Title: Ocean Freight Rates on Grain, New York to Liverpool Series ID: M03034M504NNBR Source: National Bureau of Economic Research Release: NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Pence per Bushel (60 Pounds) Date Range: 1887-01-01 to 1939-09-01 Last Updated: 2012-08-16 2:03 PM CDT Notes: Data For 1921-1939 Were Converted From Shillings And Pence Per Quarter (480 Pounds) To Pence Per Bushel (Sixty Pounds) By NBER By Reducing To Pence And Dividing By Eight. Source: New York Produce Exchange, Data For 1887-1920: Annual Statistical Reports Of The Nype. Data For 1921-1939: Direct From Nype Files, Statistical Department. This NBER data series m03034 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: m03034 DATE VALUE 1887-01-01 4.500 1887-02-01 3.625 1887-03-01 1.812 1887-04-01 1.000 1887-05-01 2.000 1887-06-01 2.000 1887-07-01 3.000 1887-08-01 2.062 1887-09-01 1.438 1887-10-01 2.812 1887-11-01 3.250 1887-12-01 2.750 1888-01-01 2.062 1888-02-01 1.250 1888-03-01 0.625 1888-04-01 0.375 1888-05-01 0.875 1888-06-01 1.750 1888-07-01 1.938 1888-08-01 3.500 1888-09-01 4.875 1888-10-01 3.875 1888-11-01 5.500 1888-12-01 5.000 1889-01-01 4.750 1889-02-01 4.688 1889-03-01 2.938 1889-04-01 2.438 1889-05-01 2.812 1889-06-01 2.875 1889-07-01 3.438 1889-08-01 4.125 1889-09-01 4.938 1889-10-01 4.750 1889-11-01 4.625 1889-12-01 4.938 1890-01-01 5.562 1890-02-01 5.375 1890-03-01 4.000 1890-04-01 2.000 1890-05-01 2.062 1890-06-01 1.875 1890-07-01 2.125 1890-08-01 1.000 1890-09-01 0.688 1890-10-01 0.188 1890-11-01 2.250 1890-12-01 2.500 1891-01-01 3.625 1891-02-01 2.375 1891-03-01 1.500 1891-04-01 1.500 1891-05-01 1.625 1891-06-01 2.000 1891-07-01 2.000 1891-08-01 3.000 1891-09-01 4.312 1891-10-01 5.562 1891-11-01 5.750 1891-12-01 4.375 1892-01-01 4.500 1892-02-01 3.188 1892-03-01 3.750 1892-04-01 1.875 1892-05-01 2.438 1892-06-01 2.000 1892-07-01 2.750 1892-08-01 2.125 1892-09-01 2.000 1892-10-01 3.000 1892-11-01 2.438 1892-12-01 1.250 1893-01-01 1.500 1893-02-01 1.625 1893-03-01 1.375 1893-04-01 1.312 1893-05-01 1.875 1893-06-01 2.938 1893-07-01 3.250 1893-08-01 3.562 1893-09-01 2.188 1893-10-01 2.625 1893-11-01 3.000 1893-12-01 2.938 1894-01-01 3.125 1894-02-01 2.375 1894-03-01 2.312 1894-04-01 2.125 1894-05-01 1.188 1894-06-01 1.750 1894-07-01 1.438 1894-08-01 0.812 1894-09-01 0.875 1894-10-01 1.125 1894-11-01 2.812 1894-12-01 2.938 1895-01-01 1.688 1895-02-01 1.938 1895-03-01 2.188 1895-04-01 1.938 1895-05-01 1.750 1895-06-01 1.125 1895-07-01 1.625 1895-08-01 1.938 1895-09-01 2.375 1895-10-01 2.812 1895-11-01 3.312 1895-12-01 3.188 1896-01-01 3.062 1896-02-01 2.250 1896-03-01 1.625 1896-04-01 1.938 1896-05-01 2.062 1896-06-01 2.000 1896-07-01 2.000 1896-08-01 2.625 1896-09-01 4.000 1896-10-01 4.938 1896-11-01 5.188 1896-12-01 3.562 1897-01-01 2.938 1897-02-01 2.625 1897-03-01 2.625 