The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-07
INTERNAL TRADE MOVEMENTS
AN ADVANCE OVER LAST YEAR
At THE PRINCIPAL CENTRES.
increase IN the shipments Of wheat. Gem
and Other Cereals. and In snh stuns.
Provisions. Wool ana 1--we STOCK Do
eided csin In Tranne &C the Great Lakes

WARRINGTON, Oct e-The beginning OF
autumn affords a convenient standpoint
from which 10 make survey Of the internal
trade movements Of the country for the
fret two-thlrds Of the year. The Monthly
Summary. issued by the Treasury Bureau
Of Statistics. covers the movements OF 10
nestle trade for August and for eight
months ending with August. II shows
thar the carload receipts Of grain at Chicago
during August amounted To 2i.ss cars.
compared with 1915 cars during July'
The spring wheat receipts at the four prin-
cipal markets were II ,3o3. 40 bushels rs
compared with rs. 30, 10 bushels In August
81 100. showing a gain OF approximately
1900 pm Of bushels In the first month 81
the crop year. h four principal winter
wheat markets. during the first two months
Of the crop year reviewed ~ .tt7. -. bushels
in July and August. 1901. and H.ts'ei1
bushels for che corresponding months OF
tine previous year.
II the withdrawal Of corr and whea;
from tho country In export movements
be taken as a measure Of the coastward
drain Of these two cereals. IL appears that
during August. 1900. i+.isO,s,o bushels OF
corn and sos, Tts bushels Of wheat were
withdrawn from tho country after par
ticipating In the internal OF
the country 10y boing transported fully
a thousand miles "a the coast A most
remarkable change from last years move
ment - -cn In the August arrivals from
In, Interior for this year only 2.s35,iH
bushels Of corn passed out Of domestic
control and entered into the export. while
G.osi sl2 bushels of wheat passed out of
the country during the month For the
II. - .-I,. waeh At,NaaN lnaf
wear. the corn and wheat shipments out
10 the country amounted to ~. 2iO.7l3
bushels TIM years shipments amounted
to 2l3.SJs $50 bu-l-l-
Trade movements ~ interior centres
generally still report al advance over
last wear. eNcep, where special causes
nave '"tsrVcuci to the contrary Al
Minneapolis t.c statement at receipts
Cot tho commercial year ending with sep
i,iuhcr shows a drcreIs" "a ia" items 81
"pur auI mill -iufs. bu' ~ extraordinary
iuoJcI-' 900 corn, oats, barley rye and NAV
~nipu'ui~ OF mil .'urs Increased pei
,.It.hly anal serve to call attention &" thus
marie e. ftum vhIch these by products
Uf f,u' mii'ulg arr witrlN di-iurh'-i through
uui q cattl--f,-ding territory Of increasing
Importance. The provision movement
over trunk line RAILWAYS from chicago
and Chicago points FOR the five weeks eildiI
With Aug 81 have averaged the heaviest
e. th" wear Al - l.ouls the receipt, OF
. NNHt NNNlm Wal NflF N.taA WI lSAANAHH 'tAA
pared with SEQ GiO pounds last August
For Ito eight months ending with August
th.- NuaIs shipments have been tu.lN 10
per cent M advance - last years The
l,vcipt- at hav have Increased from 1850"
tons 20 laO. aJI tons, At Cincinnati there
were uSsiNed To Aug 81. 1901 a total uf
rs go bale, OF wool. compared With l,2l5,-
S75 bales 90 the rnd 81 August, 1901 iiaV
r,V-ipt- have hk"wi-" advanced from
-. ~ tons last wear to 6i.3ni tons this wear.
The live stock receipts a. five Western
markets continue strong For the "ight
mui.th- oaaiug wiki August this year the
iucrc.lse over iyU has amounted to a'3,2s'
cattle. g2s. 1ot hog. JOi $50 sheep, making
"A total gain Of i.cuI go head The total
receipts thus Ear through the calendar
veal u these principal kinds have amounted
TO ?i.G2i. mi hend The stocks ~ cIt meat
Z Or hR' a on D.. last dav 81 August az thiCagp.
