Arizona republican., 1905-05-01
GRAIN FIGURES
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749,21S barrels in 1905, as against D. 550,657 barrels .in 1904, and 1,575,7 ,769 barrels in 1903. Provision shipments. which amounted to 332,O26 tons during the first quarter of 1905. were some what lighter than like movements in 1904, but heavier than those for 1903.
 Grain arrivals at Chicago during the month of March totaled 3O,431,6S5 bushels corn, 9,S95,S5O bushels oats IT, 100 bushels rye. and 2,993, ,6S5 bush els barley. The total receipts of these cereals for 2 like month in 1904 were 20,109,S97 bushels, and in 1903, 19,1SS,- f5S bushels, the remarkable increase thus indicated for the three months of the present year being almost entirely due to an extremely heavy corn move ment, which was nearly three times the size of a similar movement in 1904 and over twice that of the arrivals for 1903. Total grain shipments for the month from this city, which amounted to 15.52s.660 bushels, were approxl- mately three million bushels heavier than a like movement in 1904 and over a million bushels in excess O fthe with drawaIs for 1903. The first three months of the present year showed arrivals of grain at this city to the amount of 59,943,S65 bushels, as against 53,054.353 bushels in 1904 and 57235.163 bushels in 1903. Shipments for similar periods were 34,423.332 bushels in 1905. 31,194,- 415 bushels in 1904 and 33, S44,s56 bushels in 1903.
 Cereal arrivals at St. Louis during March reached a total of 5,O74,636 bush els as against 5,509113 bushels for a like month in 1904 and 7.411.5S2 bushels in 1903. Shipments for the third month of the present year which amounted to 4.63S,96S bushels, were approximate ly 23H million bushels below similar movements in either of the two preced- ing years. Grain receipts at this mar ket for the first three months of 1905 amounted to 12,S67 ,O67 bushels, in con- trast with 19,75S,9 ,967 bushels in 1904 and 21653.9S5 bushels in 1903. The losses indicated in the present years total. as compared with those of the previous year. were largely accounted for by heavy decreases in the arrivals Of wheat and corn, although oats, rye and barley all show a loss. The de- crease in corn receipts is especially mo- tiseable when the remarkable increase in the arrivals of this cereal at Chica- go during the first three months is con sidered. Shipments of all grains from St. Louis during the past three months amounted to 12, 107, ,232 bushels in 1903.
 At Kansas City March's grain re- ceipts totaled 4.OO2 100 bushels, in com parison with 3,72S,7 700 bushels for a like month in 1904 and 3,S53,5OO bushels in 1903. The gain the present years movement, as indicated by comparisons with the March. 1904. movement, was largely caused by much heavier arriv- als of corn. although there was a con- siderable increase in the receipts of oats. The wheat movement by sinli- lar comparison showed a decided de- cline, but was not of sufficient volume to offset the gain of the other cereals. Withdrawals for the month were B. 364,20O bushels in 1905, 3.667. 800 bushels in 1904 and 3,447, 300 bushels in 1903. During the first three months of the present year grain arrived at Kansas City to the amount of 9.6I7,2OO bush els, a decrease if compared with like movement in 1904 of nearly 1000, ,O00 bushels. and with that of 1903 of about 5,0O0,00O bushels. Shrinkages in both wheat and corn arrivals were mainly accountable for these lighter receipts. Shipments from this city during the same periods were 1885, 400 bushels in 1905, 13,S52, 200 bushels in 1904, and 11,39S,500 bushels in 1903
 Although navigation on the Great Lakes during March was largely con- fined to a car-ferriage movement, there were many indications pointing to a re- newed activity as soon as the clearing away of the ice permitted it. The ad- vance chartering of vessels for the en- tire season has apparently been indulg- ed in to a greater extent than during previous years, and this would seem to indicate a growing desire on the part of steamship owners to avoid the nec- essity of using the wild or daily boats
 During the month of March. 31349S tons of freight were received by water at different lake ports. This amount was over 10000 tons in excess of a similar movement for 1904, but was somewhat below that for 1903. It al- so exceeded, to a large extent, the in bound movement for either of the two previous months of the current year. The commodities received during March. 1905, were 1925 net tons of flour, 1,944 ,662 bushels of grain, S4,16S net tons of coal 12,292 gross tons of ores and minerals, 23,S36 Nj feet of lum- Der and lo-s, and 11O,731 net tons of unclassified freight.