On average _ and the averages reflect significant annual fluctuations in price _ a single head of cattle, which usually weighs between 1, 000 and 1, 300 pounds, now sells for 64 cents a pound, according to Cattle Fax Inc ., a private research company based in Englewood, Colo.
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Regarding the period 1750 1914 the document states : " Although there was considerable year on year fluctuation in price levels prior to 1914 ( reflecting the quality of the harvest, wars, etc . ) there was not the long-term steady increase in prices associated with the period since 1945 ".
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Gluts and shortages of these products caused chaotic fluctuations in price, and this led to the development of a market enabling grain merchants, processors, and agriculture companies to trade in " to arrive " or " cash forward " contracts to insulate them from the risk of adverse price change and enable them to hedge.
