The Agricultural Outlook: March 20, 1915 Page: 27
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THE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK. 27
TABLE 13.--Averages for the United States of prices paid to producers of farm products.
February 15- March 15- January 15-
Product.
1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1914 1913 1915 1914 1913
Hogs.............per 100 lbs.. $6.34 $7.75 $7.17 $5.79 $7.04 $7.80 $7.62 $6.57 $7.45 $6. 77
Beef cattle.............do.... 5.93 6.16 5.55 4.61 4.57 6.28 5.88 5.99 6.04 5.40
Veal calves ............. do.... 7.62 7.90 7.23 6.07 6.38 7.92 7.49 7.66 7.89 7.06
Sheep..................do.... 5.14 4.67 4.63 4.01 4.34 4.77 4.97 4.95 4.67 4.35
Lambs................do.... 6.67 6.18 6.34 5.15 5.44 6.31 6.56 6.47 6.16 6.03
Milch cows.........per head.. 57.99 59.09 51.42 43.40 44.48 59.23 54.02 58.48 57.99 49.51
Horses.............. do.... 132.00 139.00 146.00 137.00 144.00 138.00 146.00 130.00 137.00 140.00
Chickens ..............per lb.. .113 .120 .112 ....... ....... .124 .115 .109 .115 .107
Eggs.............per doz.. .237 .253 .213 ......... . .222 .170 .317 .298 .241
Honey, comb..........per lb. . .137 .137 .139 .140 .133 .137 .139 .136 .136 .139
Honey, extract.........do .... .110 .114 .123 .123 .118 .111 .119 .111 .113 .122
Wool, unwashed........do.... .202 .157 .187 .163 .173 .164 .184 .186 .157 .186
Walnuts, black.......per bu.. .85 ............. ........... ...... .82 .77 .68
Hickory nuts..........do.... 1.24 ............1.19 1.30 1.13
Peanuts ..............per lb.. .044 .047 .045 .047 .050 .047 .047 .045 .047 .046
Apples ..............per bu.. .73 1.23 .78 .99 1.19 1.29 .82 .69 1.11 .74
Maple sugar........ per lb.. .116 ....... .122............ 124 .126................
Maple sirup.........per gal.. 1.06 ....1.06..............1.10 1.06 .........
Beans..............per bu.. 3.02 2.09 2.19 2.38 2.23 2.05 2.10 2.63 2.17 2.26
Beans, soy..............do.... 2.26 1.80 ............. ..................... 2.35 1.96 .......
Sweet potatoes......... do.... .85 .86 .87 .94 .82 .87 .91 .81 .82 .84
Turnips .................. do .51 .60 .51 .........................49 .57 .50
Onions................do.... .98 1.41 .78 1.40 1.04 1.55 .77 .89 1.21 .82'
Cabbages..........per 100 lbs.. 1.41 2.07 1.17 2.24 1.48 2.03 1.03 1.36 1.87 1.26
Timothy hay........per ton.. 14.28 ........... .. .. ..... ............. 14.07. .......
Clover hay.............. do... 13.36 .......... .......13.07. ......
Alfalfa bay .............do... 9.32 ................... ... ............ 9.48............
Prairie hay.............do.... 7.86 ............... ........ . ......... 7.65 ..
Clover seed...........per bu.. 8.60 8.07 10.28 12.22 8.37 8.17 10.42 8.51 7.99 9.41
Timothy seed...........do.... 2.66 2.12 1.78 7.26 4.51 2.30 1.72 2.63 2.07 1.79
Alfalfa seed.............do.... 7.86 6.48 8.15 .............. 6.60 8.19 7.61 6.55 7.66
Broom corn..........per ton.. 78.00 95.00 56.00 86.00 80.00 91.00 57.00 66.00 94.00 49.00
Pop corn............ per bu.. 1.78 1.73 1.54 ......... .. ........... 1.65 1.72 1.47
Cotton seed..........per ton.. 23.33 23.37 22.01 16.81 25.61 23.60 21.55 18.97 22.70 21.98
Hops.................per lb.. .111 .191 .169 .388 .178 .205 ...... .146 .266 .197
Paid by farmers:
Clover seed....... per bu.. 10.32 9.77 11.62 .............. 9.45 12.30 10.34 9.82 11.39
Timothy seed... ...do... 3.56 2.94 2.47 .............. 2.97 2.33 3.42 2.90 2.51
Alfalfa seed...........do... 9.29 7.98 9.60 ....... ....... 8.01 9.78 8.79 8.30 8.25
Bran ..............per ton.. 28.96 26.91 25.32 28.62 25.27 27.58 24.96 27.90 26.53 25.24
Cottonseed meal.....do.... 30.88 32.59 31. 16 30. 87 31.42 32.65 31.08 29.56 32.49 30.97
March 1- April 1- February 1-
Product.
1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1914 1913 1915 1914 1913
Wheat..........cts. per bu.. 133.6 83.1 80.6 90.7 85.4 84.2 79.1 129.9 81.6 79.9
Corn................... do.... 75.1 69.1 52.2 66.6 48.9 70.7 53.7 72.8 68.3 50.6
Oats. ................. do.... 52.1 38.9 33.1 49.8 32.8 39.5 33.1 50.1 39.3 32.4
Barley ..............do.... 67.7 51.1 49.0 91.0 63.0 51.7 48.5 62.9 52.4 51.4
Rye.................do.... 105.4 61.9 63.2 84.0 71.9 63.0 62.9 100.6 61.7 68.9
Buckwheat .............do.... 85.5 75.1 67.0 76.9 64.1 76.9 68.3 83.7 75.6 69.4
Potatoes ...............do.... 50.4 70.5 52. 0 102. 0 55.3 70.0 50.3 50.4 69.7 53.1
Flaxseed .............do ... 157.9 132.5 119.0 183.9 240.7 132.8 113.6 163.7 127.8 109.3
Hay............dols. per ton.. 11.71 12.37 11.34 15.69 12.09 12.20 11.15 11.69 12.41 11.64
Butter............cts. per lb.. 26.8 26.0 27.5 27.2 22.7 24.9 27.6 27.9 27.4 27.6
Eggs............cts. per doz.. 21.3 24.2 19. 4 24.5 16.5 17.6 16.4 29.2 28.4 22.8
Chickens........ cts. per lb.. 11.7 11.7 11.1 10.5 10.6 12.3 11.6 11.5 11.6 10.9
Cotton................. do.... 7.4 12.6 11.8 9.8 13.9 11.9 11.8 7.4 11.9 11.9
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