The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-28
Report OTthe superintendent Of the
Cincinnati Chamber Of ofCOmmerce.

OF Commerce, on the traue ana COulHleTCe
OF this city for the past commercial year,
will be made public tomorrow. The re-
port is a comprehensive review of the
business of the city. and in the main, Is
one encouraging TO our business men.
1t recitcs the history OF the panic with
reference to its bearings on the trade of
the country, as well as of Cincinnati, and
says that Notwithstanding the shock
which was necessarily felt everywhere
in the nation the review of our trade
shows some marked business results aud
tendencies. 1t WAS expected that the re-
port would say that the aggregate value
Of the trade of the city would suffer
s)me impairment, which has not tean
verified by the figures. The ag-
gregate value of the imports of the
city for the Year foot up 1891, ,7U,054, n
gain over the preceding year of 50, I54,-
OOl. The aggregate value Of exports Is
SOL $50, ,sj2, q gain Of SS.2lG,OS4. The
tables embrace one hundred and eight
leading articles. upon which values have
been ,ompn;ed, and the aggregate value
of the whole, not including sundry mer-
chandisc. the latter embracing dry goods,
fancy goods, hats, jewelry. paper books,
etc, shows gain over the same articles
last wear of Sl2.OOOOOU in imports, and
Sl4. 100000 ia exports, The report says
that when it is remembered that in many
departments there has been u .cline in
prices, and that very few branches of
trade have have had the prosperity they
would have enjoyed had II not been for
the extraordinary financial occurrences Of
the wear. the significance OF these figures
became of marked character. The busi-
ness in cotton shows decided increase,
the shipments having been the largest in
the history of the city. In tobacco there
has been wholesome growth in receipts
at the warehouses. while the business of
manufacturing shows Il marked devcIopc-
mcnt the chewing and smoking tobacco
manufactured for the year in Cincinnati,
and the cities immediately opposite Oh
the Ohio. aggregates Sj,36l SO pounds,
an increase of 1?4,6j pounds; the cigars
manufactured were J2,UuO,OOO III number.
an increase of 2.0O0,0OO. The tax paid the
government for chewing and smoking
tobacco, and cigars for the year, Wa
81 $4,000. In grain tn" aggregate re-
ccipts, not including wagon receipts,
have been 7,52l 900 bushels, an incrca,"
of $4,000. The exports were l,SG1.OOO
bushels, an increase of 60 per cent. The
receipts of corn were the largest in our
history. In wheat the increase III guam
titv was ~ per cent in imports. and 81
per cent in exports. Among all tn"
h.. tr..f I'm
hn, suffered most IN vulum" and
vaIuc. pig iron alone having fallen
off 1850 tons. and S3.22I 900 IN
value. Tn" production OF distilled
spirits for the year not including Coying-
ton and Newport has been 1.642.4OI proof
gallons, an increase Of GO,SlO gallons; re-
distilled reaches in Cincinnati ard Cow
ington l2,OOO,I49 gallons. This shows a
falling of, but ina much a. the returns
are not made from C"vington for th"
( preceding wear, tI" exact decline i not
apparcnt. 1t Is at least three hundred
: Thousand gallOns.Thc trade in flour has
7 been the largest in the history of this
city. the receipts having been 1896
/ lbs. Cotfr". sugar m"la>-cS and rice all
. show an increase. The aggregate Of the
hn" product received here. not cmbrH-
| inr the hogs cut here, wa, Jj,OOU,OO lbs.
, The receipts "f coal hav" been @j, 23i. 900
( bushels, n decline "c 100000 bushels;
exports were jOOO,O33 bushels, gain Of
4 l,4GOOOO The aGgrc@at" production oi
/ leather is placed at Sj.j1O.0oO. com
pared with &6,lO0.00O in the year
/ preceding. The general business
! il domestic salt aggregate, 900 bar
rrls. a loss of $500 barrels. The pro-
duclion of soap hn- been th" largest ever
] had here, the export, having been 220,OO0
/ boxes. The shipments Of candle- hav"
| been 2G3. .OOU which shows IL lo--. The
production Of starch has been l7,7lH.Ooo
pounds. Of which It is estimated $500
boxes went 10 Europe The production
of beer amounts to l4OoOI4 gallons, Of
which over 9WOOr0 /, estimated for
local consumption. Th" receipts ui cat
tie and sheep hnv" aggregated sl""2iO
respectively. each showing heavy m
crease. The receipts of hogs We're ST.
ri, 900. Coop"rage, petroleum oils, p"-
tator>, tallow. broom, and broom corn,
show al increase. while III naval stores
they have fallen Of. the decline ,hOWing
itself mainly in turpcntinc. The bound
volumes issued from Cincinnati presses
during the wear, have been JOOOoOO IN
number The aggrrgat" hardwar" in
the city, n", embracing IRON
stove. casting. a.. ar" placed
at az. j32. 600 a decline in the aggrcgat"
Of about on" million and three quarters.
Tn" report .ny- that in Wow of all the
circumstances. "a careful review vi Ia"
pe.t year IN n commercial sense. : favor
ahl- nnd encouraging {" the city. The
general tcui"ucv. everything ".-" h'lng
cqual. would 'e toward curlaIim"nt, and
vet thrr" have been. in many branches.
growing imports and exports, increase.
aggregate values and IN .orur depart
mcnts Of manufactures increased prOduc-
tiDr. II saw business men here haN"
,rldum ever conducted their business
80 nearly vn their own capital. or had 20
little indebtedness. The entire report
embrace, vast amour, 81 nioruutun
barring Oh various departments Of trade,
( collected from the book. Of tn" Mer-
chani- fNchaug" and from "ficial and
private sources. and Ea- wider scope
than any previous report. Col. Maxwell
has submitted il t. the Chamber.
The kidnapping Of smith. Of Illinois.
I CHICAGO. November 27.-An hteT-
O-,an Springfield special. says that Coz.
B.yaridge. to-day received n lett"r from
the attorney. off. Smith. the man who
was kidnapped from PulaskI county.
Illinois. ,Gme time ago and taken 20
Sa.hyiila. Tenne-,sr. on charge that
he had committed murder in T"nne,s""
SOM war. ago. IN which Latter they cr-
pre-. wIIl.ugrcs. g. cumpromls" the
matter. Governor Beye-dZe ha- replied
refusing to s"r"p; any compromise
whatever. and rcIteratIag b., former de-
nand. that Smith hail r.. returned 70 his
STATE and n" kidnaPPers arrest@d and
held TO an,wer G5- their crime.
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