Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-09
INTERNAL COMMERCE
SHOWS GROWTH IN GRAIN
LIVE STOCK RECEIPTS ARE ALSO
HIGH
Movements of Iron, Coal and Lumber
Show Material Reduction-Ex-
King Cotton lie Also
Decreasing


show that the grain movements for
| the month were slightly larger than a
| year ago, and tat live stock recelpts
at leading western markets were ex-
ceptionally high. while the movements
of iron, coal and lumber show a ma
terial reduction.
Receipts of live stock at seven in
terror primary markets during jan
uary, 4,529,S3S head, show a consider
| able increase over the figures for the
preceding month, as well as the cor
responding 1907 and 1907 receipts of
| 3,S64,445 and S,SS6,35S head. All the
markets in question show larger re-
| ceiptS for the month than year ago,
the increase, however, being due ex-
clusively to the larger receipts OF
hogs. the receipts of other classes or
animals being lower than n year ago.
OF the total receipts for the month.
cattle constituted 761. SS5 head, calves
As, $50, hogs 2.9SS, 260, sheep 691,95S and
horses and mules 1886 head.
Grain receipts during January at
fourteen interior primary markets,
| sc, AL, 132 bushels. We're slightly In ex-
| cess of the January, 1907, receipts of
| s., 975 bushels, though below the
January. 1906 figure of 71,SS5,SS6 bush
| els.
Grain Receipts Are Large
Increased receipts as compared with
the 1907 figures are reported, among
| others for Chicago. Minneapolis, Du-
luth and Kansas City. while smaller
arrivals are reported by st. Louis.
Milwaukee and Omaha. The total grain
receipts We're made up of H.451,9
bushels of wheat, 25,321,1 25 bushels of
corn 16,259,225 bushels of oats, $685.
7S9 bushels of barley and 949,997 bushels
of rye, besides 1885, 96 bushels of flax
seed which did not enter the grand
total stated above.
Shipments of packing house products
from Chicago during the month"; 213,
29S,123 pounds, while larger than the
December, 1907, figures. mark, how
eyer, decrease as compared with the
corresponding January 1907 and 1906
shipments of 229,174790 pounds and
257,534,955 pounds, the main decreases
occurring under the heads of fresh
and picked beef, tallow and stearin,
while shipments of canned beef, 1885,
200 pounds, were about liz million
pounds in excess of the January, 1907.
shipments. though less than half of the
January. 1906, movement. Shipments
of cured meats and hides were also
larger than a year ago.
Live stock receipts at four principal
Atlantic sea coast cities-Boston, New
York. Philadelphia and Baltimore
during the month of January or the
first five weeks of the year. aggregated
972.1S6 head, compared with 71S,5S3
head received during the same period
in 1907.
Sheep and Hogs Increase
OF the total received during the
month at the four cities named H.
046 were cattle, 541.90S hogs. 32,59S
calves and 2S0,636 sheep. The increases
as compared with the returns for jan
uary of last year were particularly
heavy in the cases of sheep and hogs.
Grain and flour receipts at the above
named cities for the month aggregated
1S,209.092 bushels, compared with 21,-
S41,s91 and $3.50. 4S4 bushels received at
these cities during January of 1907 and
1906. OF the total given Boston is cred
tied with 2,032,s10 bushels, New York
with 7,S33.5S0 bushels, Philadelphia
with 3,34O.330 bushels and Baltimore
with 5y002,372 bushels, all the cities,
with the exception OF Baltimore, show
ing considerably smaller receipts than
yea rago.
Sight receipts of cotton for the five
months of the season beginning Sep
TENDER, $3.50. 354 bales, were is per cent
below the corresponding figures for
the preceding season, though about a
quarter of a million bales In excess of
the corresponding 1866 season figures.
Port receipts during the same period
were 6,252.s26 bales. compared with
7,31S,599 and 5.702,S05 bales received
during the 1867 and 1866 seasons.
American spinners 'takings for the first
five months of the season are given as
2,157.344 bales, of which Sc per cent are
credited to southern mills.
Cotton Falling of
Total American stocks at the end of
January aggregated 1928 bales, COM
pared with 1.s15,637 bales at the end of
January, 1907 and 1906.
Shipments Of pine lumber from the
Mississippi and Wisconsin valleys for
the month are reported as 1926, 1924
feet and marke slight Improvement
as compared with the shipments for
the preceding month, though being
much below the corresponding January.
1907 and 1906. figures of 1903 647. 04S and
117.941.373 feet The shipments of yell
low pine lumber from eight southern
and southwestern states during the
month. 20S.7S9 eS2 feet. while in excess
of the unusually low December figures
were almost 100 million feet below the
January. 1907. shipments. Coastwise
receipts of southern pine at New York
durine the month ending January 25,
%. 961. 100 feet. We're considerably below
the correenondino 1on7 and 1906 figures
of 81 54H 091 md At 10S 506 feet.
Redwood Shipments Decrease
Shipments Of redwood lumber from
Upper California during the month az
preeat ted 1923 e25 feet. compared with
% All 576 feet shinpsd during January,
1907. Arrivals of nine and fir at CALI
fornia points likewise show consider
eh1e decrease FROM 1911 eta, 228 feet in
January 1907 to I'd znS.t n7 feet In jan
vary. 1onS The arrivals of nine and
ar al San Frauoisco' bav during the
month wnra AZ OFT a26 feet. compared
with ~ $40 $50 feet durine January.
ton7. Domestic Iur1her shipments from
port'and durinP the month tn+a'ad g.
40 A50 feet. as AGAINST o14f 80 feet
s1'innad 1rriro .Tanuarv. 1917 while tha
| total shinnaots irr1udine evnorts for
4he month H. 100 mo- feet were heavier
| than tha totoi ~hivr,ants during Jan
us~v 1907 - E16 ESQ feet.
P'ilSing oneratiors DURING the month
| IN fortv-sAva'' lea dino cities 1'Lew'sA
show q consi|1a.a HE valuation the total
valve 0P huiIding ror-cits Issued in
| +I'aea ci4ine haine sic S7n ON against
COO 100 100 durine Januarv. 1907.
January ferras If coal ond coke traf,
| &c for seven leo dino eastern coal car
wing roads. & ga oeq TONS. show 20
| mar cent decrea co as cor'n"rAd with WE
Aoures for January. 1907. The shin
| ments Of hiFun1inous roal during the
month. Sei 577 TONS. were about "a nor
| cent below those for Januarv 1907
while the coke shinnents 1Ae. eSs tons.
show decrease OF over &" Der cent.