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Data Beginning 1906 Exclude Ore Containing More Than Five Percent Manganese. Data Available For 1860, 1870, 1875, And 1880-1888 Pig Iron Production. Source: U.S. Bureau Of The Mines, Mineral Resources; Minerals Yearbook. This NBER data series a01238 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01238

Source: Douglas, Real Wages In The United States, 1890-1926, P. 26. Original Source Is U.S. Bureau Of Labor Bulletin No. 77, P. 7. This NBER data series a08066 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html. NBER Indicator: a08066

Index On Base 1926=100 Lowered To Level Of Later Index By Applying Ratio Of 12-Months' Total In 1913 On 1957-1959 Base To 12-Months' Total In 1913 On 1926 Base (523.7 Divided By 858.5 Equals 0.61002) To The Monthly Figures 1890-1912. Source: For 1890-1912, Bls Bulletin No. 543, Pp. 3-11; For 1913 And Following Years Through 1966, "Farm Products--Code 01: Wholesale Price Index (1957-1959=100);" Bls Unpublished Table, March, 1962; 1965 "Business Statistics" (Survey Of Current Business); Current Indexes In "Wholesale Prices And Price Indexes" (Monthly); Also Survey Of Current Business. This NBER data series m04058 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04058

Data From Bls Bulletin No. 543, Ona 1926=100 Base Has Been Converted To A 1957-59=100 Base Using Totals For The Overlapping Year 1926 To Derive The Conversion Factor (681.9/1201.3 = .567365). 1961 Indexes (Bulletin 1382) Were Rebased By Using Factor .9436188 (Bulletin 1411). The Pre-1952 Wholesale Price Index Of Foods Is Continued With The In- Dex Called "All Foods" Which Bls Sources Indicate Is The More Comparable In Terms Of Coverage. Source: 1890-1925: Bls Bulletin #543, Pp. 3-11; 1926-1960: "All Foods, Wholesale Price Index, 1957-1959=100" (Bls Table, March 1962); 1961-1967: Bls, "Wholesale Prices And Price Indexes", Bulletin Nos. 1382, 1411, 1513, And Monthly Issues (Also In Monthly Labor Review For Current Figures.) This NBER data series m04061 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04061

From 1890-June, 1902, This Series Was Called "Oats, No. 2, Cash" (See Bulletin No. 45, P.250); From July-December, 1902, This Series Was Called "Oats, Standard, Cash." From 1903-1916, This Series Was Called "Oats, Contract Grades, Cash" (See Bulletin No. 51, P.273); Beginning In 1917, The Series Was Called "Oats, Cash" (Bulletin No. 269, P.30) And Was Still Representing Contract Grades Through 1925. From 1926-1944 Prices For A Different Grade Of Oats, "Oats, Cash, No. 2, White" Were Taken From Bulletin No. 473, P.64 (See Table Of Weights, P.239; Also Bulletin No. 453, P.9). Figures For 1945-1948 Prices Of Grade No. 2 Oats Were Computed By NBER. They Were Interpolated By Applying The Ratio 5475.5 Divided By 5391.2 Equals 1.0156 To The Corresponding Monthly Figures For The Series "Oats No. 3, White, Chicago." The Ratio Is The Sum Of The Annual Figures 1943-1944 And 1949-1952 Of The "Oats, No. 2, White" (NBER Series 04074) To "Oats, No. 3, White." Source: Bls Bulletin Nos. 39, 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 320, 367, 415, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572, And Monthly Bulletins From 1932 Through 1944; For 1945 And Following Years, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Bureau Of Agricultural Economics, "Feed Statistics" And "The Feed Situation." This NBER data series m04074 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04074

Series Has Been Subdivided Into 2 Variables: (1) -- Original Data, 1890-1936; (2) -- Original Data, 1931-1941. Data Refers To The Price At The Factory On The First Of The Month Of Amoskeag Gingham, 7 Inches Wide, 6.37 Yards To The Pound. Source: Bls Bulletins And Monthly Issues Of "Wholesale Prices" This NBER data series m04075 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04075

Prices Are Average Monthly Price Per Barrel At Wells, Pipeline Certificates January, 1890 To January, 1895; Pennsylvania Crude At Wells, February 1895-1935; Quotations From Stowell'S Petroleum Reporter For January, 1890-September, 1901, And From Reports By Miss Belle Hill Of The United States Geological Survey Of 1902; 1903 Average Monthly Quotation Oil City Derricks; For 1904-1916, 1St Of Each Month Quotation, Oil City Derrick. Source: Bls Bulletin, Nos. 39 (Pp.390-391), 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87,93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572, And Monthly Bulletin Of Wholesale Prices. This NBER data series m04079 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04079

