The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-09

;. han vas anticipated while the summe
n u.de and that Of the winter, up to date, ia
. exceeded expectations. This refers I,
both the Wholesale and retail trade, botI
!. being very large, the former more especial
y ly, being constantly upon the increase.
The clothing trade has picked up wonder
|. fuiiy during the past seven or eigh
4 months, especially and more particularly il
:, the wholesale line, the sales in the latter hav
!. ing doubled with in that period, while III,
territory reached from this city il rapidly
oeing enlarged. In fact, Lesvenworth is Be
coming quite Wholesale clothing point
= The retail trade has been very good.
. The boot and shoe trade has been lively
Z the Wholesale trade haviDg been increased
& largely. The retail trade has also gons
, ahead, but, of course not in the same pro
portion - that Of the Wholesale, which
d latter Ii becoming enc of the institutions Of
z tie town.
In. hardware trade il in good condition
; and has been on the increase steadily
) throughout the year, with the exception Of
! which there is no special feature to note
The grocery trade, Wholesale, has re-
z ceived an impetus during the past year
which has been the means of ausmenting
J the sales largely, and has made Leaven
worth a formidable competitor to cities
which have heretofore claimed the pre-
ponderance of this trade The retail trade
has been very good.
In drugs the report il very favorsb bic
The establishment of one or two new
Wholesale houses ana the increased pros
Peritv Of the cd onss is surely as good
an indication Is could be asked for We
have been enabled to hold our own in this
line, and the prospects look favorably to-
ward not only to keep on doing *, but push.
ing ahead and leave other cities, to whom
formerls Lsavenworth was not even
rival, in the shade. The retail trade has
been excellent.
In the jeweiry line it may be said that
Lesvessorth leads, ss We manufacture
more heavily Than any other city in the
West, and our trade extends westward as
far Us Utah, while We aknowledge no com
patton. The retail trade last year vas
far in excess of that # the year previous
In books and stationery great strides
have been made and Leavenworth is now
represented everywhere, the sales extending
throughout the entire western country and
rapidly on the increase. The retail trade,
always good, was better than ever last year
The harness and saddlery trade has been
tr.c,s having hen III e, mech an. -
manufacturers here. The s.Ie. have hon
lnry.. and the nrosnc,s are ,b., IN,
iii cop,;nus n, IN. ;n.,..s.
Tn m,II;nsrv md f,,cv - ,h...
be.n , ,rea, imn,ovam:,,, md n,.,ch.,,s
h.vr carried Isry.r s,ncts dnr;n. ,bs No.,
vear than ever befnre Which !, .,,.r;na
'nJ;c.,;on
The h.nks If tho cit, m.le f.
HE reno,r. and no,v;,bs,. nJ;n. III. -
e. and failures ON every side have .,ood
firm m. den,.i,s b.vin. ;ncre.sad I.r-sI.
scor,s of country mercban,s rho formsriv
did bu,ine-s az K ,nsas Civ ToneLs snd
orber nI.ces having ,ran.fs,,aJ hi, an
count. to This ci,y.
The Lo,sI, h,ys bsa, do;ro GOOD h,.;
ne.s the nss, Yea, and m.ts .no.s f.ro..hI.
renorrs The Ie.yso~or,b csr.v.nssr;.s
take high rank among the bos,slriss of
the west
The stow and tiuxare trade has been in
a most iourishing condition. du,ina Tho
past year, ap.r. from the immense sales Of
stoves manufactured her, This ,r,de has
been incres,ed largely and ia steadily i'm
proyine.
The commission merchants have been
verv bnsv dprinu The en,;ra ve,, Nh.
consipnments having hen vrrv large This
line az busine.s i. growing ..eadiIv and
before the close of the present wear will
have reached mammoth propori;ons.
In cigars and tobacco the trade bas CON.
tiuu.d to be yery lively. There are in
Leuvepwortb about rhirty cigar m,nnf,c.
Iuring li.hments. which produce more
cigars yearly than the factories of ali The
oI6er western Glitter combined. and IN.
brands made here being fsyori,e onss and
yerv sup.rior there ia a great demand far
them. The cigar and tobacco trade
Of hi. civ h,s ALWAYS been
good. but last wear il WAS better Than ever
The wholesale LIQUOR trade during the
wear has been yery good and has bern In.
creased largely. The sales we're much in
EXCESS of 1877.
The music trade has an encouraging re-.
port to make, which ia q fact mos, altering
to the city. The sales of music and mnsi.
cal inatrnments last wear we're immense
and extended over a iarxer territorv than
has ever been covered in any wear previou,
In furniture and CARPETS. not Including
roods N manufactured here, the trade has ben
large. that for the hoIi.
laws having been literally .s,opi,hine in q
il extent, and the houses dealine therein o
hsve been pushed to their utmost to eli
heir orders. Ie.venworth leads the West
in this tr ade and has no competitor. c
The hat, cap and FUR trade has been very Z
good during the past year, the Wholesale Y
,rade in furs having been large, the indica-
,ioua being that during the present year it n
will be greatly increated. n
The fruit trade during the past year Wa !,
imply immense. This city is the great