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National Republican., 1876-06-03
p H. WARNER, AuctIoneer.

r. H. WARNER, AuctIoneer.
STORY, 8ANshRD u ROOF N And AND BASEMENT
RREssED,BRIGK DWELLING, NO. As
By virtue Of q deed OF trust, dated May .,
In A. ID. 1873, and duly recorded in Liber No. IN,
o M e .na At Se fe9es or
party secured thereby, we will sell At public
Issn in fGR Gs Of sa Pcfe on Nc
ing described real estate situate in the city Of WASH
iPDSsSn an and % Of q 1G sfs
point on street north One hundred and two ilOsJ
seven Q5D feet seven az inches; thence west TWEEN
dred and ffty.seTen CiS7j feet seven a inches and
thence east along street twenty-five () feet to the
&c, consisting Of an elegant two-story, Msnsard.
roof and basement presSed-brick dwelling, with all
Terms: i, Us, with Interest a. ten uol per cent.
from November % 1873 TO day of sale and expenses
OF sale In eashj ana the 5aanea a. M ane
ing interest from the day Of sale and secured by
deed Of trust on the property sold shall be taken
the time of and all conyeyancing at the expense
of the purchaser II terms OF sale are not complied
resell the properly, at the risk and cost of the de-
faultng purchaser, after iye days, advertisement.
fbAElhS GbMahD fEafhEs ii SfhES' Trustees.
my2-TuThs&ds
RS- THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED UN-
TIL THURSDAY, June 1, 1s76, same hour and
place.
GBAEthS GBMak5 AEMfHE; ii afMEEs' Trustees.
mye-MwFAds
R9-THE ABOVE SALE Is FURTHER POST
POHED until THURSDAY, June 8, 1876, same
CHARLES A. JAMES, }rrustees.
ana j. T. CoLDwELL,
ie2-FMWfds SALESMAN,
National Republican., 1876-06-03
WASH. d. WILLIAMs, Auctioneer


PROPERTY At THE INTERSECTION OF
THIRTEENTH AND ID STREETS NORTH
WEST.
-. By yIrtra of deed of trust recorded in Lii
EaE Der No 7S5 at folio 9s, et seq, of the land
GE cords of the District OF Columbia, and by d.
szn rectiOn Of the party secured thereby, the un-
dersigucd as trustee, Will sell, at public auction.
in front Of the premises, on SATURDAY. the sd
day Of June, A. ID. lS76, At O'Clock p. all that
certain parcel Of ground in the city 81 washin gton,
y. G.. designated the ground plan OF said city
part Of lot No. II, In square No. 2SS fronting for
The same twenty feet on Thirteenth street west and
running back That width along the line OF ID street
north fifty feet to al alley. Improved by adweiiiDs
house.
Terms Of sale: One third of the purchase money
in cash: balance in equal lnstalments, ito be Sc
cured by deed OF trust on the property sold) pay
able At Six, twelve and eighteen months from the
day OF sale. with interest at the rate of eight per
cent. per annum. deposit of $50 will be required
the time of sale If the terms shall not be COM
piled with in FIVE C5) days from the day Of sale the
trustee the right TO resell the property at
the risk and cost of the defGultng purchaser first
giving FIVE () DAYS notice of such resale by adyer
tisement in some newspaper printed and published
in said city of Washington. Conveyancing TO hc at
purchasers cost. :: -
my24-WFM&dss- Trustee.
National Republican., 1876-06-03

~ Pursuant to 9 decree of the
supreme Court Of the District
N of Columbia, holding Special
e Term, i will sell at public auc-
tion on MONDAY next, the 5th day OF June, COM
mencing at 10 O'Clock a.. M, the entire personal
effects goods and chatels belonging to the estate Of
John W. McClelland, deceased, comprising House.
hold Furniture, Farming Utensils, Horses, Crow
ing Crop, &C., &c,
The sale to take place on the farm of deeedent,
part of Cedar HILL, on the Brentwood road, in
t1S jeitS GGSSn'' q Uffos f. hR1DENoUR Executor
National Republican., 1876-06-03

