FACTORS AFFECTING THE PRICE OF HOGS 
Table 1. — Data used in the statistical analysis — Continued 
57 
Monthly supply of hogs 
Re- 
ceipts 
of 
hogs 
at 11 
mar- 
kets 
Monthly slaughter 
under 
Federal inspection 
Num- 
ber 
Live 
wt. 
I Dressed 
weight 
(pork 
and 
lard) 
Aver 
age 
live 
weight 
of 
hogs 
at 
Chi- 
cago 
Stocks 
of pro- 
visions 
at Chi- 
cago 
Prices at Chicago 
Aver- 
age 
price 
of 
heavy 
hogs, 
per 
100 
lbs 
Aver- 
age 
price 
of 
corn, 
per 
bu. 
Quotations 
for 
delivery in 
five 
months 
Short 
ribs, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Lard, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Lard, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Short 
ribs, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Mess 
pork, 
per 
bbl. 
Thou- 
sands 
2,574 
2,020 
2,033 
2,049 
1,855 
1,763 
1,754 
1,209 
1,538 
1,462 
1,768 
2,313 
1,929 
1,745 
1,447 
1,274 
1,660 
1,883 
1,532 
1,461 
1,256 
1,579 
1,795 
1,962 
2,036 
1,923 
2,169 
1,876 
2,266 
2,416 
1,855 
1,600 
1,560 
2,021 
2,632 
2,445 
3,084 
2,631 
2,165 
1,969 
2,133 
2,082 
1,840 
1,462 
1,343 
1,875 
2,107 
2,404 
2,632 
2,027 
1,775 
1,843 
2,105 
2,225 
1,959 
1,771 
1,753 
2,032 
2,248 
2,815 
Thou- 
sands 
3,876 
2, 653 
3,013 
2,343 
2,629 
2,719 
2,097 
1,822 
1,955 
2,397 
2,800 
2,693 
2,324 
1,891 
1,778 
2,206 
2,612 
1,988 
1,824 
1,564 
1,851 
2,456 
2,827 
2,742 
2,633 
2,973 
2,589 
3 008 
3,462 
2,560 
2,032 
2,172 
2,720 
3,639 
3,603 
4,147 
3,302 
2,700 
2,412 
2,844 
2,835 
2,354 
1,875 
1,701 
2,455 
3,020 
3,407 
3.708 
2,844 
2,334 
2,487 
3,046 
3,057 
2,557 
2,268 
2,133 
2,681 
3,165 
3,919 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
208 
208 
213 
218 
229 
233 
231 
241 
247 
242 
230 
225 
223 
228 
234 
233 
228 
222 
219 
228 
220 
206 
200 
201 
201 
209 
209 
218 
224 
226 
225 
228 
227 
216 
217 
217 
222 
221 
227 
229 
230 
232 
232 
226 
218 
206 
200 
209 
160.9 
160.9 
164.0 
167.8 
176.3 
178.8 
176.6 
183.5 
187.3 
182.2 
174.9 
172.3 
172.4 
176.3 
180.1 
179.4 
175. 5 
170.4 
167.4 
173.6 
166.9 
155.1 
152.1 
153.9 
155.4 
161.6 
160.9 
167.8 
172.4 
173.5 
172.0 
173.6 
172.2 
162.6 
165.0 
166.2 
171.7 
170.9 
174.7 
176.3 
177.0 
178.1 
177.3 
172.1 
165.3 
155.1 
152.1 
160. 
Lbs. 
203 
204 
206 
212 
216 
219 
225 
232 
232 
227 
225 
214 
210 
213 
218 
227 
239 
242 
246 
255 
259 
253 
232 
224 
226 
230 
239 
241 
242 
236 
233 
239 
224 
212 
208 
213 
212 
217 
218 
227 
232 
235 
239 
240 
235 
226 
222 
223 
226 
230 
240 
242 
242 
244 
243 
233 
222 
209 
207 
213 
1,000 
pounds 
187, 658 
188, 660 
204, 801 
184, 560 
176, 129 
166, 031 
143, 336 
108, 788 
71, 799 
44, 551 
55, 333 
83, 035 
93, 
97, 
88, 
84, 
95, 
116, 
112, 
106, 
74, 
65, 
67, 
83, 
91, 297 
113, 277 
149, 630 
157, 189 
168, 942 
197, 342 
201, 931 
159, 965 
115, 578 
94, 769 
112, 130 
141, 932 
186, 440 
219, 516 
225, 006 
225, 120 
228, 271 
247, 231 
239, 918 
191, 292 
162, 109 
75, 741 
64, 868 
94, 736 
121, 523 
137, 113 
136, 154 
125, 968 
228, 271 
169, 784 
185, 451 
172, 223 
141, 882 
96, 048 
90, 100 
125, 593 
Dols. 
