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Table shoicing the estimated numler of animals on farms, ^-o. — Continued. 



States and Territories. 



Sheep. 



Hogs. 



Missouri 



Kaiis.is 



Nebniska ... 

 C.ilifornia .. 

 Oregon. .... 



Ii.'evada .. 



Colorado.... 

 Arizuua .... 



Dakota 



Idaho , 



Munliina 



>'ew Mexico 



Utah 



W;u.hingtou 

 Wyoming... 



Total . 



50, 860, 243 



2 14 ,107, 960, 650 45, 142, 657 



5 02 226, 401, 683 



The returns of farm animals are made in January of each year, in 

 which average prices by counties are returned, and changes in num- 

 bers by carefully estimated percentages, which are consolidated into 

 aggregates of numbers and averages of prices for each State and Ter- 

 ritory. 



For prices and numbers, as returned in January, 18SG, see tables in 

 connection with the crops of 1SS5, at the close of this report. 



MARKET PRICES OF CATTLE. 

 Prices of beeves in Chicago. 



The price of beef cattle reached the highest point in 1882, when, on 

 the 1st of June, in Chicago, "extra beeves" sold at from $0.15 to $9.40 

 per cental of li%-e weight, and ''choice" were quoted at $S.G5 to $8.90. 

 On January 1, 1879, when the upward course of meat values began, the 

 figures for the same grades were, respectively, Si. 00 to S5.00 and $4.10 

 to $4.35. 



The following table presents the record of prices on the 1st day of 

 January, for the last eleven years : 



Years. 



Extra. 



Choice. 



Good. 



ileditun. 



1876. 

 1877. 

 1878. 

 1879. 

 1880. 

 1881. 

 1882. 

 1883. 

 1884. 

 1885. 

 1886. 



$5 15 to $5 40 



$5 25 

 5 00 

 4 50 

 4 10 

 4 60 



4 85 



5 85 



5 80 



6 30 

 6 25 

 4 30 



to $5 75 

 5 50 

 4 90 

 4 35 



4 75 



5 40 



6 35 

 10 

 6 40 

 60 

 5 00 



$4 50 to $5 10 

 4 50 4 80 

 4 00 4 40 

 3 60 4 00 



$4 00 to $4 50 

 3 80 4 40 

 3 50 3 85 

 •3 00 3 50 

 *3 50 4 40 

 *3 75 4 05 



4 50 



5 40 



6 00 

 5 75 

 3 85 



5 15 



5 70 



6 25 

 10 

 4 55 



4 40 



4 50 



5 00 

 3 50 



5 00 

 5 00 

 5 50 

 4 15 



* Good to mediiun includes t^ro grades. 



The price on January 1, 1884, was higher than at the beginning of any 

 other year in the series. There was little variation during 1884, the 

 extremes being $7.50 in February and $G.GO in May for "extra." 

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