Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-05
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One OF Intct :, ~.
csnsu. Reno Sstiag Items in
Grist Mill IndusH Flour ano

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Washington. y. g.. Anrii 49,
ties for the flourmill and Hfl \.
Industry 81 the United s,eut for In
calendar year 1909 are pgessnisd N
y bulletin soOn 10 be- issues o. Dirsc-
ioa purand Of the bureau . the csn-
sus. department OF cotnuiere al
was prepared under thu sapervlsisl
lsg ". ~ stcuntt. chief italIsilcian
for manufactures
The report on this Industry dis
ilngulshcs three CLASSES Of mills. 80
Merchant mills whose chic products
are Intended for human c0IHumptinn
go merchant mills whose chief pro-
ducts are those commonli used ~
feed for live stock ana tal mills IN.
gagged exclusively IN custoul grinding.
Mills reporting the purchase ~ any
part Of the grain which hey grind
are classified as merchant mills, even
though large part of their business
may consist IN custom grii,dlHg. CTS
b tom mills. on the other hnnd, are
those engaged exclusively ln custom
grinding. whether for toll or for a
stipulated charge Include E those
where grain already groufd " sons
! times given Ia exchange ZOE the grain
To- bee ground Practically all Of the
custom mills are very small and 30
also are a considerable Number 81
the merchant mills.
az the 2s.s52 mills oaivassed Tor
1903. more than half al .eeD woiU
custom mills. bat % the total value
Of products t9as .6sa. gbs--Only tbf,-
il5.6t3. or SO pes cent, war coniri-
butcd by this class Of mills. More ghan
three fourths Of the merchant Miiis
were engaged chiefly "a the 'nAHu-
facturc Of wheat flour ant other pro-
ducts intended f.r human Sonsumi'
ton. AMI the value 81 the products
-. ,nesc mills was sss2 7so,ass. 90
ss.7 per cent of the total Tor AL miiiH
combined
The flourmill aud gris,mill indus
try h. one IN which the cost % ma
tcrials constitutes n very large pro-
portion of the total value 81 products,
the process ~ manufacture ITSELF ne
ing relatively simple and incSpcnt'Ne'
The total cost of the materials used ~
all mills In 1903 WAS 1sla,sal' iih
which was equal Go about seven
clghths fSg.7 per cent? of the total
value of products. while the value al
ded by manufacture tthat is. the Nal-
a. of products less the cost Of ina
tcrinls) was only si2f.s0A6ii
The flour mills aud Eriwmills of Hil
classcs combined gave employment ~
1909 to an average of SH,xfs persons
of whom tG.fgT were wage earncrs,
and paid out Ss5.tGT,Ca5 Ia salaries
aud wages. The quantity oi gram
ground was S72.a5O.7i3 bushels the
greater part being wheat nnd corn
Minnesota Ranks First,
Minnesota Is hy far The most I'M
portnnt state IN the fiourmiu nnd
grirtmiil industry. ranking first at the
ocnsuses at both 1903 and 1895 in
tho average number uf wage rarnerr
employed In merchant niills in value
of products aud Ia value added 10y
manufacture. During 1909, l0i.ui2'-
9aa bushels of wheat aud i2.aie.iSi
bushels nj other grains were used in
the merchant mills VI that state. pnu
22.T37.l0i barrels of wheat flour were
produced. or more than une-tiith OF
the total for the United states. The
number of wage ourncFs employed in
the merchant mills of that state IN
creased ~ per cent during the de-
cadr ending with 1909. and the value
uf products G7.7 prr cent
ia Sew YORK which ranked scc'
, ond Among tho states The merchant
J. mills used 30.073.iO7 bushclS ui wheat
b and i0.g7t.as6 bush g. uf other graft
7 iu 1893 More corn. buckWhcut. AN,
oats were ground in Sew York ina
+ In any other state. Larger percent
, ages VI increase from 1888 Ia 1906
b are shown FOR New York than io
= Minnesota.
Kansas ranked thirl In value %
y prudurls and in value added hN man
% ufucturr ip 1908. OF lhV nine state
4, that led ia respect Ia value oi pro
ducts. Eauaa4 shows he most rhpi'
b development IN the milling nGus'r
Z during the period irons 1888 10 1908
= tho number OF wage 'Hrners increas
Y nag as per crlt and the value
I. products g2l,i per cent still hlgho
. percentages of incronsr, however nr
2. shown Tor some nf the states q
. which the Industry has attained Ian
y portance only during recent ycuri
y such as oklahoma. hiano. Louisian
a. W Aonihk HNu NfNhhtl
Corporations Increase
* in 1909, ut the total number q
10 merchant mills reported iu' the llou
% mill and gristmil miiustr,, lNA pc
" cent were under corporate OWNERSHIP
a az compared with l5a per cent
~ 1894 while corporations thus cor
\. trollcd less than tnc-iiiih at IN
70 total number nf establishments, On
% value of tn products ut these csinl
~ lishmcnts represented G6b per cct
of the total value Oi products hr u
" merchant mills enghgud in the "
i dustry iu 1909. and sos per cent
u 1895 These figures show an tppf'
Il ciahlc Increase during the iiNe'yen
q period In the relative Importance. "a
= measured las value of products,
~ psta hliahmcnts under corporate oWI
/, rrship.
/, In 1903. ~ the t'tal number
Il wage cHrnrrs rcpOrt'd Tor merchal
d. mills. a.053. 90 22a per cent wei
~ employed IN establishments under "
q diyiduni aencrshlp; lass. or 10 y.