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Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-06-10

Use Rcddin9's RlIssiG Solve, cuts, burns
, 1881-01-01

which proved 10 DO trio In oranges bnl
1tnrtfty 10 In lemons. InrgG quantities 0f
lWth fruits were bought up early a'H.
CARRIED ntOhp, with sl..Frcnt expectntin1lA."
III the cnso of lctnOns tho new cinp Of Sicily
and other producing countries proyct' 70 b:
the weather was ,nd AZ e0oif ny tho result
became lhnnIfcst, holders threw their kincks
On The market, whtcl! was freely fcsl tlnrlnx
The a.tittter with fresh st!nh!rs, a'N! pfiets
wero Kept nesowa . prnftabIe IinG. .Iile ,'r-
eraRe, esmcinl,y In Inc country districts.
Thousands of Dnxcs Of n0nd. lglnnMs WIRE
An'd IN tic ct1dlars III this city who rutatlrtt
for fully nix weeks. In March lrh-
g f @ MsTs e. se@7 e @ PH5 & oy; &; i! IT, sumner sln,'!;',
crop q Europe wns, really. ilRl,t, Sicily fnli-
Ing of ?nc-l,ali, md large lots were laid hy
III anticipation 0f tlis event, bit they hstln'l
kgep well. One i,Ouse fl this ctsy fs relH,rt-
"a to have Ind Y, o0 boxes ut une lI,nr, q
lI4'rge l,art o. wliei, ltna 70 lo rslaekHl a1nl
Iiatian oianeefr,t n was lis Iarsest u evcr sT
known. md the most frMitless. lIux~nral,grs
June and July. Va1uicias weru- s'iilai0W
per c4se:. New s.lailner 0ranges from Naplcs
en,i sxard Kol a. a sp,a at sooo@soo per box, and
During Tic pnst three months lilo market
Inns been well stocked with Southern
oranges, es,-chielty from lt0Nisiaha nili ,tu-
ihnlcn. The cr0p Ut f.nuislana WIS II hrnyy
aud superior one, and te triiit Inns ilcc,i very
1.fe1,ty anti Gttcap,, crhwdflg out FfurI.1a mil
:taln'aleH; , Tsa,Iv hns Mot ben yery rons, Tic
trr hrl, .Ia,MHtca 1T s.. .h0tlS.U0, mid Fnyidu al
Sa:oQGei.W .W per box Of 100 oranges. TIIo rr-
cefptS OF tho latter arc now increasing.
, 1881-01-01

BOOTS AND SHOES.


flavo boon IN much larger demand tl,an In
any previous year, anh tho volume OF trade
shows steady increaso, which Is one Of tho
best guatantcos Of SUCCESS to those engaged
ln 1t. The aggregate Of gales In nil depart
lnents Is estimated at about 8aOo00, ,0o0
against 81, 600 COO In 1879 and u little less
than 8i5, ,0o0, 900 In i878. The largest part Of
this Increase Ia III the quantity OF goods
handled, that being fully8 per cent greater
than TIC previous yedr. Tho reminder ls'
duo to somewhat higher prices, Thusa'esot
leather boots and shoes, ,1,sasurel In money,
have Increased nearlya5 per cent, The cap.
ltal engaged III the business las beep aug
mentcd about 10 per cent; It Is now est{-
mated ut 26, 900 600. Th!s, however, includes
the money invested IN tie process Of manu.
featuring within tho city. There haye bcon
no Important additions To-. the number OF
firms, and no failures. indeed, the number
OF failures throughout lle Wu1t waB foWer
tn tl.an Tor my one ot many preced-
are reported to have, Deen. unusually good
and helping to make olle of tho ,Host salts
factory Years in the history Of the trade.
The higher range Of prices, noted nbOye,
was somewhat Irregular. They advanced
sharply early ln the ypar. foil back later, alMl
aRAfn improved ln the autumn. They aver
a9ru about 2per cent higher than ID 1871,
while the cost OF production has ranged tOQ3
- per cent higher, the advance tM prices
helnG less than that In tho cost Of muautact-
, 1881-01-01

