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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The McCook project to place Gen. Grant on
the retired list is enectually smothered
Washington is having the most severe winter
over foot deep and still falling.
The Whitaker case is before the cabinet and
= decision will soon be reached. The impress
ion on this subject is that the intimahEon to
the effect that Whitaker win be given another
chance at West Point will prove erroneous
The chief Of the bureau Of statistics report
the total value Of exports Of petroleum products
from the United States for the ten months ended
October 81, 1880, $58, 1923, 945, and during
the same period in 1879, $50, Os7 ,O87.
The Sioux now in Washington have received
permission to take homo with them their chill
dren now 4t Hampton, W., and Casasle F.,
at tho Cheyenne river agency, which = central
to all the tribes represented here There the
children will be sent
The president recently ordered new census
to be taken in eight counties Of South Carolina
to determine whether it was advisable to take
the census Of the entire state over sgaiu. The
crease Of $50 over the first census, and the off,
Gals think this establishes the substantial &C
curacy Of the latter.
The reports that GOODNESS has sprung up be-
tween Gen. Sherman and the White House are
not altogether groundless. In the matter Of the
retirement OF Gen. Ora, the recommendations
of Gen. Sherman were ignored. The general
wrote strong letter to the president, setting
out the injustice of retiring Ord and not re-
firing Mcdowell, who is older than Ord These
determinations in the retirement Of army off,
GERS causes unfavorable criticism in military
circles, and Gen. Sherman's views are not with
out supporters
The State dinner setat the executive mansion
has been enlarged by the addition Of 800 pieces,
making the whole number nearly 200. The
set, originally contracted for BY the govern
ment with the house Of Haveland l. Co., the de-
tails S Eea I a1aanged .na a a.Ys
it was intended should form state dinner scr
vice. The set is now the most complete and
ornamental of any in the United States, and is
only excelled in value by services Of gold and
silver owned by some Of the European poten-
given by the president next week to members
Of the diplomatic corps.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

A SINGULAR report comes from Washing
ton, that the social influence of the army
neutralizes all attempts to reduce expenses
and inaugurate reforms, and that this inf1u-
ence controls about twelve votes in the senate
alone.
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decide that Boston cannot have elevated rail

decide that Boston cannot have elevated rail.
roads.
The appointment Of Nh. Ramsey a secretary
Of the navy viii be continued until the 4th 81
March. =
2 The commission grain house Of W. P. Nc
Laren Co., Of Chicago and Milwaukee, aus
The losses were about $io6, 600. - 0'''e'''
Brig. Gen. r. B. Marcy. inspector general
and Col J.B Barnard, Of the corps Of engineers,
have been placed upon the retired list BY the
president, to date from January 2.
Gen. Grant i very deeply interested in the
subject OF an inter-oceanic ship canal and m
artcle dictated by him wilt appear in the
North American Review for January.
A postal clerk At Omaha, says he carried
some letters home, forgetting to put them in the
post ONCE, and it singularly happened that they
night
The Chicago city council has passed IN orli-
nance requiring manufacturers Of anti hun
cheese, butterine, oleomargarine, and other ar-
tcles Of the kind, to stamp their products plain
ly with the name. The penalty Is $50 fine for
each violation, and confscaton Of the goods
John D. Defrees, public printer, in his annu-
alreport, shows actual expenditures on account
etc. for the government for the fiscal year end
ment nr;nt;no off;co .r,onnta5 - e0 03S ~
.. 49, .A.o =, ~ %1.vo4' ~
a., % % 1e"a s'aSemen! OF tne con61non OF the
s,,s1e OF aans1n, 6arsnoomeH e., recently
nn4 sno %n1 9ns n% naol1nes
~ IN s'ut NJ %n oa:t noGnM assets $1-
cent? on the dollar cssh ;nsteed -, h. os .I
Arm This voc sccan ~ - piopo'e" ~ ti'e
u -, g .s.peu
~ PuDhsnea statement OF the State de-
Ps !1 concerning the trade OF this country
WIN IGreisn nauons, 1t Is shown that with Eu-
aePe a6e nalanee 1s IN Cur 1evor to the amount
%h $o Grn 4 ~, oSn WIN Mexico, against U.S.
46,O!o, 1875, West Indies, against US, $40,
S 506' 81 Az other countries, against US, &c.
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The Louisville Courier Journal pub
fishes what purports to be the official vote
for president, which gives Garfield 9.751
votes over Hancock, and the combined OPP
position SAC, 1928 over Garfield.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

