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DAVIS, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ETHELBERT STEWART, Commissioner BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES) BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS/ W H O L E S A L E PRICES No. 367 SERIES WHOLESALE PRICES 1 8 9 0 TO 1 9 2 3 JANUARY, 1925 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1925 CON TEN TS Page 1 -3 Introduction___________________________________________________________________ Method of computing index numbers________________________________________ 3 -5 Commodities included in the present bulletin______________________________ 5, 6 Prices of commodities in 1923________________________________________________ 6 -3 0 Average wholesale prices of important commodities, 1890 to 1923________ 30, 31 T able 1.— Index numbers based on aggregate values of lumber and shingles marketed 1917,1918, and 1919______________________ 4 T able 2.— Sources of price quotations, 1922 and 1923_____________________ 5 T able 3.— Number of commodities, or series of quotations, classified as to 6 frequency, 1922 and 1923_____________________________________ T able 4.— Changes in average prices from 1922 to 1923, by groups of commodities____________________________________________________ 7 T able 5.— Index numbers of wholesale prices, by groups of commodities, 1890 to 1923____________________________________________________ 8, 9 T able 6.— Index numbers of wholesale prices, by groups of commodities and by months, 1914 to 1923_________________________________ 16-19 T able 7.— Wholesale price indexes of identical commodities in raw and manufactured state, 1890 to 1923_____________________________ 25 T able 8.— Wholesale price indexes of identical commodities in raw and manufactured state, 1914 to 1923, by m onths______________ 26, 27 T able 9.— Average wholesale prices of commodities, 1890 to 1923______ 32-197 A pp e n d ix A .— Table of weights used in computing index numbers of wholesale prices, by groups of commodities___________ 199-206 A p p e n d ix B.— Relative importance of commodities, as measured by their wholesale values in exchange, 1923____________________ 20 7-215 A p pen d ix C.— Index numbers of wholesale prices, by months, January, 1900, to December 1912________________________________ 21 6-218 A p p e n d ix D .— Index numbers of wholesale prices to four figures, by groups and subgroups of commodities and by months, 1913 to 1923_____________________________________________ 2 1 9 -2 2 9 A p p e n d ix E .— Effect of change of weights on index numbers of whole sale prices______________________________________________ 23 0-23 4 A pp e n d ix F .— Wholesale prices in the United States, 18 01 -1 840_____ 23 5-248 A ppen d ix G .— Wholesale prices in other countries______________________ 249-261 Australia__________________________________________________________________ 249 Belgium________________________________________________________________ 249, 250 Canada_________________________________________________________________ 2 5 0-25 2 China______________________________________________________________________ 253 Czechoslovakia___________________________________________________________ 253 Denmark_______________________________________________________________ 253, 254 Finland____________________________________________________________________ 254 France_____________________________________________________________________ 255 Germany_______________________________________________________________ 255, 256 Great Britain_____________________________________________________________ 256 India_______________________________________________________________________ 257 Italy _______________________________________________________________________ 257 Netherlands_______________________________________________________________ 258 New Zealand______________________________________________________________ 258 Norway____________________________________________________________________ 259 South Africa______________________________________________________________ 259 Spain______________________________________________________________________ 260 Sweden_________________________________________________________________ 260, 261 Switzerland_______________________________________________________________ 261 in CHARTS SHOWING YEARLY FLUCTUATIONS OF WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923 Page C h ar t C har t C har t C h ar t C har t C har t C h ar t C h ar t C har t C h ar t C h ar t C h ar t C h ar t C h ar t C h ar t C h ar t C h ar t C har t C h ar t C har t 1.— Farm products, foods, and all commodities___________________ 10 2.— Cloths and clothing, fuel and lighting, and allcommodities. 11 3.— Metals and metal products, building materials, and all com modities_______________ 12 4.— Chemicals and drugs, house-furnishing goods, and all com modities_______________________________________________________ 13 5.— Identical commodities in raw and manufactured state_________ 28 6.— Corn, contract grades, cash, Chicago, 1890-1923; and corn meal, New York, 1890-1913, mill, 1913-1923______________ 34 7.— Wheat, N o. 1, northern spring, and No. 2, red winter, cash, Chicago, 1890-1913; N o. 2, red winter, cash, Chicago, 1913-1923; wheat flour, winter straights, New York, 1 8 90 1913, Kansas City, 1913-1923; 1 and bread, loaf, New York, 1890-1923______________________________________________ 38 8.— Cattle, good to choice steers, Chicago, 1890-1923; hides, green, salted, packers', heavy native steers, Chicago, 18 90 1923; and fresh beef, native sides, New York, 1 8 9 0 -1 9 2 3 . 40 9.— Hogs, light, Chicago, 1890-1923; hams, smoked, loose, Chi cago, 1890-1923; and sides, short clear, Chicago, 1 8 90 1923___________________________________________________________ 42 10.— Cotton, middling, spot, New York, 1890-1923; cotton yarns, carded, 22/1, Boston, 1890-1923; and brown sheeting, 4/4, 48 Pepperell, New York, 1890-1923____________________________ 11.— Milk, fresh, New York, 1890-1923; butter, creamery, extra, New York, 1890-1923; and cheese, whole milk, New York, 1890 -1 923_____________________________________________________ 56 12.— W ool, Ohio, medium fleece, scoured, Boston, 1890-1923; worsted yarns, 2-40s, Philadelphia, 1890-1923; and suit ing, middlesex, New York, 18 90 -1 923______________________ 62 13.— Sugar, centrifugal, 96°, New York, 1890-1923; and granu 90 lated, New York, 1890-1923________________________________ 14.— Shoes, men's vici kid, Goodyear welt, factory, 18 90-1913; tan, dress, Goodyear welt, side leather, factory, 19 13 1923; and women's, solid grain, factory, 1890-1913; black kid, Goodyear welt, factory, 1913-1923_____________________ 98 15.— Anthracite coal, chestnut, New York Harbor, 1 890-1923; bitu minous coal, Georges Creek, mine, 1890-1913; New River, Cincinnati, 1913-1923; and coke, Connellsville, furnace, ovens, 18 90 -1 9 2 3 _____________________________________________ 122 16.— Pig iron, Bessemer, Pittsburgh, 1890-1923; steel billets, Bes semer, Pittsburgh, 1890-1923; and wire nails, Pittsburgh, 1890 -1 923___________________________________________________ 134 17.— Copper, ingot, New York, 18 90 -1 923 ; copper wire, bare, mill, 1890-1923; and sheet copper, hot rolled, New York, 1890 -1 923_____________________________________________________ 140 18.— Lumber, yellow pine siding, New York, 1890-1916; North Carolina pine, No. 2 surfaced boards, Norfolk, 19 16-1923; and oak, white, plain, New York, 18 90 -1 9 2 3 _______________ 152 19.— Plate glass, 5 to 10 square feet, polished, unsilvered, New York, 1890-1905, glazing, New York, 1905-1923; and window glass, single, B, works, 18 90 -1 923_________________ 164 20.— Leather, hemlock sole, Boston, 1890-1923; and wax calf, B grade, Boston, 1890-1907; chrome calf, Boston, 1 9 0 7 -1 9 2 3 . 192 1U. S. Food Administration standard in 1913, IY CHARTS SHOWING MONTHLY FLUCTUATIONS OF WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1914 TO 1923 -Page C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C hart C har t la .— Farm products, foods, and all c o m m o d i t i e s ______________ 2a.— Cloths and clothing, fuel and lighting, and all commodities. 3a.— Metals and metal products, building materials, and all com modities______________________________________________________ 4a.— Chemicals and drugs, house-furnishing goods, and all com modities______________________________________________________ 5a.— Identical commodities in raw and manufactured state_____ 6a.— Corn, contract grades, cash, Chicago; and corn meal, m ill. 7a.— Wheat, No. 1, northern spring, and wheat flour, standard patents, Minneapolis, M inn.; and bread, loaf, New Y o rk . 8a.— Cattle, good to choice steers; hides, green, salted, packers7, heavy native steers; and fresh beef, carcass, Chicago___ 9a.— Hogs, light; hams, smoked, loose; and sides, short clear, Chicago______________________________________________________ 10a.— Cotton, middling, spot, New York; cotton yarns, carded, 22/1, Boston; and brown sheeting, 4/4, Pepperell, New York_________________________________________________________ 11a.— Milk, fresh; butter, creamery, extra; and cheese, whole milk, Chicago_______________________________________________ 12a.— W ool, Ohio, medium fleece, scoured, Boston; worsted yarns, - 2-40 s, Philadelphia; and suiting, middlesex, New Y o r k .. 13a.— Sugar, centrifugal, 9 6 °; and granulated,New Y o rk _________ 14a.— Shoes, men’s tan, dress, Goodyear welt, side leather; and women’s black kid, Goodyear welt,factory______ ________ 15a.— Anthracite coal, chestnut, New York Harbor; bituminous coal, New River, Cincinnati; and coke, Connellsville, furnace, ovens_______________________________________________ 16a.— Pig iron, Bessemer; steel billets, Bessemer; and wire nails, Pittsburgh___________________________________________________ 17a.— Copper, ingot, New York; copper wire, bare, mill; and sheet copper, hot rolled, New Y o rk ______________________________ 18a.— Lumber, southern yellow pine, No. 2, common; Douglas fir, No. 1, common; and red cedar shingles,16-inch, mills____ 19a.— Plate glass, 5 to 10 square feet, glazing, New York; and win dow glass, single, B, works_________________________________ 20a.— Leather, union, sole; chrome calf, B grade; and glazed kid, Boston_______________________________________________________ v 20 21 22 23 29 35 39 41 43 49 57 63 91 99 123 135 141 153 165 193 BULLETIN OF THE U. S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS no. W ASHINGTON 367 Ja n u a r y , 1925 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 IN T R O D U C T IO N 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 United States Senate Committee on Finance for the years 1840 to 1891 and published in 1893.3 In the report of the Depart ment 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 commercial importance as to render necessary their inclusion in the new report. These facts necessitated a revision of the list of commodities and the compu tation of a new series of index numbers. Prices dating back to 1890 for the revised list of commodities were obtained, so that the information presented in the 1902 report covered the 12 years from 1890 to 1901, monthly as well as yearly prices being shown for each commodity. Information for the revised list of commodities 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 1913. 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 1914 3 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 publish ing monthly prices for the last completed year and yearly averages1 1 U. 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, 296, 320, and 335. 2 Report from the C om m iitteeon Finance of the U. S. Senate on Wholesale Prices, Wages, and Trans portation, Mar. 3, 1893 (52d Cong., 2d sess.). Rept. N o. 1394. 3 U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bui. N o. 181. 4 Idem, pp. 239 to 256. 1 2 W H O L E S A L E P R ICES, 1890 TO 1928 back to 1890. Owing to the situation brought about by the World War, no report was published in 1917 or 1918. In 1919-20, how ever, a bulletin containing data for all months from January, 1917, to December, 1919, and for all years since 1890 was prepared, which was published early in 1921. A bulletin continuing the informa tion through 1920 was published late in 1921, and in the following year a bulletin for 1921 was issued. A bulletin for 1922 was pub lished in June, 1923. In the present report the prices have been brought up to the end of 1923. Beginning with the 1921 bulletin, an important change was made in the grouping of commodities. In preceding reports of the bureau the plan was followed of arbitrarily confining an article to a particular group, regardless of its fitness for inclusion also under other group designations. In the bulletin for 1921 articles properly falling under more than one of the classifications adopted were included under each classification. For example, structural steel, nails, and certain other metal products used in building were 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 consumer practically unchanged in form, such as potatoes, eggs, and milk, were included both among farm products and among foods. In computing the general index number for all commodities, however, such articles were counted only once, thereby avoiding duplication in the final result. Besides the inclusion of certain articles in more than one group, a rearrangement of commodities within the several groups to provide for subgroups of closely related articles was made. The system of grouping adopted follows: 1. Farm products: (a) Grains. ( b) Livestock and poultry. ( c) Other farm products. ( d) 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. id) Silk, etc. (e) All cloths and 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: (а) Iron and steel. (б) Nonferrous metals. (c) All metals and metal prod ucts. 6. Building materials: (a) Lumber. (b) Brick. (c) Structural steel. id) 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: (а) Cattle feed. (б) Leather. (c) Paper and pulp. (d) Other miscellaneous. (e) All miscellaneous. 10. All commodities. In constructing the index numbers for the above groups of com modities in the 1921 report, and in subsequent ones, the prices were weighted by data from the 1919 census instead of the 1909 census data formerly employed. This conforms to the plan contemplated by M E T H O D OF C O M P U T IN G IN D E X N U M B E R S 3 the bureau at the inception of its weighted index number system in 1914 of revising the weighting factors every 10 years as new census information should become available. The method of computing group index numbers from the aggregate values of commodities, employed for the first time in the report for 1914, was continued in the 1921 and 1922 reports and has been retained in the preparation of the present bulletin. M E T H O D O F C O M P U T IN G IN D E X N U M B E R S The average price of each article in the year 1913 (selected as the base period in order to provide a convenient pre-war standard for measuring price changes) has been multiplied by the estimated quantity o f that article marketed in the census year 1919. The products thus obtained have then been added to give the approxi mate value in exchange in 1913 of all the articles in each group and of the total list of commodities. Similar aggregates have been made for each other year since 1890 and for each month since January, 1913. The index number for each group and for all commodities for each year and for each month has then been obtained by comparing the aggregate for such year or month with the corresponding aggre gate for 1913, taken as 100. If, during the period under consideration, there had been no changes in the list of commodities included in the index numbers, the percentage changes in the cost of the different groups of commodities would be accurately measured by dividing the aggregates for the months and y e ars specified 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. There fore, 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 separate aggregates for any year or month in which a change occurs, the first aggregate being based on the list of articles before making additions, subtrac tions, 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 com modities. 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 price series in 1918 m place of the price series formerly carried. W h o l e s a l e p r i c e s , 1890 t o 4 T able 1— I N D E X 1923 N U M B E R S B A S E D ON A G G R E G A T E V A L U E S OF L U M B E R A N D S H IN G L E S M A R K E T E D , 1917, 1918, A N D 1919 Approximate value (000 omitted) Com m odity 1917 1918-A 1918-B Douglas fir, N o. 1, common______________________________ Douglas fir, N o. 2 and better_____________________________ G um , sap, firsts and seconds,____________________________ Hemlock, northern, N o. 1_____________ __________________ M aple, hard, N o. 1, common_____________________________ Oak, white, plain, N o. 1, common_______________________ Pine, white, N o. 2, barn_________________________________ Pine, yellow, flooring, B and better______________________ Pine, yellow, timbers, square edge, sound_______________ Poplar, N o. 1, common___________________________________ Spruce, eastern, random__________________________________ Lath, yellow pine, N o. 1 (substituted for spruce in 1918) 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 13,370 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 Ratio 1917 to 1918 and 1918 to 1919________________________ Index numbers (1913 equals 100)_________________________ 100.00 134.62 115.42 155. 38 100.00 135.40 210.38 1919 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 aggregate for 1917 ($791,297) we obtain 115.42. This figure is the index number for 1918 on the 1917 base. To 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) by 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 subgroups are found in the same manner in all cases where a change in the list of included articles has been made. 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, such as cotton and worsted yarns, pig iron, and steel billets, which often are carried into further processes of manufacture in establishments where pro duced. The quantity of each article sold in the markets was ascer tained as nearly as possible and used to weight the prices for the different years and months. Not all of the commodity prices shown in the present bulletin have been used in constructing the index numbers. Several articles of minor importance, such 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, have been omitted because satisfactory weighting factors could not be obtained. In still other instances, such as brick, lumber, and structural steel, where more than one price series has been included 5 C O M M O D ITIE S IN C L U D E D I N P R E S E N T B U L L E T IN in the bulletin, only those series believed to be most representative have been used in the index. Of the 478 series of quotations for 1922 and 1923 shown in the detailed tables of this bulletin, 404 series have been weighted and used in computing the index numbers.5 COMMODITIES INCLUDED IN THE PRESENT BULLETIN In the selection of commodities for inclusion in the bureau’s reports on wholesale prices 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 determine which articles within the general class or group enter to the largest extent into exchange from year to year. Thus, 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 case of butter and several other articles, the quotations have been enlarged in recent years by the addition of lower-priced grades that were found to constitute a considerable part of the volume of sales. In the case of commodi ties classed as chemicals or drugs, where a range of prices was found the lower quotations were selected because these quotations are believed to represent the prices of larger lots while the higher quota tions represent the prices of smaller lots. The sources from which price quotations for the past two years have been drawn are as follows: T a b l e 3 .— SOURCES OF PRICE QUOTATIONS, 1922 AN D 1923 A ll" Cloths Fuel Metals Chem HouseFarm and Build furM is com and and metal ing icals prod Foods cloth cella modi light prod mate and nishucts ing neous ing ing rials drugs goods ties ucts Source Standard trade journals........... Manufacturers or sales agents.. Boards of trade, associations, A t.f* _ ... ........ _____ 52 4 78 18 65 16 9 2 10 6 2 Federal or State bureaus T otal............................... 60 106 71 25 33 19 1 53 30 19 49 19 7 10 8 57 21 49 31 277 162 36 3 26 478 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 for grains, are for Chicago; wheat and flour prices are mainly for Kansas City and Minneapolis; pig iron and steel prices are for Pittsburgh, etc. The prices used are, in all instances wnere this information could be obtained, based on first-hand transactions. Thus the cattle and other live-stock prices used are those paid by slaughterhouses to the com mission man acting for the producer. Grain prices are those ruling on the floor of the exchange for grain shipped in by country elevators. Cotton and wool prices are for sales made to manufacturers. Cotton and woolen goods prices are in most instances those quoted by manu facturers to wholesalers, jobbers, and manufacturers of wearing * See Appendix A, pp. 199 to 200, W H O L E S A L E P R ICES, 1890 TO 1923 6 apparel. Butter and egg prices are for consignments to the whole sale trade. Fluid milk prices are those to producers for milk deliv ered on city platform. Flour prices are those made by millers to large wholesale dealers, jobbers, and bakers. Leather prices are those from tanners to manufacturers. Coke prices are those to operators of blast furnaces. Pig iron prices are those to foundry operators and large steel makers. Steel prices are those to jobbers or large manufacturing consumers. For commodities of great importance, more than one price series has been included in the present bulletin. In no case, nowever, is an article of a particular description represented by more than one series of quotations for the same market. For most articles weekly irices have been secured. In a large number of instances, particuarly since the beginning of 1918, it has been possible to obtain aver age monthly prices from daily quotations. For those commodities whose prices are quite stable, such as certain textiles and building materials, only first-of-the-month prices have been taken. These details are summarized for 1922 and 1923 as follows: f T able 3.—N U M BER OF COM M O DITIES, OR SERIES OF QUOTATIONS, CLASSIFIED AS TO FREQ U EN CY, 1922 AN D 1923 Frequency of quotation Cloths Fuel Metals Chem HouseAll Farm and Build furM is ing and and metal icals nishcom prod Foods cloth cella modi light mate and prod rials drugs ing neous ucts ing ing ties ucts goods W eekly............................ ........ M onthly.................... .............. Average for month................... 52 7 1 90 14 2 1 15 55 16 3 6 32 12 9 23 15 19 49 T otal............................... 60 106 71 25 53 57 49 11 20 13 g 5 276 85 117 31 26 478 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, ana even if it were possible the labor and cost involved in such a compilation would be prohibitive. The method employed here, which is the one usually employed in computing average prices, is believed to yield results quite satisfactory for all practical purposes. PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1923 The rise in wholesale prices which began in 1922 extended into the first half of 1923. In March and April prices were 59 per cent above the 1913 level and were higher than at any time since the early part of 1921. In M ay a noticeable recession took place, continuing to Au gust, when prices dropped to 50 per cent above the 1913 level. A reaction in September brought the level again upward, followed b y a second decline to the end of the year. The year’s prices, however, averaged well above those of the year before. Farm products declined steadily from January to July, but rose in the second half of the year. December prices were above those of January. Foods slowly increased in price to M ay, falling in the next three months and rising again in the last four. Compared with pre PRICES OP COMMODITIES IN 1923 1 war prices cloths and clothing averaged higher than other groups in 1923. From January to April prices in this group sharply advanced, followed by a decline to July. In September prices again rose steeply and continued at high levels during the rest of the year. Fuel and lighting materials declined steadily throughout the year, the December level being below that of any month since 1917. Met als and metal products, on the contrary, averaged higher than in the preceding two years, but were still below the price level for all com modities. From April to December prices in this group decreased nearly 8 per cent. Building materials also averaged higner than in 1921 or 1922, but decreased appreciably during the year. Compared with other groups, chemicals and drugs fluctuated at relatively low levels during the year, as did also miscellaneous commodities. House furnishing goods showed an upward tendency in the first half and a decided downward tendency in the second half of the year. Comparing 1923 with 1922, the group of commodities showing the greatest increase in average yearly prices was that of metals and metal products, in which the rise was 18 per cent. Building materials came next with an increase of 12.5 per cent, followed by cloths and clothing with an increase of 10 per cent. Other increases were farm products, 6 per cent; chemicals and drugs, 5.5 per cent; miscellaneous com modities, 5 per cent; and foods and house-furnishing goods, 4 per cent. Fuel and lighting materials, on the contrary, averaged 15 per cent lower than in 1922. All commodities, considered in the aggregate, increased approximately 3.5 per cent. Table 4 shows for each of the 10 groups the number of commod ities, or separate commodity units, for which comparable wholesale prices were obtained for the years 1922 and 1923, and the number that increased or decreased in 1923 as compared with the year previous: T able 4 .—CHANGES IN AVERAG E PRICES FROM 1922 TO 1923, B Y GROUPS OF COM M ODITIES Change Chem HouseAll Cloths Fuel Metals furand Build Mis com Farm and metal ing icals nishand prod Foods cloth cella modi light mate and ucts prod rials drugs ing neous ties ing ing goods ucts Increases___________________ Decreases ...................... ........... No change__________________ 35 24 1 67 36 3 59 6 6 13 11 1 50 1 2 45 12 29 18 2 25 6 1 16 7 3 339 120 19 Total............................. . 60 106 71 25 53 57 49 31 26 478 It is seen from the above table that of the 478 comparable price series secured by the bureau for 1922 and 1923 increases in average prices were reported for 339 series and decreases for 120 series. In the case of 19 price series no change in average prices was shown. Detailed information concerning price changes will be found in the table on pages 32 to 197 of this bulletin. Index numbers for the several groups of commodities for the years from 1890 to 1923 are shown in Table 5. As has been explained, in computing these index numbers the year 1913 was taken as the base period in order to provide a pre-war standard for measuring 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. 8 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1928 T able 5*—IN D E X N UM BERS OP W HOLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COM M O DITIES, 1890 TO 1923 [Base: Estimated value in 1913=100] [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers see pp. 3 and 4] Farm products1 Year Cloths and clothing8 F oods1 2* Fuel and light Metals and metal in g 4* products 6 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 year year year year year 1890 1891................... 1892................... 1893................... 1894................... 70 75J 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 («) -1 0 +7 +7 +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 1905......... ......... 1906................... 1907-................ 1908................... 1909................... 79 80 87 86 97 1910................... 1911................... 1912................... 1913................... 1914................... -1 -1 2 62 60 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 («) +53 79 79 83 81 84 +7 (6) +5 -2 +4 88 81 82 87 88 +10 -8 +1 +6 +1 76 73 84 98 87 +13 -4 +15 +17 -1 1 106 103 100 99 88 -2 -5 -3 -1 -1 1 -2 +1 +9 -1 +13 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 +16 +7 -2 1 -2 103 93 101 100 103 +6 -1 0 +9 -1 +3 101 97 104 100 102 +4 -4 +7 -4 +2 100 96 97 100 98 +2 -4 +1 +3 -2 78 76 84 100 93 -7 -3 +11 +19 -7 94 89 99 100 85 +1 -5 +11 +1 —15 1915................... 1916................... 1917................... 1918— ............ 1919— ........... 104 123 190 218 231 +1 +18 +54 +15 +6 105 121 167 188 207 +3 +15 +38 +13 +10 98 127 175 228 253 (fl) +30 +38 +30 +11 88 126 169 170 181 -5 +43 +34 +1 +6 99 162 231 187 162 +16 +64 +43 -1 9 -1 3 1920....... .......... 1921................... 1922................... 1923................... 218 124 133 141 -6 -4 3 +7 +6 220 144 138 144 +6 -3 5 -4 +4 295 180 181 200 +17 -3 9 +1 +10 241 199 218 185 +33 -1 7 +10 -1 5 192 129 122 144 +19 -3 3 -5 +18 1 Number of commodities varied from 24 in 1890 to 56 in 1923. 2 Number of commodities varied from 36 in 1890 to 95 in 1923. 8 Number of commodities varied from 40 in 1890 to 65 in 1923. 4Number of commodities varied from 12 in 1890 to 20 in 1923. * Number of commodities varied from 20 in 1890 to 37 in 1923. •N o change. -4 («) -1 2 -1 0 -8 -1 5 +7 +1 -8 9 PEIOES OF COMMODITIES IN 1923 T able 5.—IN D E X N U M BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF COM M O DITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Concluded [Base: Estimated value in 1913=100] [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers see pp. 3 and 4] Building ma terials 7 Year Chemicals and House-furnishing M iscellaneous10 drugs8 goods9 All commodi ties 11 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 year year year year year 91 92 93 91 82 +1 +1 -2 -1 0 88 89 85 85 80 +1 -4 00 -6 99 97 91 92 88 -2 -6 +1 -4 81 80 75 77 69 —3 +6 +10 81 81 88 97 101 -1 00 +9 +10 +4 77 77 75 78 80 -4 00 -3 +4 +3 93 92 93 96 100 +6 -1 +1 +3 +4 70 67 67 70 75 81 78 80 82 79 +5 -4 +3 +3 -4 102 105 108 105 105 +1 +3 +3 -3 00 87 87 87 90 89 +9 00 00 +3 -1 104 96 93 102 110 +4 -8 -3 +10 +8 81 79 84 86 86 1905................... 1906................... 1907................... 1908................... 1909................... 85 95 100 92 95 +8 +12 +5 —8 +3 103 96 98 99 100 -2 -7 +2 +1 +1 88 91 98 92 92 -1 +3 +8 -6 00 117 116 111 101 130 +6 -1 -4 -9 +29 86 89 94 90 97 1910................... 1911................... 1912................... 1913................... 1914................... 98 98 99 100 92 +3 102 102 101 100 101 +2 00 -1 -1 +1 96 93 94 100 100 +4 -3 +1 +e 00 151 111 110 100 95 +16 -2 6 -1 -9 -5 101 93 99 100 98 +4 -8 +6 +1 -2 ................... 1916............. 1917................... 1918................... 1919................... 94 120 157 172 201 + 2 1915134 +28 181 202 +31 +10 215 169 +17 +33 +35 +12 +6 -2 1 100 106 125 153 184 00 +6 +18 +22 +20 95 121 148 156 175 00 +27 +22 +5 +12 101 127 177 194 206 +3 +26 +39 +10 +6 1920................... 1921.................. 1922................... 1923................... 264 165 168 189 +31 -3 8 +2 +12 +18 -3 2 -9 +6 254 195 176 183 +38 -2 3 -1 0 +4 196 128 117 123 +12 -3 5 -9 +5 226 147 149 154 +10 -3 5 +1 +3 lBon 1891................... 1892................. 1893................... 1894.................. 82 78 74 73 70 1895................... 1896................... 1897................... 1898................... 1899................... 68 68 66 70 77 1900................... 1901................... 1902................... 1903................... 1904................... -5 -5 -1 -4 -3 (#) (6) +1 +1 -8 200 136 124 131 •N o change. ? Number of commodities varied from 8 Number of commodities varied from 9 Number of commodities varied from Number of commodities varied from u Number of commodities varied from 22 in 1890 to 32 in 1923. 11 in 1890 to 43 in 1923. 21 in 1890 to 31 in 1923. 13 in 1890 to 25 in 1923. 199 in 1890 to 404 in 1923. -1 -6 +3 -1 0 +1 -4 00 +4 +7 +8 -2 +6 +2 00 00 +3 +6 -4 +8 CD 50 40 CD O B CD © P B 2 !> O — 175 i-3 o g P <3 (Tt5L ^ o* 72 75 CD P- 100 o 5 £ “■CD c+ CD ^ CD F H t. ® opo m o » ^ 5 P r»- S SL 3 2 ^ p 125 il Q P PS P ^ % § -g ^ w 3 B 'g o 2 ^ d o Qg CD © CD 150 S fcK© © 250 CD p 200 P .. ° 5 ls 225. ^ 5 s §275 p 300 o $ 400 375 350 325 le -s 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 C h ar t 1 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 CLOTHS AND CLOTHING FUEL AND LIGHTING ALL COMMODITIES (1913 = 1 0 0 .) wv <r> t- 40 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 time, the index number for all commodities rising from 101 to 127, an increase of 26 per cent. An even greater advance took place 400 375 350 325 300 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 it rose to 226, or 10 per cent above the level C hart 2 400 1 375. 375 350 350 1 325 300 275 . Hrt 3 H1, © 275 «t 0 • • • • • jL \ / 200 i 4 \• y ' v # / >' 100 / / If • f# F# • \ \ 1 / 2 t i / j V ® 0D / 125 r & o 100 f h ' h ,P 1-.. S <0 O CD 0 ^ 0> » EJ" P co 0 -0 ^ Q_, ° O 75 J✓ ■^si 50 50 40 40 ap e B- g S tN5 5 ^ g . CO CD c> oo c* > oo * o« e o« e oo vo+ >o A o< eo t | e* «5 ■*< *n co oo o © *JJ M e* eo N co co CO 8 s 1923 I \ l / N 2 TO / \ ® ■^ ^ ^ o / 1_____ ^ \ <*1 \ V CD o 80 8 \\ PRICES, 1890 1 ■1 / 175 \y, 150 11 125 225 200 f k 1 /i 150 250 i / 1 75 a 300 '' 225 to 325 METALS AND METAL PRODUCTS BUILDING MATERIALS all COMMODITIES (1013 ■ 1 0 0 .) 250 75 g.P ^ j . O o 3 S o ® cos. WHOLESALE larity. The reason for the preponderating influence of farm products and foods upon the yearly price changes of all commodities becomes clear when one consults Appendix B (pages 207 to 215) of the present bulletin, which gives the approximate values in 1923 of the commodi ties comprising the several groups in the exchanges of the country. ►d HO C har t 3 400 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 Yearly price fluctuations in the groups of cloths and clothing and fuel and lighting are compared with all commodities in Chart 2. Cloths and clothing remained relatively stable in price from 1890 to 1915, except for rather sharp declines in 1894, 1901, and 1908. The steep increases that took place in this group from 1915 to 1920 are 275 CHEMICALS AHD DRUGS BOUSEFURNISHIHG GOODS ALL COMMODITIES (1913 s 100.) 400 375 350 325 300 clearly brought out in the chart, as is also the decided drop in 1921 and 1922 and the recovery in 1923. Marked fluctuations since 1890 have occurred in the group of fuel and lighting materials. The lowest levels were reached in 1894 and in 1897-98. The great rise in coal and coke prices in 1920 and in 1922 is reflected in the chart. C hart 4 14 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 192$ Metals and metal products (Chart 3) were relatively quite high in 1890-91, and reached their lowest point in 1894 and 1897-98. War demands in 1917 forced prices to unheard of levels, but in 191920 the average for this group had fallen below that of any other. Building materials (Chart 3) conformed to the same trend as all com modities from 1890 to 1915, and fluctuated at high levels in the last eight years of the period. The curves for chemicals and drugs and for house-furnishing goods in Chart 4 show only minor variations up to 1914. In 1915, owing to the early influence of war, prices of chemicals and drugs had increased 34 per cent over the average for 1913 while in no other group had the increase been greater than 5 per cent. From 1915 to 1918 prices continued to advance sharply, but with the cessation of hostilities in the latter year a decline set in, followed by a reaction in 1920 and another decline from 1921 to 1923. House-furnishing goods showed a downward trend from 1890 to 1897, a gradual upward trend to 1913-1915, and a sharp increase to 1920. In 1921 pnces in this group dropped back to an average of 95 per cent above 1913 prices, and in 1922 to 76 per cent above that level, advancing to 83 per cent above the 1913 level in 1923. The group of miscellaneous commodities, owing to the diversity of its constituents, has not been charted, but conforms quite closely to the all-commodities curve during most of the period since 1890. Table 6 and Charts la to 4a furnish a comparison of group price fluctuations with all commodities, by months, from January, 1914, to December, 1923. These charts 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 indi vidual commodities appearing elsewhere in this bulletin. In the two important groups of farm products and foodstuffs, shown in Chart la, it is seen that prices moved within comparatively narrow limits during the first half of 1914, the monthly variation at no time being more than 3 per cent. The downward trend of food prices early in 1914 is, however, quite noticeable. With the open ing of hostilities in the summer of 1914 prices in these two groups at first rose steeply and then declined as abruptly, due to the pre vailing 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 coun try entered the struggle, contrast strongly with price changes in the early months of the World War period. 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 both groups continued steadily downward until June, re acting in the next three months and declining again in the fall and winter. The close of 1923 found farm products 45 per cent higher and foodstuffs 47 per cent higher than the 1913 level. PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1923 15 In the cloths and clothing group (Chart 2a) prices showed little variation until late in 1915, from which time 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 approximated three and a half times the 1913 level. Later declines brought the level in the summer of 1921 to a point only 71 >er cent above the 1913 level. Small increases took place in the ast four months of 1921, followed by further declines in the spring and further increases in the fall and winter of 1922, and during most of 1923. The curve for the fuel and lighting group, also shown in Chart 2a, shows the great increases that took place in fuel prices in the second half of 1916 and the first half of 1917, before price control was insti tuted. The drop in prices from June to October of 1917, as 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 and the increase caused by the coal strike in the summer of 1922, is also emphasized by the chart. During 1923 prices in this group steadily receded, until the December level was only 62 per cent above the 1913 average. ( 16 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 T a b l e 6 .— IN D E X N U M BERS OF W HOLESALE PR ICE S, B Y GROUPS OF C O M M O D ITIES AN D B Y M ON TH S, 1914 TO 1923 [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers see pp. 3 and 4. Base: Estimated value in 1913=100] Farm products Year and month 1914 January............ February.......... M arch.............. April................. M ay................. June................. July.................. August.............. September....... O ctober........... November........ Decem ber........ 1915 January............ February.......... M arch.............. April................. M ay................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December_____ 1916 January-........... February_____ M arch.............. April................. M ay................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... 1917 January............ February......... M arch________ April................. M ay................. June................. July.................. August............. September....... October............ November........ December......... 1918 January............ February......... M arch.............. April................. M ay................. June................. July.................. August.............. September....... October............ November........ Decem ber........ Cloths and clothing Foods 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 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 103 103 102 102 101 101 103 106 106 101 102 101 CO 0 -1 0 -1 0 +2 +3 <0 -5 +1 -1 101 100 98 95 96 97 99 109 111 106 106 105 -1 -2 —3 +1 +1 +2 +10 +2 -5 0 -1 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 97 96 94 94 104 105 104 104 105 101 104 103 101 106 104 105 +3 +1 -1 106 108 106 105 105 102 104 102 99 102 106 108 +1 +2 • -2 -1 0 -3 +2 -2 -3 +3 +4 +2 94 95 95 96 96 96 96 97 99 101 105 107 +1 +2 +2 -1 +3 +7 +5 +4 +8 -1 109 110 112 114 115 115 117 122 126 134 141 137 +1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +4 +3 +6 +11 +7 -1 +1 +3 0 +2 +2 -2 140 145 148 164 175 171 169 175 176 180 181 181 +2 182 183 179 181 180 180 185 189 195 198 204 206 110 110 111 113 115 114 117 125 131 136 147 146 152 157 166 184 196 195 196 202 202 207 212 207 211 211 211 213 .209 210 217 227 234 225 225 227 0 +1 -4 +3 -1 -2 +5 -2 +1 +5 (0 0 (0 (0 (0 +1 -2 +3 +5 +3 -4 +1 i No change. 0 0 +2 +4 +3 +6 +5 -3 +2 +4 +2 Hi +7 —2 -1 +4 +1 +2 +1 0 +1 +1 -2 +1 -1 0 +3 +2 +3 +2 +3 +1 -1 0 0 j(i) (i) (l) 0 -2 -1 -2 0 99 99 100 98 95 91 91 89 89 88 88 88 0) 0 +1 -2 -3 -4 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 88 89 89 88 85 84 83 84 86 83 80 81 0 -1 +1 -1 -3 -1 -1 +1 +2 —3 -4 +1 +4 +7 +3 +4 . +5 82 86 88 90 96 102 105 103 104 105 110 122 +1 +5 +2 +2 +7 +6 +3 -2 +1 +1 +5 +11 +i +2 +2 +4 +2 87 86 84 82 82 81 81 85 91 94 98 103 110 114 117 118 120 122 125 128 130 137 147 154 +3 +4 +3 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +5 +7 +6 113 115 119 120 120 122 121 116 120 128 155 163 +10 +2 +3 +1 0 +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 +14 158 157 158 164 167 174 181 186 185 185 191 195 +3 -1 +1 +4 +2 +4 +4 +3 -1 171 178 174 164 178 183 176 167 160 153 161 163 +5 +4 -2 -6 +9 +3 -4 -5 -4 —4 +5 +1 198 204 218 230 240 267 292 282 260 207 183 183 -1 +3 +7 +6 +4 +11 +9 -3 -8 -2 0 -1 2 +1 183 184 184 184 185 184 189 190 190 192 1P1 187 201 205 211 ‘ 220 226 233 238 239 245 245 241 233 0 0 0 +1 +1 0 b 0 +3 +2 +3 +2 +3 it +3 +2 0 0 +3 -2 -3 164 164 165 166 169 169 175 175 176 176 179 179 -1 -1 -2 -2 0) -1 0 0 +1 +2 0 0 0 +4 +1 +2 0 3Less than one-half of 1 per cent change. 0 0 « +1 ' +i -1 +3 +1 0 +1 -1 -2 17 PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1923 T abus 6 ,-IN D E X N U M BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES, B Y GROUPS OF C O M M O D ITIE S AN D B Y M ON TH S, 1914 TO 1923—Continued fFor explanation of method used in computing these index numbers see pp. 3 and 4. Base: Estimated value in 1913=100] Building mate rials Year and month Chemicals and drugs House-furnish ing goods Miscellaneous A ll commodi ties Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent of in of in of in of idof in crease (4-) crease (4-) crease (4-) crease (4-) crease (4-) or de or de Index or de Index or de Index 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 1914 January............ February.......... M arch.............. April................. M ay................. June................. July.................. August............. September........ October............ November........ December......... 1915 January............ February_____ M arch.............. April................. M ay................. June................. July.................. August........ September........ October............ November........ December......... 1916 January............ February.......... M arch.............. April................. M ay—.............. June................. July.................. August.............. September. October....... . November........ December......... 1917 January............ February_____ M arch.............. April................. M ay................. June................. July.................. August............. September........ October............ November........ December......... 138 140 144 155 159 169 168 167 167 156 156 158 1918 January........... February.......... March— ......... April................. M ay................. June................. July.................. August............. September........ October............ November........ December......... 161 161 164 169 170 172 177 179 179 177 177 177 93 94 94 93 93 93 92 93 92 90 88 88 88 89 90 90 93 93 94 93 94 98 101 104 HO 113 118 120 121 120 120 120 121 124 126 132 0 -3 +1 -1 0 <9 -1 +l -l -2 -2 (9 (9 +1 +1 (9 +3 (9 +l -l +1 +4 +3 +3 +6 +3 +4 +2 +1 -1 0 (9 +1 +2 +2 +5 +5 +1 +3 +8 +3 +6 -1 -1 © -7 (9 +l +2 (9 +2 +3 +1 H-l 4-3 4-1 <9 -l (9 (9 i No change. 98 98 98 97 97 96 95 96 109 108 107 107 108 116 118 118 116 123 130 136 143 151 165 179 184 204 206 200 193 191 175 157 158 164 167 172 173 173 181 186 194 195 205 211 223 231 223 228 223 227 229 228 222 205 209 212 210 211 209 194 (9 (is (i) -l (9 -l -l 4-1 4-14 -l -l (9 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 -2 4-6 4-6 4-5 4-5 4-6 4-9 4-8 99 99 99 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 101 4-3 4-11 4-1 -3 —4 -1 -8 -1 0 4-1 4-4 4-2 4-3 103 103 104 104 105 105 107 107 107 109 111 111 4-1 118 119 120 121 121 123 129 129 130 130 131 133 4-1 4-7 4-2 (9 (9 4-5 4-3 4-4 4-1 4-5 4-3 4-6 4-4 -3 4-2 -2 4-2 4*1 (9 -3 -8 4-2 4-1 -1 (9 -l -7 137 138 140 144 146 152 159 161 163 164 164 163 (9 (9 (i) (i) (9 <9 0 (9 0 (9 (9 (9 -l (9 (9 4-1 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 (9 4-1 4-2 (9, 4-1 (9 4-1 (9 +2 9 (9 4-2 4-2 (9 4-6 4-1 4-1 4-1 (9 4-2 4-6 (9 , 4-1 (9 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-1 4-1 4-3 4-1 4-4 4-5 4-1 4-1 4-1 (9 -l 94 96 98 98 99 95 93 94 96 92 91 96 99 93 93 93 93 93 94 93 92 93 95 100 -2 4-2 4-2 (0 4-1 -4 —2 4-1 4-2 —4 -1 4-5 4-3 -6 (0 0 0 0 4-1 -l -l 4-1 4-2 4-5 110 105 108 110 114 120 120 121 124 132 139 147 4-10 -5 4-3 4-2 4-4 +5 149 150 151 153 151 153 153 150 147 142 140 140 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 -1 4-1 145 145 147 152 155 160 159 160 161 163 164 163 4-1 4-2 4-6 4-5 4-6 0 0 -2 -2 -3 -1 4-4 0 ,, 4-1 4-3 4-2 4-3 -1 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 -1 9Less than one-half of 1 per cent change. 98 99 98 98 97 97 97 101 102 97 97 97 98 99 99 99 100 99 . 100 100 100 102 104 108 113 115 119 121 122 123 123 126 130 136 146 149^ 153 157 162 173 183 185 188 189 187 183 183 182 184 186 187 190 190 191 196 200 204 202 203 202 0 0 -1 4-1 -1 -l 4-4 4-1 —5 0 0 f} 0 M +i -1 0 0 4-2 4-2 +4 4-2 4-3 4-2 4-1 +1 (1) 4-2 ■« +3 4-5 4-7 4-2 4-3 4-3 i4-72 +6 +1 4-2 4-1 -1 “ 2 (1) - i* 4-1 4-1 4-1 0 +2 4-1 4-3 4-2 4-2 -1 © © WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 JM BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES, B Y GROU PS OF COM M O DITIES AN D B Y M ONTH S, 1914 TO 1923—Continued hod used in computing these index numbers see pp. 3 and 4. Base: Estimated value in 1913=100] products Cloths and clothing Foods 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 (+ ) or de- Index or de Index or de- Index or de Index or de nm- crease(—) num crease(—) num crease (—) num crease (—) num crease (—) )er 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 224 216 224 ' 230 234 226 241 242 225 227 237 242 247 237 237 243 241 237 233 218 210 187 173 152 143 133 127 117 118 114 119 123 124 124 121 120 -1 -4 +4 +3 +2 -3 +7 (2) -7 +1 +4 +2 203 194 - 199 205 210 204 210 214 205 205 210 220 +2 -4 231 222 220 238 248 243 238 221 215 201 190 170 <9, +3 -1 -2 -2 -6 -4 -1 1 -7 -1 2 -6 -7 -5 -8 +1 -3 +4 +3 -2 -1 162 151 151 144 139 137 141 146 142 140 139 136 122 131 130 129 132 131 135 131 133 138 143 145 4-2 4-7 -1 -1 4-2. -1 4-3 -3 4-2 4-4 4-4 4-1 131 135 137 137 138 140 142 138 138 140 143 144 143 142 143 141 139 138 135 139 144 144 146 145 -1 -1 4-1 -l -1 -1 -2 4-3 4-4 141 141 143 144 144 142 141 142 147 148 148 147 (9 (9, 4-1 -1 iange. -1 -4 +3 +3 +2 -3 +3 +2 -4 +2 +5 220 210 203 205 216 243 262 276 283 291 304 317 -6 -5 -3 +1 +5 +13 +8 +5 +3 +3 +4 +4 178 178 178 177 178 180 181 184 188 189 188 189 +5 -4 -1 +8 +4 -2 -2 -7 -3 -7 -5 -1 1 339 346 344 336 328 314 300 286 266 245 226 215 +7 +2 -1 -2 -2 -4 -4 -5 -7 -8 -8 -5 194 199 208 231 239 250 259 269 281 280 264 254 -5 -7 196 188 183 176 173 172 172 171 178 180 180 180 -9 -4 -3 -4 -2 -1 247 225 212 205 200 191 186 184 181 189 197 199 (9 (9 -5 -3 -1 +3 +4 -3 -1 -1 -2 -4 +3 +1 (9 +1 +1 +1 -3 <9, +1 +2 +1 -2 (9 +1 , +1 (9 -1 -1 +1 +4 +1 (9 -l (9 -1 +4 +1 (9 (9 176 174 172 171 175 179 180 181 183 188 192 194 -2 -1 -1 -1 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +3 +2 +1 195 191 191 194 216 225 254 271 244 226 218 216 196 199 201 205 201 198 193 193 202 199 201 203 +1 +2 +1 +2 -2 -1 -3 218 212 206 200 190 186 183 178 176 172 167 „ 162 (9 +5 -1 +1 +1 -1 (9 (9 -1 +1 +l +1 +2 +2 +1 -1 +1 175 170 163 153 153 154 160 162 161 162 164 168 -6 -3 -4 (9 -6 +1 +4 +1 -1 +1 +1 +2 -6 -4 175 190 197 203 202 200 202 202 200 191 176 160 -3 -9 -6 -3 -2 -5 -3 -1 -2 +4 +4 +1 153 147 140 138 138 133 124 117 116 116 114 113 -2 -2 +2 +11 +4 +13 +7 -1 0 -7 -4 -1 112 110 109 113 119 120 121 126 134 135 133 131 -1 -2 -1 +4 +5 +1 +1 +4 +6 +1 -1 -2 +1 -3 -3 -3 -5 —2 -2 -3 -1 -2 -3 -3 133 139 149 154 152 148 145 145 144 142 141 142 +2 +5 +7 +3 -1 -3 -2 +3 +3 +5 +11 +3 +5 +4 +4 +4 (9 (9 JLess than one-half of 1per cent change. +4 +9 +4 +3 (*> (9 -1 +1 -1 -5 -8 -9 -4 —4 -6 (9 (9 (9 -1 -4 -7 -6 -I -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 +1 19 PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN I9fc3 T able 6 .— IN D E X NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES, BY GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1914 TO 1923—Concluded [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers see pp. 3 and 4. Base: Estimated value in 1913=100] Building materials Year and month Chemicals and drugs House-furnish ing goods Miscellaneous All commodi ties Per cent Percent 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 1919 176 January............ 173 February.......... March.............. 171 April................. 169 173 M ay................. 189 June.................. 209 July.................. 226 August............. 229 September........ 229 October............ 232 November........ 248 December......... 1920 274 January-........... 293 February.......... 297 March.............. April................. 300 293 May................. 275 June................. 269 July.................. 265 August............. 255 September....... 240 October............ 215 November........ 204 December......... 1921 192 January............ 180 February.......... March.............. 173 167 April................. 165 May................. 163 June................. 160 July.................. 156 August............. 156 September....... 159 October............ 163 November........ 158 December......... 1922 157 January............ 156 February_____ 155 March.............. 156 April................. 160 May................. 167 June................. 170 July.................. 172 August............. September........ 180 183 October............ 185 November........ 185 December......... 1923 188 January.......... . 192 February.......... 198 March.............. 204 April................. 202 May................. June................. v 194 190 July.................. 186 August............. 182 September....... 182 October............ 181 November........ 178 December......... -1 —2 -1 -1 +2 +9 +11 +8 +1 0 +1 +7 181 169 162 160 161 162 167 170 170 173 176 182 +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 0 0) -6 -6 -4 -3 -1 -1 -2 -3 0 +2 -1 -1 +2 +1 +7 +2 +3 +1 +2 +12 +2 166 163 161 160 161 167 177 187 189 187 189 189 -1 -2 -3 -9 -9 239 242 242 242 247 248 275 274 273 271 260 242 +8 „ +1 0 0 +2 0 +11 0 0 -1 -4 -7 153 149 143 135 134 133 129 129 131 131 129 127 -7 -3 -4 -6 -1 -1 -3 (*)“ +2 0 -2 -2 217 217 216 216 209 196 180 179 179 180 178 178 -1 0 0 v) (i) -1 -1 -1 +1 +3 +4 +2 +1 +5 +2 +1 124 123 125 124 122 122 121 122 124 124 127 130 -2 -1 +2 -1 -2 (O' -1 +1 +2 0 h2 +2 178 177 175 175 176 176 173 173 173 176 179 182 (0 +2 +2 +3 +3 -1 -4 -2 -2 -2 131 132 135 136 134 131 128 127 128 129 130 130 hi hi h2’ hi -1 -2 -2 -1 +1 hi K (o ' 184 184 185 187 187 187 187 183 183 183 176 176 +2 +3 -3 0 0 1No change. 167 165 164 167 168 180 183 188 190 194 217 222 -1 -2 -7 -7 -4 -1 hi -1 f-3 f-2 h2 Hh2 +3 +4 +3 +5 Hh2 Hhi -3 -6 -8 -1 (0 +1 -1 0 -1 -1 (0 +1 (0 0 0 -2 +2 +2 +2 +1 (0 +1 « +1 0 0 -2 0 (0 -4 (0 +2 -2 -1 -1 +1 +4 +6 +6 +1 -1 +1 199 193 196 199 202 203 212 216 210 211 217 223 194 197 200 206 208 205 203 199 195 188 179 166 +3 +2 +2 +3 +1 -1 -1 -2 -2 —4 -5 -7 233 232 234 245 247 243 241 231 226 211 196 179 154 147 139 130 126 125 123 119 118 118 119 121 -7 -5 -5 -6 -3 -1 -2 -3 -1 170 160 155 148 145 142 141 142 141 142 141 140 -5 -6 -3 -5 -2 -2 -1 +1 -1 +1 -1 -1 138 141 142 143 148 150 155 155 153 154 156 156 -1 +2 +1 -1 +3 +1 +3 117 117 117 116 116 114 114 115 116 120 122 122 124 126 127 126 125 123 121 120 121 120 118 116 0 (v +2 -3 0 0 0 0 -1 -2 +1 +1 +3 +2 0 +2 +2 +1 -1 -1 -2 -2 -1 +1 -1 -2 -2 2Less than one-half of 1 per cent change. 156 157 159 159 156 153 151 150 154 153 152 151 -1 -3 +2 +2 +2 0 0 +4 +2 -3 +3 +3 +4 0 0 +1 +5 +1 -2 -1 -4 -2 -7 -7 -9 -1 +1 +1 0 ( ,) + i +1 0 -2 -2 -1 -1 +3 -1 -1 -1 C hart la 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 too 95 50 4& WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 K> o 200 175 150 125 100 75 60 40 PRICES OP COMMODITIES IN 1923 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 to to C^ art 3a 0 3 ADD MBTAL HR DUCT 913 100 « .) 200 175 150 125 100 75 m 40 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 U 400' 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 400 375 350' 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1923 C h a r t 4a 50 40 to CO 24 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Metals and metal products (Chart 3a), after slumping in 1914 following 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 crest in July of the latter year. At this time prices had increased 192 per cent over the average for 1913. With the inauguration of price control following the entry of the United States into the war, prices declined rapidly, being only 83 per cent above the 1913 aver age at the end of 1917. During most of 1918 prices in this group advanced slowly, but declined again in the first hah of 1919. A reaction took place in the second half of 1919, which continued into the spring and summer of 1920. After this prices again slowly sub sided to March, 1922, when they were only 9 per cent higher than in 1913. By the end of the year they had risen again to 31 per cent above the pre-war level, continuing to 54 per cent above the pre-war level in April, 1923, and subsiding to 42 per cent above that level at the close of the year. The curve for building materials (Chart 3a) shows a downward trend 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 and strong advances in 1922 and 1923. Chart 4a shows that chemicals and drugs were affected by war conditions as early as the fall of 1914, the demand for medical and hospital supplies influencing prices from the beginning of hostilities. The peak of prices in this group was reached in the fall of 1917, since which time prices have declined, though with an upward swing in 1920, followed b y a downward swing in 1921 and 1922, and an upward swing again in 1923. House-furnishing goods (Chart 4a) varied but little in price from 1914 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 and most of 1922 with a reaction in the first half of 1923 and a decline there after. In the group designated as miscellaneous, shown in Table 6 but not charted, which is 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, a steady decline set in which continued through 1923, with a tendency to react in the first half of the year. In order that the price fluctuations of commodities in their raw state may be compared with the price fluctuations of such com modities after being converted into manufactures, the following tables and charts, covering the years from 1890 to 1923 and the months from January, 1914, to December, 1923, have been con structed. In this presentation the index numbers are computed in the one case from the prices of 20 important raw materials, rep resenting 27 price series, and in the other case from the prices of 70 articles either manufactured directly from or closely akm to those same 20 raw materials. 25 PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1923 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); nogs (2 quotations) and hog products (5 quotations); manila hemp and rope; milk and milk products (butter, 3 quotations, cheese, 1 quotation); crude petroleum 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 and granulated sugar; sulphur and sulphuric acid; wheat and wheat flour (2 quotations); wool (2 quotations) and woolen textiles (11 quotations). T able 7*—W HOLESALE PRICE IN D E XE S OF ID E N TIC A L COM M O DITIES IN RAW AN D M AN U FACTU RED STATE, 1890 TO 1923 [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers see pp. 3 and 4. Base: Estimated value in 1913=100] Manufactured com modities (70 price series) A ll commodities (97 price series) Index number Per cent of in crease (+ ) or de crease (—) compared with pre ceding year Index number Per cent of in crease (+ ) or de crease (—) compared with pre ceding year -1 -9 +3 -1 1 87 86 81 83 72 -1 -6 +2 -1 3 76 75 70 72 63 -1 -7 +3 -1 3 i? 72 70 71 74 78 65 62 63 66 72 +3 -5 +2 +5 +9 -1 +7 Raw commodities (27 price series) Year Index number Per cent of in crease (+ ) or de crease (—) compared with pre ceding year • 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 69 68 62 64 57 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 61 56 57 61 67 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 73 72 77 77 79 +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 95 100 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 +13 +4 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. 220 121 130 138 +2 -4 5 233 148 139 148 +8 -3 6 -6 +6 225 132 134 142 +5 -4 1 +2 +6 * No change. +7 -8 +10 0 15 0 -3 +4 +5 77 76 81 80 82 " +2 82 84 90 87 94 0 0 0 , 0 1 +9 +7 -1 +7 -1 +3 +6 -1 +6 -1 +7 -1 +5 +3 -8 +8 +2 +7 -3 +8 +4 -9 +9 +3 0 is +3 26 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 T able 8.—W HOLESALE PRICE IN DEXES OF ID E N TICA L COM M ODITIES IN R AW AN D M AN U FACTU RED STATE, 1914 TO 1923, BY M ONTHS [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers, see pp. 3 and 4. Base: Estimated value 1913=100] Raw commodities (27 price series) Year and month Index number 1914 January...... ....................... .......... . February........................... ................ M arch_____________ ___________ A pril___________________________ _ M ay____________________ _______ _ June......... ............... .............. ........... J u ly ................................................. August................ ................. ............. September ...................................... October_____ ______ _______ ______ November....... ......... ..................... . December........................................... 1915 January................ ............................ February_________________ ______ _ M arch__________________________ A pril............. ..................................... M ay....... .................... .................... June....... ...................... ........... ......... J u ly ................ ............ .................... August............................................... September_____________ __________ October.......... ......... ......... ................ November____ _____ _____ ________ December.......................................... 1916 January__________________ _______ F ebruary.. _____________ ________ M arch____________________ _ A pril___________________ ____ M ay_____________ ________ ______ June_______ __________ July________________ ____________ August........... ............ ...................... September. ____________ _____ October___ ______________________ November_________ _____ ______ _ December......................................... . 1917 January..................... ....................... February............................. .............. M arch....... ....................................... A pril..................................... .......... . M ay....... ........................ ................. . June_______ ____ ______ __________ July................ ........................... ........ August......................... ..................... September................... ...................... October.......................... ............... . November........................ ......... ........ December........................................... 1918 January............................................... February............................................ M arch................................................. A pril................................................... M a y .................................................. June.................................................... July..................................................... August..... .......................................... September.......................................... October............................................... November.......................................... December........................................ i No change, Per cent of in crease (+ ) or de crease (—) compared with pre ceding month 100 101 101 101 97 95 97 103 100 94 94 93 96 99 100 100 102 101 103 100 100 103 102 106 111 114 117 120 122 120 122 126 130 137 144 144 148 153 165 176 188 191 193 199 199 200 202 196 199 200 203 203 202 201 207 217 220 214 211 213 0 0 0) • 0) Per cent of in crease (+ ) or de crease (—) compared with pre ceding month Per cent of in crease (+ ) or de crease (—) compared with pre ceding month Index number 99 98 97 96 96 97 99 108 110 105 104 103 Index number +1 +2 +9 +2 -5 -1 -1 105 108 106 107 109 106 107 104 100 103 106 111 +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 +5 +3 +3 +3 +2 -2 +2 +3 +3 +5 +5 114 117 122 125 127 128 128 133 136 142 150 149 +3 +3 +4 +2 +2 +1 112 115 119 122 124 123 124 129 132 139 146 146 K4 h3 h3 h3 b2 -1 +1 +4 +2 +5 +5 +3 +3 +8 +7 +7 +2 +1 +3 152 156 163 179 193 191 191 195 193 190 188 192 -4 -2 +2 +6 -3 -6 -1 +2 -1 +2 -3 +3 -1 +4 0 0 +1 +1 -3 +2 +1 +2 0 0 (2) A ll commodities (97 price series) 99 100 99 99 97 96 98 105 104 99 98 97 +1 +1 +3 +3 +1 0) Manufactured com modities (70 price series) +3 +5 +1 192 195 195 201 200 203 204 204 210 207 211 214 0 0 0) -1 -1 -1 +4 +2 +4 +6 -1 +2 +3 +4 +10 +8 -1 0) 0 0 0 0 0 +2 -1 -2 -1 +2 +2 +3 +2 +3 -1 — -13 +2 +1 +1 3Less than one-half of 1 per cent change. 150 154 164 177 190 191 192 198 196 196 197 194 196 198 200 202 201 202 206 212 216 211 211 213 0 0 Hhi -1 -2 -1 +2 +7 -1 -5 -1 -1 0 +3 +3 +6 +8 +7 +1 +1 +3 -1 0 0 0 Hhi -2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +3 +2 -2 0 ' U 27 PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1923 T able 8r-W H O LESALE PRICE INDEXES OF IDENTICAL COMMODITIES IN RAW AND M ANUFACTURED STATE, 1914 TO 1923, BY MONTHS [For explanation of method used in computing these index numbers, see pp. 3 and 4. Base: Estimated value 1913=100] Manufactured com modities (70 price series) All commodities (97 price series) Index number Per cent of in crease (+ ) or de crease (—) compared with pre ceding month Index number Per cent of in crease (4-) or de crease (—) compared with pre ceding month +5 +3 208 ;02 203 211 214 211 218 221 214 216 222 231 -3 -3 +2 +2 +1 -1 +3 +1 -3 +1 +3 +4 208 202 207 213 215 212 223 223 213 214 222 230 236 228 233 243 245 242 238 227 219 196 178 158 +3 -3 +2 +4 +1 -1 -2 -5 -4 -1 1 -9 -1 1 243 240 240 257 261 257 248 236 230 212 196 177 +5 -1 +7 +2 -2 -4 -5 -3 -8 -8 -1 0 238 233 236 248 251 248 242 231 223 203 185 166 4-3 -2 4-1 4-5 4-1 -1 -2 -5 -3 -9 -9 -1 0 152 133 123 116 119 109 110 114 116 121 121 121 -4 -1 3 -8 -6 +3 -8 +1 +4 +2 170 160 161 154 146 144 145 143 141 138 136 134 -4 -6 +1 -4 -5 -1 +1 -1 -1 -2 -1 -1 159 144 138 131 129 123 124 125 126 127 127 126 -4 -9 -4 -5 -2 -5 4-1 4-1 4-1 4- -2 +6 -1 -1 +3 +1 +4 -2 -fl +2 +1 +1 129 135 137 137 139 140 142 137 137 142 144 146 -4 +5 +1 +4 +1 +1 123 129 130 129 132 133 137 133 134 138 140 142 -2 4-5 4-1 -1 4-2 4-1 4-3 -3 4-1 4-3 4-1 4-1 +4 +2 -1 -5 -3 -4 +2 +5 -1 -2 +1 144 145 149 152 150 146 145 144 147 150 149 152 -1 4-1 4-3 4-2 -1 -3 -1 -1 4-2 4-2 -1 4-2 141 144 148 148 143 j 140 136 137 142 142 141 142 -1 4-2 4-3 Raw commodities (27 price series) Year and month Index number 1919 January............................................... February............................................ M arch................................................. April................................................... M ay.................................................... June.................................................... July..................................................... August................................................ September.......................................... October............................................... November.......................................... December............................................ 1920 January............................................... February............................................ M arch................................................. April................................................... M ay.................................................... June.................................................... July..................................................... August................................................ September.......................................... October............................................... November.......................................... December........................................... 1921 January............................................... February............................................ M arch................................................. April.................................................... M ay................................ ................... June.................................................... July..................................................... August......................... . ..................... September.......................................... October............................................... November.......................................... December........................................... 1922 January............................................... February............................................ M arch................................................. April................................................... M ay................................................... June.................................................... July............. ....................................... August..... .......................................... September....... .................................. October....... ...................................... N ovem ber......................................... December.......................................... 1923 January.............................................. February............................................ M arch................................................. A p ril.................................................. M ay.................................................... June.................................................... July..................................................... August................................................ September.......................................... October............................................... November.......................................... December........................................... 1 No change. 98654°—25t---- 8 208 202 208 214 217 213 226 224 213 213 223 229 Per cent of in crease (+ ) or de crease (—) compared with pre ceding month —2 -3 +3 +3 +1 -2 +6 -1 —5 (9 (0 119 126 125 124 128 129 134 131 132 135 137 139 139 144 147 146 139 135 130 132 139 138 135 136 0 0 0 0 +1 +1 +1 -4 3Less than one-half of 1 per cent change* -2 -3 4-2 4-3 4-1 -1 4-5 0 0 -4 4-4 4-4 0 0 0 -3 ~2 -3 4-1 -1 4-1 C hakt 5 4 p - 5* p 2_a B _ s . g ’ B' g n 2 <*- 400 375 350 325 *30Q 400 375 350 325 300 275 275 | §V>* Pas Df § r s § ; 25<F 250 225 225 200 200 175 175 150 150 (125 12$ 100 100 75 75 50 50 EH CQ to 00 B 5s P opg g p s i . l § M ?l B I—ItS P < g & § &§ I f + ^ t j CO ( cd* ^ ® 2 a* 5 S fr B P B 40 <1 p - p - c M S «« 9! 5* O 9) 9)O O 9) O v- <m m w « ms eM © t- ao o 40 N M ^ (M 3 C h a r t 5a 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 PEICES OP COMMODITIES IN 1923 8 8 8 8 8 § 8 400 375 350 50 40 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 to CO 30 W H O L E S A L E PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 to 1919 these conditions were exactly reversed. From 1920 to 1923 manufactured commodities again fluctuated at a relatively higher level than did raw commodities. In the table and chart showing monthly price variations since 1914 (Table 8 and Chart 5a) the great similarity of the two curves is also clearly shown. Out of 120 months for which index numbers are here given, only 21 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 materials. It will be noted, however, 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 manufactured 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 1914. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF IMPORTANT COMMODI TIES, 1890 TO 1923 • The average wholesale prices of individual commodities for each year from 1890 to 1923, and for each month of 1922 and 1923, are shown in detail in Table 9. Monthly figures for the years from 1913 to 1922 have, with a few exceptions, been published m previous bul letins of the bureau.6 The table contains, in addition to the average money prices, the relative price for each year or month as compared with the price in 1913; that is, the per cent that the average price in each year or month is of the average price in 1913. These relative prices have been computed from average prices carried to four decimal places while the average prices, as here published, have been rounded off to three decimal places. In some instances, therefore, the relative prices show changes not reflected in the average prices. For articles added since 1913 no relative prices could be computed. The closing of the New York and New Orleans cotton exchanges in 1914, following the outbreak of hostilities in Europe, made it impossible 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 demoralization during which the exchanges were closed. The prices for the four grades of wool appearing in the table for 1917 to 1923 are the prices for unwashed wool 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 those for washed wool reduced to the scoured basis in a similar manner. 8 Bulletins Nos. 149,181,200,226,269,296,320, and 335. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 31 In many instances it has been found 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 com parative prices of bread shown in the table are based on a pound of dough before baking and not on the baked loaf. In the case of flour the prices shown for 1918 are necessarily restricted to the grade established by the United States Food Administration regulations, which became effective with the beginning of that year. 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 elsewhere stated, the mean price for each date was found and the sum of such means was divided by their number to give the average price for the year. For example, the sum of the 52 mean prices of No. 1 northern spring wheat at Minneapolis obtained for 1923 was found to be $61,405. This total divided by 52 gives $1,181 as the average price for 1923. 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 monthly averages a similar plan was followed in cases where prices on a particular day of each week were used. For many commodities, however, monthly averages based on daily quo tations have been obtainable. First-of-the-month prices have been used for a limited number of articles whose prices are quite stable. In computing the averages shown in the table, the net cash price was used for textiles and all other articles subject to large and varying discounts. In the case of a few articles, such as plain 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 Table 9. As in the table, the change in each case is measured by the average price in 1913. The charts showing yearly price changes since 1890 are all drawn to the same scale, so that they can readily be compared one with another. They are likewise comparable with the charts indi cating yearly price fluctuations in the several groups and in all com modities combined (Charts 1 to 5). In like manner the charts showing monthly price variations since the beginning of 1914 can be compared directly one with another and with the group Charts la to 5a. T able 9^-A V E R A G E WHOLESALE PRICES OF COM M O DITIES, 1890 TO 1923 00 [The figures in this table show the average actual and the relative price of each commodity each year from 1890 to 1923 and each month in 1922 and 1923, those for each com modity in 1913, on which the relative price is based, being printed in heavier-faced type. For further explanation and discussion of the table, see pp. 30 and 31] to Farm products (a) Grains Com: Cash, con Corn: Cash, No. tract grades 3, mixed Oats: Cash Rye: No. 2, cash Wheat: Cash, Chicago Year or month Choice Fair to 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 No. 2 red average 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.. 18961897.. 18981899- .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 .496 .552 75.8 55.3 62.3 77.9 86.8 .600 .641 .795 .885 .711 62.9 67.3 83.4 92.8 74.6 19001901.. 190219031904- .482 .588 .632 .549 69.4 84.8 91.1 79.2 76.4 .381 .497 .597 .461 .505 61.0 79.5 95.5 73.7 sa 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 190519061907.. 19081909.. .485 .512 .766 .734 .674 73.7 110.4 105.7 97.1 .501 .463 .528 .684 80.1 74.1 84.5 109.5 106.8 .299 .328 .450 .510 .481 79.6 ' 87.3 119.8 135.6 128.0 .711 .611 .769 .783 .783 111.8 96.0 12ft8 123.0 .123.0 1.010 .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 No. 2 red winter, average price per bushel Rela tive price WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Barley: B y sample .615 .704 158.8 146.8 100.0 98.4 112,5 .590 .686 .625 .695 .730 94.4 109.7 100.0 111.2 116.7 $0,616 .683 .722 100.0 110.9 117.3 .385 .438 .376 .419 .496 102.4 116.5 100.0 111.5 131.9 .902 .798 .636 .768 1.092 141.7 125.5 100.0 120.6 171.6 1916 .......................... 1917............................. 1918............................. 1919........................... 1920....... ..................... 1921....... ..................... .867 1.315 1.305 1.217 1.263 .635 138.7 210.2 208.8 194.6 202.0 101.6 .825 1.637 1.605 1.597 1.414 .580 132.0 261.9 256.8 255.4 226.2 92.8 .812 1.620 1.523 1.580 1.397 .565 131.9 263.2 247.4 256.7 226.9 91.8 .455 .637 .775 .700 .796 .387 121.1 169.6 206.1 186.3 211.8 103.0 1.113 1.871 1.940 1.534 1.873 1.213 1922............................. January________ February_______ March. T________ April.................... M ay___________ June___________ .633 .582 .633 .644 .640 .679 .608 101.3 93.1 101.1 103.0 102.3 108.6 97.2 .623 .484 .572 .575 .588 .618 .609 99.6 77.4 91.4 91.9 94.1 98.9 97.5 .614 .474 .557 .561 .576 .609 .601 99.7 77.0 90.5 91.1 93.6 99.0 97.7 .396 .375 .398 .393 .393 .403 .372 105.3 99.7 105.9 104.7 104.4 107.1 99.0 July.................. . August. ______ September....... . October________ November______ December.......... .641 .568 .590 .660 .678 .689 102.6 90.8 94.4 105.5 108.3 110.2 .643 .622 .635 .691 .722 .734 102.8 99.5 101.6 110.6 115.5 117.4 .637 .617 .627 .686 .717 .722 103.4 100.3 101.9 111.5 116.5 117.3 .371 .335 .384 .432 .445 .459 1923......................... January________ February_______ March.............. April.......... ......... M ay............... ..... June______ _____ .660 .649 .666 .663 .670 .673 .643 105.5 103.8 106.6 105.9 107.1 107.6 102.7 .821 .711 .737 .740 .793 .809 .839 131.4 113.7 117.9 118.4 126.8 129.5 134.3 .811 .698 .724 .727 .785 .805 .834 131.8 113.4 117.6 118.1 127.5 130.8 135.6 July........ ............ August................. September______ October____ ____ November______ December............ .653 .623 .654 .678 .656 .685 104.3 99.6 104.6 108.4 105.0 109.5 .857 .876 .884 1.011 .842 .730 137.1 140.2 141.5 161.7 137.4 116.7 .852 .872 .880 1.007 .816 .709 138.4 141.7 143.0 163.6 132.5 115.2 1.102 1.019 .694 .984 1.049 .953 $0,913 1.041 1.344 103.3 110.0 100.0 114.0 147.2 $0,986 1.005 1.307 100.0 101.9 132.5 174.9 294.1 304.9 241.1 294.4 190.6 1.417 2.321 2.235 2.563 2.601 1.466 155.1 254.2 244.8 280.7 284.9 160.5 1.351 2.278 2.209 2.357 2.523 1.435 136.9 231.0 224.0 239.0 255.8 145.5 .883 .809 .992 1.021 1.043 1.056 .886 138.8 127.2 156.0 160.4 163.9 166.0 139.2 1.282 1.285 1.400 1.352 1.386 1.446 1.249 140.4 140.7 153.3 148.1 151.8 158.3 136.7 1.238 1.196 1.382 1.357 1.391 1.356 1.160 125.5 121.3 140.1 137.6 141.1 137.5 117.6 98.6 89.0 102.1 114.8 118.4 122.1 .858 .723 .715 .776 .868 .890 134.9 113.6 112.3 122.0 136.4 139.8 1.292 1.178 1.129 1.178 1.228 1.274 141.5 129.0 123.7 129.1 134.4 139.5 1.152 1.057 1.071 1.177 1.273 1.325 116.8 107.1 108.5 119.3 129.1 134.4 .439 .441 .457 .462 .466 .451 .439 116.8 117.4 121.5 122.8 124.0 120.0 116.8 .752 .872 .864 .827 .853 .777 .687 118.2 137.1 135.8 130.0 134.0 122.1 108.0 1.155 1.199 1.244 1.216 1.253 1.200 1.105 126.5 131.3 136.3 133.2 137.2 131.4 121.0 1.170 1.258 1.360 1.321 1.320 1.289 1.189 118.7 127.5 137.9 134.0 133.8 130.7 120.5 .422 .387 .413 .439 .442 .449 112.3 103.0 110.0 116.8 117.5 119.6 .647 .671 .698 .720 .708 .701 101.7 105.5 109.7 113.1 111.2 110.1 1.017 1.072 1.156 1.197 1.092 1.112 111.3 117.4 126.6 131.1 119.6 121.8 1.011 1.017 1.048 1.097 1.061 1.083 102.5 103.1 106.2 111.2 107.5 109.8 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES $0,625 1911............................. 1912 ....... ................ 1913............................. 1914.......... ................. 1915............................. CO CO 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 *4 50 40/ W HOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1923 CO C hakt 6 C hart 6a 200 175 150 125 100 75 60 40 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES .CORK, OOHIfttC®GROSS ........ (Avarag* prloa In 1913 ■ 100.) 400 375 360 325 300 275 250 225 CO OT T a b l e 9 . — AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923— Continued CO O* Farm products (a) Grains (5) Live stock and poultry Live stock (for food) Hogs: Heavy Hogs: Light Average Rela Average Average Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela per Rela per Rela per tive price p price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive j price tive price tive price tive price per tive 100 100 100 100 100 100 bushel price bushel price bushel price pounds price pounds price pounds price pounds price pounds price pounds price 1880. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $4,870 5.885 5.091 5.521 5.159 54.5 65.9 57.0 61.8 57.8 $4,138 5.098 4.500 4.839 4.525 48.6 59.9 52.9 56.9 53.2 $3,953 4.423 5.155 6.549 4.972 47.3 52.9 61.6 78.3 59.4 $3,926 4.340 5.068 6.575 4.933 46.4 51.3 59.9 77.8 58.3 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 5.485 4.596 5.226 5.378 5.993 61.4 51.5 58.5 60.2 67.1 4.934 4.271 4.774 4.885 5.385 58.0 50.2 56.1 57.4 63.3 4.278 3.358 3.591 3.805 4.039 51.1 40.1 42.9 45.5 48.3 4.253 3.559 3.722 3.759 4.071 50.3 42.1 44.0 44.5 48.2 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 5.783 6.122 7.472 5.568 5.956 64.8 68.6 83.7 62.4 66.7 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 60.5 70.0 79.7 71.6 60.9 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 5.968 6.130 6.544 6.816 7.339 66.8 68.6 73.3 76.3 82.2 5.219 5.357 5.812 5.998 6.453 61.4 63.0 68.3 70.5 75.9 5.291 6.235 6.080 5.799 7.572 63.3 74.5 72.7 69.3 90.5 5.321 6.327: 6.216 5.635 7.361 62.9 74.5 73.7 66.8 87.1 W HOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1928 Wheat: No. 2 Wheat: No. 1 Wheat: No. 1 hard winter, northern spring, hard white,cash, Cattle: Cows, Cattle: Steers, Cattle: Steers, cash, Minne Portland, Oreg. choice to prime choice to prime choice to prime good to choice cash, Kansas apolis City 87.0 81.0 104.8 100.0 io a i 7. 017 6. 727 a 402 8. 507 9. 039 82. 5 79. 1 98.8 100. 0 106. 2 8.943 6.747 7.595 8.865 8.361 106.9 80.7 90.8 100.0 99.9 9.009 6.726 7.552 8.454 8.382 106.6 79.6 89.3 100.0 99.1 9.312 10.420 13.831 17.343 18.658 104.3 116.7 154.9 194.2 209.0 a 702 9. 573 12. 809 16. 424 17. 496 102.3 112. 5 150. 6 193. 1 205. 7 7.131 9.615 15.705 17.600 18.244 85.2 114.9 187.7 210.4 218.1 7.187 9.400 15.459 17.804 18.326 85.0 111.2 182.9 210.6 216.8 15.907 9.545 178.2 106.9 14. 486 a 780 170. 3 103. 2 14.187 a 473 169.6 101.3 14.711 a 891 174.0 105.2 109.8 99.8 99.4 99.6 102.2 107.2 109.4 10.317 8.875 9.050 9.213 8.906 8.985 9.456 115.5 99.4 101.4 103.2 99.8 100.6 105.9 9. 438 a 150 a 638 a 731 a 406 a 615 a 863 110. 9 95. 8 101. 5 102. 6 98. 8 101. 3 104. 2 9.393 7.565 9.900 10.338 10.206 10.425 10.228 112.3 92.8 118.3 123.6 122.0 124.6 122.3 9.727 8.160 10.263 10.588 10.500 10.660 10.600 115.1 96.5 121.4 125.2 124.2 126.1 125.4 8.750 9.219 9.344 9.175 9.175 9.250 111.8 117.8 119.3 117.2 117.2 na2 10.310 10.650 11.275 12.240 12.619 12.438 115.5 119.3 126.3 137.1 141.3 139.3 9. 700 10. 375 10. 713 10. 245 10. 500 10. 581 114. 0 122. 0 125. 9 120. 4 123. 4 124.4 10.090 8.688 9.169 9.360 8.244 8.256 120.6 103.9 109 6 111.9 98.5 98.7 10.695 9.656 9.694 9.430 8.206 8.269 126.5 114.2 114.7 111.5 97.1 97.8 108.2 101.0 101.0 99.6 106.7 113.4 110.0 9.060 8.500 8.375 8.438 8.535 8.931 9.300 115.7 108.6 107.0 107.8 109.0 114.1 118.8 10.978 11.075 10.206 9.900 9.815 10.225 11.000 123.0 124.0 114.3 110.9 109.9 114.5 123.2 9. 952 9. 780 9. 356 9. 263 9. 015 9. 538 10. 313 117. 0 115. 0 110. 0 108. 9 106.0 112. 1 121. 2 7.690 8.180 7.838 8.163 7.965 7.450 6.950 91.9 97.8 93.7 97.6 95.2 89.1 83.1 114.3 120.9 116.6 112.1 103.3 100.6 9.175 9.531 10.131 9.475 9.375 9.085 117.2 121.7 129.4 121.0 119.7 116.0 11.260 12.050 12.175 11.820 11.156 11.025 126.1 135.0 136.4 132.4 125.0 123.5 10. 590 10. 875 10. 656 10. 450 9. 844 9. 785 124. 5 127. 8 125. 3 122. 8 115. 7 115. 0 7.210 7.994 a 638 7.775 7.131 7.050 86.2 95.6 103.3 92.9 85.2 84.3 100.0 107.1 $0,874 1.003 100.0 114.8 $0,929 1.009 100.0 108.6 $6.867 7.050 100.0 102.7 $7.829 8.194 100.0 1017 1915.................................... 1916................. — ........... 1917____________________ 1918____________________ 1919____ ________ ____ _ 1.290 1.329 2.296 2.159 2.418 147.2 151.6 261.8 246.3 275.8 1.306 1.411 2.325 2.191 2.566 149.5 l(5i;5 266.1 250. & 293.8 1.116 1.175 2.059 2.159 2.398 120.2 126.5 221.6 232.5 258.1 6.623 7.481 9.431 11.350 12.493 96.4 109.0 137.3 165.3 181.9 7.865 & 471 10.523 12.833 14.253 1920......................... ........... 1921...................... .............. 2.455 1.326 280.0 151.2 2.558 1.466 292.9 167.8 2.575 1.266 277.1 136.3 10.874 6.730 158.4 98.0 11.695 a 476 100.5 108.2 134.4 163.9 182.1 • 149.4 108.3 1922.................... ............ . January_____________ February______ _____ M arch......................... A pril_______ ________ M ay................. ........... June......... .................... 1.213 1.124 1.343 1.354 1.360 1.367 1.240 138.3 128.2 153.1 154.4 155.1 155.9 141.4 1.345 1.300 1.522 1.500 1.563 1.589 1.419 154.0 148.8 174.2 171.8 178.9 181.9 162.5 1.358 1.142 1.298 1.463 1.630 1.624 1.448 146.2 122.9 139.7 157.4 175.5 174.8 155.8 6.963 5.600 5.844 6.625 6.875 7.175 7.156 101.4 81.6 85.1 96.5 100.1 104.5 104.2 8.599 7.810 7.781 7.794 8.000 8.390 8.563 July............................. August.................. ...... September....... ........... October....... ........... . N ovem ber............. . December____*______ 1.196 1.055 1.056 1.139 1.175 1.188 136.4 120.3 120.5 129.9 134.0 135.4 1.423 1.186 1.085 1.132 1.218 1.251 162.8 135.8 124.2 129.6 139.4 143.2 1.245 1.126 1.165 1.270 1.440 1.515 134.0 121.2 125.4 136.7 155.0 163.1 7.675 7.719 7.563 7.165 7.031 7.181 111.8 112.4 110.1 104.3 102.4 104.6 1923..................................... January.................. . February___________ M arch....... ...... ........... A pril.................. ......... M ay...... ............. ........ June....... ..................... 1.112 1.150 1.169 1.158 1.208 1.160 1.050 126.8 131.2 133.3 132.0 137.7 132.3 119.8 1.181 1.221 1.241 1.232 1.279 1.250 1.139 135.2 139.8 142.1 141.1 146.4 143.1 130.4 1.210 1.480 1.393 1.365 1.370 1.324 1.198 130.3 159.3 149.9 146.9 147.5 142.5 128.9 7.426 6.935 6.935 6.838 7.325 7.788 7.550 July.......................... August......................... September................... October............ ........... November................... D ecem b er................. .977 1.038 1.116 1.114 1.099 1.115 111.4 118.4 127.3 127.1 125.3 127.2 1.084 1.144 1.176 1.172 1.109 1.122 124.1 131.0 134.6 134.2 127.0 128.4 1.064 1.065 1.070 1.078 1.060 1.028 114.5 114.6 115.2 116.0 114.1 110.6 7.850 8.300 8.006 7.700 7.094 6.905 7.839 a 395 8.069 8.344 8.250 7.619 7.075 • 7.440 8.375 9.025 7.665 6.969 6.965 92.7 99.3 95.4 98.7 97.6 90.1 83.7 88.0 99.1 106.8 90.7 82.4 82.4 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 7.771 7.234 9.359 8.929 9.652 1910............ ......... .............. 1911............... ......... ........... 1912___________________ _ 1913 ............................. ..$0,877 1914____________________ .939 CO 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 (00 75 50 40 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 co 00 C hart 7 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 . 75 50 40 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES C hart 7a CO CO O 400 375 350 325 30Q 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Chart 8 hart 8a 400 376 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 176 160 125 too 76 50 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES C 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 C hart 9 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 GO 40 AVEBAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES 98654°— 25t- C h a r t 9a co 9 .— A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed F a rm products (5) Live stock and poultry Poultry Live stock (for food) Western wethers, average price per 100 pounds Western wethers, plain to prime, average price per 100 pounds Ewes, average price per 100 pounds Rela tive price Lambs, average price per 100 pounds Rela tive price Native wethers, average price per 100 pounds Wethers, average price per 100 pounds Rela tive price 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 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 5.080 5. 279 4.884 $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 1910. • Average price per pound Rela tive price Live fowls: New York Average price per pound Rela tive price $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, 1890 TO 1923 Live fowls: Chicago Sheep ................................................................... L __________ _____ _____ _________________ .................................................. .. 1913 _______________________ __________ _ $0.154 .145 .137 100.0 94.2 88.6 .145 .149 .167 .165 .161 86.3 88.7 100.0 98.6 96.4 149.5 219.0 235.4 205.9 195.3 103.4 .164 .198 .259 .284 .308 .250 106.2 128. 2 168.3 184.2 199.8 162.3 .189 .238 .324 .341 .377 .318 112.6 142.0 193.6 203.6 225.3 189.8 7.304 7.275 8.469 9.000 9.063 7.625 51719 ; 136.6 136.1 158.4 168.3 169.5 142.6 107.0 .217 .240 .253 .265 .260 .258 .225 140.8 155.7 163.9 172.0 168.7 167.4 146.0 .269 .283 .280 .312 .291 .289 .273 160.7 168.8 167.3 186.4 174.0 172.5 163.1 163.4 159.6 167.2 173.2 180.3 190.8 6.150 6.500 6.281 6.525 7.906 7.544 115.0 121.6 117.5 122.0 147.9 141.1 .230 .180 .185 .176 .168 .168 149.3 116.8 120.1 114.2 108.7 108.7 .268 . 250 .288 .250 .211 .228 159.8 149.3 172.0 149.3 126.2 136.2 13. 446 14.175 14. 613 14. 250 13.055 13.144 14. 781 172.5 181.9 187.5 182.8 167.5 168.6 189.6 7. 648 8.260 8.075 8.688 9.075 7.600 6.906 143.0 154.5 151.0 162.5 169.7 142.1 129.2 .208 .204 .239 .249 .244 .256 .208 134.8 132.4 155.4 161.5 158.2 166.1 134.7 .255 .259 .283 .270 .251 .294 .233 152.3 154.6 168.8 161.3 150.1 175.5 138.9 13. 975 12.813 13.188 12. 775 12. 275 12. 500 179.3 • 164.4 169.2 163.9 157.5 160.4 6. 550 7.281 7.081 6. 950 7.156 8.000 122.5 136.2 132.4 130.0 133.8 149.6 .204 .198 .188 .178 .155 .170 132.4 128.2 121.7 115.5 100.6 110.3 .265 .270 .250 .233 .230 .231 158.3 161.3 149.3 138.9 137.4 138.2 74. 4 92. 5 100. 0 107. 6 126. 5 $7. 794 8.115 9.233 100.0 104.1 118.5 ................................................................... ....................... .................................................. ......................................................................... ................... ...................................................... ........................................................................ 7.166 10.332 11.288 9.351 8.744 3.413 152. 9 220. 4 240. 8 199. 5 186. 6 72. 8 11.017 16. 092 17. 325 16.125 15. 904 10.013 141.3 206.5 222.3 206.9 204.1 128.5 1922 .......................................................................... January ______________________ ________ February___________________ __________ M arch___ ____________________ _____ A p r i l ____________ ________ ________ ___ M a y ___________________________ _______ June,. _______________________ ______ 5.787 5. 260 6.094 7.094 6.969 5.900 4. 688 123. 5 112. 2 130. 0 151. 4 148. 7 125. 9 100. 0 13.183 12.170 14.175 14. 563 13. 219 12. 475 11. 438 169.1 156.1 181 9. 186.8 169.6 160.1 146.7 July______________________ _____ _______ A ugust__________________________ _____ September____________________________ October_______________________________ Novem ber________________ __________ _ December........... .......................................... 5.475 5.344 4.938 5. 325 6.438 6. 219 116. 8 114. 0 105. 3 113. 6 137. 4 132. 7 12. 735 12.438 13.031 13.500 14.050 14.869 S__________________ _________ _____ ______ January_______________________________ February....................................................... M arch___ __ _____________ _____ __ A p ril_________________________ ________ M a y ______ ________ ___________________ June_____ _________________ _____ ______ 6.101 6. 950 6.719 7.150 7. 565 6.169 4. 813 130. 2 148. 3 143. 4 152. 6 161. 4 131. 6 102. 7 July................................................................. A ugust______, ______ ________ _________ September.............. ................... .................. October_____ _________________ _____ ___ November, ................................................... December..... ................................................ 5.050 5. 750 5. 481 5.275 5. 656 6.440 107. 7 122. 7 116. 9 112. 5 120. 7 137. 4 4. 280 4.928 5. 347' 5.830 6.690 7.994 11.708 12. 589 11.008 10.443 5. 