1897-04-01 2.438 1897-05-01 1.688 1897-06-01 1.875 1897-07-01 2.938 1897-08-01 3.312 1897-09-01 3.750 1897-10-01 4.500 1897-11-01 4.375 1897-12-01 4.000 1898-01-01 3.250 1898-02-01 3.062 1898-03-01 3.312 1898-04-01 3.750 1898-05-01 4.375 1898-06-01 2.688 1898-07-01 1.688 1898-08-01 2.000 1898-09-01 3.188 1898-10-01 4.688 1898-11-01 5.250 1898-12-01 4.250 1899-01-01 2.812 1899-02-01 1.375 1899-03-01 1.188 1899-04-01 1.438 1899-05-01 1.875 1899-06-01 1.938 1899-07-01 2.250 1899-08-01 2.875 1899-09-01 2.812 1899-10-01 4.188 1899-11-01 3.312 1899-12-01 2.938 1900-01-01 3.062 1900-02-01 3.438 1900-03-01 3.625 1900-04-01 3.750 1900-05-01 3.688 1900-06-01 2.938 1900-07-01 2.625 1900-08-01 3.688 1900-09-01 4.500 1900-10-01 3.938 1900-11-01 3.000 1900-12-01 2.500 1901-01-01 2.312 1901-02-01 1.688 1901-03-01 1.188 1901-04-01 1.250 1901-05-01 0.938 1901-06-01 1.250 1901-07-01 1.188 1901-08-01 0.938 1901-09-01 0.750 1901-10-01 1.188 1901-11-01 1.125 1901-12-01 1.062 1902-01-01 0.938 1902-02-01 1.500 1902-03-01 1.500 1902-04-01 1.500 1902-05-01 1.500 1902-06-01 1.500 1902-07-01 1.500 1902-08-01 1.500 1902-09-01 1.562 1902-10-01 1.500 1902-11-01 1.500 1902-12-01 1.500 1903-01-01 1.500 1903-02-01 1.500 1903-03-01 1.500 1903-04-01 1.500 1903-05-01 1.500 1903-06-01 1.500 1903-07-01 1.500 1903-08-01 1.500 1903-09-01 1.500 1903-10-01 1.500 1903-11-01 1.250 1903-12-01 1.250 1904-01-01 1.188 1904-02-01 1.125 1904-03-01 1.062 1904-04-01 1.000 1904-05-01 1.000 1904-06-01 1.000 1904-07-01 1.000 1904-08-01 1.000 1904-09-01 1.000 1904-10-01 1.000 1904-11-01 1.000 1904-12-01 1.688 1905-01-01 1.688 1905-02-01 1.250 1905-03-01 1.062 1905-04-01 1.250 1905-05-01 1.250 1905-06-01 1.000 1905-07-01 1.125 1905-08-01 1.250 1905-09-01 1.500 1905-10-01 2.250 1905-11-01 3.188 1905-12-01 3.000 1906-01-01 2.500 1906-02-01 1.938 1906-03-01 1.562 1906-04-01 1.250 1906-05-01 1.188 1906-06-01 1.062 1906-07-01 1.062 1906-08-01 1.438 1906-09-01 1.438 1906-10-01 1.500 1906-11-01 1.250 1906-12-01 1.250 1907-01-01 1.750 1907-02-01 1.625 1907-03-01 1.438 1907-04-01 1.250 1907-05-01 1.375 1907-06-01 1.500 1907-07-01 1.438 1907-08-01 1.750 1907-09-01 1.750 1907-10-01 1.750 1907-11-01 2.812 1907-12-01 2.812 1908-01-01 2.188 1908-02-01 1.875 1908-03-01 1.500 1908-04-01 1.125 1908-05-01 1.062 1908-06-01 1.562 1908-07-01 1.500 1908-08-01 1.500 1908-09-01 1.500 1908-10-01 1.500 1908-11-01 1.938 1908-12-01 1.688 1909-01-01 1.188 1909-02-01 1.562 1909-03-01 1.500 1909-04-01 1.500 1909-05-01 1.500 1909-06-01 1.500 1909-07-01 1.500 1909-08-01 1.500 1909-09-01 1.500 1909-10-01 1.625 1909-11-01 2.250 1909-12-01 2.188 1910-01-01 1.500 1910-02-01 1.250 1910-03-01 1.188 1910-04-01 1.375 1910-05-01 1.375 1910-06-01 1.000 1910-07-01 1.250 1910-08-01 1.438 1910-09-01 1.500 1910-10-01 1.875 1910-11-01 1.875 1910-12-01 1.750 1911-01-01 1.938 1911-02-01 