The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-04
TRADE MOVEMENT
 SHOWS ACTIVITY internal Commerce for Menth
 of September NO DECREASE IS SHOWN An Eight Per Cent Increase Is Shown in the Number of Cars Handled During First Nine Months
 of 1907.

September, as reported by the bureau of statistics of the department of com merce and labor, do not indicate any decreased market activity. This is particularly true of the live stock and grain trades, which were heavier than during the earlier months of the year, as well as during September of the preceding year, though shipments of coal over some important roads and the lake commerce show smaller volume than during August. The freight movement on the whole was, however, large enough to tax to the utmost the carrying facilities of the railroads, and complaints of unsatis- factory car service are again becom- ing numerous in various parts of the country.
 Receipts of live stock at seven interior primary markets during September ar gregated 3.805654 head, against 3,3S0.- 2S2 head in September, 1906, and S.6S2,- 135 head in September, 1905. As coms pared with the 1906 figures all markets show substantial gains in receipts, the increases being especially heavy in the cases of Kansas City and Omaha larger recepts are noted for all classes of ani- mals with the exception of horses and mules. Receipts of live stock for tho nine months of the year at the seven cities considered. a0,301 ,1S6 head. are likewise in excess of the corresponding 1908 and 1905 figures of 20.749, ,2S0 and 2S.957, 6S6 head, Chicago and St. Paul being the only two markets showing smaller receipts for the season as com pared with the preceding years fig ures
 Shipments of packing house products from Chicago during September, 206.- 762,562 pounds, are slightly below the corresponding 1906 figures of 213,669,- 404 pounds, and almost % million pounds below the September, 1905, ship ments. As compared with the figures for September, 1906, the main decrease is shown in the shipments of fresh beef n 1885 ,S56 pounds compared with 91,- 114,9S5 pounds. The largest gains are shown in the shipments of cured meats 6S.t34,835 pounds, compared with 5S,- 636,743 pounds, canned meats S,912475 pounds. compared with S,167,425 pounds, and pickled beef, 4033.600 pounds, com pared with 2.265000 pounds. Shipments for the nine months of the year, 1.831.- 7S0,0S9 pounds are below the 1906 and 1905 figures of 2.124 pounds and 1,911.16S,730 pounds, respectively, de- creases as compared with the 1906 totals occurring under the heads of practically all important items. The principal losses are shown in the ship ments of fresh beef. 693, 451, ,047 pounds compared with S56659,O27 pounds shipped uring the 1906 season; cured meats. 566. .995763 pounds, compared with 626,5SS,729 pounds; canned meats, 59,391 S25 pounds compared with 94,- 6oS,375 pounds, the shipments of this article showing the largest relative de- crease.
 Grain Receipts.
 Grain receipts during September at II interior primary markets, 96,O39,S64 bush els. are over % per cent larger than the September 1906. receipts and nearly per cent in excess of the September, l9Oo, fS- ures Larger receipts are reported for Chicago, which is credited with 33, 40 bushels. compared with D, 459,S00 bushels received during September, l906; Mime apolis. 1s.50i. .g3O bushels, compared with 10 S66s4O bushels; St. Louis, 9,49S,oS9 bushels. compared with 5945.953 bushels, and Kansas City, 7,996,ooo bushels, com pared with 60ls.5o0 bushels, substantial gains in receipts being reported also for inc smaller markets of Omaha, Peoria, Cincinnati and Louisville. Duluth IS the only large market reporting smaller grain receipts for the month than year ago. the respective figures being soo9,S4i and 10210,596 bushels. Of the smaller mar kets, Toledo, Cleveland and Detroit also report losses as compared with Septem- Der 1so6 receipts. Of the total grain re- ceipts for the month at the markets con sidered 26,011,1 163 bushels constituted wheat, 26 631, ,03S bushels corn, 29 72S,o21 bushels oats. 12 2,3S7, ,906 bushels barley, and 1, ,2s1, ,736 bushels rye.
 Sight receipts of cotton during Septem- ber the first month of the new crop year, aggregated S41 ,329 bales. compared with 994 52s bales, and 1,915,001 bales received during September, 1906 and 1905. While the decrease as compared with the corre- spending figures of the preceding year, about 16 per cent, is smaller than the per cent of decrease indicated by the United States census report in the quantity of cotton ginned from the growth or l9o7 to September 9, as compared wltn the pre- vious years figures, the inference seems justified that the 1907 cotton crop Will turn out considerably smaller than either or us two predecessors. Almost 70 per cent or inc total receipts. viz; 5s2,S35 bales, are credited to Atlantic and gulf ports, the corresponding figures for the two earlier years being 72oS42 bales for September, 1906 and 9S2. .S63 bales for September, l9oo. Savannah. with 201.093 bales, Galveston with 194,26 Norfolk with 60,S96 and New Orleans with il ,903 bales, are credited in the aggregate with over S5 per cent of the total port receipts Receipts at 29 lead ing interior markets during the first four weeks of the current crop year, 3So,926 bales are about 90 per cent below the corresponding 1906 figures and about hait the 1895 receipts. Exports for the month are stated as 3161 16l bales, compared with 4S0,i1i and 535,sSS bales for September, 1906 and 1905. Of the total takings by do- mestic spinners 275, ,S96 bales. eS per cent, are credited to northern spinners this share being 32 per cent for September, 1906 and 3s per cent for September, l9oo. Inyersely the southern mills are credited with 197, 42S bales, a quantity both abso- lutely and relatively larger than the Sep tember, 1906 and 1905, takings.
 Coal Shipments.
 Anthra site coal shipments from eastern producing regions during September, D. 4a2 S34 gross tons. while below the figures for the preceding summer months, do not indicate, however. any substantial de- crease in mining operations, the average daily shipments being slightly above those for July, though somewhat below those for June and August. As compared with the corresponding figures for the earlier wears. shipments for the month represent