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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1916

Page

23

Prices Reach Peak In 1915 Wholesale Report

The 1915 wholesale price bulletin shows U S commodity prices rising from 1914 lows, with many items surging through the year. December 1915 weighted index hit 105 the highest since 1890, with drugs chemicals and metals among the most volatile sectors.

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Prices and health remedies cited in early 20th century notice

The excerpt cites a medical claim for a remedy treating stomach troubles and lists widespread price trends across groups like metals, farm products, and clothing from 1914 to 1915. It notes varied wholesale price changes, with farm, cloths, and metals rising and fuel and lumber declining, plus specific rises for alum, glycerin, and quinine among drugs.

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