Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Cents per Pound, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

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