, 1874-01-04


o1awn when the panic set IN, but 1t 1s returning
to the market pretty rapidly, and prices are
gradually increasing. The outlook is promising
"as never more prosperous than 1t 1s DOW!
Col. E.-That is my impression, formed from
my Own business. When people can buy 81 900
worth Of oil Paintings and several thousand dol
lars worth OF jeWelry from me. besides q large
quantity OF other ji1ncracks That they could ret
along without if their purses were thin, am led
to Believe that they have plenty and to spare.
DIRT GOODS.
hr. Smith, Of the dry goods firm Of Ha1nlin.
Darcy j. Co., stated that the panic was entirely
over .s far as its effects IN their business were
felt. Taking the month OF December ss q whole,
1t waB better than anv pray1ous month the firm
had ever done business in. This would probably
bo in part accounted forb the fact that owing to
the change in the firm, a special sale was
made, in which extra inducements were
offered to customers in the way of long time and
low prices. Still the business Of the month WAS
far beyond their expectations, even taking tie
epecial inducements into account One reason
why trade should have been dull in the city dur
ing the holidays WAS the fact of Christmas and
New Years day coming in tile middle Of
tho week, thus necessitating tho prescnce ut
home of the country merchants. The firm looked
for spring trade fully equal to any in the past
but SAW no reason why any increase over the
business Of former years should be expected.
Tho excellent collections which have prevailed
Of late quite surprised tho firm. They sup
posed this was due to the large amount Of farm
Ing produce held by the agricultural community,
and the high prices which have been realized
upon them hitherto. There was no doubt that
Chicago had been particularly lrcky in tho yay
OF collections, state Of affairs which vas With
out doubt, Inainly due to the extreme caution
with which the Chicago merchant carried On his
business
Mr.. Sim Farwell, of the firm Of John 2. FIR
we'll d Co.. thought the panic was over as far an
the drv goods business ras concerned. Their
firm had nothing to complain Of the onlv effect
sales during couple OF months. Their business
during the month of Decemter wae ,.head of
that Of the same month in 1879 hoth in thn vo1-
u1pe of business and the arnount of collections
mazda Tho co1Jections an +hronoh t,a no,;o
and nm tn the nresent time. hsd hoan ali tLnt
could Be expected. They did not look for q yery
immed;ate Increase in the,r trade Int
q yerv handsome snrin- hne;ness- Tho frada
generally had expectation of lively oneninq OF
buginess. on account Of the sl,ortanin9e of lima
bv the iobbers in New York thex, selling m the
same time az the Chicago rnerchanta nr Far
va1l remarked that tba rea, cansa of tba haa1thv
condition. Of the flr1 roole trada w,a the ca7o
rene1nIlv exercised bv norchants in ora,t;ng
credit. Had It not been far ti,is thev wonld nh
l1aye been in the sonn condition thay ara a,,io1s
ina today. Take It o1torcthar fhey sCera 1ra11
s.f1sfied Nth The con.1;t1n # atfa;ra osnerai,v
Mr. Letter. Of the Arm of We1d T,e;ter /, a.
was fonud to be as ,1snal o17ito wijinr n orant
info-r,ation .,,t j., +Ia faraasf ~ nrs orS;,I
The nan;c ha stated az fa~ a. tha;r f,a;1nsa
rxas cnI,rerned haa hoon nver ~ noma +;1,,o
Their tra.1e was in e1cesa NJ tbat NJ i,st rear
and in a very hes1t1,v condit;nn CnIiac1};n1,9,
were yer-y good Though unwilling tn arropata
to himEeIf prophetic powers. Mr.. Tsiter antici-
Dated yery fair legitimate s1,finr business
Afr. Pardridce. Of the firm Of C. ". ~. Pard-
Eidgc, Of No. lis State street. considered the
panic to be quite over as far as their business
vas concerned. The volume of their last year's
trade was three times as great as that Of the
year previous. Their holiday trado had been
enormous, far SURPRISING their highest anticipa~
tions. Collections were good, both in the citv
and country, and their anticipations for spring
trade were very hopeful.
At the carpet store Of E. T. Ho,lster i Co..
l2l State street, the reporter had IN interview
with the head Of the firm, He thought TINT the
panic was hardly over, so far as the business Of
the firm was concerned. 1t still has the effect !
OF reducing saleg and mal,inr collections hard |
to accomplish. He considered tho a!nornt Of |
the decline OF trade caused by the pauic to be !
not less than so per cellt Duriug the holidays
they did a rood bus;tess and althoneh tha
trade no" dong might be considered fair, the |
prospect Was that better state OF Affairs will be
S up to sss hat Of aoS is the
!ear5 business up to the time OF the panic hay
:n@, feen unusually large,-nuch larger than
1u11ns the Same portion OF any previous year
the prospects were that no no very decided in
crense In trade would be tclt before Alarch. when
. good spring trade was anticipated, stocks in
me country being small. aud money and produce
being plenty.
MILLINERY.
Hr. Tisk, Of tho firm Of D. B. Fisk t. Co.,
wholesale milliners, q. the corner Of Washington
street and Wabash avenue, stated that the panic
lad not troubled their business at al, and that
heir last falls trade was the biggest thev had
sycr done. Their business in the month of |
December was much ahead OF that OF the same |
month in 1872 OF in any previous year. the favor
4ble weather helping greatly to this result, At
present, business was dull, the millinery bust
ICES being one that is done in seasons, md thew
lid not anticipate any great trade until the OPEN