Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-10
COMMERCE ON BOOM
Internal Traffic of United States
Reaches Immense Figure.
CATTLE RECEIpTSSHJW BIG ADVANCE
Report of Commerce Shows Local Con-
sumption of Meats in Chicago Is
Greatly Increased - Big coasting
Traffic on the Lakes in 1902.

The main currents of international
have been made the subject of sta
tistical reports, are presented in the
December summary of internal CON-
merce, issued by the treasury bureau
of statistics. According to these re-
leading stock markets, Chicago, Kan
sas City, Omaha, ST. Louis. and st.
joseph, during the past year number
ed 7.71o,559 head. compared with l.
243,t69 head in 1901. The number OF
hogs received in 1902 is given at 49,
614,129, in contrast with the much
higher number of 1S,764,014 in 1901,
as well IS with 17,239,621 head in
1900. The average weight OF the T..
sos, 23S hogs received at Chicago in
1902 was 220 pounds, compared with
226 pounds for the twelve months of
1901. At Kansas City the average
weight of hogs received, in 1902 was
200 rounds. and 1877 pounds in 1901,
At Chicago the demands for city use
and local consumption for the year
1902 were 12,5S9717 head of all
classes Of stock, compared with 49,,
439. BOT in 1901.
FecQSfo increase.
At Kansas City q somewhat differ
ent tendency Was shown in lighter re.
Quireneats fer local consumption and
heavie. demands for feeders driven
and shipped to the country. Iii 1892
the local consumption took 41S0,297
head ard in 1901, 5,572.930 head. The
feeder movement in 1902 reached the
extraordinary total OF 1,112,067 head,
in comparison with 75S,O45 head in
1901. 1t St. Joseph a similar condi-
ton prevailed throughout the year
resulting in a reduction in local con-
aur,otion from 2,75S,110 head in 1901
to 2.i19,525 head in 1902, while the
n,,Ilbe" Of feeders shipped and driven
to the country increased from G7,92G
Eca.. in 1891 to f52 1913 head in 1902
Livestock ard Railway Traffic.
The contribution CT livestock to rail
way trai:c &: these five markets in
1902 amounted to 5S3.245 cars, compar-
ed with 622,352 cars in 1901 and $751;.
257 cars in 1900. 1t would thus seem
that the high tide OF livestock traffic
was reached in 1901 and that the past
year has returned to the level of activ-
i:y indicated by the figures OF 1900. The
OF Chicago. Kansas City, Omaha, ST
Louis, and Milwaukee on December 81
1901, amounted to 9,137,147 pounds
stocks were 179, 029, 100 pounds. There
or 33.4S per cent, in the course OF q
year.
Lake Traffic. :
Commerce on the great lakes be
tween domestic ports for the entire
calendar year resulted in freight re
ceipts amounting to 54,074,729 net tons
compared with 45,019,019 net tons TO
1901. Iron ore and minerals consti
tute approximately half OF this freigh
tonnage. In 1902 there were 27,S9S
Ala gross tons OF ore and minerals re
ceived at lake ports from domesti
sources; in 1901. 20,770447 gross tons
Coal contributed, S.256,117 net tons t
the receipts of 1902, and 9,205,T64 ne
tons in 1901.
The final figures for arrivals an
clearances of vessels in the coastin
trade on the great lakes for 1902 Civ
in net registered tons; arrivals, 1869
251 tons; clearances. 74,S07,71S tons
The maximum movement occurred i
August when arrivals totaled 10,59S,17
tons and clearances 10,S4S,3S4 ton!
Freight traffic through the Sault st
Marie canals amounted to 35,96l, Ia
net tons in 1902, 24,403 ,065 tons in 100
and 25,643,073 tons in 1900. Freigf
tonnage passing through the Portag
lake ship canals was 2,6S2,1S9 tons.
Traffic in Coal.
On the Atlantic and Gulf coast