New-York tribune., 1903-11-07
DOMESTIC COMMERCE.
Gratifying Conditions Set Forth in
September Summary.
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/ fFs1M THE TRIBUSE sUHEAUI
| Washington. Nov S.-A gratifying condition Of IN.
ternal commerce is presented by the monthly reno-
OF the Bureau of Statistics which IS summarized !.
follows:
merce Of the United states IS charscfsrizsd :.
| rule. by rapidly enlargng movements OF sta2ls
primary centres. and by the accumulation of sun
PPtber 81 oI1s, ~ s i ais slcn as lumber coal snG
| tres Increasing shipments Of produce 10 the Sc
together with decline IN the voiume 81 t-sfrc -
lakes rivers and canals. are also features Of the
In the livestock trade according - these return.
EGSs I'VE. western markets. including Chicago. Kansas
bned receipts OF sis4siO head In september In isT
receipts were 75isOl head and 3o4fz59 head IN %
tsrnber FOR three successive years 81 sif h
| i IsSi 35.ssS IN lst2 and bJ2l3 IN 1893. For nfas
Inontns mont ending with se2te9aer l9ol 2t5slo head
S,osSl9 IN iSS Of taIs latter number II 5siS head
St Joseph. Receipts az 81 Paul FOR nine rio5Ss
amounted 10 l0-Js9 head. and at Sioux City Llslis
stocks. of cut meats on September % at I've mar.
Ksts ndlcte much stronger reserve IN this species
ago. The combined stocks September 5o. fsoe AZ
1I42 $50 pounds In 1853 being q gain OF SO per cent
The corresponding stocks IN lsM were 12.a94.s7s
Comparison Of wheat rscePts a eight markets 70
els in 1902 and 5f59l 20 bushels in 1913 The current
years receipts appear 70 Be approximately onsthtrd
Zinc % and II spesr i receipts at 81 LOUIS ior TIE a,r
three quarters OF 1902 were 6 SO slabs. compared
1.559.7i5 pigs in 1902 and 1.s00s25 pigs in 1903.
In the lake trade freight receipts az it5 ports ~
pared with Ll77.Sf5 net tons in September, tse>
Compared w With & x ss tons rs IN hi 1853 ''' 'o'
During september Of the current year lss7.ns
lakes and s7Se net tons were sent 70 foreign ports
September fi452 5O net tons Of coal we're shiprsd
IN the domestic lake trade and 4556Z4t net tons n
tons Ihis total includes coal loaded on steamers
The registered tonnage reported shows that tna
arrivals for nine months in 1902 we're 5512f073 tons
compared with IS e5.91 tons in the current season
For six months. By way Of Sault Ste. Marie canals
in 1903
sons TO September 90. 1887 persons IN 1902. aat
At the North Atlantic seaboard the four portS ~
Boston New-York. Philadelphia and BaltlnOre sfys
september's receipts al the four ports were 5ssTsi
nine months In 1902 i5s s $50 bushels we're received
and 17s 80 SO bushels in 1895.
els Including four and meal reduced to bISheIs IN
comparison with 1S94s2 bushels in September 1904
ceived and = p sl3 .ss barrels IN 1909 -.
AT New-fork Se2ten6ers receipts were I+5S1
months receipts tOtalled sl0Sll9I bushels IN Iafc
ceipts at Nev,-York n per cent came bv RAN ard
zl72 per cent BY canal a fractional amount ar
At Philsdsi0hia septeubers receipts were 4e7ia 70
1903 For nine months in isGs recsi1ts we're s. - s.
bushels and sos .69I bushels in 1875 . 49,.
4f75,s5l bushels, and 327S125 bushels IN 100 Nine
months receipts IN Iso2 were 2s.to71n bushels a-i
Inspected receipts Of grain at Portland Ne: ra-
Of which 51.576 came from Canadian sources
5S7 322 from American sources For nine -lr-',-
S.S4iS53 bushels were received. of which 6fi7.c'
came from Canadian sources and -'-6, E9 f--1.
