New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-31

| from IS TO % per week.
sHlRs MAKERs-women who make shirts by hand
ore paid for fine shirts from IS cents apiece to g.
Those who make at the lower prices appear to have no
other mission earth bat TO up bleached muslin
into shirts. The only time which they economic is
their sleeping time and the. food 10 economical for
| them by orcuu stances over which it would appear
they have but Ii tie control. In instances we
have been informed that where there two or three
women or girls engaged in this enterprise OF
making shirts 10 enable gentlemen 10 appear reipecta
be in society," they absolutely divide the night season
| into watches 70 that the claims Of sleep may not
snatch from the erasp of the shirt manufacturers an
oia of their rights In this way, by working about 70
bours day, the amazing sum of e so and sometimes
| 50, is earned per week.
DRIss MAKERS when busy are usually well paid.
There are no regular hours of work except for apPren
ces no are expected to give about eight hours day
tewiDg for two three years for the privilege OF ac-
| curing knowledge of the art.
PRINTERS on the morning papers get paid at the
rate of IS cents per 1000 ems and on evening papers,
80 cents per 900 ems. Good compositors do not
sge more than slS week, working ten hours day.
Newspaper printers generally, however do not aver
age more than sl4 week. The hours of labor might
and dsy are 70 exhausng, that few compostors work
over FIVE days week, their places being filled by sub
situes of whom there always enough in waiting
for employment. job Printers who work during the
day. ten hours paid from 81 to s2 aweek Press
men the same. Book compositors average - week,
for 10 hours daily labor.
PAIETERs when regularly employed, working ten
hours day, are paid from - to sl2 per week. Good
graineIs earn than ordinary painters, but aver
age the same. They unemployed at least three
months Of the year.
SIwISe-MAcBISE OPERATORS are paid In proper
ton ability Wages range from "a TO So per week.
Excellent workers can command high Sc so and
g. per week on some kinds of work, and particular
mach ines. The time is ten hours per day.
CooPERs.-The men who are employed in our city
coopersges work chiefly by the piece, doing all they
in the space Of ten working hours. The average
amount of wages earned is from s. to 49, The wages
realized depends very much upon the grade of work or
description of Job on which the mechanic is employed
STAGE-DRyERs constitute a class of hardworksd
men for what is an apparently small remuneration.
They begin running their stages at o'clock a. m and
continue till 70 o'clock p m, taking very brief recess
for their meals. Their wages average 81 so. 1t is
generally supposed that the drivers know how to pro-
vide for little incidental expenses outside Of their regu
lar wages. To guard against this proprietos Of stage
they cheat by noting the number Of passengers in each
stage as it passes. The railroad companies do the
same and some of the Brooklyn companies employ
purpose. A better way would be to pay enough to
compensate honest men.
RAILROAD CospuoroRs and DRIVERS are employed
about 70 hours in the day. for which they receive re-
spectively-Drivera, IS rs, and Conductors $lO ~
week. They have 10 privileges such as holiday or
bali holiday, unless they make special application, or
repo1tthemselves sick. In Brooklyn they work about
Is bours day for 81 25 TO 81 so day.
PuBIic ScHooL TEAcHERs.-The salary Of the
Principal of the Free Academy is 5000 year. Toe
salaries Of Public School Principals are from $500 to
81 800 year. Teachers of lower grades receive from
$500 upward The time given for these amounts is
about hours per day, days per week. and "A weeks
per year.
PoRrIRs rs STORES usually remain in the stores
till thew are shut up; but their hours of labor do not
average over ten. The rates of wages are various,
ana run fvn, ~ 10 $l2 We believe the average rate
70 be a..
GRocrRs' CLERKS have hard work and long hours.
They open store between and o'clock a. m, with
but very short intervals for meals, continue on ddty
til II o'clock D. m. They usually board in the family
Of the employer in the immediate yiciliy OK tue store
and re ceive from $l2 TO sl6 per month.
DRUG CLERKS are employed from o'clock a. m. "
10 o'clock D. M, with intermissons for meals, aud oe-
casenal bafdays OF duty. The rate Of wages seldom
exceeds 50 q week, including board.
BANK and Insurance CLERKS are paid at almost
every rate between nothing and $lO,OOO per annum
There is multitude of young men in this city VINO get
no salary for their services whatever. They sup
ported by suent parents in the country, who are anx
ious that their Sons may acquire thorough knowledge
Of business. There are others employed at no ninal
salaries such as 500 up to $780, The time occupied
in banks about seven hours day. Insurance othces
are kept open about the same time.
BAHBERs are usually employed about II hours day.
In eaoops they average $40 week. For
mery they were paid almost uniformly at the rate OF
$l2 a week, but in mary of the establishments new
svstem hss been introduced, and the men are PAID
commission on the work actually performed. In ssc
ond and tbird-rate saloons regular amount PAID
weekly usually from 81 to &c. This is one OF the pro-
LESSONS in the exercise of which at least portion OF
the Seventh day is absorbed. BARRIERS shops are gem
orally kept open on Saturdays till midnight and onsun
days til noon.
sA1oos WAI1ERs.-Ths class of LABOR is performed
by young men ard girls. Although the girls are pre-
| ferred in some places and do make most excellent
mattresses their remuneration is not as high a. tnh
paid to the men. In places, the men get as high
as sli month; in most cases, however, they do not
| receive more than $l2 month The girls get paid
from IS to $40 month, varying according to expe-
| rience. The hours employed do not exceed in most
cases ten per day. These rates are exclusive OF board
and lodging. Where lodgings are not provided an
| allowance il made for that purpose.
ExeRAvrRs are paid according to the measure OF
the labor they perform. They are generally in COM
Portable circumstances They charge s2 per 600 let