108 AOmCULTURAL REPORT. 



The prices per cental, in 1872, were as follows : 



Months. 



January 



Febrna'ry 



March 



April .. ...... 



May 



Jtme 



At the begin- 

 ning of each 

 month. 



[ Highest and 

 lowest prices 

 during each 

 month. 



$3 90 to $4 25 

 4 00 to 

 3 7.") to 

 3 75 to 

 3 50 to 

 3 50 to 



4 60 

 4 75 

 4 80 

 4 75 

 4 50 



$3 60 to U .''•O 



4 00 to 

 3 75 to 

 3 50 to 

 3 25 tfl 

 3 40 to 



4 8: 



5 10 

 4 80 

 4 75 

 4 50 



Months. 



July 



August . . . 

 September 

 October . . . 

 November. 

 December . 



At the begin- 

 ning of each 

 month. 



^ 70 to $4 15 

 4 00 to 4 90 

 4 00 to 

 4 00 to 

 3 50 to 

 3 35 to 



5 25 

 5 25 

 4 25 

 4 15 



Highest and 

 lowest prices 

 daring each 

 month. 



$3 70 to $4 CO 

 4 00 to 5 25 

 4 00 to 5 40 

 4 00 to 

 3 50 to 

 3 25 to 



4 25 

 4 15 



The market was satisfactory in everything except X3rices, which gTadu- 

 ally declined, making a general average of 25 per cent, less than last year. 

 This was caused by the superabundant supply. 



Sog ]i)roducts. — The number of hogs packed during the ten packing 

 seasons, ending with 1871-'72, were as follows : 1862-'G3, 178,750 j 

 18G3-'G4, 214,600; 18G4-'G5, 191,890; 1865-'GG, 123,335; 1866-'G7, 

 183,543 ;. 1S67-'G8, 237,100; 18G8-'G9, 231,937; 18G9-'70, 241,310; 

 1870-'71, 305,000; 1871-'72, 419,032. 



The average net weight of hogs packed during the above seasons 

 was as follows : 18G2-'G3, 207 pounds ; 1863-'G4, 179 pounds ; 18G4-'65, 

 178^^ pounds; 1SG5-'GG, 208jaJo pounds; 186G-'67, 222-,Vo pounds; 

 18G7-'68, 193j-%L pounds; 18G8-'G9, 189^^^ pounds; 1869-'70, 190^ 

 pounds ; 1870-'71, 21G pounds ; 1871-'72, '^l^i'-^Q pounds. 



The average yield of l^rd per head, of all kinds of hogs, was 35^^^ 

 pounds. * 



PorTi. — The monthly receipts and range of prices of barreled pork 

 during 1872 were as follows : 



Months. 



January . 

 ■February 

 March... 



April 



May 



June 



July 



Receipts. Prices per barrel. 



Barrels. 

 2, 000 

 750 

 9, 324 

 17, C71 

 9,629 

 6,665 

 2,034 



512 75 to 813 75 

 13 00 to 13 02 

 11 75 to 



11 50 to 



12 00 to 

 11 75 to 

 11 75 to 



13 25 



12 50 



13 Gi\ 

 12 75 



14 00 



Months. 



August 



September 

 October ... 

 November. 

 December . 



Total. 



Eeceipts. Prices per barrel. 



Barrels. 



2,056 



431 



2, 265 

 3,906 

 1,461 



58, 252 



§13 25 to 



14 25 to 



15 00 to 

 13 00 to 

 11 75 to 



514 50 



15 00 



16 00 

 16 50 

 13 00 



Receipts and exports of porlc for tivelve years. 



