, 1873-10-22
BOSTON.
A DETER FEELING,

Spkcfat U,suEtch 10 Iht Chicago ITtbtne-
DosroN, Oct. 21.-The situation on tho street
to-day is moro chcorful and encouraging, md
that il about as much as can DO said. Cona-
donce seems to DO returning, but the improve-
neut in business is comparatively slow. Cur
roncy is aceumulnting. and. moreover, ia being
used in payment Of notes. Another favorable
eymptom is tho greater ease OF New York funds.
which woro freely offered as 4 per cent premium:
Yesterday x per cent WIS tho lowest ratio, and
boforo that tho premium has ranged from u to l
por cent Favorable reports OF tho condition Of
tho Now York banks tend to promote tho bcttor
feeling.
MANUFACTURERS IN FALL n1vEn.
Thore WAS meeting Of tho Donrtl OF Direction
Of tho manufacturing Embellishments in Fall
River last night, to consider tho proposition
previously recommended by tho Manufacturer
Board OF Trade to suspend work in all. the mills
two days in each week, and to run only eight
duction Of nearly one-half in worl,ing-time.
Twenty-Five corporations. owning thirty mills,
we're roproeented IN the conference. The de-
pros. cd condition Of the pril,t-cloth market, tho
falling OF In the demand for goods, the liGh
price Of money, and tho necessity for curtailulent
Of the running time Of tho mills were fully dis
ousscd and a motion Was finally adopted that =
committee Of three be appointed by the meet
ing to confer with representatives OF print
ClOLl HlAld AH4 aeCot tAtu "A1s ~ooAe - ssoot4t
! ii any, eau DO had With them, in relation to
running short time. Tho meeting adjourned
to meet ut the call Of the Committee.
THE TRADE IN PRINTS.
In ordinary yohrh tho trade In print-clothH Ia
| at itB height III October, and tho mills aud the
/ print-works have to uBo all thoir fac.oriea to
keep up tue supply; but the effect OF tho recent
monetary conyulslou has changed affairs. "This
eeason," said representative Of one Of tho groat
| printing establishments there. to-day, "wo cAn
| turn out moro goods In two dnys than We can
| sell In week." For Abont tlroe weoAs nearly
| all Of those establishments hayo boon aackening
| up, In one way or anothor,-at tho edges, AZ it
| wore -lessoning tho production without any 40
printing machines running during the noon hour
| have been stopped and In various other ways,
has thoro beon lottingrnp In tho work. But
the market rofusan what has already been pro-
| duced. Goods havo accumulated, mud q mRte-
| rial suspension must occur.
| THE MANUFACTURING M1LLa
| are, Of course, dependent, to worry great ex-
| tent, upon tho demand from the prnt-works, aH
vol at directly upon tic trade, and arc corro-
| apondingly affected The officers Of the mila say
tho step Ia not attributable to any difficulty in
getting money for curront oxpensos. but solely
| to tho diminished demand for goola.
! ACTION TAKEN ny BONE EsTAnLlhAMENrs.
Tho American print-Works, acting indopend.
lalf-timo hours several largo furniture MANI.
| factories III the aubulbs lAyo GtsctR Bed pArt
OF their hands some jowslry manufacturers
| in Attleborough hAyo doue the same, aud others
| arc working only four dAyH IN the week. Pills
bury Bro hers Shoe Mandatory, in Northwood
employing 100 hands. haso quit wolk for the
/ proBeut.