2.000 1911-03-01 1.688 1911-04-01 1.250 1911-05-01 1.312 1911-06-01 1.375 1911-07-01 1.500 1911-08-01 1.750 1911-09-01 2.438 1911-10-01 2.562 1911-11-01 3.250 1911-12-01 3.125 1912-01-01 3.250 1912-02-01 3.812 1912-03-01 3.500 1912-04-01 3.562 1912-05-01 2.750 1912-06-01 2.188 1912-07-01 2.000 1912-08-01 2.938 1912-09-01 4.625 1912-10-01 5.125 1912-11-01 5.312 1912-12-01 4.688 1913-01-01 4.312 1913-02-01 3.188 1913-03-01 3.062 1913-04-01 2.812 1913-05-01 3.312 1913-06-01 2.625 1913-07-01 2.438 1913-08-01 2.688 1913-09-01 2.250 1913-10-01 2.750 1913-11-01 2.312 1913-12-01 2.000 1914-01-01 2.062 1914-02-01 1.750 1914-03-01 1.438 1914-04-01 1.375 1914-05-01 1.500 1914-06-01 1.938 1914-07-01 2.500 1914-08-01 . 1914-09-01 2.875 1914-10-01 3.875 1914-11-01 6.062 1914-12-01 7.438 1915-01-01 9.562 1915-02-01 11.000 1915-03-01 12.000 1915-04-01 11.500 1915-05-01 11.562 1915-06-01 11.625 1915-07-01 10.125 1915-08-01 10.125 1915-09-01 13.500 1915-10-01 19.375 1915-11-01 19.500 1915-12-01 19.250 1916-01-01 21.188 1916-02-01 23.688 1916-03-01 24.438 1916-04-01 20.125 1916-05-01 19.500 1916-06-01 13.125 1916-07-01 14.750 1916-08-01 16.750 1916-09-01 13.375 1916-10-01 14.250 1916-11-01 . 1916-12-01 . 1917-01-01 . 1917-02-01 . 1917-03-01 . 1917-04-01 . 1917-05-01 . 1917-06-01 . 1917-07-01 . 1917-08-01 . 1917-09-01 . 1917-10-01 . 1917-11-01 . 1917-12-01 . 1918-01-01 . 1918-02-01 . 1918-03-01 . 1918-04-01 . 1918-05-01 . 1918-06-01 . 1918-07-01 . 1918-08-01 . 1918-09-01 . 1918-10-01 . 1918-11-01 . 1918-12-01 . 1919-01-01 . 1919-02-01 . 1919-03-01 . 1919-04-01 . 1919-05-01 . 1919-06-01 . 1919-07-01 . 1919-08-01 . 1919-09-01 . 1919-10-01 . 1919-11-01 . 1919-12-01 . 1920-01-01 . 1920-02-01 . 1920-03-01 . 1920-04-01 . 1920-05-01 . 1920-06-01 . 1920-07-01 . 1920-08-01 . 1920-09-01 . 1920-10-01 . 1920-11-01 . 1920-12-01 . 1921-01-01 10.500 1921-02-01 10.500 1921-03-01 10.500 1921-04-01 10.500 1921-05-01 10.500 1921-06-01 7.500 1921-07-01 7.500 1921-08-01 7.500 1921-09-01 7.500 1921-10-01 6.000 1921-11-01 6.000 1921-12-01 6.750 1922-01-01 5.250 1922-02-01 5.250 1922-03-01 4.875 1922-04-01 2.250 1922-05-01 3.000 1922-06-01 3.000 1922-07-01 3.375 1922-08-01 3.500 1922-09-01 2.750 1922-10-01 3.375 1922-11-01 4.875 1922-12-01 4.125 1923-01-01 3.000 1923-02-01 2.438 1923-03-01 3.000 1923-04-01 2.812 1923-05-01 2.438 1923-06-01 2.500 1923-07-01 2.250 1923-08-01 2.359 1923-09-01 2.438 1923-10-01 3.375 1923-11-01 4.875 1923-12-01 4.500 1924-01-01 4.750 1924-02-01 5.500 1924-03-01 5.125 1924-04-01 4.312 1924-05-01 3.750 1924-06-01 3.375 1924-07-01 2.625 1924-08-01 2.625 1924-09-01 3.938 1924-10-01 4.688 1924-11-01 4.688 1924-12-01 3.750 1925-01-01 4.125 1925-02-01 3.938 1925-03-01 2.812 1925-04-01 2.438 1925-05-01 2.250 1925-06-01 2.250 1925-07-01 2.250 1925-08-01 2.625 1925-09-01 3.750 1925-10-01 4.500 1925-11-01 