1890-1913, Prices Are From First Of Each Month; 1914-1916, First Saturday Of Each Month. Bls Make No Further Mention Of This But With Check In Oil, Paint, And Drug Reporter, Quotation Is On Saturday Thereafter. Tank Cars Not Mentioned Until Bulletin No. 473 For 1926 And Not After 1928 (Bulletin 483). Quotations Are From Oil, Paint, And Drug Reporter. Begining In 1926-1928, Series Is Called Sulphuric Acid, 66 Degree, Tank Cars (Bulletin No. 473, Which Gives A 1926 Overlap). 1926 Is Also Given In Bulletin 440 But No Mention Of "Tank Cars" Made. No Mention Of Tank Cars Made After 1928. Beginning In 1931, The Series Is Called Sulphuric Acid, 66 Degrees, Works. Beginning With 1940, Called Sulfuric, 66 Degrees, Commercial, Tanks, Large Lots, Per Ton, F.O.B. Eastern Works. Converted From Price Per Ton To Price Per Pound By Dividing By 2000 For 1929-1930 And 1932-1942. Bls 1931, Bulletin 572, Gives Unit "Ton" But Price Is Given For Pound. After July, 1935, Average Wholesale Prices Published Semi- Annually (June And December Bulletins). Source: Bls Bulletin Nos. 39 (Pp.436-437), 45, 57, 63, 69,75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572; 1932-June, 1935, Monthly Bulletin Of Wholesale Prices; July-December, 1935, December Issue Of Wholesale Prices. This NBER data series m04080 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04080

Data Are Daily Averages. NBER Obtained Averages By Weighting Each Rate By The Number Of Days In The Month In Which It Was In Effect And Dividing By The Number Of Days In The Month. Data For Domestic And Export Are The Same For 1890-1898. Source: Chicago Board Of Trade, Department Of Transportation, Data For 1890-1934: Direct From Files, February 1, 1937. Data For 1935-1941: Annual Report Of The Chicago Board Of Trade, Successive Issues. Data For 1942: Direct From Board Of Trade Files. This NBER data series m03013c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: m03013c

Data Are Daily Averages Computed By NBER. Figures Were Obtained By Weighting Each Rate By The Number Of Days In The Month In Which It Was In Effect And Dividing The Result By Actual Number Of Days In The Calendar Month. Data For Domestic And Export Are The Same For 1890-1898. Source: Chicago Board Of Trade, Department Of Transportation, Data For 1890-1934: Direct From Files, February 1, 1937. Data For 1935-1943: Annual Report Of The Chicago Board Of Trade, Successive Issues. This NBER data series m03013d appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: m03013d

Data Refers To California Dried Prunes. Quotations Were As Of The First Of The Month Through 1917; From 1918 On They Have Been As Of Each Tuesday During The Month. Therefore Prices Are Averages Of 4 Or 5 Tuesdays Per Month. No Quotations Were Given For The Following Months: April-August 1890; July-September 1891; October-December 1918; April And Oct. Of 1941. Source: Bls Handwritten Worksheets This NBER data series m04040 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04040

Original 1890-1917 Data Are First Of Month Quotations. For 1890-1917, Midmonth Data Were Computed By NBER By Averaging First Of Month Figure With That Of First Of Following Month. Beginning In 1918, Monthly Averages Of Weekly Quotations Are Used. Data Are For Rio #7, Brazil Grades, Invoice Lots F.O.B. New York. Source: Direct From Bls Records This NBER data series m04034 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04034

Source: Bls "All Commodities Other Than Farm Products And Processed Foods, Wholesale Price Index, 1957-59=100" (Table Of March 1962) For 1913- 1961;"Wholesale Prices And Price Indexes" (Monthly) Thereafter. This NBER data series m04193 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04193

Data Refers To Wheat Flour, Spring Patents And Is The Price On Tuesdays Of Each Week.Data Is From The Annual Reports Of The New York Produce Exchange And Was Computed By NBER From Average Weekly Prices. Source: Bls Bulletins, No. 39, Pp. 296-297, And Following Issues; 1915 And 1918:"War Industries Bulletin, Price Bulletin, Number 8" This NBER data series m04019a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04019a

Prices Are First Of Month For 1890-1917 ; Thereafter They Are Monthly Averages. Data From 1923 On Were Checked With Survey Of Current Business. Source: Bls Bulletins And New York Journal Of Commerece And Commercial Bulletin This NBER data series m04129 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04129

Price Is The First Of Each Month, In New York, 1890-1917, And Is The Monthly Average Of Saturdays' Quotations, 1918-1944. Prices Were Published As Cents Per Pound. Price In 1914 Is For 100 Pound Packages Or Over. Beginning In 1940, Area Given Is "East Of Rocky Mountains." Source: Bls Bulletins And "Wholesale Prices" This NBER data series m04135 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04135

