The Washington times., 1902-05-28


tonnage passing through the Sault Ste
Marie canals in April was 2,322,SI9 tons.
comrared with 1O.l22l tons in 1901 and
$50. .lgl tons in 1900. The Portage Lake
ship canals show a registered tonnage
of Ss.6G5 tens.
Southern Cotton Receipts.
In Southern territory the cotton re-
ceipts in sight to the first day of May
were 9.62i 1852 bales. of which 2.s92.342
bales. or 80 per cent of the total re-
ceipts. were derived from what is known
as Texas territory; 3.O96.270 bales. or
32.2 per cent, from the other Gulf States.
and 3,G35. $40 bales. or 3I.S per cent. from
the Atlantic States. At New Orleans the
grain shipments for ten months OF the
current fiscal year were 19.276.659 BUSH
els, against 3l.121,3s1 bushels for the
corresponding period of last year. At
Galveston the amounts were 9,i51,i13
bushels and 12.O56, ,43i bushels. respec-
lively.
The iron trade for the first four
months of this year furnished a ton
mage Of 657.670 tons, in contrast with
529. ISL tons for the corresponding period
OF 1901. The home demand for pig iron
from this quarter has almost extin-
guished exports. Out of total ship
ment of 145. PSI tons of pig iron in April.
only 149 tons were credited to export
from Southern iron territory
Pacific Coast Lumber Shipments.
On the Pacific Coast lumber shipments
from the redwood regions of Upper Cali
fornia were. in round numbers, ll,Oo0OOO
feet ahead of those of 1900. and 1000. 900
feet greater than 1901. Everett. Wash.
shipped is. 500 900 feet of lumber In April
alone. At the port of Tacoma the out
ward freight tonnage for the first four
months of 1902 was 345.59s tons, and the
inward tonnage i2.iSS tons. OF the l.
2S3, ,55i barrels OF flour for the Orient.
Portland contributed 517,i16 barrels.
Tacoma 450.520 barrels, and Seattle
3l5, ,55s barrels.
Increase in Coal Trade.
The Goa! trade since January has gen.
orally exceeded that of the correspond
ing period OF last year. Cincinnati gained
42.5 per cent. St. Louis shows an in
crease of 13 per cent. The Chesapeake
and Ohio coal tonnage for nine months
ending with March was i.299.000 tons.
compared with 3,91s.172 tons last year.
The coal and coke tonnage over the
PENNSYLVANIA lines east Of Pittsburg and
Erie reached a total OF IL .s37.9 .99S tons to
April 26 of this year, compared with
10 ,q30 .sl2 tons last year. Connellsville
coke shipments this year averaged i0,I4I
cars per week. compared with 1858 cars
per week last year. Coal shipments to
domestic ports on the lakes, mainly
from lower lake ports, were 930,O96 tons
this April. compared with 1858 tons
last April. While coastwise and for
eign shipments for the first four months
of the year amounted to 2, 2,52i .673 tons,
of which 693 ,921 tons were hard coal,
and ,S33.7 1852 tons soft coal.
Iron Ore Shipments.
The iron ore shipments OF 1,774,652
tons bring the tonnage of these two
chief articles in lake trade to a total
OF 4.3O2,32 tons for the first third OF
the year. Coal receipts at Boston were
/. 1862. .766 tons. compared with 1853, ,3l3
tons last year. Coal and coke traffic
over the Norfolk and Western Railway
to the end OF March increased 13 per
cent over last year, and the Baltimore
and Ohio'F traffic for April increased
2S.S per cen. above April. 1901.