New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-09
SURPRISING TRAFFIC.
ActiUity Of Railroads and Canals
MoUing Domestic Products.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

From The Tribune Bureau
washington, Sept 8-Internal movements Of both
grain and livestock IN July, indicated by re-
ceipts and shipments at important primary mar
kets reported to the Department of Commerce and
Labor present marked improvements compared
with similar traffic in 1904. At twelve grain centres
aggregate cereal receipts during the month were
twenty million bushels heavier than those for
corresponding period IN 1904. The large wheat
crop, forecast by both government and commercial
estimates. is beginning TO be marketed and at the
four leading winter wheat centres the arrivals
during July exceeded those of 1904 by over six and
movements Of grain, well cereal receipts at
important concentrating points along the borders
OF the Great Lakes also bear evidence OF TINS I'M
proved condition. No less worthy Of note is the
heavy increase in livestock movements. the receipts
at five leading markets during July having been
nearly million head in excess OF those represent
ing similar arrivals during the preceding year
At Chicago, Kansas City. Omaha, St. Louis and
St Joseph livestock receipts during the month OF
July aggregated 1888 SO6 head of which e.223 were
cattle 5s12s calves 11S62s5 hogs 6E9S62 sheep and
2e.s27 horses and mules. similar total inbound
movement in 1904 amounted to 1564i51 head and IN
1908 TO 2e2oo46 head. During the first seven months
of the current year i971s47i head OF livestock were
received at these five markets. a number nearly
100000 head greater than that for like period
in 1904 and over 100000 head more than that for
1903 The present years movement was divided
into 40S4 057 cattle 333559 calves, 1o2l53s3 hogs,
4.S+SS20 sheep and 245Ii4 horses ana Inules. AS
compared with the 1904 figures gains were MADE
in the arrivals Of all OF the classes of animals
specified. The number Of cars required TO handle
the inbound movement of livestock at these mar
kets during the first seven months Of 1875 totailed
So n2o, as compared with 243.10S in 1904 and
$40 1876 in 1908
FLOOD TIDE OF CEREALS.
The aggregate grain receipts at twelve important
interior primary markets during the month OF July
amounted TO 60S05 735 bushels. of which 19,s'''s9S
bushels were wheat. 1915 loo bushels corn, 12oSis
bushels oats 1SS7,172 bushels barley and 20''4D
bushels rye A total corresponding inbound move
rnent during a similar month in 1904 aggregated
90 39S bushels, being 100000 bushels less
than the 1905 arrivals. due to increases during the
latter year. in the receipts Of wheat corn oats ana
barley decrease having occurred IN the reISIp
of rye For the first seven months OF the cuiteIe
wear 323 3S 917 bushels of grain were feceiFeu a.
these markets in contrast with aO4iz005l PUSHES -.
1909 The current years arrivals were divldeo lh'o
s. 4o221s bushels of wheat 126 40aos4 ousheIS OF -
s4Oe2515 bushels of oats 2.l3.3S7 oushels Oh paiS
and 30 255 bushels OF rye. AS compared VIZ. '-
1905 arrivals gains were made in the recelpts u
-bea+ corn and oats OF the interior markets
nroninentlv identified with the recelpts o. 81 an
Chicago led, having received l25'Z4-'''' OusIei' -
ing the first seven months Of the current yea
1Ii,,aa7olis came second, with 5l,75l0oo pushels'
and St Louis third with 2s,S40.9Ce pushels' 80
-four arrivals during July at Twelve 'iteiioi ~
mary markets amounted to 1,0SisSz oarletS' 80
were slightly in excess Of similar rece4PlS AZ t
while the arrivals for the first seven s az bar
r retT fell below like movement IN the pFe0s
YEAR by nearly 100000 barrels ,r,n, wheat mar
Las 81 MINNEAPOLIS, Milwaukee, Duluth SIi - and
cage during y Fhs cE s TTeached Of go -?
bushels as against similar Hsi IN rs bushels
AS COMPARED with the 1900 figures losses TG59 gq5
tanned the markets OF aaiM snow gains At
The winter wheat markets of Toledo 81 80,
rom July / 1906 to July 81 1867 amognted to II
290Ol3 bushels in contrast with 2,ooo 5s nIi~ed
Al ali four Of the markets specified, If compared
with similar movements in 1894. - grain
Chicago and Chicago PANTS ba ag5tqg 'a and Was
eo eTE hesvier than like movement in 1904 or
100 During the first seven months of the current
ward over the trunk lines from Chicago and Chi
cago points, as compered with similar movement
in 1906 OF 5S23000 bushels and In 1898 OF % o0ogSo
bushels. Eastbound -four movements CURING I me
month 16 to5a 6 2a SEQ baTreis in 1ss Whe similar
movements for seven month period were 2::g45
barrels in 1905. During the Eonth Of July lo31O7
tons Of provisions left Chicago and Chicago points
corresponding movement in 1894 of 1852 tons and
frst seven months of the present year amounted
774s02 tons. total somewhat larger that nat a
WORLDS GREATEST CANAL.
The traffic on the Great Lakes continued to be of
/
freight having been received the various ports
in contrast with a similar inbound movement in
1904 Of S5o71a2 tons and in 1903 of 7,S7641O tons
During the first seven months of the year
similar receipts amounted to 29,127,41S tons.
against 1851 ass in 1904 and 26,951.01S tons
in 1908 The current years inbound movement
was divided into 396,563 of -four. 52,123,957
bushels Of grain and faxseed. 5.7344ss OF coal
1551s,752 gross tons of ore and minerals S69s5eN
feet of logs and lumber and 2347,4Sl net tons of
unclassifed freight.
The commerce through the sault Ste Marie
canals at sault Ste. Marie Mich and Ontario
against a corresponding movement In Ia Or
5509079 tons and in 1893 Of 5,27s 2S tons. OF the
movement for the seventh month OF the current
wear 5494S7S moved eastward and 1.208,882
tons westward. while Of the total movement In
ho+b directions 5s73.743 net tons passed through
through the Canadian canal. Among the items
prominent IN the eastbound movement may be
els OF wheat and 1851 Pol bushels Of grain other
than wheat The principal Item In the west pound
movement consisted OF 9loSsf hes IONS 81 s soit
JyIy 81 10 g37 204 net tons Of freight passed
fhrougb the canals at Sault Ste. Marie, amount
over ten and a half million tons in excess OF
similar movement in 1904 and considerably over
two and a half million tons heavier than that for
OF the present year movement: i6.4So,!iI
? 217 os3 tons a westbound movement while OF the
freight passing both directions, l6.6S9042 tons
Moved through the United States canal and 31iS,
iso tons through the canal in Canadian territory.
sEAsHORE ROAD INCREASES DIVIDEND.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. S--The directors OF the West
-, and seashore Railroad which operates the
g-s,.,,-a,ia Railroad seashore lines. to-day de-
,o5 seri-annual dividend of per cent, an
carr se Of - per cent. This action places the
stock on a per cent basis