New-York tribune., 1903-03-14
INTERNAL. COMMERCE.
NO Falling off Shoru By the Fig
ares for January.

NtCo IOf OUet~Ut
washington March Is (Spec!aD. - Interesting
figures summarizing the internal commerce Of the
country for the month OF January show I'm
rortant dirninution of trafc and ne significant
falling below the general high level Of national
prosperity for the first month Of 1909. The move
rnent Of wheat, shown by the receipts at eight
winter and spring wheat markets. shows an in
crease OF considerable proportions over the re-
ceipts for the period in the two preceding
years the total being 1S. 1855 bushels. compared
with Ifl4S3 6s bushels to the end Of January, 1So2
and I6S 2es bushels tc the end Of January. 1901
Trunk line shipments OF grain of all kinds from
Chicago for the first FIVE weeks of 1903 amounted
80 1857 900 bushels compared with neISOOo bushels
IN 1902 and T. 1s4 900 bushels In 1901. 1he provision
shipments from Chicago this year notably IN
excess Of the preceding years For the hrst
five weeks of 1893 there shipped 1885 tons
compared with 27.S4s tons for the corresponding
period of 1902 and 10t sB tons for the same weeks
Of 1901 The export -four movement from Mime
spolis for five weeks ending with January amounted
10 az coo barrels compared with 5175 barrels fer
corresponding period in 1872. and A1Soo oarrels
n 1901. The total shipments from this point now
ever have not been quite equal to those OF the
corresponding period in 1900, Though largely IN e1
cess Of those Of 1901.
Trafhc Oh the Grkat Lakes during January of this
year has been somewhat lighter than for either
Of the two preceding years Winter lake move
ruents OF freights are chiefly translake In their
character and belong principally to Lake Michigan
The total receipts reported from all transaceions
in January 17a.e19 net tons. compared with
1e3ol7 tons in January, 1soe. and $50 tons In
January 1901 A feature of special interest IN the
lake trsie is the increased quantity Of shipments
of grain from Cana dian ports During lSG grano
total Of 3eI79.4 al bushels of grain was shlppeo
from Fort William and Port Arthur, Ont, COM
rared with SIS bushels in 1901. Out OF total
Of 79S bushels of wheat, 2205l1 ia bushels were
consigned TO Canadian ports and 13,F4S04 bushels
10 United States ports.
CosstUise commerce at the Atlantic and Gulf
Iz-jfh
1872 shows that the four ports Of NewTork. Phtla-
GeIphia Baltimore and Newport News shipped 1S-
1lo1s tons of coal TO coestwise destinations of
this quantity 1924 SS4 reported from New
York 27l go tons from Philadelphia, 1e23.61 tons
from Baltimore and 1,2So.5S3 tons from Newport
News. These figures comprise about IS per cent OF
the coal handled in coastwise trac. Coal receipts
a. Boston fer January. 1893 amounted to 5s4, ,ScS
tons Of which 252 SIS foreign coal by sea
and 24l 40 tons domestic coal. nearly all by water
In January. 1917. the grand total of receipts was
go sSS tons Of which only 51S0o tons were foreign
~ sea and 2l9 ,263 tons domestic coal
Reports from lSs fueling and steamship companies
show 2 total Of 2.63S 252 of coal put on
heard vessels for their own steamng purposes dur
1902 all except 4Ss tons Of which were soft coal
The quantity reported for the year 1901 s64
1et tons Coal shipments combined with fuel con-
sumption by vessels amounted 1855 81 tons in
1872 in comparison with 11,0624 AIS ions in 1901 If to
oTs SpSeb I vas '9 81 Sa tons in 1soS and 4s1s
i9l) the grand total of the coal trade on
40
Receipts of grain and -four at the Atlantic sea
Poard for tne first month of 1893 are, as rule
much in advance Of those of January; iSoZ hGr
and Baltimore January arrivals from the interior
g bushels neIudnE ell 5d -four r. reduced to
1872 making gain of 3.1S5.lS bushels or IL per
In the Southern States total Of s256o65 bales of
cotton are reported as gonsfng h eae f t6is
amount s sss hsies were receipts @ n o. sgnf s haes Ies
Al
the ne: overland shipments and 1oos 600 bales we're
iSF @ fioar, at NeW-riesns for twelve months
sompsred soas SlR Nth {0 I bushels IN 1901
Citrus fruit shipments from California to January
M With n NeVember 1 @ 1es give 44 cars hsys entered
g19 thts s FsG snd t. @ cars in M 1907 %
The Monongsss RigeE & the mG1eme1t nd ioc Of
No tup stream gives total of 81 IsS net tens tons
II JansaE 1905 ] as ganst 1n,s % sa net of 'Oas n tons
passed the river in January HGaad lSo 'SS tons IN
coai and coke trafc for representative railroads
is rePorts;d as fo2Ss S r 2n oF tne anaTy ia
a net tons compared with 329& 80 tons for Janu-
over last b aPd and f0Ri Ohio r. M
tons Of coal and COKE m I SeTe 1o IN 1901 The fe Ba
more and Ohio Railroad carried l,822 rs tons in
III tons coke and the balance anthracite coal
Shipments of petroleum from the Beaumont field ffI
sSs barrels. Since shipments peEsn in leSl to tn, tne
ehnped 1e Obtaining l. barreis of q gallons
each. -
The live stock movement at the five most prom
Ynfnf markets of the West may be taken as an
index Of the conditions in that part OF the country
For January 1903 total of 4O9 head OF cattle,
calves hogs and sheep reported, IN contrast
with 81 6S1 head for January, 1872 and 21sS2 2S
head for January. 1901. A continuous increase mas
occurred in these three years in the case OF the
receipts Of cattle calves and sheep, but marked
falling or in the of hogs. At Chicago, Kan
sas CITY Omaha ST Louis and St. Joseph the COM
hined receipts cattle in the first month OF this
year were CO l22 head compared with 586on head
in January. 1902 and 652.616 head In January lS0l
Receipts OF calves were respectively 2sA neaa: e
1880 head and I2.{32 head not including receipts
At Omaha and ST Joseph January 1ece1pts OF
Receipts of hogs in January. 1865 were l4eo soz
head. The much lighter figures OF lsl450 head for
January. 1902 and 1.719 054 mead for January Isel
feature the live stock trade. Nevertheless. the
+rafie receipts for January for three successive
Years beginning with 1901. have lost little: the
number Of cars arriving being respectively 52O0l,
g So and 52.sCe.
The feeder movement. including stock driven to
the country. for the corresponding period shows
an opposite tendency. so far as Kansas City ana
ST joseph are concerned. The combined feeder
movement of these two markets IN January, lSS
Included 46S head compared with 50,161 head In
u sruary. 1902, and 65.19 head in 1901.
NECTICUT.
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