, 1874-01-04
NUMBER 1874.

boots, a1ctics, &C., but other goods are the SAM
as Usual Colder weather would make tzad'
| more bnsk. Just nor, merchants are keeping
their stocks reduced, in tho expectation OF lowel
prices.
K.-What:are the prospects for the futn1e7
LII, i've look for good spring trade
Country merchants were never in 80 good q con"
diGon III now. Indeed, there has been no panic
| 10 far as our country trado is concerned.
R--How las it been with ycnr collections? :?
Mr. III do mt think collections ,have been
Affected, except through the arrangement of the
banks for few days immediately succeeding
tho panic. Otherwise, collections we're never
| better.
With 1872? - '''' '' ~
ar. H.-We have done more business taan ".
did IN 1971, and havo Tower outstanding accoul.ss
than VIC had occ year ago.
,K-Nhat is the feeling among country mer1
chants?
Mr. H.-Eaey show q disposition to buy less
| This / outsider 3 healthy sigu. They do no!
oTerst---:, Us they used to do. In that respect
the paulc has boen attended with beneficial
effects The country merchants arc in better
condition than thoy were before the panic, and
| prospects aro excellent
| K-Aro you manufacturing goods az usual?
! Mr. E.-No; not as usual, for manufacturing
generally ceases about the LIST OF November, but
this year, on the LIST OF December, re made N
| arrangement whereby tho Crispin scale of prices
WAS reduced, and tho mon kept on 1T work, pre-
farrlnS lower wages to idieuess for All entire
month
From Mr.. Hills, Of the firm Of Doggett, Bas-
8ett u ulAs, an account almost precisely similar
| to tue above was recei7ed, ehoTing that tho
leading boot and shoa houses arc all enjoying
full dogree OF prosperity. lr. Hills stated that
| the trade OF 1873 showed rather an increase over
that Of 1872 thst no trouble had bean expert
| enc:d in making collections that business WAS
! on healthier basis than before the panic, aud
| that the prospects were excellent.
| SEw1NG IAcHI:'Es-
The Wheeler y Wilson Sowing Machine Com
pnny was interviewed, in tho porson Of Ar. J.. l..
fiannery, Clty !lana.er, Who SAID tho panic "a5
not over ior tnelr trade, and would not be until
January or February, when persons who owed
| money on machines would resume the payment
OF Instruments. 1hese machines were IN @na
| haHos OF mechanics and sewing women. VINO had
AL they could do no" to pay rent and supply
household wants. They had from twenty-five to
| hity applications y gay for extension OF tlme
| Whlen WAS Eene1auy granted trade vas du!
compared vita LAST year, aud probably would
continue dun until February. Outside the cit,
| toen tfaoe YES aooos as Usual az th1s time Of
year
Ine eineer sewing Mach1no Companyf
| aEeus baso lug paulc "aa ose1. 20 1at es lucy
mete coi1cetu7o, oAe9ps III LIZ cleJ' ~ stti VI
1ec.ea theH sales tne1o. BUSINESS haa neen
eoous tuI ~,o 40 !aet toM' taAtn5 tuto couo'4
Grafton that tue open Weathsr and heavy road.
plesen'eu can'aSstue M, W *ne SAILS sAteut Gs 70
former years Iha.r country traae was about
tne , same ara tneH country conectlons @ f "ele
6ooo' anu nAo oeen tuplo'in5 lo1 -" "7eAs'
AnilAAp TABLES. LIZ
| s." peot41 naso = e9l.ce: loea " .no tnnsur
.odo o. Tue Gu5lnsss d1ne n t1e anu!se:use
| aaa sa1e OIL bltl!a1u 14D4es III C1lcaeo, %n.c1.
With tue exception OF CINCINNATI has absolutely
no con9otasei ~ tl:is class ~ tiao1. - M:Se
amount " capltal ~ tn'o3teu ~ enG BUSINESS
and about 2oo men ar9 e employed IN tno vsrtoni u
mann1actofies; III. Ltaanuel nlnasM1ck, o1 T.
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