Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 1, 1880, Page 14

14: filled. nt figures ruling one year ago. - In. the furnituro depattment business was nctlve and inereasing, nnd for tho bottor class of goods, a much firmer fect- ing was noticcable. Tho clgar-box trade !s rapidly assuming large proportions, thera be- ing over twenty mannfacturers in this city. Prices, however, wero stendy thronghou' and only. favored customers wero, granted concessions. Pieture-frame, packing-box, and: chair suanufacturers enjoyed n Ro0K ; year, while in planos and organs the .move- m| Iment was larger than for séveral years past, The following is a. BUMMARY? fanufacturcs Work- tT \vo.| cantar | Mere” | Product. loathe rallts 50% 4,000,000} 8,000) 815,600,000 ‘arity - BA aac 323] 4,000,000) 9,600) 5,800,000 oture-fram pp hinsturea 40) 760,000} 450) ofrigorator manufactures! 6} — 100,000) 1%) Bracket and molding man-| < ap NSO, 2) 80,000) Bri acking- box eamanatuaturen 81) 900,000) 900) anufies| res. nites q 45,000 ‘oop-nnil man- 1 Mthoturess | a} 28,000] Ladder and , Wooden = wara manufactures} 3) 76,000) Ropo-molding, Tmanufactures| 6} 280,000) 300) Cistern manus) facturcs......{ 8) 11,600 Chair manufae-| - tures, | 285,000) 540) Btalr n { — tures “| 12} 140,000} 160] 7? Plano manu- | qfactures......| 3} 20,000) Organ manu-| factures. my ump mn | factures. 4) 90,000) NAC... | 7 x a , Bun {nuoets, & * “aud corks. 6} 60,000} 11,128) 11,685] 2 eS eee Tho a ate annual wages paid was $5,- 582,000, Elna 85,543,200 nies. and $4,732,- 100 In 1877, i IRON AND WOOD. IN BYMPATHY WITH THE ADVANCE in other branches of trade, we note on in- erease of 4 per cent in values Jn many ar- ticles coming under this head. Wagon and carriage manufacturers were unanimous in reporting a large trade from the far West and South, while the movement in agricult- ural implements was greater than ever be- foro known In this section. Steam and water elevators were In increased inquiry, and dealers experience no trouble in realizing at full prices, Car and bridge builders reported pont year, with large contracts nhead, aera { ‘The following is a SUMMARY, Tron and wood) | Work combined. |No.| Capital. Product. t ‘Wagon and car- ringo manue facturers ....| 80)$ 2,074,000] 2,18718 5,000,000 Agricult'l ime} 1 Plements ....] 16) 7,174,000} 1,250) 16,120,000 Car and brid, + works 6) 2,750,000] 28,000 8prin, 0} "217,000 $235,000 Hotsti'g - nppu- ratué works.,| 8) 560,000) 62,000 Fire - appar'tus} = ‘wr! se] 8] 476,000) 0} 605,000 ._..| 2221 819,810.000| 4,587] 822,62,000 8i8.<] 1171 S13,NU,H001 ”4.501'822,0:51,000 Tha aggregate annunl wages paid was ‘ Saat 000, aginst $3,082,600 in 1878, and $3,- 17 in 1877. OTHER METALS TIAN IRON. : IN REVIEWING THE METAL MARKET, + Wofind few new fontures worthy of special mention. ‘The volume of business transacted * was larger than ever before known, and on the leading articles o still further advance of . b@10 per cont was obtained. The stocks of * tin plate at present are only fatr, and a fow dealers predict an carly rise in quotations, Type and clectrotype founders did on unu- ~ punily Inrge trade, quite s number of orders + coming from the East. ‘The work in brass- - foundries was simply immense, and several s') shops are now in full operation which in * former years “shut down’? on Dee. 1 for a poribd of two to three months. As a fact worthy of mention, we will state that nearly . Svery railway centering in this city Js now +, having its “Journal” bearings nindo here, it belnge conceded by railroad ofticinis that notonly is a better quality ‘of work turned out, but nt less cost, than can be obtained 4 elsewhere, The following is a BUMMANY? x 7 Wark- : Other metals. |No.| Capital, | ers. | Product. *. Warnss founde’s.| 20,8 600,000] 40/8 1,245,000 % Bilver-ameitin, - orkt +] 4] 220,000 BS} =—-000,000 EF Nh} 950,000) 400} 1,319,000 y; 3] 100,000 60) 000 {Tel Instrument] , am i manuface'ra..[' 8) 250,000) 185) 575,000 Gas-fixture ‘ munufae'rs.,| 13} 119,000) 160) 170,000 r, heot-motnal) © 5 WOFK.,.++ s+0«] 10) _ 870,000 700) 1,790,000 + Joweiry manu- ' ¥ ++] 40) 110,000) 270} = 460,000 ‘s 15} 30,000] 63} 151,000 3a 45,000} 4] 100,000 i: 13) 4,000) Ee) ‘9,000 fn 1) 024,000) 40) 75,000 35} 8,000} 7 71,000 + _ ufao' 4 5,000 50) 40,000 -y ‘Bing. met. sign] Be inanufao'rs.,| 3] 40,000) 20, 80,000 5 Bn 000! -2an0'§ 0,438,000, 1uo}”_3,0},000) ena Secr7l 6,058,000 ‘The agerexate annual wayes paid was 181,394,000, ngalnst $2,531,200 In 1878 und $092,- 206 in'1877, ‘ 2a BUILDING. Spe THY NUMBER OF BUILDINGS * erected during the past year was a trifle A Marger than forthe year preceding, In our “4 esthnated oust of new bulldings no account !!, Has been taken of the United States Custom- & Tyouse, Cook County Court-llouse, and Clty-- # Wall—they being figured in tho totals of 1878. Following isa SUMMARY, No, of buildings crected.... 1,085 No. of fect, street frontage. se 3,000 No, of one-story bullding’,,.. eae PaO fo, of two-story bulking 190 fo. of three-story buildings 40 No. of four-story Lusldings 10 No, of tive-story bulldings 3 No, of one-story and basement, Ci fo, of tivo-story and bisemont a) No, of throe-atory und busemont Ws fo, of four-story and basement i 0, of five-story und basement,. Rs Total NO,....s000ee0000+ 1,085 No, of brick-front bulldings ‘Bs No, of stone-front buildings... ay pineal “Total No ny No, of stores. * Bh No. of store ay 18 No, of munufactorics, oO No. of churehes..... 1 No, of echools and public buildings uW No. of dwellings .. oe 619 No, barns wid a ‘Miscellancous 3 ‘Total cost ... * $0,000,000 Number iD) ments ndditions, 580, Cost of improvements aid additions, 000, ‘Total cost of new buildings, im- rprovements, and additions, $6,745,000, - BRICK AND STONE, 4 a IN THIS DEPARTMENT ef-trado the volume of business transacted was larger than at any thine since 1873; the general tone of the market was one of finn-. ness, and manufacturers wero realizing at a slight ‘appreciation on prices current one yearage, Especially ts this true of tho brick fnterest, it being estimated that about 140,- 000,000 brick wore manufactured, belng an Inv creaso of 20,000,000 over the year previous, “The season of 1879 was a favorable one, out work was continued until Oct, 18..: ‘The stock of: brick on.” hand on” Dec. 1 wie 353,700,000; of this 000 have since been bold. aud livered, - Brices tn tho carly part of Selivere a tho pesson ranged sed firm at 37,00. La di » 4ng the ‘Bobigier than du 4 i higher than jn Wages ranglug at 8 ca ver day. -A Laborers’ Aesociation “WRS foring during tho early spring, and sev> 4 the average price dur |* $6.00 t'00d, and the. bor was YHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1880—-SIXTEEN PAGES. eral yards suspended oporntions for 9 short time in the summer in consequence of a “atrike” among the hands, Only one brick firm tina succimberl to the inevitable, Man- ufacturers Inform tis that the outlook for the coming year isn bright one. Wo imay add, that the City Bridewell has ceased to manu- facture brick. MANDI: MANUFACTORERS were unaniinous in reporting 9 rood trate, anda healthy feelin; perva ed the market. In our last Annual Review mention was made of the fact that several of our leading dealers had established agencies in the moro prominent Western cilies, while a few others had ngentson the road. We are Inforined that the "new departure” has given entire satisfaction thus far, and orders aro filled with promptness and dispatch. Stone-cut- tere asphalt pavement manufacturers, and roofers have enjoyed a prosperous year, ond, in consequence of an advance In WaAes, pigher prices were tho rule, Tho following sa BUMSANY. Work-| Capital, | era. | Product. Brick-yards....) 41'$ 550,000} 2.90018 193,000 Rtone-euticrs.:] 40)" sani 1,508)" 6,000,000 19} 176,000] '400/'892,000 6} 00,000) 260} = 435,000 3)' 700,000) «= 180}490,000 if 15) uN Ba) 687,000 Asptinit- 3 MLS... 6,000) dol 6,000 ‘Ter'a-cott’ 6] 136,000; 75) £63,000 Totals. ....| 107] 81,209,000) 6,190,8 8,084,000 ‘Totate for 178,| RA) 8,024,000) Hee] 7,045,000 ‘Totals for Wiz. 81) 3,427,000] 4,811] 7,039,000 otats for 1870.} 88] 531,000] 4,251) 8,300,000 Totals for 1875.1 Wl 4,000,001 6,381! 0,642,000 Tho aggregate anntal Anges wee $3,703,- 200, neninst $3,663,400 In 1878, 82,601,000 In 187i, Tinga fn 1870, 88,093,460 In 1875, S4,- 009,730 fn 1874, and $3,718,100 in 1873, LEATITER. THE COURSE OF THE LHATHER MARKET during the pnst year was highly satisfactory to those engaged in the trade, Business throughout was active, and wo note an ad- vanes of 15@20 per cent, which. tanners es- tablished in November and readily realized, The stocks are in good condition, and no dif- fleulty Is experlonced in filling orders prompt- ly. The aggregate business during tho year was in tho nelghborhootl of $7,500,000, In boots and shoes thors was no diminution in the demand, which was large throughout, and better figures were obtained; especinlly is this true on fine goods, and Indics’ and children’s irades of shoes, The apprecia- tlon was fully 7 per cent. Saddlery and hare ness manufacturers reported an active year, and quotations were advanced 15 por cent. Trunk, blank book, and leathor-helting deal- ers did a lurge trade at about prices current one yearago. Tho following isa BUMMATY, Wark- Teather, Vo.) Capttal, | ers. | Product. ‘Tanneries......| 23/8 2,500,000] B00}$ 4,600,000 Dont and spoe} manufact’s.. 3,610,000} 9,000} 6,500,000 Saddle and har-| ness man'f's, 127,000) 28] = 460,000 Trunk man'f's, 240,000] 215] 475,000 Tinnk-book m. 454,000) ey 700,000 Leath'r-balt m, 78,000] i] 170,000 Whip manut's, 4,000] 20} 29,000 Total.......| 1206/8 7,041,000; 3,617;$12,901,000 Total 1878..| 116] 6,621,700) 9,605] 12,850,800 The aggregate annual wages paid was $9,118,000," ngralnst $1,678,100 In 1878, and $1,470,200 fn 1877, . BREWING AND DISTILLING. AN IMPROVED FEKLING is reported in this branch of trade; but, though a large business was transacted, prices ruled low,—the price of beer during tho year belng $8 per bri. Severat of our brewers have added largely to their estnb- Ushments by improvements, among whom iney be mentioned Messrs. Schmidt & Ginde, Downer, Bomis & Co., the Selpp Browlng Company, Keeloy Brewing Company, and Fortune Bros, The stocks on hand wera about the samo ns in 1878, Milwaukea brewers continue to do 1 thriving trade here, by underselling Chicago firms, and the latter, in order to “freeze” out tho for- mer, have during the past few months started a number of deniers In business by procuring for then: a lHeense and signs; in fact, overy- thing that goes toward opening and running abeer-saloon, It fs stated upon ern sbcorthy: anthority that mory Milwaukee beer is vended here than in the City of Bricks, The total number of barrels put upon the market, as reported tothe Internal-Revenue Department, wns 489,000, against 403,874 barrels in 1878, 317,10 in 1877, 311,451 In’ 1870, ond 206,358 Int 15. DISTILLING. Tho market was active throughout tho year, and prices averaged nbout Wye per gal- lon higher on highwines, although the aver- nee prices of corn was te per bushel lower, Yet for the poorer grades of corn prices have ruled relatively firmer. The Callfornin trade Js Increasing yearly,--being practically con- trolled here by three firms, The auETeRaI minnufaeture of dlatilled spirite Gurlng 870 was 10,007,087 gallons, neninst 10,362,000 gal- Jong {ni 1878, 8,000,000 gallons in 1877, 0,160,000 cations In 1876, and 7,914,000 in 1878. ‘Tho otal number of gallons of distilled splelts exported was 3,231,474 gallons, against 8,57- #231 1 1878, and for selentific purposes 2,288 gallons, , ‘The following In a SUMMARY, Breu'y and dis-| Work- - ulling, No.| Capttal, | ers. | Product, Hrewertes, 21) 4,318,000 000} $0,430,000 Distillers i} reotitlors. 84] 2,417,000] 400} 8,610,000 Malt-hous uv 830,000) 60) 1,610,000 Totnl....s+.{ TH4'8 1,015,000] —$1,8001$10,000,000 fotaly iéi8.2| 113)" Tasnooo) “1h147|"44¢728"000 CHEMICALS, ETO, THERE ANY NO NEW FEATURES to note In connection with this market, The demand was large, and, except an advance of 15 per cent In confectionery, prices ara nom!- nally unchanged. White lend works wero fairly active, while the movement In sonps, varnishes, and olls wos fully up to the expec- tatlons of manufacturers, There was a shade firmer feeling In the vinegar market, and dealers uxperionced less difileulty in reallzing at quotations ruling twelve months ago, The following isn __ SUMMARY. Chemiteat worksetél Chomileal works. Confeoct lonery| WOKE... vies Medicino munt'rs Vinegur work: Sodu and min water, Picklo Honp works.. Oil works, Totals. 2s -vsee] 120 8717, 000 ._ ‘Total, 1878......1 TU 8,816,000) ‘The aggregate’ annual wages paid. waa S101L400 nents Rath 1878, and $097,006 In 1877, TEXTILE FABRICS, + THI8' DEPARTMENT was active during the spring and fall months, and the aggregate yolume of business was fully 25 percont Jarger. than. in 1878, ‘The following isa MARYS a W Textile fabrics.|No,| Capttal. | ers. Clothing Manu-| ° + factories, ..,. Hi 1000) furs, a * iNeckweurMan-} 10) ~ - 85,000) _, tifuotoriea. ..,| Cotton | buttin) 4 78,000) “UT FACE rH | Bed and bod'ng] 16) 85, iuanatnet fe al aos nrpetwouy'rs, Flax... ore) ae | 7,000} Cottci-mill:.,| 1} 380, The aggregate unuual wages: pald was sis, pcs PAPER. AND INK. THE YHA WAS AN ACTIVE ONE in thls branch of trade, and for paper and printing-Inka an advance of 5 per cont was established, which was well sustained at tha close of the your. The stock of paper in this city at the present timo ts smallor than for the past three years, ‘Tho following Is 0 + _ RUMMARY. Wark-| Vatve 9 Stationery, ete, |No.| Capitat, | era. | product. Peotag news: luc Pern) «es; es] 1491S 2,700,000) 2,700 000 ry Arrant as ea ame ee OD Printin n MANES... cre r70.000] ta} 230,000 Writing ink maw't's. ni} 25,000) 4] 319,000 Total «..- «| 17818 1,905,000] 2,016/8 807,000 Total, 1878.) Wet] 1,185,0001 1,780] 746,000 ‘Tho aggregate annual wa, lal was $1,- 700,000, eereg ees pal ALIMENTARY. COLLECTIONS DART YRAT * were better than for many years past; in fact, the bulk of the orders was aecompanied with the cash, and a strong undertone feel- ing pervaded the market. ‘The leading flour- tills, a8 well ns the majority of the coffeo and {spice houses, were kept busy night and day duting tho greater portion of tho year. ‘The stocks in first hands are larger than for the corresponding period in 1878, ‘Cho fol- lowing Is 0 ‘! SUMMARY? Work-| Value of Capita ers, | product. 8700, 656) €¢,000,000 28} 962,000} 470} 3,900,000 milla... 0) £90,000) a6) 730,000 Mustacd inilia, 18,000) gi! “40,000 Macaroni mills) a 4 13,000 Honey... 8,000) i ‘850,000 r e2.05t.000) 1,406) 88,459,000 ee Stine Tho aggregate annual wages was $026,000, MISCELLANEOUS. THE YEAR Just CLOSED has been characterized by n moderate degree of activity, and although a material advance was established on the leading articles, tho general list remains much the same as one yenrago. “Tho billlard-table Interest report an Increased demand on foreign and Canadian ndeount, and the market in polnt of prices and product is tua healthler condition than atany tino during the past ten years. Tlio willow-ware trade was netive, several large orders having come froin Enstern firing, and Qurarnameniat glass workers are pushing their trade to some of tho leading Enstern eltles, ‘The following isa SUMMARYS Works | Value oj Miecellancous, |No.| Capital. | ers, | produel Mntch nw facturers.....] 2/8 95,000} 125/8 900,000 Tobacco ty) Pil eryrecen 760} 1,183,000] 2,900) 4,700,000 awne WOR 92,000) 1s (285,000 419,000) 48) 900,000 116,000) 146) 00,000 86,000} 80) 1,500,000 ERA eo 480,000) 200) 480,000 rnainon ef wal «ra bon 40,000] G £80,000 60,0000) 2g) 167,000 312,000) ii) 51,000, 31,000} oO 365,000 1 8,000} bY) 44,000 1 5 E) 47,000 4 4,500) 13 16,000 1 4,000) 8] 14,000 ay 8,800) 12 8,600 2 HTM) i 18,000 t 7] 5,000) 25] 60,000 Open banner , SIQNB., 00-04) 9 33,000) E) 12,000 Musieni Instru-| 6) 15,000) 18} 52,000 ments (amiall)} Jewelry cnsea..| 11 1,400] 6) 4,000 ROL/S 2,741,500) 4,042/$ 9,041,000 856! 2,167,0001 3,140) 7,874,000 The aggregate annual wages paid was 12,490,000. SUMMARY OF MANUFACT- URES. THESE TOTALS FOOT UP IN NQUND NUMDENS AS FOLLOWS: Number of establishments Number of workers ... ‘ O2,045 Aggregite wages pald «+ 884,787,000 Capital employed. Py 885,028,000 ‘Valuo of product 233,809,000 The wages would: be Increased to about $35,050,000, if we alluw for tho hands em- ployed In brewing, distilling, ete., whose wages are not noticed above. In these totals we have not included the items of bullding, etc,, a8 n large part of the cost {s alrendy In- eluded under other headings; and we ara unable to obtain the statistics of gas manu- facture, ns for two or three previous years, There are several other (minor) occupations which would constitute n rather important addition to the nbove totals 1f our reporters had the force at tho disposal of tho eonsug- taker to “ guther them in.” Making o moderato allowance for these omissions, we tay estimate the total pro- duction of the elty in 1870 at $236,600,000, againsé $220,500,000 in 1878; being a gain of about 44 per cent. ‘The number of persons employed inmanufiteturing operations may bo set down as fully (6,000. The enpital actually employed probably docs not exceed $75,000,- 000, or one-third of tho annual products many of the individual estimates being un- doubtedly too large. THE GRAND TOTAL, Tho following {s nn approximation to the total value of our trade in 1879, It Includes only the first selling prico in each depart ment, second sales not being counted, though made by jobbers: Produco tendo, +$253,000,000 Wholosate,... » 341,000,000 Manufacture: £3U,600,000 830,500,000 uplications in these figures. Thus, the boots and shoes, clothing, stoves, ote, manufactured here, also enter Into the wholesale trade; and packing-boxes and cooperage manufactures are again included In the statistles of pork- packing, elgar-inaking, flour manufactoring, ete, In order to obtain a corrcet Iden of tho magnitude of our trade and Industries, con- sidered as na whole, wo must lessen the above total by about 28 per cent of the manufactur Ing figures, and wa shall then have: - ~ Total yatuo of business 764,000,000 Do In 1878 (coin)... 650,000,000 Tucrease, oe ++$114,000,000 Doing a guin of 17.84 per cent, At should bo observed that we havo omitted & great many things which would largely swell the totals, Our ftom of “ miscellane- ous” in produce is the sun of sales of minor articles noted in our daily reports, The total does not include the sales of produco ontho street, from first hands, as dressed Nogs, onts, milk, and vegetables, to any noth ing of the ice-supply, which is a large busi- ness of ltself, Our figures also take no note of tho transactions In real estate, the largely- Incrensed dealing In nilning stocks and othor securities, or of tho trading In futures In grain, ete,, exept that part of {t which Is Tollowed by actual deliveries of the property from firsthandsin the country, If we should {nelude all theso things, and add in the retall trade of the elty, the abovo figures would probably be multiplied by not loss than twenty. ‘The following are our totals for a series of past years, Thu figures in the eighth Hne are for the twelve months from Oct, 13, 1871, to Oct, 11, 1873, the series haying been jn- torrupted by the Great Fire: Year, In currency, 10,000 000 In gold. a701\dbbs000 50,000,000 595,000,001 587,000,000 566,000,000 20,000,000 a Fora cough or gore throut tho best medicine by faria Hale's famous Honey of Horehound ‘Tar, Pike's Toothuche Drops curo in one minute. a by tho lo ag a safe, rollablo, : yale aoe cheap remedy, ‘Dr. Bull's Cougt THE TRADE BOOM, How Chicago Merchants and Manufacturers Have Bene= fited by It. The Huge Business Transacted Last Year by This City’s Foremost Estab- lishmonts. What the Great Dry Goods Houses Hayo - Done, and How the Mardwaro Dealers Haye Prospored. Roview of the Work Accomplished by the Leading Jewelers, Hat and Oap Merchants, and Others, AOlonce at tho Leading Manufacturing Interests A Pine Showing by the Makers of Harvesting Machinery, Something About the Big Business Dono by Certain of the Most Successful Railroads, An Interesting and Valuable Exhibit of What the Life and Fire Insurance + Oompanies Have Ao- complished, Leading Merchants, Manufacturers, and Corporations in Every Prominent Line of Commerce. It{s appropriate, in connection with Tire Turinune's Annual Review the present yenr, to note the business and general prosperity of representativs wholesale commercial houses, manufacturing establishments, cor- porations, ete. This has been enrefully done betow, tho institutions thero mentioned being foremost in their various Ines in Chicago. Thoy aro establishments that havo deserved- ly enfoyed the confidence of the West, and, being in excellent condition in spite of the season of trade depression through which the Nation has just passed, have been ad- iirably situated to obtain full benefit of tha great business revival now upon us, They are Institutlons Identifed with nll that is honorable and prosperous in Chicage, and aro unnistakably the leaders in their respective Ines. The retailers, jobbers, and consumers of the West will find them institutions with whom it is both n pleasure and a profit to do business, and Ti Trmunr’s finmenso edition to-lay can do no grenter service than. in.sowlng brondenst additional fame and rep- utation for the various enterprises montioued. below, DRY GOODS, CARPETS, ETC. : A. T, STEWART & CO. {n the Intter part of 1876 profound Interest was exelted hore and elsewhere by the an- nouncement that A. T. Stewart & Co., tho largest and best-known dry-gaods house in the world, were about to open an auxiliary establishmont in Chicago. It was known that Mr. Stewart had long regarded this city as an obvious polnt from which his already herculean business might be still further in- erensed, and that those who had been asso- elated with him worw-of the same opinion. ‘The latter, natural successors to Mr. Stowart in the management of his vast business, pro- eeeded to carry out Mis Idea of founding a great establishment -in Chicago, and, just threo years ngo to-day, tho plan was consum- mated and the auxillary house opened. Tho location was admirably chosen, three large conjoined buildings at, the intersection of Washington strect and Wabash avenue having been secured. Theso bunicings, originally Intended for threa largo wholesale firma, were none too spacious for the requirements of A, T. Stewart & Co.’s Western branch. Tho five great floors and Dasements of each were connected by arches, andthe three buildings wero thus merged into one of Imposing aren. This gave a huge structure, running from Wabash avenue to 2 forty-foot alley in the ‘renr, splendidly light- edon threo sides, and perfectly enleulated forthe transaction of the fine business that was to enste. Itis senreely necessary here to recall the fact that this Western adjunctof the house of A.'T. Stewart & Co, was eminently suc- cessful from the outset. It was placed under tie personal management ‘of men well sea- soned In a Nfetime of* experience with Mr. Stewarg and was also kept o co- ordinnte pirt of the whole grand firm, whose branches and ramifications extend over such 1 genorous portion of the elvillzed world, With the brond and grow- Ing country tributary to Chicago to sell to, and with all tho vast resources of the firm be- hind {t, the establishment hera marched into {msmediate and natural success, ‘The general revival of bustness all over the country has of course been of special advan- tago to the larger and more sold establish- ments everywhere, and none have been in better position and condition to profit thereby than A. T. Stewart &Co. Its Western houso has had a supurb trade, large orders having been steadily received from all parts of its territory. Goods are now shipped by this firm from hore to San Francisco and the whole California and Oregon const in tho Weat; to Now atexico, Louisiana, and Florida in the South; totho East us farasCentral Pennsylya- nia, and north Into the British possessions. When it ts remembered that Chicago ts in no sense Western, but is altogether contral in its position in America, the ‘scope of this trade will bo the more readily appreciated, The Chleago house enjoys soma sterling advantages accruing to its beinga part of the A. T. Stewart & Co, firm, This firm ts such a large buyer in the markets of the world that it secures variety In goods and ‘excellence In bargains not always at the com-. mand of other dry-goods houses, It also has grent manufactorics of its own,—fourteen Jarge mulls, employing thousands of hands, belng constantly running for its exclusive ponelit. ‘These mills supply It with carpets, cottons, prints, aut. other staples at whot {a essentially first_ cost. ‘The forelgn branch-houses at Paris, Lyons, (asgow, Berlin, Manchester, and other great European centres, secure to it all that is standard or novel at rates not attainable by firms of lesser magnitude, Tho Chicago house reaps its full shore of all theso ad- vantages, and the jobbers and retallors of the Weat find that this saving in first cost ro dounds particularly to thelr benefit, A tour of Juspection through this great es- tablishhment ls upcommonly interesting, The magnitude of tho building, variety and huge- ness of the stock, excellence of the goods, perfection of the system for recelving, hand- ling, and delivering the same, and the fmpos- ing dimensions of the business transacted, form o scene of modern trade-enterprise such as only America can show, A, ‘T, Stewart has passed over to the shores of an unknown, and perhaps less busy world. But In tho majumoth warerooms, the teem forelyn marty, the tireless munufactorics, an vast ugglomeration of business projected by bha and carried on ty his name, A, ‘T, Stews art {3 a good deal more allvo tion most of those who still brenthe mortal alr, The house of A, ‘T, Stewart & Co. is o latterday wonder of the world, and its a ate estab- Ushment tg a successful junct of the proprictors and to tho West, ¥. FAIWELL & CO. Tho pioneer dry-sootls house of Chicago, ns might naturally have heen expected, prof- Atedt greatly by tho universal revival of bust- ness Inst yenr, and secured an increase of trado amotnting to fully 25 per cent more than that of tho previous twelve months, J. V. Farwell & Co, is 0 firm that has grown up with Chicago, It las known the trinls by fire, has comfortably faced pantes, and fins movedl nloaally- ot to prosperity in common with the grand advancement of the clty Itself, Yor more than a quarter of 0 century, an ex- traordinary time for tis Western Avgrid of ours, the hosel question hins been tt fuately Adentitiod with all that 1 eubytantial and }rosressive in Chicago, ‘The history of tho inn is joint history with the story of West- ern growth and enterprise. It managers have been menof publle prominenes and esteem ever slneo this ely commenced to challenge tho attention © and ndmira- tion of Christendom, Tt Igy Mberal and honorable in- {ts dealings, and always retains the trade it" onee secures, its present mammoth establishment, nt. tho Intersection of Monroe and Market streets, Is stocked with the fabrics of every elime tom extent and. variety second ta none fn the West. ‘The location of the firm at tho point Inauestion has resulted in drawing other houses there, ttl the vicinity his grown Into one of the most Iniportant wholesale centres In the United States. Hnyers in every Ilne.find this netghborhond alive with reat firms, all doing 2 thriving business, and od, V. Farwell & Co, Chicngy {x indebted for the founding of 4 rich, handsome, and prosperous wholesale neighborhood In what was only n few years ago one of the most un: promising sections of the city. ‘The trade of J. V. Farwell & Co, ip bounded only by the Hilts of the whole great West. It renelies to the Pacific, to tho British domains, to. the Gulf of Mexleo, and to the Allezhentes, The Jirm Isa large and close buyer In all ome and foreign markets; Isa very heavy direct Importer, and has the most Intimate of rela- tions with manufeeturors everywhere, ‘This enables it te afford particular advantages to Western Jobbers and retaflerss and, coupled. a its Senta of Duatrteag exuerience aul pigh character, accounts completely for its loug- established and well-earned success, ‘ e CARSON, FINI, SCOTT & CO. This energetic and prosperous dry-godds house fs just completing the enlargement of its wholesala warerooms at the corner of Madlson and Franklin streets, by which two great five-story and basement stores are thrown Into one, This gives the firm ad- imirable Iizht and greatly extended fnellities for handling Its largely-growlng trade, This house carries one of the very largest and best assorted stocks of dry goods of any establishment in the world, and in. theso es- sentins has few superiors in the West. business for the year just closed has natural- ly been largely In excess of that of the pre- vious year, and no house In any line on this continent was in better condition to secure tho advantages of the general trade revival Uinn Messry, Carson, Pirie, Seott & Co. ‘Tho firtn is of course a very large importer, and Its relations with the standard imanu- facturers of Europe aro such that it obtains the choicest foreign foods at figures which enable, them to nfford specially nlvantageous bargains to Western buyers. ‘Tho seope of their trade Is Nery broad, reach- ing as it dees from Canada to the extreme south, and from Pennsylvania to the most distant of the Western Verritorics, This far- extending business has been built up without any fuss or nolse, and has been the result of handling the best goods in the largest variety, and selling at ail times at the closest of mar- ef rates. Tho jobbers and retailers of the West have learned that with houses like Carson, Pirle, Scott & Co. doing business In Chi- cago there fs no need whatever of going Enst, or anywhere else, to buy dry goods. Extensive exporience, large capital, and un- failing sale dealing with its patrons, are the scerets of this firm's success, Itis essen- tlally a Chiengo house, and Tins Trmuny is gind to note its deserved march to prosperity, and tocommend [it as one of the strongest and best-managed establishments In its ling in the United States, creditabis alike to Its roprictors, to the city, and to the whole West, FIELD, LEITER & CO, : Have done a business during tho year just closed matorially larger than that of 1878. ‘There Is nothing known to the dry goods world, which they cannot furnish the retailers and jobbers of the West nt figures notalways obtainable elsewhere. Magnitude and yar oy of stock, fairness of rates, and liberality of terms are characteristics of thelr dealings. C. W. & FE. PARDRIDGE 4 CO, ‘Tho main store of this energetic and highly successful fir is at Nos, 114 and 110 State, and tha scene therein presented, daily Is one of the busiest and most Interesting to be wit- nessed in any establishment in the United States, Tho business transactedl by this firm is -sinply Immense, their sales of dry goods, carpets, ote., belng among the vory largest in thigecountry, Their sales for the year just closed have been fully 50 per cont in advance of tho prevlons year, and during the last six months thelr business has been really enormous, ‘The system some time since adopted by Messrs, Pardridge & Co., of fixing one price to their goods,—nnd that the lowest known to the trade,—and marking the rate In plain figures, has beon recelyed with great favor by the purchasing public, Ladies are saved thie and worry In dealing with this house, and they Ihave’ ever been prompt to show their appreciation of tho firn’s ex- eellent goods and honorable methods, The business of Messrs. Pardridge & Co. has increased so grently the past ear that they have found it necessary lo, secure hc whole second floor of thelr bullding for tho uso of their cloak and sult department, In this, as in ull other fentures of thelr trade, thoy afford thor patrons all the Intest aud most clegant styles n an almost endless yurlety of cholee. Their range of goods coinprises avery thing standard and novel of imported and domestic manu- facture, and the luilies of Chicago and ad- jacent communities well understand thot if hoy eannot find, ata rensonablo prico, whht they destre at Pardridge’s there is not much use of looking elyewhere. ‘Tha clonk and sult depariment of this house ts the largest in the West, ancl {n all other departments the establishment knows no superior, Carpets are a distinguished feature of this firm's business, "Tho carpet department oe- cuples the third and fourth floors of thelr large building, and includes a remarkable variety of goods... Everything in the line in question is shown here, from the cheapest ingrains to the flnest of body Brussels and tapestries. In carpets, ns in all other goods, Messrs, Pardridge & Co, earry everything that fs desirable, nnd sell the same at prices that put competition practically out of the question, JACKBON & IUGHES, ‘This firm, until recently located nt"Nos, 207 * and 200 Madison street, have Just removed to the elegant new five-story bullding at the southeast corner of Monroo and Market atreets, whore they have facilities for carrying on their extensive wholesale trade unsure passed by any Chicago house, This 1s the only exclusively wholesale carpet house west of New York, “They earry every grade from hemp to body Brussels, and, handling such enormous quantities and making a specialty of curpels alone, which they obtain first hand from mimnufacturers, they are enabled to make much better prices te country dealers than houses which embrace other goods with their stocks, ‘Thelr old store proved insufl- clent to accommodate thelr rapidly-growing trade, and led to. the necessity of providing the new quarters where they ara now doml- cited, and which was especially adapted to thelr business and its needa, Tho result ts one of the Hghtest, most convyentent stores In the city, and another result of their chan; that their new establishment was stocked with new, goods nt very low nulees before the risa in values took place, We find that the Increase of their business for the‘ycar just closed fy fully 25 per cent over that of the year before, ; GROCERIES, / BPRAQUE, WARNER & CO, Tho grocery interest of Chicago ranks with dry goods, lumber, and packing ag the lead- ing branches of trade which employ tho largest capital and contribute most to the ma- ‘terial growth of the city. Among the many large houses In this Hne visited by Ture ‘Tnin- Nu rep worthy of spectal mention as being the fore- ‘Wo! 4 ) most ih the volume of Sts bustuess, Messrs, Sprague, Waruer & Co.'s warerooms embrace. Nos. 5, 7, 9, 11, and 18 Randolph street, au ar uilding. 18 construc! ines of allway in the West and the exten- slou of old Hnes each. year open up new orter in compiling statistics for this review, the one above mentioned ts- mighty whole: a profitable credit allko to Its | flelis for the enterprising Chicago merchant. ‘Tho firm of which we are speaking hing heen ever alert Co push tho elty’s Interests and their own, with the result that cach twelve months they have heen compelled to provide addl- ‘tlonial faciities for thelr rapldly-growing: trade. Last year was 1 notable ond In the fie crease of tholr busin TALS, CAPS, KURNISIUNG * GOONS, ETC. KEITH WHOTHENS. ‘This, the foremost house in Its Hne fn the West, hna built up 9 business of fmposing dimenstons, and its trade reaches to every community In every Western State and ‘Ter- tory, 1ts warerooms now include from No, 6 to 353 Madison street, the five great floors and basement of which nara devoted. exclusively to the receiving, making, hond- Ilng, and shipping of the vast quantities of goods sold by this firm each season. The your 1871 has of course been a memorable one to Unis hotse, tts ares resources and eminent. reputation affording it unexampled opportu- uitles for finproving the advantages offered. by tho general revival of business every where. Its sales have beon largely in nd- vanee of those of the preceding year, and its business has been pushed to the most remote portions of all the country tributary to Chicngo, Messrs, Keith Brothors have long Aeon known as the most extensive of all Western wholesale dlcalers An hats, caps, and furs, and thelr — transactlons with Eastern manufaeturers have been upon so heavy nscale that they have been enabled to secure goods nt rates not alway: tho reach of lesser houses... ‘This nv Aniage has naturally redounded to the @netit of the fivin’s putrons, and the jobbers and retatlers of the West hava Jong since learned that at Keith Brothers’ they are certain of a full rauge of goods to cull from nt figures as low ns any market affords. ‘The house lias of late years added go camplete line of inen’s furnishing goods to fts business, It man- ufactures and Lmportseverything In this elass known to the trade, and ifs sates of the varl- ous staples and novelties included In the line In question reach to huge amount amually. In this class of goods, as in the case of other portions of their stock, their sales are so large and the relations between the firm and man- ufacturers so intimate, that they find it pos- aslble to give thelr patrons closer prices than are obtainable elsewhere. ‘The house of Kelth Brothers Is n good representative of all that Is substantia, energetle, liberal, and progressive fn the Chicago commercial world, and to It and kindred establishments the city owes much of its well-earned prestige and success, WILSON nROTITERS, Chiengo has the distinction of being the home of one of the largest wholesale estab- Nshments for tho manufaeture and sale of men’s fine shirts and furnishing goods in the United States, For some thno past Messrs. Wilson Brothers have shrowdly foresecn tho general revival of business of all kinds, and. have enlarged thelr facilities and Incrensed their arrangements so ns to put themselves in admirable trhn to take advantage of the huge trade that was to come. ‘They seettred the very large building at Nos. 113 and 115 State street, n structure 48 feet front nnd 150 feet deep. ‘The six floors of thiscand the nd- Joining bullding were prepared for their special use, and is now devoted exclusively: to their intorests,. Allof this has naturally pinced them In a Buperior, Position to avall themselves of the whirl of business which has como to them, a4 well ns to be in perfect condition for the still greater rush sure to ensue in the spring. Their purehnses of silks, cottons, and wools wero all made befora the present enlargement of prices occurred, They Import direct all their forein material and finished goods, and in tine shirts atone make a larger showing than any efght sim- ilar houses in the West. ‘They carry at ull tines an unequaled stock and variety of gen- tlemen’s: furnishing goods, — Indeed, the firin's business, In iis magnitude and its sate Isfnetion to its patrons, Is fully entitled to ranic with that of any houso in any line of trade in Chicago, SUELE IWARDWARE, GOODS, ETC. DNINTNADT, FAM & CO, In the business experience of few Chicago houses hag more commendable enterprisa and ability been displayed, or its practical results so fully exemplified, as with the well- known hardware firm of Brintnall, Lamb & Co., who, at Nos. 73, 74, and 7 Lake street,’ oceupy one of the most extensive and best stocked stores In the country, ‘Cho spaco devoted to an exhibition of thelr imnienss atock and tho magnitude of their business compare favorably with the business tactand energy they have evinced {n building up whatis one of the Inrgest wholesale hard- waro trades in the West. From basement to attle the triple-front five-story building where thelr business is located ts devoted to tho hardware interest, of which every branch Is fully represented. Tho basemont {s stocked with nails, tin plate, sheet-lron, wire, and the excellent bark- ed fence-wire, of which this firm make a spe elalty. Ascending by the new and commodious elevators to tho fifth floor, the customer finds an extensive and varied assortment of horseshoes, corn-shellers, mpe, elbows, and bulky and surplus goods, for which thero fs not room on the shelves.of the fourth floor, whieh contains the Hghter grades of agricult- ural‘Implements such as forks, hoes, shoy- els, spades, and the like. ‘The third floor is picked with theconrse classes of shelf-gouds; he second floor with stamped ware and tine ners trimmings In the rear, and an immenso aample apartment in the front. On the main floor is one of the largest stocks of expensive cutlory, revolvers, aud plated ware ju the elty, Every department 1s complete and elaasified, and the floors ure niry, commodi- ots, and convenient, ‘Tho firm are nat neecssltated to make ex- traordinary pretensions to: predminence in thelr especial line, as thelr successful busi- ess enreer speaks for itselé, and the only In- ducenrents held out to poptlar patronage are the large and varied stocks of goods und tho advantage of mamtfacture and Purchase which thelr ready capital and credit enable them to placo In competition — with any other hardware firm in the country, ‘The advance in prices hns brought a current Increase in the demand of the articles thoy handle, and during the present month they will have tho largest stock thoy huyo ever carried, $ Tho indleations for the hardware trade for the coming year are that tho pres- ent prosperoiwts season will continue, and tho Increase in. sules, which has. nearly doubled the business of Brintnall, Lamb Co. during 1870, must necessarily be brought about by an augmented demand wpon city and country retall dealers. It {s not only a mat- ter of Importanee with all such to select from a Inrge und complete stock of goods, but also to know that reltabllity and cheapness in price are elements in the operations of tho wholesale firm with which they deal, A visi¢ to the extensive establishment of this firm Will satisfy the customer that this house car- ries alincof goods at prices which cannot fall to Lngure repeated patronage, Hard- Wire was tho first stock to experience the In- fuenco of better times, and Brintnall, Lamb &Co, wero judicious enongh to anticipate Dotter prices and a largely increased demand, ‘The greater portion of their was purehased before and durlug a rising market, and their trado during Inst halt of 1870 exceeded in volume that of the previous six months very largely, With the advantage of orlginal purchases at low figures thoy are enabled to offer their customers not only the best gride of goods In the market, but prices which will be an item of consideration and profit to the pros- pecise, purchaser, Completeness and exce!- lence of material are combined with packing and shipping facilities which guarantes prompt and safe delivery of all goods ordered. From this reliable business firm, which, with true Chicago enterprise, have advanced thelr own Interests and that of Its numerous cus tomers by honorable dealing and ndherenca to Hberal business rules until it ranks with the foremost among the standard’ firms in hardware in tho West. : THY THORN-WIRE WEDGE COMPANY. ‘This Company, with headquarters at Nos, $4 and 86 Bouth Canal street, is the exclusive manufacturer of tho celebrated Kelly Steet Barb Wire,—the first of Its kind, in fact the original of this now widely-used material for fencing. Mi rowth of this Company, IRON ‘The wonderful £ which started only about five years ago, attributed to the excellenco of thls kind barb, which has become very popu- Jur, as well ag to the fact of Its being the only burb-wire compan that receives Foyally, from all other legal barb-wire companies and pays none to anybody, Country merchants and formers reallzg that thelr wike 1s safe to buy, ns thoy stand inno danger from prosecution far {niringenient of patents which the ‘Thorn: pee Iedge Company holds excluslyely ag own, ‘The Thorn manufactory fs the largest am) most complete of Hts kindin tHils country, comprising over $0,000 square feet of foot room, ‘The capacity. ts about $5,000 pounds of barhed wire dally. Their soles, whieh exten ta nll partsnft the United States (embracing one merchant 11 nearly every town among [4 customers), ageremate more than all other manufacturers of barb-wire combined, TIELDIOUBE, DUTCHER & NELDEN, ‘Tho approach of “good times” is shown by the sales of the above firm for 1870, which their extensive works, with capnelty of 9,000,000 feet of gas, atenm, and water pipe per annum, was unable to supply. ‘The pips mate by this firm haa an excellent reputa- tion, All tho members of the house are practic! ntechantes, Their extensive factory sat the corner of Canal and Monroe streets, and thelr warerooms ant salesrooms at 3d and 33 Monroe strect—irectly opposit. Be sides pipes, they handic as well ail pipe-fite {ings and connections, in tron and brass, iron, pumps, made by the Bignall Manufacturing Joupany, of Medina, N. Y,, ete,, ete, RAILROAD AND PIG-IRON. Ac I, MEEKER & CO. . ’ Thoro are few business interests which havo so materially contributed-to and aug- mented our mercantile wealth and revenuc during 1870.08 tho pig-Iron trade In this elty, Representing, og it docs, an industry annu- ally employing many milllons of dollars and a, large community of busy workers, the fact that within the past year the commodity prodneed by the firms engaged in the bust- ness In this city has advanced in price over 75 per cent, and the sales have been Increased 40 per cent, seems to indieute Chicago to be the Rreat eentral mart for trae in pig-iron tn the West, and to point to the more extended us¢ of the material far manufacturing purposes, » The finn of A. B. Mecker & Co., compris: ing A. B. Meeker and W. L, Brown, with an office at No. #3 Dearborn strect, and extensive yards In various portions of the citys ig essen unlls png.at Chicago's representative houses in_this line. fs Doltg a business Inst year of $3,500,000, and. electing snles negregnting 110,000 tons of pi; fron, the dealings of tho firm, constitute neurly 60 per cent of tho trade of Chicago and the Northwest in this solid and useful com modity. Messrs, A. B, Meeker & Co, have tm enviable record, dating back nearly € quarter: of acentury, the house bent estab shed In 1857, Its dealings are extensive throughout the West, as far distant as Ubu, and fron of its own mantfacture and importa. tion is sold in Kentucky, Minnesota, Michi gan, Wisconsin, and nearly all the Enstern and Southern States wherd a superior articles at current prices is in demand. : The pig-iron interest {3 9 peculinr one, und ° needs but little advertising to enlist public patronage, as at the present time the demand | Tar exceeds the actual production, nnd manu: faeturers and holders are not disposed ta sell except for Immediate use, as the facil tles for meeting the Snereased demand are limited.. ‘The Unusually extensive use ‘of pig-ron in malleable car-wheels for general foundry purposes and where great strength is required in agricultural implement cast. ings has tended to adyance the price and de erenso the supply. With clinracterist fe enterprise, however, . Messrs. A. B. Meeker & Co. have ‘augmented theli facllities for tho production of Lake Superior fron, _, an increased thela finportation of Scotch pig, while a large sup; ply of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Southorn Alaba mu, and ‘Tennessee iron is always kept in stock nt their numerous yards and fron ware houses In this city, In intported Scotch and Lake Superior pie iron tho firm make a specialty.. Chey hive extensive business and minin; intereats, in the Lake Superior region, ..tuie,, ord, bel treated, In thelr mammoth charcoal furmace in ascientific snd thorough manner, which insures rare excellence in purity, strength, and uniformity, ‘To those who desire to bocer tain thatin dealing with Messrs. Meeker & Co, they are purchasing pig-lron of standarc inanufacture and at current prices, it Is only necessary to refer to the enormous business tlone by this firm Inst year, Their yards are centrally located, and their facilities for hand- ling, storing, and shipping pig-iron unsure passed in the West.* ‘This firm has done more than any other In tho West to assist In the development of its fron Industries, and Chicago particularly ts indebted in no small degres to Messra..A. B. Meeker & Co. for her growing importance in, the manufacture and digtributton of pi: and fron rails, Some of the Jargest railroad puilding enterprises in the West aro obtain: ing their fron from this firm, , RUIODER & BRADLEY. Messrs. Rhodes & Bradicy, the extensive dealers in pig-lron, represent their business much better ns to priees and much larger in voluine {11 1870 than in nat aie TOW. ae opens with a strong market, and prices 8! Paling upward. ‘They expect 1880 will be the most active year in their-line that has been seen for years, While prices rango: higher than they have since 1875, thoy re not, how- ever, beyond a reasonsble figure, and the de mand cannot be supplied in the next year af the present capacity of, Angrican manufact.. C8. ey boty fa vesldes, the price_of.'Amertcan‘iron bo ing $3 tower than English fron, the de- mand from foreign manufacturers, Messrs. - Rhodes & Bradley think, will be greater thay for years before, the English producers now belig able to supply what is needed for home consumption, Altogether, the iron Interests seem to have entered upon an ern of pros perity such as they have not seen for years, and wo ore sure no one will regret the in: creased prosperity of 9 house so ott and honorable ag the, one herein especially re- ferred to. - Among the Interests exclusively repre= sented in the West. by_ Messrs. Rhodes & Bradley are the Spring Lake tron Company, and the Bangor Furnace Company, manufact urers_of chircoal fron, and the ‘Brvzil Kure nace Comnpiny, the. Poughkeepsie Iron Com: pany, and the Waldorf Works, manufacture ney bituminous conland coak. “They also handle the Grafton Iron and the Briar It fron In large quantities, thelr trado in the yartous arlicles handled by them reaching ain over all the Western States and ‘Terri torles, r IMAVY MARDWARE, ETO. MALE, CLEVELAND, HONNELL & CO. As much of the Information on the iron trade embraced in the general review in tlils fysue wos obtained from the firm above named, it 1s proper that somo mention should -be made of tho firm ftself, which ranks nmong the leading houses in the heavy ron trade of tho West. No house in Chicago has such a large assortment of fron, or 1s great a range in sizes of Iron of all grades, ay this, Great conservatism has always inarked this house's dealings since its establishment in Chicago, and ainong merchants partloularly it has the reputation of being an authority ony, the subject uf the present and prospectlve’ fronainarket, _‘Thelr extensive warerooms ab 74,70, and 78 Michigan avenue give 2 suf ficient indication of tho nature of thelr busl- neas, which is the handling in large quantl- thes bar and boiler fran and railway. supplless ‘Pho revival in rallrond building has taxed. the house not alittle to keep even with the demand, but a fortunate anttetpation of the “good times, coming? enabled the firm. to have on hand a perry argo stock at the time of tho rise, and thelr intimate relations with- numerous furnaces and tron-worksin various parts of tho country admlé of thelr Jaying down iron at tha purchaser’s door with the least. posalble handling and tho lghtest fred ne ‘The increased demand experienced by this house for '79 over Pyovious, years comes largely from the Far West,—the new States and ‘Territories which are now rapidly filling up. hey report a very active trade with Dendwood and other polnts in Dakota, Leadville, and the various other mining eamps in Colorado, Arizona, and Now Mexico, All which shows how Chicago mere chants are reaching out, nyt how higago is being benelited by causes remote. T demand from Kansas, Nebraska, and Minne- sota also has largely Incroused during the ast three years, compelling Chicaga houses 0 carry lurker stocks ‘and employ nore cap. ital In thelr business. ‘The firm of which we are speaking transuct a lurga and rapidly- incrensing business. Ax compared with 1878, . they show, an inercase of about 50 per cent ‘Tho prospécts for tho year 1880 Is even better , Bi. D, KIMDARK, a The mammoth house of 8. D, Kimbark, Nos, 80, 83, and 8 Michigan avenue, has, of. course, reaped advantages from tho busliness rovival conmensurate with its {msportane as one of the leading establishments of Its kind In the West. Its business for the year juat closed has been large, and, while {ty le: Kd staples are Iron, stcel, and nalls, In its speciale tles of wagon goods, iutnere’ supplies, cate rlages, an heavy hhurdware it hay attained sales Uns ed in magnitude by any house in. its Hue Th tho, United States. Mr. Kim- burk’s trade 1s far-reaching, covering covery. portion of the West, and jils stouk presents ong, of the most lutoresting its to ‘iron’