352 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



CATTLE AND HOGS SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER FROxM IOWA IN 1903. 



The figures given below, relative to the number and value of cattle 

 and hogs sold for slaughter from Iowa in 1903, were gathered from the 

 Report of the Union Stock Yards and Transit Company, and the Year Book) 

 issued by the Chicago Daily Drovers Journal. These reports show that 40 

 per cent of all cattle and 50 per cent of the hogs received at the Chicago 

 market were from Iowa. A conservative estimate places the number of Iowa 

 cattle marketed in Chicago at 90 per cent and 10 per cent to all other markets; 

 hogs marketed in Chicago, 667:3 per cent and 33}i per cent to all other markets. 

 The percentage of hogs marketed at points other than Chicago is growing each 

 year, and for the year 1904 has been placed as high as 50 per cent. The St. 

 Joseph hog market the past two years has been about with the Chicago 

 market, and on several occasions topped it five to ten cents. Shippers will 

 do well to watch these markets more closely in the future for they are bound 

 to grow, and it will be to the shippers advantage to ship to some point other 

 than Chicago. 



IOWA CATTLE SOLD FOR SLAQGHTER IN 1903. 



Number of cars received at the Chicago market 66, 341 



Number of cars received at other markets 6,634 



Total number of cars received at all markets 72, 975 



Number of cattle received at the Chicago market 1 , 326, 820 



Number of cattle received at other markets 132, 682 



Total number of cattle sold for slaughter 1,459,502 



Average-weight of cattle marketed (this from U. S. Y. Rpt. 1904) 1,039 lbs. 



Average selling price per cvirt. , all classes $ 4 . 74 



Average value per head 48. 25 



Total value of Iowa cattle received at Chicago market 64, 019, 065. 00 



Total value of Iowa cattle received at all other markets 6,401,906.00 



Total value of cattle marketed as above year 1903 .$ 70, 420, 971 .00 



IOWA HOGS SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER IN 1908. 



Number of cars received at the Chicago market 47,541 



Number of cars received at all other markets 15,847 



Total number of cars received at all markets 62,388 



Number of hogs received at the Chicago market 3, 805, 680 



Number of hogs received at all other markets 1,268,560 



Total number of hogs sold for slaughter in 1903 5, 074, 240 



Average weight of hogs marketed 227 lbs . 



Average selling price per cwt $ 6.00 



(The above two items are the Chicago quotations. ) 



Average value per head 13.62 



Value of Iowa hogs received at the Chicago market 51, 823, 361. 00 



Value of Iowa hogs received at all other markets , 17, 274, 454. 00 



Total value of hogs marketed for 1903 $ 69,097,815.00 



