ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



207 



Elgin Board of Trade in 1897. 



Below will be found a synopsis of the annual report of Mr. L. S. 

 Taylor, Secretary of the Elgin Board of Trade, but the reader must 

 remember that some of the factories included are located in Wiscon- 

 sin. In all there was sold 44,224,020 pounds of butter valued at 

 $9,137,219.68, and 9,520,668 pounds of cheese valued at $618,843.42. 



Weekly Prices of Butter, Elgin Board of Trade. 



. 18 Q^ > 



Jan. 4 19 19% 



•' 11 19 19% 



" 18 19^2 19% 



" 25 19% 201/8 



Monthly average 19i/4c. 



I^eb. 1 20}^ 20^4 



•' 8 21 



" 15 201/8 21 



" 22 18 



Monthly average 20 l-6c. 



Mar. 1 18 



•' 8 18 



" 15 18 



" 22 18 18% 



" 29 22 22% 



Monthly average 19Jic. 



Apr. 5 20 



'^ 12 I61/2 18 



«' 19 16 I61/2 



" 26 16 



Monthly average 17 l-6c. 



May 3 14 15 



" 10 141/2 



" 17 13% 



" 24 15 



" 31 14 15 



Monthly average 14 2-5c. 



June 7 141/2 14% 



" 14 14 



" 21 141/2 



" 28 141/2 



Monthly average 14 2-5c. 



July 3 UVfi 



" 12 141^ 



" 19 141/2 14% 



" 26 141/2 



Monthly average. 14i/ic. 



Aug. 2 ;i4i/2 



*' 9 141/2 



" 16 16^ 



" 23 18 



'• 30 18 



Monthly average 16Jic. 



Sept.6 17c. 



•• 13 171/2 



" 20 20 



" 27 22 



Monthly average 19%c. 



Oct. 4 22 



" 11 22 



" 18 22 



" 25 23 



Monthly average 22}4c. 



Nov. 1 23 



" 8 23 



" 15 221/2 



" 22 22 



" 29 22 



Monthly average 22i/ic. 



Dec. 6 221/2 



" 13 22 



'• 20 21 



*' 27 21 



Monthly average 21 3-5c. 



Monthly Averages for Twelve Years. 





























Yearly 



Yeae 



Jan 



1^'eb 



Mar 



Apr 



May 



Jun 



Jly 



Aug 



Sep 



Oct. 



Noy 



Dec 



Average. 



1897.... 



19i 



20i 



19i 



l^S 



14| 



14| 



14i 



16i 



19^ 



231 



32+ 



3]| 



18| 



1896.... 



m 



19t^o 



21 



15i 



15f 



14^ 



14fo 

 17| 



15i-o 



15,n> 



19^ 



30A 



31^ 



1^T% 



1895.... 



^3i«o 



337 



18^ 



in 



m 



17* 



20t1o 



351 



33 



33a 



24^ 



30/0 



1894.... 



34^ 



36i 



31i 



16i 



16i 



17 



m 



33i 



36i 



m 



34+ 



23f 



31 1% 



1893.... 



31^ 



37f 



37f 



39| 



33 



19| 



30 



33f 



^n 



38f 



36 



37+ 



36 



1893.... 



30 



391 



28i 



33| 



19 



18| 



30i 



2H 



34 



36-1 



30^ 



30 



351- 



1891.... 



36f 



37i 



m 



35i 



33 



17a 



m 



31f 



35 



30i 



381 



38i 



35 rV 



1890.... 



37i 



37 



m 



18i 



16i 



15 



m 



2H 



33 



34f 



37f 



38^ 



331 



1889.... 



36i 



39i 



361 



34| 



m 



m 



15^ 



18| 



33A 



33^ 



35i 



37^ 



338 



1888.... 



33| 



39 



39i 



35^ 



334- 



IH 



19^0 



19^ 



33f 



35« 



337 



33t^o 



26i 



1887.... 



31i 



394 



31 



^4f*o 



30* 



m 



30i 



36| 



33i 



34^ 



39i 



33,3- 



25| 



1886.... 



33| 



33 



31i 



38i 



17 



16 



18i 



31§ 



35i 



37i 



37| 



30i 



25| 



