Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09


600 bushels for 1906. Shipmt hts o
flour for the four weeks ending viii
August. 350.327 barrels, are in tx
cess Of the 1897 figures of 323.536 bar
rels, AZ well ~ the August, 1906, is
ures of 25G.i?4 barrels. y
Shipments Of packing house pro
, ducts from Chicago during thu month
/ lS4.3Iy.37S pounds, are hat slightly
below the figures for July. though
there is a considerable failing on
when compared with III" heavy fig
ures for August, 1907. OF 20: .2G6.96o
hounds. The most notable declines
are indicated in tallow. lard, canned
and cured meats, and picked beef
while dressed beef and hides show
gains over the August. 1907. figures
SHIPMENTS for the first eight months
of the year. I.062. OS6. ll3 pounds. while
below thu shipments for the same per.
iod in 1907 of 1851 ,017. 521 pounds. are
not so notable when III" extraordi-
narily heavy velnme Of shipments Is
taken into consideration
Shipments of redwood lumber from
upper California for tn. month. 3d.
Ss4.429 feet, are about } million feet
in advance OF last months shipments
and about the same amount below
the shipments of August. 1907. For
the season OF eight months the ship
m.uts reached 2l5.O4S.3G5 feet, as
against 29G. 769, 500 feet for u similar
period in 1907. The Shrinkase indi-
Gated in these figures both for the
month and the season affected princi-
nally the consignments IN San Francis
co Bay. August shipments Of lumber
from Portland, Greg. 14.903.l 1870 feet.
compare fairly well with the shiI.
ments for the preceding months or
the current year, and the total FOR the
first eight months OF the year. l23,-
500, 500 feet. OF which 4o.2o1.674 feet
helm. domestic shipments. are not
largely exce eded by the total ship
men,s for similar period in 1907.
Coast wise shipments from Seattle for
the eight months. 94l.%40000 feet.
show remarkable gain over ship
ny nts for a like period in 1907. when
ONLY 1924 900 feet were reported.
Anthracite coal shipments from
eastern producing territory for tho
month 4,599.O93 gross tons. are IN
excess OF last months total but BE-
low the August, 1907. shipments OF
5.7lG.252 gross tons. For the first
eight months OF the year. H.s09.0H
gross tous, show a decrease from 81
a03. 2S2 gross tons reported for IKE
period in 1897 but indicate marked
gain over the 35.71G.4G1 gross ions re-
ported for the eight months OF 1906
The estimated coke production at
Connellsvilla for the week ending Au-
gust 90, 200.s23 net tons. is heavier
than any weekend total since Feb-
ruarv | of the current year and. with
the above exception and the weekend
production of January %. is the larg-
est OF any weekend figures for the
wear. The number Of Idle ovens
continues to indicate better showing.
the 1902 reported ior the week end
ing August % shows the improved
conditions. as it is the lowest amount
reported for any weekend since the
early part Of the current year.
Pig iron production for the month
f34s.S3l gross tons. while showing an
increase over the production for July.
is considerably short of the produc-
ton of August, 1907.
Activities in tha building operations
in August, as indicated by official re-
ports, make a better showing than lot
any Of the preceding months OF the
current year. with the single exception
of July: and WHEN compared with Au-
gust of last year. the 40 cities show
gains when compared with August
1907. The most notable gains are
shown in Salt Lake City. San Antonio.
Indianapolis. Louisville. Chicago, SYRIA
cuse. aud Denver.
Reports of 35 car-service assoc'a-
tons and demur-age bureaus, cover
Ing practically the entire territory Of
the United States, show marked I'M
provements in tie condition OF the
country. The reports Of all these a.
sociations. with the exception Of three
or four. show Increases in the num-
Der of cars handed for August over
the preceding month. The. aggregate
number for thu ?: associations. 2.4A!'
100 cars, Is however,, below the 2.9SS.-
237 cars reported for August, 1897:
The American Hallway Association
reports denote a marked Improvement
in the carservics situation. the sur.
plus cars having I"en reduced to 49,
5S7 The last fortrightiy report shows
a further decrease Of 1905 cars.