The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-13
Commerce Statistics Show Large
Gains in Volume of Business
in United States.
STOCK SHIPMENTS NOTICEABLE
Wheat and Flour Receipts at the
Leading Markets Reveal I'M
mense IncreaSeS-Cotton
Industry Growing.
The BoGuolic Bureau.
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Washington. July 12.-Internal commerce
rorditions. shown by the monthly report
% the Department OF Commerce and Labor.
through its Bureau of Statistics compare
favOrably with the corresponding period of
: last year.
For the month Of May receipts of live
stock AT five Western markets have been
larger than either of the two preceding
rlOnths. total of 25l2.50l head having ar
rived. compared with 2.i6l.SsS head in April
and e,Sio,il9 head in March of the current
year.
The usual course of trade Is in the other
direction. and these larger receipts may be
accounted for partly by the excellent condi-
lion of pasturage throughout the producing
sections owing to the more prolonged period
al rainfall. For five months ending with
May this year 12,5Si.79O head of stock have
been received at Chicago. Kansas City,
Omaha. 81. Louis and St Joseph. For the
corresponding period in 1902 a total of 70
hi2506 head were reported. showing that this
season Is fully up to that of lane in this
branch of trade. In 1901 the receipts amount
Cd TO l3.2lS,a25 head. If the livestock trade
he taken as an index to economic conditions
generally. 1t would seem that firm and
even level of prosperity had been MAIN
famed with at least fair prospects of con-
nnuance. This view is confirmed ny COM
.farison. of the movement of live stock from
: kansas City and St. Joseph for feeder and
untry demand
During the five months under consdera-
lion 1881 head were sent from these two
markets. whereas in 1902 only 2S75sS head
were sent and in 1901 ~ 19s head These
hgrres indicate that the feeding flocks of
the stock-raising sections tributary to the
large slaughtering centers are steadily be-
ing rehabilitated
WHEAT
For the crop year up to June .. the total
receipts Of wheat at eight markets were
2285l9.5ll bushels. compared with 2l1. 656. sos
bushels in 1902 and 21SoS5.OS7 bushels in 1901
! hese hsures cover ten months of the crop
year IN spring wheat section and eleven
months in winter wheat section. ThrS
SHOW. however, that for the fun crAn Mar
the volume of receipts undoubtedly win ex-
oeSd those Of either 1901 or 1902.
The weekly average shipments of flour
from minneapolis for the first TWENTY-FIVE
weeks of the current year were 325 ISL har
Teis. COMPARED with go SIS barrels in 1902
a nd .SS M. barrels in 1901 For the week
week. '''e ieN'
Shipments of grain from elevators at Ru,-
1alo for tne five months ending with NAV
were 5Leil.NS bushels. compared with os
!S-'ot bushels last year. ana 2iIs3.S eI husb-
up TO the end of May were 200. 1872 bysbeIs
compared with 2.TGs 1876 bushels last ssaSon'
On the great lakes 1919 ports report : Iia
81 net tons Of freight received and -
the season 10 the end of Nav 10 $40 Sf- - ~.
tons. compared with 10 692 9o; ,et to,,s j.;
Jt0s The volume of traffic is therefore Trac
ucally as large as last years in enita ~
me somewhat later opening, of nayiration
this year. 7''oii
IRON SHIPMENTS
Shipments of iron ore to the end of Nav
were 4'oli.1o3 tons. compared with 51I2 qT9
tons in 1892. Traffic through the SauI,e Ste
Marie canals reached a total of 6S39 SIG not
tons 10 May 81, this year, compared with
At the North Atlantic seaboard Tho r
ports OF Boston. New York. PhiIadelnb3,
and Baltimore report les. 25O0f2 bUsbeie 80
grain received, including flour ard meal re-
cuced TO bushels for 1--WE months enri,So
with May. Last years receipts We're 81
3iS. iSe bushels, being gain of 25.s,1 5So
bushels. ''F'
Inspected receipts of grain at Portland
Me, for five months were $500 I56 b,,si,aIs
of which l.37SSe1 bushels came from smer'
lean sources and 4511.S3i bushels from g.
madam sources.
Coastwfse coal shipments from five sea-
board points 10 co2Stwise destinations shov,
that 9.9s2 4s35 tons were carried during tho
four months ending with April. April alone
contributing 2.Sji.6l4 tons. Receipts at Rns
Non for FIVE months This wear We're . $50 SO
TONS compared with 1851, 165 tons year
ago.
LUMBER.