Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Dollars per 100 Pounds, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

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