New-York tribune., 1884-11-01
EfrE TRADE IN ENGLAND.
ry,r EFFECTS UPON MANUFACTURERS
Aa,,cvlrrRp prrREssKp--coNsrt sHAws o"
svRvArioNs At MANCHESTER

~v,snacsi interview with q TRIBUNE rcp"r'e, w -,
xso he expressed himself freely upon i"a''. wsa, a.
ksve eome uudar his notice Wheh "ss'" - 80,
A. ,.eiine Generally In Manchester "a resaru' ""'
- .,aa,,on a. be repcd: " Free Trade mas ."V"N
Eola on Manchester. aud It's oeheNo" '" - -
A., c,eve,,nd's election would somcno" 'o' ~ " go.
~, n, our tariff and seif-intercs' ihcnuo' w." -.
sne s,ec,lon of the Democratic cahilua'o 'o''" '
A. might benefit from his victory .
pse pcs me a, che state OF trade IN 'Cotonopols az
present Y ,,,rO,,norative and unsatis-
,,v Ibelieve that manufacturers there nave noNo'
- harder pressed than they are at present 10 Keep
ss,r mr,s In motion and make their bank accounts SUI"
s,ns nke An even balance. Prices are low trahe II
an .,ocks are accommodating rapidly, and the out'ook
.nvthing but hopeful for the near future' 'eau"e
soanufacturer said 10 few days ago; II u no' ''
encouraging 70 spend twenty shilngs IN raw 'n"''"
and labor and receive back nineteen ana shpchco ' ~
manufactured product The ability 70 turn o"' sov
"a, ahead of the demand for them The cotton tr"'o o
England as a whole Is passing through haru s'ruse.o
and fancy II is question mainly OF the iu's' ,
a. 70 who can hold ont the longest Ihe manu-"
orcr Of Manchester aud vicinity in the Inc OF COTTON
-, "a ,mmense Look at the figures in the spinning
,aae alone for they are colossal IN their sum to'a
, 90, the s,atiscs furnished by the Cotton spnhes
Association OF Manchester as follows; Accrhg'o" az"
d,strict 600 600 spndesi Ashtou-under -''V''
600 Bacup $4,000; Blackburn. l63oooo 1""r'e9'
b-o 600, C7itherce 100000; Colne 22ooooi Dar"e"'
40 ooo. rcc,es $50 OOO Glossop. .050OoO Goooihe
md
600. Ua.,incden. 900; Haywood. 63OOOoi iihu
lev 100000; Hyde. s7oo0o Oldham 'ooo'Vo", & ooo
o6o 900; Rochdae. ! .25ooo0; Manchester -''o','
yarre OIL oO0; Middleton, 4ll0DO; MossIe' i,-fV'
600. New-Chnrch $4,000; New-Mills' oe.ooo, lHui
r. on3 600. Preston 2.26O,00oi stalyhridge'
1otoOoO: stockport 100000; Todmorden' Ioo'oo"'
warrington Il 900; wholley, 10000; Wlgan' 'ooooV,
other districts about 2.377,ooo; grand totai ot
A, OooooO Taking the average valuation ~ - Per
.r,ndle this shows a capital OF about S2O0oOoooo III
veste1 I'm cotton spinning alone, centrns about Man
cnc.tor SOW in TINS branch Of the cotton industry
rre,, unrest and Vety exists at present Many i'Vof
enpor,r'lv closing mills; others believe that snort uh'
will bring measure of relief; all admit that the depreS
sion f. rraveIr serious in every point of view.
Would short time in your opinion help msnuiac-
tnrers
Ell is douhtfl whether u would or not II Il serious
,,~ f, manufacturers q have their machinery lie idle
two or three days week Idle mills rust ana snort
time means am inevitable increase in the cost o' pro
d,.,lon Resides idle operatives must i've ana "heh
th,r work ceases their pay stops so m double sense
Inn. short time remedy hard one for mill owners ana
ior orcmuvcs alike
rnurieV COMPETITIONS ANp IT'S Frtrc1s.
