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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
MIR. PoRTER's CONVINCING STATISTICS.

TIOlN II1 y77-Istt' 7VF1 ~
Leisurely reaching Holland after his signl11,
cant Journey through the manufacturing districts OF
Great Britain Mr. Robert =. Porter found number Oh
awaiting him nj Rotterdam. These excerpts the
distinguished statstican opportunity while answer
ground he had before traversed and fOry his post
lions with and gles from whose nierenoes tnere
seems 70 escape One OF his best letters therefore,
auDeare I'm The NEwYORK TRIBuSE under date OF June
H. 1883. In this letter Mr. Porter Ia particularly
trrnchant In dealing with the dec ne Ia certain BRUSH
industties aud incidentally touches upon the wage
problem which no had ali, ady closely Investigated
The admirers OF the British tariff system cannot ahor
10 look too miuutcy NJ its working SO long they cen
lent themselves with general references 10 cue Weath
and commerce OF Great Britain they get along qulc
we'll ana NAV succeed I'm throwing dust into tue eyes OF
some VINO ar honestly seeking to learn the truth ID re-
gar To tue influence OF ircerade upon National pro
Effectiveness aud prosperity but when they are con-
With such statistics "a Mr. Porter prescnt theJ
must become confused and Incapable OF argument
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
PROTECTION AND LABOR.
FREETRADEI:S FARiSG Ill.
yrla.a lIls HAsfxrs.

Between the facts and the figures on 4" In
dustral England which Mr. Robert T. Porter Is furnish
lng the United states through the columns OF TIE NEW.
YORK TRIBUNE the reetraders IN tins country who are
lncung the wOrklnRmen against the tl1n are fatinR
pretty ILL., Ihey are ia fact, between the upper ana e
neither mstones, and before they get out they will
nave pretty uch all the free trade boom ONT
OF thein ana wan conclude with late Presidential can.
ddate tna after ali II "a merely local issue" The
thriletn OF tile Porter (Which by the
when completed THE TRIBUNE should publish IN bo1k
iorn devoted 70 the hosiery trade OF England and
Ia view OF the recent attacks that in1usiry In this
country, Is eminenuy opportune. The Information Is
me more Valuable since IT was with great difficulty t az
MT Porter succeeded ia securing It, there being strange
as IL may seem manifest unwIllngness the part or
Epgnsh MANUFACTURERS to state the effect their 90
OF cheapness on their w0rkpe0pe IL seems 10 lie the
consumers OF their goods whose welfare they have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
BASEBALL NEWS.

THE RECORDS OF THE CLUBS IN THE SEVERAL Asso-
CATIONS
The Providence nine have managed to regain
the first place in the League list, but the Cleveland club
10 only game behind less lost games TO their
debit The Chicago nine have done better work during
the past week than usual, and they now In third
place. with Boston close fourth and New-York hftn,
thirteen behind the leader 1t Is hardly probable
that the nine representing the League In this city will be
able TO the lost ground to be anywhere
the front the end OF the season. and IL they are
not careful the Busos will pass them this week. a. they
are only one game behind A full record Of the
games won and lost 10 date Is as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23

that the division Of 100 pr cent between eiehl
roads instead Of between SIX roads bed not 100
agreed to, and also that the new partuoESn1p q
eight members deee not include the and short
est line between New York and Chicago-the D..
troit and Niagara Short Line and consisting of the
Delaware, Lackawanns aad Western, the Groao
Western of Canada, the Wabash and the Chicago
end Of the Baltimore and Ohio road. The dealings
in stocks also were never more strictly confned 70
local operators. So, for the influences that turned
the market Thursday IL is not necessary TO look
beyond the actions Of the same leaders who have
held the market strings for six months and to the
almost universal sentiment OF the average trader9
that " there ought to be grand rally" The final
changes Tor the week are very evenly divided BE-
tween gains and losses. But Richmond and Dan.
vile makes an exceptional gain of II per cent and
West Point 10 up 81 per cent.
Government bonds ruled dull and weak the final
bids are lower than week ago by Il for the IS and
412s and Is for the As Very little business was re.
ported in State bonds and 1t is questionable If sl
that was reported were genuine transactions. Tho
market for railroad bonds was slow and early
prices for nearly everything with speculative
odOr suffered with the share list Certain bonds
were sharply hammered for effect on the stock
market but at the lower prices made for such issues
there was new demand and sharp recOveries were
recorded at the close. There however. is very lit
tie investment demand at the moment for any kind
OF bonds Hence, it is easy to mark lower prces on
small TRANSACTIONS
The following table shows the tons shipped by
railroads east of Chicago of -four. grain and pro-
visions for the week ended last Saturday, in COM
harrison with the same week of 1882 and 1881:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23

