34 BULLETIN 999, XT. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTUEE. 



Table XV. — Wholesale prices of eggs — Civil War and World War. 



Eggs in Boston. 1 



Eggs, best fresh, New York City. 2 



Year. 



Average, October, 1856-JuIy 

 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 i 



July 



October 



1867: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1868: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1869: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1870: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1871: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1872: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1873: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1874: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



Price per 

 dozen. 



Cents. 

 22. 5 

 16.7 

 13.8 

 16.5 



13 



23.5 

 13 

 12 

 14.5 



20 



23.5 



19.5 



20 



29 

 21 



25.5 

 29 



44 

 18.5 

 26.5 

 28.5 



39 



23.5 

 23.5 

 27.5 



37.5 



24 

 19 

 29 



45 



27.5 

 25.5 

 30.5 



41.5 

 29 



23.5 

 31 



Index 

 No. 



Year. 



100 

 100 

 100 

 100 



79 



104 



78 

 87 



141 

 141 

 121 



129 

 126 

 185 

 176 



196 

 111 

 192 

 173 



173 



141 

 170 

 167 



167 



144 

 138 

 176 



200 

 165 

 185 

 185 



184 

 174 

 170 

 188 



47 



209 



28 



168 



22 



159 



28 



170 



33.5 



149 



19 



114 



19 



138 



28.5 



173 



37.5 



167 



23 



138 



18 



130 



26.5 



161 



40.5 



180 



22.5 



135 



21.5 



156 



27.5 



167 



40.5 



180 



24.5 



147 



22 



159 



25 



152 



Average, October, 1909-July 

 1914: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1914: 



October 



1915: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1916: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1917: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1918: 



January 



April.. 



July 



October 



1919: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1920: 



January 



April 



July 



October 



1921: 



January 



April 



Price per 

 dozen. 



Cents. 

 38.6 

 22.2 

 27.2 

 40.6 



43 



37 



20.75 

 19.5 

 30.5 



30.5 

 20.5 

 25. 625 



34.75 



46 



34. 25 

 35 



41 



65.5 

 34 



39.5 

 55 



64.5 

 43.5 

 46.5 

 61 



70.5 

 43.75 

 46 

 63 



66 

 27.8 



1 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 TJhited States Department of Agriculture. 



