GEOGRAPHICAL PHASES OF FARM PRICES: CORN. 
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Table 6. — Corn: Review of farm prices, 1811-1915, by States and sections, 
showing geographic trend in the price differences. 
State and geographic 
division. 
Farm prices, per bushel, in 
year averages. 
five- 
Measurement of tendencies in percent- 
ages of the United States average as 
base. 
1911- 
1915 
1901- 
1905 
1891- 
1895 
1882- 
18861 
1871- 
1875 2 
1911- 
1915 
1901- 
1905 
1891- 
1895 
1882- 
1886 
1871- 
1875 
United States 
Cts. 
60 
Cts. 
46 
Cts. 
38 
Cts. 
39 
Cts. 
44 
Per ct. 
100 
Per ct. 
100 
Per ct. 
100 
Per ct. 
100 
Per ct. 
100 
New England 
84 
73 
76 
58 
54 
70 
68 
80 
81 
72 
60 
63 
45 
39 
57 
56 
71 
66 
65 
54 
52 
38 
33 
45 
48 
65 
57 
77 
61 
58 
40 
31 
51 
56 
79 
74 
87 
64 
67 
40 
33 
85 
74 
"**94* 
140 
122 
127 
97 
90 
117 
113 
133 
135 
157 
131 
137 
98 
85 
124 
122 
154 
144 
171 
142 
137 
100 
87 
118 
126 
171 
150 
197 
156 
149 
103 
79 
130 
143 
203 
190 
198 
Middle Atlantic 
145 
South Atlantic 
152 
East North Central 
West North Central 
East South Central 
West South Central 
91 
75 
193 
168 
Pacific 
213 
New England: 
85 
79 
80 
82 
96 
84 
78 
73 
69 
59 
62 
74 
76 
83 
90 
84 
79 
57 
53 
55 
65 
61 
51 
51 
61 
56 
49 
.51 
59 
63 
65 
79 
72 
71 
72 
59 
72 
74 
71 
63 
77 
108 
76 
102 
72 
77 
78 
88 
73 
71 
69 
72 
78 
72 
65 
58 
58 
50 
52 
55 
60 
64 
73 
73 
75 
47 
41 
41 
50 
47 
38 
38 
43 
42 
38 
35 
41 
50 
52 
65 
62 
63 
59 
45 
58 
72 
64 
58 
75 
94 
74 
67 
65 
64 
63 
68 
64 
57 
54 
51 
44 
46 
47 
52 
49 
60 
56 
65 
39 
35 
33 
44 
38 
35 
30 
33 
37 
32 
30 
32 
39 
38 
53 
50 
54 
48 
77 
79 
74 
77 
79 
74 
65 
60 
57 
47 
49 
52 
50 
58 
65 
64 
77 
43 
37 
35 
45 
41 
37 
29 
31 
| 38 
23 
27 
41 
42 
60 
59 
60 
57 
88 
87 
84 
85 
88 
91 
70 
62 
59 
53 
57 
54 
52 
59 
86 
79 
98 
40 
35 
32 
49 
44 
39 
26 
36 
29 
35 
40 
48 
76 
80 
86 
70 
142 
132 
133 
137 
160 
140 
130 
122 
115 
98 
103 
123 
127 
138 
150 
140 
132 
95 
88 
92 
108 
102 
85 
85 
102 
93 
82 
85 
98 
105 
108 
132 
120 
118 
120 
98 
120 
123 
119 
105 
128 
180 
127 
170 
120 
128 
130 
147 
159 
154 
150 
156 
170 
157 
141 
126 
126 
109 
113 
120 
130 
139 
159 
159 
163 
102 
89 
89 
109 
102 
83 
83 
93 
91 
83 
76 
89 
109 
113 
141 
135 
137 
128 
98 
126 
157 
139 
126 
163 
204 
161 
176 
171 
168 
166 
179 
168 
150 
142 
134 
116 
121 
124 
137 
129 
158 
147 
171 
103 
92 
87 
116 
100 
92 
79 
87 
97 
84 
79 
84 
103 
100 
139 
132 
142 
126 
197 
203 
190 
197 
203 
190 
167 
154 
146 
120 
126 
133 
128 
149 
167 
164 
197 
110 
95 
90 
115 
105 
95 
74 
80 
} " 
59 
69 
105 
108 
154 
151 
154 
146 
200 
New Hampshire 
Vermont 
198 
191 
193 
200 
Connecticut 
207 
Middle Atlantic: 
159 
New Jersey 
141 
134 
South Atlantic: 
120 
Maryland . . . 
130 
Virginia. _ . 
123 
West Virginia 
118 
North Carolina 
South Carolina 
134 
195 
180 
Florida . . . 
223 
East North Central: 
Ohio . . 
91 
80 
Illinois. 
73 
Michigan 
111 
Wisconsin 
100 
West North Central: 
Minnesota 
89 
Iowa 
59 
Missouri 
82 
North Dakota 
{:•:-: 
Nebraska 
66 
80 
East South Central: 
Kentucky 
91 
109 
Alabama 
173 
182 
West South Central: 
195 
Texas 
159 
43 
74 
62 
49 
69 
76 
57 
50 
93 
66 
113 
195 
163 
129 
182 
200 
150 
128 
238 
150 
Mountain: 
Montana 
72 
82 
185 
210 
Utah 
74 
70 
84 
78 
72 
72 
'""88* 
99 
190 
179 
215 
200 
185 
185 
63 
61 
62 
75 
65 
58 
57 
57 
137 
133 
135 
163 
171 
153 
150 
150 
Pacific: 
Washington 
Oregon 
200 
225 
i Five-year average 1882-1886 used, because of availability of statistics for a larger number of States 
beginning 1882. 
2 Values reduced to gold basis. 
Prices are based upon shelled corn, at 56 pounds per bushel. 
