The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-13
HIGH LEVEL
MAINTAINED
Domestic Trade Holds Up to
Standard.
HOG SHIPMENTS LIGHTER
Receipts of Wheat Show Gain
for Season.
HOG SHIPMENTS LIGHTER

has characterized it during the earlier
months of the past year. Receipts of
hogs at Chicago Kansas City, Omaha.
| st. Louis and ST. Joseph, furnish possibly
the most notable exceptions. For the
eleven months ending November 1902
14,034,514 head of hogs were received at
the above markets, as compared with
| is, 7o6, 0o1 head for eleven months of 1901,
and 1854, Al head for the same period of
1900. The opposite tendency has been ap-
parent in the case of cattle and sheep.
The total receipts of all kinds, including
horses and mules, were, for the first
eleven months of 1902, %. AIS, 457 head. COM
pared with 3I,021 ,6lS head to the end of
November 1901. and 2s,69614S head for
eleven months of 1900
Receipts of wheat al eight different CEN
tiers to December /. 1902. amounted to
14s, 264,6s5 bushels, compared with 1868 -
SIG bushels for the corresponding period
of 1901. showing gain of II, ASS, s49 bushels
for the current season The provision
movement from Chicago and Chocago
points is somewhat larger than for the
first forty-eight weeks of 1901, the aver
age weekly movement being 256o1 tons
this year, as compared with 25,322 tons
per week for 1901. Flour and grain ship
ments We're, of course, very much higher
Reports from the southwest show
general growth in the volume of trade.
bushels of corn had been received in the
-
1850 bushels in a like period of 1901.
Arrivals of general merchandise in 1902
for the same period were 9.2S9 carloads,
compared with SITS carloads to the end
of November 1901. Building material is
another criterion of improvement LIP
carloads having arrived In 1902 for the
period mentioned. and SOP carloads in 1901
Cotton receipts have been much larger,
but marked decrease was reported in
the quantity of wheat received
At lake ports, during the month of No
vember 1902. 5,56S,500 ner tons of freight
were reported among arrivals from do
mestic sources, compared with 5,4G2 !Ss
tons for November 1901. For the eleven
months ending with November 1902 the
seasons receipts measured 81, 1859 net
tons of freight. in contrast with 80 26i POS
net tons for the equal period of 1901 The
seasons shipment of iron ore reached a
total of 26,375. 463 gross tons as coastwise
traffic, and 6S5i9 tons from foreign sour
ces. The coal trade on the lakes totaled
$3.50, 49, net tons as domestic shipments.
and i.450,S93 net tons to foreign ports
making grand total of il. 451 1884 net tons
of coal entering into the lake trade to the
end of November
The registered tonnage for eleven
months ending with November 1902. shows
arrivals of 11.40S vessels, with a total of
Il ,443,517 registered tons. and cIearances Of
1888 vessels, registered tonnage of a.
% 099 net tons
The Sault Ste. Marie canals report
total freight movement east and west
aggregating 35o6i, PSI tons, compared with
27.sl5,S51 last season and 25.27o53s tons in
1900. The Portage lake ship canals hand
led an aggregate tonnage of 257l, 12s tons
during the season.
At the four ports of Boston. New York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore. the receipts
of grain and flour Creduced to bushels)
amounted to 205. 900 167 bushels for eleven
months of 1892 compared with sol, 49,, 64S
grain and flour Teduced to bushels) for
the eleven months ending with Novem-
Der, 1902. amounted to 10i, 766 9S6 bushels,
compared with l2s472,572 bushels for the
similar period of 1901. At Boston, to
November So 1902. 2s.653. 100 bushels were
received, in contract with As. s23 go bushels
in eleven months of 1901. At PHILADELPHIA
the flour receipts show gain from 3.l3S.-
4i4 barrels in eleven months of 1901 to
S,77S.S97 barrels in eleven months of 1902
The figures for flour and grain are A.
601.9S9 bushels for eleven months in 1901.
and 3SSlS.7S4 bushels for eleven months
receipts in 1902 At Baltimore. receipts
of grain and -four reduced to bushels in
1902 to to November 50, were approx
mately half the quantity handled in the
same period of 1901.
The coal shipping companies reporting
from the four chief seaboard markets
for the ten months ending with October
show l2.4sl.303 tons entering into the
coastwise trade over the docks OF New
York. Philadelphia. Baltimore and New
port News. OF these ports. New York's
phia's 2.O50.96s tons: Baltimore's l.e76.774
tons. and Newport News 1895. 4SS tons.
The total receipts of coal at Boston 10
the end of November Ieoe. were S.Ssl. 20S
tons. compared with 4.5Ss42i tons in
eleven months Of 1901.
In southern territory the net overland
cotton movement 10 November Is. 1909.
was 800 $50 bales. compared with 81. Ss5
bales for the like period Of 1901 In the
distribution Of supply. the export trade
for eiShty-nine days Of the cotton sea-
son has somewhat declined. and the do
nestle spinners' takings have increased |
At Memphis. the leading interior market
.. lsc2. were 1887 bales. compared with
Sl7.5ls bales last season TO same date
Wheat receipts at New Orleans FOR seven
months ending with November lsGs. were
1872, 80 bushels, compared with 1855. IS
bushels in seven months 1891
on the Pacific coast the California lura-
Der trade continues 10 maintain its en-
lsrged volume over any OF the preceding
years. either in red wood or in ir and
pine shipments Fresh deci6uous fruit
shipments from California for the season
OF lsie. amounted 10 ia cars. compared
with seq cars in lSSS, and 45sS cars in
1875. The shipments Of 1872 were dis
trieuted as follows; To Chicago. I.Si
cars; l.i75 cars 10 New York. As cars tc |
points receiving less than 600 cars each