The Washington times., 1903-04-03
UPWARD MOVEMENT Of
OUR DOMESTIC TRADE
Receipts of Grain On Atlantic Seaboard
Nearly Doubled-MoTe AnthIs-
cite Shipped.

Domestic trade movements, as report
ed in the February Summary Of Inter
nal Commerce" issued by the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics, show a general
Improvement over conditions at the cor
responding date last year. In live stock,
in movements OF wheat and -four, IN
movements Of corn, and in traffic on
the Great Lakes. the figures showing
present conditions indicate decided
advance over those Of the correspond
ing date last year.
In live stock. the traffic operations at
five Western Centers amounted during
February to 4715I ears, having ad-
vanced from Il ,387 cars IN February.
1902. ard 1888 cars in February. 1901.
For the two months ending with Feb
ruary this year, 99. .202 cars were re-
ported, compared with IS, ,2S7 cars TO the
end Of February. 1902. and IS, ,4g7 ears for
the first two months OF 1901.
Receipts of wheat at eight markets
to the end of February for the current
crop year are reported as amounting to
POI 800 ,28S bushels. A year ago the re-
ceipts were 1s5. .3Z0. TAG bushels. and for
an equal period in 1901, total OF f63,-
1S5.469 bushels. There has, therefore,
been a progressive increase during these
three seasons in the volume of grain
received at these interior centers. The
-four trade al Minneapolis during 1903
has thus far averaged much higher
than during the preceding two years.
The weekly production for the first
nine weeks Of 1903 averaged 303, ,046 bar
reIs. compared with 289. 40I barrels IN
1902, and 249,9s barrels for ike period
in 1901. Shipments show an equally
marked enlargement.
A. the North Atlantic seaboard. re-
ceipts Of grain, including -four reduced
to bushels. at Boston. New York. Phila-
delphia and Baltimore are reported as
amounting to 1917. .539 bushels in Feb
ruary, 1908. compared with 1880, 80
bushels in February, 1902. making a gain
of s, ,421, ,759 bushels. Milk receipts at Phil
adelphia in 1902 amounted TO I04. .720. I42
quarts. compared with I03. .43T .344 quarts
in 1901 and 102. .556, ,30s quarts in 1900.
transatlantic shipments OF live stock
for eight months from Atlantic seaboard
ports show 1858 head OF cattle, H.
947 head of sheep and ALA horses. The
coastwise coal trade reports receipts
at Boston during February of an extra
ordinary amount OF foreign coal by sea
out OF a total Of 644 SO tons arriving
from all sources, 246,541 tons we're for
eign coal by sea, and 59S,274 tons do
nestle. Of which only 50,5 595 tons came
by rail. The amount of foreign coal
received during February, 1902. which
was a normal month, was 6,9S4 tons ouL
Of a total of 2S7, ,1s2 tons. For the
two months ending with February, Bos-
ton coal receipts were 1882 tons this
year. compared with 657,746 tons last
year
IN Southern territory, port receipts OF
cotton to the end os February this year
amounted to 6.5g9, $50 bales, in contrast
with {, ,46s SIS bales last season and o.
S65. .053 bales in the preceding season
The overland movement IS credited with
s47. .S5T bales this season, 8TT,4TT bales
last season. and S32.9z bales in the
preceding season. Southern mill takings,
net. were 1.190 500 bales this season,
compared with .O62. .228 bales last sea-
son, and s72.619 bales in the preceding
season. Port receipts and Southern mill
takings appear TO constitute growing
proportion OF the cotton crop. while
overland receipts show tendency 10 re-
duction in favor Of local demands and
/ shipments by water.
Shipments of anthracite coal in Feb
ruary are reported as amounting 10
/ :. 5.070. sos net tons, and fer January. 8
/ 9S4 $50 tons making grand total Of
/ Il OBS. .958 tons for the first two months
Of this year. For the corresponding
months OF 1902 there we're shipped s.
/ 279. .3eI tons. and of 1901. 9-3o6 994 tons
Shipments of coke from the ConneIls-
vile region for eight weeks ending with
February, were 77.782. cars this year.
compared with s4.252 ears IN 1902. aud
/ 81. .497. cars in 1901 At St. Louis. Feb
ruary. receipts OF coal were 512,99 tons,
compared with 4S7. .232 tons in February.
+ 1902. For the two months ending with
February, 1850. .e32 tons were received
this year and ]. SIS tons last year At
Chicago. coal aud coke receipts for two
months we're 2.215.361 tons this year.
compared with ]. I.S63.444 tons las. year