The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-17
Internal Commerce
Steadily Expands


Special Correspondence cf The Tribune.
Washington. sept l6
THE INTERNAL commerce uf the country
continues to run ahead Of last years hg-
u meS by considerable margin, There are
certain exceptions, for example, in the
July receipts and shipments of corn, in the
shortage of grain receipts in the northwest, and
in the lake movement OF grain As rule how.
ever, the tide of domestic trade has maintained
its high level well into the opening Of the new
harvest year,
The monthly summary Of the treasury bureau
Of statistics for July reports that winter wheat
shipments at Toledo, Detroit, St. Louis and
Kansas City tor July have been lOi72,3ll bush.
els compared with s0iS,o $50 bushels during July.
1900 The live stock receipts at the five leading
western markets for the first seven months of
1901 exceeded by l2i7,G 900 head those Of the like
period year ago The shipments Of cut meats
at Chicago exceeded those ot last year by over
22,WOO~ pounas, aud the receipts exceeded
those of last year by li,CO000 pounds At St.
Louis the gains have been, in shipments, i,ODO,
0D pounds, and in receipts, 2,j00.OS pounds. At
Cincinnati there has been a gain Of 10 900 600
pounds in receipts and 49,, 800 01 pounds in ship
mcntS These movements serve roughly to in.
dicate the progress in the consuming capacity OF
the country, As sidCtor in maintaining the vol.
umc OF internal trade
II the rilwa! traffic be taken as a measure
OF the Country's increase in home trade an in.
dcN may he found in the number Of ears re.
ported as handled by the Car Service aSsoCia-
tions. For the quarter ending June 30, 1901
the National Association reports that i,5Sj,ii0
cars were handled compared with i,213,93i ears
for the corresponding period OF last year. an in.
crease OF almost per cent in the number OF
cars handled.
The Eric canal at Buffalo has thus far handled
less grain than last year by nearly million OF
bushels but has increased its sugar receipts go.
ing westward over this waterway by fully 1850 .
600 pounds In other respects the canal az this
port shows decrease in most items The New
York state canals as whole have gained in ton.
mage, having carried j2l 800 tons in July. show.
ing between and per cent. increase in ton.
mage The total freight for the reason to July
81 amounted to l,iiT l2s tons.
on the Great Lakes the receipts Of -four coal.
metals and minerals, logs and unClaSshcd
freight have increased. Grain alone is in ar.
rearS for the hl>t seven months, owing 10 tho
falling on in corn to the extent Of over l9.GO.
600 bushels, Al the Siult Ste. Marie canal the
records for the four months of navigation ending
with July, 1901, shows ll,5i>,l02 tons OF freight
passed, against l9,77j2i6 tons for the last sea.
son to the same date.
On the Atlantic scahoard. New York received
la'57iW bushels of grain, Sd.3 per cent of
which came by the seven or more leading rail-
roads and 49, by water mainly by canals
The total is lower than last NIuly's movement by
2,aD,@ bushels. At Boston the re, cptS have
also fallen somewhat below last seasons figures
At none OF the leading seaports on the Atlantic
have the receipts Of corn been mp TO those of last
season. Coal receipts at Boston since Jan.
have reached 2,5oG,s32 tons from coastwse sources
sources alone, The wool rcceints there are fully
onc'third above last years arrivals. OF the 49,.
i6i pounds received, los, ass, 500 pounds are
domestic and iO,7j0, rs pounds foreign arrivals
In lH0 to the same date these two sources con
trihuted about equally,
shipments Of pig and pipe iron from southern
territory covered by the southern Iron commit
tee for July were l27,7l3 tons, about 20 per cent
Of which was handled ny the Southern and tho
Louisville and Nashville railways
In the South cotton receipts at dfteen ports
during July were not far behind the combined re.