Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-29
alc.Monn,s MANuEAcroalss.
Further stssis,ics from the United states
csu.us BuIietin.

washington telegram In tine DisfArcH '
Friday gave q comparative statement OF Ioe
manufacturing statistics OF Richmond Tor 1901
and 1890 from the census Bulletin. The nxu, 20
for 1890 were for the year endins "aS
Namhsr 81 in,ns,riss reported In 1850. 40; tn
1890 lO3 Number Of establishments report
ing, sos and ESQ; capital, so.ss s,sou spS
bo5, sg7 hands employed. l4ofa apt tas -,
wages paid. s3,006,f5B and sb'sfs,sysoo n 40. 40
OF materials used. sl2.l4l'odz , an 50 eoS'.
30S: ysluo OF product, s20,78o.lse ana sS'''
S91.5 500.
The chief industries reporting In number ana ana
amount OF capital are those hahanos pIth n
Theso aggregate 40 establishments win a
capitfl OF s5,346.D33. Next come iron- ,D,ssn-
dries and machine shops, With 10 es'epi'sn-
msnts and capital Of e., sss, loo s,cco nroduc,
Tho aggregate value OF the topacco PtVuuS'
for 1890 Is stated at sv.6So.ooV
AsPiExprD rScREAsE-
To this may b, added the following additional
Totals for industries omitted in 1880, bat In
Guided 10 1890: Number OF establishments re-
ported, 90: capital invested, s39O,34o; num-
her Of hands employed, 1,o27; weges pain,
1861, ISL: cost of materials used, tDEs'ooo'
MISCELLANEOUS expenses, sI7,4e1; value Oh pro-
duct at works, sl,24i.2.l. .
Percentages OF Increase: Number OF estaD-
iishments reported, 53.31; capital invested,
l2237: number OF bands employed, 1850
wages paid, 1I0.16; value OF product ~ n otks'
1887 population Of city, 27gI; assessed vnina-
tion OF city 1929; municipal debt, less SINKING
fund, 1888.
SOME INTERESTING COMMENTS.
Tho bulletin says:
Inc decrease in cost Of materials used was
0.20 per cent. ., a..
A striking feature OF these returns 10 tne
satisfactory Increase in the number OF estaohsn-
ments reported. Still more gratifying IL the
increase during the decade in the number OF
hands employed and the amount OF wages palu
the wages have increased not only actualy pu'
relatively. the average wages per hand IN
creasing from s2I4 In 1850 10 1851 IN lo'O' VI
part of this increase Is undoubtedly due TO the
fact that In many industries relatively more men
were employed IN 1890 and lees children, anu
also 10 the fact that In ten years many Drancner
OF industry have improved the grades Oh thciI
products, and for this reason require hoto
skilled and higher paid employees. Alter max
ing all possible allowance for these changes, LOT
the more thorough enumeration oil loyV, aue
for the advance IN quantity OF manufactured
product, we have decided relative increase IN
the amount paid In wages between loSo anu
1890
The apparent decrease In the coet OF ma
terials used Is not actual and "a explalneo oy
the fact that such cost, as reported ia iooo Pr
badly Included the amount paid for internal-re.
venue taxes by manufacturers OF tobacco anu
distilled and malt liquors. In inc report ~.
1880 this amount Is included IN the item VI
taxes under the head OF "u1scenaneous ca
penses' and the cost of materials used Is there
fore correspondingly reduced.
TIE DIsPATCH's FIGURES.
The manufacturing statistics published In tne
DISPATCH OF the LIST OF January. 1882. but which
also included in addition 20 those OF Klchmona
those Of Manchester and the suburbs, we're as toi-
lows: ~ ION,
Number Of establish
mentS. .............. 100 80
Number Of hands en- ,a
plOyed. ............. 2l,6lS Sl'odo
Capital in business. ..s16 ,5O6,520 s1T,1S5,50O
AMOUNT of sales. 34.5sO,947 "a, 594, 900