"whai In YOUR opinion 4. the cause ot this rtrs'inr
down in prices aud dulncs la thc cotton ii"l' oi Ing
land 7"
A. Oh we'll hoto Nc several corses, tho MAT ANA
olontest tn IN, mud helng What ~ foreign 'nr'N"n
Irre trader. do not take kuiv to ih statement hu u"
,, mind har cnn he no question as to 'hc fnnt- Ine-
l.h n,rhnpu /. nndnp ua way into almns' every
f,irisn cpuui,, and wherever iohrcs ore in "nl "h
ihem outslc of the tight ntle ISLAND hr demand '''
Infiiah irtnuttvtufps H. su mhrh itln'rl ii'''''
oe,n,nt Canada India The United s ltea anil other
rounthes aye adding iuneu-eli 80 theif mmn'n'in'ne
facilities anal These. hp a. ionel efcl ni the m'4'
moiotn anl perfect hndf su Tho slppt ns oi homie
m,fhots from hnme lessens the dennnl i' ln
ush sno1s Tho inctoase ~ marufnotuns r0vef n th"
countries nanni during the laat ton tents hn hroh onf
ins aud ~ appears es though tho maonia'in'' N"l
elnnsi reached the ponl vhrip ha rpWei io lwnsh
fanuos had nuto than caught nr Win th' consumer
ABILITY to outsumo and pay ioi The h"'easeil'' er'
msuron he out Ia tact sono OF England largest
fofmoi customers arc breomns suth ti'ala in n''""
featuring that instead 0f hring pnichasrfH, ihr1 ait
hoers ot tho Identical abrica that uey ioim"h tool ]"
large measure 1t looks as though production lh or'l"
lines had oyertaken consumption ana hence INC
plethora u markets many it NOT most quarters o the
globe present To expressive Western phrase
manufacturers have washed more than they can h"ns
our N some articles In various countries
"Thus o. my view England 1nds former consumers
not only supplying their own home trade but riNaling
her in the open and distant markets Of the world Ana
so free trade with all lts boAsted blessings does not
keep Englands mills in paying motion This free trade
business beautiful in theory but in the worlds "ppl-
cation or H. II is much like the boys description OF his
first glass OF soda water-tis sweetened wind
SOME COMPARISONS OF THE CROPS.
How about the agricultural outlook in England this
season e.
spects here was "A long dry spring. followed 10y rains
IN the early summer and with much heat early IN
August fancy from all that l can gather from ooser-
the press reports that the average crop OF the
col thi- year viii be about equal 10 last years ylcl ann
vet snou not surprised learn later on after the
harvest has secured and made ready Tor market
that It falls short OF last years harvest The dry
weather arrested the strong growth Of wheat AMI oats
etc. somewhat aud when the rains came rapid growth
OF the stalk followed Then the heat was so great that
.fnF gH Qml fee m
fleut that when the wheat Is thIeshed there VIII De
considerable shrnkage the actual and the e-t-
mated Yield The agricultural returns for Great Britain
were issued the day before I sael-on August lS-and
the following II a brief summary OF the same
The acrcag land under wheat u 267oi11 being an
increase Of SO 81 over the quantity under wheat ia ,Sj;
under barley there 2l59iSj acres being an increase
Of l32.5O6 compared with 1855 IN oats there are
2s92.576 decrease of - per cent while pota
toes cover an OF 5623l being increase OF
3 per last year II may be Of interest to add
the number OF live stock in Great Britain in 1854 as
shown by onical Cattle, 624l.127 sheep
lG37I.2sO; lambs 7.66j,937; and pigs. 2752.32J The
increase over the above follows: In cattle,
A. per sheep 20 per cent? in lambs, per cent
In pigs there is a decrease OF Al per cent.
AGRICUIrURE RUINED by FREE TRADERS.
The farmers in Great Britain are havins hard row
10 hoe The fact that trade has. in later DAYS
slrost ruined agriculture in the United Kingdom
Land rapidly going ont OF cultivation; farm are left
tenantlc- aud great distress Is felt by the agricultural
classes IN many parts Of the Kingdom. Both manu-
fscturer and farmer utterng bitter cry at present
IN free-trsde Great Britain AMI cannot for the life OF
through the gloom which settles those
perial sa nds this hour. The Eng
lish farmer and the English manufacturer had
harder battle to hght for life than they gagged IN
Competition from abroad-from the United states
from Canada. from Australia from India elsewhere
wheat. the profits of raising from under
the British farmers aud 50 wheat lands continue to
ont of cultivation Then cheap and untton frotr