58 BULLETIN 1440, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 1. — Data used in the statistical analysis — Continued 
Year and 
month 
Monthly supply of hogs 
Re- 
ceipts 
of 
hogs 
at 11 
mar- 
kets 
Monthly slaughter 
under 
Federal inspection 
Num- 
ber 
Live 
wt. 
Dressed 
weight 
(pork 
and 
lard) 
live 
weight 
of 
hogs 
at 
Chi- 
cago 
Stocks 
of pro- 
visions 
at Chi- 
cago 
Aver- 
age 
price 
of 
heavy 
hogs, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Prices at Chicago 
Aver- 
age 
price 
of 
corn, 
per 
bu. 
Quotations 
for 
delivery in 
five 
months 
rt 
Sho 
ribs, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Lard, 
per 
100 
lbs. 
Lard 
per 
100 
lbs. 
1914 
January... 
February- 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September. 
October. ._ 
November. 
December. 
1915 
January 
February- 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September. 
October. _. 
November- 
December. 
1916 
January... 
February.. 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September. 
October. .. 
November. 
December. 
1917 
January. _. 
February.. 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September 
October... 
November. 
December. 
1918 
January... 
February- 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September. 
October 
November. 
December. 
Thou- 
sands 
2,479 
2,030 
1,897 
1,644 
1,859 
2,184 
1,722 
1,491 
1,436 
1, 943 
1,995 
2,838 
2,915 
2, 651 
2,439 
1,816 
1,961 
2,234 
1,837 
1,605 
1,363 
1,624 
2,600 
3,567 
3,847 
3,104 
2, 252 
2,412 
2,395 
2,297 
1, 884 
2,157 
1,009 
2,462 
3,575 
3,712 
3,587 
2,656 
2,189 
1,982 
2,265 
2,089 
1,991 
1,331 
1,035 
1,721 
2,547 
2,711 
3,025 
3,173 
3,115 
2,715 
2,433 
2,159 
2,272 
1,718 
1,566 
2,333 
3,240 
Thou- 
sands 
3,489 
2,723 
548 
312 
569 
926 
260 
2, 
2, 
2, 
2, 
2, 
1,799 
1,907 
2,682 
3,047 
4,271 
4,274 
3,885 
3,446 
2,563 
2,869 
3,246 
2, 493 
2,041 
1,890 
2,494 
3,739 
5,442 
4,629 
3,484 
2,985 
2,645 
3,084 
2,685 
2,411 
1,705 
1,322 
2,195 
3,043 
3,723 
4,629 
3,484 
2,985 
2,645 
3,084 
2,685 
2,411 
1,705 
1,322 
2,195 
3,043 
3, 723 
3,998 
3,926 
3,290 
3,092 
2,783 
2,940 
2,283 
1,980 
3,018 
4,280 
5,662 
Lbs. 
206 
214 
221 
220 
223 
226 
238 
233 
225 
216 
207 
214 
216 
215 
219 
223 
225 
225 
231 
237 
229 
203 
192 
197 
197 
210 
207 
211 
211 
218 
225 
223 
213 
203 
196 
193 
215 
225 
229 
229 
227 
226 
232 
228 
226 
218 
213 
213 
Lbs. 
159.3 
165.5 
170.1 
169.4 
171.6 
173.5 
181.9 
177.4 
170.6 
162. 6 
157.4 
163.9 
167.0 
166.3 
168.6 
171.7 
173.2 
172.7 
176.6 
180.4 
173.7 
152.9 
146.0 
150.8 
152.3 
162.4 
159. 4 
162.4 
162.4 
167.3 
172.0 
169.8 
161.5 
152.9 
149.0 
147.8 
153.1 
156.9 
157.8 
158.6 
160.9 
166.6 
170.5 
167.5 
167. 6. 
155.1 
155.9 
159.3 
174.0 
176.3 
176.3 
174.7 
173.5 
177.3 
173.6 
171.4 
164.2 
162.0 
163.1 
Lbs. 
216 
224 
233 
233 
236 
237 
244 
248 
242 
229 
218 
226 
223 
224 
231 
231 
233 
231 
23 S 
246 
235 
204 
187 
190 
195 
204 
214 
219 
220 
226 
231 
232 
223 
210 
195 
193 
204 
209 
213 
217 
225 
232 
233 
231 
212 
209 
211 
216 
231 
238 
242 
238 
235 
243 
243 
247 
233 
226 
223 
1,000 
pounds 
159, 433 
176, 938 
183, 466 
170, 263 
174, 536 
187, 160 
184, 683 
164, 451 
132, 069 
82, 581 
74, 570 
141, 602 
205, 732 
243, 795 
264, C96 
267, 009 
279, 229 
300, 956 
294, 233 
268, 290 
216, 031 
136,271 
106, 544 
150, 381 
207, 927 
239, 350 
237, 628 
227, 900 
216, 365 
208, 133 
211, 800 
180, 672 
145, 746 
125, 387 
128, 907 
173, 320 
192, 977 
199, 539 
181, 890 
167, 386 
170, 216 
200, 633 
216, 045 
182, 874 
147, 787 
87, 416 
92, 918 
144, 724 
163, 719 
203, 241 
224, 825 
228, 853 
245, 237 
203,311 
207, 002 
187, 585 
152, 901 
136, 263 
150, 875 
174, 707 
Dols 
8.35 
8.55 
8.60 
8.50 
8.30 
8.15 
8.60 
8.75 
8.60 
7.55 
7.50 
7.10 
6.80 
6.70 
6.65 
7.05 
7.40 
7.35 
6.95 
6.70 
7.20 
7.75 
6.85 
7.30 
8.30 
9.60 
9.70 
9.85 
9.75 
9.75 
10.20 
10.55 
9.85 
9.85 
10.05 
11.00 
12.50 
14.90 
15.80 
16.00 
15.65 
15. 20 
17.00 
18.-30 
17.25 
17.60 
16.95 
16.40 
16.70 
17.00 
17.40 
17.45 
16.50 
17.70 
18.90 
19.55 
17.55 
17.70 
17. 55 
Dols. 
Dols. 
11.06 
11.28 
,10.92 
.62 
.67 
.67 
.70 
.71 
.72 
.80 
.78 ! 
.74 
.70 
.65 10.25 
Dols. 
il.'oB" 
10.55 
10. 25 
10. 86 
11.38 
12.70 
.76 
.76 
.74 
.77 
.74 
.74 
.81 
.85 12.70 
.87 
1.00 
1.00 
.92 14.32 
14.79 
1.00 
1.13 
1.42 
1.63 
1.67 
2.05 
2.03 
2.10 
2.02 
2.07 
1.75 
1.78 
1.75 
1.70 
1.68 
1.60 
1.58 
1.68 
1.70 
1.53 
1.40 
1.38 
1.45 
s0.89 
21.19 
25.92 
26. 32 
24.36 
Dols. 
10.90 
10.56 
10.50 
10.16 
9.85 
9.91 
9.94 
9.42 
9.65 
10.08 
10.82 
10.00 
10.72 
10.46 
9.96 
9.91 
9.86 
9.42 
8.46 
7.87 
8.10 
10.40 
9.95 
10.86 
12.04 
12.56 
12.71 
12.94 
13.40 
14.46 
15.74 
16.98 
16.00 
15. 79 
17.09 
19. 38 
21.12 
21.91 
21.19 
20.68 
22.26 
24.22 
23.88 
26.64 
24.70 
24. 45. 
26.01 
25.90 
25.22 
24.65 
24.61 
26.16 
26.65 
26.89 
26.06 
26.78 
25.06 
