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stationery, etc., Is estimated Mt Sc, zoo, 600.
Tho salo Of books was considerably largcr
tllat1 i'll 1850, tile holiday tratle looming lip
grandly, cclipsng in fact that Ut several pre-.
yiol.s sgnsons. The cunsuInptlon Of print
paper by tho newspaper and job printing
Offices Is cstinlutosl at'tl 900 tons. The Vest
cru Pupcr Y'radc's atlnna! review says:
Straw board saics reached Sl50.00o aid the
enttre trade III conrso papers, inc!ll,tlnK
wrapping al nnnilas, Is estin'ateu a. about
ss ot css Mhf an ny sJfi is 8 d G"sssa Sr eSe
month. valued ut $50, QUO ycar; other Gal-
cugo periodicals. will usD mot flr trnml S'(o.-
Oo0 worth, willie three cooperative lswS-
'ai,er ] direct fron. tic mills al the ratc Ct four
Sa5t's %srt rho Sniearo MSss u stat'qaeps s' a jS
printers would require ut ltslst y, ,ou.u0
se WSi II Ind qds'op ths iS1 TX ssff S cs
consume 4 considerable bulk Of paper. \
yury !arge proportion nf Tho newspaper press
! n,Mi printers Of the Northwest nre supplied
With papcr from GcaGo wl'tcl , Is 1ow Ht seef r.
raper distribution. An estimate Of slo. .5N,;;
6oj for tic paper snles Ut 1881 is not deemed
on oxtrnvaiyaMt onu by those best posted u
S Ssss1 a t S'Gnsty stssys fas e fffsss s S Two
tr,ides necessarily cicroacl npon each
other. Tic lcntltng stati0ners Of CllcnE,}
report MI illGreHsu IN business over lbs0 OF ~
to 20 per cent, and tob printers a!d larsg
bulk Of paper ssAtlO1iery to swGEt tlle total.
Thu Imported stationery md fancy goot!ls
soltl BY statlolcrs md otller tlealcfs would
brmg the aggregate stationery trade ur u
,hUlit 81, ,U00 for tho yenr, Including
blank books. About S2u, ,0o0, 900 worth u
wall papur ~ manufactured ~ t!e uniiG! I!
Stutcs nf which Chicago would sell hild ttls
trlbutt not less thu, s:,Ooo, o3o. III tho bMnE
tifltle IerItlell inpruvvmrnt Is nntStt: Tllt
aggregate vnlue 0r bUpks snld and tl!ssrlbni
eli it, Chieago during 1881. Including tilo sYl' w
cago ageIptes OF Ensterl houses. may bo es
tininteI Mt uyer ST. tkD uNl, Of wliel, sl1bscrli,
tioli,books nre credited with over ssu0 SS 3 ,.
inv buuks. SItO 600; secondhand boOhs, ~,
600. 4 largo number of books .atn lnatc b.
printers for local stls!rtbn,Iul, II all parts .
tliu West, which, Will! tllo ,!see!!a'eoH' y Y.
book md periodical tratlo Ut tlo arRo boul'
storcs and news c0nlpatlEes, would make II
tic aggregate estlnsats ot $'lo00,00o.
, 1881-12-31

