Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-22
BRADsTREETS FIGURES
Table Showing the Fluctua-
tions Within that Time
Though the Movement for
Last Ten Years has Been
Steadily Upward.

The Republican has received from
Bradstreets Agency the following In
teresting comparison Of the wholesale
prices of commodities for twenty one
years, showing that last year they
touched the highest point in that per-
iod:
Wholesale prices in 1910 advanced 4
per cent over the level reached in 1909
and were 1.6 per cent above the high
average of 1907, the year of highest
prices within the period up to last year
The wholesale prices of last year were
81 per cent higher than in 1900; 46.7
per cent higher than in 1897, the year
of lowest prices from 1890 to 1910; 166
per cent higher than in 1890. and 31.6
per cent higher than the average price
for the ten years from 1890 to 1899 in
elusive The highest point reached in
1907 was in October from which month
there was a general decline until Au-
gust, 1908. With September, 1908, there
began a monthly increase which con-
tinued without a break until March,
1910. In that month wholesale prices
were higher than at any time in the
preceding twenty years, being 7.5 per
cent higher than in March, 1903; 1O.2
per cent higher than in August, 1905;
21.1 per cent higher than the average
yearly pricesof 1900; 49.2 per cert high
er than the average yearly price Of
1897; and 33.S per cent higher than the
average price for the ten years 1890
ts 1899. From the high average reach
ed in March, 1910, wholesale prices de-
clined slightly in April, May and June,
but from June to December they re-
mained at very nearly the same level.
In the last mentioned month prices were
IA per cent lower than those for the
corresponding month of 1909 and 2.5
per cent lower than in March, 1910, but
erage for the ten years from 1890 to
1899 inclusive, and asa per cent higher
than the prices for 1897.
1t appears that Of the 257 articles
covered by report, 14S showed an in
| crease in the aveAige price for 1910
as compared with the preceding year,
while 26 showed no change and SO eX-
hibited a decrease. For purposes of
more particular comparison the COM
modities considered are classified i'm
nine groups. OF these : showed in
creases in wholesale prices during the
year. while two exhibited declines. The
largest percentage of Increase, 10.7 per
cent. was in lumber and building ma
terials. Farm products showed an in
crease of rs per cent; drugs and chem
icals an advance of Al per cent; and
food, etc, a gain of 80 per cent Cloths
and clothing exhibited an increase OF
i2.7 per cent and the miscellaneous
group one of 2.7 per cent. There was a
decrease of per cent in fuel and
| lighting and one of L per cent in house
furnishing goods. The average whole
sale prices for raw commodities in 1910
were 21 per cent higher than in 1903
while the average wholesale prices OF
manufactured commodities were AZ
per cent higher than in 1893, while tho
average wholesale prices of manufac-
tured articles were 40 per cent higher
than they were the year before.
Comparisons of the relative prices oi
raw and manufactured commodities fol
the 81 year period are presented in the
| following table which includes also the
average wholesale prices of all com
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