Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Issues 604-607U.S. Government Printing Office, 1934 - Labor |
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... average daily wages in the industry in Massachusetts , according to State report , were $ 2.04 for gaffers , $ 1.63 for cutters , $ 1.05 for jour- neymen in unspecified occupations , and 54 cents for boys . By 1840 these rates had ...
... average daily wages in the industry in Massachusetts , according to State report , were $ 2.04 for gaffers , $ 1.63 for cutters , $ 1.05 for jour- neymen in unspecified occupations , and 54 cents for boys . By 1840 these rates had ...
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... average daily earnings there were much lower than in the spinning departments of the other mills , probably because child labor was employed in the Slater mills to a much greater extent than was the case in Massachusetts . Hence , in ...
... average daily earnings there were much lower than in the spinning departments of the other mills , probably because child labor was employed in the Slater mills to a much greater extent than was the case in Massachusetts . Hence , in ...
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Average full - time weekly earnings at the rates given would be $ 2.34 , $ 2.25 , and $ 1.86 for carders ; $ 2.60 and $ 3.36 for spinners ; $ 2.70 , $ 4.02 , and $ 3 for weavers ; $ 3 and $ 2.25 for dressers . Actual earnings in the ...
Average full - time weekly earnings at the rates given would be $ 2.34 , $ 2.25 , and $ 1.86 for carders ; $ 2.60 and $ 3.36 for spinners ; $ 2.70 , $ 4.02 , and $ 3 for weavers ; $ 3 and $ 2.25 for dressers . Actual earnings in the ...
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... Average length of voyage and average earnings of 39 foremast hands carried by the bark Minerva during three consecutive voyages , 1836-1841 : Average length of voyage , 614 days ; average lay per voyage , $ 94.51 ; average earnings per ...
... Average length of voyage and average earnings of 39 foremast hands carried by the bark Minerva during three consecutive voyages , 1836-1841 : Average length of voyage , 614 days ; average lay per voyage , $ 94.51 ; average earnings per ...
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The average daily earnings of shoemakers in factories in Massa- chusetts was 73 cents during the decade 1791-1800 , and $ 1.06 from 1821 to 1830 , according to the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor.19 Wages at Lynn , which in ...
The average daily earnings of shoemakers in factories in Massa- chusetts was 73 cents during the decade 1791-1800 , and $ 1.06 from 1821 to 1830 , according to the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor.19 Wages at Lynn , which in ...
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