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═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1911. │1912. │1913. │1914. │1915. │1916. │1917. │1918. │1919. │1920. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ January │ .259│ .378│ .236│ .280│ .220│ .352│ .583│ .486│ .487│ February │ .259│ .393│ .234│ .280│ .218│ .365│ .492│ .486│ .471│ March │ .259│ .422│ .228│ .277│ .212│ .363│ .769│ .380│ .443│ April │ .275│ .468│ .226│ .272│ .222│ .332│ .878│ .334│ .471│ May │ .313│ .438│ .237│ .290│ .230│ .363│ .912│ .334│ .502│ June │ .427│ .438│ .269│ .341│ .256│ .433│ .948│ .442│ .580│ July │ .510│ .329│ .285│ .401│ .220│ .347│ .637│ .593│ .730│ August │ .420│ .287│ .282│ .287│ .212│ .365│ .534│ .593│ .761│ September│ .357│ .246│ .285│ .271│ .204│ .417│ .445│ .593│ .655│ October │ .311│ .235│ .274│ .230│ .243│ .427│ .461│ .534│ .580│ November │ .318│ .232│ .277│ .214│ .251│ .513│ .474│ .502│ .593│ December │ .339│ .259│ .275│ .217│ .275│ .513│ .461│ .487│ │ ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Feb. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Mar. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Apr. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── May │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── June │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── July │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Aug. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Sep. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Oct. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Nov. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Dec. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Totals │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

PACKERS’ CHICAGO HAM PRICES.[16]

(No. 1 Reg., Smoked, 16 pounds.)

(Per hundredweight)

═════════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═══════ │1910.│1911.│1912.│1913.│1914.│1915.│1916.│1917.│1918.│1919.│Ten-yr. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ av. ─────────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────── │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ January │14.80│13.70│12.70│15.20│15.30│14.70│16.20│19.70│30.00│37.00│ 18.93 February │15.60│13.70│12.70│15.50│15.30│13.70│16.20│20.50│30.50│34.00│ 18.77 March │17.60│12.00│13.30│15.80│15.20│13.30│17.30│22.50│30.50│35.50│ 19.30 April │17.60│11.90│13.40│16.50│14.80│13.00│18.00│25.00│31.50│37.50│ 19.92 May │16.80│13.50│13.40│17.00│14.80│14.00│18.20│25.30│31.50│38.50│ 20.30 June │17.20│14.50│13.40│17.60│16.60│14.70│17.70│25.30│30.00│38.50│ 20.55 July │17.20│15.30│13.50│17.80│16.60│14.70│17.70│25.30│31.00│39.00│ 20.91 August │15.60│15.30│14.50│17.80│18.20│14.10│18.50│24.50│33.25│39.00│ 21.07 September│15.40│15.00│14.70│17.00│18.30│14.10│18.70│26.30│33.25│37.00│ 20.97 October │15.20│14.00│15.40│16.00│16.30│15.70│19.30│28.30│34.50│33.50│ 20.82 November │14.30│13.00│15.20│15.10│15.00│15.70│19.40│28.00│37.00│29.25│ 20.19 December │13.70│13.00│15.20│15.10│15.00│15.70│19.60│28.00│37.50│29.25│ 20.20 ─────────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────── Yearly │15.92│13.74│13.95│16.37│15.95│14.45│18.07│24.89│32.54│35.66│ 20.15 aver. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴───────

PACKERS’ CHICAGO BACON PRICES.[17]

(No. 1 Bacon, smoked, 10–12 pounds.)

(Per hundredweight)

═════════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═══════ │1910.│1911.│1912.│1913.│1914.│1915.│1916.│1917.│1918.│1919.│Ten-yr. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ av. ─────────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────── │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ January │16.30│17.00│12.50│16.30│16.20│17.20│15.40│21.00│36.50│44.00│ 21.24 February │17.00│16.40│12.50│17.00│17.00│16.30│16.40│23.50│37.00│38.50│ 21.16 March │20.20│15.40│14.20│17.50│17.20│15.30│18.50│26.40│38.50│40.00│ 22.32 April │20.10│15.30│14.70│17.80│17.20│15.00│19.70│30.60│39.50│40.00│ 22.99 May │20.00│15.30│14.70│18.70│17.20│15.60│19.70│33.30│39.25│41.50│ 23.52 June │21.50│15.30│14.80│18.70│17.70│16.60│19.10│33.30│39.00│41.50│ 23.75 July │21.50│15.30│14.80│18.70│18.60│16.60│19.00│31.20│39.00│41.00│ 23.57 August │19.70│15.50│15.70│18.70│20.40│16.20│19.00│33.50│42.50│41.00│ 24.22 September│20.80│15.50│16.30│17.60│20.40│17.00│19.10│35.70│42.50│37.50│ 24.24 October │20.80│14.20│17.50│17.20│20.30│17.70│19.10│36.70│45.50│35.50│ 24.45 November │20.80│13.70│17.50│17.00│19.70│17.70│19.10│35.50│47.00│33.00│ 24.10 December │18.00│13.40│17.00│17.10│19.00│16.70│19.00│35.40│47.50│33.00│ 23.61 ─────────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────── Yearly │19.72│15.19│15.19│17.69│18.41│16.49│18.59│31.34│41.15│38.87│ 23.26 aver. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴───────

PRICES OF COTTONSEED MEAL AT MEMPHIS.

