Part II (continued 3)
Reading edition
July. August. September. October. November. December.
Steers—
1,500 pounds and up .236 .209 .427 .104 .068 .058
1,300 to 1,500 pounds 1.492 1.276 1.550 1.241 .844 .738
1,100 to 1,300 pounds 8.709 8.134 6.548 6.047 6.796 6.255
950 to 1,100 pounds 16.368 13.421 11.573 9.524 12.174 13.387
950 pounds and down 3.790 2.801 2.994 2.263 2.819 4.131
Western, etc. 8.623 17.432 17.091 17.358 13.762 7.425
Canners 5.674 1.592 1.756 2.261 1.572 3.582
Baby beef 2.066 1.049 .661 .452 .847 1.673
Total steers 46.956 45.914 42.600 39.250 38.856 37.249
Bulls—
Native 2.930 2.270 2.180 1.760 1.570 1.720
Western, etc. 2.947 .581 1.366 .748 .774 .687
Canners 1.904 1.001 .990 .806 1.694 .428
Total bulls 7.781 3.852 4.536 3.314 4.038 2.835
Cows—
Native or shipper 13.940 11.450 11.890 10.600 10.510 15.990
Western 1.584 6.782 5.234 7.566 9.195 6.488
Canner 17.874 21.972 12.050 29.077 26.097 25.176
Total cows 33.398 40.204 29.174 47.243 45.802 47.654
Heifers—
Native 6.820 7.060 6.820 6.550 6.880 9.340
Western, etc. 1.076 1.854 4.342 2.558 2.706 1.846
Canners 1.904 .399 11.734 .476 1.166 .718
Baby beef 2.053 .821 .719 .608 .533 .353
Total heifers 11.853 10.134 23.615 10.192 11.285 12.257
The above figures were compiled by Stephen Chase, of the Food Administration, for the last half of 1918. No other years are available. Note the large proportion of our beef supply which comes from canner cows and light steers.
184 YEARLY SHIPMENTS OF STOCKER AND FEEDER CATTLE FROM OMAHA.
(000 omitted)
1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911.
Nebraska 131 137 125 111 114 125 135 155
Iowa 92 122 143 160 125 148 176 202
Kansas 1 2 1 1 4 3 10
Illinois 8 8 9 32 36 56 62 47
Missouri 11 19 12 18 24 35 35 26
South Dakota 5 22 13 31 12 7 3 1
Colorado 1 1 1
Wyoming 1 1 1 1 1 1
Other states 9 6 5 5 3 4 9 8
Totals 257 316 308 359 318 380 432 443
1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919.
Nebraska 150 126 171 224 279 284 229 293
Iowa 182 213 152 172 207 199 190 282
Kansas 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 3
Illinois 39 27 20 27 18 22 36 31
Missouri 21 10 11 19 7 11 9 13
South Dakota 8 16 9 15 12 22 33 16
Colorado 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
Wyoming 6 4 4 10 3 3 7 4
Other states 5 8 4 7 5 16 9 11
Totals 416 405 375 475 533 561 517 654
185 MONTHLY SHIPMENTS OF STOCKER AND FEEDER CATTLE FROM OMAHA.
(000 omitted)
1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911.
January 18 18 19 26 25 32 18 36
February 13 13 22 19 19 22 21 29
March 19 30 20 22 22 25 34 27
April 16 16 14 17 16 19 22 15
May 11 13 13 18 12 14 16 14
June 9 21 13 31 18 12 15 21
July 6 10 11 16 11 13 22 24
August 14 24 23 33 25 38 51 56
September 40 49 42 58 49 69 87 64
October 49 64 55 75 55 63 68 81
November 36 39 49 24 32 46 45 49
December 25 28 27 20 34 28 30 28
Totals 257 316 308 359 318 380 432 443
1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919.
January 23 30 30 35 42 43 32 40
February 24 24 24 20 42 32 27 30
March 20 21 27 29 44 34 33 31
April 22 20 22 32 24 29 31 27
May 16 18 15 16 16 24 32 22
June 11 10 11 13 15 22 19 11
July 15 11 10 10 13 17 18 31
August 39 41 31 28 49 39 45 75
September 73 78 72 75 72 78 91 123
October 98 80 72 104 105 100 80 135
November 38 43 23 70 67 101 65 88
December 38 29 37 44 44 44 44 43
Totals 416 405 375 475 533 561 517 654
186 YEARLY SHIPMENTS OF STOCKER AND FEEDER SHEEP FROM OMAHA.
(000 omitted)
1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913.
Nebraska 286 326 316 571 474 305 304
Iowa 306 331 294 551 545 483 715
Illinois 263 281 198 279 264 383 275
Missouri 82 34 22 96 94 57 52
Michigan 27 55 66 116 62 50 35
Minnesota 19 28 18 3 9 4 33
Wisconsin 9 6 4 18 23 26 19
Kansas 6 8 19 20 21 10 3
Indiana 6 8 9
South Dakota 1 5 7 18 10 12 23
Ohio 5 7 8
Other states 10 2 2 4 17 20 12
Totals 1,010 1,087 960 1,704 1,519 1,350 1,469
1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919.
Nebraska 328 273 389 555 463 638
Iowa 434 443 479 538 711 744
Illinois 81 130 70 98 207 140
Missouri 47 56 37 42 54 85
Michigan 14 67 7 8 8 23
Minnesota 26 6 12 22 53 22
Wisconsin 5 10 3 6 9 11
Kansas 3 4 7 4 7 14
Indiana
South Dakota 12 11 14 20 38 57
Ohio
Other states 17 67 7 8 15 25
Totals 967 1,067 1,026 1,302 1,566 1,757
187 MONTHLY SHIPMENTS OF STOCKER AND FEEDER SHEEP FROM OMAHA.
(000 omitted)
1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913.
January 17 17 25 18 29 26 43
February 42 38 30 18 34 23 42
March 79 51 49 37 46 94 47
April 88 72 23 32 33 94 43
May 16 42 4 25 12 21 12
June 7 16 12 19 14 12 2
July 18 19 22 82 30 29 28
August 69 87 110 227 180 132 122
September 250 331 237 479 443 273 504
October 298 221 315 483 470 425 465
November 120 140 100 255 198 154 120
December 28 53 34 28 31 56 40
Totals 1,010 1,087 960 1,704 1,519 1,350 1,469
1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919.
