The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-11

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Statistics OF tho Census. a&
coMPLETioN OF THE TABLES OF OCCUPATION
the NuaBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN EVERY
TRADE AND line or BUSINESS. a.a
WASHINGTON, July THE "Tabies Of Oc-
cupation," which have just been completed
ut the Census Office, show that the number
of persons pursuing gaintul occupations on
the first Of June, 1870, was 1866, 1928. OF
these, 5iS ass We're miles, and gl,1i3 ie-
males, from ten to fifteen years OF age :;
9.iSG.3o7 were males. and 1,594,95 females,
from sixteen to fitly-ninc years; 5,G41
males and 3o,3S5 females sixty years and up
wards. OF tho total years. $500 1888 were
born in the United States !; $685. 02 in Ger
many; 9l9.164 in Ireland; 30l,719 in Eng
land and Wales; II ,933 in Scotland 109,6S
in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark 5S, 1877 IN
France; iS9.305 in British America, and
4G. 800 in China and Japan.
Of the total number, 5.:l22 All were en-
gagged in agriculture; 2,701, 42l in manu-
features, mechanical, and mining pursuits ;
1871 3S in trade and transportation, and
2,6S4.79 were rendering personal and pro-
ieSSionai services. - -
Of the Germans returned, 224,531 were
engaged in agriculture 1; 30S,231 in MANU.
features, &c. 112.297 rendering personal or
professional scrviccS-96,4 49, of the latter be-
Ing classed rs laborers and A., SG6 as domestic
servants. IT. ..s.....s.--
Of the Irish returned, 13s,425 were en-
gagged In agriculture {; CPS in manufac-
-, Ia 80,
ton 425,6l1 rendering personal and profess
sional scrviccs-of whom 229, l99 were class
cd .as laborerS and 1856 rs domestic ser
wants.
OF the English and Welsh returned, IT,
manufactures, &C.. 32,0S6 in trade and trans
portation, I9,SS9i in professional and personal
services. .= s..
OF the Scotch returned, 1880 were en-
gagged in agriculture, $1,000 in manufactures,
&c. $40 III tradr, DC. l., 6S3 in personal
and professional services.
OF the SwedeS, Danes, and Norwegians
returned. %, $50 were engaged inagricultlue,
u .2S3 in manufactures, 1854 in trade, &c,
29,354 rendering personal and professional
services.
or the natives of British America returned,
4S,2SS were engaged in agriculture, 76, 4D7 in
manufactures, L., $50 in trade and Transports
lion, 1908 in personal and professional ser
vices.
OF the Chinese and japanese returned,
| 2tSG2 were engaged in agriculture, 2, 702 in
| manufactures &c. ; 2.250 in trade and trans
porlation, 1876 IN personal and professional
services, j.i.l of the latter being clasScd as
| domestic servants, and 3,G3i rs iaundCrcrS
and laundrcSscS.
The largest number Of persons returned
us Of any single specified occupation was
| under the head of planters and farmers,
2,9S2, 5T3 being reported. The Number OF
| larm laborcrS returned was 2,SS00l5. In
| addition to these GLASSES there were returned
| under the general head of agriculture 1871
apaliStS. %.5nS dairyGen and women. 1859
| farm and plantation overseerS, 10 florists.
| 81. I93 gardeners and nrrscrymcn, 3,2}S stock
| drovcrS, G.O6l stock herdrrs; G,U14 stock
raisers, 80 turprntine farmers, 2,10S turpen-
| tine lahornrs. and 1927 vinc--rowers.
Under the head of manufacturing and me-
| clrlnc;li occupations there Were returned
III .;).iG carpenters .ioincrS, l52 101 miners
| lH,1Tl blacks,niths, III ,i27 boot and shoe
makers. lGl $40 tailors. tailoresscs and seam.
STRESSES 92.0S4 mlliuraS, dress and lnantul-
makers; S3,l.3 painters and rarnShers,
il,1S9 coopcrS. At Sol butchers, 42, $50 cahi-
net-nakcrS. i2,tGl carriage and wagon
| makers and trimmcrS, 32,Sl7 harness aud
S;tddlc-nakcrs, - ,S3l m,chinsts, 50, 10 brick
and stone maSonS, II $50 millcrs, 23,;H7 plas.
tercrS, 81, $50 printers, Il ,29S saw mill hands
;0,52i timers, 20,9i2 whcclwrightS, 26,G70
brick and ti'c-rnakcrs, 2S,2SG cgar-makcrs
* $50 bakers, 2S,702 tanners, curriers', and
I finis!lers of leather, 27,10G fish and oyster.
men, 5,S3l marble and stonc.cuttcrs.
The number of persons returned as manu-
facturers was 1850.
\ Operatives in cotton mills, III ,60G; il
woollcn mills, IS $50 i'll mills and Elctorie
not specified, II ,G19; in iron works of al
kinds, ,000; in tobacco factories, II $3.50
in paper mills, l., 1863.
Under the head of trade there were re
turned 326,2GS traders and dealers of al
kinds, in addition to 16,9I5 peddlers and Il,
362 h,lcksters; 222, 504 clerks in stores, il
addition to l., 203 statesmen and women, 81,
LII book-kecperS and accountants. and Z &c:
commercial travellers. and exclusive also C
1862 bar-kccpcrs and tenders portcrs ant
E,borGrs in stores and warehouses, 3l.5l3.
i Under the head. Of transportation Their,
We're returned 1,902 officials of railroad
companies, 1914 railroad clerks, and l54 ,O2i
railroad employees; IS officials of express
companies, 1GT express clerks. and S,554 eX
press employees; So officials Of strect-cal
companies, and 5,103 employees. There wer,
also returned 1868 sailors, 1888 canal men
and 1915 steamboat men and women.
The number of draymen, hackmen, ant
transfers returned was l20,7j6
| Under the class "Personal and Profes
sional Services" the principal returns were
Laborers, 1901 ,G66; domestic servants
81 ,0i3; teachers OF all kinds, 13G,570; ply
siciuns and surgeons, 81. 1888; laundercrs and
laundresses, 80, 906; clergymen, 1854; law.
yers, 40,7SG: Journalists, $3.50; dentists.
! 1874; observation-disclosures, 1924; hotel
keepers, 1884; BARRIERS and hair-dressers
23, 935; employees of hotels and restaurants
23,3S2; clerks, do. 5,24S; hostlers, 1851
Iliyery-stable keepers. $500; nurses, 1857
boarding aud .ledging-house keepers, 12,7S5
musicians, 6,519; officers Of the army anc
navy of the United States, ,2SG ; civil officers
! of government, national, State, or municipal
and reporting no other occupation, al ,743
clerks, do, S,G72; employees, do, IA, 407.
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| During the war large number of our ole
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