Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Issues 604-607U.S. Government Printing Office, 1934 - Labor |
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... day in tobacco , the rate being 7 pounds per day , a pound of which at this time “ did not exceed two pence " in value . Bricklayers in Plymouth Colony were still working at the legal rate of 2s . a day , which the Plymouth Colony Court ...
... day in tobacco , the rate being 7 pounds per day , a pound of which at this time “ did not exceed two pence " in value . Bricklayers in Plymouth Colony were still working at the legal rate of 2s . a day , which the Plymouth Colony Court ...
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... day . " 30 31 The rate on public works in Massachusetts from 1735 to 1740 31 ... per cent or more Advance over the Money Price ; this Iniquity still grows by ... per perch , and 3s . 6d . ( 13.3 cents ) was paid for a square yard of ...
... day . " 30 31 The rate on public works in Massachusetts from 1735 to 1740 31 ... per cent or more Advance over the Money Price ; this Iniquity still grows by ... per perch , and 3s . 6d . ( 13.3 cents ) was paid for a square yard of ...
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... Per day 6s . ( $ 1.00 ) 4s . 8d . ( $ 0 . 78 ) 4s . ( $ 0 . 667 ) 4s . ( $ 0 . 667 ) 2s . ( $ 0.333 ) Building - trades ' rates in Pennsylvania from 1750 to 1775 were : Bricklayers , 5s . 6d . and 6s . ( 72.6 and 80 cents ) ...
... Per day 6s . ( $ 1.00 ) 4s . 8d . ( $ 0 . 78 ) 4s . ( $ 0 . 667 ) 4s . ( $ 0 . 667 ) 2s . ( $ 0.333 ) Building - trades ' rates in Pennsylvania from 1750 to 1775 were : Bricklayers , 5s . 6d . and 6s . ( 72.6 and 80 cents ) ...
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... per thou- sand and his stone work $ 2 per perch , including the cost and carriage of every- thing , even of the rough stone . A man lays generally 3 perch a day ... rate for the brickwork , with bricks at $ 1 per 100 , an advance of $ 1 per ...
... per thou- sand and his stone work $ 2 per perch , including the cost and carriage of every- thing , even of the rough stone . A man lays generally 3 perch a day ... rate for the brickwork , with bricks at $ 1 per 100 , an advance of $ 1 per ...
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... day to break a strike for a 10 - hour day.50 In New York in 1836 they were getting $ 1.75 , and in that year the Philadelphia carpenters struck for $ 1.50 per ... rate at the time of the strike was $ 1.25 from April 1 to November 1 , and ...
... day to break a strike for a 10 - hour day.50 In New York in 1836 they were getting $ 1.75 , and in that year the Philadelphia carpenters struck for $ 1.50 per ... rate at the time of the strike was $ 1.25 from April 1 to November 1 , and ...
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