Wage Reduction In Iron Mills

The föllowing froin THe iron Age or June 23, 1892, will give some idea of the enonnity of the wage reductions proposed by the iron and steel manufacturera and presented in the f orm of an ultimatum to the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers: The prioe f or bar rolling and heating, 2,240 pounds to the ton, has been ent down from 70 to 50 cents on a two cent card; for boiling, from $5.50 to $4.50; for rolling common iron on píate milis, from 72 to 50 cents. Put in tabular forni, some of the reductions appear as folio ws: HEATING SLA1SS AND !HIGUNG. Shingling, 2,240 pounds. Card rates. Old rate. New rate. 2c. bar iron (rehammered).... $0 75 $0 50 3c.bariron 91 65 2c. bar iron (eharcoal) 82! &ü 3c.bariron 101 82)4 Heating, 2,240 pounds. 2c. bariron $0 75 $0 B0 3c.bariron 100 70 GU1DE, INCH HOOP AND COTTON TIE 6CALE. Old rate. New rate. 7-32 rounds and souares $7 63 $f) 70 9-32 " " " 5 15 3 15 5-16 half round 9 50 4 85 SéandHoval 8 50 3 20 NUT IRO.V. Old rate. New rate. 27-G4x!xl-16 f1250 $6 63 27-64XÜ-G4 1000 4 80 15-32x!4 TO 360 19-32xiá 2ó 310 2-incU aml npward, base ?2 00 $2 18 94x5-18 and lichter 7 70 3 50 96x5-16 and Ilghter 9 50 4 80 T-IBON. IK and npward S3 20 $2 40 1) 470 350 CUP AND WAGON STRAP. &i S3 20 $2 30 7-16.' 410 255 5-16 709 340 10-INCH MILL. oval S3 50 S3 47 %x3-10 and heavier 3 20 2 18