, 1872-10-09

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wholesale dr-le-z IS thg s..us .s. 1.,a
retailers h.To nearly Ill recc.a1ae=cei Lussnnss|-
Tde hss been active -ert t.:s sae Is for the ayer.
see 1t the ao::Es preceding the Arr bat showing an
for 1870 The szles Of the pas. ~e.r wprr about
oco co., The demand has been vary active fcr n,s2-
ufactuzcrs goods Ill ovez tho Vest stocks had bcn
reduced 70 TIC loves. pcsaible pont preceding the r.
aneeEs N the 2riE, which cay t.eEt into etfec. j
sr nni s 19,,c tso n a I soos
after the ire owing to the destruction Of f=ctocies bu.
this lack w=s more than compensated l, tbs de-
increase III salez, noted @bove dae st= prices
obtaining IN Europe, general upwa1d Eove1cc1S
About Go lrls Of carbon oi were sold in this citr
during a g The psst year worth at 3Ee} ss2s go Ihs
a Of .ss e ahs 5 d products q petroleum Amounted
per cent greater than these Ct 1870.
MILLINERY.
Wholesale 1nlNcerJ hcs been active, and exhibits
he very satisfactory i2crcsse Of 1ak per cent, the
sales of the year being abouts4 500 o0 agasast
300 in 1870 The INTERRUPTION to buancs was grea7e
tksn IN most oher Departments Of :rate owing TO The
fact that the stocks had to be gathered
e5nt 1 t. Kn1ss sonna al
secured location On the west side of the rver md
actually opened ous new stock Of goods thrse days
and only two asked favo7s Of their CREDITORS ;he rest
all psid up promptly. There are now houees IN the
business,
poo6s ASD NEWS.
The book and news @ g. trade fwholesale) foots up sn
aggregate OF 0o0 II Sales; which Is about the
same SO in 1910 or perhaps a uttlr more. It
transacted by the saMe number Of firms. the husi-
ness suffered an inte1Tuptien less complete,
during which limo grant dcal Of custom LETT the
city, much Of it going directly East Since then the
much mora active tkan Just before tao f.a We no.s
that there is now q much grea:er demand for dne
goad3s TN }s5 ago the Sse
The tade have sold $50 eco to s2oocco worth Of in
ported goods during the past twelve mouths. fs-
business Is reported in the way OF book publishing
GROCERY.
factory OF al that resnrected fom the are Sales
ooo tbs year, against s. ooo II is70 but tho bns-
nesa Is ovardone Previous to the rs there eight
capitn being about doubled Tho 1nrgay intenRiaed
competition nacessita:es the cutting down Of prices to
and ths har N Jew 81 3he srs edSsnce
Of material Our pznepal dealers did most of the;r
own importing before the fire, and were Obliged to
stock again with goods bought on the seabosrd, not
hnv1ng time to procure them from Europe. Heaee
sostr;agent Is lie fssline Il Europe in regard to
crockerE, glassware porcelain, &c, that m=nufacsur
stipulated prices, being spprehansre that quotations
would advance beyond the limit set before the czder
could be dued
The music dealers report very satisfactory 3ear
Two new houses have been added to tie list, ali the
Did ones reausuing except one Theze Was an inter-
fupt3or averaging month, due to the fire bu. the
de1nnnd Tor Instruments vns j large one authrough
grester TIN yea7 ago. In sheet music oomparati1e
" little hos been dome; and the publishing hns been
almost confined to text books The s.es q the year
or N increase ot 12h per cent.
The sale of furniture has been active during the past
SHsri but principally IN common descriptions, which
show AZ increase Of 1o9l6 per cent Really good fur
nture has eow Of sae tn zeconty
thosa who msde hasty removals about year have
deferred the buying of good turnitrre TN they could
secure pas1nuuent location fer hame or Office We
with au5shtng Like accuracy.
Tbs business q furnishing printers supplies shows
pa 5sr g sess: ~ sof oFa te eeRs 9r
presses are included in each casa. Most Of the TIE
teria other than presses is n,ada in this city. Five
trims arc now engaged IN the buHiness. !
The trade IN hsy has increased fully IS per cant.
and secared IN e1eelient condition. There are now
ing Of Is noted fado with the Lake Superior and
in the demand from the South and Esq., Large auao-
titles have been shipped to New Yo78, Boston Prov
idenee, Nashua, Worcester, Baltimore, Philadalphia,
At1sns, Chattanooga, Hsgerstown and tho coal dis
6dcta Of PENNSYLVANIA.
ADVERTISING.
Advertising u ugunIy regarded as gauge OF ner-
canttle SUCCESS and wn have taken some pains to
certain ta extent during the past year. We find TINT
city press than previously, this being rendered
cary by the fact th8t otherSse eren their personal
friends would ha7e been at loss to ind them in uany
afer the frs. But they hnse done much Less adyers
ing IN the country pspess than fo1ler, thoagh tho
mediums to an extent ooyer dreamed of til year ago.
Our merchants 10 think that Chicago, city,
Eas @ vel enough aavstt1sed @ p is great calamity
Chicago papers. TEE TRIsrsE advertising patronage
great as during tie 5ear since the FIRE.
COMPARATIVE F1GCEEs- I,
The business Of the two years, in Ee ahovc leading
Hnss, conparea as folows:.