The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-07
RECEIPTS OF LIVE STOCF
GAINING RAPIDLY OVER THOSE OF
THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
In Eight Months of 1901 the Increase
at Five Markets Was 1,6O1,61O
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autumn affords a convenient standpohI
from which to make survey of the 1nternai
trade movements Of the country for the
first two thirds of the year. The monthly
summary, issued by the Treasury bureau
of Statistics, covers the movements OF 40
mestic trade for August and for eight
months ending with August. 1t shows that
the carload receipts of grain at Chlcago
during August amounted TO H,3O cars,
compared with 10. 115 cars during July Ihe
spring wheat receipts at the four principal
markets were 17,303 10 bushels compared
with 10 29O, 40 bushels in August of l9OO'
showing a gain of approximately two NIL
lions of bushels in the first month OF the
crop year. The four principal winter wheat
markets during the first two months of the
crop year received 32,47 ,344 bushels in July
and August 1901, and 81. 494, ,61S bushels for
the corresponding months of the previous
year.
If the withdrawal of corn and wheat from
the country in export movements be taken
as a measure of the coastward drain OF
these two cereals, it appears that during
August, 1900, IA. .1SO 326 bushels of corn and
S,303 74S bushels of wheat were withdrawn
from the country after participating in the
internal commerce of the country by being
transported fully a thousand miles to the
coast. a most remarkable change from
last years movement Is seen in the August
arrivals from the interior for this year.
Only 2,SS5 ,145 bushels of corn passed out of
domestic control and entered into the
port, while 26,69i,S32 bushels of wheat
passed out of the country during the
month For the eight months ending with
August last year the corn and wheat ship
ments out of the country amounted to 49,
210.713 bushels. This years shipments
amounted to 21S,53S. $50 bushels. In point of
quantity wheat and corn have been taking
each others place.
Trade movements at interior Centers gen
orally still report an advance over last
year, except where special causes have in
terVened to the contrary. At Minneapolis
the statement OF receipts for the CONNER
cial year ending with September shows a
decrease in the items of flour and mill
stuffs, but an extraordinary increase in
corn, oats, barley, rye and flax. Shipments
of millstuffs increased perceptibly and
serve to call attention To this market from
which these by-products of flour milling
widely distributed throughout cattle
feeding territory Of increasing importance.
The provision movement trunk-line
railways from Chicago and Chicago points
for the five weeks ending with Aug. 81 have
averaged the heaviest of the year. At st.
Louis the receipts of wool this year were
81 46O pounds, compared with 2,509,6lO
pounds last August. For the eight months
ending with August this years shipments
have. been fully 90 per cent. i'm advance of
last years. The receipts of hay have in
creased from $4,000 tons TO 160. .937 tons At
Cincinnati there Were received to Aug. 81.
1900 a total of 505.976 bales of wool, com
pared with 12lS.SI5 bales to the end of
August, 1901. Hay receipts have likewise
advanced from 30 790 tons last year TO g. 30l
tons this year.
The live stock receipts of five Western
markets continue strong. For the eight
months ending with August this year the
increase over 1900 has amounted to 373, PSI
cattle 923.764 hogs, 30i, $50 sheep. making a
total gain of 1,60l ,6l0 head. The total re-
ceipts thus far through the calendar year
of these principal kinds have amounted 10
Il ,325, ,3O4 head. The stocks of cut meats on
hand on the last day of August at Chicago
Kansas City and Omaha were materially
larger than they were year ago. in spite
OF extraordinary demands occasiOned by
the heavy movements to the Atlantic coast
and to the South on account of the OPEN
ing of the cotton-picking season.
A comparative summary traffic on the
great lakes for August shows a gain in the
number of barrels of flour received in the
tons of minerals and coal and in the GUAM
tity of logs and unclassified freight handled
The grain receipts and shipments are al
this stage of the season still far behind the
aggregate of last year.
On the Atlantic seaboard the four nrip
cipal ports received the following Quanti-
ties of grain during August, 1901, conlpared
with the same month of 1900: New York.
1885 1874 bushels, against Il. .S72 O22 bushels
which includes in both cases flour and
meal reduced to bushels; Boston 202 qSa
bushels. against 2S72,727 bushels; Philadei-
phia, including flour reduced to bushels,
4,316,S25, against 5.471, ,443; Baltimore. S510
494 bushels, against 5,774.76O bushels The
figures for Baltimore include ONLY the four
principal cereals and flour reduced n
bushels. while the PHILADELPHIA fgures do
not include rye Possibly the most remark
trade is the increase i'm the receinfs of
wheat at Baltimore for August from / $40 =
Oo6 bushels in 1900 to 6,062, ,16i bushels I'm IsOl
The coal receipts at Boston for the eight
gated 3,3O4.33 tons from all sources of this
quantity 2,S16,212 tons were received from
only 43 zoo tons by rail.
In Southern territory the cotton year end
ing with Aug 81 brings with il the state
ment of the commercial disposition of that
crop for the entire season. The Texas cron
amounted to 3,S0S,55S bales, of which , los
63S bales were received at the Texas sea
10.3S3.422 bales included 7.666, ,452 bales re-
ceived at ports. l. 140. .237 bales sent overland
TO mills outside of the South and l69O. s3i
bales reserved for Southern consumption
subject TO deduction of 4l9S bales taken
from port receipts for Southern mills a
calculation shows that the stocks remain
ing at domestic ports at the close of the
cotton year amounted TO 23 per cent az
the entire crop The demands of Southern
spinners required ! 81; ;93l bales. and North
ern spinners 1,957.570 bales. A comparison
OF coastwise and foreign shipments at New
Orleans gives the distinctive features Of tbe
coastWise trade including shipments Of
sugar molasses. rice, hides, wool and cot
ton-seed products.
On the Pacific coast the most noteworthy
increase in produce movements at San
Francisco is seen I'm the case of barley oats
and potatoes, while wheat wine iIImber
and coal show marked declines OWN,
largely 10 labor troubles al that point nf
trade. Deciduous fruit shipments have de-
creased for the season from 4 47S cars LAST
year TO 4003 cars this year although citrus
shipments have increased from II. 400 cars
last season To sos cars this season Lum
ber shipments at Tacoma have advanced
greatly over last month for coastwise a :