"c VAR 0042 11017 CONP STK R 888-934 MD= 1E-37 " "c REF 0042 LOC 339 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 26-34 " "c EXP DEC= 2 " "c " "c CONSOLIDATED STOCK PRICES, TWO AND THREE QUARTERS PER CENT " "c STOCKS. " "c ---------------------------------------------------------- " "c " "c NBER SERIES: 11017 " "c AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN " "c UNITS: POUNDS PER 100 SHARES " "c ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE " "c QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE " "c MONTHLY COVERAGE: 03/1888-08/1914, 01/1915-12/1934 " "c SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE " "c SOURCE: 1888-1932 DATA ARE FROM THE STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF " "c THE UNITED KINGDOM; 1933-1934 DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER " "c FROM DATA IN THE ECONOMIST. WEEKLY QUOTATIONS, FALLING ON A " "c WEDNESDAY, ARE AVERAGED FOR THOSE WEEKS FALLING WITHIN A " "c MONTH; THEY VARY FROM 3 TO 5. " "c " "c NOTES: SERIES 11017 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO " "c VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1853-1888 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, " "c 1888-1934. " "c THE RATE OF INTEREST ON CONSOLS WAS REDUCED FROM TWO " "c AND THREE QUARTERS PERCENT TO TWO AND ONE HALF PERCENT ON " "c APRIL 6, 1903 AND THE FIRST DIVIDENDS AT THE LOWER RATE " "c BECAME PAYABLE ON JULY 5. " "c THE STOCK EXCHANGE WAS CLOSED IN THE LATTER MONTHS OF " "c 1914. " "c " "c CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY. " "c " "c ............................................................... "