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So in Arkansas; while in Louisiana and Tennessee there is no material — 
change. The price of cattle three years old and upward has declined in 
Kentucky from $39.41 to $37.54; in Ohio, from $45.16 to $42.43 ; in Mi- 
chigan, from $46.18 to $46; in Wisconsin, from $42.38 to $37.08; in Min- 
nesota, from $38.46 to $36.77. An advance appears in Indiana from 
$36.53 to $39.06; in Illinois, from $36.40 to’ $38.83; in Iowa, from 
$36.16 to $38.83; in Missouri, from $29.72 to $30.15. The younger cat- 
tle command a proportionate increase in these States. A comparison 
of prices (of three years old and .upward) in these States is as fol- 
lows: 
Kentucky. Ohio. Michigan. Indiana. JUlinois. Towa. Kansas. 
1872.... $39 71 $4516 $4618 $36 53 $36 40 $3616 $31 42 
1873.:.- 3754 4243 4600 3906 3866 3883 s118 
Taking all the States together, the prices of cattle of all grades are 
well sustained amid the despondency arising from the low rates of 
many other productions of the farm. 
A continued advance in the price of sheep is reported, almost with- 
out exception, although it is small in some of the States. The lowest 
average is $1.75, in North Carolinaand Georgia, and the highest is $5.75, 
in Rhode Island. The comparison (for sheep one year old) in the fol- 
lowing States is thus stated: 
Kentucky. Ohio. Michigan. Indiana. Jllinois. Iowa. Missouri. Kansas. 
1872.. $2-84 $2 37 $314 $276 $290 $2 88 $214 $2 56 
1afo.c) 313° 3. 32 a1, 3 360 270 222 2 72 
The prices of stock-hogs are somewhat higher in New England. In 
New York a small advance is reported, and in several of the Southern 
States. In the principal pork-producing States the necessity of a larger 
stock of swine to make use of the abundance of cheap corn, which 
does not bear transportation, has kept the price proportionately higher 
than that obtained for pork products. 
The following comparison is given: 
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1872. 1873. 
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= ore = Oo 
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f is mes || See 
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Vien PE ee eit sea atiseeee cccsed selec. . eee $3 93 | $907 | $3 37 $8 17 
WiDinee nt) SESE esa ee ee ESL 354) 806| 3 40) 7 & 
lhe... 3 eee eee ee lee 2 98 675 | 276 6 16 
Minnis: Sake ee . S anal | ately 7 48) ome 7 01 
LOW ee ees coe ci ee eee eieeba gale fia) 94 3 42 7 54 
Misso Hien fe ee! cli oe cen ok. ee eis tS 4 78 | iad 82 417 
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The highest average is $19.91 for cld hogs, in Conuecticut ; the lowest, 
$4.17, in Missouri. 
