Arizona republican., 1905-01-02
MONTHS TRADE
Internal Commerce of the
 Country for November
AN IMPROVED MOVEMENT
Larger Shipments of Live Stock tO all the Packing Centers. but the Dis- tribution of Grain Was Less Active Than a Year Before.

Washington. D. C.. Jan l.-Novesn- Der traffic movements in the internal commerce of the country show. ac- cording to the repoE<s Of the depart- nlent of commerce and labor. through its bureau of statistics. an funproN-. inert in many respects over recent months. and in some instances exceed ed Snose Of the same month in Isae Nor Was this improvement restricted To any given section. but was appar- entl- widely distributed Whil. The total receipts of live stock and grain or all kinds at interior centers v-cr.. slightly smaller than in October. the grain arrivals during the last tuvo weeks of the month showed an encsfar- aging increase Cold weather. which was generally prevalent during the latter part of November, has undaubi- edly had q stimulating effect upon corn shipments, while the general merchandise traffic appears Co have been extremely heavy. There has also cen gain in the iron and steel tom mage of some Of the eastern roads. and an increase in coal shipments Car shortages have been reported to some extent in certain sections of the coun- try.
 Notwithstanding the fact that total live stock receipts for the month fen somewhat below the October arrivals. they show an appreciabIe gain over the receipts for the corresponding per iod in 1903 Total arrivals for No vember at the markets of Chicaeo. Kansas City. Omaha. St Louis and St Joseph aggregated 3.3So. .Ss1 head. as compared with 2.995.s .s59 head in No Vember, 1903. showing a net gain for the present month of 324.7SS head. Iil this connection it is interesting Co note that the actual increase in hog arriv- aiS was greater by almost 3o. 900 head than the net gain for all animals. thLs rather unusual circumstance being as,- counted for by a decrease in the r-- ceipts of sheep large enough to mon. than offset the gains made by the ar rivals of other animals For an eleven months period. live stock receipts ex- ceeded those for a corresponding Der iod in 1903 by approximately T8a.o09 head.
 At Chicago. total live stock receipts for November differed very slightly from those of the cOrrespondins. months of 1908 and 1soes although shipments were considerably lighter than for the same month ia either of the preceding years. For eleFez -AACA-NAASs eA4 " eAAS lUA44EA AasHaraaafa head. as compared with l4Iae.sza head iu 1903 and IS.9sS.75s head iz 1902. For the same periods. Wita~ drawals were 4.13S111 head in Isos. S,319,2S3 head in 1908. and 2.S5s.a a11 head in 1902 The average weight esf cattle in November was 1.0l5 pounelss hogs. 22S pounds. and sheep. s1 pounds. The average weight of hoEs and sheep were greater during the eleven months of the current yeaF than for corresponding periods in aas of the three preceding years
 In November. arrivals of live stoca were more numerous at the marketa of St. Louis. Kansas City. St- JoscFls and Sioux City than they were for the same month in 1908. and less at the markets of Omaha and St Paul whil= shipments Of a similar character we-e greater at St. Louis. St Joseph and Sioux City. and less ct Kansas CitF. Omaha and St Paul.
 A larger number of cattle. hogs and sheep were received ct Chicago durinz November than at any other western market. and St Louis led in receipts of horses and mules. Live stock caF arrivals at five principal western mar kets for eleven months in 1904 totaI-l 5S2.391 cars. as against 5S5. SsS cars ta 1903. and 542.S91 cars in 1902
 Receipts of grain at the principal primary markets during Novemher- ai- though very light in the early part oc the month picked up rapidly toward iis end, so that the total arrivals at "a number of markets compare favorahlg with those of October
 This improvement is largely due ta corn arrivals. which in some inst2ncru show an enormous increase over thoz- of the preceding month At ChicaEo. corn receipts amounted tO S.s3a.sea bushels, being greater by over 5.5ee.- co bushels than the receipts for CcJn- Der. Arrivals at nOrtherly markets show similar. but not SO pronounced. tendencies. At the more southerly market of St. Louis the corn receipts indicate a slight falling of as com pared with the previous month. But arrivals at Kansas City for the tVo months differ but little The country tributary to these cities iS. in the main. farther south than that which supplies such markets as Detroit, Chi oago and Minneapolis. and as cold weather is required to dry out the corn crop and put it in shape for shelling and marketing. the movement from
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