The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-02-05
Name Statistics.
FINANCES AND INDUSTRIES OF THE STATE FOR
TIE PAST YEAR.

FINANCES AND INDUSTRIES OF THE STATE FOR
THE PAST YEAR.
According to the compilation of statistics of
finances and industries that have been collected
the past wear under the direction of the secre-
tary of state, the public Indebtedness is placed
as follows: States liabilities on all accounts,
S6 46S, ,21 .SS; resources on all accounts. s. 693,
5S3.67; net indebtedness, S3,1l5, 3o.2l; net re-
duclion during previous year. 5!0S 1874 81.
Counties liabilities on all accounts 1885,, ,5S9. SO
resources on all accounts, S2SS, ,092 80; net in
debteduesS. $92 1876 70; net reduction during
the previous year, $34,91S 81. Towns and Cit
les net indebtedness, S9.535. .206 II: net reduc-
ton during the previous year. S42S, ,36S %. To-
tai public Indebtedness, not including school
districts Indebtedness, $l3, ,403 041.17; net re-
duction during the previous year, S571 ,621 80.
There was net increase, according to the sta
tiStics of assessed value of estates. of ST. 126.-
2O1. and net increase of taxable polls Of 1875.
In another place, the secretary says the increase
of taxable valuation Of estates of 1884 over 1888
is 81 ,022 49,. The showing Of increase of tax
able polls and taxable valuation of estates, As
well as the reduction of public Indebtedness. is
highly gratifying, and gives evidence of sub
stantial prosperity. The increase OF taxable
poils is regarded an increase Of population of
6425
The tables showing appropriations, financial
standing and public property of cities and
towns have been complied from assessors re-
turns In referring to the tables the secretary
SAYS there is ii discrepancy apparent between
the reduction of Indebtedness gathered from
The returns of cities and towns in 1854. and the
amount that would be produced by deducing
the net Indebtedness of cities and towns as re-
turned from the net Indebtedness as returned
last year. He says this is not his fault He
gives the net indehtGune,0 Of AL cities and
towns in the State at 50 .135 ,206lT. The re-
duction of the indebtedness of certain cities
and towns, which are no named he says ap-
pear tC aggregate $521, ,105 20, while the in
crease of Indebtedness Of certain cities and
towns, also not named, he says appear 10 ag-
gregate $99 331.1 leaving the net reduction Of
municipal Indebtedness in The State for the
year ending March, 1884. S42S, ,36SOJ.
The total number Of farms III the State is
given at 81 40 but 43 towns make no re-
turns, and counting the number in those towns
the same a> the average in the towns returned,
the secretary brings the number up to 60, ,039,
an increase of 2i3O over the number given in
the United States census of 1856. The taxable
valuation of all farms and farm buildings he
gives he places at S52 ,69t SIS. which shows an
increase from last year of SSl ,GSl. Number Of
horses, S1,24I, Penobscot county having the
largest, kennebec, Aroo>took and York coming
next. Number of colts, 1862, Aroostook
county having the largest. Number of oxen,
S9O91; cows, 121, 1,296; young cattle. 125 .49l
sheep 532 800; swine, 1894; mules. 1SS; taXa-
bic value OF all live stock 81. .203 l03 AN in
ton of ali Property for manufacturing pnr-
poses, $40, 40 ,4Sl, an increase OF Sl5S32l over
1888.
The imports of Maine are placed at Sl1 ,920,-
O93, Il decrease of 81 ,555.1S3 from 1888. while
the exports are put at Sl4 ,642 ,130. an increase
of 5 800 43S from 1888.
The number of registered vessels engaged in
fisheries are Gil, with Il tonnage of 2O,1SS.02
number OF men employ ed $50: average wages
per month, Sl.25; estimated amount of capital
invested, S32,S; t. tinaed value Of all product.
S3.SS6.312. Decrease of $50 tons from 1888.
Th- number of sailing vessels owned Is POS
tonnage of the same. Gil ,565 81; estimated value.
S11,33 ,225. Number OF steamers. 10; ton
Mage, 11.3S9 "a estimated value. 81 ,01S,450. E>-
llmaled number Of men employed III navigation
residing in custom districts, ll,Sl0 estimated
average monthly wages. So. Number of
vessels built during the year, l04 tonnage 3D.
26S.44. Decrease, compared with 1883. of 81
$50 j6 tons.
The lime manufactured amounted TO LIS
1896 barrels. Rocklanu alone turning oul lob
O6l barrels. 4 decreased prodgct of 1886 bar
rels from 1883.
In roofing slate, capital invested, $3.50 900
increase from 1888, 81 900; hands employed,
334 value Of product. SlI2.00O. Average in
crease OF 20 per cent. over 1855.
In the manufacture of starch there We're -
factories bushels of potatoes used, 659 900
tons manu- fractured, I.3S5 The product Was at
least 1000 tons over 1888.
The cut of lumber Tor the winter OF 1851, in
total feet was 40 ,2S9, ,354; decrease for the
wear about II utr cent This cut does moi iu-
clude lumber manufactured for local uses. nor
logs ship.ed by rail.
The secretary siy.. The capital emillOvcd in
the State in manufacturing has been cOn-idera-
bly increased over that of last ye;tl This uropu-
,iijou is sustained by return, received from a,-
SCISSORS of nine-leu!hs of the cities and towns II
the state, which gives AN increase of Sl5S.3 .327
in the taxable valuation OF manufacturing
property over tha; of 1888. Taking into ac-
count the towns that made Nc; return. and the
low valuation placed upon thi. class Of proper
". the Increase of capital invested in nlanlfac-
lures for the year must be fully S2]0,00
There has been decrease in the items, hands
employed and wages paid but in the latter. pri-
or to Oct. l. the returns indicate the percent age
10 be small not above two per cent on an
average for the Whole State,
Owing to the extensive apprecialiou or val
ues of nearly ali statl. commodities. The de-
crease of value of products has been large.
The ouantit, has held up close to that of for
mer Years in most leading lines There have
been few large buildings for manufacturing
purposes erected during the wear. but there
have been several of re,peciable size. and !.
large number Of additions have been made to
buildings and improvements in machinery
which are noted hereafter. Losse, to manu-