The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
MOVEMENT OF
GRAIN And FLOUR
OCTOBER SHOWED A FALLING
OFF OF 30,00O,0O0 BUSHELS.
The Statistical Bureau of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor
Makes Public Its Report for the
Month of October-Freight Traffic
of Trunk Lines.

From the Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Dec. THE move
ment of grain and flour during Octo-
Der is reported by the statistical
bureau of the department of COM
merce and labor as follows:
Receipts of wheat at eight principal
markets for the current crop year to
Nov 1 were S3,732,179 bushels, COM
pared with 113,931.417 bushels in
1902 and 10S,203,333 bushels in 1901.
The current years shortage is partly
due to backwardness Of season and
also to slow adjustment of price lev
els in the home and foreign markets.
The trunk line movement of flour
during forty-four weeks ending With
Oct. 81, from Chicago and Chicago
points eastward, was 3,565,040 bar
rels, compared with 4,066,3lS in
1902 and 5,559,916 in 1901.
In grain shipments to the seaboard
trunk line trade amounted to 6S,S6b,-
900 bushels to the end of October,
1903, compared with 59,96S,OOO in
1902 and S9,4S5, 900 in 1901, indicat-
ing tendency to recover the lost
ground of the preceding year. r.
In provision traffic the trunk lines
have had fairly constant record for
three years, 1,15O,O71 tons being car
ried to Oct. 81, 1903, compared with
1,123,225 tons in 1902 and 1.1s2,2 PAT
tons in 1901. Shipments Of zinc and
spelter at ST. Louis for, ten months
amounted to 2,141,60S slabs, COM
pared with 2,154,35O slabs in 1902.
Lead shipments were 1,6S4,02S pigs
in 1903 and 1,134.156 pigs in 1902.
Receipts of pig iron at Cincinnati
show a decrease from 47,515 tons ir
October. 1903, to 64.025 tons in Octo.
Der. 1902. For ten months receipts
70 n <
tons in 1902. E..s. .
Shipments Of grain by rail from
Buffalo, exclusive Of lake trade to The
seaboard, were. to Oct. 81, this year
75,297,30O bushels. compared will
72,7o7,127 in the corresponding
months of 1902, and 75,S5o,042 bushels
in 1901. Grain traffic by canal from
elevators for the season to Oct. 81
1903, amounted to 15,029,34S bushels
compared with y12,957,326 bushels il
1902 and 15,77ES07 bushels in 1901.
October freight receipts on the Grea
Lakes were 7,10O,246 net tons, com
pared with 7,177,S65 tons in Septembe
and S,375,944 in August. The tota
saceipts for ten months were 5O,l92,
963 net tons, compared with 46,143,
3S9 net tons in 1902. Coal shipment
for ten months were 13,12S,8S2, in
Guiding 1,30S,931 tons loaded for yes
sells consumption. Shipments of Goa
amounted only to 7,972,7S1 tons, tn
difference being due to the anthracit
strike. The total registered tonnag
of $3.50 arrivals for ten month
ending with October, at all lake port
reporting, was 65,1O6,597 net tons.
Tonnage of east and west-boun
freight on the Sault Ste. Marie canal:
to the end of October, 1908, was 81
369,785 net tons, in contrast with 30
931,213 net tons in 1902, and "a, 543
go in 1901. West-bound coal thl
season amounted to 6,29l, ,466, com
pared with 4029,275 tons in 1902 an
3,975.79O tons in 1901.
Receipts of grain at New York, IL
cluding flour reduced to bushels {
wheat, for ten months this year Ner
O1.35S,374 bushels, compared wit
93,229,6S6 bushels in 1902. Octobe
receipts were 12,099,919, of whic
2,259,600 bushels came by canal. A
Boston this years receipts to the en-
of October were 25,274,159 bushel
compared with 25,035,8S0 in 1902.
Philadelphia the corresponding fie
ures were 31,6O7,2S3 bushels, con
pared with 3O,64s,66s bushels. At Ba
.timore, 41,907,915 bushels, compare
with 32962.187 bushels. &C.,.