, 1870-12-30


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me Following a1e approximate ststistics Of the
M past: % Number Of wholesale nrGs, sS; q re,sil-
ere, 100 TO lbs. Number Of hands enpisyea IN
@ ssn e ssDs snseyse '1 rss esIn
Wholetalc sales. SIS, cto DO retail, aooyoo1
Tctal, 1901 oe voc. Or arecuo!ary decrease Of 10
per cent kince 1869.
The volume Of business transacted tn the m4--
ket for wool during the year 1870. has been only
moderately large, the amonnt handled being fully
one.haif iess than In 1852. Prices. however. nave
was In ezcess OF The supply. THIS has been pat
t.cularly so for ane woods, although nearly all
grades have sold % real1tiy as received. It Is
one-lhird the 1unlber Of. sheep IN the Western
States that there was three years ago. and thar
within tae past Two yeass there nas been gtadusi
are admitted BY many 70 be uaquesuouahly
as0Ss n b.
Ing the rakt year or two large parties haTo taken
urtneir abode 10 Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, and
sreete ana tss raisns Il saeep being casiea 1dsa
en- to considerable c1tent-tnese ranches, how
ever are mo!e Or less controlled b. parties from
e a. y. wno nave ma maue ms @ Ieeir 6qs
out choice - bucks for tho purpose Of improving
the genera! quality Of the w0oL The wool raised
poorer quality, The business IN these sections
being almost entirely In the hA1ds OF Me11cans,
who 90 rot seem to lake The same pains In ralsnx
sheep that other growers DO There are only few
noc1s Of sheep In Illinois. Tor TIC simple reason
thSt tho business Is not paying one, Is many
have found. much !o.tne!r cost: AID 1t may %
slated here thar. what ID true Of sheep raislng tn
nv STATE M app!les eq1a1iy well 70 tne STATED Of
venture the assertion that unless there Is an up
m n he ia ynNr NAV
| viii rot be hoot left Ia the States mentioned.
During nc pas: yeaf callforaia a9s! Oregon
sossa sSs % Hsm 15s
caFo, and INC TO soip il 10 New iafk. Tue total
sna
| 3l.0&00c0. The value OF the stock now on hant
IS estimated at 500 900. There are alx 1Eus en-
sSe in The wool susess n, this s besides
The year cloies with light atocks,
Drugs.
The Wholesale drug trade Of this city has bceu
very unsatisfActory one. Ia the carry part OF
portaos reductions would be uaa.e In the tas11 on
imported Liugs, leading to a dimiEuuon In The
y e1fs rom ads sns
70 mouth, % The saying H. tln the change should
be made. The revised taritl bill Was presented IN
Congress, but that body adjourned without TAX
/ Ing action npon H. and the measure vas finally
passed In July. but ordering The changes 70 take
t1ect At the close OF the ytar. THIS caused deai
Ing mouths, aud the consequence ms beeu tnat
esn1 e Iys navs nssn SSsd to
sactsd ! business which was rather ietaii shsn
wholesale. the bills Of goods eeld being susll In
amount, and the stocks ol interior dcaless were
| low prices, sellers being Obliged TO o1cs tnduce-
| nents 70 buyers 70 Jake hold: Hence the trade
has been one Of the least Satisfactory ever chron-
/ h{stnfV n
than many other branches OF tIade tue evil Effects
| OF an uldedIed policy On the part Of the govern.
ment
The necessity OF reyigou OF the tariG VAS ap-
parent to any one. About 800 different articles
were on the Tux list, out OF which scarcely more
of iae e1na stasoneiS feSuirel 70 Ssep traes o ot
among shs article. vhicS vii b reaucei Ia pnse
/ numerous preparations Of which they form part
\ The drug trade has suffered the past year from
and eiass, he Materials for Waich are Il Iarss;T
! drawn from tho importing drugvtstA- Thty
axalsed revision Of The 1aEin. and bought a.
little az possible I'll tho proposed changes should
The destrucslon OF the .umense perfuu r. e.
tabtAhtnenss In the ue!ahboshood OF rarls, By the
tic prices Of mat class Of Rtsols in The sumner,
bat the advance has scatce!y been susrained-
The European war has also !ntertertsi Wilh the
nercnrIai preparations.
Collections have oeeu good: The small buItne
| policy has hA1 the one good effect OF Inducing
cash purchases to lager extent than heretofore.
Dealers have fought but little, and, aa rule,
few lceb,s, and tho small debts which were ID
Cured were collected with comparative ease.
