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BULLETIN 982, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 49. — Hogs: Weekly average and top prices per 100 pounds, 1918 to 1920 . 



CHICAGO. 





eek ending — 



Butcher hogs. 



Packin 



g hogs. 



Light 

 hogs; 



bacon, 

 light 



mixed, 

 and 

 light 



lights. 



Pigs. 



Roughs. 



Bulk of 

 sales. 





"W 



Heavy. 



Medium 



and 

 , light. 



Heavy. 



Medium 

 and 

 Ught. 



Top. 



June 



1918. 

 8 



$16. 59 

 16.45 

 16.48 

 16.63 

 16.77 

 17.28 

 18.16 

 18.64 

 19.09 

 19.39 

 19.25 

 19.39 

 19.39 

 19.57 

 20.22 

 20.29 

 19.64 

 19.38 

 18.58 

 18.43 

 17.39 

 18.33 

 18.20 

 17.86 

 17.85 

 18.00 

 17.71 

 17.72 

 17.62 

 17.73 



17.88 

 17.79 

 17.74 

 17.78 

 17.70 

 17.89 

 18.00 

 17.82 

 17.69 

 18.40 



$16. 88 

 16.59 

 16.61 

 16.73 

 16.90 

 17.43 

 18.28 

 18.82 

 19.28 

 19.72 

 19.55 

 19.68 

 19.80 

 19.87 

 20.43 

 20.48 

 19.80 

 19.41 

 18.53 

 18.34 

 17.29 

 18.29 

 18.19 

 17.85 

 17.80 

 17.94 

 17.66 

 17.64 

 17.54 



. 17.65 



17.78 

 17.72 

 17.65 

 17.67 

 17.58 

 17.74 

 17.91 

 17.69 

 17. 55 

 18.30 



$16. 31 

 16.10 

 15.96 

 16.04 

 16.20 

 16.67 

 17.44 

 17.78 

 18.10 

 18.33 

 18.10 

 18.18 

 18.26 

 18.58 

 19.48 

 19.53 

 18.68 

 18.37 

 17.51 

 16.81 

 15.04 

 17.25 

 17.03 

 16.91 

 16.95 

 17.18 

 17.06 

 17.06 

 16.97 

 17.06 



17.17 

 17.15 

 16.97 

 16.81 

 16.76 

 16.87 

 17.06 

 17.04 

 16.95 

 17.52 



$16. 6S 

 16.33 

 16.29 

 16.36 

 16.52 

 16.99 

 17.72 

 18.10 

 1-8.43 

 18.65 

 18.43 

 18.50 

 18.48 

 18.82 

 19.60 

 19.70 

 18.95 

 18.64 

 17.83 

 17.27 

 15.70 

 17.66 

 17.47 

 17.29 

 17.29 

 17.37 

 17.26 

 17.33 

 17.27 

 17.42 



17.54 

 17. 48 

 17.28 

 17.16 

 17.11 

 17.31 

 17.55 

 17.39 

 17.30 

 17.97 



$17. 06 

 16.69 

 16.68 

 16.73 

 16.89 

 17.40 

 18.30 

 18.85 

 19.31 

 19.68 

 19.50 

 19.57 

 19.67 

 19.76 

 20.40 

 20.48 

 19.78 

 19.16 

 18.18 

 18.07 

 16.92 

 17.95 

 17.73 

 17.54 

 17.30 

 17.45 

 17.32 

 17.30 

 17.05 

 17.20 



17.38 

 17.41 

 17.23 

 17.20 

 17.02 

 17.31 

 17.66 

 17.35 

 17.15 

 18.01 



$16. 70 

 16.55 

 16.43 

 16.51 

 16.34 

 16.58 

 17.23 

 17.63 

 18.10 

 18.20 

 18.19 

 18.18 

 18.38 

 18.57 

 18.94 

 19.01 

 18.35 

 17.56 

 16.48 

 15.83 

 14.04 

 15. 52 

 15.04 

 14.80 

 13.88 

 14.50 

 14.77 

 14.85 

 14.42 

 14.35 



15. 33 

 16.40 

 14.56 

 13.77 

 13.79 

 15.17 

 16.35 

 15.62 

 15.19 

 16.17 



$16. 78 

 15.64 

 15.59 

 15.66 

 15.79 

 16.13 

 16.83 

 17.33 

 17.61 

 17.83 

 17.61 

 17.63 

 17.61 

 17.91 

 18.71 

 18.82 

 18.12 

 17.85 

 17.12 

 16.29 

 14.30 

 16. 35 

 16.00 

 15.73 

 15.83 

 16.32 

 16.42 

 16.33 

 16.05 

 16.11 



16.29 

