Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-10
COMMERCE OF THE COUNTRY
Falling OF of Over One Million Head in
Receipts Of Live Stock.
GRAIN RECEIPTS ALSO SHOW DECREASE
Railroad Tonnage, However, I'm the
Aggregate shows n Heavy Increase
over CorresPopdinE Months
Last Year.
cFrom a star correspondent


WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-(special)-In-
formation OF timely value to the
OF the country is brought together in the
July SUMMARY Of internal commerce, Issued
by the Treasury Bureau Of Statistics.
OF interior trade movements the report
states that for seven months ending with
July, 1902, the receipts Of livestock at the
Eve markets Of Chicago, Kansas City.
Omaha, st. Louis and st. Joseph, reached a
total Of 1929, O94 head, in contrast with
IS, 1913, 972 head for the corresponding
period Of 1901. There lie a difference Of l.
101,s7s head to be supplied before the re-
ceipts OF the current year shall have
equalled those Of last year.
Analysis OF stocks Of cut meats at the
hve markets of Chicago. Kansas City,
Omaha, st. Joseph and Milwaukee show that
on July 81 of the current year there we're
on hand 209, 094, 0S7 pounds. On the cor
responding date of 1901 the combined stock
consisted Of 279, s01, S45 pounds.
Freight receipts at 121 points on the
great lakes for the month Of July, 1901,
were 7,004, 6S5 tons, and for the correspond
ing period of 1902 there we're received
7,5s2,s 4s tons at IA different ports. Ship
ments from 204 different points for July.
1901, we're 1901, 1851, tons, and for 1902, T.
S6,54S tons from .217 ports. Total ship
ments for the frst seven months of 1901
were $685. 34 tons, and 26,ST6 ,004 tons for
the same period of 1902. showing a gain of
7,222,670 tons, or SO per cent; 1886, 500 tons
passed the Sault ste. Marie canals, against
11,54s.192 tons in 1901, and r., 775, 246 tons
in 1900.
Increase in Grain Receipts.
Trade movements at Boston, New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore show that for
the hrst seven months of the current year
the receipts OF grain and flour, reduced
to bushels, at New York were Sc, 626, $40
bushels, compared with $3.50. 6s8 bushels
for the corresponding period Of last year.
At the three other ports Of Boston. Phil
adelphia and Baltimore the receipts were
57.266.043 bushels. compared with 121, 6S5, 795
bushels for the same period Of 1901. OF re-
ceipts at New York in July Of this year
u per cent came by rail and 20 per cent
by water.
Trafhc in iron and steel originating IN
southern producing territory during the
first seven months Of this year amounted
to 1,131,2 75 tons compared with 957, 76O tons
for the corresponding period of 1901. There
has been a decline In this trafic in July,
the tonnage OF 14s, $50 tons being the small
est in the course of the current calendar
/ year. buI CunblutEdDly nlkueT imam the ions
mage Of 1918 tons in July, 1901.
Coal shipments from New York for the
month OF June by water, as reported by
six of the leading coal carriers to tide
water. amounted to 1876, 497 tons, and for
six months ending with June, 1897, 6e6 tons.
Reported shipments from Philadelphia
were as follows: For June, 102. 500 tons; for
six months ending with June, 1871, 191 tons.
Coastwise coal shipments from Baltimore
during June were 172.S06 tons, and for six
months to the end Of June, 1,006, 997 tons.
The total amount reported from the three
ports was. 4 l,9QS, tons in June and SPAS, :
854 tons for six months ending with June.
Coal receipts at Boston, mostly by coast
wise lines, for Che first seven months OF
1901 were 2,661y346 tons. This years re-
ceipts we're 2,497787 tons.
During the half year to the end OF June
1901, there arrived al San Francisco 49,
315, 222 bushels Of wheat. For the half
year to the end Of June, 1902, the total
receipts were n, f25, 773 bushels, being a
gain OF 2s.6 per cent over the receipts OF
the preceding year.
railroad Tonnage.
The Pennsylvania railroads shipments to
August 2, originating east Of Pittsburg and
Erie, amounted to 20. 305, $40 tons, OF which
1872, $50 tons we're anthracite coal, 14,s6S,
1873 tons Of bituminous and 6,725. 06s tons OF
coke. The Baltimore & Ohio railroads
coal and coke movement for the first six
months of this year reached a total oil
10, I'll, 941 tons, of which S,439, 26S tons were
bituminous, 40s, 466 tons anthracite and l.
$685. 200 tons coke. On the Norfolk a West
ern railroad the six months tonnage was
reported as amounting to 4.14O,s7s tnus. oil
J which 1,SSS,1SS tons reached tidewater.
For the twelve months ending with June
the Southern railway, embracing the Ten
nessee and Alabama districts, handled g.
4s1 ,s6s tons Of coal originating on its lines
Receipts of coal and coke at st. Louis fol
the-seven months ending with July of this