Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Cents per Pound, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Four Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1890-1917 (2)--Original Data, 1917-1942 (3)--Original Data, 1938-1951 (4)--Original Data, 1947-1957 Original Data Are On A "Grease" Basis For 1924 On. These Data Were Computed By NBER By Multiplying Scoured Fleece By .37. Source: Bls Bulletin No. 39, Pp. 380-381, And Nos. 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 390, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572, And Monthly Bulletins.

This NBER data series m04087b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04087b