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A slight advance is seen in Arkansas, and a decline in Tennessee 
from $105.27 to $101.20, from $93.15 to $88.25 in West Virginia, and 
from $89.67 to $87.66 in Kentucky. The change is slight in Ohio, 
Indiana, and Illinois; former high rates in Michigan are not fully sus- 
tained. Young stock in Minnesota shows little change, while prices of 
full-grown animals have advanced. An increase is also made in Wis- 
eonsin.. A slight tendency to retrograde is seen in Iowa: 
Over 
' lyear. 2years. 3years. 3 years. 
Oy 2 HGOEM ARN 0 .)0!.)4 5 5cajarasyald 7h ss $27 27 $41 35 $59 47 $85 02 
SO ee Rear ae 27 91 4250 6173 88 00, 
The highest class in Missouri has declined from $74.15 to $72.35; in 
Kansas from $84.26 to $76.59. In Nebraska the prices of young horses 
sympathize with the prevalent low rates for farm products, but full- 
grown horses, in great demand for service in enlarging the cultivated 
area, bring higher prices than last year. Horses are also higher in 
California and Oregon. 
Horses bear the highest average price in New Jersey, for the several 
classes respectively, $48.12, $79.50, $112, $147.50, in Texas the lowest, 
the range of the classes being from $15.32 to $51.29. New York stands 
next below New Jersey; and California, Missouri, Oregon, Iowa, and 
illinois come in order above Texas. f 
The prices of working-mules have advanced throughout the Middle 
and Southern States, except that the high rates in New Jersey are not 
sustained, though the average is still higher than in any other State. 
The average in Texas has advanced from $67.60 to $75.73. Growing- 
mules in Kentucky are held at an advance, while the rate for full-grown 
is unchanged, at $112.15. A slight advance is seen in Indiana, Illinois, 
and Minnesota, and a small decline in Wisconsin, Lowa, Missouri, and 
Kansas. The stock of Nebraska is inadequate to the wants of agricul- 
ture, and commands advanced rates. 
With a few exceptions, the prices of milch-cows are placed below the 
rates of last year. In Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, particu- 
larly in the first named State, where cattle were sacrificed last season on 
account of the partial failure of the hay-crop, prices have rallied with 
the increase of forage. There has been an upward tendency in this 
kind of stock in all the cotton States, which keeps pace with the move- 
ments toward improvement in quality and enlargement of the dairy 
interest. A few examples will show the rate of decline in other States: 
New York. Ohio. Michigan. Illinois. Iowa. Kansas. 
iio) (h. ale he $39 53 $37 36 $36 86 $33 77 $28 49 $30 77 
DN aie eet ete 2 34 00 3218 3332 3073 2816 28 94 
* Oxen and other cattle” are held at much higher rates in Maine, for 
the reason affecting the prices of milch.cows; and an advance appears 
also in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. 
No material change of rates is apparent in New York. In New Jer- 
sey prices have declined, and also slightly in Pennsylvania. In Dela- 
ware, Maryland, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida some advance is noted, 
while in Virginia and South Carolina rates are substantially unchanged, 
and in North Carolina not fully sustained. The Texas rates are 
slightly declining as follows: 
Over 
lyear. 2years. S3years. 3 years 
fers, Webruary...2.. sro. er Vis. $3 10 $4 86 $8 07 $12 52 
POM em AMUAE Ys Soc. ais deeee ister ks 3 00 4 42 TOG LES 