The quantity OF goods soM sooTs small ~
duttess: hut the decline In prices, parity owing
10 canfes above enumerated. and partially to a
reducton 81 fnlly - per cent 10 the gvld premium
AroS Ach NI1F3&T IN h}tn
| per GeE1 lesA We estimate that the 10 wholesale
orrg-utms Of the city have sold about 81. .50o,o ,o0t
Ct d10s n Se ea sea az On ~ as
stock Of ,00o. The 1a3 to 40 retailers have
tsken IN about g s9e ,oeo 1n sales. mak'ns an az
[ Rfecsie Of about I'll. 80 900 worth Of druggists
'r'ods eold IN Chicago tn $50.
| -0antk and Shoes
Trade has ruled active In boots and snoea ou1
Wholesale sales in $50 footng Up ,noe
bare been stu Larger hui fot the ysry milo n Z
es1,n"l: which inteEseEed oa.lig With ins buying a
! rEc:s hare ruled verS steady. though masgla:
/ worked quite close, owing to strong competition
goods, also for sadiea' low shoes tas cToanet slip,
rers> turtnE the hot summer months. There ha!
s.so been an unusual inquiry Tor sen'a and boys
!: saaEs tsr iA4ll-; aeasT gods.
The msnufac,u,e Of boots and shoes Is incseas
tn importance tn this city. The census return.
are lamen.aoly dencent IN tbs respect. They
,'s ns1 y s ~ * s9sge ne ~ spns
! and tuning out an annual orod:t.s Of ssss, $50
. Including the smaller ones waa ale engaged II
IT. mese ase nI: ePioyns tGa 5R s soaas as
hands, and turning ont nea1!y t1,:oo, % worth q
goods during 1870 The number Of h..nanatac
Tue numbes OF Wholesale dealers Is =; aud :
, mere will be added to the 1iss after JAuaIy l.
TaS Ta1e esP r sBGssaa oB ssaa !, .S:ss s e;
iobbers' pront co. per cent
LcNtnefs
!. Culife the previous TWO Or three se.sons:at
| wear 1870 has been one OF large p:oEts 70 sos
sasss. tan9e1a Tne p,9sea e. nas seo osen n,1e as
highly remune1a1tye pztcea- Cppes leather man ,
u.actu1ets, however, have not fated 80 wei
md ~ ~ the psosueoa so ssss
! that the supplY has constantly eeea IN excess :
] the denau1. aud tanners hare oeea CON peuea
ioe r ropsn ieataer t.auefs 10 she
: eesson hsa been An uaprottaele one: vet{ 1e'
pelDg able 10 exhibit favorable "esanee saees
fos the year, while, In most instances, tne:
s tAnneries have been Eept u operation 3! nas
; Thai he tanning bunness Of Chicago Is 2ot, .
the ptesenr ume, IN niehlJ PROSPEROUS coaAao, y
e new tauneTes have been erected duttns Iee ses
Chicago hide Leather conpan5osnayse ~ elos
: tsten rlaca were the purchase. by Waal Brother:
q " 9asaaa q s I' 1noa Hae Ies;nel I Corp
4 nys ana Walkers rannenea
Q Our tobbe1s have eutoEed I fGs uaAe a. mot
e ernie pronta The rapid advance IN tfsne
< | stock. copsegnen. upon the breaking out Of nc
rtlitits between France and Prussia, has not ben
i cited the dealer hero to the extent EeneIA ~
Z 81 hapd were congderably reduced. and the q
! p1ect3uou In value since has but ke1s psee NJ
IT dvaoce tn prices = t5e soasees q. m ,,3pn 1ap
+ in:y ,0e sxpolta Ion of. ap sktns, and u g
skias Of ovef Is aao.t has, Of course, s:s c.assa
= scarcity os HR md heavy ean. 5ne SUPP! "
I. cient to meet the demand. xhlcn extravsga
= pt1ees have consider Aol3 diunianed. -.
Bsrk naa ruled higher naa tos ssTs n ,anSs 9Ss
early IN the seaso1, and he taet tast II hss oe
l. an untavoranle season tor bark Feeling. ne = 7
II ply has fallen considerably below ne demanoi q
ID June; 70 51I6o IN October. The nsh:; snpp!s
Re bark now IN the hands Of ranne1s VII navS s,;
eject 70 restrict ann,Ig oSPsrsnriHs i11 aaa aIo:as
U more liberal 1upply, md lower prices TIE - ~
se age prize Of rough leather Tor the !eai ls.o
q hsen Sic for ltshf, and SOC for heavy: sc ios
re for Nc. upper.
" Arevsew of the hide market for the yaN =
" calls to mind no new features deserving spts
as mention. The demand has been steady And
.. and. generally II exoea Of thu Supply. aa1
u result, plices have ruled higher than dur1n1
e previous season. Tue receipts haye been ~
~ 800 ns, aRslnat q. .sa5s2 ns in 1853, and re q
=. rnents 26, lS5, ,1Go te, against q, ns ~ \
- The following table shoFs the recetpts anu ii
1e Reetietf, Ship
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IT. ,-e% 10 s3s ana 1881
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0t Observation-Disclosures. 2Alss
is6o ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ,s3.
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