Arizona republican., 1904-01-11
PRODUCTS OF FARM
Movements of Grain and
 Live Stock
The Coastwise Commerce of the Great Lakes - The Lumber of the North West - Seaboard Trade.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Reports reIat- ing to the internal commerce-of the Uni ted states for eleven months ending with November. as presented by the department of commerce and labor. through its bureau of statistics. show ia general that staple commodities at primary markets have thus far this year held their own compared with the movements of 1902 Grain and live stock receipts at leading centers have as rule, reached, if not exceeded. last years level To the end of November 7,6s2.362 head of cattle were received at five leading markets, compared with G. s94,7l9 head for the corresponding pe- riod of 1902. Receipts of all kinds in the eleven months were 2e,ss5,374 head in 1909 and 2e,47S.442 head in 19O2.> Re- ecipts of live stOek by markets were as follows for eleven months: Chicago, 14.14e s20 head: Kansas City. 4,Se6, ,ss1 head; Omaha. 4.779,952 head: St. Louis. S,45s.s49 head; St. Joseph, 2,712.O62 head: St. Paul. 1.759 S4s head: Sioux City. L. 2ST,974. The feeder movement for e.ev- en months this year from St. Joseph and Kansas City reached l. 1.ISS, 93O head, compared with which 1,171,1S4 head in 1902 and 7S3.463 head in 1901.
 The western trade in live stock is generally undergoing enc of those re- adjustments which inevitably forms the sequel to I period of high prices. The nf he cf+ some time been working off its finished product which wes put into the pro- cess of preparation for market on the high-priced level for unfinished stock which prevailed during 1901-2 Compar- isons of quotations and of quantities marketed would seem to indicate that the cattle trade from the producers side of the market has not yet sue ceeded in finding that new basis in cost of production which corresponds to the level of the consuming demand for meat products. Nevertheless, retail meat prices are apparently slow in re- ceding. Stocks of cut meats at the five markets are, however, diminishing. Only five months ago (July) they were 25 per cent. larger than in 1902. where as on November 30 this year they were
 
 Wheat movements continue to be in- fiuenoed by milling demands. Up to the close of November Minneapolis was reported as still drawing wheat from winter-wheat territory as far south as Oklahoma. Large quantities of flour have been going out from Minneapolis to China and Australia. Total ship ments, domestic and foreign, from Min neapolis in November. 1905, were D. 173.10G barrels compared with 3,192 .69O in 1902. This increase is not confined to the northwest, but on the north Pacific coast as we'll milling demands have kept up the price of wheat to the level which has materially restricted exports, in spite of the lowest ocean grain rate on record between the Pa cific coast and Europe. Meanwhile shipments from the southern hemi- sphere have come to the front and will be materially influencing the worlds market of wheat for the rest of the crop year.
 Coastwise commerce of the great lakes to the end of November, 1903 shows that trade receipts amount to 55 3O9. .14S net tons. compared with 51,- 710.S99 tons in 1902 and 1926, 1905 tons in 1901.
 Of especial interest are the totals of iron ore passing by way of Sault Ste. Marie canals. 21,56O.S73 tons being cred ited up to the end of November this year, compared with 2S,9e6,724 tens in 1902 and 17934.574 tons in 1901. This years figures reflect the retrenching tendency in the iron and steel trades. A still more marked contrast exists in the west bound coa! traffic through the canals. The current seasons tonnage amounted to GS44, ,21s tons. of which r. 136 055 tons were hard coal and 5,TOS,- 163 tons soft coal. In 1902 the total was 4,571 .O4O tons, of which 261, ,141 tons were hard coal and 4SOq, S9e tons soft coal