Arizona republican., 1902-12-15

Washington, D. C.. December H. The October summary of domestic trade movements, as reported by the treasury bureau Of statistics, makes comparison of the leading ulstributing operations of the country for the frs ten months of the current year com pared with the corresponding period of the preceding year. At interior ceI- ters of trade, live stock recelp-s are reported at Kansas City, Omaha, St. Louis and St. Joseph. To the end OI| October, this year, 26,395.9S2 head of cattle, calves, hogs. sheep ana horses and mules were received. For the cor responding months of 1901 the aggre- gate receipts were Z7.7246O1 head, and for 1900 the total was 2j, 76S, 56G head. Traffic operations for the first ten months of the year show 9 shrinH&ge Of similar proportions as compared with last year, All, ,446 cars of stock nav ing arrived to the end of October this year, compared with 514, 406 cars in 1901.
 The stock of cut meats on nand five markets on October 31 this year was 96.997, 442 pounds. compared N,I.i 153.565.959 pounds last year. showing "a contraction of 36.9 per cent. For the first 4 weeks of this year, 1.115.225 tons of provisions were shipped from Chi clgo and Chicago points. compared with 1.09J,433 tons for an equal period of 1901. Grain shipments to November 1st this year were 59, ,976. 400 busneis, in contrast with S9,636. GOO bushels in 1901. Flour shipments this year were 4.O66,- 4Sl barrels, against 5,797,57 barrels last year.
 On the great lakes, the freight tom 1 mage continues to exceed that oT fast season. During October last year, o. 94O, ,SS5 tons of freight were reported as received at domestic ports. This year for the corresponding period 6,040,519 | tons of receipts were reported for 14O | different ports. The total of all classes | of freight receipts in domestic trade on the lakes in 1901, to October 31, was | 37, 79S,71 tons; for the like period Of l this year receipts were 46, ,143 3S9 tons. i The registered tonnage moved thus far | this season amounted to 64,3O5. .2S3 tons. ! representing 71.291 vessels, and 6S.961.- | S34 tons, representing 0,71S vessels, ar irving.
 The ports of Boston, New TorH, Phil | 2delphia and Baltimore have thus Tar 1 fallen 97.SGS,55O bushels of grain be-
 hind last years arrivals or 34.1 per cent, including grain and flour reduced
 to bushels. Grain and flour receipts j this year were equal to 1S4,OS4,O O4i bush els, compared with 2Sl.952, 594 bushels ] last year, to the end of October.
 Coastwise coal shipments from New 1 York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and ! Newport News reported for September
 were SS0.940 tons, and II, ,329, ,00S tons
 for the nine. months ending with Sep
 tember. Of this quantity, 6,999, ,565 tons
 were shipped from New York harDoI
 points, 1,Sl4,1 tons from Philadeipnia 1.4o6.237 tons from Baltimore, and l.
 O29,C73 tons from Newport News. Goa
 receipts at Boston this year amounted
 to S333, "A tons, compared with 4.I5O,-
 223 tons last year, to the end or Octo-
 her.
 The southern cotton movement shows
 a total available supply to NovemDel
 of 3,433, ,5S1 bales. This is an advance
 upon the receipts for an equal period
 or 1901, which aggregated 3,236, ,15; bales. and of 1900. with a total of g.
 15G,OS6 b&Ias. Receipts at the gulf pert:
 were in excess of those of the preceding
 two years, while at the Atlantic port' this years receipts were much abov,
 those of 1901, and slightly below tnos, of 1900. That feature of the cCttoI movement known as the overland movement shows a fairly constan tendency to decline. and an increasin. proportion of the southern cotton seek the worlds market by way of the sea board ports. Spinners takings, botl
 north and south, have thus far beel larger than eithe' :~ose of 1901 or 19oC