MARKET STATISTICS. 



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Table 68. — Lambs: Weekly range of prices per 100 pounds, Chicago, Mar. 22, 1919, to 



Dec. 31, 1920. 1 



Week 

 ending. 



Price. 



Week 

 ending. 



Price. 



Week 

 ending. 



Price. 



Week 

 ending. 



Price. 



1919. 





1919. 





1920. 





1920. 





Mar. 



22 



$18. 65-821. 00 



Sept. 6 



$12. 00-815. 25 



Feb. 



7 



817. 00-821. 00 



July 24 



$12.50-816.50 





29 



18. 00- 20. 50 



13 



13. 50- 16. 25 





14 



18. 00- 21. 65 



31 



12.00- 16.25 



Apr. 



5 



18. 00- 20. 50 



20 



12.00- 15.75 





21 



18. 00- 21. 50 



Aug. 7 



12. 00- 15. 40 





12 



17. 75- 20. 35 



27 



12.2.5- 15.50 





28 



17. 50- 20. 75 



14 



10. 75- 14. 50 





19 



18. 00- 20. 10 



Oct. 4 



12.75- 16.15 



Mar. 



6 



17. 25- 20. 30 



21 



10. 50- 13. 35 





26 



17.7.5- 19.85 



11 



12.75- 16.25 





13 



17. 00- 20. 00 



28 



10.75- 14.85 



May 



3 



17. 75- 20. 00 



18 



12.25- 15.75 





20 



16. 75- 19. 50 



Sept. 4 



11.50- 14.75 





10 



17. 2.5- 20. 50 



25 



12.50- 16.00 





27 



17. 25- 20. 50 



11 



12. 00- 14. 50 





17 



13.50- 15.25 



Nov. 1 



12.00-15.50 



1 Apr. 



3 



17. 75- 20. 50 



18 



12. 00- 14. 75 





24 



13.2.5- 15.25 



8 



12.00- 15.00 





10 



17. 75- 20. 75 



25 



11.00- 14.00 





31 



13. 50- 15. 75 



15 



12.00- 15.10 





17 



18. 00- 21. 75 



•Oct. 2 



10.50- 14.00 



June 



7 



12.25- 15.60 



22 



12.25- 15.00 





24 



17.00- 19.25 



9 



10.25- 13.50 





14 



12.50- 15.85 



. 29 



12.50- 15.25 



May 



1 



16.25- 19.00 



16 



10.00- 13.40 





21 



15.00- 19.25 



Dec. 6 



13. 75- 16. 50 





8 



16. 25- 19. 10 



23 



9.75- 13.00 





28 



14.50- 17.50 



13 



14. 25- 17. 00 





15 



16.50- 19.40 



30 



9. 75- 13. 75 



July 



5 



15.00- 17.75 



20 



14.75- 17.35 





22 



15.25- 17.75 



Nov. 6 



11.00- 14.00 





12 



14. 75- 17. 50 



27 



15.25- 18.50 





29 



15. 00- 17. 50 



13 



10. 75- 12. 75 





19 



14.75- 18.25 







June 



5 



13. 50- 17. 50 



20 



10. 50- 12. 65 





26 



14.00- 18.00 



1920. 







12 



13.50- 17.25 



27 



10. 00- 11. 50 



Aug. 



2 



13.00- 17.25 



Jan. 3 



15.50- 18.85 





19 



13. 00- 18. 00 



Dec. 4 



10.50- 13.25 





9 



13.25- 17.25 



10 



16.00- 19.65 





26 



13.00- 17.50 



11 



10. 00- 12. 00 





16 



14.00- 18.25 



17 



16. 75- 19. 75 



July 



3 



11. 50- 17. 50 



18 



8.75- 12.50 





23 



14. 50- IS. 50 



24 



17.25- 20.50 





10 



11.50- 16.25 



25 



8. 75- 11. 75 





30 



12. 25- 17. 50 



31 



19. 00- 21. 65 





17 



13.00- 16.75 



Jan. 1, '21 



9. 00- 13. 00 



1 Prices given are for lambs 84 pounds down. 



Table 69. — Horses and mules: Yearly receipts at principal markets and number on farms, 



1900 to 1920. 



[In thousands; i. e., 000 omitted.] 





Receipts at principal markets. 1 



Number on farms 

 January 1. 



Year. 































Chi- 

 cago. 



Kan- 

 sas 

 City. 



Oma- 

 ha. 



St. 

 Paul. 



•East 



St. 



Louis. 



Fort 

 Worth. 



Den- 

 ver. 



Sioux 

 City. 



St. Jo- 

 seph. 



Total. 



Horses. 



Mules. 



Total. 



1900 



99 



103 



60 



27 



145 



( 2 ) 



23 



31 



13 



501 



18,267 



3,265 



21, 532 



1901 



109 



97 



36 



15 



. 129 



( 2 ) 



17 



18 



23 



444 



16, 745 



2,864 



19, 609 



1902 



102 



77 



42 



8 



109 



5 



24 



19 



20 



406 



16, 531 



2,757 



19, 288 



1903 



101 



67 



53 



8 



129 



10 



19 



12 



20 



419 



16, 557 



2,728 



19, 285 



1904 



106 



68 



47 



6 



181 



18 



13 



4 



29 



472 



16, 736 



2,758 



19, 494 



1905 



127 



66 



45 



6 



178 



18 



16 



15 



32 



503 



17, 058 



2,889 



19, 947 



1906 



127 



70 



42 



9 



166 



21 



17 



19 



28 



499 



18, 719 



3,404 



22, 123 



1907 



102 



62 



44 



15 



117 



19 



11 



16 



27 



413 



19, 747 



3,817 



23, 564 



1908 



92 



56 



40 



7 



109 



12 



11 



13 



23 



363 



19, 992 



3,869 



23, 861 



1909 



91 



68 



32 



6 



112 



21 



15 



15 



23 



383 



20, 640 



4,053 



24, 693 



1910 



83 



70 



30 



5 



130 



34 



16 



16 



28 



412 



19, 833 



4,210 



24, 043 



1911 



105 



85 



32 



8 



171 



37 



18 



17 



42 



515 



20, 277 



4,323 



24, 600 



1912 



93 



73 



33 



5 



164 



49 



15 



10 



39 



481 



20, 509 



4,362 



24, 871 



1913 



91 



82 



32 



5 



157 



57 



16 



10 



32 



482 



20,567 



4,386 



24, 953 



1914 



106 



87 



31 



6 



148 



48 



17 



10 



25 



478 



20, 962 



4,449 



25, 411 



1915 



165 



102 



42 



10 



271 



55 



72 



22 



41 



780 



21, 195 



4,479 



25, 674 



1916 



205 



123 



27 



12 



267 



79 



53 



17 



27 



810 



21, 159 



4,593 



25, 752 



1917 



107 



128 



33 



10 



280 



115 



20 



29 



34 



756 



21, 210 



4,723 



25, 933 



1918 



88 



85 



22 



7 



242 



79 



15 



23 



39 



600 



21, 555 



4,873 



26, 428 



1919 



46 



83 



25 



11 



250 



60 



23 



16 



43 



557 



21, 482 



4, 954 26, 436 



1920 



43 



72 



19 



10 



143 



45 



18 



23 



30 



403 



21, 109 



4, 995 25, 826 



1 Compiled from yearbooks of the stockyard companies. 



2 Not in operation . 



