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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W . N. DOAK, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
ETHELBERT STEWART, Commissioner
B U L L E T IN O F T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S \
B U REAU O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S /
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W A G E S A N D H O U R S OF L A B O R S E R I E S
WAGES and HOURS OF LABOR
IN THE SLAUGHTERING AND
MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY
1929
MARCH, 193X
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 1931
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CONTENTS
Page
Average hours and earnings, each specified year, 1917 to 1929, the industry
and each occupation_________________________________________________
Average hours and earnings, by sex and State__________________________
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Average and classified earnings per hour, by occupation___ _________
34
Classified earnings per hour, by sex------------------------- -----------------------------
39
Regular or customary hours of operation____ ____ _______________
40
Changes in wage rates--------------------------------------------------------------------------Hours, overtime, and guaranteed hours of pay--------------------------------------Bonus systems-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Index numbers of employment and of pay rolls, 1923 to 1930____________
Scope and method-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Importance of the industry-------------------------------------------------------------------General tables_________________________________________________________
T a b l e A.— Average number of days on which employees worked,
average full-time and actual hours and earnings per week, average
earnings per hour, and per cent of full time worked, 1929, by
occupation, sex, and district-------------------------------------------------------T a b l e B.— Average and classified earnings per hour in 31 specified
occupations, 1929, by department, sex, and district______________
T a b l e C.— Average and classified full-time hours per week in 31
specified occupations, 1929, by department, sex, and district---------
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BULLETIN OF THE
U. S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
no.
535
W A S H IN G T O N
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WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR IN THE SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT
PACKING INDUSTRY IN 1929
This report presents the results of a study in the United States in
1929, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, of wages and hours of labor
of wage earners in each of the occupations in 13 important depart
ments of the slaughtering and meat-packing industry, namely,
cattle-killing, hog-killing, sheep-killing and calf-killing, offal other
than hides and casings, hides, casings, cutting— fresh beef, cutting—
fresh pork, lard and oleo oil, sausage, cured meats, canning, and main
tenance and repair. Data were obtained for 52,796 males and 8,803
females from the pay rolls and other records of 90 plants in 25 States
for a pay period of one week in October or November.
AVERAGE HOURS AND EARNINGS, SPECIFIED YEARS,
1917 TO 1929, THE INDUSTRY AND EACH OCCUPATION
Summaries of 1929 average hours and earnings for the employees of
the 13 departments combined, or the industry, and for the employees
in each of the occupations in each of the departments are given in
Table 1, together with like figures for each of the years from 1917 to
1927 in which the bureau made studies of the industry. The purpose
of the table is to make easy the comparison of the averages, one year
with another, for the industry or for any occupation. Index numbers
of these averages with the 1921 average taken as the base, or 100 per
cent, are also presented in the table.
Average earnings per hour of males in all occupations included in
the various studies increased from 27.1 cents in 1917 to 51.1 cents in
1921, dropped to 49.9 cents in 1923, and then increased gradually from
year to year to 52.5 cents in 1929. Average earnings per hour of
females increased froin 17.8 cents in 1917 to 36.5 cents in 1921; de
creased to 36.1 cents in 1923 and to 35.9 cents in 1925, and then
increased to 36.9 cents in 1929. # Average earnings per hour of males
and females combined, or the industry, increased from 26.2 cents in
1917 to 49.7 cents in 1921, decreased to 48.4 cents in 1923, and then
increased from year to year to 50.4 cents, in 1929.
Average full-time hours per week of males and females in all occu
pations increased from 48.4 in 1921 to 52.3 in 1923, and decreased
gradually from year to jrear to 49.2 per week in 1929.
Average full-time earnings per week of males and females in all occu
pations increased from $24.05 in 1921 to $25.31 in 1923, decreased to
$24.65 in 1925, and increased to $24.70 in 1927 and to $24.80 in 1929.
1
2
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
Average full-time hours per week of males in 1929, by occupations,
ranged from 46.5 for washing and painting machine tenders in the
canning department to 52.1 for splitters and trimmers, pigs’ feet, in the
offal department, and of females ranged from 47.1 for general workers
in the canning department to 52.5 ior inspectors and graders in the
offal department.
Average earnings per hour of males in 1929, by occupations, exclud
ing doormen and bricklayers and masons, ranged from 42.7 cents for
truckers in the fresh-pork cutting department to 88.2 cents for floormen or siders in the cattle-killing department, and of females from
31.1 cents for cap setters in the canning department to 42.9 cents for
chiselers, checkers, and templers in the offal department.
Average full-time earnings per week of males in 1929, by occupa
tions, excluding doormen and bricklayers and masons, ranged from
$21.18 for truckers in the fresh-pork cutting department, to $42.95
for floormen or siders in the cattle-killing department, and of females
ranged from $15.21 for cap setters in the canning department to
$21.02 for chiselers, checkers, and templers in the offal department.
T a b le
1.— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929y by department, sex, and occupation
Grand T otal, 13 Departm ents
Sex, occupation, and year
Num Num
ber of
estab ber of
lish
ments
All occupations, males:
1917.......................... .................
1921__ ____ ____________ _____
1923____________ ____________
1925_________________________
1927.............................................
1929....... ........................ ............
All occupations, females:
1917.......................... .................
1921_________________________
1923_________________________
1925_________________________
1927_________________________
1929_______________ ________
55,089
30,075
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average
earnings full-time
per ings
hours
per
earnings
hour
week por week per hour per week
53.0
48.4
52.2
50.2
49.3
49.3
$0,271
.511
.499
.507
.520
.525
$24.73
26.05
25.45
25.64
25.88
100.0
107.9
103.7
101.9
101.9
100.0
.178
.365
.361
.359
.364
.369
17.63
19.06
17.73
17.87
18.04
100.0
109.3
102.3
101.7
100.0
6,595
7,145
8,803
48.3
52.8
49.4
49.1
48.9
101.2
101.1
61,665
33,404
51,195
59,297
57,352
61,599
48.4
52.3
50.1
49.3
49.2
.262
.497
.484
.492
.501
.504
24.05
25.31
24.65
24.70
24.80
100.0
108.1
103.5
101.9
101.7
100.0
97.4
99.0
100.8
101.4
100.0
105.2
102.5
102.7
103.1
52, 702
50,207
52,796
6,576
3,329
6,112
All occupations, males and females:
1917__________________ ______
1921_________________________
1923_________________________
1925________________________
1927____ ____ ________________
1929__________ ______________
Aver
age
full
time
hours
per
97.7
99.2
101.8
102.7
48.8
98.9
98.4
99.7
100.0
105.3
102.9
103.7
104.7
100.0
108.1
100.6
101.4
102.3
52.7
Cattle-killing Department
MALES
Drivers and penners:
1917.............................................
1921......................... ...................
1923....... ........... ............ ..........
1925____ ______ ______________
1927_________________________
1929.............................. ..............
Knockers:
1917........................ ..................
1921_________________________
1923_________________________
1925_________________________
1927_________________________
1929.............................................
24
16
30
58
57
53
67
30
87
178
194
161
48.3
53.0
51.7
51.4
49.5
$0.253
.484
.458
.473
.491
.528
$23.38
24.27
24.45
25.24
26.14
100.0
109.7
107.0
106.4
102.5
52.3
100.0
94.6
97.7
101.4
109.1
100.0
103.8
104.6
108.0
111.8
40
27
29
53
59
64
58
33
48
79
80
85
48.0
52.4
49.2
49.3
49.0
.294
.539
.525
.537
.542
.568
25.87
27.51
26.42
26.72
27.83
100.0
109.4
102.4
102.7
102.1
54.5
100.0
97.4
99.6
100.6
105.4
100.3
106.0
102.3
103.1
107.6
3
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b l e 1 . — Average
hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Cattle-killing Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
full
ber of ber of
time
estab
lish wage hours
per
ments earners
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average full-time
per ings
earnings earnings
per
hours
hour
week per week per hour per week
males—continued
Shacklers or slingers:
1917................. ............................
1921............. ...............................
1923___________________ ____ _
1925._________ ______________
1927...-_____________________
1929___________ ________ ____ _
Head holders:
1917— ......................................
1921_________________________
1923______ ____ _____________
1925_________________________
1927_________________________
1929................................. ...........
Stickers:
1917__________ _____________ _
1921_________________________
1923.____________ ______ _____
1926__________ ______________
1927_____________ ____ _______
1929— ___________ __________
Headers:
1917.............................................
1921-________ ______________
1923— ______________________
1926_______ _______ __________
1927........ - .................. - ......... .
1929_________________________
Droppers and pritchers-up:
1917— ........................................
1921— ................................... —
1923.............................................
1925_________________________
1927.............................................
1929— ......... ......... .....................
Foot skinners:
1917..........— .............................
1921......................... ...................
1923-......... — .............. ..............
1925_________ _______ ________
1927____________________ ____
1929_________________________
Leg breakers:--......................... ......
1917_______________ ____ _____
1921............ ............................—
1923_________________________
1925___________________ _____
1927.............................................
1929.................... .......... ............
Rippers-open:
1917-..........................- ................
1921— ____ __________________
1923....... ......... - ........- ..............
1925____ _____ _______________
1927...................- ........- ..............
1929...............................- .............
Gullet raisers:
1917.............................................
1921_________ _______________
1923............ - ............................. 1926......................... - ____ _____
1927—..........................................
1929....... .....................................
Oaul pullers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925— .......................................
1927............... .............................
1929.............................................
30
24
26
41
37
37
48
34
71
90
64
62
47.9
52.5
49.7
49.7
48.4
$0,276
.502
.495
.643
.635
.557
$24.05
25.99
26.99
26.59
26.96
100.0
109.6
103.8
103.8
101.0
55.0
100.0
98.6
108.2
106.6
111.0
100.0
108.1
112.2
110.6
112.1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
48.0
50.0
48.0
48.0
49.3
.576
1.031
.919
.963
1.054
.753
49.49
45.95
46.22
50.59
37.12
166.0
104.2
100.0
100.0
102.7
55.9
100.0
89.1
93.4
102.2
73.0
100.0
92.8
93.4
102.2
75.0
22
15
17
25
28
25
27
20
28
33
37
36
48.6
53.3
50.7
48.6
48.8
.361
.605
.634
.591
.733
.670
29.40
33.79
29.96
35.62
32.70
100.0
109.7
104.3
100.0
100.4
59.7
100.0
104.8
97.7
121.2
110.7
100.0
114.9
101.9
121.2
111.2
46
23
28
51
51
51
90
63
79
120
119
106
47.6
52.1
50.0
49.0
48.8
.384
.645
.627
.641
.662
.644
30.70
32.67
32.05
32.44
31.43
100.0
109.5
105.0
102.9
102.5
59.5
100.0
97.2
99.4
102.6
99.8
100.0
106.4
104.4
105.7
102.4
35
27
27
40
38
36
62
47
57
75
78
59
48.2
52.2
60.0
48.8
48.4
.266
.528
.482
.512
.517
.532
25.45
25.16
25.60
25.23
25.75
100.0
108.3
103.7
101.2
100.4
50.4
100.0
91.3
97.0
97.9
100.8
100.0
98.9
100.6
99.1
101.2
29
23
28
44
45
38
80
48
92
117
111
85
47.8
52.4
49.6
48.9
48.4
.281
.484
.498
.515
.535
.568
23.14
26.10
25.54
26.16
27.49
100.0
109.6
103.8
102.3
101.3
58.1
100.0
102.9
106.4
110.5
117.4
100.0
112.8
110.4
113.1
118.8
45
30
30
55
55
57
141
89
117
181
152
144
47.8
52.8
49.9
49.1
48.7
.31S
.574
.529
.558
.556
.580
"27.44
27.93
27.84
27.30
28.25
110.5
104.4
102.7
101.9
55.4
100.0
92.2
97.2
96.9
101.0
100.0
101.8
101.5
99.5
103.0
3
3
10
9
11
13
4
4
22
17
13
15
47.0
52.3
49.8
48.5
49.9
.343
.530
.519
.559
.558
.582
24.91
27.14
27.84
27.06
29.04
100.0
111.3
106.0
103.2
106.2
64.7
100.0
97.9
105.5
105.3
109.8
100.0
109.0
111.8
108.6
116.6
5
14
10
14
10
10
7
18
20
21
15
12
48.2
53.1
49.4
48.1
48.5
.246
.474
.469
.491
.476
.506
22.85
24.90
24.26
22.90
24.54
100.0
110.2
102.5
99.8
100.6
51.9
100.0
98.9
103.6
100.4
106.8
100.0
109.0
106.2
100.2
107.4
33
22
26
32
28
25
60
29
29
66
48
41
47.9
52.5
49.7
49.2
48.9
.318
.545
.523
.545
.569
.574
26.11
27.46
27.09
27.99
28.07
100.0
109.6
103.8
102.7
102.1
58.3
100.0
96.0
100.0
104.4
105.3
100.0
105.2
103.8
107.2
107.5
16676"
4
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b le
1.— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Cattle-killing Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
ber of
full
estab ber of time
wage hours
lish
ments earners
per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average Average Average
ings
full-time
earn full-time
per ings per hours earnings earnings
per hour per week
hour
week per week
males—continued
Floormen or siders:
1917....... ......................................
1921............................................
1923 ..................................- ........
1925 ............................................
1927 ............................................
1929 ____________ ___________
Breast or brisket breakers and
sawyers:
1917— ........................................
1921 ______________________
1923 _______ ________ _______
1925 ....................... ...... ........... 1927 — ......... - ______ _________
1929 ............ ...............................
Crotch breakers:
1917— ....... - ...............................
1921 ........................................ 1923 ..........................................1925 .......................................... 1927 — .....................................
1929_............................................
Hoisters:
1917.............................................
1921 ................. - .....................
1923 __ __________________
....... ...............................
1925
1927 ............................................
......................................
1929
Tail rippers and pullers:
1917__________ - ........................
1921 .............. ..........................
1923 ___________ - .....................
1925 ............ ...............................
1927 - .........................................
1929 ................. - ........................
Bumpers:
1917.............................................
1921................. ............................
1923 —........................................
1925 ............ ...............................
1927 ............................................
1929 ............................................
Fell cutters:
1917.............................................
1921_____________ ___________
1923 ............................................
1925 ...........................................
1927 ............................................
1929 ................... ........................
Fell pullers and beaters:
1917.......................................... 1921 .. .................................. ......
1923 .....................- .....................
1925 ................................... ........
1927 —................................ ........
1929.............................................
Backers:
1917.............................................
1921............................................
1923.............................................
1925 ____________ ___________
1927 ............ ...............................
1929 .......................................... .
Gutters and bung droppers:
1917............................................
1921.............................................
1923 ............................................
1925 ............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
66.4
100.0
100.1
100.9
103.4
104.0
100.0
109.7
104.9
106.0
105.5
100.0
110.7
104.4
104.2
103.4
56.7
100.0
99.4
101.6
104.9
103.4
100.0
110.1
106.0
109.3
106.9
25.43
25.95
26.04
25.60
25.78
100.0
108.4
104.0
101.0
100.6
50.4
100.0
94.2
98. 5
99.6
100.8
100.0
102.0
102.4
100.7
101.4
.264
.498
.476
.494
.525
.538
23.85
24.80
24.40
25.46
26.25
100.0
108.8
m3.1
101.3
101.9
53.0
100.0
95.6
99. 2
105.4
108.0
100.0
104.0
102.3
106.8
110.1
52
30
34
62
65
66
200
122
195
272
280
254
48.0
52.6
49.9
49.2
48.7
28
20
27
40
42
41
43
32
57
74
61
56
47.6
52.7
49.7
49.6
49.2
.298
.526
.523
.534
.552
.544
25.04
27.56
26. 54
27.38
26.76
15
17
20
20
22
21
20
22
30
28
36
29
47.8
51.8
49.7
48.3
48.1
.268
.532
.501
.524
.530
.536
30
27
27
40
33
37
89
91 "~47.”9"
96
52.1
158
49.4
91
48.5
97
48.8
$0,563
.848 "$40.70" "166.6"
109.6
44.66
.849
104.0
42.71
.856
102.5
43.15
.877
101.5
.882
42.95
28
22
24
29
32
33
45
31
45
48
45
40
48.1
52.2
49.8
48.8
49.1
.284
.523
.492
.531
.540
.553
25.16
25.68
26.44
26.35
27.15
100.0
108.5
103.5
101. 5
102.1
54.3
100. 0
94.1
101.5
103.3
105.7
100.0
102.1
105.1
104.7
107.9
40
30
31
49
57
57
65
51
64
97
100
100
47.8
52.3
50.1
49.6
49.1
.468
.743
.740
.749
.761
.755
35.52
38.70
37.52
37.75
37.07
100.0
109.4
104.8
103.8
102.7
63.0
100.0
99.6
100.8
102.4
101.6
100.0
109.0
105.6
106.3
104.4
28
21
22
31
31
31
78
54
91
94
87
75
"47.6"
52.4
49.5
48.6
48.1
.340
.597
.584
.598
.637
.690
28.42
30.60
29.60
30.96
33.19
100.0
110.1
104.0
102.1
101.1
57.0
100.0
97.8
100.2
106.7
115.6
100.0
107.7
104.2
108.9
116.8
22
21
23
24
23
22
68
44
68
65
51
54
47.8
52.9
49.1
49.0
48.6
.261
.506
.478
.488
.501
.526
24.19
25.29
23.96
24.55
25.56
100.0
110.7
102.7
102.5
101.7
51.6
100.0
94.5
96.4
99.0
104.0
100.0
104.5
99.0
101.5
105.7
43
28
31
51
54
60
71
54
85
108
115
109
48.1
52.5
49.8
48.9
48.7
.511
.839
.778
.782
.800
.789
40.36
40.85
38.94
39.12
38.42
100.0
109.4
103.5
101.7
101.2
60.9
100.0
92.7
93.2
95.4
94.0
100.0
101.2
96.5
96.9
95.2
46
29
33
55
63
61
97
57
94
121
125
112
47.8
52.5
50.1
49.0
48.9
.319
.578
.554
.575
.587
.598
27.63
29.09
28.81
28.76
29.24
100.0
109.8
104.8
102.5
102.3
55.2
100.0
95.9
99.5
101.6
103.5
100.0
105.3
104.3
104.1
105.8
5
WAGES AND HOTJBS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b l e 1 . — Average
hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Cattle-kiHing Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
ber of ber of
full
estab wage
time
lish
hours
ments earners
per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average
earnings full-time
per ings
hours
per
earnings
hour
week per week per hour per week
hales —continued
Shank skinners:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927................. ...........................
1929.............................................
Hide droppers:
1917.............................................
1921___________________ _____
1923_________________________
1926_________________________
1927________ ________________
1929................................ ............
Tail sawyers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927............................................1929.............................................
Splitters:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.......................................... ...
1925........................................ —
1927............................................1929.............................................
Chuck splitters:
1917....... ......................................
1921.............................................
1923.......................................... 1925........................ ......... ......... 1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Scribers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.......................................... 1925............................................1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Trimmers of braises, rounds, necks,
skirts, and tails:
1917.............................................
1921.......................................... 1923.......................................... 1925......... ...................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Utility men:
1917.............................................
1921................. ...........................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Washers and wipers:
1917.............................................
1921.......................................... 1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.......................................... .
Tonguers:
1917.............................................
1921..................................... ........
1923.............................................
1925...........................................
1927...........................................
1929.............................................
10
5
7
17
11
19
21
7
15
34
25
34
46.9
53.1
49.3
49.4
49.2
$0,307
.578
.538
.532
.538
.595
$27.11
28.57
26.23
26.58
29.27
100.0
113.2
105.1
105.3
104.9
53.1
100.0
93.1
92.0
93.1
102.9
100.0
105.4
96.8
98.0
108.0
42
30
32
54
58
59
98
72
107
139
134
139
47.9
52.6
49.8
49.3
48.9
.397
.666
.652
.655
.684
.708
31.90
34.30
32.62
33.72
34.62
100.0
109.8
104.0
102.9
102.1
59.6
100.0
97.9
98.4
102.7
106.3
100.0
107.5
102.3
105.7
108.5
37
29
27
46
48
48
93
62
106
114
94
82
48.0
52.4
50.2
49.2
49.0
.325
.579
.552
.547
.592
.595
27.79
28.92
27.46
29.13
29.16
100.0
109.2
104. C
102. 5
102.1
56.1
100.0
95.3
94.5
102.2
102.8
100.0
104.1
98.8
104.8
104.9
47
29
33
57
65
65
118
82
108
149
150
145
47.8
52.5
50.0
49.1
48.7
.591
.855
.857
.855
.876
.879
40.87
44.99
42.75
43.01
42.81
100.0
109.8
104.6
102.7
101.9
69.1
100.0
100.2
100.0
102.5
102.8
100.0
110.1
104.6
105.2
104.7
33
20
28
38
43
36
52
27
58
63
66
49
47.9
52.6
50.0
49.9
49.0
.361
.602
.611
.593
.608
.626
28.84
32.14
29.65
30.34
30.67
100.0
109.8
104.4
104.2
102.3
60.0
100.0
101.5
98.5
101.0
104.0
100.0
111.4
102.8
105.2
106.3
29
22
27
36
39
39
38
27
39
42
51
52
47.6~
52.3
49.9
49.2
48.5
.271
.513
.485
.521
.520
.555
24.42
25.37
26.00
25.58
26.92
100.0
109.9
104.8
103.4
101.9
52.8
100.0
94.5
101.6
101.4
108.2
100.0
103.9
106.5
104.7
110.2
28
24
25
35
40
41
104
100
166
152
161
145
47.7
52.6
49.5
48.8
48.3
.273
.490
.465
.496
.509
.537
23.37
24.46
24.55
24.84
25.94
100.0
110.3
103.8
102.3
101.3
55.7
100.0
94.9
101.2
103.9
109.6
100.0
104.7
105.0
106.3
111.0
33
19
25
46
48
52
88
37
74
147
137
150
47.8
52.2
52.5
51.6
49.7
.360
.608
.574
.604
.598
.693
29.06
29.96
31.71
30.86
34.44
100.0
109.2
109.8
107.9
104.0
59.2
100.0
94.4
99.3
98.4
114.0
100.0
103.1
109.1
106.2
118.5
44
29
31
61
58
54
356
216
320
264
230
180
47.8
52.5
50.1
48.8
48.8
.236
.473
.458
.440
.459
.476
22.61
24.05
22.04
22.40
23.23
100.0
109.8
104.8
102.1
102.1
49.9
100.0
96.8
93.0
97.0
100.6
100.0
106.4
97.5
99.1
102.7
43
14
23
34
28
33
85
17
41
53
29
41
48.3
52.4
49.9
50.0
49.3
.288
.558
.517
.509
.533
.552
26.95
27.09
25.40
26.65
27.21
100.0
108.5
103.3
103.5
102.1
51.6
100.0
92.7
91.2
95.5
98.9
100.0
100.5
94.2
98.9
101.0
6
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b le
1.— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sexy and occupation— Continued
Cattle-killing: Department— Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
ber of ber of
fuHestab wage
time
lish
hours
ments earners
per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average
per ings
earnings full-time
per
earnings
hours
hour
week per week per hour per week
males—continued
Laborers:1
1917............................ - ..............
1921_________________________
1923— ____________________
1925— ____________________
1927.________________________
1929_________________________
Truckers:
1917.__________________ _____
1921.____ ____________________
1923.____ ____________________
1925_________________________
1927__________ ______________
1929._
...........................—
Total, males:
1917___ ____ ______ ____
1921___________________
1923 __________________
1925 ________ ____ _____
1927 __________________
1929____________ _______
47
27
32
63
72
73
724
409
587
949
874
830
47.8
52.2
50.2
49.4
48.6
$0,238
.471
.436
.442
.451
.466
$22.51
22.76
22.19
22.28
22.65
100.0
109.2
105.0
103.3
101.7
50.5
100.0
92.6
93.8
95.8
98.9
100.0
101.1
98.6
99.0
100.6
32
20
24
45
34
32
103
56
131
121
90
67
48.1
51.8
50.4
49.5
49.5
.254
.499
.433
.455
.476
.483
24.00
22.43
22.93
23.56
23.91
100.0
107.7
104.8
102.9
102.9
50.9
100.0
86.8
91.2
95.4
96.8
100.0
93.5
95.6
98.2
99.6
54
30
34
72
74
78
3,292
2,077
3,250
4,261
3,946
3,649
47.9"
52.4
50.1
49.4
48.8
.318
.570
.544
.557
.578
.599
27.30
28.51
27.91
28.55
29.23
100.0
109.4
104.6
103.1
101.9
55.8
100.0
95.4
97.7
101.4
105.1
100.0
104.4
102.2
104.6
107.1
3
5
5
4
8
7
16
21
27
25
23
19
49.9
53.8
49.2
48.3
50.0
.155
.342
.321
. 34S
.357
.406
17.07
17.27
17.12
17.24
20.30
100.0
107.8
98.6
96.8
100.2
45.3
100.0
93.9
101.8
104.4
118.7
100.0
101.2
100.3
101.0
118.9
FEMALES
Carcass wipers, bruise and tail
trimmers, neck rag inserters:
1917_________________________
1921_________________________
1923___________ ____ —........... .
1925____________ _____ _______
1927.......................... ..................
1929_________________________
Hog-killing Department
Laborers: 2
1917----1921----1923___
1925....
3927— .
1929—
Shacklers:
1917—
1921___
1923___
1925----1927....
1929....
Stickers:
1917—
1921—
1923—
1925—
1927—
1929—
Scalders:3
1917—
1921— .
1923— .
1925— .
1927—
1929—
818
841
48.8
52.2
51.7
51.0
49.8
1.237
.451
.444
.433
.442
.443
$22.01
23.18
22.39
22.54
22.06
100.0
107.0
106.0
104.5
102.0
52.5
100.0
98.4
96.0
98.0
98.2
100.0
105.3
101.7
102.4
100.2
134
59
125
143
142
145
48.9
52.0
52.0
50.2
49.7
.298
.542
.549
.548
.557
.571
26.50
28.55
28.50
27.96
28.38
100.0
106.3
106.3
102.7
101.6
55.0
100.0
101.3
101.1
102.8
105.4
100.0
107.7
107.5
105.5
107.1
70
33
44
79
68
75
49.6
53.0
51.8
50.3
50.0
.357
.611
.652
.627
.631
.645
30.31
34.56
32.48
31.74
32.25
100.0
106.9
104.4
101.4
100.8
58.4
100.0
106.7
102.6
103.3
105.6
100.0
114.0
107.2
104.7
106.4
298
139
273
304
291
314
48.8
52.1
51.9
50.5
50.2
.295
.516
.496
.514
.521
.516
25.18
25.84
26.68
26.31
25.90
106.8
106.4
103.5
102.9
57.2
100.0
96.1
99.6
101.0
100.0
100.0
102.6
106.0
104.5
102.9
1,356
524
155.0
1Includes floor cleaners, mark heads, spread cattle, tie guts, laundrymen, taggers, etc.
2 Includes drivers, penners, steamers, singers, washers, aitchbone breakers, and toe pullers.
3 Includes tubmen, droppers, gamb cutters, polemen, and duckers.
7
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929,
department, sex, and occupation— Continued
T a b l e 1 .—
Hog-killing Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
ber of ber of
full
estab wage
time
lish
hours
ments earners per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average Average Average
ings
earn full-time earnings
full-time
per ings
per hours
earnings
hour
week per week per hour per week
males—continued
Hookers-on:4
1917.............................................
1921...................... ............... ......
1923............................................
1925.............................................
1927................................ .........
1929.............................................
Shavers and scrapers:
1917.............................................
1921.........................................
1923.............................................
1925............................................
1927.............................................
1929...........................................
Headers:
1917................................ ............
1921....... .....................................
1923.................... ......... ..............
1925............................... ............
1927....................... .......... .........
1929.............................................
Gutters, bung droppers, and rippers-open:
1917............................................
1921................................... .........
1923.................... ...................... .
1925........................................... .
1927................................ ............
1929.................... - .......................
Ham facers:
1917.............................................
1921.................... ........................
1923.............................................
1925...................... ......................
1927....... .....................................
1929.............................................
Splitters:
1917................................ .......... .
1921...................— _____ ______
1923.............................................
1925_________ _______________
1927............................................
1929.............................................
Leaf-lard pullers:
1917............................ ................
1921................................ ...........
1923.................. .........................
1925—.............................- ...........
1927-............................................
1929.............................................
Leaf-lard scrapers:
1917............................................
1921.............................— ...........
1923............................................
1925 ..........................— .............
1927....... ......................................
1929
...................................
Bruise trimmers, head removers,
and kidney pullers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925................................- ...........
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
51
24
33
59
55
55
224
69
146
214
159
137
48.3
52.5
51.6
50.6
50.2
$0,282
.509
.490
.470
.493
.500
$24.58
25.73
24.25
24.95
25.10
100.0
108.7
106.8
104.8
103.9
55.4
100.0
96.3
92.3
96.8
98.2
100.0
104.7
98.7
101.5
102.1
57
27
34
66
65
70
846
303
587
705
567
583
48.9
52.5
51.4
50.6
49.9
.290
.502
.497
.523
.535
.528
24.55
26.09
26.88
27.07
26.35
100.0
107.4
105.1
103.5
102.0
57.8
100.0
99.0
104.2
106.6
105.2
100.0
106.3
109.5
110.3
107.3
48
24
31
61
60
65
85
47
67
102
105
123
48.4
52.6
52.0
50.2
49.8
.343
.588
.598
.592
.594
.598
28.46
31.45
30.78
29.82
29.78
100.0
108.7
107.4
103.7
102.9
58.3
100.0
101.7
100.7
101.0
101.7
100.0
110.5
108.2
104.8
104.6
57
28
32
64
66
70
206
100
172
242
219
246
48.7
52.4
51.9
50.4
50.0
.337
.584
.572
.590
.589
.602
28.44
29.97
30.62
29.69
30.10
100.0
107.6
106.6
103.5
102.7
57.7
100.0
97.9
101.0
100.9
103.1
100.0
105.4
107.7
104.4
105.8
43
26
28
52
49
55
56
34
38
68
65
65
48.8
52.2
51.4
49.5
49.9
.328
.541
.561
.581
.589
.580
26.40
29.28
29.86
29.16
28.94
100.0
107.0
105.3
101.4
102.3
60.6
100.0
103.7
107.4
108.9
107.2
100.0
110.9
113.1
110.5
109.6
56
27
33
68
63
68
143
68
119
170
169
178
48.8
52.3
51.5
50.1
49.9
.364
.621
.627
.635
.630
.654
30.30
32.79
32.70
31.56
32.63
100.0
107.2
105.5
102.7
102.3
58.6
100.0
101.0
102.3
101.4
105.3
100.0
108.2
107.9
104.2
107.7
50
25
30
57
59
60
80
44
97
101
100
112
49.1
53.0
51.9
50.8
49.7
.301
.526
.521
.512
.509
.525
25.83
27.61
26.57
25.86
26.09
100.0
107.9
105.7
103.5
101.2
57.2
100.0
99.1
97.3
96.8
99.8
100.0
106.9
102.9
100.1
101.0
34
10
20
36
26
37
63
21
51
62
39
69
48.6
52.6
51.6
51.0
49.6
.251
.442
.439
.451
.449
.468
21.48
23.09
23.27
22.90
23.21
100.0
108.2
106.2
104.9
102.1
56.8
100.0
99.3
102.0
101.6
105.9
100.0
107.5
108.3
106.6
108.1
49
26
28
50
52
50
139
107
125
135
118
112
48.3
52.5
51.6
50.7
50.4
.277
.501
.479
.494
.513
.521
24.20
25.15
25.49
26.01
26.26
166.0
108.7
106.8
105.0
104.3
55.3
m o
95.6
98.7
102.4
104.0
100.0
103.9
105.3
107.5
108.5
* Includes hookers-off, hangers-off, straighteners, and chain feeders.
8
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
1.— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers. in specified years,
1917 to 1929, 62/ department, sex, and occupation— Continued
T a b le
Hog-killing Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Num Num
ber of
estab ber of
lish
ments
Aver
age
full
time
hours
per
week
197
115
107
200
193
235
48.5
52.3
51.7
50.7
49.8
$0,331
.566
.561
.575
.588
.615
201
93
136
109
79
51
49.1
52.2
52.4
50.9
51.0
.241
.446
.440
.436
.426
.453
4,098
1,756
2,907
3,463
3,132
3,286
48.8
52.3
51.7
50.6
49.9
Aver
age
earnper
hour
Index numbers of—
Aver
age
full
time Average Average Average
earn full-time earnings
full-time
ings per hours per hour earnings
week per week
per week
males —continued
Utility men:
1917......... ............... ................. .
1921........................... ................ .
1923............ ..............................
1925...................... .................... .
1927............................................
1929........................................
$27.45
29.34
29.73
29.81
30.63
100.0
107.8
106.6
104.5
102.7
58.5
100.0
99.1
101.6
103.9
108.7
Truckers:
1917......... ............... ............... .
1921............................................
1923________________ ________
1925.............................................
1927............................................
1929............................................
21.90
22.97
22.85
54.0
100.0
98.7
97.8
95.5
100.0
106.9
108.3
108.6
111.6
23.10
100.0
106.3
106.7
103.7
103.9
101.6
104.9
104.3
99.0
105.5
24.74
26.10
26.47
26.36
26.40
100.0
107.2
105.9
103.7
102.3
55.4
100.0
98.4
101.0
102.8
104.3
100.0
105.5
107.0
106.5
106.7
16.85
17.53
17.32
18.40
17.67
100.0
107.1
105.2
107.1
103.1
42.7
100.0
97.2
97.7
102.0
101.7
100.0
104.0
102.8
109.2
104.9
21.68
100.0
Total, males:
1917......................... .........
1921............................. .
1923..................................
1925...................................
1927..................................
1929.................................. .
.281
.507
.499
.512
.521
FEMALES
Kidney pullers, shavers, singers,
neck brushers, and spreaders:
1917_................. ........................
1921........................................
1923.............. ..............................
1925________________________
1927...................... ....................
1929........................... ...............
48.0
51.4
50.5
51.4
49.5
.150
.351
.341
.343
.358
.357
Sheep-killing and Calf-killing Department
MALES
Laborers:
1917........................................ .
1921..............................................
1923...................... ......................
1925..............................................
1927..............................................
1929....... ......................................
Shacklers:
1917..............................................
1921............ ................................
1923................... .........................
1925..............................................
1927....................................... — 1929..............................................
Stickers:
1917..............................................
1921.............................................
1923.................................. ..........
1925..............................................
1927.......................................
1929................... .........................
Joint breakers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.................... ........................
1925................. ...........................
1927..............................................
1929..............................................
26
18
20
26
27
31
280
201
249
331
255
224
48.2
52.6
49.2
49.0
48.2
$0,237
.471
.448
.450
.461
.471
$22.70
23.56
22.14
22.59
22.70
100.0
109.1
102.1
101.7
100.0
50.3
100.0
95.1
95.6
97.9
100.0
100.0
103.8
97.5
99.5
100.0
19
13
18
26
23
22
29
30
41
58
43
37
47.8
52.7
48.9
49.3
48.4
.252
.480
.488
.500
.539
.542
22.94
25.72
24.45
26.57
26.23
100.0
110.3
102.3
103.1
101.3
52.5
100.0
101.7
104.2
112.3
112.9
100.0
112.1
106.6
115.8
114.3
15
13
14
22
21
22
18
16
20
28
28
27
48.0
51.7
49.1
48.5
48.9
.285
.505
.527
.518
.615
.556
24.24
27.25
25.43
29.83
27.19
100.0
107.7
102.3
101.0
101.9
56.4
100.0
104.4
102.6
121.8
110.1
100.0
112.4
104.9
123.1
112.2
12
9
14
14
12
16
16
12
25
20
18
21
48.0
53.6
49.2
49.1
48.0
.271
.488
.474
.508
.499
.514
23.42
25.41
24.99
24.50
24.67
100.0
111.7
102.5
102.3
100.0
55.5
100.0
97.1
104.1
102.3
105.3
100.0
108.5
106.7
104.6
105.3
* Includes drivers, penners, holders, shovers, hookers on to conveyors, hangers-up of racks, and squilgeers.
9
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1929
T a b le
1.— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Sheep-kitting and Calf-killing Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
ber of ber of
full
estab wage
time
lish
hours
ments earners per
week
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time
ings
earn
per
per
hour ings
week
Index numbers of—
Average Average Average
full-time
full-time earnings
earnings
hours
per week per hour per week
males—continued
Scalpers:
1917.............................................
1921............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927-............................................
1929.............................................
Miscellaneous workers: •
1917............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Leggers (fore and hind):
1917.............................................
1921.......................................... „
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927— ........................................
1929........................................... Brisket or breast pullers:
1917......................... - .............. „
1921......................... ...................
1923....... .................................. „
1925............................................1927.......................................... 1929.......................................... .
Facers:
1917............................................1921.......................................... 1923.............................................
1926................................ .............
1927.____ ___________ ______
1929.............................................
Rumpers and back pullers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.......................................... 1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929— ........................................
Brisket or breast splitters:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923............................................1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Pelt droppers:
1917................. ............................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929................................... .........
Scrubbers, washers, and wipers:
1917..................................... ........
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925............ ................................
1927....... - ....................................
1929- ........................................
Caul pullers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923..............^.............. ..............
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
15
8
10
15
12
U
22
U
23
24
20
16
48.0
52.7
49.3
48.5
48.0
$0,270
.552
.493
.519
.541
.551
$26.50
25.98
25.59
26.24
26.45
100.0
110.0
102.7
101.0
100.0
48.9
100.0
89.3
102.7
98.0
99.8
100.0
98.0
96.6
99.0
99.8
16
16
17
21
22
21
70
101
112
93
87
108
47.8
53.0
49.4
48.6
48.2
.256
.480
.481
.485
.521
.533
22.94
25.49
23.96
25.32
25.69
100.0
110.9
103.3
101.7
100.8
53.3
100.0
100.2
101.0
108.6
111.0
100.0
111.1
104.4
110.4
112.0
22
17
19
27
29
29
97
95
1-37
159
143
168
47.9
52.8
49.0
48.7
48.1
.334
.561
.573
.582
.604
.608
26.87
30.25
28.52
29.41
29.24
100.0
110.2
102.3
101.7
100.4
59.5
100.0
102.1
103.7
107.7
108.4
100.0
112.6
106.1
109.5
108.8
22
13
19
21
25
23
46
33
42
52
51
50
47.8
53.1
49.3
49.0
48.1
.346
.604
.602
.620
.646
.658
28.87
31.97
30.57
31.65
31.65
100.0
111.1
103.1
102.5
100.6
57.3
100.0
99.7
102.7
107.0
108.9
100.0
110.7
105.9
109.6
109.6
21
15
18
21
25
24
76
66
94
88
105
127
48.0
53.2
48.8
48.9
48.4
.453
.677
.679
.681
.736
.738
32.50
36.12
33.23
35.99
35.72
100.0
110.8
101.7
101.9
100.8
66.9
100.0
100.3
100.6
108.7
109.0
100.0
111.1
102.2
110.7
109.9
20
16
17
21
23
20
50
66
71
82
71
81
48.0
52.7
49.4
48.9
48.3
.307
.544
.578
.566
.601
.627
26.11
30.46
27.96
29.39
30.28
100.0
109.8
102.9
101.9
100.6
56.4
100.0
106.3
104.0
110.5
115.3
100.0
116.7
107.1
112.6
116.0
14
9
12
15
23
21
19
11
18
22
39
31
47.7
53.1
49.0
48.8
48.6
.302
.498
.529
.543
.590
.586
23.75
28.09
26.61
28.79
28.48
100.0
111.3
102.7
102.3
101.9
60.6
100.0
106.2
109.0
118.5
117.7
9
9
18
14
21
14
U
11
41
42
36
47.7
52.9
49.9
48.8
48.4
.261
.483
.521
.600
.650
.616
23.04
27.56
29.94
31.72
29.81
100.0
110.9
104.6
102.3
101.5
54.0
100.0
107.9
124.2
134.6
127.5
100.0
119.6
129.9
137.7
129.4
14
14
15
21
22
22
58
77
105
110
90
94
47.8
53.6
49.5
48.3
48.5
.240
.458
.435
.451
.479
.463
21.89
23.32
22.32
23.14
22.46
100.0
112.1
103.6
101.0
101.5
52.4
100.0
95. 0
98.5
104.6
101.1
100.0
106.5
102.0
105.7
102.6
11
10
14
14
17
19
19
17
25
23
29
31
48.0
53.1
49.3
48.8
48.4
.305
.527
.517
.512
.557
.550
25.30
27.45
25.24
27.18
26.62
100.0
110.6
102.7
101.7
100.8
57.9
100.0
98.1
97.2
105.7
104.4
100.0
108.5
99.8
107.4
105.2
8
« Includes hookers-up of fore quarters and hind legs, shoulder punchers, and shank pinners.
io5.o
118.3
112.0
121.2
119.9
10
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sea;, and occupation— Continued
T a b l e 1 .—
Sheep-killing and Calf-killing Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
full
ber of ber of
estab wage
time
lish
hours
ments earners per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
Average
time Average
ings
earn full-time Average
earnings full-time
per ings
earnings
per
hours
hour
week per week per hour per week
males—continued
Gutters, bung droppers, and rippers-open:
1917............................................1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1926.............................................
1927.............................................
1929................. ...........................
Headers and neck trimmers:
1921...................... .......................
1923.......................... ................
1926— ...................... ..................
1927— - _____________________
1929......................... — - ........... .
Dressers:7
1917............................................
1921...................... - ......... .........
1923— ........................... - .........
1925....... - ....................................
1927..............- _____ __________
1929.......................................... Luggers:
1917.......................................... 1921...........................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927............... .............................
1929— ........................................
Utility men, spellers, handy men,
and all-round men:
1917.............................................
1921............................................
1923.............................................
1925— ...................... ............... .
1927— ................... ...................
1929.............................................
Sheep or calf butchers:
1917____________________ ____
1921....................... ............
1923......................... — ..............
1925....... ......................................
1927..............................................
1929..............................................
Total, males:
1917....................................
1921......... ..........................
1923...................................
1925...................................
1927....................................
1929...................................
19
17
18
23
28
26
32
45
51
74
68
53
$47.9
52.4
48.9
48.8
48.5
$0,293
.503
.507
.515
.557
.543
$24.09
26.57
25.18
27.18
26.34
100.0
109.4
102.1
101.9
101.3
68.3
100.0
100.8
102.4
110.7
108.0
100.0
110.3
104.5
112.8
109.3
14
15
21
21
24
35
44
64
43
39
47.9
52.8
49.6
49.2
48.5
.489
.458
.504
.526
.511
23.42
24.18
25.00
25.88
24.78
100.0
110.2
105.2
102.7
101.3
100 0
93.7
103.1
107.6
104.5
100.0
103.2
106.8
110.5
105.8
22
1
6
6
3
2
112
4
11
7
4
3
48.0
51.3
48.0
51.5
48.0
.404
.640
.847
.559
.532
.682
30.72
43.45
26.83
27.40
27.94
100.0
106.9
100.0
107.3
100.0
63.1
100.0
132.4
87.3
83.1
90.9
100.0
141.4
87.3
89.2
91.0
16
12
15
19
15
15
31
22
57
57
37
47
47.9
52.1
48.5
48.5
48.1
.262
.508
.512
.498
.508
.518
24.33
26.68
24.15
24.64
24.92
100.0
108.8
101.3
101.3
100.4
51.6
100.0
100.8
98.0
100.0
102.0
100.0
109.7
100.0
101.3
102.4
10
15
13
25
24
26
16
35
29
45
43
70
49.5
52.8
48.9
49.4
49.1
.339
.657
.570
.601
.609
.620
32.52
30.10
29.39
30.08
30.40
100.0
106.7
98.8
99.8
99.2
51.6
100.0
86.8
91.5
92.7
94.4
100.0
92.6
90.4
92.5
93.5
11
6
11
25
23
18
37
66
26
61
50
48
52.5
52.6
51.3
50.8
49.4
.652
1.381
.739
.805,
.747
.834
72.50
38.87
41.30
37.95
41.20
100.0
100.2
97.7
96.8
94.1
47.2
100.0
53.5
58.3
54.1
60.4
100.0
53.6
57.0
52.3
66.8
31
21
19
41
49
42
1,063
954
1,191
1,429
1,266
1,311
48.3
52.6
49.2
48.9
48.4
.314
.585
.523
.536
.568
.580
28.26
27.51
26.37
27.78
28.07
100.0
108.9
101.9
101.2
100.2
53.7
100.0
89.4
91.6
97.1
99.1
100.0
97.3
93.3
98.3
99.3
55.7
100.0
101.7
98.1
95.9
94.9
100.0
109.3
102.2
98.9
97.2
Offal (Other Than Hides and Casings) Department
MALES
Chiselers, cheekers, and templers:
1917.............................................
1921............................................
1923.............................................
1925.......................................... .
1927.......................................... .
1929.............................................
Machine operators:8
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923........................ ....................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
40
30
35
63
61
62
150
217
271
269
196
230
48.2
51.8
50.2
49.7
49.4
54
29
34
64
67
73
272
164
280
333
395
396
47.8
52.8
50.3
49.7
49.4
$0,326
.585
.595
.574
.561
.555
$28.20
30.82
28.81
27.88
27.42
100.0
107.5
104.1
103.1
102.5
.265
54.1
.490
23.42
100.0
100.0
.485
25.61
110.5
99.0
.507
25.50
105.2
103.5
.511
104.3
25.40
104.0
.529
26.13
103.3
108.0
7 Includes rib sawyers or Boston cutters, setters or Boston setters, caul dressers, aud dressers.
8 Includes skull splitters, jawbone pullers, horn sawyers, and teeth grinders.
100.0
109.4
108.9
108.5
111.6
11
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b le
1.— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Offal (Other T h a n Hides and Casings) Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
ber of ber of
full
estab wage
time
lish
hours
ments earners per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average
full-time
per ings
per hours earnings
earnings
hour
per
hour
week per week
per week
males—continued
Trimmers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923................................ ............
