A6MC. DEPT «v Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2007 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/factsfiguresofchOOwoodrich Chicago, *Harch, 1904 Wood "Brothers NINTH SmNNIAL EDITION OT... TACTS &■ fjquk.es of Chicago Lihe Stock Trade for tlpenty-six years, Mth other baluable information /- ^^ '0^/<:^j^:^^i^>^^^ Compiled "By WOOD moTHEns Libe Stock Commission Herchants UNION STOCK YAUDS CHICAGO, ILL. CALENDAR 1904. JAN. S M T W T F S JULY. S M T W T F S 1905. JAN. M T W T F S JULY. S M T W T F S 2 7,8 9 14'l5!l6 212223 2829,30 6 7 1314 20 21 2728 22 23 2930 FEB. AUG. ... 1 l\ 8 1415 21122 28 29 3 4 10; 11 5 6 12!l3 19 20 26i27 ... 1 7 8 1415 2122 28,29 5 6 1213 MARCH. SEPT. 2324 30J31 1819 1314 20i21 2 3 910 1617 2324 25 26i27l28;2930.. APRIL. OCT. MAY NOV. 22|23 29)30 3! 4 10!11 1718 24 25 311.. 6 7 1314 20 21 27,28 JUNE. 1 2 8 9 1516 2223 29|30 3 4 lOlll 1718 2425 DEC. 4 5 1112 1819 25 26 12 8 9 1516 22 23 2930 I 2 3 4 91011 16 23 2930 1718 24|25 31 20 21 27 28 FEB. 2728 MARCH. APRIL. MAY. 3 4 10,11 1718 2425 30i31 JUNE. 1314 20 2627 4 5 1112 1819 25:26 AUG. SEPT. OCT. 2 3i 4 9|l0ll 1718 24,25 31... NOV. 1314 20121 27|28 1 2 3 8 910 1516117 22123,24 29i30... DEC. *- WOOD BROTHERS NINTH BIENNIAL EDITION OF FACTS Aj£ FIGURES T OF — CHICAGO LIVE STOCK TRADE FOR TWENTY-FOUR YEARS With Other Valuable Information. COMPILED BY WOOD BROTHERS, LivB Stock Commission Merchants, UNION STOCK YARDS, ^ ^ fJHjCAirO,' ILL. ; \ ^ ^ Chicago, March, 1904. .^ c\ A\ 't ^'^-^XoA \ A6MC. 0£PT. on^r^rk/t ♦4 i y\, ■ ; ^^y? \vt ; ^J < ^ l . ^"jV j S. E. WOOD. JAMES WOOD. R. NASH ESTABLISHED 1867. WOOD BROTHERS, Live Stock Commission Merchants ADDRESS : UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO. BRANCH HOUSES: WOOD BROTHERS, Union Stock Yards, South Omaha, Nebraska. WOOD BROTHERS & CO., Stock Yards, Sioux City, Iowa. ■ Copyright, 1904, Wood Brothers, Chicagfo. Ht ^ Index, PAGE Antidotes for Poisons 54 Average Price Heavy Hogs 35 Average Price Bacon Hogs 36 Average Prices Texas Cattle 32 Average Price Western Range Cattle 33 Average Price for Sheep 39 Average Prices Native Cattle 29 Average Weight Live Stock- Cattle 40 Hogs 40 Sheep 41 Carload Weights , 58 Cash Prices for Corn 45 Cash Prices Mess Pork 46 Cash Prices Lard 47 Cattle, Hogs and Sheep by States. . . 3 Cavalry Horses 59 Chicago Beef Slaughtering 15 Continental Wheat Quotations, Equivalents in American Money. . 56 Export of Live Stock 17 Export Cattle 18 Extreme Top Prices for Heavy Hogs. 34 Foreign Measure— Import Duties.. . . 51 Government Inspection 15 Harvest Time of World 52 Hay Crop of United States 16 Help in Case of Accidents 55 Highest Prices Native Cattle 28 Import Duties 56-57 Inspection of Hogs 59 Introductory 1 M3 PAGB Keeping Tab on Buyers 41 Largest Receipts 22 Legal Weights and Measures 50 Monthly Receipts Texas and Range Cattle 31 Monthly Receipts by Thousands- Cattle 25 Hogs 26 Sheep 27 Prices of Corn for 44 Years 48 Prices of Mess Pork for 44 Years — 49 Pure-Bred Stock Sales 16 Rates on Stock Cattle 58 Receipts and Shipments by Roads . . 23 Receipts and Shipments for 38 Years. 24 Receipts, Distribution and Prices of Horses.. < 42 Record Breaking Runs 17 Tariff on Live Stock 14 Top Prices for Lambs 38 Top Price for Mutton Sheep 37 Top Prices Texas and Range Cattle. 30 Total Receipts at Five Markets 18 Total Receipts at Six Markets 41 Total Cattle, Hogs and Sheep in U. S. 44 Valuable Information— Grain Meas- ures, etc 53 Value of Foreign Coins 52 Valuation of Live Stock 22 Yearly Receipts of Cattle at Six Markets 19 Yearly Receipts of Hogs at Six Markets 20 Yearly Receipts of Sheep at Six Markets 21 ♦«■ ih* IH TN presenting the following con- cise and comprehensive Stock Yards Statistics, WOOD BROTHERS wish to acknowledge the assistance of Messrs. Ashleigh C. Halliwell and York A. Hart- man, of the Daily Live Stock World, by whom the Facts and Figures herein con- tained have been carefully verified. ^* ' f 1 „^ t fri L^ *^ • fi r* i 1 s s ^^^H nH j^^^^^^^^^HP i^BlwoJF '^^ ■^^^H ^Ejj •< X u ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ <^ f kJ X ^^^^^^^^^^^kI ' o'^i Mm ffiHjl » ^^^^^^Kt ijmI Mi H^n 2 ^^^^^^^H riMdH l^H ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ; W S^^SI ^^^^Hl '^^^^B '9|l '^^^^^H| ijM o a P3 » o ^H iH p o o i^^^^^^^^^^p^ i^ 2 '2 ^ o m ^^^^^^^^^^^B^^fajtii^^t uMit ^^'^M mJ 'M ^ I^^^^^HHHhhI ^ f w *^ 1 * L^ *4 3 '^ n* ^ i 10 i *■ * The Sioux City Stock Yards. CAPACITY: r 15,000 Cattle. 10,000 HOGS. 5,000 Sheep. [ 1,000 HORSES. Receipts of Live Stock. Year Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses Cars 1893 130,794 300,937 379,446 329,014 474,238 1,007,900 26,840 20,861 41,774 2,337 1,079 12,044 10,108 1898 15 290 1903 28 038 Increase in 10 years 248,652 678,886 14,934 9,707 17,930 Packers and Slaughterers Located at Sioux City, Iowa. CUDAHY PACKING CO. ARMOUR & CO. R. HURNI DRESSED BEEF CO. Stocker and feeder buyers from all parts of the country are on the market daily. Packers Represented by Order Buyers. SWIFT & COMPANY. NORTH PACKING CO. OF BOSTON. CUDAHY BROS. OF MILWAUKEE. J. P. SQUIRES & CO. * 12 ■« T.= ih' Introductory. In issuing this, their ninth biennial edition of FACTS AND FIGURES, Wood Brothers take pleasure in presenting to members of the Live Stock Trade and allied interests a compilation of information that is at once com- plete and yet concise. Live Stock History has been making very rapidly since our last issue, and at no time during the long period covered by the review of this little book has the live stock and meat trade been of as great importance to the country at large as it is at present. The past two years have witnessed very violent extremes in live stock values. During 1902 cattle prices got up to the $9.00 mark for carloads in the open market, and considerably higher than that during the International show period. For several years there had been a strong boom in cattle breeding and cattle feeding, and it is not surprising that feeders, after the excessively high prices of 1902, were misled into heavy production of beef cattle during 1903. Big money was made by feeders in 1902, but the feeding trade suffered very heavy losses on the great bulk of cattle the past year, owing to the fact that the cost of feeding cattle was very high and the value of corn was so great. Prices for cattle seem to fluctuate very violently, and this makes it difficult for feeders to base their calculations very far in advance. While cattle have made as much and lost as much money as they ever did before during the past two years, the fluctuations have not been without precedent. Figures presented by this publication show that as a result of enormous cattle production, coupled with the panicky time along in the seventies, cattle raising during the latter part of that decade was rather over-done and extremely unprofitable. As times began to improve, the live stock trade became more popular and the wave of prosperity carried values in 1882 up to a high figure; this resulted in extraordinary effort to utilize all of the free government range and to restock the farms and feed lots of the corn belt. Over-production lasted well into the panic period of 1893 to 1896, and there was a wild rush to get out of the cattle business, almost regard- less of prices. The result was that stocks of cattle all over the country were so greatly reduced that values again began to advance. From 1898 to 1903 there was a steady rise in prices of breeding cattle and also beef cattle. Prices in 1902 were the highest in twenty years and close to the highest on record. 