PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS. 41 
Table XVII. — Prices paid to producers of farm products in the United States — Contd. 
5-year average, Au- 
gust, 1909, to July, 
1914: 
January $11.74 
February 12.01 
March 12.03 
Hay, 
per 
ton. 
April. 
May. . 
June. 
July 
August 
September. 
October.. . 
November. 
December. 
1914— August 
September. 
October... 
November. 
December . 
191.5 — January. . 
February. 
March 
April 10.98 
Mav 11.03 
June 11.16 
July 
August 
September. 
October. . . 
November. 
December.. 
1916 — January.. 
February. 
March 
April. 
May.. 
June.. 
July 
August 
September. 
October. . . 
November. 
December . 
1917 — January . . 
February. 
March 
April . 
May.. 
June.. 
July 
August 
September 
October. . . 
November. 
December . 
12.10 
12.23 
12.33 
12.00 
11.36 
11.35 
11.43 
11.55 
12.23 
10.76 
11.10 
10.96 
10.78 
11.12 
10.47 
10.83 
10.89 
Tim- 
othy 
seed, 
per 
bushel. 
10.85 
10.19 
9.95 
9.83 
9.98 
10.63 
10.07 
10.55 
10.75 
10.85 
11.27 
11.47 
11.10 
9.89 
9.72 
9.65 
9.99 
11.22 
10.86 
11. 34 
11.54 
12.53 
13. 94 
14. 68 
13.96 
12.90 
13. 26 
13.83 
15.16 
17.09 
$3.74 
3.92 
4.07 
4.12 
4.14 
3.98 
3.92 
3.91 
3.66 
3.73 
3.72 
3.68 
2.43 
2.46 
2.34 
2.34 
2.18 
2.63 
2.66 
2.78 
2.69 
2.75 
2.65 
2.57 
2.56 
2.62 
2.72 
2.91 
2.86 
3.05 
3.19 
3.28 
3.51 
3.33 
3.26 
2.36 
2.22 
2.27 
2.25 
2.31 
2.44 
2.46 
2.70 
2.76 
3.09 
3.09 
3.04 
3.23 
3.31 
3.61 
3.25 
3.37 
Clo- 
ver 
seed, 
per 
bushel. 
$8. 96 
9.44 
9.64 
9.73 
9.47 
9.09 
8.91 
9.09 
8.79 
8.71 
8.62 
8.76 
9.10 
8.24 
8.02 
8.12 
8.51 
8.60 
8.55 
8.14 
7.90 
7.96 
7.94 
8.49 
9.70 
9.67 
10.01 
10.27 
10.47 
10.76 
10.58 
9.98 
9.47 
9.15 
9.12 
8.65 
8. .54 
9.20 
9.40 
9.87 
10.32 
10.41 
10.40 
10.29 
10.50 
10.53 
10.89 
11.92 
12.91 
13.53 
Cab- 
bage, 
per 
cwt. 
$1.69 
1.80 
1.87 
2.04 
2.15 
2.42 
2.56 
2.10 
1.73 
1.48 
1.37 
1.56 
1.74 
1.50 
1.31 
1.14 
1.26 
1.36 
1.41 
1.38 
1.99 
2.53 
2.34 
1.95 
1.61 
1.24 
1.00 
.97 
1.07 
1.17 
1.21 
1.38 
1.50 
1.93 
2.27 
2.15 
2.26 
2.17 
2.40 
2.61 
3.04 
3.95 
5.65 
6.77 
7.61 
7.53 
5.10 
3.23 
2.19 
1.76 
1.79 
2.66 
2.28 
Onions, 
per 
bushel. 
Cents. 
103 
113 
119 
127 
130 
126 
122 
105 
95 
104 
103 
103 
93 
86 
83 
95 
95 
100 
113 
126 
130 
124 
123 
134 
147 
134 
123 
131 
154 
176 
35* 
470 
308 
201 
155 
143 
158 
177 
177 
Pota- 
toes, 
per 
bushel 
Cents. 
62.7 
65.7 
66.9 
74.3 
88.3 
79.7 
69.1 
61.0 
61.8 
87.1 
74.9 
64.7 
52.8 
48.7 
49.7 
50.4 
50.4 
47.8 
50.5 
50.8 
52.1 
56.3 
50.5 
48.8 
60.8 
61.7 
70.6 
88.0 
94.4 
102.3 
95.4 
109.3 
112.0 
135.7 
146.1 
147.3 
172.4 
240.7 
234.7 
279.6 
274.0 
247.9 
170.8 
139. 1 
Sweet 
pota- 
toes, 
per 
bushel. 
Cents. 
78.5 
83.4 
87.5 
93.1 
97.8 
95.9 
91.8 
96.5 
93.4 
84.4 
76.3 
71.5 
97.5 
92.8 
87.3 
76.3 
73.0 
79.0 
82.0 
84.7 
90.7 
95.6 
96.7 
85.8 
84.6 
72.7 
63.7 
62.1 
64.9 
71.2 
77.3 
78.0 
80.5 
83.4 
79.4 
87.1 
83.7 
80.6 
84.8 
90.1 
95.8 
110.7 
124.0 
141.3 
149.4 
140.5 
129.3 
132.6 
Pea- 
nuts 
per 
pound. 
Cents 
4.6 
4.9 
4.8 
5.0 
4.9 
5.2 
Ap- 
pies, 
per 
bushel, 
4.7 
4.6 
4.6 
4.9 
5.0 
4.5 
4.4 
4.3 
4.5 
4.4 
4.2 
4.5 
4.8 
4.8 
4.7 
4.5 
4.4 
4.3 
4.2 
4.2 
4.3 
4.4 
4.4 
122. 1 116. 1 
127. 8 111. 
122.8 110.8 
4.6 
4.6 
4.4 
4.4 
4.4 
4.7 
4.9 
5.3 
5.5 
6.2 
7.2 
7.7 
7.6 
7.2 
7.1 
7.1 
Cents. 
96.9 
103. 
108.4 
114.4 
122.6 
122.8 
102.3 
78.7 
71.5 
71.6 
76.3 
84.9 
79.9 
65.1 
58.8 
56.6 
59.4 
68.0 
71.2 
73.2 
76.8 
85.4 
90.4 
84.4 
70.1 
59.9 
62.0 
69.2 
69.0 
79.7 
88.0 
92.0 
Chick- 
ens, 
per 
pound. 
Eggs, 
per 
dozen. 
4. 6 94. 9 
4. 6 98. 
4. 7 105. 4 
108.1 
80.4 
77.7 
83.1 
87.6 
91.2 
101.1 
110.0 
123.3 
133. 
149.8 
157. 2 
151.1 
127.0 
107.8 
106.8 
117.5 
121.5 
Cents 
10.7 
10.9 
11.2 
11.5 
11.8 
11.8 
11.9 
11.7 
11.6 
11.6 
11.2 
10.7 
12.8 
12.7 
12.5 
11.9 
11.3 
11.2 
11.5 
11.7 
11.9 
12.1 
12.2 
12.2 
12.2 
12.1 
12.0 
11.8 
11.5 
11.4 
11.9 
12.2 
12.6 
13.2 
13.5 
13.8 
13.8 
13.9 
14.3 
14.3 
14.2 
13.9 
14.7 
15.5 
16.1 
17.5 
17.5 
17.3 
17.1 
17.2 
18.1 
17.7 
17.5 