January 35 25 16 18 31 41
February 32 18 23 18 30 23
March 26 5 13 11 28 27
April 20 4 7 7 28 27
May 5 1 1 3 14 18
June 5 10 14 10 17 28
July 81 42 26 46 58 143
August 118 148 170 174 256 433
September 302 378 327 409 545 605
October 317 274 302 357 419 248
November 52 122 91 150 89 78
December 25 39 30 97 51 80
Totals 967 1,067 1,026 1,302 1,566 1,757
188 SHIPMENTS OF FEEDERS FROM KANSAS CITY.
(000 omitted)
1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912.
Jan. 57 36 50 35
Feb. 44 25 47 35
Mar. 45 47 45 25
Apr. 33 27 34 33
May 30 26 28 23
June 30 26 35 16
July 34 32 48 23
Aug. 67 73 62 74
Sep. 108 107 77 117
Oct. 120 115 127 162
Nov. 86 87 87 76
Dec. 54 54 35 63
Totals 708 655 675 682
1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922.
Jan. 58 72 53 56 62 41 86
Feb. 46 45 32 54 51 54 66
Mar. 46 47 50 56 49 65 62
Apr. 34 47 54 41 54 59 84
May 28 28 33 46 49 62 60
June 28 27 24 40 55 42 50
July 56 39 29 42 63 60 41
Aug. 139 55 56 113 94 120 92
Sep. 172 114 134 123 132 159 127
Oct. 161 152 186 178 131 175 167
Nov. 91 84 161 101 143 141 121
Dec. 54 69 88 42 66 76 70
Totals 913 779 900 892 949 1,054 1,026
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
189 BUREAU OF MARKETS REPORTS ON LIVE STOCK MOVEMENTS.
(000 omitted)
1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922.
Hog receipts at 54 markets 43,112 35,733 44,534 43,780
Shipments of stocker and feeder hogs from 16 markets 142 640 683 617
Cattle receipts at 54 markets 17,553 22,210 24,977 24,313
Shipments of stocker and feeder cattle from 35 markets 3,843 4,705 4,688 4,900
Sheep receipts at 54 markets 20,434 18,671 21,720 25,882
At this date, in early 1920, the Bureau of Markets is reporting for about 69 markets. Hog receipts as given are 97 per cent of receipts at 69 markets; cattle, 98 per cent; sheep, 95 per cent, stocker and feeder cattle, 93 per cent; stocker hogs, 69 per cent.
[14]ARGENTINE WHEAT PRICE.
(Per bushel)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January 1.13 .92 1.02 .89 1.00 1.24 1.08 1.60 1.44
February 1.07 .91 .97 .89 1.00 1.42 1.08 1.60 1.48
March 1.07 .88 .95 .91 .99 1.40 .99 1.66 1.52 1.26
April 1.01 .88 .93 1.04 .97 1.43 .95 1.71 1.52 1.26
May .91 .91 .89 1.03 1.01 1.50 .87 2.00 1.47
June .83 .90 .91 1.04 1.03 1.28 .85 2.18 1.46
July 1.18 .92 .90 1.04 1.06 1.44 .86 2.20 1.35
August .97 .97 .91 1.06 1.07 1.45 1.11 2.05 1.28 1.92
September .91 1.06 .89 1.08 1.09 1.44 1.21 1.90 1.26 1.92
October .92 1.06 .91 1.02 1.06 1.38 1.46 1.89 1.28 1.68
November .89 1.04 .86 1.07 1.12 1.30 1.68 1.82 1.70
December .86 1.12 .90 1.03 1.13 1.16 1.42 1.37
[14]ARGENTINE CORN PRICE.
(Per bushel)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .69 .56 1.04 .52 .55 .52 .55 1.01 .70 .56
February .68 .55 .94 .51 .55 .58 .58 1.00 .71 .56
March .66 .53 .63 .52 .56 .56 .53 .94 .69 .49
April .62 .60 .58 .52 .52 .59 .49 .99 .54
May .57 .70 .52 .54 .57 .53 .42 1.21
June .48 .75 .50 .53 .54 .49 .40 1.38
July .51 .87 .49 .51 .56 .49 .44 1.37 .55
August .52 .95 .50 .54 .53 .49 .50 1.40 .73 1.13
September .51 1.01 .48 .60 .50 .48 .52 .93 .70 1.03
October .49 .99 .49 .58 .45 .50 .67 .85 .85
November .48 .95 .49 .59 .50 .52 1.05 .86 .85
December .61 .98 .57 .58 .50 .50 .87 .77
190 EXPORTS OF PORK AND PORK PRODUCTS FROM THE UNITED STATES—IN POUNDS.
(000,000 omitted)
1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912.
Jan. 119 121 109 162 129 124 104 75 75 99
Feb. 89 97 108 137 115 156 88 66 79 103
Mar. 88 87 121 109 101 135 105 60 85 105
Apr. 68 80 111 120 93 105 83 34 87 86
May 63 76 99 108 95 79 78 92 101 93
June 85 98 106 107 97 83 87 50 97 66
July 80 75 111 114 160 81 63 62 84 72
Aug. 85 83 111 124 114 73 68 69 82 79
Sep. 95 98 99 121 83 82 60 58 107 79
Oct. 93 101 105 94 83 78 55 50 80 66
Nov. 95 88 119 79 88 78 63 51 77 67
Dec. 120 113 158 97 75 112 66 74 97 82
Totals 1,080 1,117 1,357 1,372 1,233 1,186 920 741 1,051 996
1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922.
Jan. 92 102 106 133 199 93 198 135
Feb. 107 74 119 162 123 114 236
Mar. 97 70 169 120 168 308 342
Apr. 83 61 114 134 138 286 349
May 84 66 89 148 127 281 185
June 76 67 122 112 103 169 400
July 82 53 95 77 46 253 241
Aug. 83 54 90 93 71 170 179
Sep. 74 59 100 106 79 115 117
Oct. 77 73 113 95 54 132 116
Nov. 80 74 108 114 99 123 129
Dec. 87 74 143 157 90 206 143
Totals 1,021 828 1,368 1,451 1,298 2,251 2,635
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
191 EXPORTS OF WHEAT.[15]
(In bushels—000,000 omitted)
1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912.
