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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W . N. DOAK, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
CHARLES E. BALDWIN, Acting Commissioner
B U L L E T IN O F T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S !
BU R EAU OF LA B O R S T A T IS T IC S /
WHOLESALE
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JANUARY, 1933
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Contents
Page
Movement of wholesale prices in 1931______________________________
Index numbers of specified groups of commodities, January, 1926, to
December, 1931---------- ------------------------------------------------------------Trend of wholesale prices, 1801 to 1931-------------------------------------------Purchasing power of the dollar, 1913 to 1931________________________
Average wholesale prices of commodities, 1931_______________________
Wholesale prices of commodities, 1926 to 1930_______________________
Quantities used as weighting factors and estimated values in exchange__
A p p e n d i x .—Wholesale prices, 1720 to 1899, inclusive, by G. F. Warren
and F. A. Pearson_____________________________________ _____ 111
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BULLETIN OF THE
U . S. B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S
NO. 572
WASHINGTON
January, 1933
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
Detailed information on wholesale prices in the United States for
the year 1931, and a summary of the principal data for earlier years,
are given in this bulletin. Persons desiring the detailed information
prior to 1931 are referred to previous bulletins of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.1 Explanation of the method used in procuring
the price data for inclusion in the bureau’s reports, and also the
method followed in computing the index numbers for the various
groups of commodities, will be found in Bulletin No. 493 (pp. 2-6 ).
In 1931 the index number of wholesale commodity prices, as
compiled and issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was expanded
and revised to include 784 price series, instead of 550. The revision
was extended back to and including January, 1926. The added price
series were almost entirely for fully manufactured articles. The 10
major groups— farm products, foods, etc.— were retained, but a
rearrangement of commodities within these groups was made in
several instances as well as the addition of several subgroups. The
former base period— the average price for the year 1926— was retained.
In compiling the index numbers the individual items were weighted
according to the importance of each article in the country’s markets.
The weighting factors for 1930 and 1931 were based on the census
of manufactures data as compiled by the Bureau of the Census for the
years 1925 and 1927, and, in cases where the census of manufactures
data, were not available, other official or dependable private sources
were used. Beginning with January, 1932, weighting factors based
upon the census years 1927 and 1929 were employed. However, in
the case of farm products and for agricultural commodities included
in the foods group, the 3-year average 1927-1929 was used in deter
mining the weighting factors.
Movement of Wholesale Prices in 1931
A marked decline in the general level of wholesale prices took
place in 1931. Except for a slight steadying during the summer, the
trend was steadily downward throughout the entire year, the net
decrease in the 12 months being 12% per cent. The average for the
year 1931 was 15% per cent below the average for the year 1930.
i Bulletins Nos. 27, 39, 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 320, 335, 367, 390,
415,440, 473,493, and 521. Current information on wholesale prices is published monthly by the bureau in
pamphlet form.
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WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
Radical price declines in grains, and in livestock and poultry,
occurred during the year. Other farm products, including cotton
and wool, also declined sharply. The decrease for the group as a
whole within the year was 24 per cent, while the level of the group
for the year was 26K per cent below the average of the preceding
year.
Foods declined steadily in price from January to June, reacting
somewhat during July and August, and again declining during the
latter months of the year. The December average for food as a
whole was 17 per cent below the average for December, 1930, while
the level for the year was 18 per cent below the level of the year
1930:
Prices of hides and leather products fluctuated during the year
until August, after which time a decided slump occurred, with the
result that the December price was more than 10 per cent below the
average for January. Textile products, including cotton, silk and
rayon, and woolen and worsted goods, moved steadily downward
throughout the entire year. When compared with the average for
the year 1926, many of these commodities had decreased more than
50 per cent.
Fuel and lighting materials moved downward the first half of the
rear 1931, reacting strongly toward the latter part of the year,
eaving average prices in December practically 7 per cent below the
level for January. Crude and refined petroleum showed radical
price decreases during the first few months, with sharp increases
toward the end of the year. The fluctuations in the group of metals
and metal products resulted in only a 5% per cent net decrease for
December when compared with January. Prices of all building
materials, as well as chemicals and drugs and house-furnishing
goods, moved downward during the year. In the group of miscel
laneous commodities, including crude rubber and automobile tires,
cattle feed, and paper and pulp, prices moved steadily downward
until September after which time they rose slightly.
In all of the 10 major groups of commodities, average prices in
1931 were below those of 1930, the decreases ranging from 8 per cent
for metals and metal products to practically 26K per cent in the case
of farm products.
In Table 1 index numbers for the subgroups and groups of com
modities are shown by years and months for the period from January,
1926, to December, 1931, inclusive. The index numbers are derived
from price quotations of 784 commodities and are based on the aver
age prices for the year 1926 as 100. Detailed average prices for 1931
are given in Table 5.
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MOVEMENT OF PRICES IN 1931
T a b le
3
1.—Index numbers of wholesale prices, by groups and subgroups of commodities, and by months, from January, 1926>to December, 1981
[1928-100.0]
Farm products
Year and month
Grains
1926
Average for year.
January_____
February___
March______
April----------M ay..............
June..............
July..
September.
October___
November..
December1927
Average for year.
January.........
February____
March______
April_______
M ay________
June________
July------------August______
September__
October......... .
November___
December___
1928
Average for year..
January_____
February____
M arch......... .
April________
M ay...............
June________
July................
August.......... .
September___
October..........
November___
December___
100.0
112.6
108.2
101.8
102.9
100.3
97.6
100.7
95.7
95.3
97.4
93.6
96.9
100.9
95.9
95.3
93.0
93.2
104.3
109.7
107.0
108.3
102.9
99.2
99.6
102.0
107.3
104.7
108.4
113.6
121.6
127.0
119.9
111.3
95.2
97.5
96.6
94.6
94.3
Live Other
fflT T p
stock
and
prod
poultry ucts
100.0
98.8
100.4
99.8
98.6
103.8
106.7
102.2
98.3
103.7
102.2
93.3
93.5
98.5
99.4
100.6
101.2
93.9
90.6
95.3
98.2
104.9
105.5
100.8
97.9
105.4
100.2
100.1
96.3
102.3
103.9
104.7
112.1
116.7
124.0
106.4
100.6
99.1
1929
Average for year.
January.........
February___
March______
April_______
M ay..............
June..............
July...............
August..........
September
October.........
November.
December___
98.8
94.3
88.2
91.0
102.2
99.3
99.1
94.9
97.5
106.6
98.8
93.7
94.6
1930
Average for year..
January.........
February____
March...........
April.............
M ay..............
June..............
July...............
August______
September__
October.........
November___
December___
78.3
93.8
89.0
83.5
84.1
82.1
78.7
74.1
80.4
77.0
72.1
64.0
64.0
89.2
100.5
101.3
99.6
96.9
93.2
88.5
81.8
84.6
88.0
82.4
77.7
76.3
97.4
98.3
102.0
101.6
106.1
102.1
101.8
111.0
114.7
110.0
111.0
114.9
112.8
Foods
An
ta n
prod
ucts
100.0 100.0
111.6 107.4
Butter, Cereal Fruits
and
prod vege
Meats
and
ucts
milk
tables
100.0
98.0
95.3
97.1
97.7
95.1
96.2
95.2
105.1
101.7
102.8
102.4
100.9
98.6
97.2
99.3
97.9
94.7
94.9
102.3
101.6
99.6
97.2
96.0
95.4
95.5
97.3
101.1
102.9
104.4
107.3
99.2
95.4
92.6
90.2
89.8
95.1
95.9
95.9
103.0
107.6
106.7
108.3
109.7
99.4
96.5
95.4
94.2
94.3
96.3
96.5
97.6
102.3
105.9
105.0
104.3
104.4
105.8
110.7
106.1
105.0
106.4
107.9
103.4
104.9
104.2
102.3
103.7
104.7
110.0
106.6
111.3
109.2
107.5
101.8
101.7
102.3
104.5
106.8
108.3
109.0
108.1
108.2
107.3
103.0
105.6
102.2
91.1
103.9
98.9
95.2
99.0
96.5
92.7
86.9
86.7
86.3
86.1
85.4
78.1
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
106.8
105.1
103.5
100.7
99.7
97.2
96.0
97.1
95.8
95.1
107.7
106.3
105.7
116.4
108.3
103.3
92.0
87.6
92.9
98.1
94.9
92.2
105.3
107.0
106.0
105.1
98.9
97.6
97.8
98.7
105.5
107.1
108.2
109.8
94.4
94.5
94.4
93.6
93.3
96.6
97.4
96.6
95.6
93.1
92.7
92.4
92.6
96.7
95.8
94.8
90.3
92.3
104.3
104.8
95.9
97.9
93.1
94.0
99.8
96.7
105.9
106.1
104.5
103.5
107.6
109.8
106.7
108.5
106.9
108.8
103.4
101.6
103.6
105.5
108.0
106.3
104.0
100.9
99.9
99.6
103.1
107.0
109.1
107.8
109.3
109.8
93.6
93.7
93.6
94.7
99.0
100.3
98.0
94.6
90.6
90.5
90.2
89.0
104.9
105.9
105.4
107.2
104.9
102.2
103.3
107.6
107.5
106.6
104.0
105.6
108.8
109.7
101.1
mo
105.9
104.2
105.2
103.2
104.1
106.2
106.0
103.5
101.9
101.6
88.3
95.5
97.2
97.1
98.3
99.0
92.3
90.2
91.8
97.7
99.3
98.5
95.6
89.2
101.0
98.0
94.7
95.8
93.0
88.9
83.1
84.9
85.3
82.5
79.3
75.2
Other
foods
102.6
100.2
100.3
97.8
98.0
99.3
100.2
102.3
101.4
99.9
101.6
101.3
99.0
98.4
100.4
97.5
94.6
95.9
99.1
100.3
100.1
99.4
102.1
102.2
105.2
106.2
An
foods
100.0
102.6
100.6
99.3
100.5
100.1
100.5
98.7
97.5
99.8
100.7
100.4
100.6
100.9
99.6
98.0
103.4
98.0
95.3
94.7
94.6
94.2
94.1
94.4
99.7
102.3
103.7
102.5
88.6
105.7
105.7
104.7
100.3
96.1
94.5
93.3
87.8
85.9
85.5
107.0
99.7
97.8
94.7
99.2
103.2
104.0
112.7
119.3
126.5
116.4
108.7
102.3
97.6
103.2
96.1
96.7
96.9
98.7
97.9
97.0
96.4
98.1
95.7
97.0
96.9
88.0
89.0
89.6
87.3
86.3
84.4
85.1
91.2
90.3
89.6
88.2
87.5
87.9
97.8
87.4
85.0
83.3
84.8
89.2
97.4
105.8
109.5
109.3
108.4
106.0
107.4
109.1
105.7
102.3
108.5
111.5
111.5
111.5
116.7
116.0
113.1
106.7
102.5
103.2
93.9
95.5
96.4
92.7
90.2
90.8
90.3
93.0
94.7
96.1
97.3
95.8
94.6
99.9
98.9
98.1
98.3
98.0
98.0
99.1
102.9
103.5
103.3
101.4
98.9
98.7
81.5
87.6
96.6
103.9
103.1
102.3
109.6
109.4
109.0
95.2
98.4
106.2
105.1
104.2
103.2
101.3
99.9
91.8
93.1
99.2
96.7
91.4
89.2
80.9
91.0
87.4
82.6
82.5
79.7
78.1
77.4
78.1
77.6
79.2
81.5
77.0
90.5
97.3
95.8
94.3
94.9
92.2
90.8
86.1
84.9
84.6
84.0
82.8
80.6
79.9
78.6
77.7
75.7
75.9
96.5
98.8
102.2
88.6
91.0
90.6
82.9
75.4
92.7
89.4
89.6
89.9
90.9
89.8
88.6
90.5
90.3
92.2
100.0
96.7
97.1
96.1
94.7
94.9
95.3
94.8
94.3
94.5
96.6
100.0
101.4
100.7
101.0
100.9
98.8
98.2
99.7
101.2
100.3
102.2
103.8
106.5
102.1
100.0
98.1
86.8
87.6
89.5
88.8
86.2
82.4
4
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
Index numbers of wholesale prices, by groups and subgroups of com
moditiest and by months, from January, 1926, to December, 1551— Continued
T a b l e 1 .—
[1926-100.0]
Farm products
Tear and month
Grains
1931
Average for year.-.
January______
February____
March_______
April________
M ay.................
June_________
July-------------August.............
September___
October.......... .
November____
December____
Live Other
stock
farm
and
prod
poultry ucts
63.9
75.2
69.6
70.7
70.3
64.1
61.9
63.0
67.0
61.0
57.6
55.7
51.7
53.0
62.4
60.4
59.3
59.5
59.6
56.0
49.0
44.8
44.2
44.3
51.3
47.0
69.2
75.3
73.6
74.2
73.4
71.5
70.8
71.3
67.3
65.4
64.2
63.1
61.2
Foods
ah
farm
prod
ucts
Butter, Cereal
prod
and
ucts
milk
64.8
73.1
70.1
70.6
70.1
67.1
65.4
64.9
63.5
60.5
58.8
58.7
55.7
81.8
83.7
83.0
83.5
80.6
78.1
78.8
80.6
82.2
84.6
86.1
80.7
79.8
73.1
75.7
75.5
74.5
74.3
74.6
74.3
71.5
70.9
70.3
70.6
73.1
72.2
Hides and leather products
Year and month
1926
Average for year-.
January_____
February____
March......... .
April________
M ay________
June________
July------------August.......... .
September—
October....... .
November—
December----1927
Average for year~
January-------February-----March---------April-----------M ay-----------June-----------July...............
August--------September—
October.........
November—
December----1928
Average for year..
January_____
February-----March...........
April-----------M ay.... .........
June________
July------------August______
September—
October_____
November—
December___
Boots
and
shoes
Hides
and
skins
Fruits
and
vege
tables
72.4
76.9
74.2
74.3
76.2
76.1
76.4
74.2
73.4
71.0
68.2
65.1
63.5
All
Other hides
Leath leather and
Cloth Cotton
er
prod leather
ing
goods
ucts
prod
ucts
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
95.8
106.2
103.2
103.3
99.1
99.2
99.4
99.4
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
98.8
100.9
100.3
100.3
98.7
98.6
98.6
98.1
99.4
96.2
93.7
91.8
102.6
120.3
105.5
101.5
102.3
108.2
114.2
123.8
133.5
131.3
128.4
128.0
131.6
136.4
109.2
99.6
99.7
102.8
107.7
100.9
95.8
97.5
96.4
98.1
95.9
95.9
95.6
95.6
95.6
95.7
95.2
95.2
95.0
97.1
90.1
90.7
91.1
90.9
92.9
94.5
95.6
148.6
151.4
158.7
157.3
167.3
164.5
155.0
155.8
140.6
141.9
129.9
130.0
131.0
126.3
123.8
129.3
129.3
129.8
130.2
127.3
128.5
128.5
126.2
124.2
118. S
119.3
101.0
103.0
103.3
105.6
105.6
106.3
107.1
109.9
108.4
109.2
109.5
110.4
110.5
110.8
110.8
110.8
110.8
110.4
108.9
108.4
100.2
100.2
103.3
107.6
113.5
114.3
115.4
116.5
117.1
122.4
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
101.0
102.9
106.3
105.5
106.7
106.8
108.2
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.1
108.3
108.3
108.6
108.6
108.1
108.1
Other
foods
75.4
88.4
83.6
82.0
79.9
74.4
71.3
73.4
76.0
73.6
71.1
67.7
63.2
74.5
71.1
71.4
69.9
67.9
68.5
70.6
69.6
68.5
69.7
68.0
67.2
All
foods
74.6
80.7
78.0
77.6
76.3
73.8
73.3
74.0
74.6
73.7
73.3
71.0
69.1
Textile products
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
100.5
112.8 101.8 100.4 103.3 102.5 107.5
104.1
101.8 100.4 101.5 102.5 106.6
100.5
101.8 100.4 100.2 100.2 104.9
100.5
98.0
101.4
100.4
100.4
91.6
100.2 103.5
98.7
100.4
100.4
100.2 101.0
99.6
94.8
99.0
100.4
100.2 98.6
99.2
100.3
94.6
98.8
97.5
100.2 98.1
98.6
99.6
99.8
99.0
100.2 99.0
98.7
99.6
100.5
99.6
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.9
Meats
100.1
100.4
101.7
103.6
107.1
111.4
111.5
112.5
112.7
113.9
116.5
121.4
120.7
123.8
123.7
126.3
125.8
123.3
123.8
120.6
120.4
117.2
115.3
115.4
93.2
95.2
95.2
93.3
93.6
93.6
93.6
93.1
93.3
92.7
91.8
91.5
9L4
100.1
106.8
106.2
104.3
102.6
100.4
101.3
100.1
99.7
99.6
100.7
100.5
101.5
100.7
99.2
99.9
100.5
100.9
Knit
goods
Other
textile
prod
ucts
Silt
and
rayon
100.0 100.0
107.0
102.0 105.3
102.0 102.1
102.0 101.5
101.7
99.5
100.0 98.4
100.0
99.7
99.5
99.4
99.4
97.5
94.6
98.5
97.9
98.6
98.8
97.1
98.4
91.9
92.5
92.2
92.2
92.0
92.0
91.0
89.8
91.6
92.6
92.6
92.5
91.8
98.2
98.7
96.8
96.7
97.7
95.7
96.3
97.2
99.4
87.1
89.3
90.4
90.2
91.9
90.4
90.5
87.2
85.0
85.0
83.5
80.9
81.1
102.3
90.1
90.4
90.2
90.2
90.2
90.2
90.2
90.2
90.2
89.9
89.9
89.9
89.9
100.1
99.8
98.8
100.3
95.4
97.1
96.1
95.3
95.1
94.5
95.1
96.7
96.4
95.0
94.8
94.7
94.3
111.4
110.5
104.6
99.0
98.4
100.4
97.5
96.9
99.4
96.9
93.9
91.1
83.7
83.0
84.3
84.8
86.0
85 0
81.6
80.2
80.5
83.1
85.6
84.9
85.0
5
MOVEMENT OF PRICES IN 1931
1 . —Index numbers of wholesale prices, by groups and subgroups of com
modities, and by months, from January,
to December,
— Continued
T a b le
[1926=100.0]
Textile products
Hides and leather products
Year and month
All
Other hides
Cloth Cotton
Leath leather and
ing
goods
prod leather
er
prod
ucts
ucts
Boots
and
shoes
Hides
and
skins
106.3
106.7
106.6
106.6
106.6
106.2
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
106.1
112.7
*124.1
106.4
107.9
108.2
104.7
110.9
114.5
117.2
121.3
117.9
109.3
107.4
113.2
120.5
117.1
101.3
108.3
107.7
107.4
105.3
104.2
102.9
100.5
100.3
100.3
97.7
91.0
104.2
99.0
95.8
95.8
96.8
99.0
94.0
91.2
94.2
83.6
75.1
69.4
93.7
95.1
95.0
94.9
94.8
94.8
94.6
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.1
92.5
89.2
60.2
64.4
57.7
62.1
62.0
62.6
65.5
72.7
69.1
58.6
50.0
49.0
48.8
86.2
1929
Average for year—
January.........—
February_____
March..............
April.................
M ay—..............
June.................
July..................
August.............
September.......
October............
November------December_____
1930
Average for year—
January............
February...........
March...........
April________
M ay....... ...........
June..............
July...............
August..........
SeptemberOctober.........
November—
December___
1931
Average for year----January.........
February___
March...........
April_______
M ay________
June________
July________
August______
September__
October...........—
November_____
December___
102.0
103.8
103.8
103.8
103.8
103.7
103.0
102.9
100.6
112.8
111.3
110.7
110.3
112.1
111.5
112.4
114.2
113.3
110.6
100.1
99.9
98.2
96.7
93.2
91.5
90.8
89.0
88.4
88.4
88.1
87.8
89.8
90.3
83.4
80.7
78.8
78.6
106.4
107.5
107.5
107.2
105.5
105.4
105.9
106.1
106.2
106.7
106.7
106.3
106.3
109.1
113.4
108.9
108.2
107.8
106.7
107.9
109.1
109.5
105.5
106.1
106.1
106.1
105.7
105.7
105.5
105.6
105.4
105.4
104.8
104.8
1018
100.0
105.1
103.9
103.2
102.7
102.6
102.4
101.4
102.3
86.1
102.0
102.0
101.6
101.4
101.4
101.4
101.4
101.1
101.1
101.1
99.7
110.6
110.3
108.3
107.3
100.8
99.0
99.2
96.6
94.2
91.4
88.7
86.9
87.6
87.5
87.6
88.0
89.4
88.7
85.0
82.5
81.6
79.8
Textile prod
ucts—Contd.
Year and month
1926
Average for year___________
January_______________
February______________
March____________ ____
April_________________
May__________________
June__________________
July__________________
August________________
September_____________
October_______________
November_____________
December........................
90.0
91.6
91.7
91.6
90.1
90.1
90.0
89.2
89.3
89.3
89.1
89.1
88.9
98.8
100.4
99.8
86.2
84.7
94.7
92.8
90.3
89.6
89.0
87.2
83.9
81.1
78.6
77.0
77.5
75.6
66.1
88.9
88.9
87.7
87.2
87.2
86.7
86.6
86.3
84.6
83.9
83.5
83.5
75.9
79.1
79.1
78.1
76.9
76.9
76.3
76.1
75.9
75.5
73.9
72.6
70.8
100.0
105.8
105.0
102.7
101.3
100.2
99.5
98.9
98.9
98.8
97.7
96.4
95.4
99.4
98.5
97.8
98.2
98.2
98.4
98.5
97.4
96.2
73.5
73.1
72.4
71.4
69.2
67.6
66.8
64.0
61.5
59.7
58.1
56.4
88.5
89.9
89.9
89.9
89.9
89.9
88.7
87.9
87.9
87.5
87.5
Other
textile
prod
ucts
Silk
and
rayon
94.5
94.6
95.5
95.0
93.2
92.6
92.2
94.2
93.5
91.9
90.1
89.6
80.4
84.8
84.1
82.5
83.1
80.9
79.9
78.3
80.1
81.1
79.6
76.8
74.5
80.0
85.9
85.3
83.6
83.4
83.6
81.8
81.3
78.2
76.7
75.0
72.8
72.3
84.2
87.9
87.8
86.9
87.7
87.6
60.2
75.2
74.2
73.6
71.1
86.2
84.2
83.1
82.0
80.7
78.0
77.8
60.5
54.3
52.6
51.2
47.0
46.6
48.2
60.9
64.8
64.5
63.8
60.7
60.7
59.8
60.0
59.2
59.2
59.2
59.0
58.5
75.1
77.2
77.8
77.0
76.2
76.7
75.5
75.2
74.4
74.1
72.4
72.5
71.3
43.5
49.0
47.0
45.8
43.4
41.4
41.9
43.8
43.7
43.5
41.7
41.8
39.0
86.8
86.5
68.1
Fuel and lighting
Woolen All Anthra Bitumi
textile
and
Coke
nous
cite
worsted prod
coal
coal
ucts
goods
100.0
106.3
104 8
102.5
100.7
99.7
99.6
98.5
97.8
97.5
97.3
97.6
87.1
100.6
Knit
goods
100.0
113.7
102.0
101.2
98.1
97.6
97.3
97.4
98.1
9a 4
98.4
98.8
98.8
100.0
98.9
99.0
97.2
95.0
95.2
95.2
95.4
96.6
98.2
104.8
116.8
107.9
100.0
114.0
115.3
102.2
93.6
92.6
94.0
93.8
94.3
95.3
96.3
106.2
103.3
Elec
tricity
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
Gas
100.0
101.9
101.0
101.9
101.9
101.0
101.0
101.0
100.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
98.1
Petro All fuel
leum
and
prod light
ing
ucts
100.0
92.3
96.3
96.9
99.4
106.3
106.6
103.3
104.6
105.4
100.9
94.1
93.7
100.0
98.8
99.2
98.3
98.0
100.7
100.9
99.6
100.5
101.3
101.1
102.2
99.4
6
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
1.— Index numbers of wholesale prices, by groups and subgroups of commodities, and by months, from January, 1926, to December, 1981— Continued
T a b le
[1926=100.0]
Textile prod
ucts—Contd.
Year and month
1927
Average for year___________
January...........................
February................. ........
March________________
April................................
May__...................... ........
June................................July..................................
August-----------------------September_____________
October_______________
November ----------------December-------------------1928
Average for year----------------January_______________
February______________
March......................... —
April................................
May.......................... ......
June..---------- --------------July..................................
August............................
September.......................
October............................
November.......................
December........................
1929
Average for year....................
January...........................
February.........................
March..............................
April................................
M ay.................................
June.................................
July.................................
August.............................
September.......................
October............................
November.......................
December........................
1930
Average for year....................
January...........................
February.........................
March_............................
April................................
M ay.................................
June.................................
July..................................
August.............................
September.......................
October............................
November........................
December........................
1931
Average for year.....................
January...........................
February.........................
March..............................
April................................
May.................................
June.................................
July.................................
August.............................
September.......................
October............................
November.......................
December........................
Fuel and lighting
Woolen All
Bitumi
and
textile Anthra
cite
nous
Coke
worsted prod
coal
coal
goods
ucts
Elec
tricity
Gas
Petro All fuel
and
leum
prod light
ing
ucts
97.8
97.5
98.5
98.4
98.3
96.9
96.6
96.7
96.8
96.9
97.6
97.7
98.0
95.6
94.4
94.4
94.3
94.5
94.4
94.7
94.6
96.0
98.0
97.7
96.9
96.6
96.3
99.1
98.9
96.8
93.8
93.6
94.8
95.2
95.7
97.0
96.9
96.9
96.8
100.3
103.9
101.5
100.1
99.9
99.8
100.3
100.0
101.6
102.4
99.6
97.8
97.4
94.4
97.4
96.1
96.0
95.4
94.0
94.2
93.7
93.8
94.0
93.9
92.7
91.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
102.9
98.0
99.0
99.0
98.1
98.1
98.3
98.8
99.2
97.3
98.2
97.5
97.2
96.2
72.7
93.0
90.9
80.0
70.0
68.0
68.0
68.1
66.5
66.4
67.5
66.6
66.2
88.3
98.2
96.6
91.4
86.8
85.9
86.2
86.2
86.0
86.3
86.0
85.0
847
100.1
98.6
99.6
100.3
100.2
100.6
100.9
101.2
100.7
99.8
99.7
99.6
99.7
95.5
96.1
96.0
95.5
95.6
95.8
95/6
95.8
95.5
94.9
95.0
95.0
95.1
91.7
94.8
95.3
94.8
89.7
89.6
90.4
90.5
90.3
91.2
91.2
91.2
91.2
93.6
95.9
95.4
94.7
93.3
92.6
92.4
92.0
92.5
93.2
93.9
93.6
93.2
84.6
86.0
84.4
84.4
82.8
84.1
84.7
84.6
84.9
84.9
85.0
84.9
84.5
96.6
96.9
96.2
95.5
96.8
96.2
96.2
96.8
94.9
97.4
95.6
97.1
100.2
949
95.9
95.9
95.8
95.1
94.6
95.2
94.8
95.0
94.6
94 3
93.5
93.3
72.0
65.6
66.6
66.6
69.0
71.2
71.9
73.5
76.8
77.1
76.3
75.5
73.9
843
sa 8
83.0
82.7
82.8
83.5
83.9
845
85.8
86.4
86.1
85.8
85.3
88.3
91.4
91.3
91.1
90.7
89.2
88.3
87.7
86.8
86.7
86.7
86.3
85.2
90.4
92.5
92.3
92.4
91.6
90.7
90.1
89.6
89.8
89.8
89.5
88.6
87.8
90.1
91.6
91.6
91.4
88.1
87.4
88.1
89.1
90.0
90.6
91.2
91.2
91.2
91.3
93.7
93.7
92.1
89.3
89.2
89.6
89.9
90.5
91.3
92.0
92.0
92.4
84.6
84.5
85.1
85.2
84.7
84.7
84.7
84.7
84.6
84.4
84.4
84.4
84.2
94.5
96.1
95.4
94.0
92.2
93.1
94.4
94.1
92.8
95.2
94.4
95.9
97.5
93.1
92.3
92.2
92.1
93.0
93.4
94.4
94.4
94.4
94.3
93.1
92.4
91.7
71.3
71.9
68.9
68.5
71.1
72.5
76.6
73.3
70.3
70.2
70.8
70.9
69.9
83.0
842
82.9
82L1
81.9
82.5
845
83.3
8212
82.7
83.1
83.2
83.1
79.0
84.9
84.2
82.0
80.7
80.0
79.7
79.2
77.8
75.9
75.0
74.7
73.9
80.3
87.2
86.4
84.8
84.0
83.4
81.6
79.7
78.0
76.2
74.7
74.2
73.7
89.1
91.2
91.2
91.2
90.2
86.7
85.8
86.5
88.0
89.1
89.7
89.6
89.6
89.4.
91.9
91.4
89.9
88.4
88.5
88.6
88.8
88.6
89.2
89.2
89.1
89.1
84.0
84.1
84.2
84.2
84.2
84.0
84.0
84.0
83.8
83.9
83.9
83.9
83.8
97.7
96.9
97.3
95.1
92.3
98.4
97.5
98.3
97.3
99.9
97.3
102.2
100.7
97.3
92.6
93.7
94.1
95.2
97.9
99.7
99.7
99.8
101.3
99.7
97.0
95.4
61.5
67.3
65.7
63.7
65.6
66.5
63.6
61.0
60.9
62.0
59.4
53.3
51.1
78.5
81.7
80.9
79.4
79.5
8a 3
78.9
78.0
77.9
79.0
77.6
75.3
74.0
68.2
73.7
73.5
71.8
69.0
68.5
68.0
67.4
67.4
65.7
64.6
64.2
63.9
66.3
71.3
70.9
70.0
68.2
67.4
66.6
66.5
65.5
64.5
63.0
62.2
60.8
91.1
88.9
88.9
88.4
86.4
87.5
88.8
90.8
92.2
94.3
94.2
94.2
94.8
84.6
88.1
87.8
86.0
84.4
83.9
83.2
83.5
83.7
83.9
83.6
83.7
83.8
82.4
83.8
83.8
83.7
83.7
83.7
81.5
81.5
81.5
81.5
81.5
81.4
81.1
98.8
99.9
94.5
95.9
93.7
98.0
98.6
97.9
98.4
100.6
102.1
103.4
104.1
98.7
95.8
95.8
94.6
96.1
99.0
101.9
103.5
103.2
103.4
100.8
100.1
98.2
39.5
50.4
50.2
41.8
37.4
35.9
30.7
30.3
37.5
38.9
39.2
42.5
39.6
67.5
73.3
72.5
68.3
65.4
65.3
62.9
62.9
66.5
67.4
67.8
69.4
68.3
7
MOVEMENT OP PRICES IN 1931
Index numbers of wholesale prices, by groups and subgroups of com
modities, and by months, from January, 1926, to December, 1981— Continued
T a b l e 1 .—
[1926=100.0]
Metals and metal products
Year and month
1926
Average for year----January.............
February.........
March................
April..................
M ay...................
June...................
July...................
August—............
September.........
October..............
November........
December..........
Building materials
All
Plumb metals
Motor Nonferand
rous ing and metal Brick Cement Lum
vehicles metals
ber
heating prod and tile
ucts
Other
build
ing
mate
rials
Agri
cultural
imple
ments
Iron
and
steel
100.0
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.8
99.9
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.0
101.0
100.7
100.7
100.4
99.8
99.4
99.6
99.5
99.8
99.8
99.9
99.7
100.0
97.7
97.7
97.8
97.8
97.8
99.7
101.7
101.9
102.0
102.0
102.0
102.0
100.0
102.3
102.2
100.5
98.6
97.5
97.9
100.0
101.9
102.1
100.8
99.2
97.5
100.0
97.8
97.3
97.9
97.9
98.1
97.5
97.6
100.0
101.6
103.3
105.4
105.6
100.9
99.9
99.7
99.5
99.2
98.7
99.3
100.3
100.7
100.9
100.8
100.7
100.4
100.0
101.4
101.2
101.2
101.1
100.8
99.9
99.9
98.8
97.8
99.4
99.3
99.3
100.0
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
100.4
99.9
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.4
100.0
103.0
102.7
102.3
100.9
100.1
99.4
98.8
98.4
98.4
98.1
99.8
98.7
100.0
99.5
99.6
99.7
99.6
99.5
99.6
99.4
100.9
100.7
100.8
100.6
100.2
99.7
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.9
99.8
99.7
99.7
99.4
99.4
99.3
94.2
96.2
95.1
95.0
94.9
94.7
94.4
94.0
94.0
93.7
93.2
92.7
92.4
100.4
98.3
98.3
98.2
98.2
100.8
100.8
100.4
100.0
100.2
100.2
100.2
102.8
92.8
95.4
94.3
95.8
94.0
92.1
91.1
90.4
93.4
91.8
91.1
91.4
93.4
92.0
99.4
92.9
89.3
89.3
89.1
90.6
91.2
92.6
92.7
92.8
92.2
92.2
96.3
97.0
96.1
96.1
95.9
96.4
96.2
95.8
96.1
95.8
95.5
95.3
96.3
95.7
98.1
96.7
95.4
96.1
96.1
96.1
96.0
96.0
95.8
94.9
94.8
95.4
96.7
98.3
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
93.1
96.8
96.2
95.4
95.4
95.6
95.3
94.5
92.9
91.7
91.7
90.1
89.1
95.4
99.2
98.6
98.5
98.1
96.9
94.9
94.6
94.2
93.4
93.2
91.7
91.2
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.3
99.2
99.2
99.2
93.5
93.0
93.6
93.8
93.8
93.6
93.2
92.9
93.1
93.2
93.6
94.1
94.4
102.9
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.9
101.8
101.7
104.7
104.6
104.6
104.7
106.7
94.0
92.8
91.6
91.2
92.0
92.7
93.4
93.2
93.5
94.3
96.3
98.4
98.6
95.1
90.8
90.8
92.2
92.5
92.7
95.1
97.4
97.5
97.1
97.2
97.5
100.1
97.0
95.6
95.7
95.9
96.0
96.1
96.4
96.3
97.5
97.6
98.0
98.6
99.6
95.6
95.5
95.3
95.4
95.8
95.7
96.0
96.0
95.6
95.5
95.5
95.4
95.5
95.9
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
96.5
94.6
94.6
94.6
94.6
90.5
89.5
89.8
89.8
88.3
88.5
88.9
89.7
90.7
91.5
92.0
92.9
93.7
96.7
92.6
92.5
91.5
95.5
97.3
99.9
98.5
98.6
98.6
98.8
99.5
98.2
98.7
99.2
99.2
99.2
99.2
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
99.0
97.6
97.6
97.3
94.9
94.5
94.7
95.0
95.6
95.6
95.5
95.3
95.1
95.0
94.5
94.0
93.8
106.7
107.3
107.3
107.3
107.8
107.8
107.8
107.8
106.6
106.2
106.0
104.2
104.2
106.1
101.2
105.5
117.3
113.2
105.5
105.5
105.7
105.5
105.2
104.6
103.0
102.2
95.0
99.7
96.7
96.7
97.0
96.0
95.7
93.6
94.3
93.4
92.2
92.2
92.2
100.5
100.1
100.6
102.3
102.3
101.2
101.2
101.0
100.5
100.3
99.8
98.7
98.5
94.3
95.1
94.9
94.7
95.4
95.3
93.1
92.9
93.3
94.8
94.0
93.9
93.9
91.8
94.6
94.6
94.6
94.6
94.6
94.6
94.6
92.0
86.0
85.6
86.6
89.2
93.8
93.1
95.0
96.4
95.2
94.2
94.0
93.3
93.5
94.9
95.6
91.8
91.9
97.7
98.0
98.4
99.6
99.4
97.5
97.4
97.4
97.3
97.2
97.1
96.7
96.9
95.0
97.3
97.3
95.5
94.6
94.6
94.5
94.5
94.5
94.5
94.5
94.5
94.4
89.1
92.0
91.4
91.4
9a 8
90.1
89.0
88.4
88.0
87.6
87.1
86.8
86.6
100.3
103.1
103.1
102.8
102.8
102.6
100.8
100.7
98.2
97.5
96.3
96.1
96.0
82.4
101.3
101.0
99.6
91.9
82.3
79.8
75.4
74.5
73.2
69.7
70.6
71.7
88.6
92.2
93.2
94.1
96.2
96.2
88.3
83.6
83.5
83.4
83.4
83.3
85.3
92.1
97.2
96.9
96.6
95.3
93.5
91.9
90.8
89.6
89.0
87.9
87.8
87.9
89.8
93.1
92.6
92.6
92.0
90.6
88.5
88.6
88.6
87.5
87.7
89.4
87.1
91.8
90.4
92.7
92.7
92.7
92.2
91.7
91.7
91.7
91.7
91.7
91.1
9a 6
85.8
92.3
91.5
91.2
91.3
89.6
85.6
83.6
81.7
81.1
79.8
80.2
78.2
93.3
96.9
96.8
96.7
95.5
94.5
93.0
91.9
91.8
92.3
91.8
89.2
89.3
1927
Average for year----January.............
February.........
March................
April..................
M ay...................
June...................
J u ly .................
August...............
September.........
October..............
November........
December.........
1928
Average for year___
January.............
February.........
March................
April..................
M ay...................
June...................
J u ly .................
August...............
September.........
October..............
November.........
December..........
1929
Average for year___
January.............
February______
March................
April__________
M ay__________
June.............. —
July...................
August-----------September.........
October..............
November.........
December..........
1930
Average for year___
January.............
February...........
March................
April..................
M ay...................
June...................
July....................
August..............
September.........
October..............
November.........
December..........
8
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
1.— Index numbers of wholesale prices, by groups and subgroups of com«
modities, and by months, from January, 1926, to December, 1931— Continued
T a b le
[1926= 100.0]
Metals and metal products
Year and month
Agri
cultural
imple
ments
1931
Average for year. _
January..........
February........
March_______
April________
M ay............... .
June.................
July................ .
August.............
September___
October______
November___
December____
92.1
94.4
94.3
94.3
94.3
94.3
94.2
94.2
94.3
94.1
85.6
85.5
85.5
Iron
and
steel
83.3
85.5
85.6
85.4
84.1
83.8
83.5
82.7
82.4
82.3
81.7
81.5
81.0
Building materials
All
Plumb metals
Motor Nonferand
Brick
Lum
vehicles rous ing and metal and tile Cement ber
metals heating prod
ucts
94.8
95.1
94.4
94.0
94.5
94.5
94.2
94.7
94.7
95.4
95.4
95.2
95.2
61.9
69.5
68.4
69.3
67.5
63.3
61.2
61.4
60.1
59.0
54.9
54.7
53.8
84.7
87.4
6.6
83.8
82.6
81.6
81.4
79.9
84.5
86.9
86.5
86.4
85.7
85.0
84.4
84.3
82.8
82.6
82.2
Building materials—Continued
Year and month
Paint
iraterials
Plumb
Struc
ing
and
tural
beat
steel
ing
100.0
Average for year...............
January......................
February....................
March_____________
April....................... .
May.............................
June................................
July............................
August.................... .
September................ .
October.......................
November__________
D ecem ber.................
103.6
101.5
99.2
97.5
95.8
9S.0
I'M). 6
101.9
101. 7
100.7
100.4
1927
Average for year...............
January......................
February....................
March.........................
April...........................
M ay..... .......................
June.........................
July............................
August........................
September.......................
October......................
November...................
December...................
96.3
98.2
98.1
98.0
98.0
97.7
97.2
96.4
96.8
95.6
94.0
93.2
93.2
92.0
99.4
82.9
89.3
89.3
89.1
90.6
91.2
92.6
92.7
92.8
92.2
92.2
1928
Average for year...............
January....................
February___________
March.........................
April...........................
May________ _______
June_________ ______
July.............................
August.........................
September.......................
October........... ................
November....... ................
December........................
93.1
94.0
53.1
62.6
82.6
92.8
93.5
93.7
93.3
92.7
92.9
95.1
90.8
90.8
92.2
92.5
92.7
95.1
97.4
97.5
97.1
97.2
97.5
100.0
13.1
100.0
100.0
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
94.5
99.6
99.6
103.3
105.4
105.6
102.1
102.1
102.1
102.1
97.8
97.3
97.9
97.9
€8.1
97.5
97.6
101.6
100.1
94.7
100.0
101.3
100.9
100.5
99.8
99.2
99.1
99.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.5
99.9
94.7
98.3
97.2
96.5
96.5
96.1
95.3
94.7
94.3
93.5
93.1
91.9
91.6
95.2
91.9
94.5
97.0
97.0
95.8
94.5
94.5
94.5
94.5
94.5
97.0
97.0
94.1
92.2
92.2
92.0
92.8
93.5
94.4
94.7
94.9
94.9
95.2
95.8
95.8
79.4
90.3
87.9
84.1
81.0
79.7
77.7
75.8
75.8
75.8
75.1
74.6
74.6
69.5
76.4
74.0
74.7
73.4
69.4
68.5
67.2
65.2
65.9
65.8
84.8
87.8
87.8
87.6
86.9
86.3
85.4
83.7
83.7
82.6
82.0
81.9
81.5
Chemicals and drugs
All
Drugs
build Chem and
phar
ing
mate icals maceu
ticals
rials
99.6
97.0
97.0
97.0
94.5
90.7
91.9
93.2
91.9
89.4
91.9
102.1
83.6
87.0
86.3
85.0
83.9
83.7
83.7
83.4
82.9
82.6
82.6
81.4
80.0
Other
build
ing
mate
rials
Ferti Mixed
lizer
ferti
mate lizers
rials
100.0
99.6
99.3
98.2
97.8
98.6
100.1
101.5
101.0
101.0
101.0
100.9
101.1
100.0
102.9
104.0
105.0
103.6
101.6
99.4
97.4
97.6
97.0
95.8
98.0
99.3
100.0
88.4
92.2
91.1
89.8
89.3
89.1
93.0
100.0
88.8
88.0
101.1
87.9
87.9
87.4
86.5
83.5
96.2
99.1
99.6
100.1
99.3
98.0
98.3
93.8
91.2
92.1
94.1
94.9
95.0
100.5
101.2
101.2
100.3
100.4
100.2
99.8
99.7
100.0
100.4
101.0
100.8
101.0
72.6
74.5
73.6
73.1
72.7
72.4
72.3
72.4
72.1
72.0
72.2
72.4
72.3
94.6
94.8
95.4
96.5
97.4
95.5
94.0
93.0
93.4
93.5
93.8
94.1
94.1
100.0
101.9
100.4
100.1
99.3
99.8
101.2
100.9
100.5
101.1
99.7
98.5
9.6
97.4
98.9
99.4
99.5
99.6
99.8
100.7
101.0
101.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
AU
chem
icals
and
drugs
100.0
101.5
100.7
100.6
99.8
100.0
100.6
100.3
99.9
100.3
99.3
98.9
99.0
89.7
91.7
92.5
92.9
95.2
96.8
98.0
98.0
97.1
97.8
95.6
96.1
95.6
95.6
96.6
97.1
97.3
97.2
97.3
97.0
96.5
96.8
97.0
97.3
97.6
97.5
97.4
97.5
97.5
97.6
97.8
95.6
96.2
96.1
95.8
95.9
95.5
95.0
94.8
95.0
95.2
95.7
95.7
95.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
82.1
84.8
86.6
MOVEMENT OF PRICES IN 1931
1.— Index numbers of wholesale prices, by groups and subgroups of commodities, and by months, from January,
to December, 10&Z— Continued
T a b le
[1926=100.0]
Building materials—Continued
Year and month
Paint
mate
rials
Plumb
ing
Struc
and
tural
heat
steel
ing
Chemicals and drugs
Drugs Ferti
All
build Chem and
liser Mixed
phar
ing
ferti
mate icals maceu mate
lizers
rials
ticals
rials
All
chem
icals
and
drugs
1929
Average for year....................
January......................... .
February....... .................
March.......... ......... ........
A pril..............................
M ay. ............................
June ...................1........
July............ .....................
August......... ........... ........
September _____ ______
October________ _______
November....... ................
December_____________
94.9
92.7
92.6
92.7
92.0
92.3
92.6
94.5
95.8
99.1
99.8
98.0
96.6
95.0
99.7
96.7
96.7
97.0
96.0
95.7
93.6
94.3
93.4
92.2
92.2
92.2
98.1
97.0
97.0
97.0
97.0
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
99.6
97.0
97.0
97.0
95.4
95.5
95.9
96.7
96.3
95.5
95.2
95.1
95.2
95.8
95.9
94.4
94.4
99.1
100.7
100.9
100.3
99.4
98.4
97.8
98.2
98.4
98.9
99.3
99.0
98.7
71.5
72.0
72.2
72.1
71.7
71.6
70.8
70.8
71.1
71.2
71.4
71.4
71.3
92.1
94.6
94.7
94.7
94.6
94.1
92.6
90.7
90.5
89.9
90.1
89.9
89.5
97.2
97.1
97.1
96.7
96.2
96.7
96.7
97.1
98.2
97.8
97.4
97.4
97.1
94.2
95.6
95.7
95.3
94.7
94.1
93.4
93.3
93.6
93.7
94.0
93.8
93.5
1930
Average for year....................
January...........................
February.........................
March..............................
April................................
May. ......... .................
June............... .................
July.............................. .
August............................
September—....................
October........... ................
November............. .........
December.......................
90.5
95.4
94.8
94.3
93.9
92.8
92.4
91.5
90.0
86.8
85.4
84.7
83.7
88.6
92.2
93.2
94.1
96.2
96.2
88.3
83.6
83.5
83.4
83.4
83.3
85.3
87.3
97.0
91.9
91.9
91.9
91.9
86.8
84.3
84.3
81.7
81.7
81.7
81.7
89.9
94.3
94.0
93.9
93.5
92.4
89.9
88.5
87.7
87.1
86.3
85.5
84.8
93.7
98.0
97.3
96.5
96.3
95.3
94.0
92.9
92.6
91.6
90.5
90.1
89.9
68.0
69.6
69.2
68.9
68.7
68.5
68.5
68.0
67.4
67.4
67.5
66.9
65.7
85.6
89.8
89.5
88.2
88.1
86.5
85.3
84.3
83.3
83.1
83.6
82.1
81.4
93.6
97.1
96.2
94.3
94.4
93.6
94.1
93.1
92.7
92.5
92.9
91.1
90.6
89.1
93.0
92.3
91.4
91.2
90.2
89.4
88.3
87.9
87.2
86.7
86.0
85.6
1931
Average for year....................
January......................... .
February______________
March. ......... .............. .
April_________ ________
May
.........................
June ________ ________
July_________ ____ ____
August......................... .
September ............ ......
...................
October
November......................
December_____________
79.4
83.2
80.5
81.4
81.2
80.2
80.0
79.6
78.4
77.6
77.0
77.5
76.6
84.7
87.4
86.6
86.6
86.6
86.6
86.6
86.8
83.8
82.6
81.6
81.4
79.9
83.1
83.0
84.3
84.3
84.3
84.3
84.3
84.3
81.7
81.7
81.7
81.7
81.7
79.2
83.8
82.5
82.5
81.5
80.0
79.3
78.1
77.6
77.0
76.1
76.2
75.7
83.0
88.3
86.6
86.4
85.1
83.9
83.5
82.4
80.5
79.8
79.7
80.6
80.8
62.8
65.3
65.2
64.8
63.4
63.2
62.6
62.1
61.9
61.7
61.6
61.3
61.0
76.8
81.4
81.1
80.8
80.6
80.5
79.8
78.7
74.4
74.2
70.2
70.1
70.1
82.0
90.4
89.1
88.7
83.5
82.8
82.4
80.2
78.7
77.6
77.2
77.7
77.1
79.3
84.5
83.3
82.9
81.3
80.5
79.4
78.9
76.9
76.3
75.6
76.1
76.1
Miscellaneous
House-furnishing goods
Tear and month
Furni
ture
1926
Average for year...
January.......... .
February.........
March............ .
April................
M ay-------------June____ - ____
July................
August........... .
September___
October..........
November____
December____
100.0
101.4
101.0
100.8
100.5
100.1
100.0
99.9
99.6
99.6
99.6
Fur
nish
ings
100.0
100.9
100.9
100.9
100.9
100.5
100.3
100.3
100.3
99.8
99.7
99.6
98.0
All
house- Cattle
furfeed
nishing
goods
100.0
101.1
101.0
100.9
100.7
100.3
100.2
100.1
100.0
99.7
99.6
99.6
98.7
100.0
111.1
101.1
98.0
104.8
99.1
96.2
100.3
99.3
95.6
93.5
97.6
105.3
Paper
and
pulp
Rub
ber,
crude
100.0
105.1
107.5
104.7
100.0
164.1
128.3
120.9
105.2
99.7
89.2
85.6
80.7
85.1
87.7
82.0
78.1
102.1
101.3
100.5
100.1
99.6
96.6
93.7
93.8
96.1
Auto
tires
and
tubes
AU
com
Other
All
modi
miscel
miscel ties
lane laneous
ous
100.0 100.0 100.0
115.5
110.7
U0.3
109.7
109.7
109.7
95.6
93.5
91.9
92.2
83.0
78.2
iOO.6
100.4
100.4
100.3
99.7
100.1
99.9
99.9
99.8
99.7
99.6
99.5
110.0
106.3
105.0
103.5
102.5
101.6
97.9
96.9
96.0
95.7
93.1
92.2
100.0
103.2
102.0
100.6
100.3
100.5
100.4
99.5
99.1
99.7
99.4
98.4
97.0
10
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
T able 1. —Index numbers of wholesale prices, by groups and subgroups of com
modities, and by months, from January, 1926, to December, 19S1— Continued
[1926=100.0]
House-furnishing goods
Year and month
1927
Average for year----January..... .......
February...........
March...............
April--------------M ay...................
June...................
July— ..............
August-----------September.........
October..............
November.........
December..........
1928
Average for year----January.............
February.........
March------------April__________
M ay....... ...........
June__________
July__________
August________
September.........
October_______
November-------
December_____
1929
Average for year----January_______
February______
March________
April__________
M ay__________
June__________
July---------------August...............
September.........
October_______
November.........
December_____
1930
Average for year___
January_______
February--------March________
April__________
M ay---------------June---------------July---------------August-----------September.........
October..............
November.........
December_____
1931
Average for year----January.............
February______
March________
April..................
M ay---------------June---------------July___________
August...............
September_____
October..........
November_____
December..........
Furni
ture
Fur
nish
ings
Miscellaneous
All
house- Cattle
fur
nishing feed
goods
Paper
and
pulp
Rub
bercrude
Auto
tires
and
tubes
AU
com
Other
modi
AU
miscel miscel ties
lane laneous
ous
97.7
97.8
97.8
97.8
97.8
97.8
97.8
97.8
97.8
97.7
97.2
97.3
97.3
97.4
97.3
97.3
97.2
97.2
97.2
97.6
96.9
97.1
97.3
97.4
97.8
97.9
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.5
97.7
97.4
97.5
97.5
97.3
97.6
97.6
117.8
110.0
115.8
110.9
113.2
117.7
117.8
115.4
125.4
117.7
116.7
122.4
128.9
93.8
94.5
94.4
94.3
94.8
93.9
93.8
93.5
93.5
93.8
93.3
93.0
92.7
77.9
80.7
78.3
84.1
83.8
84.1
76.1
72.0
71.9
69.2
70.5
77.8
84.2
74.9
76.3
76.3
76.3
76.3
76.3
76.3
76.2
76.1
76.1
73.0
69.6
69.6
98.8
99.4
99.5
99.0
98.9
98.8
98.8
98.5
98.6
98.7
98.6
98.3
98.1
91.0
91.7
91.8
91.8
91.9
91.8
91.3
90.7
91.0
90.7
89.9
89.5
90.1
95.4
96.5
95.8
94.7
94.1
94.2
94.1
94.3
95.2
96.3
96.6
96.3
96.4
96.7
97.5
97.3
97.3
97.2
97.2
97.1
97.0
97.1
97.0
95.4
95.3
95.3
93.7
95.6
95.5
94.7
94.0
94.0
92.7
92.8
92.8
92.8
92.8
93.1
93.1
95.1
96.5
96.4
95.9
95.5
95.5
94.8
94.7
94.8
94.8
94.1
94.1
94.1
138.1
133.1
139.1
154.4
153.3
160.4
148.8
132.4
111.5
121.1
128.2
137.8
137.0
91.4
92.6
92.6
92.3
92.1
91.8
91.3
91.3
91.0
91.0
91.1
91.0
89.5
46.4
82.2
64.7
55.0
41.5
39.0
40.1
39.8
39.7
38.1
38.8
37.9
37.0
63.4
69.6
69.6
69.6
69.6
69.6
62.0
59.6
59.6
59.6
58.0
56.8
56.8
96.9
98.0
98.3
98.0
97.6
96.9
96.7
96.3
96.0
96.1
96.0
96.0
96.3
85.4
90.1
89.2
88.9
87.7
87.4
85.0
83.6
82.6
82.9
82.8
82.7
82.5
96.7
96.4
95.8
95.5
96.6
97.5
96.7
97.4
97.6
98.6
96.7
95.8
95.8
95.0
94.4
94.3
94.3
94.3
94.3
95.5
95.5
95.5
95.5
95.5
95.4
95.4
93.6
93.4
93.4
93.4
93.8
93.8
93.8
93.3
93.3
93.3
93.9
93.9
94.0
94.3
93.9
93.8
93.8
94.0
94.0
94.6
94.3
94.3
94.3
94.7
94.6
94.7
121.6
134.8
129.3
122.2
108.9
101.6
106.2
120.5
124.7
132.5
130.4
124.1
122.4
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
89.3
89.2
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.7
88.7
88.2
42.3
40.8
49.6
50.6
44.0
44.9
42.7
43.9
42.6
41.9
40.7
34.5
33.2
54.5
56.5
55.2
55.1
55.1
54.5
54.5
54.5
54.5
54.5
53.9
53.0
53.0
98.4
96.8
96.5
96.4
97.5
98.3
99.2
98.8
98.7
98.8
99.7
100.0
100.0
82.6
82.7
82.7
82.4
81.9
82.0
82.4
82.8
82.8
83.1
83.2
82.4
82.2
95.3
95.9
95.4
96.1
95.5
94.7
95.2
96.5
96.3
96.1
95.1
93.5
93.3
94.0
94.8
94.8
94.6
94.6
94.6
94.6
93.9
93.9
93.5
93.4
93.2
92.5
91.4
92.9
92.7
92.5
92.5
92.4
92.3
92.4
92.0
91.2
90.9
89.9
85.6
92.7
93.8
93.6
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.4
93.1
92.9
92.3
92.1
91.5
88.8
99.7
113.5
107.5
103.8
117.1
110.3
102.0
94.8
104.8
93.6
89.6
83.0
78.2
86.1
88.1
87.8
87.7
87.0
86.6
86.4
85.4
85.4
85.1
85.1
84.6
84.0
24.5
31.1
32.8
31.6
30.9
29.2
25.9
23.6
20.3
17.1
16.9
18.6
18.6
51.3
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
50.3
50.1
50.1
50.1
50.1
50.2
50.2
95.5
99.3
99.3
99.2
98.8
98.5
96.9
94.5
93.2
92.8
92.0
91.1
90.3
77.7
81.3
81.2
80.9
81.0
80.4
78.4
76.6
76.1
75.2
74.7
74.1
73.5
86.4
92.5
91.4
90.2
90.0
88.8
86.8
84.4
84.3
84.4
83.0
81.3
79.6
88.0
92.1
92.0
91.9
91.9
90.4
89.8
89.1
88.6
84.6
82.4
82.3
80.6
82.2
84.9
84.6
84.5
84.2
83.6
83.4
82.8
81.7
81.2
79.8
79.7
76.6
84.9
88.3
88.1
88.0
87.9
86.8
86.4
85.7
84.9
82.7
81.0
80.9
78.5
62.7
75.0
71.6
82.1
81.2
67.9
61.1
55.8
50.8
44.4
49.4
59.8
53.9
81.4
83.6
83.1
82.6
82.1
81.5
80.7
80.6
80.6
80.7
80.5
80.8
80.8
12.8
17.1
16.1
16.0
13.3
13.7
13.3
13.2
11.2
10.6
10.2
9.6
9.5
46.0
47.2
46.9
46.9
46.9
46.9
46.0
46.0
46.0
46.0
46.0
46.0
40.8
88.0
89.9
89.3
89.6
89.3
88.5
88.2
88.6
86.4
86.7
86.9
86.7
85.9
69.8
72.2
71.5
72.0
71.5
70.5
69.7
69.7
68.3
68.2
66.6
68.7
66.8
73.0
78.2
76.8
76.0
74.8
73.2
72.1
72.0
72.1
71.2
7a 3
70.2
68.6
WHOLESALE OF PRICES IN 1931
11
Index Numbers of Specified Groups of Commodities, January, 1926, to
December, 1931
In Table 2 the monthly price trend since January, 1926, is shown
for the following groups of commodities: (1) Farm products and nonagricultural commodities, which includes all commodities other than
farm products; (2) all commodities other than farm products and
foods; and (3) raw materials, semimanufactured articles, finished
products, and all commodities.
In the nonagricultural commodities group all commodities other
than those designated as “ Farm products” have been combined into
one group. All commodities with the exception of those included in
the groups of farm products and foods have been included in the
group of “ All commodities other than farm products and foods.”
The commodities included under the designations of “ Raw materials,”
“ Semimanufactured articles,” and “ Finished products” are:
Raw materials.— All farm products (67 quotations), bananas, cocoa
beans, coffee (2 quotations), copra, pepper, hides and skins (7 quota
tions), raw silk (4 quotations), hemp, jute, sisal, coal (6 quotations),
crude petroleum (3 quotations), iron ore (2 quotations), scrap steel,
gravel, sand, crushed stone, crude sulphur, phosphate rock, nitrate of
soda, tankage, crude rubber (3 quotations); total, 109.
Semimanufactured articles.— Oleo oil, raw sugar, vegetable oil (6
quotations), leather (7 quotations), print cloth (2 quotations), tire
fabric (2 quotations), cotton yarn (5 quotations), rayon (4 quotations),
silk yam (6 quotations), worsted yarn (3 quotations), artificial leather
(2 quotations), jute yam (2 quotations), bar iron (2 quotations), steel
bars (3 quotations), steel billets, malleable castings, pig iron (7 quo
tations), wire rods2 skelp, steel strips, aluminum, antimony, ingot
copper, pig lead, nickel, quicksilver, brass rods, copper rods, silver,
pig tin, pig zinc, Barytes, butyl acetate, carbon black, iron oxide
black, Prussian blue, ethyl acetate, chrome green, copal gum, chinawood oil, linseed oil, rosin, turpentine, whiting, yellow chrome,
plaster, tar, pine oil, camphor, opium, wood pulp (4 quotations),
paraffin wax; total, 93.
Finished products.— Butter (18 quotations), cheese (3 quotations),
milk (3 quotations), cereal products (28 quotations), canned fruit
(6 quotations), dried fruit (6 quotations), canned vegetables (7 quo
tations). meats (14 quotations), beverages (3 quotations), powdered
cocoa, fish (6 quotations), glucose, grape jam, lard, molasses, oleo
margarine, peanut butter, salt, tomato soup, cornstarch, granulated
sugar, edible tallow, tea, vegetable oil (2 quotations), vinegar, shoes
(21 quotations), other leather products (6 quotations), clothing (20
quotations), cotton goods (except print clotn, tire fabric, and yarn)
(26 quotations), knit goods (9 quotations), woolen textiles (15 quota
tions), burlap, rope (3 quotations), thread (2 quotations), twme (3
quotations), coke (4 quotations), electricity, gas, fuel oil (2 quota
tions), gasoline (5 quotations), kerosene (2 quotations), agricultural
implements (31 quotations), angle bars, augers, axes, reinforcing bars,
steel barrels, boiler tubes, bolts (4 quotations), butts, sanitary cans,
chisels, files, hammers, hatchets, knives, knobs, locks, nails, pipe (3
quotations), planes, plates, rails, rivets (2 quotations), saws (2 quo
tations), steel sheets (3 quotations), spikes, structural steel, temeplate, tie plates, tin plate, vises, wire fence (4 quotations), wood
12
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
screws, motor vehicles (7 quotations), Babbitt metal, lead pipe, brass
sheets, copper sheets, zinc sheets, solder, brass tubes, wire (2 quota
tions), plumbing and heating (8 quotations), brick and tile (12 quo
tations), cement, lath (2 quotations), lumber (16 quotations), shingles
(2 quotations), prepared paint (6 quotations), paint materials (9 quo
tations), asphalt, building board (2 quotations), doors, frames (2
quotations), glass (4 quotations), lime (2 quotations), sewer pipe,
prepared roofing (4 quotations), slate roofing, window sash, acid (12
quotations), alcohol (3 quotations), aluminum sulphate, ammonia
(2 quotations), anilin oil, arsenic, baking powder (2 quotations),
benzene, bleaching powder, borax, calcium compounds (4 quotations),
coal-tar colors (4 quotations), copperas, copper sulphate, creosote oil,
formaldehyde, logwood extract, naphthalene, potash, quebracho
extract, sal soda, salt cake, granulated salt, sodium compounds (5
quotations), tallow, toluene, caffeine, castor oil, chlorine, chloroform,
cream of tartar, Epsom salts, glycerine, iodine, menthol, peroxide of
hydrogen, phenol, potassium iodide, quinine sulphate, soda phosphate,
strychnine, zinc chloride, ammonia sulphate, ground bones, kainit,
manure salts, muriate potash, sulphate potash, superphosphate,
mixed fertilizers (6 quotations), housefurnishing goods (61 quota
tions), automobile tires and tubes (4 quotations), cattle feed (4 quo
tations), boxboard (3 quotations), paper (4 quotations), wooden
barrels, batteries (2 quotations), caskets (2 quotations), cigar boxes,
matches (2 quotations), mirrors, lubricating oil (4 quotations), pipe
covering, rubber heels (2 quotations), rubber hose, shipping case, soap
(5 quotations), starch, tobacco products (5 quotations); total, 582.
T a b l e 3 .—
Index numbers of wholesale prices of specified groups of commodities*
by months, January, 1926, to December, 1981
[1926=100.0]
Year and month
Farm
products
All com
Nonagri- modities
cultural other than Raw ma Semiman
ufactured Finished
commodi farm prod terials
products
articles
ties
ucts and
foods
All com
modities
1926
Average for year..............
January....................
February...................
March.......................
April.........................
M a y ........................
June..........................
July........................—
August......................
September............... .
October.....................
November.................
December.................
100.0
107.4
105.1
101.7
102.8
102.4
100.9
98.6
97.2
99.3
97.9
94.7
94.9
100.0
102.3
101.3
100.3
99.7
100.1
100.3
99.7
99.5
99.7
99.7
99.2
98.5
100.0
102.5
101.7
100.8
100.0
100.1
100.1
99.4
99.6
99.6
99.4
99.1
98.0
100.0
105.9
103.7
100.9
100.6
100.6
100.0
98.5
97.8
99.3
99.5
98.2
96.9
100.0
103.2
102.6
100.9
99.7
98.8
98.9
99.1
99.8
100.3
99.2
98.7
98.5
100.0
101.8
101.1
100.4
100.2
100.7
100.9
99.9
99.6
99.8
99.3
98.5
98.3
100.0
103.2
102.0
100.6
100.3
100.5
100.4
99.5
99.1
99.7
99.4
98.4
97.9
1927
Average for year..............
