The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-09
OCTOBER SUMMARY
Internal Commerce Conditions
Are Recited.
BUREAU OF STATISTICS
Movement of Live Sto C k
Shows a Good Condition.

lows:
prising receipts at five principal markets
amounted TO 3,245. 4e9 head in October
compared with 3,1s4.610 head in Septem-
Der, and 27425s9 head in Augunst. The
corresponding figures last year were as
follows: October, 5,547,714; September,
3.044 ,259 head, and August 256s. oa5 head.
receipts Of all kinds for ten months end
ing with October. 1908. were 269l9. AS,
compared with q, 395 ,e6s head in 1892 and
j7,f24, 7ol head in 1901. The relative i'm
portance Of the five markets concerned
is seen in the statement that Chicago
is credited with 1854 ,S29 head, Kansas
City with as head. Omaha with A.
265, Isl head. st. Louis with 3.0e6, 352 head,
and st. Joseph with 2.52l. los head. Re
ceipts at st. Paul were 1,427162, and at
Sioux City 1.152.0S7 head. Exports of live
stock amounted to 67.421 head during DC
tober and imports to $500 head, the net
results of imports and exports being a
gain of 1S.0S1 head. For the ten months
ending with October there was a loss OF
Alp, 400 head.
markets for the current crop year to No
vember :. were So, 49, 40 bushels. COM
pared with 1l3, 93l,4l7 bushels in 1902, and
l0s 203, $50 bvushels in 1901. The current
years shortage is partly due to back
wardncss of season and also to slow ad-
justment of price levels in the home and
foreign markets. The trunk line move
ment of flour during forty-four weeks
ending with October 81, from Chicago
and Chicago points eastward was 3.563, 040
barrels. compared with 4.06S317 In 1902
In grain shipments TO the sea board
trunk-line trade amounted to IS So. 900
bushels to the end of October, 1903 COM
pared with 5s.96s0Oo in 1902 and SO. 4S5. 600
In 1901, indicating a tendency to recover
the lost ground the preceding year In
provision traffic the trunk lines have had
fairly constant record for three years
115s,o71 tons being carried to October 81.
1909. compared with 1.123. z25 tons in 1902
and 1,1o2,2i7 tons in 1901. Shipments of
zinc and spelter at St Louis for ten
months amounted to 2141. sos slabs, COM
pared with 2154.35O slabs in 1902 Lead
shipments were 1.6S4.O2 pigs in 1903 and
1134.156 pigs in 1902 Receipts of pig iron
at Cincinnati show {. decrease from AZ
515 tons in October. 1903 to 64025 tons in
October. 1902. For ten months receipts
were 496,90i tons in October 1902. For ten
months receipts were 496 904 tons in 1903
and 595,S93 tons in 1902. Shipments of
grain by rail from Buffalo. ex laketrade
TO the seaboard. were, TO October 81, this
year. 1921. 300 bushels. compared with
- 1nT 12- i'm tho coyrecDondina r,oDtl,c of
1902, and 75,S5O.042 bushels in 1901. Grain
traffic by canal from elevators for the
season to October 81 1903. amounted to
15.02e,3 4s bushels. compared with 12.95L326
bushels in 1872 and 15,77l .207 bushels in
1901. October freight receipts on the
Great Lakes were 7.1OS.246 net TONS SOM
pared with ..177.Ss5 tons in September and
S.375,9H in August. The total receipts for
ten months were 50,192 963 net tons, COM
pared with 4614S,3S9 net tons in 1852. Coal
shipments for ten months were 1312s. $50,
including 1,3oS. 931 tons loaded for yes
sells consumption. Shipments of coal in
1902 to the corresponding date amounted
only to 7.972.7Sl tons. the difference being
due to the anthracite strike. The total
registered tonnage Of $3.50 arrivals for
ten months ending with October, at all
lake ports reporting, was 65.l0e .597 net
tons. Tonnage of east and west bound
freight on Sault Ste. Marie canals. to the
end of October 1906 was 1896 7s5 net
tons. in contrast with 80 93l,213 net tons
IN 1909 and 24.543.s1o in 1901. West-bound
coal this season amounted to 6.23l .iss
compared with 4029 20 tons in 1902 and
1870. 80 tons in 1901
RareiptS Of Ne York ipcTf,f-
ing -four reduced to bushels Of wheat
for ten months this year were 1O1,S5 ,s74
bushels compared with g. 229. $50 bushels
in 1852 October receipts were L 0ss a1s
OF which Esq 60o bushels came by canal.
At Boston this years receipts 10 the end
Of October were 25.274159 bushels. com
pared with 25.os5Sso in 1892 AT PhiladeI-
pha the corresponding figures We're 81
500 2s3 bushels. compared with 30 64s esS
bushels At Baltimore Al sO7 sl5 bushels.
compared with 3. So 49, bushels.
Reports of cosstwise shipments Of coal
from seaboard points 10 destinations on
the Atlantic and gulf coasts show that
for the ten months ending with October
y. 3e0S42 tons were carried. Of which 15.-
l47.o2e tons were shipped from New York.
5.327. $40 tons from Philadelphia. f4I ~
tons from Baltimore. and I4I4elf ions
from Newport News. Fortl-three weeks
ending with October 25.347. 7sj9s2 feet Of
southern pine were received at New YORK
by coasting vessels. compared with 2-e-
lI5$5s feet IN ted Receipts OF coal IT
Boston for ten months were 1922 tons
compared with 3.29,45S tons in iaE Re
ceipts from foreign sources in 1s0G were
ll-4.1-G tons compared with 6o42se in 49,
In southern territory the total receipts
Of cotton for two months. including Sep
iernber and October. We're 2.-94e44 bales
compared With 32l1.26l bales I'm lse and
@S7e. 4eS in 1871. Net overland receipts
have shrlinken 10 a.6la bales compared
with is2-l+i bales in e. and lss ~ in isi.
Shipments ~ grain since September IT
New Orleans this year mounted 70 e.073.-
SS2 bushels compared with a,S2I@5 bush
els in Isoe At Galveston. Tor the same
period sea ~ bushels II grain we're
shipped compared with 45ss - bushels
in $50
On tn. Paciiic coast the f17lit-t7.sdc
year ending with Novershe~ 7 Shous that
2--z7s cars of Oranges and lemons were
shipped fron southern California rorn-
pared vi;h Sc ears IN 1872 aad = Is
ears in IsI. From the SEAPORT - Port
land Tacoma, and Ses,tIe S-lSSi barrels
% four vere shipped 20 oriental 5estir-
s,ious Tor the four months ending WITH
October IS'S. compared with ta-z- hsr-
refs .o- The corresponding r.rioi Ia lsc
Tho ccastwiss coal TONNAGE - Tscorua
fer the ten months ending with octobe-
so SsS fsz.eS$ scous ard easS;-iss lu---
her shipments amounted - - - 80 fe~t
-. u
ending with October. : ssS-7oS tons -e-s