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AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



CHICAGO. 



Cattle. — The receipts and shipments of beef-cattle at the Union stock- 

 yards during- 1871 and 1872 were as follows : 



Months. 



1871. 



Received. 



Shipped. 



Received. 



Shipped. 



January 30, 708 



February [ 43, 299 



ilarch I 44,752 



April 48,144 



May .'19,217 



June 52, 564 



July 50,041 



August .OO, 583 



September Ct'i, 175 



October 37, 981 



NoTember 42, 781 



December 29, 805 



Total 543,050 



16, 639 



28, 782 

 39, 573 



43, 522 

 49, 455 



44, 637 

 39, 754 

 30,007 

 38, 528 

 22, 759 

 20, 378 

 21, 893 



44, 990 

 41, 087 

 .53, 170 

 58, 393 

 71, 700 

 63, 449 

 58, 439 

 64, 463 

 66, 744 

 64, 957 

 55, 884 

 40, 799 



33, 047 

 36, 146 

 43, 705 

 .52, 474 

 67, 039 

 52 335 

 ii', 928 

 47, 211 

 43, 179 

 34, 388 

 32, 468 

 26, 105 



401, 927 



684, 075 



510, 025 



Increase of receipts, 141,025, or 27 -per cent. ; increase of shipments, 

 108,098, or 2G per cent. 



The monthly averages of prices of beef-cattle during 1871 and 1872 

 were as follows : 



Montlis. 



1871. 



1872. 



January . . 

 February . 

 March .... 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August ... 

 September 

 October... 

 November 

 December . 



Per 



$2 71 

 3 37 

 3 80 

 3 66 

 3 43f 

 3 13 

 2 8U 

 2 871 

 2 334 

 2 23f 

 2 37 

 2 20i 



cental. 

 to 16 00 

 to 6 9? 

 to 6 89} 

 to 7 45 

 to 6 39i 

 to 6 77 

 6 24 

 6 15 

 5 90 

 5 43 



5 91 



6 82-J 



Per 



$2 02 



2 75 



3 21 

 3 17 

 3 70 

 3 17 

 3 00 

 2 60 

 2 16 

 2 24 

 2 24 

 2 08 



cental. 

 to $6 90 



to 6 72 



to 6 86 



to 6 86 



to 6 90 



to 7 10 



to 6 56J 



to 6 93 



to 96 



to 6 52 



to 6 18 



to 21 



IIOG«. 



The receipts of December, 1872, were the largest ever known in any 

 single month. The recent enhancement in the cost of transportation by 

 the action of the various railroads leading to eastern markets had its 

 cftect in reducing shipments during the latter part of the year. The 

 farmers who had been holding back for higher prices were convinced oi 

 the futility of their hopes by the downward turn of prices.duriog the 