q March, when II movetl MP anothor, >{e.
~ tho lnRinnlng OF summer prices declined
toN1@NElc, and they continual to work
u1,s,tl GunwnWnftl until they reached h!I@!ye Il,
rais!ns thu 1s7O crnp was etHsliirraliy
below the nvcrngr, The deficiency iii Vu[ejl-
e'ns r. altltin N.'nH catinai<aI at from 7.tD9 10
95'Mm 5o"n to,lH: AsR natural consequence prices
difference in ]aycr raisIns be.nE nj icast S;c
i,cs p9x. pitr'IiG tho first tiyo 1iD,ltfs ot tho
feaf there was n very s,endy market, tf,oro
@ tenR =, i iSar9tiDn Of not more tt,alt b1l0c nor
XXX; t,o',;s: Iif9iq i,a omE the prevailing qotn.
ssss,@2,W. ani inter to s3.oota.o5 Inc rev
year close! at 81 aa56is. Owing to tie tight
Arrr.rs HAVE SOLD Much ,1to,rEn
,ss s fSS c o @ p1sy@s ySar Is S dsrqnss ' a4sR
tn h@l tm,,, p tho ., ycar, when i amounted
EsG;es ter Xsw " yorkp kp'na. a'M M}tSsaEE MH}sSSR!aE
it,t wet9 y: r. &s5s.fc, but before the closo nf
Aarc! II ieii oif 10 D. sSe AMI M Is May To 10
0nA7c. Tle prospect Of ut, Immense M.
ple CROP for 1SA, l'rKatn to alicct tiio market
g. sn9t taie mi n'i P5,fsS eoiInne 10 wo!k
was freely offered al 4iies!,{c. sill lower
figures would hnye prevailed l,ntl not OK
lnrtcrs coMc to, THO rescue. S,l,nnlntpd by
ulo ctlhsnhEHllvGJy low prlCr9 thcrg aprRng
Germany, which relieved tic. ,uurkcl Of Mi
surplus stock mil arrcste,l ille downward
tendency 1T ynlles The cold snnp carly III
Nyvell!bcr, which resNltetl IN tic abstraction
eli ti!o mnrke an tis yrar cIased 'tSGi on iIr
ITlccs NJ 413Qe4'fc .fnr Easiern quarters.
l'enciigs MISC flnyn ruled Hitch higher thai,
ior tsn,--nhnnt &: prr, ID. Tho highest quo
tI1n sntoH ~ wns ,s. 9|llofe for alycs ayanst s
2Ss@s3>9c for 1870, The yenr opcncn at nI1103
1oac, a!ut cinssal Mt GGE'1lc, lIinckberr{es
oN;ncA fully 5c per lb ileisrcr than for 1871,
new crop hcgan 10 arriye freely: tllen t,etu
WIS '!rop to 1G1f>fc. The iuarl,ul soon rc-
covered, however. and during November nnl
tpss;s,ner VIZ steady NJ 716essAc. From, tho
nneii',ln9 Of February ttuwt1 to Tho middle. Of
i,early ail, descriptions Of irie.l frnits tic
year closed much lower than 1t opened.
, 1881-01-01
CONFECTIONERY.


and cents ls 20 per cent, estimating the sales
at 81, ,op, 400, against s., 500 0GO fn 1870 The
!ncrensu measured! In the. quantity OF goods
sold Ia much lnrgcr tl,an iii tho previous
year, Some dealers placing It rs higi, rs ~
per cent, Tho advance III prices llas beet,
slight, and chiefly III proportion to the rlsc III
the cost Of raw material. About three4i,.ur-
ters Of tllo wllalcsale business Is Will, the
country. Tho city trade js c,lt up, many of
tho smaller manufacturers retailing their
own product. Tho business at tho gear has
been conducted On d profitable basis, Chi
cago confectionery Is distributed throughout
the West. and kpIne ut The 1nanusuctos!es
llsse rink among tho laEgest iii the country.
Tie quality Ut the gputlH turned out In alSn
superior, thoy being especially Recommended
for their purity, ai'tl 'ilany ,aescriptions nro
saI 10 excl fhnss malo elsewhere. some
lnrgo their business. alll lntrotlIlca Into lilo
West tug fancy and dainty bakery goods that
hive helped " make tho Froncli cuisine SO
famous.
, 1881-01-01

