, 1873-12-26


thofo md nt homo. Our tlrv-sools morchauts
gonerally report that collections III tbs country
llhyo bcon nearlY na good, Rinco Soptombos, M
IN tatn1or years; and sosno OF t,om are surprised
A. tho case viii, which collcctionB wcro mndc.
Tlie your han bccn onc OK Nnusuat prosperity
aud blt for Tho panic tito enos would l,ayo boon
at least rs por cont 1argor than in 1879.
oAnrErB. .
u!sttnct from dry goods wo hare now T. large
Wholesale tiado IN carpotlngs, ouYaglng tho A.
,entlon Of oglat 1ohhug hoaaea, with i capital
OF 81 600. .0ovQDf, 400, and sAlos OF $5,9oo9o
Tor tho year 1s!1 which compares faYoraply WIN
tAo business Of tho year pyoeeasng' Nlanul1o-
but wero considerably rotluood IN tho spring, as
tho Lowell manufacturing oompalIloB cut 11tiaor
about 10 per cont for tho purpose Of headltlg OF
Tho Philadelphia n,anlfactureta, thG result Of
other points. Tho deolino Of tho year Ia about
10 por cont on domestic, aud D por cont on for
ogl,-nado goods; tho lattor boirE comparatively
tlrrl, owing to the fact that tho European man-
ufaotnrcin generally oontine , themselves m na na
stocks 10 tho marriott Oh which they aro CONF
pollod to realize Tile ycar oloses with D firm
tone, and worry good prospcc for the future.
6NOcENiEs.
tho bano pccuaIary vatuo OF aalos rs i'll 1372 Do-
ing very ,oa.y sou. 900 900 Oh capital Of ST.
50O,000 Tho profits OF tho year hayo boon only
fair, but no failures have occurred. notwth-
t,alo In Il healthy condition.
Tho consumption Of colrco in 1879 exhibited
an Increase Of II por cont over 1871 but tho
higher prices Of tho past yoar have caused .
diminished consumption por capita, though
owing to tho creator uumber Of pooplo supplied.
THO coffee flng, which extuntls from Now
York to Erazll, haB taken advantage OF tho
fact that the area OF cotfoo-produclng torrltory
ID llmtod, and TINT therefore tho cofoo produe.
ftr,r In NJ -
constantly charging demand Thoy. hnye
manipulated priosB up to au average OF fully 60
por IL abovo tint Of 1874 notwithstanding tho
repeal Of tha duty Of 90 per tb.
bushra havo nvosngod 2IGD3o por Id lower
than IN 1879, III consequence Of tue excessive
production; tho crop bong tho largest TINT WAS
over gathered. prioca havo recedua lower than
ut anv time Hiico 1860, and thia fact has largely
alHo ennbled consumers TO liao much groatcr
proportion of tho higher grados than formerly.
Nearly 10 per cent OF tho sugars now uBed aro
whlto; q few years ago the brown augars wore
most in favor with buyers.
Tho tea trade llaH been q disastrous one to
Eastern importers tho past season. owing to
the enormous importationa Of 1872, md tho dull
ness Of trade In tho Eastern markets, resulting
from tho concentration IN Chicago Of tho groat
bulk OF the tcn trade OF tue Northwest. Hence
have suffered most, tho snrlnaago In that GLASS
of teas being from 30 to IS por cent. Our deal
crs now import diroct from. Asiatic ports, aud
this market seoms dcstned, at no distant day,
to 10 tho recognized contre for the distribution
Of tens ovcr . very largo proportion of tlla
continent. Our merchants obtain toas from
Yokohama, via San Francisco iu eeron weeks,
instead Of the live to six montlB consumed in
tho yoyngo to Now York or Boston, which
causeo considerable deterioration in tho quail.
", as well as luss by tho lockinG-up Of
capital for half a year on ono consignment
a. few ycara ago very fow Japan teas wore
sold In this market. but now thoso tens conBtt-
tutc fully haif tho ontil bullt aola being csoa3
or and giving Iottor satisfaction to Tho consun,-
ora tlan most Of the Chinese teas. Only ono
failure has occurred loro Ia the tea trade during
1876 aud that WIS firm whlch rccoutly came
nore from Alliwe n]loe.
