GEOGRAPHY OF WHEAT PRICES. 
Tasie LV.—farm prices of wheat, 1871 to 1915—Continued. 
State and geographic division. 
West North Central: 
Minnesota cscssssepeee5 2: 
INGDTASK Ate 2 Nene e 
UiGhike Si) GER SSS Re heel eas 
South Atlantic: 
West Virginia............. 
North Carolina...........- 
South Carolina...........- | 
GBOTPI en osc sessions ck | 
Colorado asec ts. 2 
New Mexico.-----.-...-.. 
PATIZ OM acne sya ho dee tase 
Farm prices per bushel in 5 year 
27 
Measurement of changes in percent- 
ages of the United States average 
averages. as base (100 per cent). 
1911- | 1901— | 1891- | 1882— | 1871— | 1911— | 1901— | 1891- | 1882- | 1871 
1915 | 1905 | 1895 | 18861 | 18752] 1915 | 1905 | 1895 | 18861 | 1875 
Cents. | Cents. | Cents. | Cents. | Cents. | P.ct. | P.ct. | P.ct. | P.ct. | P.ct. 
86 70 57 69 75 99 97 95 88 74 
85 68 57 66 71 98 94 95 85 70 
92 75 56 75 98 106 104 93 96 96 
84 65 49 97 90 82 
s2| 621 50 \ SS [ecesaec { 94| 86] 83 \ Bil feccecee 
81 62 50 57 66 93 86 83 73 65 
86 67 51 63 94 99 93 85 81 92 
98 83 71 96 135 113 115 118 123 132 
97 82 74 94 130 111 114 123 121 127 
102 87 72 93 122 117 121 120 119 120 
104 88 74 93 117 120 122 123 119 115 
111 98 80 103 128 128 136 133 . 132 125 
131 108 95 114 174 151 150 158 146 171 
124 104 90 109 146 143 144 150 140 143 
99 85 65 85 105 114 118 108 109 103 
101 87 66 86 109 116 121 110 110 107 
120 98 90 108 133 138 136 150 138 130 
104 92 82 111 147 120 128 137 142 144 
95 83 70 96 128 109 115 117 123 125 
Meisel | 60) (ec... cc amen Re gone Gi [Sia ere a ce a vs 
99 86 68 91 137 114 119 113 117 134 
74 71 68 O2F Res vou 85 98 113 AL Bia Dears asec 
72 70 59 0) | Sa 83 97 98 A eee 
83 77 68 BSiiees Oo. 95 107 113 U3) | eee oe 
80 74 61 BOUEE ae 2. 92 103 102 NOR Weosoess 
93 86 80 1083 ||. 52ao8e 107 119 133 IGP oe Seeao 
111 103 77 LOD Hee oat 128 143 128 pike ear 
78 76 59 TOM cei ete 90 106 98 LOO) | Baeeeee 
93 91 72 99 164 107 126 120 127 161 
79 65 52 Biles 2-2 91 90 87 QA See aes 
82 69 59 72 85 94 96 98 92 83 
95 79 67 80 120 109 110 112 103 118 
1 1882-1886 taken instead of 1881-1885 in view of availability of statistics for a larger number of States 
beginning 1882. 
2 Values reduced to gold basis. 
Data associating shifting geographic differences in farm prices per 
bushel of wheat with trend of yields to the acre are given in Table 
V (p. 28), and value per acre in Table VI (p. 29). 
are self-explanatory. 
These tables 
Absolute figures as well as percentages are 
given, but the changes can be followed more easily through the 
percentages based upon the United States figure as 100 per cent. 