January.....................
February...................
March.......................
April.........................
M ay— ......................
June...........................
July...........................
August......................
September.................
October.....................
November.................
December_________
99.4
96.5
95.4
94.2
94.3
96.3
96.5
97.6
102.3
105.9
105.0
104.3
104.4
94.6
96.4
95.9
94.8
94.0
93.7
93.6
93.6
93.7
94.3
94.9
94.6
94.7
94.0
96.5
95.8
94.5
93.5
93.4
93.5
93.4
93.6
93.9
93.5
93.0
93.3
96.5
97.3
96.0
94.0
92.7
93.9
94,1
94.7
97.6
99.9
99.5
99.0
99.2
94.3
95.2
94.2
94.4
93.9
93.8
93.2
93.2
94.4
95.5
94.7
94.0
94.4
95.0
96.2
95.9
95.1
94.7
94.4
94.2
94.3
94.2
94.7
95.6
95.3
95.3
95.4
96.5
95.8
94.7
94.1
94.2
94.1
94.8
95.2
96.3
96.6
96.3
96.4
13
TREND OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1801-1931
T a b l e 2 . — Index
numbers of wholesale prices of specified groups of commodities,
by months, January, 1926, to December,
— Continued
[1926=100.0]
All com
modities
other than Raw ma Semiman
Finished
ufactured products
farm prod terials
articles
ucts and
foods
Farm
products
Nonagricultural
commodi
ties
1928
Average for year.............
January............ ........
February__________
March.____________
April................. ........
M ay. ........................
June..........................
July...........................
August......................
September.................
October ...................
November_________
December.................
105.9
106.1
104.5
103.5
107.6
109.8
106.7
103.5
106.9
103.8
103.4
101.6
103.6
94.8
94.4
94.0
93.8
94.3
95.0
94.7
95.1
95.6
96.5
95.3
94.6
94.2
92.9
92.8
92.9
92.6
92.7
9?. 9
92.6
92.6
92.9
93.0
92.9
92.9
93.0
99.1
100.3
99.1
98.1
100.2
101.4
99.4
100.4
99.2
100.5
97.3
96.2
97.4
94.5
94.5
94.1
94.7
94.8
95.4
94.8
94.6
94.3
94.1
94.3
94.5
94.8
95.9
94.8
94.5
94.4
95.2
96.0
95.7
96.4
97.3
98.3
96.8
95.9
95.2
96.7
96.4
95.8
95.5
96.6
97.5
96.7
97.4
97.6
98.6
96.7
95.8
95.8
1929
Average for year..............
January....................
February...................
March.......................
April.........................
May_ ........................
June..........................
July...........................
August .....................
September.................
October.....................
November.................
December.................
104.9
105.9
105.4
107.2
104.9
102.2
103.3
107.6
107.5
106.6
104.0
101.1
101.9
93.3
93.8
93.3
93.8
93.6
93.1
93.5
94.1
93.9
93.9
93.2
91.8
91.5
91.6
92.3
91.9
92.1
91.8
91.5
91.9
91.7
91.4
91.6
91.6
90.8
90.5
97.5
98.8
98.1
99.0
97.0
95.3
96.6
99.1
99.2
98.9
97.1
94.8
95.0
93.9
94.6
94.6
96. .1
94.8
93.0
92.4
93.4
93.5
94.5
94.7
93.1
92.0
94.5
94.7
94.3
94.8
95.0
94.6
95.0
95.6
95.2
95.0
94.2
92.9
92.7
95.3
95.9
95.4
96.1
95.5
94.7
95.2
96.5
96.3
96.1
95.1
93.5
93.3
1930
Average for year..............
January.................. .
February..................
March.......................
April.........................
M ay. ........................
June..........................
July...........................
August......................
September................
October.-.................
November_________
December_________
88.3
101.0
98.0
94.7
95.8
93.0
88.9
83.1
84.9
85.3
82.5
79.3
75.2
85.9
90.7
90.0
89.2
88.8
87.9
86.3
84.6
84.1
84.2
83.1
81.6
80.5
85.2
89.5
89.0
88.2
87.8
87.3
85.7
84.5
83.6
83.2
82.1
81.1
80.3
84.3
94.0
91.8
89.3
89.8
87.8
84.9
81.1
81.8
82.1
79.9
76.8
74.2
81.8
90.2
89.4
88.1
86.1
83.1
81.7
79.8
78.7
77.7
76.8
76.1
75.1
88.0
92.1
91.5
90.9
90.7
90.1
88.4
86.6
86.2
86.4
85.4
84.1
82.8
86.4
92.5
91.4
90.2
90.0
88.8
86.8
84.4
84.3
84.4
83.0
81.3
79.6
1931
Average for year..............
January....................
February__________
March_____________
April.........................
M ay______________
June_______ _______
July,.... .....................
August......................
September_________
October___________
November_________
December.................
64.8
73.1
70.1
70.6
70.1
67.1
65.4
64.9
63.5
60.5
58.8
58.7
55.7
74.6
79.3
78.2
77.2
75.7
74.5
73.4
73.5
73.9
73.4
72.6
72.6
71.3
75.0
79.0
78.3
77.2
75.9
75.1
74.1
73.9
74.2
73.9
72.9
73.5
72.3
65.6
72.7
70.6
69.5
68.3
66.5
64.7
64.3
64.1
62.7
61.5
62.0
60.2
69.0
73.7
73.0
72.9
71.5
69.8
69.3
69.3
68.3
66.7
65.2
64.9
63.7
77.0
81.5
80.3
79.6
78.3
76.9
76.0
76.1
76.4
75.9
75.1
74.8
73.3
73.0
78.2
76.8
76.0
74.8
73.2
72.1
72.0
72.1
71.2
70.3
70.2
68.6
Year and month
All com
modities
Trend of Wholesale Prices, 1801 to 1931
In Table 3 is shown the trend of wholesale prices in the United
States since the beginning of the last century .
The index numbers for the years 1801 to 1840 are arithmetic means
of unweighted relative prices of commodities, compiled by Prof.
Alvin H. Hansen, University of Minnesota, and published in detail
in Bulletin No. 367 (pp. 235-248) of this bureau.
1 40 0 05 °— 33-------- 2
14
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
The index numbers for 1841 to 1889 also are arithmetic averages of
unweighted relative prices and have been taken from the Report of
Committee on Finance of the United States Senate on Wholesale
Prices, Wages, and Transportation, March 3, 1893 (52d Cong., 2d
sess., Rept. No. 1394, pt. 1, p. 9). As originally published, these
figures were computed with 1860 as the base year. They are here
converted to the 1926 base. The prices used are in currency and the
number of commodities vary from approximately 150 in the earlier
years to 250 in the later years of the period.
From 1890 to 1931 the index numbers are the bureau’s regular
weighted series. In using the data in this table it should be borne
in mind that the figures in the three series here joined are not strictly
comparable, since they are based on different lists of commodities in
different markets and are, moreover, unweighted for the years prior
to 1890. They are believed, however, to reflect with a fair degree of
accuracy changes in the general level of wholesale prices over the
period stated.
T able 3 . —Index numbers of wholesale prices, by years, 1801 to 1931
[1926 and subsequent years, 784 series]
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.
1826.
1827.
Index
num
ber
111.8
91.8
93.9
101.5
104.2
102.2
96.0
93.9
98.7
107.7
104.9
106.3
123.6
154.6
121.5
103.5
104.2
102.2
89.7
76.6
73.2
75.2
71.8
71.1
71.8
71.1
71.8
Year
1828.
1829.
1830.
1831.
1832.
1833.
1834.
1835.
1836.
1837.
1838.
1839.
1840.
1841.
1842.
1843.
1844.
1845.
1846.
1847.
1848.
1849.
1850.
1851.
1852.
1853.
1854.
Index
num
ber
68.3
67.6
65.6
70.4
71.1
70.4
65.6
74.6
83.5
82.8
79.4
83.5
71.1
70.5
65.7
61.8
62.1
62.6
64.8
64.9
61.8
60.1
62.3
64.5
62.5
66.4
68.8
Year
1855.
1856.
1857.
1858.
1859.
1860.
1861.
1862.
1863.
1864.
1865.
1866.
1867.
1868.
1869.
1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
1880.
1881.
Index
num
ber
68.5
62.0
61.0
60.9
61.3
71.7
90.5
116.0
132.0
116.3
104.9
97.7
93.5
86.7
82.8
84.5
83.7
81.0
77.7
72.0
67.5
61.7
58.8
65.1
64.4
Year
1882.
1883.
1884.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
1905.
1906.
1907.
1908.
Index
num
ber
66.1
64.6
60.5
56.6
56.0
56.4
57.4
57.4
56.2
55.8
52.2
53.4
47.9
48.8
46.5
46.6
48.5
52.2
56.1
55.3
58.9
59.6
59.7
60.1
61.8
65.2
62.9
Year
1909.
1910.
1911.
1912.
1913.
1914.
1915.
1916.
1917.
1918.
1919.
1920.
1921.
1922.
1923.
1924.
1925.
1926.
1927.
1928.
1929.
1930.
1931.
Index
num
ber
67.6
70.4
64.9
69.1
69.8
68.1
00.5
85.5
117.5
131.3
138.6
154.4
97.6
96.7
100.6
98.1
103.5
100.0
95.4
96.7
95.3
86.4
73.0
Purchasing Power of the Dollar, 1913 to 1931
Monthly changes in the buying power of the dollar expressed in terms
of wholesale prices from 1913 to 1931 are shown in Table 4. The figures
in this table are reciprocals of the index numbers. To illustrate, the
index number representing the level of all commodities at wholesale
in the year 1931 with average prices for the year 1926 as the base,
is shown in Table 1 to be 73. The reciprocal of this index number is
0.0137 which, translated into dollars, and cents becomes $1.37. The
table shows that the dollar expanded so much in its buying value that
$1 of 1926 had increased in value to $1.37 in 1931 in the purchase of
all commodities at wholesale.
15
P U R C H A S IN G P O W E R OP D O L L A R
T able 4. — Changes in the buying power of the dollar, expressed in terms of wholesale
prices, by groups of commodities, and by months, from January, 1926, to Decem
ber, 19S1
[1926$1.0001
Year and month
Hides
Chem Houseand
Tex Fuel Metals
Mis- All
furand Build
Farm
ing
icals nishleath
and
cel- com
tile
metal
prod Foods
modi
er
prod light prod mate and
laneing
ucts
rials drugs goods
prod ucts
ing
ous
ties
ucts
ucts
1926
Average for year...........
January...................
February.................
March.....................
April........................
May.........................
June.........................
July.........................
August....................
September...............
October...................
November-..............
December................
$1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1000 $1,000 $1,000
.987
.985 .989
.909
.968
.945 1.012 1.001
.969
.975
.931
.952 1.008 1.003
.991
.993
.990
.941
.994
.985
.980
.951
.952
.974 1.017 1.005
.995
.994 .991
.994
.983 1.007 .998
.966
.997
.987 1.020 1.008 1.002 1.002 .993
.973
.995 1.013
.976
.993 1.013 1.008 1.000 .997
.995
.977 .999 1,010 .998
.984 .996
.991 1.007 1.009 .994 .998
.991
.995 1.012 1.005
.997
.999 1.021 1.005
1.014 1 013 1.010 L011 1.004 .997 1.006
.995
.993 1.000 1.001 1.000 1.032 1.009
1.029 1.026 1.004 1.011
.991 1.000 .997 1.003 1.042 1.003
1.007 1.002 1.012 1.012 .987
.989
.992 1.000 1.007 1004 1.045 1.006
1.021
.993
.991 1.024
.995 1.011 1.004 1.074 1.016
.993
.996
1.056
.997 1.037 .978
1.054 .994
.997 1.048 1.006 .996 1.001 1.010 1.013 1085 1.021
1927
Average for year............
January...................
February................
March....................
April........................
May.........................
June.........................
July.........................
August....... .............
September...............
October...................
November...............
December................
1928
Average for year............
January...................
February................
March........ ............
April........................
M ay........................
June.........................
J u ly .......................
August....................
September...............
October...................
November...............
December...............
1929
Average for year...........
January...................
February.................
March.....................
April........................
M ay........................
June.........................
July.........................
August....................
September...............
October...................
November...............
December...............
1930
Average for year...........
January...................
February................
March.....................
April.......................
May........................
June..................... .
July.........................
August....................
September...............
October...................
November...............
December................
1.008
1.036
1.048
1.062
1. 060
1.038
1.036
1.025
.978
.944
.952
.959
.958
1.034
1.030
1.041
1.056
1.054
1.049
1.055
1.060
1.058
1.035
1.000
.986
.993
.929
.991
.999
.996
.983
.965
.934
.898
.897
.889
.887
.878
.858
1.046
1.059
1.059
1.060
1.058
1.059
1.056
1.057
1.042
1.020
1.024
1.032
1.035
1.133
1.018
1.035
1.094
1.152
1.164
1160
1.160
1.163
1.159
1.163
1.176
1.181
1.038
1.031
1.041
1.041
1.043
1.037
1.040
1.044
1.041
1.044
1.047
1.049
1.038
1.056
1.017
1.029
1.036
1.036
1.041
1.049
1.056
1.060
1.070
1.074
1.088
1.092
1.033
1.020
1.020
1.030
1.022
1.046
1.041
1.046
1.046
1.035
1.030
1.028
1.029
1.026
1.026
1.026
1.026
1.026
1.026
1.024
1.027
1.026
1.026
1.028
1.025
1.025
1.099
1.091
1.089
1.089
1088
1.089
1.095
1103
1.099
1.103
1.112
1.117
1.110
1.048
1.036
1.044
1.056
1.063
1.062
1.063
1.060
1.050
1.038
1.035
1.038
1.037
.944
.943
.957
.966
.929
.911
.937
.922
.935
.919
.967
.984
.965
.990
.991
1.012
1.018
1.003
.988
.997
.978
.963
.939
.979
1.000
1.019
.824
.829
.808
.808
.792
.795
.811
.808
.829
.831
.853
.867
.867
1.047
1.041
1.042
1.047
1.046
1.044
1.046
1.044
1.047
1.054
1.053
1.053
1.052
1.186 1.031
1.208 1.046
1.205 1.045
1.209 1.043
1.208 1.042
1 198 1. 041
1.192 1.037
1.183 1.038
1.166 1.026
1.157 1.025
1.161 1.020
1.166 1.014
1.172 1.004
1.063
1.085
1.085
1.087
1.078
1.070
1.059
1.056
1.054
1.054
1.050
1.044
1.044
1.046
1.040
1.041
1.044
1.043
1.047
1.053
1.055
1.053
1.050
1.045
1.045
1044
1.052
1.036
1.037
1.043
1.047
1.047
1.055
1.056
1.055
1.055
1.063
1.063
1.063
1.171
1.110
1.121
1.125
1.140
1.144
1.176
1196
1.211
1206
1.208
1.209
1.212
1.034
1.037
1.044
1.047
1.035
1.026
1.034
1.027
1.025
1.014
1.034
1.044
1.044
.953
.944
.949
.933
.953
.978
.968
.929
.930
.938
.962
.989
.981
1.001
1.011
1.019
1.017
1.020
1.020
1.009
.972
.966
.968
.986
1.011
1.013
.917
.882
.918
.924
.928
.937
.927
.917
.913
.904
.907
.923
.932
1.106
1.081
1.083
1.082
1.092
1.103
1.110
1.116
1,114
1.114
1.117
1.129
1.139
1.205 .995
1.188 .999
1.206
.994
1,218 .978
1221
.978
1. 212 .988
1.183 .988
1.200 .990
1.217 .995
1.209 .997
1 203 1.002
1.202 1.013
1.203 1.015
1.048
1.047
1.043
1.034
1.038
1.047
1.050
1.052
L 050
1.044
1.043
1.059
1.059
1.062
1.046
1.045
1.049
1.056
1.063
1. 071
1.072
1.068
1.067
1.064
1.066
1070
1.060
1.065
1.066
1.066
1.064
1.064
1.057
1.060
1.060
1.060
1.056
1.057
1.056
1.211
1.209
1.209
1214
1.221
1.220
1.214
1.208
1.208
1.203
1.202
1.214
1.217
1.049
1.043
1.048
1.041
1047
1.056
1.050
1.036
1.038
1.041
1.052
1.070
1.072
1.133 1.105 1.000 1.245 1.274 1.086 1.112 1122
.990 1.028
.951 1.147 1.224 1.029 1.060 1.075
1.020 1.044 .962 1.157 1.236 1.032 1.064 1083
1.056 1.060 .969 1 179 1.259 1.035 1.065 1094
1.044 1.054 .974 1.190 1.258 1.049 1.070 1096
1.075 1.085
.975 1.199 1.245 1.070 1.082 1.109
1 125 1.101
.977 1.225 1.267 1.088 1.112 1.119
1.203 1.152 .992 1.255 1.282 1.101 1.130 1.133
1.178 1.142 1.010 1.282 1.284 1.116 1.140 1138
1172 1.117 1.008 1.312 1.266 1 124 1148 1.147
1.212 1 126 1.035 1.339 1.289 1.138 1.159 1153
1.261 1.160 1.062 1.348 1.328 1.139 1.170 1163
1.330 1.214 1.094 1.357 1.351 1.138 1.179 1168
1.079
1.066
1.068
1.070
1.070
1.070
1071
1.074
1.076
1.083
1.086
1093
1126
1287
1.230
1.232
1.236
1.235
1.244
1276
1.305
1.314
1330
1.339
1.350
1.361
1.157
1.081
1.094
1.109
1111
1.126
1.152
1185
1.186
1185
1.205
1230
1256
16
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
T a b l e 4. — Changes
in the buying power of the dollar, expressed in terms of wholesale
prices, by groups of commodities, and by months, from January,
Jo Decem
ber, 1981— Continued
[1926=$1,000]
Year and month
1931
Average for year............
January...................
February.................
March______ _____
April........................
May— ...................
June....... ..............
July......... - . ............
August....................
September ............
October...................
November________
December. ..............
Hides
Chem House- Mis- All
Tex Fuel Metals
and
Farm
and BuDdfuring
icals nishcel- com
leath
and
tile
prod Foods
lane- modi
prod light metal
er
mate and
ing
prod
ucts
ing
rials
drugs
ous
prod ucts
ties
ucts
goods
ucts
$1.543 $1.340 $1.161 $1,508 $1.481 $1.183 $1,263 $1.261 $L 178 $1,433 $1,370
1.368 1.239 1.127 1.403 1.364 1.151 1.193 1.183 1.133 1.385 1.279
1.427 1.282 1.151 1.410 1.379 1.156 1.212 1.200 L 135 L 399 1.302
1.416 1.289 1.142 1.429 1.464 1.157 1.212 1.206 L 136 1.389 1.316
1.427 1.311 1.143 1.466 1.529 1.167 1.227 1.230 1.138 1.399 1.337
1.490 1.355 1.142 1.484 1.531 L 176 1.250 1.242 1.152 1.418 L366
1.529 1.364 1.136 1.502 1.590 L 185 1.261 1.259 1.157 1.435 L387
1.541 1.351 1.119 1.504 1.590 1.186 1.280 1.267 1.167 1.435 L389
1.575 1.340 1.127 1.527 1.504 1.192 1.289 1.300 1.178 L 464 1.387
1.653 1.357 1.176 1.550 1.484 1.192 1.299 1.311 1.209 1.466 1.404
1.701 1.364 1.212 1.587 1.475 1.208 1.314 1.323 1.235 1.502 1.422
1.704 1.408 1.225 1.608 1.441 1.211 1.312 1.314 1.236 1.441 1.425
1.795 1.447 L 253 1.645 1.464 L217 1.321 1.314 L274 1.484 1.458
Average Wholesale Prices of Commodities, 1931
Detailed information for each month of the year 1931 for the 784
items included in the bureau’s weighted index series is given in Table 5.
In addition to the absolute money prices of individual commodities,
index numbers based on average prices in the year 1926 as 100.0
are also shown. In Table 6 will be found comparable yearly data
for the years 1926 to 1930, inclusive, for the 234 items aaded during
the year 1931; forced economy in printing necessitated by the
drastic reduction in appropriations precludes the publication of the
detailed monthly data for this period. Yearly and monthly figures
prior to 1931 for the 550 items formerly included have, wherever this
information has been collected by the bureau, been published in
previous bulletins.1
The even pages of Table 5 contain the average money prices for each
month, while the odd pages contain the index numbers for each
month as compared with the base year, 1926; that is, the per cent that
the average price in each month is of the average price in the year
1926. These index numbers have been computed from average prices
carried to four decimal places, while the average prices, as here pub
lished, have been rounded off to three decimal places. Therefore, the
index numbers in some instances show changes that are not reflected
in the average prices.
For each commodity the average price for the year was computed
by dividing the sum of the quoted prices by the number of quotations.
Where a range of prices was found, the mean price for each date was
taken and the sum of such means was divided by their number to
obtain the average price for the year. For example, the sum of the
52 mean weekly prices for No. 2 hard wheat at Kansas City obtained
for 1930 was found to be $46,775. This total divided by 52 gives
$0,900 as the average price for the year 1930. 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
i Bulletins Nos. 149,181,209,228,269,296,320,335,367,390,416,440,473,493,621, and 643.
AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1931
17
averages based on daily quotations have been obtainable. First-ofthe-month prices have been used for a limited number of articles whose
prices are quite stable.
In computing the averages shown in Table 5 the net cash price was
used for textiles and all other articles subject to large ana varying
discounts. In the case of a few commodities, 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.
An explanation of the method employed in constructing the
weighted index numbers from the individual commodity prices shown
in Table 5 will be found in Bulletin No. 493 (pp. 2 -4 ).
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981
AVERAGE PRICES
Commodity
00
Novem Decem
August Septem
October
ber
ber
ber
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$0.559
$0,505
$0,488
$0.493
$0.511
$0,458
$0,434
$0,439
$0,509
$0,506
$0.523
$0,527
$0,496
.678
.658
.334
.453
.636
.619
.328
.447
.606
.586
.314
.416
.587
.569
.306
.387
.572
.565
.294
.413
.576
.571
.283
.390
.583
.572
.263
.392
.501
.491
.219
.375
.431
.425
.232
.414
.388
.384
.237
.470
.446
.437
.275
.543
.391
.380
.261
.482
.531
.51$
.278
.431
.813
.699
.762
.736
.690
.802
.789
.698
.757
.728
.680
.803
.801
.707
.772
.744
.670
.800
.822
.733
.797
.773
.680
.803
.830
.734
.830
.790
.695
.811
.736
.666
.749
.720
.596
.746
.529
.469
.660
.618
.540
.508
.491
.444
.666
.616
.553
.473
.486
.460
.688
.662
.602
.478
.519
.499
.689
.675
.671
.511
.614
.612
.779
.759
.796
.622
.570
.558
.719
.706
.747
.577
.665
.606
.739
.711
.660
.660
10.219
9.094
8.225
8.031
8.125
8.175
7.531
9.000
9.188
7.750
6.350
6.125
a 135
5.063
5.875
4.469
5.063
4.625
5.050
4.950
5.400
4.625
5.069
4.440
4.900
4.188
4.656
4.550
5.575
4.000
4.813
3.788
4.563
3.925
4.475
3.563
4.156
4.351
4.969
8.344
10.000
7.825
9.106
7.900
9.075
7.719
8.563
6.925
7.675
6.785
7.320
6.719
7.250
7.735
8.620
7.250
8.656
7.188
9.250
7.575
10.200
6.781
9.344
7.403
8.759
7.338
7.994
6.725
7.644
7.175
7.835
7.081
7.744
6.400
6.931
6.385
6.795
6.238
7.550
6.345
7.210
5.706
5.869
5.406
5.194
4.640
4.615
4.219
4.356
6.138
6.642
3.438
7.981
4.719
3.688
8.313
4.875
3.790
8.270
4.875
3.294
8.763
4.625
2.438
8.356
3.750
1.550
6.975
2.600
2.563
6.063
3.250
1.975
5.950
3.100
1.625
5.938
2.625
1.750
5.700
2.750
2.000
4.975
2.750
2.000
4.888
2.750
2.495
6.824
3.539
.201
.248
.191
.225
.219
.230
.215
.213
.190
.228
.182
.211
.190
.213
.196
.219
.191
.233
.166
.208
.157
.195
.152
.179
.187
.217
Year
GROUP 1 —FARM PRODUCTS
IN 1931
PRICES
Livestock and poultry:
Cattle, per 100 pounds, Chicago—
Calves, good to choice, vealers_________- _____
Cows—
Fair to good_____________________________
Good to choice_____ ________________ ____
Steers—
Fair to good_____________________________
Good to choice____ —__________ - _________
Hogs, per 100 pounds, C hicagoFair to choice, heavy butchers__ _____________
Fair to choice, light butchers_____ - ___________
Sheep, per 100 pounds, Chicago—
Ewes, native, all grades, fair to best_____ ____
Lambs, western, Mir to good____ ___ ____ ____
Wethers, fed, poor to best____________________
Poultry, live fowls, per pound—
Chicago
____ ___ ___________________
New York............................................................-
WHOLESALE
Grains:
Barley, fading, per hushfil, Chicago........... ........
Corn, per bushel, Chicago—
Contract grades_____________________________
No. 3 mixed_________________________________
Oats, No. 2, white, per bushel, Chicago___________
Rye, No. 2, per bushel, Chicago__________________
Wheat, per bushel—
No. 2, red winter, Chicago___________________
No. 2, hard, Kansas City_____________________
No. 1, northern spring, Minneapolis__________
No 2, dark northern spring, Minneapolis______
No. 1, hard winter, Portland, Oreg____________
No. 2, red winter, St. Louis________________ - _
T a ble 5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 19S1— Continued
INDEX NUMBERS
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
Novem Decem
August Septem
October
ber
ber
ber
Year
76.8
76.0
74.8
73.2
72.1
72.0
72.1
71.2
70.3
70.2
68.6
73.1
70.1
70.6
70.1
67.1
65.4
64.9
63.5
60.5
58.8
58.7
55.7
64.8
Grains...............................................................................
Barley, feeding, per bushel, Chicago..........................
Corn, per bushel, Chicago—
Contract grades....................................................
No. 3 mixed........................................................
Oats, No. 2, white, per bushel, Chicago....................
Rye, No. 2, per bushel, Chicago................................
Wheat, per bushel—
No. 2, red winter, Chicago___________________
No. 2, hard, Kansas City....................................
No. 1, northern spring, Minneapolis...................
No. 2, dark northern spring, Minneapolis..........
No. 1, hard winter, Portland, Oreg.....................
No. 2, red winter, St. Louis____________ ______
62.4
80.5
60.4
72.8
59.3
70.3
59.5
71.0
59.6
73.7
56.0
66.0
49.0
62.5
44.8
63 2
44.2
73.3
44.3
73.0
51.3
75.3
47.0
75.9
53.0
71.5
89.3
89.4
77.7
47.4
83.8
84.1
76.1
46.9
79.9
79.6
73.0
43.6
77.3
77.4
71.0
40.6
75.4
76.8
68.4
43.3
76.0
77.6
65.7
40.9
76.9
77.8
61.1
41.1
66.0
66.8
50.9
39.3
56.8
57.8
54.0
43.4
51.2
52.2
55.1
49.3
58.8
59.4
63.9
57.0
51.5
51.6
60.6
50.5
69.9
70.5
64.7
45.2
52.7
46.7
49.2
47 3
48.1
51.6
51.1
46.7
48.9
46 8
47.4
51.6
51.9
47.3
49.8
47 8
46.7
51.5
53.3
49.0
51.5
49 7
47.4
51.6
53.8
49.1
53.6
50 8
48.4
52.2
47.7
44.5
48.4
46 3
41.5
48.0
34.3
31.3
42.6
39 7
37.6
32.7
31.9
29.7
43.0
39.6
38.5
30.4
31.5
30.7
44.4
42 5
41.9
30.7
33.6
33.3
44.5
43 4
46.8
32.8
39.8
40.9
50.3
48 8
55.5
40.0
37.0
37.3
46 4
45 4
52.0
37.1
43.1
40.5
47.7
45.7
45.9
42.5
75.2
69.6
70.7
70.3
64.1
61.9
63.0
67.0
61.0
57.6
55.7
51.7
63.9
84.2
74.9
67.8
66.2
67.0
67.4
62.1
74.2
75.7
63.9
52.3
50.5
67.0
87.8
90.5
77.5
78.0
80.2
77.8
85.9
83.2
80.2
78.1
77.0
75.5
72.6
71.8
78.9
85.9
69.4
74.2
65.7
70.3
68.1
69.0
61.8
64.1
75 5
76.6
95.2
105.0
89.3
95.6
90.2
95.2
38.1
89.9
79.0
80.5
77.4
76.8
76.7
76.1
88.3
90.5
82.7
90.8
82.0
97.1
86.4
107.0
77.4
98.1
84.5
91.9
59.5
61.0
54.5
58.3
58.2
59.7
57.4
59.0
51.9
52.9
51.8
51.8
50.8
57.6
51.4
55.0
48.3
44.7
43.8
39.6
37.6
35.2
34.2
33.2
49.8
50.6
52.1
58.3
57.7
55.9
60.7
59.6
57.5
60.4
59.6
50.0
64.0
56.5
37.0
61.0
45.8
23.5
50.9
31.8
38.9
44.2
39.7
30.0
43.4
37.9
24.6
43.3
32.1
26.5
41.6
33.6
30.3
36.3
33.6
30.3
35.7
33.6
37.8
49.8
43.3
80.0
83.1
75.8
75.6
86.9
77.2
85.5
81.4
75.5
76.4
72.2
70.9
75.5
71.4
77.8
73.5
75.9
78.2
66.1
69.7
62.4
65.5
60.2
60.1
74.4
73.0
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
livestock and poultry....................................................
Cattle, per 100 pounds, Chicago—
Calves, good to choice, vealers___________ ____
Cows—
Fair to good.............. ....................................
Good to choice.......... .....................................
Steers—
Fair to good....................................................
Good to choice................................................
Hogs, per 100 pounds, C hicagoFair to choice, heavy butchers.............................
Fair to choice, light butchers........... ...................
Sheep, per 100 pounds, Chicago—
Ewes, native, all grades, fair to best...................
Lambs, western, fair to good....... ........................
Wethers, fed, poor to best................ ...................
Poultry, live fowls, per pound—
Chicago____ ________________________________
New Y ork .,.............. .............................................
73.0
PRICES
78.2
WHOLESALE
ALL COMMODITIES.........................
GROUP 1 .—FARM PRODUCTS..............
AVERAGE
Commodity
T able 5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
jB— sss.Trr.-r—r s- tttt-'t-"..
„, 1
■■■..;-----:::
Commodity
Novem Decem
October
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$5,500
$5,344
$5,125
$4,963
$5,000
$4,745
$4,556
$4,694
$4,385
$3,588
$3,656
$3,025
$4,531
.100
.098
.102
.107
.106
.110
,108
.105
.109
.101
.099
.102
.092
.091
.093
.090
.089
.090
.092
.091
.093
.071
.070
.072
.064
.062
.065
.061
.061
.064
.064
.064
.065
.061
.061
.063
.084
.083
.085
.249
.206
.244
.219
.242
.278
.195
.183
.162
.175
.162
.201
.199
.160
.214
.193
.198
.175
.219
.224
.165
.198
.173
.173
.159
.201
.208
.165
.184
.166
.164
.144
.189
.192
.165
.174
.160
.163
.161
.186
.208
.165
.193
.178
.210
.183
.201
.240
.187
.199
.187
.210
.190
.223
.245
.218
.213
.204
.226
.191
.241
.256
.235
.247
.242
.285
.203
.241
.289
.267
.295
.291
.325
.224
.284
.340
.245
.266
.245
.276
.229
.267
.306
.251
.219
.201
.220
.187
.225
.249
.203
1.500
4.125
2.125
1.583
4.344
2.063
1.700
4.925
1.950
5^344
2.250
0)
5.656
2.250
(9
6.000
2.250
(9
0)
2.250
(9
h
1.875
.750
4.458
1.550
£375
1.750
<9
4.500
1.563
<9
4.450
1.375
1.472
4.820
1.926
5.250
4.906
5.125
3.925
5.100
4.050
4.719
4.188
4.844
5.031
7.225
4.700
6.969
5.281
7.719
5.688
9.850
6.125
7.450
5.875
5.163
5.313
4.925
4.225
6.239
4.929
21.250
22.875
20.250
20.000
21.250
19.000
19.100
22.100
18.500
19.250
21.875
19.375
17.750
18.625
19.500
13.050
16.600
19.100
13.313
14.000
17.750
12.938
13.250
15.400
12.650
14.250
15.250
13.125
13.625
15.625
13.000
13.375
15.500
14.150
13.975
15.500
15.716
17.118
17.529
Year
GROUP 1.—FARM PRODUCTS—Continued
.150
.156
.178
.165
.154
.150
.148
.141
.133
.132
.151
2.580
3.510
2.700
.043
2.580
3.510
2.700
.046
2.580
3.510
2.700
.046
2.769
3.510
2.700
.046
2.930
3.510
2.700
.046
2.930
3.510
2.160
.046
2.930
3.510
2.160
.038
2.930
3.510
2.160
.024
2.930
3.140
2.160
.021
2.930
3.140
2.160
.019
2.775
3.448
2.483
.038
IN 1031
.154
2.580
3.510
2.700
.043
PRICES
1N o quotation.
.157
2.632
3.510
2.800
.036
WHOLESALE
Other farm products:
Beans, dried, per 100 pounds, New York__________
Cotton, middling, per pound—
Galveston___ ___ ____ _______ _______________
New Orleans______________ ____ ____________
New York._________
_________________ ;__„
Eggs, fresh, per dozen—
westerii, firsts, Boston
__ ______ _ Firsts, Chicago______________________________
Extra firsts, Cincinnati__ . ___________________
Candled, New Orleans__ -___________________
Firsts, New York____________________________
Extra firsts, Philadelphia_____________________
No. 1, extras, San Francisco—- ................. .........
Fruits—
Apples, fresh—
Average grade—
per bushel, C hicago..__ « _____ _
Per barrel, New York__ _____________
Medium grade, per box, Portland, Oreg___
Lemons, choice to fancy, California, per box,
Chicago_. ___. . . . _________________________
Oranges, choice, California, per box, C hicago...
Hay, per ton—
Alfalfa, Kansas <^ity „
- r -,r «-t . ™ T r Clover mixed, No. 1, Cincinnati______ ______
Timothy, No. 1, Chicago_____________________
Hops, prime to choice, Pacifics, per pound, Port
land, Oreg _____________ _______________ _____
Milk, fluid, per 100 pounds—
C hicago...___ ______
— — _-____________
New York___________________________ ______
San Francisco______ _. . . . . . . . . ____ _____
Peanuts, per pound, Norfolk_____________________
T a b l e 5 . — Wholesale
prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
73.6
98.2
74.2
94.2
73.4
91.2
71.5
91.9
70.8
87.2
71.3
83.7
67.3
86.3
65.4
80.6
64.2
65.9
63.1
67.2
61.2
55.6
69.2
83.3
58.7
58.5
58.2
62.9
63.0
62.5
63.1
62.6
62.0
59.5
58.9
58.1
513
53.8
53.2
53.0
52.6
51.6
510
54.0
52.8
41.5
41.5
41.0
37.3
37.1
37.8
36.0
36.4
36.5
37.5
38.2
37.3
36.1
36.3
35.7
19.3
49.2
48.7
69.7
61.6
S8.5
64.6
68.0
70.3
65.5
51.2
48.4
49.2
47.8
56.6
50.3
53.7
60.2
57.6
55.6
51.5
61.5
56.6
55.4
55.6
51.5
48.5
46.9
56.6
52.5
55.4
51.7
49.5
46.0
42.4
53.1
48.6
55.4
48.8
47.6
45.8
47 4
52.2
52.5
55.4
512
53.2
59.0
53.9
56.6
60.7
62.8
55.8
55.9
59.0
56.1
62.6
62.0
73.1
59.6
60.9
63.5
56.2
67.8
64.9
78.9
69.2
72.3
8a i
59.9
67.9
73.1
89.7
82.8
86.9
91.3
66.1
80.0
86.0
82.3
716
73.2
77.6
67.6
75.0
77.5
813
61.4
60.0
61 9
55.1
63.2
63.0
68.0
109.7
102.3
99.6
115.8
107.7
96.7
124.3
122.1
91.4
132.5
105.5
140.3
105.5
148.8
105.5
105.5
87.9
54.9
110.6
72.7
108.5
82.1
111.6
73.3
110.4
64.5
107.7
119 5
90.3
912
82.4
92.0
65.9
91.6
68.0
84.7
70.3
87.0
84.5
129.7
78.9
125.1
88.7
138.6
95.5
176.8
102.8
133.7
98.6
92.7
89.2
88.4
70.9
112.0
82.8
101.0
103.0
86.2
95.1
95.7
80.9
90.8
99.5
78.8
91.5
98.5
82.5
84.4
83.9
83.0
62.0
74.7
81.3
63.3
63.0
75.6
61.5
59.7
65.6
60.1
64.2
64.9
62.4
61.3
66.5
61.8
60.2
66.0
67.3
62.9
66.0
717
77.1
717
M ay
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
GR O U P l*—F A R M P R O D U C TS—Continued
Other farm products.....................................
Beans, dried, per 100 pounds, New York..
Cotton, middling, per pound—
Galveston_________________________
New Orleans______________________
New York-.
, per dozen—
Vestern, firsts, Boston____________________
Firsts, Chicago.................................................
Extra firsts, Cincinnati......... ..........................
Candled, New Orleans................................. .
Firsts, New York_______ _________________
Extra firsts, Philadelphia__________________
No. 1, extras, San Francisco_______________
Fruits—
Apples, fresh—
Average grade—
Per bushel, Chicago__________________
Per barrel, New Y ork........... .............. —
Medium grade, per box, Portland, Oreg___
Lemons, choice to fancy, California, per box,
Chicago.........................1.................. 1.............1
Oranges, choice, California, per box, Chicago...
Hay, per ton—
Alfalfa, Kansas City.............................................
Clover mixed, No. 1. Cincinnati______________
Timothy, No. 1, Chicago____________________
Hops, prime to choice, Pacifics, per pound, Port
land, Oreg..................................................................
Milk fluid, per 100 pounds—
Chicago____________________________________
New York_______________________ ___________
San Francisco........ ......... ......................................
Peanuts, per pound, Norfolk_____________________
65.1
63.8
62.1
64.6
73.7
68.5
64.1
62.3
61.4
58.5
55.0
518
62.7
94.2
98.9
89.5
73.3
92.4
96.9
86.3
87.1
92.4
96.9
86.3
86.5
92.4
96.9
86.3
92.1
92.4
96.9
86.3
92.1
99.1
96.9
86.3
92.1
104.9
96.9
86.3
92.1
1019
96.9
69.0
92.1
104.9
96.9
69.0
77.4
104.9
96.9
69.0
49.3
1019
86.7
69.0
42.4
1019
86.7
69.0
38.4
99.3
95.2
79.3
76.2
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
75.3
101.1
April
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
to
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$23,000
18.313
1.544
8.875
$23,000
16.850
1.555
8.675
$23,000
15.469
1.553
8.500
$23,000
14.406
1.553
8.500
$22,500
14.650
1.475
7.750
12.737
12.649
12.618
12.605
.675
1.388
.760
1.488
.788
1.563
L238
L 750
1.675
1.400
2.059
1.525
1.625
1.435
2.103
1.350
1.855
1.481
2.059
1.575
.220
.280
.275
.235
.220
.280
.270
.235
.655
.615
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
$22,500
16.250
1.614
4906
$19.500
14.250
1.413
3.750
$17,000
12.625
1.365
3.438
$16,000
10.563
1.324
3.250
$16,000
13.250
1.464
3.775
$16,000
14.750
1.433
4125
$20.375
14.952
1.484
6.185
12.592
12.593
12.623
12.291
11.534
10.840
9.804
12.203
1.385
0)
1.950
.445
1.531
.413
1.550
.375
1.656
.380
1.875
.413
2.655
.438
1.433
.853
1.506
1.263
1.740
1.500
1.363
1.580
1.467
1.400
1.463
1.375
1.372
1.400
1.388
1.194
1.250
1.588
.988
.950
1.015
1.440
.845
.756
.965
1.413
.838
.788
1.049
1.325
.825
.840
1.142
1.440
1.340
1.210
1.523
1.462
.200
.260
.250
.220
.190
.250
.250
.210
.190
.255
.250
.205
.210
.255
.250
.215
.210
.250
.250
.225
.200
.250
.240
.230
.200
.250
.240
.230
.200
.250
.240
.230
.200
.240
.240
.230
.205
.259
.253
.226
.645
.594
.648
.588
.630
.569
.615
.565
.618
.575
.628
.575
.621
.569
.578
.554
.565
.525
.565
.522
.621
.573
.129
.345
.139
.345
.145
.345
.145
.345
.145
.340
.145
.335
.145
.335
.144
.328
.137
.295
.133
.275
.128
.275
.138
.327
.149
.160
.165
.165
.165
.165
.165
.155
.136
.152
.156
.158
.288
.275
.256
.293
.279
.259
.267
.258
.244
.243
.236
.224
.239
.231
.219
.255
.241
.220
.285
.268
.237
.319
.294
.259
.341
.309
.274
.313
.297
.276
.306
.281
.254
.287
.271
.249
G R O U P 1.—F A R M PR O D U C TS—Continued
O ther fa rm p roducts—Continued.
IN 1931
PRICES
»No quotation.
WHOLESALE
Alfalfa, per 100 pounds, Kansas C ity_____ ____ $23,000
Clover, per 100 pounds, Chicago................ .......... 18.250
Flaxseed, per bushel, Minneapolis____________
1.559
Timothy, per 100 pounds, Chicago....... ...............
8.875
Tobacco, leaf, warehouse sales, average last 12
months, per 100 pounds.......... ........... .................... 13.277
Vegetables, fresh—
Onions, per 100 pounds, Chicago................. ........
.975
Potatoes, sweet, per % bushel, Philadelphia___
1.115
Potatoes, white, per 100 pounds—
Boston.............................................. ...............
1.780
1.463
Chicago...........................................................
New York............ ................................. .........
2.146
Portland, Oreg................................................
1.638
Wool, per pound, Boston—
Domestic, Ohio, grease basis—
Fine clothing.............. ...................... .............
.220
.280
Fine delaine_______________ _____________
Half blood.............. ................................ ........
.275
.250
Medium grades..............................................
Domestic, Territory, scoured basis-—
.691
Staple, fine and fine medium........................
.640
Half blood........................................................
Foreign—
Argentine, crossbreds, quarter blood, grease
basis..............................................................
.125
Australian, Geelong 56’s, scoured basis____
.357
Montevideo, one-fourth blood, 50’s, grease
basis.................................................... .........
.159
GROUP 2 —POODS
Butter, cheese, and milk:
Butter, creamery, per pound—
B o sto n Extra............... .................................. .............
.291
Firsts................................................................
.282
Seconds........ —__________________________
.266
T able 5 , — Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
139.6
76.6
66.3
143.8
139.6
70.5
66.8
140.6
66.5
63.8
63.4
39.8
72.9
27.6
90.7
31.1
97.2
50.5
48.5
56.8
57.0
47.5
46.5
54.5
53.1
46.1
47.6
55.7
47.0
54.8
60.0
59.6
54.7
54.8
60.0
59.6
51.5
60.0
61.1
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
GROUP 1.—FARM PRODUCTS—Continued
Other farm products—Continued.
Alfalfa, per 100 pounds, Kansas City ...............
Clover, per 100 pounds, Chicago.........................
Flaxseed, per bushel, Minneapolis......................
Timothy, per 100 pounds, Chicago......................
Tobacco, leaf, warehouse sales, average last 12
months, per 100 pounds______ ________________
Vegetables, fresh—
Onions, per 100 pounds, Chicago.........................
Potatoes, sweet, per H bushel, Philadelphia___
Potatoes, white, per 100 pounds—
Boston. ............................................................
C h icag o........................... .............................
New York. ...................................................
Portland, Oreg................................................
Wool, per pound, B o sto n Domestic, Ohio, grease basis—
Fine clothing..................................................
Fine delaine....................................................
Half blood........................................................
Medium grades.............................................
Domestic, Territory, scoured basis—
Staple, fine, and fine medium.......................
Half blood. _________________ _________
F oreign Argentine, cross breds, quarter blood, grease
basis.............................. ...............................
Australian, Geelong 56’s, scoured basis____
Montevideo, one-fourth blood, 60’s, grease
basis.............................................................
GROUP 2 .—FOODS...........................
Butter, cheese, and milk...............................................
Butter, creamery, per pound—
BostonrExtra................................................................
Firsts...............................................................
Seconds............................................................
139.6
64.7
66.7
137.7
139.6
60.3
65.8
137.7
136.6
61.3
63.4
125.6
136.6
68.0
69.3
79.
118.4
59.7
60.7
60.8
63.2
63.2
63.1
63.1
63.2
32.2
102.1
50.6
114.3
56.6
79.7
29.1
62.6
27.0
52.6
49.2
54.5
54.8
42.7
41.9
46.1
52.2
38.7
52.4
38.8
48.7
41.5
45.6
36.3
48.7
39.4
39.6
33.1
55.3
54.8
60.0
58.5
51.5
49.8
55.7
54.1
48.2
47.3
53.6
54.1
46.0
47.3
54.6
54.1
44.9
52.3
54.6
54.1
47.1
56.9
58.7
56.0
56.7
56.2
56.1
54.7
54.3
53.4
54.0
44.1
52.6
45.4
50.9
49.0
50.9
51.2
50.9
51.2
50.9
43.1
80.7
83.7
40.3
78.0
83.0
43.4
77.6
83.5
44.7
76.3
80.6
66.3
66.8
68.0
65.5
65.3
65.5
66.6
66.3
66.3
60.8
61.1
62.2
103.2
52.8
58.6
55.7
97.1
44.2
53.9
52.7
97.1
55.4
62.9
61.2
97.1
61.7
61.6
66.8
123.7
62.6
6.73
100.2
61.6
57.8
63.3
24.5
67.7
24.8
54.3
49.1
61.1
76.6
27.0
108.5
28.6
58.5
55.8
28.0
31.5
26.9
50.1
24.0
25.1
25.6
49.2
23.8
26.1
27.8
46.1
23.4
27.9
30.2
50.1
38.0
40.1
40.3
50.9
52.3
54.6
54.1
49.3
49.8
53.6
52.0
50.4
49.8
53.6
52.0
50.4
49.8
53.6
52.0
50.4
49.8
51.4
52.0
50.4
51.0
55.4
54.7
49.6
53.6
54.9
64.5
54.9
53.9
54.4
50.1
52.9
49.1
50.1
49.1
49.9
53.9
54.8
51.2
50.1
51.2
49.4
51.2
49.4
50.7
48.3
48.2
43.5
46.8
40.5
45.2
40.5
48.8
48.2
44.7
73.8
78.1
44.7
73.3
78.8
44.7
74.0
80.6
44.7
74.6
82.2
42.0
73.7
84.6
36.9
73.3
86.1
41.2
71.0
80.7
42.4
69.1
79.8
42.7
74.0
81.8
55.4
55.9
57.2
54.4
54.8
55.9
58.1
57.3
56.2
64.9
63.5
60.6
72.6
69.7
66.2
77.6
73.3
69.9
71.2
70.5
70.4
69.7
66.7
64.9
65.4
64.3
63.7
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
139.6
76.4
67.0
143.8
April
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1931— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Septem October Novem Decem
ber
ber
ber
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
August
$0.272
.261
.251
.253
$0.273
.263
.253
.259
$0.286
.277
.266
.288
$0.239
.235
.228
.240
$0.219
.213
.204
.213
$0,225
.216
.204
.208
$0,236
.227
.213
.225
$0.271
.256
.236
.248
$0,305
.288
.263
.274
$0,331
.310
.278
.300
$0,296
.284
.266
.268
$0,295
.278
.249
.252
$0,271
.259
.243
.252
.334
.315
.325
.305
.334
.312
.308
.278
.283
.250
.276
.253
.285
.263
.309
.288
.326
.310
.380
.348
.353
.320
.350
.306
.322
.296
.284
.272
.253
.286
.269
.248
.287
.274
.256
.256
.249
.239
.233
.223
.208
.235
.221
.202
.249
.233
.211
.281
.264
.241
.321
.292
.257
.341
.303
.266
.309
.293
.273
.308
.281
.250
.283
.265
.242
.297
.287
.267
.293
.294
.285
.263
.295
.303
.294
.275
.306
.274
.269
.260
.265
.250
.240
.225
.248
.244
.234
.217
.240
.260
.250
.229
.255
.295
.284
.260
.290
.336
.320
.278
.314
.356
.340
.293
.350
.316
.309
.290
.325
.316
.305
.286
.322
.295
.284
.261
.292
.268
.263
.288
.283
.280
.275
.246
.241
.251
.244
.250
.240
.263
.252
.298
.289
.305
.290
.318
.308
.320
.313
.295
.289
.281
.274
.159
.180
.147
.153
.173
.155
.145
.159
.160
.138
.139
.134
.121
.125
.123
.121
.129
.120
.133
.136
.122
.149
.149
.138
.156
.158
.140
.154
.148
.158
.140
.139
.160
.132
.140
.149
.141
.148
.142
5. 925
3.458
5.788
3.500
5.650
3.500
5.650
3.500
5.650
3.300
5.650
3.200
5.650
3.100
5.000
3.000
4.750
3.000
4.750
3.000
4.750
3.000
4.750
2.995
5.320
3.210
.086
.062
.062
.052
.052
.052
.052
.052
.062
.062
.062
.062
.060
.074
.062
.062
.066
.069
.074
.062
.062
.066
.069
.074
.062
.053
.066
.069
.074
.062
.053
.066
.069
.074
.062
.053
.066
.069
.074
.062
.053
.066
.069
.074
.062
.053
.066
.069
.074
.062
.053
.066
.071
.074
.062
.053
.066
.071
.074
.062
.053
.066
.071
.074
.062
.051
.066
.071
.074
.062
.052
.066
.071
.074
.062
.054
.066
.070
Year
G R O U P 2.—FOODS—Continued
IN 1931
PRICES
Cereal products:
Bread, loaf, per pound, before baking—
Chicago
____ _. . . . . . . . ___ . . . __ ________
Cincinnati
_________________ _ .
New Orleans________________________________
New York
____________
WHOLESALE
Butter, cheese, and milk—Continued.
Butter, creamery, per pound—Continued.
C hicagoExtra_______ ___________________________
Extra firsts. ___________________________
Firsts . .
_ __ ____________________
Cincinnati, as to score
__
- - New OrleansFancy__ _____________ __________________
Choice
- . . . . . ______ ________________
New Y o r k Extra_____ ___ __ . __ ___________________
Firsts.............................................................
Seconds______ ___ ______________________
PhiladelphiaExtra_____- ___________ _________________
Extra firsts_____________________________
Firsts _________________________________
St. Louis, extra_______ __ __ ________________
San FranciscoExtra __ - _____ __ ____ ________ ______
F irsts__________________________________
Cheese, whole milk, per pound—
Chicago ___________________________________
New York __. . . . . . . ____ _________ __________
San Francisco___________- _____ - ____________
M i lk Condensed, per case, New Y ork__ . ___________
Evaporated, per case, New Y o rk .____________
Fluid. (See Farm products.)
Skimmed powdered, per pound, plant.. _____
T a ble 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
INDEX NUMBERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
63.7
63.5
64.9
65.6
66.6
66.9
68.2
73.0
55.7
56.7
58.5
60.8
51.2
51.5
52.3
53.8
52.5
52.0
52.2
52.7
55.1
54.8
54.6
57.0
63.1
61.8
60.5
62.7
71.1
69.5
67.3
69.4
77.3
74.8
71.2
76.0
69.0
68.5
68.2
67.8
68.8
67.0
63.8
63.8
63.1
62.5
62.2
63.9
70.2
68.7
68.3
66.6
70.2
68.1
64.6
60.6
59.4
54.6
58.0
55.2
59.9
57.3
64.9
62.7
68.5
67.6
79.9
75.8
74.1
69.8
73.6
66.8
67.6
64.5
64.1
64.7
65.2
64.6
64.2
63.8
64.7
65.3
66.0
57.7
59.4
61.7
52.4
53.2
53.7
52.9
52.6
52.0
56.1
55.5
54.5
63.3
63.0
62.2
72.5
69.5
66.2
77.0
72.3
68.7
69.8
69.9
70.4
69.4
66.9
64.4
63.8
63.1
62.4
65.3
64.8
65.7
66.4
64.8
64.3
64.6
67.0
66.7
66.3
67.7
69.5
60.4
60.7
63.9
60.2
54.9
54.2
55.3
56.2
53.6
52.8
53.3
54.5
57.1
56.4
56.3
57.9
64.9
64.1
63.9
65.9
74.0
72.2
68.2
71.3
78.3
76.7
71.9
79.5
69.4
69.7
71.3
73.8
69.6
68.8
70.4
73.1
64.8
64.2
64.2
66.4
61.5
62.9
66.0
67.6
64.2
65.8
56.4
57.7
57.7
58.3
57.4
57.4
60.3
60.3
68.3
69.1
70.0
69.4
73.0
73.7
73.4
74.8
67.7
69.1
64.6
65.4
73.2
79.3
64.2
101.2
86.8
70.3
76.0
67.7
98.8
87.9
66.8
70.0
69.9
96.5
87.9
63.4
61.1
58.6
96.5
87.9
55.6
55.0
53.5
96.5
82.9
55.9
56.6
52.4
96.5
80.4
61.1
60.0
53.3
96.5
77.9
68.8
65.5
60.1
85.4
75.4
71.9
69.4
61.2
81.1
75.4
70.9
64.9
69.1
81.1
75.4
64.4
61.1
69.9
81.1
75.4
60.8
61.6
65.1
81.1
75.2
65.1
65.0
62.1
90.8
sa 6
68.2
49.3
49.3
41.7
41.7
41.7
41.7
41.7
49.3
49.3
49.3
49.3
47.7
75.7
75.5
74.5
74.3
74.6
74.3
71.5
70.9
70.3
70.6
73.1
72.2
73.1
98.7
87.7
86.9
94.1
89.8
98.7
87.7
86.9
94.1
89.8
98.7
87.7
74.4
94.1
89.8
98.7
87.7
74.4
94.1
89.8
98.7
87.7
74.4
94.1
89.8
98.7
87.7
74.4
94.1
89.8
98.7
87.7
74.4
94.1
89.8
98.7
87.7
74.4
94.1
92.1
98.7
87.7
74.4
94.1
92.1
98.7
87.7
74.4
94.1
92.1
9a 7
87.7
70.5
94.1
92.1
98.7
87.7
72.5
94.1
92.1
98.7
87.7
76.0
94.1
90.8
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 2.—F O O D S—Continued
B utter, cheese, an d m ilk—Continued.
Butter, creamery, per pound—Continued.
C hicagoExtra_________________ ____________
Extra firsts_________________________
F ir s ts ...................................................
Cincinnati, as to score................................
New OrleansFancy..................... ................................
Choice____________ ______ __________
New Y o r k Extra____________ _______ __________
Firsts___________ ________ __ _______
Seconds_________________ __________
PhiladelphiaExtra____________ ______ ___________
Extra firsts............................................
Firsts______________________________
St. Louis, extra_____________ ___________
San FranciscoExtra______________________________
Firsts............. ..................... ..................
Cheese, whole milk, per pound—
Chicago . . . ....................................... ...........
New York_____________________________
San Francisco__ __________ _____________
Milk, condensed, per case, New Y ork_______
Milk, evaporated, per case, New York............
Milk, fluid. (See Farm products.)
Milk, skimmed, powdered, per pound, plant.
Cereal products________ ______ _________ _____
Bread, loaf, per pound, before baking—
Chicago_______________________ _____
Cincinnati_________________ ____________
New Orleans....................... .........................
New York_____________________________
San Francisco__________________________
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
63.4
63.1
64.3
64.0
April
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
to
Cji
T able 5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PBICBS—Continued
Commodity
Septem October Novem Decem
ber
ber
ber
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
August
$2.413
2.361
3.391
.090
.137
3.350
$2,413
2.361
3.391
.095
.137
3.250
$2,413
2 273
3 391
095
.137
3.180
$2.413
2.236
3.391
.095
.137
3.019
$2.413
2.186
3.391
.095
.137
3.213
$2.413
2.161
3.391
.095
.137
3.265
$2,413
2.208
3.391
.095
.137
3.150
$2,413
2.083
3.391
.095
.137
3.200
$2,413
2.139
2.965
.095
.137
3.220
$2,413
2.056
2.965
.095
.136
3.294
$2,413
2.167
2.965
.095
.136
3.906
$2,413
2.172
2.965
.095
.136
3.695
$2,413
2.199
3.249
.095
.137
3.314
4.800
4.300
4.785
4.085
4.963
4.663
4.876
4.650
4.100
4.340
1.376
.049
4.800
4.300
4.763
4.063
4.850
4.525
4.677
4.650
4.100
4.350
1.319
.049
4.688
3.975
4.700
4.000
4.665
4.385
4.677
4.675
4.125
4.275
1.331
.047
4.650
3.950
4.719
4.019
4.713
4.438
4.677
4.750
4.175
4.275
1.219
.039
4.610
3.975
4.745
4.140
4.850
4.625
4.677
4.750
4.150
4.235
1.194
.039
4.581
3.975
4.705
4.119
4.745
4.525
4.677
4.594
3.994
4.256
1.303
.039
4.594
3.906
3.838
3.156
4.125
3.856
4.508
3.725
3.125
3.250
1.310
.039
4.430
3.930
3.710
2.960
4.206
3.919
4.095
3.500
2.900
3.110
1.144
.039
4.200
3.838
3.681
2.956
4.240
3.990
4.080
3.500
2.900
3.119
1.038
.040
4.490
3.910
3.765
3.100
4.281
4.019
4.205
3.615
2.985
3.245
.910
.044
5.019
4.131
3.638
3.025
4.838
4.594
4.776
3.763
3.113
3.563
.973
.052
4.775
4.069
3.919
3.219
4.505
4.280
4.677
3.650
3.006
3.319
.782
.054
4.632
4.022
4.248
3.570
4.578
4.316
4.550
4.150
3.554
3.785
1.151
.044
1.376
2.078
.188
1.319
2.060
.188
1.331
2.019
.188
1.219
1.996
.188
1.194
1.914
.188
1.303
1.933
.188
1.310
1.958
.188
1.144
1.955
.188
1.038
1.613
.188
.910
1.494
.188
.973
L 570
.188
.782
L520
.188
1.151
1.844
.188
.036
.057
.035
.058
.034
.060
.033
.060
.033
.060
.033
.058
.032
.054
.030
.051
.028
.046
.026
.041
.028
.043
.030
.045
.031
.053
4.000
1.550
3.136
1.463
1.775
1.950
4.000
1.600
3.136
1.463
1.776
1.950
4.000
1.600
3.136
1.463
1.775
1.950
4.000
1.600
3.136
1.463
1.775
1.725
4.000
1.600
3.136
1.418
1.775
1.500
4.000
1.600
3.136
1.275
1.600
1.500
4.000
1.600
2.891
1.275
1.600
1.500
4.000
1.375
2.744
1.400
1.600
1.500
4.000
1.375
2.744
1.400
1.600
1.500
4.000
1.375
2.720
1.400
1.600
1.440
4.000
1.350
2.695
1.325
L 525
1.200
4.000
1.350
2.695
1.325
1.525
1.200
4.000
1.496
2.942
1.391
1.663
1.678
Year
G R O U P 3.—FOODS—Continued
IN 1931
PRICES
Fruits and vegetables:
F ru itCanned, per dozen, cannery—
A pples..________________________________
Apricots_______■____ . . . . . . . ______________
Cherries, Chicago___- ____________________
Peaches________ _______ ___ ______________
Pears_ _____ _____ __________________
PineaDDles-------------------------------- ----------
WHOLESALE
Cereal products—Continued.
Cereal breakfast foods—
Corn, 8-oz. package, per case, factory-— ______
Oatmeal, per 100 pounds, New Vnrk
Wheat, 28-oz. pankagfi, per r»asfi, delivered.
Crackers, soda, per pound \New Y ork,
_
Crackers’ sweet," per pound, delivered_____________
Flour, rye, white, per barrel, Minneapolis_________
Flour, wheat, per ba rrelstandard, patents, Buffalo. __________ ______
First clears, Buffalo_____ __________________
Short patents, TTa/nsas City___________________
Straights, Kansas City_______________________
Standard patents, Minneapolis_______________
Second patents, Minneapolis_________________
Patents, Portland, Oreg______________________
Short, patents, St. Louis_____________________
Straights, St. Louis__________________________
Standard patents, Toledo____________________
Hominy grits, white, per 100 pounds, mill_________
Macaroni, per pound, Chicago___________ - _______
Meal, corn, per 100 pounds—
White, mill _ . . . ............ . _........... n
_____
Yellow, Philadelphia________________________
Pretzels, bulk, per pound, delivered______________
Rice, head, clean, per pound, New OrleansBlue Bose, medium to g o o d ..._______________
Edith, medium to choice.._______ - ___________
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1931—-Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
August Septem
October Novem Decem
ber
ber
ber
100.0
76.8
100.0
67.9
93.6
58.0
100.0
74.0
100.0
67.9
93.6
56.8
100.0
72.8
100.0
67.9
93.6
53.9
100.0
71.1
100.0
67.9
93.6
57.4
100.0
70.3
100.0
67.9
93.6
58.3
100.0
71.9
100.0
67.9
93.6
56.2
100.0
67.8
100.0
67.9
93.6
57.1
100.0
69.6
87.4
67.9
93.6
57.5
100.0
66.9
87.4
67.9
93.2
58.8
100.0
70.5
87.4
67.9
93.2
69.8
100.0
70.7
87.4
67.9
93.2
66.0
100.0
71.6
95.8
67.6
93.6
59.2
55.2
51.4
59.5
56.3
58.9
57.2
61.1
59.4
57.7
56.9
88.3
65.9
55.2
51.4
59.3
56.0
57.6
55.5
58.6
59.4
57.7
57.0
84.7
65.9
53.9
47.5
58.5
55.2
55.4
53.8
58.6
59.7
58.0
56.1
85.5
62.7
53.5
47.2
58.7
55.4
55.9
54.5
58.6
60.7
58.7
56.1
78.2
52.8
53.0
47.5
59.1
57.1
57.6
56.8
58.6
60.7
58.4
55.5
76.6
52.8
52.7
47.5
58.6
56.8
56.3
55.5
58.6
58.7
56.2
55.8
83.6
52.8
52.9
46.6
47.8
43.5
49.0
47.3
56.5
47.6
44.0
42.6
84.1
52.8
51.0
46.9
46.2
40.8
49.9
48.1
51.3
44.7
40.8
40.8
73.4
52.8
48.3
45.8
45.8
40.8
50.3
49.0
51.1
44.7
40.8
40.9
66.6
54.1
51.7
46.7
46.9
42.7
50.8
49.3
52.7
46.2
42.0
42.6
58.4
59.4
57.8
49.3
45.3
41.7
57.4
56.4
59.8
48.0
43.8
46.7
62.4
69.7
54.9
48.6
48.8
44.4
53.5
52.5
58.6
46.6
42.3
43.5
50.2
72.5
53.3
48.0
52.9
49.2
54.3
53.0
57.0
53.0
50.0
49.6
73.9
59.5
88.3
78.0
98.3
84.7
77.4
98.3
85.5
75.8
98.3
78.2
75.0
98.3
76.6
71.9
98.3
83.6
72.6
98.3
84.1
73.5
98.3
73.4
73.4
98.3
66.6
60.5
98.3
58.4
56.1
97.9
62.4
59.0
97.9
50.2
57.1
97.9
73.9
69.2
98.2
57.8
77.2
56.8
78.4
54.9
81.2
52.8
81.9
52.8
81.9
52.8
78.4
51.8
74.2
48.7
69.4
45.5
62.5
41.6
55.4
45.1
58.8
48.7
61.5
50.8
71.6
76.9
74.3
74.3
76. 3
76.1
76.4
74.3
73.4
71.0
68.2
65.1
63.5
73.4
111.7
78.1
81.8
73.4
73.9
96.0
111.7
80.6
81.8
73.4
73.9
96.0
111.7
80.6
81.8
73.4
73.9
96.0
111.7
80.6
81.8
73.4
73.9
84.9
111.7
80.6
81.8
71.1
73.9
73.9
111.7
80.6
81.8
63.9
66.6
7a 9
111.7
80.6
75.4
63.9
66.6
73.9
111.7
69.3
71.6
70.2
66.6
73.9
111.7
69.3
71.6
70.2
66.6
73.9
111.7
69.3
70.9
70.2
66.6
70.9
111.7
68.0
70.3
66.5
63.5
59.1
111.7
68.0
70.3
66.5
63.5
59.1
111.7
75.4
76.7
69.8
69.2
77.7
May
June
July
Year
GR O U P 2.—FOODS—Continued
Cereal products—Continued.
