REPOET OF THE STATISTICIAN. 



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The aunnal average prices of prime beef-cattle for the last fifteen 

 commercial yoars were as follows : 1857-'58, $3.78 ; 1858-'59, $4.88 ; 

 18r)9-'G0,$3.1J0; ISGO-'Gl, $3.30; 18G1-'G2, $3.24; 18G2-'G3, $3.9G ; 18G3- 

 '64,15.74; 1SG4-'G5, $7.45; 1SG5-'GG, $7.55; 18GG-'G7, $7.27^-; 18G7-'68, 

 $7.27; 18G8-'G0, $5.G2i ; ]8G0-'7(), $5.85; ]870-'71, $5.05i ; 1871-72, 

 $4,731. 



The prices of all grades of cattle at the close of the last two com- 

 mercial years were as follows : 



1870-'71. 



Extra shipping, per cental gross 



Prime, per cental gross 



Medium, per cental gross 



Commou, per cental gross 



U 75 to $5 00 

 3 50 to 4 25 

 3 00 to 3 25 

 2 25 to 2 50 



lfe71-'7.i. 



§5 50 to $6 00 

 4 73 to 5 25 

 3 00 to 3 50 

 2 50 to 3 00 



Note. — ^Nearly all the cattle quoted as " common " were Toxaiis. 



Cattle tb,odvgtb.— Butter : Amoug the noticeable points of the 

 bntter-trade is the marked improvement of the Central Ohio butter, 

 which now begins to rival the fomed "Western Eeserve, both in quality 

 and in i^reparation for market. The extreme range of prices for Central 

 Ohio butter during the last commercial year was from 14 to 27 cents 

 per pound ; the average was 20.04, a lower average than during any 

 year since 1862-'63. 



The i^rices per pound of prime Central Ohio on the first Tuesday of 

 each month of the past four commercial years were as follows : 



Months. 



September 1 |0 34 



October ; 3ti 



November ' 34 



December 35 



Januaiy I 38 



Febniaiy I 30 



March 37 



April 40 



May 33 



Juiie 23 



July 1 24 



August 2G 



§0 18 

 19 

 17 

 21i 

 20 

 21 



27 



17 

 11 

 18 



The annual average prices per pound of prime Central Ohio, for the 

 past fifteen commercial years, were as follows : 1857-58, 15 cents ; 1858- 

 '59, 19 cents ; 1859-*G0, 14^ cents ; 18G0-'G1, 13f cents ; 18G1-'G2, 12.3, 

 cents; 18G2-'G3, Hi cents ; 18G3-'64, 29 cents ; 18G4-'G5, 35 cents ; 18G5- 

 '6G, 3GJ- cents; 18GG-'67, 2Gi cents; 1867-'G8, 36.^ cents; 18G8-'G9, 32^ 

 cents; lS69-'70, 28J cents ; l870-'71, 24y cents; iS71-'72, 20.04 cents. 

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