New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-01

ing as much now OF building they were year ago.
He employs 80 who have worked since Oct 10 about
FIVE days 10 the week. but this reduction In time be has
made every IA compared with last year AZ tls
time, the number OF men he il employing is In
creased 30 per cent His work is mostly on stores for
regular customers who build To improve their property
and 1t is very often dull with him when speculative
Youngs Son IL vreeland. AZ No 4s3 seventh-avc, will
close up their contracts next week With them business
runs IN streaks-someiimes good aud sometimes poor
and they have not been particularly affected by the
panic. They have employed from 40 10 80 men since
May, aud will keep four five from now I'LL Spring,
tins being only their usual reduction Ibey are DONG
more work French Hats, which rent for from 40 To
s12Oa MONTH than any other cass Of buildings They
have regular class OF customers are not brought m9cn
contact with architects, and don't know the extent TO
which the general building interest is Affected by the
panic. a.,
they doing .-If business tDtY were last
year this time They do almost exclusively percent
ago business that say hsY agree 10 use their pest
en- ieayOrs TO go their WORK nlshe At the desired time,
and charge 10 per cent the gross cost Ihey nave
work enough engaged to keep what msn thoy nov nave
erection Of ffs,-cass buildings, winch cannot now Dc
They think spectators will feel the depression IN the
building interest more tnan any Other class ahd mat
the dulurss Is likely 10 continue III spring. 49,, T.,
G. Van Nostraud, at No 2jI West Tweny-hfih-st Is
employing Is mru on AN average. His work Is upon
churches altogether ana having all he can DO ne con
templates No reduction Ia IOtte. . -.
W. j. Gessncr, at No. 2i3 East Fourteenthst says
business Is COOL hut that ms men are employed now, as
Is usual at nis season, m hui'HIg up Work UeLn carry
IN the season. lie has 100 working on fun simo
The buildings nos IN mani will pe compietei by Janii
wnen he may maxi some reduction IA mo i1re9 is
EFFECT on ROOFING MAKERS.
A TRIBUNE reporter called yesterday upon
the manufacturers OF roofing materials, TO obtain inor
nation regard 10 the present status and rJpecs OF
their trade 1t learned that the Fall trade had 0een
badly crippled in cases, owing 10 the nation OF
business which prevails odsebuild5rs AMI that
there IL little prospect for improvement before next
Spring though Is not expected that any Oi the Hrns
VIII be materially injured
Mr. NJ tla firm uf e.
manufacturers Of coa-lar roofing and paving mate
rails OF No 10 Warrens said that their trade was good
aud had not beon seriously affected. TLey w3ro ac-
custOmed to deal considerable extent with con-
tractors, who had not yet Withdrawn their orders,
though cOleC ton was quito difficult contractors
had not been pad by the competitions for wnOm they
had worked Their export business good az ever
Trade GENERALLY ceased VITA at TINS time OF the
year. aud. far IL nad been better than last year
therefore the pane WOdld affect them bat very tle.
tar products was an Outside business" closely
attached 10 other branches OF trade and established On
ii. u. johns at No. 81 Maden-laue, manufacturer OF
asbestos roofing, said mat his business was rather
lighter than usuIl, ana hgLtrr than il last year.
Binders mad mostly stopped worS, and whtn the build
lngs which III course Oi construction are tn'
lshed IL VIII Do an tDat WIZ DC uOhe tl5 year ColeG
tons were slow; customers buying small quantl-
ties and keeping small stock on nand. iio DeIeved
that the business on irn BASIS anu MA suffered
less than most other branches Ihey hdd not discharged
any oi Their workmen as HeI hu wOuld nave 10 reduce
time or wages during the WINTER as thtie was usnduy
very little during that season. He Deneved that
IL was better pldn 10 run on leSs ne hn eupOy al
the throw "a part OF tnem Out OF WORK en-
urcly. Mr.. TAFT OF the Mica Roofing Company. AT No.
70 Madouane informed the reporter that telr business
appended very much on mo builders Inc ran was usd
ally a very busy with them. ana large orders seat
from the builders bur this Fan, owing 10 the panic,
the trade been very hgnt TIelr or were mostly
from small buy they could sell much more than they
doing at present, but as they would have to wait
Tor they preferred 10 hod their slock Ihei trade
generally ended in November, but they were already
running less tine than usual III tine builders fil to
secure themselves and able TO meet their iaDi
ucs IL Will seriously affect the IOOiers. but builders are
trying keep themselves SAFE and i hoped tnat no
VIII occur. l.. III. Martin, AT No 10
Maiden ane said that business dul, and they
done much less TINS Fall than they nad expected 10
do they thought that the business mad been only de-
ierTed and that spring they would 40 al they had
anticipated this Fan. They mad discharged number OF
Their employs, out thought that the business would not
be ma