1925.............................................
1927.........................................1929.............................................
Pluck trimmers:
1917.............................................
1921................................ ............
1923..........................— ..............
1925.............................................
1927........................... .................
1929.............................................
Inspectors and graders:
1917.............................................
1921................................ ............
1923.............................................
1925................................ —_____
1927 .............................. ............
1029
...................... ...............
Laborers:
1917---........................................
1921.............................................
1923____ - ....................................
1925—..........................................
1927.............................................
1929
.......................................
Rippers-open of paunches and
pecks:
1917.............................................
1921.......... ..................................
1923.................... .......................
1925
......................................
1927.................. - .......................1929 ___ _____________________
Washers:
1917........................... .................
1921................................ .............
1923.................................. .........
1925.............................................
1927.........- ..................- ........... —
1929.............................................
Truckers:
1917.............................................
1921.......................................... 1923........................... —..............
1925....... ................ ....................
................................ ............
1927
1929—. ................. ......................
Tripe washers:
1917.............................................
1921................................. —........
1923—......................................—
1925............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Tripe scalders and cookers:
1917.............................................
1921........................................ .
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Tripe scrapers and finishers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
60
32
36
60
70
79
1,238
471
768
597
684
619
47.9
52.4
49.6
49.7
49.1
$0,279
.504
.499
.500
.532
.521
$24.14
26.15
24.80
26.44
25.58
100.0
109.4
103.5
103.8
102.5
55.4
100.0
99.0
99.2
105.6
103.4
100.0
108.3
102.7
109.5
106.0
31
30
33
56
59
67
60
103
174
187
182
203
47.7
52.9
50.2
49.6
49.4
.262
.493
.491
.498
.516
.534
23.52
25.97
25.00
25.59
26.38
100.0
110.9
105.2
104.0
103.6
53.1
100.0
99.6
101.0
104.7
108.3
100.0
110.4
106.3
108.8
112.2
9
6
12
17
16
20
20
12
21
23
49
40
48.0
52.0
50.1
48.4
48.0
.253
.466
.462
.459
.669
.495
22.37
24.02
23.00
32.38
23.76
100.0
108.3
104.4
100.8
100.0
54.3
100.0
99.1
96.5
143.6
106.2
100.0
107.4
102.8
144.8
106.2
38
32
35
51
62
66
677
331
451
515
423
510
48.1
50.3
49.3
50.0
49.2
.232
.473
.431
.441
.445
.447
22.75
21.68
21.74
22.25
21.99
100.0
104.6
102.5
104.0
102.3
49.1
100.0
91.1
93.2
94.1
94.5
100.0
95.3
95.6
97.8
96.7
43
23
28
49
54
49
93
69
100
121
115
90
48.0
52.9
49.4
49.7
49.6
.267
.475
.467
.489
.510
.495
22.80
24.70
24.16
25.35
24.55
100.0
110.2
102.9
103.5
103.3
56.2
100.0
98.3
102.9
107.4
104.2
100.0
108.3
106.0
111.2
107.7
47
18
29
39
40
47
240
77 ~~47.~9~
124
51.6
138
49.2
123
49.9
133
49.4
.258
.464
.451
. 471
.469
.487
22.23
23.27
23.17
23.40
24.06
100.0
107.7
102.7
104.2
103.1
55.6
100.0
97.2
101.5
101.1
105.0
100.0
104.7
104.2
105.3
108.2
37
26
29
46
45
41
241
214
472
289
238
213
48.0
52.9
49.8
49.3
48.6
.242
.456
.433
.442
.463
.455
~2i.~89~
22.91
22.01
22.83
32.11
100.6”
110.2
103.8
102.7
101.3
53.1
100.0
95.0
96.9
101.5
99.8
100.0
104.7
100.5
104.3
101.0
47
28
30
50
46
49
165
77
115
116
120
122
48.3
52.6
50.5
49.2
49.2
.255
.529
.489
.528
.515
.489
25.55
25.72
26.66
25.34
24.06
100.0
108.9
104.6
101.9
101.9
48.2
100.0
92.4
99.8
97.4
92.4
100.0
100.7
104.3
99.2
94.2
22
12
15
29
21
24
59
21
28
43
33
40
48.0
52.5
49.7
48.5
48.5
.272
.482
.482
.554
.527
.567
23.14
25.31
27.53
25.56
27.49
100.0
109.4
103.5
101.0
101.0
56.4
100.0
100.0
114.9
109.3
117.6
100.0
109.4
119.0
110.5
118.8
35
24
31
49
47
53
157
115
209
227
194
223
48.2
52.6
49.7
49.0
48.5
.414
.530
.583
.563
.590
.573
25.55
30.67
29.32
28.08
27.31
100.0
109.1
103.1
101.7
100.6
78.1
100.0
110.0
111.3
108.1
106.2
100.0
120.0
114.8
109.9
106.9
12
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sea;, and occupation— Continued
T a b l e 1 .—
Offal (Other T h a n Hides and Casings) Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
males—continued
Shavers, cleaners, scrapers, and
singers, pigs* feet:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923............................................1925................................ .........—
1927.......................................... —
1929..................................... ........
Splitters and trimmers, pigs' feet:
1917......................................... —
1921......... ...................................
Aver
Num Num
age
ber of ber of
full
estab
time
wage hours
lish
ments earners per
week
35
19
24
36
28
37
116
54
91
100
61
76
18
38
10
2
15
10
22
14
3
32
18
38
48.9
52.0
50.4
48.5
52.1
1917.................................................
1921..................................................
1923................................................1925..............................................—
1927........................................ ........
1929................................... ..............
9
4
6
8
6
8
18
6
10
13
12
8
1917 ............................................
1921.._........ ...................................
1923 ................................................
1925 —.......................................... .
1927— ............................................
1929..................................................
30
26
29
45
50
53
1923................................... - ............
1925
........................................ 1927.............................................. .
1929 ............................................ —
Finishers, pigs’ feet:
Utility men, slunk skinners, and
spellmen:
Total, males:
1917
............................
1921.......................................
1923..................................... .
1925.......................................
1927..........- ..........................
1929.......................................
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average
full-time
per ings
per hours earnings
earnings
hour
per
hour
week per week
per week
$0,289
.484
.472
.485
.527
.507
$24.05
24.21
24.78
26.09
25.40
100.0
103.2
102.8
99.6
100.8
.465
.457
.562
.501
.500
22.74
23.76
28.32
24.30
26.05
100.0
106.3
103.1
99.2
106.5
48.0
49.4
51.2
48.4
48.0
.277
.450
.441
.467
.488
.494
21.60
21.79
23.91
23.62
23.71
100.0
102.9
93
89 - 4 7 . Y
139
52.8
173
50.7
164
49.5
240
49.4
.289
.493
.511
. 493
.522
.539
49.7
51.3
51.1
49.5
50.1
.257
59.7
100.0
97.5
100.2
108.9
104.8
100.0
100.7
103.0
108. 5
105.6
55.3
100.0
98.3
120.9
107.7
107.5
100.0
104. 5
124.5
106.9
114.6
100.8
100.0
61.6
100.0
98.0
103.8
108.5
109.8
109.4
109.8
23.52
26.98
25.00
25.84
26.63
100.0
110.7
106.3
103.8
103.6
58.6
100.0
103.7
100.0
105.9
109.3
100.0
114.7
106.3
109.9
113.2
106.7
100.0
100.9
110.7
62
33
37
89
81
86
3,637
2,034
3,256
3,176
3,007
3,181
48.0
52.2
49.9
49.6
49.2
.272
.499
.489
.499
.512
.510
23.95
25.53
24.90
25.40
25.09
100.0
108.8
104.0
103.3
102.5
54.5
100.0
98.0
100.0
102.6
102.2
loofo
106.6
104.0
106.1
104.8
4
6
4
5
9
17
4
5
48.0
50.8
49.5
49.0
.396
.373
.436
.429
19.01
18.95
21.58
21.02
100.0
105.8
103.1
102.1
100.0
94.2
110.1
108.3
100.0
99.7
113.5
110.6
3
4
7
6
8
13
5
4
28
9
12
19
48.0
53.8
51.3
50.3
49.0
.197
.378
.365
.413
.437
.355
18.14
19.64
21.19
21.98
17.40
100.0
112.1
106.9
104.8
102.1
52.1
100.0
96.6
109.3
115.6
93.9
100.0
108.3
116.8
121.2
95.9
16
14
15
22
24
36
90
103
198
139
169
246
48.0
52.9
50.7
49.9
49.1
.182
.382
.367
.374
.373
.371
18.34
19.41
18.96
18.61
18.22
100.0
110.2
105.6
104.0
102.3
47.6
100.0
96.1
97.9
97.7
97.1
100.0
105.8
103.4
101.5
99.3
6
8
5
8
14
19
15
6
13
40
46.3
52.0
52.3
51.5
48.6
.340
.373
.406
.374
.359
15.74
19.40
21.23
19.26
17.45
100.0
112.3
113.0
111.2
105.0
100.0
109.7
119.4
101.0
105.6
100.0
123.3
134.9
122.4
110.9
2
3
2
4
3
2
11
3
6
4
48.0
53.5
52.0
51.0
52.5
.371
.335
.372
.320
.341
17.81
17.92
19.34
16.32
17.90
100.0
111.5
108.3
106.3
109.4
100.0
90.3
100.3
86.3
91.9
100.0
100.6
108.6
91.6
100.5
FEMALES
Chiselers, checkers, and templers:
1921................................................
1923 ........ ...................................1927................................................1929..................................................
Machine operators:8
1917................................................
1921 ..............................................
1923.................................................
1925 ................................................
1927.................................................
1929 ............................................
Trimmers:
1917................................................
1921..................................................
1923..................................................
1925..................................................
1927..................................................
1929........ .........................................
Pluck trimmers:
1921..................................................
1923..................................................
1925..................................................
1927..................................................
1929........ .........................................
Inspectors and graders:
1921 ..............................................
1923— ............................................
1925.................................................
1927.................................................
1929..................................................
8 Includes skull splitters, jawbone pullers, horn sawyers, and teeth grinders.
13
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b le
1.— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified yearsy
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— C o n t in u e d
Offal (Other Than Hides and Casings) Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
full
ber of ber of
time
estab wage
lish
hours
ments earners per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average
per ings
earnings full-time
per
hours
earnings
hour
week per week per hour per week
females—continued
Packers:
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1929.............................................
Miscellaneous workers:«
1917................. ...........................
1921................- ................ .........
1923.............................................
1925............ ................................
1927-............................................
1929............................ ...............
Shavers, cleaners, scrapers, and
singers, pigs' feet:
1917............ ................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925..............................................
1927— ........................................
1929_________ ________ - ...........
Splitters and trimmers, pigs * feet:
1917__________ - ........................
1921....... ......................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Total, females:
1917— ..............................
1921— - .............................
1923...................................
1925-..................................
1927...................................
1929.............................. .
3
5
6
8
7
20
13
35
45.7
54.1
51.2
48.0
15
13
15
24
30
26
144
73
180
154
110
146
13
5
8
6
5
7
$0,351
.320
.335
.366
$16.04
17.31
17.15
17.57
100.0
118.4
112.0
105.0
100.0
91.2
95.4
104.3.
100.0
107.9
106.9
109.5
~’ 47.6~
52.1
50.7
49.2
49.8
.167
.353
.341
.297
.348
.346
16.80
17.77
15.06
17.12
17.23
100.0
109.5
106.5
103.4
104.6
47.3
100.0
96.6
84.1
98.6
98.0
100.0
105.8
89.6
101.9
102.6
49
20
24
16
13
12
48.0
52.8
52.1
48.2
49.0
.170
.362
.340
.379
.328
.418
17.38
17.95
19.75
15.81
20.48
100.0
110.0
108.5
100.4
102.1
46.9
100.0
93.9
104.7
90.6
115.5
100.0
103.3
113.6
91.0
117.8
9
3
5
3
3
8
22
4
16
4
3
20
51.0
52.9
51.0
48.0
49.2
.205
.288
.363
.392
.387
.353
14.69
19.20
19.99
18.58
17.37
100.0
103.7
100.0
94.1
96.5
71.2
100.0
126.0
136.1
134.4
122.6
100.0
130.7
136.1
126.5
118.2
17
22
22
35
35
46
310
241
509
344
330
527
47.9
52.6
50.7
50.0
49.2
.174
.367
.354
.341
.364.363
17.58
18.62
17.29
18.20
17.86
100.0
109.8
105.8
104.4
102.7
47.4
100.0
96.5
92.9
99.2
98.9
100.0
105.9
98.4
103.5
101.6
Hide Department
MALES
Inspectors, graders, and trimmers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925..........................................1927........................................ .
1929.............. ..............................
Spreaders and salters:
1917..-........................................
1921............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Laborers:
1917.............................................
1921...........................................
1923.............................................
1925............................................
1927.............................................
1929........................... .................
Total, males:
1917...................................
1921...................................
1923...................................
1925...................................
1927...................................
1929...................................
48
30
34
57
60
71
194
161
231
234
232
274
48.1
52.3
49.9
49.5
48.7
$0,287
.501
.495
.520
.540
.557
$24.10
25.89
25.95
26.73
27.13
100.0
108.7
103.7
102.9
101.2
57.3
100.0
98.8
103.8
107.8
111.2
100.0
107.4
107.7
110.9
112.6
35
29
33
62
66
65
219
192
280
351
376
299
48.2
52.2
49.6
49.4
48.7
.264
.486
.481
.495
.505
.522
23.43
25.11
24.55
24.95
25.42
100.0
108.3
102.9
102.5
101.0
54.3
100.0
99.0
101.9
103.9
107.4
100.0
107.2
104.8
106.5
108.5
42
26
31
47
51
53
805
461
846
819
723
627
48.1
52.3
49.9
49.2
48.2
.237
.452
.433
.439
.475
.461
21.74
22.65
21.91
23.37
22.22
100.0
108.7
103.7
102.3
100.2
52.4
100.0
95.8
97.1
105.1
102.0
100.0
104.2
100.8
107.5
102.2
55
30
34
67
71
75
1,218
814
1,357
1,404
1,331
1,200
48.1
52.3
49.8
49.3
48.4
.252
.470
.455
.470
.497
.502
22.61
23.80
23.41
24.40
24.30
100.0
108.7
103.5
102.5
100.6
53.6
100.0
96.8
100.0
105.7
106.8
100.0
105.3
103.5
107.9
107.5
9 Includes washers and tripe washers, scalders, cookers, scrapers, and finishers.
32455°—31------2
14
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b le
1.— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sexf and occupation— Continued
Casing Department
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
ber of ber of
full
estab wage
time
lish
hours
ments earners per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average Average Average
ings
earn
full-time
full-time
per
per hours earnings earnings
hour ings
week per week per hour per week
MALES
Casing pullers or runners:
59
32
34
69
68
74
597
408
548
620
609
686
48.5
52.3
50.1
49.4
49.2
$0,296
.526
.518
.521
.542
.532
$25.51
27. Q9
26.10
26.77
26.17
100.0
107.8
103.3
101.9
101.4
56.3
100.0
98.5
99.0
103.0
101.1
100.0
106.2
102.3
104.9
102.6
49
32
55
53
61
305
203
313
270
279
312
47.9
52.7
50.3
49.2
49.3
.262
.483
.474
.499
.505
.498
23.14
24.98
25.10
24.85
24.55
100.0
110.0
105.0
102.7
102.9
54.2
100.0
98.1
103.3
104.6
103.1
100.0
108.0
108.5
107.4
106.1
52
30
39
61
61
71
571
336
427
558
626
598
48.4
52.9
50.0
48.8
48.9
.312
.547
.611
.556
.556
.548
26.47
32.32
27.80
27.13
26.80
100.0
109.3
103.3
100.8
101.0
57.0
100.0
111.7
101.7
101.6
100.2
100.0
122.1
105.0
102.5
101.2
36
31
26
44
47
54
112
99
128
173
143
157
48.2
52.6
49.9
48.9
48.5
.264
.516
.479
.490
.505
.518
166.6’
109.1
103.5
101.5
100.6
51.2
100.0
92.8
95.0
97.9
100.4
100.0
101.3
98.3
99.3
101.0
39
1917
...................................
1921_____
__________________
28
1923.................... ..................... ....... * 27
45
1925__________ ______ — ............
51
1927____ _____— ...........................
1929.____ ________________ ____
58
152
94
130
164
182
238
49.1
52.8
49.8
48.7
48.9
.267
.495
.484
.489
.537
.517
24.30
25.56
24.35
26.15
25.28
100.0
107.5
101.4
99.2
99.6
53.9
100.0
97.8
98.8
108.5
104.4
100.0
105.2
100.2
107.6
104.0
1917
.....................
1921.......................... .......... ..........
1923-.......................- ............ - .........
1925 ........................ — ..............
1927.................................................
1929 ..............- ................................
30
26
23
42
37
36
62
59
65
100
81
88
48.4
53.0
50.3
49.0
48.8
.283
.512
.486
.519
.528
.512
24.78
25.76
26.11
25.87
24.99
100.0
109.5
103.9
101.2
100.8
55.3
100.0
94.9
101.4
103.1
100.0
100.0
104.0
105.4
104.4
100.8
1917
1921............................ ....................
1923 ................... ...........................
1925.................................................
1927 —- _____________ _______
1929-...............................................
40
27
30
51
45
52
190
132
158
219
197
215
48.1
52.6
49.9
48.8
48.8
.278
.502
.479
.501
.530
.529
24.15
25.20
25.00
25.86
25.82
100.0
109.4
103.7
101.5
101.5
55.4
100.0
95.4
99.8
105.6
105.4
100.0
104.4
103.5
107.1
106.9
1917
......................
1921.................................................
1923........ .........................................
1925..................................................
1927................................................
1929............................... - ................
50
29
32
55
51
59
299
163
213
240
233
224
48.1
52.0
50.1
49.0
49.6
.280
.510
.508
.511
.539
.538
24.53
26.42
25.60
26.41
26.68
100.0
108.1
104.2
101.9
103.1
54.9
100.0
99.6
100.2
105.7
105.5
100.0
107.7
104.4
107.7
108.8
16
7
14
29
14
23
48.0
51.7
.268
.492
23.62
100.0
54.5
100.0
.472
24.40
24.35
107.7
102.3
100.6
1917................................................
1921. ............................... ...............
1923...... ..................... .....................
1925— ...................... .....................
1927__________ ____ ___________
1929__________ ____ ___________
Strippers:
1917 ............................. - ............ —
1921— ...........................—............
1923 __________ ________ ____
1925 ............................... .......... 1927
__________ ________ ____
1929— ............................................
Fatters and slimers:
1917 —
............................
1921 ................. —____ _______
1923 ............................................
1925 .............................- ............
1927........................... .....................
1929................................... — .........
Turners:
1917.......................................- .........
1921-.......................... .....................
1923 ...................- .......... - ..............
1925___________________________
1927 ___
.
___________
1929...................... ..........................
Blowers, graders, and inspectors:
”24.87’ ’ ”
25.20
24.45 !
24.69
25.12 ;
Measurers and bunchers:
Salters and packers:
Trimmers of casings:
Blowers and tiers of bladders and
weasands:
1917
1921........................ ........................
1923............................ ............... .
1925....... ......................................
1927—- .........................................
1929....... .....................................
Cleaners and washers of casings,
bladders, weasands, and chitter
lings:
1929.............................................
14
21
17
34
29
28
49.1
48.7
48.3
.496
.468
.537
22.79
25.97
53
222
49.5
.492
24.35
101.5
95.9
100.8
95.1
109.1
100.0
103.3
103.1
96.5
109.9
15
WAGES AND HOTJBS OP LABOR, 1929
T a b le
1.— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Casing Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
age
Num Num
full
ber of ber of
estab wage
time
hours
lish
per
ments earners
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average Average Average
ings
earn
full-time
full-time
per
per • hours earnings earnings
hour ings
week per week per hour per week
males—continued
General workers:
1917 ..........................................
1921.............................................
1923_________________________
1925.......................................... .
1927. __________ ______________
1929....... ..................... ...............
Laborers:
1917........................—...............
1921.................. ..........................
1923-__________________ ____
1925__________ _______ _______
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Truckers:
1917 ..........................................
1921_________________________
1923........ - ______ ___________
1925...........................................1927.............................................
1929..............- ........... ...............
Total, males:
1917-...................................
1921_____________________
1923_____________________
1925_____________________
1927_____________________
1929.......................................
FEMALES
Casing pullers or runners:
1917.............................................
1921________________________
1923________________________
1925__________ — -- ------ ------ 1927__________ ______________
1929....... ........... — ......... ..........
Strippers:
1917____________ ____ ________
1921_________________________
1923__________ ______________
1925_____„___________________
1927...........................— ..........
1929____ ____ ________________
Turners:
1921.............................................
1923......... .............. .....................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Blowers, graders, and inspectors:
1917............................................
1921............................ -........... ...
1923____________ _______ _____
1925............ ................... .............
1927........................... ........... —
1929.......................................—
Measures and bunchers:;
1917-.........................................
1921.......................................... ...
1923......................... ...................
1925...................... - ........... .........
1927............................................
1929-............................................
Salters and packers:
1917........ ....................................
1921.......... ............ ............... ...
1923__________ ______________
1925............ ............... ................
1927._______ ________________
1929......... ...................................
58
27
34
63
65
51
410
121
313
377
296
142
49.5
52.3
50.9
49.8
49.3
$0,275
.512
.490
.505
.515
.597
$25.34
25.63
25.70
25.65
29.43
100.0
105.7
102.8
100 6
99.6
30
20
27
41
33
39
307
108
165
217
133
154
48.7
52.6
49.7
49.1
49.1
.228
.462
.418
.433
.454
.442
22.50
21.99
21.52
22.29
21.70
m o
15
16
16
28
18
21
47
55
116
59
46
62
48.8
53.1
50.2
48.2
49.0
.238
.445
.430
.446
.485
.446
21.72
22.83
22.39
23.38
21.85
62
32
34
78
76
79
3,081
48.4
1,792
52.6
2,599
50.1
3,031
49.1
2,854
49.1
3,126
- - — ' ----- ------- = = = = =
.279
.512
.507
.510
.529
.524
53.7
100.0
95.7
98.6
100.6
116.6
100.0
101.1
101.4
101.2
116.1
108.0
102.1
100.8
100.8
49.4
100.0
90.5
93.7
98.3
95.7
100.0
97.7
95.6
99.1
96.4
100.0
108.8
102.9
98.8
100.4
53.5
100.0
96.6
100.2
109.0
100.2
100.0
105.1
103.0
107.6
100.6
54.5
100.0
100.0
108.7
99.0
103.5
99.6
101.4
103.3
101.4
102.3
1 ‘ 1 ~ • ' 1 ' ; . ---- i-ir-s
24.78
26.67
25.55
25.97
25.73
100.0
107.6
103.1
104.8
103.8
2
5
6
10
14
16
2
17
39
75
59
66
48.0
51.1
51.0
49.4
50.0
. 196
.401
.378
.386
.391
.397
19.25
19.32
19.69
19.32
19.85
100.0
106.5
106.3
102.9
104.2
48.9
100.0
94.3
96.3
97.5
99.0
100.0
100.4
102.3
100.4
103.1
1
8
5
8
6
8
17
41
17
18
18
38
48.0
54.0
50.8
48.3
48.8
.151
.363
.354
.375
.392
.412
17.42
19.12
19.05
18.93
20.11
100.0
112.5
105.8
100.6
101.7
41.6
100.0
97.5
103.3
108.0
113.5
100.0
109.8
109.4
108.7
115.4
4
4
6
2
7
12
32
30
4
38
48.0
53.8
48.5
51.0
48.2
.392
.339
.329
.426
.347
18.82
18.24
15.96
21.73
16.73
100.0
112.1
101.0
106.3
100.4
100.0
86.5
83.9
108.7
88.5
100.0
96.9
84.8
115.5
88.9
13
11
15
29
27
42
135
77
190
197
221
280
47.9
52.6
49.2
48.3
48.6
.163
.354
.348
.364
.384
.384
16.96
18.30
17.91
18.55
18.66
100.0
109.8
102.7
100.8
101.5
46.1
100.0
98.3
102.8
108.5
108.5
100.0
107.9
105.6
109.4
110.0
2
4
8
17
14
18
7
12
64
62
57
49
48.0
53.3
49.1
48.1
48.5
.170
.377
.437
.382
.336
.394
18.10
23.29
18.76
16.16
19.11
lOOiO
111.0
102.3
100.2
101.0
45.1
100.0
115.9
101.3
89.1
104.5
100.0
128.7
103.6
89.3
105.6
4
5
6
10
8
9 i
14
12
16
22
22
25
48.0
54.0
49.6
48.8
48.6 ,
.160
.352
.375
.396
.376
.410
16.90
20.25
19.64
18.35
19.93
100.0
112.5
103.3
101.7
101.3
45.5
100.0
106.5
112.5
106.8
116.5
100.0
119.8
116.2
108.6
117.9
16
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
T a b l e 1 .—
Casing Department—Continued
Aver
Num Num
age
ber of ber of
full
estab wage
time
lish
hours
ments earners per
week
Sex, occupation, and year
Index numbers of—
Aver
Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average Average Average
ings
earn full-time earnings
full-time
per ings
per hours
earnings
hour
week per week per hour per week
females—continued
Trimmers of casings:
1917..............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Blowers and tiers of bladders and
weasands:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923...................... ......................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Cleaners and washers of casings,
bladders, weasands, and chitter
lings:
1929.............................................
General workers:
1917..............................................
1921......... ...................................
1923............................................
925....................................— —
1927................................... ..........
1929 _______________________
Total, females:
1917...................................
1921....................................
1923......... ............ ............
1925 ................................
1927............ ......................
1929...................................
14
16
12
15
14
18
104
54
71
75
40
72
48.1
52.6
50.3
48.8
48.4
$C.187
.398
.378
.386
.406
.419
$19.14
19.88
19.42
19.81
20.28
100.0
109.4
104.6
101.5
100.6
47.0
100.0
95.0
97.0
102.0
105.3
100.0
103.9
101.5
103.5
106.0
5
3
5
9
8
7
22
70
9
34
18
24
48.0
54.0
48.7
48.3
48.0
.155
.358
.368
.405
.400
.412
17.18
19.87
19.72
19.32
19.78
100.0
112.5
101.5
100.6
100.0
43.3
100.0
102.8
113.1
111.7
115.1
100.0
115.7
114.8
112.5
115.1
30
185
48.9
.357
17.46
8
10
12
20
25
12
51
50
199
143
203
48
49.2
54.1
49.9
49.7
48.3
.178
.358
.341
.361
.373
.411
17.61
18.45
18.01
18.54
19.85
100.0
110.0
101.4
101.0
98.2
49.7
100.0
95.3
100.8
104.2
114.8
100.0
104.3
102.8
105.3
112.7
22
20
21
41
46
49
352
349
637
656
642
825
48.2
53.2
49.7
48.9
48.7
.171
.369
.361
.373
.379
.386
17.79
19.2L
18.54
18.53
18.80
100.0
110.4
103.1
101.5
101.0
46.3
100.0
97.8
101.1
102.7
104; 6
100.0
108.0
104.2
104.2
105.7
Cutting--Fresh Beef Department
MALES
Bibbers:
1917 .........................................
1921 ..........................................
1923............................................
1925......... - ..................................
1927 ............................. ............
1929.............................................
Laborers:
1917
.....................
1921..............................................
1923.............................................
1925 ........................... - ..............
1927.............................................
1929................- ............................
Luggers and lifters:
1917
_
...........
1921.............................................
1923 ....... ..................................
1925 ..........................................
1927............ .................................
1929................- ............................
Sawyers, power:
1917 __ .....................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
23
17
17
33
30
25
41
26
39
66
58
51
48.3
53.0
49.5
49.0
48.7
$0,317
.610
.565
.585
.567
.602
$29.46
29.95
28.96
27.78
29.32
100.0
109.7
102.5
101.5
100.8
52.0
100.0
92.6
95.9
93.0
98.7
100.0
101.7
98.3
94.3
99.5
49
27
33
56
60
63
2,700
1,229
1,261
1,767
1,779
1,606
48.2
52.6
49.9
48.8
48.6
.236
.462
.447
.443
.451
.459
22.27
23.51
22.11
22.01
22.31
100.0
109.1
103.5
101.2
100.8
51.1
100.0
96.8
95.9
97.6
99.4
100.0
105.6
99.3
98.8
100.2
42
24
31
60
58
55
493
340
421
578
577
502
48.3
52.4
50.0
48.8
48.9
.302
.558
.532
.533
.536
.550
26.95
27.88
26.65
26.16
26.90
100.0
108.5
103.5
101.0
101.2
54.1
100.0
95.3
95.5
96.1
98.6
100.0
103.5
98.9
97.1
99.8
7
12
15
29
30
20
16
18
33
55
48
31
47.5
53.2
49.8
48.8
48.2
.263
.503
.549
.526
.550
*555
23.89
29.21
26. 19
26.84
26.75
100.0
112.0
104:8
102.7
101.5
52.3
100.0
109.1
104.6
109.4
110.3
100.0
122.3
109.6
112.4
H2.Q
17
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929,
department, sea;, and occupation— Continued
T a b l e 1 .—
Cutting—Fresh Beef Department-Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
full
ber of ber of
time
estab wage
lish
hours
per
ments earners
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average Average Average
ings
earn full-time earnings
full-time
per ings
per hours
earnings
hour
week per week per hour per week
males—continued
Ham facers, strippers, and markers:
1917...................... - .....................
1921..............................................
1923..............................................
1925..............................................
1927..............................................
1929..............................................
Boners:
1917..............................................
1921..............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Trimmers:
1917...................- ........................
1921...................- ........... - ...........
1923.............................-..............
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929........ - .............................
Utility men, handymen, spell men,
assistant foremen, and straw
bosses:
1917...................... .......................
1921...................... - .....................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927„..........................................
1929.............................- ..............
Cutters and general butchers:
1917.............................................
1921— ........................................
1923...................- ........................
1925................- ............................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Graders and inspectors:
1917................................ ............
1921.................. ............ .............
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929................................ ............
Packers, meat runners, order men,
and stowers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923................... ....................
1925......... ...................................
1927.............................................
1929........................... ..................
Truckers:
1917.............................................
1921................................ ............
1923.............................................
1925................................... .........
1927................................... .........
1929.............................................
Freezer and temperature men:
1917.............................................
1921...........................................
1923................................ .............
1925............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Calf skinners:
1917................................... - ........
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925____________ _
16
11
18
22
18
16
57
27
66
61
35
45
48.1
53.4
49.7
47.7
47.2
$0,335
.557
.649
.611
.716
.664
$26.79
34.66
30.37
34.15
31.34
100.0
111.0
103.3
99.2
98.1
60.1
100.0
116.5
109.7
128.5
119.2
100.0
129.4
113.4
127.5
117.0
35
18
30
57
59
64
426
86
432
547
499
557
48.5
52.9
49.4
48.6
48.9
.510
.585
.907
.786
.751
.783
28.37
47.98
38.83
36.50
38.29
100.0
109.1
101.9
100.2
100.8
87.2
100.0
155.0
134.2
128.4
133.8
100.0
169.1
136.9
128.7
135.0
29
15
21
39
43
33
201
31
189
224
173
149
48.3
52.1
49.5
49.5
48.4
.291
.501
.518
.502
.522
.536
24.20
26.99
24.85
25.84
25.94
100.0
107.9
102.5
102.5
100.2
58.1
100.0
103.4
100.2
104.2
107.0
100.0
111.5
102.7
106.8
107.2
32
18
24
42
51
53
177
59
88
168
164
241
47.4
52.9
50.2
49.0
49.5
.302
.568
.625
.551
.584
.598
26.92
33.06
27.66
28.62
29.60
100.0
111. 6
105.9
103.4
104.4
53.2
100.0
110.0
97.0
102.8
105.3
100.0
122.8
102.7
106.3
110.0
33
22
18
53
41
43
166
121
68
186
212
175
48.1
52.2
51.5
50.2
49.7
.303
.578
.623
.601
.625
.616
27.80
32.52
30.95
31.38
30.62
100.0
108.5
107.1
104.4
103.3
52.4
100.0
107.8
104.0
108.1
106.6
100.0
117.0
111.3
112.9
110.1
20
13
15
23
19
26
58
23
37
45
34
54
47.7
53.7
48.8
49.2
49.1
.282
.511
.516
.518
.527
.537
24.37
27.71
25.28
25.93
26.37
100.0
112.6
102.3
103.1
102.9
55.2
100.0
101.0
101.4
103.1
105.1
100.0
113.7
103.7
106.4
108.2
44
29
27
53
58
59
750
353
531
749
860
711
48.4
53.2
50.4
48.8
49.4
.255
.470
.472
.464
.473
.496
22.75
25.11
23.39
23.08
24.50
100.0
109.9
104.1
100.8
102.1
54.3
100.0
100.4
98.7
100.6
105.5
100.0
110.4
102.8
101.5
107.7
29
19
26
42
34
46
894
483
899
618
555
567
48.4
53.2
50.1
48.4
48.7
.231
.456
.447
.435
.435
.452
22.07
23.78
21.79
21.05
22.01
100.0
109.9
103.5
100.0
100.6
50.7
100.0
98.0
95.4
95.4
99.1
100.0
107.7
98.7
95.4
99.7
21
22
17
44
27
32
282
123
200
251
222
208
48.2
53.9
51.0
49.0
49.8
.251
.503
.471
.485
.513
.499
24.24
25.39
24.74
25.14
24.85
100.0
111.8
105.8
101.7
103.3
49.9
100.0
93.6
96.4
102.0
99.2
100.0
104.7
102.1
103.7
102.5
11
13
16
31
34
36 ‘ "4 7 .T
64
51.6
115
49.4
.420
.741
.903
.958
35.49
46.59
47.33
100.0
107.7
103.1
56.7
100.0
121.9
129.3
100.0
131.3
133.4
18
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b le
1.— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation—Continued
Cutting—Fresh Beef Department—Continued
Aver
Num Num
age
ber of ber of
full
estab wage
time
lish
hours
ments earners per
week
Sex, occupation, and year
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
Average
time Average
ings
earn full-time Average
earnings full-time
per ings
earnings
per
hours
hour
week per week per hour per week
males—continued
Calf skinners—Continued.
1927 ................. ..........................
1929.............................................
37
37
110
101
49.2
48.7
$0,870
.861
$42.80
41.93
102.7
101.7
117.4
116.2
120.6
118.1
Total, males:
1917...................... - ...........
1921— _________________
1923— ..............................
1925— _________________
1927....... ........... ............ —
1929 ..................................
53
31
35
75
72
79
6,294
2,955
4,328
5,430
5,326
4,998
48.2
52.9
50.0
48.8
48.9
.266
.492
.526
.514
.516
.537
23.71
27.83
25.70
25.18
26.156
100.0
109.8
103.7
101.2
101.5
54.1
100.0
106.9
104.5
104.9
109.1
100.0
117.4
108.4
106.2
110.8
4
2
8
9
7
11
49
10
63
36
40
50
51.0
54.3
52.2
49.7
47.2
.160
.286
.371
.335
.330
.328
14. «>9
20.15
17.49
16.40
15.48
100.0
106.5
102.4
97.5
92.5
55.9
100.0
129.7
117.1
115.4
114.7
100.0
138.1
119.9
112.4
106.1
FEMALES
Trimmers of trimmings:
1917.......................................... 1921
___ ______ ___________
1923—...................... - ..................
1925. ________ ________ ________
1927............................ ................
1929 ............................................
Cutting—Fresh Pork Department
MALES
Laborers:10
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923__________ _____ ____ ____
1925.____ ____________________
1927............................ ................
1929___________ ____ - ..............
Ham and shoulder sawyers:
1917..................................... ......
1921------- --------- ------ ------------1923------ --------------- ---------------1925--------- --------- ------------------1927................... - ........— ...........
1929....................................- ........
Ham cutters-off:
1917
.............. .............
1921............................... .............
1923_________ ____ ____ ______
1925................- ............................
1927.......................................
1929....... ..................- ..................
Ham trimmers:
1917
1921.............................................
1923— .................... ...................
1925...................... - .....................
1927........................ - ..............
1929.............................................
Ham boners:
1917
...........................
1921......... — ............................. 1923 ........................ -.............. —
1925....... ...............- .............. .
1927-................- ..........................
1929.............................................
Choppers-off, shoulders, and chop
pers, ribs:
1917
....... ..........................—
192l_._.............. — ____ _______
1923....... ........... ........... ........— 1925.................. - ..................
1927____ ____ — .................. —
1929-............................................ 1
54
31
34
64
68
72
1,680
822
1,355
1,389
1,255
1,426
49.3
52.0
50.7
49.6
49.5
$0,239
.454
.454
.439
.447
.437
$22.38
23.61
22.26
22. 17
21.63
100.0
105.5
102.8
100.6
100.4
52.6
100.0
100.0
96.7
98.5
96.5
100.0
105.5
99.5
99.1
96.9
24
24
31
37
32
43
47
53
92
96
61
88
48.3
52.1
50.0
50.1
49.9
.290
.520
.517
.525
.534
.551
25. 12
26.34
26.25
26.75
27.49
100.0
107.9
103.5
103.7
103.3
55.8
100.0
99.4
101.0
102.7
106.0
100.0
107.2
104.5
106.5
109.4
20
17
25
31
23
30
34
28
46
46
34
48
49.5
51.4
50.3
50.3
49.3
.304
.530
.527
,537
.530
.581
25.97
27.09
27.01
26.66
28.64
100.0
104.9
102.7
102.7
100.6
57.4
100.0
99.4
101.3
100.0
109.6
100.0
104.3
104.0
102.7
110.3
24
28
31
40
40
52
83
86
123
132
125
196
49.2
52.5
50.1
49.2
49.8
.375
.611
.605
.616
.608
.609
30.06
31.76
30.86
29.91
30.33
100.0
106.7
101.8
100.0
101.2
61.4
100.0
99.0
100.8
99.5
99.7
100.0
105.7
102.7
99.5
100.9
52
26
32
67
64
73
259
161
209
286
288
311
49.1
49.6
51.4
50.0
50.0
.367
.794
.704
.691
.701
.722
38.99
34.92
35.52
35.05
36.10
100.0
101.0
104.7
101.8
101.8
46.2
100.0
88.7
87.0
88.3
90.9
100.0
89.6
91.1
89.9
92.6
23
25
29
30
34
35
43
47
100
56
59
46
49.2
51.8
50.4
49.3
49.3
.347
.611
.565
.585
.585
.609
30.06
29.27
29.48
28.84
30.02
100.0
105.3
102.4
100.2
100.2
56.8
100.0
92.5
95.7
95.8
99.7
100.0
97.4
98.0
95.9
99.9
10 Includes shovers, spacers, temperature men, counters, cutters-down, block tenders, sawyers-off of
feet, wrappers, machine tenders, cooler men, and skin bundlers.
19
WAGES AND HOTJRS OP LABOR, 1929
T a b l e 1 . — Average
hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Cutting—Fresh Pork Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
age
Num Num
full
ber of ber of
estab wage
time
lish
hours
ments earners per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average
per ings
earnings full-time
hours
per
earnings
hour
week per week per hour per week
Males—continued
Shoulder trimmers:
1917 ................. ........................
............ .....................
1921 .
1923
__ .....................
1925
.............................
1927
..............................
1929
..................................
Shoulder boners:
1917 ........................................
1921 ..........................................
1923 .......................................—
1925 .........................................
1927
..................................
1929 ........................................
Butt pullers:
1917........................................ —
1921 ................. —............ .........
1923
_____________________
1925 ________________________
1927 _______ _______________
1929 ............ .............................
Scribe sawyers:
1917 ......................... ................
1921.............................................
1923— ........................................
1925 ..................................... ......
1927.............................................
1929 ............................................
Loin pullers:
1917.............................................
1921
.....................................
1923.............................................
1925 ......................................1927......... .................................—
1929_............................................
Ribbers:
1917.........................................
1921............................................
1923.............................................
1925....... .................................. —
1927............................................1929.......................................... ...
Trimmers and ham and shoulder
skinners:
1917_...........................................
1921....... ......................................
1923__..........................................
1925....... ......................................
1927................................... .........
1929....... .....................................
Trimmer of trimmings:
1917.......................................... .
1921.............................................
1923— ........................................
1925.............................................
1927................................ ............
1929....... .................................. .
Utility men, handy men, all-round
men, assistant foremen, and
straw bosses:
1917........ ...................................
1921.......................................... .
1923.............................................
1925............................ ...............
1927........................... .................
1929.............................................
27
24
28
36
30
45
72
72
128
104
77
137
48.6
51.9
50.7
49.6
50.2
$0,327
.560
.557
.560
.574
.567
$27.22
28.91
28.39
28.47
28.46
100.0
106.8
104.3
102.1
103.3
58.4
100.0
99.5
100.0
102.5
101.3
100.0
106.2
104.3
104.6
104.6
20
19
25
28
27
28
52
45
82
69
64
. 79
48.0
51.6
49.7
48.8
49.3
.325
.545
.543
.561
.613
.567
26.16
28.02
27.88
29.91
27.95
100.0
107.5
103.5
101.7
102.7
59.6
100.0
99.6
102.9
112.5
104.0
100.0
107.1
106.5
114.3
106.8
17
15
21
23
29
31
29
24
60
48
48
59
48.5
52.4
50.4
49.3
49.4
.269
.480
.495
.517
.521
.517
23.28
25.94
26.06
25.69
25.54
100.0
108.0
103.9
101.7
101.9
56.0
100.0
103.1
107.7
108.5
107.7
100.0
111.4
111.9
110.4
109.7
15
22
27
33
32
42
37
43
83
62
57
70
48.5
52.5
50.4
48.7
49.4
.295
.517
.516
.535
.551
.542
25.07
27.09
26.96
26.83
26.77
100.0
108.2
103.9
100.4
101.9
57.1
100.0
99.8
103.5
106.6
104.8
100.0
108.1
107.5
107.0
106.8
22
27
28
34
37
50
55
60
101
96
101
141
49.6
51.6
50.0
49.3
49.8
.321
.551
.556
.572
.586
.587
27.33
28.69
28.60
28.89
29.23
100.0
104.0
100.8
99.4
100.4
58.3
100.0
100.9
103.8
106.4
106.5
100.0
105.0
104.6
105.7
107.0
27
25
30
35
37
48
119
86
132
104
104
133
48.2
51.4
49.8
49.3
49.8
.320
.559
.557
.558
.587
.572
26.94
28.63
27.79
28.94
28.49
•100.0
106.6
103.3
102.3
103.3
57.2
100.0
99.6
99.8
105.0
102.3
100.0
106.3
103.2
107.4
105.8
41
29
32
57
55
69
368
362
700
701
616
899
49.0
52.5
50.2
49.6
49.7
.292
.530
.537
,533
.556
.565
25.97
28.19
26.76
27.58
28.08
100.0
107.1
102.4
101.2
101.4
55.1
100.0
101.3
100.6
104.9
106.6
100.0
108.5
103.0
106.2
108.1
34
15
23
46
25
32
328
180
310
334
280
293
48.0
51.3
50.9
49.1
49.8
.316
.601
.588
.622
.576
.590
28.85
30.16
31.66
28.28
29.38
100.0
106.9
106.0
102.3
103.8
52.6
100.0
97.8
103.5
95.8
98.2
100.0
104.5
109.7
98.0
101.8
36
28
29
45
55
63
100
144
146
219
265
284
48.5
52.7
50.5
49.9
49.8
.310
.525
.555
.566
.556
.580
25.46
29.25
28.58
27.74
28.88
100.0
108.7
104.1
102.9
102.7
59.0
100.0
105.7
107.8
105.9
110.5
100.0
114.9
112.3
109.0
113.4
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
20
T a b l e 1 .— Average
hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929y by department, sex, and occupation— C o n t in u e d
C uttin g—Fresh Pork D epartm ent—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
ber of
full
of
estab ber
time
lish wage hours
ments earners per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average full-time
per ings
earnings earnings
hours
per
hour
week per week per hour per week
males—continued
Packers, nailers, car stowers, and
small-order men:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927............ ................................
1929............ ................................
Truckers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Total, males.........................
1917...................................
1921....................................
1923...................................
1925...................................
1927...................................
1929....................................
