The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-14
INTERNAL TRADE
SHOWS Big GAINS
Especially True in Movement
of Grain.
Cotton and Anthracite Coal Inter-
state Shipments Fell on
AppreciabIy.
THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS.

Internal trade movements OF the
United States for the first five
months OF the current year show, in
the aggregate. appreciable gains
over those for corresponding periods
of either 1905 or 1904, according
TO reports received by the depart
ment of commerce and labor
through its bureau of statistics.
This is particularly true with regard
to grain. total receipts of which. at
10 important primary markets, ag-
gregated 27S,4l3.130 bushels dur
ing the period specified, in contrast
with 23S,152,97G for the correspond
ing months Of 1905. and 241,415,-
1871 in 1904. May receipts amount
ed to 47,S70,293 bushels, compared
with 33,O79,95s in May. 1905, and
32,19S,t12 in 1904.
At Chicago, Kansas City. Omaha.
st. Louis st. Joseph and St. Paul
live stock receipts during May totaled
3,17G,O93 head, against 3.09S, IFS
received in May, 1905. and 2,GS9,-
63G in 1904 Receipts for a five
month period were 1G.093,37G head
in 1906, 15,417.593 in 1905, and
14Ss5,9s5 in 1904.
Cotton brought into sight during
the present season, from September
l to May 81. aggregated 1898, 403
bales, nearly 100000 below cor
responding receipts In 1904-5, but
slightly in excess OF those for 1904
The net overland movement during
like periods amounted to sS6,795
bales in 1866, 1,0OS,7O9 in 1904-5
and S9G,G76 in 1904. while the
total domestic spinners' takings were
4.093, SOC bales for the present sea-
son, 3.919.237 for the preceding
one. and 3,745.491 for 1904. OF
the current seasons movement q,
17G,SGG bales were sent to northern
mills and 10000 to mills in the
south.
Anthracite coal shipments from
eastern producing regions, during
May, amounted to 3.254,230 tons.
compared with COOLIES for May,
1905. and 5.2S5,O79 for May, 1904.
For a five-month period similar ship
ments aggregated 19,65S.4S4 tons in
1906, 24,S72.945 in 1905, and 49,
52S,412 tons in 1904.
The estimated production of coke
at Connellsvllle during the first 22
weeks of the current year amounted
to G.102.794 tons. over 100000
greater than for the corresponding
weeks in 1905, and nearly 100000
in excess OF that for 1904.
Runs from wells in pipe line pro-
ducing territory during May amount
ed to 3,15S,045 barrels. against 81
970.173 in May. 1905. For the first
FIVE months of 1906 similar receipts
aggregated 15,172.O93 barrels. in
contrast with 1S.747.94G for the
corresponding period in 1905, Regu-
lar deliveries during May totaled g.
S74.9S1 in 1906 and 4,1O1.S24 in
1905, while for the flve-month period
they amounted to l9,534.17i barrels
in 1906 and 2O.O31.Gs3i in 1905.
Freight shipped by water out of
all domestic ports on the Great
Lakes during May Excluding ex-
ports to Canada) aggregated 1851
1917 net tons. loss of 70S,912 tons
If compared with similar movements
for May. 1905. but gain Of 6,426.-
$50 tons over those of May. 1904.
In the latter instance. however. the
heavy increase noted was almost en-
tirely due to the strike of steamship
employees during the spring and
summer of 1904. which caused an
almost complete suspension of traffic
during its progress. OF the ship
ments for May. 1906, 4,S93.755 net
tons were ore and minerals. 1885,
253 tons coal, 472,044 tons logs and
lumber, 2S3.714 tons grain and fax
seed. 1277,517 tons -four and $780,
914 tons unclassified freight.
Vessel clearances on the Great
Lakes during May totaled S,S52 of
9.7S1.S10 net tons. compared with
s.Os3 of 1O.706.567 for May, 1905.
and 4.730 OF 2705.522 for May.
1904