Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-14
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well known rogues, escaped from the staVe
prison, at Charestown, on Sunday mght, ana
have not been re-captured
Shawls are a specially by several Boston firms.
A stock Of 10000 shawls each they consider a
light show Over 100000 shawls are regularly
sold by the trade. The competition in this line
Of goods is very close, and a New York state
buyer asserts he can purchase more desirable
styles in Boston than elsewhere, at fully two
per cent. below the figures elsewhere named.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin says: "The
largest item of the trade (dry goods) here is do
mestics-brown and bleached cottons. They are
regularly sold from 3 to 5 per cent lower than
in any other city, aud a low estimate of the lines
sold by our jobbers values them at twenty mil
lions Prints are great speciality in Boston
our jobbers secure designs and characteristics
for their individual trade, have them tieketed TO
iobbers order, and it is safe to say one-hfth
larger variety of desirable patterns Is always IN
this market than elsewhere
The anniversary of the conservation OF nj.
Rev. Bishop Williams was observed Saturday,
at the cathedral corner of Castle ana Wasnlng-
ton streets, Boston, by the celebration OF hlgh
mass. Rev. Father Titon OF East Boston, one
of lthe oldest resident priests in New England,
acted as celebrant, Rev. Father w. J. Daley
was deacon, Father Demier sub-deacon, ana
Fafber Purcell master of ceremonies. Among
the clereymen present were 1t. Rev. blShop
williams, Very Rev. 7; +, Lynden, V. u, hev;
Fathers Ameliano GerDl OF ooutn Dos'o"' anu
Purcell of RoXbury. ,eO-
The BOSTON Commercial Bulletln says: CON
s+itption wharf Is busy place Just now, incl
dent to discharging four large Liverpool and
London vessels with assorted cargoes OF crock
ery. chemicals, wool, paper stock, &c, and the
loading of another bound to London with 5000
or 5000 bags of oil cake -four, &c. Some seventy
five or eighty men are employed on the wharf
as laborers, steyedores, weighers, &c, who,
with the steam apparatus tor hosting, the
MANY draws and teams used to cart off the mer-
ls1a srtxra IN II hu-nnSg
appearance at present, which is pleasant to
see in these times of general dizziness. During
February, six vessels from foreign countries ar
rived and were discharged at this wharf, two of
these being loaded with iron, consisting of 1000
tons, and the others were from Liverpool and
London with assorted cargoes. Several more
are now due here from the same places"
The receipts of hay at Boston have begun TO
fall off lately and the arrivals now are said to
be only barely sufficient for the demand. This
is undoubtedly attributable, in part, TO the bad
condition of the country roads, which renders it
almost impossible for farmers to get the article
to the shipping points. In many parts of New
England from whence this market draws its
supplies for spring and early summer, there will
be comparatively little to come forward, and
prices are now little frmer, with the prospect
of an advance The open winter has in many
places killed the roots of the grass, and "short
crops" 'hsh prices" and host of bugbears
have already begun to agitate interested parties.
The shipments of boots and shoes last week
from Boston show an increase of S34 cases over
that of the preceding one. Buyers seem to have
come pretty generally to the conclusion that
prices will not 90 much lower this season, and
are now buying quite freely. Pearl street looked
lively all through the week, the mild pleasant
spring weather acting as great stimulus to the
trade, BUYERS from remote sections were in
good force, some the second time placing thelr
orders. Some of the largest shipments last
week were: To Chicago, 27SO cases; Detroit,
423; Cincinnati, 1865; New York, 1898; st.
Louis, PAP.
In an article on the dry goods trade, Boston
paper saws: East horses, wine and brothelS are
not Boston alluring bats for trade. Buyers
coming TO the Hub escape many of the infections
of rum and designations, and go about making
their selections with clear eyes, cool heads and
steady nerves, matter that saves time, hotel
bills etc., sufficient, in dozen stated instances
during the past two weeks of new buyers in this
market, to save the ordinary profit of some one
lne they usually dissipated in New York. Rents
are fully one-third less in Boston than in New
York or Philadelphia; carriage expenses about
one-half less, and salaries about the same. In
freights TO Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee and the
northwest, goods can be shipped sixteen per cent
cheaper than from New York, and in actual time
one or two days longer than the asserted run
ming time of the New York agents. Insurance
is about the same; competition in both cities
has cut the expense of apology to mere song
Between SO, 900 and 10000 feet of marble are
used annually in Boston, by the thirty or forty
workers in this article, who make monuments
tablets, chimney pieces, mantels, &c. The de
mand for spring work is now beginning, ant
manufacturers generally are busy getting il
stocks and making preparations for busy sea
son. Within the past month some two or thre
cargoes of marble have been received from Italy
amounting in all TO upwards of $500 tons, aa,
there are several more on the way. Som
houses have already received large orders, ant
are now engaged in filing them, for chimney
pieces &C., and one firm is furnishing the tilinl
for the new custom house at Portland, and tilinG
and mantels for large hotel in Portsmouth, N
H. The monument business has not as yet go
under full headway but spring business in thii
line promises well. The demand for soda fOun
tains has already begun, and many large orders
have been given, one firm having orders to the
number of 200 to 800. This branch of the bust
ness is increasing every year, and Boston-made
soda fountains are ordered from all sections Of
the country, and some are even exported.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A lady Of an economical turn of mind in
auired a few days since, of dentist in Law
renee, If he hadn't a set of Secondhand teeth
which he could let her have at about half price
The Cape Ann Advertiser says the early fee
is not SO large as last year, the whole numbe
of vessels reported in the business to date being
ninety-nine, whereas 146 made the early trip las
wear, Sixty-six vessels arrived last month anC
there have been thirty-three arrivals from The
first trip since March came in, while eleven have
completed the second trip, making total of III
arrivals from the bank this season.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
At Fall River, according TO the Commercial
Bulletin "A new company has been formed
under the style of the Wetamoe manufacturing
company The building is to be of brick 319
feet by 70 O. five stories high, with a French
roof, and capacity of $4,000 spindles and 1872
looms. Some $50 operatives are to be employed.
aoo o4u ba
wards of print cloths will be the daily produc-
ton. The president of the company is L. L.
Barnard; agent and treasurer, d. II. Dyer"
AS stated last week, the manufacturing bust
ness of Fall River is TO receive a new impetus by
the erection of four new mills, two of which
have the foundations nearly laid; one being
built by the Granite corporation TO be called No
2, and to be 377 feet by "a, five stories high, of
granite, with a capacity for Al 900 spindes and
$50 looms. This is to be used for the manufac-
ture of cotton goods, and will employ 400 opera
tiyes. A new 1900 horse Corliss double horizon
tai engine will furnish the power. This will
probably be completed within a year. The
second will be built by the Durfee corporation,
and will be of granite 376 10 feet by y, five
stories high, with $4,000 spindles, 1000 looms,
and 500 operatives. A double Corlss engine of
thirty-two inch cylinder, aud four and one-half
feet stroke will furnish the power.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
At the Grand Army fair in Middleboro, last
week, among the articles voted upon was peck
of beans to the homeliest man. The contest was
undecided, two candidates receiving the same
number of votes. Neither of the twain has
called for the beans.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Clarksburg has one wooden mill, containing
six set Of cards, twenty-four looms and 5000
spndles; employed forty-seven males over six.
teen years of age; twenty-five males over fifteen
and eighteen children and youth. The total
amount of wages paid in 1870 was $50 900, and
the productions numbered 100 900 yards of cas-
simeres and 5000 shawls
The capital invested in the Hoosac tunnel is
$40, 900. There are 500 men employed under
ground, 116 above ground. The machinery con-
sists of nineteen air compressors, seven lathes,
ffty-two Burleigh drills, two pumps, one loco
motive, twenty-one steam engines of 400 horse
power, and four water-wheels Of 100 horse pow
er. The total amount of wages paid for the
year was S449, 60922. During the year $4,000
pounds of powder, AZ sos pounds nitro-glycerne,
80,70O pounds Of steel, 1889 tons of coal, and
1908 cords of wood were used; 57,704 cubic
yards of rock, equal to $4,000 tons, were re-
moved 2570 feet of tunnel made, and 859 feet
of shaft sunk, at a cost Of S707, 627.
MAINE.
A wooden mill is desired by the Machias PEG
pie, one Of whose philosophical citizens heads
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