New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
DOMESTIC TR1DE.
Marked improvement for February
of This Year ShO5cn.

Washington Apr-l 5 (SpeciaD.-A marked i'm
movement in domestic trade movements IS shown
by the figures issued today by the Treasury De
pa-tnent and a gratifying feature Of the increase
is thai has been gradual and continuous In
slrrost every line increase y 70 be noted IL
some instances the Improvement being most marked
one of the most notable growths Is n the live
stock traffic, the operations il FIVE Western cen
tres having amounted during February to 4I.l5l
cars an advance from 4 SS7 in Feh-uary. 1902
and & 9Ss cars in February. Is11- For the two
months ended with February this year 80 2a2 cars
were reported. compared with SS2S1 to the end
of February. 1892 and SS.i97 for the first two
months Of 1901.
Receipts Of wheat at eight markets TO the end
q February for the current crop year are re
ported as amounting TO 20L5o9. 2SS bushels. year
ego the receipts We're 1S&10-46 bushels and for an
equal period IN 1901 total OF 163,-S5 46s bushels
There has. therefore. been progressive increase
during these three seasons in the volume o. gram
received ct these interior centres. The -four trade
II Minneapolis during 1875 has thus far averaged
much higher than during the preceding two years.
The weekly production for the first nine weeks Of
-s averaged sos o4s barrels compared with 2Sa+01
barrels in 1872 and 993 barrels for like period
n 1q1 Shipments show an equally marked en-
larEerent
On the Great lakes traffic during February was
e-v subject winter conditions. and confined 70
--a1sIale operations On Lake Michigan Neverthe-
less. the receipts at ports reporting for February
were - sg3 tons compared with 17o50S tons in Feb
r.arv 1879 and I6s $50 tons n February 1901 For
-he two months ended with February. 1893, 1,49o
arrivals os vessels were reported with registered
tonnage os -5-s.-s6 net tons COMPARED with l.E5
arrivals in the first TWO months Of 1902 and 1253699
registered net tons.
A. -he North atlantic seaboard receipts OF grain,
including -four reduced 70 bushels at Boston, New
York Thf.aselphia and Baltimore are reported as
amounting to Is.172529 bushels in February. 1903,
rors0s~e5 with -0150-So bushels in February, 1902
making q gain Of s. s.=21759 bushels MIX receipts
al Philadelphia in 1872 amounted to 104,72o.1 .142
quarts compared with 105 1884 quarts in 1901 and
r0e 1855 quarts IN 1890
Transatlantic shipments Of livestock for eight
months f-crn Atlantic seaboard ports show 1755l
head Of cattle, II 81 head Of sheep and 2l74 horses
The coas-wtse coal trade reports receipts az Bos-
-o1 during February of an extraordinary amount
cF foreign coal by sea out Of total Of 6+4, ,Sl5
tons arriving from au sources 24s,61 tons were
foreign coal by sea and 39S. .24 tons domestic. Of
which only 90.595 tons came by rail The amount
rr foreign coal received during February. 1902
which vas a normal month was 1854 tons, out Of
e total q 2s7.12 tons For the two months ended
with February Boston coal receipts were 1922
tons this year compared with e57.745 tons last
year
II Southern territory. port receipts Of cotton 70
the end of February this year amounted 70 6s9 S89
bales IN contrast with 646s5-6 bales last season
and p5s bales - the preceding season The
overland movement is credited with Sf7S7 bales
this season. STAT taIes last season and 692.e2I
ines net were ls1 $50 bales this season compared
with 1sza2S bales last season and E72s9 bales in
the preceding season Port receipts and Southern
NH tak3ngs appear 70 constitute a growing pro
portion Of the cotton crop, while overland receipts
show tendency 70 reduction in favor Of looal de-
-.1ands and shipments by water.
Receipts Of naval stores from April :, 1902 70
the last Friday IL February this year show 18s7o5
lsarreIs os rosin reported al eleven markets IN
contrast with le5p 50 barrels IN 1872 and 1e72I79
eF4 from he
-thwest were 254-5sso25 feet IN January. 1913,
Compared with lsS 5+s 03e feet in January, 1852 and
.,s.7ET. .659 feet IL Jaruary- 1s11
On the Pacific Coast the lumber trade shows no
SINS OF abatement. From upper California z2174-
,,S feet Of redwood lumber were shipped during
the first two months o. the current year For tae
S 80 "a feet and in 800 a5.677-536 feet
ron EovsTIlte- IgG2 70 F7abruary 3. 1905 in
elusive, amounted 10 66o5 cars this season. com
pared with 753 cars last season and e,+-S cars II
the preceding season % the same date ,-,. z--
Ing l1c a =. -5 Lei a+-1 -5 - sSa - Z-zrs
. domestic destinations. including insular posses
Tarrr-. Wash. shipped -Lga0s3 bushels OF
Jul -llz ~ E>-rr-7r-- = 1903 5-0Ir barrels of
- rr-r9 --g~rr-a 10 Oriental ports
ss73E barrels from Seattle and 1851 barrels from
Fg5raarr was Characterized hy light river a1i
canal traffic throughout tte country generally on
The Moa7Heat.la River hoZyeZsr. - net tons
1913 against 1882 net tons n February -s2.
The combined or rTVlEEt passing LOUIS
vile through the canal and the falls fer the
two months ended with Fehruarv was 3e2 2a2 tons.
The tonnage moved hv way of Davis Island dam
amounted 50 IT net tons for the first Two months
Of this year On the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal for the six months ended with February.
1903 freight movement OF 25451 net tors was
-erC~tea.
Shipments % anthracite coal # February are
reported amounting 70 5.97o69S net tons, and
f0~ January 5S54l5a tons. making grand total OF
= 1g SIS for The first two months OF this year
For the corresponding months OF 1892 there were
eri--=E Ec-css- tons and Of -er e3ES e94 tons
Shipments o. coke from the Cunrellsville region
for eight weeks ended with February were 1872
-a-s This wear. -cu7pared with s4252 cars in 1902
ard s. 4e- II -eal- A. s. Louis February re-
cerrs IF coal 80 gG- tons compared with So.
go tons IN Ferruar- 1852 For the Two months
ended with February. 10-ae52 tons were received
his year and L02AS-S tons last year At Chicago
coal ana ccke receipts for Two months were -2l55ol
tons this year. compared with l,s34-i tons last