Never in the history Of the country has
there been such difficulty experienced in
shipping Western products to the Eastern
markets and the seaboard The railroad
companies are unable to handle one fifth Of
the freight whichis offered to. them, and they
have notified shippers that they viii receive
only perishable goods. J.
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fire and the remnants Of the cars intending fha*
in which were the passengers, were destroyed.
At least one was burned alive His cries We're
heard, but it is not known which. The charrcd
remains were recovered after several hours, but.
could not be recognized
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

ACCIDENTS AND OTHER CASUALTIES.
Nine frame buildings in Krkeville, NO., were
burned. Loss about $50, 600.
Branch and vicinity is now estimated at 81 So,
600.
A fire in the clothing store Of D. N. Kesler,
st. Louis, damaged the building and stock about
$4,000.
A fire raging in the Colorado Central mine
from Sunday afternoon to Monday evening,
causing $4,000 damage
A fire at Wilbure, Neb., early Sunday morn
ing, destroyed two rows of stores and other
buildings Loss, 500, 600; insurance, $780,
600.
Bevinn Bros manufacturing eompany's lathe
finishing shops and Office, at East Hampton,
Connecticut, burned. One hundred hands are
thrown out Of work. Loss, $25, 900.
Thomas Fay, brakeman on the St Paul l.
Sioux City railroad, had his left hand and fin
gers badly smashed while coupling cars At
Shakopee.
John Hittson, one of the wealthiest and best
known cattle men of the West, was killed, re-
Gently, at East Bijou, Colorado, near Otter Tail,
by being thrown from his carriage by run
away team
Three men, John Shea, Chester Morse, and
]. Bruce, while attempting to cross the Boston
l. Albany railroad track in q wagon, near Walk
er's Grove, Nattic, Mass, were struck by train
and all instantly killed.
Mrs. Sarah Young, one of the Oldest residents
of Paris, ILL.,, met fearful death the 3Oth, ult,
her clothes catching fire FROM stove, and be-
fore help could reach her the lower part of her
body was burned to cinder.
The town Of Houtzdale Pa, is wr1thing un-
der the frowns of the fatea Since 1877 it has
experienced two confagrations, great food
and big riot, and now the diphtheria is taking
of the children at the rate Of score day.
A farmer living near Weston, Ohio, while at
tending q Grand Army affair, that took place
Christmas eve, in which all the family except
two children, fourteen and sixteen years of age,
participated, returned to find his house in ashes
and the children burned to crisp
SsR $i hss1 Srn were S Rlsd
The loss b pfoperty win anhouht to but $40,
Q0O:. WIN. Cakins.vas injured; and wi{l prbb-
ably die Six Kindred hands:are thrown: out: Of
sEoff, $50 49,
A fire at Mystic River, Conn, destroyed the
Merchants block and adjoining buildings of Ed
Vans, A. Ryan, and F. Manning & Co. The
grocery store Of W. P. Bugbee & Co., where the
fire originated from . bursting lamp. F.
Avery's drug store the postofice, and varioue
offices, in one of which were the probate rec
srds Of the town, are total loss Loss over
A party of six were returning to Lucan, Can.
late Christmas night, from visiting friends in
railway track, the herses baked, and thesleigh
was struck by train of the London, II. 4 B.
railway, near Claudebaye station. James Nc.
Grath, his wife and brother, and Matthew and
McGrath's child, thirteen months old, was dan.
peror1slv hyrt Int NAV recover
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GEORGIA railroads have charged passen-
gers five cents per mile, and of course are
.uly outraged by peremptory order Of the
railroad commissioners-who are clothed
with ample power-to reduce the rates to
three cents per mile.
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$4,000
10000

Salaries of revenue officers. ....... 500, 900
Surveyor generals Office. ...... 10000
Improving hsrbor ct Grand Marais,
Minnesota j. Observation-Disclosures. 40, 500
Duluth harbcr. ]. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
St Al hony .:.:....::.::..::.:.. $4,000
Noinesf rapids: " 49, 500, 900
Operating snag boat, and building
light draft steamer for the upper '
Mississippi .......... ........... 10000
t6ony Falls. ...:..:::. ............ $4,000
Red river, Minnesota and Dakota. -. $4,000
Salaries and commissions Of land Of
fee registers and receivers in Min
nesOta ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, "a. 900
Surveying public lands in Minnesota. $4,000
This latter is for the extension Of the
public surveys over lands containing SETTLE
ments and timber, and for the extension of
standard and interior lines to reach settle
ments. The appropriation asked for Da-
kota is $4,000, which is largely to be used
for the survey Of lands.
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CURRENT TOPICS.