10 a litllo over z, zoo. .o0O bnRs Of leo Tbs. Tho
rcIatiye etatus 1T the elfef tleccnl,sumlng
Countries ranges as followA: First tho UnItetl
Htatcs cn1lsnniinE ~, OK, 900 lbs; mkt usr-
lnnny, wlteh takca als, ,0o' 800; next FRANCS,
6aNU, ,0D:. than Holland, With ", ,e, ,0d0; and
iilially 1'elEium. with 4s,t2o 900 lbs. These
eon,,trss r. tnka 70 per cGnt Gt tiie whole prcA.
third ratio consumers, ara Kussla, with llor
60,00, COO Of pG0ple, CONSUMES only one-llftt
OF Il pound per eapitn. For
also tho season OF 1850 saw tho lowest prices
ever known. Tho lnclina aut In curly in the
year, md continued with RligIt iiltcrnlls-
s!ol,s until Into in THO fnll, when prices
ehoweki \, ss Gn nySrago retlMctlo1, rs COMPARED
1'orts continue 10 cxllibit grntifying In
crease, For tho ycnr they ntnnllnt 10 about
200 '0oo uackagcs, which II m increaso over
!s9o hf ii. pet cent The. ycnr closet on a
fa1rly acttvu md hardening market, at 700
tpc for fair to choice .:JnDs, vt 2s99a05c for
OOe0MHa. Mt 2sGSNc for Young Tyson, and at
25Q1i6V Tor Etl1lpUSvllpr,
, 1881-01-01

IN 'Ellls WE MOVE
a rreat Improvement. SuIna hnv. incrcn.o,,
.,ty ~ ~ ~ ~ per ctn tne o D'n a. 'or inso pelig
eio,sM,''"o' agH'isl sli'o"9'oVo IN loV. Inc
being mn tnrrcAsu Of $500, eco over that pf tlle
nrcyIous yenr. trh. fnrreose Ia m rtlv 1lno IN
ndditinn ~ o.nr,i,,. wait. ps - .o,.,at "%u !"
"n1 NJ ,,s,n s" ~ t ps"H.s .s 70 ca'ai,
hno parltalIy oHl}lH ID Tie ehffy Of one or
two now iirins Into tic Wholesale clothing
business In this city.
The grpatcr part Of tho augment In salcs Ia
due 10 MI Increase III the nDnnt;ty NJ uow,s
sold. I'l,erc yos n r,,,,ro, utlvonce II, nricra
~ % n a., u n.r "cn, IL ,,o n,tor ~ ~ ,sso,
but IRON o''c-'!n!f to two.tl,ftis Of TINT nd
yantage was lost during the three mouths
between April and August, 50 tl,at a great
aeclln'h9 markell anu NJ q really low rhnRe
III prices, approaching those Of 1916, which
were nIa lowest known for many previous
was arrested; and tlsegc ls sg1,cc bcrn I nj, nj,
vance in quotations which las carried then,
to little aboye w!lnt tftey wuie year nev.
The rise III prices Is. however, senrceiy cuSal
hss tg s ns'2 s1f.S fd eS's se"fi Of s
1h0t90 per cent in wages The item nf jabpr
Is 4 large onr III tic nsgrrRatc of cost In
c!o!lslnE manufacture. There !,ns been less
I c|.anEe n ne selling value ot tl,e NV mate
greater o. d consr1ue,,co OF tho autumn
boom.
The year l,as been Utmost uniformly busy
spring tr,ute wns !, Profitable oiic. Tiu si,i.
,ner tll,d autumn traiir dill not Day yory wrii,
0t1 accut,tt Of tic weakening n!joye I,t,teI'
Tratle was considerably stimulated in No
which led many to exi,eet n bitter winter''
The full detnaiit1 was decidedly for
lt1ultEp Class or noons
, 1881-01-01

4 NlDE EXTENSION
Is noted In tl,ts line OF business; four or flvt
new firms having opened up here during thu
past yenr. There are now nbout forty house.
IN tho trade. Including manufacturers
ngc,'cies; several Ut which nre now estab-
llslicd here for the distribution of goods to
tho Western trade. There have been no
failures during the year; and. notwitlstand-
Ing the Increasing competition, business Inns
generally been more profitable thau in any
previous twelve months since the panic,
NJ thero WINS no loss by depreciation Of goods
while Iii stock. The volume Of business has
increased from 10 to Is per cent, giving m
average OF fully l5 per cont. We placo
the aggregate Of sales at s6,5oo, ,0oo, agninst
600 for 1870. The capital employed in
tho business luny bo estimated at s2,O 900.
We note TINT the Wholesale jcwolry, time
pieces, etc., sold. In Chicago, make a larger
aggregate tf,nn th0se OF my other city IN tho
Union, excepting New Ynrk. md there Is q
growing tendency among manufacturers to
regard this rs tie point from which they
must seek the trade OF the Great West; In
terror dealers no longer send their orders to
the seabonrd. They are also buying a. much i
better class Of g00lls tllni, II couple Of years
neo, though the snle Of cheap watches shows
ILL enormous lncreasG.
, 1881-01-01
TOBACCO,


wns' not m eycptfu1 ono to tho tobacco trade.
The totRl Of salus does not show a very con-
siderable Increase over TINT Of 1870, cxccpt In
plug, TO which tho attention Of tho trade has
been chiefly directed. But the increased
movement IN plug tobacc0s wns only brought
about at tho sacrifice Of prices, tic years
business having been done at so c)oso a
margin as to leave very little profit for tho
dealer. The competition between riyaI
manufacturers and tho agents Of tho different
brands was never before so sharp, and the
goods were often sold right down to .na,l,,-
tactnrers' prices. That tho years showing
Is not more favorable is due to tho
"llmitcd prices +" system established by
ARsnst dGgT tsT a5onsso tSo ssas9n M 2,
wv united trade hclo has vigorously contende.l,
inm % E. loMars Sni It's noolliinn; indeed the sya
since It's adoption. Dyits Workings the lurgo
]o19er whose anistai saics react 1nttihi,l
trs, 0ostdrs tl,.s no advantage over tho s,nall
the thousands. hut perhaps after iii Chi.
Gagn will ultimately bo benefited by tho er-
na 1GaeemSnt tnntaa 1t tho SYSTEM Already ono nrge
iast, aint. rs ttc business Is Progressing salts
tactnf!ly, other houses Will no debit be-
'atab!tahed. ~ The ono now III operation has 4
espseity q Il @ s,oooo ii is. F oaS or oil annual
THE BALES OF CIGARS
,mvg mnTo 'nSips9Sea ninsr tr'ile, and good many
s0!a OSc,s Ie t trade ~ iine.cut and smoking TO-
Whole. values nave ruled steadicr tl1nn IN
past years They were soInewllns unsottlcd
duff during tho ast slx months: ii tic ast thers
, 1881-01-01
CANNED GOODS AND PICK
LIES.
IN THIS l,1tANClt or TnApE

IN THIS l,1tANClt or TnApE
tho past year WINS not q specially prosperous
one. The advancing tendency OF prices de-
velopcd townr.l tic clnse OF 1870 led 10 a
more Ecnclal mud liberal "stocking up" ttnn
,ls1ial Oh tic pnrt Of retailers and tho small
1obblMg tril.le, many ordering months In ad-
vance OF probublc needs. Tile result was that
during the spring Ml1 summer business was
exceptionally llklit, ond prices were weak
md declining III consequence. Tho dullcst
article In the list was peaches, owing 10 tho
large stocks carried over from the previous
yuar and tic fulf crop Of 1850 Tho dcclino
in that fruit, however, wns not rs great MS III
aomc others, MS 1t did not share In tho ec!l-
ernl attynnce established during the fall of
1870. DeAlers have Ind fnlrly active trade
since tho beginning Vt nuttntr, but the total
e SFunes snss epFay Fssya rensSS s 1 o prSye"s @ er
thnn year MKo, wifi, this exception Of corn
Ar0 due to rccsnt speculative actlvity, and
INC, t,o A4yansH G IT, ~ the latter to short
Kooas annually. sold In tills nlarket probably
Wt @ q exceed 70 PIT cent Is put up In tho
p. West; ln.lcel, osi'e from corn md tomatoes,
Soapafr91ye!y ,rt % 's lily canning L done " ts
Tie goods Eurlle1 6lit will compare fnvorablY
WIZ! the product Of other sections, The great
nnlK ui,Ea Ct s tie canned fruits alM vegetables
CLOSES OIL |. fnirly active and healthy market,
with standard peaches selling Mt Sl.75G9l,Y5
PER per, eozen; q e s, seconds at sl.H@14o standard
cor eo1 &c y, low Fsass ut sl4o@l5o;
PLAIN AND FANCY r1cKLEs.
The snlcs OF goods In this lino wero nenrly
double tho total for 1870 exceeding $500, ,OO0.
Tho crop wns not n full one, being reported
;not ~ nno1t fwo.thlrtls Of MI average, but tho
lNcGnSGd nCrcnE8 Enve MI nmpio Bllpt,ly.
DWi1f IN fhH hfiF'iHr t1tffth 0f 7OtinF mn
, 1881-01-01
DRY GOODS,

IAR dAI4E6 OF THE YEAR
snow an Increase OF about lsx per cent, be.
inR estimated at $ss, ,000, ,oO0, against q llttlo
more than $al, 900 900 In 1874 Our statement
Of *59 COO 600, made year ago, was so,us-
what too largo. The capital employed ag-
gfegates about $4,000 against 60,ooo, ,000
IN ls1p. Tbs Inter Increase IL mostly due to
augment BY tho addition OF profits Of the
business Of leading houses. The number Of
ftrms Is the sa1no as year aRo, and tbere
have bsen no important changes ii the gol.-
eral featnres Of the trade
fflces have averaged shade higher than
foF 1917, but averaged lower tho last few
months than In March and April. Late la
tne autumn the market ruled flrmer, stand-
afa ahesttnKs and ahirtlnga, with other staplo
cotton goods, belng generally marked up,
Ftye weeks ago there was decided strength
among manufacturers. owing to the report
thas about Is per cent Of the cotton crop had
been cut Of BY tas early fsosts; but quota
, 1881-01-01
LEATHER AND FINDINGS.

TIE CouN5E or THE LEATHER ltA1tKET
for tho year under review wns In marked
contrast With that for 1870. Then dullness
and depression were the prevailing character
lstfcs. Toward the close Of that year thero
WINS mn improvement III tho demand, ind a
very pronounced advance In prices; but rs
whole tho season was far from prosperous.
The year Just closed, on the contrary, vas
characterized throughout by moro than ordl-
nnry activity, nnd prices were sustained ut O
point Tint left liberal margin for profits.
Not only was there q largely increased do
n'and from local and outside manufacturers,
hut tho custonl-shoemnkor, who for mum.
ber Of years previous hnl hard "pegglng" to
mako both sends " meet, appears to have h4aln
entered ,sI'on nl ern OF prosperity. THOU
sands who during the hard times succeeding
tho nnnic, Wcro constrained 10 abandon tho
lies footwear nindo to, order. now flnd 1t
practtcablo to return to that luxury; ard thu
domSnd from tic e,stonl-sllocmaker has
!ieMrly doubled !, within the past twelya
higher, than, for .is1p. Tile oxtra.na prlcca
current ut tho close Of that year .haya not
been s,Ms!ained. but tl,e market has ruled
from 9e95e Ier lb higher thant tho prlcea :
is u' SetwitSstanliex III tfS s'f tho "0a:sf fses
TINT many WITS which had lain il1o
during the previous two OF, three years syera
aKnln put into service, the trade were nt
ss ws os pey y tie ssx sss ss wt ft'ax s
better grades Of sole. At the present writing
STOCKS generally, speaking are light, and tho
ontlook is fav0rablu to tho maintenance Of
values. The dullinhl for .
snEErsK1ys
has been sn'ndpasee,eaente.ly da,, aelye and he ad-
tabllshcl toward tho close Of 1870 las been
well sustained. Tie use OF ,slcepskina has
, 1881-01-01

