New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-09
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LABOR REAPED THE BENEFIT.
CENSUS STATISTICS SHOW THAT WAGES
INCREASED STEADILY FROM
1850 TO 1890
WHILE WAGES WERE GOING Up THE PRICES or
PRODUCTS FELL-AN OBJECT LESSON
IN PROTECTION.
ny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

by TELEGRAPH TO THE fRiBCNE.-
Washington. April S-The census D"''e'l VIM
has lust been issued gives the STATISTICS o. ma"
features in slxty-seven different Industries edcH u
which has product valued at $D'WlVo OF '"o'e.
,rbase statistics cover 2S750l establishments OF
avon, Ct ner cent of the total number: the amount
~ c,nital invested was $52i9.l@SE. "nlch was
80 A. rer cent Of the total amount invested J" an
manufacturing industries Of the country. me
norris also represent 1861 employees or ''l pr cen
If the total number receiving Ssh lS6S'2 III wages OF
20 81 nor cent received in all industries. The cost
NJ the materials used Si2l5.f)zV5 OF e-''' w ,
cent Of the total materials for ali induss'le' a =,
tho va,ue OF the product was $76lSS52p' or S"i
ner cent Of the total product OF maAu'ac'ur'S !" i
The first table gives comparative nsu'e' 'o'
and 1890 OF each Of the siXty-seVeh iuuS"''''
ho,s tho number of establishments. amount OF
capital invested. average number OF e'nPo! =,
amount Of wages paid. cost Of materials usei anu
,,a,,e Of nroducts including receipts from custom
work and repairing. The second table gives ue
statistics of each of the siNty-seVen INDUSTRIES
States for the year 1872 but not Tor 1871 - VA
arv nerson who may desire to note and compare the
ADVANCE or retrogression of an Industry OF Il
groun Of industries in different States must pro-
vide himself with copy of the report OF 'he
census of 1880 and make his own compu'a''o"S'
II may not always be convenient or even PIao" -
to lay hands on the statistics for 1881 anu l. w.
seem as though the Census Office might P'oPe'H
hay ipcludal these
narson for example. would have shown al si bi,
he narveous development and growth OF me snS TN
building industry Of virginia lie hsu''S 'O'
are given IA follows in the buiietlh' ,,, Invested
Numbsr of establisnments u; Gopma 5Io. Total
wages S4544 The statistics of the SANE mus r,r
in Virginia for the year lS" W fanw si'
Tumbar of establishments. sxty-nVe; Cap!laI ~, He
ss se ayeraS E n%%ssr for St S
to SIR for each person employed IN ~ ~ hand
erage was SGT an increase Of slto TO iiir ad co.
IN hand IN TINS nltuots
the entire country in 1880 was sSS so tnat ,c
glnla average was So aPove ee in shipbuiiding
in 1880 amounted to $6s63@OS as compass w. ros
S.So'5S compareH with 53i and the total WAGES
naid amounted to ST. i6s $50. compared WIN $500
,'' 4SS" The average yearly wages 70 ne hand II
tbe general average in this industry ,A, ,hora
80 a iarge increase in the amount of caItal en-
ployed in the amount paid in wages anu ~
rias as wei as the value OF manH ncease
nroducts although the last item has not 1 % ali
s fast as the others Wages have Increased IL an
OF the SLY has been exceedingly heavy. The
amount of capital invested In NE M % 100 f6s in
agricultural Implements increased rom %,,I;ro@ Of
1850 to a935 in 1890 the G ,E tG,a on Wages
s 2;a So to SI si 7Gi ana the total value OF
nroduct from $500 4S6 to s27l 65l The avcraES
Ye9riv wages to the hand in ls", amounied tr a.
and in 1890 to $l5. being an average nG rcad oi ''
or more than g. per cent during ne esc S capta
D In W2m Increased GSiP from ~ 81 aver
age number Of employees ir9m 20 s sos 70 Of materials
,sit,.,
from sis55S227 to s4?2 and value OF Early
from S92 Gg4 79i to sGS l64 90. The aNcraFt 90 -
weses to the hand increased from goo IN ~ SIS
nesrl sils in 1890 being average increase oi Si'
~ Tho hand or more than y per cent ,., g.,
IN the uanufa of cotton goods inc ~
vesied increased from s2ls O. SS4CsGsi5 aver
zee number OF employees from 1S5: 70 Z-oS,, 'o,
Wages paid from SIS to s t zig cos, s o, a.
r,od,,ct from $40 OSs3 to Sl6 sblf2 Inc aver -
Yeariv wages per capita increased from sZfo ~ lo'
70 ahn,t 1914 in 1881 being an average increase u
So2 3r tha nenufacture OF woOlen goods Got inc.uu
inc hosiery and knit goods or worfte4 goods me
naS1itaI Invested increased from $s.Oso'bi 10 'l"o
osa ai0. The average number Of employts decrg'S,p
TN, "a 5O TO 70 Ssl the total wages increased i9i
s25 S3s 392 TO SOS So; the cost OF materials nr
$1,000 from 500 gi5 Gil $50 3. and the Eiln"
Of product decreased from $l6o.G67H TO $500,
,rhe average yearly wages per capita ncrrastp Iio! III
sog9 TO s37i being average Increase oil W. VI -
per cent. ,.., ,.,...,ol i,,reasad
from 600 27i Oi3 10 $685. il6 the average huDer
amnloves from Is 500 to 1883: the total wages from
a. go on 10 SIS Ss0153: the cost OF fnaieililS
600 N sos To $50 FOG 769 and the value OF proiuct roi
GO 40 90 10 S7g 1874 652 The average yearly wage
ysr canta amounted 1902 in 1880. ana 10 S@' IN
,sao being an Increase Of sl0l or over 70 per cent
These examples probably give a fair aNriate ~
oil the Industries enumerated. ana each OF u'eih
shows a higher ratio Of Increase IN WAGES INA" J"
value OF the manufactured product