50 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
The receipts of beef and hog products for 1870, as compared with 
1869, were: 
1870. 1869. 
Beef, packages ...-..- --- 22+ 0-2-2 - een n ce cece ee come we conn owen ences 127,298 ~ 82,191 
UH, MATTOIA. «oa nos - ona ae seek hue aep ee pOen aR eee eee sems ae = me 123,296 94,552 
Cut meats, packages ...-.. .-- 226 --- 202 oon ne cece es connec nee eee n ee 93,262 83,971 
Toa, PAOK Ar eR 2 2 ou ss eke ueN e's ae'soe caches Pp aetna mame > Susue an ah 93,523 75,527 
Lard, kegs..-....----- Cob ee bce N de eeuete s6ob es ameneehar abe sess 24,989 =: 15,98: 
BALTIMORE. : 
The receipts of cattle in the Baltimore market for 1870 reach 89,021 
head, against 91,000 in 1869; 75,891 in 1868, and 55,713 in 1867. Less 
than one-half were taken for local consumption, the larger portion hav- 
ing been purchased for shipment to other points. The receipts of live 
hogs for the year are estimated at 300,000. _The number taken by 
packers and butchers has not been ascertained, 
The prices of cattle on the 1st of each mouth, in 1870, were as follows : 
. Aver- 
Month. Common. Good. age. 
MIEN bea Orcas scene aon a2 oes ty Pesto ~ foe a scones dst eperesze~s~sore 4 to 5 | 1 to8 6 
February .-.-.--------2------- een ee ene ne nee ene eee tere cere eeneene 3} to 43 63 to 8 6 
ES SSE OU 2 eee ea Ser Se eae See ee 44 to 5 7% to 8% 6s 
Lo hh oe Se eee ee Oren 4 tod 7% to 94 6% 
May. ...:.- MeecweB ace pPs¥ Ek do -<cne nt mrescthpecassmnr nop sthtaoersoensBen 5 to 6 8 to 3 65 
BM iene BOA ce Sa bas de ven cae. dicanutececb scsodse ces sc~Qiceetmsckece> ocd 5 to 5d | 8 to 9 ii 
Seale a8. tebe ceeds? Bic hiss. 5 cas se dd bss db 08 dhs ces nenbed heaessae 43 to 6 7 to 8 7 
“Epa, 5 Se ee aan aa eee ace 4} to 6 7 to8 a 
ERIEY Meee none none oa se en aw en csen tr p= -sunccpmewenesedqnmes-e== 43 to 64 7 to 1% 
Ren ta eae ee eo ae he ten ainin eden cores cc ensakes sienna. 34 to 4G} to 7% 6 
OIE o> os cece cals es cote eee cama witless mena wan Sc hmemse~ canna aan asiece 34 to 5 52 to 7 6 
DEMAND Sis sa.vieart Booot Sect hs oct sc oce Seok isssu as ease heeene cscs cece 34 to 4} 34 to 7 a 
The following were the prices of live hogs on the 15th of each month 
during the same period : 
PMORBEY crews esses seeses occ PO} 66.104 | Dilye. 2 -eeet =: eceee eee 121 to 13 
PObruary ss sc0s- segs: 222-525 1B toe |) A SIbL eee ene 13 to 134 
Marche ee ek 119 to 128 | September 2 ---. ee eee 122 to 134 
JUNE See See 123 to 14) || October? o--. ose. eee eee 113 to 12 
WAAg gs0b 5-6 5 oe bs sees,a05-5- 124 to 13} | November........-... 2-2 e225 94 to 10 
OUAG- onset ce ieee mendes ncense 12} to 13} | December..s.....------04 2s0- 9 to 
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA CATTLE TRADE, 
The following facts relative to the cattle trade of Southwestern Vir- 
ginia, of which Lynchburg is one of the principal points for reshipment 
to the North, especially to Baltimore, are derived from the News of the 
former place. The total value of the trade of 1869 was $1,028,000. In 
1870 the shipments from Lynchburg, via the Orange, Alexandria and 
Manassas road, were—car loads of beefcatthe, 485; stock cattle, 492; 
sheep, 91; hogs, 21. Total number of beef cattle, 9,700; stock cattle, 
12,300, and sheep, 8,190. Vaiue of beef cattle, $945,750; stock cattle, 
$498,150; sheep, $24,570; hogs, $26,460; total value, $1,494,950. Add 
to this about $250,000 worth of cattle driven to the Lynchburg market. 
The following sumimary is given: 
Shipped by Oriinge fond... .- <2... 2.6 see -0 setene os tba cOeBAE N= 0200 sc neee $1, 494, 930 
PATIVARMIITOCHIPOURAEGOD oc uses... cee covedele lode eee eee. bane aree 250; 000 
Gold te Lynclilitirg batehers..-......825. 22526 ab aeqes se ee us -baccaeee 60, 000 
Shipped by South Side road.... 2.22 ...22--26 202s panbiciet 26+ cod s2oteEee 150, 000 
OUAl VAIES 24uce. cose dd. .s 24 se ecns 32 a eRe saan eas Cee 1, 984, 930 
Increase over 1869, $926,930, 
