Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-02
Our Internal Commerce.

fresh beef, canned meats dressed
hogs. hides. lard, pork. and tailow--
show Q decline. shipment, for the
seven months Of the year. 1877 66.
|735 pounds. were slightly below the
figures for the corresponding periods
of 1907 and 1906 Of LAS. .567 pound =
and 1851, SS7. 500 pounds. respective
~, the greatest declines for the seven
months period being in canned meats
and hides.
Receipts of southern pine at New
York during Jufy-30,51l,92 feet
were in excess Of those OF the preced-
ing month. but show considerable
decline when compared with July.
1907, receipts OF 42.s5S.543 feet the
principal losses being indicated In
the receipts for Mobile. Savannah, and
Wilmington.
Shipments Of redwood lumber from
upper California during Jub--30. 49,
3l6-compare fairly we'll with those
for a like period In 1905. sos ,624
feet-and also with shipments for a
like period in 1906 OF 32.356.967 feet.
The shrinkage both fer the month and
the season, when l13.l63.936 feet for
1908 contrasted with last years ship
ments Of 260.I5s.175 feet. affected
the consignments 10 San
Francisco Bay.
Coal and coke traffic over seven
eastern ccal-carrying roads during
July, 1908. 1851. 99e tons. while f.
In excess OF the preceding months
totals. ia still nearly 3 million tons
below the like shipment for July. 1907.
The increase over the June figure Is
due, to a large extent. TO the heavier
shipments Of bituminous coal. which
show an advance Of over 1 million
tons over the June shipments. An
thracite coal shipments. 375.5S9 tons.
for the current month Of the year.
are below those for June. 1908. as we'll
as those for July, 1907. when 544.4lS
tons were reported. The total an
thracite coal shipments for the seven
months ending with June. 1908. 3,463,-
l26 tons. aggregated In comparison
with 4.303. OCT tons for like period OF
last year Coke shipments for the
same period Of 1908 amounted to g.
257,153 tons or about so per cent te-
low those Of the corresponding months
OF 1907: while bituminous coal ship
ments. with the large total Of 1881
367 tons, are about 20 per cent below
those OF the seven months Of 1907.
The estimated coke PRODUCTION at
including the socalied
lower district. during the five weeks
ending with August l.903.516 net tons.
was about 1 million tons smaller than
the figures for the corresponding per
iod Of 1907. The number OF idle ovens
In this district reported on August i
was less than that for any OF the emo
weeks since February 20.
Pig iron, production during the
month, i.2i7.s97 Eross tons ~niie
greatly in excess Of June production.
ia still about million tons short OF
the output for July 1907.
Official reports Of building opera
tions for July, as indicated by IS leda.
ing cities, continue to show improved
activities. Even when compared win
the large business Of July. 1907, tnere
IS q small percentage Of gain made ov
July Of the current year. New YORK
(fncluding the bOroughs OF Brooklyn
and the Bronx) shows . gain over
July of hast year, Notwithstanding the
large falling off Of nearly SO per cent
in the two named boroughs. Birm'ns
ham Cincinnati, Columbus, Denver.
Indianapolis. Louisville, Milwaukee,
Mobile Nashville, New Orleans Oma-
ha. Paterson. Portland. Ores- San
Antonio, Syracuse, Salt Lake Cny:
Topeka, Toleda, Washington, ana
Wfikes-Barre show gains.
Report Of thirty-four car-serv'ce
associations. covering practically the
entire territory Of the United states:
With total Of 2,177.a57 cars handed
during July, 1905. indicate . gain
over The figure reported by the same
associations for any OF the precedinss
months Of the current year. with the
singls exception Of January. The
months totals are, however. oeio
the total Of 1854. sol cars reported for
July. 1907 and Of 2.3S7.s3o cars re
norted for July. 1905.