1875. GhEAT 1876
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
10 THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Double Track, Steel Rails, Splendid
Scenery, Magnificent Equipment.
JUNE 4, 1876.
Trains leave Washington, from Depot, corner Of
Sixth and streets, as follows:
For Pittsburg and the West, .. m, ,Mzs a. .
daily, with Parlor Car at Pittsburg;
7:4O p. m, daily, with Palace Car 10
Chicago, and I:5o a. m, daily, except Sunday.
Baltimore q Potomac Railroad.
For CanandaIgua, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls
and the North s a. m, daily except sunday; and
7:40 p. m, daily, except Saturday, with Palace
Cars, to Watkins. For Erie, Csnandaigua, Buff
fslO, and Niagara Falls, u:5O q. m, daily, except
SUNDAY.
For New York and the East, $50 p. m, daily, with
Palace Cars attached; Limited Express of Pullman
Parlor Cars, 9:23 a. m, daily except Sunday. For
New York and the East, $50 q. NJ. and i:So p. M,
daily. except Sunday, with Parlor Cars attached.
For Philadelphia, $50 m. and l:0 p. M, daily,
except Sunday, and $50 and $50 p. m.. daily.
Limited Express, 9:23 a. m, daily, except Sunday.
Accommodation for Baltimore, $50 q. M, daily,
and 4:2O p. m, daily, except Sunday.
For Pope's Greek Line, 1850 q. n. and 4:O p. m,
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis, $50 and u50 .. m. and 4:2o p. n,
daily, except Sunday,
National Republican., 1876-06-03

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National Republican., 1876-06-03

Alexandria & Fredericksburg Railway 4
Alexandria & Washington Railroad.
For Alexandria, g. Z SOS, g. TO- s. m, l. 3 4:20, s.
6, 7:OS and u:40 p. III. On Sunday at o q. m, and
p. m.
For the South, via Richmound II 40 p. daily,
cept Sunday, and via Lynchburg 500 a. IN. and
Il:O d. IN. daily.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington 8, Z 8, 9,
10, IL a. m, !, 3, 4, 5 and p. IN. On Sunday. at
and 10 a. m. and p.
Tickets, Information, Sleeping and Parlor Cars
accommodations can be procured at the Offices:
Northeast corner of Thirteenth street and Penn
sylyanla avenue, northeast corner OF Sixth street
and Pennsylvania avenue, and at the depot where
orders can be left for the checking Of baggage TO
destination from hotels and residences.
FRANK THOMSON, ID. NJ. BOYD, Jr.
aji-tf Genn Manager. Genn Passenger Agent.
National Republican., 1876-06-03
ID H, Manner, Auctioneer.

10 II. WARNER, Aucffoneer.
CHANCERY SALE OF IMPROVED REAL Es-
TATE.
~ By virtue of . decree Of the Supreme Court
nd of the District Of Columbia, in the case OF
III Hickman ct al. VS.. Malon ct al, will sell, in
~ front of the premises, on TUESDAY. the 18th
day of June, 1876, at O'Clock p. m, the east half
OF Lot No. s. in Square No. lOe, Improved by two
story Brick House.
Terms OF Sale: One third cash, and the balance in
six and twelve months, with interest at six per
cent One hundred dollars deposit at time OF sale.
Conveyancing AZ cost of the purchaser. This prop
erty is situated 'G'' street, between Twentieth
and Twentyrst streets northwest, directly west Of
the War Department.
ID y. ID. CLEARY, Salesman,
National Republican., 1876-06-03
Commercial.