Jan. 16 12 3 10 11 19 8 5 7 6
Feb. 12 8 3 9 9 13 6 3 5 5
Mar. 12 7 3 7 9 9 5 4 6 6
Apr. 15 5 3 7 11 8 4 5 5 5
May 15 4 4 7 13 9 5 5 6 4
June 12 4 3 6 11 9 3 3 4 3
July 10 3 2 7 7 8 4 3 6 3
Aug. 12 4 4 13 10 17 9 5 10 9
Sep. 15 4 7 18 15 18 12 6 11 17
Oct. 16 5 11 17 20 18 14 7 9 21
Nov. 13 5 12 14 21 12 13 7 7 16
Dec. 15 4 16 13 23 11 9 8 8 15
1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922.
Jan. 13 10 32 21 24 12 22
Feb. 9 8 31 21 14 10 16
Mar. 9 7 28 24 12 12 20
Apr. 11 7 29 22 19 12 31
May 11 11 20 21 16 11 26
June 9 11 13 12 21 11 33
July 13 30 12 11 8 11 14
Aug. 28 28 20 15 10 19 19
Sep. 18 31 26 18 7 28 25
Oct. 13 26 24 16 11 25 21
Nov. 10 26 19 19 11 22 23
Dec. 11 37 20 19 15 34 15
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
192 EXPORTS OF CORN.
(In bushels—000 omitted)
1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912.
Jan. 11,026 5,059 16,440 27,257 9,151 6,441 6,216 6,105 9,947 7,646
Feb. 13,070 6,842 14,214 17,795 11,446 9,519 5,342 4,547 11,033 7,022
Mar. 15,644 7,879 14,617 12,870 12,277 4,507 4,856 5,229 9,773 5,267
Apr. 10,302 3,139 12,275 8,932 9,656 2,476 4,900 3,628 5,374 1,815
May 5,973 1,388 6,546 5,034 7,446 1,153 1,110 2,131 3,715 830
June 5,903 1,738 4,431 2,648 5,553 737 685 1,997 4,650 687
July 5,185 2,086 4,113 3,173 7,305 430 739 2,181 2,410 747
Aug. 3,180 3,088 4,844 3,185 4,970 391 810 2,390 1,314 561
Sep. 3,707 3,304 5,711 3,388 2,892 523 1,019 3,607 3,778 829
Oct. 7,136 2,563 4,028 6,036 3,770 1,795 2,200 3,587 2,934 1,154
Nov. 5,984 1,325 5,861 4,837 4,131 3,154 2,351 2,018 1,229 1,102
Dec. 4,623 8,098 18,373 7,093 4,545 6,453 5,930 5,206 5,043 3,274
(In bushels—000 omitted)
1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922.
Jan. 11,317 1,148 5,224 3,498 7,253 1,953 1,177
Feb. 12,307 928 7,855 5,151 6,597 3,203 976
Mar. 10,109 1,170 8,815 4,837 10,834 7,658 683
Apr. 5,596 709 9,105 5,107 6,463 8,645 699
May 1,252 538 3,735 5,536 4,838 3,793 878
June 743 926 3,845 4,811 3,720 3,279 910
July 926 560 2,161 5,483 3,146 2,009 588
Aug. 709 491 959 6,700 2,670 1,850 816
Sep. 670 1,152 888 3,760 980 2,496 1,210
Oct. 404 1,052 1,019 3,886 1,602 2,335 868
Nov. 444 2,153 1,642 2,290 1,622 1,700 962
Dec. 773 4,781 2,790 2,891 2,445 991 1,525
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
193 IOWA CORN PRICES.
(Prices on farms or nearest shipping point, first of each month.)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ten-yr. av.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .51 .36 .52 .36 .58 .57 .57 .80 1.21 1.36 .684
February .54 .37 .55 .38 .56 .66 .62 .88 1.21 1.25 .702
March .52 .37 .56 .39 .56 .65 .61 .92 1.34 1.22 .714
April .51 .38 .61 .41 .59 .64 .65 1.11 1.36 1.40 .766
May .48 .41 .69 .45 .59 .68 .66 1.40 1.40 1.54 .830
June .50 .44 .70 .50 .63 .68 .68 1.46 1.35 1.63 .857
July .53 .49 .67 .52 .63 .69 .69 1.56 1.37 1.66 .881
August .55 .56 .65 .54 .64 .71 .73 2.02 1.47 1.84 .971
September .56 .56 .67 .66 .72 .71 .77 1.65 1.50 1.69 .949
October .49 .57 .61 .66 .69 .66 .76 1.70 1.38 1.32 .884
November .39 .57 .50 .60 .61 .59 .78 1.36 1.15 1.11 .766
December .36 .53 .35 .60 .55 .51 .80 1.08 1.22 1.20 .720
Yearly aver. .495 .467 .590 .506 .612 .646 .693 1.328 1.330 1.435 .810
IOWA OATS PRICES.
(Prices on farms or nearest shipping point, first of each month.)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ten-yr. av.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .38 .27 .41 .28 .35 .43 .36 .46 .71 .64 .429
February .41 .27 .44 .28 .34 .48 .43 .51 .76 .54 .446
March .41 .26 .45 .28 .34 .50 .39 .51 .83 .54 .451
April .41 .26 .47 .29 .34 .51 .38 .56 .84 .58 .464
May .37 .27 .51 .30 .34 .50 .38 .63 .82 .64 .476
June .37 .29 .48 .32 .35 .48 .37 .61 .69 .62 .458
July .36 .35 .46 .34 .34 .42 .36 .62 .71 .65 .461
August .35 .35 .33 .34 .31 .43 .35 .68 .67 .70 .451
September .29 .36 .26 .36 .39 .32 .39 .51 .62 .63 .413
October .28 .39 .27 .36 .40 .30 .41 .54 .64 .60 .419
November .27 .41 .28 .34 .39 .31 .45 .54 .62 .61 .422
December .27 .41 .27 .34 .41 .32 .48 .63 .64 .64 .441
Yearly aver. .348 .324 .386 .319 .359 .417 .396 .567 .713 .616 .444
IOWA HOG PRICES.
