University of California ■ College of Agriculture Agricultural Experiment Station Berkeley, California FARM PRICES IN CALIFORNIA (Statistical data, supplementing those given in California Experiment Station Bulletin 569, "Annual Index Numbers of Farm Prices, California, 1910-1933," and in Giannini Foundation of Agri- cultural Economics Mimeographed Report No. 37, "Monthly Index Numbers of Farm Prices, California 1910-1934.") by H. J. Stover August, 1935 Contribution from the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics University of califor LIBRARY BRANCH OF THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTU -3 ■4 1 -4 4 4 Revision of Table 10, Bulletin 569 Annual Index Numbers of Farm Prices, California Years Beginning July 1, 1910-1934 (July, 1910 to June, 1915 = 100 ) Year Live stock and livestock products Crops begin- All r leiQ ning products All Meat Dairy Poultry Kll Grains crops F rui t s July 1 animals products products other than grains 1910 96 101 100 i no 1U^ 100 yo O 1 ll)o 1911 103 98 90 1U f y o 105 lUb 1U1 1U / 1912 98 101 98 -LU / Q A y 4 y d 1 AT IUO i oa 1UD QO yc- 1913 108 101 106 QC yo 1U / lie 1 A1 1U1 iUc ii 7 li i 1914 95 99 106 yu yo ±U«_> Ob Q 9 1915 95 100 103 Q 9 y d XUo y ? in/ 1U4 PR 00 1916 126 117 125 10U 14U 1 AA 191 1917 155 151 165 1 ^9 1 Oc 1 A A 144 i R7 10/ 9n ft t^Ul 1 'Aft 100 1918 186 173 182 1 RR 10 O 1 7 A 1 / D 1 O A iy4 iyu 1 O/l i y 4 1919 212 177 176 1 1 U 1 7 Q i / y cOU 9/17 c4 I 9"Z,ft <£O0 99ft 1920 185 146 141 146 154 206 156 167 231 1921 152 122 115 1 P7 1 OA 1 Aft ID 0 ill in l ^i i. ox Jt.S'X 1922 147 131 124 135 124 156 115 147 167 1923 127 128 120 132 123 127 115 175 116 1924 146 130 128 121 135 154 170 180 144 1925 146 139 146 131 132 149 138 163 148 192.6 130 131 144 126 118 130 120 135 127 1927 142 132 150 127 110 148 135 142 154 1928 134 142 165 131 119 130 115 157 124 1929 153 132 152 122 122 164 112 166 176 1930 104 100 116 95 87 106 80 111 108 1931 81 78 81 76 77 83 67 81 86 1932 64 65 66 63 69 64 47 71 64 1933 76 69 71 65 67 80 70 86 81 1934 89 88 94 82 87 90 85 94 90 2. Additional Data for Table 14, Bulletin 569 Annual Relatives of Unweighted Averages of Monthly Farm Prices Year begin- Beef Veal Hogs Sheep Lambs Milk Milk Butter Eggs Chickens Wool Horses ning cattle calves fat July 1 1933 52.8 53.1 37.3 37.7 53.3 59.1 44.2 45.9 55.1 52.1 64.0 70.0 1934 72.4 65.5 60. 7 43.5 52.7 69.0 60.8 61.9 71.9 63.4 50.2 96.3 Additional Data for Table 14, Bulletin 569 Annual Relatives of Unweighted Averages of Monthly Farm Prices Year begin- ning Barley Wheat Oats Corn Hay Alfalfa Cotton Pota- Beans Oranges Lemons Apples July 1 toes 1933 48.4 52.0 60.2 52.3 55.9 52.2 56.6 56.7 53.1 41.5 82.5 48.7 1934 66.9 60.2 69.2 78.8 63.0 62.3 64.9 45.0 61.3 48.9 60.4 57.8 Additional Data for Table 15, Bulletin 569 Annual Relatives of Estimated Seasonal Farm Prices Year Rice* Cot- ton Sugar Grapes Peaches Pears Apri- Cher- beets* cots ries Rai- sins Prunes Walnuts Almonds 1933 1934 55.4 55.4 t 64.6 69.2 63.3 39.5 51.7 * 63.8 73.1 82.3 60.2 91.4 96.0 114.5 76.9 76.9 53.2 52.7 55.7 53.9 * Revisions for earlier years: rice, 1932 26.9; sugar beets, 1931 -- 84.3; 1932 75.4. t See table 14. T Not included in the revised index. additional Data for Table 16, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm' Prices of Beef Cattle Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept, Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 3.80 4.20 4.40 4.40 4.40 4.25 4.40 4.35 4,50 4.40 4.30 4.60 1935 5.90 6.50 7.70 7.00 7.00 7.20 6.10 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive,org/details/farmpricesincali37stov 3. Additional Data for Table 17, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Veal Calves Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct, Nov. Dec . 