13 During the opening months of 1904 conditions are such that feeders and breeders are perplexed as to what they may expect for the future. While there is little doubt that the country has liberal supplies of cattle and is very strongly opposed to feed freely of corn that is high priced and lacking in quality, the indications seem to point to a steadier situation and an adjustment of values that will enable producers to obtain fair compensa- tion for their skill and work. It is a noteworthy fact that while some men have been able to follow the ups and downs in cattle prices, getting in or out, according as values were high or low, the majority who have followed the plan of trying to hit the high spots and dodge the low ones, have succeeded in doing the reverse of what they expected, simply because they went with the crowd. If one is shrewd enough to be able to see what the majority of people intend to do and then do the other thing, he is, of course, sure to reap a rich reward, but such business is too speculati/e and altogether too fickle for the average man. The key-note of the success of the most successful stock breeders and feeders is keeping steadily at it, working with the idea of producing the best possible quality at the smallest cost of production and turning the stock to market as soon as it is ready to go, regardless of whether future prospects seem to justify further holding or not. Hog raisers and feeders during the past few years have made more money than ever before in their business. The hog has proven himself to be truly a mortgage lifter, and after having lifted the mortgage on many a farm he has enabled the owner to make better improvements and to secure a fair share of luxuries and com- forts for the home. A glance over the figures presented in the following pages will show that during a very long period there have not been many months when hogs did not realize a fair to good profit above cost of production. Sheep breeding and feeding has undergone many changes within late years, and at.the present time sheep are doing their full share to contribute to the wealth of the country. Three important facts are notable in the sheep business: First— The great improvement in the mutton quality. Second— The large increase in the consumptive demand in this country for mutton. Third -The tendency of corn belt and eastern feeders to depend more upon choice range-bred stock than upon sheep of their own breeding. The great profit of sheep growing on government land has had a tendency to over-stock the ranges, and in many places caused great winter losses. It is a question whether the range country will long be able to produce sheep and lambs enough to supply the demand from eastern finishers. Chicago easily maintains her supremacy as the leading live stock market, not only of this country, but of the world. The growth of the mutton. industry in this country has been something phenomenal of late and we note that from 1880 to 1904 the period covered by this review, the traffic in mutton, sheep and lambs has more than quadrupled, and it is clearly apparent that we have just begun to develop as a mutton producer. It is no longer ago than 1902 that a run of 25,000 sheep for one day at the market was unheard of, and yet we now frequently record above 35,000 for one day. ^ 14 ^ « Situated as the great city by the lake is, near the center of population and midway between the Rocky Mountains and the Atlantic, there is no reason why this market should not continue to grow and keep pace with the developments of the enormous corn belt, for which Chicago is the natural gate-way to the consuming world. Within the past year one of the handsomest and most complete pack- ing plants, that of Hammond & Company, has been completed and put in operation at the stock yards. Every packing plant at this great headquarters of the meat industry has had to greatly enlarge its facilities, and seyeral of them have spent more than a million dollars each in physical improvements within the past year or so. At the Chicago Union Stock Yards cattle are tagged to go to all countries that will receive American cattle. In all the packing houses are government inspectors who examine the meat and pass upon its fitness to go forth as pure food The Stock Yards Company maintain an enormous sheep dipping establishment and all the range cattle associations have com- petent brand inspectors located here to protect the interest of rightful owners. One of the greatest things in all the world has been the International Live Stock Exposition. This institution, which was born at Chicago in 1900, has grown lirger and in every way better during the past three years. As a breeding exposition the International Live Stock Exposition has been a wonder of the live stock world and as a car lot display, it has assumed proportions never even dreamed of before in this country or any other. It is safe to say that no one influence has ever done so much to attract intelligent attention to the possibilities of live stock production as has this International Live Stock Exposition. Away back in the fifties when the old Bull's Head Stock Yards was organized it was indeed a big undertaking, for Chicago then only con- tained 20,000 people or about one in every hundred for those who live and move and have their being in this city by the lake today. It was in 1865 that John B. Sherman, tl;e great stock yard organizer, saw the necessity of consolidating a number of small yards into one plant that could grow with the growth and development of the industry. At that time a majority of the stock was owned by the railroads centering here. The business grew by leaps and bounds and since The advent of President John A. Spoor and Manager Arthur G. Leonard the improvement and development of the great business have gone steadily forward. «• 15 «- «■ Tariff on Live Stock, etc. The following are the rates of import duty on live stock and various articles closely allied: Cattle, if less than one year old, $2 per head; all other cattle, if valued at not more than $14 per head, 27}^ per cent, ad valorem. Swine, $1.50 per head. Horses and mules, valued at $150 or less per head, 30 per cent.; if valued at over $150, 25 per cent, ad valorem. Sheep, one year old or over, $1.50 per head; less than one year old, 75 cents per head. All other live animals, not specially provided for in this Act. 20 per cent, ad valorem. Cheese, and substitutes therefor, 6 cents per pound. Milk, fresh, 2 cents per gallon. Milk, preserved or condensed, or sterilized by heating or other processes, including weight of immediate coverings, 2 cents per pound; sugar of milk, 5 cents per pound. MEAT PRODUCTS— Bacon and hams, 5 cents per pound. Fresh beef, veal, mutton and pork, 2 cents per pound. Meats of all kinds, prepared or preserved, no: specially provided for in this Act, 25 per cent, ad valorem. Extract of meat, not specially provided for in this Act, 35 cents per pound; fluid extract of meat, 15 cents per pound, but the dutiable weight of the extract of meat shall not include the weight of the package in which the same is imported. Lard, 2 cents pound. Poultry, live, 3 cents per pound; dressed, 5 cents per pound. Tallow, ^ of 1 cent per pound; wool grease, including, that known commercially as degras or brown wool grease, yi of 1 cent per pound. Cliariijes, Dockagre, etc. Diseased animals, including lumpy-jaw cattle and diseased meats, are condemned. Sales, unless otherwise stated, per 100 