Data Refers To Wilton 5' Frame Bigelow Rugs. Prices Quoted Are For 1890-1931 The First Of Each Month Price And For 1932-1940 The Average Of Tuesday Prices. Trade And Cash Discounts Were Deducted In July 1937 But Have Here Been Corrected Back To A List Basis In Order To Yield A Continuous Series. Source: Bls Bulletins This NBER data series m04136 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04136

Original Sources For Data Are: Geological Survey (1890- 1901), Iron Age (1902-1922), And Steel, The Magazine Of Metalworking And Metalproducing (1923-1957). Prices As Of First Of Month, 1890-1919, And Average Of Wednesday Prices Form 1920 On. A Strike Occurrred In 1902, From "Spring To Latter Part Of Year." Iron Age. Strike In 1922 Reached Height In July And Ended Gradually From October January, 1923. There Was A Labor Dispute In The Anthracite Coal Industry, 10/1925-02/1926. Source: Bls Bulletins And "Wholesale Prices" (Except For 1920-1922-- Revised Figures From Bls Direct) Through 1941; Bulletin Nos. 718, 736, 759, 785, 870, 877, 920, 943, 947, 1007, And 1083 Through 1951; For 1952 And Following, Survey Of Current Business, 1955 Statistical Supplement And Monthly Issues. This NBER data series m04138 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04138

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1890-1951 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1961. 33.4 Is Figure Given For January, 1897, In Bls Bulletin 543 But According To Average For The Year, The Quotation Has Been Corrected By NBER To 73.4. For Revised Data, 1933-1939, See Wholesale Prices, June 1940, In Survey Of Current Business, August, 1940, P.18. Revised Data, For October, 1941-December, 1944, Has Been Published Only In Bls Monthly Release On Wholesale Prices (Mimeographed) For January 1945, Or In 1947 Edition Of Handbook Of Labor Statistics (Bls Bulletin No. 916). Index On 1926 Base Discontinued After 1951. Next Variable Begins Index On 1947-1949 Base. Source: Bls Bulletin Nos. 543 (Pp. 3-11) For 1890-1925, 572 (Pp. 8-9) For 1926-1931, Bls Monthly Wholesale Prices For 1932-9/1941, 916 (Handbook Of Labor Statistics, 1947 Ed.) For October, 1941-1944 877, 920, 947, 973, 1007, 1083, For November, 1944-1950; Monthly Labor Reiew 1952 Edition, For 1951. This NBER data series m04096a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04096a

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1) Original Data, 1890-1951 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1956. Index On 1926 Base Discontinued After December, 1951. New Index Begins On 1947-1949 Base. Source: Bls Wholesale Prices 1930, Bulletin No. 543, Pp. 3-11 For 1890-1925, No. 572, Pp. 4-5 For 1926-1931, And Bls Monthly"Wholesale Prices For 1932-1941, Bulletin Nos. 736, 759, 795, 870, 877, 920, 940, 947, 973, 1007, And 1083 Through 1950, Monthly Labor Review, 1952 Issues For 1951. " This NBER data series m04097a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04097a

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1)-- Original Data, 1890-1933; (2)--Original Data, 1913-1944. Data Is For Short Clear Sides And Is The Average Highs And Lows Of Tuesday Prices. Source: Bls, 1890-1910, 1913-1925: Bls Handwritten Worksheets And NBER Files; 1926-1933: Bls Bulletins And Monthly Issues Of "Wholesale Prices" This NBER data series m04024a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04024a

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1)-- Original Data, 1890-1919; (2)--Original Data," 1917-1941. Data Refers To The Price Per Pound (01/1890-03/1897: On The 20Th Of Each Month; 04/1897-12/1919: On The 1St Of Each Month Except For 01/1909- 09/1909. From 12/1890-11/1891 The Prices Are For Extra To No. 1 1/2; From 12/1891-02/1898 For Extra To No. 1; From 03/1898-12/1919 For No. 1 Series Title Changes From Time To Time. Most Common Are --"Japanese Raw Silk Filatures", "Japanese Raw Silk Kansai", And "Japanese Raw Silk Kansai Filatures." Source: Bls Bulletins, Except 1909 Which Is From "Review Of Economic Statistics", January 1924, P. 28 This NBER data series m04126a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04126a

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1)-- Original Data, 1890-1916; (2)--Original Data, 1913-1941. Quotations Are From Tuesday Of Each Week As Cited In "New York Journal Of Commerce And Commercial Bulletin". 1890-1901 Data Was Computed By NBER By Taking The Arithmetic Average Of Price Ranges. Source: Bls, Bulletins, No. 39, Pp. 282-283; And Following Monthly Issues This NBER data series m04028a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04028a