rnents themselves, n,,d CONSUMES an immense
n,inmtity Of iii t;a,o. wllIrl, several Of tl1o
ifTuls i,uunrt fur tIls purpose: besides other
t.inuioyGs ihat1 tI,osc actinl]y engaged IN
n,ttinr ~, ths bcsf. "'
Tiig yajtie Of liz rat,uctI leef iurnttl ont
,,uu lust wear Is estiinatuil at Si5Uu, Oh,
mrujust si1 .nN,Du tie ycnr fMfi,re. Tic
cni,itmi rr,It,iuyetI IL nbni,t 'So,yy},t,0. Tho
iiy. houscs cilxagelI II, thls work slaughtered
II, lH3I miW,it Iy E)O 1lcutl Uf catt!p.
Al, fn,Iurtnnt lnWsuI{ VIVA brought By a
ipu!,f,w it,cat iIrn nRn,,sl col,vetitDr ctafln.
inx nj, f,lfrnvctlIcllt Uf ito iur,ncr's i,atut,t
oil tlp pFOyess ui bcuf GINNING and tlle slsnpc
nf Tic calL Tie cnse wns argued ut Hrpnt
lr,,gil,, aid tic Court rendered decision to
tic rfrcL that no untelt existed, either oil
tis t,rnccss, wi,icj, wRs merely ti,at uf lrcss-
luz boiluti ti,enl while warnl, nr on t!lo styIle
nuaiflst st. Louis firm:
frhc nrotluctiIn OF lnrd-oii was large, and
the urtce about Is prr cent I,fXlier illnn in
1880. Five i,ovsus manufactured ulc0sAar-
unriue oil ar,t alearine tho bulk Of which
WIS sent out Of the country. Une firm re-
culltjy stopuetl making it, ald another did
yeryiEttiu list yeAr, Tho tnklng Ut butter
Inc, which was nearly suppressed tcn
months AKO. was resumed with ytgor Lfle
, 1881-12-31
BUILDING MATERIALS,
M riff. 1O0. 0OO. .Ut1 lltt1cKs

manufactured In this city. rs shown elso-
vhcre, tho enllre number were used In this
city tor building purposes. There were dur
ng the year perl.psa .0oo. 900 or 3o0o. 900 ssnt
to other snarkots; but tl.is fact was moro
than countorbalancod by tho uso here Of oven
u 1araer number received from M!lwan-
kee, liael,e, alld other places. At no
tl,no RftVr tho spring opened was
there Il surplus ubovo the not1iNl
demands Of our growing ulty, tax lnK !ntu po-
count, Of course, the reserve stuck Tint must
alwnys De carrleu during th8 colder months
Of tho year. 'rIlyse bricks. u placed lenEth,,
wisu, W9!ltt reach disianc1 q ,aYor a,oo9
higher tl,an IN 1850, tue average per l.0oQ tor
c.llllIl0.l bricks tue past }ear being about
Sa;oo, giving the RgEregnte Ut tho salo at
3l10oo.ON,
The pressed brick sold here aggrf zatod
about Il. 90 0tU. which, at nj averasp cost 0t
$a0.tU pHr 1,ttO, would amount IN gust, YQluu
to S3l0, goo.
FIHE-nulcK AND sEwEIt-iIrK.
Tic trntlo In these articles during tie ,past
your has been limited by the cApac!ty 1f tic
nIa.lutactUrlta to supply tho demand. at NJ
tllne utter TIC ouelIlng oF sprlnx Nus tAa SUB
, 1881-12-31

