Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Cents per Pound, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

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