The daily union., 1846-08-31
From the Pennsyl ylysnian.
THE CARPET MANUFACTURERS.


The New York correspondent Of the North Amer
lean drawsa most saddening picture ofthe prospect
Of the carpet man ufaeurers, aitrbutlng II wholly TO
the new tariff law. The carpet manufacturers, in
| consequence Of this, have already begun TO apply
! the screws TO their workmen. The true effect of
the new tariff, at least in this particular branch OF
manufactures, viii be that the duty on fine ea4ets
Is very much raised, while the monstrous and ex-
trayagant rate on cheap carpets, such are In COM
mon use, is not half so great Il Is under the pres
ent law. For instance, under the act Of 1912, as
shown by an intelligent correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post, fine earpetng, costing in Eng
land 50 rs, pays sixiy-hve cents per square yard,
while common ingrains, costing in England forty
cents, pay thirty cents the square yard. Under the
new law, yard OF cotton, (h imported, costing
six cents in England, may pay six cents duty per
square yard while yard Of fine cotton, costing in
England thirty cents per square yard, would pay
about nine cents duty
These facts will show the state Of the case in
brief but, in order TO exhibit how far the
posdent Of the North American Is sustained by the
facts, when he says 'that the prices Of American
carpets have already fallen from twenty to thirty
per cenL-three. ply earpetung which sold last year
for 81 40 per yard, having been sold, day or two
ago, for ninety three cents" the following account
Of an actual sale Of Thompsonyills carpets, from
Wednesdays New York Journal Of Commerce, Is
interesting:
"CARrErs.-There was a large sale yesterday
carpets and rugs from the Thompsonyie factory.
IL well attended, good many ouI-of.town deal
ers being present. and the whole stock ras sold al
prices JIily aP 10 the expectations Of the trade, n not
abOps them, though considerably lower than last
years rates. Administer carpets brought 81 65 the
running yard three-ply, 97Ic. a 81 04ii super in
grain, 67I 7oe.; hne ingram, SCI Gle. Veniuan,
80 &c., according TO width and PATTERN tufted and
chenelle rugs, 50 50 " each. Terms, sax
months"
The same correspondent concludes his melan-
cholly story by saying; ain short, the proprietors
already express complete indifference TO whether
they go on or not and il is this moment more than
probable that this thriving and prosperous branch
Of American manufacture has received its death
blow" The following, however, (the resolutions
adopted by the convention, composed OF carpet
vers, from a number Of the most prominent fscto-
nes, at their meeting on Wednesday last being the
opinions of practical men, show the absurdty ana
unsoundness Of the views Of the correspondent Of
the North American:
al Resolved, That this convention consider the
present attempt reduce the prices Of carpet weav
ing unnecessary and unjust, seeing that the tariff
the declared cause Of this attempO does not come
into operation for three months; nor can we believe
that its actual operation would justify this attempt.
so Resolved, That knowing from experience that
our present wages are no more than remuneratve,
and only sufficient to afford a toerable subsist-
ence, we cannot admit the proprety of reduction Of
our present prices.
''3 Resolved, That the reduction Of wages has
never been permanent advantage to employers, for
when they cannot obtain sufficient price in the
market, the just and proper remedy is TO withhold
the supply until the demand causes a return to re-
muneratiye prices.
~. Rssoiped, That this convention look upon the
present proposal TO reduce wages ruinous, and
that it is their duty resist by every legal MEANS
the carrying into effect such proposal"