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hecessary for the production of marketable hogs; hence the vast 
amount of material which inundated the market. There are indications 
that the farmers in several different parts of the country have marketed 
their stock more closely than is consistent with prudence, even selling 
animals not sufficiently mature for packing purposes. It is apprehended 
in some quarters that this policy will limit the supply of the ensuing 
summer season. Prices at the opening of the season at $3.00 @ $3.25 
gross. But it soon became evident that the market would not bear even 
this reduced price, and hence quotations gradually fell to $2.50 @ $2.75. 
The falling prices seemed only to stimulate the anxiety of farmers to real- 
ize What they could upon their stock, until the market began to assume 
the appearance of a panic. The market was overstocked with hogs, many 
of which were of immature growth, and scarcely fit for packing. 
The following table shows the comparative receipts of the last three 
Winter seasons: ; 
1876-77. 1877-78. 1878-’79. 
States. Number she cpt Number ah eae Number ap ent 
acked. 2 S packed. OL tte packed. on ene. 
| i) whole. whole. whole. 
OiOme eee cat ace cas caescun 8138, 709 15. 93 934, 132 14, 36 932, 878 12.47 
TITRA See sass toeacacwesace 530, 286 10. 37 496, 025 7. 63 682, 321 9.12 
TON Pee esas ox aca see Ss 1, 905, 219 37. 28 2, 714, 748 41.73 3, 214, 896 42.97 
LOW SS Rees eee 419, 442 8.21 486, 850 7.49 569, 703 7.59 
MURISBO MEN ose wise cl tokin pawiemns he 644, 699 12. 61 804, 614 IPEBY | 965, 839 12. 91 
JERSE EPR penne he PRE 31, 775 . 62 41, 470 . 64 132, 346 1.78 
ANG LAsIK Aon te naes cam och 46, 190 . 90 56, 000 . 86 80, 658 1. 08 
MUTINCSObA) eos cccnete ce aces 24, 235 47 23, 700 .36 18, 450 25 
RUINGONSIN as 50. cao ccc caee we 266, 861 5. 23 412, 614 6. 34 472, 108 6. 34 
PNISCRIOAN! Ss won ccicceoee cesses 88, 689 ns} 120, 095 1. 84 182, 976 1.77 
LEST (Ue a ee eee ae 255, 986 5. 01 318, 301 4.89 212, 412 2. 84 
PROIINESSEOIo = se aacscis ec wicemes 50, 770 -99 66, 897 1.03 40, 561 ~ 54 
Miscellaneous --2..65c.50.c6 23, 447 . 65 30, 000 - 46 25, 500 . 84 
RUQbAM SE esa cae atewe cess 5, 101, 308 100. 00 6, 505, 446 100. 060 7, 480, 648 100. 00 
From the above it appears that Illinois is rapidly increasing her pro- 
portion, having packed, during the past year, nearly haif of the animals 
marketed in the West. This is due to the fact that Chicago, which packed 
over nine-tenths of the number of hogs reported for the State, has greatly 
enlarged her facilities for the work and extended her market relations so 
as to attract a vast number of hogs from neighboring States. 
The average weight per head, the average weight of lard, and the aver- 
age cost per cental in the different States is shown in the following table: 
1876-77. 1877-78. 1878-79. 
Fares ow Ou eR ow On Ta ots On 
Aa woe wos, | Aa toe oa, | Ae boo be 
Bettas Seeds Sie | Shad lie anee 2 oposite ural: Soa) ea). | eg 
S ois | ey 8 tr BO3 | Hoe a ord Hoos | Hi 
Sos |2oe | ess | 538 | oe | ees] BSS | SSE | BY 
| PES PES 1 P50 FES PES) | Foo PES PES |] PSs 
< < < <{ + < < 4 + 
Pounds. |Pounds. Pounds. |Pounds. Pounds. |Pounds. 
Ohio 218.15 | 36.49 $7. 20 223. 85 39. 00 $5.15 210. 47 35. 09 $3. 63 
Indiana 199. 41 29. 69 7.02 214. 32 34. 42 4.93 193. 80 29. 09 3.42 
Tlinois - 218. 09 35.19 7.42 229, 57 39. 73 5.10 225. 71 44, 00 3.74 
Iowa ... 207. 75 33. 26 6. 82 220.53 | 37.70 4.48 211.98.) 37. 73 | 3.14 
Missouri . ae 213. 93 33. 88 7. 05 219.74 | 39.12 4.82 213.32 | 40.83 3.40 
Kansasiciasecosse262 240, 41 37. 16 6. 61 267.48 42. 20 4. 36 221, 14 39. 46 3. 29 
Nebraskai cee ec s2<- 220. 39 38. 10 6.78 232. 28 47.71 4.40 231. 02 44. 29 3.14 
Minnesota. ......---. 249, 94 29. 30 6.49 261. 10 44,11 4.42 263.09 | 30.09 2.97 
WWisconeine. eee sone 226. 67 30. 73 eel: 236. 51 39.14 4.83 220. 81 36, 22 3.47 
Michie 2 epee ae 232.30 | 32.90 6. 92 234.88 | 36.94 4, 83 210.69 | 32.60 3. 34 
Kenta Cleve esease ne 222. 52 33. 10 6.99 | 223.72 34. 67 5.35 | 210.11] 32.29 3. 36 
Mennesseent 252-52. - 208.04 | 31.48 6. 74 208.65 | 31.58] 5.03 | 209.49] 82.95 3.17 
Miscellaneous ....... 2138. 70 32. 39 Cals 215. 33 32. 46 | 5. 31 205. 29 31. 37 3. 66 
Grand average..| 215.92 | 34.08 7.18 226.04 | 38.61 4. 99 217.14 | 39.40 3. 56 
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