Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-24
g." STATEMENT No 2.

90 Calculation on 4,9ZU copies, SUBSTITUTING
Mr. To,csr's prices for Congress prices,
and ak.owing the publisher for his capital
,nresfe9.
jackson Hall, including the printing office
and printing materials, cost $4,000, and it
REQUIRES an average capital of $4,000 year
to carry on the printing Office. But printing
Office and Ina terials which would cost $4,000,
and an average capital of S67,00 q year,
would be sufficient to execute all the printing
which has been executed in the office hitherto.
The printing of the debates OF the Senate
would require half this capital
'lst. Interest at 6 per cent and wear and tear at
6per cent. on $40, 900 for two years $4,000 90
ID. Interest on S33, 500 for two
years, at 6 percent. per annum.. 1920 90
" Sd. Half the loss on publishing
the debates ard proceedings of the
two Houses for two years IN Daily
Globe. Observation-Disclosures. l4,435 81
{: 4th. Half tho cost of lights for
two years which is not included
in the above ................ 712 so
- 9Th. Half the taxes and insurance
for two years.. 535 81
L" eth. Half the cost of making up
5,454 pages of the Congressional
Globe and Appendix from 7,499
columns of the Daily Globe, at
the rate of 1882 for 500 pages. 76o 81
= 18th. Paper for 4, 920 copies of !, i54
pages each, 3,493 reams and 465
sheets, at "a so per ream........ 1911 05
6 Sth. Two per cent. loss on paper,
for short quires. and waste and
spoiled sheets. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S35 ~
:. 9th. Cost of press work, according
to VIM. Towers estimate, L., All
tokens, at 80 cts. per token. 4,025 10
% 10th. Cost of folding 6,70St to-
kens, according to Vim. Towers
estimate, at IL cents per token. sos o.
50 Total cost Of printing ,920 copies $47,l9e 95
q Deduct the price of 1920 copies,
at 50 each. Observation-Disclosures. 44,25O 90
= Loss IT, tie publisher. s2,e46 %
STATEMENT No. 3.
IAN estimate of what would be the price for
printing SIP copies of the Congressional
Globe and Appendix for the Senate. and
SIP copies for the House of Representatives,
making together l. ,424 copies for this Con-
gress, (supposing the proceedings make as
many pages as they made during the last
Congress, 5,454 pages, leaving out of the
prise by the publisher. (Sl07 900 y allowing
| him Congress price for tile presswork, and
also what he loses by publishing the pro-
'ceedings in the Daily Globe, proved by the
| oaths of his foreman and his principal clerk :
'lst For loss on publishing the proceedings
in the Daily Globe (as proved by the fore
man and principal clerk surprising they
make as many columns as they did last Con-
gress, G,49G.. ..............$ 2S,s7I Is
"2d. Lights and fuel for two years,
not included above. 1926 90
sd. Taxes and insurance for two
years. ...................:.. 1850 81
(" 4th. For cost of making up 5,454
pages of the Congressional Globe
and Appendix from the columns
Of the Daily Globe, at the rate of
1872 for 1913 pages. 1888 81
% 5th. For paper for IL ,424 copies,
| 5,454 pages per copy, SIP reams
and 800 sheets, at 81 so per rean 3s.94I So
10th. Two per cent on cost of paper
to supply short quires and waste
and spoiled sheets. 77S s:
" 9TH, Pres.work 81 1881 tokens, at
| IS cents per token for presswork
and folding, the price paid by
Congress to its printers. ........ 3O.530 IS
" Deduct ii ,i2i copies, at 80 each. lo2,SI6 OF