5 22 4 T able 9.—AVE R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. House-furnishing goods. (a) Furniture. ( 6) Furnishings. Kitchen. Aver age price Rela tive per refrig price. erator. Tables. Carpets. Cotton. Woolen. 2 3£-foot, Hardwood 11-4,5 5 New base, pounds to pounds pounds York, 24 by 42 the pair, to the to the Rela cotton warp, pair, Rela pair, aver inches, tive Chicago, price. age cotton and average tive average price wool filling, price price. price average per price per per per average price dozen. table. per pound. pound. pair. Ingrain; 2-ply, Lowell, 4 to 5 aver pounds age to the Rela pair, price tive per average price. yard. price per pound. Axminster: Lowell, aver age price per yard. Axminster: Bigelow, |, Rela aver tive price. age price per yard. Wilton: 5Brussels: 5frame, Bigelow. frame, Bigelow. Aver age price per yard. Rela tive price. Aver age price per yard. Rela tive price. 79.9 87.3 79.9 76.2 72.4 $1.920 2.016 1.920 1.920 1.920 79.7 83.7 79.7 79.7 79.7 1891. 1892 1893 1894. $15,000 15.000 15.000 15.000 14.250 65.8 65.8 65.8 65.8 62.5 $0,460 .460 .430 .420 .410 66.4 66.4 62.1 60.6 59.1 $0,910 .890 .900 .900 .850 86.7 84,. 8 85.7 85.7 81.0 $0,516 .552 .504 .528 .468 84.7 90.6 82.7 76.8 $1,032 1.128 1.032 .984 .936 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 14.250 13.800 13.800 13.800 14.450 62.5 60.5 60.5 60.5 63.4 .400 .400 .420 .420 .420 57.8 57.8 60.6 60.6 60.0 .750 .750 .750 .900 .800 71.4 71.4 71.4 85.7 76.2 .420 .408 .432 .468 .456 68.9 66.9 70.9 76.8 74.8 .936 .936 .960 1.032 1.032 72.4 72.4 74.3 79.9 79.9 1.680 1.680 1.728 1.824 .1.824 69.8 69.8 71.8 75.7 75.7 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 15.600 15.600 15.600 15.600 15.600 68.4 68.4 68.4 68.4 68.4 .525 .475 .475 .500 .525 75.8 72.1 75.8 .900 .850 .850 .925 .925 85.7 81.0 81.0 88.1 88.1 .492 .480 .484 .514 .518 80.7 78.8 79.4 84.3 85.1 1.032 1.032 1.030 1.088 1.104 79.9 79.9 79.7 84.2 85.4 1.872 1.872 1.884 2.008 2.040 77.7 77.7 78.2 83.4 84.7 15.600 16.500 18.000 18.000 18.000 68.4 72.4 78.9 78.9 78.9 .600 .600 .600 86.6 1.000 95.2 97.6 95.2 90.5 95.2 .552 .552 .576 .554 .528 90.6 90.6 94.5 90.9 1.152 1.180 1.248 86.6 1.192 89.2 91.3 96.6 92.9 92.3 2.136 2.192 2.280 2.216 2.216 88.7 91.0 94.7 92.0 92.0 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 6 8 .6 68 .6 86.6 $0,524 .504 .500 1.025 86.6 1.000 83.3 82.6 1.000 .950 86.6 ' 1.200 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Refrigerator: Lift top type. Blankets. ! 1910 $10.330 10.465 87.7 92.1 20.000 21.000 . .. 100.0 101.3 22.800 22.800 $i.42i 1.421 100.0 100.0 100.0 .550 .570 .567 .605 .640 90.9 94.2 93.7 1.054 1.000 1.025 100.4 95.2 97.6 100.0 1.050 100.0 105.8 .528 .528 .580 86.6 86.6 1.200 1.200 $1.024 95.2 1.240 92.9 92.9 96.0 2.232 2.232 2.312 92.7 92.7 96.0 100.0 1. 076 100.0 1.292 100.0 2.408 1.017 96.8 1.052 97.8 1.268 98.1 2.332 1.150 1.375 2.015 2.625 2.500 $1.822 1.905 109.5 131.0 191.9 250.0 238.1 249.1 1.084 1.372 1.638 2.070 2.402 $2.991 3.936 100.7 127.5 152.2 192.4 223.3 293.9 1.296 1.544 1.838 2.621 3.407 4.272 100.3 119.5 142.3 202.9 263.7 330.6 2.429 2.880 3.416 4.505 5.412 6.784 100.9 119.6 141.9 187.1 224.7 281.7 96.8 10.600 102.6 10.900 105.5 142.2 164.8 170.1 205.0 1.421 1.527 1.887 2.736 3.695 5.239 107.5 132.8 192.5 260.1 368.7 .538 .734 1.234 1.894 1.695 2.035 ... February. Marnh April May .Tnnp. 18.450 178.6 20.700 200.4 20. 700 200.4 20.700 200.4 20.700 200.4 20.700 200.4 20.700 200.4 4.202 5.292 5.292 4.851 4.165 4.165 4.018 295.7 372.4 372.4 341.4 293.1 293.1 282.8 1.278 1.630 1.180 1.030 1.030 1.235 1.235 269.5 195.1 170.2 170.2 204.1 204.1 1.127 1.127 1.127 1.127 1.127 1.127 1.127 147.4 147.4 147.4 147.4 147.4 147.4 147.4 3.272 3.888 3.888 3.888 3.888 3.024 3.024 244.3 290.3 290.3 290.3 290.3 225.8 225.8 3.552 4.320 4.320 4.320 4.320 3.312 3.312 274.9 334.4 334.4 334.4 334.4256.3 256.3 5.432 6.432 6.432 6.432 6.432 5.040 5.040 225.6 267.1 267.1 267.1 267.1 209.3 209.3 .Tnly Angiifit. September. October___ November. December.. 16.200 156.8 16 200 156.8 16.200 156.8 16! 200 •156.8 16.200 156.8 16.200 156! 8 3.773 3.773 3.773 3.773 3.773 3.773 265.5 265.5 265.5 265.5 265.5 265.5 1.235 1.235 1.323 1.400 1.400 1.400 204.1 204.1 218. 7 231.4 231.4 231.4 1.127 1.127 1.127 1.127 1.127 1.127 147.4 147.4 147.4 147.4 147.4 147.4 3.024 3.024 3.024 3.024 2.784 . 2.784 225.8 225.8 225.8 225.8 207.9 207.9 3.312 3.312 3.312 3.312 2.736 2.736 256.3 256.3 256.3 256.3 5.040 5.040 5.040 5.040 4.608 4.608 209.3 209.3 209.3 209.3 191.4 191.4 1915 ^918 1917 1918 1919 1929 1921 0 (UlUOil J . 14.690 17.025 17.575 21.180 88.8 121.4 204.0 313.0 280.1 336.4 211.2 211.8 211.8 225 100.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 11083'— 22— Bull. 320M Ol 1911 1912 1913 1914 T a b l e 9 . — AVE R A G E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. House-furnishing goods. (b) Pails. Table cutlery. Furnishings. Glassware. Sheeting: Bleached. Year or month. 1890.. 1891.. 1892.. 1893.. 1894.. Knives and forks: cocobolo handles. Average price per dozen. Rela tive price. Average price per dozen. Rela tive price. $0,800 .800 106.7 106.7 106.7 126.7 106.7 $7,750 7.750 6.850 5.500 5.500 134.8 134.8 119.1 95.7 95.7 $1.592 1.450 1,350 1.313 1,258 106.7 106,7 5.500 5.500 5.OO0 5.500 5.750 95.7 95.7 87.0 95.7 1,121 .800 ,950 ,800 1895.. 1896.. 189?.. 1898.. 1899.. ,800 ,800 .?50 .750 ,750 1900. 1901. 1902* 1905. 1904. .750 .750 .750 .750 .750 1905* 1900. 1907* 1908. 1909. .750 .750 .800 .750 .750 100.0 100.0 6.050 6.483 5.417 5.000 1910. 1911. 1912. .750 .750 .750 .750 .767 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 102.2 5.000 5.000 5.292 5.750 5.813 1913. 1914. Galva Wooden, nized average iron, price per average dozen. price per gross. 100.0 l 60*0 100,0 m o 100,0 100,0 100.0 100.0 100,0 100.0 106.7 5.750 6.500 6.500 6.500 6.667 6.688 100.0 100.0 113.0 113.0 113.0 115.9 116.3 105.2 112.8 1,263 1.242 1,133 1.267 2.100 87.0 87.0 92.0 1.900 1.750 1.750 1.792 1.800 ioi.1 Rela tive price. Average price per dozen. Rela tive price. Average price per dozen. 91.6 83.9 79.4 81,4 72.8 $0.313 .316 ,294 .306 .276 96.0 97.1 90*4 93.8 84*6 $0.120 109.1 109.1 109.1 109.1 109.1 $1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 156.3 156.3 156.3 156.3 156.3 $0.180 .120 ,120 .120 ,120 .190 .190 .190 150.0 166.7 158.3 158.3 158.3 74.6 74.9 72.7 71.9 84.5 .272 .293 .293 .293 .295 83,5 89*8 89.8 89*8 90.6 *120 *100 .100 .100 .100 109.1 90.9 90.9 90.9 90.9 1.250 1.250 l.odo 1.000 1.000 156.3 156.3 125.0 125.0 125.0 .185 .180 .iTo .160 .130 154.2 150.0 141.7 133.3 108.3 95.8 88.5 87.8 95.1 101.4 .308 .293 .293 .304 .278 94.4 89.8 89.8 93.3 85.2 .100 .140 .140 .140 .140 90.9 127.3 127.3 127.3 127.3 1.300 1.300 1.300 1.150 125.0 162.5 162.5 162.5 143.8 .180 .180 .185 .177 .160 150.0 150.0 154.2 147.2 133.3 94.8 103*5 120.5 .270 .273 .305 .279 ,287 82.9 83.9 93.6 85.8 .140 .i40 ,i40 . 122 *117 127.3 127.3 127.3 110.9 106.4 1.050 1.05D 1.050 .963 .996 131.3 131*3 131.8 120.4 124.5 .150 .150 .150 .133 .134 125.0 125.0 125.0 110.4 .340 *306 ,278 .326 , 344 104.4 94.1 85.4 ldo.o 105.7 .113 102.7 117.8 .120 100.0 .110 ,110 ,iio 100.0 100.0 100.0 .120 109.1 .942 .800 .sdo .800 .900 62.6 70.5 69.3 63.3 70.7 .179 ,179 .174 *172 .202 .229 83.3 86.5 86.5 .212 .210 88.6 *228 .243 117.2 107.0 106.0 97.7 97.7 100.0 $ii. 742 Average price per dozen. ,190 ,195 ,174 94.9 94.9 1.917 Rela tive price. .201 110.0 100.5 Pitchers: 4-gallon, Tumblers: 4-pint, common. common. Average price per yard. $0.219 1.700 1.700 1.971 Nappies: 4-inch. Rela tive price. 88.8 94.9 10-4, Wamsutta, S. T. Average price per yard. 80,9 75,3 73.3 70*2 1.492 1.550 . 1.550 1.588 1.700 94.2 87.0 100.0 10-4, Pepperell. Rela tive price: .227 .248 .288 .244 .252 .268 .245 .228 . 289 .253 102.1 105.2 111.8 102.4 95.4 1Q0.0 105.9 88.0 . 1.000 100.0 100.6 100*0 112.5 .200 . iio .110 .120 .120 Rela tive price. 111.8 91.7 91.7 100.0 100.0 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1§90 TO 1921. Carvers: stag handles. .750 .858 1.033 1.150 1.242 1.550 114.4 137.8 153.3 165.6 206.7 5.750 6.875 10.083 12.333 13.308 14.737 119.6 175.4 214.5 231.4 256.3 18.954 26.313 34.042 47.500 36.177 42.962 129.2 179.4 232.1 323.8 246.6 292.9 .232 .298 .383 .600 .581 .726 96.9 124.5 160.2 250.9 242.8 303.3 1.220 93.5 117.3 178.5 254.3 282.3 374.5 1921..................... January....... February___ March.......... April............ May............. June............. 1.450 1.450 1.450 1.450 1.450 1.450 1.450 193.3 193.3 193.3 193.3 193.3 193.3 193.3 14.000 14.500 14.500 14.500 14.500 14.500 14.500 243.5 252.2 252.2 252.2 252.2 252.2 252.2 24.314 32.194 28.125 25.952 24.500 24.500 23.333 165.7 219.5 191.8 176.9 167.0 167.0 159.1 .432 .439 .439 .439 .439 .418 .406 180.5 183.4 183.4 183.4 183.4 174.6 169.8 .911 .903 .903 .903 .903 .903 .903 July.............. August......... September... October....... November... December... 1.450 1.450 1.450 1.450 1.450 1.450 193.3 193.3 193.3 193.3 193.3 193.3 13.500 13.500 13.500 13. 500 13.500 13.500 234.8 234.8 234.8 234.8 234.8 234.8 23.250 23.250 23.708 21.952 20.500 20. 500 158.5 158.5 161.6 149.6 139.8 139. 8 .406 .410 .428 .496 (2) (2) 169.8 171.2 178.7 207.3 .903 .903 .903 .903 .946 .959 2 No quotation. 100.0 ........ .305 .382 .581 .828 .920 .135 .208 .250 .275 .314 122.7 146.6 188.6 227.3 250.0 285.8 279.8 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 .315 .320 .320 .320 .320 .320 .320 286.4 290.9 290.9 290.9 290.9 290.9 290.9 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 290.4 294.4 .320 .320 .320 .300 .300 .300 290.9 290.9 290.9 272.7 272.7 272.7 .161 .850 1.000 1.254 1.444 1.595 1.897 2.050 2.100 2.100 2.100 2.100 2.100 2.100 2.100 2.100 2.100 1.900 1.900 1.900 106.3 125.0 156.8 180.5 199.4 237.1 256.3 262.5 262.5 262.5 262.5 262.5 262.5 262.5 262.5 262.5 237.5 237.5 237.5 .110 .125 .220 .314 .328 .320 .258 .300 .280 .280 .280 .255 .255 104.2 183.3 261.8 272.9 266.7 214.9 250.0 233.3 233.3 233.3 212.5 212.5 .255 .255 .255 .240 212.5 212.5 212.5 .220 .220 183.3 183.3 200.0 227 100.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 1915..................... 1916..................... 1917..................... 1918..................... 1919..................... 1920..................... House furnishing goods. Miscellaneous. ( b) Furnishings. Plates: White granite. Year or month. (a) Tickings: Amoskeag, A. C. A. Teacups and saucers: White grante. 228 T a b l e 9 . — AVER AGE W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Tubs. Bran. Cattle feed. Linseed meal. Aver age price per snort Rela tive price. Aver age price per ton. Average Relaprice tive per price. dozen. Average price per gross (6 dozen cups and 6 dozen saucers). 1890...................... $0.489' 105.5 1891....................... .479 103.3 1892....................... .464 100.2 .464 100.2 1893....................... 1894....................... .457 98.6 $3,760 3.682 3.572 3.572 3.525 110.0 107.7 104.5 104.5 103.1 $0.120 .118 .115 .118 .108 89.1 87.3 85.4 87. 7 80.5 $1,650 1.567 1.400 1.308 1.288 98.0 93.1 82.2 77.7 76.5 $23.375 25.208 23.696 25. 704 22. 558 74.0 79.8 75.0 81.3 71.4 3.237 3.091 3.091 3.360 3.403 94.7 90.4 90.4 98.2 99.5 .101 . 102 .098 .089 .092 74.4 75.7 72.4 66.4 68.6 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.258 74.3 74.3 74.3 74.3 74.8 18.913 19.938 20. 438 19.000 20.796 59.8 63.1 64.7 60.1 65.8 104.6 .108 . 105' 107.7 106.8 .110 .121 1.442 1.450 1.450 1.450 1.450 85.6 110.1 110.1 80.5 75.3 78.0 82.0 90.1 86.1 86.1 86.1 86.1 25.546 25.021 27.133 26.708 26.200 80.8 79.2 85. 8 84.5 82.9 80.5 93.8 95.1 98.0 98.0 26.358 30.392 28.704 29.392 32.037 83.4 96.2 90.8 93.0 101.4 95.8 98.0 95.1 33.563 29.767 31.463 106.2 94.2 99.5 Average price per dozen cups and saucers. Relative price. Average price per yard. . Wooden, Galvanized Rela- oakgrained, iron, No.3, Rela Aver Rela age tive average average tive tive price. price per price per price. pci ■norfAn bUil- price. nest of 3. dozen. ton. 1895....................... 1896....................... 1897....................... 1898....................... 1899....................... .416 .399 .399 .452 .461 1900....................... 1901....................... 1902.................. . 1903.. . : ............... 1904 .................... .484 .510 .510 .499 .494 110.0 110.0 107. 7 106.7 3.575 3.763 3.763 3.683 3.650 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 .459 .459 .459 .459 .459 99.0 99.0 99. 0 99. 0 99.0 3.387 3.387 3.387 3.897 3.387 99.0 99.0 99.0 114.7 99.0 .108 .126 .137 .113 .118 102.0 83.6 87.7 1.450 1.450 1.600 1.650 1.650 1910 1911 1912....................... .462 .462 .462 99.7 99. 7 99.7 3.413 3.413 3.413 .......$0,569 99.8 99.8 ’ 99.8 .129 .133 .129 95.5 99.0 95.7 1.613 1.650 1.600 89.8 86.1 86.1 97. 5 99.4 104.5 .101 86.1 86.1 __v__ Rela tive price. Millfeed: Middlings, standard. Aver age price per ton. Rela tive price. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Cottonseed meal: Prime. % .463 .463 100.0 100.0 .570 .570 100.0 100.0 .135 .133 98.7 1.683 1.763 .......$4,300 1915....................... 1916....................... 1917........................ 1918....................... 1919........................ 1 9 2 0 .................... .463 .484 .718 .928 1.085 1.233 100.0 100.0 229.9 277.0 .570 .596 .892 1.193 1.369 1.650 104.6 156.4 209.1 240.1 289.4 .118 87.9 .163 120.7 .303 225.0 .407 302.0 .350 260.0 .536 398.0 1921....................... January.......... February........ March............. April............... May................ June............... 1.218 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.260 262.8 302.2 302.2 302.2 302.2 302.2 272.0 1.565 1.800 1.800 1.800 1.800 1.800 1.620 274.5 315.7 315.7 315.7 315.7 315.7 284.1 .208 July................ August........... September___ October.......... November___ December....... 1.260 1.170 .980 .980 .980 .980 272.0 252.5 211.5 211.5 211.5 211.5 1.620 1.504 1.260 1.260 1.260 1.260 284.1 263.8 221.0 221.0 221.0 221.0 2 No quotation. 200.2 100.0 $18,365 100.0 104.7 21.017 114.4 31.608 30.438 100.0 $28,417 96.3 30.792 5.496 7.950 10.592 15.363 11.028 13.361 133.8 193.6 257.9 374.1 268.6 325.3 20.041 109.1 20.452 111.4 32. 368 176.2 31. 818 173.3 38.899 211.8 41.724 227.2 31.979 36.682 48.292 56.350 69.229 65.841 101.2 116.0 152.8 178.3 219.0 208.3 35.000 36.167 47.750 53. 583 73.942 62.827 123.2 21.603 127.3 22.207 168.0 36.074 188.6 33.658 260.2 44.738 221.1 45.620 154.3 148.6 148.6 133.7 126.3 126.3 126.3 7.497 9.629 8.738 8.247 7.617 7.500 7.267 182.5 234.4 212.8 200.8 185.4 182.6 176.9 17.010 26.250 21.375 21.500 16.250 16.050 14.438 92.6 142.9 116.4 117.1 88.5 87.4 78.6 40.083 37.500 36. 500 36.500 33.500 36.500 41.500 126.8 118.6 115.5 115 5 106.0 115. 5 131.3 43.189 49.000 43.000 43.750 44.200 35.250 37.000 152.0 172.4 151.3 154.0 155. 5 127.6 130.2 20.750 15.375 15.500 14.656 .170 1^6.3 .185 137.4 .280 208.0 .280 208.0 .280 208.0 (2) 7.250 7.065 7.092 6.758 6.400 6.400 176.5 172.0 172.7 164.6 155.8 155.8 13.781 13.900 12.969 12.063 14.650 21.375 75.0 75.7 70.6 65.7 79.8 116.4 39.500 43.750 42.750 45.000 44.000 44.000 125.0 138.4 135.2 142.4 139.2 139.2 41.400 46.250 46.000 41.200 40.750 47.600 145.7 162.8 161.9 145.0 143.4 167.5 13.781 13.350 14.000 13.000 15.275 21.563 .200 .200 .180 .170 .170 .170 100.0 $19,452 108.4 21.534 16.853 23.688 20.688 111.1 114.2 185.4 173.0 230.0 234.5 86.6 121.8 106.4 105.7 79.0 79.7 75.3 70.8 73.8 72.0 66.8 78.5 110.9 229 104.6 155.0 100.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES. 1913........................ 1914....................... .230 T a b l e 9 . — AVER AG E W HOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Continued. Miscellaneous. (&) Leather. Glazed: Kid, top grades, from Brazilian skins. Calf. Year or month. Side: Chrome, tanned, “ B ” grade. Harness: Oak. Sole: Hemlock. Sole: Oak. Sole: Union. 1890...................... 1891...................... i892...................... 1893...................... 1894...................... $0.600 .647 .693 *645 *604 65.4 70.5 75.5 70.2 65.8 1895....................... 1896...................... 1897...................... 1898...................... 1899...................... *733 .643 *616 .676 1900..................... 1901.. i ................. 1902...................... 1903...................... 1904...................... .656 .628 1905...................... 1906...................... 1907...................... 1908..................... 1909..................... .697 .717 .767 1910...................... 1911..................... 1912...................... .688 .660 .690 .688 $0,225 .218 .231 .228 .226 .247, $0,257 .258 .237 .240 .228 79.9 70.1 67.1 73.6 74.9 . 28$ .255 .243 *283 .300 71.5 68.4 71.9 75.2 74.9 .303 *297 9 73.0 73.3 67.3 82.0 72.6 69.1 80.3 85.3 .207 .188 .203 .213 .225 73.5 66.7 $0.333 .333 .331 .319 85.9 84.4 84.4 84.1 81.0 .333 .371 .374 .351 .381 .379 .369 .382 $0.377 .368 .342 .348 .328 84.0 82.0 76.2 77.6 73.1 76.2 65.2 75.5 79.9 .342 .293 .308 .321 .336 .249 .248 .237 .227 .226 88.3 87.7 83.9 80.4 80.0 .361 .353 .380 .374 .345 80.4 78.5 84.7 83.4 76.9 84.6 94.3 94.9 89*1 96.7 .229 *254 *264 .251 .255 81.2 90.0 93.7 88.9 90.4 .366 .380 .382 .380 .413 81.6 84.6 85.1 84.7 91.9 98.3 93.7 97.0 .247 .238 .258 87.5 84.2 91.4 .415 .388 .415 92.4 86.5 92.6 68.2 75.9 78.1 83.5 81.0 85.8 84.4 83.9 91.5 68.1 64.7 $0.192 .186 .173 .180 .172 . i 65.9 61.2 63.7 60.8 72.1 68.6 71.6 74.8 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Wax calf, 30 Cali Countryto 40 pounds Chrome calf, Average Rela middles, No. 1, fornia, Average Rela Average to the dozen, average Rela price Rela price Rela Average Rela Average Rela No. 1, per average per tive B grade, tive average price per average tive price per tive price per tive price per tive per tive square price. square price. average price price price per price. price. pound. price. pound. price. pound. price. foot. square pound. price per foot. per square pound. foot. pound. foot. .270 100.0 .280 103.9 1915...................... 1916...................... 1917...................... 1918................. 1919................. .1920............ .285 .450 .579 .598 .970 .985 105.7 166.9 214.7 221.8 359.6 365.5 1921.............. January....... February.. March....... April........ May............. June......... .521 .525 .525 .525 .525 .525 .525 193.2 194.7 194.7 194.7 194.7 194.7 194.7 .525 .525 .525 .525 .500 .500 194.7 194.7 194.7 194.7 185.5 185,5 July.............. August.......... September__ October....... November___ December.. . io No market prices; estimated. 100.0 $0.409 100.0 103.8 .419 102.3 io .270 10.497 .663 1.015 1.073 107.7 198.4 274.6 264.6 405.4 428.5 .452 .498 .689 .693 .761 .720 .694 .700 .700 .650 .650 .650 .700 277.1 279.6 279.6 259.6 259.6 259.6 279.6 .675 .700 .750 .750 .700 .700 269.6 279.6 299.5 299.5 279.6 279.6 10.688 ' .394 $0,256 io *268 100.0 .282 100.0 .449 100.0 $0.401 104.8 .302 100.0 107.0 .471 105.0 .422 105.1 110.4 121.5 168.3 189.4 185.9 175.9 io . 279 io . 325 .439 .412 .640 .617 109.0 127.0 171.7 160.9 250.2 241.1 .309 109.7 .388 137.6 .535 189.8 .484 171.6 .528 ' 187.3 .534 189.4 .504 .640 .831 .796 .913 .856 112.4 142.5 185.2 177.4 203.5 190.7 .448 .629 .790 .709 .841 .836 111.7 156.7 196.9 176.6 209.5 208.4 .439 .520 .510 .490 .410 .410 .410 107.3 127.0 124.6 119.7 100.1 100.1 100.1 .312 .375 .375 .335 .335 .300 .300 122.0 146.6 148.6 131.0 131.0 117.3 117.3 .358 .400 .380 .370 .370 .370 .360 127.0 141.8 134.7 131.2 131.2 131.2 127.6 .548 .600 .550 .575 .575 .550 .550 122.1 133.7 122.6 128.1 128.1 122.6 122.6 .503 .575 . 550 .550 .513 .500 .500 125.3 143.3 137.1 137.1 127.7 124.6 124.6 .410 .410 .410 .430 .430 .430 100.1 100.1 100.1 105.0 105.0 105.0 .300 .300 *300 .275 .275 .275 117.3 117.3 117.3 107.5 107.5 107.5 .350 .340 .340 .340 .340 .340 124.1 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120,5 .550 .525 .525 .525 .525 .525 122.6 117.0 117.0 117.0 117.0 117.0 .488 .466 .420 .470 .500 .500 121.5 116.1 104.7 117.1 124.6 124.6 231 io $0,250 io .260 AVERAGE WHOLESALE FRIGES OF COMMODITIES. 1913...................... 1914...................... 400 375 232 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 19-21. Chart 39. 406 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50) AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 40 233 Chart 39a. T able 9 .—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921—Continued. jg Miscellaneous. (c) Pafrer and pulp. (d ) Other miscellaneous. \------------------------------------------------ Wood pulp: Sul phite) domestic, . unbleached. Paper. Year or month. Average price per Series 2 , average price per pound. Rela tive price. Average price per pound. Rela tive price. 100 pounds. Rela tive price. Avetage price per pound. Rela tive price. Lubricating oil: Paraffin. Jute. Wrapping: Manila. Newsprint. Series 1, average price per pound. Hemp: Manila, current shipment. Raw, average price per pound. Raw, M-dOubie triangle, average price per pound. ROpe: Manila, base Size and larger. I Rela tive price. Average price per gallon. Rela tive price. Average price pCr pound. Relative price. 53 GQ ft! 1890......................... 1891..... . .................. 1892......................... 1893......................... 1894......................... 80.038 .034 .034 .032 .032 169.8 151.1 151.1 141.3 143.6 80.058 .058 .056 .058 .058 117.8 117.8 114.3 1895......................... 1896......................... 189?......................... 1898......................... 1899.......... .............. .031 .028 .027 136.9 120.1 .022 .021 120 4 97.3 92.9 .059 .059 .059 .046 .044 1900............... ......... 1901....................... Ig02......................... i903......................... 1904 .028 .023 .024 .025 .027 124.9 100.4 107.6 112.4 118.7 .048 .050 .050 .053 .053 98.4 102.9 1905......................... 1906.................... 1907......................... 1908............. 1909......................... .024 .025 .025 107.6 97.3 110.7 .021 91.1 .053 .050 .051 .050 .048 107.6 102.5 103 7 102.5 97.3 1910......................... 1911....................... .021 .021 91.6 94.2 .048 .048 97.3 99.0 .022 122.2 110.2 118.6 119.7 120.5 120.5 94.1 89.8 101.8 107.8 108.6 , 80.039 .037 .048 .035 .035 42.6 40.7 52.1 37.9 37.8 80.149 .104 .115 .092 .077 101.8 5 70.8 78.3 62.6 52.5 H CG "* gj .028 .032 .037 .033 .037 30.6 35.0 40.9 36.4 40.0 .074 .066 .063 .084 .109 50.1 54.3 43.0 57.4 74.6 S .044 .040 .044 .046 .044 80.033 47.7 43.9 48.1 50.9 48.7 .132 .109 .135 .115 .117 90.0 74.4 91.9 78.1 79.8 .040 .054 .049 .037 .032 59.5 80.6 72.6 55.3 47.5 .120 .084 81.5 85.3 87.9 69.2 57.3 .034 .047 51.4 69.8 .088 .087 59.9 59.4 .125 .129 .102 g w H^ .022 .023 .023 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 .022 1921............... January.. February March... April___ May........ June....... July......... August___ September October... November. December. .049 .049 .049 100.0 100.0 100.2 $2.226 2.156 100.0 96.9 $0,021 .027 .034 .034 .039 .060 99.1 130.5 161.9 164.8 187.6 290.1 .049 .079 .101 .105 .120 .147 100.2 162.5 207.8 214.8 244.9 301.4 2.119 3.815 4.813 3.837 3.522 6.579 .050 .058 .057 .055 .055 .055 .055 241.7 278.0 275.1 265.9 265.9 265.9 265.9 .089 .093 .102 .093 .091 .087 .085 181.4 189.6 208.8 189. 6 185.7 178.3 174.2 .053 .049 .046 .042 .040 .036 256.7 234.9 221.4 203.6 193.3 175.5 .085 .085 .085 .085 .086 .088 174.2 174.2 174.2 174.2 175.2 179.3 $0,093 .073 100.0 78.2 .051 .067 .062 76.7 100.0 93.1 $0.143 .151 100.0 103.8 .101 .147 .123 100.0 95.2 171.4 216.3 172.5 158.3 295. V .094 .124 .222 .241 .152 .162 101.1 133.5 238.8 259.2 164.0 174.2 .053 .076 .103 .129 .113 .096 79.8 114.0 153.8 192.2 168.6 143.5 .147 .201 .215 .341 .306 .434 102.9 140.8 150.9 239.5 214.6 304.7 .133 .183 .283 .325 .201 .275 90.3 124.4 193.1 3.495 6.000 4.656 4.075 3.344 3.875 3.625 157.1 269.7 209.3 183.1 150.3 174.2 162.9 .083 .120 .106 .086 .089 .090 .077 89.3 129.3 114.5 92.1 95.7 96.8 82.5 .053 .058 .058 .053 .053 .053 .050 79.5 86.0 86.0 78.5 78.5 78.5 74 7 .282 .456 .435 .365 .308 .220 .220 198.1 320.0 305.3 256.1 216.1 154.4 154.4 .190 .225 .200 .200 .200 .200 .190 129.5 153.4 136.3 136.3 136.3 136.3 129.5 3.438 2.625 2.625 2.625 2.625 2.625 154.5 118.0 118.0 118; 0 118.0 118.0 .070 .065 .067 .079 .075 *076 75.4 70.0 72.1 84.9 80.8 82.2 .050 .051 .053 .062 .053 .048 74.7 75.6 79.5 92.7 78.5 71.0 .220 .220 .220 .220 .243 .250 154.4 154.4 154.4 154.4 170.2 175.4 .160 .177 .173 .183 .180 .188 109.1 68.7 84.0 221.8 178.1 187.5 120.3 117.6 124.4 122.7 127.8 235 96.0 100.0 100.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 1912. 1913. 1914. 400 37$ 350 236 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 AO WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. Chart 40. 40a. am 37$ 350 325 300 275 250 •225 200 173 150 125 100 75 50 40 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 237 C hart bd T a b l e 9 . — AVE R A G E W H O LESALE PRICES O F COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1921— Concluded. 88 Miscellaneous. ( d ) Other miscellaneous. Rubber: Para, Sisal: Mexican, Current ship island. ment. Year or month. Soap: Laundry. Starch: Laun dry. Tobacco: Smoking, granulated, 1-ounce bags. Tobacco: Plug. Seal of Black 12 pieces 14£ ounces Seal of North well’s Bull to the to the North Carolina, Rela Durham, Rela pound, plug, tive Carolina, tive average average average average price. average price per price per price. price per price per price per gross gross pound. pound. pound. bags. bags. 1890.................... $0.838 .791 1891.................... .676 1892.................... .717 1893.................... .674 1894.................... 103.8 98.0 83.8 88.8 83.6 $0.037 .043 .037 .037 .037 101.6 116.7 102.2 100.3 100.3 $0.405 .401 .373 .397 .400 92.0 91.1 84. 7 90.2 90.9 $6,500 .500 .500 .500 .500 79.8 79.8 79.8 79.8 79.8 1895.................... 1896.................... 1897.................... 1898.................... 1899.................... .743 .800 .845 .927 .995 92.0 99.1 104.7 114.9 123.3 .036 .031 .030 .030 .030 99.5 84.9 82.2 82.2 82.2 .400 .381 .376 .413 .418 90.9 86.5 85.4 93. 9 94.9 .500 .500 .500 .530 .560 79.8 79.8 79.8 84.6 89.4 1900.................... 1901.................... 1902.................... 1903.................... 1904.............. .982 .850 .727 .905 1.088 121.6 105.3 90.1 112.2 134. 7 .034 .036 .045 .043 .037 93.1 99.5 124.4 118.1 101.1 .443 .466 .454 .450 .470 100.7 105.9 103.2 102.3 106.8 .560 .560 .559 .570 .583 89.4 89.4 89.3 91.0 93.1 1905.................... 1906.................... 10Q7.................... 1908.................... 