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1)-- Original Data, 1890-1941; (2)--Original Data, 1938-1956. 1890-1901 Data Was Computed By Summing Quotations For Thursdays Of A Given Month And Dividing By 4 Or 5 As The Case Might Be. Wherever The Range Is Shown The Mean Price For Each Date In The Month Is Found And This Is Used For Computing The Monthly Average. Quotations Are From Willett & Gray'S "Statistical Sugar Trade Journal." See Willett & Gray For Information Regarding Changes In Import Duty. Source: 1890-1931: Bls Bulletin No. 39, Pp. 336-337 And Following Bulletins; 1932-1941: Monthly Issues Of "Wholesale Price Bulletin" This NBER data series m04030a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04030a

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables --(1)--Original Data, 1890-1931 (2)--Original Data, 1931-1942. 1890-1917 Data Are Based On Price On The First Of The Month. 1918-1931 Data Are Monthly Averages. Prices Are List Price To Retailers. This Series Is Presented As Two Variables Because Of A Change In Reporting Manufacturers. The Second Variable Has Been Raised To The Level Of The First By The Ratio Of The Overlapping Months, January- September, 1931 (6.00/5.85=102.6). Source: Bls Bulletins This NBER data series m04133a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04133a

Series Is Presented Here As Five Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1870-1879 (2)--Original Data, 1879-1886 (3)--Original Data, 1886-1890 (4)--Original Data, 1890-1902 (5)--Original Data, 1902-1909 The Number Of Companies Covered Changes For Each Time Segment. Source: Babson Statistical Organization, Inc., Direct From Files. This NBER data series m03015bd appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: m03015bd

1890-1900 Data Are Price Per Pound In New York The First Of Each Quarter. 1901-1917 Data Are Prices As Of The First Of Each Month. 1918-1931 Data Are The Average Of Daily Quotations. 1932-1951 Data Are The Average Of One Day Per Week'S Prices. Bls Ceased Reporting Two Decimal Places In December, 1916. Quarterly Figures Are The Quarterly Averages Of Monthly Average Prices For The Period 1918-1931. Source: Bls Bulletins And Wholesale Prices This NBER data series q04178 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: q04178

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1890-1947 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1958. 1890-1913, Prices Are From The First Of Each Month; 1914, First Wednesday Of Each Month; 1915-1917, Near First Of Month; 1918-1947, Monthly Averages Are Used. Quotations Are From The Shoe And Leather Reporter. For 1890-1901, Title Of Series Is Sole, Oak, Dressed Backs, Heavy. 1890-1901 Data Are Computed From Range For The Month. 1890-March, 1902 Are Prices In New York. After March, General Market Prices Are Used. September, 1914-March, 1915 Data Are Computed By NBER From Data Given In Text In Shoe And Leather Reporter. From 1917-1922, Series Is Called Leather, Sole, Oak. Bulletin No. 367 For 1922 Overlap, And Back To 1890 Annually, Gives Title As Leather, Sole, Oak, Scoured Backs. Bulletin #473, Giving An Annual Review From 1913-1926 And A Monthly Overlap For 1926, Gives The Boston As The Market. Bulletins Continue Giving Boston As The Market. Prices Are Not Quoted After July, 1947. Monthly 1947, January- July Figures, Only Shown In Mimeographed Monthly Releases. September, 1947 Release Shows A New Series. A Footnote States That #223 Is Being Replaced By A New Code, #223.1. "Substitution Replaces #223. Leather, Bellies, Cow And Steer Hides, Per Pound, New York." Source: Bls Bulletin No. 39, Pp. 358-359, And Nos. 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572, And Monthly "Wholesale Prices." This NBER data series m04088a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04088a

Series Is Presented Here As Four Variables-- (1)--Original Data, 1890-1918 (2) Original Data, 1914-1928 (3)-- Original Data, 1926-1951 (4)--Original Data, 1947-1958. For 1890-1913, Data Are Figures For First Of Month. For 1914- 1915, Quotations From First Friday Are Used 1890-1915, Newsprint Paper, Roll, Contract; 1890-1910 Is On New York Basis; 1911-1915 F.O.B. Basis, J. Of C. Published Figures Refer To Rag And Wood Paper, While From 1898 On They Refer To Wood Paper. The 1890-1897 Data Were Reduced According To The Ratio January, 1898/December, 1897: 2.12 Divided By 2.62 Equals .8092. Title Changes From December, 1910 To January, 1911 From "New York Basis" To "F.O.B. Mill" But There Was No Discontnuity In Data. Source: Bls Bulletins. Figures For 1890-1897 Computed By NBER. 1914-1916, Paper Trade Journal. 1917-1928, Directly From Bls. This NBER data series m04093a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04093a

Data Were Converted From Long Tons To Short Tons For 1890-1913 By Dividing By 1.12. Figures For 1890-1913 Taken From First Of Month. No Business From April-September, 1900 Owing To Strike. Owing To The Strike In The Anthracite Coal Regions And The Consequent Demand For Bituminous Coal, No Georges Creek Coal Could Be Obtained In The New York Market During Several Months In 1902. During Such Months The Prices Are For Other Kinds Of Bituminous Coal (No Anthracite Sales June-October). This NBER Series Was Discontinued In December, 1913. In 1914, Bulletin 181, This Series Is Given For Annual Averages As "Coal--Semi Bituminous". Source: Bls Bulletin Nos. 39 (Pp. 386-387), 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, And 149. This NBER data series m04046 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04046