48
28
29
62
64
66
721
340
595
977
952
1,082
48.5
52.5
51.8
50.9
50.2
$0,253
.458
.464
.457
.460
.456
$22.21
24.36
23.67
23.41
22.39
100.0
108.2
106.9
104.9
103.5
55.2
100.0
101.3
99.8
100.4
99.6
100.0
109.7
106.6
105.4
103.1
33
25
31
44
42
43
434
257
727
571
435
392
49.1
52.7
50.9
49.5
49.6
.234
.450
.443
.435
.434
.427
22.10
23.35
22.14
21.48
21.18
100.0
107.3
103.7
100.8
101.0
52.0
100.0
98.4
96.7
96.4
94.9
100.0
105.7
100.2
97.2
95.8
61
31
35
76
75
79
4,461
2,810
4,989
5,290
4,821
5,684
48.9
52.1
50.8
49.8
49.8
.271
.516
.503
.503
.509
.514
25.23
26.21
25. .55
25.35
25.60
100.0
106.5
103.9
101.8
101.8
52.5
100.0
97.5
97.5
98.6
99.6
100.0
103.9
101.3
100.5
101.5
35
23
24
44
44
53
1,027
580
677
818
844
1,230
48.7
53.0
50.1
49.4
49.3
.219
.410
.483
.430
.421
.396
19.97
25.00
21.54
20.80
19.52
100.0
108.8
102.9
101.4
101.2
53.4
100.0
117.8
104.9
102.7
96.6
100.0
128.2
107.9
104.2
97.7
8
10
11
16
15
15
39
75
54
69
58
89
48.2
54.0
50.9
50.7
48.5
.181
.377
.350
.351
.373
.383
18. 17
18.90
17.87
18.91
18.58
100.0
112.0
105.6
105.2
100.6
48.0
100.0
92.8
93.1
98.9
101.6
100.0
104.0
98.3
104.1
102.3
38
23
25
43
46
55
1,066
655
731
887
902
1,319
48.7
53.1
50.2
49.5
49.3
.218
.406
.473
.424
.418
.395
19.77
25. 12
21.28
20.69
19. 47
100.0
109.0
103.1
101.6
101.2
53.7
100.0
116.5
104.4
103.0
97.3
100.0
127.1
107.6
104.7
98.5
100.0
108.9
104.4
102.9
101.5
50.1
100.0
95.3
95.6
95.6
99.1
100.0
103.9
99.7
98.3
100.6
56.7
100.0
99.8
100.6
102.2
104.1
100.0
104.0
103.2
103.7
103.7
FEMALES
Trimmers of trimmings:
1917.............................................
1921-............................................
1923........................... .................
1925.............................................
1927-............................................
1929.............................................
Miscellaneous workers:11
1917.............................................
1921..............................................
1923-............................................
1925............................................
1927..............................................
1929..............................................
Total, females:
1917....................................
1921....................................
1923...................................
1925...................................
1927...................................
1929...................................
Lard and Oleo-oil Department
MALES
Laborers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Melters:12
1917..............................................
1921..............................................
1923..............................................
1925..............................................
1927..............................................
1929_________________________
51
32
34
70
67
74
947
820
955
1,039
995
999
48.2
52.5
50.3
49.6
48.9
$0,226
.451
.430
.431
.431
.447
$21.74
22.58
21.68
21.38
21.86
49
140
.278
32
161
24.40
49.8
.490
100.0
34
202
51.9
.489
104.2
25.38
74
401
51.1
.493
25.19
102.6
76
383
50.5
.501
25.30
101.4
76
407
.510
49.6
25.30
99.6
11 Includes packers, inspectors, wrappers, helpers, skin bundlers, labelers, graders, etc.
13 Includes kettle men, cooks, settlers, clarifiers, skimmers, tank men, and oleo makers.
21
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1929
T a b le
1*— Average
hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929,
department, sea?, and occupation— Continued
Lard and OLeo-oil Department-Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver
Num Num
age
ber of ber of
full
estab
time
lish wage hours
per
ments earners
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average Average Average
ings
earn full-time earnings
full-time
per ings
per hours
earnings
hour
week per week per hour per week
males—continued
Total, males:
1917...................................
1921...................................
1923....... ............................
1925...................................
1927-'_............... ...............
1929...................................
21
21
28
53
50
51
26
30
42
77
72
69
49.8~
52.2
50.3
49.8
49.3
50
30
37
75
67
73
271
220
315
424
360
371
48.9
51.9
60.5
49.7
49.6
.241
.463
.449
.460
.466
.487
22.64
23.30
23.23
23.16
24.16
34
27
28
60
44
68
84
107
124
148
111
160
48.2
52.7
60.1
49.5
49.3
.279
.483
.486
.603
.604
.525
43
20
31
57
49
64
111
49
83
143
131
162
48.2
52.0
50.7
50.5
49.6
29
25
26
66
46
45
148
174
198
329
257
273
61
33
37
83
81
86
19
18
26
42
40
49
54.2
100.0
99.6
101.4
104.3
106.2
100.0
104.4
102.6
104.3
105.1
100.0
106.1
103.3
101.6
101.4
52.1
100.0
97.0
99.4
100.6
105.2
100.0
102.9
102.6
102.3
106.7
23.28
25.56
25.20
24.95
25.88
100.0
109.3
103.9
102.7
102.3
57.8
100.0
100.4
104.1
104.3
108.7
100.0
109.8
108.2
107.1
111.2
.295
.543
.534
.531
.566
.592
26.17
27.77
26.92
28.08
29.36
100.0
107.9
105.2
104.8
102.9
64.3
100.0
98.3
97.8
102.4
109.0
100.0
106.1
102.9
107.3
112.2
48.2
52.6
60.1
49.2
48.5
.262
.477
.464
.473
.474
.490
22.99
24.41
23.70
23.32
23.77
100.0
109.1
103.9
102.1
100.6
52.8
100.0
97.3
99.2
99.4
102.7
103.1
101.4
103.4
1,727
1,661
1,919
2,661
2,299
2,431
48.5
52.3
50.4
49.8
49.2
.246
.466
.452
.463
.468
.486
22.60
23.64
23.34
23.31
23.91
100.0
107.8
103.9
102.7
101.4
52.8
100.0
97.0
99.4
100.4
104.3
100.0
104.6
103.3
103.1
105.8
90
107
219
256
220
270
48.8
52.3
49.4
49.3
49.4
.160
.314
.308
.314
.325
.345
15.32
16.11
15.51
16.02
17.04
107.2
101.2
101.0
101.2
50.9
100.0
98.1
100.0
103.5
109.9
100.0
105.2
101.2
104.6
111.2
$21.74
22.34
21.30
21.87
22.24
100.0
109.6
105.2
103.3
102.3
50.7
100.0
93.8
93.1
97.4
100.0
100.0
102.8
98.0
100.6
102.3
$0,263
.485 ’ $24.‘ l5~ ” 155.6"
104.8
25.21
.483
.492
101.0
24.75
26.20
100.0
.506
99.0
25.39
.515
tOOi
Boiler men:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.................... ........................
1926.................. .........................
1927........................... - ................
1929.............................................
Fillers:
1917-............................................
1921.................. ........... ..............
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929........................... .................
Pumpers and refiners:
1917-............................................
1921.............................................
1923....... ......................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929_____________ ___________
Utility men, handy men, straw
bosses, and assistant foreman:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929..............—............................
Pressmen or wheelmen:
1917............ ......... .......................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925___________ - .......................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
1
FEMALES
Can washers, tub liners, fillers, and
labelers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929...................... ......................
15575”
Sausage Department
MALES
Truckers and forkers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923............................................
1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
19
24
24
46
37
40
139
305
481
300
194
195
48.1
52.7
50.6
49.7
49.2
$0,229
.452
.424
.421
.440
.452
22
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b l e 1 . — Average
hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Sausage Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Index numbers of—
Aver Average
earn
time Average Average Average
ings
earn full-time earnings
per ings per hours per hour full-time
earnings
hour
week per week
per week
Num Num
ber of
estab ber of
lish
ments
Aver
age
full
time
hours
per
week
253
193
329
418
402
449
48.6
52.6
50.5
49.6
50.0
$0.275
.501
.499
.510
.513
.531
$24. 35
26.25
25.76
25.44
26.55
100.0
108.2
103.9
102.1
102.9
54.9
100.0
99.6
101.8
102.4
106.0
100.0
107.8
105.8
104.5
109.0
107
36
75
107
77
98
48.3
51.3
49.5
49.6
.241
.469
.457
.450
.454
.475
22.65
23.44
22.28
22.52
23.56
100.0
106.2
102.5
102.7
102.7
51.4
100.0
97.4
95.9
96.8
101.3
100.0
103.5
98.4
99.4
104.0
444
225
316
406
417
447
48.8
52.6
50.8
49.5
49.8
.295
.536
.541
.566
.565
.578
26.16
28.46
28.75
27.97
28.78
100.0
107.8
104.1
101.4
102.0
55.0
100.0
100.9
105.6
105.4
107.8
100.0
108.8
109.9
106.9
110.0
103
45
138
172
132
116
48.0
52.4
51.2
51.1
48.8
.250
.475
.465
.467
.465
.500
22.80
24. 37
23.91
23.76
24.40
100.0
109.2
106.7
106.5
101.7
52.6
100.0
97.9
98.3
97.9
105.3
100.0
106.9
104.9
104.2
107.0
48.0
52.2
49.5
49.0
51.3
.259
.597
.434
.428
.500
.602
28.66
22.65
21.19
24.50
30.88
100.0
108.8
103.1
102.1
106.9
43.4
100.0
72.7
71.7
83.8
100.8
100.0
79.0
73.9
85.5
107.7
1,022
528
777
989
995
977
48.2
52.4
50.2
49.4
49.2
.228
.449
.428
.425
.439
.456
21.64
22.43
21.34
21.69
22.44
100.0
108.7
104.1
102.5
102.1
50.8
100.0
95.3
94.7
97.8
101.6
119
99
139
168
196
192
49.0
52.2
50.8
50.3
.269
.484
.485
.499
.494
.515
23.72
25.32
25. 35
24.85
25.54
100.0
106.5
103.7
102.7
101.2
55.6
100.0
100.2
103.1
102.1
106.4
100.0
106.7
106.9
104.8
107.7
90
73
114
170
165
158
48.9
52.8
51.2
51.5
50.1
.281
.528
.529
.517
.532
.540
25.82
27.93
26 47
27 40
27 05
100.0
108.0
104.7
105.3
102.5
53.2
100.0
100.2
97.9
100.8
102.3
100.0
108.2
102.5
106.1
104.8
376
251
328
418
405
405
48.4
52.9
50.5
49.5
49.0
.238
.466
.453
.454
.482
.485
22 55
23.96
22.93
23.86
23.77
100.0
109.3
104.3
102.3
101.2
51.1
100.0
97.2
97.4
103.4
104.1
100.0
106.3
101.7
105.8
105.4
males—continued
Machine tenders:13
1917.............................................
1921_____________________
1923_______ ________ ________
1925_______________ _________
1927....... ..................... ...............
1929............... .............................
Casing workers:14
1917............................................
1921_______ ______ ____ _____ _
1923................................- ......... .
1925............ .................... ..........
1927.......................................... .
1929.............................................
Stuffers:
1917....... .............- ................... .
1921____________ ____________
1923............................................
1925....... .............. — ................ .
1927....... ................... ................
1929________________________
Linkers, twisters,tiers,and hangers:
1917-..____ ________ _____ ____
1921.. .
...............................
1923_______________________ 1925....... ....................................
1927________________________
1929________________________
Ropers (wrappers and tiers):
1917................. ..........................
1921....... ............................... —
1923.................... .......................
1925...........................................
1927___________ ____ — ..........
1929....... ....................................
Laborers:15
1917....... ..................- .............. 1921____ ____ ______ _________
1923___________ ____ — .........
1925_____________ __________
1927________________ ________
1929....... ....................................
Cooks:
1917....... ..................... - .............
1921________________________
1923.............. ................... .........
1925_________ ____ -......... .
1927.. .
...................... ........
1929— .......................................
Smokers:
1917____ ____ - ..........................
1921____________ ______ _____
1923....... .............- ...................
1925....... ..................... - .............
1927.................. ........................
Inspectors, packers, scalers, ship
pers, and nailers:
1917....... .....................................
1921....... .....................................
1923_________ _______________
1925.............................................
1927_________________________
1929__________ _____ _______
10
2
23
20
72
100.0
103.7
100.2
103.7
13 Includes cutters, choppers, grinders, mixers, curers, and feeders.
14Includes washers, turners, re-turners, measurers, cutters, tiers, and fetters.
18 Includes roustabouts, ham cylinder washers, cleaners-up, ham pressers, hangers, cooks’ helpers, smok
ers’ helpers, and truckers of cages or bikes.
23
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b le
1*— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers> in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Sausage Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Num Num
ber of ber of
estab wage
lish earners
ments
Aver
age
full
time
hours
per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
earn
full
ings
time Average Average Average
per
earn full-time earnings full-time
hour ings per hours per hour earnings
per week
week per week
hales —continued
Utility men, assistant foremen,
straw bosses, subforemen, handy
men, small-order men, and all
round men:
1917
.....................
1921
.............................1923
........................... —
1925
_________________
1927
.............................. ......
1929
.....................- ..............
36
24
21
55
55
67
108
82
71
166
169
219
48.4
52.3
50.5
49.9
50.2
$0,290
.529
.581
.534
.539
.603
$25.60
30.39
26.97
26.90
30.27
100.0
108.1
104.3
103.1
103.7
54.8
100.0
109.8
100.9
101.9
114.0
100.0
118.7
105.4
105.1
118.2
Total, males:
1917
.....................
1921____ ____ ____ _____
1923 .................................
1925 ................. ............ —
1927...................................
1929................................ —
58
32
37
78
79
83
2,771
1,839
2,791
3,334
3,176
3,262
48.4
52.5
50.5
49.8
49.5
.252
.478
.466
.474
.487
.507
23.14
24.47
23.94
24.25
25.10
100.0
108.5
104.3
102.9
102.3
52.7
100.0
97.5
99.2
101.9
106.1
100.0
105.7
103.5
104.8
108.5
2
2
6
18
28
29
3
3
8
22
32
42
46.0
53.4
49.5
48.8
48.6
. 177
.360
.330
.350
.338
.354
16.56
17.62
17.33
16.49
17.20
100.0
116.1
107.6
106.1
105.7
49.2
100.0
91.7
97.2
93.9
98.3
100.0
106.4
104.7
99.6
103.9
32
21
27
57
55
63
317
142
353
360
382
511
48.6
52.8
49.9
48.5
48.7
.175
.366
.341
.348
.358
.372
17.79
18.00
17.37
17.36
ia 12
100.0
108.6
102.7
99.8
100.2
47.8
100.0
93.2
95.1
97.8
101.6
100.0
101.2
97.6
97.6
101.9
10
8
7
18
11
20
44
42
50
61
41
96
49.4
53.0
51.7
48.5
48.7
.191
.402
.405
.379
.439
.378
19.86
21.47
19. 59
21.29
18.41
100.0
107.3
104.7
98. 2
98.6
47.5
100.0
100.7
94.3
109.2
94.0
100.0
108.1
98.6
107.2
92.7
42
28
34
75
76
81
719
379
821
1,105
1,175
1,170
49.4
52.4
49.9
49.2
49.0
.179
.378
.359
.372
.364
.377
18.67
18.81
18. 56
17.91
18.47
100.0
106.1
101.0
99.6
99.2
47.4
100.0
95.0
98.4
96.3
99.7
155.0
100.7
99.4
95.9
98.9
.163
.388
.364
.352
.388
.383
18.62
19.33
17.56
18.62
18.61
100.0
110.6
104.0
100.0
101.3
42.0
100.0
93.8
90.7
100.0
98.7
100.0
103.8
94.3
100.0
99.9
.200
.325
.353
.412
.375
.345
15.60
19.77
21.42
18.00
16.91
100.0
116.7
108.3
100.0
102.1
61.5
100.0
108.6
126.8
115.4
106.2
100.0
126.7
137.3
115.4
108.4
FEMALES
Machine tenders:13
1917
..........................
1921......................................... —
1923
____________________
1925________ ________________
1927...................... .......................
1929_________ _______________
Casing workers:14
1917
................. .............
1921 _______ ______________
1923
_________________
1925_________________________
1927
_________________
1929 ................—......... - .............
Stuffers:
1917
_______________
1921__________________ ______
1923 ____
_________________
1925
_________________
1927 _________ ______________
1929_________________________
Linkers, twisters, tiers, and hang
ers:
1917............................ ...............
1921_________________________
1923 _______ ________________
_________________
1925 ____
1927 . .
_________________
1929_________________________
Ropers (wrappers and tiers):
1917_________ _______ ____ ___
1921__________ ____ __________
1923_________________________
1925_________ ____ ___________
1927_________________________
1929__________ _______ _____ —
Cooks:
1917.............................................
1921________ ________________
1923____________________ ____
1925__________ ______________
1927_________________________
1929— _______ ______________
10
8
17
29
24
12
1
2
2
3
3
5
137
123 ’ ~48. 0~
253
53.1
183
49.9
221
48.0
129
48.6
2
3
3
3
5
6
48.0
56.0
52.0
48.0
49.0
13 Includes cutters, choppers, grinders, mixers, curers, and feeders.
14 Includes washers, turners, re-turners, measurers, cutters, tiers, and fatters.
24
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b le
1.— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Sausage Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Num Num
ber of
estab ber of
wage
lish
ments earners
Aver
age
full
time
hours
per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
Average
time Average
ings
earn full-time Average full-time
per ings
earnings earnings
per
hours
hour
week per week per hour per week
females—continued
Packers:16
1917....... ......... ............................
1921-_______ ________________
1923_____________________ ___
1925_________________________
1927___________ _____ ________
1929_________________________
General workers:17
1917_________ _______ —...........
1921_________________________
1923_________________________
1925_________________________
1927____ ____ ________________
1929_________________________
Total, females:
1917...................................
1921....... ..................- ........
1923___________________
1925___________________
1927___________________
1929___________________
39
25
28
56
57
62
421
259
398
616
549
642
48.1
52.5
49.4
48.8
48.8
22
24
26
38
35
43
134
102
276
170
186
248
48
30
35
75
77
81
1,777
1,053
2,162
2,520
2,591
2,844
$0,158
.329
.308
.319
.336
.342
$15.82
16.17
15.76
16.40
16.69
100.0
109.1
102.7
101.5
101.5
48.0
100.0
93.6
97.0
102.1
104.0
100.0
102.2
99.6
103.7
105.5
48."6”
52.0
49.2
49.2
48.3
.170
.339
.336
.329
.359
.351
16.27
17.47
16.19
17.66
16.95
100.0
108.3
102.5
102.5
100.6
50.1
100.0
99.1
97.1
105.9
103.5
100.0
107.4
99.5
108.5
104.2
48.7
52.6
49.8
48.9
48.8
.171
.363
.346
.351
.359
.366
17.68
18.20
17.48
17. 56
17.86
100.0
108.0
102.3
100.4
100.2
47.1
100.0
95.3
96.7
98.9
100.8
100.0
102.9
98.9
99.3
101.0
Cured-meat Department
MALES
Graders:18
1917............ - ........................ ......
1921____ ____ _______ _________
1923_______________________ —
1925 ______________________
1927_________________________
1929 ______________________
Laborers:19
1917
___ ______ __________
1921_________________________
1923 ______________________
1925
_____________________
1927_______ ______ ______ ____
1929_________________________
Packers:20
1917
__________________
1921___________ ____________
1923________ ________________
1925 ______________________
1927 ........................................
1929 ____ __________________
Overhaulers:
1917
............ .............. ......
1921 _______ ______________
1923_______ ______ ___________
1925 ______________________
1927__________________ ____ —
1929 ______________________
Picklers: 21
1917
...................................
1921......... - ..................................
1923 ..............................- ........
1925____ ____ - ............................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
m Includes
47
32
35
66
63
78
509
372
569
736
621
720
47.0
52.5
50.8
49.9
49.6
$0,275
.487
.486
.495
.507
.511
$22 89
25 52
25 15
25 30
25. 35
100.0
111.7
108.1
106.2
105.5
56.5
100.0
99.8
101.7
104.1
104.9
100.0
111.5
109.9
110.5
110.7
57
33
36
78
76
80
2,497
1,506
2,037
2,322
2,244
2,712
48.5
51.7
50.4
49.1
49.7
.236
.448
.426
.437
.438
.442
21.73
22.02
22.02
21.51
21.97
100.0
106.6
103.9
101.2
102.5
52.7
100.0
95.1
97.5
97.8
98.7
100.0
101.3
101.3
99.0
101.1
55
31
36
70
76
77
705
484
810
988
1,086
1,263
48.8
52.3
50.2
49.9
50.1
.258
.465
.460
.467
.477
.477
22.69
24.06
23.44
23.80
23.90
100.0
107.2
102.9
102.3
102.7
55.4
100.0
98.9
100.4
102.6
102.6
100.0
106.0
103.3
104.9
105.3
45
29
35
70
71
76
465
370
578
744
656
620
48.4
52.9
50.8
50.3
49.6
.265
.482
.481
.487
.483
.498
23.33
25.44
24.74
24.29
24.70
166.0
109.3
105.0
103.9
102.5
55.0
100.0
99.8
101.0
100.2
103.3
100.0
109.0
106.0
104.1
105.9
55
32
37
77
77
81
419
270
428
560
480
477
48.5
52.7
51.2
49.9
50.0
.274
.485
.487
.496
.497
.506
23.52
25.66
25.40
24.80
25.30
100.0
108.7
105.6
102.9
103.1
56.5
100.0
100.4
102.3
102.5
104.3
100.0
109.1
108.0
105.4
107.6
wrappers, inspectors, taggers, tiers, and packers' helpers.
17 Includes labelers, laborers, box makers, sorters, and utility women.
is Includes sorters, sizers, average men, spotters, inspectors, and chute men.
i‘ Includes ham and meat passers, ham stringers, haulers to vats, meat carriers, hangers, scrapers, soakers,
tossers, washers and wipers, roustabouts, sewers, tiers, truck washers, vat washers, helpers of graders, in
spectors, pickle makers, pumpers, smokers, and sorters.
20 Includes packers of beef, barrel pork, bellies, briskets, pig rinds, and smoked meats; dippers, vat men,
sweet-pickle packers, burlap sackers, wrappers, nailers, car loaders, and ear stowers.
21 Includes pickle men, pickle makers, pumpers, and curers.
25
WAGES AND HOTJBS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b le
1*— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sea;, and occupation— Continued
Cnred-meat Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Num Num
ber of
of
estab ber
wage
lish earners
ments
Aver
age
full
time
hours
per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average Average Average
ings
earn full-time earnings
full-time
per
per hours
earnings
hour ings
week per week per hour per week
males—continued
Rubbers, salters, and pilers:
1917
........................
1921...........................................
1923 ............ _—.........................
1925 ..............................—_........
1927 ........................... ...............
1929—- ........................- ..............
Smokers:
1917 ........................................
1921 ........................................
1923 ........................ ..............1925 ........................................
1927 .......................................
1929 _________________ ______
Butchers, trimmers, and knife men:
1917________________________
1921 ........................... .............
1923 ___________________ ____
1925 ________ ____ ____ ____ —
1927 __________ ____ _______ —
....................................
1929
Truckers:
1917
.....................................
1921............................................
1923 ____________ - ...................
1925 ........................................
1927.......................................... —
1929 ________________________
Utility men, assistant butchers,
straw bosses, assistant foremen,
and small-order men:
1917
..................................
1921________________________
1923 ................. ......................
1925 ............ ...............................
1927_________________________
1929
.............................
Total, males:
1917—.......... .................—
1921...................................
1923________ ___________
1925..................................
1927—. ..............................
1929.......... ........................
48
32
32
63
63
56
613
374
444
412
358
408
48.7
51.4
50.5
49.7
49.2
$0,258
.469
.465
.479
.486
.483
$22.84
23.90
24.19
24.15
23.76
100.0
105.6
103.7
102.1
101.0
55.0
100.0
99.1
102.1
103.9
103.0
100.0
104.7
105.9
105.7
104.0
47
25
27
70
69
72
84
61
70
146
134
168
54.5
57.0
56.8
56.0
51.6
.259
.476
.479
.486
.504
.518
25.94
27.30
27.60
28.22
26.73
100.0
104.6
104.2
102.8
94.7
54.4
100.0
100.6
102.1
105.9
108.8
100.0
105.2
106.4
108.8
103.0
40
30
32
52
54
55
231
182
188
305
321
347
48.4
52.4
50.6
49.3
50.6
.272
.537
.510
.517
.526
.516
25.99
26.72
26.16
25.93
26.11
100.0
108.3
104.5
101.9
104.5
50.7
100.0
95.0
96.3
98.0
96.1
100.0
102.8
100.7
99.8
100.5
45
29
30
56
58
61
1,003
726
1,454
883
875
976
48.2
52.1
50.4
49.6
50.0
.246
.449
.431
.430
.440
.440
21.64
22.46
21.67
21.82
22.00
100.0
108.1
104.6
102.9
103.7
54.8
100.0
96.0
95.8
98.0
98.0
100.0
103.8
100.1
100.8
101.7
50
26
33
58
69
72
415
171
216
367
409
507
48.0
52.0
51.4
50.6
50.6
.287
.519
.527
.538
.542
.573
24.91
27.40
27.65
27.43
28.99
100.0
108.3
107.1
105.4
105.4
55.3
100.0
101.5
103.7
104.4
110.4
100.0
110.0
111.0
110.1
116.4
62
34
38
81
80
83
6,941
4,516
6,794
7,463
7,184
8,198
48.4
52.1
50.7
49.8
49.9
.253
.467
.454
.467
.472
.477
22.60
23.65
23.68
23. 51
23.80
100.0
107.6
104.8
102.9
103.1
54.2
100.0
97.2
100.0
101.1
102.1
100.0
104.6
104.8
104.0
105.3
40
25
27
57
58
61
286
218
281
647
697
684
48.4
51.7
49.6
50.0
49.4
.172
.325
.319
.335
.339
.352
15.73
16.49
16.62
16.95
17.71
100.0
106.8
102.5
103.3
102.1
. 52.9
100.0
98.2
103.1
104.3
108.3
100.0
104.8
105.7
107.8
112.6
$22.99
25.47
22.09
23.18
24.78
100.0
110.6
101.9
98.3
100.2
53.6
100.0
100.2
94.3
102.5
107.6
100.0
110.8
96.1
100.8
107.8
FEMALES
Miscellaneous workers:22
1917 ..........................................
1921.............................................
1923 ............................................
1925.............................................
1927-............................................
1929 ............................................
Canning Department
MALES
Cooks:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923.............................................
1925.............................................
1927................................ - ...........
1929................................... - ........
11
8
6
9
12
15
42
14
31
20
26
62
48.3
53.4
49.2
47.5
48.4
$0,255
.476
.477
.449
.488
.512
28 Includes wrappers, laborers, packers, sewers (hand or machine), bag makers, weighers, tiers, wipers,
baggers, and trimmers.
26
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b l e 1 . — Average
hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specific years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Canning Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
males—continued
Steam tenders, process men, and
retort men:
1917-..................................... ......
1921.’- - _____ _________________
1923_________________________
1925_________________________
1927.......... ..................................
1929_______ _____ ___________
Passers and pilers, cans:
1917....... .....................................
1921-.-_________ ____________
1923____ ______ ______________
1925.............................................
1927....... .....................................
1929....... .................................. —
Trimmers, meat (by hand):
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923_________________________
1925_________________________
1927_______ _____ ___________
1929_________________________
Machine tenders (preparing and
stuffing meat into cans):
1917__________________ ____ —
1921—________________________
1923_______ ______ ___________
1925......................... ................—
1927....... ..................... ............ .
1929________ _____ ___________
Stufiers (meat into cans by hand):
1917________ _______ _________
1921— ....... ................. ..............
1923_____________ ____ _____ —
1925________ _____ __________
1927____ ____________________
1929.......................................... .
Packers and mailers:
1917.....................— ...................
1921____ _____ _______________
1923____________________ ____
1925_________________________
1927..........................................1929___________ ___________
Cappers:
1917________________________ _
1921__________ ____ __________
1923________________________
1925_________________________
1927_________________________
1929.............................................
Machine tenders, washing and
painting:
1917....... .....................................
1921— ....... .........- .....................
1 9 2 3 _______________________
1925-.................... -_____ ______
1927_________ _______________
1929_______________ __________
General workers:
1917............................................
1921____ _____ _____ __________
1923.............. .......................... —
1925.________________________
1927-____ ____________ ______
1929......................... ..................
Inspectors:
1917. - .......................................
1921............ ................................
1923....... ................ .....................
1925........................... ..................
1927_________________________
1929_______ ________ _____
Num Num
ber of
of
estab ber
wage
lish
earners
ments
Aver
age
fulltime
hours
per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average full-time
per
por hours earnings
earnings
per
hour
hour ings
week per week
per week
11
4
6
9
10
7
50
7
33
25
37
15
47.4
53.6
48.5
48.6
48.4
$0,256
.485
.464
.468
.477
.479
$22.99
24.87
22.70
23.18
23.18
100.0
113.1
102.3
102.5
102.1
52.8
100.0
95.7
96.5
98.4
98.8
100.0
108.2
98.7
100.8
100.8
7
1
5
8
4
7
68
1
133
40
10
30
48.0
53.9
47.5
48.0
48.4
.229
.450
.442
.467
.391
.471
21.60
23.82
22.18
18.77
22.80
100.0
112.3
99.0
100.0
100.8
50.9
100.0
98.2
103.8
86.9
104.7
100.0
110.3
102.7
86.9
105.6
4
8
4
5
4
6
43
15
28
8
7
16
47.8
50.6
49.1
50.6
49.7
.246
.442
.458
.462
.445
.500
21.13
23.17
22.68
22.52
24.85
100.0
105.9
102.7
105.9
104.0
55.7
100.0
103.6
104.5
100.7
113.1
100.0
109.7
107.3
106.6
117.6
11
9
16
27
39
52
99
35
79
112
137
200
48.1
53.1
49.2
49.0
49.0
.247
.482
.467
.476
.493
.502
23. IS
24.80
23.42
24.16
24.60
100.0
110.4
102.3
101.9
101.9
51.2
100.0
96.9
98.7
102.3
104.1
100.0
107.0
101.0
104.2
106.1
6
3
6
7
8
8
100
6
42
19
24
14
48.0
53.9
50.2
50.3
51.0
.237
.461
.446
.473
.460
.450
22.13
24.04
23. 74
23.14
22.95
100.0
112.3
104.6
104.8
106.3
51.4
100.0
96.7
102.6
99.8
97.6
100.0
108.6
107.3
104.6
103.7
9
8
11
13
15
23
190
33
92
74
83
132
47.6
53.2
48.7
48.3
48.8
.244
.465
.431
.467
.442
.461
22.13
22.93
22.74
21.35
22.50
100.0
111.8
102.3
101.5
102.5
52.5
100.0
92.7
100.4
95.1
99.1
100.0
103.6
102.8
96.5
101.7
12
11
8
16
15
16
177
33
44
69
58
68
47.5
52.6
49.7
47.6
49.0
.255
.477
.467
.466
.461
.484
22.66
24.56
23.16
21.94
23.72
100.0
110.7
104.6
100.2
103.2
53.5
100.0
97.9
97.7
96.6
101.5
100.
108.4
102.2
96.8
104.7
5
5
2
5
3
2
9
7
6
15
7
2
47.6
54.0
48.4
47.6
46.5
.268
.442
.447
.417
.488
.456
21. C4
24.14
20.18
23.53
21.20
100.0
113.4
101.7
100.0
97.7
60.6
100.0
101.0
94.3
110.4
103.2
100.0
114.7
95.9
110.4
100.8
8
7
8
9
19
19
411
59
60
38
96
130
46.0
53.5
47.7
47.6
46.8
.238
.510
.485
.547
.505
.522
23.46
25.95
26.(i9
24.04
24.43
100.0
116.3
103.7
103.5
101.7
46.7
100.0
95.1
107.3
99.0
102.4
100.0
110.6
111.2
102.5
104.1
10 !
7 i
6 »
8
257
29
128
63
29
42
47.6
54.0
47.2
48.2
49.1
.260
.486
.474
.491
.495
.500
23.13
25. CO
23.18
23. £6
24.55
100.0
113.4
99.2
101.3
103.2
53.5
100.0
97.5
101.0
101.9
102.9
100.0
110.7
100.2
103.2
106.1
9I
27
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b le 1 . — Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Canning Department—Continued
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average Average Average
ings
earn
full-time
full-time
per
per hours earnings earnings
hour ings
week per week per hour per week
Num
ber of Num
estab ber of
lish
ments
Aver
age
full
time
hours
per
154
70
426
238
115
291
47.3
53.4
47.6
47.8
48.2
$0,231
.450
.431
.447
.438
.465
$21.29
23.02
21.28
20.94
22.41
1,530
97
226
196
398
376
45.6
53.7
49.6
48.1
48.1
.229
.443
.444
.443
.442
.453
20.20
23.84
21.97
21.26
21.79
100.0
117.8
108.8
105.5
105.5
3,130
406
1,328
917
1,027
1,378
47.4
53.3
48.6
48.2
48.3
.237
.467
.448
.462
.460
.478
22.14
23.88
22.45
22.17
23.09
11
24
9
48.0
54.0
50.0
.313
.338
1917.................... - ................ .........
1921__________________________
1923____________ _____________
1925__________________________
1927__________________________
1929_______ _______ __________
219
12
135
90
20
30
48.0
54.1
46.3
48.0
48.4
1917________________ _________
1921____________________ _____
1923__________________ ________
1925__________________________
1927______________ ____ - ..........
1929___________________ ________
244
45
115
61
64
41
48.4
53.2
47.3
48.2
47.2
Sex, occupation, and year
m a l e s — co n tin u e d
Truckers:
1917—
1921—
1923—
1925—
1927Laborers:
1917—
1921—
1923—
1925—
1927—
1 9 29Total, males:
1917_____
1921_____
1923_____
1925_____
1927.____
1929_____
100.0
112.9
100.6
101.1
101.9
51.3
100.0
95.8
99.5
97.3
103.3
51.7
100.0
110.7
100.0
98.4
105.3
99.8
102.3
100.0
118.0
108.8
105.2
107.9
100.0
112.4
102.5
101.7
101.9
50.7
100.0
95.9
98.9
98.5
102.4
100.0
107.9
101.4
100.1
104.3
13.92
16.90
16.90
100.0
112.5
104.2
62.8
100.0
107.9
116.6
100.0
121.4
121.4
15.36
19.85
15.51
18.67
17.57
100.0
112.7
96.5
100.0
100.8
48.4
100.0
114.7
104.7
121.6
113.4
100.0
129.2
101.0
121.6
114.4
15.83
18.78
18.02
17.74
18.50
100.0
109.9
97.7
99.6
97.5
51.7
100.0
108.0
116.5
112.5
119.9
100.0
118.6
113.8
112.1
116.9
16.74
16.42
16.51
17.86
17.64
100.0
110.6
100.0
100.2
100.0
FEMALES
Washers of empty cans:
1917............................. ..................
1921____________________ _____
1923_____________ ____________
1925________________ _________
Passers and pilers, cans:
Trimmers, meat (by hand):
Machine tenders (preparing and
stuffing meat into cans):
1917____ ____ ________ _______
1921__________ ________ - ..........
1923— ............... - .........- ............ .
1925...............................................
1927— ........ — ............ - ..............
1929__________________________
47.3
52.3
48.4
49.0
Staffers (meat into cans, by hand):
1917_______________ _______
1921____________ ____ - .............. .
1923________ ________ — .......... .
1925— .........................— .......... .
1927..........— - ............................. .
1929________ ____ _____________
Packers (sliced bacon and chipped
dried beef in cans, glass jars, or
cartons by hand):
1917..........— ................... - .......... .
1921...................................- ............
1923................................................
1925.................................................
1927.................................................
1929..........................................
.155
.320
.367
.335
.327
.353
.381
.167
.354
.314
.355
102.3
103.6
47.2
100.0
88.7
100.3
104.2
101.7
106.7
105.4
100.0
98.1
283
28
91
62
55
53
48.3
54.0
51.2
46.6
47.3
.168
.385
.347
.311
.348
.375
18.60
18.74
15.92
16.22
17.74
100.0
111.8
106.0
96.5
97.9
43.6
100.0
90.1
80.8
90.4
97.4
100.0
100.8
85.6
87.2
95.4
233
202
228
387
849
1,341
47.0
51.8
49.3
49.3
48.8
.168
.337
.352
.337
.351
.354
15.84
18.23
16.61
17.30
17.28
100.0
110.2
104.9
104.9
103.8
49.9
100.0
104.5
100.0
104.2
105.0
100.0
115.1
104.9
109.2
109.1
28
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b le 1 .— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Canning Department—Continued
Num Num
ber of
estab ber of
lish
ments
Sex, occupation, and year
Aver-
Index numbers of—
Aver-
Aver-
time
hours
per
week
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average full-time
per ings
per hours earnings earnings
hour
per
hour
week per week
per week
f e m a l e s — co n tin u e d
Weighers (filled cans):
1917...................................
1921................................ 1923...................................
1925...................................
1927....................................
1929....................................
Wipers (filled cans):
1917....................................
1921....................................
141
1925............................1927.............................
1929-.......................... .
Cap setters:
101
33
135
47.6
53.6
47.8
49.9
48.9
$0,170
.342
.364
.358
.332
.358
$16.28
19.51
17.11
16.57
17.51
100.0
112.6
100.4
104.8
102.7
100.0
106.4
104.7
i 97.1
104.7
100.0
119.8
105.1
101.8
107.6
88
2
54
11
7
4
48.0
54.1
47.2
48.0
49.5
.161
.375
.309
.301
.302
.349
18.00
16.72
14.21
14.50
17.28
100.0
112.7
98.3
100.0
103.1
42.9
100.0
82.4
80.3
80.5
93.1
100.0
92.9
78.9
80.6
96.0
48.0
56.0
48.9
.162
.305
.283
.311
14.64
15.85
15.21
100.0
116.7
101.9
53.1
100.0
92.8
102.0
100.0
108.3
103.9
.172
.367
.365
.350
.365
17.36.
19.60
16.21
17.41
100.0
113.5
97.9
100.8
46.9
100.0
99.5
95.4
99.5
.32 5
15. 60
101.5
18.0]
19.75
18.49
17.83
18.29
100.0
110.9
100.0
96.7
100.2
53.2
100.0
98.9
102.7
102.4
101.3
100.0
109.7
102.7
99.0
101.6
44
5
1917............................ .
1921.............................
1923.............................
1925............................ .
Cappers:
1917............................
1921.............................
1923............................
1925............................
1927.............................
1929------------------------
142
18
45
41
23
1917-...............- .........
1921............................
1923...........................
1925-............... ...........
1927— .......................
1929...........................
457
68
237
145
134
163
47.9
53.1
47.9
46.3
48.0
.200
.376
.372
.386
.385
.381
1917............................
1921...........................
1923— .......................
1925............................
1927________________
1929............................
628
112
227
62
262
308
46.7
53.9
48.0
47.7
47.1
.164
.346
.315
.369
.350
.374
16.1(>
16.98
17.71
16.70
17.62
100.0
115.4
102.8
102.1
100.9
47.4
100.0
91.1
106.7
101.2
108.1
100.0
105.1
109.6
103.3
109.0
2,536
566
1,252
1,038
1,496
2,166
47.3
53.3
47.3
48.6
48.4
.173
.346
.349
.349
.355
.360
16.37
18.60
16.51
17.25
17.42
100.0
112.7
100.0
102.7
102.3
50.0
100.0
100.9
100.9
102.6
104.0
100.0
113 6
100.9
105.4
106.4
100.0
102.7
101.6
101.2
101.4
55.5
100.0
100.8
105.9
103.9
104.2
100.0
103.5
107.7
105.2
107.3
Labelers and wrappers:
General workers:
Total, females:
1917-..............
1921— ...........
1923— ...........
1925................
1927................
1929................
47.3
53.7
46.3
47.7
48.0
100.0
112.9
93.4
100.3
89.9
Maintenance and Repair Department
MALES
Blacksmiths:
1917_______ _____ - ...................
1921.............................................
1923— .....................— ........... 1925....... .................................. 1927.......................................
1929....... ......................................
Boilermakers:
1917.............. ..............................
1921.......................................... 1923..........................-.............. 1925.............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
55
31
35
71
70
68
161
78
101
134
127
121
48.7
50.0
49.5
49.3
49.4
$0,355
.640
.645
.678
.665
.667
16
13
13
22
23
24
125
44
91
102
106
95
48.0
51.4
47.7
48.3
48.5
.336
.673
.733
.745
.705
.779
$31.17
32.25
33.56
32.78
33.44
" 32.36" ~”"io6r6'
37.68
35.54
34.05
37.78
107.1
99.4
100.6
101.0
49.9
100.0
108.9
110.7
104.8
115.8
166.0
116.7
110.0
105.4
117.0
29
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b le 1 .— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sex, and occupation— Continued
Maintenance and Repair Department— Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Num Num
ber of
of
estab ber
wage
lish earners
ments
Aver
age
full
time
hours
per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average full-time
per
per hours earnings earnings
hour ings
per
hour
week per week
per week
males—continued
Bricklayers and masons:
1917 ...... ........... ........................
1921—.................- ...........................
1923 ..............................................
1925 .......................... — ............
1927
..........................................
1929
........................................
40
25
28
36
44
40
115
50
61
103
92
95
48.7
50.9
46.5
48.5
48.8
$0,683
1.072
1.121
1.244
1.274
1.322
$52.21
57.06
57.85
61.79
64.51
100.0
104.5
95.5
99.6
100.2
63.7
100.0
104.6
116.0
118.8
123.3
100.0
109.3
110.8
118.3
123.6
62
33
37
81
76
82
1,345
600
693
914
941
1,004
48.5
50.4
48.5
48.7
48.9
.341
.640
.617
.643
.662
.671
31.04
31.10
31.19
32.24
32.81
100.0
103.9
100.0
100.4
100.8
53.3
100.0
96.4
100.5
103.4
104.8
100.0
100.2
100.5
103.9
105.7
642
483 " ~48.’ 2’
483
51.8
549
50.3
.324
.574
.592
.587
27.67
30.67
29.53
100.0
107.5
104.4
529
494
49.4
49.6
.593
.623
29.29
30.90
102.9
56.4
100.0
103.1
102.3
103.3
108.5
100.0
110.8
106.7
105.9
111.7
48.4
50.7
49.3
49.0
49.0
.343
.652
.642
.643
.646
.650
31.56
32.55
41.56
31.65
31.85
100.0
104.8
100.0
98.5
101.9
129.3
99.1
21.87
22.37
21.77
21.68
21.74
100.0
105.3
102.1
101.8
101.2
Carpenters:
1917...................... ........................
1921________ ________ — ............
1923
1925 ............- .................................
1927
........................................
1929
........................................
Coopers (repairers):
1917.____ ______ ______ _______
1921____________ ______ - ............
1923— .......................... — .........—
1925...............................- ................
1927— - ..........................................
1929.................................................
60
32
36
76
74
74
Electrical workers:
102.5
1917................................................1921-........................ .................—
1923-.................... — .....................
1925....................... - ....................—
1927................................................
1929— ............................................
56
31
35
73
72
78
288
218
277
323
334
374
1917__ jl..........................................
1921— ...................... .....................
1923........................ ........................
65
33
37
81
80
84
4,584
908
1,748
2,216
2,007
48.7
51.3
49.7
49.6
49.3
.232
.449
.436
.438
.437
.441
1917.................................................
1921............... ........... .....................
1923-................................................
1925........................................... —
1927.................................................
1929-........................ ......................
58
33
35
70
67
69
415
270
290
341
411
351
48.1
50.3
49.2
48.6
48.8
.366
.667
.679
.678
.687
.696
32.08
34.15
33.36
33.39
33.96
100.0
104.6
102.3
101.0
101.5
1917-................................................
1921..............................................
1923...............................................
1925.................................................
1927-................................................
1929— ...........................................
13
13
12
21
22
19
102
117
77
105
78
99
48.0
51.5
47.7
48.4
48.1
.292
.568
.642
.663
.596
.692
27.26
33.06
31.63
28.85
33.29
100.0
107.3
99.4
100.8
100.2
121.8
34
29
33
56
60
68
304
288
390
410
453
479
46.6
50.5
49.2
48.7
49.0
.353
.625
.634
.647
.640
.659
29.13
32.02
31.83
31.17
32.29
100.0
108.4
105.6
104.5
105.2
56.5
100.0
101.4
103.5
102.4
105.4
48
29
32
60
62
65
294
138
140
200
258
234
.297
.537
.546
.541
.551
.566
26.15
27.85
26.56
27.00
27.62
100.0
104.7
100.8
100.6
100.2
55.3
100.0
101.7
100.7
102.6
105.4
100.0
106.5
101.6
103.3
105.6
.352
.655
.655
.643
.648
.6t>0
31.70
33.73
31.83
100.0
106.4
102.3
101.0
101.4
53.7
100.0
100.0
98.2
98.9
99.2
100.0
106.4
100.4
100.0
100.7
Laborers:
1925.............................................
1927.................. ..............................
1929— ............................................
Machinists:
Machine hands:
Millwrights:
1917................................................
1921.......................... ....................
1923-................................................
1925.............................................
1927— . ............................. ...........
1929.................................................
Painters:
1917.................................................
1921.................... ............................
1923.................................................
1925.................................................
1927.................................................
1929.................................................
Plumbers and pipe fitters:
1917
...................................
1921.................................................
1923.................................................
1925.................................................
1927.................................................
1929.............................................
32455°—31------3
56
34
37
77
74
80
1,149
48.7
51.0
49.1
49.0
48.8
473
291
380
460
476
482
48.4
51.5
49.5
48.9
49.1
31.69
31.92
101.2
101.2
52.6
99.7
51.7
100.0
100.0
103.1
131.7
100.3
100.9
97.6
97.3
98.2
100.0
102.3
99.5
99.1
99.4
54.9
100.0
101.8
101.6
103.0
104.3
100.0
106.5
104.0
104.1
105.9
97.1
51.4
100.0
113.0
116.7
104.9
100.0
121.3
116.0
105.8
122.1
100.0
109.9
109.3
107.0
110.8
30
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929,
department, sea;, and occupation— Continued
T a b l e 1 .—
Maintenance and Repair Department—C o n t i n u e d
Sex, occupation, and year
Num Num
ber of
of
estab ber
wage
lish
ments earners
Aver
age
full
time
hours
per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average Average Average
ings
earn
full-time
per ings per full-time
hours earnings earnings
hour
week per week per hour per week
males—continued
Repairers:23
1917
____
1921
.....................................
