New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-09
GREAT PRODUCTION.
,-.,r;,r Traffic of the Country Sur-
masses Al Records.
- 80 TrIlmns BaTeau.l

The Trifrine Bureau
49,, r7ea R-The aggregate volume Of In
Tssai -, in the year 1919 was the largest for
trnsl rth ,,e4iod in the history OF the coun-
~ tNsl' ,,oO- bee,l accurately measured by the
r. I"' - commerce and Labor through its
pcaT'A' satisfies after receiving the necessary
Breae $50 data from al sources. The greatly In
stho ..s,.ities I'm the iron. steel ana copper III
cs'o1 rere particularly worthy of note having
i,sTis nraducri9n according 10 trustworthy
sused h'l ,,rcss. 10 advance 30 per cent and
r,1lnei co n ner cent. over similar production
cofld - natural consequence. iuel CONSUMPTION
hl%+ -. augmented. - that the production anG
FS - both coal snd coke were heavily III
no'eD o,ber movements of important staples
cessso' .o,irts and shipments OF grain ana
sa q .ls, presented in the aggregate. heavy
gres'o'N, lumber production and shipments In
ssnS -, an rarts of the country. including the
jsfs ,-uIf States the Mississippi ana WIS
sodn'.- ro,-s and the Pacific Slope were Tar IN
o'sI - what they were in 1904 Add 10 th'se
Cos - She value o. imports and exports IN i''
.s'S = ,,r.r frad advance Of SlsSSeSo5, ana some
sfN'1 ~, obtained or the scope of the increase
sea m"' s.1 ,rtiyitles which seems TO have per-
ofl"-.,- -b,la industrial fabric of the country.
Hfsie' .i--r-rstances il is not remarkable that
Unasi Che GREAT railroads hould report a
rsaf .,,,r,,,e!rent in both gross and net earH-
rarked ihi'0
kgs .e chicago Kansas City. Omaha.
EDScTl anu 81 D -A-'l a.
> .,r 1ea5 aggregated SNa1--ol heau' huin's1
IN ne 80 49, mead greater than that for the Ike
oTeT - 80, and more than 100000 head heavier
lfI0a u, c,r 1903 The 1898 movement was oiNlueo
t'A s1s cattle 7zl&5l calves. l'.6So.z4S moss
nc = Nm and ss5.56s horses and mules -A9
- -jth the 1905 figures. Gaias were iH"ue -
o'iaiN,.ls NJ all FIVE OF the classes 81 aillinAi9
specified me sa'" '- '''7
J million hoao ...,,., ;,or,o- urinary
-.e.z4+s OF grain Al lNelNe lntelioA pm
.-grecatea To- 62A10 bushels, IN contrast
oS5f ess bushels i'm 1895 The cLrrent yea
W. 80 we're divided into 2fo1l2.is ousiiels u
ah'' ss g $50 bushels Of corn. @.24s5i busheis
" s. rsgl4 bushels of harley. ana lo'l-''''
80 ~ rye AS compared With the 1900 arfl'"iS'
bhsH -. --,5s II, the receipts of all the cereals.
eeD' os -ra interior market grain receipts
"'s@ ,,t,sr5 received e6e675.s93 bushels; Mime
"a, az 492R bushels. Kansas thy' "o,-'o,-'
49,. :, loris G0-0g 443 bushels: Duluth' 9l''o'''
- bushels. Milwaukee, S71+sl0 hushels' oiiIa-5'
,.,5 bushels. Peoria % 067.42o bushels; Toieoo'
-, f,,ssefs. Louisville. 226o2.7oo bushels; IN
- a,gzq afS bushels. and Detroit. l4s'5'''2
49, T-sa arrivals OF hour for Inc year
..,.5 10 a1s24i55 barrels in 1895 and tot3I'ed
as az barrels in 1874.
rscsiu-s or wheat al the four spring wheat mar
- =, Minneapolis. Milwaukee, Duluth and chi
90 from August T. 1906 TO and including Deoeln-
- a ,e6 segregated l52 S93 IA bushels. as against
-. total rsceinte I'm 1904 OF % 5ll,sIS bushels ana
j. 1ss or % aaIs5 bushels. As compared Win '''e
"a sarres gains were made IL the markets OF
n,utb and Minneapolis, Chicago ana Ml'"SNN'e
trrg slrsisf reI losses At the winter wheat mar
ts,s of Toledo. S.. Louis, Detroit ana Kansas -
=. ra,sirfs rF wheat from July to December 80
IN amounted TO zoel4l6 bushels being nearly
saaaa bushels ia excess Of corresponding move
,-s IN 1874 and q little over 20 90 bushels heavier
,hsn those for 1905 Increases occurred at l"iec"
g. Louis and Kansas CiJy in 1875 as compared
with similar movements in 1904
In 1915 10 lo1 bushels OF grain were shPPea
eastward over The trunk lines from Chicago ana
Chicago points. as compared with a similar move
went I'm 1914 of 50 son 600 bushels, and in 1893 or
g1ag9 bushels Eastern -four movements in the
tu4ive month period We're 4s6lSS barrels IN l''7.
tEsa barrels i'm 1904. and 45d5 IS barrels in 1875.
IN 1905 1905 sa5 bushels OF grain were exported
trn various United States ports. and of this guam
tfr lo2 o. 5s2 bushels were credited TO Atlantic
rorts gS5sss bushels TO Gulf ports. 14SI-l55
bushels 10 Pacific ports and ls,S53%A6 bushels 10
Northern border. lake and other border ports. The
similar total outbound movement in 1891 aggregated
eGz So bushels.
Both the Atlantic and Gull ports made heavy
gains cd tie expectation OF cereals in the year. II
comnared with Ike movements IN 1894, although the
increase 70 the Atlantic ports. both nom an Aclidl
anc Et.aiEe St"-ai 'o,-'l $500 -ti 49,
lb5 Is bushels 1896. against +6.5s0s27 bushels
IA lqs were tae Creates factors I'm the accomplish
rDe-- of ms irl1r1-eu condition. although the in
crease Iu foreign shipments OF oats mas been re-
markable the movement advancing from I,l9235s
eXp0rs f0r ta' entire year. Ike Withdrawals. which
aggregated H. 81 90 barrels Jel slightly below SIM
6c2e' barrels l7Il t.a country by way OF Atanue
barrels fg WAY N pagiar ports. and 80 barrels
by way %, Northern border lake and other border
Tie domestic shipments from various ports on the
,5'est lakes III l~" reached the remarkably Ia.Ee
u,al NJ t's+5h tons. undoubtedly representing the
ffatest traffic movements for any calendar year