, 1881-01-01

rsAIUktapAY JAN NUAhY
t!nns were mt much changed, as tho rrports
fSs % 6si''css 6"1iss" Va. fairly s'"sssa pt"!''s's
during the entire YEAR., ttIn!,uh
plnel, st,i''c Of the lesser houses, Tho .4ar1-
nlotl' operations Ut nur Ieat1lnE firms reduce
tic hrENhfaEE Ut .axl,Oi'sH OH tho yOfl,ne nf
rootls tl'ey handle. Our dry~gootls n,er-
chnnts have reduced tho business 70 sncl, a
t0rfcct syHtGil that they flnW actually
uSDEKsEl.r. NEW YORK,
and The merchants Of That city do very little
1T tho West. They wouiA have scarcely nty
custhM frUm Wuatari1 buyers but fHr Tic Hys.
tam Ut drumming. which ntlds not far from :
rcr cct,t y the enst Of t.c'r Roo.'s .atost OF
manufacturers; al,d tic ti!itcre,IrG In rrnts
nll htller rxpcllses furins mare ttlnt NJ. Offset
10 the ntttfftsM,nf ctst ut transportation. Our
lcntifnE hntists nov carry Alnrks which nre
i;nii,d Stas; wic, il Equivalent III! 10 snyin; "a i
that they nr,. B,Iruassed ty n0tn IN it,e world.
1lsc arcn ntpplted with dr. sontts. from,
Clllrago Il htGas'!iy growing. The trAtle now
during the, past .yenr: Wills Texas and New
Atrxirn, with tic Intervening nreu 70 The
Southwest. 1lnve tnnde tncrrnsesl purchases.
COLLECTIONS have brcl, EtI,tl throughout tl,rsn
'rhe nau'lier wo'il'l i,asc been smaller wers
there n E0ntl bankrupt Inv In existence. Tl,h
Shi't!ierll Stn!es have takGf tdHlernte quNf1.
tttlrs VI our dry en0ts. bilt they afe cnm.par-
atlssiy s!ow pay, rot hay!ng entirely forgot
ctK,cl,. Fur this reasun t!le Southern tfatle
f4 not regarded With quite 80 lhIich favor As
tl,at of otller scttltuiy. The must markell
fcst,lre f tlie trntc during tho past yearls Its
U1titn INDIANA. AID MICHIGAN,
Our norcIlnMts now sell to MI the best ,lcal-
nrs In tllDsG States, literally carrying the wRr
Into Atrira III their coi1'lH:litio. witt, New
York iipases.
staric.i III ue cstt1n hills Of lc East md st
fl mutton hundreds nf thousands nf splil,les
which recently were idle; wliil. they lind 50
much More 10 10 rt tshla that they nre sr,tl-
Ing smaller nlaantlty oi gm,tls To Europe To
urs. prednrtfonof ,wnDleMs alsu shows
, marked lnrrensr. In nll departments, tho,
theru Is nt Increased md increasing tc1,lnint
fur "EUtht goods" within growing conviction
tllnt they nrr tho cheapest In the end. Thu
trade hero rwrorfs II very mitch better f|t.-
n,nntl for the finer classes Of Ennts, rs SILKS,
fine hress gnutlR, expensive shawIs, ctc,
which were formerly bought ut tbs East, Ii
monty 1t tIo Saney % Eis TX las s'S l io eiius: iars:
Increase III the volume Ut onr direct Impor-
tAllts.is.
Chicago seems destined 10 u.comc a pro,l-
liieItt s%tt?i market 1t no distant stay., Cnn.
tne past EEasH'i, md sold 10 manufacturers
u hn!s md war;. Converting cottnu Into
ciot! Is MI !nstty thai Is St jn i,x infancy
III the West: but tlnerG Rrr Il few mills In uI}-
Grhtlotl HiH!, MS thu l'inscr ngrcases, the de
I!and VII. too. Of course, and the ,ratlc VIII
naturally centre III t4,leasn. All tile bllsi-
ness Npnrnrs to wnnt II II little encourage
,nsmt. One house. III t'is city handled 1,o0o
palea tho pasI yrar, uinl lmms to tln great
dcal ii'oro that That the en,nE Beasp,l.
