The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16
CATTLE RBCE|PTS SHOW AN INCREASE Years Cotton Receipts Have
 Been Very Small LARGE AMOUNT ON HAND Receipts of Grain In Chicago So Far Ths Year Show Immense ln-
 crease Over Last Year,
LARGE AMOUNT ON HAND

crease Over Last
 Year.
 Washington, October 15.-(Speeial.) )-Re- ports on representative trade movements in the internal commerce of the country, as made to the department of commerce and labor through It's bureau or statis- tics show that for the first eight months of the year live stock receipts reached total of 2Oss.342 head at the five leading markets of Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Louis and St. Joseph. To the same date a year ago 20, ,4S5,SO7 head were re- ceived, in comparison with 19,S04l19 head in 1902. Out of the entire total received thus far this year there were 4,947, ,090 cattle and calves, 1O569,S7O hogs 5,16915s sheep and 274, ,22S horses and mules.
 Grain movements at interior centers, especially the more southern markets, have begun to show increasing volume from the new crop yield. At Kansas City, which may be taken as a represen- tative market in the winter wheat sec tion, receipts of grain for August were 10,Ss9, 300 bushels, against 3,0S46oO bushels in July.
 Trade authorities at Chicago report for thirty-fye weeks, thus far this year, 2S, ,039, 497 bushels of grain arriving, com pared with 20. 102, ,S60 bushels in 1903 Flour receipts have not been so favorable dur ing the current year, though shipments are in advance of last years total, 5,O2S.- 29S barrels having been sent out this year, compared with 352O,S55 barrels last year.
 Receipts at Grain Markets.
 A summary of receipts at twelve pri- mary grain markets naturally indicates very marked improvement in August over the volume of business done In July. August arrivals amounted to 70,547, ,6S7 bushels. The total receipts of grain at these points in July were 30,S44305 bush els against 42,6S2,6T bushels in June.
 At these twelve markets for eight months total receipts were 369,S55 773 bush els; last year the corresponding total was 377762,S3S bushels. The markets which have thus far In the year shown an in- crease over the receipts of 1903 are Gin clIHdtl' DelrOlt, Dulutn kansas City, Louisville and Minneapolis.
 The figures of the season relating to the grain trade at Buffalo show that by the end of August 27, 139 800 bushels had passed through grain elevators at Buff falo for shipment by rail. In 1903, 64,37S,- 500 bushels were thus handled, while for the corresponding period in 1902 53,544 GOA bushels were reported.
 Grain traffic by canal included 5193.047 bushels of grain received from elevators to the end of August. Last year the total was 9.S12,2o4 bushels and S,611,O97 bushels in the preceding year.
 Domestic Lake Traffic.
 Domestic lake traffic for the month of August shows the total freight tonnage of all classes of commodities received at lake ports S,9S4,2S0 tons Of this, 2.621, ,0Ss tons were coal and 4,096,793 tons ore and minerals, not including coal. The total tonnage for August. 1s03 was S.407,754 net tons and 6.9S4,763 net tons in August, 1902 For the eight months ending with August the current seasons receipts are still behind those of 1903 and 1902. To August 21. 1904, 24,145,bo4 net tons of freight were reported as received Last year for the corresponding eight months 35, 35S,772 tons of freight were received and 32, 703, 5S9 tons for 1902.
 Arrivals of registered tonnage for Au- gust, 1904, included 11,952 vessels of II 670,- 247 tons. For eight months ending with August, 1904 there were .365 arrivals, with registry of 35,612. .961 tons.
 At the North Atlantic seaboard grain receipts for the month of August 1904 at the five markets of Portland, Boston, New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore to 15,0995 5S5 bushels, compared with 16,174, 406 bushels in August, 1903. For the period of eight months ending with August, 1904. the total receipts at these five ports were 109,172 195 bushels. A year ago the corresponding total was 167, ,6S7, ,6SS bushels
 Of these five ports 2S per cent of the total receipts were credited to Portland, l5 per cent to Boston, 49.9 per cent to New York, 155 per cent to Philadelphia and l6.S per cent to Baltimore.
 Shipments of Coal.
 Coastwise shipments of coal during Au- gust from Atlantic seaboard piers fur nished a combined tonnage of 2,sl1. .294 tons, of which 1123,S11 tons were anthra- cite and l,6S7, 4S3 bituminous. For the eight months ending with August the total shipments were 21926,974 tons, of which 9.SSS 40 tons were anthracite and F, ,03S. .56i tons bituminous. Last year Au- gust shipments amounted to 250S, 745 tons, anu LOT lne elBHl HlOlltnS tnulnB With Au- gust. 20, 23S 636 tons were shipped
 Of the total shipments reported to the end of August this year New York is credited with 13.622.9 926 tons; Philadelphia g. 549.715 tons; Baltimore, 1,529220 tons; Norfolk, l.IoG, 71S tons. and Newport News, t.s18. 400 tons.
 In southern trade territory, August 31 marks the close of the crop year in cot ton trade. The movement of cotton into sight. as reported by the New Orleans cotton exchange for the twelve months ending with this date are given as 10.011.- 374 bales. In the year 1902-S there were 10. 7275 559 bales reported as sight receipts, and In 1901-2, 10,6S0,6S0 bales The latest years receipts have been the smallest since 1S99-1900.
 Disposition of Cotton.
 The disposition of this immense quan- tlty of cotton Is matter of increasing importance to both domestic and foreign trade. The chief movement Is that of port receipts. The total port receipts of the year just closed amounted to 7,252, ,222 bales. For the preceding year port re- ceipts were 7,724,104 bales. Among the leading ports participating in the receipts of cotton. Galveston ranked first with