Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Marks per 100 Kilograms, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1879-1887 (2)--Original Data, 1887-1915 (3)--Original Data, 1911-1915, 1921-1922, 1924-1936 For December, 1887-1899, The Average Prices For Berlin Are Computed From Official Monday Reports Of The Direction Des Stadtischen Centrale Viehtots. Data For 1887-1900 Are For Live Weight, Maximum Price. Data For 1901-1909 Are For Live Weight, Middle Price. Data For 1910-1915 Are For Slaughtered Weight, In Weights Of 80-100 Kilograms. Source: Monatshefte Zur Statistik Des Deutsches Reichs, December, 1887, P.103, And Following December Issues For 1887-1891; Vierteljahrshefte Zur Statistik Des Deutschen Reichs, 1893, P.38, And Later Issues

This NBER data series m04118b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04118b