Cereal breakfast foods—
Corn, 8-ounce package, per case, factory_______
Oatmeal, per 100 pounds, New York..................
Wheat, 28-ounce package, per case, delivered—
Crackers, soda, per pound, New Y o rk .____ _______
Crackers, sweet, per pound, delivered................ ......
Flour, rye, white, per barrel, Minneapolis_________
Flour, wheat, per ba rrelstandard, patents, Buffalo.......... .........................
First clears, Buffalo__________________________
Short patents, Kansas City___________________
Straights, Kansas C ity____ _____ ____________
Standard patents, Minneapolis_______________
Second patents, Minneapolis_________________
Patents, Portland, Oreg_________________ ____
Short, patents, St. Louis_____________________
Straights, St. Louis...............................................
Standard patents, Toledo.............................. ......
Hominy grits, white, per 100 pounds, mill...... .........
Macaroni, per pound, Chicago...................................
Meal, com, per 100 pounds—
White, mm.............................................................
Yellow, Philadelphia........... ................................
Pretzels, bulk, per pound, delivered...... ...................
Rice, head, clean, per pound, New Orleans—
Blue Rose, medium to g o o d ....................- .........
Edith, medium to choice................ ...................
Fruits and vegetables.....................................................
F r u itCanned, per dozen, cannery—
Apples.............................................................
Apricots_____________ ___________________
Cherries, Chicago..........................................
Peaches..........................................................
Pears...................... — _____ ______________
Pineapples-..................................... - .............
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
100.0
76.8
100.0
64.3
93.6
59.8
April
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 19S1— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$0,094
.104
.113
.069
.046
.050
$0,079
.116
.113
.075
.049
.051
$0,079
.129
.113
.078
.050
.052
$0,081
.129
.113
.077
.048
.052
$0,094
.135
.113
.078
.048
.053
$0,096
.091
.113
.067
.044
.052
$0,093
.079
.113
.061
.043
.050
$0,090
.077
.113
.068
.042
.055
$0,092
.077
.113
.070
.041
.056
$0,093
.075
.113
.067
.040
.054
$0,093
.078
.113
.067
.040
.055
$0,093
.080
.113
.056
$0,090
.098
.113
.070
.044
.053
1.600
1.600
1.600
1.538
1.475
1.475
1.400
1.570
1.825
1.825
1.975
1.626
2.775
1.300
.881
1.160
1.250
.788
1.300
2.775
1.300
2.763
1.250
2.750
1.250
.894
1.063
1.275
.744
2.750
1.150
.715
1.218
1.275
.613
2.750
1.150
.688
1.166
1.275
.613
1.100
1.100
2.750
1.150
.656
1.125
1.225
.613
2.750
1.150
.615
1.100
2.750
1.150
.825
1.206
1.275
.638
1.200
2.750
1.250
.910
1.055
1.275
.700
1.100
2.750
1.192
.925
1.163
1.275
.663
1.300
2.775
1.250
.893
1.105
1.213
.763
1.200
1.100
2.757
1.212
.814
1.141
1.258
.686
1.150
17.625
17.500
17.750
17.563
15.500
13.000
12.813
12.750
12.950
13.250
15.938
16.200
15.216
.195
.205
.162
.178
.196
.170
.101
.169
.180
.168
.104
.160
.172
.180
.101
.143
.155
.168
.091
.129
.145
.160
.072
.129
.145
.176
.144
.158
.170
.069
.148
.165
.148
.156
.173
.138
.068
.164
.175
.130
.065
.157
.172
.122
.156
.170
.157
.083
Year
G R O U P 3 .-F O O D S —Continued
1.100
1.100
1.100
1.200
1.225
.588
IN 1931
1.100
1.275
PRICES
1.144
1.250
WHOLESALE
Fruits an d vegetables—Continued.
Fruit—Continued.
Dried, per pound, packers—
Apples, evaporated...........— ........................
Apricots, evaporated__________ - ................ .
Currants, cleaned.......................................... .
Peaches, evaporated.......................................
Prunes, California, 50’s to 60’s.....................
Raisins, seedless............................................ .
Fresh—
Apples. (See Farm products.)
Bananas, Jamaica, 9's, per bunch, New
York........................................................... .
Lemons. (See Farm products.)
Oranges. (See Farm products.)
Vegetables—
Canned, per dozen, cans—
Asparagus, No. 2H, large, cannery________
Baked beans, 18 ounce, cannery---------------Corn, No. 2, cannery____________________
Peas, No. 2, New York..................................
Spinach, No. 2J4, cannery.............................
String beans. No. 2, New York— ..............
Tomatoes, No. 3, New York.........................
Fresh—
Beans. (See Farm products.)
Onions. (See Farm products.)
Potatoes. (See Farm products.)
Meats:
B e e fCured, family, per barrel (200 pounds), New
York................................................................. .
Fresh, carcass, steers, per pound—
Chicago------------ ------------------------------------New York.---------------- ------------------- --------Lamb, fresh, per pound, Chicago..............................
Mutton, fresh, dressed, per pound, New York....... .
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1931— Continued
-
[1926=*100.0]
Commodity
Janu
ary
Novem Decem
August Septem
October
ber
ber
ber
67.2
51.6
124.9
55.4
65.7
79.2
66.5
57.4
124.9
57.4
67.3
80.0
68.8
57.1
124.9
56.8
65.1
79.7
79.4
59.8
124.9
57.7
64.6
81.8
80.9
40.3
124.9
49.8
59.8
80.4
78.8
35.1
124.9
45.4
57.2
77.5
76.5
34.0
124.9
50.5
56.9
84.1
77.5
34.1
124.9
51.9
55.6
85.5
78.3
33.2
124.9
49.3
53.2
83.4
78.3
34.5
124.9
49.6
53.4
84.4
78.3
35.5
124.9
50.0
51.3
86.7
75.8
43.2
124.9
52.1
59.4
8L7
65.3
65.3
65.3
65.3
62.7
60.2
60.2
57.1
64.0
74.4
74.4
80.6
66.3
98.7
92.9
97.9
87.4
87.5
88.2
90.7
98.7
92.9
101.3
86.9
87.5
86.1
90.6
98.7
89.3
99.1
83.9
84.9
85.4
83.7
98.3
89.3
98.6
83.6
89.3
85.4
83.7
97.8
89.3
99.3
80.7
89.3
83.3
76.7
97.8
89.3
101.1
80.1
89.3
78.4
76.7
97.8
85.2
102.7
88.3
89.3
74.2
76.7
97.8
82.1
91.6
91.6
89.3
71.4
76.7
97.8
82.1
79.4
92.5
89.3
68.6
76.7
97.8
82.1
76.3
88.6
89.3
68.6
76.7
97.8
82.1
72.9
85.5
85.8
68.6
76.7
97.8
82.1
68.3
91.2
85.8
65.8
76.7
98.1
86.6
90.4
86.7
88.1
76.8
80.2
88.4
83.6
82.0
79.9
74.4
71.3
73.4
76.0
73.6
71.1
67.7
63.2
75.4
75.0
74.5
75.6
74.8
66.0
55.3
54.5
54.3
55.1
56.4
67.8
69.0
64.8
118.8
120.1
61.9
68.0
108.1
115.0
65.0
70.2
102.8
105.4
64.0
72.1
97.1
100.8
' 68.8
70.2
86.8
90.8
64.0
63.3
78.8
84.9
61.2
49.9
78.6
84.9
67.3
59.8
87.9
92.3
65.0
47.7
90.2
96.7
56.4
47.9
95.0
101.3
52.8
46.8
99.8
102.5
49.7
45.1
95.6
100.8
46.6
47.9
95.1
99.8
60.2
57.2
May
June
July
Year
GROUP 2.—FOODS—Continued
Fruits and vegetables—-Continued.
Fruit—Continued.
Dried, per pound, packers—
Apples, evaporated............ .......................... .
Apricots, evaporated_____________________
Currants, cleaned............... ..........................
Peaches, evaporated................... ...................
Prunes, California, 50’s to 60’s______ ______
Raisins, seedless............................................
Fresh—
Apples. (See Farm products.)
Bananas, Jamaica, 9’s, per bunch, New York.
Lemons. (See Farm products.)
Oranges. (See Farm products.)
Vegetables—
Canned, per dozen cans—
Asparagus, No. 2^4, large, cannery________
Baked beans, 18 ounce, cannery........ ...........
Corn, No. 2, cannery.................... ...... ..........
Peas, No. 2, New York..................................
Spinach, No.
cannery...............................
String beans No. 2, New York......................
Tomatoes, No. 3, New York........................
Fresh—
Beans. (See Farm products.)
. Onions. (See Farm products.)
Potatoes. (See Farm products.)
Meats..................................................................................
Beei—
Cured, family, per barrel (200 pounds), New York.
Fresh, carcass, steers per pound—
C hicago.-........................... ...........................
New York______________________________
Lamb, fresh, per pound, Chicago..................... .........
Mutton, fresh, dressed, per pound, New York.
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
79.4
46.0
124.9
51.4
62.3
77.5
April
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
22— o9000^I
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1931— Continued
AVERAGE. PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
$0,230
.207
28.500
.154
.156
.136
.153
$0,230
.195
27.500
.140
.145
.127
.141
.218
.248
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Year
April
May
June
July
$0,226
.187
26.500
.131
.134
.139
.131
$0,225
.184
25.625
.130
.132
.137
.125
$0,225
.182
23.250
.121
.122
.130
.130
$0,225
.174
22.500
.111
.112
.129
.125
$0,223
.173
22.500
.111
.112
.140
.135
$0,218
.185
21.563
.101
.103
.139
.150
$0,195
.186
20.900
.097
.098
.122
.145
$0,172
.182
21.000
.099
.101
.106
.120
$0,155
.172
21.250
.096
.098
.088
.098
$0,140
.153
18.350
.092
.093
.077
.086
$0,205
.181
23.192
.115
.116
.123
.128
.195
.229
.208
.245
.220
.253
.209
.236
.210
.240
.240
.226
C>
.235
0
.231
(0
.206
.153
.215
.126
.193
.193
.230
6.174
4.998
.650
.130
.197
6.174
4.998
.650
.127
.197
6.174
4.998
.650
.119
.192
5.096
4.998
.650
.114
.191
5.096
4.998
.650
.110
.191
5.096
4.998
.650
.115
.191
5.096
4.998
.650
.121
.184
5.096
4.998
.650
.113
.179
5.096
4.998
.650
.108
.179
5.096
4.998
.650
.122
.179
5.096
4.544
.650
.138
.179
5.096
4.544
.600
.126
.179
5.366
4.922
.646
.120
.186
.068
.098
.028
.064
.095
.026
.056
.086
.028
.053
.086
.028
.061
.093
.025
.068
.097
.021
.063
.093
.023
.056
.083
.021
.056
.080
.019
.058
.078
.019
.063
.080
.022
.070
.086
.020
.062
.087
.023
6.750
.160
.100
6.750
.150
.100
6.500
.140
.090
6.500
.130
.090
6.250
.120
.080
6.250
.120
.075
6.250
.120
.080
6.000
.120
.080
6.000
.130
.080
5.750
.120
.070
5.750
.110
.070
5.750
.110
.066
6.208
.128
.082
1.133
3,193
.420
3.430
.117
1.133
3.193
.400
3.310
.117
1.133
3.193
.400
3.060
.117
1.133
3.175
.400
3.060
.117
1.133
3.175
.400
3.060
.117
1.133
8.045
.400
3.060
.104
1.133
2.850
.380
3.060
.104
1.133
2.706
.350
3.060
.097
.985
2.500
.350
3.060
.097
1.012
2.463
.300
3.060
.097
1.133
2.406
.280
3.173
.097
1.133
2.350
.264
3.073
.097
1.111
2.848
.362
S. 124
.106
G R O U P S.—FOODS—Continued
1No quotation.
IN 1931
Cod, pickled, cured, per 100 pounds, Gloucester,
Mass....................................................................
Herring, pickled, per pound. New York...............
Mackerel, salt, per pound, New Y o r k -.............
S alm onCanned, per dozen, cannery—
Pink, No. 1, tall.......................................
Red, No. 1, taH.........................................
Smoked, Alaska, per pound, New York........
Glucose, 42° mixing, per 100 pounds, New York___
Jelly, grape, per pound, plant......... ...........................
PBICES
Other fo o d s:
Beverages, per case, plant—
Ginger ale........................... ..................................
Grape juice............... —.........................................
Plain soda...............................................................
Cocoa beans, per pound, New York..........................
Cocoa, powdered, per pound, delivered-...................
Coffee, Brazilian grades, per pound, New York—
Rio, No. 7...............................................................
Santos, No. 4...................................... ..................
Copra, coast, per pound, New York_________ _____
E^gs. (See Farm products.)
WHOLESALE
M eats—Continued.
P ork Cured—
Bacon, per pound, Chicago— ......................
Hams, per pound, Chicago............................
Mess, per barrel (200 pounds) New Y o r k ...
Sides, clear, per pound, Chicago...................
Sides, rough, per pound, Chicago..................
Fresh (composite price) per pound, Chicago----Veal, fresh, good, per pound, Chicago........................
Poultry, dressed, per pound—
Chicago...... ............................................................
New York....... .......................................................
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NUMBERS-Continued
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Febru
ary
March
75.7
67.1
76.1
76.7
78.8
60.6
81.8
75.7
63.5
73.4
69.8
73.1
56.9
75.1
74.4
60.7
70.8
65.5
67.4
62.3
70.2
74.0
59.7
68.4
64.6
66.4
61.2
66.8
74.0
59.2
62.1
60.4
61.5
57.9
69.5
74.0
56.6
60.1
55.5
56.5
57.7
66.8
73.4
56.1
60.1
55.5
56.2
62.5
72.2
71.5
60.1
57.6
50.1
51.7
62.2
80.2
64.1
60.3
55.8
48.3
49.3
54.6
77.5
56.6
59.1
56.1
49.3
50.7
47.4
64.1
51.0
55.9
56.7
47.7
49.1
39.2
52.1
46.1
49.7
49.0
45.8
46.8
34.3
46.0
67.3
58.8
61.9
57.1
58.6
54. 7
68.3
80.4
78.9
72.1
72.9
76.9
78.1
81.3
80.5
77.2
75.3
77.6
76.5
88.7
72.1
74.9
73.6
65.7
56.4
68.5
46.6
61.5
71.2
73,1
April
May
June
July
Year
AVERAGE
Commodity
GROUP 2.—FOODS—Continued
71.1
71.4
69.9
67.9
68.5
70.6
69.6
68.5
69.7
68.0
67.2
69.8
100.2
92.3
100.0
70.4
100.0
100.2
92.3
100.0
65.8
97.5
82.7
92.3
100.0
63.0
97.2
82.7
92.3
100.0
61.0
97.2
82.7
92.3
100.0
63.7
97.2
82.7
92.3
100.0
66.9
93.4
82.7
92.3
100.0
62.9
90.7
82.7
92.3
100.0
60.1
90.7
82.7
92.3
100.0
67.4
90.7
82.7
83.9
100.0
76.4
90.7
82.7
83.9
92.3
69.7
90.7
87.1
90.9
99.4
66.7
94.6
37.3
44.0
47.4
35.1
42.6
44.8
30.9
38.7
48.1
29.3
38.7
47.4
33.3
41.5
42.2
37.6
43.3
36.4
34.8
41.6
40.3
30.8
37.1
36.0
30.8
35.8
32.4
31.6
35.2
31.9
34.8
36.0
37.2
38.5
38.7
34.5
33.8
38.8
39.8
93.0
121.1
100.0
93.0
113.6
100.0
89.6
106.0
90.0
89.6
98.4
90.0
86.1
90.8
80.0
86.1
90.8
75.0
86.1
90.8
80.0
82.7
90.8
80.0
82.7
98.4
80.0
79.2
90.8
70.0
79.2
83.3
70.0
79.2
83.3
66.2
85.5
96.5
81.8
71.5
96.0
109.6
99.7
72.7
71.5
96.0
104.4
96.3
72.7
71.5
96.0
104.4
89.0
72.7
71.5
95.5
104.4
89.0
72.7
71.5
95.5
104.4
89.0
72.7
71.5
91.6
104.4
89.0
65.2
71.5
85.7
99.1
89.0
65.2
71.5
81.4
91.3
89.0
60.6
62.2
75.2
91.3
89.0
60.6
63.9
74.0
78.3
89.0
60.6
71.5
72.4
73.0
92.3
60.6
71.5
70.7
68.8
89.3
60.6
70.1
85.6
94.4
90.9
66.4
OP COMMODITIES, 1931
Cod, pickled, cured, per 100 pounds, Gloucester,
Mass...................................................................
Herring, pickled, per pound, New York............
Mackerel, salt, per pound, New York................
Salmon—
Canned, per dozen cans, cannery—
Pink, No. 1, tall.......................................
Red, No. 1, tall............... ........................
Smoked, Alaska, per pound, New York___
Glucose, 42° mixing, per 100 pounds, New York___
Jelly, grape, per pound, plant_____ ______ ____ ___
74.5
100.2
92.3
300.0
72.1
100.0
PRICES
Other foods.................................................................
Beverages, per case, plant—
Ginger ale..................... ........ .................................
Grape juice.............................................................
Plain soda___ —__ ____ ____________________—
Cocoa beans, per pound, New York..........................
Cocoa, powdered, per pound delivered......................
Coffee, Brazilian grades, per pound, New York—
Rio, No. 7..............................................................
Santos, No. 4.............. ..................... ........ ............
Copra, coast, per pound, New York..........................
Eggs. (See Farm products.)
WHOLESALE
Meats—Continued.
P ork Cured—
Bacon, per pound, Chicago_______________
Hams, per pound. Chicago............................
Mess, per barrel (200 pounds), New York__
Sides, clear, per pound, Chicago...................
Sides, rough, per pound, Chicago.................
Fresh (composite price), per pound, Chicago—
Veal, fresh, good, per pound, Chicago-....................
Poultry, dressed, per pound—
Chicago____ ______________________________
New York........................ ......................................
T a b le
5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1931— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
$0,090
$0,085
.470
.470
.177
.080
.094
.138
August
Septem October Novem Decem
ber
ber
ber
Year
April
May
June
July
$0,094
$0,090
$0,082
$0,083
$0,082
$0,075
$0,080
$0,071
$0,060
$0,080
.470
.470
.470
.470
.470
.470 ,
.470
.466
.450
.450
.467
.155
.066
.094
.145
.145
.067
.094
.140
.145
.070
.094
.129
.128
.065
.084
.122
.110
.060
.094
.120
.106
.060
.094
.123
.105
.060
.094
.119
.119
.060
.094
.118
.127
.060
.069
.112
.133
.060
.064
.112
.134
.060
.064
.108
.133
.064
.087
.124
2.175
2.390
2.390
2.390
2.390
2.390
2.390
2.390
2.390
2.390
2.390
2.390
2.372
1.350
.068
1.350
.055
1.350
.055
1.350
.053
1.350
.053
1.350
.053
1.350
.053
1.350
.053
1.308
.053
1.300
.053
1.300
.053
1.300
.053
1.334
.054
.046
.034
.054
.225
.045
.033
.045
.225
.043
.033
.052
.225
.044
.033
.054
.225
.043
.032
.046
.225
.044
.033
.043
.225
.046
.035
.044
.225
.046
.035
.042
.225
.045
.034
.041
.225
.045
.034
.044
.225
.044
.034
.048
.225
.042
032
.044
.217
.044
.033
.047
.224
.062
.090
.073
1.750
.068
.072
.140
.060
.090
.073
1.750
.068
.073
.130
.061
.089
.076
1.750
.068
.073
.130
.062
.084
.076
1.700
.067
.073
.130
.057
.079
.069
1.700
.065
.071
.130
.050
.075
.068
1.700
.073
.071
.130
.052
.078
.069
1.700
.075
.071
.130
.048
.078
.059
1.700
.075
.070
.130
.046
.070
.044
1.700
.058
.064
.130
.046
.057
.045
1.700
.040
.053
.130
.049
.058
.047
1.400
.045
.051
.130
.049
.055
.042
1.325
.040
.047
.130
.053
.075
.060
1.661
.062
.066
.131
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
1.400
1.200
1.350
1.500
G R O U P 3.—FOODS—Continued
$0,075
IN 1931
PRICES
G R O U P 3.—HIDES AND L E ATH E R PRO D U C TS
Boots and shoes, factory:
Children’s, per pair—
Little boys’, tan, calf___ - ____________________
Child’s, gun metal___________________________
Misses’, gun metal, polish.__________________ _
Youths’, gun metal, blucher.......................... ......
WHOLESALE
Other foods—Continued.
T,fvrrj, prime, contract, p^r pound, N«w York
Molasses, New Orleans, fancy, per gallon, New
Y ork_._______________________________________
Oleomargarine, standard, uncolored, per pound,
Chicago___ - _____________________________- ____
Oleo oil, extra, per pound, Chicago__ _____________
Peanut butter, per pound, Chicago________- ______
Pepper, black, per pound, New York ___________
Salt, American, medium, per barrel (280 pounds),
Chicago_______________________________________
Soup, cream of tomato, medium can, per dozen, can
nery_______ ________________________ __ _______
Starch, corn, per pound, New York__________ ____
Sugar, per pound, New Y o r k Granulated_- _____ - __ - __ ———_- __________
Haw, 96°--__________________________________
Tallow, edible, per pound, Chicago_______________
Tea, Formosa, fine, per pound, New Y ork_________
Vegetable oils—
Coconut, per pound, New York______________
Corn, per pound, New York__________________
Cottonseed, per pound, New York____________
Olive, per gallon, New York__________________
Peanut, per pound, mill______________________
Soybean, per pound, New York_______________
Vinegar, cider, per gallon, New York_____________
T able 5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
IN DEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
62.3
89.0
60.2
89.0
54.3
89.0
55.2
89.0
54.3
89.0
49.8
89.0
49.8
89.0
53.2
88.3
47.3
85.2
40.0
85.2
53.5
88.4
77.6
66.0
81.8
54.0
67.9
54.5
81.8
56.8
63.5
55.6
81.8
54.7
63.5
58.1
81.8
50.6
55.9
53.7
81.8
47.8
48.2
49.8
81.8
46.7
46.5
49.8
81.8
48.1
46.0
49.8
81.8
46.7
52.1
49.8
81.8
46.0
55.7
49.8
60.2
43.7
58.1
49.8
56.0
43.7
58.7
49.8
56.0
42.2
58.1
53.2
75.7
48.3
99.1
108.9
108.9
108.9
108.9
108.9
108.9
108.9
108.9
108.9
108.9
108.9
108.1
95.9
88.8
95.9
72.4
95.9
72.4
95.9
69.1
95.9
69.1
95.9
69.1
95.9
69.1
95.9
69.1
92.9
69.1
92.3
69.1
92.3
69.1
92.3
69.1
94.7
71.3
83.4
77.9
56.1
63.5
81.4
76.3
47.5
63.5
79.2
75.8
54.4
63.5
80.1
75.6
56.4
63.5
78.3
73.5
48.5
63.5
80.3
76.5
45.2
63.5
84.1
80.4
45.9
63.5
84.1
80.0
43.9
63.5
81.6
78.3
43.3
63.5
81.8
78.6
46.4
63.5
80.8
77.4
50.4
63.5
76.5
72.6
46.1
61.2
80.8
76.7
48.8
63.2
58.7
74.8
61.3
91.6
59.9
57.0
75.3
56.8
74.8
61.7
91.6
59.9
57.9
70.0
57.1
73,. 8
64.2
91.6
59.9
57.9
70.0
58.3
70.1
64.3
89.0
59.4
57.5
70.0
53.5
65.2
58.3
89.0
57.7
56.3
70.0
47.1
62.3
57.1
89.0
64.4
56.3
70.0
48.6
65.1
58.6
89.0
66.6
56.3
70.0
45.2
64.4
50.4
89.0
66.6
55.6
70.0
43.3
58.1
37.4
89.0
51.6
50.4
70.0
43.2
46.9
37.8
89.0
35.1
42.1
70.0
46.0
47.8
39.6
7a 3
40.2
40.5
70.0
46.0
45.7
35.7
69.4
35.5
37.5
70.0
50.3
62.5
50.8
86.9
54.8
52.1
70.4
GROUP 3.—HIDES AND LEATHER PRODUCTS.
88.7
86.9
87.6
87.5
87.6
88.0
89.4
88.7
85.0
83.5
81.6
79.8
86.1
Boots and shoes, factory...............................................
Children’s, per pair—
Little boys’ , tan, calf........................... ...............
Child’s, gun metal________ ________ __________
Misses’ , gun metal, p olish..................................
Youths*, gun metal, blucher................................
95.1
95.0
94.9
94.8
94.8
94.6
93.5
93.5
93.5
93.1
93.5
89.3
93.7
Tune
July
Year
(*)
(4)
(<)
(<)
(<)
33
GROUP 2 .—FOODS—Continued
Other foods—Continued.
Lard, prime, contract, per pound, New York...........
Molasses, New Orleans, fancy, per gallon, New York.
Oleomargarine, standard, uncolored, per pound,
Chicago.....................................................................
Oleo oil, extra, per pound, Chicago_______________
Peanut butter, per pound, Chicago...........................
Pepper, black, per pound, New York........................
Salt, American, medium, per barrel (280 pounds),
Chicago........_.................................... . . . . I . .........
Soup, cream of tomato, medium can, per dozen,
cannery.....................................................................
Starch, corn, per pound. New York.......... ...............
Sugar, per pound, New Y o r k Granulated.............................................................
Raw, 96°.................................................................
Tallow, edible, per pound, Chicago...........................
Tea, Formosa, fine, per pound, New York________
Vegetable oils—
Coconut, per pound, New York..........................
Corn, per pound, New York................................
Cottonseed, per pound, New York.....................
Olive, per gallon, New York................................
Peanut, per pound, mill.......................................
Soybean, per pound, New York..........................
Vinegar, cider, per gallon, New York........................
(<)
(*)
(<)
(<)
(<)
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
(<)
(«)
(<)
(<)
8
8
8
8
(4)
(«)
8
(<)
(4)
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
56.9
89.0
May
PRICES
60.2
89.0
April
WHOLESALE
March
AVERAGE
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
Commodity
8
«No 1926 base price.
00
CO
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Febru
ary
March
$6.750
2.600
3.150
4.600
4.600
6.000
2.050
1.725
4.400
3.150
3.150
$6.750
2.600
3.150
4.600
4.600
6.000
2.050
1.645
4.400
3.150
3.150
2.000
3.250
3.250
1.850
3.500
3.900
.055
Janu
ary
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Year
April
May
June
July
$6.750
2.600
3.150
4.600
4.600
6.000
2.050
1.600
4.400
3.150
3.150
$6,750
2.600
3.150
4.600
4.600
6.000
2.000
1.598
4.400
3.150
3.150
$6.750
2.600
3.150
4.600
4.600
6.000
2.000
1.598
4.400
3.150
3.150
$6.750
2.600
3.150
4.494
4.494
6.600
2.000
1.557
4.400
3.150
3.150
$6.750
2.600
3.250
4.350
4.350
6.000
2.000
1.551
4.350
3.100
2.850
$6,750
2.600
3.250
4.350
4.350
6.000
2.000
1.551
4.350
3.100
2.850
$6,750
2.600
3.250
4.350
4.350
6.000
2.000
1.551
4.350
3.100
2.850
$6,546
2.600
3.250
4.350
4.350
6.000
2.000
1.499
4.350
3.100
2.850
$6,311
2.600
3.250
4.350
4.350
6.000
1.900
1.457
4.350
3.100
2.850
$6,250
2.600
3.250
4.350
4.350
6.000
1.900
1.457
4.000
2.850
2.850
$6,655
2.600
3.200
4.466
4.466
6.000
1.996
1.566
4.346
3.104
3.000
2.000
3.250
3.250
1.850
3.500
3.900
2.000
3.250
3.250
1.850
3.500
3.9G0
2.000
3.250
3.250
1.850
3.500
3.900
2.000
3.250
3.250
1.850
3.500
3.900
2.000
3.250
3.250
1.850
3.500
3.900
2.000
3.150
3.150
1.850
3.500
3.750
2.000
3.150
3.150
1.850
3.500
3.750
2.000
3.150
3.150
1.850
3.500
3.750
2.000
3.150
3.150
1.850
3.500
3.750
2.000
3.150
3.150
1.850
3.500
3.750
2.000
3.000
3.000
1.492
3.500
3.500
2.000
3.188
3.188
1.820
3.500
3.804
.053
.062
.058
.055
.058
.073
.066
.055
.048
.053
.050
.057
.085
.083
.100
.098
.120
.116
.113
.113
.090
.090
.077
.076
.082
.080
.078
.078
.091
.090
.129
.600
.102
1.000
.129
.590
.105
.900
.139
.593
.118
.880
.129
.593
.115
.775
.098
.600
.091
.600
.083
.541
.075
.445
.085
.440
.085
.425
.078
.440
.079
.548
.114
.578
.097
.661
GROUP 3.—HIDES AND LEATHER PROD
UCTS—Continued
.090
.090
.125
.711
.109
.610
.117
.655
.095
.725
.128
.594
.098
(*)
.135
.584
.094
<l)
IN 1931
.073
.073
PRICES
* No quotation.
.095
.095
.092
.092
WHOLESALE
Boots and shoes, factory—Continued.
Men’s, per pair—
Black—
Calf, blue her____________________________
Side, leather, oxford______________________
Dress, calf, oxford________________________
Oxfood, series 1__________________________
Oxford, series 2__________________________
Vici kid............................................................
Work, medium grade
. __________
Chocolate, elk, blucher _____ _______________
Gun metal, blucher__________________________
Mahogany chrome, bal. _____________________
Tan, side leather, oxford_____________________
Women’s, per pair—
B la c k Patent, 4-eye, tie_________________________
M cKay, sewed, oxford ___________________
Patent leather, pump. _________________
D ’ Orsay, pump____ _____________________
Kid, pump______________________________
Colnr«d, naif „
_
____
Hides and skins:
Hides, per pound, C hicagoCountry, cow_______________________________
Packers, heavy—
Native steer_____________________________
Texas steer_______________ ______________
Skins, per pound—
Calf, No. 1, country, Chicago_____ ___________
Goat, Brazil, first selection, New York________
Kip, No. 1, country, Chicago_________________
Sheep, packers’, per pelt, Chicago.......................
T a b l e 5 . — Wholesale
prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Contiued
[1926=100.0]
GROUP
105.5
94.5
105.2
95.1
95.0
100.0
100.0
92.8
95.7
87.5
99.8
105.5
94.5
105.2
95.1
95.0
100.0
97.6
92.7
95.7
87.5
99.8
105.5
94.5
105.2
95.1
95.0
100.0
97.6
92.7
95.7
87.5
99.8
105.5
94.5
105.2
93.0
92.8
100.0
97.6
90.3
95.7
87.5
99.8
105.5
94.5
108.5
89.9
89.8
100.0
97.6
90.0
94.6
86.1
90.3
105.5
94.5
108.5
89.9
89.8
100.0
97.6
90.0
94.6
86.1
90.3
105.5
94.5
108.5
89.9
89.8
100.0
97.6
90.0
94.6
86.1
90.3
102.3
94.5
108.5
89.9
89.8
100.0
97.6
87.0
94.6
86.1
90.3
9& 6
94.5
108.5
89.9
89.8
100.0
92.7
84.6
94.6
86.1
90.3
97.7
94.5
108.5
89.9
89.8
100.0
92.7
84.6
87.0
79.2
90.3
104.0
945
106.9
92.4
92.3
100.0
97.4
90.9
94.5
86.2
95.0
99.5
90.3
90.3
83.2
96.3
94.0
99.5
90.3
90.3
83.2
96.3
94.0
99.5
90.3
90.3
83.2
96.3
94.0
99.5
90.3
90.3
83.2
96.3
94.0
99.5
90.3
90.3
83.2
96.3
94.0
99.5
90.3
90.3
83.2
96.3
94.0
99.5
87.5
87.5
83.2
96.3
90.4
99.5
87.5
87.5
83.2
96.3
90.4
99.5
87.5
87.5
83.2
96.3
90.4
99.5
87.5
87.5
83.2
96.3
90.4
99.5
87.5
87.5
83.2
96.3
90.4
99.5
83.3
83.3
72.2
96.3
84.3
99.5
88.5
88.5
81.9
96.3
91.7
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
Hides and skins................................................................
Hides, per pound, C hicagoCountry, cow.........................................................
Packers, heavy—
Native steer....................................................
Texas steer................ ......................................
Skins, per pound—
Calf, No. 1 country, Chicago..............................
Goat, Brazil, first selection, New York..............
Kip, No. 1 country, Chicago................................
Sheep, packers*, per pelt, Chicago.......................
64.4
57.7
69.1
69.0
62.6
65.5
72.7
69.1
58.6
56.6
49.0
48.8
60.9
56.5
54.4
63.8
59.6
56.8
59.9
75.1
68.0
57.3
49.7
54.7
51.6
58.9
67.7
71.2
52.1
54.8
64.1
67.4
65.5
68.8
60.2
62.2
71.3
73.3
85.7
86.5
80.6
84.7
64.1
67.4
54.5
56.9
58.4
59.9
55.8
58.3
65.0
67.6
71.8
97.1
70.2
28.1
67.4
89.4
61.2
33.4
73.5
81.1
62.8
77.9
79.7
60.4
74.1
81.9
65.4
46.1
74.3
80.5
67.7
41.5
80.2
80.9
76.0
40.6
74.3
80.9
74.1
35.7
56.2
81.9
58.8
27.7
47.6
73.8
48.3
2a 5
49.0
60.1
54.8
19.6
45.0
60.1
50.9
25.2
65.7
78.9
62.5
30.5
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
105.5
94.5
305.2
95.1
95.0
100.0
100.0
95.5
95.7
87.5
99.8
May
PRICES
105.5
94.5
105.2
95.1
95.0
100.0
100.0
100.1
95.7
87.5
99.8
April
PROD
Boots and shoes, factory—Continued.
Men’s, per pair—
Black—
Calf, blucher...................................................
Side, leather, oxford.......................................
Dress, calf, oxford............. .............................
Oxford, series l ._ ............................................
Oxford, series 2................................................
V icik id.................. .........................................
Work, medium grade.....................................
Chocolate, elk, blucher.......................................
Gun metal, blucher........ .....................................
Mahogany chrome, bal....................................... .
Tan, side leather, oxford.......................................
Women’s, per pair:
B la c k Patent, 4-eye, tie............................................
M cKay, sewed, oxford..................................
Patent leather, pump.....................................
D'Orsay, pump..............................................
Kid, pump......................................................
Colored, calf..........................................................
March
WHOLESALE
3.—HIDES A N D L E A T H E R
UCTS—Continued
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
Janu
ary
Commodity
CO
Cn
T a b le
5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
$0.354
.313
.625
.387
.210
Year
May
June
July
$0,352
.310
.625
.387
$0,356
.315
.625
.387
$0,356
.313
.625
.387
$0.352
.309
.625
.387
$0,350
.307
.625
.387
$0,348
.305
.625
.387
$0.337
.293
.550
.387
$0,330
.287
.550
.387
$0,323
.276
.550
.387
$0,320
.271
.550
.387
$0,345
.301
.600
. 387
.200
.200
.200
.200
.205
.225
.220
.215
.190
.190
.190
.204
.330
.380
.370
.310
.365
.360
.290
.370
.353
.270
.370
.359
.270
.370
.350
.270
.370
.338
.270
.370
.370
.270
.400
.380
.250
.390
.344
.250
.350
.333
.220
.320
.323
.220
.320
.324
.268
.365
.350
.137
.137
.137
.137
.137
.137
.137
.137
.137
.137
.137
.137
.137
33.840
22.560
44.532
6.904
6.933
33.840
22.560
44.532
6.904
6.933
33.840
22.560
44.532
6.488
6.599
33.840
22.560
44.805
6.938
6.982
33.840
22.560
46.141
7.028
7.085
33.840
22.560
45.365
7.028
7.085
33.840
22.560
45.365
7.028
7.085
33.840
22.560
44.532
7.028
7.085
33.840
22.560
44.532
6.986
7.014
33.840
22.560
44.532
6.986
7.014
33.840
22.560
44.532
6.986
7.104
33.840
22.560
44.532
6.986
7.104
33.840
22.560
44.532
6.904
6.933
1.746
1.795
1.746
1.795
1.746
1.795
1.746
1.795
1.746
1.795
1.746
1.795
1.440
1.795
1.440
1.795
1.440
1.795
1.440
1.795
1.440
1.795
1.440
1.795
1.593
1.795
.294
.186
.294
.186
.294
.186
.294
.186
.294
.186
.274
.176
.274
.176
.274
.176
.255
.176
.245
.157
.245
.157
.225
.157
.272
.176
1.176
.559
1.176
.559
1.127
.539
1.127
.539
1.127
.539
1.078
.539
1.078
.539
1.078
.539
1.029
.539
1.029
.490
1.029
.490
.931
.441
1.082
.526
GROUP 4.—TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Clothing:
Collars—
Soft, per dozen, delivered____________ _____ —
Starched, per dozen, factory.............. - ................
Handkerchiefs, plain, per dozen, New York—
Cotton—
Men’s
____ __________________________
Women’s......... ...............................................
Linen—
Men’s
- - - - - - - ____ ___ ______ _______
Women’s..........................................................
IN 1931
Other leather products:
Belting, leather, 1-inch wide, per linear foot, plant..
Gloves, per dozen pairs, factory—
Men's
_ ____________ _____ _____ __ ____
Women’s
____ __ __________________
Harness (composite price), per set, factory_________
Suit cases (composite price), each, factory-------------Traveling bags (composite price), each, factory........
$0,359
.318
.625
.387
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
April
PRICES
S o le Oak, per pound, Boston—
In sides
- __ - - ____________________
Scoured backs___________________________
Union backs, steers, per pound, New York........
March
WHOLESALE
GROUP 3.—HIDES AND LEATHER PROD
UCTS—Continued
Leather:
Chrome calf, per square foot, tannery (net com
posite price), trade discount deducted—
B grade_____________________________________
C grade_____________________________________
Glazed kid, top grade, per square foot, Boston.........
Harness, California oak, per pound, general market.
Side, black, chrome, tanned, B grade, per square
Febru
ary
Janu
ary
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
IN DEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
March
89.0
S. 4
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 3.—HIDES AND L E A TH E R PR O D U CTS—C ontinued.
892.6
(«)
(*)
92.6
(9
(*)
88.1
88.1
92.6
88.1
82.9
79.0
93.4
86.7
ms
90.5
100.0
88.4
88.1
87.8
89.8
(<)
(*)
(*)
(<)
W
(*)
(<)
(<)
92.6
88.1
92.6
88.1
79.0
79.0
87.7
83.3
84.0
82.1
84.4
82.3
102.0
90.5
92.6
88.1
92.6
88.1
79.0
80.9
88.8
76.4
84.4
83.7
76.4
84.4
81.7
76.4
84.4
78.8
76.4
84.4
86.3
102.0
90.5
101.6
90.5
101.4
90.5
101.4
90.5
100.0
83.4
892.6
88.1
(<)
(«)
81.5
88.1
80.7
78.1
78.6
881.5
8
(«)
88.1
8L5
1.1
81.5
88.1
86.2
(<)
(<)
88.9
88.1
84.9
75.0
75.0
75.0
80.5
76.4
91.3
88.7
70.8
89.0
80.2
70.8
79.9
77.7
62.3
73.0
75.3
62.3
73.0
75.6
75.9
83.2
81.7
101.4
90.5
101.4
90.5
101.1
90.5
101.1
101.1
99.7
90.5
101.4
90.5
90.5
90.5
100.0
100.0
106.7
99.0
89.6
106.7
99.0
88.5
99.9
106.7
99.0
88.5
99.9
106.7
99.0
84.3
93.9
106.7
99.6
89.1
100.3
GR O U P 4.— T E X T IL E P R O D U C TS .............
71.3
70.9
70.0
68.2
101.0
100.0
106.7
99.0
88.5
99.9
100.0
101.0
106.7
99.0
89.6
101.0
100.0
90.5
101.7
106.7
99.0
90.5
101.7
100.0
106.7
99.0
89.6
100.0
106.7
100.9
90.5
101.7
100.0
106.7
99.0
89.6
101.0
100.0
106.7
100.9
90.5
101.7
67.4
66.6
66.5
65.5
64.5
63.0
62.2
60.8
66.3
C loth in g--------------------------------------------------------------Collars—
Soft, per dozen, delivered.............. .....................
Starched, per dozen, factory...............................
Handkerchiefs, plain, per dozen. New York—
Cotton—
Men’s......... ........... ....................................... .
Women’s................. ......................................
Linen—
Men’s......... ................................................... .
Women’s.......................................................
<N o 1928 base orice.
79.1
79.1
78.1
76.9
76.9
76.3
76.1
75.9
75.5
73.9
72.6
70.8
75.9
52.5
115.6
52.5
115.6
52.5
115.6
52.5
115.6
52.5
115.6
52.5
115.6
43.3
115.6
43.3
115.6
43.3
115.6
43.3
115.6
43.3
115.6
115.6
47.9
115.6
75.0
82.6
75.0
82.6
75.0
82.6
75.0
82.6
75.0
82.6
70.0
78.3
70.0
78.3
70.0
78.3
65.0
78.3
62.5
69.6
62.5
57.5
69.4
77.9
73.8
73.1
73.8
73.1
70.8
70.5
70.8
70.5
70.8
70.5
67.7
67.7
70.5
67.7
70.5
64.6
70.5
64.6
64.1
64.6
64.1
58.5
57.7
67.9
68.8
106.7
102.6
100.0
100.0
7a5
OP COMMODITIES, 1931
O ther leather products..................................................
Belting, leather, 1-inch wide, per linear foot, plant—
Gloves, per dozen pairs, factory—
Men’s_________ ________ ____ ______________
Women’s............................................................. .
Harness (composite price), per set, factory..............
Suit cases (composite price), each, factory................
Traveling bags (composite price), each, factory___
90.8
PRICES
Leather................................................................ .............
Chrome calf, per square foot, tannery (net composite
price), trade discount deducted:
B grade.................................................. ................
C grade.................... ..............................................
Glazed kid, top grade, per square foot, Boston.........
Harness, California oak, per pound, general market.
Side, black, chrome, tanned, B grade, per square
foot, Boston__________________________________
Sole—
Oak, per pound, Boston—
In sides_________________________________
Scoured backs..................... ......................... .
Union backs, steers, per pound, New York____
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
CO
•si
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Novem Decem
August Septem
October
ber
ber
ber
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$60.270
23.400
14.250
$58.027
22.050
13.943
$51,940
22.050
13.110
$51.940
22.050
13.110
$51.940
22,050
13.110
$51.940
22.050
13.110
$51.940
22.050
13.110
$51.940
22.050
13.110
$51.940
21.600
13.110
$50.960
21.600
13.096
17.250
17.250
17.250
17.250
17.250
17.250
17.250
17.250
17.250
17.250
17.250
17.250
13.095
13.095
13.095
13.095
13.095
13.095
13.095
13.095
13.095
13.095
13.095
13.095
Year
G R O U P 4.—T E X T IL E P R O D U C TS -C ontinued
8.266
8.266
8.266
8.266
8.266
8.266
7.946
7.410
7.410
6.270
6.270
7.764
8.820
8.820
8.820
8.820
8.330
8.330
8.330
8.330
8.330
7.595
7.595
8.412
16.750
16.250
16.120
16.250
16.120
16.250
16.120
16.250
16.120
16.250
16.120
16.250
16.120
16.250
16.120
16.250
14.500
16.250
14.500
16.250
14.500
15.000
15.820
16.146
15.250
16.750
15. 250
16.120
15.250
16.120
15.250
16.120
15.250
16.120
15.250
16.120
15.250
16.120
15.250
16.120
15.250
14. 500
15.250
14.500
14.000
14.500
15.146
15.820
14.850
14.850
14.850
14.850
14.850
14.850
14.860
14.850
14.850
14.850
14.850
14.850
3.430
8.820
3.430
8.820
3.430
8.820
3.430
8.820
3.185
8.820
3.185
8.820
3.185
8.330
3.185
8.330
2.940
7.840
2.940
7.350
2.940
6.860
3. 226
8.371
.155
.345
.122
.155
.345
.121
.146
.345
.126
.146
.345
.126
.141
.345
.126
.141
.345
.123
.141
.345
.112
.131
.345
.112
.131
.325
.105
.126
.325
.102
.116
.325
.102
.116
.325
.094
.137
.338
.114
.103
.090
.103
.090
.090
.080
.090
.080
.090
.080
.090
.077
.085
.069
.083
.068
.076
.065
.075
.065
.067
•057
.065
.055
.085
.073
IN 1931
$53.591
21.938
13.367
PRICES
Cotton goods:
Broadcloth, bleached, mercerized, 35-36-inch, per
yard, mill....................... ........................ .................
Damask, table, mercerized, 58-inch, per yard, m ill..
Denims, Massachusetts, 28-iuch, per yard, mill.......
Drillings, brown, 30-inch, per yard, mill—
2.r0 yards to the pound.........................................
2.85 yards to the pound......... ...............................
$49.980
18.900
13.096
WHOLESALE
C loth ing—Continued.
Hats, men's, per dozen, factory—
Finished____________________ _______________ $60,270
Unfinished............................................................. 23.400
Overalls, 220 denim, with apron, per dozen, delivered. 14.250
Overcoats, men’s and youth’s, double-breasted,
heavyweight, 30-ounce wool, each, factory.............. 17.250
Shirts, men’s, per dozen—
13.095
Dress, factory................................. ......................
Work, medium-weight, blue chair bray, de
8.266
livered____________ ______________________
Suits, each—
Boys', 4-piece, New York.....................................
8.820
Men’s—
3-piece, 13-ounce blue serge, Chicago.............. 16.750
4-piece, 15-ounce, blue serge, New York....... 16.250
Youths’, 4-piece, 16-ounce, blue serge, New
York......... .........................................................
15.250
Topcoats, 18-ounce, single-breasted, each, Chicago.. 16.750
Trousers—
Boys’^knee, all-wool, per dozen pairs, New
14.850
Men’s—
Dross, serge, per pair, New Y ork.... ........... .
3.430
Work, khaki, per dozen pairs, factory_____
8.820
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
INDEX NUMBERS—Continued
[1926s 100.0]
Janu
ary
March
100.0
94.5
76.0
96.3
89.1
74.3
86.2
89.1
69.9
86.2
89.1
69.9
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 4 . - T E X T IL E PR O D U C TS-C ontinued
C otto n g o o d s....................................................................
Broadcloth, bleached, mercerized, 35-36-inch, per
yard, mill............. .....................................................
Damask, table, mercerized, 58-inch, per yard, mill..
Denims, Massachusetts, 28-inch, per yard, m ill,
Drillings, brown, 30-inch, per yard, mill—
2.50 yards to the pound.........................................
2.85 yards to the pound........................................
* No 1926 base price.
86.2
89.1
69.9
85.2
89.1
69.9
86.2
89.1
69.9
86.2
89.1
69.9
86.2
87.3
69.9
84.6
87.3
69.8
82.9
76.4
69.8
88.9
88.6
71.3
77.5
77.5
77.5
77.5
77.5
77.5
77.5
77.5
77.5
77.5
77.5
77.5
77.5
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
75.0
87.9
87.9
87.9
87.9
87,9
87.9
87.9
84.5
78.8
78.8
66.7
66.7
82.5
90.0
90.0
90.0
90.0
90.0
85.0
85.0
85.0
85.0
85.0
77.5
77.5
85.8
77.0
77.4
77.0
77.4
74.1
77.4
74.1
77.4
74.1
77.4
74.1
77.4
74.1
77.4
74.1
77.4
74.1
77.4
66.7
77.4
66.7
77.4
66.7
71.4
72.7
76.9
72.6
74.4
72.6
74.4
72.6
71.6
72.6
71.6
72.6
71.6
72.6
71.6
72.6
71.6
72.6
71.6
72.6
71.6
72.6
64.4
72.6
64.4
66.7
64.4
72.1
70.3
67.0
6.70
67.0
67.0
67.0
67.0
67.0
67.0
67.0
67.0
67.0
67.0
67.0
87.7
72.7
87.7
72.7
87.7
72.7
87.7
72.7
87.7
72.7
81.5
72.7
81.5
72.7
81.5
68.7
81.5
68.7
75.2
64.6
75.2
60.6
75.2
56.6
82.5
69.0
73.5
73.1
72.4
71.4
69.13
67.6
66.8
64.0
61.5
59.7
58.1
56.4
66.1
64.0
93.2
71.9
64.0
93.2
71.7
60.0
93.2
74.6
60.0
93.2
74.6
58.0
93.2
74.6
58.0
93.2
72.9
58.0
93.2
66.0
54.0
93.2
66.0
54.0
87.8
62.1
52.0
87.8
60.3
48.0
87.8
60.3
48.0
87.8
55.8
56.5
91.4
67.5
(4)
70.8
(4)
70.8
(«)
62.9
(<)
62.9
(<)
62.9
(4)
60.5
(4)
54.1
(<)
53.1
(4)
51.3
(4)
51.1
(4)
44.6
(*)
43.2
(*)
57.3
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
Men's—
Dress, serge, per pair, New Y ork..................
Work, khaki, per dozen pairs, factory_____
100.0
94.5
76.0
PRICES
C loth ing-C on tin ued .
Hats, men’s, per dozen, factory—
Finished................................... ............. ............
Unfinished................................................ .............
Overalls, 220 denim, with apron, per dozen, delivered.
Overcoats, men’s and youths’, double-breasted,
heavyweight, 30-ounce wool, each, factory.............
Shirts, men’s, per dozen—
Dress, factory...... ..................................................
Work, medium-weight blue chambray, deliv
ered...... ........................... ..................................
Suits, each—
B oy’s, 4-piece, New York____ ______________
Men’s—
3-piece, 13-ounce blue serge. Chicago............
4-piece, 15-ounce, blue serge, New York.......
Youths’, 4-piece, 15-ounce, blue serge, New
York.................................!_................ . . ...........
Topcoats, 18-ounce, single-breasted, each, Chicago. _
Trousers:
Boys’^knee, all-wool, per dozen pairs, New
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
CO
CO
T a b le
5 •— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1931— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES-Continued
Commodity
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$0.156
.273
$0.148
.270
$0,134
.266
$0.134
.258
$0,134
.256
$0.132
.283
$0.134
.282
$0.130
.250
$0.126
.217
$0.120
.208
$0,103
.201
$0.103
.209
$0,129
.247
.100
.130
.080
.099
.130
.080
.095
.130
.080
.095
.130
.080
.095
.125
.080
.095
.125
.080
.095
.125
.080
.095
.115
.080
.092
.115
.075
.090
.115
.075
.090
.115
.075
.082
.115
.072
.094
.123
.078
.139
.110
.112
.171
.067
.108
.140
.110
.112
.171
.066
.108
.140
.110
.113
.171
.066
.108
.145
.110
.114
.171
.066
.108
.139
.106
.113
.171
.064
.100
.130
.103
.106
.171
.060
.095
.130
.102
.103
.171
.061
.095
.130
.098
.098
.171
.059
.095
.130
.098
.093
.171
.056
.095
.120
.098
.090
.171
.054
.095
.120
.091
.085
.171
.053
.078
.120
.088
.082
.158
.051
.078
.132
.102
.102
.170
.060
.097
.038
.052
.150
.038
.053
.150
.039
.056
.150
.038
.053
.150
.036
.049
.150
.034
.047
.150
.034
.050
.141
.030
.043
.141
.028
.040
.141
.026
.037
.141
.026
.035
.141
.025
.034
.141
.033
.046
.146
.334
.417
.334
.417
.334
.417
.334
.417
.299
.398
.285
.384
.269
.384
.264
.384
.246
.364
.235
.350
.230
.350
.224
.315
.282
.383
.083
.089
.062
.083
.089
.065
.083
.089
.059
.083
.089
.059
.080
.086
.058
.075
.083
.054
.071
.083
.056
.065
.079
.052
.063
.079
.050
.060
.075
.046
.060
.064
.047
.060
.063
.044
.072
.080
.054
.185
.113
.150
.185
.108
.150
.180
.108
.155
.180
.103
.155
.180
.103
.140
.175
.098
.140
.175
.098
.140
.170
.088
.140
.165
.086
.130
.165
.083
.130
.165
.078
.130
.165
.078
.130
.174
.095
.141
.307
.216
.103
.310
.220
.099
.314
.220
.095
.299
.217
.095
.276
.211
.095
.268
.205
.095
.260
.203
.095
.247
.196
.095
.233
.192
.088
.229
.191
.085
.235
.193
.085
.235
.193
.084
.267
.204
.093
.208
.248
.390
.200
.239
.390
.200
.240
.382
.192
.231
.369
.184
.223
.353
.179
.215
.352
.184
.225
.352
.167
.212
.336
.156
.201
.326
.145
.189
.315
.150
.192
.312
.143
.181
.295
.176
.216
.348
Year
GROUP 4.—T E X T IL E P R O D U C TS —Continued
IN 1931
PRICES
38K-inch.................................................................
Sateen, filling, black, 36-inch, per yard, New York.,
Sheeting, bleached, 10/4, per yard, mill—
Series 1___.......................................... ....................
Series 2......................................... .........................
Sheeting, brown, 4/4, per yard, mill—
Series 1....................................................................
Series 2_..................................................................
Series 3........................ .................................... .....
Shirting, per yard, mill—
Madras, 36-inch______ __________________ ____
Percale, 35 to 36 inch ._ .................................. ......
Ticking, 32-inch, per yard, mill------ ---------------------Tire fabric, carded, per pound, mill—
Cord, 23-4-3...........................................................
Builders, 10-5........................................ ................
Toweling, 18-inch, per yard, New York— ................
Yam, carded, per pound, mill:
Northern—
10/1, cones_______________________________
22/1, cones_______________________________
Southern, single warp, 40/1, spinning__________
WHOLESALE
Cotton goods—Continued.
Duck, per yard, mill—
8-ounce, Army_______________________________
Wide, 36-inch______ ________________ ___ ____
Flannel, per yard, mill—
Bleached, 36-inch, 4>6 yards to pound_________
Unbleached, 33-inch, 8-ounce.................. .............
Gingham, 27-inch, per yard, miJl_________________
Muslin, bleached, per yard, mill—
Series 1_____________ ______ _______________
Series 2_____________________________________
Series 3_____________________________________
Series 4______________________________ _______
Osnaburg, 30-inch, 7-ounce, per yard, mill-------------Percale, 383^-inch, per yard, mill_________________
Print cloth, per yard, mill—
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
79.3
65.2
74.8
64.7
67.9
63.6
67.9
61.6
67.9
61.2
66.9
67.7
68.1
67.5
65.8
59.8
64.0
52.0
60.6
49.7
52.3
48.0
52.3
50.0
65.4
59.2
83.3
73.9
88.9
82.7
73.9
88.9
79.2
73.9
88.9
79.2
73.9
88.9
79.2
71.1
88.9
79.2
71.1
88.9
79.2
71.1
88.9
79.2
65.6
88.9
76.8
65.4
83.3
75.0
65.4
83.3
75.0
85.4
83.3
68.6
65.4
79.9
78.1
69.6
86.8
83.0
73.1
78.1
75.1
71.4
83.5
83.8
73.1
78.1
75.1
69.9
83.5
83.8
73.1
78.9
75.1
69.9
83.5
86.8
73.1
79.8
75.1
69.9
83.5
83.2
70.4
78.9
75.1
67.6
77.4
77.8
68.2
73.9
75.1
63.4
73.4
77.8
67.6
71.7
75.1
64.7
73.4
77.8
65.0
68.2
75.1
62.3
73.4
77.8
65.0
65.2
75.1
59.9
73.4
71.8
65.0
62.8
75.1
57.2
73.4
71.8
60.3
59.4
75.1
56.0
59.9
71.8
58.5
57.0
69.1
54.3
59.9
78.9
66.7
71.0
74.6
63.8
74.9
72.4
68.7
76.2
72.2
69.7
76.2
74.5
73.4
76.2
73.0
70.0
76.2
69.0
65.3
76.2
64.8
61.7
76.2
65.9
61.7
71.3
57.3
57.3
71.3
53.8
53.1
71.3
49.8
49.4
71.3
48.9
46.5
71.3
47.9
44.6
71.3
62.5
60.5
73.8
80.1
84.9
80.1
84.9
80.1
84.9
80.1
84.9
71.8
81.1
68.5
78.1
64.6
78.1
63.4
78.1
59.2
74.0
56.4
71.3
55.3
71.3
53.8
64.2
67.8
78.0
67.3
72.4
67.0
67.3
72.4
69.8
67.3
72.4
63.3
67.3
72.4
63.2
65.3
69.7
62.8
61.2
67.3
57.9
57.6
67.3
59.7
53.2
64.3
55.9
51.6
64.3
53.8
49.0
60.9
49.8
49.0
52.2
50.5
49.0
51.0
47.5
58.8
56.6
58.4
78.7
83.4
73.3
78.7
79.7
73.3
76.6
79.7
75.8
76.6
76.1
75.8
76.6
76.1
68.4
74.5
72.5
68.4
74.5
72.5
68.4
72.3
65.2
68.4
70.2
63.5
63.5
70.2
61.6
63.5
70.2
58.0
63.5
70.2
58.0
63.5
74.1
70.6
68.8
70.4
56.9
76.0
71.2
57.9
73.3
72.0
57.9
70.4
68.5
57.0
70.4
63.4
55.4
70.4
61.4
53.9
70.4
59.7
53.3
70.4
56.7
51.6
70.4
53.4
50.4
65.4
52.7
50.1
63.0
53.9
50.6
63.0
53.9
50.6
61.9
61.3
53.7
68.8
64.2
69.1
76.7
61.7
66.7
76.7
61.8
66.8
75.1
59.2
64.5
72.5
56.7
62.2
69.5
55.2
60.0
69.2
56.8
62.9
69.1
51.7
59.0
66.1
48.3
55.9
64.1
44.8
52.8
62.0
46.2
53.5
61.4
44.1
50.5
57.9
54.2
60.3
68.4
April
May
June
July
Year
GR O U P 4 .—T E X T IL E P R O D U C TS-Continued
C o tto n goods—Continued.
Duck, per yard, mill—
8-ounce, Army______________________________
Wide, 36-inch....................................................... .
Flannel, per yard, mill—
Bleached, 36-inch, 4 H yards to pound................
Unbleached, 33-inch, 8-ounce_____ _____ _____ _
Gingham, 27-inch, per yard, mill...............................
Muslin, bleached, per yard, mill—
Series 1_______ _____________________________
Series 2___________________________ __________
Series 3__________________ _____________ _____
Series 4______ ____ _____ _______ ____________
Osnaburg, 30-inch, 7-ounce, per yard, mill.............. .
Percale, 38H-inch, per yard, mill............. ............... .
Print cloth, per % yard, mill—
27-inch......................................... ................. .......
38^-inch............................................................... .
Sateen, filling, black, 36-inch, per yard, New York...
Sheeting, bleached, 10/4, per yard, mill—
Series 1...................................................................
Series 2................................................. ................ .
Sheeting, brown, 4/4 per yard, mill—
Series 1____________________________________
Series 2_______________ _______ _____ _________
Series 3................... .................................... ..........
Shirting, per yard, mill—
Madras, 36-inch__________________ ___________
Percale, 35 to 36 inch............................................
Ticking, 32-inch, per yard, mill............................... .
Tire fabric, carded, per pound, mill—
Cord, 23-4-3......................................................... .
Builders, 10-5.......... .............................................
Toweling, 18-inch, per yard, New York___________
Yarn, carded, per pound, mill—
Northern—
10/1, cones______________________________
22/1, cones______________________________
Southern, single warp, 40/1, spinning................ .
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
March
PRICES
!1
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Febru
ary
WHOLESALE
anuary
AVERAGE
Ii
|
Commodity
T able 5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1931— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$0.210
.323
$0,208
.314
$0,208
.314
$0,201
.306
$0,192
.298
$0,187
.294
$0.192
.300
$0.174
.280
$0.165
.271
$0.15?
