New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-09
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The United States Veritable Hue
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when the canals are closed and no other means OF
transportation open is given by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor IN its official statis-
ties OF the domestic trade movements OF the Unlteu
States for January issued to-day. A decided I'M
provement is shown in the aggregate for January.
1906 January. 1905 and this is particularly true
with regard to the receipts and shipments OF live
stock, grain and coal.
The six important interior markets during the
first month .of the present calendar year received
1852 .254 head of livestock. This l6s4Ss head
than in January, 1905. and 37o1s4 head more
than In January. 1904 OF the total 1,6os.3li head
were received at Chicago 6n,58 at Kansas City.
446,3s5 Omaha, 1854 at St. Louis. 322.5so at ST.
Joseph and S3,75S st. Paul. Although there was
slight decrease in the receipts both at Chicago
and st. Paul. il more than offset by the in
at the other four markets. The number of
hogs received these markets during January.
1906 was SIS sS sheep $50; CATTLE 1856 49, horses
and mules. 61.61s and calves. s2s7. As compared
with January. 1906 there increase in the
receipts OF cattle, calves, sheep, horses and mules
and slight decrease in the receipts of hogs
Shipments of livestock from Chicago during jan
uary amounted to 4Ss201 head: Kansas City 1856 400:
Omaha. $40: st. Louis, 1885; St Joseph 5o19.
and ST. Paul. S3,of1, making total of s60.io9 head.
compared with es6.46s head shipped from these mar
kets during January, 1905. and 1851 head during
January. 1904 Compared with January. 1905, there
was an increase in the shipments from all OF the
markets named.
An indication of the increased demands upon the
fact that over $500 more cars were required TO
handle Januarys receipts at these markets in 1906
than in 1905
Stocks Of meat on hand January 81 at five I'M
portant interior markets amounted to 255,49S4S7
pounds, compared with 2s2 623 OBJ pounds on the
corresponding 1905 and 236 $50 pounds on
January 81. 1904. OF the supply for January 81.
1906, Chicago had ia 1856 945 pounds Kansas City,
56,23f,600 pounds; Omaha. 31.040.260 pounds; st.
Joseph 2s.S14.7s6 pounds and Milwaukee. 24,571ss6
pounds.
BIG INCREASE IN GRAIN RECEIPTS.
At fourteen primary grain markets the receipts
OF grain during January aggregated IL 30S 914 bush
elsmore than 1900 900 bushels in of those
in January. 1908. and 100000 bushels than
in January 1904. OF the fourteen markets-Chi-
cago, Cincinnati. Cleveland Detroit Duluth, Kan
City Little Rock. Louisville. Milwaukee. Minns
apolis. Omaha, Peoria, st. Louis and Toledo--only
Cleveland. Louisville and Toledo sustained losses
as compared with the receipts during January. 1905
The grain shipments from these cities during Janu-
airy, 1906 totaed 47,4S2 400 bushels compared with
S6,202,o62 bushels in January 1908. 80, 1863 S12
bushels in January. 1904. The increase both the
receipts and shipments due largely TO greatly
increased arrivals and Withdrawals of oats. al
though the movements Of wheat, corn, barley and
rye all showed Improvement when compared with
like receipts and shipments in the preceding year
Dat arrivals at these markets during January
amounted to 1966S,9S2 bushels. gain of than
100000 bushels when compared with similar
movements in 1905, while by a like comparison ship
ments which totalled Is 2O4 424 bushels presented
an increase Of nearly sO0O000 bushels.
Wheat receipts at the four spring wheat markets
Of Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Duluth and Chicago
from August l, 1905 January 81. 1906, reached a
total of lis, 339 272 bushels compared 106 357
442 bushels received during the corresponding
months in 19o4'05 and Iii 111,S5S bushels in 1903
04. OF the movement for the present season
Minneapolis received 81 203,310 bushels Duluth 81
$4,000 bushels. Chicago l7,58o1s2 bushels and
Milwaukee 5.423.759 bushels. At the winter wheat
market of Toledo wheat receipts from July 1 to
January 81 tOtalle6 4,2s770o bushels: at St Louis
100000 bushels; at Detroit. 1744347 bushels ana
at Kansas City, 32,272.O0) bushels making total
of 55.40S047 bushels. III contrast with Al. 253477
bushels received during the corresponding period
in 19o4'05 and 57171. 493 bushels IN 1908 -O4
The eastbound movement OF grain from Chicago
and Chicago points during January aggregated a.
075,0oD bushels. nearly 100000 bushels more than
during January, 1895. and 100000 bushels mora
than in January. 1891, Eastbound flour shipments
from these points totalled 4S4523 barrels in Janu-
ary, 1906; 1882 barrels in January 1905 and 49,
S25 barrels in January 1904
Shipments OF domestic freight the Grea. Lakes
during January reached total of 32s. s64 TONS
more than $1,000 tons in of Januar. 1906 or
1904. while the increase over January, 1903. was
more than 10000 tons OF January, 1906, ship
ments POI tons -four, 3s.O21 grain and
faxseed, 1880 tons coal, 1885 ore and min
erals, 1878 tons lumber and logs and 1854 tons
unclassifed freight Shipments OF coal showed
remarkably heavy increase Januarys ship
menta in preceding years. being than twice
tho size of the corresponding movement in 1895
This increase is no doub in part due to the effort
supplies of coal in orde7 to safeguard their inter
ests IN The noo event Of r3 general strike
ed to 4I2i664 bushels: at New-York, 1901 s85 bush
IA bushes al s a. o 6a bnsbeIs
and at San Francisco. 1,671,529 bushels. making
COMPARED With 27.6s6459 bushels received during
exception of San Francisco. the increase at Balti-
more being the greatest. amounting to nearly 6,O0o
MOVEMENT OF COTTON
The cotton brought into sight during the month
OF January amounted to sO4.1s9 bales. over 5000
bales less than in January. 1905, and more than
10000 bales less than in January. 1904. 1t
the lghtest movement for any month of the
rent season. During the five months ended Janu-
%as scOSG 6aes as compares a WITH SsSS baes
same months was Oh 81 bales in 1860 s2S on bales
lean spinners' takings for the first five months of
the current season. which amounted to 26S5.6S7
1162. 81 bales to Southern mills During the
205 sol bales of which i8ss75a bales We're con
signed to Northern mills and l,l22oH bales to
Receipts OF cotton at leading interior towns from
nj sof ba t9 January rs 1905 reached
Ras OK nG 80 dHEpg gt the period of
ing more than 10000 bales during the first five
months Of the current season were Houston Tex,
o24 bales; Augusta. Ga. 1900 bales. and Little
Cotton receipts at United States ports from Sep
TENDER l; 1905. to January 81, 1905 amounted to
ceived at Gulf ports and 232 Os5 bales at Atlantic
ports The ports receiving .5s more than a million
ii44,sso bales and Orleans, IossssS baea.
iponGs aHd
in 1soS-'Oi 5.s97542 bales.
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