The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-20

present season, from September 1, to
May 81, aggregated 10,393, 4O3 bales,
nearly million below corresponding
receipts in 1904-5, slightly in excess
of those for 1904 The net overland
movement during like periods amount
ed to Ss6,795 bales in 1866, zoos, 7O9
in 1904-5, and s96,676 in 1904, while
the total domestic spinners' takinss
were 4,O93,5O6 bales for the present
season, 3,919,237 for the preceding one.
and 3.745, 491 for 1904. OF the current
seasons movement 2,176,s66 bales
were sent to northern mills and 1885,
GAO to mills in the South.
Anthracite coal shipments from
eastern producing regions, during May,
amounted to 3,254.230 tons, compared
with 6.O05.15S for May, 1905, and $685.
O79 for May, 1904. For five-month
period similar shipments aggregated
19.65S.4S4 tons in 1906, 24,S72,945 IN
1905, and 23,52S,412 tons in 1904.
The estimated production of coke at
Connellsville during the first % weeks
OF the current year amounted to 6,102,-
1874 tons, over 100000 greater than for
the corresponding weeks in 1905, and
nearly millions in excess of that for
1904.
Runs from wells in pipe line produc-
ing territory, during May. amounted
to 3.158.O45 barrels, against 3,97O,173
in May, 1905. For the first five months
of 1906, similar receipts aggregated
15.172.093 barrels. in contrast with 49,
747.946 for the corresponding period
in 1905. Regular deliveries during
to-
1924 in 1905. while for the i've
month period they amounted to 49,
534.174 barrels in 1906 and 20,031 ,6S2
in 1905.
Freight shipped by water out of all
domestic ports on the Great Lakes
during May Excluding exports to
Canada) aggregated 7,651,197 net tons,
loss of 708,912 tons II compared with
similar movements for May, 1903, but
gain of 6,426,690 tons over those Of
May, 1904. In the latter instance, how
ever, the heavy increase noted was al
most entirely due to the strike Of
steamship employees during the spring
and summe rof 1904, which caused an
almost complete suspension of traffic
during its progress. OF the shipments
for May, 1906, 4.893,755 net tons were
ore and minerals, 1,223,253 tons coal,
472,O44 tons logs and lumber, 283,714
tons grain and aaxseed, 1851 tons
-four. and 650,914 tons unclassified
During the first five months of 1906
the freight shipments on the Great
Lakes aggregated 13,069,67S net tons.
and notwithstanding the loss in the
May tonnage was nearly million tons
in excess of shipments for the CORE
spending period in 1905. Ore and
mineral shipments amounted to $685.
1886 tons; coal, 3,O17,169 tons; grain
and flaxseed, 866,735 tons; logs and
lumber, S32,773 tons; flour, 275, 492
tons; and unclassified freight, 1865
656 tons. AS compared with the CORE.
spending 1905 movements, gains were
made in the Withdrawals of all the
articles specified, with the exception
of decrease in log shipments.
Vessel clearances on the Great
Lakes during May totaled 1852 oil
| 9,7S1,S10 net tons, compared with 9,08a
of 10.706,567 for May, 1905, and 4,73C
of 2,705,522 for May, 1904. OF the 1906
movement, 2,17S vessels of 1898, 761
tons cleared Eight" or without cargo
and 6,674 of 6,7s3,049 tons carried
freight. The city reporting the great.
est number Of clearances was Chi.