.267
$0.161
.268
$0.151
.254
$0,184
.291
1.200
1.750
4.750
1.200
1.750
4.688
1.200
1.750
4.500
1.200
1.750
4.500
1.200
1.750
4.500
1.200
1.750
4.500
1.125
1.750
4.750
1.125
1.669
4.500
1.125
1.650
4.500
1.125
1.650
4.500
1.125
1.575
4.500
1.125
1.500
4.500
1.163
1.691
4.557
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.750
6.000
6.000
6.000
5.875
5.875
5.625
5.625
5.625
5.625
5.625
5.625
5.625
5.760
5.758
9.310
5.640
8.085
5.513
8.085
5.513
8.085
5.513
8.085
5.513
8.085
5.513
8.085
5.513
8.085
5.513
8.085
5.513
8.085
5.513
8.085
5.268
8.085
5.523
8.187
28.000
23.520
27.500
23.520
27.500
21.560
27.500
23.760
27.500
23.760
27.500
23.760
27.500
23.760
27.500
23.760
27.500
23.760
27.500
23.760
27.500
23. 760
27.500
23.760
27.542
*3. 925
.850
.810
.705
.675
.750
.720
.630
.600
.750
.720
.630
.600
.750
.720
.630
.600
.750
.720
.630
.600
.750
.720
.630
.600
.750
.720
.630
.600
.750
.720
.630
.600
.750
.720
.630
.600
.750
.720
.630
.600
.750
.720
.630
.600
.758
.727
.636
.606
1.916
2.660
2.852
2.807
1.785
2.549
2.795
2.709
1.675
2.598
2.721
2.561
1.542
2.448
2.546
2.266
1.391
2.302
2.327
2.266
1.709
2.467
2.517
2.364
1.724
2.499
2.463
2.512
1.859
2.463
2.524
2.315
1.916
2.428
2.359
2.266
1.896
2.376
2.352
2.315
1.739
2.211
2.123
1.970
1.722
2.442
2.490
2.401
Year
GROUP 4.—TEXTILE PRODUCTS—Continued
.750
.720
.630 .
.600
1.465
2.352
2.315
2.463
IN 1931
Silk and rayon:
Rayon, per pound, New Y o r k 160 first quality......................................................
150 second quality.................................................
300 first quality......................................................
300 second quality.................................................
S ilk Raw, per pound, New York—
Canton, extra extra, A crack...........—...........
China, steam filature, fourth category........
Japan, double extra cracks.............................
Japan, 13-15....................................................
PRICES
Knit goods:
Hosiery, per dozen pairs, mill—
Cotton—
Men’s, carded yam ...................... .................
Women’s, mercerized, 220-needle..................
Rayon, women’s, full-fashioned...........................
Silk—
Men’s, mercerized, 240-needle, 12-thread----Women's, pure, full-fashioned, 7-thread, 39
to 42 gauge-.................................. - .............
Underwear, per dozen, mill—
Cotton—
Men’s, shirts and drawers.............................
Women’s, union suits, carded........................
Woolen, men’s—
Shirts and drawers..........................................
Union suits......................................................
WHOLESALE
Cotton goods—Continued.
Yam , carded, per pound, mill—Continued.
Twisted—
20/2, weaving......... ........................................40/2, weaving........................ ..........................
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NUMBERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
65.0
68.4
64.1
66.5
64.2
66.5
61.9
64.8
59.2
63.2
57.7
62.2
59.4
63.6
53.7
59.3
50.8
57.4
49.0
56.6
49.7
56.7
46.6
53.7
56.8
61.6
64.8
64.5
63.8
60.7
60.7
59.8
60.0
59.2
59.2
59.2
59.0
58.5
60.9
94.4
75.1
51.1
94.4
75.1
50.4
94.4
75.1
48.4
94.4
75.1
48.4
94.4
75.1
48.4
94.4
75.1
48.4
88.5
75.1
51.1
88.5
71.7
48.4
88.5
70.9
48.4
88.5
7a 9
48.4
88.5
67.6
48.4
88.5
64.4
48.4
91.5
72.6
49.0
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
57.4
51.9
51.9
51.9
50.8
50.8
48.6
48.6
48.6
48.6
48.6
48.6
48.6
49.7
84.2
94.3
82.5
81.9
80.6
81.9
80.6
81.9
80.6
81.9
80.6
81.9
80.6
81.9
80.6
81.9
80.6
81.9
80.6
81.9
80.6
81.9
77.0
81.9
80.8
82.9
93.3
77.4
91.7
77.4
91.7
71.0
91.7
78.2
91.7
78.2
91.7
78.2
91.7
78.2
91.7
78.2
91.7
78.2
91.7
78.2
91.7
78.2
91.7
78.2
91.8
78.8
49.0
47.0
45.8
43.4
41.4
41.9
43.8
43.7
43.5
41.7
4L8
39.0
43.5
47.0
47.9
44.0
44.8
41.4
42.5
39.3
39.8
41.4
42.5
39.3
39.8
41.4
42.5
39.3
39.8
41.4
42.5
39.3
39.8
41.4
42.5
39.3
39.8
41.4
42.5
39.3
39.8
41.4
42.5
39.3
39.8
41.4
42.5
39.3
39.8
41.4
42.5
39.3
39.8
41.4
42.5
39.3
39.8
41.4
42.5
39.3
39.8
41.9
43.0
39.7
40.2
41.2
41.9
47.2
45.3
38.4
40.2
46.2
43.7
36.0
40.9
45.0
41.3
33.1
38.6
42.1
36.6
29.9
36.3
38.5
36.6
31.5
37.0
38.3
39.8
36.7
38.9
41.6
38.2
37.0
39.4
40.7
40.6
39.9
38.8
41.8
37.4
41.2
38.3
39.0
36.6
40.7
37.4
38.9
37.4
37.3
34.8
35.1
31.8
37.0
38.5
41.2
38.8
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
AVERAGE
Commodity
G R O U P 4.—T E X T IL E PR O D U C TS—Continued
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
Silk an d ray on ................................................................
Rayon, per pound, New York:
150 first quality....................................................
150 second quality..............................................
300 first quality....................................................
300 second quality......... ......................................
S ilk Raw, per pound, New York—
Canton, extra extra, A crack_____________
China, steam filature, fourth category........
Japan, double extra cracks...........................
Japan, 13-15........... ................ .......................
PRICES
K n it g oods.............................................................
Hosiery, per dozen pairs, mill—
Cotton—
Men’s, carded yarn.....................................
Women’s, mercerized, 220 needle................
Rayon, women’s, full-fashioned_________ ____
Silk—
Men’s, mercerized, 240 needle, 12-thread. _.
Women’s, pure, full-fashioned, 7-thread, 39
to 42 gauge_______ ____________________
Underwear, per dozen, mill—
Cotton—
Men’s shirts and drawers.............. ..............
Women’s union suits, carded......................
Woolen—
Men’s shirts and drawers.............................
Men’s union suits....... ..................................
WHOLESALE
C o tto n goods—Continued.
Yarn, carded, per pound, mill—Continued.
Twisted—
20/2 weaving..................................................
40/2 weaving.................... ............................
OS
T a ble 5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Septem October Novem Decem
ber
ber
ber
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$2,303
3.430
3.847
$2.303
3.430
3.626
$2.303
3.430
3.626
$2,303
3.430
3.626
$2,303
3.430
3.626
$2.303
3.430
3.626
$2.303
3.430
3.381
$2.303
3.430
3.381
$2,303
3.430
3.381
$2,205
3.430
3.381
$2,205
3.430
3.381
$2,205
3.430
3.381
$2,277
3.430
3.516
2.910
4.450
5.210
2.800
4.300
5.100
2.600
4.213
4.900
2.388
4.038
4.688
2.240
3.810
4.540
2.388
3.788
4.538
2.690
4.020
4.840
2.625
3.875
4.775
2.520
3.820
4.720
2.375
3.625
4.325
2.563
3.663
4.325
2.460
3.510
4.160
2.548
a 926
4.678
1.837
.950
.950
.588
1.050
.775
1.323
1.837
.950
.950
.588
1.050
.775
1.323
1.837
.950
.950
.588
1.050
.775
1.323
1.837
.901
.917
.517
.968
.775
1.323
1.837
.875
.900
.517
.925
.775
1.323
1.837
.825
.900
.517
.925
.775
1.323
1.511
.825
.900
.517
.925
.775
1.323
1.511
.825
.900
.517
.925
.775
1.323
1.511
.825
.900
.517
.925
.775
1.323
1.511
.825
.900
.470
.925
.775
1.323
1.511
.825
.900
.470
.925
.775
1.250
1.511
.825
.900
.447
.925
.775
1.250
1.674
.867
.914
.521
.960
.775
1.311
2.939
1.675
2.939
1.675
2.796
1.675
2.474
1.675
2.474
1.675
2.474
1.675
2.474
1.675
2.474
1.675
2.474
1.675
2.474
1.550
2.394
1.550
2.390
1.550
2.564
1.644
1.746
2.959
2.231
1.649
1.601
1.746
2.959
2.231
1.649
1.601
1.668
2.918
2.209
1.611
1.543
1.601
2.784
2.134
1.484
1.494
1.601
2.784
2.134
1.484
1.494
1.601
2.784
2.134
1.484
1.494
1.601
2.784
2.134
1.484
1.494
1.596
2.693
2.127
1.480
1.490
1.470
2.660
1.986
1.374
1.400
1.470
2.660
2.000
1.370
1.400
1.470
2.660
2.000
1.370
1.400
1.470
2.660
2.000
1.370
1.400
1.586
2.775
2.110
1.484
1.484
August
Year
G R O U P 4 .—T E X T IL E PR O D U C TS-C ontinued
.560
.560
.560
.560
.560
.560
.560
.550
.550
.550
.550
.557
1.100
1.313
1.494
1.000
1.313
1.488
1.000
1.313
1.488
1.000
1.280
1.450
1.000
1.225
1.425
1.000
1.241
1.441
1.000
1.265
1.480
.950
1.219
1.416
.950
1.148
1.383
.950
1.138
1.363
.931
1.119
1.344
.998
1.242
1.442
IN 1931
.560
1.100
1.323
1.523
PRICES
Woolen and worsted goods:
Dress goods, per yard, mill—
Broadcloth, 9H ounce.................. .........................
Cr£pe, 54-inch.............. ................ .........................
Flannel- 54-inch.....................................................
Serge, 36-inch, cotton warp...................................
French serge, 54-inch.............................................
Sicilian cloth, 54-inch, cotton warp......................
Flannel, 7-ounce, 54-inch, per yard, mill....................
Overcoating, per yard, mill—
Heavy______________________________________
Top.................................... —.................................
Suiting, per yard, mill—
Serge, 11-ounce, 56 to 58 inch..... ..........................
Serge, 16-ounce...................................- ..................
Uniform serge, fine grade, 12-ounce.....................
Uniform serge, medium grade, 12-ounce..............
Unfinished worsted, 13-ounce..............- ...............
Trousering, cotton warp, 7-ounce, 36-inch, per yard,
mill.............................................................................
Yarn, per pound, mill—
2/32’s, crossbred stock, white--------------------------2/40’s, half-blood, weaving....................................
2/50’s, fine weaving................................................
WHOLESALE
SQk and rayon—Continued.
Silk—Continued.
Yarns per pound, New Y o r k Spun—
Domestic, 62/1_______________________
Domestic, 60/2........................ .................
Imported, 200/2, first quality..................
Thrown—
Cr<*pe, twist, 3 and 4 thread....................
Organzine, 2-thread................... ..............
Tram, 5-thread.............- ..........................
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series,
— Continued
[1926=100.0]
Commodity
Janu
ary
49.1
57.5
66.5
49.1
57.5
62.7
49.1
57.5
62.7
49.1
57.5
62.7
49.1
57.5
62.7
49.1
57.5
62.7
49.1
57.5
58.5
49.1
57.5
58.5
49.1
57.5
58.5
47.0
57.5
58.5
47.0
57.5
58.5
47.0
57.5
58.5
48.5
57.5
60.8
48.1
58.1
76.2
46.3
56.1
74 6
43.0
55.0
71.6
39.4
52.7
68.5
37.0
49.7
66.4
39.4
49.5
66.3
44.4
52.5
70.8
43.4
50.6
69.8
41.6
49.9
69.0
39.2
47.3
63.2
42.3
47.8
63.2
40.6
45.8
60.8
42.1
51.3
68.4
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 4.—T E X T IL E P R O D U C TS—Continued
Silk an d rayon—Continued.
Silk—Continued.
Yams, per pound, New Y o r k Spun—
Domestic, 62/1......... .................................
Domestic, 60/2..........................................
Imported, 200/2, first quality...................
Thrown—
Cr6pe, twist, 3 and 4 thread....................
Organzine, 2-thread.................................
Tram, 6-thread...... ..................................
73.5
71.8
69.0
68.5
68.0
67.4
67.4
65.7
64.6
64.2
63.9
68.2
77.8
87.9
76.2
84.7
84.0
97.8
78.8
77.8
87.9
76.2
84.7
84.0
97.8
78.8
77.8
87.9
76.2
84.7
84.0
97.8
78.8
77.8
83.4
73.6
74.6
77.4
97.8
78.8
77.8
81.0
72.3
74.6
74.0
97.8
78.8
77.8
76.3
72.3
74.6
74.0
97.8
78.8
64.0
76.3
72.3
74.6
74.0
97.8
78.8
64.0
76.3
72.3
74.6
74.0
97.8
78.8
64.0
76.3
72.3
74.6
74.0
97.8
78.8
64.0
76.3
72.3
67.8
74.0
97.8
78.8
64.0
76.3
72.3
67.8
74.0
97.8
74.5
64.0
76.3
72.3
64.4
74.0
97.8
74.5
70.9
80.2
73.4
75.1
76.7
97.8
78.1
88.3
76.5
88.3
76.5
84.1
76.5
75.2
76.5
75.2
76.5
75.2
76.5
75.2
76.5
75.2
76.5
75.2
76.5
75.2
70.8
72.0
70.8
71.8
70.8
77.0
75.1
80.5
78.6
81.1
82.6
79.8
80.5
78.6
81.1
82.6
79.8
76.9
77.6
80.3
80.7
77.0
73.8
74.0
77.5
74.3
74.5
73.8
74.0
77.5
74.3
74.5
73.8
74.0
77.5
74.3
74.5
73.8
74.0
77.5
74.3
74.5
73.6
71.6
77.3
74.1
74.3
67.8
70.7
72.2
68.8
69.8
67.8
70.7
72.7
68.6
69.8
67.8
70.7
72.7
68.6
69.8
67.8
70.7
72.7
88.6
69.8
73.2
73.8
76.7
74.3
74.0
73.5
73.5
73.5
73.5
73.5
73.5
73.5
73.5
72.1
72.1
72.1
72.1
73.0
76.6
71.3
72.3
76.6
70.8
70.9
69.7
70.8
70.6
69.7
70.8
70.6
69.7
69.1
68.8
69.7
66.1
67.7
69.7
66.9
68.4
69.7
68.2
70.3
66.2
65.8
67.2
66.2
61.9
65.6
66.2
61.4
64.7
74.8
60.4
63.8
69.6
67.0
68.5
COMMODITIES, 1931
73.7
Of
W oolen an d w orsted g o o d s...........................................
Dress goods, per yard, mill—
Broadcloth, 9^-ounce________________________
Crepe, 54-inch_________________________ _____
Flannel, 64-inch.................................. ..................
Serge, 36-inch, cotton warp...................................
French serge, 64-inch............................................
Sicilian cloth, 64-inch, cotton warp.....................
Flannel, 7-ounce, 54-inch, per yard, mill___________
Overcoating, per yard, mill—
Heavy..................................... ...............................
T op.................................... ...................................
Suiting, per yard, mill—
Serge, 11-ounce, 56 to 58 inch.._____ __________
Serge, 16-ounce................................. .....................
Uniform serge, fine grade, 12-ounce.....................
Uniform serge, medium grade, 12-ounce_______
Unfinished worsted, 13-ounce...............................
Trousering, cotton warp, 7-ounce, 36-inch, per yard,
mill.............................
Y am , per pound, mill—
2/32’s, crossbred stock, white................................
2/40’s, half-blood, weaving............. ......................
2/50’s, fine weaving............................ ...................
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
-ee—osooon
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 19S1— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Febru
ary
March
$0,052
.061
.037
$0,057
.054
.035
.646
.320
Janu
ary
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Year
April
May
June
July
$0,057
.053
.035
$0,056
.056
.037
$0,057
.053
.039
$0,053
.053
.039
$0,052
.056
.039
$0,051
.063
.038
$0,051
.049
.039
$0,047
.046
.037
$0,050
.049
.038
$0,045
.049
.035
$.052
.052
.037
.646
.320
.646
.320
.646
.320
.646
.320
.646
.320
.646
.320
.646
.320
.646
.320
.646
.320
.646
.320
.646
.320
.646
.320
.196
.157
.127
.046
.196
.157
.127
.046
.191
.157
.127
.046
.186
.157
.118
.046
.188
.157
.118
.046
.196
.157
.118
.035
.196
.157
.118
.033
.184
.157
.118
.030
.159
.157
.118
.028
.155
.157
.118
.025
.152
.157
.118
.025
.152
.157
.118
.024
.179
.157
.120
.035
.035
1.960
.035
1.960
.035
1.960
.035
1.960
.035
1.960
.035
1.960
.035
1.960
.035
1.802
.035
1.764
.035
1.764
.035
1.764
.035
1.764
.035
1.882
5.700
.219
.112
5.700
.216
.112
4.960
.216
.112
4.631
.208
.112
4.631
.204
.112
4.631
.197
.112
4.631
.206
.112
4.631
.184
.112
4.631
.176
.112
4.191
.163
.112
3.444
.163
.112
3.444
.163
.112
4.602
.193
.112
.133
.118
.133
.118
.133
.118
.133
.118
.133
.118
.133
.118
.133
.118
.133
.118
.133
.118
.133
.118
.133
.118
.120
.110
.132
.117
Anthracite coal, on tracks, destination, per net
ton (composite price):
Chestnut_______________________________________
Egg________________________________________ - __
Pea.............................................................. ..................
11.368
10.886
8.177
11.368
10.886
8.177
11.257
10.767
8.201
10.897
10.347
8.368
11.007
10.463
8.549
11.136
10.606
a 730
11.317
10.775
9.041
11.480
10.925
9.208
11.738
11.152
9.431
11.738
11.152
9.409
11.738
11.152
0.409
11.755
11.152
9.409
11.400
10.855
8.843
Bituminous coal, on tracks, destination, per net
ton (composite price):
Mine run_______________________________________
Prepared sizes___________________________________
Screenings.....................................................................
3.829
4.268
2.816
3.814
4.223
2.878
3.791
4.001
2.938
3.760
3.845
2.958
3.723
3.838
2.959
3.692
3.816
2.907
3.706
3.856
2.838
3.704
3.907
2.790
3.705
3.954
2.728
3.703
3.954
2.664
3.705
3.962
2.654
3.701
3.950
2.739
3.736
3.965
2.822
Commodity
G R O U P 4.—T E X T IL E P R O D U C TS-C ontinued
IN 1931
PRICES
GROUP 5 —FUEL AND LIG H T IN G
WHOLESALE
Other textile products:
Burlap, 10H-ounce, 40-inch, per yard, mill________
Hemp, manila, per pound, New York.......................
Jute, raw, medium grades, per pound, New York__
Leather, artificial, per yard, mill—
Heavy________________________ _____________
Light.......................................................................
Rope, per pound, New York—
Cotton awning....................... ...............................
Manila, 54-inch______________________________
Sisal, %-inch.........................................................
Sisal, Mexican, per pound, New Y o rk .....................
Thread—
Cotton, 6 cord, per spool, m ill............................
Linen shoe, 10’s, per pound, New York_______
Twine—
Binder, standard, per bale (60-pound), mill.......
Cotton, No. 1, wrapping, per pound, mill_____
Hard fiber, per pound, New York_____ _______
Yarns, jute, per pound, mill—
No. 1.......................................................................
No. 2_______________________________________
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
INDEX NUMBERS—Continued
[1926a100.0]
Janu
ary
77.8
61.9
36.5
39.1
77.0
61.6
35.7
39.1
76.2
61.0
38.1
41.3
76.7
61.9
35.5
43.5
75.5
58.2
35.5
43.5
75.2
56.9
37.6
44.0
74.4
55.2
35.9
41.9
74.1
55.9
32.8
43.5
72.4
51.0
30.9
41.3
72.5
54.5
33.0
42.4
71.3
49.4
32.8
39.1
75.1
56.9
35.3
41.6
94.4
92.6
94.4
92.6
94.4
92.6
94.4
92.6
944
92.6
94.4
92.6
94.4
92.6
94.4
92.6
94.4
92.6
94.4
92.6
94.4
92.6
94.4
92.6
94.4
92.6
71.3
69.8
85.2
50.2
71.3
69.8
85.2
50.2
69.3
69.8
85.2
50.2
67.7
69.8
78.7
50.2
68.3
69.8
78.7
50.2
71.3
69.8
78.7
38.7
71.3
69.8
78.7
35.9
66.9
69.8
78.7
33.1
57.9
69.8
78.7
30.9
56.3
69.8
78.7
27.6
55.2
69.8
78.7
27.6
55.2
69.8
78.7
26.3
65.2
69.8
80.3
39.1
95.9
100.7
95.9
100.7
95.9
100.7
95.9
100.7
95.9
100.7
95.9
100.7
95.9
100.7
95.9
92.6
95.9
90.7
95.9
90.7
95.9
90.7
95.9
90.7
95.9
96.7
87.3
77.9
71.3
87.3
76.7
71.3
75.9
76.7
71.3
70.9
74.2
71.3
70.9
72.7
71.3
70.9
70.0
71.3
70.9
73.2
71.3
70.9
65.4
71.3
70.9
62.8
71.3
64.2
58.1
71.3
52.7
58.1
71.3
52.7
58.1
71.3
70.5
68.7
71.3
66.3
65.1
66.3
65.1
66.3
65.1
66.3
65.1
66.3
65.1
66.3
65.1
66.3
65.1
66.3
65.1
66.3
65.1
66.3
65.1
66.3
65.1
60.0
61.0
65.8
64.8
May
June
July
August Septem October Novem Decem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 4.—T E X T IL E P R O D U C TS—Continued
O ther textile prod ucts....................................................
Burlap, 10^-ounce, 40-inch, per yard, mill___ I” .I
Hemp, manila, per pound, New Y ork..................... .
Jute, raw, medium grades, per pound, New York...
Leather, artificial, per yard, mill—
Heavy_______ _________________ _______
Light................................................................
Rope, per pound, New York—
Cotton awning_________________ ____ _______ _
Manila, 34-inch________________________ ____ _
Sisal, ^4-inch__________________________ _____ _
Sisal, Mexican, per pound, New York..................... .
Thread—
Cotton, 6-cord, per spool, m ill.......................... .
Linen, shoe, 10’s, per pound, New York............
Twine—
Binder, standard, per bale (60-pound), mill___
Cotton, No. 1, wrapping, per pound, mill........ .
Hard fiber, per pound, New Y o r k ................... .
Yarns, jute, per pound, mill—
No. 1..................................................
No. 2..........................................i.iiiii;
G R O U P 5.—FUEL AND L IG H T IN G .........
73.3
72.5
68.3
65.4
65.3
62.9
62.9
66.5
67.4
67.8
69.4
68.3
67.5
A nthracite coal, o n tracks, destination, per net
to n (com posite price).................................................
Chestnut...................................................
Egg...............................................................................
Pea...............................................................................
88.9
92. 5
91.7
86.0
88.9
92.5
91.7
86.0
88.4
91.6
90.7
86.2
86.4
88.6
87.2
88.0
87.5
89.5
88.2
89.9
88.8
90.6
89.4
91.8
90.8
92.1
90.8
95.1
92.2
93.4
92.1
96.8
94.3
95.5
94.0
99.2
94.2
95.5
94.0
98.9
94.2
95.5
94.0
98.9
94.8
95.6
94.0
98.9
91.1
92. 7
91.5
93.0
B itu m in ou s coal, o n tracks, destination, per net
to n (com posite price)................................................ .
Mine run______________________________ _____ ___
Prepared sizes......... ........ .................. ................” II~
Screenings.................................................................I_.
88.1
88.8
89.0
82.3
87.8
88.4
88.1
84.1
86.0
87.9
83.5
85.9
84.4
87.2
80.2
86.4
83.9
86.3
80.1
86.5
83.2
85.6
79.6
85.0
83.5
85.9
80.4
82.9
83.7
85.9
81.5
81.5
83.9
85.9
82.5
79.7
83.6
85.8
82.5
77.8
83.7
85.9
82.6
77.6
83.8
85.8
82.4
80.0
84.6
86.6
82.7
82.5
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
77.2
66. 6
41.0
40.7
April
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
T able 5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
1
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$2.550
$2,525
$2,500
$2,500
$2,475
$2,450
$2,450
$2,450
$2,450
$2,450
$2,381
$2,338
$2,460
5.000
9.200
5.500
5.000
9.200
5.500
5.000
9.200
5.500
5.000
9.200
5.500
5.000
9.200
5.500
5.000
8.900
5.500
5.000
8.900
5.500
5.000
8.900
5.500
5.000
8.900
5.500
5.000
8.900
5.500
5.000
8.900
5.500
4.938
8.900
5.500
4.995
9.024
5.500
Electricity (composite price) per 100 kilowatt-hours.
1.462
1.383
1.403
1.371
1.433
1.442
1.432
1.439
1.472
1.493
1.512
1.523
1.446
Gas, per 1,000 cubic feet, manufactured and nat
ural combined (composite price)________________
.665
.665
.657
.667
.687
.708
.718
•717
.718
.700
.695
.681
.685
.600
.034
.588
.032
.510
.030
.488
.028
.463
.027
.385
.024
.294
.024
.280
.026
.319
.028
.338
.027
.350
.026
.338
.024
.410
.027
.029
.071
.042
.042
.061
.032
.oai
.040
.041
.058
.025
.053
.036
.036
.056
.018
.033
.034
.034
.051
.015
.032
.029
.029
.050
.015
.039
.024
.025
.046
.020
.053
.029
.029
.042
.046
.053
.042
.043
.050
.040
.052
.034
.034
.053
.044
.057
.037
.038
.047
.040
.059
.045
.047
.045
.021
.068
.031
.032
.043
.029
.054
.035
.036
.050
.048
.054
.048
.053
.048
.051
.048
.048
.048
.045
.048
.042
.048
.038
.048
.038
.048
.039
.050
.039
.055
.041
.055
.044
.049
.044
.880
.850
1.850
.880
.850
1.850
. 750
.594
1.850
.650
.530
1.825
.650
.530
1.750
.650
.300
1.550
.650
.238
1.388
.650
.434
1.725
.650
.560
1.890
.650
.560
1.950
.650
.710
1.950
.650
.710
1.890
.699
.573
1.789
Agricultural implements, factory:
Binder, grain, each______________________________ 152.000
Cultivator, each_______ __________________________ 39.420
90.720
Prill, grain, each____ ___________________________
Engine, 3-horsepower, each_____________ _________ 71.250
9.085
Forks, hay, per dozen..................................................
152.000
39.420
90.720
71.250
9.085
152.000
39.420
90.720
71.250
9.085
152.000
39.420
90.720
71.250
9.085
152.000
39.420
90.720
71.250
9.085
152.000
39.420
90.720
71.250
9.085
152.000
39.420
90.720
71.250
9.085
152.000
39.420
90.720
71.250
9.085
152.000
39.420
90.720
71.250
8.400
147.250
39.420
90.720
71.250
8.400
147.250
39.420
90.720
71.250
8.400
147.250
39.420
90.720
71.250
8.400
150.813
39.420
90.720
71.250
8.856
Commodity
Year
GROUP 5.—FUEL AND LIGHTING—Continued
IN 1931
GROUP 6.—METALS AND M ETAL PRODUCTS
PRICES
Petroleum products:
Fuel oil, refinery—
Oklahoma, per barrel________________________
Pennsylvania, per gallon_____________ _______
Gasoline, per gallon, refinery—
Natural, Oklahoma_____ —__________________
California______ __________________________ _
North Texas____——____ - ___________________
Oklahoma_____ ___ _____ ____________________
Pennsylvania_______________________________
Kerosene, refined, per gallon—
Standard, New York________________________
Water white, refinery____________________ - __
Petroleum, crude, per barrel, well—
California___________________________________
Kansas- Oklahoma_______- ___________________
Pennsylvania________________________________
WHOLESALE
Coke, per net ton:
Beehive, oven, Connellsville, furnace_____________
By-product—
Alabama____________________________________
New Jersey_________________________________
Ohio______ _________________________________
T a b l e 5 . — Wholesale
prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
AVERAGE
Commodity
G B O U P 5.—FUEL AND L IG H T IN G —Continued
83.7
60.9
83.7
60.3
81.5
59.7
81.5
59.7
81.5
59.7
81.5
59.7
81.5
59.7
81.4
58.0
81.1
56.9
82.4
59.9
87.3
86.6
74.1
87.3
86.6
74.1
87.3
86.6
74.1
87.3
86.6
74.1
87.3
86.6
74.1
87.3
83.8
74.1
87.3
83.8
74.1
87.3
83.8
74.1
87.3
83.8
74.1
87.3
83.8
74.1
87.3
83.8
74.1
86.2
83.8
74.1
87.2
85.0
74.1
Electricity (com posite price) per 100 kilow att-hours.
99.9
94.5
95.9
93.7
98.0
98.6
97.9
98.4
100.6
102.1
103.4
104.1
98.8
Gas, per 1,000 cubic feet, manufactured and nat
ural combined (composite price)................. ..........
95.8
95.8
94.6
96.1
99.0
101.9
103.5
103.2
103.4
100.8
100.1
98.2
98.7
50.4
50.2
41.8
37.4
35.9
30.7
30.3
37.5
38.9
39.2
42.5
39.6
39.5
46.3
52.7
45.4
49.8
39.4
46.5
37.7
43.4
35.7
41.5
29.7
37.9
22.7
37.1
21.6
40.6
24.6
43.4
26.1
42.4
27.0
40.6
26.1
37.1
31.7
42.6
32.2
63.0
40.6
40.5
47.7
35.7
71.8
39.3
39.2
45.3
28.0
46.4
34.6
34.8
43.5
20.2
28.7
33.0
33.2
40.2
16.4
28.4
28.4
28.4
39.2
17.1
34.5
23.7
24.0
35.9
22.4
46.9
28.1
28.1
33.0
50.9
46.8
41.3
41.4
39.0
44.7
45.8
33.3
33.2
41.6
49.0
50.3
36.0
36.5
36.7
45.1
52.1
44.2
44.9
34.8
23.4
59.6
29.9
30.8
34.0
32.3
47.6
34.4
34.7
39.2
55.4
52.0
55.4
50.5
55.4
49.3
55.4
46.5
55.4
43.3
55.4
40.4
55.4
36.6
55.4
36.3
56.1
37.3
58.3
37.9
64.1
38.9
64.1
42.1
57.0
42.5
80.6
45.1
52.8
80.6
45.1
52.8
68.7
31.5
52.8
59.6
28.1
52.1
59.6
28.1
50.0
59.6
15.9
44.3
59.6
12.6
39.6
59.6
23.0
49.3
59.6
29.7
54.0
59.6
29.7
55.7
59.6
37.7
55.7
59.6
37.7
54.0
64.0
30.4
51.1
P etroleum prod ucts........................................................
Fuel oil, refinery—
Oklahoma, per barrel.............. _4........... ................
Pennsylvania, per gallon. .............. ....................
Gasoline, per gallon, refinery—
Natural, Oklahoma................... ........•...................
California..................... .......................................
North Texas________________________________
Oklahoma_____________ __________ _____ _____
Pennsylvania.........................................................
Kerosene, refined, per gallon—
Standard, New York................... ........................
Water white, refinery.......... ................ ................
Petroleum, crude, per barrel, well—
California.-...................................... ............. ........
}Kansas-Oklahoma_...............................................
.Pennsylvania....... ......................... ............ ..........
<GROUP 6 .—M E TA L S AND M E T A L PR O D U C TS.
.Agricultural implements, factory..........................
Binder, grain, each.................................................
■Cultivator, each......................................................
Drill, grain, each.....................................................
Engine, 3-horsepower, e a c h .................................
Forks, hay, per dozen. ...........................................
86.9
80.5
86.4
85.7
85.0
84.4
84.3
83.9
83.9
82.8
82.6
82.2
84.5
94.4
97.0
89.2
99.0
93.8
100.0
94.3
97.0
89.2
99.0
93.8
100.0
94.3
97.0
89.2
99.0
93.8
100.0
94.3
97.0
89.2
99.0
93.8
100.0
94.3
97.0
89.2
99.0
93.8
100.0
94.2
97.0
89.2
99.0
93.8
100.0
94.2
97.0
89.2
99.0
93.8
100.0
94.3
97.0
89.2
99.0
93.8
100.0
94.1
97.0
89.2
99.0
93.8
92.5
85.6
93.9
89.2
99.0
93.8
92.5
85.5
93.9
89.2
99.0
93.8
92.5
85.5
93.9
89.2
99.0
93.8
92.5
92.1
96.2
89.2
99.0
93.8
97.5
COMMODITIES, 1931
83.7
60.9
OF
83.8
61.5
PRICES
83.8
62.1
WHOIiESALE
Coke, per net ton.............................................................
Beehive, oven, Connellsville, furnace.......................
By-product—
Alabama.................................................................
New Jersey....... ............................ ........... ............
Ohio........................................................................
CD
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series} 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 6 -M E T A L AN D M E T A L P R O D U CTS—Continued
104.500
6.927
14.961
2.138
104.500
6.927
14.961
2.138
104.500
6.927
14.961
2.138
104.500
6.927
14.931
2.138
104.500
6.927
14.756
2.138
104.500
6.927
14.756
2.138
104.500
6.753
14.756
2.138
104.500
6.753
14.401
2.138
104.500
6.429
13.938
2.138
104.500
6.358
13.863
2.138
104.500
6.809
14.686
2.138
8.379
30.400
75.050
58.230
26.600
12.500
7.056
114.000
745.120
8.379
30.400
75.050
58.230
26.600
12.500
7.056
114.000
745.120
8.379
30.400
75.050
58.230
26.600
12.500
7.056
114.000
745.120
8.379
30.400
75.050
58.230
26.600
12.500
7.056
114.000
745.120
8.379
30.400
75.050
58.230
26.600
12.500
7.056
114.000
745.120
8.379
30.400
75.050
58.230
26.600
12.500
7.056
114.000
745.120
8.379
30.400
75.050
58.230
26.600
12.500
8.114
114.000
745.120
7.720
30.400
75.050
58.230
26.600
12.500
8.114
114.000
745.120
7.720
30.400
73.150
58.230
26.600
12.500
8.114
114.000
745.120
7.720
30.400
73.150
58.230
26.600
12.500
8.114
114.000
745.120
7.720
30.400
73.150
58.230
26.600
12.500
8.114
114.000
745.120
8.159
30.400
74.575
58.230
26.600
12.500
7.497
114.000
745.120
648.000
940.000
88.526
28.500
648.000
940.000
88.526
28.500
648.000
940.000
87.895
28.500
648.000
940.000
87.895
28.500
648.000
940.000
86.348
28.500
648.000
940.000
85.783
28.500
648.000
940.000
85.783
28.500
648.000
940.000
85.783
28.500
602.640
742.140
85.783
28.500
602.640
742.140
84.188
28.500
602.640
742.140
84.188
28.500
636.660
890.535
86.602
28.625
2.750
.803
17.150
2.750
.803
17.150
2.750
.803
13.877
2.750
.803
13.877
2.750
.803
13.877
2.750
.803
13.877
2.750
.803
13.877
2.750
.803
13.877
2.750
.803
13.877
2.750
.803
13.877
2.750
.803
13.877
2.750
.803
14.695
IN 1931
2.750
.803
17.150
104.500
6.927
14.961
2.138
PRICES
Iron an d steel:
Angle bars, per 100 pounds, mill.................................
Augers, each, New York..............................................
Axes, per dozen, factory...............................................
$71.250 $71,250 $71,250 $71.250 $71.250 $71,250 $71,250 $71.250 $69.350 $69.350 $69.350
$70.775
13.870
13.870
13.870
13.870
13.870
13.390
13.390
13.390
13.750
13.870
13.870
13.870
15.670
15.370
16.150
15.670
16.030
16.150
16.150
16.150
16.150
16.150
16.150
16.150
1,008.750 1,008.750 1,008.750 1,008.750 1,008.750 1,008.750 1,008.750 1,008.750 1,008.750 1,008.750 1,008.750 1,008.750
6.703
6.703
6.703
6.370
6.370
6.370
6.370
6.592
6.703
6.703
6.703
6.703
81.700
81.700
81.700
81.700
81.700
78.850
78.850
78.850
80.988
81.700 81.700
81.700
56.050
56,050
56.050
57.240
57.240
57.240
57.240
57.240
56.943
57.240
57.240
57.240
375.250 375.250 375.250 375.250 375.250 375.250 375.250 375.250 375.250 375.250 375.250
375.250
57.710
57.710
57.710 57.710
57.710 57.710
57.710
57.710
57.710
57.710
57.710
57. 710
WHOLESALE
A gricultural im plem ents, factory—Continued.
Harrow, each—
Disk............................. ...... ................................... $71.250
Peg tooth....... ......................... ................. ...........
13.870
Spring tooth.......................................................... 16.150
Harvester-thresher, each.................................. ........... 1,008.750
Hoes, dozen................................. .................................
6.703
Loader, hay, each......................................................... 81.700
Mower, hay, each.......................... ...... L.................... 57.240
Picker, corn, each..................... ................................... 375.250
Planter, corn, each....................... ............................... 57.710
Plow, each—
Tractor............................ ...................................... 104.500
6.927
1-horse (composite price)........ ............................
2-horse (composite price)...................................... 14.961
2..138
Pumps, each..................... ...........................................
Hakes—
Hand, per dozen........................... ........................
8.379
Self-dump, each.............. ..................................... 30.400
Side-delivery, each............................................
75.050
Separator, cream, each.................. .............................. 58.230
Sheller, com, each................ .................................. —_ 26.600
Shovels, per dozen......................... .............................. 12.500
7.056
Spades, per dozen.........................................................
Spreader, manure, each................................................ 114.000
Thresher, grain, each......................................... ........ 745.120
Tractor, each—
10/20 horsepower_____________________________ 648.000
15/30 horsepower.................................................... 940.000
Wagon (composite price), 2-horse, each..................... 88.526
Windmill, each............................................................. 30.000
T a ble 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 19S1— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926100.0]
91.5
83.0
73.3
97.4
100.0
95.8
96.8
82.6
100.0
91.5
83.0
73.3
97.4
100.0
95.8
96.8
82.6
100.0
91.5
83.0
73.3
97.4
100.0
95.8
96.8
82.6
100.0
91.5
83.0
73.3
97.4
100.0
95.8
96.8
82.6
100.0
91.5
83.0
73.3
97.4
100.0
95.8
96.8
82.6
100.0
91.5
83.0
73.3
97.4
100.0
95.8
96.8
82.6
100.0
91.5
83.0.
73.3
97.4
100.0
95.8
96.8
82.6
100.0
91.5
83.0
73.3
97.4
95.0
95.8
96.8
82.6
100.0
89.0
80.1
71.1
97.4
95.0
92.5
94.8
82.6
100.0
89.0
80.1
71.1
97.4
95.0
92.5
94.8
82.6
100.0
89.0
80.1
71.1
97.4
95.0
92.5
94.8
82.6
100.0
90.9
82.2
72.7
97.4
98.3
95.0
96.3
82.6
100.0
100.0
95.1
93.0
71.2
100.0
95.1
93.0
71.2
100.0
95.1
93.0
71.2
100.0
95.1
93.0
71.2
100.0
95.1
93.0
71.2
100.0
95.1
93.0
71.2
100.0
95.1
91.7
71.2
100.0
95.1
91.7
71.2
100.0
92.7
91.7
71.2
100.0
92.7
89.5
71.2
100.0
88.3
86.6
71.2
100.0
87.3
86.1
71.2
100.0
93.5
91.2
71.2
100.0
94.8
95.8
98.1
100.0
97.7
100.0
100.0
88.7
100.0
94.8
95.8
98.1
100.0
97.7
100.0
100.0
88.7
100.0
94.8
95.8
98.1
100.0
97.7
100.0
100.0
88.7
100.0
94.8
95.8
98.1
1C0.0
97.7
100.0
100.0
88.7
100.0
94.8
95.8
98.1
100.0
97.7
100.0
100.0
88.7
100.0
94.8
95.8
98.1
100.0
97.7
100.0
100.0
88.7
100.0
94.8
95.8
98.1
100.0
97.7
100.0
100.0
88.7
100.0
94.8
95.8
98.1
100.0
97.7
115.0
100.0
88.7
92.1
94.8
95.8
98.1
100.0
97.7
115.0
100.0
88.7
92.1
94.8
93.3
98.1
100.0
97.7
115.0
100.0
88.7
92.1
94.8
93.3
98.1
100.0
97.7
115.0
100.0
88.7
92.1
94.8
93.3
98.1
100.0
97.7
115.0
100.0
88.7
97.4
94.8
95.2
98.1
100.0
97.7
106.2
100.0
88.7
95.3
94.0
96.9
95.2
95.3
94.0
96.9
90.5
95.3
94.0
96.9
90.5
95.3
94.0
96.2
90.5
95.3
94.0
96.2
90.5
95.3
94.0
94.6
90.5
95.3
94.0
93.9
90.5
95.3
94.0
93.9
90.5
* 95.3
94.0
93.9
90.5
88.6
74.2
93.9
90.5
88.6
74.2
92.2
90.5
88.6
74.2
92.2
90.5
93.6
89.1
94.8
90.9
85.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
85.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
85.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
84.1
100.0
100.0
80.9
83.8
100.0
100.0
80.9
83.5
100.0
100.0
80.9
83.7
100.0
100.0
80.9
83.4
100.0
100.0
80.9
83.3
100.0
100.0
80.9
81.7
100.0
100.0
80.9
81.5
100.0
100.0
80.9
81.0
100.0
100.0
80.9
83.3
100.0
100.0
85.7
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 6.—M E TA L S AND M E T A L PR O D U CTS—Continued
Agricultural implements, factory—Continued.
Harrow, each—
Disk.......................................................................
Peg tooth..................................... .........................
Spring tooth...........................................................
Harvester-thresher, each.............................................
Hoes, dozen........... ......................................................
Loader, hay, e a c h ......................................................
Mower, hay, each...... .................................................
Picker, corn, each............. ...........................................
Planter, corn, each......................................................
Plow, each—
Tractor...................................................................
1-horse (composite price)......................................
2-horse (composite price)......................................
Pumps, each............. ..................................................
Bakes—
Hand, per dozen..... .......................... ...................
Self-dump, each....................................................
Side-delivery, each ............ ................................
Separator, cream, each.................................................
Sheller, corn, each.......................................................
Shovels, per dozen.... ...................................................
Spades, per dozen......... .............................................
Spreader, manure, each............................. .................
Thresher, grain, each..................................................
Tractor, each—
10/20 horsepower....................................................
15/30 horsepower...................... .............................
Wagon (composite price), 2-horse, each.....................
Windmill, each......... ...................................................
Iron and steel...................................................................
Angle bars, per 100 pounds, mill__________________
Augers, each, New York________ ________________
Axes, per dozen, factory........................ .....................
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
91.5
83.0
73.3
97.4
100.0
95.8
96.8
82.6
100.0
April
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
Janu
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Septem October Novem Decem
ber
ber
ber
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
August
$0,029
.028
$0,029
.028
$0,029
.028
$0,029
.028
$0,029
.028
$0,029
.028
$0,029
.028
$0,029
.028
$0,029
.028
$0,029
.028
$0,029
.028
$0,029
.028
1.750
1.650
30.000
.021
2.150
30.000
.165
1.650
1.650
30.000
.021
2.000
30.000
.165
1.750
1.660
30.000
.021
2.000
30.000
.165
1.650
1.650
29.500
.021
1.900
29.500
.165
1.600
1.650
29.000
.021
1.900
29.000
.165
1.600
1.625
29.000
.021
1.800
29.000
.165
1.600
1.600
29.000
.021
1.800
29.000
.165
1.600
1.600
29.000
.021
1.800
29.000
.165
1.600
1.600
29.000
.021
1.800
29.000
.165
1.600
1.600
29.000
.021
1.800
29.000
.165
1.600
1.580
28.800
.021
1.800
28.800
.165
1.642
1.624
29.346
.021
1.908
29.346
.165
2.619
.864
.135
3.900
2.340
28.050
131.000
.445
1.740
2.619
.864
.135
3.900
2.340
28.050
131.000
.445
1.740
2.619
.864
.135
3.900
2.340
28.060
124.000
.445
1.740
2.619
.864
.135
3.900
2.340
28.050
124.000
.445
1.740
2.514
.829
.130
3.900
2.294
28.050
124.000
.445
1.740
2.357
.778
.122
3.900
2.220
28.050
117.000
.445
1.740
2.357
.778
.122
3.900
2.220
28.050
117.000
.445
1.740
2.357
.778
.122
3.900
2.220
28.050
117.000
.445
1.740
2.357
.778
.122
3.900
2.220
28.050
115.000
.445
1.740
2.239
.758
.121
3.900
2.242
28.050
115.000
.445
1.740
2.121
.700
.119
3.740
2.350
28.050
115.000
.445
1.740
2.446
.811
.127
3.885
2.289
28.050
121.750
.445
1.740
7.355
7.820
2.117
.250
.250
2.000
7.355
7.820
2.117
.250
.250
2.000
5.880
7.056
2.117
.250
.250
2.000
5.880
7.056
2.117
.250
.250
1.950
5.880
7.056
2.117
.250
.250
1.900
5.880
7.056
2.177
.250
.250
1.900
5.880
7.056
2.177
.250
.250
1.975
5.880
7.056
2.110
.230
.230
2.000
5.880
7.056
2.110
.230
.230
2.000
5.880
7.056
2.110
.230
.230
2.000
5.880
7.056
2.110
.230
.230
2.010
6.249
7.247
2.115
.243
.243
1.978
4.650
4.500
4.650
4.500
4.650
4.500
4.650
4.500
4.650
4.500
4.650
4.500
4.650
4.500
4.650
4.500
4.650
4.500
4.650
4.500
4.650
4.500
4.650
4.500
16.750
19.010
80.000
16.500
18.760
80.000
16.500
18.760
80.000
16.250
18.760
81.250
15.500
18.760
85.000
15.500
18.760
85.000
15.500
18.760
85.000
15.500
18.760
85.000
15.250
18.635
85.000
15.000
18.260
85.000
15.000
17.960
77.000
15.837
18.69a
82.308
Year
G R O U P 6 —M E T A L AND M E T A L P R O D
UCTS—Continued
prices
in
1931
W holesale
Iron and steel—Continued.
Bar iron, per pound—
Best refined, Philadelphia____________ _____ $0,029
Common, refined, Pittsburgh..............................
.028
Bars—
Concrete reinforcing, %-inch and larger, per
1.700
100 pounds, mill...................... .........................
1.638
Merchant, steel, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh----Sheet, per ton, mill................................................ 30.000
.021
Steel, cold-finished, per pound, mill....................
2.150
Barrels, steel, each, factory............................ .............
Billets, steel, rerolling, per gross ton, Pittsburgh----- 30.000
.165
Boiler tubes, 2 to 2H inches, per foot, Pittsburgh-----Bolts, per 1002.619
Machine, H by 6 inches, mill...............................
.864
Plow, % by 2 inches, mill.....................................
.135
Stove, Pittsburgh................ ................................
3.900
Track, per 100 pounds, mill..................................
Butts, per dozen pairs, Zl/i by 3 ^ inches, factory—
2.340
Cans, sanitary, No. 3, per 1,000, factory....... ............. 28.050
Castings, malleable, per ton, plant___________ ____ 131.000
.445
Chisels, each, New Y ork...........................................
1.740
Files, per dozen, factory..............................................
Hammers, carpenters*, 1-pound, per dozen,
7.355
delivered— ..........................- ................ •— ..............
7.820
Hatchets, per dozen, delivered______________ _____
2.117
Knives, com, per dozen, delivered________________
.250
Knobs, door, per pair, delivered........—------ ----------.250
Locks, mortise, 3 VS inches, each, New York----------2.000
Nails, wire, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh.....................
Ore, iron, Mesabi, per gross ton, lower-lake ports—
Bessemer................................................................
4.650
4.500
Non-Besscmer_____ _______________ ____ _____
Pig iron, per gross ton—
Basic, furnace........................................................ 17.000
Bessemer, Pittsburgh............................................ 19.260
Ferromanganese, furnace..................................... 80.000
T able 5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
99.3
91.7
99.3
91.7
99.3
91.7
99.3
91.7
99.3
91.7
99.3
91.7
99.3
91.7
99.3
91.7
99.3
91.7
99.3
91.7
99.3
9i.r
99.3
91.7
85.4
82.0
83.3
85.0
95.6
85.7
106.1
87.9
82.7
83.3
85.4
95.6
85.7
106.1
82.8
82.7
83.3
85.4
88.9
85.7
106.1
87.9
82.7
83.3
85.4
88.9
85.7
106.1
82.8
82.7
81.9
85.4
84.4
84.3
106.1
80.3
82.7
80.5
85.4
84.4
82.9
106.1
80.3
81.4
80.5
85.4
80.0
82.9
1C6.1
80.3
80.2
80.5
85.4
80.0
82.9
106.1
80.3
80.2
80.5
85.4
80.0
82.9
106.1
80.3
80.2
80.5
85.4
80.0
82.9
106.1
80.3
80.2
80.5
85.4
80.0
82.9
106.1
80.3
79.2
80.0
83.7
80.0
82.3
106.1
82.4
81.4
81.5
85.4
84.8
83.8
106.1
101.0
83.5
89.5
92.5
92.2
93.5
74.0
100.0
100.0
101.0
83.5
89.5
92.5
92.2
93.5
74.0
100.0
100.0
101.0
83.5
89.5
92.5
82.2
93.5
74.0
100.0
100.0
101.0
83.5
89.5
92.5
92.2
93.5
70.1
97.0
80.1
85.9
92.5
90.4
93.5
70.1
100.0
100.0
90.9
75.1
80.5
92.5
87.5
93.5
90.9
75.1
80.5
92.5
87.5
93.5
90.9
75.1
80.5
92.5
87.5
93.5
100.0
100.0
JOO.O
100.0
86.4
73.3
80.1
92.5
88.3
93.5
65.0
100.0
100.0
94.4
78.3
84.4
92.1
90.2
93.5
100.0
100.0
90.9
75.1
80.5
92.5
87.5
93.5
65.0
100.0
100.0
81.8
67.6
78.5
88.7
92.6
100.0
101.0
83.5
89.5
92.5
92.2
93.5
70.1
100.0
100.0
87.8
90.8
100.0
71.4
75.2
72.7
87.8
90.8
100.0
71.4
75.2
72.7
87.8
90.8
100.0
71.4
75.2
72.7
70.2
81.9
100.0
71.4
75.2
72.7
70.2
81.9
100.0
71.4
75.2
70.9
70.2
81.9
100.0
71.4
75.2
69.1
70.2
81.9
100.0
71.4
75.2
69.1
70.2
81.9
100.0
71.4
75.2
71.8
70.2
81.9
99.7
65.7
69.2
72.7
70.2
81.9
99.7
65.7
69.2
72.7
70.2
81.9
99.7
65.7
69.2
72.7
70.2
81.9
99.7
73.1
74.6
84.2
99.9
69.5
73.2
71.9
105.7
105.9
105.7
105.9
105.7
105.9
105.7
105.9
105.7
105.9
105.7
105.9
105.7
105.9
105.7
105.9
105.7
105.9
105.7
105.9
105.7
105.9
105.7
105.9
105.7
105.9
91.7
90.3
84.4
90.3
89.2
84.4
89.0
88.0
84.4
89.0
88.0
84.4
87.6
88.0
85.7
83.6
88.0
89.6
83.6
88.0
89.6
83.6
88.0
89.6
83.6
88.0
89.6
82.2
87.4
89.6
80.9
85.7
89.6
80.9
84.2
81.2
85.4
87.7
86.8
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 6.—M E TA L S AND M E T A L P R O D U CTS—Continued
Iron and steel—Continued.
Bar iron, per pound—
Best refined, Philadelphia..................... ..............
Common, refined, Pittsburgh............. ...............
Bars—
Concrete reinforcing, 94-inch and larger, per 100
pounds, mill........................................................
Merchant, steel, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh___
Sheet, per ton, mill......... ......................................
Steel, cold-finished, per pound, mill______ ____
Barrels, steel, each, factory.........................................
Billets, steel, rerolling, per gross ton, Pittsburgh___
Boiler tubes, 2 to 2H inches, per foot, Pittsburgh...
Bolts, per 100—.......................................... ..................
Machine, H by 6 inches, mill_________________
Plow, % by 2 inches, mill_____________ _______
Stove, Pittsburgh___________ ________________
Track, per 100 pounds, mill..................................
Butts, per dozen pairs, 3H by 3H inches, factory...
Cans, sanitary, No. 3, per 1,000, factory....................
Castings, malleable, per ton, plant.............................
Chisels, each, New Y ork____ ____ __________ _____
Files, per dozen, factory................ .............................
Hammers, carpenters', 1-pound, per dozen, de
livered........................................................................
Hatchets, per dozen, delivered.____ ______________
Knives, corn, per dozen, delivered________________
Knobs, door, per pair, delivered................................
Locks, mortise, 3H inches, each, New York_______
Nails, wire, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh....................
Ore, iron, Mesabi, per gross ton, lower lake ports—
Bessemer...............................................................
Non-Bessemer......... ................ ..............................
Pig iron, per gross ton—
Basic, furnace____ ______ _____ _______ _______
Bessemer, Pittsburgh.......... ................................
Ferromanganese, furnace_______________ _____
1G0.0
66.1
66.1
66.1
93i 5
65.0
100.0
100.0
65.7
69.2
68.8
100.0
100.0
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
99.3
91.7
April
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
Janu
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in w eighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE P R IC E S- Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
March
April
May
June
July
$12,300
18.260
17.000
29.000
$12,000
18.760
17.000
29.000
$12,000
18.760
17.000
29.000
$12,000
18.760
17.000
29.000
$12,000
18.760
17.000
29.000
$12.000
18.760
17.000
29.000
$12,000
18.760
17.000
29.000
$12,000
18.385
16.875
29.000
$12,000
17.760
16.500
29.000
$12,000
17.460
16.200
26.900
$12,240
18.462
16.933
28.798
37.400
4.042
5.240
2.850
.017
43.000
33.100
4.042
5.240
2.850
.017
43.000
35.025
3.992
6.240
2.850
.017
43.000
34.500
3.941
5.138
2.850
.017
43.000
32.900
3.941
5.113
2.850
.016
43.000
32.900
3.941
5.113
2.190
.016
43.000
32.700
3.941
5.113
2.190
.016
43.000
32.900
3.941
5.113
2.190
.016
43.000
32.900
3.941
5.113
2.190
.016
43.000
32.500
3.941
5.113
2.190
.015
43.000
34.454
3.978
5.167
2.575
.016
43.000
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.760
2.750
2.750
2.550
2.250
2.250
2.250
2.606
.044
35.000
.044
35.000
.044
35.000
.044
35.000
.044
35.000
.044
35.000
.044
35.000
.044
35.000
.044
35.000
.044
35.400
.044
35.039
4.000
29.600
10.000
4.000
27.860
9.813
4.000
27.860
8.875
3.950
27.860
8.750
3.950
27.850
8.750
3.950
27.850
8.375
3.950
27.850
8.200
3.950
27.860
8.000
3.950
27.850
8.000
3.950.
27.850
7.800
3.971
28.263
8.887
.025
.032
.029
1.610
.024
.031
.028
1.660
.024
.031
.028
1.650
.024
.031
.028
1.650
.026
.031
.029
1.625
.026
.031
.029
1.600
.026
.031
.029
1.600
.026
.031
.029
1.600
.026
.031
.029
1.600
.025
.030
.029
1.550
.025
.031
.029
1.611
2.760
.023
1.650
10.300
1.960
5.000
4.600
2.700
.022
1.660
10.300
1.950
5.000
4.600
2.700
.022
1.650
10.300
1.950
5.000
4.600
2.700
.022
1.650
10.300
1.950
5.000
4.600
2.700
.022
1.650
10.300
1.950
5.000
4.600
2.700
.022
1.600
10.300
1.950
5.000
4.600
2.700
.022
1.600
10.300
1.950
5.000
4.600
2.700
.021
1.600
10.300
1.900
4.813
4.600
2.700
.021
1.600
10.100
1.850
4.750
4.600
2.660
.020
1.600
9.500
1.850
4.750
4.600
2.717
.022
1.627
10.208
1.929
4.942
4.600
GROUP 6 -M E T A L AND M ETAL PROD
U CTS—Continued
PRICES
IN 1931
WHOLESALE
Iron and steel—Continued.
Pig iron, per gross ton—Continued.
Foundry, No. 2—
Southern, Birmingham___________ _______ $13.750 $13,000
18.610
Northern, Pittsburgh....... ........ ..................... 18.760
17.250
Malleable, furnace........ - .........................- ........... 17.600
29.000
Spiegeleisen, furnace............................................. 29.000
Pipe—
38.400
Cast-iron, 6-inch, per net ton, New York........... 38.400
4.042
4.042
Black steel, 94-inch, per 100 feet, Pittsburgh.......
6.240
6.240
Galvanized steel, %-inch, per 100 feet, mill.........
2.850
2.860
Planes, jack, each, New York....................................
.017
.016
Plates, steel, tank, per pound, Pittsburgh. ..............
Kails, steel, open-hearth, per gross ton, mill.............. 43.0C0 43.000
Rivets—
Large, H-inch up, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh or
2.750
2.750
Cleveland_______________ _________________
Small, Ms-inch and smaller, per pound, Pitts
.044
.044
burgh................... .......................... ....................
35.000
Rods, wire, per gross ton. Pittsburgh____ _________ 35.000
Saws—
4.000
4.000
Crosscut, 6-foot, each, Philadelphia___________
29.600
Hand, 26-inch, per dozen, Philadelphia...........— 29.600
10.063
Scrap, steel, per gross ton, Chicago............................ 10.219
Sheets, steel, per pound, mill—
.025
.025
No. 27 box, annealed........ ........... .....................
.033
.033
Auto body. No. 20................................... .............
.029
.029
Galvanized, No. 24_______ _________ ________ —
1.600
1.600
Skelp, grooved, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh..............
Spikes (track equipment), H-inch and larger, per
2.800
2.800
100 pounds, mill........................................................
.023
.023
Strips, cold rolled, per pound, Pittsburgh__________
1.626
1.660
Structural steel, per 100 pounds, mill....................... .
10.300
Terneplate, No. 8 ,1. C., 200 pounds, mill.................. 10.300
1.960
1.950
Tie plates, steel, per 100 pounds, mill........................
Tin plate, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh. ............ ........
5.000
5.000
4.600
4.600
Vises, solid box, 60 pounds each, New York_______
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NUMBERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
March
65.0
91.0
92.6
85.9
61.5
89.8
91.2
85.9
58.1
88.6
89.9
85.9
56.7
91.0
89.9
85.9
56.7
91.0
89.9
85.9
56.7
91.0
89.9
85.9
56.7
91.0
89.9
85.9
56.7
91.0
89.9
85.9
56.7
91.0
89.9
85.9
56.7
89.2
89.2
85.9
56.7
86.1
87.3
85.9
56.7
84.7
85.7
79.7
57.9
89.6
89.6
85.3
74.8
94.9
96.0
95.6
87.2
100.0
74.8
94.9
96.0
95.6
87.8
100.0
72.8
94.9
96.0
95.6
87.8
100.0
64.5
94.9
96.0
95.6
87.8
100.0
68.2
93.7
96.0
95.6
87.8
100.0
67.2
92.5
94.1
95.6
87.8
100.0
64.1
92.5
93.6
95.6
86.7
100.0
64.1
92.5
93.6
73.5
85.1
100.0
63.7
92.5
93.6
73.5
85.1
100.0
64.1
92.5
93.6
73.5
85.1
100.0
64.1
92.5
93.6
73.5
85.1
100.0
63.3
92.5
93.6
73.5
81.9
100.0
67.1
93.4
94.6
86.4
86.2
100.0
PRICES
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
107.9
100.1
88.3
88.3
88.3
102.2
95.6
77.8
95.6
77.8
95.6
77.8
95.6
77.8
95.6
77.8
95.6
77.8
95.6
77.8
95.6
77.8
95.6
77.8
95.6
77.8
95.6
77.8
95.6
78.7
95.6
77*9
98.8
100.0
75.8
98.8
100.0
74.6
98.8
100.0
74.2
98.8
94.4
72.8
98.8
94.4
65.8
97.5
94.4
64.9
97.5
94.4
64.9
97.5
94.4
62.1
97.5
94.4
60.8
97.5
94.4
59.3
97.5
94.4
59.3
97.5
94.4
57.9
98.0
95.8
65.9
78.9
77.5
73.4
84.2
78.9
77.5
73.4
84.2
78.2
76.1
73.4
84.7
75.7
73.5
71.9
86.8
74.1
71.8
70.9
86.8
75.1
71.8
70.6
86.8
80.4
72.8
73.4
85.5
80.4
72.8
73.4
84.2
80.4
72.8
73.4
84.2
80.4
72.8
73.4
84.2
80.4
72.8
73.4
84.2
79.5
71.1
72.9
81.6
78.5
73.5
72.9
84.8
96.0
63.0
83.0
88.0
84.4
90.9
91.0
96.0
63.0
84.3
88.0
84.4
90.9
91.0
94.6
62.7
84.3
88.0
84.4
90.9
91.0
92.6
61.4
84.3
88.0
84.4
90.9
91.0
92.6
60.0
84.3
88.0
84.4
90.9
9L0
92.6
58.9
84.3
88.0
84.4
90.9
91.0
92.6
58.9
84.3
88.0
84.4
90.9
91.0
92.6
58.9
81.7
88.0
84.4
90.9
91.0
92.6
58.9
81.7
88.0
84.4
90.9
91.0
92.6
58.4
81.7
88.0
82.2
87.5
91.0
92.6
56.2
81.7
86.3
80.0
86.4
91.0
91.2
55.3
81.7
81.2
80.0
86.4
91.0
93.2
59.5
83.1
87.2
83.5
89.9
91.0
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
GROUP 6.—METALS AND M ETAL PRODU CTS—Continued
Iron and steel—Continued.
Pig iron, per gross ton—Continued.
Foundry, No. 2—
Southern, Birmingham.................................
Northern, Pittsburgh_____ _____ _________
Malleable, furnace................................................
Spiegeleisen, furnace_______ _________ ________
P ip e Cast-iron, 6-inch, per net ton. New York______
Black, steel, %-inch, per 100 feet, Pittsburgh___
Galvanized steel, %-inch, per 100 feet, mill........
Planes, jack, each, New York.................... ...............
Plates, steel, tank, per pound, Pittsburgh................
Rails, steel, open-hearth, per gross ton, mill_______
Rivets—
Large, H-inch up, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh or
Cleveland...........................................................
Small, M6-inch and smaller, per pound, Pitts
burgh_____________________________________
Rods, wire, per gross ton, Pittsburgh........................
Saws—
Crosscut, 6-foot, each, Philadelphia....................
Hand, 26-inch, per dozen, Philadelphia..............
Scrap, steel, per gross ton, Chicago............................
Sheets, steel, per pound, mill—
No. 27 box, annealed__________ ______ ________
Auto body, No. 20...................... .........................
Galvanized, No. 24................................................
Skelp, grooved, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh..............
