MARKET STATISTICS. 7 



Table 3. — Calves: Monthly and yearly average price per 100 pounds, Chicago, 1910 to 



1920. 1 



Month. 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1916 



1917 



1918 



1919 



1920 



11-yr. 



av. 



January 



February 



$8.60 

 8.65 

 9.00 

 7.85 

 7.35 

 7.85 

 7.60 

 7.75 

 8.50 

 8.65 

 8.75 

 8.50 



$8.75 

 8.40 

 7.40 

 6.60 

 7.25 

 7.60 

 7.40 

 8.00 

 8.75 

 8.60 

 8.35 

 7.85 



$8.75 

 ' 7.50 

 8.00 

 7.40 

 7.75 

 8.00 

 8.75 

 9.75 



11.25 



10.00 

 9.85 



10.25 



$9. 75 

 9.85 

 10.50 

 8.50 

 9.25 

 9.75 

 10.40 

 11.50 

 11.25 

 10.50 

 10. 35 

 10.75 



$11.00 

 10. 75. 

 9.00 

 8.85 

 9.50 

 9.40 

 10.60 

 11.00 

 11.40 

 10.65 

 10.35 

 8.65 



$9.85 

 10.35 

 10.00 

 8.40 

 9.15 

 9.60 

 10.25 

 11.50 

 11.25 

 10. 85 

 10.15 

 9.65 



$10. 15 

 10.65 

 9.65 

 8.75 

 10.40 

 11.25 

 11.40 

 12.00 

 12.40 

 11.50 

 11.85 

 11.75 



$13. 40 

 12.65 

 13.40 

 12.50 

 13.25 

 13.40 

 13.00 

 15.15 

 15.00 

 14.85 

 13.50 

 15.25 



$15. 35 

 14.15 

 15.25 

 14.50 

 13.50 

 16.02 

 16.67 

 17.28 

 18. 63 

 16.83 

 16.86 

 16.01 



$15. 62 

 15.75 

 15.01 

 14.31 

 14.66 

 16.37 

 17.88 

 19. 62 

 20.52 

 18. 05 

 17.60 

 16.56 



$17. 74 

 16.73 

 16.73 

 14.22 

 12.12 

 13.68 

 13.98 

 15.08 

 16.39 

 14.18 

 13.74 

 10.39 



$11.72 

 11.40 

 11.27 



April 



10.17 





10.38 





11.17 



Julv 



11.63 



August 



September . 



October 



November 



December 



12.60 

 13.21 

 12.24 

 11.94 

 11.42 



Average 2 ... 



8.25 



7.91 



8.94 



10.19 



10.10 



10.08 



10.98 



13.78 



15.92 



16.83 



14.58 



11.60 



1 Prior to Jnne 1918, from Chicago Drovers' Journal. 

 1 Simple average of monthly average prices. 



Table 4. — Cattle: 



Monthly and yearly top price per 100 pounds of beef cattle, Chicago, 

 1910 to 1920. 1 



Month. 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1916 



1917 



1918 



1919 



1920 



11-yr. 

 av. 