1909.................... 1.243 1.213 1.063 .871 1.481 153.9 150.3 131. 7 107.9 183.5 .033 .037 .040 .046 .043 90. i 100.5 110.7 118.6 117.5 .490 .483 .470 .470 .470 111.4 109.8 106.8 106.8 166.8 .600 .600 .600 .600 .600 95.8 95.8 95. 8 95.8 95. 8 1910.................... 1911.................... 1912.................... 1.908 1.110 1.052 236.3 137.6 130.3 .039 .033 .038 105.8 89.0 102.7 .470 .440 .440 106.8 100.0 100.0 .585 .628 .628 $0,470 I $5.157 93.4 100.2 100.2 WHOLESALE PRICES. 1890 TO 1921, Average Average 14§ ounces Aver Aver per Aver per Rela price to the age box of Rela Rela age Rela price age Rela box of Plug, price tive tive tive tive price tive 100 price 100 bars average per price. price. price. eleven- price. per per price. price per (75 pound. ounce pound. pound. pounds). pound. cakes. .807 .616 100.0 76.3 $0. 043 .051 100.0 117.8 $3. 528 3.528 100.0 100.0 $3.083 3.050 100.0 98.9 .0 3 7 .0 3 9 100.0 106.8 .4 7 0 .4 7 0 100.0 100.0 1915......................... 1916........................ 1917........................ 1918........................ 1919........................ 1920........................ .557 .669 .648 .549 .483 .333 69.0 82.9 80.3 68.0 59.8 41.2 .059 .090 .177 .178 .126 .079 136.8 208.6 408.8 412.3 290.7 182.4 3.528 3.565 4.451 5.336 6.334 6.906 100.0 101.0 126.2 151.2 179.5 195.7 3.050 3.150 4.616 6.212 6.841 7. 211 98.9 102.2 149.7 201.5 221.9 233.9 .0 4 0 .0 4 5 .0 5 8 .0 6 0 .0 7 3 .0 9 3 109.6 1 22.2 160.0 164.1 199.7 253.4 .4 9 0 .4 9 0 .585 .7 4 7 .9 0 9 .941 1921........................ January........ February. . . March............ April.............. M a y ............... June............... .182 .173 .168 .180 .178 .179 .164 22.5 21.4 20.8 22.3 22.0 22.2 20.3 .061 .056 .056 .059 .069 .076 .076 140.7 130.3 130.3 136.1 160.0 175. 9 175.0 5.588 6.125 6.125 6.125 5. 562 5.390 5.390 158.4 173.6 173.6 173.6 157.6 152.8 152.8 5.310 6.600 6.600 6.600 5.276 5.011 5.011 172.2 214.1 214.1 214.1 171.1 162.5 162.5 .0 7 0 .0 9 5 .0 8 3 .0 8 0 .0 7 0 .0 7 1 .0 7 1 192.3 260.3 2 2 6 .0 2 1 9 .2 191.8 193.1 193.1 July................ August.......... September. . October........ N ovem ber. . Decem ber.. . . 164 .165 .174 .210 .215 .211 20.3 20.4 21.6 26.0 26.6 26.2 .078 .071 .051 .051 .037 .051 179.4 164.4 117.8 117.1 85.6 117.1 5.390 5.390 5.390 5.390 5.390 5.390 152.8 152.8 152.8 152.8 152.8 152. 8 5. Oil 4.913 4.706 4.706 4.706 4. 585 162.5 159.3 152.6 152.6 152.6 148.7 .0 7 1 .0 6 1 .0 6 1 .0 6 1 .0 6 1 .0 6 1 193.1 1 66.0 1 6 6 .0 1 6 6 .0 1 6 6 .0 166.0 $ 5 .6 4 0 5 .6 8 0 1 0 0 .0 100.7 778 104.2 1 0 4 .2 1 2 4 .4 1 5 8 .7 193.1 200.0 5 .7 6 0 5 .7 6 0 5 .7 6 0 8 .0 8 0 9 .1 7 6 9 .9 2 0 102.1 102.1 102.1 143.3 1 62.7 175.9 .7 1 4 . 779 .7 7 9 .701 .701 .701 .701 183.6 2 0 0 .2 200. 2 180. 2 1 8 0.2 180. 2 180.2 9 .9 2 0 9 .9 2 0 9 .9 2 0 9 .9 2 0 9 .9 2 0 9 .9 2 0 9 .9 2 0 175.9 1 7 5 .9 175.9 1 7 5.9 1 75.9 1 7 5 .9 1 75.9 .701 .701 .701 . 701 .701 .701 180.2 180. 2 180. 2 180. 2 1 8 0.2 180.2 9 .9 2 0 9 .9 2 0 9. 920 9 .9 2 0 9 .9 2 0 9 .9 2 0 1 7 5.9 1 75.9 1 7 5 .9 1 75.9 175.9 175.9 SO. 239 5.145 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. 1913........................ 1914........................ APPENDIXES, APPENDIX A. The weighting factors used in constructing the revised index numbers of wholesale prices computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics are contained in the table which follows. The figures are taken from the 1919 census, supplemented in some instances by information from other Government sources and from trade associ ations, etc. In each case the figures represent, as nearly as could be determined, the quantity of the article sold in the markets in 1919. For commodities represented by more than one series of price quo tations, the total quantity marketed has been apportioned among the several markets or grades of the commodity in proportion to their relative importance. TABLE OF WEIGHTS USED IN CONSTRUCTING REVISED IN D E X W HOLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES. Commodity. NUMBERS Unit. OF Quantity used as weight (000 omitted.) Group I.— Farm products. (а) Grains: Barley, malting, Chicago........................ Corn, Chicago— Contract grades................................. No. 3 mixed...................................... Oats, contract grades, Chicago............... Rye, No. 2, Chicago................................ W h eatNo. 1, northern spring, Chicago...... No. 2, red winter, Chicago............... No. 2, hard winter, Kansas City---No. 1, northern spring, Minneapolis No. 1, hard white, Portland, Oreg.. (б) Live stock and poultry: Cattle, steers, ChicagoChoice to prime.................................. Good to choice.................................. Hogs, ChicagoHeavy ............................................... Light................................................. Sheep, Chicago— Ewes, native, all grades................... Lambs, western, good to choice----Wethers, fed, good to choice............ Poultry, live fowls— Chicago.............................................. New Y ork......................................... (c) Other farm products: Beans, medium, choice, New York....... Clover seed, contract grades, Chicago... Cotton, middling— New Orleans..................................... New Y ork......................................... Cotton seed, average price at gin........... Eggs, fresh— Firsts, western, Boston.................... Firsts, Chicago.................................. Extra firsts, Cincinnati.................... Candled, New Orleans...................... Firsts, New Y ork............................. Extra firsts, western, Philadelphia. Extra pullets, San Francisco.......... 11083°— 22— Bull. 320------ 16 Bushel. 57,705 ...... do. ...... do. ...... do. ...... do. 164,459 246,689 325,609 88,909 ...... do. ...... do. ...... do. .......do. .......do. 72,534 305,358 285,799 104,378 39,747 100 pounds___ ___ do.............. 45,450 90,901 ...... do.............. ...... do.............. 32,775 98,327 ...... do.............. ...... do.............. ...... do.............. 2,259 7,906 1,129 Pound............ ...... do.............. 299.223 299.224 100 pounds___ ...... do.............. 8,709 467 Pound............ ...... do.............. Ton................. 3,806,921 1,908,461 4,069 Dozen............. .......do.............. .......do.............. .......do.............. .......do.............. .......do.............. .......do............. 107,278 297,545 32.386 32.386 387,619 110,314 44,531 241 242 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. TA BLE OF W EIGH TS USED IN CONSTRUCTING REVISED IN D E X NUMBERS W HOLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES—Continued. Commodity. Unit. OF Quantity used as weight (000 omitted.) Group I.—Farm products—Concluded. (c) Other farm products—Concluded . Flaxseed, No. 1, Minneapolis....................................................................... Bushel............. H ay- Alfalfa, No. 1, Kansas Citv .................................................................... Clover, mixed, No. 1, Cincinnati.......................................................... Timothy ? No. 1, Chicago................. .......................................... : ........ Hides and skins-Calfskins, No. 1, country, Chicago................................................... Goatskins, Brazilian, New York...................................................... Hides, heavy, country cows, No. 1, Chicago..................................... Hides, packers, heavy, native steers, Chicago................................... Hides, packers, heavy, Texas steers, Chicago................................... Hops, prime to choice— New York State, New York .................................................................. Pacific coast, Portland, Oreg................................................................. Milk, fresh— Chicago........................................................................................................ New Y ork. . . ..................................................................................... San Francisco............................................................................................ Onions, fresh, yellow, Chicago....... ............................................................. Peanuts, No. 1, Norfolk, Va .......................................................................... PotatoesWhite, good to choice, Chicago............................................................. Sweet, No. 1, Philadelphia.............................................................. Rice, New OrleansBlue Rose, head, clean..................................................................... Honduras, head, clean..................................................................... Tobacco, Burlev, good leaf, dark red— Louisville, K y ................................................................................... Wool, Ohio, Boston— Fine clothing, scoured............................................................................ Fine delaine, scoured........................................................................ Half blood, scoured ................................................................................. One-fourth and three-eighth grades, scoured..................................... 22,036 Ton ................... ....... do ............... .......do............. 5,648 3,116 3,408 _____do ............... ....... do ............... ....... do ............... Pound............ .......do.............. 152,926 132,905 371,746 371.747 371.747 ....... do ............... .......do ............... 4,258 25,551 Quart ......... ........ d o............... 100 pounds— P ou n d ........... 4,052,905 5,066,131 1,013,226 5,773 751,982 100 pounds___ § bushel __ 72,355 12,067 Pound............ .......do.............. 742,836 346,366 100 pounds___ 15,116 Pound ............. ....... do ............... .......do ............... 146,851 55,069 73,426 91,782 Pound............ ___ do.............. Barrel (200#).. Pound............ ...... do.............. ___ do.............. 2.484.747 2.484.747 650 1,383,017 339,505 169,752 ----- do.............. ___ do.............. 454,762 454,761 Barrel (200#).. Pound............ ___ do.............. 6,909 691.508 691.508 .......do.............. ___ do.............. ___ do.............. 274.388 274.388 422,928 Group II.—Foods. (o) Meats: Beef, fresh— Carcass, good native steers, Chicago.......... Sides, native, New Y ork........................... Beef, salt, extra mess, New York.................... Hams, smoked, Chicago................................... Lamb, dressed, Chicago................................... Mutton, dressed, New York............................. Pork, fresh— Loins, Chicago................... . Loins, western, New Y ork........................ Pork, cured— Mess, salt, New York................................. Sides, rough, Chicago................................. Sides, short clear, Chicago........................ Poultry, dressed— Hens, heavy, Chicago................................ Fowls, 48--56 pounds to dozen, New York. Veal, dressed, good to prime, New York........ (6) Butter, cheese and milk: Butter, creamery— B oston Extra...................................... ............ Firsts.................................................... Seconds..................................... . ChicagoExtra................................ ................... Extra firsts........................................... Firsts............... ................................... CincinnatiExtra.................................................... Centralized firsts.................................. Centralized seconds............................. New OrleansFancy.................................................... Choice................................................... .do. do. .do. 31,209 109,229 15,604 .do. .do. .do. 79,292 277,523 39,646 .do. .do. .do. 1,849 6,473 925 .do. .do. 11,443 26,700 243 APPENDIXES, TABLE OP W E IG H T S USED IN CONSTRUCTING REVISED IN D E X N U M BER S W H O L E SA L E PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES—Continued. Commodity. Unit. OF Quantity used as weight (000 omitted.) Group II.—Foods—Continued. (6) Butter, cheese, and milk—Concluded. Butter, creamery—Concluded. New York— Extra..................................................................... F irsts................................................................... Seconds................................................................. PhiladelphiaExtra..................................................................... Extra firsts........................................................... Firsts..................................................................... St. L o u is Extra..................................................................... San FranciscoExtra..................................................................... Prime firsts........................................................... Cheese, whole milk— American twins, Chicago.......................................... . State, fresh flats, colored, average, New York.......... California flats, fancy, San Francisco...................... . Milk, fresh. (See Farm products.) Milk, condensed, 14-ounce tins, New Y ork..................... Milk, evaporated, 16-ounce tins, New York.................... (c) Other foods: Beans, medium, choice. (See Farm products.) Bread— Chicago........................................................................ Cincinnati.................................................................. . New Orleans............................................................... New Y ork................................................................... San Francisco.............................................................. Cocoa, beans, Arriba, New Y o rk .. . . .............................. Coffee, Rio, No. 7, New Y ork.......................................... Copra, South Sea, sun dried, New Y ork......................... Eggs,fresh. (See Farm products.) F is h Cod, large, shore, pickled, cured, Gloucester, Mass. Herring, large, split, New Y ork................................ • Mackerel, salt, large, 3s, Boston................................ Salmon, canned, Alaska, red, factory...................... . Flour, rye, white, Minneapolis......«............................... . Flour, wheat— Winter patents, Kansas City..................................... Winter straights, Kansas City................................... Standard patents, Minneapolis................................ Second patents, Minneapolis.................................... Patents, Portland, Oreg............................................. Patents,soft, winter, St. Louis................................ . Straights,soft, winter,St. Louis.............................. Patents, Toledo.............................. .......................... Fruit, canned, New York— Peaches, California, standard 2§s............................. Pineapple, Hawaiian, sliced, standard 2Js.............. Fruit, dried, New York— Apples, evaporated, State, choice............................ Currants, uncleaned, barrels.................................... Prunes, California, 60-70s........................................... Raisins, coast, seeded, bulk..................................... . Fruit, fresh— Apples, Baldwins, Chicago....................................... . Bananas, Jamaica, 9s, New Y ork........................... Lemons, California (300-360 count), Chicago.......... . Oranges, California, choice, Chicago........................ Glucose, 42° mixing, New Y ork..................................... . Hominy grits, bulk, car lots, f. o. b. m ill...................... Lard, prime contract, New York.................................... Meal, c o r n White, f. o. b. Decatur, 111....................................... Yellow, Philadelphia................................................ Molasses, New Orleans, fancy, New Y ork..................... Oatmeal, car lots,in barrels (180 pounds), New Y ork.. Oleomargarine, standard, uncolored, Chicago............... Oleo oil, extra, Chicago.................................................... Pepper, black, Singapore, New York............................. Rice. (See Farm products.) Salt, American, medium, Chicago.................................. Pound. .......do., .......do., 76,518 267,814 38,259 .......do., .......do.. .......do., 17,569 61,492 8,785 .......do., 38,143 .......do., .......do., 14,217 33,173 .......do. ____ do., .......do., 390,640 81,281 20,690 Case— .......do. 16,643 29,125 Pound ___ do. .....d o . ----- do. ....d o . ___ do. ----- do. .....d o . 2,680,740 400,680 381,600 5,571,360 505,620 348,758 1,252,434 167,820 100 pounds... . Barrel............. .......do.............. Dozen............. Barrel............. 27,079 2,575 ___ do.............. .......do............. .......do............. .......do.............. .......do............. .......do.............. .......do............. .......d o ............. 36,676 12,225 39,181 13,060 13,895 8,818 2,939 6,814 Case................ .......d o ............. 15,414 10,457 Pound............ .......do.............. .......do............. .......do............. 46,624 24,919 136,377 302,556 Barrel............. Bunch............ B ox................. .......do.............. 100 pounds___ .......do............. Pound............ 26,223 35,117 4,536 22,075 14,661 2,923 1,372,550 100 pounds___ .......do.............. Gallon............ 100 pounds___ Pound............ .......d o ............. .......do.............. 14.495 14.495 72,474 7,479 348,976 129,863 24,387 Barrel............. 49,168 1,394 495 121 244 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. TABLE OF W EIGHTS USED IN CONSTRUCTING REVISED IN D E X NUMBERS OF W H OLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES^-Continued. Commodity. Unit. Quantity used as weight (000 omitted.) Group II.—Foods—Concluded. (0 Other foods—Concluded. Sugar, New York— Granulated, in barrels................................................. Raw, 96° centrifugal................................................... Tallow, edible, Chicago..................................................... Tea, Formosa, fine, New York......................................... Vegetables, canned— Corn, Maryland-Maine style, New York................... Peas, State and western, No. 5, New Y ork.............. Tomatoes, New Jersey, standard, No. 3, New York. Vegetables, fresh. (See Farm products.) Vegetable oil— Coconut, crude, Pacific coast..................................... Corn, crude, in barrels, New York............................ Cottonseed, prime, summer, yellow, New York...... Olive, edible, in barrels, New Y ork.......................... Peanut, crude, f. o. b. m ill......................................... Soya bean, crude, in barrels, New Y ork................... Vinegar, cider, 40 grain, in barrels, New York............... Pound ___ do. — .do. ----- do. 7,884,900 7,128,130 36,506 93,550 Dozen. .....d o . .....d o . 28,805 18,651 21,619 Pound ----- do. ___ do. Gallon. Pound ___ do. Gallon 244,325 83,764 1,180,285 8,959 243,620 88,987 56,530 Pair... ----- do. .......do. .......do. 16,180 16,180 16,180 26,500 ----- do.............. ___ do.............. ----- do.............. ----- do.............. ___do.............. ----- do.............. ----- do.............. ----- do............. ----- do.......... . 10.560 10.560 10.560 10.560 10.560 10.560 10.560 10.560 10.560 ___ do.............. ___ do.............. ----- do.............. ----- do.............. 26,200 26,200 26,200 26,200 Group III.— Cloths and clothing. (a) Boots and shoes, factory: Children’s— Little boys’ , gun metal, blucher— Child’s, gun metal, polish, high cut. Misses’ , black, vici, polish, high cut Youths’ , gun metal, blucher........... Men’s— Black, calf, blucher............................................................... Black, calf, Goodyear welt, bal............................................ Black, dress, Goodyear welt, side leather........................... . Gun metal, Goodyear welt, blucher.................................... Mahogany, chrome, side, Goodyear welt, bal..................... Tan, dress, Goodyear welt, calf............................................ Tan, dress, Goodyear welt, side leather.............................. Tan, grain, blucher............................................................... Vici kid, black, Goodyear welt............................................ Women’s— Black, kid, Goodyear welt, 8^-mch lace.............................. Kid, Goodyear welt, 9-inch lace.......................................... Kid, McKay sewed, 8£-mch lace.......................................... Patent leather pump McKay sewed.................................. (6) Cotton goods: Denims, Mass., 2.20 yards to the pound, New Y ork................ Drillings, brown, New York— Massachusetts D standard, 30-inch...................................... Pepperell, 29-inch, 2.85 yards to the pound........................ Flannels, New York— Colored, 2.75 yards to the pound......................................... Unbleached, 3.80 yards to the pound.................................. Ginghams— Amoskeag, 27-inch, 6.37 yards to the pound, New Y ork... Lancaster, 26^-inch, 6.50 yards to the pound, Boston........ H osieryMen’s half hose, combed yarn, New Y ork.......................... Women’s, cotton, silk mercerized, mock seam, New York Women’s, combed yarn, 16-ounce, New Y o rk ................... Muslin, bleached, 4/4— Fruit of the Loom, New York............................................. Lonsdale, factory................................................................... Rough Rider, New York...................................................... Wamsutta, factory................................................................ Print cloth, 27-inch, 7.60 yards to the pound* Boston.............. Sheeting, brown, 4/4— Indian Head, 2.85 yards to the pound, Boston.................. Pepperell, 3.75 yards to the pound, New York................... Ware Shoals, 4 yards to the pound, New Y ork.................. Thread, 6-cord, J. & P. Coats, New York.................................. UnderwearMen’s shirts and drawers, New York.................................. Women’s union suits, combed yarn, New York.................... Yard............... 161,804 ----- do.............. ----- do.............. 157.197 157.197 ___ d o . ........... ___ do.............. 139.420 139.420 ___ do.............. ___ do.............. 232.434 232.434 Dozen pairs... ___ do.............. ___ do.............. 22,721 15.731 15.731 Yard............... ___ do.............. .......do.............. .......do.............. .......do.............. 63.079 63.079 63.079 63.079 1,237,960 .......do.............. .......do.............. .......do.............. Spool, ............ 186.433 186.433 186.433 1,038,636 D o z e n gar ments. Dozen.............. 6,332 3,985 245 APPENDIXES, TABLE OF W EIG H TS USED IN CONSTRUCTING REVISED IN D E X NU M BER S OF W H O L E S A L E PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES—Continued. Commodity. Unit. Quantity used as weight (000 omitted). Group III.—Cloths and clothing—Concluded. (6) Cotton goods—Concluded. Yarn, B o sto n Carded, white, mulespun, northern, 10/1 cones.............................. Carded, white, mulespun, northern^ 22/1 cones.............................. Twisted, ordinary, weaving, 2 0 /2.................................................. Twisted^ ordinary, weaving, 40/2.................................................... (c) Woolen goods:" Flannel, white, 4/4, Ballard Vale, No. 3, factory.................................. Overcoating, soft-faced, black, Boston.................................................. Suitings— Clay worsted, diagonal, 12-ounce, factory....................................... Clay worsted, diagonal, 16-ounce, factory....................................... Middlesex, wool-dyed, blue, 16-ounce, New York......................... Serge, 11-ounce, factory.................................................................... Trousering, cotton warp, 11-11 |-ounce, New York.............................. UnderwearMerino, shirts and drawers, factory................................................. Men’ s union suits, 33 per cent worsted, New York........................ Women’s dress goods— Broadcloth, 9J-ounce, 54-56-inch, New York.................................. French serge, 35-inch, factory......................................................... Poplar cloth, cotton warp, factorv.................................................. Sicilian cloth, cotton warp, 50-inch, New York............................. Storm serge, double warp, 50-inch, factory..................................... Y arnCrossbred stock, 2/32s, Boston......................................................... Half blood, 2/40s, Philadelphia....................................................... Fine domestic, 2/50s, Philadelphia.................................................. 0d ) Silk, etc.: Linen shoe thread, 10s, Barbour, New York........................................ Silk, raw— China, Canton filature, extra extra A , New York......................... Japan, Kansai, No. 1, New York.................................................... Japan, special extra extra, New Y ork............................................ Silk yarn, New York— Domestic, gray spun, 60/1................................................................ Domestic, gray spun, 60/2, No. 1..................................................... Pound............ . . .do............. ....... do.............. ....... do.............. 271.669 271.669 99,542 99,542 Yard............... ....... do.............. 2,200 25.207 ....... do.............. ....... do............. ....... do............. ....... do............. ....... do............. 27.923 27.923 25.207 27.923 22.372 D o z e n gar ments. Dozen............. 650 Yard............... ....... do.............. ....... do............. ....... do............. ....... do.............. 25,207 27.923 22.372 22, 372 27.923 Pound............ ....... do............. ....... do.............. 27.700 27.700 27.700 911 ....... do.............. 3,210 . __do.......... ....... do.............. ....... do............. 9,398 26,199 8,733 ....... do............. ....... do.............. 4,601 4,601 Group IV.—Fuel and lighting. 