Average Annual Earnings of Wage Earners in Manufacturing Industries, 1899 to 1927 TH HE table below gives the average annual earnings of all persons in manufacturing industries in the United States for each of the years from 1899 to 1927 in which a census of manufactures was made by the United States Bureau of the Census. The figures of average earnings are derived by dividing the aggregate wages paid by the aggregate number of wage earners as reported in each Wages and Hours of Labor in Canada, 1927 and 1928 TH HE following statistics are taken from a report on wages and hours of labor in Canada, 1920 to 1928, published as a supplement to the January, 1929, issue of the Canadian Labor Gazette (Ottawa): TABLE 1.-INDEX NUMBER OF RATES OF WAGES OF VARIOUS CLASSES OF LABOR IN CANADA, 1921 TO 1928 TABLE 2. RATES OF WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR PER WEEK IN VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS IN SPECIFIED CANADIAN CITIES, 1927 AND 1928 TABLE 2. RATES OF WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR PER WEEK IN VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS IN SPECIFIED CANADIAN CITIES, 1927 AND 1928-Continued TABLE 2.-RATES OF WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR PER WEEK IN VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS IN SPECIFIED CANADIAN CITIES, 1927 AND 1928-Continued TABLE 2. RATES OF WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR PER WEEK IN VARIOUS occuPATIONS IN SPECIFIED CANADIAN CITIES, 1927 AND 1928-Continued TABLE 3. RATES OF WAGES OF CANADIAN STEAM RAILROAD EMPLOYEES, 1923 TO 1926 AND 1927 TO 1928 TABLE 4.-WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR IN COAL MINING IN CANADA IN SEPTEMBER, 1927 AND 1928 2 In Nova Scotia in most of the mines in 1928 a bonus to be paid quarterly based on profits was agreed upon. (Labor Gazette, May 19, 1928, p. 520.) Minimum rate per day when not working on contract, per ton, yard, etc. Average earnings per day on contract, per ton, etc. Including also 3 mines in southeastern British Columbia. TABLE 4.-WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR IN COAL MINING IN CANADA IN SEPTEMBER, 1927 AND 1828-Continued Average earnings per day on contract, per ton, etc. Minimum rate per day when not working on contract, per ton, yard, etc. No figure for Chinese employees included. 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Short Time in the English Cotton-Spinning Industry SIN INCE the beginning of the industrial depression following the World War the branch of the English cotton-spinning industry which handles American-grown cotton has suffered greatly, and conditions finally became so bad that large amalgamations have been resorted to in the hope of reducing expenses and promoting efficiency. (See Labor Review, March, 1929, p. 66.) Until recently, the branch handling Egyptian-grown cotton escaped the difficulties which beset the American section, but this branch seems to have this immunity no longer. The Economist (London), in its issue for February 23, 1929, gives the following statement of the position of the Egyptian branch as coming from its Manchester correspondent: As anticipated, the members of the Bolton Master Cotton Spinners' Association have supported the recommendation that production of yarn should be reduced by 33 per cent for two months. A ballot on this proposal has been taken, and the result announced at the end of last week showed that 85.2 per cent were in favor and 14.8 per cent against. This organized short time has begun this week and will continue until April 13. Probably before the expiration of this period another meeting of the association will be held to consider further action if necessary. There has not been any organized short time in the Egyptian spinning section of the Lancashire cotton industry since 1921, but during the last few months demand has been slack, and leading employers are convinced that restriction of output is necessary in order to check the accumulation of stock and stabilize prices. Out of the 19,000,000 spindles in Lancashire engaged on Egyptian cotton, the Bolton Masters' Association represents the owners of about 12,000,000 spindles. An attempt is being made to get these outside firms to fall into line. This short time will affect about 60,000 operatives, chiefly in the Bolton district. |