lbs. live weij^ht. All animals apparently affected with actinomycosis or lumpy-jaw, or having any swelling on the head or neck, are subject to inspection by the State Veterinarian. If they fail to pass they are slaughtered weekly, and the owners get what the products bring. If cattle pass, their carcasses are sold for food, otherwise for fertilizer, etc. Public inspectors dock pregnant sows 40 lbs. and stags (altered boars) 80 lbs. Yardage: Cattle and horses, 25c; calves, 15c; hogs, 8c; sheep, 5c per head. Feed: Corn, 75c per bushel; timothy hay, $25; prairie hay, $20 per ton. Commissions: Six dollars a load for single-deck carloads of hogs and sheep, and $10 a carload for double- deck carloads of the same. Fifty cents per head for cattle of all ages up to $12 per carload; veal calves in less than carload lots not less than 25c per head. Double-deck cars of calves, $18. Mixed carloads of stock, 50. per head for cattle; 25c per head for calves; 15c for hogs and sheep up 10 $12 per carload. In mixed cars containing 40 or more hogs the latter are charged $6. Forty head and over of hogs and sheep arriving at these yards in a single car to constitute one carload, to be charged $6 per car; less than carload lots, 50c for cattle; 25c for calves; under 30 head of hogs or slieep, 15c per head. Public inspection of hogs, 15c per car. Telegraphic market reports, except when quoting bona fide sales made the same day the tele- gram is sent for the person to whom the telegram is addressed, are at the expense of the recipient. 16 Government Inspection Rules. All live stock not suitable for human food is condemned by the Gov- ernment. Cattle, hogs and sheep are held on account of advanced pregnancy. Cows within a month of parturition and for ten days after will be subject to condemnation; also sheep and hogs three weeks before and ten days after. The Government inspectors in the various slaughter houses condemn the meat of all cows that have calves inside with hair on. The inspection of hogs made by the Government inspectors at the scales before weighing is very close, and their decision is final, salesmen having no appeal- therefrom. All badly pregnant sows, hogs with bunches, boils, etc., also hogs with cuts on the hams and shoulders are thrown out. **Bob" or "Deacon" calves are condemned. Scabby sheep and those that are emaciated and in bad condition are thrown out. Chicago Beef Slaughtering:. Statement showing total receipts, shipments and slaughtering of cattle and calves at Chicago for twenty-four years: ^ Total Receipts Total Shipments Slaughter Total Slaughter >- Cattle Calves 1878 1,083,068 699,108 383,960 3S 187P 1,215,732 726,903 488,829 40 1880 1,382,477 886,614 495,863 36 1881 1,547,498 972,177 559,838 15,483 575,321 37 1882 1,607,495 931,238 661,521 14,736 676,257 42 188.S 1,909,167 979,429 912,186 17,552 929,738 49 1884 1,870,050 822,973 1,025,813 21,264 1,047,077 56 1885 1,964,018 777,703 1,161,425 24,890 1,186,315 60 1886 2,015,190 723,332 1,259,225 32,633 1,291,858 64 1887 2,447,867 807,439 1,590,525 49,903 1,640,428 67 1888 2,707,629 992,048 1,643,158 72,423 1,715,581 63 1889 3,146,249 1,295,547 1,763,310 87,392 1,850,702 59 1890 3,659,305 1,321,775 2,223,971 113,559 2,337,530 64 1891 3,455,742 1,114,595 2,184,095 157,052 2,341,147 68 1892 3,769,372 1,152,679 2,450,121 166,572 2,616,693 69 1893 3,343,963 914,015 2,233,223 196,725 2,429,948 73 1894 3,135,312 962,626 2,023,625 149,061 2,172,686 69 1895 2,757,298 794,974 1,803,466 158,858 1,962,324 71 1896 2,738,814 824,783 1,782,150 131,880 1,914,030 70 1897 2,677,900 854,609 1,711,532 111,759 1,823,291 68 1898 2,613,630 893,486 1,615,255 104,889 1,720,144 66 1899 2,651,122 830,061 1,702,572 118,489 1,821,061 69 1900 2,965,356 948,709 1,794,397 122,250 1,916,647 65 1901 3,213,220 1,050,963 1,999,820 162,437 2,162,257 67 1902 3,193,306 936,685 2,031,644 224,977 2,256,621 71 1903 3,704,229 1,295,699 2,163,031 245,499 2,407,530 66 Total 66,775,008 24,510,170 42,163,838 63 «■ 17 * *- Pure-Bred Stock Sales. During the two years of 1902 and 1903 prices on pure-bred stock depre- ciated sharply compared with the record-breaking year of 1901 and average prices for 1903 made at the sales in Dexter Park Amphitheatre during 1903 were more than $100.00 per head less than in 1902. Sales during 1903 included: No. Head. Total Value. Shorthorns 362 f 106,790 Aberdeen-Angus 704 170,857 Herefords " 275 55,695 Galloways 51 6,398 Totals 1412 $339,737 Record prices of breeding caltle sold in Chicago, made during 1901 include: McDougall 4th of Tarbrock, Galloway bull $2,000.00 Missie 153, Shorthorn cow 6,000.00 Lord Banff, Shorthorn bull 5,100.00 Choice Goods, sold at private sale, price supposed to have been. . 7,000.00 Blackcap Judy, Angus cow 6,300.00 Hay Crop ot* the United States— Tons. In the following table is given the hay crop of the United States for years mentioned, figures for 1901 being estimated: Tons. 1875 27,873,000 1876 30,867,000 1877 31,629,000 1878 39,608,000 1879 35,493,000 1880 31,925,000 1881 35,135,000 1882 38,138,000 1883 46,864,000 1884 48.470,000 1885 44,731,000 1886 .41,796,000 1887 41,454,000 1888 46,643,000 1889 ; 48,000,000 Tons. 1890. 50,000,000 1891 53,000,000 1892 57,000,000 1893 65,766,000 1894 54,874,000 1895 47,078,000 1896 59,282,000 1897 60,655,000 1898 66,377,000 1899 56,655,000 1900 50,111,000 1901 51,044,000 1902 59,858,000 1903 .'61,306.000 18 r 4 L J L ^u * .-- u Export of Live Stock and Dressed Beef. The following table will show the total shipments from United States and Canadian ports for the past eighteen years: r* YEARS CATTLE SHEEP BEEF QTRS. 1903 511,172 385,112 461,952 422,024 401,890 376,891 489,486 468,395 396,014 475,724 325,149 241,092 203,473 344,489 167,802 174,421 148,100 241,002 350,239 657,520 267,733 1,359,222 996,603 1,818,902 1,459,446 1,439,934 1,236,809 1,209,800 1,153,689 959,433 1,047,831 918,835 1,144,406 1,054,569 1,031,576 875,934 536,984 421,934 524,919 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 496,056 20,139 427,159 37,669 517,495 i 47,461 384,969 ! 80,230 205,123 ! 46.800 158,840 35,828 177,694 j 99.421 1891 1890 1889 1888 ♦ 1887 .... 1886 Keeord Break in jr Hnns Banner runs at three points for days, weeks, months and years, and at St. Louis for one year: CHICAGO KAN. CITY OMAHA 1 ST. LOUIS One day- Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Horses Cars One week- Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Horses Cars One month- Cattle C.Ives Hogs Sheep Horses Cars One Year- Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Horses 44,445 5,076 74,551 59,362 1,697 3,228 95,524 9,236 300,488 162,459 4,369 8,474 385,466 37,546 1,111,997 613,547 17,782 31,910 3 571,796 271,743 9,363,441 4,582,760 118,754 311,557 29,216 13.228 3,707 31,449 23,239 1,473 20,684 35,238 2.274 t 1,277 j ■ 683 83,475 1 56.464 1 1 . . . . 10,808 122,333 j 103.837 57,323 106.'669 L . . 4,112 5,419 4,216 332,199 41,202 3,021 155,129 • 1 419,876 282.204 207,328 .3.52.191 i 15,451 16,244 2,082,541 196,625 11,389 8,901 1,071,177 1,139,749 3,716,404 1,154,084 103,308 2,414,852 1,863,763 .S9.645 1 1,924,206 604,281 ! 128,880 Cars 134,958 { 86,770 ! ^ f ^ ^ F 19 I t * Export Cattle. Following is a table showing the monthly shipments of export cattle from Chicago during 1903, with prices paid per 100 lbs. live weight in Chicago, and prices paid in London per lb. dressed-weight, sinking offal: MONTHS January... February. . March April May June July August . . . September . October . . . November . December . 