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Missouri Agricultural Report. 



January . . 

 February . 

 March. . . . 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August . . . 

 September 

 October. . 

 November 

 December. 



Opened. 



$7.10@7.40 

 7.35@7.50 

 8.20@8.25 

 8.90@9.20 

 8.30@8.45 

 8.55@8.70 

 8 . 65 @8 . 75 

 8.80@8.95 

 8.20@8.50 

 8.15@8.50 

 7.50@7.77i 

 7.30@7.70 



Closed. 



Gain. 



$7.30@7.50 

 8.25@8.35 

 8.80@9.00 

 8.25@8.42i 

 8.65@8.70 

 8.65@8.70 

 8.70@8.90 

 8.15@8.45 

 8. 52 ©8.60 

 7.55@7.85 

 7. 25 ©7.50 



;.15 

 .87J 

 .674 



.30 

 .05 

 .10 



.07i 



Loss. 



$.74] 



.571 



.60 

 .26i 



Sales of hogs on the St. Louis market amounted to 2,583,- 

 908 head for the year 1913. The Daily National Live Stock 

 Reporter in its review of the hog market for the year 1913 said: 



The year opened with the top of the market around $7.50 or just a little higher, but 

 prices were soon on the advance and by the first of February the top was up to $8, and before 

 the end of the month was reached the best offerings were bringing a little better than $8.50, 

 thereby showing a gain for the two first months of the year of $1.00. Early in March prices 

 were up to $9.25 and reached $9.55 before the end of the first week in April. 



This shows an advance during the first four months of the year of $2.00. No material 

 change took place soon, but later prices dropped down so that by the first of May saw hogs 

 up to $8.80 and by the middle of June $9.00 was again reached and $9.55 in July, placing 

 the market back to the high basis the first of April. 



Values now started down and continued to go up and down but mostly down, so that 

 the top was under $9.00 early in October and under $8.00 the greater part of December; 

 however, the close of the month of December saw prices back above $8.00 and higher than 

 any other western market from 5 ©30 cents. 



Following is given the receipts of hogs by months for the 

 year 1913 at the National Stock Yards, East St. Louis: Jan- 

 uary, 282,960 hogs, 182 pounds average weight; February, 219,- 

 015 hogs, 180 weight; March, 194,211 hogs, 170 weight; April, 

 189,664 hogs, 179 weight; May, 231,442 hogs, 185 weight; June, 

 226,463 hogs, 183 weight; July, 189,016 hogs, 181 weight; Au- 

 gust, 175,222 hogs, 183 weight; September, 189,417 hogs, 182 

 weight; October, 182,181 hogs, 182 weight; November, 214,232 

 hogs, 178 weight; December, 290,138 hogs, 169 weight. 



SHEEP. 



In reviewing the 1913 sheep market the Daily National 

 Stock Reporter said: 



The year opened with the best lambs selling at $8.75 and sheep at $4.85, but it was 

 only a short time until lambs were up to $9.25 and sheep $5.50. Lambs continued to sell 

 at $8.75 ©9.25 clear on through May and sheep were selling at $6.25 ©6.75. In June, July 

 and August prices were on a slightly lower basis owing to the heavy receipts. Best lambs 

 ranged from $7.50 ©8. 10 and sheep from $4.00 ©5.00. 



In September and October lambs sold at $6.85 ©7.90 and sheep from $4.00 ©6.50. Dur- 

 ing the last two months lambs sold at $7.50©8.25 and sheep at $4.50@5.00 and buyers 

 were quite anxious for them at the prices most of the time. Bucks the last few months 

 sold largely at $4.00. What is generally termed as stock sheep found a good market as the 

 packers are purchasing a lot of them for choppers and canners. 



