The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-21
STATE STATISTICS,
Including Books and Stationery, Drugs,
Licensed Liquor Saloons,
Lumber Furniture. and other Branches of
Trade.


Trade.
The following additional statistics of the
State are given to the Sentinel readers in
advance through the courtesy of Professor
Collett chief of Bureau. They are sum-
maries of the business of dealers in the diff
ferent lines of trade represented below, for
the past year:
| BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
Eighty. two establishments giving full an
s sg show as follows; Average value of stock,
sales, sl316,95O; number of employees, 4l9; an.
! pual wages raid Sl47,S1; other annual ex-
empl1ye 10 eyeTV ssss - Of stocR V er ap
annual wages, SSj2 81. Representing the av
erage stock by 500, the purchases would be
s!S9, the sales sSS9s the wages paid $50, and the
One hundred and sixty-three establish
ments, including those before mentioned,
show as follows; Stock. s435, 53i: purchases,
81 ,S2i.677 and sales, 81 49,, l42 Representing
the stock by $780, the purchases would be
chases to stock decreasing lilo per cent, and
that of sales to stock decreasing SO per cent.
from those giving full answers.
The whole number reporting average value
OF stock, including all before mentioned, is
2l5, with an aggregate stock OF ss74,l34, being
Ss2, the Proportional number for the state,
| gives 1882 $50 as the stock OF the State. Ad-
justing the purchases, sales and other ex-
| Ing full answers, IL shows for the State as
| follows: Number of establishments, 332; aver
age stock, s7S2, $50; purchases. sl,7O2eS5; sales
sL.4Si,9H-number OF employes-male, 3i9;
female, 2S5; total. 635; wages paid, s224, O72;
other expenses, Sl3l7S7.
-Four hundred and twenty. three establish
ments giving Iul answers to all questions
si,75soiS; annual purchases, SSH ,s95; annual
sales, 1898. 453; number OF employees, Gil; an
nual wages paid, 1882 other annual ex-
| employe to every s2,S69.09 OF average stock,
| with average wages of S45O42. Representing
the average stock by 500. the annual pur-
! chsses Were s2OO5O, and the sales s27OU2. The
sl4.74.
| Six hundred and ninety-one establishments
answering to stock. purchases and sales, in
GLIDING those giving fun answers, show as fol-
lows: Stock, e2lS,S i7; purchases, S2SI,72O;
sales, S5,I2l 500 Representing the stock by
500, the purchases were s2L0.42, and the sales
S267.64 the ratio OF purchases to stock scarce
anS To1 ing a1 n1y S e
per cent.
the whole number answering 10 average
value of stock was SS4, including those before
| mentioned, with an aggregate stock OF $685.
ISL, making an average of s., 40 81 to each. To-
| tai number of establishments reported, 97S;
proportional number Tor the State, I.l93. This
/ number, multiplied by the average amount to
each, and the other elements of the business
| adjusted thereon as per those giving full an
swers, shows as follows: Number of establish
ments, I,ls3; average stock, IS, 25S. 76S; annual
purchases, s6,4SS, IOS; annual sales, ss7Sl IVA;
male employees, 1899; female employees. 80; to-
tai employees, l,U7S; annual wages paid, SiS5, 553
annual other expenses, SH6,657.
LICENSED LIQUOR SALOONS.
Eight hundred and forty-five establish
ments, giving full answers, show as follows:
81 74S Ig2: annual sales Is 2S9 29l TAI emp loyes
annual wages paid, si79, l0l; and the other ex-
penses of the business, s3s6,2l3 An employe
| TO every s667 81 of average stock, with average
wages at e6iI 81. Representing the stock by
slU0, the purchases were $3.50, and the sales
| $3.50. The wages paid for the year. S96; and the
| other expenses OF the business, s7l.50.
| One thousand and sixty six establishments,
including those giving full answers, show as
| follows: Average stock, 1891, U39; annual pur-
chases 81 029 ,S74, and annual sales So 66S, 265.
| Representing the stock by 500, the purchases
| would be $685. and the sales $500; the ratio of
! purchases to stock decreased per cent, and
/ that OF sales to stock decreased 81 per cent
from those giving full answers. One thousand
| two hundred and twenty seven establish
ments, including all those before given, show
an average stock of S7l3,7l9, or 1851 IS to each
establishments. Total number OF establish
ments reported, 1865; estimated number for
| the State, l,7S6, which, being multiplied by
the average stock to each, and the other ele-
as per those giving full answers, shows for the
whole State as follows: Average stock, l,039,-
462; annual purchases, 1888 1855. and annual
sales, So 75l ISL. Total number for employees
reported, 99S; total number of the State
moles, lbs; females 20: total. LBS; wages,
S72S,S7S; and other expenses, SAB ,2l5.
LIVE STOCK.
1t is believed that this line of dealers is very
much understated. On many returns it was
locality reported, but that no clue could be got
of their business, and the report would close
the ryinH 6 Si
questions show as follows; Average value of
stock, S25l, $50; annual purchases, 81, SIG 1856;
annual sales, 81 S)i.ls0; number of employees,
los; annual wages paid, $50, ABA; other expenses
of the business, go, l65; an employe to every
! 50 S7406: average wages TO each, S2o7.ll. Rep
resenting the stock by sl00 the purchases were
s6I2Sl; the sales, 1853; wages, sl2 O9 and other
expenses, S2i7O.
Two hundred aud ninety eight dealers, in
Guiding those giving full answers show as fol-
lows stock, s7S0,GS7; purchases, 81, 2S7 go, and
sales, 81, 59Il40. Representing the stock by 500
the purchases were S342.I6, and the sales soOl2S,
being a decrease of the ratio of purchases and
sales to stock of about 10 per cent. from those
| giving full answers.
The whole number giving amount of stock
| is 364, including all those before shown, with
an aggregate amount of $685., 4S7, being an ave-
rage of s2,049.70. The whole number of dealers
reported is l0J2: proportional number for the
whole State. l,222, which, multiplied by the
average stock to each, and the other elements
| of the business being adjusted on this as per
those giving full answers, shows as follows:
Whole number of dealers, l.222; average stock.
So 237 1885, purchases, $40 67 sales, s2S BIB;
tai, 427; annual wages paid, 1922 500; other ex
penses of the business, S99,769
MILLINERY DEALERS.
Two hundred and forty-seven establish
ments giving full answers show as follows:
Average value of stock, S278 sos; annual pur-
chases, s947 ,66O annual sales, 81 ,266 $40: num-
Der of employees, 537: annual wages paid, sll3,-
Si5; other annual expenses of the business,
s6S,t69 an employe TO every s5lS SO of stock,
with average yearly wages at S2ll.44. Repre-
senting stock by slOO, the purchases $3.50 IA,
the sales si'i.7l, the wages $40 49, and the other
expenses s2i6l.
Four hundred and thirty-eght establish
ments, giving stock, purchases and sales, in
Guiding those giving full answers. show as
follows: Stock, S3i,I 46; purchases, Sl,059,T7l;
sales, 81 4l2,45g. Representing the stock by
500, the purchases are 1916 80, and the sales
III %. The ratio of purchases to stock de-
creased :. "A per cent, and sales 76i per cent.
from those giving full answers.
The whole number of establishments an
swering TO stock, including all those before
noted, is 557, with an aggregate stock of $685.
ISL, being an average of $685. to each. The
whole number reported is 76i; proportional
number or the State, 932. This number, mul
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