New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

amounted TO $22!,22, 47S go 10 produce which
there We're outIays of 50 5S0293 for salaries Of
officers aud clerks: SS2..231, ,-41 Cor wages: $23,-
929,I94 for miscellaneous expenses, including
rent and taxes; and S2}2, ,9SG for materials
used. mill supplies, freight and fuel. This was
an increase in the value of the product over the
year 1890 of S54, ,Ioi.526, or 16-2 per cent
CHEMICALS.
The manufacturers of chemical and allied
products had invested $23S, ,52G, ,641 which sum
did not include the capital stock Of the corpora
tions interested. The value OF the product as
returned amounted to 500, So, 1896, and the ex-
penses of production were $11, $50 for saIa-
Iies OF officers and clerks; sd, 799 251 for wages
S14 S25 112 for miscellaneous expenses; $I2f,-
043S37 for material used, mill supplies. freight
and fuel. The increase in this industry over the
figures Of 1890 amounted to S39. .034,711, in the
value of the product. or little over % per cent
LEATHER
In tanned. curried and finished leather the
manufacturers had invested in their enterprise
the sum of S173,977. .421, which represented the
land, buildings, machinery, tools. implements
and live capital utilized, but not the capital
stock of the corporations The value Of the
product was S2O4. .O3S. .127, and the cost of pro-
duction was So 15S S42 for salaries of officers and
clerks; Sd, ,591 091 for wages; 81 023.41 for mis-
cellaneous expenses, including rent and taxes.
S155,0o0,O00 for materials used, mill supplies.
freight and fuel. Here again we have All in
crease in the value of the product over 1890 of
So. .974, 100 or 1S.5 per cent
The value Of all the principal leather manu-
features in the year 1900 amounted to s615-
92039o. which was an increase over the figures
for 1890 of $50 400. .126. The census experts note
that at time in the history Of the United
states have there been any really important
imports of leather manufactures. The domestic
production of leather and leather goods has
continued from 1889 fairly 10 supply the home
demand and within the last two decades
siderable export movement has developed
STEAM RAILROAD CARS.
During the census for the year 1900 the manu-
facturers of steam railroad cars had capital
invested Of S207,9 ,125, and their products
amounted in value TO S3O8 74s, ,457. They en-
ployed 2O4, loo wage earners. to whom they paid
the sum of S113,049.623 in wages In addition
to this employment. there were S.462 salaried
officers and clerks TO whom they paid the sum
of S7,74S.319. There We're other miscellaneous
expenses to the amount Of SO. .131, ,2l6, and the
total cost of the materials used was Sill 2S1-
o go These figures indicate an increase of S119.-
2o3022, or 541 per. cent in the value of the
product over the figures for 1890
TOBACCO.
The sum of s124.0s9.s71 was invested in the
manufacture of tobacco This sum. as in all
the other items, represents the value of the
land, buildings. machinery, implements and live
capital utilized. but not the capital stock of the
corporations. The value of the product was
s2S30I6546; to produce the same there was
expended the sum of SS951,534 for salaries of
clerks and officers: $49. .s52.4s4 for wages; $7s-
49o. ~ for miscellaneous expenses Including
rent and taxes; and S10Z, 1S2 CSC for materials
used, mill supplies, freight and fuel.
TINPLATES
The tinplate industry in this country had
scarcely any existence decade ago but it has
grown so fast under our protective tariff that in
the year 1900 there was capital invested in this
industry amounting to S6.79O047. This sum
represented only the value of the building lands
machinery. tools. implements and the live Cant
tai utilized. but not the capital stock of anv az
the corporations interested in the industry
The value of the product was S31 500 OIL for the
year 1870 END the cost of the production of
same was S291,o23 for xals-tes of officers and