, 1876-02-24
COMMERCE Of CHICAGO.
Its Volume In 1875, and Cons
parisons with Preceding
Ycury.

Annual Report by tho Secretary Of the
Board Of Trails.
Tho Eighteenth Annual 1!oport OF Tho Trnla
| and Commerce OF Chicago, for tho calendar
year 1870, compiled for Tie Hoard Of T,ado of
this city By O. Randolph. EB1, tho Secretary Of
that organization, ia just Issued. II compri1ea
232 pages, Including tho ropprt mado In Novom-
bcr last n reference to tho proposal to establish
! branch mint fu Chicago, and rcp,rt by tho
Secretary, ih addition to the material presented
at tho last annual meeting Of tho Board.
Tho Secretary. IN his report, exp1csaos tho
op!non that
THE BUSINESS or TIE err 1AHr YEAn
waa encouraging. in view Of tho general stagna.
tton ln other places Which stagnhtion may bo
attributed 10 the dorangnnent oi all our Indus
tries. oonaoquent Upon tho condition Of tlta
country from 1861 to 1860. We make tho I'll.
loving extracts from thu docnsnaot:
While tla depression and ,sasnst:on has bccn
Severely felt IN A OF buuoas III tAs 9tr
sod .as Northwsst !. m .,5nsl tse. th oar
us and vary f.if degree Of prosperity has prevailed
s4riealtara crops, wh'eh o Al ii, 7ory Jssis cf our
vioh ha1o eass yeti Il .ta. return for 'ts IL
dussr1.
ooun,nesetsl r1rsots h..s heen rro'ecu':d e. ".
il % Il 10 rss ees q Tia eetsy ' ha. sers
becn Of aeuYity In traJo, better percentage
oi pront tsslsea. The volume Of general Inereaute
lefors, and the number Of houses snssasa
nosbe sssisse q hs nsfsas ds
Tho e..ahl.hmens IN = thls CITY Ct numerous branch
Esstsrn dtss sad Of n.nufaetortes. Eeats sad s.n-
era expenses have greatly dn,nished IN cost, which
u Will other c!e, Manufacturing estab1isnaents Of
every description continue 10 multiply IN o9 midst
% ssns
than il is33, 1hon eareini computation developed
~ employed In manufacturing rurhuts
ovhn 45, 400 OPERATIVES.
The facilities developed within the past few yearn for
lated the establishment aE manufacturing entsrprisee,
and tho nod Htill insItcs new aud enlarged oopeti
9s ~ ns y G iadqs ,dtn IL
leas In volume than in 1874, but, owiug to higher
Increased. ostrful esti,ns.s uf tbs value Of tao
shipment. from this city Of the rotucss Of tho farm
may bo safely stascd as be!ne ~ follows:
Flonr and grain equal 10 II, ,3o9, ,lsl hu,hsis,
estfaated salue.. 575o1,0ED
iroes ii o.tiis and ioss sssooces
pro4luct of the dairy....-.......-" s7Do,ooo
iisl.wines S sIs and sicoloi J1SSS
SeedA aud hrooan n-cnrn ......... a,HU,030
saudry ether commodities. ..... l,1o0.uoo
Corresponding a.ti,a.e ior ~
ii not iateaded 70 Claim III tue aboys % serssssots
values established by sales In this city, largo
e ss u
tieulsrly applies 70 aour and wool. both Of which
West md should not no. IN any any .ense 10
considered a. psrt Of The traaa Of ta city, On tho
! T. s IT, asB ' ss IL 81, e
which 10 tta transit does not pass through tho city
Al. being transported By railway lines which do not
touch tle city. Anl again, such portoHH con.
snned Ia he city do not enter into tho estimate in tho
TIE DIRECT 1stroBr AND EXPORT TRADE
by Chicago merchants has increased rapidly during tho
past few yeass. Tho full extent Of hia ;ids earut
sS hs .s
been prosecuted to raueh greater c1knt iAan "a gen.
Of the tirect imposss by chicaso merchants. very
aueea 1t tho soaboord, AM. duties naid thern; hence
House in this cssy. rhis i partcu4ry trus IL regard
% portion Of tho past year when owing to unfavora
tbs apprstscent Of dasee4, CIR merchants frlt un-
sate in ordering their good. shipped through under
suned ihe oid method Of superintendent snd ths pay-
nent Of tutica ut tbs purt Of r.t htsival Eoswita
stsa ttsa s soS. q 4s s n a'
hare been pasaes! through our own custoH-1loixc,
md In addition, large ampoztatlons Of FREQ goods .n
Guiding 1901 hale chests Ut tca mly ytl San Frau-
ciaeo. md 5s8l1 rackssea Of Coffee hass been i'm
ported directly ly cur merchants. Careful ostimates
VALUE or E1ronrAr1oSR DS CHICAGO MERCHANTS
i'll 1874, placed ths Amount ut $s.t0lG00 III 1875 II
a gre1ser. The growth Of importatiUus has not,
however, Kept raco with tue direct exports, which have
incroasrd from 7,2a 'ous In 1879 to 2l9,as7 iu
ls7t nos insludng oa.'detabe suount OF psopart5
OF EAEi0ua kinds exported TO Cllada sHcll a. IL
shEppsd from this city for drsot export hut fos which
oenan fseghta are 10 b sstangs for At The seaboar
The valus OF direct exports In a5. m1iny OF provls
Ions and bFesdAtu1s, Was fully F95,nD,0o0, very
large percentage Of which was mno direct orders
from }Eeat Britain Anu the Continent. Slo itla1 OF
Tho n,aan!sudo Of this branch Of comnsseu may 10
drawn ftou thu fact that tile tonnage aubraesd In 1t
would give constant auaploynaens to sctni-wuetly
us OF ooo4n sts1mcrs Of 800 to 5000 tuns capacity
new and very Important fnaturv Of tho European
export tFado Of this city hiss botn nau9urato1 during
the past ysas, viz: tho shipment Of grain and dour
huuce BY rail- or Lake and rail. 10 tho seaboard and
thence by s4ittnH vessels 70 Cork for orders to
direct ports In Gteat Britain tho Continent This
busneas has basn mainly transacted yia pailAdephiA
lECE1rTa.
Thu following were tho receipts Of tho loading
aftfra3 of nrOducA for thrnA yaare naat