, 1877-01-30
COMMERCE..
Indications that the Times Are Not
as Hard as Represented.
The Imports and Exports at
New York for 1879.
The Fatting.oH Very Much Less
than Was Anticipated.
A Very Considerable Increase In
the Amount of Exports.
How roanlcs Affect the fn1porta~
ton OF Specie.
Tho Books Of the Year Show Favorably
to Business Men.
Business Men oonstaersi ~ Chronic
Growlers.
4 Moro Promising Outlook for tue
The Fat1ing.off Very Much Less
than Was Anticipated.
A Very Considerable Increase In
the Amount of Exports.
How parics Affect the 1r1porta~
ton OF Specie.
Tho Books Of the Year Show Favorably
to Business Men.
Bpstnase Men Considered ~ Chronic
Growler1.
4 Moro Promising Outlook for tue
Coming Seas0n.

Mora prom,sinr Ontlook for the |
,,...,Nc
tomfng season.
.,..,,, r,,+r,s,o,t.r,s or zat rrtsun.
6peaot t"'eV1s1s"s - s.s. .,r
NEW Yonkt jan I'll 10 NOT suppose Wy
pretty l,arl times since the panic ot 1873. AJAX
~. h,.fnrs..man. I'm MECHANIC. ar The labor
an,, ~ ~l,l Iii vo,, tbst snc}, ia the
nm s"a s ~ ~ ~. 'e s.,s .,,rrsr,or yrsr
a|nce that event has heen harder than the oua
that preceded It, But there Is reason TO believe
.h.t ~ .tr,nr.nrv a, hu,,ness matters has
beon very considerably exaggerated; in fact,
the statistics of trade aud commerce st'f'" snch
to have been the fact We had been working
for a rood nanv ycara upou an unsubstantEal
80. - s,...ss go s.1.. 49,, t,,tt ,,ro,1,ctrl
us..s u spoea..'on sa VIZ whsn
j, the crisis came in 1873 very few persons we're
:'sarprt.ea 10 see house after house 20 TO
.n.. .he "A''' ~. aus w.. .a,,.a, w, ",oo,;na out
th'ngs toM 8eneFa' e'ea"'ne W.
had got to be met, and there we're
,nuct, ns possible, confident that there could be
s"as -, pr ..m
III ea1etI an'n
sotID fouEoAr1oS WAS Reached.
s,rluRcucy Of tho times oyerratctl. Many n
nn.,T,".. ;,,n rh,, ,,,rtn,, tho v.ar ,.t ,,,a.c1
o .' wy s INV 49, t".
naa eompla'hea that naslaeas WAS ocaa' ths1 ne
was doing nothing, not paying expenses, and
singing thn wcl1.known changes on TINT sa.ne
'ua.' 1ouno' w oa'an.4nk nis oooAs ~ NA' o'a
o1 Enc year. tbas inc sao"lne "aa not 80 uisas"
tOs,ra Oas W. anm =, tnsso ,eakcs
.tsns denaai ' ts other si " make. sooa. which
arc purely articles Of luxury, a1ld which every.
botly could get along without. During tho year
these two reuttcmen were constantly singing in
NY ears 'ae'r na1o''lt1cs .ret' ''' fea''f oeEaa
10 believe that poor scribb'cr who wns In re-
cetpt OF modest weekly salary MAS better
oN .bnn tha CAPITALISTS. who wcro vorrrlpg
.ha,~ 'ss,. Nv. ara- = i'm. ,,,s,,as. ~
sns'' .t'es oas WE ''ot'P~t'"4 e"e.''ce', ~"
were fearful that they were about to loss thctr
investments. But What do behold ut this mo.
ment1 Both these manufacturers who wero
Adofnp m hue1rcse, ,, nm tnat,Jnp cr.cna,rc All,
.,n,ns ~ ~ ,s.s,,,,,,.sa .n.,,. >, .,.I. f.a,a
oH!ons totne producing eapae't9 oi 'hele tacto
sangcmcnts will not bo completed In tIn,o to co.
sh1n thrro tn ,nnkc I'm .ufr,ctcnt atncl. In ,nent
a.. o..tr,, tI,ro.t 1n.to,5 ~ .,,.o, ,,tt,,, y.
sao oP'ns oeA'o"o' A"sssna y. t's.c''e4lHit 10
one would suppose natural nttcr l1sseh!ng to
thclr lo1e{ul cries 90 long, SEQ them actually
%us an tloy a
aud a1e ''f 'e' ,As
this ysal s,ranGe as + may appear, tho gentle,
~ usrrrss'te ~ rhesa ~ t,ro 'Iu ,ncu "" sre hnt