THE fjtASlNta.Mllalf RfiokA
n prosperous business generally, prices ad-
vntci,,E In sympathy Will, lusAoer md labor
Az exception Is mentioned iii bnxrs which
appear not Il, have gatucd 50 much IN price
rs their cost did, but the manufacturers
made up fur slender profits BY te tarse HI
crease III orders. The cooprrs turned out II
tnrge quantity of work, but tho fore purt of
the packing seHsol has scarcc,y reaclietl ex-
pcctntlol,s,' the mild weather hnvl1E fnter-
fured viii, tito pans Vt Llle packers, n1iA coo,'-
eroge lltls consequently fetciled lower prices
tl1Rl,. II promised to earlier. The prospect
f0r tic next few months IL bright. Knnd
deal of co0purnge Is n0w manufactured With
ng lie place Vi llunI abNr. Several lirt,s usell
unchi,,es the past year For. the first tInlc.
With tho manufacturers Ut taiks, pumps,
etc., tie SEASON. WIS IL good one.
THE FURNITURE MASuFAcruKEla
tlnye hui good ycar. They ''Aye MI beeli
clined orders because they wcr: n'abiu 70
un.u of ljstsiness Is estimated ut l5af;0 per
cent, with u,l Mlyntlca III Prices anu lns'nF.
The lnanufastnrors llayn used lare nt tte
tight-cu:ore,L wools, aiming theM iaMplt.
| cherry, nsi, uaE, pine, and wll!itw0n.l III
.aklnH tho cheaper. Ira'lrs ut furniture,
white blnck-wnlnut, which !!ns teeu.lte scarce
pp,lsiTu gnu.ls. Mahogany, retlwOo,l.. mid
ether ture!sn woutls suitable far cnbi!lrt'
wnrk are also In thShiO.l. ngaIsl. being extcll'
siyely used ~ THO l,tElicr,prietd siinl,s.
iuMg. and 10 too!isIly wastctl IN .csIeat ssniE
illat lie splendid walnut forests l,ayt nearly
MI hern tlrst ,oyc,l. a1lu ihe people ilrG ut As
beginning tn give s'ne of our l,a'Nlsnlhesl
nuttyu wnt,lls tins plnCe It tlcsusves. -,
w,!ru IL still .lo,v principally In small shops
but 1t IL II hranc!, that II ErnWt1i9. The pr,
, 1881-12-31

of building materials was heavier than LII
1880, nnti prIces ruled higher. Tho business
was profitable. All lncruasD Of nbont twelve
II, Tho number Of brlckynrsts Is snoted. the nd.
ulttons being chiefly tlY North Chicago und
l.aks Vlow, which IL tnclnttut In the csttu!ate
glycu below. All the product Of tho y"rtts
tilefo IL xol.l III thts s!ty. Common brick
ayernke sl.M pnr i.oo l!lR!nr t!aM " ~ ,1s,
per day, TIM fall sts.Suil was sEsortene.s hy
ila wet weati1cs a,ld 4galers etteretl tl19 WIZ"
tor with y rathsr llsst stock o. liH1iu.
i'russttl br!ets Ii s0oi tD bv nlnnufactitrtI n'l
t,is Nnrth Sl,ie. Prices hays b3ull higher
thu III any yenr slIce Tug Ereat ate: ,,. t.,
.prleu, plul tho 4aius wbre much laryer. 'rl!e
tr0tie Ii, rntlsIt Si0nu aloue IL estlMatet nt
s9.5oo, ,!nu irns benY y t.s G!,s'isss; !sSs
demand fur IL for ilouftlg. Walnssota,lK' al.si
blllitllnE-fronts IL muclt larger ~ tts etty M
b,u,, clle,.,tl,e,l 4. price by tho empIny.nellt
Of Improved machinery aud by tha ope1'lna
, 1881-12-31
BUILDING.

