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Rh An analysis of this table shows that there is a very wide range in female wages, which can best be illustrated by showing, as before, the percentage of employees receiving less than a certain sum per week. For the industries under consideration, the percentage of women receiving less than $6 per week in these is,—

The variation in the wages of females under $6 is thus considerably greater than the variation in the wages of males under $8; falling as low as 1 per cent, in the Boot and Shoe industry, rising to 48 per cent, in the Confectionery industry.

If, on the other hand, the wages above $12 be considered, the percentages are,—