Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-27
OUR INTERNAL TRADE
Receipts Of Live Stock Sub
stantially Maintained
ON THE GREAT LAKES
AN EXTRAORDINARY ADVANCE
OVER LAST YEAR.
Home Demand for Pig Iron Has
Almost Extinguished the
Exports.

from the treasury bureau Of statistics
shows no substantial 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 10, LOG, 495 head
in 1901 and 9,735324 head for the CORE
spending period of 1900 April receipts Of
cattle at these markets were considerably
higher than those of April, 1900, but some
what 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 Csicago the demand for live
stock for city use and consumption for the
month of April shows shrinkage of per
cent in all kinds of stock. but for the four
months ending with April there was an in
crease of 11.69 per cent over the require
ments of 1901. April receipts at this point,
however, fell off 1922 carloads compared
with those of April last year. For the four
months ending with April receipts gained
500 carloads. This contraction in num-
bers during April Is noticeable also at Kan
sas City and st. Louis in both receipts and
shipments. while at Omaha and ST. Joseph
the hrst third Of the year shows a gain in
receipts and shipments.
More Flour Shipped.
The flour trade in the northwest is best
measured by Minneapolis shipments. The
total shipments for the first eighteen weeks
of this year were 5,413154 barrels, 4S74 $50
barrels in 1901 and 5,713,S 4S 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 IMAM half Of the total export ship
ments for the corresponding period in 1900
forelgn trade in flour has evidently under
gone a radical change.
Increased Wheat Receipts.
Receipts of wheat at eight leading mar
kets, In both spring and winter wheat sec
lions, to May l for the current year,
amounted to 2O40S1 S66 bushels, compared
with 194, 1882 bushels for the correspond
ing portion Of the last crop year. The av-
erage weekly shipments of flour from Chi
cago and Chicago points eastward since
January / were 152, 523 barrels. compared
with 1S7.135 barrels in 1901: and 1,642, 900
bushels of grain thus far this year, COM
pared with 1854 900 bushels in 1901 The
provision traffic eastward from Chica go ha 9
averaged thus far this year 25,S79 tons per
week, compared with 21,GOO tons in 1901,
being an increase of 1913 per cent.
Eastern Loss of Trade.
Receipts of flour and grain at the Allan
tic seaboard continue to emphasize the loss
OF trade on account of conditions prevail
ing at the interior. During April New York
received S,615,525 bushels of grain, fnclud-
ing Hour reduced 20 bushels, compared with
965o,9l9 bushels in April, 1901 The total
receipts last year to the end Of April at
Boston, New York, PHILADELPHIA and Bal
tlmore from seaboard sources and interior
centers were 107, 49,, 234 bushels COMPARED
with 63. 023, 1913 bushels for the correspond
ing period of 1902.
On the Lakes.
On the great lakes the month of April
made an extraordinary advance over that
of the preceding year. A total freight tom
mage of 3,2S2.S41 tons received and 4, 151 $50
tons shipped is reported, in contrast with
last April's movement Of 33s,135 tons re-
ceived and 545709 tons shipped This diff
ference between shipments and receipts
represents In 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 reg
lstered tonnage passing through the Sault
Ste. Marie canals in April was $500 $40
tons. compared with TO- 121 tons in 1901 and
80. 19l tons in 1900. The Portage Lake
Ship canals show regist cred tonnage of
$3.50 tons.
In southern territory the cotton receipts
in sight to the first day Of May were
9, 1924 .352 bales. Of which 1882, $40 bales, or
30 per cent Of the total receipts, were de-
rived from what is known as Texas terri
tory; 3.O06.27O bales, or 1922 per cent from
the other o. gulf states, and 1888, 74o
lantic states. At New Orleans the grain
shipments for ten months of the current
fiscal year were 19,276659 bushels. against
"a. 121. 1881 bushels for the corresponding
amounts were 9,451 ,113 bushels and 1866
434 bushels, respectively.
The Iron Trade.
The iron trade for the first four months
Of this year furnished tonnage of 657,67O
tons in contrast with go, ISL tons for the
corresponding period Of 1901 The home de-
mand for pig iron from this quarter has al
most extinguished exports. Out of a. total
shipment Of 145,261 tons Of pig iron In
April, only 149 tons were credited to export
from southern iron territory
On the Pacific coast lumber shipments
from the red wood regions of upper Cali
fornia were in round numbers II COZ, coo feet
ahead Of those OF 1900, and 5000 600 feet
greater than 1901. Everett Wash. Skinned
1s,50OOOO feet Of lumber In April alone, At
the port of Tacoma the outward freight
tonnage for the first four months Of 1902
was 345. 500 tons, and the inward tonnage
AZ. 4ss tons. OF the 1,2s3, 554 barrels of
flour for the orient, Portland contributed
o17,4l6 barrels, Tacoma 45Q.52O barrels and
Seattle 315.55S barrels
The Coal Trade.
The coal trade since January 1 has gem
orally exceeded that of the corresponding
period of last year. Cincinnati gained AZ 5
per cent. st. Louis shows an increase of
Ii per cent. The Chesapeake and Ohio coal
tonnage for nine months ending with March
was .299, 900 tons, compared with 391S172
tons last year. The coal and coke tonnage
over the Pennsylvania lines east of Pitts
burg and Erie reached a total of IL 1897 99S
tons to April 90 of this year, compared with
1O,930,S 12 tons last yeat. Conceivable
coke shipments this year averaged 10 TAT
cars per week, compared with 1850 cars
per week last year.
Coal shipments to domestic ports On the
lakes, mainly from lower lake ports, were
1886. O96 tons this April, compared with 55 .653
tons last April, while coastwise and foreign
shipments for the first four months of the
year amounted to 1887 1913 tons, Of which
693, 921 tons were hard coal and 1888 732
tons soft coal. The iron ore shipments of
1,774,652 tons bring the tonnage of these
two chief articles in lake trade to a total
of ,3O2, 325 tons for the first third of the
year Coal receipts at Boston were 1872. :
766 tons, compared with 1.559, 313 tons last