REPORT OF THE STATISTICIAN, 



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Sheep. — The receipts of sheep were 304,095 head, a, clesliue of 54,843 

 from the receipts ot 1875; the shipments were 105,925, or 44,079 fewer 

 than in 1875. 



The monthly recepts and shipments for six years were as follows: 



The sheej) trade during the year was remarkable for its steadiness. 

 During the first half of the year there was a strong healthy demand for 

 shipment, but with the close of the spring season and after shearing 

 time the shippers generally withdrew, leaving the market to the local 

 butchers. This reacted upon the supply, which fell off, with a partial 

 fitful revival at different times in the closing months of the year. The 

 character of the receipts became perceptibly lower as the year drew to 

 its close, especially the increasing import from Texas. Prices opened 

 at $5 ® $5.50 per cental in January, and advanced to $0 for choice 

 sheep. During the subsequent months extra grades rose to $7.75 in 

 ?,lay, but a subsequent reaction carried prices down as low as §4.12rV for 

 the best in market on the 1st day of December. 



Swine. — Keceipts 4,190,000, an increase of 277,880 over the previous 

 year. The shipments were 1,131,035, a decline of 451,008. 



The monthly receipts and shipments at the Union Stock-yards during 

 the last six years were as follows : 



Months. 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



Juno 



July 



August 



Scpterabor 



Octobe!' 



Kovember <• 



December 



Total 



1871. 



Ileceipts. Shipments. 



300, 

 139, 

 97, 

 71, 

 137, 

 197, 

 165, 

 118, 

 104, 

 161, 

 386, 

 456, 



26, 

 47, 

 75, 

 63, 

 111, 

 16(1, 

 134, 

 98, 

 125, 

 131, 

 113, 

 67, 



1872. 



Keceipts. 



2,398,113 1,161,400 



301, 935 

 268, 230 

 170, 785 

 169,149 

 265, 259 

 254,714 

 212, 030 

 219, 400 

 214,723 

 229, 304 

 373, 903 

 513, 114 



Shipments. 



78, 377 

 101, 663 



144, 209 



145, 151 

 l!iO, 451 

 200,910 

 172, 934 

 198, 077 

 180,010 

 175, 241 

 132, 381 



95, 195 



Ileceipts. Shipments. 



.501, 245 



378, 750 

 271, 620 

 292, 903 

 261,361 

 245, 8ii0 

 244, 550 

 234, 145 

 239, 512 

 32.5,710 

 610,301 

 605,771 



3, 252, 623 1, 835, 034 4, 337, 750 



95, 237 

 163, 140 

 224, 194 

 22.5,715 

 217,914 

 189,586 

 201,682 

 188, 776 

 191,241 

 190, 569 

 150, 926 

 146,577 



2, 197, 557 



