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Table 54. — Sheep: Yearly receipts at principal markets and number on farms, 1900 to 
1920. x 
[In thousands; i. e., 000 omitted.] 
Receipts at principal markets. 
Num- 
ber on 
farms 
Jan. 1. 
Year. 
Chi- 
Kansas 
Omaha. 
St. 
East St. 
Fort 
Den- 
Sioux 
St. 
Total. 
cago. 
City. 
Paul. 
Louis. 
Worth. 
ver. 
City. 
Joseph. 
1900 
3,549 
860 
1,277 
490 
416 
( 2 ) 
306 
61 
390 
7,349 
61,504 
1901 
4,044 
980 
1,315 
332 
520 
( 8 ) 
226 
67 
526 
8,010 
59,757 
1902 
4,516 
1,154 
1,743 
602 
523 
10 
317 
61 
561 
9,487 
62,039 
1903 
4,583 
1,152 
1,864 
876 
528 
125 
465 
42 
599 
10,234 
63,965 
1904 
4,505 
1,004 
1,754 
773 
688 
104 
519 
28 
794 
10, 169 
51,630 
1905 
4,737 
1,319 
1,971 
818 
645 
125 
738 
57 
981 
11,391 
45,170 
1906 
4,805 
1,617 
2,165 
735 
579 
98 
826 
64 
827 
11,716 
50,632 
1907 
4,218 
1,582 
2,039 
568 
565 
113 
828 
65 
764 
10,742 
53,240 
1908 
4,352 
1,641 
2,106 
359 
679 
120 
675 
59 
592 
10,583 
54,631 
1909 
4,441 
1,645 
2,167 
496 
776 
188 
632 
78 
621 
11,044 
56,084 
1910 
5,229 
1,841 
2,985 
865 
736 
163 
600 
151 
560 
13,130 
52,448 
1911 
5,736 
2,175 
2,978 
712 
990 
187 
617 
212 
718 
14,325 
53,633 
1912 
6,056 
2,134 
2,951 
628 
1,031 
284 
775 
207 
729 
14,795 
52,362 
1913 
5,903 
2,095 
3,222 
785 
950 
328 
623 
271 
812 
14,989 
51,482 
1914 
5,378 
2,002 
3,114 
795 
749 
408 
691 
404 
830 
14,371 
49,719 
1915 
3,510 
1,815 
3,268 
704 
648 
363 
765 
337 
878 
12,288 
49,956 
1916 
4,291 
1,758 
3,171 
623 
671 
431 
1,409 
321 
804 
13,479 
48,625 
1917 
3,595 
1,499 
3,017 
430 
531 
406 
2,060 
267 
679 
12,484 
47,616 
1918 
4,630 
1,667 
3,386 
630 
536 
335 
1,652 
387 
827 
14,050 
48,603 
1919 
5,244 
1,945 
3,789 
912 
724 
453 
2,087 
686 
1,007 
16,847 
48,866 
1920 
4,005 
1,687 
2,891 
729 
605 
394 
2,079 
358 
843 
13,591 
47,114 
1 Compiled from yearbooks of stockyard companies. 
2 Not m operation. 
Table 55.- — Sheep: Combined monthly and yearly receipts at Chicago, Kansas City, 
Omaha, and East St. Louis, 1910 to 1920} 
[In thousands; i. e., 000 omitted.] 
Month. 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
11-yr. 
aver. 
January 
February 
651 
522 
551 
477 
577 
631 
794 
1,199 
1,609 
1,820 
1,258 
702 
822 
686 
740 
686 
763 
796 
807 
1,085 
1,566 
2,003 
1,115 
810 
1,020 
849 
856 
770 
665 
671 
837 
1,052 
1,528 
1,906 
1,113 
905 
892 
750 
710 
770 
737 
732 
831 
963 
1,869 
1,848 
1,089 
979 
934 
863 
909 
858 
707 
716 
723 
979 
1,558 
1,512 
705 
779 
799 
670 
723 
540 
469 
531 
637 
931 
1,337 
1,000 
868 
736 
742 
697 
632 
586 
632 
659 
634 
991 
1,301 
1,403 
854 
761 
796 
693 
682 
592 
441 
470 
526 
650 
1,111 
1,210 
715 
756 
716 
525 
620 
518 
538 
554 
726 
989 
1,770 
1,569 
952 
741 
780 
547 
564 
623 
612 
742 
1,098 
1,461 
1,968 
1,400 
951 
957 
666 
619 
580 
462 
532 
632 
827 
1,189 
1,288 
946 
817 
631 
802 
675 
688 
626 
May 
607 
June 
649 
July 
767 
August 
1,044 
September 
October 
November 
December 
1,537 
1,511 
949 
796 
Total 
10,791 
11,879 
12,172 
12, 170 
11,243 
9,241 
9,892 
8,642 
10,218 
11,703 
9,189 
10,649 
Prior to 1915, compiled from yearbooks of stockyard companies. 
