The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-29
IMMIGRATION INCREASE.
Interesting Statistics From New
York's Labor Bureau.
THE SOUTHERN ITALIANS LEAD
In the Number Of Arrivals, Followed
by Hebrews, SIOvnks and Poles.
Small Percentage OF Irish Immi-
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Albany. March 26.-The annual re-
port of John McMackin, state super
intendent of labor statistics, says:
THE building outlook in New York
city is very good, plans having been
fled last December for 2.O3S buildings,
to cost SIS. 900. immigration re-
turns for the quarter ended Dec. 81,
1899, show an increase of 1874 ar
rivals at New York over the preceding
quarter, and 23,0l2 more than in the
last three months of 1898. In the lat
ter quarter the arrivals numbered 81
$50: in the same three months of 1899,
1882, and for the quarter ended Sep
tember, 1899, 5697S
Comparing the returns for the clos
ing quarter of 1899 with those of the
corresponding period of 1898 it is seen
that the largest proportional gain of
those races recording at least 1000 ar
rivals, was made by the Slovaks, the
increase being 3,4lS, or l2l.7 per cent.
The Polish race was second, with an
increase Of 9i.2 per cent, or 3,l05 in
number; the Croatians and Slavonians
show gain of l,S45, or 35.4 per cent.
The Increases among other races were:
Hebrew, 1903, or 63.2 per cent; Sean
dinavian, 1896, or i0S per cent;
Northern Italian, 1,0i6, or 33.6 per
cent; Southern Italian. 3,03S, or POL
per cent; Magyar, 2,0l7. or pol per
cent; German, sos, or 10 per cent;
Irish, GO, or l.6 per cent.
In point of numbers the Southern
Italians still retain the lead in immi-
grafton, the arrivals of that race be-
ing nearly one-fourth of the total
There were 1919, or 24.2 per cent, of
that class who landed during the quar-
ter which ended last December. Next
in the numerical order come the He
brews with l0,076, or 1875 per cent;
then follow the Poles with G,i0l, or S,5
per cent; Slovaks, 6,226, or S.3 per
cent; Germans, 6,llS, or So per cent;
Scandinavans, 4,i36, or 5.3; North
ern Italians, 4l40, or 5.5 per cent;
Irish, 3,745, or per cent.
The proportion OF male and female
immigrants who arrived at New York
in the last three months of 1899 did
not deviate much from that of the cor.
responding quarter of the previous
year. In the first mentioned period IL
male arrivals numbered 45,S43, or 6l
per cent. while in the same three
months Of 1898, 29,045. or Sc per cent,
came. There were 29,O49 females, or
1854 per cent, reported for the three
months ended on Dec. 81. 1899, and
during the like period of 1898 22,S35,
OF A per cent. OF the principal races
noted In the arrivals during the clos
ing three months of 1899 the greatest
disparity in the proportion of sexes
was among the Northern Italians, 1872
per cent OF them being males and 27.3
per cent females. The Hebrew race
showed the smallest proportionate dis
similarity-56 per cent males and A
per cent females. In the Irish and
Scandinavian immigration the females
continue to predominate, the proper
tions being: Irish females, 62S per
cent: Scandinavian females, $50 per
cent.
The number Of immigrants arriving
at the New York port during the quar-
ter was 1882. OF this number four
fifths were destined to the states COM
posing the North Atlantic division, of
which group the state of New York
received the largest number. OF the
total number of arrivals 32,O49 de-
clared their intention to locate in New
York state, 1886 in Pennsylvania,
1886 in New Jersey, 4,479 in Massa-
chusetts and 1851 in Connecticut. Of
those favoring the north central di-
vision for their destination 4,0OS went
to Illinois, 1855 to Ohio and 1859 to
Michigan. To the South Atlantic di-
vision only l.O03 were bound, while the
number destined to the south central
division was but 629, and 1856 went to
the western division.
Superintendent McMackin says that
the past year has been the most sue
cessful year the free employment bu-
reau in New York city has had since
its establishment. The demand for
girls as general houseworkers is far
in excess of the supply