"c           VAR 0400      04158 WP STIST R 917-940               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0400         LOC 1734 WIDTH  9             DK  28 COL 35-43  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  2                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              WHOLESALE PRICE OF HOT-ROLLED STRIP STEEL                     "
"c              -----------------------------------------                     "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  04158                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED: U.S. --PITTSBURGH                               "
"c              UNITS:  CENTS PER POUND                                       "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  11/1917-08/1940                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  IRON AGE, JANUARY 3, 1935, P.269, JANUARY 4, 1940,   "
"c              P.172, AND FOLLOWING ISSUES.                                  "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  PRICES QUOTED ONLY FOR STRIPS OF WIDER THAN 6" PRIOR  "
"c              TO JUNE 1, 1932.                                              "
"c                   FIGURE FOR MAY, 1923 IS SOMETIMES MISPRINTED AS 2.30.    "
"c              HERE IT IS GIVEN AS 3.30, AFTER BEING CHECKED WITH WEEKLY     "
"c              FIGURES.                                                      "
"c                   FROM MAY 10, 1939 TO MAY 15, 1939, REDUCTIONS OF FROM    "
"c              $4.00 TO $8.00 A TON OFF BASE PRICE WERE PREVALENT.           "
"c              ALTHOUGH THESE CONCESSIONS WERE WITHDRAWN ON MAY 15, MANY     "
"c              ORDERS PLACED AT CONCESSIONS RANGING FROM $4.00 TO $6.00      "
"c              WERE LATER ADJUSTED TO THE MAXIMUM $8.00 REDUCTION FROM THE   "
"c              BASE PRICES.                                                  "
"c                   1940 DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM WEEKLY FIGURES.     "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "