[Trade Journal]
Publication: Thirty-First Annual Report of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati, OH, United States
vol. 31, p. Title,34,43,45,47,213-214,215-216,219-220, col. 1
THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CINCINNATI
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND
MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE,
FOR THE
COMMERCIAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 1879.
CINCINNATI:
GAZETTE COMPANY, PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS, CORNER SIXTH AND VINE.
MDCCCLXXIX.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
THE TRADE AND COMMERCE OF CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE,
September 1, 1879.
WILLIAM N. HOBART, Esq.,
President of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce:
DEAR SIR — I have the honor, in compliance with the Constitution of the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants' Exchange, to submit, herewith, my Review of the Trade and Commerce of the City of Cincinnati, for the commercial year of 1878-79:
Very respectfully,
SIDNEY D. MAXWELL,
Superintendent.
GENERAL REVIEW.
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THE MANUFACTURES OF THE CITY OF CINCINNATI.
Table showing the cash capital invested, the value of real estate occupied, and the number of hands employed, and the various classes of manufacturers in the City of Cincinnati and immediate vicinity, together with the aggregate value of the production, and the number of establishments engaged in each, for two years:
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a, Estimated.
b, 34,334,429 lbs., 1878. Hands, etc., included with Provisions.
c, Previous year’s figures.
d, 9,076,447 gallons, 1878.
e, 17,776,254 gallons, 1878. Hands, product, etc., of bottling establishments included.
f, 8,814,319 gallons, 1878.
g, 93,953,300 cigars, 1878. 2,511,000 cigarettes, 1878.
h, 81,560 barrels, 1878.
i, Number of establishments manufacturing plug tobacco, 4; fine-cut 13, smoking, 18; snuff, 6. Quantity produced: plug, 137,566 pounds; fine-cut, 2,115,418 3/4 pounds; smoking, 1,824,841 pounds; snuff, 15,613 3/8 pounds, 1878.
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EXPORTS FROM CINCINNATI,
For six years , commencing September 1st and ending August 31st, of each year.
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*Prior to 1874-75, the hog product was reported in packages, without regard to the kind of meats. In 1874-75 and since, it has been reported in pounds, with a view of having each kind of product under its appropriate head (the bulk meats, loose, also embracing green meats),though, on account of the indefiniteness of the bills and books of transportation companies in this respect, it is difficult, in many instances, to arrive at exact facts as to the kinds of meat.
† Embracing also sales made in Cincinnati, where goods were shipped directly from the place of manufacture or storage, without stopping at this city.
¶ Not reported.
‡ Supplemental reports embraced.
a, Hogsheads.
b, Tierces.
c, Boxes
⮾ DESTINATION AND MODE OF SHIPMENT OF THE PRINCIPLE ARTICLES EXPORTED FROM CINCINNATI,
For three years, commencing September 1st and ending August 31st, of each year.
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⮾This table embraces solely such exports as their daily reported on the books of the Merchants’ Exchange, but does not include any movement embraced in supplemental reports or returns; see Crockery, Cooperage, Horses, Oil, Pig Iron, Salt and Starch.
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VALUE OF PRINCIPAL EXPORTS,
Value of the principal articles exported from Cincinnati for five years, each year ending August 31st:
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*Prior to 1874-75, the hog product was reported in packages, without regard to the kind of meats. In 1874-75 and since, it has been reported in pounds, with a view of having each kind of product under its appropriate head (the bulk meats, loose, also embracing green meats), though, on account of the indefiniteness of the bills and books of transportation companies in this respect, it is difficult, in many instances, to arrive at exact facts as to the kinds of meat. The value of these articles, prior to 1874-75, remains under the old classsification.
† Embracing also sales made in Cincinnati, where goods were shipped directly from the place of manufacture or storage, without stopping at this city.
¶ Not reported.
‡ Supplemental reports embraced.
a, Included in furniture.
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