The daily gazette., 1878-01-04
Work and Wages.

The western brick trade is fair, but in
New England business is declining,
The building business has declined
slightly on account of the scarcity OF
The tailoring business is very dull In
New Orleans, and fair In philadelphia and
New York.
The strike on the Lachine (Canada) canal
at ten cents an hour.
Coopering is dull in New York, but is
revivfng a littleuA Indianapolis and San
There is not much activity In the sugar
refining business In New York, but busi-
ness Is fair In Boston, Chicago and St. Louis
| and good In New Orleans.
The printing trade Is fair in Canada. Book
work at Cambridge, Mass, is improving
4, but at St. Louis business Ia dull. Trade Is
fair In Wilmington. Delaware and in New
York 1t is only moderate:
The eastern cotton and woolen trade Is
rather unsteady. but the prospect is i'm
proving somewhat. The western WOO er
business continues fair. The cotton mills
ofthe South are working actively.
| The Waliham watch company recently
shipped 200 stem winding watches on thu
order OF the British government for the us,
Of conductors and engineers of one OF the
state railroads of India.
The eastern paper trade continues to Ina
prove butslOwly. AT Holyoake and othel
centres OF the trade throughout Massachu
i setts the mills are running actively, ane
the prospect for the winter. at least, II
fair.
Laundering throughout the West is givin'
more employment to u-en this winter thai
last. Moore crews are at work among Tn
Winconsin pines this winter than have beel
known for several years. and it Is estimated
that 1876. 900 ooe feet of logs will be put II
from the main Wolf aad its tributaries
From sl6 to $40 per month are the wage
Wis. Msn are pionty aud anxious to obtsil
| WORK at the prices stated.
The New York Carriage shops are doing
better business than for some months past
spect generally is more en- ,ouragins than
was year ago. A Boston corresp p jndent re
ports business slightly improving IN tina
city. Trade 10 good at Cincinnati. o AM
shops of Philadelphia are fairly employed
with moderate prospects ahead. Trade i
: rather dull in St. Louis.
The western coal trade Is slightly improv
ed. In several pa ts OF Pennsylgania ais
trade is much better than it has been 70
months, but wages continue miser able. an
, Gowen's latest reduction Is felt to be ex
! ceedingly oppressive. Toe works at Nj
BraidOck, Pa, are running four and some
times five days Pr week. Wages are dIav
, | ing ovens of four wagons. so cents; for dig
, ging coal they pay u cents per wagon {
from IS to 81 bushels each.
Q Fifty of che seventy-nine glass works .
) Pittsburg and vicinity are In operation. Th
; glass factories of New jersey will be opera
ted to theft fullest capacity during the VIII
ter. as the manufacturers have receive
D heavy or iers for wares that will require
q long time for their production. A sropos
: tion is being considered in Wheeling. v
. Va. to convert the old Washington mill I
d that place into glass works. Pittsburg an
[ Baltimore parties are conducting the neg'
. tiations.
A large number of stonecutters o
D work for the burned district at st. John
d N. B., are ON strike. All the summ'
/, and fall they were getting 50 per da
a The employers wanted to reduce the
d TO $40 per day. These rates the men r.
fused.
In New York tinsmiths are buster tina
y they have been at any time during u
9 summer. Business is Improving in Oh
: cago. Trade In Jersey City N. J.,is qui
Idull. A letter from San francisco r
lportsltinsmith work very poor and plum
ling fair. Boston plumbers are about
organize trade union.
3, In Philadelphia the car works are ru
i ming constantly, but not at their full c
f pacity. Trade continues fair at Altoon
: Pa. At st. Louis trade is moderai
s The car shops at Chicago are rath
% slack. Trade in Sacramento, Californ
= is very dull, and the prospect is poe
At Taunton. Mass, business is fair bo
g in car and machine shops.