1 (a) Anthracite coal, New York, tidewater: Broken................................................................... ......................... Gross ton........ 4,625 Chestnut................................................................................................... ....... do.............. 28 242 Egg..................................................................... . . . . 1 ......... .......do............ 15,628 Stove.............. ......................................................................................... ....... do.............. 21,585 (6) Bituminous coal: Mine run, Chicago................................................................................... Net ton.......... 42.700 Prepared sizes, Chicago........................................................................... ....... do............. 54,900 Screenings, Chicago................................................................................. . __do.......... 24,400 Mine run, Kanawha, Cincinnati............................................................ ....... do.............. 40.700 Mine run, smokeless, New River, Cincinnati....................................... ....... do.............. 40.700 Mine run, Pocahontas, Norfolk, Va....................................................... Gross ton........ 54.500 Prepared sizes, Pittsburgh..................................................................... Net ton.......... 81,300 Indiana, No. 4 mine run, f. o. b. Indianapolis...................................... ....... do.............. 61,000 (c) Other fuel and lighting: Coke, Connellsville, furnace, at ovens.................................................... ....... do.............. 28,559 Gasoline, motor, New York................................................................... Gallon............ 3,637,045 Matches, average o f several brands, New Y ork.................................... Gross.............. 16.500 Crude petroleum, at wells— 164,332 California, 20°.......... : ....................................................................... Barrel............. 216,370 Kansas-Oklahoma............................................................................. ....... do............. Pennsylvania.................................................................................... ....... do.......... 32,041 Refined petroleum, New York— 1.152.425 Standard white, 110° fire test........................................................... Gallon............ ....... do.............. Water white, 150° fire test................................................................ 1.152.425 246 TABLE WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. OF W E IG H T S U SED IN CONSTRUCTING R E V IS E D IN D E X N U M BER S W H O L E S A L E PRICES, B Y GROUPS O F COMMODITIES^Continued. j Commodity. | OF Quantity used as weight (000 omitted). Unit. Group V.— Metals and xeetal products. (a) Iron and steel: Iron ore, lower lake ports— Mesabi, Bessemer, 55 per cent......................................................... Gross ton........ 21,355 Non-Bessemer, 51j per cent........................ ................................... ....... do............. 35,440 Pig iron— Basic, valley furnace......................................................................... ....... do............. 4,541 Bessemer, Pittsburgh....................................................................... ....... do.............. 2,920 Foundry, No. 2, northern, Pittsburgh............................................ ....... do............ 748 Foundry^ No. 2, Birmingham, A la................................................. ....... do............. 748 Ferromanganese, seaboard..................................................................... ....... do............. 218 Spiegeleisen, 18 and 22 pier cent, furnace.............................................. ....... do............. 84 Bar iron— Best refined, Philadelphia............................................................... Pound.......... 506,373 Common, f. o. b. Pittsburgh............................................................ ....... do............. 506, 373 Bars, reinforcing, Pittsburgh.................................................................. 100 pounds___ 6,751 Nails, wire, Pittsburgh............................................................................ ....... do.............. 13, 094 Net ton__ Pipe, cast-iron, 6-inch, New Y ork..........................................................: 703 Skelp, grooved. Pittsburgh........................................................ .......... 100 pounds___ 57,994 Steel billets, Pittsburgh— Bessemer............................................................................................ Gross ton........ 1,320 Open hearth....... . ........................................................................... ....... do............. 4,908 Steel merchant bars, Pittsburgh............................................................. 100 pounds___ 88,370 Steel plates, tank, Pittsburgh................................................................ Pound............ 9,648,128 Steel rails, Pittsburgh— Bessemer, standard.......................................................................... Gross ton........ 214 1,893 Open hearth, standard..................................................................... ....... do.............. Steel sheets, black, f. o. b. Pittsburgh................................................... Pound. 5,130, 944 Steel, structural shapes, Pittsburgh...................................................... 100 pounds___ 56,617 854 Terneplate, 8 pounds I. C., Pittsburgh................................................. Box (200#)...... Tin plate, domestic, coke, Pittsburgh.................................................. 100 pounds___ 24,076 W ir e .do............. 6,823 Barbed, galvanized, Chicago........................................................... 11,849 Plain, fence, annealed, Pittsburgh................................................. ....... do............. (5) Nonferrous metals: Aluminum, New Y o r k ........................................................................... Pound............ 159,176 Copper, ingot, electrolytic, refinerv........................... ........................ 1,805,307 do............. 105, 400 Copper, sheet. New York............ ................................................. 323,320 Copper wire, Dare, mill............................................................................. ....... do.............. 964,440 Lead, pig, New York............................................................................... .. . .do............. 932 Lead pipe, New York.............................................................................. 100 pounds___ 2,404 Quicksilver, New York............................................................................ Pound............ 56,682 Silver, bar, fine, New York..................................................................... Ounce............. 89,665 Tin, pig, New York................................................................................. Pound............ 1,086 Zinc, sheet, factory................................................................................... 100 pounds___ 931,486 Zinc, slab, New York.............................................................................. Pound............ Group VI.— Building materials. (a) Lumber: Douglas fir, mill— No. 1 common, boards............................................................. No. 2 and better, drop siding.................................................. Gum, sap, firsts and seconds, St. Louis........................................ Hemlock, northern, No. 1, Chicago............................................... Maple, hard, No. 1 common 4/4, Chicago...................................... Oak, white, plain, No. 1 common, 4/4, Cincinnati....................... Pine, white, No. 2 barn, Buffalo, N. Y ........................................ Pine, yellow, southern, mill— Floorings, B. and better.......................................................... Timbers, square edge and sound............................................ Poplar, No. 1 common, 4/4, Cincinnati......................................... Spruce, eastern, random, Boston.................................................. Lath, yellow pine, No. 1, f. o. b . mill............................................ Shingles— Cypress, 16 inches long, mill.................................................... Red cedar, 16 inches long, m ill............................................... (5) Brick, common building, simple average of 82 yard prices........... . { c ) Structural steel. (See Metals and metal products.) id) Other building materials: Cement, Portland, f. o. b. plant, simple average of 6 plant prices. Crushed stone, ljin ch , New York............................................... . Gravel, f. o. b. pit, average of 22 plant prices.............................. Hollow tile, building, Chicago...................................................... 1.000 feet. ___ do— ___ do..., ___ d o ... ___ do.... ___ d o.... ....d o ,,,. 4,427 1,476 851 1,755 858 2,708 1,724 ___ do.... ___ do.... ___ do.... ___ d o ... 1.000 4,898 8,165 350 980 2,674 _______ .......d o... .......d o... .......d o... Barrel.............. Cubic yard___ Ton................. Block.............. 1,182 10,258 4,553 86,141 27,200 34,607 264,050 247 APPENDIXES. TA BLE OF W EIGH TS USED IN CONSTRUCTING REVISED IN D E X NUMBERS OF W H OLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES—Continued. Commodity. Unit. Quantity used as weight (000 omitted). Group VI.—Building materials—Concluded. (d) Other building materials—Concluded. Lime, common, lump, f. o. b. plant, average of 15 plant prices.......... Sand,building, f. o. b. pit, average of 26 plant prices........................... .................................................................. Slate, roofing, f. o. b. quarry Glass, plate— 3 to 5 square feet, New Y ork........................................................... 5 to 10 square feet, New Y ork......................................................... Glass, window, American, f. o. b. works— Single, A ............................................................................................ Single, B ............................................................................................ Linseed oil, raw, New Y ork................................................................... Putty, commercial, New Y o r k .............................................................. Rosin, common to good, (B), New York.............................................. Turpentine, southern, barrels, New York............................................ White lead, American, in oil, New York.............................................. Zinc oxide (white zinc), New York....................................................... Pipe, cast-iron. (See Metals and Metal products.) Copper, sheet. (See metals and metal products.) Copper wire. (See Metals and Metal products ) Lead pipe. (See Metals and metal products.) Nails. (See Metals and metal products.) Reinforcing bars. (See Metals and metal products.) Roofing tin (terneplate). (See Metals and metal products.) Zinc, sheet. (See Metals and metal products.) Ton................. ....... do.............. 100 square feet 3,071 21,970 454 Square foot___ ....... do.............. 28,808 28,808 50 square feet. ....... do.............. Gallon............ Pound............ Barrel........ . Gallon............ Pound............. ....... do.............. 3,689 3,689 62,536 66,682 2,272 19, 271 237,359 279,321 Pound............. ....... do.............. ....... do.............. ....... do.............. ....... do.............. 53,084 294, 260 38,880 16,970 6,592,540 Gallon............ ....... do.............. Pound............ ....... do.............. 100 pounds___ Pound............ .......do.............. .......do.............. ....... do.............. 60,399 6, 985 654,000 54,700 1,771 42, 870 35, 288 98,561 19,664 ....... do.............. ....... do.............. .......do.............. ....... do.............. ....... d o ............. 100 pounds___ ....... do............. Pound............ ....... d o ............. 100 pounds___ Gross ton........ Pound............ 244,325 13,636 41,564 88,987 12, 625 1, 437 20, 670 283,120 638,980 5,736 678 263,951 Ton................. 100 pounds___ Ton................. ....... do.............. ....... do............. 100 pounds___ Ton................. 3,680 5,950 60 21 2,272 8,978 297 Pound............ .......do.............. Gallon............ Pound............ 100 pounds___ Pound............ ....... do............. Gross.............. Pound............ Ounce............. 3,164 5,313 25,000 2, 855 587 64,343 619 875 64,300 3,937 Group VII.— Chemicals and drugs. (a) Chemicals: Acids, New York— Acetic, 28 per cent............................................................................ Muriatic, 20°..................................................................................... Nitric, 42°.......................................................................................... Stearic, triple pressed....................................................................... Sulphuric. 661............ ............................................................ Alcohol, N e w 'Y o rk Denatured, No. 5, 188 proof............................................................. Wood, refined, 95 per cent............................................................... Alum, lump, New York.................................................. , ..................... Ammonia, anhydrous, New Y ork.. . ................................ Bleaching powder, New York................................................................ Borax, crystals and granulated, New York.......................................... Copper sulphate, 99 per cent, crystals, New Y o r k ............................... .............................. Copra., South Sea, sun dried, New York. _ Formaldehyde, New Y ork..................................................................... Oil, vegetableCoconut, crude, Pacific coast............ _ ......... Corn, crude, in barrels, New York.................................................. Palm kernel, crude, New Y ork.. . . . . . ............... Soya bean, crude, in barrels, New Y o rk ........................................ Potash, caustic, 88-92 per cent, New Y o r k .......................................... Sal soda, New York................................................................................. Soda ash, 58 per cent, light, New York................................................. Soda, bicarbonate, American, f. o. b. works......................................... Soda, caustic, 76 per cent, solid, New York.......................................... Soda, silicate of, 40°, New York............................................................. Sulphur, crude, New York..................................................................... Tallow, inedible, packers’ prime, Chicago............................................ (6) Fertilizer materials: Acid phosphate, 16 per cent basis, bulk, New York............................ Ammonia, sulphate, double bags, New Y ork....................................... Ground bone, steamed, Chicago.......................................................... Muriate of potash, 80-85 per cent, K. C. L. bags, New Y ork.............. Phosphate rock, 68 per cent, f . o. b. mines ....................................... Soda nitrate, 95 per cent, New York..................................................... Tankage, 9 and J>ft per cent, crushed, f . o. b. Chicago........................... (c) Drugs and pharmaceuticals: A pid citric, domestic crystals New York _ _______ _____ Acid, tartaric, crystals, U. S. P., New Y ork......................................... Alcohol, grain 190 proof, U. S. P., New Y ork...................................... Cream of tartar powered, New Y o r k ................................................... Epsom salts, U S P., in barrels, New York........................................ Glycerine, refined, New York ............................................................. Opium, natural TT P New York.. . ................................ .. Peroxide of hydrogen 4-ounce bottles, New York............................... Phenol, U. S. P. (carbolic acid), New Y ork......................................... Quinine sulphate manufacturers’ quotations, New Y o rk .... ____ 248 WHOLESALE PRICE'S, 1890 TO 1921, T A BLE OF W EIGHTS USED IN CONSTRUCTING REV ISE D IN D E X NUMBERS OF W H OLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES—Concluded. Commodity. Unit. Quantity used as weight (000 omitted). Group VUI.— House furnishing goods. (а) Furniture: B ed room Bed, combination, factory..................................................... Chair, all gum, cane seat, factory.......................................... Chifforette, combination, factory.......................................... Dresser, combination, factory......................................... ...... Rocker, quartered oak, Chicago............................................ Set, 3 pieces, Chicago.............................................................. Dining room— Buffet, combination, factory................................................. Chair, all gum, leather slip seat, factory............................... Table, extension, combination, factory................................ Living room— Davenport, standard pattern, factory.................................. Table, library, combination, factory..................................... K itch en Chair, hardwood, Chicago...................................................... Refrigerator, lift top type, factory....................................... . Table, with drawer, Chicago................................................ . (б) Furnishings: Blankets— Cotton, colored, 2 pounds to the pair, New Y o rk .............. . Wool. 4 to 5 pounds to the pair, factory............................... Carpets, factory— Axminster, Bigelow.............................................................. . Brussels, Bigelow.................................................................. . Wiltpn, Bigelow.................................................................... . C utleryCarvers, 8-inch, factory........................................................ . Knives and forks, factory...................................... ................ Pails, galvanized iron, 10-quart, factory.................................... . Sheeting, bleached, 10/4— Pepperell, New Y ork............................................................ . Wamsutta, factory................................................................ Tableware— Glass nappies, 4-inch, factory............................................... Glass pitchers, one-half gallon, factory................................ Glass tumblers, one-third pint, factory............................... Plates, white granite, 7-inch, factory................................... Tea cups and saucers, white granite, factory...................... Ticking, Amoskeag, A. C. A., 2.85 yards to pound, New York. Tubs, galvanized iron, No. 3, factory......................................... Each............... ___ do.............. ___ do.............. ___ do.............. ___ do.............. Set................... 3,914 2,035 783 783 1,018 783 Each............... Half dozen___ Each............... 2.349 2,416 1.174 .......do.............. .......do.............. 2.349 1.174 Dozen............. Each............... .......do.............. 2.349 1.174 Pair........ Pound.. 5,139 2,880 Y a rd .... .......d o... .......do.... 19,600 13,328 6,612 Pair....... Gross___ .......do.... 980 275 5 Y a rd .... .......do— *73,829 73,829 Dozen__ .......do... .......d o... .......do... 10.240 10.240 25,180 19,112 7,434 36,309 Yard.. Dozen. 201 220 Group IX.—Miscellaneous. Cattle feed: Bran, Minneapolis............................................................ Cottonseed meal, prime, New Y ork............................... Linseed meal, New York................................................. Mill-feed middlings, standard, Minneapolis................... (5) Leather: Calf, chrome, B grade, Boston......................................... Glazed kid, black, top grade, Boston............................. Harness, California oak, No. 1, Chicago.......................... Side, black, chrome, B grade, Boston............................ Sole, B o sto n Hemlock, middle, N o . l ............................................ Oak, scoured backs, heavy....................................... Union, middle weight................................................ (c) Paper and pulp: P a p e rNewsprint, rolls, f. o. b. m ill.................................... Wrapping, manna, No. 1, jute, New York.............. Woodpulp, sulphite, domestic, unbleached, New York. ( d ) Other miscellaneous: Hemp, manila, fair current shipment, New York......... Jute, raw, medium grades, New Y ork........................... Lubricating oil, paraffin, 903 gravity, New York.......... Rope, pure manila, best grade, New York.................... Rubber, Para, island, fine, New York........................... Sisal, Mexican, current shipment, New York................ Soap— Laundry, Cincinnati................................................. Laundry, Philadelphia.............................................. Starch, laundry, bulk, New Y ork.................................. Tobacco— Plug, New Y ork ........................................................ Smoking, 1-ounce bags, New Y ork.......................... (a) Ton................. .......d o . . . . . . . . . ___ do.............. ----- do.............. 2.409 1,817 164 2.409 Square foot— .......do.............. Pound............ Square foot__ 191,068 161,860 44,145 220,565 Pound............ ___ do.............. .......do.............. 26,819 156,220 113,287 ....... do.............. ....... do.............. 100 pounds___ 3,899,590 1,868, 750 48,390 Pound............ ....... do.............. Gallon............. Pound............ ....... d o .:........... ....... do.............. 149,000 135,972 818,950 130, 420 530,829 299,180 100 cakes......... ....... do.............. Pound............ . 16,890 16,890 783,500 Gross 141,038 25,396 249 APPENDIXES, APPENDIX B. R E LA TIV E IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITIES, AS MEASURED B Y T H E IR W HOLESALE VALUES IN EXCHANGE, 1921. Group and commodity. Value in ex change (000 omitted). Value expressed as percentage of aggregate value of— Com mod ities in group. All com mod ities. Group I.— Farm products. (a) Grains: Barley, malting, Chicago....................................... Corn, Chicago— Contract grades................................................ No. 3 m ixed...................................................... Oats, contract grades, Chicago.............................. Rye, No. 2, Chicago................................................ W h e a tNo. 1, northern spring, Chicago...................... No. 2, red winter, Chicago............................... No. 2, hard winter, Kansas City..................... No. 1, northern spring, Minneapolis............... No. 1, hard white, Portland, Oreg................. (b) Live stock and poultry: Cattle, steers, Chicago— Choice to prime................................................ Good to choice.................................................. Hogs, Chicago— Heavy............................................................... Light................................................................. Sheep, Chicago— Ewes, native, all grades.................................. Lambs, western, good to choice...................... Wethers, fed, good to choice........................... Poultry, live fowls— Chicago.............................................................. New York......................................................... (c) Other farm products: Beans, medium, choice, New Y ork...................... Clover-seed, contract grades, Chicago................... Cotton, middling— New Orleans..................................................... New York......................................................... Cotton seed, average price at gin. .•........................ Eggs, fresh— Firsts, western, B oston.................................. Firsts, Chicago................................................. Extra firsts, Cincinnati.................................... Candled, New Orleans..................................... Firsts, New Y ork............................................. Extra firsts, western, Philadelphia................ Extra pullets, San Francisco.......................... Flaxseed, No. 1, Minneapolis................................ H ayAlfalfa, No. 1, Kansas City............................. Clover, mixed, No. 1, Cincinnati.................... Timothyj No. 1, Chicago................................. Hides and skins— Calfskins, No. 1, country, Chicago................. Goatskins, Brazilian, New York.................... Hides, heavy, country cows, No. 1, Chicago.. Hides, packers, heavy, native steers, Chicago Hides, packers, heavy, Texas steers, Chicago, Hops, prime to choice— New York State, New Y ork........................... Pacifies, Portland, Oreg.................................. Milk, fresh— Chicago............................................................. New Y o rk ........................................................ San Francisco................................................... Onions, fresh, yellow, Chicago............................... Peanuts, No. 1, Norfolk, V a.................................. PotatoesWhite, good to choice, Chicago....................... Sweet, No. 1, Philadelphia............................. $36,660 0.47 0.11 95,386 139,330 125,978 107,802 1. 24 1.80 1.63 1.40 .30 .43 .39 .33 106,299 438,280 378,855 153,018 50,328 1.38 5.67 4.90 1. 98 .65 .33 1.36 1.17 .47 .16 433,829 798,138 5.62 10.33 1.35 2.47 277,689 874,255 3.60 11. 32 .86 2.71 7,709 79,159 6,240 .10 1. 03 .08 .02 .25 .02 74,836 95,093 .97 1.23 .23 .30 45,036 8,773 .58 .11 .14 .03 538,299 287,803 90,261 6. 97 3. 73 1.17 1.67 .89 .28 43,287 107,473 12,197 10,273 156,637 46,663 16,570 40,738 .56 1. 39 .16 .13 2. 03 .60 .21 .53 .13 .33 .04 .03 .49 .15 .05 .13 113,812 55,504 79,629 1.47 .72 1.03 .35 .17 .25 22,740 107,773 28,550 51,673 49,442 .29 1.40 .37 .67 .64 .07 .33 .09 .16 .15 1,455 5,059 .02 .07 .01 .02 186,028 325,752 68,089 11,480 39,705 2. 