The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09
ENCOURAGING REPORTS
FROM ALL BRANCHES OF DUSI-
NESS.
NinetJ-FlVe Per Cent. OF American
Labor Employed at Fairly Salts.
factory Wages.
lsrEorAL TO TEE AprE,L.l

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June S-The
manufacturing and commerc al inter.
ests Of The entire country ere now
waiting in earnest expectation for the
! Improvement Ia prices aud revival OF
business which was 10 follow the set.
tlement Of labor difficulties. Strikes
still continue, and wi probably con-
tinue in an irregular way throughout
the summer, but 95 per cent of Amer
lean labor lie employed at satisfactory
wsges and time. Foreign manufact-
urers Of iron and steel are making
streDo Gus efforts TO unload products
! upon the American market, because
OF the Disappointing European de-
mand. One lot of 5000 tons of rails
WIRE sold by an EDglish firm for the
Southern Pacific road for delivery at
Galveston. There are negotiat ons for
larger and smaller amounts for deliv-
cry along The gulf c1fst for hardware
and finished products generally. The
demsr d is not improving, owing TO
the increasing competition OF Ameri-
can hardware makers and producers
OF special manufactured product.
Late t adyices from New England
manufacturing centers show a marx ed
improvement in dem md over that Of
two weeks ago. Hardware manufac-
tories, which have teen running a
short time, will increase produc-
ton in Juy. Paper makers conte ~
plate restriction Of thirty six hours
per week TO improve prices. The man
ufacturers of brass go DIS have effect
et strong o ganiz iuon. Textile man.
ufacturtrs are preparing 70 an active
fill trade in cotton and wooden goods
and in carpets. The hosiery manufac.
turers Of New York S ae and Phila.
delphia have effected a compact or
ga zation by which trade lot r. SITS
will be bett-r subservei. The textile
int rests Of PHI ladelphia have org m
lied, representing $150,0C0000 worth
OF capital, with a membership Cf a
little under POO The textile estab-
lishments Of this city are not running
full time, although an Tar and act We
fall trade is p edicted on all sides. The
clothing houses are running full time.
The carpet mills in several cas;s are
adding additional loom capacity, and
travelling agents report excellent pros.
poets for the fall. The demand for
upholstery goods is increasing, and
much additional capacity will be erect
ed durirg the next six months. The
textile interests in general way ara
prospecting, although the chronic COM
plant OF narrow margins is heard on
all 8 dee
Receipts Of lum' er fiom the North
west and S uth continue at from 500
000 to 2,000,t 90 per day, and a lib sral
distribution is in progress smorg con-
trac ors and build rp.
The iron trade is n theT quiet p ices
sre barely ste ,dy AID concessions ara
demanded by purchasers in pig iron,
merchant bar, sheet and plata. A few
large orders for steel rails have been
plsce1 at $3j.
Latest reports from Leading archi-
tects end builders indicate the pioba-
b'lity ola revival in hui ding There
is a greater activity sls) in rel es' @.
Much business that was thrown aside
a month ago will be pushed TO compile
tion. Mai are declining ia pr e.
window glats is s'e'dy.