Prices Are Those Paid By Wholesale Jobbers To Manufacturers. Prices Are For Pipes With Inside Diameters Ranging From 3/8 Of An Inch To 6 Inches, Inclusive. For 1890-1917, Prices Are First Of Month Quotations; For 1918-1931, They Are The Daily Average Of Quotations; And For 1932-1939, They Are The Average Of Quotations As Of One Day Each Week. This Series Ends Because Lead Pipe Is No Longer Quoted By The Bls After December 1951. Source: Bls Bulletins This NBER data series m04146 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04146

Figures Here Are The Average Of Weekly Quotations. Source: Bls Bulletins And "Wholesale Prices". This NBER data series m04147 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04147

Prices Are F.O.B. Lasalle, Illinois; Ordinary Numbers And Sizes, Packed In 600 Pound Casks. In 1933, The Description Of The Series Is Changed To "F.O.B. Mill, Illinois," And In 1942 Is Changed To "F.O.B. Mill." For 1890-1917, Prices Are First Of Month Quotations. For 1918-1931, They Are Daily Averages Of Quotations, And For 1932-1939, They Are The Average Of Quotations As Of One Day Each Week. (Bls Letter Dated 4/17/40) There Are No Quotations Published For 08/1946-12/1946 Because Of Insufficient Data. Source: Bls Bulletins And "Wholesale Prices" This NBER data series m04148 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04148

Prices Are Those Charged By The Manufacturer To The Wholesale Jobber. For 1890-1898, Data Are First Of Quarter Quotations. For 1899-1917, First Of Month Quotations Are Given. 1918-1931 Data Are Daily Averages Of Quotations, And 1932-1939 Data Are The Average Of The Quotations As Of One Day Each Week. Source: Bls Bulletins And "Wholesale Prices." This NBER data series m04153 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04153

For 1890-April, 1906, 94% Proof; For May, 1906-1939, 95% Proof. For 1890-1912, Quotations Are From First Of Month. For 1913-1916, First Saturday Of Month. For 1917-1939, Average Of One Day A Week Quotation. No Quotation For May-August, 1920. Revised December, 1934 And Following Issues Of Monthly Bulletins. Source: Bls Bulletins And Wholesale Prices; Oil, Paint, And Drug Reporter This NBER data series m04177 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04177

Kerosene In Barrels, Packages Included (Jobbing Lots). Quotations Are From Oil, Paint,And Drug Reporter: 1890-1903 Are From The First Of Every Month; 1914-1917 Are From First Saturday Of Month; 1918 And Following Are The Average Of 4 Or 5 Saturday Quotations Each Month. In 1913, No Mention Is Made Of "Packages." This Series Was Discontinued After 1923. Source: Bls Bulletin No. 39, Pp. 392-393 For 1890-1901 And Nos. 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 390, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572, And Monthly Bulletins For 1932-June, 1935, "Wholesale Prices, December Issue, " Wholesale Prices" July- December, 1935. This NBER data series m04182 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04182

The Stock Exchange Was Closed From August-November, 1914. Figures For October And November Are Based On Brokers' Circulars. Source: For 1890-1911 Data, See W.C. Mitchell, Business Cycles, 1913 Ed., Pp.208-214; 1910-1915 Data Are From Journal Of Political Economy, June, 1913, Pp. 515-516, Ibid, February, 1916, Pp.149-150. This NBER data series m11006 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 11 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter11.html. NBER Indicator: m11006

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables (1)-- Original Data, 1890-1928 (2)--Original Data, 1923-1941." For 1890-1902, Data Is The Average Monthly Selling Price, F.O.B. New York Harbor, While For 1890-1928, The Wholesale Price, New York Harbor, Is Used. For 1924-1935, Spot Price (Composite) At Eight Different Cities Is Quoted. There Were No Sales From June Through October, 1902. Prices For 1902 Are Those Received By One Of The Large Coal Companies. During The Latter Months Of The Year, Sales Were Reported To Have Been Made By Some Of The Coal Companies At Prices About Twice Those Stated Here. (Bls Note) There Was No Quotation For December, 1925. No Satisfactory Information Is Available After September, 1925 Because Of A Strike. Strikes Lasted From September, 1925 To February, 1926; Low Production Continued From September, 1925 To January, 1926. Source: Bls Bulletin #39, Pp. 384-385, Bulletin #45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 390, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572; Monthly"Wholesale Price" Bulletin, 1932-June, 1935; Monthly "Wholesale Price" Bulletin December, 1935 For July-December, 1935 This NBER data series m04044a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04044a