Commercial.
WASHINGTON WHOLESALE MARKET.
Nochanges worthy ofnote In Washington whole
sale prices since our last quotations.
, 1876-01-01

COAL.
COAL.
1 LARGE IScnElnE N ouH COAL TnArF1o

ALAR0E 1NcnK1HE IN oun COAL THAFflo
ia reported for the past yoar. Tho causos Of tho
rapid growth. beyond wslat would naturally re-
suit fsom tho inr1etuc In population. arc ehlotly
found In tho steady expansion Of our nianufac-
turing industries. and in ehc largely Increased
number OF public buildings, busiuoaa blocks. and
private residences, where stestn-hoatilIK IL om-
p!oycd though tho growing scarcity add rela-
t,yoly higher price Of wood Al fael 10 oaca year
causing An Increased call for coal FROM tho into-
rioz towus. Nut oply was tho volume OF sales
much larger, but tho business WAS done ut 4
profit, and our dealers have in great part mado
good their iosses Of tue year batoEe. Tho Sea-
sou was somewhat remarkable Tor tho ateadlness
aud stability Of prices. ysluoa having boen
subjected to fewcr aud soAs yiolout fluctuations
k!,au during any former soason for ten years
past. Tho hoalthy state OF trado n ~ tbs reauI&
Ut the action of tue Coal Doale1a' E1clanHo.
through which bouy pricea have been stsa1ily
1uaiutAiuoI At poiut that loft fair lnArKln for
the dealer, and 1t tho saMo &ino did not btaE
uptuat!y on tho conAlltllur.
OWING to THE PROLONGED ErnIkE
iu the authrkclte coal feElons, and tho couse.
1ueut lexssusi productions, hard coal COST the
doalefs unEo than in 18TH Fragbts. TOO, haYo
averaged from lo 10 40 rer cont higher. snd thus
Ia accounted for tue additional cost 10 tbs con:
sutoar Of about 10 csnts psf ton, ~ compared
, 1876-01-01

WHATEVER vtClg51TuDEg
otlier branches Of busnoas may be Hub1ec to,
thu grow th Of our fab trndo ia atendy aud vtgor-
OUT, tho volume OF sales for 1876 having boen
fully IL per cont larger than for any ptoviouB
year. But notwithstanding tho materially
increased distribution, tho Season Inns not
boon - profitable rs somo of Its pre-
dccessors. a brisk local competition
served to kcop prices at relatively .low figures,
and left comparatively 1mall margiu for
peofts but taken NIL in all tue season may bo
sot down ~ fairly satisfactory ons to the job
bing trade. Tho
LAKE F1suEn1Es
havo boon attended With ayerhgo sl1ccoss, aud
the stocks in storo here, 1t ia thought, are Bu11
cioutly large to insure 4 continuance OF moaBr.
Rto prices uutil tho opening OF tho 1shing
SAMSON Of 1876. With the exception Of mackere1,
the supply Of
BALTwATEu FISH,
hna been ample, nnd low priccs hayo prevailed
throughout the aeason. Tho maokersl fHherlcs
wero almost failure. Tho total catch
WEE but lttlo moro than ono
bali al large "a for 1874, aud ~ q
consequence extreme pricoB have rulod. Since
tho middle Of August, by which timo tho extent
Of tho soason's catch could DO pretty definitely
lotogmlned, tho quotations haro boon advanced
fully S13 per br, tho present price Tor No.
hhuro being 925. Sono idea Of tho Importance
Of tho lnackerel tlshory nay DO gnincd from tLo
inspected aud aosd for consumption, In 1taBsa-
ohusetts alone, oyor 1,1J0, 900 brts. Tho catch
by the Massachusetts fent for Tho fire yeara
ending with 1874 wAB ns follows:
, 1876-01-01

