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sr0ught morg money than at my Time lii tic
j. yenr. Az soon as tho carly egr season wns
+. Syor the receipts Increased. Which lnwcrntl
!: ..is.. ~ = 80. .l.t s.as ."..,. .,a-s1..
N surn"r % +, tho or,"n,, ~ ,,,,,. ~ % .,,o
,uu , - A'r INV, "utr. si1o p'.A VI wv
% Hce!pts affl'ca. ll1ey 4lhVo Deon enormous,
and indicate n large supply The fall market
!, hns been very active, but ut rahgc Of prices
n,at hns lrc1, inviting int sniisfoctnrv tn
.nito-a sr,,o ,,nr, ,,aa,hon ,,.I,,a1, .t,,,.,o,j
ec!4css' AHe WITH "caLuel. WHICH eAton'9ea
Into December, did great damage to dressed
stock, md kept shippers ont of tho market,
trn;la ria rio Ia law ~ nr;ecs ec ~ increased c ausi
s,"Ao* 1"o ~" "ese r"ete's'e"
Lnc nome consumption, mt the snp.
Ply far: exceeded this demand, and
! tho surplus yns Ia innp It oil to cai,,,crs ut
very low prices. During Thanksgiving wrek
tile market wns RrcNtly 0vrrsttMkr,l Md llntl
barely recovered fram tho effects 0f too
n,ncli turkey when the, llo!ny SEASON
days llas given shippers M opportunity to 10
something, md tho fes,tt is sligl,t improve
1lcllt III tllo business at tic cose Of Tic year.
Poultry sold In January Inst ut Ot6617c rcr
, 1880-01-01
GREEN FRUITS.

THE SEASON At THE OUTSET
promised to be ono Of tho most satisfactory
since 1871, Good prices woro obtained for
small fruits, Rnd tho lower prices OF somo Of
tho midsummer varieties were Offset by their
abundance. The drawback came In tie late
fill, when the unusually mild weather matlo
fruit decay rapidly, und the Losses In many
cases woro severe. The total sa1es are sup
posed to approximate 81, 600 900. Tho receipts
wero much larger ta,an III 1873.
DOMESTIC FRuIrs.
The crop of strawberries was large, and
sold at good prices, the Michigan fryilt aver
aging about &c, Md tho Southern, which came
early, about l0c per q'tnrt. The crops of the
Inter small fruits, raspherrfcs, blackborrlcs,
and blUeherries, wrro light OIL Rcco,,nt of the
dry weather, aud the receipts consequently
sold at fair figures, Peaches were lato III
canning Oh tile market, the Southern Illinois
crop being yury light, and the first important
receipts were from the Atlantio const- The
Michigan peachcs were little behind time,
but fine III quality and worry abundant They
were the product OF the now orchards In tho
fruit SECTION north Of st. Joseph. Prices
wero low, good peaglles selling at t0G1}0o per
peck basket; but the yleld WIS 10 prolific
that the growers made money. They were
nlsn favored with low freiEhts. A Eoosl
CFuP u! pcAFk was lnl6Eut unE pfufnH
futlotl nl,n0st everywhere; both fruits sold
well. Grnpea promised to bo very plenty,
but enrly trusts killed them III this Stats anil
Michigan, aud most OF the fine fruit otEared
cnil!u from Ohio. They sold nt 3G9ho per b.
The crop Ut apples was light, and the w!n-
ter-frnIt WINS tcnrly sntlleI by the warm
weather III October, which oyer-rtt@nu,l 1t.
Fall ,nppIcs rottea so fast tllat dealers were
nfrnii To buy them, excerpt on Wide lnnrgins,
early y, trado ). wqs Ai!l a,M tl's , ,ail weather
ties af fruit on their !hatds,; Sound fruit atl-
vance,l, however. aud ,promlses to pay holders
from Mlehlgau;, soEe good si9Ak arrived
from Canada, Now York. AMI Ohio. The
Illinois ard Missouri crops were light, The
aseraEo rangs Of cn!lota was saoo{sea. 50 pei
cranberries, md mnie trade slow. The Wis.
c0nsln crop was light having been touched
by the early frosts, and considerable stock
was received from tho East, ellietlY Capo Cod.
where the supply was g1D,!, CEanberrfeS
hAvo sold at $5.0Aa98 90 per brl.
