34 BULLETIN 999, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table XV. — Wholesale prices of eggs — Civil War and World War. 
Eggs in Boston. 
Year. 
Average, October, 
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.." 
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 
1856- July, 
Price per 
dozen. 
Cents. 
22.5 
16.7 
13.8 
16.5 
13 
23.5 
13 
Index 
No. 
100 
100 
100 
100 
79 
104 
78 
12 
87 ! 
14.5 
88 
20 
89 
23.5 
141 
19.5 
141 
20 
121 
29 
129 
21 
126 
25. 5 
185 
29 
176 
44 
196 
18.5 
111 
26.5 
192 
28.5 
173 
39 
173 
23.5 
141 
23.5 
170 
27.5 
167 
37.5 
167 
24 
144 
19 
138 
29 
176 
45 
200 
27.5 
165 
25.5 
185 
30.5 
185 
41.5 
184 
29 
174 
23. 5 
170 
31 
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 
Eggs, best fresh, New York City. 
Year. 
Price per 
dozen. 
Average, October, 1909- July, i 
1914: Cents. 
Januarv i 38. 6 
April I 22. 2 
July ! 27.2 
October ; 40.6 
1914: 
October ' 43 
1915: 
Januarv i 37 
April ! 20. 75 
July 19.5 
October 30.5 
1916: 
January j 30. 5 
April 20.5 
July 25.625 
October 34.75 
1917: 
January 46 
April.." ! 34.25 
July i 35 
October 41 
1918: 
January 65. 5 
April 34 
July 39.5 
October 55 
1919: 
January 64. 5 
April 43. 5 
July 46.5 
October 61 
1920: 
Januarv 70. 5 
April.: 43.75 
Julv 46 
October 63 
1921: 
. January 66 
April 27.8 
Index 
No. 
1 Wholesale prices, wages, and transportation. Report by Mr. Aldrich from the Committee on Finance, 
Mar. 3, 1893. Senate Report No. 1394, Fifty-second Congress, second session, Part II. 
1 As reported by the United States Department of Agriculture. 