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1890-1919 (2)--Original Data, 1913-1944. Quotations Are For Spruce, 6 To 9 Inch Cargoes And Are Taken On The First Of The Month From The New York Lumber Trade Journal. The New York Lumber Trade Journal Gives Range In 1St Of Month Publication Of Price Supplement. Data Therefore Are Average Range. No Quotations For July Or August, 1910, June, 1911, July, 1912, July, 1913, And July, 1915. Data Are Interpolated. Quotations From 1911-1916 Called Spruce, 6 To 9 Inch Cargoes, Eastern. 1917-1919 No Dimensions Given. Average Of 1919 On Base Of Series 1920 On Equals 41.90. New York Lumber Trade Journal Gives No Quotations For 1920. Note States "No Lumber By Mail." Source: Bls Bulletin Nos. 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572, And Monthly "Wholesale Prices." This NBER data series m04090a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04090a

Revisions Were Made In January 1926 According To The Following Groupings: Old Grouping -- Cotton Textiles, Silk Textiles, Wool And Worsted Textiles, Other Textiles; New Grouping: Clothing, Cotton Goods, Knit Goods, Other Textile Products, Silk And Rayon, Woolen And Worsted Goods. Source: Bls, 1890-1930: Bulletin No. 543, Pp. 3-11; 1926-1931: Bulletin No. 572, Pp. 5-6; 1931:"Survey Of Current Business", January 1932; 1932- 1941: Bls, "Wholesale Prices"; 1942-1950: Bls Bulletins Beginning With No. 736; 1951:"Monthly Labor Review", 1952 Issues. This NBER data series m04064a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04064a

Revisions Were Made In January 1926 According To The Following Groupings: Old Grouping -- Cotton Textiles, Silk Textiles, Wool And Worsted Textiles, Other Textiles; New Grouping: Clothing, Cotton Goods, Knit Goods, Other Textile Products, Silk And Rayon, Woolen And Worsted Goods. Source: Bls, 1890-1930: Bulletin No. 543, Pp. 3-11; 1926-1931: Bulletin No. 572, Pp. 5-6; 1931:"Survey Of Current Business", January 1932; 1932- 1941: Bls, "Wholesale Prices"; 1942-1950: Bls Bulletins Beginning With No. 736; 1951:"Monthly Labor Review", 1952 Issues. This NBER data series m04064b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04064b

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1)-- Original Data, 1926=100 Index, 1890-1951; (2) Original Data, 1947-49=100 Index, 1947-1956. A Revision In 1949 Reflects The Rearrangement And Addition Of Items Within The Data Group. Old Grouping -- Anthracite Coal, Bituminous Coal, Coke, Gas, Petroleum Products; New Grouping Includes Electricity. Source: 1890-1930: Bls Bulletin No. 543, Pp. 3-11; 1926-1931 (Revised): Bulletin No. 572, Pp. 5-6; 1931:"Survey Of Current Business", January 1932; 1932-1943: Bls, "Wholesale Prices"; 1944-1950: Bls Bulletins Nos. 736-1083; 1951: "Monthly Labor Review", 1952 Issues This NBER data series m04065a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04065a

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables-- (1)--Original Data, 1890-1923 (2)--Original Data, 1920-1940 (3)-- Original Data, 1940-1944. Original Data Are As Of First Of Month For 1890-1917 And Are Monthly Averages For 1918 On. From January, 1890 Through December, 1891 The Prices Are For One Inch Cabinet Or Finishing; From 1892 Through April, 1895 For One Inch, Eight Inches And Up Wide, And From May, 1895 Through December, 1901 For Birch, Six Inches And Up Wide. Quotations From Northwestern Lumberman, 1890-1891 And From New York Lumber Trade Journal Thereafter. 1890-1901 Computed From Range. No Quotation For 07/1910, 06/1911, 07/1912, 07/1913, And 07/1915; Interpolated Figure Used. In 1912, Series Called: Oak, White, Plain, Mixed, Rock, Mountain, Or West Virginia Stock, Six Inches And Up Wide. In 1913, The Title Omits "Six Inches Wide And Up" But Includes Instead "(4-4), Firsts And Seconds." From 1917 On, Called Only Oak: White, Plain. Source: Bls Bulletin Nos. 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 390, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572, And Monthly Wholesale Prices. This NBER data series m04089a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04089a

Series Is Pesented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1890-1921 (2)--Orignal Data, 1920-1938 (3)--Original Data, 1938-1956. Ports Covered Are New York, Boston, Philadelphia, And Baltimore. NBER Derived Monthly Figures From 4 Or 5 Weekly Figures With Overlapping Weeks Being Prorated To The Proper Month. Source: Weekly Statistical Sugar Trade Journal, January Review Issues This NBER data series m01083a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01083a

