Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 1, 1877, Page 11

878 atonc-fronts; 137 aro to ho used as storee, 225 for stores and diwellings, 1,017 for dwellings, 22 for manufactorice, 10 ch s, 10 public buildings, 150 barns end stabl 13 miscel- 1ancous. . 3 WATER AUPDPLY. During the past year en important and much- needed enlargement to the efty’s water suppl. has been effected. The water-supply svstem of Chlengo, ns now compared withithat of the prin- clpal cltles of tho country, may be constds ered perfect, Both the tunnel and Water- Works are now duplieated, and a_considerable distance apart. Tho acchlental destruction of one will nut leaye the city at tho merey of ¥ fircy clements, an was tho caso in 1971, elty ts encircled with thirly-six-fnclnains, these belng fntersected by smalier anca, A deflclency of water for fire purposcs is jinpossible, The Fire Departinent has Leen strengihesed by an increasa fn the fire-cxtinguishing apparatus, and 1ts workine force mado tore eflicient, Therels now as little danzer of an extensive contla tlon In this clty ns there is ot such an event in New Yorkbl'h ladelphia, Boston, Baltimore, 8t. Louls, or Clncipnati. THY BEWRNAGE EXTENMONS of the year were very emall, and chiefly made with nioncy advanced by private citizens, The seyers bullt were ns foliowa: North Divislon—03 feet of 12 feot'dlameter, ad feet of 1 foot diameter, Tatal, 924 foet, Weat Diviston—1,323 feet of 4 feet dia.; 3,034 feet of 334 fect dla.; 655 feot of 31¢ feet diavy 8.220 feet of 9 fect din, 5 and 3,067 feet of 1 toot din. Total, 13,050 feet. South Diviston—113 feet of 3 feet dla, and 1,84 feet of 1 foot dia. Total, 1,500 feet. “Total in city—11,459 Uncar feet, or nearly 2% miles. ) LEATHER. TIE TAST YEAR'S EXPERIENCE 1n the leather business Los had the much-desired eftect of restoring a confidence which had been nearly deatroyed by the experience ofit few previous years, The demand for raw and man- ufactured leathers hus been steadily increasing throughout the country for scveral years pnst; and our export trade bas cxhibited a propor- tional expansion til within the last twelve months, Yet fanncrs, both West and East, have complained of tho meneral stagnation of trade, and consequent losscs. Tho cause Js symmed up In one word—*overproductlon.’ Tor five years tho businees drogged, and was therefore unprofitable. Tanners peraisted in plling up large stocks for the apring trade, votwithstanding the well-known fuct that green hides are gencrally low dur- fng tho spring and summer. Ditter exverience showed that this policy was unwise, and o 1874 and 1875 Cbicago manmufacturers have operated on smaller stocks, trusting to the prevalence of low prices In the spring hide mare ket. The result was benefielal. A slight re- vival of business was pereeptivie, and the pollcy of short stucks has prevalled to & greaterextent during tho past year than In 1574 and 1873, As tho supply of green bhides was large, the last spring and summer markets ruled low. The minimum pricc 1o tho scale waa reached about four months ago, not hecause supply bad been overtaken by de- mand, but rather for the renson that prices had becume so abnormally Jow that operators, rath- cr than submit to auy further sacrifice of thelr stocks, adopted tha alternative of bolding them. The Increased actlivity of our BOOT AND RUON MANUPACTURERS bas, in the nterval, causcd an upusually lyely busivess; and during the latter quarter of the year it becamo apparcnt that the old “stock® was rapldly disappearing. At present stocks are small, and there is not much prospect of any considerable quantity belng received from Chicago tanneries this winter, Although the price of materinl did rule low duriug tho Kreater portion of the year, the average advanco of €5 per cont in tho fall has brouzht the market fully up to tho wusual average. The estimated Increasc in the ageregateamolint of annual sales for 1576 is about b per cent; the value of the leather turncd out belug 83,150,000, against §3,000,000 i 1876, Fully 38,000 cords of tanbarle wers consumed fn the operatlon of tannivgz. Dealers report an fncreasc of 10 per cent n the quantity of leather put upon tho XEastern market, Nearly 30 per cent of the leather gold in tho East ki the product of Chica- fo tannerfes. (food judges cousider that tho quality of tho Chlcago product of 1870 1s a su- periorone. In thla Tespect b Is wetl to note that improved incthods {n the art of tanningare belug constantly Introduced. In cousequence of the large home dend the Chl- cago export trade bas “lanmushed elighte Iy. The rolluml complications In Europe, fiowever, {ncrcused the demand during the fut- er portion of tho year, AN INCUEASE OF 33 PER CENT in the boot and shoe trade1s reported. The extenslon of Weatern trade has been consldere able. An entlrely new atylu ol shoe, manufac- tured expressly for the Western eustom, Is now belng turned cut of a principal Chicago Jactory,. Tue novelty inthe new pattern is to be lound in the sole “fastenings, which consist of small breass Veable? acrews lnslead of tho requlur wooden It {s clubned that this make is detter adapted to o gandy sofl than s o pcf{ or cven a sewed Dooty end it would scem that the Justness ol the clalin 1s fask becoming established, us the gowls of this cluss ars foding great favor in the Western States, Boot and shoe dealers nntiipate o growing lkflm\ll(l this prescut year, and, in view