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V O L . XXVIII. No. 14. Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, April 8,1899.
238 as against $241,677 exported during
the same period of '98. This shows an in-
crease of $116,561.
The Advance in Wages
IN THE COTTON MILLS OF NEW ENGLAND WILL
BENEFIT ONE MILLION PEOPLE A PART
OF THE $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 WILL, NO DOUP.T,
REACH THE MUSIC TRADE INDUSTRY.
[Special to The Review.]
Washington, D. C., April 4, 1899.
The monthly summary of imports and
exports of the commerce of the United
States for the month of February, '99, the
last period for which it has been compiled,
has just been issued by the Treasury De-
partment. The following figures relating
to the music trade industry will be found
of interest.
The dutiable imports of musical instru-
ments during February amounted to $07,-
013 as compared with $03,757 worth of in-
struments which were imported the same
month of '99. The eight months' total,
ending February 28, shows importations
valued at $701,480 as against $604,706
worth of musical instruments imported
during the same period of '98. This gives
an increase for the eight months of $96,774.
The total domestic exports of musical
instruments for February, '99, amounted
to $124,704 as compared with $121,014,
which was the value of the instruments ex-
ported the same month of the previous
year. The eight months' total exportation
of musical instruments amounted to $1,125, -
902 as against $918,790 for the same period
in '98. This shows an increase in exports
for the eight months of $207,112.
Of the aggregate exportations in Feb-
ruary, '99, there were 1,438 organs valued
at $72,438, as compared with 1,137 exported
in '98, and valued at $61,457. The eight
months' total shows that we exported
11,406 organs valued at $623,507 as against
9,524 valued at $521,796 for the same period
of '98.
In February '99, we exported 76 pianos
valued at $15,804, against 69 pianos valued
at $17,888 in February, '98. The eight
months' total exports show 652 pianos
valued at $144,157, as compared with
640 pianos valued at $155,317 exported in
the same period in '98.
The value of "all other instruments and
parts thereof" sent abroad during Febru-
ary, '99, amounted to $36,462 ; in the same
month of '98 their value was estimated at
$41,669. The total exports for the eight
months under this heading foots up $358,-
The music trade in the New England
states will unquestionably be benefited by
the restoration of wages which went into
effect in all the cotton mills throughout
that section generally on Monday last.
The new price list in nearly all the mills is
about the same as that which existed prior
to the general reduction made in the early
part of 1898.
It is estimated that the restoration di-
rectly affects from 130,000 to 140,000 hands
employed by more than 120 corporations
and will better the condition of about
1,000,000 persons. Based on the statistics
of earnings of cotton mill operatives in
Massachusetts, which is the standard, this
increase means a gain to the operatives of
about $6,000,000 a year.
This amount of money will enable the
wage earners to spend a little more money
for luxuries and in this way the music
trade industry cannot fail to be benefited.
Receiver for Tryber & Sweetland.
John C. King was appointed receiver of
the firm of Tryber & Sweetland by Judge
Bishop in the Chicago courts on April 1st.
This action was taken on the petition of
Mrs.
Elizabeth Sweetland, one of the
partners of the firm, who asserts " that
Philip Tryber, co-partner in the business,
has refused to make an accounting to Mrs.
Elizabeth Sweetland, and has collected
money due the firm, and expended other
sums from the assets of the partnership
without consulting his partner. The judge
in appointing a receiver has enjoined Mr.
Tryber and his representatives from col-
lecting any accounts due the firm or ex-
pending any funds, till the hearing of the
suit and further orders of the court."
Tryber & Sweetland have been manufac-
turing pianos and organs in a small way for
some time and cut a very insignificant
figure in the trade of Chicago.
This week's report at the headquarters
of the American Felt Co. is very favorable.
Matters are now in good running order
and the general business of the firm is
rapidly increasing in volume.
$ 2 .oo PKK. YEAR.
LE COPIES, to CENT?
Built the Piano for Her Voice.
Said Emil Levy to The Review, in the
John Church warerooms this week, as he
ran his hands lightly over the keys of an
Everett piano, "Have I told you my latest
story? "
"No."
"Well, here it is, and the queerest ex-
perience I have had for a long time: A
lady came in to look at pianos, and after
examining several she remarked, ' I am
from St. Louis.' I told her that I was
quite an admirer of St. Louis, and she
continued:
" 'Yes, they do things very nicely in St.
Louis. Do you know I had a piano built
for my voice there?'
" 'What!' I said.
" 'Yes, you know I looked at several in-
struments in Bollman Bros.' store and I
could find nothing that suited my voice,
and then the salesman said that he could
get over that difficulty, and he sent the
tuner down to my house with a tuning
fork to get the correct pitch of my voice,
and after this was obtained, they had the
piano built specially to harmonize with it.' "
Mr. Levy continued, "I said, 'Madam, I
have been carefully noting your voice
while talking, and I have just the piano
here which will blend perfectly with your
individual tone coloring. It will save the
necessity of building one specially for you.'"
And the lady listened as Mr. Levy drew
forth mellifluous tones from an Everett
upright.
She purchased, too.
Return From Vacation.
Charles and C. Albert Jacob, of Jacob
Bros., have returned from their Florida
vacation. They both enjoyed the rest and
recreation taken and come back entirely
rejuvenated and ready for another lengthy
round of duty. Trade conditions at the
Jacob factory are satisfactory and likely
to remain so for a long time to come.
Behr Bros. & Co.
This firm are in the midst of a very
active period. All of the Behr products
are in good demand. Henry Behr reported,
on Tuesday, when asked for news, that the
past few days have been among the best,
in the matter of orders and shipments,
since the season began. Mr. Brown, the
firm's traveling representative, has made a
good record and is expected back at an
early date.