0ALIR0lINIA HIluIr8.
A much largtr quantity OF California green
fruits was received than In the previous year,
The Eecclvts aro estimated at 100000 lbs,
, 1880-01-01

NAGlipL III UlnNulnCkllFeFHt 10 CatNplISuH
SYSTEM or LIMITED PRICES
was tho must serious obstacle lit tho way to
mn dctfve business with which O,ir jobbers
lIuvn llah to contend. Atolco comprehend
Ing the itstlcc OF The contract system ~ at
tempted 10 tmclifurcctl its practical working
Wtls to ctfrctunlly exclude Chicago merchants
from competition for trade outside 0f conn.,
l!arlltlv1ly nRrrow.lllnlts), joblers nsked TINT
tho contract might be so M.nditptl IT'S to
include tllo privilege Of cqrnllzIng freigl,.s.
ly organized for resistance to tho unjust tlr-
l,Aa,* Mf manufacturers; antl file entire Aboli.
tinn Of tlntos,trAct-systcin now seems In fair
way Of accomplishment. One If tho results
-;a1l. MT itnportMnt one 70 Chicago ntul tho
,Wcst---wl1l l,r. tho. establishment hero Of n
!nfKc factnry for the prnductl0n of pfuE to-
.!Mcco. Abundant cnpltnt for tho enterprise
Is ntrgatly pledged, nrltl early III 1AsO Chicngo
works III tho United States. Within the pnst
Sly months mn cnteypsEslng. firm of fcnf-
tobneco dealers l,,s crested here an en-
tcnsfvD Ewrat-l,ollse. This Ia the only
gstnbliA!llnellt Of tho kind west. Uf
New York, and. by q new process, dark
coors cnn be produced without lctrtllent to
tho qualify, md without rendering tho lenf
Ing IN a!l directions. The past years sales
were fully u per cent lnrgGr t!iA1l fnr any
previous year. mud 1850 bids falr to show q
still moro marked growth.
, 1880-01-01
HATS, CAPS, AND TURS.

:. =
the merchants report a very prosperous
scason,-ono Of the best they havo over ex-
porlcnccd. Trade has been continuously good
vorv sfeotv mi lin nnrt. fol, ,vl,o,, tha,, ~
' vo.s o1s ~. ...' os t'41' "ne'' ttoy ~
Vahcea suddenly loe9l5 per cent. Country
merchants have renewed stocks every month,
and payments hnyo been very promptly nude.
mnnv t1caera rcmIttInp tha cosh ooriv r.,
nr1or Il, sot t1,o ,,,san',,tt ~ | ,,,, os'.'S Ia
Uuue' NV " sos eto ulseoa'lI ". loas.uno SUES.
me increase In business nver 1878 Is placed
at 25@3o per cent. Tho gnt!t4n territory has
been Chiefly IN tho Sont,iwest.' Toxns7has
been yory thoroughly and 's,,ccossfniiv % cans
sso,as 10y 1 ~ n"a suse9ss.uS sa-
v@Saeu, n!ll tne lcErltDflcS anu otntc5 near
, 1880-01-01
THIS DEPARTMENT.


exhibits n marked chnMgc IN character snco
lust year. Tho first sfx months showed little
Improvement over tho business Of 1873, In
tho volume Of business done, or III the profits
OF tho business. Indeed, up to August tho
general run Of prices WIS the lowest known
for many ycnra. There WIS Mt no time more
than bare margin OF profit and for several
weeks the bulk of tho sales were actually
lnntlo little below tho cost Of production, In
order to work Uff rather large stocks to make
room for tho fall trade.
