New-York tribune., 1902-04-28
DOMESTIC TRADE MOTEnEATS.
A GENERAL. INCREASE FOR THE QUARTER
ENDED MARCH 81 OVER THE COR
RESPONDING PERIOD IN 1901.

7,-.,,,e+on ApriI q (SpecIaD.-Domestic trade
movements for the first quarter OF l%]- conpareu
with those FOR the corresponding period III 1Sol' are
renorted in March summary OF iflteriiai oo'ii
r,erce by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics Ihese
figures seem indicate continued increase III tue
,,,,,. of representative branches OF commerce
Tho receipts Of wheat at eight markets IN the III
+e-ior for the year 1901 up to April a1ouhteu ~
1s 7s3 s5 bushels compared with lSo.e6-oo DusieiS
f the corresponding period OF 1902 There Is thuS
t - a ner cent to the credit of the current
quarter. ~ -, - ~
Aral tendency with some exceptions For the Hrst
quarter Of 1900 the receipts OF five kinds OF stock
a. .ba FIVE leading markets Of the interior were
40 -o2 head for the first quarter Of 1901 the re-
CENTS amounted to 76+6.52 head and for 1902 1881
$50 head The greatest percentage OF gain among
the five classes Of stock was made IN Ihe rece'P'S
NJ calves A comparison of receipts, shipments ana
consumption of calves brings TO light the fact that
rho urinary markets cutting more deeply than
usual into the younger classes OF stock on the
Western farms and other areas OF supply. Inc
average weight of hogs al Chicago was six POUNDS
less than during March 1901; at St Joseph eight
no,,nda less. at Omaha twelve pounds less. and at
Kansas City nineteen pounds less. The carload re-
ceipts of stock generally show an increase except
at Kansas City. where there was Il decrease OF IL
per cent in the number Of cars. compared with
March 1901 For the three months ended March
q or this year Chicago received T5S4 cars OF stock
and So $50 for corresponding quarter OF the pre-
ceding year showing gain Of 6.2o1 cars and IN
dicating that the Chicago supply is being kept up
h,, the Central West and Northwest. Traffic In
live stock compared for the first quarter of three
successive wears showed that for the first quarter
of 1900 four markets received f223S2 cars for 1871
the corresponding figure was 949S3 cars. and for
1902 127 21e cars There is. therefore. a ma terial
gain to the credit Western live stock traffic thus
far this wear over of the preceding two years
despite the Southwestern shortage of supply.
The commercial years report the pork pack
ing industry confirms these figures OF the increase
of live stock traffic. The Cincinnati Price Cur
rent gives 25 $40 head the total OF hogs
packed in the Western centres during the year end
ing March l. compared with % 600,614 head for the
preceding year. The receipts of hogs at New-York.
Philadelphia snd Baltimore, however. during the
twelve months ending March I were the lowest in
Tyafic on the Great Lakes for March was marked
by the opening of local operations on the lower
lakes and the clearing Of few cargoes of ore and
wheat % II from t on+b 1e Recints for March We're 81 s
OF freight compared with lSS sl3 tons In March
domestic shipments of hard coal during the sea
son of Of 1901 ted to Is 3 Ions G s0a so5I S9
loaded for vessels consumption at III lake ports
R lake districts in 1901 amounted to l. ~ 2S5
tons. compared with 5.05415S tons during the cal
lakes including coastwise and foreign; for 1901
amounted to 15,457.G77 tons compared with l2o26sf
On the North Atlantic seaboard the receipts of
-four and grain at New-York for March amounted
to 83l1 2l2 Bushels. including -four and meal reduced
10 bushels compared with u.367.95I bushels In
March 1901 Grain and -four receipts at Boston for
the three months ending with March of this year
were 65O4 507 bushels, including flour and meal re-
duced to bushels, compared with 12254.249 bushels
for the corresponding period of the preceding year
Al PhIadephia the receipts were 1,626 bushels
OF wheat and oats. against l03S7.s52 bushels
for the corresponding quarter of 1901 At Baltimore
$40 757 bushels of wheat corn, oats ana rye ar
rived compared with 1899 301 bushels during the
ton New-York Philadelphia and Baltimore. the
basis Of these totals received an aggregate OF 24
sac 9q7 bushels to March 81 1902 compared with
n 5e2 OS1 bushels for the corresponding period in
1901 This is q decrease of 5265 per cent in this
particular feature of traffic by rail from the in
terror the seaboard.
Coastvise coal shipments reported for seven
delphIa and New-York. were 3.Ts2201 tons, repre-
senting the trade by the principal barge lines and
schooners. The receipts at Boston for the quarter
inst closed slightly exceeded 1000 900 tons.
Cotton received in sight from the Atlantic States
amounted TO s4si 42S bales out OF total OF 9275 299
rttory I47 bales received and 2ssS 29 bales
from the other Gulf States.
Receipts of naval stores at eleven primary mar
kets for the ending April l. 1872 were 2S9 95i
and 544 COS casks OF spirits OF
pentine. being somewhat smaller output than last
year considerably larger than that OF the pre-
ceding year.
citrous fruit movement The average weekly ship
April last year were sos cars; this year.
49s
Anthracite coal shipments for March were s.s13,-
767 tons compared with 1858 tons In March, 1901,
and 13s 1900. The bituminous trade and
the coke trade generally show gains up TO the pzes