(Prices on farms or nearest shipping point, fifteenth of each month.)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ten-yr. av.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January 7.80 7.50 5.60 6.90 7.70 6.40 6.20 9.80 15.60 16.40 8.99
February 8.10 6.90 5.70 7.50 8.00 6.20 7.50 11.40 15.30 16.50 9.31
March 9.60 6.40 6.00 8.10 8.10 6.20 9.00 13.80 16.20 17.40 10.08
April 9.50 5.80 7.20 8.50 8.10 6.50 9.00 15.30 16.40 18.70 10.50
May 8.60 5.40 7.10 7.70 7.80 6.90 9.10 15.10 16.60 19.50 10.38
June 8.80 5.40 6.90 8.00 7.50 7.00 8.80 14.80 15.80 19.30 10.23
July 8.20 5.90 6.90 8.30 8.00 6.90 9.10 14.50 16.30 20.80 10.49
August 7.60 6.90 7.60 7.90 8.50 6.40 9.30 15.70 18.00 20.10 10.80
September 8.40 6.60 7.80 7.70 8.30 6.70 9.90 16.90 18.40 15.50 10.62
October. 7.90 5.90 8.20 7.60 7.20 7.40 9.00 16.90 17.00 13.40 10.05
November 7.30 5.70 7.20 7.30 6.80 6.10 9.10 15.80 16.40 13.50 9.52
December 6.90 5.60 7.00 7.10 6.50 5.80 9.00 16.20 16.40 12.30 9.28
Yearly aver. 8.23 6.17 6.94 7.72 7.71 6.54 8.75 14.68 16.53 16.95 10.02
194 IOWA BEEF CATTLE PRICES.
(Prices on farms or nearest shipping point, fifteenth of each month.)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ten-yr. av.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January 5.40 5.10 5.40 6.50 7.00 6.70 6.90 8.20 9.90 12.40 7.35
February 5.00 5.00 5.40 6.80 7.30 6.50 7.20 8.90 10.30 12.80 7.52
March 5.80 5.00 5.60 7.10 7.40 6.50 7.60 8.70 10.40 13.50 7.76
April 6.20 5.10 6.00 7.40 7.40 6.60 7.70 10.10 11.90 14.10 8.25
May 5.90 4.90 6.20 7.10 7.30 7.00 8.00 10.20 12.70 13.60 8.29
June 5.60 4.90 6.20 7.10 7.40 7.30 8.50 10.30 12.60 11.90 8.18
July 5.30 4.80 6.50 7.20 7.70 7.80 8.20 10.20 12.80 12.30 8.28
August 5.10 5.20 6.80 7.00 7.80 7.40 7.80 10.20 12.30 12.60 8.22
September 5.20 5.00 6.80 7.20 7.70 7.10 8.10 10.60 12.90 11.80 8.24
October 5.00 5.10 6.80 7.10 7.40 7.20 7.80 10.40 11.90 10.10 7.88
November 4.90 5.10 6.40 7.10 7.00 6.80 7.80 10.10 11.90 11.50 7.86
December 4.70 5.20 6.70 6.90 6.90 6.70 7.90 9.70 11.70 11.60 7.80
Yearly aver. 5.34 5.04 6.24 7.04 7.36 6.97 7.79 9.80 11.77 12.35 7.97
IOWA WOOL PRICES.
(Prices on farms or nearest shipping point, fifteenth of each month.)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ten-yr. av.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .26 .19 .17 .19 .17 .18 .24 .30 .59 .59 .288
February .26 .19 .18 .19 .17 .19 .27 .30 .60 .53 .288
March .26 .19 .18 .20 .17 .22 .26 .35 .60 .51 .294
April .24 .18 .18 .19 .17 .23 .28 .39 .60 .52 .298
May .24 .16 .19 .17 .18 .22 .29 .43 .60 .51 .299
June .20 .16 .20 .17 .19 .25 .31 .52 .60 .49 .309
July .21 .16 .20 .18 .20 .25 .30 .57 .61 .54 .322
August .21 .17 .21 .16 .20 .25 .30 .56 .61 .54 .321
September .20 .17 .20 .17 .19 .25 .30 .58 .60 .52 .318
October .19 .17 .20 .17 .19 .26 .30 .56 .59 .50 .313
November .19 .17 .19 .18 .18 .24 .30 .55 .61 .52 .313
December .19 .17 .20 .18 .18 .24 .29 .57 .58 .51 .311
Yearly aver. .221 .174 .192 .179 .183 .232 .287 .474 .599 .525 .307
IOWA BRAN PRICES.
(Prices on farms or nearest shipping point, fifteenth of each month.)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ten-yr. av.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January 24.30 24.10 25.80 25.10 24.90 26.40 24.50 31.30 39.90 46.80 29.31
February 25.80 24.40 27.60 23.60 25.30 27.00 24.70 33.10 40.40 47.00 29.89
March 26.50 24.00 28.80 23.60 25.90 26.90 24.40 38.00 41.80 47.00 30.69
April 25.60 23.90 28.20 22.90 27.00 26.70 24.30 41.20 41.30 45.20 30.63
May 23.90 24.70 28.60 22.50 26.30 26.70 24.30 42.50 41.40 47.00 30.79
June 24.70 25.10 27.10 22.70 26.00 25.60 24.50 39.30 41.80 45.70 30.25
July 24.50 25.10 26.30 23.00 24.40 25.80 24.20 38.90 41.80 45.50 29.95
August 24.20 25.20 26.10 23.30 25.00 25.50 24.50 41.00 38.30 46.90 30.00
September 23.80 24.80 25.00 24.40 25.80 25.10 25.00 38.50 36.70 47.50 29.66
October 23.50 25.40 25.00 24.70 25.10 24.10 25.80 37.60 37.00 43.80 29.20
November 24.10 25.80 24.30 24.70 24.90 23.30 29.25 37.50 36.30 45.50 29.56
December 23.90 25.90 24.10 24.20 25.20 23.00 30.00 40.70 36.60 46.80 30.04
Yearly aver. 24.56 24.86 26.41 23.74 25.48 25.51 25.45 38.30 39.46 46.22 30.00
195 ILLINOIS CORN PRICES.
(Prices on farms or nearest shipping point, first of each month.)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ten-yr. av.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .55 .39 .55 .41 .64 .64 .62 .84 1.16 1.34 .714
February .59 .40 .59 .45 .60 .70 .65 .92 1.25 1.20 .735
March .59 .40 .60 .46 .60 .68 .65 .98 1.36 1.23 .755
April .57 .40 .65 .47 .64 .69 .65 1.09 1.30 1.42 .788
May .54 .43 .74 .51 .63 .74 .69 1.47 1.33 1.56 .864
June .54 .47 .77 .55 .68 .73 .69 1.54 1.25 1.67 .889
July .57 .51 .73 .58 .68 .72 .70 1.60 1.32 1.74 .915
August .58 .58 .71 .61 .72 .76 .76 2.06 1.39 1.89 1.016
September .57 .60 .72 .73 .78 .73 .80 1.72 1.47 1.84 .996
October .51 .61 .66 .71 .74 .68 .80 1.80 1.39 1.41 .930
November .43 .60 .50 .64 .67 .57 .84 1.42 1.18 1.24 .809
December .38 .55 .41 .63 .61 .54 .84 1.10 1.20 1.30 .756
Yearly aver. .535 .495 .636 .563 .666 .681 .724 1.378 1.300 1.487 .847
ILLINOIS OATS PRICES.
