Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-02
1nterndl Revenue Showing
During the Month of March

pensated ty larger receipts OF barley.
Receipts OF faxseed. 643.7O5 bushels,
not comprised In the above grand TO-
tai, show a large decrease as com.
pader with the monthly figures OF
the two preceding years. Larger
wheat recetts for the month at
Chicago and Duluth and smaller
wheat receipts at Minneapolis are
distinctive feature OF the stu
alton. Grain receipts for the fihst
quarter of the wear at the same mar
kets aggregated 166.732.657 bushels.
compared with l77.2s4.94O u~hels re-
ceived during the first quarter OF
1908, the largest losses occurring I'm.
der the head Of oats and wheat. TLe
-four shipments during the month and
first quarter Of the year at IL lead.
ing markets, 3,21O.42l and S.7S3.Ss6
barrels, respectively. show but slight
changes from last years figures.
Grain and -four receipts for the
month at four principal Atlantic
ports, l4.755,l6S bushels. indicate
heavier movement than the March.
1908. figures OF 13.146.37l bushels.
though falling far below tine March.
1907, record of 22.553.762 bushels. Oh
the total. 1.907.G57 bushels were
wheat. 4.4O1.175 bushels corn. and l.
1891 barrels flour. The total re-
ceipts for the first quarter OF the
year are given as 3S.O97.9O6 bushels'
compared with 49.74O,O2l and 62.997.-
769 bushels for the first quarter IN
1908 and 1907. While losses ale shown
in the receipts Of all the principal
grains, the shrinkage was the heaT-
est in the case OF corn. the combined
receipts of which. 9.8S5,gS9 bushels.
were about 81 per cent below those
for the first quarter OF 1908. The
lighter export movements from the
ports in question. especially In wheat
and -four. accounts largely for the
smaller recer.ts.
Sight receipts during the month OF
cotton aggregated 766,569 bales du-
ring March. 1908 and 1907. The seas.
on receipts since September l. H.
S95,846 bales. while considerably In
excess of the corresponding 1908 re-
ceipts Of 1926. O65 bales, are not quite
so high as the corresponding 1867
figures OF 12,O34 .6Ol bales. The same
ia true OF the port receipts for the
season OF S,654,2S4 bales. TIL takings
OF American mills for the season are
given as 3.S97.4l9 bales. a total high
err than that reported for the proceed
ing two ceasons. While the season
takings Of the northern mills. 2.lS9.-
a9S bales. are considerable higher
than those or southern mills, the
quantities credited for the month to
southern mills were larger than those
credited to northern mills. American
stocks at the end Of the month were
/ .2S2. 1893 bales compared with 1851
257 and l.41l.69i bales reported at
the end Of March, 1908 and 1907.
The lumber movement In various
parts Of the country shows heavy
gains for the month rs compared
with the abnormally low figures for
March, 1908. The shipments Of pine
lumber from the Mississippi and Mis-
consin valleys. 95.9S5,617 feet, were
not only largely in excess Of the 1908
figures of 73.9s3.66O feet. but COM
pare favorable with the larger figures
for the earlier months OF the year.
when the revival Of the building In
dustry commenced. Monthly arriv-
ais OF redwood lumber at California
points, 24.1S54O2 feet. show a contin?
uous gain over the figures for the ear
lier months OF the year and were
more than threefold the March, 1908.
figures. The pine and fir arrivals
for the month at the same points.
40, 498,S4O feet. show an equally fav-
orable development. Coastwise re-
cent of southern pine at New York
aggregated 34.40S.333 feet for the