of this belief, are considering” the Teasibility of introducing atenm {nto their factorles. One promiuont manufacturer hias alreedy set the ex- umple, gud conslders the experiment a success, The minor dealers have lncreased thelr azpre: gate manufacture 10 per cent. Of the huots and shoes turned out at this point, about %0 per cent arg made from the vroduct of our hone tanneries; aud of those {»ul. upon the Chicago maslet, about 40 per cent are umde here, SADDLE AND HARNESS mannufactories have grown 10 per cent, and trunk-dealers clalm a galn of 8 per cont, The increase of antiual product in this de- r'.mmcnt Is ncarly 17)¢ pereent. ‘Tho following s 0 K erebalt nf s Whly msnufacioriss, 3 Tot 2§ §10.524,00 Tfl,;i%l for 1875, o L fo 81510, (x;'&'fllliul) 0 appregato wages pald is &1, , aalnst 81,415,105 My 1675, 890,530 In 1574, and $53,000 In 1873, Of‘thesa cighty-two cstanllshments, ouly fifteen were in existenca previous 1o 1560, BREWING AND DISTILLING, THE CIICAGD DREWING BUSINESS of 1870 has been falrly active. A small Increaso in the total inanufucture ol the amber beverage {8 reported by the Internal Revenue Departs ment, The number of barrels of beer put upon tho market lust year wus 011,451, against 200,858 In 1875,—an Increass of ucarly 5 per cent. Our alt-houses have all been In operation througliout the year, During the greater portlon of the thne maltstera buught tariey from kiand to mouth, not wishing to have at any tigle & largo stack of malt on hand, ss prices wero higher than brewers bad aotlclpat- ed. Thomalt market at home has been con- eldernbly depressed by the unusually largestock in the East, Browers wero expecting cheap bar- ley laat season, aud were contemplating are- duction in the price of beer, but the adyunce In barley and the high priceuf hops fnterfered with thelr plans, and made tbem uncer- tain as to the coursa to pursue. As was the cass In 1873, tho barley-crop, although large, was of an exceed- fngly poor quality. In consequence of the in- ferlority of the yicld, maltsters were oblized to manufacture largely from Califorala barley, which has turned out fine n the different grudes. Conajdcrable Canadian barley was also used for maltiug purposes. Lrewers did pot conslder 1t policy to manufacture frou & dumaged aud in- ierior materlal, and thereby force & poor qual- ity of beer upon tho cousuincr, The inanuisc- ture of malt from the Callfurnia and Canada Yield has of course fncreascd the cost ol beer- manufacture, as the Pacific State cereals lald down at this pofut have cust from $L15to $1.25 per bushel, while our hume bar- h.{e';“ s0ld {1 tho jmarket st sbout an average of 75 cents. Bluce the panic of 187 there been a continual falling off in the walting trade of the East and & steady increass fn the West. During tho last year Chicago maltsters have malted sbout 2,500,000 buslicls, aud it is estimated that Chivezo and Milwsukes together bave turued out fully 8,000,000 bushels, of Which 2,000,000 was of the best quality. Dutl 1‘:10 n:u bu‘\;'e‘r'- dlug:: nllxllnly lnfi‘efi(} nfl:\; 1'1 L ant mselves ol lufi’fi (] cr to n?lhly the demand, - Labor Lias raled a shude Juwer, sod the number of work- men employwl was some larger. The lelllus rice of beer was a‘ymly thcr on account of st o o 1n canssquenco of tho whisky seizures of 1576, and the incrensed vigilance on the part of the Internal ~ Revenne = Department, distitlers thronghout tha West have experfenced an un- profitable vear, Chieago distiiters have borne heir full share of the loss with hecoming reaig- nation. In comnarison with the fizures of 1473, the n,’,'z{rvg:ilu manufacture of distllled supirits s fillen oft about 23 per cent, 6,160,000 gale lons having heen mannfastured In 1876, ogainst 7,014,090 galfons fn the vrevious year, OF_thls quantity, ahout 5,515,000 zallons was whlsk;i, and tho remainder highwines and aleo- hol. The shipments of lifshiines from this market are light. rum{nmll wlith the quantity of whisky manuineturcd, Most of our mantifas. turere, heing redistillere, finfah their poods and put them fn the hands of customers direct, in- rlead of Imvlnfi them go i tho shupe of high- wines to redistlllers {n other parts of the coun- try. Distitlers report that, np to the 1stof Octo- Ler Inst, o \'vr{ amall margin of profit had heen reallzed, but that sincs that time the busincss has proven alrzost barren of profit. At present a general despondency prevaila. The exporte ing trade, lowever, 18 now openiug tip. During the mouth of November orders for 3,000 bacreis of aleoliol were recefved from the Medts terranesn. This sudden demand had the effect of relfeving the market of some of its surplus stock, The quantity of aleohol cxported ¥rnu of duty during the year docs not exceed 5,010 barrels. The number of distillerles running Irom January to August, 187, wasthree. About the 1at of Beptember two mora were started, ::u} n)n.:hc ;guacm- um‘ nlm} are in oncration, il lave o daily capacity of 40,000 gallons 050 barrels, e EE i CRICAGO DISTILLERS are loud In thejr denunciation of the Revenue Department. They are fiem in the bellef that the taxation system¥is radieally defective and needs entlro reorganization, nut only beeatse It {5 cumbersome and extravagant, but beeause of its InefTectiveness, In the year 1867 the sub- Jeetsof internal revenue were 300 taxuble artls cleg, Thellst I3 now reduced to four, viz,: spirits, tobacco, brer, aml certaln stamps on matehes al patent wedicines, Distiiterscialm that, althougli the ttellis so much diminished, tho extravazance ol the system remains the same. The manufacturers ‘argue that, as the country 13 so large and tho difiiculty of watehing It for cxclse 8o great, a tax ol per cenl must necessarily stimulato [iHeit manufucture. 1t {8 also naserted that there aro many branches of business In which alcohol {s used, und that were formerly consdercd a ne- ceseity, but which have passed out of exlstenco under the oppression of a tax of over 60 per cent. Tha system of TIRANSPORTING IN BOND is also Jooked upon with no great favor by whisky operators, ‘They desire " a system of transportation in bond go guarded as'to be safo to the Government, and st the eame time fair to the erleultural and manufucturing (nterests, They think that with proper. rezulations wo might supply the whole world with alcobol; thit wa womld certalrly export 40,000,000 proot gallons annually, beine the product of 11,000,000 bushels of graft, hecuuse the product’ can bo carried much mora ¢heaply than the raw mate- riul, which Ia ralsed In the West. It Is not imwm“y known that Illinols has a larger disti Iln}r mgn ty than nuy other State in tho Unlon, "The buoks of the Iuternal Revenue Department show that our State lias a daily (is- thlery capacity of 03,520 palluns, and that there nre twenty-tliveo distiilerics now In operation In tho Btate. Ollo is sccond in the lst, having a :lnlly capacity of 00,853 gallons. ‘The following s g SUMNATY? apil The agreegate waeges pald fs_$430,700, azalust ;ggj,sou In 1835, $1456,000 in 1874, andl §615,714 in T3, MANUFACTURE OF GAS. BTATISTICS. The following arc the prominent atatistics of the conl-gas manufacture {n this city. Those for the Chicazo Company (South and North Sides) were furnished by thcofticers of the Com- pany. Tho Presldent of the People's Company (West Stde)dectined to give any {aformation on the subject: Totnl for Bt e B o802 aplial 2 230, 12,250, 12,250, 0 0 Warkers. i t 200 3 w0y ] ' .8 100,038 $100,000 8 200,088 8 283,030 s 230 823 3 2 one 33 ‘5,131 5,312 10,473 0,67¢ 181,042 $250,071 $ 433,013 § 203,777 40,000 30,000 70,00 K000 The average quantlty of gas consuined daily in the city s reported nt about 1,400,000 feet, 1t prohably axcecds that figure. The great fall- fug off in consumption fa chiefly due to the' facts that rince Ang. 1 the streei-lamps have been lghted by a new tiine-table, and that near tlic closo of the year the size of Lhe burners was reduced to three feet per lour, [nstead of five {cet, 08 heretofore. The consumption has also been lessened by the substitution of ofl for gus in many stores and residences, The moncy re- ceived for gaa [s very much less, forthe nrm\'e reasous, and the reduction in priee with which the people of Chicago are famillar. CHEMICALS, ETC. TOE ANNUAL PRODUCTION IN TUIS DEFARTMENT cxhibits, for 1870, a very slight decrease as com- pared with the figures of 1875. While the branches have as awhole retrograded, woare able torccordancnormousinereaseinthc manutacture of staple ecaps. In the production of thls neces- sary to cleaulluess, Chicago, ns any are pware, has herctofore beea second to only one ety In the world—Liverpool. Alout 40,000,000 pounds of cleansing material are annually turned out at that polnt by the leading firm. Yet the total manufacture in 167G In thls city exceeds by 23 yer cent thesa colossal tigures, fully 60,000,000 pounds—or25,000tons—ofsoap having been man- ufactured hero durlng the year, Consldering the fact that Liverpool Is the soup-sup- plying centre of Eugland, nnd there- foro has very littlo competition to contend with, and that the leadlng firm referred to (Gossaze & Bons) monupolize the wulk of the trade, it will readlly bo perceived that, fo pro- portion to the territory supplied, and also tak- Ing the element of vompetition into account, Chlcagzo as compared with Liverpool Las the lurger trade. The manufacture of 50,000,000 pounds of soap, or 833,543 boxes, »s moted sbove, {8 wn Increaso of fully €3 per cent over the production of 1873, tho figures in the former vear befng 80,000,000, This cnormous growth is principally the work of one flrm, which util- Ized about 9,000,000 18 more of material in 1874 than preyious). Enstern manufacturers are backward In acknowledging that Chlcago deal- ers can undersell them, Yt that this eity docs offer superior fudicements to both the Western and even Fastern trude, Is an undenfablo fact, aud that Enstern dealers are belug slowly ane dermined by Western capitallsts'Is becomlig ok /pparent each suceecding year, . Bonp {3 ensentlally o Western produet. ‘The raw mato- rlul iy produced {n superehundance at our very doors, while all uther eitics fail n furnlshing & requisitc supply to thelr home factorics, 'The capital fuvolved in the fancy-soap department showsan fucrease of 10 per tent, and the ex- panslon {n aggregato sales has been propor- tionate, - WIITE-LEAD WOHKS depend largely upon the bullding business for thelr support. In consequence ot the decreased smount of bullding accomplished last year, the falling-ofl fn the ugprerate sunnal production {s cansiderable,—the tlrures being §1,534,752, eralust §2,450,000 (n 15i5. The decreuse’ hus bwen some greater than inalcated by the amount of money speut upon buklings, for the reason that the nuln object has been to huild ut as low acost ss possible, The shot-making