Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XIII
4. Tables XVII
5. Charts XIX
6. I. The General Indices of Prices 1
7. II. Distribution of 140 Commodities Around the General Average 27
8. III. Changes in Price Stability 34
9. IV. Year - To - Year Variability 45
10. V. Frequency of Monthly Price Changes 53
11. VI. Changes in Seasonality of Selected Commodities 66
12. VII. Price Movements from 1784 to 1808 94
13. VIII. Price Movements from 1808 to 1821 142
14. IX. Price Movements from 1821 to 1843 190
15. X. Price Movements from 1843 to 1861 230
16. XI. Comparison of the Seventeen Cycles 261
17. XII. Movement of Prices of Identical Commodities 1720-1861 292
18. XIII. General Tendencies in Wholesale Price Movements 305
19. Appendix 329
20. Bibliography 427
21. Index 433