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Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 



The above table shows that western lambs outsell native lambs 

 by 50 cents per cwt., and western sheep outsell native sheep by 55 

 cents per cwt. All lambs together have averaged $4.15 more per cwt. 

 than all sheep during the ten years from 1913 to 1922 inclusive. Lambs 

 sell $2.15 higher than yearlings, and yearlings outsell sheep by $2.00. 

 The inability of thin natives to sell for feeding purposes largely explains 

 the difference in prices between native sheep and western sheep in the 

 mutton class. 



Fat lamb prices at Chicago. — The accompanying table ^ shows that 

 yearly average prices for mutton lambs (including all lambs sold for 

 slaughter except spring lambs) steadily and rapidly increased from 

 1914 to 1918, and then declined to the amount of $6.75 during 1919, 

 1920, and 1921. This was due to inflation of prices during the World 

 War and to severe depression or reaction following the war. 



Monthly and yearly average prices for mutton lambs at Chicago for ten years 



Highest monthly prices are printed in bold-face type. These are 

 scattered widely, though they occur most frequently in the spring — 

 March, April, and May. The last column at the right shows that 



^ Compiled from Drovers Journal Year Books of Figures. 



