The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-25
TEE O0LLAR BUSINESS.

TEE COLLAR BUSINESS.
Very few, II any false collars shirts are naie In sns
city, thas branch Of business being a,mos, exclusively
carried u Troy New York. where are several large
factr RES who do no other kind Of busine, ana N anu
h'ture for and supply the entire trade by means OF
SCENTS, whom they hsve located In each OF shs prao pal
~s os ct 10. M y s. me oo1ns,y s
Cd ope.aaoIs throwing ous OF emplcynsa. largo num-
HOW TIE HARD TINES AFFscr TEE. TRADE.
snoe The hard times ses IN most ,, me larger .Acsores
have partially suspended operations and dischAYsei The
greater portion Of their employ although al Gsia hopes
that win b bat temporary yes hey arc endsavoring by
curtalpg expcnses, 30 70 prepave for tho Wot
have suspended vi hous much hope Of resuming axsn
unless times change for the better within . short time
Among she later number 10 reported sherc arc several
Of tkc principal houses 10 the c who are now doing
:. my and GIG ssr hand.
hard Oiber esssbhshmens, who we're doing work for
the city trade generally have been obliged 70 discoasnue
none Of their banos OF any hopes hss times may
no better The girls thus retained generally remain Ia ne
y % 10 MSs from
enc 70 four or fve shilnEs day. FOR perhaps two or
three days IN week eaoh; oy too work being divided
- yet begun 70 reei the hard unes e the extent
Of the clothing ufacurers although they arc the
most part anticipating entire suspension from
aptess there speedy caAngs for the oetser Koa OF
The manufacturers are In the daily receipt or letters from
their ousomers throughout al portions CT the country
vsDg them that amounts due for goods have been
placed 70 their scseunt In tho banks OF their rsspec-
two places with ,be brokers' or else 10 retained
but are unable to mako exchange In cons, qaepce
Of the heavy rates charged In several in
stances Of this kind the manufacturers here have
rcoeived tho drafts for their money the banks
here, bu are unable they say, 70 procure the money
on be drafts nom various reasons, the principh one Of
bere are st tho present time dosug no busness Win
Southern and Western banks out Of this Bate imme
diAe and mcs DISASTROUS effects Of the panic s however
nkalv tnn haT Tols
NE poorer asses OF women and girls in ths city and se
county sho have been dosg the poorest cla OF work.
money Of any aocoun although or tho women
hcularly the married Germsn and .sh portion OF them
had rsnssed 70 save from $50 70 $50 each which they
had IN ssvinp banks, but on the pressure becoming
general imnaodstely withdrew snd placed in the hands
Of their employers for safekesp,ns
- aIss % s DO in the course Of week ten days
hence.
WHITING SOME OF TIE PLACES.
During the past two days one Of reporters pe'
scuay vistsd forty Of these manufactures from
the most respectable Of which he has been enabled 70 oo
ect the following table Of the number usually employed,
Tho present number and The number discharged
,ho propvisors enabled nom the ne ms Ct hand
10 esmsse taem although largo Allowances must Be mxds
both sides OF The ngures fer the shove
~ many thousand hands are employed BY people who
sibe therefor, whom the manufacturers know nothog
OF OILY from . rough calculGin From sone Of the
places visited no statements could be bad in sonssqaencs
OF the person In charge refu ing u give H. being
able for want or any prope. information From those re-
gorsed below, however, very good general idea cf al
tho other places may be bad Those reusiug thole
NOT able 10 give any Information not ncaded The
annexed lss Of places visited.
Those marked = manufacture for The Southern and
Western trade principally Those marked / for the
Southern market principally Those marked snus for
tho New York and nsishborins markets prinoipsy and
jobbing 1sde. Those marked ihns (P) for tho trade all
over the union, from Aa,pe te Oregon Those me-, ked
thus, lB n foil operation Those thus C have all their
hands In the country. Thus 10y for The Eastern trade