Cost of living in German towns

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Identifikator:: 866449027

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-93831

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Cost of living in German towns

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Stat. Off.

Year of publication:: 1908

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (LXI, 548 Seiten)

Collection:: Economics Books

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MANNHEIM. 333 The average weekly earnings of all workers in these factories were 9s. o\d. in 1905 against 9g. l|d. in 1897. The male workers earned on an average 10s. 11 j¿d. in 1905 against 10s. od. in 1897, and the females 8s. 9d. against 8s. 6^. Wages and Hours of Labour in the Principal Occupations. October, 1905. Weekly Wages. Weekly Hours of Labour. Building Trades* :— Bricklayers and Masons Stonemasons Carpenters Joiners and Cabinetmakers Plumbers Painters ... Stucco-workers Glaziers ... Paperhangers Masons’ Labourers Navvies ... 30s. 32s. 5d. 27s. 27s. 27s. 25s. Id. 37s. Id. 25s. 10<7. 22s. 6<7. 22s. lOd. 24s. 60 54 60 54 54 57 57 60 54 60 60 Engineering Trades :— Moulders Fitters Turners ... Smiths ... Patternmakers ... Labourers 32s. to 33s. 6d. 32 s. 30s. to 34s. 6d. 32s. 6d. 32s. to 35s. 21s. „ 23s. 57 to 60 57 „ 60 57,, 60 57 ,,60 57 ,,60 57 ,,60 Boiler Works:— Boilersmiths „ Helpers ... Ki vetters 36s. Id. 30s. 4d. 34s. 57 57 57 Wire-drawing Works :— Wire-drawers ... Labourers 27s. to 33s. 18s. „ 21s. 63 63 Carriage Works :— Cartwrights Saddlers 36s. 37s. 2d. 60 60 Textile Trades :— Jute Factories—Weavers „ „ Beamers Labourers 18s. 24s. 15s. Id. 60 60 60 Printing Trades :— Printers and Machine-minders Machine Compositors—news „ y jobbing Bookbinders 25s. id. 31s. 8d. 32s. lid. 23s. to 28s. 54 48 54 54 Wood-working Industries :— Timber and Sawmills : Unloaders and Carriers Sawyers (Machine) ... Planers—Feeders „ Takers out Labourers Brewers’ Coopers Wood-pulp and Paper Industry :— Timber Unloaders Woodcutters Wood Cleaners and Grinders Pulp-makers Bleachers Callenderers, Cutters and Machinemen Packers and Sorters Labourers ... ••• ••• 21s. 7d. to 24s. 27s. to 30s. 21s. Id. to 24s. 15s. Id. to 20s. 5d. 19s. lOd. to 20s. 5d. 31s. Id. 21s. 21s. 27s. 24s. 24s. 21s. 24s. 18s. to 21s. 60 60 60 60 60 58& 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 * The wagesãnd hours of labour stated for the building trades are for a full week in summer.

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