Arizona republican., 1909-09-07

corresponding period in 1908 Of the
 total shipments during the present
 season about 7S per cent was credited
 to Duluth Superior and about 21 per cent to Chicago. The corn shipments during the season, 13,S77,37S bushels, of which more than three-fourths
 were from Chicago and over 15 per cent from Milwaukee. compare favor ably with those Of a year ago. The season shipments of oats, 7,SO1. .976
 bushels, were slightly below those of a year ago. A considerable decrease occurred in the shipments of flaxseed:
 the rye shipments were somewhat lower and those of barley slightly
 higher than year ago. The flour shipments for the month. 97.942 net
 tons, mainly from Duluth Superior.
 Milwaukee, Chicago and Gladstone,
 were somewhat lower than during
 July, 1908. The season shipments of
 this article, 4s3,s34 net tons. mainly
 because of larger shipments from Mil
 waukee, show a slight increase over the corresponding 1908 figures.
 The lumber shipments continued heavy, though the monthly total.
 145.S5O NJ feet, was slightly below the June total. The total for the season, 511,935 M feet. was about 150 million feet in excess of the like 1908 total. though about 9 per cent below the corresponding 1907 total A great inn provement is shown in the shipments of unclassed. including package. fraiUht head for the first time exceeded the mark. while the seven months total. 3,59S.4ll net tons. was larger than the corresponding totals for the last two years
 The vessel movement during the month likewise shows unusually large figures. The departures in the domes- tic trade numbered 11,O5S vessels. a total net tonnage of 15.SS7.755, a figure largely in excess of the like July. 1907 and 1908. records. For the seven months of the season the departures in the domestic trade numbreed 33,S96 vessels of 44,254. .069 net tons. compared with 35.752 vessels of 45.91S,S71 net tons reported during the same period in 1907
 The freight movement through the canals at Sault Ste. Marie. Michigan. s, ,7O6,e66 net tons, was about % per cent in excess of the July. 1908 and 1907 movements. The increase was due exclusively to the heavier east 1,S27,456 net tons, on ac- count of the lighter coal traffic, shows smaller figures than during the pre- ceding two seasons. The grain move ment during the month, which is partly made up of Canadian grain moving to Georgian bay and Lake Erie ports. shows smaller totals than the cores bonding 1907 and 1908 movements. The largest increase is shown in the of iron ore. The freight moy ement for the season to the end of July, 20.S24.033 net tons. was almost SO per cent in excess of the core spending 1908 season movement. The vessel passages through the canals to the end of July numbered 1883, repre- senting a net registered tonnage of 17.OS1,54S a total more than 70 per- cent in excess of the 1908 season figure.
 The July movement of freight the Detroit river. 9.624.941 net tons, likewise shows a considerable in crease over the July, 1908. movement of S,O65,055 net tons, the grain being
 limited, however, entirely to the south bound movement. The July total was even larger than the corresponding total in 1907, though the season figures to the end of the month, 23.417 ,407 net tons. are still 21 per cent below the 1907 record. The number of vessels which passed the river in either direc- ton during the month was 3255 of :, ,199,75S net tons register. as against 8519 vessels of 6.s03,007 net tons regis ter reported during July. 1907. It is that while the number of vessels reported for the past month was smaller, their carrying capacity was larger. The season figures include S777 vessels of 17,S20,469 net tons register. a total still considerably be- ow the aggregate reported for the cor period of the 1907 season.