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Table XI. — Wholesale prices of winter wheat — Civil War and World War. 



Winter wheat in New York City. 1 



Year. 



Average, October, 1S56 to 

 July, 1861: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1861: 



October 



1862: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1863: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1864: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1865: 



January 



April..: 



July 



October 



1866: 



January 



April. 



July 



October 



1867: 



January 



April..: 



July 



October 



Price per 

 bushel. 



January.. 



A.pril 



July 



October.. 

 1869: 



January.. 



A.pril 



July 



October. . 

 1S70: 



January.. 



April 



July 



October.. 

 1871: 



January. 



April 



July 



October. 

 1872: 



January. 



April..'.. 



July 



October. 

 1873: 



January. 



April..'.. 



July 



October. 

 1874: 



January. 



April 



July 



October. 



SI. 372 

 1.437 

 1.442 

 1.2S9 



1.32 



1.43 



1.34S 



1,19 



1-235- 



1.485 



1. 725 

 1. 4925 

 1.36 



1.61 



1.74 

 2. 6275 

 1.975 



2.555 

 1.85 

 1. 475 

 2.30 



2.05 

 1,95 

 2.4-3 

 2.75 



3.10 

 3.175 

 2.40 

 2.70 



2.70 

 2.725 

 2.30 

 2.125 



1.445 

 1.415 



1.285 

 1. 225 

 1.42 

 1.30 



1.48 

 1.68 

 1. 55 

 1.67 



1.58 

 1.70 

 1.65 

 1.56 



1.925 

 1.925 

 1.575 

 1.615 



1.605 

 1.615 

 1.40 

 1.175 



Index 

 No. 



100 

 100 

 100 

 100 



104 

 94 

 83 



108 

 120 

 104 

 105 



117 

 121 

 1S2 

 152 



186 

 129 

 102 

 177 



149 

 136 

 170 

 212 



228 

 221 



166 

 208 



197 

 190 

 160 

 164 



135 



No. 2 Red winter wheat New York City f. o. b. 

 afloat. 2 



100 

 109 



85 

 98 

 100 



108 

 117 

 107 

 129 



115 

 118 

 114 

 120 



140 

 134 

 109 

 121 



121 



112 

 97 

 90 



Year. 



Average, October, 

 July, 1914: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1914: 



October 



1915: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1916: 



January 



Anril 



Jxily 



October 



1917: 



January 



April..: 



July 



October 



19-1S: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1919: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1920: 



January 



April 



July , 



October 



1921: 



January 



April.. 



1909, to 



Price per 

 bushel. 



SI. 075 

 1.083 

 1, 023 

 1. 0105 



1.168 



1.50 

 1.S44 

 1.316 

 1,24 



1. 474 

 1.364 

 1.348 

 1,976 



2. 165 



2.578 



2.29 



2.26 

 2.26 

 2. 355 

 2.3S 



2.38 

 2.38 

 2.38 

 2,33 



2.65 

 3.01 

 2.92 

 2.34 



2.08 

 1.70 



i Wholesale prices, wages, and transportation. Report by Mr. Aldrich from the Committee on Finance 

 Mar. 3, 1S93. Senate Report No. 1394, Fifty-second Congress, second session, Part II. 

 2 As reported by the United States Department of Agriculture. 



