The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
TAX TRAFFIC LINES
HEAVY MOVEMENTS IN COAL
AND GRAIN.
Anthracite Shipments Exceed the 5000.
0o0-Ton Mark for Month for
First Time.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-Internal com
merce reports to the Bureau of Statistics
of the Department OF Commerce and La
Dor for October show heavy movements
in the coal and grain trade, the anthracite
shipments exceeding, for the first
time in the history of the trade. the six
million ton mark for the month. Lake
traffic, as measured by the volume of ship
ments from the various lake ports-11, $780,
900 net tons-was larger than for any
month during the season except August,
and exceeded by % per cent. the October,
1906, total.
The number of cars handled during the
month by the thirty-eight reporting car
associations, $685., 100, was over Z per cent.
larger than the number handled in Oc-
tober, 1906, although even the larger car
supply did not prevent accumulation and
delay of traffic at important centres.
The inability of the railways to move
all the traffic offered is best illustrated
by the decision of certain trunk lines to
discontinue temporarily the making of
contracts with Western shippers for the
transportation of grain from the lakes to
the Atlantic seaboard.
Shipments of packing house products
from Chicago during October, 30, 400. ABS
pounds, show slight improvement over like
iih dItb v ONtODCts IJOOt 30, lOu.S1. nOUnus,
though being about 12.0O0,00 pounds below
the, corresponding 1905 shipments. The
larger total for the month, as compared
with the 1906 period. is due mainly to in
creased shipments OF cured meats, 1895, $50.
compared with 81, 535, 042 pounds. and lard
3e.T25. 109 pounds, compared with 80, 989, GIL
pounds.
On the other hand, shipments Of fresh
beef, ss.o0s,S24 pounds. compared with 10l, :
54S, 1873 pounds Of canned meats, 1885, 175
pounds, compared with 9,074.550 pounds.
and those OF tallow, 1,547,1 76 pounds, com
pared with 4,0S7. 426 pounds, show consid-
cradle decreases.
The October figures Of canned meat ship
ments are lower not only than the October,
1906. figures, but are also below the figures
of the three preceding months, the smaller
figures of shipments from Chicago CORE
spending to a smaller export movement re-
ported for the month.
Grain receipts during October at fifteen
interior primary markets, 102, 4s2, 1893 bush
els, compare favorably with the October,
1906, receipts, SO, Os4 $40 bushels, though be-
ing somewhat below the October, 1905,
figures of 102, ST, 021 bushels.
Receipts af these markets since Septem-
Der 1, the beginning of the crop period.
were 1879, $50, S57 bushels. compared with
l75, $685. 64 bushels and 195, 292, 800 bushels re-
eeived during the corresponding periods in
1906 and 1905.
With the exception of wheat. the re-
ceipts of the various classes of grains were
heavier during the current crop period
than the year before. The receipts Of
barley, 2S,542, 157 bushels, are over 5000, 600
bushels in excess Of the corresponding 1906
receipts. and even larger than the more
than normal 1905 receipts.
Live stock receipts at the four principal
Atlantic s~eacoast cities-Boston, New
York, Philadelphia n misunderstanding
the month or four weeks Of October, re-
spectively, aggregated sol, ia head, com
pared with FOG, 149 head received during
the same period in 1906.
or the total received during the month,
sac, 1854 head were hogs, 40,6H head were
calves, l16. 255 cattle and 2s7, 3o7 sheep.
Figures for the ten months, or forty
three weeks Of the year, comprise 1929, 312
head, compared with 6,734,S 11 head received
at the four cities during the same period
in 1905. OF the total received during the
current year. 3.255. liz head were hogs, 1872,
S5 calves. 1904, 465 cattle and 2,2727A sheep.
Grain and flour receipts at the above
cities aggregated 22.65s.37 bushels. COM
pared with 24.125, 1853 bushels received dur
ing October, 1906. all the cities named ex-
cept Philadelphia showing smaller receipts
for the month than a year ago.
The total receipts at these four cities for
the ten months of the year, 30, $50, s7s bush
els. are but slightly in excess of the 1906
figures of 304, 944,972 bushels.
The estimated coke production at Con-
neilsville. including the lower district, for
the forty-three weeks Of the year. 17,762,-
sos net tons. shows an increase OF almost
9 per cent. over the corresponding 1905 fig
ures Of 1894, All net tons. Although the
record for the last week in October dis
go ~ N.aAA t. - - .I1A
ovens. as we'll as a curtailment Of produc-
ton. the average output for the month is
far in excess of the weekly average for
the year of Ais, Oe1 net tons.
Production of anthracite and cox pig
iron. for the month, 2,336,9T2 gross tons.
was larger than during any month of the
year. though a curtailment of production
is stated to have been started during the
latter half Of the month.
The monthly production figures are about
! per cent. larger than the October, 1906,
f1gures-all the important districts, with
the exception of Pittsburg, Mahonlng VAL
lev and Schuyik1n Valley districts showing
substantial increases.
Figures for the ten months Of the year,
22,25S,0SS gross tons, are about 8 per cent.
larger than the corresponding 1906 figures
the increase being especially marked in
the case OF the works located In the Cen
tral West.
Anthracite coal shipments from the
Eastern producing territory for October,
for the first time in the history Of the
industry, exceed the 5000, OOO-ton mark, the
figures for the month, 6,0i5,S5l, being II
per cent. and Is per cent. in excess of the
corresponding 1906 and 1905 monthly ship
ments. Figures for the ten months OF the
year. 1861 467 gross tons, are over 10,0o0,0Oo
tons larger than the corresponding 1906
figures and about 10 per cent in excess OF
the 1905 season shipments.
Reports from seven leading Eastern coal
roads. including the Pennsylvania and Bal
timore and Ohio railroads, state the
amount of coal and coke transported for
the month as 12,f11. 469 tons, compared with
10, sol, All tons carried during October, 1906
the Pennsylvania lines east Of Pittsburg
and Erie showing an increase in traffic Of
almost 100000 tons for october. 1907, as
compared with the October, 1906, total.
The figures for the ten months of the
year. H. 029,04 tons. are about IA per
cent. larger than the corresponding 1906
total-the Pennsylvania lines alone show
ing an increase of over 100000 tons for
the period in question.
P0TTERIES PI AM RAISE