Year.│ [19]City wages. │ Farm-hand wages by │ Dun’s index number. │ │month without board. │ ─────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼───────────────────── 1860 │ .41│ │ .97 1861 │ .41│ │ .85 1862 │ .43│ │ .99 1863 │ .49│ │ 1.44 1864 │ .55│ │ 2.33 1865 │ .61│ │ 1.62 1866 │ .64│ .89│ 1.73 1867 │ .67│ │ 1.58 1868 │ .68│ │ 1.53 1869 │ .68│ .85│ 1.38 1870 │ .68│ │ 1.24 1871 │ .68│ │ 1.27 1872 │ .68│ │ 1.26 1873 │ .68│ │ 1.19 1874 │ .67│ │ 1.19 1875 │ .65│ .66│ 1.13 1876 │ .62│ │ .97 1877 │ .59│ │ .92 1878 │ .58│ │ .80 1879 │ .57│ .54│ .81 1880 │ .59│ │ .91 1881 │ .62│ │ .94 1882 │ .63│ .63│ 1.02 1883 │ .65│ │ .89 1884 │ .64│ │ .83 1885 │ .64│ .60│ .76 1886 │ .64│ │ .74 1887 │ .64│ │ .78 1888 │ .65│ .60│ .79 1889 │ .67│ │ .75 1890 │ .69│ .61│ .77 1891 │ .69│ │ .80 1892 │ .69│ .61│ .75 1893 │ .69│ .63│ .76 1894 │ .67│ .58│ .69 1895 │ .67│ .58│ .69 1896 │ .69│ │ .62 1897 │ .69│ │ .60