Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. no. 75, 1908, 75. numberU.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 |
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Page 285
... included under cloths and clothing , 54 showed an increase in price , 11 showed no change , and 10 showed a decrease . In the group as a whole there was an average increase of 5.6 per cent in price , the principal increase being in ...
... included under cloths and clothing , 54 showed an increase in price , 11 showed no change , and 10 showed a decrease . In the group as a whole there was an average increase of 5.6 per cent in price , the principal increase being in ...
Page 286
... included all farm products , beans , coffee , eggs , milk , rice , nutmegs , pepper , tea , vegetables , raw silk , wool , coal , crude petroleum , copper ingots , pig lead , pig iron , bar silver , spelter , pig tin , brimstone , jute ...
... included all farm products , beans , coffee , eggs , milk , rice , nutmegs , pepper , tea , vegetables , raw silk , wool , coal , crude petroleum , copper ingots , pig lead , pig iron , bar silver , spelter , pig tin , brimstone , jute ...
Page 290
... included in this report , 132 had in December declined from the highest point reached during the year and 46 showed a lower average price for December than for any other month of the year . A few of the articles for which the December ...
... included in this report , 132 had in December declined from the highest point reached during the year and 46 showed a lower average price for December than for any other month of the year . A few of the articles for which the December ...
Page 296
... - the following table has been prepared . The articles included under each of the two groups are indicated on page 286 . RELATIVE PRICES OF RAW AND OF MANUFACTURED COMMODITIES , 1890 296 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR ,
... - the following table has been prepared . The articles included under each of the two groups are indicated on page 286 . RELATIVE PRICES OF RAW AND OF MANUFACTURED COMMODITIES , 1890 296 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR ,
Page 297
... included in this table , with the single exception of 1893 , it will be seen that during the years of high prices raw com- modities were higher than manufactured , and during the years of low prices , with the exception of 1898 , raw ...
... included in this table , with the single exception of 1893 , it will be seen that during the years of high prices raw com- modities were higher than manufactured , and during the years of low prices , with the exception of 1898 , raw ...
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