41 4. 22 .88 .15 .51 .58 1.01 .21 .04 .12 129,491 13,491 1. 68 .17 .40 .04 250 WHOLESALE PRICES, I860 TO 1921. RELA TIV E IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITIES. AS MEASURED B Y T H E IR W HOLESALE VALU ES IN EXCHANGE. 1921—Continued. Group and commodity. Value expressed as percentage of agg value of— Value in ex change (000 omitted). Com All com mod ities in mod group. ities. Group I.—Farm products— Concluded. (c) Other farm products—Concluded. Rice, New OrleansBlue Rose, head, clean..................................................................... Honduras, head, clean..................................................................... Tobacco; Burley, good leaf, dark red— Louisville, K y................................................................................... Wool, Ohio, B oston Fine clothing, scoured..................................................................... Fine delaine^ scoured....................................................................... Half blood, scoured.......................................................................... One-fouth and three-eighth grades, scoured.................................. $24,365 15,171 0.32 .20 0.08 .05 442,785 5.73 1.37 116,100 51,027 55,870 46,589 1.50 .66 .72 .60 .36 .16 .17 .14 Farm products....................................................................... 7,724,474 100.00 23.95 $404,268 368,488 9,588 370,372 69,531 17,603 4.82 4. 40 .11 4. 42 .83 .21 1.25 1.14 .03 1.15 .22 .05 102,140 117,920 1.22 1.41 .32 .37 183,853 85,678 93,008 2.19 1.02 1.11 .57 .27 .29 71,780 93,923 127,386 .86 1.12 1.52 .22 .29 .39 13,451 43,735 5,635 .16 .52 .07 .04 .14 .02 32,985 107,152 14,681 .39 1.28 .18 .10 .33 .05 Group II.—Foods. (a) ( b) Meats: Beef, fresh— Carcass, good native steers, Chicago............................................... Sides, native, New York................................................................. Beef, salt, extra mess, New Y ork......................................................... Hams, smoked, Chicago......................................................................... Lamb, dressed, Chicago......................................................................... Mutton, dressed, New Y ork.................................................................. Pork, fresh— Loins, Chicago.................................................................................. Loins, western, New York.............................................................. Pork, cured— Mess,salt, New York....................................................................... Sides, rough, Chicago....................................................................... Sides, short clear, Chicago............................................................... Poultry, dressed— Hens, heavy, Chicago...................................................................... Fowls, 48-56 pounds to dozen, New Y ork..................................... Veal, dressed, good to p r i m e , New Y ork............................................ . cutter, cheese, and milk: Butter, creamery— B o sto n Extra.......................................................................................... Firsts.......................................................................................... Seconds...................................................................................... ChicagoExtra .......................................................................................... ............................. Extra firsts.......................................... Firsts.......................................................................................... CincinnatiExtra .......................................................................................... Centralized firsts........................................................................ Centralized seconds......................................................... ......... New OrleansFancy ......................................................................................... Choice......................................................................................... New Y o r k Extra................. ..................................................................... Firsts.......................................................................................... Seconds...................................................................................... PhiladelphiaExtra .......................................................................................... Extra firsts................................................................................. Firsts.......................................................................................... St. Louis— Extra.......................................................................................... San FranciscoExtra ........................................................... ......................... Prime firsts................................................................................. 1Less than one one-hundreth of 1 per cent. . 845 2,501 317 .01 .03 C1) 0) .01 C1) 5,305 12,114 .06 .14 .02 .04 33,171 107,474 13,356 .40 1.28 .16 .10 .33 .04 7,722 25, 802 3,329 .09 .31 .04 .02 .08 .01 15,765 .19 .05 6,177 13,316 .07 .16 .02 .04 251 APPENDIXES. R E LA TIV E IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITIES, AS MEASURED B Y TH E IR W HOLESALE VALUES IN EXCHANGE, 1921—Continued. Group II.—Foods—Continued. (&) Butter, cheese, and milk—Concluded. Cheese, whole milk— American twins, Chicago................................ . State, fresh flats, colored, average, New York California flats, fancy, San Francisco............. . Milk, fresh— Chicago............................................................. New Y o rk ........................................................ . San Francisco................................................... Milk, condensed, 14-ounce tins, New York.......... . Milk, evaporated, 16-ounee tins, New Y ork......... <c) Other foods: Beans, medium, choice, New Y ork...................... Bread— Chicago............................................................. . Cincinnati......................................................... New Orleans..................................................... New York......................................................... San Francisco.................................................... Cocoa, beans, Arriba, New York............................ Coffee, Rio, No. 7, New York................................ . Copra, South Sea, sun dried, New Y ork.............. . Eggs, .fresh— Firsts, western, Boston................................... Firsts, Chicago................................................. Extra firsts, Cincinnati................................... Candled, New Orleans..................................... Firsts, New York............................................. Extra firsts, western, Philadelphia................ Extra pullets, San Francisco............................ F is h Cod, large, shore, pickled cured, Gloucester, Mass. Herring, large, split, New York.............................. Mackerel, salt, large, 3s, Boston.............................. Salmon, canned, Alaska, red, factory..................... Flour, rye, white, Minneapolis...................................... Flour, wheat— Winter patents, Kansas C ity.................................. Winter straights, Kansas City................................ Standard patents, Minneapolis............................... Second patents, Minneapolis................................... Patents, Portland, Oreg.......................................... Patents, soft, winter, St. Louis.............................. Striaghts, soft, winter, St. Louis............................ Patents, Toledo........................................................ Fruit, canned, New York— Peaches, California, standard 2^-s............................ Pineapple, Hawaiian, sliced, standard 2Js............. Fruit, dried, New York— Apples, evaporated, State, choice........................... Currants, uncleaned, barrels................................... Prunes, California, 6G-70s......................................... Raisins, coast, seeded, bulk..................................... Fruit, fresh— Apples, Baldwins, Chicago..................................... Bananas, Jamaica 9s, New York............................ Lemons, Califronia (300-360 count), Chicago......... Oranges, Califronia, choice. Chicago....................... Glucose, 42° mixing, New York.................................... Hominy grits, bulk, car lots, f. o. b. mill...................... Lard, prime contract, New Y ork.................................. Meal, c o m White f. o. b. Decatur, 111....................................... Yellow, Philadelphia............................................. . Mollasses, New Orleans, fancy, New Y ork.................. Oatmeal, car lots, in barrels (180 pounds), New York. Oleomargarine, standard, uncolored, Chicago.............. Oleo oil, extra, Chicago.................................................. Pepper, black, Singapore, New Y ork.......................... $75,745 16,589 4,701 0.90 .20 .06 0.23 .05 .01 186,028 325,752 68,089 117,518 148,578 2.22 3.89 .81 1.40 1.77 .58 1.01 .21 .36 .46 45,036 .54 .14 214,459 28,649 25,376 432,338 35,343 35,399 90,050 8,072 2.56 .34 .30 5.16 .42 .42 1.07 .10 .66 .09 .08 1.34 .11 .11 .28 .02 43,287 107,473 12,197 10,273 156,637 46,663 16,570 .52 1.28 .15 .12 1. 87 .56 .20 .13 .33 .04 .03 .49 .14 .05 9,961 4,077 2,031 78,242 18,419 .12 .05 .02 .93 .22 .03 .01 .01 .24 .06 283,685 85,991 326,237 104,140 114,966 67,089 19,441 49,617 3.39 1.03 3. 89 1.24 1.37 .80 .23 .59 .88 .27 1.01 .32 .36 .21 .06 .15 34,370 28,882 .41 .35 .11 .09 5,723 3,402 12,397 58,756 .07 .04 .15 .70 .02 .01 .04 .18 166,257 93,938 23,705 115,205 38,141 3,634 152,490 1.98 1.12 .28 1.37 .46 .04 1.82 .51 .29 .07 .36 .12 .01 .47' 17,298 31,037 47,804 24,491 72,517 14,636 2,229 .21 .37 .57 .29 .87 .17 .03 .05 .10 .15 .08 .22 .05 .01 252 WHOLESALE PEICES, 1890 TO 1921. R E LA TIV E IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITIES, AS MEASURED B Y T H E IR W HOLESALE VALU ES IN EXCHANGE, 1921—Continued. Group and commodity. Value in ex change (000 omitted). Value expressed as percentage of aggregate value of— Com mod ities in group. All com mod ities. Group II.—Foods—Concluded. (c) Other foods—Concluded. Rice, New OrleansBlue Rose, head, clean.................................................................... Honduras, head, clean........................................................... ......... Salt, American, medium, Chicago......................................................... Sugar, New Y o r k Granulated, in barrels..................................................................... Raw, 96° centrifugal........................................................................ Tallow, edible, Chicago.......................................................................... Tea, Formosa, fine, New York.............................................................. Vegetables, canned— Com, Maryland-Maine style, New Y ork........................................ Peas^ State and western, No. 5, New Y ork................................... Tomatoes, New Jersey, standard, No. 3, New Y ork..................... Vegetables, fresh— C>nions, fresh, yellow, Chicago........................................................ PotatoesWhite, good to choice, Chicago......................................... . Sweet, No. 1, Philadelphia....................................................... Vegetable oil— Coconut, crude, Pacific coast..................... •................................... Corn, crude, in barrels, New Y ork ................................................. Cottonseed, prime, summer, yellow, New Y ork........................... Olive, edible, in barrels, New York............................................... Peanut, crude, f. o. b. mill.............................................................. Soya bean, crude, in barrels, New York..-..................................... Vinegar, cider, 40 grain, in barrels, New Y ork.................................... Foods ........................................................................................... $24,365 15,171 132,749 0.29 .18 1.58 0.08 .05 .41 485,710 335,735 2,541 22,489 5.80 4.01 .03 .27 1.51 1.04 .01 .07 25,204 28,047 31,348 .30 .34 .37 .08 .09 .10 11,480 .14. .04 129,491 13,491 1.55 .16 .40 .04 24,628 7,070 93,361 19,224 16,737 7,066 13,002 .29 .08 1.11 .23 .20 .08 .16 .08 .02 .29 .06 .05 .02 .04 8,380,910 100.00 25.98 $30,569 28,758 36,221 47,994 • 1.02 .96 1.21 1.61 0.09 .09 .11 .15 73,920 50,688 33,880 52,232 63,797 54,648 37,620 20,598 67,540 2.48 1.70 1.14 1.75 2.14 1.83 1.26 .69 2.26 .23 .16 .10 .16 .20 .17 .12 .06 .21 132,638 155,031 137,956 105,044 4.45 5.20 4.62 3.52 .41 .48 .43 .32 Group III.— Cloths and clothing. (a) Boots and shoes, factory: Children’s— Little boys’ , gun metal, blucher..................................................... Child’s, gun metal, polish, high cut............................................... Misses’ , black, vici, polish, high cut............................................... Youths’, gun metal, blucher........................................................... Men’s— Black, calf, blucher.......................................................................... Black, calf, Goodyear welt, bal...................................................... Black, dress, Goodyear welt, side leather............................. ....... Gun metal, Goodyear welt, blucher............................................... Mahogany, chrome, side, Goodyear welt, bal................................ Tan, dress, Goodyear welt,calf .................................................... Tan, dress, Goodyear welt, side leather......................................... Tan, grain, b lu ch er........................................................................ Vici kid, black, Goodyear welt....................................................... Women’s— Black, kid, Goodyear welt, 8i-inch lace......................................... Kid, Goodyear welt, 9-inch lace...................................................... Kid, McKay sewed, 8§-inch lace..................................................... Patent leather pump, McKay sewed.............................................. (6) Cotton goods: Denims, Mass., 2.20 yards to the pound, New Y ork........................... Drillings, brown, New York— Massachusetts D standard, 30-inch................................................. Pepperell, 29-inch, 2.85 yards to the pound................................... Flannels, New Y o r k Colored, 2.75 yards to the pound.................................................... Unbleached, 3.80 yards to the pound.......................- .................... Ginghams— Atnoskcag 27-inch , fi.37 yards to the p oun d , New York.............. Lancaster, 26J-inch, 6.50 yards to the pound, Boston................... H osieryMen’s half hose, combed yarn, New York..................................... Women’s cotton, silk mercerized, mock seam, New York......... Women’s, combed yarn, 16-ounce, New York............................... 28,801 .97 .09 19,618 19,870 .66 .67 .06 .06 25,876 21,150 .87 .71 .08 .07 27,021 31,522 .91 1.06 .08 .10 37,585 41,321 28,185 1.26 1.38 .94 .12 .13 .09 253 APPENDIXES. R E LA TIV E IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITIES, AS MEASURED B Y TH EIR WHOLESALE VALUES IN EXCHANGE, 1921—Continued. Group and commodity. Value in ex change (000 omitted). Value expressed as percentage of agg value of— Com mod ities in group. All com mod ities. Group III.—Cloths and clothing—Concluded. (6) Cotton goods—Concluded. Muslin, bleached, 4/4— Fruit o f the Loom, New Y ork................................ Lonsdale, factory...................................................... Rough Rider, New Y ork......................................... Wamsutta, factory................................................... Print cloth, 27-inch, 7.60 yards to the pound, Boston.. Sheeting, brown, 4/4— Indian Head, 2.85 yards to the pound, Boston___ Pepperell,-3.75 yards to the pound, New York___ Ware Shoals, 4 yards to the pound, New York___ Thread, 6 cord, J. & P. Coats, New Y o rk .: ................. Underwear— Men's shirts and drawers, New Y ork.................... Women's union suits, combed yam, New Y ork... Yam, B oston Carded, white, mulespun, northern, 10/1 cones___ Carded, white mulespun, northern, 22/1 cones....... Twisted, ordinary, weaving, 20/2............................ Twisted, ordinary, weaving, 40/2............................ (c) Woolen goods: Flannel, white, 4/4, Ballard Vale, No. 3, factory......... Overcoating, soft faced, black, Boston.......................... Suitings— Clay worsted, diagonal, 12-ounce, factory............... Clay worsted, diagonal, 16-ounce, factory.............. Middlesex, wool-dyed, blue, 16-ounce, New York. Serge, 11-ounce, factory............................................ Trousering, cotton warp, 11-11J ounce, New York...... Underwear— Merino shirts and drawers, factory......................... Men’s union suits, 33 per cent worsted, New York Women’s dress goods— Broadcloth, 9J-ounce, 54-56 inch, New Y ork ......... French serge, 35-inch, factory.................................. Poplar cloth, cotton warp, factory.......................... Sicilian cloth, cotton warp, 50-inch, New York__ Storm serge, double warp, 50-inch, factory............ Y am Crossbred stock,2/32s, Boston................................. Half blood, 2/40s, Philadelphia............................... Fine domestic, 2/50s, Philadelphia......................... (d) Silk,etc.: Linen shoe thread, 10s, Barbour, New Y ork................ Silk, raw— China, Canton filature, extra extra A, New Y ork.. Japan, Kansai, No. 1, New Y ork............................ Japan, special extra extra, New York.................... Silk yarn, New Y o r k Domestic, gray spun, 60/1........................................ ' Domestic, gray spun, 60/2, No. 1............................. Cloths and clothing.......... ............................. $10,440 9,386 8,541 18,047 63,507 0.35 .31 .29 .60 2.13 0.03 .03 .03 .06 .20 23,964 21,291 16,276 71,354 .80 .71 .55 2.39 .07 .07 .05 .22 48,748 59,443 1.63 1.99 .15 .18 78,893 89,841 27,215 41,967 2.64 3.01 .91 1.41 .24 .28 .08 .13 1,804 47,399 .06 1.59 .01 .15 58,055 74,180 73,920 62,134 38,871 1.95 2.49 2.48 2.08 1.30 .18 .23 .23 .19 .12 19,879 24,551 .67 .82 .06 ' .08 58,508 20,255 8,054 12,222 24,623 1.96 .68 .27 .41 .82 .18 .06 .02 .04 .08 32,664 49,284 57,361 1.09 1.65 1.92 .10 .15 .18 7,017 .24 .02 54, 477 158,116 57,412 1.83 5.30 1.92 .17 .49 .18 19,329 24, 796 .65 .83 .06 .08 2,983,867 100.00 9.25 $46,576 297,312 159, 763 227,817 0.94 6.02 3.23 4.61 0.14 .92 .50 .71 231,793 330,234 94, 777 185, 523 224,359 346,211 308,599 227,115 4.69 6.68 1.92 3. 75 4.54 7.00 6.24 4.60 .72 1.02 .29 .58 .70 1.07 .96 .70 Group IV.—Fuel and lighting. (a) Anthracite coal, New York, tidewater: Broken................................................. Chestnut.............................................. (5) Bituminous coal: Mine run, Chicago............................................. Prepared sizes, Chicago..................................... Screenings, Chicago........................................... Mine run, Kanawha, Cincinnati...................... Mine run, smokeless, New River, Cincinnati.. Mine run, Pocohontas, Norfolk, V a................. Prepared sizes, Pittsburgh................................ Indiana, No. 4 mine run, f. o. b. Indianapolis. 254 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, RELA TIV E IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITIES, AS M EASURED B Y T H E IR W HOLESALE VALUES IN EXCHANGE, 1921—Continued. Group and commodity. Value in exchange (000 omitted). Value expressed as percentage of, aggregate value of— Com mod ities in group. All com mod ities. Group IV.—Fuel and lighting—Concluded. (c) Other fuel and lighting: Coke, Connellsville, furnace, at ovens................................................... Gasoline, motor, New York................................................................... Matches, average o f several brands, New York.................................... Crude petroleum, at wells— California, 20°........................................... ...................................... Kansas-Oklahoma............ ............................................................... Pennsylvania................................................................................... Refined petroleum, New York: Standard white, 110° fire test.......................................................... Water white, 150° fire test.................................. •............................ Fuel and lighting.................................................................... $103,843 949,996 25,410 2.10 19.22 .51 0.32 2.94 .08 230,936 374,558 106,197 4.67 7.58 2.15 .72 1.16 .33 191,533 280,270 3.88 5.67 .59 .87 4,942,822 100.00 15.32 $142,256 213,048 5.70 8.54 0.44 .66 98,396 73,810 18,771 16,596 17,338 2,625 3.95 2.96 .75 .67 .70 .11 .30 .23 .06 .05 .05 .01 14,989 13,267 13,572 40,013 38,335 115,483 .60 .53 .54 1.60 1.54 4.63 .05 .04 .04 .12 .12 .36 45,388 1 169,653 165,402 186,209 1, 82 6.80 6.63 7.47 .14 .52 .51 .58 9,424 86,423 180,096 115, 714 10,484 141,74V .38 3. 47 7.22 4.64 .42 5.68 .03 .27 .56 .36 .03 .44 27,943 33,183 1.12 1.33 .09 .10 34, 255 227, 830 21,523 48,627 44,075 5,294 1,443 35, 778 26, 756 10,265 47, 878 ! 1.37 9.14 .86 1.95 1.77 .21 .06 1.44 1.07 .41 1.92 .11 .71 .07 .15 .14 .02 Group V.— Metals and metal products. (а) Iron and steel: Iron ore, lower lake ports— Mesabi, Bessemer, 55 per c e n t............ Non-Bessemer, 51£ per cent................. Pig iron— Basic, valley furnace............................ Bessemer, Pittsburgh........................... Foundry, No. 2, northern, Pittsburgh Foundry, No. 2, Birmingham, Ala___ Ferromanganese, seaboard......................... Spiegeleisen, 18 and 22 per cent, furnace.. Bariron— Best refined, Philadelphia................... Common,f. o. b. Pittsburgh............... Bars, reinforcing, Pittsburgh..................... Nails, wire, Pittsburgh............................... Pipe, cast-iron, 6-inch, New York............. Skelp, grooved, Pittsburgh........................ Steel billets, Pittsburgh— Bessemer............................................... Open hearth.......................................... Steel merchant bars, Pittsburgh................ Steel plates, tank, Pittsburgh.................... Steel rails, Pittsburgh— Bessemer, standard.............................. Open hearth, standard....................... . Steel sheets, black, f. o. b. Pittsburgh....... Steel, structural shapes, Pittsburgh.......... Terneplate, 8 pounds I. C., Pittsburgh— Tin plate, domestic, coke, Pittsburgh....... W ir e Barbed, galvanized, Chicago............... Plain, fence, annealed, Pittsburgh---(б) Nonferrous metals: Aluminum, New Y ork............................... Copper, i ngot, electrolytic, refinery........... Copper, sheet, New Y ork............................ Copper wire, bare, m ill............................... Lead, pig, New York.................................. Lead pipe, New Y ork................................. Quicksilver, New Y ork.............................. Silver, bar, fine, New York........................ Tin, pig, New Y ork.................................... Zinc, sheet, factory..................................... Zinc, slab, New York.................................. Metals and metal products............... i Less than one one-hundredth of 1 per cent. 2,493,889 , 100.00 (0 .11 .08 .03 .15 7.73 255 APPENDIXES. R E LA TIV E IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITIES, AS MEASURED B Y TH E IR WHOLESALE VALUES IN EXCHANGE, 1921—Continued. Group and commodity. Value in ex change (000 omitted). Value expressed as percentage of aggregate value of— Com mod ities in group. All com mod ities. Group VI.— Building materials. Lumber: Douglas fir, mill— No. 1 common, boards..................................................................... No. 2 and better, drop siding......................................................... Gum, sap, firsts and seconds, St7 Louis................................................. Hemlock/northern, No. 1, Chicago....................................................... Maple, hard, No. 1 common 4/4, Chicago............................................. Oak, white, plain, No. 1 common, 4/4,'Cincinnati.............................. Pine, white,*No. 2 barn, Buffalo, N. Y ................................................ Pine, yellow, southern, mill— Flooring, B and better.................................................................... , Timbers^ square edge and sound.................................................... Poplar, No. 1 common, 4/4, Cincinnati................................................. Spruce, eastern, random,’ Boston.......................................................... Lath, yellow pine, No. 1, f. o. b. mill................................................... Shingles— Cypress, 16 inches long, mill........................................................... Red cedar, 16 inches long, mill....................................................... (6) Brick, common building, simple average of 82 yard prices.................... (e) Steel, structural shapes/Pittsburgh.. .7.......... 7___ ? ............................. (d) Other building materials: Cement, Portland, f. o. b. plant, simple average of 6 plant prices___ Crushed stone, 1§ inches, New York..................................................... Gravel, f. o. b. pit, average of 22 plant prices....................................... Hollow tile, building, Chicago........................ ..................................... Lime, common, lump, f. o. b. plant, average of 15 plant prices......... Sand, building, f. o. b. pit, average of 26 plant prices......................... Slate, roofing, I. o. b. quarry.................................................... Glass, plate— 3 to 5 square feet, New York........................................................... 5 to 10 square feet; New York......................................................... Glass, window, American, f. o. b. works— Single, A ........................................................................................... Single, B ................................................................ Linseed oil, raw, New Y ork.................................................................. Pntty; eommercdal, New York.............................................................. Rosin, common to good,(B), Now York............................................... Turpentine, southern, barrels, New York............................................ White lead, American, in oil, New York.............................................. Zinc oxide (white zinc). New Y ork...................................................... Pipe, cast-iron, 6-inch, New York......................................................... Copper, sheet, New York...................................................................... Copper wire, bare, m ill.......................................................................... Lead pipe, New York .......................................................................... Nails wire, Pittsburgh.......................................................................... Reinforcing bars, Pittsburgh................................................................. Roofing tin (terneplate), 8 pounds, I. C., Pittsburgh......................... Zinc, sheet, factory..................................... ........................................... (a) Building materials........................................................................ $52,386 35,424 37,804 59,653 47,190 159,984 123,962 2. 79 1.88 2.01 3.17 2.51 8.51 6.59 0.16 . 11 . 12 . 19 . 15 .50 .38 175,842 174,159 20,502 34,130 11,046 9.36 9.27 1.09 1.82 .59 .55 .54 .06 .11 .03 7,711 27,406 71, 752 115,714 .41 1.46 3.82 6.16 .02 .09 .22 . 36 166,338 52,360 34,787 27,276 30,010 15,271 4,759 8.85 2. 79 1.85 1.45 1.60 .81 .25' .52 . 16 .11 .08 .09 .05 .01 18,054 20,359 .96 1.08 .06 .06 21,800 20,710 43,775 3,401 13,092 13,127 30,121 21, 424 38,335 21, 523 48,627 5,294 40,013 13, 572 10, 484 10, 265 1.16 1.10 2. 33 . 18 .70 .70 1.60 1.14 2.04 1.14 2. 59 .28 2.13 .72 .56 .55 .07 .06 . 14 .01 .04 .04 .09 .07 . 12 .07 . 15 .02 . 12 .04 .03 .03 1,879, 442 100.00 5. 83 $1,354 4,178 2,745 2,016 59,992 0.23 .72 .48 .35 10. 38 (l) 0.01 .01 .01 .19 26,974 5, 592 24,983 16,574 4,024 2,559 4.67 .97 4.32 2. 87 .70 .44 .08 .02 .08 .05 .01 .01 Group VII.— Chemicals and drugs. (a) Chemicals: Acids, New Y o r k Acetic, 28 per cent............................................................................ Muriatic, 20°..................................................................................... Nitric, 42°........................................................................................ Stearic, triple pressed....................................................................... Sulphuric, 66°................................................................................... Alcohol, New York— Denatured, No. 5,188 proof............................................................. Wood, refined, 95 per cent.............................................................. Alum, lump, New Y ork........................................................................ Ammonia, anhydrous. New York........................................... ............ Bleaching powder, New York ........................................................ Borax, crystals and granulated, New Y ork......................................... 1 Less than one-hundredth of 1 per cent. 256 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. R E LA TIV E IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITIES, AS MEASURED B Y TH E IR WHOLESALE VALUES IN EXCHANGE, 1921—Continued. * Group and commodity. Value in ex change (000 omitted). Value expressed as percentage of aggregate value of— Com mod ities in group. All com mod ities. Group VII.—Chemicals and drugs—Concluded. Chemicals—Concluded. Copper sulphate, 99 per cent, crystals, New Y ork............................... Copra, South Sea, sun dried, New York............................................... Formaldehyde, New Y o rk ................................................................... Oil, vegetable-^Coconut, crude, Pacific coast.......................................................... Corn, crude, in barrels, New Y ork................................................. Palm kernel, crude, New York....................................................... Soya bean, crude, in barrels, New York........................................ Potash, caustic, 88-92 per cent, New Y ork.......................................... Sal soda, New York................................................................................ Soda ash, 58 per cent, light, New York................................................ Soda, bicarbonate, American, f. 0 . b. works......................................... Soda, caustic, 76 per cent, solid, New Y ork......................................... Soda, silicate of, 40°, New York............................................................ Sulphurj crude, New York.................................................................... Tallow, inedible, packers’ prime, Chicago............... ............................ (6) Fertilizer materials: Acid phosphate, 16 per cent basis, bulk. New York........................... Ammonia, sulphate, double bags, New Y ork...................................... Ground bone, steamed, Chicago .......................................................... Muriate of potash, 80-85 per cent, K. C. L. bags, New York.............. Phosphate rock, 68 per cent, f. 0 . b. mines........................................... Soda nitrate, 95 per cent, New Y ork..................................................... Tankage, 9 and 20 per cent, crushed, f. 0 . b. Chicago.......................... (c) Drugs and pharmaceuticals: Acid, citric, domestic, crystals, New Y ork........................................... Acid, tartaric, crystals, U. S. P., New York........................................ Alcohol, grain, 190 proof, U. S. P., New York..................................... Cream of tartar, powdered, New Y o rk .. .............................................. Epsom salts, U. S. P., in barrels, New Y ork..................................... . Glycerine, refined, New Y ork............................................................... Opium, natural, U. S. P., New Y ork................................................... Peroxide of hydrogen, 4-ounce bottles, New York............................... Phenol, U. S. P. (carbolic acid), New York......................................... Quinine, sulphate, manufacturers’ quotations, New Y ork................. 1,495 1,984 119,315 962 1,492 10,475 3,667 7,674 6,308 2,733 .26 .34 20. 65 .17 .26 1.81 .64 1.33 1.09 .47 .01 .01 .37 0) 0) .03 .01 .02 .02 .01 Chemicals and drugs.................................................................... 577,785 100.00 1.79 $164,959 11,701 39,183 49,329 5,175 32,372 14.23 1.01 3.38 4.25 .45 2.79 0.051 .04 .12 .15 .02 .10 139,766 86,976 47,841 12.05 7.50 4.13 .43 .27 .15 148,134 45,786 12.78 3.95 .46 .14 3,313 43,339 4,933 .29 3.74 .43 .01 .13 .02 6,567 3,246 .57 .28 .02 .01 (a) $1,930 4,741 2,659 0.33 .82 .46 24,628 1,151 3,919 7,066 840 2,530 49,023 6,087 24,409 6,256 10,784 16,761 4.26 . 20 .68 1. 22 .15 .44 8.48 1.05 4.23 1.08 1.87 2.90 47,493 15,790 1,379 1,039 12,683 22,174 7,347 8.22 2.73 .24 .18 2. 20 3.84 1. 27 0.01 .02 .01 .08 C1) .01 .02 (l) .01 .15 .02 .08 .02 .03 .05 (i) (') .15 .05 .04 .07 .02 Group VIII.— House-furnishing goods. (а) Furniture: B ed room Bed, combination, factory.................................... Chair, all gum, cane seat, factory......................... Chifforette, combination, factory.......................... Dresser, combination, factory................................ Rocker, quartered oak, Chicago............................. Set, 3 pieces, Chicago.............................................. Dining room— Buffet, combination, factory.................................. Chair, all gum, leather slip seat, factory............... Table, extension, combination, factory................ Living room— Davenport, standard pattern, factory................... Table, library, combination, factory..................... K itch en Chair, hardwood, Chicago...................................... Refrigerator, lift top type, factory......................... Table, with drawer, Chicago................................. (б) Furnishings: Blankets— Cotton, colored, 2 pounds to the pair, New York. Wool, 4 to 5 pounds to the pair, factory............... 1 Less than one one-hundredth of 1 per cent. 257 APPENDIXES, RELA TIV E IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITIES, AS MEASURED B Y THEIR WHOLESALE VALUES IN EXCHANGE, 1921—Concluded. Group and commodity. Value expressed as percentage of aggregate value oP~ Value in ex change (000 omitted). Com All mod com ities in mod group. ities. Group VIII.—House-furnishing goods—Concluded. (6) Furnishings—Concluded. Carpets, factory— Axminster, Bigelow........................................................................ Brussels, Bigelow............................................................................ Wilton, Bigelow............................................................................... C utleryCarvers, 8-inch, factory................................................................... Knives and forks, factory............................................: .................. Pails, galvanized iron, 10-quart, factory............................................... Sheeting, bleached, 10/4 Pepperell, New Y ork...................................................................... Wamsutta, factory.......................................................................... TablewareGlass nappies, 4-inch, factory......................................................... Glass pitchers, one-half gallon, factory.......................................... Glass tumblers, one-third pint, factory......................................... Plates, white granite, 7-inch, factory.............................................. Tea cups and saucers, white granite, factory................................ Ticking, Amoskeag, A. C. A., 2.85 yards to the pound, New Y ork ... Tubs, galvanized iron, No. 3, factory.................................................... $64,131 47,341 35,916 5.53 4.08 3.10 1,421 3,850 122 .12 .33 .01 31,879 67,280 2.75 5.80 .10 .21 3,226 20,992 6,494 23,269 11,636 7,541 1,649 ' .28 1.81 .56 2.01 1.00 .65 .14 .01 .06 .02 .07 .04 .02 .01 1,159,367 100.00 3.59 $40,976 72,831 7,083 40,600 1.94 3.44 .33 1.92 0.13 .23 .02 .13 99,508 112,298 19,000 68,838 4.70 5.31 .90 3.25 .31 .35 .06 .21 9,609 85,593 56,949 .45 4.05 2.69 .03 .26 .18 194,980 165,384 169,133 9.22 7.82 7.9,9 .60 .51 .52 12,352 7,234 231,190 24,780 96,611 18,190 .58 .34 10.93 1.17 4.57 .86 .04 .02 .72 .08 .30 .06 80,722 94,381 55,002 3.81 4.46 2.60 .25 .29 .17 100,673 251,928 4.76 11.91 .31 .78 Miscellaneous.................................................... 2,115,845 100.00 All commodities............................................... 32,258,401 House-furnishing goods................................................................ 0.29 .15 .11 0) .01 0) Group .IX.— Miscellaneous. Cattle feed: Bran, Minneapolis....... ..................................................... Cottonseed meal, prime, New York................................ Linseed meal, New Y ork..................................... ........... Mill-feed middlings, standard, Minneapolis................... (б) Leather: Calf, chrome, B grade, Boston......................................... Glazed kid, black? top grade, Boston.............................. Harness, California oak, No. 1, Chicago.......................... Side, black, chrome, B grade, Boston............................. Sole, B oston Hemlock, middle, No. 1........................... ................ Oak, scoured backs, heavy........................................ Union, middle weight................................................ (c) Paper and p u lp Paper— Newsprint, rolls, f.o.b. m ill....................................... Wrapping, Manila, No. 1, jute, New Y ork.............. Woodpulp, sulphite, domestic, unbleached, New York (id ) Other miscellaneous: Hemp, Manila, fair current shipment, New Y ork......... Jute, raw, medium grades, New Y ork............................ Lubricating oil, paraffin, 903 gravity, New York.......... Rope, pure Manila, best grade, New Y ork..................... Rubber, Para, island, fine, New Y ork........................... Sisal, Mexican, current shipment, New Y ork................ Soap— Laundry, Cincinnati.................................................. Laundry, Philadelphia.............................................. Starch, laundry, bulk, New Y ork................................... Tobacco— Plug, New Y ork......................................................... Smoking, 1-ounce bags, New York........................... (а) i Less than one one-hundredth of 1 per cent. 11083°— 22— Bull. 320------17 6.56 100.00 258 W HOLESALE P&ECES, 1890 TO 1921, APPENDIX C. REVISED IN DEX NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES OF BUILDING M ATERIALS, B Y SUBDIVISIONS, 1913 TO 1921. (1 9 1 3 = 1 0 0 .) (a) Year and month. m Lumber. Brick, common. («) id) («) Structural steel. Other building materials. AH building materials. 100 101 99 113 113 111 99 99 99 96 96 88 86 100 100 101 100 100 101 180 99 99 101 101 100 98 100 101 102 103 103 103 102 99 99 99 98 97 96 95 96 96 97 97 96 95 95 96 95 94 91 91 92 93 94 94 93 93 93 92 93 92 90 88 88 Year 1913....................................................... January................................................... February................................................. March...................................................... A pril. ...................................................... May......................................................... June......................................................... July......................................................... August.................................................... September............................................... October................................................... November............................................. . December............................................... 100 102 103 103 104 103 103 99 98 98 96 96 95 100 101 101. 101 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 , 99 Year 1914........................................................ January................................................... February.. . , .......................................... March...................................................... April........................................................ May......................................................... June..... . .................................................. July......................................................... August................................................... September............................................... October................................................... November............................................... December............................................... 92 94 94 94 93 93 93 92 92 92 88 87 87 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 Year 1915....................................................... January................................................... February................................................. March...................................................... A pril....................................................... May......................................................... June......................................................... July......................................................... August.................................................... Seotember............. ................................. October................................................... November............................................... December................................................ 89 87 87 88 88 87 87 87 87 88 94 95 97 99 98 98 98 96 96 96 101 101 101 102 102 102 85 73 76 76 76 79 79 83 83 93 93 99 106 . 102 91 94 95 97 103 105 106 104 101 104 109 114 94 88 89 90 90 93 93 94 93 94 98 101 104 1 ear 1916........................................................ January................................................... February................................................. March...................................................... April........................................................ May. June........................................................ July......................................................... August.................................................... September............................................... October................................................... November............................................... December............................................... 102 101 102 103 102 101 100 99 100 109 104 106 108 : 108 101 101 101 105 105 105 117 167 120 110 113 117 125 125 125 174 174 174 174 177 177 179 199 137 121 128 133 135 138 139 137 137 138 142 145 154 120 121 120 120 120 121 124 126 132 132 125 125 125 129 129 129 134 134 134 139 139 139 247 215 215 218 248 252 331 298 298 298 199 199 199 172 157 160 163 168 171 174 179 | 176 I 175 ! 172 170 170 157 138 140 144 155 159 169 168 167 167 156 156 158 Year 1917........................................................ January................................................... February.......................................... ...... March...................................................... A pril........................................................ May......................................................... June......................................................... July......................................................... August.................................................... September............................................... October................................................... November............................................... December................................................ 135 113 116 120 133 139 143 143 142 . 144 138 140 144 117 78 ’ 73 79 81 76 76 76 76 81 81 81 78 74 119 129 157 174 118 259 APPENDIXES. REVISED IN D E X NUMBERS OF W H OLESALE PRICES OF BUILDING M ATERIALS B Y SUBDIVISIONS, 1913 TO 1921—Concluded. (« ) (» ) (c) (d) (e) L u m b e r. B rick , co m m o n . Structural steel. O ther b u ild in g m aterials. A ll b u ild in g m aterials. Y e a r and m on th . Y e a r 1918................................................................... J a n u a r y ............................................................. F e b r u a r y ........................................................... M a rc h ................................................................. A p r i l ................................................................... M a y ..................................................................... J u n e.................................................................... J u ly ..................................................................... A u g u s t ............................................................... S ep tem b er........................................................ O c to b e r ............................................................. N o v e m b e r ......................................................... D e c e m b e r ................................................'____ 155 148 148 149 157 157 157 161 160 160 156 156 157 176 149 149 149 173 173 173 187 187 187 194 194 194 199 199 199 199 199 199 199 199 199 199 199 199 199 189 172 174 179 180 184 189 195 200 202 200 202 199 172 161 161 164 169 170 172 177 179 179 177 177 177 Y e a r 1919................................................................... J a n u a ry ............................................................. F e b r u a r y .......................................................... M a r c h ................................................................ A p r i l .................................................................. M a y .................................................................... J une.................................................................... I n l y ..................................................................... A u g u s t .............................................................. S eptem b er........................................................ O c to b e r ............................................................. N o v e m b e r ......................................................... D e c e m b e r ...................................................* .. 210 159 158 158 160 169 195 .221 249 256 257 262 292 206 202 202 202 204 204 204 207 207 207 213 213 213 167 199 185 185 162 149 149 162 162 162 162 162 162 195 194 189 184 179 181 189 200 209 207 208 206 207 201 176 173 171 169 173 189 209 226 229 229 232 248 Y ea r 1920................................................................... J a n u a ry ............................................................. F eb ru a rv ................ „ ........................................ M a r c h . ........................................................... A p r il.................................................................. M a y .................................................................... J une................................................ .................... Inly .................................................................... A u g u s t .............................................................. S ep tem b er........................................................ O c to b e r ............................................................. N o v e m b e r........................................................ D e c e m b e r ......................................................... 307 334 368 373 385 351 317 310 305 288 262 221 209 279 245 254 283 274 283 288 292 295 293 290 287 283 187 162 162 162 213 213 213 205 184 184 184 184 180 218 214 218 222 227 228 226 222 224 222 216 206 196 264 274 293 297 300 293 275 269 265 255 240 215 204 Y ea r 1921................................................................... J a n u a ry ............................................................. F e b ru a ry .......................................................... M a r c h ................................................................ A p r i l .................................................................. M a y .................................................................... J u n e . ................................................................. J u ly ............................ ....................................... A u g u s t.................................. ............................ S e p te m b e r....................................................... O c to b e r ............................................................. N o v e m b e r........................................................ D e c e m b e r ..................................................... 163 194 176 167 159 158 157 154 151 154 163 174 168 232 272 269 261 248 238 230 223 218 209 207 206 204 135 162 162 152 147 146 146 139 122 122 116 109 169 190 181 178 176 172 170 167 163 161 159 155 : 153 165 192 180 173 167 165 163 160 156 99 156 159 163 158 W H O LESALE PR ICES, 260 1890 TO 1921. APPENDIX D .— WHOLESALE PRICES IN O THER COUNTRIES. AUSTRALIA, Index numbers showing the course of wholesale prices in Australia are published by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statis tics, Melbourne,1 in the Quarterly Summary of Australian Statistics. In the following table are given index numbers for the period from 1861 to 1921, arranged by commodity groups, the year 1911 being used as the base period and monthly data for 1920 and 1921 being included. IN D E X NUMBERS OF W H OLESALE PRICES IN M ELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, B Y GROUPS OF COMMODITIES, 1861 TO 1921. [Source: Quarterly Summary of Australian Statistics, Bulletin No. 86, December, 1921, page 80.] [Base: 1911=1000.] Year. Jute, Agricul Metals Dairy tural Building Chem All com and coal. leather, produce, produce. Groceries. Meat. materials. icals. modities. etc. etc. 1861................. 1871..................... 1881..................... 1891..................... 1438 1096 1178 895 1381 1257 1115 847 1583 1236 1012 1024 1008 864 935 995 1963 1586 1421 1032 1901..................... 1902..................... 1903..................... 1804..................... 1081 1007 923 821 774 756 834 885 928 1192 1209 754 1029 1215 1059 876 1048 945 936 916 1905..................... 1906..................... 1907..................... 1908..................... 772 882 1037 1033 850 978 1017 901 894 916 973 1312 980 972 1020 1198 1909..................... 1910..................... 1911..................... 1912..................... 1014 1004 1000 1021 907 1052 1000 991 1000 969 1000 1370 1913..................... 1914.................... 1915..................... 1916..................... 1046 1099 1284 1695 1070 1032 1017 1423 1917..................... 1918..................... 1919..................... 1920..................... 2129 2416 2125 2298 January....... February___ March.......... A pril............ May.............. June............. 888 1070 1044 1091 780 2030 1409 1587 1194 1538 1229 1121 915 1345 1447 1443 1427 841 837 875 845 917 881 921 875 974 1051 1019 890 942 923 948 968 1209 1110 1294 1335 801 896 988 935 859 864 961 891 910 948 1021 1115 1119 1100 1000 1206 978 999 1000 1052 1088 1008 1000 1357 911 996 1000 1057 815 898 1000 978 993 1003 1000 1170 1097 1207 2162 1208 1054 1137 1530 1485 1024 1021 1133 1322 1252 1507 2435 2515 1128 1081 1275 1491 995 1253 1528 1760 1038 1149 1604 1504 2008 2360 2363 2624 1157 1444 1985 2439 1423 1454 1651 2209 1343 1422 1516 1918 2403 2385 2348 3279 1884 2686 2851 3226 2171 3225 2898 2825 1632 1934 2055 2480 2079 2112 2258 2258 2351 2351 2972 3085 3055 2977 2884 2828 2420 2424 2411 2497 2692 2792 1722 1792 1942 2035 2124 2249 1605 1659 1653 1985 2028 2013 2377 2409 2360 2595 2749 3370 3090 3141 3262 3262 3367 3367 2746 2786 2868 2868 3047 3047 2311 2354 2383 2478 2567 2358 July.............. August......... September... October........ . November... December. . . 2322 2306 2328 2440 2440. 2280 2742 2733 2421 2180 1981 1660 2605 2547 2643 2227 2201 2060 2266 2272 2519 2574 2544 2522 1990 1994 2025 2026 2014 2043 4230 4604 4425 3661 3427 3136 3362 3414 3235 3161 3077 2970 2906 2889 2825 2825 2615 2583 2671 2692 2618 2450 2371 2245 1921..................... January....... February___ March.......... April............ May.............. June............. 2173 2388 2350 2229 2220 2141 2143 1362 1581 1442 1161 1246 1172 1145 1767 2107 2049 1876 1750 1724 1704 2000 2506 2472 2485 2166 2110 2055 1976 2030 2030 2038 2024 2006 1940 2158 3094 2980 2888 2332 2274 2169 2733 3070 3322 3318 3110 3060 2735 2303 2506 2484 2399 2372 2299 2282 1903 2233 21£0 20.8 1947 1898 1845 July.............. August......... September... October....... November... December. . . 2142 2137 2121 2121 2089 2018 1208 1284 1580 1598 1500 1460 1688 1706 1697 1673 1661 1569 1991 1971 1755 1538 1484 1470 1942 1960 1931 1945 1941 1933 -1930 1948 1778 1587 1407 1504 2604 2531 2473 2302 2170 2106 2254 2295 2255 2255 2134 2100 ' 1813 1827 1827 1779 1724 1684 1 For a full explanation of the index numbers published by the Bureau of Census and Statistics of Austra* lia see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bui. No. 284, pp. 175-184. 261 APPENDIXES, BELGIUM. Index numbers of wholesale prices/computed according to the chain system, are published by the Ministry of Industry, Labor, and Food Supplies of Belgium. The series dates only from August, 1921. In the following table are shown the index numbers for the last five months of 1921, average prices in April, 1914, being taken as the base, or 100. IN DEX NEMBEDS OF WHOLESALE PRICES IN BELGIUM, AUGUST TO DECEMBER, 1921. [Source: Revue du Travail, May, 1922, p. 676.] [Base: Average prices in April, 1914=100.] 1921 Number of com modities. Group. Foodstuffs..................................................... Combustibles............................................... Tar and its derivatives................................ Metal products............................................. Petroleum products..................................... Ceramics....................................................... Glassware...................................................... Chemicals...................................................... Mineral fertilizers........... ............................. Oils and fats................................................. Textiles............... ........................................ Building materials....................................... Resin products.................1.......................... Hides and leather products......................... Tobacco......................................................... Paper ................................................. Rubber ....................................................... All commodities................................. Septem ber. October. Novem ber. 387 458 /\ 292 377 526 427 335 318 289 342 362 333 267 295 401 53 389 445 476 318 380 538 429 340 346 337 394 357 394 291 295 402 62 381 445 523 326 403 520 394 341 346 321 421 360 372 305 295 402 72 382 446 420 343 447 528 416 351 355 316 400 361 ' 407 293 295 417 81 369 439 405 340 445 528 416 345 362 306 416 360 366 295 295 433 82 347 368 372 374 369 August. 16 4 3 ]• 15 7 10 2 12 4 7 21 13 2 9 1 1 1 128 Decem ber. CANADA. The following table showing the course of wholesale prices, classi fied into commodity groups, in Canada during the period from Decem ber, 1913, to December, 1921, has been taken from the Labor Gazette, published by the Department of Labor, Ottawa.2 The figures since December, 1918, are preliminary and subject to possible revision. IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN CANADA, DECEMBER, DECEMBER, 1921. [Source: The Labor Gazette, January, 1922, p. 102.] (Average prices 1890-1899=100.) 1913, TO Group. Dec., 1913 Dec., 1914 Dec., 1915 Dec., 1916 Dec., 1917 Dec., 1918 Dec., 1919 Dec., 1920 Nov., Dec., 1921 1921 Grains and fodder...................... Animals and meats.................... Dairy products........................... Fish............................................ Fruits and vegetables___ Miscellaneous foods.................... Textiles....................................... Hides, leather, and shoes.......... Metals and implements............. Fuel and lighting...................... Building materials.................... House furnishings...................... Drugs and chemicals................. Miscellaneous............................. 141.0 188.4 185.5 157.2 130.8 111.9 136.6 166.2 113.3 114.4 141.4 128.1 111.5 148.8 178.5 174.2 180.1 160.0 114.2 132.2 124.6 175.6 111.9 109.1 139.3 131.3 134.0 117.0 173.3 188.3 189.6 155.2 156.6 137.4 163.3 183.1 158.6 115.6 152.0 140.5 228.1 163.8 238.4 234.5 245.7 180.0 230.1 174.1 216.3 309.0 191.1 163.4 194.6 171.8 238.5 198.8 312.5 312.0 254.7 239.1 263.2 223.1 322.9 272.9 243.7 186.9 234.6 222.0 279.5 263.6 283.4 343.3 293.0 268.3 249.6 262.0 379.5 280.7 254.1 249.6 279.8 296.3 276.8 341.8 344.4 326.4 355.2 242.4 286.6 267.3 399.7 377.8 224.7 247.6 338.7 352. 8 214.4 576.7 261.1 320.8 340.0 236.5 226.1 256.3 328.6 231. 8 230.4 317.6 356.5 390.2 228.1 277.5 171.6 202.8 243.0 191.4 210.0 181.7 234.1 163.6 190.9 249.3 274.2 307.0 187.5 314.9 179.4 219.6 261.9 191.4 224.6 183.2 230.4 163.6 191.2 249.3 273.9 307.0 188.6 321.0 All commodities............... 137.1 137.6 162.4 207.4 257.1 ■288.8 322.7 290.5 227.3 230.7 % For a full explanation of the index numbers compiled by the Department of Labor of Canada see Bureau cf Labor Statistics Bui. No. 284, pp. 189-201. 262 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. In the next table are shown monthly index numbers for 1921 of all commodities taken together: IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN CANADA, B Y MONTHS, 1921. [Source: The Labor Gazette, January, 1922, p. 105.] [Average prices 1890-1899=100.] Index num ber. Month. Index. num ber. Month. Index num ber. Month. January....... February.... March.......... 281.3 270.1 263.1 April........ May.......... June......... 253.7 247.3 242.6 July.......... August___ September 238.6 236.4 232.7 Month. October... November December. Index num ber. 229.2 227.3 230.7 PRANCE. The quarterly bulletin issued by the General Statistical Office of France (.Bulletin de la Statistique generate de la France et du Service d'observation des Prix) contains in each number a table showing index numbers of wholesale prices since 1913.3 The following table has been reproduced from the January, 1922, issue: IN DEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES IN FRANCE. [Source: Bulletin de la Statistique gdndrale de la France et du Service d’observation des Prix, January, 1922, p. 122.] [Base period, 1901-1910=100.] 1921 Kind and number of commodities. General index (45)................. Foodstuffs (20)........................ Vegetable foods (8)................. Animal foods (8)..................... Sugar, coffee, cocoa (4 ).......... Industrial materials (25)........ Minerals and metals (7)......... Textiles (6)............................. Miscellaneous (12)................... 1920 Decem ber. Novem ber. October. 376.5 361.9 363.0 382.7 318.1 388.2 323.2 438.5 400.9 383.6 371.7 366.8 390.8 343.4 393.0 332.6 453.6 398.0 383.0 374.0 366.3 406.6 323.6 390.1 314.1 456.9 401.0 1919 1918 1913 Year. 398.8 410.6 395.8 448.6 363.8 389.3 329.8 415.4 411.1 589 532 512 593 447 635 539 863 577 412 389 . 376 463 268 430' 327 520 445 392 325 358 338 235 446 340 538 461 115 116 120 118 106 115 120 117 110 GERM ANY. Index numbers of wholesale prices for seven groups of commodi ties are compiled by the German Statistical Office (Statistisches Reichsamt), average prices in the year 1913 being used as the base in the computations. An index number is computed for each of the seven groups from the arithmetic mean of the individual commodity price relatives. The group index numbers are then weighted accord ing to the value of the commodities in each group consumed by the German people during the period 1908-1912 to form the general index, the latter being obtained by multiplying the several group indexes by their appropriate weights and dividing the sum of the products by the sum o f the weights. The articles included in each group are as follows: Group I— Rye, wheat, barley, oats, and potatoes. Group II— Rutter, lard, sugar, beef, veal, pork, haddock, and cod 3 For a full explanation of the index numbers compiled by the General Statistical Office of France see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bui. No. 284, pp. 206-209. APPENDIXES, fish. Group II I Hops, cocoa, coffee, tea, and pepper. Group IY —Ox and cow hides, calfskins, sole leather, and box calf leather. Group V— Cotton, cotton yarn, cretonne, linen yarn, jute, and jute yarn. Group V I— Lead, copper, zinc, aluminum, refined nickel, and petro leum. Group V II—Pig iron, hard coal, and lignite. The following table shows the index numbers for March and November, 1920, and for each month of 1921: IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN GERMANY. [Source: Wirtschaft und Statistik, herausgegeben vom Statistischen Reichsamt, No. 1, January, 1922, p. 20.1 Year and month. II. I. III. IV. Fats, Grain Colonial Hides sugar, and products, and meat and leather. potatoes. hops. fish. 1913............................. 1920: March.................. November........... 1921: January............... February............. March...... ........... April.................... May...................... June..................... July...................... August................. September.......... October............... November........... December............ V. Textiles. VI. Metals and petro leum. V II. Coal and iron. All com modities. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 963 951 1733 2179 3017 1767 5439 2310 5401 2954 2687 2186 1496 1553 1709 1509 1043 1014 1005 993 1015 1043 1096 2033 2016 2380 3197 3127 1984 1775 1595 1514 1409 1626 1633 1762 1943 2325 3154 3106 1256 1180 1148 1120 1159 1273 1447 1731 2317 3099 4923 4652 2042 1795 1821 1804 1649 1818 1914 2305 3727 4539 6077 4054 2258 1986 1922 1821 1773 1814 1985 2193 '3070 4176 6518 6158 1735 1660 1605 1572 1513 1551 1581 1673 2036 2965 5123 4379 1587 1628 1628 1696 1671 1671 1740 1774 1830 1885 2380 3298 1439 1376 1338 1326 1308 1366 1428 1917 2067 2460 3416 3487 GREAT BRITAIN. Index numbers of wholesale prices for various groups of commodi ties in Great Britain are contained in the Board of Trade Journal and Commercial Gazette, published by the Board of Trade, London.4 In the following table the index numbers for December, 1920, and for certain months in 1921 are expressed as percentages of the averages for the year 1913. IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN GREAT BRITAIN. [Source: Board of Trade Journal and Commercial Gazette, January 12, 1922, p. 28.] [Average for 1913=100.] Groups. I. Cereals................................................ II Meat and fish . . . . . . . III. Other foods......................................... IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. Decem Novem Septem ber, 1921. ber, 1921. ber, 1921. 152.5 181. 3 186.7 157.1 179.2 194.9 June, 1921. 196.5 201.2 201.2 199.3 218.9 219.6 March, 1921. Decem ber, 1920. 204.6 251.4 229.2 262.1 291.5 256.9 Total food................ ....................... 173.4 177.1 199.7 212.6 227.6 269.3 Iron and steel..................................... Other metals nad minerals............... Cotton................................................ Other textiles.................................... Other articles..................................... 172.0 151.6 188. 4 166.6 177.3 180.9 153.0 198.9 168.9 183.2 206.7 160.1 212.8 163.2 190.4 240.4 188.8 179.9 161.8 198.5 .282. 5 192.3 173.2 178.8 205.2 ^ 381.3 235.5 254 1 239.0 236.1 Total not food................................. 170.3 176.0 186. 4 196.3 208.5 269.5 All articles....................................... 171.4 176.4 191.0 209.8 215.1 269. 4 4 For a full explanation of the index numbers published by the British Board of Trade see U. S. Bureau Labor Statistics Bui. No. 284, pp. 290-294. 264 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. In reviewing the course of wholesale prices in 1921 the issue of the journal referred to above states that— The fall in prices was much more rapid during the first quarter of the year than during the other nine months, and slowest from April to September. The period of rapid fall which began in September, 1920, and extended to April, 1921, resulted in a total fall in the general index number during those seven months, amounting to over 34 per cent. In the five months from April to September, 1921, the aggregate fall was 8 per cent, and in the last quarter of the year a further fall of rather over 10 per cent was recorded. Comparing the price level of December, 1921 with that of May, 1920, when the highest aggregate figure was recorded, the total fall has amounted to 48J per cent, namely, from 332.6 to 171.4. The fall in wholesale food prices during the period was 36J per cent (from 273 to 173.4) and in other articles covered b y the in dex number a fall of 54 per cent (from 370.4 to 170.3) is shown. In the aggregate for food the largest desreases in 1921 were in January, February, September, and O cto ber, while industrial materials show the largest decreases in January, February, March, and November. # ITALY. A series of wholesale price index numbers, with several different basic periods, is calculated by Prof. Riccardo Bachi of Italy.5 The results are published in PItalia Economica, an annual review of com mercial, industrial, agricultural, financial, and economic conditions. The following table showing the index numbers, by groups of com modities, for the months of 1921 as computed on prices in 1920 as the base has been taken from the February, 1922, number of the Bollettino di Notizie Economiche, published at Rome. IN D E X NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES IN IT A L Y , 1921. [Source: Bollettino di Notizie Economiche, February, 1922, p. 118.] [Average prices in 1920=100.1 Month. Vege table foods. Animal Chemi cals. foods. Number of commodities... 19 10 1921. January............................... February............................. March.................................. A pril.................................... May..................................... June..................................... July..................................... August................................ September........................... October............................... November........................... December............................ 106.7 103.4 107.8 105.9 101.5 97.0 99.8 106.7 113.6 115.8 114.1 115.3 120.7 119.5 117.4 115.9 112.1 100.5 109.3 112.7 124.8 128.5 125.8 120.6 • Tex tiles. Miner Build Other als and ing ma vegetable Sun metals. terials. products. dries. All com modi ties. 8 9 12 5 4 9 76 98.1 89.2 86.9 82.9 82.9 76.2 63.4 67.9 71.2 74.6 75.7 73.5 77.4 65.4 63.5 65.5 46.6 45.8 53.7 61.7 75.2 75.6 75.4 79.4 88.2 79.5 72.0 69.0 62.3 60.4 60.0 59.7 58.9 64.1 65.2 66.0 113.3 117.0 112.9 109.1 106.8 101.6 94.6 92.3 90.0 90.9 89.7 89.1 128.4 127.3 123.2 111.3 110.0 95.0 91.6 96.1 102.2 114.4 113.7 113.7 107.1 106.7 103.9 105.5 95.4 90.4 85.6 86.8 92.9 94.2 93.7 93.8 102.89 98.23 96.66 93.51 87.59 81.49 83.28 86.77 92.89 95.95 95.27 95.23 JAPAN. Index numbers of average monthly prices at wholesale in Tokyo are compiled by the Bank of Japan.6 The number of commodities included is 56, the average price m October, 1900, being taken as the base. The following table is reproduced from a statement issued by the Bank of Japan, supplemented by data for 1921 from the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics of the League of Nations.*• 6 For a full explanation of the index numbers compiled by Prof. Riccardo Bachi see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bui. No. 284, pp. 290-294. , • For an explanation of the index numbers of the Bank of Japan see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bui. No. 284, pp. 306-308. 265 APPENDIXES, IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN TOKYO, JAPAN, 1912 TO 1921. [Source: Monthly statement of Bank of Japan and Monthly Bulletin of Statistics of League of Nations. [Base period: October, 1900=100.] Index numbers. 1*1011 U l . 1912 January.................... February.................. March....................... April......................... May..................... June....... ................. July.......................... August..................... September................ October.................... November................ December................. 129 130 131 132 133 131 133 131 130 132 133 134 1913 134 133 132 132 131 132 130 130 132 133 132 131 1914 130 128 128 127 125 125 125 127 129 125 121 119 1915 1916 120 123 125 127 128 127 125 126 126 127 133 141 145 153 154 153 150 147 147 151 153 157 168 172 1917 1918 168 166 167 173 182 190 206 221 214 214 212 216 224 232 238 243 242 245 252 267 274 280 278 277 1919 1920 277 275 267 267 278 295 319 324 332 352 370 383 398 414 425 397 359 327 316 311 304 298 292 271 1921 265.8 257.9 253.0 251.1 252.4 253.9 259.8 263.5 273.5 289.8 283.3 277.0 NETH ERLANDS. The monthly journal of the Central Statistical Bureau of Nether lands ( Maandschrift van Tiet Centraal Bureau voor de StatistieJc) con tains index numbers of wholesale prices calculated on the period 1901-19X0 as the base.7 The following table has been taken from the Maandschrift for January 31, 1922: IN D E X NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES IN NETHERLANDS, 1911 TO 1921. [Source: Maandschrift van het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, January 31, 1922, page 79.] Year and month. 1901-1910................................ 1911......................................... 1912 ................................ 1913......................................... 1914. ............................. 1915......................................... 1916 ............................. 1917......................................... 1918......................................... 1919 . ......................... 1920. ............................. 1921. .............................. General Index index number of number foodstuffs (53 com (33 com modities). modities). 100 115 119 114 120 165 253 326 447 339 320 206 100 117 120 113 121 167 251 300 330 318 276 206 Year and month. 1921—January........................ February........................ March.............................. April................................ May................................. June................................ July................................. August............................ September...................... October........................... November....................... December........................ General Index index number of number foodstuffs (53 com (33 com modities). modities). 243 225 214 201 207 208 201 205 205 193 188 188 227 220 214 204 211 213 202 212 207 191 186 186 N E W ZEALAND. The Census and Statistics Office of New Zealand compiles each month an index number of wholesale prices for eight groups of com modities based on the average annual aggregate expenditure in four chief centers of the Dominion in 1909-1913.8 The figures in the following table have been taken from the January, 1922, issue of the Monthly Abstract of Statistics. 7 For an explanation of the index numbers of the Central Bureau of Statistics of Netherlands see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bui. No. 284, pp. 308,309. e For a full explanation of the index numbers published by the Census and Statistics Office of New Zeal and, see Bureau of Labor Statistics Bui. No. 284, pp. 309-315. MS WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921, IN D E X NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES IN N E W ZEALAND, 1921. [Source: Monthly Abstract of Statistics, January, 1922, p. 29.] [Base: Average annual aggregate expenditure, four chief centers, 1909-1913=1000.] Wool, General Flour, hides, merchan Build Agicul- bran, ing tural pollard, tallow, dise, mate butter, crock produce. oatmeal. rials. ery. cheese. Periods. 1921. January......... '.......... February................... March........................ April.......................... May........................... June........................... July........................... August...................... September................. October..................... November................. December.................. 1818 1655 1656 1541 1543 1547 1556 1526 1521 1512 1596 1612 1735 1730 1901 2010 2020 2023 2029 2028 2036 2039 2033 2033 1708 1685 1577 1615 1593 1615 1583 1600 1694 1508 1386 1343 2385 2314 2275 2250 2216 2184 2187 2185 2169 2168 2012 1963 2617 2597 2568 2522 2479 2451 2437 2405 2392 2374 2359 2328 Chemi cals Leather. and ma nures. .2341 2280 2087 1961 1928 1864 1794 1772 1769 1754 1750 1725 2441 2326 2290 2158 2089 2103 2043 1969 1953 1983 1972 1931 All com modi ties. Coal. 2244 2210 2233 2242 2223 2223 2358 2190 2194 2226 2198 2195 2233 2163 2146 2108 2079 2065 2065 2029 2030 2010 1969 • 1948 NO RW AY. The trend of wholesale prices in Norway is shown by index numbers compiled by the Qkonomisk Revue of Christiania. Quotations for about 90 commodities are included, divided into 12 groups. The prices are roughly weighted according to the relative importance of commodities, average prices at the end of December, 1913, and June, 1914, being used as the base. The figures in the following table have been compiled from various issues of the United States Federal Reserve Bulletin: IN DEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES IN NORW AY, 1921. [Source: Federal Reserve Bulletin.] [Base: Average prices at end of December, 1913, and June, 1914=100.] Month. 1921. January....................................... February..................................... March.......................................... April............................................ May.............................................. June............................................. July.............................................. August......................................... September................................... October....................................... November................................... December.................................... Fuel. FeedAnimal Vegetable stuffsand Petro foods. fertilizers. Coal and leum foods. and coke. benzine. 307 294 307 283 280 273 301 296 302 297 273 263 Building materials. 1921. January....................................... February.................................... March.......................................... April............................................ M ay............................................. June............................................ July............................................. August........................................ September................................. October....................................... November.................................. December................................... 378 362 339 329 324 308 309 305 299 297 293 291 370 324 315 304 303 323 408 360 303 305 282 279 512 358 289 317 317 345 388 371 333 333 316 289 317 292 287 279 277 275 254 260 254 251 233 233 T o v H Iaq 374 352 350 329 324 324 319 315 309 315 320 320 Hides and leather. 217 212 203 199 190 197 197 197 210 228 219 219 384 364 357 343 343 336 303 297 297 297 276 276 Pulp wood. 321 .289 289 289 289 289 276 262 227 227 227 183 Iron. 394 340 328 295 295 296 307 307 339 335 319 278 aper. 472 472 472 413 413 413 392 392 377 350 338 338 Metals. 165 167 169 166 166 167 190 190 190 197 184 183 All com modities. 344 319 312 297 294 294 300 297 287 286 276 269 267 APPENDIXES. SOUTH AFBICA. Wholesale price trends in the Union of South Africa are shown by index numbers compiled by the Office of Census and Statistics"9 These index numbers are published in the Quarterly Abstract of Statistics to October, 1921, and in the Monthly Bulletin of Union Statistics since that time. The figures in the following table have been compiled from various issues of these two publications: IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1921. [Source: Quarterly Abstract of Union Statistics and Monthly Bulletin of Union Statistics.] [Base: Index number for 1910=1000 in each case.] 1921 Group. January. April. July. October. i Year. Metals............................................................ Jute, leather, hides, and skins..................... Grains, meal, etc........................................... Dairy produce............................................... Groceries........................................................ Meat............................................................... Building materials........................................ Chemicals...................................................... Fuel and light............................................... Soft goods. . . . ....................................... Miscellaneous................................................. 3213 1979 1717 1702 1958 1989 2354 1284 1890 4275 3356 2821 1602 1455 1709 1858 1687 2212 1262 1788 3550 3063 2304 1493 1413 1547 1599 1475 1980 1251 1679 2940 2822 2089 1521 1301 1396 1496 1401 1781 1246 1614 2532 2434 2607 1649 1472 1589 172>. 163* 2082 1261 1743 3324 2899 All groups............................................ 2116 1864 1688 1553 1805 SPAIN. Index numbers of wholesale prices in Spain are compiled by the Institute of Geography and Statistics of that country, according to information published in the May 19, 1922, issue of the Economic Review, London (pp. 630, 631) and which in turn was taken from Espana Economica y Financiera of April 24, 1922 The index numbers, it is stated, are constructed from prices of 74 articles, divided into two main sections and eight groups, as follows: Section I.—F ood (38 articles). Group 1.— Of animal origin: Beef, veal, pork, mutton or lamb, salt bacon, butter, cheese, eggs, milk, salt cod, fresh fish (hake, sardines, and bream). Group 2.— Of vegetable origin: Wheat, flour, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, lentils, chick-peas, beans, kidney beans, potatoes, carobs, hay, straw, and vetch. GroupS.