The Washington times., 1902-04-28
INCREASE IN VOLUME
OF DOMESTIC TRADE
Interesting Bulletin Issued by
Treasury Statistics Bureau.
A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
Gain CT 81 in the Receipts Of Wheat for
the Current Quarter at Eight Markets
in the World-Other Gains.

Domestic trade movements for the first
quarter of 1902. compared with those for
the corresponding period in 1901, are re-
ported in the March summary of inter-
national commerce by the Treasury Blu
reau of Statistics. Those figures seem
TO indicate a continued increase in the
volume of representative branches of
commerce. The receipts of wheat at eight
markets in the interior for the year 1901,
up to April l. amounted to 1s1, ,7s3, ,065
bushels. compared with LOG. .632. .766 bush
els for the corresponding period of 1902.
There is thus a gain of 81 per cent to
the credit Of the current quarter.
The live stock movements exhibit the
SAME general tendency, with some excep-
tions. For the first quarter of 1900 the
receipts Of five kinds of stock at the FIVE
leading markets of the interior we're
7.il2.7o3 head; for the first quarter of 1901
the receipts totaled 7,6i6,5T2 head, and for
1902 totaled 1881 .3s2 head.
Receipts of Calves.
The greatest percentage OF gain among
the five classes of stock was made in the
receipts of calves. A comparison OF re-
ceipts, shipments. and consumption of
calves brings to light the fact that the
primary markets are cutting deeper than
usual into the younger classes of stock
on the Western farmr and other areas
of supply. The average weight of hogs
at Chicago was six pounds less than dur
ing March, 1901; at ST. Joseph, eight
pounds less: at Omaha. twelve pounds
less, and at Kansas City, nineteen pounds
less. TIL, carload receipts OF stock gen.
orally show an increase, except at Kansas
City, where there was a decrease OF 81
per cent in the number Of cars. compared
with March. 1901. For the three months
ending March 81 of this year Chicago re-
ceived 15,S1i cars of stock, and 69.5s3 for
the corresponding quarter of the preced-
ing year. showing a gain Of 6,25l cars, in
dicating that the Chicago supply is being
kept up by the central West and North
west. Traffic in live stock compared for
the first quarter Of three successive years
showed that for the first quarter of 1900
four markets received 122, ,3g2 cars; ror
1901. the corresponding figure was ~ 1888
cars. and for 1902, 1928 cars. There is.
therefore. a material gain to the credit
of Western live stock traffic thus far this
year over either of the preceding two
years. despite the Southwestern shortage
of supply.
Pork Packing Industry.
The commercial years report on the
pork packing industry confirms those fig
ures of the increase of live stock traffic.
The Cincinnati Price Current" gives 25,-
All. .676 head as the total of hogs packed in
the Western centers during the year end
ing March /. compared with 23,60O,67
head for the preceding year. The receipts
of hogs at New York, Philadelphia. and
Baltimore, however, during the twelve
months ending March l were the loves:
in seven years.
Traffic - the Great Lakes for March
was i'll by the opening of local opera
tions on the lower lakes and the clear
ing of a few cargoes of ore and wheat
from the upper lake ports during the last
week of the month. Receipts for March
were PSI .2s3 tons OF freight compared with
1S3, ,91s tons in March. 1901. The March
lake statement further shows that the
domestic shipments OF hard coal during
the season of 1901 amounted to 3,3l0,323
tons; soft coal. 5,916,23 tons and that
]. 75s. .23s tons of coal were loaded for ves-
sells consumption at 12l lake ports by 126
different firms. The exports OF coal from
Northern lake districts in 1901 amounted
to 4412 2S5 tons. compared with 5,054,l5s
tons during the calendar year 1900. The
total shipments of coal on the lakes, in
coastwise and foreign for 1901.
amounted to 15.i57,077 tons, compared
with l2,026,s41 tons in 1900.
North Atlantic Seaboard.
At the North Atlantic seaboard the re-
ceipts of -four and grain at New York
for March amounted to s,3ll,242 bushels,
including -four and meal reduced TO bush
els, compared with II ,361957 bushels in
March. 1901 Grain and -four receipts at
Boston for the three months ending with
March of this year we're 6.504.50i bushels,
including four and meal reduced to bush
els, compared with 12,25i.2A9 bushels for
the corresponding pc riod of the preceding
year. At Philadelphia the receipts were
Z, ,33l. .626 bushels of wheat. corn, and oats,
against 10. .3s1 ,ss2 bushels for the corre-
spending quarter of 1901. At Baltimore
3 $40. I57 bushels of wheat, corn, oats, and
rye arrived compared with 30l
bushels during the first three months of
1901. The four ports of Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, on the
basis of the above totals. received an ag-
gregate of 81 s46, ,9g7 bushels to March II,
1902. compared with 73,5S2.03i bushels for
the corresponding period in 1901 This is
a decrease of 52.65 per cent in this oar
ticular feature OF traffic by rail from the
interior to the seaboard.
Coastwise Coal Shipments.
Coastwlse coal shipments reported for
l-nl
from both Philadelphia and New York.
we're 1882 POI tons. representing the trade
by the principal barge lines and schoon
ers. The receipts at Boston for the
quarter Just closed slightly exceeded l.
l00, 600 tons.
Cotton received in sight from the At
Iantic States amounted 10 3.isl, ,i23 bales
out of a total of Q .275. .2g9 bales reported to
March 81; while from Texas territory p
sos, ,1i bales were received. and 2,9SS, 129
bales from the other Gulf States.
Receipts OF naval stores at II primary
markets for the season ending April /.
1902. were 2,o2S.951 barrels of rosin, and
IA 603 casks of spirits of turpentine be-
ing a somewhat smaller output than last
year, but considerably larger than that
lf the preceding year.
On the Pacific Coast there is a falling
1ff in the citrus fruit movement The
average weekly shipments TO April 2 last
year were COS cars; this year. 1873 cars.
Anthracite coal shipments for March
we're 3,sl3.767 tons. compas1d with 4.96i.-
'53 tons in March 1901, aSl 3l3S. SOC tons
n 1900. The bituminous trade and the
,okc trade generally show gains up to the
present date over shipments year ago
The average weekly shipments of coke in
he Connellsville region to March 29 were
10. .55i cars, compared with 10.39S cars to
date in 1901. Approximate
y correct figures o! oil shipments from
he Beaumont tTexas) field credit that