The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-26
Conditions I'm Flour and Grain Trades
rs Measured by Production, Ship
ments and Export Movement.
TRADE ON THE GREAT LAKES
APRIL's EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE,
AS COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR
The Seasons Cotton Movement and
Southern Grain Report-DetaiIs of
FrancO-Amerncan Trade.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The latest re-
port on internal commerce from the Treas
ury Bureau of Statistics shows no SUBJ
stantial loss in receipts OF live stock at
five Western markets for the first third
of this year. For the first four months OF
1902 10.076.373 head were received at these
centers, compared with lO.lsS.495 head in
1901 and S24 head for the correspond
ing period Of 1900. April receipts OF cattle
al these markets were considerably higher
than those OF April 1900. but somewhat
below those Of April. 1901. Receipts OF
calves continued TO exceed the arrivals OF
the two preceding years. but hogs and
sheep both fell below the figures OF 1900
and 1901 At Chicago the demand for live
stock for city use and consumption for
the month of April shows a shrinkage OF
per cent in all kinds of stock: but for the
four months ended with April 30 there was
an increase of n.es per cent. over the re-
quirements OF 1901. April receipts at this
point however. fell of 1922 carloads COM
pared with those of April of last year.
For the four months ended with April 90
receipts gained 3,0l9 carloads. This con-
traction in numbers during April is no.
ticeable also at Kansas City and St Louis
in both receipts and shipments. while at
Omaha and ST. Joseph the first third Of the
year shows a gain in receipts and ship
ments.
The flour trade in the Northwest is best
measured by Minneapolis shipments. The
total shipments for the first eighteen weeks
of this year were 5.4l3.l54 barrels. 4.S74.5ss
barrels in 1901 and 5.7lS.s4s barrels in 1900.
For export the average weekly shipments
were lower by one-half in 1902 than those
OF the first eighteen weeks OF 1901. and less
than half of the total export shipments for
the corresponding period in 1900. Foreign
trade in -four evidently has undergone
radical change.
Receipts of wheat at eight leading mar
kets in both spring and winter wheat sec
amounted 10 204. .09l. $50 .bu, compared with
194. 6.S22 bu for the corresponding portion
shipments OF -four from Chicago and Chi
cago points eastward since Jan. ] were
152523 brls, compared with lSI.I35 brls in
1901, and l,642O00 bu of grain thus far this
year, compared with 2,594.000 bu in 1901
The provision traffic eastward from Chi
cago has averaged thus far this year 5.S7s
tons per week, compared with p, 500 tons
in 1901, being an increase Of l9.s per
cent.
Receipts of -four and grain at the At
lantic seaboard continue 10 emphasize the
loss of trade on account OF conditions pre-
vailing at the interior. During April New
York received S,6l5.525 bu Of grain. includ-
ing -four reduced 10 bushels. compared with
g 655. .9l9 in April OF 1901. The total receipts
last year 70 the end OF April at Boston.
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
from sea board sources and interior CEN
ters were 1O7, ,452, 234 bu, compared with S.
023 19S bu for the corresponding period OF
1902
on the great lakes the month OF April
made an extraordinary advance over that
of the preceding year. total freight ton
mage OF 3.2S2S41 tons received, and 4l5l.090
tons shipped, is reported In contrast with
last April's movement OF SSS.135 tons re-
ceived and 545,709 tons shipped. This DIFF
ference between shipments and receipts
represents in a general way the amount
OF freight shipped during the last several
DAYS OF the month. the arrivals OF which
occurred in the following month. The
registered tonnage passing through the
Sault Ste Marie canals I'm April was ?. 20. SO
tons compared with 10. l21 tons in 1901 and
.1s1 tons in 1900. The Portage lake ship
canals show a registered tonnage Of ss.6s5
In Southern territory the cotton receipts
in sight TO the lst day Of May. were s,6zf.-
$50 bales, OF which 2.ss2, ,342 bales. or 20 per
cent OF the total receipts. were derived
from what is known as Texas territory.
SyOs6.27O bales. or S22 per cent. from the
| per cent from the Atlantic States. At New
! Orleans the grain shipments Tor ten
months OF the current nscal year were
/ I9 276. $50 bushels, against &.lZi.3l for the
corresponding period OF last year. At Cal
weston the amounts were 9.45l.ll3 and r.
/ .434 bushels. respectively.
The iron trade for the first four months
/ OF this year furnished a tonnage Of $3.50
/ tons in contrast with 529.lSl tons for the
/ corresponding period or lsl. The home
I demand for pig iron from this quarter has
\ almost extinguished exports. Out Of q
/ total shipment OF 1929 tons of pig iron 4
\ April only 14s tons were credited 10 expor-
\ from Southern iron territory
! on the Pacific coast lumber shipments
/ from the redwood regions OF Upper Cali
\ fornia were. IN round numbers l.0o9 90
/ feet ahead OF those OF 1900 and 3.o00000 feet
/ greater than 1901. Everett. Wash. shipped
/ is 10000 feet Of lumber in April alone At
/ the port OF Tacoma the outward freight
/ tonnage for the first four months OF i902
/ vvas as 200 tons and the inward tonnage
y 4SS tons. OF the l2s3-554 barrels OF -four
1 for the Orient, Portland contributed Sits
/ barrels Tacoma 450.520 barrels and Seattle
/ 315.55S barrels.
The coal trade since Jan has generally
exceeded that OF the corresponding period
/ OF last year. Cincinnati gained a. per
I cent St Louis shows an increase Of l3
/ Der. cent. The Chesapeake & Ohio coal ton
/ mage for nine months ended with March 81
. was 4.2S9.0o0 tons, compared with ssiNiT3
| last wear The coal and coke tonnage over
/ the Pennsylvania lines east or PittsbuTg
1 and Erie reached total Of H. s9S tons
I TO April IS OF this year. compared with
10 $50 Sl3 tons last year Conneilsvtile coke
/ shipments this year averaged l0.N cars
per week. compared with l054s last year.
| Coal shiI ments 70 domestic ports on the
/ lakes mainly from lower lake ports. were
eco Oas tons this April. compared with s "a
/ tons last April. while coastwise and foreign
| SHIPMENTS for the first four months OF the
| wear amounted 10 25z.6s3 tons. of which
6sS s21 tons were hard coal and l-sS3 az tons
soft coal. The iron ore shipments of Ina
GO tons bring the tonnage OF these two
chief articles in lake trade 10 total Of
4302 IS tons for the frst third OF the year.
Coal receipts az Boston were i.7e2. s66 tons,
! compared with 1.559 .3i3 tons last year. Coal
and coke traf1c over the Norfolk & Vest
ern Railway 10 the end OF March increased
i3 per cent over last year. and the Baiti-