, 1875-01-01
some narts Of Europe. Prices ranged hero from
t1, ,G0G015 81 per brl. The receipts Of


approximate ia .ooo brls. coming from H'scoh-
sih and tho Fast ie" wiz ters'es
~tre received TIC MARKET openea at Ti1'u
m'l4.W. bnt dechhea ~ Fi".V"h l<.oo
nndof hbothI reeoil''s VI 'apo eoa tut.
Iho cranberry crop o! tte re Gonl5 cv4a 10 a n
~ ,-on At In ar, In, Tha cron IN Wacun.
sin was smnllot than in 1879. The receipts Of
CALIFORNIA fRE1rH -.
were larger than ~ past feata. h'o'it tu,'6H'
uuAe. -. fa. faao;rnd ] III ir,;a.1rs as 6not ~,
w.va nTof,tahla 4 heayy Lun,ntus VIVA dona in
5oroiEn fruita. About 81, ,UOD boxos OF oranges |
and lemons we're handled, and large quantity !
OF p'neapes panhnne tn,,;. s 1ne trn 1aes % ,o
~" e,e,,,ofi fsimsta s7Eo utit,. ''
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DnY GOODS
no cHAN1Lh HAVE OCCURRED IN TIN hoEtfa
doing buatneBa III ufJ goods during TIC paas year,
The ono tim Which yielded TO tho storm OF the
panic having " stepped down and out ~ the
clone OF 1879 heither has there boon any III
cFeaee IN capital, the eash ohgagaa IN tho nusi-
nehs belng about d, ,o9' ooo ... ...
Ihs salea OF tho year fooI up total OF ABOUT
e5o,ooV.eoo' winch NJ 'neioaae OF per ccns "ll
the volume OF traae In la's' i've quantity Oh
goods aoIa exh'oite maen larger increase 'hsn
thas' as lhe prices OF gooas haFe oee" io0er,
neceaS'Aune tue BLU VI sefes'oi non'pel VI
pieces 10 give tue sene cAsa so'al'
Ihe year haa beon lar from prosperous ono
Will 1oopefs 1os sae reason thas
COTTON GOODS HAVE STEADILY DECLINED,
aud range luGU1O per cent lower 1T tho close
of the yenr than at tho beginning. Wooleps
... ,,s, toan w..r ~, .t,a ,..,.os, ,,or...;..
~. at.",s ", aa,4,s ~,.;,., A..
to the fact OF oyer-rroductioh. Both cotton md
woolen manufacturers havo mate,ialty curtailed
operstiona io conseuuence. and the downward
ta,d.,n. x,, .o,ont1v .hocLo,, altar nr;,o. L,d
' 'A' '! .@' 49,
toheheo INC !o"cbt Posnt Known IN several 1eRfs.
Indeed, deaIers report that atocka In frHt hands
arc now much smaller than ia generally SUP
oosed. and look for q general and decided in,-
p,o'easn' III 'ae staae oA: y ~ 'ao ~" Ae~i'
Whca tnsy e1peot "lli prove 10 10 prosperous
ono.
THE pAsr YEAR HAB WITNESSED
i. .rrnr;,;no ,ro,ro,,.t,on il, H., trodo p,t,, 81,
s.,..,'. .;,, 80 49,. ~. ~ T,'a "o sn
eootn"ohs' pss1'col.1F "'.u 1eAas: ane 'ecep.
opening up Of now lines OF railroad has enabled
our rnerchhnta to send large quantities Of goods
th.t hat " t,,aso NV s.,t;nn. .to r.,
A'sAo" saas'NAea ''.' :" ~" '1.,,' 80
prosperous conoltaoh, oeln8 ap'e anu "!.nne 10
mako prompt payment. for which our Chicago
merchants hold put suueriOr Inducements. Az
bo,h hnv.r. nd ,e,,ora ars an wall satisfied
-. j.. .o1 .-asa,at ,t ,,,,,,, ,.o,to.
tnefe Is goou prospect OF much greato.
growth IN that 0fect1on' Aheaay too so!ams OF
thia trade, which goes directly past rho doors Of
RI Iouis comna,es fayorably With Tho aRcro-
rata salen Of that citv 10 Iii oti.tters.
THE GENERAL TnApx
with the West il reported an yary good, subiect
only to the dlsadyaptage Of reduced prices noted
| ahnye Pho manic Of 1873. while it preased come
| Of our merchants rather heavily, really did in-
manae good to tie trnda. The shortening in ID
| the lines Of credit 10 New York took AWAY tho
only inducamont that had existed to draw Watt
| ern bnyers 10 the eeaboard. aud mnpv Of tlo1s
! who haJ. up to that time. steadily pstronized
the ue1chants Of that city, transfetrod thair crs-
tom to Chicago, finding themselves dcio by better
tban tt,ey had pected Ihov have aver since neut
their nrdnra hera ant tLa general prosuer,ty OF
| tLe farming popuatiou haa enabled them to soil
! longer lipes tban ever bstoro. Eastern
merchants ale again Offering long lrlea Of credit
| iu ths hope Of recoyeliug their lost trade. But
! THE DEALERS or TIE wEsr
Bills aud that tbcy save jn the cost OF uooas By
buy,pg nearer home. ia addition to alvlpg the
cost Of trnyel, and the delay Of several days
Iessyns foeds they have t beer % ordered ed
] derxell those OF Now York is plan. They buy
direct from lie manufactureis, both Eufo2cna
and domestic making their importatous direct,
and thun ssvo on hsndIipg, vhile the cost Of liv-
| lug aud lolpg pusiuceB Ge1c il not murt more
I than hall Of what 1t iB in Now York. We uote.
Too, that not fer b,,yers have made their ap-
pearance here during tue past year, who had
pyey,ous>y dealt III 81. Louis !; mid, judging by
tno toue Of Their ramarks, their custom has come
here to stay.
| orn DRY aoops MERCHANTS
generally report that col!ecl1vns have bean good
Throughout tho year. Tlia rofcrs especial, 10
the country trade. The CITY retail trade has had
= bard Tins. In addition to tho decline in tic
/ aaII;nr vaiuea of roods. w1iIa On hand. thew
have Fad to contond with a general disnosition
to econou,ize IN couYeuuonce Of relatively hart
| tiu1cs due to depression In manufactures A
few fayorita houses report IN Increase ii, sales.
to tho extent Of fu]ly per cent: hut thus ouly
matls it vorso for somc others. the sggrogase ro-
tail tr.de boiur SCARCELY equal to that Of 1878,
| woo1,xs unops.
Til. hr.nch of tho whulrnaIo trsae has rocent-
" asspmel enormous proportions 10 th1y ctr.
md soms now tirns aro adaed to The list Of those
woo,an tobbers Of tnls city are geuerailY strong.
| and na sI,o}c E,vo cTn,rancad n fs;rfy
| nroap.,o,,s aa,xnn nattinV 4 snfiufartnrp rraft
On tfausactions. Tlo business nas conducted ia
1H7d m . rnn,tnl NJ fnllv ST f1{) 000 md the -