, 1864-01-01

The following ia an estimate OF the business
done In The city, during the ye&r Just closed:

Silver plate, ounces. soV9u
Soap manu- ns-- GS"9 9oSo93
Among the countless number Of dealers, brokers,
merchants, artists, bankers aud others who DO
portion Of OR inhabitants have their wants a.
tended to BY So druggists Bnd So physicians. Our
morning steaks and chops ORG furnished hJ IS
- as
never 90, while ihcy dispose of lie coaniicss arti
fsn en s5s snas ss r." of en 9 Hee eaaS
savings OF tho poor mechanic aud the earnings Of
the esamstsees arc held IN truss by - bankers,
gs e eoafs 5 e5ssPss E ED @ sna z s,e5 9F
4 the,I disposal where tns5 "eaalE , !; thsis %Ra
Tsns q he jaS IL tn 81
% Wholesale I coniee:ioaers, - whtleo1 tho teeth
g. 9snsa & ens
inner wants Of large number Of young and old
men, who have no place OF abode, arc attended to-
The amusement seekere patrontzo two theat1ss,
and one Circus, besides the unlimited number of
travelling concert troupes. lecturers. SC. which
ay be H. a ene o5 1S oheo G1 oa5
who dye fast horses On holidays there ars IL liy-
cry stnblee, and " professional horse DEALERS eke
sra!ins ' III Il Ss @ I'D accom-.
modations at ss hotels, Of which. safe first class
nud e6 eighth class what the latter is It is hard to
tel. The old Richmond House, Tairh IN z Jeass ~
city, is now undergoing extensive repairs and I'M
prove1nents and will shortly be reopeued. Law
apd equity a5s represented By ~ M lev hlayers who
out Of court. Ny 'tUnc,e'' has II represents
tivcs, to whom the! hard up portion q
n sens their rhsEs nes saa
shippers Of Tho sun, Who with the aid Of the cam
c1a portray upon gass, silver Or paper, the image
q the human ace diyne while the cleanliness OF
ers. Thelight OF other days, in these days Of gas
and Kerosene, Is furnished By TWO tallow-chand-
lere, while two gas companies furnish more gas
than Long John and many other windy politicians.
The chcWers and smokers are supplied by 81 TO-.
baceonieta. while J. 19 liquor dealers retait good
sa sa sR ,n5 92 r. s, e Ms @
Household Goods Willie ID, hacks Ind 10 o:nnibns-
e are constantly empioys4 II sar5yinE animate
with clarion voices, shoIt out eEe's yer morning
TE;BCEE-anothcr great battle" Small waros,
gilt tewery, haiE.brushes and toothpieks arc car.
| ard secn!ar education Of the masses,
70 y y ea5cse M sS9ssnts s gss
academies and private schools Fifteen Iron
foundries, and over my machine chops snpply the
wants Of ahs TIE ny ,i sGns tIt
are taken from tho cars and canal boats and emp:
| tied into vessels by twenty elevators, which dc
sas anS aeey + to q ess1
form any 1dea respecting the Immense wealth 9
gs s 1sss @oa i5 IT, sa ss
lie, while this year it is confidently expected thai
the packing will equal these tgI1eH. Over ons
bg thirty-ctsht agents. yhile forty-i agents 1ool
a{er the intereete of az many life insurance com
panses, with which numbers oi ouI citizens i,ayt
city arc controlled by fome hundred brokers AMI
agents. The daily brtad Is furnished by Is bakers
while a. ha1lers Do She shaving md shampoosns
on s EfSa aa asos aS
cre, willie 10 merchalt tailcls c!othe the outc
man. The wants Of the feminine. portion Of th
@ Il 9a ana '
represented by 90 architects, 81 carpenters anl
builders, Z brick makcrs: : masoa baildera, and !
deaS arc
deceased persons to nine different cernesaEies. AMI
ments WRiie ayers 1epsir and cesa sos
clothes. Fresh nsh all allyc,, oh! a:c sol,
b & dealers, while tho disciples Of lzaal
dea!tps in I ah taeEle GU houses s1e died Wit
costly furni.n1c BY 60 dealers, and our kitchen
are furnished with nil uceessaries " dealers i
deaiers supply the eoantry retail trade and q fsa
dealers diapotc Of pins end tepe TO the far cres
I lion. Flour and feed Is supplied bT 81 Who1esal
Ind retail dealers, ard 18 mills are constantly E:p
at work. Groceries arc, furnished BY L9l rcta1
Gta1crs, while some ~ wholesale firms Eupp'T tl
country trade. The Hat, Cap and FnE trade
| rcp1efcnted by IL dcalerE. Ice Is furnished by
companies. while Ice Cream Is supplied in u
Fnm1ner months 1t : first class saCons- Jnstic
is diepcnsed at the minor Courts by i Justices G
| The Peace, while 16 Constables and Is Poltcemc
detect, and arrest asl de1inquents;
Inft7nGl Re7fEue.-Tlc following ngares CIV
Of Cook county, These inclrae Chicago, whic
city forms the principal portion; these statement
will give IN idaa OF the business doae aad propel
| r. owned az we'll Us Of the amo1nts contribute
6y the county to the support Of the governmen
The zmount for December 1868 is assumed, tho II
| frrrs uot yet hefnr handed in: