The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-28

II will be- observed that In every in
stance the free trade wages Of England oN-
coed those of the protective countries cN-
ccpt IN the cirur.making trade. In some
OF the building aud other trades the differ.
encc II over 100 per cent. in favor Of free
trade England. As q rule. the wages urc
lowest In Russia with prohiblory aud in
Germany with high protective Iariir.
wAGrs ~ ENGLANp.
We have given view OF the rates ol
wages In the general trades. The same Ia
vorable comparison exists In the more al.
vanccd mechanical industries Taken 10y
countries We will begin with England Ire,
/ iradcl. The wages IN factories and mills
in the textile manufacturing districts oi
Bmdlord, Wiltshire, Manchester. Leeds,
Nottingham per week Of tiity-siX hourr, are.
Cotton Mills-Caricr.. s,.2i IA siogl mule over
lookcrt sloil weaver, per Loom NJ. sisl wind
cr; si0i to SlsO, wa1cf'. siaS tenders iioi 10
Woolcn Mills Average. Men. g. 90. women. O. o.
boys ~ =. snnuts ss,i5. car,l'r, men. sLul. Won.
ru a. 81. spluurfs. ~ Wattars. women, sLih
lace aud Hosiery Mills kniitrfs a,rfiry sl5,
baud immc. ~ riiny frame. cutters men. tiND
Women tiet laec maker men, So iarc curtains
IN ala, men. .is lads. o. IN cotton. men. =.
mcndefri women " larc drtssing men, sii.l0
bujs sieE women, SAL
the wofks 81 iiridiufd. Hull liolyh,ad aud Sew.
taslt.uu. Tyne wages pr Wryk. ~ ~ iuf mnllrfa
So for rupola men, tlla1 "a s'hi inf pattern
makcri. So token. st2t Iron plate mhkrrs
~ - tin plate WORKERS. t,Ull Uuddrfs aud $40 10
" ~ lif iurnarc labor, men. aud ~ bnya
IN The glass aud pottery Wufks II Tunsiall as the
representative Of sag~s, the average tsf week ~
'1's hour H. HAT pr,sscrs. s5.tg maker, gsss
~ SD pHuicn, tst thToWrrs. tiuti mold
maker " q. aui other about 81 o.
IN the minrf IT cornwall hni Newcastle the
- MFfE 1 uflffUffHffffN
~ hour. " shaft men, $40. or drtsHfs tful
heu,n, y -. srfc,ncfs, si0, aud lalur. 81 h"uft,
siw
fof nlluay employs per week Station mas
ter tm a. az engine driven. $50 hvmrni
y - lahufVfs. ~ o. a. "a a.. lnmpmru, ln signal
men, to.3t ,l,tss, taas ticket COLLECTION louu
m locomotive works Turmrn. ~ boiler
smiths a ~ blart. tiu and rupfrrImifhs. o. o.
moldrn. STA huish,n tti1 painter sal.
IN ,hisnnls Newcastle on Tyne. Liverpool and
Cfistul, fuftHuirfs Hni fhlUH rights. tti1 D. a. 10
luinCf, ss1t. IlluirfH thtE sW.ths, tsnlt rllttfs
NiL rycicn. tsWs mHchlnsia tita labufun,
sraman's wars I.rr month nu-o. ono,ts. ifum
tUt~. trtincu. tit.ti a. A. lt engineer, ssi1t
"a -. H. nrrmcn. tiht1 ~ siln.
mryc if1m j ID male. 10 ESQ. i5malcs
The agricultural warrs 30 ucrl, Without bod
and lniEinr range ifum 500 ~ t11i iu rumurf
gnd s1gl 10 sisi 10 wiut.t female harvest
hands, g. D.. nrd Orilnay siit
~ Che luytumvut departments tho division
civil sculcc Ffsirs range IFrIcaI ifnm - ~ insl
" -. thiri ga lnluun rrritC stA
IN pnnilnr Uhr'r. rnmpos'inrs iHf acri $50 10
a. !. , men 49, r''',.ma,n' ,,,i,o
D 10 boys tiHi lihu4mphfrs, $50
fcorLAND AvD IRELAND.
The wages throughout Scotland, taking
the industrial establishments oi Glasgow,
dundee, lRilh and Dumicrmlinc, arr
slightly lower than In England. In the
building TRADES the highest weekly wages
np v. 80 aud the lowest sGj Ia the
other occupations the highest ritrs are
s.i5 Tor Cngfaycn aud ihr lowest sl.2S
ior drivers AMI $3.50 for tabor
In Ireland, taking Cork aud publin In
the south and center and Londonderry
and Belfast in the north, the weekly wages
are somewhat les than in SCOTLAND. IN
the general trades the average per week
ranges between 81 aud III ior the best
workmtn. In factories, ioundrica. ma.
chine shops, ifon.wofks. mines aud ship.
yards the weekly rates unsr from sn1j
sllj Tot gas factories.
The agricultural wages II plpwmcn per
wear au siiG without and 81 80 With
NNAfN anu ANANlllNf WAN NNNNFH NANNNN
and SOS 10, aud female, sjsCJ and sisOs
respectively
rtE wAGEs % 0InNANY.
The fynopiical statement given showed
the average weekly wages IN tho general
trades In Germany, q high protective na-
ton, 10 be- less than free trade England.
This same relation runs through the moro
advanced industries. IN the mechanical
industries the wages range ~ follows
Factory sui mlll operative taking thr cotton
mi u Ahace, lorraine, spinning sud weaving
mills ~ i1Wcf silaiH. AMI lection ard min work
10 lafmgn ss the standard ~ WaFra pc wset oi
sitiislG iu srFunti tDfrn hour, ruifr
Cotton Nnatrfs utrfsnrfi stls dresser, man,
i.Hl frrlof, wumrn - ~. Wratrf men, 40
women, tisH. bObbln under child tL1
cotton splnulnH Conductor Of ell acting lnuus,
$40 hcnitf. sll caficr SID
Cotton piinilhg euaiNcf, y ~ pflntgf titL
Noolen hills.-Nool aud cloth dicf, Otcftscf.