, 1875-01-05


abatement. Tho following arc some Of tho
principal sales as reported:
,I1tas Wrol; '.'..........".... 1sras45a a,a5,ooo
!,t"ea. .... ..'..'.s.....s.. H,135507 4,151,Q0U
Doots and .hoes % li.SSooS' iaS@oSS !So%
Tho vaiuea of lumber anil coal are not
given, bnt Chicago received during tho year
o53.8oo, lis feet OF lumber, and st. Louis
153,l50.oo0 feet, excluding lnth aud shingles
from each estimate; md Chicago received
1,3G7, 700 tons of coal, against ,137, 100 tons
for st. Louis, which, NJ St. Louis claims ia
bo tho second manufacturing city In tho
Union, is very damaging to tho assertion.
There aro some other curioua06ures touching
manufactures, as wiu bo soen by tho fol-
lowing tables:
Number Of rnanuf&ctorss,... lsyn sono
vsiae Of Iroues ss 01 09 .o., sso9
How 1T. Louis can have four timeg
rs many manufactures, and employ
5000 less men and uso up Utmost
10000 less tons of coal pcr anuun.
aud with these fower men md less coal pro.
dlce S61, ,0oo, QUO more products than Chicago.
il ono OF those statistical conuntr,,nls which
only st. Louis compiler can gucss OF
course it is bosh. Instead of producing \
greater valuo Of manufactured goola than
Chicago, t]lat city produced less, as proven
BY the two facts, thot she consumed less coal
to create power and employed fewer opor-
atives i'll manufacturing.
In the building operations of tle wear. thn
respective figures are as follows:
Number Of bniIdings........... J51 1;X
eott ot .*5,Ts5,341 s7,t27,s1a
In tho Chicago statement, it must be borne
in mind that only brick and stono buildings
are included. Tho frc.ordinanco forbiddipe
the erection of my more wooden buildings
did not pasa until August, before which timo
not less than 5000. .frame structures had been
put up. Tho active building period of tlwel1-
lng-houaes in Chicago is always between
March and june
III the construction Of stone and brick
buildings there is great disparity between the
two cities. In st. Louis tloy build low,
cheap buildings, of narrow frontage The
difference in building is shown by the fact
that tho average cost per building in Chicago
ID 1862 in st. Louis, s., ,00o, "a percentage
OF difference which applies both to their
beauty, use, and expense. St. Louis claims
an entire business for the year Of $500, 0,000,-
ooo, while the figures for Chicago foot up
S639, 100000. Tho figures for Chicago, how
ever, are obtained by exact and verified state.
ments in each department Of business, whi1s
those OF st. Louis arc jumped at without
footlngs Of any sort, and are, consequently,
unreliable. We have alrently pointed out ona
blunder in tho estimate Of manufacturing
products of ss5, 600, 600.
Their sa1os Of grim, produce, cattle, hogs,
wool, hides, dry goods, and lumber, are so
very much less than those Of Chicago that il
is impossible to SEQ how they can d gure up "a
business exceeding $500 900, 600 during the
year. The claim for $500, ooo, 600 is simply
absurd ebloviation, and not sustained BY
facts, figures, or probabilities.
Tho st. Louis statement Of the Clearing.
House business is Us follows:
dlsss1a'' i5issass; $ s1ssss;s 9s
Increase. $1i2o3s,aa1 +54,s2oooo
But this comparison is wholly deceptive,
because in st. Louis they have way Of
counting checks twico,-onco when paid in,
and again when paid out, t,-wheroas in Chicago
they arc only counted once.
The interna1 revenue receipts for the year,
Which cover spirits, fermented liquors, tobac-
co and cigars, banking, and stamps. will con-
voy some idca Of the relative business Of the
two cities. The receipts in Chicago wera
81, 1852, ,410, and in st. Louis SO, ,8G9, ,40s, or
only about ono-haH as largo as the formor.
Az we stated in the outset, tie intention Of
this article is not so much to draw compare
Bons as to mako statement OF the Immense
business Of these two great inland cities.
Looking over the above figures, we find tho
following results:
heeopts and shipments Of Iva atock..... 1os7sost
valuation OF I've Etoek &1a1 4b5Nf0
Rerelpts and shipments Of grain hu..... 247093,32o
N.an1.o' " Wy hoeus. $3l,t]ottto
Aectipta or Iu1lpers feet 1Q1.G59l5s
itecepta Of coal tons. na................. 2tfG5,43o
Cost Of buildings erected. .,,...,,,,,, x12Rl3.o69
1louutt VI llAnaAacsuEes. f414, 200 900
AnteFnai nuo''."'...'...-.""... I'll. ,ala
From the products Of manufacture, how.
ever, about 1856, ,000, 900 must DO deduct4il q
bogus, as explained above.
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We print this morning letter from
IA Taxpayer" and one who, az we know,
has had an extensive experience in tho