The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-08-09

we clip the rolloWlng interesting letter
from the San Francisco Shop and Senate Of
July 10Th:
ELIzABErH PoRT, May II, 1873.
DEAR GKN.-Since my last, many things
have transpired here which aro important
TO u 'tis true but not to California citi-
zens. Some things, however, will interest
your readers in San Francisco. Here We
have nm Emigrant Aid Society, composed
Of the Mayor of Darban, Natal, and eleven
committeeman. They issne what they call
"Laborometer, from which | will make
some extracts.
The wagon building trade la reported to
be slack in the upper districts Of the Col
ony, which may in some measure be &C
counted for by the mortality among work
cattle. Wheelwrights and smiths are there
fore not in great demand Carpenters,
j6iners, and bricklayers have full employ
ment; female servants are scarce. Edu-
Gated women are in great demand a gov
srnnesses in private families, ut from 20 to
80 pounds per annum.
WAGES OF MECHANICS, Rrc.
Bricklayers and plasterers command from
to y shilhngs per day, Of nine hours
per day Of to 10 hours good worknen
earn more at piece work. Butchers get
from to 8 pounds per month, board and
lodging included, the days work 10 hours
Cablnet-nake1 receive . shillings for a
days work Of nine hours. Carpenters and
joiners from TO . shiIlings per day Of from
8 to houh. Assistant chemists, 100
pounds per Annum. Compositors and
pressmen get fsom to 10 ahilhngs per day
Of rom 8 10 9 Aours. Merchants clerks,
z 10 IL pounds par month, Of hours per
day. Court clerkA, Ehillings per day Of
3 hours, NO demand for them. Male ser
wants, all hours, fran 5 to per month.
Girls of l6 years "a aFe, pound per month
with board. Women kom 20 to 80 pounds
per annum- Farm servants, and plough
men, from 5 10 3 poundA ten, per month,
with board marrisd coeples IRON 10 s
pounds per month. Boiler makers and en-
qneers 10 shillings, smihs and filters.
from to 10 shillings per day Of 9 hours.
Laborers shillings per das of 8 to 9
hours. Painters and glaziers 1 to III shill-
ings per day of 9 hours. PluRbers from
10 to II shillings per day Of . hours.
Sadlers and harness makers to 6vhiIlinQs
from 9 to 10 shilings per day Of 9 hours.
Storemen from . to 8 pounds per month
for days Of ten hours. Tailors, shihings
per day Of 8 hours. Cutters from I5c 10
200 pounds per annGs1 with 9 hours for a
day. Tinsmiths Z to shillings per day e
9 hours. Wheelwrights Z to 10 shillings
per day Of 9 hours, with very little de-
mand for any of them. All emigrants
coming with a view Of settling in the coun-
try are assisted by the Committee, and
they generally take up land ON their own
account
The Diamond swindle Of California had
very little effect upon the people here a
few brokers refused to pay the price for a
day or two, but the diggers held on for a
short time, and the next steamer brought
the news Of a general collapse. Diamonds
well formed and free from flaws weighing
two carats, Of a yellow description, bring
80 shillings per carat light yellow, A.
shillings per carat slightly colored, from
3 to 4 pounds per carat those Of the first
water, which are very rare, from TO 9
pounds per carat. The price per carat in
creases very RAPIDLY ~ the Diamonds are
larger. For instance for FIRST class named,
an eighty carat Is worth 80 shillings per
carat second class 14O shllIings per carat;
third class, a thirty carat Diamond is worth
from l6 to Is pounds per carat.
Spaulding's large Diamond has not been
sold as reported, but has been sent to the
Vienna Exhibition The Fly Diamond
was sent to London.
A white Diamond Of one hundred and
twelve carats was found at Waldeks Plant
and sold for 1900 pounds the purchaser
was offered ZOO pounds for it and de-
clined to sell his magnificent gem.
The Masons in Du Toits Pan. have de-
terminsd 70 buy an iron building for the
Masonic Lodge to hold its meetings in, and
to pay expenses, they have issued one hun
dred and fifty shares Of stock Of 10 pounds
each. The Lodge in named, Lodge o.
Peace and Harmony" The Good Ten
plars are in good working condition, a. will
be seen by the papers | send you.
Remember me to all our old friends, and
particularly 10 the members Of the Me-
chanics' State Council
Truly yours, A. NJ GREY.
We are pleased to hear from our old
friend, Mr.. Grey he il . No. trades
Union man, and mn honest, good citizen.