Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27

lbs. barb wire, or 10 lbs. wire nails,
or 1-5 bbls. cement, or 4 bbls. lime.
Last December 20 pounds of dairy
butter would buy 46 lbs, of coffee, or
16 gals. molasses, or 140 lbs. rice, or
123 lbs. sugar. or rs lbs. tea, or $50
lbs. barb wire, or 493 lbs. wire nails,
or .O66 bricks or bbls, cement, or
6 bbls lime.
In December, 1916. 20 lbs. dairy but
ter would bring only 81 lbs. coffee, or
l. gals. molasses, or 50 lbs. rice, or 80
lbs. sugar, or 13 lbs. tea, or 100 lbs.
barb wire, or 30 lbs. wire nails, or
744 bricks, or / $40 bbls cement, or
6 bbls. lime.
At the close of 1911. one case o.
eggs go doz.) were worth in market
as much as "a lbs. of coffee, or SO gals.
molasses, or 2S5 lbs. rice, or 251 lbs.
sugar. or 81 lbs tea, or 225 yds- brown
sheeting, or 712 lbs. barb wire, or SSl
lbs wire nails, or 2169 bricks, or 10
bbls. cement, or II bbls. lime.
In the closing months of 1896, 80
doz. eggs equaled only "A lbs. coffee,
or "a gals molasses, or 197 lbs. rice, or
$50 lbs. sugar, or 20 lbs. tea, or 1874
yds. br. sheeting, or $50 lbs. barb wire.
or 54S lbs wire nails, or 1882 bricks, or
8 7-1O bhls. cement, or Il bbls. lime.
Let US consider one or two more
common and dependable farm pro-
ducts in all parts of the country. AT
the opening of the present year a
S00-pound hog was worth as much in
the Wholesale markets at trade GEN.
tiers as 126 lbs of coffee. or Al gals.
molasses. or 1888 lbs. of rice, or S37 lbs.
of sugar, or II lbs. tea, or 3o2 yds. br.
sheeting, or $50 lbs. barb wire, or 11Ss
lbs. wire nails, or 1912 bricks, or II
bbls. cement, or II bbls. lime. or 2-10
thousand cypress shingles, or 2o4 gals.
petroleum.
in December, 1896, 3O0-pound hog
was worth as much in market only as
90 lbs. Coffee or 80 gals. molasses, or
179 lbs. rice, or 235 lbs. sugar, or 80
lbs. tea, or 175 yds. br. sheeting. or
494 lbs barb wire. or ia lbs. wire
nails, or 1880 bricks or $40 bbls.
cement, or 16 bbls. lime, or $40
thousad cypress shingles, or 96 gals.
petroleum.
Perhaps it would be hardly fair to
compare potatoes last December and
in December, 1885, for the reason that
last year was an exceptional year for
the potato raiser. But while in Dec.
1911, 20 bushels of potatoes would buy
more than 21a times as much coffee or
molasses, or more than four times as
much rice or lighting oil as in Dec.
1896, the price of potatoes scared much
higher in the early months of this
year.
Let us consider just one more crop
hays In December, 1911, a ton of
good timothy nay was worth in mar
ket as much as 1877 lbs. coffee. or As
gals. molasses, or 416 lbs. rice, or 366
lbs. sugar, or SO lbs. tea, or 1913 yds.
br sheeting, or 222 gals. refined pc
troleum, or 1898 lbs barb wire, or 1886
lbs. wire nails, or 3,163 bricks, or IL
bbls. cement, or IS bbls. lime, or 7-1O
thousand cypress shingles.
In Dec. 1896, a ton of good timothy
hay was worth only as much as sc
lbs. coffee or Is gals. molasses, or 16C
lbs. rice, or 211 lbs sugar, or 80 lbs.
tea. or l57 yds. br. sheeting, or Sc gals,
petroleum, OF 443 lbs. barb wire, or GAO
| lbs. wire nails, or 1870 bricks, or A BIC
/ bbls. cement or IA bbls lime, or 4-1(
thousand shingles.
I'm compiling these figures the same
grade of coffeeC Rio No. y and other
articles have been used in every in
stance. as follows: Molasses, oper
| kettle New Orleans rice, choice, do
| nestle; sugar, granulated; tea, fine
Formosa; sheeting "A Pepperell; bari
wire. galvanized; nails. wire eight.
| penny; brick, common domestic; ee.
ment, Portland domestic; lime, com
mon; petroleum, refined, 1902, water
| white
OF course these figures would b.
changed slightly in various localities
| and varied somewhat, on either sid
of the periods specified by marke
fluctuations; but the aim has been t
select the truest market season whel
crop conditions, politics, summer ira
vel, etc, do not affect prices. 1t j
our purpose. also, TO represent fairl
general conditions following CONNER
cial and industrial depression becaus
of nconsiderate and incompetent tar