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prices declined almost as sharply as they rose in the previous 

 months. On the close of the year prices were $1.50 lower than the 

 high time and $1.20 higher than the low mark. Comparing with 

 values paid at the end of 1911, closing prices were $1.35 higher." 



SHEEP. 



The 1912 sheep market at St. Louis is reviewed by the Daily 

 National Live Stock Reporter, in part, as follows: 



"The arrivals amounted to around 1,030,000 head, which shows 

 a gain over 1911 of around 60,000 head and more than 300,000 

 more than any other year. The sheep trade has grown rapidly the 

 last ten or fifteen years and no branch of the business needs still 

 further increases in receipts than the sheep market. 



"Prices were not only high when compared with other markets 

 but they were high compared with 1911. At the outset of the year 

 best lambs were selling at $7.00 to $7.35 and best mutton sheep at 

 $4.25 to $4.40. Prices were slightly under this basis the latter 

 part of February and early in March, but later were much higher 

 than at the opening of the year. Best lambs early in May brought 

 $9.00 to $9.40 and good mutton sheep $6.50 to $7.00. Spring 

 lambs at the same time were bringing $10.00 to $12.00. 



"Early in October good lambs were down to $6.50 to $7.00 and 

 good sheep $3.75 to $4.00, which was the low point of the year, 

 as values steadily improved during the next two months and the 

 year closed with best lambs bringing $7.75 to $8.25, good yearlings 

 $6.50 to $7.00 and mutton sheep $4.35 to $4.50." 



Sheep receipts at Kansas City totaled 2,133,976 head for the 

 year 1912, as compared with 2,175,493 for the preceding year. 



The accompanying table, taken from the Drovers' Telegram, 

 shows the high prices paid for mutton and lambs in the different 

 months of the year 1912 at Kansas City market: 



Month. 



Lambs. 



Yearlings. 



Wethers. 



Ewes. 



January . . 

 February . 

 March. . . 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August. . . 

 September 

 October. . . 

 November 

 December . 



.$7 . 00 

 6.60 

 7.75 

 10.10 

 10.00 

 9.85 

 8.00 

 7.55 

 7.40 

 7.45 

 7.65 

 8.55 



$6.00 

 5.55 

 6.60 

 7.75 

 8.00 

 6.25 

 5.80 

 5.35 

 5 . 45 

 5.35 

 5.75 

 7.35 



$4.80 

 4.75 

 6.00 

 7.00 

 7.50 

 6 . 00 

 5.00 

 4.40 

 4.60 

 4.65 

 5.15 

 5.60 



$4.35 

 4.25 

 5.70 

 6.50 

 7.00 

 5.60 

 4.25 

 4.00 

 4.25 

 4.25 

 4.50 

 4.75 