1934 1935 5.30 6.90 5.40 7.00 5.60 5.70 5.40 5.40 5.40 5.40 5.70 5.50 7.90 8.00 7.80 7.90 7.50 5.50 5.80 Additional Data for Table 18, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Hogs Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec . 1934 1935 3,80 7.50 4.10 7.50 4.45 3.80 3.55 3.65 4.50 4.75 6.30 5.60 8.90 8.25 8.20 8.90 9.00 5.60 5.60 additional Data for Table 19, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Sheep Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 3.20 3.85 3.25 4.50 3.60 4.00 3.20 3.35 3.35 3.00 2.60 3.20 4.40 4.40 3.50 3.50 3.70 2.85 2.85 Additional Data for Table 20, Bulletin 569 l Monthly Farm Prices of Lambs Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 6.30 7.00 7.10 7.30 8.20 7.60 7.20 7.20 6.40 5.30 5.40 5.20 7.90 7.00 6*50 6.40 6.30 5.50 5.60 additional Data for Table 21, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Milk (Wholesale) Year Jan» Feb. Mar. Hpr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 1.50 1*95 1.50 2.05 1*60 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 2.00 2.00 1.80 1.70 1.65 1.95 1*85 4. additional Data for Table 22, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Milk Fat Year Jan. Feb. Mar. npr. May June July «.ug* Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 18.0 32.0 23.0 38.0 24.0 21.0 21.0 22.0 23^0 25.0 28.0 29.0 35.0 32.0 30.0 28.0 28.0 33.0 33.0 additional Data for Table 23, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Butter Year Jan. Feb. Mar. apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 19 32 23 36 24 21 21 22 24 25 28 29 32 32 27 28 27 32 33 additional Data for Table 24, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Eggs Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 19.1 27.0 15.2 23.7 14.0 14.2 14.8 16.5 17.9 21.1 25.2 28.6 20.9 21.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 31.0 28.3 additional Data for Table 25, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Chickens Year Jan. Feb, Mar. Hpr. May June July nug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec . 1934 1935 13.0 16.5 13.3 16.5 13.3 14.2 13.5 13.5 14.2 14.4 15.6 16.0 17.9 17.4 18.0 17.5 17.2 15.6 16.3 additional Data for Table 26, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Wool (Unwashed) Y^ar J an. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 21.0 16.0 22.0 16.0 25.0 24.0 22.0 20.0 19.0 18.0 16.0 13.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 18.0 lf.0 16,0 5. additional Data for Table 27, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Horses Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 61 84 58 89 60 96 65 68 100 100 69 70 69 74 100 95 69 74 79 Additional Data for Table 26, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Barley Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 40 62 39 59 34 54 31 31 51 45 37 42 52 66 35 38 62 61 61 Additional Data for Table 29, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Wheat Year Jan. Feb. Mar* Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 69 69 oo 65 83 64 66 87 66 72 72 82 85 76 75 82 82 83 Additional Data for Table 30, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Oats Year