Table 5.--Average annual price of lead1/ (Dollars per pound) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Price Year Price Year Price ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1850 ------- 0.05 1897 ------- .04 1944 ----- .07 1851 ------- .05 1898 ------- .04 1945 ----- .07 1852 ------- .05 1899 ------- .05 1946 ----- .08 1853 ------- .06 1900 ------- .04 1947 ----- .15 1854 ------- .06 1901 ------- .04 1948 ----- .18 1855 ------- .07 1902 ------- .04 1949 ----- .15 1856 ------- .07 1903 ------- .04 1950 ----- .13 1857 ------- .06 1904 ------- .04 1951 ----- .18 1858 ------- .06 1905 ------- .05 1952 ----- .17 1859 ------- .06 1906 ------- .06 1953 ----- .14 1860 ------- .06 1907 ------- .05 1954 ----- .14 1861 ------- .05 1908 ------- .04 1955 ----- .15 1862 ------- .06 1909 ------- .04 1956 ----- .16 1863 ------- .06 1910 ------- .04 1957 ----- .15 1864 ------- .07 1911 ------- .04 1958 ----- .12 1865 ------- .07 1912 ------- .05 1959 ----- .12 1866 ------- .07 1913 ------- .04 1960 ----- .12 1867 ------- .07 1914 ------- .04 1961 ----- .11 1868 ------- .07 1915 ------- .05 1962 ----- .10 1869 ------- .06 1916 ------- .07 1963 ----- .11 1870 ------- .06 1917 ------- .09 1964 ----- .14 1871 ------- .06 1918 ------- .07 1965 ----- .16 1872 ------- .06 1919 ------- .06 1966 ----- .15 1873 ------- .06 1920 ------- .08 1967 ----- .14 1874 ------- .06 1921 ------- .045 1968 ----- .13 1875 ------- .06 1922 ------- .06 1969 ----- .15 1876 ------- .06 1923 ------- .07 1970 ----- .16 1877 ------- .06 1924 ------- .08 1971 ----- .14 1878 ------- .04 1925 ------- .09 1972 ----- .15 1879 ------- .04 1926 ------- .08 1973 ----- .16 1880 ------- .05 1927 ------- .07 1974 ----- .23 1881 ------- .05 1928 ------- .06 1975 ----- .22 1882 ------- .05 1929 ------- .07 1976 ----- .23 1883 ------- .04 1930 ------- .06 1977 ----- .31 1884 ------- .04 1931 ------- .04 1978 ----- .34 1885 ------- .04 1932 ------- .03 1979 ----- .53 1886 ------- .05 1933 ------- .04 1980 ----- .43 1887 ------- .05 1934 ------- .04 1981 ----- .37 1888 ------- .04 1935 ------- .04 1982 ----- .26 1889 ------- .04 1936 ------- .05 1983 ----- .22 1890 ------- .05 1937 ------- .06 1984 ----- .26 1891 ------- .04 1938 ------- .05 1985 ----- .19 1892 ------- .04 1939 ------- .05 1986 ----- .22 1893 ------- .04 1940 ------- .05 1987 ----- .36 1894 ------- .03 1941 ------- .06 1988 ----- .37 1895 ------- .03 1942 ------- .07 1989 ----- .39 1896 ------- .03 1943 ------- .07 1990 ----- .46 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/1850-1986 primary producer, New York (from 1972, delivered); 1987-88 North American producer, delivered weighted average; 1989-1990 includes key U.S. and Canadian secondary producers, weighted. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Mines Mineral Yearbook, Engineering Mining Journal, Handy & Harman, Metals Week, and others.