, 1869-01-06

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Tour aud btsAd .-...................sl.ts so.A
l ~ " Al! A1nGa 1.5 81
,nEar and q y
Ica:. ca:....................-......'. g -
IOuees. 10 l5
soap, starch. &c......"..-............. 2 II
III, ,A[a
Fee. ...-..--.........s. ....-- u
M so.asoes Toe saa e,asi s.
Fruits. tcsh md dried; -;.,..--........ p W
C0al. otsd. &C. 50 Sz
,thei articles. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. g 81
:iossins, housekeeping 'Eoods. d.. ID s.
Te,A ;s .............,'..ssH *5S
tetAl5 Hhsets. sS4 eW |
Ahhoash b the Foregoing data and conclusions;
founded a. they arc upon the average -actual az
labtreEs IN the at6ersnl SECTIONS or ths country,
sufficiently illustrate the Increased cost Of living
and the decreased purchasing power Of Nancy
OF the Wal Of lSGl. the adoption Of .her stand
asd Tor compxrtson, y1z: the price Of barrel OF
barrel o ous a,o Affords soMs
the war ID known 10. -hayc measured pretty &C.
curate!y,. throughout the cuunts5, the average |
tht case OF OF the largest corpotsl,oos IN the
AIndlc States, the pr1ncipI was specifically es- |
bat tas weEy S IN
equsl 70 the varying COST Of one oa:re Of aoar psr
rel Of wbeaseu nour throughout the mAnnfaetut-
icg states hAs hecu from 1860 10 July 1st. 1858,
eacess Of ~ pc, cent ~hfle the inctease In The
wHgta Of labnrt.s nId operatives generally, nklll-
cd and unsk,lled. during the sam= peslo1. has av
er8c. about IS per ccp- Measureo. therefore,
BY The loar standard, the "orkm. IN Is not as we'll
cent or to state The case diasreutty, the wages
whicn IN 1880 purchased ore atd q hsK barrels Of
-four EoW pay tor abnut one and QnAt.e1 barrels.
From iatRc Lumber Of re1nrEa made 20 the
Comm te-1oncr. 80 ee1cct the following Is further
iilustlAsfng, by specific example,, the above CON
Ven, careful and exact tables prepared at one
the .a,es q ths nour used BY the wossmeu. and
ta!n n y 9osS gs
metl toe weekly earnings OF tho operatives were
INCREASED during the same time As folows:
m e paas,s 5,o e H.
general @ ssetsge adya1cc In wages fssn 1859 u
ls67-tG5, 50 per cent,
n. T.. the weekly cutmnps of portion Of tho
HorInen IN 1851 Anu 1861, computed In dour,
we're as lolipvs:
Rivctess and boiler makers. .....1i btl IH hrl
Ree1 macn1t'asis .-.............9 nri. III brl
pe'ciGa.y mAcninisss' IN b., ~ st'
IN IN Establishment tos tic N .aufacturo Il ss. e.
IIcni.ur tsnpem uts. loc.red AZ neooklyn. N:
| ", the weekly earnings Of the largest ASS Of
I operatives IN 1850 and 1867, also computed 10
\ -four, we're as follows: wood worsrr. In 1850,
"a Al ioeema,,1e @ ] cstsSabnsn; IL @ ' ID Fat.fson, @ NJ
J.. Tho wt tcxiy wages of ordinary machinsts In
1861 seso $7.5o and were asoat IS ceats n
he same establishment the siue operatives re.
eeiseo IN 1ss:-s sis 20 per week u. the ZANE "a.
bur; hut this SUN then lacked $3.50 OF the pr,ce
locality.
Wa0t tf-F,5 .tiaas tend 'ra-1eualc adults work.
ru; aay ,lcs,a:c: 50 per cent. &ule sp,na+ts@ =
iss 10 70 81 pa1 as5 III ss e
Board luid BY The Same 01pera,ipes-Nalcs., 1850,
81 Is per 1eek; 1888, f375 incruaze. G6 pet cent
Fena!es, lSa. 81. PIT week; 1858, .; increase,
these illus,rattons, from the data In the pos
session oi the Commissioner, might hc greatly ex.
b-cn adaueca to prove that whether We ndop,
ne, hhur as the sranda a1tt for the conpxsIsou
ofwages and c3nmndItes, in 1860 and 1861, til fe.
sult Ii no1 disssnllatl viz. the patchaslnv pow
. o. the f7cdc -msble papet money re~ IN ~. I.
net nearly qusl 70 shat IL was In tho tmaaediass
anec.war years Of 1sG0-61; AID THAI The work,ng
n4en ann won,en of the COUNTY, d. not uow r.
