Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Cents per Pound, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1)-- Original Data, 1890-1941; (2)--Original Data, 1938-1956. Data Is "Net Cash" After The Deduction Of A 2% Discount And Excise Tax Of 0.535 Cents Per Pound. The Price Is The Average Of All Quo- Tations During The Month Divided By The Number Of Trading Days Per Month, Assuming A Five-Day Week And Deducting All Legal Holidays. Source: Statistical Sugar Trade Journal, Weekly, Willett & Gray, Inc., New York (See January Issue Of Each Year That Contains Annual Review)

This NBER data series m04030b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04030b