The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-14

hogs and sheep was reported. in contrast
with 2s4I,63l head for January, 1902 and
27s9.2O9 head for January. 1901.
DECLINE IN LIVESTOCK TRADE.
A continuous increase has occurred in
these three years in the case OF the re-
ceipts Of cattle. calves and sheep. but a
very marked falling off In the case of hogs.
At Chicago Kansas City. Omaha. St. Louis
and St. Joseph the combined receipts of
cattle in the first month of this year We're
Sa2.122 head, compared with ESQ GIL head In
January. 1902, and SIS head In January,
1901.
Receipts of calves were respectively 22a2l
head. 1850 head and 12.432 head, not in
GLIDING receipts at Omaha and st. Joseph.
January receipts OF sheep were, in 1909
COL. All: in 1902. SO 900 head. Receipts of
hogs in January. 1909. were !, 46S952 head
The much higher figures of 1.Sl4520 head
for January. 1902. and .0d head for jan
uary, 1901. show how much of a decline
occurred IN this feature of the live stock
trade Nevertheless, the traffic receipts for
January for three successive years, begin
ming with 1901. have lost but little The
number of cars arriving being, respective
ly, 52.051 cars, SO, S29 cars and $500 cars.
The feeder movement. including stock
driven to the country. for the correspond
ing period. shows an opposite tendency, so
far as Kansas City and st. Joseph are con-
cerned The combined feeder movement of
these two markets in January, 1902, included
1886 head, compared with 50.lS1 head in
January. 1902. and 65,l96 head in 1901.
GRAIN RECEIPTS COMPARED.
A comparison of the wheat receipts at
eight winter wheat and spring wheat mar
kets for three seasons to the end OF Janua-
ry shows that this year the receipts were
considerably in excess of either of the two
preceding seasons, the total being iss. $751;
Sss bushels. compared with ia, 1879 bush
els to the end Of January, 1902. and 153, =
293 bushels to the end Of January 1901.
Trunk line shipments Of grain of all kinds
fsem for she ys wesks
with u,673 600 bushels in 1902, and 12.l 900
bushels in 1901.
are this year notably in excess Of the two
preceding years. For the first five weeks
of 1901 there were shipped 1886 tons. COM
aerod Of @ snd tS1s fep the
same weeks Of 1901.
The export flour movement from Mime
apolis for five weeks ending with January
amounted to A7.oo0 barrels compared with
223.1I5 barrels for the corresponding period
in 1902; and sl7.3O5 barrels in 1901. The
total shipments from this point. however.
; have not been equal to those of the CORE
spending period in 1902. though largely in
excess of those Of 1901.
LAKE TRAFFIC LIGHTER.
Traffic on the Great Lakes during Janua-
~ OF tl1S year mas Oeen somewhat lighter
than for the two preceding years. Winter
lake movements of freights are chiefly
trans-lake in their character. and belong
principally to Lake Michigan.
The total receipts reported from all
tons Compared With 1ss.oi7 tons sin in jan
A feature Of special, interest in the lake
trade is the increased quantity of shrip-
ments of grain from Canadian ports. In
1892 the grand total of 36.179 AL bushels of
grain were shipped from Fort William and
So: s1s bushels in 1901. Out Of a total Of
were consigned to Canadian ports and a.
474 654 bushels to United States ports.
Reports from 1853 fueling and steamship
companies show total of 1859. go net tons
Of coal put on board vessels for their own
steaming purposes during 1902, all except 4SS
tons Of which were soft coal. The quantity
tons.
Coal shipments, combined with fuel con-
sumption by vessels. amounted to 1Os55.971
tons In 1902, in comparison with II. 052 AS
tons in 1901. II to these totals be added
the quantity exported through lake ports
(Which was i,64s56s tons in 1902 and 4,Sl5.6O5
tons 19O) the grand total of the coal trade
on the lake would be Is 5A, $40 tons for 1902
and 15.S6S.02 tons for 1901
GRAIN RECEIPTS ADVANCE.
Receipts of grain and flour at the Atlantic
a rule much in advance of those of Janus
airy, 1902. For the four ports of Boston.
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
2l1.S21 bushels. including flour. reduced to
bushels, compared with Is 432, 400 bushels in
January. 1902 making gain of 3.7S5 AS
bushels, II per cent.
In the Southern States a total Of 8 256 os3
bales of cotton are reported as constituting
the available supply up to January 81 of
were receipts in sight for the season. of
which latter figure S.921, SIS bales were re-
ceived at ports; 1916. 256 bales entered into the
re ov,l Z mo mn
were taken by Southern mills Receipts of
grain including flour. at New Orleans for
the twelve months ending with December.
1902, were q. ,926 bushels
Shipments of petroleum from the Beau
mont field in January amounted to $50
cars. containing Lii, s63 barrels