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Table 26. — Hogs: Monthly and yearly average -price per 100 pounds, Chicago, 1910 to 



1920> 



Month. 



1010 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1913 



1917 



1918 1919 



1920 



11-year 

 aver- 

 age. 



January 



February 



March 



$8. 55 

 9.05 



10. 55 

 9.90 

 9.55 

 9.45 

 8.75 

 8.35 

 8.90 

 8.50 

 7.60 

 7.65 



$7.95 

 7.40 

 6.85 

 6.25 

 6.00 

 6.25 

 6.70 

 7.30 

 6.90 

 6.45 

 6.30 

 6.40 



$6.25 

 6.20 

 7.10 

 7.80 

 7.65 

 7.50 

 7.65 

 8.25 

 8.45 

 8.75 

 7.75 

 7.40 



$7. 45 

 8.15 

 8.90 

 9.05 

 8.55 

 8.65 

 9.05 

 8.35 

 8.30 

 8.20 

 7.75 

 7.70 



18. 30 

 8.60 

 8.70 

 8.65 

 S.45 

 8.20 

 8.70 

 9.00 

 8.85 

 7.65 

 7. 50 

 7.10 



$6.90 

 6.80 

 6.75 

 7.30 

 7.60 

 7.60 

 7.75 

 6.90 

 7.25 

 7.90 

 6.65 

 6.40 



S7.20 

 8.20 

 9.65 

 9.75 

 9.85 

 9.70 

 9.80 

 10.30 

 10.70 

 9. SO 

 9.60 

 9.95 



$10. 90 

 12. 45 



14. 80 

 15.75 



15. 90 

 15.50 

 15.20 

 16.90 

 18.20 

 17. 15 

 17.40 

 16.85 



$16.30 ;$17.60 

 16.65 < 17.65 

 17.10 ! 19.10 

 17.45 i 20.40 

 17.45 i 20.60 

 15.60 : 20.40 

 17.75 21.85 

 19.00 i 20.00 

 19.55 ! 17.45 

 17.70 14.35 

 17.70 14.20 

 17.55 13.60 



$14. 97 

 14.55 

 14.94 

 14.79 

 14.28 

 14. OS 

 14.84 

 14. 74 

 15. 88 

 14.17 

 11.83 

 9.55 



$10. 22 

 10.52 

 11.31 

 11. 55 





11.44 





11. .32 



July 



11.64 

 11.74 



September 



October 



November 



December 



11.87 

 10.97 

 10. 39 

 10.01 



Weighted 

 average.. 



8. SO 



6.70 



7.55 



8. 35 



S.30 



7.10 



9.60 



15.10 



17. 45 



17. 85 



13.91 



10.98 



i Prior to 1920 from Chicago Drovers' Journal. 

 Table 27. — Hogs: Monthly and yearly top price per 100 pounds, Chicago, 1910 to 1920. 1 



Month. 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1916 



1917 



1918 



1919 



1920 



11-year 

 aver- 

 age. 



