The Economics of the Russian Village

by Isaac A. Hourwich

TABLE VI.—Wages of the Peasant in Industrial Employment.

(Compiled from the Appendices to the Statistical Reports for the Gubernia of Ryazañ, 1882.)

A.—Local.

No.	Trade.	Season.	Board.	Wages in rubles.									No.
				Per day.		Per week.		Per month.		Per term.		Per year.
				From	To	From	To	From	To	From	To
1	Brickmakers	Spring and Summer.	Without board.	0.50	1.00					50.00	80.00		1
2	Charcoal burning			0.50	0.70					40.00			2
3	Clearing of the soil (from stumps)							7.00	12.00
4	Diggers			0.60	0.70			8.00	10.00	40.00	50.00		4
5	Masons							7.00	12.00	40.00	80.00		5
6	Potters									45.00			6
7	Quarries—												7
	a. Independent craftsmen.									75.00	100.00		a
	b. Working for contractors.									35.00	60.00		b
8	Carpenters		With board.							55.00	70.00		8
		All through the year.										100.00
			Without board.					7.00	13.00
9	Water flour mills	Winter.						5.00					9
		Spring and Summer.						8.00	15.00
10	Felt boot-makers	Fall.	With board.	0.40	0.60								10
11	Furriers			0.40	0.60								11
12	Tailors					1.50	2.50						12
	Apprentices					0.50
13	Timber sawing	Winter.				1.00							13
			With board.	0.50	0.70
14	Coal miners			0.30	0.50								14
15	Distilleries			0.25				5.00	9.00				15
16	Sugar Factories							6.00	8.00				16
17	Railways—												17
	a. Males			0.30	0.45
		Summer.		0.70	1.00
		All through the year.						9.00	12.00
	b. Females			0.20	0.40
18	Steam flour mills			0.40	0.50								18
19	Carrying			0.60	1.00								19
20	Day laborers (in town)			0.30	0.40								20
	In all: full workers, males	With board.		0.40	0.60	1.00	2.50			55.00	70.00	100.00
		Without board.		0.25	1.00			5.00	15.00	35.00	60.00

B.—Outside.

No.	Trade.	Gubernias.	Season.	Wages in rubles.										No.
				Per month.				Per term.				Per year.
				With board.		Without board.		With board.		Without board.		With board.
				From	To	From	To	From	To	From	To	From	To
1	Diggers	Moscow.	Spring and Summer.							60	75			1
2	Quarries							40	50					2
3	Brickmakers	Moscow and Orel.						40	50					3
4	Turf Cutters	Moscow and Vladimir.												4
	May to July							30	50
	May to August						50	70
5	Railways					14	20							5
			Winter.			9	10
6	Cabmen	Moscow.	All through the year.	6	9									6
7	Drivers			7	12	15	18					90	150	7
8	Housekeepers					15	18							8
9	Janitors, servants, etc.											75	100	9
10	Flour mills											50	70	10
11	Factory Hands	Moscow and St. Petersburg.					10	18						11
	In all, in Moscow and vicinity			6	12	10	18	30	70	60	75	50	150

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