Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-21
TWO SOUTHERN CITIES.
Tae EEor5 vful Growth of Charleston
md Memphis.
riaft"r.n. Outlook for the Future
cotton ID t,tce Crops Phos.
pilates and frcrtilixcrs-GraIu
aud l:o- Products.


I re south
ChaTle-tal is lookin. forward to 4 wear OF
+ CT AZ prosperity. ard Tho repfis are con
+ graduating them e.,a, on the satisfactory
/ maintenance Of to c.fN's business through
/ a recent pcrloi Of severe depression. caused
( Principally 10y the failure Of the crops For
J TIE commercial year I>-2-lSs3 the total trade
( If TIE city, including The average value of
/ tie staple products received, of the products
+ q: manufacture. and Of the wholesale and
retail tra.ie. vas represented by S75 lis, 100;
/ for the last e. Numerical year the figures are
/ $Gi .5l2, l91, showing Slrinkage which. TAX
( inE into account the crop failure ami the
! str yency Of money throughout the coun-
/ try. i held = lc encouraging rather than
! otaery.i~e from the fact that the difference
I i not greater. Only two failures Of conse-
I queDee took pace during the ,err. showing
: IA remarkable degree the stability u bust
( u"~> concerns.
The import, AMI exports Of the cit show
some falling OF due chiefly 70 tie s5.r;Eess
of the crops the value II exports was SIG
1862 against -: 30 I'i7 the pTeviou, u ar:
ana q import, S+i2 So. against sos. ii.J
The feature OF the REVIEW which is the least
satisfactory Is that presented by the cotton
trade. The opening Of the season If 1854
found isrce accumulation q stools Il cot
toa IN Ia great c,mine-gial celtcrs. and
cou>equeistly depressing state the market.
which, contrary To- expectation was no:
At C-cd 10y tie ioplrt tia. tle next crop
would fall short. Strangely. tn receipts in
JanUary We're - aTE. u - dISpel the Ila.l
Il a deficiency, ami when a:tsrwari IL.
failure cf tie q, p became &T{ Parent, and
prices would naturally rise many hank
failures At the north sni lcfIpd Of unex-
amVlcd depression euSleI c1un;eractin- the
tendency to a be;t'r market. A. 10 the fJl-
turc course ut me rHara~t. - Largely &c
pendent on tie on,e uiiEin crop, no fore
cast is given. any estimate Icing REGARDED o.
it,.c more tnGu E.c.s work
Next Co the cotton trade that in naval
stores forms the most mp 1rtaut iien in the
commerce Of Cta-ls -,on. Corspare,l with
the previous yea ia r-,ri- Is aud exports
show slight iail.n; 1iF- prices rule low. ami
trcre l. "a rrys{sg- o: = further reduction
Reports 81 Tie -Govi1c ri-e crop. eSceps the
Sautee district. ar oncsrfag.ns. The area Ina /
cultivation = the same IL last reaT, some ia
II veulent n quality Z, looked for- The
ia--s mteT,s; represented ~ the t-s5i. IN
pho=paa-e. and fertilizers frrri>h acco iutS
FARM s4ti~fartorv; T.. Iv'si,.- has be-n
large in volume. aIt the r,.li-l. pric,ss have
Teen loa The growth % th:> Interest Ia,
warranted the establishment of a Phosphate
Miners exchange. WiA-a was insuSuratei Z.
Marc last Ire "a! annual ou-uai 4 the
r,Sula. companies ; now -. go tons The
past season has been 4 -ery satisfactory one
FOR the truck farmers ar IN Cyhsr,sSsol 4
owing largely - improved transportation IA Z
cilit.gS Ihs growth = the city Itself Is
illustrated by the fact tat q; late large !
ARA Of -arsieairs land IN lesa occuyisi for 1
building purposes. bur ex easio-lS have beea 1
made abOu; On $ Tar with the en,roGch- 4
IueHtS TIE Shiprusn Ok straw be-rles. Sn 1
Important staple. fell %; x pc;a,o-s an aver
axe quantity Mas SAT. vhilr :oT Tui>ce.lane.
ols vegetables the i--Ure, ar, larger than 4
last years
Memphis Is suggestive 81 tha c,tton trade, ,
being tee largest miami cst;on market in TIE 4
vpgll aid naturally hc- business history for 1
The y5aT i occupied for the most par: with 4
tae receipts. shii menis and fluctuations IN .
the pT3ce q the great staple IN tie rast I
year Memphis claims the reputation q hay- 4
ing been the best raSrSet ioE the sale CT cot
toG, ofs1E paying more I2-Sa cold have been 1
reslizssi nj New Orleans. and rlors in urooor-