New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29

q the On the other hand application iof
Information the leadng houses IN the country
asaling IN domestic WOOlens-iObmng or commission
excited the following responses uDder dates oil FoO'
Asd q respectively.
No. 7 writeo
w.s6inetop M1s on Iawrence in which the original all
wool Bay state" shawl first made md which has
nsStng oeeSne dissatisfied with their results lately. and
parouary last year us79, sre considering the giving
ever q rotton This establishment has heretofore been
regarded OF the most successful the country"
. FOr the same reason. the Salisbury Mills OF Ames
bury, Mas have determined 70 stop az once 80 per cent
81 their machinery The celebrated harris Mills 50
fsrHeriy owned ny Edward Harms. deceased situated
NoeDsockel are 10 he closed as soon as they can
The Boston nre caused the failure Of wooden
eennmiseion house IN that CITY, the very moderate
suffered by them revealed bankruptcy their part
and the part OF eight nine large wooden factories
tor which they had been making advances. II Is re-
poFted that ~ sets OF machinery VIII be permanently TO
Jared by tails failure"
An s-set mil at Mnvine Mass. failed 'some months
ERce and has not resumed business large satinet
manuf%ctory IN Eaton Mass falied within lev days
eoe 'AdnAto- contenlpates asuspensloh OF IhahnIao
harInG" - Co of Boston, who have been doing
quite large bnsIness agents OF wooden mills have
suneludec 70 give up that branch their
ssasrng that u involves too much risk
gentleman who has travelled i've or SIX times every year
nr several weeks during each Of the past Is or IS years
IN the wooden manufacturing districts OF NeW-kngand
He has lust returned to-day from extensive tTlp
among these manufacturer He states that be has
them Discouraged with their efforts and
with their prospects Tor the future they art now
anything which they could wOrk-cOtton, naX,
anything by which they could make any money
n thinks that at least three-quarters Of these man
afaeturers wonld Dc willing today 10 sell ont their
goods, machinery, &C. AZ very large reduction On teir
January inventory"
-He has talked with theAargest most intelligent and
Dost wealthy wooden maIf IN this part of the
country, and they all agree that large reducuon in the
wil them relief and resuscitte Ehs most Important
expiring interest OF tine country"
No writes:
~we particularly OF OF the sharpes and most
sHreful small manufacturers OF the country who made
auT1ng ISL be states. $4,000 his years business, who
n the year past lost AL OF that amount ana S De
in all 81 COO De manufactures fancy cassmercs
and n a close, sharp manager"
An lsset mill nearN. Y, making fancy cassimeres,
hne- handsome goods has not made any money during
past year; its Treasurer stated 20 day OrtwO
snoo The failure of welknoNn commission house
large business ID the sales OF WOODEN goods we
have heard Of the failure Of three OF the manufacturers
who consigned Their goods 70 rms hrn OF these one
sers his creditors 9oper cent OF ms indebtedness anOt
cent and the third has no assets al all and II is
sAid can DAY nothing NauuiaetuIeTs nave oeen geneI'
complaining Of hard times since the early Autumn OF
ts71 Raw wool in the country IN ONO, for example,
winch wnen the clipping toOk place III june itsl, Wa
sold 70 70 70 cents gradually settled down % 80 70 52t
and has rucuated since between these figures and 62s
This declining ana unsettled market on the raw ma
sr1al had the usual effect pcee Obalnable Tor she
manufactured wooden goods Prices We're inclined
downward too and II was generally conceded were not
remuneraIye Besides this importations OF wooden
o per cent 10 excess OF the same period % lSiL
To an Of this The Economist ana Dry Goods Reporter Of
January, adds:
sThs WOODEN manufacturers during the past year.
rasd through of the most trying periods the inter
ost las experienced High cost material ana low
prices goods ruled without exception, the later be-
lng greatly increased by the large competition Offering
From the beginning OF the yearto It's close,
slant Efforts were 10 induce ertailment OF pr0duc-
ton by any method possible Manufacturers oy Jhelr
setions chose a different path, and eDdeavored 70
cheaper te cost VI production by an increased pro-
reducing the supply Win the close OF the production
Of Autumn goods many mills. however, shut down as
~ continue 10 run the prevailing prices for goods
would be suicidal IN the extreme. By this action,
tough taken late IN the day we hnd aoon So set o.
production and The large destruction al the Boston IRE
heavy goods can he purchased to-day al less price Than
The present Thrift has failed to give that protection
% The interest that IL was Intended
The monthly wool circular Of Walter Brown sons OF
Eew-York ssued March 1873, in reviewing the record
Of the preceding month February has also this sgnih-
cant sentence:
Further failures manufacturers have occurred
during the month winch tehd 10 nltLltu ,le sIl9'
felt by commission houses 10 accepting risks.
The following additional notices OF changes in the
wooden manufacture are taken from journals Of
date
The Namaske Mills, az Nashua. y B., have taken ont
their wooden and substituted cotton machinery because
wool worth ~ cents last June now se!is Io 70, anu
ere has equivalent enhancement n the aver
age puce OF wooden fabrics. ~ / tribune.
WAREHOUSE POINT Conn.,. II. Smons, who bought
she wooden mil sold the achlnery ana viii rent
Tor ornsr mauufaeturlug. ISpriugheid Republican
Two large manufacturing establishments I'D OF near
Providence r l.. about 10 DE offered for saie-the
Arkvrlchf Mills. with teuements and 40 acres OF
land. ana the WOODEN mills o. AessIs bGosh 4o'
n Is thought the wooden business at Amesbury and
BSsDury Mass, has not been al 80 low an eo Io 10
years present time. Ind
Tne Mariana Manufacturing company AnuoHei'
Mas ceased 70 operate Their wooe. aesog Z J S
4 The company nave voted 70 settle thelr anars ana
sel enure property Inc company Hds IuCOI
tn 1884, and has very successful IN past years III hs
eeven ses Of machinery a valuable Watef-poWEI ana
building with about 90 acres OF land llDld-
To this list OF dlsplacements and suspensions should
also be added the king Wooden Company" mil OF
Coeuu Conn reported the list Of the Wooden Manu-
faeturer Association March, 1872 sold for less than
70 r cent Of it, cost and converted into cotton mill.
The representatives Of the American wool and wooden
.sSociafons n rnernOraZing Congress in 1867 for the
rnsctneut OF the increased duties wool and wOolens
mt themselves 1t will be remembered, on record as
promising that in case Their requests we're granted two
things would certainly follow FIRST That sheep hus
rundry viii increase" in the United States Second:
mat wooen manufactures viii expand and diversity
seeuring the people dependence on foreign lands
for their clothing which they VIII be able TO procure
permanently rat less cost than abroad u ex
change FOR the only products they export" next
propose 70 inquire how far these promises have been
verified.
And first as respects the increase Of sheep husosndry
In Apr ls the senate Of the United States requested
The Commissioner Of Agriculture furnish that body
~ faots recorded Department showing the causes
sf VACCINATIONS IN the numbers OF sheep and prices OF
WOO aud IN the response OF the Commissioner was IN
cnded the following table showing the number Of sheep
in the United states and quality OF domestic wool
MARKETED from 1867 10 Is7l inclusive;
I iS7 y ;a Z. sS' ~ $1,000
lsss - 100000 l55Oo00OO
Isog ............ T.O0OO5 14500Oe0
1915. ............-.... S4.O0O0 l950+0S