KEPORT OF THE STATISTICIAN. 107 



Eeceipts and shipments of cattle for eight years past were as follows : 



The highest aud lowest prices of all grades during each mouth of 

 1871 aud 1872 were as follows : 



Cattle products — Butter : The monthly receipts and range of 

 prices per pound of butter during 1872 were as follows : 



Months. 



January.. 

 February 

 March ... 



April 



May 



June 



Eeceipts. 



Packages. 

 2,593 

 2, 288 

 3, 436 

 2, 768 

 1, 622 

 6,335 



Prieos, (good 

 toclioice.) 



18 to 32 



19 to 33 

 19 to 40 

 18 to 40 

 18 to 25 

 15 to 20 



Months. 



July 



August . . 

 September 

 October . . 

 November 

 December 



Receipts. 



Packages. 

 3; 944 

 4, 715 

 4,828 

 6, 572 

 7,458 

 3, 184 



Prices, (good 

 to choice.) 



10 to 24 

 16 to 30 

 18 to 33 

 18 to 33 

 18 to 30 

 20 to 35 



Sogs. — The monthly receipts aud shipments of hogs during 1871 and 

 1872 were as follows : 



Months. 



1871. 



Eeceipts. Sliipments. 



1872. 



Eeceipts. Shipments. 



January . . . 

 Februaxy . . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September. 



October 



November . 

 December . 



Total 



112, 

 21, 

 13, 

 I'', 

 31, 

 23, 

 I'?, 

 15, 

 19, 

 32, 

 110, 

 224 



639 

 1,350 

 6, 252 

 9, ,557 



14,224 

 9, 755 

 4,186 

 4,055 

 6, 674 



16, 154 



19, 985 



20, 540 



109, 611 

 30, 301 

 22, 104 

 30, 129 

 44, 170 

 29, 315 

 10, 935 

 17,399 

 26, 773 

 54, 108 

 106, 144 

 200, 021 



23, 244 

 12, 606 

 14, 944 

 20, 979 

 29, 587 

 14, 685 



5,496 

 10, 652 



8,752 

 18,902 

 14,565 

 14, 287 



632, 210 



113, C55 



759, 076 



188, 693 



Eeceipts aud shipments of the eight years just closed were as follows 