—Other food and beverages: Beet sugar (4 kinds), cane sugar (3 kinds), olive oil (3 kinds), wine (3 kinds), beer, soup paste, salt, coffee, and cacao. Section II.—Industrial Materials (38 articles). Group Jj..— Fuel, gas, and electric current: Asturian coal (4 kinds), foreign coal (4 kinds), coke, petroleum, tallow candles, electric current and illuminating gas. 9 For an explanation of the index numbers compiled by the Office of Census and Statistics of the Union of South Africa see Bureau of Labor Statistics Bui. No. 284, pp. 328-332. W HO LESALE PR ICES, 268 1890 TO 1921, Group 5 .—Textiles and leather: W ool (4 kinds), cotton, raw silk* hemp, jute and leather (5 kinds). Group 6.—Metals: Aluminum, antimony, quicksilver, copper, tin, cast iron, lead, and zinc. Group 7 .— Building materials: Timber and wood (4 kinds), bar iron, lime, hydraulic cement, artificial Portland cement, brick, tile, and plaster. Group 8 .— Chemicals and miscellaneous: Fertilizers (hyperphos phate of lime, sulphate of ammonia, sulphate of potash, sulphate of copper, nitrate of soda, chloride of potash, kainit, carbonate of cal cium), spirits (3 kinds), oil (3 kinds), soap, and paper. Index numbers for the years from 1913 to 1921 are as follows: IN D E X NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES IN SPAIN, 1913 TO 1921. [Source: The Economic Review (London), May 19, 1922, p. 631.] Other Animal Vegeta ble food, food. food. etc'. Year. 1913......................................... 1914......................................... 1915......................................... 1916......................................... 1917......................................... 1918........................................ 1919........................................ 1920......................................... 1921......................................... 100 102 no 121 142 181 204 215 203 100 102 121 127 144 172 177 201 176 Build Chemi All com Fuel, Textiles and Metals. ing ma cals, modi etc. leather. terials. etc. ties. 100 99 106 115 118 135 152 197 159 100 107 118 166 194 304 269 294 218 100 100 105 120 166 221 234 239 151 100 94 167 210 202 240 147 184 • 168 100 101 112. 129 151 197 194 230 261 100 98 107 144 197 242 224 243 187 100 101 110 130 160 204 195 222 190 The monthly fluctuation of wholesale prices during 1920 and 1921 is shown by the index numbers in the next table: IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN SPAIN, B Y MONTHS, 1920 AND 1921. [Source: The Economic Review (London), May 19,1922, p. 631.] [1913=100.] Year and month. Other Animal Vegeta ble food, food. etc. food. Build Chemi All com Fuel, Textiles and Metals. ing ma cals, modi etc. leather. terials. etc. ties. 1920. January.................................. February................................ March..................................... April.................... ................. May......................................... June........................................ July......................................... August.................................... September.............................. October.................................. November.............................. December............................... 231 217 219 210 214 203 200 211 214 221 222 236 184 182 193 203 212 207 207 196 198 202 213 209 178 187 191 191 201 212 212 209 206 203 194 188 307 290 289 294 298 298 298 301 302 314 293 289 262 259 252 262 247 245 238 244 239 230 210 189 169 171 184 181 178 214 190 192 190 198 193 197 216 221 222 223 224 224 246 245 247 248 247 245 210 222 230 245 242 255 254 252 251 247 239 237 213 213 218 221 222 228 227 227 226 229 224 224 1921. January.................................. February................................ March..................................... April....................................... May......................................... June........................................ July......................................... August................................... September.............................. October.................................. November.............................. December................. ............. 233 211 197 204 199 193 200 202 205 213 207 206 203 187 178 180 180 181 174 169 167 163 165 166 183 171 163 159 159 155 153 151 151 153 158 159 285 240 238 225 222 218 217 196 199 196 202 197 178 161 145 137 136 136 138 143 155 161 167 160 197 187 178 175 173 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 264 264 255 256 254 255 265 266 235 261 261 261 226 219 214 206 179 195 180 180 173 176 170 168 221 204 194 192 189 188 187 184 184 185 183 182 269 APPENDIXES. In explanation of the above figures it is stated that the prices of meat, cheese, eggs, butter, and fresh fish are exclusively those of Madrid and subject to influences which that fact suggests. The prices of vegetable foods are taken from the Boletin de Agricultura Technica y Economica, which only publishes quotations for the fif teenth of the month. The beer prices are those of a single Madrid brewery, and the prices used for coffee and cacao are those quoted in Barcelona. As regards the other articles, the information is always local and comes from Madrid, Segovia, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilboa, or Ciudad Real. SW EDEN. The Svensk Handelstidning, a trade journal of Stockholm, Sweden, publishes a monthly index number of wholesale prices based on prices in the period July 1, 1913, to June 30, 1914, as 100.10 The figures in the following table have been taken from the issue of April 21, 1922: IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN SWEDEN. [Source: Svensk Handelstidning, Apr. 21, 1922.] [Base: Average prices July 1 ,1913-June 30, 1914=100.] Agri Build cul ing Tex Hides WoodMetals. mate tural Coal. Fuel and oils. tiles. mate leather. pulp. rials. rials. All com modi ties. Year and month. Vege table foods. Ani mal foods. 1920. June a ................... 250 273 313 1252 308 318 381 368 212 778 366 1921. February.............. March................... April.................... May...................... June..................... July...................... August................. September........... October................ November............ December............ 231 238 232 221 237 236 217 183 167 161 156 241 229 231 217 206 230 230 208 198 196 186 248 240 236 245 236 216 214 207 200 197 202 362 279 291 369 371 315 250 223 202 194 197 318 -268 264 238 207 191 191 191 187 179 179 204 185 178 153 149 149 130 130 130 133 134 319 298 236 237 224 199 198 191 211 239 243 147 134 125 132 129 133 132 166 161 149 146 108 85 84 106 108 112 107 108 119 108 110 511 510 510 286 286 197 183 178 169 181 189 250 237 229 218 218 211 198 182 175 174 172 a Highest. SW ITZERLAND. The course of wholesale prices in Switzerland is shown by a series of index numbers constructed by Dr. J. Lorenz and published by the Neuen Ziircher Zeitung. The index numbers include 71 commodities, divided into three mam groups, viz, consumers’ goods (33 commodi ties), materials necessary to agriculture (12 commodities), and indus trial products (26 commodities). The group of consumers’ goods is in turn divided into (a) food and drink, (b) clothing, and (c) hous ing, including building materials, fuel, and light. Materials used in agriculture fall into two classes, forage and fertilizers. Industrial products comprise minerals, textiles and leather, and miscellaneous materials. Subdivisions of these groups also are made. Suitable weighting coefficients are assigned to each commodity, as well as to each group and subgroup, in constructing the index numbers. w For a condensed account of the index numbers of the Svensk Handelstidning see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bull. No. 284, p. 342. 270 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1921. The information in the following table has been compiled from ■“ Die Schweizerischen Grosshandels-Indexzahlen im Jahre 1921/ ' published by the Neuen Ziircher Zeitung: IN D E X NUMBERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN SW ITZERLAND, 1921. [Source: Die Schweizerischen Grosshandels-Indexzahlen im Jahre 1921, separatabdruck aus der Neuen Ziircher Zeitung.] [July, 1914=100.] Month. 1921. January.................... February.................. March....................... April......................... May........................... June.......................... July........................... August..................... September................ October..................... November.............. December................. Materials Consumers’ necessary goods. to agri culture. Industrial products. All com modities. 188.9 180.7 166.1 155.4 155.9 161.6 141.2 143.7 152.3 156.3 157.8 158.7 222.0 216.7 197.1 191.2 148.6 145.1 144.0 145.3 153.0 166.3 164.6 166.6 237*9 230.2 219.1 208.3 186.3 184.7 178.6 176.9 180.6 183.7 182.1 177.5 27R 4 261.7 256.7 243.3 220.3 216.0 214.6 209.2 208.5 206.1 203.0 192.4 Articles, (See Commodities; see also Prices, wholesale, of specified commodities.) Page. Australia, wholesale prices in..................................................................................................................... 260 Average wholesale prices of individual commodities, each year, 1890 to 1921, and each month, 1921.. 49-239 B. Belgium, wholesale prices in ...................................................................................................................... 261 Building materials: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1021......................................................................................... 186-207 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number o f.................................................................. 11,12 Importance of, relative, as measured by wholesale values in exchange, 1921.................................. 255 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1921.................................................... 15 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, by months, 1913to 1921................................ 30,31 Index numbers of, by subdivisions..................................................................... ............................ 258,259 Table of weights used in computing index numbers of.................................................................. 246,247 C. Canada, wholesale prices in ................................................................................................................. . 261,262 Chemicals and drugs: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1921......................................................................................... 208-221 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number o f ................................................................... 11,12 Importance of, relative, as measured by wholesale values in exchange, 1921.............................. 255,256 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1921.................................................... 15 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, by months, 1913to 1921................................ 30,31 Table of weights used in computing index numbers o f.................................................................... 247 Cloths and clothing: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1921....... ................................................................................ 128-157 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number o f................................................. ................ 11,12 Importance of, relative, as measured by wholesale values in exchange, 1921............... .............. 252,2K5 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1921.................................................. 14 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, by months, 1913 to 1921........................... . 28,' 29 Table of weights used in computing index numbers of................. ................................................ 244,245 Commodities: Average prices, number of commodities showing changes in, 1920 to 1921...................................... 13 Average prices of individual commodities, each year 1890 to 1921, and each month, 1921............ 49-239 Grouping and weights used in computing index numbers, changes in............................................ 8-12 Identical, in raw and manufactured state, index numbers of, 1890 to 1921..................................... 44 Identical, in raw and manufactured state, index numbers of, by months, 1913 to 1921................. 46,47 Importance of, relative, as measured by wholesale values in exchange, 1921.............................. 249-257 Index numbers of all commodities.............................................................. .................................. 15,30,31 Quotations, series of, carried in present report, and sources of..... ................................................. 11 Quotations, series of, classified as to frequency................................................................................ 12 E. Exchange, wholesale values in, relative importance of commodifies as measured by, in 1921......... 249 -257 Explanation of tables showing prices................................ ....................................................................... 49-51 F. Farm products: Average and relative prices. 1890 to 1921............................................................................................. 58-89 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number of................................................................. 11,12 Importance of, relative, as measured by wholesale values in exchange, 1921.............................. 249,250 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1921..... .. 14 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, by months, 1913 to 1921 ............................... 28,29 Table of weights used in computing index numbers o f ...................................... ........................ 241,242 Foods: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1921........................................................................................... 90-129 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number o f.................................................................. 11,12 Importance of, relative, as measured by wholesale values in exchange, 1921.............................. 250-252 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1921......................... 14 • Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, by months, 1913 to1921 ............................... 28,29 Table of weights used in computing index numbers o f ....... ...................................... ................ 242-244 France, wholesale prices in ............................................... ................. ...................................................... 262 Fuel and lighting: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1921......................................................................................... 156-165 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number o f.................................................................. 11,12 Importance of, relative, as measured by wholesale values in exchange, 1921.............................. 253,254 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1921.................................................. 14 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, by months, 1913 to 1921 ............................... 28,29 245 Table of weights used in computing index numbers o f ...................................................... ............ G. Germany, wholesale prices in .................................................................................................................. 262,263 Great Britain, wholesale prices in ......................................................................................................... 263,264 271 272 INDEX, H. House-furnishing goods: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1921....................................................................... .. Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number o f................................................ Importance of, relative, as measured by wholesale values in exchange, 1921................ Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1921.................................. Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, by months, 1913 to 1921 . . . ....... Table of weights used in computing index numbers o f ................................................. . Page. 220-229 11,12 256,257 15 .. 30,31 . 248 .. I. Importance, relative, of commodities as measured by wholesale values in exchange, 1921 Index numbers of wholesale prices: Australia.............................................................................................................................. Belgium........................................................................................ . ...................................... Canada.................................................................................................................................. France................................................................................................................................... Germany............................................................................................................................. . Great Britain....................................................................................................................... . Italy...................................................................................................................................... Japan........................................................... ........................................................................ Netherlands.......................................................................................................................... New Zealand.............................................................. . ........................................................ Norway......................................................................................................................... . South Africa......................................................................................................................... Spain..................................................................................................................................... Sweden................................................................................................................................ . Switzerland.................................................................................... ..................................... United States— Commodity groups, 1890 to 1921................................................................... ............ Commodity groups, by months, 1913 to 1921.............................................................. Identical commodities in raw and manufactured state, 1890 to 1921...................... Identical commodities in raw and manufactured state, by months, 1913 to 1921:. Method of computation of........................................................................................... Table of weights used in computing......................................................................... Italy, wholesale prices in.......................................................................................................... 249,257 .. 260 .. 261 261,262 .. 262 262.263 263.264 .. 264 264.265 .. 265 265.266 .. 266 .. 267 267-269 .. 269 269-270 .. 14,15 .. 28-31 44 .. 46,47 .. 9,10 241-248 .. 264 J. Japan, wholesale prices in 264,265 M. Manufactured and raw commodities, index numbers of, 1890 to 1921.................... Manufactured and raw commodities, index numbers of, by months, 1913 to 1921. Markets and series of quotations carried................................................................... Metals and metal products: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1921............................................................. Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number o f.................................. Im portance of, relative, as measured by wholesale values in exchange, 1921.. Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1921.................... Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, by months, 1913 to 1921. Table of weights used in computing index numbers o f..................................... Miscellaneous commodities group: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1921............................................................. Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number o f.................................. Im portance of, relative, as measured by wholesale values in exchange, 1921. Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1921.................... Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, by months, 1913 to 1921. Table of weights Used in computing index numbers of..................................... 44 . . 46,47 11 166-187 11,12 254 14 .. 28,29 .. 246 .. .. 228-239 .. 11,12' .. 257 .. 15 .. 30,31 N. Netherlands, wholesale prices in..................................................................................................................... 265 New Zealand, wholesale prices in............................................................................................................ 265,266 Norway, wholesale prices in........................................................................................................................ 266 P. Price quotations, sources o f.............. Prices of commodities in 1921........................ Prices, wholesale, in other countries............ Prices, wholesale, of specified commodities: Acid, acetic.............................................. Acid, carbolic (phenol)........................... Acid, citric................................................ Acid, muriatic......................................... Acid, nitric................................. ............ Acid phosphate....................................... Acid, stearic............................................. Acid, sulphuric........................................ . Acid, tartaric........................................... Alcohol, denatured.................................. Alcohol, .grain........................................... Alcohol, wood, refined............................ A lum ........................................................ Aluminum............................................... Ammonia, anhydrous.......... ................. Ammonia, sulphate o f............................ Apples, evaporated................................. 11 ,.. 12,13 260-270 .. . . 208,209 . ... 218,219 .. . . 216,217 .. . . 208-211 208,209,211 . . . . 214,215 . . . . 208,209 . . . . 208-211 . . . . 218,219 . . . . 208,209 . . . . 218,219 . . . . 208,209 . . . . 208,209 . . . . 180,181 . . . . 212,213 . . . . 216,217 . . . . 116,117 273 INDEX, Prices, wholesale, of specified commodities—Continued. Apples, fresh.................................................................................. Augers............................................................................................ Bananas......................................................................................... Bar iron.......................................................................................... Barley............................................................................................ Bars, reinforcing............................................................................ Beans.............................................................................................. Bedroom sets................................................................................. Beds, combination........................................................................ Beef, fresh...................................................................................... Beef, salt......................................................................................... Blankets, cotton............................................................................ Blankets, wool............................................................................... Bleaching powder.......................................................................... Bone, ground................................................................................. Boots and shoes (men’s, women’s, misses’, youths’, children’s) Borax, crystals............................................................................... Bran................................................................................................ Bread, loaf...................................................................................... Brick, common.............................................................................. Brimstone. (See Sulphur, crude.) * Buffets............................................................................................ Butter............................................................................................. Butts.............................................................................................. Calfskins......................................................................................... Calico.............................................................................................. Canned goods................................................................................. Carpets........................................................................................... Carvers, knives and forks............................................................. Cattle, steers.................................................................................. Cement, Portland.......................................................................... Chairs.............................................................................................. Cheese............................................................................................. Chifforettes..................................................................................... Chisels............................................................................................ Clover seed..................................................................................... Coal, anthracite............................................................................. Coal, bituminous........................................................................... Cocoa beans.................................................................................... Coconut oil, crude.......................................................................... Codfish............................................................................................ Coffee.............................................................................................. Coke................................................................................................ Copper, ingot................................................................................. Copper, sheet................................................................................. Copper sulphate (blue vitriol)...................................................... Copper wire.................................................................................... Copra.............................................................................................. Corn................................................................................................. Com, canned................................................................................... Corn oil, crude............................................................................... . Cornstarch....................................................................................... Cotton.............................................................................................. Cotton flannels............................................................................... . Cotton goods.................................................................................. . Cotton seed...................................................................................... Cottonseed meal............................................................................ Cottonseed oil................................................................................. Crackers........................................................................................... Cream of tartar................................................................................ Crushed stone...................................................; ............................ . Currants........................................................................................... Cutlery, table.................................................................................. Davenports...................................................................................... Denims............................................................................................ Door knobs...................................................................................... Doors................................................................................................ Douglas fir....................................................................................... Dressers........................................................................................... Drillings........................................................................................... Earthenware (plates, teacups, and saucers)................................. Eggs................................................................................................. Epsom salts..................................................................................... Ferromanganese.............................................................................. Files................................................................................................. Fish. (See Cod; Herring; Mackerel; Salmon.) Flannels, cotton.............................................................................. Flannels, wool................................................................................. Flaxseed........................................................................................... Flour, rye..................... .................................................................. Flour, wheat.................... ............................................................... Forks and knives, table.................................................................. Formaldehyde................................................................................. Fruit, canned (peaches, pineapples)............................................. Fruit, evaporated (apples, currants, pmnes, raisins)................. . Fruit, fresh (apples, bananas, lemons, oranges)........................... Furniture......................................................................................... Gasoline, motor............................................................................... ----- 18 11083°—22 . .. .. .. J .J .O , .......... 166,167 .......... 118,119 .......... 172,173 .............. 52,53 .......... 172,173 ................68,69 .......... 222,223 .......... 220,221 .............. 90-93 ................94,95 .......... 224,225 .......... 224,225 .......... 212,213 .......... 216,217 .............. 128-135 .......... 212,213 .......... 228,229 .......... 106,107 188,189,198,199 .......... 222,223 ............ 98-105 .......... 166,167 .............. 76-79 .......... 134-137 . . . 110,116,122 .......... 224,225 .......... 226,227 .. . 58,59,62,63 .......... 198-201 .......... 220-223 .......... 104,105 .......... 220,221 .......... 166,167 ................68,69 .......... 156-161 ........... 160-165 .......... 108,109 .......... 126,127 .......... 108,109 .......... 108,109 .......... 164,165 .......... 182-185 .......... 182-185 .......... 212,213 .......... 182-185 ........... 108,109 .............. 52-55 .......... 122,123 .......... 126,127 .......... 122,123 .............. 68-71 .......... 138,139 .......... 134-145 ................68,69 .......... 228,229 .......... 126,127 .......... 108,109 .......... 218,219 .......... 200,201 .......... 116,117 .......... 226,227 .......... 222,223 .......... 134,135 .......... 166,167 .......... 200,201 . . . 186,187,195 .......... 220,221 .......... 138,139 .......... 228,229 .. . 68,69,72-75 .......... 218,219 .......... 172,173 .......... 166,167 138,139 146,147 .. 72,73 110,111 110-115 226,227 212,213 116,117 , 116,117 118,119 220-225 164,165 274 IUDEX, Prices, wholesale, of specified commodities—Continued. Ginghams....................................................................... Glass, plate.................................................................... Glassware (nappies, pitchers, tum blers)..................... Glass, window....... . . .................................................... Glucose.......................................................................... Glycerin, refined........................................................... Grain. ( S e e Bariey; Com; Oats; R ye; W heat.) Gravel............................................................................ Gum, sap....................................................................... H am m ers...................................................................... Hams, smoked............................................................... H ay, alfalfa.................................................................... H ay, elover, m ixed....................................................... H ay, tim othy.........................................'...................... H em lock........................................................................ Hemp, Tnamlft,............................................................... Hominy grits............................................................ Hops......................................................................... Hosiery, cotton........................................................ Hydrogen peroxide.................................................. Iron ore..................................................................... goprP te.................................................................... Knives and forks, table........................................... Lamb, dressed......................................................... Lambs....................................................................... Lard.......................................................................... la th , pine................................................................ Lath, spruce............................................................. Lead, carbonate of (white lead)............................. Lead, pig.................................................................. Lead pipe.................................................................. Leather..................................................................... Lemons..................................................................... Time, common......................................................... linseed meal........................................................... linseed oil................................................................ l iv e stock (for food). ( S e e Cattle; Hogs; Sheep.) Lubricating oil......................................................... Lumber.................................................................... Mackerel, salt........................................................... Maple........................................................................ Matches..................................................................... Meal, c o m ................................................................. Meal, cottonseed...................................................... Meal, linseed............................................................. Meats........................................................................ Milk, condensed...................................................... Milk, evaporated...................................................... Milk, fresh................................................................ Mill feed, middlings................................................. Molasses.................................................................... Muslin, bleached...................................................... Muslin, unbleached................................................. Mutton, dressed....................................................... Nails, wire................................................................ Nappies, glass.......................................................... Oatmeal....................... Oats............................. Oil, lubricating........... Oleomargarine............ Oleo oil........................ Olive oil....................... Onions......................... Opium......................... Oranges........................ Overcoatings............... Pails............................. Palm kernel oil, crude Paper, newsprint........ Paper, wrapping......... Peaches, canned......... Peanut oil, crude........ Peanuts........................ Peas, canned............... Pepper, black.............. Percale......................... Peroxide o f hydrogen. Petroleum, crude........ Petroleum, refined----Phenol (carbolic acid). Phosphate rock........... Pig iron........................ Page. ............ 138,139 ............ 202-205 ..............226,227 ............ 204-207 ...............118,119 .............. 218,219 ..................76,77 ............. 200,201 ..............186,187 ...............166,167 ............. 94-97 ....... . 76,77 .............. 76,77 ..................76,77 186,187,194,195 . . . . . . . . 234,235 ........... 108.109 ..................7o-81 ___ 58,59,64,65 ...........118,119 .............. 80,81 ........... 140,141 ...........218,219 ........... 168,169 ........... 168-173 ........... 234,235 ........... 226,227 ............. 94,95 .............. 66,67 ........... 118,119 ........... 196,197 .............. 196,197 ........... 206,207 . . . . . . . 182,183 ...........182,183 ........... 230-233 ...........118,119 ........... 202,203 ........... 228,229 .......... 206,207 .............. 168,169 ........... 234,235 ........... 186-199 ........... 110,111 . . . . . . . 190,191 .............. 164,165 ........... 120,121 ............ 228,229 ........... 228,229 .............. 90-99 .............. 105,107 ...........106,107 ..................80-83 ............ 228,229 ............ 120,121 .............. 140-143 .............. 142,143 ................. 94,95 .............. 172,173 ............ 226,227 ...............190,191 ............ 120,121 .. . . 52,53,56,57 ............. 234,235 ............ 120,121 .............120,121 ...........128,127 .............. 84,85 ...........218,219 ...........118,119 . . . . . . . 146,147 . . . . . . . . 226,227 .............. 212,213 ............. 234-237 ............ 234-237 ............116,117 .............. 126,127 ........... . 84,85 .............. 122,123 .............120,121 . . . . . . . . 142,143 .............. 218,219 ............ 164,165 ............164,165 ..............218,219 ............ 216,217 ............ 168-173 INDEX, Prices, wholesale, of specified commodities—Continued. Pig lead........................................................................... Pig tin.................................................................................. Pineapples, canned........................................................... Pine, white.......................................................................... Pine, yellow........................................................................ Pipe, cast-iron.................................................................... Pitchers, glass..................................................................... Planes................................................................................... Plates, white granite......................................................... Poplar................................................................................... Pork, cured......................................................................... Pork, fresh........................................................................... Potash, caustic.................................................................... Potash, muriate of............................................................. Potatoes, sweet................................................................... .Potatoes, white.................................................................. Poultry, dressed................................................................. Poultry, live fowls................................... ........................ Print cloths......................................................................... Prunes.................................................................................. Quicksilver.................................................................... Quinine.......................................................................... Raisins........................................................................... Refrigerators................................................................. R ice................................................................................ Rope, manila................................................................ Rosin............................................................................. Rubber, Para, island.................................................... R ye................................................................................ Rye flour......................................... ............................. Salmon, canned............................................................ Sal soda (carbonate of soda)........................................ Salt................................................................................. Saltpeter, Chile (nitrate of soda)................................. Sand, building.............................................................. Saws............................................................................... Sheep............................................................................. Sheeting, bleached........................................................ Sheeting, brown............................................................ Shingles, cypress........................................................... Shingles, red cedar........................................................ Shoes (men’s, women’s, misses’, youths’ , children’s) Shovels.......................................................................... Sides, cured................................................................... Silk, raw........................................................................ Silk, spun...................................................................... Silver, bar..................................................................... Sisal, Mexican............................................................... Skelp.............................................................................. Slate, roofing................................................................. Soap, laundry................................................................ Soda ash........................................................................ Soda, bicarbonate o f..................................................... Soda, carbonate of (sal soda)....................................... Soda, caustic................................................................. Soda, nitrate of (Chile saltpeter)................................. Soda, silicate o f............................................................. Soya-bean oil, crude..................................................... Spelter (zinc)................................................................ Spiegeleisen................................................................... Spruce............................................................................ Starch, corn................................................................... Starch,! aundry............................................................ Steel bars, merchant.................................................... Steel billets.................................................................... Steel plates.................................................................... Steel rails....................................................................... Steel sheets.................................................................... Steel, structural............................................................ Sugar, centrifugal................... •..................................... Sugar, granulated......................................................... Suitings.......................................................................... Sulphur, crude.............................................................. Tables, dining............................................................... Tables, kitchen............................................................. Tables, library.............................................................. Tallow, edible................................................................ Tallow, inedible............................................................ Tankage, slaughterhouse............................................. Tar................................................................................. Tea................................................................................. Teacups and saucers.................................................... Thread, cotton.............................................................. Thread,linen, shoe....................................................... Tickings......................................................................... Tile, hollow, building................................................... Tin, p i g ...................................................................... 275 Page. .......... 182,183 .......... 182,183 .......... 116,117 .......... 192,193 .......... 192-195 .......... 174,175 .......... 226,227 .......... 174,175 .......... 228,229 .......... 196,197 ................94-97 ..................94,95 .......... 212,213 ...........216,217 ..................84,85 ..................84,85 ..................98,99 ..................66,67 136,137,142,143 .............. 116,117 ............ 206,207 ...............182,183 ............ 220,221 ..............116,117 ............ 224,225 ................. 84,85 ............ 234,235 ............ 206,207 ............ 238,239 ................. 52,53 ............110,111 ............110,111 ............212,213 ............122,123 ..............216,217 ............ 202,203 ........... 174,175 ................. 66,67 ............ 226,227 ............142,143 ............ 196,197 ............198,199 ............ 128-135 ............ 174,175 ................. 94-97 ............ 154-157 ............156,157 ............182,183 ............ 238,239 ............174,175 ............ 202,203 ............ 238,239 ............214,215 ............214,215 ............212,213 ............214,215 ............216,217 ............214,215 ..............126,127 ............186,187 ............172,173 ............ 196,197 ............ 122,123 ............ 238,239 ..............176,177 ......... 174-179 ............ 176,177 ............ 176-179 ............ 176-179 ............176,177 ............ 122-125 ............ 122-125 ............ 146-149 ............214,215 ............ 222,223 ............ 224,225 ............ 222,223 ............ 122,123 ............ 214,215 ............ 216,217 ............ 206,207 .............. 122,123 ............ 228,229 .............. 144,145 .............. 154,155 ............ 228,229 ............ 200,201 .............. 182,183 276 INDEX, Prices, wholesale, of specified commodities—Concluded. Tin, roofing (temeplate)................................................... Tobacco, Burley, leaf........................................................ Tobacco, plug...................................................................... Tobacco, smoking............................................................... Tomatoes, canned............................................................... Trouserings.......................................................................... Trowels................................................................................. Tubs and pails.................................................................... Tumblers, glass.................................................................. Turpentine, spirits of......................................................... Underwear, cotton............................................................. Underwear, woolen............................................................ V eal....................................................................................... Vegetables, canned (corn, peas, tomatoes)................... Vegetables,fresh (onions, potatoes).............................. Vinegar, cider...................................................................... Vises...................................................................................... Vitriol, blue (copper sulphate)....................................... W heat................................................................................... Wheat flour.......................................................................... White lead (carbonate of lead)....................................... Wire, fence........................................................................... Women’ s dress goods......................................................... Wood pulp........................................................................... Wood screws........................................................................ Woolen goods...................................................................... Wool, Ohio, scoured fleece............................................... Worsted yam s.................................................................... Yarns, cotton...................................................................... Yarns, worsted.................................................................... Zinc, oxide of (zinc white)............................................... Zinc, sheet............................................................................ Zinc, slab.............................................................................. . 176,177 ... 86,87 238.239 238.239 126,127 150.151 180,181 228,229 226,227 206,207 144,145 150.151 .............oo, m 122-127 . . . . . . 84,85 .... 128,129 .. . . 180,181 .... 212,213 52,53,58-61 __ 110-115 .... 206,207 .... 180,181 .. . . 150-153 . . . 234-237 .. . . 180,181 .. . . 146-155 ........ 86-89 . . . . 154,155 . . . . 144,145 . . . . 154,155 . . . . 206,207 . . . . 186,187 . . . . 186,187 .... Q. 10-12 Quotations, series of, carried in present report R. Raw and manufactured state, identical commodities in, index numbers of, 1890 to 1921.................... 44 Raw and manufactured state, identical commodities in, index numbers of, by months, 1913 to 1921.. 46,47 S. Sources of price quotations.......................................................................................................................... 11 South Africa, wholesale prices in ............................................................................................................... 267 Spain, wholesale prices in ........................................................................................................................ 267-269 Sweden, wholesale prices in ........................................................................................................................ 269 Switzerland, wholesale prices in .............................................................................................................. 269,270 V. Values in exchange, relative importance of commodities, 1921............................................................. 249-257 W. Weights, table of, used in computing revised index numbers............................................................. 241-248 O