Annual Statistics of Manufactures, 1888
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GT0M5 I95r A / I Siaii Chief of Bureau if : No. 36. THE ANNUAL STATISTICS OF MANUFACTURES. 1888. BOSTON WRIGHT & POTTER TRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS. 18 Post Office Square. 1889. cJ. STATE LIBMRI OF MASSACflffSEffi, STATE HOUSE, BOSTON JAN' 9 1890 A TABLE OF CONTENTS, rage Letter of Transmittal, xi Introduction, xiii-lxxxii General remarks, xiii, xiv Comparative value of goods made : by establishments and industries — 1885, xiv-xxviii Classified value of goods made : by establishments, . xv-xxvii Recapitulation. For the State — 1885, xxvii, xxviii Descriptive classification scheme for principal articles of stock used and goods made : by industries, . xxviii-lxii Comparative values. 1875, 1885, Ixii-lxxxi Selected articles of stock used, with average values, and increase, decrease, and percentages. 1875, 1885, Ixii-lxvii Classification of ranges of increase, ... Ixvii Classification of ranges of decrease, .... Ixvii, Ixviii Purchasing power of money as regards articles of stock used which show an increase in value, . Ixviii, Ixix Purchasing powder of money as regards articles of stock used which show a decrease in value. Ixx-lxxii Selected articles of goods made, with average values, and increase, decrease, and ^percentages. 1875, 1885, Ixxiii-lxxvi Classification of ranges of increase, .... Ixxvi, 1 xxvii Classification of ranges of decrease, .... 1 xxvii Purchasing power of money as regards articles of goods made which show an increase in value, . 1 xxvii, 1 xxviii Purchasing power of money as regards articles of goods made w^hich show a decrease in value, . Ixxix-lxxxi Conclusion, Ixxxii TABULAR PRESENTATIONS. Comparative Product : By Establishments. 188G, 1887, 1888, 1-44 [A preeentation which shows, for 3,517 establishments, arranged numeri- cally, the value of goods made for the years 1886, 1887, aud 1888, and exhibiting the value of product for each establishment making a return, with a recapit- ulation showing increase, decrease, no change, or no return of value of product for the years 1886, 1887, and 1888, by establishments; together with a recapit- ulation showing increase, decrease, and percentages for 9.VJ establishments making a return of product for each of the three years specified.] Recapitulation by incUistries. Establishments, 88-41 Recapitulation by industries. Increase and decrease, . 40-43 iv STATISTICS OF MANUFACTURES. [Pub. Doc. 'Private Firms axd Corporations; Partners and Stock- Page HOLDERS : By Industries. 1887, 1888, 45-50 [A presentation which shows, for each of the 41 industries considered, the num- ber of establishments, the number of private firms and corporations, the number of partners and stockholders, with specification of sex, and aggregates of partners and stockholders, with totals for all industries, for the years 1887 and 1883.] For the year 1887, ... 46, 47 For the year 1888, 48, 49 General Statistics of Manufactures: By Industries. 1887, 1888, 51-58 f [A presentation which shows, for each of the 41 industries considered, the num- ber of establishments, the amount of caj^ital invested, the value of stock used, the value of goods made, the average number of persons employed during the year, the smallest number of persons employed during the year, the greatest number of per- sons employed during the year, the total wages paid during the year, and the average yearly earnings, for 1887 and 1888, with totals for all industries; together with com- parisons of capital invested and of stock used, noting the increase or decrease in 1888 as compared with 18S7, with percentages.] Number of establishments considered, 1887, 52 Amount of capital invested, 1887, . 52 Value of stock used, 1887, 52 Value of goods made, 1887, 53 Average number of persons employed, 1887 53 Smallest number of persons employed, 1887 53 Greatest number of persons employed, 1887, 53 Total wages paid during the year 1887, . 53 Average yearly earnings, . ^ 1887, . 53 Number of establishments considered, 1888, 54 Amount of capital invested, 1888, 54 Value of stock used, 1888, 54 Value of goods made, 1888, 55 Average number of jDersons employed, 1888, •55 Smallest number of persons employed, 1888, 55 Greatest number of persons employed, 1888, 55 Total wages paid during the year 1888, . 55 Average yearly earnings, 1888, 55 Comparison. Capital invested. 1887, 1888, 56 Comparison. Stock used. 1887, 1888, . 57 Smallest and Greatest Number of Persons EMrLOYED By Industries. 