Arizona republican., 1907-08-05
INTERNAL
COMMERCE
Very Satisfactory Showing
for the Year
A Normal Increase Over
the Business Of the Pre-
viOus Year.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Leading COM
mercial movements for the month OF
June and the first six months of the
year, as reported by the Bureau OF
Statistics of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. on the whole fndi-
cate normal Industrial and CONNER.
cial conditions and a satisfactory in.
crease over corresponding figures OF
the preceding year. The constantly
growing commercial activity. especial.
ly in handling agricultural and min.
ing products which, in the beginning
of the year. exceeded the carving ca
pacfty of the railroad carriers, con-
tinues unabated. though an adjustment
of carrying facilities to traffic offered
seems to have been effected for the
time being, both through an increase in
number as well as better distribu-
tion of freight cars
Receipts Of live stock at seven in
terror primary markets during June
aggregated 3.202,e33 head. a total low
er than that reported for April and
May OF the same year. as well as for
the same month Of the two preceding
years. Kansas City. st. Joseph. and
Sioux City show monthly receipts
larger than those for June 1906. while
Chicago. Omaha. St. Louis and St
Paul show smaller returns for June
1907. than for the corresponding month
of last year. Receipts appear to have
been smaller for all classes Of animals
with the exception Of cattle. Receipts
of animals at the above seven cities
during the first six months show a
slight gain over corresponding 1906
and 1905 returns, the respective fig
ures being 2O.052.24e head. compared
with 20.027,094 and 19.399.215 received
at the same markets during the first
six months of 1906 and 1905. Larger
receipts. as compared with those for
the first six months of the two years
preceding, are shown by cattle. calves.
and hogs. while sheep. horses and
mules show smaller totals.
Shipments Of packing house products
from Chicago during June aggregated
1s4.Os9.l15 pounds. compared with
2s2.e32.13s and 240.sT4.5S4 pounds ship
ped during June. 1906 and 1905 respect :
iYe.y. Decreases as compaf ed with 1906
figures are shown in the shipments of
all food products. the largest shrink
ages appearing under the heads Of
fresh beef 1851, $50 pounds. as
against 103.2S9.510: cured meats Co.
,e5,9ss pounds compared with 9S,15s,-
i52; canned meats. 6.353.550 pounds.
compared with 11,715.600; picked teef,
',635,ls2 pounds, compared with T.
S5.500; and lard. 27.2s2.Ie2 ponds.
compared with 45,041.0I3. II is note
worthy that the June shipments Of
'anned meats. while considerably be-
ow the corresponding 1906 and 1905
shipments. are however, larger than
he figures for any month OF the cur
'ent .ear
Grain receipts during June at fifteen
markets. 64.63I.97O bushels.
ire largely in excess of corresponding
906 and 1905 figures of 5s.43ss34
bushels and 4s.166.S64 bushels, respect
vely. Practically all the more import
mt grain markets show larger receipts
or the month. the gains being particu-
arly notable In the case of Chicago
which reports 2s.714.25S bushels, COM
jared with: 23.312.44s for June. 1906:
''o"s'-"u DuSnelS, as
sainst 7.603.040 bushels: st. Louis. g.
14.34s bushels. compared with 5.4O4.-
SO for June 1906: Omaha. 1899. 900
'ushels. compared with 3.IOS. 200 BUSH
Is: and Kansas City. 3.I3S,5OO bushels
ompared With 2,3S4.O0O bushels re-
eived during June 1906 Smaller re-
eiDts are shown by Cleveland. De-
roit, Louisville and Milwaukee. rela-
I'VE decreases being especially heavy In
he case of the first two named cities.
" the total grain receipts for the
Month. 14.112.102 bushels were wheat.
a.lo2,129 corn, 13.206.44S oats. 1867
20 barley. and 343.473 rye OF the to-
al wheat receipts. over 81 per cent. !
liz, 1.635.160 bushels are credited to
Minneapolis. 1.74s.S27 to Duluth. l.
$4,000 to Kansas City. and 10000
ushels to Chicago. OF the total corn
eceiptss during the month of June,
hicago's share was more than SIS per |
ent. viz 19.39s,65O bushels; while re-
eipts at the other larger markets in /
he order of their importance were: |
I. Louis, 2.739.57O bushels: Omaha,
.2s6.soo; Peoria, 1.s79.7OO, the other
tiles receiving each less than 1 1-2
lillion bushels.
Grain receipts at these markets dur
ig the ten months of the croc season
eginning September 1 were 1881
q bushels. compared with 712.f35.62s
nd 607,596.s13 bushels received at |
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