, 1877-01-01

h7rA nnnnrnt1v s1ar.
s.zSA tr1 ,,a snp,or ,,S y .,,tn-,n. ~" n,.,".
'n1 tuo ep'"s auu "",iu'cs' n'ttes
e1pcfcnco Showed That this policy was unwlse,
and In 1874 and 1875 Chicago manufacturers
thn 10 ae
81. VI ~" plleee :" tno ai''AE h,ae h'af'
kct' Inc .esott was pcaeteia1. a shght re-
TlTal of business rus pc1ccptiolc, and tue policy
during tho past ycar than ia 1874 and 1875, Al
~. s.s1 p"st 'eas .oa 1,as. ~ 4o.. wv .s'S'
~ suppl '. s's.n A.ae' "se m'se' ,As
,ast spring ana suanef markets ruled
scale was reached about four months apo.
nj bncousc .rr,,v bo 1'rcn ,,So,, hv ~
wv. wv ~. aapl'{ ~ o'.n W go .a"eA W ~
maht, Out rather &c: tue Fcason that prices Lad
bccuu1e 50 abnormatlY low that operators, ruth
or than submit to ouy further sacrifice OF tncts
stocka. odon,cd Tho altcrnntIyn of boldInr
.t's.s ."'' ~" maepss1 s ~ .a.,.....a ~ 1''00s
boot AND auon MAsuTAcruREHs
has, In tho interval, caused IN unusually lively
bu,ino,,. and dnrinr TIM hitter o1nrtcr Of the
year # became % apparcnt M that tbs old .'stock''
nre small, and there is not much prospect Of
any considerable quantity being received from
prico Of lnnterinl did rule low tnring tho
greater portion Of the year. the average advance
Ut 25 per cont in tho fall has brought tho
market fully up to tho usual average,
~ estlH'ntGu lnetsasV . ~ tnc aSEleEate anount
vs,nn ~ tbn icntbcr t"rnS nj hcpo ~ ~, NJ ~
against ii, 600 10 lS75. Fully 5S,c01 cords Vi
tanbark wcra consumed In the operation Of
tapnnG Dcalers feport an increase oi ~ PR
., St ~ tno ea,.. y, r., ~ tMo t
leather sold in tho East ii tho product U( Cica-
60 tanncr!cs. Good Judges consider that tho
quality Of tho Chcago product ol 1879 Is ST.
fl,at improved methods IN the art Of tanning uro
Of tho iaraa home demand the CHI.
cago export trade has langlushcd slight
ly. Tho political complications n Europe,
however, inSfsasea II; s ell ano ocmana oo51te tue 'as-
" po' AZ An = IscMrIsE ta NJ m FER CENT
In tho boot and shoc traslo is reported. Tho
extension Of Wcatcrn trade has bgcn consider
aoie. an eht!relY heW aty!o o. saoe ,nanalae.
ain.t t,tnc t to -, s,iacsi ra1n p"
Tnu novelty ii thu ,,ew pattern Is to bc iul,ni
in the sole fasscniugs, whtcl, consist Of small
btnst "cablc" screws Instead Of tho regular
wooden pes. II Is clut,acd that ti,ia make is
4 peg, or eren r scwcl boot; and
II would seem that The business OF thc claim ia
fast becoming established. US the gouls Of this
ass aro Hs stns 1sor n s We.e
growing tlmnaud th!a present ysar, and. y view
OF this hcticf, arc considering thu feasibility of
introducing stean, into ti!css iaytotes j., ono
prominent manufacturer mas already Act the ex"
ample, aud considers tho experiment aucccss.
The minor dealers have Increased tlcir a.Ere-
Eate manufacture IL per cent. Of Tic boots
and e0cs turned uut at this pt'nt. about 20 per
ccMt arc made frutn the product of our home
tauncr:cs; an,l OF those put upon the Chicago
market, about 10 per cent arc uladc here.
SADDLE AND HARNESS
manufactures have grown 10 per cent, and
tEunk-dcalers claim ga!n of s per cent.
The increase Of annual product In this de-
. pasiiucnt |. nearly 171f per- cent. Tho following
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