TABLE 1.-WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1910_Continued. HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS-Concluded. [Price per dozen, I. o. b. factory, on the first of each month.) TABLE CUTLERY: Knives and forks, cocobolo handles, metal bolsters. [Price per gross on the first of each month.] COTTONSEED MEAL. Table 1.-WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1910_Continued. COTTONSEED OIL: Summer yellow, prime. (Price per gallon, in New York, on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug Re porter.) (Price per bushel, in New York, on the last of each month; quotations from the Brewers' Journal.] PAPER: News, wood. [Price per pound, in New York, on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.) PAPER: Wrapping, manila, No. 1, jute. [Price per pound, in New York, on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.] PROOF SPIRITS. [Price per gallon, including tax, in Peoria, III., on Tuesday of each week; quotations from the Peoria Herald Transcript.] Jan..... $1.35 Apr.... $1.35 July.... $1.30 Oct..... $1.33 1.35 1.35 1.30 1.33 1.35 1.33 1.30 1.33 1.35 1.30 1.30 1.33 1.35 May.... 1.30 Aug.... 1.30 Nov.... 1.33 1.35 1.30 1.30 1.33 1.35 1.30 1.30 1.33 1.35 1.30 1.30 1.33 1.30 1.30 1.33 Mar..... 1.35 1.33 1.33 1.35 1.30 1.33 1.33 1.35 1.30 1.33 1.33 Feb.... TABLE 1.-WHOLESALE PRICES OF COMMODITIES FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1910—Concluded. ROPE: Manila, base sizes. [Price per pound, 1. o. b. New York or factory, on the first of each month; quotations from the Iron Age Hardware.) RUBBER: Para Island, new. [Price per pound, in New York, on the first of each month; quotations from the New York Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.) [Price per pound, in New York, on the first of each month; quotations from the Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter.) Table II.-AVERAGE YEARLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1910; MONTHLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES, JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1910, AND BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890–1899). (For explanation and discussion of this table, see page 347, For a more detailed description of the articles, see Table I.) Average Rela- Average Rela- Av verage Rela- Average Rela- Average Relaprice per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive bushel. price. 100 lbs. price. 100 lbs. price. bushel. price. pound. price. . Average, 1890-1899.. $0.4534 1890. .5062 1891 0098 1892 .5085 1893. 4685 1894. 5134 1895. 4300 1896. 2977 1897 .3226 1898 4318 1899 . 4425 1900. .4815 1901. 5881 1902. .6321 1903. ..5494 190-1. .5300 1905. 4850 1906. .5116 1907 .7063 1908. .7336 199. .67 10 1910. .7197 :::::::::::: 100.0 $5.3203 100.0 91.5 110.6 95.7 103.8 97.0 $4.7347 100.0 87.4 107.7 95.0 102.2 95.6 104.2 90.2 100.8 103. 2 113.7 113.9 118.1 138.5 106.9 109.7 110.2 113.1 122.8 126.7 136.3 148.2 $0.3804 . 3950 4969 4032 100.0 $0.07762 .07002 .09609 130.6 .08627 156.9 .08932 121.1 .11235 132.6 . 12100 131.7. .09553 121.8 11025 138.8 .11879 179.9 . 10463 175.5 . 12107 152.7 . 15118 100.0 142.9 110.8 99.0 107.2 90.2 94.0 102.0 92.2 76.9 84.7 123.8 111.1 115.1 144.7 155.9 123.1 142.0 153.0 134.8 156.0 194.8 1910. January. .7269 7909 160.3 7. 5050 141.1 6.3050 133. 2 .6500 6245 5822 6025 .5882 .6197 .6275 .5529 4951 . 4995 .4785 170.9 169.2 161.2 153.0 158.4 154.6 162.9 165.0 145. 3 130.2 131.3 125.8 . 14850 .14700 . 15040 . 15063 . 15520 . 15438 . 15588 . 16660 .13863 . 14475 . 14800 . 15038 191.3 189.4 193.8 194. 1 199.9 198.9 200.8 214.6 178. 6 186.5 190.7 193.7 ton. TABLE II.-AVERAGE YEARLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1910; MONTHLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES, JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1910, AND BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890–1899)-Continued. (For explanation and discussion of this table, see page 347. For a more detailed description of the articles, see Table I.] Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela- Average | Relaprice per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive bushel. price. price. pound. price. | 100 lbs. | price. 100 lbs. price. Average, 1890-1899. $1.1132 100.0 $10.4304 99.1 12. 9615 100.0 95.8 117.8 113.5 107.4 99.9 109.1 99.0 80.9 79.9 96.6 110.9 123.0 120.9 119.2 112.5 107.9 124.3 162.4 118.3 129.0 165.6 $0.0937 .0933 100.0 99.6 101.5 92.8 79.9 69. 4 109.7 86.6 $4.4123 100.0 89.6 $4.4206 100.0 88.8 98.2 114,6 148.7 111.6 96.2 80.5 84.2 85.0 92.1 115.7 133.9 152.4 137.0 116.5 120.4 143.1 140.6 127.5 166.5 203.8 1910. January.. 1.9900 178.8 17.5000 167.8 .1775 189.4 8.5950 9.2333 10.6150 9. 9000 9.5200 9. 4000 8.7063 8. 3600 9. 1125 8.4250 7.5688 7.7500 194.8 209.3 240.6 224.4 215.8 213.0 197.3 189.5 206.5 190.9 171.5 175.6 8.3750 9.0250 10. 4050 9.8125 9. 4450 9.4188 8. 9938 8. 8400 9.6438 8.8600 7.4313 7.6438 189.5 204.2 235.4 222.0 213.7 213.1 203.5 200.0 218.2 200.4 168.1 172.9 i |