bAI.MuS4
Tho quantity Of salmon sold In this n1arkot
during the year 1875 isgiyan At ., 001 larros--an
Increase over 1874 OF 1.UU0 barrels. This is yery
satisfactory showing when 1t ID Understood tlSt
tue packing Of the rast year was over 70 per
cent loss than for 1874. Tho average price for
tho p4at Boasbn was about 11G per barrol-ahoW-
lug do1lino OF about S2.
The inspection OF lake feh during 1873 waH
$3.50 barrels, against about 70, QUO barrels for
1874.
rnE8M FISH.
During tho raht tgAsoil tAfTp hayc been aoy0n
houses engaged In tho fish tEa1e. Tho business
WIS unusually profitable; tho totat uo'oa for tho
year amounting lta round numbers to 800. 1o0
iiah received aud shlppod Ut this olnt IL caiima-
TOD q H. COY. coo pounds, tue ayorago walght Of
fish being about vi pounds. The inr8cr bulk OF
sho catch Of ls74 vas tho product q l.ale Mich,
,sso s,aa ~ sser STtoa Ie' s9ne
exceedingly plentiful, snd tho supply Of la4o-
trout quito asnpio to satisfy tho city domanl.
tlicea Asvo ruled shade higher. Thu capital
emploged II the trade III fully 92n0,uu0. an iu-
Iho oyster trada OF t!l.B city haa developed
8ohaertuily during tho past year rs cum
ta'va paEoa y wish H. the ngurea Of 1874. The
n mo ,mmeeiato nc!ghborhood Of $4,000, 900
The totsl aalcs for 1a7A were estimated at - :
ooo' ooo; There tro nov tnolye firms eugagod III
t1e pusl!esa M nete, Mno sepsebent Al aggregate
capital Of 81 le0o. 600: Fully ssU0, 900 worth OF
tto oyaters rocelyed hare during tie past two!yo
month"; wore sppsopranted By civ co,lsunors,
ofitY ot tho tlstns established here uto b,anclIes
Of Baltimore houBeA, which city eatbers fuly
fous-siltt,s Of tho hivalYoa cons.1uscl in the
United btates. Thcso statistics rerreseut Gb1.
cago ~ he eoyster-hsrIlH's'ng point Of tho Wes..
The value g.ye aboys represents about 9, ,000. 600
quarts, or C0O 000 900 uysiora, boinX IN incrooso
OF fully ID por cont tho receipts Of tue pro-
Sious aeAsop. prIcea have ruled hlRhnr, owing
in groat measure to Tie superior quality Of tho
product.
, 1876-01-01

ever known Ia Tho history OF this doparsment Of
trade. The volume OF sales was fully S15,o00,-
600, being an increase Of 10 per cunt. As there
Inns becn Bhrinkage in prices to tho extent Of
nearly 10 per cent, tloBe lguscs ahow Ill aug
ment OF 20 to Is per cent iu tho quantity Of
goods sold. An iucroase of. 1.-Two in the number Of
firms has brought considerable addition to tho
capltal ongnged In tho buaneas it ia now osti-
1uatcd At IL. OD0, ,009 including that employed in
manufacturing. Thoro, arc uow about twenty
tobbers In tho trade. The hard ttmes, which