Kansas city and Omaha were materially
larger than they were n wear ago, N spite
Il extraordinary demands poCRSiou~t tv
thr hcgyv movements 10 Nv" Atlantic coast
and 10 the South on scCouu' ~ the opening
81 the cutton-p ickirg season
4 comparative summary 81 traNc on tho
Great Lakes fot August shows n gain IN
no number of barrels Of -four received,
m 'hr 'nus 80 minerals and coal, and IN the
quantity Of logs amt unclas-ifed freight
handled The grain reSsipt- and ship.
nopis are ~ this stage Of IN" season still
"a tchiri IN" a~gErega'" 81 last wear
or fhr Atlantic -saboarl the four prin-
p tftEll IHifiN IN9~slNffl tNf IllllN lNk AldNNlNi"~
II grain during August. 1901, compared
with the same month ~ isD New Work.
10 ass. ia< bushels. against la.S52,n22 bushels,
which Includes IN both raS,s Hour and meal
r,-iu~d 20 bushels, BOSTON, S.Sn.sss bush
.ls. against ?sT2. III bushels. Philadel-
phia. inchI ling hnur r~duc"d tu bushels.
~.gie.l2j. against 5.t7I ca. Baltimore, $50
iat bushels. against iS7t7n bushels IN"
figures for Raltinorn include only the four
principal cereals ami hour rcduoed 10
l.LN.Ia aItla tla Ibtlo fIelnhia fgtirps An
not include rye Possibly thu most re-
marNat!e PHENOMENON m the months
grain trade II the inrrcas" IN ia" receipts
uf wheat a. BALTIMORE FOR Augu-'. from
i.2pnus bushels "a iao Ia d.od2 i6i bushels
il lHoi
Tho coal receipts ~ Bpston for the eight
months ending August. 1897, havo aggre-
gated @ gnt s1l tons from all sources. az
this quantity ~?s7t.:52 tens were r'Ssfvcd
from domestic spIrCUs 10y Cn1stwise vessels
and oulv ~. 20 tons hv rail
~ SH4thern territory the cotton year end
iuc with Aug n. hiring, with II IN" state
u'n. ~ III" commercial di,po-i'nn OF mat
crUp for the entire SEASON. The Texas crop
amounted - 2 ss So Iales. Of which ANS
Z CSS bales werc received ~ ia" Texas -a-
board Tho disposition ~ "a" total crop
81 io.lS1. i22 bales Included 1~,Ssa,aa' lAl'~
received ~ ports. l. 10. ?J7 tales sent over
lnrd 20 miil- outside of The South, and l $50
R3i tales reserved for southern CON
sumption. subico' ~ \ deduction ~ A.les
ht.o- taken from pnrt receipts Tor Snu'hHrn
mill- 4 Calculation shows ih,' IN" stocks
rlsin,ug Al dpm"~'ir ports ~ ~" "l"~'
of the cot'on wear amounted 20 ' per cent
81 the entire crop The demands OF south.
ern spinner required '.d2o.eal bales. vd
NORTHERN spinner l.a55 $50 bales 4 com
parson 81 cnasjwie0 and foreign shipments
~ Ncw Orleans gives the Distinctly" feat
urSs II the C,a-tw.%r trade. inrluding
shipments of sugar. m'las-''S, nc@' hides
wool and c~ntionsaet products
On the Pacific Coast the mos, noteworthy
Increase in pruduc~ movements a. san
Francisco L. -s-'u in the cae ot harley
oats and potatoes while wheat, wine. lum-
Ter and coal show markell declines. owing
largely - labor troubles NJ that point.
pcciducus fruit, shipments hav" incrcas~i
for tho sea-Sn from at5s cars last year
tp t.aS cars this year, although citrus
shipments have increased from E't"
car last season to ?S.eIs csr- this season
Lumtrr shipments NJ Tacoma hav" AL
vanccd greatly over last month Tor coast
Wis. a. well "a foreign destinations Their"
has lss-n n decided falling on In the coast
WIS., and foreign movem"nts 81 nour.
sso. ooo t,re burns Out Telegraph wtres'
Thren alarms were sounded yesterday