The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
POPULATION AND LIVE STOCK

, consumers has Increased 100000
lin the same time.
The term food animals includes
lin this instance all cattle, sheep and
Swine in the United States as esti-
mated by the department OF agricul-
Iture. and the term consumers" In
lcludes all OF the population as esti-
mated by the census.
The department of agriculture's
figures put the total number OF cattle
in the United States on january /.
1901, at 62,133,OO0; sheep, $780,
900, and swine, 57,000.00O, a total
OF 179 900 900. For January 1, 1910.
the estimate is: Cattle, $4,000, 900;
sheep. 57,250.0OO, and swine, Az
1850. 900, a total of 174 900, 200. a
decrease OF 100000 in the aggre-
gate of the three groups of food ami
mails. The census estimates the popu-
lation Of the United States on June 1.
1901, at 77,647.000, and on June 1,
1910. at S9,912.0O an increase of a
little more than 100000 in the
population, while the number of food
animals was declining about 5,000.-
600. This makes the total number
of food animals TO each 100 persons
in 1901, 231, and In 1910 but 1913, a
decrease of 16 per cent in the num-
Der OF food animals to each 100 per-
sons residing IN the United States.
In the meantime the total value OF
the food animals in the country has
increased despite the reduction in
number, the department of agricul-
ture estimating the aggregate farm
value of the 100000 cattle,
sheep and swine in 1901 at $1,943,-
900, 900, and the aggregate farm
value of the ia 900, 900 in 1910 at
2,36S, 100000. This gives an in
crease in the aggregate value OF 27
per cent, while the uumoer was de-
clining a little less than per cent,
the increase in the average farm
value per animal OF the entire num-
Der of food animals being 25h per
cent.
The one class OF food animals
which shows an actual increase in
the period in question Is cattle, OF
which the number in 1901 was g.
333.s70, and in 1910, 69,0S0.O00. an
increase of about IL per cent, while
the population was increasing about
lie per cent. The farm value of cat
tie in 1901 is put at 81, All, 1877 ,0S0,
and in 1910 at $1.697,761.000, an
increase OF 20h per cent in value.
while the number was increasing
about IL per cent. The average
farm value per head OF all cattle is
} given in 1901 at s22l65, and IN 1910
lat s24.5S, an increase of but Sh per
! lcent in value per head on the farm.
In the markets, however, beef prices
showed a much larger advance, the
New York wholesale price OF family
beef" being $3.50 per barrel in the
first week OF January, 1907 and SIC
per barrel In the first week OF JAM
luary, 1910, an increase OF 2S per
cent. while the farm value OF cattle
was advancing Sh per cent.
The number of swine in the United
States Is 56,9S2,142 In January 1901,
and 47.7s2,0 900 in January, 1910. a
decline OF 16 per cent in number
The value in 1901 is reported at
s353,O12,143, and in 1910 at $780,
603, 900, an advance of "a per cent
In farm value, while the average price
per head on the farm in 1901 was
1920. and in 1910, 1913, an in
crease OF AZ per cent In the per
capita value. In the meantime the
New York wholesale price OF "mess
pork. new" advanced from 1925
per barrel in the first week of jan
uary. 1901. to s2475 in the first
week OF January. 1910, an increase
OF 81 per cent, and lard IL quoted in
the same reports at IA per pound in
January, 1901. and 13 cents per
pound in January, 1910, an advance
OF 76 per cent.
The number of sheep decreased
from 59.756.71S in January, 1911.
to 57,216. 900 in January. 1910, a
decrease Of 4.3 per cent. The farm
value is estimated at s17S,072,476 In
1901, and s233, 3,664 900 In 1910. The
value increased 81 per cent, while
the number was decreasing as per
cent; the New York price OF a stand
ard grade OF wool (Ohio XXX having
increased in the meantime from 26
cents per pound in January. 1901, 20
81 cents in January. 1910, an ad-
vance OF AZ per cent.
In the meantime prices of grains
show similar advances. The quoted
price of corn in the New York mar
ket in the first week OF January.
1901, was 45A cents per bushel. and
In the first week OF January, 1910,
TN cents per bushel, an advance of
So per cent; OF oats In January, 1901,
2SA cents per bushel, and in jan
uary, 1910. 49h cents. an advance
of 75 per cent; of wheat. in the first
week Of January. 1901, 81 cents per
bushel. and in January. 1910. s1.30
per bushel, an advance OF 60h per
cent.