Spikes (track equipment), J^-inch and larger, per
100 pounds, rnlll_______________________________
Strips, cold rolled, per pound, Pittsburgh_________
Structural, steel, per 100 pounds, nrnl!_____________
Tfirnp.plat,a, No. 8 ,1. 0-, 200 pounds, rnfll _ •„ _
Tie plates, steel, per 100 pounds,
_____________
Tin plate, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh____________
Vises, solid box, 50 pounds each, New York_______
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
Febru
ary
WHOLESALE
Janu
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
Or
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931—Continued
O*
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
$2.100
2.600
2.550
65.000
.182
$2,313
2.600
2.738
65.000
.182
M otor vehicles:
Weighted average price of Buick, Cadillac, Chevro
let, Dodge, Ford, and Packard passenger cars,
f. o. b_____ _____ _____________________________ 689.000
Trucks, weighted average price of % to 3H tons
capacity, f. o. b _ ____ ________________ _________ 866.790
Commodity
April
May
June
July
$2,390
2.600
2.840
65.000
.182
$2,400
2.600
2.850
65.000
.173
$2,375
2.600
2.825
65.000
.164
$2.200
2.600
2.740
65.000
.164
$2,288
2.600
2.738
65.000
.164
683.000
683.000
687.000
687.000
684.000
689.000
858.373
841.767
841.767
841.767
841.767
841.767
.229
.071
.300
.097
.046
.350
6.142
124.500
.229
.071
.300
.099
.045
.350
6.120
125.000
.229
.069
.300
.095
.044
.350
6.092
125.000
.229
.066
.300
.087
.038
.350
5.500
125.000
.229
.064
.260
.082
.040
.350
5.505
100.000
.229
.068
.250
.077
.044
.350
5.880
100.000
.153
.182
.156
.186
.154
.183
.148
.176
.140
.167
.171
.187
8.563
.271
.203
.261
.220
.176
.116
.044
.174
.197
8.563
.295
.203
.270
.223
.179
.119
.043
.172
.198
8.483
.286
.195
.250
.221
.177
.115
.040
.165
.191
7.872
.280
.185
.232
.214
.170
.109
.036
.158
.183
7.872
.276
.184
.234
.206
.163
.101
.038
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 6 - M E T A L AND M E T A L P R O D
U CTS—Continued
$2,350
2.600
2.800
60.000
.148
$2,350
2.600
2.800
60.000
.137
689.000
695.000
695.000
693.000
693.000
689.000
841.767
841.767
841.767
841.767
841.767
845.236
.229
.066
.250
.073
.044
.350
5.880
100.000
.229
.065
.250
.070
.044
.350
5.880
100.000
.229
.065
.240
.068
.039
.350
5.626
100.000
.229
.067
.240
.066
.040
.350
5.635
100.000
.229
.063
.240
.066
.038
.350
6.000
100.000
.229
.067
.269
.081
.042
.350
5.889
111.313
.139
.166
.136
.161
.134
.158
.113
.136
.109
.136
.107
.135
.137
.164
.157
.181
8.058
.286
.183
.250
.206
.162
.099
.043
.154
.176
8.102
.278
.180
.255
.203
.159
.095
.042
.152
.173
8.102
.285
.179
.247
.199
.157
.091
.041
.130
.161
8.102
.299
.170
.228
.163
.135
.090
.037
.130
.161
8.102
.325
.172
.231
.162
.131
.088
.036
.130
.160
8.102
.304
.159
.214
.162
.130
.087
.035
.155
.180
8.207
.29ft
.184
.244
.200
.160
.102
.040
$2,350
2.610
2.800
57.500
.140
$2.326
2.601
2.774
62.941
.163
IN 1931
$2,350
2.600
2.800
60.000
.155
PBICES
N on ferrous m etals:
Aluminum, per pound, New York________________
.229
Antimony, per pound, New York_____ ____ ______
.074
Babbitt metal, per pound, delivered..........................
.300
Copper, ingot, electrolytic, per pound, refinery........
.099
Lead, pig, desilverized, per pound, New York...........
.048
Nickel, ingot, per pound, New Y ork.........................
.350
Pipe, lead, per 100 pounds, New York................... .
6.407
Quicksilver, per 76-pound flask, domestic, New York, 124.000
liods, round, base sizes, per pound, mill—
Yellow brass, % to 2% inches_________________
.155
Copper, drawn, l\i to 3 inches............................
.185
SheetsYellow brass, per pound, mill..............................
.173
Copper, hot rolled, per pound, New York.........
.190
Zinc, per 100 pounds, Illinois............. .................
8.563
Silver, bar, fine, per ounce, New Y o rk .....................
.297
Solder, per pound, delivered................. .....................
.201
Tin, pig, per pound, New York..................................
.261
.221
Tu. es, yellow-brass, base sizes, per pound, mill____
Wire, yellow-brass, No. 8, round, per pound, m ill..
.178
Wire, copper, No. 8, per pound, mill..... ....................
.118
.044
Zinc, pig, slab, per pound, New Y o r k .. .._________
$2,338
2.600
2.788
62.500
.164
WHOLESALE
Iron and steel—Continued.
Wire fence—
Annealed, plain, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh___
Barbed, galvanized, per 100 pounds, m ill.........
Galvanized, No. 9, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh..
Woven, per net ton, Pittsburgh................. ........
Wood screws, 1-inch, per gross, New York________
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926=100.01
Janu
ary
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
87.3
76.5
88.3
100.0
117.7
90.2
76.5
91.6
100.0
117.7
90.6
76.5
91.9
100.0
111.4
89.6
76.5
91.1
100.0
105.9
86.4
76.5
88 4
100.0
105.9
86.3
76.5
88.3
100.0
105.9
88.2
76.5
89.9
96 2
105.9
88.7
76.5
90.3
92.3
100.1
88.7
76.5
90.3
92.3
95.5
88.7
76.5
90.3
92.3
88.4
88.7
76.8
90.3
88,5
90.3
87.8
76.5
89.5
96.8
105.2
95.1
94.4
94.0
94.5
94.5
94.3
94.7
94.7
95.4
95.4
95.3
95.3
94.8
98.8
98.1
98.1
98.6
98.6
98.2
99.0
99.0
99.8
99.8
99.5
99.5
98.9
78.5
77.7
76.2
76.2
76.2
76.2
76.2
76.2
76.2
76.2
76.2
76.2
6.57
69.5
84.9
46.5
90.7
71.6
57.1
100.0
64.6
134.9
68.4
84.9
44.4
90.7
70.2
54.0
100.0
61.9
135.4
69.3
84.9
44.4
90.7
71.4
53.9
100.0
61.7
135.9
67.5
84.9
43.1
90.7
68.8
52.2
100.0
61.4
135.9
63.3
84.9
41.1
90.7
63 0
45.2
100.0
55.5
135.9
61.3
84.9
40.1
78.6
59.1
47.0
100.0
55.5
108.8
61.4
84.9
42.8
75.6
55.7
52.2
100.0
59.3
108.8
60.1
84.9
41.5
75.6
53.0
52.2
100.0
59.3
108.8
59.0
84.9
41.0
75.6
50.7
52.2
100.0
59.3
108.8
54.9
84.9
41.0
72.6
48.9
46.0
100.0
56.7
108.8
54.7
84.9
42.0
72.6
48.0
47.3
100.0
56.8
108.8
53.8
84.9
39.2
72.6
47.8
45.0
100.0
60.5
108.8
61.9
84.9
42.2
81.2
58.9
50.3
100.0
59.4
121.1
92.4
83.1
91.4
81.8
93.2
83.4
92.1
82.3
88.0
79.3
83.5
75.2
83.1
74.7
81.3
72.5
80.0
71.1
67.1
61.3
64.9
61.1
64.0
60.8
81.8
73.9
90.7
88.0
80.9
47.6
48.5
39.9
93.1
90.9
72.8
56.8
89.7
86.7
80.9
43.4
48.8
39.9
92.4
90.0
71.9
56.8
91.4
91.1
80.9
47.3
48.8
41.4
93.6
91.6
73.6
55.8
90.4
91.7
80.1
45.8
47.0
38.2
92.9
90.6
71.2
52.4
86.8
88.3
74.3
44.8
44.6
35.4
90.0
87.1
67.3
47.2
82.8
84.5
74.3
44.1
44.3
35.8
86.8
83.2
62.1
49.4
82.5
83.9
76.1
45.8
44.1
38.2
86.5
82.9
61.2
55.3
80.9
81.6
76.5
44.6
43.4
39.0
85.3
81.4
58.5
54.1
79.7
-80.1
76.5
45.7
43.1
37.8
83.9
80.2
56.5
53.0
68.3
74.6
76.5
47.8
41.0
34.9
68.4
69.2
55.3
48.5
68.2
74.5
76.5
52.1
41.4
35.3
68.3
67.3
54.6
46.2
68.2
74.2
76.5
48.7
38.2
32.7
68.4
66.5
53.9
45.4
81.7
83.3
77.5
46.5
44.4
37.3
84.1
81.8
63.2
51.6
May
June
July
Year
GROUP 6.—METALS AND M ETAL PRODUCTS - Continued
Iron and steel—Continued.
Wire fence—
Annealed, plain, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh___
Barbed, galvanized, per 100 pounds, mill...........
Galvanized, No. 9, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh..
Woven, per net ton, Pittsburgh. ........................
Wood screws, 1-inch, per gross, New York____ ____
Motor vehicles. .......... ............................. .......................
Weighted average price of Buick, Cadillac, Chevro
let, Dodge, Ford, and Packard passenger cars,
f. o. b .......... ........... ...................................................
Trucks, weighted average price of % to 3H tons
capacity, f. o. b____ ___________________________
Nonferrous metals............................ .............................
Aluminum, per pound, New Y ork________ _______
Antimony, per pound, New York_______ _____ ___
Babbitt metal, per pound, delivered.........................
Copper, ingot, electrolytic, per pound, refinery.......
Lead, pig, desilverized, per pound, New York.........
Nickel, ingot, per pound. New York................. ........
Pipe, lead, per 100 pounds. New York......................
Quicksilver, 76-pound flash, domestic, New Y ork...
Rods, round, base sizes, per pound, mill—
Yellow brass, H to 2H inches................... ..........
Copper, drawn, 1H to 3 inches.. ......... .............
SheetsYellow brass, per pound, mill..............................
Copper, hot rolled, per pound, New York_____
Zinc, per 100 pounds, Illinois. .............................
Silver, bar, fine, per ounce, New York......................
Solder, per pound, delivered.......................................
Tin, pig, per pound, New York.................................
Tubes, yellow-brass, base sizes, per pound, mill .
Wire, yellow-brass, No. 8, round, per pound, mill__
Wire, copper. No. 8, per pound, mill______________
Zinc, pig, slab, per pound, New York_____________
OS’ COMMODITIES, 1931
79.2
76.5
82.3
100.0
117.7
April
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Year
GROUP 6.—METALS AND M ETAL PROD
UCTS—Continued
$106,608
9.883
9.219
10.511
.304
16.180
GROUP 7.—BUILDING MATERIALS
* Not included in weighted index.
.177
.167
.162
.162
.162
.162
.162
.153
.153
.153
.153
.153
.162
12.625
10.000
8.830
40.850
30.500
38.000
11.000
43.000
12.564
10.000
8.810
40. S50
29.500
38.000
11.000
43.000
12.547
10.000
8.650
39.096
29.500
38.000
11.000
41.154
12.517
10.250
8.850
38.000
29.500
36.000
11.000
40.000
12.503
10.250
9.410
38.000
29.500
35.000
11.000
40.000
12.494
10.000
8.870
38.000
29.500
35.000
11.000
40.000
12.405
10.000
8.640
38.000
29.500
35.000
11.000
40.000
12.405
10.000
8.680
38.000
29.500
35.000
10.000
40.000
12.223
10.000
8.870
38.000
29.500
35.000
10.000
40.000
12.235
10.000
8.720
38.000
28.500
35.000
10.000
40.000
12.101
10.000
8.060
38.000
28.500
35.000
10.000
40.000
12.127
9.750
7.740
38.000
28.192
35.000
10.000
40.000
12.396
10.021
8.678
38.566
29.308
35.833
10.583
40.596
55.000
.300
.064
11.083
.350
45.000
.300
.068
10.750
.350
45.000
.263
.068
10.750
.318
45.000
.220
.068
10.750
.280
45.000
.220
.068
10.750
.280
45.000
.220
.068
10.750
.280
43.000
.220
.068
10.750
.280
43.000
.220
.068
10.750
.280
43.000
.220
.068
10.750
.280
43.000
.220
.068
10.750
.280
42.000
.220
.061
10.750
.280
42.000
.220
.049
10.750
.280
44.667
.237
.066
10.809
.295
IN 1931
Brick and tile:
Blocks, concrete, per unit, plant__________________
Brick, per 1,000-—
Common, building, plant (composite price)-----Common, red, New York 2_____ ______________
Common, run of kiln, Chicago1___ ___________
Fire, clay, straights, works__ _
_____________
Front, light-colored, New York_____________ _
Paving, 3 -inch, St. Louis___________________
Sand-lime, plant_______________ _____________
Silica, standard, car lots, plant..—____________
Tile—
Drain, per 1,000 feet, New York______________
Floor, unglazed, per square foot, factory___ __
Hollow, building, per block, Chicago___ ______
Roofing, cement, per square, Illinois_____ — _
Wall, glazed, white, per square foot, factory-----
PBICES
29.410
10.025
WHOLESALE
Plumbing and heating:
Boilers, each—
TTpfttirig, Nftw VnrV __
T
$10S. 300 $108,300 $108,300 $108.300 $108,300 $108,300 $108,300 $108,300 $108,300 $101,531 $101,531 $101.531
9.850
9.850
9.850
9.850
10.250
9.850
9.850
9.850
9.850
9.850
9.850
9.850
Range, 30 gallons, galvanized, Chicago________
7.044
9.231
9.296
9.296
9.296
9.296
9.557
9.296
9.296
9.296
9.296
Closets, water, without fittings, each, factory______ 10.433
10.194
10.194
10.194
10.669
10.669
10.194
10.669
10.669
10.669
10.669
10.669
Lavatories, each, factory _____________ - _________ 10.669
Radiation, steam or water system, per square foot,
.276
.276
.276
.323
.323
.323
.288
.276
.323
.323
.323
.323
New York____________________________________
Sinks, 8-inch back, with apron and drain board,
16.180
16.180
16.180
16.180
16.180
16.180
16.180
16.180
16.180
16.180
16.180
16.180
each, factory_____________________ _____________
Tubs, each—
29.410
29.410
29.410
29.410
29.410
29.410
29.410
29.410
29.410
29.410
29.410
Bath, 5-foot, no fittings, factory........................... 29.410
9.500
9.500
9.500
10.400
10.400
9.500
9.500
10.400
10.400
10.400
10.400
Laundry, 2-part, cement, without trap, Chicago.. 10.400
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1981— Continued
INDEX NUMBERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
87.4
86.6
86.6
86.6
86.6
86.6
86.8
83.8
82.6
81.6
81.4
79.9
84.7
71.1
93.6
80.7
86.2
71.1
93.6
71.9
86.2
71.1
93.6
71.9
86.2
71.1
93.6
71.9
86.2
71.1
93.6
71.9
86.2
71.1
93.6
71.9
86.2
71.1
97.4
71.9
86.2
71.1
93.6
71.9
86.2
71.1
93.6
71.9
82.4
66.6
93.6
73.9
82.4
66.6
93.6
71.4
82.4
66.6
93.6
54.5
82.4
69.9
93.9
71.3
84.9
113.1
113.1
113.1
113.1
113.1
113.1
113.1
100.9
96.4
96.4
96.4
96.4
101.2
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9*
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
77.9
74.1
95.7
74.1
95.7
74.1
95.7
74.1
95.7
74.1
95.7
74.1
95.7
74.1
95.7
74.1
87.4
74.1
87.4
74.1
87.4
74.1
87.4
74.1
87.4
74.1
92.2
83.8
82.5
82.5
81.5
80.0
79.3
78.1
77.6
77.0
76.1
76.2
75.7
79.2
87.0
104.1
86.3
97.9
85.0
95.3
83.9
95.3
83.7
95.3
83.7
95.3
83.4
95.0
82.9
90.0
82.6
90.0
82.6
90.0
81.4
90.0
80.0
90.0
83.6
95.0
90.7
60.8
101.2
103.6
82.2
89.4
95.3
104.9
90.3
60.8
101.0
103.6
79.5
89.4
95.3
104.9
90.2
60.8
99.2
99.2
79.5
89.4
95.3
100.4
90.0
62.3
101.5
96.4
79.5
84.7
95.3
97.6
89.9
62.3
107.9
96.4
79.5
82.4
95.3
97.6
89.8
60.8
101.7
96.4
79.5
82.4
95.3
97.6
89.2
60.8
99.1
96.4
79.5
82.4
95.3
97.6
89.2
60.8
99.5
96.4
79.5
82.4
86.7
97.6
87.9
60.8
101.7
96.4
79.5
82.4
86.7
97.6
87.9
60.8
100.0
96.4
76.9
82.4
86.7
97.6
87.0
60.8
92.4
96.4
76.9
82.4
87.7
97.6
87.2
59.2
88.7
96.4
76.0
82.4
86.7
97.6
89.1
60.9
99.5
97.8
79.0
84.3
91.7
99.0
97.1
85.7
81.7
89.2
87.5
79.4
85.7
86.8
86.5
87.5
79.4
75.2
86.8
86.5
79.4
79.4
62.9
86.8
86.5
70.0
79.4
62.9
86.8
86.5
70.0
79.4
62.9
86.8
86.5
70.0
75.9
62.9
86.8
86.5
70.0
75.9
62.9
86.8
86.5
70.0
75.9
62.9
86.8
86.5
70.0
75.9
62.9
86.8
86.5
70.0
74.1
62.9
77.6
86.5
70.0
74.1
62.9
62.1
86.5
70.0
78.8
67.7
83.7
87.0
73.7
* Not included in weighted index.
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
GROUP 7.—BUILDING MATERIALS.......
Brick and tile....................................................................
Blocks, concrete, per unit, plant................................
Brick, per 1,000:
Common—
Building, plant (composite price).................
Red, New York *............................................
Run of kiln, Chicago2....................................
Fire, clay, straights, works..................................
Front, light-colored, New Y ork..... .....................
Paving, 3H-inch, St. Louis..................................
Sand-mne, plant______________ ____ __________
Silica, standard, car lots, plant............................
Tile—
Drain, per 1,000 feet, New Y ork..........................
Floor, unglazed, per square foot, factory............
Hollow, building, per block, C h icago.......... ....
Roofing, cement, per square, Illinois__________
Wall, glazed, white, per square foot, factory___
PRICES
Plumbing and heating.................................................
Boilers each—
Heating, New Y ork................................. .............
Range, 30 gallons, galvanized, Chicago...............
Closets, water, without fittings, each, factory..........
Lavatories, each, factory..... ............................ ..........
Radiation, steam or water system, per square foot,
New York..................................................................
Sinks, 8-inch back, with apron and drain board,
each, factory_____________________ ____________
Tubs, each—
Bath, 5-foot, no fittings, factory______ _____
Laundry, 2-part, cement, without trap, Chicago .
WHOLESALE
GROUP 6.—METALS AND M ETAL PRODUCTS—Continued
AVERAGE
Commodity
T able 5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
$1.586
1.467
1.517
$1,543
1.382
1.462
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Year
April
May
June
July
$1,477
1.224
1.364
$1,422
1.000
1.264
$1,399
1.000
1.206
$1,364
1.000
1.110
$1,331
1.000
1.110
$1.331
1.000
1.110
$1,331
1.000
1.110
$1,318
1.000
1.110
$1,310
1.000
1.110
$1.310
1.000
1.110
$1,393
1.089
1.215
2.530
1.680
2.670
1.910
2.490
2.010
2.410
2.090
2.500
2.100
2.370
2.280
2.260
2.080
2.460
2.000
2.470
2.010
2.280
2.010
2.550
2.140
2.472
2.034
43.000
50.000
38.750
43.000
50.000
38. 750
43.000
50.000
40.750
43.000
50.000
40.750
43.000
47.000
40.750
43.000
44.000
40.750
43.000
44.000
40.750
42.000
42.500
40.750
39.000
42.500
40.750
39.000
42.500
40.750
39.000
45.500
40.750
42.231
46.500
4a 426
12.860
21.220
31.000
30.500
43.000
48.000
12.680
20.510
31.000
30.285
43.000
48.000
12.120
19.590
31.000
30.000
39.000
48.000
11.640
18.460
31.000
30.000
39.000
48.000
11.250
17.880
31.000
30.000
39.000
47.000
10.640
16.990
31.000
29.423
34.000
46.000
10.970
16.540
31.000
28.808
34.000
46.000
11.270
16.900
31.000
28.500
34.000
45.000
11.210
17.210
31.000
28.500
36.000
44.000
11.230
17.070
31.000
28.500
34.000
44.000
11.090
17.200
31.000
28.500
34.000
44.000
11.649
18.378
31.000
29.495
37.808
46.308
46.500
28.420
0)
31.167
45.000
72.000
28.000
46.500
29.660
0)
31.130
45.000
70.000
28.000
46.000
28.320
0)
31.000
45.000
66.000
27.500
45.000
28.820
17.000
30.140
44.000
66.000
27.250
45.000
28.150
17.500
28.440
43.000
66.000
26.750
45.000
27.820
0)
28.500
42.000
66.000
25.750
44.000
27.680
0)
28.500
42.000
66.000
25.500
44.000
27.210
(*)
30.421
40.000
66.000
24.750
44.000
26.490
<l>
27.830
40.000
61.000
24.250
42.000
26.310
31.848
39.000
61.000
23.300
40.000
26.310
(')
31.014
39.000
61.000
22.500
44.606
27.993
0) _
30.130
42.365
66.083
25.076
1.950
4.500
1.950
4.500
1.920
4.500
1.830
4.500
1.830
1.830
1.830
1.830
4.489
4.400
4.500
4.500
* N o t:included iin weight*3d index.
0)
3.844
0)
3.400
0)
3.350
1.868
4.257
GROUP 7.—BUILDING MATERIALS—Contd.
IN 1931
PRICES
Lumber:
Lath, per 1000, mill—
2.670
Douglas fir, No. 1____________________________
2.100
Pine, yellow, No. 1................................................
Lumber, per 1,000 feet—
Cedar, red, bevel siding, mill............................... 46.200
Chestnut, Cincinnati............................................ 50.000
Cypress, shop, St. Louis....................................... 40.865
Douglas fir, mill—
No. 1, common sheathing.........- ................ I . 12.820
20.960
No. 2, and better, drop siding.......................
Gum, plain, sap, St. Louis................................... 31.000
Hemlock, northern, No. 1, Chicago™.............. . 30.923
Maple, hard, No. 1, Chicago................................ 45.000
Oak, plain, white, No. 1, common, Cincinnati-. 48.000
Pine—
White, No. 2, Buffalo..................................... 48.000
Yellow, flooring, mill______________ ______ 30. 730
Yellow, timbers, mill...................................... • (»)
Yellow, Ponderosa, No. 1, common, mill___ 31.170
Poplar, No. 1, Cincinnati..................................... 45.000
Redwood, California, 4/4, New York.................. 72.000
Spruce, eastern, Boston......................................... 28. 250
Shingles, per 1,000 mill—
1.950
Cedar, red_______________________________
4.606
Cypress----------------------------- ---------------- —
*No quota tion.
WHOLESALE
Cement, Portland, per barrel, plant (composite
price)____________________________________________
Buffington___________________ _____ _____________
Northampton8........................................................... -
T a ble 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 19S1— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
March
87.9
83.7
85.3
84.1
74.2
79.6
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
GROUP 7.—-BUILDING MATERIALS—Contd.
Cement, Portland, per barrel, plant (composite
price)................................................................................
Buffington______________________________________
Northampton*______________ ____________________
79.7
60.6
70.4
77.7
60.6
64.8
75.8
60.6
64.8
75.8
60.6
64.8
75.8
60.6
64.8
75.1
60.6
64.8
74.6
60.6
64.8
74.6
60.6
64.8
79
.4
66.0
70.9
76.4
74.0
74.7
73.4
69.4
68.5
67.2
66.9
66.9
65.2
65.9
65.8
69.5
76.8
42.3
72.7
33.9
76.8
38.5
71.6
40.5
69.3
42.1
71.9
42.3
68.1
46.0
65.0
41.9
70.7
40.3
71.0
40.5
65.6
40.5
73.3
43.2
71.1
41.0
89.9
76.9
79.0
83.7
76.9
74.9
83.7
76.9
74.9
83.7
76.9
78.7
83.7
76.9
78.7
83.7
72.3
78.7
83.7
67.7
78.7
83.7
67.7
78.7
81.8
65.4
78.7
75.9
64.4
78.7
75.9
65.4
78.7
75.9
70.0
78.7
82.2
71.5
78.1
77.8
62.6
56.0
90.6
80.8
72.7
78.0
63.4
56.0
89.4
77.2
72.7
76.9
61.3
56.0
88.8
77.2
72.7
73.5
58.5
56.0
87.9
70.1
72.7
70.6
55.2
56.0
87.9
70.1
72.7
68.3
53.4
56.0
87.9
70.1
71.2
64.6
50.8
56.0
86.2
61.1
69.7
66.6
49.4
56.0
84.4
61.1
69.7
68.4
50.5
56.0
83.5
61.1
68.2
68.0
51.4
56.0
83.5
64.7
66.6
68.1
51.0
56.0
83.5
61.1
66.6
67.3
51.4
56.0
83.5
61.1
66.6
70.7
54.9
56.0
86.5
67.9
70.1
95.9
68.1
92.9
63.0
92.9
65.8
91.9
62.8
87.9
61.4
87.9
60.3
87.9
58.7
83.9
58.3
79.9
58.3
89.1
62.1
76.1
81.2
100.0
84.8
76.0
81.2
97.2
84.8
75.7
81.2
91.7
83.3
89.9
62.4
62.9
69.4
77.6
91.7
81.0
89.9
61.7
76.1
81.2
100.0
85.6
89.9
63.9
61.1
73.6
79.4
91.7
82.5
69.6
75.8
91.7
78.0
69.6
75.8
91.7
77.2
74.3
72.2
91.7
75.0
67.9
72.2
84.7
73.5
77.8
70.4
84.7
70.6
75.7
70.4
84.7
68.2
73.6
76.5
91.8
78.7
71.6
79.1
71.6
77.3
71.6
77.3
70.5
77.3
67.2
77.3
67.2
77.3
67.2
77.3
67.2
77.1
67.2
7 5.5
66.0
58.1
57.5
68.6
73.1
OP COMMODITIES, 1931
•Not included in weighted index.
81.0
60.6
73.7
PRICES
L u m b e r.._________________ _______________________
Lath, per 1,000, mill:
Douglas fir, No. 1___________________________
Pine, yellow, No. 1................................................
Lumber, per 1,000 feet:
Cedar, red, bevel siding, mill...............................
Chestnut, Cincinnati________________________
Cypress, shop, St. Louis.......................................
Douglas fir, mill—
No. 1, common sheathing_________________
No. 2, and better, drop siding_____________
Gum, plain, sap, St. Louis.__________________
Hemlock, northern, No. 1, Chicago___________
Maple, hard, No. 1, Chicago...............................
Oak, plain, white, No. 1, common, Cincinnati. _
pine_
White, No. 2, Buffalo____________________
Yellow, flooring, mill____________________
Yellow, timbers, mill____________ _____ __
Yellow, Ponderosa, No. 1, common, m ill...
Poplar, No. 1, Cincinnati.....................................
Redwood, California, 4/4, New York__________
Spruce, eastern, Boston______________________
Shingles, per 1,000, mill—
Cedar, red_______________________________
Cypress...........................................................
90.3
88.9
88.5
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
140005°— 33-
[1926=100.0]
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
$2,514
1.689
2.083
2.291
.958
2.064
$2,249
1.680
1.916
2.041
.875
1.932
3a 500
.170
.055
.036
.045
.110
.350
.119
.270
.076
.086
.133
.074
.045
.077
.088
.045
4.450
.172
.436
.850
.165
.063
Decem
October INovemAugust Septem
ber
ber
ber
Year
April
May
June
July
$2,249
1.680
1.916
2.041
.875
1.932
$2,249
1.680
1.916
2.041
.875
1.932
$2.249
1.680
1.916
2.041
.875
1.932
$2,249
1.680
1.916
2.041
.875
1.932
$2.249
1.680
1.916
2.041
.875
1.932
$2,249
1.680
1.916
2.041
.875
1.932
$2,249
1.680
1.916
2.041
.875
1.932
$2,249
1.680
1.916
2.041
.875
1.932
$2,249
1.680
1.916
2.041
.875
1.932
$2,249
1.680
1.916
2.041
.875
1.932
$2,271
1.681
1.930
2.062
.882
1.943
30.500
.170
30.500
.170
30.500
.170
30.500
.170
30.500
.170
30.500
.170
30.500
.170
30.500
.170
30.500
.165
30.500
.161
30.500
.160
30.500
.168
.055
.030
.045
.110
.350
.119
.270
.075
.080
.133
.070
.045
.072
.092
.045
4.375
.169
.453
.850
.165
.063
.055
.030
.045
.110
.350
.119
.270
.075
.080
.133
.070
.045
.070
.095
.045
4.640
.203
.533
.850
.165
.063
.055
.030
.045
.110
.350
.119
.270
.075
.080
.133
.070
.045
.070
.092
.044
4.725
.181
.564
.850
.165
.063
.055
.030
.045
.110
.350
.119
.230
.075
.074
.133
.064
.045
.070
.088
.040
4.700
.160
.543
.850
.165
.063
.055
.030
.045
.110
.350
.119
.230
.075
.074
.133
.064
.045
.069
.086
.040
4.680
.160
.553
.850
.165
.063
.055
.030
.045
.110
.350
.075
.230
.075
.078
.133
.068
.045
.074
.091
.040
4.275
.160
.387
.850
.165
.063
.055
.030
.045
.090
.350
.075
.230
.075
.078
.133
.068
.045
.073
.083
.040
3.938
.160
.361
.850
.165
.063
.055
.030
.045
.090
.350
.075
.230
.075
.078
.133
.068
.045
.073
.076
.040
3.870
.160
.368
.850
.165
.063
.055
.030
.045
.090
.350
.075
.230
.069
.075
.133
.066
.045
.073
.073
.040
3.800
.160
.359
.850
.165
.063
.055
.030
.045
.090
.350
.075
.230
.065
.075
.133
.065
.045
.083
.075
.040
3.963
.141
.399
.850
.165
.063
.055
.030
.045
.090
.350
.088
.230
.065
.074
.133
.064
.045
.071
.071
.040
3.610
.135
.391
.850
.160
.063
.055
.031
.045
.102
.350
.098
.243
.073
.078
.133
.067
.045
.073
.084
.042
4.248
.163
.447
.850
. 165
.063
GROUP 7.-BUELDING MATERIALS—Contd.
PRICES
IN 1931
WHOLESALE
Paint and paint materials:
Faint, prepared, per gallon:
Enamel, Chicago.............. ........... ............. ...........
Inside, flat, house, all colors, New Y ork_______
Outside, white, gloss, house, Chicago..................
Porch and deck, all colors, Chicago.....................
Roof and bam, red, Chicago.................................
Varnish, builders’ , floor, bulk, 5’s, Chicago____
Paint materials, New York—
Barytes, western, per t o n .................... ...............
Butyl acetate, per pound_____________________
Colors, per p o u n d Black—
Bone powdered_________ _____________
Carbon___ _______ ___________________
Iron oxide, dry------------------- --------------Lamp____ ______ ____________________
Blue, Prussian................................ ................
Ethyl acetate, anhydrous, per pound-------------Green, chrome, per pound....................................
Gum, copal, manila, per pound...........................
Lead, red. dry, per pound....................................
Lead, white, in oil, per pound------------ -----------Litharge, commercial, per pound.........................
Lithopone, domestic, per pound..........................
Oil, chinawood, per pound........................... ........
Oil, linseed, raw, per pound__________________
Putty, commercial, per pound-----------------------Rosin, B grade, per barrel............................ ........
Shellac, T . N., per pound______________ ______
Turpentine, southern, per gallon______ _______
Whiting, commercial, imported, per 100 pounds.
Yellow, chrome, dry, per pound.............. . .........
Zinc oxide, leaded grades, per pound.. . . . . . .
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1981— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926*=100.0]
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Year
AVERAGE
Commodity
G R O U P 7.—B U ILD IN G M A T E R IA L S —Contd.
81.4
81.2
80.2
80.0
79.6
78.4
77.6
77.0
77.5
76.6
79.4
89.5
84.0
86.8
94.2
91.3
93.6
89.5
84.0
86.8
94.2
91.3
93.6
89.5
8.40
86.8
94.2
91.3
93.6
89.5
84.0
86.8
94.2
91.3
93.6
89.5
84.0
86.8
94.2
91.3
93.6
89.5
84.0
86.8
94.2
91.3
93.6
89.5
84.0
86.8
94.2
91.3
93.6
89.5
84.0
86.8
94.2
91.3
93.6
89.5
84.0
86.8
94.2
91.3
93.6
89.5
84.0
86.8
94.2
91.3
93.6
90.4
84.0
87.4
95.2
92.0
94.1
89.7
79.5
89.7
79.5
89.7
79.5
89.7
79.5
89.7
79.5
89.7
79.5
89.7
79.5
89.7
79.5
89.7
79.5
89.7
77.0
89.7
75.3
89.7
74.6
89.7
78.6
100.0
45.0
109.8
91.7
108.1
116.7
97.2
73.2
72.9
87.1
65.4
82.1
56.1
78.9
112.5
35.8
50.1
46.8
93.8
95.7
85.0
100.0
37.5
109.8
91.7
108.1
116.7
97.2
72.3
68.2
87.1
62.3
82.1
52.8
82.5
112.5
35.2
49.4
48.6
93.8
95.7
85.0
100.0
37.5
109.8
91.7
108.1
116.7
97.2
72.3
68.2
87.1
62.3
82.1
51.4
84.8
112.5
37.4
59.0
57.2
93.8
95.7
85.0
100.0
37.5
109.8
91.7
108.1
116.7
97.2
72.3
68.2
87.1
62.3
82.1
51.4
82.1
109.5
38.1
52.8
60.7
93.8
95.7
85.0
100.0
37.5
109.8
91.7
108.1
116.7
82.8
72.3
62.7
87.1
56.5
82.1
51.4
78.9
100.0
37.9
46.6
58.4
93.8
95.7
85.0
100.0
37.5
109.8
91.7
108.1
116.7
82.8
72.3
62.9
87.1
56.8
82.1
50.4
77.0
100.0
37.7
46.6
59.4
93.8
95.7
85.0
100.0
37.5
109.8
91.7
108.1
73.5
82.8
72.3
66.1
87.1
60.1
82.1
54.6
81.9
100.0
34.4
46.6
41.6
93.8
95.7
85.0
100.0
37.5
109.8
75.0
108.1
73.5
82.8
72.3
66.1
87.1
60.1
82.1
53.2
74.8
100.0
31.7
46.6
38.8
93.8
95.7
85.0
100.0
37.5
109.8
75.0
108.1
73.5
82.8
72.3
66.1
87.1
60.1
82.1
53.9
68.2
100.0
31.2
46.6
39.5
93.8
95.7
85.0
100.0
37.5
109.8
75.0
108.1
73.5
82.8
66.5
63.9
87.1
58.3
82.1
53.6
65.7
100.0
30.6
46.6
38.6
93.8
95.7
85.0
100.0
37.5
109.8
75.0
108.1
73.5
82.8
62.6
63.9
87.1
57.9
82.1
60.5
67.3
99.8
31.9
41.2
42.9
93.8
95.7
85.0
100.0
37.5
109.8
75.0
108.1
85.8
82.8
62.6
62.9
87.1
56.8
82.1
52.3
63.2
98.8
29.1
39.3
42.0
93.8
92.8
85.0
100.0
38.3
109.8
84.6
108.1
96.1
87.5
70.3
66.1
87.1
59.9
82.1
53.5
75.3
103.8
34.2
47.6
48.0
93.8
95.4
85.0
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
80.5
89.5
84.0
86.8
94.2
91.3
93.6
PRICES
83.2
100.0
84.5
94.3
105.8
100.0
100.0
WHOLESALE
Paint and paint materials............................................
Paint, prepared, per gallon—
Enamel, Chicago...................................................
Inside, flat, house, all colors, New York_______
Outside, white, gloss, house, Chicago.................
Porch and deck, all colors, Chicago.....................
Roof and bam, red, Chicago................................
Varnish, builders’ , floor, bulk, 5’s, Chicago.......
Paint materials, New York—
Barytes, western, per ton....... .............................
Butyl acetate, per pound____________ ________
Colors, per pound—
Black—
Bone powdered_____________ _________
Carbon.....................................................
Iron oxide, dry____ _________ _________
Lamp........... ............. _............................
Blue, Prussian. ............................... ..............
Ethyl acetate, anhydrous, per p o u n d ...............
Green, chrome, per pound...................................
Gum, copal, manila, per pound............ ..............
Lead, red, dry, per pound....................................
Lead, white, in oil, per pound........... .................
Litharge, commercial, per pound_________ ____
Lithopone, domestic, per pound..........................
Oil, china-wood, per pound.................—.........
Oil, linseed, raw, per pound__________________
Putty, commercial, per pound............................
Rosin, B grade, per barrel....................................
Shellac, T. N., per pound________ ___________
Turpentine, southern, per gallon........................
Whiting, commercial, imported, per 100 pounds.
Yellow, chrome, dry, per pound—____ ________
Zinc oxide, leaded grades, per pound. . . . .
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 19S1— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
14.700
32.340
14.700
32.340
14.700
32.340
14.700
32.340
14.700
32.340
14.700
32.340
14.700
32.340
14.700
32.340
14.700
32.340
14.700
32.340
14.700
32.340
14.700
32.340
2.920
3.577
2.773
2.920
3.577
2.773
2.920
3.577
2.695
2.920
3.479
2.695
2.920
3.479
2.695
2.920
3,479
2.695
2.920
3.479
2.695
2.822
3.479
2.695
2.646
3.479
2.695
2.646
3.479
2.695
2.646
3.479
2.695
2.845
3.512
2.715
.330
.365
.330
.365
.330
.365
.330
.365
.330
.365
.330
.365
.330
.365
.330
.365
.330
•365
.330
.365
.330
. 365
.330
.365
3.000
2.280
.866
3.000
2.280
.855
3.000
2.280
.847
2.778
2.142
.839
2.444
1.935
.839
2.444
1.935
.828
2.444
1.935
.816
2.444
1.935
.817
2.444
1.935
.811
2.444
1.935
.812
2.444
1.935
.825
2.658
2.068
.836
7.801
8.868
7.792
8.826
7.766
8.700
7.696
8.578
7.719
8.534
7.688
8.513
7.690
8.513
7.572
8.491
7.599
8.463
7.566
8.454
7.496
8.371
7.672
& 581
.265
8.820
.265
8.820
.265
8.820
.265
8.820
.265
8.820
.265
8.820
.265
8.820
.265
8.820
.265
8.820
.265
8.820
.265
8.820
.265
8.738
Year
GROUP 7.—BUILDINGI MATERIALS—Contd.
Plumbing and heating* (See Metals and metal
products.)
IN 1931
PRICES
Other building materials:
Asphalt, bulk, per ton, refinery.................................. $12,000
Bars, reinforcing. (See Metal and metal products.)
Board, per 1,000 square feet, Chicago—
Plaster
______ _
_______ 14.700
Wall. 48 inches wide
____ _____ _________ __ 32.340
Butts. (See Metals and metal products.)
2.940
Doors, white pine, 5 panel, No. 1, each, delivered—
3.577
Frames, door, white pine, per set, Chicago------------2.773
Frames, window, western pine, per set, Chicago----Glass, plate, per square foot, New York—
.330
3 to 5 square feet ___________________ ___ __
.365
________________________
k to 10 saiiare feet
Glass, window, per 50 square feet, jobbers’ price—
3.000
Single, A_ ______ ______________ _________ ____
2.280
Single, B
.
_______ ______________ __
.873
Gravel, building, per ton, plant (composite price)----Knobs, door. (See Metals and metal products.)
Lime, building—
7.681
Common, per ton, plant (composite price)____ _
8.661
Hydrated, per ton, plant (composite price). - ___
Locks. (See Metals and metal products.)
Nails. (See Metals and metal products.)
Pipe, black-steel. (See Metals and metal products.)
Pipe, cast-iron. (See Metals and metal products.)
Pipe, galvanized. (See Metals and metal products.)
Pipe, lead. (See Metals and metal products.)
.265
Pipe sewer, per foot, delivered, New Y o r k ,
- 7.840
Plaster, per ton, Chicago.......................... ..................
WHOLESALE
Structural steel. (See Metals and metal products.)
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1981— Continued
INDEX NUMBERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 7.—B U ILD IN G M A TE R IA L S—Oontd.
(See Metals and metal
84.3
84.3
84.3
84.3
84.3
84.8
81.7
81.7
81.7
81.7
81.7
83.1
87.8
100.0
87.8
100.0
87.6
100.0
86.9
100.0
86.3
100.0
85.4
100.0
83.7
100.0
83.7
100.0
82.6
100.0
82.0
100.0
81.9
100.0
81.5
100.0
84.8
100.0
93.8
75.9
93.8
75.9
93.8
75.9
93.8
75.9
93.8
75.9
93.8
75.9
93.8
75.9
93.8
75.9
93.8
75.9
93.8
75.9
93.8
75.9
93.8
75.9
93.8
75.9
81.1
91.2
85.8
80.5
91.2
85.8
80.5
91.2
85.8
80.5
91.2
83.3
80.5
88.7
83.3
80.5
88.7
83.3
80.5
88.7
83.3
80.5
88.7
83.3
77.8
88.7
83.3
73.0
88.7
83.3
73.0
88.7
83.3
73.0
88.7
83.3
78.5
89.6
83.9
82.9
76.3
82.9
76.3
82.9
76.3
82.9
76.3
82.9
76.3
82.9
76.3
82.9
76.3
82.9
76.3
82.9
76.3
82.9
76.3
82.9
76.3
82.9
76.3
82.9
76.3
76.9
73.3
92.8
76.9
73.3
92.1
76.9
73.3
90.9
76.9
73.3
90.1
71.2
68.9
89.2
62.7
62.2
89.2
62.7
62.2
88.1
62.7
62.2
86.7
62.7
62.2
86.8
62.7
62.2
86.2
62.7
62.2
86.3
62.7
62.2
87.7
68.2
66.5
88.8
85.5
86.7
86.8
88.8
86.7
88.4
86.4
87.1
85.7
85.9
85.9
85.5
85.6
85.3
85.6
85.3
84.3
85.0
84.6
84.8
84.2
84.7
83.4
83.8
85.4
85.9
69.1
100.0
69.1
112.5
69.1
112.5
69.1
112.5
69.1
112.5
69.1
112.5
69.1
112.5
69.1
112.5
69.1
112.5
69.1
112.5
69.1
112.5
69.1
112.5
69.1
111.5
OP COMMODITIES, 1931
83.0
Other building materials..............................................
Asphalt, bulk, per ton, refinery_________ ________
Bars, reinforcing. (See Metals and metal products.)
Board, per 1,000 square feet, Chicago:
Plaster.............................................................
Wall. 48 inches w id e............................................
Butts. (See Metals and metal products.)
Doors, white pine. 5 panel, No. 1, each, delivered—
Frames, door, white pine, per set, Chicago..............
Frames, window, western pine, per set, Chicago___
Glass, plate, per square toot, New York—
3 to 5 square feet...................................................
5 to 10 square feet....... ........... ........................... .
Glass, window, per 60 square feet, jobbers’ price—
Single, A___...........................................................
Single, B ...... .........................................................
Gravel, building, per ton, plant (composite price)..
Knobs, door. (See Metals and metal products.)
Lime, building—
Common, per ton, plant (composite price)___
Hydrated, per ton, plant (composite price).......
Locks. (See Metals and metal products.)
Nails. (See Metals and metal products.)
Pipe, black-steel. (See Metals and metal products.)
Pipe, cast-iron. (See Metals and metal products.)
Pipe, galvanized. (See Metals and metal prod
ucts.)
Pipe, lead. (See Metals and metal products.)
Pipe, sewer, per foot, delivered, New York_______
Plaster, per ton, Chicago____________________ ____
PRICES
Structural steel_________________ __________________
WHOLESALE
Plumbing and heating.
products.)
AVERAGE
Commodity
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Febru
ary
March
$4,484
1.319
1.687
4.266
10.000
.590
.637
$4,495
1.323
1.691
4.277
10.000
.581
.568
3.400
.200
2.600
.068
.060
1.100
6.500
.077
.140
.400
.125
.008
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Year
April
May
June
July
$4.495
1.323
1.691
4.277
10.000
.574
.568
$4,495
1.323
1.691
4.277
10.000
.571
.568
$4.495
1.323
1.691
4.277
10.000
.563
.568
$4.495
1.323
1.091
4.277
10.000
.563
.568
$4,495
1.323
1.691
4.277
10.000
.556
.568
$4.495
1.323
1.691
4.277
10.000
.553
.568
$4.495
1.323
1.691
4.277
10.000
.553
.540
$4.495
1.323
1.691
4.277
10.000
.547
.490
$4,495
1.323
1.691
4.277
10.000
.555
.490
$4.495
1.323
1.691
4.277
10.000
.566
.490
$4,494
1.322
1.691
4.276
10.000
.564
.552
3.400
.200
3.400
.200
3.400
.200
3.400
.200
3.400
.200
3.000
.200
3.150
.188
3.150
.170
3.150
.170
3.150
.170
2.965
.178
3.247
.190
PEICES
Janu
ary
WHOLESALE
Commodity
2.600
.068
.060
1.100
6.500
.075
.140
.400
.120
.008
2.600
.068
.060
1.100
6.500
.075
.140
.400
.120
.008
2.600
.068
.060
1.100
5.500
.075
.140
.400
.120
.008
2.600
.068
.060
1.100
6.500
.075
.140
.400
.116
.008
2.600
.068
.060
1.100
6.500
.073
.140
.400
.113
.008
2.600
.068
.060
1.100
6.500
.070
.140
.400
.110
.008
2.600
.068
.060
1.100
6.500
.070
.140
.400
.110
.008
2.600
.068
.060
1.100
6.500
.070
.140
.400
.110
.008
2.560
.068
.060
1.100
6.500
.067
.140
.400
.110
.008
2.475
.068
.060
1.100
6.500
.065
.140
.400
.110
.008
2.400
.068
.060
1.100
6.500
.065
.140
.400
.110
.008
2.571
.068
.060
1.100
6.500
.071
.140
.400
.115
.008
G R O U P 7.—BU ILD ING M A T E R IA L S —Contd.
Other building materials—Continued.
R oofin gPrepared, per square, fa cto ry individual shingles_____________ _________
Medium...........................................................
Slate surfaced__________________ _________
Strip shingles............................................ ......
Slate, sea green, per 100 square feet, quarry...........
Band, building, per ton, plant (composite price).........
Sash, window, 2 lights, white pine, each, delivered..
Sheet—
Copper. (See Metals and metal products.)
Zinc. (See Metals and metal products.)
Stone, crushed, lH-inch, per cubic yard, New York—
Tar, pine, kiln burned, gallon, New York.............. .
Temeplate. (See Metals and metal products.)
Wire, copper. (See Metals and metal products.)
Wood screws. (See Metals and metal products.)
IN 1931
G R O U P 8.—C HEM ICALS AND DRU GS
Chemicals:
Acid, New Y o r k Acetic, 28 per cent, per 100 pounds......................
Boric, per pound....................................................
Carbonic, per pound.............................................
Muriatic, 20°, per 100 pounds, works............. .
Nitric, 42°, per 100 pounds, w orks......................
Oleic, distilled, per pound....................................
Phosphoric, 50 per cent, U. S. P., per pound___
Salicylic, U. S. P., per pound................... ...........
Stearic, triple-pressed, per pound........................
Sulphuric, 66°, per ton, works. ................... ........
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931—Continued
INDEX NUMBERS—Continued
[1926*=100.0]
Janu
ary
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Febru
ary
March
78.0
74.7
77.9
82.5
71.4
93.0
78.2
77.6
78.1
82.7
71.4
91.5
78.2
77.6
78.1
82.7
71.4
90.4
78.2
77.6
78.1
82.7
71.4
78.2
77.6
78.1
82.7
71.4
88.7
78.2
77.6
78.1
82.7
71.4
88.7
78.2
77.6
78.1
82.7
71.4
87.5
78.2
77.6
78.1
82.7
71.4
87.0
78.2
77.6
78.1
82.7
71.4
87.0
78.2
77.6
78.1
82.7
71.4
86.2
78.2
77.6
78.1
82.7
71.4
87.4
78.2
77.6
78.1
82.7
71.4
89.2
78.2
77.6
78.1
82.7
71.4
88.9
81.2
72.5
72.5
72.5
72.5
72.5
72.5
72.5
68.9
62.5
62.5
62.5
70.4
191.8
62.7
191.8
62.7
191.8
62.7
191.8
62.7
191.8
62.7
191.8
62.7
169.3
62.7
177.7
58.9
177.7
53.3
177.7
53.3
177.7
53.3
167.3
55.6
183.2
59.4
April
May
June
July
Year
AVERAGE
Commodity
G R O U P 7.—B U ILD IN G M A T E R IA L S —Con.
79.8
76.2
100.0
118.3
101.4
82.5
191,. 5
116.9
76.8
106.9
83.3
82.9
81.3
80.5
79.4
78.9
76.9
76.3
75.6
76.1
76.1
79.3
86.6
86.4
85.1
83.9
82.5
82.4
80.5
79.8
79.7
80.6
80.8
83.0
79.8
76.2
79.8
76.2
100.0
118.3
101.4
80.9
191.5
116.9
73.8
106.9
79.8
76.2
100.0
181.3
101.4
80.9
191.5
116.9
73.8
106.9
79.8
76.2
79.8
76.2
100.0
118.3
101.5
78.2
191.5
116.9
69.1
106.9
75.9
76.2
100.0
118.3
101.4
70.1
191.5
116.9
67.6
106.9
73.6
76.2
100.0
118.3
101.4
70.1
191.5
116.9
67.6
106.9
78.9
76.2
100.0
118.3
101.4
77.0
191.5
116.9
70.4
106.9
100.0
118.3
101.4
80.9
191.5
116.9
73.8
106.9
100.0
118.3
101.4
80.9
191.5
116.9
71.3
106.9
79.8
76.2
100.0
118.3
101.4
75.5
191.5
116.9
67.6
106.9
79.8
76.2
79.8
76.2
78.5
76.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
118.3
101.4
75.5
191.5
116.9
67.6
106.9
118.3
101.4
75.5
191.5
116.9
67.6
106.9 I
118.3
101.4
72.3
191.5
116.9
67.6
106.9
OP COMMODITIES, 1931
84.5
PRICES
G R O U P 8.—CHEM ICALS AND DRUGS____
C hem icals....................................... ..................................
Acid, New Y o r k Acetic, 28 per cent, per 100 pounds____________
Boric, per pound........... ............................... .......
Carbonic, per pound.............................................
Muriatic, 20°, per 100 pounds, works__________
Nitric, 42°. per 100 pounds, works____________
Oleic, distilled, per pound......... ..........................
Phosphoric, 50 per cent, U. S. P., per pound__
Salicylic, U. S. P., per pound..............................
Stearic, triple-pressed, per pound_____________
Sulphuric, 66°, per ton, works--------------------
WHOLESALE
O ther bu ildin g m aterials—Continued.
R oofin gPrepared, per square, fa cto ryindividual shingles______ ______ _________
Medium..... ..................... ..............................
Slate surfaced....... ..........................................
Strip shingles..................................................
Slate, sea green, per 100 square feet, quarry____
Sand, building,per ton, plant (composite p rice )___
Sash, window, 2 lights, white pine, each, deliv
ered...........................................................................
S h eetCopper. (See Metals and metal products.)
Zinc. (See Metals and metal products.)
Stone, crushed, l^-inch, per cubic yard, New
York................................................................. .........
Tar, pine, kiln burned, gallon, New York_________
Temeplate. (See Metals and metal products.)
Wire, copper. (See Metals and metal products.)
Wood screw. (See Metals and metal products.)
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$0,470
.400
$0.470
.400
$0,438
.400
$0,340
.350
$0,340
.350
$0,340
.360
$0,335
.350
$0,326
.350
$0,330
.350
$0,330
.350
$0,330
.350
$0,373
.360
$0,368
.363
1.260
1.250
1.250
1.250
L250
1.250
1.250
1.250
1.260
1.260
L250
L 250
L 250
.163
.029
.150
.040
.153
.028
.150
.040
.153
.028
.150
.040
.153
.028
.153
.040
.153
.028
.160
.040
.163
.028
.160
.040
.153
.028
.160
.040
.153
.028
.160
.040
.153
.028
.160
.040
.153
.028
.160
.040
.153
.028
.160
.040
.163
.026
.160
.040
.153
.028
. 157
.040
.231
.097
.202
2.000
.028
.231
.097
.200
2.000
.028
.231
.097
.200
2.000
.028
.231
.097
.200
2.000
.028
.231
.097
.200
2.000
.028
.231
.097
.190
2.000
.028
.231
.097
.190
2.000
.028
.231
.097
.180
1.900
.028
.231
.097
.180
1.750
.028
.231
.093
.200
1.750
.028
.231
.093
.200
1.750
.028
.231
.093
.200
1.760
.208
.231
.096
.195
1.909
.028
2.000
.070
.050
20.000
2.000
.070
.050
20.000
2.000
.065
.050
20.000
2.000
.060
.050
20.000
2.000
.060
.050
20.000
2.000
.060
.060
20.000
2.000
.060
.050
20.000
2.000
.060
.050
20.000
2.000
.060
.050
20.000
2.000
.060
.050
20.000
2.000
.060
.050
20.000
2.000
.060
.050
18.600
2.000
.062
.050
19.885
.350
.350
.200
.200
.150 ‘ .150
.500
.500
11.000
11.000
4.188
4.000
.350
.200
.150
.500
11.000
4.250
.350
.200
.150
.500
11.000
4.250
.350
.200
.150
.500
11.000
4.110
.360
.200
.150
.500
11.000
3.900
.350
.200
.150
.500
11.000
3.750
.350
.200
.150
.600
11.000
3.600
.350
.200
.150
.500
11.000
3.450
.350
.200
.150
.500
11.000
3.400
.350
.200
.160
.500
11.000
3.325
.350
.200
•150
.600
11.000
3.100
.350
.200
.150
.500
11.000
3.777
.150
.060
.120
.045
.575
.061
.150
.060
.120
.045
.575
.061
.150
.060
.120
.046
.576
.061
.150
.060
.120
.045
.575
.061
.133
.060
.120
.046
.601
.061
.115
.060
.120
.046
.610
.061
.115
.060
.120
.045
.610
.061
.115
.060
.120
.045
.610
.061
.115
.060
.120
.045
.610
.061
.116
.060
.120
.046
.610
.061
.134
.060
.120
.046
.688
.061
Year
G R O U P 8.—CH E M IC ALS AND D R U G S—Con.
IN 1931
.150
.060
.120
.045
.553
.061
PRICES
.160
.060
.120
.045
.545
.061
WHOLESALE
Chem icals—Continued.
Alcohol, nonpotable, per gallon—
Denatured, works___________________________
Wood, refined, New York______________ _____
Aluminum sulphate, commercial, per 100 pounds,
works_________ _____ ____ ___________ ____ -Ammonia—
Anhydrous, per pound, New Y ork____ —_____
Aqua, 26°, per pound, New York_____________
Anilin oil, per pound, New York_________________
Arsenic, white, powdered, per pound, New Y o r k Baking powder—
1-pound can, per pound, New York__ ............
10-pound can, per pound, Chicago____________
Benzene, per gallon, w ork s.-_____________________
Bleaching powder, per 100 pounds, works-------------Borax crystals, per pound, New York-------------------Calcium compounds—
Acetate, per 100 pounds, New York___________
Arsenate, per pound, New York______________
Carbide, per pound, New York_______________
Chloride, solid, 73-75 per cent, per ton, works—
Coal-tar colors, per pound, New Y o r k Black, direct_______________ _______ _____ —_
Brown, sulphur________________ _____________
Indigo, paste_____ . ___ „___ __ ____ ____ ___
Jet, nigrosine_____________ __________________
Copperas, per ton, works_________________________
Copper sulphate, per 100 pounds, New York______
Copra. (See Foods.)
Creosote oil, grade 1, per gallon, works____________
Formaldehyde, per pound, works_________________
Logwood, extract, solid, per pound, New York____
Naphthalene, flake, per pound, New York— _____
Pine oil, steam distilled, gallon, New Y o r k .............
Potash, caustic, 88 to 92 per cent, per pound, works.!
T a b l e 5 .—
Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
128.0
63.1
119.2
63.1
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
AVERAGE
Commodity
G R O U P 8.—C H EM ICALS A N D D R U G S -C o n .
92.6
55.2
92.6
55’. 2
92.6
55.2
91.3
55.2
88.8
55.2
89.9
55.2
89.9
55.2
89.9
55.2
101.5
55.2
100.3
57.2
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
89.3
116.1
83.6
91.4
114.3
116.1
83.6
91.4
114.3
116.1
83.6
92.9
114.3
116.1
83.6
97.4
114.3
116.1
83.6
97.4
114.3
116.1
83.6
97.4
114.3
116.1
83.6
97.4
114.3
116.1
83.6
97.4
114.3
116.1
83.6
97.4
114.3
116.1
83.6
97.4
114.3
116.1
77.8
97.4
114.3
116.1
83.6
95.6
114.3
84.9
100.0
83.5
100.0
57.6
84.9
100.0
82.7
100.0
57.6
84.9
100.0
82.7
100.0
57.6
84.9
100.0
82.7
100.0
57.6
84.9
100.0
82.7
100.0
57.6
84.9
100.0
78.5
100.0
57.6
84.9
10.00
78.5
100.0
57.6
84.9
100.0
74.4
95.0
57.6
84.9
100.0
74.4
87.5
57.6
84.9
96.3
82.7
87.5
67.6
84.9
96.3
82.7
87.5
57.6
84.9
96.3
82.7
87.5
57.6
84.9
99.1
80.7
95.4
57.6
61.0
95.8
98.0
95.2
61.0
95.8
98.0
95.2
61.0
88.9
98.0
95.2
61.0
82.1
98.0
95.2
61.0
82.1
98.0
95.2
61.0
82.1
98.0
95.2
61.0
82.1
98.0
95.2
61.0
82.1
98.0
95.2
61.0
82.1
98.0
95.2
61.0
82.1
98.0
95.2
61.0
82.1
98.0
95.2
61.0
82.1
98.0
88.1
61.0
85.0
98.0
94.7
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
85.1
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
89.1
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
90.4
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
90.4
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
87.4
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
83.0
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
79.8
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
76.6
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
73.4
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
72.3
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
70.7
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
66.0
101.7
94.2
107.1
109.7
88.5
80.4
106.5
62.1
111.2
81.8
86.1
86.0
106.5
62.1
111.2
81.8
87.2
86.0
106.5
62.1
111.2
81.8
90.8
86.0
106.5
62.1
111.2
81.8
90.8
86.0
106.5
62.1
111.2
81.8
90.8
86.0
106.5
62.1
111.2
81.8
90.8
86.0
94.1
62.1
111.2
81.8
94.9
86.0
81.7
62.1
111.2
81.8
96.3
86.0
81.7
62.1
111.2
81.8
96.3
86.0
81.7
62.1
111.2
81.8
96.3
86.0
81.7
62.1
111.2
81.8
96.3
86.0
81.7
62.1
111.2
81.8
96.3
86.0
95.0
62.1
111.2
81.8
92.8
86.0
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
89.3
116.1
88.1
91.4
114.3
PRICES
128.0
63.1
WHOLESALE
Chem icals—Continued.
Alcohol, nonpotable, per gallon—
Denatured, works___________________________
Wood, refined, New Y ork....................................
Aluminum sulphate, commercial, per 100 pounds,
works____ ____________________________________
Ammonia—
Anhydrous, per pound, New York____________
Aqua, 26°, per pound, New York_____________
Anilin oil. per pound, New York_________________
Arsenic, white, powdered, per pound, New York__
Baking powder—
1-pound can, per pound, New Y ork .. _____
10-pound can, per pound, Chicago.
Benzene, per gallon, works___________________ ___
Bleaching powder, per 100 pounds, works_________
Borax crystals, per pound, New Y ork_____________
Calcium compounds—
Acetate, per 100 pounds, New York___________
Arsenate, per pound, New York__ _________
Carbide, per pound, New York_______________
Chloride, solid, 73-75 per cent, per ton, works—
Coal-tar colors, per pound, New Y o r k Black, direct____________________________
Brown, sulphur______________________ _____
Indigo, paste— ___________________________
Jet, nigrosine______ __________ ____________ Copperas, per ton, works________________________
Copper sulphate, per 100 pounds, New York______
Copra. (See Foods.)
Creosote oil, grade 1, per gallon, works____________
Formaldehyde, per pound, works_________________
Logwood, extract, solid, per pound, New York____
Naphthalene, flake, per pound, New York________
Pine oil, steam distilled, gallon, New Y ork________
Potash, caustic, 88 to 92 per cent, per pound, works.
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5»— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
o
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$0,045
1.000
14.500
6.600
$0,045
1.000
14.500
6.600
$0,045
1.000
14.500
6.600
$0,045
1.000
17.125
6.600
$0.045
1.000
18.000
6.600
$0.045
1.000
17.500
6.600
$0,045
1.000
16.500
6.600
$0.031
1.000
16.000
6.600
$0,028
1.000
16.000
6.600
$0,028
1.000
16.000
6.600
$0,028
1.000
15.250
6.600
$0,028
1.000
15.000
6.600
$0,038
1.000
15.923
6.600
1.228
2.000
2.680
.750
1.150
1.925
2.500
.750
1.150
1.850
2.500
.750
1.150
1.850
2.500
.750
1.150
1.850
2.500
.750
1.150
1.850
2.500
.750
1.150
1.850
2.500
.750
1.150
1.850
2.500
.750
1.150
1.850
2.500
.750
1.150
1.850
2.500
.750
1.169
1.850
2.538
.750
1.175
1.850
2.550
.750
1.161
1.870
2.524
.750
2.350
18.000
.050
.292
2.350
18.000
.041
.290
2.350
18.000
.044
.290
2.350
18.000
.046
.290
2.350
18.000
.041
.290
2.350
18.000
.030
.290
2.350
18.000
.036
.290
2.350
18.000
.033
.270
2.350
18.000
.033
.270
2.350
18.000
.037
.300
2.350
18.000
.041
.300
2.350
18.000
.038
.300
2.350
18.000
.039
.289
.062
.046
.060
.043
.060
.042
.061
.042
.058
.039
.050
.035
.050
.040
.050
.041
.051
.036
.053
.032
.054
.035
.055
.034
.055
.039
.400
.322
2.645
.460
.320
2.645
.393
.320
2.594
.370
.318
2.440
.370
.315
2.440
.363
.315
2.440
.355
.315
2.448
.350
.309
2.470
.350
.275
2.470
.350
.265
2.470
.350
.265
2.470
.346
.265
2.483
.366
.301
2.502
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
2.400
.544
.115
1.750
.250
.242
2.500
.125
.533
.115
1.750
.250
.238
2.500
.125
.539
.115
1.750
.250
.238
2.500
.125
.534
.115
1.750
.250
.238
2.500
.125
.530
.115
1.750
.250
.238
2.500
.124
.525
.115
1.750
.250
.236
2.500
.118
.520
.115
1.750
.250
.228
2.500
.115
.517
.115
1.750
.250
.226
2.500
.115
.523
.115
1.750
.250
.223
2.500
. 115
.525
.115
1.750
.250
.218
2.500
.115
.525
.114
1.750
.250
.214
2.500
.114
.520
.110
1.750
.250
.205
2.500
.113
.528
.115
1.750
.250
.229
2.500
.119
Year
G R O U P 8.—CH EM ICALS AND D R U G S -C o n .