(Per ton, in car lots)

═════════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═════╤═══════ │1908.│1909.│1910.│1911.│1912.│1913.│1914.│1915.│1916.│1917.│ 1918. ─────────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────── │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ January │22.50│23.50│29.63│24.13│24.25│25.38│26.50│24.25│32.75│37.50│ 46.50 February │22.50│23.63│29.50│23.25│25.13│24.88│26.13│27.25│29.00│36.25│ 46.50 March │22.63│24.25│28.50│23.38│26.00│25.13│26.75│26.88│28.38│35.75│ 46.50 April │23.25│26.25│28.00│23.88│27.25│26.75│27.75│26.88│28.87│38.00│ 46.50 May │23.38│27.50│27.13│23.88│28.00│28.00│27.75│25.75│28.12│40.50│ 46.50 June │23.75│28.50│27.13│24.50│27.00│28.75│27.50│25.00│26.75│40.50│ 46.50 July │24.00│29.00│26.50│25.38│26.75│30.63│27.25│25.63│26.75│42.00│ 46.50 August │24.50│28.25│26.00│26.50│26.75│31.75│28.00│25.75│28.75│44.00│ 46.50 September│24.00│27.50│25.75│25.00│25.00│27.25│23.75│27.13│30.75│42.00│ 46.50 October │23.75│27.38│25.25│24.63│24.38│27.13│22.75│30.75│35.25│44.00│ 46.50 November │23.63│28.50│24.38│24.63│24.63│27.38│22.38│32.00│39.25│47.00│ December │23.63│28.50│24.38│24.38│25.75│27.25│23.75│33.75│39.00│46.50│ ─────────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴───────

Previous to February, 1916, the price is for 41 per cent protein meal. From February, 1916, to November, 1917, the price is for 38.5 per cent protein meal, and from December, 1917, on, the price is the government fixed price for 36 per cent protein meal. Quotations are averages of high and low for month, taken from the News-Scimitar of Memphis.

AVERAGE PRICES OF MILL-FEEDS, 1908–1915.

(Per ton)

═════════╤══════════╤══════════════╤══════════════╤══════════════╤══════════════╤══════════════ │41 per ct.│ Cottonseed │ Oil meal at │Hominy feed at│ Bran at │ Brown │ protein │ meal at │Milwaukee.[18]│Milwaukee.[18]│Milwaukee.[18]│ middlings at │cottonseed│Milwaukee.[18]│ │ │ │Milwaukee.[18] │ meal at │ │ │ │ │ │ Memphis. │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼────────────── January │ $25.00│ $29.76│ $33.42│ $26.06│ $23.20│ $23.31 February │ 25.28│ 29.44│ 33.60│ 25.50│ 23.39│ 23.14 March │ 25.44│ 29.14│ 32.15│ 24.61│ 23.32│ 23.09 April │ 26.25│ 29.49│ 31.05│ 24.52│ 22.88│ 23.08 May │ 26.42│ 30.90│ 30.64│ 24.93│ 22.37│ 23.25 June │ 26.52│ 29.54│ 30.67│ 25.20│ 20.57│ 22.68 July │ 26.95│ 30.05│ 31.77│ 25.41│ 20.66│ 23.20 August │ 27.19│ 29.74│ 32.86│ 26.75│ 21.45│ 23.96 September│ 25.67│ 29.19│ 33.33│ 27.46│ 21.24│ 22.96 October │ 25.75│ 29.82│ 32.62│ 25.81│ 20.58│ 22.11 November │ 25.94│ 30.05│ 33.09│ 24.52│ 21.81│ 21.43 December │ 26.42│ 30.20│ 33.31│ 25.46│ 21.68│ 21.80 ─────────┼──────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼────────────── Yearly │ 26.06│ 29.74│ 32.38│ 25.53│ 21.93│ 22.83 aver. │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┴──────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────

BRAN AT MINNEAPOLIS.

(Per ton)

