PRIME STEAM LARD. Current prices of prime steam lard, per 100 lbs., in the Chicago market on the first and sixteenth days of each month for Description. STOCKS OF PROVISIONS IN CHICAGO, As reported to the Registrar of Provisions each month during 1890. Jan. 31. Mess pork, pkd. winter 1888-9... Brls. 5,460 Brls. Other barreled pork.. Brls. Short ribbed middles. Lbs. Feb. 28. March 31. April 30. May 31. June 30. July 31. Aug. 31. Sept. 30. Oct. 31. Nov. 30. Dec. 31. 1,730 1,075 377 4,286 Tes. STOCKS OF MESS PORK (WINTER PACKED) AND PRIME STEAM LARD IN STORE AT CHICAGO, Monthly for five years. MESS PORK-BARRELS. 102,295 7,118 Years. January. Febr'ary March. April. May. June. 141,375 149,521 159,147 151,720 157,025 July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 38,406 33,688 27,713 24,770 64,240 92,050 11,774 16,156 20,738 23,547 29,625 59,065 59,892 51,433 50,131 44,138 30,936 50,097 48,074 82,218 84,484 91,215 94,796 104,814 109,983 102,453 77,912 76,347 128,980 131,244 99,997 109,558 93,646 37,096 26,312 94,083 102,425 102,295 22.934 7,922 24,523 27,811 11,704 10,482 7,372 39,475 97,875 25,339 5,129 9,704 38,548 96,598 89,605 5,950 15,844 57,917 PORK PACKING FOR A SERIES OF YEARS. The following shows the number of hogs packed in the Mississippi valley during each year ending March 1, for the last thirty-seven years, divided between summer and winter packing, and also the number packed in Chicago during each of these years: Years ending March 1. NO. OF HOGS PACKED NO. OF HOGS PACKED TOTAL NO. PACKED MARCH 1 TO MARCH 1. In Chicago. In the West. In Chicago. In the West. In Chicago. In the West. Previous to 1871 no reliable returns were made of the summer packing; it was, however, inconsiderable. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT Of the last twelve packing seasons in the West, exclusive of Chicago, Nov. 1 to Mar. 1. Average gross weight of hogs received at Chicago from Nov. 1, 1889, to Mar. 1, 1890, was 243.69 lbs. 1888-9. 4,079,181 227 23-100 1.087,142,529 1,011,517,036 1,154,724,214 1,019,809,521 1,045,782.500 253 51-100 |