No. XXIX.-WHOLESALE MONTHLY PRICES OF LEADING ARTICLES IN UNITED STATES MARKETS—Continued.

No. XXIX.-MONTHLY AVERAGE IMPORT PRICES OF LEADING ARTICLES OF MERCHANDISE IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES.

[The values are of the goods in the foreign markets whence exported to the United States.]

.065

.063

.064

.071

.059

.

. 066

.064

. 121 . 156

...do

....do

.045

.037 .062 .029 .471

.075

.037 .082 .032 . 529

.038 .080 .029

.037 . 084 .027 .577

.038 . 086 .026

032 085 026 .595

.028

.028

.078 .026 .555

.029 .532

.026 .577

.059 .025 .537

. 429

.

. 436

.533

.734

Doliare.
Coal, bituminous

Ton

2. 16
Coffee

Pound..
COTTON CLOTH:
Not bleached, etc.

Sq. yd..
Bleached, etc ..

..do...
FIBERS, VEGETABLE, ETC.:
Unmanufactured-
Flax..

Ton 225,64
Hemp

1....do... 177.96
Manila

216.66
Sisal grass.

....do... 153. 11
FI8H:
Pickled-
Herring

Pound..

.032 Mackerel.

.019 Glass: Cylinder, etc., unpolished.

...do
India rubber, crude

...do
IRON AND STEEL:
Pig irone.

Ton

17.63
Sheet, plate, and taggers iron Pound..
Tin plates

.do.

.031
Molassesb

Gallon..
PROVISIONS:
Checse

Pound.. . 146
Rice

.017
Salt.

100 lbs.
Silk, raw, or as reeled from the
Cocoon

Pound.. 3. 28
SUGAR NOT ABOVE No. 16 DUTCH
STANDARD:
Beet.

do

.0143 Cane, and all other.

..do .0159 Tea.

...do.

169 Tin, bars, block, and pig..

.do..

.265
TOBACCO, LEAF:
Suitable for wrappers

.683
Other..

do... .444
Wines: Still wines, in casks. Gallon.. 660
WOOL, AND MANUFACTURES OF:
Raw-
Class 1.

Pound.. . 160
Class 2.

do

.185 Class 3..

..do... .084
Manufactures.-

Carpets and carpeting... Sq. yd 3. 20
Cloths

Pound.

.970 Dress goods.

Sq. yd..

No. XXIX.-ANNUAL AVERAGE IMPORT PRICES OF LEADING ARTICLES OF MERCHANDISE IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM

1879 TO 1903.

No. XXIX.-MONTHLY AVERAGE EXPORT PRICES OF LEADING ARTICLES OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTION EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES.

[The values of the goods represent their market value at the port and time of exportation.]

PRICE PER UNIT.

EXPORTED ARTICLES.

1902

1903

UNIT.

. 122 . 091

. 121 .087

. 083

. 122

.048

.225

.256

.253

.022

.029

.023

.174

.505

.509

. 448 .012

.489

July. August.
Septem-

Novem-
October.

Decem- Janu-
ber.

Februber. ber.

March. ary. ary

April. May. June.
BREADSTUFFS:

Dollars.
Corn.

Dolars. Dollars.
Bushel..

Dollars. Dollars. Dollars. Dollars.
0.737

Dollars.
0.693
Wheat.

0.677

Dollars. 0.639

Dollars. Dollars. 0.620

Dollars. ..do .776

0.559 0.533 . 746

0.542

.737 Wheat flour

0.520 0.508
743

0.545
.753
Barrel

0.552
.769
3.76

794 COAL:

3. 73

.823 3.71

.831

806 3. 69

.796 3. 71

.802

3.72 3. 80 3.82 Anthracite

3. 76 3. 85

3. 75 Ton

4.02 Bituminous.

4. 03 3.43 .do

6.15 6. 38 2. 77

5.01 5.04 2. 77

5.03

2.72 Copper: Ingots, bars, and old.

5. 02 2. 65

4.78 4.52 2.70

4.71 Pound..

2.88 2.87 2. 78 2. 90 . 120

.121 Cotton, unmanufactured

2.84 2. 82

.117 ...do.

2, 71 .119 .121

.125

.086 CLOTHS:

.084

.133
.132
. 139

.146
.081
.088

.093
Colored...

.098
.099

. 107
Yard
Uncolored

.017
.046

052
do

.050 .048 .053

.055
Нау.
054

.051
.052
.052

.050
.054

. 051
.056
Ton

. 055 12.90

.053 17.11

.054

16. 38 Hops

.051 15. 22

.052 .048 .051 14. 70

.053 15.40 Pound.. .152

15.54 IRON AND STEEL:

16. 21 17.18 18. 05 .280

19. 23 18. 66 .271 .222 .243

. 126 .200 Pig iron

.197

. 165 Ton Nails and spikes-Cut..