Jan. Feb. Mar* Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 40 48 36 46 35 46 34 34 43 41 34 36 43 46 37 33 46 47 48 Additional Data for Table 31, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Corn Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct, Nov. Dec. 1934 59 61 60 62 62 73 78 92 99 96 105 105 1935 100 100 100 100 100 95 92 Additional Data for Table 32, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Hay (Loose) Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 8.30 5*80 8.20 7.80 8.00 8.00 7.80 8.40 9.40 9.50 10.00 10.50 1935 10.00 9.50 9.40 9.40 7.20 7.40 7.20 Additional Data for Table 33, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Alfalfa Hay Year Jan. Feb. Mar. rtpr. May June July nug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 9.10 10.20 9.00 9.30 8.40 7.40 8.20 9.70 9.40 8.30 7.90 8.30 9.00 7 . 90 7.70 10.00 10.80 11.00 11.10 ndditional Data, for Table 34, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Cotton Year Jan. Feb. Mar. ^pr. May June July ^ug. Sept. Oct, Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 10.9 12,8 12 # 1 11.8 12.1 12.0 11.8 11.4 11.4 12.0 12.4 13.0 13.0 11.7 11.7 13.4 13.2 13.1 12.5 Additional Data for Table 35, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Potatoes Year Jan. Feb. Mar. i.pr. May June July ^ug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 75 60 80 66 75 65 75 60 50 50 50 66 75 120 50 36 60 55 53 Additional Data for Table 36, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Beans (Dry) Year Jan. Feb. Mar. iipr. May June July nug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1.95 2.07 2.10 2.07 2.01 2.04 U98 2.22 2.52 2.70 2.61 2.49 1935 2.52 2.<±3 2.52 2.58 2.58 2.52 2.46 Additional Data for Table 37, Bulletin 569 7. Monthly Farm Prices of Oranges Year Jan. Feb . Mar. Apr. May June July ^ug. Sept . Oct. Nov, Dec. 1934 x y od 1,40 i in -L . ±u 1.15 1.20 0.95 1,65 2.95 2.20 2.25 1.25 1.45 1.30 1,30 1.50 2.00 2.40 1,05 Additional Data for Table 38, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Lemons Year J an. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Kug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec . 1934 x y od 2 f 75 J- . 00 2.15 U» jO 2.70 2.05 3.00 3.70 3.50 2.75 0.91 1.65 0.85 1.20 4.10 1,75 2,45 2.10 1.95 Additional Data for Table 39, Bulletin 569 Monthly Farm Prices of Apples i ear J an . r e u • Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. UCL . 1934 1935 0.75 0.80 0.80 0.85 0,80 0.75 1.00 0.75 1,00 0.65 0.90 0.90 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.65 0,65 0,75 0.70 Additional Data for Table 40, Bulletin 569 Annual Unweighted Averages of Monthly Farm Prices, Calendar Years Year begin- Beef Veal Hogs Sheep Lambs Milk Milk Butter Eggs Chickens Wool Horses ning cattle calves fat Jan, 1 1934 4.33 5.51 4.64 3.22 6.42 1.61 pr n 25.1 20.5 14.4 19.7 68 Additional Data for Table 40, Bulletin 569 Annual Unweighted Averages of Monthly Farm Prices, Calendar Years Year begin- Barley Wheat Oats Corn Hay Alfalfa Cotton Pota- Beans Oranges Lemons Apples ning toes Jan. 1 1934 46.3 74.2 40.1 79.3 8.72 9,18 12 f 5 62.3 2,57 0.77 r 8 Additional Data for Table 41, Bulletin 569 Annual Unweighted Averages of Monthly Farm Prices Years Beginning July 1 Year begin- Beef Veal Hogs Sheep Lambs Milk Milk Butter Eggs Chickens Wool Horses ning cattle calves fat July 1 1933 4.12 5.32 4.18 3.05 6.36 1.55 22.2 22.1 18.6 13.4 21.3 61 1934 5.65 6.57 6.80 3.52 6.29 1.81 30.5 29.8 24,3 16.3 16.7 84 Additional