Coal companies reporting eoastwise shipmeuts IT,
way OF New-York. Phil1delPhia- Baltimore a".
Elr. rnr.1fta aaf r-T
tions. give 2139.2s0 tons September shtp1l-rt..
and for the nine nSntns IN -llio.3ti tors. Of
shipped from New-York. ~ SOS tons from Fr
tons from Newport News.
The Teceipts Of coal at Bosten for s.p,ep'be- r.
For the nine months ending with S-pten-sr 81.
2S40.715 tons arrived Boston ard &J-Gss t1l- e..
1905. OF which Sz05.67s came cOas1wise. Ia.+a@-
foreign sources by sea and 2S2S2l tasls eas. --.-
In Southern territory the total available -1pa-y
Of cotton on September o. 1901 Wa laa6f'$ bales
yr. ~ !s a. r. S1 a. oIg1rsJ % Tb 81 -, les
1902 and 567soS bales in 1908. Overland shpme.
ia September were comparatively ulsizlihcant 81
s's fSg fs TJa rom io i751 beslei IN 1 20 issa ta
in 1865 These figures cover oniy the first month
Shipments OF pine lumber from Virginia and ,.e
I IN A.sst; - s -
States. were reported as 262i3,S6 feet, Of which
~ bJ lge rS ys;lo1 S o eipI9st @ -aS -
Southwest for eight months ending with 1901 were
sand feet in 1902 and 2071S69 thousand feet IN l@2
,o Grain Ieee52iS jf at NeSoTleans i}r g
ceipts OF grain for nine months 1902 were i461oe
bushels and 8 6ae 2S6 bushels in 1S63 ~ Calves
ton where shipments are reported s.O2 49, bushels
On the Paciic Coast redwood lumber shipments
from upper California for September were o. as
1872. For nine months ending with September rs
.64 363 feet were shipped in 1908 and 19l26s6 feet
Traffc movements by rivers and canals show ths.
ib I5orcrlbs Ri5sr tal1a Win sC,-+4 =
I633.S42 tons. compared with T.0fffof n tsle
Pittsbur~ was 295SS22 tons and at Louisville. ky.
by way way Of canal and river la5ls65 70 Septemos-
of grain by the Erie Canal Tor the season 70 Sep
with fo3i2ssS in 1907 and 1203fe9 bushels IN ise.
Tho total freight tonnage on the New-York Stste
tons. compared with 2177.5O tons IN 1902 and $50
Anthracite coal shipments for September 1ss
we're +654 80 tons being the lehtest to1naSe move
ani is TO be COMPARED with 4s-a1 As tons In se1tss
ber 1871. For nine months ending with SeoJenos-
Is i$ TOMS TOMS in @ 0f the HrSs foT the year m
beng 10 So.SsS tons showins the effects OF redHe-
tion by the anthracite strike.
,sa rSi,rosg lines asf Of Fiftsbur, 9r5 F,yis S5-
compared Win 203 tons in 1902 and 81 Se3.G,
tons in 1905 seven railroads handling Ohio Goa
months os 1902 and 1o52t 3'e tons in 1898
The Chesaneale ard ohio coke and ~c'l rnov.-
Hent to the end Of sUgust. 12f2 was Se59 222 tons
ard $s1So4 tons m lst3. on tac G,tnern -
tons i'm 1908. RaItinnore ard Oh0 Fa'f~cad 14os5s-
ton tons ssht% % months - IN -sct @ 3 Or = - ~ & @ IONS r}5s =
1902 (ulnc mOnthsl aul S@2No tons IN 1873 chicago.
5SS4 esS tons in 1917 eisht monthsl and ss5's tons
si1ce Nay / 1000 Texas uetroIe-,ul ssjomas-,ss
Srgoes of -yrich were ebic1c5 eroul Por- Artnl
and 80 carsues from Sabine Pass.
MEXICO NEEDS MANY CHINESE.