Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

els, were considerably in excess OF the
total reported for February, l9VS' OF ~
22o, Isl bushels. The wheat, corn ana OAR
ley receipts for the month we're heavier
than for last year, while receipts OF oa's
fell about two million bushels below the
total reported for February, 19oS. AS
compared with corresponding 1907 hgures'
all items except barley show considerable
shrinkages Flour shipments during feo-
ruary from Is important mining ceh'eis'
2,927, 429 barrels, compare faVoraply VIII
the corresponding 1908 and 1907 hgures o.
2.S4S414 and 2,339,175 barrels. Aggregate
grain receipts at the above markets 1or
the season beginning Sept. !, 446, l4'ef4
bushels, show but slight differences from
the totals recorded for corresponding
periods of the 1908 and 1907 seasons OF
441.347,S4O and 455, 800, 494 bushels. The COM
bined season receipts of wheat and barley
show a gain of about forty million BUSH
els over the 1907 total, while those OF
corn and oats show a loss of about
thirty-four million bushels
Live stock receipts during the month";
or four weeks ending with February, at
four leading Atlantic ports, 70l503 head,
compare >unfavorably with the February,
1903, total of 797,744 head. The number Oh
cattle and hogs received was smaller
than a year ago, while slight increases
appear under the head of calves ana
sheep The same remarks apply to the
figures for the two months ending with
February, 1852 65S head, compared with
|, 7551S7 head for the first two months
in 1908.
Combined flour and grain receipts dur
ing the month at the same ports like
wise show large shrinkage from 1s,3s455S
bushels during February, 1908, to 10,s26,S61
bushels during the last month. The larg-
est decrease occurred under the head OF
corn though wheat and flour receipts
also show smaller totals than year ago.
Receipts at these ports since the begin
ming of the calendar year aggregated
2S, 3342 1888 bushels, compared with 36,59S, 650
and 40,444,O07 bushels received during the
first two months in 1903 and 1907. The
smaller export demand is largely re-
sponsible for the lighter grain movement
to the Atlantic seaboard
Sight receipts of cotton during the
month aggregated 1,0O1,317 bales, COM
pared with $50, ass and ,229, 0s9 bales during
February, 1908 and 1907. The port receipts
for the month 6S9,1SS bales, on the other
hand, were lighter than the February,
1908 and 1907, receipts of 7O0,979 and 925, S35
bales. The port receipts for the season
ending with February, 1882 bales, We're
largely in excess of the 1908 season figures
of 6,953SO5 bales, though below like 1907
| figures of s,244,434 bales. The domestic
| spinners' taki1gs for the season are
stated as 3434 ,354 bales, compared with
| 1854 400 bales for the preceding season
and 34O1 ,9S3 bales for the 1907 season. 1t
| should be noted, however, that the in
crease over last seasons total is due al
| most entirely to the larger takings of
Northern mills. The Southern mills ap-
pear to have increased but slightly their
takings since last year. American stocks
at the end of the month are stated as
| ] ,495, 651 bales, compared with 1,122 701 and
| ,654, 1876 bales reported for corresponding
dates in 1908 and 1907
| The Census Office reports a total crop
! for 1908 of 134OS,S41 running bales, COM
pared with II 325, $50 and 49, 3O5, 265 bales for
| 1907 and 1906. The total quantity of cot
ton held at the end of February is esti-
mated by that office as 525o, 663 bales of
which 2,30G $50 bales are reported as stored
in warehouses, 1,SS4992 bales as held by
manufacturers, the rest being in the
hands of producers, transportation COM
panies and miscellaneous holders.
Coastwise receipts of Southern pine at