BUBEAU OF STATISTICS. 



797 



Number of acres of corn, wheat, etc., tchich was required to hup the articles 

 specified, in 1911, 1910, 1909, and 1899. 



[Co6t in acres of produce.] 



Table 7. — Purchasing power of the produce of 1 a^re in 1911 compared with 

 the purchasing poicer of 1 acre in 1910, 1909, and 1S99, respectively. 



(For example, in 1911 the product of 1 acre of com could exchange for 17 per cent more coal oil than the 

 product of 1 acre of corn in 1910, 13 per cent more than in 1909, and 112 per cent more than in 1890.] 



Purchasing power 1911, compared with years indicated, of 1 acre ot— 



Com. 



1910 



1909 



1899 



Wheat. 



1910 



1909 



1899 



Cotton. 



1910 



1909 1899 



Average for all 

 crops. 



Coal oil 



Coffee 



Flour 



Lard 



Salt 



Soap 



Starch 



Sugar 



Tobacco 



Brooms 



DLsh pans 



Dinner plates 



Fruit jars 



Kitchen chairs 



Lamps 



Tin pails 



Wooden buckets .. 

 Woo<len washtubs 



Olovea 



Hats 



Jumpers 



Overalls 



Raincoats 



Rubber boots 



Shirts, flannel 



Shoes 



Calico 



Muslin 



Sheeting 



Axes 



P.ct. 

 117 

 93 

 104 

 125 

 107 



110 

 110 

 95 

 110 

 107 



111 

 111 

 109 

 108 

 109 



111 

 105 

 107 

 109 

 110 



109 

 108 

 109 

 110 

 110 



106 

 110 

 111 

 112 

 111 



P.ct. 

 113 



69 

 100 

 109 



94 



96 

 97 

 85 

 96 

 85 



99 

 99 

 90 

 95 

 96 



98 

 91 

 92 

 96 

 96 



91 

 91 

 05 



87 

 97 



92 

 94 

 94 

 93 

 99 



P.ct. 

 212 

 111 

 133 

 125 

 144 



162 

 166 

 137 

 156 

 97 



162 

 165 

 158 

 148 

 163 



163 

 133 

 138 

 143 

 151 



133 

 130 

 138 

 121 

 144 



122 

 133 

 133 

 128 

 160 



P.ct. 

 94 

 74 

 86 

 101 

 86 



89 

 88 

 76 

 88 

 86 



89 

 87 

 87 

 87 



89 

 85 

 86 

 88 

 88 



88 



86 

 90 

 89 



88 



85 

 88 

 89 

 90 



P.ct. 



82 

 50 

 75 

 80 

 68 



70 

 71 

 62 

 70 

 62 



72 

 73 

 71 

 70 

 71 



72 

 66 

 67 

 70 

 70 



67 

 66 

 71 

 64 

 71 



68 

 69 

 69 

 68 

 73 



P.ct. 

 183 

 95 

 120 

 108 

 123 



140 

 144 

 119 

 135 

 84 



1.38 

 144 

 137 

 129 

 140 



141 

 115 

 119 

 124 

 130 



115 

 113 

 123 

 104 

 125 



108 

 115 

 116 

 112 

 138 



P.ct. 



84 

 67 

 77 

 91 

 78 



80 

 79 

 68 

 80 

 77 



80 

 80 

 79 

 78 

 79 



80 

 76 

 77 

 79 

 80 



79 

 78 

 79 

 77 

 79 



77 

 79 

 80 

 80 

 8« 



P.ct. 



105 

 65 

 94 



102 

 88 



90 

 91 

 79 

 90 

 79 



93 

 93 

 90 

 89 

 90 



92 

 85 

 86 

 89 

 91 



86 

 85 

 89 

 81 

 91 



88 

 88 

 87 

 93 



P.ct 



186 



97 



118 



no 



126 



142 

 146 

 120 

 137 

 85 



141 

 145 

 139 

 131 

 143 



143 

 116 

 121 

 125 

 132 



118 

 114 

 125 

 105 

 126 



109 

 116 

 117 

 113 

 140 



P.et. 

 199 



104 

 125 

 118 

 135 



152 



156 



129 



147 



92 



152 

 1,';6 

 149 

 140 

 153 



153 

 125 

 130 

 135 

 142 



126 

 123 

 131 

 116 

 136 



117 

 125 

 125 

 121 

 160 