csise as much In rtiurn for the.r Labor as oeiost
:: The dissuss.on oi this s1ejsct, which b., been
lnst,tutod- anu carried on fur lhe comm,eeionel
J With s:eas ekast .Ld udustFy ~ Edward Young,
tLsco With more extended .aDiss Ia the app, nai,
. | Iuthls report. marked u, 10 which reference L
) hare made. Ard IN rtepect TO tte statistics a
: tLus submitted, both IN tne text and IN the ap
re1lix, the Com mm,rs,oner would add, that II ID,
prcce Of commodities In q derent sections Of tht
: touIuy a there given are found las they prou
: ably maS beJ to dlutr somewhat from the com
= mcIclal price curretts Of the per1od-it ould N
d borur in mlEu that the former represent til
: By .a1ce numner ot observers have touad TO pte
l- vail In The nanuftc u1tnH towns OF the var ou
!; sections o. the .ountry, while ne latter, on iu
/, prices Ut certain market centres. In tacs. th
largo osuezsucs oeIwrcu .hepr ces paid By OPP +
. ttver and noorers for provisions anu . her coz
j. noD,ues bought in small qa,u,.lcs At retail "a
II rut pr:ces OF The 4atnc nrticce u b0r.lnAbln
g large Quantities os ~ Wholesale hs- constituted
IS .isas1nns. nnd forcthlJ euggests the lmpoHauc
&c OF ,n.ncurstlng mcasusrs Hhrseby 81 lxrsc pa
). he he % prea: Of T ano4e '' vse.e slsea SHtinees
" tnat OF merely exchanging. The remedy Il
/. iouLd in the principle Or co.opersu n, 10: - q
d Piled 10 m:nusAeturtnE or prpd~cius, bn'
o. a&cne:es WITH tetsnlis6ed stores. whose s,uap
D. and tetc object rhcuid be The Iureh1sfns a.
supp Ut: e of cG1amo1tllts Without the 1ntefvr
n t,un OF thr m:ud!emsu. aid At tic niLtmu1a
3r management and working Of sonr Tue lea IL
" sud mos successful cooperative stosea tu Gre
q Bt,,a durrg tee eummet Of 1867, asuud.et
T. tasiraed the ccmm'ssiuner OF snels- u,l.sJ Al
r. berent to The eulpio,es II manufacturing es.a
hshmetts; and, apart from any testimony Will
q es my ssduss ~ esaasLes n GetsIsI IN Poss.
u. o ration. at lesat 10 the extcrt refoHcd TO- II
?" txpcrtm. n1- Tne su |cct Is one hlch, oy reas
r. employers Of lahar snd to ihe representatives.
by thoec VITO ars employed, fnAemueu As It DIR.
n9 plan which ptacttcsll, an tn1ts " src1uas,uk
I'd amount pa1d TO l1nor wt.buu. inrecartus the Ct
m ofp.oduct: and Tor removing, In 10 ernsldcgr
xe the tneen1lves welch Eow exist for strikes, 4
'so viz hnos. which tao operative hss 10 sell. :
Ee which, moreover. unless ID and naed a. the
1f- | ARa1n made avsnanle.
III -. CENTRAL 1srxRKSces.
nd Finally, from tnf n. .ulIs OF ,nvaattR1s'o1 VIII
xI hare thus been presented, We may ozaw the; l
o,a ,s sereea;c wesjth ofthe county Is .ncsc
nc tnE baoi5. as rapidly - 4. any :mer pert
40 yet ooss rot follow that there Il tho ssus
M M ciIy be sno ha. II n1se fam.l 10 snppos..
net Ior as prosperous - ne was in 1860. H!s We
ase h-ye rot increased In propoEnon 70 the tncze
- inequality IN the disitlouuon Ut our annual s
z duct, winch ve nust. In 20 email degree, refs
.Z ami n lhe wosktns eia.ses Ia isenseyes. % Fac
s Por. e'ont. il IN ihe feeeipt Of a'r.is Of VA
5g Erez er msn ever neiosc, Esp. etslIy IN ,he nj
iaesutirG towns, where the ps1cs Of bos1u Is,
,5;s ess.an ef.snL EEsistsc .s,ae'.1l7 y sne
IL Nh,ls hoee Who sre Obliged to support rasr
tE fzn,'es in hired noemen:r loeo. Rcn-r,
IS Il o,scoursrtd asaa he forced rcd snpIoy ntn
2 order that tho hnaiiy uay hve.
S*'' unca'u.sl dtstvhns1on Of tho rc.uus of ID,
bari. Tic s,n. ct o. poltr.eai economy ~oo,d pre-
forced use OF Guc.ua;inR measure 81 v.jue
Tar 1neoavcEtibc pAIes snnneE. It xoald. .hs psss
"a. 60 prio't khas me use ofsuca money iuIoy
I'D s1e ao tae osnSs of
neEr III. Ant.sonlsua j. p1otne*d where none o.
TeeS 70 e1lst thG capita nj 1s forced 70 ehAfEe II
G{t4DnAl DI0dt thc fDcFABatn fiAE 3DValV4