Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-12-18

so in retail. Timed meats have be-
come almost unsalcable, one or two
unfortunate poisoning cases having
created a prejudice against them.
They are, of course, cheap. Coffee and
tea have not materially changed, Sc
far as the private individual is con
cerned. Housewives in such articles
as soap and soda have to expcnd less
now than last November Primrose
soap has dc,lineu js per hundred, or,
by retail, about halfpcnnJ per
pound. Beer, wines, and spirits av-
erage the same, the only difference
being that as hops are plentiful there
is an improvement in the quality.
Grocers and oilmcn generally are of
the opinion that the public like buy.
ing in smaller quantities, notwith-
stan ding that more is to be had for
the money
On clothing of nearly every dcscrip-
ton there is considerable red action,
especially by the large houses which
have obtained speedy success by buy
ing for cash, and being content with a
settled percentage OF profit. These
extensive concerns are able to mark
their goods in complete correspond
ence with the falling trade quotations,
but small retailers, who obtain long
credit under the dating system, are
often entirely in the hands of the
wholesale house supplying them, and
are less responsive to the state Of the
market. A very heavy decline, to the
extent of one-tiflh of their value, has
taken place in lalies' nantes, which,
for the sake OF their superior finish and
low price, are imported from Germany;
but that country has been obliged,
it is believed, to sell at no profit at all,
the warm season having restricted the
demand. Whilst Bradford dress goods
remain much as they were, there has
been Il decline in mcrinOs, velvcts and
silks. The latter trade is greatly de-
pressed, but vclvcts are much worn.
A gentleman of twenty-cight years cX-
periencc says he has never known
goods so low in every department, In
Illustration French mGrino is men
toned. Six years ago it was sold at
shillings II! pence per yard, whereas
the price for exactly the same article
is now | shilling III pence, the dimin-
ution having been going on steadily
for the past three years. Manchester
stutfs--cottons lin""s calicoGs, etc
average I! per cent ,..eapcr, or a
saving Of Is pen,e on every II laid
out. The present price of gloves,
hosiery, haberdashery, lace, fancy
! goods, and trimmings are all to the
I advantage of the customer. Boots are
dearcr, although the old prices for the
inferior classes are maintained, at the
expense of quality, leathe. having in
creasad in value, and the cost Of labor
having been augmented where the new
third-class statement was adopted
by the trade 1t is possible not only
to clothe moro economically, but to
furnish ior less money than required
for the same purpose year ago Car
pets. crctonncs, and manufactured
stuffs of every kind from Kiddcrmin'
ster and Hudderslield are all less cost
ly, the saving being equal to dis
count of shilling, and sometimes Is
pence in the pound. Wool llannelS anC
blankets from Wales, lace curtains iron
Nottingham and Scotland, and towel
ings from Manchester are likewise
cheaper. Even cabinet work anC
furnishing iroumongery are obtain
! able Mt lower rates. Still it is the eX.
perience of large firms, having elias,
of trade chiefly affected by Il depressed
condition of the labor market, that in
order to make the same returns it is
necessary to secure larger turn
over, profits being smaller this yeal
than last. London Telegraph.