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BULLETIN 982, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 26. — -Hogs: Monthly and yearly average price per 100 pounds, Chicago, 1910 to 
1920. 1 
Month. 
1910 1911 
1912 : 1913 : 1914 ; 1915 
191G ! 1917 
1918 1919 
1920 
11-year 
aver- 4 
age. 
January... 
February . 
March 
April. .- 
May 
June 
July 
August — 
September 
October... 
November 
December. 
$8. 55 
9.05 
10.55 
9.90 
9.55 
9.45 
8.75 
8.35 
8.90 
8.50 
7.60 
7.65 
S7.95 
7.40 
6.85 
6.25 
6.00 
6.25 
6.70 
7.30 
6.90 
6.45 
6.30 
6.40 
S3. 25 
6.20 
7.10 
7.80 
7.65 
7.50 
7.65 
8.25 
8.45 
8.75 
7.75 
7.40 
$7. 45 
8. 15 
8.90 
9.05 
8.55 
8.65 
9.05 
8.35 
8.30 
8.20 
7.75 
7.70 
S3. 30 
8.60 
8.70 
8.55 
8.45 
8.20 
8.70 
9.00 
8.85 
7.65 
7.50 
7.10 
$fi. 90 
6.80 
6.75 
7.30 
7.60 
7.60 
7.75 
6.90 
7.25 
7.90 
6.65 
6.40 
S7.29 $10.90 
Weighted 
average.. 
8. SO 6. 70 
7. 55 8. 35 : 8. 30 
7.10 
8.20 
9.65 
9.75 
9.S5 
9.70 
9. SO 
10.30 
10.70 
9.80 
9.60 
12.45 
14. 80 
15.75 
15. 90 
15.50 
15.20 
16.90 
18.20 
17. 15 
17.40 
! 16.85 
S15. 30 
16.65 
! 17.10 
17.45 
17. 45 
16. 60 
17.75 
19.00 
19. S5 
17.70 
17.70 
17.55 
SI 7. 60 
17. 65 
19.10 
20.40 
20.60 
20.40 
21.85 
' 20.00 
17.45 
14.35 
14.20 
: 13.60 
$14. 97 
, 14.55 
14.94 
! 14.79 
I 14.28 
i 14.68 
i 14.84 
| 14.74 
I 15.88 
1 14.17 
11.83 
9.55 
9.60 
10 17.45 
17. 85 
13.91 
$10. 22 
10.52 
11.31 
11.55 
11.44 
11. 32 
11.64 
11.74 
11.87 
10.97 
10.39 
10.01 
10. 
1 Prior to 1920 from Chicago Drovers' Journal. 
Table 27. — Hogs: Monthly and yearly top price per 100 pounds, Chicago, 1910 to 1920} 
Month. 
January 
February . . . 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September . . 
October 
November.. 
December... 
