FACTORS AFFECTIXG THE PRICE OF HOGS 
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Table 1. — Data used in the statistical analysis — Continued 
Monthly supply of hogs 
Prices at Chicago 
Year and 
month 
Re- 
ceipts 
of 
hogs 
at 11 
mar- 
kets 
Monthly slaughter 
under 
Federal inspection 
Aver- 
age 
live 
weight 
of 
hogs 
at 
Chi- 
cago 
Stocks 
of pro- 
visions 
at Chi- 
cago 
Aver- 
age 
price 
of 
heavy 
hogs, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Aver- 
age 
price 
of 
corn, 
per 
bu. 
Quotations 
• for 
delivery in 
five 
months 
Lard, 
ner 
100 
lbs. 
Short 
ribs, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Mess 
pork, 
Num- 
ber 
Live 
wt. 
Dressed 
weight 
(pork 
and 
lard) 
Short 
ribs, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Lard, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
per 
bbl. 
1899 
January. _. 
Thou- 
sands 
Thou- 
sands 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
231 
229 
232 
231 
232 
233 
237 
244 
250 
240 
250 
243 
229 
226 
223 
223 
228 
229 
230 
246 
247 
234 
240 
238 
227 
222 
222 
226 
227 
231 
229 
238 
248 
236 
218 
202 
203 
208 
216 
1,000 
pounds 
302, 522 
302, 873 
285, 176 
266, 332 
260, 200 
279, 357 
272, 947 
232, 055 
185, 485 
141, 398 
132, 527 
162,829 
192, 263 
205, 861 
193. 304 
181, 431 
181, 360 
188, 810 
168, 168- 
148, 116 
105, 865 
91, 873 
99, 514 
137, 036 
158, 504 
179, 752 
167, 820 
147, 112 
166, 942 
173, 166 
153, 600 
148, 996 
109, 972 
101, 378 
123, 255 
173, 099 
193, 803 
211, 341 
199, 638 
167, 861 
156, 571 
155, 882 
138, 379 
114, 282 
88,704 
59, 032 
73, 728 
108, 702 
127, 340 
139, 832 
130, 420 
130, 454 
134, 615 
147, 921 
159, 531 
157, 880 
132, 263 
104, 322 
94. 098 
138, 832 
Lois. 
3.75 
3.80 
3.80 
3.85 
3, 90 
3.80 
4.25 
4. 55 
4.40 
4.30 
3.90 
4.05 
4. 55 
4.90 
5.00 
5.55 
5.30 
5.20 
5.25 
5.20 
5.25 
4.80 
4.80 
5.25 
5.40 
5.90 
5.85 
5.80 
6.00 
5.90 
5. 95 
6.65 
6.10 
5.70 
6.20 
8.40 
6.30 
6.50 
7.10 
7.00 
7. 50 
7.80 
7.25 
7.55 
7.00 
6.35 
6.35 
6.60 
7. CO 
7.45 
7.30 
6.60 
6.05- 
5. 45 
5.30 
5. 75 
5.40 
4.60 
4.50 
Lois. 
'.h 
.35 
.35 
.33 
•31 
Lois. 
~Kos 
Lois. 
Lois. 
5.61 
5.41 
5.25 
5.21 
5.05 
5.00 
5.28 
5.30 
5.34 
5.40 
5. OS 
5.38 
5.88 
5.86 
6.12 
6.90 
6.90 
6.77 
6.75 
6.75 
6.94 
7.08 
7.05 
8.98 
7.20 
7.44 
7.85 
8.36 
8.08 
8.48 
8.55 
8.76 
9.60 
9.28 
9.04 
9.76 
9.58 
9.24 
9.44 
9.76 
10.24 
10. 37 
10.91 
Lois. 
4.95 
4.75 
4.62 
4.65 
4.60 
4.65 
4.92 
5.02 
5.22 
5.02 
5.00 
5.15 
5.68 
5.83 
6.28 
6.98 
6.62 
6.80 
6.80 
7.08 
7.70 
7.38 
7. 12 
6. 62 
6.85 
7.08 
7.55 
8.20 
8.10 
8.00 
7.92 
8.08 
8.70 
8.38 
8.10 
8.42 
8.34 
8.38 
8.50 
9.10 
9.62 
10.35 
10.45 
9.98 
10.80 
11.38 
9.87 
'8.68 
8. 78 
9.35 
9.70 
9.62 
9.30 
8.98 
8.20 
7.50 
8.25 
8.12 
7.00 
6.31 
Lois. 
10.08 
February. . 
9.72 
March ... 
9.05 
April. 
4.96 

9.58 
May 
8.35 
8 14 
July 
.33 
.32 
.33 
.32 
.32 
.31 
.31 
.33 
.36 
.40 
.38 
.40 
.42 
.39 
.41 
.39 
.42 
.38 
.37 
.39 
.42 
.45 
.51 
.43 
.51 
. 57 
.57 
.56 
.61 
.65 
.61 
.59 
.59 
.61 
.62 
.66 
.72 
.57 
.60 
.58 
.55 
.51 
.46 
.44 
.44 
.44 
.45 
.50 
.51 
.52 
.49 
.45 
.43 
.42 
8.68 
August 
September 




4.92 
5.49 
8.38 
8.08 


8.05 
8.12 
Isioveinber 
5.35 
5.58 
8.58 
10.62 
1900 
January 
February . 
5.96 
6.06 
10.80 
March.... __ 
I 
11.62 
April 
6.94 
7.09 
12.85 
May 
j 
11.65 
June . 
i 
11.95 
July 
" i 
12. 15 
August _. . 
5.90 
6.54 
11.55 
September. 
__„ 
11.58 
October 
13.75 
November. 
10.94 
December _ 
6.44 
6.96 
11.31 
1901 
January.. . 
13.80 
February 
13.96 
March 
15.35 
April. 
7.52 
S. 14 
14 88 
May 
14 82 
June 
14. 70 
Julv 
14. 17 
August 
September. 
--, 
7.87 
8.78 
14. 10 
14.70 
October.. . 
i " 
14.02 
November. 
14.40 
December.. 
i 
8.68 
9.81 
15.60 
1902 
January. .J. _. 
16 25 
February.. _ . . 
j - 
9.54 
G.48 
15.4? 
Starch ! 
15.82 
Auril 
214 
219 
223 
230 
243 
241 
227 
224 
9.78 
9. 95 
16 65 
May .- . 
. 
17. 12 
June .. 
17.82 
July 
1 
17.72 
August 
i 
7.78 
8.51 
10. 44 
10.98 
10.78 
10 81 
16.45 
16.48 
September- 
October- . 
1 
17.00 
November- 
1 " 
16. 75 
December 
217 
208 
209 
215 
222 
227 
231 
235 
248 
257 
241 
228 
8.32 
9.21 
10.50 
9.95 
9.52 
9.95 
9.80 
8.98 
8.48 
7.92 
8.06 
9.75 
7.16 
6.72 
6.58 
16.94 
17.35 
1903 
January 
February ._ 
9.25 
9.35 
17. 22 
17.85 
March. ...1 _ 
April | 
9.51 
9.57 
17.68 
17.68 
May | 
June 1 
16.44 
July j 
14.50 
12. 60 
12.62 
August.. .1 
6. 68 
7.10 
September.. 1 
October j 
11 28 
November.. . . . 
11.31 
11.88 
December..' . 

219 
6. 35 
6.74 
