The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-01

machinery, aud capable of doing
any manufacturing necessary TO
steam navigation or railroad loco
motion, The business will amount
to about $500. 900 this year, against
5000, 900 in 1854.
CARR AGES AND HARNESS.
For number of years the dealers
and manufacturers of this city turn
ed cut and handled only goods OF |
high grades. Such vehicles found
ready sale in all the cities and coun
ties of Virginia and Carolina. OF
late years they have been brought
in direct competition with much
cheaper, but at the same time, infe
rior goods from the West, resulting
in largo reduction OF the values of
wholesale business. The Norfolk
manufacturers have, however, plac-
ed upon the market. especially for
the inland trade, q number of cheap
vehicles with which they have been
able to meet Western prices, and
the new departure has gained lost
ground. In 1881 the total manu-
facture was put at S275,o00, 1894
will show $3.50, coo. Norfolk's deal
ers are conservative and reliable
bueiness men who cater for the best
custom. The VIRGINIAN is assured
that the outlook for 1895 is very en-.
couraging.
STOVES AND IiNWARE.
The stove and tinware business
shows very substantial gains over
1884, when the aggregate sales
amounted TO SITS, 900. Very care
full and conservative estimates put
the trade of 1894 at $500, 600.
BOOK AND STATIONERY :. MUSICAL
ENTS.
The dealers in books and station
cry place the business Of 1894 at
100000, against $4,000 in 1884.
This does not include the music de-
partments of the various stationery
houses, which amounts to not less
than $50, 900, which would make
grand total of $500 for this
branch of trade.
JEWELRY AND WATCHES.
There are no exclusively wholesale
houses here dealing in jewelry,
watches. etc., but the business,
which is safe and reliable, shows
very encouraging evidences of thrift
and prosperity. The aggregate
value of goods sold in 1854 was
$3.50, 900. against $500, 900 ia 1894.
SHIP RAILWAYS.
The ship railways of this port are
we'll fitted to do any work in their
line. They employ about 100 skilled
hands at good wages and do about
$3.50, 600 or 100000 worth of bust
ness annually.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS.
The dealers in foreign and domes-
tic fruits last year did business es
flmated at $500 600. Their custom
ers were from number of the
Northern end Western cities, as well
as the larger cities of Virginia, the
CBrolinas aud Tennessee.
CRoCKERY AND GLASSWARE.
Ihe various dealers in crockery
and glassware will sell goods annual
~ to the value OF $3.50, 600. The
trade ID retail almost exclusively,
though several dealers sell to coun
Try merchants at prices to meet the
competition OF Northern cities. The
trade Is confined to Norfolk aud
surrounding counties end Eastern
North Carolina.
BREWERS AGENTS.
There Is an extensive trade in
malt liquors and mineral waters.
Nenrly ali of the large brewsries
have warehouses here. The busin ess
VIII amount to about $3.50, 600 an.
nually. There are several manufao.
turers of mineral waters, whose
trade will reach about 500, 900 An.
nuaily, making total of $3.50, 600,
cREosoTINe WORKS.
This is one of Norfolk's important
indnstries-a trade which extends all
along the Atlantic coast, from Maine
to Mexico. The compnny's property
Is located at Money Point aud covers
twenty five acres. The goods manu-.
!actured are guaranteed to stand
Tor given number of years.
and owing TO the non.inter
1erance of insects, is much in de.
mand for piling IN Southern waters.
Inc company employs about 100
hands and its business will aggre.
gate about $l25. 900 annually. The
business was established in 1856.
ICE MANUFACTURES
me manufacture of ice in Norfolk
ID one of the recently established
industries, and has met with most
satisfactory results. The business
now employs 100 hands, who are
paid from 81 to 50. so per day. Ice
Is manufactured to supply the home
trade, also CUSTOMERS in all the
towns along the North Carolina
coast shipments are made
via rail and by steamer in lots rang
ing from to 100 tons. The sS
gfegate of business last year
amounted to about Sl5O,OOO. no
comparison can be made with 1884