Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Dollars per Ton, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1913-1942 (2)--Original Data, 1942-1958. F.O.B. Mill, No. 1. Based On Weekly Prices Throughout, 1913- 1941 (Letter From Bls, 5/42). Data From 1918-1925 Also Checked With Paper Trade Journal. No More Quotations On This Basis (Code #749) After January, 1951; See Next Variable For Next Segment. Source: For 1913-1925, Furnished Directly By Bls. For 1926-1938, Bls Bulletins And Wholesale Prices, Monthly Through 1941.

This NBER data series m04124a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04124a