60 
Farmers Bulletin 1055. 
EXHIBIT III. 
Average prices of country hides and skins by classes and grades for each month in 
1918 and for each year from 1898 to 1918, inclusive, as published in " Shoe and 
Leather Reporter." 
CHICAGO COUNTRY HIDES. 
steers^ 
Heav 
cows. 
No 1 
buffs. 
No. 2 
buffs. 
Ex- 
tremes. 
Country 
packer 
1 \T*'t nH c 
ML ■ 1 I' 1 3 
01 JliUtu 
cows. 
Bulls. 
City 
calf. 
City 
kips. 
Aver- 
age 
prices. 
Cents 
Cents 
Cents 
Cents 
Cents 
Cents 
Cents 
Cents 
Cents 
Cents 
Cents 
1918. 
per 
per 
per 
per 
per 
per 
per 
pt 
T 
per 
per 
per 
pound. 
pound. 
pound. 
pound. 
pound. 
pound. 
pound. 
pou nd. 
pound. 
pou 
nd. 
pound. 
January 
23.00 
18.50 
18.50 
17 
50 
18.75 
20.00 
15.25 
15 
75 
36.00 
28 
21.200 
February. . . 
22.50 
17.12 
16.87 
15 
87 
17.50 
17.50 
14.00 
15 
37 
35.25 
25 
25 
19.723 
March 
18.75 
14.50 
14.25 
13 
25 
14.75 
15.37 
12.25 
13 
50 
33.75 
22 
Q 
17.249 
April 
20.37 
15.00 
15.00 
13 
50 
16. 12 
16.75 
13.00 
13 
37 
38.00 
23 
18.486 
May 
21.40 
18.40 
18.62 
17 
12 
20.00 
19.80 
14.90 
15 
op 
44.00 
28 
40 
21.764 
June 
20. 75 
18.62 
18.75 
17 
25 
21.00 
21.00 
15.25 
15 
oo 
44.00 
27 
50 
21.912 
July 
20.87 
18.94 
19.00 
17 
00 
21.00 
21.00 
15.50 
15 
00 
44.00 
27 
50 
21.981 
August 
22. 60 
20.00 
20.50 
19 
25 
22.00 
21.00 
15.50 
15 
00 
44.00 
27 
50 
22.735 
September . 
23.00 
21.00 
21.75 
20 
50 
22.00 
21.00 
15.50 
15 
00 
44.00 
27 
:><i 
23 125 
23.25 
21.50 
21.00 
20 
00 
22.00 
21.00 
16.62 
16 
50 
44.00 
27 
UP 
23.287 
November. . 
23.75 
22.50 
21.00 
20 
00 
22.00 
20.00 
17.00 
16 
50 
44.00 
27 
(MP 
23.375 
December. . 
22.50 
21.50 
19.50 
18 
50 
20.50 
19.00 
15.50 
15 
50 
40.00 
26 
00 
21.850 
Average: 
1918 
21.89 
18.96 
18.73 
17 
48 
19.80 
19.62 
15.02 
15 
12 
40.92 
26 
52 
21.390 
1917. ... 
25.74 
23.46 
23.60 
21 
91 
25.23 
24.31 
20.30 
20 
39 
39.43 
29 
05 
25 342 
1916 ... 
20. 75 
20. 17 
20.37 
19 
35 
22.68 
21.86 
17.84 
17 
28 
34.55 
24 
84 
21.969 
1915 
19.67 
19.06 
18.98 
17 
92 
19.65 
18.62 
16. 13 
15 
90 
21.60 
19 
60 
18. 713 
1914 
16.56 
16.42 
16.63 
15 
64 
17.70 
16.34 
14.53 
13 
98 
21.90 
19 
26 
16.896 
1913 
15.39 
15.00 
15.05 
14 
31 
15.60 
14.43 
13.54 
12 
73 
17. 18 
16 
74 
14.997 
1912 
14.25 
14.06 
14.05 
13 
02 
14.91 
13.12 
12.33 
11 
22 
18.60 
16. 
01 
14. 157 
1911 
12.24 
11.82 
11.82 
10 
79 
12.80 
10. 72 
10.02 
10 
01 
16.34 
13 
23 
11.979 
1910 
12.16 
11.26 
11.13 
10 
02 
11.51 
10.20 
9.49 
9 
86 
16.02 
12 
01 
11.373 
1909 
14. 17 
13. 40 
13.24 
12 
21 
13.55 
12.55 
11.44 
11 
13 
17.92 
14. 
11 
13. 372 
1908 
10. 61 
9.35 
9.29 
8. 
21 
9.75 
8.90 
8.04 
7. 
86 
14. 17 
10. 
00 
9.627 
12.05 
11.02 
10. 79 
9 
64 
10.99 
10.69 
9.66 
10 
02 
14.90 
11 
80 
11.135 
1906 
13.83 
13. 49 
13. 43 
12. 
47 
13.43 
12. 48 
12.51 
11 
28 
15.54 
14 
05 
13.252 
12.47 
11.92 
11.88 
10. 
96 
12.14 
11.86 
10.93 
9 
39 
14.84 
12. 
58 
11.897 
10.03 
9. 47 
9.45 
8 
49 
9. 75 
9.42 
8.43 
7. 
87 
13.37 
11 
08 
9.734 
9. 71 
8.66 
8.59 
7 
63 
8.87 
8.82 
7.85 
7. 
76 
12.05 
10. 
16 
9 009 
10.99 
9.41 
8.74 
7 
78 
8.83 
9.45 
a 55 
8. 
73 
11.89 
9 
67 
9.404 
10.50 
9.25 
8.73 
7 
73 
8.77 
8.84 
8.56 
8. 
43 
11.93 
9 
36 
9.210 
10.29 
9.30 
9.11 
8 
26 
9.52 
8.75 
8.73 
& 
06 
11.91 
10 
16 
9.409 
1899 
10. 79 
10. 13 
10. 08 
9 
58 
10. 43 
9.69 
9.56 
8 
71 
12.84 
10 
95 
10.276 
1898 
10.25 
9.90 
9.94 
9 
43 
10. 49 
8.85 
8.85 
8. 
46 
12.49 
11 
20 
9.986 
