The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-18
WHOLESALE PRICES.


1908, up TO March,, 1910.
! Washington. june Isl The annual re-
/ port on wholesale prices just published
lby The bureau Of labor, department. Of
commerce and labor, shows that whole
sale prices IA 1909, A. measured By tho
s57 commodities included Ia Us recent
Investigation, advanced per cent over
the Wholesale prices III 1908, but with
this advance they were still 2.s per
cent, below the average q 1901 the
year 81 highest prices within the period
1890 u 1909.
Wholesale prices ID 1909 were la.5
per cent higher than ID 1905 al per
cent. higher than IN lsu 1.-THE year o.
the lowest prices from 1890 20 1905
II per cent higher than ID 1890. and
20.5 per cent. higher than Che average
lprieo fof the ten years 1890 tols09
The highest point reached m 1901
was Id October from which month there
WIS a general de,tiiue until Anguish
1908, there has been a monthly increase
without a break mp 10 March, 1910.
Wholesale prices in March, 1910 We're
higher than 40 any time u the preced-
ing twenty years being 7.5 per cent
higher than IN March 1909; 1912 per
cent higher than III August, 1908. 2l.l
per cent. higher than the average year
~ price Of 1897. and 1913 pen cent.
higher than the average price for the
ten years 1890 to 1902
OF the PSI articles for which whole
sale prices were obtained 1875 showed
an increase IN the average price for 1909
as compared with 1908 81 showed no
change and l0l showed decrease.
OF the nine groups under which the
commodities are classified six showed an
increase In price Ia 1909 as compared
with 1908, the largest percentage Of in
cregsp being IN farm products namely
is per cent Lumber and building ma
terials increased 4 per cent food, etc.,
a.4 pen cent; clothes and clothing, 20
per cent, and drugs and chemicals %
per cent. while the miscellaneous group
Increased 8 per cent The three roups
IN which the wholesale prices decreased
we're house furnishing goods, per cent,
fuel and lighting ~ per cent, and met.
ala and Implements 3 per cent
The average wholesale price 81 raw
commodities for 1909 was 2 per cent.
higher than IN 1908, while in March,
1910. It was 1875 per cent. ispher than
the average for 1908 aud SO per cent.
higher than the average for 1909. The
average wholesale price Of manufactured
commodities for 900 was a per cent.
higher than for 1908, and IN March, 1910.
IL was ~ per cent higher than the
average for 1900; the March, 1910, price
also showed an increase Of per cent.
over January, 1910. and of s per cent.
over February. 1910.
Among the articles showing marked
Increased IN price in 1909 were choice
70 extra steers. which increased "a pen
cent from February 20 November; cob
ton. which advanced SOC per cent from
January 10 December; heavy hogs 1874
per eens from January 60 December;
light hogs 1863 per cent from January
% Deeember hogs 204 per cent from
January 10 November; Eigin creamery
butter, $40 per cent. from May % De-
cubef dairy butter $50 per cent from
March Is December. winter wheat iloBr,
4f.2 per cent from January 90 June;
lard, 37,8 per cent from February to
Defenders short clear bacon, SO per cent
from February 10 December; short lib
hacon. AGA per cent from February to-
December, milk $50 per cent. from
Iune fo Defenders coke 81 per cent
from Inne 70 October; rubbr 7l.9 per
cent from February T. October
o. the decreases II prices within the
wear 1900 the most nosicfabie are as
follows Oats declined 334 per cent.
from May to October wheaG 23l per
cent. from May 20 September spring
wheat four l0A per cent from June
q September. and Glucose, SA4 per cent.
from September 70 December