JOHN KELLY, the famous Tammsny boss,
is being deserted by his friends, who now
look upon him as the prime cause Of the
defeat Of the party in New York.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

Northwestern Appropriations.
The following appropriations, Of interest
to the people Of Minnesota, are estimated
for in the letter Of the secretary of the
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

The supreme court of the United States
has rendered the important decision that an
individual shareholder Of an insolvent ma
tional bank cannot be compelled to pay more
than his full proportional share Of the
banks liabilities in order to make good the
deficiency caused by the inability of stock
holders to pay their proportonate share.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

THE biennial session reform is nearly &C.
complished. Thirty one of the thirty eight
states have provided for biennial sessions,
and there is probability that nearly all will
follow the example in the course of few
years. In twenty states the sessions of the
Legislatures are limited, in most Of them to
sixty days or less.
, 1881-01-01
POTATOES.
TIE QUANTITY 1IEcE1vED

THE QUANTITY lkEEElFtID
allll shipped WIS less than III 1870, but tho
farmers near tho city arc believed 10 havo
rniscd nnu lnarkcted ,norc tlan they ever did
before. Totatocs were low In tia enriy
months Of the year, tho crop Of 1871 haying
been al unusually largo olic everywhere. and
1t WIS M cnsy matter to keep tho markets
full. Prices wero bsG95Gc per BIZ in tho
first three months, ard foil oil
Early in tho summer Southern potatoes ar-
rived freely, but the season was soon short
cucd by the nppcarnncu Of the farmers from
tho suburbs wit, new supplies. ,fhe Inter
furnished the city during the lGta sll'll'llcr
atnl full, nlul contributed u gDOtl tlGnl Ut stock
~ December. IN August n!!ti Sontei1,ber tiio
tareIs so!l nt aoc sr BY; n, t ;d S the h,.
proved to 10 Il rariInl tailuro it, the. West,
anil potatoes have beei1 gradually risl'tE IN
price slnca the middle OF October, reac'.ing
73o@soc, anu closing Mt ooes7oc per bu for cur
THE FAIL REcEiFrS
were much below tho average. md tho stncl1
here i,ls not. bcel, heavy, but Rlltllcl0lt-
Many expected potatoes would rule inticll
higher l., the past two o,ths 1han they '9ye
weather III DccumbBr permitted the farmers
to ilaul IN rather freq Quantities alI rcstock
tic rrtni!crs, Tho shipments, from Chicago
tic past autumn wure liE!lt, hut tue slip
livnts from Interior points to Sontlern I'LL
nols aud Indiana ,wero cxtcnslyc. This nc.
two months. Tho stock llers Is snla TO 10 n
moderate one. Tho quality OF t!.e receipts
wits toir. A good Ma,iy patatocss weru frozen
| III November, the loss In 8ollle sections Of!
| this acc0nnt beng sayere.
The November repnrt 0f the Department
| at Agriculture shoWs MI. tncrunSp III tho
aorenga OF tho country 0t only 3 per cent,
nrsl decided falling otf IN tho cr0p. Tho
lS7o. Texas, Arkaiisas, and California are
| tho nlily Stutus tint rup0rt MI increase III
| yield. The lnss wns heavy IL. tho Northern
States, especially Illinois and lhtllNlla, whort
| drought did tho tlalIllRU,
, 1881-01-01

The locGl requirements eru nlso extensive:
Tic bus! H!ness IL not ErGwlnH n,ltt every Sent
dealers have to look further West and North
for supplies. The pHst Hrnsnl, has & oeSI D!, ~ a
Tile rreeipts nf pigeons IN til. srrii,E wHto
nl,oul lsoD00 ltvc l,lrtls, aud 1Ark9 lnailtity
of tlrMt nnes. Thu live averaged $t.D per
,loz. Thu cnteh III Michigan waS smaller thnn
,isllnl. I'ratrts chickens, which !lsctl 10 20
the ltHtlnV ltClb Herg srMrcG; nlhtl nrt' rGnriy
hrco,'l.ilH rnore 80. Tiny are protcs;te.l hy
tho Law nf lltlnhia Rfter Dec. i. which shuts
Oil! thu hest part uf tic seaso, for a|.inrlnr.
Stost @ to sr"s nIe sef %est o. TIC
70 tl!e Easurn States. Thc prlee q Of ~ prGirI!,e vi,
nild sB.lU Inter-. Quail were scarCu lit N0ycnl-
Ior, n1nl brought s3tO, hut tteeli,Ietl since,
under fa!r slipt!tes, q sl.ioGel;:U itor doz.
surlnE al,1 fnll # sl.oo!a:l.D i'er doz. Ven
sons. The receipts are principally frn1n
Al!1neso!n en,t Nurthorn Wisconsin. Saddles Saddle;
1nrtfilRcs were scarce. Otllor gamc WIS In
moderate. supply. rho receipts Of ga,lo
from tho MUuntaihs Werv small.
, 1881-01-01
HIDES.

