New-York tribune., 1902-03-29
INTERNAL COMMERCE.
GRATIFYING CONDITIONS SHOWN BY
LATEST STATISTICS-EARLY LAKE
NAVIGATION EXPECTED

the United States Tor the first two months Of 'le
calendar year These figures are gathered thfouE"
the cooperation Of the commercial orgaNIZaII''''
trade periodicals and transportation coihpAliIe9'
and present from month to month records in com
parisou with the corresponding TeTlou I"' ''e
preceding year. The receipts Of wheat LOT q
ample. the four leading spring wheat iilirh5IS %
for the seven months Of the crop year '""'+
March J. 1902 were IA SSe226 bushels. compared
with lG7 5so17 bushels for the corresponding I'''
Of the preceding year This increase mas EI'ti4
decidedly stronger impulse TO uaihc an" N"l"''
throurhout m. entire Northwest where Il return
10 good E:.r.-sts has stimulated immigration 10 an
extraordinary extent. Al the four WIH'ei ""s"'
markets the condition is reversed h'''l'''S 40 40
tbe first eight months OF The crop year enoea WIN
March 1912 were f5l.5-3 bushels, compared
with - S -ta bushels in 1901. The output OF hour
al Minneapolis for Ihe first nine weeks OF TINS
year shows total ot -.5oi.+'" barrels '''NP"t'
with 2-59e55 barrels Tor the corresponding IeFi"H
Of 1891 ana > N53.7l4 barrels in 1902 The average
sbiuu7erts d week thus this year nave
amounted 225l barrels, compared win -11,4''
barrels in 1901. and %"SH barrels Id I"''. Inc
Nor- -hyN.srern stocks OF wheat in store al Anime
aao,is and Duluth show that Minneapolis reached
irs maximum, IN h. week ended with January -.
while the stocks AT Duluth slin continue to ae-
curnulate. auaiting.the opening Of lake navigation
MOVEMENT OF LIVE STOCK.
The traffic movement Of live stock at four West
ern markets Chicago Kansas City, Omaha ana
St Joseph-falls behind that of the preceding TWO
,ears For i, bruary 1902 those markets received
a. Ss7 cars; 1901. 1888 ears. and Tor l+f f'S9
cars. Tne numerical receipts, however. for the TWO
months ended with February continue 10 exceed
those OF the preccdirs TWO years The arIl\ ais
of cattle hoss sheep. horses and mules aggre-
gated 56l7,276 head, compared with o,4vs'44e he40
last year and 5.ll4556 head the preceding year
The average weight of hogs received at Chicago
for February this year was sixteen POUNDS
lighter than for February, 1901 For the TWO
months ended with February this years 1--we STOCK
receipts at Chicago amounted TO 800 carloaoS
more than for the corresponding period OF last
year AT Kansas City receipts and shipments
show a fall in numbers. Carload arrivals have de-
creased from 1900 cars in the first two months
Of 1901 to 1854 for the corresponding peFlou
Of 1892; the volume OF traffic IS thus belIs ul--
favorabiv affected by the reduction IN supply.