1903 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891 1890 YEARS SHIPPED CHICAGO BRITISH rKUM CHICAGO PRICES PRICES 20,036 $4 70(a)5 80 11X@14^ 17,999 4 60@5 70 ivAmsH 20,406 4 60@5 50 ii^imsH 25,402 4 50^5 40 lOr/smSH 29,830 4 60®5 35 10>^@13X 35,578 4 50@5 40 ioy2m2y2 29,807 4 60@5 45 9 ms 19,940 4 65@5 50 10^Ca)13 13,489 4 6005 50 10>^®13 16,693 4 55@5 45 8/2^2)4 20,047 4 50@5 30 8X@12X 20,000 4 35@5 70 9 @12^ 269,227 $4 35.@5 80 8X@14|^ 134,811 4 75® 7 50 ioy2@iey2 250,779 4 80(0)7 25 11>^@15X 242.214 4 60@6 00 11X@14>^ 196,675 4 75@6 80 11 @13^ 216,350 4 40@5 60 9;^(^12'^ 253,153 4 00@5 50 9 (0)12/2 243,302 3 00^5 25 9 @12X 158,364 3 80@5 50 9 (a)13>^ 8>^(a)12X 250,906 3 75@6 25 161,868 4 00@5 45 10 @14 250,432 3 90^5 60 10>^@14X 186,550 3 70@6 25 11 mi3y2- 339,535 3 75(a)5 75 8>^@13 Total Receipts at Five Markets. Combined receipts at Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, St, Louis and St. Joseph for years mentioned were as follows: YEARS CATTLE 1 HOGS SHEEP 1903 8,218,762 7,644,679 7,167,625 6,605,715 6,242,976 5,966,891 6,021,452 5,693,888 5,528,629 6,148,725 6,403,154 6,459,270 5,752,634 6,094,846 5,170,059 4,462,016 3,674,664 2,906,572 2,838,010 2,778,690 14,794,973 15,446,584 18,450,365 16,874,635 16,556,247 17,359,951 15,382,958 16,699,507 12,614,160 13,109,907 10,189,535 12,572,999 13,578,228 13,160,826 10,051,620 8,866,423 9,677,991 10,309,727 10,572,666 8,157,243 8,725,471 8,497,602 7,385,138 6,492,563 1902 1901 . . . . 1900 1899 6,389,769 1898 6,212,178 ]897 5 986 232 1896 5,532 819 1895 4,931,322 1894 4,225,448 1893 4,203,005 1892 3,070,467 1891 3,057,735 1890 3,156,298 1889 1888 2,641,271 2,393,415 1887 1,962,378 1886 1,433,745 1885 1,490,177 1884 1,331,460 a 20 r Yearly Receipts at Six Markets. Following are given yearly receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at the under- mentioned markets. CATTLE. ■»^ YEARS CHICAGO KANSAS CITY EAST ST. LOUIS OMAHA ST. JOSEPH SIOUX CITY 1865, 5 dap 1866 613 393,007 329,188 324,524 403,102 532,964 543,050 684,075 761,428 843,966 920,843 1,096,745 1,033,151 1,083,068 1,215,732 1,382,477 1,498,550 1,582,530 1,878,944 1,817,697 1,905,518 1,963,900 2,382,008 2,611,543 3,023,281 3,484,280 3,250,359 3,571,796 3,133,406 2,974,363 2,588,558 2,600,476 2,554,924 2,480,897 2,514,446 2,729,046 3,031,396 2,941,559 3,432,486 1867 1868 1869 . 1870 1871 . 120,827 236,802 227,689 207,080 174,754 183,378 215,768 175,344 211,415 244,709 285,863 339,671 460,780 533,526 506,627 490,971 669,224 1,056,086 1,220,343 1,472,229 1,270,917 1,479,078 1,660,807 1,689,193 1,613,454 1,714,532 1,817,526 1,757,964 1,912,019 1,969,718 2,000,165 2,082,541 1,953,371 1872 1873 . . 1874 . . 234,002 232,183 234,671 322,571 317,^30 333,115 346,553 406,804 356,434 332,625 360,569 311,702 307,244 387,709 453,918 396,095 510,755 630,356 653,337 756,485 663,657 733,457 792,302 787,678 683,707 683,998 698,370 892,270 1,112,942 1,139,749 1875 .. 1876 .. 1877 .. 1878 . . 1879 . . . 1880 . . . 1881 . . . 1882 . . . 1883 . . . 1884 . . 88,603 116,963 148,515 239,377 355.923 473,094 615,337 601,002 755,059 852,456 821,512 586,103 586,578 810,949 812,244 837,563 828,204 818,003 1,010,815 1,071,177 1885... 1886 . . . 1887 . . . 3,625 1888 . . . 54,768 1889 . . . 104,915 1890 .. . 1891 . . . 1892 . . . 1893 . . . 167,010 150,912 136,022 130,794 1894 . . . 1895 . . . 119,008 110,278 1896 .. . 142,238 1897 . . . 1898 . . . 1899 .. . 1900... 1901 . . . 1902 . . . 1903 .. . ■ '232,074 294,950 390,361 438,267 494,016 579,933 294,161 300,937 348,109 300,437 307,529 399,128 372,506 Totals.. 71,499,896 32,054,371 16,973,098 12,429,477 2,429,601 3,440,777 Note.— Calves are counted as cattle at St. Louis and Omaha. ■» 21 ■*♦ ♦«■ *♦ HOGS. YEARS CHICAGO KANSAS CITY EAST ST. LOUIS OMAHA ST. JOSEPH SIOUX CITY 1865, 5 day 1866 . 17,764 961,746 1,696,738 1,706,782 1,661,869 1,693,158 2,380,083 3,252,623 1,437,750 4,258,379 3,912,110 4,190,006 4,025,970 6,339,654 6,448,340 7,059,355 6,474,844 5,817,504 5,640,625 5,351,907 6,937,536 6,718,761 5,470,852 4,921,712 5,998,526 7,663,829 8,600,805 7,714,435 6,057,278 7,483,228 7,885,283 7,659,472 8,363,724 8,817,114 8,177,870 8,109,064 8,290,494 7,895,238 7,325,923 1867 . . . 1868 . . . 1869 . . . 1870 . . . ^ 1871 . . . 41,036 104,639 221,815 212,532 63,350 153,777 192,645 427,777 588,908 676,477 2,014,304 963,036 1,379,401 1,723,586 2,358,718 2,264,484 2,423.262 2,008,984 2,073,910 2,865.171 2,599,109 2,397,477 1,948,373 2,547,077 2,457,697 2,605,575 3,350,796 3,672,909 2,959,073 3,094,139 3,716,404 2,279,337 1,969,381 ■ ■" 1872 . . . 1873 . . . 1874 . . 498,840 181,708 333,560 426,109' 833,446 1,163,784 1,262,234 1,308,514 643,871 843,672 1,079,827 1,145,546 935,995 772,171 652,127 772,579 925,480 840,927 847,703 777,433 1,146,925 1,084,454 1,618,090 1,603,773 1,728,320 1,800,942 1,791,986 1,924,206 1,329,819 1,568,038 1875 . . . 1876 . 1877 . 1878 . . . 1879 . . . 1880 . . . 1881 . . . 1882 . 1883 . . . ' 1884 . . . 3,686 152,524 447,019 1,056,524 1,252,647 1,224,691 1,702,723 1,537,387 1,613,384 1,406.451 1.932,677 1,186,726 1,216,370 1,610,981 2,101,387 2,216,482 2,200,926 2,414,052 2,247,428 2.231.067 1885 . . . 1886 . . . 1887 . . . 1888 . . . ' * 72,317 431,075 1889 . . 1890 . . . 593,102 723.914 1891 . . . 1892 .. 397.247 413,231 329,014 499,273 341 056 1893 . . . 1894 . . . 1995 . . . 1896 . . . 1897 . . . 279.451 353,290 1898 . . . 474,238 1899 . . . 1900 . . . 1901 . . . 1902 . . . 1903 . . . 1.678,520 2.105.291 1,697,731 1.700,564 568,306 833,141 959,964 1,007,762 1,007,900- Totals.. 217,418.600 57,355,159 31,942,079 29.765.132 7,182,106 9,284,281 -t 22 ft t I, J U • u SHEEP. tf* YEARS 1865 . . . 1866. 1867 . . . 1868 .. 1869 . . 1870 . . 1871 . . . 1872 . . 1873. 1874 . . . 1875 . . . 1876 . . 1877... 1878 . . . 1879 . . 1880 . . . 1881 . . 1882 . . . 1883 . . . 1884 . . 1885 . . . 1886 . . . 1887 . . . 1888 . . 1889 . . . 1890 . . . 1891 . . . 1892 . . . 1893 . . . 1894 .. . 1895 . . . 1896.. 1897 . . . 1898 . . . 1899 . . . 1900.. 1901 .. . 1902 .. . 1903 .. . CHICAGO KANSAS CITY EAST ST. LOUIS OMAHA ST. JOSEPH SIOUX CITY 1,433 , 207,433 180,888 270,891 340,072 349,853 315,053 i 4,527 310,211 6,071 291,734 5,975 336,655 8,855 418,948 1 25,327 364,095 55,045 310,240 i 42,190 310,420 36,700 325,119 61.fiS4 ' 41,407 46,316 84,034 119,174 82,549 99,951 129,611 226,124 303,753 272,852 277,678 245,793 212,101 315,546 368,848 :^78,977 282,206 347,573 298,532 350,041 292,223 454,819 591,033 604,281 435,893 408,984 416,146 520,303 523,201 527,989 1 ■ J 335,810 50,611 1 493,624 628,887 749,917 801,630 1,003,598 79,924 80,721 119,665 237,964 2?1 801 1 ■ 5,593 19,484 41,490 79,422 172,138 152,517 153,873 169,865 188,588 252,273 243,945 204,870 358,005 627,160 1,085,136 1,086,319 1,276,775 1,314,841 1,742,539 1,863,763 .... 1,008,790 1 172,659 1,360,862 209,956 1,515,014 351,050 1,832,469' 270,772 2,182,667 536,869 2,153,537 1 389,760 2,145,079 1 4.38 268 ■;;;■;*;; 876 5,458 8,970 26,669 22,399 42,581 26,840 24,567 14,336 10,425 9,699 20,861 36,081 61,342 66,930 61,275 41,774 3,031,173 3,099,725 3,406,739 3,590,655 3,606,640 569,517 .589,555 846,713 993,126 1.1.34.2.36 3,589,439 1 980 303 3,682,832 3,548,885 4,044,095 4,515,716 4,582.760 953,241 860,449 980,078 1,154,084 1,151,730 ' 390,308 525,933 560,653 599,189 Totals. . 60,241,143 13,733,429 9,156,838 11,038,596 2,076,083 481,083 ^J f * 1 « i f 23 1 P i , r 1 t 1 ^ • tl \t~ Largest Receipts. CHICAGO. u 4 • LARGEST RECEIPTS OF STOCK IN ONE DAY. Cattle, Sept. 28, 1903 44 445 Calves, April 15, 1902 5 076 Hogs, Feb. 11. 1895 74,551 Sheep, Sept. 29, 1902 59 362 Horses, March. 