I11E SEASON H., y eoSs'nrlss'p ,, ,r,,o 80
successful ono ny h''lo tlc'iars' INC re-
cclpts were about s5 per cent larger titan In
hes ws sys come ao fG,a. ; a very Fssy rely
from tic territories anu tha o6''t1. LUIS
tfntle l'as Meh s'slhea as lho eSpense oI o,noe
cltlcs' Chicago l1eFseii consumes more l!aes
,",imt ~ mt in thu co,,rtry, and PERHAPS IN thu
,1. ,r1,,,, ~ MI. ~ t"nt n,,mo ,,ro"s ;,,".,,sa
,a,',t,,,s ~ ~ t,,1a .it,. n,,,i ,",asst
aua1tl1'es VI stoek 10 '!l1s cry ai"t nccosst-
mel,t. Iho bcut packing alui sla,Igl.tering
,,,o rsl ,anr1"t ~ ,.S' sIa i Int ~ % h1us T;vn
.au s'a!hst ~, VII u's Nv .'". ". ,,,.,' no
nIt'cuut, but tho tnnning interests that have
grown up within few years slaye created u
farp,, ,le,ua,d for Ills class OF hides, and
~ s,a.,, ~. s,'', ,,,o ,uo,,,, f,nt ,.os
to1cfy :, oe NJ" Il tho Daasts sl ot St. LOUIS
Tic utuning mp Of tho Far West by railroads
has ,!nnv ,llt.cil to enlarge tho volume Of Of
ferings. The extension Ut tho AtchIs0l,, To-
has oponyI j rleil isli. Dry l!Itles, ahctp
prlts, Rlt goat Rklns, aIl Hf which wGr0 lii
former years garteu ncross the country 70 tic
coast ai,d sAlppe.l BY s.a 70 Eastern eItls;s;'
roa,Is rH .e 5,,ctrutea % tc I'm now WI III % Dnri,o. Ts
tr1,u II following TIN lroll.iI0rsp, al,d is eyon
iinw working sit1wn iutn Oltl hlUxle0, 'rLu
States Ut tic North nlltt West l,Ryc furnished
their usual QHutn, md also tho Indian resery!-
tlolls along tl11 Upper Miss0l!rl hlver. C!il.
caYo Is ulo !caulllH laafRct 1of aotnestlo
Hides,
T1sE covHsE or TIE MANKEr
has bccli very. regular slncU spring. Tho
"hnonl" III prices which begun Iato lho pre-
vtois fa!l extended Into tho winter months.
nlnt collapsed In February, prices running
down to Tile lowest rings In March. Tl,o n,nr-
kut broke, IN common with seahoarh mar
kots, ua,lgr enormous Imports Ut dry hl.ps,
the blk boom attracting ii tllls country skins
sou Tor ponr hides came III, and green stock
WIS further depressed Colorado TRY stock
also lost iuy0r Will! tanners, becnlisu thu
, 1881-01-01
HOPS.

. 1tla CHOF Han sUliu
at fairly rcmunnrativo prices. Tho trAtlo of
this city Is guinlns in volume with tho con-
S.'"s h,omsm W. ssu n" ne nt.es @
territories west VI us aepel,tt on chieaRo 1or
supplies. mud tho consumption in lii'nDts Is
now about iO,5D0 bales, Of which Chtcayp
too, +; IN, tnIrs Tim nast vrnr--nrurlv Mi i,c-
,,,.- ,,.,ai i, ~ ,,,',,,,rna.',s .i. ,,.,".,
NY @ ,'se ~, .ltJ . 1, =. ] '.s 'mors
Inc hlarRe1 ms llot peeh snDlect 10 many
fluctuations. The crop Of 1S;9 WAS solii 1T
tile curly part Of tho year to home consumers
Mt NJ, n.nra,,, ,,r,n" - nbo,,t ~. ,v,,tcS ,vna
~ s,' ~ "sea"so pt'eeu ~ neo.t e Nv, M".sa WIS
n'En enough " PrcVcht iree eSporlal'ol,
though tho foreign shipments Of this crop
weru extensive tho PREVIOUS fall. When
thc nav cron-vcar o,,rn,y,. Ssnt. i. the stnci.
~ ,nnrti,rs J ,.,s % ,aor;v G nyha,,st"l o i't
~ se"iin's9 ""S lsAl's cA'l"us'ca, o"t
tho h'arket soon wcakenud Under liberal
supplies Of now hops. md tho average price
Tho mast four months wns mt fnr from
90 T1a cro,, ~ 1pso so,'f NJ oo61si"
tor Eastern. !s>fe9soc" Tor western. a'iu
:s!@:At for California samples. The local
nnt country brewers ure supposed 10 be
fairly stacked Tle rxmrts fr,u,, New
rorr et,,,n Sa.t ,,,.ro ,,,ar on yno b,tus
, 1881-01-01

