The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-09-30
Bureau Of Statistics Reports
on the Handling Of Grain
and Live Stock Last Month
FORMERS MOVEMENTS HEAVY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
SAYS THE FIGURES SHOW a
DECIDED INCREASE OVER
THOSE OF 1904.

WASHINGTON. sept. ~, lSuo.---
Grain and live stock movements during
August at important primary markets,
as reported 10 the Department Of Com
merce and Labor through its bureau OF
statistics, continued to show in the ag-
gregate. as was the case in July, appre-
ciable increases over corresponding move
ment in 1901 of 2,.4S,9 1886 head, and in
shipments of these articles for the tlrst
eight months of the current year, pre-
seqlted heavy gains by similar compare
sons. the inbound grain movement at
twelve important primary markets hav-
ing been over 100000 bushels in ex-
cess Of that for the preceding year, with
indications pointing to a still heavier IN
crease in this class of tonnage.
At the five interior markets Of Chi
cago. Kansas City, Omaha, st. Louis
and st. Joseph live stock receipts dur
ing August aggregated 2,S0o, 100 head
in contrast with similar inbound move
ment in 1904 of 2,749,99 head, and in
1903 of .2.742, 800 head During the hEst
eight months of the present year lob
1T of live stock wer received at tlhsse
markets. composed Of 4,835,585 cattle.
400. .357 calves, 11,306,144 hogs, o.l44,-
492 sheep. and SO. .595 horses and mules.
AS compared with the 1904 movement,
gains were made in the arrival of all fiye
Of the classes of animals specified A
similar total inbound live stock move
ment in 1904 amounted to 20,96O, ,342
head. and in 1903 to 20,4S5, ,30T head. OF
the present years total movement. 1o,;-
323, ,129 head were received at Chicago,
8, 1871 ,31T head at Kansas City, 3.302, !
756 head at Omaha, 2,S67 PIT head at
ST. Louis, and 2,34ST58 head at St.
Joseph.
At Chicago, the greatest packing-house
centre in the United States, packing
house products were received during Au-
gust to the amount Of 73, ,T52,2SS pounds,
as against similar receipts in 1904 OF
52,005,080 pounds. and in 1908 OF a.
l32. .654 pounds. Shipments for the
month aggregated 261 ,2722.35I pounds in
1905, 1886, ,733 pounds in 1904 and
249. 800, ,063 pounds in 1908. Fer the
yearsto September 2 receipts of packing
house products at this city tctaled 598,-
O43, ,e37 pounds, being nearly 200,0O9.000
pounds heavier than like movement in
1904 and over 267 ,O00, 900 pounds great
err than that for 1903 Shipments which
amounted to /, 1,653. .211 ,147 pounds during
the current year were composed OF "a
21S, 400 pounds of beet, "a, 49, ,92o
pounds Of canned meats, 473,s20, 800
pounds Of cured meats, 696,247 1868
pounds Of dressed beef, 17.435, 100 pounds
of dressed hogs, 07.075, 1876 pounds Of
hides, 221. .227, ,S1S pounds of lard, and
1862, 500 pounds of pork. The total
amount Of similar commodities shipped
during corresponding months in 1904 was
1,6O2, ,522, ,066 pounds, and in 1903 l,9I2,-
451 .957 pounds.
Receipts of wheat at the four SPRING
wheat markets of Milwaukee. Minneapo'
lis. Chicago and Duluth during the month
of August amounted to 10,359, 1868 bush
els, as against corresponding move
ment in 1904 of 9,9l1,163 bushels, and
in 1903 of 9,176,475 bushels. OF the cur
rent months movements. 3,772, 10 bush.
els were received at Minneapolis, 494.Spt
bushels at Milwaukee, 179, 10S bushels
at Duluth, and 5.313.49O bushels at Chi
cago. AS compared with the arrivals fol
1904, gains occurred at the markets OF
Minneapolis and Chicago, slight losses
having been sustained at Milwaukee and
Duluth At the four winter wheat mar.
kets of Toledo, ST. Louis. Dethoit and
Kansas City receipts of grain from July
l to August 81 aggregated 2A,301,G0y
bushels. in contrast with 20, ,252, 524 bush
els received during a simi ar period in
1864 and. 16, 324, 1876 bushes Ia 1909. OF
the present seasons arrivals, 2,263 800
bushels were received at Toledo, 7,7I6,-
600 bushels at St. Louis. 356, 100 bushels
at Detroit land 1899 Cos bushels al
Kansas City As compared With the
1904 figures, gains were made at Teled9
ST. louis and Kansas Cisy, While small
loss was sustained at Detroit.
During the month of August the east
bound trunk line movement of grain freni
Chicago and Chicago points amounted to
7.1I5.000 bushels, as compared with 4
similar movement of $4,000 bushels in
1904 and 3.5T9. 900 bushels in 1915. t4ur
an eight-month period enstbound rail
movements of all cereals from Chicago
anu SilItdSol pUllitS 90, 1OJ, ,yltO
bushels, as against 63,T92, 600 bushels in
| 1904 and 81 100000 bushels in 1903.
4 Eastbound -four movements for the pres
ent month, which amounted to 364. .TeS
barrels. We're above a similar movement
in either 1904 or 1903 while like ship
ments for the first eight months of the
current year, which amounted to 3.245.-
209 barrels, although much below SINH
lar movement in 1901 were somewhat in
excess of those for 1903 Provision
movements for the month, which amount
ed to 139. .933 TONS and for eight months.
TO 914 1856 tons. were heavier than the
corresponding movements in either 1904
or 1908.
Total grain receipts Of ten important
primary markets during the month of
August aggregated IS. .995. $3.50 bushels. as
compared with ii similar movement iii
1904, of 81. 7.S00.919 bushels During the
first eight months of the current year
15T, ,031 .633 bushels of grain wrre re-
ceived at Chicago. II ,SS6.620 bushels at
Cincinnati. S,586.267 bushels at Duluth.
81. 1851 TOO bushels at Kansas City, 15.-
500. 800 bushels at Louisville, XIV. 1f.-
13S,050 bushels at Milwaukee. a04fT.
900 bushels at Minneapolis is. GB7. 600
bushels at Omaha. SO .255. POS bushels ali
St Louis. and Ii, ,331 800 bushels al To-
ledo. making total Of 3T9. .410.S2T bush
els in contrast with q similar inbound
movement IA 1904 of BAT 1871 1888 bushels.
As compared with last years receipts
gains were made ut the markets of Chi
cago. Kansas City. Minnea polls. Omaha
and Toledo. losses having occurred at the
fSt3,n fft-x m fc