The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-19
AMONG THE WORKINGMEN.
EFFECT or THESE PISOHING TIMES
ON THE ramon MdRhkT


Out Of NOrk-A DssoOurnEinK OuiIO0k
Nearly all the trades show falling of
In the wages phi from even year ago. when
the pay was already very small comp red with
the war 1fures." The butcher, The haker, and
the candertlck IN kor, II they are obliged to
sell their wnres for less, mako good their loss by
reducing the cost Of labor; tho Labor market,
like any other, 10 affected by the law Of supply
aud demand. At present almost more than ~
any other time slnco the panic, the demand for
all hut necessaries mas noarly ceased. and couss-
quently ouly those trades which deal with arti-
cles Of d ally use arc able to approxim to the
prices of a few years since. And 40 much less
ened his the demani become for the very
necessarles of life, that these trades suffer
mors or less with those which are concerned
with the lUxuries. The re u or supp os d reduo
ton IN the coat of food aud In rent has also ID
the effect Of bringing down the proc Of labor,
which Is generally the last to be all soted.
IL IL this-since In tines days VI extras" the
demand tor newspapers and other publications
cannot easily DO conceived to have lessened-
which must have brought down the price Of
composition ten per cent. within the plst twelve
months. Tbs Typographical Union Is consid-
cred the strong a. siIgle trade organic ton
both In numbers and effective power In the city.
1t has 1000 members. and SO woll orr nized Is 1t
price Of its labor despite all attempts at rcduc.
ton. he rate now paid for composition. how
ever, u 5O cents a tbOus nj ems IN place OF %;
and. even AZ THIS rate, nearly all the 2uO
membets Of tho Union are employed. L ihy
100 rrintefs nave dcnia dcd thcir cards with
IN the past Tx months. ind have II the city IN
search OF fresh II eds and pastures now, Were
the c ~ lVlng Is more In trObOrtiOn to uarn-
ings, aud whore work IL more plonuiul. fhe rate.
% oonts thousand ems. means al average COM
pensAtipn Uf SCI week. 4 SWIM cOmposiinr
on morning per may make from - SOTO s.
day. but b. wili hardly tie aDle to work az thi,
rate more Than nSe days ~ the week, ana
his e lrntugi re corr sp ndiuEly deere ascd. IL
- on account OF the wearing effect OF a1ight
WORK mat inter on an evening paper,
"lthuugh paid soDewhit less. from MA being
able tol b'r more continually. can average ~
much as IN average cumiositOr on morning
Daper. Few. iuGead. are ther OF the latter "nO
make over a. day f0r n,e Gays ou Of The seven.
aud "A SLOW rOmpOsi or w,llnut average more than
| 50. mo rates paid for book and JOB printing
ar much less than for newspaper work. lhe
| average amount earned In "A week OF nfty- nine
working hours Is sls The --latest" or pest
paving book and jJO printing work yields
scanty ~ week for almost continuous ana
Its * ecfed that hundreds Of Others Will
follow those wno have already left New York.
drawn To a ,hingtOn, Albany, Boston. aud
| other capital Ct les ul the state printing.
the trades union rinkina next TO the rypo-
graphical ~ point 81 numerical strength Is thai
Oi tue tAilOrs, winch numbers loo men, aud in
clules two-thifds II the persons who do lsgi i
mate 0usn0 $ In that line. Not more than two
thifus VI tncse a. IN nave en- enjoyment, although
working at Iutea considerably below wen tn SO
] ~ 50 tdll. Sllsiux Al average, So l., dnC so
"A week are the amounts se'trailY earued DY the
! slow. medium, and fast jputHeymeu, the worN
| being alnosi inyaraulv OF tue "piscs" vatietS.
When "a man Is allowed to take a garment home
| WITH uim, luat ms WIFE aud his daughters
may lend a hand. thus enaOiing MIN To nnish IL
| WITHIN uo week, lie IN v Gle q as much as 81
In tins case. allow aDce should be mace for The
time Of the " omen VINO might be Otherwise en-
| plUyet, and VINO pefh. rs fall behind Ia tuer
own WORK in thus coming to tue assiSttnce Of
the head Of the family. There then, to- ".
| IN Now YORK. twantv-tnree or four hundred per
| whose OCCUPATION Ia tailoring. IA raj of
Wnom aye earning nothing, and the remaining
| two-,hird. unlg aDls to average Sl2 aweek his
assertion Is n-csss iTly gener Il, tue iutricac
Of taiiors rates reader detailed statement as
| incouipreuensioIe a. tt would Oe long; but the
| above hgires are quite 10 accurate as approx
nations usually are.
here are over 700 stonecutters In New York.