25, 1901 1 607 Cars, Dec. 1, 1902 2,811 LARGEST RECEIPTS OF STOCK IN ONE WEEK Cattle, week ending Sept. 19, 1891 95 524 Calves, week ending May 9, 1903 9 236 Hogs, week ending Nov. 20, 1880 300,488 Sheep, week ending Oct. 18, 1902 162,459 Horses, week ending Marcb 30. J895 4 369 Cars, week ending Deo. 13, 1902 8,474 LARGEST RECEIPTS OF STOCK IN ONE MONTH. Cattle, September, 1892 385;466 Calves* April, 1903 37 546 Hogs, November, 1880 1,111.997 Sheep, October, 1902 613547 Horses, March, 1897 . . . 17 782 Cars, December, 1891 31,910 LARGEST RECEIPTS OF STOCK IN ONE YEAR. Cattle, 1892 3,571,796 Calves, 1903 271,743 Hogs, 1893 8 817,114 Sheep, 1903 , 4,582,760 Horses, 1898 - 118,754 Cars, 1890 311,657 VALUATION OF STOCK FOR THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS. 1866 9 42 76.5,328 1867 42,375 241 1885 f 173 598 002 1886 1887 1888 .... 166,741,754 .... 176 614.597 182.202,789 1868 .52 506 288 1869 60 171.217 1870 62 090 631 1889 1890 .. 1891 .... 203,321924 .... 231.344.879 . 239,434.775 .... 253,836 602 .... 249 542 377 .... 228,153.029 200,584.380 1871 60331.082 1872 87,500,000 1873 91,321,162 1874 116.049.140 1875 117,533942 1892 1893 1894 1895 . 1878 111,185,650 1877 99.0«4.100 1878 106.101,879 1879 114.795 834 1880 143 0.=.7,626 1881 183.007,710 1896 1897 .... 187.745.655 216,305 396 1898 .... 229 301,296 1899 1900 1901 1902 .. .... 233,711,180 .... 26^,154,272 .... 283 9.55,239 312 884,386 188*. . 196,670.221 1883 201.252,772 1884 187,387 680 1903 .... 288,152,707 Grand Total .. *6,393,742,642 ^ *i H X K i ? 2 1 ♦*■ ** Chicago Movement by Roads, 1903, RECEIPTS. ROADS Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Horses No. Cars A. T. &S.F B. & O 190.307 1,512 188,808 723,604 2 446 75.948 30,477 1.414 596,518 665 787 382,506 111,619 2 319 289.118 2,491 5416 3,631 6,625 128 14,118 20 260 319 2,016 1,858 4 87.383 59,216 11.287 8,517 289 28,069 295 788 168 172.346 5,542 106,431 974,756 21,128 136,916 68,880 1,681 1,803,044 1,619,370 986,076 294 473 17,632 763,316 15,014 39,860 12,041 599 54,816 14.111 163,230 52,492 132,057 4,400 59,658 806,847 14,224 110.123 157,162 6 1,288,182 1,139,890 245,128 113,744 24,319 155,253 28,210 45,423 16,025 3.367 63 6,598 31,846 409 1.251 565 35 12,299 16 330 11.2*5 1,855 78 9,475 208 101 184 12,783 184 C.& A C. B. & Q 11703 56 255 C. & Erie 533 C. & E. I C. I. «& L. 6 987 3,407 80 Chi. June C. M.&St P 60 456 C. & N. W 61 706 C. R. I. & P 36 076 C. G. W 9 599 G. T. W 532 Ill Cent L. S. &M. S. 27,145 563 Mich. Cent.. N. Y. C. *St. L Fere Marq 1,109 483 g P.CC.&St.L P F. W. &C 17,832 2 389 118,906 15.071 1,065 170 23,492 5,446 36,632 13,397 85,642 106,152 254 115 3,487 75 1.846 433 Wabash 9 184 Wis. Cent 1.843 Total 3.428,119 271,513 7,323,784 4 582,474 1 99,830 302,915 SHIPMENTS. ROADS Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Horses No. Cars A. T. & S. F. . . 17.183 67,443 13,837 56.743 57.890 27.413 35,173 12,171 40.198 52 653 24.614 3 868 262 421 as. 844 98,414 162,276 18,451 29 55,458 174.939 48,842 3,595 402 1,431 156 1,127 6,346 191 1396 420 1,681 2,476 301 140 1,009 406 649 3,016 776 61 - 81,668 22 163 52,668 2,113 872 23 13,530 54,698 442 '6^372* " 776 619,908 206.535 16.796 3 212 64,406 13.678 35,965 76,333 48 088 30,531 13 38,185 34,433 9,718 7,029 85,720 40,326 167,033 130,784 17,115 266 3.848 805 1.013 5,147 884 672 11 2,154 4 590 473 137 1,575 1.770 2.476 39,389 914 695 B & O. 4,429 C. & A C. B. «Sr Q 2.578 4 216 C. &Erie C & E. I 1,515 1 780 C. I. & L Chi. June. 486 C. M.&St.P C. & N. W 2.293 3 917 C. R. I. &P C. G W 1,189 225 G. T. W 16 189 111. Cent . . . . 1 964 L. S. & M. S 12,600 13,373 1,083 1 Mieh. Cent N. Y. C. &St. L.... Pere Marq P.CC.&St.L. . . P. F. W. & C 2,214 1,101 732 273 41.405 138,586 916 42,?58 109.362 38 894 7,026 3.088 22,996 1.773 787 3.298 10,591 2 854 Wabash Wis. 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It is estimated that there are 80,000,000 horses and 11,000,000 mules and asses in the world, distributed as follows: Horses Mules Europe America 39,400,000 22.800.000 9,100,000 1.000.000 2.300,000 18,266.140 3.200,000 4 7C0 000 Asia 1,300.000 1,900 000 Africa United States census to June, 1900 3,271 121 Receipts and shipments of horses for 1901 to 1904 at the Chicago Union Stock Yards were as follows: January. .. February . March April May June July August.. . September October . . . November. December. Totals . . . Receipts 10,497 12,397 16,483 10 860 8,530 7,630 4,375 6.526 7,527 6,116 5,867 3,795 100,603 1902 10,303 10,086 15,516 12,824 10.341 6,928 4 420 4 940 7.200 7,978 6,221 5 343 102.10.) 1901 10,619 13,288 13 018 11,025 8 575 7.427 8,232 9,106 8,556 5,852 4,100 1900 11.074 8 529 11481 11.110 9,791 7.591 6,627 8.562 8,145 6,716 4,897 4,487 99,010 SHIPMENTS 1903 10 490 11,865 14 877 10.704 8,483 6,602 4,471 5,384 6,671 6,067 4 983 4,171 94,768 1902 10,062 10 156 13,717 12,418 10,399 6,553 4,354 4,543 6 046 7 380 5,836 4,968 96.432 1901 9,113 10,200 13,070 11,085 10,235 8.141 6,235 8,205 8.252 8.302 5 941 4,1' 102,879 1800 9.334 8,334 11,923 9,479 9 325 7 518 5.900 7,731 7 569 5,862 4,681 4,047 91,703 46 * *■ Cattle, Hoj^s and Sheep by States. The following table gives number of Milch Cows, Other Cattle, Sheep and Swine in each of the several States and Territories on January 1st, 1904, as indicated by the Government census: STATES AND TERRITORIES Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts. . Rhode Island.... Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania. .. Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina.. South Carolma . Georgia Florida Milch Cows No. Av. Pr. Mississippi Louisiana Texas Arkansas Tennessee West Virginia.. Kentucky Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri Kansas Nebraska South Dakota. .. North Dakota... Montana Wyoming Colorado New Mexico Arizona Utah Nevada Idaho Washington Oregon California Oklahoma Indian Territory 185 417 124 904 288,197 188,740 25 723 129.567 1.655.328 179 241 1 06b 071 34,779 148,912 225,280 197,431 110.812 280 096 86,149 232 444 269,311 168,000 821 901 278 082 285.383 182 201 295 584 782,866 550 643 553,115 1 005,484 1,063.944 820,439 1,363.094 581.415 699,246 649 839 386,253 183,332 53 951 19 391 121,775 19,590 18,856 69,496 16.170 57.327 154.454 136 199 344.232 188,616 101.447 U. S .; 17 419,817 1903 17 106 227 $29.91 31.01 26.32 40 40 40.10 39 50 35 49 39 04 34 08 33.91 r29.63 24 76 22 36 24 48 22.68 23.38 19.57 22.38 24 39 19 66 18 39 22 23 28.66 25 05 33 17 32 79 30 57 33.81 31.00 25.45 :>9.09 26.04 24 91 25 53 24.93 28.89 36 20 32 96 30 06 31.30 35.91 30.93 36 62 31 28 33 41 30.06 38 55 21.05 22 64 $29.21 30.21 Other Cattle No. Av. Pr 122.440 102.210 223 634 94,334 10 549 86,609 936,300 82.061 798,449 21,390 132.&52 436,189 298,589 176,603 635 949 522,526 379.353 423.132 404,945 8 087,989 468,954 433,557 345,209 488.561 1,154 323 729,077 895.583 1,683,709 1,137,211 932,481 3.502.532 1.419.132 2 604,174 2,355 919 1,485.417 610,923 1,059 045 804 021 1,260 .574 916,095 5.56 841 251.783 382.373 351.226 297 513 575,744 1.089,.532 1 351,999 510,582 43.629.498 44 659,206 $15.74 15 33 13 73 17.11 19.21 20.37 18 08 20 33 2183 17.61 18 49 17.04 10 74 11.17 11 36 909 7.70 960 10 29 10.13 7.65 1143 20.64 1664 21.37 16 71 21 13 24.78 14.59 11.41 22 10 19 40 18.90 17 48 18.19 17 55 19 42 19.60 16.45 14.55 17.30 17 39 22.34 17.97 19 08 16 25 21.98 14 06 13.13 Sheep No. 313 982 82 605 246 488 44,855 8.834 34,254 1,313.974 44,685 963 421 11,946 163 564 572,314 203,027 59 452 276 660 110.955 195,773 187,489 176.655 1,667 139 198,704 300.378 648,951 719,779 3,171,963 2,120 090 1,233.447 820.184 1,355,341 513.337 862,118 778.121 263 219 493 340 927.246 836.059 5.270 063 4,602,658 1,846.518 3 860.466 1,088.188 2 391.947 879.602 3,588.034 894 335 2.927,198 2,271.249 64.242 25 295 $16.32 151.630,144 18 45 1 63.964. 