Dnras.
In this department there aro few noteworthy
changes. Trade has tecn very eyen throughout.
The quantity Of gooos gold was about tho same
US Ill 1879 but tho currency rccc1vod Was losH,
owing to the decline IN gold. as largo part OF
the sales ate Of imported goods; 90 f. Tho ealeH Of
it'll Of 81 00o,u1o. There aro no failures to le-
| port, aud no extensions. Tho panic made very
little difference to the tradc, orders being fllod
md collections maao nearly tue same AZ usnal.
rhe chef e1cltemene OF tho year las boon the
! Iccisicn OF the CommisSaonor OF Internal Ney-
onuo TINT all goods put up in PACKAGES Tor Tue
rotai! trade, and labGicd must boar tie prongc'
tary stamp. For Bi1 years no objection waf
raiaod to putting up rnsAscnes in tlns way. VIII
labels stating tito quantity Of ono dose. without
stamps, whore no special yiltue was c.aimcl fol
| the preparation; aid tho trade now generally
| regard It az n graf hartlhhip tint they shoufL
have 10 pay for stamps on tl.ls clnss Of goods.
| MILLINERY.
The who1canle millinery business has been ac
tivo'-tather more no than over before, though
the larger preparations nlado by somc dealers
wcro not Justified by thu increase i'll traao. The
quantity Of gooda sold WAS fully 70 pet cen
greater in 1873 than in 1872; but. owing to di
intnshrl plices, chiefly Oh foreign goods, due t
the decline In the gold plomIum,-tle 8 .leB onI.
fout up nhout ss4.8oU0o3, against 81. $50. .08|
for tho year previous. Tho class Of goods d ,al
| in has presented q wide range. aud niuro Of ar
tistic excellence titan previously. some of ou
which New Ycrkor might envy ms woll aH ad
miro. The panic mado little diiforonce to th
buaineas in Chicago, beyond nccossstating th
taking OF iron paper from so,ne debtors in th
Lake Superior regions. Otherwise collection
wero made as promptly rs heretofore, and th
volumo Of Baloa exhibited no falllng oil. In
decd, come dealers report all increase, and glv
rs l. lcason tho TACT tint several paltioa buuBil
East. 1t IL only natural that tho fall n,illiner
should ba active in spite Of the panic; 1t is til
! head drcss that glyos tono to The general make
, up Of q lady's attire, and many who folt con
| | PEELED to econonllze i'll dry goods inyostod
millinery tho aamo as uhunl.
Our music-dcaers report m aggregate bus
ness scarcely oquul to that OF 1872, when uaGa
ured in dollars and cents, though the volume {
} | sales WAS somewhat larger. Tho business NJ
very satisfactory during tho first half Of t
yoar. below tho average In AuSuat AZ II Il
: buying public Ind premonition Of tho comu
t storm, and was very t,uot during The three {
, four weeks succeeding The failure Of Jay Cooa
Il Co. Thou IT revived somewhat and has bee
! quito fair during tho holidays. pho expenses
t doing busiuoss have poou larger than eyer IL,
yenr, cur leading firms having secured lars
8 establishments and stocked them up with mo-
O magnificent displays OF goods far exceod'f
u thuse Of tho autetro period. Ho'sco ayailab
! profits have bcen lens bntno serious embasras
!, iment nRs boon felt by any, al busincsu VAS xc]
I we'll in hand for sovoral months before tho pan'
o anu there WA lnss mouey out than usunl. y
o estimate the eales Of the year, including sllcc
0 music, a. we'll NJ Instruments. ut 81, l0o ,O09.
= cnoCKERY, 4O.
i The wholesale dealers in crockerv chin
J, glassware, Hilvc: plated ware. lamps, and II
humorous ntAer c!assoB Of articles which aceot
pany tLeso in Chicago, report rather unsati
3 factory state Of things, though no failures h2
Tx.