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TaBLe 5.—Farm prices of oats, 1871 to 1915. 
BULLETIN 155, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
[A review, by States and sections, of the trend of geographic price differences. ] ( 
Farm: prices per bushel, in 5-year 
Measurement of changes in percent- 
ages of the United Les average 
averages. 
earcendivcasipinc as base (100 per cent) 
division. ; 
1911— | 1901— | 1891— | 1882— | 1871— | 1911— | 1901— | 1891— | 1882- | 1871- 
1915. | 1905. | 1895. | 1886.1 | 1875.2 | 1915. | 1905. | 1895. | 1886.1 | 1875. 
Cents. | Cents.| Cents.| Cents. | Cents.| P.ct. | P. ct. | P.ct. | P..ct. | Bch 
United States.......--- 39 33 29 31 36 100 100 100 100 | 100 
| 
New abinglandi ee: loan eee 53 46 43 46 54 136 139 148 148 150 
MiddlevAtilantic::*----.--.-=!- 47 40 36 38 44 121 121 124 123 122 
SOUtHPAIAAT UI Cee ee ae 59 48 44 | 48 58 151 145 152 155 161 
East North Central...-.....--- 39 33 28 | 30 32 100 |» 100 97 97 39 
West North Central_.........- 36 29 25 25 27 92 88 86 81 75 
East South Central...........- ay 47 42 47 61 146 142 145 152 169 
West South Central.-.......-- 50 44 41 50 78 128 133 141 161 217 
Mountaineer peste ee aS Xe 47 52 40 | SRY I ReScoee 121 |* 158 138 DAE ee 
IPACITO ase ne Eee see eee as 46 45 3¥/ | 45 64 118 136 128 145 177 
New England: | 
IMainel enim mene Soon ere 52 46 43 | 45 53 133 139 148 145 147 
New Hampshire. ........--- 55 47 43 | 46 54 141 142 148 148 150 
WernmMonttteerertsascere seek 53 44 42 j 42 46 136 133 145 135 128 
Massachusetts....---.-.----- 53 47 43 48 57 136 142 148 155 158 
Rhodevsland sees eseeeee ee 52 46 45 48 54 133 139 155 155 150 
Connechi cuteae apse. secon ae oe 54 45 41 45 57 138 136 141 145 158 
Middle Atlantic: 
ING WAYIOD KS =) So Shh aS. 47 40 35 38 43 121 121 121 123 119 
Wew Jersey-~ = -5 222 ee see 5 49 41 37 39 46 126 124 128 126 128 
Pennsylvanians. s2seen ae 46 38 35 38 42 118 115 121 123 117 
South Atlantic: 
Melawarevss f2525 2425 2 Pee 49 42 35 3 40 126 127 124 126 111 
Maryland) n52 542 sane eee 49 38 35 37 41 126 115 121 119 114 
Virginians (he 235 ee eee 54 42 36 42 44 138 127 124 135 122 
WestiVirginia: =o) --550-seee- 52 4: 38 | 3 39 133 130 131 123 108 
iNorthi@arolna! 222th e- ess. 63 51 44 48 58 162 155 152 lay, 161 
South @arolina=- =. 4=- sees 69 | 59 54 56 Ut 177 179 | . 186 181 214 
68 5 52 | 56 74 174 176 179 181 206 
ql 54 60 | 69 90 182 164 207 223 250 
40 34 30 33 33 103 103 103 106 92 
38 31 29 29 30 97 94 100 94 83 
38 32 26 26 27 97 97 90 84 75 
40 35 31 33 36 103 106 107 106 100 
39 32 26 28 32 100 97 90 90 89 
34 28 25 26 30 87 85 86 84 83 
35 IS || og) 24 23 90 85 79 77 64 
i 41 33 26 27 28 105 100 90 87 78 
INGOT PD ako tases aes eee 31 28 25 98 { 79 85 86 \ 90 
SouGheDakotaxesenese eee 34 28 25 \ rate ee 87 85 86 I> Sarai Bagram 
Apes BON ER Ae ser ate 36 28 2 20 25 92 85 83 65 69 
a ek 41 33 26 24 27 105 100 90 77 75 
Bast Sc South Central: ; 
Kentuc 49 39 34 35 41 126 118 117 113 114 
‘Tennessee 51 41 34 37 41 131 124 117 119 114 
Alabama 66 56 51 58 76 169 170 | ° 176 187 211 
Mississippi 63 53 48 58 86 162 161 166 187 239 
West South Central 
AVOUISIAN Yess eens eo eee 58 49 46 56 98 149 148 159 181 272 
Texas we She Re SS 1d eee eee 48 47 38 47 76 123 142 131 152 211 
QORIsn oman eee cee ae ace 41 BT. spreise = = | eee ere Seem 105 bbe Benes Heroes aa seeo5 
IAT KANSAS SRO Te eee sce “eee 52 45 39 47 61 133 136 134 152 169 
Mountain: | 
IMontanaeessct-ree acces. | 36 39 40 1533s: Wess 92 118 138 gly (: S| Sie? 5 
Wi OMin Steere A soos sae | 44 AD Noose aoe SOR is SS ee 113 IBY) base sec ay Si Gees 
Colorado facses shee 43 46 37 | Ee = Ae 110 139 128 1655|- 28 oe 
New Mexico 51 61 51 560 |e eee 131 185 176 TRS WA pe el 
IATIZOMAS 2 Sees ee Seni sceee 63 OTH Sra) eee etter 162 203 sos. 10 HES Seale eee 
Uitaheer seen 45 48 36 AG (Seas o 115 145 124 148"|-2 se 
Nevada...-- 58 Galea ee 58 95 149 Tye Eee 187 264 
Tahoe ee cee esac esas 36 46 38 54s ee ee 92 139 131 T74 ise 
Pacific: 
Washinetonsse2 2 Sos 242 | 41 41 34 AD | Baas 105 124 117 139) ees 
Oregon tens case e en a se 41 42 34 43 53 105 127 117 139 147 
Califormia s_2ic5s-45 -ee5-ed 55 51 44 49 74 141 155 152 158 206 
11882=1886 taken instead of 1881-1885 because of availability of statistics for a larger number of states 
beginning 1882. 
2 Values reduced to gold basis. 