NQIlsHiaif OfFlshllUNH
In The city were unusually extensive tho
1,ast year, notwithstanding the ndynncu
lii labnr aud ali kinds Ut materials. The
City Building Department issnnsl moro per-
anlts than In any season since 1s7.11 The n.,ul-
Der was about 1870, OF Which ..015 we're for
nernanent structures, tho remainder being
for sheds, baselnents, slnall additions, etc.
Thu nulnber Of dwellings .prepnntlorate, aiul
sn',re stbres with flats nr living ruoins abHve
were rrectc4 than ill., previous scasolls. Al
Though tile ii'creslse In the residence quarters
Wns large, tile demand WIS fully eqllAl tn 1t.
lie HOUSES WIRE rHitctI rs SOM aS they were
rehdY for 0cctpn,ley. atul very 1ftcM. .wliu!o
hlocks md flats w:re secured long befora
toy had ss ons 1f W l1,!!s Of te coy.
well. LII tlle business SECTION iluller0na
large bucks were huts up and the lots II, the
heart Of the city whIcl! have been vacant
fs . xFGat Yte ~ xtoy lf EeunS MSr 70 20
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AMI B1.ucKs
were also pit up to meet the increased wants
Df tho manufacturing interest," Thu builtt-
lux, ,esteclally IN tic residence quarters,
wnnll lMse beef. rluell larger II materials
ols projects were abandoned In tho s!,r,ng 0I,
account OF the scarcity and high price Ut
| common brick. due largely to ttc heavy dc.
lna'Ml trptn Sonsit ChlcaRo: Witch absorbed
Into market tlles ware rapidly taken
ut gant prices, md stocks dill not u::-
cuinnlnte utt dealers llatiAs, though
there was considerable Increase In tll,. ,llil-
ber and canae!ty Ut the yards. Several cost
y public buildings were ereyted. tlle school
!lunsa cnpacity WIS extended. a.,d 'twD or
three expensive churches were added tu tho
| list.
Tl,e coming season promises to l,c nnc uf
the busiest sfneo the .rent fire. Among tho
extensive building projects which l,aye beef,
deciied upon Il alle Grectiun Hf Il ,lrw Board
Of Trade building to cost upwards Ut
st, ,HN,H1. ,
TITS following table shows the estimated
cUstNt tic improvements III tile three ,iyis-
Ions. Thfs eattNnte will be somewhat In
creased when tho figures for n fuw small
buildings have been tl,adu up md ulllt,t in
| ~ Coat
| SnHtn nne'..........4 ......."...'.....$ t.lH,ug
| " est ohu ....s..s..ss.s.s.s s.....ss. 4.-NiMA
Hoftu oiuu+u ,.tt....,,,,. ~+-It'.HN
| 4HtA! +ssS1lNs'tNu
Tho frontage improved was 5000 feet,
agniust T., ,000 feet In 1850.
, 1881-12-31


WV ~ 's'' Itr ttnl.
f1ntn In n,,,r,,cr NJ c.t nt,fsi,,nunta,. ., NltN
uni;t In it,tn n.linirr III 0niilDy(s tGlW
''t" c,,,1uns III ''e"l uo'nu.po".. -. lEts1
ftnits II, ntn,,,,nf mi m w,,urA ....,,,. ;WM
tImit, IL, mtmn,tt,f rnld fi,r tnj or!nt tl
timi,, II tntMi |,mnitni .aln0p
Inv. H. min n.ir Inn n tirnttnt ..,,.,,,, ah
t;niI, M T., ,Minn ~ t;ta, nr,t1I,rt .,,..,, NMj
tinit In tnnnnun or tntI,l nrpitut ,.,,,, p}iO
f;ntm II urt,it,Cf nf rrulIlnr establishments M
itms in vtrjv iY,rnItts III init, ~
loss IN per cont Ut vnluo Of prl"lslot pat' i. .,
lDF DF.ts "HA
Gniu ii, mr. cont OF value Of product flnit r.,
Onit, h, uor cont Of valuo ii product ro-
tNIIluu for ruyNtty. interest, profits, etc.. l.0l
, 1881-12-31
PIG-IRON.

