) BULLETIN 982, U. S. DEPAETMEXT OE AGEICULTUBE. 
Table 1. — Cattle: Monthly average price per 100 pounds, 1918-1920 — CoDtinued. 
EAST ST. LOUTS— Continued. 
Canners and 
cutters. 
Veal calves. 
Feeder steers. 
Stock cattle. 
Month. 
Cows 
and 
heif- 
Can- 
ner 
steers. 
1919. 
May $6.28 
June 6. 54 
July 6.55 
August 6. 46 
September 5. 74 
October 5.79 
November 5. 84 
December 5.91 
1920. 
January 6.14 
February 6. 14 
March.. 5.S7 
April 6.01 
May 5.99 
June 5.66 
July 5.19 
August 5. 00 
September 4.65 
October 4.21 
November 4-06 
December 3. 71 
l-.-i:: 
to 
me- 
dium 
me- 
dium 
to 
choice. 
Heavv dium LUht 
Heavy (1.000 JSSt^J (S00 
$7. 08 
- ; 
S.05 
7.77 
7.13 
6.49 
6. 25 
6. 38 
6.37 
6.12 
b.m 
5.35 
5. IS 
4.52 
4.34 
4.14 
$13. IS 
14.14 
14.56 
16.90 
17. 51 
16. 2S 
15. 53 
14. 60 
15.74 
14. 95 
14.66 
14. 51 
12.78 
12.85 
12.47 
12.09 
14.44 
12.96 
12.04 
10.06 
weight, 
com- 
mon 
to 
choi?e. 
lbs. 
up), 
com- 
mon 
to 
lbs. 
(800 t-d 
1.000 L _-. 
lbs.), P * 
com- ! 
mon 
com- 
mon 
, to 
Aoi <*-choice.;- 3hoice ' 
Steers, 
com- 
mon 
to 
choice . 
Cows 
and 
heif- 
ers, 
com- 
mon 
to 
choice. 
r 2.'~-s. 
Corn- 
Good mon 
and and 
choice . me- 
$10.60 $12.02 $11. 
12.66 
12.88 
12.23 
11.40 
11. 4S 
10.49 
9.82 
9.5S 
9.50 
10.00 
10.13 
10.17 
9.19 
8.65 
7.06 
11.54 
ii.'os' 
10.92 
10.63 
10.69 
10.84 
10. S2 
10.76 
10.60 
10.4-5 
10.03 
10. 39 
10.36 
9.58 
9.5S 
9.01 
7.92 
10.46 
10.15 i 
10.27 
10.04 
9.55 ; 
9.52 I 
9.93 
10.05 ! 
10.15 
10.05 
$10.84 $10.05 
9. 89 9. 57 
9.37 
S. 94 
8.97 
S.50 
8. .50 
9.73 
9.65 
9.69 
9.26 
9.05 
8 _: 
8. OS 
10.02 
9.62 
8.66 
Light and 
medium 
weight 
(750-1,000 
lbs.) common 
to choice. 
$8. 93 
S.41 
8.32 
7.25 
9.01 
8.63 
S.54 
8.16 
8.21 
S.3S 
8.70 
8.74 
S.7S 
8.72 
8.51 
S.65 
7.S7 
7.38 
S8.30 
7. S4 
8.24 
7.47 
7.15 
6.7S 
77 
7.04 
7.71 
7.31 
7.06 
6.14 
$9.76 
8.84 
8.89 
S.71 
9.13 
9.07 
9.02 
9.13 
dium. 
$8. 09 
7.60 
7.32 
7.05 
7.17 
7.15 
7.22 
7.35 
9.13 
7.25 
7.12 
9.66 
7.90 
7.39 
• 9. 75 
8.00 
7. 54 
9.75 
S.00 
l. OD 
9.73 
8-00 
6.97 
9.50 
8.00 
6.24 
5.68 
5.66 
7.27 
5.38 
5.21 
6.94 
5.06 
5.14 
6.96 
5.43 
4. >S 
6.89 
5.17 
Table 2. — Cattle: Monthly and yearly average price per 100 pounds of good beef steers, 
Chicago, 1910 to 1920. l 
Month. 
| 1910 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
11-yr. 
av. 
January 
J $6.20 
$6.15 
$6.85 
$7.80 
$8.45 
S>. !■; 
$8.35 
$10. 15 
$12. 10 
$15. SO 
$13. 95 
$9.44 
February 
. 6.3-5 
6.15 
6.60 
S.25 
8.30 
7.50 
S.35 
10.50 
12.00 
15.95 
13.05 
9.36 
March 
., 7.35 
6.20 
7.2li 
8.30 ! 
8.35 
7.65 
S.75 
11.25 
1 12.60 
16.05 
13. 10 
9.71 
April 
. 7.55 
6.10 
7.65 
8.15 i 
8.50 i 
7.70 
9.10 
11.75 
14.70 
15.85 
12.30 
9.94 
Mav.... 
. 7.50 
5.95 
7.95 
8.00 ; 
8.40 
S.35 
9.50 
11.90 
15.40 
15.00 
12.25 
18.02 
June 
., 7.50 
6.05 
8.00 
S.15 
S.80 
9.85 
12.15 
15. 85 
13.55 
14.95 
10.31 
Juiv 
- 1 7.10 
6.30 
7.90 
8.25 
8.80 
9.20 
9.25 
12.35 
16.05 
15.60 
14.68 
10. .50 
August 
. 6.85 
6.95 
8.50 
S.30 
9.10 
9.05 
9.45 
12.70 
15.75 
16.45 
14.30 
10.67 
September 
J 6.80 
■ 
9.15 
8.50 
9.35 ' 
8.95 
9.40 
13. 10 
16.00 
15.50 
14.95 
10.77 
October 
.| 6.60 
6.75 
7.90 
8.40 
9.05 | 
>. 80 
9.75 
11.70 
14.80 
16.15 
14.61 
10.41 
November 
. 6.20 
6.70 
8.10 
8.25 
8.60 | 
8.70 
10.15 
11.10 
15.05 
15. 10 
11.65 
9.96 
December 
. 6.00 
6.65 
7.s5 
8.20 j 
S.35 
8.35 
10.00 
11.40 
14.90 
14.35 
10. OS 
9.65 
Average 5 .. 
. 6.83 
6.40 
7.80 
8.21 
8 " 
8.43 
9.33 
11.67 
14.60 
15.45 
13.32 
10.05 
1 Prior to July, 1920, from Chicago Drovers' Journal. 
J Simple average of monthly average prices. 
