, 1881-12-31
BOOTS AND SHOES,

THE VARIOUS KINDS OF Fuor 0EAR
handled by the trado |inve been In larger de-
ll,ard than ever, though oMr figures are no
larger than tlloso given last year, the 1naglll.
tlltlo Of the business for 1850 having been
oyorstated by some parties. Tl,ero nre
twenty -four houses III the tra.lo, the sales Of
four Of thom rcachtng sa,000, 600 apiece, mud
seven others doing each II business OF 81 ,000-
600 or over. Tic salcs Of nil aggregated
about sig, ,0o0, GOO for 1881, agalnst slu,s5o0 0oo
III lSS0. The tncreusA 0f nearly II per cont
Il ey S reiort W ~, extol,sion @ % ot M so e uer ceas,
"held their own" Tic capital, Which lncluuss
TINT elnp[oyed !t1 manufacturing, Is in tho
iei,ghbor1ooa Of 81, QUO, ind Is but slight
ly larger than Il year its',.
TlIcbusillcss OF tho past twelve months wis
generally satisfactory, though close colnpett-
ton between eatltng firms Inns utprUtlts town
to Il Hlnnll percentage oil the volume Of goo:Is
lhntllel. But 1t ll,Is also given them tic
trade Of the Wust. as houses on tic seaboar1
are unable to cUinpcte M eQttRl terms with
goods male lIere. Prices havB remained
ltearly the same as III lsS1, being u sl'ate
ducti0n llAs not INCREASED so much rs III
sonle other lines. Wnges lluyo advanced,
n'ld rents are higher iii su,to citses; but this
lIns been nearly compensated BY moro
general uso Of machinery. There hay been
but the rrinclpal growth Is III tho North
west. Tho illllnE Up Ut popula III Dakota
md along tho .lltle Of the Northern Pacific
ls assa II 'r s srnts sawI nrsfly aS yofs @ S ts II +
the most active pnrt Ut the year 1t WAS
DIFFICULT TO SUPPLY GOODS
as rapidly us thoy were wanted, There hnvo
boon few bad debts, md collections wore gem
prnlly lia,a without trouble.
Onr. leatl!ng houses Are MI cngngctl In
n
with tho bust modern appliances for snying
lnlor Aild turning out good goods. rhuy
are oli u tar with Eastern factories III ILLS
respect, nna have 4 grunt advantage over
lanteral Of which boots a!,tl slloes lro Nude.
Tho lideS tho b.rI, nl,d tile tnnnertps arc aIl
here to select from aud uYu without cost OF
transportation to the seabonrtl, aii4 the re-
turn carrlAge on tlle manufactured articic
1leatc4 tho goods cAn he supplied MoEe
cleaply for equal qualities, md this fact on
ab1cs our manufacturers to pay special nt-
tentton to quality. For this ru11sol our sales
Of heavy goods asc very largely Of Ch!eMgo
'uiaet'trc ] @ " u iados wyar ss 'M i'"s 'aS tths 1
lnrgo proportions, several hundred palrs
Of llalMls boing employed H., TINT lie.
nnst"eat ;e', n'one. Is ~, m ,. Instance Of Of
,nay note tltat durin. the coming: ,anntl, one
Of our leading firms will remove to tho
lurgcAt warehouse OCCUPIED BY any boot mid
Hltlo lriA III tho uNlteu StAtes, Tle trAtlO
BlluWs Il teillnnGy now to concentrate in tho
1lelRhb0rfoott Of Atunrog, Adnnls, and Frank
lln streets. following tho exnlnpo ut soln0
other lines IN clustering tuWnrtts ono point ns
II c0ntru. Tho s.lles OF
IUtl.ll:it GOODS
show largo Increase. These articlcs are
now cD1ulnE Into goNerul llsc, bpcN,lsu they
are nl!,av MUCH hotter a.d !ess clumsy tllail
formerly. Tho Anira OF nh kinds af rubuar
gaotts III tile United States uro now about
$ls,uiN, 900 por nllnu,.l, o!'e.thira of which y
pnrt ls belttnE: Chicago dealers suld u largg
plrt ut 81 ,Ua,0 0oo worth nt rubber wear for
! feet aNat legs during 1851. Prices nvurngetI
higher tl,an tho previous. year, owing q Il
sllartnEe III tlio supply. Tl!Ore WIS consider
the universally wet wsather causing Il btu
augment III The dunlut'. We ll0lo tlAt crude
rubber il unprotected. Not boln0 prtnl,,cat
/ III ILLS cplllitry, nU one is Interested In ask
Ing fur the inpnsitton Ut atax:; a!ll tic cnli
petitiun OF manufacturers Is clnse enough tO
put plleea ot tho ilMIslletl gootIs down to =
low point, SODla elR5ses ut rubber good,
sell NJ mt ,t,oro than Utto-fourth tho price o
| u fuWA$eAfs uEU.