, 1872-10-09

cases, IN relatively sn1aN way EVHn tnQ3a WHO &c
cured the palatial MANSIONS just outsido tho hurne
being Us comrnodious as tho stores from which the
, ne1riless than any Irish landlord But the raan
were obliged to open out IN rude shanttea, hastt.
Soss of those shanties have fulfilled their rnision
and their occupants moved into buildings much NOR
conaodious than before tbs dle while rnnny Of thos
naming in thoae ausrtcrs How the city has rp1eas
out, ana Whist directions the different branches q
The following hrde1 notes viii enable the reader t,
See, IN general, the progress made in each Of tn
pro,1net departments Of wholesale t1ale since TIL
Groee1ies show an tncrease Of TX PEI cent ove1
ae snst sis the ssr 1ear osS e.
burned out about every wholesale grocer in the city
destroying soms s. so ooo worth of stock and fixtures
Only two or three frns COMPROMISED, paying 60 to
cents on the dollar; dozen promptly met every dol
time to paY up IN ful which waa oheeffully granted
in every case Al but Of the old drna hava TO
commenced, and or 10 new onea have come IN: Tbs
amount Of capital invested ts estimated ut CO., GOO
and the new stores aro GENERALLY 1arger and much
n,ose conmodlcus than thoss destroyed, having been
built with especial reference to the wants Of those Who
occupy atocka lare and well assorted
The ten trade e1htba the greatest augment of bust
ness n The grocery Inc e during the past ys.r, the
1870. The Vest bu5s most Of its IN Chicago now,
instead Of sending to New York, ss formerly; 1t Is
tSst the Paesae RsiFed brnes the freeht diTset to
our docrB. The interruption to the grocery husiness
e2 hs s 5 US Ta 5 as ds
The salee Of cheese an1onnt to about $500 toms,
na ID + eF. sS as n . hs
With new stochB, in two weeks nf:er the fire. md no sd
ddons hare been made to thairnumbcr. Prices have
port demand consequence Of higher wages N Eu-
rope; large quantities have also been semitic Memphis,
Of G5 tons recently naads from Dodge coun-
ty, Wis, direct to Lyerpool-the first c1portaaon from
the West Tho quantity Of Eastern cheese sold in thia
pear ether to some who do not Know that ocnsi.
eable proportion q Western cheese Is branded hp
eertatn deslers - " New York Factory"
The dry goods business has been very pro1pe1uuS.
Tho number Of rgo joboezs is the before tbs
dise:ont,nued @ ID business @ % n tscy % goods.
The volume Of sales since Jan. ! has been nesry
! double Of the amount sold during the same time
as Seilf "sss ns ns of 1s s
the es but ths 5 goods business Is essentisy one
Of display, and most Of them required constder-
abba time to open out n such style IS
wess buying Ths goods sold duri1g thu past year By
the Wholesale trade amount in round numbers to
II abon. Is rer cent But tha sng=nt nearly
so pe1 cant Il wa compare the number OF pieces Of
Saesg igi dne to n pce on dsap
lions Of goods but It il principally owing to the fact
that purchases havo been much more closely con-
ned to low pIicad goods than st other time in the
history Of the trade for tho past twelve This Is
the case with county buyecs, aSen more than with
found IN tho low prices Of gan which forbid an
tenhve indulgence in luxrries On the part Of the
farming eoa1nnnity Tho number Of retailers hsa In.
sold 80 much might haTe been expected in coas1d-
Grafton Of the wholesale destruction Of personal et
due to our lzgec population The fact is that the
needs Of the hurutuuterB very extensively sup
@ oa e z sat sse
by direct assstsuce to individual relatives and friends.
II probable thst not than half the Losses Of dry
C.rpetings arn reported ~ much mora active than
before the hre but large part Of the increase appeaza
oea sasd os q
BOOTS AND sEoEs-
The Wholesale boot md ahoe trade has been very
tve, showing gain Of 16 per cent Tho sales Of the
n 1s7o. The n1rber of dealers i about the aa1us ~
before the dre ths sap:a employed IN the bu+tneas
i p tss bssn s 49, ss t. 81 Ss g eaS IT, gn ss
Staten in which to bny boots md ancestor the Western
zaaskss hosh 5or COS. =. md anaty or leather com m
Chicago manufacturer has the .dvantsga Of saving On
double fredzhts, besd.s E:steru profits. The latter
that Chicago jobbe1s maie more q these goods than
the tohbcrs Of New YORK, Or even Bossou- In tho
tSenea sh1oash e oe Of the obb
ing ha actual ,st to the dealer by the Of profit
rallied by the flst1.aled tn lcr And tho quality of
Chicago-nade ee:er Is on par with the workmanshp
IN this city. For these reaaons, the chtcago-mads
boat and shoe Is great favo-ite all the West,
and rnaoy buyers IN this market during the past year
bAyo taksn Este1a-uads goods simply because Cdic-
go-1ade goods wore "not to be hAd'' The interrupt
don to business altar the fire barely extended
th1eo weesu.
The trade in hardware ind nails exhibits the t1e-
@endoas increase et 90 rss cent tie sales aggegang
enormous gain is due to the enhanced demand far
mz:eEia1 wherewith to rebuild Chicago, and to tho
higher prices general to the trade In iron goods But
no small portion is the result Of j. more liberal t9ads
with the country and an exteusion Of business to
laFge areas Of country which had not previously been
vance In tho price Of iron has materially stimulated,
instead ot its CONSUMPTION, al o7ar ths
EATS, CAPS, AND Fuas.
Hsts sape, and furs aud Wholesale clothing, arere
ported yety active the past some dealers STAT
third greater than the ye.r before the fire. We hses
no, however, bean able to Ascertain tho amounts II
& tss os so lso 81 not be ' ff'
The teyelsy business, including watches, &C., h.s
aoashfd ~ waels .5.n hs,s The aa:
9 PEI aent but the nuber of dealers bas increased
each thsn bs:ore the a DE- The county ] trsds hss
been tEanaacted chiefly by the old houseg zud thsJ
port t - very good while the *ity trade has besn
falling of to them, individuals The stocks of sas
ieading f1ms azs now moro costly than cver and tbs
new style Of building peTnits Of much more gor-
geous display than was possible before except In about
two cu5ea.
PAPER, EIo.
In paper and paper stock tho amount Of trading r'a
varied bu. little aales foot up about follows: s
PEI, $3,o00 900; building pnper, roofing felt f..
g ooo ooo; ard paper stock <sgs. hc), 81 900 CO.
pcrhaps s4 ao0 600 IN 187o. In newspaper thfrs il
scazcelr increase the greater number Of oopsa
tssued BY the dsly press IL compensated by reduced
siza Ths greatest increase Ia II "H1ittng paper,
which has been in great demand TO supply the phes Of
blsnss lost in tho fra.
nnU1a.
The drug trade suffered mn interruption Of noar1p
two months succeeding The dre; e1cept II tho case of
TIA onQ 4sn thqt va9 not burned OUT the nnmbeS %