19.96 19.41 20.85 18. 33 Pound..

19.07 21.75

20.21

22. 26 022

21.28
Leather, sole

18.12
.024
.020

17.94
..021

19.07 ....do

.021 .180

.020 NAVAL STORES:

.021
.188 .193

.022
.187
176 .170

.021

.210 .186 Rosin..

. 192 .189

.186 Barrel.. 1.84 Turpentine, spirits of.

1.77 1.67 1.94 Gallon..

1.75 1.83 1.97 . 456

2.11 Oil cake and oil-cake meal.

2.27 .458

2.44 2.23

2. 44 .512 Pound..

.559 .012

.618 OILS:

.012

.642 .012

.530 .012 .012

.482 .012

.012 .012 Mineral-Crude, etc.

.012 .012

.011 Gallon..

.039 Refined--Illuminating,

043 ....do..

.044 .039 .051

.039 .061

.060

.048 Vegetable-Cotton seed

.054

.056
.066
..do

.073
.074

.071 .070
Paraffin and paraffin wax..

.072 .074 .382

.069 Pound..

.395

.045 PROVISIONS:

. 397 .016

. 400

. 415 .017

.411

.383 .048 .018

.046
Beef-

.016
.048
.018

.046 Fresh.

.do... 112 Salted or pickled

106

103 ....do

. 101

.097 .076

093

092
.076
Tallow

.093
.076 .075

094

.094
.077
.do.

.090
.075
065

.076 .071 .066

.071 Bacon

069
062

.065
.063
do
. 105

.061 059 .060

.059 . 104

.058 Hams..

060 . 110

057 . 112

.054

.111 ..do.

. 105

. 106
. 122
Pork, pickled..

. 106
.118

. 105 . 107
.119
.do.

. 101
.122
. 107

. 120

113 Lard.

.119 . 104

.117 . 102

.121 ...do ...

.118 . 104

. 102 . 105

. 100

. 101 .114

. 117 Oleomargarine, the oil..

. 108

. 101
.100)
....do.

.100 . 105

. 106 . 104 . 101

.104
Butter.

. 103
.098
.099

. 103

100
100
...do ...

.099
.099
.175

.095 . 180

.092

. 177 Cheese.

.094 . 205

.092

. 091 .217

.089 ..do...

. 200
.110
SELDS:

. 192
. 101

.182
.112
.116

. 162

.166 . 131

.182 .127

. 122
Clover

. 134
.129

. 119
..do

.090 Cotton

.092

033 .096 ..do

.099

100 .010

.097

.010 Starch..

. 103 .010

. 103 .010

. 104 .013

. 123 ..do..

.Oil

.170

.010 .033 .026

.010 .028

.012 Sugar, refined

.028

.010 .030

.011 ,040

.006 ...do

.034 .010

.038 Tobacco, leaf.

.033 .034 .046 .031

.027

.035 ..do.

.027

.028 .036 . 100

.030
.099

.031
Wood: Boards, deals, and planks. M feet
.097

.032
.099
.097

.036

.037 19.27

. 100 19.93

.101

098 18.88

.092 20.27 20.37

.090 18,25

,098 19.76 19. 18 18.86 20.90 19. 36 20.21

No. XXIX.-ANNUAL AVERAGE EXPORT PRICES OF LEADING ARTICLES OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTION EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES

FROM 1873 to 1903.

[The values of the goods represent their market value at the port and time of exportation.]

YEAR ENDING

JUNE 30—

BREADSTUFFS.
COAL.

PROVISIONS, ETC.
Cotton,

Oils,

Leath- illumi

up- Eggs,
Wheat
Corn, Wheat,

Starch, Sugar, Tobac-
An-
er, sole, nating,|| Bacon

Pork, Beef,
land,
Bitumi-
per

refined, co, leaf
thra-
flour,
рег refined,

per
and
dozen.

Lard, salted salted Butter, Cheese,
per per
per

per per
nous,
cite,

per
bushel. bushel.

pound.
pound. per
pound.
hams, per or pick-or pick- per per

pound.pound,
barrel. per ton.
per ton.

gallon. per

pound led, parled, per pound. pound. pound.

pound. pound.

