, 1876-01-01
1876 REVIEWED.
Trade and Commerce Of Chi
cago for the Past
Year.
A Satisfactory Exhibit, KotNitil~
standing tile Dull Times.
The Produce Trade Shows d
Slight Decrease.
Seventeen Per Cent Decrease
in the Volume of eread-
stufis.
i'll l!lcTcaSc Ol DeltH illtll i HILL
Pcr Ccnt in Tic Wholesale
Trade.
Our Manufactures Foot Up
$177,00o,000 Of Annual
Product.
This 10 a Gain of Seven
Per Cent.
The Total Trade Of tlic City Meas
ured by $657, 100000,
Which Is On Increase Of Two and
Eight -Tenths Per Gent Over
1874.
This 10 a Gain Of Seven
Per Cent.
The Total Trade Of The City Meas
ured by $657 1000, 600,
Which Is On Increase Of Two and
Eight -Tenths Per Cent Over
1874,
Etc. Lite. Etc.


Jar than TINT Of its psedoconsor. though that.
following on the heels Of The laas panic, had not
oven partial parallel since 1858. And ttB Sill
gu1arity lies chiefly In tho fact that tho record
presents comparatively few new features to Ia
described. That is. indced, singular for Chica-
70, nB cur city laa heretofore heon marked for
tho malirg Of history 20 rapidly that 1t mhs diff
cult 10 record 1t inst enouga,-ao Get one fact
down before nnother waB due. Aftcr tho excite
1nent of tho rautc had Hlbs!d0d, tho business OF
tho city Iapacd into quiet state, from which 1t
las only partially recovered aH yet; and tho
complete recovery may not 10 accomplished for
Apmo t,np 10 como. The different departments
Of nctiyisy have gradually worked round towards
what las seemed AitLorto to bo tho normal conds-
t!on llore, tAongh tue exception tu the caso Of
older cities. But the rato Of change Inns bcen 80
slow, especially for. quick-moy1ng Chicago, that
not fcw hayo asked tho auestinn II tce have
not at Inst eutered upon tho adult phase Of civic
existence aud ceased to grow os OF yoro.
That question must 10 answered in tho mega
tive. Wo layo ccaHed 10 bustio aB much aa W0
used to. do, snd onr well-known naodcsty has al
Maya forbidden uH to boast as otl.er people do.
Tho produce movement las fallen OF somewhat.
1t ia true but thnt Was because tie Nest was
moro ctosoly drained Of her surplus thau uala
NJ tnc beE'nall'h VI tno 3eat' ~scAsao i'aH uota9
her full sl1aso tn handling tue produce OF tho
country around her. II eho ''aa done loss. it IL
because thero has beeu 1ess to 10 done. IN tue
othor great departmcnts'-"in commerce anu
manufacturers our city has made satisfactory
psogress' though not q row nave complained taat
buslneas "as never 90 aal1 ootofo' 1ne iact u
that our merchants haSo got INTO .iie napit o.
sol!inE up tho volume OF tho's b'sslnpsa I'Ao a
gathering Hno"'bait. so that anything Ices than
Al anuua incfehHo OF 2o per cont III profits ID w.
saelsiaeeots' ia'a caa au 'ouees 10 eAPee.au' Auo
rapid increase OF tho past ias fns'tou 60 macn
buslnesa oaerss Aofo that the iiofeasea
compet'stoh lossens tno pfohts OF 'nu1s'aua's
mud hsms' anu sho iaeseaso ~ tho hamoef OF
traoeEs Fsovents 80 rapid swesaag OF aalea ~
forner'y. 1h0h' roo tAefe ~ real plaea ~
tho growing ratio OF tafatlou. "hfca, saporpoeou
upon tue payment OF aoo's incurred tour years
ago. altsr lho hre, ssra'tehs tno circumstances
VI 'hAas ""o """iu osass" ss "'a" ." Aea''aa'as :"
real estate movement, which hns hitherto been
OF Tho ctr. That branch Ut the buHiucsH waH