THERE WE'VE 1eEcEtVED
at Chicago during 1881 totnl Of G00, 900 tons
of pIg-iron of vaIuo 1T Sill, ,6a0.000. This Is
o large Increase OIL tho business Of 1880. tho
recuipts for that year aggrcgatlnE 100000
tons. The past ycnr will 90 on record rs
ono Of tho most conservative In tho history
'ot tho Iron trade. There WIS MI entire nb-
sence OF tho wild speculative mania tint
c1larncterlzcd tho market during much OF
1850; and, therefore, MI absence Of the sllurp
fluctuations in values Which made and lost
fortunes ii, dny. While thero was at no
time nny appearance Of q speculative tend
eney, tho demand 'Was almost contln-
uously good, aill ut times 50 far
In excess Of tho available supply rs
10 reBult In serious Inconvenience
to consumers, and ITO little antoyailce 10
tho trutle. Tho unprecedented nctlvtty iii tic
construction nnI equipment Of railways, itl
the building of bridges md In Tanutnctur-
Ing enterprises generally, created demand
for Iron which even the enormous produc-
tlon Of tho past eighteen months Inns scarcely
sufl!ccd to meet Directly following the artl-
ilcIal enhancement Of values III Jahttary.
thoro was Il decline resulting from The ankle
ty Of lnrge holders Of foreign Iron to lsllload
at The advance, A little further Nloi,g prices M
e esssqs nsf0Sfa Sloa%1o f1 e"sy syd2y assa5s
Snrmnnn r. tni1 nnrntr,, nfuf III Ft,,
n tnIi,ace III M!'S eon.o,H ,,o; AIM ~. mi ~" n
Topo @ Was put ,t' 10 MoEn, a ord dps ir y
tem nvW Haes Weio ,'rnanant.,,1 t' rnt,s ~
MIs tuttea 9At " W nnsecetTe' Taaun a.v E
uotM blaeS VI tae !at14!Gt !AtfMvy fry PI ~
IONS OF scotcll anu Ei!Ri'slt lsol m!ttte't ~ ~
aal eta Immense nome ptoauetM panGsM @ arIv IT, ~
~ hse5u ssIln Mp'1 Lia s nrt au n,vv3rt
o spsaR gt!ses pgs ~ Mn e,sn W, ,.nti
hn @ Mna oaEMuf n'ns"I! % ,us'st, III.
apout tle beginning ol Junn; ,xa!ti MG hi 1sMG !,i
enpe5ior WMs sIn. taett y Ill a,,. 1at';r thn't, mm
nvolem a. Sa0o t.ts' ~ e. tniMs Mas ", IL
Tas 8n atluitlol!li aee'lne 9 q o!VvM.Htv ~ u ~
tk4nnneIl9r, any o. 3a.oy III y H5s ,1G1ien ~ ,'u
tne IurlIer solIinS AoWi 10 S.o'oN9Is:y;o NV
IiG aaltcr 70 a"oW % LIE at tMo o.IiR'".s, .i ~
vMlf. Ft9y s1nH tAoluaatet t!o annt,Mu - y
uuaefWeht llealtliy 9tlct4o4'' Will '"'"e''
FALLING orr IN lMt'OitTATloSS,
ami +l,a Innroasad tnuuand cn1tad nnt hv tha
INV ,.ricna ruiTrv III" mnrknt h",rn,, r., ut ftf.n
md aI,,on III" l,rnniu,r AZ ttt,,taf tfnrt, hua
Hu nH.o ~ ti " 1Mh hs an sot ~, ~, IL
usen An GaVA'ts9 ~. ~ iHHy S1,V IVY w III
, 1881-12-31