(Prices on farms or nearest shipping point, first of each month.)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ten-yr. av.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .41 .29 .43 .30 .37 .45 .38 .49 .72 .67 .45
February .44 .30 .45 .31 .37 .52 .46 .53 .77 .56 .47
March .45 .29 .48 .32 .37 .52 .40 .54 .86 .56 .48
April .43 .29 .51 .31 .38 .55 .39 .60 .86 .61 .49
May .41 .30 .54 .31 .37 .54 .41 .67 .83 .67 .51
June .40 .31 .52 .35 .38 .50 .39 .61 .71 .66 .48
July .39 .38 .49 .37 .36 .44 .37 .62 .71 .66 .48
August .36 .36 .34 .37 .35 .40 .36 .68 .66 .74 .46
September .31 .39 .30 .39 .42 .33 .40 .51 .66 .68 .44
October .30 .41 .30 .39 .43 .31 .41 .56 .67 .64 .44
November .31 .42 .30 .37 .44 .33 .48 .56 .63 .63 .45
December .30 .42 .30 .38 .44 .35 .51 .65 .67 .70 .47
Yearly aver. .376 .347 .414 .348 .390 .437 .414 .585 .729 .701 .47
ILLINOIS HOG PRICES.
(Prices on farms or nearest shipping point, fifteenth of each month.)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ten-yr. av.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January 8.10 7.40 5.80 6.90 7.70 6.40 6.40 9.80 15.60 16.20 9.03
February 8.20 7.00 5.80 7.50 8.10 6.20 7.40 11.30 15.30 16.30 9.31
March 9.50 6.50 6.00 8.10 8.10 6.30 8.90 13.70 16.30 17.00 10.04
April 9.70 6.00 7.10 8.50 8.10 6.60 8.80 14.90 16.40 18.40 10.45
May 8.90 6.50 7.10 7.80 7.80 7.00 8.90 14.80 16.60 19.10 10.35
June 8.70 5.50 6.90 8.00 7.50 7.00 8.80 14.60 16.00 19.00 10.20
July 8.40 6.00 6.90 8.30 8.10 7.10 9.00 14.50 16.20 20.50 10.50
August 7.90 6.80 7.50 8.20 8.80 6.80 9.40 15.70 17.80 20.40 10.93
September 8.70 6.70 8.00 8.10 8.40 7.10 10.00 16.90 18.50 16.10 10.85
October 8.30 6.00 8.30 7.90 7.40 7.50 9.10 17.00 17.10 13.60 10.22
November 7.50 5.70 7.20 7.30 7.00 6.30 9.10 15.80 16.30 13.40 9.56
December 7.00 5.70 7.00 7.10 6.60 6.00 9.10 16.20 16.30 12.20 9.32
Yearly aver. 8.41 6.24 6.97 7.81 7.80 6.69 8.74 14.60 16.53 16.85 10.07
196 ILLINOIS BEEF CATTLE PRICES.
(Prices on farms or nearest shipping point, fifteenth of each month.)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ten-yr. av.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January 4.40 4.90 5.10 6.10 6.80 6.50 6.50 7.90 9.50 11.70 6.94
February 5.10 4.90 5.10 6.30 7.00 6.40 6.50 8.50 9.50 11.70 7.10
March 5.00 5.00 5.30 6.80 7.00 6.40 7.10 9.00 10.10 12.10 7.38
April 5.50 5.00 5.60 6.80 7.00 6.50 7.40 9.60 12.00 12.50 7.79
May 5.70 4.80 6.00 6.50 7.10 6.70 7.50 9.60 11.70 12.50 7.81
June 5.40 4.80 6.10 6.80 7.00 7.00 7.80 9.60 11.90 11.40 7.78
July 5.20 4.90 6.40 6.70 7.00 7.20 7.80 9.40 11.70 11.90 7.82
August 5.00 5.20 6.30 6.70 7.50 7.10 7.70 9.40 11.30 11.80 7.80
September 5.20 5.10 6.50 6.70 7.40 7.00 8.00 10.40 11.70 10.20 7.82
October 5.10 4.80 6.40 6.80 7.20 7.00 7.40 10.10 11.00 10.00 7.58
November 4.90 5.10 6.10 6.60 7.10 6.50 7.50 9.40 10.50 10.00 7.37
December 4.80 5.00 6.10 6.50 6.80 6.50 7.50 9.70 11.30 10.10 7.43
Yearly aver. 5.11 4.96 5.92 6.61 7.08 6.74 7.39 9.39 11.01 11.32 7.55
ILLINOIS WOOL PRICES.
(Prices on farms or nearest shipping point, fifteenth of each month.)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ten-yr. av.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .29 .20 .17 .21 .16 .20 .26 .32 .58 .59 .298
February .28 .20 .18 .21 .17 .21 .26 .32 .59 .60 .302
March .27 .19 .18 .21 .17 .21 .28 .35 .60 .56 .302
April .24 .18 .18 .20 .17 .22 .27 .37 .60 .56 .299
May .26 .16 .20 .17 .18 .24 .30 .44 .61 .44 .300
June .22 .17 .20 .17 .20 .26 .32 .53 .61 .50 .318
July .21 .17 .20 .17 .20 .27 .32 .56 .62 .53 .325
August .23 .17 .20 .17 .20 .27 .31 .57 .62 .54 .328
September .20 .18 .21 .18 .20 .28 .31 .55 .61 .50 .322
October .20 .17 .20 .17 .20 .27 .32 .58 .62 .51 .324
November .20 .17 .20 .16 .19 .26 .31 .58 .62 .51 .320
December .21 .17 .21 .17 .20 .26 .32 .60 .61 .53 .328
Yearly aver. .234 .178 .194 .183 .187 .246 .299 .481 .608 .531 .314
The price of 44 cents in May of 1919 is probably a mistake, altho it is the price as reported by the Bureau of Crop Estimates.