1923
.............................
1926 ....... ..................- ..............
1927
....................................
1929 ..........................................
Tinners:
1917
.........................
1921
................. - ..............
1923............................................
1926.......... ..................... .............
1927 ___ _____ _______________
1929
________ ______ ______
Other skilled occupations:24
1017
.................
1921
...................... ...............
1923
........................- ...........
______________ ____
1925
1927___________ ______ _______
1929 ____________ ___________
Blacksmiths’ helpers:
1917
.............................. ......
1921......................... ...................
1923 ....... .............................. .
1925_______ _____ - ...................
1927.........................................—
1929
............................
Boilermakers’ helpers:
1917
.......................................
1,921 ....... ................................
1923 ............................................
1925............................ ...... .........
1927.............................................
1929............ .................................
Carpenters’ helpers:
1917.............................................
1921— ....... ................................
1923......... ...................................
1925— ........................................
1927....... ..................... ...............
1929_________________ _______
Electrical workers’ helpers:
1917—............ — ........................
1921— ........................... *............
1923.............................................
1925— ..................................... —
1927.............................................
1929____________ ____________
Machinists’ helpers:
1917............ - ............................. .
1921— ........................................
1923..........................................
1925.............................................
1927............................................
1929—- ....... - .............................
Millwrights’ helpers:
1917.......................................... .
1921......................... ...............
1923— ................. -...................
1925....... ..................................
1927_______ ____ ____________
1929____________________ ____
55
31
31
68
71
71
796
446
440
575
675
615
48.7
51.7
48.7
48.9
49.0
$0,313
.611
.590
.642
.643
.653
$29.76
30.50
31.27
31.44
32.00
100.0
106.2
100.0
100.4
100.6
51.2
100.0
96.6
105.1
105.2
106.9
100.0
102.5
105.1
105.6
107.5
43
30
33
55
55
60
299
182
205
216
258
212
48.4
51.0
48.7
48.5
48.8
.327
.608
.640
.666
.660
.662
29.43
32 64
32 43
32 01
32.31
100.0
105.4
100.6
100.2
100.8
53.8
100.0
105.3
109.5
108.6
108.9
100.0
110.9
110.2
108.8
109.8
31
30
35
67
72
74
86
453
626
801
862
969
48.4
51.5
49.0
49.4
49.2
.291
.564
.555
.573
.571
.586
27
28
28
28
28
30
58
08
21
83
100.0
106.4
101.2
102.1
101.7
51.6
100.0
98.4
101.6
101.2
103.9
100.0
104.7
102.9
103.3
105.6
39
27
30
47
41
43
126
57
78
91
76
82
48.5
50.9
49.1
48.6
48.7
.251
.501
.484
.496
.506
.518
24 30
24.64
24.35
24 59
25.23
100.0
104.9
101.2
100.2
100.4
50.1
100.0
96.6
99.0
101.0
103.4
100.0
101.4
100.2
101.2
103.8
11
g
9
18
14
17
114
23 """48.0
51.2
60
80
48.0
48.3
45
64
48.6
.247
.480
.457
.467
.494
.506
23.04
23.40
22.42
23.86
24.59
100.0
106.7
100.0
100.6
101.3
51.5
100.0
95.2
97.3
102.9
105.4
100.0
101.6
97.3
103.6
106.7
26
21
22
38
39
39
193
162
180
166
130
163
48.4
49.8
49.3
49.3
48.8
.309
.466
.437
.446
.452
.466
22.55
21.76
21.99
22.28
22.74
100.0
102.9
101.9
101.9
100.8
66.3
100.0
93.8
95.7
97.0
100.0
100! 0
96.5
97.5
98.8
100.8
36
21
28
35
42
42
96
54
93
101
99
96
49.0
51.0
49.5
48.9
48.7
.241
. 481
.485
.481
.476
.485
23.57
24.74
23.81
23.23
23.62
100.0
104.1
101.0
99.8
99.4
50.1
100.0
100.8
100.0
99.0
100.8
100.0
105.0
101.0
98.6
100.2
37
21
24
40
43
39
112
79
114
118
116
111
48.3
50.0
49.5
48.8
48.4
.256
.480
.474
.484
.490
.495
23.18
23.70
23.96
28.91
28.96
100.0
103.5
102.5
101.0
m 2
53.3
100.0
98.8
100.8
102.1
103.1
100.0
102.2
103.4
103.1
103.4
20
21
26
35
36
45
101
80
158
131
108
135
48.3
49.8
49.2
48.6
49.1
.248
.479
.477
.489
.468
.484
28. 14
28.75
24.06
21!. 74
28.76
100.0
103.1
101.9
100.6
101.7
51.8
100.0
99.6
102.1
97.7
101.0
100.0
102.6
104.0
98.3
102.7
23 Includes belt men, box makers, brush makers, brush repairers, calkers, door canvassers, harness makers,
plasterers, plugmen, pump repairers, rope repairers, saw filers, tool grinders, truckmen, upholsterers,
welders, wheelmen, and wheelwrights.
24 Includes assistant foremen, boiler washers, cranemen, molders, oilers, pattern makers, pipe coverers,
roofers, steel men, stencil cutters, utility and general workers.
31
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b le
!•— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sea;, and occupation— Continued
Manufacture and Repair Department—Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Num Num
ber of
of
estab ber
wage
lish earners
ments
Aver
age
full
time
hours
per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age
age
full
earn
time Average
Average
ings
earn full-time Average full-time
per
per hours earnings
earnings
hour ings
per
hour
week per week
per week
hales—continued
Plumbers’ and pipe fitters’ helpers:
1917.............................................
1921.............................................
1923....... ................ .....................
1925.................. ..........................
1927....................... — ...............
1929.____________ _____ ______
Repairers’ helpers:
1917
.....................
1921........... ................................
1923..................... ........- .............
1925- t_____________________
1927...................—....................—
1929______ __________________
Tinners’ helpers:
1917............................................1921— ....... - ............................. ....... ................................
1923
1925-...........................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Total, males:
1917..................................
...................................
1921
1923 ................................
1925 ..................................
1927 .........- .......................
1929 ____ ________ ______
48
29
35
66
56
66
431
234
317
380
300
306
48.6
51.1
48.3
48.9
48.6
$0,246
.472
.463
.471
.472
.477
$22.94
23.66
22.75
23.08
23.18
100.0
105.1
99.4
100.6
100.0
52.1
100.0
98.1
99.8
100.0
101.1
100.0
103.1
99.2
100.6
101.0
21
27
22
56
36
39
67
139
175
294
89
119
49.7
50.4
49.2
48.8
48.9
.241
.491
.461
.453
.484
.471
24.40
23.23
22.29
23.62
23.03
100.0
101.4
99.0
98.2
98.4
49.1
100.0
93.9
92.3
98.6
95.9
100.0
95.2
91.4
96.8
94.4
33
17
30
31
31
41
118
61
85
103
88
90
48.0
50.5
48.6
48.5
48.7
.244
.469
.445
.460
.471
.471
22.51
22.47
22.36
22.84
22.94
100.0
105.2
101.3
101.0
101.5
52.0
100.0
94.9
98.1
100.4
100.4
100.0
99.8
99.3
101.5
101.9
66
34
38
36
86
90
11,387
5,455
6,663
8,445
8,867
8,787
48.4
51.0
49.1
49.1
49.0
.289
.567
.560
.568
.571
.583
27.44
28.56
27.89
28.04
28.57
100.0
105.4
101.4
101.4
101.2
51.0
100.0
98.8
100.2
100.7
102,8
100.0
104.1
101.6
102.2
104.1
Miscellaneous Employees, All Departments
MALES
Branders, markers, stampers, stencilers, and taggers:
1917__________________ _________
1921.................................................
1923—_____ __________ _______ 1925___________________________
1927........... .....................................
1929........... ................... ..................
57
33
36
73
72
74
492
379
550
590
521
487
48.2
51.2
50.0
49.3
48.8
$0,241
.456
.435
.449
.450
.472
$21.98
22.27
22.45
22.19
23.03
100.0
106.2
103.8
102.3
101.2
52.9
100.0
95.4
98.5
98.7
103.5
100.0
101.3
102.1
101.0
104.8
1917........... .....................................
1921—. .......................................... .
1923................................................
1925— _______ _______________
1927_. ......... ........ .......................
1929_______ __________ _______—
60
29
37
69
68
78
591
332
454
604
434
729
48.4
52.5
50.5
49.8
49.5
.241
.462
.452
.448
.452
.461
22.36
23.73
22.62
22.51
22.82
100.0
108.5
104.3
102.9
102.3
52.2
100.0
97.8
97.0
97.8
99.8
100.0
106.1
101.2
100.7
102.1
60
32
38
75
76
81
906
395
707
901
757
819
48.7
52.7
51.1
49.9
49.7
.266
.510
.484
.505
.512
.523
24.84
25.51
25.81
25.55
25.99
100.0
108.2
104.9
102.5
102.1
52.2
100.0
94.9
99.0
100.4
102.5
100.0
102.7
103.9
102.9
104.6
49
42
403
50.2
259
49.2
47
270
49.0
.314
.317
.336
15.76
15.60
16.46
60
1,989
1,106
1,711
2,498
1,971
2,305
100.0
100.0
100.0
22.62
22.72
107.9
104.3
102.5
96.4
23.27
102.1
104.0
98.0
98.4
100.8
Elevator operators:
Scalers and weighers:
1917............. - ..................................
1921............................. ...................
1923.................................................
1925............................... .................
1927............................... - ................
1929.................................................
Doormen:
1925...............................................
1927.............................................
1929.............................................
Total, males:
1917...................................
1921...................................
1923...................................
1925.............................. —
1927— .............................
1929-................................
33
38
84
83
87
.252
48.4
52.2
50.5
49.6
49.4
.477
.460
.448
.458
.471
52.8
23.09
24.01
93.9
96.0
98.7
32
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b le
1.— Average hours and earnings, with index numbers, in specified years,
1917 to 1929, by department, sea;, and occupation— Continued
Miscellaneous Employees, All Departments— C o n t i n u e d
Sex, occupation, and year
Num Num
ber of
of
estab ber
lish wage
ments earners
Aver
age
full
time
hours
per
week
Index numbers of—
Aver Aver
age;
age
full
earn
time Average Average Average
ings
earn full-time earnings full-time
per ings
earnings
per hours
hour
week per week per hour per week
FEMALES
Branders, markers, stampers, stencilers, and taggers:
1917............................. ..................
1921_...............................................
1923.....................— .......................
1925— ...................... .....................
1927................................. ...............
1929____________________ ______
Scalers and weighers:
1917
................................
1921— ........................................ .
13
15
21
20
21
20
13
11
37
64
100
61
49
35
16
15
24
15
22
104
38
117
18
Total, females:
1917...................... .......... .
1921...................................
1923...................................
1925.................................
1927..................................
1929................... ............ -
13
15
22
34
34
29
204
99
166
53
70
86
100.0
109.4
101.7
101.7
108.3
45.4
100.0
106.8
101.2
108.0
104.7
.337
.319
.343
.350
.422
16.28
16.78
17.22
17.15
20.85
100.0
48.7
100.0
108.9
103.9
101.5
102.3
103.9
125.2
.158
.337
.323
.342
.354
.378
16.21
16.96
16.89
17.31
19.35
100.0
100.0
100.0
95.8
101.5
105.0
104.6
104.2
106.8
119.4
$0,153
.337
.360
.341
.364
.353
48.3
52.6
50.2
49.0
49.4
48.1
52.5
49.4
48.9
51.2
.164
33
1923.____________________ ___
1925............................. ..............
1927................. ......... .............—
1929............................................-
$16.21
18.94
16.67
17.80
18.39
48.1
52.6
48.9
48.9
52.1
94.7
101.8
100.0
116.8
102.8
109.8
113.4
100.0
103.1
105.8
105.3
128.1
46.9
109.1
102.9
101.7
106.4
112.2
AVERAGE HOURS AND EARNINGS, BY SEX AND STATE
Table 2 shows 1927 and 1929 average hours and earnings for males
and females separately and for both sexes combined, or the industry,
in each State or group of two States. To avoid publishing figures for
single plants it was necessary to combine data for Connecticut and
Massachusetts, Florida and Georgia, Minnesota and South Dakota,
Ohio and West Virginia, and Oregon and Washington.
The purpose of this table is to make easy the comparison of average
hours and earnings of any State, 1929 with 1927, and also of the
averages of one State with any other State in either year.
Average full-time hours per week for the males in California
increased from 47.6 in 1927 to 47.9 in 1929; earnings per hour decreased
from 56.9 cents in 1927 to 55.3 cents in 1929; and average full-time
earnings per week decreased from $27.08 in 1927 to $26.49 in 1929.
Average full-time hours per week of males, by States, ranged from
47.9 to 60.0 in 1929 and from 47.6 to 58.8 in 1927; of females from
47.7 to 55.8 in 1929 and from 46.8 to 56.8 in 1927; and of males and
females combined, or the industry, ranged from 47.9 to 58.6 in 1929
and from 47.7 to 58.9 in 1927. The average for males in all States was
49.3 in 1929 and in 1927,and for females was 48.9 in 1929 and 49.1
in 1927.
Average earnings per hour of males, by States, ranged from 32.5
cents to 58.8 cents in 1929 and from 34.4 cents to 60.2 cents in 1927;
of females from 21.4 cents to 40.5 cents in 1929 and from 28.1 cents
to 41.2 cents in 1927. The averages for all males and females com
bined, or the industry, ranged from 31.6 cents to 56.4 cents in 1929
33
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
and from 33.9 cents to 58.1 cents in 1927. The average for males in
all States was 52.5 cents in 1929 and 52 cents in 1927, and for females
was 36.9 cents in 1929 and 36.4 cents in 1927.
Average full-time earnings per week of males, by States, ranged
from $18.01 to $32.22 in 1929 and from $20.23 to $30.22 in 1927; of
females from $11.94 to $19.99 in 1929 and from $13.54 to $20.68 in
1927. The average for all males and females combined, or the indus
try, ranged from $17.54 to $29.16 in 1929 and from $19.97 to $29.05
in 1927. The average for males in all States was $25.88 in 1929 and
$25.64 in 1927, and for females was $18.04 in 1929 and $17.87 in 1927.
T a b le
—
Number of establishments and of wage earners, and average hours and
earnings, 1927 and 1929, by sex and State
Sex and State
Number of Number of Average full
establish wage earners time hours
per week
ments
Average
Average full
earnings per
time earn
hour
ings per week
1927
1929
1927
1929
1927
1929
1927
3
2
4
2
668
396
947
401
47.6
4a 4
47.9 $0,569 $0,553 $27.08
51.5
.528
.537 25.56
1929
1927
1929
MALES
California.....................................
Colorado...................... ................
Connecticut and Massachu
setts 1................. ......................
Florida and Georgia 1.................
Illinois................................ .........
Indiana.............................. .........
Iowa.............................................
Kansas.........................................
Maryland.................... ................
Michigan........................ .............
Minnesota and South Dakota1-.
Missouri......................................
Nebraska.....................................
New York...................... ............
Ohio and West Virginia 1...........
Oklahoma........ ...........................
Oregon and Washington 1______
Pennsylvania..............................
Texas..................................... ......
Wisconsin.....................................
4
3
14
2
7
8
2
3
4
4
4
7
23
2
4
3
5
2
54.8
4 1,668 1,275
58.8
3
161
232
14 14,448 14,264
48.1
2 1,870 1,733
48.5
51.9
7 4,888 4,879
49.4
8 6,046 6,309
3
510
668
54.9
54.9
3
847 1,012
5 4,341 5,342
48.0
49.4
4 2,434 2,643
4& 2
4 3,195 3,723
50.2
7 2,558 2,190
4
2 801 1,293 2 51.3
2
899 1,123
48.0
50.4
4
706
645
712
742
51.0
3
50.0
5 1,849 2,064
48.2
2 1,210 1,311
Total..................................
86
90 .50,207 52,796
$26.49
27.66
52.5
.494
55.4
.344
4a 0
.527
48.0
.461
52.0
.472
48.0
.514
54.6
.501
60.0
.544
48.0
.525
4a 1
.508
4a 0
.525
49.4
.602
53.9 2.510
48.1
.479
49.1
.570
54.1
.510
49.1
.485
5 1.6
.555
.535 27.07
.325 20.23
.553 25.35
.459 22.36
.463 24.50
.518 25.39
.478 27.50
.537 29.87
.517 25.20
.517 25.10
.533 26.31
.588 30.22
.509 226. 16
.479 22.99
.583 28.73
.556 26.01
.481 24.25
.56 6 26.75
28.09
ia o i
26.54
22.03
24.08
24.86
26.10
32.22
24.82
24.87
25.58
29.05
27.44
23.04
28.63
30.08
23.62
29.21
49.3
49.3
.520
.525
25.64
25.88
47.9
48.0
47.8
4a 1
.378
.339
.373
.328
ia n
16.27
17.83
15.78
49.4
267
24 3 56.8
2,538
47.6
4a 0
328
769
52.3
1,045
49.8
141
(*)
54.0
332
48.0
815
50.2
249
563
4a 1
49.2
55.8
47.7
4a o
52.6
4ao
55 .0
54.3
4ao
48.0
4a o
.3 1 6
3.281
.396
.28 2
.320
.383
.342
.374
.412
.382
.339 15.61
.2 1 4 315.96
.405 i a 8 5
.275 13.54
.319 16.74
.395 19.07
.290
(4)
.329 >ia47
.365 17.95
.395 20.68
.374 18.37
16.68
11.94
19.32
13.20
16.78
18.96
15.95
17.36
17.52
18.96
17.95
47.7
49.6
48.0
47.9
51.8
48.4
49.4
.358
2.352
.298
.350
.354
.311
.373
.375 17.11
.338 217.64
.302 14.30
.371 16.91
.386 16.57
.322 15.39
.404 17.90
17.89
16.76
14.50
17.77
19.99
18.58
19.96
48.9
.364
.369
18.04
FEMALES
California.....................................
Colorado......................................
Connecticut and Massachu
setts *........................................
Florida and Georgia 1..................
Illinois............ ........................... .
Indiana........................................
Iowa.............................................
Kansas.........................................
Maryland................................. .
Michigan....... .............................
Minnesota and South Dakota 1~
Missouri..... .................................
Nebraska....................................
New York................. ..................
Ohio and West Virginia 1............
Oklahoma..................... ..............
Oregon and Washington 1...........
Pennsylvania...............................
Texas............................................
Wisconsin....................................
Total..................................
3
2
4
2
122
73
3
264
3138
2,050
289
708
924
3
4
4
4
4
2
12
2
7
8
2
3
5
4
4
4
23
2
4
3
5
2
4
4
2
4
3
5
2
34
11
2
7
8
(4)
78
83
(*)
220
564
234
502
241
2 110
131
70
63
289
153
7,145
171
74
300 47.8
230 2 50.1
154 48.0
48.3
85
93 46.8
366 49.5
259 48.0
8,803
49.1
1 Shown together to avoid presenting data for 1 establishment in 1 State.
a Ohio only.
8 Florida, Georgia, and Maryland.
* Included with Florida and Georgia.
(4)
17.87
34
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b le
2.— Number of establishments and of wage earners, and average hours and
earnings, 1927 arid 1929, by sex and State— Continued
Sex and State
Number of Number of. Average full
establish
hours
wage earners time
ments
per week
Average
earnings per
hour
1927
1929
1927
1929
1927
1929
1927
3
2
4
2
790
469
1,118
475
47.7
48.3
47.9 $0,541 $0,527 $25.81
.502
.509 24.25
50.9
1929
Average full
time earn
ings per week
1927
1929
MALES AND FEMALES
California.....................................
Colorado.................... ......... ........
Connecticut and Massachu
setts ---------------------------------Florida and Georgia 1.................
Illinois............... .........................
Indiana....... . ........... . .................
Iowa..... ................ —...................
Kansas________ _____ _________
Maryland.............................. ......
Michigan____________ ________
Minnesota and South Dakota
M issouri....................................
Nebraska_______________ _____
New York____________ _______
Ohio and West Virginia K_____
Oklahoma____________________
Oregon and Washington 1. . .......
Pennsylvania............ .................
Texas........................... ..............
Wisconsin.....................................
4
3
14
2
7
8
2
3
4
4
4
7
23
2
Total.................................
86
4
3
5
2
4 1,932
172
3
14 16,498
2 2,159
7 5,596
8 6,970
3
637
3 1,067
5 4,905
4 2,668
4 3,697
7 2,799
4 2 911
2 1,030
4
776
3
775
5 2,138
2 1,363
54.1
1,542
256 58.9
16,802 48.0
48.4
2,061
52.0
5,648
7,354
49.5
809 55.2
1,344
64.8
48.0
6,157
49.4
2,892
48.2
4,286
50.0
2,490
1,523 2 51.2
48.0
1,277
50.2
730
835
50.7
2,430
49.9
48.2
1,570
52.0
55.5
48.0
48.0
52.1
48.0
54.7
58.6
48.0
48.1
48.0
49.2
53.2
48.1
49.0
53.9
49.0
51.2
.470
.339
.512
.439
.454
.498
.458
.507
.509
.500
.508
.581
2.492
,458
. 552
499
49.3
49.2
501
90 57,352 61,599
464
.536
1 Shown together to avoid presenting data for 1 establishment in 1 Statu.
$25.24
25.91
.507 25.43
.316 19.97
.532 24.58
.431 21. 25
.445 23.61
.502 24.65
.447 25.28
.494 27.78
.498 24.43
.507 24.70
.513 24.49
.564 29.05
.485 225.19
.459 21.98
.561 27. 71
.541 25.30
.459 23.15
.543 25.84
26.36
17.54
25.54
20.69
23.18
24.10
24.45
28.95
23.90
24.39
24.62
27.75
25.80
22.08
27.49
29.16
22.49
27.80
.504
24.80
24.70
2 Ohio only.
AVERAGE AND CLASSIFIED EARNINGS PER HOUR,
BY OCCUPATION
Average and classified earnings per hour in 1927 and 1929 are pre
sented in Table 3 for males in 24 representative occupations in 8 of
the 13 departments that were included in the studies of the slaughter
ing and meat-packing industry, and for females in 7 representative
occupations in 5 departments. The classified figures show the per
cent of wage earners in each occupation at each classified group of
average earnings per hour. The average and classified figures for
the employees in these occupations include employees in unskilled,
semiskilled, and skilled occupations, and therefore are representative
of those for males and for females in all occupations in the 13 depart
ments of the industry. The males in the 24 occupations in the 8
departments represent 22 per cent of the total number of males; the
females in the 7 occupations in the 5 departments represent 52 per
cent of all females; and the males and females together represent 26
per cent of all employees in all occupations in the 13 departments of
the industry.
Average earnings per hour and the number of employees at each
classified group of average earnings per hour are shown by districts
in Table B, page 106.
In 1929 the 106 headers, males, in the cattle-killing department of
51 plants earned an average of 64.4 cents per hour. The percentage
distribution of the employees in this occupation by average earnings
per hour range by groups from 1 per cent at 45 and under 50 cents to
2 per cent at $1 and under $1.25 per hour. There were three groups
only in which the per cent was more than 6, namely, 24 per cent at
55 and under 60 cents, 37 per cent at 60 and under 65 cents, and 17
per cent at 65 and under 70 cents per hour.
Table 3,—Average and classified earnings per hour in 81
specified occupations, 1927 and 1929, by department, sex,
aradoccupation
Per cent of wage earners whose earnings per hour were—
Sex and occupation
Num Num Aver
age
ber of ber of earn
ings
wage
lishper
ments earners hour
45
65
50
70
75
80
CATTLE-KILLING DEPARTMENT
5
5
20
.644
152
144
.556
.580
44
49
24
19
280
254
.877
.882
125
.587
1927.......................................
1929.......................................
150
145
.876
.879
1927.......................................
1929.......................................
874
830
.451
.466
8
818
841
.442
.443
(*>
75
.631
.645
567
583
.535
1927.....................................
Floormen or siders—
1927......................- ..............
1929.......................................
65
Gutters and bung droppers—
61
27
34
0)
(9
0)
C
1)
8
11
16
0)
0)
Males:
Laborers 8—
1927...................................
70
10
Stickers—
1927..........................
• 1929......................
0)
0)
1 Less than 1 per cent.
2 Includes floor cleaners, mark heads, spread cattle, tie guts, laundrymen, taggers, etc.
8 Includes drivers, penners, steamers, singers, washers, aitchbone breakers, and toe pullers.
e>
0)
8
18
24
Shavers and scrapers1927.........................
1929.........................
8
1929
HOG-KILLING DEPARTMENT
34
LABOR,
Laborers 2—
112
0)
0)
OP
1927...................................
1929.......................................
Splitters—
0)
24
HOTTBS
119
106
1927.....................................
1929.....................................
Leg breakers—
AND
Males:
Headers—
WAGES
25
85
30
35
40
55
90
Un and
$1 $1.25 $1.50
and and and and and and and and and and and and and cents and
and and
der under under under under under under under under under under under under under under
and under under
25
85
70
75
80
90
30
35
55
65
95 under $1.25 $1.50 over
40
50
60
45
cents cents cents
cents cents cents
cents cents cents cents cents cents cents $1
0)
(0
0)
0)
1
1
0) 0)
CO
Cn
Table 3.—Average and classified earnings
Sex and occupation
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
per hour in 81 specified occupations, 1927 and 1929, by department, sex, and occupation
Contd.
HOG-KILLING DEPARTMENT—
continued
1
5
4
26
22
24
18
24
33
15
11
2
4
2
1
1
2
2
12
6
9
7
40
38
23
29
5
8
5
6
1
12
13
29
25
21
24
14
18
6
9
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
22
31
17
20
16
17
11
13
7
7
3
4
1
1
2
2
24
30
7
20
9
4
4
4
i
2
2
1
19
34
14
10
5
3
2
1
1
1
(l)
1
(0
2
7
8
17
19
35
36
21
19
10
9
4
4
1
2
10
18
41
35
24
25
15
12
6
5
1
1
219 $0,589
.602
246
63
68
169
178
.630
.654
70
79
684
619
.532
.521
47
53
194
223
.573
.563
24
36
169
246
.373
.371
2
2
12
11
36
24
30
26
110
146
.348
.346
5
3
15
13
39
35
68
74
609
686
.542
.532
53
61
279
312
.505
.498
1
(9
(9
(9
1
1
(9
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
(9
(9
1
1
1
2
(9
1
1
Males:
Trimmers—
1927....................................
1929
..........................
Tripe scrapers and finishers—
1927....................................
1929....................................
Females:
Trimmers—
1927....................................
1929........................ ...........
Miscellaneous workers:4—
1927...................................
1929....................................
(9
i
1
2
3
2
(9
0)
(i)
4
1
(9
I
1
(9
(9
MEAT
OFFAL (OTHER THAN HIDES AND
CASINGS) DEPARTMENT
1
1
1
CASING DEPARTMENT
Males:
Casing pullers or runners—
1927....................................
1929....................................
Strippers—
1927....................................
1929....................................
(9
(9
(9
1
1
(9
1
1
(9
(9
l
i
(9
(9
9
1
(9
1
(9
(9
(9
1
(9
PACKING
2
2
66
70
AND
Males—Continued.
Gutters, bung-droppers and
rippers-open—
1927...................................
1929...................................
Splitters—
1927...................................
1929....................................
SLAUGHTERING
Per cent of wage earners whose earnings per hour were—
Aver
Num age
90
95
80
85
70
75
65
60
50
55
40
45
35
30
25
ber of earn Un
$1 $1.25
and and and and and and and and and and and and and and cents and and $1.50
wage ings
der under
under under under under under under under under under under under under under and under under and
earners per
25
over
90
95
under
85
70
75
80
55
60
65
50
45
40
hour cents 30
35
$1.25 $1.50
cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents $1
CO
Trimmers of casings—
1927....................................
1929....................................
Females:
Blowers, graders and inspec
tors—
1927....................................
1929....................................
51
59
233
224
.539
.538
27
42
221
280
.384
.384
60
63
1,779
1,606
.451
.459
59
64
499
557
.751
.783
64
73
288
311
.701
.722
55
69
616
899
.556
.565
44
53
844
1,230
.421
.396
76
79
402
449
.513
.531
76
81
417
447
.565
.578
76
81
1,175
1,170
.364
.377
5
1
2
4
9
8
21
18
29
29
19
16
35
23
36
40
17
15
9
10
2
4
2
1
2
8
9
49
36
28
30
10
16
3
5
1
1
2
2
6
6
10
10
14
9
9
9
9
9
4
6
4
4
5
5
2
5
3
5
15
13
7
6
2
2
3
5
5
26
11
7
11
9
10
9
6
4
5
10
7
4
2
2
2
10
14
2
2
1
9
16
(0
2
5
3
1
2
l
(9
8
(9
CUTTING—FRESH BEEF DEPART
MENT
(9
(9
(9
1
1
(9
(i)
1
AND
CUTTING—FRESH PORK DEPART
MENT
1
6
8
1
1
2
6
6
14
14
30
24
20
22
15
16
6
6
15
14
19
22
15
18
12
14
8
5
5
4
5
3
3
1
(0
1
2
4
13
9
35
27
20
26
13
12
9
6
4
4
(9
1
2
1
6
4
19
14
20
18
15
27
15
18
12
8
32
27
18
20
14
18
11
12
4
5
2
2
(9
1
(9
1
(9
(9
1
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
2
1
(9
2
2
(9
(9
(9
1
1
1
1
1
l
4
1
(9
1
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
SAUSAGE DEPARTMENT
(9
(9
2
2
16
14
*Less than 1 per cent.
* Includes washers and tripe washers, scalders, cookers, scrapers, and finishers.
6 Includes choppers, cutters, grinders, mixers, curers, and feeders.
(9
1
(l)
(9
1
3
1
(9
1929
Males:
Machine tenders6—
1927....................................
1929....................................
Staffers—
1927....................................
1929....................................
Females:
Linkers, twisters, tiers and
hangers—
1927....................................
1929....................................
(9
l
l
LABOR,
8
10
(9
6
OP
(9
(9
(9
HOURS
Males:
Ham boners—
1927....................................
1929....................................
Trimmers and ham and shoul
der skinners—
1927....... ............................
1929....................................
Females:
Trimmer of trimmings—
1927....................................
1929....................................
WAGES
Males:
' Laborers—
1927....................................
1929...................... ............
Boners—
1927....................................
1929....................................
1
CO
Table 3«— Average and classified
Sex and occupation
earnings per hour in 81 specified occupations, 1927 and 1929, bp department} sex, and occupation— Contd.
CURED-MEAT DEPARTMENT
Males:
Packers ®—
1927...............................
1929..................................
Picklers7—
1927— ............................
1929..................................
1,086 $0,477
1,263
.477
480
477
.497
.506
1927.....................................
1929— ................................ .
849
1,341
.351
.354
1927..................................... .
1929. .......... : .............. .........
134
163
.385
.381
0)
0)
0)
1Less than 1 per cent.
.
c Includes packers of beef, uaxiel pork, bellies, briskets, pig rinds, and smoked mestsj viippcrs, vat men, sweet picklc packcrs,
and car stowers.
7 Includes pickle men, pickle makers, pumpers, and curers.
uUTa&p
sackcn wrappers, nailers, ear loaders,
PACKING
Labelers and wrappers—
MEAT
Packers (sliced bacon and
chipped dried beef in cans,
glass jars, or cartons, by
hand)—
AND
CANNING DEPARTMENT
SLAUGHTERING
Per cent of wage earners whose earnings per hour were—
AverNum
Num
ber of ber of
50
60
70
90
35
55
65
75
40
85
95
25
30
45
Un
$1 $1.25 $1.50
and and and and and and and and and and and
wage mgs
der and and and under
lish- earners
and and and
under under under under under under under under and under
per
under
under
under
under
under
under under
ments
25
60
90
95 under
65
70
75
80
85
55
hour cents 30
40
50
35
45
cents $1 $1.25 $1.50 over
cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents
39
WAGES AND HOTJRS OF LABOR, 1929
CLASSIFIED EARNINGS PER HOUR, BY SEX
Table 4 shows the number and per cent of male laborers, of males
and of females separately in all occupations, and of both sexes com
bined, in the 13 departments included in the study, at each classified
group of earnings per hour. The largest number of laborers in any
one group is 3,580, or 27 per cent, at 42% and under 45 cents per
hour; of males in all occupations is 9,306, or 18 per cent, at 50 and
under 55 cents per hour; and of females is 1,289, or 15 per cent, at
32y2 and under 35 cents; and 1,287, or 15 per cent, at 35 and under
37% cents per hour.
4.— Number and per cent of male laborers, of males and. of females in all
occupations, and of both sexes combined, at each classified group of earnings
per hour in 1929
T a b le
Per cent of—
Number of—
Classified earnings per hour
Laborers,
male
Employees in all occupa
tions—
Male
12 and under 13 cents_____
13 and Under 14 cents_____
14 and under 15 cents_____
15 and under 16 cents........ 16 and under 17 cents_____
17 and under 18 cents..........
18 and under 19 cents.____
19 and under 20 cents........ .
20 and under 21 cents..........
21 and under 22 cents..........
22 and under 23 cents..........
23 and under 24 cents........ .
24 and under 25 cents..........
25 and under 27H cents......
27H and under 30 cents
30 and under 32H cents
32^ and under 35 cents
35 and under 37^ cents
37H and under 40 cents
40 and under 42H cents
42H and under 45 cents
45 and under 47^ cents
47H and under 50 cents
50 and under 55 cents..........
55 and under 60 cents..........
60 and under 65 cents........ .
65 and under 70 cents..........
70 and under 75 cents..........
75 and under 80 cents..........
80 and under 85 cents..........
85 and under 90 cents..........
90 and under 95 cents..........
95 cents and under $1_____
$1 and under $1.10..... .........
$1.10 and under $1.20..........
$1.20 and under $1.30..........
$1.30 and under $1.40______
$1.40 and under $1.50..........
$1.50 and under $1.60...........
$1.60 and under $1.70__.......
$1.70 and under $1.80...........
$1.80 and under $1.90...........
$2 and under $2.25________
>Less than 1 per cent.
1
6
8
1
24
1
11
35
8
44
4
34
30
188
148
404
895
1,835
3,580
2,615
1,305
1,484
427
160
55
43
10
9
8
4
3
3
1
1
16
141
122
383
332
881
1,501
3,749
6,711
7,339
5,123
9,306
5,488
4,410
2,493
1,692
885
671
374
272
162
272
118
70
52
30
39,
14
47
2
4
1
Female
2
6
3
5
2
18
11
14
48
10
158
17
18
420
630
1,249
1,289
1,287
905
767
674
422
296
278
136
66
25
14
12
5
1
6
4
2
2
1
Laborers,
male
Total
3
6
3
5
2
26
12
14
83
18
202
17
34
561
752
1,632
1,621
2,168
2,406
4,516
7,385
7,761
5,419
9,584
5,624
4,476
2,518
1,706
897
676
375
278
166
274
120
70
53
30
39
14
47
2
4
Employees in all occupa
tions—
Male
Female
Total
0)
0
(0
0)
(i)
(i)
(0
(0
0)
(0
(l)
0)
0)
0)
0
0)
0)
0)
(l)
0)
<*)
0)
(1)
(1)
(1)
0)
0)
0)
0)
(9
(0
(])
0)
0)
0)
(1)
0)
(1)
0)
0)
m
0)
(l)
1
C)
0)
0)
C1)
1
1
3
7
14
27
20
10
11
3
1
(l)
(l)
(i)
(i)
(l)
l
l
2
3
7
13
14
10
18
10
8
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
5
Y
(n
(v
0)
»
7
14
15
15
10
9
8
5
3
3
2
1
0)
ci
0)
0)
0)
0)
(i)
0)
(0
0)
0)
(0
m
m
m
i1)
0)
0)
0)
1
1
3
3
4
4
7
12
13
9
16
9
7
4
3
1
1
1
40
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
REGULAR OR CUSTOMARY HOURS OF OPERATION
Table 5 shows the per cent of employees in each of 31 specified
occupations at each group of full-time hours per week in each of the
specified years from 1921 to 1929 for which data are available. Full
time hours per week are the regular hours of operation as fixed by
the regular time of beginning work and quitting work on each day
of the week less the regular time off duty at or near noon for the
midday meal, with no overtime and no loss of time on any day for
any cause by any employee.
Average full-time hours per week of headers, males, the first occu
pation in the table, increased from 47.6 in 1921 to 52.1 in 1923, and
decreased to 50.0 in 1925, to 49.0 in 1927 and to 48.8 in 1929. In
1921 the hours of 9 per cent were less than 48 per week, of 87 per
cent were 48, and of 4 per cent were over 48 and under 54 per week.
In 1929 the full-time hours of 5 per cent were less than 48 per week;
of 80 per cent were 48 per week; of 3 per cent were over 48 and under
54 per week; of 8 per cent were 54 per week; of 4 per cent were over
54 and under 60 per week, and of 1 per cent were 60 per week.
In 1921 the full-time hours of approximately 92 per cent of the
employees in the 31 specified occupations were 48 per week and of 2
per cent were less than 48 per week. In 1923 the full-time hours of
only 29 per cent were 48 per week, and none had full time of less
than 48 hours per week. Sixty per cent in 1925, 77 per cent in 1927,
and 80 per cent in 1929 had full-time hours of 48 or less per week.
T a b le 5*— Average and classified full-time hours per week in SI specified occupa
tions, 1921 to 1929, by department, sex, and year
Cattle-killing Department
Sex, occupation, and year
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
Aver
Num age
ber of full
wage time
earn hours
ers
per
week
Per cent of wage earners whose full-time
hours per week were—
Un
der
Over
Over
54
48
48
48
and
under
64
54
and
under
Over
60
60
60
MALES
Headers:
1921.....................................................
1923.....................................................
1926...................................................
1927................................_.................
1929............... ....................................
Leg breakers:
1921................................................
1923................... ............................
1925....................................................
1927................................................
1929...................................................
Floormen or siders:
1921.....................................................
1923........ .............................................
1926. ........... ................ .....................
1927...................................................
1929................... .................................
Gutters and bung droppers:
1921...... ..................... ........................
1923.................... ...............................
1926.....................................................
1927.....................................................
1929.....................................................
1 Less than 1 per cent.
23
28
61
61
61
63
79
120
119
106
47.6
52.1
50.0
49.0
48.8
9
30
30
65
55
57
89
117
181
152
144
47.8
52.8
49.9
49.1
48.7
8
30
34
62
65
66
122
195
272
280
254
48.0
52.6
49.9
49.2
48.7
6
29
33
55
63
61
57
94
121
125
112
47.8
52.5
50.1
49.0
48.9
1
5
1
3
(0
1
4
9
2
4
87
35
69
85
80
4
89
21
69
84
85
3
66
24
8
8
6
6
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
73
26
7
4
3
2
6
4
1
2
2
1
1
93
27
69
78
84
1
2
1
3
2
64
24
10
6
6
3
6
3
2
3
2
1
2
88
28
69
80
78
2
5
2
4
4
59
22
9
8
5
3
5
6
2
3
4
1
41
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1929
T a b l e 5*— Average and classified full-time hours per week in SI specified occupa
tions, 1921 to 1929, by department, sex, and year— Continued
Cattle-killing Department— Continued
Sex, occupation, and year
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
Per cent of wage earners whose full-time
hours per week were—
AverNum
ber of
Over
wage time
Over
earn hours Un
64
48
and 54 and 60 Over
der
ers
per
48
under
week 48
under
64
m ales—
co n tin u e d
Splitters:
1921.................................
1923....... ..........................
1925...................... ..........
1927.................................
1929................. ...............
108
149
160
145
Laborers:
1921.................................
1923.................................
1925......................... ........
1927.................................
1929.................................
409
687
949
874
47.8
52.5
60.0
49.1
48.7
47.8
52.2
50.2
49.4
48.6
0)
Hog-killing Department
MALES
Laborers:8
29
33
65
68
70
524
820
829
818
841
48.8
52.2
51.7
51.0
49.8
2
0)
1
90
34
52
61
76
4
3
3
5
2
50
19
17
10
7
9
3
5
7
5
16
13
7
27
33
65
61
64
33
44
79
68
75
49.6
53.0
51.8
50.3
50.0
4
3
4
82
30
46
66
67
3
5
5
4
5
43
23
12
9
9
5
4
7
15
14
18
10
8
1921.................... ............................ .
1923..................... ...........................
1925................................. ................
1927...................................................
1929...
..........................
27
34
66
65
70
303
587
705
567
583
48.9
52.5
51.4
50.6
49.9
3
1
2
88
33
51
63
74
6
3
5
7
2
48
20
13
10
8
8
5
3
6
8
14
11
9
1921...................................... ...........
1923...................................................
1925...................................................
1927........................ .........................
1929...................................................
28
32
64
66
70
100
172
242
219
246
48.7
52.4
51.9
50.4
50.0
0)
4
92
34
48
66
68
2
3
6
5
3
47
24
14
11
9
5
4
4
6
8
16
10
9
1921............................... ...................
1923...................................... - ..........
1925...................................................
1927...................................................
1929...................................................
27
33
68
63
68
68
119
170
169
178
48.8
52.3
51.5
50.1
49.9
1
2
3
91
34
51
68
71
2
3
4
4
4
50
27
14
11
8
4
4
3
7
5
12
8
9
58
15
11
5
10
3
3
1
2
4
6
6
63
21
5
6
10
4
0)
2
2
1921................................................. .
1923................................................. .
192 6
........
192 7
.
1929................................................. .
Stickers:
1921................................................. .
1923................................................. .
1925..................................................
1927................................................ .
1929...................... ...........................
Shavers and scrapers:
Gutters, bung droppers, and rippersopen:
Splitters:
1
Offal (Other than Hides and Casings) Department
MALES
Trimmers:
1921................................................
1923................................................
1925................................................
1927................................................
1929................................................
Tripe scrapers and finishers:
1921 ..........................................
1923................................................
1925................................................
1927................................................
1929................................................
32
36
60
70
79
471
768
597
684
619
47.9
52.4
49.6
49.7
49.1
24
31
49
47
53
115
209
227
194
223
48.2
52.6
49.7
49.0
48.5
3
1
0)
2
(9
1
96
28
77
76
83
2
2
1
3
3
96
25
73
4
1
86
90
2
2
5
0)
i Less than 1 per cent.
* Includes drivers, penners, steamers, singers, washers, aitchbone breakers, and toe pullers.
0)
(0 .
0)
42
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b l e 5. — Average and classified full-time hours per week in 81 specified occupa
tions, 1921 to 1929, by department, sex, and year—Continued
Offal (Other than Hides and Casings) Department-Continued
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
Sex, occupation, and year
Per cent of wage earners whose full-time
hours per week were—
Aver
Num age
ber of full
Over
wage time
Over
earn hours Un
48
54
nnd
48
and
54
per
ers
der
60 Over
60
under
week
48
under
54
60
FEMALES
Trimmers:
1921................................................
1923— ...................... ...... ........... 1925....... ................... .......... .........
1927-......................... .......... - ........
1929. .................... — .....................
Miscellaneous workers:3
1921........................... - ...................
1923................................... — ........
1925 ......................... ....................
1927.................................................
1929................................................
14
15
22
24
36
103
198
139
169
246
48.0
52.9
50.7
49.9
49.1
13
15
24
30
26
73
180
154
no
146
47.6
52.1
50.7
49.2
49.8
2
4
100
22
55
69
77
62
40
22
18
8
4
7
58
25
25
25
2
5
3
96
27
68
79
90
69
28
12
6
1
1
2
1
2
3 .
2
1
1 0)
88
23
57
76
72
65
18
7
10
8
7
3
1
5
3
1 .
2
3 .
82
37
66
68
69
2
3
8
1
14
2
6
6
3
Casing Department
MALES
Casing pullers or runners:
1921............................- .............. .
1923— ............. - ....................... .
1925........................— .............. .
1927_________________________
1929............................................ .
32
34
69
68
74
408
548
620
609
686
48.5
52.3
50.1
49.4
49.2
1921........................................... .
1923................................... .........
1925........................................... .
1927______ ____ - ..................... .
1929............................................ .
28
32
55
53
61
203
313
270
279
312
47.9
52.7
50.3
49.2
49.3
0)
1921................. ............................
1923........ ............ ....................... .
1925............................................ .
1927................................... .........
1929............................................ .
29
32
55
51
59
163
213
240
233
224
48.1
52.0
50.1
49.0
49.6
0)
11
15
29
27
42
77
190
197
221
280
47.9
52.6
49.2
48.3
48.6
Strippers:
Trimmers of casings:
7
1
0)
1
10
l
0)
3
1
86
31
67
81
81
88
23
68
82
76
95
36
69
84
76
FEMALES
Blowers, graders, and inspectors:
1921— . ............................ .........
1923............................................
1925............................................ .
1927................. - ..........................
1929.......................................—
4
2
(0
1
97
24
77
95
83
10
Cutting—Fresh Beef Department
MALES
Laborers:
1921.......................
1923.......................
1925.. .
1927— ..................
1929.............
Boners:
1921.......................
1923. .
1925.. .
1927.......................
1929.......................
27 1,229
33 1,261
56 1,767
60 1,779
63 1,606
........................................
18
30
57
59
64
86
432
547
499
557
48.2
52.6
49.9
48.8
48.6
2
1
6
1
48.5
52.9
49.4
48.6
48.9
14
11
8
5
1 Less than 1 per cent.
3 Includes washers and tripe washers, scalders, cookers, scrapers, and finis hers,
43
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b l e 5 . — Average and classified full-time hours per week in 81 specified occupa
tions, 1921 to 1929, by department, sex, and year— Continued
Cutting—Fresh Pork Department
Sex, occupation, and year
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
Aver
Num age
ber of full
wage time
earn hours
ers
per
week
Per cent of wage earners whose full-time
hours per week were—
Un
der
48
48
Over
48
and
under
54
54
Over
54
and
under
60
Over
60
MALES
Ham boners:
1921...................................................
1923._____ ______________________
1925........................... ............ .........1927..................................................
1929................................................... .
161
209
311
49.1
49.6
51.4
50.0
50.0
1921-.....................— .....................
1923— _________ ________________
1925— _______ _________________
1927— ...................... .......... ............
1929...................................................
362
700
701
616
899
49.0
52.5
50.2
49.6
49.7
580
677
818
844
1,230
48.7
53.0
50.1
49.4
49.3
Trimmers and ham and shoulder
skinners:
67
0)
(l)
FEMALES
Trimmers of trimmings:
1921................................................... .
1923-.................................................
1925______ ______ _______________
1927........................ .......... .......... —
Sausage Department
MALES
Machine tenders:*
1921
........................... ...
1923— ....................................... —
1925-................. .............. ........... 1927....... .......................—..............
1929— .......................... ...............
Staffers:
1921
_
.................
1923..................................... ........
1925—......... .................... ......... —
1927............ ................... ................
1929.........
.............. —................
1
31
35
75
76
79
193
329
418
402
449
48.6
52.6
50.5
49.6
50.0
(I)i
94
29
62
78
69
31
36
74
76
81
225
316
406
417
447
48.8
52.6
50.8
49.5
49.8
2
2
4
93
28
58
73
70
28
34
75
76
81
379
821
1,105
1,175
1,170
49.4
52.4
49.9
49.2
49.0
3
7
1
2
1
2
3
2
4
57
20
13
14
5
3
2
5
5
6
9
5
6
3
4
11
4
58
23
6
11
5
4
4
5
7
5
8
4
7
81
33
62
73
80
2
2
4
4
7
4
52
22
9
6
6
7
5
6
10
7
1
1
1
92
30
68
74
73
1
2
1
2
1
59
19
15
10
6
3
3
3
6
2
7
6
10
94
27
54
73
73
1
2 • 58
2
33
15
3
1
13
7
3
2
3
4
6
9
6
9
0)
FEMALES
Linkers, twisters, tiers and hangers:
1921
_______ _________
1923____________________ ______
1925.................. - _____ __________
1927 ________ ________________
1929 ...........................................
3
Cured-meat Department
MALES
Packers:5
1921.......................
1923............ ...........
1925_____________
1927— ....... ..........
1929_______ _____
Picklers:6
1921............... .......
1923____________ _
1925________ ____
1927____________
1929________ ____
31
36
70
76
77
32
37
77
77 :
81
484
810
988
1,086
1,263
48.8
52.3
50.2
49.9
50.1
270
428
560
480
477
48.5
52.7
51.2
49.9
50.0
0)
1
(0
1
1
1
(9
2
(9
1 Less than 1 per cent.
4 Includes cutters, choppers, grinders, mixers, curers, and feeders.
8 Includes packers of beef, barrel pork, bellies, briskets, pig rinds, and smoked meats; dippers, vat men,
sweet-pickle packers, burlap sackers, wrappers, nailers, car loaders, and car stowers.
6 Includes piefete men, pickle makers, pumpers, and curers.
44
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b l e 5 . — Average and classified full-time hours per week in 81 specified occupa
tions, 1921 to 1929, by department, sex, and year— 'Continued
Canning Department
Sex, occupation, and year
Per cent of wage earners whose full-time
Aver
hou rs per week were—
Num Num age
ber of ber of full
estab
Over
time
Over
lish earn hours Un
48
54
Over
ments ers
per
48
and
54
and
60
der
60
week
under
under
48
54
Packers (sliced bacon and chipped
dried beef in cans, glass jars, or car
tons, by hand):
1921......... - ....................................... .
1923............................. ...................
1925______ ________ _____________
1927_______ _____ _______________
1929________________ ________ _
202
228
387
849
1,341
47.0
51.8
49.3
49.3
48.8
237
145
134
163
47.9
53.1
47.9
46.3
48.0
Labelers and wrappers:
1921____________________________
1923______ _____ - ____ __________
1925____________________________
1927_____________ _____ _________
1929____________________________
60
60
0)
i Less than 1 per cent.
Regular full-time hours frequently differ as between the various
departments in the same establishment. For example, the regular
hours of the killing department may be 8 per day Monday to Friday
and 4 on Saturday, or 44 per week, while those of the cured-meat
department may be 9 per day on each of 6 days, or 54 per week.
Regular full-time hours per day and per week are shown in Table 6.
by departments and State, for the 90 establishments covered in 1929,
Each of them had a maintenance and repair department; 78 had a
cattle-killing department; 73 a hog-killing department; 42 a sheepkilling and calf-killing department; 86 an offal department; 75 a hide
department; 80 a casing department; 79 a cutting— fresh beef de
partment; 79 a cutting— fresh pork department; 86 a lard and oleooil department; 83 a sausage department; 83 a cured meat depart
ment, and 65 a canning department. The 65 establishments reported
as having a canning department include 47 that canned or packed
sliced bacon and chipped dried beef only and did not do general can
ning of meats.
The hours per week in the cattle-killing department of the 78
establishments range from 40 to 60, and per day, Monday to Friday,
from 8 to 10, and on Saturday in 74 establishments from 4 to 10.
Three in New York and one in Illinois were 5-day week plants, with
no work on Saturday, and one in New York was a 5-day week plant
with no work on Thursday.
T a b l e 6.
Classification of establishments in each State by full-time hours per week and per day, 1929, by departments
Cattle-killing Department
_______________________
e
o
to
Full-time hours per day
Number of establishments in -
&
Cn
Oi
L
-O
Full-time hours
per week
+> fl
mS
S’
58
to
®a
8
8
47H-
8
9
310
9H
9
10
2 10
8
9
10
m
9
10
10
10
10
2
4
8
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
5
8
5
10
48
2
1
1
4H
9
5
10
7H
10
7
5
1
1
4
Total-
78
LABOR,
10
10
8H
0
OF
48_„
SO
SO...
52—
54...
55...
55...
57H60—
8
8
8
8
9
10
HOURS
18
8
9
2 10
m
AND
40— .
44....
44...
45...
45...
45—
WAGES
•§1
1
Hog-killing Department
T o t a l............
8
8
1
9
5
9
8
8
0
8
1
9
3 10
9M
9
9
5
10
m
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
5
1
1
1
10
2
1
1
4
1
1
3
g
8
i Works 4 hours on Monday.
1
1
1
1
o
&
o
jb
zo
2
10
1
7
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
10
2
4
3
g
2
2 Works 5 hours on Monday.
3
A
4
A
4
A
4
4A
ot
Z
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
fc
1
1
1
0K
9
2
2
3Does not work on Thursday,
3
1929
45...............................
45...............................
48...............................
50...........................
50................... ...........
52...........................
54..............................
55...............................
60........................... ....
48
1
j
j
8
g
6
73
Or
T a b l e 6 .—
Classification of establishments in each State by full-time hours per week and per day, 1929, by departments— Continued
a>
AA
i
45
48
g
g
g
KA
9
9
RK
10
10
10
10
60..........................
g
1
1
5
g
9
5
6
1
3
4
5
2
2
6
1
1
3
5
3
3
1
1
33
3
1
3
2
3
3
5
2
3
2
42
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
55
3
2
1
1
8
4
8
5
2
86
Offal (Other Than Hides and Casings) Department
40..........................
45..........................
47H ..............
48.....................—
48______________
__________
50
50............ .............
52______________
54...................... 55................... . ....
60..........................
Total..........
8
8
9
8H
8
8
8
9
a 10
m
9
10
10
8
8
9
8H
8
8
8
9
10
9H
9
10
10
0
5
0
5
45
*8
8
5
10
1
1
1
1
1
\
J
3
1
1
10
2
1
9
5
10
2
2
4
1
8
3
1
13
2
7
5
1
4
4
3
1
I
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
4
5
4
4
7
1
1
1
3
8
2
4
X
1
2
4
2
PACKING
3
MEAT
2
1
1
4
Total
Wisconsin
Texas
Pennsylvania
Oregon
and
Washington
Oklahoma
Ohio and West
Virginia
New York
Nebraska
3
AND
2
Missouri
1
10
Total
Minnesota and
South Dakota
Michigan
Kansas
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Florida
and
Georgia
C o n n e ctic u t
and Massa
chusetts
Colorado
California
Saturday
Friday
g
g
g
SLAUGHTERING
Monday
to
Thursday
Full-time hours
per week
Maryland
Number of establishments in—-
Full-time hours per day
e s t a b li s h
ments
Sheep-killing Department
Hide Department
8
8
210
m
40—
45__
45__
47*$-
8
9
9H
0
10
2 10
10
0
5
0
8
9
5
8
5
9
10
10
10
9
5
10
10
SH
m
1
1
1
1
51
2
m
1
7
4
1
5
Total.
11
75
8
8
SH
SH
8
9
3 10
m
5
5
8
5
10
1
3
2
3
7
5
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
2
9
2
6
2
7
3
1
4
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
7
2
1
1
2
1
5
2
1
1
1
i
5
1
4
2
4
3
51
4
1
1
8
5
7
80
Cutting—Fresh Beef Department
2 10
SH
8
9
3 10
m
9
10
10
11
Total.
* Works 4 hours on Monday,
8
10
SH
8
9
10
m
9
10
10
11
5
1
5
8
5
10
3
0
±H
9
5
10
5
1
1
1
8
1
2
2
1
4
2
2 Works 5 hours on Monday.
3
8
1
2
12
2
6
4
4
1
3
1
1
5
2
8
3 Does not work on Thursday.
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
50
2
1
9
3
5
2
79
1
4
1
1
1
3
3
2
5
4
4
5
4
2
4
2
4 Works 8 hours on Saturday for 7 months and 5 hours on Saturday for 5 months.
1929
8
45—
45—
47^.
48—
50—
50—
52—
54—
55—
60—
60.,.
LABOR,
4
1
7
1
1
9
5
10
Total........ .
1
1
OF
9
10
10
8
9
10
9H
9
10
10
HOURS
45..........................
47H .......................
48..........................
50...................
50..........................
52..........................
54..........................
55..........................
60..........................
AND
Casing Department
WAGES
48—
50—
52—
54—
55—
55__
60__
8
8
10
T able
6.— Classification of establishments in each State by full-time hours per week and per day, 1929, by departments— Continued
Cutting’—Fresh Pork Department
Number of establishments in—
Full-time hours per day
Full-time hours
per week
8
9
8
9
3 10
9H
li
Eh
■s
o
3
1
51
2
1
1
8
5
0
8
5
10
m
9
89
•8
10
10
59
•8
5
10
79
Total.
45
48 .....................
60
52
54
54..........................
48..........................
55
60..........................
8
8
9
m
9
#9
«8
10
10
Total..........
8
8
9
5
8
5
m
m
9
»9
68
10
10
9
«9
68
5
10
4
1
1
\
/ .......
4
2
1
10
2
2
3
8
5
4
4
1
3
1
1
1
1
4
1
12
2
3
1
2
7
4
1
8
3
3
5
4
4
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
57
2
1
9
1
7
8
5
2
86
1
1
2
4
3
PACKING
Lard and Oleo-oil Department
MEAT
9
59
68
10
10
8
9
8
9
10
it
|5
•go
AND
45..
45_.
48..
50..
50.
52..
64..
54..
48..
56..
05W
+»
03fl<X>
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SLAUGHTERING
§§•8
o
&
11
+■>M CO
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Sausage Department
45..........................
48..........................
50..........................
50..........................
52..........................
54..........................
54..........................
m
9
89
68
10
10
8
8
9
10
9H
9
«9
«8
10
10
5
8
5
10
4H
9
«9
68 J
5
10
Total..........
4
1
1
1
11
1
2
2
3
7
5
4
4
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
53
3
1
1
8
2
6
7
83
1
2
1
4
2
4
2
1
3
2
1
12
2
7
3
7
2
3
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
5
2
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
54
3
1
8
1
5
8
5
2
83
WAGES
55..........................
60..........................
8
8
9
8 10
Cured-meat Department
m
m
9
«9
68
10
10
1
3
5
8
5
4H
9
59
68
5
10
1
1
1
1
9
2
2
3
8
3
1
}
J
Total..........
1
4
2
4
1
1
1
2
1
11
2
7
3
8
2
5
4
4
1
6
4
1
1
4
2
1
2
3
Canning Department
40..........................
45..........................
45H.........................
48..........................
48..........................
50..........................
54..........................
54..........................
AQ
55..........................
60..........................
8
8
8
8
*9
9
9
59
68
10
10
Total
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
*9
68
10
10
0
5
1
5H
8
5
5
9
«9
88
5
10
3
1
1
2
9
1
2
2
7
3
2
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
J
1
1
2
1
4
* Does not work on Thursday.
1
2
3
1
10
* Males.
2
4
3
7
2
3
6 Females.
3
2
4
1
1
3
3
2
3
1
7 Works 8 hours on Monday.
5
1
1
3
1
42
1
2
3
2
4
6
65
1929
2
LABOR,
3
1
OF
9
89
68
10
10
8
8
9
HOUES
8
8
9
AND
45..........................
48..........................
50..........................
52..........................
54..........................
54..........................
48
55..........................
60..........................
T able
6.— Classification of establishments in each State by full-time hours per week and per day, 1929, by departments— Continued
Maintenance and Repair Department
m
$
1
si
w
H-t
3
o
>
0
6
&
!>
W
1
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
51
CHANGES IN WAGE RATES
Only 5 of the 90 plants covered in 1929 reported changes in wage
rates between December 1, 1927, and the period of the 1929 study.
In 3 plants the wage rates of all employees were increased, ranging
from 2 per cent for those with the lowest to 10 per cent for those with
the highest increase, and in 1 plant wage rates of ham boners were
increased 2% cents per hour. The rates of all employees in 1 plant
were decreased 20 per cent.
HOURS, OVERTIME, AND GUARANTEED HOURS OF PAY
Overtime or extra time is any time worked in excess of the regular
full-time hours per day or per week as defined on page 40. Work on
Sunday and holidays is extra time only when done by employees
whose regular hours do not provide for work on those days.
Table 7 shows the regular hours of operation per day and per week
for all or a majority of the employees of each of the 90 plants that were
included in the 1929 study of the industry. The regular hours of a few
employees or departments were different from the hours shown in the
table for such plants. The table also shows the number of plants that
pay the regular rate for overtime and for extra work on Sunday and
holidays; that pay a higher or extra rate for overtime after a specified
number of hours per day or week and for any extra work on Sunday and
holidays; and also shows the number of plants that do not and do guar
antee a specified number of hours of pay per week and whether the guar
anty applies to all or a specified part of the employees of such plants.
The regular hours of three plants were 8 per day on each of 5 days
and 5 on 1 day or 45 per week. In one plant, although the regular
hours were 8 per day, Monday to Friday, and 5 on Saturday, the
extra rate of one and one-half times the regular rate did not begin
until after 10 hours of work on any one day or 55 hours per week.
This means that an employee could work 10 hours on each of 5 days
and 5 hours on Saturday or 55 hours per week, including 10 hours of
overtime, and yet be paid at his regular rate for each of the 55 hours.
It also means that any time worked in excess of 10 hours on any day
would be paid for at one and one-half times his regular rate. Example:
An employee whose rate was 60 cents per hour worked 11 hours on
one day. For this day he would be paid $6 for 10 hours and 90 cents
for 1 hour, or a total of $6.90 for the 11 hours’ work on that day. In
two plants the extra rate does not begin until after 10 hours on any one
day or 60 per week. Work on Sunday and holidays would be paid for at
one and one-half times the regular rate in two and at two times the reg
ular rate in one plant. One plant does not guarantee any hours of pay
per week and two guarantee 40 hours of pay per week to all employees.
In this industry work on Sunday and holidays is not frequent and
is limited to a very small per cent of the employees of a plant, usually
to mechanics in the maintenance and repair department, who repair
equipment and buildings.
The guaranteed hours of pay assure to the employees pay at their
regular rate for the specified number of guaranteed hours of pay when
ever the hours of work available are less than the guaranteed hours
of pay. To be entitled to pay, it is necessary for the employees to
report for duty and work all the hours of operation on each day or in
each week. Guaranteed hours of pay is much more extensive and
general in this industry than in any df the other major industries.
T a b l e 7 . — Regular hours, rates of pay for overtime and for work on Sunday and holidays, and guaranteed hours of pay per week, 1929
1
1
1
1
X
9
9
1 17 10
1
9H
9
5
9
9
10
10
5
5
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
5
5
10
9
5
10
90
1
8
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
4
2
1
4
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6
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1
32
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
17
1
3
5
8
1
6
1
1
40
30
2057
3
All employees
Hours of pay
10
2
1
3
Plants
Two times regular rate
!
times
and one-half
regular rate
Do not guarantee a n y
of pay
2
34
16 1
3
1
1
3
5
6
0
2
1
1
1
1
I
I
1
2 34
1
1
1
1
1
3
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Guarantee
hours of pay
other than
40 per week
1
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1
1
1
3
5
7
4
1
1
1
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1
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Regular rate
10 hours per day
60 hours per weel
55 hours per weel
50 hours per weel
O
M
48 hours per wee
10 hours on any day or
54 hours per week
One and one-quarter
regular rate
X
10 hours on any day or
55 hours per week
i
45
47H
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
50
50
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52
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55
60
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Per week
Monday to Frida
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AND
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1
SLAUGHTERING
Number
of plants
Number of
plants that
Number of plants that
pay for work on Sunday Number of plants that— guarantee
hours of pay
and holidays at—
to—
Number of plants that pay for overtime at—
One and one-quarter
regular rate
Regular full-time
hours
i Killing gang and casing men only.
* Luggers in 1 plant guaranteed 48 hours.
8 Butchers and skilled employees on killing and cutting floors only.
4 Employees in the killing and the offal departments only.
* Butchers in the killing, cutting, canning, and cured-meat departments.
6 2 times regular rate on holidays.
7 Butchers on the killing floor only.
* Employees in the cattle-killing, hog-killing, offal, casing, cutting of fresh beef, and cutting of fresh pork departments only.
®9 employees on the killing floor only.
10 Guaranty of 40 hours to employees in the cattle-killing, sheep-killing, green-hide, beef-casing, and tallow departments and to head boners.
jPQl W66Ki
AND
HOURS
OF
LABOR,
1929
Calf skinners guaranteed 48 hours
WAGES
11 All except hide cellar and piece workers.
12 Killing, casing, and offal departments only.
13 Killing departments only.
14 AH except piece workers.
18 6 employees only.
ie Only after 60 hours have been worked.
17 Plant does not work on Thursday.
18 Employees in cattle-killing, hog-killing, cutting of fresh pork, offal, and casing departments.
lfi Hours of females are 48 per week in 4 plants.
* The guaranty of 40 hours per week applies to all except luggers, the luggers in most of these 57 plants being guaranteed 44 hours per week,
£
54
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
BONUS SYSTEMS
Table 8 furnishes information concerning bonus systems that were
in operation in 44 of the 90 plants at the time of the 1929 study of
the industry. The table shows the basis or kind of each bonus
system; whether all or a specified part of the wage earners of each
plant were entitled to receive the bonus; the plan or method of pay
ment of the bonus; and the conditions necessary to get the bonus.
In 34 of the 44 plants there was provision for the payment of a
production or time-saving bonus. This means that each person of a
certain part or of all the wage earners in a plant who completed the
specified amount of work in less than the time, allocated to it were
paid for all or a part of the time saved at his regular wage rate.
Example: An employee whose rate was 60 cents per hour did a cer
tain quantity of work, or a job, in 1}£ hours. The time allotted to
the work, or job, was 2 hours; by completing it in 1% hours the
employee saved one-half hour and was paid 90 cents for the 1%
hours that he worked and was also paid for the one-half hour saved
at his regular rate, or 30 cents, making his total earnings for the 1%
hours’ work $1.20.
In one plant there was provision for the payment of a groupproduction or time-saving bonus when the work or a job was com
pleted in less than the time allotted to it, and provision for penalizing
the employees in the group in case the work or job was completed in
more than the time set for the work or job. The bonus or the
penalty provided was prorated among the employees in each group
on the basis of their regular rates.
In one plant provision was made for the payment of a groupproduction or time-saving and attendance bonus to all wage earners
m the killing, cutting, and casing departments who were not absent
nor tardy in a stated period of time. The bonus was 50 per cent of
the time saved prorated among the employees in each group on the
basis of their regular rates.
In one plant provision was made for the payment of a groupproduction or time-saving bonus to all wage earners in the cattlekilling, offal, casing, and lard and oleo-oil departments and to boners
only in the cutting— fresh beef department. The bonus was 50 per
cent of the time saved prorated among the wage earners in each group
on the basis of their regular rates.
In one plant provision was made for the payment of a production
or time-saving bonus to all employees in the sausage department on
the completion of work in less than the time set for it. The plant
also made provision for penalizing them in case the work was com
pleted in more than the time allocated to it. The bonus was all of
the time saved at regular rates. The penalty was all of the time lost
on each day at the regular rate deducted from bonus earnings on
that day. In this plant an employee may have earned a bonus in
one or more hours in a day and be penalized on other hours. If
there were no bonus earnings on any hours of the day, there was no
penalty or deduction.
In one plant provision was made for the payment of a production
or time-saving bonus of 5 cents per hour extra for all time on the job.
The bonus was paid to tank-house employees who completed the set
standard in less than the allotted time. The plant also had an
efficiency bonus which applied to cattle skinners only. The effi
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
55
3
cienc r bonus was $1 per week and was paid to each cattle skinner who
in a given period of time made cuts in not to exceed one-half of 1
per cent of the hides removed from the cattle in that time.
In one plant provision was made for the payment of a production
or time-saving bonus to employees in certain departments; of an
efficiency bonus to overhaulers only in the cured-meat department;
and of an efficiency bonus to cattle skinners who made cuts in not to
exceed a specified per cent of the total number of hides taken from
cattle in a given period of time, or for penalizing the cattle skinners
who made cuts in excess of a specified per cent of the total number of
hides removed from the cattle in a given period of time.
In one plant provision was made for the payment of a production
or time-saving bonus to all wage earners in all departments except in
the maintenance and repair department, and to coopers only in that
department, and an efficiency bonus to floormen or siders in the
cattle-killing department.
A group-efficiency bonus system was in operation in two plants.
In one it applied to-headers, floormen or siders, fell cutters, and backers,
in the cattle-killing department; and in the other to the knife gang
in the cattle-killing department. The bonus in each plant was one-half
cent per head, provided cuts were not made in more than 1% per
cent of the hides taken from cattle in a given period of time.
In one plant there was provision for the payment of $1.50 per
week for perfect attendance. The bonus applied to all wage earners
in the cured-meat department.
T a b l e 8 .—
Num
ber of
plants
Bonus and penalty systems of 44 plants in the slaughtering and meat
packing industry, 1929
earners who may get
bonus
Kind of bonus
Production or
time-saving.
AIL.
....... do.........
Amount of bonus
Conditions necessary
to get bonus
All time saved at regular
rate.
Complete set stand
ard in less than al
lotted time.
Do.
All except in the mainte ___ do.............................
nance and repair department, .
All in offal, hide, casing, cut
....... do___
..do..
Do.
ting-fresh beef, lard and
oleo-oil, sausage, cured
meat, canning and main
tenance and repair depart
ments.
....... do............... . All in cattle-killing, hog-do..
Do.
killing, cutting—fresh
pork, lard and oleo-oil,
sausage, cured meat, and
canning departments, and
coopers only in mainte
nance and repair depart
ment.
Group produc All in cutting—fresh beef, All time saved prorated
Do.
tion or timecured meat, sausage, and
among employees in
saving, and
canning departments.
the group at regular
,; penalty.
rate.
Penalty—Time
lost Penalty.—Complete
set standard in more
prorated among the
employees in the
than allotted time.
group at regular rate
and deducted from
earnings.
Production or All.
80 per cent of time saved Complete set stand
time-saving.
at regular rate.
ard in less than al
lotted time.
- — d o ............. All except in the mainte ___ do__- ............ —
Do.
nance and repair depart
ment.
. d o . ...... ,— All except in the mainte
-do..
Do.
nance and repair depart
ment, and coopers only in
that department.
56
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b l e 8 .—
Bonus and 'penalty systems of 44 plants in the slaughtering and meat
packing industry, 1929— Continued
Kind of bonus
earners who may get
bonus
Amount of bonus
Conditions necessary
to get bonus
All in hog-killing, offal, cas 80 per cent of time saved Complete set stand
ing, and cured-meat de
ard in less than al
at regular rate.
lotted time.
partments, and trimmers
and cutters in cutting—
fresh pork department.
All in killing, hide, offal, cas
Do.
..do.
ing, lard and oleo-oil, saus
age and cured meat de
partments and trimmers
only in cutting—fresh
pork department.
....... do................. All in offal and sausage de
-do.
Do.
partments.
....... do............... Afl in hide and cuttin gDo.
..do.
fresh beef departments.
Do.
....... do................. All except in maintenance 75 per cent of time saved
and repair departments.
at regular rate.
All except part in cuttin g- 50 per cent of time saved
..d o............
Do.
fresh beef and part in
at regular rate.
maintenance and repair
departments.
Group produc All in killing, cutting and 50 per cent of time saved Complete set standard
casing departments.
in less than allotted
tion or timeprorated, at regular
time and not absent
saving and at*
rate.
nor tardy.
tendance.
Group produc All in cattle-killing, offal, ----- do............................ . Complete set standard
tion or timecasing, and lard and oleoin less than allotted
saving.
oil
departments, boners
time.
only in cutting—fresh beef
department.
Production or Allexceptinthemaintenance Not reported.,
Do.
time-saving.
and repair department.
----- do............... All in sheep-killing and hide — .d o........... .
Do.
departments.
All except in the mainte All time saved on each
....... do.........
Do.
nance and repair depart
job at regular rate.
ment and coopers only in
that department.
....... do.......... ..... All except scalers............... .
Do.
_do.
Do.
....... do............... All.........................................
_do.
Production or All in sausage department... All time saved on each
Do.
tim e-sav in g
day at regular rate.
and penalty.
Penalty—All time lost Penalty—C om plete
set standard in more
on each day at regular
than allotted time.
rate deducted from
bonus earnings on that
day only.
Production or All..
75 per cent of time saved Complete set standard
time-saving.
in less than allotted
at regular rate.
time.
— .do............... . All except in the lard and ___ do............................ .
Do.
oleo-oil and maintenance
and repair departments.
----- do_________ Coopers only in the mainte
Do.
,.do.
nance and repair depart
ment and all in other de
partments except lard and
oleo-oil;
All except in the mainte
1 ....... do..........
Do.
..do.
nance and repair depart
ment and coopers only in
that departm ent, and
night cleaners.
....... do............... . All........................................
Do.
.do.
Production or All in tank house................ . 5 cents per hour extra for
Do.
time-saving
all time on the job.
Efficiency........ . Cattle skinners..
$1.00 per week............... . Cuts in not to exceed
H of 1 per cent of to
tal number of hides.
Production or All in the cattle-killing, All time saved az regular Complete set standard
in less than allotted
time-saving.
sheep and calf killing,
rate.
cutting—fresh beef, hide
time.
and maintenance and re
pair departments.
Overhaulers in cured-meat 3 cents extra per vat of Not reported.
Efficiency..
department.
1,000 pounds.
Cuts in not to exceed
Efficiency and Cattle skinners..................... Not reported............ .
, penalty.
a specified per cent
or number of hides.
Penalty— 50 cents for Penalty—Cuts in ex
cess of specified per
each hide cut in excess
cent or number of
of specified per cent or
hides.
number.
Production or
time-saving.
(
57
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1929
44 plants in the slaughtering and meat
packing industry, 1929-—Continued
T a b le 8.— Bonus and penally systems of
Num
ber of
plants
1
Kind of bonus
Wage earners who may get
bonus
fProduction or
time-saving.
All except in the mainte
nance and repair depart
ment and coopers only in
that department.
(.Efficiency______ Floormen or siders________
Amount of bonus
Conditions necessary
to get bonus
80 per cent of time saved
at regular rate.
Complete set standard
in less than allotted
time.
Not reported__________ Cuts in not to exceed
6 hides per week.
1 Group efficiency.. Headers, floormen or siders, One-half of 1 cent per Cuts in not to exceed
fell cutters, and backers in
head of cattle killed
1H per cent of total
cattle-killing department.
prorated.
number of hides.
1 ....... do................. Knife gang in cattle-killing ....... do..............................
Do.
department
1 Attendance____ All in the cured-meat de $1.50 per w eek...______ Perfect attendance.
department.
INDEX NUMBERS OF EMPLOYMENT AND OF PAY ROLLS
Index numbers of employment and of pay rolls in the slaughtering
and meat-packing industry are presented in Table 9 for each month,
January, 1923, to December, 1930, and for each of the years 1923 to
1930, inclusive. These numbers were computed from the volume of
employment and the amount of the pay rolls for each of the months
and years, with the 1926 average taken as the base or 100 per cent.
The numbers are as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in
its monthly reports on “ Trend of Employment.”
During the period January, 1923, to December, 1930, monthly
employment was highest (132.6) in December, 1923, and lowest (93.6)
in April, 1926, and pay rolls were highest (129.7) in December, 1923,
and lowest (92.4) in April, 1926.
Employment decreased from year to year from an index of 122.9 in
1923 to an index of 99.5 in 1927 and 1928, increased to 101 in 1929,
and decreased to 97.1 in 1930. Pay rolls decreased from 118.4 in 1923
to 99.9 in 1927, or 8.4 per cent, increased to 103.2 in 1929, and decreased
to 100.2 in 1930.
T a b le 9.— Index numbers of employment and of pay rolls, January, 1928, to
December, 1980, by month and year
[Average for 1926=100]
Employment
Pay-roll totals
Month
1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
January............... 121.5 129.1 116.8 106.5 103.7 100.4 105.9 103.7 117.2 122.4 115.5 106.6 103.8 101.5 108.4 106.6
February............. 116.2124.0 110.8 102.3 101.6 103.1 103.4 102.7 108.8 118.2107.9 100.6 99.4 105.4 103.9 104.4
March................. 114.7i 118.6 104.7 97.5 97.3 100.7 98.3 97.8 110.4 113.0,100.7 96.8 95.4 101.1 97.9 99.0
April.................... 114.3113.1 98.3 93.6 95.2 96.8 96.3 95.2 112.3 106.7 94.3 92.4 94.7 95.5 98.0 98.8
M ay.................... 118.2111.0 98.5 95.6 96.3 95.8 97.8 95.8 114.0 108.2 97.2 96.3 98.3 96.4 99.6 99.9
June.................... 121. Silll. 8 101.4 97.9 102.7 99.0 100.1 9a 6 119.3 109.8100.8 98.9 103.7 101.5 103.2 102.4
July........ ............ 124.6113.1 102.5 98.8 102.7 99.4 102.9 96.8 120.1 111.6 100.8 98.8 104.4 101.4 105.2 100.7
August................ 125.6|111.2 102.3 99.8 98.5 97.2 99.9 94.3 118.1 106.0 100.2 97.9 99.1 96.8 101.1 96.8
September.—
126.2110.4 102.3 100.4 98.4 96.6 100.6 94.3 120.5 106.2 96.9 102.0 99.2 98.8 104.2 98.9
October............... 128.1 108.8 102.9 101.5 97.8 97.8 101.4 94.1 121.7 105.6 102.8 101.7 98.1 99.5 103.8 97.6
November........... 131.0 112.0 105.8 102.0 98.9 100.9 101.8 95.5 128.4 111.5 107.2 103.2 99.6 103.3 104.4 98.9
December............ 132.6 118.6 106.4 103.7 101.2 105.9 105.0 96.1 129.7 121.9 106.9 105.2 102.7 110.3 108.4 98.6
Average___ 122.9 115.1 104.4 100.0 99.5 99.5 101.0 97.1 118.4 111.8 102.6 100.0 99.9 101.0 103.2 100.2
58
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
SCOPE AND METHOD
The work in this industry begins with the driving of live cattle,
hogs, sheep, lambs, and calves into the killing departments and ends
only when every process necessary to convert the animals into the
various meat products and by-products have been completed. The
work varies so that it is necessary that hours and earnings be shown
separately by department and by occupation. Data were not taken
for officials, clerks, salesmen, power-house employees, foremen, em
ployees of box factories, brush, cooper, tin, or other shops in which
products are entirely new nor for employees of butterine, mincemeat,
produce, extract, soap, curled hair, wool, bone, and fertilizer depart
ments.
The departments and occupations are described in Bulletin No.
472 (pp. 131 to 163).
Not all departments and occupations are found in every plant, nor
are both sexes, as will be seen, for example, in reading the 1929 figures
in Table 1 (page 6), for “ total males” and “ total females” in the
cattle-killing department. Data for that department and year are
for 3,649 males of 78 plants and for only 19 females of 7 plants. A
total of 90 plants were covered in the 1929 study, but 11 of them did
no cattle killing. In one plant the cattle, too few in number for such
a department, were slaughtered by employees of the hog-killing de
partment. All data for cattle killing in this plant are included in that
for the hog killing department because employees worked much more
of their time in that department than at cattle killing.
The 1929 data used in compiling this report were taken directly
from the pay rolls and other records of 41 of the most important plants
of the four large packing companies and from 49 plants of other com
panies. The data, except for two plants, are for a weekly pay period
in October or November. The bureau here expresses its appreciation
of the cooperation and courtesy extended by all of these companies.
The plants are located in the most important meat-packing centers
in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minne
sota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, West Virginia,
and Wisconsin.
The 107,423 wage earners in 21 of these 25 States (excluding Con
necticut, Georgia, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, for which no separate
figures are published by the Census Bureau) represent approximately
90 per cent of the 119,095 in the industry in all States in 1927. The
61,599 covered in the 1929 study is 51.7 per cent of the total number
employed in the industry in 1927 and 57.3 per cent of the total number
in the specified States (excluding Connecticut, Georgia, Oklahoma
and South Dakota.)
Average full-time hours per week of wage earners in each occupation
were obtained by dividing the aggregate full-time hours of all wage
earners in the occupation by the number of wage earners. The full
time hours per week of each wage earner were used in arriving at this
average, even though some employees may have worked more or less
than full time on account of overtime, sickness, disability, or other
cause.
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
59
Average earnings per hour of wage earners in each occupation, as
presented in the various tables in this report, were computed by divid
ing the combined earnings of all wage earners in the occupation by the
total hours worked by them.
Average full-time earnings per week of wage earners in each occu
pation were computed by multiplying the average earnings per hour by
the average full-time hours per week. This shows what the earnings
would have been had all wage earners in the occupation worked full
time, no more nor less, at the same average earnings per hour as in
the one week covered in the 1929 study of the industry.
IMPORTANCE OF THE INDUSTRY
The slaughtering and meat-packing industry is the largest engaged
in the production of food products and is also one of the largest and
most important industries in the United States. According to the
census report the value of products in this industry in 1927 was
$3,057,215,718. Consumers of cattle, hog, sheep, and calf products
living in the large cities and great industrial centers are entirely
dependent, and many of those living in the rural districts are to a
very great extent dependent, upon the large packing companies for
meat and meat food products. The large companies have at all times
great quantities of fresh and cured meats and other meat food supplies
m storage at the plants in which the animals are slaughtered and in
which the meat and by-products are cured and prepared for food.
They also have large branch storage houses in practically all of the
important cities throughout the country, always well supplied to
meet the demands of the local retail market. Refrigerator cars,
owned, operated, and repaired by these large packing companies have
regular routes, delivering to branch storage houses or to retailers in
towns and villages in which there is no storage.
Inspection of animals, carcasses, meats, etc., is made by employees
of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture in
all establishments for which data are shown in this report. This in
spection is made to protect the public from diseased, unclean, or
unwholesome meat and meat food products. A full description of
such inspection appears in Bulletin 252 (p. 64.)
The figures in Table 10 were compiled from the United States
census reports. They show the importance of the industry and its
growth during the period 1899 to 1927,
T a b le
10.— Establishments, cost of materials, value of product,
earners, earnings, and number and dressed weight of animals
in each specified year, 1899 to 1927, and per cent of increase, 1914, 1919, 1928, and 1927 over 1899
[From report of United States census]
• s*
a®
«8 a
a©
Sgl
II
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\
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s fM
$682
806
1,191
1,442
3,783
1,868
2,176
2 626
2,664
$784
914
1,356
1,652
4.246
2,201
2,686
3,050
3,057
$102
108
164
210
463
333
410
426
$1,487
1,468
2,128
2,878
2,843
3,086
3,530
3,304
74,134
87,813
98,832
160,996
117,042
132,792
120,422
119,095
40
50
62
209
153
168
159
162
$488.29
543.97
573.99
628.70
1,301.21
1,306.39
1,261.89
1,323.31
1,356.76
8,894
9,741
10.371
10,098
13.435
12,237
15,641
14,455
14,616
5,525,824
7,147,835
8,114,860
7,149,042
10,818,511
8,263,575
10,178,496
10,853,921
10,724,823
U%
Pm
3,223
4,066
4,410
3,786
5,119
4,358
5,151
5,434
5,373
£2
a
S
I!
si
si
si
30,595,522
30,977,639
33,870,616
34.441,913
44,520.726
40,726,780
57,018,292
48,072,511
47,492,302
5,203
5,049
5,202
5,476
7,359
6,873
9,439
7,865
1923
over
111
455
58
219
42
291
111
29
442
135
533
166
230
94
409
158
290
74
391
178
14
51
76
64
45
45
88
1927
over
Item
Number of cattle slaughtered....................
Pounds, dressed weight, cattle..................
Number of hogs slaughtered..................... .
Pounds, dressed weight, hogs....................
Number of sheep and lambs slaughteredPounds, dressed weight, sheep and lambs
Number of calves slaughtered...................
Pounds, dressed weight, calves.................
l Data for plants with products under $5,000 in value included for years prior to 1921 but not for subsequent years.
883,857
1, 568,130
2,504,728
2,019,004
4,395,675
4,314,850
5,100,012
5,775,640
5,476,707
79
161
262
206
457
438
536
624
1914
over
1899
1919
over
1899
1923
over
1899
29
17
13
5
75
62
128
161
96
59
46
41
48
29
397
478
84
60
67
81
45
32
477
578
1927
over
1899
94
67
55
56
58
43
520
644
PACKING
Number of establishments...................................................
Cost of materials, principally livestock.............................. .
Value of all products, including value added by manu
facture..................................................................................
Average number of wage earners..........................................
Amount paid to wage earners...............................................
Average yearly earnings of wage earners.............................
Pounds, dressed weight, of cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs, and
calves......................................... - ...................................... .
1919
over
1899
1914
over
465
497
630
500
568
515
532
557
Per cent of increase—
Per cent of increase-
Item
9,110,172
10,875,339
12,288,725
15,943,743
13,497,300
14,767,770
13,193,856
13,616,405
14,388,643
a
MEAT
929
1,221
1.279
1,304
1,184
1,397
1,269
1,250
I
*3*8
AND
1909...
1914...
1919...
1921_____
1923...
1926...
1927...
I
U s §£
>
1904...
4
ICS4* *1
SLAUGHTERING
Year
ill
21
II
«m,8
°§
Calves
Sheep and lambs
Hogs
Cattle
r
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
61
GENERAL TABLES
In addition to the text tables already shown, three general tables
are presented. In these tables segregation of information is made by
districts as follows:
District 1.— Chicago.
District 2.— Kansas City, Omaha, St. Joseph, St. Louis, and East
St. Louis.
District 3.— Austin (Minn.), Cedar Kapids, Des Moines, Mason
City, Milwaukee, Ottumwa, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, South St. Paul,
Topeka, Waterloo, and Wichita.
District 4.— Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Oklahoma City.
District 5.— Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis,
Pittsburgh, and Wheeling.
District 6.— Boston, New Haven, New York, Philadelphia, and
Springfield (Mass.).
District 7.— Baltimore, Jacksonville (Fla.), and Moultrie (Ga.).
District 8.— Denver, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle,
and Tacoma.
T a b l e A — Average number of days on which employees worked,
average full-time and actual hours and earnings per week, average
earnings per hour, and per cent of full time worked, 1929, by depart
ment, occupation, sex, and district.
This table shows for each occupation and district all of the various
averages which have been computed from the data collected in 1929.
The presentation in this table in parallel columns of “ average
full-time hours per week” and “ average hours actually worked in
one week” is for the purpose of easy comparison of the average hours
actually worked with the hours that would have been worked in one
week had all employees in the occupation worked no more nor less
than full time during the week covered. One shows the average
full-time hours per week under normal conditions, while the other
shows the average hours actually worked in one week by all employees
in the occupation. The next column shows the per cent that the
average hours actually worked in the week is of the average full-time
hours per week.
T a b l e B.— Average and classified earnings per hour in 31 specified
occupations, 1929, by department, sex, and district.
T a b l e C.— Average and classified full-time hours per week in 31
specified occupations, 1929, by department, sex, and district.
32455°— 31------ 5
SLAUGHTEKING AND MEAT PACKING
62
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district
T a b le
[District 1, Chicago. District 2, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Joseph, St. Louis, and East St. Louis. District
3, Austin (Minn.), Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Mason City, Milwaukee, Ottumwa, Sioux City, Sioux
Falls, South St. Paul, Topeka, Waterloo, and Wichita. District 4, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and
Oklahoma City. District 5, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and
Wheeling. District 6, Boston, New Haven, New York, Philadelphia, and Springfield (Mass.). Dis
trict 7, Baltimore, Jacksonville, and Moultrie. District 8, Denver, Los Angeles, Portland, San Fran
cisco, Seattle, and Tacoma]
C A T T L E -K IL L IN G DE PA RTM E N T
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
age
Per
Aver
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
earn
full
estab em
time actually
ings
lish ploy days hours worked time
per
ments ees worked
per
in one actually
in one week
week worked hour
week
Aver
Aver
age
age
full
time actual
earn
earn
ings
ings
in one
per
week week
MALES
Drivers and penners:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4_________ _______
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8fc--------------------------Total_____ - ........................
Knockers:
District 1............ .............. ......
District 2 __________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5______ ______ - ........
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8__________________
Total_____________ ____ —
Shacklers and slingers:
District 1__________________
District 2___------ -----------------District 3__________________
District 4_________________ .
District 5__________________
District 6______________ ____
District 7__________________
District 8.................... .............
Total.....................................
Head holders:
District 5__..............................
District 6..................................
Total.....................................
Stickers:
District 1.......... .............. ........
District 2_______ ___________
District 3_________ _________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 7_________________
District 8.................... .............
Total................................... .
Headers:
District 1.............................. .
District 2........................... ......
District 3________ __________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7__ .. _______________
District 8..................................
Total.....................................
5
13
9
6
9
2
3
6
53
24
59
22
11
19
15
3
8
161
5.7
6.0
5.5
5.3
6.4
5.4
6.7
6.5
5.8
47.9
48.0
50.2
49.1
54.6
48.0
55.0
53.6
49.5
48.4
47.8
46.9
42.9
53.3
38.4
59.0
55.6
47.8
8
14
14
6
10
1
2
9
64
12
28
16
7
10
5.6
5.4
5.8
5.7
5.3
48.3
48.0
49.5
49.1
53.2
47.9
44.1
48.1
45.1
44.2
99.2
91.9
97.2
91.9
83.1
<9
(9
(9
5
11
6
5
4
3
1
2
37
14
18
9
7
5
6
(9
1
2
3
(9
4
7
5
3
3
1
2
25
44.5
41.8
45.0
5.4
5.6
5.9
5.9
5.2
4.8
48.5
48.0
49.3
48.3
49.2
48.0
44.5
43.5
44.8
48.6
43.2
29.3
(9
(9
(9
<9
(9
6
14
5
5
3
(9
21
29
21
8
11
7
2
7
106
,
48.0
48.4
52.0
43.3
$27.21
26.35
23.44
20.92
28.34
28.22
20.74
29.16
26.14
$27.52
26.28
21.90
18.26
27.69
22.54
22.22
30.28
25.26
.574
.566
.565
.533
.591
27.72
27.17
27.97
26.17
31.44
27.49
24.94
27.18
24.07
26.13
(9
(9
(9
89.9
87.3
91.8
.366
.597
.568
18.12
28.60
27.83
16.30
24.95
25.57
91.8
90.6
90.9
100.6
87.8
61.0
.561
.524
.471
.452
.527
1.169
27.21
25.15
23.22
21.83
25.93
56.11
24.95
22.79
21.09
22.00
22.75
34.18
(9
108.3
89.5
(9
(9
.541
.557
(9
(9
25.97
26.96
(9
(9
28.15
24.14
(9
4.0
4.7
48.0
49.3
26.8
35.7
55.8
72.4
1.057
.753
50.74
37.12
28.27
26.87
5.3
5.6
5.6
6.0
5.7
47.5
48.0
49.2
49.6
52.0
40.0
43.0
48.3
46.2
39.3
(9
84.2
89.6
98.2
93.1
75.6
.704
.764
.610
.554
.619
33.44
36.67
30.01
27.48
32.19
28.17
32.83
29.47
25.59
24.36
(9
(9
(9
2
36
7
10
10
3
9
3
2
7
51
49.5
47.9
49.0
5.5
5.5
2
3
(9
6.0
5.2
5.5
(9
2
62
:
1Data included in total.
