Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-27

In connexon with this statement and affecting the
natural increase of the free coored population of the
United States may be proper remark that during the
year which the applies the Colonization Society
562 colored emgrants Liberia In calculations
respecting the increase of the free coored population
have considered that class Of persons independent of these
two causes which respectively swell and diminish their
number.
The statistics of mortality for the year repre-
sent the number of deaths occurring within the year
320 1884, the ratio being to 726 of the living popula
on 10 to each 726 Of the population The rate of
mortality in this statement seems so much less than that
of any portion Of Europe that must ut present be
ceived with some degree of allowance.
Should critical examination which time will
exercise tho nf the plumber of
deaths too small such result will not affect their value
for the purposes of comparison Of portion Of the cou
try with another cause with effect The tables will pos
sess an interest second others in the work. and
the many valuable truths which they will suggest will be
found of great practical advantage Medical men will
accord the Census Board small need of credit for
the wisdom manifested in arrangement which will
throw more light the history of disease in the United
States, and present in connexon interesting facts
connected Herewith than the united efforts of a scen
tifc have heretofore accomplished,
A.gricu1ture
The great amount of labor requisite the extraction
of the returns of agriculture will admit at this time Of
presenting but limited accounts though perhaps to some
extent of the most important separate interests
The returns Of the wheat crop for many Of the Western
States will not at all indicate the average crop of those
States This is especially the with Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, from which, especially the former the assist
marshals return short CROP to the extent of fifty
per cent. throughout the whole State.
The shorness of the wheat crop in Ohio in S49 ver
fed by returns made during the subsequent by
authority of the Legislature.
Manufactures.
The period which has elapsed since the receipt of the
has been short enable the Office to make
but general report of the facts relating few of the
most important manufactures.
If in some instances the amount OF capital invested
in any branch of manufacture should seem too small it
borne in mind that when the product is of
raj kinds the capital invested not being divsibe
nected with the product of greatest consequence This
to extent reduces the capital invested in the
acture Of bar iron in such establishments where
other article of wrought iron predomnatessheet iron
for example
The aggregate however of the capital invested in the
various branches of wrought iron WILL it is confidently
believed, be found correct
The entire capital invested in the various manufactures
in the United States the st June 1885, to include
establishments producing less than the annual value
Of $780, amounted in round numbers, to $3.50 600 900
Value of raw material SOC, 600, 900
Amount paid for labor .A. 100000 600
Value of manufactured articles ,020, 300, 600
Number of persons employed 1,O50,O0O
The capital invested in the manufacture of cotton goods
amounted to $74, Sol ,031
Value of material 81, 1885, ,056
Amount paid for labor 1926, ,304
Value of manufactured articles 6l,869 184
Number of hands employed 92, 1856
The capital invested in the manufacture Of woollen
goods amounted to - $28, ,1IS $50
Value of raw material 25, 1856 988
Amount paid for labor $500 $50
Value of product 43, 207, ,555
Number of hands employed 80 252
The capital invested in the manufacture of pig iron
amounted to $17,346, 425
Value Of raw material . 1905, $50
Amount paid for labor 5,066, ,62S
Value Of product 1274S,7T
Number of hands employed . 2044S
In making these estimates, the Assistant Msrshals did
include any return Of works which bad produced
metal within the year. those which had commenced
operations The same is applicable to all manufactures
The capital invested in the manufacture of castings
amounted to $17,416361
Value of raw material 10 346 355
Amount paid for labor 7,07S q20
Value of product 25, 10S l55
Number of hands employed 23,5S9
The capital invested in the manufacture of wrought
iron amounted to $13 995, ,220
Value Of material q518.109 |
Amount paid for labor 4196,628 |
Value Of product f63S7,0T4 |
Number of hands employed 1867 |
More minute particulars respecting these interests will
be found Incorporated in tables A, b, CD,
The statistics of the NEWSPAPER PREss form an inter
estng feature in the returns of the Seventh Census
1t appears that the whole number of newspapers and
periodicals in the United States the ls day of june
$780, amounted to s00 OF these a4 vtre fally re-
turned 234 had all the facts excepting circulation given
and estmard for Cnlirornis Tprrit,rtey