The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-02-18
LIVE STOCK
DISTINCTIVE FEATURE OF 1908
OVER PREVIOUS YEAR.
OF LOWERING TENDENCY
In Both Hogs and Live Stock in All
Centers. Interior Movement Of
Wheat Shows How Largely the Pro-
ducing Areas Have Increased.

Washington, ID. C.-The annual
summary of domestic trade move
ments for 1903, as reported by the
Department of Commerce and Labor
through its Bureau of Statistics, in
dicates that the distinctive feature
of the live stock trade at interior
markets was the lowering trend of
prices compared with those Of 1902.
At the end of 1902 hogs averaged
1928 per hundred pounds at Chicago,
compared with $3.50 in 1903, in spite
Of a reduction in annual supply at
i've markets, from 1S,736,104 head in
1901, to 15,614,139 head in 1902 and
l5,O14,S11 head in 1903. Beef cattle
prices fell from $6.75, the annual av-
srage Of 1902, to $500 in 1903, with
'eceipts at four markets increasing
rom 7,244,467 head in 1901 to 7,71O,-
800 head in 1902 and S,326,OSS head
n 1903. The grand total of live
stock received at the Ave markets
jhicago, Kansas City, Omaha, st:
4ouis and st. Joseph-was 32,9S3, COL
lead in 1903, in contrast with 32,673,-
2S6 head in 1902, and 34,143,7 76 head
n 1902, and 34,143, no head in 1901.
Provision stocks of cut meats on De-
eember 81, 1903, were 147, OPS, 951
pounds against 176,616,,100 pounds a
year before at five markets reporting.
Important among staple movements
1T anterior centers are wheat receipts
At eight markets. For the crop year
70 January l, 1904, a total of 157,551,-
$50 bushels was reported, compared
With 174,7S6,255 bushels in 1902, and
l61,393,479 bushels in 1901. Most
marked gains were made at Kansas
City, where 27,131,766 bushels arriv-
ed in the last six months of 1908, in
contrast with 19,6S4y300, bushels in
1902, and 15,G56,954 bushels in 1901,
Indicating how rapidly Southwestern
wheat growing areas have expanded.
During the year Minneapolis milling
rev heavily on this areas output,
irving a north-and-south current to
he domestic wheat trade and Compel
ng with the gulf and lake ports for
control of traffic.
Trunk lines to the seaboard car
led 82,029,000 bushels of grain from
chicago and Chicago points alone in
1908, averaging 1,54S,000 bushels per
week, against 75,945,O0O bushels, aver
lging 1,433,0o0 bushels per week in
1902, and 106,S52,OO0 bushels
II 2,016,0O0 bushels per week
n 1901. Flour shipments showed a
tendency to diminishing volume, a.
375,26S barrels, SS,213 per week, hav-
ing been sent in 1908, compared with
1902, and 7,140,230 barrels, 134,721
i5,99S,599 barrels, 92,426 weekly, in
weekly, in 1901. While the grain
movement is most variable, and flour
shipments have decreased, provision
tonnage made gradual gains. The av-
erage weekly shipment of provisions
was 27,106 tons in 1908, 26,11O tons
IN 1902, and 25,594 tons in 1901, or a
total of 1,436,631 tons, 1,3s3,S51 tons,
and 1,356,503 tons for the respective
years.
Shipments of grain by the Erie ca
nal from Buffalo during the season of
1908 reached the total of 17,499,117
bushels, of which 4,6S3,610 bushels
were wheat, 6,566,297 bushels corn, g.
si5,759 bushels oats, zoos, 900 bushels
barley. and 429,551 bushels rye. Ship
ments in 1902 were $780, 1874 bushels,
and in 1901 1S,O2s $50 bushels were
shipped.
The average freight on wheat by
way of Erie Canal from Buffalo to
New York is reported at slightly less
than 4 cents per bushel.