hayo proeaod 30 heartily On some other branches
at commerce layo hoan tho Direct cause Of ma-
tcrial extonsiou Of the Wholesale trAdo fn boots
and Hhoos they hnyo Induced tho purchase Of
rcadY-,nadu goods by thousands who previously
only wore thnao 1nAlo to ogdnr. Tho latter in
dustry exhibits marked falling OIL especially in
tho country.
Tho firms ougagsd In tho business NOW manu-
fzctazo
NEARLY ILL THE HEAVY d0opd
<mcn's wear) that thoy sos. tho tlno work. for
mlssos' and laaios' wear, being still Bul'-
piled chfetiv from Easlern factories. Tho
heavier stylos 10 Which our manufacturers hayo
paid aPccinl attention, arc now generally pre-
fas1ed to those Of Eastern makc, wherever they
layo boon used. aud arc rapidly gronlng In favor
with couHune,s. TAs city Is tho grent
centro Of the trade in hides and
1esthcr, and manufacturers aso abio
to Rplect thoir own stuck from tho mont exten-
Hso assortsnents. and obtain It ut primo cost,
with no expense for hauling or transportation.
Having tho beat nj lnaclIiucry, they aEo thus
enabled to HupplY iirst-clasa gools at prices
which can scarcely !,o competed with by EAstotn
maketB WHO hare to pay tho cost of trnnBiorta-
tlon botll wAys in competition with Chicago. 1t
IL now about twelvo yehEa ailsco tin nanufactnre
Of boots aud shoes for the WHOLESALE market bo-
gan hero i'll sonl casuehl.
TIE Lln1E INCREASE IN H4LE9
noted for tho past year IL partially duo 70 tho
continued exteuntou OF lilo trade With Tcxau
eEi tho South, noted Iu our list autual rasiew.
liat llere Ia also decided growth III tho Vert
era statoa, uealars Il, witch uuw pattontYa Cut
chSo, almost to tho exclusion OF tho ataboard as
theY profoe thoAa goods that aro madn hero,
aud orlcr tlose u Eastern make at tho
oas invoica. Tho tsada thut uow goea
Last Ii chiefly that which nocas long cEedit--a
ktul OF article not tn favor NTH Cl,cago dealers.
No note. huneyes, TINT tho trhde lisa beeu built
UP only by tho moat persistent e1esttou. More
trayclors Aro employed tl,au oycr before. and
still further Augment In thu autnpor OF dr''m'
mors to DO Hent out il e1psctod to b. made carly
in this year. .-.-
NrHnER Moons
hAyo been unprcccaantldfy active. dcc!1no Of
2nGpa5 per tent lit 70 solng ,alie Of these eTtt-
c:cs has enormously stimulated consumption.
tho yolume oE sales halslg mora 1hau tso t,u'oa
tflat Ut 1n74. Tho greater dcmkud was chiellY
being Hcare!y larger than the preceding Yeari
oWiug to tho mora general uso Of box-toaa boot
wear, which IL not vol aiaptaa to tho oyezahoo
~ other patteras,.
, 1876-01-01
MUSIC.

