Arizona republican., 1907-09-10

first time in the year. show a conSid-
cradle increase over the corresponding
1906 figures of &C. 709,799 feet while the
receipts for the seven months of the
year. 252. 163.736 feet. are about % per
cent below corresponding 1906 receipts
the seasons figures being lower for
practically all the more important
shipping ports.
Shipments of redwood lumber from
upper California during July aggre-
gated 35.S05,624 feet. compared with
81. $50. 967 feet and 33.S7S,140 feet ship
ped during the corresponding 1906 and
1905 periods. About three-f ourths Of
the total. viz. 26.463.12S feet. We're Ges-
tined to San Francisco Bay. about Il
per cent to southern California, and
the rest to miscellaneous. including
foreign. ports. The total shipments for
the seven months of the year 26015S,
173 feet. are over % per cent in excess
of the corresponding 1906 figures and
about So per cent larger than the corr
responding 1905 figures.
Arrivals of pine and fir at California
points during July. 7S.954,62O feet. are
considerably below the figures for the
earlier months of the year. and even
lower than the corresponding 1906 fig
ures. The total arrivals for the sew
en- months of the year. S63.S1S.O7O feet.
are. however. over 40 per cent in eX-
cess of the corresponding 1906 figures.
Anthracite coal shipments during
July from eastern producing regions,
$500. 435 gross tons. while lower than
the figures for the three preceding
months. are. however. in EXCESS o. any
July figures since 1901. Figures for
the seven months Of the year. 3S,4s7.-
$50 gross tons. are also the largest
figures on record since 1901.
The estimated coke production at
Connellsville. including the lower dis
trict. for the thirty-one weeks of the
year. 12679.317 net tons. is about .
per cent in excess of the correspond
ing 1906 figures of 11.665.112 net tons.
although the weekly average produc-
tion for the month is slightly below
the average for the three earlier
months of the year.
Figures of pig iron production lex
elusive of small quantities Of charcoal
from for July. 2.259.6S2 gross tons.
while over l. per cent in excess of the
corresponding 1906 figures, indicate.
however. a daily rate of production
slightly lower than that displayed by
the May and June figures OF the same
year. Figures for the seven months
of the year. 15.4S6.136 gross tons. are
over s per cent in excess Of the cor
responding 1906 figures.
Reports Of building operations for
the month. from % cities in all parts
of the country. show an aggregate val
ne of building permits granted Of SSH
1855. as compared with $5S.4SS.510
for July. 1906, decreased activity be
York, Philadelphia, st. Louis and San
Francisco. The cities in the middle
west. including Chicago. Cleveland,
Detroit, and Milwaukee. on the whole,
show larger totals than year ago.
Figures for the seven months of the
year. 1872, SS5.S54. show a loss Of about
20 million dollars AS compared with
1906 figures.
Increased traffic activity and a bet
ter utilization of the available car sup
ply is indicated by the larger number
of cars handled by 80 reporting car
service associations. the July figures,
2,452.759 cars handled, being over 10,
per cent larger than the July, 1906,
totals, while the figures for the seven
16,627,520 cars handled. ex-
coed the corresponding 1906 totals by
about IL million cars.