45 



Average price of beeves for the year, 14| cents per pound, being- 

 about one cent per poimd lower than the average of 18U8. The sources 

 of supply were as follows : 



Illinois 198, 433 



Ohio 29, 792 



Texas 23, ITS 



Kentucky 22, 887 



Xew York - - - 19, 170 



Indiana 11, 077 



Missouri 10, 59G 



Michigan 2, 281 



Iowa :^ 2, 001 



Canada 1, 741 



Pennsylvania 1, 351 



Connecticut 1, 090 



West Virginia 935 



Xew Jersey 8C9 



Florida - 275 



Massachusetts 52 



Tennessee 18 



Nebraska 15 



LIVE STOCK AT CHICAGO. 



George T. Williams, assistant secretary, supplies the following report 

 of receipts and shipments of live stock at the Union stock-yards, Chi- 

 cago, Illinois, for the year ending December 31, 18G9 : 



Source of supply. 



Cattle. 



HoKS. 



Sheep. 



Horses. 



RECEiriS. 



Cliicago, Kock Island and Pacific railroad.. . . 



Illinois Central railroad 



('hicago, Binliu;iton and Qnincy railroad 



Chicago and Northwestern railroad 



Chicago and Alton railroad 



Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad 



ilichigan Ci'iitral railroad 



Michigan Southern railroad 



PittiHbnrg, Ciiu-inuati and St. Louis railroad. . 

 Driven into yard 



Total 



Totalin 1868 



SHIPJIEKTS. 



Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago raUroad 



ilichigau (.'antral railroad 



Michigan Soutliirn railroad 



Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Loiris railroad. 

 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad. . . 



Illinois Central railroad 



Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad 



Chicago and Northwe.stern railroad 



Chicago and Alton railroad 



Total 



Total in 1868 



58, 669 



75, U18 



119, 876 



64, 388 



75, 644 



666 



2,599 



1,879 



1,891 



2,472 



237, 113 



373, 963 



511, 073 



269, 235 



205, 725 



5,692 



18, 723 



27, 269 



7,256 



21, 531 



102, 703 



76, 689 



52, 983 



50, 999 



2,850 



7,502 



18, 438 



5,044 



1,333 



403, 102 



1, 661, 869 



340, 072 



324, 524 



124, 882 



70, 971 



66, 935 



13, 964 



5,421 



3,986 



2,791 



3,608 



2,159 



1, 706, 782 



410, 177 



125, 489 



539, 809 



2,561 



974 



2, 728 



596 



3,153 



818 



270, 875 



29, 515 



47, 220 



'25, 798 



1,375 



942 



270 



565 



2,718 



287 



294, 717 



1, 086, 305 



108, 690 



215, 987 



), 020, 329 



81, 773 



63 



366 

 261 

 171 

 126 

 206 

 104 

 214 

 11 

 2 



1,626 



151 

 65 



169 

 35 



110 

 90 

 47 



842 

 29 



1, 538 



1,837 



