New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-11
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS
STATISTICS OF MANUFACTURING INDUS
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrDUSEl.

'bf TELEGRAPH TO THE TRfDUNBL
WASHINGTON Dec. lO.-Ihe census bulletin issued
To-Day giving the statistics of manufactures by in
dustres is of sdecial interest pending tariff discus
SON. According to the returns of the ninth census
the number of manufacturing establishments in the
United States was 252, 14s III 1880 1t was 253, s40
an Increase Of 1902, but the bulle-
TN omIts statistics of fishery pro-
DUCTS gasi manufactures and mining quartz
mills which to the total number of 772 establish
meh's were included in the corresponding tables of
tine ninth census The bulletin does not en-
orace statistics of railroad and street
cars built and repaired in the shops of steam rail
ROAD companies, nor of shIpbuildlng and
repairing in the navy yards. In 1870
the amount of capital invested in manu-
1acturlng establishments was S211S, 20S, 100,
orreduced to gold.bass the average premium be-
ing 253 per cent? about 81 G04 SOS O16; i'll $50 it
79O, 223 506, an increase of 81 O95, 6J5 AGO.
whlIe II is probable that the statistics this sub
Ject for 1850 are not so far from beng accurate
as were those of 1870. it will not be amiss to
recall the remarks of Superintendent
Walker in regard to the latter when he de-
eiared; The census returns of capital invested in
manufactures are entirely Enthusiastically
and delusive. The inquiry is one
OF which it is not too much to say that it ought
never to be embraced in the schedules of
the census" After giving his reasons for
this opinion, General Walker remarked that he
regarded it doubtful whether the amount re-
ported lS2. 1S.20S, 769. represented "One-fOurth
o. Tue capita! actually contributing to the annual
In 1870 the total number of hands en-
Pioyed was reported to be. males above slxteen)
i,oIoo,3VS, females labovc fifteen 323,77O, youths
l;lt,62S total 2,05419d in 1880, males above
ssi53iteen5 @,Q25,279, females above tfteenl
% .oo3 children and youths 1sl,9l8, total
y, ,95O-being an increase of 6s9,754. In
$50 wages paid amounted to STD,
500 4Gt4 75 in i5sO " wages a. SO-s Smoaate1
to SVl1.9l0 ,G74-an increase of 1897, 1852 1919.
IN IN oilS10. the value of materials was
in 1850 it was 81, 1894, 800 O99-an Increase
of 81, 4O3 COS, 235 In 1870 the value o. products
was SAB, 325,442 or gold value, $3.50 $780,
S1,0S3 s07, 1852
IN 1873 the number Of manufacturers Of agr-
of capital Invested $27. 367 $50. The amount of
wages paid 50 72l POI; the value of materials
Sl!,d77l40, and the value of products
S4l. G53500 lin 1850 the number of establishments
was 1913, the amount OF capital invested
So, l09G6S the amount OF wages paid
$l3'3596lO; the val ue Of materials, @3l ,53l, NO.
aud the valre Of products. SOS 6iO.iS6
In 1870 the amount Of capital invested in the
manufacture OF cotton goods was SlOG.j9l OBS
the amount of wages paid P29. Sit GSJ and the value
OF products $50, 765, os3 In 1850 the amounts re-
speciyey were S2l9.5O4,7 94. 945.6I4419,
and S2lO,9503S3. In 1870 the amount Of capital
invested in the manufacture OF woOllen goods was
7.J3s, 7l6; the amount of wages paid. S2l,3lS,-
els; and the yaue of product, Sl21,O3S, lG7
in 1850 these sums amounted respectively TO
S96,695.jS4, S25,S36,392 and Sl60, 6O6,72l. In
1870 the amount OF capital invested Ia the manu-
facture of carpets (other tnan rugs was
SlOOO32 600; the amount of wages paid, $50 1879,
ana the value OF products Sl7,4O9239; In 1850
these items respectively amounted to S2l ,tGS,0oI,
80, $50 2lS and $31. 1872 S02. The values for 1870
have been reduced in each case 10 gold basis.