Arizona republican., 1906-02-12

lar movement in 1904 Of 9O.5O1 0O0 bushels and in 1903 of 79, ,729, 900 bush els. Eastern flour movements during the month Of December totaled 53O,749 barrels in 1895, 534,143 barrels in 1904, and 669. 964 barrels in 1903. During the month of December, 12O.932 tons of provisions left Chicago and Chicago points eastbOund, as compared with corresponding movement in 1904 of 94.976 tons and in 1903 of 112,149 tons. similar movement for twelve months of 1905 amounted to 1,46O. 423 tons, total somewhat larger than that representing the shipments in either 1904 or 1903.
 Grain exports from the United States during December. according to prelirI- mary returns, which include about 9T per cent of the entire movement amounted to 33, 467, ,894 bushels, as compared with the corresponding movement in 1904 of 10, 3S2 165 bushels Of the 1905 movement, 2O,573.1S2 bush els were shipped by way of the Atlantic ports. S,016,31S bushels by way of the gulf ports, 8, 7O1, ,416 bushels by way of Pacific ports. and 1.176,97S bushels by way of northern border, lake and other border ports. During the calendar year 1905, 174,O36.396 bushels of grain were exported from various
 United States ports, and of this quan- tity lO2,994, 5S2 bushels were credited to Atlantic ports, 37, ,3O5, ,6S3 bushels 10 gulf ports, 14,S72,I3j bushels to Pacific
 ports, and 1S,S63,eJ6 bushels to north
 ern border. lake. and other border ports. The similar total outbound
 movement in 1904 aggregated 69,O12.-
 S92 bushels
 Both the Atlantic and Gulf ports
 made heavy gains in the exportation of
 cereals during the year if compared
 with like movements in 1904, although
 the increase at the Atlantic ports, both
 from an actual and a relative stand
 point greatly exceeded that of the
 Gulf ports. Total corn exports. which
 were 1I0,999, ,265 bushels in 1905. as
 against 46,390,G ,G27 bushels in 1904. were the greatest factors in the accomplish
 ment of this improved condition, al though the increase in foreign ship ments of oats has been remarkable, the
 movement advancing from 1,192, 33S bushels in 1904 to 2S,641. .663 bushels in 1905. Flour exports for December which amounted to 1,S71,91S barrels in 1905. were over a million barrels in excess of similar movement in 1904 while for the entire year like with drawals, which aggregated 1I2S1 937 |
 movements in 1904 Of the 1905 move
 ment 6.213.641 barrels left the country by way of Atlantic ports. 1IO1. .5S5 barrels by ways of Gulf ports, 3.536,- 4S1 barrels by way of Pacific ports, and <3O,23O barrels by way of northern | border lake and other border ports The domestic shipments from var | ious ports on the Great Lakes during
 1905 reached the remarkably large to- tai of 67.345. 62O tons, undoubtedly rep
 resenting the greatest traffic move ments for any calendar year in the his tory of lake navigation. While the in crease of 16 million tons over the 1904 ! shipments may be partially accounted
 for by the interruption of navigation ! in the latter year. owing to the strike ! of steamship employees during May and June, no such cause can be attributed
 to the gain of g million tons over the 1903 outbound movements or the in ! crease of nearly F million tons over l those of 1902, A9f the different commo- dities shipped during the year. ore and 1 minerals aggregated 3S,096.210 tons,
 coal. 14 .665. .S75 tons. unclassified freight ] 5,201,351 tons. grain and flaXseed B. ] S56.1S3 tons, lumber and logs 4,26S. .905 | .ons, and flour 1.257,096 tons. The ! heaviest gains occurred in shipments
 of ore and minerals, which during 1904, amounted to but 23,S13.411 tons.
 | Decenber's shipments of anthracite coal from the eastern producing re gions amounted to 5,395,113 tons. as compared with the corresponding
 movement in 1904 of 5.O63,144 tons and
 in 1903 of 4259,74S tons. The heaviest movement during any one month of | 1905 occurred in May, when GOGGLES l tons were shipped. During the twelve | months of the year just closed anthra- cite coal shipments amounted to -61,- l 410, POI tons, as against 57,49S,462 tons | in 1904 and 59, ,362. .S30 tons in 1903 The 1 1905 movement was the largest for any one year in the history of anthracite | mining.