The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-03
COMMERCIAL MOVEMENTS OF
BREADSTUFFS IN JANUARY

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OF the commercial movement Of bread
stuffs during January of the present
year, as reported by the bureau of sta
tistios of the department of commerce
and labor Eor the first time also the
monthly exports of wheat, were less
in quantity than the exports of corn.
Grain receipts during January at 15
important markets, So, ,4OS,7s1 bushels,
show but little variation from the Jan
uary figures of the preceding year and
the January average for the Dreced-
ing 5-year period. The total inbound
movement was made up of 16,494.4S4
bushels of wheat; 29,4S2,53S bushels
of corn; 16,4S7593 bushels Of oats;
I6,1S7041 bushels of barley; and 752,
1850 bushels of rye. AS compared with
corresponding 1910 figures for the
more important grains, the receipts of
corn, oats, and barley, show larger
totals, while those or wheat show a
lsharp decline from the corresponding
Imonthly total. It should be stated
though that this decline is not pc
Iculiar feather of the January receipts.
As matter of fact wheat receipts for
lall the months of the current season
beginning with September were lower
than the year before, indicating either
heavier receipts at the smaller mar
lkets, for which no official reports are
had, or else larger stocks in the hands
lof the producers. The decrease may
be said to affect almost equally the
Ispring wheat and the winter wheat
markets. Wheat receipts at these mar
lkets for the five months of the present
crop period fell more than 20 per cent
short of like receipts during the 1909-1O
season and about 13 per cent short of
1.-THE average receipts during the same
period for the preceding five crop sea-
sons. The corn receipts at fifteen in
terror markets for the five months,
/ l114,204, ,168 bushels, were heavier than
) for the same periods in the preceding
> five seasons, the larger receipts for
, 1.-THE current season corresponding to
. 1.-THE larger export demand at the Allan
' ltic ports. The five months receipts
!. of oats, 9O,S57 ,225 bushels, we're larger
. while those of barley, 44,607, ,655
bushels, smaller than for the preced-
ling season. tlst
The total grain receipts during the
five months' period since September
were 373,746a92. bushels, compared
with 400,27O,433 bushels for the same
period last year and an average of
! over 400 million bushels for the pre-
feeding five-year period The January
!, shipments of flour from thirteen mill
ing centers, 2,755,804, barrels, like
Iwise show an unfayorable turn as com
pared with the figures of the preced-
ing months, and the corresponding
January, 1910, total.
The month witnessed increased re-
lceiDts of corn at the four principal At
9 lantic ports, 10,4S5,721 bushels, com
lpared with 7,S30,845 bushels received
lduring January. 1910, and 5,487. .814
bushels received during January, 1909
: Wheat receipts at the four Atlantic
ports totaled only 1,240.475 bushels,
! compared with 3,934,000 bushels re-
ceived in January, 1910, and 4,3OS, ,460
bushels received in January, 1909. the
exports at these ports showing cor
responding declines At a matter OF
fact, of the total domestic exports Of
wheat for the month, 1881 bushels.
lIalmost rs perscent. was shipped from
the Pacific ports, the exports, from
Y Portland. Ore, and Puget Sound points
Il Heading those from any other custom
y district, both for the month as well
y as for the cumulative period since
July, 1910. 1t should be stated though.
"a that the seven months wheat exports
N for the present fiscal year 1885, ,72S
bushels, were practically only one
Ia third of the average seven months
exports for the preceding five-year
r period The largest shrinkage in the
wheat exports is shown by the Gulf
In ports, particularly Galveston and New
Orleans.
IN The total flour exports for the seven
months period ending January, 1911
ID 5,S4S,749 barrels, were about 26 pei
as cent below the average exports for the
seven months of the preceding five
tn years. The seven months flour ex
n ports from the four leading Atlantic
ports are given as 441. 1854 barrels. com
ay pared with 7SO.564 os,fsls IN $40 anG
Sc 1,9f7,1S0 barrels in 1909 The. corr
exports for the seven months perioC
n of the present fiscal year. 2S,935. .46t
gh bushels, were larger than in 1909 ant
lie 1910 and exceeded in quantity those