The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-04
BUSINESS OF THE COUNTRY.

Internal commerce mofeueulb uui-
ing March, as reported to the bureau
of statistics Of the department OF
commerce and labor, indicate heavy
lumber movement to consuming CEN
ters. due apparently to increased build.
ing activity In the large cities. The
soft coal. coke, and pig iron trades, on
the other hand, showed slackening ten
denotes. The March shipments OF
hard coal were unusually large in view
of impending labor difficulties.
Live stock receipts during March
at seven primary interior markets, s.
671,S9O head, show considerable In
crease over March, 1908 and 1907, fig
ures Of 3,379,67S and 9,0SS,97S head.
All the large centers. with the excep-
tion Of st. Josaph and St Paul, show
figures In excess Of those recorded for
March. 1898. The increase is due to
larger receipts during the month of
cattle. hogs, and sheep. Receipts at
the same markets during the first quar-
ter of the year. 10.449,e93 head. were
about 10 per cent below the corre-
spending receipts in 1908. Chicago,
Kansas City, Omaha, and st. Joseph
show considerable losses for the quar-
ter. primarily under the head of hogs,
but also under the head OF cattle and
calves. The calculated number of
cars used in transporting the total
number of live stock to market for
the first quarter of the year. 17S,915,
was below corresponding totals In 1908
and 1907 of 2O0,434 and 1886 cars.
respectively. though the number OF
cars for March, 61.904. compares fav-
oraSly with the March number for the
preceding two years.
Shipments during the month of
packing house products from Chicago.
161, 456,467 pounds, show decided de-
crease when compared with March.
1908 and 1907, figures of 200,450,012
and 199.525.571 pounds. The largest
losses in shipments are shown by
fresh beef, lard hides, and capned
meats, while cured meats and pork
show larger totals than for March,
1908. Shipments for the first quarter
of the year, sol, ,636, 703 pounds, were
about 20 per cent below the CORE
spending 1908 and 1907 figures. due
mainly to losses In the shipments of
fresh beef, cured meats, hides, lard,
and canned meats. The smaller ship
ments of canned meats from Chicago
correspond fairly well with the dimin-
ishei export demand for the article.
The eastward trunk line movement
of provisions during the month from
Chicago and Chicago Junction points,
S0,390 net tons, shows similar de-
crease as compared with correspond
ing 1908 and 1907 figures of 1902
and 111,519 net tons A considerable
though not so heavy a decrease Is also
shown by the quarterly figures OF the
movement, 230,5S1 net tons, which
were about one-fourth less than those
reported for the first three months of
the two preceding years.
Live stock receipts during the month
at the four principal Atlantic seaboard
cites, G77, 500 head. were considerably
below like receipts during March, 1908.
Smaller totals are shown for the ar
rivals Of ali classes of animals, chiefly
hogs. The total for the first quarter
of the year, 2.2G0,254 head, likewise
shows a considerable shrlnkage when
compared with the corresponding 1908
totals OF 2.499.S15 head, the decrease
being due TO smaller receipts of hogs