New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26
RUMORED BOYCOTT AT FALL RIVER.
1T IS DIRECTED AGAINST PRINT CLOTHS.

1T IS DIRECTED AGAINST PRINT CLOTHS.
Fall River, Oct 25 SpeciaD.-The latest event in
print cloth circles is the development Of what ap-
prOachcs boycott print cloth mills in this city.
The sales Of the week have more than eQnalled the
production, but they have been in the line of odd
tracts, and spot lots have not been sold rapidly as
the general conditions would seem to favor. Provi-
dence has continued to sell right along and late this
week leaked out that the biggest holders of print
cloths in that market had sold $4,000 pieces unbe
known to the rest Of the market some time ago Now
Providence is not selling print cloths even fraction
lower than this city, and Fall River print cloths are
not every whit good Rhode Islands. then some
has yet to discover 1t. Consequently, when Fall
River mill regard their pile Of 64XG4s and 500
how slowly it dimnishes, while Providence sails
sereDely along selling right and left, people down here
curious to know what the matter Is. II what a
printer said be relied the matter is something
very much like boycott The idea is rather novel; but
printer said this week that printers did not propose
TO buy goods in this market long as the Providence
supply holds out. Fall River mill men had entered
into compact to hold up prices and keep printers
from buying at their prices. and they proposed to
give Fall River dose. This would be rather dis
couraging but the mill hardly believe the printers
very deeply in earnest, that II they are they
will hold out very long any such boycott. Tho
dea however. of printers bOycOttng print coth manu-
facturers because they kept the market from going to
ruin is droll one. Many OF the corporations have
been holding annual meetings this week, ana the rec
os they have presented have been fair in most cases
The earnings have represented moderate hgilie ana
the dividends have been big enough to have made the
stockholders eyes fairly dance ten years ago. Hence
1t has been urged that cotton manufacturing was not
in the poor condition described very frequently But
that is where the mistake creeps In Almost invarl'
ably the lions share Of the earnings fell on the hrst
months and In the last six months, in more cass
than one, mills have drawn upon their surplus to pay
the much desired dividends. Stockholders meetings,
or annual meetings they called, are queer
things. Sometimes they are full of scenes and tho
chronic faultfnders sit down the management with
vtuperauve eoquence This is generally during hard
times and considering the state OF things during the
last six months, treasurcrs congrathlang theh-
selves on so far escaping the wrath OF stock owners
The Chase Patent Elevator Company, which was
organized some time ago to manufacture and introduce
a patent elevator used in cmptyinG coal-bdfgcs and
sclooners, seems to have hit some sort OF an Oh
structOn. 1t Is reported that the company about Z"
reorganze but this is denied BY the treasurer VINO
saws the last winters have been too warm for tine
elevator industry. People did not burn so much coal
consequently big dealers did not need the elevators
Then one two patents which have been bought
proved failures, and impedcd the companys work
ut 1t Is expected that this year VIII be more prohaDe
and the company will be all right