Show INTERNAL internal commerce conditions as by the monthly report of the department part ment of commerce and labor through ti bureau of statistics compare favorably with the corresponding period of lat year for the month of may receipts of live stock at five west cm markets have been larger than either of the two preceding months a total of head having arrived compared with head in april and head in of the current year the usual course of trade is in the other direction and these larger re leipis may be partly accounted for by the excellent condition of pasturage throughout the producing sections ow ing to the more prolonged period of rain fall for five months ending with slay this year head of stock had been received at chicago kansas city omaha at louis and st joseph for the corresponding period in 1002 a total of head were reported showing that this season is fully up to I 1 thai of 1002 in this branch of trade in 1001 tho receipts amounted to 13 head if the livo eatock trade be taken as an index to economic conditions generally it would stem that a firm and even level of prosperity had been maintained with at least fair prospects tt continuance confirmed by comparison of atio move of live stock from kansas city and bt joseph for feeder and country demand during the flau months under consideration bead acro sent from these two markets whereas in 1002 only head were bent and hi 1001 head abeso figures indicate that ibe feeding socks of the sections tributary to the largo slaughtering centers aye steadily bing rehabilitated for the crop year up IQ june 2 the total rc cipta of wheat at eight ace affe bua heb pared with buhel in 1902 and in 1001 cheso figures lovcy ten month of the crop year in spring wheat section and 11 month in winter wheat section they snow however that for the full crop year the volume of receipts will undoubtedly exceed those of either 1001 or 1802 on Lakes porta report l act tone of freight received ana for the lo 10 tho lud of slay 5 net tone compared 10 net tons in 1902 the volume of traffic is therefore practically aj argo as laef years in ditc of th somewhat opening of navigation this year shipment a of iron ore to UK end of may were tons compared with tons in 1902 traffic through the sault etc 1 canal reached a total of net tons to may 31 this rear with net tonson 1002 at the north atlantic the four ports of boston new york ahila delphia and baltimore report i of grain received including flour and meal reduced to bushela for five months ending with may years receipts were bushel being a gain of bushel |