-
., failures In tic country was lie; Les J., taan nm
nsaL Hn WY t;s 'L!s XIV: nnS 'fo cnnIta cn'
business u! ,,''a ,i,s. G,s. rn @ % mou pt t,crr.
p'oyrt' Ny u'o 1oouahA ..n"n n''' '".s
I sSS' 'iSrss:y ress H'G;s; aya sss?s4c fsf1 sha
thau Tor leTo inf !att'' lal,5teg,'' lat' tn"! "m,!
turnen>l;le, n"Hr n, ~ ,,,oI, III 'ltrcrnmf
w.lo9t, w.at,or ' Ilmss. Eycantiuc j,rivf pcrfUd In
toI osrri onrir1 syp,, thn ,,,nynilrtit was Inter-
tno ~ ~ ~ Inn slt,,w G!lckuir, md 4 fortnight
~ d@ssi 20 i,t November wllcm wet w!.ather md
Ma asa'h 10 nyu irrl, NJ, ,,orlotis 0t tluttuss.
's ~ s,.t s,s 70 n witn iuN sl,ow i. arRe lncreusc
luu lnr fhe nft,yitis ycur, md lie market Inns
Sser iSe mi nl,cis toaiict did IL every why more
a,n,," NJ INV combinations nutlg tic I,N1l
lsteclt1 lsstanturrra. 7rIo yoar ppenul nj S7.OO for
uu.r;ctiv i,uro, declined to Siirl Ittc Inter-
sj snd tjcli recovered 10 S7UleQ7.aa, where the
ma,No'n anar ncsnIte lie yory inferior uuality Of
Ma', N.Y. ronlls s1 int iIp tic trotlc In
u' s''N0 ,,,xrn rA1Srs
un..oa - ,,nraosn II wns 1onr ttmc
atter their tro!!!Git'o nelofo ~ te n,, enhg thngS
houses would tamu.u t,Iu,a ~ ~" "eH t,tuS
now oy!so toan eMs'g!s ras,,s ,,is1, ,", Tut' TN
but iloI emcnptns, ptt,,a,su uon ti,rn1, uhntf thn
country Generally speaK1t1e' o 'n,tn. TImav y.
windpw-Rnss hns perm E"9' '"ss Inv, H. isso
to'is nve oea naI;m etS IN .9 ~, 1I''' h,vn. t M,t
u0 tg.al ,,ot eSGsss ia,, rs."o +, tn ,,n"s.
.lc pr0t!uGt1, alid ptaSes ttefeioi" a,ia, misu
ruled but lttlo naenef. lhn lGtni pItactiui. paut
IN tho Unitea states anflng o iost wa ,s,
about % SxeS Wi III to, tis execution cis ' Of
the single Item u anoI; wlteti H. HI, Is ,;trw lt
deares, tho cost 81 production ~ tais cn'iItry
Is 10 greater 5nn'i III ~ Etaopf' u1at @ W'r liz
, 1881-12-31


'rhe last-llnnsed yatuu includes suit md
packages. 'Iho items 0f lnl,0r, snlt. barrels,
tjprccs, boxcs ,llti leu during THO t!Dt tYe9ter
fuI}t III q lttiu itlHru tIlutl 0o3 0f the
total, iu which tntlst hu ntldetl tho itellls VI
runt, taxes itlarllce. fllel, wafer, nnd profits.
to give tlts wl0le ynluH vt Tito i.rutIuctof our
Mcktng-.uuscs for tlis year.
TIE CANNING or pEEF
,.,, o,,.,,.,ta, ,vIil, ,,r.nt vlunr during the
,'s.t "t ,"r In .n,, Him kc.f urtrra III Inv
'st S. JEa' Jha 'snnsu IL s,i r. Inv, Irn,, fir
ka tL liz ,t,t' "vnr,,,,ah fNf1St. ,n.r
1nn ~, iil ni,i,"r linn in 1SS hid ttiier ma
~ ips l!tE'G. ! ' tus ~ n,uI srHa Dn,hor If
terla's @ a aI /, ~ wn;1, ,yns r.sl'Ic'i tt
IM's i wnHM.ur =! thn, @ Ins mt .in,,N urcat
tsSi MY |. 1 ~ - t,vn insts ,,rnatlcalIy went
"vr ;t ~ ia lus,n"ss .,y"r Il yeMr ns,,. purtIy
WY ". ~ tI,,r.. t,, .rt.,t tio nrmotaa. uI
uMs w, ..,, W ~, 1ssi sns nt.n ,,f,r n,e f,,r
aa1 1u.eum ,,av ;h" Tr,as Iint c,nt,,l,atl.
.D..s,r Mi, tba eycsItin,, niiltlei tu. hny1
nMessI' Mt! .sa.,v au n,.i n,.,, Inr,a, j,aIls
utt stt ,to ,%n th;n. v1,v sxtt,,s{vuiT. rcliIs.
Munt LILY ~ VI W. i,r t.nt,ccr,,s in ti,{ ,,,n".
n,E .us1 IL .,'.rut,n,.s 10y Ti,a ,,riict. fIlcrt,.
tuae ~ ~ u!T," ,",, n,,r a,Mi ia ,n,nnml Ina
tots, ~ MtKet VIII 1f, VIZ u h,'Ie ~ ri th""n,n.ml
iMSaeses is uti, s,xnrtaI INK !, lmr.ar tin,nss
,s ia ,ra,iu ss ss pee sare, fol tis seso ian
har9loluto-t cS9pnss VI ~ taa ,'.ui Ms,e!ShM hS@1
NY II n!oto 4es''hnu .tss ,' vi ,n W"st MD
[otMstett ~ 1';u w. u"sIuIs' .rIrs cnns,,n,nrs. in
fact. Matlnea gnM;s gm;.t,,t "9hc 9,,o cu',mtsW uns
Seey poIMht Htu ~. "..s+ n"s.o,nmr my h;,f
EukAn4 70 as. w III thn,o ~ ln,w I.,, rta
no EooHs aso sts,,r nsG np ~ thncnnau,nmin' ~
, 1881-12-31
HARDWARE.

