The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-21
PROGRESS OF THE PANIC.
BIE REvULsIoN AMONG CLOTHING JOB
RERl

SAuss AND A1RScy-NEw YoKK oLoraEs-rHn
ouUNTRY.
pchp, hare any sdequaae 6ea Of the extent The mag
stss of thc wholesale and all clothing and jb busi
vhish II carried on In CHA city BY nlwafis Of one
AnsdreA large manufactures and joobirg houses and up
wards q two thou Mnd retailers, who employ from twenty
hands up Thousand una cash. AMI work q, In
~ aWresAas upwards N senty million dollars Of okkh
nn0aly, wch scsssored the entire country, from
bs-e 70 0No rna ana Oregon, whilo muoa OF sent
b t&e sandwich bIan<s, West indies and ssnsda
yoc goods thus disposed OF and worsed up Afford ON
psmsRt sireoty AEd indirectly 70 ., loAxs afy.or sixty
0gusand hands UPWARDS OF twenty Eve thodRand may
- sAsy put do~n residing In shts and the adsoan
sss end she remainder inc oounsry for cir
om Il perhaps ase hundred mes The number Of hands
who actually appear being employed by the bo,ks Of
% various establishments In the city, ~ Amcans, per
Nnes 70 over thirty or forty thousand, all ao'd,
vAlls the number Of dihrcrt bands actually en-
1Rsyod will mot AmGun, to over twenty four or hye
Noasapd all Told This in the actual mum ,er en-
yssyod ted for from the faos mat large number
& sAe hands employed In one es,abnshnent inva,,soy
nske , . rule 70 take work from too or TIRES diif ran
voc - rs os y boss osoe, a. S.s. bona 6 en-
pkyA of tboso esAblishmsDt, sne while hc ao. DO
= much the popersy Of ono Store ~ me osner Epe.
Any hia psaouoe pres oot among ths mae pcrtjn OF
No u1kmer, who do in der never 70 he 0 u Of work.
sd 10 epabe them 70 employ second or oai da naod
yavs has very prevalent smons too jsdrnes
hMns mis- system oonsists OF . man or woman ~no
the ut Daod to furnish or iro the Dcoes
nry asmep1, goipg TO sne several s.oros f,r which
hsy have In the hebs oy Scri more or less, or
raq1 .oss Ss aa
hshg 70 thur homss ampoy ffona three - I've or more
. 90 ase Ss. q p1,ss isosivsorom .nsm airso
.m tho at,re After tho work hsa reen completed ana
ehs IN. shsso ou'e,de workers and apprentices, who,
~ The most psrt maks, have ceoc1le qo.e name
ress or years and In many nstAnces 40 eosoed 70
nass nearly not quit - eood wages - 'housh .hey 70
ssved their work directly from bc ss"o oesdes having
As Of insSucs'cn in tho various orsncnes
Z 10 saoe. In most c.sea, however, !.
sssSE nnd tbemseives for several weess, TO- the
tv~g~ OF the instruction and Advantage OF pAcice OK
- s.ass .re ~ snsSos %sI vary assd
prUa their app enuccs and d. largo amount o.
vssa -or their several emposer which IN hurried sea
soss generally very Jtsb.e 70 the busintss man
hls ., ssen also advantageous 70 tue 1rst
Pe 0 consequence Of It's retierine nn Of se n-csssi
y o. Yesstaypg Of, and oosipg sftor toc In
anc cares, incredib 1se nunter Of hsnds shicn he
ssod ohsruise ne oolseo 10 do, n cy sns syst@m no
ne bal parry ekaR tue from iha store IL
b thc napavourer spd orseqse,y mt the rarty
ss pVocatsg tho work bel onsh.s ,herefor 70 hn
v.sss. rs,nsuls,y among me i..se wha's.se msnar.o
bwts, which . this:-hF. . CONTRACTOR for making no
y.s.ss .psc.: q e.s,.s iop 60 as or .noas.ais ;s
~ goes 70 NJ the manafao'aIer aud contracts win
hin 70 Go al or . certain hind Of WORK w,icn No may
haze 70 auYfnG rhese goods rd!nxly
supssAsd Mr by ". sresdy GOT resdy fer melting
q, sad IN turn taken BY 4. INTO the counwy ana dis
S~xers non for hundre1s OF milo. In all directions
kArcaehouI me ooou1 G A., Of sony.e, kco wing bis
Svo or six Different houies reo,vins dias-on. wo,E.
