AND AVERAGE TABLE IV.-BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890-1899), YEARLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1904-Continued. [For a more detailed description of the articles, see Table I.] 1-inch. lake. Copper: ingot, hot-rolled (base bare. Copper: sheet, Copper wire: Doorknobs: sizes). steel, bronze plated. Year. Average, 1890-1899.. 100.0 $0.1234 100.0 $0.1659 Average Rela- Average Rela-Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela tive pair. price. 1890. .1575 127.6 .2275 137.1 .1875 128.1 .1660 97.8 1891 2100 110.9 1305 105.8 .1650 112.7 . 1660 97.8 1892 1154 93.5 1600 96.4 .1438 98.2 .1660 97.8 1893 1933 102.1 1093 88.6 1500 90.4 .1350 92.2 .1660 97.8 1891 1733 91.5 1156 79.0 .1660 97.8 1895 .1710 90.3 .1075 87.1 .1425 85.9 1238 84.6 .1953 115.1 1896 .1097 88.9 .1425 85.9 1356 92.6 .1733 102, 1 1897 1710 90.3 .1463 88.2 .1375 93.9 1660 97.8 1898 .1194 96.8 .1400 81.4 .1375 93.9 .1660 97.8 1899 2038 107.6 .1767 143.2 .2175 124.7 1660 97.8 1900 2417 127.6 .1661 134.6 2067 121.6 123.0 1800 .1813 106.8 1901 1687 136.7 .1815 124.0 .1900 112.0 1902 .2700 142.6 .1201 97.3 1783 107.5 1326 90.6 2153 126.9 1903 .2800 147.8 .1368 110.9 .1917 1901 .1311 106.2 .1800 .1497 102.3 2250 132.6 2458 144.8 Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela- $0.0381 1890 .9100 106.7 3500 96.9 .0110 100.0 $4.8183 100.0 112.1 0830 101.6 1891 .8917 101.6 3500 96.9 .0137 5.6000 114.7 116.2 .0830 101.6 1892 .8717 102.2 .0113 5.1833 108.4 107.6 .0830 101.6 1893 8667 101.6 .3500 96.9 .0374 5.0000 98.2 103.8 . 0830 101.6 1894 8300 97.3 .3500 96.9 .0331 4.4333 86.9 92.0 .0818 100.1 1895 8133 95.4 3525 97.6 .0326 4.2000 85.6 87.2 .0833 102.0 1896 7775 91.2 3800 105.2 0300 78.7 4.1000 85.1 0867 106.1 1897 0358 91.0 4.3167 89.6 0833 102.0 1898 .8250 96.8 .3633 100.6 0380 99.7 4.6000 95.5 0750 91.8 1899 9358 109.7 .3867 107.0 5.3500 111.0 0750 91.8 1900 1.0900 115.9 .0145 116.8 5.1208 106.3 .0788 96.5 1901 1.0500 123.1 4233 117.2 .0138 5.0479 115.0 104.8 .0750 91.8 1902 1.0500 123.1 .0111 5.2167 107.9 108. 3 0850 104.0 1903 1.0500 123.1 .0428 5.1958 112.3 107.8 0900 110.2 1.0400 122.0 .4660 129.0 .0443 4.7950 116.3 99.5 1025 125.5 TABLE IV.-BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890-1899), AND AVERAGE YEARLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1904-Continued. Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela- tive price per tive price. dozen. price. Year. Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Relaprice per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive dozen. price. ounce. price. pound. price. ton. price. ton. price. TABLE IV.-BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890-1899), AND AVERAGE YEARLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1904-Continued. [For a more detailed description of the articles, see Table I.] Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Relaprice per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive price per tive barrel. price. barrel. price. door. price. M feet. price. barrel. price. a Duty paid. b Average for the period July, 1894, to December, 1899. d Average for 1890-1898. e Quotations discontinued. c Average for 1896-1899. Average for 1895-1899. 1.7292 158.2 17.0000 15.0000 125.4 .7742 92.9 .8058 96.7 94.5 .8246 99.0 TABLE IV.-BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890-1899), AND AVERAGE YEARLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1904-Continued. a Shingles: Michigan white pine, 16 inches long, XXXX. For method of computing relative price see pages 409 and 410. Spruce. Average Rela- Average Rela- Average Rela- Average TABLE IV.-BASE PRICES (AVERAGE FOR 1890-1899), AND AVERAGE YEARLY ACTUAL AND RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1890 TO 1904-Continued. Year. [For a more detailed description of the articles, see Table I.] Lumber and building materials. Tar. Window glass: Window glass: American, sin- | American, single, firsts, 6 x 8 gle, thirds, 6 x 8 to 10 x 15 inch. to 10 x 15 inch. Rela- Average Relative price per tive 50 sq. ft. Turpentine: price. price. |