lnE the carly pnrt OF TIC year nnu IN fact
throughout the uMttrc twolsG months lluctn-,
utluns woro less Violent thnn for several
years previously. .aNunry opened with tlio
t,tice of lrun Mt S9,b0 per cwt. Iii Siarcl1 II
sss n t. i; sp p teSk siGI wi: q eps pfso was
held sscattlly MP to December, wlluii 4 S'.oo
rnie WIS adopted.
Steul remnlned stea,ly aK1l11G9lec. Several
with Mils hero mid Mt thu liust hnvg inatle
IlUtnhlo improvements In the annllufacthrc
OF cnrria9o aid wago3n l!artlwar9 tl!tI.
ng The ast Ssar r1fiI,ef1y ,Fl, ~, q, o s
era! parts proneriy, nttjnsted by tlln carrtaEe"
maker. Now ti!c hardware nnd steer manu-.
tacturar furnishes tic wontlcn portions nt
slperstructllro reaty to reeuIvo tte body ot
tlsu vehicle. Manufacturers WHO hnye
ntlottet! tIlis limo OF work alreatly begin to
complain ,nf the growing senrrity M Or , a',oa
ccssity Of tic casc, be employed In oruer to
Insure durability.
THE TRADE IN NAILS
during thu year Itas becn yory heavy, us
n result Of tho Increased building npurat!o,is
nrico nrtc Of T halls WIS s1o0 rer ewt,
wl,lch figure ruled nntli March, when s3.9o
was the schedule figure. a ueclttla lnok
tnn,l,nr t5urinrr That ,f,Hnf mi niyailce yy!ls |
~ .a ,,r;on Ill., h"irg ~ i,~n nt ri III
,o ~, os nI,,,,,t Tia rns,,
" MtG tbn vnr Viii ~ Ironri, Of tlle hartwr,
~ ~ Il1g H. 5cMt. .oi, @ 10 o,,',I 10 ,,nI,, ~ nnnn.
tfAac as anrRoS uSteuvu ,st,y as,T s oi" n ia fa"t
t!olis Msf 1ao nsuo III ~ nrms IN i,nti, n"
~ a, ,,G;nr cinssca n thn h,,stncss win
!eMsy M taEntei ~ ~, 3n ~ sni"1 "''
r ,,. ugo ~ s's r,"a III ,yn '1 II, Tia ,k oe thu
t,,tcimass l., fhis iinn In fl1Is rltv Tho argre-
ENte casl value Of the trade nf these ltTms
for the yenr 1851 footed up above S0,00o,005.
Vhe jlgllt or miscellaneous hardware trntlo
was on The whole Il prosperous otlu. .rl,e
Bu1son wnY late on ACCOUNT OF tllo terrible
weather expcrienced lust spr!rg, but .wlseil
tho market fairly opened sucsI was tho de-
montl for certain lines OF gonlls that The sup
uly ut soycra! periods during tho summer
~, nrttrn i,,nJ.,u,,nfc trhis annrtnTn ,vna
| experienced III st,eet-lran md nnlls-of tue
.i imItiet uietS nn'E ~ ,e2 r on NJ sir s'A
A''''o 100 go. sn"' ..,, = 1 s,'1.r ,,,,w.nt.
A.. ,,..Hn u' ,n.1,,,,3r.. ,,.1 ,nors ,,n.,na and
sAo 'ttitt liz -, . r.anii,, jn..,
, 1881-12-31

