314 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 
i The main results of the last three winter-packing seasons are as fol- 
OWS: 
Aggregate Aggregate | Aggregate 
eae net weight. lard ‘product. cost paid. 
TUE BBR SB SARE OSE Ber bras cco oneceer COEUR aM era cme sMaae 1, 101, 478, 000 | 173, 877, 890 $79, 086, 127 
TATISUS Sastis hs dian ocidelctececatsce sheng otoaee aes aS 1, 470, 506, 963 | 251, 193, 500 62, 358, 827 
BES C7 Te Oe ee a rr A A ere 1, 624, 351, 264 | 294, 752, 358 57, 829, 592 
Over 70 per cent. of the hogs were packed at six leading packing 
points. The following table shows the numbers packed, the average 
weight per head, and the average weight of lard at these six points 
during the last six years: 
1878-79. 
1876-"77. 1877-78. 
Ow on On oH ® on 
Cities. a bo 8, toe a tO, too a 8 By toe 
i ree as Ea Si as i eo as 
S |$md/583/ 2 | Sg | Se5/ 2 | Sas] SB 
a ona oss g o.n3 OS R g Cone Osh 
5 Peo | Pes B ee a ee 5 Ase 
A <{ be A qr bs G 4 | 
Chicago ..........--- 1, 618, 084 | 215.97 | 35.10 lo 501,285 | 298.37 | 39.60 |2,943,115 | 225.15) 44.44 
@incinnati. s.. 2.2... 523, 576 | 219.77 38. 20 632, 302 | 227.25 | 40.96 625, 584 | 216.46 36. 84 
Saint Louis.......... 414, 747 | 206, 42 32. 55 509, 540 | 216, 02 38. 20 629, 261 | 211. 20 40.45 
Milwaukee ........-- 225, 598 | 221.73 30. 25 371, 982 | 232. 64 39. 81 444, 221 | 218.77 36. 77 
Rouisvillec tec. s - 214, 862 | 221.12 32. 62 279, 414 | 222. 89 34. 83 187, 506 | 207.17 32. 47 
Indianapolis......... 294,198 | 182. 50 26. 50 270,150 | 195. 43 32. 05 472, 455 | 180. 55 26. 50 
Total for these 
cities........ 3, 291, 065 | 213.11 | 34.00 |4, 564,673 | 224.95 | 38.91 (5, 302,142 | 217.36 40. 41 
Total for the 
West ices. > 5, 101, 308 | 215.98 | 34.03 |6, 505, 446 | 226. 04 38. 61 |7, 480, 648 | 217. 14 39. 40 
ee ry = =| =) > —S= aod 
Per cent. of the whole 
BUMPER ss es55-0550 64. 51 70.16 70. 83 
| 
The proportion of the six cities is still on the increase. The falling 
off in weight is partly due to the fact that many immature hogs were 
packed. The amount of lard per head is steadily increasing. 
SUMMER AND WINTER PACKING CONSOLIDATED.—The following table 
le the results of the last three packing years, by seasons, in the 
est: 
LE GAs 5 Asana 
1 SE se See eae 
Yoh SiO eee a eee 
SI 3 
ep Bg 
od AS 
ES Se 
Summer. | Winter. | Ageregate. om Aggregate. Bee Aggregate, 
eo Ss Ep Lan 
ao ae 
ies bo 
4 < 
Pounds.| Pounds. |Pounds.| Pounds. 
-| 2, 857, 866] 5, 101, 308 
----| 2, 543, 120] 6, 505, 446 
3, 878, 044] 7, 480, 648} 10,858, 692| 207.77) 2, 256, 158, 994 
7, 409, 174| 206. 01] 1, 526, 357, 390 
9, 048, 566 216. 07| 1, 955, 160, 434 
32. 75| 243, 918, 870 
37. 19| 336, 557, 676 
36.72) 408, 701, 858 