876 Av. 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The following shows the lowest and highest prices for No. 2 corn in the Chicago market for the past 44 years and the months in which extreme prices were reached: YEARS 1860 ... . 1861 . . . . 1862 .... 1863 .... 1864 .... 1865 .... 1866.... 1867 .... 1868 ... . 1869 .... 1870 .... 1871 . . . . 1872 ... 1873.... 1874.... 1875.... 1876 . . . . 1877 . . . . 1878. .. 1879. 1880 . . . . 1881 . . . . 1882 . . . . 1883.. . 1884 . . . . 1885 . . . . 1886 . . . 1887 . . . . 1888 . . . . 1889 . . . . 1890. 1891 . . . . 1892 . . . . 1893 . . . 1894 . . . . 1895 . . . 1896 ... 1897 . . . . 1898 . . . . 1899 . . . . 1900 . . . . 1901.... 1902 ... 1903 . . . . MONTHS THE LOWEST PRICES WERE REACHED December Sept. and Oct . . April January March December February March . December January December December October June f.. January December February March December January April February December October December January October — . - February December '. December February December March December January-Feb'y December September January-Feb'y January December January January December March- Nov. . . RANGE FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR .27 @ .29 @ .22 (o) .42 @ .76 @ .38 @ .33^@ .56^^ .52 (a) .44 @ .45 (a) .39/201 .29X2@ .27 m .49 @ .45>^@ .37^(5) .29^ @ .29^8^0) .31>^@ .35^ r^ .49X@ .46 @ .34XU .33ys@ .33 @ .33V^@ .29)4 m .27 V. @ .39^ (^ .36%^ .34X@ .34 (g .25 @ .19}4ra .2\}i(cb .26 (^ .30 (a) .303^ (M .36 @ .45 ton .^1H& .55 .45 .41 .98 1.41 .88 1.00 1.12 1.02K .97>^ .94;^ .56;^ .48>^ .54X .86 .76;^ .49 .58 .43>^ .49 .433^ .76/8 .81^ .70 .87 .49 .45 .51 >^ .60 .61 .53^8 1.00 .44% .591^ .5514 .30^ .32^ .38 .38 >^ .491^ .67/2 .88 .53 MONTHS THE HIGHEST PRICES WERE REACHED April May December . November November January-Feb'y . November October August. August May. . .... March and May May December September May and July. . May April March October November October July January September . . . April and May. . July December May, November November . . April May. January August May April August December January November December July July and Aug.'. 52 -*- Prices for Mess Pork lor 44 Years. The following table shows the lowest and highest cash prices for mess pork in the Chicago market for the past 44 years and the months in which extreme prices were reached : YEARS 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 MONTHS THE LOWEST PRICES WERE REACHED December December January February January March and May . . December January January January December August March November Jan., Feb. & Mar. January October December December January April January March Sept. and Oct. . . . December. Oct. and Nov. . . May January December. December December Decehiber April August March December August December October May and October. January January Feb. and March... November RANGE FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR $13.00 9.00 8.00 10.00 17.50 22.50 17.00 18.00 19.62J4 27.00 18.00 12.00 11.05 11.00 13.75 17.70 15.20 11.40 @ 20.00 @ 21.00 @ 12.25 (& 18.50 @ 44.00 @ 38.00 (0)34.00 24.50 30.00 @ 34.00 @ 30.50 @ 23.00 &l 16.00 @ 18.00 @ 24.75 23.50 @ 22.75 . - @ 17.95 6.02h;@ 11.35 7.273^(0)13.75 9.37^(0) 19.00 12.40 @ 20.00 @ 24.75 @ 20.15 (d) 19.50 (S 13.25 (S 12.20 (o 24.00 (0)16.00 @ 13.37^ @ 13.621^ @ 13.00 @ 15.05 (0)21.80 10.67K@ 14.57f^ 7.50 @12.87^ (cb 10.85 @ 9.00 (0)12.30 & 10.45 ® 16.00 @ 16.80 ©18.70 16.00 10.20 10.55 8.00 8.20 11.60 12.90 8.35 7.50 7.45 9.25 10.25 5.50 7.15 7.65 7.85 10.35 12.60 15.00 10.87^@ 18.37K MONTHS THE HIGHEST PRICES WERE REACHED Sept. and Oct April December December September October August September October June and August.. July January July April and May August October April January January December October September October May May, June & July February December May October January April May December May September May January September May January.. October March July March ^. 53 — «- Legal Weiijlits and Measures. POUNDS PER BUSHGIi. * ARTICLES 111. Iowa Wis. Mich. Ind. Mo. N.Y. Ohio Apples, Dried 24 24 28 22 25 24 22 22 Apples, Gfeen SO S7 Bran 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Barley 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 Beans, White 60 46 52 46 60 46 52 46 60 46 50 46 60 46 48 46 60 46 50 46 60 46 52 46 60 46 48 46 60 Beans Castor 46 Buckwheat . 50 Broom Corn Seed 30 Beets 60 55 •• 50 50 •• 50 •• 56 Carrots 50 Charcoal 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 Coal, Stone 80 80 80 80 Coke 40 38 40 Corn, Shelled 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 .50 Corn Ear 70 48 33 70 48 70 48 70 50 40 68 50 33 70 50 70 50 68 Corn Meal 50 Cranberries Dried Peaches 23 23 28 28 33 33 32 33 do. Pared 40 3:3 28 28 33 33 Flaxseed 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 Grass Seed, Blue 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 10 do. Clover 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 do. Hungarian . . 43 48 48 50 48 48 50 do. Millet 50 48 50 50 50 50 50 do. Orchard 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 do. Red Top ... . 14 14 U 14 14 14 14 14 do. Timothy 45 45 45 45 45 45 44 45 German Lupine 60 Hemo Seed . . 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 Hickory Nuts SO Malt, Barley 38 36 34 38 38 38 34 34 Mineral Coal 40 70 . , Middlings. Fine 40 40 Middlings, Coarse 30 30 Oats.. 32 57 28 32 57 28 32 57 28 32 54 28 32 48 28 32 57 '28 32 57 28 32 Onions 55 Onions, Tops 25 Onions, Sets 32 . . Osage Orange 33 . . Parsnips 55 55 44 Potatoes 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 Potatoes Sweet .'. 50 60 32 70 46 60 55 60 56 60 55 60 70 56 60 55 60 .50 Peas. Dried 60 Peas, in Pods Pop Corn Quick Lime 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 Rye 56 50 55 55 56 50 50 55 56 50 56 56 56 50 56 58 56 50 50 55 56 50 50 50 56 50 56 55 56 Salt, Coarse 50 Salt, Fine 50 Turnips, Rutabaga 60 Turnips, White 42 42 Wheat 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 54 4J- Foreig-ii Measures. The "Quarter" in England consists of: Lbs- American Atlantic Coast business in all United Kingdom markets. . . 480 Russian wheat in London 492 California wheat in all United Kingdom markets 500 English home-grown wheat in all United Kingdom markets 504 English and Scotch barley in all United Kingdom markets 448 Russian barley in London 420 Russian oats in London 304 Prince Edward's Island oa s in Liverpool and London 320 English and Sco ch oats in all United Kingdom markets 336 Other measures in different countries are: Bu. One hundred kilos wheat equal 3.67 One hundred kilos corn equal 3.93 One hundred kils oats equal 6.87 One hundred kilos rye equal 3.93 One hundred kilos barley equal 4.58 One hundred hectolitre wheat equals 2.83 One centner, Austria, wheat equals 2.05 One fanega, Argentina, wheat equals L59 One cahiz, Argentina, wheat equals 19.17 One chetwerk, Russian, wheat equals 5,92 One pood, Russian, wheat equals 0.60 One candy, Bengal, wheat equals 9. 