A. BAKERY TRADES BAKERS The sources from which wage data were secured are the fifteenth and the nineteenth annual reports of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics and bulletins of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Nos. 59, 65, 71, 77, 131, 143, 171, 194, 214, 245, 259, 274, 286, 302, 325, 354, 388, 404, 431, 457, and 482. In some of these reports the data are presented by cities, in others by States or geographic divisions; whenever such data were not available for any of these, the information is shown for the United States. In some instances there are overlapping periods. These represent information from different sources and are considered valuable for that reason. The details are shown here in the same manner as published in the above-noted reports. An inspection of these tables will show that in the early years from 1880 to 1900 bakers were grouped into one class as presented in Table A-1, and again from 1905 to 1907 in Table A-4. In Table A-2, which presents data for the years 1890 to 1904, and Table A-5, which covers the period from 1907 to 1928, inclusive, bakers are presented as first hands and second hands, mixers, benchmen, ovenmen, etc. The occupation terms first hand, second hand, etc., do not represent identical work in all of the different cities where these terms are used. A particular kind of work in one city may be considered as first-hand work and in another city the same work may be classed as secondhand. These reports have followed the terminology used in each city. The wage data reported for the early periods and extending to 1907 were copied by agents of the Bureau of Labor Statistics direct from pay rolls or other records of representative establishments in the various localities. Both hours and earnings as shown here represent averages computed from these reports. For the period from 1907 to 1928 the wage data reported here represents minimum rates of wages paid to union workers through agreements with their employers or group of employers. The hours represent the maximum which may be worked beyond which extra for overtime is usually paid. For further explanation of the source of these details see "Building trades," page 153. 147 TABLE A-2.-Bakers, first hands, males, 1890–1904, by geographic division and TABLE A-3.—Bakers, second hands, males, 1890–1904, by geographic division and Table A-4.—Bakers, males, 1905–1907, by geographic division and year Year North Atlantic South Atlantic North Central South Central Rate Hours Hours Rate Hours Rate |