Data Computed By Dividing The Output By The Number Of Days Worked, To Obtain The Average Production Per Day, And Then Multiplying The Quotient By 303.5 Days, The Potential Number Of Working Days In A Full Year In The Anthracite Region. The Result Includes The Full-Year Capacity Of New Mines, Regardless Of When During The Year They Were Opended And Is Therefore Above The Mean Capacity For The Year. Source: Data For 1890-1930: Brookings Institute, America'S Capacity To Produce, Pp. 550-551; Data For 1931: Mineral Resources, 1931, Pt. Ii, P. 425; Data For 1932-1940: Minerals Yearbook, 1932 And Following Annual Issues. This NBER data series a01164 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01164

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1890-1920 (2)--Original Data, 1913-1942. Prices Are "Average Monthly Exchange Price, Net, At Shipping Station, At Points Subject To A Freight Rate Of 26 Cents Per Can Of 40 Quarts Since May 16, 1897." Milk Reporter Quotation. These Data Were Originally Given In Cents Per Quart And Have Been Converted By NBER To Dollars Per Hundred Pounds. NBER Used The Factor 2.15 Pounds Equals One Quart Of Milk. Relationship Between First And Segments Of This Series Is 2475/1973, Or 1.254 On 1913 Base. Source: Bls Bulletins This NBER data series m04141a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04141a

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1890-1913 (2)--Original Data, 1913-1942. Data Are Average Of Tuesday Prices In New York, Newly Laid Eggs, Fair To Fancy. Source: Bls Bulletins And "Wholesale Prices." This NBER data series m04143a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04143a

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables-- (1)--Original Data, 1850-1894 (2)--Original Data, 1890-1914 (3)-- Original Data, 1913-1968. There Is No Explanation For The Drop In The Figure For July, 1906 (59.7). Source: Annual Averages Copied From Bls, Handbook Of Labor Statistics, 1947 Edition. Bls Bulletin No. 543, Pp. 3-11; This NBER data series m04048b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04048b

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1)-- Original Data, 1890-1916; (2)-- Original Data, 1916-1940. Source: Bls Bulletins And "Wholesale Prices" This NBER data series m04150a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04150a

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1890-1951 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1956. 73 Items Are Included In The Index For 1890-1925 And 129 Items For 1926-1951. Source: Bls Bulletins And "Wholesale Prices" Through 1941; Thereafter Bulletin Nos. 736, 759, 785, 870, 877, 920, 947, 973, 1007, And 1083 Through 1950; Monthly Labor Review, 1952 Issues, For 1951. This NBER data series m04066a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04066a

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1890-1951 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1962. An NBER Note On The Manuscript Source Refers The User To Bls Bulletin No. 572 For Information Regarding A Revision Of This Series. NBER Mentions An Increase In The Number Of Items Included In The Series From 57 To 86, With Revised Data Coming From Bls Bulletin No. 572, Pp.8-9, For 1926-1931;"Wholesale Prices" For The Period 1932-1941; Bulletin Nos. 736, 759, 785, 870, 877, 920, 947, 973, 1007, 1083, For Succeeding Years Through 1950; And Monthly Labor Review, 1952 Issues For 1951 Data. Unrevised Data For 57 Items Are From Bls Bulletin No. 543, Pp.3-11 For The Period 1890-1930; And Survey Of Current Business, January, 1932 For 01/1931-11/1931. Revision Includes The Rearrangement Of Items In The Group With Some Additions. The Base Period Remained The Same (See Bls Bulletin No. 572, P. 1. The Old Grouping Included Lumber, Brick, Cement, Structural Steel, Paint Materials, And Other Building Materials. The New Grouping Added Tiles And Plumbing And Heating Materials. This Series Was Discontinued On This Base. The Next Variable Continues On Another Base. Source: Bls Bulletins. This NBER data series m04068a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04068a

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1)-- Original Data, 1890-1916; (2)--Original Data, 1913-1939." Prices Are The Average Of Highs And Lows On Tuesday Of Each Week In New York From The "New York Journal Of Commerce And Commercial", January 1890 - June 1900; And From "The New York Daily Tribune", July 1900 - December 1916. Source: Bls Bulletins, "Wholesale Prices" This NBER data series m04173a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04173a

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1890-1920 (2)-- Original Data, 1913-1958. 1890-1918 Data Are First Of Month Prices. 1919-1922 Data Are Average Of Semi-Monthly Quotations. For 1890-1915, Data Refer To Prices Of Para Island Fine. For 1913- 1922, Data Refer To Prices Of Plantation, Ribbed Smoked Sheets. Source: Bls Bulletins And "Wholesale Prices" This NBER data series m04077a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04077a