527 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES 80.0 92. 2 100.0 109.0 125.1 $4.087 5.044 5.929 3.941 4.901 5.301 \ Ui T able 9 —AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued 0 > Farm products (c) Other farm products Eggs Cotton Year or month Beans: Medium, choice Average price per 100 pounds Rela tive price Average price per 100 pounds Cottonseed Middling: New Orleans Average Rela price per tive price • pound Rela tive price Middling, upland: New York Average price per pound Rela tive price $0,111 .086 .077 .083 .070 86.7 67.3 60.1 65.1 54.7 1895 1896 1897 1898 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 67.1 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 95.6 116.8 100.0 101.1 .151 .130 .115 .128 .121 118.2 102.0 89.9 100.0 94.6 $3.814 4.661 3.990 4.033 $16.517 14.798 100.0 89.6 $0,127 .113 100.0 88.7 Rela tive price 1923 84.8 94.2 78.1 83.2 77.1 Average price per dozen TO $2.029 2.253 1.870 1.991 1.847 Rela tive price 1890 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 Average price per ton Firsts: Western, Boston WHOLESALE PRICES, Average price per bushel Clover seed: Contract grades * $21.790 20.405 100.0 93.6 $0.252 .263 100.0 104.7 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 ..... __ .... ______________________ ______________________ 1920 1921 145. 7 211. 8 345. 5 303. 5 202. 0 16.263 16.830 21. 016 33.658 48. 717 98.5 101.9 127.2 203.8 295.0 .096 .141 .226 .311 .319 75.7 111.0 177.9 245.1 250.8 .102 .145 .235 .318 .325 79.4 113.1 183.7 248.5 253.9 24.568 41.147 58.300 66.185 65. 563 112.8 190.3 267.6 303.7 300.9 .251 .291 .400 .483 .530 100.0 115.8 159.0 192.1 210.9 ..... ..... 7.430 5.171 186. 2 129. 6 36.002 18. 787 218.0 113.7 .330 .141 259.9 111.3 .339 .151 264.9 118.2 51. 728 22.138 237.4 101.8 .566 .404 224.9 160.4 1922 ..... January. February.. March____ April_____ M ay.......... June____ 7.616 4.960 5.831 6.775 7.238 8.080 10.125 190. 9 124. 3 146. 2 169. 8 181. 4 202. 5 253. 8 20.115 20.840 22.490 24.520 121.8 .204 .165 .166 .167 .168 .194 .217 160.6 129.9 130.4 131.4 132.4 152.5 170.6 .212 .179 .181 .183 .181 .208 .221 165.9 140.0 141.2 143.2 141.5 162.9 172.7 35. 039 29.240 30.170 32.720 40. 790 40. 210 37. 710 160.8 134.2 138.5 150.2 187.2 184.5 173.1 .352 .416 .396 .263 .264 .270 .249 139.8 165.5 157.6 104.4 105.1 107.4 98.9 J u ly ......... August___ September. October__ November. December . 10. 313 9. 750 6. 625 7.150 7.906 7. 625 258. 5 244. 4 166. 1 179. 2 198. 2 191. 1 18.000 16.220 16. 420 19.400 20.220 20.120 121.8 .221 .216 .209 .221 .255 .254 173.7 170.3 164.4 173.8 200.8 200.3 .223 .219 .215 .228 .256 .257 174.6 171. 1 167.9 178.0 200. 1 201.0 36. 920 32. 440 25.370 31. 790 40. 180 42. 930 169.4 148.9 116.4 145.9 184. 4 197.0 .238 .252 .375 .441 .527 .551 94.4 100.0 149.1 175.5 209.5 219. 2 1923................... 7. 539 8.140 8. 388 8. 475 8.406 7.969 189. 0 204. 0 210. 2 212. 4 210. 7 200. 5 199. 7 19. 315 20. 450 20.500 19.500 18.000 16.900 17.500 116.9 123.8 124.1 118.1 109.0 102.3 106. 0 .287 .273 .290 .305 .284 .268 .286 226.0 215.2 228.1 240.4 223.2 211.0 225.2 .293 .275 .290 .307 .290 .277 .284 228.9 214.7 226.4 239.9 226.3 216.3 222.4 43. 690 43. 350 45.160 46. 320 47.600 46. 580 43.140 200.5 198.9 207.3 212.6 218.5 213.8 198.0 .350 .431 .378 .313 .278 .274 .251 139.3 171.4 150.1 124.3 110.3 108.9 99.9 7.725 7.250 6.750 6.950 6.531 5. 719 193. 6 181. 7 169. 2 174. 2 163. 7 143. 3 17.500 17. 520 20.130 106.0 106.1 121.9 134.4 127.1 124.7 .255 .244 .273 .292 .339 .352 200.6 192.4 215.0 229.5 266.5 276.8 .259 .255 .286 .301 .350 .358 202.3 199.4 223.3 234.9 273.5 279.5 41.420 37. 470 40.880 40. 900 45. 920 45. 540 190.1 172.0 187.6 187.7 210.7 209.0 .252 .282 .330 .395 .548 .479 100.2 112.1 131.2 157.1 217.7 190.4 J a n u a ry ... February.. M arch____ A p ril______ M a y ............ June______ July_______ Au gust___ September. October___ November. D ecember. 8.000 22.000 21. 770 19. 380 22.200 21.000 20.600 126.2 136.2 148.5 133.2 131.8 117.3 109.0 98.2 99.4 117.5 122.4 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 5.813 8.450 13.785 12.109 8.058 00 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1880 TO 1923 C h a r t 10 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES C h a r t 10a CO T able 9.-—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923— Continued Ox © Farm products (c) Other farm products Eggs Flaxseed: N o. 1 Year or month Average price per dozen Rela tive price Firsts: Fresh, Cincinnati Average price per dozen Rela tive price New Candled: Western, Firsts: laid: Fair New Orleans Fresh to fancy, gathered, near-by, New N ew York, York, average Average Rela average price per price per tive price per dozen dozen price dozen Extra firsts: Western, Philadelphia Rela tive price Average price per dozen Rela tive price Fresh: Selected, pullets’ , San Francisco Average price per dozen Rela tive price Chicago market, average price per bushel M inne apolis market, average price per bushel Rela tive price >........................................... 18901891. 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!........................................... 1898l 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 1........................................... 1900.. 1901. 1902.. 19031904.. .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 1905190619071908.. l' 1909.. .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 91.3 84.1 90.0 91.6 119.3 1........................... 1910.. 1911. 1912- .326 .298 .332 .326 99.7 91.1 101.4 100.0 2.267 2. 392 1. 866 1913. $0,226 100.6 $0,224 ioo.6 $6.234 100.6 $0.249 $6.264 166.6 $0.268 100.6 $1. 919 1.349 172.8 182.3 142.2 100.0 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1880 TO 1923 Firsts: Fresh, Chicago __________ __________ .................. __ ________ __________ .233 .227 .262 . 365 .443 103.3 100.6 115.9 161.6 196.2 .234 .224 .262 .382 .453 104.4 100.0 122.2 170.7 202.3 .235 .234 .244 .309 .409 103.9 132.0 174.7 .266 .257 .293 .401 .487 106.7 103.2 117.6 161.2 195.6 .278 .272 .301 .406 .499 105.3 103.3 114.3 154.1 189.4 .288 .266 .278 .362 .515 107.5 99.2 103.9 135.3 192.3 1. 525 1. 794 2.228 3. 093 3.940 113.1 133.0 165.2 229.3 292.1 1919 1920 1921 __________ __________ __________ .485 .516 .361 214.7 228.4 160.0 223.5 .500 .535 i 239.3 .377 168.4 .397 .450 .317 169.5 191.8 135.4 .529 .569 .404 212.3 228.6 162.3 .553 .596 .423 209.6 226.3 160.5 .531 .524 .372 198.2 195.5 138.9 4.533 3.792 1. 849 336.0 281.1 137.0 1922 __________ January. February. M arch___ A pril_____ M a y _____ June_____ .302 .368 .316 .226 .233 .240 .223 133.7 163.0 139.8 100.0 103.1 106.4 98.7 .327 .369 .304 .221 .234 .233 .222 146.1 164.7 136.1 98.6 104.5 103.9 99.2 .300 .420 .370 .260 .260 .255 .225 128.1 179.3 157.9 111.0 111.0 108.8 96.0 .347 .398 .361 .243 .265 .267 .248 139.3 159.8 145.1 97.8 106.4 107.2 99.6 .369 .419 .398 .260 .269 .275 .272 139.9 158.9 150.8 98.6 102.0 104.3 103.2 .322 .350 .273 .230 .249 .240 .244 120.2 130.7 101.8 85.9 92.9 89.6 91.1 2.477 2.099 2. 528 2.560 2.646 2.797 2.469 183.6 155.6 187.4 189.8 196.2 207.3 183.1 July______ A ugust___ September October. Novem ber December. .213 .220 .292 .346 .484 .475 94.1 97.4 129.3 153.2 214.3 210.4 .236 .256 .360 .438 .553 .503 105.3 114.4 160.9 195.8 247.0 224.6 .205 .273 .293 .325 .344 .355 87.5 116.5 124.8 138.7 146.7 151. 5 .252 .255 .381 .429 .540 .531 101.2 102.2 153.1 172.3 216.9 213.4 .261 .266 .391 .475 .586 .554 99.1 101.0 148.3 180.2 222.4 210.2 .241 .267 .361 .464 .486 .475 90.1 99.7 134.9 173.2 181.5 177.4 2.596 2.341 2.251 2.385 2.495 2.625 192.5 173.5 166.8 176.8 185.0 194.6 January... February. March___ April____ M ay_____ June......... .315 .381 .332 .261 .253 .244 .227 139.3 168.7 147.0 115.7 112.0 108.2 100.5 .336 .419 .348 .253 .254 .238 .198 150.2 187.1 155.3 113.0 113.7 106.4 88.3 .316 .355 .360 .308 .244 .264 .272 134.7 151.5 153.6 131.2 104.2 112.7 116.0 .347 .419 .370 .310 .273 .274 .243 139.2 168.3 148.6 124.5 109.4 109.8 97.4 .382 .434 .384 .314 .284 .290 .272 145.1 164.6 145.6 119.1 107.9 110.0 103.2 .334 .379 .283 .239 .271 .271 .278 124.7 141.4 105.5 89.2 101.3 101.2 103.6 2.737 2.798 3.054 3. 041 3.389 3.027 2.828 202.9 207.4 226.4 225.4 251.3 224.4 209.6 July-------August__ September October... November December. .228 .260 .311 .353 .484 .424 100.8 115.0 137.9 156.1 214.3 187.8 .250 .283 .350 .410 .560 .478 111.8 126.3 156.5 183.3 250.3 213.5 .278 .316 .345 .347 .345 .330 118. 7 135.0 147.2 148.1 147. 2 140.8 .254 .293 .351 .391 .528 .468 102.0 117.5 141.1 157.0 211.8 187.8 .289 .328 .416 .434 .624 .518 109.6 124.4 157.9 164.6 236.7 196.3 .271 .340 .385 .445 .433 .426 101.3 127.0 143.8 166.2 161.7 159.2 2.653 2.377 2.343 2.474 2.413 2.449 196.7 176.2 173.6 183.4 178.8 181.5 1923............. . 100.3 100.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 Or T able CTT to 9 . — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C on tin u ed F a rm p rodu cts (c) Other farm products Hides Hay Year or month Average price per short ton Rela tive price Clover, mixed: No. 1 Average price per short ton Rela tive price 1890____ 1891.......................................... 1892........................................... 1893., . 1894..................... .............................. Tim othy: N o. 1 Average price per short ton Rela tive price 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 70.2 80.9 105.7 77.0 84.0 Average price per pound Rela tive price Country: Kips, N o. 1 Average price per pound Rela tive price Goatskins Goatskins: Bra zilian Average Average price per price per pound pound Rela tive price $9.995 62. 4 12. 286 76. 7 11. 838 73.9 11. 207 69.9 10. 418 65.0 1895......................... 1896......................... 1897 ............... . 1898 ............... ....... 1899 .................................... 1910..................... ................................... 1911 _______________________ 1912 _____________ _______________ 1913 .......................... ............................. $14.186 1914................. ............... ...................... I 14.375 Country: Calfskins, N o. 1 12. 962 16.939 12. 337 13.457 $ _______ 100.0 101.3 $15. 583 17. 292 100.0 111.0 17. 269 19.664 20.410 16.029 15.686 Green salted: H eavy, country cows, N o. 1 Average price per pound Rela tive price ' 107.7 122.7 127.3 100.0 $0.189 100.0 97.9 .210 111.3 $0,167 .193 100.0 115.2 $0.670 .649 100.0 96.8 $0.151 .181 100.0 106.6 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Alfalfa: N o. 1 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 13.476 14. 577 24. 610 27. 842 31. 942 95.0 102.8 173.5 196.3 225.2 17. 958 16.000 19. 948 26. 708 30. 863 115.2 102.7 128.0 171.4 198.0 16. 476 16. 625 20. 846 28. 582 32.184 102. 103. 130. 178. 200. 8 7 1 3 8 .215 .338 .406 .371 .685 114.2 178.9 215.2 196.8 363.0 .196 .248 .341 .248 .482 117.1 148.4 203.8 148.1 288.1 1920 1921 ________ ________ 30. 293 20.151 213.5 142.0 33.091 17. 813 212.3 114.3 36. 098 23. 365 225. 2 145. 8 .368 .149 195.3 78.8 .300 179.3 72.9 1922 ________ J an uary.-. February.. M arch____ April______ M a y ______ June______ 20. 423 20. 375 20. 438 22.188 22. 750 22. 750 16. 625 144.0 143.6 144.1 156.4 160.4 160.4 117.2 16. 730 16.700 16. 625 18.125 20. 313 20. 300 17.188 107.4 107.2 106.7 116.3 130.3 130.3 110.3 22. 923 21. 800 21.500 23. 625 26. 500 26. 300 22. 875 143. 0 136. 0 134. 1 147. 4 165. 3 164. 1 142. 7 .160 .138 .138 .135 .131 .134 .152 85.0 72.9 73.2 71.6 69.2 71.0 80.5 .146 .118 .128 .119 .119 .134 87.4 70.7 76. 5 70.8 71.3 71.4 80.3 July---------August___ ^September. October___ November December. 15.700 16.000 18.400 23.POO 23. 875 23.350 110.7 112.8 129.7 162.1 168.3 164.6 15. 625 14.900 13.938 14.875 15. 875 15. 875 100.3 95.6 89.4 95.5 101.9 101.9 24. 200 21. 500 20. 375 21.900 22. 625 21. 250 151. 0 134. 1 127. 1 136. 6 141. 2 132. 6 .186 .182 .183 .197 .189 .160 98.8 96.5 97.1 104.2 . 164 . 168 .173 .181 .179 .152 98.2 100.4 103.0 108.1 107.2 90.7 168.0 166.5 166.5 173.4 185.0 183.3 168.1 19.101 15. 450 15.125 17.125 17. 438 18. 250 17. 875 122.6 99.1 97.1 109.9 111.9 117.1 114.7 23. 789 21.200 21.000 21. 875 21.800 22.500 23. 375 148. 4 132. 3 131. 0 136. 5 136. 0 140. 4 145. 8 .157 .163 .167 .165 .166 .171 .153 83.4 January. __ February.. March____ April______ M a y ______ June______ 23. 827 23. 625 23. 625 24. 600 26. 250 26. 000 23. 850 90.4 80.9 .142 . 151 .157 .155 .150 . 155 .139 July_______ August___ September. O ctober.. . November. December. 18. 938 20. 375 22. 750 25.000 25.000 25. 550 133.5 143.6 160.4 176.2 176.2 180.1 18.600 18. 625 21. 063 22. 650 23. 313 24.063 119.4 119.5 135.2 145.3 149.6 154.4 24. 200 24. 750 26. 500 26. 200 26. 500 26.000 151. 0 154. 4 165. 3 163. 5 165. 3 162. 2 .149 .147 .152 .156 . 148 .150 79.2 77.9 80. 5 82.7 78.5 79.7 . 132 . 136 . 135 .136 . 131 .131 1923 ________ 101.1 84.8 86.2 88.3 87.5 88.2 .122 .120 .528 .820 1.292 $1. 371 1.242 1. 904 78.8 122.4 192.8 174.7 267.8 .195 .214 .235 .191 .304 129.4 142.0 155.4 126.6 201.6 1. 723 .811 242.3 114.1 .199 .077 132.1 50.9 .912 128.2 155.0 148.1 135.0 .112 74.0 54.7 57.6 54.7 54.7 58. 6 70.8 99.1 98.3 .083 .087 .083 .083 .089 .107 .825 .875 .961 .993 .998 .983 116.1 123.0 135.2 139.6 140.4 138.2 .124 .134 .139 .145 .144 .124 85.1 90.2 93.7 92.6 89.4 92.3 83.3 .925 .965 .964 .994 .995 .980 .929 130.1 135.7 135.7 139.8 140.0 137.9 130.7 .108 .128 .127 . 125 . 128 . 128 .113 71.2 84.7 84.3 82.8 84.5 84.5 74.6 78.8 81.2 80.6 81.2 78.0 78.0 .890 .875 .881 .918 .863 .834 125.1 123.0 124.0 129.2 121.3 117.4 . 103 67.9 66.9 61.7 58.3 49.3 53.4 1.102 1.053 .960 .861 .705 .699 121.1 .101 .093 .088 .074 .081 82.4 88.8 92.4 95.8 95.3 82.4 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 Or CO* T a b le 9 .— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923— Continued Of Farm products (c) Other farm products Hides Hops: Prime to choice Milk: Fresh Year or month Average price per pound Relative price Green, salted, packers’ : Heavy Texas steers Average price per pound Relative price New York State Average price per pound Rela tive price Pacific coast Average price per pound Chicago Average price per quart Rela tive price New York Rela tive price Average price per quart Rela tive price 1890............................................... 1891............................................... 1892............................................... 1893............................................... 1894............................................... $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 1895.............. ................................ 1896....... ........................ ............... 1897............................................... 1898................................................ 1899............................................... .103 .081 .100 .115 .124 55.9 44.1 54.2 62.6 67.2 .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 68. 6 71.8 1900................................................ 1901................................................ 1902............................................... 1903............................................... 1904............................................... .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 1905............................................... 1906................................................ 1907............................................... 1908............................................... 1909............................................... .143 .154 .146 .134 .165 77.8 83.9 79.1 72.6 89.6 .267 .163 .174 .119 .201 100.4 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 8a 3 95.7 100.0 106.7 .259 .365 .410 .266 .396 97.2 137.1 154.0 100.0 148.8 .043 .040 .044 .044 .042 97.7 90.5 98.6 100.0 93.9 $0,181 .192 100.0 105.9 ! t $6.172 .153 100.0 88.8 $0,043 .043 i 100.0 100.7 San Francisco Average' price per quart $0,043 .043 Rela tive price 100.0 100.5 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Green, salted, packers’ : Heavy native steers ............ . ............ ......... . ............ ............ . .242 .262 .327 .301 .393 131.6 142.4 178.0 163.8 213.8 .215 .239 .312 .280 .357 118.9 132.0 172.2 154.6 197.5 .183 .284 .533 .385 .588 68.5 106.7 200.3 144.6 220.7 114 103 129 179 555 66.1 60.1 75.0 104.2 322.7 .043 .044 .057 .069 .079 99.8 103.0 133.9 161.4 183.4 .042 .045 .063 .078 .084 94.8 102.3 143.1 174.9 190.5 .042 .041 .050 .069 .078 97.9 96.7 115.9 162.5 182.7 1920 1921 ............ ............. .312 .139 169.8 75.6 .271 .133 150.0 73.5 .799 .342 300.2 128.3 732 198 425.8 115.2 .077 .056 180.8 130.1 .085 .075 191.4 168.8 .091 .074 213.6 172.8 1922 ............ January., .. February.. March___ April......... M ay_____ June_____ .180 .165 .160 .139 .134 .146 .168 98.0 89.7 87.0 75.5 72.8 79.4 91.4 .167 .160 .155 .132 .127 .137 .155 92.5 88.4 85.7 72.7 70.1 75.7 85.5 .253 .369 .313 .280 .241 .235 .231 94.8 138.6 117.4 105.1 90.6 88.2 86.9 139 179 173 193 190 179 130 81.0 104.1 100.3 112.0 110.5 104.0 75.6 .051 .049 .048 .048 .048 .048 .045 119.2 115.4 111.0 111.0 111.0 111.0 105.8 .073 .083 .081 .071 .066 .054 .054 164.3 187.6 182.6 160.0 149.2 122.8 122.8 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 July.......... August___ September. October__ November. December. .182 .201 . 213 .227 .228 .204 98.9 109.0 115.6 123.4 124.0 111.1 .168 .185 .194 .207 .208 .185 92.6 102.3 107.1 114.2 115.0 102.3 .225 .213 .224 .230 .230 .230 84.5 80.0 84.0 86.4 86.4 86.4 133 135 110 089 090 075 77.1 78.5 64.0 51.8 52.4 43.6 .054 .055 .054 .055 .055 .056 125.7 127.8 125.7 127.8 127.8 129.9 .064 .074 .079 .079 .079 .089 145.4 167.9 178.1 178.1 178.1 200.7 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 1923_________ January. __ February.. March___ April_____ M a y _____ June......... .167 .200 .199 .193 .188 .187 .163 90.6 108.8 108.4 104.7 102.1 101.4 88.7 .149 .178 .176 .179 .181 .178 .154 82.4 9a 1 97.5 98.8 99.8 98.4 85.0 .321 .230 .230 .221 .195 .195 .195 120.7 86.4 86.4 83.1 72.2 73.2 73.2 155 075 079 090 095 103 109 90.3 43.6 45.8 52.4 55.3 59.6 63.3 .066 .064 .064 .062 .062 .060 .059 153.3 149.8 149.8 144.6 144.6 140.2 138.1 .076 .084 .079 .077 .077 .067 .067 171.6 189.8 178.1 173.6 173.6 151.0 151.0 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 158. 1 158.1 158.1 July______ August___ September. October__ November. December. .146 .147 .141 .154 .141 .136 79.3 79.7 76.8 83.7 76.8 74.1 .129 .132 .126 .125 .115 .114 71.5 72.7 69.4 69.1 63.6 63.1 .267 .290 .385 .563 .553 .540 100.3 108.9 144.6 211.4 207.5 202.8 146 198 230 297 238 205 84.9 114.9 133.8 172.5 138.2 119.3 .069 .069 .069 .069 .069 .069 162.1 162.1 162.1 162.1 162.1 162.1 .067 .072 .081 .084 .082 .077 151.0 162.8 181.9 188.7 184.9 173.6 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 158.1 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 Oi Ol a 400 3.75 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 12& 1890 100 WHOLESALE PRICES, TO 75 50 40 1923 Cn C hart 11 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 60 40 > <1 K W > a WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES C h a r t 11a T able 9.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued Oi 00 Farm products (c) Other farm products Peanuts: No. 1 grade Onions Year or month Potatoes: Sweet Potatoes: White Jersey, No. 1, Rela average tive per price price f-bushel basket Blue Hondu Rose, Domestic, Rela choice, ras, head, Rela head, tive tive average average average price price 1per price per price per price pound pound pound $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 1890 1897 3.115 1.948 3.927 3.271 3.224 138.7 86.7 174.9 145.8 143.7 .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 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 1906 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 2.964 3.104 132.1 138.3 162.6 100.0 176.3 .713 1.284 1.522 .989 72.1 129.9 154.0 100.0 112.8 .055 .050 .055 .065 98.7 90.4 98.7 100.0 101.4 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 ............ 1911 1912 1913 ................... 1914............................. $1.804 2.120 1.304 $0.857 1.510 $0.036 .040 100.0 113.2 $1.024 1.155 $0.483 .482 100.0 99.8 $0.051 .051 1923 193.4 183.8 160.6 142.0 144.8 TO $4.344 4.125 3.604 3.188 3.250 1890 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 WHOLESALE PRICES, Ordinary Good to Chicago, New York, New York, Chicago, average Rela Average Rela to fancy, choice, average average average price per tive price per tive average average per price per price per price per price per price price 100 pound price 100 100 sack 100 pounds barrel pounds pounds pounds Rice .035 .036 .069 .098 .074 97.5 101.4 193.8 276.6 207.9 .758 1.851 3.204 1. 620 2.378 74.0 180.8 313.0 158.3 232.3 .716 .585 1.156 1.283 1.647 148.3 121.3 239.5 265.7 341.3 $0,040 .038 .063 .082 .098 .048 .045 .065 .089 .106 93.9 89.5 128.0 175.3 209.1 $2.438 134.9 155.1 .081 .053 229.0 148.7 4.343 1.790 424.2 174.8 1.364 1.103 282.5 228.6 .096 .033 .107 .044 210.7 86.4 1922............................... January_________ February________ March__________ April____________ M ay____________ June._ _ 3.757 6.175 7.438 8.031 5.859 3.177 2.219 239.0 392.7 473.1 510.9 372.7 202.1 141.1 .041 .039 .039 .039 .036 117.5 127.0 115.2 109.3 109.3 109.3 100.3 1. 693 2.070 1.981 1. 763 1.606 2.250 2.994 165.3 202.2 193.5 172.2 156.9 219.8 292.4 .892 1.138 1. 300 1. 295 1.244 1. 250 (2) 184.9 235.7 269.4 268.3 257.7 259.0 .044 .039 .039 .044 .047 .048 .048 .059 .049 .049 .054 .062 .062 .062 116.4 97.4 97.4 105.7 122.1 122.1 122.1 July........ ........ August...... ............ September_______ October_________ November,. _ December____ __ 3.605 2.458 1.391 1.300 1.625 2.288 229.2 156.3 88.4 82.7 103.3 145.5 .036 .036 .036 .038 .059 100.3 100.3 100.3 106.5 165.9 171.3 2.094 1. 465 1. 225 .915 .863 1.106 204.5 143.1 119.7 89.4 84.2 108.1 (2) .938 .550 .388 .442 .544 194.3 114.0 80.3 91.5 112.7 .048 .047 .047 .042 .040 .038 .062 .063 .063 .062 .062 .058 122.1 123.9 124.5 122.3 122.1 114. 6 {............................. 1923.. January_________ February__ March__ __ April_________ _ M ay__________ _ June................. ..... 3.179 2.570 2.625 2. 594 3.938 4.088 4.409 202.3 163.5 167.0 165.0 250.5 259.9 280.4 .063 .068 .072 .070 178.6 191.5 202.5 195.8 184.8 184.8 184.8 1. 457 .960 .988 1.100 1. 325 1.731 1. 886 142.4 93.8 96.5 107.4 129.4 169.1 184.2 .824 .563 .531 .530 .613 .788 1.025 170.7 116.6 110.1 109.8 126.9 163.2 212.4 .041 .039 .039 .039 .039 .038 .038 .055 .058 .058 .056 .055 .056 .056 108.7 114.6 114.6 110.7 108.9 109.7 110.3 July _ August__ __ September _. O ctob er._____ November__ _ _ December_______ 4.688 (2) 2. 875 2.680 2.688 2. 625 298.1 184.8 184.8 158.6 166.5 151.5 149.6 2. 267 2. 238 1. 713 1.110 1.038 1.075 221.4 218.5 167.3 108.4 101.3 105.0 (2) (2) ^.956 .694 1.090 1. 556 198.2 143.8 225.9 322.5 .038 .039 .044 .048 .048 .046 .054 .055 .053 .053 .053 .055 106.3 109.1 104.7 103.6 103.6 108.1 ................... ............ ........ ...................... 1921. ............................. 1.156 1.329 1 No 1913 base price. 182.9 170.5 170.9 167.0 .066 .056 .059 .054 .053 * No quotation. j AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES 98654°— 25t- 69.7 153.2 310.9 123.6 228.0 .598 1.313 2.664 1.059 1.953 1915.. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ox O T a b l e 9 . — AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COM MODITIES, 1890 TO 1923— Continued ____ O* _________________________________ O Farm products (c) Other farm products Tobacco: Burley, dark red, good leaf Wool: Scoured fleece Year or month Ohio Average price per 100 pounds Rela Average price tive per 100 price pounds Rela tive price Ohio Ohio Fine (X Fine and X X clothing, Rela grades), average tive average per price price per price pound pound Territory, staple, F. and Fine F .M ., average delaine, average price per price per pound pound Territory, combing halfHalfblood, blood, Rela average tive price per average per price pound price pound Rela tive price Medium (i and f grades), average price per pound, based on price of washed wool Medium (i and f grades), average price per Rela tive pound, based on price price of unwashed wool 121.6 116.5 103.9 95.8 75.6 $0,614 .582 .578 .462 .354 130.4 123.6 112.0 98.1 75.2 .377 .394 .496 .615 .623 64.0 66.9 84.2 104.5 105.9 .328 .319 .400 .481 .497 69.6 67.6 84.9 102.0 105.4 ................ .659 .545 .577 .655 .686 112.0 92.6 98.0 111.2 116.6 .530 .432 .444 .466 .487 112.4 91.6 94.2 98.9 103.4 1905 1906 1907 1908....... ........................ .759 .718 .718 .716 128.9 122.0 122.0 121. 7 .535 .513 .516 .490 113.5 108.8 109.5 104.0 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 , . ............ ...................... $15.563 ilii ....... ........ ____ M r 1890 TO 1923 $0,716 .686 .612 .564 .445 1890 ................... 1 8 9 1 ............................. 1892 ............................. 1893 1894 WHOLESALE PRICES, Tobacco: Leaf, average ware house sales, Kentucky 1909 __________ 1910 ____________ 1911__________________ 133.3 117.7 85.9 .738 .686 .647 125.3 116.6 109.9 109.9 100.0 98.3 112.9 131.7 $8.909 7. 484 6. 949 10.300 100.0 84.0 78.0 115.6 11.428 13.202 14. 654 13. 789 15. 231 86.6 100.0 111.0 104.4 115.4 .647 .589 .579 .665 .775 16. 793 23. 014 188.5 258.3 248.1 163.8 132.3 22. 302 36. 567 32. 346 34.183 29. 293 168.9 277.0 245.0 258.9 221.9 1.402 14. 258 12. 261 11.029 10.402 162.2 198.8 246.9 160.0 137.6 123.8 116.8 27.500 27. 500 27.500 27.500 27.500 27.500 27.500 J u ly_______________ A u g u st.. _______ September________ October___________ N ovem ber. _____ D ecem ber_____ . . . 10. 572 12. 561 11. 784 12. 637 17.704 20. 479 118.7 141.0 132.3 141.8 198.7 229.9 1923____ ____ __________ January___________ February _____ __ M arch_____ _______ A p r il.. _________ _ M a y ______________ June______ ________ 15.058 23.838 22. 581 18. 775 13. 835 11. 530 11. 216 Ju ly_______________ August____________ September________ October. .................. N ovem ber_________ 10. 256 14. 502 12.850 13.606 11.584 1912 ______________ 1913............. .......... .......... 1914___________________ 1915_________ _______— 1916..._____ ___________ 1917___________________ 1918___ _____ __________ 1919___________________ 1920._____ _____________ 1921___________________ 1922___________________ January_______ . . . February ______ M arch.. _________ A pril______________ M a y _____________ June______________ December............... 22.102 14. 595 11. 784 14. 450 17. 709 22.000 16.123 100.0 105. 2 125.9 150.5 $0. 528 . 571 .693 .836 $1. 534 1. 881 1.885 1.897 .927 279.1 342.2 343.0 345.2 168. 6 1.463 $0. 561 .590 .706 100.0 108.2 131.3 158.4 $1. 379 1.746 1. 678 1. 554 .761 277.2 351.2 337.4 312.4 153.0 225. 2 182.0 195.1 221.0 216.6 216. 6 216.6 1.040 .826 .870 .978 .978 .978 .978 209.0 166.0 174.9 196.8 196.8 196.8 196.8 1. 357 1. 310 1. 310 1. 310 1. 357 1. 357 247. 0 238.4 238.4 238.4 247.0 247.0 1.130 1.109 1.130 1.152 1.174 1.174 223.0 227.7 232.0 232.0 236.3 236.3 232.0 1. 333 1. 357 1. 357 1. 381 1.405 1. 405 1. 357 242. 5 247.0 247.0 251. 2 255. 7 255. 7 247.0 227.7 214.4 214.4 205.8 205.8 210.1 1.333 1.286 1.262 1.262 1.286 1.310 242.5 233.9 229.7 229.7 233.9 238.4 $1. 471 1.804 1. 728 1. 673 .791 238.2 292.3 279.9 271.1 128.2 208.3 208.3 208.3 208.3 208.3 208.3 208.3 1. 219 1.027 1.081 1.162 1.135 1.162 1.162 197.5 166.3 175.1 188.2 183.9 188.2 188. 2 1.238 1.000 1.071 1. 214 1.191 1.191 1.191 27.500 27.500 27.500 27.500 27.500 27.500 208.3 208.3 208.3 208.3 208.3 208.3 1.297 1.270 1. 297 1. 297 1.351 1. 378 210.1 205.8 210.1 210.1 218.9 223.2 169.0 267.6 253.4 210.7 155.3 129.4 125.9 27. 779 27.500 27. 500 27.500 27. 500 27. 500 27.800 210.4 208.3 208.3 208.3 208.3 208.3 210.6 1. 376 1. 405 1. 432 1.432 1. 460 1.460 1.432 115.1 162.8 144.2 152.7 130.0 181.0 28.000 28.000 28.000 28.000 28.000 28.000 212.1 212.1 212. 1 212.1 212.1 212.1 1.405 1.324 1. 324 1.270 1.270 1. 297 1. 565 .543 .488 .449 115.3 103.7 95.3 .479 .471 .440 .571 .680 101.7 100.0 93.4 121.3 144.3 $1.164 1.440 1.189 .971 .508 243.1 300.7 248.4 203.0 106.0 .782 .582 .673 .727 .727 .727 .746 163.6 227.3 222.9 227.3 231.7 236.2 236.2 .818 .818 .836 .836 .946 .946 170.9 170.9 174.8 174.8 197.6 197.6 1.196 1.174 1. 217 1. 217 1.217 1.217 1.196 240.3 236. 2 244.8 244.8 244.8 244.8 240.3 .979 .982 1.000 1.000 1.018 1. 018 .982 204.4 205.2 208.8 208.8 212.7 212.7 205.2 1.217 1.174 1.174 1.174 1.174 1.196 244.8 236.2 236.2 236.2 236.2 240.3 1.000 .946 .946 .946 .946 .964 208.8 197.6 197.6 197.6 197.6 201.3 1.145 * 121.6 140.5 151.9 151.9 151.9 155.8 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 17. 598 15. 537 11.346 12 0> to WHOLESALE PRICES, 189 0 TO 192 8 C hart hart 12a 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 160 125 100 76 50 40 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES C C* 00 T able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H OLESALE O P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed Foods (a) Meats Beef: Fresh Steers, loins ends (hips), Chicago Steer, ribs, No. 2, Chicago Steer, rounds, No. 2, Chicago Native sides, N ew York Average price per pound Rela tive price 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. .080 .078 .088 .093 .095 64.1 62.3 70.6 74.6 75.8 . 103 .098 . 121 .125 82.0 78.4 96.9 100.0 Average price per pound 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. Relative price $0.105 . 110 81.3 84.6 . 115 . 112 . 133 .130 89.1 86.6 102.6 100.0 Average price per pound 80.168 Relative price ioo.o Average price per pound $6.157 Relative price ioo.o Average price per pound $6.131 Rela tive price 166.6 Loins, N o. 2, city, New York Average price per pound $6.158 Rela tive price 166.6 Ribs, N o. 2, city, N ew York Average price per pound $6.151 Rounds, No. 2, city, N ew York Rela tive price Average price per pound ioo.o $ o .m Rela tive price 100.0 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Carcass, good native steers, Chicago . 136 .129 .138 .167 105.3 99.5 106.7 129.1 .171 .176 .191 .215 102.2 105.1 113.8 128.4 .162 .146 .162 .198 103.1 93.2 103.1 125.8 .133 .124 .130 .162 101.6 94.7 99.2 123.4 .135 .126 .134 .164 107.5 100.2 106.9 131.0 .184 .171 .181 .217 116.0 108.2 114.2 137.4 .167 . 158 . 168 .211 110.7 104.6 111.6 139.7 .128 .124 .130 .170 105.5 102.8 107.9 140.7 1918 _______________________ _ 1 9 1 9 - ___________ __________________ 1920 ....................... . . . ................ 1921 ___________ ________________ .221 .233 .230 .163 170.9 180.2 177.9 125.6 .292 .313 .350 .265 173.9 186.6 208.8 157.9 .274 .314 .315 .213 174.2 199.9 200.6 135.5 .221 .224 .213 .145 168.4 171.4 162.6 110.4 .209 .215 .206 .148 166.5 171.6 164.4 118.5 .299 .366 .371 .285 189.1 231.5 234.4 179.9 .285 .324 .309 .230 189.1 214.7 205.0 152.5 .241 .231 .224 .155 199.1 190.7 185.2 128.1 January.......... ............. February______ ______ March......... ................. April............................. M ay...................... ........ June......... ...... ............. . .150 .154 .145 .145 .145 * .145 .145 115.9 118.8 112.0 112.0 112.0 112.0 112.0 .255 .235 .233 .226 .220 .230 .240 151.9 140.1 138.6 134.8 131.2 137.1 143.1 .221 .218 .193 .198 . 195 .200 .204 141.0 138.5 122.6 126.1 124.2 127.4 129.9 .145 .118 .128 .132 .144 .151 .161 110.5 89.8 97.4 100.8 109.9 115.6 123.0 .138 .127 .128 .131 .129 .141 .141 110.1 101.4 101.8 104.9 102.9 112.6 112.9 .258 .265 .250 .242 .213 .229 .245 162.8 167.5 158.0 153.0 134.3 144.6 154.9 .211 .205 .190 .204 .183 .189 .197 139.7 135.9 126.0 135.3 121.0 125.2 130.6 .136 .120 .119 .115 .130 .154 .149 112.5 99.3 98.3 95.1 107.5 127.7 123.2 July.................. ............. August_______________ September.................... October______________ November___________ December_________ .148 .155 .155 .155 .155 .155 113.9 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 .248 .275 .270 .278 .300 .300 147.6 164.0 161.0 165.5 178.9 178.9 .210 .223 .240 .253 .260 .260 133.8 141.7 152.9 160.8 165.6 165.6 .170 .164 .149 .140 .140 .139 129.9 125.1 113.8 107.0 107.0 106.2 .146 .136 .145 .148 .137 .146 116.3 108.6 115.8 118.2 109.3 116.9 .265 .260 .278 .280 .280 .280 167.5 164.3 175.7 177.0 177.0 177.0 .205 .209 .221 .234 .245 .241 135.9 138.5 146.6 155.0 162.5 159.8 .160 .158 .144 .140 .128 .120 132.3 130.3 119.1 115.8 105.5 99.3 J anuary...*. February. _. M arch______ April.............. M a y .............. J u n e ............ .158 .154 .148 .145 .145 .145 .151 122.1 118.8 113.9 112.0 112.0 112.0 116.6 .272 .295 .270 .240 .248 .240 .254 162.4 175.9 161.0 143.1 147.6 143.1 151.5 .242 .260 .245 .196 .193 .203 .222 154.1 165.6 156.1 124.8 122.6 129.0 141.4 .154 .135 .138 .145 .145 .146 .163 117.3 103.1 105.0 110.8 110.8 111.8 124.5 .145 .140 .135 .127 .139 .145 .143 116.1 111.8 107.8 101.4 110.9 115.4 113.8 .290 .280 .280 .261 .248 .285 .310 183.2 177.0 177.0 165.0 156.4 180.2 196.0 .223 .210 .210 .213 .200 .200 .210 147.7 139.3 139.3 141.2 132.6 132.6 139.3 .146 .120 .120 .120 .123 .130 .158 120.6 99.3 99.3 99.3 101.3 107.5 130.7 J u l y ............ August.......... Septem ber.. October........ N ovem b er.. Decem ber... .158 .158 .175 .175 .175 .171 121.6 121.6 135.1 135.1 135.1 132.3 .283 .292 .300 .293 .280 .280 168.5 174.1 178.9 174.4 167.0 167.0 .255 .262 .283 .283 .264 .243 162.4 166.9 179.9 179.9 168.2 154.5 .185 .184 .173 .155 .136 .135 141.3 140.6 131.8 118.4 103.9 103.1 .160 .149 .148 .151 .142 .166 127.4 118.8 117.8 120.2 113.3 132.8 .310 .310 .310 .310 .296 .275 196.0 196.0 196.0 196.0 187.1 173.8 .238 .250 .250 .245 .230 .215 157.5 165.8 165.8 162.5 152.5 142.6 .180 .185 .171 .150 .146 .140 148.9 153.0 141.7 124.1 120.8 115.8 1922 ....................... .......................... 1923........ .............. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES ............................ ..................... .................. .............................. ________ __________________ .......................................... 1914 1915 1916 1917 CT> Or T able 9 .— A V E R A G E C* o W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed Foods (a) Meats Pork: Fresh, loins Beef: Salt Hams: Smoked Year or month Lamb: Dressed Murcon: Dressed Chicago Aver age price per pound Salt, mess Rough sides Short clear sides Aver age price per barrel Rela tive price Aver age price per pound Rela tive price Aver age price per pound 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 .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 .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 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 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 Aver age price per pound 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 $0,100 .098 .108 .125 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 8.127 7.510 7.676 9.156 9.289 42.9 39.7 40.6 48.4 49.1 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 9.754 9.320 11. 789 9.067 8.769 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. Western, N ew York Average price per pound R ela tive price .102 59.9 59.1 64.7 75.1 61.3 $0,093 .087 .091 .080 .061 .095 .094 .089 .081 .092 57.0 56.7 53.8 48.6 55.5 51.5 49.3 62.3 47.9 46.3 .103 .108 10.024 8.846 9.817 13.184 11.023 14. 589 12.909 68.2 .121 Rela tive price Aver age price per pound Rela tive price A ver age price per pound Rela tive price Rela tive price Rela tive price WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Extra mess Pork: Cured 15.793 18.923 19. 755 18. 639 18.939 83.5 100.0 104.4 98.5 100.1 .143 .166 .167 .153 .185 86.0 100.0 100.5 92.1 111.3 $0.149 .152 .164 .183 100.0 101.9 110.0 123.0 .084 .103 .101 .107 .125 81.9 100.0 98.5 104.7 122.0 $0.149 .154 .143 .162 100.0 103.8 96.2 108.9 $9.152 .163 .148 .170 100.0 107.0 97.2 111.6 19. 285 22.471 22. 736 18. 317 26. 770 85.8 100.0 101.2 81.5 119.1 . 108 .124 . 130 .113 .146 87.2 100.0 104.8 91.3 118.3 . I ll .127 .132 .116 .149 86.9 100.0 103.8 90.7 116.7 1917____________________ 1918.______ _____________ 1919____________________ 1920.___________________ 1921_________ ___________ 28.250 33.049 31.080 18. 058 14. 750 149.3 174.6 164.2 95.4 77.9 .252 .318 .343 .334 .268 151.6 191.5 206.6 201.0 161.1 .240 .270 .277 .291 .205 161.2 181.8 186.3 195.8 137.7 .166 .198 .167 .162 .104 162.3 193.4 162.7 158.2 101.2 .244 .295 .315 .307 .225 163.9 198.2 212.0 206.6 151.1 .245 .312 .350 .315 .259 160.7 204.8 229.9 207.0 170.3 41. 765 48. 240 52.190 37. 221 26. 611 185.9 214.7 232.3 165.6 118.4 .238 .261 .266 .192 .124 192.7 211.1 215.5 155.6 100.2 .248 .279 .291 .207 .135 194.9 219.2 228.5 162.2 105.6 1922____________________ January_____________ February. _________ March______________ April............. ............... M ay________________ June_________ ____ 13. 312 13. 400 14.000 13. 625 14.000 14.000 14. 000 70.3 70.8 74.0 72.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 .264 .221 .267 .306 .309 .313 .313 m i 133.0 160.8 184.3 185.8 188.3 188.4 .255 .240 .268 .274 .286 .295 .276 171.1 161.4 179.9 184.3 192.5 198.4 185.6 .120 .120 .123 .138 .138 .133 .096 116.7 117.1 120.1 134.7 134.1 129.8 94.0 .214 .160 .169 .198 .236 .238 .200 143.9 107.7 113.6 133.2 159.0 159.8 134.6 .236 .189 .198 .217 .255 .255 .245 154.9 124.0 129.7 142.5 167. 4 167.4 160.9 27.284 23.100 24. 875 26. 250 26. 250 27.000 29. 375 121.4 102.8 110.7 116.8 116.8 120.2 130.7 .133 .102 .122 .141 .134 .143 .153 107.4 82.8 98.9 113.8 108.7 115.5 124.1 .141 .116 .134 .148 .142 .149 .157 110.3 90. 7 105.3 116.2 111.4 117.0 123.2 July _______________ August....................... . September _________ October......... ............ November___________ December___________ 13.688 12.200 12.000 14. 700 11. 750 12.125 72.3 64.5 63.4 77.7 62.1 64.1 .301 .264 .235 .232 .213 .206 181.0 158.8 141.4 139.6 127.9 124.1 .248 .235 .233 .231 .229 .239 166.4 158.0 156.7 155.5 153.9 160.7 .116 .113 .114 .110 .118 .118 113.5 110.2 111.0 107.3 114.6 114.6 .238 .256 .284 .258 .185 .152 159.8 172.5 191.1 173.3 124.5 102.3 .233 .243 .279 .293 .235 .193 152.7 159.2 183.2 192.1 154.3 126.7 29. 813 27. 700 27.063 28.700 29.500 28.438 132.7 123.3 120.4 127. 7 131.3 126.5 .144 .132 .126 .133 .134 .134 116.6 106.6 102.2 107.2 108.5 108.3 .149 .139 . 135 .143 .140 .139 116.8 108.9 105.7 112.5 109.7 109.2 1923.................... ............... January________ ____ February. _________ March______________ April________________ M a y ._______________ June............................ 15.875 14. 050 16.813 18.000 17. 250 16.100 15.000 83.9 74.2 88.8 95.1 91.2 85.1 79.3 .212 .202 .203 .206 .212 .211 .211 127.3 121.5 121.8 124.1 127.7 127.1 126.7 .253 .244 .240 .240 .230 .265 .300 170.3 164.0 161.4 161.4 154.7 178.2 201.7 .119 .115 .108 .109 .120 .136 .096 116.2 112.2 104.9 106.1 117.1 132.7 94.0 .180 .155 .156 .148 .153 .193 .160 120.8 104.3 105.2 99.6 102.6 129.5 107.7 .190 .175 .175 .167 .168 .193 .177 124.9 114.9 114.9 109.7 110.0 126.4 116.2 26. 322 27.800 27.500 27. 375 27. 500 27.150 25.688 117.1 123.7 122.4 121.8 122.4 120.8 114.3 .114 .128 .123 .126 .113 .104 .104 91.8 103.8 99.8 101.9 91.5 84.0 84.0 .120 .132 .127 .131 .123 .114 .113 94.0 103.5 99.6 102.5 96.2, 89.3 88.8 July_____ ___________ August______________ September__________ October..................... . November__________ December______ ____ 15.000 15.000 15.000 15. 900 16. 500 16. 500 79.3 79.3 79.3 84.0 87.2 87.2 .217 .223 .223 .219 .209 .205 130.3 133.9 133.9 131.5 125.6 123.2 .288 .268 .260 .230 .236 .230 193.3 180.2 174.8 154.7 158.7 154.7 .111 .118 .125 .126 .124 . 140 108.3 114.6 122.0 122.9 120.8 136. 6 .195 .230 .273 .210 .156 .133 131.2 154.8 183.4 141.3 105.0 89.2 .173 .217 .280 .243 .169 . 155 113.3 142. 5 183.8 159.2 111.0 101.8 25. 150 24. 750 25. 563 25. 700 25. 875 25. 688 111.9 110.1 113.8 114.4 115.1 114.3 .106 .104 .111 .113 .116 . 114 85.6 84.5 90.0 91.7 94.1 92.3 .112 .110 .118 .120 .123 .115 88.1 86.3 • 92. 2 94.4 96.6 90.3 AVEBAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1912 _______ _____ 1913____________________ 1914.__________ _________ 1915.................... ................ 1916____________________ T able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed C* 00 Foods (6) Butter, cheese, and milk (a) Meats Butter Poultry: Dressed fowls Veal: Fresh 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. $0,139 .162 76.2 88.8 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Creamery: Ex Creamery: Ex Creamery: Creamery: Sec Creamery: E x tra firsts, Good to tra, Boston Firsts, Boston onds, Boston tra, Chicago Chicago prime, Good, Iced, Chicago New Chicago York Rela tive price Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela Average Average price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per price per pound price pound price pound pound price pound price pound price price pound price pound pound Western, dry packed, New York r i 96.5 85.5 88.5 100.0 100.7 $0.181 .185 100.0 102.2 $0. 317 .294 100. 0 92.6 80.297 .273 100.0 91.7 80.275 . 245 100.0 89.1 80.310 i 287 100.0 92. 6 80.297 . 273 100.0 92! 0 . 137 . 166 .206 .273 .297 95.0 114.9 142.2 189.1 205.3 .175 .212 .251 .342 .357 97.3 116.2 137.7 187.4 195.2 .182 .190 .226 .274 .302 100.8 105. 3 125.1 151. 4 166. 9 . 293 . 334 .415 . 506 . 598 92.2 105. 4 130.8 159. 6 188. 6 . 273 .318 .403 . 492 . 578 91. 7 107.1 135. 5 165. 4 194. 3 . 251 *302 ! 388 . 467 . 550 91. 2 109.9 140.9 169* 7 199* 8 . 284 . 325 ! 411 . 495 . 586 91.4 104.8 132. 4 159. 3 188! 7 . 274 . 318 ; 403 ! 439 ! 572 92.4 107.1 135. 9 164. 5 192. 6 1920___________________________ 1921_______ _______________ . . . 1922___________________________ January __________ _________ February___________________ March_____________ _______ April________ ____________ M a y ... ___________________ June_______________________ .322 .262 .247 .267 .263 .271 .269 .266 .240 222.7 180.9 170.9 184.6 181.5 187.6 185.9 184.0 166.0 .385 .342 .279 .275 .270 .301 .295 .306 .288 211.2 187.7 153.1 150.8 148.0 165.0 161.7 167.9 157.9 .316 .301 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 $0.154 .148 .155 .152 .143 .151 .151 174.9 166.6 165.9 165.9 165.9 165.9 165.9 165.9 165.9 .600 . 431 .404 .370 .366 .381 .379 .366 .369 189.2 135.9 127.3 116.6 115.5 120.1 119.4 115.4 116.3 .568 . 400 .376 .341 .343 .364 .368 .354 .353 191.2 134. 7 126.4 114.8 115.2 122.3 123.8 119.1 118.8 . 520 . 361 .344 .315 .313 .333 .349 .337 .330 189. 2 131. 3 125.0 114.5 113.6 121.1 127.1 122.4 120.0 . 584 ! 416 ! 390 .351 .363 .376 .363 .348 .360 188.1 134.0 125! 8 113.1 117.0 121.2 116.8 112.0 115.9 . 568 . 400 ! 377 .335 .353 .368 .362 .333 .346 19]. 4 134.9 127! 0 112.8 118.7 123.8 121.9 112.0 116.6 July_______________________ August____________________ September... __ _______ ____ October____ ____ ____ ______ November.. ______ . . . . . . December______________ . . . .240 .238 .244 .231 .216 .218 166.0 164.6 168.6 159.8 149.6 150.4 .258 .265 .280 .293 .263 .256 141.2 145.3 153.5 160.4 143.9 140.4 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .150 .167 .179 .156 .151 . 148 165.9 165.9 165.9 165.9 165.9 165.9 .365 .360 .405 .450 .495 .541 115.1 113.5 127.7 141.9 156.1 170.7 .345 .334 .368 .404 .446 .493 116.0 112.2 123.6 135.8 150.0 165.7 .321 .309 .333 .351 .393 .444 116.6 112.2 121.1 127.7 142.9 161.4 .343 .339 .388 .441 .498 .536 110.5 109.3 124.8 142.1 160.3 172.8 .337 .321 .369 .417 .468 .503 113. 5 108.0 124.3 140.4 157.7 169.2 1923___________________________ January. _____. . . _ February_______ . . . . . . March.__ _______ . . . __ April___________ ____ ______ M ay________ ______________ June_____________________ _ .245 .243 .258 .255 .259 .270 .228 169.2 168.0 178.1 176.3 179.0 186.7 157.3 .275 .243 .268 .292 .295 .298 .286 150.7 133.0 146.7 160.1 161.7 163.1 156.8 . 165 . 168 . 183 . 167 . 153 . 157 . 163 178.0 180. 2 196.4 179.7 164.1 168.9 175.5 .471 . 517 . 508 . 510 .475 .424 .395 148.4 163.0 160. 0 160.8 149. 7 133.7 124.5 .453 .495 . 493 .500 .468 .416 .385 152.2 166. 5 165. 7 168. 2 157. 5 139.8 129. 5 .426 .470 .474 .486 . 459 . 404 .368 155.1 170. 7 172. 3 176. 8 166.8 146.9 133.9 . 460 . 503 ."500 ". 493 . 451 ; 403 . 393 148. 3 162.0 161.1 158. 7 145! 3 129! 7 126! 4 .444 . 487 !482 ’ 484 !429 ! 395 ! 372 149. 6 164.0 162. 3 162.8 144. 6 133.1 125! 3 July_______________________ August__ ______ ______ _ _ . September__________ _______ October____________________ N ovem ber.________________ December_____ ______ ______ .239 .245 .250 . 249 .218 .218 165.3 169.4 172.9 172.2 150.4 150.4 .250 .264 .285 .325 .253 .241 137.1 144.7 156.3 178.2 138.7 132.3 . 178 . 176 . 190 . 171 . 137’ .150 191.0 189.3 204.4 184.3 147.3 161.4 .393 .437 .464 .478 .520 .535 123.7 137.8 146. 2 150. 7 163.9 168.7 .378 .419 .443 .459 .486 .498 127.1 140.8 149.0 154. 2 163. 3 167.3 .353 . 393 . 419 . 434 .449 .460 128. 3 142. 7 152. 3 157. 8 163. 4 167.3 . 382 . 429 . 452 i 464 ! 515 .534 123.1 138.1 145." 6 149! 3 165." 9 172! 0 . 369 . 411 . 436 . 453 .496 .512 124. 2 138! 3 146. 7 152. 4 167. 2 172! 3 $0.145 . 148 1915._ ______ _______ ______ .. 1916________ ____ _____________ 1917_____ <._____________________ 1918___________________________ 1919___________________________ AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 100.0 102.6 .176 .156 .162 . 182 .184 1910.............................................. 1911____ _______________________ 1912___________________________ 1913_____ ______________________ 1914___________ ______ _________ c* CD T able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H OLESALE P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O -7 O 1923— C ontinu ed Foods (&) Butter, cheese, and milk Butter Creamery: Firsts, Chicago A ver age price per pound Rela tive price Creamery: Extra, Cin cinnati Aver age price per pound Rela tive price Creamery: Cen Creamery.Cen- tralized sec tralized firsts, onds, Cincin Cincinnati nati Aver age price per pound Rela tive price Aver age price per pound Rela tive price Creamery: Fancy, N ew Orleans A ver age price per pound Rela tive price Creamery: Choice, New Orleans A ver age price per pound Rela tive price Creamery: Sec onds, New York Creamery: Extra, New Y ork Aver age price per pound Cream Dairy: ery: New Firsts, York New State, York, average average Rela price per price per pound tive pound price Rela tive price 1890.................................. 1891................................ 1892___________________ 1893__________ ________ 1894................................. $0,228 .259 .261 .270 .229 70.6 80.2 81.0 83.8 70.9 $0,195 .238 .235 .252 .209 64.3 78.3 77.3 82.9 68.8 1895 ______ 1896 ................... 1897—......... ............. ....... 1898................................. 1899 . _ .214 .184 .190 .195 .213 66.3 57.1 58.8 60.6 65.9 .188 .167 .168 .175 .197 61.9 54.8 55.4 57.5 64.6 1900 1901 _ ...... ...................... 1902.................................. 1903....... ........................... 1904 ....... ...................... .225 .216 .248 .235 .219 69.6 67.1 76.9 72.8 67.9 .212 .201 .232 .215 .197 69.6 66.0 76.3 70.7 64.8 1905 ............................... 1906 ............................... 1907 ............................... 1908 ............................ 1909....... _......................... .249 .249 .283 .271 .292 77.2 77.2 87.8 84.1 90.5 .234 .233 .267 .245 .265 76.9 76.5 87.9 80.6 87.3 Aver Rela age price tive per - price pound WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Year or month 100.0 91.3 $0. 347 .328 100.0 94.5 $0. 302 .269 100.0 89.1 $0. 256 .222 100.0 86.6 $0. 336 .316 100.0 94.1 $0. 321 .302 1915....____ ___________ 1916___________________ 1917___________________ 1918___________________ 1919___________ _______ .254 .301 .383 .469 .544 92.3 109.3 138.8 170.2 197.5 .324 .365 .441 .533 .622 93.3 105.2 127.1 153.7 179.3 .265 .306 .386 .487 .571 87.7 101.4 127.9 161.3 189.2 .230 .276 .358 .474 .563 89.8 107.8 139.8 185.5 220.3 .313 .356 .441 .526 .623 93.2 105.9 131.3 156.4 185.3 1920................ .................. 1921___________________ .522 .359 189.6 130.3 .624 .457 179.7 131.7 .572 .386 189.5 128.0 .551 .343 215.4 134.1 .632 .464 1922___________________ January. .......... ....... February_________ M arch____________ A p ril________ _____ M a y ______________ June......... ............... .345 .303 .323 .343 .341 .310 .322 125.2 110.0 117.3 124.3 123.8 112.5 116.8 .396 .400 .400 .415 .408 .382 .383 114.1 115.3 115.3 119.6 117.4. 110.1 110.2 .315 .314 .320 .345 .323 .298 .303 104.4 104.0 106.0 114.3 106.9 98.7 100.2 .300 .294 .300 .325 .308 .288 .293 117.3 115.0 117.3 127.1 120.3 112.6 114.4 J uly______________ August................. S eptem ber............. October___________ N ovem ber........... December................ .318 .299 .332 .369 .401 .463 115.2 108. 5 120.5 133.9 145.4 168.1 .388 3. 328 3. 353 3. 396 3. 455 3. 535 111.7 .308 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 101.9 .298 (2) (2) (2) (») (2) 116.3 1923— . ............................ January___________ February_________ M arch_____ _____ A pril_____________ M a y ______________ June........... .............. .421 .465 .463 .472 .422 .383 .354 152.8 168.8 167. 9 171.1 153.3 139.1 128.3 3. 435 3.494 3. 475 3. 470 3. 440 3. 388 3. 380 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) July_____ _________ August.................... September............... October___________ N ovem ber............... December................ .351 .389 .410 .429 .451 .461 127.5 141.1 148.8 155.9 163.8 167.3 3. 366 3. 405 3. 425 3.422 3. 480 3.495 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 2 No quotation. 100.0 93.9 301 267 314 323 299 9 3 .2 8 2 .6 9 7 .3 1 0 0 .0 9 2 .8 .301 .347 .434 .519 .614 93.7 108.1 135.0 161.3 190.9 299 341 427 516 605 188.1 137.9 .622 .454 193.5 141.2 .431 .418 .418 .426 .430 .405 .404 128.1 124.4 124.2 126.8 127.9 120.5 120.1 .421 .408 .408 .418 .420 .395 .394 .408 .388 .403 . 452 . 500 .530 121.2 115. 4 119. 8 134. 5 148.8 157.7 (2) (2) (>) (2) (2) (2) (2) .501 . 546 . 535 . 545 .528 .464 .450 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) .438 .465 .485 .496 .530 .550 .2 9 1 .2 5 7 .3 0 0 .3 0 4 $0. 301 .2 7 9 9 5 .6 8 4 .6 9 8 .7 1 0 0 .0 9 2 .6 $0. 278 .2 5 1 1 0 0 .0 9 0 .2 9 2 .7 1 0 5 .7 1 3 2 .3 1 6 0 .1 1 8 7 .7 .2 8 2 .3 2 7 .4 1 1 .5 0 0 .5 7 7 9 3 .5 1 0 8 .6 1 3 6 .4 1 6 5 .9 1 9 1 .5 .2 5 7 .3 0 8 .3 8 8 .4 6 9 .5 3 5 9 2 .6 1 1 0 .8 1 3 9 .6 1 6 8 .7 1 9 2 .6 614 434 1 9 0 .4 1 3 4 .4 .5 7 3 .4 0 1 1 9 0 .1 1 3 3 .1 .5 1 2 .3 4 9 1 8 4 .4 1 2 5 .7 130.9 126.9 126.8 129.9 130.7 122.9 122.5 406 376 373 387 378 369 369 1 2 5 .8 1 1 6 .6 1 1 5 .5 1 2 0 .0 1 1 7 .1 114. 5 1 1 4 .4 .3 7 6 .3 4 4 .3 4 4 .3 6 5 .3 6 4 .3 5 5 .3 4 8 1 2 4 .6 1 1 4 .1 1 1 4 .3 1 2 1 .0 1 2 0 .7 1 1 7 .9 1 1 5 .5 .3 4 0 .3 1 2 .3 1 4 .3 3 6 .3 4 2 .3 3 7 .3 2 4 1 2 2 .4 1 1 2 .3 1 1 3 .2 1 2 1 .1 1 2 3 .1 1 2 1 .1 1 1 6 .8 .398 . 378 , 393 .442 .491 . 520 123.7 117. 6 122.1 137. 5 152. 9 161.8 361 352 408 461 511 5 42 1 1 2 .0 1 0 9 .1 1 2 6 .4 1 4 2 .8 1 5 8 .3 1 6 8 .0 .3 4 2 .3 2 9 .3 7 0 .4 1 2 .4 5 4 .4 9 5 1 1 3 .5 1 0 9 .2 1 2 2 .8 1 3 6 .5 1 5 0 .6 1 6 4 .2 .3 1 8 .3 0 0 .3 2 8 .3 5 5 .3 8 9 .4 3 8 1 1 4 .5 1 0 8 .0 1 1 7 .9 1 2 7 .8 1 4 0 .0 1 5 7 .5 149. 2 162. 5 159. 2 162. 2 156. 9 138.1 133. 9 . 492 . 536 . 525 . 535 . 518 .454 . 440 153. 0 166. 8 163. 3 166. 5 161. 0 141. 3 136. 9 468 516 501 497 471 418 3 90 1 4 5 .2 1 5 9 .9 1 5 5 .3 1 5 4 .1 1 4 6 .0 1 2 9 .7 1 2 0 .9 .4 4 9 .4 9 3 .4 8 7 .4 8 8 .4 6 4 .4 1 2 .3 7 8 1 4 9 .0 1 6 3 .4 1 6 1 .6 1 6 1 .9 1 5 4 .0 1 3 6 .5 1 2 5 .5 .4 2 4 .4 6 3 .4 6 8 .4 7 8 .4 5 8 .4 0 2 .3 6 2 1 5 2 .7 1 6 6 .5 1 6 8 .5 1 7 2 .1 1 6 4 .9 1 4 4 .8 1 3 0 .3 130.3 138. 4 144. 3 147. 6 157. 7 163.6 .428 . 455 . 475 .489 . 520 .540 133. 2 141. 6 147. 8 152.1 161. 8 168.0 3 95 443 459 476 524 546 1 2 2 .5 1 3 7 .4 1 4 2 .3 1 4 7 .5 1 6 2 .6 1 6 9 .3 .3 7 8 .4 1 9 .4 3 8 .4 5 3 .4 8 9 .5 0 6 1 2 5 .3 1 3 9 .0 1 4 5 .2 1 5 0 .3 1 6 2 .2 1 6 7 .8 .3 5 6 .3 9 0 .4 0 9 .4 2 3 .4 4 2 .4 5 4 1 2 8 .0 1 4 0 .5 1 4 7 .4 1 5 2 .2 1 5 9 .1 1 6 3 .4 3 A s to score. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES 1910............ ..................... 1911....... .......................... 1912................................. 1913._............................... $0.276 .252 1914___________________ T able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H OLESALE P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C on tin u ed Foods (6) Butter, cheese, and milk Butter Creamery: Extra, Philadelphia Creamery: Extra firsts, Philadelphia Aver age price per pound Aver age price per pound Rela tive price Rela tive price Creamery: Firsts, Philadelphia Aver age price per pound Creamery: Extra, San Francisco Creamery Elgin, Extra, Elgin, St. Louis, Rela Mo., 111., tive average average price price per price per pound pound Rela tive price Aver age price per pound Rela tive price Creamery: Firsts, San Francisco A ver age price per pound Rela tive price W hole milk: American twins, Chicago A ver age price per pound Rela tive price W hole milk: Colored, aver age, fancy, N ew York California flats: Fancy, San Francisco A ver age price per pound Rela tive price A ver age price per pound 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 $0,224 .250 .253 .258 .219 72.7 81.3 82.2 83.9 71.3 $0,096 .101 .106 .108 .106 62.2 65.6 68.7 69.8 68.8 1895 1896 1897 * .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 .211 .241 .230 .218 70.8 68.7 78.4 74.8 70.8 .113 .101 .113 .122 .102 73.2 65.6 73.1 79.0 66.1 1905 1906 1907 1908 .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 — J9Q9 4 Relar tive price WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 to 1923 Year or month Cheese 1910_____ _____________ 1911____ ______________ .298 .264 96.7 85.9 .297 .308 .288 . 285 .327 $0. 317 .271 . 262 .290 100.0 85. 5 82. 7 91.5 $0.296 .247 .239 .275 100.0 83. 4 80. 5 92.8 $0.142 . 144 . 142 .174 .157 . 140 102.0 90.9 100.0 101. 4 100.4 123.0 . 165 . 154 . 152 . 151 .181 106.7 100.0 98. 5 97.9 117.1 $0.159 . 148 . 132 .156 100.0 93. 0 82. 5 97.9 100.0 93.1 92.6 106.2 $0. 313 .291 .289 .333 100.0 92.9 92.2 106.4 $0.300 .276 .275 .321 100.0 92.1 91.8 107.2 $0. 329 96. 5 100.0 93. 6 92. 5 106.4 1917_______________ __ 1918___________________ 1919_______________ __ 1920___________________ 1921 ......................... . .431 .517 .616 .624 .440 132.2 158.8 189.0 191.6 134.9 .419 . 507 . 598 . 606 .420 133.8 161.7 190.7 193. 2 133.9 .406 .490 . 563 . 554 .379 135.5 163.4 188. 0 184.8 126. 5 . 415 .502 .589 . 585 .413 134. 3 162.5 190. 7 189.2 133.7 .398 .525 .603 . 602 .435 125. 5 165.7 190.1 189.8 137.0 .382 .503 .564 .588 .401 128.9 169.8 190.4 198. 3 135. 5 .227 .264 . 301 .262 . 194 160. 0 186. 2 211.9 184. 5 136. 7 . 241 . 268 . 315 . 274 . 204 156. 3 173.7 204. 4 178.1 132.4 .213 .279 . 326 . 307 . 227 133. 6 174.8 204. 2 192. 7 142. 5 1922. __________________ January__________ February_________ M arch____________ A p ril_____________ M a y ____ _________ June................ . . . .414 .371 .370 .383 .386 .374 .374 127.1 113.9 113.5 117.5 118. 5 114.7 114.8 .394 .343 .352 .372 . 376 . 355 .352 125. 8 109. 3 112. 3 118. 7 120.1 113.3 112.3 . 358 .313 . 326 . 353 . 356 .334 .324 119. 3 104.3 108.9 117. 8 118. 7 111. 4 108.1 . 396 . 345 .369 .376 .378 . 346 . 356 128. 2 111.6 119.4 121.7 122.1 112. 0 115. 2 .433 .396 .443 .364 .349 .374 .408 136.6 125. 0 139. 5 114.8 110. 0 117. 9 128.7 .408 .363 .358 .357 .343 .369 .399 137.8 122.3 120.9 120. 5 115. 6 124. 5 134. 5 .204 .200 . 204 . 193 . 164 . 169 . 181 143.9 140. 8 144.1 136. 2 115. 7 119. 0 127.9 . 218 .203 . 194 . 202 . 177 . 169 . 191 141. 3 131.7 126. 2 131. 0 114. 8 109. 5 124.1 . 228 .244 .251 . 213 .223 . 193 . 191 143. 0 152.9 157. 7 133. 6 139. 6 120. 8 119.8 July______________ A ugust________ _ September________ October _____ __ N ovem ber________ Decem ber________ .371 .364 .421 .468 .516 . 553 113.9 111.6 129.2 143.4 158.4 169.7 .361 .341 .402 .448 .484 . 526 115.3 108.9 128.3 142.8 154.4 167.8 .331 .311 .350 .381 .423 .472 110. 6 103.9 116.8 127. 3 141. 0 157. 5 .353 . 341 .394 .445 .499 . 536 114.1 110.4 127.5 144.0 161.4 173.4 .428 .431 .491 .531 .482 . 515 134.8 135. 9 154.9 167. 6 152.0 162.4 .406 .407 .438 .479 .466 . 506 137.1 137. 4 147.7 161. 6 157. 3 170.9 . 188 . 186 .208 .237 .244 . 265 132. 8 131.1 146. 3 167. 3 172.1 186. 5 . 205 . 201 .224 . 249 . 262 . 270 133. 2 130.4 145. 2 161. 6 169.8 175. 4 . 214 . 223 . 258 . 263 . 231 . 248 134.1 139.9 161. 5 164. 7 144.9 155. 3 1923___________________ January__________ February_________ M a rc h ..____ ______ A p ril_____________ M a y .................. ....... June......................... .477 . 528 .498 .500 .460 .426 .401 146.2 161.9 152.7 153. 4 141.1 130.8 123.0 .461 .509 .489 .491 .454 .421 .389 147. 2 162. 5 156.0 156.7 144.8 134.2 124.1 .437 .485 .469 .477 .445 .409 .368 145.8 161.9 156. 7 159.0 148.5 136.4 122.7 .467 . 510 .495 . 503 .453 .414 .393 151. 0 165. 0 160.1 162.8 146. 4 134.0 127.1 . 487 . 518 .495 .452 .448 .459 .476 153. 7 163. 2 156.1 142. 5 141.1 144.8 150.2 .461 .510 .486 .445 .439 .449 .456 155. 7 172.1 164.1 150. 2 148.1 151. 5 154.0 .232 . 259 . 240 .234 .207 .222 .234 163. 5 182. 7 169. 3 165.0 145.9 156. 7 165.3 . 241 . 270 . 255 . 249 . 217 . 225 .243 156. 7 175. 2 165. 5 161. 8 140.8 146. 0 157.6 . 256 . 220 . 233 . 246 . 220 . 220 .260 160. 7 138. 0 145.9 154. 3 138.0 138.0 163.1 July______________ A ugust______ September....... ....... October ________ N ovem ber............... Decem ber________ .406 . 452 .473 .488 . 536 .558 124.7 138.7 145.0 149.6 164. 5 171.1 .390 .437 .458 .473 . 507 .525 124.4 139. 3 146.2 150.8 161.6 167.5 .369 .410 .431 .444 .464 .479 123.3 136.8 144.0 148.1 154.9 159.8 .390 .437 .468 .478 .520 .543 126.2 141. 4 151. 3 154.5 168.3 175.6 .456 .490 . 518 . 513 . 515 .519 143.9 154. 5 163.2 161. 6 162.4 163.6 .425 . 446 .459 .460 .473 .494 143.4 150. 5 154.8 155. 3 159.6 166.7 .218 . 223 .243 .243 . 239 .221 153.6 157. 3 171.0 171.4 168.6 155.5 . 243 . 249 .260 . 256 .241 .214 157.7 161. 8 168.7 165.8 156.1 139.1 .259 .284 .295 .291 .289 .253 162.4 178. 2 185.1 182. 7 181. 3 158.4 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1912- ________ _____ 1913___________________ $0. 328 1914 ............................. .303 1915_ ________________ .302 1916___________________ .346 co T 9 .— A V E R A G E able <1 W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed F ood s (&) Butter, cheese, and milk (c) Other foods M ilk Average price per case Rela tive price. Evaporated Average price per case Rela tive price Chicago, average price per pound Rela tive price Washington, Cincinnati, D . C ., aver average price age price per 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 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 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 88.7 88.7 88.7 94.3 94.3 1910 1911. .039 .039 .039 97.0 97.0 97.0 .040 .040 .042 94.3 94.3 100.0 San Francisco, average price per pound Rela tive price WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Condensed Bread: Loaf, before baking— 1913 98654°— 25t05 1914 1915 1916 1917 ............. ............. $4,700 100.0 __ 97.1 4. 563 ........................................ 4.621 98.3 ........................................ 5.284 112.4 __ 6.812 144.9 $3. 535 3.416 3.076 3.745 5.217 100.0 96.7 87.0 106.0 147.6 $0.043 .043 .044 .047 .068 100.0 100.0 102.8 109.8 160.0 .040 .040 $0. 036 .040 .045 .067 100. 0 100. 0 112. 4 126. 1 186. 8 $0.031 .032 .039 .040 .056 100. 0 103. 6 129. 2 130. 5 184. 6 .042 .044 .048 .048 .069 100.0 104.0 112.0 112.5 163.4 $0,040 .040 .041 .042 .059 100.0 100.0 101.3 105.3 146.3 7.348 8. 211 9. 522 7.061 156.3 174.7 202.6 150.2 5.639 6.350 5.934 5.101 159.5 179.7 167.9 144.3 .075 .076 .093 .080 175.4 177.0 218.7 187.4 .072 .076 .083 .072 203. 1 212. 4 232. 0 200. 8 .065 .069 .081 .067 212. 227. 264. 218. 1 2 6 0 .073 .074 .087 .078 171.9 175.5 205.7 183.0 .069 .071 .082 .070 173.5 178.5 204.5 174.8 1922.............. 5.247 5.275 5.000 4.731 5.000 4. 875 4.875 111.6 112.2 106.4 100.7 106.4 103.7 103.7 4.137 4.165 3.850 3.906 3.850 3.820 3.850 117.0 117.8 108.9 110.5 108.9 108.1 108.9 .075 .076 .067 .076 .076 .076 .076 175.4 177.0 156.2 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 174. 7 174. 7 174. 7 174. 7 174. 7 174. 7 174. 7 .061 .062 .062 .066 .066 .066 .058 199. 7 203. 9 203. 9 216. 1 216. 1 216. 1 190. 8 .072 .068 .069 .069 .069 .069 .074 169.1 160.1 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 174.1 .064 .061 .061 .061 .061 .061 .061 159.3 151.3 151.3 151.3 151.3 151.3 151.3 4.925 5.150 5.288 5. 720 6.113 6.000 104.8 109.6 112.5 121.7 130.1 127.7 3.906 3.990 4.088 4.440 4.881 4.925 110.5 112.9 115.6 125.6 138.1 139.3 .076 .076 .076 .076 .076 .076 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 174. 174. 174. 174. 174. 174. 7 7 7 7 7 7 .058 .058 .058 .058 .058 .060 190. 8 190. 8 190. 8 190. 8 190. 8 196. 7 .074 .074 .074 .074 .074 .074 174.1 174.1 174.1 174.1 174.1 174.1 .061 .064 .069 .069 .069 .069 151.3 159.0 173.0 173.0 173.0 173.0 January. . . February.. March___ April____ M ay_____ June......... 6.240 6.150 6.150 6.244 6.238 6.270 6.275 132.8 130.9 130.9 132.8 132.7 133.4 133.5 4.708 4.825 4. 731 4.738 4.713 4.660 4.681 133.2 136.5 133.9 134.0 133.3 131.8 132.4 .076 .076 .076 .076 .076 .076 .076 178.7 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 174. 174. 174. 174. 174. 174. 174. 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 .059 .060 .060 .060 .060 .060 .060 192. 196. 196. 196. 196. 196. 196. 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 .069 .069 .069 .069 .069 .069 .069 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 .069 .069 .069 .069 .069 .069 .069 173.5 173.0 173.0 173.0 173.0 173.0 173.0 July_____ August___ September October__ November. December. 6.325 6.325 6.200 6.200 6.256 6.275 134.6 134.6 131.9 131.9 133.1 133.5 4. 725 4.713 4.675 4. 700 4. 700 4. 613 133.7 133.3 132.3 133.0 133.0 130.5 .076 .076 .078 .078 .078 .078 177.0 177.0 182.0 182.0 182.0 182.0 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 174. 7 174. 7 174. 7 174. 7 174. 7 174. 7 .057 .057 .057 .058 .058 .058 185. 2 185. 2 185. 2 190. 8 190. 8 190. 8 .069 .069 .069 .069 .069 .069 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 .069 .071 .069 .069 .069 .069 173.0 177.8 173.0 173.0 173.0 173.0 January. February.. M arch____ A p ril_____ M a y ......... June_____ July.......... A ugust___ September. October. __ November. Decem ber. 1923............... .. W ► o tei WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1918 __ 1919 .. 1920................. 1921_____ ____ Cn T able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H OLESALE P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C on tin u ed C* Foods (c) Other foods Fish Cocoa beans: Arriba Coffee: Rio, N o. 7 Cop ra: In t>ags Crackers Aver age price per pound Soda, aver age price per pound N ova D ry, Dry, Shore, Large shore bank, bank, Scotia, Newfound (pickled, round, land, split, split, large, large, Boston, cured), Boston, large N o. 1, Rela Rela New Rela Boston, aver Gloucester, tive tive York, aver New York, aver tive age average price price age average age average price price per price price per price price per price per hundred per hundred per barrel weight barrel quintal weight barrel $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 52.9 143.0 110.8 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 .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 86.1 .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 .083 .081 .066 .063 .078 74.8 72.9 59.1 56.4 70.4 .089 .090 .090 99.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.6 .068 .065 .065 .065 .065 105.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.6 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 Rela tive price $0.179 . 167 . 143 . 172 . 165 161.1 150.1 128. 5 154.8 148.6 1895. 1896 , 1897 . _ 1898 . . 1899 ................. . 159 . 123 .079 .063 .060 1900.. _______ 1 9 0 1 _______ 1902.. _______ 1903............ ........ 1904 1905 ............. 1906 . ________ 1907 ............. .. 1908_____ ______ 1909............... Rela tive price 1890............. 1891 1892 1893 1894 Aver age price per pound Rela tive price $0,065 .065 .065 $7. 208 7. 083 7.068 93.5 98.9 95.8 94.1 93.6 1890 TO 1923 Butter, Oyster, aver aver Rela age age tive price price price per per pound pound Aver age price per pound WHOLESALE PBICES, Herring Cod Year or month 85.5 120.5 131.4 100.0 73.3 $0,104 .104 .176 .170 .129 .136 .225 115.2 110.8 84.3 89.0 146.8 .075 .092 .093 .094 .179 66.9 83.0 83.3 84.0 160.4 1920___________ 1921....... .............. .204 .102 133.5 66.3 .120 .072 1 9 2 2 -............... .. January. February.. M arch____ Ap ril______ M a y ______ June______ .116 .109 .122 .118 .110 .118 . 118 75.6 71.3 79.8 77.1 72.0 76.7 77.3 July_______ August___ September October___ November. December. .119 .122 .119 .115 .109 .111 1923____________ January. _. February.. M arch........ Ap ril______ M a y ........... June______ July_______ August___ September. October___ November. December. 107.7 107.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 .0 7 0 .0 6 5 .0 6 5 .0 6 5 .0 6 5 107.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.2 .070 .070 .065 .065 .065 100.0 $7,948 ....... ........... 7. 813 $6. 708 ............ 7.000 .102 .147 .104 .092 .088 97.5 140.6 99.8 88.5 84.3 .071 .073 .114 .148 .152 109.7 111.5 175.7 228.2 234.5 .0 7 1 .0 7 3 .1 1 4 .1 4 8 .1 5 2 109.7 111.5 175.7 228.2 234.5 ........... ______ ______ ______ ______ 7.417 8.042 8.942 10.033 9.888 110.6 107.6 64.6 .090 .048 86.6 46.2 .175 .138 269.2 212.8 .1 7 5 .1 3 8 269.2 212.8 ______ ______ .103 .096 .090 .096 .108 .110 .110 92.1 86.5 81.0 86.2 97.3 98.7 99.0 .046 .045 .045 .047 .046 .046 .046 43.7 43.2 42.9 45.0 44.1 44.0 44.0 .120 .120 .120 .120 .120 .120 .120 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 .120 .120 .120 .120 .120 .120 .120 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 77.8 79.4 77.9 74.9 71.5 72.4 .104 .100 .102 .102 .108 .111 93.5 89.8 91.6 91.6 97.3 99.8 .045 .045 .044 .044 .046 .048 43.2 43.2 42.2 42.0 ' 43.8 45.6 .120 .120 .120 . 120 .120 .120 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 .120 .120 .120 .120 .120 .120 .115 .113 .117 .125 .120 . 114 . 113 75.2 74.0 76.2 81.5 78.2 74.3 73.6 .115 .119 .130 .130 .115 .116 .117 103.1 106.5 117.1 117.0 103.5 104.3 104.8 .052 .051 .053 .058 .060 .057 .049 50.2 49.2 50.4 55. 5 57.6 54.6 46.5 .120 .120 . K20 . 120 .120 .120 .120 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 .1 2 0 .1 2 0 .1 2 0 .1 2 0 .1 2 0 .106 .110 .113 .113 .111 .131 69.3 72.0 73.5 73.5 72.6 85.3 .109 . 107 .107 .111 .110 .109 97.8 96.0 95.8 99.3 98.8 98.3 .046 .046 .050 .053 .053 .054 44.4 43.8 47.5 50.4 50.4 51.8 .120 .120 .120 .120 .120 .120 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 .120 .120 .120 .120 1915..................1916-................... 1917- ...........— . 1 9 1 8 - - - .........1919____________ .120 .120 .1 2 0 .1 2 0 6.938 7. 958 8.104 87.1 99.9 101.7 $6. 604 6. 625 6.625 97.2 91.2 99.7 100.0 100.0 119.9 133.3 149.6 147.4 6. 813 7. 313 9. 813 12. 553 9. 689 102.8 110.4 148.1 189.5 146.2 9.229 7.146 137.6 106.5 9.260 8.236 139.8 124.3 ______ ............ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ 6.708 6.500 6.500 6.500 6.500 6.750 6.750 100.0 100.6 100.6 7.500 7. 500 7. 500 7. 500 7. 500 7.500 7. 500 113.2 113.2 113.2 113.2 113.2 113.2 113.2 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ............ 6.500 6.500 7.000 7.000 7.000 7.000 96.9 96.9 104.4 104.4 104.4 104.4 7.500 7. 500 7. 500 7. 500 7. 500 7.500 113.2 113.2 113.2 113.2 113.2 113.2 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 ______ ______ ______ _______ ______ ______ ______ 7.679 7.000 7.000 7.000 7.250 7.250 7.750 114.5 104.4 104.4 104.4 108.1 108.1 115.5 7. 577 7.500 7. 500 7. 500 7. 500 7.500 7.500 114.4 113.2 113.2 113.2 113.2 113.2 113.2 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 184.6 ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ 7.900 8.000 8.000 8.250 8.250 8.500 117.8 119.3 119.3 123.0 123.0 126.7 7. 500 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 8.500 113.2 113.2 113.2 113.2 113.2 128.3 100.0 100.0 104.4 96.9 96.9 96 9 96.9 7.313 6. 861 7. 500 AVERAGE WHOLESALE BRICES OE COMMODITIES 100.0 84.8 .095 .134 . 146 .111 .082 1910 ................... 1911..................... 1912......... ............ 1913_................... $0.153 .130 1914 ................... -a T able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H OLESALE P R IC E S OF C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C on tin u ed 00 Foods (c) Other foods Flour Fish Mackerel: Salt, large, No. 3s Average price per barrel Salmon: Canned Rela tive price Chinook, fancy, tails, Is, average price per dozen cans Alaska, red, average price per dozen cans Wheat Rye Rela tive* price New York, average price per barrel Minne apolis, average price per barrel Rela tive price Winter patents, Kansas City, aver age price per barrel Rela tive price Winter Winter straights, straights, New York, Kansas City, aver average price per age price barrel per barrel Rela tive price $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 85.8 118.5 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 99.6 126.5 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 1923 162.8 136.6 116.0 116.0 98.6 TO $18.250 15.313 13.000 13.000 11.056 1880 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. Bakers' patent, Los Ange les, aver age price 1 per barrel WHOLESALE PRICES, Year or month 1912 1913 1914.. 1915 1916 __ 13.208 117.8 100.0 10.065 90.7 10. 560 __ 95.2 13.860 ............................................................ 124.9 ........................................ 11.096 .. $1. 460 1. 500 1.678 98.1 100.0 100.0 102.7 114.9 $3.123 3. 521 5.214 5. 727 123.2 100.0 112.7 166.9 183.4 $4. 012 4.363 5.861 6. 364 100.0 108.7 146.1 158.7 4. 686 4. 308 $3. 847 4.125 5. 612 6.091 108.8 100.0 107. 2 145.9 158.3 1921.................. 17.845 25. 211 21.698 17.160 16. 789 160.8 227.2 193.6 154.6 151.3 2.535 2.732 3.039 3.546 2.889 173.6 187.0 208.1 242.8 197.8 9.697 10.097 8.402 10. 205 7.153 310.5 323.3 269.0 326.7 229.0 10.950 (2) il. 719 12. 524 7. 735 292.1 312.2 192.8 10. 551 4 10. 302 10. 695 11. 580 7. 034 274.3 267.8 278.0 301.0 182.8 4 $10. 897 11. 921 13. 256 8.601 1922.. .... January... February.. March___ April..___ M ay......... . June........ 14.438 16. 335 16.335 16. 335 16.335 15.840 13.860 130.1 147.2 147.2 147.2 147.2 142.8 124.9 2.407 2.525 2.525 2.463 2.400 2.370 2.363 164.8 172.9 172.9 168.6 164.3 162.3 161.8 5.312 4.940 6.206 6.206 6.013 6.130 5.313 170.1 158.2 198.7 198.7 192.5 196.3 170.1 6.848 6. 619 7. 325 7.444 7.555 7.500 7.113 170.7 165.0 182.6 185.6 188.3 187.0 177.3 6.130 5.875 6.700 6.781 6.785 6.675 6.406 159.3 152.7 174.2 176.3 176.4 173.5 166.5 7.345 6. 719 7.193 7.500 7.500 7.687 7.700 July______ August___ September. October... November. December- 13. 860 12.870 12.870 12. 870 12. 870 12. 870 124.9 116.0 116.0 116.0 116.0 116.0 2.400 2.325 2. 300 2.375 2.425 2.425 164.3 159.2 157.5 162.6 166.0 166.0 5.088 4.535 4.481 4.860 5.031 5.138 162.9 145.2 143.5 155.6 161.1 164.5 6.985 ' 174.1 6. 219 155.0 6.110 152.3 6.381 159.1 161.4 6.475 6.510 162.3 6.235 5.525 5. 360 5. 719 5. 706 5.860 162.1 143.6 139.3 148.7 148.3 152.3 7.700 7.700 6.660 6.890 7.493 7.400 January .. . February.. March____ April_____ M ay______ June......... 11.468 11.880 11.880 10. 890 10 890 10.890 11.880 103.3 107.1 107.1 98.1 98.1 98.1 107.1 2.378 2.425 2.425 2.425 2.325 2.325 2.363 162.8 166.0 166.0 166.0 159.2 159.2 161.8 4.126 4.810 4.844 4.500 4.681 4.115 3.850 132.1 154.0 155.1 144.1 149.9 131.8 123.3 6.159 6.400 6.394 6.435 6.606 6.525 6.080 153.5 159.5 159.4 160.4 164.7. 162.7 151.6 5.353 5.569 5. 569 5.600 5.744 5. 675 5.325 139.1 144.8 144.8 145.6 149.3 147.5 138.4 6.935 7.400 7.400 7.400 7.400 7.348 7.113 July______ August___ September. October__ November. December. 11.880 11.385 11.385 11. 385 11.385 11. 880 107.1 102.6 102.6 102.6 102.6 107.1 2.375 2.375 2.375 2.375 2.375 2.375 162.6 162.6 162.6 162.6 162.6 162.6 3.685 3.738 3.850 3.795 3.675 4.000 118.0 119.7 123.3 121.5 117.7 128.1 5.644 5.738 6.040 6.156 5.988 5.940 140.7 143.0 150.6 153.5 149.3 148.1 4.850 4.900 5.280 5.400 5. 213 5.130 126.1 127.4 137.2 140.4 135.5 133.3 7.075 6.316 6.200 6.561 6.600 6.400 1923................... * No 1913 base price. 3 No quotation. 272.9 4 United States Food Adminstration standard. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1917................. 1918....... ......... 1919.__............ 1920.. . .. 2.183 2.225 2.225 CO T able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H OLESALE P R IC E S OF C O M M O D IT IE S , 1890 T O 00 1923— C o n tin u ed o Food s (c) Other foods Flour: Wheat i oar ur uiuiitu 1905 1906 ..................... 1907 19f^ 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913................................................. 1914................................................. 3. 643 3,796 4, 591 4,729 3. 774 101.0 $4.422 4.939 111.7 Average price per barrel Relative price $4.495 4.871 100.6 108.4 4 Average price per barrel Relative price Average price per barrel 100.0 96.6 $4.253 4.105 Patents, Toledo Average Relative . price per price barrel Relative price 80.1 83.5 104.1 83.1 84.6 3.842 3.810 3.808 4. 330 6. 378 83.8 95.3 118.4 5.422 4. 276 4.876 5.418 5. 757 119.3 94.1 107.3 119.2 126.7 5.495 5.078 5.271 4.544 120.9 83.9 1923 1903 1904 114.1 116.7 95.7 88.2 79.1 Relative price Second p St. L TO 1900 1901 1902 $5.186 5.305 4.347 4.006 3. 595 Average price per barrel First patents, St. Louis 1890 _ ________ ___ Relative price Patents, Portland, Oreg. 111.8 $4. 584 5.096 116.0 100.0 111.2 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 ........................... Second patents, Minneapolis 03 O 1890 1891 _ 1892 1893 1894 Standard patents, Minne apolis, average price per barrel to fl to S'B Spring patents, New York, average price per barrel 100.0 $4. 566 4.413 100.0 96.5 $4,726 4.749 100.0 100.5 129.1 139.1 231.1 6.036 6.520 10. 730 (2) 10. 745 127.7 138.0 227.0 10.040 130.9 140.3 238.0 242.4 236.1 11. 007 6. 615 258.8 155.5 11. 877 7. 282 251.3 154.1 139.2 133.6 148.6 153.2 152.6 154.3 144.0 5. 716 5. 563 6.150 6.425 6.275 6.431 5. 763 134.4 130.8 144.6 151.1 147.5 151.2 135.5 6.101 5.856 6. 725 6. 813 6. 640 6. 513 5.938 129.1 123.9 142.3 144.2 140.5 137.8 125.6 137.3 121.4 129.5 137.1 138.6 5.470 5.025 4.990 5. 319 5.563 5. 725 128.6 118.2 117.3 125.1 130.8 134.6 5. 565 5. 388 5. 355 5.825 6.269 6.425 117.8 114.0 113.3 123.3 132.6 136.0 5. 802* 6.331 6.213 6.270 6. 350 6. 350 5.865 127.1 138.7 136.1 137.3 139.1 139.1 128.4 5.112 5.644 5.519 5. 675 5.738 5.581 5.140 132.7 129.8 133.4 134.9 131.2 120.9 5.694 6.238 120.5 132.0 133.6 132.6 134.9 132.4 125.3 5. 313 5.263 5. 460 5.500 5. 356 5. 410 116.3 115.2 119.6 120.5 117.3 118.5 4. 663 4. 563 4.650 4. 769 4. 800 4. 675 147.1 160.3 254.0 229.3 271.0 5.426 5.687 9.929 4 9. 967 10.861 120.7 126.5 220.9 221.7 241.6 5. 894 6. 354 10. 551 (2) 10.758 235.6 ____________________________________12. 675 8.326 ......... 276.5 181.6 12.266 7.974 277.4 180.3 12. 408 8. 274 276.0 184.1 12.291 7. 608 269.2 166.6 7. 282 7.000 7.975 7.813 8.144 8.060 7.500 158.9 152.7 174.0 170.4 177.7 175.8 163. 6 6.961 6.625 7. 600 7.438 7. 750 7.675 7.181 157.4 149.8 171.9 168.2 175.3 173.6 162.4 7. 769 6.991 7. 768 8. 557 8. 557 8. 557 8.126 172.8 155.5 172.8 190.4 190.4 190.4 180.8 6. 358 6.100 6.788 6.994 6. 970 7.044 6.575 7.788 6.995 6.344 6.435 6.713 6.775 169.9 152.6 138.4 140.4 146.4 147.8 7.438 6.710 6.170 6.431 6.575 168.2 151.7 137.9 139.5 145.4 148.7 7.960 7. 447 7.164 7.016 7.436 7.646 177.1 165.6 159.4 156.1 165.4 170.1 6. 270 5.581 5. 545 5.913 6.263 6. 330 January. __ February. _ March___ April_____ M a y ......... June_____ 6.385 6.630 6.713 6. 625 6.956 6.720 6.263 139.3 144.6 146.4 144.5 151.8 146.6 136.6 6.191 6. 370 6. 506 6.400 6.731 6.505 6.106 140.0 144.1 147.1 144.7 152.2 147.1 138.1 7.211 7. 761 7. 761 7.761 7. 761 7.723 7.363 160.4 172.6 172.6 172.6 172.6 171.8 163.8 July______ August___ September. October__ November. December. 6.025 6.238 131.4 133.1 136.1 135.3 131.7 133.1 5.870 5.981 6.044 6.025 5.850 5.906 132.7 135.3 136.7 136.2 132.3 133.6 7.042 6.965 6.832 6.567 6.567 6. 426 156.6 154.9 152.0 146.1 146.1 142.9 1920 1921 1922 ..................... ..................... January. __ February.. M arch....... A p ril_____ M a y ........... June______ July______ A ugust___ September. October. _. Novem ber. December _ 1923........ .......... 6. 663 7.264 11. 391 (2) 11.998 6.100 6.200 6.038 6.100 3 No quotation. 145.4 158.5 248.5 6.100 5.568 5.965 10.122 4 10. 310 122.2 4 United States Food Administration standard. 120.2 109.6 107.3 109.3 112.1 112.9 109.9 6. 313 6.265 6.375 6.256 5.920 5.200 5.156 5.105 5. 225 5. 250 5.120 227. 110.0 109.1 108.0 110.6 111.3 108. 1 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 261.8 6.503 7.090 11. 230 4 10.141 11. 982 1915. ..... 1916. ..................... ..................... 3917................... 1918 ___ 1919 ___ CO T able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H O LESALE P R IC E S OF C O M M O D IT IE S , 1890 T O OO 1923— C on tin u ed . to F ood s (c) Other foods Fruits: Dried Fruits: Canned Rela tive price Prunes: California, in boxes Currants Uncleaned, barrels Cleaned, Patras 162.8 152.4 151.7 158.4 112.0 $2.360 1.802 1.469 1.700 1.154 174.6 133.3 108.6 125.7 85.4 37.1 47.8 70.0 84.8 68.7 .067 .058 .055 .054 .057 101.5 88.6 83.2 82.9 86.1 1.429 1.019 1.398 1.392 1.283 105.7 75.3 103.4 102.9 94.9 .072 .083 .049 .048 .049 105.3 121.5 72.2 69.6 71.3 .052 .053 .055 .048 .046 79.6 80.0 84.0 73.3 70.3 1.521 1.442 1.685 1.446 1.473 112.5 106.6 124.7 106.9 108.9 .049 .061 .070 .061 . 71.6 89.8 102.8 89.0 .046 .065 .059 .060 70.0 98.5 90.4 91.2 1.188 1.600 1.627 1.810 87.8 118.3 120.3 133.9 $0.114 .110 .069 .093 .109 158.2 153.2 95.8 129.1 152.1 $0,048 .043 .030 .027 .017 69.9 62.3 43.4 39.5 25.3 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 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. .062 .071 .092 .061 .060 85.7 98.7 128.3 85.1 84.0 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. .070 .098 .084 .086 97.3 136.2 117.4 120.2 Average price per pound Coast, seeded, average price per pound Rela tive price 1923„\;i;r//, $0.107 .100 .100 .104 .074 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. Average price per pound Average price per pound TO London layer, average price per box Rela tive price Rela tive price 1890 Rela tive price Rela tive price Average price per pound Average price per Raisins: California WHOLESALE PRICES, Peaches: Peaches: X standard, Standard, 2y2 Cali 2)4 Cali fornia, fornia, average average price per price per case case Pineapples: Evaporated, Hawaiian, sliced, Apples:choice standard, 2)4 .077 107.1 .060 88.2 .053 80.9 1.270 93.9 1910 1911 1912 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 90.5 104.5 105.4 100.0 132.4 112.0 180.0 298.0 208 2 291.4 .079 .074 .107 . 110 . 198 120.4 112.2 162.3 167.4 302.0 1.425 $0.154 241.4 200.4 . 147 .091 1914 $1. 700 1. 713 100.0 100.7 82.053 1.642 100.0 80.0 . 084 . 120 .083 .072 .094 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1.452 1. 404 2.092 2.625 85.4 88.5 123.0 154.4 219.4 1. 480 1. 533 2.007 2. 625 4. 230 72.1 74.7 97.8 127.9 206.0 .077 .067 .120 .157 .192 107.5 93.7 167.0 218.5 267.8 .077 .123 .204 .211 .199 .165 . 137 1913 $2. 343 329 $0. 077 . 073 .084 .092 . 123 105.4 100. 0 115. 4 126. 5 169. 7 223.6 138.6 .234 . 194 322.1 267.6 1920 1921 2. 230 214.0 147.0 4.481 2.762 218.2 134.5 .169 .097 235.1 135.0 1922....... .......... January.. February. M arch_____ A p ril______ M a y ......... . June_______ 1. 957 1. 900 1. 900 1. 950 1. 950 1. 960 1. 975 128.9 125.2 125.2 128.5 128.5 129.2 130.2 3.273 2. 375 2.375 3.100 3.100 3.220 3.750 159.4 115.7 115.7 151.0 151.0 156.8 182.7 .168 .173 .173 .179 .185 .184 .179 234.3 240.3 240.3 249.0 257.6 256.3 249.0 .146 .135 . 135 .135 .135 . 135 . 135 190.8 176.2 176.2 176.2 176.2 176.2 176.2 .118 .098 . 103 .119 .121 . 125 . 124 179.1 148.6 156.3 182.0 183.8 190.6 188.7 .128 . 150 . 150 . 150 . 148 . 128 . 116 176.7 206. 7 206. 7 206. 7 203. 2 176. 3 160. 2 July............. A ugust____ Septem ber. October____ N ovem ber.. December __ 1. 975 1. 975 1, 975 1, 975 1. 975 1. 975 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 3.800 3. 620 3. 500 3. 500 3.500 3. 525 185.1 176.3 170.5 170.5 170.5 171.7 .181 . 181 .180 (2) .115 . 114 252.5 252.1 250.7 160.7 158.5 .135 . 135 .135 .203 . 195 . 174 176.2 176.2 176.2 264.1 254.5 226.9 . 123 . 129 .124 . 115 . 118 . 116 187.2 196.3 188.7 174.5 179.1 176.2 . 122 .122 .118 . I ll . 113 . 113 167.9 168.1 161.9 152. 9 155. 0 155. 0 1 9 2 3 ............ January___ February. . . M arch_____ A p ril______ M a y _______ June....... . 1. 871 1. 975 1. 975 1. 975 1. 975 1. 940 1. 800 123.4 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 127.8 118.6 3.505 3. 550 3. 550 3. 550 3.625 3.625 3.625 170.7 172.9 172.9 172.9 176.6 176.6 176.6 .109 .114 .113 .113 . 113 . 109 . 108 151.4 158.5 156.7 157.1 157.1 151.1 149.7 .137 . 161 . 148 . 141 . 138 .135 .139 178.8 210.0 192.4 184.4 179.4 176.2 181.2 .089 . 109 .106 . 102 .098 .095 .090 135.5 165.4 161. 0 155. 3 148. 6 144.8 137. 2 .092 . 113 . 107 . 101 .090 .090 . 090 126. 6 155. 0 147. 2 139 5 124. 0 124. 0 124. 0 July_______ A ugust____ Septelnber . October___ Novem ber __ D ecem b er.. 1. 800 1. 800 1. 800 1. 800 1. 800 1. 800 118.6 118.6 118.6 118.6 118.6 118.6 3. 610 3. 600 3. 325 3. 325 3. 325 3. 325 175.8 175.3 162.0 162.0 162.0 162.0 . 107 . 104 . 104 . 103 . 105 . 115 148.3 144. 6 144.6 143.2 146.7 159.8 . 138 .130 . 141 .135 . 119 . 115 180.0 169.5 184.4 176.2 154.9 150.1 .082 .079 .076 . 077 . 079 . 075 125. 0 120.1 115. 2 117.4 120.1 114.3 .090 .090 . 090 .090 . 077 .071 124. 0 124.0 124. 0 124. 0 105. 5 98. 2 247 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1909 2 No quotation 00 00 T able 00 9 . — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C o n tin u ed F ood s (c) Other foods Fruits: Fresh "ear or month Average price per barrel Rela tive price Lemons: Cali fornia Bananas • Jamaica, 8s, Jamaica, 9s, Rela average average price per price per tive bunch bunch price Average price per box Rela tive price Oranges: Cali fornia Average price per box Rela tive price Average price per 100 pounds i 1890_ 1891_ 1892. 18931894. $1. 763 1.580 1895. 189618971898i 1899- 1.549 1.159 1. 219 1.302 1. 356 • 19001901190219031904. 1.488 69.6 Hominy grits Glucose Rela tive price Average price per 100 pounds Rela tive price Lard: Prime contract Average per price pound Rela tive price 82.5 73.9 $0,063 .066 .077 .103 .077 57.5 59.9 70.0 93.6 70.2 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 .069 62.7 1. 646 77.0 2.179 101.9 1.840 86.1 1.792 83.8 .089 .106 .088 .073 80.4 96.2 79.7 66.4 1905_ 190619071908i 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 i 19101911. 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 82.5 95.3 100.0 94.2 $3.174 4.042 100.0 127.4 $0. 796 .852 100.0 107.1 35.773 4.151 100.0 71.9 $4,420 2.772 100.0 62.7 $1. 651 1.786 100.0 108.2 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Apples: Fresh, Baldwins 3.033 4.305 4.952 6. 771 5. 464 52.5 74.6 85.8 117.3 94.6 3.502 3.484 3.315 7. 225 4.805 79.2 78.8 75.0 163.5 108.7 2.294 2. 573 4.801 4.421 5.498 107.3 120.4 224.6 206.8 257.2 1. 666 2.040 4. 273 4. 428 3.477 101.0 123.6 258.9 268.2 210.6 .094 .135 .217 .255 .290 185.4 22.3 197.1 231.8 263.6 3.038 2.675 197.5 173.8 4. 320 5. 226 74.8 90.5 6.272 5.219 141.9 118.1 5. 384 2.602 251.9 121.7 3.163 1.243 191.6 75.3 .200 .111 181.3 100.9 211.5 248.1 268.8 250.1 244.2 253.7 267.8 2.264 2.500 2.500 2. 500 2.500 2.500 2.710 147.1 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 176.2 6.760 4.125 6.000 5.406 5.406 6. 250 6. 531 117.1 71.5 103.9 93.6 93.6 108.3 113.1 7.849 4. 950 5.094 6.906 7. 313 8.250 9.188 177.6 112.0 115.3 156.3 165.5 186.7 207.9 2.721 2.150 2.495 2.545 2. 570 2. 650 2.795 127.3 100.6 116.7 119.1 120.2 124.0 130.8 1. 308 .960 1.155 1. 308 1. 336 1. 350 1. 250 79.2 58.2 70.0 79.2 80.9 81.8 75.7 .115 .100 .118 .116 .112 .119 .121 104.3 91.0 107.0 105.2 (2) (2) (2) 2.750 4.250 4.500 86.7 133.9 141.8 2.335 1. 595 2.035 2.035 2.035 2.035 151.8 103.7 132.4 132.4 132.4 132.4 4. 813 4.825 8.000 10.300 11.125 8. 719 83.4 83.6 138.6 178.4 192.7 151.0 10.125 10. 450 10. 438 8. 700 7.375 5.156 229.1 236.4 236.2 196.8 166.9 116.7 2.833 2.820 2.820 2.920 3. 070 3.070 132.5 131.9 131.9 136.6 143.6 143.6 1. 320 1.280 1.260 1.450 1. 450 1. 522 80.0 77.5 76.3 87.8 87.8 92.2 .117 .113 .113 .117 . 121 .114 106.4 102.7 102.5 105.8 109.9 103.5 1923______________ January_______ February______ March............... April. ________ M a y ... _______ June__________ 4.997 4.600 5.063 5.594 5. 469 6.050 6.333 157.4 144.9 159.5 176.3 172.3 190.6 199. 6 2.285 2.035 2.035 2.035 2.035 2.100 2.835 148.4 132.4 132.4 132.4 132.4 136.6 184.3 6. 510 6.125 5. 719 5.688 4.906 6.125 8. 875 112.8 106.1 99.1 98.5 85.0 106.1 153.7 5.168 3.800 3.844 4.406 4.625 5.350 4. 969 116.9 86.0 87.0 99.7 104.6 121.0 112.4 3. 417 3.070 3.095 3.113 3.273 3. 360 3. 473 159.'8 143.6 144.8 145.6 153.1 157.2 162.5 1. 719 1.490 1. 530 1. 546 1. 700 1. 728 1. 748 104.2 90.3 92.7 93.7 103.0 104.7 105.9 .123 .118 .118 .126 .120 .116 .117 111.5 107.4 107.2 114.1 109.0 105.1 106.3 July__________ August......... ..... September......... October ______ November_____ December... . (2) (2) (2) 3.833 3. 969 3.938 120.8 125.1 124.1 3.000 2.375 2. 375 2.275 2.125 2.125 194.8 154.4 154.4 147.8 138.1 138.1 8. 600 8. 250 7. 750 7. 050 4.813 3.750 149.0 142.9 134.2 122.1 83.4 65.0 4. 775 5. 219 5. 750 6. 300 7. 594 5.500 108.0 118.1 130.1 142.5 171.8 124.4 3. 510 3. 510 3. 510 3.840 3. 710 3. 510 164.2 164.2 164.2 179.7 173.6 164.2 1. 780 1.788 1. 808 2.120 1. 825 1. 610 107.8 108.3 109.5 128.4 110.6 97.5 .113 .116 .128 .133 .141 .132 102.4 104.9 115.8 120.9 128.1 2. 775 3.168 4. 784 5.503 8. 491 87.4 99.8 150.7 173.4 267.6 1920 1921 .............. ...... ...................... 7.194 6.020 226.7 189.7 1922. ___________ January_______ February______ March________ April_________ M ay.................. June................... 6. 713 7.875 8. 531 7.938 7.750 8.050 8.500 July................... August________ September_____ October ______ November_____ December_____ 2 No quotation. .823 .927 1. 342 2.163 2.090 101.6 108.0 109.5 120.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES $4. 041 103.4 116.5 168.6 271.7 262.6 1915 ................. 1916 ____ 1917 ............ 1918 ________ 1919______________ 00 Ol T able 9 .— A V E R A G E 00 o> W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed Foods (c) Other Foods Molasses: New Orleans Meal: Corn Fine yellow Fine white Average price per 100 pounds New York F. o. b. mill Rela tive price Oleo oil Spices: Pepper, black, Singapore White Yellow table table Average price per 100 pounds New York Oleomarga rine Open Fancy, Aver Rela kettle, average Rela Average Rela age price average tive tive price tive per 100 price price price price per per price per pounds pound gallon gallon Rela tive price Aver age price per pound Rela tive price Aver age price per pound Rela tive price Phila Phila delphia delphia 1890..................... ......... 1891_________ ____ ___ 1892................................ 1893____________ _____ 1894................................ $1.061 1.475 1.192 1.101 1.119 74.5 103.5 83.7 77.3 7a 5 $1,020 1.458 1.161 1.083 1.063 71.6 102.3 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 72.1 58.2 68.5 78.3 .050 .050 .066 .089 . 112 45.8 46.1 61. 2 82.1 102.9 1900................................ 1901................. ............... 1902.............................. 1903................................ 1904................................ 1.012 1.198 1.535 1.297 1.340 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 88.6 95.3 113.3 113.0 .323 .340 .409 .355 .350 71.8 75.6 90.8 78.9 77.8 . 122 . 114 .099 .072 .071 112.2 104.9 91.6 65.9 65.5 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1800 TO 1923 Year or month Oatmeal 1910...................................... 1 9 1 1 .................................... 1912..................................... 1913....................................... 1 9 1 4 .................................... 1.542 1.293 1. 650 1.425 1. 479 1.291 1. 652 1.425 1.571 191/5 _______ ________ 1916....................................... 1917..................................... 1918....................................... 1919....................................... 1.616 1.990 4.211 4.386 3.469 101.0 124.3 263.1 274.0 216.7 1.725 2.060 3.960 1920....................................... 1921....................................... 3.112 1.193 194.4 74.6 1922....................................... January...................... February.................... M arch......................... April............................. M a y ............................. June............................. 1.258 .910 1.105 1.258 1.286 1. 300 1.208 July.............................. A u g u s t ...................... September................. October....................... Novem ber_________ December 103.8 90.6 115.9 100.0 110.2 .370 .406 .435 .450 .477 82.3 90.3 96.8 100.0 106.0 $2.475 2.695 100.0 108.9 $0.163 .161 100.0 99.0 $0.115 .109 121.1 144.6 277.9 325.4 259.1 .467 .450 .491 .704 .825 103.7 100.0 109.2 156.4 183.4 3.110 3.103 4.897 5. 569 4.752 125.7 125.4 197.9 225.0 192.0 .158 .177 .255 .295 .343 97.4 108.7 156.9 181.5 210.8 $2. 012 264.3 140.3 1.042 .660 $0. 558 231.6 152.1 5.199 3.275 210.1 132.3 .318 .208 78.6 56.9 69.0 78.6 80.3 81.2 75.4 1. 778 1.450 1. 615 1. 768 1. 750 1. 675 1. 650 124.0 101.2 112.7 123.3 122.1 116.9 115.0 .444 .410 .410 .410 .410 .410 .410 116.4 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 3.043 2. 678 2.868 2.962 2.906 2.869 3.066 122.9 108.2 115.9 119.7 117.4 115.9 123.9 1.270 1.230 1. 210 1.400 1.400 1.472 79.3 76.8 75.6 87.5 87.5 92.0 1. 750 1.850 1.850 1.880 2.086 1.977 122.1 129.1 129.1 131.2 145.5 137.9 .410 .457 .475 .475 .525 .525 107.6 119.9 124.8 124.8 137.8 137.8 3.177 3.012 3. 070 3.281 3. 389 3. 320 1923....................................... January*___________ February.................... M a r c h ........................ April............................. M a y ________________ June....................... .. 1.669 1.440 1.480 1.496 1.650 1.678 1. 698 104.3 90.0 92.5 93.5 103.1 104.8 106.1 2.265 1.940 1.985 2.000 2. 013 2.163 2.200 158.0 135.2 138.5 139.5 140.3 150.8 153.5 .556 .525 .525 .525 .535 .565 .565 145.9 137.8 137.8 137.8 140.4 148.4 148.4 July.................. ............ August............ ............ September_________ October____________ N ovem ber_________ December__________ 1.730 1.738 1. 758 2.070 1. 775 1. 560 108.1 108.6 109.8 129.3 110.9 97. 5 2.200 2.309 2. 585 2. 718 2.700 2. 325 153.5 161.1 180.3 189.5 188.3 162.2 .565 .565 .565 .565 .565 .603 148.4 148.4 148.4 148.4 148.4 158.2 • $4. 239 4. 963 3. 952 4. 032 2.141 , 100.0 94.2 .080 . 097 . 115 .109 .116 73.7 89.1 106.0 100.0 107.3 .122 .140 .217 .257 .306 105.7 121.2 187.7 222.4 265.5 .136 .176 .236 .256 .202 125.1 162.2 217.3 235.7 186.5 195.8 127.9 .214 .113 185.4 97.7 .142 .091 130.7 84.2 .183 .190 .175 .175 .175 .175 .175 112.8 116.8 107.7 107.7 107.7 107. 7 107.7 .107 .100 .099 .101 .095 .096 .100 92.5 86.4 86.1 87.8 82.3 83.4 86.9 .101 .098 .103 .104 . 106 .103 .099 92.7 90.6 94.5 95.9 98.0 95.2 91.4 128.4 121.7 124.0 132.6 136.9 134.1 .182 .185 .185 .185 .192 .205 112.1 113.8 113.8 113.8 118.3 126.2 .107 .114 .108 .106 .119 .132 92.6 98.6 93.8 92.1 103.2 114.6 .100 .099 .099 .099 .099 .099 92.4 91.1 91.1 91.1 91.1 91.2 3.147 3.308 3.254 3.299 3.198 3.136 3.056 127.2 133.7 131.5 133.3 129.2 126.7 123.5 .209 .205 .205 .205 .205 .205 .205 128.8 126.2 126.2 126.2 126.2 126.2 126.2 .128 .128 .128 .129 .133 .133 .120 110.6 110.5 110.5 111.6 115.6 115.3 103.8 .107 . 101 .103 .111 .109 .109 .108 99.0 93.0 95.0 102.6 100.8 100.0 99.1 3. 213 3.038 2.931 3. I l l 3. 097 3.083 129.8 122.7 118.4 125.7 125.1 124.6 .205 .205 .210 .215 .222 .225 126.2 126.2 129.0 132.3 136.6 138.5 .109 .110 .121 .128 .144 .152 94.8 95.6 104.5 110.5 125.0 131.4 .108 .106 .106 .110 .110 .110 99.1 97.6 97.3 100.9 101.4 101.4 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES SI. 601 1.736 108.2 90.8 115.8 100.0. 108.4 00 T able 9.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued 00 00 Foods (c) Other foods Sugar Salt Vegetables: Canned Starch: Corn American Average price per barrel Relative price 96° centrifugal Granulated Average price per ton Relative price Average price per pound Relative price Average price per pound Rela tive price Granulated Aver age price per pound Rela tive price Aver age price per pound Rela tive price Tea: Formosa, fine Aver age price per pound Rela tive price Corn Republic, No. 2 No. 2, fancy, standard, cVVtJIagU average price per price per Ul/LCil dozen cans cans Rela tive price $0,792 .787 .758 .702 .719 77.7 77.1 74.3 68.8 70.5 $0,055 .060 .060 .060 .057 91.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 94.5 $0.055 .039 .033 .037 .032 156.0 111.7 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 1895 1890 1897 1808 1800 .702 .623 . 661 .665 . 637 68.8 61.0 64.8 65. 2 62l4 .055 .051 .050 .050 .050 92.3 85.5 83.3 83.3 83.3 .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 1000 1002 1002 1904 1.001 ’ 857 .636 ! 614 . 770 98.1 84! 0 62! 4 60! 2 .050 .047 .044 .051 .053 83.3 78.3 73. 3 84. 5 87. 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 .267 119.9 114.8 121.4 92.5 111.1 1005 1000 1007 1008 1900 . 755 ’ 714 ’ 793 .785 .818 74.0 8 77.0 80.1 .055 .058 .060 .058 .060 92.0 96.2 100.0 95.8 100.0 .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 1010 1911 1912..................- . 755 .828 .988 74.0 81.1 96.8 .060 .060 .060 100.0 100.0 99.3 .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 7o! o 77. 1923 75. 5 TO 1901 1890 1890 1891 1892 1898 1894 WHOLESALE PRICES, Year or month Tallow: Edible 1.020 1.020 1.070 1.145 1.623 100.0 100.0 104.9 112.3 159.1 $3. 250 3.250 3.250 3.885 7.117 100.0 100.0 100.0 119.5 219.0 .060 .062 .065 .068 .067 100.0 102.8 108.3 113.2 112.3 .035 .038 .047 .058 .063 100.0 109.7 132.9 165.4 179.4 .043 .047 .056 .069 .077 100. 0 110. 3 130. 2 161. 1 180. 6 1918.................... 1919..................... 1920-______ ____ 1921........ ............. 1.976 2.053 2.725 2.700 193.7 201.3 267.1 264.7 8.700 8.021 8.139 10.205 267.7 246.8 250.4 314.0 .069 .069 .100 .078 114.5 114.5 167.3 130.5 .064 .075 .130 .047 183.1 214.6 372.0 134.6 .078 .089 .127 .062 182. 209. 296. 144. 1922..................... January____ February___ March.......... A pril............ M ay............. June............. 2. 415 2.440 2.440 2.440 2.440 2.440 2.440 236.8 239.2 239.2 239.2 239.2 239.2 239.2 8.969 8.540 8. 500 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.500 276.0 262.8 261.5 261.5 261.5 261.5 261.5 .073 .073 .073 .073 .073 .073 .073 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 .047 .036 .038 .039 .040 .041 .046 133.1 104.0 107.1 112.0 114.3 115.7 130.9 July............. August_____ September— October____ November. December... 2.390 2.390 2.390 2.390 2.390 2.390 234.3 234.3 234.3 234.3 234.3 234.3 8.340 9.050 9.800 9.800 9.800 9.800 256.6 278.5 301.5 301.5 301.5 301.5 .073 .073 .073 .073 .073 .073 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 .052 .052 .048 .054 .056 .057 1923. .............. . January____ February___ March_____ April............ M ay_______ June............. 2.472 2.390 2.390 2.471 2.490 2.490 2.490 242.3 234.3 234.3 242.2 244.1 244.1 244.1 8.863 9.800 9.800 9.800 9.800 9.050 8.300 272.7 301.5 301.5 301.5 301.5 278.5 255.4 .074 .073 .073 .073 .073 .073 .073 123.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 July.............. August_____ September... October____ November... December... 2.490 2.490 2.490 2.490 2.490 2.490 244.1 244.1 244.1 244.1 244.1 244.1 8.300 8.300 8.300 8.300 8.300 8.300 255.4 255.4 255.4 255.4 255.4 255.4 .076 .076 .076 .076 .076 .076 126.7 126.7 126.7 126.7 126.7 126.7 $0.080 .074 .076 .106 .165 100.0 93.3 95.4 133.7 206.7 .248 .248 .240 .240 .306 100.0 100.0 96.7 96.7 123.4 4 4 7 3 .184 .190 .139 .070 231.7 238.4 175.0 87.4 .358 .353 .337 .240 .059 .048 .049 .052 .052 .053 .059 139. 1 112. 4 115. 2 120. 8 121. 5 123. 4 137. 2 .078 .074 .077 .081 .072 .073 .077 98.2 92.7 96.6 101.5 90.3 91.1 97.1 147.1 147.7 137.7 154.9 160.0 162.6 .066 .067 .063 .066 .068 .069 153. 9 157. 6 146. 4 154. 3 159. 7 162. 3 .078 .080 .076 .079 .086 .085 .070 .053 .062 .073 .078 .079 .074 200.3 151.1 176.0 208.0 223.1 226.6 212.6 .084 .067 .073 .086 .092 .094 .092 197. 7 157. 8 170. 7 200. 7 214. 5 220. 4 215. 2 .069 .061 .070 .076 .073 .073 198.3 172.9 199.1 217.1 208.0 208.9 .085 .076 .082 .090 .087 .088 199. 1 178. 0 192. 7 210. 1 202. 6 207. 0 .954 1.091 $0. 725 .781 .850 1.615 100.0 114 3 123.2 134 0 254.5 144.3 142.3 135.7 96.8 1.777 1.366 1.110 .875 280.0 215.5 174.9 138.0 .302 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 121.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 120.8 .909 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 143.3 157.6 157.6 157.6 157.6 157.6 157.6 97.4 100.5 94.9 99.8 108.4 107.2 .300 .300 .305 .305 .310 .310 120.8 120.8 122.8 122.8 124.8 124.8 .850 .800 .788 .825 .825 .825 134.0 126.1 124.1 130.1 130.1 130.1 .091 .094 .093 .097 .102 .093 .081 114.3 118.0 116.8 122.4 128.0 116.5 101.8 .310 .310 .310 .310 .310 .310 .310 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124 8 124 8 .864 .825 .825 .838 .875 .875 .875 136.1 130.1 130.1 132.0 138.0 138.0 138.0 .077 .080 .093 .098 .096 .093 96.6 99.9 117.0 122.5 120.4 116.2 .310 .310 .310 .310 .310 .310 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 .875 .875 .875 .875 .875 .875 138.0 138.0 138.0 138. 0 138. 0 138.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1913____________ 1914____________ 1915____________ 1916_____ ____ 1917______ _____ oo CD CD O 460 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 C hart 13 C h a r t 13a 225 200 175 160 125 ,100 75 GO £ 1 4 ! 1 1 J £44I £4 Li I 4 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 9 8 6 5 4 °— 2 5 f 400 S75 850 325 800 275 250 40 CO T able 9 —A V E R A G E W H OLESALE P R IC E S OF C O M M O D IT IE S , 1890 1923—C on tin u ed TO CD to Food s (c) Other foods Vegetable oil Vegetables: Canned R e public, Western, N o. 5, N o. 2, sieve, sifted, Rela average average tive price price price per per dozen dozen cans cans Coconut: Crude Corn: Crude Cottonseed: Summer yellow, prime A ver age price per pound A ver age price per gallon In tank cars, Rela tive average price price per pound Spot, barrels, average price per pound Rela tive price Rela tive price A ver age price per pound Rela tive price .272 .251 .237 .229 .266 50.4 46.6 43.8 42.4 49.4 1901 19 0 2 1903 1 904 .356 .357 .407 .398 .314 65.9 66.2 75.3 73.7 58.1 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909.............. ................ .270 .361 .487 .409 .440 50.0 67.0 90.3 75.8 81.6 1890 1897 1898 1899 1900 $1.079 .963 83.0 74.0 Rela tive price A ver A ver age age p rice 1 price per per pound pound Rela tive price 1923 1895 Aver age price per gallon TO 63.9 66.1 57.2 84.3 60.0 A ver age price per gallon 1890 $0.345 .357 .309 .455 .324 86. 7 87.7 Soya bean: Crude Italian Edible Aver age price per dozen cans 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 $1.383 1.400 Pea nut: Crude Olive WHOLESALE PRICES, Tomatoes: Standard New Jersey, N o. 3 Peas Year or m onth .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. .730 .779 1,323 1.504 1. 466 84.2 90.0 152.7 173.5 169.2 .988 1.246 1. 900 2.239 2. 050 76.0 95.8 146.2 172.2 157.7 .123 .151 .171 .181 .174 102.7 126.2 142.3 151.0 144.9 1920. 1921. 1922.. January. February.. M arch___ A p ril_____ M a y _____ June_____ 1.547 1. 504 1. 401 1.425 1.425 1. 425 1. 425 1.425 1.425 178.5 173.5 161.6 164.4 164.4 164.4 164.4 164.4 164.4 1. 804 1.450 1. 550 1. 650 1. 650 1. 650 1. 650 1.600 1.500 111.5 119.2 126.9 126.9 126.9 126.9 123.1 115.4 .174 .101 .084 .091 .088 .085 .085 .085 .085 $0.095 .100 .098 .099 .096 .095 .095 1. 425 1.425 1,363 1. 340 1. 350 1. 350 164.4 164.4 157.3 154.6 155.8 155. 8 1.400 1. 350 1. 500 1.500 1. 500 1. 650 107.7 103.8 115.4 115.4 115.4 126.9 .083 .083 .081 .080 .081 .086 1. 350 1. 350 1. 350 1. 350 1. 350 1. 350 1. 350 155.8 155.8 155.8 155.8 155.8 155.8 155.8 1.683 1. 650 1. 650 1. 750 1. 750 1. 900 2.000 1. 350 1. 350 1. 350 1. 350 1. 350 1. 350 155.8 155.8 155.8 155. 8 155.8 155.8 2.000 1. 500 1. 500 1. 500 1. 500 1. 500 1,383 1.500 1. 625 1. 596 1. 500 J u ly ............ A ugust____ September. O ctober___ N ovem ber.. D ecem ber.. 1923. January... February.. M arch___ A p ril_____ M a y _____ June_____ J uly_______ A ugust____ September.. October___ N ovem ber.. D ecem ber.. .597 .466 100.0 101.6 $0.063 .062 .073 .066 110.6 86.3 85.4 100.0 91.4 .063 .096 .145 .180 .175 103.8 158.2 239.2 297.0 288.1 .068 .106 . 154 .201 .241 93.9 146.8 211.7 277.4 331.9 145.3 84.1 70.2 76.1 73.0 70.9 70.9 70.9 70.9 .150 .084 .101 .084 .091 .114 . 113 . 113 .112 246.8 139.0 166.2 138.5 150.2 188.5 186.2 186.3 184.2 .154 .079 .101 .086 .101 .115 . 115 . 117 .112 .093 .093 .091 .090 .091 .096 68.8 68.8 67.1 66.7 67.8 71.7 .105 .097 .092 .088 .097 . 102 172.5 159.3 151.9 145.5 160.5 167.5 129.5 126. 9 126.9 134. 6 134.6 146.2 153.8 .102 .100 . 100 .103 .105 . 109 .104 75.7 74.3 74.3 76.2 78.0 80.8 77.3 .116 . 110 . 112 .119 .125 .123 .121 153.8 115.4 115.4 115.4 115.4 115.4 .100 .099 . 100 . 100 .101 .103 74.3 73.9 73.9 74.3 75.3 76.2 .121 .115 .105 .106 .117 .118 138.8 $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 3.429 108.6 111.1 142.2 290.5 203.1 $0.110 .153 .182 .187 .063 .089 . 142 . 183 .167 102.1 145.6 232.2 298.7 272.6 211.7 109.1 138.8 118.1 139.3 158.5 158.1 161.7 154.3 3. 338 2.146 1. 787 1. 600 1. 825 1. 800 1.800 1. 800 1. 800 197.7 127.1 105.8 94.8 108.1 106. 6 106.6 106.6 106.6 .135 .069 .096 .075 .083 .103 .100 .100 .100 . 152 .079 . 109 .088 .090 . 107 .113 .113 . 116 247.6 129.7 178.1 143.0 147.1 174.7 183.8 183.8 188.9 .107 .099 .085 .092 .094 .097 147.4 136.3 117.2 127.4 129.8 134.2 1.800 1.800 1.800 1.800 1.800 1.800 106.6 106.6 106.6 106. 6 106.6 106.6 .099 .090 .087 .085 .103 .120 .122 . 125 . 119 . 105 . 105 . 105 199.2 204.3 194.1 171.6 171.6 171.6 191.1 180.6 184.0 195.5 205.9 203.3 199.8 .113 .108 . 109 .118 .117 .117 .113 155.3 149.0 150.2 163.2 161.5 161.4 156.0 1. 751 1. 790 1.800 1.800 1. 800 1. 800 1.800 103.7 106.0 106.6 106.6 106.6 106.6 106.6 .131 .130 . 135 . 140 .140 . 139 .130 . 117 . 113 . 118 .123 .129 . 132 .128 190.4 184.6 193.0 201.1 210.5 215.7 209.6 199.8 189.9 173.0 175.1 192.6 193.6 . 102 . 104 .117 .120 . 118 . 110 140. 7 143.6 161.5 164.8 162.3 151.3 1. 725 1. 700 1. 700 1. 700 1. 700 1.700 102.2 100.7 100.7 100.7 100.7 100.7 .130 .120 .130 .130 . 125 .120 .118 . 103 .108 .110 . 110 . 110 192.0 167.5 175.7 179.7 179.7 179.7 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES $0. 815 86.7f 94.0 101.8 100.0 94.0 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1 N o 1913 base price. CO CO T able 9.—A V E R A G E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S , 1890 TO Cloths and clothing (c) Other foods (a) Boots and shoes Gun metal, button Series 1, Series 2, average average price per price per gallon gallon Rela tive price A ver age price per pair Gun metal, polish, high cut Aver age price per pair Rela tive price Little boys’ : Gun metal, blucher Aver age price per pair Rela tive price Black vici, button Aver age price per pair Black vici, polish, high cut Aver age price per pair Rela tive price Y ou th s’ : Gun metal, blucher A ver age price per pair C alfbal., G ood year welt, dongola top, Rela average tive price per pair price Black calf, Good year welt, Rela tive blucher, price average price per pair 83.5 83.5 83.5 83.5 83.5 .145 .130 . 130 .133 . 140 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 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 . 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 2. 375 113.3 115.0 122.8 120.0 $2. 570 2.775 2.800 2.800 2.950 82.6 89.1 89.9 89.9 94.8 1910 1 9 1 1 -................................... . 175 .199 116. 7 132.5 3. 017 3.000 96.9 96.4 1895 1896 _ 1897 1898............. 1899 - — .......... 1923 $2,400 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 Rela tiveprice TO 103.9 120.0 109.5 100.0 100.0 Aver age price per pair 1890 $0.156 .180 . 164 .150 .150 ____ Black calf, Goodyear welt, bal. WHOLESALE PRICES, Year or month M en’s Misses’ Children’s CO 1923— C o n tin u ed Foods Vinegar: Cider 1«ftO 1891 1892 1893 1894 W H O LESALE 104. 7 100.0 116.1 101.5 116.4 $0. 833 .873 1.881 1.083 100.0 104.9 105.8 130.1 $0. 970 .970 1. 019 1.237 100.0 100.0 105.0 127.5 $1. 019 1.019 1. 075 1.415. 100.0 100.0 105.6 138.9 $1. 027 1.071 1.128 1. 334 100.0 104.3 109.8 129.9 3. 058 3.113 3 175 3. 254 3. 713 98.2 100.0 102.0 104.5 119.3 $3.167 3.283 3.350 3.888 100.0 103.7 105.8 122.8 .173 .324 .309 .325 .230 154.5 290.5 277.1 291.2 206.1 1. 547 1. 627 2.128 2.402 1. 777 $1.842 185.8 195.4 255.5 288. 5 213.5 1. 716 1. 753 2.284 2.545 1.889 176.9 180.7 235.5 262.3 194.8 1.861 2.015 2. 709 3. 077 2.239 $2. 351 182.7 197.9 265.9 302.1 219.8 1. 757 1. 716 2.118 2.336 1. 811 171.1 167.1 206.3 227.6 176.4 4. 750 5. 628 7.604 8. 952 7.000 152.6 180.8 244.3 287.6 224.9 5.146 5. 313 7.104 7.500 4.800 162.5 167.8 224.3 236.8 151.6 April M av June .276 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .280 247.1 268.8 268.8 268.8 268.8 268.8 250.8 1.568 1. 568 1.568 1. 568 1. 568 1. 568 1. 568 181.7 181. 7 181. 7 181. 7 181. 7 181. 7 181.7 1.615 1. 615 1. 615 1.615 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 166.5 166. 5 166. 5 166. 5 166.5 166.5 166.5 1. 853 1. 853 1.853 1. 853 1.853 1. 853 1. 853 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 6. 506 6. 750 6.750 6. 621 6.500 6. 500 6.500 209.0 216.8 216.8 212. 7 208.8 208.8 208.8 4. 612 4.500 4.500 4.500 4. 500 4.500 4.500 145.6 142.1 142.1 142.1 142.1 142.1 142.1 July August September Oetober November Ueeember .280 .280 .280 . 250 .220 .220 250.8 250.8 250.8 224.0 197.1 197.1 1. 568 1. 568 1. 568 1. 568 1. 568 1. 568 181.7 181. 7 181.7 181. 7 181.7 181.7 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 166.5 166.5 166. 5 166.5 166.5 166.5 1. 853 1.853 1.853 1. 853 1. 853 1. 853 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 6.500 6.500 6. 395 6. 350 6. 350 6.350 208.8 208.8 205.4 204.0 204.0 204.0 4.500 4.500 4.792 4.850 4. 850 4. 850 142.1 142.1 151.3 153.2 153.2 153.2 .205 .220 .220 .210 .210 .210 .210 183.7 197.1 197.1 188.1 188.1 188.1 188.1 1. 568 1. 568 1. 568 1. 568 1. 568 1. 568 1.568 181. 7 181. 7 181. 7 181. 7 181.7 181. 7 181.7 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 166.5 166.5 166.5 166. 5 166.5 166.5 166.5 1. 853 1.853 1. 853 1. 853 1.853 1. 853 1. 853 173.2 173.2 173. 2 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 6. 427 6.550 6. 545 6.500 6.500 6.500 6.500 206.4 210.4 210.2 208.8 208.8 208.8 208.8 4.850 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 4.850 4. 850 4.850 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 . 210 .200 .200 . 190 . 190 . 190 188.1 179.1 179.1 170.2 170. 2 170. 2 1.568 1. 568 1.568 1.568 1. 568 1.568 181.7 181.7 181.7 181.7 181.7 181. 7 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 1. 615 166.5 166.5 166.5 166.5 166.5 166.5 1. 853 1. 853 1.853 1. 853 1. 853 1. 853 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1. 473 1.473 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 143.4 6.500 6.500 6. 275 6.250 6. 250 6. 25.0 208.8 208.8 201.6 200.8 200.8 200.8 4.850 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 4.850 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 . 157 . 150 . 174 „ ____ 1922 1923 January February TVTareb April lVTay June July August, September Oetober November Deeemher __________ I AVEBAGE WHOLESALE PEICES OF COMMODITIES $0.130 . 113 .130 1Q12 1913 1914 191/1 191fi CO Or T able 9.—A V E R A G E W H OLESALE P R IC E S OF C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O CO O* 1923— C on tin u ed Cloths and clothing (a) Boots and shoes M en’s A ver age price per pair Rela tive price Gun metal, Goodyear welt, blucher A ver age price per pair Rela tive price Gnn metal, Good year welt, Aver age price per pair Mahogany, chrome, side, Goodyear welt, bal. Aver age price per pair Rela tive price Tan, dress, Goodyear welt, calf Aver age price per pair Rela tive price Tan, dress, Goodyear welt, side leather A ver age price per pair Seam Bro less gans, Creedsplit, mores, average price average price per per pair Rela pair tive price Split Tan seam less grain Creed- blucher, mores, double sole, double sole, average average price per price pair per pair V ici kid, black, Goodyear welt Choco late elk blucher, Rela double tive price sole, average price per pair Averprice per pair Rela tive price $2, 500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 87.2 87.2 87.2 87.2 87.2 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. ._ .. .981 .994 .950 .913 .938 68.4 69.3 66.2 63.6 65.3 2. 250 2. 250 2. 000 2. 000 2. 000 8 8 8 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. .. 65.3 65.8 64.9 64.5 64.5 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 ._ .938 .944 .931 .925 .925 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. .. .. ._ ._ 1.004 1.254 1.273 1.135 .. 1.200 70.0 87.5 88.7 79.1 83.7 2.196 2.379 2.500 2.500 2.600 ._ .. .. 2.008 5 5 69.8 69.8 69.8 69.8 70.1 76. 6 83. 0 87. 2 87. 2 90. 1923 73.2 73.2 72.3 70.6 67.6 TO ._ $1,050 1.050 .. 1.038 ._ 1.013 ._ .969 1890 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. WHOLESALE PRICES, Black, dress, Goodyear welt, side leather 1910. 1911. 1912. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. January... February.. M a rch ___ A p ril_____ M a y _____ June_____ July_______ A ugust____ September. October___ N ovem ber.. D ecem ber.. 1923. Jan uary... February.. M arch___ A p ril_____ M a y .......... June_____ July_______ A ugust____ September . October----N ovem b er.. D ecem ber. . $2. 238 2.275 2.475 2. 708 3.283 100.0 101.7 110.6 121.0 146.7 $1. 955 2. 121 2. 250 2. 675 3. 350 100.0 108.5 115.1 136.8 171.4 $2,632 2.773 2. 900 3. 404 4. 250 100.0 105.3 110.2 129.3 161.5 $3. 187 3. 283 3. 350 4. 008 5. 683 100.0 103.7 105.8 126.6 179.5 $2. 238 2.275 2.475 2.883 3.700 100.0 101.7 110.6 128.9 165.4 3. 300 4.317 4. 496 3. 208 3.005 3.000 3.000 3.000 2. 900 2. 900 2. 900 147.5 192.9 200.9 143.4 134.3 134.1 134.1 134.1 129.6 129.6 129.6 4. 054 5. 883 6. 655 4. 946 4. 571 4. 600 4. 600 4. 584 4. 500 4. 500 4. 500 207.4 300.9 340.4 253.0 233.8 235.3 235.3 234.5 230.2 230.2 230.2 4. 708 6.750 7.533 6.041 $3. 700 3.484 3. 500 3. 500 3. 476 3.350 3.350 3. 350 178.9 256.4 286.2 229.5 216.0 217.1 217.1 215.5 207.7 207.7 207.7 5. 650 7. 771 8. 142 5. 175 4. 742 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 4. 600 4. 600 4. 600 178.4 245.4 257.1 195.0 149.8 153.2 153.2 153.2 145.3 145.3 145.3 3.783 5.083 5. 338 3. 563 3. 307 3. 350 3. 350 3. 350 3.250 3. 250 3. 250 169.1 227.2 238.5 159.2 147.8 149.7 149.7 149.7 145.3 145.3 145.3 2.900 2.900 3.108 3.150 3.150 3.150 129.6 129.6 138.9 140.8 140.8 140.8 4. 500 4. 513 4. 600 4. 650 4. 650 4. 650 230.2 230.8 235.3 237.9 237.9 237.9 3. 476 3. 500 3.500 3.600 3. 600 3.600 215.5 217.1 217.1 223.3 223.3 223.3 4. 600 4. 600 4. 808 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 145.3 145.3 151.8 153.2 153.2 153.2 3. 250 145.3 3. 250 . 145.3 3. 333 149.0 3. 350 149.7 3. 350 149.7 3. 350 149.7 3.150 3.150 3.150 3.150 3.150 3.150 3.150 140.8 140.8 140.8 140.8 140.8 140.8 140.8 4. 397 4. 650 4. 618 4. 350 4. 350 4. 350 4. 350 224.9 237.9 236.2 222.5 222.5 222.5 222.5 3. 620 3.702 3.734 3. 600 3.600 3. 600 3. 600 224. 5 229.5 231.6 223.3 223.3 223.3 223.3 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 153. 2 3. 350 3. 350 3. 350 3. 350 3.350 3. 350 3. 350 3.150 3.150 3.150 3.150 3.150 3.150 140.8 140.8 140.8 140.8 140.8 140.8 4. 350 4. 350 4. 350 4. 350 4. 350 4. 350 222.5 222.5 222.5 222.5 222.5 222.5 3. 600 3.600 3.600 3.600 3.600 3. 600 223.3 223.3 223.3 223.3 223.3 223.3 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 4. 850 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 153.2 3. 350 3. 350 3. 350 3. 350 3. 350 3. 350 1. 385 $1.112 1.152 1. 265 1. 322 1. 504 1. 509 1. 967 79.4 76.7 88.9 2.600 2. 617 2. 733 90.7 91.3 95.3 100.0 2. 867 2.983 3.104 3. 504 5. 067 100.0 189.8 252.8 290.8 223.1 203.5 209.3 209.3 209.3 122.2 5. 442 7.246 8. 338 6. 396 5.833 6.000 6.000 6.000 5. 750 5. 750 5. 750 200.6 200.6 200.6 5. 750 5. 750 5. 750 5. 750 5. 750 200.6 200.6 200.6 200.6 200.6 103.5 113.7 118.8 135.2 135.6 176.8 192.9 144.8 122.3 104.1 108.3 122.2 176.7 $2. 381 2.598 1. 951 1. 649 1. 645 1. 645 1.645 1.645 1. 645 1.645 $1. 743 1. 739 1. 739 1.739 1. 739 1. 739 1. 739 1.645 1. 645 1.645 1. 645 1. 645 1. 692 1. 739 1. 739 1.739 1. 739 1. 739 1. 786 122.2 122. 2 122.2 122.2 122.2 125.7 6.000 149.7 149.7 149.7 149.7 149.7 149.7 149.7 1.770 1.786 1. 786 1.786 1. 786 1. 786 1. 786 124.3 125.4 125.4 125.4 125.4 125.4 125.4 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 209.3 209.3 209.3 209.3 209.3 209.3 209.3 149.7 149. 7 149.7 149.7 149.7 149.7 1.786 1.786 1.739 1. 739 1.739 1. 739 122.1 122.1 122.1 122.1 125.4 125.4 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 209.3 209.3 209.3 209.3 209.3 209.3 122.2 122.2 122. 2 122.2 122. 2 209.3 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1.063 1.231 CO co 00 C hart 14 400 375 350 325 3.00 275 400 375 350 325 300 SHOES, MEN'S: VICI KID, GOODYEARWELT TAN, CHESS, GOODYEAR WELT SHOES, WOMEN'S: SOLID GRAIN — •---- •— $LACK EED, GOODYEARWELT• • « • • • • * (Average prioe In 1915 « 100.) 275 250 • , i: 200 /: 175 —• > 4 '•^ 150 125 / / / / 100 1* • /• : • 250 » i_; 225 1 200 V. _Is \ k 175 i '•• 150 125 • 100 / > >s 75 75 / / 50 50 40 .A © © © © CO © © © *— «0 40 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 . 225 400 875 860 300 275 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES C h a r t 14a CD CD W H OLESALE P R IC E S OF C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 100 T able 9 . — A V E R A G E 1923— C ontinu ed Cloths and clothing (a) Boots and shoes ( b) Cotton goods Calico W omen’s Year or month $0,055 .058 .065 .063 .055 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 .850 .850 .850 .850 .850 73.9 73.9 73.9 73.9 73.9 .053 .053 .050 .045 .048 190ft 19ftl 1902 1903 1904 .904 .854 .863 .918 78.6 74.3 75.0 77.2 79.9 .053 .050 .050 .050 .053 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 .977 1.031 1.006 .969 1.040 85.0 89.7 87.5 84.2 90.4 .052 .055 1910 1911 1912....................................... 1.023 1. 017 1.090 88.9 88.4 94.7 114.5 101.3 114.5 110.1 88.1 79.3 85.1 92.5 1923 73.9 69.6 67.4 65.2 65.2 TO $0.850 .800 .775 .750 .750 .888 92.5 92.5 Ameri can Cocheco prints, standard Rela tive prints, average average price Average Rela price per price per yard price per tive yard pair price 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 - - . ...................... ....................... ........................ 96.6 1890 Average price per pair Patent leather pump, M cK a y sewed WHOLESALE PRICES, M cK a y Gun Colored, Gun sewed, calf, metal, G ood metal, M cK a y kid, year Solid Good Good sewed, M cK a y grain, black, Rela welt, year year Relasewed, kid, lace, tive average lace welt, kid, lace, welt, lace tive button, average price button, oxford, price price per average price per oxford, average Rela average price per average pair average price per pair tive price per price per price per pair pair price pair pair pair Black kid, lace, Goodyear welt 88.1 88.1 88.8 93.2 $0,050 .060 .052 .048 .053 .050 .050 91.1 96.9 117.8 101.6 94.5 103.9 97.6 97.6 $3.000 3.000 3.000 3.442 4.496 100.0 100.0 100.0 1918...................... ................. 1919_____________ _________ 1920_____________ _________ 1921___________ ___________ 4. 375 6. 596 7.663 5.063 145.8 219.9 255.4 168.7 1922_____________ _________ January.......................... February..... .............. . M a rch . I....................... A pril............. ................. M a y . . ........................ . June...... .......... ........... 4. 335 4. 750 4. 750 4. 750 4.190 4.150 4.150 144.5 158.3 158.3 158.3 139.7 138.3 138.3 J u ly..... ........................... August....... ................... September........ ............ October........ .......... ....... N ovem ber ..................... December...................... 4.150 4.150 4.233 4. 250 4. 250 4.250 138.3 138.3 141.1 141.7 141.7 141.7 1923....................................... January______________ February....................... M a rch _______ ________ A pril____ ____ ____. . . M a y _________________ June___ _____________ 4.250 4. 250 4.250 4. 250 4. 250 4. 250 4.250 J u ly ................... ........... August_______________ September___________ October.......................... N ovem ber_____ ____ December____________ 4.250 4. 250 4. 250 4. 250 4. 250 4. 250 2 N o quotation. $2.175 2.275 2.350 2.763 3.500 114.7 149.9 4.024 5.879 100.0 104.6 108.0 127. 0 160. 9 $1.659 1.741 1.850 2.333 3.250 105.0 111.5 140.7 195.9 $1. 375 1.458 1.500 1.908 2. 750 2.938 4.079 4. 866 4.008 100.0 200.0 ~ .051 .049 .049 .064 .094 96. 5 95. 3 124. 5 183.6 213.6 296.7 353.9 291.5 . 162 . 152 . 144 .088 316. 2 298. 2 281. 2 173.0 100.0 106.1 109.1 138.8 100.0 $5.213 193.3 270. 3 309. 8 239.8 $3.979 223.6 303.2 359.6 267.1 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 183. 9 183.9 183. 9 183.9 183.9 183.9 183.9 3. 350 3. 350 3.350 3. 350 3. 350 3. 350 3.350 224.9 224.9 224.9 224.9 224.9 224.9 224.9 3.600 3.600 3. 600 3. 600 3. 600 3. 600 3. 600 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 .087 .088 .088 .088 .088 .086 .085 169.5 171.6 171.6 171.6 171.6 168.1 165.4 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 183.9 183.9 183.9 183.9 183.9 183.9 3. 350 3.350 3. 350 3. 350 3. 350 3. 350 224.9 224.9 224.0 224.9 224.9 224.9 3. 600 3.600 3.600 3.600 3.600 3.600 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 .085 .085 .085 .087 .089 .089 165.4 165. 4 165.7 169.5 173.8 173.8 141.7 141.7 141. 7 141.7 141.7 141. 7 141. 7 4.126 4.000 4. 016 4.150 4.150 4.150 4,150 189.9 183.9 184. 6 190.9 190. 9 190.9 190.9 3.476 3.350 3. 366 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 233.4 224.9 226.0 235.0 235.0 235.0 235.0 3. 600 3.600 3. 600 3.600 3.600 3. 600 3.600 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 .100 195.1 190.8 203.1 203.1 203.1 203.1 203.1 141.7 141.7 141.7 141.7 141.7 141.7 4.150 4.150 4.150 4.150 4.150 4.150 190.9 190.9 190.9 190.9 190. 9 190.9 3. 500 3.500 3. 500 3.500 3.500 3. 500 235.0 235.0 235.0 235.0 235. 0 235.0 3.600 3.600 3.600 3.600 3.600 3.600 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 261.8 . $6.671 7. 643 5.917 3.708 5.029 $5.975 7.086 5. 266 .098 . 104 .104 .104 . 104 .104 .100 .089 .089 (2) .099 .104 196.5 173.8 173.8 193.3 203.1 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES 1913................................. . 1914______________________ 1915________ _____ ________ 1916........................................ 1917........ .......... ..................... o 102 T able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C o n tin u ed Cloths and clothing (b) Cotton goods Ginghams Flannel Drillings: Brown Denims Year or month Colored, 2f Unbleached, Un Lancaster Amoskeag yards to the bleached, 3.80 yards to Massa the pound pound 3§ yards chusetts RelaD stand tive to the pound, ard, aver price age price Average Rela average Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela price per tive price per price per tive price per tive price per tive per yard price price yard yard yard price yard yard price 86.9 86.9 82.1 72.6 69.4 $0,063 .065 .065 .063 .049 .065 .065 .058 .058 .062 64.2 64.2 56.8 56.8 61.1 .053 .055 .055 .046 .051 66.3 69.4 69.4 58.5 64.1 62.4 61.3 62.1 66.9 75.8 .074 .064 .065 .074 .089 72.9 63.2 64.2 72.6 87.4 .057 .058 .058 .063 .072 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 .063 101.0 98.7 97.9 95.5 .090 88.8 .100 .100 98.7 99.1 .075 .076 .075 94.7 96.3 95.2 83.0 79.2 70.7 71.7 67.9 $0,064 .060 .054 .056 .050 73.7 69.1 61.6 64.8 57.8 $0,088 .088 .084 .073 .068 86.4 86.4 82.7 71.6 .110 $0,068 .065 .058 .059 .056 1895.. 1896.. 1897.. 1898.. 1899.. .099 .099 .093 .090 .090 69.7 69.7 65. 7 63.3 63. 2 .053 .057 .063 .051 .051 64.3 69.6 63.8 62.3 62.0 .049 .052 .046 .044 .046 56.4 60.1 53.3 50.3 52.6 1900.. 1901.. 1902.. 1903.. 1904.. . 107 . 105 . 105 . 113 .122 75. 7 73.8 74.1 79. 5 85.9 .061 .059 .058 .062 .073 73.6 71.1 69.9 75.2 88.3 .054 .053 .054 .058 .066 1905.. 1906.. 1907.. 1908.. 1909.. .108 . 123 . 138 . 116 . 125 76.4 87. 0 97. 5 81.9 88.4 .072 .078 .083 .071 .074 87.6 94.2 100. 2 .063 .074 .078 .072 .079 1910.. 1911.. 1912.. . 145 . 138 . 136 102.3 97. 2 95. 7 . 142 100.0 .140 98.8 .083 .082 .080 .082 .079 $0.118 . 114 .114 . 118 1913.. 1914_. 85.8 89.7 100.2 100.0 97.5 100.0 95.9 .086 $0.082 .081 .079 .083 .077 97.1 74.6 $0,069 .070 .070 .064 .050 113.3 113.3 103.2 81.6 .047 .047 .044 .043 .048 71.7 72.6 67.4 66.3 73.4 .050 .050 .049 .049 .052 80.3 80.9 79.9 79.0 83.3 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 86.0 .052 .057 .066 .055 .059 79.2 86.9 111.6 84.3 90.5 .052 .059 .069 .057 .060 107.7 104.8 96.2 .066 .065 .060 106.8 104.5 97.1 100.0 .062 96.2 .060 100.0 96.6 91.3 87.9 79.9 100.0 . 101 100.0 .079 100.0 92.6 .102 100.4 .078 97.9 .070 .068 .063 .065 .063 96.2 100.0 100.0 101.2 112.0 83.7 95.8 92.7 96.4 1890 TO 1923 66.6 $0.069 .069 .065 .058 .055 82.9 80.7 80. 7 82.9 77.6 1890.. 1891.. 1892.. 1893.. 1894.. WHOLESALE PRICES, Pepperell Massa AmosStark A, keag, chusetts, average average average Relative price per price price price Average Rela yard per per price per tive yard yard price yard 115.9 177.6 232.4 286.4 273.8 069 092 157 224 237 84.3 111.4 190.6 271.9 288.2 .066 .095 .163 .241 .225 80.2 114.9 197.4 291.2 271.8 .083 .119 .182 .321 .288 81.4 117.7 179.2 317.2 284.4 .088 .086 .134 .259 .235 1920. 1921. 460 178 358.0 138.5 291 126 353.8 153.6 .274 .125 330.8 150.9 .443 .186 436.9 183.2 .339 1922................. 203 193 191 191 191 191 196 157.9 149.9 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 152.3 137 130 126 125 125 129 130 166.3 158.0 153.5‘ 151.9 151.9 156.4 158.0 .138 .127 .125 .125 .125 .126 .128 166.4 154.1 151.6 151.2 151.2 151.8 154.7 .170 . 176 .163 .163 .163 .163 .163 July............. August___ September. October___ November. December. 196 198 206 152.4 154.3 160.1 163.5 180.5 186.7 130 135 145 151 157 160 158.0 163.7 176.6 183.8 190.4 194.4 .135 .139 .146 .147 .161 .167 163.0 168.3 176. 4 177.8 195.2 201.9 .163 .163 .168 . 170 .191 1923................. J an u ary ... February.. M arch........ April........... M a y ............ June............ 259 245 252 261 265 265 265 201.3 190.4 195.6 205.8 205.8 205.8 178 163 174 179 185 185 177 215.7 198.3 211.5 216.9 224.8 224.8 215.4 .171 .169 .173 .180 .181 .175 .169 207.3 204.5 209.1 217.3 219.2 July............. Au gust___ September. O c to b e r ... November. Decem ber. 265 257 246 250 263 274 205.8 200.3 191.6 194.4 204.4 213.5 173 165 170 175 186 198 210.1 .162 .157 .162 .165 .182 .184 195.8 189.6 195.3 199.4 219.6 January.. February. M arch___ April......... M a y .......... June.......... * N o quotation 202.6 200.5 206.3 212.6 226.4 240.2 211.1 204.2 222.1 .064 .081 .128 .180 . 189 98.2 125.1 196.8 277.2 290.9 .059 .074 .114 .177 .177 96.1 120.4 184.9 286.6 286.1 $0.317 .152 428.1 204.6 .221 .119 340.6 182.3 .218 .123 352.7 198.2 168.1 174.0 160.4 160.4 160.4 160.4 160.4 .136 .137 .128 .128 .128 .128 .128 183.7 184.9 173.0 173.0 173.0 173.0 173.0 .128 . 126 .126 .126 .126 .126 .126 196.2 193.9 193.9 193.9 193.9 193.9 193.9 .136 219.9 .135 .135 .135 .135 .135 218.4 218.4 218.4 218.4 218.4 160.4 161.0 165.4 168.1 188.8 197.4 .128 .135 .139 .142 .154 .157 173.0 181.9 187.1 191.8 207.2 211.5 .126 .126 .128 .126 .135 .135 193.9 193.9 193.9 193.9 207.7 207.7 .135 .135 .135 .135 .135 .145 218.4 218.4 218.4 218.4 218.4 234.6 .215 .203 212.4 .210 207.3 .214 .218 .218 .218 211.6 .169 .160 .166 .169 .171 .171 .171 228.6 215.8 224.3 228.2 230.7 230.7 230.7 .143 .135 .144 .144 .144 .144 .144 220.5 207.7 221.5 221.5 221.5 221.5 221.5 .147 .145 .145 .145. .145 .145 .145 237.7 234.6 234.6 234.6 234.6 234.6 234.6 .218 .218 .218 .218 .218 (2) 214.7 214.7 214.7 214.7 214.7 .171 .171 .171 .171 .171 (2) 230.7 230.7 230.7 230.7 230.7 .144 .144 .144 .144 .144 .144 221.5 221.5 221.5 221.5 221.5 221.5 .154 .154 . 154 .144 .144 .144 248.5 248.5 248.5 233.0 233.0 233.0 .200 200.6 214.7 214.7 214.7 86.0 (2) 103 210 232 240 108.2 169.4 327.3 296.5 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 149 228 299 368 352 .164 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 T able 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C on tin u ed O Cloths and clothing (b) Cotton goods M uslin: Bleached, 4-4 Hosiery W om en’s . M en’s Tw othread, average price per dozen pairs, Sep tember price Single thread, average price per dozen pairs, Sep tember price C om bed Full yarn, Single fash fast thread, ioned, black, carded Rela combed yarn, 188 yarn, tive average needles, price average price per average price per dozen price per dozen dozen pairs pairs pairs Silk mercer ized, mock seam, 220 needles, average price per dozen pairs Rela tive price $1,900 1.900 102.7 102.7 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. .907 .833 .784 .735 .735 93.4 85.8 80.8 75.7 75.7 1.875 1.875 1.850 1.800 1. 750 100.0 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. . 784 .735 .784 $0. 637 . 637 80.8 70.7 75.7 80.8 80.8 . 637 .662 80.8 83.9 108.6 .686 1905. 1906. 1.900 101.4 101.4 97.3 94.6 102.7 108.1 (N ew Aver age construc Rela tion.) price tive Average price per yard price per yard 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 .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 90.3 78.6 87.3 96.1 90.3 .075 .075 .076 .077 .080 86.5 86.9 92.2 .073 .074 .074 .076 .080 83.8 84.5 84.9 86.5 91.2 93.2 90.3 .075 .082 93.9 .074 .081 84.6 92.4 101.4 97.3 .760 .662 .735 .809 .760 1.750 1.900 94.6 102.7 .784 .760 100.0 Rela tive price $1.225 1.127 1.078 1.054 .980 1. 850 1. 875 1.800 2.000 Aver age price per yard 86.2 88.2 86.0 1923 101.0 131.3 121.2 111. 1 220 needles, needles, combed yarn, Rela combed yarn, tive m ock price average seam, price per average dozen price per dozen pairs pairs 220 TO $1.274 1.176 1.078 1.054 .980 16-ounce, 16-ounce, 26-ounce, 176 needles, average price per dozen pairs 1890 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 26 to 28 ounce, 160 to 176 needles, average price per dozen pairs, Septem ber price Lonsdale Single-thread WHOLESALE PRICES, Fruit of the Loom Seamless, single-thread 93.2 87.4 94.5 2.025 1. 775 1. 775 109.5 95.9 95.9 1910 . ________ 1 911................. ......... 1912_______________ 1913_______________ ____ _ 1914 .804 .800 .829 .858 .847 93.7 93.2 96.7 99.0 99.7 1915_________ _____ 1916_____________ 1917_______________ 1918_______________ 1919_______________ . 875 1.104 ____ ________ ___ .735 .833 $0.850 onn .810 99.0 93.2 94.4 .813 .825 .854 .858 . 846 94.7 96.1 99.5 .112 .091 .091 128.4 104.9 104.4 .103 .087 .088 105.4 99.4 95.3 .089 117.4 100.1 100.7 102.2 98.6 .092 .087 .083 .085 .091 106.3 $0.084 .078 .079 .081 .083 $1. 283 1. 817 2.104 2.350 101. 5 133.0 188.3 218.1 243.6 .077 .094 . 145 .230 .270 89.9 110. 3 169.5 269.5 316.6 .073 .089 . 139 .230 .243 172.4 284.4 301.0 323.9 185.7 .344 .166 402.7 194.0 .295 . 149 365.3 184.2 . 148 . 147 . 147 . 144 . 137 . 137 . 137 183.7 181.9 181.9 178.1 169.8 169.8 169.8 182.3 194.1 194.1 194.1 194.1 194.1 98.7 1.831 1.844 1. 850 1.795 1. 791 102.0 1. 782 $1. 035 1. 533 . 1. 904 2.106 128. 7 190.6 236.7 261.8 2. 522 3.739 4. 365 $4.306 99.3 117.1 140. 5 208.3 243.2 1920_______________ 1921........ .......... ......... 2.688 334.1 205.7 5. 684 2.627 321.0 148.4 3.125 1.792 1922________ _______ 1.650 1.694 1,648 1. 600 1.600 1.611 1.650 205.1 204.9 198.8 198.8 200.3 205.1 2. 730 2.761 2.800 2.800 2.707 2.600 2.648 154.2 155.9 158.1 158.1 153.0 146.9 149.6 1. 717 1. 744 1. 700 1. 658 1. 650 1. 667 1. 725 $1. 781 1. 807 1. 764 1. 723 1. 715 1.732 1. 789 178.0 180.7 176.2 171.8 171.0 172.8 178.8 .171 . 166 .166 .166 .166 .166 .166 200.0 January___ ____ February______ M arch_________ April___________ M a y ..................... June___________ July____________ A u g u s t ............... September_____ October________ N ovem ber_____ December_____ 1. 650 1. 650 1. 650 1. 650 1. 650 1. 750 205.1 205.1 205.1 205.1 205.1 217.5 2.720 2.720 2.720 2.720 2.765 2.800 153.7 153.7 153.7 153.7 156.1 158.1 1. 725 1. 725 1. 725 1. 725 1.760 1. 800 1. 789 1. 789 1. 789 1.789 1. 823 1.862 178.8 178.8 178.8 178.8 182.3 186.6 .166 . 166 . 176 (2) 195.0 195.0 206.1 .185 .185 217.2 217. 2 . 147 . 157 . 157 . 157 . 157 . 157 1.778 1.750 1. 750 1. 750 1. 750 1. 750 1. 750 221.0 January._______ February______ M arch_________ April___________ M a y ___________ June________ 217.5 217. 5 217.5 217.5 217.5 217.5 2.623 2.782 2.775 2.749 2.725 2,725 2.575 148.1 157.1 156:9 155.4 153.9 153.9 145.4 1. 820 1.862 1. 862 1. 862 1. 862 1. 862 1. 862 181.9 186.2 186.2 186.2 186.2 186.2 186.2 . 185 . 188 .190 .194 . 195 . 195 . 193 216.8 219.8 222. 7 227. 7 228.4 228.4 226.1 166 164 170 172 . 172 . 172 . 170 205.8 202.7 210.9 212.2 212.2 July___________ Au gust............. September_____ October. ............ Novem ber......... December_____ 1. 750 1. 750 1. 760 1.800 1. 873 1.900 217.5 217.5 218.8 223.7 232.8 236. 2 2.500 2.500 2.500 2. 550 2.550 2. 550 141.3 141.3 141.3 144.0 144.0 144.0 1. 824 1. 789 1. 767 1. 764 1. 764 1. 764 182.3 178.7 176. 6 176.4 176.4 176.4 176 176 176 176 . 181 . 181 206.1 206.1 206.1 206.3 . 157 . 157 . 160 194.1 194.1 197.4 1923_______________ 1.654 210.6 99.8 2.102 . 871 1.142 100.0 . . . . 100.0 195.0 195.0 195.0 195.0 195.0 195. 0 211.6 211.6 . . . . . 162 . 166 .176 95.0 95.3 100.0 102.8 90.0 110.6 212.2 210.4 200.1 205.8 217.7 105 2 N o quotation. 100.0 100.0 100.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES $0,800 .750 .810 1907 _ . 1908 . . 1909 106 T able 9 — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed Cloths and clothing (6) Cotton goods Percale:Scout, 36-inch Muslin*. Bleached: 4-4 Print cloths Sheetings: Brown N ew Y ork Mills, 1890-1905; Williamsville, A l, 1906-1909, average price per yard troo Rough Rider, aver Rela age tive price price. per yard W am - W amsutta sutta nain <o> XX, sook, aver aver age age price price per per yard yard Rela tive price. Aver age price per yard 28-inch, 27-inch, aver Rela Rela aver age age tive tive price price price price per per yard yard .097 .095 .094 .081 .089 86.8 85.1 83.7 72.2 79.9 .029 .026 .025 97.8 95.6 .097 .088. .089 .097 .092 .085 .095 . 116 .094 .088 $0.083 97.6 108.9 133.8 108.0 100. 7 .094 . 103 . 110 . 112 .106 .085 .079 .079 102.3 95.9 95.0 . 114 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 .085 .089 .084 .078 .073 1900 1901 1902 1908 1904 .079 .076 .077 .085 .083 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912_____________ 98.0 101.8 96. 2 90.2 83. 5 90.4 87. 5 88.1 . Ill .104 88.6 $0.073 78.0 89.9 86.2 72.9 A ver age price per yard 86.1 $0,064 $0.066 .059 .055 .057 .052 110.5 99.4 91.2 96.1 87.2 72.2 76.1 71.6 64.8 .051 .051 .045 .042 .045 85.8 85.5 75.7 71.0 75.5 86.3 77.0 80.6 71.0 .060 .057 .058 .053 69.5 73.9 69.8 64.1 64.6 .053 .056 .053 .048 .050 68.8 .027 54.6 72.4 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 .067 80.8 80.8 77.6 81.7 91.3 84.3 92.5 98.5 82.8 96.0 126.0 88.9 95.2 .076 .080 .084 .078 .975 90.0 95.2 99.2 92.5 89.3 .064 .069 .075 .068 .069 101.8 94.7 .031 .036 .048 .034 .036 101.9 98.9 93.5 .038 .035 .038 101.6 101.1 .084 .088 .081 99.2 104.4 95.7 .073 .068 .069 99.7 93.2 94.1 100.2 .021 92.6 4-4, Ware Shoals L .L ., Rela tive aver price age price per yard 87.3 81.4 77.6 79.5 72.4 .073 .065 .068 .060 .059 .062 .059 .054 .054 75.9 68.4 66.0 Law rence L .L ., aver age price per yard 87.9 93.4 93.2 93.9 .051 .049 85.0 82.7 81.4 89.7 102.9 $0,058 .057 .062 .072 .073 .077 .078 $0,065 .052 .056 .061 $0.065 .058 .061 104.3 110.3 111.8 89.7 97.0 105.4 93.7 98.5 1923 $0.033 .029 .034 .033 .028 Rela tive price 4-4, Massa chusetts 4-4, Stark mills, F ly A, aver ing Horse brand, age Rela price average per tive price price per yard yard TO 90.5 90.3 87.1 87.8 85.0 $0.097 .097 .093 .093 .089 Aver age price per yard 4-4, Pepperell R . 1890 111.4 $0.101 111. 1 . 101 107.1 .097 106.4 .098 .095 101.8 1891 1892 1898 1894 4-4, Indian Head WHOLESALE PRICES, Year or month 98654°— 251- .080 .080 .071 .091 . 150 100.0 99.5 87.9 113.3 187.5 .112 .112 .100 .125 .196 100.0 $0.068 100.0 .068 89.6 .063 112.2 .087 175.7 .132 100.0 100.0 93.0 129.0 196.0 $0.035 .030 .029 .042 .066 83.5 121.5 192.2 .084 .080 .068 .088 .145 94.8 80.9 104.7 171.6 1918_________ _____ 1919______________ 1920______________ 1921.......................... .225 .246 .268 .135 281.1 306.4 333.7 168.8 .302 .357 .477 .286 270.1 319.5 426.7 256.1 .223 .218 .198 .129 329. 6 323.0 293.8 191.0 .113 .099 .126 .051 327.5 287.0 363.8 148.7 .235 .232 .288 .131 279.3 275.1 342.5 156.1 .201 1922_______ _____ January_____ February____ M arch_______ April_________ M a y .............. June_________ .142 .139 .134 .133 . 131 . 136 . 136 176.7 173.1 167.3 166.0 163.3 169.3 169.3 .274 .289 .289 .289 .288 .265 .265 $0,226 (2) .225 .225 .225 .225 .225 245.5 258.8 258.8 258.8 257.4 236.9 236.9 .128 .143 .133 .125 . 125 . 123 .121 190.2 211.1 197. 2 185. 2 185. 2 182.1 179. 7 .066 .058 .056 .060 .060 .064 .065 189.9 167.5 163.2 173.0 173.3 184.9 188.4 .129 .115 .115 .115 .115 .115 .125 .118 .117 .114 .113 .115 .120 153.0 136.6 136.6 136.6 136.6 136.6 142.5 J u ly .............. .. August______ September__ October.......... N ovem ber___ December___ .141 .142 .145 .150 .155 . 160 175.4 176.4 180.3 186.9 193.5 199.0 .265 .265 .265 .265 (2) (2) .225 .225 .225 .225 .229 .230 236.9 236.9 236.9 236.9 .121 .121 .122 .129 .139 . 139 179.7 179.7 180.7 190.8 205.6 205.6 .066 .065 .066 .072 .077 .077 190.7 187.5 190.7 207.5 222.9 223.2 .130 .130 .140 .145 .145 .160 154.4 154.4 166.3 172.2 172.2 190.0 1923......................... January_____ February____ M arch_______ April_________ M a y . . ............. J u n e ............. . 157 . 165 . 168 . 170 . 168 . 162 .154 195.6 205.6 208.9 211.7 209.0 202.1 191.4 .235 .235 .235 .235 .235 .235 .235 255.3 254.6 255.3 255.3 255.3 255.3 255.3 .148 .148 .154 .154 .154 .154 .154 218.8 218.5 227.9 227.9 227.9 227.9 227.9 .075 .078 .080 .082 .079 .073 .070 217.4 227.3 231.9 237.7 229.3 211.9 202.9 .163 .160 .160 .170 .170 .170 .170 193.9 190.0 190.0 201.9 201.9 201.9 201.9 July__________ August______ September__ October______ N ovem ber___ Decem ber. _ . .347 . 141 . 148 . 152 . 155 .155 183.4 175. 7 184.3 189.0 193.5 193.5 .235 .235 .235 .235 .235 .235 255.3 255.3 255.3 255.3 255.3 255.3 .148 . 129 .129 (2) ^ 149 .154 219.4 190. 8 190.8 .066 .064 .071 .075 .079 .081 192.2 186. 7 204.4 217.4 229.3 235.7 .155 . 155 .155 . 160 .160 .175 184.1 184.1 184.1 190.0 190.0 207.8 2No quotation. 100.0 .073 .069 .061 .083 .136 100.0 93.5 82.7 113.1 185.1 .081 .056 .052 .072 . 118 274.6 262.6 297.3 155.8 . 195 .168 . 103 .098 .098 .096 .091 .093 .120 170.4 160.3 159.8 155.0 153.5 157.2 163.7 .128 .130 .130 .135 .140 .140 174.8 177.4 177.4 183.9 191.0 191.0 . 106 . 107 .108 .108 .117 .152 .146 .151 .155 .155 .155 .150 207.4 199.3 206.1 211.5 211.5 211.5 204.2 .123 .145 .145 .148 . 150 .159 .165 197.8 197.8 .193 .218 .114 .211 .087 .100 .120 .121 . 126 .128 . 129 . 124 . 119 . 117 . I ll 201.6 . I ll 204.6 216.5 225.1 . 125 . 128 .133 100.0 91.2 84.0 117. 6 192.7 317.3 273.5 343.5 142. 2 168.4 159. 6 159. 6 156. 7 147.7 150.8 162.2 172.0 174.1 175.6 176.4 190.1 195.6 199.8 197.1 205.5 208.3 210.4 202.1 194.3 189.9 180.5 181.1 203. 6 207. 8 217.3 £ O tel 107 220.4 227.9 100.0 88.1 WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1913_________ _____ 1914......................... 1915______________ 1916_________ _____ 1917______________ 108 T able 9*—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923— Continued Cloths and clothing « (6) Cotton goods Yarns: Carded Underwear Men’s Men’s shirts and shirts drawers, 12-1234 pounds and drawers, 1234-13 pounds, Average Rela average Average per Rela tive price per tive price per price gar price price 12 gar 12 spool ments ments Wo men’s union suits, series I, average price per 12 suits White, muleWomen’s union White, mulespun, northern, spun, northern, suits, series Southern, Twisted, Eastern, Twisted, cones, 10/1 cones, 22/1 II peeler ordinary 2-ply for ordinary weaving, for weav Rela cones for for weav Rela 16/2, aver ing 20/2, tive weaving, ing 40/2, tive age price average price 50/2, aver average price Average Rela Average Rela Average Rela age price price per price per per price per tive price per tive price per tive per pound pound pound 12 suits price pound price pound price pound 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 $0.032 . 031 . 031 .031 .031 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 1895 189fi 1897 1898 1899 . 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 1900 1907 1908 1909..................... . 037 . 037 .042 .041 .039 94. 9 94. 9 106. 6 104.1 1Q0.0 . 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 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1925 Year or month Thread: 6-cord, 200-yard spools, J. & P. Coats, freight paid 105.4 95.1 90.8 .252 .235 .228 101.8 94.8 92.2 .248 100.0 $0. 215 100.0 $0. 501 197 88.9 .218 88.0 . 191 88.7 .488 100.0 109.5 149.0 218.4 216.3 173 265 397 599 534 78.0 119. 6 179.4 270.5 241.3. . 198 .297 .449 .662 .596 80.0 120.0 181.2 267.5 240.8 . 167 .268 . 389 .643 $0. 694 .621 77. 5 124.3 180.6 298.7 267.0 .441 .706 .933 1.176 274.3 180.8 625 290 282.2 131.2 .703 .331 283.8 133.6 .719 .273 .039 .039 .039 .039 .038 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 95.7 $4. 250 4. 250 100.0 100.0 88. 250 8.250 100.0 100.0 221 1915 1916 1917 1918............... 1919........... .036 .037 .043 .051 .055 91.6 93.6 108.9 130.4 140.6 4. 188 4. 609 6. 677 13. 029 11. 461 98.5 108.5 157.1 306.6 269.7 8. 250 9.031 12.292 18. 021 17.846 1920. . _ 1921______ .098 .069 249.5 175.3 13. 521 7. 699 318.1 181.1 22. 632 14. 917 1922............................ January............ February......... M arch............... April.................. M a y __________ June................... .058 .058 .058 .058 .058 .058 .058 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. Julv___________ August.......... .. September____ October........... N ovem ber____ December......... .058 .058 .058 .058 .058 .058 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 7. 7. 7. 7. 1 9 2 3 .......................... January_______ February_____ M arch............... A p r il............. M a y ................... June................... .058 .058 .058 .058 .058 .058 .058 J u l y ................. August____ _ September___ October______ Novem ber____ December......... .058 . 058 .058 .058 .058 .058 100.0 97.5 $0,900 .921 88.0 140.9 186. 4 234.9 240.3 309. 5 117.7 1.421 .422 370.9 109.9 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 $6. 313 6. 250 6. 250 6.250 6.250 6. 250 6. 250 176. 5 176.5 176.5 176.5 176.5 176.5 176.5 14.000 14.000 14.000 14.000 14.000 14.000 14.000 $11.625 11. 500 11. 500 11. 500 11. 500 11. 500 11. 500 169.7 169.7 169.7 169.7 169.7 169.7 169.7 361 163.0 326 147.3 313. . 141.3 314 141.7 314 141.7 331 149.7 360 162.8 .397 .365 .351 .353 .350 .370 .400 160.5 147. 5 ! 141.6 142.5 141.3 149.4 161.4 .365 .317 .308 .309 .298 .326 .359 156.8 136.5 132.6 132.9 128.1 140.1 154.4 .549 .501 .494 .491 .473 .514 .556 143.3 130.8 129.0 128.0 123.3 134.1 145.2 500 500 500 500 6.250 6.250 6.250 6.500 6.500 6.500 176.5 176.5 176.5 176.5 176.5 176.5 14.000 14.000 14.000 14.000 14.000 14.000 11.500 11. 500 11.500 12.000 12.000 12.000 169.7 169.7 169.7 169.7 169.7 169.7 378 387 373 391 420 425 170.7 174.7 168.4 176.5 189.7 191.9 .412 .420 .412 .424 .452 .460 166.4 169.5 166.5 171.2 182.6 186.0 .377 .384 .369 .405 .456 .466 162.2 162.5 ________ 158.6 174.1 196.2 200.7 ................ .568 .578 .566 .571 .629 .643 148.2 150.8 147.8 149.2 164.2 167.7 148. 7 148. 7 148. 7 148.7 148.7 148.7 148. 7 7.200 7.000 7.000 7. 331 7. 500 7.500 7.500 201.4 195.7 195.7 204.9 209.7 209.7 209.7 12.625 12.000 12.000 12.500 12. 500 12.500 12.500 184.3 175.1 175.1 182.4 182.4 182.4 182.4 448 435 448 462 448 423 412 202.4 196.7 202. 5 208.6 202.4 191.1 186. 0 .486 .474 .487 .502 .495 .471 .458 196.2 191. 5 196.7 202.9 199.8 190.1 185.2 .488 .498 .516 .536 .514 .465 .434 210.0 214.5 221.9 230.9 221.3 199.8 186. 7 .632 .679 .691 .711 .689 .632 .591 164.9 177.3 180.2 185.6 179.9 164.9 154.3 148.7 148. 7 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7 7.250 7.000 7.000 7.000 7.067 7.250 202.8 195. 7 195. 7 195.7 197.7 202.8 12.500 12. 500 12. 500 12. 500 13.000 14.500 182.4 182.4 182.4 182.4 189.7 211.6 404 402 448 461 501 533 182.5 181. 8 202. 5 208. 1 226.3 240. 7 .437 .432 .472 .494. . 540 .564 176. 7 174. 5 190. 7 199. 5 218. 2 227.9 .407 .412 .476 175.3 177.4 204.9 214.8 232. 7 238.7 .543 .533 .577 .604 .654 .682 141. 6 139.3 150.6 157.6 170.5 178.1 •7500 7.500 .499 .541 .555 109 100.0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF' COMMODITIES 233 210 201 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 n o T able 9 ___A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed Cloths and clothing (c) W oolen goods Suiting Overcoating Clay worsted: Diagonal, 16-ounce Rela tive price Average price per yard Average price per yard Rela Average price tive per price yard Indigo W oolblue, all dyed, blue, Rela wool, 14- 16-ounce, Rela tive ounce, 54r 55-56 inch, tive price price inch, aver average age price price per yard per yard W ash ington Mills, 6700, average price per yard $1.547 1.547 1.547 1.508 1.470 100.1 100.1 100.1 97.6 95.1 $0.910 .910 .683 97.4 97.4 73.1 1891. 1892. 1893 1894. 11-ounce Fulton Mills, 3192, average price per yard Rela tive price $0. 945 .882 .939 1.122 1.147 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 91.9 77.4 77. 5 80.6 78.5 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 92.8 103.2 1. 301 1. 474 94.2 106.7 1. 530 1.710 99.0 110.6 .964 1.044 103.2 111.8 1895. 1896 1897 1898 1899. $1.183 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 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 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 1905. 1906. 1 831 2.042 104. 6 116.7 1.093 1.215 Serge Middlesex m WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Kersey: Soft faced: Waterloo, 27 to 28 black, . 30 to 31 ounce, plain twill, ounce, average, 24-ounce, average average price price per price per per yard yard yard Clay worsted: Diag Serge: 9^-ounce, 55-57 inch onal, 12-ounce .464 .461 .459 100.1 99.5 99.1 1.971 1.850 1. 788 1910______________ 1911______________ . 1912______________ 1913______________ 1914___________ .466 .430 .452 .464 .455 100.4 92.8 97.5 100.0 98.1 1.925 1. 750 1915______________ 1916__________ 1917______________ 1918______________ 1919..................... .475 .515 .728 .882 .867 1920______________ 1921______________ 112.6 105.7 102.1 1.170 1.114 1.238 99.4 94.6 105.1 1.403 1. 339 1.485 101. 5 96.9 107. 5 1.710 1. 575 1. 575 $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 1.080 103.8 92.8 103.2 100.0 91.7 1. 459 1. 273 1.406 1. 382 1. 283 105. 6 92.1 10L.8 100.0 92.8 1. 575 1. 489 1. 523 102.4 111.2 157.1 190.2 187.1 1.423 1.920 2. 569 3.105 2.140 103.7 139.9 187.2 226. 2 155.9 1. 223 1.631 2. 375 3. 322 2. 453 103.8 138. 5 201. 7 282.1 208. 3 1.481 1.996 3.125 4. 262 3.150 1.036 .820 223.6 176.9 3. 519 1.880 $2.375 256.4 137.0 3. 826 2.079 $1.125 324.9 176. 6 1922______________ January_____ February____ M arch_______ A p ril________ M a y _________ June_________ .937 .820 .820 .820 900 .927 .950 202.0 176.9 176.9 176.9 194.2 200.1 205.0 2.604 2.375 2.625 2.625 2. 625 2. 625 2. 625 150.2 137.0 151.4 151.4 151.4 151.4 151.4 1.168 1.125 1.103 1.103 1.103 1.193 1.238 J u ly ............... A ugust______ September___ O ctob er......... N ovem ber___ D ecem ber___ 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 215.8 215.8 215.8 215.8 215.8 215.8 2. 625 2.625 2. 625 2. 625 2.625 2. 625 151.4 151.4 151.4 151. 4 151.4 151.4 1923______________ Jauuary_____ February____ M arch_____ A p ril________ M a y _________ June____ _____ 1. 017 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.040 1.040 1.0 0 219.4 215.8 215.8 215.8 224.4 224.4 224.4 2. 877 2. 625 2.900 2.900 2. 900 2. 900 2. 900 165.9 151.4 167.3 167.3 167.3 167.3 167.3 July_________ A ugust______ September___ October______ N ovem ber___ Decem ber___ 1.040 1.040 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 224.4 224.4 215.8 215.8 215.8 215.8 2. 900 2.900 2.900 2.900 2.900 2.900 167.3 167.3 167. 3 167.3 167.3 167.3 — 1.050 !994 l! 069 $1.294 112.3 106.4 114. 4 $1. 523 l! 545 1.459 101. 8 96! 3 98. 5 100! 0 94 4 1. 266 1.127 1.142 l! 131 1.078 111. 9 99. 7 101 0 100. 0 95. 4 107.1 144.4 226.1 308.4 227. 9 1. 564 1.974 3.158 4. 040 4. 009 101. 2 127! 8 204! 4 26l! 5 259. 5 1.194 1. 513 2. 273 3. 391 2.989 105. 6 133. 8 201. 0 300. 0 264.4 4.995 2.657 361. 5 192.2 4.179 2.933 270. 5 189.* 8 3. 679 2. 225 325. 4 196.8 183.3 176.6 173.1 173.1 173.1 187. 2 194.3 2.715 2. 545 2.498 2.489 2. 498 2.498 2. 783 196. 5 184. 2 180. 7 180. 7 180. 7 180.7 201. 4 3.101 2. 835 2.835 2.835 2. 835 3.060 3! 060 200. 7 183. 5 183. 5 183! 5 183. 5 198.1 198! 1 2. 271 2.163 2.115 2.115 2.115 2.115 2. 300 200.9 191. 3 187.1 187.1 187.1 187 1 203 5 1.125 1.125 1.125 1. 260 1. 260 1.260 176.6 176.6 176.6 197.8 197.8 197.8 2.828 2. 700 2.700 2.958 3.038 3.038 204. 6 195.4 195.4 214.0 219.8 219.8 3. 060 3. 285 3. 285 3. 285 3. 420 3. 420 198.1 212! 6 212! 6 212! 6 22l! 4 221. 4 2. 331 2. 250 2. 250 2.456 2. 520 2. 520 206. 2 199.0 199. 0 217. 2 222. 9 222. 9 1. 416 1. 350 1. 350 1. 350 1. 575 1. 575 (2) 222.2 211.9 211.9 211.9 247.2 247.2 3.240 3.016 2.970 (2) 3. 420 3. 420 (2) 234. 5 218. 2 214.0 3. 623 3. 420 3. 510 3! 510 3. 510 3. 690 3. 690 234. 5 221. 4 227. 2 227.2 230 3 219. 7 212! 9 227. 2 238! 8 238. 8 2. 604 2. 484 2. 408 (2) 2. 813 2. 813 (2) 1.395 1. 395 1. 395 1. 395 1. 395 1.395 219.0 219.0 219.0 219. 0 219.0 219.0 3. 263 3. 263 3. 263 3. 263 3. 363 3.263 236.1 236.1 236.1 236.1 236.1 236.1 3. 690 3! 690 3. 690 3. 690 3. 690 3! 690 238.8 238! 8 238. 8 238. 8 238. 8 238.8 2. 588 2. 588 2. 588 2. 588 2. 588 2.' 588 247. 5 247.5 248. 8 248! 8 228.9 228. 9 228. 9 228.9 228. 9 228! 9 H I 2 N o quotation. 110. 6 lOl! 8 101.8 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES 1907______________ 1908______________ 1909______________ 112 T able 9 — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C on tin u ed Cloths and clothing (c) W oolen goods Cotton warp, Merino, Merino, worsted Merino, Merino, natural, full-fash All white, white, l i -H H filling, 50 per Rela wool, 52 per 60 per ounce, ioned, 60 cent white, aver ounce, cent per cent cent tive Rela wool, age average price average wool, wool, wool, tive average price average average price price average price per per 12 price price per price price per 12 gar per 12 per 12 yard yard per 12 gar gar garments gar ments ments ments ments U-UM Union suits: Merino, natural, 33^ per cent wool, light weight, average price per 12 suits CashUnion suits: mere: Cotton 33 per Rela warp, 53-54 cent 54-56 Rela tive Atlantic inches, inches, worsted, tive average price M ills F., average average price average price per price per price per yard yard price per 12 suits yard 91.7 $16.650 95.0 17.550 95.0 17.550 95.0 17.550 80.0 14. 850 100.9 106.4 106.4 106.4 90.0 $0,181 .181 .179 . 150 .135 86.0 86.0 84.9 71.0 64.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 86.7 14.400 14.400 14.400 14.850 13.500 87.3 87.3 87.3 90.0 81.8 .127 .127 .137 .143 .159 60.5 60.3 65.1 68.1 75.6 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 $16.200 16.200 16.200 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 .164 .150 .164 .168 .174 77.9 75.2 77.9 79.7 82.6 23. 400 27.000 27.000 27.000 27.000 86.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 16. 200 18.000 18. 000 18.000 18.000 90.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 .202 .216 .223 .211 .223 95.7 102.3 106.0 100.0 105.8 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $2.073 2.073 1.924 99.5 99.5 92.3 $24.750 25.650 25.650 25.650 21.600 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1.710 1.796 1. 796 2.120 2.073 82.1 86.2 86.2 101.7 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 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908 1909. 2. 233 2.413 2.447 «2.494 82.484 104.5 112.9 114.4 116.7 116.2 Union suits: Merino, natural, 40 per cent wool, light weight, average price per 12 suits WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 21-22 ounce, aver age price per yard Broadcloth Shirts and drawers Fancy worsted 22-23 ounce, aver age price per yard W om en’s dress goods Underwear Trousering 72.578 82.381 82.363 92.138 92.138 120. 6 111.4 110.5 100.0 100.0 27.000 27.000 27. 000 $12. 690 12. 690 12. 690 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1915____________ 1916____________ 1917___________ 1918___________ 1919____________ 92.211 92. 596 $1.941 2.348 3. 465 3. 512 12. 690 13. 548 17. 667 21. 560 100.0 $2.488 103.4 121. 5 147.0 217.0 219.9 1920-_.......... 1921____________ 2.657 1.738 1922___________ January___ F eb ru a ry... M arch_____ A p ril______ M a y _______ June_______ 8. 460 9. 365 13. 854 $23. 520 23. 520 171.3 156.3 46. 223 26. 950 30.167 28. 500 28.500 30. 500 30. 500 30. 500 30. 500 154.1 145.6 145.6 155.8 155.8 155.8 155.8 141.4 132. 6 132. 6 132.6 141.4 145.8 30. 500 30. 500 30. 500 30. 500 30. 500 30. 500 1.708 1. 650 1.690 1. 725 1. 725 1. 725 1. 725 150.9 145.8 149.3 152.4 152.4 152.4 152.4 1. 725 1. 725 1.700 1.700 1.700 1.700 152.4 152.4 150.2 150.2 150.2 150.2 108. 2 103. 5 103. 5 100.0 95. 3 $1. 039 1.172 1. 484 2. 079 2.530 $3.054 3. 451 470. 8 274. 6 3. 676 2. 321 279. 6 176. 5 27.930 26. 460 26.460 26.460 26. 460 26. 460 26. 460 284.4 269.6 269.6 269.6 269.6 269. 6 269.6 1.976 1. 976 1. 976 1.976 1. 860 1. 860 1. 860 150. 2 150. 2 150. 2 150. 2 141.4 141. 4 141. 4 155.8 155.8 155.8 155.8 155.8 155.8 29.400 29.400 29.400 29. 400 29.400 29.400 299.5 299. 5 299. 5 299. 5 299.5 299. 5 1.976 1.976 1.976 2.093 2.093 2.093 150. 2 150. 2 150. 2 159.1 159.1 159.1 33.000 33.000 33.000 33.000 33.000 33.000 33.000 168.5 168.5 168.5 168.5 168.5 168.5 168.5 29.400 29. 400 29.400 29.400 29.400 29. 400 29.400 299.5 299.5 299. 5 299. 5 299.5 299. 5 299.5 2. 257 2.093 2.162 2.255 2. 255 2. 255 2. 255 171. 6 159.1 164. 4 171. 6 171. 6 171. 6 171. 6 33.000 33.000 33.000 33. 000 33.000 33.000 168.5 168.5 168.5 168.5 168.5 168.5 29.400 29.400 29.400 29.400 29. 400 29.400 299. 5 299. 5 299.5 299.5 299.5 299.5 2. 255 2. 255 2. 325 2.325 2.325 2.325 171. 6 171. 6 176. 7 176. 7 176. 7 176.7 234.9 153. 5 33. 500 30. 583 1. 579 1.600 1.600 1.600 1.600 1.600 1.600 139. 6 141.4 141.4 141.4 141.4 141.4 141.4 J u l y ........... A ugust____ September.. O ctober. __ N ovem ber.. Decem ber. _ 1.600 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.600 1. 650 1923.................... January___ F ebruary... M arch_____ A p ril______ M a y _______ June_______ July............. A ugust........ September.. O ctober. __ N ovem ber „ D ecem b er.. 6 18 to 19 ounce. . 228 . 218 . 218 .211 . 201 107. 6 136. 2 190. 8 232. 2 262.4 $33. 250 30. 000 100.0 100. 0 100.0 100.0 100.0 $8.460 8.460 8.460 100.0 110. 7 163. 8 239.6 239. 6 106.8 139.2 169.9 163.2 8 19 to 20 ounce. 18.000 18.000 18.000 7 18 oui $12. 021 17. 588 8 17 to 18 ounce. 9 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1910_ ................... 1911_ ................. 1912_____ _____ 1913___________ 1914___________ 16%to 17%ounce. CO T able 9 . — A V E R A G E W H O LESALE P R IC E S OF C O M M O D IT IE S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed Cloths and clothing (c) W oolen goods W om en’s dress goods Cashmere: Cashmere: 10-11 twill, 8-9 twill, 38-inch, 35-inch, Atlantic Atlantic Mills, Mills J., average average price per price per yard yard French serge: 35-36 inches, average price per yard Storm Franklin Panama serge: cloth: Double Rela sackings: 54-inch, 54-inch, warp, tive average 50-inch, price average price per price per average yard price per yard yard Poplar cloth: Cashmere: 22-inch, W orsted Rela Hamilton, filling, tive 32-inch, average price price per average yard price per yard Rela tive price Alpaca: 22-inch, Hamilton, average price per yard Danish cloth: W orsted filling, 22-inch, average price per yard Sicilian cloth: 50-inch, average price per yard Rela tive price $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 $0,074 .074 .072 .071 .069 93.4 93.4 91.9 90.4 87.2 1895................................ 1896................................. 1897-.............................. 1988-.............................. 1899-.............................. .235 .196 .239 .257 .321 58.9 49.1 59.8 64.4 80.3 .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 .064 .064 .064 .064 .066 81.0 81.0 81.0 81.0 83.5 1900-.............................. 1901................................ 1902................................ 1903 ........ ...................... 1904................................ .346 .323 .323 .332 .342 86.6 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 .071 .071 .071 .069 .076 90.4 90.4 89.6 87.7 97.1 1905-.............................. 1906 .............................. 1907-.............................. 1908................................ 1909................................ .373 .392 .392 93.5 98.2 98.2 92.5 101.1 .675 .687 .653 115.7 117.8 112.0 112.0 112.9 .187 .190 .191 .197 .191 98.3 100.0 100.4 103.5 100.4 $0,338 .319 .348 $0,698 .698 .704 $0,113 .115 .122 .125 $0,349 .349 .332 99.3 105.1 107.9 107.9 102.0 1923 87.1 91.7 93.3 81.3 61.4 TO $0,348 .366 .372 .325 .245 1890 1890............................... 1891. ............................ . 1892................................ 1893-.............................. 1894_.............................. WHOLESALE PRICES, Cotton warp All wool Year or month .............................. .368 .354 .346 .344 .319 1915. ................................ ...... ......................... ! . .............................. ................................ .315 .426 .713 .897 .901 ) . .............................. L_.............................. 1921. 1922................................ .695 .671 .652 .624 111.5 107.6 104.5 200 100.0 100.0 100.0 338 328 327 323 281 104.6 101.5 101.0 100.0 86.9 105.3 104.8 $0. 563 .500 100.0 88.9 199 190 190 190 95.3 129.2 216.3 271.8 273.3 .557 .762 1.088 1.465 1.318 99.1 135.4 193.4 260.4 234.2 193 207 350 439 422 101.7 108.8 184.2 231.2 221.9 312 455 569 715 697 96.3 140.7 175.9 221.0 215.5 1.083 .725 328.1 219.9 1. 341 . 882 238.3 156. 7 538 360 282.9 189.5 805 546 248.8 168.9 January________ February_______ March__________ April___________ M ay..................... June____________ .663 .650 .650 .650 .650 .650 .650 200.9 197.0 197.0 197.0 197.0 197.0 197.0 .838 .815 .815 .815 .815 .815 .815 149.0 144.9 144.9 144.9 144.9 144.9 144.9 329 325 325 325 325 325 173.3 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 532 515 515 515 515 515 515 164.6 159.2 159.2 159.2 159.2 159.2 159.2 July...................... August_________ September______ October_________ November______ December_______ .650 .650 .650 .655 .725 .725 197.0 197.0 197.0 198.4 219.7 219.7 .815 .815 .815 .824 .950 .950 144.9 144.9 144.9 146.4 168.9 168.9 325 325 325 325 350 350 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 184.2 184.2 515 515 515 522 615 615 159.2 159.2 159.2 161.3 190.2 190.2 1923.............................. January_________ February_______ March__________ April___________ M ay____________ June____________ .753 .725 .738 .750 .750 .750 .750 228.3 219.7 223.5 227.3 227.3 227.3 227. a 1.024 .950 .993 1.035 1.035 1.035 1.035 182.1 168.9 176.4 184.0 184.0 184.0 184.0 363 350 350 365 365 365 365 190.8 184.2 184.2 192.1 192.1 192.1 192.1 633 615 625 635 635 635 635 195.6 190.2 193.3 196.3 196.3 196.3 196.3 July____________ August_________ September............ October........... . November______ December_______ .750 .750 .750 .775 .775 .775 227.3 227.3 227.3 234.9 234.9 234.9 1.035 1.035 1.035 1. 035 1.035 1.035 184.0 184.0 184.0 184.0 184.0 184.0 365 365 365 365 365 365 192.1 192.1 192.1 192.1 192.1 192.1 635 635 635 635 635 635 196.3 196.3 196.3 196.3 196.3 196.3 \ 115 325 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES $0.305 106.8 102.7 100.5 100.0 92. 5 1911................................. 1912................................. 1913................................. ............................ 116 T able 9 * - AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued Cloths and clothing (c) Woolen goods (d) Silk, etc. Linen shoe thread: 10s, Barbour Worsted yarns Silk: Raw 2~40s, X X X and xxxx, average price per pound 2-32s, crossbred stock, average price per pound Rela tive price 2-40s, 2-40s, Australian half blood, Rela fine, average tive average price per price price per pound pound 2-50S, fine domestic Average price per pound Rela tive price Average price per pound Rela tive price China: Canton filature, extra, extra A Average price per pound Rela tive price China: Steam filature , best No. 1 Average price per pound Rela tive price Japanese: Fila tures, Kansai, No. 1 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 .923 114.2 117.3 115.9 103.2 118.9 253 293 297 230 307 106.6 110.0 110.3 104.6 111.2 .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 1.252 1.206 1.220 106.5 102.6 103.8 .893 .893 .893 100.0 100.0 100.0 3. 524 3.471 3.445 96.8 95.4 94.7 1910. 1911. 1912. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Year or month .777 .640 . 788 1.050 1.556 100.0 82.4 101.4 135.2 200.3 1918____________ 1919..................... 1920...................... 1921................... 2.109 1.627 1.825 1.179 1922_..................... January_____ February____ M arch. I____ April............. M ay________ June________ July............... August _ September__ October_____ November__ December 1.175 1.027 1.105 1.479 $1. 404 2.113 100.0 87.4 94.0 125.8 189.2 $1.054 .981 1.129 1. 550 2.354 100.0 93.1 107.1 147.0 223.3 .893 .907 1.076 1. 358 1. 478 100.0 101.6 120.5 152.1 165.5 83.499 3.142 3.185 4. 244 5.110 100.0 89.8 91.0 121.3 146.1 84.463 4.113 3 985 6.129 6. 750 100.0 92.2 89.3 137.3 151.3 3.640 3. 694 3. 318 4. 867 5.494 100.0 101.5 91.2 133.7 150.9 271.5 209.5 235.0 151.8 3.175 3.236 3.423 1. 779 284.4 289.9 306.7 159.4 3.600 3.633 3.986 2.071 341.5 344.6 378.1 196.4 1. 654 1.706 2. 482 2.186 185.3 191.1 277.9 244.8 5.546 6. 778 7.914 5.797 158.5 193.7 226.2 165.7 7. 613 9. 379 9.944 6. 514 170.6 210.2 222.8 146.0 6.273 8.880 8.277 6.035 172.4 244.0 227.4 165.8 1.413 1.277 1. 300 1.250 1.300 1.350 1.427 181.9 164.5 167.4 160.9 167.4 173.8 183.7 2.043 1.950 2.000 1.900 2.000 2.100 2.100 183.0 174.7 179.1 170.2 179.1 188.2 188.2 2. 320 2.175 2.250 2.200 2. 250 2.300 2. 300 220.1 206.3 213.4 208.7 213.4 218.2 218.2 2. 077 2. 077 2.077 2.077 2.077 2.077 2.077 232.6 232.6 232.6 232.6 232.6 232.6 232.6 7. 342 7.634 7.105 6.439 6.272 7.330 7.507 209.8 218.2 203.1 184.0 179.3 209.5 , 214.5 8.026 8.075 7.742 7.301 7.193 7.830 8.075 179.9 181.0 173.5 163.6 161.2 175.5 181.0 7.219 6. 762 6.566 6.027 6.517 7.203 7.301 198.4 185.8 180.4 165.6 179.1 197.9 200.6 1.400 1.400 1.450 1.500 1.650 1.650 180.3 180.3 186.7 193.1 212.4 212.4 2.000 1.950 1.968 2.100 2.200 2.250 179.1 174.7 176.4 188.2 197.1 201.5 2.300 2.300 2.318 2.400 2.500 2. 550 218.2 218.2 219.9 227.7 237.1 241.9 2.077 2.077 2.077 2.077 2.077 2. 077 232.6 232.6 232.6 232.6 232.6 232.6 7.546 7.487 7.536 7.938 7.742 7.566 215.7 214.0 215.4 226.9 221.3 216.2 8.154 8.026 8.193 8.575 8.634 8.516 182.7 179.9 183.6 192.2 193.5 190.8 7.056 7.105 7.644 8.330 7.889 8.232 193.9 195.2 210.0 228.9 216.8 226.2 1923....................... January February___ March______ April. _ _ M ay________ June.............. 1.729 1.700 1. 750 1. 750 1.750 1.800 1.800 222.6 218.9 225.3 225.3 225.3 231.8 231.8 2.250 2.300 2.300 2.300 2.350 2. 300 2.300 201.5 206.1 206.1 206.1 210.6 206.1 206.1 2. 565 2.600 2. 650 2.650 2.700 2.675 2.650 243.3 246. 6 251.4 251.4 256.1 253.7 251.4 1.977 2.077 2.077 2.077 2.077 2.077 2.077 221.4 232.6 232.6 232.6 232.6 232.6 232.6 8.157 7.928 7.918 8.350 8.702 8.918 7.938 233.1 226.6 226.3 238.6 248.7 254.9 226.9 9.178 8.634 8.840 9.330 9.408 9.604 9.163 205.7 193.5 198.1 209.1 210.8 215.2 205.3 8.228 8.183 8.771 8.624 9.310 8.428 7.693 226.1 224.8 241.0 237.0 255.8 231.6 211.4 July.... .......... August.......... September. . . October_____ November__ December___ 1.800 1.750 1.700 1.650 1.650 1.650 231.8 225.3 218.9 212.4 212.4 212.4 2.250 2.200 2.200 2.200 2.150 2.150 201.5 197.1 197.1 197.1 192.6 192.6 2.600 2.500 2.500 2.450 2.400 2.400 246.6 237.1 237.1 232.4 227.7 227.7 2.077 2.077 1. 777 1. 777 1. 777 1.777 232.6 232.6 198.9 198.9 198.9 198.9 7.007 7.115 9. 516 9.041 7.909 7.536 200.3 203.3 272.0 258.4 226.0 215.4 8.555 8.359 10. 633 10.104 8.898 8.604 191.7 187.3 238.3 226.4 199.4 192.8 7.154 7.350 9.800 7.840 7.840 7.742 196.6 201.9 269.3 215.4 215.4 212.7 AVEBAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1913...................... 1914...................... 1915...................... 1916......... ............ 1917...................... able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H OLESALE P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C on tin u ed Cloths and clothing Fuel and lighting (d) Silk, etc. (a) Anthracite coal Silk: R aw Broken Silk: Spun 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, Yarn: Imported, gray spun, 200/2, gray 60/2, N o. 1 Average price per pound Rela tive price Average price per pound Rela tive price Hosiery: Pure dyed silk, full fashioned, 10-thread, average price per dozen pairs1 Chestnut New York tidewater, average price per long ton Rela tive price N ew York tidewater, average price per long ton Rela tive price $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 4.200 948 94 5 94.6 94.5 94 5 4.823 4.860 4.820 4.821 4.820 90.8 91.5 90.7 90.7 90.7 1910 1911 1912 4 005 3. 888 3.811 91.5 88.8 87.1 4.200 4 199 4. 354 4.446 94.5 94. 5 97.9 4 813 4 999 5.281 100.0 5.313 90.6 941 99.4 100.0 4 450 100.1 5.315 100.0 1890....................... 1891...................... 1892................... 1893................. . . 1894......... ________ ____ _____ 1913_____ ______ 1914........... ..................... 33. 717 3.688 100.0 99.2 4 377 4.341 100.0 99.2 $2.917 3.221 100.0 110.4 $3.467 3.779 100.0 $3. 340 109.0 3.297 100.0 98.7 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Japanese: Filatures, Sinshin, N o. 1 US T 100.0 105.5 122.0 150.7 174.4 5. 326 5.565 5. 936 6.861 8.268 100.2 104.7 111.7 129.1 155.6 194.1 141.5 17. 985 13. 095 9. 002 10.070 202.5 226.5 9.502 10.527 178.8 198.1 6.354 6.100 6.100 6. 670 6. 670 6. 670 6. 670 190.2 182.6 182.6 199.7 199.7 199.7 199.7 13. 095 13. 095 13. 095 13. 095 13. 095 13. 095 13.095 10. 233 10. 212 10. 214 10. 210 10. 266 10.143 (2) 230.2 229.7 229.7 229.6 230.9 228.2 10. 599 10.461 10. 633 10.640 10.664 (2> (2) 199.5 200.3 200.1 200.2 200.7 152. 7 152. 7 152.7 154.1 155.8 156.9 6. 670 6. 670 6. 550 6.250 5. 500 5. 730 199.7 199.7 196.1 187.1 164.9 171.6 13. 095 13. 095 13.095 13.095 13.095 13.095 (2) (2) (2) 10. 240 10. 240 10.340 6.155 5.488 5. 635 5. 635 6.037 6. 331 6. 350 177.6 158.3 162.5 162.5 174.1 182.6 183.2 6.202 5. 860 5. 750 5. 750 6. 230 6. 500 6.500 185.7 175.4 172.2 172.2 186.5 194.6 194.6 13. 248 13.095 13.095 13.095 13. 273 13. 580 13.580 6. 272 6.282 6.468 6.497 6.468 6.399 180.9 181.2 186.6 187.4 186.6 184.6 6.000 6.000 6. 330 6.500 6. 500 6.500 179.6 179.6 189.5 194.6 194.6 194.6 13. 580 13.298 13.095 13.095 13.095 13.095 83.0 136.0 154.0 170.8 236.6 3.000 3.849 5. 546 6.788 7.645 102.9 132.0 190.1 232.7 262.1 3. 658 4. 212 5.133 6. 375 8.636 105.5 121.5 148.1 183.9 249.1 2.9S8 4. 258 5. 925 7.235 8. 269 89.5 127.5 177.4 216.6 247.6 232.5 159.2 9.084 6. 574 222.9 161.3 7.732 4.201 265.1 144.0 9.466 5.389 273.1 155.5 6.482 4. 727 7.181 7.428 6.752 6.164 6.203 6.880 7.154 193.2 199.9 181.7 165.9 166.9 185.1 192.5 7.648 7. 350 7.056 6. 566 6.909 7. 546 7.840 187.7 180.3 173.1 161.2 169.6 185.2 192.4 4.352 4.230 4.230 4. 512 4.230 4. 312 4.312 149.2 145.0 145.0 154.7 145.0 147.8 147.8 5.344 5.405 5.405 5.499 5.179 5.292 5. 292 154.2 155.9 155.9 158.6 149.4 152.7 152. 7 J u ly......... . August____ September. October___ N ovem ber. D ecem ber. 7. 272 6.929 7.262 7.987 8.173 7.967 195.6 186.4 195.4 214.9 219.9 214.4 7.546 7.595 8.036 8. 624 8.183 8.526 185.2 186.5 197.2 211.6 200.9 209.3 4.361 4.361 4.312 4.361 4.488 4.508 149.5 149.5 147.8 149.5 153.9 154.6 5. 292 5.292 5.292 5.341 5.400 5.439 1923___________ January__ February.. M arch____ A pril_____ M a y ______ June______ 8.216 8. 212 8.330 8. 722 8.967 8.947 8.105 221.1 221.0 224.1 234.7 241.3 240.7 218.1 8. 653 8.477 9.065 8.967 9.702 8.918 8.134 212.4 208.1 222.5 220.0 238.1 218.8 199.6 5.073 4.557 4.655 4.655 5.037 5.272 5.174 173.9 156.2 159.6 159.6 172.7 180.8 177.4 J u ly______ August___ September. October___ N ovem ber. Decem ber. 7.301 7.154 (2) 9. 212 7.791 7. 634 196.4 192.5 7.742 7.938 10. 290 8.330 8.232 8.036 190.0 194.9 252.6 204.4 202.1 197.2 5.145 5.145 5.331 5.370 5.341 5.194 176.4 176.4 182.8 184.1 183.1 178.1 ...... ___ ___ ___ ___ 3.372 5,017 5. 667 6.442 8.622 90.7 135.0 152.5 173.3 232.0 1920 1921 ___ ___ 8. 642 5. 916 1922 ___ January___ F ebruary.. M arch____ A pril_____ M a y ______ June______ 1 N o 1913 base price. 2 N o quotation. 230.3 230.3 232.6 (2) (2) 10. 528 10. 530 10. 520 10. 635 198.1 198.2 198.0 200.1 10.749 10.543 10. 640 10. 640 10.640 10. 640 10. 640 241.8 237.1 239.3 239.3 239.3 239.3 239.3 10.880 10.624 10.629 10. 627 10. 623 10. 625 10. 621 204.8 199.9 200.0 200.0 199.9 200.0 199.9 10. 640 10. 640 10.807 11. 217 11.123 10. 82] 239.3 239.3 243.1 252.3 250.2 243.4 10.621 10.627 11.131 11.471 11.478 11.476 199.9 200.0 209. 5 215.9 216.0 216.0 119 247.9 209.6 205.4 — 3. 634 5. 952 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES $11. 236 13. 095 4.444 4.692 5.423 6.700 7. 756 $5. 541 6. 273 6. 960 9. 639 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 120 T able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed Fuel and lighting (6) Bituminous coal (a) Anthracite coal Chicago Stove Egg Year or month Kana Pittswha: burgh (Youghio- R un of mine, Screenings, gheny): f. 0. b. central A t Cin Cincin Illinois cinnati, nati, field, average average average price per price per p rice1 per bushel short ton short ton Georges Creek Rela (at m ine): tive Average price price per short ton N ew River: F .o .b . Cincin nati, average price per short ton Georges Poca Creek: hontas: F .o . b. F.o.b. Rela New Norfolk, * tive York Va., price Harbor, average average price per price per long ton long ton N ew Y ork tide water, average price per long ton Rela tive price N ew Y ork tide water, average price per long ton Rela tive price 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $3.614 3! 751 3*ggo 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 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 3.030 3! 549 3! 799 3! 599 3! 371 60.2 7o! 5 75’ 5 7l! 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 68.2 67.6 63.5 .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 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 3.584 4*057 4! 367 4! 825 4.823 71.2 80! 6 86! 8 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 .093 .085 89.9 89.9 94.1 110.6 101.9 1. 200 1.338 2.125 2.396 1. 750 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] 7g5 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 .080 .079 .082 .085 .081 95.7 94.4 98.6 101.8 96.8 1.600 1. 550 1. 538 1.442 1.379 106.1 102.8 101.9 95.6 91.4 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 4. 818 4. 806 5! 033 5! 061 5.061 95. 2 95. 0 99! 4 .081 .083 .080 .084 96.3 98.8 96.2 1.408 1. 446 1. 463 1. 508 93.4 95.9 97.0 3.047 3.021 3.126 3.054 99.8 98.9 102.3 95*9 100! 0 99.9 100.0 100.0 $2. 200 2.200 100.0 100.0 $2.413 2.400 Rela tive price 100.0 99.5 99.3 96.0 96.6 89.6 100.8 99.9 $3,000 3.000 100.0 100.0 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 M ine run, southern Illinois field, average price 1 per short ton Prepared sizes, southern Illinois field, average price 1 per short ton 5.046 5.291 5.622 6.509 7.920 99.7 104.5 111.0 128.5 156.4 5.045 5. 454 5. 872 6. 758 8.164 99.7 107.8 116.0 133.5 161.3 $3.889 3. 783 4.039 $4. 267 4.008 4. 367 $3.102 3.317 3. 329 2.200 2. 675 4.583 3.883 4.108 100.0 121.6 208.3 176.5 186.7 2.450 3.067 5.192 4.100 4. 542 101.6 127.1 215.2 169.9 188.3 2. 850 3. 729 5. 432 4. 477 4. 911 95.0 124.3 181.1 149.2 163.7 1920...... .............. ......... 1921________________ 9.167 10.223 181.0 201.9 9.427 10. 554 186.2 208.5 5.608 5.428 6. 068 6.015 4.647 3.884 5. 850 4. 558 265.9 207.2 6. 288 5. 513 260.6 228.5 6. 285 6. 353 209.5 211.7 1922_______ _______ January________ February_______ M a rch ____ ____ A pril- ...... ......... M a y ___________ June__________ 10.405 10. 346 10. 348 10.341 10. 342 10.360 (2) 205.5 204.3 204.4 204.2 204.2 204.6 10. 622 10. 694 10. 694 10. 694 10. 694 10. 610 (2) 209.9 211.3 211.3 211.3 211.3 209.6 5. 877 5.245 5. 270 5.295 5.326 (2) (2) 6.587 5. 745 5.695 5. 545 5.645 6. 358 (2) 4.176 3. 850 3. 725 3. 825 3.938 (2) (2) 5.203 3.750 3.600 3.600 3.600 4.700 5.100 236.5 170.5 163.6 163.6 163.6 213.6 231.8 5. 624 4.200 4.050 3. 950 3.950 4.200 5.200 233.1 174.1 167.9 163.7 163.7 174.1 215.5 6. 322 4. 750 4. 750 4. 750 4. 750 5. 800 6. 160 210.7 158.3 158.3 158.3 158.3 193.3 205.3 J u l y . . . ..........A ugust_________ Septem ber_____ October________ N ovem ber_____ D ecem ber........... (2) (2) 10.440 10.433 10.418 10. 621 206.2 206.0 205.7 209.7 (2) (2) 10.532 10. 526 10. 521 10. 632 208.1 208.0 207.9 210.1 (2) 6.700 6. 775 6.663 6.138 5. 875 (2) 6. 950 7.475 7. 513 7.450 7.450 (2) 6.200 5. 775 4.150 3. 775 3. 605 5. 390 6.640 7.390 6. 390 6.390 5.890 245.0 301.8 335.9 290.5 290.5 267.7 5.490 6.490 7.490 7.490 7.490 7.490 227.6 269.0 310.5 310.5 310.5 310.5 6. 440 8. 000 8. 000 7. 000 7. 500 7. 960 214.7 266.7 266.7 233.3 250.0 265.3 1923................... .......... January............... F eb ru a ry -______ M a rch . ............... A pril___________ M a y .................... June___________ 10. 865 10. 618 10. 624 10. 623 10.624 10. 617 10. 613 214.6 209.7 209.8 209.8 209.8 209.7 209.6 10.878 10.622 10. 632 10. 628 10. 624 10.618 10. 618 214.9 209.9 210.1 210.0 209.9 209.8 209.8 4.988 5.888 5.450 5.175 5.075 4.925 4.955 6.126 7.450 7.138 6.105 5.750 5.988 6.070 3.153 3. 719 3.288 3.190 3. 263 3. 463 3.285 4.307 5.640 4.890 4.890 4.890 4.390 4.140 195.8 256.4 222.3 222.3 222.3 199.5 188.2 5. 719 7.990 6.990 6.490 5.990 5.990 5.990 237.1 331.2 289.7 269.0 248.3 248.3 248.3 5. 833 8. 000 6. 500 6. 500 6. 500 6. 500 6. 000 194.4 266.7 216.7 216.7 216.7 216.7 200.0 J u l y . . . ............... A u g u s t . ______ Septem ber_____ October________ N ovem ber_____ Decem ber........... 10. 625 10. 633 10.980 11. 471 11.479 11.467 209.8 210.0 216.8 226.5 226.7 226.5 10. 622 10.629 11.114 11.472 11.481 11.471 209.9 210.0 219.6 226.7 226.8 226.6 5.019 5.075 4. 850 4.600 4.525 4.450 6.063 6.175 6: 070 5.963 5.888 5.140 3.113 3.025 2.890 2.600 2.738 3.260 3.890 3.890 3. 890 3.890 3.890 3.390 176.8 176.8 176.8 176.8 176.8 154.1 5.240 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.490 3.990 217.2 206.8 206.8 206.8 186.1 165.4 5. 5. 5. 4. 4. 4. 500 250 000 750 750 750 183.3 175.0 166.7 158.3 158.3 158.3 2 N o quotation. 121 i N o 1913 base price. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1915 ______ 1916________________ 1917______ __________ 1918________________ 1919________________ hart 15 to to WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 C hart 15a #fw«it 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 60 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 98654°— 25t 40 123 C 124 T able 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C on tin u ed Fuel and lighting (c) Other fuel and lighting Coke (6) Bituminous coal Beehive: Connellsville furnace Indian Pitts St. Louis: apolis: burg: of No. 4, Average Prepared Run mine, mine price sizes, run, per short average average price1 average ton price1 per short price 1 per short ton per short ton ton Rela tive price 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 1.638 108.5 80.4 110.2 119.4 67.1 2.288 2.675 2.825 1.708 2.002 93.8 109.6 115.8 70.0 82.1 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 • Beehive: Wise County furnace Average price per short ton Rela tive price By-product United States, average for all grades, average price per short ton Foundry: Newark, N. J., Rela tive average price price per short ton Oklahoma Average price per barrel Rela tive price Pennsyl vania Average price 1 per gallon WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Year or month Fuel oil 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1,969 1. 642 2. 400 2.440 1.808 80.7 67.3 98.4 100.0 74.1 $2.484 1. 993 100.0 80.2 $3.820 3. 390 100.0 88.7 $0.902 .663 100.0 73.4 $3. 266 3. 362 3.503 $2,838 3.203 3.022 1.785 3.246 8.250 6.000 4.738 73.2 133.0 338.2 245.9 194.2 2.119 3. 394 8.000 6. 625 6. 322 85.3 136.6 322.1 266.7 254.5 3. 450 3.950 6.180 7.880 6. 580 90.3 103.4 161.8 206.3 172.3 .513 .871 1. 525 1. 885 1.120 56.8 96.5 152.9 209.0 124.1 $0. 051 1920. 1921. 4.688 3.796 4.408 3.665 $3. 711 11. 607 3.649 475.8 149.6 13.123 6.339 528.3 255.2 10. 770 7.720 $8,840 281.9 202.1 2.622 .687 290.6 76.1 .119 .048 1922...... ........... January. February. _ March....... April......... M ay_____ June........ 5.158 4. 250 4. 250 4. 500 4.500 4.650 4. 750 3.675 3.675 3. 675 3.675 3.675 (2) (2) 7.432 2.875 3.050 3.375 4.688 6. 375 7.000 304.6 117.8 125.0 138.3 192.1 261.3 286.9 7.014 4.625 4.500 4. 375 4.469 5. 250 5.375 282.4 186.2 181.2 176.1 179.9 211.4 216.4 11. 657 8.653 8.590 8.590 8.840 10.240 11.103 266.6 197.9 196.4 196.4 202.1 234.0 253.8 .951 .800 .863 .825 .813 .865 1.038 105.4 88.7 95.6 91.5 90.1 95.9 115.0 .050 .041 .240 .039 .046 .048 .048 July........... August___ September. October__ November. December. 6. 750 6.500 5.625 5. 625 5.250 5. 250 10.938 13. 350 11 938 10.688 7.400 7.313 448.3 547.2 489.3 438.1 303.3 299.7 6.375 10.950 11. 750 11.063 8.400 6.813 256.6 440.8 473.0 445.4 338.2 274.3 12.180 14. 630 15.430 15. 430 13.289 12. 875 278.5 334.5 352.7 352.7 303.6 294.3 1.000 1.188 1.163 1. 010 .931 .913 110.9 131.6 128.9 112.0 103.2 101.2 .049 .058 .060 .060 .057 .054 1923__________ January. __ February. _ March....... April......... M a y ......... June........ 4.604 5.500 5.500 5.250 5.000 4.500 4. 500 3.904 4.950 4.515 4.190 3.890 3.765 3. 765 5. 551 8.425 7.094 7.438 6.625 5.400 5.188 227.6 345.3 290.8 304.9 271.6 221.3 212.6 6. 671 7.850 7.906 7.625 7.531 7. 300 6.500 268.5 316.0 318.3 307.0 303.2 293.9 261.7 11.926 12. 875 12. 875 12. 875 12. 875 12. 375 11. 875 272.6 294.3 294.3 294.3 294.3 282.9 271.4 .929 .940 1.013 1. 050 1.125 1.038 .988 102.9 104.2 112.2 116.4 124.7 115.0 109.5 .055 .062 .065 .063 .057 .051 .051 July........... August___ September. October__ November. December. 4.500 4.250 4. 250 4.000 4.000 4.000 3. 765 3.740 3. 765 3. 578 3.500 3. 528 4. 719 4.675 4.813 3.975 4.075 4.125 193.4 191.6 197.3 162.9 167.0 169.1 6. 469 6.250 5. 719 5. 750 5. 594 5. 438 260.4 251.6 230.2 231.5 225.2 218.9 11. 375 11. 375 11. 416 11.314 10.910 10.910 260.1 260.1 260.9 258.7 249.4 249.4 .900 .926 .856 .800 .719 .790 99.8 102.7 94.9 88.7 79.7 87.6 .050 .049 .053 .057 .055 .051 (2) (2) (2) (2) 2 No quotation. 125 No 1913 base price. O') 0) AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP -COMMODITIES 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. W H O LESALE P R IC E S OF C O M M O D IT IE S , 1890 T O 126 K— A V E R A G E 1923— C ontinu ed Fuel and lighting (c) Other fuel and lighting Petroleum Matches Refined Crude Rela tive price California KansasOklahoma Pennsylvania For export 150° fire test, water-white Rela tive price Rela tive price Average price per gallon $0,868 .670 .556 .640 .839 35.4 27.3 22.7 26.1 34.2 $0,073 .069 .061 .052 .052 84.9 79.4 70.6 60.5 59.7 $0,100 .088 .079 .073 .073 86.7 71.3 64.4 58.8 58.8 112.5 116. 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 .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 Rela tive price 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $1.958 1.750 1.750 1.750 1.667 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1. 688 1.750 1.750 1. 750 1. 750 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 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 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 .110 .111 .136 .137 96.4 88.9 89.9 110. 5 110.9 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1.384 1.598 1.734 1.780 1.663 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 99.4 130.6 116.7 116.7 116.7 111. 1 ' 1923 Average price per gallon Average price per barrel TO Rela tive price Rela tive price 1890 Average price per barrel Average price per barrel WHOLESALE PRICES, Parlor, Globe, domestic, No. 1, average average price price per 144 per 144 boxes boxes Average of Safe Home, Bird’s Eye, and Search light, average price per matchman’s gross $0,168 .144 100.0 85.7 1915.................................... 1916.................................... 1917.................................... 1918.................................... 1919.................................... .138 •230 .238 .242 .245 82.2 136.7 141.1 143.9 145.6 1920.................................... 1921.................................... .293 • .261 1922.................................... January...................... February.................... March........................ April........................... M ay....... ................... June........................... 100.0 85.5 1.344 1.300 1.575 2.450 1.917 54.9 63.1 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 62.4 134.7 190.0 235.2 243.9 1.529 2.483 3.200 3.972 4.135 62.4 101.4 130.6 162.1 168.8 .077 .088 .102 .146 .181 88.9 101.6 118.7 169.2 209.4 .121 .122 .124 .170 .200 98.0 98.7 100.7 137.5 162.5 440.9 401.5 3.404 1.731 364.3 185.3 5.975 3.314 243.9 135.3 .234 .166 270.9 192.6 .263 .243 213.2 197.2 .920 1.160 1.160 1.160 1.160 1.160 1.160 262.9 331.4 331.4 331.4 331.4 331.4 331.4 1.796 2.250 2.250 2.250 2.250 2.250 2.250 192.2 240.8 240.8 240.8 240.8 240.8 240.8 3.173 3.300 3.250 3.250 3.250 3.250 3.500 129.5 134.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 142.9 .126 .140 .130 .130 .118 .119 .120 145.8 162.2 150.6 150.6 136.7 137.7 139.0 .208 .218 .210 .210 .202 .199 .200 168.5 176.4 170.3 170.3 163.8 161.2 162.2 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 .998 .630 .630 .630 .630 .630 285.1 180.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 1.925 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 1.250 206.1 133.8 133.8 133.8 133.8 133.8 3.313 3.000 3.000 '3.000 3.000 3.000 135.2 122.4 122.4 122.4 122.4 122.4 .120 .115 .120 .128 .138 .136 139.0 133.3 139.0 147.7 159.3 157.0 .200 .200 .202 .215 .220 .220 162.2 162.2 163.8 174.4 178.4 178.4 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 .616 .623 .620 .620 .620 .620 .620 176.1 177.9 177.1 177.1 177.1 177.1 177.1 1.438 1.350 1.725 1.850 1,825 1.525 1.450 153.9 144.5 184.6 198.0 195.3 163.2 155.2 3.102 3.370 3.944 4.000 3.875 3.400 3.125 126.6 137.5 161.0 163.3 158.2 138.8 127.6 .131 .133 .133 .133 .133 .130 .130 152.1 153.5 153.5 153.5 153.5 150.6 150.6 .214 .220 .220 .220 .218 .210 .210 173.2 178.4 178.4 178.4 176.4 170.3 170.3 1.540 1.540 1.540 1.540 1.540 1.540 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 .620 .613 .610 .610 .610 .610 177.1 175.0 174.3 174.3 174.3 174.3 1.450 1.450 1.345 1.238 1.050 1.015 155.2 155.2 144.0 132.5 112.4 108.6 2.800 2.750 2.688 2.500 2.388 2.475 114.3 112.2 109.7 102.0 97.4 101.0 .125 .125 .125 .130 .140 .140 144.8 144.8 144.8 150.6 162.2 162.2 .205 .205 .205 .210 .220 .220 166.3 166.3 166.3 170.3 178.4 178.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 $0,350 .388 100.0 110.7 $0,934 .798 $1,410 1.410 1.410 103.9 128.9 173.7 173.7 173.7 .356 .618 .898 1.178 1.263 101.8 176.7 256.4 336.7 360.9 174.2 155.2 1,464 1.540 180.3 189.7 1.543 1.405 .251 .263 .245 .240 .248 .268 .270 149.3 156.0 145.6 142.6 147.4 158.9 160.4 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 July............................ August........................ September.................. October...................... November......... ........ December............... . .270 .250 .250 .245 .240 .228 160.4 148.5 148.5 145.6 142.6 135.5 1.540 1.540 1.540 1.540 1.540 1.540 1923.................................... January................. . February.................... March........................ April........................... M ay........................... June............................ .207 .220 .231 .245 .240 .220 .215 122.8 130.7 137.4 145.6 142.6 130.7 127.7 July............................ August........................ September................. October...................... November.................. December.____ - ____ .213 .200 .191 .185 .170 .155 126.3 118.8 113.5 109.9 101.0 92.1 1.500 1.500 1.500 $0,950 .950 .950 .988 1.225 1.650 AVERAGE W HOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES lain 1011 1019 1918.................................... 1914.................................... to W H O LESALE P R IC E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 128 T ab le 9 . — A V E R A G E 1923— C o n tin u ed Metals and metal products (a) Iron and steel Rela tive price Loose- Loose-pin, wrought joint, cast, steel, 3 by 3 3 ^ b y 3 ^ inch, inch, average average price per price per pair pair Hammers: Maydole, No. 1 y2 Aver age price per pair Rela tive price Aver age price per dozen Rela tive price Aver age price each Aver age price per dozen Rela tive price 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 73.0 .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 .466 .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 $0.190 . 190 . 190 . 180 . 154 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 Extra, Regu lar, Rela 1-inch, 1-inch, Rela aver tive aver tive age price price price age price each each Files: 8-inch mill, bastard 88.3 $0.210 88.3 .210 76.5 .210 77.8 .193 75.8 .173 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1910. 1911. Loose-pin, wrought steel, m by 3K inch, average price per dozen pairs Doorknobs: Steel, bronzeplated W HOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Extra, Regular, %-inch, 1-inch, average average 1-inch, average price price price each each each Chisels: Socket firmer Butts Augers 100.0 90.9 90.2 148.5 .250 .250 $0. 