New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-21

paper ana paper Sopus, perfumes "'o
etc; stone, whips ashes and stocKs' wooiieh Roo''
and worstcd goods.
I'm the following condensed summary drawn
trom the various detailed tables for the years
1900 and 1891, the leading items relative to all
industries. with percentages of increase or de-
crease. are brought directly before the reader:
''>"'' Percent.
c,,ssioc,,,o, 1880. 1891. Amounts. ogc'
AmSI s424 o3 sie s434 $50 3oc as9 az "a
Value of stock IA 500 ao77,oo5 All
vain Of goods
ao'e au COS O3o GG4 O131oo7l7 as.oGsoo3 al3S
ASersgr n nH"'o'f os7ooo o2,sG6 ai9Go al72
,s in wSees l26 osoao3 I?94lo,2s az 1856 'j a2c'
A e,inTnos az" 49, 90 al 90 a3 ao9l
A ,,as c, pr0 ioI:
ness done. 20 o'-' " w ~
AySraS g. nHmie,
op rat 20 ~ ~ -
Increase (a) or decrease (b), In lSol
The amount Of capital invested in all the es-
Establishments was o34 per cent greater III 1871
than in 1889; the value of stock used 80 per
cent greater: and the value of goods maze ana
work done only 1873 per cent greater Inn. ne ncr
ere number of persons employed was out T. - pct
cent greater. while the total amount oil waees
mid VAS go per cent greater. Inc aVerieSS
The average proportion of business done pas'd
unon the ultimate productive capacity oil 'ie rs
taIli,hments, was AZ per cent less -,
The percentage OF industry product paid III
v,rns 70 laborcrs in SCI boot ana shoe manu-
toctorics was somewhat smaller in 1891 than N
1890, being 50.72 as aeainst 5?yi' Inc per,
ccntage Of industry product pald IN "asGS \, ~
twelve carpet manufacturers was ina'cIiai uc-
crease in is0l as compared with 1890. IN" per-
ocntaccs heitla 1901 and $3.50. respectively
The percentage Of industry pr4auct odpnIs a i'm
creased from 62.j1 in $50 to 63.'2 III le'i IN
ia leather manufactures increased from Ply
per cent in 1890 70 $3.50 per cent In ~ III
563 manufactures Of machinery from DIAL PEI
cent in 1890 to $500 in | sol: in ?'' mannlact-
Dries OF metal and metallic goods from DTS per
cent in 1890 to 1896 per cent III 1881 W W.
manufactori,s of paper and paper goods lro'l
3sIl per cent in 1890 to 4l.s2 per cent in 1871
decreased in 1873 manufacture OF Woolich Eoou.
from 30 90 ppr cent in 1890 TO 51.5s per cent
in 1891.
PEE-oNS EMPLOYED.
| In 1890 the average number of persons employed
IN all the establishments represented was $4,000
ard the average number of persons cinpioycd III
| the same establishments in 1891 was 2o2,s06
This is An increase Of 1.7o per cent in tho average
number employed The number Of persons en-
ploycd at the periods Of employment OF gii''io
number was 322.2sS in 1890 ana 3-"'o"4, =. ~
| 1891 showing an increase of ?2S per c"h' VIII
| tho number employed at the periods o! cnploS,
rent of snialest number in 800 was 2ol w. am
| in 1891, 25S,71l, showing an lEcr'"~ -, I.In
| Der cont The range Of unemployment was Hlgn,II
| lees IN 1891 than in 1900, the number unem-
ploved ut some period of longer or shorter dnfa 1.
tion being 7o,SGS in 1901 as aeains' ~ .an III
| 500. docrcase OF O.aj per c'nf. IN INC Yen
| rrincinal industries a greater aver T" nnnlper
| ~ nersons was employed in sol THAI IN 1890
| except in boots and shoes and leather
| wACrS PAID.
The total amount paid IN WAGES in the "stao-
lishmcnts represented in Che scventy-'ivc irdns'
| tries considered increased 2.G5 per cent III
| carpctings the Increase was 3.GG per CENT IN
cotton Goods 467 Ter cent in machines ara mn
| chinerv, 3.5S per cent in metals and me'ailic
goods. 500 per cent: in paper and paper goouS
40 per cent. and in woollen good' ana worsl'i
Goods. us per cent and so per cent, rcspoc'lvc
w. In boots and shoes. however The total an M,
| Maid in wages decreased 3.75 rcr cent, ana III
| ieothcr & 50 pcr cont. The average yearly earn
| inrs per individual. without regard 10 sex or
age employed in the scvcny-irc industries, were
S437 90 in 1890 and SAL 90 in 1871, an IN H.
| crease of 0ol per cent The range from hieh-
| est "a lowest average yearly earnings was from
| ss76 81 10 So7s % in 1890. and from SOC -
| n e237 % in 1901. The higher earnings ruled IN
The industries demanding greater skill ana EN-.
| nIovinr meu chiefly. ard the lower in factory
industries employing large proportion oil women
| and young persons