Wages.
The wages which are generally earned are according to the professions, more or less, as follows:
Apprentices—Boarding and clothes, generally, per month.
Nurses—From $6 to $12 per month, with lodging and board.
Bakers—From $18 to $36 per month, without board.
Brewers—From $40 to $50 per month, without board.
Wheelrights—From $1.50 to $2.50; workmen 80c. to $1.00 per day, without board.
Chairmakers—From $1.60 to $2 per day, without board.
Brickmakers—From $1.00 to $1.20 per day, with board.
Hatmakers—From $18 to $22 per month, without board.
Carpenters—From $1.40 to $2.30 per day, without board.
Carters—From $16 to $24 per month, without board.
Braziers—From $50 to $80 to $100 per month, without board.
Colliers and Firemen—From $20 to $27 per month, without board.
Cigarettemakers—$1.20 per day, without board.
Cigarmakers—From $1.50 to $1.80 per day, without board.
Coachmen—From $20 to $25 per month, without board.
Hairdressers—From $14 to $20 per month, with board.
Stagecoachmen—From $35 to $40 per month, without board.
Confectioners—From $20 to $40 to $60 per month, without board.
Foremen—From $30 to $35 per month, without board.
Boltmakers—From $1.20 to $1.50 per day, without board.
Shoemakers—From $15 to $20 per month, with board.
Seamstresses—From 60c. to 80c. per day, with board.
Cooks (women)—From $12 to $16 per month, with lodging and board.
Cooks (men)—From $15 to $35 per month, with lodging and board.
Servants, in general—From $10 to $18 per month, with board and lodging.
Cabinetmakers—From $1.50 to $2.00 per day, without board.
Gilders—$2.00 per day, without board.
Brush and Broommakers—From $1.00 to $1.20 per day, without board.
Reapers—From $10 to $15 per month, with board.
Tinmen—From $1.20 to $1.50 per day, without board.
Blacksmiths—From $1.50 to $1.60; help, $1.10 per day, without board.
Waiters (coffee houses, hotels.)—From $15 to $20 per month, with lodging and board.
Lackeys, Footmen—From $15 to $20 per month, with lodging and board.
Watchmakers—From $40 to $60 per month, without board.
Gardeners—From $18 to $30 per month, without board.
Day Laborers, in general—From 80c. to $1.00 per day, without board.
Machinists—In printing houses, $80; on board steamers, 1st machinist, $180; 2nd machinist, $115; 3rd machinist, $90 per month.
Masons—From $1.80 to $2.20; workmen, from $1.00 to $1.20 per day, without board.
Marblecutters and Polishers—From $1.20 to $1,50 per day, without board.
Mattressmakers—From $12 to $15 per month, with board.
Sailors, Mariners—From $15 to $20 per month, with board.
Mechanics—From $60 to $100 to $150 per month, without board.
Milliners—From $20 to $30 per month, without board.
Wet-nurses—From $20 to $30 per month, without board.
Pastry Cooks—From $35 to $40 per month, without board.
Fishermen—From $20 to $25 per month, without board.
Painters—From $1.20 to $2.50 per day, without board.
Photographers—From $35 to $55 per month, without board.
Potters—From $1.50 to $2.00 per day, with board.
Schoolmasters—From $30 to $60 per month, with board.
Firework-makers—From $16 to $17 per month, without board.
Bookbinders—From $30 to $35 per month, without board.
Sawyers—From $1.80 to $2.00 per day, without board.
Saddlers—From $1.20 to $1.50 per day, without board.
Locksmiths—From $1.50 to $1.80 per day, without board.
Tailors—From $20 to $30 per month, without board.
Stonecutters—From $1.20 to $1.60 per day, without board.
Turners—From $1.80 to $2.50 per day, without board.
Dyers—From $15 to $35 per month, without board.
Bookkeepers—From $50 to $200 per month, without board.
Coopers—From $1.20 to $1.50 per day, without board.
Typographers—From $40 to $45 per month, without board.
Basketmakers—From $1.00 to $1.20 per day, without board.
Glaziers—From $1.20 to $1.50 per day, without board.
The working day consists of eleven hours, an hour being discounted for dinner and resting.
The rent of the lodgings for workpeople in the town is five or seven dollars per month.