The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-18
Grain Business Increased and
Aggregate Is Large.
Railways Expect New Record for
This Season.
RAIN HELPS IN WEST
Lines in, Local Territory. For
Big Shipment.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

NhedSo' Aug. 1o.-RallroadS of the
west, and all those traversing the great
| agricultural regions of the west and
southwest will have as much grain and
| general business to handle in the next
u months as they have had in the
past. and possibly more
Taking the government crop report
as a basis, the aggregate Yields of all
grain is nearly the largest on record,
and, with the exception of the north
west, there is a promise of more than
average crops, which means a good
business for the railroads. manufac-
turers, Jobbers, and retailers
The shortage in the wheat crop will
De IN measure Offset by the excess In
corn and oats. There will be less hay
to handle, but, in all, indications point
70 an average tonnage in these lines,
which means that railroad equipment
Is to be well employed. The corn crop
is so large that it takes only a small
percentage to Offset the loss in wheat
and barley. The new grain is moving
IN larger volume than in recent years,
and, in the past two weeks, the ton
| mage has been surprisingly heavy.
BUSINESS with merchandise last week
was active, the large number of
] Knights Templar here making the re-
tail business especially good Inter
views with the leading business men
1
| that they are disposed to take a more
/ cheerful view of the business situation,
and that the worst has been passed,
| and indications are for decided i'm
| provement. The crop outlook is not as
bad as appeared 30 days ago, and, while
there are many sections that have poor
| to fair crops they are the exception
| rather than the rule. The quality If
| both wheat and oats is above the aver
age, and yields are surprising. e-Fs
Make Fall Shipments Now.
Railroad officials are advising ship
! pers to make all their fall Shipments
in the immediate future, while there is
a surplus Of cars, as they anticipate
that the car supply will be short in the
fall, and it will be impossible for the
railroads to furnish all the cars as
promptly as required. Notice has ais,
been sent out for shippers to unload
cars as rapidly as possible within the
free time allowed by the demurrage
rules W es ~
Grain traffic last week was the
! largest on record for this time of the
i year, and was only 1850 below the
i largest on record. Aggregate deliveries
| at Chicago last week were IL, 2S0 ,00e
| bushels, an increase of 1920. 600 bushels
| oyer the previous week. and 3,05s,00t
/ bushels. or A per cent over last year
| and 3,487,000 bushels, or IS per cent
/ above the average of the past five
/ years.. wheat receipts were immense,
| being 3,211, 900 bushels; although they
| decreased $4,000 bushels from the pre-
vious week, they increased 1,066 ,00e
bushels over last year, and were the
| largest at this time in four years
/ Corn decreased 1898, 900 bushels for the
week, and decreased $4,000 bushels
| from last year. Oats were marketed
in great volume, deliveries being 5,8f3;
600 bushels, the heaviest in over four
years, and increased 2,S77, 900 bushels
for the week, and 2,S13, 900 bushels over
| last year.
| A wonderful showing was made By
| the Illinois Central in the grain and
miscellaneous freight movement, last
| week, its deliveries of grain being q
j per cent, and of wheats were 81, 0et
| bushels, and. of oats 1,555, 200 bushels
| all from Illinois. The Burlington did
| well, with 14.5 per cent. The greatest
surprise was that the Wabash should
| land in third place, with Ia per cent, its
/ traffic being largely in wheat and oats
| The Eastern Illinois had big business
| with IL per cent The Alton had 10 per
cent, the Northwestern showed rather
poorly, as the grain in it's territory is
| only commencing to move. and 1t had
| only per cent. The st. Paul brought
/ in s. the Rock Island 6.S per cent, the
Santa Fe 4, the Great Western per
I'cert, and other roads per cent.