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«566. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER 
ae It is believed that the stock interests of the Unite 
Y prices, of cattle especially. It may not besafe to say that the lowe 
| ebbin the movement of prices has been reached, but there are indi 
* - eations of early advance, if no monetary crisis or business convul- 
“sion should intervene, of which there are no immediate indications. — 
-_ An interest that represents $2,400,000,000, and including horses and 
other animals in cities, not far from $3,000,000,000, is one of the very 
. first agricultural importance, that demands the mostdntelligent en- 
.  deavor of farmers to obtain the largest possible annual income from 
- such an investment at the lowest possible cost. An) Sea 
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i aie MSIE Io. ts Seco us. Fas See 94, 857 $91. 07 $5. G38; Sodio. 2322 cess |s sags eee pene c 
pss New Heim psimne 22 ..<a-— 4) cian | 49,878 86.18 4 O08 CARN ooo cies. = oe «| esc ee >> 
Fe, a WEbMONi Aces Shes week Usitecs 84, 841 84. 22 7, 145, 001 dow... orc. (| o0- FS ee af 
bb ares MASGACRUSEDLS 22 a2) oete in tesco 65, 194 107. 61 7,015, 576 SOS os: -.>.2).. ¢o os eee as . 
Rhaderisiant) 6 occ isc es cce oe 10, 055°] 105.18] “1 05% dpa ee =: PP kee 
Gonmvertiea te ys). 8 2 ee oem | 49,381 100-77.) * "A DTG3OoG ae ee |. . Us ciate cal poe 
NiO an eM eo 674,018 96.98 | 65,365, 391 5,210 | $106.02 $552,366 
Tu ei ee ee 94,397 | 105.46 9, 955, B74 9,501 | 118.99} 1,130,482 
PENNSYLVANIAN | coon. - oe ames 594, 972 93.71 55, 757, 103 24,143 109, 35 2,640,083 
; TSH [Pals 2 See Part rae cere, |,—-~ 23,000 94.75 2, 179, 250 4, 102 116.23°| "476760 ee 
Ss is Mer is ren. nated Je oe 130, 316 86. 00 11, 207, 590 13, 625 108. 35 1,476,294 ' 
att Braue: PN 4 Se 243, 319 70.89 | 172.249. 636 35,726 | . 87.36) 3.126180 
Worth Carolina: - 2a. - ews oe 149, 708 74.59 11, 167, 289 | 89,945 | 84.13 7;D6T, Un ee 
a South Carolina.......0......... 65, 966 90.05 5,940, 100 75,451| 95.51 | 7,206,052 
z Gu BiiL 2 hs os Kei. Sat 110, 060 83. 62 9, 203, 499 149,654 | 96.27 | 14,407,417 
qSUeite She CUE 32,743 80.87 2) 647, 961 12,496 | 96.02 199,895 
Milsbignhites 5: $6. 20g she 9-5. p28 130,853 | 82.54} 10,800,825} 187,695 | 87.01 | 11,980,525 \° 
< TER ESS 6 yo ee Dae, eam e 134, 065 71.95 9,645,784. | 159,548 7.68 | 13,988,374 1 
: A MISEIHIW, 3 sy Jf ah eae. oe 119,810 57.15 6, 847, 597 | 84,478 | 88. 46 7,472, 81L, 4 
; 1S ery ae en ae 38,115,135} 193,488} 51.85 | 10,032,954 ) 
aa Arkansas : 10, 678, 480 122, 457 74. 02 9,063,660 
} ae Tennessee 20, 693, 284 | 194,771 | j2-09 14, 236, 061 
i West Virginia 9, 212. 076 | 6,475 | (3.7 477,223 — 
~ Kentucky 28, 250, 002 162,285 | 71°97 | 11,680,018 ~ 
OBIOtTE Go es). BS 63, 1382, 673 24,724 | 89. 42 2,210,795 
Michigan 42,126,410 6, 035 103.82 626, 572 
: UTIGa ne cep neste. Retort 52, 039, 460 54, 382 84. 32 4,585,456 
ULITIOAS Po S95. # a. 6 Sicueaciew ste oo 82, 649, (87 115, 661 83.738 9,684,515 - 
Las WHISEDNSING Sees sak oe ko nee 32, 441, 507 7, 930 90. 34 716,424 § 
‘ Mannccotes oe. |e ehi a. 31,445,209 10,969 | 94.30 | 1, 084. 415 
Tis ee Se ae Ee Ra eee 74, 032, } 45, 649 86. 23 3. 936,540 A 
MISS UEL Aree tre ional tis oo sam 45, 040, 996 225, 563 | 66.59 | 15,019,534 
DENIS ian a oppor RNS St 2s = oop 42,754,975 | 86, 104 83, 32 7,173, 954 “ 
INEDEDSE Bengt foto. Aeees ce eee. 31,311, 968 41,165 | 90. 40 3,721,363» 
P Dalton, see oy keel 21,797,255 | 88,824 | 85.03 |. 3,801,889) >. 
“ Overwater sist. Tees tales ss Ae 8, 874, 804 | 35155 | 68. 38 215 oo, ie 
& NNCV AUG coe ORs cee ee eh 's Se 2.342, 496 | 2, 154 | 75.49 162, 602 2 
COLAO sca Mestre satan de eee: 7, 487, 086 | 8, 247 | 92.12 759, 697 ym 
RTT OT ith ee cert ace erie eae Ss 503,083 | 1, 882 | 72. 00 135,504" 
‘ PAR OVE. octets eaakes bales s 54 18, 858, 156 12, 823 | 97.89 1, 206, 340 
CEE (CT AE SP pier tee 5, 118," 50 | 1,705 | 65. 00 110, 825 
WVOWEEENG, ose ere ite rs ge 9, 547, 985 5,587 | 63.53 351, 746. ¥ 
New: Sexico? 2: 22-0). seeces tees 1, 396,7 10, 803 | 61.33 662, 504 ’ 
a3 (ORE a rae ee | 4, 906, 026 3, 686 54.71 201, 668 
Washinton. Yoo Sees ees ce] 5, 955, 687 1, 243 80.07 99,529" Sy 
IW Olin hice © renee 4, 336, 279 2, 936 17, 64 221, 964 
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