January 



February 



$8.40 

 8.10 

 8.85 

 8.65 

 8.75 

 8.85 

 8.60 

 8.50 

 8.50 

 8.00 

 7.75 

 7.55 



$7.10 

 7.05 

 7.35 

 7.10 

 6.50 

 6.75 

 7.35 

 8.20 

 8.25 

 9.00 

 9.25 

 9.35 



$8.75 

 9.00 

 8.85 

 9.00 

 9.40 

 9.60 

 9.85 

 10.65 

 11.00 

 11.05 

 11.00 

 11.25 



$9.50 

 9.25 

 9.30 

 9.25 

 9.10 

 9.20 

 9.20 

 9.25 

 9.50 

 9.75 

 • 9.85 



10. 25 



$9.50 

 9.75 

 9.75 

 9.55 

 9.60 

 9.45 

 10.00 

 10.90 

 11.05 

 11.00 

 11.00 

 11.40 



$9.70 

 9.50 

 9.15 

 8.90 

 9.65 

 9.95 

 10.40 

 10.50 

 10.50 

 10.60 

 10.55 

 11.60 



$9.85 

 9.75 

 10.05 

 10.00 

 11.05 

 11.50 

 11.30 

 11.50 

 11.50 

 11.65 

 12.50 

 12.60 



$11. 95 

 12.25 

 12.95 

 13.50 

 13.70 

 13.90 

 14.15 

 16.50 

 17.90 

 17.50 

 17.25 

 16.25 



$14. 30 

 14.50 

 14.75 

 17.60 

 17.75 

 18.00 

 18.75 

 18.90 

 19.60 

 19.75 

 19.75 

 20.25 



$20. 00 

 20.25 

 20.50 

 20.50 

 20.00 

 17.00 

 18.50 

 19.35 

 18.15 

 19.50 

 20.50 

 21.50 



$20. 00 

 17.25 

 16.00 

 16.00 

 14.50 

 17.25 

 17.25 

 17.75 

 18.35 

 18.50 

 18.15 

 17.25 



$11.73 

 11.51 

 11.59 





11.82 





11.82 





11.95 



July 



12.30 





12.91 



September 1 



October 



November 



13.12 

 13.30 

 13.41 

 13.57 



For year... 



8.85 



9.35 



11.25 



10.25 



11.40 



11.60 



12.60 



17.90 



20.25 



21.50 



20.00 



14.09 



1 Prior to June 1918, from Chicago Drovers' Journal. 



Table 5. — Calves: Monthly and yearly top price per 100 pounds for veal calves, Chicago, 



1910 to 1920. 1 



Month. 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



For year . . 



$10.00 

 10.00 

 10.25 

 9.25 

 8.50 

 9.25 

 9.00 

 9.40 

 10.15 

 10. 25 

 10.25 

 9.75 



10.25 



$10. 00 

 9.50 

 9.00 

 7.35 

 8.25 

 8.75 

 8.25 

 9.10 

 9.75 

 9.75 

 9.00 

 8.75 



10.00 



$10. 50 

 8.25 

 9.00 

 9.00 

 9.40 

 9.00 

 10.00 

 11.50 

 12.00 

 11.50 

 10.75 

 11.25 



1913 



$11.00 

 11.00 

 12.00 

 9.50 

 11.00 

 11.10 

 11.50 

 12.35 

 12.50 

 11.85 

 11.50 

 11.75 



12. 00 12. 50 



$12. 00 

 11.60 

 11.00 

 10.75 

 11.00 

 10.50 

 11.50 

 12.00 

 12.50 

 11.50 

 11.75 

 10.25 



12.50 



$11.00 

 12.00 

 10.75 

 9.25 

 10.00 

 10.50 

 11.35 

 12.35 

 12.25 

 12.00 

 11.25 

 10.50 



$11. 00 

 11.50 

 11.25 

 10.50 

 11.75 

 12.25 

 12.25 

 12.75 

 13.25 

 12. 75 

 13. 25 

 13.50 



12. 35 13. 50 16. 75 



1917 



$15. 00 

 15.00 

 15.25 

 14.00 

 15.50 

 15.85 

 15.25 

 16.25 

 16.50 

 16.00 

 14.75 

 16.75 



1918 



$16. 50 

 16.00 

 17.50 

 17.00 

 15.35 

 17.00 

 17.50 

 18.50 

 19.50 

 18.75 

 17.75 

 18.00 



19.50 



$17. 50 

 17.50 

 18.25 

 17.50 

 17.25 

 18.50 

 19.25 

 21.25 

 21.50 

 21.25 

 19.00 

 18.00 



1920 



$19.50 

 19.50 

 19.00 

 18.00 

 14.50 

 15.25 

 17.25 

 17.75 

 18.50 

 17.75 

 15.25 

 13.00 



21. 50 19. 50 



11-yr. 

 av. 



$13.09 

 12.90 

 13.02 

 12.01 

 12.05 

 12.54 

 13.01 

 13.93 

 14.40 

 13.94 

 13.14 

 12.86 



14. 5 J 



1 Prior to June 1918, from Chicago Drovers' Journal. 



