American Cattle Markets and the Dressed Beef Trade. 135 
Omaha Maeket 
I. — Total Receipts and Shipments kor the Year 1887-88. 
Receipts 
Shipments 
Mouths 
rlorses 
Total 
Jiiorses 
Total 
Cattlo 
Hogs 
Sheep 
and 
No. 
Cattle 
Hogs 
Sheep 
and 
No. 
Mules 
Oars 
Mules 
Cars 
December 
12,217 
124,830 
6,607 
204 
2,552 
6,468 
17,324 
5,088 
611 
J.nnuary . 
12,865 
71,220 
6,539 
6 
1,718 
7,772 
4,230 
4,632 
3 
475 
February . 
13 392 
79 770 
9 183 
181 
1 877 
8 236 
1 060 
8 132 
149 
500 
March . . 
23'043 
77*371 
11^574 
88 
2*357 
17*215 
2*577 
9*367 
23 
994 
April . . 
35,782 
10.1,912 
13.466 
187 
3,393 
24,459 
12,528 
11,104 
95 
1,509 
May . . 
35,175 
157,783 
9,1.52 
432 
4,086 
21,709 
52,088 
6,496 
364 
1,709 
Juue . . 
22,969 
179.903 
5,377 
777 
3,798 
10,902 
77,532 
1,500 
614 
1,369 
July . . 
21,413 
122;871 
5,194 
828 
2,918 
9,038 
69,735 
2,568 
601 
1,144 
August . 
30.318 
93,674 
16,131 
531 
2,904 
16,010 
36,396 
10,427 
366 
1,144 
September 
52,060 
83,326 
27,035 
670 
3,892 
38,831 
23,807 
22,736 
579 
2,195 
October . 
44,404 
93,495 
31,829 
845 
3,704 
26,747 
25,614 
22,954 
702 
1,672 
November 
36,831 
93,475 
16,416 
296 
3,293 
18,677 
10,137 
13,204 
282 
1,043 
Total Year 
340,469 
1,283,600 
158,503 
5,035 
36,492 
206,064 
333,228 
118,208 
3,799 
14,365 
Total fori 
1887 j 
23S>723 
1,011,706 
76,014 
3,202 
27;S40 
151.419 
140,726 
56,444 
1,856 
10,384 
II.— Total Receipts and Shipments of Stock for Five Years, 1884 to 1888. 
Years 
Receipts 
Shipments 
Cattle 
Hogs 
Sheep 
H & M 
Cattle 
Hogs 
Sheep 
E & M 
1884— Aug., Sept., 
Oct., and Nov. . 
1885 ..... 
1886 
1887 
1888 
} 86,898 
114,163 
144.457 
2351723 
340,469 
1,863 
130,867 
390,487 
1,011,706 
1,283,600 
4,188 
18,985 
40,195 
76,014 
158,503 
466 
1,9.59 
3.028 
3.202 
5,035 
81,955 
83,233 
73,120 
151.419 
206,004 
500 
71,919 
187,369 
140,726 
333,228 
1,273 
8,408 
17,728 
56,444 
118,208 
417 
1,415 
1,857 
1,856 
3,799 
Total .... 
129,710 
2,818,523 
297,885 
13,690 
695,791 
733,742 
202,061 
9,344 
III. — Largest Rbceipts op Stock. 
Largest Receipts on one Day. 
Cattle, Sept. 19, 1887 .... 5,802 
Hogs, June 12, 1888 .... 12,668 
Sheep, Sept. 24, 1888 .... 5,502 
Horses and Mules, June 16, 1888 . . 365 
Cars, April 24, 1888 .... 327 
Largest Receipts in one Week. 
Cattle, week ending Oct. 31, 1888 . . 18,550 
Hogs, week ending June 8, 1888 . . 47,838 
Sheep, week ending Sept. 13, 1888 . . 10,976 
Horses and Mules, wk. endg. June 23, 1888 478 
Cue, eaduig Oct. SI, . . 1,315 
Largest Receipts in one Month. 
Cattle, Sept. 1888 .... 52,060 
Hogs, June 1888 .... 179,903 
Sheep, Oct. 1888 .... 31,829 
Horses and Mules, Oct. 1888 . . 845 
Cars, Sept. 1888 .... 3,892 
Largest Receipts in one Year. 
Cattle, 1888 340,469 
Hogs, 1888 1,283,600 
Sheep, 1888 168,503 
Horses and Mules, 1888 . . . 5,036 
Cwg, 1888 36,192 
