The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-02
THE BOAEsn or TRADE.
Annual Meeting Last Night.


Annual Meeting Last Night.
The annual meeting OF the Board OF
Trade was held last evening, President
Olnaber in the chair.
Fr m the reports of the different Com
mittees the following is taken:
THE RIVER INTERESTS.
The statistics Of the boat building for
the year 1916, furnished by the courtesy
of r. Ii. Stephenson, Surveyor OF Gus
IONS, SHOWS an aggregate tonnage. of
339, and value of vessels built Of 1884 =
000 The figures Tor 1874 and 1875, OBJ
tanned from the same source, were re-
spectively, for tonnage 4,726 and 8, 151,
and for values $250,000 and $169,SOO
This is u gratifying increase, but when
compared with The reports OF 1871 and
1872, wnen the figures approximated a
million year, only serves to make more
apparent the change that is taking place
IN the character OF the business trans
acted on the river. The railroads are
stretching their lion bands into
and through the cou"try that
was, few years since, acccs-
siDie by river only. 70 the mass of pas
sengor travel and a large portion of the
ordinary traffic, the consideration Of
|
omy OF the river. Only the heavier and
more imperishable articles moving in
large bu * now seek water Transports
| ton. Tue business is accommodating L.
Sc to this change in character. Pow
erlul towboats. with great fleets OF
| Darges, carrying twenty thousand or
| more tons oil freight, and reducing rates
to the minimum, are taking the place OF
floating palaces that once served alike
lor The transportation OF freight and
pas ssengers. Year by year the tonnage
upon the river increases, but il is proDa-
| bic that the time will never again come
when million year will he expended
| in the construction OF water craft IN this
city.
HOUSE BUILDING.
Statistics irVm tue Board Of Pubic
Works snow a total OF 439 orick and III
frame houses built during the year. III
1879 the reported NUMBER was 462 brick
ana 160 frames. WIIle the number is
less, lne character OF the sJructu es was
better, and the aggregate value shows
but q slight decrease from the previous
year. The times Undoubtedly otfer X
, ,ceptionaI advantages ior building; botn
labor ana material are cheaper tnan be-
tore TIE war. When the season opened,
manufacturers Of building IN sterlal eX-
\
| did a business greatiy ia ,e xc9ss OF the
corresponding mon'hs OF 1870.
LIQUORS.
1t is one of the anVinLiies of the bus'-
ness situation That. the manufacturers
| OF tobacco and distilled ANA IN VT liquors
| for the year show u decided increase.
| While the production of distilled
liquors has increased, that OF rectited
| liquors has decreased, 3ut the net re-
suit is slight increase.
In malt liquors the increase in prC-
ducLion Is much more decided, being
| IS4l ,544 gallons, or nearly IL per cent.
Beer, which forms the great bulk 0. the
production under this head mas been
steadily growing i'll public favor for
years past, and the excellent
quality Of .sUincinnati Lager has
4, commended it wherever beer
is used. A continued steauy growth IN
the volume OF this branch OF industry is
anticipated. Shipments are now made
from this poInJ i'll every direction
throughout tae Union, aud frequently to
points outside OF the United S.at!s, and
tie southern trade, alreauy large, will
probably be greatly increased by the
improved facilities for reaching that
section offered By the complexion OF the
Southern Railroad and other connec-
tiDnS III course Dt CUuSbLuCtlOHs Ie
process OF bottling, which is OF cOmpal =
atlvely recent Introduction, has alsU
made 1t possible to reach classes OF con-
umers before inacccss .Dle.
TOBACCO.
For the facts lu relation to the trans.
actions in leaf tobacco by the auction
warehouses Of the city, thanks are due
TO Mr.. Frank a. Pragut, Inspector OF
Tobacco. The increase in the volume OF
this business, as compared with the
year 1876 is very marked, the totals OF
the receipts and offerings being as Joi-
lows: Receipts in 1915, IL, 737 hhds. and
5, ,o63 boxes; receipts in 1876, 32, l76 hbts.
and 1871 boxes; offerings i'll 1873. q, 1868
hhd-. and S,6l0 boxes; offerings III 1876,
40,072 hnds and l0,46l boxes.
| RAILROADS.
In Ohio the following lengths of rail-
roads were Completed in 1876
Miles.
Cincinnati Il Eastern Narrow gauge .. 10
Cincinnati " college Hill Narrow gauge. 3x
Cincinnati & w esI wood Marrow gauge.
Dayton Il Northeastern Narrow gauge. 461s
Lake Erie, Alliance Wheeling Narrow
gauge .....,-.,...... -. ..,.,,.... Ia
Spring gfeld, Jackson POmeroy Narrow
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