business has continued goud, sud shiows & slszht fncreaso on the pmulhn: year. Durlng the tirst ning wonths of the yeur lead ruled high, chiedly on account of an eitra Eustern demaud conscquent upon the fuprovements befug made {n Philu- delphia preparatory to the Centenulal. VINEGAM WORKS have fncreased 8 per cent. YWith rey to con- fectlons, an error occurred i our last aunual review, Instead of the sunual sales amounting 0 $404,000, as_was noted, tho fgures should have been $1,70,000. Tho total “bush of 1478 shows no'fmprovement on that of 1o75. The confectlonery trude of Chicago 13 a trifle larger than that of New York. The fullowlngls s cxxanr: 5 ¥Alurfar, Workers, Product, $r0,L00 150 § WU UL Chemlical works, etc. 0, 400 T1.09h.T8Y 33 Ceaw B8 LTAUR B4 lehuo 47 04 22 aRUR ST $025,000 in 1873, The wages scale waain this departinent a shade lower. ——— MISCELLANEOUS. TIE MINOR MANUPACTURERS o not express themselves as being eatisfled with the year's business. The excessive rivalry Into which the smaller dealers have been forced 1n competing with other manufacturers has had the effectof cutllngdowuprlccundenconrnzlng tho extension of undue credit, Only & fews years azo the manufacturer demanded one-third cash, and the balance on eomparatively short time. Now, driven by competition, he accepta one-elghth casb, and gives long time, even 18 much 08 two years in some cases, A few of the principal departments In this branch which have to deal with the more staplo and necessary com- modities of Jifo exhibit about the usunl increase in total production, while others hiave done well in making both ends meet and laying enough lett for o small bow-knot. Tha azgregate pro- ductfon in the depastment, however, sLows s slight gain. TIE MARUFACTURE OF ¥IOUR waa Jarger than ever beforc; about 250,000 bar- rels hiaving been ground out of our three prin- clpal niils, The total qnantlty manufacturcd would have been somewhat Jarger had not an accldent to the machinery of the Orlental Mill caused the proprictors to shut down @ short time for repalrs, The flour-mill at Lockport, which is operated and owned by a Chicago mannfacturer, has turned out about 150,000 barrels, swelling the tota) yield of Chlcngo and Lockport to 400,000, The quantity manufactured 1n 1873 was rcglorlc.d b 55,000 Gacrels, of which quantity 240,631 barrels were mannfactured by the three city mmills. The vatue of the aggregate production lias fncreased about 20 per” cents The quallty of tho prodatt was a shade better than that of 187. Tho selling price has ranged at aboub the same figures, although tho lirst grades of wheat Itave ruled somewhat higher. The capac- ity of Cliléago millers for manufscturing has not been entarged. No new mills bave beea started during the year, ‘The busiuess performad in 1870 by our Jonl PRINTERS 18 fully 15 per cent less than that accomplished in 1835 To quote thewords of apromivent meinber of “the craft, “The fall trude, which would, under ordinary clreuw- stances, have been s ‘booding? ouve, was badiy demoralized by the Presidentlal elec- tlon, everybody being in a state of suspcnse, and monvy befuz tight, the inclination was to retrench: ‘and what was cxpected would prove a profituble year has turncd out unfortunately 1or small gifices.” Lime works have largely decreased in annual production, the ng 375,000 barrels, ngalnst 550,200 fn 135, ‘Tho cause of tho full- ing off 13 found In the fact (as stated in an- otlier column) that the tatal buflding was lcss than in 1875, Lime manufacturers cannot over- produce, as the material becomes unilt for uso if not lmincdlately utilized, Limo which hias been upon the market for two weeks [s con- sldered worthless. Prices have ruled about 5 cents per barrel lower. Tho shippiug trade has also fallen off considerably. Tho country de- mund 18 principally South and West. CLOTHING MANUZACTURERS have suffered materlaily, owing to the Centen- nial Exposition, a3 mauy of thc clothing dcalers of thie West, who have herctofors mnade their purchases in Chicagn, bought their fall supolies durlng thelr Eastern trips. This slightly de- creased our annual production, which would otherwise have shown a largoe incrcase, a8 our clothing men had augmented the number of thelr workers by increasing thelr corps of trav- eling ealesmen,” The decrease in production is about & per cent. Materinl has ruled 5 and 10 E:r cent cheaper, Tho iemnlg Srku hiave uot en much changed. Small denlers report a al!fiht decrease in the year's business. at, cap, avd fur manufacturershavo locreased the value of thelr aonual product 5 per cent. The export trade In manufactured furs hos been n shade better than that of 1875, I'rices have Leen a little lower, and steady. TONACCO MANUPACTURERS have experienced a fairly profitable year, seem- Ingly unconscious of the cramped condition of business generally. Tobacca, beer, and whisky, 1€ not articles of primo necessity, are evideat{y conshicred 80 by tho public; otherwise thess branches would “symnpath zo with other depart- muents which do not nake so zood a showing, Tl inercuse, us shown in Jeaf-tobacco, is b per cent, 6,590,000 pounds having_been manufactur- ol futo the different chewlng and lmflkln;{ grades. About 45,000,000 cigars have been pu upon this warket, against 47,000,000 in 1875, An increase of 2 per cent In sgorezate annual sales is the result of the year's work. THE QUANTITY OF FLAX manufactured at this pofst