The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
GRANDFATHER TINES BlRTHDAY
Nearly 100000 in Enforced Idleness.

NCdTly ChloECcu luithesss
Business continues very dull
throughout the country. Bradstreet
says:
The features of the business week
are increased uniformity in reports
that general trade is quite as much or
more depressed than previously, the
holiday trading being far below that
of year ago, and continued closing
down of important industrial estab-
lishments, reductions of wages and
increased instances where short time
is being enforced. Nearly all staple
markets are quiet almost to- stagna-
ton, the exception having been cot
ton, the price of which was simulated
late in the week by revival of conf
dence in low crop reports. Wheat,
too, was higher for time, but react
ed. On the other hand, pig iron
never was lower than at present.
Steel rails have sold at S25 at Chicago
which is the lowest price on record:
and the price of nails has been re-
dueed still further at western points
of delivery. Steel billets are off 25
cents, and previous assertions that
lowest prices have been reached have
been refuted.
Specials received Friday from
regular correspondents and others
at 1i9 cities throughout the country
show that there are wage-earners in
enforced idleness at present number
ing more than sol 900, and that there
are dependent for support upon these
idle employees of industrial and other
establishments more than 1,926,000
persons.
At "a ceutral western cities-cities
in Ohio Indiana; Michigan, Illinois
and Kentucky-the total number of
wage earners out of work from all
causes is reported at 227 $40, and the
total number dependent on them for
support at 443,310.
At 10 of the most important cities
in New York aud New Jersey Ito
which are added totals from Whining
ton, Del. )there are reported 223,290
idle employees of industrial and other
establishments, on whom are depend
ent 1880.
Twenty-one cities and towns in the
New England states give a total of
6,200 wage-earners in enforced idle
ness and 154 400 other persons di-
rectly affected.
At IA of the more important cities
in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Nebraska and Missouri, the total
number of wage-earners now idle is
given at 74,900 and the aggregate
of those dependent on them at 49,
800. At II cities in Montana, Utah,
Colorado, California, Oregon and
Washington there are reported 25,s0O1
employees now out of work, on whom
are dependent Al 900 persons, while
at 10 cities in the southern states it
appears there are 41,265 employees
in various lines now idle, aud l22 $50
persons dependent on them
A feature of report is fouud in the
fact that Augusta, Me-, and Aug
usta, g., report that no wage-earners
are idle. and that all commercial and
industrial establishments are running
with full force, while at Mobile and
Houston similar reports are made.
Notwithstanding numerous resump-
tious of work by number of estab-
lishment in the last fortnight, the total
number of those shutting down, those
which are running on reduced time
and which are enforcing lower rate
of wages, together with increasing
want and STEERING in many of the
larger cities in the East and West.
give little reason for beliving an early
improvement in the general business
situation probable.
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