Here's a simple table example

Notice the table scales to the widest cell's content (and not the caption's)

Table of Fruits (1st column) and Their Prices (2nd column)
Fruit Price
Total $3.75
Apple $0.25
Orange $0.50
Banana $1.00
Pineapple $2.00

We can make more complicated tables using rowspan and colspan

A more complex sample table
Picture of a camel Camelid comparison
Approximate as of 10/2011
# of humps Indigenous region Spits? Produces wool?
Camels (bactrian) 2 Africa/Asia Yes Yes
Llamas 1 Andes Mountains Yes Yes