IN HI!ULESAIE ,MlLLINEHY
trade has beell nctlvo throughout, md roo
sonably profitable. The record OF transae
tlons SLOWS All incrcaso Of nearly is per cen,
N tile amount received on sales, and nbouI
tho snno In tho quantity of goods handled
Tho aBgroeato Is estimated Mt s0,310, ,Ooo
nRntnst 81, ,o00,0o0 III 1871, and 5000, 600 IN
1875, also to s4000,000 In currency In 1871
The capital employed lit tho business Is about
sl,9o,ooo, DeIng MI Increase OF 1o@12h per
cent, :,
The business has been fairly profitable.
though an increasing closoness of co,upott.
tton atno,ig fow largo 1fms has prevented
The realization Of large profits, Iudeetl.
prices have averaged q llttlo lower than in
1870, and lower thaM Tor any previous year
for eQual quality and sGyis Of goods, Cor
tain lines arc lnnterlally higher, especially
llushes and feathers, wAtci, have recently
been "all the rngc",; but In yelyeta md
flowers there las been marked de-
Slime changes In fashion having made
those EoodS lesa popular, Tho demand
no. ,nore expensive goods; the higher in prlce
ismartsa Esclybody bbedda ao% Sstsy Wanis y Tue trade
THE BEET AND LATEST Styles
and h!oro Is now no place III which one can
nMi0nd goods thai pro unreasonable or out Of
lNSlDM." Even !Ilc most remote points In
the West now have facilities for being
lon; and they want to keep UP with The
times Ii money Will enablG tllem 10 do it.
Ono remarkable feature Of tie trade dur
INK the past year WAS tho fact TINT thoro was
no dull scasol!; business kept riRht along
all the tlR0, collections were unusually gpOtt.
alld the number Of bad debts remarkably
small Hence tller0 wore no failures, and no
need Of any, though the smaller drlns Have
worked at somewhat Of disadvantage. Tic
nearly the same, but shows slight increase.
Tho maaufncture OF straw goods Is now q
ypry Important feature III the business here.
pp to 9 very r.cG1t period our merchants
, 1881-01-01

the ao,an, b,s ,,,o,, fat.''. .., ,r,..
.au senson nus oech la'riy prosperous. The
business hns Increased about 20 Irer cent, the
sales being SU.dO0, 900, against s5,0Oo, 600 In
1870 Tho cnpttaI Is {ncrcasrtl TO 1.e5o, ,00o,
Several nIlditinns lava h,s,n ,no,,a " 10
,,,,.,i,n- ~ ..s.."", u oIoA nn"u' W .i'c
mun'oe1 OF houses tft tho ousifcss' making
MON NJ Lilo cldse fourteen or fifteen. flstrnd
Of eleven rs last year. They hare ntt ttrfyet:
but goods huye hccn hnnfiIci ou vnry o,nea
n,orxfns .,I,;.,s ,ro,,at,i, .s."i. ~ -. e,ose
, '".s WHY" p."u"p's .hnhes tslls tl'o Dess
1nRIket III ho ONlteu htntcs for buyers
Aside from the sharp competition, the assort.
ment OF goods Is lnnsunl1y large. The bl1sE-
ness seems TO be peculiarly attractive, and
there Is some danger OF It's leiu0 oycr,ione.
ns wns the cnso n fr,e vrnrs oro
7,r;a',s r,a ~ 49, .o ~. :" ~" 5sa'o M "kv'
it1ees nn'e IN hol varied much during the
season.. Wool hats were reduced Iii price
In August and September on nccount Of low
or prices for woot. Int rocovcrr,1 smhscon"n,.
~ Enr 1ots ,,,or, ,,,,.ts.s,,,ns -, ",,H'it ~.
,n -, 80, ss.a WI. WIZ, 'ls..,M'ea ~ III "nout tne
str sh!" 1atSo ~ Iu'el III tlio previous ycnr,
!tmougn .nn cost or milking thelll WIS en-
,.nai,cea H. iltt!e. a I.easy anu satistnctSry
~, traHs wns experienced ~ straw goods. The
iali business ~ tnrs tas 6eGIl q decided i'n-
!'',s oSe'1eEt Ill., oseI alat OF tne previous nn-
sun!l. ~ GMIiy eola Weaulaf pfnfeu 4 VlR-
, 1881-01-01

