New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-25
Ne,,.EnsInnd Protectiye Union.

The following il the lsst Quarterly Report ct
this dourshng Association, and We are indebted Tor H.
a. heretofore o. the kindness of our attentive snd
ohhging friend Mr. Peter Blacker. We hope inc va
rious working mems papers throughout the country
publish these Reports they appear tor probably III
no other Kind OF combination ever undertaken oy the
aoorng classes has there been 80 mucn encout
and hope Of immediate social progress held out %
them AS contained in this new and valuable enter
prise;
To me Central Diri,ion " L P u
The Committee on Trade respectfully submit the follow
Ing Report. for the quarter ending June 3d. $40
The Unprecedented success which We have met within
and the peculiar crisis In the movement ~ this time, var
making some suggestions on the genera p0icy
Mercantile men rasers and brokers now look upon the
amount OF trade which the Divisions have concentrated
aui consider object to get the whole or any part OF
into their hands.
one OF the great objects Of our movement in its com
meucsment was free ourselves from class NJ persons
who were educated To stand between the different pro-
ducers and to take the largest Of their products for
,ie b sey ps,, scsd ~ .stsbusbne com
me- rcal agency which would should collect al the lnlo
nation they could obtain and use every advantage ney
should Ia possession Of solely aud wholly Tor me
benefit Div sOus not looking for nor receiving any of
tee This commenced py working men and has been
prosecuted thus far successfully, and the Committee are
fully convinced that he life snd usefulness OF the in-u'
ton depend the acua producers keepiag and conuo-
inx their business Ia their OWN bands The steady IN
crease 10 number Of Divisions and The steady Increase
IN the amount Of capital concentrated by purchasing
through channel works against hrgc class ni jou-
whose the DIVISIONS
ed the and they must divide us or they can nave
no system Of prices or prohts but n Ihey an
succeed In dividing U.s. they have common under
standing " hich will amount TO \ union against US
The Committee encouraged with the result OF their
lahors and they point with satisfaction ~ many ART
Of large consumption which can be purchased and r
n.hed the labOrer much nearer the importers and
manufacturer prices Than could be- done before the prn
r. Die OF adopted and ~ Ia some cases
Divisions have come singlehanded into the market and
puchasrd certain articles al the sies than were
paving Al the Time Il been until the lever Of the
united Divisions has been brought boar upon the article
and brought IL down. We enabled with he facilities
we have ascertain tho prices at which all articles Of
large sold AZ the cargo sales, also nc
times which ITS bought and his aids US In deter rin
Ing be sold for with the advantages Of seec
which find must have Ia order 20 send The ID
vision uniform qualities
The Committee have received from OF tho Diyi
produce which give evidence the minds of he srm
err are bel N directed 20 tins subject
The market during the quarter has been marked by fuc
aOn and the changes have been turned Ia he account
Of the Divisions far the Possession and
circumstances would admit Much may he saved 70 d.
visions H. when practicable, they would give notice IN
advance that they viii want certain article al fdlufe
ume and the purchaser the means Ia send u Oh on
he irst opportunity for bargain. This operation and a
constant walchfuness Will do much toward reducing the
prices Of goods
The amount Of goods purchased for the Divisions dur
ng he quarter sixty thousand four hundred and thirty
/ nine dOla'- and eight cents, so5 $50 o.
Poted That tho centage for The tnsung quarter Dc
fixed half per FOR purchasing and per cent
for selling produce. lsigned oy inc COMMITTEE