I.n,,- ,,,rp.,,yo,,tn Nit, nu,r MAJ, r..,,
,,rl n"rR, nv3 s..' U1.t", n, aM H nWT EnRianN
a.i In ls'e .es T9 n ,,it,,,o5 v otS.u n,a l1o to
n, 'Ss %ust ~ Ill hnr ,ns "aeF W Ss ~
f my ..or 9s' ~ aa G ~ t HI s n' H. N aanEs acaaGs ns
THE NEW SEASON OPENED
Sopt viii! all the nlerchantablo oil, hay
sold. On Tits accnttnt thu new crop begun
to move little earlier than usital, md tho
llarkrt ilattcutt some In September l!ntter
tito Increasing supplies. but s"nn reacted. the
tltn,ninl being Acttyo wEthont fntermtssion;
nM! i, thu fall tliere was good deal of com:
mining rrgtons md Eastern shlpnars. Tho
Inter llnyo bought continuously atNco, ntnl
)'riGcs lave been sustn!ne. In tie facenf rfsa
o a5 snertss of tIotSy @ f ay !9 Lc psst Sy iii
nre said to have exceeded tl,0sc Of any f0rtl-
gr Ike time, nisl W0!ill hnvo lcGl much
lnrger u the rairoatls llad bre!. nlle to f!!r-
quantity OF tfnlDthy left back r. Thought to
be less tllar usual ut tl'1s dnte, and tho farn-
, 1881-01-01

January at sA'. rose to91c III March, md then
sl,rlng, aiu! recovering subsequently 10 it01
liz. Tle bulk of Tho Enntsklns were sent
East Soma of tho tanners nero tannet! II
few; n,nt, having been successfnl, will uroba-
Iartncnt to their tnnnlng Interests tho open.
lug senson.. Thn business In dry pells md
goatskins. Is rarnble uf lnnci enlargement,
and 1t will grow. ns bntl dealers and tanners
nrn anxious to sccnrc thu trastn.
Domestic sheep pclts It'll tho ,no.n In
wool, selling Mt Gttc for ll1 cstin1attal wool In
THO carly srrlng down 10 u'Qt1Jc, allu later Mt
sE5{CHIOc mr. 1l1.
, 1881-01-01
X the shipment. arv fnnhe on through bills

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~ El9 sn!pniel'ss NV n"," @ ~, .mkn, !, r,, ui'
= Wesn te % 9oos az s] "1 on trir g gerlIs
u only 1ow yraEs aSG .l,e N MeW sW,a,orK aorx
1nnsilMis Rnse hpeclai .l,totn..o!ls iuv N,'',,
fsn n,sf a cncesr, ,nr % ti f,V hn'n,v s ~ Y"r
tdom 3gen reT pntm;.t p,,. nssow n,, {Ig ~ ,"H III
S!n!e hIilcios D'l tita! sort o. iu,aH luz ~
aes ~ 1ocs, ~ ~ 10 TX ,tnr ID "nnrcrnn
ior ti,orc mny now ha sccn III the New York
commercial rarers quotations nf ElgIi
creamery ut i1aS per pound above the hest
SGaanf n 1sn1 s aea s'MHE i! Y ay"4 Is fet sSs,t
a t,nre eef'1 Is 4 9p sharp ea from S ieai so"rces
f st M 5s 1 KS s,t Nrs r., now sSns takS
sc, Willie S,ato rarely does better tl,al NC,
tIs @ oticrtng. lit ttero il dauser ii!at tie
prestige whici, 0ilr ialrymcn lave achieved
viii be nl,tcll more speedily destroyed. The
a,i,IItrrnttof, III choose mil tho Manufacture
oi olco,arEarine atlA iartl.bntter which llaye
fcpntatIan @ q; Wcsicrn dairy products. It
5nnnufactare @ i and saie of tic spurious M article
s restricted ~ Legislative enactment: There I
ncss rs ISI c!aracterzins tic tradc tiarlng 0cto-
ber ntui November was largely attributable
to thu presence In tho market 0f lnrgB q,tnr-
t|,ss tss e + %%eSaTSa,ins Sc Saco e sfSF af mtS a n9e
Jill i'S Saa d been s employed. Tic Use ot ts
aba1,doncd,-not, WI fcar, from eonseleli-
tiona motives, butbccausc 1t Inns bcci; t!cmoM-
sssf e eetss et 4ss ssGf Y III Gs ey ;sa 'F0a'' In
s5OoOoo AnE EsrforEp.
mn, ,,,o o,,,mn1 sa,os ,,o,v ro,nh N I'M nm r,o
vn,a ii nt1 NJ " saSs ia hn trn,ie T. rn,Iiv
, 1881-01-01
THE WHOLESALE TRADE.