during the past twelve months has demounstrated to the satis- faction of the partics concerncd that the enter- prise, which was but a year ugo estublished, will prove a success. ‘The Twospeets of o rapldlys growing trade are promising. The flax factory eatablished at Rosclle during the Intter part of 1575, and which is controlled by Chicago capl- talists, hus been in continual operation turough- out the year, Tho capital lnvolved fn the busi- ness {8 §200,000, ur'ng 185 about 530 tons of pulled straw, and tons of tangled suaw, bave Ueen utllized fn the different processes of junn- whacture, Of this material shout f5 tons have heen shipped to the thread factories of the East in tho shapo of fine lne flax. Fully 250 tons were couverted luto conrse hagglng materlal, which hus found a market st _our oil-cako mills, In the manufacture of rope, cord, and twine, 50 tons of straw were cousuimed. The factory has alse supplled the clty fertilizlug trade “with about 20,000 yards of press cloth.” The remnin- derof tho miaterful has been converted fnto flax and shipped to poluts both East and West. 'The aggreguto aunudl sales foot up $100,000. The factory lluds ewmployment for lcrum{dl\'u workers, who arepaid on an average § per day. 'The flax used is mostly grown in Duluge County, snd asmall portion of tho materlal is raised T Cook County. PAVER MANUPACTORERS have galned 8 rcr cent in aggregate annual production, Billlard-table manufacturers have suffered beuvily durlng the past yeur; chietly on account of bad detits. Soveral failures have occurred in this braoch, The enforcement by the Muyor of the law relative to swinging elgus, s had the effect of killing the city trade fn the open buouer sigu business, The following fsa BUNMARY, Cuplial, Miscellaneous, Xo, Works, Value af Piinting (nclods Product, {ngnewspapers. 03 61,400,000 LW § 4,000 Clothlag Wi 97 ZNTA00 5013 6sk 00 4, ¢ 3 250,4ns) “« A, OO N 5 2om i 73,000 5 Mon 43 17800 ] 6wl & B0, 17 amcon mt 3 L, e 3 140,000 “ 4 2.0 1) 13 1 100 13 3 80,000 7] 450 1,000,000 1,800 [ 0,000 [ 200,000 2 Bun, b ” 447,878 13 22 000,000 " 0 1L 4 100 B xn § ua 12V 1 W s a 80 o oo 2 M A0, 4 10y Dinn(xa) i 21 Ry 3 o W7, (10 evsaeaes 3 23 AT fay-yress worke. 3 1 §0.0m Carpel weavers., 23 o« 43,000 Moy head “and handie i 1 10 Wa i, 1 L4 i 1 1l 1 20 1 e 1 4 i B 1 8,00 e Saal 3 aow n. Jewelry cuse wka, 1 150 a (e [ 1 200 n 12, (Y1) 1 100,000 k5 100,000 Totals, - g T (s Tolals oF 18730923 u.cimmu u;:lcl':u ;\.mfi The sggregate annual wages pald alnst %,45,24[ ia 1575, I&N&fl*fl in lséfl,und £4,837,000 i1 1873, Of these 123 estavllshments ;J:klweu!:auc were in exlsteuce previous to THE TOTALS. Tho foregolag ftems foot up for the two last preceding years as fullows: Value of product. 8200, 10,177 m’%m Value of product. .. o 3 Capltah .o 118 00,097,100 ;68.1%.800 1, R2 1,640 $ 24,850,434 § 28,043,204 Making llownm‘c\ a3 {u former yoars, for occupations not tabulated, we obtaln the follow. 1ng as o near approximation to the statistica of the manufactus{og induatries of Chicago ln 1674: Number of establishments. . o 2,010 Numwber of workezs 61,554 Vogeepald... o $ ;.‘5.411.&0)3 employed. X Vilas of product. 201, 667, 000 We present the totals of two previous years for comparison: 1875. 1870, 2,040 1,200 62,600 32,000 28,870,000 $17,300,000 000 55,000,000 ‘produck..... 162,380,000 £3,000,000 show an Incresse o 4.3 per ceat Theso Sgures "In production; decrease of 0.0 per cent on the capital employed; & decreasa of 1.7 per cent on the nnmhcro{wmkfiu: and & decrease of 114 the United States Bub-Treasary at Chicago for the year endlng Dec. 81, 1870 MRCEIPTS, Bals 875,00 3,848, B g{;cnl on the wages pald, as compared with g“ n;-:::g?."' 31, 1875, $ ’1! 48,101, 60 g s 2. c b Sale of Jan TIE EXPOSITION, dll! ,.,,’.’.‘{'d..,, pXgs u&un Certificates of s % 000, 00 THE INDUSTRIAL DISILAY STATEMENT ":‘M‘?m“”fi 11"1?:'5.%% at the Exposition of 1876 Is conefilercd by many | showing the amount of mnnnennll;a-:lnnu at the Franed, 5, ‘m:Mo:m to Liave been auperior to thot of 1575, The Ex- position of 1876 commenced hept, b, and closed Oct. 9. Thenumberof exhibitorawas541, of whom 09 wers contributors to the Art Departinent. The number of exhibitors fn 1875 was 561, Tho total receipts footed up $114,140, and the dis- Lurscments amounted to $105,535, Teaving abal- ance on hand of £8,004, which is 87,618 {n excees of the balance of 1875. The average attendance was 7,500 per day. Except In particular lines of operating inachinery, the varfous departments were cqual fn character to the cxhifbits of the thrce preceding seasons. In fam -machinery and mplements, in processes of manufaclure, < zaqmaoa| -+ 30qin330N Port of Chifcagro during the year 181 Intorest in carrency, Miscellancons...... Total .vveeus Trearury drafts, “ryniogy i Disbursing nccoon 11,147,700, SEtimp omiog) || G A 1,154, 401, 61 Interest In col 208,700, G2 “———| | Interest In currency. 24, 445,00 Tranafers carrency 15,030,420.15 Fractional carreney redeemed in “emnp 1ondeogy| 127,220,590 1,745,000,00 AMUSEMENTS. A, 3 bl s NEW CHICAGO THEATRE--ESSIPOFF, 3 NIGHTS AND 1 MATINEE ONLY, Commencing Monday, Jan.8,.. 0 * Mme, ANNETTE ESSIPOET, The Illustrions Pianist, sesisted by Miss PALMA, Prima Donna, . e TR uaical Wednestey: Jan. J0eruhd Cantert.L ootR Frida! 