282 



colts, foaled 1869, $S,i:So. average, 8471 38; 24 tliorougli-bred fillies, 

 foaled 18G0, 89,oOU, average, 8301; 13 head of trotting stock, 84,145, 

 average, 8317 31; 27 Alderuey cattle, 84,125, average, 8152 77; total 

 proceeds of sale of 88 animals, 827,020, an average of 8313 86. 



At F. P. Kinkead's sale, 14 horses brought 82,120, at an average of 

 8151 42; 5 bulls, 8918, average, 8183 00; 12 cows, 84,300, average, 

 8363 33; 3 Alderneys, 8055, average, 8218 33; 31 head of sheep, &c., 

 8532, average, 817 Id; 7 hogs, 83il, average, 844 28; for the lot, 72 

 head, 88,895, an average of 8123 54. . 



At the sale of Jesse H. Talbutt, 28 cows brought 86,215, an average 

 of 8221 96 each; 8 bulls, 81,955, average, 8244 37 ; for the 36 animals, 

 88,170, an average of 8227 50. 



At B. B. Groom's sale, 73 cows aggregated 818,230, an average of 

 8249 73; 18 bulls, 83,335, average, 8185 28; 10 head mixed, 8830,"aver- 

 age, 883; total for 101 head, 822,395, average, 8221 73. 



At Lewis Hampton's sale, 34 cows and calves brought 811,010, an 

 average of 8323 82 ; 9 bulls, 82,295, average, 8255 ; 3 cows, miscella- 

 neous, 8675, average, 8225 ; total for 46 animals, 813,980, an average of 

 8303 91. 



At Mr. Kinkead's sale, the highest figures for single animals was as 

 follows : Sorrel gelding, 8280 ; a bull, 8365 ; a cow, 81,000 ; Essex hog, 

 875. At Mr. Talbutt's sale, a roan bull, calved in 1867, sold for 8620, 

 and a roan cow, calved in 1862, 8580. At Mr. Groom's sale, a cow 

 calved in 1866 was sold for 81,120, and a bull calved hi May, 1864, 81,015. 

 At Mr. Hampton's sale, the highest priced cow was 8505; highest priced 

 bull, calved in 1869, 8500. 



UNION STOCK YAEDS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 



The following exhibit of receipts and shipments of live stock at the 

 Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, for the six mouths ended June 

 30, 1870, is furnished by George T. Williams, assistant secretary : 



Cattle. 



Hogs. 



Sheep. ; Horsc-.s. 



RECEIPTS. 



Chicago. Eock Island and Pacific railroad . . . 



niinois Central railroad 



Chicago, Bnrlinston and Qnincy railroad 



Chicago and Xorthwestem railway 



Chicago and Alton railroad 



Pittsburg. Fort Wa>Tie and Chicago railroad 



Michigan Central railroad 



Michigan Sonthem railroad 



Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Lonis railroad. 

 Driven into yards 



Total 



.SHIPSIJENTS. 



Pittsbnrg, Port "WaTOe and Chicago railroad 



Michigan Central railroad 



Michigan Southern railroad 



Pitt.«burg. Cincinnati and St. Lonis railroad. 

 Chicago. Rock I.sland and Pacific railroad. . . 



Illinois Central railroad 



Chicago, Barlington and Quincy railroad 



Chicago and ^Toi-th western railway 



Chicago and Alton railroad 



Total 



37, 839 



42, 305 



60, 321 



48, 961 



36, 931 



11-2 



338 



458 



534 



1,089 



228, 888 



60, 279 

 51, 501 

 60, 984 



2, 588 

 1,014 



3, 895 

 691 

 643 



4, 729 



118, 766 



158, 538 



212, 351 



129, 421 



76,«101 



494 



1,844 



2,247 



2, 424 



456 



702, 642 



144, 437 



68, 795 



203, 069 



1,107 



154 



123 



1,077 



186,324 418,762 



12, 484 



46, 600 



31, 396 



30, 702 



20, 704 



100 



510 



4,646 



1, 232 



148, 434 



1,879 

 43, 833 

 2, 329 



196 



3.50 



75 



48, 847 



3i 



153 

 548 



85* 



208 



8 



66 



84 



1, 9.^.8 



294 

 244 

 539 



73 

 390 



15 



23 

 432 



95 



2,105 



