, 1881-12-31

tive. Thg aggregate II sales Is estimated ut |
S77 ,CD0, 900. AHafnst sT1 U00 IN l6s0 a1id |
SGj, ,O1o,0N IN lHil The iMcrcase Of anly 8 |
lur cent over thu trade VI the former year Is
IN iurt due IN lower prices Ui. s0ln0 iescr1ls.
ti0l. uf EtnHis, chiefly III cult1s, sugars, a1Nl
s|rnps; but It Is mostly OWN. to tise fact |
tint tic business Ut 1880 was extraordfll,l-
rlly uctlyc. At the sa,re timc 1t mllst be nd
Initlctl that tho opportunities for extension
are int sOE E0tIh as iii many other departments
Ut trntse, tecn1tse pt IL growing tendency tIM
tho lMrt Ut Interior siUrckcGtMrs to order
itnt,y lines nf Eon1H direct ff.nn tic lnllr-
thereby save sllial prI'it+ wlc, Ia ge,IGr-
nlly MT tic euae. hbuut furty ilrHls nre e,l-
rgagctt in Tic husi,ess; tlturo aro 10 '!ew,
h1uses, oxcept tint ft,itr gentlemen tlissnlve'l
partnership during tlle year. n!nl ltnrv snne
intn business separately. There were M
failures tu recurIl sl.l nhutlt Il week AEn,
wl.gii IL lintlse 'f snue twenty years staiMl-
n cutting tIowm the yul4ne of country tradr;
The cu1ilnl employed IT, talG whOlesnle alal
jobbinE ine is ab0ut S7,225o, ,0O0; iAy,ns tHoh
but slightly Increased by u part Ut tic profits
rho bntl wenlEier If tho earlier months, the
swtcllnIan's sttlAc. which sps!tli'tcd raEl
transportation fur tt,ne, and tllo lack u
ninple fre!Ehs-runn, nitsrwar,ls, ala ienlett to
tinlincss was folowetl Ey i very active suMl:
i!lur, md during Snihenber alld the lust half
Ut Octo1er the EelrgMt bonn ieti ~ q W.
ll,atlN which 1t WIS hiItlcnlt to supply, ~ n
p,onEs slvs ''3 rmI Tia ns nsccssnry a. c,rre,,t
iru,i" IL tht. tnttar nnrt uf fG.nhrr h,lsl-
llgss faIl Off and Il WIS very UNI turng N.
yH1lloS md December, Wy! gost.n.aoio a fa
the East. Collections continued g9Wl till
four or ily0 weGkS ngu. nllu then 1t btcnn1e
tn0rt. difficult 10 gather In cnsll from c!lstn-
ers; but there were few bad debts during tho
inrtlcs IN thu bnsInrss reyort material
incrvnsu III tic Southern trn,lr, and tic lt:o-
~ ~ I'm, In liz T., so,n'. tnr,,r ysars t.rnt ntly
3x a. nvs ~ ntsn ht",, set tn III. ..xtr,.Ini,
SH"In Snr.i nm'. Xmrthwrst. ,riI" tha .iHyrlntt
n,git @ uf new resources fas mt"ie tfa Fir
trnilS "f tli1lsT Trltw. ~%0''~1 =
'1"'' VI '"'' .,5' ,,,
~ TIE sCoAt 1HAnh
was mot & a,togcter ,satlS,1,ncsy ,,"t ~ S isS si5 a
The decrc4se y tho lnn!9ild M Is nscrtoAnle to-
tle partial failure " tlo ir'ilt ntltl beffy
cr9ps, md tile lower H., ayetaEa s' o1
Si!!t nt r tho diminished coa,Ss!1ll'tioti.
lIe uli!e!e'iCe III ptice5 t M;,n ,;,n a., s1 th"i
snn smn',is mi T ~ ttr,,;,.stfc and fnrpIr,,
ent-orc tp,,e lnss thnn fnr iSSI T'hn cn,ifrti
IT tic ,nt,rkot las ronulinel largcly III tlio
mm.s''ii, II tI,a @ ira,i" i'"rn ,,ns nt f.s he,, ~
rn,,av 1'nms.nr" ss v iatk nf n,ist,,late si,,
| nItns. fh",.rit tiu eyif wns not MI grert is
;imSi,,r thG ,,rnyiot,s s,.nsD,. rio trn,jc III
t,tmcns:o il sttn1,iiv urnwints tn ilnpnrtancu.
| lri,nt "n,n,mn,ittvis II INV rt.cnenizeI M n
i.mtIn,nt" nrtieS If tra,je. aud liz viy u,les.
lin I,s,w to- !,r SETTLED ii rs to Whether tfio
t.IInuicnjs i,s IN lie reiinlng proccss ure e.-
tireiy ejllninatcl iron, tic prptluct. III sac-
rnnrin" ,,rnpnr,lps It .,iIlnucstipnubly Is
| .l"tici.,,t ~ eHtntmrrd wlt], caue
es.tu,sl snMar Int lint Il n,ssesses III nutritious