Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-28
MOVEMENT 0F TRADE
Continued Increase in Volume
OF Representative Branches
Of Commerce.
Wheat Shipments in 1862 Great
er Than Corresponding
Months OF 1901.
Some Interesting Facts in Con
nection With the Livestock
Movements.

Washington, April 2S.-DomeSut
trade movements for the first quarter
| of 1902 compared with those for the
corresponding period in 1901 are re-
ported in the March summary or in
ternal commerce by the treasury bu-
/ to indicate continued increase in the
volume of representative branches OF
commerce. The receipts of wheat al
eight markets in the interior for the
year 1901 up to April l amounted to
Isl, 1896 bushels compared with 1885,
632,7 66 bushels for the corresponding
period of 1902. There is thus a gain
of 81 per cent to the credit of the
current quarter
The livestock movements exhibit the
same general tendency, with some ex-
ceptions. For the first quarter of 1900
the five leading markets of the in
terror were 7,112,703 head; for the first
quarter of 1901 the receipts totalled
7,64S,572 head, and for 1902 totalled
7,S31,S head. The greatest percent
age of gain among the five classes OF
stock was made in the receipts of
calves. A comparison of receipts,
shipments and consumption of calves
brings to light the fact that the pri-
mary markets are cutting deepr than
usual into the younger classes of stock
on the western farms, and other areas
of supply. The average weight of hogs
at Chicago was six pounds less thar
during March, 1901; at st. Joseph, s
pounds less; at Omaha, IL pounds less:
at Kansas City, 10 pounds less. The
carload receipts of stock generally
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 received 1854 cars of
stock, and 69,563 for the corresponding
quarter of the preceding year, show
ing gain of 6,251 cars, indicating that
the Chicago supply is being kept UP
by the central west and northwest
Traffic in livestock compared for the
first quarter of three successive years
showed that for the first quarter of
1900 four markets received 1892
for 1901 the corresponding figure was
1888 cars, ond for 1902, 1929 cars.
There is, therefore, a material gain to
the credit olives tern livestock traffic
thus far this year over either of the
preceding two years, despite the south
western shortage of supply.
The commercial years report on the
pork packing industry confirms these
figures Of the increase of livestock
traffic. The Cincinnati Price Current
gives 25,411,676 head as the total of
hogs packed in the western centers
during the year ending March /. COM
pared with 23,600,674 head for the pre-
ceding year. The receipts of hogs at
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
however, during the twelve months
ending March 1 We're the lowest in
seven years.
At the North Atlantic eaboard the
receipts of flour and grain at New York
for March amounted to S,311.242 bush
els. including -four and meal reduced
to bushels, compared with 11,367,957
bushels in March, 1901. Grain and
-four receipts at Boston for the three
months ending with March of this yea,
We're 6,504,507 bushels, including f1ou,
and meal reduced to bushels, compared
with 12,254,249 bushels for the COR
responding period of the preceding
year. At Philadelphia the receipts
We're 3,331,626 bushels of wheat corn
and oats, against 10,3S7,S62 bushels for
the corresponding quarter of 1901. AT
Baltimore 3,510,757 bushels of wheat,
corn, oats and rye arrived, compared
with 1S,929,S01 bushels during the first
three months of 1901. The four ports
of Boston, New York, Philadelphia an
Baltimore, on the basis of the above
totals, received an aggregate of 1885,
997 bushels to March 81. 1902, comp
ared with 73,592,O31 bushels for the
period in 1901. This
is a decrease of 52.65 per cent in this
particular feature of traffic by rail
from the interior to the seaboard.