Show FARM PRICES FOLLOW WORLD WAR I TREND I After declining from the World War II peak of in July to in in September the price index of farm products as compiled by the Department I I of agriculture on the basis of August July 1909 1914 re re- recovered recovered re- re recovered covered to in November This indicates a continuation of the World War I price pattern which has been closely duplicated since the out out- outbreak outbreak outbreak break of World War II according to the Alexander Hamilton institute The trend of farm prices after afterWorld afterWorld afterWorld World War I points to a further sharp rise in the early postwar pe pe- period period period before prices slump back to a amore amore amore more normal level After a temporary tem tem- temporary weakness at the end World of-World of World War I the price index rose from in February 1919 to in May 1920 Prospects are deflation may be postponed to 1947 |