Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-16
DOMESTIC TRADE IN 1903.
A Great Gain in the Pacific Coast Flour
Expo:t3.


trade at interior markets was the low
ering trend Of prices compared with
those Of 1902. At the end of 1902 hogs
averaged S6.2S per hundred pounds al
Chicago, compared with $3.50 in 1908
IN spite Of a reduction in annual suppl!
at FIVE markets. from IS. 763, 104 head ir
1901. to 15,G14,139 head in 1902 and 10,
014,81l head in 1903. Beef-cattle prices
fell from 1915. the annual average OF
1902, to $3.50 in 1903. with receipts al
four markets increasing from 1,244.4o
head in 1901 to 7.110.559 head in 1902 anC
s,3326, OSS head in 1903. The grand tota
OF live stock received at the five mark
kets-Chicago, Kansas City. Omaha
st. Louis, and st. Joseph-was 32.9s3,
COL head in 1903. in contrast with g.
673, 2S6 head in 1902, and 34.143,1l6 head
in 1901. Provision stocks of cut meats
against 11S.616.100 pounds year be-
fore at five markets reporting.
Important among staple movement:
at interior centres are wheat receipts
at eight markets. For the crop year
to Ian. /, 1904, total of 1o'ool.zo
bushels was reported. compared WIFI
IA, 1920 bushels in 1902. and i6l.593.-
i19 bushels in 1901. Most marked gam.
We're made at Kansas City. Where H.
131. 100 bushels arrived in the last SIN
months Of 1908. in contrast with l9'oS4.
300 bushels i'm 1902, and 13,6J6.9o4 DuSileis
i'm 1901 Indicating how rapidly south
western wheat-grOwing areas nave eX-
banded During the year Minneapolis
milling drew heavily ON this areas out
put. giving a north-ard-south curren
to the domestic wheat trade and com
peting with the gulf and lake ports TO
control Of traffic.
Trunk lines to the seabOard carried
50. 029 600 bushels of grain from Chicago
and Chicago points alone in 1903, aver
aging 1.54S.OOO bushels per week
against 1895 600 bushels, averagin
l, 49, 900 bushels per week in 1902. am
1G6. So, GOO bushels. or 2.O16OOO bushel
per week in 1901. Flour shipment
showed a tendency to diminishing
volume. 4.67526S barrels, SS,213 pc
week. having been sent in 1903. com
pared with 4,S9S,599 barrels. 92,42'
weekly. in 1902. aud 7.14O,23O barrels
134.721 weekly, in 1901. While the grail
movement is most variable. and floul
shipments have decreased, provision
tonnage made gradual gains. Tho
average weekly shipment of provision:
was 2,,1O6 tons in 1903. $40 tons il
1902, and 1854 tons in 1901, or tota
of 1.f26.631 tons. 1.3S3.S51 tons. am
,316. SOB tons for the respective years.
Shipments of gram by the Erie Cana
from Buffalo during the season of 1870:
reached the total of 17.499.117 bushels
Of which 4.6S3.610 bushels were wheat
g. 56t.297 bushels corn, 3,Si5.7o9 bushel:
oats, BOOB 900 bushels barley. and 429,
81 bushels rye. Shipments in 1902 wer,
IS. 1S2634 bushels. and in 1901 1908 66'
bushels were shipped.
The average freight on wheat by
way of Erie Canal from Buffalo to New
York is reported at slightly less thar
four cents per buSilAl.
At five points on the North Atlantic
seaboard 259.350.233 bushels of grair
were received during 1903. OF this
amount Portland received 1879 ISL
bushels. of which 3.477.925 bushels
came from American and S,501 $50
bushels from Canadian sources; Bos-
ton. 32.s14664 bushels: New York
l25.O69.551 bushels: Philadelphia. 81,
79S.07S bushels: and Baltimore, 81.
6SS,!19 bushels. These ports received
240.7 25. 1883 bushels in 1902.
COastwise traffic on the Great Lakes
in 1903 amounted to 56.826.69S net tons
received, compared with 54.01t...5 IONS
il. 1902. Gains We're made in grain
from 130.7009s7 bushels in 1902 to 165.-
192.22J bushels in 1903: i'll coal from
S.255.111 net tons i'll 1902 (the year OF
the anthracite Strike) to 13,5lc.343 tons
in 1908. Iron ore receipts decreased
from 27.S9S.424 gross tons iE 1902 to
24.075.353 tons i'm 1902
The month of the largest freight re-
ceipts was June. when S,414,OS6 ne.
tons We're reported. Of coal shipments
13.32s.026 net tons were sent to coast
wise points and 6.654.2lS tons to for
eign points on the lake shores. OF
cOastwise shipments. 9.39S.333 net tons
were soft coal and 1891. 693 tons hard
coal. Reports from 100 firms supply
ing bunker coal to steamers for their
own consumption give 2,3S2,0S1 net
tons as consumed during the season of
1909, compared with 2.66O.759 tons in
1902. These figures are not included in
shipments.
Sault ste. Marie canal traffic. reached
a total of 3f.674.A31 net tons in 1903. of
which %. 112.252 tons passed through
the United States canal and 5,JO2. 1855
tons through the Canadian canal.
The average freight rate on wheat
from Chicago to Buffalo was 1.41 cents
per bushel. compared with Isl cents in
1902 and 1.42 cents in 1901.
Coastwise coal shipments from tide
water piers reported during 1906, amounted
to ci.17.790 tons of which 1SOtOO9i tons
were credited to New York 6.215.321 tons
I" philadelphia l.721 s96 tons to Baltimore.
ana l.1p,i.9 tons to Newport News. Re
ceipts of coal at Boston totaled 5.665. $40
tons. of which 8. 4S9 36; tons were bitumin-
Gus and 2.113.ai1 tons anthracite. In 1902,
4.zn.9 tons were received.
SiNty nine customs districts repot $751;
l!b"1 net tons of bunker coal supplied to
steamers for consumption during 1903. of
Wnicn i.bs2,BI tons. at an average of
$5.IJ per ton. were supplied at Atlantic
coast ports: J4.094 tons. at $3S2 per ton.
on the Gulf coast: 57s. 753 tons. at s4.I3 per
ton: on the Pacific coast: and ,. 49,. OS1 tons.
at y IL per ton on the lake coast.
oSj,6s5 bales to Dec. 81. 1855. a01 81 bales
received at seaboard ports. 3.4iS.7f9 bales
arrived at Gulf ports and |. 7S3 eD3 bales at
Atlantic ports. Grain receipts at New Or
leans were 23.615.66S bushels televen
% ia $50 bushels for the year
anif in net