The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-03
INTERNAL COMMERCE MOVEMENTS HEAVY Traffic Congestion on Railroads Somewhat Relieved  INCREASE OVER APRIL, 1906 Live Stock, Grain, Cotton and Coal Movements Show Larger Fig
 ures Than Twelve Months
 Ago.
INCREASE OVER APRIL, 1906

Washington, June 2.-(Special. )-Internal commerce movements during April, as re- ported by the bureau of statistics of the department of commerce and labor, on the whole, show a heavier volume than like movements during the earlier months of the year or the corresponding month of the previous year The traffic congestion on the railroads seems to have been re- lieved to some extent, especially in the large navigation during the second part of the month. Practically all important commercial movements, including those of live stock grain cotton and coal show larger figures than during April, 1906.
 April arrivals of live stock at seven in- terior primary markets aggregated S291,- 444 head showing a substantial gain over the 1906 and 1905 figures for the corre- spending month of 2,957,S54 and 2sS1, ,S60 heard, respectively. Increases are shown in receipts of all classes of animals, the gains being especially heavy In the case of cattle, of which 755,167 were received in April, 1907, compared with 615,299 re- ceived in April, 19O6 hogs. 1,60S, ,454 com pared with 1,44466; and calves, S2, 101, compared with 63,O75 received during April, 1906. Larger total receipts are recorded for all the seven primary markets with the exception of St, Paul. Receipts dur ing the first four months of the year at the above markets 13,557, 400 head, also compare favorably with like receipts for 1906 and 1905, 13,444,OO3 and 12,S79S43 head, respectively, only horses and mules show ing smaller figures as compared with the previous years figures.
 Grain receipts during the month of April at 15 interior primary markets were in excess of like receipts during the earlier months of the year, as well as the cor responding months of 1906 and 1905, the total for the month, 6S,225, ,150 bushels, be- ing about 50 per cent in excess of the April, 1906, figures, and over 75 per cent in excess of corresponding 1905 figures Larger receipts are shown by all the mar kets In question with the exception of Peoria, the gains being particularly heavy in the case of Chicago, which reports receipts of 19945,S5S bushels during April, 1907, as compared with 12,129,6 ,692 in April, 1906; Minneapolis, 1,SSS 600, compared with I,SlS,230 during April of last year; Duluth, 71A,347, compared with l ,997, ,39S; St. Louis, 7,24167S, compared with 5. 454. .032; and Kan sas City, 4,106,0O0, compared with 25SS, ,500 bushels received in April, 1906 Receipts at these markets since September, 595,- 9oS,19l bushels, are however, below cor responding figures for the 1906 crop sea- son, 606,6S2, ,5O1, though in excess of the 1895 seasons figures of 526, ,345, ,641.
 Sight receipts of cotton during April aggregated 579397 bales, compared with o.y,422 bales and 9o2.212 bales brought into sight during April, 1906 and 1905, re- spectively. The total since the begin if1r lf fl,A 12,604, ,352 bales, over 26G0, ,000 bales in ex- cess of like receipts for the correspond ing season in 1906 and 1,100,000 in excess of corresponding figures for the 1905 sea- son. The net overland movement for the first eight months of the season, 1OS8, ,692 bales, shows a proportionate increase over like movements for 1906 of S62, 11S bales, and 1905 of 932643 bales Ameri- can splnners' takngs, including ship ments to Canada. for the season were 4.- 212,139 bales, of which 2.304. .S02 bales, or 54.7 per cent, represented the share taken by northern mills and 1,907,337 bales or 45.3 per cent that taken by southern mills, the total for 1907 being POS per cent higher than the corresponding fg- ures for 1906, and IA per cent higher than 1905 figures. Exports during the same period amounted to 7723,712 bales, over two million bales in excess of corre- spending figures for 1906 season, and about three-fourths of million in excess of the 1905 figures. Of the total available supply, 59.9 per cent is shown to have been exported, while 32.7 per cent ap- pears to have been taken by American spinners. Total American stocks at the end of the month were 96621 bales, slightly above the corresponding figures for 1906.
 Pig iron production during the month, 22l6,55S gross tons showed an increase of almost z per cent over that for the corresponding month of 1906, and for the first four months of the year aggregated S,692, 40S gross tons, or about 6 per cent in excess of that for the corresponding period of 1906.
 Building operations during the month in fifty-four leading cities throughout the country compare favorably in volume with those of April. 1906. the respective values being s75,947,2O9 and SIP, ,4O1 ,224
 Some indication of improved traffic conditions is furnished by the larger number of cars handled during the month by thirty-fve reporting service as- sociations, the April figures of the cur rent year, 301716O, being about IS per cent higher than the corresponding 1906 figures of 2,556,33O cars, while figures for the first four months compare as fol- lows: 1907. 11,45S,672 carsf1 and 1906, 10.-