Jerseys | 1,688 | 690,405 | 409.01
Guernseys | 52 | 12,090 | 232.50
Red Polled | 15 | 4,435 | 295.70
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Totals | 5,997 |$1,807,557 | $301.41

Of the above Short-horns, 1,609 were sold in Illinois, 541 in Kentucky,
and 1,134 in other States. In Illinois the average price received was
$222.23; in Kentucky, $271.01, and in other States, $149.73. Of the beef
breeds there were sold $4,018, the total receipts were $1,015,772,
making the general average $253.80. Of the dairy breeds 1,979 were sold
at an average of $400.10.

It will be seen that the average for Short-horns is less than that for
either of the other breeds though, of course, the number sold is greatly
in excess of the others. In 1882 the average for Short-horns was but
$192.10, and in 1881 but $158, so that on the whole the breeders are
perfectly satisfied with the way the business is running.

The dairy breeds did remarkably well in 1883, the Holsteins coming up
well to the Jerseys, but the latter leads greatly in point of numbers.

The pure bred cattle business of the country as indicated by these sales
is exceedingly prosperous.

In Great Britain the Short-horn sales were less numerous than last year,
or, in fact, any year since 1869, but the average was better than since
1879. In 1880 the average for 1,738 head was $225, while in 1881 and
1882 the average further declined to $175. In 1883 the average was close
upon $230, but, upon the other hand, the number of animals sold fell to