PORK PACKING. The following shows the number of hogs packed during the winter season at the large cities. Chicago. Cincinnati St. Louis. Milwaukee Louisville Indn'ap'lis Kan. City. Omaha. 869.273 417,093 1894-95. 2,475,468 265,735 373,165 348,840 136,898 307,610 884,652 534,834 1893-94. 1,695,980 189,908 255,084 * 142,623 103,797 257,724 584,543 379,559 1892-93.. 1,478,212 204,410 226,206 119,500 112,003 204,553 616,752 408,080 1891-92.. 2,757,108 288,548 350,483 326,386 101,365 317,002 863,499 634,983 1890-91... 2,837,624 301,054 291,332 337,768 113,468 315,233 936,760 584,324 1889-90.. 2,179,440 271,513 348,810 300,729 105,512 325,800 681,710 373,043 1888-89... 1,462,130 300,082 336,176 273,577 152,674 278,002 712,184 333,150 1887-88.. 1,731,503 309,588 369,790 218,650 190,671 300,506 780,476 364,372 1886-87.. 1,844,189 331,401 370,866 327,255 198,833 352,148 768,539 242,528 1885-86... 2,393,052 332,696 369,130 343,423 122,261 290,500 656,109 106,416 1884-85... 2,368,217 385,435 442,087 336,645 164,912 316,971 606,787 141,100 1883-84... 2,011,384 365,451 382,222 265,467 141,704 274,095 427,162 64,770 1882-83... 2,557,823 425,400 327,004 293,510 125,812 276,017 445,374 90,980 1881-82... 2,368,100 384,878 316,379 323,619 131,007 249,178 345,817 85,151 1880-81... 2,781,064 522,425 474,159 325,729 231,269 388,763 339,678 96,147 1879-80... 2,525,219 534,559 577,793 340,783 231,259 364,021 195,600 51,514 1878-79... 2,943,115 623,584 629,261 444,221 187,506 472,455 224,000 74,658 1877-78... 2,501,285 632,302 509,540 371,982 279,414 270,150 188,344 54,000 1876-77... 1,618,084 523,576 414,747 225,598 214,862 294,198 116,038 37,000 1875-76.. 1,592,065 563,359 329,895 181,972 223,147 323,184 74,500 18,025 1874-75... 1,690,348 560,164 462,246 236,596 273,118 278,339 73,500 13,000 1873-74... 1,520,024 581,253 463,793 294,054 226,947 295,766 140,348 15,785 1872-73... 1,425,079 626,305 538,000 303,500 302,246 196,317 187,221 7,500 1871-72... 1,218,858 630,301 419,032 315,000 309,512 172,100 83,000 1870-71... 918,087 500,066 305,600 241,000 242,135 105,000 36,200 1869-70... 688,140 337,330 241,316 172,626 182,000 55,474 25,500 1868-69... 597,954 224,341 356,555 129,094 167,209 56,466 16,000 1867-68. 796,226 366,831 237,323 159,463 140,980 52,645 2,500 1866-67.. 639,332 462,610 176,800 133,370 157,071 53,739 1865-66.. 507,355 354,079 116,760 87,853 90,519 36,000 1864-65... 760,514 350,600 185,894 107,130 92,409 55,888 1863-64.. 904,659 370,623 240,099 141,091 103,267 66,400 1862-63.. 970,264 608,457 175,000 182,465 116,000 77,000 1861-62... 505,691 474,467 84,093 94,761 91,335 42,100 1860-61... 271,805 433,799 79,800 51,000 198,751 38,781 1859-60... 151,339 434,499 70,326 52,000 251,870 32,276 1858-59.. 171,684 382,826 57,500 32,000 288,590 33,217 1857-58. 99,262 446,677 98,000 16,000 253,803 40,480 1856-57... 74,000 344,512 71,531 15,000 245,830 27,160 1855-56... 80,380 405,396 93,700 34,000 332,733 65,030 1854-55... 73,694 355,786 89,830 34,000 283,788 34,476 1853-54... 52,849 421,000 90,000 43,000 407,033 44,900 1852-53.. 44,156 361,000 60,000 no report. 