The Washington times., 1902-05-28
Interesting Report by
Treasury Bureau of
Statistics.
OF CATTLE
Increase Over Same Period in 1900 and
IeoI-Northern Flour Trade Active
Foreign Trade Undergoes Radical
Change-0ther Commodities.

The latest report on internal COM
merce from the Treasury Bureau of Sta
tistics shows no substantial loss in re-
ceipts of live stock at five Western
markets for the first third of this year.
For the first four months of 1902. 1O.O76,-
3I3 head we're received at these centers.
as compared with 10, LOG, I95 head in 1901
and 9.735.32i for the corresponding
period of 1900. April receipts of cattle
at these markets were considerably
higher than those OF April, 1900. but
somewhat 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 Chicago the
demand for live stock for city use and
consumption for the month of April
shows a shrinkage of > per cent in all
kinds of stock; but for the four months
ending with April there was an increase
Of 11.69 per cent over the requirements
Of 1901 April receipts at this point.
however. fell off 3.232 carloads compared
with those Of April last year. For the
four months ending with April receipts
gained 3,O19 carloads.
This contraction in numbers during
April is noticeable also at Kansas City
and st. Louis in both receipts and ship
ments. while at Omaha and St. Joseph
the first third Of the year shows a gain
in receipts and shipments
Northern Flour Trade.
The flour trade in the Northwest is
best measured by Minneapolis ship
ments. The total shipments for the first
eighteen weeks of this year were Sab
la barrels; i,S74.53S barrels in 1901. and
5.713.s4S barrels in 1900. For export the
average weekly shipments we're lower
by half in 1902 than those of the
first eighteen weeks of 1901, and less
than half of the total export shipments
for the corresponding period in 1900
Foreign trade in -four has evidently un-
dergone a radical change.
Receipts of wheat at eight leading
markets. in both spring and winter
wheat sections to Me- for the current
yeaI amounted to zJi,0sl,S65 bushels.
compared with 19i,736.S22 bushels for
the corresponding portion of the last
crop year. The average weekly ship
ments of flour from Chicago and Chica-
90 points eastward since January l were
l52 ,523 barrels, compared with 1875
barrels in 1907: and l,6i2 900 bushels Of
grain thus far this year. compared with
.5g4. 600 bushels in 1901. The provision
traffic eastward from Chicago has
averaged thus far this year 25.S13 tons
per week, compared with q 600 tons in
1901. being an increase of 1913 per cent.
Flour and Grain.
Receipts OF flour and grain at the At
lantlc seaboard continue TO emphasize
the loss of trade on account of conditions
prevailing at the interior. During April
New York received S.615,525 bushels Of
grain. including -four reduced to bushels.
with 1856. 5.919 bushels in April.
1901. The total receipts last year 10
the end OF April at Boston. New York.
and Baltimore from sea-
board sources and interior centers were
1O7. .452 23i bushels. compared with G3.-
023 .19S bushels for the corresponding
period of 1902.
On the Great Lakes the month Of
April made an extraordinary advance
over that of the preceding year. a total
freight tonnage of 3.2S2.S4i tons received
and 4,151, $50 tons shipped is reported,
in contrast with last April's movement
Of 33S. 1876 tons received and $3.50 tons
shipped. This difference between ship
ments and receipts represents in gem
eral way the amount Of freight shipped
during the last several days OF the
month, the arrivals OF which occurred