The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-03
A GREAT YEAR FOR UNCLE SAM.

The October summary of domestic trade movements.
issued by the Treasury Statistics contains
statements Of Withdrawals staple the
internal Of the country and compares the do
movements the ten months this year
with those Of the corresponding period year ago. Ac-
cordng this statement from the Treasury Of
Statistics there withdrawn during year Oco-
31st from the countrs cereals for export
2S4622120 bushels compared with 26S bushels for
the corresponding period Of 1900 The Withdrawals Of
packing house and dairy products for the period
this year amounted TO 12 pounds, compared with
765 pounds for the preceding year The demands
OF home consumption been raise domestic
prices level which they have begun pass less
readily into the trade. The October Withdrawals
Of cereals this year 2976116 bushels, compared
with 28276444 bushels in October 1900 showing a de
crease 6309328 bushels The high prices of cereals
in the domestic markets have, it would begun to
check the but the other hand they
have given the agricultural sections of the country from
which these products derived, greatly increased
purchasing power the effect Of which has been slim
ulate especially the westward shipments Of merchandise
extraordinary degree interior centers the lead
ing spring wheat markets. for the first three months Of
the crop year. gained in receipts 5132246 bushels
last year 2536872 bushels this year. On the other
hand winter markets which received y O93
bushels for the first four months of the last year.
had received only bushels the corresponding
period of this year Shipments of from Minneapolis
November T. 1250O1S7 barrels, compared
with 13109203 barrels 1900 117S291O barrels in
1889.
The eastward trunk line movement from Chicago and
Chicago points for the three leading classes of trunk line
traffic of the year have averaged
1898 barrels of -four week 2082 bushels Of grain,
and 24.S96 tons Of provisions.
Official live stock receipts Of five western markets
ten months ending with October this year
27078104 head Of cattle hogs sheep being in
crease of 1.90S.361 head.
At the Atlantic seaboard Boston received 44S79621
bushels of grain including reduced bushels TO
October 81 compared with 42532454 bushels last year
date October receipts at New York 1926
bushels compared with 1SSS977 bushels Octo
Der. Philadelphia Baltimore made marked advances
flour and wheat received in contrast with
receipts during October 1900 coastwise shipping,
Baltimore its newly organized system of collecting
coaswse trade statistics reports for September the
rival Of S87 vessels In October New York arrivals from
coastwise ports numbered SIT vessels
southern territory noteworthy feature of the cot
movement been the unusually large takings of
southern mills 33143 having gone this de
mand during the first months of the season.
compared with 1906 bales for 1900 index Of the
statistical position the tobacco trade is given in
the of the total sales at Danve Richmond Lynch
burg Winston and Durham for the commercial year end
ing October 1st during which period these four markets
received from hand 9OOS5524 pounds which total
was $685. pounds below the sales OF the preceding
year On the Pacific coast the progress of trade is shown
by official figures for Francisco by the citrus and
deciduous fruit shipments California by
-four movement the North Pacific ports for export
These ports have been growing rapidly milling
From July October 28 there shipped to the
209222 barrels -four Portland, 1874 421
barrels from Seattle and l2577O barrels from Tacoma