514 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



reporting service during the year. The division has made the fullest 

 use of radio broadcasting facilities as far as they have become 

 available. 



The following program, which is broadcasted daily from the 

 Arlington and Post Office stations at Washington, indicates the kind 

 of live-stock-market information prepared in this division for dis- 

 semination by radio: 



8.30 a. m., estimated receipts at seven markets. 

 11 a m., opening hog markets, Chicago and East St. Louis. 

 11.30 a m., estimated receipts at nine markets and opening hog markets, 

 Chicago and East St. Louis. 



2 p. m., Chicago and East St. Louis market conditions and pr-ces. 

 2.45 p. m., Chicago closing market conditions and live-stock prices. 



3 p. m., weekly and daily marketgram. 



3.30 p. m., closing live-stock markets, Chicago and East St. Louis. 



In addition to the above program special reports pertaining to 

 particular markets are broadcasted by various commercial broadcast- 

 ing stations in territory contiguous to those markets. (See Division 

 of Information.) 



MIMEOGRAPHED KEPOETS DISTRIBTJTED. 



Minor ^changes in the context and style of the mimeograj^hed re- 

 ports are made from time to time as conditions warrant. A device 

 has been adopted which makes it possible to increase by 36 per cent 

 the number of lines on a page. This results in a material saving. 



The mimeographed reports are sent free of charge to anyone mak- 

 ing specific request for them. The mailing lists are circularized 

 every six months in order to limit the distribution of the reports to 

 those manifesting an actual interest in them. At the close of the 

 fiscal year there were approximately 13,000 names on the lists, many 

 of the subscribers being- listed to receive both daily and weekly re- 

 ports. The mimeograi:)hed reports available for distribution are as 

 follows : 



DAILY REPORT OF MEAT-TRADE CONDITIONS AND WHOLESALE PRICES (WESTERN DRESSED 



MEATS). 



This report shows prices, supply, demand, and trend of the market 

 for western dressed fresh beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton in Bos- 

 ton, Chicago, New York City, and Philadelphia. It is issued daily 

 except Saturday from all of the local offices of the division, including 

 the foregoing cities and East St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha. South 

 St. Joseph, Mo., and St. Paul. At Boston, New York, and Philadel- 

 phia it is combined with the daily report of live-stock markets de- 

 scribed below, 



DAILY REPORT OF LIVE-STOCK MARKETS. 



This report shows prices, supply, demand, and trend of the market 

 for cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep at Chicago, East St. Louis. Kansas 

 City, Omaha, South St. Joseph, Mo., and St. Paul. It is issued daily 

 from all of the local offices of the division in the foregoing cities and, 

 in addition, is issued in combination with the daily report of meat- 

 trade conditions and wholesale prices from the offices at Boston, New 

 York, and Philadelphia. 



