Show OUR LIQUOR TRAFFIC An Increase Inlhe Consumption of Beer Everywhere IXCEPr IN TWO hOUTIIEKJi IITILS And Here the Hrcfrracca for Aiiur can Allies Is I iradnnllr Increasing ClIIOAQO Jan 12Nw York can Somas more hoer than any other city thecountry During tbe year 1603 4018808 barrels officer were sold In file eastern metroptlla Cbtcaio comes nxt with a record of 310325 bsr role cold during the year The amount Sold fit Chlcco lot year So 640887 birrela more than during the previous year This la I the largest Increase In-crease noted In any ally Now York comes next with 27314 barrela Increase In-crease over the previous year New Orleans shown n decrease of 3802 barrel as compared with I the previous year The popularity of beer In Cincinnati alto apparently wanIng wan-Ing aa there were 7029 barrels loss Fold last year than during the year befroe Ibis Is the largest decrease shown Inn In-n city The reason given for Ibis condition I IB that both are Southern cities slid that the people of tbnt section are gradually showing a proruce for light American wiliest especially Call forula claret The following table shows the amount of uiallllquora consumed In in leadlue cities uf the country for 896 Dud Ibo Increase aDd dcreao a compared with 1893 1MM Increase Decrease furls brief bris compared I lib lo AlbanyNY M3S37 lialiliuorolld wuii 27516 gi ifiJ jj Jan ton t 1 2 4 a 1 132141 Jlroo klyq l 916 Js 212HU5 Chicago SlJHJil Cincinnati N w = ni 1J17JI3 iii New lork 4ils os 111 Hi Ihliadclpbia 1IUOC4I 177CJO bU Louis 2070 = 1 1671CJ |