Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
THE STATE OF TRADE
With Some Exceptions Main
tanned on a High Level.
RECEIPTS OF WHEAT
OF OVER ELEVEN MIL
LION BUSHELS.
Growth Reported From the Southwest
Greater Volume Of Traffic on the
Lakes-Coal Shipments.

course OF trade has, with certain eXcep-
tions, maintained itself on the high level
which has characterized it during the
lier 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 with November, 1902 A.
O34514 head of hogs were received at the
above markets, as compared with 1906
O21 head for eleven months Of 1901, and TO-
AT head for the same period of 1900.
The opposite tendency has been apparent in
the case of cattle and sheep. The total re-
ceipts of all kinds, including horses and
mules, were, for the first eleven months of
1902. 29,47S457 head, compared with 81
Oh, 61S head to the end of November, 1901.
and 2S,636, 143 head for eleven months of
1900.
Receipts of wheat at eight different GEN.
tiers to December 1, 1902, amounted to 49,,
1854, $50 bushels, compared with 136,SOS S36
bushels for the corresponding period of
1901, showing gain Of n.455.s49 bushels
movement from Chicago and Chicago
points is somewhat larger than for the
first fortyeight weeks Of 1901. the average
weekly movement being 25,601 tons this
year, as compared with 25.322 tons per
week for 1901. Flour and grain shipments
Were, of course, very much lighter.
Reports from the southwest show a gen.
eral growth in the volume of trade. At
Little Rock, for instance. 2,37s 400 bushels
of corn had been received in the first
eleven months of 1902, compared with
Las, 400 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 an
other criterion of improvement, LIZ car
loads having arrived in 1902 for the period
mentioned, and 5O2 carloads in 1901. Cot
fnr, n;yfn hnyva haay ,4l, L.,
marked decrease was reported in the guam
tity of wheat received.
Lake Commerce
At lake ports during the month of No
vember, 1892. 5,567, 800 net tons of freight
were reported among arrivals from do
nestle sources, compared with 5.46o, 4Ss
tons for November, 1901. For the eleven
months ending with November. 1902, the
seasons receipts measured 81, 71OS93 net
tons of freight, in contrast with 43 PSI 200
net tons for the equal period of 1901. The
seasons shipment of iron ore reached a
total of 1853 gross tons as coastwise
traffic, and 6S,519 tons from foreign sources.
The coal trade on the lakes totaled $780,
491 net tons as domestic shipments, and
4,45OS93 net tons to foreign ports, making
d grand total of ID, 431 1854 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 ar
rivals of TAOS vessels, with a total Of H.
1887 registered tons, and clearances of
1889 vessels, registered tonnage 72,215, 039
net tons.
The Sault Ste. Marie canals report a
total freight movement east and west ag-
gregatng 35,064 251 tons, compared with
21.S17,S11 last season, and 5,27O53S tons in
1900. The Portage Lake ship canals ham
died an aggregate tonnage of 2,571 lbs tons
during the season,
At Four Seaports.
At the four ports of Boston, New York
Philadelphia and Baltimore, the receipts of
grain and flour Creduced to bushels) amount
ed to 2O5, SOL, 1877 bushels for eleven months
of 1902, compared with 3O1, 49, GAS bushels
for the same period of 1901. At New York
the receipts of grain and flour reduced to
bushels) for the eleven months ending with
November, 1902, amounted to 1O4 766 $50
bushels, compared with 12S,472,572 bushels
for the similar period Of 1901. At Boston,
to November 80. 1902, 1868, 100 bushels
were received, in contrast with 1898 622
bushels in eleven months of 1901 AT Phila-
delphia the -four receipts show gain from
3, lis, Al barrels in eleven months of 1901 to
3, ga, S91 barrels in eleven months of 1902
The figures for flour and grain are 1907
$50 bushels for eleven months in 1901 and
81 s1S,7S4 bushels for eleven months re-
ceipts in 1902. At Baltimore receipts of
grain and flour. reduced to bushels in 1902
to November 80 were approximately half
the quantity handled in the same period of
1901.
Southern Cotton Movement.
In southern territory the net overland cot
ton movement to November %, 1902, was
3GO, $40 bales, compared with 391, SG5 bales |
for the like period of 1901. In the distribu-
ton Of supply, the export trade for eighty
nine days of the cotton season has some
what declined, and the domestic spinners'
takings have increased. At Memphis, the |
leading interior market in the cotton belt,
receipts to November %, 1902, We're 4,917 |
bales, compared with 81, SIS bales last sea-
son to same date. Wheat receipts at New
Orleans for seven months ending with No
vember 1902, were ID, 122, 1856 bushels. COM
pared with 16.57O,528 bushels in seven
in 1901.
On the Pacific coast the California lum-
Der trade continues to maintain its en-
larged volume over any of the preceding |
years, either in redwood or in fir and pine |
shipments. Fresh deciduous fruit ship |
ments from California fer the season of
1902 amounted to Z, 141 cars, compared with
5OO7 cars in 1898 and 4,56S ears in 1895. The |
of 1902 We're distributed as fol- |
lows: 1901 cars to Chicago, 1,475 cars to |
New York, I45 cars to Boston, 419 cars to
all other points receiving less |
than 300 cars each. The inward cargo ton |
mage at Tacoma for the first eleven months |
OF 1SUZ was lJO, lJI tons ana the outward |
cargo tonnage 9O0.235 TONS Deep sea ar j
rivals amounted to 814 vessels, compared |
with SC2 in the same period Of 1901.
River and Canal Traffic.
River and canal traffic at various points |
shows that on the Monongahela /
river the freight movement was S792 99S |
tons, as measured at locks Nos. and 1. |
At Louisville the Ohio river traffic amount |
ed to 1 $50 565 tons; Kanawha river lock IL, |
had 797 ,O65 tons; Davis Island dam, $780, |
l52 tons; Green river, KY. lock 1. 351 1896 |
tons; Barren river. lock Il, IS, 097 tons; !
Rough river, 90, 495 tons; canal Of the Cas-
cades, Ore, 24670 tons: Muscle Shoals |
canal, Tenn, $3.50 tons. In eleven months
Of 1902 3,179,362 tons moved through New |
York state canals. compared with 3,111, IA
tons In 1901
Hard Coal Shipments.
Anthracite coal shipments for eleven |
months are reported at a6, 1o1 800 tons in
1912 as against 80 SGanAt tons in 1901 and