Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-01

stability of values growing out of the political
ctemenS, and not to lessened demand for goods or
| inability to purchase them. The sales aggregated
! over S349 000 as against s362, 800 the preceding
year.
The business of glove making was not rs good by
| "a 600 The sales amounted to only S, 800
| In musical and fancy goods in which we include
pianos organs and musical instruments OF ail hads,
| sheet music, music boxes, and all ines OIL iahcy
! goods kept by dealers in music suppiies, anu whch
extends somewhat to toys, toilet articles etc, the
| scles were $500, as against s22i,5V0 IN 1878.
! The sales in music supplies purely were not so
great as in 1878 Evidently the people purchased
less OF the Injuries OF life, but the trade has as
sumed brskness again and bids fair for the year just
| commenced.
In the line of business prosecuted in ioun-
dries, boiler and iron shops the business
aggregated something more than IN lsIs,
when the business of the fonndries and
machine shops reported 5000, and that
of the boiler and other iron workers $780, eco, max
| ipg a total of S49S, COO A large amount Of the
goods turned out by these factories go abroad.
Quartz mills built for as far distant points as
New Mexico, and Arizona demands that her mills be
built here. Engines, horsep powers, boilers, vaults,
| iall work etc. demanded for the interior, very
largely built here, and the trade constantly in
| creasing.
! The report from dry goods houses runs somewhat
in this wise l. First part OF the year ran behind ;
| Lad part made up all losses, and have had ten per
| cent. increase al; ; trade reached into more
distant territory, and trade flows here more readily
| 3 TIE volume If trade about the same general
| depression for most OF the year, caused mostly ny
| political agitation goods sold at less price ;.
About an even trade, y.ith .,tlool Tor ND very
| fine; loss of j fuence by this market, but its
| importance has augmented. L. Sales poor from
| April to September, but made up on rest OF the
| year outlook excellent. 5. An average year ;
wholesale trade decidedly better and active could
have sold twice the amount OF goods if desired g.
| Fair trade outlook encouraging z. AS good as in
| 1873 gained in influence abroad. s. Sales about
~, liant tahi ba
| could have done twice the business, but cut
| down credits to positively safe basis; Sacra-
| mento influence extending. 3. good year
for u.s. our volume of sales is fully equal to that of
| 1878 trade extending in area and volume etc
| From these statements, and the figures given us,
We place the sales of dry goods at 81, ,425 900 the
same as in 1873, although would be justified In
| placing them somewhat higher.
| The jobbing trade in drugs and medicines has
found an extended area, and sales during tie year
have exceeded $500, 900. Although somewhat less
than in ls7s the general report of dealers is that
trade flows more easily to this market from abroad
than ever before, and that the lessened amount in
the aggregate of sales is caused entirely by The re-
duction OF credits.
From this point in our review summary we
will pass on by in rapid statement OF actual
| figures as sufficient has already been given
in fuller detail to show the general condition OF
trade.
In cigars and tobaccos the trade was 1925 900, as
against 1865 900 in 1873.
Carpets and upholstery, $3.50 900, slight decrease.
In carriages, wagons and carriage trimmings the
sales were Si00 000-a falling off in volume, but not
in market area. Goods sold cheaper.
Confectionery goods snld to the amount OF
S203 900, showing growing business
The lower prices in clothing and wooens make
total sales in these lines OF S905,00 which, though
not large preceding years, covers larger
amount OF goods sold.
The brewers business was good, amounting to
Sl67, 400.
Bakers, cracker and others engaged in wholesale
ing, S220 OO0-an extending business.
Wholesale butchers report an increase to LOCO
head per month from 700, and place the volume of
trade at 81, 900.
In crockery and glassware the sales are s145,000
Business purposely limited
The business OF the box factories was S1l5, 900,
and trade constantly extending.
General blacksmithing, exclusive of merely local
trade SlS0,000
Boots and Shoes an average business sales S302,-
COO
The grocers report sales amounting to s., 900, 000
This branch of trade greatly limited by the
wholesale houses nevertheless it is estimated at
nearly 81, 100000 1t has found much wider area
and less difficult trade The grocery houses of Sac
ramento are now controlling element in the
grocery trade OF the Pacific coast, with most prom
lsing outlook for the future.
Dressmakng is carried on extensively in Sacra
mento for the INTERIOR and gives employment for
large number of hands. Not less than $50 900 worth
OF this work was done in 1879
Pork packing has been included in the estimate
concerning butchers 1t was very much depressed
in 1878, but revived greatly during the past year.
The Eastern markets in 1875 controlled. The situa-
tion has now changed and our pork packers now re-
port that they have every to be grated from
the present years business and the outlook for the
future.
We are now compelled, in order not to disclose the
details OF any one business, to aggregate large
number of businesses, including roofing, soap
works, brick making, dyeing and securing, hides,
tanning billiard makers, woodturning, dental
goods yeast cakes and fiavoring extracts, Chinese
supplies, patent agencies, land agencies, oil trans
portation, cutlery, safes, grain sacks hardwoods
ladies' underwear, ice companies, coal and wood
wool, hops, vinegar and pickles, manufacture of
surgical appliances, shirt manufacture, smelling,
glue electricians mattress makers, cooperng, indus
tries at the railroad shops lin excess OF So 500 O0O
unspecified business vocations, etc. Gncludng Chi
nese houses, placed at 100000, the whole aggre
eating volume Of 3, ,427 800, and this is undoubt
edy considerably within the full amount. The
leading industry in the city is the work of TIE Cen
trail Pacific Railroad arshops, where carried on
all kinds of wood and metal work. plating, paint
ing founding, etc. In 1878 the industrial products
of the works aggregated s., 600 000 The statement
is given for publication after careful consideration
and calculation for the year 1879 at over half a
| million more.
CONCLUSION.
We come now to the conclusion df the whole mat
ter. There has been carefully excluded in this
estimate any possible exaggeration in all instances
there has been rather under than overesti-.
mate A large number Of vocations have been ex-
cluded which are purely local that they had little
relation to the outside trade; no statement Of
deposits in banks, speculative loan transactions
are included There has been constant effort to
make this showing represent the importance Of Sac
ramento market and trade center-excluding
merely local trade would exist fSacramento
had no outside trade. The total then, of the trade
Of Sacramento, as represented by its leading busi-
ness houses, amounted in the year 1s79-notwth-
standing its depression, the want of confidence, the
financial stringency and the political overcast-to
the of 500 273 s00 against s $685. sos in 1875
| and S25, 500, 900 in 1877.
1t will thus be that in what was
off year, a year in which there was no reason
able expectation entertained Of anything else
than retrogression in business and heavy financial
falling off, Sacramento maintained all her interior
trade extended her market area, increased her in
fiuence as trade center, and transacted over one
and half million dollars more OF business
than in the year 1878. If there be added to this
figure the money deposits, banking gains, real
tate advances, successful speculative ventures of
capital outside of trade lines, underwriting, local
business not included in any other statement etc,
the ulue OF transactions for 1879 will exceed $685.
900.
IA complete catalogue OF business and manufac-
turing houses of Sacramento will appear in Satur-
days RECORD UNIosl