Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Bushels, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly, Saturday Nearest Month's End

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Six Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1873-1885 (2)--Original Data, 1884-1889 (3)--Original, 1888-1905 (4)--Original, 1904-1928 (5)--Original, 1927-1954 (6)--Original, 1953-1956. The Quantity In Transit By Rail Was Elimated July 4 1885-1891. In 1886, No Estimate Was Made Of The Quantity Of Grain On "Rail" (See 1886 Report, Pp. 112-113; This, However, Is Relatively Unimportant). Minneapolis And St. Paul Are Included In Addition To The N.Y. Produce Exchange Coverage, For The Years 1884-1889. Canada Is Included Until 1889. Source: Chicago Board Of Trade, Annual Reports

This NBER data series m05001b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html.

NBER Indicator: m05001b