6.20 
6.45 
6.80 
7.30 
7.40 
7.80 
7.90 
7.60 
8.10 
7.85 
8.10 
8.45 
8.70 
9.20 
10.65 
10.00 
9.50 
9.35 
8.60 
8.25 
8.70 
8.45 
7.75 
7.65 
7.85 
7.25 
6.70 
6.15 
5.85 
6.15 
6.65 
7.15 
6.75 
6.50 
6.35 
6.25 
6.30 
6.25 
7.10 
7.85 
7.70 
7.50 
7.60 
8.05 
8.30 
8.65 
7.75 
7.45 
7.40 
8.05 
8.75 
8.80 
8.40 
8.50 
8.95 
8.10 
8.10 
8.15 
7.80 
7.70 
Dols. 
.60 
.63 
.66 
.70 
.74 
.74 
.71 
.68 
.66 
.61 
Dols. 
~9.~05 
~9.~74 
Dols. 
~9.~ 78 
I6.~48 
9.02 
10.i 
11.12 
11.78 
12.24 
12."45 
12.66 
9.51 
10.45 
54 
10.04 
9.41 
8." 18' 
36 
8.55 
8.74 
10." 32 
9.81 
10.45 
10. 68 
ii."ii"ln."6i" 
.81 
31 
9.31 
I6.~85 
10.10 
10.50 
10. 94 
Dols. 
9.58 
9.50 
9.98 
10.18 
10.61 
11.51 
11.36 
11.71 
12.26 
12.32 
13.02 
13.02 
11.80 
12.58 
14.00 
13.00 
12.55 
12.16 
11.91 
11.81 
12.40 
12.82 
10.78 
10.34 
10.24 
9.44 
8.70 
7.94 
8.06 
8.15 
8.36 
8.96 
9.27 
8.91 
9.10 
9.25 
8.90 
9.35 
10.36 
10.64 
10.77 
10.56 
10.80 
11.02 
11.34 
11.05 
10.52 
10.42 
10.32 
10.96 
11. 06 
11.03 
11.51 
11.24 
11.15 
10.64 
10.72 
10.64 
Dols. 
8.37 
8.56 
8.81 
9.30 
10.06 
10.80 
11.18 
11.30 
11.80 
11.10 
11.31 
12.28 
11.11 
12.12 
13.16 
12.62 
12.06 
13.00 
11.37 
11.81 
11.50 
10.88 
9.94 
9.88 
10.31 
9.68 
8.75 
8.00 
7.68 
7.94 
8.12 
8.56 
8.62 
8.31 
8.18 
8.18 
9.62 
10.06 
10.18 
10.24 
10.62 
10.62 
10.62 
10.62 
75 
10.20 
10. 24 
10.81 
11. 25 
11.94 
11.88 
11.81 
14. 25 
11.38 
10. 94 
10. SI 
10.94 
Dols. 
16,88 
16.87 
17.38 
17.90 
18.40 
20.06 
20.58 
21.46 
23.98 
23.88 
23. 88 
23.00 
21.38 
23.12 
25.75 
23.20 
22.62 
22.75 
25. 50 
22.75 
20.00 
18.00 
17.50 
18.50 
20.38 
20.38 
17.75 
.16.00 
16.12 
15.43 
16.56 
17.12 
15.31 
15.25 
16.06 
15.62 
15. 50 
15.44 
16.18 
18,24 
18.75 
18.68 
18.00 
17.78 
17.18 
16.94 
18.12 
17.00 
18.38 
19.74 
20.37 
20.06 
20.17 
20.88 
21.94 
21.94 
22.12 
21. 25 
20. 88 
21.00 
