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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1885)
9 THE COMMERCE OF OMAHA , A Magnificent Exhibit of the Business of the Year Just Closing. THE DANKS AND THEIR BULLION. One Hundred and Fifteen Million Dollars Pass Over Their Counters. NINE MILLIONS ON DEPOSIT. The Product of Factories Worth Over Twenty-Five Million Dollars. FIVE THOUSAND MEN EMPLOYED. The Wholesale Trnilc ricao-lie * the Un- onnoiiH Sum or Twenty-Nina million Dollars nnd Still Growing. BANKING. Thf ad vantages Omaha enjoys nsa com nicrelal and Hnanchil center are shown liy her superior banking facilities. Nearly all the banks in Nebraska and the territo ries west of Iho Missouri and many bank ing hou-es in western Iowa keep their accounts' in Omaha and obtain their sup piles of currency anil exchange through Omaha banks. The enormous volume of business done by Omaha banks can only bo realized by comparison of her bank clearings with tho.su of other cities. Din ing the past year the banks of Omaha liavo materially increased their capital nnd they report a more than correspond ing Increase in the volume of business. With six national banks , ono savings bank , and three private banks , Omaha boasts a banking capital of $2,100,000. , a mil-plus of $575,000 and aggregate de posits of $8,810,000 , Omaha may chal lenge comparison with any other cil.y of equal population. Since January tirst the following increase has been made in the capital of our national banks : The First National bank from $ ! )0,000 ) ( ) , to $500,000 ; Omaha National bank , from $21)0,000 , to $500,000. Merchants' National bank $100,000 to $200,000. The following Hguros from the clearing house record speak for themselves : oviAiiA ci.n.vniN'o norsn. Organl/cd Oct. ! S ( , IhM. Kiist dealings imulo Oct.UU , Ihsi. Monthly ch'utlnus : lb ! > l November. S Bm,12S. : < H December tsK ) : > , ir.M I&b5 .January ti.V.K'ii.Ol ) I'elirnary 7W.i , ' . " " " , April 8,711,110.91 Mny 8,7s.sss.si : : .Illlii ; l ( > , ' . ll1.W7.1.r .Inly 10Wl,5SS.IS ( ! August 10iVJlS'K ! ) ! ) September lU.'Jitt.'JT.ViO October 12'J50,01s.M Total clearings Nov. 1 , l&S-l , to Xov. I'VM . snB.ni. Avciacc weekly dealings . a'J17fit2.25 ! Aveiage niiintlily dealings. . . . l\Wl.yj.U ( roMI'All.VIIVi : C'LUAIIIXOS For week cndlli Nov. 7 , Ibsr. . S2OS7.5S1.SC Correspond' week Jast year. . 8,201193.78 Increase 32.1 Nov. 11. 1SX- ; . 2sK.010.18 , : ! Conespomt'K week Jast year . 1,970,7)5.01 ) Increase 43.1 Nov. 21 , 18S5 . 2SI2,2C'J.03 CtnrcsiMmd'tf week last year . 1,809,3-15.05 Increase 13.5 Nov. 28 , 1SS5 . 2,010'JOU'O Correspond' ! ; week last year . 1,818,000.02 Incrcaso C0.4 lrc. 5 , 1SS5 . y.WM , 18S.S1 Correspond' week laht year . 2UOGS0.72 ! Incicaso-12.0 Dec. 10 , 1-85 . 2,857,029.10 , Correspond' ; week last ye.ir . 1,007,543.31-11 , ] crease 43.7 Pec. 10 , 1885. . . " . . . . . : ) , oi7oco.jo : Correspond' ; week last year . 2O.Tfl,347.H-Iiicicaso ( I9.C. First National Hank Herman Kount/.c , resident ; John A. Creighton , vice presi- § ent ; V. II Davis , cashier ; Win. 11. Meg- quior , assistant easliier. Omaha National Bank J. II. Mil ard , president ; Win. Wallace , cashier ; Kichard Carrier anil E. E. Haloh , assistant cashiers. Nebraska National Hank W. II. Yates , president ; A. K Toii/alin , vice president ; A. U. Wynian , vice president ; W. II. S. Hughes , cashier. Merchants National Hank Frank Murphy , president ; Samuel K. Rogers , vice president ; Hen B. Wood , cashier ; Luther Drake , assistant cashier. United States National Hank C. W. Hamilton , president ; M. T. Barlow , cashier. Commercial National Bank K-/.nv Millard - lard , president ; William G. Maul , vice- president ; A. I * . Hopkins , cashier ; Alfred Mil lard , assistant cashier. Omaha Savings Hank James K , Hoyd , president ; L. M. Honnett , vice-president ; William A. Paxton , managing director , John K. Wilbur , cashier. MeCaguo Brothers , private bankers- John L.McCtiguo , president and William L. MeCaguo , cashier. The Sixteenth Street Hank U. L. CJar- Helm and F. H. Johnson. The Hank of Omaha Henry & Me- Cniruo. There are also three loan and trust companies in Omaha , namely : Thu Omaha Loan and Trust company , A. U. Wyman , president ; S. II. II. Clark , vice president ; W. H. Millanl , treasurer. Capital $500,000. The Equitable Trust company , capital 200.000 , A. K , Touxii- liu , president : James W. Savage nnd C. H. Schmidt , vice presidents 11. W. Yates , secretary and treasurer , and L , H. Tower. manager. The Midland ( iiiaranteu and Trust company. Authori/.ed capital $300,000. , Incorporators , Nathan Shelton , Otis II. Million , 0. H. Hiistin , llowar.l Kennedy , 0. F. Davis and George I. Gil bert. _ WHOLESALE TRADE. COMMISSION The marked increasein the produce commission business transacted in Omaha presents u very aecurato parallel to the growth of tin ) city in population ami bus iness facilities , During the past year a number of new linns , making a spuolulty of bundling country produce and fruit * , have started up , and while they have done a very satisfactory business , the old er linns have not experienced any in roads upon their trade , but on the con trary report ti largely increased business. Thu linns engaged in the business are : "Wicdoman & Co , , Poycko Hros. , Hraneh &CoK. I'mvis , J. F. Hethge , 11. Bingham - ham & Son , K. Moronoy , A. P. Schaok , Troxoll & Williams , Whitney & Co , , John F. Flack , W. K. Hiddoll , West- crfiold Brother.H. . McDonald , Louis Heller and 1) . A. Hurley. Borne idea of the growth of the business may bo gained from a comparison of the etatistics of the present year with the preceding - coding year. In 1681 the eleven linns doing business repotted their sales us ag gregating fUCO.OOO. During 1635 the num ber of linns bas increased to sixteen nd the total of their sales to $1,460 , UK , ( bowing nn increase of $520,110. The greater number of the new lirms Inivo been noing business only about three months or Ibo volume of bu.sni'ss ! would bo much greater , This remarkable growth in the volume of trade and number of firms is duo largely to the fact that prices on ncarlv nil Kinds of produce are higher here than in eastern markets which , n a matter of course , brings not only ship ments from the the west , but even from points far east. OCN3 AND SrORTIVO fiOODS. The demand for sporting goods has increased during the past year to a greal extent ; this is especial ! } ' true of all goods pertaining to athletic ports. There ap pears to have been a sort of revival ol inch snorts as running , bo\ing , etc. , which lias served to make business very good in that line of goods. Omaha is now recognized as the headquarters for nil kinds of skates , both roller and ice Collins , Gordon ft Kay and Max Meyci < k Co. are the two linns outraged in wholesaling guns and sportlnir goods and their aggregate sales are $ iUOXK ( ) foi 1SS5 , which is considerably in excess of the total sales of IKS I. MIU.INKIIV GOODS. There is only ono house in Omaha en gaged in jobbing millinery goods o.\clu .sivolv , I. Oborfeldor A : Co. Trade in this line of businc-a during the past yoai has been very good. This sales of this house alone aggregate $200,000. The live travelling men who represent this hou-o cover a great extent of territory , includ ing besides Nebraska and portions ol Iowa and Kansas , nearly all the western territories. During tlm season a lar c corps of trimmers are employed , who trim ladies' hats and bonnets , which are sold to the small retail dealers , who do not have .suHicicnt trade in this one lim to admit of their employing a trimmer of their own. TIAS. : While all the grocery houses and the fipieo mills handle teas , there are two houses in the city which give special at tention to the tea trade , Wil-on it Lari- soii and Parrot to it Sweeney. Hy reason of the business being divided among so many dill'oront houses Unit are handling other lines of goods , it is impossible to present an exact statement of the amount of teas handled. Some idea may bo given of the extent of the business when it is known that the sales of the two houses alone aggregate $180,000 for the past year. This is an increase of $15,000 over 1881 for tlieso two houses. _ The tea trade of the other bouses has increased in about the same proportion. 'I'll northwest appears to be a very good Held for the tea trade , and the country is being covered even as tar as the Black Hills" HATS AND CATS The wholesale business of this city in hats and caps is represented by W. L Parrotto it Co. Although this line of business is conducted by only one house , it extends over a much broader Held than many other branches of trade. The trade' is pushed throughout western Iowa , Nebraska , the territories , nnd even into Kansas. The business exhibits a very healthy growth dur.ng the past year , While the total business Iran-act ed in 18S1 was il75UO ( ) , the past year it has increased to $200,000. It may be of jntero-l to note that while the guods sold in Iowa and Nebraska are tin1 so called cheap and medium grades , th territories take only the highest priced goods the cattle men and miners of the far we-t being more particular us to the quality of their head gear than the farmers of the prairie .states. In the course of a few weeks it is expected that : i second whole sale hou-o will be established , which will tend to make the business all the the better , us it will give the city the rep utation of being a very good market tor this line of yooils. srovis. : One of the largest wholesale firms in this city is that of Milton Rogers & Son , who handle stoves and tinners' stock. The business of 18H5 .shows an increase of from 10 to Ifi per cent , over the year 1831. The bulk of goods sold have been much greater , aim were it not for the fact that prices have ranged lower the in crease over the preceding year would make even a better showing. It is a fact worthy of mention as showing the growth of Nebraska , that the greatest improvement in trade is noticeable hi this state. CKOCIcnilV AND GLASSNVAIti : . There are three houses in Omaha en gaged in the jobbing of crockery and glassware , W. L. Wright , Samuel Hums and Hliss & Isaacs. No line of bu-ino-s shows a more satisfactory growth or presents a brighter prospect. Mr. Burin , one of Omaha's veteran merchants , who has been engaged in the .same business for 21 years , in this city , .sneaks of 18S5 as the best year of all. While the total sales of the jobbing business in 1831 was reported at $125,000 , the sales of the past year amount to $225,000. The trade is occupying the northwest as rapidly as the country is opened up , and Omaha merchants 'are decidedly in the lead , des pite the fact that freight rates are against them. The Hold covered is gradually growing broader and goods are now be ing sold extensively in Wyoming and Utah as well as Nebraska and western Iowa. The margins of profits on goods the past year have been closer and prices lower , but the greater volume ol trade has more than made up the din'crcnco. .SAI'IS. : P. Hover & Co. , who handle safes , locks , etc. , report an increased business during the past year , which is at len-t $15,000 better than during the year 1831. They have furnished from fit ) to 00 com plete ) bank outfits within a territory in- eluding Nebraska anil parts of Kansas and Iowa. A givat many new banks have been opened in Nebraska which have created quite a demand for burglar and lire proof safes. Outside of the banks the greater number of safes sold are only lire proof. VVHOl.KJ.Vl.i ; CItOCKKS. The wholesale grocers have shared in the general prosperity enjoyed by the .jobbisr.s in other lines ami have been pu-h- ing their business into more distant Holds and have been watchful t. ) keep pace with the growth of ( ho western country. There are live linns engaged in .fobbing groceries , Paxton & Gallagher , MeCord , Hrady K Co. . Meyer iV : Itaapko , Allen Hros. , and K I ) . Chapman Their aggio- gate sales amount to sfii.OOO.UOO for the past year as against $ . .Ii , ! 50,000 for 18SI. In comparing the total sales of thn two years , it must bo berne in mind that gro ceries luuo boon much cheaper the jiast year than during 1831 , and that it has been necessary to handle trom 10 to 25 per cent more goods this year to amount to the same in dollars. M-iri : MILLS. Thocapacity of the Omaha Coffee and Spieo mills , Clark Hros , it Co. , has been largely increased during the past year. Their old quarters proving too cramped tlioy have moved into an elegant new four-Mory briok building , ami have put in now machinery and othur necos > arv facilities. While formerly they were able to haiullo only ! MO bags of colVeo per month , they are now tiirningout 1,000 per month with u capacity of l.fiOO bags , be sides from three to live thousand uounds of ground spices per day. A great many retail merchants are now buying all their goods at homo as they can tliu.s buy as they need and are not compelled to carry ucli largo .stocks. IIDITKIt AND TOO I'ACICKItS. While all of the commission firms are engaged to a greater or less degree in the shipment of butter ami eggs , when the market will permit , there is only ono house , that of Mcbhano & Schroeder , which devotes its entire attention to the packing of butter and eggs for distant markets. During 18S3 this house has handled ono and one-quarter million pounds of butter valued at $100,000 , : SCO'XX ) dozen eggs , valued at $54,000. The butte business shows no increase on last year's business , owing to the sharp op position given by the imitation butter , butterino and oleomargarine ) . Their egg business is about 15 per cent ahead of the year 18S1. They give employment to twehc to fifteen men during the bu y Scason , wages paid to employes.i' . . ' > 00 , paid for cooperage , ( butter tubs and egg packages ) , about ? ' .i,000. Of the butter 200,000 pounds were shipped to Califor nia ; IM.OOO pound * were shipped to Liver pool , Kil 'audi000,030 ' iiounds were ship- jed ) to Jsi wo"lC and Hyston , and the balance to other markets. rniMTfUK Omaha i jutly proud of her wholesale furniture bii-inoss , which conducted by Dewey it Stone. No house in the coun try carries a liner stock of good * or a more complete line. The tock com prises everything Ironi the plainest wooden bottom ehair up to the line * ! hand carved suites. They are compelled tu carry a much larger stock than eastern houses , as they are not within such easy ncces to the manufacturer- , where they can -end out for any article at a mo ment's notice. To aeciimuodati ( thi * im- men-e stock they have two largo four- story brick buildings t lie one facing on Farnam street and the other directly in the rear and facing > n llarnev , the two being connected by bridges over the alloy way. In addition to the above thohae large warehou-o < near tin1 railroad track * The business ha- boon hcaier during tlm past year than over before. This is largely duo to the development of the country and to the trade Inun Ihe now towns that are constantly springing tip. The books of this linn pro-out u very fair index of the growth of the country ; Martini : in a number of .years ago whou the towi'S ' wore few and far between , and turning o\or the pages new names of towns arc constantly appearing ; . The past your furniture ha- been much cheap er than during the previous , \ear , ami sales have been correspondingly larger so that the volume of trade has boon much greater. The trade ha- boon pu-bcd into moro remote Holds and has followed up the lines of new railroad- . More good- have been sold in Montana. Idaho ami Utah than during former.\eais. run : WOKK- . The handling of pyrotechnics in a job bing wa > is a new IJUsino-s lor Omaha. In lormer years the manufacturers have sent their agents hero who -old direct to the ntul dealer-i Very few were .sold by the wholesale dealer.- . Last \ear several hou-es engaged in other lineol bu-ine-s , put in largo -locks of Jlro works , Collin- , Gordon Ai Kay , Max Meyer iVCo. . , IVjeko Hros. . I'ay & Co , aim StephenVoogole iV Dinning being the jeading oneA heavy tiade experienced durin-j ; the -ca-ou extending - tending from the la-l of May until July 1th. It is claimed that the amount of lire- works burned in Nebraska July I , 1885 , was far greater than over before. IIAUDNVAUi : , IKON AND NV.UiOX sl'OCK * . The whole-ale hardware hii-inc-s has experienced the -amo boon ; in Omaha that it hain mo-l other sectionof the country. While the lirst half of the year was no better than during 1881 , the latter half ha- more than made up for it. Prices have been tending upward , margin- have been more -ati-factor.v and the demand much stronger. At pro-out the trade in this city is ropre.-cntod by four llrm- , though there is talk of another hou-o be ing olablihodooii. . Kdne.v & Gibbon and W. J. Hroaleh bandit1 licav. ) hard- Nyarc , Koctor , Wilheliu.N & Co. , and Leo , Fried iCo. . , shelf hardware and cutlery , whoso sali's aggregate SJl.iliO.OOO. . Up to within a je-ar or two eastern hou-es have been ver > strong competitor.- this NYcstcrn trade , but of late they are showing signof weakening , o.-peeially inhea\y hardware. One ol the largo-t eastern hoii-cs which made -tronj ; light to hold the heavy haidware t ratio , ha- withdrawn its t ravelin ; ; men from this section , as they could not make it pay to compete with the Onmhu hou-os. WOOTs AND SHOP.- ; . The whole-ale boot ami shoe trade i < carried on by two linns , W. V. Mor-o it Co. , and Kcctl , Jones iCo. . The whole territory tributary to Omaha is covered by those two linns , vvho-c sale-aggregate a million dollars. n.ori : . The wholesale Hour busim s is well roprnsentod byJ. C. Holl'moyer \ Co. , L. A. Stewart & Co. , Win. Pro-ton & Co , and \V..I. \Vol.shans it Co. Hu-inoss has been very pro-porous during the past year and heller than during 1831. Duriii" ; the past year the above mentioned deal ers have handled 71,0 ( > 0 barrels of Hour valued at $ ! JOO,000. This amount fall- far short of ivpre-cntin ; ; the actual flour trade ol Omaha , as all the grocers handle Hour bo-ides many commission merchants. niiis ; AND 1.1vriini : : . There are four linns engaged in the handling of hides and leather , Oborne , llo.-ick iV : Co. , Sloman Hros. , L. C. lltint- ington it Son , and C. T. Northrop. Their total biisino-s in this line aggregates half a million of dollars. h.VDIM.KliV AND -.VDD1.I.KV lIAIiDWAIli : . Welly it Laudrock , C . II. & J. S. Col lins , Sloinnn Hros. , and Sharp & Son , make a specialty of jybbing saddlery anil saddlery hardware. A large improve ment is noticeable in this line over the previous year. In 1831 the total sales were reported til $1(51,000 ( as against $275,000 for the pa-t year. year.DliV DliV (5OODS. ( There are only two strictly wholesale dry goods hou-es , J. J. Hrown it Co. , and Tootle , Maul it Co. A very healthy growth has been ox'porionoed in this line during the pa-t year. The aggregate -ales of dry goods for 1885 is $1150,000 , an in- cream ol $150,000 over the .ve.ir previous. Margins are more satisfactory , anil the trade i- being nu-hod with more cii'rg.v than usual. 'I In ro are other hou-es that handle , in connection with their regular goods , one or more lines of dry goods , and if they were counted in the volume of jrade , would make a much bettor show ing. HOOKS AND ST.VnO.NT.IIV. There are two linns onira cd in the book and stationery hu-inoss , J , S. Caul- Hold ami W. T. Seaman Their stiles ag gregate about $250,000. NO I ION- . The J. T. lohin-ou { Notion company have only been o.-tabli-hod in Omaha a very short time , having moved to this place about live months ago from Mar- hhtilltovvn , la. They report an excellent trade , having boon able to hold their old business , in addition to the now iii-ine.-s. ) They have five traveling salo.-men on the road who cover a large territory in a most thorough manner nils AND vvii.i.ovv VVAIH : . C S. ( ioodrieh deals exclusively in toys and willow witro. Ho employs two men on the road who cover all the larger towns as fur vve-t as Utah. The sales lor 1835 amouiit to $110,000. J.IJMIICIt. The marvellous growth of the city In new buildings anil the corresponding in- croa.-e throughout the state could not do otherwise than make the lumber business very active. Some idea of the magnitude of the bu-ino-s may bo gained Ironi a glance at thlt following figures : Them arc thirteen linns handling lumber , Chi- her Co. . and Hiirlingim Lumber Co. During the past year Iho.-o Hrms have handled 11)5,000.01)0 ) ) feel of lumber valued at ? l,0l,000. ! ) This is a gain of $1,1101,000 over 1881. roxnoTioxiiw. : : While confcrtloinirios arc handled bj the grocers , anil by some other houses , an increase of $70,000 over H.U'MI.N'ATINV OILS The Consolidated Tank Line company report a very prosperous business for 1835 , the sales aggregating a half million dollars. They have sold 75,000 barrels of refined and lubricating oils. M'.U.I. I'Al'KK .VNlMvxnONV . . T. J. Heard it Hro. , and 11. Lehman arc wholesale dt.ilor.s in wall paper and w'n dow shatli s riuir&nks for the pat jc.ir amount to $125,000 us agiint : Sin.O'XI ' for 1S$1. Margins have been more satisfao torj and the bu-incss i * altogether in a more pro-poroti * condition DlU'fl * , PAIXTS AM ) IU.ASS. The same wave of prosperity which ha swept over the h-ading buiminterest amounting to a million dollar * . Hotl boii os have largely increased their faeil Hie * for handling thn trndo. The ( teed man Drug Co. . nave reocntl.v moved inlt n largo tour story brick buildmsr. thoit former quailcr. * proving lee small fo their iiuTca-od businf1 * * . ro.vi. VM ciiun. While the coal busino lu- hud to con tend again- ! the di-advanla < ro < of exec * -ivo railroad rale * which liavo hold i back to a great exit nt on omo lines i ha * gone-teadilv nn improving and in ( leasing in volume. Thcro tire scvei linns engaged in wholesaling coal am coke , though one half of the linns dovolt the greater share of their attention to tht lolall trade. J. W. Hcdford , Conduit i Squire * , Nebraska Coal anil Limo Co Nebraska Fuel Co. , Omaha Conl , Cok and Lime Co. . Omaha Coal and Produce Co. , Aug Hen/on it Co. , and the Unioi Pacilie coal department , represent tin Omaha trade. Adding the U. P .nlc-tln coal trade fo.1 HtM foots up 210.M , ! ton * ri'prcM'iillngin value about $ li\Sll..M : ; ! ! ) The trade for Wi show- all increase o' $ : J'.KJ,08 ' ! > , or a total of $1,725US ) . < III VltS AND 1UI1.U I O. The cigar trade during 1885 ha * beer very pro poron . The trade iso dividei up among a great number ol hou-es thai handle other lineof goods that it is an impossibility to give an oxac statement ol the entire volume of tin buiuo < . The hou-o * which make i specialty of handling cigar.- , and tobacct arc Wo-t I'rit-ohor. . Kcnnard it Do locker , ( . 'hum it New. S. Tro-tlor it Co. Max MO.NIT it Co. , Wil-on it Lari-ou , 1'arrolle it Svvconev , M.Tolt , who-o sales for the pa-t year aggregate $1150.000. AOIIK I I.intVI. IVIIM.K.MKYI * . There ha- boon a tendency among tin : hou-es engaged in thi- line of liu-ino * * , ( hiringthejat ) .Near to limit the trade to cash or perfectly secured bu-iiie . This in it-elf ha- been a great improvement a it ha- reduced lo es to a minimum am ! has placed the dealer- a better condi tion than ever before. There are nine jirms engaged in whole-tiling agricultural implementParlin , Orendorll it Martin , Lininger > t Motoalf company , I ) . M.O- honioiV Co. , McCormick Harvester coin- nan.v , Kbj it Walter , W. J. K unody , Hrowiiell it Co. , Parker , Hobort-on it Co. , and F. 1) ) . Cooper. Tho-o linns cover , bc-idcs Nebraska and portion tionof -iirrounding statea , very large part of the territories. i.nv > t ois : AND WIM : < . Her it Co. , Adler it Holler , P. Connelly it Co. , Frank Dellouo it Co. , lco. ! W. Duncan , Kile.y it Dillon , U. H. Crottc , Hoockhoir it Mack , John. A. Fro.v- htin , Stubcntlorf it No-tor , and N. P. Lar.-on. ropro-ent the dealers in whole-ale wines and liquors with sale- aggregating $ ISO.OOO. The hou-es sill report an iucrea-ed hu-incss with sati-faclor.v marginTlio territory covered by the Omaha hou-es in tin- line is very o\ion-ivo , and a large number of traveling salesmen are kept on the road , srcvvi , vvA'iii : ! AND uui.vv.vvri'i'i.iKs. . The A. L. Strung company and Cowing it Co. , are heavy dealer.in steam engine gine- , hydraulic machinery and railway supplies ; , etc. . with aggregate salc.s amounting to $ iiO,000. ( ) This i- a very -atisj'aetory improvement over the jea'r Jirovions. M-IN'I ) UNUIVKS AND I'l'JII'S. 1 he U. S. wind Engine and Pump com pany are a now linn for this city , having opened up about thirty days : ifjo ; in very commotlioiis quarters. They carry a stock of over $100,000 , and vviil cmjiloy livi men on the road. Aviioijs-.vi.i : : rj-n IIAIIII : : . With otlior now enterprises the past year has brought to our city a wholesale lish hou-o , known as the Hen-on Fi-h eompany. They carry a largo stock of everything pertaining to the salt and smoked li-h business. Obtaining their stock direct from the fisheries anil with unsurpassed facilities for handling and packing the same , their bu-iness ha- thrown rapidly , and now o.xtend.-ovor No- bra-ka , Wyoming , Colorado and ] ) : irls of Idaho , Dakotaand Iowa. It is thus proven that Omaha can compete with other mar kets in this line as well as others , riiiyn.vo , IIIVDINO AND uiiiotij.vriiiN.f ! ! . ( Jib-on , Miller it Kicliard-on , printers , bookbinders and lithographers , employ seventy-eight por.onwith a monthly pay-roll of $ liOf ( , The business of the vear aggregates ij yo.OOO. The Tribune I' . iiiiug company , job printers , binderin,4 lithographers oiu- ploy eighty-live lianu . with a pa.v-roll < > t $1,000 per week , and tin aggregate busi ness ol $200,01)0 ) a .year. F. C. Fo-tner , printer and bookbinder , employ.-thirt.v-four hands pa.N-roll $100 per week , aggregate busiiie-s $50,000 , for thoyoar ; capital in vested , $ ! M,000. Samuel Hoc * , job printer and book binder , employtwinl.Nlive hands , pay roll $ ' . ' 50 per week , njrgivguti ! business $ ! ! 0,00i ) ; capital $ ' 0,0)0. ) Thoiua'oiler ( , job iirinler , employs eighteen hand * , pay-roll $ JOO per wee'k , : i"grog.ito biistnc-s $ ; ! 5OUO , ; capital in- vostcif , $20,000. seven men , payroll $ (50 ( per week , tig grogido business of the year $1,000. F. A. Manger , job printer , employs seven men , pay-roll § 50 pur week , busi ness for the year $12,000j capital , iJJi.ooo. . Kxcelsior Print chop , Clem Cha-o. proprietor , employe three hands , and does a fancy jobbing business. Adams it Jlellridu , engravers and printers , employ four bands. The Post turn Telegraph Printing Co. , job printers , employ ten hi'iids. ' Omaha Lithographing Co. , employ ( if- teen hand.- , payroll S 'iO ] ) er week , aggregate business ! ? 25,000j capital invented - vented , $11,000. WOODMAN uxsir.i ; > oir. WOKKS. The linseed oil works , operated by an incorporated company , of which Clark Woqilman is president , are among the most o.Ntensive oil manufactories in the United StatPH. The mo tive force is furnished by a 200- hor.-o power Ueynohls-Corliss engine , which receives its stc.ini life from three 10-foot tubular ballorx/und the nhintof general maohinerv is complete in every respect , The dally ( SNhnur ) capaelty of the mill is t',000f bushels of seed , from which are produced -1,000 gallons of oil and 00,000 pounds of ojl cake .The main elevator has a storagq capacity of l-'OO.OOO bushels , and in the inilE there are tiocom- modallons for 150,0K , ( ) hiishels additional. There are nine tanks J'or the btortigo of oil , representing a capacity of li.OOO barrels , while on the inside there are twenty tank.s , having a capacity of1,000 barrels. The company has a paid-up capital of $250,000 , and Iho value of its product for 181 is $175,000. The raw materials consumed ( luring the year ag gregate $450,000 , Forty mon are em ployed in the-o works , with a pay-roll of $700 a week. CIOAK I'ACTOIUKS , Omaha has become a very important cigar manufacturing center. There tire tvvcnty-ono licensed cigar factories whoso product during the year aggregates 4KJOaM , ( ) . Value , $1,000,000 , , Tlieso lac- tories employ 107 cigar makers. imcwixa ASSOCJATI9NS. The Anheiisor-liiisch brovving associa tion have an agency In this city under the management of M. Keating , which has done a moit nourishing business during the year past. In spite of btrong compe- 1 | tition they have pu lu.l forward th-ir bu * ius * , tiid h.ive in ule .di > s aggrf-y.it ing 4K-O.OOJ. LIVE STOCK TRAFFIC. That Omaha i * do'tinod. In the near future turo , to become a great live stock marko ha * already been proven by the cxpori cncc of the year pa t. Omaha ha * natura advantages'for thojnaintenanco of iack ) ing hoii < os and -lock janN that tow ( itit1 can equal , by iea on of her location noa the range * and of the va-t ro-ources o. tho-urroumling country for the feeding of counties * number * of cattle , bogs and sheep. The building of now packing hou-es and Ibo location of lariie foediuj. station * in the nenr vicinity till in-iifo t much larger buine-s for the jour U conic. THI : fNiox STOCK N vm > s. The Union Stock Yard * company wa organised dnrlni ; the voar t l , having an authori/ed capital ol $ 1,0(10,1)00. ( ) Tin ollioors of the comiian.v arc : John A , MoShauc , president ; W . A. Paxton , vice prosidoitl ; J. C. Sharp , secretary am' treasurer ; J. F. Htyd , superintendent o ytird * . The director * arc : W. A. Pax ton , J. A. MoShano , Thomas Stuniis IV K. Her , J. T. Hoyd , H. F Smith , Jocpli Frank and J. M. \ \ oolworth. During the past .Noir large addition- have boon made to thi1 yaids. Five blocks of pen * have been built and seven more will bo nddet' in the * nriug. Two new packing bou-o will bo built in the -piing with a capacity of not loss than 500 to lt)0 ) ! ) hogs per day ouch This will ctm-o tin increa-etl do inand for hog- and will make the eompe lition among the buyers stronger. foiir--lor.v brick building (5(1x172 ( ( feet , ha * been erected for the accommodation ol the companies olVicetilo for banking ami hotel purpo o * . A largo addition has been built lo the ] ) iicking hou-o occupied by ( } II. llamiuoud it Co. The -tool .yards company have expended on add ! lion- and improvements a total of $ IIO ! ( , 51511. Some idea of Iho bu-iness iran.- uetod diiriiii ; the , \eir : IH 'i may be gained Ironi tlio following llgurcs furiii-hed by the secretary of the company. \n \ : < T.i\\ \ \ < . There worn received during ( ho voar ISM ( lie following number of cattle , libg * horse- and sheep : ( ' .us. Ito.id Cattle T.T i iftV- llovs 2..V-C. Hit. : ! : .Sheep : fi ! * ( : ! - ( ) Total u.o-'i ; ; oono , ; lticMVil : : > Al'-Ot I'll OMAHA. Cai * . lipail Cattle 5.0'tl lii.- : ( ) HIPI-S ] , ! ! - ' . ) i-jj.uY Sheep iai l-Xr ( ) lloiscs 105 l57 ! Total 7U ! ! LTO. : i.M'-J : I'llOVI A.N'ltAI.I.S AT01 III OMAHA. Iload. Via H. .t.M lv ! 1-'OI "O1 Alii : ' . i " -t : ii1' ! 27 ! l . U. I' IJlJ I . . . . N. W IWIr , : \Vnli : w. -t Sj. I' ; lei | i 0 111 ' uo 1 k.'V 'i'.i 11 li. I. t 'l Mil , t 1111 - . . , 1' ' ' , ! il ! -oltl Uninha nackois. . . I'JM blSI , 5.t . . . . 2151 _ _ Tolals. _ . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . I'.llil H',1)1 , ) 10'i7il : ) There wore IH,510 head of cattle sold this fall and distributed throughout this stale anil western Iowa for feeding TACKING nof.-i : * . The e-tabli lmiont of the stock yards and the increased facilities for the re ceipt of livf1 stock hub had an invigorating oiled upon Iho packing houses. J. K. Hoyd , vvlio is the loading iOilc ) packer of the west , has killed 1 iJbJO ; ! ho s valued at $ l,5Jl'j.71 ! : ! ' ; ) during Iho year. He give-employment to 108 men , with a pay roll of $1,5(1) ( ) per week. This is a heavier bu-ino-s than that of 1881. Harris it Fi-her have during 1SS5 killed 0,051 cattle , 12.000 sheep , 15,01)0 ) hogs , rep resenting a valuation of $1011,000. Fifty men arc employed in the house at wage amounting to $ : i,0)0 ( ) per month. 'iTii linn is engaged quite extensively in can ning beef , both for homo markets and for export to foreign markets. J. F. Slieeley it Co. . thu * far this season have killed 10,281 liogsropresonling'&IH- ' l.HI. Twenty-live men are given employ ment at wages amounting to $750 per week. The ( lacking house of the lock yards was opened early in 1885 by Goo. H. Hammond it Co , who have during the sea-on killed 20,0111 head of cattle , : ! U'I2i ! head of hogs , or a total ot 57,000 head. During the past year Oberiic , Ilo-ick it Co. have erected a substantial frame packing house 100x10 feel. The building is located on the Union Pacilie track near the slock yards. U was leased about Sept. 1-t to Henry Heal , who has done tlie .slaughtering for the majority of the oily moat markets. It will be occupied later in the season by the company who will operate it aa packing hon-e with u rendering c-tubliulimonl in connection. GRAIN TRADE. With the increased acreage of corn and small grain which has been harvested in Nobr.iska the past tail , it is not surpris ing that the grain trade of Omaha should continue to increase. With the growth of the city and incroa-o in population the demand for grain Hour and Iced becomes stronger. 'J he breweries and distillery alone consume vast quantities of grain. Nebraska baric , ) is regarded by malstor.s all over the country as equal to any in the market. So great is the demand that Die home breweries tire hardly able to to euro siilHcicnt quantities to' meet their ivvn requirements , foreign puroha-'ors being early on the grounil and making their onntrautri far in advance of the sea son. Omaha is the market and shipping center for the great bulk of grain raised In the sttite. During the year 18 5 II mebaugli it Men-Jam have handled at their dea tors in this city 1,200,0110 bushels of wheat , worth $ ' .t70,000 ; 5.100oni ) bii-hols of corn , worth $ J.Kiit.000 ) ; 110,1)00 ) buslu.s of oats , worth $ l2a,0l)0 ) ; 50,000 bii-hols of barley. worth $25,000 ; 10,000 bushels of tlu.x , worth $15,000 ; 50,000 hiisholn of rye , worth $25,000. The capacity of the two elevators is 800,000 bushels. Thirty men ire given employment. Tlio Willow Spring- distillery furnishes a cash market for corn to the farmer.- the year round. Its piircha-cs last year vvoro ipwtmls of 50l,000 ) bushels of all kinds of rrain , principally corn , rye and barley. riiulhreo principal brew erics , MoU Hros , i'red Krng and Stoiv. it Her , ooiight 180- 000 bushels of barley in 1SS5. ' The grist nulls ami feed mills handle . iboilt 200,000 bushels. In addition to his the street car company handle largo juuntitios while the street atcs ant enormous. It lias been e.stimated that the sales of grain and corn made on the street amount to over a million bushels. With the completion of new lines of rail- oail which will bring the products of the ich farming country direct to the city , Omaha's grain interests must continue to grow. _ Heal ICMnlo fiiislnoss. Tlio real estate business of the city dur- ng the past year has kept pace with the idvaneement of all other t rallies , and leals have been brisk and active. Prices nivo boon well sustained , ami several iltits of additions ami subdivisions to the city have been planed on Hie with the county clerk. The maijniUulo of the aggregate transactions is apparent in the inures. From December 1 , IbSI , to December 1 , 1681 , the total amount ropre- cntcd in recorded deeds is fl.WJ.lijl.oV MANUFACTURERS. Omaha b is m uhvorv gr.itifving prog res * during the p.i-t year a * an industrial center. Hi r large manufacturing oMab li-hnient * arc. " " prosperous , and < ] uile a number of mill : factoiios have recently been cstabli-lted. More than live thou sand mechanics and laborer * are now constantly employed in Omaha work shops and factories , and their product aggregated more than tvvent.N-the mil lion1 * during the .Near ju t closing. Omaha now boa U the largest silver smelling work * ii | the world ; u distillery , the fourth in magnitude in the United States-shipping alcoholic spirits to Franco and Kit in ; nail works that turn out a hundred keg * a day- which are shipped in great quantities to San Fran cisco , ami even exported to Japan , anil liii-ood oil work * that rival in magnitude Iho ltirgot in Iho United Slate.- . Her while load work- , barb wire factory , shot aotory , breweries , ( lacking lieu os , lard refinery , cornice works foundries and machine -hop- , and various oilier manu factory-make her the most imiioitatit manulacluring point wo-t of the .vli--iss- ippi and north ot St. I.otii * . iHI : I-MON rAriric MNCIIIM : SHOPS. The maohino hop * of the Union Paellic railroad are the mo-t extensive mocbaiii- cal establishment in the city of Omaha. They ' cover an area ot over lliirt.v acre- ! , and'with their locont enlargement tire bo t equipped railroad -hops in the west. The locomotive round hou-o and a wing of the pro-ent machine -hops , Nvere erected In 1MI5 , and additions have bom made to the buildings and machinery from voar to year , until they now a nine mammoth proportion * . The aggregate amount expended in the construction of these works will approxi mate ! } 1,500.000. During the past year Iho average num ber of men cmploj'od in those shops was 1 , JYI. The total amount of their p.iv roll was $11 1,21(155 ( , or an averniro of $ S1- 7UH.OI | ) or month. The vtiliio of the work turned out dur ing the year IS-Ci is computed tit $2.21il.- 175.12 , or tin average per month of SIS 1,1511.2(5. ( WII.l.OVVHUNT * Ills I'll.I.KKY CO. , incorporated 1S72. Pre-enl ollicers , P. Iv. Her , president ; J. I ) . Her. sceietary ; II. Suesnbacli , superintendent. Paid up capital. $ .1511,01)0. Sales for lSs-5 two mil lion dolllai's. Itovonuo latib > iil $1,500- 000. Material u-cd , $250,000. Pay roll , $ < 0,0)0 ( ) | ) or var. Grain u-cd , 500,000 bushels. Fuel , $10,0M ) tons coal ( icr an num. H.irrclmanuiactnrcd. . : it,000. ) Men cmploved. 120. Caiiaoity of di-tillor.y pel- day , 12,00 ! ) gallonot' litiithod good * . ! ) ,0hl ( head cattle fattened during the year , and l,00 ! ( tons of hay con-umcd. Manufacturing tit this establishment vvn * entirely suspended during the months of August and September , In con- -eipioiice of the disastrous conflagration which occurred on Iho 2th ! ) of July , and completely de-troycd the di-lilliug and reliinug departments and caning - ing a ID-- ol about fin.ODO. With in the short space of two month- however , tht1 destroyed portions of the work wore most substantially 10 built of biiek and iron , as near lire-proof as it was jio ible to make them ; and new inaclniiery of the latest improvements provided , making it one of the most com plete establishments of the kind in the country. The cost of re-building , includ ing additional improvements , amounts to $75.000.00. The di-tillery was established nearly .sixteen year * ago. It has been an impor tant factor in Omaha in hmldiii" up a market lor grain 100,090bii-hels of corn , 50,000 bushels ol rve. fill.OOO bushels of malt and 10,000 bushels of oats , a total of (110,000 ( bushels of giain were u-ed dur ing the pro oiit year.- The Willow Springs Distillery is , in every respect , ono of the most complete establishments for the manufacture of line -pirits in America. The company do all their own work in the way of rectify ing and refining. They have Iho most modern and improved 'distilling machin ery for producing fine spirits. A now and important feature of the distillery is the steam healing process for storing , curing and nyiinii tho. good- , which keep a uniform temperature in winter a- well as summer , thereby ripen ing them in one-third the time ot the old Wooo. . This scheme is purely original with Mo-srs , Her it Co. , who have secured a ( latent on the -amo , and pronounce it not only a success , but a financial saving. With Hit1 enlargement of their works , the new machinery , the now alcohol hou-o , anil other new and complete im provements , they are now enabled to make as fine goods as can be manufac tured anywhere in the United Slates. Their products are French Cologne spirits , alcohol , pure rye and bonrijon whiskies , sour and sweet mash , all of which have acquired ti wide reputation on account o their .superior qualities. The company now occupy a fine four- story building on Ilarnoj street , built by P. K. Her , at a cost of $10,00 , ) , which is lilted up expressly lor the manufacture and general storage ol domestic and line blended goods. OMAHA ANIXiltANr SVir.I/riNC WoltK * . The Omaha anil ( Irani Smelting and Kcfiuing works are the largest and mo-t complete establishment of the kind in the world. They are operated in conjunction with the ( irant works near Denver , Col. , and give steady einplo.v meiil lo ' 150 work- ingiiien. The-'o works'have been materi ally enlarged during lh past year , and $ ! ! il,000 moro expanded on additional buildings ami improvements. The capi tal Invested is $ _ ' ,50,00 : ) ( ) and the value of Iho product which includes gold , -liver , antimony , lend and -iilphato of copper Wiis over $15.010,000 for the past twelve months , tis follows' he-id Hupped , ill- ( 000 tons , value , $ > , ! NOU ) < ) : silver shipped , 10,0)0,0 ! ) < Koiineoh ) , value $ ll,0t)0 ) , ( ) , ) ! ) ; gold shipped , 70.2H5 ounces , value $1,500,101 ; sulphate of copper mailo , ii.OUO tons ; coal consumed , 1H , < ) ( ; < ) tonvalueii,00 ( ) < ) ; coke con-limed , 11,500 tons , value $ ! JK)0. ( ) ( ) During the year Hie company paid for wages and Omaha suppliesisjuO.dOO , The olHcor- are , ( Juy C. It.irton. president ; J. It. ( ictiiit ; vice president ; K. W. Nash , secretary and treasurer , Kdward Hddy , j-oii era I niaiiiigoi' , Charles lialbacli anil \ \ ' . D. J.ime.s .siipcrintcndcnis. OVIAII V MAIL NVOIIKS. i The Omaha Nail Manufacturing com- \ nany , whose work- are located between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets , near the Union Pacilie railroad tiaeks , em- ploys 125 men in the manufacture ol nails. The works wore established in ls7l ! and since then repeatedly enlarged. They liavo a capacity of manufacturing 100 ke s of nails pord.iy. The works have ! ' , ' nail machines anil four largelurnaces. $ The cooper shop connected with thc s works turns out'luo kegs jur day. The rolling mills erected last . \car \ , make twenty tons of mil plate per day. The factory turned out 1)0,000 ) kegs of nails during the past your. Fillion car loads of coal per week were consumed Capital invested , $1011,000. The r.ivv material con sumed i principally old rails and scrap wiou ht iron. Ollicers'm. \ . A. Piixton , president ; J.is. Cruighton , vice president. OMAHA wiim : i.r.Aii NVOIIKS. These works have been established seven years ; have three mills with a $ daily c.-ijiacily of eight tons. The pro duct ( lining the year worn 700 tons. Liquid paint is tiUo manufactured , and during tlio present year 50,000 gallons wore sold. Filty mon are employed , and $ v',500in salaries paid monthly ; $ < JO,000 eapilal is invested ; sales for the year , $75,000. ' This industrial enterprise is meeting with great success , and its products Hntl ready market in nil parts ol the country. Jiiir.wi.uii.s. Oinaiu hub three bruwutiuti vi < : . . Met/ Hp-lhera' Hrowing Co . Knd rick Kruj In WITV , and stor/ \ Her * brcvverv. I'lie-o c-liiMi-hiucnts prndiicdl * > > 7.(1 ( barrels if beer during the vi.ir , valued ! ? I5 ( ! . < H)0. ) riie < o brew cm s cmplov six ! -ix men The.v oxiouiled | $11 O.Hl'for I bor Hi's ' Near Capital emplovod , ? ; ! . > ( ) OOv. .Melicrolhcrs browcrv is a modi ! 03 tablishiuont. If * eapaoilv is 50.IXK ) bail rols | ier vear. With lw > of Cr uch'.s cor , elirated beer refrigerator * Iliov an1 now- fullv cqui | > ped for doing the vorv liuesCj work in boor brewing. 1'ln1 r breworv in ] other respect * is -tomnt i allv i > Tingedl tlio motive force being fimi'shod Iroml two moderuly designed bailers of a coiuf billed ( lower of l.Vl hoi-os Freil Knur's brower.v. roiuodollod and'1 ' rolitted , is one of the larjj , si and most complete beer maniifactoncs tn America. The brewery buildings proper ollice , -tables and bottling dcp-irtmciit now cover an tire.i of three quarter * of a block and range from one tooven stories in elevation. Two tubular boilers of a com bined power of UK ) lior e- and : i 50-hor.xo ( lower engine of improved design fiiinlMt the motive toroo. The capacity of the brewery is now 25.K)0 ( ) barrcN per year. Almo-l cvorjthing in thi * extensive es tilili ; > hincnt , tiom the reception of the barlo.v to the dolivcrv of the boor , is done by machinery , and tlio entire operations arc conducted with the smoothness anil correctness of clock work The bottling department is a verj puuuiuciit feature of the business. Stoiv. it ller'.s , formotl.v the Columbian brewery , ha * a frontage of 2tO foot on Sixteenth street , extending back with equal width to Eighteenth street. The jirodiiots of this Incncry have an excel lent reputation and their facilities are unrivalled. During the past year this brewery ha * made important improve ment * in building and machinery , and its bu-ino ha-incrca-ed vor.v materially. mi : ( j.uiXKvr CKACKIK : r.vcioin. The Jo-cph ( iunciu ; ; Cracker com- ( lany's factory was ( rooted lliioo jours ago with a capital of $75,000. The con cern consumes about lit.OOt ) barrels of Hour per annum , makingil,500.MM ( pounds ot crackers , or about 125,0)1) ) ) boxes and 750,000 loaves of bread. Kmplo.v eighty- live men , bo.vs and girl * ut an average weekly p.iy roll ol | > ; 0l. ( The.v use fourteen - teen h'oretindoven wagons lor trans acting business. The aggregate business done ( luring the .vear , $ IVInoil. OMNIIA IINUIII.U WIUI. NVOItKS. The works ot the Omaha Itarhcd Wire company are located on ( apitol avcnuo ami Kiglith streets , and employ on tin average fitly men , and next .vear will re- ijuiio more. Tbec.ipacilv of the works is I.OJO tons per .Vear , keeping about a do/en machines in operation. 'I his trade jiasurovvn up in li\o vearThe capital invested is $ in,0l ! ( ) . The pio-idout of the company is M. M Marshall , and I lie sec retary is O. N. Kam-ey. OVI.VIIA siior en The Omaha Shot oonipan.v ha-.just con cluded a very -iicoe till , vear's bn-ino.-s. They have iuorea-cd their output of load pipe , having made 11)0,11011 ) pounds of that material , and about 1,250,000 pounds of shot. The value of the lormer was about $20OiM , while that ol the hitler was $ ; 5,000 Five men are constantly einplo.ved in the low er In the -outhorii pa it ol the city. K. T. William- prc-idciit and C. 11. 15. Car ter , - ( rotary. mi : VVI-IIIN : : : Nr.vv-rvi'i.it rsiox. This conipau.v i- under ilie manage- menl ot Mr. tioorgo A Jo-lyn. They have ju-t lini-hed , tit ti eo-t ot $25,0110 , at 50 ! ) and 511 South Twolllli stioet , a four- story brick stiucturo made noce ar.y by the demands ot the li.ulo. Tin. Wo-lorn New-iaer ( | ) Union furnishes ready printed sheetto moio than two hundred publish ers. They have o-labli-hcd an extensive whole-iile'trade throughout the uorthwo-t in printing paperanil materialaiid tur- ni-liod in the pu-t fwolvo monthno less than fifty complete newspaper outfit * . The Western Newspaper Union is an in corporated -lock company with a capital ot ! > 200,000 , of which ? (5,000 ( tire invested in the Omaha branch ; ( heir pay roll , in cluding the printing ollicc , supply depart ment and -teieot.vpe foundry , averages $ : ! . " ) ( ) per week. Twontj IIKII and boys are employed. iimric AND ICUKA COIT.V. The Oin.ilia Brick and Terra Cotta works wore o-laili-hed la-t spring and commenced operations in Augu-t. They use a j > crpclutil Kiln , patented by Hoohneko it Itolimer ol this city , by which they are enabled to burn brick in winter tis well as slimmer. The works are now turning out ! ! , OiiOflJ ) ) tier year , and will , in time , bo-o enlarged a-lo attain a en- pacily of 10,01)0,000. ) The pie-ident of the company is F. I ) . Cooper , and Henry Ifoohnekc secretary. The co-t of the ' work- was about $ l'l , ( ) ( > ( ) . The follow lug named linns have manu factured brick in Omaha during the past year : Witlinoll it ISroihcrs , Bailey & Oleson , Livcsoy it Son , Illiicr Brother. * , Stanley it Johnson , Daily it Smith , Ceiro it Hunter. Mills it McKne , Stephenson lirothers , Nebraska Tile and Pottery Co. , Herman Deis , the Omaha llrick ami Ter ra Cotta company and Thus Murray. Tlio aggregate product of the brickyards ia about iiO.OUO.OOO valued atflSO.OOO. . . Number hands employed , ; t25. P. J. Quoaly's soap factory employs four men and twelve girls. Product 200 boxes of .soap per week. Aggregate sales for the year , * : } fi,00J. ( Woarniss f'ouiidry manulacturcs cast ings. They USD forty tons ol iron per month. Aggregate business , * , 10,000 , ( lur ing 1KS5. Niiml-er of men employed , fif teen. Pav roll , J.yoo per month. Helm Manuiacturiiig company bash , door- and blinds -employs live men and doe.s business of $75,000 n year. A Moyer'.s planiii1 ; mill employs fifteen men with pay roll of $ .0) ) per week. Does business of $ | , ( ) ( ) > per woik. The Omaha Safe worl.s , ( i. Audrcen , iroprictor manulacture.s lire and biirghir jiroofales , vault door- , iron fencing and wire work. Mr. Androcn employs 20 men with a pay roll of about * 1,000 per mouth. Product of Ihe vear , $1)5,000. ) Capital invested , * -10il ( ) ) ) . W. llocli ! intiimlactures awnings , oflleo wire giianls and locks ; employ- five mon ; pay roll , .fy'K ' ) jicr month. Aggregate business last your , $5,000. , Croit Aiintin , .stencil anil rubber stamp inouufactnrer.s , employ live hands ; vviijtos , $ : ! ( i)0 ( ) per j car. Wil-on Holler works employ fifteen men. Annual pay loll , $ siii , ( ( ) ; business during the year , $18,000 ; value of plant , $ ( ! , ( ) ( ) i ) . The Canlicld Munufactming company omplo\s 51 hands in the miiiiiilacluro of overall-and jackets ; ( iay roll , $ IK , OIK ) a year , and bu.sino.-s lor the j ear , $50,000. Capital invested. $ . ' 5UOl ) . Wclshans it McKwcn , plumbers and sti am litters , employ 115 men ; payroll , $21,00(1 ( a year , hii-incs-ilonc In iw > 5 , $10- 000. C.ipltil invested , $20,0)0. ) A lioM'iiborv employs i)5 ) poi > ons in his planing mill. Ho handled 1,100,01)0 , ) loot ol lumber during Ihb5. Value of plant , is , ! ! ) , ! ) ! ) ) ) . J K. Hammond , m.ichine shop , em- plots 7 men ; was shut down four months Ihis.vcar , During the remaining eight months business aggregated . ' -10ioo. ( Val ue of plant. $10.000. Pomy it Scgelke , soda and beer bottling factory employs 15 niciiavcr.i o pay roll , SVs'OO a year. Business di.no in 1885- , $50,000. , ( 'apila ! invoMcd , $ . ' 5,000. Novelty Iron Works , Kdgnr P. D.ivls , proprietor , eniloy | 15 men , pay roll $750 per month , business lor tin : } car 'JoO.OOO . , capital invo.steil , fl7,000. Chi Is Speclit has 1u-t osttiblished a stiusjigi ) lactory whieh ti.lbrds employ * mcnt tur fifteen men and ha- capacity for I'onwrtint ; from Hdi ) lo IDUO pounds of meat pin day into sausage. The Nebraska Marble anil ( iranlte Workii , J , V. Sweeney , proprietor , em- ka intents , tlntiM ( n ( 10 Organ I ! o.s , ' . ( , /ton /