Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-14
in I Err VAL TRADE
COMMERCE WITHIN THE coUN-
TRY SHOWS INCREASE FOR
JANUARY,
Live Stock Movement at Five Big
Markets Is Considerably in Excess
of That For 1908 or 1904 = Same is
True of Wheat Receipts at Chicago.

Washington, D. c.. March 9. - IN
ternal commerce conditions in the
United States during the month of jan
uary are summarized in the following
statement prepared from the January
report of internal commerce condi-
lions and labor through it's bureau of
statistics and to be published in the
Monthly Summary of Commerce and
Finance for January 1905:
During the month receipts of live
stock at the five markets of Chicago,
Kansas City, Omaha, st. Louis and ST.
Joseph totaled 3,235,611 head, being
considerably in excess of like move
ment in either 1904 or 1903 and also
larger than the arrivals for the month
of December by over 100000 head. The
favorable conditions as indicated by
the latter comparison were principally
due to increases in live stock receipts
at Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha,
especially in the total inbound move
ment of hogs and sheep, although a
small gain in the arrivals of cattle
was also noted at each of these three
markets.
Live stock arrivals at Chicago dur
Ing January aggregated 1,624,214 head,
as against 1,540,711 head for a cores
ponding period in 1903; 30,599 cars
BEND required to handle the 1905
movement. or, an average Of about L.
600 cars day, illustrating the enor-
nous equipment required for this sin
gle branch Of the transportation indus
try. Shipments for the same months
from this city totaled 407,04S head in
1905 and 343,130 head in 1904. Re-
ceipts Of live stock at Kansas City for
the month of January amounted to 511,-
ITO head in 1905 and 457604 head in
1904. Heavier hog arrivals are largely
accountable for the improved condition
OF the current years figures. Ship
ments for the month, which amounted
to 7O,179 head,were much smaller than
those for the similar month in 1904
Live stock arrivals at Omaha dur
ing January totaled 400,221 head as
compared with 417,216 head for like
month in 1904. Shipments for a sim
liar period amounted to 53,155 head in
1905 and 1859 head in 1904. At st.
Louis similar receipts for January
amounted to 393,S26 head in contrast
with 374,554 head in 1904. Shipments
for the month totaled 63,263 head as
compared with 1851 head in 1904.
Movements Of Grain.
Total receipts of grain at twelve
Important primary markets show
heavy decreased both in comparison
with the movement Of the previous
month and for a similar month in 1904
Gains over the December arrivals were
made at Louisville and Toledo, were
largely attributed to heavier inbound
corn movement at Louisville, and to
an increased oat movement at Toledo
However. these increases had little eff
feet as an equalizing factor upon the
total losses sustained at the markets
Of Duluth, Minneapolis, Milwaukee,
Chicago, Kansas City, Peoria and Gin
cinnati
Receipts of wheat at the four leading
spring markets for the present season
to January 81 amounted to 110,492, 1885
bushels, of which 6O,O42,SS0 bushels
arrived at Minneapolis. 7,03S,S90 bush
els at Milwaukee, 23,90S,410 bushels at
Duluth, and 19,5O3,205 bushels at Chi
cago. Total wheat receipts at these
cities for similar period in 1904, to-
tailed 1to,723,242 bushels and for the
same months of 1923, 127,365,259
bushels. At the four principal winter
wheat markets, receipts from July to
January 81 have been as follows: To-
ledo, 4,4SS,673 bushels; ST. Louis, 49,
490,SS2 bushels; Detroit, 1891 ,O53 bush
els; Kansas City, 31,59S466 bushels;
making total of $3.50, OLA bushels, in
contrast with 47,119,362 bushels for the
same period of the preceding season
and 62,445, 461 bushels for 1923.
The amount of grain received at
Minneapolis during the first month OF
the present year totaled 1O,0S1 100
bushels, as compared with 1l,O73,25O
bushels in January 1904. Shipments
for the same month, which totaled g.
752,210 bushels, differed but little from
those Of like month in the previous
year. Milwaukee's total grain arrivals
for January amounted to 2,473,970
bushels as against 3,439,930 bushels in
1904. The decrease as indicated by
this comparison was caused by a
lighter movement of wheat. oats, bar
ley and rye, corn showing a decided
increase. Total shipments for the
month amounting to 1,S55,633 bushels
were somewhat heavier than those
for similar month of the preceding
year.
Grain receipts at Chicago during the
month amounted to 16.56021S bushels,
as compared with 1868 0S9 bushels in
January, 1904. During January of the
current year corn arrivals amounted to
9,536,21S bushels; oats. 3,2S0,900 bush
els; wheat, 1873, 400 bushels; barley,
1,946,0S7 bushels, and rye, 1858
bushels. Total shipments for the
month. which aggregated 1881 sos
bushels were considerably in excess
of those for January. 1904 The inward
grain movement at Detroit for the
first month of the current year
amounted to 693,256 bushels, being
only about half the size of that for
the corresponding month in 1904
Toledo grain receipts for the same
period amounted to 1,821400 bushels
in 1905, as against 1,61S,300 bushels
In 1904 while similar arrivals at
Duluth were 1616,414 bushels in 1905
and 2,360;84S bushels in 1904 Cleve-
lands arrivals for January aggregated
211071S bushels. 72 per cent of which