Arizona republican., 1907-06-03
INTERNAL
 COMMERCE A Fairly Good Record for
 April
The Figures of the Bureau of Statistics Just Com piled.

Washington, June 2.-Internal com merce movements during April, as re- ported by the bureau of statistics of the department Of commerce and la Dor, on the whole, show a heavier vol tune than like movements during the earlier months of the year or the cor responding month of the previous year. The traffic congestion on the railroads seems to have been relieved to some extent, especially in the large territory contiguous to the Great Lakes, by the final reopening of navigation during the second part of the month. Prac- tically all important commercial move ments, including those of live stock. grain, cotton, and coal, show larger figures than during April, 1906.
 April arrivals of live stock at seven interior primary markets aggregated 3,29l, IA head, showing a substantial gain over the 1906 and 1905 figures for the corresponding month of 2.957. 1854 and 2,SS1, ,s60 head, respectively. In- crease are shown in receipts of all classes of animals. the gains being es- pecially heavy in the case of cattle, of which 755. .167 were received in April. 1907, compared with 615, ,299 received in April, 1906; hogs, 1,6OS, ,454, compared with 1.4i4, ,6Ss; and calves, s2, ,10l, com pared with 63,075 received during April 1906. Larger total receipts are record ed for all the seven primary markets with the exception of St. Paul. Re- ceipts during the first four months of the year at the above marketts. 13, 557,- 100 head, also compare favorably with like receipts for 1906 and 1905, 13,444. .OO3 and 12,S19,s43 head, respectively, only horses and mules showing smaller figures as compared with the previous years figures.
 April shipments of packing house products from Chicago totaled 94696,- 715 pounds. being over 15 per cent be- low corresponding 1906 figures. though about 10 per cent in excess of like 1905 figures. As compared with 1906 figures. Gecreases occur under the head of dressed beef. 73.O42,446 pounds. com pared 92,544,s63 pounds; cured meats, 62.e51. .3s1 pounds. compared with e7,- s24, ,925; canned meats. 3,757.05o pounds, compared with l0,e16,so0.
 Eastbound trunk-line movements of provisions from Chicago and Chicago Junction points during April amount ed to s6 .3O9 tons, being lower than figures for the previous months of the year. as we'll as for the corresponding month of the two immediately proceed ing years. Like figures for the four months of the current year compare the figures of the two preceding years as follows: 1907, 3S9.12S tons; 1906. 4s4.Os5; and 1905, 437,379.
 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 corresponding months of 1906 and 1905. the total for the month, 6s.- 225, 150 bushels. being about 90 per cent fin excess of the April. 1906. figures, and over 75 per cent in excess of corre- spending 1905 figures. Larger receipts are shown by all the markets in ques- tion with the exception of Peoria, the gains being particularly heavy in the case of Chicago. which reports receipts of 19.945.S5s bushels during April. 1907. as compared with 12.1z9692 in April. 1S66: Minneapolis, 11.sss. 800 compared with 7.51S,230 during April of last year; Duluth. 7.144.S47. compared with 1,997.- 39s; St. Louis. 7,247.67s. compared with 5,454,032: and Kansas City, 4.10S,0 compared with 2,5SS,50o bushels receiv- ed in April, 1906. Receipts at these markets since September, 595. .90S, ,191 bushels, are, however. below core spending figures for the 1906 crop sea son. 6O6. .632, ,5O1. though in excess of the 1905 seasons figures of 526,3i5,641.
 Of the total April grain receipts. 20, 754,571 bushels were wheat; 19.S24 $50 corn; 21.6S7,374 oats; 5,1O7,624 barley; and S51,231 rye; the corresponding figures for April. 1906. being. wheat, 9.496,7 ,754; corn. 13.1s0.3ss; oats, 17.46s.- $50: barley, 3.512. 7OS; and rye, 51O,637. Of the total wheat receipts for the month. Minneapolis reports s.sO9.3 bushels; Duluth. 5,76O,264 Kansas City. 2,039. 900: Chicago. 901, ,0s6; St. Louis, S45,O10: Milwaukee. 6S3.00O; and Omaha. 524. 400. Of the total corn receipts for the month. the share of Chicago is re- ported as 7,979.002 bushels, and that of St. Louis, 3,056,150.
 Grain shipments from the fifteen pri- mary markets during the month, 3D. 52O, S35 bushels. were likewise in excess of corresponding figures for 1906 and 1905 of 49,439,757 and 34, 725,39S bushels, respectively. The total was composed of II, ,42S, ,S01 bushels of wheat; 19.1S0,37S, corn: 1S2S2, ,19S, oats; 2.96S,s90. barley; and 66O, ,56S, rye. Corresponding ship ments for April. 1906, were S.93s.17S bushels of wheat; 17,164.O45. corn; 19.- 4S2, ,19s. oats; 3,402621, barley; and 502,- 715. rye.
 Eastbound trunk-line movements of grain from Chicago and Chicago June ton points during April. 11.754.000 bushels. were in excess of like figures for the corresponding month in 1906, 10 0i61. 900 bushels. and 1905, 11.0S1,0OG bushels. while the flour movements for the month. 496, 6,s10 barrels. fell be- low corresponding figures for 1906. 512, 402 barrels. though being higher than the 1905 figures. 372.5S7 barrels.
 Sight receipts of cotton during April aggregated 579.397 bales. compared with 57O.422 bales and 9O2.212 bales brought into sight during April, 1906 and 1905. respectively. The total since the beginning of the, season. Septem- Der 1, was 12.604.352 bales, over 2.60o.- GOO bales in excess of like receipts for the corresponding season in 1906. and 100000 in excess of corresponding