Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-07
HAMPTON PHOEBIJS AND OLD POINT-C Continued.

months ending June. 1907 wheat re-"
lceipts at Portland for the first hat
lof the current year show "A gain OF
about 80 per cent.
Stocks OF meats at b principal III
TERROR markets al In" close OF june,
i3I6.0lT.aSI pounds. were smaller than
a, the end OF the preceding months "i
lth. current year and likewise below
June OF 1907. Omaha and MILWAUKEE,
show a slight increase over last year
Iwhilc Chicago, Kansas City and st
Joseph show considerable decline.
The ras,bouud trunk line movement
of provisions during the weeks OF
June amounted to Si.322 tons. which
were in excess of the preceding 4
weeks OF May. but below any other
t4.wrck figures Recorded during IN"
present wear. Figures for the hrst
half OF the ycar--or 20 weekS-Af '"o,-
l955 tons compare more favorably win
I'm, 5Sl.29l tons of last year, INT
show "A decline from III" total OF io".-
les, tons for i9o6 The receipts Of
grain, l.t26. 600 bushels. for Jun"
were largely IN excess OF thosc "i
1907 and 1906 of I,SGG.Uon ahd Gull
900 bushels. respectively. The move
imcnt OF the same commodity i"r :"
weeks of the current wear. IS,Jl3.nhc
bushels. also compares faN"ratHy win
the two preceding years OF 'o,'e"'o""
land G9. 29l 900 bushels, respectively
Flour SHIPMENTS show declin" hn'h
for the weeks and the 20 weeks ehu-
ling with June when compared Win
the two preceding years. the hgur""
|bripg for the 1 weeks OF June 2hl .3hi
barrels. AZ against 4Oo.3i0 and $50
|7SG barrels for the same period u
1907 and 1895: and for the hrst hai'
Iof the ycar. 3.2a6.43i barrels CON-
pared with 33G7.76i and 3,2?5.3t9 bar
|rclS. respectively
Packing House Products.
In the shipments of packing house
products from Chicago during toe
month of June there was percrpu-
bl, gain over June of last year. hut
the figures, 20i.S23,305 pounds. were
slightly below those Of 1909 As com
pared with the figures OF 1907, IN
|oreases are shown in dressed beef,
canned meats. cured meats. dressrd
hogs hides. lard and stearine. while
picklcd beef. pork, and taiiow sho"
aeclines Shipments for the hrst SIX
months of the year. l,lSS.5iS.Zf"
hounds. were below the corresponding
figures of 1906 and 1906 of l.224''49.'
456 and l,47S,911, 070 pounds. resPec-
lively. the greatest declines for the
six months period being shown In the
case OF ,ickled beef and steaTlnc.
Shipments of redwood lumber 1ro,"
upper California during the MONTH
%, 7O1 .923 feet. are slightly lower than
for like period in 1907 Of 3+.6so.ssS
feet. and in 1906 Of 31.9S6.97S feet.
The principal decreases 10th for the
month and the six months season
which show a shrinkage from IA
352 $40 fee. in 1907 to 150,750.s20 geet
In 1908 affect principally eonsish
ments to San Francisco Bay.
Coal and Coke Traffic.
Duriny June coal and coke tra1nc
ovc, 7 eastern coal-carryiHg roads, s.
a52 06O tons. while showing a consld-
arahIe Improvement over the precei-
iuy months figures Of 7.552.42i tons
Is nearly } million tons short OF the
lime 1907 totals. The increase over
last month figures Is due TO Inc
shipments of bituninous coal wnich
show nearly a million tons advance
over May figures Anthracite coz
sbipments. 462.539 tons. for June,
1908. are smaller than the June ls':
sbinments of 573.735 tons. The tota'
shipmcnts of anthracite coal over ,he
same roads for six mcnths ennihs
with June, 3.OS7 .557 tons, are better
comparisor with the figures OF 500
60 tons for a like period in 1901 Una"
the coke shipments. In the latter cas-
the season figures Of 1907 exceede"
those for the same period OF the cur
rent year by nearly 80 per cent.
Anthracite coal shipments tro"i
eastern producing territory LOT sns
month reached total OF "''of''
gross tons. slightly below the rccora
~ the preceding month. with its b.
oss 116 gross tons. and fair conpa'
Ieso gross tons. Shipments for t"e
|isou with June. 1907. fip"res OF e.'Zf'
first half Of the year. 32.'6s.44Z sroS"
tons, also compare favorabiy with 81
tsS4.595 gross tons for the same P'
Rod in 1907.
TIL. estimated coke production o.
'CouucIlsville. including the L"~r'
District. during the four weeks enn
ing June q. Si6.o36 net tons was
river a million tons below III" CORES
,ondjnr figures Of 1907. The numoet
" AL. ovens in the distric; reported
On Inn. - was less than for any OF
i,he end weeks since Narcn ~.
number of cars used in tn" sh'pn'o"'
If the product for IN" 20 weeks en-"
ing Junc q. $50. 2S3. IL less than one,
hal, tho number for the sam" Ter'o"
in 1907
Pig iron produet'o"