200 .200 .202 .262 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.9 130.9 .270 .270 .270 .300 .371 100.0 100.0 100.0 111.1 137.3 .926 .920 .916 .914 1.050 100.6 100.0 99.5 99.4 114.0 162.2 267.4 307.9 404.6 370.3 3.240 3.840 3.860 4.590 3.419 245.5 290.9 292.4 347.7 259.0 .329 .390 .420 .518 .470 164.4 195.1 210.2 259.1 234.8 .428 .470 .471 .630 .378 158.6 174.1 174.4 233.3 139.8 1. 372 1.637 1. 656 1. 729 1. 450 .803 .803 .803 .803 .803 .803 .803 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 3.093 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 234.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 .413 .413 .413 .413 .413 .413 .413 206.3 206.3 206.3 206.3 206.3 206.3 206.3 .309 .290 .290 .290 .290 .290 .290 114.5 107.4 107.4 107.4 107.4 107.4 107.4 .803 .803 .803 .803 .803 .803 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 3.000 3.000 3.036 3. 360 3.360 3.360 227.3 227.3 230.0 254.5 254.5 254.5 .413 .413 .413 .413 .413 .413 206.3 206.3 206.3 206.3 206.3 206.3 .290 .320 .320 .350 .350 .340 January__ F eb ru a ry .. M arch____ A pril........... M a y .......... . June........... .803 .803 .803 .803 .803 .803 .803 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 3.450 3.360 3. 360 3.360 3.480 3.480 3.480 261.4 254.5 254.5 254.5 263.6 263.6 263.6 .445 .445 .445 .445 .445 .445 .445 222.5 222.5 222.5 222.5 222.5 222.5 222.5 July______ August___ September. October___ N ovem ber. December. .803 .803 .803 .803 .803 .803 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 348.9 3. 480 3. 480 3.480 3.480 3.480 3. 480 263.6 263. 6 263.6 263. 6 263.6 263.6 .445 .445 .445 .445 .445 .445 222.5 222.5 222.5 222.5 222.5 222.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 124.3 1917..................... . 1918_,_............... . 1919 ........... .. 1920 ............... . 1921 ............... . .380 .615 .708 .931 .852 1922 January___ F ebruary.. M arch____ A pril_____ M a y ........... June........... J u ly.......... . August___ September. October___ N ovem ber. Decem ber. ............... . 1 9 2 3 .................. 1 $5. 280 5.280 5.280 5.280 6. 840 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 129.5 149.1 177.9 179.9 187.9 157.6 9. 450 11.108 12.100 14.067 12. 833 179.0 210.4 229.2 266.4 262.0 1.417 1. 350 1. 350 1. 350 1.350 1. 350 1. 350 153.9 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 12.300 12.300 12. 300 12. 300 12.300 12.300 12.300 232.9 232.9 232.9 232.9 232.9 232.9 232.9 107.4 118.5 118.5 129.6 129.6 125.9 1. 350 1.350 1. 550 1. 550 1.550 1.550 146.7 146.7 168.4 168.4 168.4 168.4 12.300 12.300 12.300 12.300 12. 300 12.300 232.9 232.9 232.9 232.9 232.9 232.9 .376 .340 .370 .370 .405 .405 .405 139.4 125.9 137.0 137.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 1.550 1. 550 1.550 1. 550 1. 550 1. 550 1. 550 168.4 168.4 168.4 168.4 168.4 168.4 168.4 12.950 12.300 12.300 12.300 12.300 12.300 12.300 245.3 232.9 232.9 232.9 232.9 232.9 232.9 .370 .370 .370 .370 .370 .370 137.0 137.0 137.0 137.0 137.0 137.0 1. 550 1. 550 1.550 1. 550 1. 550 1. 550 168.4 168.4 168.4 168.4 168.4 168.4 13.800 13.800 13.800 13.800 13.200 13.200 261.4 261.4 261.4 261.4 250.0 250.0 .440 $ tel O tel 3 M $ tei > E 129 .090 .090 PRICES OF COMMODITIES 81. 320 1.200 1.190 1.960 $0. 230 .230 .230 .286 .350 .350 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 W H O LESALE P R IC E S OF C O M M O D IT IE S , 130 T able 9 .— A V E R A G E 1890 T O 1923— C on tin u ed Metals and metal products (a) Iron and steel Pig iron Iron ore: Mesabi Bessemer Average price per long ton Rela tive price Non-Bessemer Foundry, N o. 1, average price per long ton Bessemer Basic, average price per long ton Rela tive price Foundry, N o. 2, northern Average price each Rela tive price 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $0,083 .083 .083 .083 .0821 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 .166 .159 124.7 150.7 166.7 138.3 132.7 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 1910. 1911. 1912. .165 .100 .120 ioo.o 137.5 83.3 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 Average price per long ton Rela tive price Average price per long ton Rela tive price Average price per long ton Rela tive price Foundry, N o. 2, southern, Birmingham Average price per short ton Rela tive price W HOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Locks: Common mortise 1913_______________ $4.150 3. 717 3. 475 4.325 5. 700 100.0 89.6 83.7 104.2 137.3 $3.400 3.033 2.825 3. 675 5.050 100.0 89.2 83.1 108.1 148.5 .120 . 120 .128 .210 .321 100.0 100.0 106.9 175.0 267.3 $14. 706 12. 873 13. 741 19. 760 38. 904 100. 0 87.5 93.4 134.4 264.5 17. 133 14. 889 15. 783 23. 888 43. 608 100.0 86.9 92.1 139.4 254.5 16. 008 13. 903 14. 873 21. 065 41.392 100.0 86.9 92.9 131.6 258. 6 $11. 692 10. 208 10. 671 15. 696 35. 067 100.0 87.3 91.3 134.2 299.9 1918_______________ 1919_______________ 1920_______________ 1921_______________ 5.992 6. 262 7.123 6. 662 144.4 150.9 171.6 160.5 5. 300 5. 612 6. 473 6. 012 155.9 165.0 190.4 176.8 .365 .373 .477 .363 304.2 310.4 397. 2 302.7 32. 509 27. 697 42. 209 21. 668 221.1 188. 3 287.4 147.3 36. 663 31.132 44. 459 25. 277 214.0 181.7 259. 5 147.5 34. 460 30. 314 44. 902 25. 095 215.3 189.4 280.5 156.8 33.104 28. 500 40. 692 22.188 283.1 243.8 348.0 189.8 1922_______________ January_______ February____ __ M arch_____ ___ A p ril____ M a y __________ June___________ 5. 921 6. 200 6. 200 6. 200 6. 200 6. 200 5.825 142.7 149.4 149.4 149.4 149.4 149.4 140.4 5. 271 5. 550 5. 550 5. 550 5. 550 5. 550 5.175 155.0 163.2 163. 2 163.2 163.2 163.2 152.2 .332 .320 .320 .320 .320 .320 .320 276.4 266.7 266. 7 266.7 266.7 266.7 266.7 24. 264 18.150 17. 750 17. 938 20. 000 24. 600 25. 000 165.0 123.4 120.7 122.0 136.0 167. 3 170.0 27. 633 21. 560 21. 460 21. 460 22. 585 26. 360 26. 960 161.3 125.8 125. 3 125.3 131.8 153. 9 157.4 27. 029 21. 260 20. 835 20. 960 22. 710 25. 760 25. 960 168.8 132.8 130.2 130.9 141.9 160.9 162.2 19. 712 16. 200 15. 500 15. 000 15. 875 17. 600 18. 375 168.6 138. 6 132.6 128.3 135.8 150.5 157.2 July___________ A ugust. . __ September_____ October __ ___ Novem ber_____ Decem ber_____ 5.700 5. 700 5. 700 5.700 5.700 5. 700 137.3 137.3 137.3 137.3 137.3 137.3 5. 050 5.050 5. 050 5. 050 5. 050 5. 050 148.5 148.5 148.5 148.5 148. 5 148.5 .320 .350 .350 .380 .350 .310 266.7 291.7 291.7 316.7 291.7 258.3 24. 250 26. 600 32. 625 30. 900 27. 750 24. 813 164.9 180.9 221.9 210.1 188.7 168.7 26. 770 29. 960 35. 270 35.170 33. 520 29. 895 156.3 174.9 205.9 205.3 195. 7 174.5 26. 020 32. 370 36. 645 33. 570 29. 645 27. 395 162.5 202. 2 228.9 209.7 185.2 171.1 18. 250 20.100 26.000 26. 800 23. 500 22. 875 156.1 171.9 222.4 229.2 201. 0 195.7 1923_______________ January___ __ February______ M arch_________ A p ril__________ M a y ___________ June___________ 6.085 5. 700 5. 700 5. 825 6.200 6.200 6.200 146.6 137.3 137.3 140.4 149.4 149.4 149.4 5. 435 5. 050 5. 050 5.175 5. 550 5. 550 5. 550 159.8 148.5 148. 5 152.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 .360 .310 .340 .340 .370 .370 .370 300.0 258.3 283.3 283. 3 308.3 308. 3 308.3 25. 808 25. 800 26. 250 30.125 31.000 29. 000 27. 375 175.5 175.4 178.5 204.9 210.8 197.2 186.2 28. 972 29. 270 29. 833 32. 020 32. 770 31. 870 30. 270 169.1 170.8 174.1 186.9 191.3 186.0 176.7 28.164 28. 770 29. 270 32. 270 32. 770 31. 970 29. 645 175.9 179.7 182.8 201.6 204.7 199.7 185.2 23. 827 23. 400 24. 625 26. 750 27. 000 26. 700 25. 250 203.8 200.1 210.6 228.8 230.9 228.4 216.0 July___________ A ugust________ September_____ October _____ 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. 550 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 .370 .370 .370 .370 .370 .370 308.3 308.3 308.3 308.3 308.3 308.3 25.100 24. 750 24. 875 23. 500 20. 875 21. 000 170.7 168.3 169.2 159.8 142.0 142.8 28.464 28. 260 28. 260 26. 960 24. 885 24. 635 166.1 165.0 165.0 157.4 145.3 143.8 27. 270 26. 520 26.520 25. 370 23. 645 23. 760 170.4 165.7 165.7 158.5 147.7 148.4 24. 800 24. 000 22. 500 20. 300 19. 625 21.000 212. 1 205.3 192.4 173.6 167.9 179.6 November_____ December_____ AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1914_______________ 1915_______________ 1916_______________ 1917_______________ co able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H O LESALE P R IC E S OF C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 132 T 1923— C ontinu ed Metals and metal products (a) Iron and steel Ferromanganese Pig iron Spiegeleisen, 18 and 22 per cent Foundry Gray forge, N o. 2, southern, southern, coke, Cincinnati, average average price per price per long ton long ton Best refined, from store, Phila delphia Rela tive price Average price per long ton Rela tive price Average price per long ton Rela tive price Average price per pound Rela tive price Bars From mill, Pittsburgh. Best Com mon, refined, average average price per price per pound pound Rela tive price Nails: W ire 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........................r „ _ 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 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Year or month Bari iron 14. 240 14.098 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 101.0 100.0 89.9 91.1 125.3 $58. 290 56. 857 100. 583 231.700 100.0 97.5 172.6 397.5 $25. 000 25.000 26.196 50.023 100. 0 100. 0 104. 8 200. 1 .018 .019 .016 .017 .033 91.1 100.0 83.3 90.6 170.3 .014 .017 .013 .013 .026 83.6 100.0 77.0 78.8 156.4 $1. 376 1.153 1. 307 2.480 100.0 83.8 95.0 180.3 1. 740 1.819 1. 679 1.746 2.596 95.6 100.0 92.3 96.0 142.7 38.808 36. 526 32.175 44. 508 26. 606 260.4 245.1 215.9 298.7 178.5 327. 208 277. 500 142.117 193. 208 79.533 561.4 476.1 243.8 331.5 136.4 74.750 78. 719 42.033 70.113 31. 250 299. 0 314. 9 168. 1 280. 5 125. 0 .046 .048 .038 .048 .030 241.7 251.0 199.0 251.6 154.2 .041 .038 .034 .044 .026 246.1 232.7 204.8 266.7 158.8 3. 490 2.900 2.488 2. 875 2.010 253.7 210.8 180.8 209.0 146.1 3.633 3.600 3. 518 4.187 3.056 199.8 197.9 193.4 230.2 168.0 1922 ________ January... F eb ru a ry .. M a rch ____ A pril......... . M a y ______ J u n e......... . 23. 986 20.700 20.000 19. 500 20. 375 22.100 22.875 161.0 138.9 134.2 130.9 136.7 148.3 153.5 71. 619 59. 670 61.463 62.500 63. 750 65.000 67. 500 122.9 102.4 105.4 107.2 109.4 111.5 115.8 33. 760 25. 800 28.063 29.000 30. 250 35. 000 35. 625 135. 0 103. 2 112. 3 116. 0 121. 0 140. 0 142. 5 .026 .025 .025 .024 .023 .024 .024 135.9 127.6 127.6 122.4 120.3 125.5 125.0 .023 .021 .021 .021 .021 .021 .022 137.6 124.2 124.2 124.2 124.2 126.7 130.3 1. 733 1. 500 1. 500 1. 450 1. 500 1.600 1. 600 126.0 109.0 109.0 105.4 109.0 116.3 116.3 2.610 2.600 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 143.5 143.0 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 J uly______ August___ September. October___ N ovem ber. Decem ber. 22.040 24.350 30.050 30. 850 27. 550 26.925 147.9 163.4 201.6 207.0 184.9 180.7 67. 500 67.500 67.500 80.500 100. 000 100. 000 115.8 115.8 115.8 138.1 171.6 171.6 35. 500 37.600 38.313 37.750 36. 900 35. 250 142. 0 150. 4 153. 3 151. 0 147. 6 141. 0 .025 .027 .029 .030 .030 .030 129.7 140.6 148.4 154.2 154.2 153.6 .022 .023 .025 .026 .026 .026 133.3 138.8 150.3 157.6 157. 6 157.6 1. 650 1. 650 2.075 2.125 2.075 2.075 119.9 119.9 150.8 154.5 150.8 150.8 2. 500 2.580 2.725 2.800 2.800 2.800 137.5 141.9 149.8 153.9 153.9 153.9 1923__________ January. . . F ebruary.. M a rch ___ A pril_____ M a y _____ June_____ 27. 848 27.450 28. 675 30. 800 31.050 30. 750 29.300 186.9 184.2 192.4 206.7 208.4 206.3 196.6 115. 846 105. 000 108.125 120. 000 125.000 129.000 127. 500 198.7 180.1 185.5 205.9 214.5 221.3 218.7 42.168 34. 400 35. 875 37.500 39. 250 49. 500 49. 063 168. 7 137. 6 143. 5 150. 0 157. 0 198. 0 196. 3 .033 .030 .031 .032 .034 .035 .035 174. 0 154.7 160.9 168.2 179.2 181.2 181.2 .031 .027 .028 .030 .032 .033 .033 188.5 161.2 166.7 180.6 193.3 197.0 197.0 2.285 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2. 575 2.450 166.1 145.4 145.4 145.4 145.4 187.2 178.1 3.035 2.800 2.875 2.925 3. 025 3.100 3.100 166.8 153.9 158.1 160.8 166.3 170.4 170.4 J u ly--------A ugust___ September. O ctober. __ N ovem ber. December. 28. 850 27. 675 26. 550 24.350 23.675 25.050 193.6 185.7 178.2 163.4 158.9 168.1 119. 500 117. 500 111. 250 110.. 000 108. 750 108. 500 205.0 201.6 190.9 188.7 186.6 186.1 45. 500 46.250 45. 375 43.100 40. 250 39.000 182. 0 185. 0 181. 5 172. 4 161. 0 156. 0 .035 .035 .033 .033 .034 .034 181.2 181.2 173.4 173.4 177.1 177.1 .033 .033 .033 .033 .031 .031 197. 0* 197.0 197.0 197.0 189.7 189.7 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 174.4 174.4 174.4 174.4 174.4 174.4 3.100 3.100 3.100 3.100 3.100 3.100 170.4 170.4 170.4 170.4 170.4 170.4 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 ________ ' AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES $14.903 13.390 13. 576 18. 671 Co CO hart 16 400 134 375 350 325 300 275 250 223 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1923 C hart 16a 400 375 275 260 225 200 116 150 100 75 40 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES 135 C 136 T able 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S OF C O M M O D IT IE S , 1890 T O 1923— Continued Metals and metal products (a ) Iron and steel :on, 6-inch Saws Planes: Jack planes Relative price BaileyN o. 5, average price each Sargent N o. 414, average price each Rela tive price Average Rela price tive each price Billets: Besse mer Billets: Open hearth Average Average Rela Rela Average Rela Rela price price price tive tive per long tive tive per per 100 price price price pounds price ton dozen Average price Rela per tive long price ton Skelp: Grooved Hand: Disston N o. 7, 26-inch, average price per dozen N o. 8, 26-inch, skewback, average price per 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 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 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1. 530 1.710 1. 530 1. 530 1. 530 102.2 114.0 102.0 102.0 102.0 1.604 1. 604 1.604 1.604 1. 604 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 12.600 12. 950 12. 950 12.950 12. 950 97.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 7. 620 7. 620 7.840 7. 822 7.620 97.4 97.4 100.2 100.0 97.4 1910. 1911. 1912. 1. 658 1. 540 1. 540 110.5 102.7 102.7 1. 604 1. 782 1.782 90.0 100.0 100.0 12.950 12.950 12.950 100.0 100.0 100.0 7.738 7.450 7.451 98.9 95.2 95.2 102.0 102.0 $1.540 97.2 25.063 ^24.131 —03.fr30.599 118.7 27.912 108.2 22.179 86.0 * 24.028 27.448 29.253 26. 313 24. 616 93.2 106.4 113.4 102.0 95.5 25. 380 21.458 22.378 98.4 83.2 86.8 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1933 Crosscut: Disston, N o. 2 Steel Shovels: Ames, N o. 2 $23. 371 100.0 20. 898 22.943 31. 618 55.369 89.4 98.2 135.3 236.9 1. 500 1.500 1. 500 1.800 2.282 100.0 100.0 100.0 120.0 152.1 1. 782 1. 782 1. 782 2. 011 2.785 100.0 100.0 100.0 112.8 156.3 1918________ ______ 1919............... ............ 1920................. .......... 1921........................... 60. 687 57. 501 74. 046 54. 531 259.7 246.0 316.8 233.3 2.801 3.435 4.420 3.589 186.7 229.0 294.7 239.3 3. 375 3.600 4.000 3.800 1922........................... January.......... February........ M arch _______ A p r il............... M a y . ............... June................. 51. 435 47. 300 47.300 47. 675 48.800 49. 600 50. 800 220.1 202.4 202.4 204.0 208.8 212.2 217.4 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 J u ly ................ August............ September. . . October.......... N ovem ber. ._ December___ 53. 450 54.100 54.500 54. 500 54. 500 54. 750 228.7 231.5 233.2 233.2 233.2 234.3 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 1923........................... Jan uary_____ February____ M arch _______ April...... .......... M a y ................. J u n e .............. 60. 314 54. 900 56. 500 57. 750 58. 500 58. 500 60. 400 258.1 234.9 241.8 247.1 250.3 250.3 258.4 July__________ August______ Sep tem ber... October........... N o v e m b e r ... 62. 300 62. 625 63. 600 63.600 62. 975 62. 600 266.6 268.0 272.1 272.1 269.5 267.9 December___ 12. $15. 15. 15. 17. 22. 609 609 609 503 008 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 112. 1 141. 0 $7. 825 7. 850 6.923 8. 314 11. 276 100. 100. 88. 106. 144. 0 3 5 3 1 $1.390 1.169 1.265 2. 336 3.953 189.4 202.0 224.5 213.2 25. 958 27. 637 33. 000 30. 000 166. 3 177. 1 211. 4 192. 2 13. 481 13. 267 14.160 13. 228 172. 3 169. 6 181. 0 169. 1 2.890 2. 505 3.000 1.991 207. 180. 215. 143. 3.688 3.600 3. 600 3.600 3.600 3.600 3.600 206.9 202.0 202.0 202.0 202.0 202.0 202.0 27. 675 177. 3 27. 000 173. 0 27. 000 173. 0 27. 000 173. 0 27. 000 . 173. 0 27. 000 173. 0 27. 000 173 0. 11. 453 13.160 13.160 13.160 11. 487 10. 650 10. 650 146. 168. 168. 168. 146. 136. 136. 4 2 2 2 8 1 1 1.731 1. 500 1. 480 1.400 1.475 1. 600 1. 700 198.7« 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 3. 600 3. 600 3.600 4.000 4.000 4.000 202.0 202.0 202.0 224.5 224.5 224.5 27. 000 27. 000 27. 000 29. 500 29. 500 29. 500 173. 173. 173. 189. 189. 189. 0 0 0 0 0 0 10. 650 10. 650 10. 650 10. 650 10. 917 11. 650 136. 1 136. 1 136. 1 136. 1 139. 5 148. 9 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 224.5 224.5 224.5 224.5 224.5 224.5 224.5 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 189. 189. 189. 189. 189. 189. 189. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.194 11. 650 11. 650 11. 650 12.175 12.400 12.400 155. 148. 148. 148. 155. 158. 158. 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 2.980 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 198.7 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 224.5 224.5 224.5 224.5 224.5 224.5 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 500 500 500 500 500 500 189. 0 189. 0 189. 0 189. 0 189. 0 189. 0 12.400 12.400 12.400 12.400 12. 400 12.400 158. 158. 158. 158. 158. 158. 100. 0 84. 1 91. 0 168. 0 284. 4 25. 789 20.078 22. 441 43. 946 69. 856 100.0 $26.096 77.9 20. 058 87.0 22. 763 170.4 43. 825 270.9 71.771 100.0 76.9 87.2 167.9 275.0 47. 40. 56. 34. 274 539 260 385 183.3 157.2 218.2 133.3 47. 40. 60. 34. 500 267 592 567 182.0 154.3 232.2 132.5 124. 5 107. 9 106. 5 100. 7 106. 1 115. 1 122. 3 33.990 28. 000 28. 000 28. 000 29. 500 34.000 35.000 131.8 108.6 108.6 108.6 114.4 131.8 135.7 33.990 28. 000 28. 000 28. 000 29. 500 34.000 35.000 130.3 107.3 107.3 107.3 113.0 130.3 134.1 1.700 1.900 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 122. 3 136. 7 143. 9 143. 9 143. 9 143. 9 35.000 36.100 39. 500 40.000 37. 750 36. 500 135.7 140.0 153.2 155.1 146.4 141.5 35. 000 36.100 39. 500 40.000 37. 750 36. 500 134.1 138.3 151.4 153.3 144.7 139.9 8 9 9 9 6 5 5 2.347 2.020 2.200 2.325 2.388 2.470 2.450 168. 145. 158. 167. 171. 177. 176. 9 3 3 3 8 7 3 41. 654 37. 300 39. 625 44. 375 45.000 44.600 42. 625 161.5 144.6 153.6 172.1 174.5 172.9 165.3 41. 750 37.500 39. 625 44. 375 45.000 45.000 43.125 160.0 143.7 151.8 170.0 172.4 172.4 165.3 5 5 5 5 5 5 2.410 2. 400 2.400 2.400 2.375 2.350 173. 172. 172. 172. 170. 169. 4 7 7 7 9 1 42. 500 42.500 41. 875 40.000 40. 000 40.000 164.8 164.8 162.4 155.1 155.1 155.1 42. 500 42. 500 41. 875 40.000 40.000 40.000 162.9 162.9 160.5 153.3 153.3 153.3 9 2 8 3 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1913........... ............ 1914______________ 1915_________ _____ 1916______________ 1917_______ _______ CO lBLE 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S OF C O M M O D IT IE S , 1890 T O 1923—Continued CO 00 Metals and metal products (a) Iron and steel Tin Steel One-fourth inch thick, average price per pound Rails: Besse mer 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. T50 17.625 28.125 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 32. 288 27. 333 28.000 28.000 28.000 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. Rela tive price Rails: Openhearth Average price per long ton Rela tive price Sheets: Box an nealed, N o. 27 Average price per pound Rela tive price $0.024 107.3 .024 .022 .020 .019 .027 111.4 98.2 89.0 86.8 121.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 .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 28.000 100.0 100.0 100.0 .023 .020 020 103.7 91.3 89.5 86.9 100.0 67.0 62.9 100.4 115.3 97.6 Roofing (terneplate) Structural Chicago, average price per pound Rela tive price M ill, Pittsburgh, average price per 100 pounds Rela tive price Average price per base box (200 pounds) Rela tive price WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1923 Plates: Tank $1. 543 1.153 1.313 2.666 3.628 100.0 74.4 84.8 172.2 234.3 $0.015 .012 .013 .032 .056 100.0 78.4 85.8 218.9 376.4 28.000 28.000 28.000 31.333 38.000 100.0 100.0 100.0 111.9 135.7 $30. 000 30. 000 30. 000 33. 333 40. 000 100.0 100.0 100.0 111.1 133.3 .022 .019 .019 .030 .065 100. 0 85. 4 85. 8 135. 2 297. 3 t 2.892 2.495 3.218 1.872 186.8 161.1 207.8 120.9 .062 .027 .033 .019 218.9 183.1 221.6 130.4 54.000 47.264 51.827 44.039 192.9 168.8 185.1 157.3 56. 000 49. 264 53. 827 45. 654 186.7 164.2 179.4 152.2 .049 .044 .053 .035 1.721 1.500 1.390 1.390 1.500 1.580 1.700 111.2 96.9 89.8 89.8 96.9 102.0 109.8 .017 .015 .014 .014 .015 .016 .016 116.9 101.4 93.9 93.9 100.0 105.4 110.1 , 40.692 40.000 40.000 40.000 40.000 40.000 40.000 145.3 142.9 142.9 142.9 142.9 142.9 142.9 40. 692 40. 000 40. 000 40. 000 40. 000 40. 000 40. 000 135.6 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 July.......... August___ September October . . . November. December. 1.700 1.880 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 109.8 121.4 129.2 129.2 129.2 129.2 .017 .019 .021 .021 .020 .020 114.9 127.0 143.9 142.6 134.5 131.8 40.000 40.000 40.000 42.250 43.000 43.000 142.9 142.9 142.9 150.9 153.6 153.6 40. 000 40. 000 40. 000 42. 250 43. 000 43. OCO 1923................................... January................ February_______ March.................. April.................... M ay.^................. June..................... 2.357 2.040 2.200 2.388 2.500 2.400 2.400 152.2 131.8 142.1 154.2 161.5 155.0 155.0 .024 .021 .022 .024 .025 .025 .025 164.2 139.2 150.7 161.5 168.9 168.9 168.9 43.000 43.000 43.000 43.000 43.000 43.000 43.000 153.6 153.6 153.6 153.6 153.6 153.6 153.6 July...................... August................. September........... October................ November______ December............ 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 155.0 155.0 155.0 155.0 155.0 155.0 .025 .025 .025 .025 .025 .025 168.9 168.9 168.9 168.9 168.9 168.9 43.000 43.000 43.000 43.000 43.000 43.000 153.6 153.6 153.6 153.6 153.6 153.6 100.0 82.5 92.5 176.9 269.4 $1. 510 1.175 1.279 2.525 3.738 100.0 77.8 84.7 167.2 247.5 $6.937 6.580 6.354 8.558 14. 665 100.0 94.9 91.6 123.4 211.4 225. 6 200. 0 243. 8 160. 3 .032 .028 .032 .024 201.9 174.4 198.1 148.1 3.000 2.521 2.829 2.044 198.6 166.9 187.3 135.3 15.300 14. 262 14.100 12.277 220.5 205.6 203.3 177.0 .032 .030 .030 .030 .031 .031 .031 145. 7 134. 7 134. 7 134. 7 140. 6 141. 6 142. 5 .021 .019 .018 .018 .019 .020 .021 132.5 118.8 113.1 113.1 119.4 125.6 128.8 1.733 1.500 1.500 1.450 1.500 1.600 1.600 114.8 99.3 99.3 96.0 99.3 105.9 105.9 9.600 9.6009.600 9.600 9.600 9.600 9.600 138.4 138.4 138.4 138.4 138.4 138.4 138.4 133.3 133.3 133.3 140.8 143.3 143.3 .032 .033 .035 .035 .034 .033 147. 5 150. 2 158.4 159. 4 153. 4 150. 7 .021 .023 .025 .024 .023 .023 130.6 141.3 154.4 151.3 146.3 146.3 1.650 1.750 2.075 2.125 2.050 2.000 109.2 115.9 137.4 140.7 135.7 132.4 9.600 9.600 9.600 9.600 9.600 9.600 138.4 138.4 138.4 138.4 138.4 138.4 43. 000 43. 000 43. 000 43. 000 43. 000 43. 000 43. 000 143.3 143.3 143.3 143.3 143.3 143.3 143.3 .037 .033 .035 .036 .037 .040 .038 168.9 151. 1 157. 5 165. 8 170. 3 181. 7 173. 5 .028 .024 .026 .028 .029 .029 .028 173.8 150.6 162.5 173.1 179.4 180.0 177.5 2.423 2.000 2.100 2.200 2.600 2.625 2.550 160.4 132.4 139.0 145.7 172.1 173.8 168.8 10.848 9.600 9.750 10.200 10.200 11.300 11.300 156.4 138.4 140.5 147.0 147.0 162.9 162.9 43. 000 43. 000 43. 000 43. 000 43. 000 43. 000 143.3 143.3 143.3 143.3 143.3 143.3 .038 .038 .038 .038 .038 .038 172. 6 171. 2 171. 2 171. 2 171. 2 171. 2 .028 .028 .028 .028 .028 .028 177.5 177.5 177.5 177.5 177.5 177.5 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 165.5 165.5 165.5 165.5 165.5 165.5 11.300 11.300 11.300 11.300 11.300 11.300 162.9 162.9 162.9 162.9 162.9 162.9 139 $0,016 .013 .015 .028 .043 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1913 .. 1914 .... 1915 .... 1916 .... .... CD 1917 00 1918 .... 1919 __ 1920 .... 1921 .... tsS Cl 1922 .... January... February.. March___ M April......... O M ay......... June......... 17 O 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 76 50 40 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 C h a r t 17a 400 375 350 300 275 250 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES C h a k t T able 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O L E SA L E P R IC E S O F C O M M O D IT IE S , 1890 T O 1923—Continued Metals and metal products (&) Nonferrous metals (a) Iron and steel Tin Wire: Fence Plate: Domestic Coke at Coke,f.o.b. New York, Pittsburgh, Rela M .C .O ., Johnson’s, average average average tive price price per price per price per price each dozen 100 pounds 100 pounds Firm No. 1, price each Firm No. 2, average price each Aluminum: 98-99 per cent Rela tiveprice F. o. b. Chicago, average price per 100 pounds Nos. 6 to 9, .b . Pitts Rela Rela f.o aver tive tive burgh, age price price price per 100 pounds Averprice per Rela tive price Aver age price per pound Plain, annealed $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 .210 .156 183.3 186.0 195.3 195.3 144.9 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 99.1 100.0 82.2 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 88.6 101.7 87.9 1906. 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 80.0 87.3 111.1 111.1 116.9 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 $4,370 4.370 4.600 192 3 $3,436 3.182 2.860 4.191 TO 18&5. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. Rela tive price 1890 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. Rela tive price W ood screws: 1-inch, No. 10, flat-head Barbed, galva nized WHOLESALE PRICES, Trowels: Brick, 10^-inch Vises: Solid box, 60-pound ; 102.0 102.6 97.1 100.0 94.7 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 3.242 5.057 8.864 7.727 7.074 1920 .............. 1921 .............. 3.840 3.865 3.657 .340 .350 .350 $4,500 4.500 4.500 97.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 4.485 4.370 4.140 3.935 3.655 1140 111.1 105.2 100.0 92.9 2.133 2.180 2.134 2.309 2.152 92.3 94.4 92.4 100.0 93.2 $1. 513 1.373 91.1 142.1 249.1 217.2 198.8 4.500 4 500 4.875 5.583 6.250 100.0 100.0 108.3 124.1 138.9 3,749 5.248 7.760 9.048 8.764 95.3 133.4 197.2 229.9 222.7 2.535 3.515 4.527 4.594 4.467 109.8 152.2 196.0 198.9 193.4 7.558 5.888 212.4 165.5 8.598 9.159 191.1 203.5 9.200 6.302 233.8 160.1 4 724 4095 1922 .............. January... February.. March___ April......... M ay.......... June.......... 4.736 4.750 4.713 4.600 4.750 4.750 4.750 133.1 133.5 132.4 129.3 133.5 133.5 133.5 8.850 8.850 8.850 8.850 8.850 8.850 8.850 196.7 196.7 196.7 196.7 196.7 196.7 196.7 4 658 4 920 4.920 4.652 4.600 4.600 4.600 118*. 4 125.0 125.0 118.2 116.9 116.9 116.9 July.......... August— September. October... November. December- 4.750 4.750 4.750 4.750 4.750 4.750 133.5 133.5 133.5 133.5 133.5 133.5 8.850 8.850 8.850 8.850 8.850 8.850 196.7 196.7 196.7 196.7 196.7 196.7 4.600 4600 4600 4.600 4600 4.600 1923.................. January... February. . March___ April......... M ay.......... June.......... 5.411 4.750 4.800 5.225 6.000 5.700 5.500 152.1 133.5 134.9 146.8 168.6 160.2 154.6 8.975 8.850 8.850 9.000 9.000 9.000 9.000 199.4 196.7 196.7 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 July........... August— September. O ctober... November. December. 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 154.6 154.6 154.6 154.6 154.6 154.6 9.000 9.000 9.000 9.000 9.000 9.000 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 138.4 93.0 111. 6 100 0 72.8 $0.236 .186 100.0 78.6 1.469 2.417 3.450 3.250 3.114 97.1 159.8 228.1 214.9 205.9 .093 .168 .239 .216 .205 86.8 156.6 222.5 200.9 190.7 .340 .607 .516 .337 .330 143.7 256.8 218.2 142.4 139.6 2046 177.4 3.358 2.801 222.0 185.2 .252 .215 234.4 200.0 .333 .215 140.8 91.0 3.512 3.530 3.455 3.430 3.430 3.430 3.430 152.1 152.9 149.6 148.5 148.5 148.5 148.5 2.310 2.250 2.200 2.250 2.250 2.250 2.250 152.7 148.8 145.5 148.8 148.8 148.8 148.8 .168 .158 .116 .151 .151 .151 .152 156.2 146.5 107.4 140.7 140.7 140.7 141.5 .187 .175 .175 .177 .178 .179 .180 78.9 74.0 74.0 74.8 75.1 75.5 76.1 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 3.390 3.430 3.540 3.690 3.690 3.690 146.8 148.5 153.3 159.8 159.8 159.8 2.250 2.290 2.375 2.450 2.450 2.450 148.8 151.4 157.0 162.0 162.0 162.0 .178 .178 .200 .200 .200 .180 165.5 165.4 186.2 186.2 186.2 167.7 .180 .180 .183 .201 .214 .223 76.1 76.1 77.2 85.0 90.4 94.1 5.141 4.712 5.180 5.180 5.180 5.180 5.180 130.6 119.8 131.6 131.6 131.6 131.6 131.6 4.042 3.690 3.790 3.853 4.065 4.140 4140 175.0 159.8 164.1 166.8 176.0 179.3 179.3 2.739 2.450 2.625 2.650 2.675 2.750 2.788 181.1 162.0 173.6 175.2 176.9 181.8 184.3 .214 .220 .220 .200 .211 .211 .220 198.8 186.1 186.1 186.1 195.9 195.9 204.7 .253 .228 .236 .252 .263 .265 .260 107.0 96.2 100.0 106.6 111.0 112.1 110.0 5.180 5.180 5.180 5.180 5.180 5.180 131.6 131.6 131.6 131.6 131.6 131.6 4140 4.140 4.140 4.140 4.140 4140 179.3 179.3 179.3 179.3 179.3 179.3 2.750 2.750 2.750 2.900 2.900 2.900 181.8 181.8 181.8 191.7 191.7 191.7 .200 .200 .220 .220 .220 .220 204.7 204.7 204.7 204.7 204.7 204.7 .260 .258 .251 .250 .255 .263 110.0 109.2 106.0 105.8 107.9 111.3 • 143 100.0 90.8 .149 .100 .120 .108 .078 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES $3,456 3.558 3.369 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 144 T able 9 .—A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S OF C O M M O D IT IE S , 1890 T O 1923— Continued Metals and metal products (&) Nonferrous metals Copper Year or month Lead: Pig Quicksilver Silver: Bar, fine Wire: Bare Electro Lake, lytic, Rela Average average average tive per price price per price per price pound pound pound Rela tive price Average price per pound Rela tive price Tin Pig Average 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 price per pound Rela tive price 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 .044 .041 .037 .033 100.0 99.3 93.9 85.0 75.2 $5.400 5.600 5.183 5.000 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 90.8 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. 593.4 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 .262 .265 .282 .280 67.0 58.3 59.0 62.7 62.4 1905_______________ 1906_______________ 1907_______________ 1908_______________ 1909_______________ .158 .196 .213 98.0 121.9 $6.208~ 132.1 .133 84.8 .131 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 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 1910................ ........... 1911____ ___________ 1912_____ __________ .129 . 125 .164 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1933 Sheet: Hot rolled (base sizes) Ingot Lead pipe 1913 _______ _________ January.. February. M arch___ A p ril____ M a y _____ June_____ July______ A ugust___ September. O c to b e r ... Novem ber. Decem ber. 1923...... ......... January.. February. M arch___ A p ril........ M a y ......... June_____ July---------A ugust___ September. O c to b e r ... N ovem ber. Decem ber. 157 134 173 275 294 247 191 180 126 134 136 129 127 126 132 136 137 138 138 137 136 141 145 146 155 169 169 156 148 144 139 134 126 128 129 100.0 85.1 109.7 175.1 186.9 156.8 121.5 114.2 80.2 85.4 86.1 81.9 80.9 80.3 83.6 86.6 87.2 87.4 87.4 87.0 86.6 89.6 92.2 92.5 98.3 107.5 107.5 99.4 94.0 91. 7 88. 2 85. 4 80. 3 81. 4 81. 9 212 188 225 359 391 338 285 284 204 203 210 208 198 193 189 198 201 203 208 208 208 210 222 213 224 240 248 242 235 230 219 211 202 197 200 100.0 88.7 106.0 169.5 184.4 159.6 134.6 133.8 . 96.4 95.6 99.1 98.2 93.5 90.9 89.0 93.2 94.8 95.7 97.9 97.9 97.9 99.0 104.6 100.4 105.6 113.4 116.8 114.0 110.7 108.5 103.5 99.3 95.4 93.0 94.4 .167 .147 .185 .305 .359 .276 .222 .219 .150 156 155 153 148 148 150 158 .158 .158 .160 .160 .160 .165 .175 .170 .179 .195 .199 .193 .184 174 169 163 156 156 156 100.0 87.6 110.6 182.4 214.6 165.1 132.7 130.8 89.9 93.1 92.6 91.2 88.2 88.2 89.9 94.1 94.1 94.3 95.6 95.6 95.6 98.3 104.4 101.7 106.9 116.7 118.8 115.1 110.1 104.2 101.0 97.7 93.4 93.4 93.4 .044 .039 .046 .068 .091 .074 .058 .081 .046 .058 .047 .047 .047 .051 .055 .058 .058 .059 .062 .067 .072 .073 .074 .078 .082 .085 .083 .074 .072 .064 .067 .071 .069 .069 .076 100.0 88.4 104.3 154.5 207.0 168.6 131.4 183.6 103.9 131.6 106.8 106.8 106.8 116.1 125.5 132.7 130.7 133.4 139.8 151.6 164.5 165.5 168.0 178.0 185.2 193.0 188.4 168.4 163.6 144.8 153.0 160.5 155.9 156.6 173.2 5. 082 4. 523 5. 301 7.598 10. 068 8.887 7. 266 9.732 5. 680 6. 828 5.390 5. 390 5. 467 6. 072 6. 581 7.052 7.110 7.110 7. 288 7.801 8. 297 8. 378 8.922 8.893 9.310 9. 552 9.552 8. 987 8.820 8.288 8.330 8.559 8.820 8.820 9.136 100.0 89.0 104.3 149.5 198.1 174.9 143.0 191.5 111.8 134.4 106.1 106.1 107.6 119.5 129.5 138.8 139.9 139.9 143.4 153.5 163.3 164.9 175.6 175.0 183.2 188.0 188.0 176.8 173.6 163.0 163.9 168.4 173.6 173.6 179.8 .565 .666 1.183 1. 825 1. 622 1.802 1. 212 1.071 .600 .786 .667 .653 .660 .688 .733 .733 .733 .770 .893 .950 .957 .965 .873 .967 .927 .940 .913 .897 .893 .883 .848 .809 .807 .807 .800 100.0 117.8 209.4 323.0 287.1 318.8 214.4 189.6 106.3 139.2 118.0 115.6 116.8 121.8 129.8 129.8 129.8 136.3 158.1 168.1 169.3 170.9 154.6 171.1 164.0 166.4 161.7 158.7 158.1 156.3 150.1 143.2 142.8 142.8 141.6 .612 .563 .511 .671 .840 .989 1.126 1.615 .631 .679 .659 .657 .648 .671 .716 .716 .707 .698 .699 .684 .655 .643 .652 .661 .647 .680 .673 .675 .652 .634 .632 .645 .639 .641 .650 100.0 92.0 83.4 109.6 137.2 161.4 183.9 165.7 103.1 110.9 107.5 107.3 105.9 109.5 116.9 116.9 115.4 114.0 114.1 111.7 106.9 104.9 106.5 107.9 105.7 111.0 109.8 110.2 106.4 103.5 103.2 105.4 104.4 104.7 106.2 .449 .351 .876 .433 .594 .852 .655 .503 .298 .325 .320 .305 .291 .305 .309 .315 .315 .325 .323 .346 .369 .377 .426 .393 .423 .489 .463 .428 .411 .386 .393 .418 .417 .444 .471 100.0 78.3 83.8 96.4 132.3 189.8 146.0 112.0 66.5 72.4 71.4 68.0 64.8 68.0 68.9 70.1 70.3 72.3 72.0 77.2 82.3 83.9 95.0 87.5 94.1 108.9 103.1 95g4 91.6 86.1 87.5 93.2 92.9 9&9 104.9 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1914 _______ ___ 1915 ____________ 1916 ____________ 1917 ____________ 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921.. 1922......... Cl Building materials (6) Nonferrous metals (a) Lumber Slab Sheet F. o. b. mill, average price per M feet 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 .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 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 6. 825 7.173 7. 486 6. 440 6. 643 94. 2 99. 0 103. 3 88! 9 91. 7 .059 . 062 . 062 .048 .055 101. 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 7. 019 7. 048 7. 924 7.245 6.919 96. 9 97. 3 109. 4 . 056 .058 .071 .058 .053 96. 6 100. 2 121.1 100. 0 90.4 20. 625 20. 682 21. 455 85.1 85.4 88.6 Average price per pound Rela tive price 1890 1891 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 1895 189fi 1897 1898 1899 4. 522 4. 940 4.940 5. 498 7.004 62.4 68. 2 68. 2 75.9 96. 7 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 6.095 5. 558 5. 731 6. 018 5. 609 1913 1914.............................. Average price per M feet Hemlock: N o. 1, northern Rela tive price Rela tive price 1910 1911 1912 Gum: Sap, firsts and seconds New York, average price per M feet Average price per 100 pounds . Douglas fir: No. 2 and better, drop siding, f. o. b. mill 100.0 95.5 Average price per M feet Rela tive price Rela tive price St. Louis, average price per M feet Rela tive price * $9.208 7.917 100.0 $17. 333 100.0 86.0 14. 292 82.5 $18. 525 16.875 100.0 91.1 F. o. b. mill, average price per M feet 24.227 100.0 $19. 700 24.396 100.7 18.138 Chicago, average price per M feet Rela tive price 100.0 92.1 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Douglas fir: No. 1, common boards, f. o. b. mill Zinc 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinued Metals and metal products Year or month 146 T able 9 .— A V E R A G E 21. 591 23. 542 27. 708 33.929 39. 750 89.1 97.2 114.4 140.0 164.1 315.9 138.5 82.164 44.423 397.3 214.8 56. 667 40.896 36. 250 30.000 31.000 31.000 31.000 36.000 36.000 209.1 173.1 178.8 178.8 178.8 207.7 207.7 46.115 45.000 42.000 42.000 42.000 44. 300 45.125 223.0 217.6 203.0 203.0 203.0 214.1 218.1 157.5 179.2 38.000 38.000 41.000 41.000 41.000 41.000 219.2 219.2 236.5 236.5 236.5 236.5 46. 600 46.000 46.000 49.600 51. 500 53.000 210.9 40. 917 42.000 43.000 46.000 46.000 46.000 45.000 236.1 242.3 248.1 265.4 265.4 265.4 259.6 39.000 39.000 36.000 39. 000 39.000 31.000 225.0 225.0 207.7 225.0 225.0 178.8 16.158 18. 783 18. 093 14. 238 9.837 223.0 259.3 249.7 196.5 135.8 .144 .140 .093 .083 .074 246.7 240.7 158.7 141.9 126.9 7.875 10.375 15.875 18. 250 25.417 85.5 112.7 172.4 198.2 276.0 14. 292 18. 583 23. 917 28.000 39. 667 82.5 107.2 138.0 161.5 228.8 1920 1921 __ __ 11. 338 9.453 156.5 130.5 .081 .051 138.6 29. 917 11.833 324.9 128.5 54. 750 24.000 1922 __ January.. February.. M a rch ___ A pril_____ M a y .......... J u n e ......... 7.427 7.597 7.360 7.256 6.900 6.900 6.900 102.5 104.9 .061 .051 .049 .050 .052 .055 .057 104.3 83.4 85.9 89.9 93.7 97.8 15. 250 11.500 12.500 11. 500 11.500 13. 500 13.500 165.6 124.9 135.8 124.9 124.9 146.6 146.6 July______ August___ September October. November December. 6.922 7.130 7.329 7.902 8.418 8.510 95.5 98.4 .060 109.1 116.2 117.5 .072 .075 .074 103.1 113.0 118.2 124.0 128.5 127.3 14.500 16.500 19.500 19. 500 19.500 19.500 211.8 211.8 211.8 211.8 8.549 118.0 1923 ________________________ January... 8. 451 116.6 115.4 8.360 February.. M arch___ 124.3 9.004 9.168 April......... 126.5 8.636 119.2 M a y ......... 8.406 116.0 J u n e ......... .070 .073 .076 .082 .077 .071 .064 125.4 130.4 141.2 132.6 121.4 120.2 19. 417 19.500 19.500 21.500 21.500 21. 500 19. 500 114.4 117.2 114.2 115.3 113.4 19. 500 18.500 17.500 18.500 18.500 17.500 July.......... August___ September O ctob er... Novem ber December. 8.190 8.335 8.510 8. 510 8.510 8.510 101.6 100.2 95.2 95.2 95.2 101.2 113.0 115.0 117.5 117.5 117.5 117.5 .064 .067 .068 .067 .067 88.2 86.8 110.0 110.1 211.8 211.8 233.5 233.5 233.5 211.8 211.8 200.9 190.1 200.9 200.9 190.1 16. 625 20.368 27.132 32. 258 17. 263 20. 275 26. 494 29. 525 $31. 611 38. 962 87.6 102.9 134.5 149.9 184.8 233.9 168.8 52. 467 33.990 248.8 161.1 37. 250 37.250 37.250 37. 250 37. 250 37.250 37.250 153.8 153.8 153.8 153.8 133.8 153.8 153.8 35. 240 33. 000 33.000 33. 000 33. 000 33.900 35.000 167.1 156.5 156.5 156.5 156.5 160.7 165.9 225.3 222.3 222.3 239.7 249.0 256.3 37. 250 37. 250 37. 250 37.250 37.250 37. 250 153.8 153.8 153.8 153. 8. 153.8 153.8 35. 500 36. 400 37. 625 37. 500 37. 500 37.500 168.3 172.7 178.4 177. 8 177.8 177.8 53.192 54. 400 56. 250 57. 000 57.000 55.100 52. 625 257.1 263.1 271.9 275.6 275.6 266.4 254.4 39. 979 40.000 40.000 40. 000 40.000 40. 000 40. 000 165.0 165.1 165.1 165.1 165.1 165.1 165.1 38. 539 37. 700 38. 500 38. 750 39.500 39. 500 39. 500 182.7 178.8 182.6 183.8 187.4 187.4 187.4 50. 750 49. 500 49. 750 52.100 52.125 52.125 245.3 239.4 240.6 251.9 251.9 251.9 40.000 40.000 39. 750 40.000 40.000 40.000 165.1 165.1 164.1 165.1 165.1 165.1 39.000 38. 500 38. 500 38.100 37. 500 37. 500 185.0 182.6 182.6 180.6 177.8 177.8 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES $36.012 50. 953 89.7 109.9 146.5 174.1 246.4 1915. ............. 1916__________ 1917.................. 1918--...........1919 __ 4^ able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H O LESALE 148 T P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C on tin u ed - Building materials (a) Lumber Oak: W hite, quartered Oak: W hite, plain M aple: Hard and soft Year or month . Relative price F. o. b. mill, average price per M feet Chicago, average price per M feet Relative price N ew York, average price per M feet Relative price F. o. b . mill, average price per M feet Cincinnati, average price per M feet Relative price N ew York, average price per M feet Relative price 69.1 69.1 69.1 69.1 69.1 $37.875 38.000 38. 458 38. 750 37. 250 62.5 62.7 63.5 64.0 61.5 $51.458 53.583 53.000 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 69.1 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 27.500 26. 708 28. 583 31. 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 ........................ 30.500 31.000 32. 250 31. 625 31.000 79. 5 80.8 84.1 82.4 80.8 47.333 50. 417 55.208 49.292 48.417 78.1 83.2 91.1 81.4 79.9 80. 250 79.167 80.000 80.167 84. 333 90.9 89.6 90.6 90.8 95.5 ...................... ....................... .. _ ............... ................................ .............................. 31.800 34.318 36. 455 38.364 38.500 82.9 89. 5 95.0 100.0 100.4 $25,000 25.000 100.0 100.0 54. 250 54.682 56.227 60.591 60.042 89.5 90.2 92.8 100.0 99.1 $31.839 28.472 100.0 89.4 87. 750 87.182 86.500 88. 318 88.333 99.4 98.7 97.9 100.0 100.0 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 97.9 97.9 101.9 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912. 1918 1914 _ ........... _______ _____ 1 1890 TO 1923 ' $26. 500 26. 500 26.500 26. 500 26. 500 1890 ..................... 1891 ________ 1892 ____ ____________ 1893........................ ............. 1894 WHOLESALE PRICES, N ew York, average price per M feet 122.0 153. 8 334. 8 182.5 75. 625 102.125 204. 667 128. 417. 124.8 168.5 337.8 211.9 230.4 221.6 * 229.4 229.4 229.4 229.4 229.4 52.962 49. 500 49.500 49. 500 48. 500 48. 500 48. 500 175. 7 164.2 164. 2 164.2 160.9 160.9 160.9 130. 208 136. 000 131. 000 131. 000 126. 000 126. 000 128. 500 88. 000 85. 000 85. 000 92. 500 92. 500 92. 500 229.4 221.6 221.6 241.1 241.1 241.1 51. 750 53. 500 53. 500 58. 500 60. 900 63. 250 171. 7 177. 5 177.5 194.1 202.0 209.8 January.. . February. M arch____ April_____ M a y ______ June______ 105. 833 95.000 100. 000 100. 000 110. 000 110. 000 110. 000 275.9 247.6 260. 7 260. 7 286. 7 286. 7 286.7 72. 365 65. 500 65. 500 66. 500 77. 500 77. 500 77. 500 July______ August___ September October. __ November December. 110.000 110. 000 110.000 105. 000 105. 000 105.000 286. 7 286.7 286.7 273.7 273. 7 273.7 76. 250 72. 500 72. 500 72. 500 72.500 72. 500 156.7 179.0 374.7 262.3 January ___ February. M arch____ April_____ M a y ______ June______ 88. 375 85. 000 88. 000 88. 000 88. 000 88. 000 88. 000 July______ August___ September October. __ November December. 1922 ________ 1923__________ ( 4! 39. 565 $45.986 67. 240 129. 559 59. 078 124.3 181.7 350. 2 159.7 104. 271 156. 875 296. 250 165.167 118.1 177.6 335.4 187.0 214.9 224.5 216.2 216.2 208.0 208.0 212.1 67. 346 60. 700 57. 500 58. 750 62. 500 66.200 75.000 182.1 164.1 155.4 158.9 168.9 179. 0 202.7 164. 542 166. 000 166. 000 166. 000 166. 000 163. 500 163. 500 186.3 188.0 188.0 188.0 188.0 185.1 185.1 134.000 134. 000 129.000 129. 000 129. 000 129. 000 221.2 221.2 212.9 212.9 212.9 212.9 73. 900 72. 625 70.000 69. 500 70.000 71. 250 199. 8 196.3 , 189.2 187.8 189.2 192.5 163. 500 163. 500 163. 500 163. 500 * 163. 500 163. 500 185.1 185.1 185.1 185.1 185.1 185.1 240.1 217.3 217. 3 220. 7 257. 2 257. 2 257. 2 135. 625 129. 000 140. 500 140. 500 140. 500 140.500 140. 500 223.8 212.9 231.9 231.9 231.9 231.9 231.9 71. 558 74. 000 80. 000 80. 000 80. 000 75. 000 70. 000 193.4 200.0 216.3 216.3 216.3 202.7 189.2 164. 042 163. 500 163. 500 163. 500 163. 500 163. 500 165. 000 185.7 185.1 185.1 185.1 185.1 185.1 186.8 253.0 240.6 240.6 240. 6 240.6 240.6 135.000 135. 000 130. 000 130. 000 133. 000 133. 000 222.8 222.8 214.6 214.6 • 219.5 219.5 70. 000 69. 200 66. 250 65.000 65. 000 65.000 182.1 187.1 179.1 175.6 175.6 175.6 165. 000 165. 000 165. 000 165. 000 163.000 163. 000 186.8 186.8 186.8 186.8 184. 6 184.6 — 149 30. 500 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES $36. 769 46. 375 100. 896 55. 000 60.125 68. 667 143. 750 100. 625 1918_________ : 1919 ________ 1920 ________ 1921 ________ 150 T a b l e 9 . — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed Building materials (a) Lumber Pine: Yellow Pine: W hite, boards, No. 2 barn 1 by 10 1 b y 10 inches, inches, Buffalo, N ew York, average average price per price per M feet M feet 1 by 8 inches, Buffalo, average price per M feet 1 by 8 inches, Rela f. o. b. mill, tive average price price per M feet Rela tive price Flooring New York, average price per M feet Rela tive price F. 0. b. mill, average price per M feet Siding Rela tive price N ew York, average price per M feet Norfolk, Va., average price per M feet Timbers Rela tive price $20. 750 19,958 18. 500 18.500 18.500 64.6 62.1 57. 5 57. 5 57.5 189-5_____________ 189G_____________ 1897____________ 1898_____________ 1 8 9 9 .____ ______ 17. 250 16. 500 15. 833 15. 500 18.292 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 1900_____________ 1901_____________ 1902_____________ 1903____________ 1904____________ 21. 500 20. 875 23. 500 24.000 23.000 65.2 63.3 71.3 72. 8 69.7 1905____________ 1906_____________ 1907___ 1908. _____ _______ 1909_____________ 24.167 29. 750 1910................ 1911____________ 1912...................... 20. 708 19. 667 21. 000 21.000 21. 417 $33. 250 37.417 36. 375 37.104 73. 2 90.2 101. 5 98.7 100.7 $43.917 45. 833 38. 250 38. 346 37. 227 103.8 104.0 101.0 46.300 46. 546 44. 546 64.4 61.2 65.3 65. 3 66. 6 98.5 102.8 24. 917 29. 333 30. 500 30.500 33. 042 77. 5 91.3 94.9 94.9 102.8 103.8 104.4 99.9 30. 800 30. 591 33.136 95.8 95. 2 103.1 1923 50.9 51. 5 52.0 56. 5 55.1 TO $16. 792 17.000 17.146 18. 625 18.167 Rela tive price 1890 1890............ ....... 1891____________ 1892_____________ 1893_____________ 1894_____________ F. o. b. mill, average price per M feet WHOLESALE PRICES, Boards: No. 2 common. S2S Year or month 38. 864 37.500 37. 500 37. 500 49.125 1918. ..................... 1919____________ 1920 ___________ 1921_____________ 60. 417 100.0 101.7 101. 7 101.7 133.3 $12. 785 11. 219 11. 852 14. 622 21.477 100.0 88.1 93.1 114.8 168. 6 44. 591 42. 750 39. 591 39. 375 50. 909 100.0 95.9 88.8 88.3 114.2 $23. 036 21. 372 20. 286 22. 641 30. 931 100.0 92.8 88.1 98.3 134.3 $47.901 54. 226 81. 077 71.904 163.9 185. 5 277.5 246.0 26.002 32.116 37.197 16. 747 204. 2 252. 2 292.1 131.5 60. 750 78. 833 145. 417 93. 708 136.2 176.8 326.1 210.2 33. 763 55.008 74. 530 35.901 1922____________ January. _ __ February___ March._ _ A p ril____ _ M a y ________ June____ _ 63. 346 62.000 62.000 62.000 62.000 62. 000 62.000 216.7 212.1 212.1 212.1 212.1 212.1 212.1 21. 607 18. 030 18. 370 18. 240 18. 790 20. 780 22.990 169. 7 141. 6 144. 2 143. 2 147. 5 163. 2 180. 5 94. 583 95.500 95. 500 95.500 95.500 90.000 90.000 212.1 214.2 214.2 214.2 214.2 201.8 201.8 July________ A ugust_____ September. __ October____ N ovem ber. __ D ecem ber. . . 62.000 62.000 63. 250 67.000 67.000 67.000 212.1 212.1 216.3 229.3 229.3 229.3 21.490 21.650 24.720 24. 960 24.830 24.430 168. 7 170. 0 194.1 196.0 195.0 191.8 92.500 92. 500 92.500 92. 500 100.500 102. 500 1923................. January____ February.. _ M a rch ... ... A p ril_______ M a y ________ June________ 67.923 68. 800 70.000 70.000 70.000 67. 600 67.000 232.4 235.4 239.5 239.5 239.5 231.3 229.3 23. 619 24.590 25. 310 26. 010 26. 440 26.880 24. 580 185. 5 193.1 198.7 204. 2 207. 6 211.1 193. 0 July________ A ugust_____ September. . . October____ N ovem ber.. D ecem ber. __ 67.000 67.000 67.000 67.000 67.000 67.000 229.3 229.3 229.3 229.3 229.3 229.3 23. 080 21. 480 21. 640 21. 930 21. 420 20.070 181.2 168. 7 169.9 172.2 168. 2 157.6 100.0 88.0 88.2 $26. 917 36. 208 100.0 92.2 87.7 99.0 133.2 $14. 634 12. 875 12. 908 15. 768 20. 941 107.7 143.1 146.6 238.8 323.5 155.8 42. 625 54. 333 96. 250 49. 503 156.8 199.9 354.0 182.4 25. 703 30. 054 40. 923 21. 330 175.6 205.4 279.6 145.8 45. 463 41. 990 43. 530 40. 960 41. 350 42. 480 45. 630 197.4 182.3 189.0 177.8 179.5 184.4 198.1 54. 458 54.000 53. 500 53. 500 53. 000 54.000 53.500 203.9 198.6 196.8 196.8 194.9 198.6 196.8 24.118 20. 470 19. 810 20. 270 20. 480 20. 790 23. 970 164.8 139.9 135.4 138.5 139.9 142.1 163.8 207.4 207.4 207.4 207.4 225.4 229.9 45. 220 46.120 49. 450 49. 860 49. 270 49. 690 196.3 200.2 214.7 216.4 213.9 215. 7 53. 500 53. 500 56. 000 59.000 60.000 62.000 196.8 196.8 206.0 217.0 220.7 228.0 24. 400 25.110 26. 450 28. 440 29. 530 29.700 166.7 171.6 180.7 194.3 203.0 105. 688 102. 500 102. 250 105. 250 110. 250 110. 250 110. 250 237.0 229.9 229.3 236.0 247.2 247.2 247.2 47. 699 50. 780 50. 800 52.950 53. 530 51. 690 48. 870 207.1 220.4 220.5 229.9 232.4 224.4 212.1 61. 417 64.000 66. 000 66. 500 67.000 67.000 66. 500 225.9 235.4 242.7 244.6 246.4 246.4 244.6 29. 923 30. 620 31. 460 32. 330 34. 470 33. 600 31. 660 204.5 209.2 215.0 220.9 235.5 229.6 216.3 110. 250 110. 250 102. 250 102. 250 102. 250 100. 250 247.2 247.2 229.3 229.3 229.3 224.8 46. 570 44. 850 43. 700 44.170 42.270 42. 210 202.2 194.7 189.7 191.7 183.5 183.2 63. 000 59.000 56. 000 55.000 54.000 53.000 231.8 217.0 206.0 202.3 198. 6 194.9 30. 380 29, 260 26. 900 26. 320 26. 760 25. 310 207.6 199.9 183.8 179.9 182.9 173.0 201.8 151 32.136 29. 625 28.182 31. 818 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES 1913_____________ 1914....................... 1915..................... 1916....................... 1917. ___________ LUHBSBs OAK,W HITE YELLOWPIHESIDIHG W ORTHCAROLINAPIKE (Average price in 1913 a 100.) 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 WHOLESAIiE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 18 152 C h a r t 18a 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 ISO 126 100 75 60 40 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 153 C h a r t 154 T able 9.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued Building materials (a) Lum ber Shingles: Cypress, 16 inches long Lath Spruce Poplar Year or month New York, average price per M feet Boston, average price per M feet Eastern Southern spruce, 1£~ yellow pine, inch slab, New York, N o. 1, f. o. b. mill, average average price price per M per M Relative price $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 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 * $29. 833 29. 541 100.0 99.0 $21. 678 20.947 Relative price $4. 284 3. 904 Relative price 100.0 91.1 Average price per M Relative price WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 F .o .b .m ill, Cincinnati, Relative average average price per price price per M feet M feet N ew York, average price per M feet 49s— 0^5986 58.909 60.292 63.458 84. 708 110.000 95.4 97.7 102.8 137.2 178.2 1920................... 1921 ................ 195. 636 131.667 1922 ________ January. __ February. _ M arch___ A p ril_____ M a y ........... June______ $52.673 62. 202 94.4 98.6 119.8 159.5 188.4 20. 610 22.009 29.901 34. 776 41.900 95.1 101.5 137.9 160.4 193.3 316.9 213.3 105.147 58.578 318.4 177.4 49.700 34.827 133.875 131. 000 136. 000 136.000 131.000 131.000 134. 500 216.9 212.2 220.3 220.3 212.2 212.2 217.9 59.471 57.500 57.500 58.750 62.500 57. 500 62.500 180.1 174.2 174.2 177.8 189.3 174.2 189.3 July______ A ugust___ September. O ctober. __ N ovem ber. Decem ber. 134. 500 134. 500 134. 500 134. 500 134. 500 134. 500 217.9* 217.9 217.9 217.9 217.9 217.9 57.500 57.500 57. 500 56.000 63. 750 67.500 1923.......... ......... January. __ February. _ M arch___ A p ril_____ M a y .......... June....... . 135. 417 134. 500 137. 500 137.500 137. 500 137. 500 137. 500 219.4 217.9 222.8 222.8 222.8 222.8 222.8 July---------A u g u s t .... September. O ctober. __ N ovem ber. December . 137. 500 137.500 135.000 135. 000 129.000 129. 000 222.8 222.8 218.7 218.7 209.0 209.0 28.167 29.417 35. 750 47. 583 m 3.839 4. 221 4. 938 5.000 $3. 548 5.828 89.6 98.5 115.3 116.7 191.7 3.067 3.446 4.054 5.425 6. 039 86.6 97.3 114.5 153.2 170.5 229.3 160.7 8.988 4.131 295.7 135.8 8. 067 6.524 227.8 184.2 32.664 32. 600 31.000 31.000 30.500 30. 700 32.500 150.7 150.4 143.0 143.0 140.7 141.6 149.9 4.980 4. 360 4. 280 4. 270 4. 350 4.510 5.070 163.8 143.4 140.7 140.5 143.1 148.3 166.8 5.438 5. 750 5. 750 5. 750 5. 750 5.000 5.000 153.5 162.4 162.4 162.4 162.4 141.2 141.2 174.2 174.2 174.2 174.2 193.0 204.3 32. 500 32.500 32. 500 32.800 36. 375 37.500 149.9 149.9 149.9 151.3 167.8' 173.0 5.120 5.180 5.430 6.140 5.690 5. 360 168.4 170.4 178.7 202.0 187.2 176.3 5.000 5.000 5. 000 5. 750 5. 750 5. 750 141.2 141.2 141.2 162.4 162.4 162.4 69. 327 67.000 70.000 75.000 75. 000 75.000 67.500 209.9 202.9 212.0 227.1 227.1 227.1 204.3 37. 899 37.100 36. 750 38. 500 40.000 40.000 38. 375 174.8 171.1 169.5 177.6 184.5 184.5 177.0 4.997 5.230 5. 540 6. 010 6. 060 6.040 5.310 164.4 172.0 182.3 197.7 199.3 198.7 174.7 5.983 5. 798 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 168.9 163.7 169.4 169.4 169.4 169.4 169.4 70.000 65. 000 65.000 65.000 70.000 68. 750 212.0 196.8 196.8 196.8 212.0 208.1 37.400 36. 750 36. 000 37.200 38. 500 38.188 172.5 169.5 166.1 171.6 177.6 176.2 5.160 4. 640 4. 330 4.140 3.780 3. 720 169.8 152.6 142.5 136.2 124.4 122.4 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 169.4 169.4 169.4 169.4 169.4 169.4 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1915................... 1916. .............. 1917. .............. 1918. ........ ..... 1919. .............. Cn Cn 156 T able 9.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued Building materials Salmon: Run of kiln, Chicago Shingles M ichigan Red cedar, white pine, 16 16 inches inches long, long, average average price price per M per M Rela tive price Aver age price per M Rela tive price Red: Cincin nati A ver age price per M Rela tive price Red: Domestic, N ew York A ver age price per M $6.563 5.708 5.771 5.833 5.000 Rela tive price 3. 700 3. 613 3. 542 3. 552 3.679 70.7 69.0 67.7 67.8 70.3 5.313 ' 81.0 5.063 77.1 4.938 75.2 5.750 87.6 5.688 86.7 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 $1.688 2.213 2.696 2.013 2.004 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 3.500 1923 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. Light colored, N ew Rela York, tive average price price , p e rM TO 73.4 * 76.4 74. 6 73.5 71.7 N o. 1, gray, average Rela U. S. and tive price. Canada, average price p e rM 1890 $3. 842 4.000 3.906 3. 850 3. 750 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. F. o. b. yard, average 82 yards, average price p e rM 100.0 87.0 87.9 88.9 76.2. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $3.263 3.588 3. 650 3. 575 F. o .b . plant, average for U .S ., average price per M WHOLESALE PRICES, W hite pine, 18 inches long, average price per M Brick: Face (6) Brick: Comm on (a) Lumber * [ 87.1 89.8 103.0 100.0 84.3 $6. 200 6.120 100.0 98.7 m . 156 100.0 101.9 6.250 6. 750 8.438 12.938 13. 583 89.3 96.4 120.5 184.8 194.0 6.052 8.035 8.885 11. 927 15.958 92.2 122.4 135.4 181.7 243.2 6.150 6. 680 8.170 10.900 12. 790 13. 000 13.114 16. 410 22.000 $14. 014 99.2 107.7 131.8 175.8 206.3 $20. 308 36.149 104.8 105.8 132. 3 177.4 315.8 231. 7 189. 0 17.467 16.939 249.5 242.0 21.854 15. 208 333.0 231.7 18.946 15.759 278.9 231.9 49. 906 50.000 435.9 436.8 8.705 8.400 8. 380 8. 550 8.520 8.730 8.780 176. 3 170. 1 169. 7 173. 1 172. 5 176. 8 177. 8 13.158 14.450 14. 450 14. 450 14. 350 13. 500 12. 750 188.0 206.4 206.4 206.4 205.0 192.9 182.1 17. 339 15. 226 16. 750 16. 250 16. 750 19. 807 20.150 264.2 232.0 255.2 247. 6 255. 2 301.8 307.0 13. 702 13. 866 13. 749 13. 613 15. 526 13. 514 13. 569 201.8 204.0 202.4 200.3 199.1 198.9 199.7 52. 000 52.000 52. 000 52.000 52. 000 52.000 52. 000 454.3 454.3 454.3 454. 3 454. 3 454.3 454. 3 179. 0 197. 8 184. 6 179. 0 183. 0 161. 7 9.160 8.720 8.800 8.970 8. 700 8.750 185. 5 176. 6 178. 2 181. 7 176. 2 177. 2 12. 450 12.000 13. 000 12. 500 12. 500 12. 500 177.9 171.4 171.4 178,6 178. 6 178. 6 20.150 19. 000 16. 750 15. 000 14. 750 17. 484 307.0 289.5 255. 2 228.6 224.8 266.4 13. 657 13. 555 13, 742 13. 847 13. 905 13. 876 200.9 199.5 202.4 203.8 204. 6 204.2 52. 000 52. 000 52. 000 52.000 52.000 52.000 454.3 454. 3 454.3 454.3 454.3 454. 3 2. 903 3. 270 3.450 3. 420 3. 270 2.980 2.740 147. 6 166. 3 175. 4 173. 9 166. 3 151. 5 139. 3 8.764 8. 770 8.730 8.650 8.790 8.790 8.710 177. 5 177. 6 176. 8 175. 2 178. 0 178. 0 176. 4 14. 046 13. 000 13. 250 13. 250 13. 250 14. 400 14. 400 200.7 185.7 189.3 189.3 189.3 205.7 205.7 19. 807 20. 000 20. 000 20.000 20. 000 20. 000 20.300 301.8 304.8 304.8 304.8 304.8 304.8 309.3 14. 506 13. 886 13. 968 14. 242 14. 467 14. 564 14. 698 213. 5 204.4 205. 7 209.6 212.9 214.3 216.4 51.125 52.000 52.000 52. 000 52. 000 50.000 51. 500 446. 5 454.3 454.3 454.3 454.3 436.8 449.9 2. 710 2.520 2.640 2. 650 2.560 2.630 137. 8 128. 1 134. 2 134. 7 130. 2 133. 7 8. 650 9.100 8.630 8.980 8. 610 8. 760 175. 2 184. 3 174. 8 181. 9 174. 4 177. 4 14. 500 14. 500 14. 500 14. 500 14. 500 14. 500 207.1 207.1 207.1 207.1 207.1 207.1 21. 000 20. 387 20. 000 19. 000 18. 000 19. 000 320.0 310.7 304.8 289.5 274.3 289.5 14. 702 14. 676 14. 689 14. 752 14. 746 14. 684 216.4 216.0 216.2 217. 2 217.0 216.2 52.000 51.000 50.000 50.000 50. 000 51.125 454. 3 445.5 436.8 436.8 436. 8 446.5 2.008 1.813 1.939 1. 967 1. 713 102. 1 92. 2 98. 6 100. 0 87. 1 $4. 938 4.872 100. 0 98. 7 $7.000 6. 750 1915 ..................... ..................... ..................... 1916 ..................... ..................... 1917 ___ 1918_ ............ 1919 ..................... ..................... 1.664 1.910 2. 818 2.794 4.488 84. 6 97. 1 143. 3 142. 1 228. 2 4.780 4.783 4.947 7.449 8.947 96. 8 96. 9 100. 2 150. 9 181. 2 1920 1921 4. 723 2.672 240. 2 135. 8 11.441 9. 334 1922.................. January— F ebruary.. M a rch ____ A p r il........ M a y ........... June______ 3. 298 2.990 2.910 2.920 3. 050 3.240 3.130 167. 7 152. 0 148. 0 148. 5 155. 1 164. 7 159. 2 July______ A ugust___ September. O ctober___ N ovem ber. December- 3. 520 3.890 3. 630 3. 520 3. 600 3.180 1923..............— Jan uary... F ebruary.. M a rch ____ A p ril......... M a y .......... June.......... J u ly ........... A ugust___ September. October___ N ovem ber. Decem ber. .. ____________..................... ..................... 12. 633 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 100.0 96.4 5. 719 5.891 6. 760 6. 563 5. 531 ..................... ..................... ..................... ___ ___ ... 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 Cn T able 9 . —AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923— Continued Or OO Building materials d ( ) Other building materials Doors: W hite pine, 2 feet 8 inches b y 6 feet 8 inches Crushed stone: l^ -in ch Cement F. o. b. plant, N ew near York, average Chicago, price per average price per barrel barrel Rela tive price F. o. b. plant, North ampton, Pa., average price per barrel Rela tive price F. o. b. plant, San Fran cisco, average price per barrel Rela tive price Average price per cubic yard Rela tive price \\i Western, 1 inches thick, 5-panel, N o. 1 0 . G., Buffalo, average price per door Y% Western, Western, 1 % inches 1Y %inches thick, thick, 6-panel, 4-panel, Rela N o. 2 N o. 1 tive 0 . G., 0 . G., Chicago, Chicago, price average average price per price per door door $1. 375 1. 250 1. 250 1.225 1. 050 86.5 78.7 ..78.7 77.1 .66.0 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. $1.969 2.000 1.967 1.998 2.048 .913 .838 .813 .925 1. 292 57.4 52.7 51.1 58.2 81.2 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 2.158 1.890 1.950 2.029 1.460 1. 590 1.891 2.121 1. 729 1. 690 100.0 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1.427 1.575 1.646 1.460 1.412 119.0 133.4 108.7 106.3 $1,740 1.837 1. 727 1.884 $1.811 1.744 1.775 112.3 105.6 115.2 110.9 112.9 1890 TO 1923 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. F. o. b. F. o. b. plant, plant, average average Rela for of 6 tive plants, U. S., price average average price per price per barrel barrel U n m olded inches thick, Buffalo, average price per door WHOLESALE PRICES, Portland: Domestic 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1. 448 1. 461 1.315 1. 580 ! [ 1. 673 1. 603 1. 513 106.4 102.0 96.2 $1.338 1. 390 1. 373 100.0 111.0 $1,011 .992 100.0 91.2 $1.005 .927 100.0 92.2 $0. 890 .890 100.0 100.0 $1. 633 1. 633 100.0 100.0 $0. 900 .938 100.0 104.2 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 .971 1.187 1. 532 1. 665 1. 663 96.0 117.5 151.5 164.7 164.5 .860 1.103 1. 354 1. 596 1. 710 $1.767 85.6 109.8 134.7 158.8 170.1 ' .790 1.025 1.404 1. 750 1. 738 88.8 115.2 157.8 196.6 195.2 1.633 1.633 1.633 2.100 2.050 100.0 100.0 100.0 128.6 125.6 .810 .883 1.117 1.604 1.704 90.0 98.1 124.1 178.2 189.4 1. 343 1.373 1. 543 1.992 2. 719 143.3 195.6 1920 1921 1. 802 1. 662 178.3 164.4 2.042 1.931 196.6 185.9 2.046 1.850 229.9 207.9 2.469 2.567 151.2 157.2 1. 908 1.925 212.0 213.9 4.371 2. 799 314.4 201.4 1922_________ January.. February. M arch___ A p ril____ M a y ____ June. 1. 611 1. 500 1. 500 1. 500 1. 500 1. 503 1. 600 159.3 148.4 148.4 148.4 148.4 148.7 158.3 1. 805 1. 741 1. 716 1.708 1. 708 1. 731 1. 792 173.7 167.5 165.2 164.5 164.5 166.7 172.5 1. 725 1.500 1. 500 1. 500 1.500 1. 500 1.700 193.8 168.5 168.5 168.5 168.5 168.5 191.0 2.304 2. 348 2.300 2.300 2.300 2.300 2.300 141.1 143.9 140.9 140.9 140.9 140.9 140.9 1. 692 1. 850 1. 800 1.800 1. 650 1. 650 1. 650 188.0 205.6 200.0 200.0 183.3 183.3 183.3 3. 279 2. 830 2. 970 2. 970 2.970 2. 970 3.110 235.9 203.6 213.7 213.7 213.7 213.7 223.7 July______ A ugust___ September. October__ Novem ber. Decem ber. 1.600 1. 643 1. 750 1. 750 1. 750 1. 731 158.3 162.6 173.1 173.1 173.1 171.2 1. 796 1. 845 1.928 1. 912 1.892 1.884 172.8 177.6 185.6 184.0 182.0 181.3 1.700 1. 700 2.150 2.150 1. 900 1.900 191.0 191.0 241.6 241. 6 213.5 213.5 2. 300 2.300 2. 300 2. 400 2. 300 2.300 140.9 140.9 140.9 140.9 140.9 140.9 1. 650 1. 650 1.650 1. 650 1. 650 1. 650 183.3 183.3 183. 3 183. 3 183.3 183.3 3. 470 3. 470 3. 500 3. 550 3. 770 3. 770 249.6 249.6 251.8 255.4 271.2 271.2 1923................ . January. __ February. _ M arch____ A p ril_____ M a y _____ June______ 1. 723 1. 600 1. 750 1. 750 1.750 1. 750 1.750 170.4 158.3 173.1 173.1 173.1 173.1 173.1 1.881 1. 833 1.892 1. 892 1.892 1.892 1. 892 181.0 176.4 182.0 182.0 182.0 182.0 182.0 1. 878 1. 900 1. 900 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.900 211.0 213.5 213.5 213.5 213.5 213.5 213.5 2.275 2. 300 2. 300 2. 300 2. 300 2.300 2.300 139.4 140.9 140.9 140.9 140.9 140.9 140.9 1. 650 1. 650 1. 650 1. 650 1.650 1. 650 1.650 183.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 3. 513 3. 770 3. 830 3. 980 3. 980 3. 980 3.980 252.8 271.2 275.5 286.3 286.3 286.3 286.3 J u ly ........... A ugust___ September. October__ November. Decem ber. 1. 750 1. 750 1. 750 1. 750 1.673 1.650 173.1 173.1 173.1 173.1 165.5 163.2 1.908 1.910 1.910 1.893 1.842 1.817 183.5 183.9 183.9 182.2 177.2 174.9 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.900 1.780 1.750 213.5 213.5 213.5 213.5 200.0 196.6 2.300 2.300 2.300 2.200 2.200 2.200 140.9 140.9 140.9 134.8 134.8 134.8 1. 650 1. 650 1.650 1. 650 1. 650 1.650 183.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 3. 260 3. 260 3. 260 2.900 2. 800 2. 800 260.4 234.5 234.5 208.6 201.4 201.4 96.6 98.7 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES 159 98.7 160 T able 9 . —AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923— Continued Building materials d ( ) Other building materials H ollow tile: Building Gravel _ _______ Rela tive price ■*' $0.979 .913 .929 .929 .848 90.8 84.6 86.2 86.2 78.6 .781 .694 .719 .742 .798 72.5 64.3 66.7 68.8 74.0 .683 .774 .806 .788 .825 63.4 71.8 74.7 73.0 76.5 .891 .947 .949 1.045 1.045 82.6 87.8 88.0 96.9 96.9 F. o .b . plant, average for U. S., average price per ton M ason’s f. o. b. plant, average of 15 plant prices, average price per ton Rela tive price F . o. b. pit,H average for TJ. S.. average price per ton F. o. b. pit, average of 26 plant prices, average price per ton Rela tive price Average price per 100 square feet Rela tive price r 1923 ► Average price per block M ason’s lump, f. o. b. plant, average of 15 plant prices, average price per ton TO 1 Rela tive price R ockRela port, tive average price price per barrel Lump, f. o. b. plant, average for U. S., average price per ton PRICES, 1890 i F. o. b. pit, average of 22 plant prices, average price per ton Slate: Roofing N o. 1 Sand: Building WHOLESALE ear or month F. o. b. pit, average of 14 plant prices, average price per ton Lime: H ydrated Lime: Common $0.432 .455 100.0 105.2 $0.064 .064 166.6 100.0 1915....... .......... ......... 1916_______________ 1917______________ 1918______________ 1919______________ .481 .481 .583 .741 .833 $0.953 111.3 111.3 134.8 171.4 192.7 .064 .064 .074 .076 .080 1.107 1.005 223.9 303.3 .136 .103 1920_________ ____ 1921______________ 1 045 1.108 1.085 1.078 $4.430 4. 360 96.9 102.8 100.6 100.0 98.4 $4. 472 4.348 100.0 97.2 $0. 315 .320 100.0 101.6 $4. 625 4.896 100.0 105.9 100.0 100.0 115.9 118.8 125.0 4.260 5. 210 6.630 8. 510 9. 640 96.2 117.6 149.7 192.1 217.6 4. 229 5. 056 6. 547 8. 613 9. 083 94.6 113.1 146.4 192.6 203.1 .300 .315 .388 .496 . 560 5.000 5. 208 6. 500 7. 583 7. 875 108.1 112. 6 140. 5 164.0 170.3 213.0 161.4 11. 700 264.1 236.9 10.887 $10. 898 9. 772 V $0. 676 95. 2 99.9 123.0 157.4 177. 5 $12. 903 11.455 243.5 216.2 . 773 . 695 203.1 182.5 10. 050 10. 483 217. 3 226. 7 1922______________ January______ February_____ M arch____ __ A p ril_________ M a y __________ June__________ .892 .950 .938 .895 .880 .867 .863 180.4 192.1 189.6 180.9 178.1 175.4 174.6 .078 .082 .082 .082 .082 .082 .071 121.9 128.3 128.3 128.3 128.3 128.3 110.5 8. 858 8. 590 8. 537 8. 675 8. 679 8. 673 8. 664 214.7 208.1 206.8 210.2 210.2 210.2 210.0 10. 295 10.087 10. 033 10.069 10. 016 10.021 10.009 194.3 190.4 189.4 189.9 189.0 189.2 189.0 . 605 .626 .625 . 592 . 591 . 589 . 591 158.7 164.4 164.0 155.3 155.0 154.6 155.1 9. 540 10.025 9. 500 9. 500 9. 500 9. 500 9. 500 206. 3 216. 8 205. 4 205. 4 205.4 205. 4 205.4 July__________ A ugust_______ September____ October______ N ovem ber____ Decem ber____ .862 .863 .884 .903 .887 .916 174.2 174.6 178.8 182.7 179.4 185.2 .071 .074 .081 .081 .081 .067 110.5 115.8 126.3 126.3 126.3 105.3 8.779 8.894 8.891 9. 098 9.401 9.411 212.9 215. 5 215. 5 220. 5 227. 9 228.2 10.107 10. 297 10. 471 10. 571 10. 907 10. 949 190.7 194.3 197.7 199.4 205.8 206.7 . 587 . 579 .600 .617 . 619 . 640 154.1 151.9 157.4 162.1 162.6 168.1 9. 500 9. 500 9. 500 9. 500 9. 500 9. 500 205.4 205.4 205.4 205.4 205.4 205. 4 1923.......................... January______ February_____ M arch............... A p ril_________ M a y __________ June__________ .951 .954 .969 192.3 192.9 196.0 .074 .067 .067 115.8 105.3 105.3 9.786 9. 492 9. 526 237.2 230.0 230.8 ]1. 256 10.960 11. 008 212.3 206. 7 . 622 .639 . 642 163.3 167.7 10.179 9. 500 220.1 205.4 .970 .946 .951 .958 196.2 191.4 192.3 193.9 .067 .103 .083 105.3 105.3 161.3 128.9 9. 588 9. 611 9. 926 9.913 232.4 232. 9 240.6 240.3 11. 068 11.163 11. 347 11. 373 207. 7 208.9 210. 6 214.0 214.5 .637 .623 . 628 .622 168.4 167.2 163. 7 164.9 163.3 9. 9. 9. 10. 10. 500 500 500 500 500 205.4 205.4 205. 4 227.0 227.0 July__________ A ugust_______ September____ October______ N ovem ber........ Decem ber____ .933 .930 .947 .940 .942 .960 188.7 188.1 191.5 190.2 190.6 194.0 .072 .072 .072 .072 .072 .072 113.1 113.1 113.1 113.1 113.1 113.1 9. 874 9.889 9.899 9. 931 9. 910 9.880 239. 3 239. 5 239.8 240.6 240.1 239.5 11.351 11.363 11. 361 11.355 11. 358 11.359 214.3 214.5 214.3 214.3 214. 3 214.3 .619 . 613 . 610 .608 .604 .610 162.4 161.0 160.1 159.6 158. 7 160.1 10. 10. 10. 10. 10. 10. 500 500 500 500 500 500 227. 0 227. 0 227. 0 227.0 227.0 227.0 161 , .067 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES 1910.... . ... 1911. 1912_______________ 1913_______________ 1914_______________ 162 T able 9.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued Building materials (d) Other building materials s i n g l e , 25Polished, area 3 to 5 square Polished, area 5 to 10 square American, inch, 6 by 8 to 10 by 15 feet feet inches American, sin gle, B, 25-inch, 6 by 8 to 10 by 15 inches * Unsil Unsil Glazing, Glazing, vered, vered, AA, A, average Rela average average Rela average average price average per tive price per price per tive price price per square per price per price price square square 50 sq. ft. 50 sq. ft. square foot foot foot foot Rela tive price Average price per 50 sq. ft. Rela tive price Barytes Average price per ton Copal gum, Ma nila, stand ard sorts Rela Average price tive per price pound Linseed oil, raw Rela Average price tive per gal price lon Rela tive price 1890____ ____ _______ 1891________________ 1892. _____________ 1893____ ___________ 1894............ ...... ......... $0. 530 .520 .420 .420 .330 183.6 180.1 145.4 145.4 114.3 $0,700 .690 .550 .550 .450 179.8 177.2 141. 3 141.3 115.6 $2.228 2. 213 1.994 2.138 1.992 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 1895______ ______ ___ 1896--........ ............ . 1897. _ _____ _______ 1898_____ ____ ______ 1899________________ .300 .340 .200 .270 .300 103.9 117.8 69.3 93.5 103.9 .480 .540 . 320 .430 .480 123.3 138.7 82.2 110.5 123.3 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 1900____ ______ _____ 1901__________ _____ 1902_________ ____ — 1903............................. 1904________________ .340 .320 .258 .363 .228 117.8 110.8 89.2 125.5 78.8 .540 .490 .411 .431 .365 138.7 125.9 105.7 110.8 93.8 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 1905________________ 1906________________ 1907________________ 1908___________ _■___ 1909.............. .............. .241 83.4 95.8 97.2 73.2 85.2 .373 95.8 103.7 106.8 86.4 88.5 2.764 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 ' $0.198 .227 .230 . 173 .202 $0.305 .330 .340 .275 .282 1 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Year or month Paint materials Glass: Window Glass: Plate 2.338 1.796 1. 785 2.221 2.168 105.3 80.9 80.4 100.0 97.6 $16,833 17. 000 100.0 101.0 $0. 070 .084 79.6 106.0 123.3 142.2 183.0 2. 550 3.150 4.123 6. 322 6. 554 112.1 138.5 181.3 278.0 288.2 2.423 2.494 3. 325 5. 689 6.226 109.1 112.3 149.7 256.2 280.4 16.479 25.167 27. 750 31. 083 30.367 97.9 149.5 164.0 184.7 180.4 .809 .707 254.2 222.0 6. 900 5. 909 303.5 259.9 6. 555 5. 614 295.2 252.8 33.921 25.344 174.6 169.0 169.0 169.0 169.0 169.0 169.0 .537 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 168.6 157.1 157.1 157.1 157.1 157.1 157.1 4.030 4. 650 3. 900 3. 900 3.900 3.900 3.900 177.2 204.5 171.5 171.5 171.5 171.5 171.5 3. 523 4. 275 3. 420 3. 420 3. 420 3. 420 3. 420 158.6 192.5 154.0 154.0 154.0 154.0 154.0 ,400 ,400 ,440 ,440 ,440 ,440 169.0 169.0 185.9 185.9 185.9 185.9 .500 .500 .610 .610 .610 .610 157.1 157.1 191.6 191.6 191.6 191.6 3.900 3.900 3. 900 3. 994 4. 275 4. 275 171.5 171.5 171.5 175.6 188.0 188.0 3. 420 3. 420 3.420 3. 468 3. 612 3. 612 1923 ________ January. __ F eb iu a ry.. M arch____ A p ril.......... M a y ______ June______ ,523 ,440 ,440 ,440 ,550 ,550 ,550 220.7 185.9 185.9 185.9 232.4 232.4 232.4 .700 .610 .610 .610 .730 .730 .730 219.9 191.6 191.6 191.6 229.3 229.3 229.3 4. 275 4. 275 4.275 4. 275 4. 275 4. 275 4. 275. 188.0 188.0 188.0 188.0 188.0 188.0 188.0 July............ A ugust___ September. October___ N ovem ber. D ecem ber. ,550 ,550 ,550 550 550 550 232.4 232.4 232.4 232.4 232.4 232.4 .730 .730 .730 .730 .730 .730 229.3 229.3 229.3 229.3 229.2 229.3 4. 275 4. 275 4. 275 4.275 4. 275 4.275 188.0 188.0 188.0 188.0 188.0 188.0 249 225 217 237 211 105.3 . 95.1 . 91.6 . 100.0 89.1 .348 .316 .297 .318 .291 109.2 99.2 93.2 100.0 91.4 1915 ________ 1916 ........... 1917 ________ 1918 ________ 1919_ ........... 187 292 340 361 463 78.9 . 123.2 , 143.6 152.4 195.4 .253 .338 .393 .453 .583 1920,................. 1921 ________ ,745 ,627 314.7 264.8 1922 ________ January. __ February. _ M arch____ A p ril.......... M a y ______ June______ ,413 ,400 ,400 ,400 ,400 ,400 ,400 J u ly ........... A ugust___ September. O ctober___ N ovem ber. December . 100.0 120.3 .847 .879 .673 .462 .502 183.2 190.3 145.5 100.0 108.6 .092 .092 .097 .138 .144 131.0 130.7 137.9 197.6 205.1 .562 .751 1.107 1.597 1. 769 121.6 162.5 239.5 345.6 382.8 201.5 150.6 .164 .110 234.7 157.0 ‘1.459 .700 315.7 151.5 23.313 23.000 23. 000 23. 000 23.000 23.000 23.000 138.5 136.6 136.6 136.6 136.6 136.6 136.6 .105 .105 .105 .105 . 105 .105 .105 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150. 0 150.0 150.0 .849 .720 .818 .820 .830 .893 .835 183.8 155.8 176.9 177.4 179.6 193.1 180.7 154.0 154.0 154.0 156.2 162.7 162.7 23. 000 23.000 23.000 23.000 23. 750 26. 000 136.6 136.6 136.6 136.6 141.1 154.5 .105 .105 .105 .105 .105 .105 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 .878 .865 .876 .880 .875 .886 190.0 187.2 189.6 190.4 189.4 191.7 3. 612 3. 612 3. 612 3. 612 3. 612 3. 612 3. 612 162.7 162.7 162.7 162.7 162.7 162.7 162.7 40.496 40. 000 40.000 41. 200 42.000 42. 000 42.000 240.6 237.6 237.6 244.8 249.5 249.5 249.5 .115 .113 .115 .115 .115 .115 .115 164.0 160.7 164.3 164.3 164.3 164.3 164.3 .993 .885 .945 1.020 1.160 1.148 1.116 214.9 191.5 204.5 220.7 251.0 248.3 241.5 3. 612 3. 612 3. 612 3. 612 3.612 3.612 162.7 162.7 162.7 162.7 162.7 162.7 42.000 42.000 42. 000 41.500 36. 250 35.000 249.5 249.5 249.5 246.5 215.3 207.9 .115 .115 .115 .115 .115 .115 164.3 164.3 164.3 164.3 164.3 164.3 1.033 .960 .886 .943 .910 .918 223.4 207.7 191.7 204.0 196.9 198.7 163 2.930 . 2.253 . 2.240 . 2. 720 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES $2. 274 2. 274 107.7 82.8 82.4 100.0 100.0 1910. ............. 1911 ________ 1912 ________ 1913 ________ 1914 ________ oa WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 192 3 Chart 19 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES 165 C h a r t 19a T able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H O LESALE P R IC E S OF C O M M O D IT IE S , 1890 T O 1923— C on tin u ed 05 Building materials (d) Other building materials Prepared roofing Paint materials Rosin: Com m on to good, strained , Putty- In bulk, aver age price per pound In 1, 2, 3, and 5 pound tins, average price per pound Rela tive price A ver age price per barrel Rela tive price Shellac, T. N. Aver age price per pound Rela tive price Tar Turpentine, spirits of Lead, carbon ate of (white lead): Am eri can, in oil Zinc, oxide of (white zinc) A ver age price per barrel Rela tive price A ver age price per gallon Rela tive price A ver age price per pound Rela tive price A ver age price per pound Slate Pre Indi Strip sur pared vidual shingles, faced roofing: shingles, aver Medium, roofing, aver age aver aver age price age age price per price price Rela per per square1 per tive square1 square1 price square1 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $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 95.3 88.7 75.4 70.2 68.5 $0,064 .065 .066 .061 .052 94.4 96.2 97.3 90.1 77.5 $0.043 .042 .043 .041 .037 79.0 77.9 79.2 76.8 69.3 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. .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 .035 .038 .038 .040 .044 65.1 71.2 70.1 73.6 81.4 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. .019 .015 .019 . 014* 165.2 130.4 167.0 .011 95.7 1. 602 1. 530 1. 613 2. 216 2.833 33.3 31.8 33.5 46.0 58.8 1.363 1.282 1. 325 1. 679 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. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. .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 71.1 83.3 90.9 1.758 1.958 2.329 1. 600 1. 638 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 96.1 122.6 68.1 72.7 WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1923 Year or month 101.3 95.5 89.9 100.0 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 95.7 100.0 100.0 .149 .272 .526 .632 .757 74.1 135. 3 261.9 314.6 377.0 1. 733 2. 254 3.192 3. 677 4. 452 77.9 101.3 143.4 165.3 200.1 .459 .491 .488 .594 1. 210 107.4 114.7 114.0 138.9 282.8 .070 .093 .112 .127 .131 103.3 137.1 165.8 188.0 194.1 .067 .092 . 100 . 100 .087 124.0 170.8 186.6 185.5 162.3 317.2 119.6 1.169 .567 582.4 282.5 5.123 2.890 230.3 129.9 1. 734 .681 405.3 159.2 .152 .127 225.3 187.7 .089 .077 165.4 142.6 $1. 794 $2.004 $5.438 $4. 829 5.781 5.353 5.325 5.188 5. 213 5. 300 5. 350 120.0 111.1 110.6 107.7 108.2 110.0 111.1 .714 .653 .706 .785 .802 .735 .788 355.3 325.0 351.7 390.9 399.4 366.0 392.2 2. 686 2.500 2. 500 2. 500 2.500 2.500 2. 500 120.7 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 1.150 .909 .903 .869 .866 .944 1.110 268.8 212.4 210.9 203.2 202.3 220.6 259.4 .120 .123 .123 .123 .123 .123 .125 176.9 181.2 181.2 181.2 181.2 181.2 184.9 .068 .073 .073 .073 .073 .073 .073 126.9 134.8 134.8 134.8 134.8 134.8 134.8 1. 610 1. 632 1. 609 1. 620 1. 620 1. 620 1.620 1.743 1. 738 1. 681 1. 716 1. 710 1. 725 1.725 4. 761 4. 761 4.629 4. 708 4. 660 4. 697 4.697 4.494 4. 423 4. 424 4.424 4. 340 4. 376 4.376 179. 2 179. 2 179. 2 179. 2 179. 2 179. 2 5. 538 5.990 6.356 6.865 6.581 6.219 115.0 124.4 132.0 142.5 136.6 129.1 .760 .683 .596 .608 .708 .740 378.5 339.9 296.8 302.5 352.3 368.5 2. 500 2. 500 (2) (2) 3. 500 3.500 112.4 112.4 157.3 157.3 1.207 1.194 1. 298 1. 530 1. 578 1.403 282.1 279.0 303.4 357.6 368.7 327.8 .125 .125 .122 .105 .110 .111 184.9 184.9 179.7 155.3 162.7 164.2 .073 .063 .063 .063 .063 .063 134.8 116.2 116.2 116.2 116.2 116.2 1.620 1. 620 1.610 1.620 1. 576 1. 556 1. 728 1. 756 1.796 1.815 1. 775 1. 758 4. 712 4.776 4. 911 4.957 4.837 4.789 4.414 4. 477 4.659 4.684 4.662 4.662 .041 .048 .048 .043 .040 .040 .040 156. 2 179. 2 179. 2 162. 3 150. 9 150. 9 150. 9 5.925 6.115 5.969 6.150 6.225 6.070 5.825 123.0 127.0 123.9 127.7 129.2 126.0 120.9 .646 .803 .800 .766 .720 .618 .554 321.9 399.7 398.4 381.5 358.6 307.5 275.9 3. 414 3. 500 3. 500 3. 500 3. 500 3. 500 3. 500 153.4 157.3 157.3 157.3 157.3 157.3 157.3 1.171 1, 522 1.493 1.548 1. 524 1.167 1. 046 273.7 355.7 348.9 361.8 356.1 272.7 244.5 .120 .116 .120 .123 .123 .123 .123 177.2 171.0 177.5 181.2 181.2 181.2 181.2 .065 .068 .068 .071 .073 .073 .073 121.6 125.5 125.5 131.0 134.8 134.8 134.8 1. 555 1. 534 1. 534 1.543 1.585 1. 588 1. 552 1.770 1.726 1.744 1. 812 1. 846 1.832 1.790 4. 716 4. 675 4.745 4. 836 4.914 4.884 4. 723 4. 631 4.627 4. 729 4.861 4.966 4.976 4.724 .040 .040 .040 .040 .040 .040 150. 9 150. 9 150. 9 150. 9 150. 9 150. 9 5.820 5.750 5. 850 5.840 5. 775 5. 669 MO.8 119.4 121.5 121.2 119.9 117.7 .520 .563 .618 .618 .588 .590 259.0 280.1 307.8 307.5 292.6 293.8 3. 500 3. 500 3. 000 3.000 3. 500 3.500 157.3 157.3 134.8 134.8 157.3 157.3 .943 .951 .971 1.007 .954 .938 220.3 222.3 227.0 235.3 222.9 219.1 .119 .119 .119 .119 .119 .119 175.3 175.3 175.3 175.3 175.3 175.3 .072 .071 .071 .071 .071 .070 133.6 132.5 132.5 132.5 132.5 130.7 1.542 1.544 1. 553 1. 561 1. 561 1. 561 1. 770 1. 752 1. 757 1. 739 1.735 1.735 4.605 4.624 4.642 4.649 4.649 4.649 4.549 4. 454 4.298 4.388 4. 501 4.501 100. 0 108.6 139.4 137.9 100.0 83.4 $0. 201 .159 $0. 027 .033 .040 .047 .047 100. 0 122. 6 150. 9 176. 2 175. 8 3.767 5.800 6.392 10. 584 15. 201 78.2 120.4 132.7 219.7 315.6 1920___.................... 1921_______________ .055 .051 207. 5 192. 5 15.278 5. 763 1922........................... January _______ F e b r u a r y .___ M a rc h ... _ . . . A p ril______ __ M a y __________ June_____ _____ .048 .048 .048 .048 .048 .048 .048 179. 2 179. 2 179. 2 179. 2 179. 2 179. 2 179. 2 July__________ A ugust_____ __ September____ October_______ N o v e m b e r__ D ecem ber____ .048 .048 .048 .048 .048 .048 1923....................... . January______ February_____ M arch________ A p ril.... ............ M a y ........... . June__________ July............... . A ugust_______ September____ O ctob er........... N ovem ber____ D ecem ber........ 1913 ____________ 1 9 1 4 _____________ 1915 ........................... 1916........................... 1917_______________ 1918 ........................ 1919_______________ .012 .012 .012 .012 .012 .012 100. 0 J N o 1913 base price. AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OE COMMODITIES 100.0 79.3 2.254 2.125 2.000 2. 225 2.188 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 5.233 6. 717 6. 642 4.817 4.017 1910_______________ 1911 . . 1912 _ _ __ 2 N o Quotation. 05 -a 168 T able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed Chemicals and drugs (a) Chemicals A cid A lc o h o l A lu m : L u m p A verage p r ic e p e r pound Rela tive price M u r ia tic , 20° N it r ic , 42° A verage p r ice p e r pound R e la t iv e p rice S te a r ic , t r ip le p r e sse d A verage p r ice p e r pound R e la tiv e p r ice Sulphuric, 66° A verage p r ic e p e r pound A verage p r ic e p e r pound R e la t iv e p rice $0.010 $ 0 ,0 0 9 .0 0 8 R e la tiv e p r ic e D e n a tu re d , 188 p r o o f A verage p r ic e p e r g a llo n R e la tiv e p r ice 88.0 W o o d : R e f in e d , 95 p e r cen t A verage p r ic e p e r g a llo n R e la tiv e p r ic e A verage p r ic e p e r pound R e la tiv e p r ic e 2 3 7 .8 2 4 2 .5 2 7 1 .2 2 7 0 .1 1 5 0 .5 $ 0 .0 1 8 .0 1 6 .0 1 6 .0 1 7 .0 1 7 1 0 4 .0 9 0 .3 9 1 .4 9 9 .4 9 6 .6 .8 6 7 .8 5 0 .6 9 4 .7 5 0 .7 7 1 1 8 1 .2 1 7 7 .7 1 4 5 .1 1 5 6 .8 1 6 1 .2 .0 1 6 .0 1 6 .0 1 7 .0 1 7 .0 1 7 9 1 .4 9 3 .7 9 4 .9 9 4 .3 9 6 .0 .8 0 0 .6 1 3 .6 4 2 .5 9 2 .5 8 8 1 6 7 .3 1 2 8 .1 1 3 4 .2 1 2 3 .7 100.0 100.0 100.0 122.8 .0 1 8 .0 1 8 .0 1 8 .0 1 7 .0 1 8 100.0 1892. 1893. 1894. .012 .010 .0 0 9 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. .0 0 8 .0 0 8 7 3 .8 5 7 .7 .0 0 7 .0 0 7 .0 1 3 .0 1 4 1 0 3 .8 .010 .011 .012 1900. 1901. 1902. 19 03. 19 04. 01 4 015 017 016 016 1 0 3 .8 1 1 5 .4 1 2 9 .2 1 2 3 .1 1 2 3 .1 '.0 1 2 120.0 .0 1 3 .0 1 3 .0 1 3 .0 1 3 1 2 5 .0 1 3 0 .0 1 2 7 .0 1 2 9 .0 19 05. 19 06 . 19 07. 19 0 8 . 19 0 9 . 01 6 01 4 01 4 01 4 01 3 1 2 3 .1 1 0 3 .8 1 0 3 .8 1 0 3 .8 1 0 3 .1 .012 .010 .010 .010 .010 100.0 100.0 102.0 100.0 .6 7 5 .7 0 0 .3 9 9 .4 2 8 .5 0 0 1 4 1 .1 1 4 6 .3 8 3 .5 8 9 .4 1 0 4 .5 .0 1 8 .0 1 8 .0 1 8 .0 1 8 .0 1 8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1910. 1911. 19 1 2 . 013 013 113 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 .010 .010 .010 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 .5 0 0 .5 0 0 .5 0 0 .4 7 8 .4 5 0 1 0 4 .5 1 0 4 .5 1 0 4 .5 100.0 .0 1 8 .0 1 8 .0 1 8 .0 1 8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 9 4 .1 .020 1 1 3 .1 1913. 19 1 4 . .010 .010 .0 0 9 .0 0 7 .011 $ 0 ,0 1 9 . 01 6 I 1 0 0 .0 8 0 .4 013 013 $ 0 ,0 4 9 .0 4 9 100.0 100.0 $ 0 .1 3 3 .1 2 9 100.0 .0 1 0 9 7 .4 .010 8 1 .0 9 5 .0 8 5 .0 7 3 .0 7 0 .0 7 0 .0 9 5 .0 1 1 3 .0 120.0 1 2 4 .0 $ 0 .3 6 6 .3 3 8 100.0 9(2.5 9 8 .9 1890 TO 1923 $ 1 .1 3 8 1 .1 6 0 1 .2 9 7 1 .2 9 2 .7 2 0 8 0 .0 7 5 .4 9 3 .1 7 7 .7 6 7 .7 1891. WHOLESALE PRICES, A c e t i c , 28 p e r cen t .024 .060 .052 .056 .030 125.3 309.3 267.5 290.7 155.2 .016 .025 .018 .023 .016 123.8 189.2 134.6 174.6 123.1 .066 .078 .077 .087 .075 134.8 159.6 157.6 178.9 153.5 177 150 217 261 263 133.4 112.9 164.0 196.8 198.4 .013 .020 .017 .016 .010 129.0 200.0 169.0 163.0 95.0 .372 .563 .798 .686 .477 101.6 153.8 218.0 187.5 130.4 .458 .671 1.046 1. 015 1.273 95. 8 140.2 218.6 212.1 266.2 .030 .041 .042 .046 .041 170.3 233.1 240.6 262.9 234.9 1920_______________________ 1921............................... ........... .034 .026 174.7 131.4 .021 .014 160.0 109.2 .076 .071 155.7 144.7 268 119 202.5 89.7 .011 .009 112.0 91.0 .980 .447 267.8 122.1 2.557 .801 534.5 167.4 .045 .038 256.0 218.3 1922_______ ________________ January___ ___________ February______________ M arch_____ ___________ A pril_____________ _____ M a y __________________ June__________________ .026 .025 .025 .025 .025 .023 .023 135.6 128.9 128.9 128.9 127.3 118.6 116.0 .011 .014 .013 .013 .011 .011 .011 87.7 107.7 99.2 96.2 87.7 84.6 84.6 .060 .066 .065 .065 .065 .065 .065 122.1 135.9 133.2 133.2 133.2 133.2 133.2 108. 105 105 105 100 103 105 81.7 79.2 79.2 79.2 75.5 77.7 79.2 .008 .008 .008 .008 .008 .008 .008 76.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 84.0 80.0 80.0 .334 .385 .348 .340 .292 .280 .303 91.3 105.2 95.0 92.9 79.8 76.5 82.7 .637 .550 .533 .540 .520 .520 .520 133.1 115.0 111.3 112.9 108.7 108.7 108.7 .034 .035 .035 .035 .035 .034 .033 195.4 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 196.6 185.7 July_____ ______________ August________________ Septem ber____________ October_______________ N ovem ber. _____ ___ December_____________ .025 .027 .027 .029 .030 .032 127.8 137.6 140.7 147.4 154.1 163.9 .011 .011 .011 .011 .010 .010 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.6 76.9 76.9 .057 .055 .055 .054 .053 .053 116.8 112.7 112.7 111.5 107.6 107.6 105 105 105 111 125 125 79.2 79.2 79.2 83.5 94.3 94.3 .007 .007 .007 .007 .007 .007 71.0 70.0 74.0 73.0 70.0 70.0 .310 .315 .344 .360 .360 .376 84.7 86.1 94.0 98.4 98.4 102.8 .520 .520 .572 .810 .930 1.070 108.7 108.7 119.6 169.3 194.4 223.7 .033 .033 .034 .035 .035 .035 185.7 185.7 194.3 200.0 200.0 200.0 1923_______________________ January._ _________ February______ _____ M a rch ...... ............ .......... A pril____ _____________ M a y ................. ................ June______ ____________ .033 .032 .032 .032 .032 .034 .034 171.1 163.9 163.9 163.9 166. 5 174.2 174.2 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 76.9 76.9 76.9 76.9 76.9 76.9 76.9 .053 .053 .053 .053 .053 .053 .053 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 147 138 152 159 160 153 145 110.6 104.2 114.4 120.3 120.8 115.5 109.4 .007 .007 .007 .007 .007 .008 .008 73.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 71.0 75.0 75.0 .423 .380 '. 380 .380 .380 .390 .400 115.5 103.9 103.9 103.9 103.9 106.6 109.3 1.058 1.130 1.130 1.130 1.130 1.130 1.130 221.1 236.2 236.2 236.2 236.2 236.2 236.2 .035 .035 .035 .035 .035 .035 .035 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 July......... ............. .......... August________________ September....................... October_______________ N ovem ber____________ December........................ .034 .034 .034 .034 .034 .034 174.2 174.2 174.2 174.2 174.2 174.2 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 76.9 76.9 76.9 76.9 76.9 76.9 .053 .053 .053 .053 .053 .053 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 144 144 148 144 143 133 108.5 108.5 111.3 108.3 107.5 100.5 .008 .008 .008 .008 .008 .008 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 .430 .430 .437 .460 .478 .515 117.5 117.5 119.5 125.8 130.5 140.8 1.130 1.130 .986 .933 .880 .880 236.2 236.2 206.1 195.0 184.0 184.0 .035 .035 .035 .035 .035 .035 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 169 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1915____________ ____ ______ 1916__________________ _____ 1917_______________________ 1918_______________________ 1919_______ ________________ T able 9.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued O Chemicals and drugs (a) Chemicals Year or month Aluminum sulphate, commercial Ammonia: An hydrous Rela tive price Average price per pound $0.900 .967 100.0 107.4 *0* 250 .250 Rela Average price tive per price pound Bleaching powder Rela Average price tive per price pound Average price per 100 pounds Borax: Crystals Calcium chloride Copper sul phate (blue vitriol), 99 per cent crystals Copperas (fer rous sulphate) Rela Average price tive per price pound Rela Average tive price price per ton Rela Average price tive per price pound Rela Average price tive price per ton 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 91.4 100.0 88.9 Rela tive price 1 8 9 0)- ................................ 18911 8 9 2> _ 1 8 9 3[1 8 9 4L_ ...................... 1895. 189618971 8 9 8i_ - _ _______ _________ 1899_ 1 9 0 0)___________________ . 1901_ 1 9 0 2> _ 1 9 0 3! . 1 9 0 4[_ 190519061907. 1 9 0 8l1 9 0 9)_ _ _ )............................... . 1 9 1 1L. ................................ 1 9 1 21. 1 9 1 3L__ . . ......... 1.................................. 100.0 100.0 $0.037 .035 100.0 94.1 $0.013 .013 ________ $0.038 .038 $12.916 11.800 $0.052 .046 $13.625 14.458 100.0 106.1 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Average price per 100 pounds Arsenious oxide (white arsenic) 98654' 2.242 1.872 249.1 208. 0 1. 522 1. 600 1. 600 1,588 1. 530 1.500 1.500 1. 263 3. 417 140.3 379.6 2.000 222.2 2.125 1.746 1920. I 1922_________ £■} January-, z/. February. I M a r c h -.. A p ril____ I M a y _____ K June-------July______ A ugust___ September. O ctob er--N ovem ber. Decem ber. 1923_________ January.. February. M arch___ A p ril........ M a y ........ June_____ July______ A ugust___ September. October Novem ber. Decem ber. 100.8 121.1 .038 .060 .156 .103 .093 159.1 416.0 274.6 248.4 336 303 134.2 121.2 133 086 169.1 177.8 177.8 176.4 170.0 166.7 166.7 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 1. 500 1. 500 1. 500 1.450 1.500 1. 500 166.7 166.7 166.7 161.1 166.7 166.7 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 1.440 1. 500 1. 50G 1. 500 1. 500 1.475 1.400 160.0 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 163.9 155.6 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.400 155.6 155.6 155.6 155.6 155.6 155.6 .025 .055 .027 .031 $2.956 1.946 200.0 520.0 216.8 250.4 164.8 .047 .065 .072 .073 .073 124.5 174.4 191.7 193.3 194.7 11. 747 17. 665 28. 033 21. 854 19. 267 90.9 136.7 217.4 169.2 149.2 .064 .134 .098 .093 .082 123.4 256.2 187.9 178.9 156.6 11. 917 22. 250 20.000 32. 583 24. 817 87.5 163.3 146.8 239.1 182.1 354.8 230.7 4.935 2.272 418.2 192.6 .082 .060 219.2 159.2 25.108 25. 244 194.4 195.4 .079 .055 151.2 105.0 38. 758 18. 388 284.5 135.0 086 066 071 070 067 070 071 230.7 175.4 190.6 187.2 179.1 187.2 188.8 1.844 2.125 2.000 1.738 1. 590 1. 600 1. 600 156.2 180.0 169.5 147.2 134.7 135.5 135.5 .055 .055 .055 .055 .055 .055 .055 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 24.538 24.000 24.000 24.000 24.450 24. 750 24.750 190.0 185.8 185.8 185.8 189.3 191.6 191.6 .058 .056 .055 .054 .055 .058 .062 111.3 108.1 105.8 103.6 104.8 110.9 118.8 19. 925 20.000 20. 000 20.000 20.000 20. 000 20.000 146.2 146.8 146.8 146.8 146.8 146.8 146.8 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 .075 .085 .086 .101 .121 .153 200.5 227.3 228.9 270.9 324.3 409.1 1.600 1. 675 1. 890 1.975 2.150 2.210 135.5 142.0 160.0 167.3 182.0 187.3 .055 .055 .055 .055 .055 .055 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.. 7 146.7 24. 750 24.750 24. 750 24. 750 24. 750 24. 750 191.6 191.6 191.6 191.6 191.6 191.6 .063 .060 .059 .058 .058 .058 120.0 115.2 113.2 111.9 110.4 111.5 18.000 17.500 20.600 21.000 21.000 21.000 132.1 128.4 151.2 154.1 154.1 154.1 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 .138 .156 .158 .159 .159 .154 .140 369.3 417.9 422.7 425.1 424.6 411.2 373.0 1. 820 2. 250 2.250 2.370 2.400 1.900 1.870 154.2 190.6 190.6 200.8 203.3 161.0 158.5 .055 .055 .055 .005 .055 .055 .055 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 24. 750 24. 750 24. 750 24. 750 24.750 24. 750 24. 750 191.6 191.6 191.6 191.6 191.6 191.6 191.6 .056 .060 .063 .065 .064 .060 .057 107.3 115.2 120.2 124.8 122.1 115.9 108.6 18. 417 21.000 20.000 18.000 18. 000 18.000 18.000 135.2 154.1 146.8 132.1 132.1 132.1 132.1 300 300 300 300 300 300 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 114 098 305.9 260.7 296.8 344.4 384.5 363.6 1. 750 1.625 1. 500 1. 438 1.313 1.250 148.2 137.7 127.0 121.7 111.2 105.9 .055 .055 .055 .055 .055 .055 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 24. 750 24. 750 24. 750 24. 750 24. 750 24. 750 191.6 191.6 191.6 191.6 191.6 191.6 .055 .053 .050 .049 .049 .048 105.6 101.3 96.0 94.6 94.1 91.2 18.000 18.000 18.000 18.000 18.000 18.000 132.1 132.1 132.1 132.1 132.1 132.1 101.7 154.1 111 129 144 136 A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S OF C O M M O D IT IE S 100.0 100.0 236.1 194.0 .250 .250 .254 .385 .303 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. h-a 172 T able 9 .— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923-Continued Chemicals and drugs (a) Chemicals Soda Palm kernel oil: Crude Form aldehyde Rela tive price Average price per pound Rela tive price (War In (Data from dustries Board trade journals.) data.) Average Average price per price per pound pound Rela tive price Salt cake, ground Average price per ton Rela tive price Soda ash, light, 58 per cent Average price per 100 pounds Rela tive price Bicarbonate of, American Average price per pound Rela tive price Carbonate of (sal soda) Average price per .018 .015 .015 .013 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. .012 .011 .011 .013 .013 123.0 107.0 108.0 . 129.0 130.0 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. .013 .013 .013 130.0 130.0 130.0 .011 .010 110.0 .029 .027 .012 177.0 152.0 150.0 . 129.0 117.0 100.0 1923 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. .022 TO $0,028 .032 pounds Rela tive price 1890 275.0 . 317.0 . 218.0 . 285.0 268.0 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 100 WHOLESALE PRICES, (W ar In (Data dustries from Board trade journals.) data.) Average Average price per price per pound pound Potash: Caustic, 88-92 per cent 100.0 100.0 $0.101 .104 100.0 102.8 $0. 035 .076 100.0 213.3 $11. 000 11.000 100.0 100.0 $0. 583 .575 100.0 98.6 .088 .110 . 151 .176 $0.175 .277 103.9 129. 7 177.4 206.8 268.6 .105 .138 .161 .178 . 180 104.1 136.3 159.2 176.5 178.3 .299 .823 .858 .758 $0. 764 .398 844.1 2323. 5 2424.6 2141. 0 1115. 5 11.000 12. 242 20. 650 32. 292 17.133 100.0 111.3 187.7 293.6 155.8 .694 3.052 3.058 2.674 2.011 118.9 523.2 524.3 458.4 344.7 .010 .016 .021 .030 .025 103.0 158. 0 213.0 297.0 253.0 . 600 1. 046 1.117 1. 371 1. 437 100. 0 174. 3 186 1 228.’ 5 239. 4 1920________ _____________ 1921_____________________ .464 .135 549.5 160.3 . 172 .094 170.6 93.4 .271 .067 757.9 186.3 34. 729 19.925 315. 7 181.1 3. 300 2.372 565.8 406.6 .025 .022 254.0 215.0 1. 737 1. 760 289.4 293.4 1922____________ _________ January ___________ February___________ M a rch ______________ A pril________________ M a y ________ _____ June .100 .101 .091 .090 .090 .088 .083 118.9 120.2 108. 2 106. 7 106. 7 103.6 97.8 .085 .085 .084 .088 .088 .087 .089 84.5 84.2 83.6 86.6 86.6 85.7 88.2 .059 .059 .055 .058 .059 .060 .058 164.9 164.9 154.2 160.6 164.9 167.0 162. 7 20. 250 17.000 17. 000 17.000 17. 800 19. 500 18. 000 184.1 154. 5 154.5 154.5 161.8 177.3 163. 6 1. 964 2.038 1. 925 1.900 2.000 2.000 2.000 336.8 349.3 330.0 325.7 342.9 342.9 342.9 .018 .020 .020 .020 .018 .018 .018 182.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 184.0 180.0 175.0 1.233 1.400 1.400 1. 400 1. 320 1. 200 1. 200 205. 5 233. 3 233. 3 233. 3 220.0 200.0 200. 0 .080 .080 .094 . 119 . 135 .152 94.7 94. 7 111.5 140.8 160.1 179.5 .089 .088 .086 .082 .077 .082 88.1 86.6 84.7 81.1 76.4 81.2 .057 .057 .058 .064 .064 .063 160.6 158.4 160.6 179.8 180.3 175.6 18.000 19. 500 24. 200 25. 000 25. 000 25. 000 163. 6 177.3 200.0 227.3 227.3 227.3 1.960 1. 950 1.950 1. 950 1. 950 1. 950 336.0 334.3 334.3 334.3 334.3 334.3 .018 .018 .018 .018 .018 .018 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 1.200 1. 200 1.200 1.100 1.100 1.100 200. 0 200. 0 200.0 183. 3 183.3 183. 3 1923____ January __ ____ February___________ M a r c h __ ___________ _____________ April M a y ________________ June________________ .141 .160 .160 .160 .149 .150 .150 166.9 189.6 189.6 189.6 176.4 177.8 177.8 .087 .087 .088 .089 .095 .090 .084 86.4 86.0 86.6 87.6 94.4 89.4 82.7 .074 .067 .073 .081 .083 .078 .076 206.0 186.3 205.5 226.9 231.2 218.7 212.0 24. 617 25. 000 25. 000 25.000 25. 000 25.000 25. 000 223.8 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 2.015 1. 950 1. 950 1. 950 1. 950 1.950 1. 950 345. 5 334.3 334.3 334.3 334.3 334.3 334.3 .019 .018 .018 .020 .020 .020 .020 189.0 175.0 175.0 200.0 200.0 , 200.0 200.0 1.124 1.100 1.100 1.100 1.100 1.100 1.140 187.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 183. 3 190.0 J u ly_________________ August____ _________ September__________ October_____________ N ovem ber__________ Decem ber.................... .146 .145 .133 .121 .110 .109 173.3 171.9 157.6 143.7 130.3 129.3 .083 .083 .086 .088 .088 .091 81.7 81.7 84.7 86.6 86.6 89.6 .073 .074 .072 .071 .071 .066 205.5 206.6 201.7 197.0 197.0 183.5 25.000 25.000 24.600 24.000 24.000 22.800 227.3 227.3 223.6 218.2 218.2 207.3 1.950 1. 950 1. 950 2.035 2.290 2.290 334.3 334.3 334.3 348.9 392.6 392.6 .020 .020 .019 .018 .018 .018 200.0 200.0 190.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 1.150 1.150 1.150 1.150 1.150 1.100 191. 7 191. 7 191. 7 191. 7 191.7 183.3 1915 ................................... 1916 .............................. — 1917-.- ...... .................... 1918________ _____________ 1919...................................... July August September _ October. _ __ N ovem ber December _ ___ 100.0 100.0 100. 0 100.0 100.0 $0. 600 . 600 100.0 100. 0 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES $0.085 .085 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 1910....................................... 1911__________ ________ 1912 ______________ 1913 __........ ............. 1914 ........ .................... CD T able 9 .—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued Chemicals and drugs (6) Fertilizer materials (a) Chemicals Soda A ver age price per pound Sulphur (brim stone): Stick, crude Silicate of, 40° (War Indus (Data tries from trade Board journals.) data.) Average price per Average price per 100 pounds 100 pounds Average price per long ton Rela tive price 1894. $21.146 28.604 24.146 18. 729 16. 583 96.1 130.0 109.8 85.1 75.4 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 15. 625 17.958 20.125 22.917 21.125 1890. 1891 1892. 1893. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. Rela tive price Rela tive price 21.146 Zinc chloride, granular Tallow Packers’ N ew prime, York, Chicago, average average price per price per pound pound Rela tive price $0.046 .048 .046 .054 .048 73.2 76.9 73.7 71.0 81.6 91.5 104.2 96.0 .043 .034 .033 .036 .045 69.1 54.6 52.9 56.7 72.1 96.1 .049 .052 .063 .051 .046 100.2 .045 .053 .062 .055 .059 71.5 84.2 98.9 87.7 94.6 22. 000 100.0 23. 438 22.333 21. 775 106.5 101.5 99.0 21. 267 22.156 21.498 21. 792 96.7 100.7 97.7 99.1 22. 000 100.0 86.6 76.4 77.2 82.5 81.2 73.1 Average price per pound Rela tive price A cid phosphate, 16 per cent basis (War (Data Indus from tries Board trade journals.) data.) Average price per ton price per ton Rela tive price WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Caustic, 76 and 78 per cent solid 22.000 22. 000 22.000 191ft 1911 1912 22. 000 $0.071 100.0 $0.045 100.0 $7. 667 22.000 100.0 .069 97.2 .045 100.0 7.200 .850 1.071 1. 729 2. 271 $2. 220 1. 851 130.8 164. 7 266.0 349.4 291.4 22. 000 31. 333 43. 333 32. 290 28. 000 100.0 142.4 197.0 146.8 127.3 .069 .099 . 156 .179 . 154 98.0 139.9 220.5 253.6 217.1 .063 .127 .145 .138 .115 138.9 281.6 321.3 307.3 256.2 8.200 11. 842 14. 000 17. 750 361.6 261.6 1.226 1.091 192.9 171.6 23. 846 15.906 108.4 72.3 .131 .064 185.4 89.8 .132 .084 .036 .036 .035 .036 .036 .039 .038 247.9 247.3 238.4 246.6 249.3 264.4 262.3 .808 .850 .850 .850 .850 .850 .813 127.2 133.8 133.8 133.8 133.8 133.8 127.9 14. 077 15. 000 14.000 14.000 14.000 14.000 14. 000 64.0 68.2 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.6 .071 .066 .066 .071 .069 .067 .066 100.0 92.8 92.8 100.8 97.3 94.6 93.8 .036 .036 .036 .035 .035 .036 247.3 249.3 245.9 237.0 241.8 243.8 .775 .775 .775 .775 .775 .775 121.9 121.9 121.9 121.9 121.9 121.9 14.000 14. 000 14.000 14. 000 14.000 14. 000 63.6 63. 6 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.6 .066 .068 .069 .076 .082 .082 .034 .036 .035 .035 .035 .033 .033 235.6 246.6 241.8 239.7 239.7 223.3 223.3 .795 .775 .775 .785 .800 .800 .800 125.1 121.9 121.9 123. 7 125.8 125.8 125.8 14.000 14.000 14. 000 14.000 14. 000 14. 000 14. 000 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.6 .033 .033 .033 .034 . 038 .038 223.3 223.3 223.3 232.2 257.5 257.5 .800 .800 .800 .800 .800 .800 125.8 125.8 125.8 125.8 125.8 125.8 14.000 14. 000 14. 000 14.000 14.000 14.000 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.6 1916 1917 1918. ............................................. 1919-- .031 .048 .064 .045 .031 214.4 331.5 436.3 305. 5 211.6 1920-_ 1921-_ .053 .038 1922_........................................... January February March _ _ _ __ April __________ M ay. _ _________ June— _ ___________ July __ ________ August September October November December 1923 _ ............... January February _ ____________ M arch _ _ . _________ April _ __ _______________ M a y ____ _ _____________ June July August September _ __ _ _ ____ _ __ ______ October November Decem ber............................ 100.0 .063 100.0 93.9 $17. 808 17.159 107.0 154.5 182.6 231.5 223.2 292.4 187.1 19.683 12.906 255.8 167.8 .057 .050 .050 .051 .053 .053 .051 126.0 111. 1 111. 1 114.0 116.7 116.7 114.0 8.889 10. 000 9. 875 9. 250 8. 500 8. 500 8. 563 115.5 130.1 128.5 120.1 110.4 110.4 111.4 93.8 96.3 98.0 106.9 115.8 115.7 .050 .050 .056 .080 .073 .065 111. 1 111. 1 124.4 177.8 161.1 ______t - 144.4 8. 700 8. 750 8. 650 7. 750 8.375 9.750 113.2 113.7 112.5 100. 7 108.8 126.9 .082 .090 .091 .095 .091 .083 .073 116.4 127.3 128.6 134.4 129.3 117.0 102/5 .064 .065 .066 .068 .061 .065 .065 141.8 144.4 147.3 150.0 136.2 144.4 144.4 8.786 9. 750 9.750 9. 750 9. 750 8. 875 8.350 114.1 126.9 126.9 126.9 126.9 115.4 108.6 .069 .070 .081 .084 .084 97.3 99.4 114.0 .064 .060 .060 .061 .065 .065 141.8 133.3 133.3 136.2 144.4 144.4 8.250 8.250 8.250 8. 250 8.250 8.125 107.2 107.2 107.2 107.2 107.2 105.6 .080 118.5 119.0 113.2 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 166.6 97.9 1915 116.1 103.3 98.9 101.3 100.0 .014 _ ........... _______ ______ .073 .065 .062 $6.650 .658 $0.015 1913 1914 100.0 100.0 100.0 T able 9 .— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued 05 Chemicals and drugs (c) Drugs and pharma ceuticals (6) Fertilizer materials Bones: Ground, steamed Muriate of potash, 80 to 85 per cent Phosphate rock, Florida land pebble, 68 per cent (War (Data Indus from tries trade Board Rela journals.) data.) tive Average Average price price price per 100 per 100 pounds pounds (W ar (Data Indus from tries trade Board journals.) Rela tive data.) price Average *Average price price per ton per ton (War (Data Indus from tries trade Rela Board journals.) tive data.) Average price Average price price per ton per ton Aver age price per ton Year or month 1895 __________ 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900___________ 1901 ............... 1902 ............... 1903 ................. 1904 ...... .......... 1905 ............. 1906 ............ 1907 _ ___ — 1908 1909 1910.............. — A ver Rela Rela age price tive tive price per 100 price pounds Tankage: Crushed slaugh ter-house, 9 and 20 per cent Average price per ton A cid: Citric, domestic, crystals (W ar (Data Indus from tries Rela trade Rela Board journals.) tive tive data.) price Average Average price price per price per pound pound 1890 TO 1928 1890 1891 1892 1893 . _ 1894___________ Soda, nitrate of (Chile salt peter), 95 per „ cent WHOLESALE PRICES, Ammonia: Sulphate, double bags 1911 1912 1913 1914................... 100.0 85.5 $20.000 20.000 100.0 100.0 $38. 342 39. 237 100.0 102.3 $3. 408 3.000 100.0 88.0 $2. 469 2.110 100.0 85.5 $23. 359 26. 274 100.0 112.5 $0.447 .593 100.0 132.6 3.252 3.779 5.871 6.708 $6. 767 4.875 103.5 120.3 186.9 213.6 155.9 20. 000 20. 000 24. 750 31.167 $31.346 30. 654 100.0 100.0 123.8 155.8 152.4 197. 643 388. 333 383. 750 302.500 515.5 1012. 8 1000. 9 $300.000 789.0 157. 773 415.0 2. 896 2. 750 2. 659 4. 226 5. 000 85.0 80.7 78.0 124.0 146.7 2.404 3.164 4.029 4.697 3. 551 97.4 128.2 163.2 190.3 143.9 21. 442 25. 062 42. 425 57. 500 54. 408 91.8 107.3 181.6 246.2 232.9 .597 .699 .745 .885 $0.861 1.053 133.5 156.3 166. 5 197.9 242. 0 1920 _ _ _ _ 1921................... 6.165 2.654 197.2 84.8 34.423 22.981 171.1 114.2 115. 846 49.494 304.6 130.2 9.126 5. 582 267.8 163.8 3. 507 2.470 142.0 100.0 64. 689 24. 738 276.9 105.9 .783 .473 179.9 108. 6 1922 ................... January. February. _ March _ __ April M ay June. 3. 375 2. 675 2,850 .188 3.590 3. 375 3.250 3 108.1 85.7 91.2 101.9 114.9 108.1 104.0 24.654 21.000 21. 750 25. 000 23.800 22.000 23.250 122.6 104.4 108.1 124.3 118.3 109.4 115.6 33. 519 33. 600 33. 600 33. 600 33. 600 32. 400 32.000 88.1 88.4 88.4 88.4 88.4 85.2 84.4 3. 067 3. 250 3. 250 3.188 3. 250 3. 250 3.250 90.0 95.4 95.4 93.5 95.4 95.4 95.4 2.535 2. 350 3. 406 2. 813 2.850 2.700 2.588 102.7 95.2 97.5 113.9 115.4 109.4 104.8 37.109 31. 700 33.163 42. 500 32. 600 26. 075 26. 413 158.9 135.7 142.0 181.9 139.6 111.6 113.1 .466 107.1 .470 - 108.1 .450 103.5 .450 103.5 .450 103. 5 .450 103.5 .450 103.5 July______ August September October N ovem ber _ December 3.425 3. 550 3. 710 3.575 3. 550 3. 540 109.6 113.6 118.8 114.3 113.6 113.2 27.100 27. 500 29. 500 25. 500 24.000 24. 000 134.8 136.6 146.6 126.8 119.3 119.3 32.950 32.950 32. 950 32.950 35. 550 35. 550 86.8 86.8 86.8 86.8 93.5 93.5 3. 250 3. 250 2.750 2. 750 2.750 2.700 95.4 95.4 80.7 80.7 80.7 79.2 2. 490 2.381 2.390 2.369 2.463 2. 574 100.9 98.5 96.8 96.0 99.7 104.3 40. 700 42. 500 40. 250 38. 563 42. 500 45. 650 174.2 181.9 172.3 165.1 181.9 195.4 .450 .450 .472 .500 .500 .500 103.5 103.5 108.4 115.0 115.0 115.0 1923 .......... January__ February. _ M a rch ____ A p ril___ _ M a y ____ __ June____ __ 3. 528 3.500 3.725 4.000 4.038 3. 750 3. 575 112.8 111.9 119.2 127.9 129.2 120.0 114.3 22.846 24.750 25. 000 24.600 23.000 23.000 23.000 113.6 123.1 124.3 122.3 114.4 114.4 114.4 33. 236 35. 550 35. 550 35. 550 35. 550 34.800 34. 550 87.4 93.1 93.1 93.1 93.1 91.5 90.7 3.072 2. 500 2.875 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 90.1 73.4 84.4 88.0 88.0 88.0 88.0 2. 510 2.600 2. 588 2. 635 2. 650 2. 581 2.445 101.7 105.3 104.8 106.7 107.3 104.6 99.0 35. 931 47.000 45. 875 44. 750 32. 375 29. 000 31.196 153.8 201.2 196.4 191.6 138.6 124.1 133.6 .490 .500 .490 .490 .490 .490 .490 112.6 115.0 112. 6 112.6 112. 6 112.6 112.6 J u l y ___ August_ . September 3. 500 3. 430 3. 400 3. 400 3.113 2.888 111.9 109.8 108.7 108. 7 99.5 92.3 23.000 22. 750 22.000 21.000 21. 000 21.200 114.4 113.1 109.4 104. 4 104.4 105.3 31.959 31. 095 31. 095 31. 095 31.095 31.095 84.4 82.1 82.1 82.1 82.1 82.1 3.188 3. 250 3. 250 3. 250 3. 250 3.250 93.5 95.4 95.4 95.4 95.4 95.4 2.450 2. 418 2. 420 2. 444 2. 413 2.492 99.2 97.9 98.0 99.0 97.7 100.9 31. 250 31. 025 33. 320 39. 406 36. 706 30.305 133.8 132.8 142.6 168.7 157.1 129.7 .490 .490 .490 .490 .490 .484 112.6 112. 6 112.6 112. 6 112.6 111.2 1915 1916 1917 _ 1918.................... 1919............ 1 October Novem ber _ December— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES & F COMMODITIES $3.141 2. 685 <1 T able 9 .— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued Chemicals and drugs (c) Drugs and pharmaceuticals Year and month Acid: Tartaric, crystals, U. S. P. Alcohol: Grain Epsom salts: U. S. P. CfBflilll OJf t'cii't'cil Glycerine: Refined Opium: Nat ural, in cases Peroxide of hydrogen Phenol: U. S. P. (carbolic acid) 1890..................... 1891...... ............... 1892.... ................ 1893...... ............... 1894..................... $2.072 2.215 2.142 2.181 2.152 82.9 88.7 85.7 87.3 86.1 $0.177 . 154 . 140 . 135 .119 1895____________ 1896_______ ____ 1897_____ ______ 1898______ _____ 1899____________ 2. 329 2.301 2.277 2.325 2.412 93.2 92.1 91.1 93.0 96.5 . 120 . 167 . 131 . 124 .133 1900...... ......... 1901____________ 1902____________ 1903___________ 1904____________ 2.387 2.458 2.406 2.396 2.433 95.5 98.4 96.3 95.9 97.3 1905.................. . 1906______ _____ 1907...................... 1908................... . 1909................... 2.428 2.464 2.523 2.637 2.618 1910_____ ______ 1911___________ 1912............. ........ 1913______ _____ 1914..................... 2.553 2.535 2.569 2.499 2.553 $0.306 .329 , 100.0 107.4 89.7 $2. 621 78.0 1.944 70.8 1. 671 68.3 2.392 60.6 2.285 43.6 32. 3 27.8 39.8 38.0 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 .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 4. 946 4.715 4.610 50.4 49.0 82.2 78.4 76.6 102.1 101.4 102.8 100.0 102.1 .214 .227 . 184 . 197 .215 108.7 115.1 93. 5 1C0.0 109.0 5.371 6.433 7.117 6.017 7.355 89.3 106.9 118.3 100.0 122.2 $0.240 .273 100.0 113.9 $1.100 1.550 100.0 140.9 $4.000 4.778 100.0 119.4 $0.113 .203 100.0 180.7 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 (War In- (Data (War In- (Data Aver (War In (Data dustries from Averdustries from Aver Aver Aver age dustries from Board trade Relaage Relaage Rela age Board trade RelaRela age Board Rela Rela price Rela trade data.) journals.) tive price tive tive price data.) journals.) tive price tive price tive per tive data.) journals.) tive Average Average price per price Average Average price per 100 price per per price price gross of price Average Average price price per price per gallon price per price per pounds pound pound 4-ounce price per price per pound pound pound pound bottles pound pound 1915....................... 1916____________ 1917_____________ 1918____________ 1919_____________ .437 .629' .757 .822 $0.635 .580 135.1 169.5 198.5 266.7 243.5 3. 217 2. 758 3. 604 3. 500 2. 802 292.4 250.8 327.7 318.2 254.7 .296 .508 .611 .598 .197 150.2 257.7 310.1 303.4 100.1 8.092 11. 338 25. 583 24. 413 11.264 134.5 188.4 425.2 405.8 187.2 6. 229 6.996 6.833 7.479 7.250 155.7 174.9 170.8 187.0 181.3 211. 6 191.0 .549 .337 230.4 141.6 3. 354 2. 542 304.9 231.1 .255 .163 129.6 82.6 7. 219 5.925 120.0 98.5 8.417 8.771 210.4 219.3 .116 .098 105.6 89.3 4. 707 4. 700 4. 700 4. 700 4.700 4. 700 4.700 188.3 188.1 188.1 188.1 188.1 188.1 188.1 .267 .291 .265 .265 .365 .265 .265 112.0 122.4 111.2 111.2 111.2 111.2 111.2 2. 557 2. 500 2. 500 2. 500 2.500 2.500 2.500 232.4 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 .166 . 164 .165 .159 .152 . 150 .148 84.2 83.1 83.7 80.6 77.1 76.1 74.8 6.120 5. 500 5. 625 5. 750 5. 750 6.000 6.000 101.7 91.4 93.5 95.6 95.6 99.7 99.7 7.510 7. 500 7.500 7.500 7. 500 7. 500 7.625 187.7 187.5 187.5 187.5 187.5 187.5 190.6 .176 .114 .115 .115 .119 .120 .120 160.3 103.4 104.7 104.7 108.1 109.4 109.4 98.3 98.3 101.0 105.1 105.1 105.1 4.700 4. 700 4. 704 4. 720 4.720 4. 736 188.1 188.1 188.2 188.9 188.9 189.5 .265 .265 .265 .265 .265 .265 111.2 111.2 111.2 111.2 111.2 111.2 2.475 2.460 2.500 2. 750 2.750 2.750 225.0 223.6 227.3 250.0 250.0 250.0 .154 .167 .177 .185 .185 .185 78.1 84.7 89.8 93.9 93.9 93.9 6.000 6.000 6. 450 6. 750 6. 750 6. 750 99.7 99.7 107.2 112.2 112.2 112.2 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 187.5 187.5 187.5 187.5 187.5 187.5 .120 .160 .192 .235 .338 .350 109.4 145.7 174.8 213.7 307.3 318.4 .344 .320 .320 .326 .355 .373 .373 112.9 105.1 105.1 106. 9 116.3 122.2 122.2 4.745 4.740 4. 740 4. 740 4.740 4.740 4. 740 189. 8 189.7 189.7 189.7 189. 7 189.7 189.7 .262 .265 .265 .265 .265 .265 .265 109.9 111.2 111.2 111.2 111.2 111.2 111.2 2. 567 2. 750 2. 750 2. 750 2. 750 2.600 2.250 233.4 250.0 250.0 250.0 250.0 236.4 204.5 .172 .185 .185 .185 .180 .173 .165 87.5 93.9 93.9 93.9 91.3 87.5 83.7 7.490 6. 750 6. 750 6. 750 6. 750 6.938 7.800 124.5 112.2 112.2 112.2 112.2 115.3 129.6 7.952 7. 500 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 198.8 187.5 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 .370 .313 .315 .480 .555 .540 .498 336.4 284.2 286.8 436.8 505.2 491.5 453.0 .373 .363 .360 .345 .325 .304 122.2 119.0 118.0 113.1 106.7 99.7 4.740 4.740 4.740 4.740 4.750 4.780 189.7 189.7 189.7 189.7 190.1 191.3 .265 .264 .260 .255 .255 .255 111.2 110.7 109.1 106.9 106.9 106.9 2.438 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.500 221.6 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 .160 .168 .170 .170 .166 .164 81.2 85.0 86.3 86.3 84.4 83.2 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 133.0 133.0 133.0 133.0 133.0 133.0 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 .340 .298 .280 .265 .255 .284 309.4 271.0 254.7 241.1 232.1 258.6 2. 562 2. 663 3. 775 4.959 4.857 102.N5 106.6 151.0 198.4 194.3 1920_____________ 1921_____________ .712 .373 233.5 122.5 5. 289 4. 773 1922_____________ J a n u a r y ___ February___ M a rch _____ A p ril_______ M a y ________ June________ .307 .315 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 100.8 103.2 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.3 July________ A u g u s t ___ September. __ O c t o b e r .__ N ovem b er... D ecem ber__ .300 .300 .308 .320 .320 .320 1923___ _________ January____ February___ M arch______ A pril_______ M a y ________ June________ July............. A ugust__ . . . September. _. October__ __ N ovem b er... December . . . 1. 271 .810 .450 .481 1,129.6 720.0 400.0 $0.470 427.4 .112 101.7 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES $0. 819 .823 142.7 205. 8 247.6 268.7 270.0 •<r CD Chemicals and drugs House-furnishing goods (c) Drugs and phar maceuticals (a) Furniture 180 T able 9 .— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued Bedroom Quinine: Manu facturers’ quo tations Bed: Combination Chair: All gum, cane seat Dresser: Combination Chiflorette: Combination Chairs: Bedroom r Average price per chair Average price per chiflorette Rela tive price Average price per dresser Maple, cane Oak rocker, Rela seat, New Chicago, tive York, average average price price per 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 Rela tive price Rela tive price • 1923 1890............................... 1891.............................. 1892....... ....................... 1893...-....................... 1894....... ....................... Average price per bed TO Rela tive price 1890 Average price per ounce WHOLESALE PRICES Year or month .140 . 140 63.8 63.8 1912 ..... . 1914 1915 1916 ............ ............ ............ . 177 .220 .273 .328 .683 80.5 100.0 124.1 149.5 311.2 $22. 500 22.500 22.500 22.500 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 $2,250 2.250 2.250 2.250 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 $32,500 32.500 32.500 32.500 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 $36,000 36.000 36.000 36.000 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .717 .842 .829.865 .694 326.4 383.6 377.4 394.1 316.2 23.000 27.000 35.208 55.583 42.146 102.0 120.0 156.5 247.0 187.3 2.750 3.250 4.208 7.208 5.750 122.2 144.4 187.0 320.4 255.6 32.500 37.125 48.833 68.500 50.042 100.0 114.2 150.3 210.8 154.0 36.000 41.625 54.833 83.583 63.000 100.0 115.6 152.3 232.2 175.0 1922 ............ January... February.. M a rch ___ A pril......... M a y _____ June.......... .542 .600 .600 .600 .600 .600 .525 246.9 273.2 273.2 273.2 273.2 273.2 239.1 36.292 37.250 37.250 37.250 37.250 37.250 37.250 161.3 165.6 165.6 165.6 165.6 165.6 165.6 5.292 5.250 5.250 5.250 5.250 5.250 5.250 235.2 233.3 233.3 233.3 233.3 233.3 233.3 42.167 44.000 44.000 44.000 44.000 44.000 44.000 129.7 135.4 135.4 135.4 135.4 135.4 135.4 55.063 54.000 54.000 54.000 54.000 54.000 54.000 J u ly .......... August___ September O ctob er... Novem ber. December- .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 227.7 227.7 227.7 227.7 227.7 227.7 35.000 35.000 35.000 35.000 35.000 37.000 155.6 155.6 155.6 155.6 155.6 164.4 5.250 5.250 5.250 5.250 5.500 5.500 233.3 233.3 233.3 233.3 244.4 244.4 40.000 40.000 40.000 40.000 40.000 42.000 123.1 123.1 123.1 123.1 123.1 129.2 Jan uary... F ebruary.. M a rch ___ A pril......... M a y .......... June.......... .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 227.7 227.7 227.7 227.7 227.7 227.7 227.7 35.667 37.000 3,7.000 37.000 37.000 37.000 37.000 158.5 164.4 164.4 164.4 164.4 164.4 164.4 5.208 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 5.500 231.5 244.4 244.4 244.4 244.4 244.4 244.4 40.500 42.000 42.000 42.000 42.000 42.000 42.000 J u ly .......... A ugust___ September O ctob er... Novem ber. Decem ber. .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 227.7 227.7 227.7 227.7 227.7 227.7 37.000 35.000 35.000 35.000 32.000 32.000 164.4 155.6 155.6 155.6 142.2 142.2 5.500 5.000 5.000 5.000 4.500 4.500 244.4 222.2 222.2 222.2 200.0 200.0 42.000 40.000 40.000 40.000 36.000 36.000 1913 ........ 1923 ........ 9.000 85.7 9.500 10.500 90.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 115.2 $10.780 10.780 10.780 12.413 $4,350 6.558 5.084 145.5 181.1 212.3 320.1 248.2 153.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 4.451 4.410 4.410 4.410 4.410 4.410 4.410 217.2 215.3 215.3 215.3 215.3 215.3 215.3 54.000 54.000 54.000 56.750 58.000 60.000 150.0 150.0 150.0 157.6 161.1 166.7 4.410 4.410 4.410 4.410 4.655 4.655 215.3 215.3 215.3 215.3 227.2 277.2 124.6 129.2 129.2 129.2 129.2 129.2 129.2 57.500 60.000 60.000 60.000 60.000 60.000 60.000 159.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 4.839 4.655 4.655 4.655 4.900 4.900 4.900 236.1 227.2 227.2 227.2 239.0 230.0 239.0 129.2 123.1 123.1 123.1 110.8 110.8 60.000 56.000 56.000 56.000 51.000 51.000 166.7 155.6 155.6 155.6 141.7 141.7 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 239.0 239.0 239.0 239.0 239.0 239.0 15.680 19.518 22.890 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES 1910.A ............ 1911 ............ H* 00 T a b l e 9 .— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued OO K> House-furnishing goods (a) Furniture B edroom Ash, N ew York, average price per set 1. Iron bed Iron bed Iron bed stead, quar stead, stead, tered oak plain oak hardwood dresser and dresser and dresser, and Rela plain oak washstand, washstand, washstand, tive N ew Chicago, price Chicago, York, aver average average age price price price per set per set per set Buffet: Combition Aver age price per buffet Rela tive price Chair: A ll gum leather slip seat A ver age price per 6 chairs Rela tive price L iving room Table: Ex tension, com bination A ver age price per table Davenport: Standard pattern Aver age Rela price tive per price daven port Rela tive price Kitchen Table: L i brary, com bination A ver age price per table Rela tive price Chairs Hard Com m on w ood, spindle, bow N ew back, Y ork, Chicago, average average price per price dozen per dozen Rela tive price 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. $12,000 12.000 12.000 11.000 11.000 51.8 51.8 51.8 47.4 47.4 $4,200 4,200 4. 250 4.250 3. 500 70.0 70.0 70.8 70.8 58.3 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 9.950 8.750 8.750 10.000 10.100 42.9 37.7 37.7 43.1 43.6 3. 500 3. 500 3. 500 3.313 4.042 58.3 58.3 58.3 55.2 67.4 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 11. 250 11. 250 11. 750 12.167 12. 250 48.5 48.5 50.6 52.4 52.8 5.208 4. 750 4. 917 5.000 4. 771 86.8 79.2 81.9 83.3 79.5 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 12.354 12.958 14. 500 79.2 5.125 96.5 100.0 85.4 $11. 250 11.000 53.3 55.9 62.5 61.1 4. 750 5. 792 6.000 W HOLESALE PRICES, 1 8 9 0 TO 1 923 B edroom sets Dining room IQftQ 1010 1011 1012 1913 10.875 11.875 13. 750 15. 250 18.000 July August September October Novem ber December 1923 January February M a rch . April M ay J u n e.. _ July August September October Novem ber D ecem b er 100.0 $20.000 100.6 $6. 370 42.000 43. 000 43. 333 47.500 50. 417 97.7 100.0 100.8 110.5 117.2 15.000 15. 000 15. 250 18. 750 23. 875 100.0 100.0 101.7 125.0 159.2 18. 500 18. 500 20. 500 22. 000 24.000 100.0 100.0 110.8 118.9 129.7 34. 500 34. 500 34. 500 41. 500 47.000 100.0 100.0 100.0 120.3 136.2 20.000 20. 000 21.000 23. 500 25. 917 100.0 100.0 105.0 117.5 129.6 6. 370 6. 370 7.003 8. 759 11. 662 100.0 100.0 109.9 137.5 183.1 39. 568 ! $45. 754 68.143 41. 344 241.0 358.8 217.9 62.125 86. 500 59. 500 144.5 201.2 138.4 32. 667 51.000 36.000 217.8 340.0 240.0 32. 000 54. 750 40. 750 173.0 295.9 220.3 56. 500 67.000 63.063 163.8 194.2 182.8 31.167 46. 667 39.000 155.8 233.3 195.0 13. 704 22.932 16.480 215.1 360.0 258.7 36.672 36. 309 36. 309 36. 309 35.819 35. 819 35. 819 193.3 191.4 191.4 191.4 188.7 188.7 188.7 55. 688 56. 000 56.000 56.000 56. 000 56. 000 56. 000 129.5 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 31. 750 31. 500 31. 500 31. 500 31. 500 31. 500 31. 500 211.7 210.0 210.0 210.0 210.0 210.0 210.0 33. 667 34.000 33. 500 33. 500 33. 500 33.500 33. 500 182.0 183.8 181.1 181.1 181.1 181.1 181.1 62.000 61. 500 61. 500 61. 500 61. 500 61.500 61. 500 179.7 178.3 178.3 178.3 178.3 178.3 178.3 34.125 34.000 34.000 34.000 34. 000 34.000 34. 000 170.6 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 14. 749 15.288 14. 700 14. 700 14. 700 14. 700 14. 700 231.5 240.0 230.8 230.8 230.8 230.8 230.8 35. 819 35. 819 35.819 38. 710 38. 759 38. 759 188.7 188.7 188.7 203.9 204.1 204.1 54.000 54.000 54.000 56. 750 56. 750 56. 750 125.6 125.6 125.6 132.0 132.0 132.0 31. 500 31. 500 31. 500 31. 500 33. 000 33.000 210.0 210.0 210.0 210.0 220.0 220.0 33. 500 33. 500 33. 500 33. 500 33.500 35.000 181.1 181.1 181.1 181.1 181.1 189.2 61. 500 61. 500 61.500 61. 500 64.500 64.500 178.3 178.3 178.3 178.3 187.0 187.0 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 35. 500 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 177.5 14. 700 14. 700 14. 700 14. 700 14. 700 14. 700 230.8 230.8 230.8 230.8 230.8 230.8 40. 372 38. 759 38. 759 39. 004 41. 454 41.454 41. 454 212.6 204.1 204.1 205.3 218.3 218.3 218.3 55. 438 56. 750 56. 750 56. 750 56. 750 56. 750 56. 750 128.9 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 33.000 33.000 33.000 33.000 33.000 33.000 33.000 220. 0 220.0 220.0 220.0 220.0 220.0 220.0 33. 667 35.000 35. 000 35.000 35.000 35.000 35. 000 182.0 189.2 189.2 189.2 189.2 189.2 189.2 63. 875 64.500 64.500 64.500 64.500 64.500 64.500 185.1 187.0 187.0 187.0 187.0 187.0 187.0 34. 542 35.500 35.500 35. 500 35. 500 35. 500 35. 500 172.7 177.5 177.5 177.5 177.5 177.5 177.5 17. 542 16. 464 16. 464 16. 464 18. 228 18. 228 18. 228 275.4 258.5 258.5 258.5 286.2 286.2 286.2 41.454 40.425 40.425 40.425 40.425 40.425 218.3 213.0 213.0 213.0 213.0 213.0 56. 750 56.000 56.000 56.000 50.000 50.000 132.0 130.2 130.2 130.2 116.3 116.3 33.000 33. 000 33. 000 33. 000 33.000 33.000 220. 0 220. 0 220.0 220. 0 220. 0 220. 0 35. 000 33. 000 33. 000 33.000 30.000 30.000 189.2 178.4 178.4 178.4 162.2 162.2 64.500 63.000 63.000 63.000 63.000 63.000 187.0 182.6 182.6 182.6 182.6 182.6 35. 500 34.000 34.000 34.000 32.000 32.000 177.5 170.0 170.0 170.0 160.0 160.0 182. 28 17.640 17.640 17.640 17. 640 17.640 286.2 276.9 276.9 276.9 276.9 276.9 100.0 $34. 500 183 100.0 $18. 500 97.0 97.0 119.5 140.4 194.0 816.415 5. 583 5. 550 5. 750 6.000 6.000 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1922. January. _ February. _ March April M ay June. 100.0 $15.000 93.1 91.7 95.8 100.0 100.0 15.925 15.925 19.608 23.046 31.838 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 60.4 66.0 76.4 84.7 100.0 $43. 000 184 T able 9 .— AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923—Continued House-furnishing goods (a) Furniture (6) Furnishings Kitchen Refrigerator: Lift top type Carpets W ilton: 5Brussels: 5frame, Bigelow frame, Bigelow Axminster: ster: 2-ply, Lowell, Lowell, Bige Rela 2 4 to 5 3^-foot, Hardwood 11-4, 5 5 low, f, aver aver N ew base, pounds to pounds pounds pounds A ver tive aver A ver York, 24 b y 42 • age age the pair, to the to the to the Rela Rela age price age age Rela Rela Rela pair, price aver inches, cotton warp, pair, pair, price tive price tive price price tive tive tive per per Chicago, cotton and average average average age price per per per price price price price wool filling, yard yard price price price average price yard yard yard per per average price per per price per dozen per pound pair pound pound table Tables Woolen Cotton Ingrain* Axm in- Aver age price per refrig erator Rela tive price 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 86.6 76.8 $1.032 1.128 1.032 .984 .936 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 .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 68.4 68.4 68.4 68.4 68.4 .525 .475 .475 .500 .525 75.8 68.6 68.6 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 68.4 72.4 78.9 78.9 78.9 .600 .600 .600 86.6 86.6 86.6 83.3 82.6 1.000 1. 025 1.000 .950 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 86.6 1.152 1.180 1. 248 1.200 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 1890..................... 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 1895..................... 1896.......... .......... 1897.. ............. . 1898.................... 1 8 9 9 .................. 14. 250 13. 800 13. 800 13.800 14. 450 62.5 60.5 60.5 60.5 63.4 1900.................. . 1901................... 1902................... . 1903 ................... 1904 ............... 15.600 15.600 15.600 15.600 15. 600 1905 .......... 1906 ___ 1907 ___ 1908.................... 1909.................... 15.600 16. 600 18.000 18.000 18.000 % $0.524 .504 .500 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Year or month Blankets 1910 1911 1912 ............... ............... ............... 1913___________ $10.330 20. 000 21.000 22.800 22. 800 .550 .570 .567 .605 .640 90.9 94. 2 93. 7 100.0 105.8 1.054 1.000 1. 025 1. 050 1. 017 1.150 1. 375 2. 015 2. 625 2. 500 * 100.4 95. 2 97. 6 100.0 96.8 .528 .528 .580 $1. 024 1. 076 1. 052 86.6 86.6 95.2 100.0 97.8 1.200 1.200 1. 240 1. 292 1.268 92.9 92.9 96.0 100.0 98.1 2.232 2.232 2. 312 2. 408 2.332 92.7 92.7 96.0 100.0 96.8 1.084 1. 372 1. 638 2.070 2.402 1.296 1.544 1. 838 2.621 3. 407 100.3 119.5 142.3 202.9 263.7 2. 429 2.880 3. 416 4. 505 5. 412 100.9 119.6 141.9 187.1 224.7 1914 10.465 100.0 101. 3 1915 ________ 1916- ........ ....... 1917 1 9 1 8 ...... .......... 1919____________ 10. 600 10.900 14. 690 17.025 17. 575 102.6 105. 5 142. 2 164.8 170.1 1.421 1. 527 1.887 2.736 3.695 100.0 107.5 132.8 192.5 260.1 .538 .734 1.234 1.894 1. 695 88.8 121.4 204. 0 313.0 280.1 $1. 822 109. 5 131. 0 191.9 250. 0 238.1 $2. 991 100.7 127.5 152.2 192.4 223.3 1920- _________ 1921 ______ 21.180 18.450 205.0 178. 6 5. 239 4.202 368.7 295.7 2.035 1. 278 336.4 211. 2 1. 905 1.127 249.1 147.4 3. 936 3. 272 293.9 244.3 4. 272 3. 552 330.6 274.9 6.784 5. 432 281.7 225.6 1922 __________ January___ February. __ M arch_____ A p ril______ M a y _______ June 16. 200 16. 200 16. 200 16. 200 16. 200 16. 200 16. 200 156.8 156.8 156.8 156.8 156.8 156.8 156.8 3. 700 3. 773 3. 773 3. 773 3. 626 3. 626 3. 626 260.3 265.5 265.5 265.5 255.2 255.2 255.2 1.268 1. 326 1. 235 1.235 1.235 1.235 1.235 209. 5 219.1 204.1 204.1 204.1 204.1 204.1 1.166 1. 066 1. 066 1.103 1.103 1.176 1.176 152.4 139.3 139. 3 144.1 144.1 153.8 153.8 2.904 2.784 2. 784 2. 784 2.784 2.880 2.880 216.8 207.9 207.9 207.9 207.9 215.0 215.0 2.768 2. 736 2. 736 2.736 2.736 2.736 2.736 214.2 211.8 211.8 211.8 211.8 211.8 211.8 4.668 4. 608 4. 608 4. 608 4. 608 4. 608 4. 608 193.9 191.4 191.4 191.4 191.4 191.4 191.4 July_______ August September.. October____ N ovem ber.. D ecem ber. . 16. 200 16. 200 16. 200 16. 200 16. 200 16. 200 156.8 156.8 156.8 156.8 156.8 156.8 3. 626 3. 626 3. 626 3. 773 3. 773 3. 773 255.2 255.2 255.2 265.5 265.5 265.5 1. 235 1.235 1.235 1. 266 1. 370 1. 370 204.1 204.1 204.1 209. 2 226. 4 226.4 1.176 1.176 1. 201 1. 250 1. 250 1. 250 153. 8 153.8 156.9 163.3 163. 3 163.3 2.880 2.880 2.880 3. 072 3. 072 3.168 215.0 215.0 215.0 229.3 229.3 236.5 2. 736 2.736 2.736 2.832 2.880 2.880 211.8 211.8 211.8 219.2 222.9 222.9 4.608 4.608 4. 608 4.848 4.848 4. 848 191.4 191.4 191.4 201.3 201.3 201.3 1923___________ 17. 028 L January___ February. __ M arch__ __ A p ril........ . M a y _______ June_______ 16. 200 16.200 16.200 16. 200 16. 200 17. 011 164.8 156.8 156.8 156.8 156.8 156.8 164.7 4.488 4.508 4.508 4.508 4. 508 4.508 4.508 315.8 317.2 317.2 317.2 317.2 317.2 317.2 1. 468 1. 377 1. 470 1. 470 1. 470 1. 470 1.470 242. 6 227. 5 243.0 243.0 243.0 243.0 243.0 1. 352 1.284 1.284 1.284 1. 284 1. 387 1. 387 176.7 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 181.2 181.2 3. 276 3.168 3.168 3.168 3. 312 3. 312 3. 312 244.5 236.5 236.5 236.5 247.2 247.2 247.2 2. 988 2.880 2.880 2.880 3.024 3. 024 3. 024 231.3 222. 9 222.9 222.9 234.1 234.1 234.1 4. 992 4. 848 4. 848 4.848 5.040 5.040 5. 040 207.3 201.3 201.3 201.3 209.3 209.3 209.3 July_______ A u g u s t ___ September. _ October____ N ovem ber. _ D ecem ber. _ 17. 720 17. 720 17. 720 17. 720 17. 720 17. 720 171.5 171.5 171.5 171. 5 171. 5 171.5 4.508 4.459 4. 459 4. 459 4.459 4. 459 317.2 313.8 313.8 313.8 313.8 313.8 1.470 1. 470 1.470 1. 470 1. 470 1. 535 243.0 243.0 243.0 243.0 243. 0 253.6 1. 387 1. 387 1. 387 1. 387 1. 387 1. 387 181.2 181.2 181.2 181.2 181.2 181.2 3.312 3.312 3.312 3. 312 3.312 3.312 247.2 247.2 247.2 247.2 247.2 247.2 3.024 3. 024 3.024 3.024 3.024 3. 024 234.1 234.1 234.1 234.1 234.1 234.1 5.040 5.040 5. 040 5. 040 5.040 5.040 209.3 209.3 209.3 209. 3 209.3 209.3 185 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OP COMMODITIES $1.421 1. 421 87.7 92.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 T able 9 .—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923— Continued 00 O House-furnishing goods (6) Furnishings Table cutlery Sheeting: Bleached Pails Glassware Year or month Knives and forks: cocobolo handles Galva W ooden, nized average iron, price per average dozen price per gross Pitchers: ^-gallon, common Tumblers: i-p in t, com m on Rela tive price Average price per yard Rela tive price Average price per dozen Rela tive price Average price per dozen Rela tive price Average price per dozen 88.8 80.9 75.3 73.3 70.2 $0,219 .201 .190 .195 .174 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 .120 .120 .120 .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 .200 .190 .190 .190 150.0 166.7 158.3 158.3 158.3 1.121 1.263 1. 242 1.133 1.267 62.6 70.5 69.3 63.3 70.7 .179 .179 .174 .172 .202 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 1.000 1.000 1.000 156.3 156.3 125.0 125.0 125.0 .185 .180 .170 .160 .130 154.2 150.0 141.7 133.3 108.3 100.0 113.0 113.0 113.0 115.9 1.492 1.550 1.550 1.588 1.700 83.3 86.5 86.5 88.6 94.9 .229 .212 .210 .228 .243 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 1.000 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 6.688 6.050 6.483 5.417 5.000 116.3 105.2 112.8 94.2 87.0 1.700 1.700 1.971 2.100 1.917 94.9 94.9 110.0 117.2 107.0 .227 .248 .288 .244 .252 94.8 103.5 120.5 102.1 105.2 .270 .273 .305 .279 .287 82.9 83.9 93.6 85.8 88.0 .140 .140 .140 .122 .117 127.3 127.3 127.3 110.9 106.4 1.050 1.050 1.050 .963 .9 9 6 131.3 131.3 131.3 120.4 124.5 .150 .150 .150 . 133 .134 125.0 125.0 125.0 110.4 111.8 5.000 5.000 5.292 5.750 5.813 87.0 87.0 92.0 1.900 1.750 1.750 1.792 1.800 106.0 97.7 97.7 .268 .245 .228 .239 .253 111.8 102.4 95.4 .340 .306 .278 .226 .344 104.4 94.1 85.4 .113 .110 .110 102.7 .942 .800 .800 117.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 91.7 91.7 1 0 0 .0 .1 1 0 1 0 0 .0 .8 0 0 1 0 0 .0 105.7 .120 109.1 .900 112.5 .120 .110 .110 .120 .120 Average price per dozen Rela tive price 1890....................... 1891....................... 1892................... 1893..................... 1894....................... $0,800 .800 .800 .950 .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 1895.......... ............ 1896_______ _____ 1897............ .......... 1898....................... 1899.......... ............ .800 .800 .750 .750 .750 106.7 106.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 5.500 5.500 5.000 5.500 5.750 95.7 95.7 87.0 95.7 100.0 1900....................... 1901.......... ........... 1902____________ 1903....................... 1904_______ _____ .750 .750 .750 .750 .750 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 5.750 6. 500 6.500 6. 500 6.667 1905.......... ............ 1906.......... ............ 1907.......... ............ 1908....................... 1909____________ .750 .750 .800 .750 .750 100.0 100.0 106.7 100.0 100.0 1910_______ _____ 1911....................... 1912....................... 1918.......... ............ 1914....................... .750 .750 .750 .750 .767 100.0 100.0 100.0 Nappies: 4-inch Rela tive price Rela tive price 1 0 0 .0 Relative price 10-4, W amsutta, S. T . Average price per yard Average price per dozen 102.2 10-4, Pepperell 1 0 0 .0 101.1 1 0 0 .0 $14. 742 100.5 1 0 0 .0 105.9 1 0 0 .0 100.0 1 0 0 .0 100.0 W HOLESALE PRICES, 1 8 9 0 TO 192 3 Carvers: stag handles .750 .858 1.083 1.150 1.242 100.0 114.4 137.8 156.3 165.6 5.750 6. 875 10.083 12. 333 13.308 100.0 119.6 175.4 214.5 231.4 18.954 26. 313 34. 042 47. 500 36.177 129.2 179.4 232.1 323.8 246.6 .232 .298 .383 .600 .581 96.9 124.5 160.2 250.9 242.8 .305 .382 .581 .828 .920 93.5 117.3 178.5 254.3 282.3 .135 .161 .208 .250 .275 122.7 146.6 188.6 227.3 250.0 .850 1.000 1. 254 1.444 1.595 106.3 125.0 156.8 180.5 199.4 .110 .125 .220 .314 .328 91.7 104.2 183.3 261.8 272.9 1920_..................... 1921....................... 1. 550 1.450 206.7 193.3 14. 737 14.000 256.3 243.5 -------------- 42.962 24.314 292.9 165.7 .726 .432 303.3 180.5 1.220 .911 374.5 279.8 .314 .315 285.8 286.4 1.897 2.050 237.1 256.3 .320 .258 266.7 214.9 1922...................... 1.208 1.200 1.200 1.200 1.200 1.200 1.200 161.1 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 12.083 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 210.1 208.7 208.7 208.7 208.7 208.7 208.7 20.423 20.194 19. 571 19.000 19.000 19.968 20.000 139.2 137. 7 133.5 129.5 129.5 136.2 136.4 .445 (2) .496 .450 .428 .428 .424 186.2 January......... February___ M arch............ Ap ril............... M a y .............. .. June................ 207.3 187.9 178.7 178.7 177.3 .904 .959 .959 .932 .888 .888 .888 277.4 294.4 294.4 286.0 272.7 272.7 272.7 .263 .300 .300 .300 .250 .250 .250 238.6 272. 7 272.7 272.7 227.3 227.3 227.3 1. 820 1. 820 1.820 1.820 1. 820 1. 820 1. 820 227.5 227. 5 227.5 227.5 227.5 227.5 227.5 .208 .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 .200 172.9 166. 7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 July_________ Au gust______ September October_____ Novem ber. __ December . . . 1.200 1.200 1.200 1.200 1.200 1. 300 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 173.3 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 13.000 208.7 208.7 208.7 208.7 208.7 226.1 20.000 20.184 20. 867 22.645 22. 667 20. 976 136.4 137.6 142.2 154.4 154.6 143.0 .436 .439 (2) .463 (2) (2) 193.6 .888 .888 .888 .888 .888 .888 272.7 272.7 272. 7 272.7 272.7 272.7 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 1. 820 1.820 1. 820 1. 820 1.820 1.820 227.5 227.5 227.5 227.5 227.5 227.5 .200 .200 .200 .230 .230 .230 166.7 166.7 166.7 191.7 191.7 191. 7 1.477 1.300 1.300 1.355 1.400 1.400 1.400 196.9 173.3 173.3 180.6 186.7 186.7 186.7 14. 526 13.000 13.000 13. 548 14.000 14.000 14.000 252.6 226.1 226.1 235.6 243.5 243.5 243.5 22. 581 20. 750 20.643 21. 680 22. 721 24.413 24. 240 154.0 141. 5 140.7 147.8 154.9 166.4 165.2 .505 210.9 January_____ February___ M arch_______ April________ M a y ................ June................ (2) (2) .528 .528 .525 220.7 220.7 219.4 .947 .947 .947 .947 .947 .947 .947 290.7 290. 7 290.7 290.7 290.7 290.7 290.7 .243 . 250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 220.5 227. 3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 227.3 2.375 2. 250 2.250 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 296.9 281.3 281.3 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 .229 .230 .230 .230 .230 .230 .230 191.0 191. 7 191. 7 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 J u ly ............... Au gust........... September. __ October_____ Novem ber. __ December. . . 1.568 1.600 1.600 1.600 1.600 1.600 209.0 213.3 213.3 213.3 213.3 213.3 15. 258 15. 500 15. 500 15.500 15.500 15.500 265.4 269.6 269.6 269.6 269.6 269.6 24. 022 22. 890 22.890 22.890 22. 570 21.260 163.8 156.1 156.1 156.1 153.9 144.9 .479 .479 .479 .502 .502 .518 200.3 200.3 200.3 210.0 210.0 216.5 .947 .947 .947 .947 (2) (2) 290.7 290.7 290.7 290.7 .250 .250 .250 .220 .220 .220 227.3 227.3 227.3 200.0 200.0 200.0 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 2.400 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 .230 .230 .250 .220 .220 .220 191.7 191.7 208.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 1923__.............. . 2No quotation. 182.3 183.4 C2) AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 98654°—25tCO 1916-..................... 1917.......... ............ 1918_..................... 1919_..................... 00 T able 9 . —AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1923— Continued Plates: W hite granite House furnishing goods Miscellaneous (6) Furnishings (a) Cattle feed Tickings: Amoskeag, A C. A . Teacuj >s and saucers: W t lite granite Bran Tubs Linseed meal Aver age price per short Rela tive price Aver age price per ton M ill feed: M iddlings, standard Year or month Average price per gross (6 dozen cups and 6 dozen saucers) Relative price Average price per yard $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 89.8 86.1 86.1 97.5 99.4 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 .484 .510 .510 .499 .494 104.5 110.0 110.0 107.7 106.7 3.575 3.763 3.763 3.683 3.650 104.6 110.1 110.1 107.7 106.8 .108 .101 .105 .110 .121 80.5 75.3 78.0 82.0 90.1 1.442 1.450 1.450 1.450 1.450 85.6 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 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 80.5 93.8 102.0 83.6 87.7 1.450 1.450 1.600 1.650 1.650 86.1 86.1 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 1910 1911 1912.......................... .462 .462 .462 99.7 99.7 99.7 3.413 3.413 3.413 99.8 99.8 99.8 .129 .133 .129 95.*5 99.0 95.7 1.613 1.650 1.600 95.8 98.0 95.1 33. 563 29. 767 31.463 106.2 94.2 99.5 Average price per dozen Relative price 1890.......................... 1891 1892 1893 1894 $0.489 .479 .464 .464 .457 105.5 103.3 100.2 100.2 98.6 ............... 1895 1896 ................... 1897.......................... 1898 1899 .............. .416 .399 .399 .452 .461 ............... 1900 1901 ....................... 1902.......................... 1903 1904 Average price per dozen cups and saucers $0,569 W ooden, Galvanized A ver Rela Rela- oakgrained, iron, N o. 3, Rela age average average tive tive tive price per price per price pci price r\nr tnTl tUll price dozen nest of 3 ton Rela tive price Aver age price per ton Rela tive price WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 Cottonseed meal: Prime .463 .463 .463 .484 .718 100.0 100.0 100.0 104.6 155.0 .570 .570 .570 .596 .892 100.6 100.0 100.0 104.6 156.4 .135 .133 .118 .163 .303 100.0 98.7 87.9 120.7 224.0 $4,300 5. 496 7.950 10.592 100.0 $18. 365 104.7 21. 017 133.8 20.041 193.6 20. 452 257.9 32. 368 100.0 114.4 109.1 111.4 176.2 31. 608 30. 438 31. 979 36. 682 48.292 100.0 $28.417 96.3 30. 792 101.2 35.000 116.0 36.167 152.8 47. 750 100.0 $19.452 108.4 21. 534 123.2 21. 603 127.3 22. 207 168.0 36. 074 100.0 110.7 111.1 114.2 185.4 1918............ 1919 __________ 1920 .................. 1921— ................. .928 1.055 1.233 1. 218 200.2 229.9 277.0 262.8 1.193 1.369 1. 650 1.565 209.1 240.1 289.4 274.5 .407 .350 .536 .208 302.0 260.0 398.0 154.3 15.363 11.028 13. 361 7.497 374.1 268.6 325.3 182.5 31. 818 38. 899 41. 724 17. 010 173.3 211.8 227.2 92.6 56. 350 69.229 65. 841 40.083 178.3 219.0 208.3 126.8 53.583 73. 942 62.827 43.189 188.6 260.2 221.1 152.0 33. 658 44. 738 45.620 16.853 173.0 230.0 234.5 86.6 1922______ ______ January.......... February........ M arch............ April............... M ay............... June................ .980 .980 .980 .980 .980. .980 .980 211.5 211.5 211.5 211.5 211.5 211.5 211.5 1.260 1.260 1.260 1.260 1.260 1.260 1.260 221.0 221.0 221.0 221.0 221.0 221.0 221.0 .255 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 189.4 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 6.131 6.113 5.827 5.500 5.500 5.742 5. 750 149.3 148.9 141.9 133.9 133.9 139.8 140.0 20.123 20. 750 25.063 23. 781 22.063 20.550 15. 406 109.6 48. 792 113.0 44. 750 136.5 45.250 129.5 .50. 750 120.1 50. 750 111.9 55. 750 83.9 54. 520 154.4 141.6 143.2 160.6 160.6 176.4 171.6 48. 412 50.500 51.000 54.000 50. 500 46. 750 49.000 170.5 177.7 179.5 190.0 176.0 164.5 172.4 21.115 20.250 25. 375 25. 375 23. 063 20.900 17.219 108.6 104.1 130.5 130.5 118.6 107.4 88.5 July................ August............ September___ October—....... November___ December____ .980 .980 .980 .980 .980 .980 211.5 211.5 211.5 211.5 211.5 211.5 1.260 1.260 1.260 1.260 1.260 1.260 221.0 221.0 221.0 221.0 221.0 221.0 .250 .250 .250 .250 .280 .280 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 208.0 208.0 5.750 6.307 6.482 6.911 6.958 6.726 140.0 153.6 157.8 168.3 169.4 163.8 15.188 14. 025 16. 750 22.000 22. 625 24.063 82. 7 76.4 91.2 119.8 123.2 131.0 50. 750 48. 750 40. 750 42. 250 49. 750 51.750 160.6 154.2 128.9 133. 7 157.4 163.7 46.800 45.000 43.000 46. 250 50.000 50.000 164.7 158.4 151.3 162.8 176.0 176.0 17.125 16.400 17.938 23.150 23.500 24. 031 88.0 84.3 92.2 119.0 120.8 123.5 1923.......................... January.......... February........ M arch............ April............... M ay................ June................ 1.050 1.050 1.050 1.050 1.050 1.050 1.050 226.6 226.6 226.6 226.6 226.6 226.6 226.6 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 236.8 236.8 236.8 236.8 236.8 236.8 236.8 .291 .280 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 216.4 208.0 222.9 222.9 222.9 222.9 222.9 7.041 6.500 6.444 6.755 7.081 7.609 7.555 171.5 158.3 156.9 164.5 172.4 185.3 184.0 25. 551 26.200 27. 625 28.438 27. 375 27.100 20.938 139.1 142.7 150.4 154.8 149.1 147.6 114.0 47. 643 51.750 50.250 48.250 47. 750 48. 250 46.250 150.7 163. 7 159.0 152.6 151.1 152.6 146.3 43.308 53.500 54.000 45.800 43.000 42. 250 37.000 152.4 188.3 190.0 161.2 151.3 148.7 130.2 26. 565 25.900 27. 625 28. 313 27. 219 28.700 25. 250 136.6 133.1 142.0 145.6 139.9 147.5 129.8 J u ly ............... August............ September___ October.......... November___ December....... 1.050 1.050 1.050 1.050 1.050 1.050 226.6 226.6 226.6 226.6 226.6 226.6 1.350 1.350 1.350 1.350 1. 350 1. 350 236.8 236.8 236.8 236.8 236.8 236.8 .300 .300 .270 .270 .275 .300 222.9 222.9 200.6 200.6 204.3 222.9 7.487 7.135 7.135 7.135 7.034 6. 624 182.3 173.7 173.7 173.7 171.3 161.2 19. 725 23. 406 27. 625 28.100 25. 594 24. 750 107.4 127.4 150.4 153.0 139.4 134.8 41.000 43.000 45.000 45.500 49. 750 48. 250 129.7 136.0 142.4 143.9 157.4 152.6 37.000 37.000 38.600 45.250 43.000 45.000 130.2 130.2 135.8 159.2 151.3 158.4 24.750 25.688 28.156 28.100 25. 094 23.688 127.2 132.1 144.7 144.5 129.0 121.8 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1913 ................... 1914 ................... 1915 ................... 1916...................... 1917— ............ 00 CD T a b l e 9 . — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C ontinu ed CD O Miscellaneous (&) Leather Glazed: Kid, top grades, from Brazilian skins Calf Sole: H em lock Sole: Oak, in sides, middle weight W ax calf, 30 Cali Chrome to 40 pounds Country Average calf, Average fornia, Rela middles, N o. 1, to the dozen, Rela Rela price per Rela Average Average No. 1, price per average average B grade, tive tive average square tive tive price per price per price per square . price price per price per average price price foot price average pound pound foot square pound price per pound price per foot pound square foot $0.257 .258 .237 .240 .228 1895............... ................ 1896_______ _________ 1897__________ . 1898_________________ 1899............... ................ .733 .643 .616 .676 .688 79.9 70.1 67.1 73. 6 74.9 .289 .255 .243 .283 .300 1900................... ............ 1901____________ ____ 1902............................... 1903........................... 1904 .656 .628 .660 .690 .688 71. 5 68.4 71.9 75.2 74.9 .303 .297 1905_________________ 1906 1907 1908 1909 .697 .717 .767 1910......................... 1911. 1912............................... $0,225 .218 .231 .228 .226 .247 73.0 73.3 67. 3. 68. 2 64.7 $0.192 . 186 . 173 .180 . 172 68.1 65.9 61.2 63.7 60.8 $0.377 .368 .342 .348 .328 84.0 82.0 76.2 77.6 73.1 82.0 72.6 69.1 80.3 85.3 .207 . 188 .203 .213 .225 73.5 66.7 72.1 75.5 79.9 .342 .293 .308 .321 .336 76.2 65.2 68. 6 71.6 74.8 $0. 333 .333 .331 .319 85.9 84.4 84.4 84.1 81.0 .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 75.9 78.1 83.5 81.0 85.8 .333 .371 .374 .351 .381 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 84.4 83.9 91.5 , .379 .369 .382 96.3 93.7 97.0 .247 .238 .258 87.5 84.2 91.4 1 .415 .388 .415 92.4 86.5 92.6 RelativeT price 1923 65.4 70.5 75. 5 70.2 65.8 Rela Average Rela Average tive price per tive price per pound pound price price TO $0,600 .647 .693 .645 .604 Sole: Union 1890 1890.............................. 1891....................... ....... 1892_............................. ____ 1893________ 1894............................... Sole: Oak, scoured backs WHOLESALE PRICES, Year or month Side: Chrome, tanned, “ B ” grade Harness: Oak 100.0 104.8 109.0 127.0 171.7 .282 .302 .309 .388 .535 100.0 107.0 109.7 137.6 189.8 .449 .471 .504 .640 .831 100.0 105.0 112.4 142.5 185.2 $0.401 .422 .448 .629 .790 100. 0 105.1 111.7 156.7 196.9 .680 .746 .706 .430 169.4 185.9 175.9 107.3 .412 .640 .617 .312 160.9 250.2 241.1 122.0 .484 .528 .534 .358 171.6 187.3 189.4 127.0 .796 .913 .856 .548 177.4 203.5 190.7 122.1 .709 .841 .836 .503 176. 6 209.5 208.4 125.3 281.2 279.6 279.6 279.6 269.6 269.6 269.6 .437 .421 .421 .402 .402 .421 .421 108.9 105.0 105.0 100.1 100.1 105.0 105.0 .258 .260 .260 .260 .260 .225 .225 101.0 101.6 101.6 101.6 101.6 88.0 88.0 .350 .340 .350 .350 .350 .350 .360 $0. 370 .370 .370 .370 .370 .370 .370 124.1 120.5 124.1 124.1 124.1 124.1 127.6 .519 .525 .525 .525 .500 .500 .515 115.7 117.0 117.0 117.0 111.4 111.4 114.8 .491 .500 .480 .480 .480 .450 .450 122.4 124.6 119.6 119.6 119.6 112.1 112.1 269.6 279. 6 279.6 299.5 299.5 299.5 .431 .441 .480 .480 .461 .461 107.5 109.9 119.7 119.7 114.8 114.8 .230 .260 .265 .285 .285 .285 89.9 101.6 103.6 111.4 111.4 111.4 .350 .350 .350 .350 .350 .350 .370 .370 .370 .370 .370 .370 124.1 124.1 124.1 124.1 124.1 124.1 .515 .515 .525 .535 .525 .525 114.8 114.8 117.0 119.2 117.0 117.0 .465 .493 .508 .520 .535 . 535 115.9 122.9 126.5 129.6 133.3 133.3 .688 .700 . 7OCT .700 .700 .700 .675 274.6 279. 6 279.6 279.6 279.6 279.6 269.6 .457 .461 .470 .470 .470 .470 .470 113.8 114.8 117.2 117.2 117.2 117.2 117.2 .260 .260 .260 .265 .265 .265 .260 101.6 101.6 101.6 103.6 103.6 103.6 101.6 .365 .370 .370 .370 .370 .370 .370 122.4 124.1 124.1 124.1 124.1 124.1 124.1 .508 .525 .525 .540 .540 .540 .540 113.3 117.0 117.0 120.3 120.3 120.3 120.3 .492 .535 .538 .540 .540 .530 .501 122.6 133.3 133.9 134.6 134.6 132.1 124.9 .700 .675 .675 .675 .675 .675 279.6 269.6 269.6 269.6 269.6 269.6 .461 .451 .451 .441 .451 .412 114.8 112.4 112.4 109.9 112.4 102.6 .260 .260 .260 .260 .256 .250 101.6 101.6 101.6 101. 6 99.7 97.7 .370 .370 .370 .370 .340 .340 124.1 124.1 124.1 124.1 114.0 114.0 .540 .515 .490 .465 .455 .425 120.3 114.8 109.2 103.6 101.4 94.7 .471 .465 .465 .459 .435 .420 117.4 115.9 115.9 114.4 108.4 104.7 .270 .280 .285 .450 .579 100.0 10 $0. 250 103.9 10.260 io. 270 105.7 166.9 io. 497 214.7 10.688 100.0 103.8 107.7 198.4 274.6 1918 1919 1920 1921 _________ _________ _________ _________ .598 .970 .985 .521 221.8 359.6 365.5 193.2 .663 1.015 1.073 .694 264.6 405.4 428.5 277.1 1922 ............... January. __ February.. M arch____ April_____ M a y ______ June______ .443 .465 .465 .425 .415 .415 .425 164.1 172.5 172.5 157.6 153.9 153.9 157.6 .704 .700 .700 .700 .675 .675 .675 July_______ August___ September O ctob er... November. December. .435 .435 .465 .465 .450 .450 161.4 161.4 172.5 172.5 166.9 166.9 < .675 .700 .700 .750 .750 .750 ________ 1923 January.._ February.. M arch____ April______ M a y ______ June______ .443 .450 .450 .450 .450 .440 .440 164.4 166.9 166.9 166.9 166.9 163.2 163.2 July_______ August____ September. October___ November. December. .440 .440 .440 .440 .440 .440 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 io No market price; estimated. .394 $0.401 .410 .443 .488 .675 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIE 100.0 io $0.256 102.3 i°. 268 io. 279 110.4 io. 325 121.5 .439 168.3 1913...................... 1 9 1 4 .................... 1915 _________ 1916 _________ 1917 _________ 400 375 350 CO to 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 1890 100 WHOLESALE PRICES, TO 75 50 40 19S3 C h a r t 20 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 40 193 C h a r t 20a able 9 .— A V E R A G E W H O LESALE P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 194 T 1923— C on tin u ed Miscellaneous (d) Other miscellaneous (c) Paper and pulp Burlap: 40-inch, 1(%ounce H em p: Manila, current shipment Lubricating oil: Paraffin Jute Rope: Manila, base size and larger Year or month Wrapping: Manila Newsprint Series 1, Series 2, average average price price per per pound pound Rela tive price Aver age price per pound A verage price Rela per 100 pounds tive price Rela tive price Aver age price per yard Rela tive price Aver age price per pound Rela? tive price Raw , aver age price per pound Raw, Mdouble triangle, average price per pound Rela tive price Aver age price per gallon Rela tive price Aver age price per pound Rela tive price $0.058 .058 .056 .058 .058 117.8 117.8 114.3 118. 6 119.7 $0.039 .037 .048 .035 .035 42.6 40.7 52.1 37.9 37.8 $0,149 .104 .115 .092 .077 101.8 70.8 78.3 62.6 52.5 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 .031 .028 .027 .022 .021 136.9 122.2 120. 4 97.3 92.9 .059 .059 .059 .046 .044 120.1 120.5 120. 5 94.1 89.8 .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 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 .028 .023 .024 .025 .027 124.9 100. 4 107. 6 112. 4 118. 7 .048 .050 .050 .053 .053 98.4 102.9 101.8 107.8 108.6 .044 .040 .044 .046 .044 $0.033 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 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909......................................... .024 .022 .025 . 025 .021 107.6 97.3 110. 7 110.2 91.1 .053 .050 .051 .050 .048 107.6 102.5 103. 7 102.5 97.3 .040 .054 .049 .037 .032 59.5 80.6 72.6 55.3 47.5 .120 .125 .129 .102 .084 81.5 85.3 87.9 69.2 57.3 1923 169.8 151.1 151.1 141.3 143.6 TO $0.038 .034 . 034 .032 .032 1890 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 WHOLESALE PRICES, W ood pulp: Sulphite, domestic, unbleached Paper .021 .021 91.6 94.2 .048 .048 97.3 99.0 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 .022 90.021 .027 96.0 100.0 100.0 99.1 130.5 .049 .049 .049 .049 .079 100.0 100.0 100.2 100.2 162.5 $2.225 2.156 2.119 3.815 100.0 96.9 95.2 171.4 $0. 080 .062 .071 .094 100.0 77.3 88.0 117.1 $0.093 .073 .094 .124 1917....... ......... 1918--_....... . 1919 _______ 1920 ............ 1921 ............. .034 .034 .039 .060 .050 161.9 164.8 187.6 290.1 241.7 .101 .105 .120 .147 .089 207.8 214.8 244.9 301.4 181.4 4.813 3.837 3.522 6.579 3.495 216.3 172.5 158.3 295.7 157.1 .134 .211 .143 .118 .048 166.7 263.5 178.2 147.4 60.2 .... ........ January... February.. M arch____ April_____ M a y ______ June______ .037 .035 .035 .035 .035 .036 .036 178.4 169.2 169.2 169.2 169.2 171.6 175.5 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 181.1 179.3 179.3 179.3 179.3 179.3 179.3 2.562 2.545 2.525 2.525 2.525 2.525 2.525 115.1 114.4 113.5 113.5 113.5 113.5 113.5 .078 .050 .050 .056 .064 .080 .094 July_______ A u g u s t.... September October___ November. December. .036 .038 .039 .039 .039 .039 175.5 182.7 187.6 190.0 190.0 190.0 .088 .088 .088 .090 .091 .093 179.3 179.3 179.3 183.4 187.1 189.6 2.525 2.525 2.538 2.635 2.675 2.675 113.5 113.5 114.0 118.4 120.2 120.2 1923..................... January__ February.. March___ April_____ M ay_____ June......... .039 .039 .039 .039 .039 .039 .039 188.1 189. 5 187.6 187.6 188.1 188.5 188.5 .094 .093 .094 .094 .094 .094 .094 192.0 191.2 192.2 192.2 192.2 192.2 192.2 2.973 2.675 2.675 2.731 2.888 3.155 3.225 July_____ August___ September. October.... November. December. .039 .039 .039 .039 .039 .039 188.5 188.1 187.6 187.6 187.6 187.6 .094 .094 .094 .094 .094 .094 192 2 192.2 192.2 192.2 192.2 192.2 3.225 3.200 3.113 3.105 2.913 2.706 1922 .023 .023 .022 51.4 69.8 100.0 78.2 101.1 133.5 .051 .067 .062 .053 .076 76.7 100.0 93.1 79.8 114.0 $0.143 . 151 .147 .201 .222 .241 .152 .162 .083 238.8 259.2 164.0 174.2 89.3 .103 .129 .113 .096 .053 153.8 192.2 168.6 143.5 79.5 96.8 62.1 62.7 69.6 79.9 100.3 117.1 .074 .083 .079 .076 .071 .069 .070 79.2 89.8 84.9 82.2 76.8 73.8 75.1 .066 .055 .053 .053 .055 .065 .075 .095 .090 .092 .086 .081 .088 118.6 112.1 114.1 107.6 101.1 110.0 .070 .070 .069 .073 .073 .080 75.1 75.8 74.5 78.1 78.3 86.5 133.6 120.2 120.2 122.8 129.8 141.8 144.9 .079 .090 .090 .084 .085 .075 .073 98.9 112.3 111.6 104.7 106.0 93.4 91.1 .088 .083 .087 .094 .090 .090 .089 144.9 143.8 139.9 139.6 130.9 121.6 .072 .070 .075 .078 .079 .079 89.9 87.0 93.6 96.8 98.0 97.9 .090 .083 .082 .081 .092 .100 .088 .087 59.9 59.4 100.0 105.8 102.9 140.8 .101 .147 . 123 .133 .183 68.7 100.0 84.0 90.3 124.4 .215 .341 .306 .434 .282 150.9 239.5 214.6 304.7 198.1 .283 .325 .261 .275 .190 193.1 221.8 178.1 187.5 129.5 99.0 82.2 78.5 78.5 82.2 97.2 112.1 .230 .230 .230 .230 .230 .230 .230 161.4 161.4 161.4 161.4 161.4 161.4 161.4 .187 .188 .188 .188 .188 .188 * .188 127.2 127.8 127.8 127.8 127.8 127.8 127.8 .075 .075 .070 .073 .068 .079 112.1 112.1 104.6 108.4 100.9 117.8 .230 .230 .230 .230 .230 .230 161.4 161.4 161.4 161.4 161.4 161.4 .188 .188 .188 .187 .182 .182 127.8 127.8 127.8 127.7 124.0 124.0 95.0 89.5 93.6 101.4 96.8 96.6 96.3 .061 .080 .075 .073 .069 .064 .058 90.9 119. 6 112.1 108.4 102.8 95.4 86.0 .214 .230 .238 .248 .250 .228 .220 150.3 161.4 166.7 174.0 175.4 159.6 154.4 .206 . 196 .210 .210 .216 .220 .220 140.6 133 5 143.1 143.1 147.2 150.0 150.0 97.0 89.5 88.3 87.4 99.0 108.0 .059 .050 .048 .048 .049 .060 87.9 74.7 71.0 71.0 72.8 89.7 .205 .195 .190 .190 .190 .190 143.9 136.8 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 .220 .214 .208 .201 .185 .180 150.0 145.7 141.4 136.7 126.1 122.7 195 .034 .047 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1910. 1911. 1 96 T a b l e 9 . — A V E R A G E W H O L E S A L E P R I C E S O F C O M M O D I T I E S , 1890 T O 1923— C onclu ded Miscellaneous (<Z) Other miscellaneous Rubber: Para, island Soap: Laundry Starch: Laun dry Tobacco: Smoking, granu lated, 1-ounce bags Tobacco: Plug Black Average 12 pieces well’s Seal of Average 14J3 price per ounces to to the North ounces to Bull price per Rela box of Average Rela Average Rela Rela Rela Average Rela the plug, pound, the plug, Rela Carolina, Durham, box of tive tive price per tive price per tive 100 bars tive 100 tive price per tive average average average average average price price per price per price price price per pound pound price price pound price eleven- price price per price per (75 ounce pound gross pound pound pound pounds) cakes bags $0.500 .500 .500 .500 .500 79.8 79.8 79.8 79.8 79.8 .036 19.5 .030 .030 .030 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 .034 .036 .045 .043 .037 93.1 99.5 124.4 118.1 1.088 121.6 105.3 90.1 112.2 134.7 101.1 .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 1.243 1.213 1.063 .871 1.481 153.9 150.3 131.7 107.9 183.5 .033 .037 .040 .046 .043 90.1 100.5 110.7 118.6 117.5 .490 .483 .470 .470 .470 111.4 109.8 106.8 106.8 106.8 .600 .600 .600 .600 .600 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 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.8 ;j 93.4 100.2 100.2 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. .743 .800 .845 .927 .995 92.0 99.1 104.7 114.9 123.3 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. .982 .850 .727 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. 83.6 $0.037 .043 .037 .037 .037 $6.470 192 3 92.0 91.1 84.7 90.2 90.9 103.8 98.0 TO $0.405 .401 .373 .397 .400 $0,838 .791 .676 .717 .674 1880 101.6 116.7 102.2 100.3 100.3 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. WHOLESALE PRICES, Year or month Sisal: Mexican, current ship ment .807 .616 .557 .669 .648 100.0 76.3 69.0 82.9 80.3 $0,043 .051 .059 .090 .177 100.0 117.8 136.8 208.6 408.8 $3. 528 3. 528 3. 528 3. 565 4.451 100.0 100.0 100.0 101.0 126.2 $3.083 3.050 3.050 3.150 4.616 100.0 98.9 98.9 102.2 149.7 037 039 040 045 058 100.0 106.8 109.6 122.2 160.0 .470 .470 .490 .490 .585 1918.............................. 1919.............................. 1920.............................. 1921.............................. .549 .483 .333 .182 68.0 59.8 41.2 22.5 .178 .126 .079 .061 412.3 290.7 182.4 140.7 5.336 6.334 6.906 5.588 151.2 179.5 195.7 158.4 6.212 6.841 7.211 5.310 201.5 221.9 233.9 172.2 060 073 093 070 164.1 199.7 253.4 192.3 .747 .909 .941 1922............................ January_________ February________ M arch..".......... . April___________ M ay...................... June........... ......... .183 .193 . 163 . 161 .171 .176 .169 22.6 23.9 20. 2 19.9 21.2 21.7 20.9 .065 (2) (2) (2) (2) .068 .063 149.5 158.1 146.1 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 138.9 138. 9 138.9 138.9 138. 9 138.9 138.9 3.960 3.960 3. 960 3.960 3.960 3. 960 3.960 128.4 128.4 128.4 128.4 128.4 128.4 128.4 051 051 051 051 051 051 051 J u ly ..................... August.................. September.......... October............... . November.......... December......... . .172 .176 .171 .196 .219 .223 21.3 21.7 21.1 24.2 27.1 27.6 .064 .064 .065 .065 .064 .064 147.7 147.7 150.5 151.2 147.7 149.1 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 4.900 138.9 138.9 138.9 138.9 138.9 138.9 3.960 3. 960 3.960 3. 960 3.960 3.960 128.4 128.4 128.4 128.4 128.4 128.4 1923............................ January................ February.............. March....... ........... April......... ........... M ay...................... June...................... .248 .272 .307 .290 .274 .249 .250 30.8 33.7 38.0 35.9 33.9 30.9 30.9 .066 .066 .066 .066 .066 .066 .066 153.5 153.5 153.5 153.5 153.5 153.5 153.5 4.945 4.900 4.900 5.229 5.292 5.064 4. 851 140.2 138.9 138.9 148.2 150.0 143.5 137.5 4.015 4.015 4.015 4.015 4.015 4.015 4.015 J u ly ..................... August.................. September............ October................. November............ December............. .239 .238 .246 .215 .204 .203 29.6 29.4 30.4 26.6 25.3 25.2 .066 .066 .066 .066 .066 .066 153.5 153.5 153.5 153.5 153.5 153.5 4.851 4. 851 4. 851 4.851 4.851 4.851 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 4.015 4.015 4. 015 4.015 4.015 4.015 2 No quotation. 100.0 100.0 104.2 104.2 124.4 .628 $5.640 5. 680 5. 760 5.760 5.760 100.0 100.7 102.1 102.1 102.1 $0.778 .714 158.7 193.1 200.0 183.6 8.080 9.176 9.920 9.920 143.3 162.7 175.9 175.9 140.5 140.5 140.5 140.5 140.5 140.5 140.5 .701 .701 .701 .701 .701 .701 .701 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 9.920 9.920 9.920 9.920 9.920 9. 920 9.920 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 051 051 051 051 051 051 140.5 140.5 140.5 140.5 140.5 140.5 .701 .701 .701 .701 .701 .701 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 9. 920 9. 920 9.920 9.920 9.920 9.920 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 051 051 051 051 051 051 051 140.5 140.5 140.5 140.5 140.5 140.5 140.5 .701 .701 .701 .701 .701 .701 .701 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 9.920 9.920 9.920 9.920 9.920 9.920 9.920 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 051 051 051 051 051 051 140.5 140.5 140. 5 14o! 5 140.5 140.5 .701 .701 701 .701 .701 .701 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 180.2 9.920 9.920 9. 920 9.920 9.920 9.920 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES 1913............................. 1914.............................. 1915.............................. 1916.............................. 1917.............................. CO A P P E N D IX E S APPENDIX A The weighting factors used in constructing the revised index numbers oi wholesale prices computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics are contained m 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. TAB LE OF W E IG H T S U S E D IN C O N S T R U C T IN G R E V IS E D IN D E X N U M B E R S W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S , B Y G R O U P S O F C O M M O D IT IE S Commodity Unit OF Quantity used as weight (000 omitted) Group I .— Farm products (a ) Grains: Barley, malting, Chicago _________ _____ _ _________ _ . _ ................ Corn, Chicago— _ _ ___________ _____ _______ Contract grades_________________ N o. 3 mixed______________________ _______________ _______________ Oats, contract grades, Chicago______ _ ____ _________________________ Rye, N o. 2, Chicago__________________ _________ __ _____ _____ __ W h e a tN o. 1, northern spring, Chicago __ __ ___________ _________ ______ N o. 2, red winter, Chicago_______ ______________ ________ ____ __ N o. 2, hard winter, Kansas C ity ________________________________ . N o. 1, northern spring, Minneapolis _ _________________________ N o. 1, hard white, Portland, Oreg_______________ _________________ (&) Live stock and poultry: Cattle, steers, Chicago— Choice to prime____________________________________________________ Good to choice___________________ _ ___ _ _________ ___ Hogs, Chicago— H e a v y .__________________________ _________ ______ ___________ ______ L ig h t................................................................................................................... Sheep, Chicago— Ewes, native, all grades _________ ... ___________ __________ Lambs, western, good to choice. . _ ______ _ . Wethers, fed, good to choice____ _________________________ _____ ___ Poultry, live fowls— Chicago__________________________ _ _ ............. New Y o rk ....... ................. •___________ __________________________ _____ (c) Other farm products: Beans, medium, choice, New York___________________________ ________ Clover seed, contract grades, Chicago . __ _ Cotton, middling— New Orleans . __ ____ _____ _____ New Y o rk __________ _______________________________________________ Cotton seed, average price at g i n ..____________________________________ Eggs, fresh— Firsts, western, Boston........ ............... ................. ................. ................... . Firsts, Chicago ___ __________ _______ _________ ____ ______ ___ Extra firsts, Cincinnati___________________________ _____ ___________ Candled, New Orleans________________________________________ ____ Firsts, New Y o rk _________________________ ________ ________________ Extra firsts, western, Philadelphia________________________________ Extra pullets’ , San Francisco_________ ______ ___________ ______ _ 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 1,903,461 4,069 Dozen.............. _____do_____ . . . . . . . d o ................ .........do_________ .........do_________ .........do_________ .........d o _ _ _ ......... 107,278 297,545 32.386 32.386 387,619 110,314 44,531 199 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 200 TA B LE O F W E IG H T S W H O LESALE U S E D IN C O N S T R U C T IN G R E V IS E D IN D E X N U M B E R S P R I C E S , B Y G R O U P S O F C O M M O D I T I E S — C o n tin u e d Commodity Unit OF Quantity used as weight (000 omitted) Group I.— Farm products— Concluded (c) Other farm products— Concluded. Flaxseed, N o. 1, Minneapolis__________________________________________ H ayAlfalfa, N o. 1, Kansas C ity.......... ___.............................................. ....... Clover, mixed, N o. 1, Cincinnati____________ __________ __________ Tim othy, N o. 1, Chicago_______________________ __________________ Hide and skins— Calfskins, N o. 1, country, Chicago________________________________ Goatskins, Brazilian, N ew Y o r k t_____________ ______ _____________ Hides, heavy, country cows, N o. 1, Chicago. _ _ _______________ _ Hides) packers’ , heavy, native steers, C hicago....... ................... . . . Hides, packers’ , heavy, Texas steers, Chicago. _ . _________ Hops, prime to choice— New York State, N ew Y o rk _____ _________________________________ Pacifies, Portland, Oreg................................................................ ............... M ilk , fresh— Chicago____________________________ __________ ___ _______ __ . N ew Y o rk ____________________ _______ ________ ________ ________ ____ San Francisco______________ _____ ______________________ _____ ______ Onions, fresh, yellow, Chicago_________________ _______ ______________ _ Peanuts, N o. 1, Norfolk, V a _________ __ ____ __ __________ P o ta to esW hite, good to choice, Chicago________________ __________________ Sweet, N o. 1, Philadelphia________ . _____ _______________ Rice, New Orleans— Blue Rose, head, clean_____________________________________________ Honduras, head, clean _______ __ . . __ _____ Tobacco, Burley, good leaf, dark red, Louisville, K y ________________ W ool, Ohio, B o s t o n Fine clothing, scoured___________ _ ____________________________ Fine delaine, scoured . . .. _ __ _____ _____ Half blood, scoured___________________ _____ _______________________ One-fourth and three-eighths grades, scoured _ _________ ________ Bushel________ 22,036 Ton _____do................ _____do...... ......... 5,648 3,116 3,408 Pound________ ____ do_________ ____ do_________ ____ do_________ do 152,926 132,905 371, 746 371.747 371.747 _____do........ ........ _____do_________ 4,258 25,551 Quart_________ .........do................. _____do_________ 100 pounds___ Pound________ 4,052, 905 5,066,131 1,013,226 5, 773 751,982 100 pounds___ | bushel_______ 72,355 12,067 Pound________ _____do_________ 100 pounds___ 742,836 346,366 15,116 Pound________ ____ do_________ ____ 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_________ 6,90fi 691, 508 691,508 _____do_________ ____ do................ _____do_________ 274.388 274.388 422,928 _____d o ___ _____ .........do................ _____do............. 31,209 109,229 15,604 ...........d o .................... .........do................. _____d o ^ _ ......... .. 79,292 277,523 39,646 ......... d o ................ ......... d o .................... .........d o ................. 1,849 6,473 925 _____d o ................ .........do................. 11,443 26,700 Group II.— Foods (a) M eats: Beef, fresh— Carcass, good native steers, Chicago______________________________ Sides, native, N ew York __ _______ _____ Beef, salt, extra mess, N ew Y o r k ________________ ___________________ H am s, smoked, C hicago__ ________ __ ______ _____________________ Lam b, dressed, Chicago.. _______________ _________ ____ ___________ M utton, dressed, N ew York ___ _________________ Pork, fresh— Loins, C hicago.._______ __________________________________________ . Loins, western, New Y o r k . __ __________ ________ ______________ Pork, cured— Mess, salt, N ew York________________________________________ _____ Sides, rough, Chicago ________ _ ________ _ __________________ Sides, short clear, Chicago________________ _____ ___________________ Poultry, dressed— Hens, heavy, Chicago. . __________________________ Fowls, 48-56 pounds to dozen, N ew Y o rk ___ ___________ l______ Veal, dressed, good, Chicago__________________________________________ (6) Butter, cheese, and milk: Butter, creamery— B o sto n Extra................... ..................... ............... ................. ............................... .. Firsts ................... ......................................... ......................................... Seconds_________________________________________________________ Chicago— Extra___________ _______________________________________________ Extra firsts____ ____________________________________________ Firsts _ __ _______ Cincinnati— * Extra . .. . . . ___ ____________________ Centralized firsts _ __ __________________ Centralized seco n d s_______ __ _______ ______ ______________ New O rle a n sFancy___ __ ______ __ __________________ Choice.......................................................................................................... APPENDIX A.---- TABLE OF WEIGHTS USED TABLE 201 O F W E I G H T S U S E D I N C O N S T R U C T I N G R E V IS E D I N D E X N U M B E R S W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S , B Y G R O U P S OF C O M M O D I T IE S — Continued Commodity Unit OF Quantity used as weight (000 omitted) Group II.— Foods— Continued (6 ) (c ) B u t t e r , c h e e s e , a n d m i l k — C o n c lu d e d . B u t t e r , c r e a m e r y — C o n c lu d e d . N e w Y ork — E x t r a ............................................................... ..................... F i r s t s .............................................. ...................................... S e c o n d s _____________________________________ ______ P h ila d e lp h ia E x t r a _______________________________________________ E x t r a fir sts________________ ______ _________________ F i r s t s ............................................................... ..................... S t. L o u i s E x t r a . . . ___________________________________________ S a n F r a n c isc o — E x t r a ........ ....................................................................... .. P r im e f i r s t s . _____________________________________ C h e e s e , w h o le m i l k — A m e r i c a n t w i n s , C h i c a g o __________________________ S t a t e , fr e s h fla t s , c o lo r e d , a v e r a g e , N e w Y o r k . C a lifo r n ia fla t s , fa n c y , S a n F r a n c is c o ___________ M i l k , fr e s h . (S e e F a r m p r o d u c t s .) M i l k , c o n d e n s e d , 1 4 -o u n c e t i n s , N e w Y o r k ___________ M i l k , e v a p o r a t e d , 1 6 -o u n c e t in s , N e w Y o r k __________ O t h e r fo o d s : B e a n s , m e d i u m , c h o ic e . (S e e F a r m p r o d u c t s .) B read— C h i c a g o . . .................................................................................... C i n c i n n a t i _______________ ___________ __________________ N e w O r le a n s ________ _______ _______ ______ ___________ N e w Y o r k __________________ _______ _______ ___________ S a n F r a n c is c o _______________________ _______ __________ C o c o a , b e a n s , A r r i b a , N e w Y o r k ________________________ C o ffe e , R i o , N o . 7, N e w Y o r k ____________________________ C o p r a , S o u t h S e a , s u n d r ie d , N e w Y o r k ______________ E g g s , fr e s h . (S e e F a r m p r o d u c t s .) F is h — Cod, large, shore, pickled, cured, Gloucester, Mass. Herring, large, split, N ew Y o rk _____________________ Mackerel, salt, large, 3s, Boston____________________ Salmon, canned, Alaska, red, factory----------------------Flour, rye, white, Minneapolis____________________________ Flour, wheat— Winter patents, Kansas C ity-----------------------------------Winter straights, Kansas C ity ______________________ Standard patents, Minneapolis_____________________ Second patents, Minneapolis________________________ Patents, Portland, Oreg_____________________________ Patents, soft, winter, St. Louis____ _____ ___________ Straights, soft, winter, St. Louis____________________ Patents, Toledo.............. .................... ................. ............... Fruit, canned, N ew York— Peaches, California, standard 2j^s__________________ Pineapple, Hawaiian, sliced, standard 2 ^ s _________ Fruit, dried, New York— Apples, evaporated, State, choice_________ _________ Currants, cleaned, Patras_________ _____ ______ ______ Prunes, California, 60-70s_____________ _____________ Raisins, coast, seeded, bulk_________________________ Fruit, fresh— Apples, Baldwins, Chicago____________________ _____ Bananas, Jamaica, 9s, New Y o rk___________________ Lemons, California (300-360 count), Chicago_______ Oranges, California, choice, Chicago________________ Glucose, 42° mixing, New Y o rk __________ _________ _______ H om iny grits, bulk, car lots, f. o. b. m ill_____ ____________ Lard, prime, contract, N ew Y o rk .......................................... M eal, c o r n W hite, f. o. b. m ill.......................................... ........... ......... Yellow, Philadelphia...______________ _______ _______ Molasses, N ew Orleans, fancy, N ew York________________ Oatmeal, car lots, in barrels (180 pounds), N ew York____ Oleomargarine, standard, uncolored, Chicago_____________ Oleo oil, extra, Chicago................................................................... Pepper, black, Singapore, N ew Y o r k ................... ....... ........... Rice. (See Farm products.) Salt, American, ifiedium, Chicago........................ ..................... Pound. ____ do. ____ do. 76,618 267,814 38,259 ____ do. ____ do. ____ do. 17,669 61,492 8,785 ____ do. 38,143 ____ do. ____ do. 14,217 33,173 ____ do. ____ do. ____ do. 390,640 81,281 20,690 C a se... ------ do. 16,643 29,125 Pound. ____ do. .....d o . ____ do. ____ do. ------ 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_________ ____ do_________ 36,676 12,225 39,181 13,060 13,895 8,818 2,939 6,814 Case__________ ____ do_________ 15,414 10,457 Pound________ ____ do_________ ____ do_________ ____ do_________ 46,624 24,919 136,377 302,556 Barrel............... B u n c h ............. Box___________ ____ 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___ P o u n d ............. ____ d o . . . ......... ____ do_________ 14.495 14.495 72,474 7,479 348,976 129,863 24,387 Barrel................ 49,168 1,394 495 121 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 202 TABLE O F W E I G H T S U S E D I N C O N S T R U C T I N G R E V IS E D I N D E X N U M B E R S W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S , B Y G R O U P S OF C O M M O D I T IE S — Continued Com m odity Unit OF Quantity used as weight (000 omitted) Group II.—Foods—Concluded (c ) O t h e r fo o d s — C o n c lu d e d . S ugar, N e w Y o r k — G r a n u l a t e d , in b a r r e ls __________________________ __________ ______ ______ _____ R a w , 9 6 ° c e n tr ifu g a l_______________________ ______ ___________________________ T a l l o w , e d ib le , C h i c a g o . . _______ _______ ______________________ _______ __________ T e a , F o r m o s a , fin e , N e w Y o r k _____________________________ ______ ____________ V e g e t a b le s , c a n n e d — C o r a , M a r y l a n d , s t a n d a r d , N e w Y o r k . _______ __________________ ______ P e a s , S t a t e a n d w e s t e r n , N o . 5 , N e w Y o r k .......... ........................................ T o m a t o e s , N e w J e r s e y , s t a n d a r d , N o . 3 , N e w Y o r k .............................. V e g e t a b le s , f r e s h . (S e e F a r m p r o d u c t s .) V e g e t a b le o il— C o c o n u t , c r u d e , N e w Y o r k .............. ............................................................. ......... C o r n , c r u d e , in b a r r e ls , N e w Y o r k _______________________________________ C o t t o n s e e d , p r im e , s u m m e r , y e l l o w , N e w Y o r k ............. ....................... O l i v e , e d ib le , in b a r r e ls , N e w Y o r k ......... ..................... ................................... .. P e a n u t , c r u d e , f. o . b . m i l l __________________________________________________ S o y a b e a n , c r u d e , i n b a r r e ls , N e w Y o r k _____________ ___ ___________ V i n e g a r , c id e r , 4 0 g r a in , in b a r r e ls , N e w Y o r k .................... ................................ P o u n d __________ ...........d o .......... ......... ______d o _________ ______d o _________ 7 ,8 8 4 ,9 0 0 7 ,1 2 8 ,1 3 0 3 6 ,5 0 6 9 3 ,5 5 0 D o z e n __________ ...........d o ___________ ______d o ___________ 2 8 ,8 0 5 1 8 ,6 5 1 2 1 ,6 1 9 P o u n d __________ ...........d o ___________ - _ - _ - d o __________ G a l l o n ........... ....... P o u n d __________ ...........d o ___________ G a l l o n .................. 2 4 4 ,3 2 5 8 3 ,7 6 4 1 ,1 8 0 ,2 8 5 8 ,9 5 9 2 4 3 ,6 2 0 8 8 ,9 8 7 5 6 ,5 3 0 Group m .—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..................... ............... M en ’s— Black calf, blucher_______________ ______ ________ Black, calf, Goodyear welt, bal_______ _________ Black, dress, Goodyear welt, side leather.......... Gun metal, Goodwear welt, blucher............ ......... Mahogany, chrome, side, Goodyear welt, bal__. Tan, dress, Goodyear welt, c a l f ..................... ....... Chocolate, elk, Goodyear welt, side leather____ Tan, grain, blucher..................................................... Vici kid, black, Goodyear welt................................ W om en’s— Black, kid, Goodyear welt, 8J4-inch lace_______ K id , Goodyear welt, 73^-9-inch lace____________ K id , M cK a y sewed, lace oxford________ ______ Patent leather pump, M c K a y sewed.................... (&) Cotton goods, factory: Denims, Massachusetts, 2.20 yards to the p o u n d ... Drillings, brown— Massachusetts D standard, 30-inch........................ Pepperell, 20-inch, 2.85 yards to the pound........ Flannels— Colored, 2.75 yards to the p o u n d .......................... Unbleached, 3.80 yards to the pound.................... Ginghams— Amoskeag, 27-inch, 6.37 yards to the pound___ Lancaster, 26^-inch, 6.50 yards to the p o u n d .. Hosiery— M en's half hose, combed yarn................................. W om en’s, cotton, silk mercerized, mock seam .. W om en’s combed yarn, 16-ounce............................ M uslin, bleached, 4/4— Fruit of the Loom ........................................................ Lonsdale................. ......................................................... Rough Rider................................................................... W am sutta................................................ ....................... Print cloth, 27-inch, 7.60 yards to the pound ............ Sheeting, brown, 4/4— Indian Head, 2.85 yards to the pound.................. Pepperell, 3.75 yards to the pound------- ------------Ware Shoals, 4yards to the pound....... ................. Thread, 6-cord, J. & P. Coats.......................................... U n derw earM en ’s shirts and drawers........................................ [Women’s union suits, combed yam , N ew York P a ir ................. ____ do------------____ do_________ ____ do_________ 10,180 16,180 16,180 26,500 ____ d o . . . ......... ____ do_________ ____ do_________ ____ do_________ ____ do_________ ____ do_________ ____ do_________ ____ do_________ ____ d o . . . ......... 10.560 10.560 10.560 10.560 10.560 10.560 10.560 10.560 10.560 ____ d o . . . ......... ____ do_________ ____ do_________ ____ do_________ 26,200 26,200 26,200 26,200 Yard.................. 161,804 ____ do________ ........ do............ .. 157.197 157.197 ____ do_________ ____ do_________ 139.420 139.420 232.434 232.434 ........ do_________ ____ do_________ Y a r d . .. . ........... ____ do_________ -------do------------____ do_________ ____ do_________ 22, 721 15, 731 15,731 63.079 63.079 63.079 63.079 1,237,960 ____ do_________ ____ do_________ ____ do________ S p ool................ 186.433 186.433 186.433 1,038,636 Dozen pairs. ____ do_________ ____ do_________ D ozen gar ments. Dozen................ 3,985 APPENDIX A.---- TABLE OF WEIGHTS USED TA B LE O F W E IG H T S W H O LESALE 203 U SE D IN C O N S T R U C T IN G R E V IS E D IN D E X N U M BER S P R I C E S , B Y G R O U P S O F C O M M O D I T I E S — C o n t in u e d C o m m o d ity U n it OF Q u a n tity u s e d as w e ig h t (000 o m itte d ) Group HI.— Cloths and clothing—C o n c lu d e d (6) Cotton goods, factory— Concluded. Y arn 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, factory:' Flannel, white, 4/4, Ballard Vale, N o. 3 ________________ _____ ________ Overcoating, soft-faced, black_________________________________________ Suitings— Clay worsteds, diagonal, 12-ounce________________________________ Clay worsted, diagonal, 16-ounce________________ ________ ______ Middlesex, wool-dyed, blue, 16-ounce_____ _____ ____ ____________ Serge, 11-ounce______________________________________ _____________ Trousering, cotton warp, 11-llH'Ounce__________ ______ - _____ ________ U n derw earMerino, shirts and drawers------- -------------------- --------- ----------------------M e n ’s union suits, 33 per cent worsted___________________________ W om en’s dress goods— Broadcloth, 9H-ounce, 54-56-ineh____________________ _____ _ ___ French serge, 35-inch___ _______ _____________________ ________ _____ Poplar cloth, cotton w arp__________ _________ ____________ ________ Sicilian cloth, cotton warp, 50-inch________________ ______________ Storm serge, double warp, 50-inch_________________________________ Y arn Crossbred stock, 2/32s _............................ ................... ................... ....... Half blood, 2/4Qs_________ _________________ ________________________ Fine domestic, 2/50s____________________ _______ ___________ _______ (d) Silk, etc.: Linen shoe thread, 10s, Barbour, N ew York_______________ _________ Silk, raw, New York— China, Canton filature, extra extra A _____________________________ Japan, Kansai, N o. 1______________________________ ________________ Japan, special, extra extra_____________________________ _____ ______ Silk yarn, New Y o r k Domestic, gray spun, 6 0 / 1 ____________ _____ ____________________ Domestic, gray spun, 60/2, N o. 1______________________ ________ Pound________ __ _do__________ .........d o ............ .. ____ 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 ozen gar ments. D o z e n .............. 911 Yard__________ ____ do_________ ____ do_________ _____do_________ _____do________ 25,207 27,923 22, 372 22,372 27,923 Pound________ .........do................ _____do................ 27.700 27.700 27.700 650 .........do .... ......... 3,210 .........do— ........... _____d o - ............. .........do_________ 9,398 26,199 8,733 .........do_________ ____ do_________ 4.601 4.601 G r o ss t o n _ _ ______d o ___________ ______d o ____ __ ______d o ___________ 4 ,6 2 5 2 8 ,2 4 2 1 5 ,6 2 8 2 1 ,5 8 5 N e t ton . . . ______d o ___________ ______d o ___________ __ _ d o _ ._ d o .. G ross to n N e t ton .d o . . 4 2 ,7 0 0 5 4 ,9 0 0 2 4 ,4 0 0 4 0 .7 0 0 4 0 .7 0 0 5 4 ,5 0 0 8 1 ,3 0 0 6 1 ,0 0 0 ______d o ___________ G a l l o n _______ G ross _ 2 8 ,5 5 9 3 ,6 3 7 ,0 4 5 1 6 ,5 0 0 B a r r e l_________ ...........d o ............ .. ...........d o ____ ______ 1 6 4 ,3 3 2 2 1 6 ,3 7 0 3 2 ,0 4 1 G a l l o n _______ __ __ . d o ________ 1 .1 5 2 .4 2 5 1 .1 5 2 .4 2 5 Group IV.—Fuel and lighting (a) (6) (c) A n t h r a c it e c o a l, N e w Y o r k , t id e w a t e r : B r o k e n ______ _______________________________________________________________________ C h e s t n u t _____ ________________________________________________________________________ E g g ___ ______ __________________________________________________________________ _______ S t o v e ____________________________________________________________________ ___________ B i t u m i n o u s c o a l: " M i n e r u n , C h i c a g o . ____________________________________________________ ______ ____ P r e p a r e d s iz e s , C h i c a g o ______ __________ _______ __________ ___________________ __ S c r e e n in g s , C h i c a g o ___________________ __________ _________ _ ___________ ._ M i n e r u n , K a n a w h a , C i n c i n n a t i ____________________ _______ _________ __ _ _ __ _ ____ M i n e r u n , s m o k e l e s s , N e w R i v e r , C in c i n n a t i _____________ M i n e r u n , P o c a h o n t a s , N o r f o l k , V a ___________________ ______ ________ P r e p a r e d s iz e s , P i t t s b u r g h __________________________________ . . . I n d ia n a , N o . 