Arizona republican., 1905-09-11

twelve interior primary markets
amounted to 1534,9S2 barrels, and were
slightly in excess of similar receipts in
1904, while the arrivals for the first
seven months of the current year,
which aggregated 9,6OS,947 barrels. fell
below like movement in the preceding
year by nearly 900, 900 barrels.
Receipts of wheat at the four
spring wheat markets of Minneapolis,
Milwaukee, Duluth and Chicago dur
ing the crop year from August I to
and including July 81, 1905, reached a
total of LAG, 303 900 bushels, as against
similar receipts in 1904 of 149,913,6 ,602
bushels, and in 1903 of 16S, ,76O,776
bushels. AS compared with the 1904
figures losses We're sustained at the
markets of Milwaukee and Duluth,
Minneapolis and Chicago having
shown gains. At the winter-wheat
markets of Toledo, St. Louis. Detroit
and Kansas City the receipts of wheat
from July l. 1905, to July 81, 1905,
amounted to 229OO13 bushels, in con-
trast with 5,635,239 bushels in 1904,
and 5,866.9S9 bushels in 1903. IN
creases occurred at all four of the
markets specified. if compared with
similar movements in 1904.
The east bound trunk line move
ment of grain from Chicago and Chi
cago points during the month of July
amounted to 4,7S7.0O0 bushels. and was
somewhat heavier than a like move
ment in 1904 Or 1903. During the first
seven months of the current year 61,-
/ 333 900 bushels of grain were shipped
| eastward over the trunk lines from
! Chicago and Chicago points, as com
pared with a similar movement in 1904
! of 5S,273,OOO bushels and in 1903 OF
/ $3.50, 600 bushels. East bound flour
/ movements during the month tOtaled
! 241, ,076 barrels in 1905, 405,639 barrels
! in 1904, and 229.S90 barrels in 1908
/ while similar movements for a seven
| month period were 2,SS0,421 barrels in
1905, 4,6219S6 barrels in 1904, and
! 1858. sos barrels i'm 1903. During the
/ month of July 1O3, 1O7 tons of provi-
siOns left Chicago and Chicago points
east bound over the trunk lines as
! compared with a corresponding move
ment in 1904 of 76,S $50 tons and in 1908
/ of 110.S23 tons. A similar movement
! for the first seven months of the pres
| ent year amounted to ,902 tons, q
total somewhat larger than that rep
resenting a like movement in either
1904 or 1908.
The traffic on the great lakes con
| tinued to be Of heavy volume during
July, 9,321,O97 net tons of freight hav-
/ ing been received at the various ports
/ in contrast with a similar inbound
movement in 1904 of S.5O7 1872 tons and
in 1903 or 7,S76,41O tons. During the
! first seven months of the current yeal
similar receipts amounted to 29,127,41
tons. as against 15,l61,455 tons in 1904
and 26,951,01S tons in 1908. The cur
rent years inbound movement was di-
vided into 396,563 tons of flour, 81
123, ,957 bushels of grain and faxseed
5,734,4S6 tons of coal. 15,51S,752 gross
tons of ore and minerals. S69,975 NJ
feet of logs and lumber, and 2,347,431
net tons of unclassified freight.
The commerce through the Sault
Ste. Marie canals at S1lt Sc. Marie
Mich, and Ontario, Capada, during
July totaled 6,703. 100 tons az against
a corresponding movement in 1904 o.
| 5,609, ,O79 tons and in 1903 of 5,279,42S
tons. of the movement for the sew
enth month of the current year, 5,494,-
SIS tons moved eastward and 1905
! SS2 tons westward, while Of the toea
movement in both directions 5,S7S,74;
net tons passed through the United
States canal and S30017 net tons
through the Canadian canal. Among
| the items prominent in the eastbOunC
| movement may be mentioned 5,044,-
O12 tons of iron ore. 2,7O1,1G5 bushels
of wheat, and 1.551,251 bushels o,
grain other than wheat. The princi-
pal item in the westboUnd movement
consisted of $40. S84 net tons of sof
coal. During the present season, tC
and including July 81. 19,S37,2O4 ne
tons of freight passed through the ca
nails at Sault Ste. Marie, an amoun
over 1O,5OO,OOO tons in excess of {
similar movement in 1904, and consid
erably over 100000 tons heavier thar
that for 1903. OF the present year!
movement, 16,490,111 tons represented
an eastbOund movement and 3,347,09;
| tons westbOund movement while o
the freight passing in both directions
16,6S9,0 tons moved through tn,
United States canal and 3,148,162 ton!