22 One candy, Bombay, wheat equals 9.33 One candy, Madras, wheat equals 8.32 One candy, Mysore, wheat equals 9.33 Import Duties— Canadian. The import duties into Canada for articles herewith appended are as follows: Cents. Apples, including duty on barrel, per brl 40 Beans , per bu 15 Buckwheat, per bu 10 Butter, per lb 4 Barley, per cent, ad valorem 30^ Cheese, per lb 3 Corn, per bu 7>^ Corn meal, per brl 25 Eggs, per doz 3 Hops, per lb. • 6 Malt, per bu 15 Oats, per bu 10 Oat meal, per cent, ad valorem 20>^ Potatoes, per bu .- 15 Rye, per bu 10 Rye flour, per brl 50 Wheat, per bu , 12 Wheat flour, per brl *. . . . .60 Meats when in barrel, the barrel free, per lb 2 Meats, fresh, per lb 3 Lard and similar substances, Cottolene, etc. , per lb 2 Live hogs, per lb . lyi Tallow, per cent, ad valorem 20>^ The annual consumption of hog products in the United States per capita is estimated at 70 pounds. India raises 1 bushel of wheat per head of her population, the United States over 7 bushels per head, and South Austria 19 bushels. 55 ^ r I J i« ♦n i - " Value of Foreigrn Coins. The value of foreign coins is shown in the official statement issued by Mint Director Preston, on October 1, 1897. It shows: u ^ COINS October 1, 1897. October 1, 1896. Boliviano of Bolivia $0,412 $0,490 Peso of Central American States .474 .608 490 724 Changhai tael of China Haikwan tael of China .678 806 Tientsin tael of China .646 768 Chefoo tael of China .637 758 Peso of Columbia .412 490 Sucre of Ecuador .412 490 Rupee of India 19li 233 ' Yen of Japan 498 528 Dollar of Mexico .446 .076 .412 .379 402 090 490 392 Kran of Persia Sol of Peru Ruble of Russia Peso of Argentine .965 Crown of Austria-Hungary .203 Franc of Belgium .193 Peso of Chile .365 Crown of Denmark .268 .193 .238 Franc of France Mark of Germany Lira of Italy. Florin of Netherlands .193 .402 1.082 Milreas of Portugal Peseta of Spain .193 Peso of Uruguay 1.034 Harvest Time of the World. The following shows the month of the Wheat harvest in the different Wheat growing sections of the world: January— Austria, New Zealand, Chili and Argentine. FEBRUARY AND MARCH -East India and Upper Egypt. APRIL— Lower Egypt, Syria, Cyprus, Persia, Asia Minor, India, Mexico and Cuba. MAY— Algeria, Central Asia, China, Japan, Morocco, Texas and Florida. JUNE— Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, South of France, California, Oregon, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Kansas, Arkansas, Utah, Colorado and Missouri. July— Roumania, Bulgaria, Austro-Hungary, South of Russia, Ger- many, Switzerland, France, South of England, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, New York, New England and Upper Canada. AUGUST— Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, Denmark, Poland, Lower Canada, Manitoba, North and South Dakota. SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER— Scotland, Sweden, Norway and North of Russia. NOVEMBER— Peru and South Africa. , t DECEMBER- Burmah. It i ■H 56 J ? ** Valuable liiforniation— Grain Pleasure. The Standard U. S. Bushel is the "Winchester Bushel," which is in cylinder form, 1S)4 inches in diameter and 8 inches deep, and contains 2150.4 cubic inches. TO FIND THE QUANTITY OF GRAIN ANY BIN WILL HOLD. Rule— Multiply the height, length and breadth together, in inches, and divide by 2150.4; the quotient will be the number of bushels Short but accurate rule for same: Multiply length, breadth and height, in feet together. Multiply this by 45, and divide product by 56; or to simplify, multiply by 4 and divide by 5. Example— A bin 16 feet long, 8 feet wide, 14 feet high, will hold how many bushels.-* 16 X 8 X 14-:1792. 1792 X 45=80640. 80640^56=1440. TO FIND THE QUANTITY OF GRAIN WHEN HEAPED ON THE FLOOR IN THE FORM OF A CONE. Rule — Square the depth and square the slant height, in inches. Take their difference and multiply by depth, and this product by .0005. The result will be the contents, in bushels. TO FIND THE QUANTITY OF GRAIN WHEN HEAPED AGAINST A STRAIGHT WALL. Rule — Square one-half the depth and proceed as in the previous rule. TO FIND HOW MANY BUSHELS ANY PYRAMIDAL HOPPER WILL CONTAIN. Rule— Multiply length by width in feet, and then multiply this by one-third the perpendicular (not slant) height. This product being cubic feet, change to bushels. Example— A hopper is 3 feet square and 2>^ feet high, how many bushels will it hold? 3 X 3 X 2M =21^3=7 cubic feet. 7x45x315-1-56=5.6. Note -The above rule is based on the supposition that the hopper is in the form of a pyramid. A small allowance must be made for that part cut off for the opening, which is of itself a pyramid, and when desirable to estimate the exact capacity of the finished hopper, the capacity of the part cut off may be estimated at per the above rule and deducted from the total capacity obtained by first figuring. To approximate the total quantity of Corn in a crib: Multiply the length, width and height of crib and multiply this result by 4; then divide by 9 for settled Corn, "or divide by 10 for Corn when first put in crib. 57 m^ J li i t- *^ 1 1 *^ Antidotes for Poisons. FIRST— Send for a Physician. Second— Induce vomiting, by tickling throat with feather or finger; drinking hot water or strong mustard and water. Swallow sweet oil or whites of eggs. ACIDS are antidotes for alkalies, and vice versa. Special Poisons and Antidotes. ACIDS — Muriatic, Oxalic, Acetic, f Sulphuric, (Oil of Vitriol), Nitric, \ Soapsuds, magnesia limewater. (Aqua Fortis) ( PRUSSIC ACID ^ Ammonia in water. Dash water in ■'■■ ] face. Carbolic acid \ ^^^^^ ^^^ water, mucilaginous 1 drinks. ALKALIES — Potash, Lye, Harts- v , . . . ^ horn. Ammonia. ] Vinegar or lemon juice in water. ARSENIC- Rat Poison, ParisGreen. \ ^'f^ raw egg sweet oil, limewater, / ilour and water. BUG POISON - Lead, Saltpeter, ( „,, ., , •„ • , Corrosive Sublimate Sugar of ] ^\''^'^ ^^ ^^S^' ""' "^^'^ '" ^^'^^ Lead, Blue Vitriol. ....... ( ^^^^^' CHLOROFORM-Chloral, Ether... ] ^^^ti^TeS ^C^T'.^Z^''.''^-^^^^ ! Soapsuds and mucilaginous drinks. lODINE-Antimony, Tartar Emetic. ] ^^^^sLs^strrg'tea ^'^""^^"^ '"" MERCURY and its salts ] Whites of eggs, milk, mucilages. OPIUM — Morphine, Laudanum, ( q<.^^„„ ,^rr^^ , . , ., ^ Paregoric, Soothing Powders o^ \ S^'^^"^, ^^^5^' ^9^ bath. Keep Syrups. ... . . . ( awake and moving at any cost. ,^ a. a ►f ^ n ? ■ 58 1 f^ Help in Case of Accidents. * Drowning— 1. Loosen clothing, if any. 2. Empty lungs of water by laying body on its stomach and lifting it by the middle so that the head hangs down. Jerk the body a fevy times. 3. Pull tongue forward, using handkerchief, or pin with string if necessary. 4. Imitate motion of respiration by alternately compressing and expanding the lower ribs about twenty times a minute. Alternately raising and lowering the arms from the sides up above the head will stimulate the action of the lungs. Let it be done gently but persistently. 5. Apply warmth and friction to extrem- ities. 6. By holding tongue forward, closing the nostrils and pressing the "Adam's Apple" back (so as to close entrance to stomach), direct inflation can be tried. Take a deep breath and breathe it forcibly into the mouth of the patient, compress the chest to expel the air and repeat the operation. 7. Don't Give up ! People have been saved after hours of patient, vigorous effort. 8. When breathing begins, get patient into warm bed, give warm drinks, or spirits in teaspoonfuls, fresh air and quiet. Burns and Scalds— Cover with Cooking Soda and lay wet cloths over it. Whites of Eggs and Olive Oil, Olive or Linseed Oil, plain or mixed with Chalk or Whiting. LIGHTNING— Dash cold water over a person struck. Sunstroke— Loosen clothing. Get person into shade and apply ice- cold water to head. MAD DOG OR SNAKE BITE-Tie cord tight above wound Suck the wound and cauterize with caustic or white-hot iron at once, or cut out adjoining parts with a sharp knife. VENOMOUS INSECTS' STINGS, ETC.