, 1870-12-30

Tnis iau tho stocks nave been considerably 70
% dealers 'es EXPERIENCING considershs da'caily y
nlling large orders promptly, c1unled with the
sss nas de=ts IN sss SsM 1ore cea BossGn; To
had heretofore imported English trop, then re-
cetveG tneir supplies tzum PistsourRh, thereby
diminishing NE amonnt that Was aya!la6ie a,12 70
dealers that taere will not be any further decline
In the prices OF iron or steel; as at the present
and and labor than pf,or to he fei,elion. There are
SIX regular houses engaged In this trade, with
capital employed oi q, 10000.
Nails.
The tlade In ats IN this city during the past
year has been larger than ever before known,
and. a. our dealers have been prudent 10 the PR
chase OF their stoeke, the fluctuations In rates
were blicht-she supply being, throughout the
year. equal 10 all legitimate requirements OF the
demand. The market opened in the s,rtuG at
t4;s rates and, under hs!sS inquiry, aaed 9sI; ,
one year ago, nalis are fully ~ Per cent less The
inquiry At the present time Is Of light character,
and, on :. Job" lots, dealers generally shading.
In order to induce sales- The supply Is t4Ir.
Metals and Tinneras Stock.
There has been an active movement IN Tits
branch OF business since the date Of our last yeas
y review, although the aggregate sales were NOT
changes Ii quotations have been nrme-, which Is
owing to the g.eatet ateadtness Of the gold PFC
The f.sgs q Prizes ms sssn
r1ms engaged IN the metals aud unne!s' STOCK
business. who have sold snce the nrat Of January,
1S1e, about E3 sGf 900 worth OF CuoAa. The stocks
this fail Wese In fair working condition.
CARsos.-Tne lower prices prevalent during
the past sear.-caused hy the largely tnct-Aaed
d. mand than ever before enjoyed, the increase In
the volume OF business trAnhaCted tn this city
alone n<ing estimated At fully io.Wo h1la. Tins,
while tae increase IN production, II c0nplr-'1
with last year, will probsflly reach t.a ,nFt1 nrl4
the increase Ii snlpments to foreign postA e1cetts
9: an1 g. n, ma5nS 1se
at present OF hand cannot h. tuuch- 10 cxCrAs Of
that ~ the cor1 spond!pv "a 'sst ysas. The IN.
e4tmated at 1rn.o 900 hris. uht the ,,eacirncy 1t
Pittsburgh Alone ii equal 10 tksa amount whilr u:
s'asr tpe
market opened IN January 1t sc, decflnAd To 9Qc
| IL MAJ, and closes 11m at sc. with An nun!s-
lne season was about &c, OF SC less than last
At the wells the price OF crude opened At fs.sf per
I hrl: but steadily declined during the summer and
| fall until 10 was reached u November. It has
recovered little STAGE, $40 being the present
| quotation. 80. ......
LlxaxEp-Tht.e there has been a tespectao!c
increase In The trac IN !,useed Of! during the year
lssr. picGs hare ruled lower than IN 1863, ard to
cur tealers II has not been year Of large profits
amount Of interior Esstern oil Thar from time %
I ptEcd the honest dealer 70 Work on small margins,
! and often at Al actual tOfA The steady lucfeaSe
in the amount Of linseed oil haudled III this mar
set is due, TO some extent, 81 TO the nat-
m 10 pp,t o. rne sH II IN
olity Of the Oh manu- .actnred acre. and to the en-
! ergy OF our eutelrE!siug dealers IN making this
fact known. On the 1st Of JAuuary, boiled ell was
| OF4c9A
10 Il, % was estabiished Ta,s advance vas not
plices nFm, at x,.o,. Tae adyaace Of &c per
gallon In the taEr on nsee'l oil: which goes ,ato
tHect on January !, ISL, makes holders very uru..
