New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
GRAIN RECEIPTS FALL OFF.
I;uestocE ShosUs Increase ana Fdfn'-
ers' Profits Are Maintained.
rrno,, THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.l

.,ou falling of all along the line, notNi'ilseN go
,nr the increase shown by the single ceiea4' ~
hut livestock receipts show materi'a ~ -
over 1904 SO that there is no inoicad0n 0 ~
,.neral dinsnution OF farmers prohts-
According TO the Bureau of Statsucs' -" -
Grain receipts at twelve important ihVetiOA
markets in May amounted TO aoi6,5oo pusheis A,'U
crescent a decided increase. il compared "i'h 'Do
pzt,r r,o,tbs movement or with that OF
similar month in 1909 For the first tive montis o
the current year grain arrivals at tnese ma , -
,1rregated 20 cs3 ST bushels, an amount sPpi 81
reteIv sEloe5p bushels less than that Represents
a corresponding movement In 1904 OF 'ne oil,e. M @
eut cereals received. wheat amounted 70 eo U,'r,
bushels: corn s7o22 S9a bushels; oats 90 ssoos
ais: harley q 5ao77 bushels and rye z'o's'4oi '
ais Corresponding inbound movements GUNS
similar period in 1901 were o5'osssoss pa', -
ub.st 7smasl bushels of corn. 6e.F42ee4 pueNets
-. % oos 15s bushels of barley and S,IS36fi bush
,Is OF rye AS compdred with the lse4 gram d.
rivals losses were sustained at the MAJ he'e "
Cincinnati. Detroit Duluth, Kansas Ci's. 1 ..,s
Vile Milwaukee. Minneapolis, Reorla a1T Omaha and
while gains were made at Chlcago' oi'@i'1 ~
Receipts Of wheat at the four spring wheat snd
Duluth during the present &c erIg S osi bushels
.sslns corTesPondiing; in g;ao n9xeein5s o u.s. IA bushels
were reoeived from Minneapolis sf and "a az si4
bushels at Chicago sre As sustained at milwaukee,
snfh sna SInneapoIis and Chicago. ,o,oao 81
Luis B Detroit and kansas city RECEIPTS o1 waeeI
from July ls TO May With 81 l y Sol bushels
Teesved during similar e geTod fs crreS IN
MM ~ bgsbss G n sugses 5s weTe re rec TseeiTsd Teedo
IS Ss5Oo bushels at ST LOUIS zEsoeS KsDsss CITY As
Der1 Donared T with the IS0 figures losses were saS
fained all four Of the for Iss indicate
ioss sor Toledo and Detroit but gain Ior q; III Of
f aa eTht markets named during The srSp year to
end Including May 81 aggresaIea ~ IN ies;O of
as e79 "a bushels and in 500 03 OF 22S5ls56l oshe7
EAsT-BoUND MOVEMENT OF GRAIN IN MAY
Turing the month OF May the east-oouna
trunk line movement Of grain from Chlcaeo anu
Chicago points amounted TO 51S6,ee ousheis IS co
pared with corresponding movement OF a1'OO-,vo @
bushels In 1903 and T. a57 900 bushels in 1913 Inc
movement for the fifth month in 1905 was the lowest
for arv one month Of the current year. pelns 'iiy
about one-haif of what il was in AprI anu tpioi
r,,+eIv 100000 bushels below what II was III
gssrch the opening of the Great Lakes during tne
-, - - - NT.y exerting a powerful influence In
causing this early movement. For a hVe-Inohth
period east-bound rail movements OF an cei eeiS 60
from, Chicago and Chicago points aggregated 6loal'
0o bushels as against GOO bushels IN lsVf' anu
e, $4,000 bushels IN 1903 .