Thnt season opened, however, nlout thirty
days earlier than llstIal, and was quite active
BY the middle Of August. Trade hns been
very nctiyc since then, the demand l,nvng III
creased SO much that 1t was difficult TO meet It,
though manufacturers made largo additions
to their working force. The business Of tho
Inst laaff Of the year was disappointing only
fiji one respect. Dealers looked for moro In
Qniry for the better class Of goods with 4 re-
turn Of prosperous times; but no material
change Inns occurred I'll this respect, low and
medium price goods having been mostly pur-
chased, MS for two or three yeurs previous.
THE COST OF PRODUCTION
has materially Increased since tho active phase
set In. Tho wages of labor hnve advanced
OIL nm average about . por cent during tho
past nVo months, atd tho cost OF lnaterial has
advanced from :0GeD per cent, Tho advance
lii the price of manufactured goods IS about
20 Der cent since tl1o onentnr n tho ant,,mn ]
tra,lc nn,J thew ali, tnni ,,nworI1 ,vIt,, ~
sas.e,,a s."" Mu 10y @ ata. , .e!u "pwaIu WIN no
smaller than for several years past. ,,
The fnct that dealers nre prospor,nn rnt1er
the nav condition of i,,Inus Ia nv,;Innt ,v,,o,,
t. 10 un,orstanM t,,nt .i,n .,,tot 30 sp.v WV,
ns ha"" t"o s,'1 ~ .'l9 saps,", ~ ~ eployea @
, 1880-01-01

tlrce ynars. The loud s.ylcs nrc not In 40
tn'tct demand ~ formerly by those ai,Io to
pay for them; and on tho other lin1,i, It Is l-
possible to sell tho cheap rlhhons atitl trashy
III beth directions ii fir n ''bcttcr" class OF
gnUls; md these, by-thc.bye, nro now largely
supplied by l,otlic 1llnnnfactIlre.
'l!e magnitude of the millinery business
statement Tint there nre three firms here Win
l,nndlu iu9re goods than my otlicr tllfbo
l,osrs III tho world, nnh more than my Otlior
siy l'nsrs Qn tho trnde) IN the United States
Ut fo,rs tey tr;St se Ercns blk of te
llnu It lInnl work TO compete with them anil
make n living profit. Tho leading llo.tacs
manufacture !nost Of tlle1rown Hiosls. though
tlioy lMve sill resident buyers lit Europe on
offer MI 'Wllsslrpaasal,le display of ennds on
terms which mike. outside competition ulffl-
cult, IT not impossible.
, 1880-01-01


anu Inc sa!cs nc S@tSOoV. i'ricos fnhgett lnw"
Er, ipWK ~ i,cscnse. f enni;l9lom nIn 10 ine
W Nv s.t ,1s tS,o ltu ,,.r @ ~
n , nwa @ MGi9 ~ Yi1 liz os, svI s ~ ns,I y
n,H nH wv ,,.t ,,, ~ ~ Ivy SUI. Ms o@!1s'
@ n,r1 st tn S Hny our @ wss ~ WaknIS' WITH tEa'
"ogs ~" War;, s',E r.,t n NY aai a. a. aosT "
pcr ' box. % 1naccs, '' n1ums. H NJ nu y "uiI,c.s '
n,or"ii Mg,o "i r,,,s ,no ,,ri, III sh ~ % MnhtSt na
"ft o cnH rrn,, .,Sh ps ~ S ~ Gnn,o 1t s,c
i the frt was Injured X il,o G"l{9gnotl
tr,st,,a e nnt Inps9M t , n"ro i@!m ~ F' rs' m'i
and sn,,,,'nr r. ~ ,,o.,,n, ,r VIZ. fr,}ts III ts ,"l
inn,, nxE nE s,'a, ~, w., .M Gs" ~ isM,,s ta rs @
e ~ HHeGiehf' a ,ng S sensoii tas ,m:e anf
AZ wna ~ i,cr t'! snve.ro 'o 1o7S III u'e I'LL ~
ioe WIS f"u'cr ae'ele.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
The sales of West IntlLa. fruits reached
about S2oo, ,000. THIS trails hus grnwn very
rapidly IL tho past two years. Tho bulk Of
tho frnit. now comes direct from Now Or
leans. This receipts Of .Tnmaica and other
West 1ntln Island han1,,as wero larger thai
, 1880-01-01
TOBACCO,


1T TIE Aahicoi'Ioi1AL DEPARTMENT. .,
" washington estimates tho t0ta! area
under tobacco for 1870 at 4o1, ,lG7 acres, and
the yield per nero ut T70 pounds, or n total
Yield OF si,t77,000 pounds. This Is m In
crcnse over tho product for 1873 OF 30tf nor
cent From tha tax m tohocco tha uovnr,,.
r,a,,t ,ss,,n 'o ~ w ~ oOls ~,
u'eHt uefVes FeVenuc Oh npollt sao,00U,ooO
n,tn.intly, Ut which amount Chicago pays
about Sl,bOO,000, Tie Nnn,tnl consllmntton
IN the United States of cIrnrs Ia nrnriy. q OnD
nv, c0o or m ovorn1o - "hn,t 49,. s,,.,r
ot1o,ooo' ~. ". Nse'"so VI uuou' Jury
cigars Tor every man, woman, and Guild.
Tho consumption OF tobacco other than c1-
elrs mud clenruts ls about q. zoo. 600 no,,t,ls.
Fully gO.ooO narsons oro omnlnvoI IN
~ 1,,,,,,,,1 utS.a, T. ~. e.nuy." "'.y.. ~
lto onl"a otAles IN INC Nlahnfncturo
or tobacco, n'Ml turn out a product
worth 0O,UDO, The average consunp.
tion Of tobacco In tho 11nitcd Stntaa
ia nt,ont AZ ,,nn,,o r. t. I,,.,ra.tS,, 49,.
~. Mp.' ~" ~ louiuas ~ - tntesest'S 10 holo
t"at t'o u'etaRe consuinptlGh OF TOBACCO Tor
eacl. head nf the population III Germany III
1877 lid not fall fur short of ak poun,ls. In
England tl,o ANIMAL n ov"rn,,o Sor nnnl, ,,,,roa,,
t.na.s,'.. 9.n.'''. ~9 ~. e"sn po'eulI
snear'y q pound amla half. III Franco, nearly
everybody smokes, aiMl IN Holland more
money Is sail to bo spent OH tobucco than on
hrpnd. Inffrn,l. IL mnv ha uncantal M "a Soct
lint tnbarro IL ,,r" s.;ncr,iIv i,sc.i tin n,,v
other niIpln nrttsie ~ cn,nMaTca rnnsnma,I Ihhy ~
, 1880-01-01
THE WHOLESALE TRADE.

A marked Improvement III most depart
D1ents Of our wholesale trnle las been III
. progress during tho greater part ct last year.
1t began M,tcll souner than seeins to have
:, been generally supposed, md continued, In
'scarccly pausLng augmentation, 10 tho close.
1T WIS n gratifying contrast to tito depression
which had ruled 80 generally since tho pa,,lc,
i. and Il most agreeable disappointment 10 tho
many who forcbodcl TINT tho depression
would extend through the pnst year.
Z The winter months wero marked by dc
= N.cllctl tameness 1T many lines nj trade.
People were waiting to SEQ the effects OF "rc-
sumption" and tho partial lull Induced Il
slight reduction In prices FROM the improved
tono of quotations III the Inter pnrt Of 1873.
In tho spring months many lines Of goods
were selling Mt the lowest prices TINT hnye
been known since 1860; md some OF our
merchants wore disposed to look Oil tho
gloomy side for. the near future. Tie great
mln}orlty, however, felt the hooin coming, and
quietly prepared fur 1t. They saw tint big
crops llad tncreuseo tho ability ut the people
ito buy goods, believed that tho grenter abu1l-
! :+dHnca Of money must ORC long stimulate
-tva.le, and attached gront Significance to tho
fnct that there WIS very ltttte-srpus OF Ina,l-
! ,'inct,lred goods anywhere, and probably
would not be till prices improved. Manu-
/; fnetsretl goods were being snld bclaw the
<npt,lnl cost of production and this had grad
s'Nully worked stocks down to II low point.
This train OF thought hud been running
Through tue minds Of thousands, III city an,l
.Noluntry; anu Il slight impulse nMly WIS
snaeled to acs,,aiize tic Itlaa. II cane in the
..,,;,,,,,r,as ,,,,r.. .'a,,r - a".-,.
S'"ipan1"s "ets se!le'lne tucnlIS 'holc'!hna'so
yfur almost Moshlng," ind this started u vast
quantity nf goods out 10 tho country. H.
.trrtur hlyeyY rushed tt,err orders In Nv ,nnil
.1,"".,'",. .a, H.. ~ ~ '''aii
O' telGH.Mpl1' VI pl"us.'t 1li III pefsoii' NJ
5nte whlell soon CAUSED Il widespread dcple-
,:-tfon Of stocks, reducing rllnny lines To n
smaller uo3ut than l,n,l been known fnr n,nny
.vrnru 1ohhnrs ,,ro,v ~, ,,ir,,,enot,,r.,s ,1;1
:3,a.,s -. - ~, y" ~ -.',, y. ~
tnes Weto pate III tutn' aIu s!li9 INC tlenlalM
s-oontlnucd unabated, u retailers had ben.l
a rush Of patronage TINT thew could
,oroo,. ,,oo, ,,"s,, ,",t,, 1r,.o '.oo ', ,a1N.
e"..s..s "s1v p"Ho 49,. "o Wv ue'h"t
Iates not ohiy invited MI lhcreasea co''stlulp-
, tlon by people who hui formerly beun slip
.pl!el from Chicago, but brought !n orders
t on1 'aH,, !utKs sse.s W, Mnat .au setoto'ofa
peo,t eaI; nuppaleu ~ uuo' eisles' anu 1ae
i,1ap!a aevelopWont or mining industries III
1.-THE Far West swelled still further the volume
IOr outgoing traffic. Tho effect was mast
3,.a as ~ ~ .'ssaot t,a '.iss 1ea u ic!a1-
3, .3snlt, etc i,t nnt 4 extended n!eng the whole
iiht. "a Itt,e ! !h.u.etitiA VI pllSes iiltta!y
1owGn' ot Nh tnetS r. ws t 10 gencla! el,alEu
, 1880-01-01
GROCERIES,.

TIE "lloLEsAI.E a'socEhs TRADE
Nus oeen satisfactory one OIL tiie Whole'
though irregular. It was very quiet during
sn,a,,,,at ,ass .,'on +ar ia os onrsos,'o1,,,,
time iii 1873. Prices Of staples and most
at ny nreyos nts sca 1 H. ,nd on
oo,Tnns ,vora ,,a,.or ,,ofnro o., .,.on,, n,,I
concea Wolo ne1et oeio'e ~ eneup. nlo
slieArs were III the lowest paint known for
k ea5s Ts T9ysa s@~e ess lois u o CARRYING
ot.I ,,nrc. fraoi,. T., +in ,,tioJ,,t,o,, ~ ~,
'a "'cu nl'iu !'sc,t, r. ~ l!i1 "'alc'l''iou ol ~
auvaHce; nla t',o fes"l1 was gehe1al!y
ullVrDsitnblo business. Tratle revived Iii
August; nnd from tho beginning of
September till about 'nontl. ago It
was worry actEve, Many l,orp goods wgro
snld t,,un IN INV nra vinis tj,rpo mn,,tha r.,
~. ,,.rt.,, a,,, 49,, ,.,au<' ,.,u.i..,I 49, ~
n% "ynnc[ ,n1y wg1' IN snn Up
slight rcnet,on set In three or four weeks ngo,
Many Of the country b,,ycrs Ind stocked I'm
:" freely .lurinr the earlier .xcIt",nent t,,at M
tlloy needed 10 buy little In December, alld
tho slackened demand was marked by de-
cline In prices. Staules, faucy groceries. tlo-
nestle fruits, nutl lui portcd 10, nil declined,
1Ssfa 1S f sis ~ st'y Yin aS caSts %eitens 80 fG Joy "
thr.s, w,.aks MIor,.. nrl lint thnn ,norc uctiV-
liz Viii la oxitl,tttsl. ,,,,iess tia Weather
Should be 10 i,ai ~ 10 Interiors viii, jnterior
transportation. ~ ''< '" ''''' ava ''''''.
The ynlrs Ut TIC autumn vera about a5 per
cent lnrr0r thnn tWnlyn tnnntls nrnyln1,sIv.
T|ls trnl for TIC year shows Nh fncrcas, II
fuIjy ID nor rulIt. II IA rYtlulnfn it Slls lnD
CO. ura!tlst Ill 'oo0 IN iH7S' ria nynr,,tle
n,iYnIro in prtres n,, Mi ttescript1nns Of ano,s
mnv bo rnl,nhly stilietl Mt AK mr. cnf,fs b,it
the average Of nriccs ipr tlle yc,sr was sci,rrts
y4 p,r r;,1t nbOve tj,nt of 1878. m u,totntinHs
Wera vnrv Inv tjnrlmr fha frat st,vc,, ~ "is},f
mnnths. m" cnnita1 sinniovn,i In t,,s KILL
ntss is statuI 10 bu nbo'tt $7.oOp.0O0. nrnriy
firms in tha hi,sinosa f}ni% nns fnii,,ra ~ ~.
clIrrd tl.trlnt, ths v.'ar, nntI tS"t nnt lor@
~'N '' @' a'.,.,.,
cofFhEH ....
Wofg ulstrlbllted from tits point than In any
previous yeaf, my although prlcgH to.lchGtl
loEer lnlllt tllt.tl nyer before known, the
yenr's business wns profitable. nj tlle lowest
PRICES prev1lieG ensIy ~ tla season, tho tritle
1, ~ ~" s1 ns t III, ~ 1M W. SttI uEillk MIlo W
shnrt ~ III Tvs,re ti,e in,ini,pc t,,,. "ns ,S
fim,nii nj I'M CfT1 inrs mi thn ,!,n1itt a 10
s,insriUr Thc ontcSateG St sE"rtnw., @ 'y syoif@i M
oI,f II snrcnjnffye .janIaf,i In Snntn,",,ar nMd
,esoh"r n,i nries n,lynmc" fMIv y, ~ ri1u II,
hit III r.,cnii,ts nj iiln nnaSyo ~ ,,rs'.,,,.,, @ ~,
inn,nr thn% 'nvnnctsh ~" rm.I ~ in'a!f i!anvs!f
,..asiiss si,. III .s'I snH VsIltustt
, 1880-01-01
CANNED GOODS s. PICKLES.

pEiIlTAra NO ONE DSASCI
OF trnde Is making itlprs rapid progress
than Is that of canned goods. It cx-
tends from "Passamnquoddy Bay TO the
Golden Gate, md from the Lake OF the
Woods to the Nto Grantlc," md embraces
nearly every esculent In common use. Bos-
ton cans linked bcans: New Orleans ca,,s
lrln ps; Virginfn, oysters; Oregon, salmon !;
aud all the rest Of the country IL eneagcd III
cnnhing of these nrtl numerous other art{-
cles. Not only II the home demand rapidly
increasing, but 1t Is accompanied by n steatl-
ily growing business abroad. Canned veg
etablPs aid ilsl, aro coming Into very general
use III England, and sucl, of our nnnufact-
urers rs l.ave established regulations ind
their transatlantic orders constantly in
crcns!ng, ns the uunlity Of American canned
goods Is conceded to bs superior to TINT uf
any other country, not excepting Frnnce.
Sales OF CANNED GOODS
In Chicngo for the past year were but slight
~ II atiy In excess Of 1873 was not because
Of n lacll OF demand, for that was larger
tlIan Nver before, bnt tho business WIS re-
strlcted by the ]ack of supplies, the crops 0f
tho smaller fruits md of vegetables llnying
proved partlnl failures. Up to tile beginning
Of September tho trntle had been character
izcd BY R0thing more than uie ordinary
movement, aud the extreme low prices of tic
closing months Of 1873 ha.l bnrely bcon sus-
tatnc1,; but early ~ September tl,ere set In
M actfye demand, which did not lug until the
CLOSE of November. At no previous period
there SO y1iurp in advance In prices. Ex-
fuE lid 1 not materially higher 'iH. than
cent. Strawberries, blackbcrries green
cages, and oysters show the greatest cl,ange,
ey IA aMiaying moyes ye " !, q froM s % to sD
va.ccl from 81 90 to 81 20, and corn frop 10
to s1.H per dozen. As n result OF the figher
prices CURRENT there was Il marked falling OF
are, confident tl.at tie consl'nptivo demand
will take all t!,e goods before tho new crop,
and the market, therefore, l,as not weakened
to any notable extent. 4 nart Of the advance
u cea IN es seo dae M e a1e e ne TSe 81 cfes II n soS IT
va'llo OF tho raw ninterial and tho higher
wagcs paid to cntl-mnkurs.
The growth OF the trade in :,
PLAIN AND FANCY r1c11IEs
hMs also been l,anpered by a. lack Of sup
oasof pf @ sSFss sease Icy o M R5fss e R,eyS1t o 1
cournge producers, md during tho last sea-
son a materially diminished ncreaEg wus
planted. The weather, too, proved uifavor-
bSIs rne 9 sTss {e' % h III s oo1S s5eR o Of nY
large as for 1S7Y. With tho oponing Of tho
fall trule It became apparent thnt the supply
Wottl, nowhere near meet tho demand, HtHt,
ss9S,s 9ss s p3ssy WIZ MSFe nas nargy 1 nvents o &C.
at SO per brl for medium, 5000 for small,
change fro,n these figures until 1ato in tho
, 1880-01-01
DRIED FRUITS,

!'tn rAn'. 'L."F or aH. row
" w"s sna e,'sy mo5aoa 'ot inc ,ioa character
trencly low prices. At no limo dur
inr flint rcrtnd ,l,d Tho mortnt rtsa
~ s ..s l.''ou u'' u" '''"'Rc! !ts
,,xa "' .,.'s,., @ .,., .nn,l H., Ao.i"eo
Msaec " ~ a"..s.sy' Ml'l.o lne h'el'se
During the spring md curly summer trade
was very dul]. Even the most staple lines
,v"r, lnr,, IN mova evreni III IN HIN l1,,ad ",,"mti @
t;na .m % ~ :" uSees a, ai ',. 'a . .,t
tho margin Of profit WIS Whitfield .lown to
nil, There WIS, iii fact, no profit II, tic busl-
ness. md majority of those engaged In Il
.vn,,Id gia,tiv Lnvn rot1rc,t conlf tl,ov hava
done 50 % Without tito too sroat saeriileo. '' With With
tlcnccs Of n revival OF trade. but there was
1ittio octuu, ,,unrovnnnnt min Anemst
From that timo % until the middle ' Of Sss: Nosc,a
ber there WIS unprecedented activity. and
tho course Of prices was continuously up-
ward. Tie fall season was tho most
orr or, jobbs;rs have ever cxperIenecd,
md tho tratln nt the present time, Is in
sosena eon!Iis.on: a'! It WIS teareu thnt alter
u!o ...oiE THAI w Was e oSer there might bo
1rnctlo,,, II prices, but trade has continued
iair right ~ 70 tl!e CLOSE OF the yenr, with
rrlceS well supported. Generally speaking,
sthckS nra smaller tllnn they have been fur
many years, ana the present outlook seems
lnvofable 10 higher rather than lower quota
uohs. Of
FOREIGN FRUITS
there were smaller crops tfnn for 1918, TINT
OF currnnta lning Gstlnlntcd nt 10000 TONS,
against 100 900 to,is for 1879, md Of Valencih
rnlsins Mt noon tons, ngninst from 27,00O
u 5000 for the previous, year. nrslncs
were hoG lull crop either IN turkey
or In France, Some estimates ptace
t!le new crop at less tlinM Ilalt Ut nli average.
