10 BULLETIN 755, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
URBAN MARKETS. 
A large part of the commercial oat crop is first concentrated in a 
few large primary markets, most of which are located in the region 
of large production. Each market has a tributary territory, and 
farm prices in the sections shipping to each market tend to differ in 
proportion to costs of transportation. As this grain business is on a 
highly competitive basis, the price levels in surrounding sections (see 
price levels in North Central States) are comparatively even. 
RECEIPTS, SHIPMENTS, AND CONSUMPTION OF CHIEF MARKETS. 
In Table 4 are assembled data as to receipts, shipments, and 
apparent consumption in the most important grain centers. Allow- 
ing for duplication in reports of receipts, the degree of concentration 
in a few primary markets in the North Central States is manifest in 
comparing the total of receipts with the ‘‘shipments out of counties 
where grown”’ (Table 2). 
While the great markets such as Chicago, St. Louis, and New York 
consume large quantities of oats, they are also points for concentra- 
tion and reshipment. 
TasBLe 4.—Oats: Receipts and shipments in leading markets. 
[Figures are five-year averages, 1911 to 1915, unless otherwise noted. ] 
Excess, re- 
Market. Receipts. Shipments. | ceipts over 
shipments. 
EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. 
Primary markets: Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. 
CONTEC TOTS Oe = Le CER ae BP ee Ce ee Ch | 121,774,000 | 104,622,000] 17,152,000 
StSleouis se as oes Se SE I ee are EN nk AS | 22,117,000 15, 409, 000 6, 708, 000 
Minneapoliss f: CGE St eh: Beeb Meee AE sb ieee {| 21,513, 000 20, 218, 000 1, 295, 000 
Milwaukee. S20 ieee MMe aaa Uae. Sa 19, 620,000} 18, 125, 000 1, 495, 000 
Qrnsia SA oh 5 EE Ted) NE Se DY SO Sa ee 13,266,000 | 113,599,000 |......._.. EAS 
MELSON np Um es RN CS AI a MO 0 ta I 10,391,000 | 111,717,000 |_.... Lt eee 
IK SAS! ON Gye eres) See 2 ER ag A Ce ER a 7, 719, 000 6, 203, 000 1,516, 000 
Cleves dee a oe Sa EN AES be ORC ER 2 at A 7,419, 000 1, 606, 000 5, 813, 090 
Gincinnatibssce so. ed, MRI De 2 2D TE 82 a 7, 188, 000 5, 076, 000 2, 112, 060 
DA a boi ap pet. SRE UR UY AR era AY FOO 6, 592, 000 2165626: 000) |Saeeeeeeeeee 
ri iarapo lisse sss we Sa is ik Ma ae pe tl Ve 6, 242, 000 2, 405, 0060 3, 837, 000 
Moms valle yee Nee As Ne arse ae 2 SAE Se See, Ve ae 6, 037, 000 4,240,000 |’ 1,797,000 
FROLE CO: spa Meee MeN 2 Ie CINE 2 EI Ne AY 4,561, 000 3, 770, 000 791, 000 
DE TTOL RAEN SEI | ERE ND CR UTS RES A LS BE Spay ee) 3, 823, 000 743, 000 3, 030, 090 
Total 2 Ayes sons fa ae SE URE TY AWD Ee 258, 262,000'| 214,359, 000 45, 596, 000 
Other markets: 
Bui alos § Sea ce clase ce Ae bets aa ee sects Oye a tk cal 12, 685, 000 (3) (3) 
Exports. 
INEM AD CONG es AP Ome ae LS ME AR CES in eS a ea obe 27,071,000 | _ 8,001,000 19, 070, 000 
IB att OLe seen ee Sei Lin es aretits e Nimer vith ay AR 15, 726, 000 12,310, 000 3, 416, 000 
Rinladelphia eee es see es Sah aS ras ae a 11, 143, 000 3, 567, 000 7, 576, 000 
Boston cece eee hee Os ES LRT Rs 4,539, 000 789, 000 3, 750, 000 
News Orleans rae een BIG Pe PRD, 1 ge gay ts RB 3, 089, 000 700, 000 2, 389, 000 
PACIFIC MARKETS. : 
SCRE (eee oe sein rere aeys Wey ee Ca eh UU RU ate cee. 5 a lk 2,344, 000 764, 000 1, 580, 000 
San Bran CIS COM eee eee See ae ee ln Rem ey Heeroma I haeran eel bd 2,049, 000 259, 000 1, 790, 060 
Portland Oxegen cesta sate ce mete sete a A ete te es Nee Sia ete ‘ 2, 286, 000 1,327,000 Gae, 000 
1Tn these cases shipments apparently exceed receipts, according to the originai reports. 
2 Allowance shouid be made for some duplication in receipts due to such causes as intermediate markets 
crediting themselves with through shipments. 
3 No data. 
4 Data for 1915 only. 
