The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-04
STAPLES WERE FIRM
DURING PAST YEAR
GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK RECEIPTS
AT LEADING cENTERS AS A
RULE EXCEEDED THOSE OF
1902.

Washington, January S.-(special)-Re-
ports relating to the internal commerce
of the United States for eleven months
ending with November, as presented by
the department of commerce and labor,
through its bureau of statistics. show in
general that staple commodities at pri-
mary markets have thus far this year
held their own compared with the move
ments of 1902 Grain and livestock re-
ceipts at leading centers have as rule,
reached. if not exceeded. last years level
To the end of November, 76S2,362 head of
cattle were received at FIVE leading mar
kets, compared with 699f,719 head for the
corresponding period of 1902, Receipts of
all kinds in the eleven months were 29,-
995,S74 head in 1903 and 29,47S 442 head in
1902. Receipts of live stock by markets
were as follows for eleven months: Chica-
go, 14,146S20 head: Kansas City, 4.S96,S91
head; Omaha, 4.779,952 head; st. Louis,
3,459, $40 head; st. Joseph, 2,712062 head;
st. Paul, 343 head; Sioux City, 1,2S7,-
974 head. The feeder movement for eleven
months this year from ST. Joseph and
Kansas City reached 1,11s,93O head, COM
pared with which LII, 1874 head in 1902 and
1888, 463 head in 1901.
The western trade In live stock is gen
orally undergoing one of those re-adjust-
ments which inevitably forms the sequel
to a period of high prices, The supply
side of the situation has for some time
been working off its finished product,
which was put into the process of prepa-
ration for market on the high priced level
for unfinished stock which prevailed dur
ing 1912. Comparisons of quotations and
of quantities marketed would seem to
producers side of the market has not
yet succeeded 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 recedng.
Stocks of cut meats at the five markets
are, however diminishing Only five
months ago DULY they were Is per cent
larger than in 1902, whereas on November
80 this year they were barely per cent
larger than in 1902
In southern territory the total supply of
cotton to the end of November was 5.159,-
foz DaleS, compared with 5274.766 bales in
1902. OF the former total 4,991,9S3 bales
were sight receipts to November &c. Out
of this latter total 3,7SS, 100 bales were port
receipts. 177,617 bales entering into over
land shipments, $4,000 bales for southern
mill takings direct. and 4S1 ,266 bales were
Withdrawals from port receipts for south
ern mill consumption.
Anthracite coal shipments during No.
vember amounted to 4091.147 tons. COM
pared with 3,925,642 tons in October and
49S4,3S4 tons in November, 1902. For elev-
en- months this year 55.103,0S4 tons were
shipped, compared with 26101,509 tons in
1902 and 40 S60,0O1 tons in 1901 Other coal
shipments were reported as follows:
Pennsylvania railroad lines east of Pitts
burg and Erie forty-seven weeks, 1863, :
PIP tons, of which 8,56S, 80 tons were coke,
25,2S1 237 tons bituminous coal, and 1929
1866 anthracite. Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road reported 4S35.971 tons of coal and
coke to the end of October. 1908, compared
with 3.429 937 tons In 1902 Southern rail-
way shipments for nine months this year
were 2.797 667 tons against 2,672.541 tons in
1902. Seven railroads in Ohio reported
coal tonnage of 11.7S2.221 tons in ten
months ending with October. 1903. and H.
6SS SIG tons in 1902. St Louis receipts for
eleven months, 1903. were 5,129277 tons.
compared with Aba, 420 tons In 1902 and
Chicago received 9sS5,336 tons of coal and
coke in ten months. compared with $685.
S6S tons in 1902.