MARKET STATISTICS. 7 
Table 3. — Calves: Monthly and yearly average price per 100 pounds, Chicago, 1910 to 
1920. 1 
Month. 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
11-yr. 
av. 
January 
February 
S3. CO 
8. 65 
9.00 
7.85 
7.35 
7.85 
7.60 
7.75 
8.50 
8.65 
8.75 
8.50 
$8.75 
8.40 
7.40 
6.60 
7.25 
7.60 
7.40 
8.00 
8.75 
8.60 
8.35 
7.85 
$8.75 
7.50 
8.00 
7.40 
7.75 
8.00 
8.75 
9.75 
11.25 
10. 00 
9.85 
10.25 
$9.75 
9.85 
10.50 
8.50 
9.25 
9.75 
10.40 
11.50 
11.25 
10.50 
10. 35 
10.75 
$11.00 
10.75 
9.00 
8.85 
9.50 
9.40 
10.60 
11.00 
11.40 
10.65 
10. 35 
8.65 
$9.85 
10.35 
10. 00 
8.40 
9.15 
9.60 
10.25 
11.50 
11.25 
10.85 
10.15 
9.65 
$10. 15 
10. 65 
9.65 
8.75 
10.40 
11.25 
11.40 
12.00 
12.40 
11.50 
11. 85 
11.75 
113. 40 
12. 65 
13. 40 
12. 50 
13. 25 
13. 40 
13. 00 
15.15 
15.00 
14.85 
13.50 
15.25 
$15. 35 
14.15 
15.25 
14.50 
13.50 
16.02 
16.67 
17.28 
18. 63 
16. 83 
16. 86 
16.01 
$15. 62 
15.75 
15. 01 
14. 31 
14.06 
16. 37 
17.88 
19.62 
20. 52 
18.05 
17. 60 
16.56 
$17. 74 
16.73 
16. 73 
14. 22 
12.12 
13. 68 
13. 98 
15.08 
16.39 
14.18 
13.74 
10.39 
$11.72 
11.40 
11.27 
April 
10.17 
10.38 
June 
11.17 
July 
11.63 
August 
September 
October 
November 
December 
12.60 
13. 21 
12.24 
11.94 
11.42 
Average 2 . .. 
8.25 
7.91 
8.94 
10.19 
10.10 
10.08 
10.98 
13.78 
15.92 
16.83 
14.58 
11.60 
1 Prior to June 1918, from Chicago Drovers' Journal. 
1 Simple average of monthly average prices. 
Table 4. — Cattle: Monthly and yearly top price per 100 pounds of beef cattle, Chicago, 
1910 to 1920. 1 
Month. 
1910 
January $8.40 
February 8.10 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September . 
October 
November. 
December.. 
8.85 
8.65 
8.75 
8.85 
8.60 
8.50 
8.50 
8.00 
7.75 
7.55 
For year . 
3.85 
$7.10 
7.05 
7.35 
7.10 
6.50 
6.75 
7.35 
8.20 
8.25 
9.00 
9.25 
9.35 
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1912 
$8.75 
9.00 
8.85 
9.00 
9.40 
9.60 
9.85 
10.65 
11.00 
11.05 
11.00 
11.25 
11.25 
$9.50 
9.25 
9.30 
9.25 
9.10 
9.20 
9.20 
9.25 
9.50 
9.75 
9.85 
10.25 
10.25 
1914 
$9.50 
9.75 
9.75 
9.55 
9.60 
9.45 
10.00 
10.90 
11.05 
11.00 
11.00 
11.40 
11.40 
$9.70 
9.50 
9.15 
8.90 
9.65 
9.95 
10.40 
10.50 
10.50 
10.60 
10. 55 
11.60 
11.60 
$9.85 
9.75 
10.05 
10.00 
11.05 
11.50 
11.30 
11.50 
11.50 
11.65 
12.50 
12.60 
12.60 
1917 
$11. 95 
12. 25 
12.95 
13.50 
13. 70 
13.90 
14.15 
16.50 
17.90 
17.50 
17.25 
16.25 
17.90 
1918 
$14. 30 
14.50 
14.75 
17.60 
17.75 
18.00 
18.75 
18.90 
19.60 
19.75 
19.75 
20.25 
20.25 
1919 
$20. 00 
20.25 
20.50 
20.50 
20.00 
17.00 
18.50 
19.35 
18.15 
19.50 
20.50 
21.50 
21.50 
1920 
$20. 00 
17.25 
16.00 
16.00 
14.50 
17. 25 
17.25 
17.75 
18.35 
18.50 
18.15 
17.25 
20.00 
11-yr. 
av. 
$11.73 
11.51 
11.59 
11.82 
11. 82 
11.95 
12.30 
12.91 
13.12 
13.30 
13.41 
13.57 
14.09 
1 Prior to June 1918, from Chicago Drovers' Journal. 
Table 5. — Calves: Monthly and yearly top price per 100 pounds for veal calves, Chicago, 
1910 to 1920. x 
Month. 
January 
February. . . 
March 
April 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September . . 
October 
November. . 
December. . . 
For year 
1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
$10. 00 
$10.00 
$10. 50 
$11.00 
$12. 00 
$11. 00 
$11.00 
$15. 00 
$16. 50 
$17. 50 
$19. 50 
10.00 
9.50 
8.25 
11.00 
11.60 
12.00 
11.50 
15.00 
16.00 
17.50 
19.50 
10.25 
9.00 
9.00 
12.00 
11.00 
10.75 
11.25 
15.25 
17.50 
18.25 
19.00 
9.25 
7.35 
9.00 
9.50 
10.75 
9.25 
10.50 
14.00 
17.00 
17.50 
18.00 
8.50 
8.25 
9.40 
11. 00 
11. 00 
10.00 
11.75 
15.50 
15.35 
17.25 
14.50 
9.25 
8.75 
9.00 
11.10 
10.50 
10.50 
12.25 
15.85 
17.00 
18.50 
15.25 
9.00 
8.25 
10.00 
11.50 
11.50 
11.35 
12.25 
15.25 
17.50 
19.25 
17.25 
9.40 
9.10 
11.50 
12.35 
12.00 
12.35 
12.75 
16.25 
18.50 
21.25 
17.75 
10.15 
9.75 
12.00 
12.50 
12.50 
12.25 
13.25 
16.50 
19.50 
21.50 
18.50 
10.25 
9.75 
11.50 
11.85 
11.50 
12.00 
12.75 
16.00 
18.75 
21.25 
17.75 
10.25 
9.00 
10.75 
11.50 
11.75 
11.25 
13.25 
14.75 
17.75 
19.00 
15.25 
9.75 
8.75 
11.25 
11.75 
10.25 
10.50 
13.50 
16.75 
18.00 
18.00 
13.00 
10.25 
10.00 
12.00 
12.50 
12.50 
12.35 
13.50 
16.75 
19.50 
21.50 
19.50 
n-yr. 
$13. 09 
12.90 
13.02 
12. 01 
12.05 
12.54 
13.01 
13.93 
14.40 
13.94 
13.14 
12.80 
14.58 
1 Prior to June 1918, from Chicago Drovers' Journal. 
