"c           VAR 0146      14004 HANG ON 3R 876-914               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0146         LOC 1275 WIDTH  9             DK  21 COL 17-25  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  3                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              AVERAGE MONTHLY NEW YORK RATES OF EXCHANGE ON PARIS           "
"c              ---------------------------------------------------           "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  14004                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  FRANCS PER DOLLAR                                     "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1876-07/1914                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE.                  "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 14004 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO                 "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1876-1914  (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, "
"c              1918-1939.                                                    "
"c                   DATA ARE FOR EXCHANGE RATES FOR SHORT-TERM BANKERS'      "
"c              FRANCS.  DATA FOR 1876-OCTOBER 1902 ARE POSTED RATES OF       "
"c              LEADING BANKERS; FOR NOVEMBER 1902-1914 ARE ACTUAL RATES.     "
"c                   MONTHLY AVERAGES WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM THE WEEKLY   "
"c              RATES AS OF THE FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK.  DATA PREVIOUS TO THE    "
"c              THIRD FRIDAY IN JANUARY 1877 ARE FROM THE"THREE DAYS          "
"c              DRAFT", THEREAFTER THE"DEMAND DRAFT".                         "
"c                   DATA FOR JANUARY 1882 AND JANUARY 1884 ARE STRAIGHT      "
"c              LINE INTERPOLATIONS BECAUSE NO QUOTATONS WERE AVAILABLE.      "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "