New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-16
American Manufactures.

TEs,Y Prices ard the Manufacturer ProFts
The Merrimac Manufacturing Company al Low
ell the oldes, establishment engaged il making
Printed Co,ons in the Country, and onc Of The Eno=i
wealthy. prosperous and successful Manufacturing
establishments in the Country, has been 50 general
theme OF discussion. that we think the following
official and minute ex position OF ts affairs, IN reply
to Secretary W alkers queries, will b. read with II
.erest by all parties Facts are always 10 the Pur-
pose: le. theories be tested thereby
Aaspsrs prspay.d by The Tr.dsnTg o. < le'Ttac1 aarS
FIGURING Company IN .Tove~6s, isi5. 70 Se1re;GTy
Hclser', Circular:
23is and s. Established in 1872 joint .tock eorPo.
ration for the manufacture and printing OF eoiiou soocs
carried ca b water.
mile making printing co;hs
sheetDgs
preseut capital Eo millions Of dUlals OF which Lo5
Ooo were invested il land. wateT power saldps' dic
ing 70: me erection OF snotoer ai the cost o. "ich Is
matter Of estimate -,,.5.
manufactured, cash and debts doe Tor eooos sO'1 Lac
smoup: OF each Of which is Of daily variation
8. Annual rate OF profits since the establishment CT
the mandatory .,.,.,.
The Original capital $3.50 000 paid IL on average
in Deesroer ls22 TIE dividends 10 December La
viii average for the - years II $500 per cent PEI az
NUN from which is be deducted the premium o. ~
surance assns. fire. No par. of The capi'ai LAS De
borrowed S.,
7. Cause of the increase or decrease OF Pronls -
FLUCTUATIONS in prices In some degree common 70 ~
commodities but In an especial manner isf &c ''HP
lions of similar commodities from aoroso. ~
g. The quantity OF goods Manufactured n u, spa
s,sn,ls increasing from 462 l73 yards Ii TT y
424 yards 1874 OF these l05a1 5V2 5sros yer o. b
VARYING in quality from 10. 10 y cents me yslu' |
snce consisted Of shee,in-s the value OF about cents
the yard. ;x;lar i'm ,,or,,d
from abroad r,, -
similar nrints are manufactured in England and
France and can only imported from those
The cost Of those imported into this couhiJ
very much upon the price Oh cotton atlA 'ue s' " ~
in the places Of their manufacture. -, :. A.
The same articles of printing cloth when sod III Man
chester during the depression OF lci hs Is ~ me ee
f vards when the price OF upland coIton was "a ste
liz, nouod was selling the latest dates ut LID
ubs, the came description OF cotton wss sens al 7sg
,hc mound making actual difference IN tue pIoIts o.
the manufacturer OF % " on the piece osins hou
NOR cent or II cts on the running yard OF the grey coia
I, the same time there has probably been iiu!ar a1
ysnce in the profits Of printing. so that the ar,c'e
which could have been imported 10 lei2 al cents inc
running ward would at least 10: cents free OF
duty Printing cloths be manufactured In the nj
ted states nearly quite cheap as il England lhey
can be printed considerably cheaper in England on &C
count Of cheaper fuel and cheaper labor. We make a
better article and permanent coors whereas moot
OF the imported are fugitive
- Number of hands employed, and wages
1850 femsles average wages, clear Of board 81 per
week
$50 males average wages clear Of board 75c per day
No children are employed.
IA. Rate OF wages in other empoymentsi
The wages OF men generally the same as in other en-
ploymenta Females earn something more than those
engaged in most other pursuits both are h'gher than
the wages OF persons similarly employed in Europe
but the precise difference is not easily ascertained liable
as il is to constant luctuatiou.
II No printed goods OF the lower qualities i'm
ported 4 considerable quantity Of the finer and more
expensive styles continue 10 be imported, both from
France and England, and enter Into competition with
these OF American IDanuacture.
81. Whether the cost of goods has increased or
| decreased and how much
The cost Of goods manufactured by this company has
been reduced from SIS cents the pound OF cloth in ISIS
IN 23i cents in 1874 huctuHiDg with the price of cotton
The following table gives an view Of the cost
of the pound OF CLOTH taking the whole manufacture oil
this cornpauya intervals OF five years-separstine the
material from the labor.