Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-02
BUSINESS FOR HALF A YEAR
Western Markets Show Small Decrease in
Comparison with Other Year.
INCREASED DEMAND FOR MEAT PRODUCTS
Great Lakes BECOMING Popular Outlet
for Freight from the west TO At y
Iantic COast-COmmercial Move
ments in other Sections.
From . stan Correspondent.l


From a Stan Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-(special.)-The
commercial movement OF the great staple
commodities produced in the interior Of
the country are necessarily subject 10
something Of a lull during the midsummer
transition from one crop year to another.
There is. nevertheless, in the data col
lected by the treasury bureau Of statistics,
on internal m up to the end Of
June, an opportunity for half-year COM
PARSONS OF commercial movements, such
as those Of live stock, grain. provisions
and produce. The i've western live stock
markets Of Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha,
st. Louis and st. Joseph, taken as an In
dex Of the trade generally, report total re-
ceipts Of meat-producing stock, including
cattle, hogs and sheep, between January
1 and June 80 inclusive, OF IL, 766, 1855 head.
This was 700, 2sS head less than for the
corresponding period Of 1901, and 1882
head less than for 1900.
Taking the Chicago market as typical, the
monthly average weight OF cattle has begun
to recover from the lower level Of $40
pounds per head in April. In May the
average weight rose to 957 pounds and In
June to 964 pounds per head. The average
weight Of hogs is likewise recovering, but
the numerical bupply 10 btih honhAy A'VVVt
900 short. OF the receipts for the first half
of 1901.
Increase in Consumption.
A rough gauge Of the increase in the
consuming demand for meats Is found in the
trunk line shipments Of provisions from
Chicago and Chicago points. These ship
ments go primarily eastward from the CEN
ters Of production In the interior and sec
ondarlly southwark. For the first twenty
six weeks of this year $50 .217 tons Of pro-
visions entered into this movement, COM
pared with 572, SIS tons last year. The gain
Of 1913 per cent over last year amounted
to an average Of 3,054 tons per week more
than the weekly demand for 1901. The I'VE
markets reporting stocks Of cut meats had,
in round numbers. 245. 900. 900 pounds Of cut
meats in stock at the end Of June, 1902,
spending date In 1901. This is a decrease
Of 21.2 per cent. At Chicago the stocks
were over $1,000, 900 pounds below the level
Of a year ago. At the four other packing
centers reporting there was a reduction Of
81, 900, 900 pounds or 29.1 per cent from the
basis Of supply available at the end Of June.
1901.
On the Great Lakes.
Domestic freight receipts at 1856 ports re-
porting in June were 7,442.9S2 tons, COM
pared with 7,052,541 tons in June, 1901.
Shipments from 224 ports In June this year
amounted to 7,747,S71 tons, against 1901, 20S
tons in June, 1901. For the nrst six months
OF 1901 and 1907 the freight receipts at
lake ports Aggregated II, SS6 ,572 tons and
Is, 1S5, 97S tons respectively. Iron ore ship
ments to the end Of June this year totaled
S,127,2n tons, compared with 4,46f.276 tons
last. year.
Atlantic and Gulf Ports.
Shipping operations at New York for the
FIRST six months Of this year give the total
number Of vessels arriving as 6,915, Of
which 3,77o vessels were engaged In the
coasting trade and 7.1l5 in the foreign
trade. At Philadelphia there were 3,441
arrivals, Of which 1929 were engaged in
the coasting trade and 61s In foreign trade.
At Baltimore the Total arrivals for five
months only. were LOIS vessels, Of which
s34 were credited to the c~oastlng trade
and 81 to foreign trade. New Orleans re-
ports GAO vessels arriving during this year
to the end Of June, OF which 1873 vessels
were engaged In coastwise trade and 456
in foreign trade.
The three ports of New York, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore together sent out s15, 25C
tons OF coal by water to coastwise destina-
tion during the month Of May. and for the
1--WE months en5ing with May $3.50, 1856 tons
as reported by the leading coal carriers and
shippers at the principal points of ;rans-
shipment. Coal receipts at Boston durinl
the first six months ending with June
totaled 2,2s6, o04 tons. compared with 2,311,-
70S tons in 1901. Ordinarily these receipts
are about equally divided between anthra.
A cite and hituUnfnOna htt fhuu Fae TIT -
there has been a loss of 40 per cent II
anthracite tonnage. while bituminous re.
ceipts increased 10 per cent over those Of
the FIRST six months OF 1901
Commercial Movements in the south
The FIRST ten months Of the cotton year II
southern territory show receipts Of 10, 021,
473 bales. OF which 7,4s5, ola bales arrived a
seaboard points, 1,04s, 425 bales entered int
overland shipments and 1902. 900 bales wer,
taken by southern mllls. The cotton manu-
featuring industry Of the cotton states haI
therefore reached a point where II takes ap
proximately Is per cent of the America
cotton yield. The yearly consumption o
the entire United States up to 1S77-7s ha,
never reached the dimensions of the south
ern consumption during the last ten months
Iron shipments IN southern territory In tn
last SIX months reported a gain Oh IL pc
cent over those Of the same length Of tim
, in 1901. Six producing districts shippel
ss7 ,716 tons Of pig and pipe iron. compare
with S30.047 tons for the corresponding
period OF last year. Yellow pine shipment
from southwestern territory show that 744,
csc, 957 feet were marketed In the hrst eli
months OF 1900. s32. 42l. O4i feet In ST
months OF 1901. or a gain OF Is per cent, an
l.1Os. 744. 27s feet in the first half Of 1902, be
ing an advance Of 40 per cent over the out
) put Of 1900.
ON the Paeihe Coast.
Redwood. pine and ar arrivals at Cali
fornia coast points for the last six month
amounted to Ala. s26. s54 feet. compare
with 81. $50. 987 feet during the first haI
Of 1901. Cargo lumber shipments from th
state Of Washington for six months. a
reported by leading mills, were 64.611.3 80
feet foreign and 1877 ga .OS2 feet to domes
/, tic points. Orange and lemon shipment
from California have decreased 26.6 pc
= cent from November l to July
Of this fruit year, compared wit
A. oorraanondfuQ nerfod nj last YEA