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1906. │1907. │1908. │1909. │1910. │1911. │1912. │1913. │1914. │1915. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │$15.38│$17.63│$21.25│$20.38│$22.50│$21.63│$23.88│$19.00│$21.50│$22.50 Feb. │ 15.25│ 18.68│ 21.50│ 22.13│ 22.00│ 20.75│ 25.00│ 18.25│ 22.38│ 22.25 Mar. │ 14.88│ 18.88│ 22.63│ 22.13│ 20.25│ 20.63│ 24.50│ 16.50│ 24.00│ 20.63 Apr. │ 16.13│ 17.88│ 22.50│ 22.50│ 18.38│ 21.75│ 24.38│ 15.88│ 23.25│ 21.63 May │ 16.25│ 18.25│ 22.75│ 23.75│ 17.38│ 20.63│ 22.75│ 16.63│ 21.63│ 19.75 June │ 15.38│ 17.88│ 20.63│ 21.63│ 16.25│ 19.00│ 20.25│ 16.75│ 19.75│ 19.75 July │ 14.13│ 17.38│ 20.00│ 20.25│ 18.75│ 19.25│ 20.00│ 16.50│ 18.50│ 20.38 Aug. │ 13.63│ 19.13│ 19.88│ 19.13│ 19.13│ 20.13│ 19.00│ 19.25│ 21.13│ 19.63 Sep. │ 14.88│ 21.50│ 19.88│ 19.13│ 18.13│ 20.75│ 19.00│ 20.63│ 20.50│ 18.13 Oct. │ 16.38│ 23.25│ 19.50│ 18.88│ 17.38│ 21.38│ 18.63│ 19.13│ 18.88│ 17.75 Nov. │ 17.88│ 21.00│ 19.50│ 19.25│ 18.88│ 21.88│ 17.75│ 19.50│ 20.63│ 18.25 Dec. │ 17.80│ 20.38│ 19.50│ 20.63│ 20.25│ 22.33│ 18.25│ 20.25│ 20.88│ 18.50 ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1916. │1917. │1918. │1919. │1920. │1921. │1922. │1923. │1924. │1925. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │$19.13│$28.50│$34.00│$45.25│ │ │ │ │ │ Feb. │ 19.25│ 32.00│ 36.25│ 38.50│ │ │ │ │ │ Mar. │ 17.63│ 35.00│ 36.00│ 37.20│ │ │ │ │ │ Apr. │ 18.25│ 38.25│ 33.25│ 38.00│ │ │ │ │ │ May │ 18.63│ 36.50│ 31.38│ 36.00│ │ │ │ │ │ June │ 18.13│ 25.50│ 31.38│ 34.25│ │ │ │ │ │ July │ 17.88│ 33.25│ 29.23│ 39.75│ │ │ │ │ │ Aug. │ 19.88│ 31.75│ 29.73│ 41.25│ │ │ │ │ │ Sep. │ 21.50│ 29.50│ 29.15│ 38.25│ │ │ │ │ │ Oct. │ 25.00│ 30.50│ 28.90│ 37.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Nov. │ 26.63│ 34.38│ 28.39│ 38.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Dec. │ 25.38│ 36.25│ 37.87│ 41.00│ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

MIDDLINGS AT MINNEAPOLIS.

(Per ton)

(Minneapolis middlings are evidently a lower grade than Kansas City
shorts.)

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1906. │1907. │1908. │1909. │1910. │1911. │1912. │1913. │1914. │1915. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │$15.38│$16.75│$20.63│$20.25│$22.13│$21.00│$23.38│$19.13│$21.13│$22.00 Feb. │ 15.38│ 17.80│ 21.13│ 22.00│ 21.88│ 20.50│ 24.88│ 18.13│ 21.50│ 22.13 Mar. │ 14.88│ 18.25│ 22.50│ 22.13│ 20.50│ 20.00│ 24.38│ 17.13│ 22.75│ 20.63 Apr. │ 16.13│ 17.88│ 22.75│ 22.50│ 18.50│ 21.00│ 24.38│ 16.38│ 22.88│ 22.63 May │ 16.38│ 19.00│ 22.88│ 23.88│ 18.75│ 21.25│ 23.75│ 17.38│ 22.13│ 22.88 June │ 15.50│ 18.88│ 20.63│ 22.25│ 17.88│ 20.50│ 22.75│ 18.63│ 21.25│ 23.13 July │ 15.88│ 19.25│ 20.50│ 20.75│ 20.50│ 21.88│ 23.25│ 18.63│ 21.00│ 25.13 Aug. │ 15.38│ 21.25│ 21.75│ 20.13│ 21.00│ 23.50│ 22.25│ 20.50│ 23.50│ 12.25 Sep. │ 15.88│ 23.50│ 20.75│ 19.00│ 19.50│ 23.88│ 21.75│ 22.63│ 21.50│ 20.00 Oct. │ 16.75│ 24.00│ 19.50│ 18.63│ 19.25│ 23.38│ 20.00│ 21.63│ 19.00│ 18.50 Nov. │ 17.75│ 21.00│ 19.25│ 19.00│ 20.38│ 22.75│ 17.63│ 21.25│ 20.50│ 18.13 Dec. │ 17.13│ 20.00│ 19.38│ 20.38│ 21.50│ 22.38│ 18.13│ 20.50│ 21.00│ 18.33 ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1916. │1917. │1918. │1919. │1920. │1921. │1922. │1923. │1924. │1925. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │$19.88│$29.00│$35.25│$46.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Feb. │ 21.00│ 31.25│ 38.00│ 39.75│ │ │ │ │ │ Mar. │ 19.50│ 35.50│ 37.75│ 38.75│ │ │ │ │ │ Apr. │ 19.00│ 39.00│ 35.25│ 42.25│ │ │ │ │ │ May │ 20.00│ 36.00│ 33.25│ 45.00│ │ │ │ │ │ June │ 19.50│ 32.25│ 33.25│ 43.50│ │ │ │ │ │ July │ 19.13│ 40.00│ 30.85│ 50.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Aug. │ 21.00│ 39.75│ 31.71│ 54.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Sep. │ 23.50│ 34.00│ 31.26│ 51.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Oct. │ 27.25│ 36.50│ 30.81│ 44.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Nov. │ 30.00│ 34.50│ 30.21│ 41.50│ │ │ │ │ │ Dec. │ 27.50│ 37.75│ 40.24│ 42.25│ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Feb. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Mar. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Apr. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── May │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── June │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── July │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Aug. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Sep. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Oct. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Nov. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Dec. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Totals │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

BRAN AT KANSAS CITY.

