PORK PACKING.

The following shows the number of hogs packed during the winter season at the large

cities.

TO

Nov. 1

MAR. 1.

Chicago. Cincinnati St. Louis. Milwaukee Louisville Indn'ap'lis Kan. City. Omaha.

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.

16 14 25
1 13 95

16 13 60

July

115 25
16 14 75 @14 80
114 25 14 371⁄2
16. 13 55 14 05
1 13 872@13 95
14.00
113 25 @13 35
16 14 122@14 25
113 60 13 75
14 35
14 00
@13 65
13.50

@15 37% 12 80

@12 90

11 30

12 80 @11 40

11 00
11 05

@11 172

11 15

9 10 9 12
9.50
9 709 75
9.75
9 80 @ 9 85

10 20 10 25

@10 25
@10 371⁄2

10 372@10 50

16 25

9 70 @ 9 75

11 25 @11 37 11 60 @11 65

18 40
19 25

@16 30
@18 50
@19 37%

12 722@12 75

9 25 @ 9 30

11 55

10 45

10 50

9 60 @ 9 622 11 172@11 20 10 87@11 00

19 37%@19 50 18.20

10.40

17 47/2@17 50

11 424@11 65 13 25 13 371⁄2
11 372@11 50 12 37@ 12 50
11 672@11 821⁄2 13 122@13 25
11 65 11 50 @12 75
11 65 @11 724 11 25 @ 12 00
16 13 37@13 45
11 00 @11 75
114 75 @14 87% 10 60 @10 77% 11 25 11 75
16 13 25 13 35
9 721⁄2 11 25
114 20 14 221⁄2 9 90 @10 271⁄2 10 00
@11 20
@11 50
@11 00
9 37%@ 9 57
9 629 65
8.872@ 8.95
865

11 30

12 50 12 62% 10 27%@10 30
12 75 12 87% 10 02@10 072
12 87@13 00 9 351⁄2@ 9 421⁄2 18 80
11 12@11 25 9 609 67% 20 70
10 60 @10 62% 10 60 10 80 21 15
10 37%@10 40 10 65 @10 90
10 00 @10 12 11 15 @11 27%
10 75 @10 87% 11 70 @11 75
11 35 12 05

16 10 16 15

11 30 @11 40
13 37@13 40 11 15 @11 20
12 90 12 92% 9 52%@ 9 60
12 271⁄2@12 30
11 82@11 85 10 15
11 85 @11 87% 11 70
11 42@11 45 12 30

9.90
@10 17%

@11 85

9 60

@ 9 65

12 37%

850

@ 8 55

16 872@17 00

13 272@13 30

12.30

8 55

@ 8 60

20 00

20 0212 45 @ 12 47

12 30

@12 35

7 10

@7 15

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

@5 30
5 62%@ 5 65
5 72@ 5 80
5 42%@ 5 45
5 32%@ 5 35
5 27%@ 5 30
5 05 @ 5 07%
4 90 @ 4 92%
4 72%@ 4 75
4 60 @ 4 62%
4 05 @ 4 072
4 10 @ 4 121⁄2
3 87%@ 3 90
3 55 @ 3 57%
3 20 @ 3 22%
3 22@ 3 272
3 32%@ 3 35
3 35 @ 3 371⁄2
4 02%@ 4 05
4 15 @ 4 20
4 272@ 4 30
3 90 @ 3 92%
3 80@3 85
377%1⁄2@ 3 80

85

CATTLE, HOGS AND SHEEP.

Range of Prices (per 100 lbs.) for each week during 1896.

BEEF PRODUCTS.

Cash prices of these commodities for each week during 1896.

Beef Hams. Extra Mess.
Per 100 lbs. Per 100 lbs.

5 2505 50 1