The Washington times., 1902-03-29
Statistical Statement Pre-
pared by Treasury
Department.
TRAFFIC ON GREAT LAKES
Coastwise Commerce on the Atlantic and
Gulf Coasts on the Increase-LaTge
Movements Of Cotton From Texas and
Other Southern States.

The February summary of internal COM
merce. issued by the Treasury Bureau of
Statistics, reports the progress of trade
movements in the different parts of .he
United States for the first two months Of
the calendar year These figures are
gathered through the cooperation Of the
commercial organizations, trade periodi-
calls. and transportation companies, and
present from month TO month records
in comparison with the corresponding
period for the preceding year.
The receipts Of wheat for example at
the four leading spring wheat markets
for the seven months of the crop year
ending with March /, 1902. were IA, ,SS9, ,a26
bushels, compared with lO7. 759 027 bushels
for the corresponding period of the pre-
ceding year, This increase has given a
decidedly stronger impulse to traffic and
values throughout the entire Northwest
where a return TO good harvests has
stimulated immigration to an extraor-
dinary extent.
At the four winter wheat markets the
condition is reversed Receipts for the
first eight months of the crop year end
ing with March l. 1902, were 49, $50
bushels. compared with 57.S99. $40 bushels
In 1901 The output OF flour at Mime
apolis for the first nine weeks OF this Year
shows total of 2.5O4. .4O5 barrels. COM
pared with 2,250. .260 barrels for the cor
responding period OF 1901. and 2,S53. ia
barrels in 1900. The average shipments
per week thus far this year have amount
ed to 2S3. .30l barrels. compared with 244.
497 barrels in 1901, and 300,Si4 barrels in
1900. The Northwestern stocks of wheat
in store at Minneapolis and Duluth show
that Minneapolis reached its maximum In
the week ending with January 25, while
the stocks at Duluth still continue to ac-
cumulate. awaiting the opening of lake
navigation.
Movement of Live Stock.
The traffic movement of livestock at
five Western markets-Chicago, Kansas
City, Omaha, and St. Joseph-falls be-
hind that of the preceding two years.
For February, 1902. those markets re-
ceived 1887 cars; for 1901, 41.s33 cars.
and for 1900, 1859 cars. The numerical
receipts, however for the two months
ceed those of the preceding two years.
The arrivals of cattle, hogs, sheep, horses,
and mules aggregated 5.617 276 head, COM
pared with 5,4091 las head last year and
5.1l4,35 head the preceding year.
The average weight of hogs received
at Chicago for February of this year
was sixteen pounds lighter than for Feb
ruary, 1901. For the two months ending
with February this years live stock re-
ceipts at Chicago amounted to 2e00
loads more than for the corresponding
period OF last year.
Trading at Omaha.
At Omaha receipts declined. but ship
ments and local consumption have been
considerably enlarged over last year. AT
this market the average weight OF hogs
has fallen off 20 pounds compared with
February, 1901. Receipts and shipments
at St. Louis bear out the same general
conclusion. both for February and for
the two months ending with February. AT
st. Joseph, however. an advancing ten
dency is still in control of receipts for
February and of receipts and shipments
for the two months ending with February.
The Great Lakes
On the Great Lakes there are signs of
an early opening of traffic. The bureaus
reports of winter traffic show that 1S0,l06
tons were handled, mostly in trans-lake
business, during February OF this year,
as compared with los. .332 tons during
February, 1901. For the first two months
of this year the freight carried was 3G3,-
525 tons, compared with S6S, 1872 tons in
1901. There were i,235 arrivals of vessels
representing registered tonnage of J.,
.53, $50 tons at "a different ports partici-
Iating in winter traffic.
Atlantic Coast Ports.
In coastwlse commerce on the Atlantic
and Gulf ports one prominent feature is
the carriage of coal ty barge lines and
schooners to Boston from Middle Atlantic
ports Of distribution. During February
domestic coastwise receipts were 22i,63i
tons out of total receipts amounting to
2SS,1s2 tons. Receipts and shipments of
merchandise between New York and New
England ports are given for nine leading
points on the Eastern coast. From New
York four leading coal companies report
January shipments OF 387. 754 tons TO sew
enty-six specified destinations. mostly on
part of the movement from Philadelphia
for January give a total of III. .Ss3 tons.
During January total Of 552 vessels in
the coasting trade arrived at Baltimore.
representing registered tonnage of
437 ,3ls tons. During February 40 coast
ing vessels arrived at New York.
In Southern Territory.
In Southern territory the cotton move
ment for six months ended February,
1902, reached a total OF 1861 ,6Oi bales, of
which 2,647, $40 bales came from Texas
territory, including Indian Territory;
R153,s3s from the other Gulf States, and
B,260,456 bales from the Atlantic coast
States. The grain movement toward the
Gulf is best measured by the total clear
ances OF corn, wheat. and oats from Cal
weston and New Orleans. For the first
eight months of the current fiscal year
these two ports contributed to export
Withdrawals 26.443, $50 bushels, compared
with 35 ,696,S72 bushels for the correspond
ing period OF the preceding year. The
shipments of pig iron and east iron pipe
In Southern territory for February
amounted to 1888 tons, only 400 tons
of which passed into export trade. The re-
ceipts of leaf tobacco at eight Southern
est in three years.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.