, 1870-12-30
WHOLESALE TRADE.

Chicago at11! retains nef fO$luOn As the FOCUS OF
lug ioint 1or the to,ling millions beyond rs toward
ne setting tuu who are At once producers and coz
eutnc1s~ Though tic exsors,ons sprac;tced on grain
growers have done much to diver: this custom
IRON, our midst, large part Of tho tuo-ey raid
for ptodpce may he expected to be spent where It
be1s have cauqutrcd that difficulty 10 such an cx-
tent that the lines Of business are daily extending
instead Of diminishing o1S o wnolesa'e r., sales
tie Iolal being os,Ge,olo, though rtiees have
sse vis tie assne II se so 1e'u IL T1s
gives AZ acsua; Increase & fully ~ sent IN the
amount OF GOODS hantilc'l, sazsnE 'te Avsraee Of
ctesxe lu caeh pilces when thu gold ,ulia. Is ,a.en
Us the standard Of pecrnafJ Whites.
Chicago nerraaEis have no. yet expe7eneea
the relttf anticipated from the f:sssEe OF He
rnyt-ol-EntsJ bnl. The mcasnre In 1tst,t was we'll
enough, hut tee OF erallon OF the Inv has been
g hamgsied w;h sest,suons aprasenIs ma!s IN
house of1lclAls, that few CA @narA 70 A:ai tkeh
selves Of the e1rcns,;e lux,5!. The foreign
.Ssa were n: n.:: aa,ss saas ret cent ot ID whe'e
ancunt brought here: In 1s.o i Wy! seafe:!! os
Is ne. cent white, with pra. ucaoe AW. our oeai-
liz liz eSo;s. & ~ mara he aess5Sa;c much l.rseE
than now. Our sales OF foreign goods nave .....
estimated at 3l0e, OK, ,eco Annually. Taa g higher
thln the Truth: tie rota! WAS barely So 00,oM Ia
proper arrangements tcr ootatu1ng thet-, even
without The abolition of an urtuss t1Iit, the
amount would be raised to *, go 0D within two
5enra and The sales OF domestic goods be cofee.
Ne aie elaa 10 see mat tue credit s.1teE Is
losing greura - = Western INSTITUTION The
every rear, IL not leading Them TO o1er longer
;.ne, but snoEter Bills, and both parties md pront
cner fnpe1ieS indueencents ss be nos only aas .ne
usA Of hts cash capital but Avoids long delays aud
ve1A 1Alcus expense IN making collections over 50
CnAsaeo4 The credit system ID - yet far from
teIeS entirely ahotshed. but 1t ii rapidly losing
ground, ind will soou be known among the old
iosy1ams Of past generation
Groceries.
The trade IN Wholesale groceries presents few
new features, With the exception that tie price Of
goods has avel.ged fnIlE Is PER cent iowcf tnao
PREMIUM. Our merchants hare, however, ..zded
reHy cautiously. and thus avoided !. large part OF
IL ioss y5iea a.asly i.!ls o. asslsrs xnsa eo0as
leen somewhat LEGS on the Amount scld sh2n l2t
year. hut this Il counterbalauced . q aarge eI.
teut BY ;as greater ease ,s VIII Wolsa collections
!iary Focd IN thts respect and left but compara-
| tirely feF debts to cAl1y over into ISL
sn Ts
market either way, as they have come to Be le-
garded ~ chronic Tne change IN the tartn dis
nothing for dealer1, and strangely enough tue re-
fnels themselves stopped production til the new
;ss.a shya,a Be u opefaton- Several q tue lArge
EAtteD fednEf1t3 NEre closed about three month 8
aSo. leaving only fonr or eve running tn the
rntted sates. This invited - speculation, the
trade taking AL that could be oossned, and buying
lAr1ely iot future dcliyes!, The market adr anced
! &c On refined, tn November, while raT8 oni> tn
proved 49!.c. hut h24 Knce decstuet, ~ hor,. u:
ne fenneair. commenced work again rer.-- the
few renneu SIN hold Oh until Ai.er the midc!e ii
January, when The duty win BE- reduced sc.
! eept those actually needed for consumption.
Tho demand for coneeA Il still mcTStsln9, e7efy
xeM adding largely to the cousompc u AAcy ol
! cur ne1chkrH Atn nuE importing e. seea d tec2,
the restrictions which tend 70 make t1e. Port 81
Enuy bill odioa4 Our dealers aro selling cotIeel
oIesas ese1 "a w feS aq5.a
tiouA being u least 1H8sc lover than one yeal
sEss Aita JanuasT fmtaer rednc.ien VII b
vii! be taken on tho duttes Hecce, GtocsB u,
low, tn anticipation Of the chan2e
The Eade II tsas z Z slso on ne taerease. stcst
Wholesale dealers have imported oirecr, In 1Rrgt
quantities, from TnfnhaIna, md more OF less frp1
cnfna, 9 By ne !, Overland = soGte japan teas Ar
= 10 s.rone that they are selling or SC y lnwe
!. fnan at same qualities can be bought Tor in Nev
1911 or s,S,nS losofss se rseetne soou
The total sales Of tie rear arc estimated a
rsse Tsas Of ssocf On nana II s1ni q; 3 81
> ! co. The number Of Wholesale arms 10 t5; o
! retxs1eHs about to1. The tncfease on the rear
wholesale hus1nEs1 u about 10 peg cent: the 1vs
ra9e !ooosng proti, per cent the tnc1eaee In u
tetNl Grocery business is believed 10 be nearly $
| per cent. oSef h1t Of 1883, owing to The angmen
! | 60 population, and the Increased consumption l.
doeed BY lower prices on imported goods IN
nunbef Of men employed tn1ne wholesale Eroce.
dena1tment. IN this CITY is so: IN reatlmg ah11
Dry Goods
. The d1y goods buslne81 h2s been moderate
! active one, being coo1ldGzb1y lA1Kcr than that
1 1859. u ne4sutrd BY the number OF ytrd1 ool
! | tnouEh The money received wes sone $7,o0a v
! is1EnE 70 ms Eeteral decline In prtetl n
T.. nnies sIeafurss Of TIE 6ohns@ Aave 6een pa
osAsnFakk akvanoe Il fttoes, owfu8 "a atSe- q;
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