The New York herald., 1873-11-14

great JOY OF everybody. are IN full operation, the
wages.
FALLING OFF IN THE MANUFACTURE OF HATS
Berks county. Pa, s not making hats at the an
nna rate OF 100000, as were turned out last year
at this time.
LONG HOURS FOR HALF TINE.
Some mills on Hoosic River are running on half
time, but require hours labor Tor half day.
Tho ", esap raPEs pan. mAKMG l IN coNsEcT,cuT n,nr
on tWo-tuirds OF It's capacity for The last Six
PROSPECT BRIGHTENrNG
Work In the various shops OF the Reading Rail-
road Company Is increasing and the probabilities
are tnat everybody VIII soon again be put to work
TROY CHAIN WORKS STOPPED.
The chain works OF j. b. Carr 4 Co. in North
Troy, N. y, suspended operations on Saturday
night on account OF lack OF orders. About seventy
men and boys are thus thrown out OF employment.
SHUT DOWN ON BUFFALO ROBES.
The merchants OF Dodge City, Kan, refuse to
contract Tor more buralo hides this season, owing
to hard times The trade last year at that point
alone amounted to over $500 900.
RISE IN THE PRICE OF LAGER BEER IN BALTIMORE.
Inc recent advance IN the price OF hops from
81 25 to 81 per bushe increasing the price OF lager
beer, the brewers OF Baltimore have resolved to
raise the price Of the beverage TO $ll per barrel it
having heretofore sold for $40.
BUSINESS ON THE UPPER OHIO RIVER.
The Wheeling wv. ya.l Iatettgencer OF November
steamers are carrying nails as low as ten cents.
The manufacturing business at Ironton has tempo
rarlly suspended, and business is stagnant at all
points on the Upper Ohio.
MOVEMENT FOR THE REDUCTION OF WAGES.
A general movement OF the manufacturers in
North Adams, Mass, to reduce wages twenty per
cent is TO be inaugurated on the lst OF January.
should corresponding reduction OF the prices of
the necessaries OF life, and especially board bills,
be also made 10 will make this change more agree
able TO the lab0rlng classes
PENNSYLVANIA COAL AND IRON TRADE.
The Mauch Chunk Gazette says:-The coal trade
Is dull. 1t Is hard to make sales and difficult to COL
lect money. Production has fallen OF somewhat,
to be. The iron trade is terribly dull and this has
had bad effect upon the Lehigh coal operators.
GLOOMY PROSPECT.
On wednesday seven machines were started at
the print WORKS at Wappingers Falls, Duchess
county, n. Y II is supposed that they intend TO
work up all the goods on hand, and then close
until favorable opportunity presents ITSELF The
appearance Is certainly gloomy
The large cotton mil AZ Baitic. beionging to 4. 4
w. Sprague, OF Providence, R. l., has been running,
ever since early IN the panic, on half time lts ca,
hands aud Will go on manufacturing unless some
thing unforeseen occurs.
SUSPENSIONS IN TROY, Ny.
b. Fl. Hidley music dealer, has been compelled
to suspend, but will endeavor to make some
rangement with his creditors and continue Dusi-
ness.
on account Of the dificuly experienced in pro-
curing discounts Il. b. ingalls, Son. dealers in pig
iron, were compelled to allow one OF their notes to
go to protest. The constant depreciation in the
price OF iron during the year has also affected the
CONDITION OF TIE MANUFACTURERS AT AKRON,
OHIO.
The Akron Iron Company at present employ 275
men, which is their average number. The wages
throughout have been cut down ten per cent.
The Excelsior Mower and Reaper Works the ].
F. Seiberling Company. proprietors, which have
been shut down Tor repairs as is customary every
season, have not started up yet. The probability
Is that when work Is commenced they Will run ON
reduced number OF hours per day.
The Barber Match Company was never in more
prosperous condition. They employ at present 175
hands, most Of whom are grls and work sixteen
instead OF ten hours per day.
whitman, Miles n Co., OF the Akron Knife Works,
are running as usual, no reductions having been
made Sixty-fve MEN, their average number,
are employed.
At the Akron Chain Works wages have been re-
duced ten per cent on piece Work and thirty men
have been discharged. The number employed there
The Akron Sewer Pipe Company employ it's usual
number, seventy-fve. No reduction has been
made
Although nothing directly has been heard rom
the Buckeye and Hill Sewer Pipe WORKS. 1t is
known that both are running as usual. The Hill
company gives employment to about forty five,
and the Buckeye to about thirty hands.
The Akron Rubber Works Of Goodrich Tew j.
Co., have at present shut down, as is their custom
every fall. This Is done to repair tue machinery.
The works are at present being supplied with some
new machinery. Work will be resumed in lew
weeks, when full force OF men will be employed.
Thomas Philips n Co., OF the Akron PAPER Mills,
have cut down wages twenty per cent. They have
also discharged temporarily, from their paper bag
mandatory, ten girls. lhey employ at present
In the price oil paper is the cause OF the reduction
/ OF wages above mentioned.
The Webster Camp Il Lane Machine Company
| have discharged six men and have adopted the
eight hour system. No reduction in wages
From the Akron Hame Works OF A. ID. Bowman
thirteen ncn have been discharged. The number
employed at present is twenty
The eight hour system mas boon adopted at Mr..
E. H. Merrill Il Co.'s pottery. None have been dis
charged or prices reduced. The number employed
is twenty-onc