1873 1874 1875. 1876. 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1856 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1891 1895 1996 1897 1899 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903

Dollars. Dollars. Dollars. Dollars. Dollars.
0.618 1.31 7.57 5.34 4. 48
. 719

1.43 7.14 4.55 4.39
.848 1.12 5. 97 5. 67 4.08
.672 1.24 6.22 5.53 3.70
.587 1.17 6.49

4.52 3. 19
562
1.31

6. 36 3. 15 3.97
471 1.07

5. 25 3.69 3. 23 513 1.25 5.88

3. 47

3.12 .552 1.11 5. 67

4.53 3.87
668 1.19 6.15 4. 68 3.51
684 1.13 5.96 4. 75 3. 44

611 1.07 5.59 4.70 3.06
.510 86 4.90 4.40 2.91
.498
.87 4.70

3.96 2. 78
479 .89 4.51 4.15

2. 65 85 4.58 4. 26 2.91 .474

90 4.83 4. 47 2.94 .418 83 4. 66 4.17 3. 11 .574 .93 4.82 4.11 3. 12 .55 1.03 4. 96 4. 23 3.12 .53

4.54 4.52 2. 90 .46 .67 4.11 4.63 2. 41 .53 .58 3.38 4.24

2. 18 . 38

3.56

4.10 2. 19
31
75 3. 84 4.46

2. 24
36
98 4.51 4.45

2. 15
.39 75 4.04 4.12 2.06
41

72 3. 62 4.26 2. 26 .46

Cents.

18.3
15.4
15.0
12.9
11.8
11.1

9.9
11.5
11.4
11.4
10.8
10.5
10.6
9.9
9.5
9.8
9.9
10.1
10.0
8.7
8.5
7.8
5.8
8.1
7.4
5.9
5.4
7.7
9.4
8.3
8.9

Cents. Cents.
26.6 25.3
22.1 25.2
25.6 26.0
28.0 26,2
25.9 23.9
15.8 21.8
15.5 20.4
16.5

23.3
17.2 22.6
19.2 20.9
20.9 21.1
21.2 20.6
21.5 19.8
18.3

19.9 16.3 18.7 15.9 17.3 13.9 16.6 15.4 16.0 17.7

16.4 18.0 16.0 23.2 15.0 16.9 15.1 16.8 15.3 14,7 17.9 13.8 16.9 16.3 17.5 19.1 16.8 16.6 18.9 18.3 18.7 19.6 18.0 21.5 18.5

.550

Cents.

23.5
17.3
14.1
14.0
21.1
14.4
10.8

8.6
10.3
9.1
8.8
9. 2
8.7
8.7
7.8
7.9
7.8
7.4
7.0
5.9
4.9
4.2
4.9
6.8
6.3
5.7
5.6
7.8
6.6
6.3
6.7

Cents.

8.8 9.6 11.4 12.1 10.8 8.7 6.9 6.7 8.2 9.9 11.2 10.2 9.2 7.5 7.9 8.6 8.6 7.7 7.6 8.1 9.1 9.6 8.7 8.3 7.5 7.7 7.9 8.4 8.9 9.9 11.4

Cents. Cents.

7.8 9.4 8.2 13.8 10.1 13.3 10.6 10.9 9.0 8.8 6.8 7.0 5.7 7.4

6.1 9.3 7.7 11.6 9.0 11.9 9.9 9.5 7.9 7.9 7.2 6.9 5.9 7.1 6.6 7.7 7.4

7.4 7.1

6.0 6.9 5.9 7.2 6.0 9.5 7.8 9.0 8.0 7.8 7.1 6.6 5.7 5.1 4.9 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.8 6.3 6.2 7.6 7.2 9.4 8.7 10.4

Cents.

21.1 25.0 23. 7 23.9 20.6 18.0 14.2 17.1 19.8 19.3 18.6 18.2 16.8 15.6 15.8 18.3 16.5 14.4 14.5 16.0 19.0 17.6 16.4 15.2 14.3 15.0 16.3 17.2 17.3 18.0 18.0

Cents.

5.3 5.7 6.0 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.2 4.3 4,7 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.0 4,1 3.8 3.5 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.1 3,2 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.1 1.9 2.0

8.7 7.5 7.7 6.3 6.4 6.5 8.5 8.9 7.6 7.5 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.2 7.2

Cents. Cents. 11.6 10.7 10.5 9.6 10.8 11.3 10.7 10.4 11.6 10.2 10.2 8.7 8.5

7.8 9.0 7.7 9.2 8.3 9.7 8.5 9.2 8.3 7.1 9.1 6.4 9.9 6.7

9.6 6.0 8.7 6.3 8.3 7.6 8.8 7.0 8.6 5.7 8.7 4.6 8,4 4.7 9.0 4.4 8.5

8.7 4.9 8.5 4,7 8.0 5.0

8.7 4.4 4.5 8.7 5.0 8.9 4.1

8. 6

8.3 9.3 9.9 9.3 9.0 9.0 9.4 9.4 9.7 9.1 8.4 9.1 8.6 8.6 10.2

.80

4.6

.65

9,3

2.1