Tho fight in the American Association Is also close aud
exciting The st. Louis nine have again pushed them
selves into first place and leading with thiryseven
games The Athletic Club of Philadelphia ssecond,
and only game behind. The Eclipse and Cincinnati
mines tied third place with thirty games
The MetrOpOItans In fifth, place eleven games be-
hind the leader and with the same number OF victories
the NcwYOrk League nine have placed TO their credit
in the championship race BY singular coincidence
the nnes from this city In the League and American AS
same number OF games each. The Metropolitan Club Is
back from its Western TRIP and will play with the
Athletic Club at the Polo Grounds to-day. SO far, the
home nine have only one game from the Athletics
out OF seven played Arecordo the games played
TO date ~ follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23


When we take into consideration tho difference in
tine cost of rent to say nothing of the cost In
the other necessares OF lfs it will be that the
oal-wOrSers III the Dortmund district, which pro
duces nearly half of the coal produced in Germany.
are better of than the miners of StatiOrishire, Eng
land, and as the South Wales miners are worse oil
than their English neighborr, the British miner
as whole has not the advantage that many have
heretofore supposed over the coal miner of the
Continents. I le coal mining district OF the Lower
Rhine, unlike tie great cOal-iieds Of England, rs
not owned bv few powerful mobiles, the present
annual output OF $1,000, 900 tons being particl-
pated in by about 2u0 firms and cOnpanies-tlie
greatest annual product OF one ira never exceed
ing 100000 tons. All these hrms. however, CONS
together IN institutions and societies whose object
II is 10 secure the common interest of the whole
mining district. The sick aud pension fund aud the
miners fund, to which the employers as well as
wUrkmen contribute. are under Government control
WUrklHon who have become invalIds past
work, and the widows and orphans OF cOlleTs, are
supported by these societies aud their children eu
Gated. As neatly 10000 workmen contribute
annually to ths fund, in case OF misfortune its
benefits are theirs by right. and tho help thus
tended has mono OF tho degradation OF tiv English
workhouse. tue final home of such large proper
ton OF the laboring classes Of Great Britain.
ROBERT T. PORTER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
NO STARVATION WAGES IN AMERICA
From The San Francisco CAL. -

No wonder the pO0rly-pald WOrKing peop,V,h ~
Europe look to the United States AZ SOFT Oh ear sy
paradise where by immigration. their eondllon orear
10 be improved and In thousands OF instances cn
of prosperity and happiness opened up TO tnen rS'
were dreamed OF In their widest nens Oh
tiou published in TnE NEwYoRK TRIBUNE MI onss
from the letters OF Robert i. Porter on the lapo
was a member of tho late Tarif Commission heoen,y
he has been visiting the workshops OF 6hg when
ireland for the collection OF statistics, whicn,
gathered are transmitted to the above journal anu ~
given to the public The series OF articles a., .,ot
MIR Porter has reached its thrtieh number ana IN %
series facts about the destitntlo nd
ferngs OF many OF the working casses-Inen Wonu or
chldren-whch are painful TO read. some OF tnese ~
people look forward to the time when they may ~ %
10 enigrate TO the United States; and many 10 ~
nut others without tue means ut hand or procuI
seek change are compelled to endure their naIu s
and live Lire OF penury, from wnlch there 81 thts
country perhaps labor IL not as well rewarded n9 ~
ought TO be- However, wages here are never uomn "
the starvation level and when found to be unreuune
raiye oppornnities are offered the industrious man
fort IN his condition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
THE AMERICAN FARMER AND PROTECTION.
from me Wheeling IHfciilgenoer.
NJ Dnrter haa HE NEW


YORK IRIBrSE letter GA the Lugllsh hosiery trade,
whcn VIII once more cal. down MIN the anathcmaa
OF fJcernle orators ana organs. He finds that more
han Ouchall Of tie men employed III tbls industry re-
ccye 81 q week each. some Of the women receive "a
mite "a III % per week. Taking returns sent from
Iic str Ia Commercial Department OF the Board of
Trade London anI comparing them with figures fur
nishcd by toe Massachusetts Bureau oi STATISTICS, Mr.
Porter III able 10 make instructive cOmpaiaOu sun
tue Engs manufacturer IL not satisfied lie looks on
the American market and looks 20 invade II on equal
terms. and hc thinks very mean Fellows because
We won't llt Mr. lAIrimeF of the hfm 0i PoOl,
Larrlner 4 FubbereT, said 10 Mr.. Porter: " We can
make goods cheaper than yOu eau aud give us hnlT n
Viii beat iOu out OF your nome indlKets
but do say that you done glyc rs haf cnancc lOH
the richest country earth and WY can't you give
us a TO share your wealth a. suppose, now, that
We were give MI Larrnef's firm haif u chance"
aud the to all the hosiery firms OF England-what
then Mr. Larfimcr 10 fight when no says tbai they
could beat OF our home markets. Having com
paralycy small foi egn market what would become OF
the American labor aud clplial now engaged In the
American hosiery industry And wDat should We nave
gLIucd by removing that large industry 10 England J
American farmer will nj once how the changed
cOn0itiOns would anect h toe demand for his WOOL
ns wheat MS corn, whatever ho ruises Tor food or
raiment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
THE GROWTH OF MANUFACTURES IN ENGLAND
AND AMERICA.
from me Procidene> Fre'E.

