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Table 271. — Potatoes (white): Monthly range and average jobbing prices, per hundred 

 pounds, at ten markets, 1919 and 1920. 





New York. 



Chicago. 



Philadelphia. 



Pittsburgh. 



St. Louis. 



Month. 



Range. 



Aver- 

 age. 



Range. 



Aver- 

 age. 



Range. 



Aver. 

 " age. 



Range. 



Aver- 

 age. 



Range. 



Aver- 

 age. 



1919. 



January. . . 

 February . 



$2. 08-S3. 78 

 1. 82- 3. 03 

 1. 42- 2. 58 

 2. 03- 3. 11 

 3.18- 5.46 

 2. 27- 6. 52 

 2.58- 4.27 

 2. 27- 4. 02 

 2. 00- 3. 75 

 2. 00- 3. 58 



2. 20- 3. 25 



2. 35- 3. 48 



3. 50- 5. 08 



3. 79- 5. 46 



4. 70- 6. 14 

 5. 34- 9. 09 

 7.42-11.11 



5. 00- 8. 79 

 2. 42- 7. 73 

 1. 75- 3. 50 

 1. 42- 2. 35 

 1. 03- 2. 73 



1.36- 2.33 

 1. 52- 2. 04 



$2.64 

 2.14 

 1.99 

 2.55 

 4.29 

 4.37 

 3.43 

 3.39 

 2.79 

 2.57 

 2.63 

 3.09 



4.23 

 4.49 

 5.49 

 7.58 

 9.03 

 6.93 

 5.54 

 2.56 

 1.83 

 1.93 

 1.96 

 1.82 



$2. 00-32. 50 

 1. 75- 2. 20 



82.28 

 1.95 



SI. 75-S3. 00 

 1. 65- 2. 40 

 1. 50- 2. 50 

 2. 15- 2. 75 

 3. 89- 5. 84 

 2. 43- 6. 36 

 2. 65- 4. 40 

 2. 42- 4. 16 

 2. 00- 3. 00 

 2. 17- 2. 92 

 2. 23- 3. 10 

 2. 76- 3. 63 



3. 62- 4. 83 

 3. 75- 5. 00 

 4. 33- 6. 17 

 5. 00- 8. 00 

 6.67-11.11 

 5. 15- 8. 03 

 3. 17- 7. 20 

 2. 00- 3. 03 

 1. 42- 2. 43 

 1.50- 2.50 

 1 . 89- 2. 43 

 1. 25- 1. 75 



$2.41 

 1.97 

 2.03 

 2.48 

 4.77 

 4.11 

 3.61 

 3.48 

 2.51 

 2.48 

 2.64 

 3.25 



4.07 

 4.35 

 5.24 

 6.67 

 8.39 

 6.87 

 5.58 

 2.59 

 1.89 

 1.87 

 2.09 

 1.48 



Si. 93-S2. 35 



1. 75- 2. 17 

 1. 75- 2. 40 



2. 00- 2. 50 

 4.50- 5.76 

 2. 65- 6. 89 

 2. 80- 4. 70 

 3. 08- 4. 78 

 2. 50- 3. 80 

 2. 47- 3. 17 

 2. 00- 3. 00 



2. 91- 3. 67 



3. 83- 5. 00 

 4.29- 4.75 

 4. 67- 5. 83 

 5. 80- 8. 00 

 7. 92-12. 22 



6. 21- 9- 09 

 3. 50- 7. 50 

 1. 67- 3. 94 

 1. 79- 3. 00 



1. 92- 2. 87 



2. 22- 2. 63 

 1. 50- 2. 20 



$2.12 

 1.92 

 1.92 

 2.24 

 4.99 

 4.56 

 4.07 

 4.10 

 3.18 

 2.74 

 2.80 

 3.33 



4.51 

 4.52 

 5.57 

 7.02 

 9.54 

 7.48 

 5.98 

 3.01 

 2.31 

 2.33 

 2.48 

 1.84 















April 



May 



June 



July....... 



August 



September 

 October... 

 November 

 December. 



1920. 

 January. . . 