Data for Table 41, Bulletin 569 Annual Unweighted Averages of Monthly Farm Prices, Years Beginning July 1 Year begin- Barley Wheat Oats Corn Hay Alfalfa Cotton Pota- Beans Oranges Lemons Apples ning toes July 1 1933 39.2 71.1 38.2 64.7 8.02 8,02 10.9 79.2 2.14 1,40 ' 2.50 0.69 1934 54.2 82.3 43.9 97.5 9.04 9,58 12,5 62,9 2.47 1*65 1,83 0*82 additional Data for. Table 44, Bulletin 569 Estimated Seasonal Farm Prices Year Rice Cot- Sugar Grapes Peaches Pears* Apri- Cher- Rai- Prunes Wrlnuts* Almonds* ton beets* cots ries sins 1934 0.74 5.60 19 26 32 53 f 68 80 220 180 * Revisions for earlier years: sugar beets, 1931 — 7.40, 1932 — 6.62, 1933 - 5.67; perrs, 1933 21; walnuts, 1933 — 222; almonds, 1933 186. T No longer included 9. Revision of Table 45, Bulletin 569 Annual Index Numbers of Farm Prices, California, Years Beginning July 1, 1910 - 1934 (July, 1924 to June, 1929 = 100 ) Live ST-OCK aria 1 1 ve SLOCK products Crops Year /ill Field begin- pr oauctb L 1 1 Dairy r ouiLry All Grains crops Fruits ning cinimais pr oqucxs pr ooucis other Ti il v 1 t> uiy jl then grains 1 91 Ci 69 7S fi8 DO 8n ou 81 ox 66 64 67 65 1911 74 f St 7^ fil D X 84 o% sn ou 74 78 65 77 1 91 2 X 3 X 7D 7 C > fi7 84 O St 7fi l o 68 76 68 66 78 75 7? 74 f St 87 o f 79 75 65 84 1914- 68 73 72 70 8"^ 66 76 56 66 191 5 X Zf X «J 68 74 70 72 84 ost 65 72 66 63 1 91 fi 90 87 85 82 97 92 103 107 87 JL *7 X i 111 1 "I ? lie 113 X X w 1 04 XU St 117 XX I 111 153 129 99 191 ft 1 34 128 124 1 ?2 1 4P xstc 136 149 122 139 1919 1 52 131 X*J X 1 20 x c vj 1 33 1 4fi X stu 162 182 153 163 i 920 1 32 1 08 96 114 X X St 1 2^ 145 115 107 166 1 921 109 91 ^ X 78 100 i m 118 82 84 137 1 922 105 97 84 106 im 109 85 94 120 1923 91 95 82 104 100 89 85 113 83 104 97 88 9S n n XXU 108 125 116 104 1925 104 103 99 103 107 105 102 105 106 1926 93 97 98 99 96 91 88 87 91 1927 102 98 102 100 90 104 100 92 110 1928 96 105 113 103 97 91 85 101 89 1929 109 98 104 95 99 115 82 106 126 1930 74 74 79 74 71 74 59 71 78 1931 58 58 55 60 63 58 49 52 61 1932 46 48 45 49 56 45 34 45 46 1933 55 51 48 51 55 56 52 55 58 1934 64 65 64 64 71 63 62 60 65 Revision of Table 46, Bulletin 569 Annual Index Numbers of Farm Prices, California, Calendar Years, 1910-1934 (1910-1914 = 100) Livestock and livestock products Croos Year All Field bep"in- products All Meat Dairy Poultry All Grains crops Fruits n i ttj? animals products products other j an • 1 than grains QA 102 100 102 103 94 94 97 92 1 Ql 1 xuu 96 95 98 96 102 94 102 103 191? 95 100 93 109 95 93 110 105 86 X >7 X<J 11? lib 102 104 102 100 118 105 109 124 1 91 4 9fi 100 109 90 105 94 97 87 94 1915 92 96 103 87 100 89 102 93 86 112 X X <-~ 103 108 94 107 117 107 125 118 1917 141 X "X 136 150 119 130 144 188 196 123 1918 1 85 X U *J 163 177 142 162 196 216 203 192 -L ^ X *7 ?nn 176 182 161 181 214 228 197 216 1 920 21 5 171 167 169 174 239 205 234 254 1921 145 123 119 125 128 157 117 120 175 1922 147 125 124 126 119 160 111 142 175 1923 130 130 121 135 122 131 118 163 124 1924 132 124 120 120 124 136 150 175 122 1925 153 140 143 132 138 160 158 175 157 1926 132 132 14 7 121 122 132 120 147 128 1927 132 129 144 127 109 134 126 137 136 1928 141 137 162 127 112 142 124 144 145 1929 145 140 163 128 124 149 118 168 150 1930 127 116 137 107 102 132 97 143 137 1931 87 87 98 83 80 86 69 99 88 1932 67 68 72 66 69 66 54 72 66 1933 71 66 67 62 67 73 65 79 73 1934 85 74 75 69 73 91 76 90 95 Revision of Table 47, Bulletin 569 Annual Index Numbers of Farm Prices, California, Calendar