, 1875-05-09
A General State Of Unusual Ac-
ftvfty Throughout the City.
Chicago Merchants Unanimous in Re
porting an Improved Condition.
The Business of April and May Fully Up
to the AntIcipations Of March.
Retail Traffic in the North and West
Divisions.
Signs Of The Times In Books, Music, Hardware,
D9 Goods, Etc. ETC., Etc

During tho month Of March last, rs will be
remembered by tho mercantile community and
tho general public m article appeared in THz
TRIBUNE pu1rorting to give the aspect and
the outlook Of trade for 1875, presenting
tho opinions Of large number Of gentlemen
prominently connected with the Wholesale de-
Eartmerts Of commerce, which indicated with
great unanin,i:y, the expectation Of a decided
revival Of business upon the approach OF q
warmer and moro comfortable Sud. Converse
tions within the past few dAya With Epr,,minent
firms in several OF the leading departments ot
commerce, Wholesale aud retail, seem to indicate
tho realization during the weeks that have
sirce intervened, of the expectations; ane
promises expressed at that time
In the great department Of Wholesale dry goods,
AIr. l. H. Winslow, Of Richards, Shaw, Fit n i
Ninslow, stated in conversation with TRIu usz
representative yesterday that the jobbing trsde
in al lines Of dry goods for April and May n II
such as to confirm all anhcipations expressed
The former occaaion- In iron and hardware, ILL.,
S. D. kinbark, who will b remembered ~
among those who took an encouraging Wow o3
tho s,tuatiou, Notwithstanding tho depGeasion in
tho outside manufacturing industry, reports tho
business in iron, steel nails, carriage and heaFy
hardware. blacksmiths's outfits, ETC., a. q va1y
conside1sble per cent in excess OF t1ade
while in books, pianos, ETC., Ehlch
represent feid quito opposite 10 iron, ". B.
Keen, Cooke i; Co., Hadley Brothers, and 9th
era in tho book trade, and w. " hnbail' IN tne
nuite up to the anticipations entertained two
Hnsiness At n. B. Keen. Cooke l. Co.'s would
gec,n to indicats that Chicago Is beginning to
.he rank g1ss publishing aneg sn o.
TOMS stot;es, - Claude Mslnotte as Detective,
and Tho ExpresB1nan and tbs Detective" and
othe1p, finding IN enormous sale throughout
I'll the Eastern cities. Another book
to BE- Issued y then nonnI.4tv tSls %opin s a6s
now work Of j. Stanley Grimes, The Mysteries
uf the Mind and tho Heart Exp1a1ned,-an In
proved System OF Phranoiogy, Mesmor1sm-
Trance, and tho Spirit Delusion. Ghost-Secing,
Enerayings."
In pianos and organs, which, though consti-
tuting special item, h&s been developed by pr1-
vate enterprise into very Large and interesting
feature OF the cou1merce Of the city. Chicago
being tho base and centre Of supply IN mnslcal
instruments for tho entirs North hwest, with its
thousands Of cities and towns, and millions Of
Intelligent population, " w.. K1mbal,
ant authority at in t9s p.nos d'pad'n psnd arr.ns sp0
both the wholesale and retail branches. at about
IS per cent in excess OF t1ade for corresponding
months of last year, the main demand beng Tor
the Hallet d Dzvis and Great Upion Piano and
recoguizoa by the trade IS the largest among
Weeterr dealers in pianos and organs,
,Thich is to be attributed to the fact
Of bis being aole Northwestern ngent Of
perhaps the most popular instrument OF music
which the gouius and invention Of tho age have
f~nfo hA