~. -,,D- -, ,tre,r., ,.,e-rr,,rv4,
TIE TRADE IN 'eolcAh i's4"lohsis
has bcen worry Rtc1 during tho greater part OF
The year, aud tho voune OF sales ~, 500. 900.
oxhiblta 1 eitRht Increase oyce tue e. 400 900 Of
1a-t Tho or,nti+v NJ oooas ao,,a il cor,,doro.
.o a'1 " so.es peN ~ a. so'sa'1s' sa'.
o's isrRes' 'ne eenesa' sh''nAaeo ~ PRICES ot
merchandise, Anu tue closer competition OF man"
ufaclurers and dcaleru, having neceeeitased re-
duc.ton in prices of what had previously been
..r,,..at,ra,u .,oh1n orot..j,,. r,h;a ,v.s ~.
co.upa'a'''''S e'aoie quo'es'oue' 1u'h was pe'
m1tsea 70 homo extent W feooeea "eece OF ia.
bor, Which is all important element In the cost OF
, 1876-01-01

lowing to tho alnoas en.ro failure Of
sho crop, anl tho resulting high prlcas
.-wtB conducted OIL b worry limited ecato
y tho smaller fruits, Including chor-
y, plums, bIackborrlsB, and faapberries, tho
! ok ts comparatively light. and high t.icos arc
roctol to ruLo throughout tho rroaont year.
osel,os wore canned very extonslvoiy ht tho
Fast mud Sonth (estinlated It G,ooo, 900 casoal,
aut1 tho supply OF that fruit is taIioved 10 to
within roaaonahto limits. For most descriptions
Of cannea goods, comparatively
LOW PRICES
l,aYn ruled. peachos oPened tlutl, and continued
elnrgteh and dsoopny down ~ ~ to tLo ond Of
ivt .,kes, to sl:25epl:75. Tho price has since
nd, aneotl to *1.0seo4.25. Tou,stoes were dull
and declining. throughout tho spring, aud reached
nH low ~ s1.9o@l.1o for = lbs. L..er they
siro supply, and has soId lowor tha,l
for souo years. thu efforts ot tho
Portland Packing Company to monopolizo Tho
H. 'inoas under tho projection Of petens aocms
to have proved abortlvo. and, with q light do
maud md plenty Of II OF brands OF soiy good
quality, no important ndvancs in pricoH la likoly
to lrc,r. A cornor In the ovBtcr market forcod
up P,Ices from $50 aud a1.5o for Lib aud 2.h
Augnst. Tho trade, however, did not respond,
and tho movement was aluggish until tue ro-
aumptlon Of packing III tho fall compelled re-
duc.iou to about old figures, whom t'iore was Il
partial roylval Of b,,sinesa. Salmon, which
paAsed through a poriod Of tow priccs in
1871. has now becomo Atapto
arsiclo,. aud ,argeIy intorfores will, tho
sales Of other cannod tlu1. Tho total packing Of
California Salmon for l875is estimated ut ,OJo
casca. sgn.aBt 40U, ,D10 for 1874. For tho smaller
dtied fruits nnd barries tho natkot presented no
very remarkable features except blackherlios. III
wAtcA eatly 10 tho season tho trsdo waA unp1o-
co]entcl. Under tho largo loniaud tho prico
advanced from $50 Ia March to s2.U3 1t tho close
Of Tue year. LII
tho very prosperous acason Of 1ail-'75 ia being
succeeded by an equally uufayosnoin QUO. Thu
favorable resuta Of the previous hoaHon'a work
greatly stimulated tho production In the Wost,
ano, ~ large ctop nt tho Enst bus virtually
closed somo Of tho outlets In that disoo!on. rho
large supply, it ia thought. will insure low aud
administrative priccs fer 1916. Tue pfico Of
medium pickioH ID now St0D per barrel Of 35
gallons. which docs not cover tha cost Of pro-
duetton.
, 1876-01-01
CLOTHING,

7nE vALUE 1Y GOODS soLD
Is nb1ut ZIP 900, ,033 bcluG lt:lo In excoBs OF
tin total for 1874. Tho quantity Of goods sold
exhibits an increase Of 10Gv2D per cont. but that
was nearly compensated by decline Of II Gl5
per cont in pr,cos. duo to reductious ID tho coal
OF material. aud q great saving III tho cost Of
manufacture by tho tlse Of patent machines for
cutting, which cnahcn four mon 10 do tile work
heretofore performed BY eight. Tho capital in-
vested in tho 1usiuoss hero Ia about s5, ,00J 900,
including that employed in manufacturing.
The business Inns boon transacted On very c1otc
Margins aud was not, therefore, 70 profitable III
In sone former years. This statemout holds
good all over tho country, and for thls reason
ta!lurcs hayo been rather moro numerous than
LII fornor yoars. No important failure haa oc-
cured in tho trado in this city.
With single exception, oil our clothiog-
houses
atANuFAcTunE.1HEiR GOODS HERE,
giving employment to large number Of work
ora. It is claituoa that tho 3ools can now he
mado up moro cheap1v In this city then in tbs
East, aud Chicago atyiea suit county buyers
bettor tina those msde On tha senboard. Il
Is tho growing appreciation OF tho laatnamed
fact which las enabiod Chicago 10 manufacture
niHc times Us much clothing In 1875 rs lu 1870
Our e!oth!ng is usado TO suit tho climatic and tho
wcater. oua c1ass Of gools being nalc for tho
sousherp trade. another for tue Western, and
still! auother for Northern wear, NO that 1t fluids
favor In each eccston. while till very recently Tho
Eassor,' loalora havu offered Qua c!asa ot Goods
to all customers. Our trade with tho South md
Southwest haa grown in 4 sutprtatna 1nnuncr
within tho past three yeare, mud Chicago now
atansla at the head Of ltle liat Of e!sses Witch
supply rcadY-maae clothing ut v4ofesalo-not
0yUn a1coDtiur Now fOttt. Tht confined caDttnl
, 1876-01-01

