New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-31

a good trade through November and Decemoer usualy
the best months in the year He thinks the , p,s
mostly order work from people Of wealth. aud Is not
much affected by the monetary striDgenoy; ,,. hava
reduced their force OF workmen onehird They report
their trade only throetourhs OF what was s' year
The Gorhsm Manufacturing Company at No. Bond
st and whose factory Is at Providence usually employ
portion Of these One-6aIi Their business is chiefly
Wholesale Their retail trade being they have no
data which " make comparisons with previous years
Trade being generally good In November and DeoemDei,
they win mako no further reduction In time but on t
that plated goods do not feel the business depression 80
ing demand for the former which are purchased now
by people who formerly INDUCED In finer goods Collee-
tons they report oeDg fully as easy az year ago.
They think that while there usually lu after Japi,
there will be the usual trade 10 the Spring because then
stocks will be short and retaera are now holding on rs
much as possible In their purchases.
The Meriden Britannia Co.. whose factory Is at West
was the aame rs usual There has been reduction
the OF help Tney could sell more goods now IMAM
they care to- the factory having orders far ahead OF The
only; but they disposed TO exercise caution In the
opening Of now accounts They anticipate areVi'a of
RobSISs Appeion at No. Bondst, agents for the
American Watoh Company OF Wdltham. Mas, report
t as rsar out that 4 has lately fallen factory
employs 800 hands, OF watch number 20 nave rsoth
been discharged the rest working on Tune.
They report collections as rather SLOW Iher saies
ore mostly to jobbers VINO complain OF Jun u hmi
meas Is improving and tho prospect ~ considered gopu
The National Watch Co.. az No Madeniane, say ' a
tcpated The force IN tho factory has not Deen reIuoeu
but ON contrary ia likely TO be increased since ny
arc putting on ar addition which will bo put In fu rum
ming order as soon completed They report cOIec,
lions as good. They have been ana are sun sno,e VI
good, 10 III their orders promptly. September ana 40
vember have usually been their best mOnIh5 anu
anticipate their regular trade for tho rehalnucr Vi "o
year. -, a. ,,.t,o. ,,,o .aor,. n,
the United states Watch C9mpiny shs. o s s.t year AZ
the factory they have cut OF the force one aS S
September 20 January - Usually tnsr beS' tins tho
trade. Beyond revival In December theJ thlnA Iho
depression likely ~ last all winter. 100,
Carer Hawkins Dowd at NO. Bono 81 ma 1o,ary
turers Of 1De jewery usually employ at tner io.o,y
In Newark $50 hands They at hrst renueea sis olSo W
port trado as having fallen OF one-hs as compared
with the last year, Dut ahtielpale ihr
business during November aud December' lh9y nope
for general revival Of trade tho Spring. Tbey arc
not forcing sales as theIy customers naturally want OK
tensions II crippled. II business bad Osen as soOu ~
expected they wonld now DO working 600 hand. ,
milford. Hale 4 (ot!le az tue Same nnDer' th nip
factory with us men in September BAT nave Shoe re-
duced the force one-qiarIeF Ihsy A0po IOe Roou
BALDWIN sexton & Peterson, manufacturers OF fine
jewery, at No Bondst antciplte an improved trau8
from now unt after the holidays ana hro "Orhi1s W
meet Tney think that the crops mus. 90 sou; rs snu
that money will be CIRCULATING freely agan IneI
usually employ 2l5 hands, Dat are now wOrAnK Win
100 They viii make no further reductions in their
force, but, the contrary, are taking OF repacnk
portion OF those discharged They SAY that th9 l3Ws
trade seems flourish times whea general tsade Is
of plated ware, have discharged no neD aud arc run
ming full time. II business doe,n' rowe aer Jan:
they will reduce their fOrce-a thing they nave oo[
done before since 1861 Hitherto they have boon run
ning tner full orco IN the hope that the depression III
trade would prove only temporary Ih6lr Iachles lor
business Increased SINCE last year. ahd are ~"
larger than ever. - . x
HOrstman Brothers e Allen, In Bondstp manniac-
turers VI military goods Philadelphia, report business
as good. There been reduction III their force,
and they occasion for TDcy think business
will have "A better IN tho fuLure IN consequence or
this temporary depression. Tley reg Ri tue whoie
rasutu y "A
Schuyler. Hartley & Graham Of No. 10 Maidenlane,
manufacturer OF military aud fancy goods, have dis
CHARGED no hands, and are working on fiu time
Fradleg Lockiin, at No Is JOhn-s, manu- facturers
OF gold canes re port that they have al the trade they
can attend and that they DO NOT anticipate Outla
ing tLeir force. .,. -,
Kuhn Doerdnger. manufacturers OF Draceets az the
same nunUer say that They increased tho number
OF thefr workmen the panic began and that they
have all tue business they can attend w.