IN 1931
PBICES
D rags an d p harm aceuticals:
A dd, New York; per pound—
Citric, domestic, crystals........ ........... .................
Tartaric, crystals...................................................
Alcohol, grain, per proof gallon, New York..............
Caffeine, contract, 1,000 pounds, per pound, New
York.... ......................................................................
Camphor, Japanese, refined slabs, per pound, New
Y o r k ........................................................................
Castor oil, medicinal, per pound, New York—.........
Chlorine, liquid, per 100 pounds, works.....................
Chloroform, U. S. P., per pound, New York---------Cream of tartar, powdered, per pound, New York—
Epsom salts, U. S. P., per 100 pounds, New Y ork -Glycerine, chemically pure, per pound, New York—
WHOLESALE
C hem icals—Continued.
Quebracho, extract, solid, 63 per cent, per pound,
New York..................................................................
Sal soda, per 100 pounds, works..................................
Salt cake, ground, per ton, works......... ........ .............
Salt, granulated, per ton, Chicago............................
Sodium compounds—
Ash, light, 58 per cent, per 100 pounds, works...
Bicarbonate, per 100 pounds, works—.................
Caustic, per 100 pounds, works...........................
Silicate, 40°, per 100 pounds, works................ .
Sulphide, 30 per cent, crystals, per 100 pounds,
works........ ............. ..................... - _____ ______
Sulphur, crude, per ton, mines................................. .
Tallow, packers’ prime, per pound, Chicago............
Toluene, pure, per gallon, works------------- ------------Vegetable oils, per pound—
Coconut. (See Foods.)
Corn. (See Foods.)
Palm kernel, denatured, New York....................
Palm, Niger, New York..................... .................
Soybean. (See Foods.)
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5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NU M BERS-Continued
[1926=100.0]
Janu
ary
i
Novem Decem
August Septem
October
ber
ber
ber
Febru
ary
March
87.2
98.9
72.5
87.9
87.2
98.9
72.5
87.9
87.2
98.9
72.5
87.9
87.2
98.9
85.6
87.9
87.2
98.9
90.0
87.9
87.2
98.9
87.5
87.9
87.2
98.9
82.5
87.9
60.1
98.9
80.0
87.9
53.3
98.9
80.0
87.9
53.3
98.9
80.0
87.9
53.3
98.9
76.3
87.9
53.3
98.9
75.0
87.9
73.5
98.9
79.6
87.9
85.9
105.3
83.8
96.2
80.4
101.3
78.1
96.2
80.4
97.4
78.1
96.2
80.4
97.4
78.1
96.2
80.4
97.4
78.1
96.2
80.4
97.4
78.1
96.2
80.4
97.4
78.1
96.2
80.4
97.4
78.1
96.2
80.4
97.4
78.1
96.2
80.4
97.4
78.1
96.2
81.7
97.4
79.3
96.2
82.2
97.4
79.7
96.2
81.2
98.4
78.9
96.2
96.4
98.8
57.5
83.4
96.4
98.8
46.7
82.9
96.4
98.8
50.6
82.9
96.4
98.8
52.4
82.9
96.4
98.8
47.0
82.9
96.4
98.8
41.7
82.9
96.4
98.8
41.3
82.9
96.4
98.8
37.4
77.1
96.4
98.8
37.7
77.1
96.4
98.8
42.8
85.7
96.4
98.8
47.5
85.7
96.4
98.8
43.4
85.7
96.4
98.8
45.3
82.6
61.6
56.8
60.1
53.8
60.1
51.9
61.4
52.8
57.6
48.6
50.1
43.7
50.1
49.9
50.1
51.6
50.7
45.3
52.6
39.9
53.9
43.7
55.1
42.3
55.3
48.4
April
May
June
July
Year
AVERAGE
Commodity
GROUP 8.—CHEMICALS AND DRUGS-Con.
65.3
64.8
63.4
63.3
63.6
63.1
61.9
61.7
61.6
61.3
61.0
63.8
89.4
109.1
54.5
87.8
109.1
53.4
82.7
108.3
50.3
82.7
107.4
50.3
81.1
107.4
50.3
79.4
107.4
50.4
78.3
105.4
50.9
78.3
93.8
50.9
78.3
90.4
50.9
78.3
90.4
50.9
77.4
90.4
51.1
81.9
102.5
51.5
72.2
72.2
72.2
72.2
72.2
72.2
72.2
72.2
72.2
72.2
72.2
72.2
72.2
73.5
91.1
43.8
83.3
113.0
101.1
45.4
71.9
91.1
43.8
83.3
111.1
101.1
45.4
72.8
91.1
43.8
83.3
111.1
101.1
45.4
72.1
91.1
43.8
83.3
111.1
101.1
45.4
71.6
91.1
43.8
83.3
111.1
101.1
45.0
70.9
91.1
43.8
83.3
110.6
101.1
42.7
70.2
91.1
43.8
83.3
106.5
101.1
41.8
69.8
91.1
43.8
83.3
105.5
101.1
41.8
70.6
91.1
43.8
83.3
104.1
101.1
41.8
70.9
91.1
43.8
83.3
101.8
101.1
41.8
70.9
90.1
43.8
83.3
100.0
101.1
41.3
70.2
87.1
43.8
83.3
95.9
101.1
40.9
71.3
90.7
43.8
83.3
106.9
101.1
43.2
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
65.3
89.4
109.8
54.5
PRICES
Drugs and pharmaceuticals.........................................
Acid, New York, per pound—
Citric, domestic, crystals......................................
Tartaric, crystals...................................................
Alcohol, grain, per proof gallon, New Y ork..............
Caffeine, contract, 1,000 pounds, per pound, New
Y ork..........................................................................
Camphor, Japanese, refined slabs, per pound, New
York..........................................................................
Castor oil, medicinal, per pound, New York______
Chlorine, liquid, per 100 pounds, works___________
Chloroform, U. S. P., per pouna, New Y ork______
Cream of tartar, powdered, per pound, New York._
Epsom salts, U. S. P., per 100 pounds. New York__
Glycerine, chemically pure, per pound, New York..
WHOLESALE
Chemicals—Continued.
Quebracho, extract, solid, 63 per cent, per pound,
New York.................................................................
Sal soda, per 100 pounds, works.................................
Salt cake, ground, per ton, works...............................
Salt, granulated, per ton, Chicago.............................
Sodium compounds—
Ash, light, 58 per cent, per 100 pounds, works—
Bicarbonate, per 100 pounds, works....................
Caustic, per 100 pounds, works_______ ________
Silicate, 40°, per 100 pounds, works.....................
Sulphide, 30 per cent, crystals, per 100 pounds,
works............................ .................. ...................
Sulphur, crude, per ton, mines........ ..........................
Tallow, packers' prime, per pound, Chicago______
Toluene, pure, per gallon, works_________________
Vegetable oils, per pound—
Coconut. (See Foods.)
Corn. (See Foods.)
Palm kernel, denatured, New York....................
Palm, Niger, New Y ork.......................................
Soybean. (See Foods.)
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5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1981— Continued
to
AVERAGE PRICES-Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
$4.650
3.770
12.900
$4.650
3.750
12.900
7.750
.143
3.500
.400
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Year
April
May
June
July
$4,650
4.000
12.900
$4,650
4.000
12.825
$4,650
3.690
12.800
$4.650
3.450
12.800
$4.650
3.338
12.575
$4,650
3.660
11.900
$4.650
3.750
11.900
$4,650
3.650
11.900
$4,650
3.400
11.900
$4.650
3.250
11.900
$4.650
3.646
12.429
7.750
.143
3.500
.400
7.750
.143
3.500
.400
7.750
.143
3.500
.400
7.750
.143
3.500
.400
7.750
.143
3.500
.400
7.750
.143
3.500
.400
7.750
.143
3.500
.372
7.750
.143
3.500
.360
7.750
.143
3.500
.360
7.750
.143
3.500
.360
7.750
.143
3.438
.360
7.750
.143
3.495
.384
3.050
.660
.056
3.050
.660
.056
3.050
.660
.056
3.050
.660
.056
3.050
.660
.056
3.050
.660
.056
2.900
.660
.056
2.750
.660
.056
2.750
.660
.056
2.800
.660
.056
2.800
.563
.054
2.800
.550
.054
2.924
.644
.056
34.000
28.500
3.100
9.700
34.250
28.500
3.100
9.700
35.000
28.500
3.100
9.700
35.000
28.500
3.100
9.700
33.200
28.500
3.100
9.700
32.000
24.250
3.100
9.700
29.750
18.625
3.100
9.700
26.000
18.000
3.100
9.700
26.000
16.250
3.100
9.700
25.400
15.800
3.100
9.700
22.000
15.000
3.100
9.700
22.000
15.750
3.100
9.700
29.558
22.221
3.100
9.700
G R O U P 8.—C H EM ICALS A N D D R U G S -C o n .
Strychnine, alkaloid, crystals, per ounce, New York.
Zinc, chloride, granular, per pound, New York____
12.650
12.650
12.650
12.650
12.650
12.650
12.650
12.650
12.650
12.650
12.650
12.650
37.150
37.150
37.150
37.150
37.150
37.150
37.150
37.150
37.150
37.150
37.150
37.150
48.250
48.250
48.250
48.250
48.250
48.250
48.250
48.250
48.250
48.250
48.250
48.250
48.250
2.054
8.000
25.220
2.060
8.000
24.950
2.050
8.000
23.038
2.050
8.000
20.000
2.050
8.000
18.650
2.050
8.000
16.063
2.050
7.625
15.500
2.050
7.450
14.600
2.050
7.500
13.250
1.770
7.500
13.250
1.770
7.500
13.250
1.770
7.500
12.800
1.981
7.755
17.577
26.920
24.689
31.894
20.750
25.600
28.690
25.316
25.059
32.322
20.750
25.600
28.107
24.664
25.440
32.745
20.750
25.640
25.912
24.400
24.594
33.181
20.750
22.700
24.146
24.800
24.170
34.916
20.750
21.590
24.146
24.600
23.901
34.357
20.750
21.825
23.482
23.900
23.754
36.345
17.500
22.300
24.971
22.880
23.499
36.039
17.500
22.300
23.728
22.380
21.379
36.039
17.500
22.300
23.728
21.560
21.069
36.039
17.500
22.300
24.385
21.560
21.069
36.039
17.500
22.800
24.385
21.350
21.069
36.039
17.500
22.300
24.385
23.694
23.307
34.663
19.125
23.105
25.005
IN 1931
Fertilizer, m ixed, per t o n (com posite price):
Middle Atlantic.......................................................
Middle West...............................................................
New England__________________ ____ - .................. .
South Atlantic, 8-3-3........................ ........................ .
South Atlantic, other..................................................
South Central and Southwest____________ ________
12.650
37.150
PRICES
Fertilizer m aterials:
Ammonia, sulphate, per bulk ton, ex vessel, ports..
Bones, ground, per ton, Chicago....................... ........
Phosphate rock, Florida land pebble, per ton, mines.
Potash, kainit, 14 to 16 per cent, per ton, New Y ork.
Potash, manure salts, 20 per cent, per ton, New
Y o r k ...................................................... ................ .
Potash, muriate, 80 to 85 per cent, per ton, New
York..................................................... ...................
Potash, sulphate, 90 to 95 per cent, per ton, New
York......................................................................... .
Soda, nitrate of, 95 per cent, per 100 pounds, New
York..........................................................................
Superphosphate, per ton, Baltimore____ _________
Tankage, per ton, Chicago..... .................. .................
WHOLESALE
Drugs an d pharm aceuticals—Continued.
Iodine, resublimed, per pound, New York_____ ___
Menthol, imported, per pound, New York________
Opium, U. S. P., per pound, New York..................
Peroxide of hydrogen, U. S. P., 4-ounce bottles, per
gross, New York........................................ ..............
Phenol, U. S. P., per pound, New York___________
Potassium iodide, per pound, New York_____ ____
Quinine sulphate, domestic, per ounce, New York..
Soda, phosphate, commercial, per 100 pounds, New
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1981— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
[1926=100.0]
100.0
78.4
107.5
100.0
78.4
106.9
100.0
72.3
106.7
100.0
67.6
106.7
100.0
65.4
104.8
100.0
71.8
99.2
100.0
73.5
99.2
100.0
71.6
99.2
100.0
66.7
99.2
100.0
63.7
99.2
100.0
71.5
103.6
100.5
72.4
93.3
92.9
100.5
72.4
93.3
92.9
100.5
72.4
93.3
92.9
100.5
72.4
93.3
92.9
100.5
72.4
93.3
92.9
100.5
72.4
93.3
92.9
100.5
72.4
93.3
92.9
100.5
72.4
93.3
86.4
100.5
72.4
93.3
83.6
100.5
72.4
93.3
83.6
100.5
72.4
93.3
83.6
100.0
72.4
91.7
83.6
100.5
72.4
93.2
89.2
93.8
112.8
87.0
93.8
112.8
87.0
93.8
112.8
87.0
93.8
112.8
87.0
93.8
112.8
87.0
93.8
112.8
87.0
89.2
112.8
87.0
84.6
112.8
87.0
84.6
112.8
87.0
86.2
112.8
86.2
86.2
96.2
83.2
86.2
94.0
83.2
90.0
110.1
86.2
Fertilizer m aterials______________ _________________
Ammonia, sulphate, per bulk ton, ex vessel, ports__
Bones, ground, per ton, Chicago____________ _____
Phosphate rock, Florida land pebble, per ton, mines.
Potash, kainit, 14 to 16 per cent, per ton, New Y ork.
Potash, manure salts, 20 per cent, per ton, New York.
Potash, muriate,80 to 85 per cent, per ton, New York.
Potash, sulphate, 90 to 95 per cent, per ton, New
Y ork............................. ..................................... .
Soda, nitrate of, 95 per cent, per 100 pounds, New
Y ork..........................................................................
Superphosphate, per ton, Baltimore______________
Tankage, per ton, Chicago..........................................
81.4
55.4
107.5
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
81.1
55.8
107.5
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
80.8
57.1
107.5
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
80.0
57.1
107.5
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
80.5
54.1
107.5
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
79.8
52.2
91.4
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
78.7
48.5
70.2
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
74.4
42.4
67.9
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
74.2
42.4
61.3
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
70.2
41.4
59.6
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
70.1
35.9
56.6
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
70.1
35.9
59.4
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
76.8
48.2
83.8
98.7
110.8
107.4
105.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
104.8
80.6
83.4
72.9
80.8
83.4
72.1
80.4
83.4
66.6
80.4
83.4
57.8
80.4
83.4
53.9
80.4
83.4
46.4
80.4
79.5
44.8
80.4
77.7
42.2
80.4
78.2
38.3
69.4
78.2
38.3
69.4
78.2
38.3
69.4
78.2
37.0
77.7
80.8
50.8
Fertilizer, m ixed, per to n (com posite p ric e ).............
Middle Atlantic_______________ ________________
Middle West________________ _______ _______ ____
New England_________ ___________________ ______
South Atlantic, 8-3-3_____________ _____ ________
South Atlantic, other_____ _______________________
South Central and Southwest____________________
SO. 4
88.1
88.8
82.3
89.4
85.6
94.5
89.1
82.9
90.1
83.4
89.4
85.6
92.5
88.7
80.8
91.5
84.5
89.4
85.7
85.3
83.5
79.9
88.4
85.6
89.4
75.9
79.6
82.8
81.2
86.9
90.1
89.4
72.2
79.6
82.4
80.5
85.9
88.6
89.4
73.0
77.3
80.2
78.2
85.4
93.7
75.4
74.5
82.2
78.7
74.9
84.5
93.0
75.4
74.5
7& 1
77.0
73.2
76.9
93.0
75.4
74.5
78.1
77.2
70.5
75.7
93 0
75.4
74.5
80.4
77.7
70.5
75.7
93.0
75.4
76.2
80.4
77.1
69.9
75.7
93.0
75.4
74.5
80.4
82.0
77.5
83.8
89.4
82.4
77.2
82.4
June
July
! Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 8.—CH E M IC ALS AN D D R U G S -C o n .
D rugs an d pharm aceuticals—Continued.
Iodine, resublimed, per pound. New York________
Menthol, imported, per pound, New Y ork________
Opium, U. S. P., per pound, New Y ork__________
Peroxide of hydrogen, U. S. P., 4-ounce bottles, per
gross, New York___________________________ __
Phenol, U. S. P., per pound. New Y ork__________
Potassium iodide, per pound, New Y ork__________
Quinine sulphate, domestic, per ounce, New Y ork..
Sod.a, phosphate, commercial, per 100 pounds, New
Strychnine, alkaloid, crystals, per ounce, New York.
Zinc, chloride, granular, per pound, New York____
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
100.0
73.5
107.5
M ay
PRICES
100.0
73.9
107.5
April
WHOLESALE
March
AVERAGE
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
Commodity
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1981—Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
$0,852
1.500
1.054
$0.750
1.500
1.054
2.304
2.496
3.936
3.977
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Year
April
May
June
July
$0,750
1.500
1 034
$0,750
1.500
1.034
0$. 725
1.500
1.034
$0,725
1.500
1.034
$0.725
1.500
1.034
$0.675
1.425
1.034
$0.675
1.425
1.034
$0,675
1.425
1.034
$0.675
1.325
.990
$0,675
1.250
,970
$0,721
1.446
1.028
2.304
2.496
3.936
3.638
2.304
2.496
3.936
3.395
2.304
2.496
3.936
3.395
2.304
2.496
3.936
3.153
2.304
2.496
3.936
2.910
2.304
2.496
3.936
2.910
2.304
2.496
3.936
2.910
2.304
2.496
3.936
2.910
2.304
2.496
3.936
2.910
2.304
2.496
3.936
2.910
2.026
2.429
3.840
2.910
2.281
2.490
3.928
3.161
1.350
12.500
1.350
12.500
1.350
12.500
1.350
12.500
1.350
12.500
1.350
12.500
1.350
12.500
1.350
12.500
1.350
12.500
1.350
12.500
1.350
12.500
1.350
12.500
1.350
12.500
.916
.794
.313
5.571
.916
.794
.313
5.571
.916
.794
.313
5.571
.916
.794
.313
5.571
.916
.794
.313
5.571
.916
.794
.313
5.571
.916
.794
.313
5.571
.916
.794
.313
5.571
.916
.794
.313
5.571
.916
,794
.313
5.571
.916
.794
.313
5.571
.664
.794
.256
3.434
.895
.794
.308
5.393
3.649
1.838
3.649
1.838
3.649
1.838
3.649
1.838
3.649
1.838
3.649
1.838
3.649
1.838
3.649
1.838
3.649
1.838
3.649
1.838
3.649
1.838
3.649
1.838
3.649
1.838
83.300
83.300
83.300
83.300
83.300
83.300
83.300
83.300
83.300
83.300
80.797
73.255
82.254
1.152
2.112
2.544
17.231
1.152
2.112
2.544
17.250
1.152
2.112
2.544
17.250
1.152
2.112
2.544
17.250
1.152
2.112
2.544
17.221
1.008
1.920
2.544
16.530
1.008
1.920
2.544
16.539
1.008
1.920
2.544
16.770
1.008
1.920
2.544
16.770
.816
1.632
2.160
16.728
.816
1.632
2.160
15.640
.816
1.632
2.160
15.640
1.020
1.928
2.448
16.735
G R O U P 9.—HOU SE-FU RN ISHIN G GOODS
2.676
2.676
2.592
2.526
2.292
2.221
2.168
2.133
2.093
2.037
2.397
83.500
52.080
3.877
10.737
83.500
52.000
3.898
10,737
79.375
51.300
3.898
10,275
79.375
51.300
3.898
9.912
79.375
51.300
3.898
8.992
78.675
50.900
3.898
8,716
78.675
50.900
3.898
8.281
78.675
50.900
3.898
7.990
78.675
50.900
3.898
7,840
78.675
50.900
3.898
7,630
80.458
51.387
3.893
9,382
IN 1931
2.676
83.500
52.080
3.877
10.737
PRICES
2.676
83.500
52.080
3.877
10.737
WHOLESALE
F urnishings:
Blankets—
Cotton,
pAr pMr, Bn«tnr|__ .
. .,
Cotton warp, 3% pounds, per pair, factory........
Wnnl, 4 tn Rpounds, p#»r pound, fantnry _
Carpets, per yard, factory—
Axminster__________________________________
Brussels____________________________________
Wilton....................................................................
Comforters, wool filled, sateen covered, each, factory.
Cutlery, factory—
Carvers, 8-inch, per pair______________________
Knives and forks, per gross__ - __ __ __________
Floor covering, factory—
Linoleum, inlaid, D gauge, per square yard.......
Linoleum, plain, B gauge, per square yard_____
Felt base, printed, per square yard___________
Felt base, rugs, 9 by 12 feet, each_____________
Irons, electric, each, factory—
Automatic_____________ __ ______ ____________
Nonautomatic___________ _________________ _
Ironers, electric, automatic, 30-inch roll on stand,
each, factory________________________ __________
Oilcloth, per piece, factory—
Shelf, 12-inch, per 24 yards_____ _____________
Table, 5/4, per 12 yards___ _____________ ___
Wall, 5/4, Diain tints, per 12 yards____________
Pails, galvamzed-iron, 10-quart, per gross, factory...
Pillow cases, 64 square, plain, 36 by 45 inches, per
dozen, mill____________________________________
Sewing machines (composite price), each, factory—
Electric_______________________ — ___________
Treadle_____________________________________
Shades, window, 36-inch, oil, per dozen, Chicago___
Sheets, bed, plain, 81 by 99 inches, dozen, mill.........
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
f1920s 100.0]
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
84.9
88.0
87.9
86.8
86.4
85.7
84.9
83.7
81.0
80.9
78.5
84.6
84.5
84.3
83.6
83.4
83.8
81.7
81.3
79.8
79.7
76.6
83.3
68.9
61.2
78.1
60.7
61.2
78.1
60.7
61.2
76.6
60.7
61.2
76.6
58.7
61.2
76.6
58.7
61.2
76.6
58.7
61.2
76.6
54.7
58.2
76.6
54 7
58.2
76.6
54.7
58.2
76.6
54.7
54.1
73.4
54.7
51.0
7L9
58.4
59.0
76.2
73.8
81.5
77.6
73.8
81.5
77.6
73.8
81.5
77.6
73.8
81.5
77.6
73.8
81.5
77.6
73.8
81.5
77.6
73.8
81.5
77.6
73.8
81.5
77.6
73.8
81.5
77.6
73.8
81.5
77.6
73.8
81.5
77.6
64.9
79.3
75.7
73.1
81.3
77.4
68.3
62.5
58.3
58.3
54.2
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
54.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
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
98.4
86.0
98.4
86.0
98.4
86.0
98.4
86.0
98.4
86.0
98.4
86.0
98.4
86.0
98.4
86.0
98.4
86.0
98.4
86.0
98.4
86.0
71S
86.0
96.1
86.0
107.9
79.0
107.9
79.0
107.9
79.0
107.9
79.0
107.9
79.0
107.9
79.0
107.9
79.0
107.9
79.0
107.9
79.0
107.9
79.0
107.9
70.0
88.2
48.7
106.2
76.5
79.4
58. 3
79.4
58.3
79.4
58.3
79.4
58.3
79.4
5& 3
79.4
58.3
79.4
58.3
79.4
58.3
79.4
58.3
79.4
58.3
79.4
sa 3
79.4
58.3
79.4
58.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
97.0
87.9
98.7
91.1
85.2
84.1
78.7
91.1
85.2
84.1
78.8
91.1
85.2
84.1
78.8
91.1
85.2
84.1
78.8
91.1
85.2
84.1
78.6
79.7
77.4
84.1
75.5
79.7
77.4
84.1
75.5
79.7
77.4
84.1
76.6
79.7
77.4
84.1
76.6
64.6
65.8
71.4
76.4
64.6
65.8
71.4
71.4
64.6
65.8
71.4
71.4
80.7
77.7
81.0
76.4
84.5
84.5
84.5
84.5
81.9
79.8
72.4
70.2
68.5
67.4
66.1
64.3
75.7
107.7
106 0
76.0
80.3
107.7
106.0
76.0
80.3
107.7
106.0
76.0
80.3
107.7
105.9
76.4
80.3
102.4
104.4
76.4
76.9
102.4
104.4
76.4
74.2
102.4
104.4
76.4
67.3
101.5
103.6
76.4
65.2
101.5
103.6
76.4
62.0
101.5
103.6
76.4
59.8
101.5
103.6
76.4
58.7
101.5
103.6
76.4
57.1
103.8
104.6
76.3
70.2
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
88.1
84.9
PRICES
88.3
WHOLESALE
G R O U P 9.—HOU SE-FU RN ISH IN G GOODS—
F urnishings____________________ _______ _______
Blankets—
Cotton, colored, per pair, Boston........................
Cotton warp, 3J4 pounds, per pair, factory.......
Wool, 4 to 5 pounds, per pound, factory.............
Carpets, per yard, factory—
Axminster_________ _________ ___
______
Brussels_____ _____________________ _________
Wilton............................................................... .
Comforters, wool filled, sateen covered, each,
factory.................. ....................................................
Cutlery, factory—
Carvers, 8-inch, per pair___________ _________
Knives and forks, per gross_____ ________ _____
Floor covering, factory:
L inoleum Inlaid, D gauge, per square yard..................
Plain, B gauge, per square yard...................
Felt b a s e Prmted, per square yard...............................
Rugs, 9 by 12 feet, each..................................
Irons, electric, each, factory—
Automatic..............................................................
Nonautomatic........................................................
Ironers, electric, automatic, 30-inch roll on stand,
each, factory.................................... ........................
Oilcloth, per piece, factory—
Shelf, 12-inch, per 24 yards___________________
Table, 5/4, per 12 yards............................. ...........
Wall, 5/4, plain tints, per 12 yards.......................
Pails, galvanized-iron, 10-quart, per gross, factory. _
Pillow cases, 64 square, plain, 36 by 45 inches, per
dozen, mill.................................................................
Sewing machines (composite price), each factory—
Electric.................... ...................... ......................
Treadle...................................................................
Shades, window, 36-inch, oil, per dozen, Chicago...
Sheets, bed, plain, 81 by 99 inches, dozen, mill-------
AVERAGE
Commodity
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$61,348
65.584
62.355
59.000
$61 348
65 584
6% 355
59.000
$61,348
64.007
62.355
59.000
$61.348
61.484
62.355
59.000
$61,348
61.484
62.355
59.000
$61,348
61.484
61.585
55.200
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 9.—HOU SE-FU RN ISH IN G G OODS—
Continued
$61.348
61.484
61.021
55.200
$61.348
61.484
61.021
51.165
$61,348
58.484
61.021
51.165
$61,348
58.484
61.021
51.165
$61,348
58.484
60.531
51.165
1.029
1.029
1.029
.980
.980
.980
.833
.833
.833
.968
17.140
43.880
.200
2.250
.840
1.080
.160
5.063
17.140
43.880
.200
2.250
.840
1.080
.160
5.051
17.140
43.880
.200
2.250
.840
1.080
.160
4.763
17.140
43.880
.200
2.250
.840
1.080
.160
4.909
17.140
43.880
.200
2.250
.840
1.080
.160
5.063
17.140
43.880
.200
2.250
.840
1.080
.160
5.063
17.140
43.880
.200
2.250
.840
1.080
.160
5.044
17.140
43.880
.200
2.250
.840
1.080
.160
4.550
17.140
43.880
.200
2.250
.840
1.080
.160
4.550
17.140
43.880
.200
2.250
.840
1.080
.160
4.940
28.910
28.910
28.910
28.910
28.910
28.910
27.195
27.195
27.195
27.195
27.195
28.195
52.136
52.136
52.136
52.136
52.136
52.136
52.136
52.136
39.501
39.501
39.501
48.977
»Prices of individual articles of furniture are only roughly comparable from month to month, owing to frequent changes in patterns announced by manufacturers.
IN 1931
1.029
17.140
43.880
.200
2.250
.840
1.080
.160
5.063
PRICES
1.029
17.140
43.880
.200
2.250
.840
1.080
.160
5.063
F urniture, factory (com posite price): *
Bedroom—
Beds, m e t a l ......______ _______ ______ ___ __
Beds, wood. ______ __ ___ . . . . . . __ . . . . . ____
Benches
.
. . . ______ __________ __
Chairs
_ . . . . . . . . . ________ . . . __
Dressers and v a n it ie s _____ __ ___ ____ . . . . . .
Mattresses, 60-pound, layer fe lt ________. . . __
Springs, bed, coil
______ . . . . ____ . . . . . . . .
Dining room—
Buffets, chinas, and servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chairs sets of 6
-
$61,348
61.982
61.694
55.755
WHOLESALE
F urnishings—Continued.
Stoves, cooking (composite price), each, factory—
Coal__________________________________ ____ $61,348
65.731
E lectric______________ . . . __ - _______ . . . . . ___
Gas_______________________ _____________- ___ 62.355
Oil........................................................................... 59.000
Tablecloths, mercerized, colored border, 64 by 64
inches, each, mill____________ _________________
1.029
Tableware, factory—
Dinner sets, 100 pieces, semivitreous, per set----- 17.140
Dinner sets, 104 pieces, vitreous, per set_______
43.880
.200
Nappies, glass, 4-inch, common, per dozen.........
2.250
Pitchers, glass, H-gallon, common, per d ozen ...
.840
Plates, white, granite, 7-inch, per dozen_______
1.080
Teacups and saucers, white, granite, per dozen..
Tumblers, glass, 8 to 10 ounces, per dozen_____
.160
Tubs, galvanized-iron, per dozen, factory..................
5.096
Vacuum cleaners, electric, with attachments, each,
28.910
delivered_____________________________________
Washing machines, electric, 2-speed, 6-sheet capac
ity, each, factory-_________________ ____ ______ 52.136
T able
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1981— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
Commodity
90.9
75.0
90.4
94 7
90.9
73.2
90.4
94 7
848
848
848
848
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
77.8
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
77.3
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
77.3
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
77.3
59.6
59.6
59.6
59.6
59.6
May
June
July
August
Septem October Novem Decem
ber
ber
ber
Year
GROUP 9.—HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS—
Continued
Furnishings—Continued.
Stoves, cooking (composite price), each, factory—
Coal________________________________________
Electric___________ _______ _____ _______
Gas_______________________________ _______
OU...........................................................................
Tablecloths, mercerized, colored border, 64 by 64
inches, each, mill______________ _______________
Tableware, factory—
Dinner sets, 100 pieces, semivitreous, per set—
Dinner sets, 104 pieces, vitreous, per set.............
Nappies, glass, 4-inch, common, per dozen_____
Pitchers, glass, H-gallon, common, per dozen__
Plates, white, granite, 7-inch, per dozen_______
Teacups and saucers, white, granite, per dozen..
Tumblers, glass, 8 to 10 ounces, per dozen_____
Tubs, galvanized-iron, per dozen, factory_________
Vacuum cleaners, electric, with attachments, each,
delivered............................... ...................................
Washing machines, electric, 2-speed, 6-sheet capac
ity, each, factory.......................................................
Furniture, factory (composite price)______________
Bedroom—
Beds, metal_________________________________
Beds, wood. _______________________________
Bfinr»hfts_
T,
_
_____
Chairs______________________________________
Dressers and vanities._______________________
Mattresses, 50-pound, layer felt_______________
Springs, bed, coil____________________________
Dining room—
Buffets, chinas, and servers__________________
Chairs, sets of 6_____________________________
Tables....................................................................
90.9
75.2
90.4
947
62.6
92.1
62.6
92.0
62.6
9L9
62.6
91.9
90.9
70.3
88.5
88.6
90.9
70.3
88.5
82.2
90.9
66.9
88.5
82.2
90.9
66.9
88.5
82.2
90.9
66.9
87.8
82.2
90.9
7a 9
89.4
89.5
80.8
80.8
80.8
68.7
68.7
68.7
79.8
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
749
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
77.3
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
77.3
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
77.0
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
69.5
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
69.5
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
75.4
59.6
56.1
56.1
56.1
56.1
56.1
58.1
47.4
47.4
47.4
58.8
88.0
90.9
70.3
9a 4
947
90.9
70.3
89.3
88.6
84 8
848
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
77.1
89.7
96.0
100.0
105.1
85.7
85.7
81.8
72.7
59.6
90.9
70.3
90.4
94 7
62.6
90.4
62.6
89.8
62.6.
89.1
62.6
62.6
88.0
84.0
82.4
82.3
80.0
71.4
73.1
76.8
82.0
71.5
69.5
80.2
71.4
73.1
76.8
82.0
71.5
69.5
80.2
71.4
73.1
76.8
82.0
71.5
66.7
80.2
74.5
83.6
88.6
91.8
82.1
72.4
82.1
93.5
91.0
93.7
93.5
91.0
93.7
93.5
91.0
93.7
93.9
92.7
92.4
76.7
90.7
95.2
98.2
89.9
74 6
83.3
76.7
90.7
95.2
98.2
89.9
74.6
83.3
76.7
90.7
95.2
98.2
89.9
74 6
83.3
76.7
90.7
95.2
98.2
89.9
74 6
83.3
76.7
86.8
91.1
946
85.0
74 6
83.3
75.6
85.2
91.1
93.4
83.3
74.0
82.5
74.4
85.2
91.1
93.4
83.3
71.9
82.5
74.4
82.9
91.1
92.2
81.2
71.9
82.5
72.1
80.4
87.7
89.2
78.2
71.9
80.2
94.9
94.0
92.8
94 9
94.0
92.8
949
94.0
92.8
949
94.0
92.8
949
94.0
92.8
93.7
93.0
91.7
92.7
92.1
90.8
92.7
92.1
90.8
92.7
92.1
90.8
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
90.9
75.0
90.4
94 7
April
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
Janu
ary
AVERAGE
140005°—33-
11926=100.0]
T able
5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1981— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
August
Septem October Novem Decem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 9.—H O U SE-FU RN ISH IN G GOODS—
Continued
WHOLESALE
Furniture, factory (composite price)—Continued.
K itch e n Cabinets_________ __________________________
Chairs, per dozen.......... .....................................
Refrigerators, electric...........................................
Tables....................................................................
Living room—
Chairs....................................................................
Davenports.......... ................................................
Tables....................................................................
Office—
Armchairs, side....................................................
Armchairs, swivel................................................
Desks, flat top------------------ -------------------------Desks, typewriter---------------------- ------------------
PRICES
G R O U P 1 0 —M ISCELLANEOUS
$9,989
5.491
31.286
2.406
$9,893
5.468
31.221
2.406
$9,893
5.468
31.221
2.406
$9,893
5.468
31.221
2.406
$9,893
5.468
31.221
2.406
$9.592
5.278
31.126
2.428
$9,592
5.278
31.126
2.428
$9,592
5.278
31.126
2.428
$9.592
5.278
31.126
2.428
$9.592
5.278
31.126
2.428
5.278
31.126
2.428
$8,765
4.667
26.847
2.054
5.308
30.814
Cattle, feed, per ton:
Bran, Minneapolis----------- ----------Meal, cottonseed, Memphis...........
Meal, linseed, New York........... .
Middlings, standard, Minneapolis..
15.688
25.250
36.300
15.188
14.375
25.250
36.750
13.313
17.700
27.250
37.750
17.150
18.563
25.250
36.063
18.125
14.000
22.250
35.200
13.906
11.050
21.750
34.000
11.500
10.031
18.750
34.000
10.813
10.313
15.500
31.900
10.000
9.850
10.250
31.625
10.200
9.438
16.250
3a 000
9.438
14.000
14.750
34.500
14.500
12.650
13.250
32.625
12.650
13.103
19.646
34.159
13.051
Paper and pulp:
Box board, per ton, mill—
Chip........................................... .
Manila-lined chip------------------85-pound test liner................... .
26.334
36.234
37.125
24.505
34.405
37.125
23.859
33.759
37.125
33.759
37.125
23.859
33.759
37.125
22.146
32.046
34.650
21.384
31.284
34.650
21.384
31.284
34.650
22.136
32.036
34.650
22.374
32.274
34.650
23.859
33.759
34.650
33.759
34.650
23.297
33.197
35.681
IN 1931
Automobile tires and tubes (composite price),
each, factory:
Tires, balloon--------------------------------------------------- Tires, cord................................................................... .
Tires, truck and bus................................................... .
Tubes, inner................................................................ .
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
11926=100.0]
Janu
ary
March
102.9
91.8
(4)
86.4
102.9
91.8
(4)
86.4
102.9
91.8
(4)
86.4
102.9
91.8
(4)
86.4
102.9
91.8
(4)
86.4
102.9
85.7
(4)
84.8
102.9
85.7
(4)
84.8
102.9
85.7
(4)
84.8
100.1
85.7
(4)
84.8
100.1
85.7
<4)
84.8
100.1
68.9
(4)
79.2
100.1
68.9
(4)
79.2
102.0
85.4
(4)
84.5
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 9.—H O U SE-FU RN ISH IN G G O O D S Continued
100.2
92.3
104.3
100.2
92.3
104.3
100.2
92.3
104.3
100.2
92.3
104.3
97.2
89.8
104.3
97.2
89.8
104.3
96.0
88.6
104.3
97.2
88.2
104.3
92.8
84.2
87.2
90.8
82.0
87.2
90.8
82.0
87.2
82.1
74.2
87.2
95.4
87.3
98.6
100.0
100.0
97.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
97.1
100.7
100.0
100.0
92.7
94.0
100.0
100.0
92.7
94.0
100.0
100.0
92.7
100.7
100.0
100.0
97.1
100.7
89.7
89.7
96.5
100.1
89.7
89.7
91.8
97.4
89.7
89.7
88.1
89.9
89.7
89.7
85.4
89.9
89.7
89.7
85.4
89.9
89.7
89.7
85.4
89.9
94.9
94.9
91.9
95.6
72.2
71.5
72.0
71.5
70.5
69.7
69.7
68.3
68.2
66.6
68.7
66.8
69.8
47.18
45.4
57.8
51.1
42.7
46.9
44.9
57.5
51.0
42.7
46.9
44.9
57.5
51.0
42.7
46.9
44.9
57.5
51.0
42.7
46.9
44.9
57.5
51.0
42.7
46.0
43.6
55.5
50.8
43.1
46.0
43.6
55.5
50.8
43.1
46.0
43.6
55.5
50.8
43.1
46.0
43.6
55.5
50.8
43.1
46.0
43.6
55.5
50.8
43.1
46.0
43.6
55.5
50.8
43.1
40.8
39.8
49.1
43.9
36.5
46.0
43.8
55.8
50.3
42.4
Cattle feed, per to n .........................................................
Bran, Minneapolis.......................................................
Meal, cottonseed, Memphis........................................
Meal, linseed, New York............................... ............
Middlings, standard, Minneapolis.............................
75.0
68.0
88.5
76.1
64.8
71.6
62.3
88.5
77.0
56.8
83.1
76.7
95.5
79.1
73.2
81.2
80.4
88.5
75.6
77.4
67.9
60.6
77.8
73.7
59.4
61.1
47.9
76.2
71.2
49.1
55.8
43.5
65.7
71.2
46.1
50.8
44.7
54.3
66.8
42.7
44.4
42.7
35.9
66.3
43.5
49.4
40.9
56.9
62.9
40.3
59.8
60.6
51.7
72.3
61.9
53.9
54.8
46.4
68.4
54.0
62.7
56.8
68.8
71.6
55.7
Paper and p u lp ................................................................
Boxboard, per ton, mill—
Chip........................................................................
Manila-lined chip.................................................
86-pound test liner.................................................
83.6
83.1
82.6
82.1
81.5
80.7
80.6
80.6
80.7
80.5
80.8
80.8
81.4
67.5
74.1
60.6
62.8
70.3
60.6
61.2
69.0
60.6
61.2
69.0
60.6
61.2
69.0
60.6
56.8
65.5
56.5
54.8
64.0
56.5
54.8
64.0
56.5
56.7
65.5
56.5
57.4
66.0
56.5
61.2
69.0
56.5
61.2
69.0
56.5
59.7
67.9
58.2
N o 1926 base price.
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
G ROU P 10.—M ISCELLANEOUS.............
A u tom ob ile tires an d tubes (com posite price),
each, fa ctory ....... ...................................................
Tires, balloon............... ................................................
Tires, cord.................. .................................................
Tires, truck and bus..................................................
Tubes, inner_....................... .......................................
PRICES
Furniture, fa ctory (com posite price)—Continued.
K itch e n Cabinets.......................... ..................... ...............
Chairs, per dozen.........—.....................................
Refrigerators, electric_______________ ___ _____
Tables.................... ...............................................
Living room—
Chairs.......... ..........................................................
Davenports............. ..............................................
Tables.................... ................................................
Office—
Armchairs, side......................................................
Armchairs, swivel.................................................
Desks, flat top..... ................................ ...............
Desks, typewriter..................................................
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1931— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Septem October Novem Decem
ber
ber
ber
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
April
May
June
July
$5,313
$5,250
$5,250
$5,250
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,087
57.000
.663
9.125
57.000
.663
9.125
57.000
.663
9.125
57.000
.663
9.125
57.000
.669
9.125
57.000
.675
9.125
57,000
.675
9,125
57.000
.675
9.125
57.000
.675
9.125
57.000
.675
9.125
57.000
.675
9.125
57.000
.675
9.125
57.000
.670
9.125
August
Year
G R O U P 10.—M ISCELLAN EOUS—Continued
.026
.026
.026
.026
.026
.026
.026
.024
.024
.024
.026
2.345
31.000
3.000
2.150
31.000
3.000
2.150
30.125
3.000
2.150
27.500
3.000
2.150
27.500
3.000
2.150
27.500
3.000
2.150
27.500
2.900
2.150
27.500
2.750
2.150
27.500
2.750
1.805
27,500
2.700
2.186
28.846
2.900
.078
.084
.083
.075
.079
.078
.075
.079
.078
.063
.065
.064
.064
.068
.066
.063
.066
.064
.062
.066
.064
.052
.057
.054
.048
.054
.051
.046
.053
.050
.044
.050
.047
.044
.050
.046
.059
.064
.062
2.000
.270
6.252
1.950
.270
6.252
1.950
.270
6.252
1.950
.270
5.915
1.900
.270
5.625
1.900
.270
5.625
1.850
.270
5.625
1.850
.270
5.625
1.850
.270
5.625
1.850
.270
5.625
1.800
.270
5.625
1.800
.270
5.625
1.888
.270
5.806
79.911
49.147
11.760
2.867
.800
79.911
49.147
11.760
2.867
.800
79.911
49.147
11.760
2.867
.800
79.911
49.147
11. 760
2.867
.800
74.528
48.513
10. 780
2.867
.800
74.528
48.513
10.780
2.867
.800
74.274
48.102
10.780
2.934
.800
74.274
48.102
10.780
3.447
.800
74.274
48.102
10.780
3.447
.800
72.691
47.627
10.780
3.447
.800
72.691
44.017
10.780
3.447
.800
72.691
44.017
10.780
3.447
.800
75.799
47.798
11.107
3.114
.800
1.715
1.715
1.715
1.715
1.470
1.470
1.225
1.127
1.127
1.127
1.127
1.127
1.388
.160
.139
.158
.135
.150
.134
.139
.125
.131
.118
.121
.112
.111
.110
.138
.134
.176
.198
.190
.200
.190
.181
.170
.164
.153
.145
IN 1931
Other miscellaneous:
Barrels, wooden, 50-gallon tierce, each, Chicago____
Batteries, radio, dry, each, delivered..........................
Batteries, storage, auto, each, factory........................
Caskets (composite price), adult size, each, destina
tion—
Metal......................................................................
Wood, covered______________________________
Cigar boxes, cedar veneer, per 100, factory................
Matches, regular (composite price), per case, factory.
Matches, safety, per gross, factory.............................
Mirrors, plate-glass, beveled, 12 by 24 inches, each,
Chicago......................................................................
Oil—
Cylinder, per gallon, refinery—
Oklahoma......... ........... .......................... ........
Pennsylvania____________ ____ ___________
.026
2.475
31.000
2.869
PRICES
Rubber, crude, per pound, New York:
Amber, No. 3............................................... ................
Latex crfipe, first__________ _____ ________________
Plantation, ribbed, smoked sheets________________
.026
2.475
31.000
2.825
WHOLESALE
Paper and pulp—Continued.
Paper, mill—
Book, per 100 pounds..................... .......................
Newsprint rolls, contract, per ton, destination,
New York basis......... .......................................
Tissue, white, No. 1, per ream__..........................
Wrapping, manila, No. 1, jute, per 100 pounds..
Wood pulp, domestic, mill—
Chemical, sulphate, per pound........ ...................
Chemical, sulphite, news grade, unbleached,
per 100 pounds__ _________ ________________
Mechanical, No. 1, per ton___________________
Soda, bleached, per 100 pounds_______________
T a b le
5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 1981— Continued
INDEX NUM BERS—Continued
ri926=100.0]
Janu
ary
85.0
84.0
84.0
84.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
81.4
79.4
82.8
82.7
79.4
82.8
82.7
79.4
82.8
82.7
79.4
82.8
82.7
79.4
83.6
82.7
79.4
84.4
82.7
79.4
84.4
82.7
79.4
84.4
82.7
79.4
84.4
82.7
79.4
84.4
82.7
79.4
84.4
82.7
79.4
84.4
82.7
79.4
83.8
82.7
84.3
84.3
84.3
84.3
84.3
84.3
78.2
76.3
76.3
82.7
75.0
97.8
77.8
75.0
89.2
77.8
75.0
89.2
77.8
75.0.
89.2
77.8
75.0
89.2
75.2
75.0
89.2
71.4
75.0
89.2
71.4
63.0
89.2
70.1
76.3
93.6
75.2
April
May
June
July
Decem
August Septem
October Novem
ber
ber
ber
Year
G R O U P 10.—M ISCELLAN EOUS—Continued
84.3
84.3
84.3
86.4
100.6
73.3
86.4
100.6
74.4
81.8
100.6
77.8
R ubber, crude, per p o u n d , New Y ork
__________
Amber, No. 3____________ . ________ _ __________
Latex crepe, first___________ ____ ____ _________
Plantation, ribbed, smoked sheets___ ___________
17.1
17.3
17.1
17.1
16.1
16.7
16.1
16.1
16.0
16.6
15.9
15.9
13.3
13.8
13.1
13.2
13.7
14.1
13.7
13.6
13.3
13.9
13.4
13.2
13.2
13.7
13.3
13.1
11.2
11.4
11.6
11.1
10.6
10.5
10.8
10.5
10.2
10.2
10.7
10.2
9.6
9.7
10.1
9.6
9.5
9.8
10.1
9.5
12.8
13.1
13.0
12.7
Other m iscellaneous_______ ____ ________________
Barrels, wooden, 50-gallon tierce, each, Chicago____
Batteries, radio, dry, each, delivered.........................
Batteries, storage, auto, each, factory.......................
Caskets (composite price), adult size, each, desti
nation—
Metal__________________ ____ ________ ___ _
Wood, covered_____________________ _______
Cigar boxes, cedar veneer, per 100, factory................
Matches, regular (compositeprice), per case, factory.
Matches, safety, per gross, factory________________
Mirrors, plate-glass, beveled, 12 by 24 Inches, each,
Chicago.....................................................................
OH_
Cylinder, per gallon, refinery—
Oklahoma_____ ___________________ ______
Pennsylvania_____________ __________ ____
89.9
88.6
96.4
69.3
89.3
86.3
96.4
69.3
89.6
86.3
96.4
69.3
89.3
86.3
96.4
65.6
88.5
84.1
96.4
62.4
88.2
84.1
96.4
62.4
88.6
81.9
96.4
62.4
86.4
81.9
96.4
62.4
86.7
81.9
96.4
62.4
86.9
81.9
96.4
62.4
86.7
79.7
96.4
62.4
85.9
79.7
96.4
62.4
88.0
83.6
96.4
64.4
82.5
92.3
100.0
64.5
100.0
82.5
92.3
100.0
64.5
100.0
82.5
92.3
100.0
64.5
100.0
82.5
92.3
100.0
64.5
100.0
76.9
91.1
91.7
64.5
100.0
76.9
91.1
91.7
64.5
100.0
76.7
90.3
91.7
66.1
100.0
76.7
90.3
91.7
77.6
100.0
76.7
90.3
91.7
77.6
100.0
75.0
89.5
91.7
77.6
100.0
75.0
82.7
91.7
77.6
100.0
75.0
82.7
91.7
77.6
100.0
78.2
89.8
94.4
70.1
100.0
87.5
87.5
87.5
87.5
75.0
75.0
62.5
57.5
57.5
57.5
57.5
57.5
70.8
88.9
58.3
87.5
56.8
83.3
56.4
77.1
52.6
72.9
49.4
67.2
47.1
61.8
46.3
76.7
56.4
97.9
83.1
105.6
84.1
105.6
76.1
94.4
68.9
84.8
56.8
75.0
100.6 .
77.8
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
P aper an d pulp—Continued.
Paper, mill—
Book, per 100 pounds_________ ____________
Newsprint rolls, contract, per ton, destination,
New York basis___________________________
Tissue, white, No. 1, per ream________________
Wrapping, manila, No. 1, jute, per 100 pounds—
Wood pulp, domestic, mill—
Chemical, sulphate, per pound_______________
Chemical, sulphite, news grade, unbleached,
per 100 pounds____________________________
Mechanical, No. 1, per ton______________ ___
Soda, bleached, per 100 pounds_______________
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
T able 5.— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 19S1— Continued
AVERAGE PRICES—Continued
Commodity
Janu
ary
Febru
ary
March
$0,090
.170
.057
$0,090
.180
.057
.982
.004
.056
7.600
.971
.598
.056
7.600
Decem
October Novem
August Septem
ber
ber
ber
Year
April
May
June
July
$0,090
.216
.057
$0,090
.219
.057
$0.086
.213
.057
$0.083
.207
.057
$0.080
.194
.057
$0.080
.196
.057
$0,080
.210
.054
$0,080
.215
.054
$0.082
.209
.054
$0.083
.191
.054
$0,084
.202
.056
.971
.598
.056
7.600
.971
.598
.056
7.600
.971
.598
.056
7.600
.971
.598
.056
7.600
.971
.598
.056
7.600
.971
.598
.056
7.600
.971
.598
.056
7.600
.971
.598
.056
7.600
.971
.598
.056
7.600
.790
.598
.056
7.600
.957
.599
.056
7.600
G R O U P 10.—M ISCE LLA N EO U S—Continued
.069
.069
.069
.069
.069
.069
.066
.064
.064
.064
.067
3.465
4.851
.069
4.750
.053
3.465
4.851
.069
4.750
.053
3.465
4.851
.069
4.750
.053
3.465
4.851
.069
4.750
.053
3.465
4.851
.069
4.750
.053
3.465 •
4.851
.069
4.750
.053
3.465
4.851
.066
4.750
.053
3.465
4.851
.064
4.750
.053
3.465
4.851
.064
4.750
.053
3.465
4.851
.064
4.750
.050
3.491
4.851
.067
4.750
.053
5.645
5.645
5.645
5.645
5.645
5.736
6.042
6.042
6.042
6.042
6.042
6.042
5.851
50. 671
.696
8.320
5.292
50. 547
.696
8.320
5.292
50. 354
.696
8.320
5.292
50.354
.696
8. 320
5.292
50.354
.696
8. 320
5.292
49.443
.696
8.320
5.292
49.247
.696
8.320
5.292
49.247
.696
5.489
5.292
49.247
.696
5.120
5.292
49.247
.696
5.120
5.292
49.247
.696
5.120
5.292
49.247
.696
5.120
5.292
49.767
.696
7.017
5.292
.020
.020
.020
.021
.019
.019
.019
.018
.018
.018
.018
.018
.019
IN 1931
.069
3.465
4.851
.069
4.750
.053
PRICES
.069
3.781
4.851
.069
4.750
.056
WHOLESALE
O ther m iscellaneous—Continued.
Oil—Continued.
Neutral, per gallon, refinery—
Gulf Coastal......................................... ..........
Pennsylvania..................................................
Pipe covering, asbestos, 1-inch, per foot, Chicago__
Rubber heels (composite price), per dozen, deliv
ered—
Men’s . _____________________________________
Women’s____________________________________
Rubber hose, garden, H-inch, per foot, delivered__
Shipping case, pine, adult size, each, delivered.........
Soap—
Chips, per pound, New York..............................
Laundry, per 100 cakes—
Cincinnati_______________________________
Philadelphia............................................... .
Powder, laundry, per pound, New York............
Toilet, per 100 cakes, New Y ork______________
Starch, laundry, per pound, New Y ork.............. ......
Tobacco products—
Cigarettes, list price, destination, per 1,000
(composite price)................................................
Ciga s, list price, destination, per 1,0C0 (com
posite price).................................... —................
Plug, per pound, New York..................... ...........
Smoking, 1-ounce bags, per gross, New Y o r k ...
Snuff, per case of Hrgrcss cans, delivered______
Wax, paraffin, crude, white, barrels, per pound,
Oklahoma..... ............................................................
T able 5*— Wholesale prices of commodities in weighted index series, 19S1— Continued
IN DEX N UMBERS—Continued
[1926*100.0]
Janu
ary
70.0
64.3
84.0
70.0
77.2
84 0
70.0
78.2
840
67.1
75.9
84.0
645
73.8
84.0
62.2
69.3
84.0
62.2
70.1
840
62.2
75.1
80.0
62.2
76.8
80.0
63.8
74 7
80.0
642
68.4
80.0
65.6
72.2
82.7
66.6
64.7
68.0
100.0
65.9
64.1
68.0
100.0
65.9
64.1
68.0
100.0
65.9
641
68.0
100.0
65.9
641
68.0
100.0
65.9
64.1
68.0
100.0
65.9
641
68.0
100.0
65.9
641
68.0
100.0
65.9
641
68.0
100.0
65.9
641
68.0
100.0
65.9
641
68.0
100.0
53.6
641
68.0
100.0
649
64.1
68.0
100.0
65.1
65.1
65.1
65.1
65.1
65.1
65.1
65.1
62.8
60.4
60.4
60.4
63.8
846
100.0
65.1
100.0
95.2
77.5
100.0
65.1
100.0
90.1
77.5
100.0
65.1
100.0
90.1
77.5
100.0
65.1
100.0
90.1
77.5
100.0
65.1
100.0
90.1
77.5
100.0
65.1
100.0
90.1
77.5
100.0
65.1
100.0
90.1
77.5
100.0
65.1
100.0
90.1
77.5
100.0
62.8
100.0
90.1
77.5
100.0
60.4
100.0
90.1
77.5
100.0
60.4
100.0
90.1
77.5
100.0
60.4
100.0
85.8
78.1
100.0
63.8
100.0
90.1
M ay
June
July
August Septem
October Novem Decem
ber
ber
ber
Year
GROUP 10.—MISCELLANEOUS—Continued
Other miscellaneous—Continued.
Oil—Continued.
Neutral, per gallon, refinery—
Gulf Coastal__ _______ ___________________
Pennsylvania........................... ...........
Pipe covering, asbestos, 1-inch, per foot, Chicago....
Rubber heels (composite price), per dozen,
delivered—
Men’s.................................... .......................... .
Women’s.........................................
Rubber hose, garden, H-inch, per foot, delivered
Shipping case, pine, adult size, each, delivered
Soap—
Chips, per pound, New York________________
Laundry, per 100 cakes—
Cincinnati_____ _______________ ___ _____
Philadelphia.......... ..................... ...............Zm
m
Powder, laundry, per pound, New York____I.!
Toilet, per 100 cakes, New York______________
Starch, laundry, per pound, New York___________
Tobacco products—
Cigarettes, list price, destination, per 1,000
(composite price)..............................................
Cigars, list price, destination, per 1,000 (com
posite price)........................................................
Plug, per pound, New York................................
Smoking, 1-ounce bags, per gross, New York
Snuff, per case of J^-gross cans, delivered...........
Wax, paraffin, crude, white, barrels, per pound,
99.7
99.7
* 99.7
99.7
101.4
106.8
106.8
106.8
106.8
106.8
106.8
103.4
95.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
95.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
95.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
95.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
93.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
93.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
93.3
100.0
66.0
100.0
93.3
100.0
61.5
100.0
93.3
100.0
61.5
100.0
93.3
100.0
61.5
100.0
93.3
100.0
61.5
100.0
94 2
100.0
843
100.0
41.0
41.7
41.0
43.3
40.4
39.2
38.5
37.7
37.7
37.7
37.7
37.7
39.4
83
99.7
96.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
OF COMMODITIES, 1931
70.0
60.8
84.0
April
PRICES
March
WHOLESALE
Febru
ary
AVERAGE
Commodity
Wholesale Prices of Commodities, 1926 to 1930
^
Table 6 presents the average yearly wholesale prices and index numbers (1926 = 100.0) from 1926 to 1930, inclusive,
for each of the 234 commodities which were added to the former 550 included in the weighted index of wholesale
commodity prices as compiled and issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
T a b le
6.— Wholesale prices of commodities, 1926 to 1930
Index numbers
(1926=100.0)
Average prices
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1928
1929
1930
$0,125
$0.115
$0.102
$0,097
$0,082
100.0
91.5
81.6
77.4
65.1
2.413
3.391
.146
.074
.192
2.413
3.391
.140
.074
.193
2.413
3.391
.140
.060
.193
2.413
3.391
.140
.063
.193
2.413
3.391
.140
.058
.193
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
96.0
100.0
100.8
100.0
100.0
96.0
80.8
100.8
100.0
100.0
96.0
84.4
100.8
100.0
100.0
95.8
78.1
100.7
3.582
1.985
3.834
2.401
3.625
1.837
3.728
2.199
5.000
1.711
3.471
2.334
4.219
1.807
3.757
2.512
4.058
1.656
3.483
2.132
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
101.2
92.6
97.2
91.6
139.6
86.2
90.5
97.2
117.8
91.0
98.0
104.6
113.3
83.5
90.8
88.8
.226
.135
.181
.098
.149
.100
.164
.118
.119
.098
100.0
100.0
80.2
72.8
65.9
73.8
72.6
87.5
52.7
72.4
2.812
1.400
1.428
2.770
1.400
1.452
2.750
1.438
1.465
2.770
1.456
1.440
2.774
1.374
1.304
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.5
100.0
101.7
97.8
102.7
102.6
98.5
104.0
100.8
98.7
98.1
91.3
6.162
5.415
.650
.197
1.583
.160
.115
1.408
.076
6.162
5.415
.650
.197
1.646
.160
.124
1.400
.076
6.172
5.415
.650
.197
1.888
.156
.112
1.401
.076
6.174
5.415
.650
.197
1.779
.138
.116
1.409
.076
6.174
5.172
.650
.197
1.400
.117
.097
1.384
.074
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
104.0.
100.0
107.9
99.4
100.0
100.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
119.2
97.5
97.5
99.5
100.0
100.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
112.4
85.9
101.0
100.1
100.0
100.2
95.5
100.0
100.0
88.4
72.7
84.6
98.3
97.2
G ROU P 3.—FOODS
Milk, skimmed, powdered, per pound, plant...________________________
Cereal breakfast foods:
Corn, 8-ounce package, per case, delivered______ ____ _____________
Wheat, 28-ounce package, per case, delivered_______________________
Crackers, sweet, per pound, delivered__________________ - _____ . . . . _____
Macaroni, per pound, Chicago______________________ - _________________
Pretzels, bulk, per pound, delivered..___ . . . . ______ ___ ____________
Fruits, canned, per dozen, cannery:
A p p les__________ __ ____ ____ _______ __ _________ ___________ __
Apricots__ ___ ______ ________________ ____ _______ . . . . . . . . _______
Cherries, Chicago__ ______ __________________________- ____________
Pears _________ . . . . . . ___ . . . ______ _____________ _______________
Fruit, dried, per pound, packers:
Apricots, evaporated___ ____ _ —____________ _______ ______ __ _
Peaches, evaporated_________ . . . . . ___ ______ - __ . . . . . ___________
Vegetables, canned, per dozen, cans:
Asparagus, No. 2^6, large, cannery__ __ __. . . . . . . . . . . _____________
Baked beans, 18-ounce, cannery_____ __________ _____________ __
Rpinaeh
.
_
_____ ________________________
Beverages, per case, plant:
Ginger ale
. . . . __ — . __ . . . . . ___ _______________ ____ ___ __
Grape juice
..
___________ ________________________________
Plain soda
. . . . . _. . . _————— — —— ———— — —— —
Cocoa powdered, per pound, delivered______ . . . _____ ____ . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salmon canned pink No 1 tall, dozen cans, cannery______ . . . . . . — ___
Jelly grape per pound, plant _ _____________________. ___ __________
Peanut butter, per pound, Chicago—— —- — - — - ——- - - - — —. — —— _
Soup cream of tomato, medium can, per dozen, cannery. —— —————
IN 1931
1927
PRICES
1926
WHOLESALE
Group and commodity
GROUP 3.—HIDES AND LEATHER PRODUCTS
Belting, leather, 1 inch wide, per linear foot, plant............................