At Chicago the receipts Of grain during the 11onln
~ Arax, reached a total Of sS53 bushels. this De-
ing nearly million bushels lighter than a CORES
nondiog movement in 1904 and approximately 7'0'V
600 bushels below that for 1903 The outpounu ~
,,ox,.rnent however which amounted TO 14'ooS'o
b,,sbe1e during the fifth month Of the current year.
eithough about 100000 bushels beIcW I d
Excess Of tbat for isel the opening OF the Grsat
Lakes and the consequent reaucea daIs oaent " of
f,fo sea board having caused free tnopelieo oe %
the grain stored in elevators. The inboSnd Iose
Ient % or snd ad 0neiudns May 81 reached total OF
ss IA T2 bushels an amount over l2VIcvV n0n lS
b,sheis heavier than that for 1903 Wheat rese7psss ps
at this city during Lhe 1T az, es ost receipts
p ~ i bushels rye receipts G so bushels oat le
eePts aes q es44e 4eeeigfs 8s bGsheis The re-
oeipts as compared with those 81 er the mai r b o1
%Sshls pssSfls Of and ITO e ts the hesyg in
the tos.A @ arriva5 i OF az gfafS foT the first Il
weeks of 1895 totsled 6oaZ .SS ngshels as =; 4eNs
INCREASE IN LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS.
r,r,n, tba month of May the number of live
animals received at Chicago, Kansas City. Omaha,
ST Louis and St Joseph amounted to 2sS6.slO head'
an amount approximately 10000 he,d larger than
corresponding movements in either of the two pre-
ceding years Of the current months receipts at
these markets 5Ss sSS head cattle. $3.50 head
ealve. 1472214 head hogs. 10000 head sheep and
9eslS head horses and mules. Gains were made in
each one of the classes specified by comparison
with like movements in 1903 and 1904 The number
of cars required to handle the inbound movement
of livestock at these five markets during the year
totalled 30 sS as against cars 1904 and 4s 91
cars in 1893. For Il fve-month period receipts OF
livestock aggregated 43 $50 head in 1905 against
l39o227 head in 1909 125S2To head in 1903. The
cattle arriving during this period numbered S fS5
lead-caves. 1888 head hogs. 140l62 head; sheep
3714,SS9 head. and horses and mules. 1922 head
Al Chicago livestock receipts during May totalled
that representing similar movements in either Of
month which tctailed S70e49 head also heavier
than Ike movements in 1874 and 1853 Local CON
f s,s I'm e @Eet " s13ifa~ ,nontb IN sSFhfr Of
III. ngr
months Of the current year 1331 head Of cattle
head Of sheep and c. S.S head OF horses were re
ceiyed At Chicago. making grand total Of S SO So
Of 6.7ei.5s2 lead and il 1873 Of 6,o5ss5l head
Packing house preaueIs We're shipped i, from Chi Chi
amount OF lS 3030 pounds IN 1895. against 200,
For the trS er 81 to Nav ~ 1' similar shjnf6enfs az ls
greg1lea q so9 o9l9lle2 pounds and we're composed q
meats 26sl4l sS4 pounds Of cured NESTS, 41876l.l
Roes g @ qs6ea m pe 9ee[ m Ss R M as o. dPSsse
lard, and 1881 30 pounds OF pork The total anoun
ng mouths og @ 5hegea 70 I4ng m @ @
and in 1903 to Sl.S2o 900 pounds
TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS ON GREAT LAKES
Traffic movements on the Great Lakes were re
sumed in heavy volume during the month Of May
receipts for the month amounting TO Sl2536O tons
ss against l0i6.7S3 TONS for corresponding rnontl
in 1884. and 7l4i.sl9 tons in 1908. Shipments which
totalled sS5os7 tons during the fifth month Of th
current year. We're composed OF the fonowin;
Items: 1856 net tons Of -four L. 4zs 30 bushels
grain and iaxseed, 15S0sf7 net tons OF coal, 4634
s2 tons Of ore and minerals SIS feet OF logs an
lumber, and 5SJI net tons OF unclassihed freight
The total outbound movement during a smila
month in 1864 aggregated 4sS tons and in leO;
f.IS,lS tons During the first five months of th
current year shipments from various points on tn
Great Lakes totalled - 1898 tons while a sro;ia
movement II 1Sei amounted 2,l30S5l tons ana 4
lsB 10 u,SSs,l0 tons. The great increase for th
present. yeal. as compared with that for 1861 wa
not only caused by earlier opening OF nsyipa
tion, but also by the restricting Influences OF IN
summer OF 1904 ~ 0-'
Traffic the canals at SauIt Ste Marie Mich
and Ontario, Cana the r1onfE tc.aSJ-