Arizona republican., 1906-09-18

received during the corresponding pe- riod in 19O4-5 and 4.S75.936 in 19O3-4.
 Anthracite coal shipments during July from eastern producing regions to-. taled 4.9S1,44S tons. compared with A.,
 546,743 shipped in July. 1905. and A., 623,227 in 1904. During the first seven months of 1906 coal shipments from these regions aggregated 3O,315, ,95O tons, against 35,263, TAO for comparative months in 1905 and SS,3SO.434 in 1904.
 The estimated production of coke at Connellsville during the first thirty weeks of 1906 totaled S,275,577 tons an amount never before equaled for like period in the history of the industry. Corresponding production in 1905 amounted to 7.426,4O6 tons and in 1904 to 5,525,S66 tons. Shipments of coke from this locality during the present season to July 31 required the use of 432.176 cars, 137, ,757 of which were des- tined to Pittsburg and the river. 239.O5S to points west of Pittsburg, and 55,366 to points east of COnnellsville.
 Runs from wells in eastern petroleum pipe line territory during July amount ed to 2.997, 863 barrels. compared with 3,543,1 104 in July, 1905, while for the year to July 31 similar receipts aggre- gated 21.181. .223 barrels in 1906, and 26,132,97O in 1905. Regular deliveries totaled 3.769.23S barrels in July, 1906, and 3.91O,977 in July. 1905, while for seven months they amounted to 26.- S7S,S6S barrels in the former and 2S,- 029.7S5 in the latter year.
 Freight shipped by water out of do- mestic ports on the great lakes during July (exclusive of exports to Canada) amounted to 10,14S,654 net tons, com pared with 9.51S.4 42S in July, 19O5 and S.705,714 in 1904. During the first seven months of the current year the ship ments were divided into 19,143.512 tons of ore and minerals. 1,914,251 tons of logs and lumber, 7.59S.740 tons of coal, 1,667.920 tons of grain and faxseed, 511.OO tons of flour, anw 2.641.727 tons of unclassified freight-a total of 33,- 477159 tons, in contrast with a core spending movement of 31. .1O3.103 tons in 1905 and 16.395. .O96 in 1904 Com pared with the 1905 shipments, iron ore and coal each showed hn increase of nearly a million tons.
 Freight movements through the De- troit river during July amounted to S. 213,564 net tons, 2.404.229 of which rep resented a northbound and 5,SO9. .355 a sOuthbound movement. During the five months ending with July 31, 6,S25,590 tons of northbOund and 1S,139, S20 tons of southbOund freight passed through the river a total of 24,965,410 tons in both directions. The principal item in the northbound movement was 5,991, ,S17 tons of coal, while among the more inn portant items in the sOuthbOund move ment were 13,477,434 tons of iron ore and 49,411,O9S bushels of grain and faxseed.
 Freight passing through the canals at Sault Ste Marie, Mich, and Ontario, Canada, during July amounted to 7,- 732,771 net tons, 6,273,734 of which rep resented an eastbound and 1,459,O37 a westbound movement. Of the total traffic. 6,941164 tons were shipped through the American and 791, ,6O7 through the Canadian canal. Similar traffic in July. 1905, amounted to G. 703,76O tons, and in 1904 to 5,609,079 tons. During the first four months of the present season the aggregate freight movement through these canals amounted to 22.710,551 net tons. ex- ceeding the corresponding movements in 1905 by nearly million tons and those of 1904 by over 13 millions.