(9
2
9
85
101.0 $0,568
.549
99.6
.467
93.4
87.4
.426
97.6
.519
.588
80.0
107.3
.377
.544
103.7
.528
96.6
0)
(9
6.0
5.7
48.0
48.8
94.4
89.5
.596
.670
28.61
32.70
5.4
5.4
5.8
5.3
5.8
4.6
5.5
5.6
5.5
48.3
47.3
97.9
48.0
90.2
43.3
50.0
47.1
94.2
48.0
43.8
91.3
51.0
50.6
99.2
48.0
30.3
63.1
49.5
42.9
86.7
48.3
44.5
92.1
48.8
44.8
91.8
— ■=~" " '= = = = =
.654
.623
.625
.587
.659
.912
.606
.627
.644
31.59
29.90
31.25
28.18
33.61
43.78
30.00
30.28
31.43
45.3
43.7
(9
26.99
29.28
30.94
26.94
29.48
25. 69
33.33
27.63
26.00
27.89
28.89
- = - ">
63
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR,, 1929
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per weekt average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
C A TT L E -K IL L IN G DE PA RTM E N T—Continued
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
age
age
Num Num num
age
cent
ber of ber of ber of full hours of full earn
actually
estab em
time
ings
time
days
hours worked actually per
lish ploy
per
in one worked hour
ments ees worked
in one week
week
week
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver
age
age
full
time actual
earn earn
ings
ings
in one
per
week
week
m ales—continued
Droppers and pritchers-up:
District 1........................... ......
District 2......................... ........
District 3..... ...........................
District 4__...................... ........
District 5....... .........................
District 6_.......... - ................ .
District 8.............................. .
Total.....................................
Foot skinners:
District 1.......... - .....................
District 2_................................
District 3----------- ---------------District 4....................... .........
District 5................. ................
District 6.................................
District 7________ _______
District 8........................... ......
Total.....................................
Leg breakers:
District 1..................................
District 2.......... .............-........
District 3.......... - ....................
District 4....... ............... .........
District 5_------- ------------------District 6_................................
District 7---------- -----------------District 8.................................
Total................................ —
Rippers-open:
District 1........................... ......
District 2....... ................... ......
District 3_............... ........... .
District 5..................................
Total.....................................
Gullet raisers:
District 1................................District 2_................................
District 3............................ .
District 4.......... ....................
District 5.................................
Total.....................................
Caul pullers:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4.................................
District 5.................................
District 8................. ...............
Total....................................
Floormen or siders:
District 1.................................
District 2.................................
District 3..... ............................
District 4.......... .......................
District 5................................
District 6..... ............................
District 7.................................
District 8.................................
Total.....................................
j
1Dataincludedintotal.
$25.54
25.01
25.87
20.83
29.75
35.57
0
25.75
$23.36
21.40
25.74
17.78
25.80
20.30
0
22.57
.565
.568
27.93
26.64
26.34
27.01
30.77
0
0
27.29
27.49
26.75
23.76
25.05
22.50
29.40
0
0)
26.72
25.32
92.6
89.0
89.1
92.4
87.3
55.2
91.6
98.8
88.5
.573
.538
.551
.544
.607
1.028
.478
.587
.580
27.91
25.82
26.78
26.49
31.62
49.34
24.52
28.70
28.25
25.85
22.94
23.84
24.45
27.57
27.25
22.45
28.38
24.98
41.0
49.3
48.7
50.4
48.3
88.2
102.7
95.5
95.1
96.8
.705
.640
.545
.498
.582
32.78
30.72
27.80
26.39
29.04
28.89
31.56
26.56
25.08
28.14
48.0
48.0
51.0
0
0)
48.5
43.8
46.4
46.7
0)
0
44.1
91.3
96.7
91.6
0
0)
90.9
.528
.509
.527
0
0
.506
25.34
24.43
26.88
0
0
24.54
23.14
23.63
24.57
0
0
22.32
59
5.5
5.2
5.6
5.4
5.6
3.8
0)
5.3
48.0
48.0
48.0
49.6
50.6
48.0
0)
48.4
43.9
41.1
47.8
42.3
43.9
27.4
0
42.4
91.5 $0,532
.521
85.6
.539
99.6
85.3
.420
.588
86.8
.741
57.1
0
0
.532
87.6
17
21
24
5
7
5.5
5.5
5.8
5.0
5.6
47.9
48.0
48.5
48.4
50.2
95.8
89.2
95.3
83.3
95.6
.583
.555
.543
.558
.613
7
85
0)
5.9
5.5
48.3
48.4
45.9
42.8
46.2
40.3
48.0
0
0
47.3
44.6
97.9
92.1
7
13
10
6
7
3
3
8
57
27
46
19
12
10
11
3
16
144
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.2
4.5
6.0
5.6
5.4
48.7
48.0
48.6
48.7
52.1
48.0
51.3
48.9
48.7
45.1
42.7
43.3
45.0
45.5
26.5
47.0
48.3
43.1
2
4
4
3
13
2
5
4
4
15
5.5
6.0
5.8
5.8
5.8
46.5
48.0
51.0
53.0
49.9
2
4
2
1
1
10
3
4
2
3
14
5
5
6
2
1
36
4
12
6
4
5
1
1
5
38
15
19
7
5
7
4
0
8
8
8 8
12
5.0
6.0
6.0
0
0
5.7
3
11
4
4
1
2
25
13
14
6
5
0)
2
41
4.6
5.5
5.3
5.4
0
5.0
5.1
48.0
48.0
51.0
49.2
0)
48.0
48.9
37.7
43.6
44.4
46.9
0
47.5
42.3
78.5
90.8
87.1
95.3
0
99.0
86.5
.590
.617
.565
.482
0)
.527
.574
28.32
29.62
28.82
23.71
0
25.30
28.07
22.26
26.92
25.09
22.61
0
25.05
24.26
7
14
13
6
11
3
4
8
66
52
83
42
23
17
14
4
19
254
5.6
5.5
5.7
5.6
5.3
4.4
5.8
5.8
5.5
48.2
48.0
49.7
48.5
52.2
48.0
52.3
48.2
48.7
46.0
43.9
46.1
45.2
42.1
26.9
48.5
47.3
44.1
95.4
91.5
92.8
93.2
80.7
56.0
92.7
98.1
90.6
.907
.874
.844
.863
.809
1.472
.700
.799
.882
43.72
41.95
41.95
41.86
42.23
70.66
36.61
38.51
42.95
41.71
38.37
38.92
39.04
34.07
39.59
33.96
37.78
38.87
0
0
64
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
CATTLE-KILLING DEPARTMENT—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
Num Num age
age
age
age
ber of ber of num
full hours ofcent
full earn
of time
estab em ber
actually time
days
ings
lish ploy
hours worked
ments ees worked per
one actually per
in one week in
week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$27.52
26.50
27.70
20.59
29.41
46.03
$27.08
24.94
27.28
21.97
24.81
25.65
males—continued
Breast or brisket breakers and
sawyers:
District 1................................District 2..... ........... _____........
District 3............ .....................
District 4__..............................
District 5~ ....... ......................
District 6— ............... .............
District 7_________ _________
District 8..................................
4
12
6
4
6
2
1
6
10
18
6
4
7
2
(9
8
5.7
5.7
5.7
6.0
5.4
4.0
48.6
45.2
49.2
52.8
43.5
26.8
98.4 $0,557
94.2
.552
98.4
.554
106.7
.416
84.3
.570
55.8
.959
5.6
49.4
48.0
50.0
49.5
51.6
48.0
0)
48.3
47.6
98.6
.509
24.58
24.21
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
Total.............................. ......
41
56
5.6
49.2
46.4
94.3
.544
26.76
25.27
Crotch breakers:
District 1.................................
District 2....................... .........
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6____ __________
3
9
3
1
2
3
7
13
3
4.6
5.8
6.0
48.0
48.0
48.0
38.5
45.0
46.0
80.2
93.8
95.8
.534
.510
.518
25.63
24.48
24.86
20.55
22.93
23.81
(9
2
3
5.5
4.3
50.0
48.0
(9
<9
(9
80.4
54.2
.439
.918
21.95
44.06
17.65
23.87
(9
40.2
26.0
<9
(9
(9
Total........................... .........
21
29
5.4
48.1
41.3
85.9
.536
25.78
22.15
Hoisters:
District 1.................................
District 2...................... *_.........
District 3.................................
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 8.......... .................... .
5
11
5
4
7
3
2
27
26
8
10
11
12
3
5.4
5.5
5.5
5.0
5.1
4.2
5.0
48.3
48.0
49.5
48.2
52.4
48.0
50.0
45.3
43.5
47.3
41.4
39.2
26.7
46.7
93.8
90.6
95.6
85.9
74.8
55.6
93.4
.543
.508
.503
.475
.486
.852
.468
26.23
24.38
24.90
22.90
25.47
40.90
23.40
24.57
22.10
23.78
19.66
19.05
22.71
21.86
Total................................... .
37
97
5.2
48.8
41.6
85.2
.538
26.25
22.40
Tail rippers and pullers:
District 1.............................. —
District 2__..............................
District 3............ ...................
District 4__________________
District 5..... ........................ .
District 6................. ................
District 8.............................. .
5
10
7
4
3
3
1
7
14
8
4
3
3
4.7
5.6
5.5
5.5
5.7
5.0
49.0
48.0
49.5
49.5
52.7
48.0
0)
42.4
44.4
44.8
46.5
42.4
33.0
86.5
92.5
90.5
93.9
80.5
68.8
.544
.530
.584
.504
.536
.747
26.66
25.44
28.91
24.95
28.25
35.86
23.06
23.50
26.16
23.43
22.73
24.67
(9
(9
<9
(9
<9
(9
Total.....................................
33
40
5.4
49.1
43.7
89.0
.553
27.15
24.15
(9
Rumpers:
District 1.................................
District 2..................................
District 3............ .....................
District 4__________________
District 5___________ ______ _
District 6—____ ____________
District 7__________________
District 8.............................. .
7
13
9
6
9
3
2
8
21
28
12
9
12
3
3
12
5.4
5.7
5.8
5.7
5.8
4.7
6.0
5.3
49.0
48.0
49.5
49.1
52.2
48.0
51.3
48.4
45.3
44.8
44.8
44.4
48.8
30.0
44.7
44.5
92.4
93.3
90.5
90.4
93.5
62.5
87.1
91.9
.756
.743
.777
.704
.791
1.142
.549
.743
37.04
35.66
38.46
34.57
41.29
54.82
28.16
35.96
34.21
33.29
34.82
31.30
38.65
34.27
24.53
33.06
Total....... .............................
57
100
5.6
49.1
44.9
91.4
.755
37.07
33.87
Fell cutters:
District 1..................................
District 2.................................
District 3.................................
District 4________ __________
District 6..................................
District 8..................................
3
13
7
4
3
1
20
32
11
5
6
5.6
5.5
5.8
5.6
4.3
48.0
48.0
49.1
48.0
48.0
(9
45.8
42.4
47.2
47.7
26.0
0)
95.4
88.3
96.1
99.4
54.2
.706
.652
.650
.613
1.208
0)
33.89
31.30
31.92
29.42
57.98
32.32
27.65
30.63
29.23
31.41
Total.....................................
31
48.1
43.2
89.8
.690
33.19
29.84
1Dataincludedintotal.
(9
75
<9
5.5
(9
(9
(9
65
WAGES AND HOTJBS OP LABOR, 1929
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-Ume
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
CATTLE-KILLING DEPARTMENT—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Aver
Per
age
age
age
Num Num num
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
time actually time earn
estab em
ings
days
hours worked actually per
lish ploy
in one
ments ees worked per
in one week week worked hour
week
Aver
age
fulltine
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$25.30
24.43
27.34
22.06
$22.13
21.36
24.38
21.56
males—continued
Fell pullers and beaters:
3
14
District 1__________________
8
17
District 2__________________
4
10
District 3 _ _________________
3
7
District 4
_______________
1
District 5. _______________
0)
3 6 5
_______________ District
Total___________ _____ ___
Backers:
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
1__________________
2__________________
3__________________
4__________________
5__________________
6__________________
7__________________
8__________________
Total___
___
Total____________________
Tnt-flJ.
Hide droppers:
District 1__________________
District 2 - _______________
District 3__________________
District 4 _________________
District 5__________________
District 6 _________________
District 7 _ ______________
District 8__________________
42.0
42.0
45.5
47.5
4.8
48.0
0)
0)
31.5
0)
0)
0)
35.86
23.54
22
54
5.4
48.6
42.3
87.0
.526
25.56
22.26
7
14
13
5
9
3
2
7
19
36
21
7
12
5
2
7
5.5
5.3
5.6
5.9
5.2
4.4
6.0
5.1
48.3
48.0
49.1
48.9
51.3
48.0
49.5
47.4
45.6
42.2
45.7
47.8
41.3
25.9
49.5
42.6
94.4
87.9
93.1
97.8
80.5
54.0
100.0
89.9
.818
.812
.771
.725
.650
1.398
.677
.715
39.51
38.98
37.86
35.45
33.35
67.10
32.33
33.89
37.31
34.28
35.25
34.65
26.86
36.21
32.33
30.48
60
109
5.3
48.7
43.1
88.5
.789
38.42
34.03
20
29
21
15
9
3
9
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.3
5.3
4.3
6.0
5.9
48.9
48.0
50.0
48.7
49.8
48.0
51.3
48.2
46.2
46.1
44.4
43.0
45.5
27.3
48.9
49.2
94.5
96.0
88.8
88.3
91.4
56.9
95.3
102.1
.627
.573
.575
.557
.628
.879
.477
.635
30.66
27.50
28.75
27.13
31.27
42.19
24.47
30.61
28.95
26.42
25.52
23.93
28.56
24.04
23.32
31.23
61
112
5.5
48.9
44.6
91.2
.598
29.24
26.72
3
6
3
2
9
10
8
4
3
5.0
5.5
5.5
5.8
6.0
48.8
48.0
51.8
48.0
49.3
44.6
41.5
46.4
45.8
49.0
91.4
86.5
89.6
95.4
99.4
.548
.639
.627
.546
.581
26.74
30.67
32.48
26.21
28.64
24.46
26.50
29.05
24.96
28.49
19
34
5.4
49.2
44.6
90.7
.595
29.27
26.56
6
14
11
5
9
3
3
8
23
42
24
16
13
9
4
8
5.5
5.6
5.4
5.3
5.5
4.2
5.8
5.8
48.5
48.0
50.0
48.5
50.1
48.0
55.0
47.9
46.0
44.8
44.0
41.6
43.0
25.2
47.0
49.9
94.8
93.3
88.0
85.8
85.8
52.5
85.5
104.2
.686
.707
.681
.612
.744
1.371
.470
.681
33.27
33.94
34.05
29.68
37.27
65.81
25.85
32.62
31.54
31.67
29.98
25.42
32.00
34.58
22.06
.33.99
Gutters and bung droppers:
8
District 1
- ____________
14
District 2___________ _______
12
District 3
______________
6
District 4__________________
7
District 5 ________________
3
District 6 _________________
3
District 7
..........................
8 8
__________________ District
Shank skinners:
District 1 _ _________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4________ __________
District 5__________________
48.0
48.0
51.0
48.6
87.5 $0,527
.509
87.5
89.2
.536
.454
97.7
(i)
0)
65.6
.747
5.2
5.4
5.5
6.0
5
6
59
139
5.4
48.9
43.4
88.8
.708
34.62
30.71
Tail sawyers:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3.................................
District 4__________________
District 5. _ _ __ __________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8.......... ................... .
7
12
9
6
4
3
2
5
17
23
14
8
7
6
2
5
5.5
5.6
5.5
5.8
5.3
4.3
6.0
5.4
48.4
48.0
49.3
49.0
52.3
48.0
55.0
49.2
46.6
43.9
44.5
45.4
44.1
27.6
43.3
45.5
96.3
91.5
90.3
92.7
84.3
57.5
78.7
92.5
.608
.587
.595
.527
.510
1.059
.377
.558
29.43
28.18
29.33
25.82
26.67
50.83
20.74
27.45
28.33
25.79
26.50
23.91
22.48
29.22
16.33
25.37
Total—......................... ........
48
82
5.5
49.0
43.6
89.0
.595
29.16
25.97
Total____________________
1Dataincludedintotal.
66
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earning6 per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929,
department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
C A TT L E -K IL L IN G DE PA RTM E N T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
age
Aver
Num Num num
age
age
cent
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours of full earn
time actually time
estab em
days hours
ings
lish ploy worked
worked
per
ments ees
per
in one actually
in one week
week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
94.8 $0,905
98.1
.872
92.3
.850
99.0
.812
85.6
.783
54.0 1.654
.684
90.1
106.7
.879
$43.80
41.86
42.08
39.46
40.32
79.39
35.77
41.75
$41.49
41.09
38.88
39.07
34.50
42.77
32.25
44.54
males—continued
Splitters:
District 1 __________________
District 2_______ ____ ______
District 3_ ________________
District 4_ _________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7...................—...........
District 8__________________
7
14
14
6
9
3
3
9
27
48
24
14
10
7
4
11
5.4
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.6
4.4
6.0
6.0
48.4
48.0
49.5
48.6
51.5
48.0
52.3
47.5
45.9
47.1
45.7
48.1
44.1
25.9
47.1
50.7
Total___________ _____ ___
65
145
5.6
48.7
45.8
94.0
.879
42.81
40.25
Chuck splitters:
District 1___________ _____
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4 __________________
District 5__________________
District 8__________________
5
12
6
5
4
4
10
17
7
6
5
4
5.7
5.6
5.9
5.0
5.6
5.3
48.7
48.0
49.7
49.3
50.8
49.5
48.3
47.7
48.2
40.7
44.7
48.0
99.2
99.4
97.0
82.6
88.0
97.0
.671
.651
.614
.569
.525
.614
32.68
31.25
30.52
28.05
26.67
30.39
32.40
31.06
29.58
23.15
23.48
29.48
Total____________________
36
49
5.6
49.0
46.8
95.5
.626
30.67
29.25
Seribers:
District 1..................................
Districts__________________
District 3__________________
District 4____ ____ ____ _____
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 8___________________
Total____________________
3
11
8
4
3
3
7
39
6
16
11
5
3
3
8
52
5.5
5.6
5.8
5.8
5.7
4.3
4.8
5.5
48.0
48.0
49.6
48.0
53.3
48.0
47.1
48.5
47.6
45.6
47.5
48.5
48.6
26.3
39.6
44.6
99.2
95.0
95.8
101.0
91.2
54.8
84.1
92.0
.553
.520
.534
.522
.544
.964
.598
.555
26.54
24.96
26.49
25.06
29.00
46.27
28.17
26.92
26.32
23.67
25.38
25.33
26.42
25.40
23.70
24.76
Trimmers of bruises,rounds, necks,
skirts, and tails:
District 1___________________
District 2__________________
District 3______ '___________
District 4__________ ________
District 5_____________ _____
District 6__________________
District 7____ ____ __________
District 8................................
Total.....................................
4
13
8
4
5
3
2
2
41
36
56
18
16
8
6
3
2
145
5.1
5.6
5.5
5.6
5.1
4.5
5.3
5.5
5.4
47.9
48.0
49.3
48.0
49.0
48.0
51.3
48.0
48.3
43.6
44.3
43.9
46.6
44.5
28.0
42.0
44.3
43.6
91.0
92.3
89.0
97.1
90.8
58.3
81.9
92.3
90.3
.571
.535
.531
.468
.480
.837
.315
.576
.537
27.35
25.68
26.18
22.46
23.52
40.18
16.16
27.65
25.94
24.88
23.69
23.30
21.80
21.34
23.43
13.25
25.48
23.40
Utility men:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3___________ _______
District 4__________________
District 5_________ _________
District 6._________________
District 7_____________ _____
District 8__________________
Total.....................................
4
13
10
4
11
1
5
4
52
17
41
30
7
23
(l)
23
7
150
5.9
5.8
5.8
5.9
5.8
(9
5.3
6.0
5.7
48.8
48.0
49.4
51.4
48.3
0)
55.6
46.7
49.7
48.1
47.8
46.7
45.7
47.1
0
50.0
46.6
47.4
98.6
99.6
94.5
88.9
97.5
89.9
99.8
95.4
.667
.664
.729
.651
.929
0)
.409
1.003
.693
32.55
31.87
36.01
33.46
44.87
(9
22.74
46.84
34.44
32.11
31.70
34.00
29.78
43.74
0)
20.46
46.73
32.84
Washers and wipers:
District 1__________ ________
District 2_____ ____ _________
District 3_____;.......................
District 4..................................
District 5__________________
District 6___________ _______
District 7—.......... .................
District 8__________________
Total....................................
5
13
12
6
5
2
4
7
54
31
64
35
16
12
3
5
14
180
5.4
5.5
5.2
5.3
4.8
4.0
6.0
5.7
5.4
48.4
48.0
49.5
49.1
50.6
48.0
52.8
48.9
48.8
47.9
44.0
41.9
42.1
35.9
24.5
50.2
48.8
43.8
99.0
91.7
84.6
85.7
70.9
51.0
95.1
99.8
89.8
.515
.490
.449
.412
.445
.672
.399
.477
.476
24.93
23.52
22.23
20.23
22.52
32.26
21.07
23.33
23.23
24.64
21.54
18.83
17.34
15.98
16.47
20.01
23.28
20.81
i Dataincludedintotal.
0)
67
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1929
A . — Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and mctual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, cmd district— Continued
T a b le
C A TT L E -K IL L IN G D E PARTM EN T—Continued
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of
full hours ofcent
full earn
of time
estab em ber
actually
ings
time
days
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
ments ees worked per
one
in one week in
week worked hour
week
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$27.48
28.32
25.00
20.59
31.52
26.72
$25.27
27.66
22.53
22.00
22.89
27.11
males —continued
Tonguers:
District 1_........ ................. ....
District 2__________________
District 3_________ _________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 8__________________
4
10
5
3
4
7
4
17
6
3
4
7
5.8
5.5
5.5
5.7
4.8
5.7
49.6
48.0
50.0
48.0
55.5
48.4
45.6
46.9
45.1
51.3
40.3
49.1
91.9 $0,554
97.7
.590
90.2
.500
106.9
.429
72.6
.568
101.4
.552
33
41
5.5
49.3
46.5
94.3
.552
27.21
25.70
Laborers:2
District 1___...........................
District 2________ __________
District 3__________________
District 4__^________________
District 5_______ ______ ____ _
District 6_________________
District 7_________________
District 8________ _____ ____
8
15
14
7
11
3
6
9
173
308
112
69
59
56
8'
45
5.3
5.2
5.4
5.1
5.4
4.7
5.3
5.6
48.3
48.0
49.2
48.8
50.8
48.2
52.9
48.7
44.3
42.5
43.8
41.8
43.5
33.8
48.0
49.6
91.7
88.5
89. 0
85.7
85.6
70.1
90.7
101.8
.494
.462
.460
.394
.427
.625
. 277
.438
23.86
22.18
22.63
19.23
21.69
30.13
14.65
21.33
21.87
19.65
20.18
16.46
18.59
21.14
13.31
21.72
T otal.................................. .
73
830
5.3
48.6
42.9
88.3
.466
22.65
20.00
1_________ _________
3
7
5.7
2_ _ _ ______ ___________________
7
13
5.5
3_________ _____ ___
7
21
4.8
4__________________
2
3
5.3
5__________________
5
8
5.6
6............... ........... ......
3
9
4.7
1
7..............................
0)
District 8_________________
_
4
4.8
(I)5
51.0
48.0
49.1
49.3
52.7
48.0
49.1
47.5
43.3
41.3
45.3
27.4
96.3
99.0
88.2
83.8
86.0
57.1
24.63
23.42
22.19
18.93
22.71
36.58
0
0
45.7
92.9
.483
.488
.452
.384
.431
.762
0)
.454
22.34
23.68
23.18
19.58
15.87
19.50
20.92
0)
20.74
5.2
49.5
43.2
87.3
.483
23.91
20.86
5.1
5.5
48.0
54.0
0
0
0
0
0)
18.58
22.30
14.77
19.54
0
0
0
0
42.2
84.4
.406
20.30
17.12
94.4 $0,475
95.8
.455
93.1
.437
76.6
.325
88.0
.428
103.5
.483
86.9
.362
96.1
.478
$22.80
21.84
21.50
17.06
22.47
26.37
19.91
23.47
$21.52
20.96
19.99
13.04
19.77
27.31
17.30
22.55
22.06
20.56
Total____________ _____
Truckers:
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
Total____________________
32
67
49.2
0
0
FEMALES
Carcass wipers, bruise and tail
trimmers, and neck rag in
serters:
District 1......................... ........
District 2________ ________ _
District 3................... ............
District 5__________________
1
3
2
1
Total................................... .
7
%
0
6
0
0
19
5.3
50.0
38.2
47.3
79.6
87.6
.387
.413
0
0
0
H O G -K IL LIN G DEPA RTM E N T
MALES
Laborers:3
District 1.......... ......................
District 2................................
District 3.................... ............
District 4 .......... ....................
District 5__________ ______
District 6______*___________
District 7____________ ____
District 8................. ...............
7
16
17
3
13
6
3
5
94
240
257
20
135
42
33
20
5.2
5.6
5.6
5.4
5.4
6.0
5.8
5.8
48.0
48.0
49.2
52.5
52.5
54.6
55.0
49.1
45.3
46.0
45.8
40.2
46.2
56.5
47.8
47.2
Total....................................
70
841
5.6
49.8
46.4
93.2
.443
1 Data included in total.
2 Includes floor cleaners, mark heads, spread cattle, tie guts, laundrymen, taggers, etc.
s Includes drivers, penners, steamers, singers, washers, aitchbone breakers, and toe pullers.
68
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
HOG-KILLING DEPARTMENT—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
age
Num Num num
age
cent
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours of full earn
time actually time
estab em
ings
days
hours worked actually per
lish ploy
per
in one worked hour
ments ees worked
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$29.23
27.41
28.88
25.92
27.76
29.47
27.34
27.69
$30.73
24.91
24.45
19.72
24.50
30.73
24.05
21.49
males—continued
Shackles:
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
1................................
2_______ _____ _____
3_____ _____ _______
4__________________
5__________________
6________ ____ _____
7........................... ......
8—_______ _________
6
16
16
2
12
5
3
5
21
33
46
2
25
8
4
6
5.8
5.6
5.5
5.5
5.3
6.0
5.8
5.0
48.0
48.0
49.7
48.0
51.8
53.0
55.0
48.5
50.5
43.6
42.1
36.5
45.7
55.3
48.4
37.6
105.2 $0,609
90.8
.571
84.7
.581
76.0
.540
88.2
.536
104.3
.556
88.0
.497
77.5
.571
Total.....................................
65
145
5.6
49.7
44.9
90.3
.571
28.38
25.62
Stickers:
District 1.................... ............
District 2 . ....... ......................
District 3.................................
District 4______________ ____
District 5__________________
District 6_______ _____ _____
District 7__________________
District 8________ ____ _____
7
15
14
2
13
5
3
5
9
16
19
2
15
5
3
6
6.0
5.9
5.5
5. a
5.8
6.0
6.0
6.0
48.0
48.0
49.9
51.0
52.3
52.4
55.0
48.5
52.2
50.1
43.8
29.3
50.3
56.0
49.6
45.3
108.8
104.4
87.8
57.5
96.2
106.9
90.2
93.4
.712
.631
.623
.527
.646
.660
.569
.683
34.18
30.29
31.09
26.88
33.79
34.58
31.30
33.13
37.21
31.62
27.26
15.42
32.44
36.93
28.22
30.92
Total____________________
64
75
5.8
50.0
48.2
96.4
.645
32.25
31.08
Scalders:4
District 1 ...............................
District 2....... ........................ .
District 3______________ ____
District 4__________________
District 5 . . . ________________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8__................. .............
6
16
17
4
13
5
3
6
32
74
94
9
66
22
10
7
5.7
5.8
5.6
5.3
5.5
5.7
6.0
6.0
48.0
48.0
49.7
50.7
52.6
53.4
55.0
48.4
48.2
47.3
44.7
40.8
49.4
55.6
56.0
46.3
100.4
98.5
89.9
80.5
93.9
104.1
101.8
95.7
.565
.518
.511
.490
.493
.536
.459
.639
27.12
24.86
25.40
24.84
25.93
28.62
25.25
30.93
27.19
24.48
22.82
19.97
24.37
29.80
25.69
29.59
Total.................... ................
70
314
5.7
50.2
47.7
95.0
.516
25.90
24.63
Hookers-on:5
District 1............ .............. ......
District 2__________________
District 3______ ____ _______
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6..... ........... ................
District 7_______ _______ ___
District 8.......................... ......
5
14
15
1
11
3
3
3
15
29
53
0)
26
6
3
4
5.7
5.7
5.6
C)
5.2
5.8
6.0
6.0
48.0
48.0
49.1
0)
55.1
51.5
55.0
50.3
46.3
47.1
43.7
0)
46.5
53.8
55.0
49.3
96.5
98.1
89.0
(l)
84.4
104.5
100.0
98.0
.561
.525
.473
0)
.486
.518
.389
.583
26.93
25.20
23.22
0)
26.78
26.68
21.38
29.32
25.97
24.70
20.64
0)
22.60
27.87
21.38
28.76
Total....... ............ ...............
55
137
5.6
50.2
46.1
91.8
.500
25.10
23.08
Shavers and scrapers:
District 1______________ ____
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4................................
District 5.................................
District 6..................................
District 7................................
District 8..................................
7
16
16
5
13
5
3
5
59
147
201
12
95
31
9
29
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.3
5.6
5.8
5.7
5.8
48.0
48.0
49.6
50.0
53.3
53.8
55.0
48.3
46.1
43.1
44.2
37.9
47.8
55.0
48.7
44.4
96.0
89.8
89.1
75.8
89.7
102.2
88.5
91.9
.581
.520
.504
.516
.537
.516
.519
.621
27.89
24.96
25.00
25.80
28.62
27.76
28.55
29.99
26.77
22.41
22.26
19.57
25.65
28.39
25.27
27.61
Total.....................................
70
583
5.6
49.9
45.2
90.6
.528
26.35
23.89
* Data included in total.
4 Includes tubmen, droppers, gamb cutters, polemen and duckers.
5 Includes hookers-off, hangers-off, straighteners and chain feeders.
69
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— C ontin ued
T a b le
H O G -K IL L IN G D E PARTM EN T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
age
Num Num num
age
age
ber of ber of
fuH- hours ofcent
full earn
of time
estab em ber
actually
ings
days
time
hours worked actually per
lish ploy
ments ees worked
per
in one worked hour
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$32.98
27.46
28.79
30.40
30.01
30.65
31.57
33.73
29.78
$35.33
26.35
24.84
22.89
29.43
32.86
26.45
31.89
27.69
males—continued
Headers:
District 1__............ .................
District 2______ ___________
District 3__________________
District 4 _ _______________
District 5 ............ ...... .........
District 6 ..............................
District 7..................................
District 8.......... ......................
Total.....................................
Gutters, bung-droppers, and rippers-open:
District 1............................... District 2 _ ____ __________
District 3 .
___________
District 4 . __________ _____ _
District 5 _ _ ___________
District 6 _ _____________ _
District 7__________________
District 8..................................
Total.....................................
Ham facers:
District 1__________________
District 2_____________ ____ _
District 3__________________
District 4___________ _______
District 5__________________
District 6 _______________ District 7 ___________ _____
District 8__________________
Total..............- ...................
Splitters:
District 1 _________________
District 2__________________
District 3 _ _ _____________
District 4 __ ______________
District 5 „ _ _____________
District 6 _________________
District 7_______ ____
District 8 _________________
Total
Leaf lard pullers:
District 1 . _________________
District 2
...........................
District 3__................. ............
District 4 _ _____________
District 5............................. .
District 6
_ _____________
District 7
_ ____ _________
District 8________ __________
Total
______ r t
Leaf lard scrapers:
District 1______ ___________
District 2______ ___________
District 3 _______________
District 4.................. ...........
District 5.................................
District 6.................................
District 7._..............................
District 8.................................
Total.....................................
*Data included in total.
6
15
16
3
12
5
3
5
66
14
22
51
3
18
5
3
7
123
5.9
5.9
5.7
5.3
5.7
6.0
6.0
6.0
5.8
48.0
48.0
49.9
50.0
52.1
52.4
55.0
48.4
49.8
51.5
46.0
43.0
37.7
51.1
56.2
46.1
45.8
46.3
107.3 $0,687
.572
95.8
86.2
.577
75.4
.608
98.1
.576
.585
107.3
.574
83.8
94.6
.697
93.0
.598
6
16
17
4
13
5
3
6
70
24
58
78
5
42
19
6
14
246
5.8
5.8
5.9
4.2
5.7
6.0
5.5
5.9
5.8
48.0
48.0
50.2
49.2
52.1
53.7
55.0
48.2
60.0
49.2
45.5
47.2
30.4
50.2
57.5
40.6
45.8
47.7
102.5
94.8
94.0
61.8
96.4
107.1
73.8
95.0
95.4
.630
.594
.576
.598
.618
.624
.489
.687
.602
30.24
28.51
28.92
29.42
32.20
33.51
26.90
33.11
30.10
30.97
27.00
27.15
18.17
31.02
35.91
19.86
31.45
28.71
4
11
16
2
13
4
2
4
56
5
13
19
2
15
5
2
4
65.
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.0
5.5
5.8
6.0
5.8
5.7
48.0
48.0
48.6
51.0
52.0
63.6
55.0
49.5
49.9
47.0
45.5
43.9
37.0
46.0
53.1
49.7
43.1
45.6
97.9
94.8
90.3
72.5
88.5
99.1
90.4
87.1
91.4
.605
.593
.584
.515
.576
.649
.521
.608
.680
29.04
28.46
28.38
26.27
29.95
29.43
28.66
30.10
28.94
28.43
26.98
25.61
19.04
26.54
29.13
25.92
26.18
26.43
7
16
16
4
12
5
3
5
68
26
38
53
6
37
10
4
6
178
5.9
5.8
5.9
5.8
5.7
5.8
5.5
5.6
5.8
48.0
48.0
49.9
49.2
52.3
52.3
55.0
48.6
49.9
54.2
49.5
49.1
45.5
49.5
55.1
47.8
44.8
50.1
112.9
103.1
98.4
92.5
94.6
105.4
86.9
92.2
100.4
.700
.661
.644
.574
.637
.648
.637
.748
.654
33.60
31.25
32.14
28.24
33.32
33.89
35.04
36.35
32.63
37.91
32.23
41.66
26.12
31.50
35.69
30.30
33.46
32.75
6
14
16
2
13
4
2
3
60
14
25
35
2
19
9
2
6
112
5.8
5.8
5.7
2.5
5.1
5.4
5.0
6.0
5.6
48.0
48.0
49.2
48.0
52.5
53.3
55.0
48.5
49.7
46.3
45.9
44.1
18.5
44.9
53.4
37.5
60.1
45.4
96.5
95.6
89.6
38.5
85.5
100.2
68.2
103.3
91.3
.540
.542
.520
.512
.483
.546
.476
.552
.526
25.92
26.02
25.58
24.58
25.36
29.10
26.18
26.77
26.09
25.00
24.85
22.93
9.48
21.67
29.19
17.86
27.61
23.83
2
9
13
1
7
2
1
2
37
8
13
29
4.5
5.8
5.4
0
5.3
6.0
0
4.7
5.4
48.0
48.0
48.4
0
54.8
49.5
(l)
50.0
49.6
38.1
46.4
42.9
0)
49.2
63.3
0
37.7
44.3
79.4
96.7
88.6
0
89.8
107.7
.536
.490
.448
0
.456
.445
0)
.501
.468
25.73
23.52
21.68
20.40
22.72
19.23
0
22.44
23.69
0
18.87
20.73
0
12
2
(0 3
69
&
89.3
24.99
22.03
0
25.05
23.21
70
SLAtrGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— C o n t in u e d
T a b le A .—
HOG-KILLING DEPARTMENT— Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver
Aver
age
Per
Aver
Num Num num
age
age
cent
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours
of full earn
actually
estab em
time
days
ings
time
lish ploy
hours worked
per
ments ees worked
one actually per
in one week in
week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
48.0
48.0
49.5
40.2
47.5
47.0
83.8 $0.557
99.0
.501
94.9
.496
$26.74
24.05
24.55
$22.42
23.80
23.33
males —continued
Bruise trimmers, head removers,
and kidney pullers:
District 1.......... .......................
District 2.................................
District 3.................... .............
District 4.................... .............
District 5...............................
District 6----------- ---------------District 7............... ..................
District 8----------- ----------------
3
12
12
1
12
5
2
3
Total.....................................
* 50
Utility men:
District 1........................... ......
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4_________ _________
District 5______ ____ _______
District 6.................................
District 8............... ..................
9
20
31
5.0
5.8
5.8
5.6
5.4
6.0
6.0
53.4
50.8
55.0
47.3
(9
(9
<9
85.8
91.3
79.6
98.5
.529
.535
.437
.739
28.25
27.18
24.04
34.95
24.19
24.83
19.17
34.43
112
5.6
50.4
46.2
91.7
.521
26.26
24.06
6
15
16
4
12
6
4
59
58
71
6
21
15
5
5.4
5.6
5.8
5.8
5.4
6.0
6.0
48.0
48.0
50.6
49.0
54.9
53.7
47.4
50.2
47.3
48.1
51.8
50.6
58.5
46.5
104.6
98.5
95.1
105.7
92.2
108.9
98.1
.615
.617
.604
.547
.657
.610
.683
29.52
29.62
30.56
26.80
36.07
32.76
32.37
30.88
29.22
29.02
28 30
33.26
35.71
31.77
(9
28
16
3
4
(9
45.8
46.4
43.8
46.6
<9
(9
(9
63
235
5.6
49.8
49.4
99.2
.615
30.63
30.38
Truckers:
District 1..................................
District 2_______ ___________
District 3.............................. .
District 4................. ................
District 5.................................
District 6.......... ................ ......
District 7..............- ........... ......
District 8............ ................ —
4
4
7
1
9
1
1
2
5
8
14
4.4
5.5
5.8
48.0
48.0
49.7
35.5
48.3
49.2
74.0
100.6
99.0
.468
.436
.480
22.46
20.93
23.86
16.62
21.02
23.63
22.82
19.98
Total.............................. ......
29
51
Kidney pullers, shavers, singers,
neck brushers, and spreaders:
District 1..... ............................
District 2.......... ....... ..............
District 3..............- ..................
District 4.......... - .....................
District 5..................................
2
3
5
1
4
2
9
25
Total.....................................
15
Total...................................
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
17
3
(9
(9
46.6
87.6
.429
5.3
(9
(9
51.0
(9
<9
(9
(9
84.7
(9
(9
.467
23.82
20.15
5.4
51.0
47.4
92.9
.453
23.10
21.46
6.0
5.1
5,8
48.0
48.0
49.9
44.5
40.1
46.6
92.7
83.5
93.4
.370
.344
.366
17.76
16.51
18.26
16.48
13.79
17.05
5.1
53.2
43.2
(9
(9
0)
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
FEMALES
(9
6
46
5.5
51.3
<9
(9
(9
94.5
.357
18.31
17.33
5.5
49.5
43.6
88.1
.357
17.67
15.56
$23.66
21.60
22.19
17.90
$22.38
18.01
22.43
10.74
(9
48.5
(9
(9
(9
SHEEP-KILLING AND CALF-KILLING DEPARTMENT
MALES
Laborers: •
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3.............................. .
District 4................. ................
District 5..................................
District 6.................................
District 8...................— ........
3
12
7
3
1
3
2
Total........................—.........
31
50
91
35
17
(9
30
2
224
5.6
5.1
5.7
4.0
(9
48.0
48.0
49.2
48.0
45.4
40.0
49.7
28.8
94.6 $0,493
83.3
.450
101.0
.451
60.0
.373
48.0
48.0
(9
(9
(9
71.7
59.4
.579
.491
27.79
23.57
19.92
14.00
5.2
48.2
41.1
85.3
.471 1 22.70
19.35
34.4
28.5
(9
(9
(9
4.9
4.0
i Data included in total.
e Includes drivers, penners, holders, shovers, hookers-on to conveyors, hangers-upof racks, and squilgeers.
71
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— C o n t in u e d
T a b le
SH EEP-KILLIN G AND C A LF -K ILL IN G DE PA RTM E N T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
age
Per
Aver
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of
full hours ofcent
of time
full earn
estab em ber
actually
days
ings
time
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
ments ees worked per
one
in one week in
week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$24.96
23.57
27.95
23.42
0)
41.04
23.41
$18.97
18.65
25.09
21.28
males—continued
Shacklers:
District 1_................................
District 2____________ ______
District 3__________ _______ _
District 4__________________
District 5________ __________
District 6..... .................. .........
District 8..................................
3
8
4
2
1
2
2
7
11
9
3
0)
4
2
4.9
5.3
5.0
5.7
4.5
5.5
48.0
48.0
50.0
48.0
(0
48.0
46.0
36.5
38.0
44.9
43.6
0)
28.6
44.7
0)
76.0 $0.520
79.2 ‘ .491
89.8
.559
90.8
.488
(9
(9
. 59.6
.855
97.2
.509
(9
24.47
22.72
Total.....................................
22
37
5.1
48.4
39.4
81.4
.542
26.23
21.35
Stickers:
District 1__.............................
District 2 _ _ ........................... . . . ................
District 3_______ ___________
District 4__________________
District 5_________ _________
District 6__________________
District 8..................................
3
8
3
2
2
3
1
5
8
4
3
2
4
6.0
5.8
5.8
6.0
5.5
5.8
48.0
48.0
51.0
48.0
54.0
48.0
44.6
44.6
49.7
48.6
47.7
45.8
92.9
92.9
97.5
101.3
88.3
95.4
.610
.531
.542
.492
.485
.616
29.28
25.49
27.64
23.62
26.19
29.57
27.20
23.70
26.93
23.92
23.10
28.18
(9
0)
0)
(9
(9
(9
Total..... ........... ...................
22
27
5.8
48.9
46.2
94.5
.556
27.19
25.69
Joint breakers:
District 1............... ..................
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4.................................
3
9
3
1
6
9
5
6.0
5.6
6.0
48.0
48.0
48.0
0)
41.5
42.5
48.2
0)
86.5
88.5
100.4
.588
.488
.464
28.22
23.42
22.27
24.41
20.73
22.34
<9
(9
(9
Total.......... .........................
16
5.8
48.0
43.8
91.3
.514
24.67
22.48
Scalpers:
District 1..................................
District 2__________________
District 3 ...________________
District 4_________ ................
District 6__________________
3
4
1
1
2
5.5
5.8
37.9
49.4
79.0
102.9
.553
.504
26.54
24.19
0)
0)
0 37.8
(9
(9
(9
5.2
48.0
48.0
0)
0)
48.0
78.8
0)
.572
(9
(9
27.46
20.95
24.88
(0
0)
21.61
Total_____________ _______
11
16
5.6
48.0
43.2
90.0
.551
26.45
23.82
Miscellaneous workers: *
District 1..................................
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4....... ........... ............
District 5.......... ........... ...........
District 6............ .................
District 8..... ...........................
3
8
3
2
1
3
1
29
35
11
4
(*)
27
5.8
5.5
5.4
6.0
0)
5.1
48.0
48.0
49.1
48.0
86.9
88.3
97.6
88.3
.551
.490
.532
.484
26.45
23.52
26.12
23.23
22.96
20.76
25.50
20.53
48.0
41.7
42.4
47.9
42.4
0)
38.0
79.2
.579
(9
0)
(9
<9
27.79
CO
22.00
(1)
0)
0)
0)
21 1
4
5
0)
0)
5
0)
0)
0)
.0 )
0)
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
Total....................................
21
108
5.5
48.2
41.8
86.7
.533
25.69
22.27
Leggers (fore and hind):
District 1 ................................
District 2. . . . . . . . .................................
District 3____________ _____ _
District 4...................... ...........
District 5................................ .
District 6................................
District 8....... .........................
3
11
6
2
2
3
2
32
70
25
9
3
24
5
5.5
5.5
5.8
5.8
5.3
5.5
5.8
48.0
48.0
48.7
48.0
52.0
48.0
46.4
39.5
42.7
50.7
44.6
44.7
40.4
47.3
82.3
89.0
104.1
92.9
86.0
84.2
101.9
.611
.579
.626
.599
.562
.671
.630
29.33
27.79
30.49
28.75
29.22
32.21
29.23
24.12
24.74
31.78
26.71
25.12
27.07
29.78
T otal..................................
29
168
5.6
48.1
43.2
89.8
.608
29.24
26.26
1 Data included in total.
1 1ncludes hookers-up of fore quarters and hind legs, shoulder punchers and shank pinners.
