Arizona republican., 1905-06-19


 bushels, being approximately 100000 bushels heavier than a similar move ment in 1904, but only about 700,00 bushels in excess of that for 1903. Corn receipts for the current year. which amounted to 17,9S6.80O bushels. were over I4,O0O,000 bushels in excess of similar arrivals in 1904. Shipments for the year to April 30 aggregated 16, oil ,402 bushels, ard were composed entirely of corn, with the exception of 1,O15 bushels of oats. The total out bound movement of grain for a cor responding period in 1904 amounted to 5.S43.535 bushels. while that for 1903 totaled 16.S12,139 bushels.
 Export withdrawals of grain from the United States for April amounted to 13,847, 966 bushels, as compared with 4,769,648 bushels for a cores bonding month in 1904. Of the exports for the fourth month of the current year, s,522.s11 bushels left the country by way of Atlantic ports. 2.454,14s bushels by way of Gulf ports, 595 643 bushels by way of Pacific ports. and ! 2,275,566 by way of northern border | lake. and other principal ports. The outbound foreign movement of grain from the United States during the first | four months of the present year to- | tailed 63.629,069 bushels, as against | S3,232, 937 bushels in 1904. Of the 1905 movement, Atlantic ports handled 33,- 145,944 bushels, Gulf ports 21.6S0, ,36b 1 bushels, Pacific ports 3,59S,731 bush els, and the northern border, lake and | other principal ports 5,204,02 bushels. i The Atlantic ports gain over a similar movement in 1904 was approximately 17,000.000 bushels, while the increase l hIy xKyaU nf ha G1alf nxr comparison amounted to but about 10000 000. bushels.
 Of the present years movement the foreign withdrawals from the Atlantic ports amounted to nearly 52 per cent l of the total grain exports of the coun- try, while in 1904 the movement by
 way of these ports did not equal 50 per cent of a similar total Of the 63,629,0 069 bushels of grain exported
 from the United States during the first four months of 1905, 1857 1882
 bushels were corn. the great increase
 in the outbound movement of this ce-
 real, which was over 34.OOO, 900 bushels
 heavier than a corresponding move
 ment in 1904 being almost entirely accountable for the increases shown in
 the total grain exports.
 The total supply of cotton brought
 into sight during the first eight
 months of the current season amount
 ed to 11,534,44S bales, as compared
 with 9.493.S25 bales for similar months
 in 190S-4, and 10.01S.123 bales in
 1s02-3. The receipts for April of the present year. which amounted to sO2,-
 PIP bales. were over 100000 bales be-
 low the arrivals for March, but nearly
 3OO,0O0 bales greater than those fol
 February. The greatest amount oi
 cotton brought into sight for any one month of the present season occurred
 in October, when 2,399,32 bales were
 received. Cotton receipts at the va. rious ports during the season to Apri
 30 amounted to 8.555,753 bales, a gair of nearly 100000 bales if compared
 with similar arrlvals in 1904, and ovei a million bales heavier than those fol
 1903. For the past eight months the net overland movement amounted t, 932,64S bales, and although this wa.
 somewhat in excess of a similar move
 ment in 19O3-4, it fell over 73,OOO bale! below that for 1902-3.
 . During the current season the nor thern mills have taken 1922.531 bales while those in the south have received
 1,669,6S8 bales. the northern mills talk . ings showing a slight loss and those O southern mills a small gain, if com } pared with similar receipts for pre-