— Apply weak Ammonia, Oil, Salt Water, or Iodine. FAINTING— Place flat on back; allow fresh air and sprinkle with water. Tests of death— Hold mirror to mouth. If living, moisture will gather. Push pin into flesh, if dead the hole will remain, if alive it will close up. CINDERS IN THE EYE— Rub soft paper up like a lamp lighter and wet the tip to remove, or use a medicine dropper to draw it out. Rub the other eye. 59 ■m- Continental Wheat Quotations. The following table exhibits the equivalent of French and German quotations in American money: BERLIN. Quotes values per 1,000 kilo, equal to 36.74 bu. CENTS PER BU. 12X pfennings 0.08 25 " 0.16 37 j^ " 0.24 50 " 0.32 75 *' 0.48 1 mark (23.8c) 0.64 1)4 " 0.96 2 " 1.28 2>^ " 1.60 3 " 1.92 3>^ " 2.24 4 " 2.56 4>^ " 2.88 5 " 3.10 5;^ " 3.52 6 '* 3.84 6/2 •' 4.16 7 " 4.48 7>^ " 4.80 8 '* 5.12 ANTWERP AND PARIS. Quotes values of 100 kilo, equal to 3.67 bu. CENTS PBRBU. 5 centimes 0.26 10 20 25 37^ " 50 75 1 franc 1>^ " 2 2>^ " 3 3>^ " 4 4>^ " 5 " 5/2 - 6 " 6/2 '' 7 1.93) 0.52 1.05 1.31 1.97 2.63 3.94 5.25 7.88 10.50 13.15 15.75 18.37 21.00 23.63 26.25 28.88 31.50 34.13 36.75 Import Duties— American Countries. The following statement shows the rates of duties levied upon the several European countries on imported agricultural products: AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. ARTICLES. Flour, per brl $ 1 Wheat, per bu Corn, per bu • Oats, per bu Rye, per bu Barley, per bu Meats of all kinds, per 100 lbs 1 Lard, per 100 lbs 3 American pork prohibited. DUTY. FRANCE. Flour, per brl . . Wheat, per bu. Oats, per bu. . Rye, per bu. . . Barley, per bu. Corn, per bu. . GERMANY. Wheat, per bu., with countries having special commercial treaties.. $ Wheat, per bu. , other countries Flour, per brl., with countries having special commercial treaties. . 1 Flour, per brl. , other countries 2 Oats, per bu 61 19.5 06.1 05.1 18.3 07.8 30 45 88 36.8 08.4 14.7 12.5 14.7 22.7 32.3 54 22 09.7 Rye, per bu 21.2 » *■ ARTICLES. GERMANY— Continued. DUTY. Barley, per bu $ 10.6 Corn, per bu 09.7 Butter, per 100 lbs 1 80 Meat, per 100 lbs 1 62 Pork, per 100 lbs 1 62 Live Hogs, per head 1 19 ITALY. Flour, per brl $197.3 Wheat, per bu 36.8 Corn, per bu 05.6 Oats, per bu 11.2 Rye, per bu 20.0 Barley, per bu 17. 1 Meats, salted and smoked, per lb 02.1 Lard, per lb ^ American pork prohibited. PORTUGAL. Flour, per brl $ 2 02 Wheat, per bu 58 7 Corn, per bu 49.3 Oats, per bu 25.8 Rye, per bu 43.8 Lard, per lb 05 Portugal -Prohibited except under certain conditions and restrictions. Where importation is allowed it is at the rate given. RUSSIA. Flour, per brl $ 83.8 GREECE. Wheat, per bu., with countries having commercial treaties with Greece $ 16.8 SPAIN. Flour, wheat, per brl $ 2 26 Flour, other, per brl 124.2 Wheat, per bu 42 Corn, per bu — 21.5 Oats, per bu 12.3 Rye, per bu ; 21.5 Pork, lard, bacon and hams, per lb 04.3 Salted and dried meats, per lb 01 SWEDEN. Flour, per brl $140 Wheat, per bu 25.5 Corn, per bu 23.1 Oats, per bu - Free Rye, per bu 23 Barley, per bu ; 20 Lard, per lb 02.2 Bacon, smoked, per lb 03.4 NORWAY. Flour, wheat, per brl $ 29.78 Wheat, per bu 1.6 Corn, per bu 15 Oats, per bu Free Rye, per bu 1.5 Barley, per bu 1.5 TURKEY AND BULGARIA. The tariff rate in Turkey and Bulgaria is 8 per cent, ad valorem. American pork is prohibited. Switzerland abolished its import duties on corn and oats May 20, 1893. 61 Carload Weights. The following are the minimum carload weights recognized by the railroads in the territory mentioned: EAST OF THE ILLINOIS-INDIANA STATE LINE. if Description Cattle Hogs Sheep or calves Cattle and hogs Single- Decks 20,000 lbs. 16,000 " 14,000 " 20,000 " Double-Decks 22,000 lbs. 18,000 *' TO AND FROM POINTS IN STATE OF ILLINOIS. Length— Inside Measurement Cattle or Horses Hogs in S. D. Cars Sheep in S. D. Cars Cais, 31 feet and under Cars, 33 feet 6 inches and over 31 feet Cars, over 33 feet 6 inches. . 19,000 lbs. 20,500 '' 22,000 " 14,000 lbs. 15,000 *' 16,000 '' 10,000 lbs. 11,000 '• 12,000 " ALL OTHER TERRITORY WEST OF ILLINOIS-INDIANA STATE LINE. Length — Inside Measurement Cattle, Hogs and Sheep in S. D. Cars Hogs in S. D. Cars Sheep in S. D. Cars Cars, 31 feet and under Cars, 33 feet 9 inches and over 31 feet Cars, 36>^ feet and over 33 feet 9 inches 19,000 lbs. 20,500 *' 22,000 " 24,000 '♦ 26,000 " 15,0001bs. 16,000 " 17,000 ♦' 19,000 *' 21,000 " 10,000 lbs. 11,000 " 12,000 " 14,000 " 16,000 " Cars, 40 feet and over 36^ feet Cars, over 40 feet The rate on mixed carloads of live stock so received to be the highest rate per 100 lbs. for any kind of stock in car, and subject to the highest C. L. minimum rate. Stock Cattle. Rate on stock cattle or feeders from Chicago to the territory west of the Illinois-Indiana State Line is 75 per cent of the fat cattle rate. ♦* 62 '. . \ * r • , • • •• IJ. S. Cavalry Horses. Uncle Sam pays a liberal price for his army equipments, but insists on having only the very best horses of their class. The cavalry horse must be sound, 15.1 to 15.3 hands, of good substance, breedy conformation, and fine action, from 5 to 7 years old, and weighing 950 to 1100 lbs. Inspection of Hay at Cliicjifro. The following are the rules and regulations adopted by the Chicago Board of Trade for the inspection of hay and straw: Choice Timothy Hay— Shall be Timothy not mixed with over one- twentieth other grasses, properly cured, bright natural color, sound and well baled. No. 1 Timothy Hay— Shall be Timothy not more than one-fifth mixed with other tame grasses, properly cured, good color, sound and well baled. No. 2 Timothy Hay — Shall include Timothy not good enough for No. 1, not over one-third mixed with other tame grasses, sound and well baled. No. 3 Timothy Hay— Shall include all Hay not good enough for other grades, sound and well baled. No. 1 Clover Mixed Hay— Shall be Timothy and Clover mixed, with at least one-half Timothy, good color, sound and well baled. No. 2 Clover Mixed Hay— Shall be Timothy and Clover mixed, with at least one-third Timothy, reasonably sound and well baled. No. 1 Clover Hay— Shall be medium Clover, not over one-twentieth other grasses, properly cured, sound and well baled. No. 2 Clover Hay— Shall be Clover, sound, well baled, not good enough for No. 1. No Grade Hay— Shall include all Hay badly cured, musty, stained, threshed, or in any way unsound. Choice Prairie Hay— Shall be Upland Hay, of bright color, well cured, sweet, sound and reasonably free from weeds. 63 CHICAGO DAILY DROVERS JOURNAl JOB DEPARTMENT UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO ■ii 47,009,367 HOGS IN THE UNITED STATES SOME OF THEM DON'T USE Vesey's Star Anti Cholera :'BUT NEARLYALL THE LARGE HERDS DO. NO ONE WHO HAS HOGS CAN AFFORD TO DO WITHOUT IT.C^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ It Pays To Feed BECAUSE IT WILL CURE YOUR HOGS WHEN INFECTED. IT WILL KEEP YOUR HOGS FREE FROM WORMS AND MICROBES. IT INSURES 20% MORE GAIN ON SAME AMOUNT OF FEED and it INSURES YOUR HERD AGAINST DISEASE. All this costs ONLY 2c A HOG PER MONTH. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY FOR TRIAL ORDER WITH ANY LIVE STOCK COMMISSION FIRM TO HOLD SUDJECT TO GUARANH. $9.00 Per Dozen. $5.00 Per Half Doz, ANTI CHOLERA GO. U. S. YARDS, CHICAGO, ILL. THlSBOOKlSDtrEOKTHEl.ASTD..x. STAMPED BEXOW ^^ LD 2l-i00w-7,'33 YC 25784 U.C.BERKELEY LIBRARIES CD5711fl7^5 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY