Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-01

has grown with surprising rapldlty and OK
tends all over the coast. This small package
system of sales seems to have met with pc
culiar favor, and indicates greater possibili-
ties for the future. The dry goods sales
aggregated 81, 1896. 000 Clothing and wooden
goods, including the product of the woelen
mills, gents furnishing goods, shirts, ETC.,
are considered under this head, as also mer-
chant tailoring. In these lines, as in dry
goods, the report is uniform of an increase in
business volume and broadening of the trade
area. The aggregate of trade to be considered
here is 81, 024 800.
PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, ARTISTS SUPPLIES, PAPER
HANGINGs, DOORS, SASH, ETC.
In Sacramento our shipment in bulk and
packages is largely engaged in and the bust
ness is rapidly extending and monthly in
creasing in volume. In paints and oil more
goods were sold by far than in 1880, but at
lessened prices in great part of the stock.
No declination, but on the contrary, an in
crease of trade is reported. Goods are being
| sold to points never before reached by Sacra-
mento. For all these lines come in very
| fiattering reports. While Nevada (State)
demands have declined compensation has been
| found in new sections. For obvious reasons
these lines are classed together, and include
artists supplies, lubricants, mirrors, paint
| ipgs, pictures, holdings, glass, petroleum,
ETC., and the work of the planning mills. The
mills report less activity than the other lines
early in the year, but an increase of volume
| later and an opening up of business to points
as far off as Arizona. The aggregate volume
was S760,000.
CARRIAGES, WAGONS, ETC.
Carriage and wagon-building has been pros
porous during 1880. All manufactures report
large increase and greatly extending terri
tory Including carriage lines Eastern
agencies and locsl manufactures, the aggre-
gate sales were 1881, 900, excluding sales at
auction and sales by agricultural implement
houses.
DRUGS, MEDICINES, DENTAL GOODS, ETC.
In their lines strong competition was met
during the year, but this market gained
nevertheless but prices were lessened in
several respects and the aggregate was thereby
affected 1t amounted to S315, 900. All the
houses report gain in influence for the Sac
ramento market.
BOILERS, IRON WORKS, FoUNDRIEs, CAR
BUILDING.
The most extensive industry is that prose.
cuted at the Central Pacific Railroad shops,
some account of which has already been
given. The works the past year employed on
the average l, 900 men, and the product oil
the various factories ran into the millions.
| Foundries and machine shops all did fine
| business, extended the area of their trade.
and make glowing reports of their success.
Machinery is built here for points as far
north as British Columbia and as far south
as Mexico. The aggregate, including the
G. 2. r. r. shops, is 81, AS, 500.
FRUITS, PRODUCE, ETC.
Sacramento is the chief fruit exporting
| ,,1ro &c SAo{a &c oIu CO
well known as to need no calculation here.
1t is nearer by day to the East than the
coast markets. Its centrality enables it to
tap all producing sections, and the dryness
of the climate greatly favors packing.
greatly increased in i8so. The exports
exceeded those of any previous year and
reached to more prominent points in the
Eastern States. On California pears there
was loss last season, as the late crop was
light. The profits on grapes were much In.
creased. The peach crop was fair, and small
| fruit and berry crop excellent The produce
shipments were heavier than ever before by
| fully fifteen per cent; prices were less, how.
ever. New shipping points developed, and
the general trade area increased In 1880.
Supplies were drawn from Northern and
| Central California, and as far west as the
coast. The produce shipments are reported
heaviest into Utah, Nevada and Colorado
| The reports show that in 1880 in the valley
the products suffered from high water and
late rains. The growers on river bottoms
have been somewhat discouraged by the
drawbacks OF 1880. However, the Sacra-
mento market shows u gain in volume and
area, as it is no longer dependent upon Local
supplies. Trade ia pushing Down along the
| Southern Pacific Railroad, and new fields
are opening up in that direction which are
contested for, however, by strong rivals.
| The seed business has been good. Our aggre'
gaze is 81, 15l,O00
LUMBER, WOOD, COAL, wooDwoRKERs, HARI
| WOODS, WILLOW AND wooDENwARE, ETC.
Our aggregate includes dealers and max.
era of brooms and wooden and willowware,
rub and box-makers, lumber yards, ETC., and
| includes matches, Irvine, backing, brushes,
heavy papers, and variety of goods sold by
woodenware houses. In all the lines the re-
ports are hattering, showing gain In area and
quantity Of goods sold While in lumber
prices regained their place, yet in manufact'
ured articles of woodenware there were
| lessened prices. For obvious reasons ouI
footing includes dealers in hard-woods, Car
rage material. etc. also turner's, etc. Toeal,
| 81. 932 Co., The lumber consumed in the
manufacture of boxes alone amounted
to 1000, 600 feet; by other woCdworllers
S.090.00 feet were used. In all some 81,
600 600 feet of lumber was in the market ii
| $780, exclusive of hard woods and carriage
material, Lumber shipments have extended
to Arizona. The dryness Of the climate ant
the proximity to the mountain lumber field
and other considerations, make this lumbe
depot of peculiar value and profit 1t ha
| been demonstrated that the fruit boxes ant
berry chests made here are superior TO mos
Others, aud they sell in all sections in prefer
ence to those put up in a humid atmosphere
Shipments of tubs, pals, wash-boards, etc.
made in Sacramento, extend TO the Sandwich
Islands and to the Orient. and up and down
the whSle length of the Pacific coast.
GROCERIES.
The wholesale grocery trade is, with tn
liquor trade, the chief jobbing business o
the city. The reports of the houses uniformly
show an extension Of market area, and an in
crease in volume of business by some place.
as high as 20, by others as low as per cent
There is an agreement OF judgment that
larger business could have been done. Il
leading staples prices rated lower, and NOR
goods were, in consequence, handled. Trad
extended into new fields, gaining footholC
in southern Oregon, for instance, and also il
southern regions indeed it pushed out In al
directions-or rather, trade offered from sec
tons new to the houses engaged. Our aggre
gate excludes, SO far as possible to be done
tobacco and liquors dealt in by grocer,
houses excludes, so far as possible. purel,
local sales by grocers drawing supplies frou
the Sacramento houses, and includes jobbin
done ty other than exclusively wholesal
houses. We include coffee aud spice mills il
the aggregate, which is 81, 295, $50.
MEATs-HIDEs AND TANNING.
Butchering and pork packing constitute
prominent industry of Sacramento. The re
cent establishment Of corrals and yards 70
reshipment of stock here tends to make Sac
ramento Bulls Head, and adds largely t
its importance. Local drovers will make thi
a point at which to gather stock, and in tim
I. sales market must grow up. The reship
ment of stock here, which has for years BEEF
done at Rocklip, will Increase the business O
the hay and grain houses largely-indeed
they have already felt the influence. Tn
strong Eastern competition which cripple'
local pork-packers year ago has ceased, ant
the business here has regained its tone AM
greatly increased. Sacramento lard is nov
cassed on level with the best Easter
brands The kill of hogs for 1880 was quit
double that of 1879. As central depot 70
hides and tallow Sacramento has become YER
important, and the business has grown vastly
it's value growing into figures that those IN
acquainted with its extent will hardly b
willing to credit. Sacramento is, fog hides
pelts aud tallow, the only real interior mar
ket. Over 500 tens of tallow was tried GU
here in 1880, and come 200 tons wa
shipped to Arizona within the last tw,
months alone. AS a hide collecting poin
the city has no superior in the State, an,
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