New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-04
TRADE FOR THE QUARTER.
GRAIN SHOWS DECLINE.
Foreign Coal affecting Home
Market-Late Traffic Late.
TFRon THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

10 freight tla.lc. Reports 10 the Department OF
Commerce and Labor, through its Bureau OK
Statistics, cover the current year 10 the END OF
April Al the North Atlantic seaboard grain
receipts show the effects Of waiting Tor the
opening Of lake and canal navigation, which is
unusually late this season. Failure 10 adjust
wages Of seanen on the Great Lakes is tying
I'd three fourths Of the larger vessels on these
waters AZ time when the entire machinery
OF the lake commerce should be ready for the
seasons business. EA-Iake rates on grain by
rail from lower lake ports TO the seaboard have
been arbitrated without a differential in favor
OF Philadelphia Baltimore, pending the de-
clsion OF the Interstate Commerce Commission.
10 which the entire question OF trunk line diff
ferentials has been appealed for hearing by 10
calities interested. In the coasting trade the
vessel movement improved combined arrivals
at AeW-York and Philadelphia being Is per cent
larger than IN March. CoastWise coal moved in
somewhat larger quantity 10 a greater variety OF
ports than IN any earlier month of the year.
though Boston's coastRise receipts in April were
lighter than those of March. accounting posi-
bly, for The lower freight from Philadelphia
this commodity. Ia the southern territory the
naval stores year begins with April Spirits and
rosn receipts al primary ports are consequently
light. Cotton came into sight in rapidly dimin-
fishing volume. Grain receipts at Gulf ports
did not reach one-fourth the quantity Of a year
ago. Citrus fruit shipments in California aver
aged l,20O ears week in April. Coal tonnage
passing Davis Island Dam was nearly twice that
OF April 1909. ConueTsviIle coke shipments have
averaged nearly thousand cars a week less
than in 1903. Anthracite shipments for this
month comprised the largest April movement in
the history Of The industry, but for the four
months il was IA per cent less than in the cor
responding period al 1893
Western markets continued To arrive in unusual
numbers, though rains. high water and bad
country roads retarded the movement somewhat
toward the close of the month. Total arrivals
at Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, St Louis and
St Joseph exceeded TWO and one-half million
2.569672 head I'm April. 1893 there We're =. 461.-
SOS head. and 21S963+ head in April. 1902.
Pasturins conditions al the close Of the month
Were good generally, and the couuury's capacity
TO hold its stock for favorable marketing Mas
reported 10 be- ample.
These five markets have thus far in 1904 re-
ceiVed ll,4l4.3s5 head Of stock In 1893 The
total was IOUi1 Iti4 head. or nearly a million
and halI less. while lo.2-o6i2 head were re-
ported in 1902
April closed without the opening of the chan
nels connecting the upper and lower lakes at the
Straits Of Nackuac and at the Sault ste Marie
canals, thus deferring through navigation until
the beginning Of May Opening Of the straits IN
May has not occurred since 1855, when naYiga-
ton was resumed on May 1 In 1899 the
United States canal opened on May ,. and in
lsSS on May 4.
Domestic commerce on the Great Lakes is
ported from forty-nine ports OF receipt and nifty
four ports Of shipment for April. In spite Of I'M
favorable conditions owing chiefly TO laIeness Of
opening of navigation, .24o.s.iO net registered
tons OF arrivals and ,243 l-3 net registered tons
Of clearances entered into operations during this
mouth Business has. however. been extremely
light compared with the preceding season. Up
10 the end Of April this season. only S3,3tS tons
Of freight We're reported received. Last sea- /
son by the same date :i,5l57o3 tons We're re- 4
ceiyed and 1885, 6d9 tons in 1902
THE GRAIN MOVEMENT
Grain receipts at nine primary seaports of the .
United States for the last four months We're
Sl754,949 bushels. including flour reduced to
bushels. A year ago the corresponding total 4
was l25 $4,000 bushels, showing decrease Of .
s4o54,1l3 bushels. or 80 per cent During .
April 1852 $50 bushels We're received, COM
pared with @s.S000l1 bushels for April, 1893.
Total receipts OF grain, including flour reduced .
10 bushels at hve ports on The North Atlantic .
seaboard for April 1904 were l3,92l,652 bush /
els Last year for The corresponding month re- F..
ceipts We're - .5JS.54S bushels. For the four
months 81 ,26996S bushels were received in 1894 7.
and S9,J54,3S3 bushels In 1893. During April, .
1904, receipts Al Portland were % $50 bushels, .
m contrast with G233a2 bushels for April. 1893. /
Receipts at NeW-Gork reached a total Of G,49l.- /
TO- bushels in the month. Last year the corre- 4
spending receipts amounted TO 1857. $50 BUSH /
els. For the first third of this year New-York .
receipts totaled 24,779 707 bushels, and :is.O92.-
OZO bushels IN 1893 At Philadelphia receipts (
were 10 13l ,223 bushels for the four months end
Ing with April, 1904, and 4.422. 565 bushels in
1875 At Baltimore 12.O2l24S bushels were re-
ceiNed, against 20,52a.6S3 bushels d year ago.
AT the TWO leading grain ports of the Gulf the I
decline n grain receipts is marked. To the end /
Of April, 1904, New-Orleans receipts were 7,1OI.-
OS6 bushels IN contrast with is .5J3, 800 bushels 1
in 1868 If Aprils business be taken alone the /
decrease is still more extraordinary During
April 1904, only 5a3,4o3 bushels. including flour
reduced 10 bushels We're received al New
Orleans. as against 3.5G5.3J6 bushels in April.
Oriental shipments Of -four from the three
ports of Portland. Tacoma and Seattle amounted |
20 a4,lS3 barrels IN april 122 III barrels in /
March 24e,OIS barrels in February and PILOTS /
barrels in January. For four months SHIPMENTS |
totalled 2,2ll925 barrels. and l.4S4 54S barrels |
IN 1903.
Flour and grain movements from domestic
trade into foreign commerce for the first four
months Of the current calendar year continue 70 4
contrast sharply with these OF 1903 The with
orawals OF Hour and grain by way of the diff
ferent coasts, Tor export for April Amounted 10 /
about half the quantity shipped out OF rhe oolIn- /
Try during April Of the preceding wear Fly
ports OF Hour were .943 barrels and S43546 /
barrels IN April. 1903. For four months ending |
Win April Hour exports were 5,S59O2O barrels /
IN contrast with G2J9, zoo barrels in 1903 The /
longer PERIODS compare more favorably, but stiu |
show a decrease Of IA per cent
IN the grain trade the Withdrawals were 4 - 4
toS.oah bushels, IN contrast with IL SlD599 /
bushels IN April, 1903. For the four months 49,
W'2,sal bushels were shipped out OF the coun- /
Try For the corresponding period in 1903 II 4
0S4.3l0 bushels Were reported. Flour and grain /
shipments combined aggregated 81 2Os 427 BUSH /
els ana 100, foZ,S5Z bushels respectively These 4
figures suggest the increased Importance az do /
mestic demands. Of which there has been a /
growing appreciation especially since the he /
ginning OF the calendar year.
COAL TRADE FIGURES.
Coastwise shipments OF coal during April. |
1904. from piers at New-Yorlz. Philadelnhia
Baltimore. Norfolk and Newport News furnished
combined tonnage Of 3I74.42I tons. of which
l,T67. 2l9 tons were anthracite ara I Ao- 900 -.