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AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



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

 mercial years were as follows : 



Quality. 



1871-72. 



ia70-'71. 



Choice, per centaj gross. . . 

 Prime, per ceutal gross . . . 

 Common, per cental gros.s. 



Common, per head 



Lamhs, per head 



§4 50 to $5 00 

 3 75 to 4 25 



2 00 to 2 50 

 2 50 to 3 75 



■54 00 to $4 25 

 3 00 to 3 50 

 2 50 to 2 75 



2 50 to 3 75 



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The average prices per cental gross on Tuesday of the first week in 

 each month for the past four years were as follows : 



Months. 



1871- 



1870-71. 



1869-'70. 



18C8-'69. 



September §3 25 



October 3 25 



ITovember 3 50 



December i 3 50 



January i 4 50 



Febmary 4 50 



March 5 00 



April G 00 



May 6 25 



June 4 50 



July I 4 25 



August I 4 50 



$3 50 

 3 50 

 3 00 

 3 00 



3 75 



4 25 

 4 25 

 4 25 

 4 75 

 3 00 

 2 75 

 2 75 



g3 25 

 3 60 

 3 00 

 3 50 



3 75 



4 00 



5 25 

 5 25 

 5 25 

 4 25 

 3 50 

 3 50 



?3 00 



2 75 



3 00 

 3 25 



3 25 

 5 00 



4 75 



5 50 

 525 

 3 60 

 3 50 

 3 50 



All quotations, previous to May 21, are for wool-sheep ; subsequent to 

 that time for sheared. 



Sheep peoduots. — Wool. — The prices per pound of wool on Tuesday 

 of the first week of each month of the last commercial year were as 

 follows : 



Months 



Tub-M-ashed. 



Unwashed man- 

 ufacturing. 



Palled. 



September 

 0ctoJ)er . . . 

 November. 

 December . 

 January... 

 Febrnarj-. . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August ... 



§0 65 

 65 

 70 

 70 

 70 



78 

 65 

 68 

 67 

 65 



%0 40 

 40 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 48 

 48 

 48 

 45 

 45 

 45 



$0 50 

 50 

 52 

 52 

 56 

 62 

 75 

 72 

 65 

 65 

 60 

 55 



The prices of prime Ohio fleece on Tuesday of the first week of each 

 month of the past four commercial years were as follows: 



