REPORT 
OF THE STATISTICIAN. 
281 
It will be seen that the more western States of Illinois and Iowa: 
maintained higher rates till 1878 than the Hastern States. 
The decline 
in the rate, which includes board in addition to money wages, since 
twelve years is as follows: 
| l 
Year. Pennsylvania. | Ohio. | Indiana. | Illinois. | Iowa. 
LAER SETA SS we ED ASE 
| OS Rem coe RE | $18 e4 | $18 96 | $18 72/ $18 72 $18 87 
10210 a pep a ie eee EEA | 12 41 13 88 13 62 ; 14 50) 14 90 
From returns made in April, 
| | 
1879, and which include the latter part 
of 1878, the following table is prepared: 
PER MONTH. 
By the year. 
States. 
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= 2 
E E 
IW ONTO Ser agoetE Een sede ae $18 25 | $11 08 
New Hampshire .........-.- 19 7 12 30 
Wermont, ... 22-2. .c5-55-% 15 00 | 10 22 
Massachusetts...........-.. 15 33 
Rhode Island 10 00 
Connecticut. Io. s. £225 5222- 14 23 
New York.... 13 19 
New Jersey - 11 53 
Pennsylvania 11 46 
GIA WARG S255 25. oh wees. ose = 9 50 
MAN VIRNG son2 f\sccccs ces nix < 8 95 
Que Re On pPIpSenoes 7 66 
North' Carolina ....-<.=.:--- 7 66 
South Carolina .-..-.-.::--- 9 83 6 66 
RORtitee oor soca c ae. 10 73 7 38 
THIS ac oi 13280) |8 7 
Pal arise her. eee te one 12 20 8 30 
SNTISRINSLN PT os ici5.2/ aah ot toes 13 31 9 28 
MGOMISIAN yas eos Sole ote 16 40 | 11 27 
TRexasivess.2ts22n5- cos esse 18 27} 11 49 
PAN KANSAS: Jeee sk = aceite tac D124 1d, Bi 
AMONNGSSCC)= <== = 22056 s=-- os - 273 8 96 
West Virginia......-....... 16 98 | 10 94 
Ment Oko. cence en ea ccteo saan 1517] 10 00 
OUD (ns <2 eee 20 72 | 138 34 
Michigan 22 88 | 14 64 
MCN AN AHS ae on ene ae 19 20} 12 76 
MNOS Sees oh sees Sooke 20 61 12 01 
WWASCONSING 5263605. 25220555 21 07 | 13 81 
Minnesota ssocs~ 2 eas s5te es 24 55 | 15 62 
TOW oot seaaecutesscct she. 22 09 | 13 90 
MINBOUET case ses aciamiis oases 17 59 | 11 84 
airinags So cee <5 Waece cadens 20 67 | 18 28 
Ne bias kaso hs. o-oo bk 23 04 | 14 86 
WISEO Tae sen sere seen == 41 00 | 26 27 
Greponies 22525 tenes oe Dek 35 45 | 23 86 
Io 7b ee eee eee ae See) a Ge ee 35 00 
GOlBTANG a aaa ee eo ee seeks 35 00 | 20 00 
Wines - 262 as see este. dass 28 87 20 50 
NeweMeGxCGieiee 2. isos ~ 2210} 13 80 
Washington corn... eecee 85 83 | 24 3 
Dakota sosecee: toe b es a 28 56.| 16 57 
Average wages for 1879. 
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$1 42 |$1 09 |$0 97 |$0 72 '$1 77 $1 70 $1 77 $2 07 | $1 42 
125 96 93 74|185 | 183) 193} 1 92 1 35 
1 29 97 91 64 | 1 62 | 1 G4 | 1 61} 1 80 1 54 
1 50/100] 1 05 75 | 2 00/1 94 | 1 87 | 2 40 py fo) 
1 00 75} 100 50 | 1 50 | 1 50 | 1 50 | 1 25 1 50 
1 86 25} 1 50 88 | 210 | 2 42 | 233 | 2 75| 1 66 
153) 2 18 92 68 | 172 | 167)192)200) 1853 
1 55 | 1.30 99 68 | 177 | 1 86 | 1 72} 2 00 They é 
1 33 99 96 63 | 154 | 149) 1 54) 1 77 1 31 
1 37 | 1 00 75 50 | 25k) W620 (hs 6S) eS 1 62 
dba 5 $8) py Loa Wf 48 | 1 87 | 170 | 170} 2 05 1 62 
1 16 96 63 420 625) 1-4) 150) | eT est 
99 76 58 41} 154/148)152)188] 125 
89 68 53 41 | 154 | 1 64] 1 70 | 2 03 1 29 
98 61 58 441145] 1 70] 1 78 | 2 27 1 45 
1 02 73 76 53] 2 13 | 218 | 2 10 | 2 62 170 
96 ith 69 50 | 1 37 | 1 89} 1 98 | 2 45 1 50 
1 00 85 78 55 | 2 01 | 2 16 | 217 | 2 80 1 72 
1 03 77 85 62 | 2 33 | 2 45 | 2 45 | 2 95 2 20 
1 30 94 92 66 | 227/23 234)300)] 2 07 
1 38 | 1 08 86 60 | 200} 2 00 | 2 06 | 2 25| 1 66 
1 28 $8 69 501177 )]1 71 | 1 62) 1 94 1 41 
1 26 $5 80 Esta gel a Cr Jad a Uae Pal a Dik #331) tS Re! eg LS 
149/115 77 53 | 1 85 | 1 69 | 1 81 | 2 07 147 
PSE) We 100 83 |) 17 176 | 185 |1 98 151 
202}155|116 82 | 1 98 1 86 | 219 | 2 25 1 74 
1 68 | 1 28 90 69 | 1 67 1 G8 | 1 78 | 1 76 1 52 
DS2h 18s ee OL Woy Se LF 182/195 1 62 
2201 |) 70. de 12 79|194)1 83 195 | 225) 155 
2 63 |-2 25 | 1 27 SP OAGN oto onal 2nd) eda 
1 66 | 1 57 | 112 80 | 2 01 | 1 97} 1 91 | 2 12 1 66 
BATS |e AG 67 59 | 1 81 | 1 78 | 1 79 206) 1 66 
170 | 132) 105 72 )}200)208]208)|227)| 1 87 
217 )}166 {1 29 90 | 2 28 | 2 26 | 2 29 | 2 44 1 94 
2°27 |) 1-76\/ 1 6s. | 1.23 |3°24) 3 35) |).3) 37 | 3 68 2 86 
202] 1 54|1 44) 108) 3 12 | 3 06 3 27 | 3 28 | 2 72 
aBees: 2 00 |...---| 1 25 | 4 00 | 4 00 | 4 00.]...-.-) 3 50 
208 | 155] 183/119) 3 10} 2 75 | 2 00 | 2 50 2 50 
1°83) |.1 43.) 146))°1:12) | 2/72 | 2 82 2 86 | 3 20 2 23 
1 00 67 8&1 56 | 2 40 | 2 80 | 3 00 | 4 37 3 50 
2151161] 155|]111| 3 21 | 3 29 | 3 30 | 8 50 2 67 
2 59 | 2 26 | 1 34 92 | 2 47 | 2 79 2,90) Brae 2 50 
Tn the above table of labor for 1879 the first column, representing the 
wages per month without board of laborers hired by the year, may be 