They earn those THAI can get aiis Work at all s. ~
day. which 10 ifty cents lees than paid last al.
| Owing t. tue natural anxiety Of contractors to
ground freezes. stvnscutters are In ooInpAra-
lively good aud just now, and the number
out VI work Is far lees than 1t VAL W when the
Oftbe last,rers. OF whom there are. includin =
the oJO still ugn inal, connected with tue union,
| some 1870 III New York, about one-nalf ont, are
employed. those are pad FROM - to 50 for a
| DAYS work. the higher hgure being a REDUCTION
| Of nfty csuts from The r.tcs oi ls,5.
Next among the traue- IN importance, on ac-
count ~ the eniciency Of their org inziuon,
come tho iOJ sup caua sr3. These are almost
more than any Otuer trade "A close corporation.
and. accordingly, are anle to earn 81 Tor a gay
work OF nine hours this Is when tue Work Is
continuous, winch IL GENERALLY lsn'f. A cauiktT
NAV TO sent from somewhere ~ the Hudson to
Weeh vixen AMI back sRan 10 Peck SIP IA d
single day. and tue time lost ~ his tltting 10
aud fro wal cut oown his earnings to 500 Id
as ne - by the pee or hour.
Tue 'LpngshOremen work by the hour. getting
90 cents IA the day time, and from % to ~ al
night. or Tor extra work. here are 200 OF
tnrm Ia the union, which - diyided into L. JdRes
l, y D. hud a. these comprise every man whu
works along shore on N nhattan Island, As NJ
one who uoss not belong to one Of the fouI
lodges Is allowed To WORK. The proportion out
Of work Is auout the same as In the other trades
4nF IN
the city, n whom not more than LOO
are eDplo, ed. lbis tall a., $3.50, ana 81
das are paid respectively 20 good, bad
and Indifferent workman, which /. from 81 cents
20 ~ less thAn year ago. day consists OF
"knock on work at oclock THIS rrsctlce Of
maAing clock take the place of o Is not con
hned 70 this trade.
The sop caruenters number 500, one b ,lf onl,
at work. They are getting 81 30 and 50 day
nut have to work ten hours Tor IL INSTEAD Of
Dino. lucy are allowed, however, TO make sat
urday snort day., and stop working at L.
Bu 800 out OF the l, 100 bfickiayers IN this city
u Is Id are now employed a. from $50 10 81
adav. hese figures again snow the usual re-
d1ctlon from former rates.
just nov. MOI 50 much money can be earned al
IL. out wb Il there IL Is easier ~ get. Cooper
are pretty busy. and tso-thrds OF The 1900 Ia
tue city are now earning 80 Sl2, aud ga week
The work Is BY tse piece. and IN the matter VI
earning one bread oy lhs sweat OF ones PROV
and making b rrels, ne race Is TO the swift and
the battle 10 the strox Z. good workman will
earn 50 a week more, III tue year round, than ,
poor que, anu 10 autef VI kSlllnk emploJLuent
too.
Machinists and hlacks miths are paid 81 and
800 day, out these ngu.es may DO Increased
as the season grows older. Winter tune L.
chosen for the repa ring Ot engines aud over.
ndullug VI stedlnOo Is, 50 that the uve hundred
blacks iths aud mIchluists OF New York wi
be IN comparative clover for the next six months
HOrseshoelng Is "A branch Of hldCksmithing
better paid Tor than the above, but the work T.
harder; $500 ana s. can be earned by the ~
hOrseshoer4 In the city. and prob bly, nearly all
are sarnluV one or other vi those ngures. rade
indeed, Is good with the borsesuOers all tue
Year round, as the horses Of New York must
have shoes. II some of the men and women 70
without. Just now, too, mercliul meu VINO arc
merChul to their beasts are sselag that lletI
horses are projected against the sliupcry pave
ments Ot winter Mr. iiergh, also, hes irs him
s,f ia tue Interest OF hOrseshoers, FOR proven
| tiJn-Of- crd eltS -tO-dnimal re sons.
| l. .iDters are not earning their salt. III q Is aG
imp evident man. aud IA to be a rich one, that
y .ints his house IN the iall, when the wiutor'-
storm Will 50 soon wear It's Two or tnres coats
out There are, perhaps 100 painters la New
that are { nm 500 aud - day.
Better Is the condition Of the cabinet TN al el
Tor the > iine causs tnat "A cooper Is more pros.
porous III IA bncklayer. Although there are
2O0J Of them In tho CitY O-thirds are prob blS
| working. Mostly Germans, the tbinetmaNer-
| are good workmen, Lesldes neing Of frugal lAD
It's, and the 50, <l2, and SIS IA week earned by
| them repres n families free from want.