The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-16

Chicago, Sept. 6.-During the past week business was checked by the two holidays. and several of the Iars- est systems reported decreases in Ioadings It is expected, however, that conditions will change for the craze voIuxne of business with cer- chants and manufacturers, and there should be a better tonnage in miscel- Ianeous freight. Lumber and build- ing materials are not moving in vol- unne up to recent years, as tight mon ey is said to have checked building operations. Coal tonnage has enlarg- ed, owing to the cool weather, and the fact that there Is less coaIaheld than usual at consuming centres. as buyers have been slow to stock ID. The ore tonnage is off sharply, all. year. One good feature is the in crease in the call for grain cars from west of the Missouri and Nebraska. where farmers have been more dis posed to sell freely owing to the ad- vance in prices. So great have been the calls that solid train1oads of emp ties have been rushed to Nebraska, points to i'll them.
 A large tonnage is anticipated in cotton by the Atchtson, as crop prosT poets have improved, and Texas and sOklah oIna will have large crops. the drawback at present, however, being the scarcity of money and labor to provide for the picking The car situation has ghteneds but there Is no actual shortage as yet. and none. 1y well supplied with cars The sur-a plus of idle box cars in the Western and Southern States increased of late, but they will all be wanted later There is a surplus of 165s244 carss against 73s576 cars last year There
 
 Der 1. against 1 5. 576 ears Last year.
 A feature Of tAa grain traffic last week was the deerease of 252, ,000s bushels or 2.6 per cent. from the. previous week and increases of 5 45,-. 900 bushels. or 6.s per cent, over last yegrs and .487. 900 bushels or Il. 4 per cent, over the fve-yaar average. Wheat and oat deliveries were the. largest at this time in over four years. while of corn they were the smallest Forty per cent. of the grain brought in last week was, over the NorthWestern and Rick Island Roads. the former having 21 and the latter 19 per cent. The St. Paul secured third place, with 15 per cent, the BurIington was fourth with il per cent, the Illinois Central handled 10 per cent, Great Western and Atchi- son 6 per cent 4ach, and Alton and Eastern Illinois 3 per cent each.
 Grain trafac to primary markets. was close to record figures being 30, ITS, ,0Oo bushels, or 3. .762 ,OOO bushels, week. 1,T20, 900 bush els, or 6S.z per. eent.,more than last year and 6sa07s- oe0 bushels, OF 27.4 per cent, above the nve- year average The wheat movement was unusually heavys des2s pite reports that farmers are not sell ing. and increased 4s49SsO0Q bushels. for the week. while corn decreased z,08T,00O bushels, and oats increased TIA GOO bushels The wheat receipts were also 4 T 4s. 000 bushels over last years, and oats gained 1.59 5000 bush eIss but corn decreased 2, z,384.000 bushels. Wheat receipts at Mime apolis and Duluth for the week were 7,963 cars, against 4 566 cars the pre- vtous week, and 6,647 cars last year. Winnipeg received I, ,27I oars, against 1904 cars the previous week. and z,144 cars last year.
 East bound traff1c improved, az. gregating better than for several weeks. all lines showing moderate gains Miscellaneous tonnage moved East and West was better, with inn and hour tonnage was the best at this season in over five years. Flour shipments from Chicago last week decreased 20. 900 barrels from the, pre-. vious week and increased 25,oe0 bar rels over last year. Grain fell off 54S, ,O0O bushels for the week, but in creased 51,s11, GOO bushels. as conpar- ed with last year. In provisions. there was a gain Of ETA tons for the week, and a loss of 5,627, ,0oOs tons from last year
 Lake and rail lines are having a heavy business, their capacity being booked up with export grain and flour for the balance of the season.
 W. T. Greene, Hopklnton, N. H., frx-r f4eaFs 45rFx