Years, 1910 - 1934 (1924-1928 = 100) Livestock and livestock products Crops Year All r leid begin- products fill Meal Dairy r ouixry ■\ 1 1 Hll urams crops r ruixs ning animals pr ouucxs products other Jan. 1 than 1910 70 77 ftp rr A A 7n AP A7 D f 1911 72 7 A A A DO 7 ft 7Q / y 7 P AQ oy AA DO 7R / D 1912 69 7 A AR R7 0 1 7Q / y A A ft! ox Aft DO A A 1913 82 77 7P ft! 01 P, A OO ft/1 04 77 7H / U QD 1914 70 7 A 7 A 71 1 1 ft7 A7 7P R A D D Aft D O 1915 66 7 A 7P 7n i u R P oc A A DO 7R An DU AP 1916 81 7R 7R 7R OR OO ft A OO 7Q / y ft! ox RR OD 1917 102 i ha 1UO l r>/i 1U4 Q/ y^ 1U / lUc 1 A Q ioy 1 OA lCD QO yu 1918 134 i pa l<c o i pa lift 104 1 AQ ioy ICQ id y i ah IOU i /in X'iU 1919 145 133 127 128 150 151 169 127 157 1920 156 1 PQ 117 1 AA 1 AQ IDs 1 R1 101 1 RH X DU 1 RA 1921 105 93 83 100 106 111 86 77 127 1922 107 94 86 100 98 113 82 91 127 1923 94 98 85 107 101 93 87 105 90 1924 96 94 84 96 102 97 110 113 89 1925 111 106 100 105 114 113 116 112 114 1926 96 100 103 97 101 94 88 94 93 1927 96 98 100 101 90 95 93 88 99 1928 102 104 113 102 93 101 91 93 105 1929 105 106 114 102 103 105 87 108 109 1930 92 88 95 86 85 94 71 92 100 1931 63 66 68 66 66 61 51 58 64 1932 48 5L 50 52 57 47 40 46 48 1933 51 50 47 50 55 52 48 51 53 1934 62 56 53 55 60 64 56 58 69 12. Additional Data for Table 5, Mimeograph No. 37 Monthly Index Numbers of Farm Prices; All Twenty-Four Products Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept, Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 74 75 77 68 78 94 83 81 78 84 88 79 1935 86 91 91 91 86 84 87 Additional Data for Table 6, Mimeograph No. 37 Monthly Index Numbers of Farm Prices; Twelve Livestock and Livestock Products Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec . 1934 1935 61 88 70 76 74 74 101 108 105 104 73 101 74 74 77 95 76 79 n o 10 Additional Data for Table 7, Mimeograph No. 37 Monthly Index Numbers of Farm Prices; Five Meat Animals Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec . 1935 69 101 73 76 72 71 106 120 109 109 73 117 77 75 78 110 . 77 78 fin Additional Data for Table 8, Mimeograph No, 37 Monthly Index Numbers of Farm Prices; Three Dairy Products Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec . 1934 1935 55 83 68 72 68 70 102 96 '97 92 67 81 67 68 70 75 71 82 81 Additional Data for Table 9, Mimeograph No. 37 Monthly Index Numbers of Farm Prices; Two Poultry Products • Year Jan. Feb. Mar, Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 56 60 75 78 78 78 80 79 83 80 74 71 1935 78 91 110 111 118 112 109 13, Additional Data for Table 10, Mimeograph No. 37 Monthly Index Numbers of Farm Prices; Twelve Crops Year Jan. Feb. Mar . Apr. May- June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 88 80 78 64 Si 111 90 86 80 90 97 80 1935 85 81 76 80 72 70 80 Additional Data for Table 11, Mimeograph No. 37 Monthly Index Numbers of Farm Prices; Four Grains Year Jan. Feb. Mar* Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 65 89 63 57 54 55 63 71 88 101 85 82 81 76 65 69 95 92 90 Additional Data for Table 12, Mimeograph No. 37 Monthly Index Numbers of Farm Prices; Five Field Other than Grains Crops Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1934 1935 84 95 86 84 79 80 82 83 91 100 91 91 92 93 84 82 106 105 98 Additional Data for Table 13, Mimeograph No. 37 Monthly Index Numbers of Farm Prices; Three Fruits Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct, Nov. Dec . 1934 99 61 81 59 69 141 98 64 68 63 95 67 1935 76 74 67 74 60 66 82