Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
ARIZONA REPUBIdeAN MONDAY
INTERIOR COMMERCE
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36, 669, ,S27 feet, while 2 per cent below the corresponding 1907 shipments, show, however, a considerable im- provement over the figures of the earl- fer months. The shipments for the four months of the year. 90,S46.359 feet, were considerably below the if gures for the corresponding periods in 1907 and 1906, 150,044,40S and 102.- 923. $40 feet, though the season ship ments to points outside the state, 1S,?2S,S00 feet, were in excess of like shipments during the preceding years.
 Pine and fir arrivals at California points during the month, 95,0S5, 6S7 feet likewise show a considerable improve ment over the earlier months figures, though being over 43 per cent below like figures for April, 1907. The fi- gures for the four months of the year 29S, 727,1 feet. were considerably be- low the corresponding figures for 1907 of 560.427,627 feet and even less than the corresponding 1906 figures of 346,- 144,2S3 feet.
 Lumber shipments from Portland during the month, 2O,216.OS7 feet, show large increase over the figures for the earlier months of the year. and compare favorably with the April, 1907, shipments of 1S,SS9,796 feet, ow- ing mainly to the heavier export movement. Shipments for the first four months of the year, 58,S9S, ,596 feet, were 15 per cent below the cor responding 1907 shipments, the small Ter total being caused by the heavy fall in the domestic shipments from 44.796,572 feet in 1907 to 19,7SS,674 feet in 1908.
 Anthracite coal shipments fro meas tern producing territory for the month totaled 5,9S7,221 gross tons, being the largest figure of April shipments on record, and approXimating closely the largest monthly shipments known in the history of the trade. Shipments for the first four months of the year, 2O,S75,474 gross tons, while somewhat below the corresponding 1907 figures of 20,966,063 gross tons, were, however in excess of like figures for the years 1904 to 1906.
 Coal and coke traffic during April over seven eastern coal-carrying roads 7,4S7,07 tons, owing to the partial suspension of operations in some of the leading bituminous coal districts. pro- ceeded on a lower scale than during the earlier months. as well as during April. 1907. when 12,155.119 tons were reported to have been carried by the same roads. Anthracite coal ship ments. 65S.795 tons, were slightly larg- CT than the April, 1907, shipments; bi- luminous coal shipments. 5,611,S1O ons. were about 37 per cent below the April. 1907, shipments, while the shipments of coke, 1.216,471 tons, show a decrease of over 52 per cent. Az gregate figures for the first four months of the year, 33.745.162 tons were 25 per cent below like 1907 fi- gures, the main decreases occurring under the had of bituminous coal and coke.
 The estimated coke production at Connellsville, including the lower dis trict, during the five weeks ending May 2, 75S,3S5 net tons, was 64 per cent below the cores bonding 1907 fi- gure of 2,0S0,252 net tons. The num- Der of idle ovens in the district report ed on May 2, 23,40S, exceeds by about 300 the number reported at the end Of March. The number of cars used In shipping the product since the be- ginning of the year is stated at 112,- 62S. compared with 263,4S cars used during the same periods in 1907
 Production of anthracite and coke pig iron during the month, 1,14S,691 gross tons, was almost 50 per cent be- low the corresponding April. 1907 figures. The daily average rate of output, 3S,2Ss gross tons, indicates a smaller activity for the month as compared with the March record, months of the year.
 Activity in the building trade was larger than during any of the earlier months of the year, though the total value of building permits granted in 47 leading cities in various parts of the country, $47,S16,565, was 34 per cent below the total reported for April 1907. The unfavorable total for the month as compared with last year is due to the stagnation in the building trade reported mainly from New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, while Chicago, Cleveland, and Denver show gratifying increases over April, 1907, figures.
 The number of cars handled by 34 car-service associations during the 30 days of April, BOSSES, indicates a smaller traffic activity than during the proceeding month and was about 24 per cent below the total reported for April. 1907. Figures for the four months of the year, S,24O.2S9 cars, show decrease of almost 20 per cent compared with corresponding 1907 figures of 10,212,S90 cars.
 The American Railway Association notes an increase in the number of idle cars since the 1st of April from 3O7,507 to 413,6O5 on April 29. Like figures for May 13. referring to a larger number of roads, show, however a decrease in the number to 404,534 cars. The number of coal, gondola, and hopper cars, used chiefly in the transportation of mine products, which on the 1st of April stood at 12O,669 increased to 1S6,742 on the 29th of the same month. but decreased to 1S3,041 on the more recent date re- ported
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