 16.33 

 16.25 

 16.24 

 16.13 

 16. 29 

 16. 52 

 16.44 

 16.39 

 16.99 



$16. 73 

 16.50 

 16.53 

 16.58 

 16.74 

 17.19 

 17.91 

 18.41 

 18.77 

 19. 05 

 18.89 

 18.96 

 18.89 



$17. 35 





15 



16.95 





22 



17.00 





29 



17.15 



July 



6 



17.15 





13 



18. 10 





20 



18.85 





27 



19. 25 



Aug. 



3 



19.80 





10 



20.05 





17 



20.15 





24 



20.10 





31 



20.30 



Sept 



7 



20.40 





14 





20. 90 





21 





20.95 





28 







20.40 



Oct. 



5 





20.00 





12.. 







19. 25 





19 





18.75 





26 





IS. 00 



Nov. 



2 





18.85 





9 





18.60 





16 





18.10 





23 





18.10 





30 





18.40 



Dec. 



7 





17.90 





14 



17.53 

 17.47 

 17.57 



17. 68 

 17.63 

 17.58 

 17.57 

 17.51 

 17.63 

 17.84 

 17.63 

 17.52 

 18.24 



17.90 





21 



17.70 





28 



17.90 



Jan. 



1919. 

 4 



18.00 





11 



18.00 





18 



IS. 00 





25 



18.00 



Kpb 



1 



17.85 





8 



18.00 





15 



18.15 





22 



18.00 



Mar. 



1 



17.85 





8 



18.95 











Butcher, bacon, and shipper hogs. 



Packing sows. 



Pigs 



(130 



lbs. 

 down), 



me- 

 dium 



to 

 choice. 



Stock 

 pigs 

 (130 

 lbs. 

 down), 

 com- 

 mon to 

 choice. 



Bulk 

 of 



sales. 





Week ending — 



Heavy 

 weight 



(250 



lbs. 



up), 



me- 

 dium 



to 

 choice. 



Me- 

 dium 

 weight 

 (200 to 



250 

 lbs-.), 

 me- 

 dium 



to 

 choice. 



Light 

 weight 

 (150 to 

 200 

 lbs.), 

 com- 

 mon to 

 choice. 



Light 

 lights 

 (130 to 



150 

 lbs.), 

 com- 

 mon to 

 choice. 



Smooth 

 (250 

 lbs. 

 up). 



Rough 

 (200 

 lbs. 

 up). 



$17. 63 

 17.75 

 17.74 

 18. 31 

 18.79 

 IS. 94 

 19.25 

 19. OS 

 19.53 

 19. 48 

 19. SI 

 19. 25 



Top. 



1919. 

 Mar. 15 



$19. 45 

 19.69 

 19.59 

 20.08 

 20.43 

 20.58 

 20.95 

 20. 57 

 20.98 

 20.83 

 20.85 

 20. 33 



$19. 35 

 19.57 

 19. 45 

 19.97 

 20.37 

 20.49 

 20.81 

 20.41 

 20.85 

 20.72 

 20.77 

 20.28 



$19. 04 

 19.24 

 19.19 

 19.78 

 20.12 

 20.19 

 20.55 

 20. 16 

 20.65 

 20. 55 

 20.63 

 20.11 



$18. 86 

 18.11 

 18.21 

 IS. 97 

 19.40 

 19. 19 

 19.68 

 19. 34 

 19.70 

 19.85 

 19.99 

 19.51 



$18. 46 

 18. 73 

 18. 64 

 19.28 

 19.54 

 19.75 

 20.09 

 19.85 

 20. 23 

 20. 06 

 20.30 

 19.64 



$17. 41 

 17.10 



17. OS 

 17.79 

 18.19 

 IS. 12 

 IS. 02 

 17.92 

 IS. 69 

 18.86 

 19.13 

 18.50 







$18. 25 



$19. 26 



19. 53 

 19.42 

 19.98 

 20.29 

 20.47 

 20.84 



20. 43 

 20.86 

 20.73 

 20.78 

 20.26 



$19. 95 



22 



19. 90 



29 



19.75 



Apr. 5 



20. 75 



12 



20.65 



19 



20.90 



26 



21.10 





20.90 



10 



21.55 



17 



21.10 



24 



21. 30 



31 



20.70 



