1901.] 



COMMEKCIAL JAPAN. 



2347 



Wages Paid in the Pkixcipal Occltatioxs in Japan dlbing the YsAas from 1892 to 1898. 

 [From ofBcial reports of the Japanese Government.] 



OCCUPATIONS. 



Crtrpcntcrs 



I'la- tirers 



StoiH'f utters 



i^iiw vers 



]{()oi'(Ts (^ thatch, shingles, etc.) . 



Ti Uts 



Brie k 1 ayers 



]Mat makers 



Screen and door makers, etc 



Paper hangers 



J oi ncrs 



CoupiTs . ■. , 



Clog makers , 



Shoe and boot makers 



Saddlers and harness makers 



Wheelwrights 



Tailors (Japan dress) 



Tiiilors (European dress) 



Pocketbook makers 



Dyers 



Cotton beaters 



Blacksmiths 



.Tewelers, diamond workers, etc . 



Metal workers 



Earthenware workers 



Workers of varnished goods 



Glim gatherers 



Oil pressors 



Paper workers 



Tobacc^o workers 



(/'onipositors , 



Printers 



Shipwrights 



( iardeners 



Agricultural day laborers: 



Men 



Women 



Silkworm raisers: 



Men 



Women 



Silk spinners, women 



Weavers: 



Men 



Women 



Tea workers 



Fish ers 



Miners 



Day laborers 



Wages -per month : 

 Makers of "sake" 

 Makers of "soy" 



Confectioners 



Domestics 



Servants 



Farm hands— 



Men 



Women 



1898 



ATEBAGE WAGES. 



Niphon. 



Tokyo. 



Yen. 

 0.74 

 .75 

 .88 

 .65 

 .70 

 .78 

 .70 

 .67 

 .74 

 .75 

 .64 

 .62 

 .54 

 .69 

 .67 

 .51 

 .65 

 .71 

 .59 

 .43 

 .42 

 .62 

 .62 



.69 

 .53 

 .50 

 .52 

 .69 

 .49 

 .52 

 .70 

 .56 



.34 



.20 



.34 



.20 

 .25 



.44 



.29 

 .70 



.47 



.47 



8.40 

 9.00 

 14. 70 

 4.25 

 3 63 



45. 00 

 20.00 



Other 



loealties. 



Yen. 

 0..52 

 .51 

 .55 

 .53 

 .65 

 .58 

 .58 

 .47 

 .50 

 .50 

 .48 

 .42 

 .37 

 .53 

 .46 

 .48 

 .43 

 .66 

 .38 

 .39 

 .37 

 .48 

 .45 

 .52 

 .49 

 .49 

 .42 

 .44 

 .32 

 .40 

 .39 

 .36 

 .58 

 .51 



.31 

 .20 



.33 

 .22 

 .21 



.30 



.20 

 .54 

 .39 

 . 59 

 .36 



12.15 

 9. 17 



11.77 

 2.53 

 1.45 



37.17 

 20.66 



Northern 

 part. 



YC7l. 



0.53 

 .5-4 

 .60 

 .48 

 .48 

 .50 

 .61 

 .48 

 .51 

 .49 

 .48 

 .39 

 .39 

 .48 

 .40 

 .47 

 .36 

 .51 

 .35 

 .30 

 .35 

 .42 

 .49 

 .49 

 .30 

 .38 

 .31 

 .34 

 .38 

 .43 

 .38 

 .35 

 .52 

 .59 



.32 

 .22 



.21 

 .25 



.35 



.24 

 .37 

 .42 

 .43 

 .37 



8.21 

 7.45 

 13.07 

 3.14 

 1.84 



31. 55 

 17.47 



Western 

 part. 



Yen. 

 0..59 

 .57 

 .66 

 .60 

 .56 

 .62 

 .49 

 .49 

 ..52 

 . 53 

 .52 

 !41 

 .44 

 .51 

 .64 

 .50 

 .40 

 .74 

 .45 

 .38 

 .38 

 .56 

 .47 

 .58 

 .45 

 .51 

 .34 

 .42 

 .69 

 .47 

 .40 

 .39 

 .62 

 .54 



.32 

 .20 



.34 

 .24 

 .24 



.42 

 .22 

 .55 

 .40 

 .40 

 .39 



11.86 

 9.64 



11.87 

 2. ,31 

 1.35 



38.00 

 19.83 



ShikoV.u. 



Yen. 

 0..52 

 .51 

 .56 

 .58 

 .48 

 .57 

 .80 

 .44 

 ..50 

 .46 

 .49 

 .42 

 .45 

 .54 

 .34 

 .44 

 .35 

 .49 

 .46 

 .41 

 .32 

 .45 

 .34 

 .49 

 .37 

 .43 



.48 

 .36 

 .46 

 .32 

 .33 

 .41 

 .43 



.39 

 .23 



.48 

 .34 

 .31 



.55 

 .29 

 .50 

 .48 

 .44 

 .39 



15.09 

 12.31 

 10. 84 

 4. 15 

 2.00 



40.83 

 24.17 



nok- , 

 Kii'^iu. kaidoor 1892 

 Yezo. 



Yen. 

 0.51 

 .48 

 .50 

 .47 

 .45 

 .46 

 .52 

 .44 

 .47 

 .43 

 .49 

 .42 

 .42 

 .49 

 .49 

 .48 

 .39 

 .55 

 .41 



.3.5 



.35 

 .48 

 .42 

 .48 

 .41 

 .44 

 .50 

 .47 

 .43 

 .42 

 .38 

 .36 

 .51 

 .46 



.32 

 .24 



.36 

 .25 



.28 



.39 



.27 

 .40 

 .36 

 .69 

 .37 



11.20 

 8.66 



10.79 

 3.98 

 2.19 



45. .34 

 25.57 



Yen. 

 0.70 

 .50 

 .80 

 .70 

 .50 

 .60 

 .50 

 .50 

 .70 

 .50 

 .70 

 .70 

 .55 

 .60 

 .50 

 .60 

 .50 

 .70 

 .40 

 .50 

 .55 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 



.50 

 .40 

 .66 

 .45 

 .90 

 .60 



.45 

 .30 



,35 

 .20 

 .30 



.50 

 .35 



'"'.'26" 



.70 ! 

 .55 I 



11.00 

 11.00 

 13.50 

 6.00 , 

 3.25 [ 



60.00 '. 

 42.00 



Yen. 



0.32 

 .32 

 .36 

 .31 

 .30 

 .34 



.30 

 .30 

 .32 

 .30 



.28 

 .49 



.30 

 .30 



.27 

 .29 

 .27 

 .34 



.19 

 .12 



.22 

 .15 

 .17 



.16 

 .11 

 .31 



.22 



8.88 

 7.23 

 5.74 

 2.12 

 1.16 



1S94 



Yen. 



35 

 .3o 

 .40 

 .35 

 .33 

 .38 

 .44 

 .33 

 .33 

 .33 

 .33 

 .29 

 .29 

 .39 

 .35 

 .32 

 .31 

 .50 

 .29 

 .28 

 .26 

 .36 

 .33 

 .26 

 .27 

 .3-5 

 .26 

 .28 

 .22 

 .29 

 .29 

 .28 

 .36 

 .34 



.21 

 .13 



.14 



.17 



.21 

 .14 

 .34 

 .26 

 .34 

 .24 



7.87 

 6.16 

 7.62 

 2.16 

 1.23 



24..'>1 

 13.13 



1895 



I'fn. 



0.36 

 .37 

 .42 

 .37 

 .31 

 .38 

 .47 

 .35 

 .36 

 .33 

 .35 

 .30 

 .30 

 .39 

 .36 

 .33 

 .31 

 .51 

 .33 

 .29 

 .27 

 .35 

 .37 

 .37 

 .27 

 .35 

 .25 

 .29 

 .22 

 .30 

 .3:J 

 .30 

 .38 

 .31 



.22 

 .14 



.24 

 .15 



.18 



.22 

 .15 

 .37 

 .29 

 .38 

 .26 



6.84 

 7.76 

 2.20 

 1.27 



28.01 

 15.24 



32.12 

 16.61 



35.59 I 

 19 65 I 



ISM 



Yen. 

 0.51 

 .53 

 .58 

 .64 

 .91 

 .56 

 .57 

 .47 

 .51 

 .50 

 .50 

 .43 

 .41 

 .51 

 .49 

 .48 

 .41 

 .61 

 .41 

 .37 

 .37 

 .49 

 .45 



.se 



.42 

 .47 

 .39 

 .44 



.37 

 .43 

 .39 

 .37 

 .58 

 .53 



.33 



.22 



.35 

 .24 

 .24 



.38 

 .23 

 .48 

 .40 

 .53 

 .38 



U.47 

 9.27 



11.85 

 2.96 

 1.74 



38.92 

 ^.48 



Note.— This table shows the average wages calculated for the months of March and September in certain localities of each district. For those laboreis that 

 are at v/ork but a certain period during the year, as tea and " sake " workers, figures relating to the respective periods are given. 



