The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-03-08

shipments Of live stock, grain and
coal.
According 10 reports received by The
department Of commerce aud labor
through It's bureau Of statistics. -
g52.z54 head Of live stock were re-
ceIyed a. six important Interior mar
kets during January. This was 1857
as head more than In January. 1900,
and 3T5.is8 head more than IN Jan
uary. 1904. OF the total, l,C09,3l4
head were received at ChlcaLo, ell
ggg AZ Kansas city, 1896 at g.
Paul. Although there was slight de-
crease In the receipts both at Chicago
and st. paul. II was more than onset
by the Increase at the other four mar
ketg. The number Of hogs received
AT these markets during January, 1905,
was 1856. sheep. sS0bb7; cattle,
755.13i. horses and mules, ei,Gl3 and
calves 1921. As compared With Jan
uary, 1906, there WAS an increase In
the receipts Of cattle, calves, sheep,
horses, and mules, and a slight de-
crease In the receipts Of hogs.
Shipments Of live stock from Chi
cago during January amounted TO
43g.20l head: Kansas City. i3G,402;
Omaha, s,420; st. Louis, 1895: 81
Joseph, 25.079, and 81 Paul, S3.Oll,
making a total Of sG0.459 head, com
pared with $685. GG head shipped from
these markets during January, 1900,
and C67.9s head during January,
1904. Compared with January, 1905,
there was an Increase In the shipment
from all Of the markets named.
An indication Of the Increased de-
mands upon the railroads by heavier
live stock movements Ii the fact that
over $500 more cars were required 10
handle January'g receipts at these
markets In 1906 than In 1906.
Al fourteen primary grain markets
the receipts Of grain during JANUARY
aggregated II ,30s.9 bushels--over IL
million bushels In excess Of those IN
January. 1905, and . million bushels
more than In January, 1904. or tho
fourteen markets--Cblcago Cincin
natl, Cleveland. Detroit, Duluth, Kan
sas City, Little Rock, Louisville, MI
waukcc, Minneapolis. Omaha, Peoria
st. Louis. and Toledo--only Cleveland
Louisville, and Toledo sustained losse
as compared with the receipts OF Jan
,:ary, 1905. The grain shipment
from these cities during January
1906. totaled 47,432, $50 bushels. con
pared with 36,202 .062 bushels In jar
uary, 1906. and 35.363,Si2 bushels !
January, 1904. The increase In bot
the receipts and shipments was du
La "a az
and Withdrawals OF oats, although IN
movements Of wheat. corn, barley, an
rye all showed Improvement whe
compared with like receipts and shi
ments In the preceding year. Ga
arrivals AT these markets during ia
uary amounted to a66S,sS3 bushel
gain OF over million bushels wht
compared with similar movements
1905, while by like comparison shi
menta which totaled ls.20A, i2A bus
els presented an increase OF nearly
million bushels,
Wheat receipts as the -four sprin
wheat markets OF Minneapolis. NJ
waukee. Duluth. and Chicago. fro
August |. 1905. 10 January 81, i9l
reached a total Of IFS ,a3egT2 hnshe
compared with 1906, aa7 .iis bushels
celved during the correspnndl
months in lsoi-a, and ll.lll ,Ssa hui
cts IN ianai. OF the movement
the present season, Minneapolis
colsed ei.s0a,al0 bushels, Duluth Z
l9a,Ua0 bushels. Chicago l7.as01
bushels, aud Milwaukee btea.ga0 hu
els. At the winter wheat market
Toledo. wheat recelpis from July
10 January ~ tolaied tgA7 Toe hu
els q, r.. l.oaiu, iliess zoe hushe