Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-03
CHICAGO's TRADE.
II Summary Of the Trade and Commerce
OF Our Principal SuJurb to,. the Year

Chicago Tribune.
The story of the growth of Chicago reads
like tale of the Imagination. Let no one
fail to read the statement which in all it's de-
tails this morning fills such large space in
the Tribune. From the fatalities we take
the following general results:
The greatest amount of breadstufs (four
being reduced to grain) in any previous year
was 1873, when the aggregate was 98,935,413
bushels. The receipts during 1873 reached
the enormous aggregate of 1886, 1913
bushels, an increase of 35,92O,79O bushels,
or of 36.3 per cent over that year.
The number of hogs received during the
year was 6,339, 656, and the number killed
here 5, 900. The number killed in 1877
was 3,O76,639. The weight of the hogs
killed during 1878 was 648,2OO tons. Their
value was $44, $40, 900, and the value of the
whole hog product was 5,5OO,OOO.
The value of the live stock received in
Chicago during 1878 was $98,4OO,GOO, being
an increase of $5,2OO,O0O over last year, and
this Notwithstanding the extraordinary re-
duction in prices.
Despite the general decline in the value of
all manner of productions, the increase in
the value of the manufactures of the city
over last year is $22,OOOOOO. The reader
can readily estimate the increase in the guam
tity necessary to warrant this increase in the
value.
The total of the wholesale sales in 1877
was $276,5O0,OOO, and of the like sales IN
1878 was $3.50, 100000. Remembering the
decline in prices, the reader will understand
how great was the increase in quantities.
The values given are in currency; reduced to
gold we have:
Wholesale sales in gold, 1875. $277, 900, 600
Same in gold, 1877. 265. 1000
Showing an increase in coin value of
$12,SOO,00O. The capital invested in whole
sale trade is about the same as last year, not
including the increase in the value OF the
currency. There is an increaee in value of
sales of dry goods, $2,OOO,OOO; oysters,
81 ,OOO,OO0; and tobacco, ST. 100000. There
is falling off in value Of dried fruits, coal
and oils.
Under the comprehensive title of produce
is included a large list of commodities which
may be grouped as follows, with the values
for the year of the receipts:
Breadstuffs Observation-Disclosures. II, $50 600
Live stock. Observation-Disclosures. ", 3UU, QUO
Provisions tallow, dressed hogs. $3.50, 600
Butter, cheese, hides, wool. ....... 27,960000
Seeds potatoes salt, broom-corn. $500, 900
Hay, poultry, apples eggs......... 1,SS00O0
Alcohol. Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Miscellaneous. Observation-Disclosures. 3,S00OOO
Total, 1878. .................s2 1928, zoe, 900
Total, 1877. Observation-Disclosures. 212, 10000
Value in CON- 1878. $21S, 900 900
Value in coin, 1877. .203, $50 600
Increase in value Ia S50 00)
Coal, lumber and fish are not included in
these figures.
The total receipts of lumber (not includ-
ing shingles and lath) during the year, were
LII 1864 900 feet.
We have only indicated few Of the facts
Of which the full details are given in the
general review, of which we earnestly invite
a critical examination, satisfied that no per-
son interested in this city will fail to be COM
pensated for the time given to such exam
nation. The general summary of the years
trade may be thus stated
Produce. .$2l9, 70O, 900
Wholesale. Observation-Disclosures. $50, 900, 600
Manufactures Observation-Disclosures. 30,0O0,OO0
Total Observation-Disclosures. $729, 700, 900
Deduct for manufactures included
in wholesale. Observation-Disclosures. 74,7oo, 600
Grand total, 1878 $685., 600. 600
Grand total 1877. 621, 500, 900
Increase in value, 1878. ......s SO, SOC, 900
Total, 1878, in conn.,. 49,. -. $3.50, 900, 600
Total, 1877, in coin .............. sos, 900, 600
Increase in coin value. ........$ IS, 0O0, 900
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