malt. The article in this group that showed the greatest decrease in price was rubber. An examination of Table I in the present Bulletin in connection with Table I in Bulletin Nos. 39, 45, 51, 57, 63, and 69, shows that the prices of some of the commodities included in these index numbers were subject to frequent and decided fluctuations, while the prices of others were almost, and in two cases altogether, uniform throughout the period. The following table shows the lowest and highest quotations and the dates of the same for each of the commodities during the eighteen-year period. Only the commodities for which the quotations throughout the period have been for practically the same description of article are included in this table. LOWEST AND HIGHEST QUOTATIONS, 1890 TO 1907.“ [For a more detailed description of the articles see Table I, page 347 et seq.] |