Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-13
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ScuSuil, hiVW corresponding uocicaSOS
compared with like figures for 1906,
2.22S,000 lurrcls and 2i.595,0O bar
rcls.
The commercial cotton crop for the
year just ended as stated by the Sec
rotary OF the New Orleans Cotton Tlx.
change. 13.5i0,9S2 bales, shows an in
crease of 2.l6i.9g4 bales over that OF
l905.i and decrease of 5i.g03 bales
ms compared with the record crop Of
l9Oi.5. Total sight receipts OF cot
ton for the year-l3, iS9.337 bales
show an Increase OF 2.lG7.l02 bales
over like receipts for The 1866 sea.
son and are only l52,l3i bales less
than the l90i-5 receipts. By far the
larger part of the commercial supplS
FOUND it's way TO the Atlantic and Gull
potts the port receipts FOR the crop
ycar-9.919.5 55 bales-standing mid,
way between the 1866 receipts of s.
'029.5ii and l03l9,7S2 bales for l9O4.5
OF the total port receipts. over a
per cent are credited to the three
ports OF Galveston. New Orleans. ana
Savannah. Galveston alone handling
almost 80 per cent of the total port
receipts and about % per cent. of the
commercial crop of tho country. The
total American spinners' takings-
i.965.49S bnles-arc likewise larger
than the corresponding figures for the
preceding two scasons-i. T23.703 for
1866 and i,445,G50 lules for i9Ui-5
Tho total figures OF domestic cot
ton consumption nrc made up of .
526.390 bales. which represent the
quantities received by northern mills
and of 2.i39.10S bales. the net south.
ern mills taklngs for the season.
Roth northern and southern mills
show figures OF increased consumn-
ton for the year as compared with
the previous years record. though the
inc ease Is larger for the southern
mills than for the southern mills, the
total quantity consumed by the north
ern mills constituting 81 per cent. OF
the domestic spinners tnkings for tho
season, as compnrod with 80 per cont.
Tor the preceding season ana 81 per,
cent for the 19ni-5 season.
Exports for the cotton year were
S503.2G5 bales. compared with G.753
ERA and S76S.125 bales Skinned on,
OF lib" country during the cron years
of 1906 and 19Oi-5. resuectivalv Tho
share which eXnorts formed of tho
total crou for tho year was G3 nor
cent. comnnred with 80 per cent for
tho preceding season and ca per cent
for the 1904-5 season
Anthracite coal shipments from
eastern producing regions during A,i.
Gust. 5,7lG.252 gross tons. are larger
'han the July figures and about per
cent, in excess Of the August. 1906.
SHIPMENTS though below the figures
'or the three earlier months OF the
same year. Shipments for the eight
months of the ycnr, 4i,203.2S2 gross
IONS, arc nbout % ner cent In OK
cess OF The corresponding 1906 to-.
tails. and represent the LARGEST season
figures on record since 1901.
Coal and cole shinments oripinat.
ing on the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
Comnanv's lines cast of Pittsburr ana
t'7ic during the four wccks ending
'ngnst 81 4GSO.314 net tons. show al
~ per cent gain over the corresnond
ing 1905 shipments larger figures no.
ing shown by the shlnmonts of coke
and chiefly litumInous
coal. Figures for thirty-fivo weeks
of the wear, 3SGs45as net tons. arc
nearly 20 per cent. i'm excess of The
corresponding 1906 figures. Large in.
creases in the monthly figures of coal
tonnage are also shown bv the Chcs.
apeake and Ohio. the New York Cen.
tral, the Buffalo. Rochester and pitts
burg. the Plttsburg ana Lake Erie
railroads, and other important east.
ern coal carving roads.
The estimated coke production at
Connellsville. including the lower
district, for the thirty-five weeks of
me year 14.353,552 net tons. is 8 per
cent. III excess OF the 1906 OUTPUT of
l3,212,S1l net tons. The average
weekly output, 4f0,l01 net tons. while
lower than the corresponding figures
for the first twenty-six weeks of the
year. 4l3.093 net tons. shows. how.
ever. an increase of over 900 tons
N the weekly OUTPUT as compared
with the July figures.
Reports of building operations for
The month from about so cities in all
parts OF the country show an aggre-
gate value OF building permits granted
NJ $41.570.S20 as compared with SAT-
2l3.416 for August. 1906. decreased nc.
tlvity being reported among others for
Greater New York. Chicago. Philade-
phin. st. Louis. and Baltimore
Figures for the eight months of the
year, s414.45G.G74 are more than $685.
100000 below the corresponding 1906
total.
a larger traffic activity and fuller
utilization of the available car supply
is shown by the number OF cars hand
led by 80 reporting car service asso.
Citations, the figures for the month. @.
o75,919 cars. being in excess of those
for July. and about u pes cent. larg-
n than the August. 1906 figures.
Figures for the eight months of the
year. 22,075.475 cars, compare equally
favorably with the corresponding 1906
figures, 20.i62,24G cars handled