Series Is Presented Here As 2 Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1890-1933 (2)--Original Data, 1933-1942. This Series Was Called American Single Thirds, 1890-1910; American Singles, 1911-1928; Single B, Works, 1929; Single B, Jobber'S Price, 1929-1933. Data Are First Of The Month Quotations From The Oil, Paint, And Drug Reporter. No Quotations Were Published For October-December, 1914. The Figure Given Here Is Based On Similar Series In The War Industries Board Price Bulletin No.42, 1919, Pp.8-9. A Similar Situation Was In Effect In 1915. Data For 1918 Are Averages For The Month. The Bls Bulletin Misprinted Th Data For 1919. Corrections Were Made From Corresponding Entries In NBER Files. Source: Bls Bulletins Nos. 39, 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, And 572 And Monthly "Wholesale Prices." This NBER data series m04078a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04078a

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables-- (1)--Original Data, 1890-1952 (2)--Original Data, 1952-1958. Additionally, Series 04081B Is Comprised Of By Original Data For Crude Cottonseed Oil For 1909-1941. For 1890-1917, Prices On First Saturday Of Each Month. For 1918-1957, Average Of Weekly Quotations From Oil, Paint, And Drug Reporter. For 1890-1913, Called Linseed Oil, Raw, City, Barrels. For 1913-1916, Raw, In Barrels. For 1917-1935, Linseed Oil, Raw. Beginning In 1927, The Series Was Converted From Pounds To Gallons By Multiplying By 7.5 (1926 Given In Both Pounds And Gallons). There Was A Slight Discrepancy Between Data Per Gallon As Given And Computed Data. In 1947, Bls Code Number 06-22-36 Replaces Old Number 552. Series Ends On This Basis Following May, 1952. Source: Bls Bulletin No. 39 (Pp. 418-419) For 1890-1901; Nos. 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572; 1932-June, 1935 Monthly Bulletins, "Wholesale Prices." For 1942 On: Bls Bulletin Nos. 718, 736, 759, 785, 870, 877, And 920 For 1942-1946, And 1143 For 1951 On. Bls, Prices And Price Relatives For Individual Commodities In The Revised Index: 1947-1950, Group 6--Chemicals And Allied Products, For 1947-1950; Monthly Wholesale Prices For 1952. This NBER data series m04081a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04081a

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables-- (1)-- Original Data, 1890-1951 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1958. Prices For 1890-1896 Are First Of Month; 1897-1908 Are Average Monthly Price; 1909-1913 Are First Of Month; 1914-1917 Are First Wednesday Of Month; 1918-1951 Are Average Monthly Price. This Series Is Called Green, Salted Hides Through 1926. Source: Bls Bulletin Nos. 39, 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572, And Monthly "Wholesale Prices" For 1890-1941; Bulletin Nos. 718, 736, 759, 785, 870, 877, 920, 947, 973, And 1007 For 1942- June, 1949. After June, 1941, This Price Was Not Quoted By Bls. See Bls Bulletin No. 1007: Wholesale Prices, 1949, P.19; Survey Of Current Business Continues The Series Through January, 1951 (See October, 1951). This NBER data series m04082a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04082a

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1890-1916 (2)--Original Data, 1914-1940. Quotations From New York Lumber Trade Journal 1890-1901 Computed From Range. Prices Are For Yellow Pine Sidings, Long Leaf, Boards, Heart-Fare, 1 Inch X 1 1/4 Inch. Prices For 1890-1916, First Of Month Data. No Quotations For July, 1910, June, 1911, July, 1912, July, 1915; Data Interpolated. No Data For July, 1913. Data For August, 1910, From New York Lumber Trade Journal. In December, 1916, The Grade Was Dropped From The Table In New York Lumber Trade Journal. In 1915 And 1916, Quotations Are Labelled F.O.B. New York But There Is No Break In The Series. Source: Bls Bulletin Nos. 39 (Pp. 422-423), 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, And Engineering News Research Files. This NBER data series m04085a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04085a

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Four Variables: (1)-- Original Data, 1890-1913; (2)--Original Data, 1914-1943; (3)-- Original Data, 1943-1946; (4)--Original Data, 1946-1958. Data Refers To Print Cloth, 28", 64X64 And Are The Monthly Averages Of Weekly Prices. Data From 1890-1901 Were Computed By NBER. Source: Bls Bulletin No. 39, Pp. 364-365, And Following Issues This NBER data series m04086a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04086a

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 The Eastern Markets For This Series Are Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, And Boston. Prices Are For The First Of The Month. Data Are For Wool, Ohio, Fine Fleece (X And Xx Grades), Scoured. Source: Bls Bulletin No. 39, Pp. 380-381, And Nos. 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 390, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572, And Monthly Bulletins. This NBER data series m04087a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04087a

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1890-1926 (2)--Original Data, 1920-1933. Source: P.H. Douglas, Real Wages In The United States, 1890-1926, P. 101. This NBER data series a08050a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html. NBER Indicator: a08050a