Prices opened nt TG1T19c fur Turkish, but the
!narkct gradually declined Until June. when
1t stonu Mt baG05]1c. III July the upwnrd!
movement began, and WINS continued until
e.95k1c for oiti was renclle!l, i'll October. The
year closetI nt 974Dloc for new. CHrrants
opened at 3]1@415c,, advanced 10 40A4c In
February, where they rsllialnel without
e'aggS ;hINse, nntll 3uly; They then ndynnecd to
n ater a1ya.1csd Rs9.is to 5@e 9d eose,t at @
1s7s, though from tho fst Of June till tho lat
OF Sentel,lber tho price was very low, rang
inE from Sl.40G9l.65 for layers. Prices for
the new crop opened In October Mt S2,0O(D
EOS, and steadily advanced until S3.50
WIS, reached. About tho 1st nf Dc
celnbor the market dropped oil, but
later reacted. and closed at 93,a0@
?.4D. California raisins, nro beginning
to c4t quite MI Important figure, the 1unntity
been about ton sar!l1atis. The receipts
crease in the mountain trade, which took
most OF her surplus. In qualify they. aro
fully cqnRl to tho imported article, and ir
pricu also they can e0npet1 successfully.
, 1880-01-01
VALUE OF RECEIPTS,
THE First SELLING VALUE

sof the receipts Of pro,lacr IN this c1ty during
{1670 wns ncnrly ns follows:
N}scniisnlfa 78,0a0,000
Live STOCK. N1.HlHtND
kAlEO1Ot h&a,WM
Q'rnvis0Ds, tAlsOW, nI1l ID. ff.,....... 14,1+j,NN
t1}uttcr, CHEESE, trs nI,l wool. ...... ;1,:1ftMu
tS,Gts, rGtAtoes, sAlt. md Il. eGr1..... S.s,GD
!I!Hy, poultry, apples, eggs, eto........ l,HY.tW
UlsCollAnGOlls. ls........+...........,..... 1,5M0U
Total produce. $9..if, OK, ,MN
pDo in 18TH apGcln hnsfs.. ............... 218Wa,t
0D In lhtI. III stc1e. 1GhIiIp,UD0
Tho Increase from 1878 IL About II, ,0oO 0o0or
3G per cent. t.
j.. Tic ynlnc Of tho receipts Of lumber, coal,
tANtl 1sl, nFs not included III tho above, being
. Incorporated Iii tho following statistics Ut
wholesale sales.
The totul weight ot the fnr1n produce re-
ccivel III this city during tha year WIS about
k,475,Qp0 TINS, against h,al0,0d tnns In 1878:
halng il gain Of 81 per cent on weight. This
Is at tho rnte Of l7,dN0 tons for elcll Of :llO
working days III tho year, nr !, AZ car-lontls
:. of p 600 tfS encll daily.
Tho official estimates compiled Mt Washing
ton give 81, ,004 ,+So, ,04D rs tho val,to Of last
years crops al whcnt, corn, onts, rye, harley,
huckwleat, cation, tobacco, llay, alitl pota-
toes, ngntnst 81, ,4ss, s3 for 1878. This IL n
2. gain Of 27.9 ler cent. It shonld be rcinem-
bGrctl tint q largo pRrt of tho amount to be
: received by the fnrfner for his crops belongs
to the account OF the coming year.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-05
FOR SALE

AxzA 4 GOOD LOCATION FOR FACTORY. M The lot Of land situated on the east side of East E&1A street, next south of the Rubber Co.'s brick storehouse near Grand street, 15x24 feet and bound ed on the by the railroad. This property must be sold within 30 days. Apply to
 M. HERRITY, sos Chapel street, fnh30 8. .Nitchels Building