Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-02

Internal commerce movements
( Ausins March, az reported to the Blu.
teau OF Statistics OF the Department
ct Commerce and Labor. indicate a
heavy lumber movement to consum.
i IN centers, due apparently to In
creased building activity In the larger
c3ties. The soft coal. coke. and pig.
iron trades. on the other hand. show.
a slackening tendencies. The March
shipments Of hard coal were unusually
large In view Of impending labor DIM
culties,
Livestock receipts during March at
seven primary interior markets. 81
gu, $50 head, show cdAsiderable in
crease over March, 1908 and 1907. fig
tres Of 3.379.67s and 3.0Ss.s7S head.
All the larger centers, with the ex.
ception of st. Joseph and st. PAUL.
show figures in the excess Of those
recorded for March, 1908. The In
ereas 10 due to larger receipts during
the month of cattle. hogs, and sheep.
Receipts at the same markets during
the nrst quarter Of the year. 10.44S.-
g23 head, were about 10 per cent be-
low the corresponding receipts In
1908. Chicago, Kansas City. Oma-
ha. and St. Joseph show considerable
losses for the quarter, primarily I'M
der 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. l78, 915. was below cor
responding toals in 1908 and 1907 OF
0,434, and 1873. 692 cars. respectively.
though the number Of ears for March,
81 .9O4, compares favorably with the
March number for the proceeding two
years.
Shipments during the month OF
packing. house products from Chicago.
ls1. 45S,467 and 199.525.571 pounds.
The largest losses in shipments are
shown by fresh beef. lard. hides. and
canned meats, while cured meats and
PORK show larger totals than for
March 1908. Shipments for the first
quarter Of the year, 501.636.703
pounds, were about 20 per cent be-
low the corresponding 1908 and 1907
figures, due mainly to losses in the
shipments Of fresh beef. cured meats.
hides. lard. and canned meats. The
smaller shipments Of canned meats
from Chicago correspond fairly well
with the diminished export demand
for the article.
The eastward trunk line movement
Of provisions during the month from
Chicago and Characterization points.
So $50 net tons, shows a similar de-
crease rs compared with correspond
ing 1908 and 1907 figures OF 119.O32
and 111,519 net tons. A considerable
though not 50 heavy decrease Is
also shown by the quarterly figures OF
the movement, 230.5S1 net tons. which
were about one-fourth less tnan those
reported for the first three months OF
the two proceeding years.
livestock receipts during the
month at four principal Atlantic sea-
board cities, 677.596 head, were con-
xiderably below like receipts during
March, 1908. Smaller totals are shown
for the arrivals of all classes of ami
mails, chiefly hogs. The total for the
f1rst quarter of the year. 2,26O.354
head, likewise shows q considerable
ehrinkage when compared with the
corresponding 1908 totals OF 2.499,-
SIS head, the decrease Deing due to
smaller receipts Of hogs.
Grain receipts during the month at
IL interior markets aggregated 3d.
2Sl,26s bushels received during
March, 1908. OF the total receipts
1887 ,s44 bushels were wheat: 90
370,S39 bushels corn: i6.02S.2S9
bushels oats; 7.997.157 bushels bar
ley: and SS1.SO bushels rye. Smaller
receipts Of corn and oats were COM