from Wf ITOrIdfHcs ITtIS
The inn cBcc OF protection upon the business
of cotton manufacturing not 10 be measured alone by
the amount OF goods watch export IL Ia much better
shown by sue growth OF manufactures In t1s country
compared with their opment IN England. such a
co nparson haa been made Mr.. Robert H. Porter IN
letter The NEW YORK TRIBUNE from Manchester Eng
land. His ngurcg show That England with the markets
whole world open To her the frectraders often
remind u.s. has not been able 10 extend her cotton manu-
In anything like the ratio Of ther development
the Uni,ed states Under the protective SYSTEM the
United States has not only been able u drive England
out OF tine markets Of this country Tor cotton gocds put
actually o. send American goO0s 10 Manchester AUD,
while the condition OF American working people
In the cotton mlls OF the United states
has improved since 1912, that or Msnchestea
operatives has grown ana worse Ino only
chance they have of lettering their condition Is TO come
10 America which thousands Of them have done These
facts which viii have be considered before our
" stem Is changed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
WHAT coMPARlsoS PROVES.

IL is only by comparison with free-trade
country England Iat Americans eau lrarn 10 prop
eiy appreciate the aecrug from protection.
In tins connection Il may be said that question upon
winch depends indus trial aud commercial greatness
OF nation cannot be settled by any theoTznE process
stern and uuassa able figures are OF moro value Ia
determining the question OF protection and Tree trade
for the United states than all tue theories taught In
colleges OF by literature OF the Golden Club. rho
ettera Mr. Robert Porter member OF the a,e 1arin
Cotnnissinn on industrial Eugand" bfiatls all over
with truths which should De known 10 every tocr IN
THIS country Thcy show the depression which free trade
has brought British wOTkmcn aud the struggle which
the laboring classes Of Great Britain obliged 10
maintain for the procurement Of bare existence For
yera months Mr. Porter has been patiently examining
the OF production In England, and his nyeat'ga-
have extended 10 almost every class OF inanuiac
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
MIR. PORTER'S CRITIC DEMOLISHED.
froLn LhI IhnnlIeLnhla LIanlIkr.

MIR. Porter, whose English letters to The
TRIBUNE have been OF so nuc real value IN engnten
ing the minds Of HIS country upon the subject OF free
adc labor ana what IL paid 10 Ia England, mas reped
In THE TRIBUNE a critic who attempted 10 prove that
labor was no better paid In Germany under us taru
than IN England under Its tarn. Mr. Porters cfluc
as Mr. Porter shows, wond have been right II no mad
not committed the exceedingly serious Duncer OF usig
HtatlAtics or German wages which pertained 10 the
period before the tariff became factor IN the labor
problem In Germany. Mr. Porter takes the sIatscs OF
the present time, for both England aud Germany and
clearly establishes the fact that while wages nave IN
crensed IN the latter country IL adopted protection
they have decreased England under the continuance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
WANTED" HALF A CHANCE"

In n recent letter from England to IHE
NEwYoEK TRIBUNE. Mr. Robert r. Porter descrpe "a
dee interest lie Is Leicester hosiery MANUFACTURER
who only wants half chance" to beat Americans ouV
OF their market In mis- opinion tnls na'On ,he
English manufacturers. American worklnsnep, suy D
The TRIBUNE, engaged In the stocking insAing
especially after ganclng st Mr.. P0rters table making
coupur between their and those PAID 70 per
sons performing similar labor Ia England In M",sr
chusetis for example, the hosiery operatives &c. f
per cent more pay than those In Leicester Inc nan
a chance" therefore, for which the Leicester nanuac
turer plnes he will hardly be able TO get-so long ~
H. The present system will for the immediate future
IL seems 10 suit the labOrers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.