woorES GOODS
l,avlng Increased f''lly' - per rent. It Is es-
is13 N,ul s5.ooo,iDU Il, iS;S. i inrge % lnrt ct Of
.!,o lncrca*e r. r.: WIS; however, t!ste &, an atl-
,a1stly due % Il rise ii ibe prices Of
wool; hnt labor, tlye s,ntfs, soaps, ctc.,
lInve nlyailelai, nidIng to tile t0tnI cost
nf '. tl's h,.lsl,e t;H"'s; 1cr; tins been no
atssia 'v ,e sn'Gf ,s II tL te 'Ssl @ sssI 'a sa1
being about o1Iset by tic withdrawal Of one
or two firms fruln tbs trade. The cost nf
tfafEac!llis the bus!nc remains about ttle
k!!'lic. There hnsc hsesl III fixtures. IN the
trHtte have enjoyed pr4tnl,Ir ypNr.
, I!sb illnst strongly tllnrkeh featltr. nf the
ns'hrss during the tsast twelve tttt't.lIs Is n
rblyis ,lrectjy !raeeable t"ile si.afp aIsa,'cs ]
in tle prices Of .tu,ncattc sot,Gs, willie for
cIEl. fn6rlcs exhibited little clin,iRn tu quo
tatiof,s. The European manufacturer was
mt SLOW " tnkc atlvnitnEe Of the c,a,,pu In
tND sltatatlOn Thu ansM@tic prHauct0n Of
llcavy wnt'lens lins lHcsrascd prolnbly Us
lnlcll rs to Dor cent; mil tho Higher fabrics
l;nve nSo bec'l ,!ntto In much larger gualtl-
lies flI,ln heretofore.
cAurETfsGs
tIaye MT materially incrcascttt I'll tic negrc-
y, ,soo, ono 0,-beIng abont tic snnle is in ls7o.
which WIS n very active year. 1'eNpiu then
made atrentls for Il long time OF saving dir
,ilG w'fsct' @ ottt caipsts bad to DO duty. The
ir,.,tS Of Inst sprins was very aci!yc. and
slow:il ssTs marTkcd talii!s 1fsf oil. INV and
III August anl. September tic W uc-
l',and WIS 20 light ttlat prices declinch
G pofnt slightly belnw tho cost OF .protlic-
were somewhnt niraitl Of tle '.frce trn.lo"
element introduced into the Presidential cvn-
lest. After the October elections there wis
married revival Of confidence, nllu an MI
vaMaa nrf !, Prices; tl'at month being much the
,slrat:ed ,l1 higher tlan for the ycnr preceding.
Extra s,lpcrs, which nrc tile lending makes.
tt,ld lass spr|ng, lis high rs sl.05; md tho
owest M ai iltlces OF tho year for tl'p same gonds
nanutacturers' LIST prize for 1881 will be from
y to size: Thls is claimed to- be rs low rs
IStil pay for producing that clnss III goods,
mi It Will probably lie n popular price fnr
,etaflcrs as they cnn. sell the goods ut sl.00.
The sases nt 0i! c!nlts show n rather impor- ]
mt !nerease. They opened .nhout 10 ppr |
:ent hiRhnr tAnn fur .lB1l, but fell hAck Inter
q nbont tho figures OF Il yenr previous.
!. the Eost Ut production Inns recently been
year ag0, Sincks In manufacinrors' hnnIis |
Irn light, a1lsl thN higher cost Of material iins
cti ton material. cnrtaflment III production; |
onie c0ncerns having shut dnwn entirely !
within tho pastt Sixty DAYS, their object H.
ny 70 f9rca prices 70 moro ruM,lnerntivB |
'ot!lt, .jol'bcrs all.l, rela1lers lnok lor. M
otlye sprtMg tra.lc. but aru rnthor lightly |
tockett ut pres"nt. The. tratIb III Imported
nodIs;, !ns hse1, lglt throughout. II has
teaStliy ttncrcnse.! for twoor throo years past,
y iit.lneslie ENtHfH arr now generally con.
eicd ln by fully eqllnl, and In same cnses su-
nilor, to thosU nf l0retgn manufacture,
The cap{tnl GllEGgctl lii tile bnajneYs is cstl-
lated at 5o,0D; the same rs q ycar ago,
mere are o'ily fur firms In the city doing