5.812 1925-12-01 5.062 1926-01-01 4.188 1926-02-01 3.188 1926-03-01 2.438 1926-04-01 2.250 1926-05-01 3.375 1926-06-01 3.000 1926-07-01 3.000 1926-08-01 3.750 1926-09-01 5.438 1926-10-01 9.000 1926-11-01 10.500 1926-12-01 6.750 1927-01-01 4.375 1927-02-01 3.750 1927-03-01 3.750 1927-04-01 3.375 1927-05-01 3.188 1927-06-01 2.625 1927-07-01 2.250 1927-08-01 3.000 1927-09-01 3.375 1927-10-01 3.750 1927-11-01 3.375 1927-12-01 2.812 1928-01-01 2.812 1928-02-01 2.625 1928-03-01 2.625 1928-04-01 2.625 1928-05-01 2.250 1928-06-01 2.250 1928-07-01 2.250 1928-08-01 2.438 1928-09-01 2.250 1928-10-01 3.750 1928-11-01 4.688 1928-12-01 4.125 1929-01-01 3.562 1929-02-01 3.000 1929-03-01 2.438 1929-04-01 2.250 1929-05-01 2.250 1929-06-01 2.250 1929-07-01 2.250 1929-08-01 2.250 1929-09-01 2.250 1929-10-01 2.250 1929-11-01 2.250 1929-12-01 2.375 1930-01-01 2.438 1930-02-01 2.250 1930-03-01 2.250 1930-04-01 2.250 1930-05-01 2.250 1930-06-01 2.250 1930-07-01 2.250 1930-08-01 2.250 1930-09-01 2.250 1930-10-01 2.250 1930-11-01 2.625 1930-12-01 2.250 1931-01-01 2.250 1931-02-01 2.250 1931-03-01 2.438 1931-04-01 2.250 1931-05-01 2.250 1931-06-01 2.250 1931-07-01 2.250 1931-08-01 2.250 1931-09-01 2.625 1931-10-01 3.188 1931-11-01 3.188 1931-12-01 2.438 1932-01-01 2.250 1932-02-01 2.250 1932-03-01 2.250 1932-04-01 2.250 1932-05-01 2.250 1932-06-01 2.250 1932-07-01 2.250 1932-08-01 2.250 1932-09-01 2.250 1932-10-01 2.250 1932-11-01 2.250 1932-12-01 2.250 1933-01-01 2.250 1933-02-01 2.250 1933-03-01 2.250 1933-04-01 2.250 1933-05-01 2.250 1933-06-01 2.250 1933-07-01 2.250 1933-08-01 2.250 1933-09-01 2.250 1933-10-01 2.250 1933-11-01 2.250 1933-12-01 2.625 1934-01-01 2.438 1934-02-01 2.625 1934-03-01 2.625 1934-04-01 2.625 1934-05-01 2.438 1934-06-01 2.250 1934-07-01 2.250 1934-08-01 2.250 1934-09-01 2.250 1934-10-01 2.250 1934-11-01 2.250 1934-12-01 2.250 1935-01-01 2.250 1935-02-01 2.250 1935-03-01 2.250 1935-04-01 2.250 1935-05-01 2.250 1935-06-01 2.250 1935-07-01 2.250 1935-08-01 2.250 1935-09-01 2.250 1935-10-01 2.250 1935-11-01 2.812 1935-12-01 3.375 1936-01-01 3.375 1936-02-01 3.375 1936-03-01 3.375 1936-04-01 3.375 1936-05-01 3.375 1936-06-01 3.188 1936-07-01 3.000 1936-08-01 3.000 1936-09-01 3.000 1936-10-01 3.375 1936-11-01 3.375 1936-12-01 3.750 1937-01-01 3.750 1937-02-01 4.250 1937-03-01 4.375 1937-04-01 4.375 1937-05-01 4.375 1937-06-01 4.375 1937-07-01 4.500 1937-08-01 4.500 1937-09-01 4.500 1937-10-01 6.000 1937-11-01 6.000 1937-12-01 6.000 1938-01-01 5.625 1938-02-01 5.625 1938-03-01 5.625 1938-04-01 4.375 1938-05-01 4.375 1938-06-01 4.188 1938-07-01 4.000 1938-08-01 4.000 1938-09-01 4.000 1938-10-01 4.000 1938-11-01 4.000 1938-12-01 4.375 1939-01-01 4.375 1939-02-01 4.375 1939-03-01 4.375 1939-04-01 4.375 1939-05-01 4.375 1939-06-01 4.375 1939-07-01 4.000 1939-08-01 4.375 1939-09-01 4.375