72
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per weekf average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
SHEEP-KILLING AND CALF-KILLING DEPARTMENT—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
estab em
time actually time earn
days hours
lish ploy worked
worked actually ings
per
per
ments ees
in one worked hour
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
91.9 $0,666
94.8
.640
.649
101.6
0
(0
0
0)
80.8
.774
98.5
.608
$31.97
30.72
31.48
0
0
37.15
29.18
$29.36
29.10
32.00
0
0
30.05
28.80
males—continued
Brisket or breast pullers:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4 _________________
District 5
_________ _____
District 6 _________________
District 8 ________________
Total..................................Facers:
District 3 ________________
District 8_________________ -
3
10
3
1
1
3
2
7
17
12
0)
0
8
3
6.0
5.7
5.8
0
0
5.4
6.0
48.0
48.0
48.5
0)
0
48.0
48.0
44.1
45.5
49.3
0
0
38.8
47.3
23
50
5.7
48.1
45.1
93.8
.658
31.65
29.64
2
10
5
1
3
3
17
44
36
18
6
5.6
5.5
5.9
0
5.5
6.0
48.0
48.0
49.5
0
48.0
47.3
42.4
45.0
50.2
0
40.4
49.8
88.3
93.8
101.4
0
84.2
105.3
.785
.733
.710
0)
.840
.629
37.68
35.18
35.15
0
40.32
29.75
33.33
32.97
35.65
0
33.96
31.36
0
Total____________________
24
127
5.7
48.4
45.6
94.2
.738
35.72
33.65
Rumpers and back pullers:
District 1 _ _______________
District 2 _________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
3
8
4
1
1
3
26
24
12
15
5.8
5.8
5.6
0)
0
5.5
48.0
48.0
49.0
0)
(i)
48.0
43.2
45.8
50.7
0
0
43.1
90.0
95.4
103.5
0)
0
89.8
.653
.602
.587
0)
(i)
.677
31.34
28.90
28.76
(i)
0
32.50
28.25
27.62
29.73
0
0
29.19
Total____________________
20
81
5.7
48.3
45.3
93.8
.627
30.28
28.44
3
7
4
2
1
3
1
5
8
7
4
6.0
5.9
5.3
5.5
0
5.2
0
48.0
48.0
50.6
48.0
0
48.0
0
41.2
47.4
44.1
40.7
0
35.4
0)
85.8
98.8
87.2
84.8
0
73.8
0
.574
.537
.576
.654
0)
.679
0
27.55
25.78
29.15
31.39
0
32.59
0
23.64
25.50
25.44
26.62
0
24.04
0
Brisket or breast splitters:
District 1 __________________
District 2 __________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 8 _________________
0
0
0
5
0
....... - .....................
21
31
5.6
48.6
42.8
88.1
.586
28.48
25.08
Pelt droppers:
District 1 __________________
District 2
_______________
District 3 __________________
District 4__________________
District 5 __________________
District 6__________________
District 8__ ________________
2
10
4
1
1
2
1
2
20
4
6.0
5.3
5.8
0
0)
5.5
0
48.0
48.0
52.5
0
0
48.0
0
42.3
40.2
46.8
(!)
0
38.8
0
88.1
83.8
89.1
0
0
80.8
0
.570
.624
.517
0
0
.643
0
27.36
29.95
27.14
0
0
30.86
0
24.10
25.11
24.20
0)
0)
24.91
0
Total
0
0
2
0
...............................
21
36
5.5
48.4
41.5
85.7
.616
29.81
25.58
Scrubbers, washers, and wipers:
District 1__________________
District 2 _ _______________
District 3__________________
District 5 _________________
District 6__________________
District 8__________________
3
8
4
2
3
2
14
38
26
2
12
2
5.6
4.8
5.5
6.0
5.3
6.0
48.0
48.0
48.9
57.5
48.0
48.0
39.9
36.0
47.9
54.3
36.4
58.0
83.1
75.0
98.0
94.4
75.8
120.8
.478
.448
.444
.408
.561
.458
22.94
21.50
21.71
23.46
26.93
21.98
19.05
16.14
21.26
22.13
20.41
26.58
Total.................... <...............
22
94
5.2
48.5
40.8
84.1
.463
22.46
18.88
Total
iDataincludedintotal.
73
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
SHEEP-KILLING AND CALF-KILLING DEPARTMENT—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Aver
Per
age
age
age
Num Num num
cent
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours of full earn
time actually time
estab em
ings
days
hours worked actually per
lish ploy
per
in one
ments ees worked
in one week week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$29.28
26.21
25.97
0)
29.42
0)
26.62
$25.64
23.10
24.82
0)
21.90
0)
24.13
males—continued
Caul pullers:
48.0
48.0
49.1
42.0
42.3
47.0
0)
0)
48.4
35.8
0)
43.8
87.5 $0.610
88.1
.546
.529
95.7
0)
0)
.613
74.6
0)
0)
90.5
.550
0)
10
0)
53
6.0
5.4
4.9
6.0
0)
5.2
0)
5.4
48.0
48.0
49.3
48.0
0)
48.0
0)
48.5
46.1
43.1
41.2
44.7
0)
39.8
0)
43.2
96.0
89.8
83.6
93.1
0)
82.9
0)
89.1
.592
.513
.524
.604
0)
.584
0)
.543
28.42
24.62
25.83
28.99
0)
28.03
0)
26.34
27.30
22.09
21.56
26.98
(0
23.24
(0
23.47
8
17
8
2
0)
3
39
6.0
5.3
5.6
6.0
0)
5.3
5.6
48.0
48.0
50.3
48.0
0)
48.0
48.5
41.1
41.5
46.9
44.9
0)
42.7
42.7
85.6
86.5
93.2
93.5
0)
89.0
88.0
.533
.504
.497
.580
0)
.518
.511
25.58
24.19
25.00
27.84
0)
24.86
24.78
21.90
20.91
23.30
26.05
0)
22.12
21.82
0)
0)
(i)
3
7
5
1
2
1
19
5
11
11
(l)
2
0)
31
6.0
5.5
5.6
0)
5.0
0)
5.6
7
23
9
2
District 8.......... - .....................
Total ___ ____ _____ _____
3
11
5
2
1
3
1
26
Headers and neck trimmers:
District 1 _________________
District 2__________________
District 3 _ _______________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
T o ta l___________________
3
9
6
2
1
3
24
Dressers:8
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
Total................................... -
1
1
2
Luggers:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 6__________________
Total_______________ _____
3
6
2
1
3
15
0)
0)
5.1
5.5
Utility men, spellers, handy men
and all-round men:
District 1__________________
District 2 _________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 8..............- ..................
Total ____________ - _____
3
10
5
1
2
3
2
26
16
29
13
0)
5
3
3
70
Sheep or calf butchers:
District 1__________________
District 2 _________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6—. .............................
District 8__________________
Total....... .........................
2
3
3
2
3
1
4
18
2
6
8
4
7
Total ...........- .....................
Gutters, bung droppers and rippers-open:
District 3 _________________
48.0
0)
0)
5.3
0)
0)
48.0
0)
3
43.0
89.6
0)
0)
.582
0)
0)
27.94
0)
0)
25.02
24
6
2
5.6
5.8
5.0
48.0
48.0
51.0
48.0
48.1
0)
49.5
46.7
42.5
C1)
42.3
46.6
103.1
97.3
83.3
0)
88.1
96.9
.525
.481
.453
0)
.538
.518
25.20
23.09
23.10
0)
25.82
24.92
26.02
22.48
19.25
0)
22.77
24.15
5.8
5.9
5.9
0
5.8
4.3
6.0
5.8
48.0
48.0
51.7
0)
55.2
48.0
46.7
49.1
51 1
47.6
51.8
0)
51.2
36.0
50.4
49.1
106.5
99.2
100.2
0)
92.8
75.0
107.9
100.0
.614
.653
.579
0)
.598
.558
.628
.620
29.47
31.34
29.93
0)
33.01
26.78
29.33
30.40
31.35
31.07
29.99
(0
30.62
20.09
31.66
30.40
4.0
5.2
5.5
5.5
6.0
0)
6.0
5.5
48.0
48.0
48.0
48.0
60.0
0)
47.1
49.4
29.8
39.2
42.3
51.0
52.6
0)
48.1
43.9
62.1
81.7
88.1
106.3
87.7
0)
102.1
88.9
.874
.740
.742
.799
1.125
0)
.756
.834
41.95
35.52
35.62
38.35
67.50
0)
35.61
41.20
26.02
29.00
31.39
40.73
59.22
0)
14
47
0)
17
48
0)
0)
i Data included in total.
8 Includes rib sawyers or Boston cutters, setters or Boston setters, caul dressers, and dressers.
0)
36.34
36.62
74
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A . — Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
O FFAL (OTHER THAN HIDES AND CASINGS) DEPARTM ENT
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
age
Per
Aver
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of
full hours ofcent
of time
full earn
estab em ber
actually
days
time
ings
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
ments ees worked
per
in one worked hour
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$29.18
27.60
27.60
26.77
26.90
27.21
20.96
27.29
$27.11
26.64
25.58
22.77
25.72
20.50
18.10
27.46
MALES
Chiselers, cheekers, and templers:
District 1__________ ____ ___
District 2.................................
District 3____________ ______
District 4__------ -----------------District 5__________ ______
District 6---------------------------District 7---- ------ ---------------District 8............... ..................
7
14
15
6
8
2
3
7
30
58
79
16
21
6
9
11
5.4
5.7
5.7
4.9
5.5
4.8
5.8
5.9
48.0
48.0
49.2
48.5
53.8
54.2
55.0
48.3
44.6
46.3
45.6
41.2
51.5
40.9
47.5
48.6
62
230
5.6
49.4
46.0
93.1
.555
27.42
25.53
Machine operators:9
District 1------ ------------ ------ —
District 2__________________
District 3------------------------- —
District 4__________________
District 5_______ ___________
District 6— ------ ---------------District 7.......... ............... ......
District 8......................... ........
9
14
15
6
12
7
3
7
71
134
65
17
55
27
7
20
5.6
5.7
5.7
5.5
5.6
5.3
6.0
5.6
48.0
48.0
49.2
48.8
54.3
51.0
55.0
47.9
46.4
46.4
46.4
44.8
49.2
47.1
51.3
45.0
96.7
96.7
94.3
91.8
90.6
92.4
93.3
93.9
.564
.515
.520
.495
.477
.688
.421
.524
27.07
24.72
25.58
24.16
25.90
35.09
23.16
25.10
26.15
23.90
24.13
22.19
23.48
32.41
21.60
23.59
Total__________________ —
73
396
5.6
49.4
46.8
94.7
.529
26.13
24.73
1__________________
2__________________
3__________________
4_________ _____ ___
5__________________
6---------------------------7_...............................
8—..............................
7
16
17
7
13
7
4
8
98
168
176
41
87
31
6
12
5.5
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.6
5.0
6.0
5.9
47.9
48.0
49.2
48.7
52.6
49.5
54.2
47.3
46.4
47.3
45.6
46.7
48.0
41.8
52.8
48.7
96.9
98.5
92.7
95.9
91.3
84.4
97.4
103.0
.543
.534
.504
.494
.505
.582
.399
.536
26.01
25.63
24.80
24.06
26.56
28.81
21.63
25.35
25.19
25.28
22.97
23.06
24.21
24.33
21.02
26.14
Total____________ ________
79
619
5.7
49.1
46.5
94.7
.521
25.58
24.24
5
15
14
6
10
8
2
7
38
52
38
10
31
19
4
11
5.7
5.6
5.6
5.4
5.5
5.4
5.3
5.5
48.0
48.0
49.9
49.4
50.7
53.3
52.5
47.7
46.4
44.7
46.3
43.5
47.8
48.9
42.9
45.3
96.7
93.1
92.8
88.1
94.3
91.7
81.7
95.0
.547
.561
.495
.493
.493
.624
.530
.490
26.26
26.93
24.70
24.35
25.00
33.26
27.83
23.37
25.36
25.10
22.90
21.44
23.60
30.53
22.73
22.19
Total.....................................
67
203
5.6
49.4
46.1
93.3
.534
26.38
24.63
Inspectors and graders:
District 1............ ................... .
District 2................................
District 3—...............................
District 4_____________ _____
District 7.................... - ...........
District 8—..............................
1
9
5
2
1
2
(9
0)
50.5
43.9
46.0
105.2
91.5
95.8
Total___________ _______ -
Trimmers:
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
Pluck trimmers:
District 1..................................
District 2—....... ................... .
District 3 „ ................. .............
District 4.................... .............
District 5....................... .........
District 6............ .............. ......
District 7..................................
District 8.............................. —
Total.............................. .
20
(9
21
9
3
(9
3
40
(9
5.8
5.9
5.7
<9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
.490
.441
.577
23.52
21.17
27.70
24.76
19.34
26.54
92.4
.576
26.50
24.47
(0
(9
(9
(9
6.0
46.0
42.5
5.8
48.0
47.6
99.2
.495
23.76
23.59
48.5
48.0
48.8
48.2
52.4
46.9
45.6
43.4
42.8
46.2
96.7
95.0
88.9
88.8
88.2
.496
.451
.447
.427
.417
24.06
21.65
21.81
20.58
21.85
23.25
20.56
19.41
18.27
19.27
Laborers:
District 1..................................
74
5.2
9
District 2__..............................
16
148
5.5
District 3.............................. .
15
135
5.6
District 4.......... .......................
36
5
5.1
District 5__________ ________
5.4
9
78
i Data included in total.
•Includes skull splitters, jawbone pullers, horn sawyers,
48.0
48.0
48.0
92.9 $0,608
96.5
.575
92.7
.561
.552
84.9
95.7
.500
75.5
.502
86.4
.381
100.6
.565
and teeth grinders.
75
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
OFFAL (OTHER TH AN HIDES AND CASINGS) DEPA RTM E N T—Continued
Ssx, occupation, and district
m al es—
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
Num Num num
age
age
cent
age
full hours
ber of ber of
of time actually of full earn
estab em ber
days
ings
time
lish ploy
hours worked
ments ees worked per
one actually per
in one week in
week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$24.85
13.75
21.61
$21.80
10.42
18.31
c o n t in u e d
Laborers—Continued.
6
District 6__________________
__________________ District
2 7
4
District 8__________________
19
12
8
5.5
5.7
5.1
49.4
55.0
47.6
43.3
41.7
40.3
87.7 $0,503
75.8
.250
.454
84.7
66
510
5.4
49.2
44.8
91.1
.447
21.99
20.06
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8__________________
6
12
11
4
8
3
2
3
13
24
24
6
12
4
4
3
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.5
5.3
4.5
5.5
5.7
49.1
48.0
49.8
48.0
52.3
49.8
53.8
50.0
51.6
46.0
45.2
48.4
48.3
34.0
51.5
48.5
105.1
95.8
90.8
100.8
92.4
68.3
95.7
97.0
.532
.516
.478
.517
.468
.660
.303
.476
26.12
24.77
23.80
24.82
24.48
32.87
16.30
23.80
27.43
23.74
21.63
25.03
22.62
22.43
15.59
23.10
Total____________________
49
90
5.6
49.6
46.9
94.6
.495
24.55
23.20
Washers:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7___________ _______
District 8___________ ____ __
4
13
12
7
4
3
4
15
32
45
28
5
3
5
5.3
5.4
5.8
5.0
5.6
5.0
5.2
48.5
48.0
49.3
51.4
49.4
53.3
47.4
50.7
45.1
45.3
42.5
46.1
43.8
39.0
104.5
94.0
91,9
82.7
93.3
82.2
82.3
.545
.487
.508
.428
.524
.340
.469
26.43
23.38
25.04
22.00
25.89
18.12
22.23
27.60
21.95
23.01
18.18
24.15
14.90
18.29
Total.....................................
Rippers-open of paunches and
47
133
5.4
49.4
45.0
91.1
.487
24.06
21.94
Truckers:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7_._________________
District 8__________________
6
10
10
4
6
1
1
3
38
77
58
11
23
3
5.1
5.8
5.6
5.7
5.3
0)
0
5.7
47.9
48.0
49.8
48.0
48.8
0
0
48.0
42.9
49.2
48.8
47.7
44.0
0
0
51.4
89.6
102.5
98.0
99.4
90.2
0
0
107.1
.487
.440
.472
.402
.431
0
(i)
.450
23.33
21.12
23. 51
19.30
21.03
0
0
21.60
20.88
21.61
23.05
19.16
18.97
0)
0
23.14
Total____________________
41
213
5.5
48.6
47.4
97.5
.455
22.11
21.56
Tripe washers:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4............. ...............
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8__________________
6
12
10
4
7
2
3
5
26
31
21
12
16
5
3
8
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.5
5.3
4.4
6.0
5.6
48.3
48.0
48.6
49.0
54.0
48.0
55.0
47.6
44.6
44.0
45.3
49.0
47.3
31.8
59.0
46.7
92.3
91.7
93.2
100.0
87.6
66.3
107.3
98.1
.513
.492
.498
.414
.465
.733
.386
.485
24.78
23.62
24.20
20.29
25.11
35.18
21.23
23.09
22.88
21.64
22.59
20.29
22.03
23.29
22.80
22.64
Total.
0
0
Total____________________
49
122
5.4
49.2
45.3
92.1
.489
24.06
22.15
Tripe scalders and cookers:
District 1_______ ______ ____
District 2___________ _______
District 3....... ......... ................
District 4__________________
District 5___________ _______
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
Districts..... ...........................
3
9
4
3
1
2
1
1
10
14
6
3
(,)*
0
0
5.9
5.5
5.0
6.0
0
5.0
0)
0
48.0
48.0
50.0
48.0
0
49.8
(i)
(i)
52.4
50.8
[42.0
58.8
0
35.8
0
0
109.2
105.8
84.0
122.5
0
71.9
0
0
.562
.539
.459
.519
0
1.053
0
0)
26.98
25.87
22.95
24.91
0)
52.44
0
0
29.46
27.36
19.25
30.53
0
37.65
0)
0)
Total____________________
24
40
5.6
48.5
100.0
.567
27.49
27.49
1Dataincludedintotal.
48.5*
76
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
O FFAL (OTHER THAN HIDES AND CASINGS) DEPARTMENT—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
Aver Aver Aver
age
Per
Aver
Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
em
time actually time earn
days
ings
ploy worked hours worked actually per
ees
per
in one worked hour
in one week
week
week
males—continued
Tripe scrapers and finishers:
District 1__________________
District 2__________ ______
District 3__________________
District 4_________ _______
District 5__________________
District 6—____ ____________
District 7__________________
District 8__________________
4
14
13
4
6
2
2
8
47
85
49
9
15
6
2
10
5.4
5.6
5.6
5.7
5.3
4.5
5.0
5.9
48.0
48.0
49.7
48.0
49.3
48.0
52.5
47.7
44.2
47.0
48.4
49.0
43.1
33.0
54.6
49.2
Total____________________
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
92.1 $0,600
97.9
.564
97.4
.529
.617
102.1
87.4
.516
.786
68.8
.541
104.0
.498
103.1
$28.80
27.07
26.29
29.62
25.44
37.73
28.40
23.75
$26.53
26.50
25.59
30.22
22.20
25.93
29.54
24.48
53
223
5.5
48.5
46.3
95.5
.563
27.31
26.09
Shavers, cleaners, scrapers, and
singers, pigs' feet:
District 1................................ _
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4_________ _________
District 5__________________
District 7___________ _______
District 8____________ ____
5
5
13
1
9
2
2
6
15
31
18
2
3
6.0
5.6
5.8
0
5.6
6.0
6.0
47.5
48.0
49.7
0)
53.3
55.0
48.0
48.8
44 1
46.2
0
52.3
57.8
61.5
102.7
91.9
93.0
0
98.1
105.1
128.1
.717
.458
.513
0
.474
.409
.450
34.06
21.98
25.50
0
25.26
22.50
21.60
35.01
20.19
23.68
0
24.75
23.63
27.70
76
5.7
50.1
48.2
96.2
.507
25.40
24.43
g
16
2
3
5
2
0
5.6
5.8
6.0
5.0
6.0
6.0
0
48.0
53.6
48.0
56.0
56.4
48.0
0
48.7
42.8
50.0
44.0
62.6
59.4
0
101.5
79.9
104.2
78.6
111.0
123.8
0
. 492
.440
.461
.460
.579
.567
0
23.62
23.58
22.13
25.76
32.66
27.22
0
23.99
18.87
23.03
20.22
36.26
33.69
38
5.8
52.1
49.0
94.0
.500
26.05
24.46
4
2
0
6.0
6.0
0
0
48.0
48.0
0
0)
50.3
48.5
0
0
104.8
101.0
0
0
.488
.429
0)
0)
23.42
20.59
0
0
24.51
20.80
0
8
8
5.9
48.0
48.1
100.2
.494
23.71
23.77
7
16
14
3
6
4
1
2
38
81
91
6
13
7
49.7
48.0
49.6
48.0
54.6
52.3
0
48.0
55.4
50.3
45.5
49.0
59.7
52.5
0
51.5
111.5
104.8
91.7
102.1
109.3
100.4
0
107.3
.539
.540
.523
.544
.573
.572
0
.722
26.79
25.92
25.94
26.11
31.29
29.92
0
34.66
29.88
27.16
23.81
26.65
34.18
30.04
0
37.18
Total.....................................
37
Splitters and trimmers, pigs' feet:
District 1_______________ _ .
District 2__________________
District 3___________ 1______
District 4________ _____ ____
District 5..... ...........................
District 6............ ........... .........
District 8„_..............................
1
6
6
2
2
3
2
Total.....................................
22
Finishers, pigs' feet:
District 1 _ ........................... .
District 2__________________
District 3__......... ....................
District 8..... ...........................
1
4
2
1
Total................................ .
Utility men, slunk skinners, and
spell men:
District 1.................................
District 2__________________
District 3.......... ............... ......
District 4______ ___________
District 5__________________
District 6................ ................
District 7..... .............. .............
District 8__________________
0
0
0
o
3
5.4
5.9
5.2
5.8
6.0
6.0
0
6.0
53
240
5.6
49.4
49.8
100.8
.539
26.63
26.86
Chiselers, cheekers, and templers:
District 3______ _______ ____
District 8.................................
4
1
4
0
6.0
0
49.5
0
45.3
0
91.5
0
.395
(i
19.55
0
17.91
0)
Total..
0
FEMALES
Total.....................................
5
5
6.0
49.0
44.2
90.2
.429
21.02
18.93
Machine operators: •
District 2................................
District 3............ .............. ......
District 5.................................
District 8..................................
5
5
2
1
8
8
2
5.8
5.9
5.0
0
48.0
49.5
52.0
0
43.2
47.2
40.7
0
90.0
95.4
78.3
0
.375
.324
.345
0)
18.00
16.04
17.94
0
16.21
15.28
14.04
Total.......... ........... ..............
13
19
5.7
49.0
44.3
90.4
.355
17.40
15.71
i Data included in total.
0
9 Includes skull splitters, jawbone pullers, horn sawyers, and teeth grinders.
0)
77
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
A . — Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
O FFAL (OTHER THAN HIDES AND CASINGS) DEPARTMENT— Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
age
age
Num Num num
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full earn
estab em
time
actually
ings
days
time
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
ments ees worked per
one
in one week in
week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$19.49
18.48
18.82
19.10
17.04
0
0
14.74
$16.59
16.70
17.13
15.91
12.64
females—continued
Trimmers:
District 1..................................
Distiict 2._..........................
District 3.......... ............... ......
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7 . ________ ____ ___
District 8.......... - ........- ...........
5
9
* 8
3
1
1
2
20
5.3
5.7
5.8
5.4
4.6
0
0
6.0
48.0
48.0
49.0
48.0
51.8
0
0
47.7
40.9
43.3
44.6
40.0
38.4
?>
0
38.2
85.2 $0,406
90.2
.385
91.0
.384
83.3
.398
.329
74.1
0)
?)
0
0
80.1
.309
48
63
52
5
56
0
0
0
11.79
Total.....................................
36
246
5.4
49.1
41.6
84). 7
.371
18.22
15.41
Pluck trimmers:
District l._ ..............................
District 2 ................................
District 3 „ .......................... .
District 5....... .........................
District 7 - ..............................
2
5
5
1
1
3
11
24
5.0
5.4
5.6
0
0)
48.0
48.0
48.4
0
0
37.5
41.4
41.4
.363
.387
.346
17.42
18.58
16.75
13.62
16.04
14.34
0
78.1
86.3
85.5
0
0
40
5.5
48.6
41.2
84.8
.359
17.45
14.79
3
5.7
0
52.0
0
41.5
0
79.8
0
.348
0
18.10
0
14.44
0
4
5.3
52.5
39.5
75.2
.341
17.90
13.47
15
6
0
5.7
6.0
0
48.0
48.0
0
40.5
50.2
0
84.4
104.6
0
.356
.385
0
17.09
18.48
0
14.42
19.32
Total.....................................
14
Inspectors and graders:
District 3....... ..........................
District 5................................-
2
1
0
0
0)
0
0
('}
0
Total..................................—
3
Packers:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3_— ......... .......... .
1
5
2
Total.....................................
8
35
5.7
48.0
46.3
96.5
.366
17.57
16.93
3
8
8
3
2
1
1
17
27
60
7
29
5.2
5.3
5.7
4.9
3.9
0
0
48.0
48.0
48.9
48.0
54.0
84.4
80.8
85.9
86.0
61.7
0)
0
.384
.349
.345
.294
.340
0
0
18.43
16.75
16.87
14.11
18.36
0
40.5
38.8
42.0
41.3
33.3
0
0
15.54
13.53
14.52
12.16
11.35
0)
0
Miscellaneous workers: m
District 1............ .....................
District 2............ ................... .
District 3 .................................
District 4................. ...............
District 5.—.............................
District 7.............................. —
District 8..................................
0
0
o
(')
0
Total.....................................
26
146
5.2
49.8
40.2
80.7
.346
17.23
13.90
Shavers, cleaners, scrapers, and
singers, pigs’ feet:
District 2..................................
District 3__........................... .
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
2
2
2
I
2
2
4
6.0
4.5
5.3
0
48.0
48.0
51.0
0
46.3
35.2
40.1
0
96.5
73.3
78.6
0
.359
.500
.476
0
17.23
24.00
24.28
0
16.61
17.59
19.11
0
Total.....................................
7
12
5.1
49.0
39.3
80.2
.418
20.48
16.44
Splitters and trimmers, pigs’ feet:
District 1..... ...........................
District 2................................ District 3..................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
6.0
6.0
0
5.0
0
48.0
49.8
0
46.5
0
47.7
48.4
0
43.5
0
99.4
97.2
0
93.5
0
.422
.312
0
.304
0
20.26
15.54
0
14.14
0
20.09
15.12
0
13.25
Total.....................................
8
20
5.8
49.2
47.9
97.4
.353
17.37
16.92
0
0
0
2
11
i Data included in total.
w Includes washers and tripe washers, scalders, cookers, scrapers, and finishers.
32455°— 31------ 6
78
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
B ID E DEPARTM EN T
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
Num Num num
age
age
cent
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours of full earn
estab em
time actually time
days hours
ings
worked actually per
lish ploy
ments ees worked
per
in one worked hour
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$27.40
26.11
26.92
24.74
31.30
34.72
25.58
30.91
$26.23
25.37
26.67
25.26
29.71
32.50
23.42
31.29
MALES
Inspectors, graders, and trimmers:
District 1__________________
District 2...............................
District 3___............ ...............
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6. _ _______________
District 7___ ____ _____ _____
District 8___________ _______
7
15
15
7
11
3
4
9
54
99
56
24
17
8
6
10
5.6
5.7
5.7
6.0
5.8
5.5
6.0
5.8
47.9
48.0
49.4
48.6
53.6
44.0
54.2
48.3
45.9
46.7
'48.9
49.6
50.9
41.2
49.6
48.9
95.8 $0,572
97.3
.544
99.0
.545
102.1
.509
95.0
.584
93.6
.789
91.5
.472
101.2
.640
Total...................................
71
274
5.7
48.7
47.5
97.5
.557
27.13
26.45
Spreaders and salters:
District 1........ ........................
District 2....... ......... ............ .
District 3....... ........................
District 4............... ..................
District 5______ _____ ______
District 6_................................
District 7......................... ........
District 8_................................
6
15
13
5
11
3
3
9
61
93
55
23
25
20
6
16
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.2
5.6
4.9
6.0
5.6
48.6
48.0
48.9
48.3
53.1
46. 0
52.5
48.4
48.4
46.7
49.2
43.8
49.6
41.1
50.4
47.7
99.6
97.3
100.6
90.7
93.4
89.3
96.0
98.6
.520
.532
.516
.491
.514
.582
.423
.519
25.27
25.54
25.23
23.72
27.29
26.77
22.21
25.12
25.13
24.85
25.42
21.50
25.50
23.91
21.29
24.71
Total................................... .
65
299
5.6
48.7
47.3
97.1
.522
25.42
24.67
1__________________
2__________________
3....... ................ .........
4_______ ____ ______
5__________________
6__________________
7__________ ________
8..................................
5
15
14
5
5
3
1
5
116
220
146
60
13
46
0)
20
5.2
4.9
4.4
4.3
5.6
4.1
C1)
4.1
48.0
48.0
49.4
48.5
51.7
44.5
0)
48.3
40.9
39.6
36.2
34.1
44.6
31.2
0)
34.5
85.2
82.5
73.3
70.3
86.3
70.1
0)
71.4
.504
.459
.452
.407
.441
.478
0)
.427
24.19
22 03
22.33
19.74
22.80
21.27
(0
20.62
20.60
18.19
16.37
13.87
19.68
14.93
0)
14.73
Total.....................................
53
627
4.7
48.2
37.8
78.4
.461
22.22
17.43
97.5 $0,573
94.4
.528
98.0
.517
89.5
.495
93.3
.503
85.2
.587
101.3
.462
102.4
.554
$27.85
25.34
25.28
24.06
26.11
30.17
25.27
27.15
$27.15
23.92
24.73
21.50
24.35
25.74
25.59
27.83
Laborers:
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
CASING DEPA RTM E N T
MALES
Casing pullers or runners:
District 1..................................
District 2................. ...............
District 3............ ....................
District 4___............ ...............
District 5___________ _______
District 6_______ __________
District 7_..............................
District 8._........................... ..
5
15
15
6
12
8
4
9
107
190
160
49
66
61
17
36
5.6
5.6
5.8
5.4
5.5
5.3
5.7
5.8
48.6
48.0
48.9
48.6
51.9
51.4
54.7
49.0
47.4
45.3
47.9
43.5
48.4
43.8
55.4
50.2
Total.....................................
74
686
5.6
49.2
46.8
95.1
.532
26.17
24.89
Strippers:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3__________________
District 4__....... ......................
District 5_________ _________
District 6..... .......................... .
District 7..................................
District 8.................................
5
13
12
6
10
6
3
6
60
85
87
16
35
14
4
11
5.8
5.5
5.4
4.9
5.7
5.3
6.0
5.8
50.0
48.0
49.4
48.5
50.4
50.4
53.8
48.5
52.1
44.7
47.5
39.7
48.8
42.1
61.2
47.1
104.2
93.1
96.2
81.9
96.8
83.5
113.8
97.1
.501
.502
.504
.445
.492
.533
.440
.486
25.05
24.10
24.90
21.58
24.80
26.86
23.67
23.57
26.07
22.43
23.94
17.67
24.02
22.46
26.90
22.92
Total.....................................
61
312
5.5
49.3
47.3
24.55
23.56
iDataincludedintotal.
95.9
.498
— —— 1 = -----
79
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1929
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
CASING DEPARTMENT— Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver- Aver Aver
Aver
Per
age
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full earn
estab emactually
time
ings
time
days
lish ploy- worked hours worked actually per
ments
per
in one worked hour
in one
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
1.563
.562
.529
.530
.506
.648
.426
.534
$27.02
26.98
26.24
25.71
26.06
31.88
23.00
26.11
$24. 55
26.03
26.02
25.01
24. 76
23.33
22.83
25.40
males—continued
Fatters and slimers:
District 1_.
District 2_.
District 3..
District 4_.
District 5..
District 6_.
District 7..
District 8. .
113
180
106
47
55
46
10
41
Total__
Turners:
- District 1_.
District 2_.
District 3_.
District 4_.
District 5_.
District 6_.
District 8_.
Total..
54
157
Blowers, graders, and inspectors:
District 1_________________
District 2_________________
District 3____________ _____
District 4_________________
District 5_________________
District 6_________________
District 7__________ _______
District 8__.____ ___________
Total..
58
Measurers and bunchers:
District 1___________
District 2.....................
District 3............ ........
District 4....................
District 5.................. .
District 6 ___________
District 7__..................
District 8___________
Total..
Trimmers of casings:
District 1............
District 2 ______
District 3.......
District 4______
District 5_____ ^
District 6_______
District 7_______
District 8............
Total-
1Dataincludedintotal,
48.9
46.0
94.1
.548
26.80
25.25
5.4
5.7
5.5
5.3
5.4
4.3
5.8
48.0
48.0
48.9
48.7
49.6
49.8
48.7
45.5
46.5
47.1
46.0
46.6
30.3
53.9
94.8
96.9
96.3
94.5
94.0
60.8
110.7
.529
.505
.502
.452
.485
.767
.497
25.39
24.24
24.55
22.01
24.06
38.20
24.20
24.06
23.50
23.63
20.79
22.61
23.26
26.83
5.4
48.5
45.4
.518
25.12
23.53
5.5
5.7
5.2
5.8
5.5
5.0
6.0
5.7
48.0
48.0
49.2
48.5
50.2
50.7
55.0
49.4
48.5
46.8
44.7
50.5
49.7
40.9
61.0
53.6
.553
.503
.521
.462
.515
.560
.314
26.54
24.14
25.63
22.41
25.85
28.39
17.27
28.95
26.82
23.56
23.29
23. 35
25.61
22.91
19.17
31.37
25.28
24.26
25.34
23.66
28.04
23.38
22.54
28.27
0
27.12
24.77
23.27
28.37
24.15
22.14
24.93
0
27.36
5.5
18
27
10
8
5.6
5.9
5.0
5.9
5.5
5.8
0
5.8
11
9
43.6
46.3
49.2
47.2
49.0
36.0
53.6
47.5
90.8
96.5
99.2
97.3
.95.1
73.2
99.3
97.1
101.0
97.5
90.9
104.1
99.0
80.7
110.9
108.5
46.9
48.0
48.0
48.6
48.0
51.1
50.3
0
48.0
46.9
47.2
49.2
49.6
50.2
44.3
0
48.4
97.7
98.3
101.2
103.3
98.2
88.1
0)
100.8
.528
.493
.577
.487
.441
.562
0
.565
5.7
48.8
47. €
>8.2
.512
24. £
24.48
46
76
39
11
18
17
5.8
5.8
5.5
5.9
5.3
5.4
0
6.0
48.0
48.0
49.5
48.0
52.2
49.4
0
48.0
50.2
49.7
47.6
51.5
46.5
42.7
0
5L7
104.6
103.5
96.2
107.3
89.1
86.4
0
107.7
.581
.514
.515
.478
.496
.594
0
.517
27.89
24.67
25.49
22.94
25.89
29.34
0
24.82
29.16
25.55
24.51
24.66
23.07
25.35
0
26.70
215
5.7
48.8
48.7
19.8
.529
25.82
25.74
32
72
44
10
32
16
2
16
5.8
5.5
5.6
4.9
5.4
5.2
6.0
5.8
50.3
48.0
49.5
49.6
51.3
52.0
55.0
49.3
51.5
44.2
48.1
41.3
46.7
41.6
59.7
50.8
102.4
92.1
97.2
83.3
91.0
80.0
108.5
103.0
.560
.534
.525
.442
.547
.594
.512
.535
28.17
25.63
25.99
21.92
28.06
39.89
28.16
26.38
28.84
23.61
25.26
18.23
25.54
24.70
30.54
27.18
224
5.5
49.6
46.7
94.2
.538
26.68
25.11
0
52
48.0
48.0
49.6
48.5
51.6
49.2
54.0
48.9
238
0
Total________
Salters and packers:
District 1______
District 2..........
District 3______
District 4______
District 5 ...........
District 6______
District 7............
District 8............
5.2
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.3
5.0
5.6
5.6
80
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
CASING DEPARTM EN T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver
Aver
Aver
week
week
week
0)
5.2
6.0
5.7
48.0
49.5
48.0
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
5.4
48.3
Per
age
Num Num num
age
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
estab em
time actually time
days hours
worked actually
lish ploy worked
ments ees in one per in one worked
males—continued
Blowers and tiers of bladders and
weasands:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4................- ................
District 5.................... ........... District 6__________ ____ ___
District 8.................................
Total.....................................
1
17
0)
Cleaners and washers of casings,
bladders, weasands, and chit
terlings.
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 7.................................
District 8.................... .............
Total.....................................
4
11
11
5
10
6
2
4
53
27
40
73
15
32
24
6
5
222
5.7
5.4
5.5
5.8
5.4
5.0
5.3
5.6
5.4
General workers:
District 1....................... .........
District 2..................................
District 3_................................
District 4.................................
District 5—...............................
District 6..................................
District 7__........................ ......
District 8..................................
Total.....................................
6
11
7
3
9
7
4
4
51
27
26
37
6
25
8
4
9
142
Laborers:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4....... .........................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 7................................ .
District 8..................................
Total.....................................
3
12
7
3
6
4
2
2
39
53
36
31
3
10
11
6
4
154
Truckers:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 8.................................
Total.....................................
1
5
8
1
3
2
1
21
(9
1
7
(9
(9
(9
(9
1
8
3
2
1
1
(9
15
4
3
<9
<9
28
11
32
(l)
5
3
(9
62
Aver
age
earn
ings
per
hour
(9
(9
(9
(9
91
48.3
49.3
48.0
48.8
49.2
50.5
51.1
55.0
50.4
49.5
5.6
5.8
5.6
5.7
5.9
5.9
6.0
6.0
5.7
5.6
5.6
5.4
4.7
5.7
5.3
6.0
5.8
5.5
(9
5.6
4.4
(9
5.6
5.7
(9
5.0
44.8
59.1
47.5
93.3 $0,538
119.4
.603
99.0
.493
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
(9
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
<9
$25.82
29.85
23.66
$24.10
35.67
23.42
(9
19
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
100.0
.537
25.97
25.97
50.4
42.4
46.4
45.9
47.6
39.2
51.4
49.7
45.7
102.2
88.3
95.1
93.3
94.3
76.7
93.5
98.6
92.3
.494
.491
.488
.418
.471
.599
.501
.460
.492
24.35
23.57
23.81
20.57
23.79
30.61
27.56
23.18
24.35
24.90
20.83
22.67
19.20
22.42
23.48
25.75
22.87
22.51
48.8
48.0
48.8
48.0
50.8
51.5
53.8
48.7
49.3
49.8
50.4
46.2
48.3
55.9
50.1
55.3
54.6
50.5
102.0
105.0
94.7
100.6
110.0
97.3
102.8
112.1
102.4
.566
.618
.549
.565
.646
.678
.537
.636
.597
27.62
29.66
26.79
27.12
32.82
34.92
28.89
30.97
29.43
28.22
31.13
25.34
27.33
36.08
34.00
29.73
34.72
30.13
48.0
48.0
48.0
52.7
52.2
54.4
55.0
48.0
49.1
48.5
45.1
45.8
38.3
46.5
45.1
37.4
40.3
46.0
101.0
94.0
95.4
72.7
89.1
82.9
68.0
84.0
93.7
.485
.430
.413
.366
.429
.462
.209
. 465
.442
23.28
20.64
19.82
19.29
22.39
25.13
11.50
22.32
21.70
23.55
19.42
18.93
14.02
19.92
20.83
7.83
18.70
20.30
0)
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
43.1
88.0
48.0
49.3
48.0
52.0
49.0
47.8
37.8
43.1
56.3
99.6
76.7
(9
89.8
108.3
(9
.429
.443
(9
.451
.469
(9
20.59
21.84
(9
21.65
24.39
(9
(9
20.49
16.74
(9
19.42
26.41
(9
(9
(9
. 446
21.85
19.20
FEMALES
Casing pullers or runners:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 5..................................
District 7..................................
Total.....................................
1
Dataincludedintotal.
4
3
1
16
24
22
10
66
5.7
5.7
5.1
5.5
(9
48.0
50.7
51.6
(9
50.0
<9
(9
43.0
43.9
43.5
89.6
86.6
84.3
(9
(9
43.9
87.8
(9
.385
.460
.361
(9
18.48
23.32
18.63
(9
16.55
20.19
15.71
(9
(9
(9
.397
19.85
17.43
81
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
CASING DEPARTM EN T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver
age
Num Num num
age
ber of ber of ber of full
estab em
time
lish ploy days h o u r s
ments ees worked per
in one week
week
A v er
a ge
hours
a c t u a lly
w ork ed
in o n e
w eek
Per
Aver
cent
age
of full earn
ings
time
actually per
worked h o u r
Aver
age
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
fu ll
f e m a l e s — co n tin u e d
Strippers:
District 1__________________
2
29
3 2 4
__________________ District
1
(i)
District 3__________________
1
(i)
District 5....... — ...................
1
District 7__________________
<9
5.8
5.8
48.0
48.0
50.2
42.8
104.6 $0,419
89.2
.412
0)
(i)
(i)
0)
(9
(i)
48.8
48.0
98.4
1
(9
(9
<9
4 2 __________________
District
5.1
48.0
23
1
District 3__________________
0)
(9
(9
1
(i)
District 5__________________
0)
• (9
40.5
0)
0)
<9
T o ta l___________________
8
38
0)
(i)
(i)
5.6
(9
(i)
<9
$20.11
19.78
$21.03
17.60
(9
(9
(9
(9
<9
(9
<9
(9
(9
.412
20.11
19.74
Turners:
<9
<9
84.4
0)
(9
(9
(9
.338
16.22
13.70
(9
(9
(9
(9
<9
(9
T o ta l...................................
7
38
5.4
48.2
43.6
90.5
.347
16.73
15.13
Blowers, graders, and inspectors:
District 1 __________________
District 2 __________________
District 3 __________________
District 4 __________________
District 5 __________________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
8 ............. .............
District
3
12
10
2
5
3
1
6
90
41
95
2
20
18
5.6
5.9
5.6
5.5
5.7
5.3
46.4
44.8
46.2
44.8
46.4
41.9
96.7
93.3
94.3
93.3
93.4
.430
.392
.357
.264
.334
.375
20.64
18.82
17.49
12.67
16.60
18.15
19.96
17.58
16.46
11.81
15.48
15.70
5.7
48.0
48.0
49.0
48.0
49.7
48.4
(0
47.4
Total____________________
<9
10
(9
(9
86.6
(9
96.8
.390
18.49
17.87
45.9
(9
(9
(9
42
280
5.6
48.6
45.9
94.4
.384
18.66
17.62
Measurers and bunchers:
District 1 ______________
District 2__________________
District 3 __________________
District 5........................... ......
District 6......................... ........
District 8__________________
2
6
6
2
1
1
10
12
16
8
0)
(i)
5.9
5.9
5.6
5.8
0)
(i)
48.0
48.0
49.3
48.8
(9
(9
50.4
43.4
51.7
45.7
0)
(i)
105.0
90.4
104.9
93.6
0)
.471
.384
.380
.329
22.61
18.43
18.73
16.06
m
23.72
16.65
19.67
15.02
T o ta l____________ _______
18
49
5.8
48.5
48.3
99.6
.394
19.11
Salters and packers:
District 1....... ................. ........
District 2....... ..................... .
District 3__________________
District 5..... .............. ............
District 8.................................
1
2
4
1
1
4
10
0)
(i)
6.0
5.5
0)
(l)
48.0
49.2
0)
(i)
<9
45.9
46.2
0)
(9
18.91
16.19
(9
(9
(9
• <9
.394
.329
T o ta l__________________
(9
(9
(9
(9
95.6
93.9
<9
(9
(l)
(i)
(9
(9
(i)
(9
\/
(9
19.01
(9
18.09
15.22
(9
<9
9
25
5.7
48.6
48.0
98.8
.410
19.93
19.70
Trimmers of casings:
District 1__________________
District 2 ................................
District 3..................................
District 4..............................
District 5__________________
District 8_________ ____ __ _
3
7
4
2
1
1
25
28
10
5
5.6
5.9
5.5
5.8
(0
48.0
48.0
49.4
48.0
45.4
47.5
48.2
44.8
94.6
99.0
97.6
93.3
.470
.384
.474
.293
22.56
18.43
23.42
14.06
21.31
18.23
22.81
13.15
(9
(9
<9
(9
(i)
(9
(9
(9
(9
T o ta l..................................
18
72
5.7
48.4
46.6
96.3
.419
20.28
19.54
Blowers and tiers of bladders and
weasands:
District 1____________ ____
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
3
2
2
18
2
4
5.8
6.0
6.0
48.0
48.0
48.0
47.7
38.0
51.9
99.4
79.2
108.1
.426
.443
.341
20.45
21.26
16.37
20.34
16.84
17.67
7
24
5.8
48.0
47.6
99.2
.412
19.78
19.60
Total.....................................
1Data included in total.
(9
<9
(l)
(i)
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
82
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
CASING DEPARTM ENT— Continued
Sex, occupation and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
Num Num num
age
age
cent
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours of full earn
estab em
time actually time
days hours
worked actually ings
lish ploy worked
per
ments ees
in one worked hour
per
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$17.66
17.62
17.37
0
16.24
$16.98
16.03
15.88
0
12.29
females—con tinued
Cleaners and washers of casings,
bladders, weasands, and chit
terlings:
District 1.......... — ................ .
District 2................. ...............
District 3..................................
District 4.......... ...... ...............
District 5..................................
Total...................................
