Note 140 — CHAPTER FIFTEEN A MODERN WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE
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The following table shows the variation from 1890 to 1897 in price of crude oil per barrel of 42 gallons, and the price of refined oil per gallon in barrels in New York:
Crude Refined
1890
Jan 1.05⅛ 7½
Dec 67½ 7¼
1891
Jan 74⅛ 7.42
Dec 59¼ 6.44
1892
Jan 62½ 6.45
Dec 53¼ 5.45
1893
Jan 53½ 5.33
Dec 78⅜ 5.15
1894
Jan 80 5.15
Dec 91⅜ 5.61
1895
Jan 98⅝ 5.87
Dec 1.43⅝ 7.77
1896
Jan 1.45¾ 7.85
Dec 97⅞ 6.35
1897
Jan 88⅛ 6.13
Dec 65 5.40