Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-02-05
Important National Statistics.
AGRICULTURE, POPULATION AND MANU-.
FAcTUREs.

abounds with facts and figuIes on important
subjects, derived from the most authentic
sourcs. We proceed to notice some of the
most interesting;
The POPULATION OF THE UNIoN.-As-
srlning the population of California to be
10000, (Which we do partly by estimate, J
and emitting that of Utah, estimated at 12,-
600, the total number of inhabitants in the
United States was, on the 1st of June, 1850,
"a, ,246,30l. The absolute increase from
the lst of June, 1910, has been 6,176,S49,
and the actual increase per cent is 36 49,
But it has been shown that the probable
amount of population acquired by additions
of territory should be deducted in making
comparison between the results of the pres
ent and last census. These reductions di-
minish the total population of the country,
as basis of comparison, to %, ,074 ,3O1, and
the increase to 6,OO4,S4S. The relative
increrse, after this allowance, is found to be
35 II per cent. The aggregate number Of
whites in 1850 was 1858, 1866, exhibiting
gain upon the number of the same class in
1910, of 5,423,37l and relative increase
Of 1920 per cent. But excluding the 153,-
600 free population supposed to have been
acquired by the addition of territory since
1910, the gain is 5,27O,371, and the increase
per cent. is 37,14.
The SLAvEs.-The number of slaves, by
the present census, is 3,199, ,29S, which
shows an increase of7ll ,OS5, equalto 2S SO
per cent. five deduct $4,000 for the prob
able slave population of Texas in lS4O, the
result of the comparison will be slightly
different. The absolute increase will be
692, 2,075, and the rate per cent. 81 SO.
The FREE CoLoRED.-The number of
free colored in 1850, was 42S, 637; in 1910,
386,245. The increase in this class is
1892, or 1895 per cent.
THE IScREAsE.-From 1880 to 1910, the
increase of the whole population was at the
rate of 80 81 per cent. At the same rate Of
advancement, the absolute gain for the ten
years last past, would have been 5,579, 1888
or 426, 81 5 less than it has been, without in
cluding the increase consequent upon ad-
ditions oPterritory.
AREA OF THE STArEs.-Taking the 81
States together, their area is 1,4S5,S7O
square miles, and the average number of
their inhabitants is l,54S to the square mile.
The total area of the United States is
3,220,000 square miles, and the average
density ofpopulation Is 1918 to the square
mile.
THE MORTALITY OF THE UNIoN.-The
statistics of mortality for the cencus year,
represent the number of deaths occurring
within the year as 320,l the ratio being
as one to 1876 of the living populatian, or as
ten to each 726 of the population. The rate
of mortality in this statement, taken as a
whole, seems SO much less than that of any
portion of Europe, that it must, at present,
be received with some degree of allowance.
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tai invested in the various manufactures Of
the United States, on the lst of June, 1856
not to include any establishments produc-
ing less than the annual value of $500
amounted in round numbers to $3.50 OOO,.
900; value of the raw material, 1850 ,OOO,.
900; amount paid for labor, $240,0OO,0OO
value of manufactured article, 81 ,020,300,.
900; number of persons employed l,050,,
600.
THE AGRIcULTURE.-Value Of farming
implements, 1851 ,72O,273; live stock, 552,.
705, ,23S; bushels wheat l04 799, ,230; Indiar
corn, 59l 1856, ,053; pounds of tobacco, $780,.
532, ,494; ginned cotton, bales, 2,494, PA
pounds of wool, %, ,425, 1877; gallons of wine
l4l ,295; pounds of butter, 3l4,2O2 1856
pounds of cheese, lO3, ,lS4 ,585; tons of hay
1906, 1884; tons of hemp, 62,lS2; bushel,
of flaxseed, 567, ,749; pounds of maple sugar
32, 1853, ,263; hhds. of cane sugar, 3lS,644
homemade manufactures, $25, 5,525,545.
CoTToN GooDs OF THE UNIoN.-Capita
invested, $74,50l ,03l; value of raw ma
terials, 1874, ,S35, ,O56; male hands employed
33, $50; female do, 69,l39; value of entir,
products, $6l ,S69,lS4.
WooLEN GooDs or THE UNIoN.-Capita
invested $2S, S,659; pounds of wool used
7O,S62, 800; tons of coal, 46,87O; value o
raw meterial, $25, 1888; male hand
employed, 22,67S; female do, 1854; valu'
of entire products, $43 ,207 ,555.
The IRON TRADE OF THE UNIoN.-Cap
ital invested in pig iron, $l7 BAG, ,422; valu
of entire products, $l2, 2,74s,777; capital in
vested in casting, $Il7,4l6,36l; value of en-
tire products, $25, los, loo; capital investe
in wrought iron, $l4, ,495, ,22O; value of en-