The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-06
SCOTTISH INDUSTRY.
INCREASED VALUE OF TIE SEAL TRADE IN
DUNDEE-DEcLINE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
JurE cOODs

INCREASED VALUE OF TIE SEAL TRADE IN
DUNDEE-DEcLINE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
JuIE GOODS.
wAsHIsGroS, JAM 5, 1878
The Cnited Statos Consul al Dundee sends 10 the
State Department report on Two OF The principal
trades OF that city. The seal and whale fisheries
ploy thirteen scrow steamers. Two of them pursued
seal 0shng in the waters OF Labrador with much
than the rest which went TO the ola grounds
of Greenland so much SO that the Dundee Seal and
Whale Fishing Company has acquired land in New
ioundland, aud is putting up buildings and wharf,
preparatory despa,chng Of It's largest steamers
there during the coming season. Tho total catch Of
seals 1877 10000 yielding 1902 tons, worth,
with the skins, 1855 944 increase nearly fl7 600
over tho preceding years. catch, which result was
mainly due to the extraordinary SUCCESS of the Two
sh ps sent 10 Labrador. Eghty-one black whales and
955 white whales were caught, yielding 900 tons OF oil
and ~ tons of bone, worth together Goa 25. an in
crease Q f2SO 1855 over 1876 The total yield for 1877,
without deduction OF expenses which are heavy,
was fl46,s69, or CA, 69o As more than last yedr.
ior seal ala whale oil respecsyey. ana ~haIep.no
commands 81, 400 per ton IA! the vessels engaged in
the Davis Straits and Greenland seal and whale Ash
steamers, and belong TO Dundee, except
three old sailing ships al Peterhead, winch probably
Will give place 10 screw steamers before the lapse Of
another year.
The staple industry OF Dundee aud its neighborhood
Is the uac jutc CHIEFLY the coarser double
warp baggipgs'and buraps. Canvas carpets, mating
hearthrugs and Dutch padding arVnso made; besides
large quantity oil Jute yarns Tor export to Continental
factories Tho industry was first introduced in 1873,
was increased by The adoption Of machine spinning in
1882 and received It's rst notable impetus during the
Russian war OF 1904, owing To the great demand Tor
ute 70 take the place flax, which II did so success
fully that many jule fabrics now hold their own by
the side of the linen goods they were then Intended TO
replace in the emergency There in 1862 thirty
SIX jute factories in the United Kingdom, OF which
twenty four wore Dundee, which Is O94 splndles
and employ l,S2S operatives out ol the total number
Of 5969. The majority OF the workers are females.
The enormous consumption ol jute fabrics during the
Confederate war caused large increase in the num-
OF iactorles aud the trade remained prosperous
until 1878, when 1t IS estimated that the Dundee DIS
had 100 jute mills, with some &c. 900 hands
employed. Indian competition, especially ia Calcutta,
and the American panic OF 1873 gave the trade u
severe check, and 1t mas since renamed depressed
and for the smost part unremuneravc. Twenty
mills and factories in Tho Dundee district have sus-
pended 1876, discharglng $40 hands, and those
in operation are running with rcuucea iorces Cal
cutta Is the most form'daolc competitor, having
on coarse bagging, and undersehns g. Dun
dee in the Australian, Egyptian aud Caliior-
MIA markets. The declared export OF .jute
bags IRON Dundee to California have fallen from
Sass 673 IS IN 1875 to $3l S72 &c in 1871 being de-
OF S456 Sol 80 in two years, showing that Dun
dee mas almost entirely lost control OF the Pacific
coast trade OF the United States.
The total exports OF al kinds from the Dundee and
Aberdeen districts 10 the United States have fallen of
during these two past years 81, 1916 20. The I'M
poratcn OF raw jutc into DUNDEE reached the max
mum 143 $50 in 1873 falling $3.50 IONS ia
1877 with still worse outlook for 1878. The
trade has been most profitable one for Dundee; the
great harbor warchousing and dock improvements of
recent manly duo to the harbor tolls paid by
the largo number ute laden vessels entering and
leaving port and everything has been done to encour-
ago direct trado with Inda The harbor dues in 1915
reached G45 00O Notwithstanding The present stagn
ton, hopessnro felt that with an increased Continental
demand and the prospects Of restoration OF CONNER.
confidence IN America, the Dundee jutc trade may
during the present year, AMI speculative pre-
parati0ns are beng made to resume the WORKING oil
several Of the suspended factories.