The sun., 1902-04-27
THE INDUSTRIES OF new YORK
S1,65I,21O,eaO INVESTED IN 1858
ESTABLISHMENT

Value Of the Product In 1900. a7,Iss,.
s70.0OO -S4Os. $50 .0s Paid In wages
clothing Manufacture. With A,7OA
Embellishments, the Most Important.
WASHINGTON, April 2e.-A report on
manufactures and mechanical industries
for New York, issued by the Census Bureau
to-day, shows a capital of 81 1851, ,2i0, ,220
invested In the 7s65s establishments in the
State. The value OF the products Is re-
turned at s2,I75, ,728, 300, TO produce which
involved an outlay Of So .o75 GAS for sal
cries OF officials. clerks, &c,; s<0s ,s5S. .oS2
for wages $221. .ss2 ,27i for miscellaneous
expenses, including rent, taxes, &C. and
N,l%s, ,7ol,77e for materials used. mill sup
plies, freight and fuel.
There has been q large growth In the
manufacturing and mechanical industries
Of New York during the half century. The
population during these years increased
from 3,o97, ,ss4 to 7.2os. 10, while the average
number Of wage-earners employed in man
ufacturing establishments increased from
i89 $40 to s49,058, embracing, In 1900, II Z
per cent. Of the entire population, COM
pared with o. per cent In 1850. The great.
est percentage OF increase in the v.lue Of
products, 1912 per cent. is shown for the
decade ending with 1870, and the greatest
absolute increase, $3.50, ,Ssi ,075, for the de-
cade ending with 1870
In addition to the 81 ,3o6 active establish
ments In the State during the census year,
with a capital Of 81 1874 ,0ss .sol. there we're
264 idle establishments, with a capital Of
sio,5io,Os3. The 3e leading industries Of
the State In 1900 embraced 24,tl7 establish
ments, or 81 per cent. Of the total; used a
capital Of 81 ,i5o 500 ,994, or 70 per cent. Of
the total gave employment to 5o2, 500 wage
earners. or 59.2 per cent. Of the total num-
Der; and paid s234 .s22 .oa2, or SIS per cent
Of the total wages. The value OF their
products was 81 $50 ,e75, PES, or aS.5 per cent.
Of the total.
The following leading industries, num-
bering 10, have increased at greater rate
than the population: Sugar and molasses
mems furnishing goods; patent medicines
and compounds; millinery and lace goods:
paper and wood pulp; cheese, butter and
condensed milk, factory product; cars
and general shop construction and repairs
by steam railroad companies; clothing,
and ornamental: gloves and mittens; con-
fectionery; soap and candles; jewelry;
printing and publishing; foundry and ma
chine shop products; hthographing and
engraving; shirts and fur goods.
The follwing seven show a much less
rate Of increase than the population Of
the State. the order Of presentation being
from greatest percentage OF increase to
least: Gas, textiles, boots and shoes,
factory products; liquors. petroleum re-
fining; tobacco, and furniture, factory
products.
The following ten have decreased in value
OF products since 1890, the order Of pre-
sanitation being from greatest percentage
OF decrease to least; Coffee and spices,
roasting and grinding; slaughtering car
riages and wagons, Touring and grist mill
products; iron and steel lumber, agricul-
tural implements, chemical products,
musical instruments, and leather, tanned,
curried and finished. or the declining
industries, the majority are those which
use such materials as lumber, hides, wheat
omically in New York as elsewhere The
growing industries nearly all fall in the
group OF highly finished articles and lux
uries demanded by an advancing oiviliza-
ton and high state Of the arts and
sciences
The factory manufacture Of clothing
Is the most important industry in the State
The 4.20< establishments reporte ed in 100
gave employment TO e).Oi7 wage earners,
or 1919 per cent Of the wage earners in the
State, and their products were valued at
vaue OF the products OF the State IniSsl,
there were s,4es establishments with 1854
wage earners, and products valued al si4I,
fe',s5i. The increase in the value of prod
ucts during the decade was ssI ,402 Oee or
"a 4 per cent.