LaRn oiI--There has been au active demand
81 as
sumption. EARLY In the season, the supply was
| short, and at urFs considerable difl1calty was
lsst the supply has been abundant. aud pnces al
the present time are lower than Tor several yea.s
The amount OF oil manufactured here has b~eu
IlscriIAx1oGs,ELubit and maehlne oils
haEe net with largely Increased demAnd, -
but at materially lower rE1ces. The trade IN
paints and colofs" Is also rapidly Increasing,
Tic price Of paints has ruled from 10 to Is pei
boases, lev changes navs saSsn place, The ss With:
drawa1 Of Mr. Hooker from the rrm Of Hooker Il
20. being the only one Of Importance. Tue large
bnsinesG OF this MN Is now being conducted by
| John F. Weave. tae forms er partner.
! Although the season has not bcen highly iavo-
ranle one fer tanytog purposes. The business OF
1870 has been the largest ereF KNOWN The eN-
| t1me htat Of the summer months, and the pro-
| tracteo dFouth which prevailed IN some OF the
I tuiset producing tisu1c,t. lesseced the average
than made ap By tie Increase in the number oi
| cows. Al compared vi th previous seasons there
fas been but slight improvement IN quality. A
choice article Is always scarce IN this MARKET aud
At ali seasons OF ise Year dnds ready sale At renu.
| neratiye prices. Tco little care ia taken In the
manufacture OF tais article Iscosts but El le more
thts market at sc, than it does one that would
rel al 15c, and get not one package IN nifty that
reaches our Eatket would grade Is choice. 4
is not fos,EI, than ID The manufacture OF supc-
| tiof quality Of bntter. Prices hare ruled higher
than In 1869, owing 70 the increased demand for,
and tue relatively higher prices OF, cheese. The
shipments to Inc Facine coas. have not been a
large as Last wear, the high tastn On Sfeghts pie
,ne % sesboare &c Cities There has, nowever, beea
| a large demand for shipment Soutn and Eas..
| Cheese.
| Owing to the extreme heat Of the past summer,
and the pratrae1eti drought n many o. the I'm:
has not been prosp9Epus one 70 mAnutac!uters'
s,asraby diminished. ont The qaanV af tic cheese
| produced was not up 10 the standard OF prevloua
.essons The agRtegAte production for the -eas,
vtous seasor, ne incressc in iae number II cows,
| and in the number OF factories, more than coun-
eaa r. r. ss T. hers he eR5s
our dealers hare worked on snai'et
81 III, proIts The dalry products Of the Western
acter. bud the day ia pot distant when The present
New YORK factory cheese, viii have disappeared.
The defects Which haze hitherto attended the
she shipmcn1 81 M tnfe.ios M proiacts have Ss upon
the reputation Of Western cheese. are beginning
10 be appreciated BY Western .talE!uen. and iu1.
asopted.
The importance Of the dairy Interest vii; he So.
p1rciateu when II Is understood that tae value Of
the cheese product for the rear lssO, Is estimated
At f4GGs. .UD, aud tnat of hntter At $410. .t01, o..
Al the commencement ut The year ls7a tht n 1cte
lree chefse and eut,er factos1es T. tns GnrS,, 81
these factories s24 ar lc Ses YORK, sa II Oao. 81
IN Illinois, nntl 81 IN Wisconsin. Tee exports for
about loo o0o boxee.
I Tits tupoltaut brarch nf oIr commercial 10.
,.st sts exhibits a.eady healthy Growth, the vol
1s'o bang fuly 81 per cent larger than IN 1sso
The sea>sn has been prosperous one. both fol
asc dsa las ;en tnc larsess M ever iuoE1 " % eus tas
Increase 10 consumption has kept pace with the
ussesse IN nc surE ~ and fishermen navs foaae
fisheries nave also been asssr.ie,t vita lar de- de-
gree Of success. and the supp, OF Insckercl and
f9a u the lepalsa snasp'' sela sEsts' + e
oa,y description OF which there are sss-s Of !
scarcity. ansaaoF ne.rsg Tns Laesnos
What 1t Was last seaeoa. P..ces have ruiei love
tss ssins . aaass IL ssss
the close Of last year extra mess Mackeret. slae