PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS. 45 
Table XYI1. — Prices paid to producers of farm products in the United States- -Contd. 
Year and month. 
1918 — January. . 
February. 
March 
April. 
May.. 
June. 
July 
August 
September 
October . . . 
November 
December . 
1919 — January.. 
February. 
March.... 
April. 
May . 
June . 
Cents. 
43.1 
43.7 
43.4 
40.7 
39.9 
38.6 
38.2 
39.7 
41.4 
47.2 
49.7 
52.7 
54.9 
49.6 
43.8 
47.6 
50.3 
49.1 
47.2 
48.2 
49.7 
51.5 
56.0 
60.0 
61.3 
57.8 
55.9 
56.1 
57.6 
53.5 
51.6 
52.0 
52.3 
54.1 
54.3 
54.7 
1921— January ! 49. 
February 45. 
March 42. 1 
July 
August 
September. 
October. . . 
November 
December. 
1920 — January. . 
February. 
March.... 
April. 
May.. 
June. 
July 
August 
September. 
October. . . 
November. 
December . 
Butter, 
per 
pound. 
April . 
-May.. 
June. 
July.. 
Yearly averages: 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
40.4 
38.6 
29.4 
29.0 
26.0 
23.4 
26.2 
27.0 
25.6 
26.0 
28.2 
36.0 
43.2 
50.7 
55. 1 
Milk 
cows, 
per 
head. 
$76. 54 
78. 36 
80.71 
82.45 
84.11 
84.74 
84.97 
84.06 
85.21 
85.41 
84.51 
85.78 
86.10 
86.15 
88.15 
90.91 
93.43 
93.84 
94.51 
94.72 
93.42 
93.43 
93.27 
95,54 
94.42 
95.27 
94.94 
95. 36 
94.56 
94.56 
91.23 
90.50 
89.40 
85.90 
77.56 
70.83 
66.82 
63.44 
65.37 
64.35 
62.63 
59.89 
42.47 
43.57 
45.72 
54.75 
59.34 
58.25 
60.95 
71.86 
83.07 
91.96 
89.54 
Beef 
cattle, 
per 
cwt. 
$8. 33 
8. 55 
8.85 
9. 73 
10. 38 
10.40 
10.07 
9.71 
9.63 
9.33 
9.14 
9.28 
9.65 
10.02 
10.34 
10.81 
10.84 
10.20 
9.96 
9.82 
9.02 
8.65 
8.65 
8.63 
9.20 
8.97 
9.32 
8.93 
8.56 
8.29 
7.77 
7.15 
6.32 
6.02 
6.36 
5.98 
5.65 
4.81 
4.47 
5.11 
5.90 
6.24 
6.01 
6.48 
8.14 
9.45 
9.72 
8.47 
Yeal 
calves, 
per 
cwt. 
511.16 
11.17 
11.33 
11.71 
11.62 
11.88 
12.33 
12.22 
12.57 
12.35 
11.94 
12.31 
12.39 
12.18 
12.65 
12.78 
12.11 
12.40 
13.38 
13.43 
13.39 
12.87 
12. 65 
12.67 
12.89 
13.12 
12.98 
12.72 
11.69 
11.68 
11.44 
11.64 
11.88 
11.64 
10.77 
9.31 
9.65 
7.73 
7.55 
7.43 
6.41 
6.06 
6.45 
7.48 
7.83 
7.63 
8.33 
10.47 
11.88 
12.74 
11.81 
Sheep, 
per 
cwt. 
$10. 55 
10.75 
11.41 
11.98 
12. 32 
11. se- 
ll. 04 
10. 99 
10.79 
10.35 
10.11 
9.46 
9.68 
' 9. 95 
10. 45 
11.33 
10. 93 
10.34 
9.25 
9.06 
8.69 
8. 46 
8.35 
8.53 
9.34 
9.97 
10.25 
10.66 
10.34 
9.13 
8.21 
7.54 
7.24 
6.20 
5.54 
5.30 
5.01 
5.27 
5.11 
5.11 
4.74 
5.21 
4.14 
4.24 
4.54 
4.79 
5.28 
6.31 
9.50 
10.94 
9.59 
8.42 
Lambs, 
per 
cwt 
$13. 83 
13.77 
14.11 
15.34 
15.39 
14.98 
11.20 
14.20 
13. 73 
13.20 
12.54 
12.44 
12.71 
13. 17 
14.03 
14.61 
14.34 
13.89 
13.09 
12.91 
12.25 
11.47 
11.45 
11.85 
12.91 
14.08 
14.17 
14.63 
14.26 
12.82 
11.79 
10.84 
10.31 
9.65 
9.37 
8.45 
8.44 
7.76 
7.90 
7. 55 
7.78 
7.59 
6.40 
5.30 
5.60 
6.05 
6.31 
6.85 
8.19 
12.23 
13.98 
12. 98 
11. 94 
Wool, 
per 
pound. 
Cents. 
58.1 
57.1 
60.0 
60.0 
58.2 
57.4 
57.5 
57.4 
57.7 
57.7 
56.4 
56.2 
55.2 
51.1 
51.3 
47.9 
48.0 
50.5 
51.8 
52.2 
51.3 
50.6 
51.0 
51.6 
53.3 
52.5 
51.5 
51.3 
50.3 
38.6 
29.5 
28.3 
28.0 
27.5 
24.9 
22.0 
19.6 
19.8 
18.9 
17.9 
16.0 
15.4 
20.7 
15.9 
17.9 
16.7 
17.6 
22.5 
27.6 
47.2 
57.8 
51.0 
38.1 
Hogs, 
per 
cwt. 
$15. 26 
15.03 
15.58 
15.76 
15. 84 
15.37 
15. 58 
16.89 
17.50 
16.50 
15.92 
15.82 
15.69 
15.53 
16.13 
17.39 
18.00 
17.80 
19.22 
19.30 
15.81 
13.88 
13. 36 
12.66 
13.36 
13.62 
13.59 
13.73 
13.44 
13.18 
13.65 
13.59 
13.98 
13. 57 
11.64 
8.90 
8.72 
8.58 
9.13 
7.96 
7.62 
7.22 
8.16 
6.29 
6.71 
7.49 
7.57 
6.59 
8.20 
13.59 
15.92 
16.23 
13.02 
