The following is a table of the monthly wages in factories in the different states. It is, of course, exclusive of board and lodging. Looking at the amount received by female operatives, will any one feel surprised that they should abandon the incessant and poorly paid employment?
WAGES PER MONTH (WITHOUT BOARD).
| States. | Cotton. | Wool. | Pig Iron. | Iron Castings. | Wrought Iron. | Fisheries. | ||||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||||||||||||
| $ | c. | $ | c. | $ | c. | $ | c. | $ | c. | $ | c. | $ | c. | $ | c. | $ | c. | $ | c. | $ | c. | $ | c. | |
| Alabama | 11 | 71 | 7 | 98 | ... | ... | 17 | 60 | ... | 30 | 05 | ... | 15 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Arkansas | 14 | 61 | 5 | 88 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| California | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| D. of Col. | 14 | 02 | 8 | 00 | 30 | 00 | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 05 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Connecticut | 19 | 08 | 11 | 80 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 86 | 26 | 80 | ... | 27 | 02 | 8 | 00 | 31 | 59 | ... | 20 | 81 | ... | |||
| Delaware | 15 | 31 | 11 | 58 | 18 | 79 | 17 | 33 | ... | ... | 23 | 36 | ... | 25 | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Florida | 32 | 14 | 5 | 00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 58 | 8 | 40 | ||||||||
| Georgia | 14 | 57 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 5 | 00 | 27 | 43 | ... | 11 | 35 | 5 | 00 | ... | ... | |||
| Illinois | ... | ... | 22 | 00 | 12 | 52 | 22 | 06 | ... | 28 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Indiana | 13 | 02 | 6 | 77 | 21 | 81 | 11 | 05 | 26 | 00 | ... | 25 | 74 | ... | 27 | 45 | 4 | 00 | ... | ... | ||||
| Iowa | ... | ... | 11 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Kentucky | 14 | 95 | 9 | 36 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 70 | 24 | 89 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 06 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Louisiana | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35 | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Maine | 29 | 35 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 11 | 77 | 22 | 00 | ... | 29 | 00 | 5 | 00 | ... | ... | 19 | 12 | ... | ||||
| Maryland | 15 | 42 | 9 | 48 | 18 | 60 | 11 | 89 | 20 | 14 | ... | 27 | 50 | ... | 24 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Massach’sts | 22 | 90 | 13 | 60 | 22 | 95 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 50 | ... | 30 | 90 | ... | 29 | 46 | 12 | 79 | 15 | 70 | ... | |||
| Michigan | ... | ... | 21 | 65 | 11 | 47 | 35 | 00 | ... | 28 | 68 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 43 | ... | |||||||
| Mississippi | 14 | 21 | 5 | 94 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Missouri | 10 | 93 | 10 | 00 | 32 | 00 | 6 | 50 | 24 | 28 | ... | 19 | 63 | ... | 30 | 00 | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| N. Hamp. | 26 | 00 | 13 | 47 | 22 | 86 | 14 | 53 | 18 | 00 | ... | 33 | 05 | ... | 31 | 34 | ... | 10 | 00 | ... | ||||
| New Jersey | 17 | 98 | 9 | 56 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 60 | 21 | 20 | ... | 24 | 00 | ... | 27 | 31 | 13 | 34 | ... | ... | ||||
| New York | 18 | 32 | 9 | 68 | 19 | 97 | 11 | 76 | 25 | 00 | ... | 27 | 49 | ... | 28 | 91 | ... | 20 | 35 | ... | ||||
| N. Carolina | 11 | 65 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 00 | 7 | 00 | 8 | 00 | 4 | 00 | 23 | 46 | ... | 10 | 43 | 4 | 78 | 23 | 64 | 11 | 77 | |
| Ohio | 16 | 59 | 9 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 90 | 24 | 48 | ... | 27 | 32 | ... | 29 | 58 | ... | 19 | 07 | ... | ||||
| Pennsylv’a | 17 | 85 | 9 | 91 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 41 | 21 | 65 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 55 | 6 | 00 | 28 | 31 | 6 | 57 | ... | ... | ||
| Rho. Island | 18 | 60 | 12 | 95 | 20 | 70 | 15 | 18 | ... | ... | 29 | 63 | ... | 57 | 85 | ... | 34 | 00 | ... | |||||
| S. Carolina | 13 | 94 | 8 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 59 | 4 | 00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Tennessee | 10 | 94 | 6 | 42 | 17 | 66 | 6 | 00 | 12 | 81 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 96 | 4 | 50 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 00 | ... | ... | ||
| Texas | ... | ... | 20 | 00 | 20 | 00 | ... | ... | 43 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Vermont | 15 | 53 | 12 | 65 | 24 | 46 | 11 | 81 | 22 | 08 | ... | 28 | 27 | ... | 32 | 08 | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Virginia | 10 | 18 | 6 | 98 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 91 | 12 | 76 | 6 | 86 | 19 | 91 | 9 | 44 | 25 | 41 | ... | 21 | 70 | ... | ||
| Wisconsin | ... | ... | 22 | 48 | ... | 30 | 00 | ... | 26 | 73 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 50 | ... | ||||||||
The number of hands employed in these manufactures is as follows:[419]
| Manufactures. | Men employed. | Men’s average Wages per Month. | Women employed. | Women’s average Wages per Month. |
| Cotton | 33,150 | $16 79 | 59,136 | $9 24 |
| Wool | 22,678 | 21 49 | 16,574 | 11 86 |
| Pig-iron | 20,298 | 21 68 | 150 | 5 13 |
| Iron castings | 23,541 | 27 38 | 48 | 5 87 |
| Wrought iron | 16,110 | 27 02 | 138 | 7 35 |
| Fisheries | 20,704 | 20 49 | 429 | 10 08 |
| Total employed | 136,481 | 76,475 |
PAUPERISM.
From tables relating to pauperism in the United States we learn that in the year ending June 1, 1850, when our population was 23,191,876, there were supported (in whole or in part) at public expense:[420]
| Natives | 66,434 | |
| Foreigners | 68,538 | |
| Total | 134,972 |