now depend oil themselves. Onc firm year
sEo lad forty steanI straw sewng-lnnclllnes
III operation: It now hns sixty fully eiIl-
pDye't. and others have made corresponds
Ink Increase. Onr merchants ilnd lint II Ii
not only saving n ths u,a.tcr Uf flrs. cost,
totnrrs tha,1 before, doing away WITH lie dc.
lays IN t'1lng orders whfcl, used tn BE- 50 frc-
qcnt and 70 nnnoylnK. Our wholesale mil
liners nro each year acitfnx mara and mora
70 Western t0blMrs, aiit this j0bbinK snfrs Of
tl!!s cjty n0w exceed tl,.,se uf New York.
There ts no longer nl,y rom 10 dispute the
claim Of Chfcag0 tn he tilo greatest millinery
crntrp Il, tho United S!atu4.
Wc nOte n steady falling on in tho ttnrorta-
tions Of foreign geotIs. 1t Is estimated lint
fully u per cent nf the millinery gntitls nOys
sold IN tho United S.aies arc Of domestic
Manufacture
, 1881-01-01

TIE IuAs1sEAMEN MAvE MADE MONEY =
Tia pnst year. nlld arc well satisfied With the
exhibit Of the sensou's work. The solumoof
business exceeded u,at OF any previous year.:
The receipts weto 1,b5O, lA IN It Of lumber
aud G5a,A7 III shingles, asninst l.489, $40 IN II:
OF lumber mud OF, ,Ga4 II, shingles III 1879. Tho
reported shipments were El0,574 III II lumber
mud III 20 II, shingles III 1850, aRaiQst 7h2
III II lumber and I'D 80 III shingles III 1870 Ea-
titnat!nx for the dry stuff shipped, the actual
shipments OF lumber appfo1tmated 1,tlA67o
NJ It, Tho shipments ot shingles were lease
, 1881-01-01
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS,

AAAbE ~ AlilS 1l4thH1NtsN
Increased about 10 per cent over that Of 1870
III tito first eight months tito volume Of busi.
ness was heavier than III tie corresponding
time Of tie previous year, and prices grad
ually advanced. The autumn saIes were
only fair, and within the last sixty days the
leading staples lave shrunk In vnlue fully 10
per cent. Large stocks which had been car
rled alonE from month to month by snccu-
lRt0rs and Eastern j0bbers were put OH tho
market Mt reduced prices when 1t became
known that tho fill demand would not
equal antlcIpat.o.ls. Tho year, however,
las been n satisfactory one for profits,
Md tue sales Of tho seven local houses
ore Increased 10 INr ceMt-to $500, 600,
and tie capital Invested to $t00,0pD,
Chicago Inns supplied n wider extent OF ter
ftOry. The new towns "out West" haya
Improvement Iii the city business is alsn nslU
oil tho chAnEes Tint dealers nro thankful for.
TIE CITY WHOLESALERS
l,avc ngnln Increased theirlmports, tho goods
coming through 0n direct bills Of latlIlg yia
Now York and Montreal. The list OF I'M
nine, opiulu, castiie-soap. ntd chemieais. "
!, a gigantic corner IN opium was projected
this past season, bnt It llns mt been nlt,-
Eos,er successful! Tho syndicate" ,al Its
sa{1afets 5 ax1 II SmYrna ~ rS;s oan 20 md Ssw
market for tile world. It Vas hasc,l oil tio
prospect Of \ short crop in tho Orient, Thu
syndicate" hold lnrgo quantities OF tho
ss,al!o!ent ss,n, lTig, but every ndsanco IN prco
inss from, outsiders, and it soon beenmo
necessary to lower the figures again. Thus,
wlil.e opium has probably sold higher t!aui
It would have done IL left to itself, prices
principal holders expected to put them, and
now that the season for the now crop Il draw