The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-06
DOMESTIC COMMERCE OF
THE UNITED STATES

sources by sea. and 252.321 tons domestic
by rail
Ina Southern territory the total avail
able supply of cotton on September 30,
1901. was .066.OlS bales. compared with
]. al ,765 bales in 1902 and 91S,032 bales in
1900. Receipts at ports To September
%, 1901, were 1881 bales. compared with
500 So5 bales in 19o2 and 5556oS bales IN
1903. Overland shipments In September
were comparatively insignificant in con-
trast with former years, and Southern
mill takings fell from 1881 bales in 1902
to 11S090 bales in-l903. These figures
cover only the first months movements
in the cotton crop year.
Trade in Southern Pine.
Shipments Of pine lumber from Vr-
ginia and the Carolinas in August. 1908,
covering approximately half of the total
lumber shipment from these States.
were reported as 3e.2i2.Sl6 feet. OF which
l0.254.G92 fees We're shipped by water and
10 $50. l24 feet hy rail. Yellow pineship-
ments from the Southwest for eight
months ending with 1901 were l,5e5, 555
NJ feet. compared with l,750.S5S VI feet
IN 1892 and 2.07l.See NJ feet in 1905.
Grain receipts at New Orleans for Sep
TENDER. 1902, were 2.2s5. Ola bushels. COM
pared with 1901 $50 bushels. including
-four reduced 10 bushels. Receipts OF
grain for nine months. 1902, We're 1901
OF bushels, and 25.6C2 $50 bushels in 1903.
At Galveston. where shipments are re-
ported S922 $50 bushels were shipped in
1902 and Il. S35. $50 bushels in 1903. -
on the Pacific Coast redwood lumber
shipments from upper California for
September We're p. 296 e6S feet. compared
with 81 ss7. $50 feet in September. 1902.
For nine months ending with September
2ls. 76s. 500 feet We're shipped in 1903 and
191, 26S,2C6 feet in 1902.
Traffic movements BY rivers and ca
nails show that for the nine months end
ing with September the Monongahela
River tonnage amounted TO 7.6Ss,3i2 tons,
compared with 7Gl4 401 tons IN 1902. Ton
mage by way of the Davis Island Dam.
below Pittsburg. was 2.95S 81 tons. and
AT Louisville. Ky, by way OF canal and
river. 1,S55.S65 TO September 80. 1903. COM
pared with 1871. $50 in 1902 Shipments of
grain by the Erie Canal for the season
TO September 80. 1901. were II 993.2f bush
els. compared with 70, s42 sos in 1852 and
u. csc. SI9 bushels in Is02 The total
freight tonnage on the New York State
canals % the end OF September. 1871. was
2.425.74. rons compared with 2.277.7i0 tons
in 1902 nd 2.e5s. 23l tons in 1893
Anthracite Coal Shipments.
Anthracite coal shipments for septem-
Der. rs03. werc f654.44t tons. being the
lightest tonnage movement of any
month OF the current calendar year.
and is to be compared with 1928
tons in September, 1901 For nine
months ending with September. A. 1855. 293
tons have been shipped, compared with
90 -. i26 tons in 1901. the figures for the
year 1872 being 19.Sf0.Sss tons. showing
the effects of reduction by the anthra-
cite strike.
Coal and coke tonnage originating on
Pennsylvania Railroad lines east of
Pittsburg and Erie for the first thirty
nine weeks of 1901 was 24.700.sG tons.
compared with Is S74.2 03 tons in 1892 and
=. SO. 41s tons in 1853 Seven railroads
handling Ohio coal report 10. rs. O65 net
tons as shipped in the first nine months
OF 1902. and 1851. so tons in 1903
The Chesapeake end Ohio coke and
coal movement 20 the end of August
1902. was 1858 20 tons. and 3.S7S078 tons
in 1903; on the Southern Railway, 2,0f5,-
45i tons In 1902 (seven months and 3
ls4, 7O5 tons in 1903: Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. a. 0s5 SD tons geight months]
in 1902 and i5.S544 80 tons in 1853. St
Louis reports receipts Of 5.75s. POS tons II
1902 Cnine months) and 1852. $50 tons in
1903. Chicago. 5.6s4. 9sS tons in 1902 (eight
monthsl and $50 709 tons in 1903
Since May !. 1902. Texas petroleum
shipments amounted to 9.I24. 200 barrel.
in $50 cargOes. $50 cargoes Of which were
shipped from Port Arthur and 2lO car,
goes from Sabine Pass