Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-28
PORKOPOLIs.
synspoaIs of ihe Report OF Colonel
sydney ID. Maxwell, supeFinsenoent
of the Cincinnati ChambeR %
Commerce.
A Comprehensive view OF ths Trade,
and Brief History OF the City's
Busfaess Relations with
the Country.
A Most Satisfactory SaOwing-Vaiue OF
Imports, 1881 600; OF Exports,
S2sI ,536,352- Healthy Gains
over Preceding Years.

CINCINNATI, November 27.-The re-
port of Colonel Sidney d. Maxwell, su-
perintendent of the Cincinnati chandler
OF commerce, on the trade and COM
merce of the city for the past CONNER
ciai year, will be made public to-mor-
row. The report Is q comprehensive
view Of the business of the city, and, in
the main, is one encouraging to our
business men. 1t recites the history Of
the city with reference to its bearings on
the trade Of the country, as well as of
Cincinnati, and says that notwithstand-
Ing the shock which was necessarily
felt everywhere ia the nation, the re-
view of our trade shows some marked
business results and tendencies. Il was
expected, the report says, that the ag-
gregate value OF the trade Of the city
would suffer some impairment, which
has not been verified by the figures. The
aggregate value of the imports o. the
city for the year foot up S3S1, ,770, 900, a
gain over the preceding year OF OF S5,-
740, coo. The aggregate value Of exports is
S2S1, ,536, ,352, gain Of Ss,2l6,0S4. The
tables embrace I08 leading articles upon
which values have been computed, and
the aggregate value of the whole, not in
cluding sundry merchandise. The latter
embracing dry goods, notions, clothing,
fancy goods, hats, jewelry, paper, books,
etc, shows a gain over the same articles
last year of $l2,000,000 in imports, and
Sl4, 400 900 in exports. The report says
that when it is remembered that in
many departments there has been de-
cline in prices, and that very few
branches Of trade have had the prosper
ity they would have enjoyed had it not
been for the extraordinary financial Oc-
cuTTences OF the year, the signifi-
canoe Of these figures become of a
marked character. The business in cot !
ton shows decided increase, the ship !
ments having been the largest in the |
history Of the city. In tobacco there has |
been wholesome growth in the receipts |
at the warehouses, while the business of |
manufacturing shows a marked develop |
ment. The chewing and smoking to- |
bacco manufactured for the year in Gin |
cinnati and the cities Immediately op-
posite on the Ohio aggregates 5,46l ,625 |
pounds, an increase OF 794, 065 pounds. |
The cigars manufactured were 81, 900, 900 |
in number, an increase OF 1000, ,000. The /
tax paid the government for chewing |
and smoking tobacco and cigars for the
year was 81 ,553, 900. In grain the aggre-
receipts, were Z 7,52l 600 bushels; increase,
1885, 900 bushels. The exports were
l ,S77, 900 bushels, an increase Of sixty
per cent. The receipts Of corn were the
largest in our history. In wheat the
increase in quantity was forty-twO per
cent in imports and eighty-nine per
cent. in exports. Among all the great
the iron business has suf.
fered most in volume and values, pig
iron alone having fallen off 80, $50 tons,
and 50, ,227 600 in value. The pro-
dnction of distilled spirits for
tine year, not including COvington
and Newport, has been 7,642, ,407
proof gallons, an increase of 60, $40 gal
Ions. Rehabilitation reaches in Cincin-
natl and CoviBgton 1900, AS gallons.
This shows q falling of, but inasmuch
As the returns are not made from Cow
lngton for the preceding year the exact
Secline is not apparent; it is at least
300, OO0sgellOns. The trade in flour has
been the largest in the history of dis
city, receipts having been 774,9l6 bar
rels. Coffee, molasses, sugar and rice,
I'll show an increase. The aggregate Of
he hog product received here,
not embracing the hogs cut here,
was So 100000 pounds. The receipts 1
)f coal have been 35, 234, 900 bushels, a
iecline of 100000 bushels. The ex-
ports were 5,000,933 bushels, q gain Of
], 100000. The aggregate production and
'ale OF leather is placed at SIS, SIC, 900,
compared with So, 100, 900 in the year
The general business in do
nestle salt aggregates All 900 bushels, a
oss OF s., 900 bu hels. The production
If soap has been the largest ever
lad here, exports having been 100000
,oxes. Shipments of candles have been
.63, 900 boxes, which shows a loss. The
PRODUCTION Of starch has been l7,7I9 O00i
pounds, Of which it is estimated 6S,5OOI
,Oxes went to Europe. The production
II beer amounts to $4,000, 442 gallons, of
which over 100000 gallons are esti-
mated for local consumption. Receipts
Il cattle and sheep have aggregated
$4,000 and 100000 respectively, both
howing heavy increase. The receipts
# hogs were ,l21, 900, a slight increase.
,oOperage, petroleum, oils, potatoes, tai
ows, brooms and broOmeorn show an in
tease; while naval stores have consider
bly, fallen of, the decline showing itself
mainly in turpentine. The bound vol
mes issued from the Cincinnati presses
turing the year have been :, 100000 in
lumber. Inc aggregate hardware busi-
less of the city, not embracing iron
toves, cast iron, etc., is plased at S12,-
81, 900, decline in the aggregate value
I about $l,750,000. The report says
hat in view of all the circumstances, a
areful review of the past year in COM ,
nercial sense is favorable and encourage
ng to the city. The general tendency /
f everything else being equal, would be
oward eurtailment, and yet there :
ave been in many branches growing
IMPORTS and exports, increased aggregate
alues, and in some departments Of man.
factures increased production. 1t says
usiness men here have seldom, If ever, q
Dnducted their business so nearly on e
leir own capital, or mad so little indebt-
iness. The entire amount embraces a
asst amount of information bearing on
le various departments of trade, col
,cted from the books of the merchants' C
and from official and private -
)urces, and has a wider scope than any
revious report Colonel Maxwell has
admitted to the chamber.