no GnANGKa HAVE OCUUHHED
In the houses DOUG bnsiusss In dry goods In
this CITY during tho past ycar. Il has been ~
nnfavorab!o period for tho trsdo, And soyeIal
Eastern housos havo yIeldoa to the pressure,
but our Chicago 1.ms have conducted their bus
tuoxa on oafe basis. and foossd up q fair sggro-
gate Of profits. though losaas wore rather severe
In HOMO departments. Neither Ia there any In
craaso IN tho capital to report ths cash en-
gaged 10 tho buslness IA estimated 1t about
81, 000, 900.
The aa.es Of tho yeas foot IN total OF about
ebA. A.000, 900, agalust eao.6U0,0o0 lu 167A and
eA8, ,00o, 900 In 1873. The Increase ia nearly
peE cent. Tue ipckcase iu bulk u fully as par
x&at hnl With IN Avssaga shtinka2s ID lsltnS
, 1876-01-01
Iu 1872 carriage bolts aud Bcrows wcfo doublt
tho prcsont piic0.

LII 1919 CaEFlAk4 Q01kH Au4 bE!ohb H14o AVANS
tho prcsont piico.
sHELr.aoops AND METALS.
Tho dealera In Ahcit hardware aud metals ra'
rost better yaar than tho QUO preceding. Iht
DECLINE III values VAS not 10 leayy nor htsul,
and by guarding against carrying largo stocks
,ho dcAtslu ayu!ted u,rch OF tho responsibility
of sho Decline III gholf. goo1a tho reduction IN
prices waH tuodoEat0. Tbs lower IatoB foE tln
aud iron brought pticeH down little, bus tue
1rade did not hayo to contend witt that constant
aud ssyoro eh1inkago Which WIS featurs Of
tho years 1879 and II. Perhaps tho most inl'
portant cl3nEo WAS IN sereHa, th0 ralos Iut
witch uero reduced by tue loading company C4
per cont. tho old agtsonent 81 sefew mahh.s
tcred = soyoto decline. and tho soasoI eannot 10
ealts 10 have been Iemunnsatife. The greatest
reduction was in tin and tn,pIates,
cscased aa. tariff. wero neyot bctoro 90 70"
plates has declined s2.a5@e, 30 por boz. Tho
production OF lin has largely i1,crehecd n1nce tho
Tho tleiuaud In this country. tie chief coi,sumas,
has greatly fallen off, Whilo Btocltd bare fapto'9
accumulated on both aides Of the Atlantic. Tia
wear Was especially unfortunate Tor Esstoin 'Ea-
i,orters OF tin, WHO generally lasd III hessy
stocks anl in tbelr rtcusurs 10 realize lost heasi.
ly, ayon nnds,selllng tho English market. C9i'"
per opened low, aud continued tolataplx ateaas,
apd sheet iron uaB extremely cheap Ilsse aft
tweiyo sholf hardware, including tho metal
hollsus IN tho city, shs aggregate capital Of Mlco
IL placed At 30U0. .000. aud tho BalBa for 1879 R14
estimated at sll ,u09, ,00o Ths aalos Of aadole!y
and cs5rla8o hardware nse estimated = q, ,6oo,-
OvD Oh a capital of about $3.50. 0uo. Ihefo are
now four houBsa III ths branch of tho trade, t"a
haYinK steppe1 out during tho Gossoa.
iEos, STEEL, ETC.
Tho trada in mescnaud:so iron was larger than
in tho preceding yuar, aud has been sopauetss
at moderate profit to tnerchxntS Prtooa KEad'
uully declined about 10 Ter cant; Ia tho sps!na
~ 1ttempt was mado 10 establish ~ advance ID
ron. tAo sticks being ut tho time badly bFokgn.
but il was promptly iues ~ IN Increase lu - rs
production whic!. snaaa tho effort futile. 1na
market wss Lustlsnsd BY the large susp!ua
created BY tho stspnatson Of business EaAt Mhisa
surplus has constantly sought mAlkss ia ~
West, whore busiuess has bssn conpsIss!Ss1f
good. The pIoduotion q hnn ~ W. striisS
especially u Piahbalt aud vts4n's5' soe1s HeaAss