ILLINOIS BRAN PRICES.
(Prices on farms or nearest shipping point, fifteenth of each month.)
1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. Ten-yr. av.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January 23.90 23.30 25.80 24.10 25.70 26.70 25.10 31.90 40.50 48.70 29.57
February 26.20 23.80 27.70 24.10 26.40 27.20 25.00 34.40 40.80 49.40 30.50
March 25.60 24.00 27.00 23.60 26.50 26.90 24.30 37.70 42.70 46.70 30.50
April 25.70 23.80 27.80 23.30 27.00 27.20 24.40 41.20 42.40 48.00 31.08
May 25.30 24.20 27.80 23.50 26.70 27.80 24.60 43.60 42.20 47.10 31.28
June 24.90 24.10 26.90 23.10 26.50 25.90 24.40 38.30 42.90 46.60 30.36
July 24.40 24.00 25.80 23.00 24.20 25.90 24.00 40.00 40.00 46.80 29.81
August 23.50 24.30 25.40 23.50 26.00 25.70 24.60 41.90 37.50 48.10 30.05
September 23.20 23.90 25.40 25.70 26.00 24.70 26.00 37.00 38.90 48.10 29.89
October 22.20 24.60 25.50 25.30 25.60 24.70 26.80 36.30 37.00 46.10 29.41
November 22.80 24.80 24.50 25.20 25.20 24.90 30.50 38.00 38.00 47.00 30.09
December 22.80 25.40 24.50 25.00 24.80 24.30 31.40 41.50 38.40 47.10 30.52
Yearly aver. 24.11 24.08 26.07 24.10 25.88 25.99 25.92 38.48 40.11 47.47 30.22
197 FARM PRICES OF BUTTER.
(Per pound, average for all United States—first of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .278 .281 .284 .292 .287 .283 .340 .431 .549 .613
February .241 .290 .276 .274 .279 .276 .335 .437 .496
March .227 .272 .275 .260 .268 .271 .341 .434 .438
April .226 .261 .276 .249 .258 .276 .335 .407 .476
May .214 .260 .270 .238 .257 .279 .361 .399 .503
June .203 .248 .255 .228 .248 .265 .350 .386 .491
July .204 .234 .247 .229 .242 .257 .335 .382 .472
August .217 .237 .249 .237 .242 .261 .340 .397 .482
September .231 .242 .259 .253 .245 .274 .361 .414 .497
October .238 .256 .275 .260 .253 .290 .389 .472 .515
November .252 .269 .282 .263 .264 .311 .409 .497 .560
December .274 .288 .292 .284 .276 .344 .419 .527 .600
FARM PRICES OF EGGS.
(Per dozen, average of all United States—first of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .304 .295 .268 .307 .316 .306 .377 .463 .572 .648
February .221 .291 .228 .284 .292 .268 .358 .494 .483
March .165 .245 .194 .242 .213 .212 .338 .404 .331
April .149 .178 .164 .176 .166 .179 .259 .312 .343
May .147 .171 .161 .168 .171 .181 .300 .310 .368
June .145 .167 .169 .173 .166 .190 .311 .298 .386
July .142 .167 .170 .176 .168 .197 .283 .307 .368
August .155 .174 .172 .182 .170 .207 .298 .344 .393
September .174 .191 .195 .210 .187 .233 .332 .364 .410
October .200 .220 .234 .235 .223 .281 .374 .416 .447
November .235 .259 .274 .253 .263 .322 .394 .472 .540
December .287 .297 .330 .297 .306 .381 .433 .550 .619
FARM PRICES OF POTATOES.
(Per bushel, average of all United States—first of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .541 .845 .506 .684 .497 .706 1.473 1.210 1.161 1.786
February .551 .944 .531 .697 .504 .880 1.724 1.229 1.144
March .553 1.020 .520 .707 .504 .944 2.407 1.203 1.094
April .555 1.171 .503 .700 .478 .976 2.347 .926 1.054
May .625 1.273 .482 .714 .505 .948 2.796 .801 1.189
June .633 1.197 .552 .713 .508 .988 2.740 .755 1.214
July .963 1.036 .498 .815 .521 1.023 2.479 .949 1.284
August 1.360 .865 .692 .871 .563 .954 1.708 1.416 1.928
September 1.137 .650 .753 .749 .505 1.093 1.391 1.488 1.875
October .883 .511 .739 .647 .488 1.120 1.221 1.436 1.642
November .763 .455 .696 .528 .608 1.357 1.278 1.272 1.528
December .799 .505 .687 .487 .617 1.461 1.228 1.192 1.614
198 RETAIL PRICES OF SIRLOIN.
(Per pound—fifteenth of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .202 .207 .238 .250 .253 .256 .276 .326 .410 .405
February .202 .207 .238 .250 .248 .256 .286 .331 .410
March .202 .213 .245 .253 .245 .263 .293 .336 .417
April .202 .220 .256 .253 .250 .268 .316 .364 .435
May .204 .235 .256 .258 .256 .276 .321 .397 .443
June .204 .240 .258 .261 .261 .286 .326 .425 .430
July .207 .243 .263 .268 .266 .286 .326 .420 .433
August .207 .245 .263 .278 .263 .283 .329 .412 .420
September .204 .243 .261 .271 .263 .281 .331 .415 .409
October .202 .240 .256 .261 .261 .273 .329 .407 .398
November .202 .235 .253 .253 .256 .268 .314 .402 .393
December .202 .233 .250 .256 .250 .268 .319 .402 .391
RETAIL PRICES OF ROUND STEAK.
