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, 1881-01-01
MILLINERY, CORsETs, ETC.
GAGE llnOTIiEIss l. co.

The largest general oxp0uents Ut tlln
wl,olesolo millinery interest. now embracing
". 1r,,.I.od ~ oa.ose,,r,. ,fn.,,r,,,nn,a nv.
III Klhateu or accessors uepstmel's eo!-
sets' notions, yarns. hosiery, white sooas.
fancy dry goods. etc., etc., Is to b. found III
ara II, t,a ,nost ,listinct Euu.n of tho term.
49, ~" ~ 49, ."s.a+ .,'1..','t",,'',. - .I, liz,
tte thost peltect REPRESENTATIVES, ~ wv ~.
tory. t1ie progressive devcl"pnicht. anu LID
present magnitude Of this branch ot our
mercantile system.
The hnllHe IL ono ot thu pl,lrst In Chlcag,.
with trade connections parallel md cf-exten-
Kiyo Will, tho domain ut our general cun!-
Merce. 1t IL not Il buast l,nr All exnEgernttun
10 aaY no other firm Ur cUrWIrAttOn has b'"..
more Thoroughly representative nf tho ca.I.-
merclnl energy lint ,us cnrrletl the fms ii
Chicago across all lands over uiI waters, and
aro,ltl tic globe, than SIessrs. Gagc brothers
& ca.
Mich TINT Ia pertinent nMl Interesting IN
tho management OF thu house, the splel.tlar
OF its inr.ianru openings. tic Br,nt.annunl
rccent1otls Illy0 been eyutlts Of pl,Ultc iutrr-
rst, iliu f0te tnys 0f tl,a millinery uls.! fNucy
tr,uern, n,blic intr]Ifrencc. 'rhe ull OF Its
,natrm,.s wns1iI1 mnKs Il fnir iuslmess DIRECTORY
~ iV"strr,, Htnnricn md thst Growth ri It's
tr,,ie hns hcnn x,iTi. ti,ntIni, ihcir nrrsent
"I,nrt,.ra rani. on,nn" ria inrr,st rit,nn,errIni
sdIiicrs in ChicMro' i wili l1v No SURPRISE iii
~ tt,air f,,rnr ,,t1..,ans ,,s t,a s'"Gdtn,,s
sIorns a. I'M mi 1ae IVmh"sh nvtt,ti. Whfnh
, 1881-01-01
sold nj n premium OF per cent, recently.
SD.en per cent per ntNun without ctfnnls-
stons Ii Tho rate asked Dn farm loans.
QUINCY.

An ExCEtLESF Hlto"1Sd.
spftfa. Dtfndfeh 70 7hs Chtedn .r'sahs.
QUINCY, ILL.,, Dec. M.-I)trlnK tito past year
this city has clIoyud IN uhtlslal lcgruu Of b,ls-
,,oaa rrno,art,r Tro,lo hn,,, whntnsa1o ond
'.An ,'ra .t,.s - s...,,,',"n..it'.s ' ...;
1ctallt nus bee'' Ncl"c "''t 'c''uheF"t'7"' ","t
NIL of the manufactures haye been crowded
oinht months thc rrnt1nrttve cnnac,tv nf nil
~ onr,rr nstn,,its,,m.nta
the ps'hc',al ,nn''"aaot.nIs es"o.is''l''eass a,'
hns bccl dhtlbleu. anu several ''laht1actotles
hayo been started, son,o of them upon an tx
tcnstve scntp, Ii, tic magnitude OF Its pro-
t,lctlyc enterprises on foot this city llas al
rf.nt1v attained n very tmpprtnDt twsItion
AMONG tho manufacturing centres OF tito
Wust. nnJ its Industrial Interests werp never
bcfure in n condition 80 prosperous aud uroil-
jsiug rs they ure now.
~ rItt. 1n,,1,,,tyns ERECTED q.
tnoso eiecsem III tnu' III ne ,,t,r.,aHns aums T. =
inoiGy GSMhHe0 ior oult'ls t,ts ,.st nMtpUStes az u
eoilHanefniy III eScchs VI 'i.o ..Ilnah' ,a ,fI1 TM
lellact! inr W. sA'lo pAlPo Mst seMt ~
clAss ol nullut'iEs elacletl, nhM !or nMc!.t!n .u
a nusinfss !taInns s,aer IT, er y, aitn y o,,rta T
,nn"y i.nnaos ~ m"tiinm siyo and cnst hnro
hrnt;1 htfit fnr renting, f,NI a considerable
number Of smaller dwellings hive been built
iIy lIlcl Of moderate means 10 be occupied ns
htuncsteniIs.
There li,ts been n moscrtnl
dur1aD tno y"or ~ oltI,nnvl, % I'M tro nsnctions IN
reai cstate have nnt beGi1 OF u spesaIa.'se,
fianfaoter mor nns tit9te ueo!l n.any nasHs t u
DGHtl1ess proMtty. Ine pMFGIn;aS1s 'iase tssn
ctsi!cny nl umililHluFEsu Issa.Ga.q Isoun1ar1ss,
, 1881-01-01

firm sends Nil Its forefT!l organizations to
Nov York, md the Eoo'ls arS ,,otn!ina,.y n,ii,I,
about 100 900 cnses 1f ~ lbs gael. t,ntl III tms
last st September. Tia val,la of tho l,Eo1.c-
tloi, durIng 1880 wins nearly sii ,000, COZ. THO
cantling Of beef hns, abostt oblltrrated tno
oid-fasli slitoned 1nctll.h of l,ect-packlnK; u IL
anIai scalo. Tho canning business hay not
heen very rculuneratlye rccaitIy. owing 70
increased competltiol, and 10 tho 'llgl'crprlces
I,arI refining md tls coenates liavo grown
largely, especially the mRnufncturo, u but
torinu, which now i!nts cnnloyMsnt .,,es Tor ~
persons, 1t, Z establishments; Inc coming
yonr Will Witness !argc prolnctioli Of Fly.
Iron aM! mills Inns recently been begun N
South Chfcug1, and tho product ltns ken! ulo
local niarkNt SC. well Supplied tl.at llttspurA
1as sent much smaller per conARe heFe
dowi. vi last May, aid the "Ciiicago " Dtstll|ery
III June: They lid not bcgin nrorat,,o,.ss ,,1.s
again W og.obcT W'c ssT@,S vr cffaltsit Wln
nus year, But for these lrcs TIC protillet ht
dlslIlnt!on would nEgfeEatea more 1n e. tfnf n,
gallons nctually nsade during 1889:
wages about SIX, 100 anti Frnfttlceu y a5iUstuN
bu Of malt. worth. .nt,out 81 pcr By. The cnl,-
ital employed Is about s;Mon II MATERIAL
Thc business Of jlour.inillInx has fallen OF
nearly onG-|ln1f, Tho production 0f 1870 being
sa,0M LrIs, and Of isso only about ts9;o ooo Z,
brls. There aro only t!treo iAiiis Er'aaaahR aiiu
n1iil these wtro tlolng little during 4 eonsltl.
was ,learer tl.an llonr, owing To tho speoula'
finn III thu farmer.
'rho produotitn of brick during tho year
vas about Ito COO 600. with 23 000 600 In stock
n vonr ngo, and H0, 600 GEO 1,OW, indicating a
consumption OF 143 900 COO during tho year.
, 1881-01-01
Grent Fire:
JOLIET
AS 4 MANUFACTURING POINT.


AS 4 MANUFACTURING POINT.
Spteta pt,pateh 10 The chIedoo Tribune
JoL1Er. ILL.,, Dec. 3l.-During the past year
Joliet Inns increased her stride MS nnn1,-
featuring mart.
Now wnter-wlce]s. lave been put In by
Hyde II Co., j. u. Dtsli, W..A. Snngcr, and
tho Northwestern Tile Company, further
utilizing tho Immense water.power afforded
by tho Dcsplainea AMI canal at this point.
Barhed fence wlro (s NIL important industry,
giving employment to go hands, Among tho
principal firms engaged aro the I.ock-Stttch
Fence Company, tho Stone City Fence Com
pany, Lambert, Bishop s. Co.. Watkins &
Ashley, W, j. Adam, II. 3. Scott & Co.,
md Fish, Connoll u Co, Tho product has
boon fully doubled during tito current ycar,
Improved machinery introduced, and night
md day runs established.
L.Rr.
Tho prison contractors are constantly cry
lng Tor moro l,ofp, tho crop OF able-bollel
conyicts not increasing III proportion With
tho demands for their wares. The principal
contractora nro ]. Wlnterbotlam i Son,
co0porago; L. Il. 13rAlnord il Co., eut-stono;
Burlington Manufacturing Company, marble;
IL. q. Cul'oni. knitting; n. Sctx & Co.. boots
and shous; md Soutt Il Co., barbcsl-wlro.
THIS Joliet Wire Company ls now In sue
ccssful operation, iludlng ready salo for its
product at homo,
TheJollst Stool Com pany's monthly pay
roll amounts to ncarly $4,000. Steel ruils
eMlmetclIant bat-steolaro tho principal prod
uct. 1lorscshocs Is a new lino in which tic
Company Is now roady to embark, having
concluded The construction Of tho necessary
machinery.
BToNE.
Davidson lsrothers hive shipped 5000 cars
, 1881-01-01

the mortengc on tho I!ow1and propsrty there
was M market for real estate, but today the
mortgagee l,as n. property Tint pays lla1,d-
edasS tsIS.s sonS 9ys % m ssrf ows s Wgsk s
the
1roxonE BUILDING,
n structure the 1nost elegant md convenient
Office building ~ the city. Il, too, passed
FRI fr%m .a. M l"noEos ads t. tG ofsgrsen
further notabIe. and was much talked about
rs q simple Of Chicago property that had
fallen into the lap OF the Connectient Mutual
1ife-lnsurancc Company, .,.
had not THIS great Cn'llpnly PLACED loans on
never have heard n wor1i about Its ltnproluct.
!yc'acss. 1t Is, perhaps, mt TIC province ot
the attacks nton Chicago reai estate, bnt 1t
cannnt refrnin from saying TINT 1t was worse
ti!a1l base and ignoblo I'll those otllcr Er,eat
fifg companies WHO were det,artcd by law
Gr hy o,ne3ilce !oi;y tro,a ,o,n'nE ,,n inney ,ny
company which did toan money, here, aud
to tho tejief-n belief that subseuNeNt
lose doilar S 'Sy is investn,ents hese. @ KID
TnE TN1n.!SE ventures to Any tn New York,
New Jersey, and B0sttn ltfe companies tint
thu time passed twenty years het, fur either
their Stale laws Or Ilolne-otIlcc pDltcleH which
nni hiding tic building up OF the West with
some of tile yAst Auins Ut money which West
ern policy-h01dcrs contribute to their treas
uries.
But 10 resume. Tho 11onor6 Building Is in
locality. where values nre Increasing be-
You'd any location in the city. liere stands
THE NEW cCsruM-ltorsE
md Tost.Dllce, ntllncent to wltch grand
structures are 10 hc built it tho near f,ltnro.
The llonore Building is occupied from ,toPto
J.eaEilc, Cen. Sherldnn mil staff, and Ingnl.
brrs Of the legal and other professions, Il'e
rental income received from tllls building Is
n,rer cent higher ulmn IT. cost tl'a'' ca,l le
obtained! Upon mortgage loans esst! tn NJ Ch! !!
nized, wlIe1, it is known tlat anolho,.
piece ot property OF thEs, Unfortunate ~
locallun-vlA: southeast ,cor1,erof Dearborn
and Mo,.rte, strects}, which cost 1t about
s3l0,0Oo, aud which i fcw years ngu WINS M
praised 'by parlies closen hy tho Connectic1lt
Insurance. Commissioners ~ almMt l'a!f that
Without tho snylng TINT loans Of, renl estate
in Chicago are fur from being unsafe OF ult
/ nrnfftnhtr
, 1881-01-01
CLOTHING IN
tTERICEp. i,

Statistics Of American commerce afford
SONG facts quito tAtterlng to our Western
commercial ambltlon.-amung them the dts'
coyery that in several OF the grand divisions
Ut trade, the department Of clothing among
thcul, tho largest Individual representatives >
Ut those special Interests arc found In Chi
cago,--tiat Is to say. our largest houses arc
the largest connected with the Au,aflcaR
mercantile syste.u In those particular depart
l.ients ot trafIe. lii tha seyerAl branches ae
the clothing Interest, collectively, thu job
blug and the manufacturing features twlta
which they unite system Vt great sessa e:
, 1881-01-01
CAIRO.

Eptetai Dtspateh to 1hs Chicago Trbune.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Dec. 3t.-afoney oasy and
abundant. Real estate Inns advanced 25 per
cent. Public improvements: Unior Depot,
Mobile i Ohio, Iron Mountain, and Cnlro It
Vlnconnes Railroads; Cairo s. Vinccnnes
freight depot; Chicago. 81. 11ouis & New
large, now, modern hotel. six stories high,
OH tho stu Of tho old st. Charles Il1tel; now
elevator OF Tho Illinois Central lsailroad, of
% pfsss so liz Mobis Oiio allroad H % as Ig. 6cst,
extended to Cairo, with now lhcllnes u, both
sides. Of nle river; stEcct-:nilway being built;
telephone system III operation; about sixty
milling capaclsy 1Ias bcen lnrguly Increased:
now barrel factory, alNl wagon aud cnrrlaX0
factory; popnlatlon nearly doubled sinug
last cotlsus. catro,. Mt present, II tho llenA
tho bulk corn eu.lng to Now Orleans Is now
shipped from Cairo.
, 1881-01-01
REAL-ESTATE LOANS


Chicago rs \ metropolis OF rnpft growth
llas been aud coMtlnl,us to ba one OF tho fa-
yorlte, rs 1t Is ouu ot tho anfest, plnces for
Eastern capitalists to loan their funds. 1t Is
fayprEte place because ChlcngO's immense
business enablps her to pay n good rnte OF
interest It Is safe because by virtue Of .ller
position IN tho gruat railway Rystunl Ut thu
Northwest HlIe has command for NIL tllne Of
nh ever-lncfeaslng commerce. md draws to
her borders vast population, MIL In any
metropolis 80 placed u,,d SO Increasing real
propurty must rlsa In value.
Fnr-sceing tloney-Ianhers have appreciated
the intrlnsiu y1!ue OF Chicagu property, anA,
regardless Of the sense'ess cry which was
f%r wlilS falsf sgai1st It. W interests!
IN i, f0recIostnG IL tl,oy llad to, bnt carrying
ii the East ' and | Witt SlIku. ''''' 'A''''
Tho effects Of tic pantc M, nyer, md now
they l.sye thslr reward; chicago Teat-estato
pan!c prices, while tho Investors III the bank-
lnpt,rEtfts Ut Nvw Jersey. allh even in the
full-EruWll centrCs Of tho East, llnyB III ,hpl,y
stan;Sys to RI! tslr torsslose eel, y prosEy ns
ontcry aga!i'st Chicago rcNt.gstatn lnyeatr
lngnts. Dhlcng0, tho rlutr0polis Of tie West,
.-,GnlchKo, tho metropolis. 10 pc, ot tho
United States,-slla Inns answered That QlIcs"
mo " AnouT CHICAGO PROPERTY 1hANs2''
n u manner tllat, cannot be comforting to
tiIosu wig asked 1t from setash motives.
"hHt lv,i Y t{ls stHa, Espyr t,row AMI.
THlnUSE are some examples Ut tho hA,Mi*
snnle returns to its OWNERS e!lat f0rcrlosud
property Inns made. and TAE l,llluuNE Is safa
asssstaS at ~ sssss xsn s3ess g. DO os IN.
ty forced ulNn thu la0rtRngees IN tie late
pnnlg.-tlle EXTREMIST examples OF so-ca(led
, 1881-01-01
DECATUR.
UNUSUAL BUSINESS PROSPERITY.
BEHstdt DtSpatch TO JA8 Chteaoo IsrthNrs.

sptstai oN Dt,pateh ':is 10 ~ cht.oos % Trtbsn.
DEcArg1h ILL.,, Dec. .at.-Dccatnr, tl'ecounty
scat u Aincon County. II city OF nearly
900 inhabitants, md Is to-tlNY enjoying u,,-
tna'aa nsas ety J,,u .. tns
twe!ya o!a'cslaolts''et. 1''ehalactuslnR estao-
ltslilnonts. except ono,-a woolen M!ll, lis
running, making full time, alld most uf them
tho,r arars WV MA NV ,s..,, W."
,tH.! ,aa'A oauo'e' 'Ho INV 'na""iao'uIn's cs11p
i!shhents a1e sh!Et factory. Vapof-ssoyo
firm, and Earduli.Iloe nrin; also two addl-
ornl amnlIor eutornrlscs. The pubtlc i'm.
,,rn,o"'"mts ,'ia., ,'r,,. .n ,,st t"vs ,,"ap @ sm
, 1881-01-01

tha Dnnk resumed business they renewed
iheE eatns foI ths % ae i hs hnsfness of t
"a PCT GENT over TINT ai the previous ycar;
Will the Increase OF trade In Chicago, md
the t!eina!ld for safe and reliable banks, tho
fontl1,e 70 prosperity OF tho Traders Bank
PRESTON. 1sEAT 4 co.
Among other Indications Df a healthy de.
velOpncnt !b the department nf finance, It
1pny ,r.y, Pc '1ssIo'cd tt M tle barking hoase q
aysiase sa M tsf Il tst s IL me Mesns2 fs s 'fstS a;si
l!alf Of tlle year, about el,5oo,ooo, lclng an
Increase Of ntDDt 10 lMr cent nj, the business
Of ls7O, accompanied by, something like z
e1rtapl eeorrtEspo!!.ling entn IL tle dspartinsnt ef
that interesting hraslr!t of tho business for
any preceding yenr.. 1'rcston, kenn 4; Co.
conduct business III tfrre Trading dlylslons.-
tnnktnH, hnn ;t3 ssc15'ty atnl foreign exeal,gc
ume IN t!Ie foreign transactions. and tle
staN!ing average OF tiepDstts llnye lMen Of
tnark"l el,arActcr. tho department OF sccurt-
ties Il assigned grtnt ,pronli hence.. Govern.
tlons, thy negotiable securities Of the Nation,
chnstisnten II prfnHry interest, BIeetalty. 20
70 speak, in the husinc Of the house.. The
trni,saGtlot's IN t!IlH department figure high i1
the millions, md nre also largely In excess Ut
any preceding or recent year.
THE INTERNATIONAL DASK.
Situated OIL Lit Sale STREET, olrosIt the Chnm,
her Of Commerce, always ctitisi,iered tne IT
tlla st.tndtst banking Institutions OF this
city, lns. during tlle last few years stepped
Since 1877 It's deposits have increased
tlitref0lt, ami arc NOW waplrnncl,lnE the third
llnillio whtle its genc,ra! l.sincss an! ear''-
ung Ut thu leading branches Of this hank Is
lts foreign excf,nuEe business, whEst, al
though actnal itErrs arc withheld. may be
sai.i @ 10 M Mntno.,nt 70 many ulliltons.,
this bank Is MI unusually strone ono. co'n.
prominent bu businessmen, and capitalists Of
this city.
1tI1SOfs Tltrsr I SAYINGS HANK.
TA1T Is the estknGw staSs 81 sav1ngs d tRstton
Building, Nos. l45 ant! Ii Randolph street:
has II els!l capital Of Slo0.nW Invested Iii
U. s. Government bonds, held Mt par; n!so u
surplus, fund Of $1,000. II 1oals ,,7.'n on
cash collaterals, INVESTING but s'l'at1 part o9
its funds m longtime real lpstate loans. and
none whatever on 1>crso7stif sccl17iU Moro
over, has always Ind the courage tn reduce
the rntc Of Interest paid tn deiMsttors when
patronage tlian 10 llnlI dep,s!tnrs by giving
Il larger premium than iiTst-cass securities
would return. IT, this ltne Of policy, I'D
among whom nre some Of our hest business. M +
men ht1d capitalists, may he attributed Its
success In meeting MI emergencies that llAyo
ar[scls as tl!rtrg tho past seven years 1t llna
faled t" nsf' ry ell q It's paTFos
| deposits having Increased 100 per cent since
jan. l, 1850, Is further proof uf the confidence
rcposetl III IL by thu public a1ld Its growing
popularity.
THE FIDELITY sArE-nE1oslT COMPANY
| VAULTS.
Tho above popular institution WAS the first
ono built III CllcuE0.--ft belnr Otleu to tho
, 1881-01-01

p'o1'"o'e'
nA1nn = BRADLEY.
The term "booln" In tratle needs Qualf-
fcn,Ion ns nunlIrj to renl estate. WhIlp tic
saias =. 80 ,".,,,,r I'D ,,tt,, n ,.oor or ,,"n nra.
yious, exceeded What t'lo most saneuine ex-
pcctatsons Of Iudiclous men thoroughly
,u,steI In the in,cre.t a,,t,ciunte,i. stTll the
trn,,snct,nrs ] 6ov,. hcnn Mt nrIcrs. ns r,tr.
s ,,v ~, .'"'s 'Is,. H." ~ 10 ,,a"
faf below the ordinary ante-lHt'tc pr1ecs'
Win me exception Of n rev loea!itles in-
yored hy some special fcatures: therefore
property ~ still to,v III price, which accounts
for tt,a r.oJ te,nnr,, nt rnrrrn, rr1ces mr., tho
reasonably brisk market. T!iat ti,e!e Is =
growing confidence Ill renl estate rs All Invest
,ncnt Is shown BY tue number Of we!l.knonn
conltnlis+s win nra utilizing their snrp3us
funds r. this wny This feS'1l,E Of ras e91 e1n
% meo M mas t t nf W. mss;siom;| ~ f,,,sa.
ssS sa w. ,a sS.st' t XII - ahe eonnta,nv lG r
s1 % ntus'ous :" r;,,,'s t1S, +It ,.n,r 1inn
estate II s,ow 10 nn"c' nna once s!a,ieu ,es Il
grows WIN increasing stIeHEn. tot,iay ~
y Only ifiy mmaeF way, ,a @ +, ,so th stno,a M,o I
ianIsGelhg cnoui" ~ aho y, tt,!r.s su VIZ
l,air! { bradley report It. i!roael, @ IL tt!e ,. past
TIptIYas sIIY % an a',.f;, .sn,n tharn hoS hen
markell Improvement. Rents arc decidedly
ntivnt1c,nr. csnrrfnijy In Mi kinds II busf-
ness.prnpcrty. Desirable resltlence property
Is 4, l,o cSlnpaEris,en E,, w'tl. the c. ca'! Sew e
cot,ssoaence s .p e Of Tic business revival, coli
t;m,;ss Trnsytt, nf tio "itv' nrec,irsint, nav
nnd enIfrgtd cntcrprIscs ind teW buIftiugs.
m i,l1nroyc,,c,t u,,,st obtain i,t issi, also rs
Tnis mrn,ninemt firm do n cp,cra, rcn]-
cstnta b,,stmnss' iirvin,r ,lFstinrt tetafrIents
% for sSles. % rentillg % and cntn r Of PROPERLY, md
, 1881-01-01
THE GRAND TOTAL.

Tho following Is MI approximation to tho
total white of our trade In 1850. II includes
Only tho first selling price In cacli depart-
ment, SECOND sales not being counted, though
madc by iobbers: ...... ......--
prodhce trnte.. ........28 1x,Ou1s0u
Who1nsnlo ;ig4,hnHnHs GS XXX
Tutal.. 1901 e 90, 900
1t Is bvfdont that there arc a good nlnliy
Implications of v8lucs t,etwcen the threo d.
partInents OF our licyiew,-chlcfy the two
Inst, material manufactured hero being sold
at Wholesale by tho manufacturer. We l,Nyc.
however, duplicated less Ill Our figures IN
Bomp departments than year ng0, and
therefore deduct somewhat less percentage
than tf1en. SubtrActtng SUI ,500, COO from tho
above total, wo shall hive tho following:
Total ynluo ot buslncaa.. .sgtlo, ,o00, 900
pens enSTfess ssia Of IFS per cont
We repeat from our issue of n ycar ago
TINT VIC hive omitted great many things
which would largely swell tho totals. Our
item of miscellaneous y Ill produeo Is the
s,tln Of sales Of minor articles noted lit our
daily reports. The total docs not include
tho sales Of produce OF tho street from frat
hands, rs dressed hogs, oats, milk, and veg
eablcs, to any nothing Of the icc.supply,
which Is large bnsi.iess Of itself. Our fig
urea n1yo take ITO note of tho transactions II,
rcal estate, tic largoly-increasc.i dealing in
mining stocks a1ld other securities, or Of tho
trn.llng In futures In grim. etc., except TINT
part Of It which Is followed by actual dolly
cries ot the properly from first hnnls in the
country. If we should include all these
things and add I'll tho retail trade OF the
city, the above figures would be multiplied
many times,
The following are our totals for series OF
past years. Tho figures III tho ninth line
nre for tic twelve months from Oct II, 1871.
to Oct II, 1872, tho series having been inter
rttn}AG y lila rnnf 1@trn.
, 1881-01-01

STERLING,
a FAIRLY PROSPEROUS YEAR.
Rpsttat DLpateA to 1h* Chicago Tribune
SrEBsINt,, ILL.,, Dec. 8l.-'rAe general bust
neSs Ut 6terliug has been fairly prosperous
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-07-08
LAND, STOCK AND CRoP

-foR sALE.--A Buggy Pole, as good ~
new. Apply to W. p. Walton, Stanford
Nv Cook, Of Gsrrard, sold to F. O.
Harris 90 head Of l.6jo-lb. cattle ct $3.50
-Forestus Reid sold to II. T.. Miller. oil
Crab Orchard, about 50 barrels Of corn,
no, entirely 6rst-clss, at SAYS. delivered
on cars at this place.
Farmers will make money by holding
their wheat until We are ready to receive
il. We will pay the highest market figures
then. Msttingly. McAiistsr 4 Co.
TO FARsERs:-ws are no, ready YET
to receive wheat, but when We are we will
pay even higher than any body else for IL
You will lose nothing by waiting and Civ
ing us chance Msttingly, McAlister A
Go.
The Gsorgeioun Times says thai
Squire Gaines sold 1000 lbs. hemp at So
Gus Payne sold his wheat at 81 and his
barley at 50 cents, and james Lucai
bought 10 head Of two-year-old Owen
county mules at $75.
PARIS CouRT.-From 100 TO $50 cat
tie on the market; prices little pressed
from SIC TO 4lc. But few mules; head
sold at Sl45 each; st$l 90, at $50; ! Al
$40 and l at $50. Horses sold we'll; com.
mon plugs brought from Ssi to S.; good
horses, 800 to $50.
-CIScISSATI.-Cattle are quoted ai
1925 TO s. for common, to $40 to 1915
for choice shippers. Hogs continue al
81 SO to s. for common. to $3.50 to SOL;
for selected butcher. Sheep are steady a
p to AGO; stock sheep p to a. lambs
are active at Al to 81.
-CoUSrY COURT DAY was the dulles
Of the kind experienced here for ysars
Everybody seemed anxious only about tn,
condition Of the President, and conss
susntly business In oil its branches va
neglected. Capt. Bush reports. the stool
market {. follows About 200 inferior
cattle on the market. There were but few
buyers and the market wss considersbl.
of. A few lots Of scrub sheep sold ct 3.
to 81 so per head. No mules or horse
offered
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-07-08
LINCOLN COUNTY.


Ed. John Aug. Williams will preach
at the Christian Church in Hustonville on
Sunday, the 10th inst.
--"THE DAY VIZ CELEBRArE."-I.iks .
faded beauty, . converted politician, .
spawned horse. or q starved. out preacher.
il was passed BY in silent contempt. Sic
transit gloria, etc.
-Soue Of the hospitable farmers with
large families near Hustonville propose
purchasing John Myers team and going
into limited livery business. They think
the saving in the way Of kerosene and
peanuts will cover expenses, while quiet
nights and decimated population will be
= clear gain.
Sun SrRoKE-while Mr.. Hyatt, SEXTON
at the cemetery. WAS engaged on Monday
digging the grave for Miss Rife. and just
"a he was preparing to cut the vault, he
fell, and was found entirefy helpless by
the messenger sent to call him to dinner.
His condition was considered critical at
last accounts on Monday evening.
The attempted assassination ofths Pres
idsnt il one Of the most pointless jokes Of
the season. II was so elumsily got up and
carried out as to fail to involve the name
Of any respectable individual or party in
the concern. II is feared that neither q
Democrat nor TRUMAN can be found who
may be plausibly hung Tor the outrage.
DEp-On Friday morning, Julia, oldest
child Of John and Susan Sutton, aged abou,
ten years. Julia Was bright and promis
ipg child. Her disease was Of the Diphihsris
type. The only surviving child Of thu
family Is nov suffering from the sam,
complaint. Mamie. daughter Of Jsss.
Rife, died on Monday morning Of Typhoit
Fever. She is the second victim TO thai
fearful scourge from Mr.. Rihs's famil,
within the last few weeks.
"A young Lochinyar from CASEY, Kiz
rer by name, in company with . step
daughter Of his uncle, reached Aorelans
station early Monday morning; but, beiul
ahead Of train time, aud considering tina
there was danger 50 near TO home. heads'
his buggy for Mckinney, soms i've mile
nearer 10 Tennessee. There he propose.
taking . freight train, but the lady, imsgin
} ing she recognized some Of her cruel friend
on the train, refused to ship. AnOths
buggy vas procured. and the party Pushs