ssDs,a ssins, from s,on n.u'e, y sn'cn
ss Of 81. section Of ne cOus.ry who Wish 10 .xe
work, win such k'nd ~ they geae,slly err some
AS~s employing ore es of hands in cneas overas
Asosh acturins zada of rs, another
n sakiDE no youths fancy oo,nins another In matng
eos skr,s snorhcr 10 manufacturing ds vsrs,
nava nhnv rhi nnfs h. Ia
uson.r hese ronusccr. frequently ploy nun
srcd yocusspd gbout tho cnuut,y nos
sssh all norro y 81 wcs for, ano dc lendent
him Tor The .ms pitancos thoy nre enabled b, Industry
ashrur be remembered ,hs' afep leavrs ins con,.ss
Sv who b alone Yespontble 70 the New Yox merchau,
e. over Toe ooutrIn roc ,here can be bit
very hte remaining for the peTson Who 40 nAiy per
tups tho work 70. instance Er rcosisos a, has
AA he sves ,hs collars TO QUO se. OF nsncs tho oosos
b aoosh'r 70 be msds np BY s,w ng nschnes add tncn
str bosos and collars shns made Go gves tns shif,
anosher party put getoe' for which he so say
ashs cep,s, vnch 10 ABOUT the average proc paid; oy
shich means sna,t seser may, II sne seSs stoadily
nAks nom and hall 70 ,wa dollars psr wsek
on This 10 not quite ~ npcN ~ 10 usaalT paid FOR
ne ). me nnd of vmk done CITY, mua
,enenbs ed has there is me ruas zoe ooalraxor ana
ths par OF Tho and cellar matters to couc out OF
- nrs price paid BY me mSna Ae.Srer ma, q ars
- try Who have The limo " arc -ilng 70 oonnne
~sselves " sewing for susn sra ptanoo.; bat there
snsys end oshors IN Tho count wbo unre tneir
fvppase ssters Who reside n town, hsso worry nuio II
wy thing iaks up hcr attention sfcr the honsehoio
vk done up, oons quantity gladlv a7s th~rnselvc,
6 shs curing taer both 70 hep
sssssces arc Known vners tho vso and daasnssrs II
amiy kc srfncent BY sowing N inis manner 70 par
cass no, on their osn ohns nu' that Of inc mao por
un besides purcnaApg the dee, no for fam
b npsnn, and enabling tho farmer 10 ny by tao
1ssey rssBsco FROM the sale OF hs prodacia B1 shs
sbo,e o. viii bs that 10 arrive ~ aeythiny Ike
ecncoa estimate Of tAe whole number Of peopie who nnd
sopsoy tbe New Yors slJorg stores, directly
ssssssi, csmsssd By those oss "a aiAr vim tho work
hss n MO racc, 70 be beswesn 0y and srty thousand
usa sne women over two sirds OF whom may be safely
q so~s = Dsns out Of employ a The prsscns tine siss
vy ul- any prospect OF sgs'n having ANYTHING d any
Asy should then All dc cnds upon which
bAsss may hereafter sursae to-srd 'he 70 cssa
ens noepos among business men, and The sus OF
~ exchanges nj the county. 10 this last dicutv
- dkey Sced mcsl u ,be cell ~ prcseu dsy ain
ns evcvy nsanoo whore the lsrgc essahlsh nens
susper. opsrssl.ns dischAysod their hands they
have been e1nrelsd 70 40 - from ~sns Of proper
csssSes. hey o. unsps 70 the money sircsd
ssdrg 10 most INSTANCES sber dsos have the amount
as~ rsaoy for them. bat enable 10 hs ercsaase
an cot OF sis aas are Il % .rse discnuas ss 70 10 q
vsiuoless here Dat Of socut ono sontrei wholesale
s.-.es yto osusl, employ oye, t.rn,y .eossnd hsoos
ssa doxen doins brsircss, vhilo "
10 gea havo eniiselv suspended. Dot tsree four
Esd the nooses sho manpf.cu sor ,be ~ rnia
shs,r usus, amount Of Dpsiness one !, epsyar
ps-s bspos than usual vnle bu, Of south
en- aac Western u.e, are doi,g snytbicg al all or any
ss~quenoe Nttsiiastandn this .n,nxs are
sesa ,nsa this the sssson OF tho lhs, snsy
nm brsy wth rerhsps the sx ,eptlon Of the retail deal
&C. vho usually their fall and .n,S stss made u,
aurise ihs summer season, and ,ommeroi die
shssstpe their hands about the 1rst OF Oa,
49, snd keep on dorg - fest they osmp,ess
Ne jops shey unsu sboat ho arst or Fsoroary,
wkn ney begin o msnufans1e sssin for she snmme,
srsds: ara a. the hands dvcharsod By the reasrs
un~y ave ncs, generally aDic 70 1nd plenty Of work
saas he .hole.le dealers, rho tscsii, ocnmenoe on
o. as.us the nst " Ocobor 70 Nsnufctue Tor tnsir
sr~rs trade bo ready for their customsry by
asst ~ February Instesd sever, Of zoe vhrcsaie
esaSsvs asra ou hands hsy sarly every sstAsoe
those shAi they have hsa on hind during the
ss~msr. making thsir vin~r stock s sn ~ tney
ansA the vors lbey Nor do any NJ the pyc end
b prophecy whes II y all lag 10 end. Irm' vho
hsvc tho naut Of paymg on, from shs swesy
tSsssand collars per week 70 their hsucs arc now Ia
sens nsaucos MOI PAYNE ous oens and no pros OF
sasshn; bui rsin staring them In mo face rhe
hsee mlls lhvoueh vhinn were engaged