(Per ton)

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1906. │1907. │1908. │1909. │1910. │1911. │1912. │1913. │1914. │1915. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │$15.70│$17.70│$20.40│$19.60│$22.10│$20.10│$24.50│$19.00│$21.50│$21.90 Feb. │ 16.20│ 18.30│ 21.50│ 21.80│ 22.40│ 19.90│ 26.30│ 19.30│ 23.45│ 21.10 Mar. │ 16.70│ 18.30│ 22.30│ 22.80│ 21.50│ 20.10│ 25.90│ 17.00│ 23.50│ 20.90 Apr. │ 17.40│ 17.30│ 22.10│ 24.30│ 20.90│ 21.56│ 27.70│ 16.70│ 24.00│ 23.40 May │ 16.60│ 18.80│ 22.20│ 26.10│ 19.90│ 21.50│ 26.10│ 16.30│ 22.00│ 21.20 June │ 15.50│ 18.90│ 20.20│ 23.80│ 17.10│ 19.40│ 22.00│ 16.40│ 19.00│ 18.80 July │ 14.00│ 16.40│ 19.50│ 20.20│ 17.60│ 20.70│ 20.00│ 16.10│ 17.40│ 19.60 Aug. │ 13.50│ 18.50│ 19.30│ 18.50│ 18.40│ 20.40│ 18.50│ 20.20│ 20.80│ 18.50 Sep. │ 14.45│ 21.20│ 19.00│ 18.80│ 17.80│ 20.70│ 18.40│ 22.10│ 19.50│ 17.20 Oct. │ 16.15│ 22.60│ 18.60│ 20.20│ 17.20│ 21.70│ 18.15│ 20.20│ 18.10│ 17.60 Nov. │ 17.85│ 19.90│ 18.50│ 19.45│ 18.40│ 22.75│ 17.00│ 20.00│ 15.92│ 17.30 Dec. │ 17.70│ 19.70│ 18.80│ 20.20│ 19.00│ 23.20│ 17.60│ 20.10│ 20.20│ 17.90 ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1916. │1917. │1918. │1919. │1920. │1921. │1922. │1923. │1924. │1925. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │$17.90│$28.60│$37.30│$46.75│ │ │ │ │ │ Feb. │ 18.30│ 32.90│ 36.50│ 39.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Mar. │ 17.40│ 36.70│ 36.20│ 37.50│ │ │ │ │ │ Apr. │ 19.20│ 38.70│ 34.70│ 38.00│ │ │ │ │ │ May │ 19.00│ 33.80│ 34.00│ 35.50│ │ │ │ │ │ June │ 17.50│ 29.00│ 33.25│ 34.00│ │ │ │ │ │ July │ 17.20│ 35.60│ 27.72│ 37.50│ │ │ │ │ │ Aug. │ 20.10│ 34.00│ 28.70│ 46.25│ │ │ │ │ │ Sep. │ 21.50│ 28.70│ 28.63│ 36.50│ │ │ │ │ │ Oct. │ 25.20│ 30.90│ 28.16│ 35.50│ │ │ │ │ │ Nov. │ 27.80│ 39.00│ 27.81│ 37.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Dec. │ 27.00│ 35.70│ 38.41│ 40.00│ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

SHORTS AT KANSAS CITY.

(Per ton)

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1906. │1907. │1908. │1909. │1910. │1911. │1912. │1913. │1914. │1915. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │$17.20│$17.50│$20.80│$21.40│$23.40│$21.90│$26.90│$20.30│$25.00│$24.60 Feb. │ 17.30│ 18.40│ 21.10│ 22.10│ 24.00│ 22.00│ 27.00│ 20.10│ 24.60│ 23.50 Mar. │ 17.60│ 18.75│ 22.70│ 23.60│ 22.80│ 21.60│ 26.70│ 19.00│ 24.20│ 22.70 Apr. │ 18.50│ 18.20│ 23.10│ 25.60│ 21.70│ 22.50│ 27.70│ 19.00│ 25.00│ 25.60 May │ 17.80│ 19.20│ 23.10│ 27.00│ 21.40│ 22.70│ 26.70│ 19.30│ 23.50│ 22.00 June │ 16.70│ 20.10│ 21.20│ 24.60│ 19.20│ 21.10│ 23.70│ 19.40│ 22.70│ 22.90 July │ 16.00│ 18.70│ 20.70│ 20.90│ 19.20│ 22.00│ 23.20│ 20.00│ 22.50│ 24.10 Aug. │ 16.10│ 20.40│ 20.70│ 19.60│ 20.50│ 24.30│ 23.40│ 23.50│ 24.00│ 24.00 Sep. │ 16.70│ 23.20│ 21.30│ 20.00│ 20.60│ 24.40│ 23.00│ 26.10│ 23.00│ 21.80 Oct. │ 18.05│ 23.70│ 21.40│ 21.80│ 20.50│ 25.80│ 22.50│ 23.80│ 20.70│ 21.30 Nov. │ 18.90│ 20.80│ 21.30│ 20.80│ 20.90│ 25.80│ 20.00│ 24.10│ 22.40│ 20.90 Dec. │ 18.40│ 20.20│ 21.30│ 21.30│ 21.20│ 26.20│ 19.00│ 24.10│ 23.70│ 20.60 ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1916. │1917. │1918. │1919. │1920. │1921. │1922. │1923. │1924. │1925. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │$19.70│$31.60│$41.00│$54.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Feb. │ 21.20│ 35.50│ 41.00│ 44.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Mar. │ 20.80│ 39.30│ 39.20│ 41.50│ │ │ │ │ │ Apr. │ 21.40│ 41.50│ 38.20│ 46.50│ │ │ │ │ │ May │ 21.80│ 40.50│ 38.00│ 45.00│ │ │ │ │ │ June │ 21.20│ 39.50│ 38.00│ 46.50│ │ │ │ │ │ July │ 21.30│ 44.70│ 30.72│ 52.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Aug. │ 24.60│ 45.00│ 29.97│ 54.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Sep. │ 26.90│ 42.50│ 30.50│ 52.00│ │ │ │ │ │ Oct. │ 27.70│ 41.50│ 29.65│ 48.50│ │ │ │ │ │ Nov. │ 32.91│ 44.25│ 29.31│ 45.50│ │ │ │ │ │ Dec. │ 31.30│ 44.50│ 41.16│ 45.50│ │ │ │ │ │ ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

