Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-06-03

nave Sfrunk almost 30 per cent as
compared with figures for the preced-
ing month, the shrinkage affecting all
important grains and grain centers.
Receipts at the same markets during
the eight months of the crop season
beginning September 1, 534. III ,901
bushels, differ but slightly from cor
responding 1908 figlres. of 53S.260,5S2
bushels. The wheat receipts during
this period, 191, 1893 bushels, were
over 20 per cent larger than the cor
responding 1908 receipts, while the fig
ures for oats and corn were below the
1908 totals. The flour shipments dur
ing the month and four months from
twelve important milling centers, p
S75,755 and l1,609,946 barrels. show a
normal increase over corresponding to-
tails of the preceding year.
The east bound trunk line movement
of grain at Chicago and Chicago
Junction points for the month. TO-
500. 900 bushels. was about AZ per cent
below the March movement and slight
" lower than the like movement in
April. 1908 and 1907. A similar shrink
age is noted for the east bound flour
movement during the month, 3S9,4S6
barrels. which was decidedly lower
than the April, 1903 and 1908, figures.
Flour and grain receipts for the
month at the four principal Atlantic
seaports aggregated 10.435,153 bushels,
compared with 7.712.542 and 21.S5S,951
bushels reported for April. 1908 and
1907. Wheat receipts during the month
at these ports. 1.390,077 bushels, while
considerably below the March receipts,
were largely in excess of the April,
1908. figures, and the same is true of
the monthly receipts of corn, 2,05S,3O3
bushels. and flour. 912.03S barrels.
Wheat exports for the month from the
corresponding customs districts We're
usually low, while the corn exports by
far exceeded the receipts reported for
the same period. Grain and flour re-
ceipts at these ports for the four
months. 4S.533,659 bushels, were be-
low the like 1903 and 1907 figures of
57.452,56S and S4,s56.726 bushels, re-
ceipts and exports of wheat. corn and
flour showing smaller totals than a
year ago.
Lumber receipts during the month
at Boston, 26,2O2,493 feet, compare IA
vorably with the April. 1908. figures of
15.24SO54 feet. as well, as the figures
for the preceding month. New York
coastwise receipts of southern pine,
454O5153 feet. were about so per cent
larger than during April, 1908. The
lake shipments of lumber during the
month. 41.13O NJ feet, were also heav-
Ter than the year before. Smaller
monthly shipments of pine lumber are
reported from Virginia and the Caro- |
linas. the April figures, 22,413 NJ. feet, |
falling about one-third short of the
March figures and being even below
the April, 1903, total. A slight check I
in the upward movement is shown by |
the April arrivals of pine and fir at
California points, the April figures of
1O2, S42. $50 feet being below like March
figures, though still larger than the
April. 1908. total of 95,0S5,6s7 feet. The
arrivals of redwood. 54,6S+S55 feet,
were also below the March total, but
exceeded the April, 1908, figures by
almost so per cent. Smaller shipments
of lumber as compared with the rec
ords for the earlier months. are shown
for Portland. Ore, and Tacoma, Wash,
the shipments from Portland being
even below the April, 1908. record.
The soft-coal traffic during the
month over eight of the leading east
ern coal carrying roads, 7.772.711 tons,
shows a further improvement as COM
pared with the March record and eX-
ceeded by over 35 per cent the April,
1905. total. The monthly coke traffic
over these same roads, 1,S26,377 tons,
also shows a progressive Improvement |
and was over half million tons larger
than during April, 1908. The anthra-
cite shipments during April, 5,S9l.lfo
gross tons, fell below the unusually
high total of the preceding month, the
fears of a conflict in the hard coal re-
yion having passed.
The estimated coke production in
The Connellsville district for the five
weeks ending May l, 1,172,055 net tons,
while about 55 per cent larger than
The corresponding 1903 total fel-about
100. 900 tons short of the total for the
preceding five weeks. The smaller
,oke output corresponds to a smaller
rate of production during the month
IF anthracite and coke pig iron, the
April total. 1.73S,S77 tons, being about
100, 900 tons below the March output.
As compared with the April, 1908, to-
al the pig IRON production IoT the
month shows, however, a so per cent
Increase.
The textile trade, judging from the
movement of the principal raw mate
.ials. shows a considerable improve
nent. Thus, cotton takings by Ameri-
an spinners for the month totaled
1884 bales, as against SO1,6SS bales
n April 1908. both northerH and
southern mills sharing in the increase.
The monthly wool shipments at Bos-
otn aggregated 21,474,453 pounds COM
jared with 12,007,496 pounds during
april, 1908.
The building record for the month,
s indicated by the value of permits
-ranted by municipal authorities in
100 leading American cities, $685.
81, was almost As per cent higher