The morning call., 1892-07-13
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.
Accession of Population Through
the Port of San Francisco.
Returns for the Year Ending June 30-The
Preponderauce of japanese and Portu-
guese-Dispariiy as to Sexes.

The annual report of r. C. Mcpherson,
United States Commissioner of Immigra-
ton for California. for the year ending
June 80 has been completed. The returns
for the port of San Francisco of immigrants
landed during the year are not without in
terest. The total arrivals by sea were 3645
persons. Of whom 1922 we're males aud 723
females. The 3Gi5 Immigrants classified ac-
cordlng to age were composed as follows
Under 10 years. BOZ; between Is and 40
years, 2599; over 40 years, 494 No record
Is kept showing the countries from which
this accession of population comes. Their
nationality only is given.
The figures under this heading show that
nearly two-fifths are Japanese, the actual
number being l4S1. Next in numerical
strength are the Portuguese. Of whom there
were 572. Nearly all these come from the
Hawaiian Islands. The English born are
thlTd on the list, represented by 303 imni-
grants. From Australia came 247. The
bulk, however, of the English-speaking
people among all the arrivals are from Aus
tr&lla. Other natiOnalitles are represented
as follows: Ireland 112, Scotland SO, Ger
many 1S6, France %, Russia 20, Turkey 3,
switzerland 13. Sw eden %, Norway 33,
Belgium l, Holland 6, Italy 90, Spain 10,
denmark l9, Hungary 4, Austria 10, Gen.
tral America 7, Finland 13, Hawaii l06, all
other countries 357.
DISPARITY BETWEEN THE SEXES.
A curious study is the numerical dis
parity between the sexes. For Instance the
ia anese have only SO females to 1882
males; the Italians l female TO 40 males.
Oh the 75l English-speaking immigrants
043 are males and 2o6 females. The POrtu-
guese came nearest maintaining the equi l.
brIum with their 339 males and 233 females.
Inc Portuguese immigrants included a
large number OF married coup.eS.
record Of the destinations 0f the immi-
grants Is also kept 1t shows That 34S6 out
OF the 3645 arrivals remained in California.
vi the total number 81 only passed through
the port bound for foreign countries. The
remainder were destined for the different
States of the Union, the largest number. IA,
going to l. Utah.
OCCUPATIONS OF THE IMMIGRANTS.
The occupations of the immigrants are
also given. The farmers head the list with
6SO. but the majority of these are japanese.
Laborers come next with 46S. The trades
are represented as follows: Butchers ii.
BARRIERS 3, bakers %. blacksmiths Is. bar
tenders J. bricklayers q, carpenters 63. cigar
makers 3, cooks Is, coopers 3, florists g. gar
deners 10, lTOnmoldeTs Z, lockSmths 2,
masons 3. miners 20, machinists 20. painters
II, plasterers :, porters l, potters 3. printers
z, saddlers l, shoemakers 10. tallOrs 10, tan
ners =, tlnSmlths >, weavels l and walters 9.
Ihe hne arts are represented 10y two Hrchi-
teets and one musician. Those with no oc-
eupaton, including women and children,
are set down az 1909.
Ol the number OF immigrants depoTted S5
were adult males, of whom so were contract
japanese labOrers. 2 adult females lm-
ported Tor vicious purposes, Portuguese
insane and japanese lepers.