"c           VAR 0163      04033 RP POTAT R 911-943               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0163         LOC 1428 WIDTH  9             DK  23 COL 44-52  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              RETAIL PRICE OF POTATOES, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS          "
"c              ----------------------------------------------------          "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  04033                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S. -- CHICAGO                                "
"c              UNITS:  CENTS PER POUND (AVERAGE)                             "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1911-12/1943                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE: 1911-1934: BLS BULLETINS, NO. 105, 115, 125, 132,     "
"c              136, 137, 140, 270, 300, 315, 334, 396, 418, 445, 464,        "
"c              495, AND CURRENT MONTHLY ISSUES OF"RETAIL PRICES" EXCEPT      "
"c              12/1931-12/1932: SPECIAL MONTHLY MIMEOGRAPHED REPORTS;        "
"c              1935-1943: MIMEOGRAPHED RELEASE,"RETAIL FOOD PRICES BY        "
"c              CITIES"                                                       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES: QUOTATIONS ARE FOR"IRISH" OR "WHITE" POTATOES. NEW     "
"c              POTATOES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ONLY WHEN THEY FORM THE BULK OF   "
"c              THE DEALER'S SALES.                                           "
"c                   PRICES ARE AVERAGES OF PRICES ON THE 15TH OR THE         "
"c              TUESDAY CLOSEST TO THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH. DATA WAS COMPUTED  "
"c              BY NBER BY AVERAGING VARYING NUMBERS OF FIRM'S QUOTATIONS.    "
"c              FIGURES GIVEN AS PRICE PER PECK WERE REDUCED TO PER POUND.    "
"c                   BETWEEN AUGUST 1933 AND JUNE 1936 THE BLS COLLECTED      "
"c              SEVERAL PRICES PER MONTH. IF ONE APPLIED TO A DATE BETWEEN    "
"c              THE 12TH TO 18TH THE GIVEN PRICE WAS USED; IN CASES OF OTHER  "
"c              DATES, GIVEN PRICES WERE AVERAGED.                            "
"c                   FROM JUNE TO AUGUST 1941 PRICES WERE GIVEN IN PECKS;     "
"c              STARTING IN SEPT. PRICES WERE GIVEN IN UNITS OF 15 LBS.       "
"c              PRICES WERE CONVERTED ON THE BASIS: 1 PECK = 1/4 BUSHEL; 1    "
"c              BUSHEL POTATOES = 60 LBS.(AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 1943)       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "