REPORT OF THE STATISTICIAN. By Ba) 
IN THE EAST. 
SUMMER AND WINTER PACKING.—Seaboard cities: The following 
table shows the receipts of live and dressed hogs during the last three 
packing years, by seasons, on the Atlantic coast: 
1876-77. 
Cities. Summer. Winter. 
Live. Dressed. Live. Dressed. 
EONONEE ES Sess aye eaeer oo her aA ee eraser ricner tank = densa 233, 562 6, 688 126, 762 66, 433 
SSS US ATT Read ee een a Ta ae Sree 757, 104 7,222) 469, 042 65, 880 
PRMAdEIp his coe e eta ge erase aaew em aalenc ccs ase races == 201, 600 18, 400 95, 40 31, 340 
ABaltimorassseeee 20 eee em 2c SE cine eg cick ie bie dacwee.e < 175, 631 5, 000 88, 445 20, 000 
POUNCED SoeR CRE os hs napa op cepheee rene ah sicaee's 1, 369, 937 87, 310 780, 089 183, 653 
1877-78. 
Cities. Summer, Winter. 
Live. Dressed. Live. Dressed. 
Thre Boeck Aa a Sy Rn 213,634| 9,565| 141,933 7, 907 
TELSTAR OO RRR 8 EE OY Oe eR 774,157 | 17,785 | 636,127 38, 229 
ETAT). SUE eat pnas! scutes cae ath eae? 210,750 | 22, 400 93, 600 37, 250 
SENT  e ee Shion ne pate ao bmn e ne Pace aaa eisme a im 196, 107 5, 000 128, 916 25, 000 
Beats ete. Pst i ctes ee eo. oe ek 1, 394,648 | 54,750 | 1,000,962 | 128, 386 
| | 
1878-79. 
Cities, Summer. Winter. 
| Live. Dressed. Live. Dressed. 
RONDO E ewan ne se oteenracaeeeay usaticadap sab eaaesh oe apings 314, 861 4i1 208, 848 19, 531 
Wawsiiinic sete tt. So: a Oe ae 1, 045, 332 3, 334 776, 317 53, 401 
UMAGA UHI 2.5 95s sncnontienas ce we ae dume= Senco hale onetie 215, 820 26, 342 114, 910 48, 600 
em ermaros: sxe RN Tet a a Pa a 231, 816 2, 500 140, 328 27, 500 
TN Ghee ee RI eer iia ot ARE ea 1, 807,829 | 32, 587 | 1,232, 403 | 149, 092 
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Interior cities: The number packed in three interior cities of New 
York during three packing years is stated as follows: 
Cities. 1876-77. | 1877-"78. | 1878-79. 
30,000 | 15, 000 | 33, 353 
15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 
135,250 | 139,930 | 201, 141 
TE ee ee ae YAO E pe ree A ee 180, 250 | 169, sai 249, 494 
It is evident that the receipts of the seaboard cities represent hogs 
taken for daily consumption by butchers. There are no means of ascer- 
taining what proportion of these are regularly “packed.” This is evi- 
dent from the great preponderance of the “summer” receipts, The 
