The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-13


tistics OF the department of commerce
and labor for October show heavy move
ments IN the coal and grain trade, IN"
anthracite coal shipments exceeding, Tor
the first time I'm the history OF the trade,
the 6-millon ton mark for the month.
Lake traffic as measured by the volume
of shipments from the various Lake ports
Ill $4,000 net tons--was larger than Tor
any month during the season except Aug
ust and exceeded by 2S per cert the Oc-
tober, 1906 total. The number OF cars
handled during the month by 3S reporting
car associations 3595,79O. was over per
cent larger than the number handled IN
October, 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 dis
continue temporarily the making of con-
tracts with western shippers for the trans
portation OF grain from the Lakes to the
Atlantic seaboard.
Receipts of live stock at seven interior
primary markets during October, 4,121,So
head, are slightly below the correspond
ing figures for October, 1906. 4.15s.7a head.
and the October. 1906. figures of 4.33OflS
head AS compared with the 1906 figures,
Chicago. Kansas City, Omaha. ST Joseph
and Sioux City show decreased receipts.
gains.
Shipments of packing house products
from Chicago during October, 20, i2049S
pounds, show slight Improvement over
like figures for October 1906, 2j6,16Osl3
pounds. though being about IL million
pounds below the corresponding 1905 ship
ments. The larger total for the month";
as compared with the 1906 period Is due
mainly 60 increased shipments OF cured
meats. II. .g95, $3.50. compared with 6i.5S5.0i2
pounds. and lard 36.T251 100 pounds. COM
pared with s2.os9.e21 pounds. On the 9TH
er hand. shipments OF fresh beef. S,UOS.-
9A pounds compared with lOl.54S. isJ
pounds OF canned meats. 7,S26,175 pounds.
compared with 9.07i.550 pounds, and those
Of tailow. 1.5i7,i76 pounds, compared with
40S7 426 pounds, show considerable de-
creases. The October figures of canned
meat shipments are lower not only than
the October. 1906. figures. but arc also be-
low the figures of the three preceding
months. the smaller figures OF shipments
from Chicago corresponding TO smaller
export movement reported for the month
GRAIN RECEIPTS.
Grain receipts during October at Is in
| terror primary markets. Zoe, ,i32 993 bushels.
compare favorably with the October. 1905
receipts 96.034. $40 bushels. though being
somewhat below the October. 1905, figurAs
of 102 02i bushels. Receipts at these
markets since Sept 4 the beginning OF
the crop period. were 100 95o,S57 bushels,
compared with 175. 66i bushels and l9S,-
292 900 bushels received during the corre-
spending periods i'm 1906 and 1915. With
the exception of wheat the receipts OF
the various classes OF grains were heavier
during the current crop period than the
! year before.
| Eastward trunk-line movements OF grain
from Chicago and Chicago junction
f.1.. :
STSco0 bushels. show a considerable gain
over like figures for 1906 and 1905 OF 96As.-
GO and aTl6.o00 bushels. corresponding "a
larger grain receipts at Buffalo and tho
heavier export movement OF wheat by
way OF New York. PHILADELPHIA and Ral'
timore reported for tho month. The grain
movement FOR the season since January
1oSse9 oo0 bushels. likewise shows a con
siderable increase over corresponding 1e'
and 1875 figures of e5.Si7.000 and Si5aS. .00'
bushels. respectively.
LIVE STOCK.
| livestock receipts at the four princina
Atlantic seasoast cities-Bcston New
York PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore--durins
tho month or four weeks OF October. re
spectivcly aggregated Soi.li4 head com
pared with 1o6 20 head received du~iwi
the month. 3iG 5Si head were hogs 40 sc
head werc calves 1925 cattle. and 2a7. M
? sheen. Figures for the 10 months. or 4
, weeks of the wear. comprlse 7ooo 2i2 head
compared with e,7A Sli head received n
the four cities during tho same pero
IN 1906 or the total received during th
, current wear. seS5.iie head were hoes
io' coz calves. iooi.i65 cattle. and ezra q
sheep.
: Crain and fnur receir's az the ahov
elites avvre~nied e2fSs 81, bushels rom
pared with % les bushels received dur
ing October lao6. all the cities named OK
, cept Philadelphia showing smaller r.
ceipts for the month than year ag'
The total receipts at these four cities 10
the 10 months OF the year. 210.52o.e7S hust
, els are but slightly In excess of tnc 70
ngtircs of aoi.su.s72 bushels
SIGHT COTTON.
Sight receipts OF cotton for Septembe
and October OF the new cotton year. af
gregated 2.eSo e3i bales as compared wit
Sl5.f5i and s.3o7. SIS bales received durin
the same period I'm 1905 and 1906. respect
ivcly Of tho total. i.sss.es2 bales rerreser
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