WAGES IN THE CITY AND ON THE FARM, WITH DUN’S INDEX NUMBER.

(On the basis of 1913 equals 1.00.)

Year.│ [19]City wages. │ Farm-hand wages by │ Dun’s index number. │ │month without board. │ ─────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼───────────────────── 1860 │ .41│ │ .97 1861 │ .41│ │ .85 1862 │ .43│ │ .99 1863 │ .49│ │ 1.44 1864 │ .55│ │ 2.33 1865 │ .61│ │ 1.62 1866 │ .64│ .89│ 1.73 1867 │ .67│ │ 1.58 1868 │ .68│ │ 1.53 1869 │ .68│ .85│ 1.38 1870 │ .68│ │ 1.24 1871 │ .68│ │ 1.27 1872 │ .68│ │ 1.26 1873 │ .68│ │ 1.19 1874 │ .67│ │ 1.19 1875 │ .65│ .66│ 1.13 1876 │ .62│ │ .97 1877 │ .59│ │ .92 1878 │ .58│ │ .80 1879 │ .57│ .54│ .81 1880 │ .59│ │ .91 1881 │ .62│ │ .94 1882 │ .63│ .63│ 1.02 1883 │ .65│ │ .89 1884 │ .64│ │ .83 1885 │ .64│ .60│ .76 1886 │ .64│ │ .74 1887 │ .64│ │ .78 1888 │ .65│ .60│ .79 1889 │ .67│ │ .75 1890 │ .69│ .61│ .77 1891 │ .69│ │ .80 1892 │ .69│ .61│ .75 1893 │ .69│ .63│ .76 1894 │ .67│ .58│ .69 1895 │ .67│ .58│ .69 1896 │ .69│ │ .62 1897 │ .69│ │ .60 1898 │ .69│ .64│ .65 1899 │ .70│ .67│ .71 1900 │ .73│ │ .76 1901 │ .73│ │ .77 1902 │ .77│ .73│ .85 1903 │ .80│ │ .83 1904 │ .80│ │ .81 1905 │ .82│ │ .82 1906 │ .85│ │ .88 1907 │ .89│ │ .95 1908 │ .89│ │ .90 1909 │ .90│ │ .99 1910 │ .93│ .91│ .99 1911 │ .95│ .95│ .98 1912 │ .97│ .98│ 1.02 1913 │ 1.00│ 1.00│ 1.00 1914 │ .95│ .99│ 1.00 1915 │ 1.00│ .99│ 1.04 1916 │ 1.20│ 1.08│ 1.21 1917 │ 1.40│ 1.33│ 1.76 1918 │ 1.75│ 1.55│ 1.94 1919 │ 1.85│ 1.85│ 1.95 ─────┴─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┴─────────────────────

PIG IRON.

(No. 2 foundry, per ton, at Birmingham, first of month.)

Compiled from Bradstreet’s Journal, by the Babson Statistical
Organization.

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1903. │1904. │1905. │1906. │1907. │1908. │1909. │1910. │1911. │1912. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │$21.50│$10.00│$13.50│$14.50│$23.50│$13.50│$13.50│$14.00│$11.00│$10.00 Feb. │ 21.50│ 10.00│ 14.00│ 14.50│ 23.50│ 13.50│ 13.00│ 14.00│ 11.00│ 10.00 Mar. │ 18.50│ 9.50│ 14.00│ 14.50│ 23.50│ 12.50│ 12.00│ 13.00│ 11.00│ 10.25 Apr. │ 18.50│ 10.00│ 14.00│ 14.50│ 23.50│ 12.25│ 11.00│ 12.00│ 11.00│ 10.50 May │ 17.50│ 10.00│ 13.50│ 14.50│ 23.00│ 11.00│ 11.50│ 12.00│ 11.00│ 11.50 June │ 15.50│ 9.50│ 12.50│ 14.50│ 22.50│ 11.00│ 11.00│ 11.50│ 10.50│ 11.50 July │ 15.50│ 9.50│ 12.00│ 13.50│ 23.00│ 11.50│ 11.00│ 11.00│ 10.50│ 11.50 Aug. │ 13.50│ 9.50│ 12.00│ 13.50│ 21.50│ 11.50│ 13.50│ 11.00│ 10.00│ 12.00 Sep. │ 12.00│ 9.50│ 12.00│ 16.00│ 20.00│ 12.00│ 14.00│ 11.00│ 10.00│ 13.00 Oct. │ 12.00│ 9.50│ 12.50│ 17.00│ 18.50│ 12.00│ 15.00│ 11.25│ 10.00│ 13.25 Nov. │ 10.00│ 12.00│ 14.00│ 22.00│ 18.00│ 12.50│ 15.00│ 11.00│ 10.00│ 14.00 Dec. │ 9.25│ 13.50│ 14.50│ 22.00│ 15.00│ 13.00│ 14.00│ 11.00│ 9.50│ 13.50 ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

(No. 2 foundry, per ton, at Birmingham, first of month.)

Compiled from Bradstreet’s Journal, by the Babson Statistical
Organization.

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1913. │1914. │1915. │1916. │1917. │1918. │1919. │1920. │1921. │1922. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │$14.00│$10.50│$ 9.50│$15.00│$23.00│$33.00│$31.00│ │ │ Feb. │ 13.50│ 10.50│ 9.50│ 15.00│ 24.00│ 33.00│ 31.00│ │ │ Mar. │ 13.00│ 10.75│ 9.50│ 15.00│ 26.00│ 33.00│ 31.00│ │ │ Apr. │ 13.00│ 10.50│ 9.25│ 15.00│ 33.00│ 33.00│ 26.75│ │ │ May │ 12.00│ 10.50│ 9.50│ 15.00│ 37.50│ 33.00│ 26.75│ │ │ June │ 11.00│ 10.50│ 9.50│ 15.00│ 40.00│ 33.00│ 25.75│ │ │ July │ 10.50│ 10.25│ 9.75│ 14.00│ 47.00│ 33.00│ 24.75│ │ │ Aug. │ 10.50│ 10.00│ 10.25│ 14.00│ 47.00│ 33.00│ 26.75│ │ │ Sep. │ 11.00│ 10.00│ 11.00│ 14.00│ 47.00│ 33.00│ 27.75│ │ │ Oct. │ 11.00│ 10.00│ 11.50│ 14.50│ 30.00│ 34.00│ 28.00│ │ │ Nov. │ 11.00│ 10.00│ 13.00│ 17.00│ 33.00│ 34.00│ 28.00│ │ │ Dec. │ 11.00│ 9.75│ 14.00│ 23.00│ 33.00│ 34.00│ 34.00│ │ │ ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

COPPER.

(Electrolytic, per pound, at New York, first of month.)

Compiled from Bradstreet’s Journal, by the Babson Statistical
Organization.

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1903. │1904. │1905. │1906. │1907. │1908. │1909. │1910. │1911. │1912. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │ $.119│ $.122│ $.151│ $.187│ $.241│ $.138│ $.145│ $.137│ $.128│ $.143 Feb. │ .126│ .126│ .152│ .181│ .252│ .139│ .139│ .138│ .126│ .142 Mar. │ .134│ .124│ .151│ .185│ .252│ .129│ .129│ .136│ .126│ .146 Apr. │ .150│ .129│ .153│ .186│ .253│ .131│ .129│ .135│ .123│ .156 May │ .148│ .131│ .150│ .186│ .253│ .129│ .129│ .129│ .123│ .159 June │ .144│ .128│ .148│ .188│ .248│ .127│ .136│ .129│ .123│ .168 July │ .141│ .124│ .148│ .187│ .238│ .127│ .135│ .127│ .127│ .175 Aug. │ .129│ .125│ .153│ .187│ .213│ .133│ .133│ .126│ .127│ .176 Sep. │ .135│ .125│ .161│ .187│ .179│ .138│ .133│ .128│ .126│ .178 Oct. │ .130│ .127│ .164│ .201│ .149│ .135│ .132│ .127│ .124│ .178 Nov. │ .136│ .137│ .164│ .223│ .145│ .139│ .130│ .128│ .124│ .176 Dec. │ .119│ .150│ .176│ .228│ .138│ .144│ .134│ .129│ .133│ .176 ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1913. │1914. │1915. │1916. │1917. │1918. │1919. │1920. │1921. │1922. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │ $.177│ $.149│ $.130│ $.229│ $.295│ $.235│ $.230│ │ │ Feb. │ .162│ .148│ .148│ .254│ .330│ .235│ .188│ │ │ Mar. │ .148│ .144│ .146│ .271│ .365│ .235│ .155│ │ │ Apr. │ .153│ .144│ .156│ .275│ .340│ .235│ .154│ │ │ May │ .146│ .142│ .186│ .285│ .310│ .235│ .153│ │ │ June │ .156│ .140│ .188│ .280│ .325│ .235│ .165│ │ │ July │ .146│ .134│ .200│ .265│ .318│ .235│ .190│ │ │ Aug. │ .150│ .130│ .183│ .263│ .290│ .260│ .235│ │ │ Sep. │ .164│ .124│ .178│ .280│ .253│ .260│ .228│ │ │ Oct. │ .169│ .118│ .180│ .285│ .235│ .260│ .215│ │ │ Nov. │ .165│ .113│ .179│ .285│ .235│ .260│ .218│ │ │ Dec. │ .146│ .128│ .199│ .345│ .235│ .260│ .183│ │ │ ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

CRUDE PETROLEUM.

(Per barrel, at New York, first of month.)

Compiled from Bradstreet’s Journal, by the Babson Statistical
Organization.

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1903. │1904. │1905. │1906. │1907. │1908. │1909. │1910. │1911. │1912. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │$ 1.54│$ 1.85│$ 1.50│$ 1.58│$ 1.58│$ 1.78│$ 1.78│$ 1.43│$ 1.30│$ 1.35 Feb. │ 1.50│ 1.85│ 1.39│ 1.58│ 1.58│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.40│ 1.30│ 1.50 Mar. │ 1.50│ 1.77│ 1.39│ 1.58│ 1.63│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.40│ 1.30│ 1.50 Apr. │ 1.50│ 1.68│ 1.36│ 1.58│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.40│ 1.30│ 1.50 May │ 1.53│ 1.62│ 1.29│ 1.64│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.35│ 1.30│ 1.55 June │ 1.50│ 1.62│ 1.27│ 1.64│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.68│ 1.35│ 1.30│ 1.55 July │ 1.50│ 1.57│ 1.27│ 1.64│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.63│ 1.30│ 1.30│ 1.60 Aug. │ 1.56│ 1.50│ 1.27│ 1.61│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.58│ 1.30│ 1.30│ 1.60 Sep. │ 1.56│ 1.53│ 1.27│ 1.58│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.58│ 1.30│ 1.30│ 1.60 Oct. │ 1.62│ 1.56│ 1.51│ 1.58│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.58│ 1.30│ 1.30│ 1.60 Nov. │ 1.77│ 1.56│ 1.61│ 1.58│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.53│ 1.30│ 1.30│ 1.65 Dec. │ 1.82│ 1.60│ 1.58│ 1.58│ 1.78│ 1.78│ 1.48│ 1.30│ 1.30│ 1.85 ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1913. │1914. │1915. │1916. │1917. │1918. │1919. │1920. │1921. │1922. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── Jan. │$ 2.00│$ 2.50│$ 1.45│$ 2.25│$ 2.85│$ 3.75│$ 4.00│ │ │ Feb. │ 2.40│ 2.50│ 1.45│ 2.35│ 3.05│ 3.75│ 4.00│ │ │ Mar. │ 2.50│ 2.50│ 1.50│ 2.40│ 3.05│ 4.00│ 4.00│ │ │ Apr. │ 2.50│ 2.50│ 1.40│ 2.60│ 3.05│ 4.00│ 4.00│ │ │ May │ 2.50│ 2.00│ 1.35│ 2.60│ 3.10│ 4.00│ 4.00│ │ │ June │ 2.50│ 1.80│ 1.35│ 2.60│ 3.10│ 4.00│ 4.00│ │ │ July │ 2.50│ 1.75│ 1.35│ 2.60│ 3.10│ 4.00│ 4.00│ │ │ Aug. │ 2.50│ 1.65│ 1.35│ 2.50│ 3.10│ 4.00│ 4.00│ │ │ Sep. │ 2.50│ 1.45│ 1.60│ 2.30│ 3.50│ 4.00│ 4.25│ │ │ Oct. │ 2.50│ 1.45│ 1.70│ 2.40│ 3.50│ 4.00│ 4.25│ │ │ Nov. │ 2.50│ 1.45│ 1.80│ 2.60│ 3.50│ 4.00│ 4.25│ │ │ Dec. │ 2.50│ 1.45│ 2.00│ 2.60│ 3.50│ 4.00│ 4.50│ │ │ ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

LUMBER.

(Combined quotation on 1,000 feet each of yellow pine, Pennsylvania
hemlock and eastern spruce.)

Compiled from Bradstreet’s Journal, by the Babson Statistical
Organization.

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1903. │1904. │1905. │1906. │1907. │1908. │1909. │1910. │1911. │1912. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ Jan. │ 58.00│ 61.00│ 58.50│ 74.00│ 78.00│ 68.00│ 68.00│ 71.00│ 66.00│ 71.00 Feb. │ 58.00│ 61.00│ 59.50│ 74.00│ 74.00│ 66.00│ 69.50│ 69.00│ 67.50│ 71.00 Mar. │ 58.00│ 61.00│ 59.50│ 74.00│ 74.00│ 66.00│ 69.50│ 69.00│ 68.50│ 71.00 Apr. │ 58.00│ 60.00│ 59.50│ 80.00│ 70.00│ 65.00│ 69.00│ 70.00│ 70.00│ 71.00 May │ 59.00│ 60.00│ 60.00│ 80.00│ 71.00│ 61.00│ 69.00│ 70.00│ 70.00│ 71.00 June │ 59.00│ 60.00│ 62.25│ 80.00│ 71.00│ 61.00│ 69.00│ 70.00│ 70.00│ 70.00 July │ 59.50│ 60.00│ 62.00│ 78.00│ 71.00│ 61.00│ 69.00│ 69.00│ 70.00│ 69.50 Aug. │ 61.00│ 60.00│ 63.00│ 78.00│ 71.00│ 61.00│ 67.75│ 66.00│ 70.00│ 70.50 Sep. │ 61.00│ 60.00│ 67.00│ 78.00│ 71.00│ 61.00│ 70.50│ 66.00│ 70.00│ 71.00 Oct │ 61.00│ 59.00│ 69.00│ 79.00│ 71.00│ 62.50│ 71.00│ 66.00│ 70.00│ 71.50 Nov. │ 61.00│ 59.00│ 70.00│ 79.00│ 71.00│ 64.50│ 71.00│ 66.00│ 70.00│ 72.50 Dec. │ 61.00│ 59.00│ 73.00│ 79.00│ 68.00│ 66.50│ 71.00│ 66.00│ 70.00│ 75.00 ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