301,000 27,000 1851-52... 22,036 352,000 47,168 no report. 193,000 29,000 1850-51... 20,000 334,000 82,274 no report. 196,000 18,000 * Includes Cudahy, Wis. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT Of the Packing in the West and at Chicago for a series of years. Years ending Mar. 1. In Chicago. In the West. Years ending Mar. 1. In Chicago. In the West. MESS PORK. Current prices of mess pork per barrel in the Chicago Market on the first and sixteenth days of each month for nine years. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 10 50 ..... 12 45 12 50 10 55 @12 90 9 10 9 12% 10 20 @10 25 10 371⁄2@10 50 9 25 @ 9 30 10.40 12 50 12 62% 10 27%@10 30 12 75 12 87% 18 20 17 472@17 50 16 10 16 15 11 42%@11 65 June 16 14 25 @14 35 13 25 @13 371⁄2 10 02@10 071⁄2 16 872@17 00 11 30 @11 40 12 37% 850 @ 8 55 12.30 8 55 @ 8 60 18 80 9 60 @ 9 67% 20 70 10 37%@10 40 10 60 10 00 @10 12 11 15 @10 80 @11 75 10 75 @10 87% 11 70 @11 75 10 60 @10 77% 11 25 @11 75 11 30 11 35 12 05 12 10 9 722 11 25 @11 50 10 00 9 90 @10 27% 10 00 @10 25 .... 11 00 @11 20 10 00 10 25 @11 50 9 60 10 75 @11 00 9 75 @ 9 872 9 37%@ 9 57% 10 122@11 87% 9 62@ 9 65 9 00 @11 371⁄2 8.872@ 8.95 8 75 @11 00 8 65 8 25 @10 12 10 25 @ 9 62% @10 42%1⁄2 12 35 12 40 8 25 @ 8 371⁄2 11 25 @11 50 17 00 @17 50 8 70 @ 8 80 12 20 12 25 14 25 @14 50 8 12 8 25 15 50 @15 75 12 75 @13 00 8 10 @ 8 23 13 00 13 12% 12 50 @1255 @18 85 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 CATTLE, HOGS AND SHEEP. Range of Prices (per 100 lbs.) for each week during 1896. 0004 65 2.00@4 65 2.0064 55 175@4 55 1 7x04 60 1 754 75 17504 65 175@4 75 1 7564 90 1 7564 80 17505 10 1 75@5 10 1 75@5 10 1 75@5 10 1 7565 10 175@5 25 1 75@5 20 1 75625 30 175@535 17505 30 1 7505 30 1 75075 40 1 75@5 70 $34503 80 3.60@3 95 360@4 10 3.9064-30 3.95@4 42% 3.950435 4 00@4 30 13 9004 30 3 75@4 25 375@4 22% 3.85@4 25 3 8064 15 3 85@4 15 3 70@4 15 36504 05 3506405 85003 85 3 3503 80 3 35@3 75 32503 55 1 3 20@3 55 3 25673 60 310@3 55 3 0503 60 3 05@3 55 3 2003 55 3 2063 60 32503 70 32503 60 3 2063 60 3 00@3 50 31003 70 29503 45 3 153 70 3 1503 65 310@3 42 2.8503 40 2 8503 40 2.9003 45 29503-50 2.95@3 55 3 05@3 65 3 1073 65 3 15@3 60 3.2003 65 3 25973 67% 310@3 45 3 1503 55 3 1063 65 3.10@3 45 3.2003 50 3 2003 45 2.50@4 00 3.75@4 17%1⁄2 3 8504 15 3.75@4.07% 2 3 7504 05 3 6073 90 360@3 85 3 4073 80 3356375 3 2003 55 3 2503 60 3 20@3 45 13 05603 47% 3 0503 35 2.9073 37 2.95@3 40 29503 40 2.95@3 30 2.95@3 35 3 0063 40 3 00603 40 2-850330 2 7503 25 2.9003 50 2-7503 25 2.90@3 35 75@3 30 26503 25 270@3 25 2 7003 25 2 8063 35 2 7503 35 2 8063 45 3 15@3 60 3 2003 60 315@3 55 3 2063 60 315@3 65 3056345 3 10@3 60 310@3 65 3 05@3 45 310@3 50 3 10@3 40 0003 90 225@3 90 210@4 00 2 1064 00 2.10@4 10 2.500395 2.50@3 85 5003 95 2.50@400 2.5004 00 2.5064-00 2.25@4 30 2 2504 30 2 25@4 15 2 2504 20 0004 20 0004 10 00@4 10 2.0003 80 1 75@3 70 1 7503 50 175@3 35 1 75@3 35 1 75@3 50 20063 50 2.00@3 50 2003 50 150@3 00 15003 20 1 5063 25 1 5063 40 1 5073 40 150@3 30 1 5063 50 1 5003 50 150@3 50 150@3 65 15003 75 150@3 75 1.50@4 00 200@400 July 2 5063 80 17506 00 |