The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-04-29
NOTWITHSTANDING
Large INCREASE
In Population Amount Of
Food Products Decreased.
Interesting Figures on Advanced
Retail Prices and Decreas-
ed Farm Products.

The number of food animals in the
United States has decreased 5000, 900
since 1901 and the number OF consum-
er-s has increased 100000 In the
same time.
This is the result of an eralysis
by the Bureau of Statistics of THE De-
partment Of Agriculture's estimates
OF food animals in the years 1901 and
1910
The Department of AgnicuEure's fig
ures put the total number of cattle
in the United States on January /,
1901, at 62,333, 900; sheep, 59,750,0
and swine, 100000, total of 49,
100000. For January /, 1910, the es-
innate is: Cattle, 100000; sheep, 81,
100000 and swine, 47,750,OO total
Of 174,000,000. The census estimates
the population of the United States on
June 1, 1901, at 77.647,O 900 ard on
June 1, 1910, at S9,S12 ,0OO This makes
the total number of food animals to
each 100 persons in 1901 231, ard In
1910 but 1893, a decrease Of 16 per cent.
in the number of food animals to each
100 persons 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 cattle, sheep and swine
in 1901 at $1,943, 900, 900, and THE ag-
gregate farm value of the 174,000,O00
in 1910 at $2,36S 100000
The one class of food animals which
shows an actual increase in the per-
iod in question is cattle, of which the
number in 1901 was 62 ,333, $50, and in
1910 69,OSO,OOO.
The New York wholesale price of
family beef" as shown in reports
to the Bureau of Statistics of the
Department of Commerce and Labor
was $3.50 per barrel in the first week
of January, 1901. and SIG per barrel
in the first week OF January, 1910, an
increase of 2S per cent, while the faI
value of cattle, according to the fig
ures of the Department of Agricul-
ture was advancing 1-2 per cent.
The number of swine in the United
States is stated by the Department of
Agriculture at 56,9S2,142 in January,
1901, and 47,7S20OO i'm January 1910
decline of 16 per cent in number. The
value in 1901 Is reported at $685., 012,-
143 and in 1910 at $436,603, 900, an
advance of "a per cent in farm value,
while the average price per head on
the farm in 1901 was 5 $40 and in
1910 1913, an increase of AZ per cent
in the per capita value. In the mean
time the New York wholesale price
of mess pork, new" advanced from
1925 per barrel in the first week of
January, 1901, to 24.75 in the first
week of January, 1910, an increase of
81 per cent, and lard is quoted in the
same reports at lac per pound in Jan
uary, 1910, an advance of as per cent.
The number of sheep decreased from
So, 756,71S in January 1901 TO 57,216,-
900 in aJnuary 1910, a decrease of 4.3
per cent. The farm value is est8nat-
cd at s17S,O72.476 in 1901 and $2SS.664,
900 in 1910, an increase of 81 per Cent.
The increase in farm value per cap
ita was from $29S to $4.0S, an in
crease of 81 per cent. The New York
price of a standard grade OF wool
(Ohio XXX increased in the meantime
from &c per pound in January, 1901,
10 &c in January, 1910. AN advance of
AZ per cent.
In the meantime the prices OF
grains show similar advances. The |
quoted price of corn in the New York |
market in the first week of January, |
1901, was As 3-4c per bushel and in tn |
first week of January, 1910, II lie pa
bushel, an advance OF Sc per cent; of
oats in january, 1901, 20 lac per
bushel and in January 1910, 40 1-2c,an
advance of rs per cent; of wheat In
the first week of January, 1901, Sic
the first week OF january, 1901, Sic
per bushel and in january, 1910, $1.30
per bushed, an advance Of SO IL per
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