Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-03-15
Agricultural.
COMPARATIVE NUMBERS AND PRICES OF FAR


COMPARATIVE NUMBERS AND PRICES OF FARM
STOCK.
From advance sheets, from the Bcresu of Ag-
riculture in Washington, we are able to furnish
our readers with come important statistical IN
formation, showing the comparative numbers
and prices Of farm stock in the United States.
There has been, it appears in general, slight
ircreate in all kinds Of domestic snimsls, except
sheep, which show a decrease Of about one per
cent. The largest increase is in swine, 6 per
cent horses and mules, 3 per cent mich
COVE, > Der cent; oxen, and other cattle, per
cent. Maine shows q decrease Of per cent. in
horses, New Hampshire 4, Rhode Island ,, Con-
pee;icut l. and California l. The other States
chow an incresxe-Msfsachnset , per cent. and
Nebraska % per cent, the largest increase in
any State.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island and Connecticut show a decrease in mich
cows, while The greA.est appreciation is in the
new STATES, as 20 per cent. in Nebrasks, Is in
Kansas. 10 in lows and Minnesota, IN Mis-
souri, aud Arksnsas, and in Wisconsin.
The Eastern States show 4 decrease in - oxen
ard other cattle, 50 as also New York, Pennsy!-
vsD;a. Georgia. Florida, Texas and California.
Most Of the Western States show an increase, the
lsrgert being Minnesota 10, snd Nebraska 20
per cent.
The advance in the price Of wool is expected
90 increase the hoeks Of sheep The States now
reporting an advance are Vermont, per cent;
Texas. per cent; Arkansas, Michigan, Wiz
consip, kansas. and Nebraska, (25 per cent };
California and Oregon, 10 per cent.
The numbers Of swine have not been snstainet
in any Of the Eastern States. TheincFease lie in
the South and West, but more particularly in
Nebraska (35 per cent? Kansas, Iowa and
Illinois
in the matter Of prices there is shown to be
falling OF since February. 1871, for all kinds
except sheep. which have appreciated materially
in value. Bat the decline is neither uniform nor
universal demand for horned stock, espe-
e.ally mich COWS, in the South las ttiienei cur
rem; pricas in some localities The decline
in prices for horses is quite general, Texas
sls1e showing slight advance, where
the rates st which horses are held have always
been les than in any other State Prices for
uest tto,k sre lower than for seven years past,
s-eept in Texas Oxen and other cattle show
a heavy decline in price ID the Eastern States
obviously from the same cause as the deoline in
production, viz scarcity Of hay and other feed
The ratio Of decline in the Middle States is not
30 large. Willie in the South the decline hiss been
smaller. Sheep, alone Of all the stock, command
higher rates. In Vermont the syersge price Of
e sheep not less than one year old, hss advanced
since February Of last year from IS to 81; in
New ork, from 1887 to s432; in Peunsyl
yauia. from IS. IS 10 500; in ONO, from - 40
70 SO 81, in Michigan. from s. - to SSH;
ia Illinois, from s2l5 20 $3.50; in lows from
sI.ss 70 s24l, in California, from - 81 to
-30.: in Texas. from II 90 20 SL7S. The
Southern States have lev sAscp, AID have not
i., the appreciation materially.
The decline 10 the va,ue Of hogs ia very
marked. In Ohio. in 1869, the averag7 Price
was sl02j; in 1872, the average price If
soa3. An equal decline is shown by The other
sw.uc producing States.