(Per pound—fifteenth of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .172 .177 .203 .225 .225 .225 .245 .303 .387 .370
February .172 .177 .206 .225 .221 .225 .259 .312 .385
March .175 .179 .212 .228 .219 .230 .263 .316 .391
April .175 .188 .219 .228 .221 .239 .287 .343 .402
May .175 .201 .221 .232 .228 .248 .294 .376 .413
June .177 .206 .223 .234 .232 .259 .298 .402 .400
July .177 .206 .230 .241 .236 .256 .303 .400 .404
August .177 .210 .230 .250 .236 .254 .305 .393 .391
September .170 .206 .230 .243 .234 .254 .294 .393 .379
October .175 .203 .230 .236 .230 .245 .305 .387 .369
November .172 .199 .225 .232 .225 .239 .294 .382 .362
December .172 .199 .223 .228 .223 .236 .296 .378 .359
RETAIL PRICES OF RIB ROASTS.
(Per pound—fifteenth of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .166 .168 .188 .198 .200 .200 .216 .257 .327 .314
February .168 .170 .188 .200 .198 .202 .226 .263 .327
March .168 .172 .194 .200 .196 .206 .234 .267 .335
April .170 .180 .200 .202 .198 .210 .251 .293 .347
May .168 .192 .200 .202 .200 .218 .257 .319 .352
June .168 .196 .202 .204 .204 .224 .261 .335 .339
July .168 .194 .202 .208 .206 .222 .257 .333 .325
August .168 .196 .202 .214 .206 .220 .255 .327 .312
September .168 .192 .200 .208 .204 .218 .259 .327 .312
October .168 .190 .200 .206 .202 .214 .257 .323 .306
November .166 .188 .198 .204 .200 .210 .251 .321 .302
December .166 .184 .198 .200 .198 .210 .253 .319 .303
199 RETAIL PRICES OF PORK CHOPS.
(Per pound—fifteenth of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .184 .171 .188 .209 .186 .188 .238 .344 .407 .373
February .181 .162 .190 .211 .179 .194 .264 .338 .380
March .181 .173 .205 .211 .179 .219 .281 .340 .388
April .175 .192 .217 .217 .198 .226 .308 .359 .416
May .175 .194 .211 .224 .209 .230 .308 .369 .433
June .175 .192 .209 .217 .207 .232 .312 .377 .426
July .179 .194 .217 .224 .211 .234 .319 .380 .464
August .190 .211 .219 .251 .217 .245 .346 .424 .471
September .192 .222 .228 .238 .226 .264 .390 .464 .460
October .188 .222 .226 .232 .232 .249 .390 .456 .443
November .169 .196 .215 .219 .209 .234 .348 .435 .421
December .162 .181 .205 .196 .184 .224 .340 .416 .381
RETAIL PRICES OF BACON.
(Per pound—fifteenth of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .257 .235 .257 .268 .276 .276 .300 .491 .592 .504
February .254 .232 .259 .268 .270 .276 .311 .489 .560
March .251 .232 .265 .270 .268 .281 .336 .494 .554
April .248 .240 .270 .270 .268 .284 .385 .500 .579
May .248 .243 .273 .270 .268 .287 .423 .511 .573
June .248 .246 .276 .273 .270 .292 .431 .521 .579
July .251 .246 .284 .276 .273 .292 .434 .530 .587
August .254 .248 .287 .292 .273 .295 .437 .546 .584
September .251 .257 .284 .295 .273 .300 .448 .568 .556
October .248 .265 .281 .289 .276 .300 .486 .584 .528
November .240 .265 .276 .284 .276 .303 .489 .590 .510
December .238 .262 .270 .281 .276 .300 .494 .592 .503
RETAIL PRICES OF HAM.
(Per pound—fifteenth of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .236 .231 .247 .260 .261 .269 .303 .431 .529 .503
February .236 .229 .250 .263 .255 .271 .314 .434 .513
March .234 .229 .258 .263 .253 .277 .333 .436 .508
April .234 .237 .263 .263 .250 .285 .362 .442 .524
May .234 .239 .263 .263 .253 .290 .383 .452 .524
June .239 .242 .271 .266 .258 .293 .386 .460 .545
July .245 .245 .277 .274 .261 .295 .391 .481 .561
August .247 .245 .282 .287 .261 .295 .391 .479 .564
September .245 .247 .277 .287 .258 .303 .404 .513 .552
October .239 .250 .271 .279 .263 .303 .423 .513 .524
November .234 .250 .266 .271 .266 .303 .423 .519 .505
December .231 .247 .263 .266 .266 .303 .428 .527 .499
200 RETAIL PRICES OF LARD.
(Per pound—fifteenth of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .155 .136 .153 .158 .153 .147 .215 .329 .333 .340
February .155 .136 .155 .156 .153 .149 .218 .330 .321
March .145 .136 .156 .156 .152 .152 .239 .332 .333
April .139 .141 .158 .156 .152 .158 .264 .330 .352
May .136 .147 .158 .155 .152 .167 .278 .329 .389
June .134 .149 .158 .153 .150 .171 .280 .325 .401
July .133 .149 .160 .153 .147 .174 .275 .325 .420
August .134 .150 .161 .156 .141 .175 .278 .330 .420
September .137 .155 .161 .156 .139 .186 .297 .337 .382
October .137 .160 .160 .155 .144 .194 .313 .341 .361
November .137 .160 .160 .156 .145 .213 .327 .341 .364
December .136 .158 .198 .153 .145 .216 .333 .341 .349
RETAIL PRICES OF WHEAT FLOUR.
(Per eighth barrel—fifteenth of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .835 .827 .803 .787 .996 .964 1.373 1.614 1.606 1.968
February .819 .835 .803 .795 1.108 1.004 1.373 1.614 1.630
March .811 .835 .803 .795 1.092 .964 1.397 1.614 1.554
April .803 .843 .803 .795 1.100 .956 1.654 1.614 1.751
May .803 .875 .811 .795 1.116 .956 2.136 1.614 1.823
June .803 .883 .811 .795 1.044 .940 1.975 1.630 1.823
July .803 .875 .811 .787 1.004 .931 1.767 1.630 1.823
August .811 .859 .803 .851 .996 1.076 1.839 1.654 1.799
September .811 .843 .803 .907 .940 1.188 1.791 1.654 1.775
October .827 .827 .795 .891 .907 1.245 1.718 1.630 1.775
November .827 .819 .795 .899 .907 1.397 1.670 1.630 1.799
December .827 .803 .795 .907 .915 1.341 1.646 1.630 1.871
RETAIL PRICES OF CORN MEAL.
