"c VAR 0107 04009 P SHEEP R 874-904 MD= 1E-37 " "c REF 0107 LOC 924 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 44-52 " "c EXP DEC= 2 " "c " "c SHEEP PRICES, CHICAGO " "c --------------------- " "c " "c NBER SERIES: 04009 " "c AREA COVERED: U.S. --CHICAGO " "c UNITS: DOLLARS PER HUNDRED POUNDS " "c ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE " "c QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE " "c MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1874-12/1904 " "c SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE " "c SOURCE: ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE " "c " "c NOTES: SERIES 04009 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO " "c VARIABLES--(1)-- ORIGINAL DATA, 1874-1904 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, " "c 1901-1941. " "c DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER BY AVERAGING ALL THE WEEKLY " "c HIGHS AND LOWS FALLING WITHIN A MONTH (AND NOT INCLUDING " "c FIRST THREE DAYS OF THE SUCCEEDING MONTH, WHICH IS THE " "c ORDINARY NBER METHOD). " "c THE GRADES OF SHEEP FOR WHICH PRICES WERE QUOTED ARE: " "c COMMON TO CHOICE, 1874-1875; GOOD TO CHOICE, 1876-1884; " "c COMMON TO CHOICE, 1885; INFERIOR TO CHOICE, 1886-1901; GOOD " "c TO CHOICE, 1902 AND 1904; INFERIOR TO CHOICE, 1903. " "c " "c CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY. " "c " "c ............................................................... "