New-York tribune., 1906-10-08
DOMESTIC TRADE GROWS
august and First Eight Months of
1906 Shoe Increases OUer 1905.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau ]

from The Tribune BureauI
Washington. Oct THE domestic trade OF this
country for the month of August shows appre-
ciabe gaiNs all along the line. with the single ex
ception Of grain at the interior markets. most OF
the crop having apparently reached the mills OF
the seaboard. The statistics for the domestic trade
for the first eight months of the calendar year. as
compiled by the Bureau Of Statistics. also show
material gain the like period Of the two years
previous.
Livestock receipts at Chicago. Kansas City.
Omaha, ST. Louis. St Joseph, ST. Paul and Sioux
City during August amounted 3.295.525 head
compared with S.O77.ss7 received during August.
1905. and SO1O.065 in August. 1904 During the
first eight months of the current year receipts of
the same character aggregated 26.369.0ss head
more than a million in excess Of corresponding
movements IN 1906 and more than three million
greater than in 1904. The total movement was
divided follows: Cattle. 551S.744 head; calves.
49, 433; hogs 1377O79S: sheep 6,2s5ssS and horses
and mules. 32S.7S5. Compared with corresponding
arrivals in 1904 and 1905 gains were made In all or
the classes of animals specified
Eastbouud trunk line movements Of provisions
from Chicago and Chicago Junction points during
August amounted 114.30s tons while for the year
to August 81 they aggregated S5402S tons Similar
shipments in 1905 139 93S tons for the month
and 91s sS5 for the eight months
Shipments Of packing house products from Chi
cago during August totalled 215.2OS.7OS pounds,
falling below August. 1905. Withdrawals by more
than 4s coo 900 pounds. but exceeding those OF Au
gust 1904. by more than 25. 100000 pounds Like
shipments for the first eight months Of 1906
amounted to 1s9O.644.97O pounds. in contrast with
1868 211 147 for corresponding months in 1905 and
1902 522 O66 in 1904 OF the different products.
canned meats and dressed hogs were the only ones
shipped in decreased quantities.
Grain receipts at fifteen interior primary mar
kets during August amounted to 71.3S4S65 bushels,
being ss726.4OO bushels below corresponding arri-
walls in August. 1906 and 33SS 943 less than those
OF August 1904 the decrease having occurred in the
receipts OF corn, oats barley and rye. wheat being
the only cereal received In increased quantities.
During the first eight months Of 1906 grain
ceipts at these markets aggregated 471.5727S
bushels in contrast with 422 COZ. $50 for the
spending period in 1905. and 3975972s1 in 1904. OF
the current years movement 129. s2.344 bushels
were wheat 161 241, ,6S6 corn, 145 s4S oats. 81
223 9S7 barley and 4.2OO.s23 rye. Gains were made
in all of the grains specified. as compared with
like movements IN 1905
Eastbound trunk line movements Of grain from
Chicago and Chicago Junction points during
August amounted to 4997 coo bushels, against 7776
600 in August. 1875. and 5.519,c0 in August. 1894,
For the first eight moaths OF the year like
shipments aggregated 79463o00 bushels in 1896 &C.
10000 in 1895 and 6. $4,000 in 1904
Receipts OF grain at Boston, New York. Phila-
delphia Baltimore and New Orleans during the
month of August amounted TO 32S2S2 bushels,
nearly 100000 in excess Of corresponding arrivals
In 1896 and over 100000 more than in 1904 For
the first eight months Of the current year similar
arrivals aggregated 1sS134s6O bushels in contrast
with IA 27 949 for the like period in 1s05 and H.
s4 4g7 In 1901 Compared with the 1895 arrivals all
of the markets show decided gains those at
philadelphia and Baltimore being the heaviest
Cotton sight receipts during the crop year ended
August 81 aggregated n.S2l,S35 bales. 2SsSS6 less
than for like months in ls+- & %, But l;zs0;oS a
SIe ,iIIrina the same period were Lees. .4G bales
IN Ia05-'d6 li2s1s3 1904o5, and s39siS in 1898 "a
months ended August g. 1896, 2 SO as bales were
SI''p.u 81 he south total of ARA 7O3 bales against
i 445 f50 for corresponding months in 1so4-05 and
Galted 3taLe7 PveyS % 9so coo beIow like arrivals
in 1e.Ll-'O- but almost I0OU00 greater than those
i-s3 ceI Ia az Gulf and $O55Sf at Atlantic ports
Eipnents Of anthracite coal curing August from
Eastern producing regions toJaiied 1891 5 IONS
against sea SIS in August, 800 aht 4,'sLsot ~
August 1904. For the current year TO August 81
like shipments aggresaied SStLool IONS 20 iG orei i
nearly $4,000 less than those for 1894
during he irst % weeks of 1870 amounted
956 s5s tons GompareG Win @ ~ s, Ipr % ,s 9ns Tb
ments numbered 5O1 575. of which l6959 des-
west of Pitts5urg, and e+Sol TO points east OF
Connellsville The movement for the first s. weeks
Of $50 was handled by 4602e$ cars, and in 1904 by
S32669 cars. During the week ended september l.
1900. 2l.759 ovens were IN active operation While
ports on the Great az 'tITis n Ok 1o
and 3 +jG 2sl in August. 1874 During the first eight
months OF the current year like movements We're
divided into . 53i Sol tons of ore and minerals
3 40 e43 tons Of logs and lumber. l03429B OF
COAL 2O-4135 Of grain and haXseed. 69l, 134
fo1s of -four. and 3.3+7+l tons OF unClassfied
freight total OF A.4CoI77 tons, in contrast with
40 as. .s25 tons for corresponding months in 1903
and q sol. .476 in 1891
Freight movements through the Detroit River
during August amounted TO s.9eS162 tons, 2.373
g72 OF which represented nOrthbOund and 7135.1SO
a southbOund movement During the six months
ended August 81, 9.59S.st2 tons OF nOrthbound and
. 5 40 tors OF souJhbound freight passed Through
rhis river total OF 34S1i.562 in both direc-
tio1s The principal Its n IN the nOrJhbOUud
movement was S4SS OF coal while the chief
Shipments sOuthbOund were IS9I2.7g2 tons of iron
ore G4.715f12 bushels OF grain and haXseed. and
592 05S OF flour.
Freight movements through the canals at SauIt
Ste Marie. Mich. and Ontario Canada. during
August tOtalled 55i3.5Z7 net tons compared with
6sg7 55 IN August. 1873. and 5Sti 72 In 1894 OF the
current years movement, o.tsl.4l5 tons passed
the canal in Canadian territory. while OF total
sSSll6 represented bound and l525-3Hl
a westbOund movement. During the first eight
months OF 1904 similar movements aggregated p
9s4 rs of which 2S.1l255l passed through the
United States and 9.2H.527 through the Canadian
canal. the total traffic being divided into 2tsi5t1
tons OF eastbound and 54s73l OF wsstbound freight
The articles comprising the bulk of the eastbOund
movement We're 35S bushels OF grain Slo9.la
barrels OF -four and 2l25S6 tons Of IOn ore While
the westbound movement was composed largely OF
coal. shipments OF that cOnneuty having amount
q 4s56.203 Total movements tnrQush these
canals during the corresponding period OF IS9
amounted 70 2o16+.gs9 TONS and II lsvs 70 ihSiaoo
tons.