For year 
1910 
89. 05 
10.00 
11.20 
11.00 
9.85 
9.80 
9.60 
9.70 
10.10 
9.65 
8.70 
8.10 
1911 i 1912 
$8.30 
7.90 
7.35 
6.90 
6.50 
6.72 
7. 55 
7.95 
7.80 
6.90 
6.72 
6.80 
1913 
1914 
1915 
$5. 70 ! $7. 80 
6.57 
8.70 
7.95 
9.62 
8.20 
9.70 
8.05 
8.85 
7.80 
9.00 
8.50 
9.62 
9.00 
9.40 
9.27 
9.65 
9.42 
9.10 
8.30 
8.30 
7.85 
8.15 
88. 60 
8.90 
9.00 
8.95 
8.67 
8.52 
9.30 
10. 20 
9.75 
9.05 
8.25 
7. 75 
S7.40 
7.25 
7.05 
7.90 
7.95 
7.95 
8.12 
8.05 
8.50 
8.95 
7.75 
7.10 
1916 I 1917 
88.10 
8.90 
1 10.10 
i 10.10 
10.35 
10.15 
10.25 
11.55 
i 11.60 
10.55 
I 10.35 
! 10.80 
1918 1919 
$12.00 $16 
i 13. 55 j 17 
I 15.55 
16. 65 
I 16.17 
I 16.30 
! 20.00 
19.70 
19.65 
18. 10 i 18 
17.75 ! 18 
90 SIS. 00 
70 18.15 
15 19.95 
10 I 21. 10 
30 21. 55 
35 21.60 
10 ! 23.60 
30 23.50 
95 ' 20.85 
95 , 17.20 
60 15.50 
00 I 14.60 
1920 
816. 00 
I 15.65 
i 16.35 
I 16.75 
j 15. GO 
i 16.75 
16.65 
! 16.40 
! IS. 25 
S 16.25 
' 14.50 
I 10.80 
11-year 
aver- 
810. SO 
11.21 
12.02 
12.29 
12.03 
11.98 
12.63 
13. 28 
13.31 
12.42 
11.37 
10.68 
11. 20 , 8. 30 
9.70 i 10.20 ; 8.95 j 11.60 [ 20.00 20.95 ! 23.60 : 18.25 I 13.85 
i Prior to June, 191S, from Chicago Drovers' Journal. 
Table 28. — Hogs: Monthly farm price per 100 pounds, United States, 1910 to 1920. 
Date. 
Jan. 15.. 
Feb. 15. 
Mar. 15. 
Apr. 15. 
May 15.. 
June 15. 
July 15. . 
Aug. 15. 
Sept. 15. 
Oct. 15.. 
Nov. 15. 
Dec. 15.. 
Weighted 
average . 
1910 1911 
S7.76 
7.S7 ! 
8.93 ! 
9.26 j 
8. 59 
8.46 j 
8.15 i 
7.78 
8.27 
8.08 
7.61 
7. 15 
8.12 
$7.44 
7.04 
6.74 
6.17 
5.72 
5.66 
5.92 
6.54 
6.53 
6.09 
5.S6 
5.72 
.29 
I 
1912 I 1913 i 1914 
55. 74 
5.79 
5.94 
6.78 
6.79 
6.65 
6.64 
7.11 
7.47 
7.70 
7.05 
S6.77 
7.17 
7.62 
7.94 
7.45 
7.61 
7.81 
7.79 
7.68 
7.60 
7.33 
7.16 
87. 45 
1915 I 1915 I 1917 ' 1918 I 1919 
I I ! I 
1920 
7.44 
7.75 
6.34 
7.80 
6.33 
7.80 
6.48 
7.60 
6.77 
7.43 
8.80 
7.72 
6.84 
8.11 
6.61 
8.11 
6.79 
7.43 
7.18 
7.00 
6.35 
6.87 
6.02 
7.51 
6.56 
57 ! 86. 32 j 89. 16 
' 7.07 10.33 
7.86 ; 12.32 
8.21 
8.37 
8.21 
8.40 
8.61 
9.22 
8.67 
8.74 
8.76 
13.61 
13. 72 
13.50 
13.35 
14.24 
15.69 
16.15 
15.31 
15. 73 
$15. 26 
' 15.03 
I 15.58 
15.73 
15.84 
I 15.37 
I 15.58 
i 16.89 
17.50 
i 16.50 
15.92 
15.82 
515. 69 
i 15.53 
16.13 
! 17.39 
I is. 00 
17.80 
19.22 
19.30 
15.81 
13. 88 
| 13.36 
I 12.63 
! $13. 38 
i 13.62 
1 13.59 
! 13.73 
13.44 
j 13.18 
: 13. 65 
I 13.59 
: 13. 9S 
! 13.57 
I 11.64 
j 8.90 
I 
8.11 13.41 15.82 i 16.04 
12.85 
11-yr. 
av. 
39.23 
9.41 
9.«9 
10.28 
10.21 
10.06 
10.30 
10. 60 
10. 64 
10.26 
9.65 
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