Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Cents per Pound, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Four Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1890-1917 (2)--Original Data, 1917-1942 (3)--Original Data, 1938-1951 (4)--Original Data, 1947-1957 Data Are For Domestic, 1/4 Blood, Combing, Graded, Bright Fleece, Clean Basis, Boston (Bls Code 01-42-11). Source: Bls, "Prices And Price Relatives For Individual Commodities In The Revised Index: 1947-1950, " Group 1--Farm Products (February, 1952), Through November, 1951; Monthly Wholesale Price Index Releases, Thereafter.

This NBER data series m04087d appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04087d