, 1873-12-26

rnY bNttcr WAGES tllu those curreht III lilo Lhat"
or anptaotorica ~Ile 9'orag fsyefan,o
t,laile goods. This manufacture hns boon rrin-
csraly developed within the pnst ten years.
though the buslncns wns begun 1t: 1872. Tho
product of ls15 II very hlnoh inrSol tna snhs o.
tint oil 1870.
Tho gear lima boon All aotivo and prosperous
ono iti tho "hoienalo clothing l!no Several now
and tho result ls d largo increase tn both tho
cartnl invoHted,-now %, 3,500, ,0o0,-ana IN tho
volume Of eaios s.-tho aggregate enlcg q last
yoar boing lttlo oyor sl0,ol0,0G0. Will, ono
fecture thor stock III Chicago, the annual pro-
duct having inoleasod sovan-fold sinco 1870.
Cllcngo-mado clothing glvcs much bottor Batla-
faction than that ulaao IN Now York, against
which thoro is q wo-sroanaol projudlo, ns
Eaasoru manafacturors mako iholr gooda tor
both tho Northern and tho Southern traao, the
consequence boing that they suit neither Soc
tion. Our Chicago merchants know 5nHs WHAT'S
wanted by Western bnyora, md make 1t ncoording-
lat. not ov,n excepting Now York, In tho mn.tor
Of clothing. Tho oombinea capital OF st. Louis,
tn this business, dooa nat equal tint ot two OF
our leading firms.
a capital Of about II ,5oD,0 600 IL employed in
this business, and tho sa!oa Of the nask yoarfoo
up tho enormous aggregate Of 10000, ,00D, though
prices havo ruled lUwor all arouud. Wo noso
reduction OF 10 pcr cent % hats, md 10@15 per
-, e., ~ +, ~ Inan in mini,s NIL tnnrtons etnnd
noYt IN Tho order Of iyoaEnoss. ln cop.out,cuco
~ th;a f,co1nn In ,,rinos the nrotts OF tho bust
ucaa hava boon considerably bnlow tho average
Of past BenBons; and two hr,na have failed As
ire md nnw ranks mkt 70 Now York: but the
hnix Of ti,o Goods sold boro ayo manufaoturod
lsnst 1oxcons eIlE late}. Tic greatost portion Of
within circuit Of 100 miles from Now York city.
plo.lpoN.
The trade in nlg-irou was ao!ivo aud profitable
during thc lirut I'LL Of tho yeAr; since thon It
laa ralod dull aud hoayy. For tho whole year
thoro ,las boon = largo doeroase IN tho proiuu.
TIM Of pir.iron. ,yhilo tho consumptlon has
tnlion m comnnratiyoly little, For this reason
dnn1erd rcuerally au,ic,pato that the coming Sch
aon viii bo NJ ac&ivo QUO, aud moro prottnbe
than tho last prioes have averaged nboat ss.UD
;r,I,o magnitude Of Tic busiuoes cannot be
ra,,eol Dy tIo receipts Of pg.iron and the chip
mau:B of tito manufactured product from this
city, because fully 50 nor conc Of the product Of
tho mines Owned mud operated by Chicago par
tioa is sold direct fl ON the lurnarc aul docs uut
como near Chicago.
iIe ayornre urlces of tho year yero abors as
follows: Lalo superior. $54U scutcla, $1,000
aud stone coil, 5l7.0O, uef ton.
cQAL
rho con1 1us,poss I,as baen unnrcoedentodly
aoiiyo during tic past year, tho aggregate or
tra1,anctlons boiur Is por cont gyoator tilan iu
1872. Ur to tic time ot tho papio it was tho
most profitable season known tur many years.
sinco then tho business las fa!lon Of someawhat.
colnts Of ali kinds Of coal during tlo past twelve
months viii not ya,y much from l,o10 uou toms.
rhis sula for about 49, Gu 600. and the business
,oouirol tic employment. Of . oapital Of S0.DD0,-
0Ut lor its TRANSACTION.
fIt. In IL
OUTSIDE Of a tirst-cass demand, was the unuua-
ally Low rates Of freight by laIto. Tho Season
opeuod at 81 CO por ton from buffalo. and To-
niaiued at tLat poiut till August, when it ad-
ratio rapidly declined, with tho falling oH in tho
demand for Westward bound freight room; tIl
at lust Tie point was reaeLoa where Vessels wero
glad to btlng coal US ballast, and some OF them
pay their own tow bills at that. In 1879 the rato
Of freight from Buffalo tououe1 $3.50 per ton.
did not 60 much feel tue disadvantage arising
from tho combination among tho owners Of atI-
thracito coal; uAdsr which they advanced prices
10c por ton on the lst of each month from
juno to septcmbor, inclusive. The average prico
Of coal in this market during tue year waa $3.50
Tor hard, and s7.0o for sofl. Tho growth Of Tho
trade IN coal ia Eosnarlable; it llaa moro thall
doubled during the pnst 1--we yoa1s. eIy little
wood Is now used Ia Chicago, e'--s5 to tho
cheaper prlco Of coal.
- 4oH AAatAAto1 VIA 4N".~"@e %AS @AAoANett
quantities Of coal consumed III manufacturers in
Chcago. The following quantities hnYe been
| used during tho past your by the companies
namol: Chicagt Gas Company, q, quo tons
Peoples Gas Company, 4o, oou; Joliet Iron aud
| stcol Company. AstDo; Union Nolliug Mills
10000; Aleekcrs Blast Furnace. &c, QUO; Chicago
| Plate md Bar Mctal Manufacturing Company,
10000 tous.
| The following mines are now owned By
| ClicnCo parties: Walnut Hill, OF ponnsylvania
Lick Rnu. in locking Valley. Ohio; Laurel lii
| aul Coal Crock, in 1ndia1ln; aud tho l1inoni
| and Wilmington, in Illinois. Tho proprietors
Of three Of thcse mines owu tho cay.s in whicl
| thoir coal IL transported to this city. Tile
Chicago I: lliinoia River Railroad Company
arc RAPIDLY pushing their limo through the hear
| OF tho Wilmington coal regions, aud but for tht
| panic would now laYo loan uctlvolY uelferlnG
coal in Chicago.
| LEATHER AND r1sp1Nos.
The sales Of tho yeas sye ss aoe eeon & seou
son WIS tue dullest and most unrlo1ltable expo
sicnced ler several years past. Inferior graao
| GOOD demand for CnioaSo.matie leather, price