The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-01-17
NEWS FROM TINE OLD WORLD.


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THREATENED LOCKOUT AT SHEfFihLp'
r The Sheffield steel manuf Acturcra have
: given notice of a reduction Of wages Of from
10 To- 10 per cent. II not accepted, lou
men will be locked out.
THE strike At Monkbritton Collicry, near
Rarnsley. has been So far settled tha' 'no
men resumed work ON Thursday
THE GLASGOW JoISERs. an Segre.
gate meeting of JoIners held IN the 80" "
! Hall, Glasgow, ON Saturday, y N.
solved by "a majority tina. I"is' nsnny
.,,5a far an advance of one nAH-Pc""y
- - ,,,,,, IN, I..s.cnt rate OF wages, 10
-, n fnroe on and after the hrst day OF
All Is-4 and that weekly wages DO de-
,,,an,l,l on and after the same date.
PRINrERS' WAGES. We understand that
the letter-press printers are moving for an
advance in their present rate of wages. In
some cases an anvance has already been got.
THE JoINERs OF GLASGOW An aggre-
gate meeting of the joiners was held ON
Saturday, In the Crown Halls, 81 Sauchie-
hall street-Mr. Robert Campbell in the
chair. On the motion Of MIR. Hutchinson,
II was resolved. THAT We, the joiners Of
Glasgow, make al advance of one-half
penny per hour upon our present rate OF
wages, 20 come in force ON and after the LIST
of April. 1874" Ii was also resolved,
That We, the joincrs of Glasgow. AK our
employers Ia accede to our demand for the
payment of wages weekly on and after the
| LIST day If April, 1874.
1 Tar SHEFFIELp STEEL TRADE Messrs.
/ John Brown 4 Co, Limited, of the Atlas
| Iron and Steel Works. have given the men
employed in their Bessemer steel depart
ment notice of reduction of 10 per cent
III their wages. The notice WAS formally
gwen on Saturday last, and at least 1, 500
will be affected by it. The reduction is to
take place on the l4th inst, and the reason
Of II is the peculiar condition If the steel
trade The firm ind it impossible, IN the
face vi present circumstances, to Obtain
prices for railway material which are now
quoted, and the demand for this class Of
manufacture is also ON the decline The
Continental makers are undersellng the
English by II per cent. As an example,
rails are quoted in Sheffield at l.. Ii los per
ton the same quality on the Continent
are offered at Lila los. Owing to the in
crease in the cost If production, steel tyres,
which q couple of years ago were sold at
l.. - per ton, are now quoted At l. %. The
majority Of steel rails which are being
made are sent TO America the Russian
ports are closed by ice, and the home de-
mand is only small.
SrKIKE or MASoNs AT SHEFFIELD.-On
saturday morning, about sixty masons in
the employment Of Messrs. Chambers &
Son. Sheffield. came out on strike. The
dispute has originated in consequence OF
MessrS Chambers desiring the men to
work the hours usual IN summer instead OF
the winter hours. The hours in summer
are from seven in the morning TO half past
five, and in the winter from quarter past
seven t. i've. The men refuse to work
other than winter hours. A meeting Vas
held on Saturday evening, when they re.
solved to keep on strike.
The Secretary Of the amalgamated Tail
OTIS Society reports the growth of 81 new
branches, 20 Of which are in Ireland The
increase in numbers is l, 1870 and in funds
t6l0 6s Cd.
This week the condition Of the labor
market IN some important branches has i'm
proved At Sheffield the ironworks art
better employed, and on the Northern riv
ers shIpbulldlng Is somewhat briske The
chemical trades about Newcastle are alsC
more active than when last reported. Col
hers are generally well engaged, though III
many directions disputes of more or les,
Importance may still be observed. Fresh
hands are, however, entering this field Of
labor from all sides, and as a consequence,
some parts If the Midland Counties are
but poorly supplied with agricultural la.
borers. In Huntingdonshire, an attempt
has been made to reduce the wages of farm
workers, but IN view Of rapidly increasing
emigration, especially to the Australian
colonies, the price of farm labor cannot
fail to rise.-Ldbor Ne,cs
The correspondent of the London Stan
ddrd near Cartagena, Spain, telegraphn
that the beseigers received reinforcement
Of 800 men on Friday, and 1000 mors
are expected to arrive before the assault,
which will probably be mex. week The
insurgents are demoralized, and assertions
are frequent. Contreras has arrested Bar
cia for advising submission.