═════════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════ │1913. │1914. │1915. │1916. │1917. │1918. │1919. │1920. │1921. │1922. ─────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼────── │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ │ $ Jan. │ 75.00│ 71.50│ 71.00│ 80.00│ 80.00│ 98.50│117.50│ │ │ Feb. │ 77.00│ 71.50│ 71.00│ 81.00│ 82.00│100.50│119.00│ │ │ Mar. │ 79.50│ 71.50│ 71.00│ 83.00│ 83.00│100.50│119.00│ │ │ Apr. │ 84.00│ 71.50│ 71.00│ 84.00│ 83.00│107.50│112.00│ │ │ May │ 80.00│ 71.50│ 71.50│ 84.00│ 87.00│120.50│112.00│ │ │ June │ 79.50│ 71.00│ 70.50│ 84.00│ 86.00│121.50│112.00│ │ │ July │ 76.50│ 71.00│ 70.00│ 78.00│ 96.00│124.00│112.00│ │ │ Aug. │ 73.50│ 71.00│ 70.00│ 73.75│ 96.00│124.00│128.00│ │ │ Sep. │ 73.50│ 71.00│ 70.50│ 73.75│ 96.50│114.00│140.00│ │ │ Oct. │ 73.50│ 71.00│ 70.50│ 73.75│ 97.50│114.00│139.00│ │ │ Nov. │ 71.50│ 71.00│ 72.50│ 73.75│ 98.50│114.00│144.00│ │ │ Dec. │ 71.50│ 71.00│ 79.00│ 79.00│ 98.50│117.50│162.00│ │ │ ─────────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────

Index to Tables in Appendix

Bacon prices, wholesale, 204

Bacon prices, retail, 200

Bran prices in Illinois, 197

Bran prices in Iowa, 195

Bran prices at Kansas City, 208

Bran prices at Minneapolis, 206

Butter prices on the farm, 198

Butter prices at Elgin and Chicago, 161

Cattle grades, percentage of each slaughtered at central markets, 184

Cattle prices, average native beef, 900 to 1,900 pounds, at Chicago,
147

Cattle prices, average native beef, 1,200 to 1,500 pounds, at Chicago,
148

Cattle prices, average fat cows and heifers, at Chicago, 149

Cattle prices, average canners and cutters, at Chicago, 150

Cattle prices, average native calves, at Chicago, 151

Cattle prices, average grass-fed westerns, at Chicago, 152

Cattle prices, average feeders and stockers, at Chicago, 153

Cattle prices in Illinois, 197

Cattle prices in Iowa, 195

Cattle receipts, monthly, at six markets, 172

Cattle receipts, monthly, at Chicago, 173

Cattle shipments of stockers and feeders from Omaha, 185–186

Cattle shipments of stockers and feeders from Kansas City, 189

Cattle weights at Chicago, 182

Chicago ten-year average daily prices, 126–133

Copper prices, 212

Corn exports, 193

Corn-hog ratios by decades, 120

Corn prices in Illinois, 196

Corn prices in Iowa, 194

Corn prices, monthly, at Chicago, 118–119

Corn prices in Argentina, 190

Corn receipts, monthly, at Chicago, 176

Cottonseed meal prices at Memphis, 205

Crude petroleum prices, 213

Daily prices, ten-year averages, at Chicago, 126–133

Dun’s index number, yearly, 134–135

Dun’s index number, by months since 1903, 135–139

Egg prices on the farm, 198

Exports of corn, 193

Exports of pork products, 191

Exports of wheat, 192

Greenback currency values, 125

Ham prices, wholesale, 204

Ham prices, retail, 200

Hog prices, in Illinois, 196

Hog prices in Iowa, 194

Hog prices, heavy, at Chicago, 116–117

Hog prices, average, at Chicago, 140

Hog prices, average, at Sioux City, 140

Hog prices, light, at Chicago, 141

Hog prices, pigs, at Chicago, 142

Hog prices, top, at Chicago, 143

Hog prices, top at St Louis, 144

Hog prices, top, at Omaha, 145

Hog prices, top, at Kansas City, 146

Hog receipts, monthly, at eleven markets, 164

Hog receipts, monthly, at six markets, 165

Hog receipts, monthly, at Chicago, 166

Hog receipts, monthly, at Kansas City, 169

Hog receipts, monthly, at Omaha, 167

Hog receipts, monthly, at St Louis, 168

Hog receipts, monthly, at Sioux City, 170

Hog receipts, monthly, at St Joseph, 171

Hog weights at Chicago, 178

Hog weights at Kansas City, St Joseph and Sioux City, 180–181

Hog weights at Omaha, 179

Hog weights at St Louis, 179

Horse prices on farms, 163

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