1887, 1888, 59-64 [A presentation which shows, for each of the 41 industries considered, the num ber of establishments, the number of persons employed at periods of employment of the smallest and of the greatest number, the excess of greatest over smallest number with totals for all industries, for the years 1887 and 1888; together with a presents tion of averages for these two years showing the average number of persons em ployed in each establishment, the average smallest number of persons employed, the average greatest number of persons employed, the average excess of greatest over smallest number, and averages for all industries.] Aggregate number of persons employed, 1887, ... 60 Aggregate number of persons employed, 1888, ... 61 Average number of persons employed, 1887, . ... 62 Average number of persons employed, 1888, ..... 63 No. 36.] TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page Proportion of Business Done : By Industries. 1887, 1888, . o5-% [A presentation which Bhows, for each of the 41 industries considered, the number of establishments, the proportion that business for the years 1887 and 1888 bore to the greatest capacity for production, the number of weelis in operation for the years 18S7 and 1888, with recapitulations showing the average proportion of business done, the average weeks in operation, and combined recapitulations show- ing percentages by weeks, and weeks by percentages, with averages and totals for all industries.] Percentages. 1887, 1888, G7-7-1 Agricultural Implements, G7 Arms and Ammunition, 67 Artisans' Tools, G7 Boots and Shoes, 07,68 Boxes (Paper and Wooden), 68 Buttons and Dress Trimmings, 68 Carpctings, 68 Carriages and Wagons, 68 Chemical Preparations (Compounded), .... 68 Clocks and Watches, 68 Clothing, 68 Cooking, Lightitig, and Heating Apparatus, ... 68 Cordage and Twine, 68 Cotton Goods, . 69 Cotton, Woollen, and other Textiles, 69 Flax, Hemp, and Jute Goods, 69 Food Preparations, 69 Furniture, 69 Glass, 69 Hose : Rubber, Linen, etc., 69 Hosiery and Knit Goods, 69 Leather, 70 Linen, 70 Liquors : Malt, Distilled, and Fermented, .... 70 Machines and IMachinery, 70 Metals and Metallic Goods, 70, 71 Mixed Textiles 71 Musical Instruments and Materials, 71 Oils and Illuminating Fluids, 71 Paper and Paper Goods, 71 Print Works, Dye Works, and Bleacheries, . ... 71 Railroad Construction, 71 Rubber and Elastic Goods, 71, 72 Shipbuilding, 72 Silk and Silk Goods, 72 Stone, 72 Straw and Palm Leaf Goods, 72 Tallow, Candles, Soap, and Grease, 72 Wooden Goods, 72 7 Woollen Goods, -2, 73 vi STATISTICS OF MANUFACTURES. [Pub. Doc. Pjroportion of Business Done : By Industries. 1887, 1888 — Con. Percentages. 1887, 1888 — Con. Page Worsted Goods, 73 Recapitulation. Percentages. 1887, 1888, .... 74 Weeks in Operation. 1887, 1888, 75-80 Agricultural Implements, 75 Arms and Ammunition, 75 Artisans' Tools, 75 Boots and Shoes, 75 Boxes (Paper and Wooden) , 75 Buttons and Dress Trimmings, 75 Carpetings, 75 Carriages and Wagons, 75 Chemical Preparations (Compounded), .... 76 Clocks and Watches, 76 Clothing, 76 Cooking, Lighting, and Heating Apparatus, ... 76 Cordage and Twine, 76 Cotton Goods, 76 Cotton, Woollen, and Other Textiles, 76 Flax, Hemp, and Jute Goods, 76 Food Preparations, 76 Furniture, 76 Glass, . 76 Hose: Rubber, Linen, etc., 76 Hosiery and Knit Goods, 77 Leather, 77 Linen, 77 Liquors : Malt, Distilled, and Fermented, .... 77 ISIachines and Machinery, 77 Metals and Metallic Goods, 77 Mixed Textiles, 77 Musical Instruments and Materials, 77 Oils and Illuminating Fluids, 77 Paper and Paper Goods, 77, 78 Print Works, Dye Works, and Bleacheries, .... 78 Railroad Construction, 78 Rubber and Elastic Goods, 78 Shipbuilding, 78 Silk and Silk Goods, 78 Stone, 78 Straw and Palm Leaf Goods, 78 Tallow, Candles, Soap, and Grease, 78 Wooden Goods, 78 Woollen Goods, 78, 79 Worsted Goods, 79 Recapitulation. Weeks in Operation. 1887, 1888, . 80 Combined recapitulation. Percentages, and weeks in opera- tion. 1887, 1888, 81 No. 36.] TABLE OF CONTENTS. vii Proportion of Business Done : By Industries. 1887, 1888 — Con. Comi)arison for all industries. Percentages, and weeks in Page operation. 1887, 1888, 82-88 Recapitulation. All Industries. Percentages. 1887, 1888, 87, 88 Comparison for all industries. Weeks in operation, and percentages. 1887, 1888, 89-95 Recapitulation. All Industries. Weeks in operation. 1887, 1888, 94 Recapitulation. All Industries. Weeks and percentages. 1887, 1888, 95 ANALYSIS. Comparative Product: By Establishments, .... 99-110 Industries considered, 99, 100 Comparison. Value of goods made, with increase, decrease, and percentages. 1887, 1888, 100-102 Comparison of increase, decrease, and no change in value of goods made. 1887, 1888, and 1886, 1888 ; with amounts and percentages of increase or decrease in 1888 as com- pared with 1887 : by industries, 102-106 Boots and Shoes, 102 Carpetings, 102 Carriages and Wagons, 102, 103 Clothing, 103 Cotton Goods, 103 Food Preparations, 103 Hosieiy and Knit Goods, . 103 Leather, 103, 104 Machines and Machinery, 104 Metals and Metallic Goods, 104 Mixed Textiles, 104 Paper and Paper Goods, 104 Rubber and Elastic