12—Last KRSIPOFF Night. atu 2-FAREWELL MATINER. Adm! (e. 1; Reserved Seats, o o aml ST ToRndLy af Hox O, S “Sests Steluwny's Planos need st all Easipoff Concerts. . HAVERLY'S THEATRE, NEW YEAR'S “”‘2:0 ::\::_fl_u;!nncal the Renowned. SO T E Bl R IV, R oeam I A DL A TN D RT3 Monday afsernbon And aves fnoon and evens fn the leading lines of domestic manufacture, In 1,689,538, 14 | 0% AndTuexior, {Njfleld-r. and Batorday eveningl. textile fabrics, In tho conservatory, and very Balance onhand. 1172,008,08 | JiiY ‘Zm;‘i’;.’,’.?; AR BRSO notably in the natural history and educational 092/ uoysdeuy| Total cv.e. M—_-_'I.B&fl. 18933 | * Ja FHANKMAVO,” " departatents, the dlsplay was tuch {v advance VESSEL TRANSPERS. % NEW CIHCAGO TIIEA' of any standard hitherto attained, 2 o b L:n. nrhvcuels transferred to other districts sisia it T dTREo y aring the year: ondny evening. Jan. B T PLOTAL DEPARTHENT 2 e A Eatcriatment. €100 16 pr’e!gu'é'n"rnr;f'-'fl;"&? the Increased number of plants was plainly ap- | |z Beon | -doap puv podey Cinss and name. .'_wmm districh. | ery evening during the week. Mat! nces ""“"% parcnt. Itls reported by the managers thata | [+ 2:18 Sehr Ataunta, Grand laven. Wednesdsy. and taturday, HAVERLY'S GRA proposition fs shortly to be made by several o = Hchr Danfa. nd ,lnrm. COMEDY COMPANY. An entlre new bill, intro- cminent florists of this city with a view to es- ¥ 13 :‘ 1031 1019y i 'r'l‘u (PIT:':u{c'c':n' fi:gl&g i’i"sfif&“.fixfi'fi onl!);vx:‘r,;'{h{{g 0-‘?;“"‘«.1" “leh: 3 ] M 3 8 . B endin) tablishing a permanent exhibition of plants and | |5 éf'_’, o pus Bipsony ehe Ene tranateve Matinee will recelve s hindiome preeen. - o servatory, Ti 8 s Benr kL f o5, with ice present, 23 cents, zlh’:"‘[‘::;";"!'-l’;fnfi"';‘f{;n p i ‘_c"r'; ';::;‘J:f,‘,‘:.{,‘;,’ i ESNER 3 (i The leading present i tio Matinee will be & Ladica’ There lua been 8 vast quantity”of matertal on | [ ok gy puo i { Miiwankes: Sira willrecelte h nambes vo draw Iof fhe Watth: exhibition ot "lhc '-'eirlll'»mhn":lvhwblch thcrr:'ls 2| #suaa quauijosug k] sz o, The lesding prescot each cveninz will be $30 In' Liep ovpeamcases w18 vk | B, e S ACADENY OF JIESIC, far dlataut when'n permanent_exbibition of scl+ | 81 T T eapentyarte . Thiestvo e toe eleys ence, industry, and art should be established, | |2 Uniy 10, 13, and 25 ceots aamisslon. 2 o pome caiont take e lace of the annunl | (£ spbsas s, el L8 hgep S, it Sy ant exhibitions; and that, to this end, a closer al- | |2 OREAEE Katle Huward, Harsy Armstrong, Three Taraer Bros., Mance could abd should bo made with local as- | |3 EAE > e Berers i ent e Hineha e, AL amont, sociations, surh s the Acudemy of Sclences, the | 18 Hzl TIIE ILARBOR. AU S L LT A E A ) Academy of Design, Mcchanicd' Institute, and others baving kindred alms. No plan las yet Deen presented or matured. The matter 1s | Of Bumber and tonnuge mentfoned merely as a subject unon which the l"_l_‘le stockliolders sy in the future be called upun =] tonct. 2 8 COMMERCE OF THE PORT. £ THE CUSTOM-IIOUSE, £55°6, " IWIOL SUMMARY STATEMENT District of Chicago during the year 1876 THE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT in progress on tho Government Harbor at this point are finished, with the cxeeption of afew courses of superstructure to be added to the Northi-Pler extension, During the working sea- son of 1875, which closed in Novembcr, there were added 1,250 ruuning feet of superstructure to the breakwater, completing that Improve- ment as far as contemplated by the Board of af vessels which errived ot OFFICIAL BTATEMENT, 3% Engineers; and two groups were sunk In cxten- The following Is an officlal statement of the 34 slon of the North Pler. Durlng the year just business transacted at the United Btates Cus- | 2 g past, pllework fn front of the break- tom-House {n this clty during 1876: g 35 water and {ts southern return, at the DUTIES COLLECTED, -;; B north end, has been finishied, snd answers well Statement showlug the amount of dutlescol- | 3 cE the purpose for shich it was built. The plle lected at the Custom-Houso at Chicago each | & guards are extended along the face of the break- month on forelgn importations during the year | = 5.2 o | water 1,000 feet; GO0 feet conslsting of piles 16702 - soouuoy | 2335 % assembled In groups at intervals of twelve fect, Monihs. 2 L | 85325 | and costing $11.46 per running foot. The re- -;:m:gy- $ el matning 500 feet of piles are driven close to- 3 4 9 5 T ™ | gether. A few repairs have been made to the March ... 4110, 33083, Apri 141,003.0 & - |22 tporeag 53‘553 cast of the south river pier, and also glny IPU‘ ul.a: December . LB sS4 l"'nnwu S533% (on tho North Pler. Ten groups have Seeo ROl tow.. & 4ot es | = %5 3" %3 | been sunk In extension of the North Pier, IMPORTED GOODS, s oy = which, with previous gepalrs, make a Statement showing the value of, and duties | 8 =3 ey | £3 total extenslon of twelve groups coliceted on, imported goods at Chivogo during | % 2. 3 equaling GO0 running feet. During last fall it the year 1676: 2 e i'g Xl“u“: nl-ixltled m?z :‘fissclsh ('lxn('rl:mcnl tnamu 5 shw 3 culty In passing through the maln entrance neyoisorendt, o Tt Jullis bt 5 =g ) Qurlnis @ norths s southeasterly sorm, often Dry o, v giokre ol BT ‘igé 5 &8 striking the breakwater near tbe northern end 7! 4y8p0.00 | A= k! =12 iy their unsuccessful atiempts to make the 40,610,073 IMARY STATEMENT harbor. To avold this obstacle 8 40, 8:10. of number and tonnawe of vess~ls cleared from NEW SYSTEM OP BIGNALS 17 03 the District of Chicago during the year 1870; was put In use. ‘This action Laa In o great meas- ure removed the danger which befure existed. g Alo, beer, Toyn and fancy émklnt(‘l:hn ju ceds . . Jewelers® goods, nilnge & siatuary Driigs and drugsundrics Cream-tartar. .. PIRLZEEETESY In October, 1575, M : : : Foxs GTne + 1975, Maj. Gillespie, Superintendent g0,105.40 | |3 g2 <2398 -5 of Hurbor Drovements at ptms polut, 101004t | |8 FEE H made & supplementary report’ 1o ole bt 1 w4l S $ g g tho head of the Departiment at Winesand liquors... g Lk & WashIngton recommending an apbropriation of Musical merchandise X £40,000 to be applicd In excavating a channel, cha | 300' feet” wide and 600 feet Jong; througl tho . nurthern half of the outer basin. 'The great use that has been made of the outer busin during the past scason, and the lucreasing *coufidencs of mariners in the eccurity of the anchormre to bo found there, led him to renew this recom- mendation o his report 011876, It is now be- lieved that there 1s no necessity for the con- i Totaliess corsrs +00.83,407, 800 81,454, 725,85 FOREIGN GOODS WARKIl OUSED, Btatement showing the value of, and duty on, wS3al | mtruction ofa south pler fnelosing the outer s38: basin. Indeed, ft s & question i such a RFTL} | structure would not prove o disadvuntage, 358 | During northcasterly storms tho waves break =~y | | through the nosthern entrunce into the ocuter o3 harbor, which deflect southiward, and pass ofl $5:i3 witbout disturbing the urca of cumpuratiyely 3533 | quict sea. 1 the southern pler were built waves abouuoy | 83 25| [ would bedefleeted castward, and thefe farce would be expended towarls making a rough sea forei) ds warchoused each month darin, P " w in the outer basin. The uppropriution for har- the yi“u%u; the value of, and duty on, zoods l =5-.s:§ggga I LT ) bor {m) r_-:’\'cmcm‘u for the fiscal year endlng witlidrawn each monthi and the value of, and (BEEEES NS am = June, 1376, "E:'u‘r'r{\'mormmny x 2 3 Jiity o, Bogdn Hmalilag b Warehiosss Dee, iif | ga 53 | | of 1877 wilt be expendod towards the deepening ina, Vatus, Duty. = T [ S of the chanuel connectiog the outer harbor with Amount In wasrehonze : L] the Chlcago River. Dee. 31, 1875, ... $150,107.41 E 1< * The only noteworthy improvement made ot Warchansed in January 08,505 VESSELS WINTENING IIERE. Bouth Chivazo last year was the cstablishment February uuee. 131,741.14 | Statement sbowlng the cluss, number, and | of 8 rolting-mill thery fn September, The en- March, 14,0506 | gonnayo of veseels l:fil up in Chicazy harbor for | terprise {a not as vet sutliciently established ta winter of 1876-77% Iirign... elioaners. ecemnls 0gs.... . 2T _ERTITAT ) eam canai-boa Total. .o orios oov..§2,100,600 §087,4333,10 WITUDRAWN nwnswug':"um:.g: 8 183, L7 oy 30,470 14,057 1005 THTHE i T U, 38, 25 y R | gt Temaining ¥y wares B Propelleri i houny Dec, U1, 1876, 217,211 124,142.00 | fisam canal-boa Totaluesisaee, 82,100,000 §087,143.10 - IMPORTS ¥IA CANADA, Btatement showing the articles and quantities of goods {nported by lake from and via Cauada - during tho year 1576: 2! Barley, Dtuveeres veo Ralirvad ties, number. Salt, tuny, Halt, sac Sall, bri any documented at this Class, Aam 1z propeller Albatros: l'ugz propeller Night Haw! i Plig-lron, tona Pysites ore, tone, Mixcellanecua bunt Greon hide, 0 ey Tialr, pkis Bi | Total, tenveatels i 20 10 ported lost durly, XXVORTS VIA CANADA. Btatement vl ex;l‘;qm from Chicago to Canada Ly lake dunog 18 Articles. Flour, brls,. Pork, bria Corn-meal, brl Wheat, bu. Corn, ba. * 3ssMyox 51, £u1950] & Kilecetaseom, g §2, 799,807, 33 RECEIPTY BY LAKE. Artielas, Lduber, .. {hinglcd, w 1005108 ODL'COTS [T XyeonaN $O suoN oy o Yiods BT, 145, Whlaky, bils. 834, 43 Ale and beer, bris A8 ARr. finfa., NO. 80U Grocerles. Dk Bb 7 byt ¥ 407 bty bris, NG k IXrA l‘nl‘k ’\lfll Hans, 103, 2 i3 VST E5E FOBBIAN “The following is a List NEEEEEEAE fioraiy o v TP Goubd s roee casels. TREASURY Btatement At recelply VESSELS OWNED NERE. Statement showing the class, number, and !igglx)mgu of vessels owned in Chicago, Dec. 81, 01 L3 NOILT. Tho list of vesscls bullt d::rtng the year port: po Ui and raph-poles, nu v, and porler, pky it v boxes,, Bteam canal-boat L. Tolcolt. nd Hiquors, pke: Hteam cansl-Loat Yal oud, cord Steam caual-boat Peerlesy, Hiesm caoul-boat 8, 8, Kimball.... Schooncr Mary It ARD....ve. VESSELY LOST, List of veaseis helonging t«%“lhh district ro- N i ‘v IR VUERRONI 1000 { IR, arrived at the Fort of Chicaga during 1376: Toanage.|Class., Name peninit an csttinate of the cupital fuvested or Tonnage, | 110 number of workmen who will be employed. ooa | The mlil bas a n?mulxy of 200 tons per day, 83,045 | About 3,000 tons of merchant (ron were turnced 2,157 | out during the Iatter part of 1870, K4 The Government failed to muke any appro- 109, 140 Trlnuun for the finprovement of Soutl “Chicago 1,430 | Harbor ju 1571, consequently nothing has been U8 149,018 i u8d uccomplishied in thls diseetion. THE GRAND TQTAYL. The following {s an approximation to tho total valuc of our trade in 1878 It Includes only the first selling price, second eales not belng counted, though made by Jubbers: Froduco trade. Wholsalc (89 ai Muuutactures, Tonnaae. KA ————— 710,300,000 B7,.300,000 BN M| it () Frttareie] UL Tot, 2 Deduct for manufactures luciuded'in whioleadle (WUL) +oo %! 1876 . 