New-York tribune., 1901-11-09
INTERNAL COMMERCE..
FIRST THREEQUARTERS OF 1901 SHOW RE-
MARKABLE TRADE MOVEMENTS

Washington Nov. (speciaD.-The internal COM
merce Of the United States for the first three
quarters Of the commercial year is IN many
spccts the most remarkable IN the history OF the
countrys internal trade. while in features
there is q decline from the high tide of activity
for the cores bonding period OF year OF ago
The Monthly summary Of the Treasury Bureau
OF Statistics reports that trunk line movement
Of -four from Chicago points IN four weeks OF Sep
ternber reached 81 average OF S0.S+2 barrels. For
the first tine in the year weeks grain move
rnent fell below million bushels The provision
trade shows the highest weekly average OF the
year. being g .19s tons week
At the five chief live stock markets in the West
the receipts for nine months ending September 30
6236 $50 cattle. 13 4l3 66s hogs and 62s1 los
sheep aggTegattng 3d. ,180 head Of these three
kinds, compared with .. 2s9s71 head for like
STOCK, compared with 21493 for the first nine
months OF 800 Kansas Citys arrivals OF ootn
year 70 SepteLn Der 80 Onaahas packing industries
against 25s0 6s2 head last year. 70 September 90
az cor ngpres for St Joseph are Z1s-
Louis in 1901 were 2.so2,o45. and 26l965 head for
Stocks Of cut meats Of both Kansas City and
CIa ON m e on on septe93eT m & 80 were aoSer Than at the
higher than on the corresponding dates the
ulerts Of cut meats and dried beef at ChicagoSde-
creased below last Septeuber's figures Cincinnati.
ceipls and shipments of dried salted meats both
ssDtember The seasons renepfS of & yH05 ds MlC "a
grain at Buffalo show that there has been a
The seasons -four receipts by lake. are still above
hose OF lSss fR9ugH slightly & below those OF 1890
season to September 80 1901 were II sSs 247 bushels
e;s. Canal shipments of fye principal cereals have
from elevators at Buffalo have fallen from 49, 49, 55
bushels for the first threequarters OF last year TO
Cleared by canal this season to septebeP 50 has
been 235s. being the smallest number on record
ha he Scr
tennber 80 was 24ao747, covering the entire State
on the Great Lakes the shipments of -four coal.
eEas mir n'g I 9Ts qse t logs snd tba qnGlass s
se0tsF GGa9 D a sigehTs m bsbgs increased & from n II @
Marie Sa-S snd tons for Sg snfeba4 .9r
seasons traffic is nearly half million tons
In Southern territory the receipts OF cotton in
sight for the first month OF the season amounted
receipts were likewise usually small. and show an
C5rlf ports rather than the Atlantic ports. On the
other hand. the figures OF distribution show that
much higher than dgrPg in last 7ss The though
nor quite up 70 tn4Ss seven o1therR afkes e & s
he mounssns for nine months f m ss rs Yssr wsEe
Grain cleared at New-oTieans o y, was nearly three
times as large as fha sbiDe n uppes cane one
foT1aia for septeIaber fell below those Of two
septea16er @ s as SIS feet in 1900 and is 15s ss
FeeI IN isss The seasons shipments Of deciduous
fruits from California this year aggregated 1888
80 comma red with 5Z23 last season. Citrus
fruits show gain over last seasons shipments,
being ass this season. against 1857 last season
from November l.
Coastwise commerce at the port OF Tacoma for
zs-rernber gives the smallest -four shipments IN tho
foiir months since June. The lumber trace has
shown a similar falling of TO domestic destina-
go hS1t a marked Increase TO foreign ports. AT
san francisco the local -four movement has been
sbsfanrialIy stationary for the last three months
TIE arrivals of wheat for September have exceeaea
cobnea 4scsf. Of Jy apa pSs tbs ce eno
s;a.s 2eseD3s esFss og as and August