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BULLETIN 982, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 52. — Sheep and lambs: Monthly and yearly top price per 100 pounds, Chicago} 
SHEEP. 
Month. 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
11-yr. 
av. 
January 
February 
$6.60 
7.90 
9.30 
8.50 
7.75 
6.25 
5.00 
4.65 
4.85 
4.50 
4.50 
4.50 
S4.75 
4.85 
5.60 
5.25 
5.60 
4.70 
5.25 
4.00 
4.50 
4.25 
4.25 
4.60 
$5.10 
5.00 
6.50 
8.00 
8.25 
6.00 
5.50 
4.75 
4.80 
5.00 
4.75 
5.65 
$6.50 
7.00 
7.50 
8.00 
7.00 
6.25 
5.40 
5.00 
4.90 
5.10 
5.50 
6.25 
$6.30 
6.50 
7.00 
7.20 
6.50 
6.50 
6.10 
6.10 
6.20 
6.25 
6.65 
6.85 
$6.85 
7.75 
8.15 
8.75 
8.50 
7.00 
7.00 
6.90 
6.75 
7.00 
6.75 
7.00 
$8.50 
9.75 
9.35 
9.40 
10.00 
9.00 
8.50 
8.40 
8,75 
8.65 
9.00 
10.25 
$11. 75 
12.50 
13.00 
13.50 
16.00 
13.50 
11.50 
12.50 
12.75 
13.00 
13.00 
13.50 
$13. 70 
14.00 
17.00 
17.00 
17.50 
14.75 
14.50 
14.75 
13.25 
12.00 
11.75 
11.50 
$12. 25 
14.00 
17.15 
17.35 
16.85 
11.50 
11.40 
12.00 
10.50 
11.25 
10.60 
12.00 
$15. 75 
15.75 
15.75 
16.75 
14.50 
11.00 
10.50 
10.00 
8.65 
8.75 
9.00 
7.25 
$8.91 
9.55 
10.57 
April 
10.88 
10.77 
8.77 
July 
8.24 
8.10 
September 
October 
November 
December 
7.81 
7.80 
7.80 
8.12 
Yearly top . 
9.30 
5.60 
8.25 
8.00 
7.20 
8.75 
10.25 
16.00 
17.50 
17.35 
16.75 
11.36 
LAMBS 
January 
February 
March 
April 
May 
Jmie 
July 
August 
September 
October 
November 
December 
Yearly top 
$9.10 
$6.65 
$7.40 
$9.50 
$3.40 
$9.00 
$11. 15 
9.40 
6.50 
7.15 
9.25 
8.10 
9.65 
11.50 
10.60 
6.65 
8.25 
9.15 
8.50 
10.10 
11.90 
10.20 
6.60 
10.40 
9.35 
8.60 
11.15 
12.00 
9.40 
7.85 
10.60 
8.85 
9.50 
11.85 
12.90 
9.10 
7.65 
9.25 
8.00 
9.60 
10. 85 
12.25 
8.60 
7. oo 
8.25 
8.70 
9.35 
10.00 
11.10 
7.15 
7.40 
7.85 
8.25 
9.00 
9.55 
11.50 
7.40 
6.40 
7.75 
7.90 
9.00 
9.25 
11.40 
7.20 
6.40 
7.50 
7.65 
8.20 
9.25 
11.25 
6.90 
6.50 
8.00 
8.25 
9.50 
9.40 
12.45 
6.80 
6.60 
8.90 
8.40 
9.25 
9.90 
13.60 
10.60 
7.85 
10.60 
9.50 
9.60 
11.85 
13.60 
S14. 45 
15.00 
15.70 
17.40 
20.60 
18.50 
16.50 
17.75 
18.60 
18.60 
18.00 
17.50 
$18. 00 
I 17.85 
j 19.50 
22.10 
I 21.25 
18.25 
19.25 
18.85 
17.25 
17.25 
15.50 
16.25 
SI 7. 40 
19.00 
21.00 
20.50 
20.50 
19.25 
18.25 
18.50 
16.25 
16.25 
15.25 
18.50 
$21. 65 
21. 65 
20.50 
21.75 
19.40 
18.00 
16.75 
15.40 
14.00 
13.75 
14.00 
13.00 
$12.06 
12.28 
12.90 
13.64 
13.88 
12.79 
12.21 
11.93 
11.38 
11.21 
11.25 
11. 70 
1 Prior to June 1, 1918, compiled from Drovers' Journal. 
Table 53. — Sheep: Monthly farm price per 100 pounds, United States, 1910 to 1920. 
Date. 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
11-yr. 
av. 
$5.63 
5.09 
5.64 
6.10 
5.79 
5.44 
5.47 
4.68 
4.81 
4.68 
4.63 
4.54 
$4.47 
4.34 
4.45 
4.55 
4.51 
4.24 
4.19 
3.98 
3.91 
3.68 
3.65 
3.71 
$3.89 
4.01 
4.12 
4.57 
4.74 
4.52 
4.21 
4.26 
4.11 
4.19 
4.05 
4.21 
$4.35 
4.63 
4.97 
5.16 
4.91 
4.84 
4.20 
4.32 
4.23 
4.16 
4,27 
4.46 
$4.67 
4.67 
4.77 
4.96 
4.87 
4.70 
4.75 
4.87 
4.80 
4.81 
4.68 
4.95 
$4.95 
5.14 
5.36 
5.60 
5.5> 
5.43 
5.35 
5.16 
5.06 
5.18 
5.18 
5.38 
$5.52 
5.90 
6.35 
.6.61 
6.66 
6.54 
6.33 
6.22 
6.25 
6.20 
6.41 
6.77 
$7.33 
8.17 
9.21 
9.69 
10.15 
9.84 
9.32 
9.33 
10.05 
10.24 
10.20 
10.44 
$10. 55 
10.75 
11.41 
11.98 
12.32 
11.56 
11.04 
10.99 
10.79 
10.35 
10.11 
9.46 
$9.68 
9.95 
10.45 
11.33 
10.93 
10.34 
9.25 
9.06 
8^46 
8.35 
8.53 
$9.34 
9.97 
10.25 
10.66 
10.34 
9.13 
8.21 
7.54 
7.24 
6.62 
6.20 
5.54 
$6.40 
Feb. 15 
6.60 
Mar. 15 
7.00 
Apr. 15 
7.38 
May 15 
7.34 
June 15 
July 15 
Aug. 15 
Sept. 15 
Oct. 15 
6.96 
6.57 
6 40 
6.36 
6.23 
Nov. 15 
Dec. 15 
6.16 
6.18 
Weighted 
average . . 
5.08 
4.07 
4.20 
4.46 
4.79 
5.23 
6.27 
9.54 
10.82 
9.35 
8.11 
6.54 