20, ‘Theso fgures show a fulling off to tha extent of elght-tenths of 1 per cent as compared with 1875; the differenco buing much less than we cx- pected it would be. As already stated, thero is an {ncrease of less than 1 per cent in produce, and of 4.8 per cent {n manufactures, the latter belng due to an Immense augment in the volume of packing, and the former partislly to the same cause. But this fact mukes It necessary to sub- tract from the total a larger sum than fu 1875, on accouut of the duplication; snd our whole- sale trude lias decreased 4 per cent. In each case tho measure {8 made fn currency prices, On 8 gold hasls the totals for 1876 would com- pare more favorably with those of the previous year. ‘The totals might bave been Yargely increased 12 we had added {n the sales of produce on the strects from Uret bands, as dreased lhogs, oats, milk, vegetables, and frults, to ssy nothing of fee, which {8 an inportant brauch of busivessin fuself. If wo should add {n all these, the tota) '\mnld wmount up to the mnelghborhood ‘of §700,000,000 worth of personal property alone, without real estate. If weshould suwmmarize fu the way they do in some other places which nced wot hiere be mentloned, lucluding in our totals tho sales of real estate, the retail transnc- tions, and the numerous trausfers ol property on 'Cbangu, the above gures for 1670 would be wmore thau multipiled by ton, giving an agere- gate of some §7,000,000,000, or nearly $6.00 worth of trading for every man, woman, and child on the surface of ourglobe. Weo throw out these figures only for the benefit of thoso who try to make others bellevo that their citles are rivals to Chicago. ‘They may with profit re- member Asop’s Lable about the frog that tried to puf? itself up to equal size with an ox. gl Bt s e Tonnage, qM auoN auoN 93, 4nsu; punp! 030 3 ILIC udasor 35, #axn A\ vy P.I% PURDIC0D' WIK ‘g SRPTT D0 *310) #33Y4 opedas V] ‘Aeg Correct stalistics on population and Jongerity diaclose atartling facts lu relation to infant mor- tality. A large proportion of the deaths occur in babyhcod, snd ths 10st cunstsut focumbent on parcols. The g used in waabl B of great woment. 1a B, D-anl"lu'.l'xlle s”fi‘;‘"fl:}']‘ch"u nldp;r!clit o s und, sulshed for delicacy aud purity, an EE?;I puplfind 1t 0O lsss valuable fur toilet and VESBELS. of forel vesscls which £k, AMUSEMENTS, WooD's MUSEUM. l'hhuurlwnudi' 10y 3T8s" MILIAE sAQKEDT BRA L MARECE HIRY, 1 e £ade Con- ACOODNT. 7 %7, A sad disbursements Friday Evenisg, ackeit 854 Mr. Pika. fors nday d, BnrtClark, Georginani nees Wednesdsy aud Bati Vincent, Kitt: sell, flarey Kely: at2:30 p. i, ADELPHI THEATRE, NEW YEAR'S MATINEE T0-DAY CHILDREN, PRICES «{ ADULT! TONY DENIEBE HESERVED BEATS, Jack and the Beanstalk, and the World of Wonders, GRAND PERTORMANCE TO-NIGHT, - COLISEUM, DOR'? FAIL TO SEE THE GREAT NDER ZANFRETTA, “The world'a GREATEST CODIC PANTOMIMIST, and his fnll Company of first-class BPECIALTY ARTISTS, snd the Etock Comgany {n Funny Farces. 'Two Performances to-day, MONDAY,. Jan, 1, Afternoon snd Eventog. ILLINOIS FREE TRADE LEAGUE. Lectura at Farwe)l Iiall Thursday, Jso. 4, 8p.m., by Prof. WL G. . Of Yale Colleze, on **ltevenne Heform and Freo ’lgzk.eu, 25 cents; for sale at Jansen, RAILIEOAD TINME TADLE. tanatic o 2 " PN s e Yo s e rivesunday aid i m. § Datly, OHICAGO & RORTHWESTERN BAILWAY. Tieket Ofices, 2 Ciark-sz. (Sherman House) andn - Lapal-at., corter Madtson, and sidha depota. dMilwankee LMiwankee Passenger EE e FEEEEEEEREE] Biireen jia b | 08, M. (* £1LO D, me 7:008, m: SLsCrusse 708, m ifamuetie bapror gvam aieneva Lake & 11 1n:43 8, m. dGcneva Liks Exp 4% . MU0 0:33 8. iy “=Nerot cornerpf elln and [iinzic-sts. aglc-sts. CEYTRAL RAILROAD, L, aud [uot of Tweuty-sdcond-se, L. saurlicust corner of lan: b=Depot corner bt Canal and mnm%n Depat. fuutof Lake " tEaturday \"{ Monday Ex. § Datly. CHIOAGO, ALTON & BT LOUTS aud OHIOAGO KAKKAS OITY & DENVER SRORT LINES, Unlon Depat, West Side, wear Usal, “Flcket Onfees: At Dopot, and 122 I Rdoioheat EansaaCity & Denver Fast Ix. Ei Louls & hiringeld bt Louls, Kpringdeld & Texas, T'ekinand Peorfa Fau yearin, Keakik Chicago& P y htresior, Lacon, Wash'ton duilet & Dwignt” Acconundat'nfs LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN BOUTHERN. 12: 41 |_Leave. _Awive, . i AMsit, via Mata Lioe.. {Tane m.| mop, m. N 0w | 70 by me 155, M. o0k P hii0m, m . . §0:10a m. TI0AO0, MILWAUKEE 4 6T PAUL EATLROAD., Umion Depal, corner Madison snd Cansl-sta, Tiakes Ouice, i Suith Clarkest., oppodis Sieruiaa Hosse, [ R 2k M T:0p. m. *10:00a. m, [* 4:00p, M. ! 03 p, . [*11:008 m i o, t0:9 . m. it 7008 W, A srun vis Milwankee, Tickets for AL Pani s0d Minneapotin 0od elther vl Fraly U Chien. orvia Wateriowu, La Crosee wal inoas Milwaukea Kxpress. Wisonrin & Minucs Day Express.. Wl L, luws, aad Mlnue- La Crosse, snd Winons. i { T0! . ta, 10t of Luke ol snil Caual aud Slaicanth o wod ol deputs. : Mallaad Express. ... Ty OUAWS and sireslor Passeny’ ‘ Rockford, Dubuqus & Slous] ! Cliy. sren pegs — s ¥axc Lise, for Oniaha. 3 Ansas Clli, Lesveuworth, pERR Vel S ura l's g Mgodats, Ouawa’ B e x J % . Tegs suadsy. TEX Ssturdsy. §Ex. Monday. CHIOAGO & PACIPIO RAYLED, AD, €4 Lhls . ¥ % Dkt Vi 00 Utk aircess w0 LATIabosstraet T etunday cxceptod. flally. llluudll’;l:vpm‘. A0y rvsias ler A AORE & GHIC BAILROMD o6 sties o0 Toery Tickoi-omees: & Clasicus., Falmar Homa, | T8aturday excopiede = 4 Pacldc. aad Doput (Expudl iDatly. *Dally, Suadays excepied. i [ e Rog 2 PA an . # i AR ,h-rt. Quabs Learoaw'th & Atch Accom: Rt A