4 , m i n e r u n , f. o . b . I n d ia n a p o lis _______ __ O t h e r fu e l a n d l i g h t in g : C o k e , C o n n e l ls v ille , fu r n a c e , a t o v e n s ................................ .. ................................ G a s o lin e , m o t o r , N e w Y o r k _______________________________________ ____________ M a t c h e s , a v e r a g e o f s e v e r a l b r a n d s , N e w Y o r k ____________________________ C r u d e p e t r o le u m , a t w e lls — C a lifo r n ia , 2 0 ° ............................................................ ........................................................... K a n s a s - O k l a h o m a __________________________________________________ __________ P e n n s y l v a n i a __________________________ ______ __________________________________ R e f in e d p e t r o le u m , N e w Y o r k — S t a n d a r d w h i t e , 1 1 0 ° fire t e s t ............................................. ....................... .............. W a t e r w h i t e , 1 5 0 ° fire t e s t — ........................... ......................... .............................. 98654°— 25t------14 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1925 204 TABLE O F W E I G H T S U S E D I N C O N S T R U C T I N G R E V IS E D I N D E X N U M B E R S W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S , B Y G R O U P S OF C O M M O D I T IE S — Continued Commodity Unit OF Quantity used as weight (000 om itted) Group V.—Metals and metal products (a) Iron and steel: Iron ore, lower lake ports— Mesabi, Bessemer, 55 per cent.......................... ................. ..................... .. Non-Bessemer, 51^£ per cent.......................... ......................... ................. Pig iron— Basic, valley furnace................................................ ......... ................... ....... Bessemer, Pittsburgh______________ _____________________________ Foundry, N o . 2, northern, Pittsburgh__________ . . . __ ____ Foundry^ N o , 2, Birmingham, A la ________________________ _______ Ferromanganese, seaboard_____________________________________________ Spiegeleisen, 18 and 22 per cent, furnace_______________________ _______ Bar I r o n Best refined, Philadelphia_________________ ________________ ______ _ Common, f. o. b. Pittsburgh______________ _____ __ Bars, reinforcing, Pittsburgh__________________________________________ Nails, wire, Pittsburgh_____________________________ ____ __________ ____ Pipe, cast-iron, 6-inch, New Y o rk ____________________________ _______ 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___________ ___________________ T in plate, domestic, coke, Pittsburgh______________________ _____ _____ Wire— Barbed, galvanized, Chicago______________ _________ ______________ Plain, fence, annealed, Pittsburgh_____________ ___________ _____ (6) Nonferrous metals: Aluminum , N ew Y o rk _______________________ ________________________ Copper, ingot, electrolytic, refinery____ _______ _______________________ Copper, sheet, New Y o r k ..__________________ ____ ____ ____________ __ Copper, wire, bare, mill_______________________ __________ __________ Lead, pig, N ew Y ork___________________ __ ________ ___ _______ __ Lead pipe, N ew York____________ __ . . . _____ ____ __ __ _______ _ Quicksilver, N ew Y ork________________ _________ _______ ____ ____ __ __ __ ____ ____________ __ Silver, bar, fine, N ew Y o rk _____ ____ Tin, pig, New Y ork____ ___________________________________ . . . . . . __ Zinc, sheet, factory___________ ____________ ______ _______ _________ Zinc, slab, New Y o rk _______ ____ ____ ___________ ____ ____ _________ __ Gross ton_____ _____d o . . ........... 21,355 35,440 ......... d o . . ........... _____do_________ ......... do ........... _____d o . ............ _____do ............. _____do _______ 4,541 2,920 748 748 218 84 Pound________ _____d o . . . . 100 pounds___ _____do ______ N et ton_______ 100 pounds___ 506.373 506.373 6,751 13,094 703 57,994 Gross ton_____ __ ..d o ________ 100 pounds___ Pound________ 1,320 4,908 88,370 9,648,128 Gross t o n ____ __do________ Pound _____ 100 pounds___ Box (200#)____ 100 pounds___ 214 1,893 5,130,944 56,617 854 24,076 _____do_________ .........do_________ 6,823 11,849 Pound________ _____do_____ __ _____do_________ _____do_________ ____do___ _____ 100 pounds___ Pound________ Ounce________ Pound________ 100 pounds___ Pound________ 159,176 1,805,307 105, 400 323,320 964,440 932 2,404 56,682 89,665 1,086 931,486 Group VI.—Building materials (а ) L u m b e r : D o u g l a s fir, m i l l — N o . 1 c o m m o n , b o a r d s ...................................................... ............. .................... N o . 2 a n d b e t t e r , d r o p s i d i n g _____ ________________ __________________ G u m , s a p , fir s ts a n d s e c o n d s , S t . L o u i s . ____________ ___________________ H e m l o c k , n o r t h e r n , N o . 1, C h i c a g o ______ ___________ ___________________ M a p l e , h a r d , N o . 1 c o m m o n 4 /4 , C h ic a g o ........................................... ........... O a k , w h i t e , p l a i n , N o . 1 c o m m o n , 4 /4 , C i n c i n n a t i ___________________ P in e , w h i t e , N o . 2 b a r n , B u f f a lo , N . Y .................................................. P i n e , y e llo w , s o u t h e r n , m i l l— F lo o r i n g , B a n d b e t t e r .. ................... ................................................................. T i m b e r s , s q u a r e e d g e a n d s o u n d ____________________________________ P o p la r , N o . 1 c o m m o n , 4 /4 , C i n c i n n a t i ____________ ______ ______ _______ S p r u c e , e a s te r n , r a n d o m , B o s t o n ............... ..................................... .................... L a t h , y e llo w p i n e , N o . 1 , f. o . b . m i l l _____________ ______________ _______ S h in g le s — C y p r e s s , 16 in c h e s l o n g , m i l l ........................................................................... R e d c e d a r , 16 in c h e s l o n g , m i l l . ................................................................... (б ) B r i c k , c o m m o n , b u i l d i n g , s i m p le a v e r a g e o f 8 2 y a r d p r i c e s ............... (c) S t r u c t u r a l s t e e l . (S e e M e t a l s a n d m e t a l p r o d u c t s .) (d ) O t h e r b u i l d i n g m a t e r ia l s : C e m e n t , P o r t l a n d , f. o . b . p l a n t , s im p le a v e r a g e o f 6 p l a n t p rice s. C r u s h e d s t o n e , 13^ in c h , N e w Y o r k --------- -------------- ---------------------------------G r a v e l , f. o . b . p i t , a v e r a g e o f 2 2 p l a n t p r ic e s _________________________ Hollow tile, building, Chicago.................................. .............................. 1.000 feet. ____ d o ._ . ....d o ... ____ d o . . . ____ d o . . . ____ d o . . . ____ d o . . . ____ d o . . . ____ d o . . . ____ d o . . . .....d o ... 1.000..... .do. .do. .do. B arrel............. Cubic yard___ Ton.......... ......... Block................. 4 ,4 2 7 1 ,4 7 6 861 1 ,7 5 6 868 2 ,7 0 8 8 ,1 6 5 350 980 2 ,6 7 4 1 ,1 8 2 1 0 ,2 5 8 4 ,5 5 3 8 6 ,1 4 1 2 7 ,2 0 0 3 4 ,6 0 7 2 6 4 ,0 5 0 APPENDIX A.—TABLE OF WEIGHTS USED 205 TABLE OF WEIGHTS USED IN CONSTRUCTING REVISED INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES, BY 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 15plant prices. Sand, building, f. o. d. pit, average of 26plant prices........... Slate, roofing, i. o. b. quarry.-................................ ... Glass, plate— 3to 5square feet, New York................................. 5to 10squarefeet?New York................................ Glass, window, American, f. o. b. works— Single, A........................................................ Single, B........................................................ Linseed oil, raw, New York...................................... Putty, commercial, New York................................... Rosin, commonto 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 andmetal 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 andmetal products.) Roofing tin (temeplate). (See Metals andmetal products.) Zinc, sheet. (SeeMetals and metal products.) Ton............ __do......... 100squarefeet. 3,071 21,970 454 Square foot—. __do—...... 28,808 28,808 50squarefeet.. __do—...... Gallon........ Pound........ Barrel......... Gallon........ Pound........ __do......... 3.689 3.689 62,536 2,272 19,271 237,359 279,321 Pound........ .... do......... __do......... __do......... ----do—...... 53,084 294,260 38,880 16,970 6,592,540 Group VH.—Chemicals and drugs (a) Chemicals: Acids, New YorkAcetic, 28per cent... ................................................. Muriatic, 20°.......................................................... Nitric, 42°............................................................. Stearic, triple pressed............................... —.............. Sulphuric, 66°....... '.................................................. Alcohol, New YorkDenatured, No. 5,188proof.......................................... Wood, refined, 95per cent........................................... Alum, lump, New York.................................................. Ammonia, anhydrous, New York....................................... Bleaching powder, New York............................... ............ Borax, crystals and granulated, New York............................. Copper sulphate, 99per cent, crystals, NewYork............... ..... Copra, South Sea, sun dried, NewYork............................... Formaldehyde, New York............... —............................. Oil, vegetable— Coconut, crude, New York.......................................... Corn, crude, in barrels, New York.................................. Palmkernel, crude, New York...................................... Soya bean, crude, in barrels, New York............................ Potash, caustic, 88-92per cent, New York......... .................... Sal soda, New York....................................................... Soda ash, 58per cent, light, NewYork................................. Soda, bicarbonate, American, f. o. b. works............................ Soda, caustic, 76per cent, solid, New York............................. Soda, silicate of, 40°, New York......................................... Sulphur, crude, New York............................................... Tallow, inedible, packers’ prime, Chicago.............................. (5) Fertilizer materials: Acid phosphate, 16per cent basis, bulk, New York................... Ammonia, sulphate, double bags, NewYork........................... Groundbone, steamed, Chicago......................................... Muriate of potash, 80-35per cent, K. C. L. bags, NewYork......... Phosphate rock, 68per cent, f. o. b. mines.............................. Soda nitrate, 95per cent, New York... ................................. Tankage, 9and 20per cent, crushed, f. o. b. Chicago.... ............. (c) Drugs and pharmaceuticals: Acid, citric, domestic, crystals, New York.............................. Acid, tartaric, crystals, U. S. P., NewYork............................ Alcohol, grain, 190proof, U. S. P., New York.......................... Creamof tartar, powdered, New York.................................. Epsomsalts, U. S. P., in barrels, New York........................... Glycerine, refined, New York............................................ Opium, natural, U. S. P., New York.................................... Peroxide of hydrogen, 4-ounce bottles, New York...................... Phenol, U. S. P. (carbolic acid), New York............................ Quinine, sulphate, manufacturers’ quotations, New York............ Gallon____ .... do—...... Pound......... .... do......... 100pounds_ Pound......... __do........ __do......... __do......... ----do......... __do— ..... ----do......... __do... ..... .... do......... 100pounds_ Pound........ ----do— ..... 100pounds_ Gross ton..... Pound........ Ton............ 100pounds_ Ton............ .... do......... .... do......... 100pounds_ Ton........ . Pound........ .....do......... Gallon......... Pound........ 100pounds_ Pound........ __ do......... Gross.......... Pound........ Ounce......... 6,985 654,000 54,700 1,771 42,870 35,288 98,561 19,664 244,325 13,636 41,564 88,987 12,625 1,437 20,670 283,120 5,736 678 263,951 5,950 60 21 2,272 8,978 297 3,164 5,313 25,000 2,855 587 64,343 619 875 64,300 3,937 206 WHOLESALE PBICES, 1880 TO 1923 TABLE OF WEIGHTS USED IN CONSTRUCTING REVISED INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES, BY GROUPS OF COMMODITIES-Conduded Commodity Unit Quantity used as weight (000 omitted) Group VID.—House-furnishing goods (a) Furniture: BedroomBed, combination, factory................ Chair, all gam, cane seat, factory........ Chiflorette, combination, factory........ Dresser, combination, factory............ Rocker, quartered oak, Chicago......... Set, 3pieces, Chicago..................... Dining room— Buffet, combination, factory............. Chair, all gum, leather slipseat, factory. Table, extension, combination, factory.. Living room— Davenport, standard pattern, factory... Table, library, combination, factory.... KitchenChair, hardwood, Chicago................................. Refrigerator, lift-top type, factory....................... . Table, with drawer, Chicago............................. . (&) Furnishings: Blankets— Cotton, colored, 2pounds to the pair, factory........... Wool, 4to 5 pounds to the pair, factory................. Carpets, factory— Axminster, Bigelow............. .......................... Brussels, Bigelow.......................................... Wilton, Bigelow........................... .... ........... CutleryCarvers, 8-inch, factory................................... Knives and forks, factory................................. Pails, galvanized iron, 10-quart, factory..................... Sheeting, bleached, 10/4— Pepperell, factory.......................................... Wamsutta, factory......................................... Tableware— Glass nappies, 4-inch, factory............................ Glass pitchers, one-half gallon, factory.................. Glass tumblers, one-thirdpint, factory.................. Plates, white granite, 7-inch, factory.................... Tea cups and saucers, white granite, factory........... Ticking, Amoskeag, A. C. A., 2.85yards to pound, factory. Tubs, galvanized iron, No. 3, factory........................ Each.. __ do. .....do. __ do. __ do. 3,914 2,035 783 783 1,018 783 Each.......... Half dozen__ Each-........ 2.349 2,416 1.174 2.349 1.174 .....do......... .....do—...... Dozen. Each.. __do. 201 2.349 1.174 Pair—. Pound. 5,139 Yard— .....do.. .....do.. 19,600 *3,328 6,612 Pair.... Gross.. .....do.. 980 275 5 73.829 73.829 10.240 10.240 25,180 19,112 7,434 Yard... .....do.. Dozen.. .....do.. .....do„ .....do.. .....do.. Yard... Dozen.. 220 Group IX.—Miscellaneous (a) Cattle feed: Bran, Minneapolis........................................... Cottonseed meal, prime, New York...................... . 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, BostonOak, insides, middleweight........................... Oak, scouredbacks, heavy............................ . Union, middle weight................................... (c) Paper andpulp: PaperNewsprint, rolls, f. o. b. mill........................... Wrapping, manila, No. 1, jute. New York.......... . Woodpulp, sulphite, domestic, unbleached, New York.. (d) Other miscellaneous: Hemp, manila, fair, current shipment, New York___ Jute, raw, mediumgrades, New York.................... Lubricating oil, paraffin, 903gravity, New York........ Rope, pure manila, best grade, New York............... Rubber, Para, island, fine, New York.................... Sisal, Mexican, current shipment, NewYork........... SoapLaundry, Cincinnati................................... Laundry, Philadelphia................................ Starch, laundry, bulk, New York......................... TobaccoPlug, New York........................................ Smoking, 1-ounce bags, New York................... Ton_ ..-.do. ----do.. .— do. 2.409 1,817 164 2.409 Square foot.. __do-----Pound...... Square foot.. Pound. ----do.. ....do.. 191,068 161,860 44,145 220,565 26,819 156,220 113,287 __do----__do....... 100pounds.. 3,899,590 1,868,750 48,390 149,000 135,972 818,950 130,420 Pound. .do.. Gallon. Pound. .do.. .do.. 100cakes.. __do— Pound_ — do.. Gross.. 299,180 16.890 16.890 783,500 141,038 25,396 APPENDIX B.---- RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITIES 207 A P P E N D IX B R E L A T I V E I M P O R T A N C E O F C O M M O D I T IE S AS M E A S U R E D B Y T H E I R E S T I M A T E D W H O L E S A L E V A L U E S I N E X C H A N G E , 1923 Group and commodity Estimated 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, C hicago^ Contract grades_________________ _______ __ . N o. 3 mixed__________ _____ _________ ______________________________ Oats, contract grades, Chicago______________________________ _____ ____ R ye, N o. 2, C h ic a g o ............I _________________________________________ W h e a tN o. 1, northern spring, Chicago__________________________________ N o. % red winter) C hicago..________________ __ ________________ N o. 2, hard winter, Kansas C ity. ______ ______ ___________________ N o. lj northern spring, Minneapolis_____________________________ N o. lj hard white, Portland, Oreg_______ ____________________ ___ (6) Live stock and poultry:' Cattle, steers, C h ic a g o Choice to prime____ _______ ________ ________ _____ __________ ______ Good to choice_________________________________ _______ ___________ Hogs, Chicago— H ea v y _______________________________________________ ______________ 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, N ew Y o r k ._________________________________ Clover seed, contract grades, Chicago________________ ______________ Cotton, middling— New Orleans___________________________________ _____ _____ ________ New York_________________________________________ __________ _____ Cotton seed, average price at gin................... ............................. ................... Eggs, fresh— Firsts, western, Boston_____________ _____________ ____ __________ Firsts, Chicago__________________________ _____ _________ - ________ Extra firsts, Cincinnati___________ ______________________________ Candled, N ew Orleans____________________ ______________________ Firsts, New Y o rk _______________________ _______________ ________ Extra firsts, western, Philadelphia____ _______ ________ ____ Extra pullets, San Francisco_____________________ ____________ _ Flaxseed, N o. 1, Minneapolis________________ _______ _________ _____ H ayAlfalfa, N o. 1, Kansas C ity__________________________ _ __________ Clover, mixed, N o. 1, Cincinnati_____________ _____ _________ _ _ Tim othy, N o. 1, Chicago________________ ______ ______________ Hides and skins— Calfskins, N o. 1, country, Chicago................................................... ___ Goatskins, Brazilian, New York______________________ ___ _____ Hides, heavy, country cows, N o. 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 M ilk , fresh— Chicago____________________________________________________________ N ew York _______________________________________________________ San Francisco____________________________•_________________________ Onions, fresh, yellow, Chicago________________________________________ Peanuts, N o. 1, Norfolk, Va_____________________ P o ta to esW hite, good to choice, Chicago___________________________________ Sweet, N o. 1, Philadelphia......................................................................... i Less than 1 one-hundredth of 1 per cent. $38,062 0.43 0.12 135,054 200,163 142,910 66,877 1. 51 2.24 1.60 .75 .42 .62 .44 .21 83, 784 357, 360 317, 723 123,260 48,094 .94 4.00 3. 56 1.38 .54 .26 1.11 .99 .38 . 15 498,941 904,683 5.59 10.14 1.55 2.81 252,027 770,805 2.82 8. 64 .78 2.40 13, 782 106, 306 8,634 .15 1.19 .10 .04 .33 .03 62,179 76, 302 .70 .86 . 19 .24 65, 656 9,020 .74 . 10 .20 .03 1, 092, 586 557, 333 177, 775 12.24 6.24 1. 99 3. 40 1.73 .55 37, 579 93, 578 10,882 10,224 134, 349 42,184 14,869 60,315 .42 1.05 . 12 . 11 1. 51 .47 . 17 .68 . 12 .29 . 03 .03 .42 . 13 .05 . 19 134, 574 59, 519 81,071 1. 51 .67 .91 .42 . 19 .25 24,055 122,911 39,963 61*933 55,427 .27 1. 38 .45 . 69 .62 .07 .38 . 12 . 19 . 17 1,368 3,966 .02 .04 265,871 387,559 68,393 19,070 47,676 2.98 4.34 .77 .21 .53 105,450 10,453 1.18 .12 (0 .01 .83 1.21 .21 .06 .15 .33 .03 WHOLESALE^ PRICES', 1890 TO 19£3 208 R E L A T I V E I M P O R T A N C E OF C O M M O D I T I E S A S M E A S U R E D B Y T H E I R E S T I M A T E D W H O L E S A L E V A L U E S IN E X C H A N G E , 1923— Continued Group and commodity Estimated value in ex change (000 omitted) Value expressed as percentage of aggregate value of— Com mod ities in group All com mod ities G r o u p 1— Farm P ro d u cts — Concluded (c) Other farm products— Concluded. Rice, New Orleans— Blue Rose, head, clean______________________________________________ Honduras, head, clean__________________________________ _____ _______ Tobacco, Burley, good leaf, dark red— Louisville, K y__............................................ ........... ................... ..................... W ool, Ohio, B o s t o n Fine clothing, scoured________ _________________________________ _____ Fine delaine7 scoured________________________________________ _____ Half blood, scoured____ _________ _____ ______________________________ One-fourth and three-eighth grades, scoured_______________________ $30,605 19,085 0.34 .21 0.10 .06 419,904 4.71 1.31 202, 082 73,423 87,795 89,836 2.26 .82 .98 1.01 .63 .23 .27 •28 Farm products___________ _____________ . __ ___________________ 8,925,285 100.00 27.74 $392,839 361, 282 10,319 292,646 85,963 20,217 4.64 4.26 .12 3.45 1.01 .24 1.22 1.12 .03 .91 .27 .06 81,630 86,496 .96 1.02 .25 .27 181,859 78,486 82, 774 2.15 .93 .98 .57 .24 .26 67,115 75,402 123, 072 .79 .89 1.45 .21 .23 .38 14.690 49,437 6,654 .17 .58 .08 .05 .15 .02 36,506 123, 276 16.691 .43 1.46 .20 .11 .38 .05 826 2,817 392 .01 .03 .0 1 5,736 13,126 .07 .15 .02 .04 35,826 120,248 16,233 .42 1.42 .19 .11 .37 .05 8,373 28,366 3,837 .10 .33 .05 .03 .09 .01 17,794 .21 .06 6,929 15,299 .08 .18 .02 .05 Group II.— Foods * (a) M eats: Beef, fresh— Carcass, good native steers, Chicago______________________________ Sides, native, N ew Y o rk __________________ ______________________ Beef, salt, extra mess, N ew Y o rk ________ _____________________________ Hams, smoked, Chicago__________________________________________ ____ Lam b, dressed, Chicago. __________ . ____________________ ___________ M utton, dressed, N ew York_______________________________________ Pork, fresh— Loins, Chicago_______ _________________________________ _____ ______ Loins, western, N ew York___________________________ ___________ Pork, cured— Mess, salt, N ew Y o rk ______________________________________ ______ Sides, rough, Chicago_____________________________ _________ __ _ . Sides, short clear, Chicago________________ _____ __________________ Poultry, dressed— __ __ Hens, heavy, Chicago_____________________________________ Fowls, 48-66 pounds to dozen, New York_______________ ____ ____ Veal, dressed, good, Chicago__________________________________________ (6) Butter, cheese, and milk: Butter, creamery— B o sto n Extra__________________________________________________________ Firsts._______________________________ _______________________ . S e c o n d s ._____________________________________________________ Chicago— E x tr a ........................ ................. ............. ................... ............................. Standards___________ ________________________ ___________ _____ Firsts___________ ______ _____________________ _______ _______ ___ Cincinnati— Extra__ _ ___________________________________________________ Centralized f i r s t s ___ ________ ______________ ________________ Centralized seconds____ _______________________________________ N ew O rlean sFancy_________________________________________________ ________ Choice*._______________________ _______________________________ N ew Y o r k Extra__ . ______________________________________________ Firsts___ ______ _______________________ _________________________ Seconds__________________________________________ ______ _______ PhiladelphiaExtra........................................................................................................... Extra firsts__________________________________________ _________ Firsts_______ _______________________________•____________________ St. L o u i s Extra,__________________________________________________________ San F ranciscoExtra— . ______ _____________________________________________ Prime firsts.......................... ..................................................................... 1Less than 1 one-hundredth of 1 per cent. . (0 .01 0) APPENDIX B.---- RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OE COMMODITIES’ 209 RELATIVE IM PO RTAN CE OF COM M O DITIES AS M EASURED BY TH E IR E STIM A TE D W HOLESALE VALUES IN EXCH AN G E, 1923—Continued Estimated value in ex change (000 omitted) Group and commodity Value expressed as percentage of aggregate value of— Com mod ities in group All com mod ities Group II— Foods— Continued (6) Butter, cheese, and milk— Concluded. Cheese, whole milk— American twins, Chicago _ _ _ _ _ _______ State, fresh flats, colored, average, New York. _______ California flats, fancy, San Francisco_______________________ _ __ M ilk , fresh— Chicago ___________ ________________________ __ ___ ______ New York— __________ ________ _________ _________ __ _______ San Francisco__________________________________ _______ _______ M ilk, condensed, 14-ounce tins, New York __ _ __ __ _________ M ilk , evaporated, 16-ounce tins, New Y ork. _ _________ __ ____ (c) Other foods: _____ ____________________ Beans, medium, choice, N ew Y o rk __ __ Bread— Chicago. ______________________________________ __________________ Cincinnati.. . _ _ ___ _______ __ _____ _______ ________ N ew Orleans_____________________________ __ __ ____________ ___ ___________ _____ _ New York____ _________ __________________ San Francisco_______ __ ______________ ______ ___________________ Cocoa, beans, Arriba, N ew Y o r k ________________________________ __ Coffee, Rio, N o. 7, N ew Y o r k __ __ __ _______________________ Copra, South Sea, sun dried, N ew York _ ____________________ Eggs, fresh— Firsts, western, Boston _________________________________________ Firsts, Chicago __ _______ _________ ______ _______________________ Extra firsts, Cincinnati___________________________________________ Candled, N ew Or-eans _________ ____ ___________ _____________ _ Firsts, New York _ ______________ __ ______________________ Extra firsts, western, Philadelphia_________________ ____________ Extra pullets, San Francisco______________________________________ F ish Cod, large, shore, pickled, cured, Gloucester, M ass_____________ Herring, large, split, N ew York—. ____ ______ ________ __ Mackerel, salt, large, 3s, Boston______________________ ______ _____ Salmon, canned, Alaska, red, factory_____________________________ Flour, rye, white, M inneapolis_______ __ _______________________ Flour, wheat— Winter patents, Kansas C ity _________________________________ ___ Winter straights, Kansas C ity. _ _ . . . ______ Standard patents, Minneapolis _ _ _ ______ Second patents, M inneapolis._ _ _ ___ _ _______________ Patents, Portland, Oreg______ _____ _________________________ . — Patents, soft, winter, St. Louis_________ ____ _________________ Straights, soft, winter, St. Louis_______________________________ . Patents, T o l e d o ___________________ ______ ____________________ . . . Fruit, canned, N ew York— Peaches, California, standard 2J^s________________________________ Pineapple, Hawaiian, sliced, standard 2 ^ s ____________________ Fruit, dried, N ew York— Apples, evaporated, State, choice_________________________________ Currants, cleaned, Patras..___________________ *_________________ _ Prunes, California, 60-70s_________________________________________ Raisins, coast, seeded, bulk_______________________________________ Fruit, fresh— Apples, Baldwins, Chicago_______________________________________ Bananas, Jamaica, 9s, New Y o rk ________________________________ Lemons, California (300-360 count), Chicago_____________________ Oranges, California, choice, Chicago_____________________________ Glucose, 42° mixing, N ew Y o rk . _ ___ _________________________ H om iny grits, bulk, car lots, f. o. b. m i ll ..__________________ _______ _ Lard, prime, contract, N ew Y o r k ____________________________________ Meal, corn— W hite, f. o. b. m ill.. _______ ____________________ ___________ Yellow, Philadelphia____ ________________________ ________________ Molasses, N ew Orleans, fancy, N ew Y o rk ................................................ .. Oatmeal, car lots, in barrels (180 pounds), N ew Y ork _______________ Oleomargarine, standard, uncolored, Chicago........................................... Oleo oil, extra, Chicago.............................................. ................................... .. Pepper, black, Singapore, N ew Y o rk ....... ..................................................... 1Less than 1 one-hundredth of 1 per cent. 90,589 19,621 5,299 1.07 .23 .06 0.28 .06 .02 265,871 387,559 68,393 103,856 137,112 3.14 4.57 .81 1.23 1.62 (2) (2) (2) .32 .43 65,656 .78 204,540 24,922 22,400 383,867 35,090 40,177 143,779 8,777 2.41 .29 .26 4.53 .41 .47 1.70 .10 37,579 93,578 10,882 10,224 134,349 42,184 14,869 .44 1.10 .13 .12 1.59 .50 .18 10,076 3,751 1,388 64,391 10,625 .12 .04 .02 .76 .13 0) .20 .03 225,891 65,439 250,155 80,858 100,193 51,166 15,023 38,800 2.67 .77 2.95 .95 1.18 .60 .18 .46 .70 .20 .78 .25 .31 .16 .05 .12 28,835 36,650 .34 .43 .09 .11 5,068 3,414 12,124 27,805 .06 .04 .14 .33 .02 .01 .04 .09 139, 524 80,235 29,528 114,090 50,092 5,025 168,549 1.65 .95 .35 1.35 .59 .06 1.99 .43 .25 .09 .35 .16 .02 .52 24,195 32,824 40,267 23,539 73,041 16,571 2,619 .29 .39 .48 .28 .10 .13 .86 .20 .03 2Included in farm products. (2) .64 .08 .07 1.19 .11 .13 .45 .03 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) .03 .01 .08 .07 .23 .05 .01 W H O L E S A L E PR ICE S, 1890 TO 1923 210 R E LA TIV E IM PO R TA N C E OF CO M M O D ITIES AS M EASU RED B Y T H E IR E STIM A TE D W HOLESALE VALUES IN E XC H AN G E, 1923—Continued Group and commodity Estimated value in ex change (000 omitted) Value expressed as percentage of aggregate value of— Com mod ities in group All com m od ities G ro u p II.— F o o d s —Concluded (c) Other foods—Concluded. Rice, New Orleans— Blue Rose, head, clean____ ____________ _____________ ____ Honduras, bead, clean_________________________ ________ Salt, American, medium, Chicago______________________________ Sugar, New Y o r k Granulated, in barrels____________ ____ _ ___________ Raw, 96° centrifugal......................... . .............. ................ Tallow, edible, Chicago_______________ ________________________ Tea, Formosa, fine, New Y ork_____________ _______ ____________ Vegetables, canned— Corn, Maryland, standard, New York______________________ Peas, State and western, N o. 5, New York_____ _____________ Tomatoes, New Jersey, standard, N o. 3, New Y ork___________ Vegetables, fresh— Onions, fresh, yellow, C h icago.......... ....................................... Potatoes— White, good to choice, Chicago__________________________ Sweet, N o. 1, Philadelphia. ____ _______________________ Vegetable oil— Coconut, crude, New Y ork___ _____ ________________ ________ Corn, crude, in barrels, New York___________ ______ ________ Cottonseed, prime, summer, yellow, New York________ ______ Olive, edible, in barrels, New York___________________ ______ Peanut, crude, f. o. b. m ill__________ ___________ _________ Soya bean, crude, in barrels, New York _ __________________ Vinegar, cider, 40 grain, in barrels, New Y ork____________________ Foods______________________ _____ ____ _____ ___________ $30,605 19,085 121,529 0.36 .23 1.43 (2) (2) 0.38 665,486 499,682 3,322 29,001 7.85 5.90 .04 .34 2.07 1.55 .01 .09 24,873 25,179 36,391 .29 .30 .43 .08 .08 .11 19,070 .23 105,450 10,453 1.24 .12 24,897 9,717 132,900 15,687 31,841 10,367 11,589 .29 .11 1.57 .19 .38 .12 .14 .06 .03 .41 .05 .10 .03 .04 8,473,204 100.00 22.25 $26,131 25,362 29,973 39,021 0.81 .79 .93 1.21 67,865 51,216 33,264 46,435 38,223 51,216 35,376 18,694 63,360 2.11 1.59 1.04 1.45 1.19 1.59 1.10 .58 1.97 111, 350 108,109 91,079 94,320 3.47 3.86 2.83 2.94 41,875 1.30 26,944 27,902 .84 .87 30,284 23,839 .94 .74 33,308 34,145 1.04 1.06 .10 40,393 41,269 28,635 1.26 1.28 .89 .13 .13 .09 (2) (2) (2) : ! (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................................... M en ’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_______ Chocolate, elk, blucher............................... .............. Vici kid, black, Goodyear welt______ __________ W om en’s— Black, kid, Goodyear welt, 8^-inch lace______ K id, Goodyear welt, 7^-in ch lace.......... .............. K id, M cK a y sewed, lace oxford........................... Patent leather pump, M c K a y sewed........... .. (fr) Cotton goods, factory: Denims, Massachusetts, 2.20 yards to the p ound ._ Drillings, brown— Massachusetts D standard, 30-inch................. Pepperell, 29-inch, 2.85 yards to the pound— Flannels— Colored, 2.75 yards to the pound.......................... Unbleached, 3.80 yards to the pound.................. Ginghams— Amoskeag, 27-inch, 6.37 yards to the pound— Lancaster, 263^-inch, 6.50 yards to the pound._ H o s ie r y M e n ’s half hose, combed y a m ........................... . W om en ’s, cotton, silk mercerized, mock seam. W om en’s, combed yarn, 16-ounce_____________ * Included in farm products. 0. Sg 88 S S8S2S ggCSSKSSS ES88 G roup m . — C loths a n d clothing .11 APPENDIX B.---- RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITIES 211 R E LA TIV E IM PO RTAN CE OP COM M ODITIES AS M EASURED B Y TH E IR ESTIM A TE D W HOLESALE VALUES IN EXCH AN G E, 1923—Continued Group and commodity Estimated value in exchange (000 omitted) Value expressed as percentage of aggregate value of— Com mod ities in group All com mod ities Group n i.—Cloths and clothing—Concluded (6) Cotton goods, factory—Concluded. M uslin, bleached, 4/4— Fruit of the Loom __________________________ ____ __________ Lonsdale__________________________________________________ Rnngh Rider., ___ - ___ Wfimsiitt* Print cloth, 27-ineh, 7.fiO yards to the pound _ Sheeting, brown, 4/4— Indian Head, 2.85 yards to the pound______________ __ ____ Pepperall, 3,75 yards to the pound _ Ware Shoals, 4 yards to the ponnd Thread, fi cord, L & P- Coats- * .... ................ Underwear— Man’s shirts and drawers W omen's union suits, enmhad yam Y am Carded, white, mnlespnn, northern, 10/1 nones Carded, white, mulespun, northern, 22/1 cones............................ Twisted, ordinary, weaving, 20/2____________________________ Twisted, ordinary, weaving, 40/2 (c) Woolen goods, factory: Flannel, white, 4/4, Ballard Vale, N o. 3__________________________ Overcoating, soft faned, blank-, Boston Suitings— Clay worsted, diagonal, 12-onnne _ _ _ Clay worsted, diagonal, 16-ounce____________________________ Middlesex, wool-dyed, blue, 16-ounce________________________ Serge, 11-ounce____________________________________________ Trousering, cotton warp, 11-llJ^ ounce__________________________ U nderw earMerino, shirts and drawers._________________________________ M en’s union suits, 33 per cent worsted_______________________ Women’s dress goods— Broadcloth, 9^-ounce, 54-56 inch____________________________ French serge, 35-inch, factory_______________________________ Poplar cloth, cotton w arp__________________________________ Sicilian cloth, cotton warp, 50-inch__________________________ Storm serge, double warp, 50-inch___________________________ Y a rn Crossbred stock, 2/32s________________________ _____________ Half blood, 2/40s............................................. __................ ............ Fine domestic, 2/50s_______________________ _ __ (rf) Silk, etc.: Linen shoe thread, 10s, Barbour_________________________________ Silk, raw, New York— China, Canton filature, extra extra A ________________________ Japan, Kansai, N o. 1________________________ ____ __________ Japan, special, extra extra__________________________________ Silk yam , New Y o r k Domestic, gray spun, 60/1___________________________________ Domestic, gray spun, 60/2, N o. 1____________________________ Cloths and clothing_______ ____ _____ ______ _______ ___ $11,663 10,490 9,897 17,616 92,847 0.36 .33 .31 .55 2.89 0.04 .03 .03 .05 .29 30,445 28,338 22,875 60,552 .95 .88 .71 1.88 .09 .09 .07 .19 45,589 50,311 1.42 1.57 .14 .16 121,708 131,895 48,557 62,911 3.79 4.10 1.51 1.96 .38 .41 .15 .20 2,237 58,809 .07 1.83 .01 .18 71,003 90,263 91,312 72,742 38,200 2.21 2.81 2.84 2.26 1.19 .22 .28 .28 .23 .12 21,450 26,783 .67 .83 .07 .08 56,897 21,029 8,110 14,150 28,604 1.77 .65 .25 .44 .89 .18 .07 .03 .04 .09 47,899 62,325 71,039 1.49 1.94 2.21 .15 .19 .22 6,346 .20 .02 76,655 215,563 75,563 2.39 6.71 2.35 .24 .67 .24 23,342 28,320 .73 .88 .07 .09 3,213,923 100.00 10.00 $49,715 307,259 169,790 234,791 1.06 6.70 3.70 5.12 0.15 .96 .53 .73 222,127 347,040 77,917 175,283 232,771 4.84 7.56 1.70 3.82 5.07 .69 LOS .24 .55 .72 Group IV.—Fuel and lighting (o) Anthracite coal, New York, tidewater: Broken.............. —.............................................. . Chestnut............ ................................................ gat......................................................... Stove................................................................... (6) Bituminous coal: M ine run, Chicago............................................ Prepared sizes, Chicago..................................... Screenings, Chicago, ......................................... M ine run, Kanawha, Cincinnati..................... . M ine run, smokeless, New River, Cincinnati.. 212 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1880 TO 192a R E LA T IV E IM PO R TA N C E OF C O M M O D ITIES AS M EASU RED B Y T H E IR E STIM A TE D W HOLESALE VALUES IN EXC H AN G E, 1923—Continued Estimated value in exchange (000 omitted) Group and commodity Value expressed as percentage ofaggregate value of— Com mod ities in group A ll com mod ities Group IV.—Fuel and lighting—Concluded (6) Bituminous coal—Concluded M in e ru n, Pncnhnntas, N o rfo lk , V a _ _______ ______ T n d ia n a f N o . 4, m in e m n ^ f. o . b . In d ian ap olis (c) Other fuel and lighting: C ok e, O on nellsville, furnace, at oven s CasnlinA, m otor, N e w Y o r k .... . M a tch es , average o f several brands, N e w Y o r k Crude petroleum, at wells— C alifornia 20° _________ K ansas-O klahnm a _ __ ... P en n sylvan ia __ ____ .. . . . ... ... __ $317,915 374,321 239,918 6.93 8.16 5.23 0.99 1.16 .75 152,956 751,413 25.410 3.33 16.38 .55 .48 2.34 .08 101,261 311,032 99,404 2.21 6.78 2L17 .31 .97 .31 151,313 246,158 3.30 5.37 .47 .77 4,587,794 100.00 14.28 $129,937 192,602 4.65 6.90 0l40 .60 117,193 84,599 21.066 17,823 25,254 3,542 4.20 3.03 .75 .64 .91 .13 .36 .26 .07 .06 .08 .01 16,913 15,748 15.429 39,735 42,400 136,118 .61 .56 .55 1.42 1.52 4.88 .05 .05 .05 .12 .13 .42 54,983 204,909 206.262 234,450 1.97 7.34 7.46 a40 .17 .64 .65 .73 9,202 81,399 189,845 137,177 9,264 130,266 .33 2.92 6.80 4.91 .33 4.67 .03 .25 .59 .43 .03 .41 27,578 32,448 .99 1.16 .09 .10 40,256 261,950 23,357 56,452 71,272 8,315 2,099 36,979 38,215 9,284 65,297 1.44 9.38 .84 2.02 2.55 .30 .08 1.32 1.37 .33 2.34 .13 .81 .07 .18 .22 .03 .01 .12 .12 .03 .20 2,791,618 100.00 a 70 Refined petroleum, New Y o r k Standard w h ite , 110° fire test _ W a te r w h ite, 150° fire t e s t . _ __ ___ ___ . _... __ ___ ._ . . __ _ _ F n el and ligh tin g Group V.—M etals and metai products (a) Iron and steel: Iron ore, lower lake ports— M esabi, Bessemer, 55 per cent............ . Non-Bessemer, 51H per cent.............. . Pig Iro n Basic, valley furnace..................... Bessemer, Pittsburgh........................... Foundry, N o. 2, northern, Pittsburgh. Foundry, N o. 2, Birmingham, Ala----Ferromanganese, seaboard......................... Spiegeleisen, 18 and 22 per cent, furnace— Bar iron— Best refined, Philadelphia................... Common, f.o.b. Pittsburgh................. Bars, reinforcing, Pittsburgh..................... Nails, wire, Pittsburgh............................... Pipe, cast-iron, 6-inch New Y ork.............. Skelp, grooved, Pittsburgh........................ Steel billets, P ittsbu rgh 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— Temeplate, 8 pounds I. O ., Pittsburgh. Tin plate, domestic, coke, Pittsburgh.. W ir e Barbed, galvanized, C h ic , Plain, fence, annealed, Pitt (5) Nonferrous metals: Aluminum, New Y ork..................... . Copper, ingot, electrolytic, refinery.. Copper, sheet. New York.................. Copper wire, bare, m ill...................... Lead, pig, New York........................ . Lead pipe, New Y ork........................ Quicksilver, New York...................... Silver, bar, fine, New York............... Tin, pig, New Y ork........................... Zinc, sheet, factory............................. Zinc, slab, New York......................... Metals and metal products. APPENDIX B.— RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITIES R E LA T IV E IM PO R T A N C E OF CO M M O DITIES AS M EASU RED B Y T H E IR M A TE D W HOLESALE VALUES IN EXC H AN G E, 1923—Continued 213 ESTI- Group VI.—Building materials (a) Lumber: Douglas fir, mill— N o. 1 common, boards_____________________________________ N o. 2 and better, drop siding...................... ................................. Gum, sap, firsts and seconds, St7 Louis_________ _______ _________ Hemlock, northern, N o. 1, Chicago..................................................... Maple, hard, No. 1 common, 4/4, Chicago...................... ................... Oak, white, plain, N o. 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, N o. 1, f. o. b. m ill.... .......................................... Shingles— Cypress, lfi inch as long, mill R.Ad AAdnr, 16 innhAS long, mill .... , ..... . _ _ (b) Brick, common, building, simple average of 82 yard prices__________ (r) SI.aaI, stmnfinrftl shapes, Pittsburgh _ . . . , .............. . (d) Other building materials: Cement, Portland, f. o. b. plant, simple average of 6 plant prices----Crushed stone, inch, New York_________________________ ____ Gravel, f. o. b. pit, average of 22 plant prices_____________________ Hollow tile, bunding, Chicago_______________________ ___________ Lime, common, lum p, 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 York__.................................. ................. Glass, window, American, f. o. b. works— Single, A __________________________ _______ _______ _________ Single, B _______________________ _______________ ___________ Linseed oil, raw, New Y ork____________________________________ Putty, commercial, New Y ork................ ............................................ Rosin, common to good (B ), New Y ork............................................. Turpentine, southern, barrels, New Y ork_______________________ W hite lead, American, in oil, New York............ ................................ Zinc oxide (white zinc), New Y ork..................................... ................ Pipe, cast-iron, 6-inch, New Y ork........................................ .............. Copper, sheet. New York................ ................................................... Copper wire, Dare, m ill___________________ ______ ______ ______ ___ Lead pipe, New Y ork........... ............................................................... Nails, wire, Pittsburgh______________________________ __________ Reinforcing bars, Pittsburgh______ ______ ___ ______ _____ _______ Roofing tin (terneplate), 8 pounds I. C., Pittsburgh.......................... Zinc, sheet, fa ctory.____ ____________________________________ __ Building mn.tAria.ls _ $85,958 60,393 45,267 67,635 62,090 193,778 117,099 4.00 2.81 2.11 3.15 2.89 9.02 5.45 0.27 .19 .14 .21 .19 .60 .36 233,631 244,317 24,264 37,141 13,361 10.87 11.37 1.13 1.73 .62 .73 .76 .08 .12 .04 7,072 29,782 66,046 137,177 .33 1.38 3.07 6.38 .02 .09 .21 162,031 44,880 32,894 19,566 30,052 13,663 4,621 7.54 2.09 1.53 .91 1.40 .63 .22 .50 .14 .10 .06 .09 .04 .01 15,052 20,166 .70 .94 .05 .06 15,770 13,326 62,092 2,761 13,460 22,566 28,436 18,268 42,400 23,357 56,452 8,315 39,735 15,429 9,264 9,284 .73 .62 2.89 .13 .63 1.05 1.32 .85 1.97 1.09 2.63 .39 1.85 .72 .43 .43 .05 .04 .19 .01 .04 .07 .09 .06 (8) 0 (3) 2,148,851 100.00 5.61 $1,762 2,943 2,041 2,488 48,126 0.31 .52 .36 .44 8.58 0.01 .01 .01 .01 .15 25,519 7,388 22,890 16,410 3,224 2,358 4.55 1.32 4.08 2.93 .58 .42 .08 .02 .07 .05 .01 .01 0 0 0 0 0 Group VH.—Chemicals and drugs (a) Chemicals: Adds, New Y o r k Acetic, 28 per cent.................................. M uriatic, 20°.......................................... Nitric, 42°............................................... Stearic, triple pressed............................. Sulphuric, 66°......................................... Alcohol, New Y o r k Denatured, N o. 5,188 proof.................. W ood, refined, 95 per cent..................... Alum, lump, New York............................... Ammonia, anhydrous, New Y ork.............. Bleaching powder, New Y ork..................... Borax, crystals and granulated, New York. 8Included in metals and metal products. * WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1928 214 R E LA TIV E IM PO R TA N C E OP C O M M O D ITIES AS M EASU RED B Y THEIR ESTIMATED W HOLESALE VALUES IN E XC H AN G E, 1923—Continued Group and commodity Estimated value in ex change (000 om itted) Value expressed as percentage of agg value of— Com mod ities in group AH com mod ities Group VH.— Chemicals and drugs— Concluded (а) Chemicals—Concluded. Copper sulphate, 99 per cent, crystals, New York.................. Copra, South Sea, sun dried, New York................................. Formaldehyde, New Y ork........................................................ Oil, vegetableCoconut, crude, New York................................................ Com , crude, in barrels, New York.................................... Palm kernel, crude, New Y ork.......................................... Soya bean, crude, in barrels, New Y ork........................... Potash, caustic, 88-92 per cent, New Y ork.............................. Sal soda, New Y ork................................................................... Soda ash, 68 per cent, light, New Y ork.................................... Soda, bicarbonate, American, f. o. b. works............................ Soda, caustic, 76 per cent, solid, New Y ork............................. Soda, silicate of, 40°, New York................................................ Sulphur, crude, New Y ork....................................................... Tallow, inedible, packers’ prime, Chicago............................... (б) 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. o. b. mines............................. . Soda nitrate, 96 per cent, New York....................................... . Tankage, 9 and 20 per cent, crushed, f. o. b. Chicago............. (c) Drugs and pharmaceuticals: Acid, citric, domestic, crystals, New York............................. . Acid, tartaric, crystals, U . S. P ., New Y ork.......................... . Alcohol, grain, 190 proof, U . S. P ., New York......................... Cream of tartar, powdered, New Y ork .................................. . Epsom salts, U. S. P ., in barrels, New York........................... 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 ... Chemicals and drugs...................................................... $1,973 5,155 2,771 0.35 .92 .49 0.01 .02 .01 24,897 1,582 3,629 10,367 928 1,615 41,658 5,351 21,981 4,558 9,492 21,723 4.44 .28 .65 1.85 .17 .29 7.42 .95 3.92 .81 1.69 3.87 .08 0) .01 .03 0) .01 .13 .02 .07 .01 .03 .07 32,333 20,989 1,371 698 6,980 22,537 10,671 5.76 3.74 .24 .12 1.24 4.02 1.90 .10 .07 <*) 0) .02 .07 .03 1,551 1,829 118,615 748 1,507 11,093 4,637 6,958 23,778 1,969 .28 .33 21.14 .13 .27 1.98 .83 1.24 4.24 .35 (*) .01 .37 (0 0) .03 .01 .02 .07 .01 561,093 100.00 1.74 $139,599 10,599 31,712 45,023 4,926 31,611 12.83 .97 2.92 4.14 .45 2.91 0.43 .03 .10 .14 .02 .10 130,223 79,728 39,525 11.97 7.33 3.63 .40 .25 .12 150,042 40,552 13.79 3.73 .47 .13 3,526 39,998 5,268 .32 3.68 .48 .01 .12 .02 7,542 3,895 .69 .36 .02 .01 Group VH!.—House-furnishing goods (а) Furniture: B edroom 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, standaid 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, factory. W ool, 4 to 5 pounds to the pair, factory......... 1Less than 1 one-hundredth of 1 per cent. A P P E N D IX B .— RELATIVE IM P O R T A N C E OF C O M M O D ITIE S 215 R E LA TIV E IM PO RTAN CE OF COM M O DITIES AS M EASU RED B Y TH E IR ESTIM A TE D W HOLESALE VALUES IN EXCH AN G E, 1923—Concluded Estimated value in ex change (000 omitted) Group and commodity Value expressed as percentage of aggregate value of— Com mod ities in group All com mod ities Group VHI.—House-furnishing goods— Concluded (b) Furnishings—Concluded. Carpets, factory— Axminster, Bigelow........................................................................ $64,210 39,824 Brussels, Bigelow. ......................................................... ............... 33,007 W ilton, Bigelow.............................................................................. C u tleryCarvers, 8-inch, factory................................................................ 1,447 3,995 Knives and forks, factory............................................................... Pails, galvanized iron, 10-quart, factory............................................... 113 Sheeting, bleached, 10/4— Pepperell, factory........................................................................... 37,047 Wamsutta, factory.......................................................................... 69,901 T ablew areGlass nappies, 4-inch, factory......................................................... 2,483 Glass pitchers, one-half gallon, factory.......................................... 24,320 Glass tumblers, one-third pint, factory. ....................................... 5,771 Plates, white granite, 7-inch, factory............................................. 20,068 Tea cups and saucers, white granite, factory................................ 10,036 Ticking, Amoskeag, A . C. A ., 2.85 yards to the pound, factory......... 10,577 Tubs, galvanized iron, N o. 3, factory................................................... 1,549 Hmi5^-fnrniRhing goods _ . 5.90 3.66 3.03 .13 .37 .01 0.20 .12 .10 0) .01 0) 3.41 6.42 .12 .22 .23 2.24 .53 1.84 .92 .97 .14 .01 .08 .02 .06 .03 .03 (0 1,088,117 100.0 3.37 $61,551 85,591 7,102 63,995 3.04 4.23 .35 3.16 0.19 .27 .02 .20 84,700 111,279 20,152 57,347 4.18 5.49 1.00 2.83 .26 .35 .06 .18 9,638 79,407 55,749 .48 3.92 2.75 .03 .25 .17 151,694 175,102 143,868 7.49 8.65 7.10 .47 .54 .45 13,142 8,267 175,419 27,430 131,805 19,836 .65 .41 8.66 1.35 6.51 .98 .04 .03 .55 .09 .41 .06 67,813 83,524 40,194 3.35 4.12 1.98 .21 .26 .13 98,839 251,928 4.88 12.44 .31 .78 Miscellaneous................................................... 2,025,372 100.00 A ll commodities............................................... 32,158,037 Group IX.—M iscellaneous (a) Cattle feed: Bran, M inneapolis........................................................... Cottonseed meal, prime, New Y ork.............................. Linseed meal. New York................................................. M ill-feed middlings, standard, M inneapolis-................ (b) 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 Oak, in sides, m iddle weight. .................................. Oak, scoured backs, heavy. ..................................... Union, middle weight............................................... (c) Paper and pulp: P ap erNewsprint, rolls, f. o. b. m ill.................................. Wrapping, manila, N o. 1, jute. New Y ork.............. Woodpulp, sulphite, domestic, unbleached, New York. (d) Other miscellaneous: Hemp, manila, fair, current shipment, New York........ Jute, raw, medium grades, New York........................... 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 York................ S oa p Laundry, Cincinnati................................................. Laundry, Philadelphia............................................. Starch, laundry, bulk, N ew Y ork................................... T ob a ccoPlug, New York........................................................ Smoking, 1-ounce bags, New York.......................... *Less than 1one-hundredth of 1 per cent. 6.31 100.00 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1928 216 APPENDIX C IN D E X N U M BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES B Y GROUPS OF CO M M O DITIES AN D B Y M ON TH S, 1900 TO 1912 [1913=1001 [These index numbers have been constructed in the same manner as the series now being published cur rently by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and, while necessarily based on a smaller number of commodities, they may be directly compared with the more recent information! 1900 Average for year....................... January.............................. February................ ........... M arch................................ April................................... M ay................................... June.................................... July.................................... August................................ September.......................... October.............................. November.......................... December........................... 70 69 69 69 70 68 69 71 71 73 72 73 73 79 79 78 77 75 75 77 80 81 82 82 82 82 88 91 91 91 91 89 88 88 86 86 84 86 84 76 82 82 83 80 77 73 73 73 73 71 70 70 108 118 118 118 119 115 110 103 102 99 96 98 99 81 84 84 84 85 83 82 80 79 79 79 80 79 102 103 103 103 103 102 101 101 102 102 103 103 103 87 87 87 88 88 88 88 86 86 85 86 86 85 104 108 109 109 110 110 100 100 100 101 103 100 97 1901 Average for year....................... January.............................. February............................ M arch............................. . April................................... M ay................................... June................................... July.................................... August................................ September.......................... October.............................. November.......................... December.......................... 74 74 71 71 70 70 70 72 74 76 77 77 81 79 80 78 77 77 76 76 77 79 79 79 81 84 81 83 82 82 81 80 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 73 72 73 73 72 69 69 70 73 73 74 78 77 103 98 99 102 103 104 103 102 104 105 104 104 104 78 78 78 78 78 76 77 78 78 77 80 80 79 105 103 102 102 102 102 102 102 106 108 104 112 112 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 88 87 87 87 96 97 96 95 95 98 96 95 95 97 96 94 95 82S83o33S83S3;3 Chem HouseCloths Fuel Metals A ll Farm and Build fur- M is and metal ing icals nishand prod Foods cloth cella com light prod mate and mod ucts ing neous ing ing rials drugs goods ities ucts 1902 Average for year....................... January....... ....................... February............................ M arch................................ April................................... M ay................................... June.................................... July............................ - ___ August................................ September.......................... October.............................. November______________ . . December.................... . 81 82 80 79 80 82 82 85 82 83 82 80 79 83 84 84 81 83 82 81 82 81 81 84 85 87 82 81 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 84 84 84 84 71 70 70 71 77 81 75 76 79 125 104 114 100 9f 98 99 100 101 103 103 103 102 101 99 98 80 77 78 78 79 79 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 108 112 109 109 108 108 107 107 107 107 108 106 104 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 88 88 93 96 94 93 92 92 92 92 90 92 93 93 93 8823252888882288 Year and month 1903 Average for year....................... January.............................. February............................ M arch................................ A pril.................................. M ay................................... June.................................... July.................................... August............................ . September.......................... October............................... November.......................... December........................... 77 78 79 78 78 77 77 76 77 79 76 75 78 81 86 83 83 81 79 79 78 79 80 81 82 82 87 85 86 86 86 87 88 89 89 89 88 88 88 98 125 120 98 95 92 91 92 92 92 94 94 96 99 99 101 104 106 105 103 101 97 98 96 94 89 82 81 82 82 83 82 84 83 82 83 81 82 81 105 104 104 104 103 106 106 105 105 105 105 105 106 90 89 89 89 89 90 90 92 92 91 91 92 92 102 100 97 101 100 101 100 101 102 105 107 104 94 38388g828888! 81 217 APPENDIX C.— INDEX NUM BEES, 1900 TO 1912 INDEX NUMBEES OP WHOLESALE PEICES BY GROUPS OP COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1900 TO 1912—Continued Year and month 1904 Average for year................ January.................... February................... March...................... April........... _*.......... May...................... . June............... ........ July......................... August..................... September.......... October..................... November................. December.................. 1905 Average for year................ January.................... February................... March...................... April........................ May........................ June......................... July......................... August...................... September.................. October..................... November.................. December.................. 1906 Average for year................ January..................... February................... March__________ April........................ May........................ June........................ July......................... August.......... .... ...... September...... .... ...... October_____ _____ November.................. December.................. 1907 Average for year................ January..................... February................... March...................... April........................ May........................ June......................... July......................... August...................... September............ ..... October............... j__ November.................. December.................. 1908 Average for year................ January....................February................... March...................... April........................ May........................ June........................ July......................... August...................... September.................. October..................... November.................. December.................. Cloths Farm and prod Foods cloth ucts ing 81 81 84 83 81 79 79 79 80 82 82 83 80 84 83 85 83 81 79 80 81 83 85 86 91 92 79 79 80 78 78 76 77 80 80 78 78 80 81 86 88 89 91 90 90 88 87 86 86 86 87 87 87 Fuel and light ing 87 97 95 92 87 85 85 83 83 83 84 85 86 Metals Build Chem Houseand ing icals fur- Mis metal m ish- cella ate and nin prod rials drugs googds neous ucts 88 88 88 88 90 90 88 87 86 85 85 89 94 79 81 80 80 79 79 79 79 80 79 78 79 79 105 106 106 106 106 105 105 105 105 104 105 101 105 89 91 91 91 91 91 91 89 89 85 79 80 80 80 81 87 87 103 104 104 104 104 104 104 98 87 87 87 87 88 88 88 101 102 102 102 102 89 89 90 90 117 113 117 118 119 118 120 118 117 118 117 114 115 96 96 96 95 95 95 95 95 95 96 96 97 97 91 90 90 90 89 89 90 91 91 91 ' 92 94 94 116 118 118 117 117 117 117 115 115 115 114 116 116 98 97 97 97 96 97 98 98 99 99 99 99 98 98 95 95 96 97 97 98 99 99 99 99 99 99 111 99 98 92 98 95 95 95 94 90 90 88 88 88 88 110 101 104 106 109 110 110 110 114 113 111 112 119 All com mod ities 86 86 87 87 85 84 84 84 85 86 86 87 88 •» 1 93 93 88 88 85 82 82 84 83 82 83 85 90 87 87 87 87 89 88 90 93 94 94 95 96 98 98 97 87 97 98 97 98 98 98 99 80 80 79 78 80 80 80 72 78 80 82 83 85 83 83 82 81 80 79 80 81 82 84 87 83 85 83 83 86 87 88 90 91 93 87 89 87 87 85 84 85 86 87 89 91 95 95 93 105 103 103 104 105 105 106 106 106 107 105 104 91 92 90 89 90 94 99 97 95 93 93 92 92 91 92 93 94 94 86 86 83 81 83 84 85 86 88 89 89 88 90 91 86 88 90 88 89 91 91 92 94 95 97 100 102 102 81 83 82 81 80 78 78 78 78 79 84 84 98 96 97 97 97 96 95 86 97 99 101 102 86 106 85 85 85 84 113 109 108 108 108 108 86 85 84 85 85 84 85 86 86 89 86 86 87 83 88 88 88 89 89 93 93 90 88 89 88 88 87 86 87 87 87 87 88 88 88 110 110 110 113 118 124 127 121 129 132 132 131 132 130 127 118 114 105 102 100 95 98 97 95 96 95 93 93 94 95 94 95 96 90 91 95 92 93 92 92 97 96 97 96 96 96 98 98 100 100 101 102 102 103 103 103 101 101 97 96 95 92 94 93 93 93 92 91 91 90 91 90 91 92 102 102 102 95 98 98 98 99 99 99 99 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 116 115 116 115 115 112 110 111 110 110 106 99 101 97 94 93 96 99 102 102 99 102 105 89 108 89 1 115 86 87 87 86 87 85 85 85 86 85 86 86 87 89 88 87 87 88 88 88 86 88 88 90 91 9* 94 92 93 92 93 94 95 95 95 95 96 93 91 90 89 89 89 89 90 90 90 91 91 92 93 88 218 WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1923 INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES BY GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1900 TO 1912—Concluded Year andmonth 1909 Average for year............... January..................... February. .................. March...................... April........................ May........................ June........................ July......................... August...................... September.................. October..................... November.................. December.................. 1910 Average for year. _............. January-.................... February-.................. March...................... April........................ May......................... June........................ July......................... August-.................... September.................. October..................... November.................. December.................. 1911 Average for year. .............. January-.................... February.................. March...................... April........................ May......................... June........................ July........................ August..................... September.................. October..................... November.................. • December.................. 1912 Average foryear- .............. January..................... February................... March...................... April-....................... May......................... June......................... July......................... August...................... September.................. October..................... November.................. December................... Cloths Farm and prod Foods cloth ucts ing 97 91 93 93 96 99 99 99 97 99 101 104 107 103 106 106 108 105 103 102 104 105 103 101 97 97 97 94 94 93 94 96 96 96 96 99 101 104 105 101 105 101 103 102 99 97 100 102 103 101 100 100 93 96 91 89 97 98 94 91 88 88 88 88 90 93 95 95 95 96 96 101 90 93 98 102 105 107 104 104 105 104 96 97 99 103 105 103 103 101 101 102 101 103 104 104 103 101 102 103 104 107 107 105 98 95 95 95 95 95 96 98 99 99 Fuel and light ing Metals Build Chem HouseAll and ing icals fur- Mis com metal m ish- cella mod ate and ning prod rials n eou s drugs goods ities ucts 84 87 87 86 85 85 84 84 82 82 84 83 83 93 96 94 91 89 89 90 91 92 94 96 96 98 95 94 93 95 95 93 93 95 97 97 94 94 95 78 81 80 80 79 78 78 76 76 77 75 76 77 94 99 99 97 96 94 93 92 91 91 91 91 91 98 97 97 97 98 98 98 98 97 97 97 99 98 102 102 102 102 96 98 98 98 97 97 96 96 95 95 93 93 93 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 89 91 90 91 90 90 88 89 89 89 87 98 98 99 99 99 99 98 98 97 97 96 96 95 102 97 93 93 95 96 97 97 98 99 99 84 78 81 81 86 84 83 84 83 84 85 87 91 99 90 90 91 94 95 97 99 96 96 97 98 98 98 99 99 101 102 101 100 102 102 101 100 100 99 98 98 98 99 100 100 100 100 101 86 88 100 101 103 107 107 107 100 100 101 100 100 100 89 99 99 98 99 99 99 100 101 102 101 92 91 90 . 91 91 91 91 91 91 92 92 94 94 130 114 114 118 115 118 123 128 149 142 155 147 142 97 93 93 94 95 ’ 97 97 97 98 99 101 102 103 96 95 95 95 96 95 95 95 96 96 96 96 96 151 . 101 142 102 102 146 156 105 185 105 186 103 171 102 168 102 159 102 145 100 124 97 115 95 117 96 111 102 101 93 96 96 96 95 93 93 92 93 93 91 91 91 93 95 92 93 91 90 90 92 94 95 95 95 94 101 101 101 100 100 101 101 100 100 101 101 101 101 94 92 92 92 93 94 94 95 95 95 95 96 96 110 99 95 96 97 103 101 101 101 102 103 104 103 103 103 103 102 101 101 100 101 102 102 103 113 115 134 123 112 103 102 108 110 109 103 103 105 109 111 114 113 110 108 110 115 111 102 102 100 100 99 99 100 101 101 101 101 219 APPENDIX D.— INDEX NUMBERS, 1913 TO 1923 APPENDIX D INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES TO FOUR FIGURES, BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1913 TO 1923 [1913=100] Year and month Grains Cloths and clothing Foods Farmproducts Live Butter, ther All stock O farm farm Meats cheese, Other All and prod and foods foods p rod poul ucts milk ucts try Boots Cot and ton shoes goods 1913 Average for year..... January.......... February......... March............ April............. May.............. June.............. July............... August........... September....... October........... November....... December........ 100.0 97.2 97.0 94.9 99.0 100.9 102.3 97.4 101.3 104.3 101.1 102.1 101.9 1914 Average for year..... 108.5 January.......... 98.7 February......... 99.6 March............ 100.9 April.............. 100.7 May.............. 104.1 June.............. 102.0 95.8 July.............. August........... 110.5 September....... 121.8 October........... 118.5 November....... 121.7 December........ 123.8 1915 Average for year..... 135.2 141.1 January........ February......... 158.3 March............ 151.5 April.............. 155.0 May.............. 154.3 June...... ....... 131.5 July............... 136.1 August........... 130.8 September....... •114.3 October........... 113.3 November....... 113.3 December........ 121.8 100.0 94.5 98.2 103.6 103.8 99.1 101.0 104.7 101. 101.8 99.9 95.9 95.9 103.0 100.7 102.3 102.5 103.5 101.2 100.4 106.1 109.5 110.4 102.8 100.5 95.6 95.1 92.8 89.4 90.5 92.1 96.6 98.0 99.6 98.0 98.6 100.6 93.7 90.2 100.0 101.0 97.7 95.3 94.1 92.4 92.1 95.2 99.0 104.2 107.8 111.3 109.4 100.0 97.7 97.8 98.5 98.9 96.7 97.5 99.4 100.3 103.2 103.4 103.4 100.0 94.6 94.3 97.9 101.4 99.5 100.2 102.7 102.4 104.0 102.4 100.2 102.6 99.0 99.4 106.8 104.2 102.6 102.8 104.0 100.4 102.1 100.1 101.5 102.0 101.0 100.1 101.0 99.6 101.6 103.1 101.6 93.2 90.1 93.9 96.5 97.6 97.5 95.4 93.5 92.3 89.2 88.9 92.3 95.0 98.2 106.7 109.8 112.2 102.5 101.9 101.4 101.4 101.8 107.1 112.4 111.9 106.6 104.6 99.9 103.9 104.1 105.2 103.6 104.4 104.7 100.7 103.7 103.1 101.5 105.6 104.1 105.4 95.9 95.8 93.8 90.7 91.3 95.7 97.0 99.2 97.7 96.4 99.8 97.7 94.8 101.1 101.2 102.8 106.4 105.5 100.6 100.0 106.0 106.5 105.3 101.6 89.6 87.8 90.9 94.8 100.2 103.1 107.0 108.7 100.0 98.8 97.2 95.8 95.8 97.7 101.1 102.6 100.0 98.9 98.0 97.9 98.3 ,96.8 98.6 100.6 102.0 100.0 98.2 98.9 99.3 99.4 99.7 99.8 99.7 100.0 99.2 99.3 100.3 100.1 99.1 98.7 98.6 98.6 103.9 103.9 101.0 104.1 100.3 103.3 101.7 103.5 101.4 96.6 106.3 100.4 97.0 88.7 84.0 85.0 89.6 95.2 98.0 102.7 106.4 105.7 102.3 99.6 98.8 96.8 94.8 96.2 98.9 98.0 111.0 115.1 107.0 105.8 106.7 100.9 99.6 97.7 95.4 95.5 97.3 99.0 108.7 111.4 106.1 105.6 104.7 102.3 102.7 102.9 103.3 104.2 105.1 105.9 106.4 94.6 99.4 99.0 98.6 98.7 97.6 97.3 97.3 95.6 91.9 89.5 85.1 84.6 95.5 104.1 102.6 98.8 92.7 85.0 89.5 89.4 91.6 96.1 103.0 107.6 111.4 111.9 115.8 115.1 115.0 114.7 110.3 110.6 107.9 103.2 105.5 110.8 114.6 104.5 106.2 107.6 105.7 104.8 104.7 102.4 103.9 102.0 99.4 102.4 105.9 108.0 107.3 106.4 106.5 107.1 107.1 107.1 107.4 107.4 107.4 107.4 107.7 108.2 108.3 88.9 83.9 84.4 82.8 85.5 86.4 85.8 85.8 86.9 90.0 95.4 99.1 100.3 107.8 104.9 105.5 107.0 105.0 96.4 91.5 94.9 101.3 106.6 120.3 130.1 130.6 130.2 115.7 115.5 116.1 120.0 122.9 122.3 124.9 130.7 136.1 146.3 157.0 150.1 109.0 109.8 111.9 114.2 115.0 114.9 117.1 121.8 126.4 133.7 141.3 137.2 121.2 126.8 109.5 113.2 115.9 120.5 122.8 125.0 127.1 129.7 137.7 150.0 159.8 121.6 86.1 101.8 100.0 100.5 101.1 101.6 101.7 103.3 101.6 101.8 102.0 102.2 100.1 102.6 102.3 101.2 1916 Average for year..... 141.7 January.......... 131.8 February......... 130.8 March............ 119.8 April............. 126.4 May.............. 123.5 June.............. 115.6 July............... 123.7 August........... 147.7 September....... 157.5 October........... 171.4 November....... 185.8 December........ 173.9 98654°—25t----- 15 113.9 96.2 100.6 110.8 112.3 115.0 117.4 117.6 120.1 122.6 117.1 118.9 121.5 122.5 112.4 109.8 107.5 108.3 111.3 110.8 113.6 119.9 126.7 138.4 154.9 155.7 122.8 109.8 110.3 111.2 113.4 115.1 114.3 117.1 125.3 131.0 136.4 146.7 145.7 111.2 97.7 100.7 106.3 108.0 110.4 114.4 114.9 116.3 118.6 116.1 116.1 114.8 111.1 105.0 107.0 108.1 110.8 113.1 115.6 117.2 120.1 125.0 135.1 145.4 156.0 220 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1983 INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES TO FOUR FIGURES BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1913 TO 1923—Continued Farmproducts Year and month Grains 1917 Average for year----January.......... February--...... March....... .... April-............ May.............. June.............. July.............. August........... September....... October........... November....... December____ 243.7 189.7 184.4 201.8 246.8 294.7 276.8 272.0 266.1 250.2 244.5 248.5 238.7 Cloths and clothing Foods Live Other All Butter, stock farm farm cheese, Other All and prod prod Meats and foods foods poul ucts ucts milk try 167.6 127.5 139.8 155.6 164.3 167.6 164.6 164.8 180.0 197.0 190.7 186.4 176.8 Boots Cot and ton shoes goods 185.0 189.6 158.3 152.3 160.7 157.1 158.4 165.7 172.2 183.5 176.0 195.8 185.2 194.8 188.9 195.6 191.8 201.5 184.4 202.1 204.5 206.8 218.9 211.8 222.1 207.4 150.3 118.4 125.5 132.8 143.9 149.5 149.8 149.3 154.7 169.1 172.7 168.3 173.1 143.4 128.2 130.6 130.3 140.4 133.2 127.7 134.3 144.0 149.9 166.4 167.4 169.2 182.7 153.9 158.1 160.9 181.7 200.2 195.2 189.9 194.3 187.4 187.6 191.3 188.2 167.2 139.9 144.6 148.1 164.4 175.0 171.5 169.4 175.0 176.1 179.9 181.0 180.9 168.3 168.5 168.5 171.7 171.7 171.9 171.9 171.9 167.1 165.4 164.2 163.7 163.7 176.2 155.1 150.3 149.7 157.5 163.1 170.2 185.7 189.2 188.8 192.6 201.6 209.8 224.6 230.7 225.6 218.2 212.5 185.5 168.6, 168.5 170.7 183.5 185.9 190.0 189.1 194.1 171.7 178.3 176.3 165.2 149.0 143.7 132.7 147.3 160.9 174.4 198.7 220.2 220.3 194.8 190.5 192.0 186.8 189.4 188.4 189.6 194.5 194.1 198.3 180.4 163.7 163.7 164.1 164.4 168.1 175.3 181.5 190.5 204.9 205.5 188.4 182.5 182.9 178.8 181,0 180.2 180.1 185.0 188.5 194.7 198.2 204.5 206.2 200.4 200.5 264.8 225.0 234.8 249.4 270.8 277.8 283.9 282.4 273.5 274.1 278.1 275.3 265.0 213.9 215.4 202.7 195.7 201.2 209.6 218.3 215.5 221.2 222.5 213.2 216.5 223.4 241.8 206.6 248.2 203.3 200.9 194.1 201.5 199.1 202.7 205.3 203.7 209.8 210.6 203.9 235.7 209.8 256.8 213.6 288.2 204.9 297.5 204.8 293.3 209.9 294.5 219.9 294.9 257.0 238.8 215.5 203.9 200.1 211.4 247.0 272.1 283.1 282.1 289.9 311.1 329.1 194.4 209.8 202.0 199.5 189.9 183.5 185.1 188.7 197.7 203.5 199.2 197.4 176.4 246.7 263.3 250.1 247.3 278.1 300.5 289.7 276.3 244.2 230.8 208.6 196.9 177.5 219.7 231.2 221.7 219.5 238.2 247.9 243.3 238.1 1918 Average for year..... January.......... February-....... March............ April.............. May.............. June.............. July............... August........... September....... October........... November....... December........ 1919 Average for year----January........... February........ March............ April--........... May.............. June.............. July.............. August--......... September....... October........... November........ December........ 1920 239.2 201.8 243.7 173.4 248.2 177.3 253.1 182.1 248.4 195.5 238.8 201.3 234.9 200.2 241.6 205.7 238.0 220.1 235.4 224.9 227.4 211.1 227.0 210.1 234.9 210.3 250.6 234.7 225.6 239.6 263.2 271.9 255.6 258.6 254.0 241.0 240.6 253.7 269.7 210.9 211.9 213.2 222,5 230.2 226.8 210.5 227.8 228.6 203.3 190.4 187.8 184.2 240.4 231.0 214.7 217.4 214.4 223.4 227.8 245.8 248.4 239.5 256.7 276.0 284.7 230.8 196.0 224.1 197.8 216.1 195.4 223.6 200.2 230.0 207.6 234.1 209.1 226.4 195.6 241.2 202.1 241.6 208.3 225.5 193.8 227.4 182.1 236.9 181.6 242.2 178.5 Average foryear----January........... February-....... March............ April.............. May.............. June.............. July_______ August........... September....... October____ November........ December____ 255.5 278.0 257.6 268.2 295.4 319.4 306.7 285.0 255.3 242.8 203.1 181.6 174.4 175.4 188.3 182.2 180.8 180.2 165.8 180.9 184.4 185.0 192.4 176.4 160.7 131.5 240.7 288.6 280.4 277.0 278.7 275.3 258.6 253.8 232.7 211.9 190.6 181.2 161.7 217.9 247.0 237.3 237.4 243.1 240.7 237.3 232.5 218.3 218.5 210.9 210.7 212.7 209.1 202.6 207.5 209.9 216.6 217.1 228.6 227.0 242.0 233.9 237.0 224.9 238.0 224.8 238.3 226.5 210.6 210.2 187.4 173.2 152.2 200.2 190.7 194.1 199.1 179.5 178.1 175.3 174.6 185.7 178.7 183.3 189.5 188.0 191.1 186.7 172.5 151.3 194.8 214.4 186.9 190.8 187.5 182.3 178.5 184.1 192.6 195.4 202.4 211.0 201.8 221.1 215.4 201.0 190.3 170.1 200.0 200.1 278.2 328.6 295.1 359.4 303.5 384.2 303.6 386.7 303.6 386.7 303.6 386.2 285.0 372.6 285.0 356.2 275.1 332.6 261.9 295.3 255.6 252.3 235.0 224.1 232.6 204.2 221 APPENDIX D.— INDEX NUMBERS, 1913 TO 1923 INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES TO FOUR FIGURES, BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1913 TO 1923-Continued Farmproducts Year and month Grains 1921 Average for year----- 134.2 January-......... 171.9 February.-...... 163.4 March............ 163.8 April---- -------- 132.8 May___ ___ 146.8 June.............. 137.9 July............... 126.3 August—......... 121.2 September....... 124.2 October........... 112.7 November....... 110.6 December.....— 111.7 1922 Average for year..... 124.2 January-......... 113.9 February......... 131.9 March............ 131.8 April.............. 134.8 May.............. 136.2 June.............. 122.4 July............... 121.9 August............ 110.1 September....... 111.2 October........... 120.9 November....... 127.9 December........ 131.1 1923 Average for year----January.......... February........ March............ April.............. May.............. June.............. July............... August........... September....... October........... November....... December-....... 124.6 126.1 130.6 129.0 133.0 130.1 122.9 115.2 117.4 122.1 128.8 120.0 117.7 Cloths and clothing Foods Live Butter, ther AH stock O oots Cot farm farm Meats cheese, Other All Band and p ton prod and foods foods shoes go rod poul ucts ods millr u cts try 1342 153.2 1348 120.5 117.4 117.7 115.0 122.3 132.5 145.4 150.2 151.1 150.2 123.7 143.4 132.8 127.0 116.6 117.8 113.7 119.0 123.1 124.3 1243 121.3 120.4 134.3 141.7 134.4 142.7 143.3 137.0 1344 135.0 141.4 133.4 126.7 123.4 120.9 1447 173.7 160.7 151.9 145.8 126.8 123.0 133.7 146.0 137.3 148.0 146.3 142.7 148.5 144.0 168.9 162.3 156.9 151.3 155.2 151.2 1440 1440 144.1 139.2 143.0 137.2 145.7 140.7 147.8 145.7 148.2 142.3 144.8 140.3 143.6 138.5 140.8 135.7 204.7 227.5 226.5 225.4 209.0 203.6 198.8 198.8 198.8 198.8 191.4 189.2 189.2 158.5 171.8 163.6 150.4 1447 145.5 146.0 1443 1443 164.5 179.0 175.6 169.6 116.1 116.7 153.7 145.7 145.0 140.5 140.0 145.6 149.6 154.3 152.7 154 6 161.7 176.6 1*8.3 \M 130.6 130.0 129.2 132.3 131.4 135.3 130.8 133.4 137.7 143.3 1449 130.2 118.1 1243 132.8 1344 138.0 137.0 136.2 131.3 131.6 132.8 125.0 123.4 132.8 132.6 130.4 126.6 120.9 114 5 115.6 123.7 128.6 136.8 145.5 153.2 1646 144.2 136.0 141.0 141.7 142.7 145.5 149.5 150.1 1447 141.5 142.0 148.7 149.0 138.4 130.5 134.7 136.7 136.7 138.2 140.4 141.8 138.3 137.9 140.0 143.0 1446 180.9 185.6 185.6 185.0 179.1 178.9 178.9 179.1 179.2 181.2 181.8 181.8 182.4 171.7 164.6 160.6 160.9 159.6 163.5 169.3 172.9 174.5 174.7 179.1 188.4 192.0 109.6 112.4 108.2 108.8 106.5 106.4 106.9 110.3 117.3 119.9 111.4 103.9 103.7 178.8 179.1 180.6 182.0 178.5 173.7 173.9 168.3 167.2 176.8 182.0 196.8 196.1 141.1 142.5 142.4 142.9 141.3 138.7 137.6 135.1 138.6 143.7 143.9 145.6 1446 123.2 120.9 119.3 118.2 119.8 122.7 120.6 125.0 125.8 132.7 130.3 121.4 122.9 152.1 164.2 159.7 157.9 152.5 142.6 140.1 143.2 150.7 157.8 161.0 1641 162.2 150,9 143.0 145.8 151.2 153.8 156.1 153.5 149.2 145.4 151.6 153.9 156.4 152.6 143.8 140.5 140.8 143.2 1442 1445 142.0 141.3 141.6 147.3 148.5 148.0 146.9 183.1 183.0 183.2 183.6 183.6 183.6 183.6 183.6 183.6 183.1 183.0 183.0 183.0 199.1 196.3 200.4 205.2 203.3 197.1 192.5 186.9 1848 192.7 197.4 206.9 215.4 107.7 119.2 115.8 120.7 108.0 104.0 100.4 112.1 114.3 102.3 103.2 95.6 93.6 116.4 100.7 114.9 118.3 115.2 116.6 116.8 122.1 118.3 122.2 121.1 222 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES TO FOUR FIGURES, BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1913 TO 1923—Continued Cloths and clothing— Year and month Metals and metal prod ucts Fuel andlighting . All ther All fuel i O NonWoolen Silks, cloths nthra Bitum el and and Iron and A ous fulight and ferrous goods etc cloth citecoal n light steel coal m etals ing ing ing All metals and metal prod ucts 1913 Average for year..... January........ . February____ March............ April............. May......... .... June..... ......... July............ . August........... September....... October........... November....... December____ 1914 Average for year__ January.......... February........ March............ April.............. May.............. June.............. July............... August........... September!...... October........... November....... December........ 1915 Average for year----January.......... February-....... March....... .... April........ ..... May.............. June.............. July-.............. August........... September..... . October........... Novem ber December........ 100.0 103.5 104.3 103.8 103.4 102.4 102.2 102.1 100.0 94.3 95.3 93.8 95.3 95.6 98.2 99.0 107.2 100.0 99.3 99.8 100.0 100.0 99.6 99.8 99.8 99.9 100.0 102.4 102.4 102.5 93.3 95.0 96.7 98.0 100.3 97.9 96.9 95.4 95.0 93.3 102.1 99.7 93.3 91.6 91.3 91.5 92.3 92.3 92.5 93.8 93.7 94.8 95.1 95.3 95.2 106.3 107.9 108.1 106.0 107.5 106.6 105.3 103.8 94.4 89.3 83.0 82.6 100.0 97.7 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.3 99.1 99.1 99.3 98.6 96.7 95.7 93.7 93.6 103.8 104.2 105.4 108.4 109.8 92.0 84.4 87.9 86.1 88.5 88.5 87.3 85.4 87.3 91.1 94.1 104.0 119.2 98.3 93.9 94.7 94.7 96»2 96.5 96.3 96.4 97.2 98.9 101.4 104.7 107.2 99.9 102.3 102.1 93.3 94.3 96.0 97.9 100.2 101.7 102.3 132.8 115.6 120.7 124.6 126.3 128.7 130.1 135.8 138.3 139.4 140.7 144.4 149.0 131.3 118.8 131.4 137.1 128.5 123.7 120.3 123.2 133.5 130.2 136.8 146.4 145.8 127.0 110.4 114.3 116.9 118.1 120.3 121.7 124.7 128.1 130.4 137.3 146.6 154.3 105.6 103.6 103.5 103.7 104.0 102.7 96.8 97.4 99.9 101.2 101.0 101.2 102.8 111.0 105.2 103.2 100.8 100.8 100.6 102.0 102.5 102.5 102.4 100.0 102.5 102.5 102.4 93.4 94.7 96.6 98.6 100.1 10211 102.4 102.5 102.3 102.2 102.1 101.8 100.0 104.6 101.8 100.7 99.0 97.9 96.8 96.9 98.3 99.7 102.5 102.9 98.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.6 97.5 100.9 99.5 99.1 99.4 99.8 101.8 102.0 101.4 100.9 98.0 100.3 101.4 98.4 98.1 98.2 98.9 100.5 101.3 101.9 101.7 98.8 98.2 99.3 99.1 99.9 99.3 98.6 96.8 97.0 97.0 95.8 97.6 99.2 98.9 82.5 81.9 78.4 77.5 77.7 92.9 99.1 99.2 99.7 98.2 94.7 90.8 91.1 89.4 89. a 87.7 87.7 87.6 95.1 97.8 97.4 96.5 94.8 93.5 92.1 91.9 93.8 94.5 95.0 96.8 97.3 80.8 77.7 74.7 72.1 71.9 71.7 71.7 71.3 76.6 86.3 91.0 98.0 106.8 87.9 87.3 85.5 83.8 81.8 81.5 81.4 81.4 85.2 91.0 93.9 98.3 103.2 133.1 104.6 104.3 128.7 119.3 124.4 132.4 135.2 134.8 135.3 135.3 130.8 122.4 126.4 112.5 115.3 119.1 120.4 119.8 88.1 98.1 98.4 98.9 99.0 92.7 86.2 86.0 100.0 105.4 105.6 107.1 106.7 104.2 101.3 100.2 98.9 96.8 95.2 90.9 87.8 84.5 86.3 87.9 88.0 86.7 83.1 82.4 81.8 84.2 86.2 84.3 81.9 80.6 89.2 81.0 81.4 82.6 83.4 83.8 84.0 85.7 89.1 92.5 95.4 100.6 110.3 100.0 100.0 110.9 105.1 99.3 99.3 100.7 98.8 94.3 ' 96.2 101.3 101.6 100.4 91.5 107.1 105.5 104.7 104.4 103.1 100.5 98.4 98.1 98.2 97.1 93.8 88.9 85.9 92.7 92.8 90.7 90.1 84.9 88.2 89.4 88.6 87.3 84.7 83.2 84.2 78.3 75.7 82.9 122.6 84.5 95.3 100.1 105.4 123.9 142.1 148.1 133.7 129.3 128.6 132.8 147.2 88.8 87.8 84.8 83.9 82.7 83.9 85.6 82.5 80.0 81.3 99.3 82.1 85.6 87.9 90.0 96.0 101.7 104.6 102.6 103.7 105.5 110.4 121.5 1916 Average for year__ January.......... February-....... March............ April.......... — May.............. June.............. July............... August........... September....... October........... November....... December........ 101.6 103.4 105.0 106.9 108.8 109.0 109.2 109.2 101.6 100.8 100.8 106.5 101.9 106.0 120.2 154.0 236.3 259.3 120.0 126.6 128.9 122.0 121.0 119.9 119.6 128.0 155.4 163.3 155.0 121.2 128.6 142.7 156.1 157.6 156.6 153.7 154.8 156.8 160.1 .172.5 197.4 177.4 159.3 173.7 186.5 183.7 190.3 180.4 169.4 162.3 168.1 174.0 177.1 203.6 161.8 133.5 142.3 156.0 164.5 167.5 163.8 158.5 157.1 m 2 164.4 173.9 199.3 223 APPENDIX D.— INDEX NUMBERS, 1915 TO 1925 INDEX NUMBERS OP WHOLESALE PRICES TO POUR FIGURES, BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS OP COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1913 TO 1923—Continued Cloths and clothing Year and month 1917 Average for year..... January.......... February....... . March............ April.............. May............. . June.............. July............... August_____ September___ October......... . November....... December........ 1918 Average for year__ January........ . February......... March........... . April............. May.............. June..... ......... July............... August....... .... September___ October........... November....... December........ 1919 Average for year..... January.......... February......... March............ April.............. May..... ........ June............. . July............... August.......... . September....... October........... November...... . December........ 1920 Average for year..... January........... February......... March............ April............. May..... ........ June.............. July............... August............ September....... October........... November....... December........ Metals and metal prod ucts Fuel andlighting All ther All fuel i O Nonel and and Iron Woolen Silks, cloths Anthra Bitum ous fulight and and ferrous light steel goods etc cloth citecoal n coal metals ing in g ing 194.4 152.8 159.7 162.4 171.5 178.5 190.6 195.6 212.6 215.4 220.7 231.4 241.3 154.2 145.8 142.0 138.2 148.0 147.5 156.3 163.3 180.0 169.3 155.4 155.7 151.6 175.3 157.6 157.0 158.0 163.9 167.4 173.5 180.8 186.2 184.9 185.4 190.7 195.3 113.5 109.3 109.1 109.0 100.2 109.5 111.2 114.1 115.8 119.0 119.2 119.3 125.7 219.4 265.2 269.3 244.0 221.1 263.2 266.9 224.5 202.0 155.0 155.0 182.9 182.9 158.3 140.3 149.8 155.4 153.0 152.6 160.1 167.6 162.6 173.5 160.7 161.4 163.2 168.9 171.4 177.7 173.6 164.3 177.6 183.1 175.5 166.6 159.6 152.5 161.0 163.0 265.5 244.1 245.9 247.8 252.4 258.4 267.3 275.7 280.4 292.1 290.3 274.3 258.6 176.0 153.8 156.3 156.5 162.9 172.7 174.5 188.5 188.4 191.5 188.7 191.6 183.9 228.0 201.4 205.4 131.6 126.3 126.2 125.6 226.2 232.8 237.7 238.6 244.8 245.5 241.4 233.5 123.3 128.6 128.7 134.2 134.2 152.1 154.7 187.0 182.8 181.9 181.8 178.6 183.2 178.9 194.5 192.9 192.9 193.0 191.6 191.1 175.4 166.0 166.4 168.5 172.1 175.7 177.3 177.8 179.4 179.6 179.6 180.8 181.2 169.8 164.5 164.4 165.3 165.7 169.1 168.6 174.8 175.1 176.0 176.0 178.8 179.2 259.4 248.8 237.7 221.8 224.3 235.2 243.8 256.8 269.5 278.1 287.8 297.9 309.2 237.1 166.4 164.5 167.8 179.9 206.7 247.1 253.7 238.6 254.8 290.2 323.1 353.0 252.9 220.5 210.2 203.4 204.5 216.1 242.7 261.6 276.4 283.0 290.6 304.3 316.5 158.6 154.7 154.7 154.0 153.9 155.4 157.7 159.2 161.3 162.9 163.0 163.3 163.1 197.3 182.2 190.3 180.0 191.3 179.4 192.5 178.3 191.9 177.4 192.9 177.2 195.1 178.9 197.4 179.6 200.5 •182.5 210.1 184.6 210.3 185.1 198.7 190.1 198.6 193.5 180.5 178.3 178.3 178.0 177.4 177.9 179.8 181.1 183.9 188.4 188.8 187.6 189.3 300.7 328.9 335.3 335.6 335.9 335.9 329.0 310.8 300.7 272.3 257.1 248.6 235.0 235.4 422.1 373.0 350.9 283.9 295.5 339.1 345.7 344.1 336.3 211.1 327.6 201.2 314.3 159.9 300.0 152.0 285.7 179.2 265.9 172.6 245.4 164.2 226.4 155.8 215.0 182.9 163.2 163.0 162.9 163.9 173.6 182.5 184.2 187.0 203.0 203.3 204.4 204.5 270.9 195.8 194.6 194.4 241.1 253.0 269.6 297.9 318.5 342.2 340.4 311.4 290.5 211.0 220.1 122.1 122.8 251.2 204.3 207.9 All metals and metal prod ucts 184.7 183.2 196.6 210.7 204.0 192.5 199.7 196.4 183.3 169.0 156.0 151.8 153.7 231.0 197.9 204.5 217.6 230.2 240.0 267.4 292.0 282.2 259.9 207.3 183.2 183.3 200.5 202.9 203.5 199.4 158.5 153.3 153.1 151.4 150.9 153.4 152.3 164.7 167.0 166.3 165.4 163.9 158.8 187.1 183.3 184.3 183.8 183.8 184.6 184.5 188.9 190.4 190.1 191.5 191.5 187.1 176.0 192.7 190.9 185.9 171.4 169.1 168.3 168.7 169.0 168.4 170.1 175.5 183.0 130.3 135.1 121.4 111.9 112.0 115.2 122.6 139.9 145.5 142.8 142.7 139.0 134.1 162.1 175.2 169.8 163.4 153.3 152.7 154.4 159.9 161.9 160.7 161.8 164.4 168.1 247.4 241.4 219.3 205.0 194.4 189.5 214.0 198.6 211.2 231.5 207.7 222.1 246.1 230.7 230.7 252.4 239.3 231.8 259.4 249.6 230.4 260.0 259.5 232.5 263.7 268.5 231.5 268.3 281.0 230.9 267.2 279.9 223.2 254.9 264.2 207.3 249.1 254.3 188.3 128.8 142.2 140.1 138.8 139.6 134.9 132.0 132.9 134.2 130.2 118.7 105.7 96.5 191.7 175.2 189.5 196.8 203.0 2023 200.4 220.6 241.6 262.0 296.9 333.7 325.3 299.4 229.6 196.9 196.1 199.5 196.3 197.9 198.0 198.1 198.2 198.5 199.4 200.6 202.2 201.9 200.2 191.4 176.4 160.4 224 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1800 TO 1023 INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES TO FOUR FIGURES, BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1913 TO 1923—Continued Cloths and clothing Year and month 1921 Average for year----January.......... February—...... March............ April.............. May.............. June.............. July.. ............ August........... September....... October........... November....... December......... 1922 Average for year__ January.......... February. ........ March............ April.............. May.............. June.............. July—............ August........... September....... October........... November....... December........ 1923 Average foryear----January.......... February. ........ March............ April.............. May.............. June.............. July.... ......... August........... September....... October........... November..... . December........ Metals and metal prod ucts Fuel and lighting All fuel Iron Noni Other Alland Woolen Silks, cloths Anthra Bitum and ous fuel and light and ferrous goods etc cloth citecoal n coal light steel metals ing ing ing 178.8 204.1 184.4 180.7 180.2 177.8 177.8 177.1 176.1 176.1 173.0 169.7 169.3 165.2 158.3 157.0 160.0 161.8 156.4 159.6 160.2 152.8 163.1 165.2 187.4 179.5 196.1 188.5 183.3 176.1 173.4 172.3 171.6 170.6 178.5 180.4 180.3 179.8 203.8 242.9 177.5 199.4 205.7 274.4 245.0 247.1 205.7 267.1 206.0 224.5 205.7 254.7 189.3 211.8 196.1 248.0 183.2 205.0 198.4 247.8 173.5 200.2 200.4 242.8 158.7 191.2 202.9 239.3 149.9 185.8 204.5 236.4 146.9 183.5 206.6 229.1 146.6 181.3 206.6 227.6 161.6 188.6 206.3 224.9 179.7 197.1 206.5 222.9 183.8 198.6 183.6 193.5 173.7 187.3 173.2 180.8 172.0 169.0 172.8 174.9 176.3 192.6 184.3 196.1 185.8 191.8 184.0 192.4 184.6 201.7 193.3 215.8 201.8 207.3 202.9 212.8 180.8 176.4 174.1 172.4 170.9 175.0 179.3 180.4 180.6 180.5 187.9 191.9 194.3 205.8 309.7 206.2 223.8 206.2 221.7 206.2 223.1 206.5 224.3 205.9 278.8 205.9 303.3 205.9 396.6 205.9 472.2 204.7 395.1 204.8 344.1 204.6 327.4 20’.. 2 325.9 210.9 203.3 205.0 206.4 216.5 217.6 217.4 212.8 211.4 211.3 210.7 219.0 213.9 225.0 224.7 240.8 227.6 209.3 195.5 199.6' 255.2 217.8 200.1 196.1 199.2 201.3 204.9 201.5 197.7 193.1 192.6 201.7 198.7 210.0 210.0 207.3 211.8 201.0 201.0 203.3 212.1 207.3 207.5 207.5 207.4 207.4 207.4 207.6 216.2 223.7 223.7 223.2 m .5 247.8 330.0 296.9 267.5 257.3 250.2 245.7 236.9 232.0 228.2 219.4 215.9 207.0 170.1 217.5 176.9 195.3 170.9 191.4 169.9 191.4 173.1 193.5 181.9 215.7 185.1 225.4 186.0 254.3 167.5 271.3 164.3 244.4 161.8 226.4 155.9 217.9 151.9 215.6 144.3 154.6 163.1 169.7 165.1 149.6 145.3 142.4 138.6 133.9 129.4 123.3 119.1 185.1 218.5 205.9 200.2 189.8 186.1 183.0 178.2 175.8 171.7 167.4 162.2 212.1 148.0 180.6 173.1 164.2 160.9 160.4 153.9 141.3 133.3 130.9 129.5 125.8 124.0 135.1 122.8 120.8 120.0 85.6 90.7 88.7 83.3 85.2 88.1 85.9 84.0 80.4 81.5 85.2 86.2 88.6 91.8 88.0 All metals and metal prod ucts 129.0 153.2 147.4 139.6 137.8 138.4 133.2 123.8 117.1 115.8 116.0 113.7 113.2 122.0 112.2 124.6 131.7 132.8 133.3 140.0 151.0 151.6 147.4 144.2 85.2 84.2 85.4 88.7 91.8 92.4 93.8 95.1 97.2 99.0 100.9 109.9 109.1 162.0 146.2 152.1 162.3 170.4 170.4 167.0 164.9 164.4 164.0 162.3 160.6 160.6 104.2 104.0 109.1 118.2 117.2 109.7 104.5 100.7 99.6 99.0 95.3 96.4 98.5 144.4 133.3 139.0 148.8 154.2 151.8 147.9 145.3 144.6 144.1 141.8 141.0 141.6 112.6 118.5 120.3 120.8 125.9 134.0 135.0 132.6 130.9 225 APPENDIX D.— INDEX NUM BERS, 1913 TO 1923 INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES TO FOUR FIGURES, BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1913 TO 1923—Continued • Building materials Year and month 1913 Average for year..... January.......... February........ March........... April............. May.... ......... June.............. July.............. August........... September....... October.......... November....... December....... 1914 Average for year..... January.......... February........ March........... April............. May.............. June.............. July.............. August........... September....... October.......... November....... December....... Lum ber 100.0 102.1 103.2 103.2 103.9 103.3 Brick 100.0 100.6 100.6 100.6 Struc tural steel 100.0 101.0 Other budd ing mate rials 100.0 Chemicals and drugs All Drugs All build Chemi Ferti and chemi lizer ing phar cals mate m cals aceu and mate rials ticals drugs rials 100.0 101.1 101.8 102.6 100.0 100.0 86.1 100.3 97.6 101.5 99.1 98.9 99.0 97.9 96.8 95.6 100.9 99.5 102.9 104.3 104.2 105.2 104.7 102.1 100.4 93.7 94.0 95.8 96.7 94.0 99.3 112.5 112.5 110.9 99.3 99.3 99.3 96.0 96.0 87.7 99.7 100.6 100.0 98.5 99.3 99.2 98.8 98.5 99.1 99.9 100.0 102.2 101.7 101.2 101.0 100.0 100.2 100.8 100.6 99.0 98.4 97.9 95.9 95.6 95.4 100.3' 100.3 100.3 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.4 99.4 99.4 91.6 93.7 93.8 94.1 93.3 92.7 92.7 92.2 92.4 91.6 87.9 87.3 86.9 98.7 98.9 98.9 98.9 98.9 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.6 77.8 72.8 79.4 81.1 76.1 76.1 76.1 76.1 81.1 81.1 81.1 77.8 74.5 95.1 96.0 96.4 97.1 96.9 96.0 95.4 95.3 96.4 95.4 93.6 91.4 91.4 92.0 93.1 93.8 94.3 93.5 92.9 92.6 92.3 93.2 92.4 89.8 88.4 87.9 99.9 99.5 98.2 98.0 97.3 97.2 96.9 96.1 95.9 106.3 106.0 102.6 104.1 91.0 93.7 94.8 95.0 93.5 93.0 90.5 88.9 89.8 89.9 87.0 86.5 86.4 111.6 134.9 132.5 138.9 134.8 100.7 98.3 97.8 97.7 97.0 96.9 96.2 95.3 96.2 109.4 108.1 107.4 107.4 89.4 87.4 87.3 87.6 87.6 87.3 86.8 86.7 87.4 88.4 93.9 94.8 97.0 99.2 97.6 97.6 97.6 96.0 96.0 96.0 84.7 72.8 76.1 76.1 76.1 79.4 79.4 82.8 82.8 92.7 92.7 99.3 105.9 101.9 91.3 94.4 94.5 96.5 102.5 104.9 105.9 103.6 101.1 103.7 109.0 114.1 94.0 88.0 89.4 89.6 90.3 92.7 93.3 94.0 93.5 93.8 97.7 100.7 104.3 104.4 105.0 104.9 104.6 103.2 102.0 112.7 121.0 135.8 140.4 148.9 166.6 120.8 104.3 86.0 91.2 92.6 96.3 96.6 96.5 100.7 103.2 101.4 110.6 133.1 142.9 193.5 136.0 167.8 176.5 172.0 168.2 202.3 203.2 203.1 199.3 214.5 235.2 243.6 133.7 107.8 116.2 118.3 117.9 116.3 123.2 130.4 135.7 143.0 150.9 164.9 179.0 167.2 119.2 129.1 157.2 173.8 173.8 173.8 173.8 173.8 177.1 177.1 178.7 198.6 137.1 120.9 127.6 132.6 135.3 137.8 138.6 137.4 137.4 138.5 141.7 144.6 153.9 120.3 109.6 113.4 118.1 194.7 180.5 217.6 222.7 221.9 137.0 145.8 146.0 146.3 143.7 138.0 135.4 134.3 125.7 126.8 131.2 133.5 138.0 185.0 226.2 219.1 217.2 193.1 191.8 183.1 171.4 159.4 157.9 161.2 168.4 168.8 180.9 183.7 203.5 206.1 199.8 192.9 190.8 175.0 156.9 158.5 164.3 167.2 172.1 102.8 100.3 100.6 100.2 99.2 99.4 101.0 101.1 103.1 102.8 102.2 102.2 101.8 100.3 99.9 99.3 97.8 98.9 99.3 99.4 99.1 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.4 98.9 102.6 100.5 100.2 99.9 99.9 99.5 99.8 100.0 99.7 98.3 1915 Average for year..... January.......... February........ March... ........ April..... ....... May.............. June.............. July......... .... August--------September....... October.......... November....... December....... 1916 Average for year..... January.......... February........ March........... April....... ..... May.............. June.............. July.............. August........... September....... October.......... November....... December....... 102.0 100.5 101.5 102.8 101.9 99.8 99.3 99.8 99.7 103.6 105.9 107.5 101.1 100.8 100.8 100.8 102.4 102.4 102.4 107.7 101.1 101.1 101.1 104.5 104.5 104.5 116.6 116.6 116.6 125.5 125.5 125.5 120.0 120.5 120.1 119.7 120.0 120.6 124.1 126.5 132.3 212.6 213.0 189.7 166.9 169.8 177.1 178.5 185.4 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 226 INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES TO FOUR FIGURES, BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1913 TO 1923—Continued Building materials Year and month Lum ber Brick Struc tural steel Other build ing mate rials Chemicals and drugs A ll build ing mate rials Chemi cals Ferti lizer mate rials Drugs and chemi phar cals maceu and ticals drugs 1917 Average for year____ January.............. February-.......... M arch................. A pril................... M ay................... June.................... July..................... August............... September.......... October.............. November—........ December........... 134.6 113.1 na4 119.9 133.3 138.7 142.6 143.0 142.2 143.7 138.3 140.0 144.4 131.8 125.0 125.0 125.0 129.0 129.0 129.0 133.6 133.6 133.6 138.7 138.7 138.7 247.4 215.1 215.1 218.4 248.2 251.5 331.0 297.9 297.9 297.9 198.6 198.6 198.6 171.5 157.1 159.6 162.6 167.9 171.1 174.3 17a 8 175.4 175.2 171.9 169.9 169.8 157.0 137.7 140.4 143.6 154.9 159.2 168.5 m 0 166.7 167.0 155.5 155.7 158.0 208.9 184.6 183.4 193.0 200.2 209.2 205.6 211.9 215.1 233.8 226.3 216.1 226.2 175.9 143.2 145.4 154.8 155.5 161.1 173.0 183.6 189.5 190.4 211.0 201.7 202.1 207.8 169.0 170.6 173.0 176.1 185.4 188.5 207.8 220.0 2211 263.2 258.6 256.7 202.0 172.8 172.9 180.8 185.8 194.3 195.2 205.3 211.1 222.9 231.5 222.6 228.1 155.4 148.0 147.6 149.3 156.6 156.5 156.8 160.9 160.0 159.9 156.2 155.5 15a 5 175.8 149.2 149.2 149.2 173.4 173.4 173.4 187.1 187.1 187.1 193.6 193.6 193.6 198.6 198.6 198.6 198.6 198.6 198.6 198.6 198.6 198.6 198.6 198.6 198.6 198.6 189.3 171.5 174.0 179.1 179.8 183.7 188.9 195.3 200.1 201.7 200.2 201.5 199.1 172.0 160.7 161.5 164.3 169.0 170.4 172.5 177.4 178.7 179.2 176.9 177.0 17a 7 205.7 218.3 221.8 222.5 222.2 210.8 199.8 190.7 19a 3 202.7 205.5 202.7 186.2 212.6 2011 213.3 221.4 224.7 2216 218.8 2214 225.7 201.1 ioa 0 198.5 199.1 241.8 253.5 252.4 252.4 247.2 246.5 246.5 241.8 239.5 238.7 235.6 235.2 210.9 215.1 223.2 226.8 228.9 228.3 221.5 204.6 208.8 211.8 210.4 210.7 209.1 194.3 210.4 158.7 158.3 158.2 160.0 169.1 194.5 221.4 248.8 25a 1 25a 8 261.8 291.9 206.3 201.7 201.7 201.7 204.1 204.1 204.1 206.5 206.5 206.5 213.1 213.1 213.1 16a 9 198.6 18a 4 185.4 162.2 148.9 148.9 162.2 162.2 162.2 162.2 162.2 162.2 195.4 193.7 188.6 184.1 179.3 181.3 189.2 200.4 208.9 206.8 206.0 .206.1 207.3 201.4 17a 0 172.8 171.1 168.5 173.0 189.3 208.7 229.2 229.4 232.2 248.3 160.8 171.7 153.5 14a 1 14a 0 147.8 152.5 163.6 164.8 165.0 168.7 173.5 176.1 182.9 194.2 189.9 183.9 180.3 17a 8 1715 16a 4 177.5 179.5 180.7 185.1 203.7 178.7 192.2 189.3 185.1 175.9 177.7 174.9 1711 1714 17A 1 175.2 1719 175.6 307.5 334.2 367.9 373.2 365.3 351.3 317.4 310.0 304.7 287.7 261.9 221.2 208.6 278.9 245.0 254.4 263.0 274.1 282.8 287.9 292.2 294.9 293.3 290.4 28a 9 282.8 187.3 162.2 162.2 162.2 213.5 213.5 213.5 205.2 183.7 183.7 183.7 183.7 18a 4 218.3 213.7 218.4 221.7 227.5 228.0 225.8 221.9 224.1 221.8 215.9 206.4 195.9 264.1 203.6 293.2 297.4 299.7 292.8 274.5 26a 7 265.3 255.4 239.7 214.9 204.0 196.8 185.1 188.4 205.5 214.7 218.9 214.8 208.4 205.4 199.2 191.0 172.6 154.5 2119 208.1 222.8 223.2 221.3 217.9 222.9 2315 228.6 223.6 210.2 189.4 1713 193.2 183.7 18a 0 185.2 186.4 192.0 ioa 3 199.1 202.8 205.1 203.0 197.6 17a 8 1918 Average for year____ January.............. February............ March................. A pril................... M ay................... June—................. July..................... August................ September-......... October.............. November—....... December........... 1919 Average for year.___ January.............. February,........... M arch................ April................... M ay.................... June.................... July..................... August............... September.......... October.............. November-......... December........... 226.2 169.3 18a 8 168.8 162.4 159k 6 16a 7 161.9 16a 9 169.5 17a 2 172.6 17a 2 181.6 1920 Average for year.___ January.............. February............ M arch................ A pril................... M ay................... June.................... July..................... August............... September.......... October.............. November-......... December........... 199.7 189.4 194.8 204.6 209.8 212.8 212.4 211.6 209.5 205.4 197.5 181.5 163.9 APPENDIX D.— INDEX NUMBERS, 1913 TO 1923 227 IN D E X N U M BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES TO FOUR FIG U RES, B Y GROUPS AN D SUB-GROUPS OF CO M M O D ITIES AN D B Y M ON TH S, 1913 TO 1923—Continued Building materials Chemicals and drugs Struc tural steel Other build ing mate rials All budd ing mate rials Chemi cals 163.5 232.0 193.6 271.9 176.3 269.4 166.8 260.9 158.6 248.4 158.0 236.3 156.6 230.3 154.2 • 223.5 151.3 218.5 153.9 208.8 207.2 162.7 173.8 205.6 167.8 203.9 135.3 162.2 162.2 152.3 147.3 145.7 145.7 139.0 122.5 122.5 115.9 109.3 99.3 169.0 190.3 181.4 178.0 175.8 171.8 170.0 166.6 163.3 161.0 158.6 154.7 152.9 165.4 192.4 180.0 172.7 166.9 164.7 163.1 159.9 155.7 155.9 159.0 162.8 158.2 127.6 141.9 137.6 131.9 124.3 125.9 126.4 122.3 123.0 125.2 124.8 123.8 121.0 125.8 159.9 153.5 147.1 132.5 125.6 118.8 111.7 111.9 116.1 119.6 109.0 105.0 165.2 177.0 173.8 169.9 167.0 163.8 163.1 162.3 161.5 161.1 159.6 160.4 161.4 135.6 153.3 148.8 143.4 135.4 134.2 133.0 129.0 129.1 131.3 131.5 129.0 126.7 183.4 166.2 165.2 163.6 166.2 172,3 184.8 187.0 190.8 197.6 203.0 205.9 208.7 201.7 204.1 202.4 200.4 199.1 199.0 199.8 201.1 199.6 202.3 203.8 204.7 204.3 114.8 99.3 99.3 96.0 99.3 105.9 105.9 109.3 115.9 137.4 140.7 135.7 132.4 155.9 152.9 151.4 150.1 149.3 151.6 152.9 154.7 155.8 161.3 162.6 163.0 162.1 168.4 157.4 156.3 154.6 155.9 160.6 167.4 169.6 172.4 179.7 183.3 184.6 184.7 112.2 115.4 112.3 113.2 113.4 112.0 112.0 108.6 108.7 110.7 111.8 112.6 114.3 111.6 108.0 109.8 117.0 113.7 108.2 106.6 112.6 113.2 112.0 106.1 111.0 118.9 166.7 162.1 162.1 161.7 161.5 161.6 161.3 161.5 165.1 168.5 172.9 179.9 181.1 124.2 124.2 122.8 124.7 124.1 122.3 121.8 121.1 122.1 123.8 124.2 127.2 130.0 206.5 212.0 217.6 224.0 229.3 222.7 211.6 205.7 199.8 192.5 193.5 192.6 187.7 213.5 204.4 205.6 209.7 213.0 214.4 216.4 216.5 216.1 216.3 217.2 217.1 216.2 160.4 132.4 139.1 145.7 172,2 173.8 168.8 165.5 165.5 165.5 165.5 165.5 165.5 168.8 163.1 166.8 170.8 175.0 176.3 173.1 169.8 168.1 167.0 166.9 164.9 164.5 189.1 187.6 192.4 197.8 204.3 201.5 194.2 189.7 185.9 181.8 182.2 181.0 178.3 118.0 116.7 117.0 118.6 119.2 118.8 116.8 116.1 115.4 116.3 118.0 121.4 121.9 111.4 118.9 121.1 123.3 119.3 111.6 107.5 107.0 106.3 106.8 109.1 105.9 102,4 182.7 178.7 179.3 190.6 195.5 194.1 191.1 180.2 177.8 176.8 175.7 174.9 177.4 131.0 130.9 131.7 135.5 136.1 134.0 131.4 128.5 127.4 127.8 129.0 130.2 130.3 Year and month Lum ber Brick Ferti lizer mate rials Drugs A ll chemi and phar cals and maceu ticals drugs 1921 Average for year....... January.............. February............ March................. A pril................... M ay.................... June.................... July..................... August................ September.......... October, ............ November.......... December........... 1922 Average for year....... January.............. February............ M arch................. A pril................... M ay.................... June.................... July..................... August................ September.......... October............... November.......... December........... 1923 Average for year....... January.............. February-........... March................. A pril................... M ay.................... June.................... July..................... August................ September.......... October. ............ November.......... December........... House-furnishing goods Year and month Furni ture Fur nish ings Miscellaneous A ll housefurnish ing goods Cattle feed Leather Paper and pulp 100.0 99.8 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.8 100.5 100.4 *100.4 100.0 101.7 97.3 93.0 90.7 92.9 96.;a 96.4 104.5 110.3 106.0 104.9 104.9 100.0 98.6 99.7 99.3 99.2 99.5 97.0 99.9 100.0 101.0 101.9 102.5 101.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Other A ll miscel miscel laneous laneous AH com m odi ties 1913 Average for year....... January.............. February............ March................. A pril................... M ay.................... June.................... July..................... August................ September_____ O ctober--.......... November.......... December........... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.4 99.4 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.3 102.3 101.9 101.9 100.0 110.8 109.1 105.9 101.4 98.2 101.1 100.0 95.7 97.9 95.7 93.1 91.3 100.0 106.0 104.8 102.5 99.8 98.2 99.8 99.6 98.0 99.9 98.4 97.0 95.7 100.0 100.1 100.0 100.2 100.0 98.8 99.4 100.0 100.2 101.7 100.9 100.3 98.6 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 228 INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES TO FOUR FIGURES, BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1913 TO 1923—Continued House-furnishing goods Year and month Furni ture Fur nish ings Miscellaneous A ll housefurnish ing goods Cattle feed Leather Paper and pulp Other A ll miscel miscel laneous laneous A ll com modi ties 1914 Average for year. January..... February_ March....... April........ May......... June......... July......... August...... September_ October__ November— December... 99.5 99.4 99.4 99.4 99.4 99.4 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 101.7 102.1 102.2 102.2 102.2 102.2 102.2 102.2 102.0 102.2 101.4 100.7 99.6 100.0 100.0 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.2 100.1 100.2 100.0 99.8 99.6 106.3 107.1 109.5 113.3 112.5 110.5 105.5 102.9 110.8 103.3 96.0 100.3 104.0 104.4 103.2 102.9 104.9 105.7 104.3 103.8 104.3 104.4 105.0 104.7 104.6 105.7 98.9 98.3 97.9 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.5 97.5 96.2 102.7 101.8 101.8 101.8 89.8 88.6 91.5 94.3 94.3 96.2 89.7 87.4 87.9 89.9 84.5 82.7 90.4 95.4 94.5 96.2 98.3 98.4 99.1 94.9 93.5 94.3 95.9 92.0 91.3 96.2 98.1 98.5 98.6 98.4 97.7 97.1 96.6 97.0 100.8 101.5 97.5 96.9 96.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 98.9 94.6 95.7 95.9 97.1 98.9 99.1 100.0 99.8 100.3 100.7 101.8 102.7 99.8 98.8 99.1 99.1 99.4 99.8 99.8 100.1 100.0 100.1 100.2 100.5 100.7 107.2 109.6 114.1 106.9 111.3 105.2 104.6 110.2 108.5 101.5 104.2 104.0 107.2 109.2 106.7 106.1 105.8 105.0 105.4 105.9 108.5 109.8 111.6 112.4 116.1 116.6 98.0 98.4 97.2 98.9 97.9 97.9 97.9 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.4 100.7 87.3 95.2 85.0 85.0 85.5 85.3 85.8 85.3 84.5 83.2 84.1 86.6 94.1 94.7 99.0 93.4 93.0 93.4 92.8 93.1 93.7 93.3 92.2 93.1 95.2 100.3 100.8 98.3 99.5 98.8 99.2 100.1 99.0 100.4 99.9 99.5 102.4 104.2 107.7 102.0 100.8 100.8 100.9 101.0 101.2 101.2 102.4 102.4 102.4 102.5 104.3 104.3 120.7 109.1 111.7 112.5 113.2 117.8 119.0 122.4 122.5 123.1 128.5 134.5 135.0 106.3 102.8 103.4 103.6 103.8 105.0 105.3 107.0 107.1 107.3 108.5 111.3 111.4 114.5 109.2 110.3 102.0 103.9 104.5 100.9 101.2 107.5 116.6 130.4 145.5 141.5 152.5 119.8 121.7 128.6 135.9 146.3 150.8 151.5 149.9 151.7 162.2 190.4 220.4 157.1 106.2 107.6 114.1 121.6 129.9 171.5 171.5 177.6 182.3 197.4 197.4 207.8 101.4 108.5 98.2 100.2 99.6 101.3 97.6 98.4 98.2 98.6 103.5 104.2 108.1 120.8 110.2 105.0 107.7 110.0 114.3 119.6 120.1 121.4 123.5 132.0 138.6 147.4 126.8 112.8 115.1 118.5 121.1 122.4 122.6 123.2 126.3 129.6 135.6 145.6 148.8 114.2 111.8 111.8 111.8 111.9 111.9 111.9 116.6 116.6 116.6 116.6 116.6 116.6 162.7 140.3 141.0 147.3 151.8 152.8 160.4 172.1 172.1 174.8 174.9 179.9 186.1 125.4 118.5 118,6 120.1 121.1 121.4 123.2 129.4 129.4 m i m i 131.2 132.7 170.0 149.2 158.7 165.7 179.4 167.6 152.4 181.0 176.9 164.1 171.1 182.4 199.6 201.2 220.3 218.4 215.0 212.7 201.3 197.9 192.9 192.6 189.6 189.8 192.2 191.9 197.9 209.4 214.6 208.2 214.0 214.7 214.7 204.4 204.4 200.3 170.8 163.0 155.7 114.0 108.4 108.2 112.6 113.0 114.1 121.3 121.1 116.7 115.7 114.5 111.1 lia 4 148.3 148.5 149.8 151.4 153.4 151.1 153.2 153.0 150.1 147.2 142.3 140.5 140.3 177.2 152.9 15A 8 162.4 172.9 182.6 185.5 187.6 189.4 187.1 182.7 183.1 182.4 131.2 121.2 121.2 121.5 123.2 123.3 131.1 137.8 138.7 138.9 138.9 138.9 139.0 223.6 191.1 193.3 203.2 211.8 221.0 222.5 228.3 236.6 243.? 245.8 245.0 244.2 152.5 137.4 138.0 14a 4 143.8 145.9 152.3 168.8 161.4 163.1 163.7 163.5 163.4 175.5 181.0 181.2 178.7 177.9 174.0 174.2 157.3 168.1 175.1 174.1 173.0 194.1 193.5 189.5 187.8 185.9 188.5 192.3 196.8 200.3 197.1 196.3 195.6 195.5 195.0 181.3 154.0 154.0 155.9 162.8 168.4 181.2 185.3 188.3 193.5 208.6 215.3 206.2 134.3 122.9 123.6 126.6 133.7 136.6 140.4 139.2 139.1 138.2 138.1 137.8 135.5 15a 3 145.0 145.1 146.6 152.2 155.1 m 2 159.2 160.1 161.0 163.3 164.1 163.1 194.3 184.3 18A 7 18a 6 190.0 19a 1 191.4 196.1 199.7 204.0 201.9 202.9 202.2 1915 Averageforyear. January..... February_ March....... April........ May......... June......... July......... August...... September_ October— November— December... 1916 Average foryear. January..... February_ March....... April........ May......... June......... July......... August...... September... October---November_ December... 1917 Average foryear. January__ February_ March...... April........ May......... June......... July....... . August__ September.. October..... November_ December._. 1918 Average foryear. January..... February. __ March...... April........ May......... June......... July......... August...... September.. October..... November—. December... APPENDIX D.— INDEX NUM BERS, 1913 TO 1923 229 INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES TO FOUR FIGURES, BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS OF COMMODITIES AND BY MONTHS, 1913 TO 1923—Concluded Miscellaneous House-furnishing goods Year and month 1919 Average for year....... January.............. February............ M arch................ A pril................... M ay.................... June.................... July.................... August................ September.......... October.............. . Novem ber.......... December........... 1920 Average for yqar....... January.............. February............ M arch................ A pril................... M ay.................... June...............—_ July.................... August................ September.......... October.............. Novem ber.......... December........... Furni ture Fur nish ings A ll com modi ties A ll housefurnish ing goods Cattle feed Leather Paper and pulp 183.6 167.4 165.5 1641 .167.0 168.3 179.6 183.3 187.8 190.1 193.8 217.2 222.2 221.6 231.5 2044 201.0 206.4 211.1 203.3 227.5 249.9 240.9 220.9 228.3 233.4 268.1 196.8 201.4 201.7 202.4 213.0 247.9 285.9 329.4 341.2 330.5 333.6 330.6 195.7 204.9 205.0 197.0 194.9 191.1 189.4 189.8 194.4 195.4 195.4 195.4 195.4 132.1 133.9 132.3 131.2 129.4 128.8 129.8 132.0 131.6 131.9 135.1 135.4 135.5 174.7 165.7 163.2 160.9 160.2 161.5 167.1 177.2 187.4 189.0 187.1 188.5 188.5 206.4 198.8 193.4 195.9 198.7 202.2 202.8 212.0 215.9 210.3 211.3 217.1 223.4 Other A ll miscel miscel laneous laneous 164.7 146.6 146.6 146.6 161.2 151.2 161.7 164.7 168.3 169.5 169.6 198.6 202.6 246.3 236.5 228.1 222.3 219.2 224.9 238.8 244.7 252.2 258.0 273.7 278.8 287.0 236.7 220.3 220.3 220.3 220.4 222.4 223.8 258.9 258.9 258.9 258.9 251.1 228.7 311.3 302.4 315.1 316.1 315.0 329.2 328.1 327.0 324.7 318.8 312.9 288.0 284.8 253.8 • 222.2 239.3 235.6 242.3 240.7 250.3 242.3 242.4 257.7 267.5 247.3 263.5 248.0 274.6 247.6 230.4 2741 211.3 272.7 168.9 271.4 156.4 259.6 133.0 241.7 266.8 329.1 328.9 328.8 317.7 305.3 273.7 2544 241.5 229.7 217.7 193.1 177.5 296.0 208.9 219.0 234.9 272.8 293.9 304.6 326.7 336.7 340.9 341.8 336.6 300.4 139.6 140.7 142.9 14a 2 143.5 142.7 144.5 142.8 140.3 137.7 136.3 131.0 128.8 195.5 193.7 197.0 200.2 206.0 207.8 204.8 202.7 199.2 194.6 188.0 178.6 166.5 226.2 233.2 232.4 234.4 244.6 246.7 243.3 240.7 231.4 226.2 211.3 196.4 179.2 181.2 201.9 201.7 201.5 201.4 200.7 185.3 164.0 163.9 163.9 163.8 164.0 164.0 241.4 268.8 266.6 265.4 265.1 235.8 232.3 232.1 230.7 230.6 232.6 224.7 225.8 195.1 217.5 216.8 216.4 216.2 208.8 196.2 179.9 179:5 179.5 179.8 178.2 178.4 105.4 128.3 114.1 114.4 94.2 96.8 99.0 947 101.3 98.1 97.2 103.6 124.8 156.1 168.6 164.6 159.7 157.1 152.6 155.3 153.3 152.4 153.4 153.7 150.5 150.5 189.5 245.9 228.1 209.1 195.2 202.0 196.3 190.4 170.1 166.2 161.0 158.4 154.6 105.3 127.4 123.6 116.4 107.5 99.3 98.0 97.6 96.6 96.1 98.6 100.3 101.0 128.1 154.5 147.3 139.2 129.5 125.6 124.6 122.6 119.0 118.0 118.5 119.0 120.7 146.9 169.8 160.1 155.4 147.9 145.5 141.6 141.0 141.5 141.5 141.6 140.7 139.8 163.1 163.9 163.8 162.8 163.6 163.6 163.6 160.0 160.0 160.0 162.4 165.1 168.3 218.5 223.2 221.2 217.3 213.4 215.0 214.8 215.4 215.7 215.8 222.7 224.3 225.8 175.8 177.7 177.1 175.4 175.2 175.6 175.5 172.9 172.9 172.9 176.4 178.9 181.7 127.9 123.0 138.5 143.3 136.6 136.4 120.9 116.1 110.5 107.5 126.1 136.9 14a 4 145.5 147.0 . 146.3 143.4 140.0 136.4 138.0 139.7 144.6 148.7 154.0 152.8 152.8 155.0 151.4 151.1 151.1 151.1 151.7 152.9 152.9 155.0 156.6 160.3 162.2 163.0 96.3 96.1 94.3 94.3 94.9 95.1 94.7 94.9 95.1 94.8 96.3 97.5 98.0 117.5 116.7 116.9 116.8 115.9 115.5 114.4 114.3 115.1 115.6 119.8 121.5 122.5 148.8 138.3 141.4 142.2 142.6 147.6 149.6 154.9 155.0 153.3 154.1 155.5 156.2 165.7 168.6 168.6 168.6 16% 2 iea 2 169.6 170.0 164.7 164.7 164.7 156.0 156.0 240.8 235.2 236.1 237.4 243.7 244.0 243.8 241.7 241.7 241.3 241.8 241.9 243.5 183.1 184.1 1843 184 7 186.6 186.6 186.9 186.7 182.7 182.6 18a 7 176.0 176.4 142.5 149.1 152.3 151.4 147.1 149.5 131.5 12a 6 13a 2 145.2 147.2 143.3 138.5 144.5 148.1 148.3 149.7 149.7 148.8 145.8 145.9 14a 8 141.4 139.7 137.7 134.6 168.4 . 163.4 163.1 164.1 166.9 171.7 172.9 17a 9 17a 4 170.7 170.6 167.3 163.7 99.4 101.2 104.1 104.7 104.0 100.2 99.1 97.2 96.0 96.0 94.2 93.4 93.4 122.7 124.1 126.0 126.7 126.4 125.1 12a 5 120.7 120.2 120.9 119.7 118.1 116.4 153.7 155.8 156.7 158.6 158.7 156.2 153.5 150.6 150.1 153.7 153.1 152.1 151.0 1921 Average for year....... January.............. February............ M arch................. A pril................... M ay.................... June.................... July.................... August............... September.......... October.............. November.......... December........... 1922 Average for year....... January.............. February............ M arch................. A pril................... M ay.................... June.................... July.................... August............... September.......... October.............. November.......... December........... 1923 Average for year....... January.............. February---------March_________ April................... May___________ June.................... July----------------August................ September-------October.............. November_____ December........... WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1023 230 APPENDIX E.— EFFECT OF CHANGE OF WEIGHTS ON INDEX NUM BERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES In the July, 1922, number of the Monthly Labor Review 1 there was published a brief explanation of the revised index numbers of wholesale prices constructed b y the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It was there explained that the revision consisted of (1) a regrouping of the commodities and the addition of a considerable number of new articles, and (2) the use of 1919 census data for weighting purposes in place of the 1909 census data formerly employed. Accompanying the explanation was a table showing the revised index numbers for all commodities combined in comparison with the former series for the period from January, 1913, to April, 1922, when the old series was discontinued. In studying these results it is observed that while the two series harmonize quite closely over most of the period a wide divergence is shown in certain months. A t the peak of prices in May, 1920, the old index stood at 272 and the revised index at 247, a difference of 25 points. This and other marked discrepancies in the two series have led to some speculation as tG what causes are responsible for the results noted. The following table contains the ofd and new index numbers b y months from 1913 to April, 1922, inclusive: IN D E X NUM BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES [1913=100] Month January: Old series........................... New series......................... February: Old series........................... New series......................... M arch: Old series........................... New series......................... April: Old series........................... New series......................... M ay: Old series........................... New series......................... June: Old series........................... New series......................... July: Old series........................... New series......................... August: Old series........................... New series......................... September: Old series_______________ New series......................... October: Old series........................... New series............. ............ November: Old series........................... New series.......... .............. December: Old series........................... New series......................... Year: Old series........................... New series......................... * Pages 59-62. 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 100 100 100 98 99 98 no 113 151 153 185 184 203 199 248 233 177 170 148 138 100 100 99 99 101 99 112 115 156 157 186 186 197 193 249 232 167 160 151 141 99 100 99 98 99 99 114 119 161 162 187 187 201 196 253 234 162 155 152 142 98 100 98 98 100 99 117 121 172 173 190 190 203 199 265 245 154 148 152 143 98 99 98 97 101 100 118 122 182 183 190 190 207 202 272 247 151 145 100 99 99 97 99 * 99 119 123 185 185 193 191 207 203 269 243 148 142 100 100 100 97 101 100 119 123 186 188 198 196 218 212 262 241 148 141 101 100 103 101 100 100 123 126 185 189 202 200 226 216 250 231 152 142 102 102 104 102 99 100 128 130 183 187 207 204 220 210 242 226 152 141 101 101 99 97 101 102 134 136 181 183 204 202 223 211 225 211 150 142 101 100 98 * 97 103 104 144 146 183 183 206 203 230 217 207 196 149 141 99 99 98 97 106 108 146 149 182 182 206 202 238 223 189 179 149 140 100 100 100 96 101 101 124 127 176 177 196 194 212 206 243 226 153 147 APPENDIX E.— EEEECT OE CHANGE OE WEIGHTS 231 On comparing the above figures it is seen that from 1913 to 1918 the two series showed little divergence. In 1919 they moved further apart, reaching the point of greatest separation in the summer of 1920. In 1921 their spread was materially lessened, this condition con tinuing to April, 1922, when the comparison ended. The outstanding feature in the revision of the index numbers was the substitution of new weighting factors based on the 1919 census of production in place of the 1909 data formerly employed. This has led to the assumption in some quarters that the differences between the two series are due wholly or in large measure to that cause. As a test of this theory the bureau has made certain com parisons in which the old and new weights have been applied to identical fists of commodities, i. e., the old fist of commodities has been retained in the construction of index numbers with the use of the revised weights. In the following statement the old and new weighting factors for the important group of farm products, as it stood prior to the revision, are shown. In the case of a few articles, where changes were made at the time of revision, a reallocation of the 1919 weights as published elsewhere b y the bureau has been necessary in order that they might conform to the former fist of commodities. FARM PRODUCTS [Quantities areinthousands] Commodity Cotton, middling, pounds: New Orleans............................................. New Y ork................................................. Flaxseed, No. 1, bushels................................. Grain, bushels: Barley, fair to good, m alting. ................. Com, cash— Contract grades................................. No. 3, mixed...................................... Oats, cash................................................. Rye, cash.................................................. Wheat, cash— No. 1, northern spring, Chicago....... No. 2, red winter, Chicago................ No. 2, hard winter, Kansas C ity___ No. 1, northern spring, Minneapolis. N o. 1, hard white, Portland, Oreg... Hay, tons: Alfalfa, No. 1............................................ Timothy, No. 1........................................ Hides, pounds: Calfskins, No. 1........................................ Goatskins, Brazilian................................ Packers’, green, salted— Heavy native steers........................... Heavy Texas steers............... .......... Hops, pounds: New York State, prime to choice............ Pacific coast............................................. Live stock, for food, 100 pounds: Cattle, steers— Choice to prime................................. Good to choice................................... Hogs— Heavy................................................. Light.................................................. S h eep Ewes, poor to best............................. Lambs, good to choice....................... Wethers, common to best................. Peanuts, pounds............................................. Poultry, live fowls, pounds: Chicago..................................................... New York................................................. Tobacco, Burley, good leaf, 100 pounds........ 1909weights 1919weights 3,606,507 1,803,253 20,106 75,301 184,311 276,467 267,860 29,521 26,984 124,072 248,144 242,859 41,357 5,029 5,657 131,362 102,804 3,806,921 1,903,461 22,036 614,829 307,415 15,502 32,575 743,493 371,747 41,449 82,898 45,450 90,901 32,775 98,327 2,259 7,906 1,129 751,962 • 19,110 57,329 2,300 8,049 1,150 435,777 230.400 230.400 11,004 57,705 164,459 246,689 325,609 88,909 31,909 146,619 293,237 287,179 48,872 5,721 6,451 152,926 132,905 9,539 20,270 299.223 299.224 15,116 WHOLESALE PBICES, 1890 TO 1923 232 Using the above list of commodities and the above weights, index numbers for the years from 1913 to 1921 have been computed as follows: IN D E X NUM BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES OF FARM PRODU CTS Computed with— 1909 weights_______________ 1919 weights_______________ 1913 100 100 1914 103 103 1915 105 105 1916 122 122 1917 189 189 1918 220 220 1919 234 233 1920 218 215 1921 120 121 From 1914 to 1918 the substitution of the new weights in place of the former figures made no difference in the rounded off results, not withstanding the considerable difference in the old and new weights for certain commodities. In 1919, the year of peak prices for farm products, the index computed with the new weights fen 1 point under the old index. In 1920 the difference increased to 3 points, while in 1921 the use of the new weights brought the index 1 point higher than the old index. A more conclusive test, perhaps, of the effect produced on the bureau’s index numbers by the change of weights is afforded by the group of building materials. The old and the new index numbers lor the years 1913 to 1921, as published, are as follows: IN D E X NUM BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES OF BU ILD IN G M ATE R IA LS 1913 Old series_________________ New series________________ 100 100 1914 97 92 1915 94 94 1916 101 120 1917 124 157 1918 151 172 1919 192 201 1920 308 264 1921 196 165 In the above table it is seen that the new index number was 5 points below the old series in 1914, that it increased to a maximum of 33 points above the old series in 1917, and that it sank 44 points below the old series in 1920 and 31 points below the old series in 1921. In seeking an explanation of the wide divergences here shown, the 1919 weights were applied to the list of building materials as it stood before revision. This list, together with the old and the new weights, follows: APPENDIX E.---- EFFECT OF CHANGE OF WEIGHTS 233 B U IL D IN G M A T E R IA L S [Quantities are in thousands] Com m odity 1909 weights 1919 weights'* Brick, common, 1,000: Chicago, run-of-kiln, salmon_____________ Cincinnati, red, building..................... ........ N ew York, red, domestic, building_______ Cement, Portland, domestic, barrels: F. o. b. plant near C hicago._____ _______ Glass: Plate, polished, glazing, square feet— 3 to 5 square feet___________________ 5 to 10 square feet____________________ W indow, American, single, 50 sqare feet— A . . ........... ........................... .......... .......... B ............................ ............. .......... ............ Lath, 1,000: Eastern, spruce, H-inch s l a b ...................... Lime, eastern, common, barrels______________ Lumber, 1,000 feet: Douglas fir— N o. 1 co m m o n _______________________ No. 2 and better_____________________ Hem lock_________________________________ M aple___________________________________ Oak, white— Plain_____________ __________________ Quartered__________________________ r. P in e W hite, boards________________________ Y e llo w Flooring______ __________________ Siding____________________________ Poplar------------------------- ----------------------------Spruce............................. .......................... ....... Paint materials: Lead, carbonate, American, pounds______ Linseed oil, raw, gallons__________________ Turpentine, spirits, gallons_______________ Zinc oxide, American, pounds____ _______ Putty, pounds___________________________ Rosin, common to good, strained, barrels. Shingles, 1,000: Cypress__________ _________ _________ ___ R ed cedar_______ _____ _____ ____ _______ 3,264 3,264 3,264 1,518 1,518 1,518 65,435 86,141 24,861 24,861 28,808 28,808 3,461 3,461 3,689 3,689 4,388 23,278 2,674 21,936 3,642 1, 214 3,051 1,107 4,427 1,476 1, 755 858 1,471 2,943 903 1*806 3,900 1,724 10,173 6,104 859 1,749 8,164 4,899 350 980 247,237 102, 528 29, 765 143, 550 63, 502 3,673 237,359 62, 536 19, 271 279,321 66, 682 2,272 1,387 12,005 1,182 10, 258 1 T h e 1919 w eights, as pub lish ed elsewhere, have been reallocated to conform to this list o f co m m od ities. Using the above list of commodities and the above weights, as in the case of farm products in the previous example, index numbers for 1913 to 1921 were computed with the following results: I N D E X N U M B E R S OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S OF B U IL D IN G M A T E R IA L S Computed with— 1909 w eights............................. 1919 w eights............................. 1913 100 100 1914 97 97 1915 94 93 1916 101 102 1917 124 126 1918 151 154 1919 192 194 1920 308 310 1921 196 197 In this example the maximum change for any year due to the sub stitution of the 1919 weights in place of those for 1909 was 3 points. In three of the eight years since 1913 the difference was 2 points and in three years it was only 1 point. From these two examples it may safely be concluded that the radical differences observed in the two series of index numbers are due in only small measure to the change from the 1909 to the 1919 weights. The rearrangement of commodities in the groups and particularly the addition of new commodities and the substitution of new price series for those formerly carried are more important 234 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 causes. For instance, in 1920 (before revision) lumber in the New York market comprised 69% per cent of the value of all building materials and hence dominated the group. In revising the building materials group in 1922, besides the inclusion of structural steel and other metal products, prices of lumber in other markets, believed to be more truly representative, were substituted for the New York city prices, and all calculations* were carried back to 1913, the base year. As prices in the substituted markets were found to have increased less since 1913 than had prices at New York, the effect of such substitutions was to lower considerably the group index num bers. The following comparisons for the years 1913, 1921, and 1922 will illustrate the effect of the substitutions: IN D E X N UM BERS Commodity Maple lumber: In old series_________________ In new series________________ Oak lumber: In old series...... ................ ........ In new series_____ ___________ Yellow pine flooring: In old series_________________ In new series............................. Poplar lumber: In old series...... ........................ In new series......... ................... Lath: In old series_________________ In new series______ ____ _____ 1913 1921 1922 100 100 262 183 230 176 100 100 212 160 215 182 100 100 210 166 212 197 100 100 213 177 217 180 100 100 206 136 204 164 In 1922, chiefly as a result of the change from New York to other markets for lumber and the inclusion of important metal products used in building, it was found that the lumber values corresponding to those formerly quoted at New York comprised less than 36 per cent of the value of all articles in the building materials group, in place of the 69 % per cent before revision. This fact, together with the relatively low price of metals in 1920 and 1921, could not have failed to produce a lower trend for the revised index number of build ing materials. From the tests conducted by the bureau it appears conclusive— 1. That, except in cases where there has been a radical change in weighting factors, the drop in the new index numbers in recent years, as compared with the older series, is due in only small measure to the use of the new weights. 2. That the differences between the two series are mainly due to two causes: (a) The substitution in the new series of commodities bearing a lower ratio to their 1913 basic prices than did the com modities which they displaced, and (b) the inclusion in the revised series of a number of commodities not found in the former series and which show comparatively small price increases since 1913. APPENDIX F.---- WHOLESALE PRICES IN THE U . Sv 1801-1840 2 3 5 APP EN D IX F.— W H O L E SA L E PRICES IN T H E U N ITE D STA TE S, 180118401 By A l v in H. H an sen , U n iv e r s it y of M in n e s o t a In the December, 1915, issue of the Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association, the writer published an index of wholesale prices in the United States for the period 1801-1840. In that article were listed the various commodities used in the index, but not the actual price quotations. Since then there have come several requests for the underlying data from which the index was constructed. It is for the purpose of supplying this information that the tables in the present article are given. The index for 1801 to 1825 was constructed from monthly quota tions appearing in the Boston Gazette for the years from 1801 to 1815 and in the Boston Patriot for the years from 1816 to 1825. Data for 1809, which the writer was unable to find, have been sup plied by Mr. P. W. Bidwell. The index for 1825 to 1840 was made from monthly prices at New York as published in the report of the Secretary of the Treasury for 1863. The quotations were taken for the first of the month, or as close thereto as possible. When a range of prices was shown, the arithmetic mean of the quotations was used. The average annual price for each commodity was found by adding the monthly quotations and dividing the sum by the number of months for which quotations were given. For some years it was not possible to obtain quotations for all months. The Boston quotations and the New York quotations are presented in separate tables, as it is doubtful to what extent the articles for the two cities are identical. The vagueness of descriptions also raises some questions as to the continuity of the information as between the series and as within the two series. Further, the standards pre vailing at so remote a period must affect any comparison with presentday prices. In spite of these imperfections, however, it is believed that the figures have a decided value and well warrant publication. From the index numbers of the various articles a general index from 1801 to 1840 has been constructed by the writer. This index has been computed by three different methods, with somewhat varying results: (1) The arithmetic mean, in which the index num bers of the several commodities for a year have been added and their sum divided by the number of commodities. (2) The geometric mean, in which the product of the index numbers of the several com modities for a year has been found and the corresponding root ex tracted. (3) The median, in which the index numbers of the several commodities for a year have been arranged in order from lowest to highest and the middle index number selected. No figures were available to show the quantity of each article sold in the market; hence no weighting according to the aggregative method could be applied to the money prices of the several commodities when brought into the general index. 1 This compilation of wholesale prices is here published for the purpose of making ehsily available to those desiring such information a record of price movements of individual commodities in the first 40 years of the nineteenth century. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not assume responsibility for the correct ness of the figures or guarantee their com parability over the period of years stated. 98654°— 25t-------16 W H O L E S A L E PR ICES, 1890 TO 1928 236 I N D E X N U M B E R S OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S IN T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S . 1801-1840 [Base Year: 1825] Arith Geo metic metric Median mean mean Year 1801_____________ _______ 1802_____________________ 1803_____________________ 1804_____________________ 1805__________________ _ 1806_____________________ _____________________ 1808_____________________ 1809____________ ____ _ 1810. ____________________ 1811____________ ____ — . 1812___ _________________ 1813_____________________ 1814_____________ ____ — 1815______ ____ _________ 1816_____________________ 1817________ _______ _____ 1818______ ______ - .......... 1819_______ _____________ 1820_____________________ 1807 156 128 131 141 145 142 134 131 137 150 146 148 172 215 169 144 145 142 125 107 144 121 124 133 138 135 128 123 130 138 134 134 161 196 158 135 136 134 122 104 146 120 128 139 136 136 127 123 132 136 135 130 150 187 161 132 138 137 123 106 Arith Geo metic metric Mtedian mean mean Year 1821 1822........... 1823. 1824--. 1825 1826_________ 1827 1828 . . 1829— ____ 1830 18311 1832 1833 1834................... 1835 ............ 1836 ............ 1837 ............ 1838 ___ 1839 ............. 1840 102 105 100 99 100 99 100 95 94 91 98 99 98 91 104 116 115 111 116 99 100 104 99 97 100 98 98 93 91 89 94 96 94 88 100 110 106 103 109 92 100 103 100 96 100 98 99 97 93 93 97 99 99 94 101 115 110 105 116 94 BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES [From Boston Gazette, 1801-1815, and from Boston Patriot, 1816-1825. prices in 1825 as 100] Ashes, potash Almonds, soft shell Alum Indexes are com puted on average Bread, ship Beef, mess Year Ton 1801............ 1802............ 1803............ 1804............ 1805............ 1806............ 1807............ 1808............ 1809............ 1810............ 1811............ 1812............ 1813-.......... 1 8 1 4 -........ 1815-.......... 1 8 1 6 -........ 1817............ 1818............ 1819............ 1820............ 1 8 2 1 -........ 1822............ 1 8 2 3 -........ 1824........... 1825............ Index $145.83 113.12 138.54 148.08 166.95 187.29 203.57 170.72 140.5 109.0 133.5 142.7 160.9 180.4 196.1 164.5 158.75 131.33 94. 77 118.27 157.50 165.22 181.43 170.29 170.63 127.36 106.88 112.00 130.21 145.42 126.79 103.79 153.6 126.6 91.3 113.9 151.7 159.2 174.8 164.1 164.4 122.7 103.0 107.9 125.5 140.1 122.2 100.0 Index 100 pounds Index 100 pounds Index $0,151 .159 .126 .138 .164 .180 .143 ' .140 .140 .140 .176 .149 .141 132.4 139.5 110.5 121.1 143.9 157.9 125.4 122.8 122.8 122.8 154.4 130.7 123.7 $7.29 6.96 6.54 7.17 6.75 7.04 7.11 7.22 143.8 137.3 129.0 141.4 133.1 138.9 140.3 142.4 150.9 130.7 142.1 163.2 141.2 89.5 84.2 105.3 110.5 117.6 100.0 151.5 152.9 188.7 221.1 160.3 110.1 131.6 142.6 146.9 155.8 120.7 123.3 120.5 108.3 104.9 100.0 241.5 174.4 144.4 160.3 204.7 202.1 198.5 198.5 198.5 215.9 258.8 257.4 285.5 .172 .149 .162 .186 .161 .102 .096 .120 .126 .134 .114 7.68 7.75 9.57 12.11 8.13 5.58 6.67 7.23 7.45 7.90 6.12 6.25 6.11 5.49 5.32 5.07 $6.69 4.83 4.00 4.44 5.67 5.60 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.98 7.17 7.13 7.91 5.93 5.05 7.14 5.38 3.85 3.00 2.74 3.61 3.49 3.30 2.77 214.1 182.3 257.8 194.2 139.0 108.3 98.9 130.3 126.0 119.1 100.0 Pound Barrel $15.25 12.85 14.50 13.86 13.44 13.57 13.16 11.97 13.42 11.'85 11.05 11.52 11.28 12.00 14.51 11.58 14.56 . 14.63 13.98 11.09 10.73 8.83 8.96 9.06 9.92 Index 153.7 129. & 146.2 139.7 135.5 136.8 132.7 120.7 135. 3 119.’ 5 111.4 116.1 113.7 121.0 146.3 116.7 146.8 147.7 140.9 111.8 108.2 89.0 90.3 91.3 100.0 1 For some of the years from 1831 to 1840 there is a slight difference (a fraction of one point in the case of the arithmetic means) between these corrected figures and those published in the Statistical Journal (Decem ber 1915, and September, 1924). A n error in one of the com m odity series, the price unit of which was changed in 1831, was discovered. A P P E N D IX P .— W H O L E S A L E PRICES I N T H E XX. S v 1801-1840 2 3 7 BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES—Continued Beans, white Butter, first quality Bacon Brimstone, (sul phur, crude) Beeswax Year 1801........... 1802 1803........... 1804........... 1805........... 1806........... 1807........... 1808........... 1800 1810.......... 1811........... 1812........... 1813......... . 1814 1815........... 1816........... 1817.......... 1818........... 1819........... 1820.......... 1821.......... 1822........... 1823........... 1824.......... 1825.......... Bushel Index $1.50 1.13 1.09 1.14 1.69 1.61 1.40 1.02 1.02 1.21 1.34 1.38 2.03 2.25 2.05 2.32 3.82 1.97 1.65 1.09 .93 1.09 .98 .92 1.31 114.5 86.2 83.2 87.0 129.0 122.9 106.9 77.8 77.8 92.4 102.3 105.3 155.0 171.8 156.5 177.1 291.6 150.4 126.0 83.2 71.0 83.2 74.8 7ft 2 io a o Cheese, American Pound $0,152 .121 .132 .133 .143 .160 .159 .131 .140 .137 .149 .132 .130 .150 .190 .158 .177 .174 .154 .116 .097 .094 .090 .094 .095 Index iea 0 127.4 139.0 140.0 15a 5 168.4 167.4 137.9 147.4 144.2 isa 8 139.0 136.8 157.9 200.0 166.3 186.3 183.2 162.1 122.1 102.1 98.9 94.7 98.9 100.0 Coal, pit, American Pound $a202 .152 .151 .213 .213 .210 .181 .137 .150 .150 .176 .155 .214 .185 .197 .196 .222 .193 .178 .136 .153 .158 .139 .111 .149 Index 13A 6 102.0 101.4 142.9 142.9 140.9 121.5 91.9 100.7 100.7 118.1 104.1 143.6 124.2 132.2 131.5 149.0 129.5 119.5 91.3 102.7 106.1 93.3 94.5 100.0 Mackerel, bay, N o. 1 100 Index 0) Index $2.74 1.85 1.85 1.97 1.99 2.00 2.00 2.00 145.0 97.9 97.9 104.2 105.3 105.8 105.8 105.8 $0,311 .276 .301 .352 .375 .376 .401 .425 87.1 77.3 84.3 98.6 105.1 105.3 112.3 119.1 3.37 3.02 4.23 7.32 178.3 159.8 223.8 387.3 5.42 1.62 1.73 1.81 1.63 2.18 2.34 1.87 1.77 1.67 1.89 286.8 85.7 91.5 95.8 86.2 115.3 123.8 98.9 93.6 88.3 100.0 .343 .315 .253 .237 .255 .265 .287 .284 .298 .345 .330 .345 .369 .330 .349 .357 96.1 88.2 70.9 66.4 71.4 74.2 80.4 79.5 83.5 96.6 92.4 96.6 103.4 92.4 97.7 100.0 Figs, cask Flaxseed Year Pound 1801 1802........... 18A8 1804........... 1805 1800 _ 1807........... 1808 1800 1810........... 1811........... 1812 1813........... 1814 1815........... 1816.......... 1817........... 1818.......... 1819........... 1820.......... 1821........... 1822........... 1823........... 1824........... 1825 Index $0,135 111 .095 .098 .118 .130 .119 .093 .090 .098 .105 .094 .109 . 135 .105 .117 .114 .106 .068 .053 .045 .045 .045 .040 .042 1Unit not reported. 321.4 264.3 226.2 233.4 281.0 309.5 283.3 221.4 214.3 233.4 250.0 223.8 259.5 321.4 250.0 278.5 271.4 252.4 161.9 12a 2 107.2 107.2 107.2 95.2 100.0 Ton Index Barrel Index 28 pounds *Index 168.3 156.1 159.8 180.1 194.9 206.5 202.9 191.7 115.8 203.3 204.7 220.9 239.8 7.66 9.50 9.54 7.25 7.25 108.9 90.9 67.0 98.1 121.6 122.1 92.8 92.8 149.2 139.4 191.3 257.8 $8.28 7.68 7.86 8.86 9.59 ia 16 9.98 9.43 5.70 10.00 10.07 10.87 11.80 7.75 9.77 14.17 22.50 99.2 125.1 181.4 288.1 165.7 99.4 103.3 104.3 117.0 118.8 106.8 103.1 90.2 102.6 100.0 12.44 10.27 11.29 14.11 9.59 6.31 6.02 6.82 5.21 5.80 4.92 252.8 208.7 229.5 286.8 194.9 128.3 122.4 138.6 105.9 117.9 100.0 22.66 17.00 15.25 9.94 8.90 9.89 9.25 13.71 9.04 9.10 7.81 290.1 217.7 195.3 127.3 113.9 126.6 118.4 175.5 115.7 116.5 100.0 $17.08 11.46 14.09 13.27 14.42 12.29 11.50 11.78 188.7 12a 6 155.7 14a 7 159.3 135.8 127.1 130.2 13.50 12.62 17.32 23.33 15.80 9.00 9.35 9.44 10.59 10.75 9.67 9.33 8.17 9.29 9.05 $8.50 7.10 5.23 Cask Index $1.37 1.45 1.68 1.49 1.48 1.34 1.29 139.8 148.0 171.4 152.0 151.0 136.7 131.6 1.56 1.18 1.23 1.39 1.10 1.07 1.02 1.14 1.71 1.47 1.06 1.03 1.04 .85 .84 .98 159.2 120.4 125.5 141.8 112.2 109.2 104.1 116.3 174.5 150.0 108.2 105.1 106.1 86.7 85.7 100.0 238 W H O L E S A L E PR ICE S, 1890 TO 1928 BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES—Continued Cinnamon Cloves Corks, Lisbon Coffee, middling Gross Pound Copperas Year (9 1801........... 1802........... 1803........... 1804........... 1805........... 1806........... 1807........... 1808........... 1809........... 1810........... 1811........... 1812........... 1813........... 1814........... 1815........... 1816........... 1817........... 1818........... 1819........... 1820........... 1821........... 1822........... 1823........... 1824........... 1825........... Index $2.35 146.0 1.67 103.7 1.61 . 100.0 96.9 1.56 1.69 105.0 1.73 107.5 1.75 108.7 2.00 124.2 2.74 170.1 2.75 170.8 2.44 151.5 1.64 101.9 1.75 108.7 1.88 116.8 98.7 1.59 1.88 116.8 2.15 133.5 2.15 133.5 2.55 158.4 1.45 90.0 1.45 90.0 1.35 83.8 1.22 75.7 1.31 81.3 1.61 100.0 Copper, in sheets American (9 $1.57 1.03 .95 .90 .66 .65 .87 1.02 .92 .86 .82 .89 .94 .95 .92 1.03 1.22 1.39 1.15 .96 .97 1.11 1.00 .79 .78 Index 201.2 132.0 121.8 115.4 84.6 84.5 111.5 130.7 117.9 110.2 105.1 114.1 120.5 121.8 117.9 132.0 156.4 178.2 147.4 123.1 124.3 142.3 128.2 101.3 100.0 Cotton, Georgia, upland Index 68.3 75.0 $0.41 .45 .47 .50 .50 .49 83.3 83.3 81.7 .74 .85 .74 .66 123.3 141.7 123.3 110.0 .69 .57 .72 .66 .41 .23 .35 .35 .42 .52 .60 115.0 95.0 120.0 110.0 68.3 38.3 58.3 58.3 70.0 86.7 100.0 78.3 Index 100 pounds $0,225 .171 .231 .265 .286 .289 .260 .228 .220 .195 .135 .124 .181 .200 .196 .156 .171 .256 .246 134.7 102.4 138.3 158.7 171.3 173.1 155.7 136.6 131.7 117.0 80.8 74.2 108.4 119.8 117.4 93.4 102.4 153.3 147.3 $3.25 3.09 3.36 4.19 4.33 4.75 3.69 3.25 112.1 106.6 115.9 144.5 149.3 163.8 127.3 112.1 .259 .233 .172 .167 155.1 139.5 103.0 100.0 3.97 4.06 6.85 9.52 6.75 4.02 2.52 2.19 2.08 1.92 1.79 2.17 2.94 2.56 2.78 2.90 136.9 140.0 236.2 328.3 232.8 138.6 86.9 75.5 71.7 66.2 61.7 74.8 101.4 88.3 95.8 100.0 Index Cordage, Ameri can Candles, Ameri can tallow Index 100 pounds Index Pound 69.7 38.3 37.1 57.7 96.6 87.4 47.4 51.4 57.1 44.6 48.0 63.4 88.6 108.6 56.6 48.6 57.1 110.9 97.7 66.3 62.8 122.9 99.4 94.3 100.0 $17.25 13.17 13.28 14.53 15.44 15.28 15.00 15.00 176.5 134.8 135.9 148.7 158.0 156.4 153.0 153.0 $0,198 .179 .163 .189 .218 .197 .179 .158 186.8 168.9 153.8 178.3 205.7 185.9 168.9 149.1 20.69 15.00 13.79 16.98 2li. 7 153.0 141.1 173.8 16.27 10.89 10.67 12.25 12.77 12.02 10.71 11.85 10.21 10.10 9.77 166.5 111.5 109.2 125.4 130.7 123.0 109.6 121.3 104.5 103.4 100.0 .172 .180 .167 .149 .175 .204 .216 .188 .174 .177 .168 .168 .147 .117 .109 .106 • 162.3 169.8 157.5 140.6 165.1 192.5 203.8 177.4 164.1 167.0 158.5 158.5 138.7 110.4 102.8 100.0 Currants Year Pound 1801........... 1802........... 1803........... 1804........... 1805........... 1806........... 1807........... 1808........... 1809........... 1810........... 1811........... 1812........... 1813........... 1814........... 1815........... 1816........... 1817........... 1818........... 1819........... 1820........... 1821........... 1822........... 1823........... 1824........... 1825.......... $0,513 .384 .461 .484 .465 .526 .493 .480 .460 .423 .377 .420 .486 Index 155.4 116.4 139.7 146.7 140.9 159.4 149.4 145.4 139.4 128.2 114.2 127.3 147.3 .408 123.6 .286 86.7 .271 • 82.1 93.9 .310 .293 88.8 .268 81.2 .290 87.9 .288 87.3 .267 80.9 .261 79.1 .330 100.0 1Unit not reported. Pound $0,292 .209 .195 .184 .246 .242 .212 .169 .150 .160 .134 .106 .192 .317 .222 .288 .291 .334 .209 .171 .155 .152 .128 .155 .199 Index 146.7 105.1 98.0 92.5 123.6 121.6 106.6 84.9 75.4 80.4 67.3 53.3 96.5 159.3 111.6 144.7 146.2 167.9 105.1 85.9 77.9 76.4 64.3 77.9 100.0 Pound $0,122 .067 .065 .101 .169 .153 .083 .090 .100 .078 .084 .111 .155 .190 .099 .085 .100 .194 .171 .116 .110 .215 .174 .165 .175 Index A P P E N D IX P .— W H O L E S A L E PRICES I N T H E U . Sv 1801-1840 2 3 9 BOSTON WHOLESALE! PRICES—Continued Flour, fine Gunpowder, American Glue, American Ginger, ground Pound Pound Barley Year Barrel 1801.......... 1802______ 1803.......... 1804.......... 1805_____ 1806........... 1807.......... 1808.......... 1809.......... 1810.......... 1811.......... 1812.......... 1813.......... 1814.......... 1815.......... 1816.......... 1817........... 1818.......... 1819.......... 1820.......... 1821.......... 1822.......... 1823.......... 1824_____ 1825.......... $11.23 6.99 6.49 7.81 10.29 7.55 7.16 5.82 6.91 8.83 9.89 10.05 13.35 12.37 7.89 9.65 11.97 9.92 7.18 4.92 4.11 6.57 7.03 6.04 5.52 Index 203.4 126.6 117.6 141.5 186.4 136.8 129.7 105.4 125.3 160.0 179.2 182.0 241.8 224.1 142.9 174.8 216.8 179.7 130.1 89.1 74.4 119.0 127.3 109.4 100.0 Corn, northern Pound Index Index $0,402 .352 .310 .332 .312 .285 .275 .329 211.6 185.2 163.1 174.7 164.2 150.0 144.7 173. 1 $0,284 .256 .189 .180 .212 .248 .200 .200 177.5 160.0 118.1 112.5 132.5 155.0 125.0 125.0 .639 .612 .675 .627 .475 .376 .326 .263 .232 .223 .226 .220 .197 .196 .205 .190 336.3 322.1 355.2 330.0 250.0 197.9 171.6 138.4 122.1 117.4 118.9 115.8 103.7 103.2 107.9 100.0 .200 .189 .185 .165 .150 .150 .150 .150 .150 .165 .170 .157 .150 .149 .157 .160 125.0 118.1 115.6 103.1 93.7 93.7 93.7 93.7 93.7 103.1 106.2 98.1 93.7 93.1 98.1 100.0 Rye Index $0.136 .217 .151 .114 .092 .105 .113 .102 .100 .094 .097 .136 .230 .275 .275 .221 .145 .113 .089 .061 .062 .055 .055 .061 .066 206.1 328.8 228.8 172.7 139.4 159.1 171.2 154.5 151.5 142.4 147.0 206.1 348.5 416.7 416.7 334.8 219.7 171.2 134.9 92.4 93.9 83.3 83.3 92.4 100.0 Hemp Oats Bushel Index $1.29 1.18 .97 .86 - .94 .89 .91 .88 .76 .82 .84 .85 1.07 1.40 1.02 1.01 1.11 .89 .92 .67 .54 .59 .67 .67 .51 252.9 231.3 190.2 168.7 184.3 174.5 178.4 172.5 149.0 160.8 164.7 166.7 209.8 274.5 200.0 198.0 217.6 174.5 180.4 131.4 105.9 115.7 131.4 131.4 100.0 Hops Year 1801........... 1802........... 1803........... 1804........... 1805........... 1806........... 1807........... 1808........... 1809........... 1810........... 1811........... 1812........... 1813........... 1814........... 1815........... 1816........... 1817........... 1818........... 1819........... 1820........... 1821........... 1822........... 1823........... 1824........... 1825........... Bushel Index Bushel Index Bushel Index Ton Index $0.99 .74 .77 1.00 1.17 .86 .95 .79 .86 1.03 1.01 1.00 1.43 1.71 1.10 1.45 1.68 1.02 .83 .62 .51 .77 .66 .51 .59 167.8 125.4 130.5 169.5 198.3 145.8 161.0 133.9 145.8 174.5 171.1 169.5 242.4 289.9 186.4 245.8 284.7 172.9 140.7 105.1 86.4 130.5 111.9 86.4 100.0 $1.11 .84 .75 .99 1.40 1.09 .96 .80 1.09 1.45 1.18 1.07 1.68 2.45 1.18 1.35 1.45 1.02 .88 .63 .54 .78 .72 .56 .59 188.1 142.4 127.1 167.8 237.3 184.7 162.7 135.6 184.7 245.7 200.0 181.4 284.7 415.2 200.0 228.8 245.7 172.9 149.1 106.8 91.5 132.2 122.1 94.9 100.0 $0.45 .41 .36 .50 .57 .51 .45 .41 .48 .53 .47 .49 .64 .85 .62 .70 .68 .51 .55 .40 .36 .42 .39 .33 .36 125.0 113.9 100.0 138.9 158.3 141.7 125.0 113.9 133.3 147.2 130.5 136.1 177.8 236.1 172.2 194.4 188.9 141.7 152.8 111.1 100.0 116.7 108.3 91.7 100.0 $337.92 233.33 248.12 263.75 289.37 284.17 270.36 326.00 188.7 130.3 138.7 147.3 161.6 158.7 151.0 182.1 414.79 253.33 259.55 352.95 367.50 284.64 195.57 175.42 238.31 216.82 211.87 204.17 205.62 169.79 168.46 179.04 231.7 141.5 145.0 197.1 205.2 159.0 109.2 98.0 133.1 121.1 118.3 114.0 114.8 94.8 94.1 100.0 Pound $0.41 .12 .11 .07 .07 .12 .15 .10 .13 .18 .18 .12 .13 .29 .26 .30 .29 .38 .10 .07 .07 .09 .13 .28 .10 Index 410.0 120.0 110.0 70.0 70.0 120.0 150.0 100.0 130.0 180.0 180.0 120.0 130.0 290.0 260.0 300.0 290.0 380.0 100.0 70.0 70.0 90.0 130.0 280.0 100.0 W H O L E S A L E PR ICE S, 1890 TO 1928 240 BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES—Continued Hoops, hogshead, 12 feet Hides, dried Lard, hogs’, first Pig iron Lime Year Thou sand 1801.. 1802.. 1803.. 1804-. 1805.. 1806.. 18071808180918101811181218131814.. 18151816181718181819.. 18201821-. 18221825.. Index Pound Index 82.2 72.6 82.2 Pound $25.17 22.75 25.83 *^1.58 28.96 23.17 20.50 20.50 96.2 86.*9 9a 7 120.7 110.7 88.5 7a3 7a 3 $0,111 .095 77.8 77.8 74.1 7ft 4 23.50 22.50 22.95 25.68 24.14 24.07 21.46 21.25 22.50 22.50 21.33 19.00 20.00 25.21 26.17 89.8 .096 .089 .087 .106 71.1 65.9 64.4 7a 5 .140 .144 .171 .136 .168 .117 .113 .115 86.7 83.7 85.2 sa 9 88.9 82.2 97.8 111.1 107.4 94.1 .199 .175 .207 .202 .153 .214 .107 .103 .097 .106 86.0 87.7 98.1 92.2 92.0 82.0 81.2 86.0 86.0 81.5 72.6 7a 4 96.3 100.0 Lead, bar .098 .111 .119 .105 .105 .100 .120 .120 .111 .132 .150 .145 .127 .135 88.1 100.0 Lemons, Lisbon $ai75 .116 .123 .129 .173 .199 .153 .122 .200 .110 Index 159.1 105.5 111.8 117.3 157.3 isa 9 139.1 110.9 127.3 13a9 155.5 123.6 152.7 181.8 180.9 159.1 isa 2 183.6 139.1 1916 97.3 93.6 88.2 96.4 100.0 Leather, sole, dried Ton Index $33.33 23.54 ia87 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 1118 81.0 58.1 111.9 111.9 111.9 111.9 111.9 27.50 107.08 97.64 110.8 101.1 94.7 100.00 103.5 111.09 90.71 90.54 102.81 liao 93.9 93.7 106.4 107.6 103.9 95.2 98.4 95.6 90.7 10100 100.37 92.00 9a 08 92.33 87.67 96.60 100.0 Lumber, boards, clear Half Index 143.4 131.8 154.9 184.9 176.1 141.6 137.2 137.2 $1.62 1.49 1.75 2.09 1.99 1.60 1.55 1.55 1.38 1.54 1.57 1.77 122.1 1.95 1.75 1.56 1.58 1.51 1.05 .95 1.37 1.17 .98 1.13 172.6 154.9 138.1 139.8 133.6 92.9 84.1 121.3 103.5 86.7 136.3 139.0 156.6 100.0 Shingles Year 100 pounds Index 96.3 $7.83 1801........... 98.5 a oi 1802______ 133.5 10.85 1803........... 136.8 11.12 1804........... 11.90 147.1 1805........... 12.12 149.1 1806........... 127.5 10.36 1807........... 123.0 10.00 1808........... 123.0 10.00 1809 122.7 9.98 1810........... 120.2 9.77 1811........... 123.0 10.00 1812........... 11.98 147.3 1813 .................... 18.00 221.3 1814 138.2 12.24 1815........... 6.71 82.5 1816........... 85.2 6.93 1817........... 89.2 7.25 1818........... 90.4 7.35 1819........... 7.47 91.9 1820........... 6.75 83.0 1821........... 7.37 90.6 1822........... 7.19 88.4 1823........... 83.8 6.81 1824........... 8.13 100.0 1825........... Box Index $a29 6.58 6.83 7.25 8.46 8.59 6.07 7.42 148.3 117.7 122.2 129.7 151.3 153.7 108.6 132.7 9.45 8.32 7.25 8.28 25.00 15.57 7.46 7.33 5.89 4.94 5.05 4.76 3.95 3.69 5.38 5.59 169.1 148.8 129.7 148.1 447.2 278.5 133.4 131.1 105.4 88.4 90.3 85.1 70.6 66.0 96.2 100.0 Pound Index 1,000 feet Index $0,183 .214 .229 .223 .219 .220 .220 .194 .190 .192 .205 .205 .197 88.8 103.9 111.2 108.3 106.3 106.8 106.8 94.2 92.2 93.2 99.5 99.5 95.6 $ia04 18.54 18.23 ia25 19.29 19.00 21.29 ia44 .195 .195 .186 .201 .225 .181 .185 .202 .210 .207 .206 94.6 94.6 90.3 97.6 109.2 87.9 89.8 98.0 101.9 100.5 100.0 24.93 23.64 22.83 24.62 21.05 ia s o 19.00 22.50 20.54 22.75 23.33 18.25 19.00 . 19.00 19.00 1,000 Index 77.3 79.5 78.1 78.2 82.7 81.4 91.2 79.0 $2.24 2.76 2.79 2.95 3.12 2.99 2.75 2.75 8a 5 106.6 107.7 113.9 120.5 115.5 106.2 io a 2 7a 2 81.4 81.4 81.4 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.68 106.2 106.2 io a 2 103.5 106.9 101.3 97.8 105.5 90.2 79.3 81.4 96.4 88.0 97.5 100.0 3.02 2.57 2.46 2.25 3.12 2.96 2.87 2.87 2.78 2.69 2.59 uae 99.2 oao 86.9 120.5 114.3 110.8 110.8 107.3 103 9 100.0 A P P E N D IX P .— W H O L E S A L E PRICES I N TH E U.- S ., 1801-1840 241 BOSTON WHOLESALES PRICES—Continued Linseed oil, American Pork, cargo, N o. 1 Pimento Pitch Pepper Year Gallon 1801........... 1802........... 1803........... 1804........... 1805........... 1806........... 1807........... 1808........... 1809........... 1810........... 1811........... 1812. ___ 1813........... 1814........... 1815........... 1816........... 1817........... 1818........... 1819........... 1820........... 1821........... 1822........... 1823........... 1824........... 1825........... Index $0.93 1.07 1.16 1.13 1.06 .99 .95 .88 110.7 127.4 138.1 134.5 126.2 117.9 113.1 104.8 1.09 .86 .85 .88 .90 .83 .96 .99 1.27 1.36 .99 .87 .76 .64 .70 .84 129.7 102.4 101.2 104.8 107.1 98.8 114.3 117.9 151.2 161.9 117.9 103.6 90.5 76.2 83.3 100.0 Molasses, Havana, best Barrel $21.06 16.15 16.31 15.01 17.98 22.12 19.11 13.83 16.10 18.77 17.39 15.58 18.68 22.00 25.14 18.50 25.58 25.81 19.66 14.35 12.12 13.05 12.38 12.49 13.36 Index 157.6 120.9 122.1 112.3 134.6 165.5 143.1 103.5 120.5 140.5 130.2 116.6 139.8 164.7 188.2 138.5 191.5 193.2 147.1 107.4 90.7 97.7 92.6 93.5 100.0 Corn meal Pound $0,146 .168 .170 .166 .229 .259 .227 .260 .255 .195 .213 .313 .425 .355 .211 .189 .203 .213 .227 .307 .263 .259 .232 .244 Index 59.8 68.8 69.7 68.0 93.8 113.1 106.2 93.0 106.6 104.5 79.9 87.3 128.3 174.2 145.6 86.5 77.5 83.2 87.3 93.0 125.8 107.8 106.2 95.1 100.0 Nails, 6d, wire Barrel Index $4.92 3.58 4.25 4.35 3.44 3.18 3.75 3.66 266.0 193.5 229.7 235.3 186.0 171.9 202.7 197.8 4.32 3.89 3.64 4.07 6.25 5.20 3.20 2.59 2.55 2.43 2.54 2.38 2.21 2.08 1.76 1.85 233.5 210.3 196.7 220.0 337.9 281.1 173.0 140.0 137.8 131.3 137.3 128.7 119.5 112.4 95.1 100.0 Nankeen Pound Index $0,291 .247 .235 .203 .194 .182 .183 .185 .230 .187 .163 .186 .286 .245 .248 .229 .229 .212 .200 .191 .255 .201 .190 .182 .180 161.6 137.2 130.5 112.8 107.8 101.1 101.7 102.8 127.8 103.9 90.5 103.3 158.9 136.1 137.8 127.2 127.2 117.8 111.1 106.1 141.7 111.7 105.5 101.1 100.0 Nutmeg Year Gallon 1801........... 1802........... 1803........... 1804........... 1805........... 1806........... 1807........... 1808........... 1809 ____ 1810........... 1811........... 1812........... 1813........... 1R14 1815........... 1816........... 1817........... 1818........... 1819........... 1820........... 1821........... 1822........... 1823........... 1824........... 1825........... $0,475 .371 .427 .497 .405 .358 .330 .419 .500 .481 .502 .555 .842 .980 .766 .443 .483 .521 .399 .279 .259 .293 .252 .251 .298 Unit not reported. Index 159.4 124.5 143.3 166.8 135.9 120.1 110.7 140.6 167.8 161.4 168.4 186.2 282.5 328.8 257.0 148.7 162.1 174.8 133.9 93.6 86.9 98.3 84.6 84.2 100.0 Barrel Index 0) Index $5.92 3.19 3.31 4.51 5.79 4.89 4.26 3.61 3.83 4.32 5.52 5.03 6.14 214.5 115.6 119.9 163.4 209.8 177.2 154.3 130.8 138.7 156.5 200.0 182.2 222.5 $1.03 .99 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 73.0 70.2 70.9 70.9 70.9 70.9 70.9 7ft 9 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.03 4.50 6.00 7.92 6.11 4.29 3.43 2.72 3.33 3.81 2.72 2.76 163.0 217.4 287.0 221.4 155.4 124.3 98.5 120.7 138.1 98.5 100.0 1.13 1.16 1.18 1.17 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.14 1.41 Piece Index 72.3 72.3 72.3 73.0 $1.14 .92 .92 .90 .82 .81 .86 .85 .86 .78 .71 .64 .92 183.9 148.4 148.4 145.2 132.3 130.6 138.7 137.1 138.7 125.8 114.5 103.9 148.4 80.1 82.2 83.7 83.0 82.2 82.2 82.2 82.2 82.2 80.8 100.0 .83 .93 .83 .82 .87 .75 .66 .59 .54 .58 .62 133.9 150.0 133.9 132.3 140.3 121.0 106.5 95.2 87.1 93.5 100.0 Pound $5.59 4.19 4.33 4.60 3.34 3.39 3.96 6.32 7.21 4.87 3.85 4.00 5.61 5.12 3.92 2.90 2.77 2.49 2.15 1.76 1.81 1.74 1.64 1.47 1.82 Index 307.1 230.2 237.9 252.7 183.5 186.3 217.6 347.3 396.1 267.6 211.5 219.8 308.2 281.3 215.4 159.3 152.2 136.8 118.1 96.7 99.4 95.6 90.1 80.2 100.0 • W H O L E S A L E PRICES, 1890 TO 1928 242 BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES—Continued Raisins, bloom Sheeting, Russian Rice Rosin Saltpeter, rough Year Box 1801............ 1802............ 18031.......... 1804.1........ 1805______ 1806______ 1807______ 1808........... 1809______ 1810........ . 1811______ 1812______ 1813______ 1814______ 1815______ 1816______ 1817______ 1818............ 1819______ 1820______ 1821______ 1822............ 1823.......... 1824______ 1825.......... $3.16 3.13 2.85 3.65 3.72 3.72 3.62 4.23 4.23 3.48 3.37 4.11 4.74 5. 75 5.56 2.89 3. 55 3.37 3.01 2.65 3. 22 2.27 2. 21 2. 58 3.13 Index 101.0 100.0 91.0 H6.6 118.8 118.8 115.7 135.1 135.1 111.2 107.7 131.3 151.4 183.7 177.6 92.3 113.4 107.7 96.2 84.7 102.9 72.5 70.6 82.4 100.0 Soap, castile Index 100 pounds Index $16.92 14.92 16.87 19.33 21. 60 21. 39 20. 53 22. 27 161.1 142.1 160.7 184.1 205.7 203.7 195.5 216.2 21. 06 18.31 18.39 22.16 19.50 17. 57 17. 29 17.21 16.91 16. 55 15.39 15. 25 13.98 12. 65 10.88 10.50 200.7 174.4 175.1 211.0 185.7 167.3 164.7 163.9 161.1 157.6 146.6 145.2 133.1 120.5 103.6 100.0 $6.47 5.08 6.29 5.35 5. 86 4.54 4.41 3.09 3.30 3.76 4.05 4.37 7.55 6.44 4.00 5.03 7.11 7.12 5.13 3.83 3.30 3.33 3.69 3.69 3.38 191.4 150.3 186.1 158.3 173.4 134.3 130.5 91.4 97.6 111.3 119.8 129.3 223.4 190.5 118.3 148.8 210.4 210.6 151.8 113.3 97.6 98.5 109.2 109.2 100.0 Piece Starch, American W hite sugar, Habana Barrel Index Pound Index $4.23 3.46 4.69 4.98 3. 79 3.01 3.01 2.93 262.7 214.9 291.6 309.3 235.4 187.0 187.0 182.0 $0.206 .166 .160 .229 .241 .222 .200 .281 316.9 255.3 246.1 352.2 370.7 341.5 307.7 432.2 4.22 2.94 2.83 3. 31 6. 75 4.03 3.20 2.46 2.33 2.62 2.30 2.12 1.91 1.92 1.74 1.61 262.1 182.6 175.8 205.6 419.3 250.3 198.8 152.8 144.7 162.7 142.8 131.7 118.6 119.3 108.8 100.0 .392 .419 .482 .392 .275 .207 .156 .118 .097 .077 .075 .072 .067 .072 .063 .065 603.0 644.5 741.3 603.0 423.0 318.4 240.0 181.5 149. 2 118.5 115.4 110.8 103.1 110.8 96.9 100.0 Brown sugar, Habana Salt, Liverpool Year Pound 1801______ 1802______ 1803......... 1804______ 1805______ 1806______ 1807........... 1808______ 1809______ 1810______ 1811______ 1812.......... 1813______ 1814______ 1815______ 1816......... 1817.......... 1818______ 1819........... 1820______ 1821.......... 1822______ 1823............ 1824........... 1825............ Index $0,111 .132 .120 .142 . 154 .163 .149 .152 88.0 105.6 96.0 113.6 123.2 130.4 119.2 121.6 .200 .225 .116 .130 m o 180.0 92.8 104.0 . 150 . 135 .139 .152 .195 . 165 .170 .142 .126 .125 .125 120.0 108.0 111.2 121.6 160.0 132.0 136.0 113.6 100.8 100.0 100.0 1Unit not reported. Pound $0.158 .142 .122 .122 .139 .138 .138 .118 .113 .110 .138 .143 .166 .200 . 125 .085 .117 . 122 .110 .085 .070 .070 .076 .082 .081 Index 100 pounds Index 195.1 175.3 150.6 150.6 171.6 170.4 170.4 145.7 139.5 135.8 170.4 176.5 204.9 246.9 154.3 104.9 144.4 150.6 135.8 104.9 86.4 86.4 93.8 101.2 100.0 $16.69 14.94 16.82 17.14 16.09 15.24 13.86 13.37 12.48 13.57 13.63 15.25 19.12 23.50 23.23 22.64 19.39 19.22 17.56 15.56 15.21 13.29 12.96 13.03 13.10 127.4 114.1 128.4 130.9 122.8 116.3 105.8 102.1 95.3 103.6 104.1 116.4 145.9 179.4 177.3 172.8 148.0 146.7 134.1 118.8 116.1 101.5 98.9 99.5 100.0 100 pounds $12.69 10.83 11.68 12.56 12.39 11.49 9.84 9.62 9.51 10.63 10.99 12.19 17.01 19. 37 18.20 15. 57 14.03 14.12 13.14 10.65 10.58 9.52 9.87 9.74 10.12 Index 125.4 107.0 115.4 124.1 122.4 113.5 97.2 95.1 94.0 105.1 108.6 120.5 168.1 191.4 179.8 153.9 138.7 139.5 129.9 105.2 104.5 94.1 97.5 96.2 100.0 0) $5.15 3.82 4.29 5.20 4.92 4.91 3.59 4.52 5.02 3.26 3.94 5.24 6.26 6.75 6.05 3.57 3.66 4.21 4.21 3.85 4.21 4.42 3.94 3.82 3. 81 Index 135.2 100.3 112.6 136.5 129.1 128.8 94.2 118.6 131.8 85.6 103.4 137.5 164.3 177.1 158.8 93.7 96.1 110.5 110.5 101.1 110.5 116.0 103.4 100.3 100.0 A P P E N D IX P .— W H O L E S A L E PRICES I N T H E TJ. Sv 1801-1840 2 4 3 BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES—Continued Steel, blistered Shot, all sizes Oak staves, W . Oak, pipe Tallow, Ameri can Tar Year 100 pounds 1801______ 1802______ 1803______ 1804______ 1805........... 1 80 6 -........ 1807........... 1808........... 1 80 9 -........ 1810............ 1811........... 1812........... 1813........... 1814______ 1815........... 1816______ 1817........... 1818........... 1819______ 1820______ 1821_........ . 1822______ 1823______ 1824.......... 1825-.......... Index $14.50 13.92 13.50 13. 50 13. 50 13.50 223.0 214.1 207.8 207.8 207.8 207.8 15.33 16.54 17.64 29. 50 235.8 254.5 271.4 454.0 20.64 8. 36 9.04 9.50 7.75 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 6.71 6. 50 318.3 128.6 139.1 146.2 119.2 107.7 107.7 107.7 107.7 103.2 100.0 Turpentine 100 pounds $8.12 9.27 11. 71 11. 66 10.66 11. 25 11. 25 11. 25 12.46 11. 46 11. 25 12.16 15. 32 28.00 15.64 8.29 8.57 9.83 9.72 9.83 8.54 9.79 9.37 9.27 9.18 Index 88.4 101.0 127.5 127.0 116.1 122.5 122.5 122.5 135.7 124.8 122.5 132.4 166.9 305.0 170.3 90.3 93.3 107.1 106.0 107.1 93.0 106.7 102.1 101.0 100.0 Tea, Hyson 1,000 Index $53.04 47.87 40.42 50.00 60.12 63. 50 54. 07 42. 50 118. 5 106.9 90.3 111.7 134.3 141.9 120.8 94.9 64. 71 59.58 50.45 56. 27 144.6 133.1 112.7 125.7 73.75 54.05 57.50 55.00 52. 09 45.50 42.58 50.21 47. 57 44. 57 44. 76 164.8 120.8 128.5 122.9 116.4 101.6 95.1 112.2 106.3 99.6 100.0 Tobacco, James River Pound $0.130 .108 .108 .135 .167 .150 .130 .104 .130 .127 .138 .115 .109 .140 .152 .149 .145 .140 .145 .145 .142 .107 .081 .081 .074 Index 175.6 145.9 145.9 182.4 225.7 202.7 175.6 140.5 175.6 171.6 186.5 155.4 147.3 189. 2 205.4 201.3 195.9 189.2 195.9 195.9 191.9 144.6 109.4 109.4 100.0 Twine, sewing Barrel Index $3.67 2.65 3.40 3.05 2.96 2.83 2.81 2.57 169.9 122. 7 157.4 141.2 137.0 131.0 130.1 119.0 2.88 3.04 2.92 3.45 5.25 3.99 2.31 1.99 2.41 2.39 2.31 2.18 1.87 1.70 1.68 2.16 133.3 140.8 135.2 159.7 243.1 184.7 107.0 92.1 111.6 110.6 107.0 100.9 86.6 78.7 77.8 100.0 Tin, in sheets Year Barrel 1801,.......... 1802............ 1803........... 1804........... 1805_.......... 1806........... 1807........... 1808........... 1809______ 1810______ 1811........... 1812........... 1813........... 1814........... 1815........... 1816..— 1817........... 1818............ 181 9 -........ 1820............ 1821........... 1822........... 1823-........ 1824........... 1825______ Index $3.59 3.04 4.32 4.18 3.46 2.89 2.82 3.23 136.0 115.1 163.6 158.3 131.1 109.5 106.8 122.3 3.93 2.67 2.79 3.36 7.00 4.09 3.16 2.88 3.22 2. 77 2.53 2.71 2.62 2.93 2.83 2.64 148.9 101.1 105.7 127.3 265.2 154.9 119.7 109.1 122.0 104.9 95.8 102.7 99.2 111.0 107.2 100.0 Pound $1.06 1.03 1.30 1.29 1.16 1.15 1.04 1.07 1.19 .95 .93 1.16 1.76 2.22 1. 79 1.71 1.26 1.17 1.05 .93 .90 .91 .96 .98 1.04 Doz. Index Index 100 lbs. Index 101.9 99.0 125.0 124.1 111. 5 110.6 100.0 102.9 114.4 91.3 89.4 111.5 169.2 213. 5 172.1 164.4 121.2 112.5 101.0 89.4 86.5 87.5 92.3 94.3 100.0 $6.04 6.60 7.58 7.84 7.28 6.98 8.27 7.64 89.9 98.2 112.8 116.7 108.3 103.9 123.1 113.7 $5.30 4.94 4.83 5.37 5.44 5.37 5.37 5.37 132.5 123.5 120.7 134.2 136.0 134.2 134.2 134.2 7.33 5.06 4.25 5.52 7.25 8.66 14.68 9. 65 10.19 6.78 5. 89 5.50 6.25 4.87 5.48 6.72 109.1 75.3 63.2 82.1 107.9 128.9 218.4 143.6 151.6 100.9 87.6 81.8 93.0 72.5 81.5 100.0 6.75 6.54 6.70 7.25 168.8 163.5 167.5 181.2 5.66 5.25 4.89 5.03 5.50 5.50 5.00 5.00 5.00 4. 75 4.00 141.5 131.2 122.2 125.7 137.5 137.5 125.0 125.0 125.0 118.7 100.0 Box $18.17 17.50 18.00 18.39 17.60 17.76 17.58 18.50 20.12 17.48 19.18 27.23 20.68 39.50 21.86 13.71 14.25 14. 37 14. 50 13.85 12.75 12.77 13.16 12.67 13. 48 Index 134.8 129.8 133.5 136.4 130.6 131.7 130.4 127.2 149.3 129.7 142.3 202.0 227.7 293.1 162.2 101.7 105.7 106.6 107.6 102.8 94.6 94.7 97.6 94.0 100.0 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 244 BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES—Concluded 1801....... 1802....... 1803....... 1804....... 1805....... 1806....... 1807....... 1808....... 1809....... 1810....... 1811 1812. 1813....... 1814....... 1815 181fi 1817_ 1818....... 1819....... 1820....... 1821....... 1822....... 1823....... 1824....... 1825....... Mahogany, Bay Whalebone, long Foot Pound Index $0,174 .132 .167 .152 .129 .126 .093 .080 159.7 153.2 139.5 118.3 115.6 85.3 73.4 .150 .144 .107 .119 .180 .184 .130 137.6 132.1 98.2 109.2 165.1 168.8 119.3 91.7 91.7 89.0 82.6 79.8 $0,177 .166 .155 .130 .130 .130 .144 .150 121.1 .100 .100 .097 .090 .087 .075 .075 .071 .109 Index Wines, Maderia Gallon Index $2.21 82.3 77.2 72.1 60.5 60.5 60.5 67.0 69.8 2.49 2.32 2.12 2.14 2.25 2.25 2.60 2.59 2.79 3.50 3.57 3.65 3.47 3.45 3.62 3.62 3.17 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 68.8 68.8 65.1 100.0 60.9 65.1 65. r 65.1 89.3 98.6 80.0 100.0 Index <9 80.4 77.1 90.5 84.4 77.1 77.8 81.8 81.8 94.5 96.7 94.2 101.5 127.3 129.8 132.7 126.2 125.4 131.7 131.7 115.3 2.12 2.66 .131 .140 .140 .140 .192 .212 .172 .215 Varnish, white 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 $0,218 .319 .358 .242 .219 .225 .225 .350 .315 .315 .325 .383 .319 .300 .419 .439 .300 .333 .262 .252 .232 .218 100.0 146.3 164.2 111.0 100.5 103.2 103.2 160.5 144.5 144.5 149.1 175.7 146.3 137.6 192.2 201.4 137.6 152.8 120.2 115.6 106.4 100.0 NEW Y O R K WHOLESALE PRICES [From Report of Secretary of Treasury, 1863. Indexes are computed on average prices in 1825 as 100] Year Wheat flour, superior Barrel 1825....... 1826....... 1827....... 1828....... 1829....... 1830....... 1831....... 1832....... 1833....... 1834....... 1835....... 1836....... 1837....... 1838....... 1839....... 1840....... $5.13 4.81 5.14 5.58 6.45 4.98 5.71 5.79 5.56 4.98 5.86 7.50 9.14 7.96 7.30 5.30 i Unit not reported. Index 100.0 93.7 108.8 125.7 97.1 111.3 112.8 108.4 107.1 114.2 146.2 178.2 155.2 142.3 103.3 100.2 Rye flour, fine Barrel Index $2.93 100.0 3.66 124.9 3.53 120.5 2.98 101.7 3.76 128.3 3.40 116.0 3.97 135.5 4.44 151.5 3.93 134.1 3.44 117.5 4.40 150.2 5.81 198.3 10.08 344.0 5.18 176.8 4.84 165.2 3.15 107.5 Commeal, northern Barrel $2.88 3.90 3.24 2.88 2.77 2.75 3.60 3.44 3.85 3.45 4.08 4.72 4.88 3.86 4.05 3.23 Index 100.0 135.4 112.5 100.0 96.2 95.5 125.0 119.4 133.7 119.8 141.7 163.9 169.4 134.0 140.6 112.1 Wheat, Genesee Bushel $0.92 .94 .99 1.22 1.24 1.07 1.18 1.26 1.19 1.06 1.22 1.78 1.78 1.92 1.25 1.05 Index 100.0 102.2 107.6 132.6 134.8 116.3 128.2 137.0 129.3 115.2 132.6 193.5 193.5 208.7 135.9 114.1 Rye, northern Bushel $0.54 .71 .6 8 .54 .66 .65 .78 .83 .80 .66 .91 1.04 1.13 1.04 .97 .60 Index 100.0 131.5 125.9 100.0 122.2 120.4 144.4 158.7 143.1 122.2 168.5 192.6 209.2 192.6 179.6 111.1 A P P E N D IX F .— W H O L E SA L E PRICES I N 1801-1840 2 4 5 T H E IT. NEW YOKE WHOLESALE PRICES—Continued Oats, northern Com, northern Candles, mold Anthracite coal, Schuylkill Coffee, Java Year 1825........... 1826........... 1827........... 1828........... 1829........... 1830........... 1831.......... 1832........... 1833........... 1834........... 1835........... 1836........... 1837........... 1838........... 1839........... 1840.......... Bushel Index Bushel Index $0,320 .475 .405 .300 .350 .295 .375 .455 .405 .350 .482 .529 .525 .395 .470 .340 100.0 148.4 126.6 93.7 109.4 92.2 117.2 142.2 126.6 109.4 150.6 165.3 164.1 123.4 146.9 106.2 $0,550 .765 .610 .525 .565 .560 .690 .680 .735 .659 .905 .950 1.045 .842 .865 .575 100.0 139.1 110.9 95.5 102.7 101.8 125.4 123.6 133.6 119.8 164.6 172.7 190.0 153.1 157.3 104.6 Copper, sheet Cotton, upland Year Pound 1825........... 1826........... 1827........... 1828........... 1829........... 1830........... 1831........... 1832........... 1833........... 1834........... 1835........... 1836........... 1837........... 1838........... 1889........... 1840.......... $0,305 .297 .262 .247 .235 .220 .222 .225 .230 .235 .235 .270 .270 .255 .245 .245 Index 100.0 97.4 85.9 81.0 77.0 72.1 72.8 73.8 75.4 77.0 77.0 88.5 88.5 83.6 80.3 80.3 Figs, Smyrna Pound $0,182 .112 .097 .100 .090 .100 .090 .095 .125 .125 .167 .164 .120 .107 .133 .087 Pound $0,115 .122 .130 .117 .105 .096 .112 .125 .126 .121 .113 .125 .131 .150 .150 .130 Index 100.0 106.1 113.0 101.7 91.3 83.5 97.4 108.7 109.6 105.2 98.2 108.7 113.9 130.4 130.4 113.1 Fish, dry, cod Index 100 pounds Index 100.0 61.5 53.3 54.9 49.5 54.9 49.5 52.2 68.7 68.7 91.8 90.1 65.9 58.8 73.1 47.8 $2.49 2.26 2.98 2.88 2.52 2.33 2.78 2.88 2.72 2.38 2.81 2.36 3.42 3.51 3.75 2.51 100.0 90.8 119.7 115.7 101.2 93.6 111.6 115.7 109.2 95.6 112.8 94.8 137.3 140.9 150.6 100.8 Prunes, Bordeaux Fur, beaver, northern Ton $9.16 10.92 11.33 10.92 10.73 9.05 6.58 10.21 6.82 6.00 6.73 8.55 9.68 7.89 8.10 7.14 Index 100.0 119.2 123.7 119.2 117.1 98.8 71.8 111.5 74.5 65.5 73.5 93.3 105.7 86.1 88.4 78.0 Mackerel, No. 1 Barrel $5.33 5.20 5.32 5.35 5.51 5.83 6.30 5.65 6.62 6.25 7.15 9.62 9.83 11.33 13.51 12.82 Index 100.0 97.6 99.8 100.4 103.4 109.4 118.2 106.0 124.2 117.2 134.1 180.5 184.4 212.5 253.4 240.5 Glass, American Pound Index $0,194 .166 .162 .150 .145 .140 .113 .131 .127 .123 .125 .132 .136 .124 .125 .129 100.0 85.6 83.5 77.3 74.7 72.1 59.3 67. hi 65.5 63.4 64.4 68.0 70.1 63.9 64.4 66.5 Raisins Box $3.56 3.25 2.46 2.74 2.96 2.48 2.48 2.96 2.10 1.51 2.70 2.32 1.09 1.65 1.32 1.52 Index 100.0 91.3 69.1 77.0 83.1 69.7 69.7 83.1 59.0 42.4 75.8 65.2 30.6 46.4 37.1 42.7 Gunpowder, Amerieftn Year Pound 1825........... 1826........... 1827........... 1828.. 1829........... 1830........... 1831........... 1832........... 1833........... 1834........... 1835........... 1836........... 1837........... 1838........... 1839........... 1840........... $0,085 .096 .092 .075 .083 .065 .075 .095 .045 .052 .075 .068 .055 .084 .121 .085 Index 100.0 112.9 108.2 88.2 97.6 76.5 88.2 111.8 52.9 61.2 88.2 80.0 64.7 98.8 142.3 100.0 Pound $0,115 .147 .111 .112 .191 .177 .172 .165 .162 .099 .125 .101 .081 .120 .115 .092 Index 100.0 127.8 96.5 97.4 166.1 153.9 149.6 143.5 140.9 86.1 108.7 87.8 70.4 104.4 100.0 80.0 Pound $4.93 5.28 4.86 5.81 7.08 6.45 5.34 4.65 4.27 4.35 4.50 5.20 4.50 4.50 4.50 3.50 Index 100 feet 100.0 107.3 98.6 117.8 143.6 130.8 108.3 94.3 86.6 88.2 91.3 105.5 91.3 91.3 91.3 71.0 $6.18 6.24 6.12 6.12 6.12 6.12 6.12 6.12 6.12 6.74 5.10 5.36 5.74 5.74 5.74 5.74 Index 25 pounds Index 100.0 101.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 92.8 82.6 86.8 92.8 92.8 92.8 92.8 $4.54 4.52 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.00 100.0 99.6 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 88.1 W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S, I860 TO Y M 246 NEW YORK WHOLESALE PRICES—Continued Hides, La Plata Hops, first sort Indigo, Manila Pound Pound Iron, assorted English bar Lead, pig Year Pound 1825______ 1826______ 1827______ 1828______ 1829______ 1830.......... 1831______ 1832______ 1833______ 1834______ 1835_.......... 1836____ _ 1837______ 1838______ 1839______ 1840______ $0,177 .167 .166 .165 .150 .154 .160 .144 .138 .127 .137 .134 .137 .144 .150 .146 Index 100.0 94.4 93.8 93.2 84.7 87.0 90.4 81.4 78.0 71.7 77.4 75.7 77.4 81.4 84.7 82.5 $0,180 .167 .135 .065 .074 .130 .115 .185 .282 .149 .145 .147 .075 .082 . 159 .375 Index 100.0 92.8 75.0 36.1 41.1 72.2 63.9 102.8 156.7 82.8 80.5 81.7 41.7 45.6 88.3 208.3 $2.20 1.63 1.71 1. 31 1.05 .95 .91 .93 .92 .99 1.02 1.03 1.04 .97 1.23 1.08 Index 100.0 74.1 77.7 59.5 47.7 43.2 41.4 42.3 41.8 45.0 46.4 46.8 47.3 44.1 55.9 49.1 Liquors, cognac Liquors, domestic brandy whisky Ton $106.00 94.37 85.43 80.10 79.58 74.94 72.62 72.62 74.64 71. 71 69. 37 94.04 95.72 88. 23 88.44 75.63 Index 100.0 89.0 80.6 75.6 75.1 70.7 68.5 68.5 70.4 67.7 65.4 88.7 90.3 83.2 83.4 71.4 Molasses, Havana Year Pound 1825______ 1826______ 1827______ 1828______ 1829______ 1830............ 1831______ 1832______ 1833______ 1834........... 1835______ 1836............ 1837______ 1838......... 1839______ 1840.......... $0,232 .210 .201 .210 .201 .195 .217 .197 .177 .162 .171 .185 .190 .189 .216 .186 Index 100.0 90.5 86.6 90.5 86.6 84.0 93.5 84.9 76.3 69.8 73.7 79.7 81.9 81.5 93.1 80.2 Resin, common Gallon $1.27 1.25 1.53 1.41 1.27 1.28 1.84 1.63 1.62 1.58 1.65 1.77 1.52 1.57 1.68 1.70 Index 100.0 98.4 120.5 110.3 100.0 100.8 144.9 128.3 127.5 124.4 129.9 139.4 119.7 123.6 132.3 133.8 Oil, whale Gallon $0,266 .290 .295 .225 .233 .252 .315 .305 .307 .250 .336 .370 .365 .365 .365 .251 Index 100.0 109.0 110.9 84.6 87.6 94.7 118.4 114.7 115.4 94.0 126.3 139.1 137.2 137.2 137.2 94.4 Olive oil Gallon $0,290 .267 .305 .292 .245 .237 .247 .260 .285 .235 .270 .362 .345 .306 .290 .220 Index 100.0 92.1 105.2 100.7 84.5 81.7 85.2 89.6 98.3 81.0 93.1 124.8 119.0 105.5 100.0 75.9 Linseed oil 100 pounds $6.88 6.00 6.00 5.12 3. 75 3.00 4.12 5.50 5.32 4.87 6.00 5.87 6.00 Index 100.0 87.2 87.2 74.4 54.5 43.6 59.9 79.9 77.3 70.8 87.2 85.3 87.2 Spirits, turpentine Gallon $0,405 .303 .365 .377 .360 .292 .292 .365 .415 .471 .548 .550 .390 .320 .335 .276 Index 100.0 74.8 90.1 93.1 88.9 72.1 72.1 90.1 102.5 116.3 135.3 135.8 96.3 79.0 82.7 6a i Paints, red lead Year Barrel 1825______ 1826______ 1827______ 1828______ 1829______ 1830______ 1831______ 1832______ 1833______ 1834........... 1835______ 1836........... 1837............ 1838______ 1839______ 1840........... $1.50 1.46 1.50 1.45 1.44 1.41 1.37 1.37 1.44 1.69 1.71 1.74 1.68 1.68 1.83 1.51 Index 100.0 97.3 100.0 96.7 96.0 94.0 91.3 91.3 96.0 112.7 114.0 116.0 112.0 112.0 122.0 100.7 Gallon $0,260 .275 .325 .325 .310 .340 .330 .285 .261 .267 .371 .466 .346 .322 .326 .300 Index 100.0 105.8 125.0 125.0 119.2 130.8 126.9 109.6 100.4 102.7 142.7 179.2 133.1 123.8 125.4 115.4 Gallon $0,935 .830 .970 .790 .800 .955 .925 .972 1.035 .945 1.175 1.115 .960 1.105 1.055 1.090 Index 100.0 88.8 103.7 84.5 85.5 102.1 96.9 104.0 110.7 101.1 125.7 119.2 102.7 118.2 112.8 116.6 Gallon $0,785 .760 .735 .727 .780 .795 .960 .910 .912 .905 1.095 1.025 .825 .790 .752 .699 Index 100 pounds 100.0 96.8 93.6 92.6 99.4 101.3 122.3 115.9 116.2 115.3 139.5 130.5 105.1 100.6 95.8 89.0 $9.47 9.81 9.47 9.25 7.32 6.69 6.55 6.75 6.65 6.50 7.00 7.87 9.00 8.50 7.83 7.50 Index 100.0 103.6 100.0 97.7 77.3 70.6 69.2 71.3 70.2 68.6 73.9 83.1 95.0 89.8 82.7 79.2 F.— W H O L E SA L E PRICES IN THE U. S .; 1801-1840 2 4 7 A P P E N D IX NEW YORK WHOLESALE PRICES-Oontinued Pork, mess Pork, prime Beef, mess Beef, prime Smoked hams Year Index Barrel 1825............ 1826_______ 1827_______ 1828_______ 1829_______ 1830_______ 1831........... 1832........... 1833_______ 1834_______ 1835_______ 1836_______ 1837_______ 1838_______ 1839_______ 1840 $13.73 11.40 12.96 13.50 12.55 13. 21 13.90 13.46 14.58 13.72 16. 39 22.47 21.08 21. 37 19.35 14.80 100.0 83.0 94.4 98.3 91.4 96.2 101.2 98.0 106.2 99.9 119.4 163.6 153.5 155.6 140.9 107.8 Barrel - $10.15 7.87 8.47 9. 82 10.10 9.65 10.82 11.04 11.26 9.74 12. 52 17.17 15.64 16.03 15.46 12.58 Index 100.0 77.5 83.5 96.8 99.5 95.1 106.6 108.8 110.9 96.0 123.3 169.2 154.1 157.9 152.3 123.9 Butter Lard Barrel $8.78 9.16 9.02 9.15 9. 22 9.00 8.49 9.47 9.39 9.17 11.08 10.97 13. 50 14. 70 14. 81 13.02 Index 100.0 104.3 102.7 104.2 105.0 102.5 96.7 107.9 106.9 104.4 126.2 124.9 153.8 167.4 168.7 148.3 Cheese Barrel $5.81 4.92 6.27 6.45 7.14 5.90 5.53 5.60 5. 76 5.85 7. 66 7.16 8.48 11.08 10.95 8.92 Index 100.0 84.7 107.9 111.0 122.9 101.5 95.2 96.4 99.1 100.7 131.8 123.2 146.0 190.7 188.5 153.5 Rice, ordinary Pound $0,092 .096 .106 .095 .095 .098 .107 .095 .093 .091 .097 .127 .126 .122 .120 Index 100.0 104.3 115.2 103.3 103.3 106.5 116.3 103.3 101.1 98.9 105.4 138.0 137.0 132.6 130.4 Salt, Liverpool, fine Year Pound 1825_______ 1826............. 1827............. 1828 ........... 1829_______ 1830_______ 1831............ 1832_______ 1833............ 1834_______ 1835_______ 1836_______ 1837 .......... 1838_______ 1839_______ 1840_______ $0.086 .077 .085 .068 .056 .080 .091 .085 .087 .079 .094 .145 .105 .107 .118 . 100 Index 100.0 89.5 98.8 79.1 65.1 93.0 105.8 98.8 101.2 91.9 109.3 168.6 122.1 124.4 137.2 116.3 Sheeting, Russia, brown Pound $0.151 .157 .170 .155 .138 .135 .149 .155 .157 .142 .174 .196 .180 .200 .191 .175 Index 100.0 104.0 112.6 102.6 91.4 89.4 98.7 102.6 104.0 94.0 115.2 129.8 119.2 132.4 126.5 115.4 Soap, castile Pound $0,074 .080 .073 .061 .062 .067 .060 .060 .070 .071 .072 .089 .095 .080 .092 .082 Index 100 pounds Index 100.0 108.1 98.6 82.4 83.8 90.5 81.1 81.1 94.6 95.9 97.3 120.3 128.4 108.1 124.3 110.8 $2.60 2.88 3.27 3.15 3.00 2.67 3.10 3. 35 3,22 2.91 3.49 3.69 4.01 4.36 4.36 4.38 100.0 110.8 125.8 121.1 115.4 102.7 119.2 128.8 123.8 111.9 134.2 141.9 154.2 167.7 167.7 168.5 Pepper Nutmegs Sack $2.65 2.31 2.24 2.56 2.30 1.99 1.91 2.00 1.83 1. 56 1.78 1.91 2.00 1.95 1.74 1.52 Index 100.0 87.2 84.5 96.6 86.8 75.1 72.1 75.5 69.1 58.9 67.2 72.1 75.5 73.6 65.7 57.4 R um , Jamaica Year Piece 1825 _____ 1826 1827_______ 1828........... 1829_______ 1830_______ 1831_______ 1832_______ 1833_______ 1834_______ 1835_______ 1836........... 1837............. 1838_______ 1839............. 1840............. $9.74 9.31 8.91 9.30 10.03 9.86 9.26 8. 71 7.57 8. 68 10.20 11. 56 9. 46 9.16 8.95 Index 100.0 95.6 86.8 95.5 103.0 101.2 95.1 89.4 77.7 89.1 104.7 118.7 97.1 94.0 91.9 Pound $0.109 .115 .110 .100 .110 .129 .115 .120 .145 .130 .130 .130 .128 .116 Index 100.0 105.5 100.9 91.7 100.9 118.3 105.5 110.1 133.0 119.3 119.3 119.3 117.4 106.4 Pound $0.176 .165 .164 .155 .135 .140 .142 .148 .096 .068 .074 .080 .072 .072 .087 .072 Index 100.0 93.7 93.2 88.1 76.7 79.5 80.7 84.1 54.5 38.6 42.0 45.5 40.9 40.9 49.4 40.9 Pound $1.73 1.38 1.39 1.33 1.42 1.42 1.49 1.49 1.27 1.21 1.40 1.29 1.21 1.12 1.03 .86 Index 100.0 79.8 80.3 76.9 82.1 82.1 86.1 86.1 73.4 69.9 80.9 74.6 69.9 64.7 59.5 49.7 Gallon $0.90 .97 1.07 1.22 1.24 1.13 1.08 1.08 1.03 1.10 1.14 1.26 1.31 1.34 1.43 1.56 Index 100.0 107.8 118.9 135.5 137.8 125.5 120.0 120.0 114 4 122.2 126.7 140.0 145.5 148.9 158.9 173.3 248 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1880 TO 1933 NEW YORK WHOLESALE PRICES—Concluded S ugar, N e w O r le a n s G i n , S c h e id a m T a llo w , A m e r i can S u g a r , lo a f Tea, young, H yson Year G a l lo n 1 8 2 5 ............... 1826________ 1 8 2 7 ____ 1 8 2 8 _ _ ........... 1 8 2 9 ________ 1 8 3 0 ________ 1 8 3 1 . ............. 1 8 3 2 ________ 1 8 3 3 .............. 1 8 3 4 .............. 1 8 35 ............... 1 8 3 6 ________ 1 8 3 7 ________ 1 8 3 8 ............... 1 8 3 9 ________ 1 8 4 0 ________ $ 0 .7 9 .7 9 .9 4 .9 7 .9 6 1.02 1 .1 4 1 .1 5 1 .1 5 1.10 1.12 1 .0 9 1.20 1.20 1 .1 5 1 .1 4 In d e x Pound 100.0 100.0 $ 0 .0 8 2 .0 8 3 .0 8 0 .0 7 8 .0 7 1 .0 7 2 .0 6 0 .0 6 1 .0 6 4 .0 6 2 .0 7 2 .0 9 1 .0 6 7 .0 6 7 .0 6 9 .0 5 7 1 1 9 .0 122.8 1 2 1 .5 1 2 9 .1 1 4 4 .3 1 4 5 .5 1 4 5 .5 1 3 9 .2 1 4 1 .8 1 3 8 .0 1 5 1 .9 1 5 1 .9 1 4 5 .5 1 4 4 .3 T obacco, K e n tu ck y In d e x 100.0 101.2 9 7 .6 9 5 .1 86.6 8 7 .8 7 3 .2 7 4 .4 7 8 .0 7 5 .6 8 7 .8 111.0 8 1 .7 8 1 .7 8 4 .1 6 9 .5 P ound $ 0 .1 8 0 .1 7 8 .1 8 0 .1 8 0 .1 8 0 .1 8 0 .1 5 9 .1 5 5 .1 6 4 .1 5 9 .1 5 0 .1 6 2 .1 5 5 .1 5 5 .1 5 5 T o b a c c o ,m a n u f a c t u r e d , N o. 1 In d e x P ound 100.0 9 8 .9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 8 8 .3 86.1 9 1 .1 8 8 .3 8 3 .3 9 0 .0 86.1 86.1 86.1 In d e x $ 0 .0 8 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 4 .0 7 9 .0 6 4 .0 7 5 .0 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 9 2 .0 7 0 .0 8 2 .0 9 2 .1 0 4 .1 0 3 .1 1 6 .0 8 7 Pound 100.0 W h a l e b o n e , s la b 1 1 2 .5 1 1 7 .5 9 8 .8 8 0 .0 9 3 .7 1 1 2 .5 1 1 2 .5 1 1 5 .0 8 7 .5 1 0 2 .5 1 1 5 .0 1 3 0 .0 1 2 8 .8 1 4 5 .0 1 0 8 .8 In d ex 100.0 $ 0 .9 9 2 .8 7 0 .9 6 0 .9 3 0 .9 2 0 .8 8 5 .9 8 0 .8 8 0 .7 4 5 .6 1 0 .6 2 8 .6 3 7 . 615 . 580 .6 3 3 .6 7 7 8 7 .7 9 6 .8 9 3 .7 9 2 .7 8 9 .2 9 8 .8 8 8 .7 7 5 .1 6 1 .5 6 3 .3 6 4 .2 6 2 .0 5 8 .5 6 3 .8 68.2 W in e , p ort Year P ound 1 8 2 5 -............. 1 8 2 6 ________ 1 8 2 7 ............... 1 8 2 8 ________ 1 8 2 9 ________ 1 8 3 0 -............. 1 8 3 1 -............. 1 8 3 2 ............. 1 8 3 3 ________ 1 8 3 4 ............... 1 8 3 5 _ ............. 1 8 3 6 ............... 1 8 3 7 .............. 1 8 3 8 ............. 1 8 3 9 ________ 1 8 4 0 ________ $ 0 .0 5 9 .0 5 2 .0 4 7 .0 4 0 .0 5 6 .0 5 5 .0 4 5 .0 4 5 .0 4 7 .0 6 5 .0 8 0 .0 8 2 .0 6 5 .0 7 6 .1 3 0 .0 8 5 In d ex 100.0 88.1 7 9 .7 6 7 .8 9 4 .9 9 3 .2 7 6 .3 7 6 .3 7 9 .7 110.2 1 3 5 .6 1 3 9 .0 110.2 1 2 8 .8 2 2 0 .3 1 4 4 .0 W i n e , m a d e ir a Pound In d e x $ 0 .1 5 7 .1 2 4 .1 1 5 .1 1 5 .1 1 5 .1 0 5 .1 0 7 100.0 .110 .110 .120 7 0 .1 7 0 .1 7 6 .4 8 2 .8 9 9 .4 1 0 1 .9 .1 3 0 .1 5 6 .1 6 0 .1 5 7 .2 0 5 .1 3 4 7 9 .0 7 3 .2 7 3 .2 7 3 .2 6 6 .9 68.1 100.0 1 3 0 .6 8 5 .4 W o o l, c o m m o n P ound $ 0 ,2 3 5 .3 0 2 .4 0 6 .4 1 2 .3 0 3 .2 5 9 .2 2 5 .1 6 7 .1 5 7 .1 7 7 .2 3 5 .2 5 6 .210 .1 9 6 .1 9 1 .1 9 5 In d e x 100.0 1 2 8 .5 1 7 2 .8 1 7 5 .3 1 2 8 .9 110.2 9 5 .7 7 1 .0 66.8 7 5 .3 100.0 1 0 8 .9 8 9 .3 8 3 .4 8 1 .3 8 3 .0 W o o l , m e r in o G a l lo n $ 1 .7 5 1 .7 3 1.66 1 .7 0 1 .2 4 1.10 1.10 1 .1 6 1 .2 8 1 .2 3 1 .2 4 1 .3 1 1 .6 9 1 .3 1 1 .3 0 1 .1 6 In d e x 100.0 9 8 .9 9 4 .8 9 7 .1 7 0 .9 6 2 .8 6 2 .8 6 6 .3 7 3 .1 7 0 .3 7 0 .9 7 4 .9 9 6 .6 7 4 .9 7 4 .3 6 6 .3 W o o l, p u lle d , N o . 1 Year G a llo n 1 8 2 5 ________ 1 8 2 6 ________ 1 8 2 7 ________ 1 8 2 8 ________ 1 8 2 9 ............... 1 8 3 0 _________ 1 8 3 1............... 1 8 3 2 ________ 1 8 3 3 .............. 1 8 3 4 ________ 1 8 3 5 .............. 1 8 3 6 ________ 1 8 3 7 ________ 1 8 38................ 1 8 3 9 ............... 1 8 4 0 ............... $ 2 .7 5 2 .7 5 2 .7 5 2 .6 2 2.00 1 .9 0 1 .8 7 1 .7 2 1.68 1.66 1 .1 7 1 .6 2 1 .6 2 1 .6 7 2.00 1 .7 0 In d ex 100.0 100.0 100.0 9 5 .3 7 2 .7 6 9 .1 68.0 6 2 .5 6 1 .1 6 0 .4 4 2 .5 5 8 .9 5 8 .9 6 0 .7 7 2 .7 6 1 .8 P ound $ 0 .3 3 5 .3 0 0 .2 5 0 .2 5 0 .2 1 5 .220 .2 7 5 .2 7 5 .3 1 5 .3 0 2 .3 3 7 .4 2 9 .4 3 5 .3 0 7 .3 8 5 .2 8 0 In d e x 100.0 8 9 .5 7 4 .6 7 4 .6 6 4 .2 6 5 .7 8 2 .1 8 2 .1 9 4 .0 9 0 .1 100.6 1 2 8 .1 1 2 9 .8 9 1 .6 1 1 4 .9 8 3 .6 Pound $ 0 .5 7 5 .4 9 5 .3 7 0 .3 7 0 .3 4 5 .3 9 1 .5 3 5 .4 7 5 .4 9 0 .4 8 9 .5 3 9 .5 8 6 .5 6 9 .3 8 1 .5 1 2 .3 9 1 In d e x 100.0 86.1 6 4 .3 6 4 .3 6 0 .0 68.0 9 3 .0 8 2 .6 8 5 .2 8 5 .0 9 3 .7 1 0 1 .9 9 9 .0 6 6 .3 8 9 .0 68.0 P ound $ 0 .3 2 7 .2 8 7 .2 1 6 .2 4 0 .2 5 0 .2 8 5 .5 5 0 .4 2 2 .4 6 7 .4 6 3 .4 7 1 .5 2 7 .4 2 4 .3 4 7 .4 2 5 .2 8 2 In d ex 100.0 8 7 .8 66.1 7 3 .4 7 6 .5 8 7 .2 1 6 8 .2 1 2 9 .1 1 4 2 .8 1 4 1 .6 1 4 4 .0 1 6 1 .1 1 2 9 .7 1 0 6 .1 1 3 0 .0 86.2 A P P E N D IX G.-— W H O L E S A L E PRICES I N O TH ER CO UN TRIES 249 A P P E N D IX G .— W H O L E SA L E PRICES IN O T H E R C O U N TR IES AUSTRALIA Index numbers showing the course of wholesale prices in Australia are published by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, Melbourne,1 in the Quarterly Summary of Australian Statistics. In the following table are given index numbers for the months from January to December, 1923, as compiled from the publication stated. I N D E X N U M B E R S OF W H O L E SA L E P R IC E S IN M E L B O U R N E , A U S T R A L IA , B Y GR O U PS OF C O M M O D IT IE S , J A N U A R Y TO D E C E M B E R , 1923 [Source: Quarterly Summary of Australian Statistics] [Base: 1911 = 1,000] Month Metals and coal January............... February_______ M arch__________ A pril............. ....... M a y ___________ June____________ July____________ August_________ September______ October............... Novem ber______ December______ 1856 1851 1815 1813 1829 1819 1825 1822 1820 1817 1819 1823 Agricul Jute, tural leather, produce, etc. etc. Dairy produce 1753 1676 1711 1801 1810 1793 1808 1756 1741 1839 1844 1803 1617 1680 1813 1996 2066 2081 2006 1786 1745 1732 1730 1794 2071 2154 2162 2102 1992 2120 2044 1836 2058 2152 2433 2650 Gro ceries 1750 1760 1765 1778 1759 1757 1752 1754 1751 1725 1707 1700 Meat 1985 1874 1898 1910 2467 3244 3614 3773 3069 2586 2351 2177 Building Chem All com materials icals modities 2171 2083 2022 2042 2045 2025 1950 1991 1992 1994 1993 1984 1923 1991 1975 1943 1915 1903 1972 1950 1940 1894 1894 1894 1855 1839 1857 1894 1940 2035 2052 2000 1957 1946 1969 1982 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, and the number of commodities included varies somewhat from month to month. In the following table are shown the index numbers for the months 1923,1 2 average prices in April, 1914, being taken as the base, or 100. 1 For a full explanation of the index numbers published b y the Bureau of Census and Statistics of Aus tralia see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin No. 284, pp. 175-184. 2 For index numbers for preceding months see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin No. 320, p. 261, and No. 335, p. 214. W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S, 1890 TO 1923 250 I N D E X N U M B E R S OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S IN B E L G IU M , J A N U A R Y T O D E C E M B E R , 1923 [Source: Revue du Travail] [Base: Average prices in April, 1914=100] Group Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Foodstuffs.............................. Combustibles............... ........ Tar and its derivatives........ M etal products........ ............ Petroleum products_______ Ceramics...............................•_ Glassware............................... Chemicals..... ........................ Mineral fertilizers. ............... Oils and fats.......................... Textiles.................. ............ . Building materials_______ Resin products.................... . Hides and leather products_ Tobacco............................. . Paper...................................... R u b ber................................. . 353 514 789 467 360 617 378 377 407 379 563 390 576 317 386 558 158 407 579 993 525 383 619 522 397 443 422 598 405 1142 334 386 581 178 374 620 1088 548 435 635 580 413 441 429 590 427 1165 341 409 581 157 362 634 1059 526 481 644 554 439 417 422 579 433 1092 346 432 581 144 381 643 976 492 496 619 513 429 410 409 581 433 553 347 432 581 133 408 639 960 501 496 645 513 430 426 418 580 447 580 346 432 581 138 437 643 1059 541 496 641 547 433 442 436 607 460 562 354 545 609 159 467 667 1116 573 522 651 547 461 469 476 636 468 574 373 545 637 176 455 672 974 548 483 632 597 456 445 469 613 466 541 375 545 637 154 473 725 998 534 488 635 604 453 435 452 620 463 535 366 545 637 138 496 709 991 543 480 617 604 457 467 469 693 476 550 359 545 637 152 531 708 841 538 472 628 623 484 480 478 734 484 56 i 376 545 637 150 A ll com m odities.............. . 434 474 482 480 474 484 504 529 514 515 531 545 M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. CANADA The index numbers of wholesale prices published by the Depart ment of Labor of Canada since 1910 have been reconstructed back to January, 1919, by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, the new series being weighted and based upon the average prices of 238 commodities in 1913.3 The data in the following table have been supplied by the Department of Labor. 3 See M onthly Labor Review, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, October, 1923, pp. 56-58 W E I G H T E D I N D E X N U M B E R S OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S I N C A N A D A , J A N U A R Y T O D E C E M B E R , 1923 [Source: Department of Labor, Canada] [Base: Average prices in 1913=100] 00 05 01 Commodities *I.V i Ol Total index 238 commodities........................... . Aver age, 1922 Jan., 1923 Feb., 1923 Mar., 1923 April, 1923 M ay, 1923 June, 1923 238 152.0 151.4 153.6 155.9 156.9 155.2 155.5 67 50 28 21 26 15 17 14 148.4 135.4 174.7 166.4 151.8 98.9 188.4 166.4 136.8 141.5 189.0 175.7 158.9 95.5 185.7 166.4 142.3 139.1 199.3 174.5 161.8 96.8 184.4 166.3 144.5 139.9 205.9 175.3 164.8 102.5 186.1 164.4 151.2 135.8 202.9 173.5 169.1 102.5 186.4 164.5 152.5 126.5 199.2 175.1 172.5 99.2 182.6 164.2 36 8 21 68 108 130 138.5 142.7 166.4 158.0 148.5 155.0 128.2 132.3 175.7 156.9 142.8 156.7 128.5 127.6 174.5 157.0 144.2 160.2 127.4 126.7 175.3 159.6 145.5 164.4 132.4 128.6 173.5 160.8 148.2 164.6 98 74 4 8 1 8 8 12 11 2 10 2 2 6 153.6 146.0 197.0 149.0 98.8 142.7 216.1 140.0 136.0 159.5 143.1 133.9 206.5 171.5 153.0 148.1 212.0 139.4 96.0 132.3 180.8 136.2 148.9 185.2 126.8 160.9 206.5 156.9 152.4 148.6 225.3 139.3 96.0 127.6 179.4 132.0 154.3 216.1 131.8 138.7 206.5 159.7 154.7 150.6 226.3 139.1 100.0 126.7 179.7 129.2 166.3 233.2 135.4 122.0 206.5 158.7 154.2 149.6 223.7 142.3 100.0 128.6 187.3 132.0 155.6 238.9 151.4 108.2 206.5 162.0 July, 1923 Aver age, 1923 A ug., 1923 Sept., 1923 Oct., 1923 153.5 153.5 154.6 153.1 153.3 153.5 153.0 150.4 126.9 201.2 179.8 174.4 98.2 182.3 163.9 146.8 126.1 198.6 178.6 171.8 95.4 182.8 1C5.4 147.2 127.9 196.2 177.7 170.3 94.1 183.2 165.7 148.0 133.0 196.7 177.9 168.2 94.6 182.8 165.7 141.6 135.1 197.8 178.2 167.4 93.8 184.1 164.5 138.2 137.6 204.1 178.5 167.5 95.4 182.5 163.8 135.2 141.6 207.1 176.4 168.7 95.1 182.5 162.2 144.2 134.1 200.9 176.8 168.0 99.0 183.8 164.8 132.4 138.0 175.1 158.6 148.0 159.7 128.3 135.7 179.8 158.7 147.3 158.3 123.9 130.1 178.6 158.0 144.4 157.6 128.8 130.5 177.7 157.6 144.2 156.6 128.8 122.1 177.9 157.1 145.2 158.8 123.0 125.5 178.2 157.1 143.1 157.9 125.3 130.6 178.5 156.4 142.9 156.4 127.0 130.1 176.4 156.8 142.7 156.4 127.6 129.9 176.8 157.9 142.8 159.1 148.7 144.3 223.7 142.3 100.0 138.0 209.3 129.2 130.7 243.5 163.3 104.5 206.5 160.4 148.6 144.1 222.3 136.2 100.0 135.8 209.4 136.8 127.1 243.5 170.0 98.1 206.5 159.1 148.2 143.4 222.3 136.2 100.0 131.7 216.4 136.8 128.5 238.9 164.3 92.2 206.5 160.7 148.9 144.9 222.5 136.2 100.0 130.5 204.8 135.4 133.5 216.1 188.4 101.0 206.5 160.7 152.1 150.9 223.9 136.2 96.0 122.1 217.3 134.8 142.6 230.9 196.6 126.0 206.5 160.8 152.5 150.1 224.6 130.1 96.0 125.5 197.1 131.6 149.7 243.5 171.2 134.4 206.5 161.8 151.9 149.7 228.7 126.9 96.0 130.6 189.7 126.8 148.2 229.8 158.7 171.8 206.5 167.0 153.0 152.1 229.1 123.6 96.0 130.1 165.8 121.9 154.4 234.4 165.4 203.0 206.5 160.9 151.3 147.6 223.7 135.7 98.0 129.9 187.2 131.9 145.1 229.5 157.7 130.1 206.5 160.7 N ov., 1923 Dec., 1923 CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO CHIEF COMPONENT MA TERIAL I. II. III. IV . V. V I. V II. V III. Vegetables, products (grains, fruits, e tc.)___ Animals and their products........................... . Fibers, textiles, ana textile products............. W ood, wood products, and paper.................. Iron and its products....................................... Nonferrous metals and their products........... Nonmetallic minerals and their products___ Chemicals and allied products....................... CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO ORIGIN I. II. III. IV . Farm (Canadian products)............................... M arine......................................... ...................... Forest.................................................................. Mineral................................................................ All raw (or partly manufactured)........__......... A ll manufactured (fully or chiefly)................... CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO PURPOSE I . Consumers’ goods (Groups A and B ).................. (A ) Food, beverages, and tobacco.................. Beverages............................................... Breadstuff............................................... Chocolate............................................... Fish......................................................... Fruits...................................................... Meats, poultry, and lard...................... M ilk and milk products........................ Sugar, refined......................................... Vegetables.............................................. Miscellaneous. 251 N o. of com mo dities APPENDIX G.-----WHOLESALE PRICES IN OTHER COUNTRIES co N U M B E R S O F W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S I N Commodities N o. of com mo dities Aver age, 1922 Jan., 1923 24 163.1 11 161.9 163.6 Feb., 1923 M ar., 1923 159.3 157.3 C A N A D A , JAN U AR Y TO D E C E M B E R , 1923— C on clu d e d Oct., 1923 N ov., 1923 Dec., 1923 153.9 153.7 155.6 154.5 154.2 155.9 161.0 151.7 229.1 274.2 150.5 145.6 184.7 216.0 159.9 151.7 229.1 274.2 150.4 145.3 185.0 216.0 159.9 154.2 228.2 303.5 152.8 143.5 186.4 216.0 159.9 152.8 228.2 274.7 151.6 142.5 185.2 216.0 158.3 152.8 228.2 274.7 151.6 141.0 185.3 216.0 163.0 153.7 226.4 301.8 152.3 145.0 186.1 213.8 184.7 179.8 141.5 167.9 167.5 195.0 166.7 135.5 204.4 304.8 95.3 118.8 155.5 103.4 127.6 147.3 184.7 188.9 141.1 166.7 166.4 196.7 164.8 135.3 204.3 264.3 95.4 118.2 155.5 101.4 186.0 192.6 139.0 167.0 167.0 192.5 164.8 132.7 205.4 273.9 94.2. 117.2 155.5 95.8 114.2 153.8 184.4 199.5 137.9 167.3 167.4 192.5 164.9 131.3 212.4 264.3 184.4 203.6 136.2 166.3 165.8 189.1 165.7 129.5 215.8 245.0 85.0 118.4 153.9 89.2 107.1 150.0 185.6 194.3 140.6 167.0 166.3 198.0 166.0 134.7 208.8 288.0 98.9 119.5 156.0 Aug., 1923 154.3 154.3 165.7 150.5 229.1 317.1 149.0 151.7 184.5 216.0 166.3 150.5 229.1 317.3 149.0 150.2 184.3 216.0 164.8 151.0 229.1 302.9 149.6 147.4 184.4 216.0 183.8 197.1 148.2 167.4 165.7 209.1 168.1 143.9 206.1 324.1 103.3 123.3 156.5 113.1 134.8 161.2 183.8 192.3 146.5 168.4 170.6 205.7 168.1 141.1 209.0 314.4 98.7 123.7 155.3 184.2 185.7 143.4 169.4 168.9 200.9 168.1 137.6 206.5 300.0 95.9 120.3 154.5 105.3 124.4 155.1 M ay, 1923 June, 1923 159.9 159.9 154.2 164.5 157.6 219.6 325.3 156.2 143.6 188.3 209.6 164.5 165.4 155.0 - 158.1 219.6 219.6 318.6 317.3 153.6 156.8 146.7 149.0 187.0 188.8 209.6 209.6 165.4 158.2 229.1 322.1 156.8 151.7 188.8 209.6 187.9 193.9 138.8 163.8 163.2 189.6 163.2 133.2 194.4 273.9 186.5 197.1 142.4 164.7 163.9 193.8 164.0 137.4 206.9 293.2 109.6 116.6 157.8 100.3 127.6 155.0 188.2 199.5 147.8 166.4 163.9 215.9 168.1 143.6 Aver age, 1923 Sept., 1923 July, 1923 April, 1923 252 W E IG H T E D IN D E X CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO PURPOSE— C o n c lu d e d 13 3 3 7 148 16 4 8 4 132 32 14 4 14 100 21 2 6 27 7 4 9 24 220.6 381.0 161.9 146.8 189.0 199.6 189.2 180.8 142.2 162.2 160.3 177.4 165.7 137.7 177.7 305.9 102.9 113.1 162.4 112.0 138.6 151.4 110.6 114.4 158.4 100.3 124.4 147.8 188.2 199.5 144.8 166.4 165.9 195.8 165.0 139.9 214.4 273.9 106.4 121.7 157.7 100.1 129.4 157.8 210.8 324.1 107.0 123.4 157.7 103.9 138.1 160.4 110.0 131.9 155.5 121.8 154.1 88.6 117.4 153.9 89.8 112.6 152.3 101.0 125.0 154.3 WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1928 1. Consumers’ goods (Groups A and B )—Concld. (B ) Other consumers’ goods............................. Clothing (boots, shoes, rubbers, ho siery, and underwear).......................... Household equipment............................. Furniture.............................................. Glassware and pottery......................... Miscellaneous....................................... II. Producers’ goods (Groups C and D )................... (C ) Producers’ equipment................................ Tools......................................................... Light, heat and power equipment, and supplies................................................. Miscellaneous........................................... (D ) Producers’ materials................................... Building and construction m aterials.__ Lum ber............................................. Painters’ materials............................ Miscellaneous.................................... Manufacturers’ materials........................ For textile and clothing industries. For fur industry............................... For leather industry......................... For metal-working industries......... For chemical-using industries......... , For meat-packing industries........... For milling and other industries___ Miscellaneous producers’ materials. APPENDIX G.---- WHOLESALE PRICES IN OTHER COUNTRIES 253 CHINA The quarterly report on prices published by the Treasury Depart ment’s Bureau of Markets, Shanghai, China, contains index numbers computed from the prices of 117 articles, divided into eight groups, viz, cereals, other food products, textiles, metals, fuels, building materials, industrial materials, and miscellaneous. The following table has been compiled from the before-mentioned publication: I N D E X N U M B E R S OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S IN S H A N G H A I, C H IN A , J A N U A R Y T O D E C E M B E R , 1923 [Source: The Shanghai Market Prices Report. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Markets] [Base: February, 1913=100] Group Cereals____________________ Other food products_______ Textiles___________________ M etals_____________ _____ _ Fuels____________ _______ Building materials________ Industrial materials............. Miscellaneous_____________ Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. 148.5 146.6 157.0 142.6 188.9 161.7 192.8 131.2 153. 5 150. 2 160. 6 153. 0 184. 5 164. 7 197. 3 133. 6 149.2 156.2 155.7 162.5 178.5 166.1 199.3 136.5 150.0 156.3 154.1 160.4 177.0 168.4 189.7 135.1 154.1 159.8 154.9 162.4 169.5 162.3 177.7 134.3 152.8 154.4 155.9 155.8 168.1 160.9 170.8 132.8 153.7 152.6 155.8 157.8 167.7 159.1 172.5 126.0 150.9 148.5 153.8 156.8 164.2 162.4 162.9 132.4 153.2 150.3 154.8 166.9 165.2 165.7 173.0 131.7 Oct. N ov. Dec. 146.1 152.9 160.0 160.8 166.0 166.3 180.6 129.5 141.5 157.4 165.8 157.9 166.4 167.2 193.0 129.7 141.2 155.8 165.7 161.0 172.2 162.9 189.6 129.7 CZECHOSLOVAKIA The course of wholesale prices in Czechoslovakia in 1923 is shown by the index numbers in the following table, published by the Office of Statistics of the Czechoslovak Republic. The prices relate to the first of each month and 67 commodities are included. I N D E X N U M B E R S OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S IN C ZE C H O S L O V A K IA , J A N U A R Y TO D E C E M B E R , 1923 [Source: Cenove Zpravy, N r. 12, 1923] [Prices in July, 1914=100] Number of com m odities____ 12 9 15 36 8 7 16 31 67 M onth Vege table foods Ani mal foods Other foods All foods Metals and coal Tex tiles Other ma terials All ma terials All com modi ties 1113 1138 1088 1082 1053 1005 998 987 981 976 965 956 1130 1157 1144 1141 1120 1098 1077 1065 1066 1086 1069 1081 1923 January___ ______ _________ February. ...................... ...... M arch........................................ A p r il.._____ ______ ________ M a y .______________________ June___________ ________ ___ July-------------- ---------------------A ugust_____________________ September____ _ ___________ October ___________________ N ovem ber............................... . D ecem ber__________________ 743 776 806 789 794 761 781 771 734 727 735 763 965 939 904 927 957 928 928 918 992 1016 994 1008 973 975 1039 1061 1075 1037 917 911 891 912 912 943 894 900 927 937 952 918 874 866 864 876 874 899 1150 1154 1182 1181 1163 1156 1146 1151 1147 1159 1091 1096 1145 1204 1227 1227 1224 1245 1179 1142 1166 1252 1281 1352 1003 1019 1028 1031 1030 1001 968 958 957 973 964 984 DENMARK The Finanstidende, a financial and commercial journal published at Copenhagen, publishes index numbers of wholesale prices of 33 commodities, divided into two groups—foodstuffs and industrial materials. Prices in the period from July 1, 1912, to June 30, 1914, form the basis for the comparisons. First of month prices are used. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 254 I N D E X N U M B E R S OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S IN D E N M A R K [Source: Finanstidende] [Base: Prices July 1, 1912, to June 30, 1914=100] Food stuffs (10) Year and month Indus com trial ma All modities terials (33) (23) January, 1915___________ _____ January, 1916___________ _____ January, 1917_________________ January, 1918_________________ January, 1919_________________ January, 1920___ _____ _______ January, 1921______ __________ January, 1922_________________ December, 1922......................... 125 135 166 197 226 285 319 175 181 140 158 230 337 333 374 356 180 183 134 149 206 284 292 340 341 178 182 1923 January______ ____ __________ February_____________________ M arch_______________________ A p ril_________ _______________ M a y _________________________ June__________________________ July___ ____ _________________ A u g u s t ...:____ ______________ September....................... ............ O ctob er.____ ___________ _____ N ovem ber____________________ Decem ber______________ _____ 179 184 190 191 197 195 205 212 200 203 200 205 183 197 204 207 209 206 209 204 203 206 211 213 181 192 199 200 204 202 207 207 202 205 207 210 FINLAND The Central Bureau of Statistics of Finland computes index numbers of wholesale prices which includes 135 commodities divided into eight groups, viz, animal foodstuffs (17 commodities), vegetable foodstuffs (24 commodities), hides and leather goods (7 commodities), lumber products (26 commodities), paper and pulp (9 commodities), textiles (12 commodities), iron and steel (14 commodities), and miscellaneous (26 commodities). Monthly prices are expressed as percentages of prices in the corresponding month of 1913 and are not weighted by commodity quantities in computing the group index numbers. I N D E X N U M B E R S OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S IN F IN L A N D , J A N U A R Y TO D E C E M B E R , 1923 [Source: M on th ly Bulletin of Bank of Finland] [Base: Prices in corresponding month, 1913=100] M onth January____ _______________ February___________________ M arch_________ ___________ A p ril________ ____ _________ M a y _______________________ June________________________ July________________________ August ____________________ September____________ __ O ctober____________________ N ovem ber.____________ ____ Decem ber__________________ Animal food stuffs Vege table food stuffs Hides and leather goods Lum ber prod ucts Paper and pulp 982 991 935 893 896 867 835 896 998 983 971 1003 1247 1231 1225 1219 1212 1193 1169 1145 1157 1169 1165 1180 838 835 829 837 801 755 749 743 716 695 691 675 1359 1319 1283 1274 1293 1292 1283 1262 1255 1218 1198 1251 1031 999 974 968 959 957 951 952 925 890 885 890 Tex tiles 1350 1354 1343 1301 1292 1300 1302 1222 1223 1242 1279 1301 Iron and steel 1027 1034 1036 1045 1048 1057 1040 1032 1032 1030 1016 1016 M is All com cella modi neous ties 1039 1049 1047 1039 1032 1087 1081 1107 1095 1081 1071 1120 1134 1127 1108 1096 1093 1095 1080 1080 1089 1077 1070 1096 APPENDIX G.---- WHOLESALE PRICES IN OTHER- COUNTRIES 255 FRANCE The quarterly bulletin issued by the General Statistical Office of France contains in each number a table showing index numbers of wholesale prices since 1913.4 The following table has been compiled from various issues of that publication. I N D E X N U M B E R S OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S IN F R A N C E , J A N U A R Y T O D E C E M B E R , 1923 [Source: Bulletin de la Statistique generale et du Service d'observation des Prix] [Base: Prices in 1901-1910=100] Kind and number of com modities Jan. 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 (1 2 )............... 447.3 424.8 386.1 457.6 436.3 465.4 415.6 624.0 415.1 Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June 487.6 465.1 398.2 495.1 538.9 505. 7 478.2 646.5 451.3 490.2 459.2 400.1 487.6 520.7 515.0 510.9 632.7 458.6 479.4 454.5 386.0 486.7 527.3 499.3 467.8 619.6 457.4 469. 9 444. 8 372. 9 482. 3 513. 8 489. 9 452. 3 628. 0 442. 8 472.3 449.8 414.8 472.5 474.2 490.4 440.1 637.0 446.5 July Aug. 470.1 445.6 408.4 464.3 482.5 489.8 451.0 616.6 448.9 477.5 442.0 396.1 476.3 464.9 505.9 474.5 651.9 451.4 Sept. Oct. 489.7 472.1 409.7 498.5 544.5 503.7 462.2 651.0 454.2 486.1 456.8 416.7 493.7 463.3 509.5 473.1 668.6 451.2 N ov. Dec. 512.0 478.1 435.0 508.4 503.6 539.1 497.4 734.3 465.9 530.1 498.7 454.9 537.2 509.4 555.2 515.0 760.4 476.1 GERMANY Index numbers of wholesale prices for seven groups of commodities are compiled by the German Statistical Office, 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 according to the value of the commodities in each group consumed by the German people during the period 19081912 to form the general index, the latter being obtained by multi plying the several group indexes by their appropriate weights and dividing the sum of the products by the sum of the weights. The articles included in each group are as follows: Group I— Rye, wheat, barley, oats, and potatoes. Group II— Butter, lard, sugar, beef, veal, pork, haddock, and codfish. Group III— Hops, cocoa, coffee, tea, and pepper. Group IV— Ox and cow hides, calfskins, sole leather, and box calf leather. Group V— Cotton, cotton yarn, cre tonne, linen yarn, jute, and jute yarn. Group V I—Lead, copper, zinc, aluminum, refined nickel, and petroleum. Group V II— Pig iron, hard coal, and lignite. 4 For a full explanation of the index numbers compiled b y the General Statistical Office of France see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin N o. 284, pp. 206-209. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 256 The following table shows the index numbers for each month of 1923, computed from prices hr gold marks: I N D E X N U M B E R S OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S IN G E R M A N Y , J A N U A R Y T O D E C E M B E R , 1923 [Source: Wirtschaft und Statistik, herausgegeben vom Statistischen Reichsamt] [Prices in gold. I Month Grain and potatoes January.................... . F ebruary............ ......... M a rch ........ ............... A pril________________ M a y ________________ June____ ___________ July (com p u ted )___ August______________ September__________ O ctob er... _________ N ovem ber__________ December___________ 48.7 57.3 55.5 59.6 47.4 50.5 76.1 46.7 51.3 68.9 98.8 87.3 Base period, 1913=100] II Fats, sugar, meats, and fish III IV Colonial products, hops Hides and leather 61.7 72.3 86.7 82.4 67.5 63.0 74.4 85.6 110.1 128.1 207.6 159.2 107.3 114.0 103 2 101.6 100.1 97.0 94.3 104.9 118.5 178.8 183.1 190.3 V Textiles 119.8 113.5 112.4 112.7 108.8 113.6 121.1 115.8 146.0 160.2 154.6 143.9 124.3 166.6 177.0 166.4 151.3 149.2 135.0 137.9 163.3 162.1 169.6 178.9 VI Metals and petro leum 94.6 111.1 118.5 108.9 101.0 102.4 121.8 114.3 119.8 115.8 114.7 111.1 V II Coal and iron All com modities 65.0 84.0 96.8 89.5 71.9 74.0 88.8 85.8 101.7 117.9 139.0 126.2 66.1 109.6 158.2 125.5 . 88.8 95.3 101.5 138.6 170.4 182.8 160.3 156.7 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.5 In the following table the index numbers for 1923 are expressed as percentages of the averages for the year 1913: IN D E X NUM BERS OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S IN G R E A T D E C E M B E R , 1923 B R IT A IN , JA N U A R Y TO [Source: Board of Trade Journal and Commercial Gazette] [Base: Average for 1913=100] M onth Ce reals Meat and fish Other foods Total food Iron and steel Other metals and min erals C ot ton Other tex tiles M is cella neous Total not food AH com m odi ties January........ February___ M arch.......... A p ril............. M a y .............. J une.............. J u l y ............. A ugust.......... September__ October......... N ovem b er... Decem ber. __ 140.7 137.8 137.7 140.6 144.1 141.1 138.9 134.9 138.9 137.8 137.9 139.7 175.2 165.4 153.7 150.7 149.9 147.5 147. 5 151.9 159.3 153.7 158.1 158.1 156.1 156.8 159.9 159.6 153.6 168.3 175.1 172.2 178.7 187.6 182.5 181.4 156.8 153.1 150.5 150.5 149.4 152.6 153.9 153.0 159.0 159.5 159.4 159.7 134.0 140.4 152.4 160.4 156.9 152.6 148.0 144.5 142.8 142.7 145.0 149.2 138.3 142.0 152.2 154 6 151.6 146.6 139.3 137.8 137.7 137.1 138.5 141.2 194.5 197.4 200.4 200.6 193.2 197.4 188.2 184.2 197.7 203.0 232.0 242.1 175.5 176.7 175.5 175.1 174.2 169.0 166.3 164.8 168.2 167.8 167.3 173.1 166.8 164.6 164.3 165.0 165.4 164.8 160.7 160.0 159.4 157.7 158.3 156.4 157.2 160.0 165.8 168.6 165.9 163.3 157.8 155.6 157.3 157.3 161.9 165.3 157.0 157.6 160.3 162.0 159.9 159.5 156.5 154.7 158.0 158.1 161.1 163.4 Y ea r... 139.2 155.7 169.4 154.9 147.2 143.0 201.9 171.1 161.9 161.3 159.1 8 For a full explanation of the index numbers published b y the British Board of Trade see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin N o. 284, pp. 259-267. APPENDIX G.— WHOLESALE PRICES IN OTHER. COUNTRIES 257 INDIA Index numbers of wholesale prices are contained in the Labor Gazette, published monthly by the Labor Office, Government of Bombay, India. The prices are for Bombay and 44 articles are included. IN D E X N U M BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN BO M BAY, B Y GROUPS OF CO M M O D I TIE S, JAN U ARY TO D E C E M B E R , 1923 [Source: Labor Gazette, Bombay] [Base: Prices in July, 1914=100] Jan. Group Cereals................................. Pulses................................... S u g a r................................. Other food........................... All food.............................. Oil seeds.............................. Raw cotton....... ................. Cotton manufactures.......... Other textiles______ ______ Hides and skins................... Metals.................................. Other commodities............. Total nonfoods................... A ll commodities.................. 126 Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. 125 95 102 202 210 305 173 130 268 167 132 200 210 227 191 166 194 178 186 181 225 191 132 195 174 182 177 127 93 242 296 179 139 213 227 195 134 187 176 183 182 128 92 242 269 174 134 204 217 195 167 185 176 184 180 124 88 248 284 176 131 205 217 195 161 185 172 182 180 128 91 234 302 179 134 211 212 195 144 186 166 180 180 127 90 215 317 178 132 217 124 85 209 354 182 136 85 214 368 185 133 210 211 211 209 195 138 178 168 176 176 215 196 149 177 162 178 179 217 192 153 178 169 179 181 120 85 202 343 176 131 211 196 139 182 169 178 178 125 90 228 365 189 138 303 235 187 161 174 158 185 186 122 125 91 243 375 194 141 286 229 187 146 167 162 185 188 ITALY A series of wholesale price index numbers for Italy is calculated by Prof. Iticcardo Bachi.6 The results are published currently in LTtalia Economica, an annual review of commercial, industrial, agricultural, financial, and economic conditions, also in the Bollettino di Notizie Economiche, a monthly publication. The following table showing the index numbers, by groups of commodities, for the months of 1923 as computed on prices in 1920 as the base has been taken from the last-named source: IN D E X NUM BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN IT A L Y , JAN U ARY TO DECEM BER, 1923 [Source: Bollettino di Notizie Economiche] #».- [Base: Average prices in 1920=100]• Number of commodities Month January___________ February__________ March.......... - ......... April........................ M ay........................... June J u ly ......................... August...................... September................. October____________ November December................. 23 13 13 13 18 6 Vege Animal Chem Minerals Building table and Textiles mate foods icals foods metals rials 109.4 109.1 108.9 108.4 107.8 110.6 113.6 109.7 106.5 103.5 109.9 104.9 103.8 99.5 96.0 93.6 96.3 98.3 110.1 •69.3 69.8 70.3 69.6 69.7 68.8 68.0 113.4 109.7 109.0 67.6 68.4 67.2 66.7 111.2 66.0 110.1 80.8 83.0 83.7 83.0 81.6 84.6 84.5 84.8 89.0 8912 95.0 96.3 62.5 64.3 66.5 65.5 65.0 64.1 64.9 65.4 65.6 65.1 66.0 66.5 87.5 86.1 84.2 83.4 83.3 83.6 85.3 84.1 84.1 84.0 84.0 85.3 8 13 107 Other vege table prod ucts Other indus trial mate rials All com modi ties 127.4 129.9 128.6 128.1 122.4 109.4 101.0 102.0 101.5 101.2 102.2 101.9 98.8 92.3 92.4 94.2 92.0 93.1 96.9 97.2 96.3 97.9 96.2 97.0 92.1 93.2 94.0 94.2 92.9 91.1 90.7 90.8 91.2 90.2 91.5 92.4 • For an explanation of the index numbers compiled by Prof. Riccardo Bachi see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin No. 284, pp. 290-294. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 258 NETHERLANDS The monthly journal of the Central Statistical Bureau of Nether lands* contains index numbers of wholesale prices calculated on the year 1913 as the base.7 The following table has been taken from the Maandschrift for January 31, 1924: I N D E X N U M B E R S OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S IN T H E N E T H E R L A N D S , 1913 T O 1923 [Source: Maandschrift van het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek] [Base: Prices in 1913=100] General index number (48 com m odi ties) Year 1913__________ 1914__________ 1915................... 1916____ ______ 1917__________ 1918__________ 1919__________ 1920__________ 1921__________ 1922__________ 1923__________ Food stuffs (28 com modi ties) 100 109 146 226 276 373 304 292 182 160 151 General index number (48 com m odi ties) Year and month 100 112 148 235 258 281 296 252 187 160 143 1922 January______ February. _ __ M arch_______ April_________ M a y _________ June_____ ___ July.................. August_______ September___ October______ N ovem ber___ December____ Food stuffs (28 com modi ties) 163 165 164 163 165 165 164 156 152 155 158 155 166 169 168 166 168 167 163 151 144 148 154 153 General index number (48 com m odi ties) Year and month 1923 January February M arch__ _ _ April______ M a y ____ _ J u n e.. _ July_____ August _ _ September___ O c to b e r__ _ N ovem ber___ December____ Food stuffs (28 com m odi ties) 157 155 156 156 149 149 145 142 145 148 153 154 154 151 149 146 138 137 135 132 136 142 148 152 NEW ZEALAND The Census and Statistics Office of New Zealand compiles each month index numbers of wholesale prices for 8 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 Monthly Abstract of Sta tistics, Wellington: IN D E X NUM BERS OF W H O L E S A L E P R IC E S IN N E W D E C E M B E R , 1923. ZE A LAN D , JAN U A RY TO [Source: M onthly Abstract of Statistics] [Base: Average annual aggregate expenditure, four chief centers, 1909-1913=100.] M onth January___________________ February___________________ M arch_____ ________________ A p ril_______________________ M a y ________ ______________ June_______ ____________ ___ J u l y . ...______ _______ _____ August ..................................... Septem ber_________________ October_____________ ______ N ovem ber................................ December ............................... Agri cul tural prod uce Flour, bran, pol lard, oat meal W ool, hides, tallow, butter, cheese Gen eral mer chan dise, crock ery 1381 1422 1373 1374 1525 1614 1602 1606 1703 1639 1564 1511 1563 1562 1570 1573 1578 1580 1576 1561 1559 1561 1579 1561 1493 1553 1585 1558 1448 1424 1418 1382 1416 1452 - 1508 1553 1759 1763 1786 1810 1802 1796 1772 1768 1765 1775 1785 1800 Build ing Leather mate rials 2106 2120 2123 2124 2123 2119 2112 2111 2102 2098 2097 2091 1724 1692 1705 1677 1685 1677 1701 1698 1676 1670 1637 1625 Chem icals and ma nures 1440 1417 1397 1393 1378 1380 1370 1371 1361 1354 1346 1310 Coal 1948 1945 1944 1944 1944 1944 1945 1946 1945 1945 1904 1886 All com m od ities 1762 1785 1794 1798 1813 1826 1814 1808 1824 1814 1803 1793 7 For an explanation of the index numbers of the Central Bureau of Statistics of the Netherlands see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bui. No. 284, pp. 308-9. 8 For an explanation of the index numbers published b y the Census and Statistics Office of N ew Zealand see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bui. N o. 284, pp. 309-315. APPENDIX G.— WHOLESALE PRICES IN OTHER COUNTRIES 259 NORWAY The Central Bureau of Statistics of Norway has recently pub lished index numbers of wholesale prices for the months of 1923 based on average prices in 1913 as 100. The commodities are classified in 11 groups, viz, vegetable foodstuffs; animal foodstuffs; feed and fertilizers; fuel and mineral oils; iron and other metals; brick, cement, and glass; lumber; paper and wood pulp; textiles; hides, leather, and shoes; and miscellaneous. The index numbers are weighted and include 95 articles, with 174 price series. IN D E X N U M BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES D E C E M B E R , 1923 IN N O R W A Y, JAN U ARY TO [Source: Statistiske Meddelelser, N r. 2, 1924] [Base: Average prices in 1913=100] Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay Juno Group 307 265 294 276 197 238 214 208 207 213 240 295 265 296 275 197 240 222 227 Vegetable foodstuffs............ Animal foodstuffs................ Feed and fertilizers............. Fuel and mineral oil........... Iron and other metals......... Brick, cement, and g la ss... Lumber................................ Paper and wood pulp......... Textiles................................ Hides, leather, and sh oes... Miscellaneous...................... 201 211 307 265 292 276 198 234 General index............ 223 202 212 200 195 205 208 202 189 217 204 July Aug. Sept. Oct 224 241 297 265 300 275 198 248 225 205 219 227 249 297 265 306 276 199 255 226 206 232 215 245 291 265 306 278 199 253 223 204 240 217 238 294 265 310 278 229 232 232 210 223 212 217 214 256 226 215 241 294 265 311 278 204 253 241 294 265 310 278 208 253 231 233 232 202 222 212 N ov. Dec. 237 232 235 238 249 295 269 298 292 222 221 215 231 215 243 294 265 309 279 226 235 233 251 294 269 299 292 211 212 210 261 263 262 235 243 247 SOUTH AFRICA 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 Monthly Bulletin of Union Statistics. IN D E X N UM BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN TH E UNION OF SOUTH A FR IC A , 1923 [Source: M onthly Bulletin of Union Statistics] [Base: Index number for 1910=1,000 in each case]* Group January April July October Year M etals...................................... Jute, leather, hides, and skins. Grains, meal, etc..................... Dairy produce......................... Groceries.................................. M eat.................. .................... Building materials.................. Chemicals................................ Fuel and light.......................... Soft goods................................ Miscellaneous.......................... 1537 1468 1439 1099 1286 1428 1509 1132 1285 2295 1722 1583 1481 1352 1195 1282 1263 1487 1092 1262 2310 1686 1586 1519 1236 1356 1357 1280 1470 1061 1250 2306 1764 1565 1505 1294 1590 1341 1315 1443 1043 1192 2228 1754 1568 1493 1330 1310 1317 1322 1477 1082 1247 2285 1732 All groups...................... 1470 1420 1395 1410 1424 * For an explanation of the index numbers compiled by the Office of Census and Statistics of the Union of South Africa see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bui. N o. 284, pp. 328-332. WHOLESALE PRICES, 1890 TO 1923 260 SPAIN Index numbers of wholesale prices in Spain are compiled by the Institute of Geography and Statistics of that country (Direccidn General del Instituto GeogrAfico y Estadistico) and are published in the official Boletfn de Estadistica of the Ministry of Labor, Com merce, and Industry. The index numbers are constructed from lices of 74 articles, divided into two main sections (food and inustrial materials) and eight groups. S IN D E X N U M BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN SPAIN , JAN U ARY TO D E C E M B E R , 1923 [Source: Boletln de Estadistica] [Base period: 1913=100] Month Ani mal food Vege table food Other food, etc. Fuel, etc. (11) (16) (9) (8) January.................................. February................................ M arch..................................... A pril....................................... M ay........................................ June........................................ July......................................... August.................................... September.............................. O ctober. ................................ November.............................. December......... .................... 192 191 187 194 179 172 179 188 204 Year 1922................................ Tex Build Chem tiles Metals ing icals, and mate etc. leather rials (6) 155 152 153 155 154 152 152 154 157 157 158 161 166 167 167 174 175 172 167 166 164 162 164 165 166 165 175 172 172 185 184 187 208 208 161 161 165 166 165 160 155 155 155 152 152 156 197 165 162 178 200 (10) (8) (6) 229 232 231 229 229 232 232 232 198 204 209 149 151 151 156 155 160 158 158 160 161 156 157 149 152 201 All com modi ties (74) 216 216 218 143 144 144 147 147 146 146 146 146 149 155 155 170 170 171 174 171 170 170 171 174 171 173 176 242 159 176 222 SWEDEN The Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium) of Sweden compiles a monthly index number of wholesale prices, using as the base average prices for the year 1913. The number of commodities included is 174, weighted according to their relative importance in the country’s commerce. IN D E X NUM BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN DECEM BER, 1923 SW EDEN, JANUARY TO [Source: Kommersiella Meddelanden] [Base: Average prices in 1913=100] Month January........................................ February...................................... M arch........................................... April............................................. May..................................... June.............................................. July............................................... August.......................................... September.................................... October......................................... November.................................... December..................................... Vege table food stuffs 147 148 148 150 150 149 147 144 141 140 137 138 Animal food stuffs 159 155 153 148 148 145 142 146 157 157 162 158 Forage and feed 139 145 148 148 144 140 137 142 128 128 133 138 Fertil izers 157 157 157 157 157 157 153 153 153 153 153 153 Fuel and light ing 146 160 179 173 165 154 152 151 152 150 150 148 Metals 137 137 149 162 162 162 162 154 152 149 146 142 Lime, cement, brick, glass 192 191 195 191 190 192 184 186 179 178 176 177 APPENDIX G.— WHOLESALE PRICES IN OTHER COUNTRIES IN D E X N U M BERS OF W H OLESALE PRICES IN SW EDEN , D E C E M B E R , 1923—Concluded Woodenware M onth January______________________ February.......................... .......... M arch______________ _____ ___ April_________________________ M a y .____ ______ _____ ________ June_________ _______________ July._____ ___________________ August.................... ........... .......... September......... .......................... October........................................ N ovem ber. .................................. December....... ............... ............ Paper and wood pulp 187 192 192 180 182 186 187 187 187 187 184 183 175 171 170 200 202 205 209 212 212 208 195 192 Hides, leather and shoes Tex tiles 213 213 214 214 Rubber goods 132 132 131 130 129 127 127 127 128 127 127 127 212 213 211 211 211 211 214 216 261 JAN U ARY TO Chem icals A ll com modities 203 203 203 203 203 203 203 203 203 203 203 203 188 191 203 210 207 200 194 189 190 191 191 191 163 165 168 168 166 164 162 162 162 161 160 160 SWITZERLAND The course of wholesale prices in Switzerland is shown by a series of index numbers constructed by Dr. Jacob Lorenz, of Zurich, and published b y him in Die Kurve, Basle. The index number includes 71 commodities, divided into three groups, viz, consumers7 goods (33 commodities), industrial products (26 commodities), and mate rials necessary to agriculture (12 commodities). IN D E X NUM BERS OF W HOLESALE PRICES IN SW ITZERLAN D, JAN U ARY TO DECEM BER, 1923 [Source: Die Kurve] [July, 1914=100] M onth Consumers’ goods Industrial products Materials necessary to agriculture A ll com modities January_______________ February_____________ M arch________________ A p ril.............................. M ay__________________ June__________________ July................................. August.................. ......... September____________ October_______________ N ovem ber..__________ December_____________ 175.6 174.3 173.1 177.0 178.7 177.0 177.4 176.1 175.0 179.1 182.0 182.3 179.5 180.1 193.1 205.9 207.0 199.7 198.0 192.9 189.6 204.3 200.9 205.6 162.4 168.4 180.6 172.4 169.2 155.4 150.8 139.4 136.2 140.8 141.6 136.6 174.7 175.3 181.0 185.9 186.6 181.0 179.8 175.3 173.4 181.1 181.6 182.5 ' IN D E X A Articles. (See -Commodities; see also Prices, wholesale, of specified commodities.) Page Australia, wholesale prices in.................................................................................................................... 249 Average wholesale prices of individual commodities, each year, 1890 to 1923, and each month, 1922 and 1923.......................................................................... ---.................................................................... 30-197 B Belgium, wholesale prices in .................................................................................................................. 249,250 Boston, wholesale prices, 1801-1825........................................................................................................ 236-244 Building materials: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1923........................................................................................ 146-167 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number of................................................................. 5,6 Importance of, relative, as measured by estimated wholesale values in exchange, 1923................. 213 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1923......................................... 9 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, b y months, 1914 to 1923................................ 17,19 Index numbers of, by subgroups. .................................................................................................. 225-227 Table of weights used in computing revised index numbers of............................................. 204,205,233 C Canada, wholesale prices in ................................................................................................................... 250-252 Change of weights, effect of.................................................................................................................... 230-234 Chemicals and drugs: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1923........................................................................................ 168-180 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number of................................................................. 5,6 Importance of, relative, as measured by estimated wholesale values in exchange, 1923..... ........213,214 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1923.......... 9 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, by months, 1914 to 1923.............................. 17,19 Index numbers of, by subgroups. .................................................................................................. 225-227 Table of weights used in computing index num bers of.................................................................... 205 China, wholesale prices in......................................................................................................................... 253 Cloths and clothing: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1923......................................................................................... 94-119 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number of................................................................. 5,6 Importance of, relative, as measured by estimated wholesale values in exchange, 1923.............. 210,211 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1923.................................................... 8 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, by months, 1914 to 1923................................ 16,18 Index numbers of, by subgroups. .................................................................................................. 219-224 Table of weights used in computing revised index numbers of................................... ................ 202,203 Commodities: Average prices, number of commodities showing changes in, 1922 to 1923...................................... 7 Average prices of individual commodities, each year, 1890 to 1923, and each month, 1922 and 1923.. 30-197 Grouping and weights used in computing index numbers, changes in............................................ 2,3 Identical, in raw and manufactured state, index numbers of, 1890 to 1923...................................... 24,25 Identical, in raw and manufactured state, index numbers of, by months, 1914 to 1923................. 26-28 Importance of, relative, as measured by estim ated wholesale values in exchange, 1923.............. 207-215 Index numbers of, by groups and subgroups................................................................................. 219-229 Index numbers of all commodities, by y ears, 1890 to 1923, and by months, 1914 to 1923 ............ 9,17-19 Quotations, series of, carried in present report, and sources of......................................................... 5 Quotations, series of, classified as to frequency................................................................................. 6 Czechoslovakia, wholesale prices in......................................................................................................... 253 D Denmark, wholesale prices in................................................................................................................ 253,254 E Exchange, estimated wholesale values in, relative importance of commodities as measured by, in 1923....................................................................................................................................................... 207-215 Explanation of tables showing prices.................................................................................................5,6,30,31 263 264 INDEX F Farm products: Page Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1923.................................................................................................... 32-63 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number o f_____________________________ ________ . 5, 6 Importance of, relative, as measured b y estimated wholesale values in exchange, 1923________ 207,208 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1923_____ ______________ ____ ______ 8 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, b y months, 1914 to 1923_______ ___________ 16,18 Index numbers of, b y subgroups________________________________________ ______________ _____219-221 Table of weights used in computing revised index numbers o f__________________ ____ ________ 199, 200 Finland, wholesale prices in ____ ________ ________________ ______ _____ _________ _______ __________ 254 F oods: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1923...... .................................................... ........... ........._............ . 64-94 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number o f ............ ........................ ................................ 5,6 Importance of, relative, as measured b y estimated wholesale values in exchange, 1923....... ......... 208-210 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1923__________ 8 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, b y months, 1914 to 1923...................... ............ 16,18 Index numbers of, b y subgroups_________________________________________ ________________ 219,221 Table of weights used in com puting revised index numbers of............................................. .......... 200-202 France, wholesale prices in__............. ....................... .......... ............................................................................. 255 Fuel and lighting: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1922............................. .................................................................. 120-127 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number o f___ _______ ___________________ ________ 5,6 Importance of, relative, as measured b y estimated wholesale values in exchange, 1923...............211,212 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1923_______ 8 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, b y months, 1914 to 1923______ _____________16,18 Index numbers of, b y subgroups.................................................................................. ........................ 222, 224 Table of weights used in computing revised index numbers o f......................................................... . 203 G Germany, wholesale prices in .................................................................................... .................................. . 255, 256 Great Britain, wholesale prices in ...... .............. ......................................................................................... ....... 256 Grouping of commodities, changes in............................................................................................................ . 2 H House-furnishing goods: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1923............. .................................................................. ............. 180-188 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number of_______ ____ __________________ ________ 5,6 Importance of, relative, as measured b y estimated wholesale values in exchange, 1923________ 214,215 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1923__________________ ____ ______9 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, b y months, 1914 to 1923.................................. 17,19 Index numbers of, b y subgroups_________________________ _________________ ______________ 227,229 Table of weights used in computing revised index numbers o f___________ ________ ________ ____ 206 I Importance, relative, of commodities as measured b y estimated wholesale values in exchange, 1923. 207-215 Index numbers of wholesale prices: Australia......... .......... .............................. ......................................... ....................... ..................................... . 249 B elgium ........ ................................................. ................... ................................................ ...................... 249,250 Canada............... ............................... ..................... ............................................ .............................. ....... 250-252 China............................................................................. ........................ ............ ............................................. 253 253 Czechoslovakia........... ........................................................................................................................... . Denm ark................................................................. ................... ............................ ............. ........ ............ 253,254 Finland...................... —................................................ ......................................................... ......................... 254 France..................... - ................................................ ................................ ..................................................... 255 Germ any........................................... .............................1---------- ------- ---------------- ---------- ------- ------- 255,256 Great Britain. ................................. ....................................... ............................. ......................................... 256 India.................................................................................. ............................................................ ............. . 257 257 Italy............................... ................................................- ---------------------------------- --------------------------Netherlands............................................................... ........... ................................................... .......... ......... 258 N ew Zealand.................. ........................................................................ ............. .................... .................. 258 N orw ay................................. ........................................................................................................ .................. 259 South Africa..................................... ................... .......... ........... .......... ........................................................ 259 Spain____________________________ _______ ____________ _____ _______________________ __________ 260 S w e d e n ...-------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------------- 260,261 Switzerland................. .......... ........................................................... ............................................................ 261 U nited States— C om m od ity groups, 1890 to 1923----------- ---------------- ------------------------ -------------------- ---------------8, 9 C om m odity groups, b y months, 1900 to 1912____ ____________ ____________________ ____ _ 216-218 C om m odity groups, b y months, 1914 to 1923.................................................................................... 16-19 INDEX 265 Index numbers of wholesale prices—Continued. United States—Continued. Page Effect of change of weights on, January, 1913, to April, 1922.................................................. 230-234 Identical commodities in raw and manufactured state, 1890 to 1923....................................... 24,25 Identical commodities in raw and manufactured state, by months, 1914 to 1923.................... 26-28 Method of computation of_____________________________ ______________________________ 3-5 Table of weights used in computing........................................................................................ 199-206 India, wholesale prices in .................. 257 Italy, wholesale prices in............................................................................................................................ 257 M Manufactured and raw commodities, index numbers of, 1890 to 1923.................................................... 24,25 Manufactured and raw commodities, index numbers of, by months, 1914 to 1923................................ 26-28 Markets and series of quotations carried.................................................................................................. 5,6 Metals and metal products: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1923......................................................................................... 128-146 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number of.................................................................. 5,6 Importance of, relative, as measured by estimated wholesale values in exchange, 1923................. 212 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1923 ................................ 8 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, b y months, 1914 to 1923................................ 16,18 Index numbers of, by subgroups..................................................................................................... 222-224 Table of weights used in computing revised index numbers of........................................................ 204 Miscellaneous commodities group: Average and relative prices, 1890 to 1923......................................................................................... 188-197 Commodities, or series of quotations carried, number of.................................................................. 5,6 Importance of, relative, as measured by estimated wholesale values in exchange, 1923................. 215 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, 1890 to 1923 ................................ 9 Index numbers and per cent of increase or decrease, by months, 1914 to 1923................................ 17,19 Index numbers of, b y subgroups..................................................................................................... 227,229 Table of weights used in computing revised index numbers of........................................................ 206 N Netherlands, wholesale prices in............................................................................................................... 258 New York, wholesale prices, 1825-1840.................................................................................................. 244-248 New Zealand, wholesale prices in.............................................................................................................. 258 Norway, wholesale prices in....................................................................................................................... 259 P Price quotations, sources of....................................................................................................................... 5 Prices of commodities in 1923.................................................................................................................... 6-8 Prices, wholesale, in other countries...................................................................................................... 249-261 Prices, wholesale, in the JJnited States, 1801-1840........................................ ....................................... 235,236 Prices, wholesale, of specified commodities: Acid, acetic....................................................................................................................................... 168,169 Acid, carbolic (phenol).....................................................................................................................178,179 Acid, citric.......................................................................................................................................... 176,177 Add, muriatic.................................................................................................................................... 168,169 Acid, nitric........................................................................................................................................168,169 Acid, phosphate..................................................................................................................................174,175 Add, stearic........................................................................................................................................ 168,169 Acid, sulphuric......................................................................................................................... 168,169 A dd, tartaric................................................................ =...................................................................178,179 Alcohol, denatured........................................................................................................................... 168,169 Alcohol, grain....................................................................................................................................178,179 Alcohol, wood, refined..................................................................................................................... 168,169 Alum................................................................................................................................................. 168,169 Aluminum...........................................................................................................................................142,143 Aluminum sulphate............... ......................................................................................................... 170,171 170,171 Ammonia, anhydrous....................................... Ammonia, sulphate of— ..................................................................................................................176,177 Apples, evaporated................................................................................................................................82,83 Apples, fresh.......................................................................................................................................... 84,85 Arsenious oxide...................................................................................................................................170,171 Augers................................................................................................................................................. 128,129 Bananas........................................................................... 84,85 Bar iron...............................................................................................................................................132,133 Barley.....................................................................................................................................................32,33 Bars, reinforcing............................................................................................................................... 132,133 INDEX 266 Prices, wholesale, of specified com m odities—Continued. Page Barytes....................... 162,163 Beans__________ 46,47 Bedroom sets____________________________________________________ ____ _______________ ______182,183 Beds, com bination____________________________________________________________________ 180,181 Beef, fresh_________________ _____ ___________________________ ______ _ ____________ ______ 40,41,64,65 Beef, salt— ____ ______________________________________________ 66,67 Blankets, cotton__________ 184,185 184,185 Blankets, w ool_______________________________________________________________________ Bleaching powder_________ _______ ________________________________________________ _______170,171 Bone, ground____________________________________________________________ ___________________176,177 Boots and shoes (men’s, wom en’s, misses’ , youths’ , children’s)........................................................ 94-101 Borax, crystals____________________ _______ ________________ _______________________ _________170,171 Bran-------------------------------------------------188,189 Bread, loaf________________________________________________________________________ 38,39,74,75 Brick, com m on___ ____________________________________________________: _______________ _____156,157 Brick, fa c e ..____________ _______________________________________________ ____________________156,157 Brimstone. Sulphur, crude.) Buffets________________________________________________ 182,183 194,195 Burlap----------- -------------B utter______________ 56,57,68-73 B u tts________ 128,129 Calcium chloride_______ 170,171 C alfskins___________________________________ _________________________________________________ 52,53 Calico----------------100,101 Canned goods. Corn; Peaches; Peas; Pineapples; Salmon; Tom atoes.) C a r p e ts ...__________ ___________________ ______________________1..................... ...................... .......184,185 Carvers, knives and forks_____________________________________ ____ ________________________ 186,187 Cattle, steers___________________ ______________ ________________ _______________ _________ 36,37,40,41 Cement, Portland......................... 158,159 Chairs__________________________________________________________ 180-183 56,57,72,73 Cheese_______________ Chifforettes____ ____________________ ________ _____________________ ______ _________________ 180,181 Chisels___ ______ 128,129 Clover seed_____ _______ 46,47 Coal, anthracite--------- -----------118-123 Coal, bituminous_________________ 120-125 Cocoa beans.............. ..................................................... ....................... ............. ...................................... 76, 77 C oconut oil, crude------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------- ------- 92,93 Codfish______________ 76,77 Coffee__________________________________________ 76,77 Coke_______________________________________________ _______________________: __________ ______122-125 Copal gum _______________________________ 162,163 Copper, ingot______________________________________________ __________________ _____ 140,141,144,145 Copper, sheet----------- ---------------------------------- ------- -------------- --------------------------- ------------ 140,141,144,145 Copper sulphate (blue vitriol)________________________________________________ ______________170,171 Copper wire________ ___________________ _______________________________ ____ _______ 140,141,144,145 Copperas_____________________________________________ 170,171 76,77 Copra_______________ Corn_____________________________________________________ 32-35 Corn, canned__________ 88,89 Corn oil, crude--------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 92, 93 C ornstarch_________ _____ _________________________________________ ________________ __________88, 89 C otton_______________________________ 46-49 C otton flannels------------------------------------ ------------------------- ------------------- --------------------------- ---------102,103 Cotton goods_____________________________________________________ 100-109 Cottonseed___ ______ 46,47 Cottonseed m eal________________ _________ ________ __________ ______________ ____ __________188,189 Cottonseed o il_________ ________ _________ __________________________ ________ ________________92,93 Crackers_______ ____________________________________ __________ ___________________ _________- - 76,77 Cream of tartar_______________________________________________________________ 178,179 Crushed stone____________________________________________ 158,159 Currants______________ ____ ___________________________________ a----------------------------------------- 82,83 Cutlery, table______________________________________________________________ 186,187 D avenports______ _____________________________________________________________________ _____182,183 Denim s_______________________________________________ __________ ________________ — .......... - 102,103 D o o r k n o b s ............................................................ .......................... - ............ - ............ - .......................... 128,129 (See (See INDEX 267 Prices, wholesale, of specified com m odities—Continued. Page D oors............. ....................................... .......... ........... ................. .............................................................. 158,159 Douglas fir______________________________________________________________________________ 146,147,153 Dressers______________________________ _____________________________________________________ 180,181 D rillings ______ ________________________________ ____ ________________________________ _____102,103 Earthenware (plates, teacups, and saucers)___________________ ______ __________________ _____188,189 Eggs____________________________________________________________________________________ 46,47,50, 51 178,179 Epsom salts____________ Ferromanganese____________________________________________ 132,133 Files_____ _______ 128,129 Fish. Codfish; Herring; Mackerel; Salmon.) Flannels, cotton___________ _______________ _______________________ ____ ______ _____________ 102,103 Flannels, w ool__________________________________ ____________________ ____ _________________ 110, 111 Flaxseed______________ 50,51 Flour, rye_______ ____ ________ ________ ______________ ____ ____________ _____ ________________78, 79 Flour, wheat______________________________________ ________ ._ __________________________ 38,39, 78-81 Forks and knives, table___________ _____ ______________________________________ _____________186,187 Form aldehyde_____________________ ____________________ _______ . . . ____ _ ___________________172,173 Fruit, canned (peaches, pineapples)______________ _____ _______________________ ________. _____ 82, 83 Fruit, evaporated (apples, currants, prunes, raisins)_____ _______________ ____ _________________82,83 Fruit, fresh (apples, bananas, lemons, oranges)_______________ _____________ __________________ 84, 85 F u e lo il.------------124,125 Furniture_______ 180-185 Gasoline, m otor_____ ______ 126,127 Ginghams________ _____ _________________ _____ ___________________ ________ ___________ ____102,103 Glass, plate_____________ ____ ____ ____ _________ ____ ______________ ____________ __________162-165 Glassware (nappies, pitchers, t u m b l e r s ) .______ _____ _____________________ _______________ 186,187 Glass, w indow ___ ________ _______________________ ____ ________ _______ _________ __________162-165 Glucose_____ ____ _____________ _______ ____________________ ____ _________ ____ ___________ 84,85 Glycerin, refined_____ ______________________________________________________________________ 178,179 Goatskins______ _____ ____________ _____ ______ ________________ ____________ _________________52,53 Grain. Barley; Corn; Oats; R ye; W heat.) Gravel____ _________________ 160,161 Gum, copal________________________ 162,163 Gum, sap_____________________ ____ _____________ _______ _________ _____ _____________ _____146,147 Hammers________________________________________ ____ ___________________ _____ _______ ____128,129 Hams, smoked__________ __________ ______ __________ _______ ______________ _____ ______ 42,43,66,67 Hay, alfalfa............................. ................................................._*__________ _______________ ______ ____52,53 Hay, clover, mixed____________________________________ _______ _____ _____ _____ _________ ____52,53 Hay, tim othy_________ __________________ __________________________________ _________ ________52,53 H em lock_____ _____ 146,147,152,153 Hemp, manila________________ ____ ______ _________________________________________________ 194,195 Herring------------------------------------------------------------76,77 Hides____ ______________ 40,41,52-55 Hogs_______ 36,37,42,43 Hom iny grits___ _______________ _________ _______ ________ ___________ ____ _______________ 84,85 H ops__________________ 54,55 Hosiery, cotton____ ________________ ______ _____ ________________ _____ _________________ 104,105 Hosiery, silk_________________________________ 118,119 Hydrogen, peroxide of___________________________________________ ___________ ____ __________174,175 Iron ore_____ _____________ ____ _____________________ ______ _____________________ __________130,131 Iron, p ig_________ 130-185 Jute— ____ _________ 194,195 K i p s ............................... 52,53 Knives and forks, table__________________ ___________________________ ______ ________________182,183 Lamb, dressed________________ 66,67 Lambs_________ 44,45 Lard______ ______ 84,85 Lath, pine_________ _______ ______________ ______ _________________ __________ _____________ 154,155 Lath, spruce_________ 154,155 Lead, carbonate of (white lea d)________ _____ ____________________ __________________________166,167 Lead, p ig______ ________________________ 144,145 Lead pipe____ ______ 144,145 Leather._________ 190-193 Lemons________________________________________________________________________________________ 84,85 160,161 Lime, com m on.......................... (See (See 98654°— 25f------18 268 INDEX Prices, wholesale, of specified commodities—Continued. Page Lime, hydrated...................................... 160,161 Linseed meal—....... .......... 188,189 Linseed oil_............................... 162,163 Livestock (for food). ( See Cattle; Hogs; Sheep.) 130,131 Locks............................. Lubricating oil............ ..................................... ........... ............................................... ..................194,195 Lum ber...___________________ 146-157 Mackerel, salt_________________ 78,79 Maple...................................................... .................... ......... ............................................. ..........148,149 Matches............................................ ............ ............ „........................ .................... ..................... 126,127 Meal, corn_______ ______ _________ ____ _____ ____ _________ _______ ________ _______ 34,35,86,87 Meal, cottonseed________ _____ ________________________ ____________ ________ ____ _____ 188,189 Meal, linseed........ ...... ................................ ..................................................... ..............................188,189 M eats..____________ 64-69 Milk, condensed_____ ____ __________________________ ______________________ ________ ____ 74,75 Milk, evaporated............ ........... ............................. ............ .................... ........................ ...............74,75 Milk, fresh____________ ________ _____ _______________ ______________________ _____ _______ 54-57 Mill feed, middlings.................................... ........... ................ .................................... ............... 188,189 Molasses...................... .............................. ................................................................ ........... ............ 86,87 104-107 Muslin, bleached------------------------Muslin, unbleached------------------ ------------ ------------- ------------------------ -------- ------- ------------ 106,107 Mutton, dressed_____________ 66,67 Nails, wire.___________ 132-135 Nappies, glass__________ _________ _________________ _____ _________________ ______ ______ 186,187 Oak............................................................. ......................................................... .........................148,149 Oatmeal......................................... .......... .............. ........................................................................86,87 O a ts ...________________ 32,33 Oil, fu e l....______________ ____ ______ _____ _______ ________ ________________ ____________124,125 Oil, lubricating......................................... ......... ............................. ...... ......... .............................194,195 Oleomargarine.................................... .............................. ............................... ...... ...................... 86,87 Oleo oil............................. .................... ............................................................................................ 86,87 Olive o il................. ...................... ....................... .............................................................................92,93 Onions.................................................. .................. ................ ............ ...... .......................................58,59 Opium.............................. ........................................................... ................................................... 178,179 Oranges................................................. 84,85 Overcoatings_______ _______ ________________ ____________________________ ____________ 110, 111 Pails___________ _____________ ______ ........................................... - ........... ............................. 186,187 Palm kernel oil, crude..................................................... ................................ ............................... 172,173 Paper, newsprint____ ___________________ ____ __________________________ ______________ 194,195 Paper, wrapping................................ .......... ........................................ .........; . . . .........................194,195 Peaches, canned________ ___________ ____ __________________ _____________________________ 82,83 Peanut oil, crude____________ ________ ____________ _______ ____________________ ___________92,93 Peanuts____________ 58,59 Peas, canned....... ......... ................. .............................. ............................... ..................................... 92,93 Pepper, black.................. ................................ .............................. ................. ................................ 86,87 Percale............................................................ ........... ............ .......................... .......................... 106,107 Peroxide of hydrogen...................................... ............................. ................................................... 178,179 Petroleum, crude............................... ........... ................................ ................................................126,127 Petroleum, refined..........................................................................................................................126,127 Phenol (carbolic acid)________________________ ___________ _________ ____________________ 178,179 Phosphate rock.......................... ......... .............. ........................................................................... 176,177 Pig iron_______ 130-135 Pig lead____ _______ ____ ______ _________________________ _______ _____ ________________ 144,145 Pig tin............................ 144,145 Pineapples, canned................................ ............ ............................. ................................................. 82,83 Pine, white..........................................................................................................................................150,151 Pine, yellow.................. 150-153 Pipe, cast-iron..................................................................................................................................136,137 Pitchers, glass.................................................................................................... .............................186,187 Planes............................................................................................................................................... 136,137 Plates, white granite.......................................................................................................................... 188,189 Poplar..................................................................................................................................................154,155 Pork, cured....... ....................... 66,67 Pork, fresh....... .......... 66,67 Potash, caustic................................................................. .................... ........................... ............ 172,173 Potash, muriate of...... ........................ ............ ............ ............ ...................................... ............. 176,177 INDEX 269 Prices, wholesale, of specified commodities—C ontin ued . Page Potatoes, sweet. .................................................. ............................................................................ ............58,59 Potatoes, w h ite_______ _________ ______ ____ ______________ ___________ __________ _____ ______58,59 Poultry, dressed____________ ______________ __________________________ _________ _____ ________68,69 Poultry, live fow ls____ _____ _____ _______ _____ _______ ______ ___________ ______ ____________44,45 Print cloths________ _____________________________ _____ ____ ______ ________ _____ __________106,107 Prunes___________________ ______ ____ _______ ____________________ _____ _____ ________ _______82,83 P u t t y .................................................................................... .............................. ......................... ........... 166,167 Quicksilver_______ _________________ ______ ______________________ _____ _______ _______ ___ 144,145 Quinine___________ 180,181 Raisins____________________________ _________ ________________ ______ ____ _________ __________82,83 Refrigerators....................................... ....................... .......... ...................................... .............................. 184,185 R ice_________ ____ ______ ____ ______ ______ ______________ ____ ______ _________ __________ _ 58,59 Roofing, prepared_______ _____ ____________ ______ _____ ______ ______ _________ ___________ 166,167 Rope, m anila_______ _____________________________ _____ ____________ ________________ ______194,195 R osin__________________ _________ ________ _____ ______________________ ____ _______________ 166,167 Rubber, Para, island_____ ________ ________ _____ _____ __________________ _________________ 196,197 R ye ____________ 32,33 R ye flour__ ________________ 78,79 Salmon, canned____ ____ ___________ ____ __________________ ______________________ __________ 78,79 Sal soda (carbonate of soda)____ _____ _________ ______ _____________________________________ 168,169 Salt________ 88,89 Salt cake____ _____________________________________________________________________ 172,173 Saltpeter, Chile (nitrate of soda)_____________________ _______ __________ _____ _____________ 172,173 Sand, building______ _____________________________________________ 160,161 Saws------ -------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------- ------------- ---------------- 136,137 Sheep_____ _______ __________________ _____________________ _____ _________ _________ _________44,45 Sheeting, bleached_______ ________________ ______ ________________________ __________________186,187 Sheeting, brown................ ............. ............ ............................ ...................................................... 48,49,106,107 Shellac..................................... 166,167 Shingles, cypress.................................. ..................... ............. ......................... ......................................154,155 Shingles, red cedar........................................................ 153,156,157 Shoes (men’s, women’s, misses’ , youths’ , children’s )...........................................................................94-101 Shovels...........................................f ................. ............................................................................................ 136,137 Sides, cured............................................. 42,43 Silk, raw........................................................................ .................... ......................................................116-119 Silk, s p u n .......................... ............ ............ ........................................... .................................................. 118,119 Silver, bar...................................... ................. ....... ...................... ...........................................................144,145 Sisal, Mexican................... ............ .............................................. ............. ...................................•_........ 196,197 Skelp........................................................ ........... - .........— .......... ..................... .......... ..........................136,137 Slate, roofing..___________ 160,161 Soap, laundry....................................................................................................................... .................... 196,197 Soda ash.......................................................... ............. ......................................................... .................... 172,173 Soda, bicarbonate o f . . ................... ............................ ............ ................................................................. 172,173 Soda, carbonate of (sal soda)........................ .............. ......................................... ................................. 172,173 Soda, caustic_______ _______________ ________________________________ ____ ___ ______________ 174,175 Soda, nitrate of (Chile saltpeter).......................... ............................. ....................................................176,177 Soda, silicate o f___ _______________ ______________________________________ _________ ________ 174,175 Soya-bean oil, cru d e.......................................................... ....................................... ..................................92,93 Spelter (zinc)___ ______ __________ ________________________________________ ____ ____________146,147 Spiegeleisen............................................................... .................................... ........................................... 132,133 Spruce.________________________ 154,155 Starch, co r n .._____________ ________ ______ ___________________ ____________ __________________ 88,89 Starch, 1aundry............................... ............... ..... ............ ........... ................................. ...........................196,197 Steel bars, merchant_____ _________ _____________________ ____ _____ _______________________ 138,139 Steel billets____________________________________________________ ____ ___________ ___________ 134-137 Steel p la te s ..______________________________ _____ _______ _______ _________ ________________ 138,139 Steel rails__________________________________ ________ ________________________ ______________ 138,139 Steel sheets..................... ............. ............................................................................................................. 138,139 Steel, structural-............................................................................. ........................................ .................138,139 Sugar, centrifugal________ 88-92 Sugar, granulated__________________________ 88-92 Suitings............................. ............................. ....................................................... ............ ............ 62,63,110, 111 Sulphur, crude_________ _______________________ ______ ______________________ _____ ________ 174,175 Tables, dining______ _____ ___________________________ ____ __________________ ____ ________ 182,183 Tables, kitchen_________ _____ _________ ____ ________________ _________ ____ ____ ____ _____184,185 Tables, library.............................. ............................................... ......................................... ................... 182,183 Tallow, ed ib le................................ 88,89 Tallow, inedible_____ ________________________________ _____ __________ ____________________ 174,175 270 INDEX Prices, wholesale, of specified commodities—Continued. Page Tankage, slaughterhouse............... ............................................................................................................176,177 T a r........ I................................ ................................................ ..................................................................... 166,167 T ea ____________________ 88,89 Teacups and saucers____ _______________________ __________ ________________________________ 188,189 Thread, cotton.................................... ............................................ ............................................ .............. 108,109 Thread, linen, shoe______________________________ ______________ ___________________________ 116,117 T ick in g s....................................... ............. ............................ .......... ............................ ............ ................188,189 Tile, hollow, building...... .............. .................................................................. ........................ .......... . 160,161 Tin, pig____________________ ______________ __________ __________ ___________________________ 144,145 T in p la te ________________________ __________________ _________________________ _____ ________142,143 Tin, roofing (terneplate)__________ _____ ___________________________________________________ 138,139 Tobacco, Burley, leaf______________________________________________________________ 60,61 Tobacco, p lu g._________ __________________ _________________________________________________ 196,197 Tobacco, smoking___________ 196,197 Tomatoes, canned— ______ ____________________ ____ _________________________________________ 92,93 Trouserings____ _______________________ ______________________________________________ ______112,113 Trowels___________ _____________________ _______ _____________ _________ ____________________142,143 T ubs— ___________ 188,189 Tumblers, glass _____ ___________________________________ ______ __________________________ 186,187 Turpentine, spirits o f____________________________________ _____ ______________________ - _____166,167 Underwear, cotton ____ _______________________ ____ ______________________________ _________108,109 Underwear, w oolen______ _____ ^_________________________ ______ ___________________________112,113 V e a l - - ............................................ 68,69 Vegetables, canned (corn, peas, tomatoes)_____ ________________________ ____ ____________ 88,89,92,93 Vegetables, fresh (onions, potatoes).............. ................___............................ .......... ............ ....................58,59 Vinegar, cider_____ _________________________ 94,95 Vises..................................................................... .......................................... ............ .......... ............... — _ 142,143 Vitriol, blue (copper sulphate)_________________ ________________ ___________________________ 170,171 W heat_____ ___________________ 32,33,36-39 Wheat flour____________________ ________ __________________________ _____ _____________________38,39 W hite lead (carbonate of lea d )______ ________________________ __________ ______ _____________166,167 W ire, fence—_____________ _____________________ _____________ _____ ___________ _____________142,143 W om en’s dress goods__________________________________________—___________________________ 112-115 W ood pulp______ _________________________________________ 194,195 W ood screws..................................................................................___................... ....................................142,143 W oolen goods________________________________________________________________________ 110-117 60-63 W ool, Ohio, scoured fleece______________________ Worsted yarns............................ ........................ .......... ............................................................... 62,63,116,117 Yarns, cotton _______ ____________ ________ ________ __________ _____________________ 48,49,108,109 Yarns, worsted— _______ ________ _______________ ________________ __________________________116,117 Zinc chloride_______________________________________________________________________ _________174,175 Zinc, oxide of (zinc w hite)____ __________ ______________ ____________________ ____ ________166,167 Zinc, sheet________ ____________ _____ ____________________________ _____________ ____________146,147 146,147 Zinc, slab___________________________________ Q Quotations, series of, carried in present report________ _______ ___ _______ _________________________ 5,6 R R aw and manufactured state, identical commodities in, index numbers of, 1890 to 1923 ....................... 24,25 Raw and manufactured state, identical commodities in, index numbers of, b y months, 1914 to 1923._ 26-28 S Sources of price quotations____ _______________ ___ ___________________________________________ 5 South Africa, wholesale prices in_____________ _____ __________________ ____ ____________ ____ 259 Spain, wholesale prices in _________ ______ _____________________________ _____________________ 260 Sweden, wholesale prices in_______________________ _________________ ______________________ 260,261 Switzerland, wholesale prices in______________________________________________________________ 261 U United States, wholesale prices in, 1801-1840_________ ____ __________________________________ 235,236 V Values in exchange, relative importance of commodities, 1923________ ____ ____________ _______ 207-215 W Weights, table of, used in computing revised index numbers_______________________ _____ ____ 199-206 Wholesale price reports of Bureau of Labor Statistics, history of________________________________ 1,2 Wholesale prices, Boston, 1801-1825........ .......................................... ....................................... ........... 236-244 Wholesale prices, New York, 1825-1840........................................ ___----- ------------- ----------------------- 244-248 O