Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

OF statistics of the department or com
merce ami labor. disclose 10 some eX'
tent the effects of the October, l9o''
crisis and he general depression Tot
Lowing the financial disturbance CT
that month These effects are more
clearly shown by the movements OF
coal. iron. and lAmber, the main raw
material used by the building trades
and the railrOa is. though the parual
cessation of building operations ana
the temporary suspension OF capital
improvements by the lead ng railways
OF the country somewhat preceded the
crisis OF October 1907. The depres.
sion in the building trade continue!
d"ring the greater part of the year
1908 while the add ton during the
year to the railroad mileage Of IN"
country amounted only TO abOnt 500
miles. tota, smel'ef than for any
wear since 1897 The smaller traffic
activity Ct the railroads. as shown b"
the comparative number Of freight
cars handled and Of idle cars report
ed also illustrated the reductions IN
industrial activity. which wa' the
nest characteristic feature or III"
past vear. esDec' ally turing its earlier
months The m vements Of live stock.
grain ana cotton show more norma!
tOals part'y in response TO the
heavier export demand.
Agerepate receipts OF live stock al
seven primary markets for the wear.
42.73l BOG head. were in excess Of IN"
C~rrecncndne 1905 and 1907 figures OIL
4O.727657 and 40 2lS.t55 head. The
totals for the year was comnose' OF
S.S273GO bead Of cattle: Z2.Sh3.Ioi
hogs: 9 S22 s4n sheep: S54.6S7 calves:
and 35191S horses and mules.
characteristic feature of the live
stock movement for the wear was
decrease in the cattle re ceiDts and a
considerable increase in the receipts
of hoss nrartically all the leading
interior markets.
Livestock receipts at the four pr'n,
cjpal Atlantic SEQ board cities during
the wear, as reported to this office
from week to week. aggregated g.
SS3.o76 head. compared with S.7S2.-
HS3 head reports for the twelve
months. CT ffty-two weeks OF 1907.
OF the tool for the year list passed
I.l5n773 head were cattle: 3.365,9I3
sheep; 4,760,432 hogs; and 606."9b
calves. Just as in the case OF the
primary markets. considerable de-
crease is shown in the number OF cat
tie received at these large consuming
centers. while the number OF fogS
shows corrs spending increase.
Sh pments Of packing house products
from Chicago during the year. 2.46l.-
sO7,233 pounds. while differing but
slightly fran the 1907 total. were ~
per cent tnlcw the 1906 total. AS
compared with like figures for the
latter year, large decreases wert
sh .wn in the shipments of fresh beef,
picked beef canned and .cureu
meats. the shipments Of canned beef
VIII CHI as late as 1905 aggregated
15O,397. 500 pounds. were but 1850,
725 pounds during the year just pass
ed.
Combined grain receipts for the cal
endar year at fourteen primary mar
kess. 1889. 2O9 bushels, were below
like receipts in 1907 and 1906 Of $780,
S24,7Sl and 760.4l0.743 bushels: The
decline in the total is due mainly 10
q LOGS of about 50 million bushels IN
the corn receipts. only partially COM
pensated BY heavier wheat receipts.
The relative importance Of the larger
markets remained unchanged. al
Though receipts a. Chicago and st.
Louis show more than prOportiona,e
losses. owing to the considerable
shrinkage of corn receipts. Duluth
and Minneapolis, receiving but little
corn. show hardly anv clffnge of total
grain receipts for the year. as COM
tbnso f-r 1Q07 The nOuT
shirments during the year from these
leading markets. 39.9s1.450 barrels.
compared favorably with ,.He 1907 aud
1906 totals of 3S,1S1,247 and 3s,0o9,
642 bushels.
Receipts during the year OF gram
and flour at four principal Atlantic
seaboard cities, 03.507.915 bushels,
were considerably below the Ike 1905
and 1907 receipts Of 242,0S5 95l and
256.34Ss76 bushels. The combined
receipts of wheat during the year ap-
near to have Teen 6t2e9426 b-shels.
compared with 77.39S.094 bushels re-
ported for the corresponding twelve
month reriod in 1907. The quantities
of -four received. 15397.767 barrels.
likew Sc show a decrease from the
i6144.9l9 barrels reported fcr the pre-
ceding year. Corn receipts at these
points show the principal decrease Tor
the year. the respective figlres being
27l50.712 bushels for 1908. compared
with 60. 7O3 800 bushels for 1907.
Lumber. shipments from lake ports
during the year. 94i.7i2.o"0 feet were
20 per cent below the total reported
fer the preceding year. This decrease.
however. is due as much TO the grad
ual exhaustion OF the Timber supply in
the territory bordering on the !ak"s
as 20 the general business depression,
Sh pments Ct yeIlowpine lumber from
eight Southern and Southwestern
States. 36o3.1aS " feet. while 2.5 per
cent below the 1907 total. shows a.
much smaller decline for the yeaT