January 



February 



$9. 05 



10.00 



11.20 



11.00 



9.85 



9.80 



9.60 



9.70 



10.10 



9.65 



S.70 



8.10 



$8.30 

 7.90 

 7.35 

 6.90 

 6.50 

 6.72 

 7. 55 

 7.95 

 7.80 

 6.90 

 6.72 

 6.60 



$6.70 

 6.57 

 7.95 

 8.20 

 8.05 

 7.80 

 8.50 

 9.00 

 9.27 

 9.42 

 8.30 

 7.85 



$7.80 

 8.70 

 9.62 

 9.70 

 8.85 

 9.00 

 9.62 

 9.40 

 9.65 

 9.10 

 8.30 

 8. 15 



$8. 60 

 8.90 

 9.00 

 8.95 

 8.67 

 8.52 

 9.30 



10.20 

 9.75 

 9.05 

 8.25 

 7. 75 



$7.40 

 7.25 

 7.05 

 7.90 

 7.95 

 7.95 

 8.12 

 8.05 

 8.50 

 8.95 

 7.75 

 7.10 



$8. 10 

 8.90 

 10.10 

 10. 10 

 10. 35 

 10.15 

 10.25 

 11.55 

 11.60 

 10.55 

 10.35 

 10.80 



$12. 00 

 13. 55 

 15.55 

 16.50 

 16.65 

 16. 17 

 16.30 

 20.00 

 19.70 

 19.65 

 18.10 

 17.75 



$16. 90 

 17.70 

 18.15 

 18.10 

 18.30 

 17.35 

 19.40 

 20. 30 

 20.95 

 19.95 

 18.60 

 18.00 



$18. 00 

 18.15 

 19.95 

 21.10 

 21.55 

 21.60 

 23.60 

 23.50 

 20. 85 

 17.20 

 15. 50 

 14. 60 



$16. 00 

 15. 65 

 16.35 

 16.75 



15. CO 



16. 75 

 16. 65 

 16. 40 

 18.25 

 16.25 

 14.50 

 10.80 



$10. SO 

 11.21 

 12.02 





12.29 



May 



12.03 

 11.98 



July 



12.63 





13.28 



September 



October 



November 



December 



13.31 

 12.42 

 11.37 

 10.68 



For year... 



11.20 



8.30 



9.42 



9.70 



10. 20 



8.95 



11.60 



20.00 



20.95 



23.60 



IS. 25 



13. 85 



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

 Table 28. — Hogs: Monthly farm price per 100 pounds, United States, 1910 to 1920. 



Date. 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1916 



1917 



1918 



1919 



1920 



11-yr. 



av. 



Feb. 15 



Mar. 15 



Apr. 15 



$7.76 

 7.87 

 8.93 

 9.26 

 8.59 

 8.46 

 8.15 

 7.78 

 8.27 

 8.08 

 7.61 

 7.16 



$7.44 

 7.04 

 6.74 

 6.17 

 5.72 

 5.66 

 5.92 

 6.54 

 6.53 

 6.09 

 5. 86 

 5.72 



$5. 74 

 5.79 

 5.94 

 6.78 

 6.79 

 6.65 

 6.64 

 7.11 

 7.47 

 7.70 

 7.05 

 6.89 



$6.77 

 7.17 

 7.62 

 7.94 

 7.45 

 7.61 

 7.81 

 7.79 

 7.68 

 7.60 

 7. 33 

 7.16 



$7.45 

 7.75 

 7.80 

 7.80 

 7.60 

 7.43 

 7.72 

 8.11 

 S. 11 

 7.43 

 7.00 

 6.67 



$6.57 

 6.34 

 6.33 

 6.48 

 6.77 

 6.80 

 6.84 

 6.61 

 6.79 

 7.18 

 6.35 

 6.02 



$6.32 

 7.07 

 7.86 

 8.21 

 8.37 

 8.21 

 8.40 

 8.61 

 9.22 

 8.67 

 8.74 

 8.76 



$9.16 

 10. 33 

 12.32 

 13.61 

 13. 72 

 13.50 

 13. 35 

 14.24 

 15.69 

 16.15 

 15. 31 

 15.73 



$15. 26 

 15. 03 



15. 58 

 15.76 

 15.84 

 15.37 

 15.58 



16. 89 

 17.50 

 16. 50 

 15. 92 

 15.82 



$15. 69 

 15. 53 

 16.13 

 17.39 

 IS. 00 

 17.80 

 19.22 

 19.30 

 15. SI 

 13.88 

 13. 36 

 12.66 



$13. 36 

 13. 62 

 13.59 

 13.73 

 13.44 

 13. IS 

 13.65 

 13. 59 

 13. 98 

 13. 57 

 11.64 

 8.90 



$9.23 

 9.41 

 9.S9 

 10.28 

 10.21 



July 15 



10.06 

 10.30 



Nov. 15 



Dec. 15 



10. 60 

 10.64 

 10. 26 

 9.65 

 9 23 







Weighted 

 average . . 



8.12 



6.29 



6.64 



7.44 



7.51 



6.56 



8.11 



13.41 



15.82 



16.04 



12.85 



9.89 



