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/i 1U4 Q/ y^ 1U / lUc 1 A Q ioy 1 OA lCD QO yu 1918 134 i pa l