Arizona republican., 1908-06-15

shells; barley. 2.755.4O2 bushels. and
rye. 34O,299 bushels. Grain receipts
at the same markets during the s
months of the crop season, beginning
September l, 539, ,243.4SS bushels were
likewise below the corresponding 1907
and 1906 figures of s5SS. .0s6,S41 bushels
and OO.652, 726 bustsls, all the impor-
tant markets in Question. except Peo-
ria showing smaller season receipts
than year ago.
Livestock receipts at the four prin-
eipal Atlantic sea-coast cities-Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, and Balti-
more-during April aggregated 771.939
head, compared with 731, ,215 head re-
ceived during the same period in 1907.
OF the total receipts during the month
at the four cities named 379I06 head
were hogs, 1864. head calves. 103, ,S22,
head cattle, and 213,4 head sheep. As
compared with the April. 1907, figures
the receipts of cattle show a slight de-
crease. the receipts of sheep a heavy
increase, while receipts of hogs and
calves slight increases. Receipts dur
ing the first four months Of the year
3,2S7, SOP head, were leargely in excess
of the corresponding 1907 figures of
2,514,417 head the main increases oc-
curing in the case of hogs and sheep.
while calves and cattle show but
slightly larger figures than for the cor
responding period in 1907.
Grain and -four receipts at the four
mentioned cities for the month, 7,712.-
542 bushels. show a further decline
from the unusually low March figures
and We're 81 per cent and 40 per cent
below corresponding April, 1907 and
1906. totals. The decline Affects all
the ports in question, as we'll as the
various classes of grain. Thus the
total wheat receipts for the month at
the four cities we're S0S.193 bushels,
compared with 3.1S9.524 bushels re-
ceived during April. 1907; corn receipts
$685. ,S25 bushels, compared with 1853
III bushels, while the flour receipts for
the month were S40,S19 barrels, COM
pared with 136OSS3 barrels received
during April 1907. Exports of these
three specified articles from the cor
responding customs districts also show
a heavy decline as compared with the
April, 1907, figures. Receipts of flour
four months of the year. 57,452,563
bushels, show a large decrease com
pared with the corresponding 1907 and
1906 figures Of S4,S56. 725- and S7.6S6,s47
bushels. The decline affects wheat
and especially corn, the exports of
the latter article during the same pc
riod showing a shrinkage fully equal
tFlAat noted in the receipts.
< - iggents of pine lumber from
- and Wisconsin valleys.
50. .155s9 ile about "A per cent
'beldsE tho d reported for April,
1897. We're. -Havever. larger than the
shipments derjng the earlier months of
the YEAR. Shipments for the first four
nonti7s 80 me rear $50 o21 ,S5s feet,
5 ss1s s,ilfsH 80 per cent below Ike
.''.-- 't'..----'isi7s.s 70 tfc corrp-1onJinv Pc
RODS Of the two preceding years.
Coastwise receipts of southern pine
at New York during the month ending
April 25, S0S75,310 feet. while largely
in excess OF the low figures for the
preceding month, were. however. still
below the April, 1907. figures of 34,-
S76S6S feet Figures for the first
fours HR,rths of<rile year. 91,473.521 feet
shoN q 80 per cent shrinkage from the
total Exported for the corresponding
period in 1907
Epents of redwood lumber from
RfrtE califerniaSduring the month,
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