40 BULLETIN 990, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table XVII. — Prices paid to producers of farm products in the United States — Oontd. 
Year and month. 
5-year average, Au 
gust, 1909, to July 
1914: 
January 
February 
March 
April 
May 
June f 
July.. 
August 
September 
October 
November 
December 
1914— August 
September 
October 
November 
December 
1915 — January 
February 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September 
October 
November 
December 
1916 — January 
February 
March 
April 
May 
Jane 
July 
August 
September 
October 
November 
December 
1917— January 
February 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September 
October 
November 
December 
Corn, 
perbu 
Cents-. 
58.2 
59.5 
60.5 
70.6 
71.2 
67.9 
61.7 
57.1 
76.8 
81.5 
78.2 
70.6 
64.4 
66.2 
72. S 
75.1 
75.1 
77.7 
77.9 
77.7 
78.9 
77.3 
70.5 
61.9 
57.5 
62.1 
66.7 
68.2 
70.3 
72.3 
74.1 
75.4 
79.4 
82.3 
85.0 
90.0 
95.8 
100.9 
113.4 
150.6 
160.1 
175 
175.1 
146.0 
127.9 
Oats, 
perbu 
Cents. 
38.5 
39.5 
40.1 
40.5 
41.2 
41.8 
41.7 
42.8 
39.1 
38.6 
38.2 
38.1 
36.7 
42.3 
43.3 
42.9 
43.8 
45.0 
50.1 
52.1 
53.4 
53.4 
51.3 
46.7 
45.4 
38.5 
34.5 
34.9 
36.1 
39.1 
44.6 
42.7 
42.0 
42.6 
42.1 
40.4 
40.1 
43.1 
44.5 
49.0 
52.4 
51.4 
55.2 
56.9 
61.5 
71.0 
69.9 
73.7 
61.7 
62.3 
61.7 
66.6 
Wheat, 
perbu 
Cents. 
87.4 
89.3 
89.0 
90.8 
87.4 
91.1 
87.7 
87.6 
88.5 
86.0 
76.5 
93.3 
93.5 
97.2 
107-8 
129.9 
133. 6 
131.7 
139.6 
131.5 
102.8 
106.5 
95.0 
90.9 
93.1 
91.9 
102.8 
113.9 
102.9 
98.6 
102.5 
100.0 
93.0 
107.1 
131.2 
136.3 
158.4 
160.3 
150.3 
164.8 
164.4 
180.0 
245.9 
248.5 
220.1 
228.9 
209.7 
200.6 
200.0 
200.8 
Bar- 
ley, 
perbu 
Cents. 
61.2 
63.7 
62.9 
64.3 
64.9 
64.5 
61.4 
60.6 
59.5 
60.6 
60.4 
60.6 
45.1 
52.5 
51.8 
51.7 
54.3 
. 54.3 
62.9 
67.7 
64.7 
63.8 
62.0 
55.8 
56.7 
51.9 
50.1 
51.6 
54.9 
61.7 
59.6 
57.2 
59.6 
59.6 
59.3 
59.3 
72.9 
76,5 
83.2 
88.1 
87.1 
92.7 
102.3 
120.1 
119.3 
106.6 
114. 5 
110.0 
113.9 
111.3 
113.7 
Rye, 
perbu 
Cents. 
71.4 
72.8 
71.5 
72.6 
72.1 
73.5 
72.3 
73.4 
71.4 
72.0 
72.1 
71.2 
61.0 
75.4 
79.0 
80.1 
86.5 
90.2 
100.6 
105.4 
100.4 
101.9 
98.1 
93.7 
89.0 
81.7 
85.7 
83.4 
85.3 
88.3 
85.6 
83.6 
83.7 
83.8 
83.3 
83.4 
99.7 
104.1 
115.3 
122.1 
118.5 
123.5 
126.0 
135.6 
164.1 
183.0 
177.1 
178.1 
161.9 
169.8 
168.8 
166.0 
Buck- 
wheat, 
perbu 
Cents. 
70.6 
71.0 
70.7 
72.2 
73.1 
75.7 
79.0 
77.9 
74.0 
71.9 
70.3 
70.1 
81.2 
79.8 
78.7 
78.0 
76.4 
77.9 
83.7 
85.5 
92.1 
89.2 
81.4 
73.7 
78.5 
78.7 
81.5 
80.7 
83.2 
83.1 
84.9 
87.0 
93.1 
89.0 
86.4 
90.4 
102.9 
112.7 
117.2 
114.6 
124.8 
128.3 
150.6 
183.7 
209.2 
189.3 
164.3 
154.4 
154.2 
160.0 
Flax- 
seed, 
perbu. 
Beans, 
perbu. 
Broom 
corn, 
per 
ton. 
Cot- 
ton, 
per lb. 
Cents. 
162.0 
170.9 
173.8 
$2.25 
2.22 
2.18 
$103.00 
103. 00 
105. 00 
Cents. 
12.3 
12.2 
12.4 
173.2 
176.3 
175.6 
2.19 
2.27 
2.31 
105.00 
100. 00 
90.00 
12.4 
12.6 
12.7 
167.4 
167.9 
167.4 
2.30 
2.24 
2.25 
96.00 
97.00 
104.00 
12.7 
12.5 
12.2 
166.5 
166.4 
160.3 
2.28 
2.23 
2.24 
100.00 
97.00 
88.00 
12.1 
12.1 
12.2 
150.7 
139.3 
127.4 
2.54 
2.46 
2.17 
91.00 
77.00 
67.00 
12.4 
8.7 
7.8 
118.7 
126.0 
2.28 
2.40 
66.00 
58.00 
6.3 
6.8 
134.8 
163.7 
157.9 
2.63 
3.02 
2.89 
66.00 
78.00 
68.00 
6.6 
7.4 
7.4 
167.7 
169.6 
169.5 
2.81 
2.93 
2.87 
71.00 
75.00 
77.00 
8.1 
9.1 
8.6 
152.5 
144.6 
143.5 
2.75 
2.67 
2.70 
79.00 
83.00 
75.00 
8.6 
8.1 
8.5 
148.1 
162.9 
174.0 
2.93 
3.03 
3.30 
86.00 
92.00 
101. 00 
11.2 
11.6 
11.3 
185.9 
210.9 
202.5 
3.47 
3.43 
3.34 
104.00 
104. 00 
104.00 
11.4 
11.5 
11.1 
202.1 
191.8 
176.5 
3.42 
3.56 
3.72 
96.00 
101.00 
102.00 
11.5 
11.5 
12.2 
163.2 
178.1 
190.2 
5.09 
4.59 
4.60 
103. 00 
120.00 
129.00 
12.5 
12.6 
14.6 
199.2 
234.7 
248.6 
4.47 
5.53 
5.77 
168. 00 
173. 00 
172.00 
15.5 
18.0 
19.6 
250.7 
253.7 
253.1 
5.71 
6.07 
6.49 
184.00 
201.00 
212.00 
17.1 
16.8 
15.9 
266.1 
300.6 
298.8 
7.37 
8.94 
8.99 
227.00 
252. 00 
223. 00 
18.0 
18.9 
20.2 
278.0 
271.6 
302.8 
8.07 
7.29 
6.69 
194.00 
308.00 
240.00 
24.7 
24.3 
23.4 
308.5 
295.9 
296.6 
7.48 
7.33 
7.00 
270. 00 
296. 00 
280.00 
23.3 
27.3 
27.7 
Cotton 
seed, 
per 
ton. 
