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Rh IV. The nationalities of the men were represented as follows.

Germans. . . . . . . . . .12,502 Irish. . . . . . . . . . . 5,146 English and Scotch. . . . . .462 Swiss. . . . . . . . . . . . 461 Scandinavians. . . . . . . . 302 Bohemians and Hungarians. . . 249

Russians and Poles. . . . . .220 French. . . . . . . . . . . .105 Dutch and Belgians. . . . . . 51 Italians. . . . . . . . . . . 18 Spaniards. . . . . . . . . . . 1 Armenians. . . . . . . . . . . 1 Total. . . . . 19,519

Of the women, 1878 were Germans, who were mostly hired out in the city of New York and its vicinity; the demand, however, exceeded the supply, more than three times, and therefore the orders from out of town could be only partially filled.

V. Distribution of workmen according to States:

Alabama. . . . . . . . . .2 California. . . . . . . . 1 Connecticut. . . . . .2,210 Delaware. . . . . . . . .17 District of Columbia. . . 3 Florida. . . . . . . . . 64 Georgia. . . . . . . . . 21 Illinois. . . . . . . . 212 Indiana. . . . . . . . . 32 Iowa. . . . . . . . . . .10 Kansas. . . . . . . . . . 2 Louisiana. . . . . . . . 11 Massachusetts. . . . . .222 Michigan. . . . . . . . 337 New Jersey. . . . . . 3,711

New York. . . . . . . 8,104 New Hampshire. . . . . . .2 North Carolina. . . . . .21 Ohio. . . . . . . . . . 214 Pennsylvania. . . . . 3,590 Rhode Island. . . . . . .20 Tennessee. . . . . . . . 17 Vermont. . . . . . . . .528 Virginia. . . . . . . . 117 West Virginia. . . . . . 40 Wisconsin. . . . . . . . .6 Washington Territory. . . 2 Dominion of Canada. . . . 5 Total. . . 19,519

VI. The average monthly wages may be stated as follows:

Men.Women. January. . . $8 00$8 00 February. . . 9 50 8 50 March. . . . 11 00 9 00 April. . . . 14 5010 00 May. . .. . .14 0010 50 June. . . . .16 0010 50

Men.Women. July. . . . .$17 00$10 00 August. . . . 11 00 9 50 September. . .10 50 9 50 October. . . . 9 00 9 50 November. . . .8 00 9 00 December. . . .7 00 8 00

Day-laborers received from $1.00 to $1.50 a day, without board.

The wages for mechanics cannot be given, as the latter are paid according to their abilities, and as the amount of wages is fixed only after a trial of a week's work.

The decrease, in comparison with the preceding year, is owing chiefly to three causes: 1st, the large orders from railroad and mining corporations ceased almost entirely, likewise orders from Southern States. 2d, field- hands were very scarce during the months of April, May, June, and July, so that many orders could not be filled. 3d, the demand for laborers in September was very slight, although hundreds of workmen were ready and willing to take any kind of employment.

L. P. REICHARD, Superintendent of the Labor Bureau.