New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
EXCEEDS LAST YEARS
Internal Commerce Keeps Pace soith
Foreign Trade.
[Trom The Trlbune nureau.l ]


washington July 1A-The internal connerce OF
the nation Is keeping pace with the foreign trade
as is shown by the latest reports made TO the bu-
reau Of Statistics. which indicate material gains
over the same period OF one and two years ago.
The grain market has been especially active ana
large shipments have marked the first five months
of the current year Fifteen important markets
showed aggregate receipts oe grain amounting 70
27s,4131SO bushels during the period speclheo, In
contrast with 2SS152.9.8 for the corresponding
months of 1906 and PAL 4l5 131 in 1904 May receipts
amounted 70 R.S7O29S bushels, compared with sS'-
O7O.95S in May, 1905, and S2,1sS,u2 in 1904
Receipts of spring wheat at Minneapolis. Mil
waukee Duluth and Chicago. from August 1, 1906.
10 May 81 1906 aggregated 15O167Sss bushels, 1884,
S67 greater than for the corresponding months IN
19O4O5. and SS7 in excess Of those for 1sS-ei
At Toledo, ST. Louis Detroit and Kansas City re-
cepts OF winter wheat from July I, 1905 TO May 81.
1906 totalled g. 9167O bushels. against 0S bush
els for corresponding months in 1SOa-OS ana he'O-
94S in 190S-04.
Eastbound trunk line movements Of grain from
Chicago and Chicago Junction points during May
totaed II 1675OOO bushels, exceeding those Of May,
1905 by nearly 100000 bushels and OF May, 1904 by
over 600 bushels Similar shipments for the hrst
five months of 1906 amounted to 6S.2SO,Oo bushels
over II 100000 bushels in Of those for corre
spending months in 1905, and more than 100000
greater than those for 1904
At Chicago Kansas City, Omaha, ST. Louis. St
Joseph and Sc. Paul livestock receipts during May
totaed S.I76O9S head. against S.OsS1IS received in
May 1906 and 26S9.6S6 in 1904. Receipts for five
month period were 16,O9S'S76 head IN 1906. l5s4IOSS
in 1906 and 149S5.9S5 in 1904.
Aggregate grain receipts at Boston, New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans during
Nav amounted to % 269OS6 bushels, nearly 100000
bushels greater than corresponding receipts In May
1905 and over 100000 bushels in excess OF those
for May. 1904. During the first five months Of the
present year grain receipts at these markets to-
tailed 1872 627 667 bushels against 9l4os sol bushels
for like months in 1905 and 7520O6SS bushels In 1904
Cotton brought into sight during the present sea-
son, from September to May 81. aggregated lOSsS.
4OS bales nearly 100000 bales below corresponding
receipts in 19O4O5 but slightly in excess OF those
for 19OS-'O4 The net overland movement during like
periods amounted TO Ss6795 bales IN 19O5O6 zoos zoe
bales in 19O4-O5 and S96,676 bales 1903-O4 while
the total domestic spinners' talings were 4OSS5O6
bales for the present season, 39192SI bales for the
preceding one and S744 bales for 19OS-0 o. OF the
current seasons movement 2l76.s66 bales sent
to Northern mills and 1s6.S4O bales to mills in the
South
Anthracite coal shipments from Eastern producing
regions during May amounted to 3254.23O tons.
pared with 6Oo515S tons for May. 1905, and 52s5O7s
shipments aggregated ls65S.4S4 tons 1906. 24s72s5
tons in 1906 and 2S,52S4l2 in 1904.
The estimated production of coke at Connellsville
during the first twenty-NTo ,G5 N weeks OF the current
Greater Than for the corresDonne 1eeS IN ' TeS
and nearly 100000 tons in excess Of that for sOs
during May, amounted to S15S.Oi5 barrels, against
$SaoltS o IN May 1850 For the first Ave we months OF
contrast with 187946 Tor the corresponding period
% in SSSaa 1 and deTSIi ] in @ Nhe SS"Ss SoT tSa
hve-month period they amounted to 1S,5S41H barrels
Freight shipped by water out Of asl domestic
ports on the Great Lakes during May Excluding
loss of 7OS9I2 tons if compared with similar move
ments for May, 1905. but gain of 6.426 $50 tons
over those of May 1904 In the latter instance. how
ever, the heavy increase noted was almost entirely
due to the strike of steamship employees during
the spring and summer Of 1904, which caused an
progress. OF the shipments for May. 1906 4SSS 755
net tons were and minerals. 1.223253 tons COAL
faXseed 2757 tons flour, and 65O914 tons unclassi
During the first five months of 1906 the freight
shipments on the Great Lakes aggregated 13 3O6967S
net tons. and notwithstanding the loss in the MAY
tonnage was nearly a million tons in excess Of
shipments for the corresponding period In 1905 Ore
and mineral shipments amounted to 6,S0s.SS5 tons
logs and lumber Ss277S tons -four s542 tons and
unclasshcd freight. l,26S656 tons. AS compared
made in the Withdrawals of all the articles speci-
fed, with the exception of decrease in log ship
Vessel clearances on the Great Lakes during May
totalled SM2 Of 97Sl,6lO net TONS compared with
gOS5 OF lo1g6o6l Tor May l9OS and 4l90 Of 9IG552?
,76l tons cleared light. or without cargo, and
6.s74 of G7sS.C49 tons carried freight The city
porting the greatest number of clearances was
Chicago, with 639 of 762. GOO net tons.
Traffic movements on the Sault Ste. Marie canals
5757 7s7 in May 1905 and 449 SSS in May. 1904 Dur
ing the first two months of the current season
shipments through the canals totalled 7S52545 TONS
in contrast with 7O75953 during the corresponding
period in 1905 and 1880 in 1904. OF the current
freight and 1465SS westbound. The more promi-
nent items of the eastbound movement were
ore and 4S2 barrels of flour while the principal
item in the westbOund traffic was lii 268 net tons
tions. 7.11Ss5s tons passed through the United
States canal and 1892 tons through the canal In
Canadian territory.