56 BULLETIN 1440, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 1. — Data used in the statistical analysis — Continued 
Year and 
month 
1904 
January ... 
February.. 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September 
October. _. 
November 
December. 
1905 
January... 
February- 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September 
October... 
November. 
December. 
1906 
January. .. 
February.. 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September 
October... 
November 
December. 
1907 
January. .. 
February- 
March 
April. 
May 
June. 
July 
August 
September 
October... 
November. 
December. 
January ... 
February.. 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September. 
October... 
November. 
December. 
Monthly supply of hogs 
Re- 
ceipts 
of 
hogs 
at 11 
mar- 
kets 
Thou- 
sands 
2,251 
2,086 
1,861 
1,547 
1,727 
2,164 
1,060 
1,399 
1,466 
1, 403 
1,927 
3,029 
2,469 
2, 052 
2,175 
1,595 
2, 248 
2,155 
1,540 
1,690 
1,356 
1,658 
2.625 
2,282 
2,218 
2,060 
2,138 
1,568 
2,310 
2,069 
1,669 
2,016 
1,393 
1,489 
2,198 
2,021 
2,150 
2,130 
2,166 
1,691 
2, 595 
2,223 
1,988 
2, 058 
1,489 
1,488 
1,765 
2,216 
3,383 
2,671 
2,092 
2,010 
2,128 
2,078 
2,021 
1,526 
1,778 
2,069 
2,576 
2,916 
Monthly slaughter 
under 
Federal inspection 
Num- 
ber 
Thou- 
sands 
4,961 
3,890 
3,111 
2,304 
Live 
wt. 
Dressed 
weight 
(pork 
and 
lard) 
Aver- 
age 
live 
weight 
of 
hogs 
at 
Chi- 
cago 
Lbs. 
206 
205 
206 
208 
214 
221 
226 
239 
244 
230 
232 
228 
213 
209 
211 
216 
219 
222 
228 
236 
241 
234 
230 
221 
217 
215 
21S 
221 
226 
226 
231 
241 
248 
237 
229 
225 
223 
222 
228 
234 
235 
236 
240 
250 
253 
235 
209 
214 
215 
212 
212 
219 
218 
217 
222 
224 
219 
207 
213 
211 
Stocks 
of pro- 
visions 
at Chi- 
cago 
1,000 
pounds 
151, 867 
189, 684 
199, 579 
190, 677 
193, 767 
199, 627 
193, 858 
170, 151 
120, 400 
82, 832 
85, 761 
147, 816 
134, 893 
146, 338 
139, 520 
138, 888 
138, 758 
158, 538 
151, 477 
142, 380 
112, 744 
79, 425 
82, 769 
102, 770 
113, 271 
135, 190 
138, 401 
130, 470 
173, 208 
203, 590 
201, 276 
171,715 
150, 863 
105, 644 
81, 392 
96, 712 
159, 125 
197, 123 
218, 551 
205, 567 
216, 117 
226, 655 
216, 361 
180, 587 
115,430 
86, 331 
109, 038 
149, 461 
Prices at Chicago 
Aver- 
age 
Drice 
"of 
heavy 
hogs, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Dols. 
4.95 
5.35 
4.80 
4.50 
4.70 
4.90 
5.20 
5.45 
5.40 
5.30 
5.60 
5.90 
5.40 
5. 10 
4.80 
4.90 
5.40 
6.00 
6.30 
6.50 
6.45 
6.55 
6.60 
6.15 
6.15 
6.40 
6.20 
6.25 
4.45 
4.50 
5.05 
5.85 
5.50 
5.80 
6.55 
6.60 
6.90 
6.05 
5.90 
5.75 
Aver- 
age 
price 
of 
corn, 
per 
bu. 
Dols. 
.45 
.50 
.53 
.51 
.49 
.49 
.49 
.54 
.53 
.54 
.54 
.46 
.43 
.44 
.47 
.48 
.56 
.54 
.56 
.55 
.53 
.52 
Quotations 
for 
delivery in 
five 
months 
Short 
ribs, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Dols. 
7.~44~ 
6.~68" 
6.92 
7."42" 
8.01 
6.76 
7." 61 
8.30 
Lard 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Dols. 
'7.~8o' 
6." 9l" 
6.95 
7.12 
7.05 
7.~51 
81 
8.68 
7.84 
Lard, 
Short 
per 
100 
lbs. 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Dols. 
Dols. 
6.92 
6.44 
7.48 
7.12 
7.01 
6.94 
6.70 
6.44 
6.38 
6.38 
6.68 
7.06 
6.95 
7.37 
6.81 
7.41 
7.24 
7.56 
7.44 
7.56 
7.04 
6.87 
6.86 
6.44 
6.72 
6.44 
6.78 
6.62 
6.94 
6.62 
7.12 
6.94 
7.14 
7.06 
7.24 
7.56 
7.12 
7.80 
7.68 
8.50 
7.57 
8.58 
7.14 
8.00 
7.14 
7.15 
7.52 
7.04 
7.47 
7.32 
7.62 
7.75 
8.04 
8.35 
8.54 
8.62 
8.56 
8.88 
8.67 
9.22 
8.86 
9.30 
8.70 
8.90 
8.76 
8.82 
9.31 
8.62 
9.44 
8.38 
8.98 
8.44 
9.40 
9.00 
9.72 
9.31 
9.02 
8.68 
8.74 
8.48 
9.00 
8.74 
8.78 
8.50 
8.94 
8.56 
8.94 
8.61 
8.96 
8.30 
8.88 
8.06 
8.06 
7.25 
7.95 
7.00 
7.76 
6.80 
7.22 
5.95 
7.92 
6.35 
8.14 
6.60 
8.38 
6.95 
8.82 
7.70 
9.34 
8.70 
9.34 
8.70 
9.94 
9.85 
9.78 
9.05 
9.34 
8.50 
9.31 
8.05 
