Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1882 — BIG FIGURES. [ARTICLE]

BIG FIGURES.

Interesting Statistics liom the Census. A special-census bulletin recently issued presents the following s atistioal data respect ng the various manufacturing industries of the Country: The wholesale slaughtering and meat packing industry comprises 873 establishments, w ith a capital of $49,419,213, and emp'oys 27,397 hands. The anrual expenditure Jo/wages amounts to $10,508,530. Th cost of raw material of all kinds aggregates $267,738,902, and the va ue of manufactured product 5303,562,413. In agricul ur 1 implements the c pital invested is $62,109,668; value of materials i sed, $31,5 '1.170; amount of wages paid, $15,359,610; value.of manufactured products, $68,640,486. ' In boot all shoe manufacture there are 1,959 establishments, employing 111,152 hands; capita , $41.’.X)4,028; value of materias med, $10*2,442,442; wges, $43,001,438; value of manu actured produce, $166,050,350. ' . I i lumber the capital is $181,186,122; value of m terlals,s 146,155,385; products, $233,367,729; wages, 931,845,974 .In paper manufacture the capital is $46,241,202; materials, $31,931,297; value of pro- < nets, $55,109,014; amount paid for wages, $8,524,855.