"c           VAR 0873      02140 STEAMERS R 898-936               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0873         LOC 2779 WIDTH  9             DK  45 COL 17-25  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              PRICE OF A NEW, READY 7500 TON CARGO STEAMER, ORIGINAL DATA   "
"c              -----------------------------------------------------------   "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES: 02140                                            "
"c              AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN                                   "
"c              UNITS: THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING                               "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE                                         "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FOURTH, 1898 - FOURTH, 1930               "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE                                        "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE                                     "
"c              SOURCE:"FAIRPLAY: WEEKLY SHIPPING JOURNAL", JANUARY 14,       "
"c              1937, P. 92, FOR 1900 ON; 1898-99 READ FROM CHART IN SAME     "
"c              SOURCE.                                                       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES: NBER USED A LINEAR INTERPOLATION TO ESTIMATE           "
"c              QUARTERLY FIGURES WHEN DATA WERE GIVEN SEMI-ANNUALLY.         "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 1/15/94.                          "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "