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BULLETIN 982, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 52. — Sheep and lambs: Monthly and yearly top price per 100 pounds, Chicago. 1 



SHEEP. 



Month. 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1916 



1917 



1918 



1919 



1920 



ll-yr. 



av. 



January. 



February 



$6.60 

 7.90 

 9.30 

 8.50 

 7.75 

 6.25 

 5.00 

 4.65 

 4.85 

 4.50 

 4.50 

 4.50 



S4. 75 

 4,85 

 5.60 

 5.25 

 5.60 

 4.70 

 5.25 

 4.00 

 4.50 

 4.25 

 4.25 

 4.60 



$5.10 

 5.00 

 6.50 

 8.00 

 8.25 

 6.00 

 5.50 

 4.75 

 4.80 

 5.00 

 4.75 

 5.65 



$6.50 

 7.00 

 7.50 

 8.00 

 7.00 

 6.25 

 5.40 

 5.00 

 4.90 

 5.10 

 5.50 

 6.25 



$6.30 

 6.50 

 7.00 

 7.20 

 6.50 

 6.50 

 6.10 

 6.10 

 6.20 

 6.25 

 6.65 

 6.85 



$6.85 

 7.75 

 S. 15 

 8.75 

 8.50 

 7.00 

 7.00 

 6.90 

 6.75 

 7.00 

 6.75 

 7.00 



$S. 50 

 9.75 

 9.35 

 9.40 



10.00 

 9.00 

 8.50 

 8.40 

 8.75 

 8.65 

 9.00 



10. 25 



Sll. 75 

 12.50 

 13.00 

 13.50 

 16.00 

 13.50 

 11. 50 

 12, 50 

 12.75 

 13.00 

 13.00 

 13.50 



$13. 70 

 14.00 

 17.00 

 17.00 

 17.50 

 14.75 

 14.50 

 14.75 

 13.25 

 12, 00 

 11.75 

 11.50 



$12. 25 

 14.00 

 17.15 

 17.35 

 16.85 

 11.50 

 11.40 

 12.00 

 10.50 

 11.25 

 10.60 

 12.00 



$15.75 

 15.75 

 15.75 

 16.75 

 14.50 

 11.00 

 10.50 

 10.00 

 8.65 

 8.75 

 9.00 

 7.25 



$8.91 

 9.55 

 10.57 





10.88 





10.77 





8.77 



July 



8.24 





8.10 



September . . . 



October 



November 



December 



7.81 

 7.80 

 7.80 

 8.12 



Yearly top . 



9.30 



5.60 



8.25 



8.00 



7.20 



8.75 



10.25 



16.00 



17.50 



17.35 



16.75 



11.36 



LAMBS. 



January 



February 



$9.10 

 9.40 

 10.60 

 10.20 

 9.40 

 9.10 

 8.60 

 7.15 

 7.40 

 7.20 

 6.90 

 6.80 



$6.65 

 6.50 

 6.65 

 6.60 

 7.85 

 7.65 

 7.55 

 7.40 

 6.40 

 6.40 

 6.50 

 6.60 



S7.40 

 7.15 

 8.25 

 10. 40 

 10.60 

 9.25 

 8.25 

 7.85 

 7.75 

 7.50 

 8.00 

 8.90 



$9.50 

 9.25 

 9.15 

 9.35 

 8.85 

 8.00 

 8.70 

 8.25 

 7.90 

 7.65 

 8.25 

 8.40 



$8.40 

 8.10 

 8.50 

 8.60 

 9.50 

 9.60 

 9.35 

 9.00 

 9.00 

 8.20 

 9.50 

 9.25 



$9.00 

 9.65 

 10.10 

 11.15 

 11.85 

 10. 85 

 10.00 

 9.55 

 9.25 

 9.25 

 9.40 

 9.90 



$11.15 

 11.50 

 11.90 

 12.00 

 12.90 

 12.25 

 11.10 

 11.50 

 11.40 

 11.25 

 12, 45 

 13.60 



$14. 45 

 15.00 

 15.70 

 17.40 

 20.60 

 18.50 

 16.50 

 17.75 

 18.60 

 18.60 

 18.00 

 17.50 



$18. 00 

 17.85 

 19.50 

 22.10 

 21.25 

 18.25 

 19.25 

 18.85 

 17.25 

 17.25 

 15.50 

 16.25 



$17. 40 

 19.00 

 21.00 

 20.50 

 20.50 

 19.25 

 18.25 

 18.50 

 16.25 

 16.25 

 15.25 

 18.50 



$21. 65 

 21.65 

 20.50 

 21.75 

 19.40 

 18.00 

 16.75 

 15.40 

 14.00 

 13.75 

 14.00 

 13.00 



$12.06 

 12.28 

 12.90 





13.64 





13.88 



June 



July 



12,79 

 12.21 





11.93 



September 



October 



November 



December 



11.38 

 11.21 

 11.25 

 11.70 



Yearly top . 



10.60 



7.85 



10.60 



9.50 



9.60 



11.85 



13.60 



20.60 



22.10 



21.00 



21.75 



14.46 



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

 Table 53. — Sheep: Monthly farm price per 100 pounds, United States, 1910 to 1920. 



Date. 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1916 



1917 



191S 



1919 



1920 



ll-yr. 

 av. 



Jan. 15 



Feb. 15 



$5.63 

 5.09 

 5.64 

 6.10 

 5.79 

 5.44 

 5.47 

 4.68 

 4,81 

 4.68 

 4.63 

 4.54 



$4.47 

 4.34 

 4.45 

 4. 55 

 4.51 

 4.24 

 4.19 

 3.98 

 3.91 

 3.68 

 3.65 

 3.71 



$3.89 

 4.01 

 4.12 

 4.57 

 4.74 

 4.52 

 4.21 

 4.26 

 4.11 

 4.19 

 4.05 

 4.21 



$4.35 

 4.63 

 4.97 

 5.16 

 4.91 

 4.84 

 4.20 

 4.32 

 4.23 

 4.16 

 4.27 

 4.46 



$4.67 

 4.67 

 4.77 

 4.96 

 4.87 

 4.70 

 4.75 

 4.87 

 4.80 

 4.81 

 4.68 

 4.95 



$4.95 

 5.14 

 5.36 

 5.60 

 5.54 

 5.43 

 5.35 

 5.16 

 5.06 

 5.18 

 5.18 

 5.38 



$5.52 

 5.90 

 6.35 

 6.61 

 6.66 

 6.54 

 6.33 

 6.22 

 6.25 

 6.20 

 6.41 

 6.77 



$7.33 

 8.17 

 9.21 

 9.69 

 10.15 

 9.84 

 9.32 

 9.33 

 10.05 

 10.24 

 10.20 

 10.44 



$10. 55 

 10.75 

 11.41 

 11.98 

 12.32 

 11.56 

 11.04 

 10.99 

 10.79 

 10. 35 

 10.11 

 9.46 



$9.68 

 9.95 

 10.45 

 11.33 

 10.93 

 10.34 

 9.25 

 9.06 

 8.69 

 8.46 

 8.35 

 8.53 



$9.34 

 9.97 

 10.25 

 10.66 

 10.34 

 9.13 

 8.21 

 7.54 

 7.24 

 6.62 

 6.20 

 5.54 



$6.40 

 6.60 



Mar. 15 



7.00 





7.38 





7.34 



June 15 



July 15 



Aug. 15 



Sept. 15 



Oct. 15 



6.96 

 6.57 

 6 40 

 6.36 

 6.23 



Nov.15 



Dec. 15 



6.16 

 6.18 







Weigh ted 

 average . . 



5.08 



4.07 



4.20 



4.46 



4.79 



5.23 



6.27 



9.54 



10.82 



9. 35 



811 



6.54 



