New-York tribune., 1901-09-23
INTERNAL TRADE GROWS
GRAIN, IRON AND COAL TRANSFERS SHOW
LARGE GAINS.

vasbtne+on Sent % (SpeciaD-The internal
commerce of the country continues 10 run aheao OIL
last years figures by considerable margin Ihere
are certain exceptions. for example in the July re-
CENTS and shipments of corn, in the shortage of
grain receipts in the Northwest and IN the lake
movement of grain. AS a rule, however, the tide
of domestic trade has maintained It's hish isVei
we'll into the opening of the new harvest year.
The monthly summary of the Treasury for July
reports that winter wheat shipments at Toledo.
Detroit. ST. Louis and Kansas City for July nave
been 10 472.311 bushels. compared with o's4o'eoo
bushels In July The live stock receipts at the
five leading Western markets for the first seven
months of 1901 exceeded by 1900 head those OF
the like period year The shipments OF cur
meats Chicago exceeded those or last year oy
%, 100000 pounds. and the receipts exceeoeo
those of last year by H.0ooooo pounds AT 81.
Louis the gains have been in shipments 4'oooooo
pounds and in receipts 100000 pounds. At Cfn-
cinnati there has been a gain OF looooOoo POUNDS
in receipts and SO, 700 pounds in shipments
These movements serve roughly to Indicate the
progress in the consuming capacity of the country
as a factor in maintaining the volume of Internal
trade
If the railway traffic be taken as measure OF
the country's increase in home trade an index may
be found in the number of reported as handled
by the Car Service Association For the quarter
ended on June 80. 1901. the national association
reports that 45S5,440 were handled. compared
with 4213931 cars for the corresponding period OF
last year, increase of almost per cent In the
number of handled
The Erie Canal at Buffalo has thus far handled
less grain than last year by nearly 100000 bush
els increased it's sugar receipts going west
ward over this waterway by fully 17.5ooOoo pounds
In other respects the canal at this port shows a
decrease in most items. The New-Hork State
canals as a whole, have gained in tonnage. having
carried 521 1896 in July, showing between D
and per cent increase in tonnage The total
freight for the season TO July 81 amounted to
1,447 12S tons
On the Great Lakes the receipts of -four. coal
metals and minerals. logs and uncassihed freight
first seven months owing 70 the fallng on IA corn
to the extent of over 12,0OoOoO bushels At the
Sault Ste Marie canals the records for the four
months of navigation ended with July. 1901, show
IL 54S 1872 of freight passed. against lZiio,2io
tons fST Ss tRf an ad5 eaboard %
757 4O6 bushels of grain. S63 per cent OF which
1874 per by water mainly by canals The total
is lower than last Julys movement by 100000
somewhat below last seasons figures AT none OF
the leading seaports on the Atlantic have the re-
Coal receipts at Boston since January 1 have
reached 2.506ss2 from coastwise sources alone
aaf a ves2 WeGl sfr Of he pounds re
dnS rP Are % 1850 to ahd the o
date these two sources contributed about equally
SrorT Covered G @ by the soGhern Iron
for July were 12l. l13 tons. about 30 per cent OF
vile and Nashville railways
In the South cotton receipts at fifteen ports
ceipts for July in the two preceding years AT
New-oreans alone from September 1. 1soo 70 July
81 IDOL the gain IN cotton receipts over the pre-
cedins season was so per cent The receipts at
Memphis nearly Is per cent greater. Al Galveston
wheat cearances 10 July 81 were 12923.O17 bushels
gain Of 1873 642 bushels Sea island cotton at
Charleston shows much heavier movement than
last season. but upland cotton receipts are CORE
The coal mcvements have generally exceeded
those of July. 1900. throughout the South and West