The St. Louis Republic., 1906-01-02
CHEF GAIN IN IRON ORE.

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CHIEF GAIN IN IRON ORE.
Estimating the December freight At
| lr".vS tons. compared with S.0.ty, tons IN
i:sH. when the season closed earlier. ".
! aiI: the eno.nous tota! Of A,sPisD tons
of freight :or the year. Nearly all II this
sai. VAS mao. oz the single item OF i.on
; ore.
Tho season OF 1874 wa., late in getting
iin:er way. owing. first. TO the marine
s!ne.rs strike at the start: second. 10 the
tafdy disappearance Of tee: and third. IL
Conditions In the iron and steel trade which
1li not call FOR the usual enormous ore
deliveries a the close Of the season. When,
th"rcfoie 1889 opened. the furnaces depend
iES Oh lax' -shiIped ores were rather
!-anIy stocked. The pig iron output. at
| lcs,; ia ore month. has been =; the rate
cS -s.sOe."S toLs y.ar
This accounts for the exceptional figure
o. A"""G tons of iron ore shipments ia
| iSS from the Lake Superior region. inc!ai-
Tag As".'si tons ~ fail. as given In advance
a1t!,es from upper lax. shipping ports.
We ever before had trattc operations .:
similar proportions IN this commodity.
AZ ta- rr.sen; writing Il IL Estimated
| thht !! existing conditions IN tho ir"n
| an: steel trade continue. next years :"-
lnif' m. MS "iil not fall stort OF .:s,"..-@
! tons. With dock facilities al the lower
| iak's "tr"h.e Of handling *J."".a.e tons. it
i only =, question o: ;ti. consuming ca
pac!;y Of the market for Iron and ste.i.
| Meanwhile ihc export trade in these aril-
c.es Is assuming unusual proportions.
| LUMBER AND GRAIN.
ENo.piins coal and iron o,e. which are
! ir'-irhis respectively. no other leading
F. artjci. Of ;ak. business shows any note
worthy Increase. The lumber trade ha,
! ben about Stationary. indeed. I, IS more
=, than Irutab:. that II has passed .-s zenith
| n-cdus. CT the Increasing distances "f
.! ayaiiahis ,crssts from the Lake shores.
20 a.
| proportion .. the Iurnb.r traffic. The
! lumber regions tributary - .!ie lakes .sr,
shrinking 50 RAPIDLY year hv y.Ir a,
! water freight TO u fraction u! its present
! proportions
. The grain trade continues to show tho
erect u charged conditions in agriculture
siii industry upon domestic commerce.
For the last ;hre" years a iarg. grain
business, fqrme-!y ~ more :..an a hundred
1 million h,Isa.l; has decreased .nnua!!g
I ty !r".."S bushels
Th" advancing change of IT.. Iy.s. from
; The cereal 70 live stocks basis Of a-ricul-
: 'i'e has partly caused this loss ami !. is
| party due 20 th- greater cuas:nl;st.. n of
/ N"s.rfr wheat IN milling and com II,
! ie'dlnf throughout til. inls:d s-ci.or.s o:
RI. country.
The outward o...i.t for whes, ,,. corn
| m! The oriental demands % t.uu- have
hii i'ii-i 10 chang. TIA, conditions which
trnt {" shrink u. volume of surplus grain
/ ~''i' = 10 the Eas: hv lake. Yearly r!!. III
/ t"Epr f.1Gir's more OF i, grain crop. and
+ :sr--ish'sd ,Tafiic officials have no, failed
{ - -" IN" iiiev!tahi. long hefo-- this.
THE ERIE CANAL TRAFFi..
fs.di- ;h. canal season ,r.is .lrly In
NoH,rnarr 50 tiat ;h- figures .sr ten
months ending with October riY.. .he SEA
s"f. 5 movement THIS has hot bcrI, quite
gram delivered by canal at New y":k -:
:1,-if.-5 bushels 7.I:as-5 bushels w.r, by
: canal aHt s.+se.s>1 bushels l.y rail. Las;
year a smaller rot,i by - ,.,Ls.s. bushels
Il ~. Al
the sane ro's!-..s.v - bushels
III canal seems 10 - Il constant factor
| the r"lhoaTd. aHi whi.- s; cannot D.. j..
;.af"i a, 1. comp ;ii!v- factor. IL I. t. =.
frstia'd I. not sa"te." q: ntnjliHE much
above a constant quantity -: grain ..r.i.E
rNi>t--; conditions ~ ,s... .,r.-uI.
GRAIN ARRIVALS OF NINE PORTS
S.ae'.t'3 receipts - sgLl- consr-.~N a.
II W':". rEai aBk i. ~. !I-IT. .htl:ig..
'yon'iny q. do,I''--i.r commerce. From zig
'ir's gath -Tl Tor nine s.Is"y,S represent.
.HE -" Atlantic. Th- 'iGlt and -. Ear.iic /
'''f--' -" maze :;sl ia;l' 'sS .''urr.' l. ghr
th'-H markets IL ~. I'D oc October v.rg
e I.s ' 80 - ''''''''' '-'
Greatest gains ue-, made q, Nm or
l'atrts. followed hy N-y York IisHtaa Fhs!- ,
s-"ifii.s ant ifsi;iriUr". Mil, Sau f'.au- Z
a--.H 'o.t.1E'''! IN show lGo.f.4s-sSc llrss.z (,
with each Sgrcey!.us year
YEARS SHIPMENTS sF CpsI.
e. Be- .Ha
Tor ~ rf.i"7a! ETsuytls-- Taking aatHra- I
etr shipments - ~. ru.ssgr. rf she 1
EH'E sHtnt'll. ~ auf trst iac total Z !
'-s-ra'" tons h"t 1Ay5rS rrn.:erl-.. gain owes. 4
last L'fr 80 -f''r-:s-s ~ - s',s.. rHsls In..
s.stka F-sr q - "a -Dr 20 Pee c,l-irt.! 10 4
NJ s't-aF. a&"a o-.S = -l'i'." tons we-t .
- l--.i-' - -" :. ~" t1i.-
'l ~rTr - las s's!d.Tss: e." St.t -s--C [.
.=...r TINS ;.T rnus-is.l. use ari >r1gas,- I
a'-'~ = r-iiir-St- l1f G'Hr- operations 3
s = -" siTit' u - made 9.ore rro.t-
n fss;. rhe storage at soal supplies IS
81! 'i0S IN quietly IN Ns.w oE -.e r-r-u3-
gx, ~ a., ~ ''s r a,:iHTG'fs .i .tT.Ss 'St.rIe;l
NoISssoi.l,rs q al thsfr C~.sars IN a.
'5'.cs. - a factor i. ts.sr's!;',aE the !Sss.
SstrG = rOs un,:-- 51-.si t--ar.1-. .--sa-s-.st
= Ia, ss-si t-ss.
r. t.sE-irou< coal irsts e, ~. i=..
- re CsE-- Azs- -Ser. =. positive
..sg-1-s EG~ Nyv~-1ts- --argc sGt---
f-rH" N-i1 arrivals - 4-S- ia; railroads
- 81. .DVr axe I,nTts rr-E---i - AaIl coal I
;1- ti-- distributing t. t~ ,.atl fh.- sar
rrs-.ss ~St~ SsITpiird ts = rrr.sas.-. re- ~.
United S'stes >se-i 'o-Ic-A:IoE hats re-
-,erhyr. r~Ariy = ;gc--ta a~yga: IT, uz-,l
ss>lt- - 1gs.~- 1s-xrty - :. u. fs- Na-tr-
v,sieTu seal s-t-stPsrL
CStAL TRADE: IN THE COAST
5~ - A.,sa:ic C,ssse tie s-5 - go
Y-== -1'.s -" cos. t.ase ~ = .a=s-shat
.~stssr c's,t5.ts-ss' CoesI rysasi- reporting -
TIE sssIreSa .. S.siis-f-s - ~. .a.5 %
ts';t,s~r. -s'o~ "a; a.a;s ss.sS.s 90 ca. hzv-
rszss~ s2e,ta-:tsily s.ss! Sz.ss s-.. .Se
sss.----s- q: ss.s.ue~- - .SS
!: .n estimate I-sss.sss -c-s Zoe .zch siz.s. |
Ger ScsS-Iue- AT t-se--l,-- ..s- c,sr- !
Si--ss S.ssSf1G ssa. sasp-sezts .fl -~..cA I
: ssse toes ccCs-s-s. u.ts ssss tAsz
ss 40 tors ,<se y.A-- AZ szv rate =. 7
ts-N-la.ar-eEs OF ta,ssscr;~s sts s.!-s.rS
asng-S tA> Asisrfte CzSass - s.s-.y rc..z.r-
.zS --E-~ X ss.s sss~i 60 ~xy uasttrx e
;ss <-osts - ASa.ssa--i e~-n4nes
SHIPMENTS OF CUNE
Ssl.-s>r.A ESPECIALLY :.,-- IT, C,or-. as- |
vie -~sssa. xsSs5 sr-e:h>: c-ss>rsos os -.
S<tEE-:=css eoAi s.ssss-y TA- roz--rs
~t<ay r.g.ssrs cr>s::s-t ;Aar r~g.sc Ssss
=. ~ ears - HS VIA O. @ cars q
.sI As. IL g cars g rNA se1 q. -
ss~ais ssv=sss - IL -s csss --Sr-s.s. 80
- a. ~-.. ss 1s.ue<- sAs,S gs~. ss:r-SS
49, r-ssfSs-S rse- Ss~As - ~ var
u< sz.I sASe .s~ ex.sss<s..7A~y ta.aI o.
-. - cars 80 sS&
Szsrs - shss so=s-. r:--.%>rts s-aa--
ak~ ss<ssEses .~s TIE S<rts- y .e- rrs~: !
ey-ezt-Sas are c..pSs<Sa Ay had sea.s-r
kSS sho eG1rO v Esss sSsisr-aEs - . .es.