13-1' American Cattle MaA-ets and the Dressed Beef Trade. 
Kansas City Market. 
I.— Total Heckipts and Shipments fob this Ykau 18»8. 
Receipts 
Shipments 
Month 
Horses 
Horses 
Cattle 
Hogs 
Sheep 
and 
Cars 
Cattle 
Hogs 
Sheep 
and 
Cars 
Mules 
Mules 
January . 
47,264 
195,009 
17,610 
1,267 
4,867 
46,422 
192,967 
17,887 
806 
1,100 
February . 
48,903 
176,685 
19,685 
2,257 
4,707 
49,018 
170,085 
19,254 
2,161 
1,507 
3darcti . . 
47,877 
172,646 
17,841 
2,918 
4,590 
48,263 
176,023 
17,929 
2,854 
1,600 
April . . 
44,548 
189,341 
24,629 
1,441 
4,689 
44,587 
190,190 
25,210 
1,856 
1,666 
May . . . 
45,113 
235,243 
39,708 
2,365 
5,406 
44,685 
233,016 
37,377 
2,602 
1,583 
June . . 
72,2U5 
167,373 
30,524 
2,153 
5,520 
72,268 
170,887 
32,167 
1,953 
2,331 
July . . 
9(5,875 
102,873 
26,564 
3,362 
5,756 
93,526 
■ 10,3,635 
24,621 
3,353 
3,137 
August . 
130,532 
85,317 
33,563 
2,798 
6,942 
131,285 
86,296 
34,356 
2,496 
4,447 
September 
133,684 
93,130 
36,099 
2,341 
7,040 
135,408 
92,930 
35,254 
2,591 
4,381 
October . 
163,887 
179,629 
44,131 
2,450 
9,529 
168,717 
180,621 
43,706 
2,225 
4,884 
November 
142,583 
227,426 
32,816 
2,189 
9,230 
145,343 
225,319 
34.774 
2,174 
4,210 
December 
82,616 
185,312 
27,880 
2,109 
6,390 
86,025 
187,282 
29,261 
2,769 
2,367 
Total . 
1,056,086 
2,008,984 
351,050 
27,650 
74,666 
1,055,547 
2,009,250 
351,796 
27,739 
33,213 
II. — Total RBCKiris and Shipment.s op Stock for Eighteen- Years. 
Beceipts 
Shipments 
Year 
Horses 
Horses 
Cattle 
Hogs 
Sheep 
and 
Cars 
Cattle 
Hogs 
Sheep 
and 
Cars 
Mules 
Mules 
1871. . . 
120,827 
41,036 
4,527 
809 
6,623 
120,794 
40,102 
4,527 
809 
6,125 
1872. . . 
236,802 
104,639 
6,071 
2,648 
13,110 
236,799 
104,399 
6,071 
2,648 
10,683 
1873. . . 
227,689 
221,816 
5,976 
4,202 
14,603 
227,666 
220,574 
5,951 
4,202 
10,044 
1874. . . 
207,080 
212,532 
8,865 
3,679 
13,370 
207,069 
212,714 
8,877 
3,685 
10,879 
1875 . . . 
174,764 
63,360 
25,327 
2,646 
9,093 
174,21 1 
63,096 
26,310 
2,636 
7,036 
1876. . . 
183,378 
153,777 
55,045 
5,339 
11,692 
183,256 
153,180 
54,829 
5,321 
7,131 
1877. . . 
215,768 
192,645 
42,190 
4,279 
13,058 
215,771 
193,204 
42,333 
4,296 
7,366 
1878 . . . 
175,344 
427,777 
36,700 
10,796 
16,583 
175,549 
426.365 
37,012 
10,794 
9,483 
1879. . . 
211,415 
588,908 
61,684 
15,829 
20,702 
211,361 
589,794 
61,167 
16,826 
12,741 
1880 . . . 
244,703 
676,477 
60,611 
14,086 
22,701 
244,281 
676,848 
51,004 
14,090 
12,874 
1881 . . . 
285,863 
1,014,304 
79,924 
12,592 
29,089 
28i;,134 
1,015,447 
79,848 
12,604 
14,382 
1882. . . 
439,671 
963,036 
80,724 
11,716 
34,668 
439,521 
961,906 
80,708 
11,607 
19,698 
1883 . . . 
460,780 
1,379,401 
119,666 
19,860 
45,470 
460,598 
1,379,005 
119,180 
19,869 
24,662 
1884 . . . 
533,526 
1,723,586 
237,964 
27,163 
55,227 
633,992 
1,724,287 
237,214 
27,092 
32,066 
1886 . . . 
606,627 
2,358,718 
221,801 
24,606 
63,213 
506,577 
2,359,027 
223,088 
24,656 
33,452 
1886 . . . 
490,971 
2,264,484 
172,659 
33,188 
58,924 
490,906 
2,264,323 
172,397 
33,098 
27,050 
1887. . . 
669,224 
2,423,262 
209,956 
29,690 
67,752 
669,062 
2,423,546 
209,491 
29,618 
31,489 
1888. . . 
1,056,086 
2,008,984 
351,050 
27,660 
74,666 
1,055,547 
2,009,250 
351,796 
27,739 
33,213 
Total . 
6,440,614 
16,818,731 
1,770,728 
250,678 
671,447 
6,439,094 
16,817,057 
1,770,793 
250,589 
309,364 
III.— Largest Receipts of Stock. 
Largest Receipts in one Pay. 
Cattle, Oct. 23, 1888 11,233 
Hogs, Nov. 15, 1887 21,766 
Sheep, May 26, 1888 6,033 
Horses and Mules, May 20, 1884 ... 730 
Cars, NoY. 13, 1888 616 
Largest Receipts in one Weei, 
Cattle, Oct. 31, 1888 61,721 
Hogs, Nov. 30, 1887 ..... 103,544 
Sheep, Oct. 31, 1888 15,028 
Horses and Mules, May 31, 1886 . . . 1,383 
Cart, Oct. 31, 1888 « . . . 3,483 
Largest Receipts in one Month. 
Cattle, Oct. 1888 163,887 
Hogs, Nov. 1887 306,466 
Sheep, Oct. 1888 44,131 
Horses and Mules, March 1886 . . . 4,002 
Cars, Oct. 1888 9,528 
Largest Receipts for one I'ear. 
Cattle, 1888 1,056,086 
Hogs, 1887 2,423,262 
Sheep, 1888 351,060 
Horses and Mules, 1886 ... . . 33,188 
Cars, 1888 74,666 
