Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-05-03

season receipts since September l,
| 11,s95,S SAC bales, while considerably in
excess of the corresponding 19O7-s
receipts of 9,926,065 bales, are not
quite so high as the corresponding
! 1867 figures of 2,034, COL bales The
same is true of the port receipts for
| the season of S,654,2S4 bales. The
takings of American mills for the
season are given as 1897, bales, n
total higher than that reported for
the preceding two seasons. While the
season takings of the northern mills,
| 2,1S9, 1896 babes, are considerably higher
than those of the southern mills, the
quantities credited for the month to
southern mills were larger than those
| credited to northern mills. American
stocks at the end of the month we're
1,2S2,S bales, compared with 1,031,-
257 and 1,411, 691 bales reported at the
end of March, 1908 and 1907.
The lumber movement in various
parts of the country shows heavy
gains for the month as compared with
the abnormally low figures for March,
1908. The shipments of pine lumber
from the Mississippi and Wisconsin
valleys. 95,9S5.617 feet. were not only
largely in excess of the 1908 figures
of 73.953.6e0 feet, but compare fav-
orably with the larger figures for
the earlier months of the year, when
the revival of the building industry
commenced. Monthly arrivals of red
wood lumber at California points.
24,1S5.4O2 feet, show a continuous
gain over the figures for the earlier
hs Of ha
than threefold the March, 1908, fig
ures. The pine and fir arrivals for
the month at the same points. 120.-
1885, $40 feet, show an equally favora-
BILE development. Coastwise receipts
of southern pine at New York ag-
gregated 34.40S,333 feet for the month
and 117.4O2.972 feet for the first quar-
ter of the year. compared with 49,
6216SO and 60.59S.211 feet, the cores
ponding figures for 1908 Lumber re-
ceipts at Boston, 20,42l,SS7 feet, also
show a heavy increase over the
March. 1908. total of 12,967,239 feet.
while the receipts for the first quarter
of the year, 5S.997,s22 feet. were about
Sc per cent in excess of the cor
responding 1908 figures.
The March shipments of anthracite
coal from eastern producing territory
6,3S2.474 gross tons. represents the
heaviest monthly movement on record,
caused most likely by the fear of i'm
pending labor troubles. Figures for the
first quarter of the year. 16,091,S23
gross tons. were the largest since 1903
when 16.247,00S gross tons were ship
ped. A heavier movement is likewise
shown for coke. the figures for eight
leading eastern coal carrying roads.
1857, $40 tons, showing a 80 per cent
inrease over the March. 1908 figures.
The aggregate coke movement for the
first quarter of the year over the same
roads was 5,23O.S4S tons, as compared
with 3.616.62S tons for the first quarter
of, 1908. The March movement of
bituminous coal, 7.525.767 TONS. on the
other hand. as reported by the same
roads. was below the March, 1908. rec
ord of S.05S,340 tons. The total soft
coal movement over these roads during
the first quarter of the year. 21,61O.O27
tons, shows a slight increase over the
corresponding 1908 figures.
The Connellsville coke production
during March proceeded at a decreas-
ing rate when compared with the jan
uary and February rates of output.
AS compared with the March, 1908,
figures. the output for the month. l.,
0O2, 6O6 Shows an increase of over 60
per cent, while the estimated produc-
ton for the first quarter of the year,
2.3S1.0T0 net tons. shows almost the
same rate of increase over last years
figures. The total number of cars used
during the first quarter of the year in
shipping the product to points of con-
sumption was 1872, compared with
S2,21S cars reported for the corre-
spending period in 1908.
The pig-iron production during the
month. 1882, 194 gross tons, proceeded
equally at rate slightly lower than
during February. though the total out
put was almost so per cent in excess
of the March, 1908, production.
The aggregate value of building per-
mits granted by municipal authorities
during the month in IS cities of the
United States shows a total of $780,
617.7I0. representing a 46.2 per cent
increase over the February total and
an so per cent increase over the March
] figures of a year ago.