1903 prices ranged from $4.75 to $7.50

1904 prices ranged from $5.50 to $8.00

1905 prices ranged from $5.50 to $7.50

1906 prices ranged from $5.75 to $7.50

1907 prices ranged from $5.75 to $7.25

These prices cover the range from Southern to best Northern root.

The above information was furnished from the files of Samuel Wells & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, the firm which has been in the "seng" business for more than half a century.

U. S. GOVERNMENT REPORTS.

Year Pounds
exported 		Average price
per lb.
1858 366,055 $ .52
1868 370,066 1.02
1878 421,395 1.17
1888 308,365 2.13
1898 174,063 3.66
1901 149,069 5.30