.148
.144
.144
,144
100.0
97.8
95.2
95.2
95.2
3.323
1.552
2.747
1.552
2.089
1.653
1.800
1.795
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
82.7
100.0
62.9
106.5
54.2
115.6
(i)
0)
(l)
(i)
0)
0)
.311
.195
100.0
100.0
79.4
86.6
0)
0)
(0
0
(i)
(9
1.376
.635
100.0
100.0
86.4
83.1
GROUP 4 .—TEXTILE PRODUCTS
24.581
64.680
17.944
23.663
61.175
15.378
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.5
100.0
92.0
98.2
105.5
100.3
99.3
107.3
95.7
95.6
101.5
82.0
21.208
18.917
18.500
18.500
100.0
95.3
85.0
83.1
83.1
14.671
9.406
14.550
9.406
14.550
9.115
14.550
8.882
100.0
100.0
84.0
100.0
83.3
100.0
83.3
96.9
83.3
94.4
9.800
21.250
20.813
20.813
22.083
9.800
18.958
20.125
20.125
20.333
9.800
18.500
19.000
19.000
18.500
9.228
17.917
18.438
18.438
17.917
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
97.7
99.1
99.1
98.1
100.0
87.2
95.8
95.8
90.4
100.0
85.1
90.5
90.5
82.2
94.2
82.4
87.8
87.8
79.6
20.666
3.787
11.148
.213
.357
.099
.175
19.305
3.665
10.413
.194
.370
.120
.175
18.934
3.542
9.923
.175
.370
.115
.175
16.088
3.430
9.433
.168
.370
.084
.168
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
93.3
96.9
91.9
88.0
96.4
104.8
88.8
87.2
93.7
85.9
80.0
100.0
127.0
88.5
85.5
90.6
81.8
72.0
100.0
121.8
88.5
73.7
87.7
77.8
69.4
100.0
89.4
84.9
.229
.134
.226
.135
.223
.132
.203
.116
100.0
100.0
97.5
99.1
96.3
100.1
94.7
97.3
86.6
85.8
.429
.367
.115
.463
.390
.114
.481
.395
.110
.410
.315
.107
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.5
96.6
85.2
106.4
102.6
84.1
110.4
103.9
81.5
94.1
82.8
79.5
5.254
6.993
5.915
5.200
6.536
6.113
5.023
6.447
6.954
3.254
5.089
5.661
100.0
100.0
100.0
86.8
91.3
86.5
85.9
85.3
89.4
83.0
84.2
101.7
53.8
66.4
82.8
OP COMMODITIES, 1926-1930
24.300
63.578
18.816
PRICES
24.375
60.270
17.250
WHOLESALE
Collars, soft, per dozen, delivered........................................................
Collars, starched, per dozen, factory_________ ___________________
Handkerchiefs, plain, per dozen, New York:
Cotton—
Men’s______________ _________ _________________________
Women’s______________________________________________
Linen—
Men’s________ . ____ . _________________________________
Women’s..
Hats, men’s, per dozen, factory:
Finished.
Unfinished________________________________________ :__ ___________
Overalls, 220 denim, with apron, per dozen, delivered........................... ......
Overcoats, men’s and youths’ , double breasted, heavyweight, 30-ounce,
wool, each, factory_________________________ _______________________
Shirts, per dozen:
Men’s, dress, factory__________________ ____ __________ ___________
Men’s, work, medium-weight, blue chambray, delivered____________
Suits, each:
Boys’ , 4-piece, New York____ ____________________________________
Men’s, 3-piece, 13-ounce, blue serge, Chicago.
Men’s, 4-piece, 15-ounce, blue serge, New York_______________
Youths’ , 4-piece, 15-ounce, blue serge, New York______________
Topcoats, 18-ounce, single-breasted, each, Chicago________________
Trousers:
Boys', knee, all-wool, per dozen, New York__________________
Men’s, dress, serge, per pair, New York______________________
Men's, work, khaki, per dozen pairs, factory................................
Broadcloth, cotton, bleached, mercerized, 35-36-inch, per yard, mill.
Damask, table, mercerized, 58-inch, per yard, mill_________ ______ _
Osnaburg, 30-inch, 7-ounce, per yard, mill__________ _____________
Sateen, filling, black, 36-inch, per yard, New York________________
Shirting, per yard, mill:
Madras__________________ . _____ ____ _____ ___ ____________
Percale, 35-36-inch......................................................................... I
Tire fabiic, corded, per pound, mill:
Cord, 23-4-3........................................ ...... .......................................
Builders, 10-5....................................................................................
Toweling, 18-inch, per yard, New York...............................................
Silk, yams, thrown, per pound, New York:
Crfipe twist, 3 and 4 thread......................... ....................................
Organzine, 2-thread__________________________ ______________
Tram, 3-thread______ ___________________________________ _
> Data not available.
T a b le
6*— Wholesale prices of commodities, 1926 to 1930—Continued
Index numbers
(1926*100.0)
Average prices
Group and commodity
1926
1927
1928
1929
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1930
$0,685
.346
$0,673
.340
$0,698
.352
$0,698
.352
$0,669
.336
100.0
100.0
98.2
98.2
101.9
101.9
101.9
101.9
97.7
97.3
.275
.150
.244
.136
.258
.133
.249
.137
.230
.134
100.0
100.0
88.9
90.7
93.7
89.0
90.6
91.8
83.6
89.3
.281
. 157
.293
.147
.326
.144
.317
.140
.263
.140
100.0
100.0
104.3
94.1
115.8
92.1
112.8
89.2
93.6
89.2
.200
.180
.177
.160
.166
.148
.164
.149
.153
.138
100.0
100.0
88.6
88.5
83.2
81.8
82.1
82.7
76.3
76.3
1.463
1.506
1.414
1.383
1.430
100.0
102.9
96.6
94.5
97.7
Forks, hay, per dozen, factory...................... ........................ ..........................
9.085
9.085
9.085
9.085
9.085
Harrow, disk, each, factory______ _____ _______________________________
77.900
71.250
77.425
74.813
77.900
Harvester-thresher, each, factory......................................... .......................... 1,036.000 1,036.000 1,036.000 1,029.188 1,008.750
Hoes, dozen, factory__________________________________________________
6.703
6.703
6.703
6.703
6.703
Pump, each, factory__________________________________________________
3.000
3.000
2.719
2.406
3.000
Bakes, hand, per dozen, factory_______________________________________
8.379
8.379
8.379
8.379
8.379
Shovels, per dozen, factory____________________________________________
12.790
13.250
13.000
13.625
12.500
Spades, per dozen, factory____________________________________________
7.056
7.056
7.056
7.056
7.056
Thresher, grain, each, factory_________________________________________ 840.000 828.700
782.380
794.800
745.120
Tractor, 15/30 horsepower, each, factory________________________________ 1,000.000 1,000.000 1,000.000 1,000.000
951.923
Windmill, each, factory.—____________________________________________
30.882
31.500
31.500
30.188
30.000
Angle bars, per 100 pounds, mill_______________________________________
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.750
2.750
Augers, each, New York______________________________________________
.803
.803
.803
.803
.803
17.150
17.150
17.150
17.150
Axes, per dozen, factory— __________________________________ ____ _____
17.150
Bars:
34.077
Sheet, per ton, mill_______________________________________________
33.173
35.000
31.885
36.019
.021
.022
Steel, cold finished, per pound, mill________________________________
.023
.025
.023
2.250
2.250
2.217
Barrels, steel, each, factory________________ __________ _____ _____ ___
2.250
2.250
.152
.155
.161
.165
Boiler tubes, 2 to 2J£ inches per foot, Pittsburgh________________________
.155
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
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
103.6
100.0
98.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
101.6
100.0
94.6
100.0
98.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
96.0
99.3
100.0
90.6
100.0
106.5
100.0
93.1
100.0
95.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
91.5
97.4
100.0
80.2
100.0
97.7
100.0
88.7
95.2
95.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
94.6
93.1
100.0
100.0
92.1
88.6
100.0
97.7
97.2
92.3
100.0
103.7
88.5
85.4
98.6
106.1
G R O U P 4.—T E X T IL E PR O D U C TS-C ontinued
PRICES
GROUP 5.—FUEL AND LIGH TIN G
Electricity per 100 kilowatt-hours (composite price)_____________________
WHOLESALE
Leather, artificial, per pound, mill:
Heavy____________ ________ ________________________________ _____
Light............................................................................................................
Hope, per pound, New York:
Onttnn, awning
Sisal, H'inch................................................................................................
Twine:
Cotton, No. 1, wrapping, per pound, mill__________________________
Hard fiber, per pound, New York_________________________________
Yams, jute, carpet, per pound, mill:
No. 1______________________________ ______________________
No. 2 _„............ ...........................................................................................
G ROU P 6.—M E TA LS AND M E T A L PR ODU CTS
IN 1931
2.910
1.049
.153
3.952
2.704
29.000
150.000
.445
1.740
8.379
8.612
2.117
.350
.350
17.361
5.440
2.980
2.864
.046
42.539
2.910
1.120
.150
3.900
2.460
29.500
146.000
.445
1.740
8.379
8.612
2.177
.381
381
18. 735
5.460
2.980
3.069
.046
41.490
2.725
.953
.141
3.900
2.393
29.000
137.000
.445
1.740
7.526
7.952
2.117
.286
.286
18. 529
5.295
2.980
2.915
.045
36.962
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
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
109.2
97.8
99.5
94.6
100.3
100.0
83.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.8
98.3
95.3
100.0
100.0
106.1
96.3
94.3
112.3
101.4
101.5
93.7
106.5
96.7
84.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
105.3
91.8
99.6
100.0
112.4
101.1
94.5
112.3
108.2
99.5
92.5
96.9
98.3
82.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
108.8
114.5
99.1
100.0
100.0
120.4
100.7
92.2
105.1
92.0
93.1
92.5
94.3
96.7
77.4
100.0
100.0
89.8
92.3
100.0
81.8
86.1
98.0
97.0
100.0
114.4
97.6
82.1
4.050
29.500
4.000
29.500
4.000
29.500
4.000
29.500
4.000
29.500
100.0
100.0
98.8
100.0
98.8
100.0
98.8
100.0
98.8
100.0
.042
.043
.038
.040
2.916
2.864
.037
.031
2.311
2.327
4.600
5.057
.132
.155
1,104.405 1,011. 249
.350
.331
.040
.036
2.792
.030
2.167
4.600
.171
940.084
.350
.041
.036
2.800
.028
2.150
4.600
.184
971.575
.329
.037
.032
2.800
.025
2.066
4.600
.176
904.427
.300
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.1
95.4
98.2
85.5
100.7
91.0
84.9
91.6
105.8
94.8
91.1
95.7
81.4
93.8
91.0
110.3
85.1
105.8
95.5
90.6
96.0
76.7
93.0
91.0
118.9
88.0
99.6
85.7
80.5
96.0
68.5
89.4
91.0
113.4
81.9
90.7
.168
.223
.415
.238
.195
.159
.215
.420
.230
.187
.171
.222
.342
.242
.198
.212
.265
.308
.282
.238
.179
.216
.238
.247
.202
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
94.9
96.4
101.2
96.9
95.5
101.9
99.8
82.3
101.9
101.6
126.4
119.0
74.3
118.9
121.7
106.7
97.0
57.3
103.7
103.5
152.412
10. 525
12.932
12. 374
.286
20. 766
134.812
9.342
12.484
11.171
.293
18.102
141.286
9. 342
13. 397
11.156
.291
18.184
125.458
9.354
13.480
10.403
.337
16.811
108.113
9.767
12.202
10.679
.321
15.962
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
88.5
88.8
96.5
90.3
102.7
87.2
92.7
88.8
103.6
90.2
101.9
87.6
82.3
88.9
104.2
84.1
118.1
81.0
70.9
92.8
• 94.4
86.3
112.2
76.9
39.700
10.871
34.613
10.458
34.756
10.546
32.060
11.363
30.045
11.133
100.0
100.0
87.2
96.2
87.5
97.0
80.8
104.5
75.7
102.4
OF COMMODITIES, 1926-1930
2.831
1.013
.150
3.989
2.547
30.000
148.000
.445
1.740
8.379
8.612
2.117
.346
.327
18.019
5.460
2.980
2.703
.044
42.423
PRICES
2.592
1.035
.151
4.217
2.539
30.000
177.000
.445
1.740
8.379
8.612
2.117
.350
.333
18. 909
5.460
2.980
2.549
.046
45.000
WHOLESALE
Bolts:
Machine, K by 6 inches, mill....... ............ .................. ..........
Plow, % by 2 inch, mill.................. .........................................
Stove, Pittsburgh......................................................................
Track, per 100 pounds, mill_______________ ____ __________
Butts, per dozen, pairs, factory.......................................................
Cans, sanitary, No. 3™ ...................................................................
Castings, malleable, per ton, plant.................................................
Chisels, each, New York.................................................................
Files, per dozen, factory...................................................................
Hammers, carpenters, 1-pound, per dozen, delivered...................
Hatchets, per dozen, delivered........................................................
Knives, com, per dozen, delivered.................................................
Knobs, door, per pair, delivered.....................................................
Locks, mortise, 3^-inch, each, New York.....................................
Pig iron, malleable, furnace, per gross ton.....................................
Pipe, galvanized steel, %-inch, per 100 feet, mill...........................
Planes, jack, each, New York.........................................................
Rivets, large, H-hich up, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh or Cleveland.
Rivets, small, e-inch and smaller, per pound, Pittsburgh............
Rods, wire, per gross ton, Pittsburgh________________ ________
Saws:
Crosscut, 6-foot, each, Philadelphia.........................................
Hand, 26-inch, per dozen, Philadelphia...................................
Sheets, per pound, mill:
Auto body, No. 20.....................................................................
Galvanized, No. 24....................................................................
Spikes, track, H-inch and larger per 100 pounds, mill...................
Strips, cold rolled, per pound, Pittsburgh.....................................
Tie plates, steel, per 100 pounds, mill.............................................
Vises, solid box, 60-pound, each, New York..................................
Wood screws, 1-inch, per gross, New York....................................
Trucks, motor, f. o. b .......................... ...... .....................................
Babbitt metal, per pound, delivered..............................................
Rods, round only, per pound, mill:
Brass, yellow, % to 2% inches..................................................
Copper, drawn, 1% to 3inches..................................................
Solder, per pound, delivered...........................................................
Tubes, yellow brass, per pound, mill....... .....................................
Wire, yellow brass, No. 8, round per pound, mill.........................
Boilers:
Heating, each, New York.........................................................
Range, 30-gallon, galvanized, Chicago.....................................
Closets, water, without fittings, each, factory...............................
Lavatories, each, factory.......................................................... ......
Radiation, steam or water system, per square foot, New York—
Sinks, 8-inch back, with apron and drain board, each, factory...
Tubs, each:
Bath, 5-foot, no fittings, factory...............................................
Laundry, 2-part, cement, without trap, Chicago....................
T a b l e 6 . — Wholesale
prices of commodities, 1926 to 1980—Continued
Index numbers
(1926=100.0)
Average prices
Group and commodity
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
GROU P 7 —BU ILDING M A TE R IA L S
$0,170
$0,167
$0,170
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.3
99.8
40.138
42.500
40.850
43.000
40.850
43.000
40.850
43.000
100.0
100.0
101.8
103.7
103 6
104.9
103.6
104.9
103.6
104.9
56.667
.350
12.427
.400
55.583
.350
12.500
.400
55.083
.350
12.500
.400
52.500
.350
11.356
.400
55.000
.313
10.890
.363
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.1
100.0
100.6
100.0
97.2
100.0
100.6
100.0
92.6
100.0
91.4
100.0
97.1
89.3
87.6
90.6
51.365
65.000
40.962
72.000
44.453
62.417
40.000
72.750
44.192
55.000
38.113
74.000
47.333
53.250
38.398
73.250
47.712
50.000
35.933
72.000
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
86.5
96.0
97.7
101.0
86.0
84.6
93.0
102.8
92.1
81.9
93.7
101.7
92.9
76.9
87.7
100.0
2.514
2.000
2.208
2.166
.958
2.064
2.514
1.987
2.208
2.166
.958
2.064
2.514
1.842
2.208
2.166
.958
2.064
2.514
1.741
2.191
2.264
.958
2.064
2.514
1.800
2.139
2.376
.958
2.064
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
92.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
87.0
99.3
104.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
90.0
96.9
109.7
100.0
100.0
.214
.080
.041
.324
.102
.278
.136
.906
.173
.203
.068
.045
.321
.134
.270
.181
.850
.165
.190
.069
.045
.314
.142
.270
.148
.850
.155
.185
.078
.045
.343
.125
.270
.143
.850
.168
.184
.047
.045
.350
.104
.270
.093
.850
.169
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
94.7
85.1
109.8
99.1
130.9
97.2
133.1
93.8
95.8
89.1
86.5
109.8
97.0
139.5
97.2
108.4
93.8
89.9
86.7
97.3
109.8
105.9
122.1
97.2
104.8
93.8
97.2
86.2
58.6
109.8
108.1
101.6
97.2
68.2
93.8
98.2
15.680
42.630
15.108
4a 180
14.700
39.772
13.965
35.280
14.700
34.467
100.0
100.0
96.4
94.3
93.8
93.3
89.1
82.8
93.8
80.9
3.626
3.920
3.626
3.920
3.626
3.883
3.685
3.847
3.476
3.757
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.1
101.6
98.1
95.9
95.8
IN 1931
$0,170
PRICES
$0,170
39.425
41.000
WHOLESALE
Block's, concrete, per vwit, plant.
____
Brick:
Fjre Clay, straights, works ,
____ _ . _ ___
Silica, standards, car lots, plaiit______ __ ___
Tile:
Drain, per 1,000 feet, New York___________________________________
Floor, unglazed, per square foot, fancy____ _____ _______ ___________
Roofing, cement, per square, Illinois......................... . .............. ...........
Wall, glazed, white, per square foot, New York_____________________
Lumber, per 1,000 feet:
Cedar, red, bevel siding, mill_____________________________________
Chestnut, Cincinnati_______ ______________________ ____________ __
Pine, vellow, Ponderosa, No. 1, common, mill___________________ - _
Redwood, California, 4/4, New York______________________________
Paints, prepared, per gallon:
Enamel, Chicago_________________ i ___ __________________ ____ ___
Inside, flat, house, all colors, New York____________________________
Outside, white, gloss, house, Chicago______________________________
Porch and deck, all colors_______________________________ ____ _____
Roof and barn, red, Chicago______________________________ _____ __
Varnish, builders, floor, bulk, 5*s, Chicago_________________________
Paint materials, New York:
Butvl acetate, per pound____________ _________________ __ ____ ____
Black, carbon__ ______ _________ __ _________ _________ . . . __ ___ . . .
Black, iron oxide, dry____________________________________ ______
Blue, Prussian. _______ ___ ________ ___ _________ _____ ___ _____ __
Ethyl acetate, anhydrous, per pound_________ - __ - ____ - ______ — _
Green chrome, per pound_________________________________________
Oil, China wood, per pound______________________________________
Whiting, commercial, imported, per 100 pounds____________________
Yellow, chrome, dry. per pound_______________________ __ _________
Plumbing and heating. (See Metals and metal products.)
Boards, per 1,000 square feet, Chicago:
Plaster
__________ __ _________ ___________- _____________ ___ __
Wall. 48 inches wide_______________ _________ __________________ __
Butts. (See Metals and metal products.)
Doors white pine, 5 panel, No. 1, each, delivered-________ . . . __________
Frames, door, white pine, per set, Chicago..................- ................................
3.234
3.197
3.112
2.940
100.0
100.0
98.9
96.2
90.9
.383
7.840
.394
7.758
.336
5.635
.290
5.553
.278
7.840
100.0
100.0
102.8
99.0
87.6
71.9
75.7
70.8
72.4
100.0
5.750
1.705
2.165
5.171
.784
.319
5.457
1.595
2.030
4.974
.784
.284
4.899
1.503
1.854
4.098
.784
.260
4.234
1.341
1.668
3.569
.784
.244
4.193
1.299
1.627
4.185
.723
.247
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
94.9
93.5
93.8
96.2
100.0
89.1
85.2
88.2
85.7
79.3
100.0
81.6
73.6
78.7
77.1‘
69.0
100.0
76.5
72.9
76.3
75.2
80.9
92.2
77.6
.073
.033
.085
.028
.085
.025
.085
.025
.131
.024
100.0
100.0
116.3
85.1
116.3
74.8
116.3
76.0
178.9
72.3
.356
.097
.051
.108
.633
.052
2.438
3.325
4.000
.300
4.650
3.750
.585
.356
.097
.050
.091
.690
.056
2.271
3.125
4.021
.300
4.650
4.650
.560
.350
.097
.050
.117
.673
.052
2.202
2.852
3.521
.300
4.650
4.650
.606
.319
.097
.050
.120
.643
.052
2.254
2.781
2.954
.283
4.650
3.365
.652
.228
.097
.050
.120
.579
.050
2.350
2.619
2.398
.254
4.650
3.323
.616
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
100.0
98.0
84.2
109.0
108.3
93.2
94.0
100.5
100.0
100.0
124.0
95.7
98.1
100.0
98.0
108.2
106.3
101.2
90.3
85.8
88.0
100.0
100.0
124.0
103.6
89.6
100.0
98.0
111.2
101.5
100.6
92.5
83.6
73.9
94.2
100.0
89.7
111.4
83.8
100.0
98.0
111.2
91.4
96.5
96.4
78.8
60.0
84.7
100.0
88.6
105.4
PRICES
2.450
5.820
2.325
5.335
2.250
4.850
2.150
4.365
1.850
3.977
100.0
100.0
94.9
91.7
91.8
83.3
87.8
75.0
75.5
68.3
.931
.923
.934
.750
.968
.776
1.028
.853
.977
.895
100.0
100.0
100.3
81.3
104.0
84.1
110.4
92.4
104.9
97.0
.290
7.053
.299
5.399
.307
5.507
.313
5.571
.313
5.571
100.0
100.0
103.1
76.5
105.7
78.1
107.9
79.0
107.9
79.0
4.594
3.150
83.300
4.069
2.625
83.300
4.069
2.074
83.300
4.069
2.074
83.300
3.649
1.811
83.300
100.0
100.0
100.0
88.6
83.3
100.0
88.6
65.8
100.0
88.6
65.8
100.0
79.4
57.5
100.0
G R O U P 8.—CH EM ICALS AND DRUGS
Phosphoric add, 50 per cent, U. S. P., per pound_______________________
Ammonia, aqua, 26°, per pound, New York___________________________
Baking powder:
1-pound can, per pound, New York_______________________________
10-pound can, per pound, Chicago______________________ ____ ______
Calcium carbide, per pound, New York_______________________________
Logwood, extract, solid, per pound, New York_________________________
Pine oil, steam distilled, gallon, New York___________ _____ ___________
Quebracho, extract, solid, 63 per cent, per pound, New York___________ *
Sodium sulphide, 30 per cent, crystals, per 100 pounds, works___________
Caffeine, contract, 1,000 pounds, per pound, New York..________________
Chlorine, liquid, per 100 pounds, works_______________________________
Chloroform, U. S. P., per pound, New York___________________________
Iodine, resublimed, per pound, New York_____________________________
Potassium iodide, per pound, New York_____ ______ ___________________
Strychnine, alkaloid, crystals, per ounce, New York____________________
GROU P 9.—HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS
Blankets, cotton warp, 3H pounds, per pair, factory—.................................
Comforters, wool filled, sateen covered, each, factory___________________
Floor covering, factory:
Linoleum—
Inlaid, D gauge, per square, yard......................................................
Plain 13 gauge, per square yard.........................................................
Felt base—
Printed, per square yard.....................................................................
Rugs, 9 x 12 feet, each................ ............................................. ..........
Irons, electric, each, factory:
Automatic............................ ................ ............................................ .........
Nonautomatic.............................. ..............................................................
Ironers, electric, automatic, 30-inch roll, stand, each, factory............ .........
OF COMMODITIES, 1926-1930
3.234
WHOLESALE
Frames, window, western pine, per set, Chicago............................ ..............
Knobs, door, (see Metals and metal products.)
Locks. (See Metals and metal products.)
Pipe, galvanized. (See Metals and metal products.)
Pipe, sewer, per foot, delivered, New York____________________________
Plaster, per ton, Chicago_________________ ____________________________
Prepared roofing, per square, factory:
Individual shingles_______________________________________________
Medium_________________________________________________ _______
Slate surfaced____________________________________________________
Strip shingles.................................................................. ...........................
Sash, window, 2 lights, white pine, each, delivered____________ ______ __
Tar, pine, kiln burned, gallon, New York.....................................................
Wood screws. (See Metals and metal products.)
T a b l e 6 . — Wholesale
CD
prices of commodities, 1926 to 1980— Continued
©
Index numbers
(1926=100.0)
Average prices
Group and commodity
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
$1.264
2.480
3.024
3.166
5.100
13. 363
87. 399
1.213
48. 510
83. 300
0
(2)
0
$1,240
2.392
2.556
3.000
4.606
12.433
77.160
1.152
46.060
83.300
(2)
(2)
(2)
$1.284
2.412
2.640
3.176
4.606
13.337
78.296
1.103
36.750
68.192
(2)
(2)
(2)
$1.276
2.484
2.676
3.309
4.606
13.834
74.758
1.176
35.280
60.760
0
0
0
$1.196
2.272
2.784
2.941
4.179
12.005
65.731
1.152
28.910
54.594
0
0
0
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
G R O U P 9.—HOU SE-FU RN ISHIN G GOODS—Continued
Oil cloth, per piece, factory:
Office furniture, each, factory (composite price):
Armchairs—
Side.......................................................................................................
101.6
97.3
87.3
100.3
90.3
99.8
89.6
90.9
75.8
81.9
93.9
96.4
90.8
100.9
100.2
88.5
104.5
90.3
103.5
85.5
97.0
72.7
72.9
85.7
94.1
88.4
94.6
91.6
92.1
92.9
81.9
89.8
75.2
94.9
59.6
65.5
79.4
84.5
86.4
0
0
(2)
0
0
(2)
0
0
0
0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0
(2)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.7
100.0
98.8
100.0
98.5
100.0
GR O U P 1 0 —MISCELLANEOUS
Wood pulp:
Chemical, sulphate, domestic per ponud, miU........................................
Soda, bleached, per 100 pounds—...................... ............. ..........................
Barrels, wooden, 50 gallon tierce, each, Chicago------------------------------------Batteries:
Auto, storage, each, factory----------. . . . . . ----------------------- ------------—
61.214
5.632
6.250
.800
45.874
3.949
6.250
.775
42.385
3.383
6.208
.750
36.843
2.879
5.750
.750
34.003
2.699
5.729
.733
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
74.9
70.1
100.0
96.9
69.2
60.1
99.3
93.8
60.2
51.1
92.0
93.8
55.5
47.9
91.7
91.7
.031
3.854
2.258
.029
3.542
2.425
.029
3.242
2.258
.028
3.163
2.304
.026
2.967
2.188
100.0
100.0
100.0
93.6
91.9
107.4
90.4
92.3
84.1
100.0
82.1
102.0
82.7
77.0
96.9
9.016
8.297
7.596
.280.270
7.325
.271.270
6.858
100.0
.270
100.0
96.8
92.0
96.4
84.3
96.4
81.2
96.4
76.1
IN 1931
Desks—
98.1
96.5
84.5
94.8
90.3
93.0
88.3
94.9
94.9
100.0
96.5
98.6
95.5
PRICES
Stoves, cooking, electric, each, factory (composite price)............ .................
Tablecloths, mercerized, colored borders, 64 x 64 inches, each, mill.............
Vacuum cleaner, electric, with attachments, each, delivered....... - ..............
Washing machine, electric, 2-speed, 6-sheet capacity, each, factory.............
Beds, metal, each, factory (composite price)........................ .........................
Mattresses, 50-pound, layer felt, each factory (composite price)...................
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
WHOLESALE
Wal , 5/4, plain tints, per 12 yards...........................................................
Pillow cases, 64 square plain, 36 x 45 inches, per dozen, mills.......................
Shades, window, 36-inch, oil, per dozen, Chicago..........................................
95.317
53.295
11.760
4.142
.742
1.960
.066
89.247
53.031
11.760
3.629
.718
1.960
.064
86.925
51.973
11.760
3.382
.728
1.960
.062
82,756
50.466
11.760
3.067
.800
1.715
.061
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.4
100.1
100.0
93.3
92.7
100.0
98.1
92.1
99.6
100.0
81.7
89.8
100.0
95.0
89.7
97.6
100.0
76.1
91.0
100.0
92.0
85.4
94.8
100.0
69.1
100.0
87.5
90.4
1.474
.934
.082
7.600
.105
.106
4.750
5.660
52.808
5.292
.048
1.354
.849
.076
7.600
.105
.105
4.750
5.660
52.845
5.292
.030
1.225
.724
.067
7.600
.093
.105
4.750
5.422
62.714
5.292
.041
1.102
.646
.062
7.600
.082
.095
4.750
5.398
52.427
5.292
.033
1.029
.616
.056
7.600
.083
.083
4.750
5.645
51.044
5.292
.023
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
91.8
90.9
91.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.1
100.0
63.3
83.1
77.5
82.0
100.0
88.0
100.0
100.0
95.8
99.8
100.0
85.0
74.7
69.2
75.3
100.0
77.5
90.5
100.0
95.4
99.3
100.0
69.0
69.8
65.9
68.0
100.0
78.3
78.3
100.0
99.7
96.7
100.0
48.3
OF COMMODITIES, 1 9 2 6 -1 9 3 0
* Prices of individual articles of furniture are only roughly comparable from month to month and year to year, owing to frequent changes in patterns announced by
manufacturers.
PRICES
96.900
53.242
11.760
4.441
.800
1.960
.068
WHOLESALE
Caskets, adult size, each, destination (compositeprice):
Metal_______________________________________ . . . ___
Wood, covered.................................... ...............................
Cigar boxes, cedar veneer, per 100, factory............................
Matches, regular, per case, factory (composite price)...........
Matches, safety, per gross, factory.........................................
Mirrors, plate glass, beveled, 12 x 24 inches, each, Chicago..
Pipe covering, asbestos, 1-inch, per foot, Chicago.................
Rubber heels, per dozen, delivered (composite price):
Men’s...................... ...........................................................
Women’s............. ..................... .................................. ......
Rubber hose, garden, 5/8-inch, per foot delivered................
Shipping case, pine, adult size, each, delivered....................
Soap chips, per pound, New York.........................................
Soap powder, laundry, per pound. New York......................
Soap, toilet, per 100 cakes, New York....................................
Cigarettes, per 1,000, destination (composite price)..............
Cigars, per 1,000 destination (composite price).....................
Snuff, per case of H-gross cans, delivered..............................
Wax, paraffin, crude, white, barrels, per pound, Oklahoma.
92
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
Quantities Used as Weighting Factors and Estimated Values in
Exchange
The quantities used as weighting factors in the construction of the
index numbers of wholesale commodity prices of the bureau are shown
in Table 7. These weighting factors were introduced in the compu
tations beginning with January, 1932. Individual weighting factors,
except for the 234 added price series, which were used for former
periods will be found in previous bulletins.
Table 7 also includes the average price of each commodity for the
year 1926 together with the weighted aggregate value in exchange of
each item. The per cent that each article is of the group in which it
is included and of all articles combined is shown in addition to the
aggregate value. The percentages also relate to the year 1926.
T able 7.— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price
1926 value ex
Group and commodity
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
100.00
ALL COM M ODITIES.....................
$54,717,380
GROUP 1.—F A R M PRODU CTS............
9,413,212
100.00
17.20
Grains.....................................................................
Barley, feeding, per bushel, Chicago_________
Corn, per bushel, Chicago—
Contract grades, No. 2...............................
No. 3 mixed.................................................
Oats, No. 2, white, per bushel, Chicago______
Rye, No. 2, per bushel, Chicago......................
Wheat, per bushel—
No. 2, red winter, Chicago______________
No, 2, hard, Kansas City...........................
No. 1, northern spring, Minneapolis.......... .
No. 2, dark northern spring, Minneapolis___
No. 1, hard winter, Portland, Oreg...........
No. 2, red winter, St. Louis.......................
Livestock and poultry.........................................
Cattle, per 100 pounds, Chicago—
Calves, good to choice, vealers...................
Cows, fair to good.......................................
Cows, good to choice...... ...........................
Steers, fair to good......................................
Steers, good to choice..................................
Hogs, per 100 pounds, C hicagoFair to choice, heavy butchers...................
Fair to choice, light butchers.....................
Sheep, per 100 pounds, Chicago—
Ewes, native, fair to best...........................
Lambs, western, fair to good.....................
Wethers, fed, poor to best..........................
Poultry, live fowls, per pound—
Chicago.......................................................
New York..................................................
Other farm products...................................
Beans, dried, per 100 pounds, New York..
Cotton, middling, per pound—
Galveston.............................................
New Orleans........................................
New York.............................................
17.04
.52
2.93
$0,694
113,303
1,603,196
48,931
.759
.736
.430
.954
187,825
281,738
288,790
35,134
161,629
235,031
161,519
37,366
1.72
2.50
1.72
.40
.30
.43
.30
.07
1.542
1.496
1.549
1.555
1.436
1.555
88,701
253,433
110.748
110.748
71,543
80,254
186,859
246,013
73,387
221,127
90,258
140,986
3,199,079
1.98
2.61
.78
2.35
.96
1.50
33.98
.34
.45
.13
.40
.16
.26
5.85
12.135
5.764
6.489
8.763
9.529
15,404
15.740
31.480
15.740
31.480
188,220
128,915
290,261
195,982
426,242
2.00
1.37
3.08
2.08
4.53
.34
.24
.53
.36
.78
12.336
13.115
31,865
95,595
380,578
1,212,512
4.04
12.88
.70
2.22
6.592
13.701
8.181
3,006
10,524
1,503
16,791
122,162
10,423
.18
1.30
.11
.03
.22
.02
.252
801.750
801.750
1.10
1.31
48.98
.48
.19
.22
8.42
.08
8.40
2.37
1.23
1.44
.41
.21
5.442
10,726
103,930
123,063
4,611,027
45,118
.170
.168
.175
5,583,481
1,450,255
217,538
790,275
223,141
116,211
93
QUANTITIES USED AS WEIGHTING FACTORS
T able 7.— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price— Continued
Group and commodity
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROU P 1.—F A R M PRODU CTS-Continued
Other farm products—Continued.
;gs, fresh, per dozen—
Western, firsts, Boston.................................. .
Firsts, Chicago................................................
Extra firsts, Cincinnati..................................
Candled, New Orleans............................. .....
Firsts, New York...........................................
Extra firsts, Philadelphia..............................
No. 1, extras, San Francisco..........................
Fruits—
Apples, fresh—
Average grade—
Per bushel, Chicago.........................
Per barrel, New York...................... .
Medium grade, per box, Portland, Oreg.
Lemons, choice to fancy, California, per box,
Chicago.........................................................
Oranges, choice, California, per box, Chicago.
Hay, per ton—
Alfalfa, Kansas City-------------------------------Clover, mixed, No. 1, Cincinnati................. .
Timothy, No. 1, Chicago.............................. .
Hops, prime to choice, Pacifics, per pound, Port
land, Oreg.......................................................... .
Milk, fluid, per 100 pounds—
Chicago......... - ........... ........... ........................ .
New York...................................................... .
San Francisco..................................................
Peanuts, per pound, Norfolk-------------------------Seeds—
Alfalfa, per 100 pounds, Kansas City.............
Clover, per 100 pounds, Chicago....................
Flaxseed, per bushel, Minneapolis............... .
Timothy, per 100 pounds, Chicago............... .
Tobacco, leaf, warehouse sales, average last 12
months, per 100 pounds.................................... .
Vegetables, fresh—
Onions, per 100 pounds, Chicago---------------PotatoesSweet, per H bushel, Philadelphia.........
White, per 100 pounds—
Boston................................................
Chicago...............................................
New York...........................................
Portland, Oreg...................................
Wool, per pound, B ostonDomestic Ohio, grease basis—
Fine clothing................. ...... ....................
Fine delaine....... ......................................
Half blood.................................................
Medium grades.........................................
Domestic territory, scoured basis—
Staple, fine and fine medium__________
Half blood.................................................
ForeignArgentine, cross breds, quarter blood,
grease basis.............................................
Australian, Geelong 56’s, scoured basis. .
Montevideo, one-fourth blood, 50’s, grease
$0,356
.335
.356
.339
.356
.395
209,122
534,642
61,158
63,131
826,623
191,366
$48,514
115,591
14,529
13,416
177,728
46,949
16,946
0.52
1.23
.15
.14
1.89
.50
.18
0.09
.21
1.367
4.032
2.133
14,523
9,604
73,785
29.544
45.544
143,488
.31
.48
1.52
.05
.08
5.571
5.957
7,409
39,687
40,616
205,047
.43
2.18
.07
.37
21.034
9,092
4,219
3,433
168,333
77,141
85,094
1.79
.82
.90
.31
.14
.16
22.212
23.481
140005°— 33
.09
.03
.241
32,872
6,240
.07
.01
2.793
3.623
3.130
.050
119,043
238,086
39,681
769,726
815,560
118,804
25,495
3.55
8.66
1.26
.27
.61
1.49
.22
.05
16.475
31.817
2.328
6.111
347
1,554
40,378
589
8,221
16,354
95,712
3,991
.09
.17
1.02
.04
.02
.03
.17
.01
19.961
14,512
121,353
1.29
.22
2.447
10,701
14,834
.16
.03
1.02
1.51
.18
.26
.15
.11
1.531
91,680
43,670
3.525
3.013
3.776
2.873
41,951
56,311
22,428
40,660
95,790
142,235
82,720
59,904
.402
.467
.462
.457
49,126
18,422
24,563
30,704
17,468
7,610
10,039
12,412
.11
.13
.03
.01
.02
.02
1.162
1.047
45.617
45.617
41,546
37,769
.44
.40
.08
.07
.283
.678
104,798
42,553
35,987
35,604
.38
.38
.07
.07
52,795
GROUP 2 —FOODS..
Butter, chcese, and milk.............
Butter, creamery, per pound—
B oston Extra..............................
Firsts.............................
Seconds--.................... -
.02
.439
.421
.391
44,678
156,374
22,339
,08
.64
.19
24,554
.26
.04
13,288,643
100.00
19.44
2,402,790
18.08
2.07
.15
.49
.07
.04
.12
19,395
65,161
8,6421
94
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
T able 7.— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel-afove importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price—Continued
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROUP 2.—FOODS-Continued
Butter, cheese, and m ilk—Continued.
Butter, creamery, per pound—Continued.
ChicagoExtra.........................................................
Extra firsts....... ......... ..............................
Firsts.........................................................
Cincinnati, as to score.....................................
New OrleansFancy........................................................
Choice.—.................................................
New Y o r k Extra.........................................................
Firsts.........................................................
Seconds......................................................
PhiladelphiaExtra.........................................................
Extra firsts...............................................
F irsts.......................................................
St. Louis, extra................................................
San FranciscoExtra..........................................................
Firsts-----------------------------------------------Cheese, whole milk, per pound—
Chicago............................................................
New York............... .......................................
San Francisco..................................................
Milk, per case, New Y o r k C ondensed.................... ........................... .
Evaporated......................................................
Milk, fluid—
Chicago. (See Farm products)____________
New York. (See Farm products)........ .........
San Francisco. (See Farm products)______
Milk, powdered, per pound, plant.......................
Cereal p roducts________________________________
Bread, loaf, per pound, before baking—
Chicago....................................................... .
Cincinnati....................................... ................
New Orleans....................................................
New York........................................................
San Francisco..................................................
Cereal breakfast foods—
Corn, 8-ounce package, per case, factory........
Oatmeal, per 100 pounds, New York.............
Wheat, 28-ounce package, per case, delivered.
Crackers, per pound—
Soda, New York..............................................
Sweet, delivered— - ......................................
Flour, rye, white, per barrel, Minneapolis______
Flour, wheat, per barrelstandard patents, Buffalo..............................
First clears, Buffalo. ...........— ......................
Short patents, Kansas City...........................
Straights, Kansas City....................................
Standard patents, Minneapolis......................
Second patents, Minneapolis..........................
Patents, Portland, Oreg---------------------------Short patents, St. Louis..................................
Straights, St. Louis.........................................
Standard patents, Toledo............. — ...........
Hominy grits, white, per 100 pounds, mill...........
Macaroni, per pound, Chicago..............................
Meal, corn, per 100 pounds—
White, mill......................................................
Yellow, Philadelphia................. .....................
Pretzels, bulk, per pound, delivered.....................;
i Duplicated in Farm products.
$0,429
.414
.390
.395
128,555
449,943
64,278
61,116
$51,726
174,920
23,523
23,503
0.39
1.32
.18
.18
0.09
.32
.04
.04
.476
.458
18,967
44,257
8,226
18,487
.06
.14
.02
.03
.443
.420
.388
141,622
495,675
70,811
54,838
181,627
23,986
.41
1.37
.18
.10
.33
.04
.455
.443
.407
.440
45,521
159,324
22,761
111,696
16,242
55,396
7,264
50,733
.12
.42
.05
.38
.03
.10
.01
.09
.436
.418
20,864
48,682
8,790
19,671
.07
.15
.02
.04
.217
.227
.229
339,751
162,797
41,925
86,258
32,493
8,316
.65
.24
.06
.16
.06
.01
5.857
3.981
9,946
37,290
57,641
124,018
.43
.93
.11
.23
145,329
333,930
815,560
118,804
13,640
2.51
6.14
.89
.10
(l)
(*)
0)
.02
.125
2,207,032
16.61
4.04
.075
.071
.072
.070
.077
2,649,387
353,252
362,548
5,438,216
501,989
222,083
31,590
30,383
433,675
43,349
1.67
.24
.23
3.26
.33
.41
.06
.06
.79
.08
2.413
3.073
3.391
10,732
7,814
13,644
24,338
28,075
45,152
.18
.21
.34
.04
.05
.08
.140
.146
5.600
637,130
637,130
1,700
122,437
127,946
8,949
.92
.96
.07
.22
.23
.02
8.690
8.374
8.035
7.252
8.426
8.148
7.984
7.832
7.108
7.626
1. 558
.074
23,845
7,948
18,546
6,182
24,728
8,243
4,710
5,299
1,766
16,485
2,316
748,273
74,581
23,957
204,132
61,409
305,181
98,372
64,869
41,672
12,609
42,759
4,616
37,657
.56
.18
1.54
.46
2.30
.74
.49
.31
.10
.32
.03
.28
.14
.04
.37
.11
.56
.18
.12
.08
.02
.08
.01
.07
1.558
2.663
.192
10,072
10,072
40,498
16,078
27,484
5,274
.12
.21
.04
.03
.05
.PI
95
QUANTITIES USED AS WEIGHTING FACTORS
T able 7.— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price—Continued
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROU P 2.—FOODS—Continued
Cereal products—Continued.
Rice, head, clean, per pound, New OrleansBlue Rose, medium to g o o d .....................
Edith, medium to choice............................
Fruits and vegetables...............................................
Fruit, canned, per dozen cans, cannery—
Apples..............................................................
Apricots...........................................................
Cherries, Chicago............................................
Peaches...........................................................
Pears................................................ ...............
Pineapples. .....................................................
Fruit, dried, per pound, packer—
Apples, evaporated.........................................
Apricots, evaporated....................................
Currants, cleaned............................................
Peaches, evaporated....... ...............................
Prunes, California, 50’s to 60’s........................
Raisins, seedless..............................................
Fruit, fresh—
Apples—
Chicago. (See Farm products)-............
New York. (See Farm products)—.......
Portland, Oreg. (See Farm products)....
Bananas, Jamaica, 9’s, per bunch, New York.
Lemons. (See Farm products)......................
Oranges. (See Farm products).....................
Vegetables, canned, per dozen cans—
Asparagus, No. 2^, large, cannery-------------Baked beans, 18*ounce, cannery...................
Corn, No. 2, cannery......................................
Peas, No. 2, New York...................................
Spinach, No. 2H, cannery..............................
String beans, No. 2, New York......................
Tomatoes, No. 3, New York— ....................
Vegetables, dried and fresh—
Beans. (See Farm products).........................
Onions. (See Farm products).......................
PotatoesSweet. (See Farm products)..................
White—
Boston. (See Farm products)..........
Chicago. (See Farm products)........
New York. (See Farm products)......
Portland, Oreg. (See Farm prod
ucts)............. ...................................
Meats...........................................................................
Beef, cured, family, per barrel (200 pounds), New
York....................................................................
Beef, fresh, carcass, steers, per pound—
Chicago............................................................
New York........................................................
Lamb, fresh, per pound, Chicago............ ............
Mutton, fresh, dressed, per pound, New Y ork...
Pork cured—
Bacon, per pound, Chicago............................
Hams, per pound, Chicago.............................
Mess pork, per barrel (200 pounds), New
York.............................................................
Sides, clear, per pound, Chicago....................
Sides, rough, per pound, Chicago..................
Pork, fresh (composite price), per pound,
Chicago...............................................................
Veal, fresh, good, per pound, Chicago...............—
*Duplicated in Farm products.
$0,062
.073
945,083
315,028
3.582
1.985
3.834
1.994
2.401
2.031
^6,532
7,303
3,353
20,028
7,813
18,090
.118
.226
.090
.135
.074
.065
$52,721
15,684
0.40
.12
1,452,261
10.91
20,032
6,952
12,546
35,023
12,994
29,698
.15
. 05
32,610
39,673
10,962
36,597
393,620
429,458
2,401
9,821
1,470
6,644
24,120
30,132
.02
.07
.01
. 05
.18
.23
2.451
63,072
29.544
45.544
143,488
119,974
40,616
205,047
. 22
. 34
1.
. 90
.31
1.54
2.812
1.400
.901
1.316
1.428
.893
1.433
4,904
35,090
26,848
30,413
7,277
21,346
41,056
8,260
43,187
30,351
44,923
4,866
12,301
48,056
.06
. 33
.23
. 34
. 04
45,118
14,834
.34
.11
.10
. 22
. 36
43,670
.33
95,790
142,235
82,720
. 72
1.07
. 62
59,904
. 45
4,149,125
31.23
23.491
769
9,537
. 07
.164
.171
.262
.144
2,131,236
4,262,472
542,452
136,241
380,068
790,226
102,912
28,324
2.
5.95
.77
. 21
.304
.308
652.267
652.267
189,649
191,958
1.
1.44
37.447
.201
.198
5,031
603.115
503.115
220,114
117,916
116,623
.224
.187
5,576,019
847,764
1,598,733
175,436
1 Less than 0.01 per cent*
12.03
1.32
.22
96
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
T able 7*— Base price, quantity used as weighty estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price— Continued
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROUP S.—FOODS—Continued
M eats—Continued.
Poultry, dressed, per pound—
Chicago________________ _________________
New York.................................... ..................
Other food s____________________________________
Beverages, per case, plant—
Ginger ale.........................................................
Grape juice.......................................................
Plain soda........................................................
Cocoa beans, per pound, New York.....................
Cocoa, powdered, per pound, delivered...............
Coffee, Brazilian grades, per pound, New York—
Rio No. 7..........................................................
Santos No. 4.....................................................
Copra, coast, per pound, New York.....................
Eggs, fresh, per dozen. (See Farm products)—
Boston__________________________________
Chicago__ _______________________________
Cincinnati_______________________________
New Orleans_____________________________
New York_______ ______________________
Philadelphia.....................................................
San Francisco____________________________
F is h Canned, salmon, per dozen cans, cannery—
Pink, No. 1, tall........................................
Red, No. 1, tall.........................................
Cod, pickled, cured, per 100 pounds, Glouces
ter, Mass.......................................................
Herring, pickled, per pound, New York.......
Mackerel, salt, per pound, New York...........
Salmon, smoked, Alaska, per pound, New
York..............................................................
Glucose, 42° mixing, per 100 pounds, New York—
Jelly, grape, per pound, plant...............................
Lard, prime, contract, per pound, New York___
Molasses, New Orleans, fancy, per gallon, New
York....................................................................
Oleomargarine, standard, uncolored, per pound,
Chicago...............................................................
Oleo oil, extra, per pound, Chicago......................
Peanut butter, per pound, Chicago......................
Pepper, black, per pound, New York..................
Salt, American, medium, per barrel (280 pounds),
Chicago...............................................................
Soup, cream of tomato, medium can, per dozen
cans, cannery......................................................
Starch, corn, per pound, New York____________
Sugar, per pound, New Y o r k Granulated.......................................................
Raw, 96°....................................... ..................
Tallow, edible, per pound, Chicago......................
Tea, Formosa, fine, pound, New York.................
Vegetable oil—
Coconut, per pound, New York.....................
Corn, per pound, New York..........................
Cottonseed, per pound, New York................
Olive, per gallon, New York................ ...........
Peanuts, per pound, mill................................
Soybean, per pound, New York.....................
Vinegar, cider, per gallon, New York................. .
1Duplicated in Farm products.
$0,271
.314
391,573
1,001,925
6.162
5.415
.650
.180
.197
19,478
1,848
185,069
466,068
102,274
.182
.223
.058
281,387
1,125,547
510,963
$68,560
159,069
0.52
1.20
0.13
.29
3,077,435
23.17
4.83
115,024
11,614
115,024
70,588
16,895
.87
.09
.87
.53
.13
.21
?02
.21
.13
.03
62,405
229,390
19,104
.47
1.73
.14
.11
.42
.04
48,514
115,591
14,529
13,416
177,728
46,949
16,946
.37
.87
. 11
.10
1.34
.35
.13
(l)
(i)
(1)
I1)
(i)
(i)
(*)
1.583
3.326
15,504
8,571
25,184
29,883
.19
.22
.05
.06
7.258
.132
.100
545
65,036
18,626
4,166
6,802
1,509
.03
.05
.01
.01
.01
(2)
.383
3.439
.160
.150
8,888
11,445
300,194
1,913,836
2,568
39,708
33,178
269,128
.02
.30
.25
2.03
(2)
.07
.06
.49
.528
36,477
22,203
.17
.04
.228
.120
.115
.256
313,097
125,563
117,572
26,806
52,209
18,314
11,123
7,778
.39
.14
.08
.06
.10
.03
.02
.01
2.195
28,917
56,420
.42
.Cl
1.408
.076
48,421
332,189
67,977
20,141
.51
. 15
.12
.04
.055
.043
.095
.355
12,197,070
10,700,518
59,956
89,267
630,514
449,653
4,923
35, o20
4.74
3.38
.04
.27
1.15
.82
.01
.06
.106
.120
.118
1.911
.113
.126
.186
669,826
149,514
1,521,830
10,839
13,360
20,964
71,517
45,075
13, £47
117,799
20,176
1,490
2,739
14.391
.34
.10
.89
.15
.08
.02
.22
.04
(2)
.01
.03
* Less than 0.01 per cent.
. G2
.11
97
QUANTITIES USED AS WEIGHTING FACTORS
T able 7.— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price— Continued
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
GROUP 3 —HIDES AND LEATHER PROD
U C T S-_....................................................................
Boots and shoes, factory_______________________
Children’s, per pair—
Little boys’, tan calf.......................................
Child’s, gun metal..........................................
Misses’, gun metal, polish...............................
Youths’ , gun metal, blucher................. .........
Men’s, per p a ir Black—
Calf, blucher.............................................
Side leather, oxford...................................
Dress, calf, oxford......................................
Oxford—
Series 1................................................
Series 2...................... ..........................
Vici kid......................................................
Work, medium grade................................
Chocolate, elk, blucher..................................
Gun metal, blucher.........................................
Mahogany chrome, bal....... ...........................
Tan, side leather, oxford..................................
Women’s, per p a ir Black—
Patent, four eye, tie..................................
McKay sewed, oxford.... ..........................
Patent, pump............................................
D ’ Orsay, pump .....................................
Kid, pump.................................................
Colored, calf_____________________________
Hides and skins________________________________
Hides, per pound, Chicago—
Cow, country..................... ...... ......................
Steer, packers’, heavy—
Native...... ........... .....................................
Texas............................... ........... - .............
Skins, per pound—
Calf, No. 1, country, Chicago.........................
Goat, Brazil, first selection, New York_____
Kip, No. 1. country, Chicago.........................
Sheep, packers’, per pelt, Chicago ...............
$1,653,409
100.00
3.02
785,328
47.49
1.43
23,420
8,465
24,931
35,208
1.42
.51
1.51
2.13
.04
.02
.05
.06
6.400
3.199
3.350
11,917
6,810
6,810
72,397
20,678
21,654
4.38
1.25
1.31
.13
.04
.04
4.924
4.924
6.000
2.050
1.723
4.600
3. 600
3.375
6,810
6,810
11,917
11,917
11,917
6,810
6,810
6,810
31,826
31,826
67,872
23,190
19,492
29,734
23,270
21,813
1.92
1.92
4.11
1.40
1.18
1.80
1.41
1.32
.06
.06
.12
.04
.04
.05
.04
.04
2.000
3.600
3.600
2.850
4.074
4.150
42,072
16,829
16,829
16,829
16,829
16,829
70,798
50,976
50,976
40,356
57,682
58,764
4.28
3.08
3.08
2.44
3.49
3.55
.13
.09
.09
.07
.11
.11
343,845
20.80
.63
.097
376,896
42,789
2.59
.08
.140
.134
376,896
376,896
62,210
59,195
3.76
3.58
.11
.11
.173
.733
.155
2.168
135,891
148,989
67,945
37,522
24,028
61,270
10,753
83,600
1.45
3.71
.65
5.06
.05
.11
.02
.15
369,739
22.36
.68
77,369
124,571
4.68
7.53
.14
.23
Sole, oak, per pound, Boston—
in sides_. . . ___ __________________________
Scoured backs..................................................
Sole, union backs, steers, per pound, New Y ork..
AU
com
modi
ties
16,743
6,686
17,390
23.678
(*)
.675
* No quotation.
Group
$1,473
1.330
1.568
1.663
Leather________________________________________
Chrome calf, B and C grades, per square foot
(net composite price, trade discount deducted,
tannery...... .........................................................
Glazed kid, top grade, per square foot, Boston----Harness, California oak, per pound, general
market—................................................ -...........
Side, black, chrome tanned, B grade, per square
foot, Boston.......................................................
Other leather products
__ ___________
Belting, leather, 1-inch wide, per linear foot, plant.
Gloves, per dozen pairs, factory—
Men’s...............................................................
Women’s . . .......................................................
Harness (composite price), per set, factory............
Suit cases (composite price), each, factory............
Traveling bags (composite price), each, factory...
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
189,951
244,238
.440
15,020
10,057
.61
.02
.253
177,197
53,979
3.26
.10
.353
.438
.429
69,109
69,109
103,664
25,558
31,707
46,498
1.55
1.92
2.81
.05
.06
.08
.151
221,737
154,407
35,465
9.35
2.15
.28
.06
33.840
21.150
44.975
7.903
6.513
988
988
586
4,015
4,015
29,407
9,179
35,755
24,500
20,191
1.78
.56
2.16
1.48
1.22
.05
.02
.07
.04
.04
98
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
T able 7.— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price— Continued
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROUP 4 —TEXTILE PRODUCTS_____
$5,444,979
100.00
9.95
Clothing_______________ __ __ __________________
Collars, per dozen—
Soft, delivered..................................................
Starched, factory. ...........................................
Handkerchiefs, plain, per dozen, New York—
Cotton—
Men’s.........................................................
Women’s....................................................
Linen—
Men’s.........................................................
Women’s .— ________ ________________
Hats, men’s, per dozen, factory—
Finished.............................................- ............
Unfinished______________________________
Overalls, 220 denim, with apron, per dozen, de
livered.............................................................. Overcoats, men’s and youths’, double-breasted,
heavyweight, 30-ounce wool, each, factory........
Shirts, men’s, per dozen—
Dress, factory...................................................
Work, medium weight, blue chambray, de-
1,404,549
25.80
2.57
Suits, each—
Boys’, 4-picce, New York...............................
Men's, 3-piece, 13-ounce, blue serge, Chicago.
Men’s, 4rpiece, 15-ounce, blue serge, New
Y o r k ............................................................
Youths’, 4-piece, 15-ounce, blue serge, New
Topcoats, single-breasted, 18-ounce, each, Chi
cago......................................................................
Trousers—
Boys’, knee, all wool, per dozen pairs, New
York.................................................- ...........
Men’s, dress, serge, per pair, New York.......
Men’s work, khaki, per dozen pairs, factory..
Cotton goods__________________________________
Broadcloth, 128 x 68. bleached, mercerized, 35-36inch, per yard, null.............................................
Damask, table, mercerized, 58-inch, per yard,
m ill.....................................................................
Denim, Massachusetts, 28-inch, per yard, m ill...
Drilling, 30-inch, brown, per yard, mill—
2.50 yards to the pound...................................
2.85 yards to the pound.......... .................... .
Duck, per yard, mill—
8-ounce, army..................................................
Wide, 36-inch...................................................
Flannel, per yard, mill—
Bleached, 36-inch, 4.50 yards to the pound...
Unbleached, 33-inch, 8-ounce.......................
Gingham, 27-inch, per yard, mill...... ...................
Muslin, bleached, per yard, mill—
Series 1............ ................... .............................
Series 2...................... ......................................
Series 3___ r......................................................
Series 4..............................................................
Osnaburg, 30-inch, 7-ounce, per yard, mill...........
Percale, 3 8 -inch, per yard, mill........... ..............
Print cloth, per yard, mill—
27-inch .......................................................... .
38H-inch...........................................................
Sateen, filling, black, 36-inch, per yard, New
York....................................................................
* No quotation.
$3.323
1.552
3,231
2,717
20,995
7,642
.39
.14
.04
.01
.392
.225
22,684
25,852
10,098
9,872
.18
.18
.02
.02
1.593
.764
6,121
14,540
9,847
9,995
.18
.18
.02
.02
60.270
24.750
698
1,397
18,959
92,273
.35
1.69
.04
.17
18.757
6,634
129,481
2.38
.24
22.250
3,249
72,624
1.33
.13
17.460
10,923
189,982
3.49
.35
9.406
6,236
63,676
1.17
.12
9.800
21. 750
6,078
6,698
67,904
155,056
1.25
2.85
.12
.28
21.000
6,698
149,709
2.75
.27
21.000
8,931
199,605
3.67
.37
22.500
3,249
73,440
1.35
.13
22.151
3.910
12.128
885
21,307
2,374
17,189
77,739
28,463
.32
1.43
.52
.03
.14
.05
1,460,902
26.83
2.67
.243
289,557
64,196
1.18
.12
.370
.169
21,231
334,762
10,879
45,785
.20
.84
.02
.08
<*>
.127
201,647
201,647
23,310
22,497
.43
.41
.04
.04
.197
.418
182,314
40,892
29,674
12,393
.54
.23
.06
.02
.120
.176
.090
219,735
219,735
269,174
22,719
31,742
59,169
.42
.58
1.09
.04
.06
.11
.167
.151
.143
.228
.094
.129
62,680
62,680
62,680
62,680
175,811
284,084
14,481
13,069
12,384
19,742
12,470
45,608
.27
.24
.23
.36
.23
.84
.03
.02
.02
.04
.02
.08
.052
.075
358,331
1,343,743
17,908
77,911
.33
1.43
.03
.14
.197
351,323
100,841
1.85
.19
99
QUANTITIES USED AS WEIGHTING FACTORS
T able 7.—Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price— Continued
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROU P 4.—TE X T ILE PR O D U C TS-C ontd.
C otton goods—Continued.
Sheeting, per yard, mill—
Bleached, 10/4—
Series 1...........................................
Series 2...........................................
Brown, 4/4—
Series 1............................................
Series 2...........................................
Series 3......................... . ................
Shirting, per yard, mill—
Madras, 36-inch.... ...............................
Percale, 35-36-inch................................
Ticking, 32-inch, per yard, mill.................
Tire fabric, carded, per pound, mill—
Cord, 23-4—
3-----_---------------------------Builders, 10-5.......................................
Toweling, 18-inch, per yard, New Y ork...
Yarn, carded, per pound, mill—
Northern—
10/1, cones............ .........................
22/1, cones............ ........... ..............
Southern, single warp, 40/1, spinning.
Twisted—
20/2, weaving..................................
40/2, weaving.................................
Knit goods..................................................................
Hosiery, per dozen pairs, mill—
Cotton—
Men’s, combed yarn............... ............... .
Women’s, mercerized, 220-needle_______
Rayon, women’s full-fashioned..................... .
Silk—
Men’s, mercerized, 240-needle, 12-thread..
Women’s, pure, full-fashioned, 7-thread,
39 to 42 gauge.........................................
Underwear, per dozen garments, mill—
Cotton—
Men’s, shirts and drawers.......................
Women’s, union suits...............................
Woolen—
Men’s, shirts and drawers.......................
Men’s, union suits....................................
Silk and rayon..................................................
Rayon, per pound, New Y o r k 150 first quality............ !......................
150 second quality..................................
300 first quality......................................
300 second quality—..............................
Silk, raw, per pound. New York —
Canton, extra extra, A crack.................
China, steam filature, fourth category.
Japan, double extra cracks....................
Japan, 13-15...........................................
Silk, yarn, per pound, New Y o r k Spun—
Domestic, 62/1......................... i ___
Domestic, 60/2—.............................
Imported, 200/2, first quality..........
Thrown—
CrSpe, twist, 3 and 4 thread...........
Organzine, 2-thread.........................
Tram, 3-thread.......................................
$0,416
.491
117,776
117,776
$69,391
190,021
1.27
3.49
0.13
.35
.123
.123
.093
392,586
392,586
392,586
34,031
34,059
25,808
.62
.63
.47
.06
.06
.05
.235
.135
.205
174,329
174,329
50,917
46,801
26,926
10,420
.86
.49
.19
.09
.05
.02
.436
.380
.135
192,933
34,480
341,777
60,495
36,298
33,619
1.11
.67
.62
.11
.07
.06
.324
.358
.508
131,209
131,209
131,209
34,288
37,928
71,736
.63
.70
1.32
.06
.07
.13
.324
.472
131,209
131,209
45,689
66,614
.84
1.22
.08
.12
519,603
9.54
.95
36,299
73,731
20,283
.67
1.35
.37
.07
.13
.04
1.624
2.329
2.792
19,396
9,243
10,727
4.795
11,135
44,669
.82
.08
12.168
26,230
185,214
3.40
.34
6.837
9.875
7,114
7,859
35,770
72,808
.66
1.34
.07
.13
30.000
30.380
377
747
21,300
29,529
.39
.54
.04
.05
495,871
9.11
.90
1.810
1.692
1.603
1.508
27,768
27,768
27,768
27,768
21,871
20,453
19,373
18,223
.40
.38
.36
.33
.04
.04
.04
.03
4.655
6.348
6.044
6.194
3,349
10,047
50,226
16,742
12,610
51,586
196,466
67,123
.23
.95
3.61
1.23
.02
.09
.36
.12
4.693
5.966
5.784
1,991
1,991
594
8,184
10,404
7,751
.15
.19
.14
.02
.02
.01
6.053
7.659
6.839
2,634
1,021
8,129
13,328
15,800
32,699
.25
.29
.60
.02
.03
.06
100
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
T able 7.— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price—Continued
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROUP 4.—T E X T IL E P R O D U C T S -C on td.
Woolen and worsted goods____________ ________
Dress goods, per yard, mill—
Broadcloth, Wi ounce.....................................
Crfipe, 54-inch..................................................
Flannel, 54-inch...............................................
Serge, 36-inch, cotton warp.__........................
French serge, 54-inch. .....................................
Sicilian cloth, 54-inch, cotton w arp ..............
Flannel, 7-ounce, 54-inch, per yard mill...............
Overcoating, per yard, mill—
Heavy...........................- ..................................
Top...................................................................
Suiting, per yard, mill—
Serge, 11-ounce, 56-58-inch............ .................
Serge, 16-ounce............................................... Uniform serge, fine grade, 12-ounce................
Uniform serge, medium grade, 12-ounco........
Unfinished worsted, 13-ounce............... - ........
Trousering, cotton warp, 7-ounce, 36-inch,
per yard, mill................................................
Yam, per pound, mill—
2/32’s, crossbred stock, white..........................
2/40’s, half-blood, weaving.............................
2/50’s, fine weaving.. ............ ........................
$1,045,093
19.19
1.91
$2,360
1.944
1.451
.693
1.034
,792
1.678
20,120
20,120
20,120
33,027
20,120
22,018
1,708
51,167
63,218
31,463
19,673
33,639
22,671
2,866
.94
1.16
.58
.36
.62
.42
.05
.09
.11
.06
.04
.06
.04
.01
3.042
4.542
30,180
30,180
98,925
147,710
1.82
2.71
.18
.27
2.168
3.763
2.752
1.997
2.005
20,120
20,120
20,120
20,120
20,120
47,002
82,771
59,667
43,305
43,462
.86
1.52
1.09
.80
.80
.09
.15
.11
.08
.08
1.527
19,816
39,324
.72
.07
1.435
1.854
2.106
45,471
45, 471
45, 471
68,701
88,717
100,812
1.26
1.63
1.85
.13
.16
.18
.092
.148
.090
919,989
142,316
154,768
518,961
80,625
28,566
13,031
9.53
1.48
.52
.24
.95
.15
.05
.03
.982
.541
33,977
22,125
31,693
9,207
.58
.17
.06
.02
.275
.225
.150
.091
27,750
94,828
27,535
283,933
6,929
21,704
7,694
23,706
.13
.40
.14
.44
.01
.04
.01
.04
.036
1.946
4,173,094
3,091
211,975
6,694
3.89
.12
.39
.01
6.531
.281
.157
3,816
75,098
83,684
32,642
12,479
12,357
.60
.23
.23
.06
.02
.02
.200
.180
46,788
46,788
10,336
9,323
.19
.17
.02
.02
GROUP 5.—FUEL AND LIGH TIN G....... ________ __________
8,054,311
100.00
14.72
Other textile products______________ ______ _____
Burlap, 40-inch, 10^-ounce, per yard, mill--------Hemp, manila, per pound, New York.................
Jute, raw, medium grades, per pound, New York.
Leather, artificial, per yard, mill—
Heavy...............................................................
Light................................................................
Kope, per pound, New York—
Cotton, awning......................................... ......
Manila, H-inch.......... ........... . ................. ......
Sisal, %-inch__................................................
Sisal, Mexican, per pound, New York.................
Thread—
Cotton, 6 cord, per spool, mill........................
Linen, shoe 10’s, per pound, New York_____
Twine—
Binder, standard, per bale (50 pounds), mill..
Cotton, No. 1, wrapping, per pound, mill—
Hard fiber, per pound, New York_____ ____
Yarn, per pound, mill—
Jute—
No. 1................. ........................................
No. 2..........................................................
Anthracite coal, per net ton (composite price),
on tracks, destination________________________
Chestnut................................................................
Egg..........................................................................
Pea..........................................................................
12.293
11.866
9.511
34,092
8,193
23,785
888,141
439,611
174,591
273,939
I t 03
5.46
2.17
3.40
L62
.80
.32
.50
Bituminous coal, per net ton (composite price),
on tracks, destination________________________
Mine ru n ...............................................................
Prepared sizes.........................................................
Screenings—............................................................
4.314
4.794
3.422
253,290
147,837
103,435
2,157,740
1,070,398
832,611
254,731
26.79
13.29
10.34
3.16
3.94
1.96
1.52
.46
4.106
4,989
407,722
46,980
5.06
.58
.75
.09
5.728
10.622
5.555
12,174
36,521
1,000
53,263
296,263
11,216
.66
3.68
.14
.10
.54
.02
Coke, per net ton______________________________
Beehive, Connellsville, furnace, oven...................
By-product—
Alabama, Birmingham...................................
New Jersey, Newark, delivered____________
Ohio, Portsmouth, foundry....... .....................
101
QUANTITIES USED AS WEIGHTING FACTORS
7.— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price—Continued
T a b le
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROU P 5.—FUEL AND LIG H TIN G —Oontd.
Electricity (composite price), per 100 kilowatthours.........................................................................
$1,463
862,740
Gas, manufactured and natural (composite
price), per 1,000 cubic feet..................................
.574
467,800
Petroleum products___________________________
Fuel oil, refinery—
Oklahoma, per barrel......................................
Pennsylvania, per gallon..... ...........................
Gasoline, per gallon, refinery—
Natural, Oklahoma.........................................
California________________ _________. _____
North Texas.................................................
Oklahoma.... ....................................................
Pennsylvania...................................................
Kerosene, refined, per gallon—
Standard, New York—. ..................................
Water white, refinery............................... ......
Petroleum, crude, per barrel, well—
California.................. .......................................
Kansas- Oklahoma________________________
Pennsylvania___________________ _________
L62
370,292
4.60
.68
3,341,287
41.48
6.11
221,407
7,670,045
272,211
339,622
3.38
4.22
.50
.62
.089
.113
.103
.104
.128
1,918,272
4,091,592
4,697,147
2,340,390
5,237,237
85,079
229,487
250,689
178,060
396,636
1.06
2.85
3.11
2.21
4.92
.16
.42
.46
.33
.72
.086
.104
1,179,323
1,179,323
105,561
127,953
1.31
1.59
.19
.23
1.092
1.884
3.501
311,981
673,060
37,847
327,633
886,345
142,011
4.07
11.00
1.76
.60
1.62
.26
8,470,623
100.00
15.48
53
100
45
96
303
218,871
5,486
5,786
2,567
9,196
2,980
2.58
.06
.07
.03
.11
.04
.40
.01
.01
(2)
.02
.01
108
264
114
17
102
26
110
5
45
8,257
3,260
2,336
3,108
965
1,620
5,559
1,625
2,251
.10
.04
.03
.04
.01
.02
.07
.02
.03
.02
.01
(2)
.01
(2)
(2)
.01
(2)
(2)
99
140
123
472
5,643
1,224
2,978
1,902
.07
.01
.03
.02
0
.01
(>)
303
45
20
176
4
311
311
62
13
2,748
1,347
1,254
9,321
80
4,349
2,399
5,244
8,400
.03
.02
.01
.11
(2)
.05
.03
.06
.10
.01
(2)
(2)
.02
(2)
.01
(2)
.01
.02
40
99
46
64
15,640
88,000
11,235
2,111
.18
1.04
.13
.02
.03
.16
.02
Agricultural implements) factory.........................
Binder, grain, each................ ................................ 156.755
Cultivator, each.... .............. .................................
44.170
Drill, grain, each_______________ _______ ______
91.670
Engine, 3-horsepower, each___________________
76.000
Forks, hay, per dozen________________________
9.085
Harrow, each—
Disk..................................................................
77.900
Peg tooth________ ____________ ____ ______
16.720
Spring tooth.......... .........................................
22.040
Harvester, thresher, each....................................... 1,036.000
Hoes, dozen..... .......................................................
6.703
Loader, hay, each__________ _____ ____________
85.260
Mower, hay, each............................................ ......
59.140
Picker, corn, each................................................... 325.000
Planter, corn, each........ .............. .........................
57.710
Plow, each—
Tractor......................... ................................... 104.500
1-horse (composite price).................................
7.283
2-horse (composite price).......... .......................
16.095
Pumps, each...........................................................
3.000
Rakes—
Hand, per dozen....... ........................... ...........
8.379
Self-dump, each........... ....................................
32.060
Side delivery, each........... ................... ...........
78.370
Separators, cream, each..........................................
59.370
Shellers, com, each................................................
26.600
Shovels, per dozen.......... .......................................
12.790
Spades, per dozen...................................................
7.056
Spreaders, manure, each....... ................................ 114.000
Threshers, grain, each........................................... 840.000
Tractors, each—
10/20 horsepower________ _________________ 680.000
15/30 horsepower.............................................. 1,000.000
Wagons, 2-horse (composite price), each________ 103.070
31.500
Windmills, each.....................................................
I t 04
1.295
.064
GROUP 6.—M ETALS AND M ETAL PROD
UCTS........................................................................
a Less than 0.01 per cent.
$889,029
.01
(2)
102
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
T able 7*— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
G ROU P 6.—M ETALS AND M E TA L PR OD
U CTS—Continued
Iron and steel........................................................... .
Angle bars, per 100 pounds, mill.........................
Augers, each, New York...................................... .
Axes, per dozen, factory.......................................
Bar iron, per 100 pounds—
Best refined, Philadelphia..............................
Common refined, Pittsburgh........................
Bars—
Concrete reinforcing, %-inch and larger,
Merchant^ steel, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh.
Sheet, per ton, mill........................................
Steel, cold finished, per pound, mill_______
Barrels, steel, each, factory...................................
Billets, steel, rerolling, per gross ton, Pittsburgh,.
Boiler tubes, 2 to 2J4 inches, per foot, Pittsburgh..
Bolts, per 100Machine, H x 6 inches, mill.......................... .
Plow, % x 2 inches, mill.................................
Stove, Pittsburgh............................................
Track, per 100 pounds, mill............................
Butts, 3J4 x 3H inches, per dozen pairs, factory__
Cans, sanitary, No. 3, per 1,000, factory............. .
Castings, malleable, per ton, plant..................... .
Chisels, each, New York..................................... .
Files, per dozen, factory........................................
Hammers, carpenters, 1-pound, per dozen, de
livered....................... .........................................
Hatchets, per dozen, delivered............................ .
Knives, corn, per dozen, delivered.......................
Knobs, door, per pair, delivered......................... .
Locks, mortise, 3% inches, each, New York____
Nails, wire, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh..
Ore, iron,
* n, Mei
Hesabi,
’ * per gross ton, lower lake
ports—
Non-Bessemer........................................
Pig iron, per gross ton—
Basic, furnace.........................................
Bessemer, Pittsburgh............................
Ferromanganese, furnace......... ............
Foundry, No. 2—
Southern, Birmingham...................
Northern, Pittsburgh.....................
Malleable, furnace.................................
Spiegeleisen, furnace...........................—
Pipe—
Cast-iron, 6-inch, per net ton, New York___
Black steel, M-inch, per 100 feet, Pittsburgh.
Galvanized steel, %-inch, per 100 feet, mill___
Planes, jack, each, New York...............................
Plates, steel, tank, per pound, Pittsburgh...........
Bails, steel, open-hearth, per gross ton, mill..........
Rivets—
Large, H-inch up, per 100 pounds, Pitts
burgh or Cleveland......................................
Small, He-inch and smaller, per pound, Pitts
burgh........ ....................................................
Rods, wire, per gross ton, Pittsburgh-.................
Saws—
Cross-cut, 6-foot, each, Philadelphia_______
Hand, 26-inch, per dozen, Philadelphia_____
Scrap, steel, per gross ton, Chicago..................... .
Sheets, steel, per pound, mill—
Annealed, box, plain, No. 27..........................
Auto body. No. 20...........................................
Galvanized, No. 24..........................................
2Less than 0.01 per cent.
$2.750
.803
17.150
10,978
3,093
135
$3,947,888
27,115
2,254
2,795
46.61
.32
.03
.03
7.ZZ
.05
(J)
.01
3.000
3.000
2,017
2,017
10,298
10,508
.12
.12
.02
.02
1.992
1.996
36.019
.025
2.250
35.000
.155
19,653
101,344
3,394
1,187,442
17,823
2,593
284,774
28,220
214,957
122,321
28,265
23,805
171,465
25,739
.33
2.54
1.44
.33
.28
2.02
.30
.05
.39
.22
.05
.04
.31
.05
2.592
1.035
.151
4.217
2.539
30.000
177.000
.445
1.740
6,074
15,782
117,758
4,536
9,885
8,727
5,772
1,621
6,997
15,472
17,270
16,986
11,509
27,157
270,990
711,540
536
15,857
.18
.20
.20
.14
.32
3.20
8.40
.01
.19
.03
.03
.03
.02
.05
.50
1.30
(2)
.03
8.379
8.612
2.117
.350
.333
2.750
461
268
4,956
63,879
98,393
14,334
4,709
2,842
9,035
33,800
31,696
45,551
.06
.03
.11
.40
.37
.54
.01
.01
.02
.06
.06
.08
4.400
4.250
17,825
53,474
112,644
181,335
1.33
2.14
.21
.33
18.548
21.318
94.827
2,362
297
360
41,826
12,684
29,586
.49
.15
.35
.08
.02
.06
21.154
20.616
18.909
33.769
2,241
2,241
1,818
113
56,206
54,776
24,014
3,985
.66
.65
.28
.05
.10
.10
.04
.01
51.340
4.261
5.460
2.980
.019
43.000
1,937
25,319
11,161
766
9,826,808
2,766
99,908
76,980
56,779
1,693
167,611
120,486
1.18
.91
.67
.02
1.98
1.42
.18
.14
.10
(*)
.31
.22
2.549
5,760
14,033
.17
.03
.046
45.000
385,086
730
17,551
31,410
.21
.37
.03
.06
4.050
29.500
13.481
3,399
248
2,708
20,088
10,679
21,219
.24
.13
.25
.04
.02
.04
.032
.043
.040
5,799,127
2,066,886
2,721,735
185,592
55,369
95,588
2.19
.65
1.13
.34
.10
•18
103
QUANTITIES USED AS WEIGHTING FACTORS
T able 7.— Base 'price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price—Continued
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROUP 6.—METALS AND METAL PROD
UCTS—Continued
Iron and steel—Continued.
Skelp, grooved, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh....... .
Spikes (track equipment), H-inch and larger,
per 100 pounds, mill.......................................... .
D u i y s , S t e m , UU1U IU U U U , p o x p u u x i u , JL
Structural steel, per 100 pounds, mill...................
Temeplate, No. 8, I. C., per box (200 pounds),
mill......................................................................
Tie plates, steel, per 100 pounds, mill................. .
Tin plate, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh................ .
Vises, solid box, 50 pounds, each, New York.........
Wire fence—
Annealed, plain, per 100 pounds, Pittsburgh..
Barbed, galvanized, per 100 pounds, mill____
Galvanized, No. 9, per 100 pounds, Pitts
burgh.........................................................
Woven, per net ton, Pittsburgh........... ..........
Wood screws, 1-inch, per gross, New York..........
$1,900
13,401
$22,697
0.27
0.04
2.916
.037
1.958
3,714
1,119,876
90,970
10,884
39,530
148,868
.13
.47
1.76
.02
.07
.27
11.700
2.3 LI
5.500
5.057
1,224
8,803
37,976
1,557
12,285
18,272
182,589
9,402
.15
.22
2.16
.11
.02
.03
.33
.02
2.650
3.400
18,755
4,347
43,235
17,265
.51
.20
.08
.03
3.100
65.000
.155
5,185
451
74,306
14,514
41,041
12,572
.17
.48
.15
.03
.08
.02
2,931,61$
34.61
5.36
3,654
2,388,248
28.19
4.37
622
543,367
6.42
.99
343,827
26,751
62,300
2,651,469
1,585,996
55,821
818
1,091,036
62,956
3,397
24,062
304,473
119,199
11,218
10,234
12.88
.74
.04
.28
3.59
1.41
.13
.12
1.99
.11
.01
.04
.56
.22
.02
.02
Motor vehicles, f. o. b............................................
Passenger cars, weighted average price of Buick,
Cadillac, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, and Pack
ard....................................................... - .............. 675.790
Trucks, weighted average price of % to 3H tons
capacity, f. o. b ................................................. 1,104.405
Nonferrous metals................................................
Aluminum, per pound, New York—....... - .........
Antimony, per pound, New York______ ______
Babbitt metal, per pound, delivered--------------Copper, ingot, electrolytic, per pound, refinery.
Lead, pig, desilverized, per pound, New York__
Nickel, ingot, per pound, New York..................
Pipe, lead, per 100 pounds, New York......... ......
Quicksilver, domestic, per flask (76 pounds),
New York................................ —......... ..........
Rods, round, base sizes, per pound, mill—
Yellow brass, 5
/i to 2% inches_____________
Copper, drawn, 2H to 3 inches____________
Yellow brass, per pound, mill....................... .
Copper, hot rolled, per pound, New York...
Zinc, per 100 pound, Illinois.
Silver, bar, fine, per ounce, New York..
Solder,
uiuei* per
jfcsci |;uuuu|
pound, ucxivqiou
delivered..
o
.........
Tin, pig, per pound, New York.......................... .
Tubes, yellow brass, base sizes, per pound, m ill...
W ir e Yellow brass, No. 8, round, per pound, m ill...
Copper, No. 8, per pound, mill......................
Zinc, pig, slab, per pound, New York..................
.270
.159
.331
.138
.084
.350
9.916
91.952
35
2,564
.03
.168
.223
216,953
337,152
24,782
43,203
.29
.51
.05
.08
.190
.216
10.589
.624
.415
.653
.238
399,008
220,343
1,425
60,881
85,150
177,327
133,584
65,147
32,213
13,449
43,542
29,223
111,491
21,577
.77
.38
.16
.51
.35
1.32
.26
.12
.09
.02
.08
.05
.20
.04
.195
.162
.077
59,448
422,468
1,218,228
12,857
75,390
80,059
.15
.89
.95
.02
.14
.15
281,213
3.32
•52
152.412
10.525
12.932
12.374
416
713
1,617
1,590
74,529
11,988
23,925
21,927
.88
.14
.28
.26
.14
.02
.04
.04
.11
Plumbing and heating.........................................
Boilers—
Heating, New York........................................
Range, 30-gallon, galvanized, Chicago...........
Closets, water, without fittings, each, factory___
Lavatories, each, plant................ .........................
Radiation, steam or water, per square foot, New
York....................................................................
Sinks, 8-inch back, with apron and drainboard,
each, factory.......................................................
Tubs, each—
Bath, 5-foot, no fittings, factory.....................
Laundry, 2-part, cement, without trap,
Chicago.........................................................
2 Less than 0.01 per cent.
(*)
.286
152,831
67,984
.69
20.766
1,503
37,462
.44
.07
39.700
1,154
50,061
.59
.09
10.871
243
3,337
.04
.01
104
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
T able 7.— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price— Continued
Group and commodity
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROUP 7.—BUILDING MATERIALS— .
$4,454,884
100.00
6.34
Brick and tile.............................................................
Blocks, concrete, per unit, plant..........................
Bricks, per 1,000—
Common, building (composite price), plant..
Fire clay, straights, works.............................
Front, light-colored, New York.....................
Paving, 3 ^ -inch, St. Louis...........................
Sand-lime, plant..............................................
Silica, standard, car lots, plant......................
Tile—
Drain, per 1,000 feet, New York....................
Floor, unglazed, per square foot, factory.......
Hollow, building, per block, Chicago............
Roofing, cement, per square, Illinois..... .......
Wall, glazed, white, per square foot, New
York.......................................................... .
.54
.70
.04
Cement, Portland, per barrel (composite price),
plant.........................................................................
L u m b er.......................................................................
Lath, per 1,000, mill—
Douglas fir, No. 1__...................................... .
Pine, yellow, No. 1........................................ .
Lumber, per 1,000 feet—
Cedar, red, bevel, siding, mill-------------------Chestnut, Cincinnati......................................
Cypress, shop, St. Louis.................................
Douglas fir, No. 1 common, sheating, m ill...
Douglas fir, No. 2 and better, drop siding,
mill...............................................................
Gum, plain sap, St. Louis..............................
Hemlock, northern, No. 1, Chicago...............
Maple, hard, No. 1, Chicago..........................
Oak, plain, white, No. 1 common, Cincinnati
P in e White, No. 2, Buffalo............................. .
Yellow, flooring, mill.................... ..........
Yellow, timbers, mill..............................
Ponderosa, No. 1 common, mill.............
Poplar, No. 1, Cincinnati......................................
Redwood, California, 4/4, New York______
Spruce, eastern, Boston................................. .
Shingles, per 1,000, mill—
Red cedar....................................................... .
Cypress......... ................................................
Paint and paint materials................................... .
Paint, prepared, per gallon—
Enamel, Chicago......................................... .
Inside, flat, house, all colors, New York___
Outside, house, white, gloss, Chicago..........
Porch and deck, all colors, Chicago............ .
Roof and barn, red, Chicago..... ................ .
Varnish, builders, floor, bulk, 5’s, Chicago..
Paint materials, New York—
Barytes, western, per ton......................... .
Butyl acetate, per pound..............................
Colors, per p o u n d Black—
Bone, powdered.............................. .
Carbon.............................................
Iron oxide, dry..................................
Lamp, velvet................................... .
Blue, Prussian....................................... .
Ethyl acetate, anhydrous, per pound..........
Green, chrome, per pound..
Gum, copal, manila, per pound..
Lead, red, dry, per pound..........
1 Less than 0.01 per cent.
$0.170
185,126
380,031
24,010
13.913
39.425
37.083
42.500
11.539
41.000
6,348
913
2,266
337
299
270
103,286
41,554
107,735
20,995
3,138
10,127
2.32
.93
2.42
.47
.07
.23
.19
.08
.20
.04
.01
.02
56.667
.350
.078
12.427
290
18,982
472,412
13,147
5,699
35,763
3,243
.30
.13
.80
.07
.02
.01
.06
.01
.400
36,116
11,334
.25
.02
1.744
171,926
1,358,705
30.50
2.48
260.803
.48
3.478
4.959
1,406
1,879
15,169
14,873
.34
.33
.03
.03
51.365
65.000
51. 750
16.483
307
269
571
6,424
19,467
21,385
41,974
101,071
.94
2.27
.04
.04
.08
.18
33.468
55.346
34.115
55.673
66.019
2,141
1,106
2,073
794
2,278
68,510
58,556
68,435
49,104
137,188
1.54
1.32
1.54
1.10
3.08
.12
.11
.12
.09
.25
50.039
45.109
27.835
40.962
55.404
72.000
33.014
1,335
4,143
6,905
3,043
379
528
548
77,410
221,486
227,746
121,494
20,167
39,744
24,926
1.74
4.97
5.11
2.73
.45
.89
.56
.14
.40
.42
.22
.04
.07
.05
2.724
5.825
2,971
5,125
24,618
5,382
.55
.12
.04
.01
634,869
14.25
1.16
2.514
2.000
2.208
2.166
.958
2.064
17,157
36,811
49,082
6.135
6.135
51,562
35,730
59,624
87,746
10,762
4,760
102.803
.80
1.34
1.97
.24
.11
2.31
.07
.11
.16
.02
.01
.19
34.000
.214
344
29,215
8.024
1,083
.18
.02
.01
(2)
.055
57,055
3,167
.07
.01
.041
.120
.324
.102
.278
.104
.117
282,436
131,400
10,198
4,391
56,939
15,328
37,519
74,140
12,627
5,412
1,517
1,251
2,082
3,311
3.024
8,979
.28
.12
.03
.03
.05
.07
.07
.20
.02
.01
(2)
(*)
(2)
.01
.01
.02
105
QUANTITIES USED AS WEIGHTING FACTORS
7 .— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price— Continued
T a b le
Base
price
?1GOA
average)
Group and commodity
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROU P 7.—BUILD ING M A TE R IA LS—Con.
P aint and paint m aterials—Continued.
Paint materials, New York—Continued.
Tipqd, whitA, in nil, pf>r pnnnri
, , .
Litharge, commercial, per pound__________
Lithopone, domestic, per pound___________
Oil, chinawood, per pound________________
Oil, linseed, raw, per pound_______________
Putty, commercial, per pound_____________
Bosin, B grade, per barrel_________________
Shellac, T. N., per pound_________________
Turpentine, southern, per gallon___________
Whiting, commercial, imported, per 100
pounds________________________________
Yellnw, nhrnTrift, dry, per pnnnd ______
Zinc oxide, leaded grades, per pound_______
P lum bing and heating. (See Metals and
rn^tal prndi^ts)
_
Boilers—
Heating_________________________________
Range___________________________________
Closets, water_______________________________
Lavatories___________________________________
Radiation_____________________ _____________
Sinks_______________________________________
Tubs—
Bath__.............................................................
Laundry________________________________
Structural steel. (See Metals and m etal prod
ucts)_________________________________________
Other building materials______________________
Asphalt, bulk, per ton, refinery_______________
Bars, reinforcing. (See Metals and metal prod
ucts) ______________________________________
Board, per 1,000 square feet, Chicago—
Plaster____ ________________________ . . . __
Wall, 48 inches wide______________________
Butts. (See Metals and metal products)______
Doors, white pine, 5 panel, No. 1, each, delivered.
Frames, per set, Chicago—
Door, white pine_________________________
Window, western pine____________________
Glass, plate, per square foot, New York—
3 to 5 square feet_____________________ ____
5 to 10 square feet_________________________
Glass, window, per 50 square feet, jobbers’
p rice Single A _________________________________
Single B _________________________________
Gravel, building, per ton (composite price),
plant_____________________________________
Knobs, door. (See Metals and metal products) _
Lime, building (composite price), per ton,
plant—
Common________________________________
Hydrated___________________________ . . . . .
Locks. (See Metals and metal products)______
Nails. (See Metals and metal products)____ __
P ip e Black steel. (See Metals and metal prod
ucts)
. . . Cast iron. (See Metals and metal products)
Galvanized. (See Metals and metal prod
ucts) __________________________________
Lead. (See Metals ami metal products)___
Sewer, per foot, delivered, New York....... .
2 Less than 0.01 per cent.
$0.152
.112
. 055
.136
.112
.040
12.416
.343
.930
300,438
145,095
387,251
104,664
764,701
100,667
4,456
40,127
36,270
$44,302
17,313
13,439
12,870
78,394
3,845
42,787
14,582
26,643
0.99
.39
.30
.29
1.76
.09
.96
.33
.60
0.08
.03
.02
.02
.14
.01
.08
.03
.05
.906
.173
.074
2,696
14,613
335,438
2,558
2,386
A 848
.06
.05
.54
.01
<*>
.04
281,213
6.31
(*)
74,529
11,988
23,925
21,927
57,984
37,462
1.67
.27
.54
.49
1.30
.84
50,061
3,337
1.12
.08
(4)
(4
(<)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
148,868
1,390,395
40,860
3.34
31.21
.92
28,220
.63
.07
.93
.61
1.46
.01
.08
(4)
.12
(<)
1.52
.07
12.000
5,281
15.680
42. 630
307
1,113
3.626
16,791
3,214
41,351
27,157
64,916
3.920
3.234
5.270
5.270
19,369
15.979
.44
.36
.03
.03
. 398
.478
66,717
66, 717
21,096
25,333
.47
.57
.04
.05
3.900
3.110
4.418
4.418
21,009
16,754
.47
.38
.04
.03
.941
80,666
54,386
33,800
1.22
.76
.10
(<)
8.984
9.984
1,979
1,441
10,870
10,673
31,696
45,551
.24
.24
.71
1.02
.02
.02
(4)
(<)
76.980
99,908
1.73
2.24
(<)
(*)
56,779
10,234
75,055
1.28
.23
1.60
(i)
(<)
.14
.383
189,597
4 Duplicated in Metals and metal products.
(*)
106
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
T able 7.—Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price—Continued
1926 value ex
price
(1926
average)
Group and commodity
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
G ROU P 7.—BU ILDING M A TE R IA LS—Con.
Other building materials—Continued.
Plaster, per ton, Chicago............................ .........
Rootling, prepared, per square, fa ctoryindividual shingles.........................................
Medium............... ...........................................
Slate surfaced..................................................
Strip shingles...................................................
Roofing, slate, sea green, per 100 square feet,
quarry.......................................... ......................
Sand, building, per ton, (composite price), plant.
Sash, window, 2 lights, white pine, each, deliv
ered.....................................................................
Sheets. (See Metals and metal products)—
Copper.............................................................
Zinc..................................................................
Stone, crushed, 1H inch, per cubic yard, New
Y ork...................................................................
Tar pine, kiln burned, per gallon, New York___
Terneplate. (See Metals and metal products).
Wire, copper. (See Metals and metal products)
Wooa screws. (See Metals and metal products).
$7.840
3,637
$29,949
0.67
0.05
5.750
1.705
2.165
5.171
5,950
19,643
15,596
6,727
34,319
31,651
34,636
.77
.71
.78
.75
.06
.06
.06
.06
14.000
.635
474
43,244
7,014
26,832
.16
.60
.01
.05
.784
34,000
29,045
.65
.05
32,213
13,449
.72
80,736
105,525
12,285
75,390
12,572
1.81
2.37
.28
1.69
967,209
100.00
573,075
59.25
.90
1,978
1,483
(2)
(2)
.01
.01
.01
.01
(2;
09
.01
.12
1.773
.319
52,423
438,261
GROU P 8.—CHEMICALS AND DRUGS—
Chemicals,..................................................................
Acid, New Y o r k Acetic, 28 per cent, per 100 pounds...............
Boric, per pound............................................
Carbonic, per pound......................................
Muriatic, 20°, per 100 pounds, works...........
Nitric, 42°, per 100 pounds, works................
Oleic, distilled, per pound.............................
Phosphoric, 50 per cent, TJ. S. P., per pound.
Salicylic, U. S. P., per pound.......................
Stearic, triple-pressed, per pound.................
fculphuric, 66°, per ton, works......................
Alcohol, nonpotable, per gallon—
Denatured, works...................... ...................
Refined, New York.......................................
Aluminum sulphate, commercial, per 100
pounds, works................................................... .
Ammonia, per pound, New Y o r k Anhydrous..................................................... .
Aqua, 26°.........................................................
Anilin oil, per pound, New York............ ..........
Arsenic, white, powdered, per pound, New York.
Baking powder, per pound—
1-pound can, New York.............................
10-pound can, Chicago.......... .....................
Benzene, per gallon, works...............................
Bleaching powder, per 100 pounds, works.......
Borax crystals, per ton, New York..................
Calcium compounds—
Acetate, per 100 pounds, New York..........
Arsenate, per pound, New Y ork ..............
Carbide, per pound, New York.....................
Chloride, solid, 73-75 percent, per ton, works
Coal-tar colors, per pound, New York—
Black, direct.................................................. .
Brown, sulphur............................................ .
Indigo, paste.................................................. .
Jet, nigrosine.................................................. .
Copperas, per ton, works......................................
Copper sulphate, per 100 pounds, New York___
Copra. (See Foods)............................ ............... .
Creosote oil, grade 1, per gallon, works............... .
* Less than 0.01 per cent.
.060
.930
6.410
.093
.073
.342
.163
14.635
.367
(*)
(*)
.15
.19
913
22,198
81,265
3,560
627
56,470
26,579
6,693
42,610
5,475
3,116
5,275
1,267
1,586
3,436
66,224
.20
.15
.34
.30
.32
.55
.13
.16
.36
6.85
101,315
6,517
25,582
3,623
2.64
.37
.05
.01
.01
1.400
6,631
7,841
.81
.131
.033
.164
.035
214,619
38,213
14,394
57,645
3,633
1,727
2,285
1,596
.38
.18
.24
.16
.356
.097
.242
2.000
97.115
104.045
104.045
29,030
7,860
4,873
5,084
5,009
3.00
.81
.50
.53
.52
.05
.01
.01
.01
.01
3.279
.073
.051
4,830
1,040
13,288
21.000
1,386
29,300
338,902
489
.50
.11
1.37
.31
.01
(2)
.02
.01
.344
.212
.140
.456
12. 423
4.700
22,857
26,540
43,765
15,166
60
716
.141
189,680
6,385
4,844
4,609
5,835
770
1,784
19,104
16,289
.50
.48
.60
.08
.18
1.98
1.68
.01
.01
.01
.01
(2)
(2)
(«)
.03
2,064
85
<Duplicated in Metals and metal products.
(2)
(2)
(2)
107
QUANTITIES USED AS WEIGHTING FACTORS
T able 7.—Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price—Continued
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROU P 8.—CHEM ICALS AND DRUGS—
Continued
Chem icals—Continued.
Formaldehyde, per pound, works........................
Logwood, extract, solid, per pound, New Y ork...
Napthalene, flake, per pound, New York...........
Pine oil, steam distilled, per gallon, New Y ork...
Potash, caustic, 88 to 92 per cent, per pound,
works................................................................. .
Quebracho extract, solid, 63 per cent, per pound,
New York...........................................................
Sal soda, per 100 pounds, works............................
Salt, per ton—
Cake, ground, works......................................
Granulated, Chicago..................................... .
Sodium compounds, per 100 pounds—
Ash, light, 58 per cent, works.........................
Bicarbonate, works.........................................
Caustic, works............................................... .
Silicate, 40°, works..........................................
Sulphide, 30 per cent, crystals, works............
Sulphur, crude, per ton, mines--------- ----------Tallow, packers, prime, per pound, Chicago.......
Toluene, pure, per gallon, works......................... .
Vegetable oil, per pound—
Coconut. (See Foods)...................................
Corn. (See Foods)....................... ............... .
Palm kernel, denatured, New York............. .
Palm, Niger, New York................................ .
Soybean. (See Foods).................................. .
Drugs and pharm aceuticals................................. .
Acid, per pound, New Y o r k Citric, domestic, crystals............................... .
Tartaric, crystals........................................... .
Alcohol, gram, per proof gallon, New York------Caffeine, contract, 1,000 pounds, per pound,
New York.............................................. ............
Camphor, Japanese, refined slabs, per pound,
New York...........................................................
Castor oil, medicinal, per pound, New York___
Chlorine, liquid, per 100 pounds, works...............
Chloroform, U. S. P., per pound, New York-----Cream of tartar, powdered, per pound, New
York.......................................... .........................
Epsom salts, U. S. P., per 100 pounds, New York.
Glycerine, C. P., per pound, New York.............
Iodine, resublimed, per pound. New York..........
Menthol, imported, per pound, New York_____
Opium, U. S. P., per pound, New Y o r k ...........
Peroxide of hydrogen, U. S. P., 4-ounce bottle,
per gross, New York..........................................
Phenol, U. S. P., per pound. New York............ .
Potassium iodide, per pound, New Y o r k ..........
Quinine sulphate, domestic, per ounce, New
York....................................................................
Soda, phosphate, commercial, per 100 pounds,
New York............................................. ...........
Strychnine, alkaloid, crystals, per ounce, New
York....................................................................
Zinc chloride, granular, per pound, New York...
Fertilizer materials—............................................... .
Ammonia, sulphate, per bulk ton, ex-vessel,
ports.. ................................................................
Bones, ground, per ton, Chicago..........................
Phosphate rock, Florida land pebble, per ton,
mines........................ .........................................
3 Less than 0.01 per cent.
$0,097
.108
.055
39,116
16,882
66,981
2,811
$2,038
2,431
3,351
1,045
0.21
.25
.35
.11
(*)
0.01
.01
(’)
.071
15,201
824
.C9
(a)
.052
1.012
208,898
1,173
11,215
1,376
1.16
.14
(’)
20.000
7.509
231
4,048
2,880
27,026
.30
2 79
.01
.05
1.430
1.900
3.200
.779
2.438
18. 212
.087
.350
32,946
2,617
13,063
10,961
805
2,257
414,901
14,426
60,195
5,108
36,762
5,663
1,404
31,670
33,717
1,362
6.22
.53
3.80
.59
.15
3.27
3.49
.14
.11
.01
.07
.01
(>)
.06
.06
00
.100
.080
56,518
210,864
45,075
13,347
2,704
10,720
2,739
4.66
1.38
.28
1.11
00
00
.01
.02
00
125,371
12.96
.23
.447
.293
4.855
8,914
8,334
10,463
3,205
2,533
54,114
.26
5.60
.01
.01
.10
3.325
431
632
.07
.740
.126
4.000
.300
7,199
62,807
2,350
3,027
4,850
5,291
3,620
508
.50
.55
.37
.05
.01
.01
.01
.214
2.474
.275
4.650
5.101
1,561
1,371
23,543
1,618
1,245
1,284
.16
.14
2.43
.17
.13
.13
.05
12.000
7,514
772
108,168
874
325
157
7. 712
.197
3.750
193
12,484
487
7,079
1,315
1,751
.73
.14
.18
8
(’)
(»)
.01
.431
3,472
1,745
.18
3.250
2,599
3,870
.40
.01
.585
.065
434
66,211
174
4,062
.02
.42
(’)
.01
145,045
15.00
.26
52. 558
21.519
706
80
25,767
4,323
2.66
.45
.05
.01
.140
3,923
11,428
1.18
.02
* Duplicated in Foods.
108
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
T able 7.— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price—Continued
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROU P 8.—CHEM ICALS AND DRUGS—
Continued
Fertilizer materials—Continued.
Potash, per ton, New York—
Kainit, 14 to 16 per cent____________ ______
Manure salts, 20 per cent.............. .................
Muriate, 80 to 85 per cent...............................
Sulphate, 90 to 95 per cent..............................
Soda, nitrate, 95 per cent, per 100 pounds, New
York....................................................................
Superphosphate, per ton, Baltimore.....................
Tankage, per ton, Chicago....................................
Fertilizer, mixed, per ton (composite price).........
Middle Atlantic.....................................................
Middle West..........................................................
New England. .......................................................
South Atlantic, 8-3-3............................................
South Atlantic, other.............................................
South Central and Southwest..............................
$8,293
11.782
35.121
46.058
100
375
319
83
$1,625
4,312
7,375
3,408
0.17
.45
.76
.35
(2)
0.01
.01
.01
2.550
9.592
34.608
11,419
2,483
346
57,223
25,189
4,395
5.92
2.60
.46
.10
.04
.01
32.497
27.817
38. 771
23.200
29.915
27.922
720
665
277
1,385
1,385
1,108
123,718
30,125
10,737
5,971
32,526
27,941
16,418
12.79
3.11
1.11
.62
3.36
2.89
1.70
.23
.06
.02
.01
.06
.05
.03
1,638,556
100.00
3.00
900,026
54.93
1.65
GROU P 9.—HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS
Furnishings___________________________________
Blankets—
Cotton, colored, per pair, Boston...................
Cotton warp, 3H pounds, per pair, factory—
Wool, 4 to 5 pounds, per pound, factory____
Carpets, per yard, factory—
Axmmster.........—......... ........... ......................
Brussels................................ ...... .....................
Wilton.................................. — ------ -----------Comforters, wool filled, sateen covered, each,
factory...............................................................
Cutlery, factory—
Carvers, 8-inch, per pair................. ...............
Knives and forks, per gross............................
Floor covering, factory:
Linoleum, per square y a r d inlaid, D gauge...................... - .................
Plain, B gauge...........................................
Felt base—
Printed, per square yard..........................
Rugs, 9 x 12 feet, each...............................
Irons, electric, each, factory—
Automatic........................................................
Nonautomatic........................................... ......
Ironers, electric, automatic, 30-inch roll on stand,
each, factory— ..................................................
Oilcloth, per piece, factory—
Shelf, 12-inch, 24-yard piece............................
Table, 5/4,12-yard piece..................................
Wall, 5/4, plain tints, 12-yard piece...............
Pails, galvanized-iron, 10-quart, per gross, fac
tory......................................................................
Pillow cases, 64 square, plain, 36 x 45 inches, per
dozen, mill...........................................................
Sewing machines, each (composite price), fac
tory—
Electric.............................................................
Treadle.............................................................
Shades, window, 36-inch, oil, per dozen, Chicago.
Sheets, bed, plain, 81 x 99 inches, per dozen, mill..
Stoves, cooking, each (composite price), factory—
Coal..................................................................
E lectric..........................................................
Gas...................................................................
Oil.....................................................................
3Less than 0.01 per cent.
1.235
2.450
1.349
18,969
7,026
10,754
24,889
9,832
9,989
1.52
.60
.61
.05
.02
.02
3.120
3. 064
5.072
36,225
7,782
13,481
106,829
34,225
72,428
6.52
2.09
4.42
.19
.06
.13
5.820
4,519
11,623
.71
.02
1.350
12. 500
1,501
486
1,287
3,600
.08
.22
CO
.01
.931
.923
24,015
25,872
20,705
30,156
1.26
1.84
.04
.06
. 290
7.053
57,120
4,641
13,677
16,045
.83
.98
.02
.03
4.594
3.150
973
1,945
4,116
5,645
.25
.34
.01
.01
83.300
48
3,749
.23
.01
1.264
2.480
3.024
2,045
4,362
1,238
2,130
8,913
3,396
.13
.54
.21
(*)
.02
.01
21.903
87
2,409
.15
(*)
3.166
943
2,754
.17
.01
77.550
49.120
7.100
13.363
316
400
5,874
226
37,807
24,069
22,081
2,806
2.31
1.47
1.35
.17
.07
.04
.04
.01
62.869
87.399
62.924
62.274
626
143
934
269
64,252
5,419
87,905
71,802
3.92
.33
5.37
4.38
.12
.01
.16
.13
109
QUANTITIES USED AS WEIGHTING FACTORS
7.— Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price— C o n t in u e d
T a b le
Group and commodity
GROUP 9.—HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS—
Continued
Furnishings—Continued.
Tablecloths, mercerized, colored border, 64 x 64
inches, each, mill____________ ______________
Tableware, factory—
Dinner sets—
100-piece, semivitreous, per set_________
104-piece, vitreous, per set........................
Nappies, glass, 4-inch, common, per dozen...
Pitchers, glass, H g allon, common, per dozen.
Plates, white, granite, 7-inch, per dozen------Teacups and saucers, white, granite, per
dozen.............................................................
Tumblers, glass, 8 to 10 ounce, per dozen___
Tubs, galvanized-iron, per dozen, factory............
Vacuum cleaners, electric, with attachments,
each delivered.....................................................
Washing machines, electric, 2-speed, 6-sheet ca
pacity, each, factory...........................................
Furniture (composite price), factory----------------Bedroom—
Beds, metal.................................................
Beds, wood....... ..............................................
Benches................... ........................................
Chairs.............................................- ................
Dressers and vanities......................................
Mattresses, 50-pound, layer felt......................
Springs, bed, coil.............................................
Dining room—
Buffets, chinas, and servers............................
Chairs, set of 6________________ __________
Tables............. ...... ...........- .............................
Kitchen—
Cabinets. ........................................... - ...........
Chairs, per dozen.......... . ................................
Refrigerators, electric__________ __________
Tables.................................... ..........................
Living room—
Chairs_______ ___________________________
Davenports.— ................................................
Tables...............................................................
Office—
Armchairs, side.................... - ..........................
Armchairs, swivel_____ ______________ ____
Desks, flat top......................... ........................
Desks, typewriter........................... _..............
GROUP 10.—MISCELLANEOUS-...........
Automobile tires and tubes (composite price),
each, factory .
_. . . ___ __________ . . . _______
Tires—
Balloon.............................................................
Cord.................................................................
Truck and b u s ........... ...................................
Tubes, inn er.........................................................
Cattle feed, per ton__________ _
_ __ _ _
Bran, Minneapolis. ...............................................
Meal, cottonseed, Memphis..................................
Meal, linseed, New York......................... ............
Middlings, standard, Minneapolis....... ...............
Paper and pulp. __ ______ _______ _. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boxboard, per ton, mill—
Chip.................................................................
Manila-lined c h ip ..________ _____________
85-pound test liner...........................................
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
Group
All
com
modi
ties
$1.213
2,655
$2,947
0.18
0.01
19.860
45.700
.200
2.142
.980
513
511
119,146
19,859
4,255
10,486
24,130
3,723
39,870
4,312
.64
1.47
.23
2.43
.26
.02
.04
.01
.07
.01
1.260
.183
6.550
4,255
119,102
523
5,523
8,391
4,336
.34
.51
.26
.01
.01
.01
48.510
1,234
56,951
3.48
.10
817
34,819
738,530
2.13
45.07
.06
1.35
(6)
(«)
(«)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
3,774
1,081
1,085
1,090
1,081
11,366
5,566
38,542
33,242
7,357
7,382
96,931
88,573
40,485
2.35
2.03
.45
.45
5.92
5.41
2.47
.07
.06
.01
.01
.18
.16
.07
(«)
(6)
(6)
980
980
983
28,865
48,172
25,856
1.76
2.94
1.58
.05
.09
.05
(«)
(6)
(«)
(6)
849
848
818
851
19,556
4,967
57,664
4,817
1.19
.30
3.52
.29
.04
.01
.10
.01
(6)
(6)
(6)
1,510
1,508
1,511
86,546
42,459
69,388
5.28
2.59
4.24
.16
.08
.13
(8)
(6)
(#)
(6)
508
702
277
122
4,707
9,416
17,688
5,917
.29
.57
1.08
.36
.01
.02
.03
.01
__________
5,048,711
100.00
9.23
1, 240,242
24.56
2.27
564,088
243,542
53,501
379, 111
189,980
52,424
51,603
32,743
53,210
950,957
11.17
4.82
1.06
7.51
3.70
1.04
1.02
.65
1.05
18; 84
1.03
.45
.10
.69
.35
.10
.09
.06
.10
1.74
40,139
50,334
63,075
.80
1.00
1.25
.08
.09
.12
83.300
22.022
9.508
61.214
6.632
49,554
16,518
606
72,449
23.084
28.542
47.731
23.430
3,282
2,582
761
3,282
39.008
48.916
61.298
1,375
1,375
1,375
6 Owing to changing patterns monthlyprices not strictly comparable.
140005°— 33------ 8
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
110
WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1931
T able 7 . — Base price, quantity used as weight, estimated value in exchange, and rel
ative importance of commodities included in weighted index number of wholesale
price— Continued
Group and commodity
Base
price
(1926
average)
Quantity
used as
weight
(000
omitted)
1926 esti
mated
value in
exchange
(000
omitted)
1926 value ex
pressed as
percentage of
aggregate value
of—
Group
All
com
modi
ties
GROUP 10.—MISCELLANEOUS—Continued
Paper and pulp—Continued.
Paper, mill—
Book, per 100 pounds.............................. ........
Newsprint rolls, contract, per ton, New
York basis, destination.................... ..........
Tissue, white, No. 1, per ream...................._
Wrapping, manila, No. 1, jute, per 100
pounds..........................................................
Wood pulp, domestic, mill—
Chemical—
Sulphate, per pound..........................—
Sulphite, news grade, unbleached, per 100
pounds................................... - ..............
Mechanical, No. 1, per ton__.........................
Soda, bleached, per 100 pounds......................
Rubber, crude, per pound, New York..................
Amber, No. 3..........................................................
Latex crfipe, first............................. - .....................
Plantation, ribbed, smoked sheets........................
Other miscellaneous_____________________ _____
Barrels, wooden, 50-gallon tierce, each, Chicago. _
Batteries, each—
Radio A, dry, delivered................................
Storage, auto, factory..................... ................
Caskets, adult size, each, destination (composite
price)—
Metal...............................................................
Wood, covered................................................
Cigar boxes, wood, cedar veneer, per 100, factory.
Matches, factory—
Regular (composite price), per case...............
Safety, per gross..............................................
Mirrors, plate-glass, beveled, 12 x 24 inches, each,
Chicago...... ........................................................
Oil, cylinder, per gallon, refinery—
Oklahoma.........................................................
Pennsylvania...................................................
Oil, neutral, per gallon, refinery—
Gulf coastal.....................................................
Pennsylvania...................................................
Pipe covering, asbestos, 1-inch, per foot, Chicago.
Rubber heels, per dozen, delivered (composite
price)—
Men’s...............................................................
Women’s..........................................................
Rubber hose, garden, ^i-inch, per foot, delivered.
Shipping cases, pine, adult size, each, delivered. .
Soap—
Chips, per pound, New York.........................
Laundry, per 100 cakes—
Cincinnati............... ................................
Philadelphia..............................................
Powder, laundry, per pound, New York.......
Toilet, per 100 cakes, New York....................
Starch, laundry, per pound, New York...............
Tobacco products—
Cigarettes, per 1,000, list price (composite
price), destination........................................
Cigars, per 1,000, list price (composite price),
destination....................................................
Plug, per pound, New York....... ..................
Smoking, 1-ounce bags, per gross, New York.
Snuff, per case of H-gross cans, delivered......
Wax, paraffin, crude, white, barrels, per pound,
Oklahoma............................................................
$6.250
28,341
$160,488
3.18
0.29
71.800
.800
3,669
62,716
198,087
38,823
3.92
.77
.36
.07
11.030
31,523
279,574
5.54
.51
3.121
10,261
23,469
.46
.04
2.865
30.817
3.854
29,758
294
2,499
66,572
18,552
11,844
1.32
.37
.23
.12
.04
.02
.452
.494
.487
115,828
115,828
926,622
356,630
33,288
36,412
286,930
7.06
.66
.72
5.68
.65
.06
.07
.52
2.258
17,727
2,310,903
44,168
45.78
.88
4.22
.08
.280
9.016
686,079
11,875
105,400
93,108
2.09
1.84
.19
.17
96.900
53.242
11.760
143
958
962
10,950
42,966
16, 111
.22
.85
.32
.02
.08
.03
4.441
.800
5,685
11,534
26,527
3,818
.53
.08
.05
.01
1.960
17,890
38,808
.77
.07
.180
.264
365,988
365,988
56,422
82,814
1.12
1.64
.10
.15
.129
.280
.068
365 988
365,988
987,434
40 310
87,704
48,881
.80
1.74
.97
.07
.16
.09
1.474
.934
.082
7.600
12,731
12,731
125,653
650
19,396
12,282
10,544
4,172
.38
.24
.21
.08
.04
.02
.02
.01
.105
380,570
28,658
.57
.05
4.469
4.851
.105
4.750
.058
18,266
18,266
494,997
14,072
775,107
65,306
70,893
56,282
55,841
51,220
1.29
1.40
1.11
1.11
1.01
.12
.13
.10
.10
.09
5.660
111,111
421,627
8.35
.77
52.808
.696
8.320
5.292
7,869
101,831
25,973
6,028
453,196
80,825
223,109
30,233
8.98
1.60
4.42
.60
.83
.15
.41
.06
.048
699,971
29,331
.58
.05
111
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1720 TO 1889
Appendix
Wholesale Prices, 1720 to 1889, Inclusive1
By G. F.
W a r r e n and
F. A.
P earson
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of
Labor has prepared a comprehensive monthly index number of whole
sale commodity prices for the period since 1890.
Despite the pioneer work of Juergen, Snider, Cole, Mitchell, Snyder,
Hansen,2 Roelse, the Aldrich committee, and others, no consistent
series of monthly index numbers of wholesale prices covering the last
century were previously available.
The aim of this study is to prepare a comprehensive monthly index
to correspond with the present index numbers of the United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics. The index numbers previous to 1797
were prepared by Dr. H. M . Stoker; those since that date by the
writers.
Most of the prices are based on quotations at New York City.
Prices of 12 commodities were included in the index numbers for 1720;
15 in 1750; 19 in 1770; and 71 in 1787. The number of price series for
other representative years is shown in the following table:
Number of price series used in each group in designated years
Group
1790
1800
1810
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
1870
1880
Farm products..............................
Foods.............................................
Hides and leather______________
Textiles...... ......... .........................
Fuel and lighting...........................
Metals and metal products...........
Building materials........................
Chemicals and drugs....................
House-furnishing goods.................
Spirits.............................................
Miscellaneous................................
7
24
19
38
1
14
6
11
17
5
25
49
2
16
6
12
19
5
25
49
2
16
6
12
19
5
24
33
2
12
5
15
17
4
6
12
8
6
8
8
8
8
7
4
24
31
2
13
7
18
20
5
5
7
4
23
30
2
14
7
20
20
5
6
7
5
24
35
2
14
7
16
20
5
7
7
5
24
36
2
18
8
16
21
5
10
8
5
24
36
2
18
8
16
21
5
10
8
5
23
36
2
18
8
16
21
5
10
1
5
Total.....................................
Duplications 1_________________
71
125
9
150
9
150
9
123
10
136
8
139
5
142
7
153
7
153
7
145
7
Net total..............................
71
116
141
141
113
128
134
135
146
146
138
4
9
9
1889
i The reason for duplicates is that, following the Bureau of Labor Statistics method, some farm products
that are ready to eat are also included as food; also, some textiles are included in house-furnishing goods, and
some metals with building materials.
The commodities in each group were weighted in accordance with
their importance at the time. Index numbers are given for the 10
groups used by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics: Farm
products, foods, hides and leather, textiles, fuel and lighting, metals
and metal products, building materials, chemicals and drugs, housefurnishing goods, and miscellaneous. In addition a separate group for
spirits was constructed. The all-commodities index is based on vary
ing group weights giving an increased weight to farm products, foods,
i Warren, G. F., and Pearson, F. A., Wholesale Prices for 136 Years, unpublished manuscript, Cornell
University, 1932; and Stoker, H. M., A Monthly Index Number of Wholesale Prices at New York City,
1720-1800, unpublished manusciript, Cornell University, 1932. To be published later as bulletins of Cornell
University Agricultural Experiment Station.
* See Appendix F (pp. 236-248), U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bui. No. 367, for discussion of index of
wholesale prices from 1800 to 1840, as compiled by Prof. Alvin H. Hansen, University of Minnesota.
112
APPENDIX
hides and leather, and spirits in the earlier years, while reduced groupweights were given to the other groups.
From November, 1786 to 1797, the all-commodity index was based
on 7 groups with 71 commodities. Prior to November, 1786, the
number of commodities varied from 8 to 19 and it was not deemed
feasible to construct group indexes. The weights of individual
commodities were varied from time to time.
Because of limitations of space, only the all-commodities index can
be shown here. The following table gives this index by months
from January, 1720, to December, 1889, inclusive.
This series of indexes, when combined with the regular series of
index numbers of wholesale commodity prices compiled by the
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics since 1890, gives a complete
series of wholesale price indexes from 1720 to 1931, inclusive.
Index numbers of wholesale prices of all commodities by months from 1720 to 1889,
inclusive
[1926=100.0]
Yepr
1720_______________
1721
___________
1722...........................
1723 ______________
1724 ______________
1725 ______________
1726 ...... ...................
1727........ ...................
1728_______________
1729............................
1730 - ........................
1731............................
1732............................
1733............................
1734 ......... ................
1735............................
1736_______________
1737_______________
1738________ _______
1739 ______________
1740_______________
1741_______________
1742............................
1743_______________
1744_______________
1745_______________
1746_______________
1747_______________
1748_______________
1749_______________
1750________ _______
1751_______________
1752_______________
1753_______________
1754_______________
1755_______________
1756_______________
1757........... ................
1758_______________
1759_______________
1760_______________
1761_______________
1762_______________
1763_______________
1764_______________
1765_______________
1766_______________
1767_______________
.1768_______________
1769_______________
1770_______________
1771_______________
1772_______________
1773_______________
Jan.
39
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year
39
41
34
39
37
41
37
32
36
36
35
37
31
36
30
37
37
39
35
34
31
37
43
33
34
39
41
41
36
35
31
32
30
33
36
36
28
52
43
44
46
46
45
45
45
43
46
54
59
57
57
64
54
49
51
50
51
52
53
49
58
61
39
35
34
34
29
34
30
51
39
43
46
46
43
43
45
41
45
54
54
58
56
63
54
52
52
51
51
53
53
49
61
61
51
38
45
43
44
42
43
44
41
45
54
53
54
56
57
50
46
51
51
50
52
52
50
58
61
50
38
42
43
45
42
45
46
42
46
54
53
53
54
55
49
47
50
51
51
52
51
52
60
59
48
38
43
44
44
43
43
46
44
46
53
53
51
58
52
50
49
49
53
48
53
51
52
62
58
46
39
43
46
44
43
44
46
45
46
53
52
53
58
54
49
49
49
55
49
52
53
55
62
56
51
45
41
45
46
44
45
45
46
46
46
53
54
50
57
52
40
50
48
55
50
52
53
57
63
55
51
42
42
46
46
45
46
46
46
47
49
55
53
49
63
51
50
50
48
52
50
52
52
58
63
58
51
40
43
46
46
44
45
48
48
47
49
58
54
49
64
51
51
50
50
53
51
52
54
57
61
55
51
43
44
45
46
44
48
47
47
48
50
54
55
53
66
51
51
50
50
53
53
55
54
58
65
55
52
45
45
46
48
45
46
48
44
47
52
55
58
54
66
51
51
50
51
52
53
53
54
55
60
55
53
44
44
46
44
44
44
45
43
47
53
54
56
53
59
50
48
52
52
52
52
53
53
57
63
53
47
41
44
45
45
44
45
45
45
48
54
54
53
60
54
51
50
50
52
51
53
53
54
61
57
WHOLESALE PRICES, 1720 TO 1889
wholesale prices of all commodities by months from
inclusive— Continued
[1926=*m o ]
Jan.
1774.
1775.
1776.
1777.
1778.
1779.
1780.
1781.
1782.
1783.
1784.
1785.
1786.
1787.
1788.
1789.
1790.
1791.
1792.
1793.
1794.
1795.
1796.
1797.
1798.
1799.
1800.
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.
1826.
1827.
1828.
1829.
1830.
1831.
1832.
1833.
1834.
1835.
1836.
1837.
1838.
1839.
1840.
1841.
1842.
1843.
1844.
1845.
1846.
1847.
1848.
1849
1850.
1851.
1852.
1853.
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug% Sept. Oct. Nov.
ar
53
52
51
74
83
113
159
148
148
54
51
51
85
87
159
159
148
148
54
49
53
85
87
159
159
148
53
49
56
85
87
159
159
148
52
49
58
85
87
159
159
148
53
49
62
85
87
159.
159
148
53
51
63
85
87
159
159
148
52
52
63
85
87
159
148
148
50
53
63
85
114
159
148
148
52
54
63
85
113
159
148
148
52
54
63
85
113
159
148
148
52
51
59
84
96
155
154
148
66
61
66
66
61
66
65
61
65
64
60
64
64
59
63
64
59
63
62
58
60
61
58
60
62
62
59
61
65
58
61
65
58
’ 63
61
62
59
59
59
59
60
58
58
62
57
58
63
57
58
63
57
61
63
58
60
62
57
59
62
58
59
63
58
60
62
59
59
61
59
'59
61
58
73
85
96
96
87
85
87
96
87
77
84
96
94
90
85
85
88
90
87
103
128
132
110
104
102
97
78
69
75
71
67
66
71
68
67
70
62
62
69
66
63
63
73
84
77
80
68
64
61
52
52
54
61
58
59
57
57
59
57
06
73
84
98
97
85
84
85
97
83
77
84
97
94
91
81
86
89
87
88
104
126
127
109
106
103
94
77
68
74
71
67
67
70
68
66
69
62
63
67
64
63
64
74
88
75
81
68
64
60
51
53
54
60
61
58
57
58
59
58
66
67
74
70
84
86
104
103
93
90
84
84
84
84
85
84
99
99
81
80
78
78
85
84
99
99
92
91
90
89
79
77
92
91
88
88
87
87
86
88
104
108
125
125
114
120
104
108
107 * 107
102
98
92
89
75
73
67
67
74
74
71
70
66
66
67
70
69
68
68
67
65
65
68
68
62
61
64
65
64
67
64
64
62
61
65
67
77
79
82
87
74
74
81
81
66
67
62
63
59
57
50
51
53
53
56
57
59
58
63
63
58
58
56
57
57
58
59
58
59
59
65
66
69
72
90
104
91
83
84
85
100
79
78
82
97
91
90
77
91
89
87
83
109
123
112
102
107
97
86
74
68
73
70
66
72
67
67
64
66
62
65
64
64
60
68
78
76
75
80
65
62
57
51
53
57
57
64
57
55
57
57
59
64
69
70
74
72
95
93
103
101
89
88
82
82
86
85
88
87
101
102
80
80
79
81
84
83
96
98
93
90
89
90
77
77
90
89
91
89
85
85
85
88
108 109
122 122
112
113
102
103
106 102
99
98
85
83
72
71
68
68
73
72
71
71
67
67
73
73
69
68
66
66
65
65
64
66
62
62
64
63
63
63
64
64
60
60
71
70
75
76
76
77
73
73
76
78
64
63
62
61
55
56
52 • 52
52
53
56
56
54
55
62
65
54
55
55
54
57
58
56
56
60
59
63
63
72
74
94
98
87
82
86
89
100
80
84
85
94
93
88
77
88
90
86
91
110
121
113
102
105
101
82
73
71
71
71
67
72
67
66
65
63
63
63
63
65
61
71
76
76
74
74
64
63
54
52
53
57
53
60
54
56
57
55
61
65
72
75
93
98
87
82
87
91
99
79
84
88
95
93
88
78
89
92
85
93
112
121
114
101
101
100
81
73
72
71
70
67
72
67
66
66
63
64
64
64
66
62
70
79
74
75
74
65
65
53
53
53
58
53
61
56
57
57
55
62
67
71
76
93
101
85
83
88
* 92
95
79
84
89
95
91
88
78
87
91
86
94
117
125
114
99
99
103
82
70
73
71
70
68
72
67
66
68
63
63
65
64
66
62
69
82
74
79
73
64
64
52
52
52
58
56
60
56
56
58
55
62
69
70
76
92
98
87
83
89
92
93
77
82
92
96
89
87
80
88
91
85
97
122
128
115
100
99
102
80
68
74
72
68
68
71
67
66
68
63
62
66
65
66
62
70
84
75
78
71
64
63
51
53
53
60
57
61
54
56
58
55
64
70
’ 74
90
100
90
83
86
88
98
80
81
86
96
92
89
79
89
90
86
90
111
L25
116
104
L04
LOO
85
73
70
73
70
67
70
68
67
66
65
62
64
65
65
62
68
78
79
76
77
65
63
56
52
53
57
57
62
56
56
57
57
61
66
APPENDIX
wholesale prices of all commodities by months from
inclusive— Continued
[1926=100.0]
Jan.
72
74
74
76
64
65
64
63
67
86
105
153
124
115
107
106
98
90
91
93
89
83
78
79
67
60
72
68
73
72
66
60
58
58
60
58
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct.
77
73
74
77
64
67
64
62
68
94
107
149
121
114
108
107
95
92
91
95
89
83
78
76
66
60
72
69
74
73
67
60
58
58
60
57
75
75
73
78
65
68
64
61
67
97
110
141
118
113
112
105
92
93
93
95
89
83
78
74
64
60
73
69
74
72
66
59
57
58
75
76
72
78
65
67
63
61
67
94
115
122
114
114
113
103
92
91
94
95
88
83
77
75
64
59
70
69
75
72
65
60
56
58
59
56
75
78
70
7S
64
66
75
78
68
78
63
67
62
58
64
64
60
65
89
119
116
117
115
111
130
109
118
109
108
102
101
93
88
94
93
87
82
75
77
62
75
71
64
58
55
58
58
55
86
92
87
93
90
85
80
72
73
60
58
76
68
63
57
54
57
58
55
73
75
70
78
63
65
63
57
67
87
150
110
119
108
107
101
93
87
92
91
85
80
72
73
61
76
67
63
57
55
57
58
55
74
74
71
79
64
63
63
58
72
87
154
115
120
115
108
105
92
86
93
90
85
81
73
70
62
59
67
71
76
67
63
57
55
57
58
55
75
75
70
78
65
62
63
59
73
84
154
122
119
108
107
104
92
87
94
91
85
80
74
70
61
61
67
73
74
72
75
72
73
65
62
64
61
76
92
141
130
66
66
62
57
55
57
58
55
122
109
105
102
91
89
92
88
84
80
75
70
61
64
67
74
74
62
57
55
57
59
56
>ar
74
75
71
76
64
65
63
60
n
91
L32
L27
L19
Lll
L08
104
92
89
93
91
86
81
76
73
62
61
69
70
74
69
64
58
56
58
59
56
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