The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-25

OUR DOMESTIC TRADE
It Compares Fayorably with
All Past Records.
Nv { STOCK RECEIPTS
They Were Remarkably Heavy
in Chief Markets.

Washington. May 24.-Domestic trade
movements for the first quarter of the
current year, as reported TO the depart
Inent of commerce and labor through its
bureau of statistics, make favorable COM
parison with preceding years on the sub
ject of live stock receipts at western
markets and lumber movements in the
south and on the Pacific coast. In all
branches of trade depedent on river and
lake navigation there was a much lighter
movement than liz 1873, owing to the
later opening Of the season of navigation.
Live stock receipts at five markets, to
the end of March. amounted to Ssii 713
head. compared with I.el3.901 head in 1903
and s03l.00s head in 1907. The strength OF
the feeder movement, including those
shipped and driven TO the country, at
Kansas City and St Joseph combined.
was materially greater than in 1902 or
1903. Among special movements the sheep
trade at Omaha has made exceptional
progress in contrast with former seasons.
Shipments OF horses at ST. Louis reflect
the extraordinary increase of demand, at
tributed mainly to the expansion of farm
ing area which naturally results from
continued high prices of such products as
grain and cotton.
Receipts Of wheat at eight primary mar
kets for the crop years TO the end of
March totaIed 1876 30, III bushels thus far
this year, in contrast with 213,37s.s9i BUSH
els last year and 1S7. .513.925 bushels for
the preceding year. Totals reported from
eleven primary markets give receipts OF
grain of all kinds as 100, ,0sI bushels
for the first quarter of 1904. Last year
the corresponding total was l5e, ,035.I12
bushels.
Lateness in the opening of through
navigation on the lakes is responsible for
the lighter tonnage for the first three
months of this year. The total freight re-
ceipts were 5O2.o OF net tons, compared
with s10,96S tons in 1903 and SASS tons
in 1902 The month of March closed with
out any indications of early opening by
way of either the straits Of Mackinaw
or the Sault Ste. Marie canals. Navi-
CATION between Sandusky and Kelly Is
land in Lake Erie was conducted during
practically the whole OF March. and some
of the lake packet lines began opera
ton along Lake Erie shores before the
close of the month. Besides lateness OF
season, the absence OF a definite under
standing between vssel owners and sea-
men on the lakes has deferrd prepara-
tions for tn opening of navigation.
Ae the Atlantic. gulf. and Pacific sea
board nine primary seaports of the United
States give the quarters receipts of
grain as 50, AZ, ,29S bushels. including -four
reduced TO bushels. A year ago the cor
responding total was g7.O69.ss1 bushels, or
a decrease of 31,597.3s3 bushels, equaling
326 per cent. At gulf ports receipts fell
of during March. attributable In part to
the continued demand of northwestern
milling interests.
Transatlantic cattle shipments for the
quarter amounted to 225, o3i head. of which
Boston shipped % 5,153 head. New York 81
SS7 head Baltimore i3.120 head. Portland.
25. 500 head Philadelphia 14.ss3 head. New
port News 1o,l51 head and Norfolk $40
head.
Coastwise commercc : of Atlantic and
gulf ports reports a cs5aI tonnage shipped
from piers at five tidewater points during
which l,O4O.o4s tons were anthracite and
!. .335. .623 tons bituminous. For the quar-
ter. shipments were e527 ,425 tons, OF which
952 tons were anthracite and 3,2S5.i13
tons bituminous.
Shipping movements are still consider
ably smaller than in 1903. Arrivals At
Boston for three months this year were
LII vessels Of sos $50 gross tons registry.
year ago l.942 arrivals were reported OF
l. 761 9lf gross tons registry. At New York
in coastwise trade only. 1.79S vessels were
reported in 1893, against 1.246 in 1904 for
the same period At Philadelphia. in
1903 coasting trade arrivals were osl yes
sells. against s75 in 1904 For three months
ending with March Ia vessels. includ
ing domestic and foreign. arrived al Gal
weston with a registry Of 379.6G tons.
Petroleum shipments. mostly in the
coastwise trade. at Port Arthur. Sabine
Pass and Galveston, Tex, for March
amounted TO So5.7ss barrels. comprising
36 cargoes. Of which = were shipped from
Port Arthur. from Sabine Pass and 2
from Galveston.
In southern territory receipts Of cotton
for seven months Of the current season
bales entered into port receipts S6s.zo
bales into net overland shipments and
3s5.opo bales for southern mill tskings.
with 235. 80 bales of leftover stocks al
interior towns. Exports for the seven
months were 5.Z35.5I bales. compared with
last seasons exports az 5Jse-s2i bales and
With ; 5512eSf bales exported IN the pre-
ccding year The current seasons ex-
ports are therefore the lowest in three
years.
Receipts Of naval stores at eleven pTi-
mary markets in southern territory
amounted TO s02e se5 barrels OF rosin for
the commercial year ending April l. 1905.
Last seasons receipts were zi&Sls bar
rels and s.2l2. AZ barrels in the preceding
season Spirits OF tgTpentinc arriving AZ
the same markets tataled 55s.&ai casks
this season. compared with 5si.gas casks
last season and 81. ~ casks in the pre-
cedinE season. Two months shipments
OF yellow pine from southern states. as
reported by over 80 mills. contributed
= 20 carloads 4 freight 70 railway trsf-
&c. From Virginia and the CsroiiIsss.
rail and water shipments q lumber sor
eleven months. ending With February.
amounted 70 Sss Is q. feet of vaich
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