Arizona republican., 1905-05-01
The Movement of Cereals
 in a Single Month
AN INCREASED VOLUME
Department Of Commerce and Labor Statistics Relating to the Grain Business at the Most Important Ia- teriOr Points During March.

centers during the hrst quarter of the current year, as reported to the deFart- ment of commerce and labor through It's bureau of statistics. compare flaw orably with similar movements for d corresponding period in 1904. aIthoua-h total grain receipts and shipments were not quite so heavy. fin the aggrerate as they were last year However. che total movements of all cereals at uriui- ary markets for the month of March were considerably in excess of the movements for Ike month iu the pre- cedlng year, owing largely Co the i'm creased quantity of corn handled
 During March live stock receipts ar the markets of Chicago. Kansas Citv. Omaha, S.. LO-3s and St JoSeuh amounted to 2,S67.S51 head, and not only showed an appreciabIe gain over similar movements for the preceding month out were also much heavier than arrivals for the third month Of either 1904 or 1903 A gain il hog receipts was largely accountable for this inn proved condition. the arrivals of thesa animals amounting to 1.f3S. o29 head iu comparison with 1.272.93s head during a similar period in 1904 and IoSa.8-r head in 1903. Total cattle receipts an these markets which during March amounted to 575.0S1 head. were nearly 5O.000 head lighter than a similar movement tn 1904. but approximately 4,5OO head heavier than the number re- ceived during the third month Of 1908 The number of cars required Go handle the total livestock movement at thes- cities during the third month of the current year was 51 S34 as against B. III cars in 1904. and 46.S17 cars in Iso1. E'ftr-
 rivals of live stock at the five markets specified aggregated S.S11.53f head. iu contrast with S.S44.Tl3 head in Isos and 3,6O3-9c1 head in 1908. showing ga slight loss for the present year if com pared with the first three months or the preceding one. hut an increase of over million head if compared with a similar movement in 1908 or the present years arrivals. hogs constiyut- ed ,t2S.546 head. sheep 2.15S.z5s head cattle Il2l,1f3 head. horses and mules lzoS4l head, and calves S6.T4S head The number of calves given. however. does not include them with the State- ment showing cattle receipts. Accord ing to the figures received during th.. present year. Chicago leads with re- gard to the arrivals of cattle. calves. hogs, and sheep. while St. Louis ap- pears to be the most important horse and mule market.
 Grain receipts at 12 interior primary markets during the month Of March totaled 65.424,0S4 bushels as compared with 55,467,970 bushels for a sfr1IIar month in 1904. For a three month period the amount of all kinds Of grain received at these markets aggregated 15O,G42.SS6 bushels ir contrast vIsh l6I.557.550 bushels in 1904. While corn receipts for January. February and March showed en increase of apprnx- lmately million bushels by a similar comparison, the great decline in wheat receipts would have alone offset this gain Tn the total grain movement al- though there were also decided shrink ages in the arrivals of oats. barley and rye Chicago. Toledo and Little Rock all show increased grain receipts for the first three months Of the current year as compared with those of 1904 The other markets u.der discussion nave all sustained losses especially Kansas City and St- Louis. where the inbound movement at each city for the first quarter of 1905 was about mII- lion bushels below that Of similar months in 1904.
 Receipts of wheat at the sprin-
 
 waukee, Duluth and Chicago duriu- the period from August T. 1sos ts March 31, 1905. amounted to Is1.1s1. .S5a bushels. as compared with 1e9.olI.Ige bushels for a like period in Iso3-s. and l45,916,4S9 bushels in I902-S. The loss thus indicated for the present season was due to lighter arrivals at Nilwau- kee, Duluth and Chicago. MinneapoI being the only one of the four markets named which showed an increase. the gain. however. not being lar-e. amounting to less than 64.0OO bushels if compared with a similar movement in 1904.
 At the winter wheat markets of To- ledO. St Louis. Detroit. and Kansas City. receipts of this cereal from July l, 1904. to March S1. 1905. totaled 1S5,19S bushels, as against 6T.fss.s55 bushels in 19OS-4 and 6S. 4O2. .ss5 bush els in 19O2-3. all four markets showing a decided decrease if compared with last seasons movements The receipts at Kansas City. however. although much lighter than those flr core spending months of the previous sea son, were about 5000. GOO bushels in ex- cess Of a similar movement in Isoe-1
 The east bound trUnk-line move ment of grain from Chicago and Chi cagO points during March totaled I5.- 522 ,00O bushels. an amount which was not only about twice the size of simi- lar shipments for February but also appreciably larger than like move ments for March of either 1904 or 1905 X similar movement for the first three months of the current year amounted to 3S.S14.O9O bushels. as against 51-I1-- 900 bushels for a like period in 1sof and 34445.0OO bushels in 1908. East bound flour movements for January. February and March amounted Co l.-
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