Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-05

represented 2s.2 per cent Of tho total
huber Of wage earmners In the in
dustry. and lowest IN New York,
whore they constituted 2.5 per cent.
form Of Ownership.
In 1903, OF the total number u
silk mills reported. s4e per cent were
under corporate ownership. ns CONF
pared with sos per cent IN 1904,
those establishments contributing
more than two-thlrds Of the total
value of products for the industry In
both years CGS.a per cent ana 69.3
per cent respectively.
Establishments with products val
uod &c 100000 but less than $1,000
GOO form the most Important class,
both numerically and as measured
by value of products. such establish
monts constituting about twu-fifths
Of tho total number both In 1909 and
1903. and reporting 5G.G per cent o.
the total value of products in 1903
and Gf.f per cent IN 1904. EHtnb-
liHhments with products valued az
81 600 900 or over formed only
small proportion 81 tho total num-
Der at either census. but reporter
3f.8 per cent OF the total value of
products In 1909 and 29.s per cent
In 1904 Tho average value Of prod
ucta per establishment increased
from R2t3,G03 in 1904 Co g22t.t17 In
1909. and the average value added
by manufacture from f92,030 90
s10f.G3O, Tho average number az
waec oarners per establishment, on
tho other hand. shows decrease
from i2S in 1904 To- 1i6 In 1903.
The total expenses in 1903 were
S177.175,7f9. distributed as follows
Cost of materials, SioI7GG.oi6. or
G0.S per cent. wages. t3Sj70.0st. OF
21S per cent: salaries sT.5s27.279,
or az per cent. and miscellaneous
expenses. made up OF advertising,
ordinary repairs of buildings and
machinery. insurance. taxes travel
ing expenses. S23.3i1.439, or i3.2 per
cent The total cost Of the matcri-
ais used in the silk manufacturing
Industry IN 1909 was Si0i.7G6,si6, az
with S75,S61.tSs In 1904
and see. 40G.G65 In 1899, an increase
during the decade OF 72.7 per cont.
The total value of products Tor the
industry increased SS9.665,fo9, or
S3.G per cent between 1893 and 1908,
The total production of silk goods OF
broad weave (broad silks. veivets,
pushes. tapestries and uholstory) Ia
1 90a was i9S.7ST.027 running yards. .
valued nt s1t5,13G,72l, ms compared
with 97.9tO.935 yards valued al SaS,-
122.G22 In 1893 the increase In out
pat being l03 per cent and that W
value 9S.i per cont
This total value of products in
cludcs stG,2f2,0S7, representing the
value of Organize and tram, spun
silk. and other partly finished prod
ucis. q large part Of which were sold
10 other manufacturing establish
monts for use as material In the mar
ufacturc OF SILK goods. and sSON.A2s
reprosa ntinT the value OF products
other than silk manufactures, SO far
ng these were separately returned.
Tho subtraction of tho two figures
lust given from the total value OF
products for the Industry leaves re-
maindcr al Si1g.SG1,t52. which rep
rcsonts approximately tho value oi
tho finished silk goods made In the
Industry. although u may include the
value of some products other than
six goods which were not speciiical- .
Is reported
ON the other hand, SILK and SILK
mixed hosiery ana knit goods 90 the
value of Si.54S,5OS. were reported Boy
Establishments In the hosiery ana
Industry. ana other SILK
to the value ~ &l,2lN'-
l0I were reported by Embellishments
engaged primarily IN the manutnc-
true " other products, although u is
probable that these figures do NOT
represent tho total production OF silF
outside the SILK manu-
featuring Industry as some cstnh-
Iishmcnts making these products
may not have reported them separ-
ltely. Combining the two figures
lust given with that previously given
as representing the approximate
value of finished silk goods made hN B
establishments in the silk manuiac-
turing industry proper, total "i
Is obtained, which rep
approximately tho total value
nj the finished silk goods manufac-
.urcd In 1909.