LONDON July 2l.-l230 m.-Consols. g9sye for money
and the accounts Atantc and Great Western nrss
trustees certificates 49, Erie $685. do second con-
soils 81: NewIOrk Central 1881 Illinois Central l35 "
Pennsylvania Central 80 Reading 20 Mexican Ordinary
ll2L; NewYorK ontario and Western. 25's; AAwAulee
Paul Common. 1904
The amount OF bullion gone into the Banx Oh Eng
Land balance TODAY II &4l.UJ.
LONDON July zl-f.OJ T.. nAtl2nuc 3nd tfe1t western
certificates. 46ie Er 365s New
YORK Central llS.: Pennsylvania Central 5YA Mexican
Ordinary, ~: Milwaukee Paul Common, 1904
LONDON July 2l.-tJJ m.Parts advices quote tarse
per ~ 30 confines for tle ccounk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
CONUNDRUM NOT EASILY ANSWERED.
- from The Pfttsburg Chronicle

Inc dree-trade papers have been picking
naws IN Robert r. Porters letters 20 The NEw.YoRH
TRIBUNE The tenor OF much that Ia said argues i0no
rance OF the fact that MI Porter born and
In England and is at home there much as he Ia iu be
United states The TRIBUNE makes the point thar ma
moral which must Inevitably be drawn from Mr. Robert
POrers letters IL the familiar thai the
OF England are Kept running az the the
lives VINO nave barely enough 10 live ana that f we
had protective tar1f American workers would soon
10 similar straits or worse. IT, some freet raiders
say, the purchasing power OF the English laborers
wages Is great the purchasing power OF the wages
paid In this country, why 10 II that the operatives In
England do not i've we'll their felows under sim lar
conditions heref The free-traders unable to an
swer this conundrum, rarely They the que
ton, and split hairs details having direct bsar
ing upon the main question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LONDON. july 2l.-Sotri5s rurDeatlne 1884 "a lcuttA
Llnseed. Aida quarter. Linseel OIL xSOOt1&20 ~
per tan Tallov 4no osr cgt Roine1 Pesroiean 6do
Oisd.
BREMEN July 21-wlcox's Lard clo,ei a. 4S msrxs 90
pfennIngs llOlDs Petroleum. marks 40 DfennlnzA
AiyBEPOo july 2l-BacUn Cunosrtal Id Cat a5os ,hsrs
Rio 30 % PORK Prime Mess 7o0d, do Western 30 Lard
Prime As Sd Choose nercan ch0cs ID furs
sointa 290d ProviAois-Lard 4N8s per c@s TOE
American BreltstIIs-cora. J3i2d for New Mtxet West
Wheat 31tD5 per slsi t)r California NO IL sus0
81 California No = Sl0i DJ3t for Red Ntltsc Pels
70d per Tor Clnlan Butter 6500 for Good Unit
s0OOL for finest do Beet $500 for Extra
India Ness
July 2-wicoxs Lard closed at 100 fran cs 90
u-I
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FOR SENATOR VEST TO PONDER ON.
From Ths 81. yoseph Herald.

Mr.. Porter, in his last letter to HE NEw-
YORK TRIBUNE, gives some decidedly interesting facts
for free traders concerning the manufacture OF wooen
hosiery at Leicester EN- land, and interview with
Leicester manufacturer who only wants haif cnance
TO beat Americans out OF their nome marietta WINE
hosiery sells cheaply In America as In England the
Massachusetts, hosiery operatives recevie 100 per cent
tor their labor than those In Leicester Here is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23

OF the freersde policy That the most practic9l and
useful argument that could possibly be used ior ~ nos
only proves the strength Of Mr. Porers original posi-
that free trade the cause Of pauPer WAGES put
that where policy has been abandoned, and
protective policy substituted wsges have advanced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23

English manufacturers boast that With FREQ trade fnsy
oojd shu no our cotton factories in two yearA Iney
could do it. and we coud buy shirts trife cnesper
and help to keep the miserable operatives OF @
In poverty and wrotehedness, ana ~ tho s~nio ~ ~
duce our own operatives TO beggry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
PLENTY OF ABUSE BUT NO ARGUMENT.

The letters of the Hon. Robert r. Porter, from
England 10 THE SEwYoHA TRIBUNE are to the free
trade fanatics much pepper aud salt on ircsh
wound They wr1the iDnoderatcy, and adopt policy
OF bingsgate toward the documents, but never pre-
sumo 10 deny singe statement or logically fciute
single conclusion contained In them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
A BOAST THAT WOULD COME TRUE.
Ax...llladcLd LL.Lla1.