THE GRAND .tuNHEHATE.
Thu total wholesale snlcs nDtctl above foot
III Il total of s4a,. ono coo, nearly, which may
DO accepted us Il near approximation to tic
magnitude Ut our wholesale tratle. Garrett.
tug previous figures for n slight chnngo i'll
tGe classification, wo have the following ats-
Ercgnies Ut comparison:
Hncs OF !Kh!
SHE3 OF lSkD. .,.-..s.s tascSN't"V
IncrcnHD. .........,...,........< 13,pu9puo
Or about 81 per cunt.
The above figures nre the total selling
value of gaut!a frllll first l,Milds, aud do INT
Include kecu,,t salus, which would largely
swell tho aggregate.
TILE CAPITAL EMPLOYED
III tho conduct Of tile Wholesale business buy
considerably Increased. Tlle estn!ntss foot
Up ulpput SSl ,0U0, ,O00, hut this Includes tho
capta! employed u nnnnfactrnE nan u! ssy1 "
ciDthlitg, Milking allowances for tl,IS tnct
We shall llay9 about sOs ooo, ,oo ~ the cnp'ta!
strictly eay,s ,s II nhoe aMi,ng ~ ,s Ep g9os tha ~
first selling value Of the gools.
, 1881-12-31

Tho wages paid axEscgasc slS7o,ooj. und iu
lsSJ nbOut Sl,G.0,uN
, 1881-12-31

Tho wages p.lld font w $5,0l3,00. III III
u,ey were nbuut $3,bkl,00+
, 1881-12-31

Thu total at wages paid was 37,Nb,0U,
agu{ust U,as5El, ,QlU In l4S0.
, 1881-12-31

4Htul '~tt S4l+NshNV
Tho frontage improved WIS 5000 feet,
Ngninst ~ 000 feet In 1850.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-02

MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP IN WINTER
First. secure good barns or sheds Divide
he sheep, putting lambs by themselves,
with one or two old sheep to train them in
going to and from feed and water. Pu
earrings, two year oldS, and old sheep
together, and tt breeding ewes in n thir d
dock. Provide good racks and troughs ol
liav and Grain Mix com and oats, equa
ptr's, and feed three pecks per day to each
100 sheep, giving half in morning and halt
vt night. Feed hay in the morning, stalks
It noon, hay ut night, all they will eat
Turn theru out ut noon to water, and leave
Them out till feeding time at night. excep'
IN stormy wea her, when they are kept W
I'll day. Mix two parts salt and one of
tshcs, and ad | handful of sulphur to
"',ch six quarts of the mixture. Keep this
always within reach in one corner of the
building, up from the floor. 1t will keep
hem clear of ticks, Clover hay is prefer
able to any other kind.
Fed and cared for us above, my sheep
aimed all winter. Still, believe a little
more grain would have been profitable
With that ration they gained several
pounds to the head last winter. Some
farmers within my knowledge brought
through with Il loss of 20 lbs per head
On 100 head this would make total loss
of 1000 lbs, equal to 20 head of sheep of
100 lbs. each, besides all they consumed.
IL is not profitable to lose sheep in this
manner Feed for grain and you will feed
for pro6t.-J. Burton, Van Vert Co., Ohio