The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-01
WURKDAYAND NIGHT
FACTORIES m YORKSHIRE THAT New
En- STOP RUNNING.

Wool and sheddy Mills Rushing Goods -
Americas AGsrksts-"Nsvsr Wss Such
Timss" Says . Johnnie BuIl-Bradford
Correspondent Tells Free Trade Facts.
Never was such times The after.
noon was somewhat gray, the. atmos-
phere expressing and muggy, with an
occasional splitting of rain, when.
homeward bound, stumbled across one
Of the leading lights" of Bradford,
England. Knowing him intimately and
considering him to be big gun in the
commercial world of Bradford, and
moving as he does among the high cir
cles in town, l at once tackled him and
commenced the pumping" process.
We'll, and how are things in Brad
ford?' asked. And then came the char
acteristic expression: Never was such
times no, not since 1872 Haven't you
seen Claude Meeker's list of declared
exports to the States? Why, man, they
are simply astounding, and declare
plainly the present position of the Brad
ford trade today.
1.-THE textile trade throughout all
Yorkshire is simply in a grand state.
Bradford combing factories are running
day and night, worsted spinners will
not book any more orders this year out.
Huddersfield is full steam ahead. Com
ing down TO Dewsbury and Bailey and
Morley, the home of the shoddy and
muck, fine sight is presented at mid
night to see not few of the factories
lit up, while in Leeds good trade is
being done. In fact, wherever you look
scene of activity is presented to ones
eyes and it has been brought about by
the American orders placed for goods
ON this side Why, only this very day I
have been talking to one Of the largest
New York buyers, and he told me that
this morning he had bought in the King
American shipping house in Bradford,
situated in Leeds road, 95, 900 worth Of
stuff in one single hour. Last week this
same buyer signed orders for ESQ, 600
in the same warehouse all in one day
On the face of il the amounts seem
fabulous and fictitious, but when one
thoughtfully analyses Claude Meeker's
returns and looks at them squarely, all
doubts pass into Oblivion, and belief in
their reality occupies the mind"
The August shipments from Bradford
alone show declaration Of egg, AT
Cd. per day of goods in value, or
weekly Shipment of 9134, 500 Is. Cd.
isix working days.; so that in one sin
gle week of that month there was sent
out from here more goods than went
out in all the corresponding months Of
last year and el5,27 lis. I'd. in addi
zion. These exports show about five
times the total for the corresponding
month of last year, and are considera-
bly, in excess of any month Of this year
the next highest being July, with
1884, 30l, and last March, with f491 ,537.
Look for moment at the first two
items in the list, in which not an Amer
lean finger has been raised in helping
to produce the goods The two taken
together have increased about fivefold,
the values being e2, 695, 926 for the last
nine months, as compared with f52S, 05S
in the corresponding period.
But, do you ask what is the real ac-
tual difference in the value of manu-
featured textiles which are today landed
in New York as compared with the
days of the Mckinley tariff? Let me
definitely state Presidents and beavers
from this district had, even before the
Mckinley bill was passed, to pay duty
of nearly 200 per cent. A president
cloth weighing 20 ounces to the yard,
which could be sold in this country by
the manufacturer at 80 cents yard,
would have to realize over 81. IA q yard
in New York to pay the producer. In
the first place there would be 35 cents a
pound specific duty to pay upon it,
equal to %. 3D., or 90 cents, a yard.
In addition there would be a 80 per
cent ad valorem duty, or / 8 cents yard.
In addition to that there would be to
10 per cent for commission and car
riage, thus bringing the price up to the
prohibitive figure mentioned.
But the payments, am informed,
when the Mckinley tariff was in vogue,
were still higher, and would add an
extra "a cents yard to the price of the
piece of cloth have cited. In the present
German tariff the specific duty ON heavy
woolens has been knocked of entirely
and the ad valorem duty reduced from
80 to 40 per cent, except ON cloths worth
SO cents or more per yard. Thus Is.
Cd, or 36 cent, president cloth can now
be sold in New York for Is. / ID, or 81
cents, yard, plus, of course, commits
sion and cost of carriage.
The result Of all this is obvious, and
80 long as "our cousins across the mill
pond'' shall continue to remain in
"blissful ignorance" so long shall the
British manufacturer rejoice and be
glad at the expense of the American
mill owner and operative But that is
not ALL Our engineering concerns, where
wooden and worsted machinery is made,
are likewise exceptionally busy, particu-
larly at Kieghley, where orders for
looms, etc., are delivered which will
keep the places working full time until
next July
Evidences Of 'our freshening trade"
are everywhere written in audible let