NlllEl1 - bcNC&Hlly 1uC4uAEu llIlNcI ltt0 uCllA
of wholesale" shows 4 marked Improve
nlent In nearly oyary department. A gain In
the amount Of money handled nIld tho volume
Of goods sold Inns bccome matter Of course,
md "goes without saytng." But we hnve
also to chronicle II more satisfactory time for
the trade than ever beforc,-certnhly moro
SO than FOR my previous year since tho War.
Our merchants have not rnade "hGnps Of
money" ASA rule, because competition among
themselves IL sufficiently clOsD to keep profits
down to Il reasonable point,--fi fact, to a
mich smaller percentage than sntislcs tho
Wholesale trade In most other cEtfcs. But
their business has generally ylollcd n fur
profit, and the losses have been exceptionally
few. Tlloy hive made collections more
promptly thall over before, n1Ml fewer hnt!
debts, whilo tl,ero has bcun lltt!o increase III
the cost Of transactng business, though rents
have advanced In some cases, and clcrl-hiro
has tended upward.
Tho course of prices Inns been satisfactory
during about two-thtrt!s of tic time. Thu
boon, OF November nsld December, 1870. car
rlcl quotation on most l[nrs Of go0ls higher
| than they could bp sustained. Tho result
WIS rather widespread marking down Of
prices, which caused s0ne loss, rs many
houses ,|cre carrying fill stocks, some Of
thom laying III nearly Mt the Of the narkot.
| but prices hal scttlAt down To stable foNl-
t[atlon By April, or even Dcfore then, and the
| spring trade WAS generally conducted OIL n
pnying basis. During tho late simmer ntrl
| the autumn there was 4 general ntlvnnco III
prices. This was especially marked in
woolun nrlu cotton goods, staple groceries,
and leather manufactures; but 1t obtained III
Most other departments, and was accOlia-
puMted by some difficulty In filling orttcrs III
| several lines Tile splndles nrl looms, tic
foundrles nsld tanning-yats, etc., many Of
which lind been Idle In 1871. started up Into,
activity, and the domestic production was
helped by an Increase III tic foreign lnpor:-
tations OF goods. But tho tleMnlld sceMnl
to widen out cvun ,nore rapidly tllnn the
lncrcuso III supplies; and tic difficulty WINS
augmented recently by II pronounced lack Of
faciEtics for transportation by mil. This l'us
really been tic principal grluvnnco of tho
Wholesale trade, "a II lus affected other tle-
pnrlntnts Of our business. All through tito
autumn 1t was impossible 10 obtain from, tho
Enat all tho goods wanted by buyers. atNl
during the last two months 1t Inns been found
equally impossible to ship goods rs fast rs
required by Interior merchants. This WAS
especially severe OH he'luinbcr and conl In
terests; 1t was largely due 10 tho tremendous
Increase III tic November movement Of live
Stock Tho pressure resulted III nh advance
Of St.00 tO $500 per ton In tho price Of coal,
aud even ut that steaill-power WIS suspended
ut many Western points for lack Of fuel,
while III other plnces 1t waa sustained only
by return to Tic old-time practice Of burn.
lug corn.
Tho greator abundance Of cas1, has cnusel
llarkeL chA,,ga during tho pnst year III
the attitude Ut retail buyers. Tho credit
l trr,ttut,uis II fnrt n IL