Robert p. Porter finds that the wages of co t.
ton operatives Manchester, Eng, are from rs 10 25
per nan those paid 10 the same cass OF work
country Their homes are wretcaed and ther
poverty misery extreme. 10 no wonder that IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23

"NEM CoN."-First Britisher at Boulogne
party, evidently resdent-to Casual Ac
quantanceJ "Oh, fdon't care 20 90 back to my Ma
i've Country, They all seemed to $50 Against me-
gracousl What, the Whole Twelve OF emP'-lPunon'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23

The rates wages gland taken from the
fully prepared published the miscellaneous report
Tor 1882 FOR wolvorhamptOn and neghbo fhooi
with the resuts hich obtained
personal inquiry IN the vicinity.
obtained by personal inquiry throughout Northwestern
Germany, and believe, Trustworthy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23

The cubs belonging 10 the Long Island Amateur As
ISOLATION -t fighting for ita championship. The
games 10 date nave resulted as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
THE MONEY MARKET.
SUNDAY. July 22--P. u.

SUNDAY. July 22-P. II
The Custom-House returns of foreign movements
of merchandise at the port Of New-York last week
the third week of Juy-are of sufficient significance
to attract general attention, particularly in the
face of the injurious efforts which are made to
confne the comparisons Of the movements Of this
year with the exceptionally bad results OF last
years showrngs. But the balance of last weeks
returns is even moro unfavorable to this port than
were the results of the same week last year. The
imports last week 1911. 737, 285) were 1904, 056
greater than for the week OF 1882. and were $4,-
34O,235 greater than for the week of
1881. The exports last week l$6O39.-
319) were S8ss,813 less than for
the week Of 1882, and were $1330,512 less than
for the week of 1881 The resulting balance
against the port last week is $5,697 $40, against
balances of $4.715,077 and 1927, 1919 respectively
for the weeks of 1882 and 1881. The merchandise
imports for the twenty nine weeks of this year have
been 900, 232 $50 less than for the same period OF
1882 aud $50, G72 1874 greater than for the period
of 1881. The exports for the twenty nine weeks OF
this year have been 80. 161774 more than for the
same time in 1882 and $1s,9S0,727 greater than
in 1881. Hence the balance against the
port on the merchandise movements of
this year 1911, 404, S54l is S37,394, 1857 smaller
than at this date in 1882, but is Sal, 6oS,S9l
greater than at the same date in 1881. The specie
movements of the same three periods have materi-
ally modified the merchandise balances. In 1881
the specie imports TO date exceeded the exports
1885, 1916, thus raising the balance against the
port for the 20 weeks of that year to 53, 119.
In 1882 the specie exports exceeded the imports
$35, 500 s55, thus reducing the balance to $72,-
932,346 This year the specie exports have ex-
ceeded the imports only 5000 which leaves
the balance against the port $40. 797.7sS or only
So. 1884, sos less than 1t was at date in 1882.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FROM JANUARY TO DATE.
MERCHANDISE.
1881. 1892. 1888
Imports ... s23s 495s9l 1893 4OO.4SS s26l. l67555
Exports .......... 2OS.74g723 l746ol227 le9763OOl
-
Imports In - - 49,. 49,
OF exports S29I40JG3 SlO5 Io9Zll Sil4Vfcos
SPECIE.
Iunpor.s - s3O035GgG soO4Oa49 S7,35nS93
Exports ........... 6G4y,5i0 3I9C7,sA .796I9o9
Imports excess
OF exports. s23,386lbG
Exports In excess
or IMPORTS S5O,oOo,coo $oO'sVoo
MERCHANDISE AND SPECIE.
Imports in excess - 10000, o.o- 40 -o- roo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-23
FREE TRADE ILLUSTRATED BY MANCHESTER.
From, ne Philadelphia PRISE

Mr. Robert i. Porter, member of the late
Tariff Commission, sends 10 1iK NEW.YORK TRIBUNE a
suay o! the condition OF the Manchester cotton trade
which l. OF especial interest NJ the present time, when
the Democrats Of the United states hating between
their desire to openly proclaim their free rnde theories
and the danger Uaich may result To their party rom
such procl lnation the eve OF another great political
contcsf The Interpretation OF the statistics Is that
Nancscster's growth under free trade his been much
less rapid than its development before Robert Pcels
Motley was inau .nrated that Manchester has reached
the hoOd-tidc OF ts prosperity and actually on the
decline that protection In the United states has en-
b Ell our manuiIct Il supply the homo trade and
To penetrate he markets Of the world, and that. with
free trade England aud protection IN America on trial
M The same tine OF progress under the later
has easily exceeded the ptogcss OF England under the
former policy.