FACTORS AFFECTING THE PEICE OF HOGS 59 
Table 1. — Data used in the statistical analysis — Continued 
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) 
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. 
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, 
100 
lbs. 
Mess 
pork, 
per 
bbl. 
Thou- 
sands 
4,110 
3,160 
2,560 
2,504 
2,739 
2,840 
2,251 
1,493 
1,555 
1,992 
2,559 
3,577 
3,670 
2,331 
2, 689 
1,967 
2,885 
2,562 
2,027 
1,742 
1,493 
1,720 
2,570 
2,896 
3, 355 
2,850 
2,266 
2,197 
2,320 
2,565 
1, 960 
1,879 
1,746 
2,100 
2,554 
2,647 
2,886 
2,373 
2,211 
1,921 
2,555 
2,741 
2, 150 
2,107 
1, 973 
2,383 
2,905 
3,448 
3,692 
3,119 
3,414 
3,930 
3,141 
3,057 
3,074 
2,632 
2,413 
3, 255 
3,678 
4,078 
Thou- 
sands 
5,845 
4,266 
3, 443 
3,208 
3,743 
3, 728 
2,884 
1,949 
1,997 
2,686 
3,270 
4,790 
5,079 
3,104 
3, 482 
2,590 
3,585 
3,566 
2,644 
2,191 
1,979 
2,487 
3,329 
3,985 
4,347 
3,799 
3,047 
3,003 
3,274 
3,618 
2,821 
2,530 
2,422 
2,866 
3,447 
3,807 
3,985 
3,480 
3,350 
2,946 
3,718 
4,046 
3,104 
2,888 
2,747 
3,332 
4,318 
5,201 
5,134 
4,231 
4,838 
4,179 
4,325 
4,303 
3,983 
3, 556 
3,212 
4,328 
5,341 
5,904 
218 
220 
218 
218 
220 
225 
232 
236 
232 
221 
217 
214 
220 
218 
224 
229 
226 
227 
239 
235 
228 
222 
218 
221 
227 
228 
228 
226 
220 
224 
246 
234 
228 
223 
216 
221 
224 
222 
222 
225 
226 
231 
239 
242 
234 
219 
215 
220 
227 
228 
228 
229 
224 
228 
232 
236 
229 
219 
216 
218 
Lbs. 
168.6 
170.1 
167.8 
167.8 
169.3 
172.7 
177.3 
179.7 
176.0 
166.4 
165.0 
163.9 
170.1 
168.6 
172.4 
176.3 
174.0 
174.0 
177.6 
176.8 
169.8 
163.4 
163.5 
166.5 
172.7 
176.2 
174.4 
173.6 
171.3 
171.2 
187.7 
178.5 
174.2 
167.7 
164.7 
168.7 
173.9 
170.7 
170.1 
172.8 
173.4 
178.1 
183.3 
182.1 
177.7 
165.7 
162.5 
169.5 
176.8 
177.9 
177.0 
176.5 
170.9 
174.7 
177.1 
181.3 
172.8 
165.2 
164.2 
166.0 
Lbs. 
228 
232 
230 
230 
232 
233 
242 
251 
254 
237 
226 
224 
229 
231 
237 
243 
239 
236 
242 
250 
248 
238 
224 
228 
229 
230 
238 
237 
238 
238 
240 
251 
250 
235 
223 
225 
229 
232 
240 
242 
241 
241 
246 
255 
250 
241 
232 
233 
235 
234 
237 
239 
237 
240 
239 
242 
244 
239 
235 
235 
1,000 
pounds 
209, 649 
191, 646 
180, 290 
184, 558 
174, 536 
186, 212 
197, 076 
170, 574 
162, 247 
153, 070 
130, 708 
147, 860 
187, 661 
200, 475 
220, 819 
226, 257 
247, 306 
276, 744 
263, 217 
243, 023 
188, 363 
87, 302 
80, 089 
114, 211 
143, 
183, 
187, 
205, 
230, 
248, 
232, 
189, 
125. 
85, 
74, 
75, 
94, 
100, 
125, 
136, 
165, 
191, 
191, 
175, 
124, 
81, 
76, 
95, 
114,638 
130, 342 
143, 232 
187, 567 
186, 564 
210, 195 
218, 202 
198, 303 
150,302 
108, 591 
103, 309 
131,019 
Dols. 
17.60 
17.65 
19. 00 
20.30 
20.65 
20.30 
21.65 
19.75 
17.25 
14.25 
14.10 
13.50 
14.90 
14.30 
14.65 
14.40 
14.00 
14.35 
14.50 
14.45 
15.55 
13.70 
12.00 
9.40 
9.25 
9.10 
9.60 
8.25 
8.20 
8.10 
9.50 
9.15 
7.40 
7.40 
6.80 
6.75 
7.80 
9.60 
10.20 
10. 15 
10.25 
10.10 
9.40 
8.15 
8.50 
8.60 
7.90 
8.00 
8.21 
7.96 
8.15 
8.03 
7.46 
6.94 
7.18 
7.91 
8.50 
7.64 
7.04 
7.03 
Dols. 
42 
1.50 
1.44 
1.60 
1.73 
2.03 
1.89 
1.62 
1.54 
1.37 
.96 
.81 
.78 
.72 
.74 
.75 
.81 
.82 
.84 
.88 
.89 
.89 
1.05 
.94 
.73 
Dols. 
30.80 
Dols. Dols. Dols. 
23.12 ,23. 
23.28 24.15 123.25 
27.05 25.62 
30.78 27.69 
33.68 ;29. 10 
34.68 28. 50 
34.48 ,28.19 
30.42 '24.75 
26.02 
28.16 
25.44 
23.06 
26.55 
19.64 
23.70 
23.48 
22.39 20.80 
20.48 
19.40 
12. -M) 
11.64 
9.68 
B. 72 
19.10 
14.00 
12.51 
19.40 
20.42 
20.38 
19.00 
18.40 
19. 60 
19.62 
19.22 
19,81 
12.96 
11.95 
11.52 
10. 05 
9.45 
9.86 
11.35 
11.18 
10.80 
9.42 
9.10 
8.65 
20.75 
18.62 
19.50 
18.62 
19.12 
18.38 
18.38 
18.50 
18.50 
17.81 
16.62 
15.25 
16.56 
16.50 
14.62 
12.62 
11.75 
11.38 
11.38 
9.62 
9.75 
9.94 
10.62 
10.00 
8.62 
6.75 
6.62 
7.75 
8.62 
10.75 
11.38 
12.25 
12.75 
12.62 
11.50 
10. 50 
10.75 
11.12 
11. 25 
11.00 
11. 06 
10.75 
10.44 
10.94 
9.12 
9.25 
8.75 
8.62 
9.25 
9.88 
10.00 
9. (59 
Dols. 
44.75 
42.88 
45. 38 
50.25 
54.06 
53.75 
53.38 
47.75 
40.25 
39.00 
42.50 
41. 50 
40.75 
38.50 
38.00 
37.00 
35.50 
33.88 
29.06 
25.46 
24.95 
24.25 
24.38 
24.25 
24.75 
24.25 
23.00 
19.75 
18.62 
18.88 
19.38 
20.00 
21.00 
20.25 
19.25 
18.25 
17.88 
20.00 
21.12 
21.12 
24.50 
26.75 
27.00 
25.75 
24.25 
25.50 
26.00 
24.75 
24.00 
24.50 
24. 75 
23.25 
23.00 
22. 50 
22.25 
22.00 
22.00 
22.00 
22. 25 
22.50 
