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 16 13 60 July 115 25 @15 37% 12 80 @12 90 11 30 12 80 @11 40 11 00 @11 172 11 15 9 10 9 12 10 20 10 25 @10 25 10 372@10 50 16 25 9 70 @ 9 75 11 25 @11 37 11 60 @11 65 18 40 @16 30 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 30 12 50 12 62% 10 27%@10 30 16 10 16 15 11 30 @11 40 9.90 @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 85 BEEF PRODUCTS. Cash prices of these commodities for each week during 1896. Beef Hams. Extra Mess. Plate. Per 100 lbs. Extra Plate. Per 100 lbs. Tallow. per lb. 8.25@9 00 3%@4% 8 75@9 00 3%@44 8.7509 00 318@44 8.7569 25 3%@43 3 @48 29 14 25@15 00 14 25@14 50 6.75@7 00 14 14 25@14 50 675@7 00 6.5007 00 $6 75@7 00 6.75@7 00 67507 00 6 7507 00 6.75@7 25 7.00@7 25 7. 00607 25 7.00@7 25 6.75@7 25 6 75@7 00 6.50@6 75 6.50@6 6.5006 62506 75 6.2576 50 6 2506 50 600x6 50 6.00606-50 6.0006 25 775@8 00 7 75@8 00 7 75@8 60 8 00@8 60 8.00 8 25 800@8 25 7508 25 775@8 00 7 7508 00 750@8 00 7:50@7 75 7 5007 75 750@7 75 7 5007 75 75008 00 7 5008 00 7 25@7 50 7. 00@7 50 70007 25 6-7507-25 675@7 00 6 75@ 6.25@ 6:25@7 00 650@675 6.00@6 75 6.00@6 75 6.2506 75 1550@6-50 5.50@5 75 55005 75 5.5005 75 5-5076 00 9 0069 25 9 00@9 25 9.0079 25 8.7509 25 8.7509 00 850@9 00 8 2508 75 8 2508 50 8250850 82508 75 8500875 8.50@9 00 8.50 09 00 8.25 8 50 7 75@8 50 7508.00 77508 00 7508 00 3 @4% 3 @4 3 @4 3 @3% 3 @3% 3 @3% 27@31⁄4/ @3% 27 @3% @3 2% @3% @BA 12 14 75@15 00 5 2505 50 1 19 14 750 15 00 5 2505 59 5 7566 00 6:50@6 75 26 14 50015 00 5 25@5 50 7 50@7 75 5.25@5-50 5 2505 50 6:00 7:00 6.50007 00 675@7 00 6.75@7 00 67507 75 7.0007 75 7 000 7 25 22@31⁄2 212033 %%@4 27% @48 3%@44 3 @4% 3 @4% 3 @41 3 41 |