Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-05
September Internal Commerce

Leading internal commerce move
ments for September, 1905, indicate an
improvement In the business situation
of the country from the depression
prevailing during the earliest part oil
the year. The return to more normal
conditions Is shown to some extent by
the Increased activity in the coal and
iron trades, though production and
traffic figures in these fields are still
considerably below the corresponding
1907 record The Improvement In
the traffic situation Is due chiefly TO
the heavier movements of cotton and
grain. particularly wheat. figures OF
the livestock movements showing but
slight increases.
Receipts of live stock at seven in
terror primary markets during Sep
TENDER. 3.S65.4S6 head, were in ad.
vance of like September, 1907, totals
OF 3.S05,G54 head. the gain being due
mainly to the heavier receipts OF
calves. hogs. and sheep. Kansas
City. Omaha. ST. Louis. and s.. Joseph
report larger receipts than year ago:
Chicago. ST. Paul, and Sioux City
shCw smaller figures. Combined live
kets for the nine months Of the year
ending September, 3O.792.5l3 head,
show a normal growth over 1906 and
1907 figures of 29.7i9.2S0 and 30
3Ol.lS6 head. Sioux City and Omaha
being the only two markets showing
declines as compared with the 1907
season totals.
Grain receipts at Is leading interior
markets for September, 1l3.21S,026
bushels. shcw large increases over the
corresponding 1907 and 1906 receipts
of 97,517,s64 and 79.456.409 bushels.
OF the total receipts wheat constitut-
ed 49.7S1.226 bushels: corn, l5.l51,-
54S bushels: oats. 27.944,201 bushels:
barley. 1S.S77729 bushels. AS compar-
ed with September, 1907. receipts
wheat shows the heaviest increase OF
about IS per cent. mainly at Mime
apolis and Duluth. The barley re-
ceipts show a 50 per cent increase.
while the receipts OF corn and oats
were DECIDEDLY lower than during
September. 1907
Shipments of Westinghouse products
from Chicago during the month. 49,
SS5.163 pounds, were q per cent in
excess of like shipments during the
preceding month. besides showing a
normal growth over like 1906 and 1907
figures. AS compared with Septem-
her. 1907. totals. gains are shown in
the shipments of fresh beef. cured
meats. corresponding TO the decline Il,
foreign shipments OF this article.
The shipments during the nine months
of the year, 1795.971.276 pounds,
were below those for the two prece d.
ing years: all the larger items, with
the exception of fresh beef, show
smaller figures for the year than in
1907.
Aggregate September receipts OF
live stock at the four principal At
lantic seacoast cities. 7S6,143 head.
responding total for September. 1897.
Of 1926 head. and were in excess Of
the preceding months figures. OF the
total receipts. 1O2.250 head were cat
tie. 32O,S3o hogs. 3l4.S45 sheep. and
4S216 calves. The cattle figures are
the only ones which show a decline
as compared with the September.
1907. totals. Receipts for the nine
months Of the year. 1.161 1865 head.
show Is per cent gain over like
1907 figures. the increase occurring
und,r the head OF hogs and sheep.
Receipts of grain and flour during
September at the same four cities,
16.2S3.OlO bushels. were below like
totals for September. 1906 and 1907,
of iS.449.508 and 19.710.S51 bushels
all the cities in question showing los
ses as compared with last years fig
ures Wheat receipts for the month.
5.363430 bushels. were about 33 per
cent below the September. 1907, re-
ceipts. the losses in the corn ana
-four receipts at these four cities be-
irg less notable.
CT hin and -four receipts at San
Francisco during the month. 2.0S3,375
bushels. continue heavier than a year
ago. the principal gains being shown
in The receipts of wheat. Wheat ship
ments from Portland. Greg. during
the month. 2.16l.647 bushels. were
over three fold the September, 1907.
figures. both foreign and domestic
shipments showing large gains over
last years figures. The -four ship
ments for the month. 69.704 barrels.
show on the other hard consider
able decrease as compared with
September. 1907. figures. due to small
.er exports during tbs month.
Sight receipts Of Gotten during Sep,
tember. the first month Of the new
crop year. 1.21s.69S bales. were large
ly in excess Of like receipts during
September. 1906 and 1907. 994.52S and
Si1.329 bales The total takings by
domestic spinners. including overland
takings by Canadian mills. for the
month were 2i653S bales, compared
with 2S0.7S2 and 27S.434 bales during
September. 1906 and 1907: the de-
creased total icing due to smaller tax