BULLETIN 982, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF' AGRICULTURE. 



Table 1. — Cattle: Monthly average -price per 100 pounds, 1918-1920 — Continued. 

 EAST ST. LOUTS— Continued. 





Canners and 

 cutters. 



Veal calves. 



Feeder steers. 



Stock cattle. 





Cows 

 and 

 heif- 

 ers. 



Can- 



ner 

 steers. 



Light 

 to 

 me- 

 dium 

 weight, 

 me- 

 dium 



to 

 choice. 



Heavy 

 weight, 

 com- 

 mon 

 to 

 choice. 



Heavy 

 (1,000 

 lbs. 

 up), 

 com- 

 mon 

 to 



choice. 



Me- 

 dium 

 (800 to 

 1,000 

 lbs.), 

 com- 

 mon 



to 

 choice. 



Light 

 (800 

 lbs. 



down), 

 com- 

 mon 

 to 



choice. 



Steers, 

 com- 

 mon 

 to 



choice . 



Cows 

 and 

 heif- 

 ers, 

 com- 

 mon 

 to 

 choice. 



Calves. 



Month. 



Good 



and 



choice . 



Com- 

 mon 

 and 

 me- 

 dium. 



1919. 

 May 



$6.28 

 6.54 

 6.55 

 6.46 

 5.74 

 5.79 

 5.84 

 5.91 



6.14 

 6.14 

 5.87 

 6.01 

 5. 89 

 5.66 

 5.19 

 5.00 



4.65 

 4.21 

 4.06 

 3.71 



$7.08 

 7.50 

 8.05 

 7.77 

 7.13 

 6.63 

 6.76 

 6.70 



6.86 

 6.49 

 6.25 

 6.38 

 6.37 

 6.12 

 5.60 

 5.35 



• 



5.18 

 4.52 

 4.34 



4.14 



$13. 18 

 14.14 



14. 56 

 16.90 

 17.51 

 16.28 



15. 53 

 14.60 



15.74 

 14. 95 

 14.66 

 14.51 

 12.78 

 12. 85 

 12.47 

 12.09 



14.44 



12.96 

 12.04 

 10.06 



S10. 60 

 12. 66 

 12.88 

 12.23 

 11.40 

 11.48 

 10.49 

 9.82 



9.99 

 9.58 

 9.50 

 10.00 

 10.13 

 10.17 

 9.19 

 8.65 



7.51 

 7.55 

 8.08 

 7.06 



$12. 02 

 11.54 



11.08 

 10.92 

 10.63 

 10.69 

 10.84 



10.82 

 10.76 

 10.60 

 10.45 

 10. 03 

 10. 39 

 10. 36 

 9.58 



9.58 

 9.23 

 9.01 

 7.92 



$11.37 



10.46 



10. 15 



10.27 



10. 04 



9.55 



9.52 



9.86 



9.93 

 10.05 

 10.15 

 10.05 



9.77 

 10.02 



9.62 



8.66 



$10. 84 

 9.89 

 9.37 

 8.94 

 8.97 

 8.50 

 8.50 

 8.59 



9.73 

 9.65 

 9.69 

 9.68 

 9.26 

 9.05 

 8.79 

 8.08 



$10. 05 

 9.57 

 9.01 

 8.63 

 8.54 

 8.16 

 8.21 

 8.38 



8.70 

 8.74 

 8.78 

 8.72 

 8.51 

 8.65 

 7.87 

 7.38 



7.71 

 7.31 

 7.06 

 6.14 



$8.30 

 7.84 

 8.24 

 7.47 

 7.15 

 6.78 

 6.77 

 7.04 



7.35 

 7.12 

 7.39 

 7.54 

 7.55 

 6.97 

 6.24 

 5.68 



5.66 

 5.21 

 5.14 

 4.88 



$9.76 

 8.84 

 8.89 

 8.71 

 9.13 

 9.07 

 9.02 

 9.13 



9.13 

 9.66 

 9.75 

 9.75 

 9.73 

 9.50 



$8.09 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



1920. 

 January 



7.60 

 7.32 

 6.99 

 7.05 

 7.17 

 7.15 

 7.22 



7.25 



February 



7.90 



March 



April 



8.00 

 8.00 



May 



8.00 



June 



8.00 



July 





August 







September 



Light and 



medium 



weight 



(750-1,000 



lbs.) common 



to choice. 



S8.93 



8.41 



8.32 



7.25 



7.27 

 6.94 

 6.96 

 6.89 



5.38 



October 



5. OS 



November 



5.43 



December 



5.17 











Table 2.— Cattle: 



Monthly and yearly average price per 100 pounds of good beef steert, 

 Chicago, 1910 to 1920. 1 



Month. 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1916 



1917 



1918 



1919 



1920 



11-yr. 

 av. 



Januarv 



February 



March 



$6.20 

 6.35 

 7.35- 

 7.55 

 7.50 

 7.50 

 7.10 

 6.85 

 6.80 

 6.60 

 6.20 

 6.00 



$6.15 

 6.15 

 6.20 

 6.10 

 5.95 

 6.05 

 6.30 

 6.95 

 6.80 

 6.75 

 6.70 

 6.65 



$6.85 

 6.60 

 7.20 

 7.65 

 7.95 

 8.00 

 7.90 

 8.50 

 9.15 

 7.90 

 8.10 

 7.85 



$7.80 

 8.25 

 8.30 

 8.15 

 8.00 

 8.15 

 8.25 

 8.30 

 8.50 

 8.40 

 8.25 

 8.20 



$8.45 

 8.30 

 8.35 

 8.50 

 8.40 

 8.60 

 8.80 

 9.10 

 9.35 

 9.05 

 8.60 

 8.35 



$8.05 

 7.50 

 7.65 

 7.70 

 8.35 

 8.80 

 9.20 

 9.05 

 8.95 

 8.80 

 8.70 

 8.35 



$8.35 

 8.35 

 8.75 

 9.10 

 9.50 

 9.85 

 9.25 

 9.45 

 9.40 

 9.75 

 10.15 

 10.00 



$10. 15 

 10.50 

 11.25 

 11.75 

 11.90 

 12.15 

 12.35 

 12.70 

 13.10 

 11.70 

 11.10 

 11.40 



$12. 10 

 12.00 

 12.60 

 14.70 

 15. 40 

 15.85 

 16.05 

 15.75 

 16.00 

 14.80 

 15.05 

 14.90 



$15. 80 

 15.95 

 16.05 

 15.85 

 15.00 

 13. 55 

 15.60 

 16.45 

 15.50 

 16.15 

 15.10 

 14.35 



$13. 95 

 13.05 

 13.10 

 12.30 

 12.25 

 14.95 

 14.68 

 14.30 

 14.95 

 14.61 

 11.65 

 10.08 



$9.44 

 9.36 

 9.71 





9.94 





10.02 



June 



10.31 



July 



10.50 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



10.67 

 10.77 

 10.41 

 9.96 

 9.65 



Average 1 ... 



6.83 



6.40 



7.80 



8.21 



8.65 



8.43 



9.33 



11.67 



14.60 



15.45 



13. 32 



10. 0$ 



1 Prior to July, 1920, from Chicago Drovers' Journal. 

 J Simple average of monthly average prices. 