Likewise, the feeder movement decreased from
7l5 Sg7 head in the first two months OF lSv4 10
S5s74 head during January and February OF IS'-,
Al Omaha receipts declined. but shipments aho
local consumption have been considerably enlarged
over last year. Al this market the average
weight Of hogs has fallen off twenty pounds COM
pared with February. 1901 Receipts and snip
ments at ST Louis bear out the same general
conclusion. both Tor February and for the TWO
months ended with February. At ST Joseph
however an advancing tendency is stlll in control
OF receipts February and OF receipts and snip
ments for the two months ended with FEBRUARY
Local consumption Is particularly active lousA
the feeder movement is losing ground Stocks OF
cut meats at Chicago. Kansas City, Omaha ana
ST Joseph noticeably larger than theg were
at the end OF February in 1901. For the nine
weeks ended with Marcn 1 the shipments OF cGTeI
meats from Chicago fell off from l-+o'VV pounGs
10 O4OoOe0O pounds, though there was gain OF
over 100000 pounds in dressed beef shipments
Throughout the list there Is a tendency 10 hghteT
trade activities in produce, though there are many
noteworthy exceptions IN the commercial acLlF-
tiles OF the great interior markets Lumber and
wool at Cincinnati show liberal gains over the
FIRST two months of lSUL At St. Louis wool re-
ceipts are two and half times Larger than IN
OF broom corn at Indianapolis for TINS year 70 I
end Of February amounted to l0S2,@o pounds, OF
which only 100 $50 pounds were shipped. Inc nay
Ne%YorR' CIncinnaG ST Louis and Chicago out
of eight leading markets reporting IN the f'"S' 3lu
GREAT LAKES BUSINESS.
On the Great Lakes there are signs Of an carly
openinz of traffic. The bureaus reports OF win
ter trafhc show that 4So.lO6 tons were handled
mostly IN trans-ake business, in February OF thls
year az compared with 1882 tons in February
1901 For the first two months OF this year the
freight carried was 6S525 tons compared with
sss 7s2 tons IN 1901 There were LBS arrivals OF yes
sells representing registered tonnage or 1888 o5S
tons at t-renty-four different ports participating
IN winter traffic. The trunk line movement Of
-four grain and provisions from Chicago and
Chicago points eastward for TIE first nine weeks
9our- E compared With 1S 80 barrels for the core
spending period 81 -s5l; l3oSs Dusags OF E51- H.
tons of provisions compared with -2,535 tons IN
9 e FeuaTy Ar weTe t5S Efh bhs ' aheuaag f daS
and meal reduced bUshelsl, compared with $3.50
oeipts for two months OF this year Qncluding flour
compared with 1925 S94 bushels in l$gi Al Phi4ae
delphia the reduction is from 6.1755sZ bushels OF
Baltimore's receipts likewise declined from 5.462,-
257 1854 SIS bushels, not including n0ur. ne
the hrst nine weeks ended with February, 1902
l30lS cases, compared with z0.5oI cases q
year ago. At Boston traffic has felt the effects OF
q reduced crop movement The favorable position
OF domestic wool in the Boston market at the be-
ginning OF the year is shown IN the fact that out
OF a total Of foreign and domestic receipts amount
ing TO lo3345 bales, s. 50 3ales CANE came from % 90
Shipments Of boots and shoes from Boston 70 over
coEntrV outside of New England FOR the first nine
weeks of the year, were 7s51I cases. compared
with 77O,74S cases for the corresponding period OF
In coastvgise commerce on the Atlantic and Gulf
ports one prominent feature is the carriage Of
coal BIZ barge lines and schooners TO Boston from
Middle Atlantic ports OF distribution. IN eDIu-
ary domestic coastWlse receipts were - o54 tons
out of total receipts amounting to 2 6z tons Re
ceipts and shipments Of merchandise between New
leading points on the Eastern coast From New
York four leading co coal eoInpaies -% ttpoTt -% jI Janu
fed destinations, mostly on the Ne"-f.ngland
philadelphia FOR January glEe- a lola OF 4'..3oS
tons. II January a total OF o52 vessels IN the
a registered tonnage of 4573ls In February 40
coasting vessels arrived al New-York.
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
In Southern territory the cotton movement for
six months endec with February 1902, reached
total OF s.56l 604 bales. OF which 2.G473l0 bales
from Texas territory. including Indian Ter
Titory: 2,75S S3S from the other Gulf States and
$3.50 80 bales the Atlantic Coast States. The
grain movement toward the Gulf Is best measured
by the total clearances Of corn, wheat and oats
ports cont-iI,Ife5 - x1Srf al ~ 3t9 S
shipments OF pig and cast iron pipe in southern