 February . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 







$1. 75-S2. 60 

 4. 00- 6. 75 



1. 50- 5. 25 



2. 75- 4. 40 

 2. 60- 3. 50 

 2. 00- 3. 50 

 2. 25- 3. 10 

 2. 55- 3. 25 

 3. 15- 3. 50 



3. 90- 5. 25 

 4. 25- 4. 85 

 4. 60- 6. 40 

 6. 25- 9. 25 

 8. 33-13. 50 

 6.50-11.00 

 4. 00- 8. 00 

 2. 75- 5. 00 

 1. 75- 3. 48 

 1.40- 3.10 

 2. 00- 2. 85 

 1. 40- 2. 50 



$2.06 



4. 45- 6. 50 

 2. 75- 6. 00 

 2. 95- 5. 00 



5.32 

 4.33 

 4.18 



5.62 

 3.33 

 3.62 

 3.12 



2. 75- 3. 75 

 2. 65- 3. 00 



2. 90- 3. 50 



3. 40- 4. 25 



4. 00- 6. 00 

 4. 60- 5. 15 

 5. 00- 7. 25 



3.44 



2.74 

 3.22 

 3.83 



5.54 

 4.80 

 6.00 



2.90 

 2.71 

 2.99 

 3.32 



4.61 

 4.49 

 5.80 

 7.62 



8. 06-12. 77 

 6. 32-10. 91 



9.14 



8.38 



10.75 

 8.35 

 6.60 







3.69 



September 







2.71 







2.25 









2.33 









1.87 













Cincinnati. 



St. Paul. 



Minneapolis. 



Kansas City. 



Washington. 1 



Month. 



Range. 



Aver- 

 age. 



Range. 



Aver- 

 age. 



Range. 



Aver- 

 age. 



Range. 



Aver- 

 age. 



Range. 



Aver- 

 age. 



1919. 



January. . . 



$1. 80-$2. 25 

 1. 90-. 2. 75 



1. 70- 2. 00 

 1. 90- 2. 40 

 4. 24- 5. 07 



2. 27- 6. 07 

 2. 95- 4. 55 



3. 25- 4. 50 

 2. 65- 3. 50 

 2. 50- 3. 25 

 2. 60- 3. 40 

 3. 00- 3. 75 



3. 75- 5. 00 

 4. 00- 4. 83 

 4. 50- 7. 00 

 6. 00- 9. 00 

 6. 67-10. 55 

 5. 34- 9. 38 

 4. 58- 7. 57 

 2. 67- 4. 68 

 2. 00- 3. 34 

 1. 50- 2. 81 

 2. 17- 4. 50 

 1. 58- 4. 25 



$2.03 

 2.47 

 1.89 

 2.17 

 4.71 

 4.33 

 3.87 

 3.83 















$2. 33-13. 75 

 2. 08- 2. 33 

 2. 08- 2. 45 

 2.25- 2.67 

 4. 72- 5. 61 

 3. 03- 6. 21 

 3. 18- 4. 63 

 3. 00- 4. 40 

 2. 58- 3. 75 

 2. 67- 3. 17 

 2. 67- 3. 17 



2. 50- 4. 00 



3. 92- 5. 00 

 4. 75- 4. 92 

 5. 00- 6. 00 

 6.00- 8.00 

 7. 92-11. 39 

 5. 70- 8. 18 



3. 93- 6. 82 

 2. 83- 3. 83 

 1. 95- 2. 67 

 1. 92- 2. 33 

 2. 33- 2. 58 

 2. 25- 2. 50 



$2.69 



February . 















2.25 



March 















2.20 



April 















2.50 



May 











S3. 82-$9. 00 

 1. 90- 4. 91 



$7.01 

 3.32 



5.33 



June 



July 



i$2.75-$7. 00 

 3. 50- 4. 70 



i$4.45 

 4.16 



i$2.75-S6. 50 

 3.25- 4.75 



i$4.24 

 4.13 



4.56 



3.88 



August 



September 







3.98 



2.99 

 2.94 

 2.97 

 3.29 



4.60 

 4.51 

 5.51 

 7.15 

 8.65 

 7.59 

 6.49 

 3.41 

 2.57 

 2.19 

 2.60 

 1.92 















3.03 



October... 















2.86 



November 















2.96 



December. 















3.44 



1920. 



January... 















4.59 



February . 















4.81 



March 















5.54 



April 















7.27 



May 















9.05 



June 



July 



7. 78-11. 00 

 7. 50- 9. 50 



8.80 

 8.44 



7.22-811.00 

 6.50- 10.00 



9.02 

 8.29 



6.50-11.50 



8.77 



6.81 



5.82 



August 



2. 60- 3. 15 

 2. 40- 2. 85 

 1. 75- 2. 25 

 2. 00- 2. 50 



2.81 

 2.69 

 2.06 

 2.27 



3.26 



September 











2.23 



October... 











2.22 



November 











2.52 



December. 











2.32 

















1 Sales chiefly direct to retailers. 



