Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-29
Tie movement of -four and grain

The movement of -four and grain
through this port to the East continues
very heavy. The receipts of -four for the
month of September were 236, 597 barrels
in excess of those for the corresponding
month last year. and the receipts of grain
are over 2, DOC, 900 bushels larger.
Up to the present time the seasons
movement is the largest on record with
one exception, that of 1880, and stands
at the enormous total of SO, oil. 900 BUSH
els, to At, 900 in 1885. The ship
menfs to the East by canal and railroad
are correspondIngly large. By canal the
| total for the season is "a. SAP, 900 bushels,
and by all the railroads from January it
it is IA. $50 900 bushels The receipts
and shipments of coarse freight have also
been heavy. The aggregate imports of
lumber exceed 1SS,000.000 feet to 1884,
100000 feet last year. The westward
movement of anthracite coal reaches
1,04S,0 600 tons, and $685. barr
rels of cement %, $50 barrels of salt and
30, 2S1 tons of railroad iron have been
shipped out of the port. Last year the
shipments of railroad iron were less than
5000 tons, showing large increase in
railroad building at the West Altogether
the navigation season thus far has been a
very satisfactory one"
The exports of wheat during the month
of September were 6, 9S4. 37S bushels more
than for the same month last year, and
for the three months ending September
80 Is, $50 394 bushels more, while the eX>
ports of flour for the quarter show an in
crease of 1908, S14 barrels. reducing
which to its equivalent in wheat, makes a
total gain in three months of % ,597, 557
bushels, in itself sufficient to set IN motion |
all the wheels of trade and commerce
The shipments of refined oil from |
this port from the LIST of January |
last to October 2 amounted to 377,095. |
SIG barrels, while for the corresponding |
period in 1885 the shipments were 1863, |
023, $50 barrels. showing an increase of |
sou, $3.50 barrels in favor of the present |
year.
The consumption of sugar from Jan>
urv to October IA, exports deducted, |
shows an Increase over like period of |
last year of 90, 621 tons.
The consumption of coffee for the nine |
months of 1886 is 346 tons in advance of |
1885, but 6,022 tons ahead of the average
for the corresponding period of three
years, better comparison than with last
year, as stocks in the interior have been
reduced unusually low. dealers placing
little faith in the advance.
The consumption of foreign raisins in
was 10000 boxes, against
81, 200 boxes, for the same month last
year.
Manufactured articles of wool import
ed from January 1 to October 10, 1856.
as compared with the same period of 1885,
show gain of So, 724. 500; those of silk.
81 100, G3l. OF gloves, feathers. fl lowers,
straw goods, mating, an increase of SS12,-
I54. This clearly shows that home manu-
lecturers. in those lines, are actively en-
gagged and unable to meet the enormous
home demand
The above are only few facts gather
ID from the events of every day, and are
such AS to lend encouragement to every
business man and to shut up every croak-
II With more than average crops and a
'etier foreign market for our surplus,
re We not justified in the prediction that
rade and commerce will be active for
many months to come?