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Table 271. — Potatoes (white): Monthly range and average jobbing prices, per hundred 
pounds, at ten markets, 1919 and 1920. 
New York. 
Chicago. 
Philadelphia. 
Pittsburgh. 
St. Louis. 
Month. 
Range. 
Aver- 
age. 
Range. 
Aver- 
age. 
Range. 
Aver- 
age. 
Range. 
Aver- 
age. 
Range. 
Aver- 
age. 
1919. 
January. . . 
February . 
$2 08 $3 78 
$2 64 
$2 00-12. 50 
$2.28 
$1. 75-$3. 00 
$2.41 
$1. 93-$2. 35 
$2.12 
1. 82- 3. 03 
2.14 
1. 75- 2. 20 
1.95 
1. 65- 2. 40 
1.97 
1. 75- 2. 17 
1.92 
.... 
1. 42- 2. 58 
2. 03- 3. 11 
1.99 
2.55 
1. 50- 2. 50 
2. 15- 2. 75 
2.03 
2.48 
1. 75- 2. 40 
2. 00- 2. 50 
1.92 
2.24 
April 
May 
$1. 75-S2. 60 
$2.06 
3. 18- 5. 46 
4.29 
4. 45- 6. 50 
5.32 
3. 89- 5. 84 
4.77 
4. 50- 5. 76 
4.99 
4. 00- 6. 75 
5.62 
June 
2. 27- 6. 52 
4.37 
2. 75- 6. 00 
4.33 
2. 43- 6. 36 
4.11 
2. 65- 6. 89 
4.56 
1. 50- 5. 25 
3.33 
July 
2. 58- 4. 27 
3.43 
2. 95- 5. 00 
4.18 
2. 65- 4. 40 
3.61 
2. 80- 4. 70 
4.07 
2. 75- 4. 40 
3.62 
2. 27- 4. 02 
2. 00- 3. 75 
3.39 
2.79 
2. 42- 4. 16 
2. 00- 3. 00 
3.48 
2.51 
3. 08- 4. 78 
2. 50- 3. 80 
4.10 
3.18 
2. 60- 3. 50 
2. 00- 3. 50 
3.12 
September 
2. 75- 3. 75 
3.44 
2.90 
October... 
2.00- 3.58 
2. 57 
2. 65- 3. 00 
2.74 
2. 17- 2. 92 
2.48 
2. 47- 3. 17 
2.74 
2. 25- 3. 10 
2.71 
November 
2. 20- 3. 25 
2.63 
2. 90- 3. 50 
3.22 
2. 23- 3. 10 
2.64 
2. 00- 3. 00 
2.80 
2. 55- 3. 25 
2.99 
December. 
2. 35- 3. 48 
3.09 
3. 40- 4. 25 
3.83 
2. 76- 3. 63 
3.25 
2. 91- 3. 67 
3.33 
3. 15- 3. 50 
3.32 
1920. 
January... 
3. 50- 5. 08 
4.23 
4. 00- 6. 00 
5.54 
3. 62- 4. 83 
4.07 
3. 83- 5. 00 
4.51 
3. 90- 5. 25 
4.61 
February . 
3. 79- 5. 46 
4.49 
4. 60- 5. 15 
4.80 
3. 75- 5. 00 
4.35 
4. 29- 4. 75 
4.52 
4. 25- 4. 85 
4.49 
March 
4. 70- 6. 14 
5.49 
5. 00- 7. 25 
6.00 
4. 33- 6. 17 
5.24 
4. 67- 5. 83 
5.57 
4. 60- 6. 40 
5.80 
April 
5. 34- 9. 09 
7.58 
5. 00- 8. 00 
6.67 
5. 80- 8. 00 
7.02 
6. 25- 9. 25. 
7.62 
May 
7. 42-1.1. 11 
9.03 
8. 06-12. 77 
9.14 
6. 67-11. 11 
8.39 
7. 92-12. 22 
9.54 
8. 33-13. 50 
10.75 
June 
5. 00- 8. 79 
6.93 
6. 32-10. 91 
8.38 
5. 15- 8. 03 
6.87 
6. 21- 9. 09 
7.48 
6. 50-11. 00 
8.35 
July 
2. 42- 7. 73 
5.54 
3. 17- 7. 20 
5.58 
3. 50- 7. 50 
5.98 
4. 00- 8. 00 
6.60 
August 
1. 75- 3. 50 
2.56 
2. 00- 3. 03 
2.59 
1. 67- 3. 94 
3.01 
2. 75- 5. 00 
3.69 
September 
1. 42- 2. 35 
1.83 
1.42-2.43 
1.89 
1. 79- 3. 00 
2.31 
1.75- 3.48 
2.71 
October... 
