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 Magnitude of the Meat Industry.—According to the census of 1905, showing the results of the tabulation of the statistics of slaughtering and meat packing and slaughtering, wholesale, for the calendar year 1904, forming a part of the census of manufactures of 1905, which was taken in conformity with the act of Congress of March 6, 1902, the figures indicate that there has been a normal increase in the slaughtering and meat packing industry in the United States, as compared with the statistics of 1900, which covered the fiscal year ending May 31st.

Comparative figures for 1905 and 1900 are shown in the following summary:

1905.        1900.

Number of establishments,                  929           921      .8 Capital,                          $237,699,440  $189,198,264    25.6 Salaried officials, clerks, etc.: Number,                               12,075        10,227    18.0 Salaries,                        $13,377,908   $10,123,247    32.1 Wage-earners: Average number,                       74,132        68,534     8.2 Wages,                           $40,447,574   $33,457,013    20.9 Miscellaneous expenses,             30,623,108    24,060,412    27.3 Materials used: Total cost,                     $805,856,969  $683,583,577    17.9 Animals slaughtered: Beeves,                     $289,040,930  $247,365,812    16.8 Sheep,                        44,359,804    37,137,542    19.4 Hogs,                        329,763,430   278,736,961    18.3 Calves,                       12,666,942     7,356,560    72.2 All other,                        61,905       559,839 All other materials,           129,963,958   112,426,863    15.4 Products: Total value,                    $913,914,624  $785,562,433    16.3 Beef— Sold fresh,                 $247,135,029  $211,068,934    17.1 Canned,                        7,697,815     9,167,531    17.1 Salted or cured,               8,107,952     9,661,834    16.1[A] Mutton— Sold fresh,                  $36,880,455   $32,963,219    11.9 Veal— Sold fresh,                  $12,856,369    $7,812,714    64.6 Pork— Sold fresh,                  $91,779,323   $84,019,387     9.2 Salted,                      116,626,710    88,674,016    31.5 Hams, smoked bacon, etc.,      132,210,611   148,666,859    11.1[A] Sausage, fresh or cured,        25,056,331    21,472,413    16.7 All other meat sold fresh,       9,579,718     7,813,078    22.6 Refined lard,                   74,116,991    52,620,348    40.8 Neutral lard,                    8,423,973     8,588,350     1.1[A] Oleomargarine oil,              10,201,911    11,482,542    11.2[A] Other oils,                      2,595,951     3,440,358    24.5[A] Fertilizers,                     4,397,626     3,300,132    33.3 Hides,                          44,137,802    33,925,911    30.1 Wool,                            5,229,521     3,335,824    56.8 All other products,             76,880,536    47,548,983    61.7