The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-20
WANTING AND WANTED.

WANTING AND WANTED.
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Tho Lesseaed Demand for Labor This Sea.
sou-r,s Causes In tho srasnatiea Of Trndc-
General Duiness In Business and What
Manufacturers Think Of If-Cierks md
seams.rssses with Occupations Gonr-itea-
sons for the Le.sesed Demand IL CisshinG
and Dry Gsods-Notcs ON Other Trades.
In point Of theory labor lies the foundation capital
creates and energies IL and augmenis u by system Of
minute sccrslons and Per centagcs termed profits:
while capital created or rather accumulated from
the SAVINGS OF labor again Creates labor ut least
demand for II; aud thus in al manufacturing ccmmanl
ties system OF mutual relation and mutual action rnd
reaction Of the upon the other IL brought about
Capital forms labor into regiments reduces 1t military
ruie and system and drills IL into aggregated efficiency
ard skill in prodaeton Ont Of capital employing labor
productions Of production and It's dsribueon
springs busnsss and out OF business again springs
a secondary demand for labor 10 the form Of
clerks, statesmen, bookkeepers porsrs and the Ike
Business builds ships for The distribution OF ils
commodities and employs men 70 build thern and
seamen 70 navigate; busisess builds palaces for
us accommodation and employs baders and carpsnters
business demands railroads for it, movngs up ard
down and fro and employs labor N constructing and
cpsraug Thorn; in Short LABOR Arst, capital next and
business lastly shs three great motors Of civilization
though In the progress OF Times tho tire, have become
90 inermnsby iatsrts ,goi that It IL quite impossible
70 separate them In their mutually Of sctoa In
anv season OF scarcity OF labor business angushes for
want Of production pnn which u based: w0e 10
whom labor In excess production Is greaEef than
panic follow Labor drilled ana utilized By capital
having produced business distributes production, oors
FOR sale and seeks 70 realize the form OF capital and
II IL prpductiOu a b8 brisk tina
result agan transmitted TO the capitalist in the shape
cfmoasy. u on the other haul IS has been tho case
during the present season, the demand 10 Inactive and
unequal the supply bushes, capital 70 cease
frvm production. capital dsmisscs us operatives, and
sasng and distress among the Aboras CLASSES speedily
Since 1857 year Of failures. faiiurss have never
b.en of sccursnoe inst at present. and
iabc business ara qnits versay Of the opinion
that newspapers 10 adopt the syStsm adopted
at that tune q printing daily Iss OF nrns which bave
Como insolvency, universal d:srust aud panic
speedily supcrscde the present condition of affairs In
the dry goods business the general etagnaon has mt
been severely sen b. the clothing interest though.
IN dry goods. prices have boon marked down almost
" tho wholesale average, aud many leading New York
clerks and Firms
hitherto Kept adoa without any great deal OF adverts-
ing, have ttsry iallsn INTO the nabt Of advertising
liberay-aways With the leading phrase, Goods NJ
duced prices" American caicncs which, ~ this unc
year. ranged from twenty 10 twenty ei h cents
from eight TO fifteen ceSs and the rule prevails
relation 10 Amercau fanr1oe IN general Many Of the
ssoppsd many more are running upon half time and
sss1s.sss ''s i ie TIM. : . s's
overburdencd; and In wooeas the general pros
iration esen ,ar-e marked and emphatic Hundreds
country either deprived Of resources
altogether working half time The deprivation
oena i . most severely 10 the ei.y through the less
eaed demand for cothnV and all other articles not absc
lutsly Indispensable Meat sud bread these people of
md tavA
mometer stand at sero Coal and wood articles or
until the times arc better ana Z last years cloak or
asrachas can he made TO pass muster with buttons
clothing trade this want Of dsmsnd has been thus isr
scutey fctthan In any other ramincston of bus-
ness 10 the metropolis Large joobnR houses, ~hch
September have not this fall done cptvve per cest
Of their usual business The supply for fall and winter
'unabsorbed in the trade; and though desperats
efforts have been made 70 force sales by Offering goods
yet ffos:rsted ihess efforts and soks remain eomnsra
lively uncacd for Not twenty-five per cent Of the
usual fall sales have been effected u. season. .hcagh
auction eales have been extensively rseorted 70
by reading nrms: and hcusea which have usually
employed from twony thirty cutter u this Of
the year. employing three and four tAnd
majority Of no& Than shap upon half time
Ono house which employed fifteen upon full time Las,
half time The number Of sesmssresses and working
women who have been thrown out OF employment
"%sn,s column. Of ssy papsr and % 'Ss
the data therein afforded with similar data afforded last
season wsrs able early 10 tho season 20
full copiemont Of smplcye but within the last month
The majority have been compelled 10 shake their heats
and repeat the words mo work" 10 all appcalas THE
result has been felt the general flooding OF inteli-
gencs oces ana. whereas good scarcely
obsalnsbis last year. hundreds row osr shepeves for
the bare consideration OF home shelter and seine
tnng 10 est year since SCR ant peFslv doeued
b employed unsss the applicant therefor could make
nd Affidavit n M 4 hyxauv
stone front; ~ The quesiion Of brown stone
fronts lcsser consideration. year since the appl
mental privilege, and servants insisted up0n riahts
which present they quite glad waive ~ o. no
stipend and rsuty Of bread and butter; aad whereas
In 1860 servants were nsss and mattresses they arc
now aoecs enough 10 shsr pleading y b suO'oysA On
earned livelihood wtlh the needle having besu driven
70 general housewofk for bread this diversion q large
Of aibsnicpcs hes materially lseueusd the de-
mand for professional servasts aud . consequence
themselves ragged and oriorn regiments a iutel-
gencs offices. 10 advertise for . servant In the
baIsncs between supply and demand = af the prsseas
tme, 70 be the recipient Of hundred applications per
day until the place ID filled. II s estinaed ~ experts
In FACT that herc are ncs ess than thousand women
IN this CITY Al the prevent time seeking 10 b EMPLOYED
servan,s 10 capacity BY which rocf and SUBJ
ns'ence can ~ furnished u sppcanta To make tue
augmented svsry necessary Of iIis the
Englsh kyssem Of advancing and ooape,Iiug
them 70 board themselves V IN many being adops-
ed In American families aud promises 70 come into
general vogue. AL. Al .1s ANN
Hut to return. Manufacturers and jcbbers are not
generally aDguins In thor expectations that the advent
Of colder weather aud the descent u the Thermometer
towards ssrs Will materially Affect trade for the setex
In OF custom made clothing the trsds In about
= last season. and isadIsg Broadway tAors
are employing their full comp1e mcnt OF hands Tho
repairing business was never more scsvs. and generally
wardrobe than was tons Last season. Lan years
wardrobe has, - fact % far - the majority n
cerncd bess juvenafs1 and reashtoned Tor this win
tors wear; and large psrcsntaee Of The working
classes hsvr dccidsd,f thus Indication - 20 Be credited
with any ng-not TO buy ~ ull Experts estimate
the RATIO f tis class 70 the whole number Who depend
upon READY made ciothng for their supply ~ nct les
than sxly per csns aud. u The estimate b corrccI
there. not likely 70 be any fs salc a. the stock
hand, ~ ascca pcss Rsasons for this sxity IN
the demand eovious eu0sah Durns the war manu.
thfovc and multipsd for toe manufaotofe of
military goods Of all sofa and never we're larger pros
realized A. the close OF the The Rreafer Buuber
Of manufacturers tssssd their attention 70 The prodnc