"c VAR 0243 04024 WP BACON R 913-944 MD= 1E-37 " "c REF 0243 LOC 321 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 71-79 " "c EXP DEC= 1 " "c " "c WHOLESALE PRICE OF BACON, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS " "c ---------------------------------------------------- " "c " "c NBER SERIES: 04024 " "c AREA COVERED: U.S. --CHICAGO " "c UNITS: CENTS PER POUND (AVERAGE) " "c ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE " "c QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE " "c MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1913-05/1944 " "c SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE " "c SOURCE: 1913-1925: BLS HANDWRITTEN WORKSHEETS; 1926-1943: " "c BLS BULLETINS AND MONTHLY ISSUES OF"WHOLESALE PRICES"; JULY " "c 1943 - MAY 1944: BLS MIMEO- GRAPHED MONTHLY,"AVERAGE " "c WHOLESALE PRICES AND INDEX NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUAL " "c COMMODITIES" " "c " "c NOTES: SERIES 04024 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO VARIABLES: " "c (1)-- ORIGINAL DATA, 1890-1933; (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1913-1944." "c DATA IS FOR CLEAR SHORT SIDES AND IS THE AVERAGE OF " "c THURSDAY PRICES. BEGINNING JULY 1935 AVERAGE PRICES ARE " "c PUBLISHED SEMI-ANNUALLY IN JUNE AND DECEMBER BULLETINS. " "c SERIES INCLUDES PORK, CURED AND BACON, PLAIN AND " "c STANDARD, 6-8 POUNDS. " "c " "c CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY. " "c " "c ............................................................... "