, 1877-01-01

d satfsfaetory increase In ttd alnount Of monsy
received IN wholesale sales IN this city but tot
The Centennial Exposition At Pht'mlelphfn- The
gathering Of tho people on the fcaboar1 In
honor Of American freedom was a proper m.
t!onal movement; bnt 1t took vast amounts of
money from tho West. 1t has hccn estimated
that not leas than f30000, eco was expended by
tic people who live in tho tcctIon Of tho coun-
Try That Is Usually considered to bc tributary 10
Chicago. Probably that portion which was
spent on railroad fares and ilotel bills did not
materially affect US; but a great many interior
traders, who have hitherto dealt exclusively
with Chicago, sclzel the opportunity to visit The
Wholesale marts Of the East, and bought stocks
Of goods In New York which ttcy would other
wise llavc purchased here. 1t Is not probable
that ttla action will eauAe permanent dfrntnu-
tion in the volume Of otar traac. On the COLI
trary, l'crc is reason to believe that In most
cases t1a experience of sleso Western buyer. at
tho f. st. Will tend 10 naku them fast
friends Of Chicago In the futuro. Many
u them hare since volunteered thu remark that
they hAi gained nothing by tile Temporary
did not DO 80 well IN New York as 1T Chicago.
But tllat dues not alter tho fact that the Cen
tehnIa las been the Wrastun OF q reduction IN
while 1t docs encourage tho llope That our
thg gain.
And tl.is Temporary loss has not been made
ahac',cs loF pt any NC" cohqueste Oh note, Vur
they hal already reached out Into all the avail
able tcfrltory and could scarcely push further;
except q: tic country als up, wlaicl, Is now 4
comparatively Glow urotcE.: ouf wholesale
pete with thu dealers oi tlat city almost at their
own 1o,rs. I4ey distribute tn. Their goods all
over ~. 'oIs""cst. ;3.i.' no.lt,Mest1 anu
soutn, hnn - fnnsiueIaute ; INSTANCE
e4at"atu, nui thct nag attauT noHe ~ P,e't
ohs 70 !o'n. ~ so1he ntfeetio'ls tsat!e aas bceh
e1!G!ara " t4c E...l1 o. mew customers "a e.
aen5 tstp!eo a.s tIets, WIN an iEtfenss ~ ine
Yo.nlie !,t VI l1aoG VAN lnosc VINO hao previously
uEt @ ''Iie' .si nt .e.a va foun'es.astE,t n ~.
esen 70 tH1s. ~ t'e lattef part o. lhg ysaf te
| nllsettlen eotsultlon o. our hatIohal p9lltles
n1aS ~ to.ile ~ tAir nGre eohesreatisc Mc!e'nnta
nausltstets ap1ut t.lha IN lug sontH. as taey
ev w se II. ov w. III ea @
tt osucs lhr Tug Etoas. ln!d attltuue WINS hot
Eese!a; put III y was prGstient . enonEn u hhe
hefteptihle uli!cfsfee III tEe aggregate tfaae OF
tiT @ last tMo ,ta inoh.hs y tne sGas
sened tug volume " our trade, espesiallMy y In
Will m,s K1" ~ ~ sai,,, n mt
so."tsy ,oaGs a, rfs ksnefy uai :" ~
| Was n scCu!ar tenaDarso Of thuu
! ialu upon 1rasei LOT MGeFs togctheri
| uallnK mmltn ny notses 1s ,,a colla not moHe,
ana sappe1a los Lug 'as!ta eon!. 9nay 9e oota'n.
| - w eM'en4 t"en' ~ A1h,au suoI'ueIa loan
nc rallroats A. ' u. lau,cs Gould not s;!r
IRON nome, lS'Mih!ne aaolnnleHt ,I was pnFtlaly
neelecte9 a''ti theh lac ' uu 1.tlc!cs oi appatcI
wsia maae 70 y ~ un,y y,1u sa aantncs % Seaso1; p,5
goous, auu iolihheFJ cspecla1is' buAefeo III coll
sc4ncnce.
foF t1e sau'o a,. Isnsons, county solteetlCns
we're ba1 m tilo spring out, TAKEN ns Eho,e,
year.; and the readiness viii, which payments
HAYc Dcen 30nNe compares iaFoFnuIy VIII tnaL
Of any preceding twelve months.
UT ~rSpiS S1ganta sss % ,. ,sss sp se5efo
against them, as tic through cast;anlwest
lines have shown Chicago no fayors. Hut there
has hccn noih'ts tl'nI coA!tl not ge successfully
the sltuatton. anu tnakc 1t their buslioss to
know tho wants anu rreAs!cetions OF their Gus.
toners III autiti"n 70 tho advantages derived
from eioso iHaf.ns' tucre are not a isW uepat1t.
of the West. largely BECAUSE of tue faet tlIat
Eastern traders i'AFc not yet troubled thch'-
selves to ascertain t!!e kislas ol gooda ttlat arc
mpst acceptable to Western buyers, and to FUR
| nish thcHI.
The systcm os short cred!ts. Whicti WAS ma1lc ~
necessity ly tho pa'lic Of 1873, lias been fully
ndterrd " during the past year. 9nu w1tn tho
eesncd. ne Thect merchant ,,l. that It enahics
him to do q much laFgtr business than llcrc-
tofore oal the samo capital, and that y fosters
stculy, continuous trAdc. instcad Of cones1'.
trating the bulk OF 1t upon II few weeks In the
spring and autumn. Formerly t'ls city joIbcr
was Obliged to charge prizes sni'ice'.tiy Nigh to
corcs lnr9e rtslts ns well as long Interest. Tue
Western buyer uu1a tl.at llc ls not uoW Obliged
to pay prices Zig enough to reimburse the scller
lurthe bad debts nlaae with othcrE, aud obtains
what he requires Ht taie lowest possible iIgafes'
Better tttll: he is nut nov tempted 10 stock Up
with goods, part 9t wl,iell inny beeomo stale
or lniaslfonable ocforc he ean dispose Vi them.
| Interior BUYERS uGw nnkU purcltaecs every