Arizona republican., 1907-08-05

Ter than the corresponding June. 1906
and 1905, movements of 6.O11.OOO and
4,s65.00O bushels RESPECTIVELY. The
figures for the first half OF the year,
10.7S3.000 bushels, while but slightly in
excess of the corresponding 1906 fig
ures, are about 81 per cent above the
corresponding 1905 figures. The flour
movement during June. 4O0.360 barrels,
shows a considerable increase over the
1906 and 1905 figures of 285,7s6, and
221,371 barrels. respectively. Figures
for the first>half of the year, 1857, ,764
barrels, while but slightly in excess of
the 1906 Figures of 3.295.36s barrels,
show large increase over the corres-
ponding h9O5 figures Of 2,639.345 bar
rels.
Coastwise receipts of southern pine
at New York during the month ending
June 25, 45,071.790 feet. though ex-
ceeding the totals for any month of the
current year. are about 90 per cent be-
low the June. 1906, receipts of 56.-
5S6.S6 feet, while the receipts for the
first half OF the current year. 209. :
304,1s3 feet, show an even heavier de-
cline. compared with the six months
totals Cor 1906
Sight receipts of cotton during June
209.146 bales. were below like RECENT.
during the corresponding months of
1906, 269,356 and 1905. 475,9O3 bales.
The total sight receipts for the season
beginning September /, 13,227,052 bales.
were largely In excess of the CORES.
ponding 1905 figures of lO,7so, s44 bales.
and about half million bales larger
than the corresponding 1905 figures. OF
the total American spinners' takines
for the season. 4.7e1.s bales. 2.4s2.
5o3 represents the share taken by the
northern. including Canadian mills,
The proportion which the southern
mill consumption bears to the total do
mestic spinners' takings- is about AZ
per cent. or about the same as during
the two previous years The exports
Tor the ten months of the present seas
on, S,250.94S bales. are largely in ex-
cess Of corresponding 1906 figures of
S.23s.325 bales. constituting over 81
per cent of TIE total available supply.
as against 56 per cent during the 1906
season and about SO per cent for the
months of the 1905 sea-
son.
Shipments of redwood lumber from
upper California during June aCgre-
gated 34.6s0.ss2 feet. of which 1s. osa. 0oo
feet came from Humboldt and Del
Norte counties, and 15,617.sS2 feet
from Mendocino county. About 81
per cent of the total movement was
consigned TO San Francisco Bay. was
26 per cent TO southern California, and
the rest to other points. including for
eign destinations. Corresponding 1905
shipments were 31.9ss.973 feet of which
22.14s.351 or over IL per cent. was
consigned to San Francisco Bay. To-
tai shipments for the first half of the
year were 22i352.54g feet. or over 30
per cent in excess Of like shipments
nuring the first half of the year 1906.
and about 40 per cent in excess of the
corresponding 1905 figures over fO1
per cent of these shipments were con-
signed TO San Francisco Bay. the 1907
figures. 1s9.62S.746 feet. being about 40
per cent above the corresponding 1905
figures Of shipments
Figures OF coal and cratic over the
eastern coa1-carrying rail-
roads for the month on the whole COM
pare favorably with the June 1906. fig
Tres. the larger roads-such as the
Baltimore and Ohio.
Norfolk and Western. and New York
,entrai-all showing larger shipments
nan wear ago. Combined figures
u coal and cake carried by these ninel
'oads during the first six months Of
he :-ear. 73,967,222 tons, are about 10 |
'er cent larger than the corresponding
306 totals
The estimated coke production at /
including the lower dis
rict. for the first 26 weeks of the wear /
otaled l0.740.430 net tons. compared
WIN s''sl.'13 tons for the correspond
hg weeks of 1906, the average week.
output for the month establishing a
ew record Of maximum production.
Figures of pig iron production dur
ng the month of June. 2.2sI.575 tons.
'hile slightly below the May output
'ere. however. 13 per cent in excess OF
he June 1906 figures, the Pjttsburr
istrict alone presenting an Increase of
yer $4,000 tons of output for the
Month. Figures for the six months of
ne year, 13,223.454 tons. are over per I
ent IN excess of The CORRESPONDING
906 figures
Reports of building operations for
he month in about so cities show an
ggregate value of building permits
ranted Of s64,95s.01O. compared with
65.os3,5l0 for June 1906, decreased ac-
WITTY being reported. among others.
Or New York. Chicago. and Pittsbury. II
1gures for the six months of the wear.
52O.sS1.996, are also below the cor
esponding 1906 figures of ss34.-
S9.352. the check in the building
Dom In New York City being largely II
Fsponsible for the decreased total.
A convenient index of the relative
raffic activity of the larger railways
presented b. the number of cars
andled by 80 reporting car-service as
Dciations. the figures for June. 2.4s2.-
" cars, comparing very favorabIy
nth the June 1906 figures OF 2.26s.s97
ars Figures for the six months of the
ear. 1f.270.200 cars handled. are over
per cent in excess of the correspond
lg 1906 figures.