1. 03- 2. 73 
1.93 
1.50- 2.50 
1.87 
1. 92- 2. 87 
2.33 
1.40- 3.10 
2.25 
November 
1. 36- 2. 33 
1.96 
1 . 89- 2. 43 
2.09 
2. 22- 2. 63 
2.48 
2. 00- 2. 85 
2.33 
December. 
1. 52- 2. 04 
1.82 
1. 25- 1. 75 
1.48 
1. 50- 2. 20 
1.84 
1. 40- 2. 50 
1.87 
Cincinnati. 
St. Paul. 
Minneapolis. 
Kansas City. 
Washington. 1 
Month. 
Range! 
Aver- 
age. 
Range. 
Aver- 
age. 
Range. 
Aver- 
age. 
Range. 
Aver- 
age. 
Range. 
Aver- 
age. 
1919. 
Januarv. . . 
$1. 80-S2. 25 
1. 90- 2. 75 
1. 70- 2. 00 
1. 90- 2. 40 
4. 24- 5. 07 
2. 27- 6. 07 
2. 95- 4. 55 
3. 25- 4. 50 
2. 65- 3. 50 
2. 50- 3. 25 
2. 60- 3. 40 
3. 00- 3. 75 
3. 75- 5. 00 
4. 00- 4. 83 
4. 50- 7. 00 
6. 00- 9. 00 
6. 67-10. 55 
5. 34- 9. 38 
4. 58- 7. 57 
2. 67- 4. 68 
2. 00- 3. 34 
1. 50- 2. 81 
2. 17- 4. 50 
1. 58- 4. 25 
$2.03 
$2. 33-$3. 75 
2. 08- 2. 33 
2. 08- 2. 45 
2.25- 2.67 
4. 72- 5. 61 
3. 03- 6. 21 
3. 18- 4. 63 
3. 00- 4. 40 
2. 58- 3. 75 
2. 67- 3. 17 
2. 67- 3. 17 
2. 50- 4. 00 
3. 92- 5. 00 
4.75- 4.92 
5. 00- 6. 00 
6. 00- 8. 00 
7. 92-11. 39 
5. 70- 8. 18 
3. 93- 6. 82 
2. 83- 3. 83 
1. 95- 2. 67 
1. 92- 2. 33 
2. 33- 2. 58 
2. 25- 2. 50 
$2.69 
February . 
2.47 
1.89 
2.17 
4.71 
4.33 
3.87 
3.83 
2.99 
2.94 
2.97 
3.29 
4.60 
4.51 
5.51 
7.15 
2.25 
March 
2.20 
April 
May 
June 
July 
2.50 
i'$2.75-$7.'66' 
3. 50- 4. 70 
i$4.45 
4.16 
i$2.75^6. 50 
3.25- 4.75 
i$4.24 
4.13 
$3. 82-J9. 00 
1.90- 4.91 
$7.01 
3.32 
5.33 
4.56 
3.88 
August 
3.98 
September 
3.03 
October... 
2.86 
November 
2.96 
December. 
3.44 
1920: 
January... 
4.59 
February . 
4.81 
March 
5.54 
April 
7.27 
May 
8.65 
7.59 
6.49 
3.41 
2.57 
2.19 
2.60 
1.92 
9.05 
June 
July 
7. 78-11. 00 
7. 50- 9. 50 
8.80 
8.44 
7.22-$11.00 
6.50- 10.00 
9.02 
8.29 
6. 50-11. 50 
8.77 
6.81 
5.82 
August — 
2. 60- 3. 15 
2. 40- 2. 85 
1. 75- 2. 25 
2. 00- 2. 50 
2.8i 
2.69 
2.06 
2.27 
3.26 
September 
2.23 
October... 
2.22 
November 
December. 
2.52 
2.32 
Sales chiefly direct to retailers. 