(Per pound—fifteenth of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .270 .284 .287 .302 .316 .310 .383 .676 .600 .660
February .270 .284 .284 .299 .319 .313 .394 .676 .580
March .267 .284 .284 .299 .319 .310 .397 .696 .574
April .270 .290 .284 .299 .316 .313 .447 .687 .580
May .270 .299 .284 .299 .316 .313 .516 .676 .600
June .270 .302 .284 .299 .316 .313 .528 .647 .609
July .273 .302 .284 .299 .313 .313 .566 .637 .629
August .276 .302 .290 .305 .313 .319 .635 .658 .638
September .278 .302 .296 .316 .313 .328 .789 .667 .670
October .281 .305 .299 .316 .313 .339 .673 .658 .660
November .281 .299 .302 .316 .310 .365 .682 .629 .660
December .281 .290 .302 .310 .310 .380 .682 .618 .660
201 RETAIL PRICES OF EGGS.
(Per dozen—fifteenth of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .398 .429 .365 .425 .436 .415 .534 .659 .737
February .316 .392 .309 .358 .331 .341 .496 .598 .497
March .267 .269 .259 .303 .246 .277 .341 .432 .473
April .243 .258 .247 .250 .253 .267 .378 .415 .483
May .239 .253 .258 .262 .256 .277 .392 .415 .521
June .242 .259 .273 .276 .263 .294 .402 .415 .524
July .261 .278 .292 .296 .273 .314 .412 .479 .554
August .286 .303 .323 .326 .297 .354 .452 .523 .588
September .317 .341 .368 .361 .341 .405 .513 .574 .619
October .355 .382 .408 .381 .395 .446 .540 .628 .706
November .426 .439 .486 .442 .449 .503 .587 .727 .794
December .443 .412 .466 .469 .456 .520 .621 .794
RETAIL PRICES OF BUTTER.
(Per pound—fifteenth of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .365 .431 .411 .400 .388 .386 .454 .569 .708
February .343 .400 .415 .360 .377 .381 .469 .581 .574
March .330 .371 .415 .352 .361 .404 .465 .554 .670
April .303 .378 .408 .331 .361 .415 .512 .508 .716
May .296 .367 .361 .328 .350 .373 .469 .512 .681
June .298 .340 .353 .337 .346 .365 .473 .512 .635
July .308 .338 .350 .343 .346 .358 .462 .527 .631
August .328 .342 .356 .363 .338 .365 .477 .542 .643
September .360 .379 .379 .379 .338 .392 .496 .596 .662
October .359 .377 .384 .378 .354 .419 .512 .654 .716
November .385 .392 .388 .396 .365 .438 .531 .670 .758
December .411 .415 .400 .396 .388 .454 .546 .731
RETAIL PRICES OF MILK.
(Per quart—fifteenth of each month.)
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
January .088 .088 .091 .092 .091 .091 .102 .137 .160
February .088 .088 .091 .092 .091 .091 .102 .137 .158
March .088 .088 .091 .092 .090 .091 .102 .137 .151
April .087 .088 .090 .091 .090 .090 .104 .135 .154
May .085 .088 .090 .091 .090 .090 .107 .135 .152
June .085 .088 .090 .090 .090 .090 .108 .132 .154
July .085 .088 .090 .090 .090 .091 .114 .136 .154
August .085 .088 .090 .091 .090 .091 .117 .140 .159
September .086 .088 .091 .091 .090 .092 .120 .146 .160
October .087 .090 .091 .091 .091 .095 .130 .151 .164
November .088 .091 .092 .091 .091 .099 .131 .158 .167
December .088 .091 .092 .091 .091 .101 .134 .160
202 RETAIL PRICES OF POTATOES.
(Per peck—fifteenth of each month.)
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.
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203 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 aver. 15.92 13.74 13.95 16.37 15.95 14.45 18.07 24.89 32.54 35.66 20.15
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 aver. 19.72 15.19 15.19 17.69 18.41 16.49 18.59 31.34 41.15 38.87 23.26
204 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. protein cottonseed meal at Memphis. Cottonseed meal at Milwaukee.[18] Oil meal at Milwaukee.[18] Hominy feed at Milwaukee.[18] Bran at Milwaukee.[18] Brown middlings at Milwaukee.[18]
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 aver. 26.06 29.74 32.38 25.53 21.93 22.83
205 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
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
206 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
207 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
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
208 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
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
209 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 month without board. Dun’s index number.
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
210 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
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
211 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
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
212 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
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
213 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
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215
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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
222Exports 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
Horse prices, draft, at Omaha and Chicago, 163
Lard prices at Chicago, 160
Live stock movements, yearly, Bureau of Markets, 190
Lumber prices, 214
Middlings at Kansas City, 209
Middlings at Minneapolis, 207
Milk prices in Elgin-Chicago district, 162
Mill-feed price averages, 205
Oats prices in Illinois, 196
Oats prices in Iowa, 194
Oats prices, monthly, at Chicago, 121–122
Oats receipts, monthly, at Chicago, 177
Packers’ prices of ham and bacon, 204
Petroleum, crude, prices, 213
Pig iron prices, 211
Potato prices on the farm, 197
Pork exports, 191
Prices, daily ten-year averages, at Chicago, 126–133
223Retail prices of bacon, 200
Retail prices of butter, 202
Retail prices of corn meal, 201
Retail prices of eggs, 202
Retail prices of flour, 201
Retail prices of ham, 200
Retail prices of lard, 201
Retail prices of milk, 202
Retail prices of pork chops, 200
Retail prices of potatoes, 203
Retail prices of rib roasts, 199
Retail prices of round steak, 199
Retail prices of sirloin steak, 199
Sheep prices, average of native lambs, at Chicago, 155
Sheep prices, average of native sheep, at Chicago, 156
Sheep prices, average of western lambs, at Chicago, 157
Sheep prices, average of western sheep, at Chicago, 158
Sheep prices, average of yearlings, at Chicago, 154
Sheep receipts, monthly, at Chicago, 175
Sheep receipts, monthly, at six markets, 174
Sheep, shipments of stockers and feeders from Omaha, 187–188
Sheep weights at Chicago, 183
Short-rib sides, prices at Chicago, 159
Shorts, prices at Kansas City, 209
Wages on city and farm, 210
Wheat exports, 192
Wheat prices at Chicago, 123–124
Wheat prices in Argentina, 190
Wool prices in Illinois, 197
Wool prices in Iowa, 195
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
Typos fixed; non-standard spelling and dialect retained.