2
8
6
1
3
26
86
66
0)
19
5.6
5.8
5.3
0
4.8
48.0
48.0
49.5
0
51.9
46.1
43.7
45.3
0
39.3
96.0 $0,368
91.0
.367
91.5
.351
0
0
75.7
.313
20
186
5.5
48.9
44.0
90.0
.357
17.46
15.70
General workers:
District 1.................................
District 2................................
District 3.................................
District 5........ ........................
2
5
4
1
24
.12
11
0)
5.9
5.3
5.5
0
48.0
48.0
49.1
0
48.9
38.3
46.0
0
101.9
79.8
93.7
0)
.428
.391
.390
0
20.54
18.77
19.15
0
20.90
14.96
17.90
0
Total....................................
12
48
5.7
48.3
45.6
94.4
.411
19.85
18.70
CUTTING—FRESH BEEF DEPARTM ENT
MALES
Ribbers:
District
District
District
District
District
District
1__________________
2............................ ....
3............... ......... ........
4__________________
5__________________
8__________________
3
7
5
4
3
3
11
11
8
6
11
4
5.8
5.9
6.0
6.0
6.5
6.0
47.7
48.0
50.3
48.0
48.4
52.5
56.6
45.6
53.0
64.4
59.8
55.8
118.7 $0,604
.654
95.0
105.4
.683
113.3
.567
.530
123.6
106.3
.594
$28.81
31.39
34.35
27.22
25.65
31.19
$34.18
29.86
36.22
30.82
31.67
33.18
Total....................................
25
51
6.1
48.7
54.0
110.9
.602
29.32
32.55
Laborers:
District 1__________________
District 2______ ____ _______
District 3___________ _______
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6____ __ _______ ____
District 7—____ ____________
District 8__________________
7
16
15
7
9
2
3
4
381
634
247
179
66
56
13
30
5.7
5.7
5.6
5.4
5.9
6.0
6.0
5.7
48.0
48.0
49.6
48.8
53.0
48.0
53.5
50.6
55.4
48.3
46.9
49.3
53.2
50.8
58.2
52.4
115.4
100.6
94.6
101.0
100.4
105.8
108.8
103.6
.496
.456
.445
.388
.441
.536
.440
.442
23. 81
21.89
22.07
18.93
23. 37
25.73
23.54
22.37
27.51
22.02
20.84
19.13
23.46
27.24
25.61
23.15
63
1,606
5.7
48.6
50.3
103.5
.459
22.31
23.11
Luggers and lifters:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3..................................
District 4__________________
District 5___________________
District 6__________________
District 8__________________
8
14
13
5
9
2
4
158
150
57
28
65
21
23
5.5
5.9
5.8
5.9
6.2
6.0
5.1
47.6
48.0
49.3
49.3
54.2
48.0
48.8
53.8
46.5
47.7
51.5
57.7
50.8
42.6
113.0
96.9
96.8
104.5
106.5
105.8
87.3
.554
.576
.547
.473
.486
.651
.486
26.85
27.65
26.97
23.32
26.34
31. 25
23.72
30.33
26.77
26.06
24.36
28.05
33.07
120.68
Total.....................................
55
502
5.7
48.9
50.6
103.5
.550
26.90
27.83
Sawyers, power:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3.................................
6
5
3
12
7
3
5.3
6.0
6.0
48.5
48.0
48.0
51.7
54.6
47.7
106.6
113.8
99.4
.557
.528
.573
27.01
25.34
27.50
28.81
28.83
27.33
Total— .............................-
83
WAGES AND H0TJR8 OP LABOR, 1929
A..— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
C U TTIN G—FRESH REEF D E PARTM EN T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
Num Num num
age
age
cent
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours of full earn
estab em
time actually time
ings
lish ploy days hours worked actually
per
ments ees worked per
one
in one week in
week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
males —continued
Sawyers, power—Continued.
District 4..................................
District 5....... ............... .........
District 8.................................
3
1
2
4
5.8
0
6.0
48.0
0
48.0
52.8
0
49.9
110.0 $0,497
0
0
104.0
.652
$23.86
0
31.30
$26.21
0)
32.53
4
0
Total.....................................
20
31
5.7
48.2
51.8
107.5
.555
26.75
28.72
Haai facers, strippers, and mark
ers:
District 1.............................. .
District 2__________________
District 3..... ..................... ......
District 4.................................
District 8.............................
3
6
4
2
1
21
12
5
5
0)
5.6
5.9
5.8
6.0
0
46.0
48.0
49.2
48.0
0
52.3
49.6
53.1
54.6
0
113.7
103.3
107.9
113.8
0
.676
.664
.779
.508
0
31.10
31.87
38.33
24.38
0
35.35
32.94
41.39
27.73
0
Total.....................................
16
45
5.7
47.2
51.4
108.9
.664
31.34
34.13
1..................................
2................................ .
3________ __________
4.................................
5__________ ________
6.................................
7.................................
8................. - ........... .
7
11
15
7
11
2
3
8
150
102
123
57
51
6
15
53
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.3
5.7
5.9
5.6
47.3
48.0
49.2
49.0
52.1
48.0
52.7
50.4
46.7
42.1
50.9
53.4
47.6
45.8
54.7
49.5
98.7
87.7
103.5
109.0
91.4
95.4
103.8
98.2
.939
.852
.732
.720
.743
.760
.544
.565
44.41
40.90
36.01
35.28
38.71
36.48
28.67
28.48
43.85
35.86
37.30
38.46
35.35
34.79
29.75
27.96
Boners:
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
Total....................................
64
557
5.7
48.9
48.0
98.2
.783
38.29
37.62
Trimmers:
District 1......................... ........
District 2...................... ..........
District 3....... .........................
District 4__..............................
District 5..............................
District 6..................................
District 8 ................................
5
10
7
5
2
1
3
49
34
21
24
10
0)
7
5.7
5.8
5.6
5.3
6.0
0
5.9
47.8
48.0
49.7
49.3
48.2
0
48.9
52.5
47.9
47.5
51.2
51.6
0
49.9
109.8
99.8
95.6
103.9
107.1
0
102.0
.568
.512
.526
.457
.614
0
.565
27.15
24. 58
26.14
22.53
29.59
0
27.63
29.84
24.51
25.00
23.36
31.72
0
28.15
Total—..................................
33
149
5.7
48.4
50.5
104.3
.536
25.94
27.05
Utility men, handy men, spell
men, assistant foremen, and
straw bosses:
District 1__..............................
District 2....... ..........................
District 3.................................
District 4....... ........................
District 5______^...... ..............
District 6—..............................
District 7................................
District 8..................................
7
13
11
6
6
1
5
4
50
82
45
21
19
12
10
6.0
6.0
5.9
6.0
6.1
0
6.0
5.7
47.9
48.0
50.9
49.4
53.3
0
55.4
48.3
56.2
50.1
49.2
52.9
55.3
10
56.3
45.8
117.3
104.4
96.7
107.1
103.8
0)
101.6
94.8
.604
.622
.576
.567
.587
0)
.505
.643
28.93
29.86
29.32
28.01
31.29
0)
27.98
31.06
33.95
31.20
28.36
30.00
32.46
0
28.42
29.43
0 .
Total.....................................
53
241
6.0
49.5
52.0
105.1
.598
29.60
31.05
Cutters and general butchers:
District 1..................................
District 2.................................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5.................................
District 6.................................
District 7..................................
District 8..................................
6
9
5
4
8
2
3
6
55
34
6
6
32
15
13
14
5.6
5.9
6.0
5.8
5.9
5.7
5.8
5.7
48.9
48.0
49.0
51.0
52.8
48.0
53.8
47.8
52.0
48.7
53.7
64.2
53.3
50.9
52.7
47.6
106.3
101.5
109.6
125.9
100.9
106.0
98.0
99.6
.613
.564
.555
.536
.667
.701
.532
.693
29.98
27.07
27.20
27.34
35.22
33.65
28.62
33.13
31.91
27.46
29.80
34.42
35.57
35.66
28.04
33.00
Total.....................................
43
175
5.8
49.7
51.7
104.0
.616
30.62
31.85
i Bata included in total.
84
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
CUTTING—FRESH BEEF DEPARTM EN T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
males
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
Num Num num
age
age
cent
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours of full earn
estab em
time actually time
ings
days
hours worked actually per
lish ploy
ments ees worked per
in one
in one week week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$27.49
26.50
26.25
22.66
27.83
$33.92
28.41
27.83
23.96
29.91
—continued
Graders and inspectors:
District 1................. - ..............
District 2....................................
District 3.....................................
District 4.....................................
District 5.....................................
District 7................................. .
District 8.................................. .
4
7
6
4
3
1
1
14
16
11
7
4
5.8
6.1
6.0
5.1
6.3
47.8
48.0
50.1
48.0
55.0
59.0
51.5
53.1
50.7
59.1
123.4 $0,575
107.3
.552
106.0
.524
105.6
.472
107.5
.506
(9
(9
8
(9
(9
(9
<9
(9
<9
8
8
8
Total.....................................
26
54
5.9
49.1
54.5
111.0
.537
26.37
29.26
Packers, meat runners, order men,
and stowers:
District 1..................................
District 2.....................................
District 3.....................................
District 4.....................................
District 5.....................................
District 6.....................................
District 7.....................................
District 8.....................................
6
13
12
7
10
2
3
6
131
206
114
71
88
28
6
67
5.7
5.9
5.9
5.6
5.7
5.3
5.7
5.6
47.7
48.0
50.2
49.2
55.2
48.0
55.8
48.6
56.8
51.6
49.1
51.1
53.5
50.9
52.1
48.6
119.1
107.5
97.8
103.9
96.9
106.0
93.4
100.0
.536
.478
.473
.421
.491
.566
.418
.566
25.57
22.94
23.74
2a 71
27.10
27.17
23.32
27.48
30.42
24.67
23.22
21.50
26.28
28.77
21.74
27.48
Total.....................................
59
711
5.8
49.4
52.0
105.3
.496
24.50
25.78
Truckers:
District 1..................................
District 2....................................
District 3.....................................
District 4.....................................
District 5................................... .
District 7.....................................
District 8.....................................
6
15
13
5
5
1
1
222
172
118
31
21
(9
(9
5.1
5.7
5.2
5.7
5.4
47.8
48.0
50.1
48.6
56.3
46.6
49.3
43.3
50.4
50.5
97.5
102.7
86.4
103.7
89.7
.487
.437
.434
.389
.435
23.28
20.98
21.74
18.91
24.49
22.69
21.57
18.79
19.58
21.95
(9
<9
(9
(9
<9
<9
<9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
Total.....................................
46
567
5.4
48.7
47.2
96.9
.452
22.01
21.34
Freezer and temperature men:
District 1..................................
District 2.....................................
District 3.....................................
District 4.....................................
District 5.....................................
District 6.....................................
District 8.....................................
5
9
8
2
5
1
2
79
39
54
7
23
5.5
5.9
6.0
5.9
6.7
48.3
48.0
52.0
49.7
52.4
47.1
49.1
51.8
53.5
58.4
97.5
102.3
99.6
107.6
111.5
.525
.481
.481
.463
.511
25.36
23.09
25.01
23.01
26.78
24.73
23.61
24.89
24.79
29.86
51.0
96.6
.409
21.60
20.86
Total.................... *..............
32
Calf skinners:
District 1..................................
District 2 ..................................
District 3................................. .
District 4..................................
District 5.................................
District 6........................... ......
District 8..................................
Total.....................................
(9
5
<9
(9
(9
<9
(9
<9
<9
6.0
52.8
208
5.9
49.8
50.2
100.8
.499
24.85
25.07
5
9
9
20
23
15
5
3
2
4
25
3
11
4
5.9
5.4
5.9
48.5
48.0
48.8
101.2
78.3
95.7
.716
.822
.715
34.73
39.46
34.89
5.6
6.0
5.8
6.0
92.2
82.5
1.158
48.0
49.1
37.6
46.7
44.7
47.3
49.5
50.3
50.5
104.8
102.0
.725
.928
34.80
45.94
35.16
30.87
33.40
51.73
44.23
36.43
37
101
5.7
48.7
45.1
92.6
.861
41.93
48.5
57.3
.936
56.16
53.63
46.86
38.90
FEMALES
Trimmers of trimmings:
District 1..................................
District 2.................................
District 3..................................
District 5....... ..........................
D istrict8................................
1
5
3
1
1
Total..... ..............................
11
1Dataincludedintotal.
(9
22
11
8
50
(9
5.5
5.9
8
5.4
(9
48.0
52.4
8
47.2
(9
42.0
47.4
(9
87.5
90.5
(9
.356
.338
8
8
8
41.2
87.3
.328
(9
17.09
17.71
8
15.48
(9
14.96
16.03
8
13.52
85
WAGES AND HOTJKS OP LABOR, 1929
Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, one? district— Continued
T a b le A .—
CUTTING—FRESH P O R K DEPARTM ENT
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
age
Num Num num
age
cent
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours of full earn
actually
time
estab em
ings
time
days
hours worked actually per
lish ploy
ments ees worked per
one
in one week in
week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$22.46
21.12
21.13
18.27
21.73
26.62
19.64
23.67
$24.33
20.42
18.65
17.44
2a 88
25.54
17.42
22.40
HALES
Laborers:11
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 7..................................
District 8..................................
7
16
16
5
13
4
3
8
2G2
380
525
40
153
60
29
37
5.7
5.7
5.5
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.2
5.6
48.0
48.0
50.2
48.6
51.5
51.9
55.0
49.1
51.9
46.4
44.3
46.4
49.5
49.7
48.7
46.4
Total.....................................
72
1,426
5.6
49.5
46.9
94.7
.437
21.63
20.49
Ham and shoulder sawyers:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5........................... ......
District 6..................................
District 7........................... ......
District 8_______ ___________
5
11
12
2
5
4
2
2
12
16
32
4
11
6
5
2
5.4
5.5
5.9
6.0
5.9
6.0
5.8
6.0
48.0
48.0
50.1
48.0
50.5
54.0
55.0
48.0
43.0
39.2
49.7
46.1
52.2
60.1
54.5
58.0
89.6
81.7
99.2
96.0
103.4
111.3
99.1
120.8
.547
.584
.544
.526
.547
.576
.547
.493
26.26
28.03
27.25
25.25
27.62
31.10
30.09
23.66
23.49
22.89
27.06
24.24
28.56
34.57
29.86
28.57
108.1 $0,468
96.7
.440
88.2
.421
95.5
.376
96.1
.422
95.8
.513
88.5
.357
94.5
.482
43
88
5.8
49.9
48.2
96.6
.551
27.49
26.58
Ham cutters-off:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 7..................................
4
11
8
3
3
1
8
14
15
6
4
6.0
5.9
5.9
5.5
6.0
48.0
48.0
50.4
48.2
52.5
46.4
43.1
47.7
52.5
56.8
96.7
89.8
94.6
108.9
108.2
.630
.595
.543
.567
.599
30.24
28.56
27.37
27.33
31.45
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
29.21
25.66
25.94
29.78
34.02
Total.....................................
30
48
5.9
49.3
47.7
96.8
.581
28.64
27.72
Ham trimmers:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6...................- .............
District 7..................................
District 8..................................
6
13
15
2
7
3
3
3
30
40
79
6
23
10
4
4
5.9
5.8
5.8
6.0
5.2
6.0
5.3
6.0
48.0
48.0
50.4
48.0
50.8
54.6
55.0
48.0
47.2
42.7
46.4
43.1
45.6
55.2
45.0
50.8
98.3
89.0
92.1
89.8
89.8
101.1
81.8
105.8
.637
.626
.587
.613
.593
.635
.659
.598
30.58
30.05
29.58
29.42
30.12
34.67
36.25
28.70
30.09
26.73
27.25
26.41
27.04
35.02
29.65
30.37
Total____________________
<9
(9
(9
Total.....................................
52
196
5.8
49.8
46.1
92.6
.609
30.33
28.04
Ham boners:
District 1..................................
District 2.................................
District 3__..............................
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 7...................... —........
District 8..................................
7
12
17
6
13
5
3
10
46
51
100
20
35
33
4
22
5.5
5.7
5.8
5.5
5.6
5.9
6.0
5.7
48.0
48.0
51.0
48.4
53.0
50.4
55.0
49.0
50.0
44.2
44.8
46.0
47.5
51.0
62.9
44.4
104.2
92.1
87.8
95.0
89.6
101.2
114.4
90.6
.787
.767
.713
.812
.660
.668
.406
.708
37.78
36.82
36.36
39.30
34.98
33.67
22.33
34.69
39.35
33.91
31.96
37.37
31.37
34.10
25.55
31.42
Total.....................................
73
311
5.7
50.0
46.7
93.4
.722
36.10
33.76
i Data included in total.
u Includes shovers, spacers, temperature men, counters, eutters-down, block tenders, sawyers-off o f
feet, wrappers, machine tenders, cooler men, and skin bundlers.
?>6
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
CU TTIN G—FRESH P O R K D E PARTM EN T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
earn
full
estab em
time actually time
days
ings
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
ments ees worked per
one
in one week in
week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$32.02
28.46
27.86
29.33
31.71
30.79
31.52
$33.24
27.53
27.79
28.81
32.16
28.57
22.42
males—continued
Choppers-off, shoulders, and chop
pers, ribs:
District 1.................................
District 2.......... ......................
District 3..............................
District 4-__________________
District 5—____ ____________
District 6............................... .
District 8__....... ......................
6
10
6
3
5
3
2
10
12
8
3
5
6
2
6.0
6.0
5.9
6.0
5.4
5.5
4.5
48.0
48.0
48.8
48.0
51.4
53.0
51.0
49.9
46.5
48.6
47.2
52.2
49.1
36.3
104.0 $0,667
96.9
.593
99.6
.571
98.3
.611
101.6
.617
92.6
.581
71.2
.618
Total________ ______ _____
35
46
5.8
49.3
48.1
97.6
.609
30.02
29.32
Shoulder trimmers:
District 1............ .....................
District 2___________________
District 3...................... .........
District 4..................................
District 5..... ...........................
District 6_.____ ______ ______
District 7__-------------------------
5
12
13
3
6
4
2
18
25
51
5
21
9
8
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.2
5.5
5.4
6.0
48.0
48.0
50.4
49.2
50.8
54.7
55.0
45.2
44.4
45.1
42.5
47.3
53.0
61.7
94.2
92.5
89.5
86.4
93.1
96.9
112.2
.617
.575
.548
.601
.529
.577
.609
29.62
27.60
27.62
29.57
26.87
31.56
33.50
27.89
.25.52
24.74
25.53
25.05
30.59
37.58
Total.....................................
45
137
5.7
50.2
46.7
93.0
.567
28.46
26.51
Shoulder boners:
District 1.................................
District 2........................- ........
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5.................................
District 7.................................
5
8
11
1
2
1
22
16
34
5.3
5.9
5.8
0
4.4
0
48.0
48.0
50.6
0
49.0
0)
41.7
42.1
42.8
0
49.0
0
86.9
87.7
84.6
0
100.0
0
.598
.553
.552
0
.593
0
28.70
26.54
27.93
0
29.04
0
24.90
23.29
23.62
0
29.04
0
0
5
0
Total....................................
28
79
5.6
49.3
42.9
87.0
.567
27.95
24.32
Butt pullers:
District 1~........................... District 2__________________
District 3---------------------------District 4.................... — ........
District 5............ ....................
District 6.................................
District 7........ ........................
District 8..................................
5
8
10
1
2
3
1
1
11
14
25
5.5
5.6
5.5
0
5.7
6.0
0
0
48.0
48.0
49.7
0
55.0
52.0
0
0
44.3
40.8
42.4
0)
54.3
57.5
92.3
85.0
85.3
0
98.7
110.6
0
0
.534
.521
.482
0
.570
.574
23.67
21.22
20.47
0
30.97
33.00
0
25.63
25.01
23.96
0
31.35
29.85
0
0
Total.....................................
31
59
5.6
49.4
44.2
89.5
.517
25.54
22.87
Scribe sawyers:
District 1..................................
District 2............ ...................
District 3........................... ......
District 4.................................
District 5—..............................
District 6.................................
District 7..................................
6
10
13
2
5
4
2
12
16
22
4
8
5
3
5.9
5.7
5.9
5.5
5.8
6.0
6.0
47.8
48.0
49.9
48.0
49.4
54.0
55.0
104.2
49.8
41.9
87.3
45.7
91.6
43.0
89.6
52.9 p 107.1
57.6
106.7
105.5
58.0
.572
.553
.530
.490
.505
.596
.527
27.34
26.54
26.45
23.52
24.95
32.18
28.99
28.47
23.14
24.24
21.08
26.72
34.33
30.56
Total.....................................
42
70
5.8
49.4
47.6
96.4
.542
26.77
25.81
Loin pullers:
District 1................... ..............
District 2......... ........................
District 3................. ................
District 4.................................
District 5.................... .............
District 6...................... ...........
District 7................. ................
District 8.................................
6
13
13
3
8
3
2
2
21
31
50
4
19
8
6
2
5.6
5.5
5.8
6.0
5.7
5.6
5.7
6.0
48.0
48.0
50.3
48.0
51.3
52.5
55.0
48.0
45.5
43.2
45.9
44.0
54.6
47.1
57.8
54.0
94.8
90.0
91.3
91.7
106.4
89.7
105.1
112.5
.606
.587
.574
.594
.580
.609
.614
.574
29.09
28.18
28.87
28.51
29.75
31.97
33.77
27.55
27.56
25.36
26.36
26.15
31.65
28.71
35.49
31.01
Total.....................................
50
141
5.7
49.8
47.0
94.4
.587
29.23
27.61
1Data included in total.
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
87
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1029
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
C U T T IN G -F R E S H P O R K DE PA RTM E N T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of ber of fuH- hours ofcent
full earn
estab em
actually
time
ings
days
time
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
ments ees worked per
one
in one week in
week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$28.42
27.41
29.48
23.86
27.76
33.61
28.44
24.80
$26.53
23.98
26.41
18.65
25.39
36.76
28.26
26.26
males—continued
Ribbers:
6
24
District 1-__________________
____ ___ _____ District
_
13 2 ._21
District 3___ _______________
46
13
3
5
District 4.......... ...................
6
District 5 . ____ ___ _________
21
3
6
District 6_ __
__ _____
2
6
District 7__________________
2
4
District 8__........................... .
Total....................................Trimmers and ham and shoulder
skinners:
District 1___________________
District 2__________________
District 3_______ ___________
District 4 - _________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8............ .....................
5.4
5.8
5.9
5.4
5.7
5.7
6.0
5.8
48.0
48.0
50.3
48.0
50.2
55.0
55.0
49.5
44.8
42.0
45.0
37.5
45.9
60.2
54.7
52.4
5.7
49.8
45.7
91.8
.572
28.49
26.14
13
4
3
5
142
195
347
37
104
43
13
18
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.6
5.8
5.5
5.8
48.0
48.0
50.1
48.8
51.5
53.3
55.0
50.8
49.6
42.6
44.6
44.8
49.4
53.0
51.4
57.1
103.3
88.8
89.0
91.8
95.9
99.4
93.5
112.4
.584
.580
.558
.508
.548
.604
.537
.550
28.03
27.84
27.96
24.79
28.22
32.19
29.54
27.94
28.95
24.75
24.89
22.72
27.06
31.96
27. 61
31.43
899
5.7
49.7
46.3
93.2
.565
28.08
26.17
(9
48
7
15
16
6
133
Total____________________
69
Trimmer of trimmings:
District 1 ......... ......................
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4_____________ _____
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7______ ______ _____
District 8._________________
11
2
4
3
2
3
54
173
6
4
36
12
7
1
6
(9
93.3 $0,592
87.5
.571
.586
89.5
78.1
.497
.553
91.4
.611
109.5
99.5
.517
105.9
.501
(9
5.7
5.7
6.0
4.0
5.7
6.0
6.0
48.0
49.0
49.7
56.0
54.3
55.0
50.6
(9
(9
43.9
44.6
53.3
37.4
54.6
56.7
55.1
91.5
91.0
107.2
66.8
100.6
103.1
108.9
.707
.569
.495
.425
.559
.449
.824
33.94
27.88
24.60
23. 80
30.35
24.70
41.69
31.05
25.38
26.35
15.87
30.52
25.46
45.43
(9
(9
(9
Total_____________ ____ __
32
293
5.7
49.8
46.5
93.4
.590
29.38
27.45
Utility men, handy men, all
round men, assistant foremen,
and straw bosses:
District 1__________________
District 2_________ _________
District 3......................... ........
District 4............ .............. ......
District 5__..............................
District 6..... ............................
District 7___________ _______
District 8..................................
5
16
17
5
8
4
6
33
77
99
12
30
11
4
18
5.9
6.0
5.8
5.9
5.6
6.0
6.0
5.6
48.0
48.0
50.4
48.5
53.4
54.0
55.0
49.3
52.2
49.7
47.8
50.1
54.1
56.1
55.6
48.3
108.8
103.5
94.8
103.3
101.3
103.9
101.1
98.0
.588
.589
.583
.485
.550
.610
.611
.602
28.22
28.27
29.38
23.52
29.37
32.94
33.61
29.68
30.74
29.29
27.86
24.32
29.75
34.22
33.97
29.09
Total...................................
63
284
5.9
49.8
50.1
100.6
.580
28.88
29.04
6
16
17
5
8
6
3
5
62
228
354
36
133
104
64
101
5.7
5.8
5.7
5.9
5.6
5.5
5.6
5.5
48.0
48.0
49.7
48.5
50.7
55.2
55.0
49.4
52.9
50.4
47.9
51.6
53.1
53.4
53.3
48.1
110.2
105.0
96.4
106.4
104.7
96.7
96.9
97.4
.504
.469
.434
.417
.461
.492
.414
.469
24.19
22.51
21.57
20.22
23. S7
27.16
22.77
23.17
26.70
23.65
20.79
21.51
24.46
26.29
22.05
22.60
66
1,082
5.7
50.2
50.3
100.2
.456
22.89
22.98
Packers, nailers, car stowers, and
small-order men:
District 1___...........................
District 2__......... ...... ...............
District 3................ .............. .
District 4.................... .............
District 5_____ ____________
District 6.......... .................... .
District 7_______ ________ __
District 8.................................
Total..
1 Data Included in total.
2
88
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A . — Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
C U T T IN G -F R E S H P O R K D E P A R T M E N T-C ontinued
Sex, occupation, and district
m ales—
Num
b e r of
e sta b
lis h
m en ts
Aver Aver
Aver
age
Per
Aver
Num num
age
a ge
age
ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
em
time actually time earn
days
ings
ploy worked hours worked actually per
ees
in one worked hour
per
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$22.94
20.74
21.42
17.30
21.20
25.42
24.86
$27.20
18.59
20.92
16.13
21.83
23.62
28.58
c o n t in u e d
Truckers:
District 1.................................
District 2 .................... ...........
District 3 ................................
District 4 „ .................. ...........
District 5.................................
District 6__.................... .........
District 7.................... ...........
4
10
16
3
5
3
2
14
90
173
26
75
10
4
5.9
5.2
5.8
5.5
5.5
5.8
6.3
48.0
48.0
50.4
48.2
49.3
55.5
55.0
56.9
43.0
49.3
44.9
50.8
51.5
63.3
Total............... ...... ..............
43
392
5.6
49.6
48.3
97.4
.427
21.18
20.61
6
13
14
4
9
5
1
1
129
357
391
19
251
49
0)
0)
5.5
5.6
5.6
5.3
5.4
5.5
0)
0)
48.0
48.0
50.6
48.0
49.4
51.2
0)
0)
47.6
40.5
39.8
41.9
43.6
44.5
0)
0)
99.2
84.4
78.7
87.3
88.3
86.9
(9
0)
.446
.416
.411
.386
.312
.516
(*)
0)
21.41
19.97
20.80
18.53
15.41
26.42
0)
0)
21.22
16.83
16.37
16.16
13.61
22.96
(*)
0)
118.5 $0,478
89.6
.432
97.8
.425
93.2
.359
103.0
.430
92.8
.458
115.1
.452
FEMALES
Trimmer of trimmings:
District 1------------------ --------District 2__________________
District 3....... ................ .........
District 4 ................................
District 5.................... .............
District 6...............................
District 7.................. ..............
District 8.................................
Total____________________
53
1,230
5.5
49.3
42.3
85.8
.396
19.52
16.73
Miscellaneous workers:12
District 1__________________
District 2 ____ ____ _________
District 3...................... .........
District 5______ ___________
District 7__________________
District 8.......... ............ .........
1
6
5
1
1
1
0)
51
10
0)
0)
0)
0)
5.7
6.0
0)
0)
0)
0)
48.0
51.4
0)
0)
(*)
42.4
46.9
0)
0)
0)
0)
88.3
91.2
0)
0)
0)
<*>
.352
.435
0)
0)
0)
0)
16.90
22.36
0)
0)
0)
0)
14.94
20.38
0)
0)
0)
Total....... ...........................
15
89
5.8
48.5
45.8
94.4
.383
18.58
17.54
107.5 $0,480
97.9
.453
94.7
.425
101.4
.391
91.7
.416
97.1
.484
.398
107.1
83.4
.437
$23.09
21.74
20.87
19.39
21.92
25.12
21.41
21.28
$24.84
21.27
19.74
19.66
20.08
24.43
22.93
17.75
LA RD AND O LE O -O IL DE PA RTM E N T
MALES
Laborers:
District 1.................................
District 2.................................
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6. _________________
District 7_______
______District 8__________________
T o ta l___________________
Melters:13
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
1__..............................
2__________________
3___ _____ __________
4 .._______ _________
5................. ................
6_._________________
7—...........................
8_...............................
T otal................................. .
7
16
15
6
12
7
4
7
270
298
186
106
59
41
13
26
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.5
5.5
5.9
5.8
5.2
48.1
48.0
49.1
49.6
52.7
51.9
53.8
48.7
51.7
47.0
46.5
50.3
48.3
50.4
57.6
40.6
74
999
5.6
48.9
48.7
99.6
.447
21.86
21.77
6
16
16
7
14
8
3
6
71
143
91
24
36
27
6
9
5.8
5.9
6.1
6.0
6.1
5.9
6.0
5.8
49.2
48.0
49.7
49.8
54.3
51.9
54.2
48.0
55.2
51.0
53.0
57.1
58.6
54.7
60.8
48.3
112.2
106.3
106.6
114.7
107.9
105.4
112.2
100.6
.530
.510
.485
.475
.506
.557
.515
.577
26.08
24.48
24.10
23.66
27.48
28.91
27.91
27.70
29.29
26.01
25.70
27.10
29.66
30.50
31.32
27.83
76
407
6.0
49.6
53.5
107.9
.510
25.30
27.32
1 Data included in total.
12 Includes packers, inspectors, wrappers, helpers, skin bundlers, abelers, graders, etc.
18 Includes kettle men, cooks, settlers, clarifiers, skimmers, tank men, and oleo makers.
89
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1929
A . — Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
LARD AND OLEO-OIL DEPARTMENT-—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
age
Per
Aver
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of ber of fuU- hours ofcent
fuU
earn
estab em
time actually
ings
lish ploy days hours worked time
ments ees worked per
one actually per
in one week in
week worked hour
week
Aver
age
fuUtime
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$25.78
25.68
23.17
23.95
26.25
0)
24.86
2a 66
$33.31
27.92
22.80
29.30
26.85
0)
18.68
30.68
males—continued
Boiler men:
District 1.................................
District 2_______ __________
District 3.................... .............
District 4__________________
District 5_________________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8____________ _____ _
6
12
11
6
7
1
3
5
16
14
13
9
7
0)
3
5
5.9
6.0
6.0
6.1
5.7
0)
4.3
6.0
48.0
48.0
49.4
48.0
53.9
(l)
55.0
48.0
62.1
52.2
48.6
58.7
55.1
0)
41.3
51.4
129.4 $0,537
108.8
.535
9a 4
.469
122.3
.499
102.2
.487
0)
0)
75.1
.452
107.1
.597
Total-____ ________ _______
51
69
5.9
49.3
54.5
110.5
.515
25.39
28.06
1............ ....................
2____________ ____ —
3________ ______ ___
4_____________ _____
5__________________
6____________ ____
7____________ ____
8____________ ____ —
5
16
15
6
11
7
4
9
88
89
61
38
42
19
13
21
5.9
6.0
6.0
5.6
6.0
5.8
5.8
5.3
48.0
48.0
50.5
49.1
53.6
50.2
54.8
49.1
53.5
51.0
49.3
50.6
54.6
52.9
55.2
43.0
111.5
106.3
97.6
103.1
101.9
105.4
100.7
87.6
.534
.489
.472
.435
. 460
.499
.406
.501
25.63
23.47
23.84
21.36
24.66
25.05
22.25
24.60
2a 62
24.96
23.30
21.99
25.12
26.40
22.38
21.56
Fillers:
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
Total....... - ............................
73
371
5.9
49.6
51.5
103.8
.487
24.16
25.06
Pumpers and refiners:
District 1.................................
District 2____________ ____
District 3__________________
District 4____________ ______
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District8_____ ____________
3
14
10
6
9
4
3
9
33
39
17
28
14
6
3
10
5.8
6.0
6.0
5.9
6.2
6.2
6.3
6.0
48.0
48.0
50.1
48.5
54.1
53.5
55.0
48.6
52.6
52.9
55.4
57.4
57.7
55.1
58.2
50.6
109.6
110.2
110.6
118.4
106.7
103.0
105.8
104.1
.538
.504
.505
.494
.533
.595
.432
.679
25.82
24.19
25.30
23.96
28.84
31.83
23.76
33.00
28.30
26.68
27.99
2a 34
30.74
32.76
25.16
34.36
Total................................... .
58
150
6.0
49.3
54.4
110.3
.525
25.88
28.60
Utility men, handy men, straw
bosses, and assistant foremen:
District 1____________ ______
District 2.............. ...................
District 3___, ________ ____
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6 __________________
District 7__________________
District 8____________ ______
7
14
12
4
10
5
3
9
31
48
30
9
18
6
5
15
5.9
6.0
5.9
6.1
6.1
6.0
6.0
6.0
48.6
48.0
49.2
50.0
54.4
52.8
54.0
48.4
57.7
50.2
51.1
57.7
55.1
54.8
54.7
51.2
118.7
104.6
103.9
115.4
101.3
103.8
101.3
105.8
.590
.606
.563
.560
.587
.676
.614
.594
28.67
29.09
27.70
28.00
31.93
35.69
33.16
28.75
34.02
30.44
2a 79
32.30
32.37
37.08
33.56
30.42
Total.............. ......................
64
162
6.0
49.6
53.2
107.3
.592
29.36
31.48
Pressmen or wheelmen:
District 1............ .............. ......
District 2__________ ________
District 3_________________
District 4___________ _____
District 5------ ------------------District 6................. ................
District 8__________________
5
12
9
4
6
7
2
81
83
45
19
17
23
5
5.9
5.6
6.0
6.2
5.8
5.8
6.0
48.1
48.0
48.4
48.0
52.5
49.7
48.0
52.2
46.6
49.6
58.1
51.6
51.6
60.5
108.5
97.1
102.5
121.0
98.3
103.8
126.0
.517
.487
.472
.454
.484
.489
.447
24.87
23.38
22.84
21.79
25.41
24.30
21.46
26.99
22.70
23.43
26.37
24.97
25.25
27.05
Total-------------- ----------------
45
273
5.8
48.5
50.5
104.1
.490
23.77
24.79
i Data included in total.
90
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A . — Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— C o n t in u e d
T a b le
L A R D AND O L E O -O IL D E P A RTM E N T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
age
Per
Aver
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
estab em
time actually time earn
days
ings
lish, ploy
hours worked actually per
per
in one worked hour
ments ees worked
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$ 19.6 1
15.03
1 4.02
11.6 4
FEMALES
Can washers, tub liners, fillers,
and labelers:
District 1 ..................................
District 2___ ____ _____ _____
District 3.......................................
District 4 ....... .........-..............
District 5_____ _______ ____ —
District 6.............. ............ ..........
District 7.............. ........................
District 8......................................
Total.....................................
5
85
46
63
9
44
7
10
11
3
10
2
1
7
49
0
15
270
5.4
5.4
5 .8
5 .2
5 .6
5 .3
0
48 .0
48 .0
49.6
48 .0
53.0
54.0
49.6
43 .2
43.4
42 .2
44.5
4 1 .9
0
0
5.9
48.4
5.5
49.4
103.3 $0,395
90.0
.348
87.5
.323
87.9
.276
84 .0
.27 2
77.6
.347
45.8
94.6
.365
$18.96
16.70
16.02
13.25
14.42
18.74
0)
17.67
45.4
9 1 .9
.345
17.04
15.68
101.7 $0,481
102.5
.449
101.0
.430
106.2
.381
.422
100.8
104.8
.452
$23.09
21.55
21.37
18.52
22.28
22.37
$23.46
22.10
21.55
19.65
22.49
23.45
0
0
1 2 .1 1
14.54
0
16.70
SAUSAGE D E PARTM EN T
MALES
Truckers and forkers:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4__________________
District 5_............ ...................
District 6............... —..............
District 7__________________
District 8----------------------------
4
7
8
5
10
2
1
3
97
19
25
17
24
2
0
5
5.6
5.8
5.8
5.5
5.8
6.0
48.0
48.0
49.7
48.6
52.8
49.5
48.8
49.2
50.2
51.6
53.2
51.9
5.2
50.4
0
0
5.7
49.2
50.2
0
0)
50.3
0
0
0
99.8
.450
22.68
22.64
102.0
.452
22.24
22.72
Total.....................................
Machine tenders:14
District 1_................................
District 2................. - ..............
District 3 „ _ ............... - ...........
District 4.................................
District 5...................... ...........
District 6..........................
District 7....................... .........
District 8 .................................
40
7
15
17
7
14
6
4
9
87
99
104
35
61
26
16
21
5.7
5.7
5.9
5.8
5.6
5.8
5.8
5.8
48.0
48.0
50.8
49.4
52.4
53.3
55.3
49.7
52.5
109.4
51.4
107.1
52.3
103.0
54.6
110.5
53.8
102.7
53.3
100.0
58.2 : 105.2
53.7 j 108.0
.563
.530
.476
.478
.576
.607
.511
.550
27.02
25.44
24.18
23.61
30.18
32.34
28.26
27.34
29.53
27.24
24.89
26.08
30.98
32.34
29.75
29.52
Total.....................................
Casing workers:15
District 1..................................
District 2_............ ......... *-----District 3..................................
District 4................. -........... .
District 5............ .......... - ........
District 6_................... -......... .
District 8.............. - .............—
79
449
5.8
50.0
52.9 ! 105.8
.531
26.55
28.05
6
11
6
3
8
6
2
13
16
31
3
19
13
3
6.0
5.8
5.6
6.0
4.9
5.8
6.0
48.0
48.0
49.4
48.0
50.6
53.2
48.0
55.1
51.9
53.5
59.8
44.8
54.2
54.5
114.8
108.1
108.3
124.6
88.5
101.9
113.5
.549
.486
.426
.466
.478
.509
.433
26.35
23.33
21.04
22.37
24.19
27.08
20.78
30.28
25.21
22.76
27.85
21.42
27.58
23.62
Total.....................................
Staffers:
District 1..................................
District 2.__.............................
District 3..................................
District 4----------- --------- -----District 5......... ........................
District 6......... ........................
District 7.................................
District 8_................................
42
98
5.6
49.6
52.1
105.0
. 475
23.56
24.72
9
15
17
6
14
6
4
10
93
108
85
18
58
45
15
25
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.7
6.0
47.7
48.0
49.9
48.4
52.8
53.2
55.0
49.6
50.9
50.9
53.3
48.9
53.1
50.9
57.5
54.5
106.7
106.0
106.8
101.0
100.6
95.7
104.5
109.9
.599
.588
.532
.586
.588
.622
.464
.583
28.57
28.22
26.55
28.36
31.05
33.09
25.52
28.92
30.44
29.95
28.36
28.62
31.24
31.70
26.64
31.76
Total.....................................
81
447
5.8
49.8
52.0
104.4
.578
28.78
30.03
195
i
1 Data included in total.
14 Includes cutters, choppers, grinders, mixers, curers, and feeders,
is Includes washers, turners, re-turners, measurers, cutters, tiers, and fatters.
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
91
Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sea;, and district— Continued
T a b le A .—
SAUSAGE D EPARTM EN T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per Aver
age
age
age
Num Num num
age
full hours ofcent
ber of ber of
full earn
of time
actually time
estab em ber
ings
days
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
per in one worked hour
ments ees worked
in one week
week
week
Aver
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
93.9 $0,531
.463
104.8
.483
117.7
.498
97.8
.514
97.6
$25.17
22.22
23.18
24.75
25.55
$23.64
23.31
27.28
24.20
24.97
.500
24.40
24.38
age
m a l e s — c o n tin u e d
Linkers, twisters, tiers, and
hangers:
District 1__________________
District 2....................... .........
District 3__________ _______ _
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
6
4
4
6
4
24
21
10
33
28
5.5
5.9
6.0
5.7
5.8
47.4
48.0
48.0
49.7
49.7
44.5
SO. 3
56.5
48.6
48.5
Total____________ ________
24
116
5.7
48.8
48.7
Kopers (wrappers and tiers):
District 1___________________
District 5__________________
1
2
5
0)
6.0
0)
52.0
<9
57.3
110.2
.594
30.89
34.06
0)
99.8
(9
(9
(9
C9
3
6
6.0
51.3
56.8
110.7
.602
30.88
34.16
Laborers:18
District 1__________________
District 2_______ __________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________ ________
District 7___________ 1______
District 8___________________
8
15
15
6
14
5
4
8
303
286
165
82
65
32
16
28
5.6
5.6
5.8
5.7
5.7
6.1
5.9
5.9
48.0
48.0
50.2
48.6
54.0
56.2
55.0
49.8
49.7
50.1
50.7
54.0
55.5
59.9
61.5
52.7
103.5
104.4
101.0
111.1
102.8
106.6
111.8
105.8
.490
.456
.432
.396
.455
.500
.339
.455
23.52
21.89
21.69
19.25
24.57
28.10
18.65
22.66
24.33
22.84
21.92
21.40
25.24
29.97
20.86
23.97
Total____________________
Total....................................
75
977
5.7
49.2
51.3
104.3
.456
22.44
23.42
Cooks:
District 1_______ ___________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4_______ __________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7_______ __________
District 8__________________
7
15
16
5
11
4
3
8
31
56
43
20
16
8
5
13
6.0
5.8
6.0
5.9
5.8
6.0
5.8
5.9
48.0
48.0
50.4
48.6
52.6
54.1
55.0
50.3
56.5
53.5
56.8
55.1
56.0
60.8
63.0
51.9
117.7
111.5
112.7
113.4
106.5
112.4
114.5
103.2
.545
.521
.480
.432
.564
.549
.451
.611
26.16
25.01
24.19
21.00
29. 67
29.70
24.81
30.73
30. 78
27.85
27.28
23.82
31.58.
33.37
28.45
31.74
Total__________ ___________
69
192
5.9
49.6
55.5
111.9
.515
25.54
28.59
Smokers:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3_____ _____________
District 4 _ _ ___________
District 5______________ ____
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8__________________
7
14
16
5
14
6
4
6
31
34
34
14
23
8
6
8
5.9
5.9
6.0
5.9
5.9
6.0
6.2
6.0
47.7
48.0
50.9
48.1
51.8
51.1
55.0
59.3
56.5
51.5
56.3
57.6
63.0
60.7
68.7
64.2
118.4
107.3
110.6
119.8
121.6
118.8
124.9
108.3
.556
.545
.515
•486
;558
.647
.505
.516
26.52
26.16
26.21
23.38
28.90
33.06
27.78
30.60
31.39
28.06
29.04
28.01
35.14
39.27
34.64
33.11
___
72
158
5.9
50.1
57.5
114.8
.540
27.05
31.02
Inspectors, packers, scalers, ship
pers, and nailers:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5_________________
District 6__________________
District 7_....... ............... ........
District 8__________________
Total___ . _ r
7
14
16
6
8
5
4
a
112
99
87
28
37
18
11
13
5.7
5.9
6.0
5.7
5.9
6.0
5.9
5.8
47.9
48.0
49.9
48.7
51.0
48.7
55.0
51.2
50.3
50.8
52.6
54.4
52.0
56.2
53.8
56.0
105.0
105.8
105.4
111.7
102.0
115.4
97.8
109.4
.520
.493
.474
.481
.456
.493
.274
.472
24.91
23.66
23.65
23.42
23.26
24.01
15.07
24.17
26.16
25.03
24.91
26.16
23.73
27.74
14.72
26.42
Total__________ __________
66
405
5.9
49.0
51.9
105.9
.485
23.77
25.16
i Data included in total.
16 Includes roustabouts, ham cylinder washers, cleaners-up, ham pressers, hangers, cooks' helpers,
smoker’s helpers, and truckers of cages or bike?,
92
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A*— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
SAUSAGE DEPARTMENT—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
age
age
Num Num num
cent
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours of full earn
estab em
time actually time
ings
days
lish ploy worked hours worked actually per
per in one worked hour
ments ees
in one week
week
week
Aver Aver
age
age
full
time actual
earn
earn
ings inings
one
per
week week
m a l e s — co n tin u e d
Utility men, assistant foremen,
straw
bosses,
subforemen,
handy men, small-order men,
and all-round men:
District 1__________________
District 2__ ____ _____ _____ _
District 3__________ ___ ____
District 4_................................
District 5_...............................
District 6__________________
District 7_...................... .........
District 8..................................
9
11
13
6
10
6
4
8
65
43
36
15
25
21
9
15
5.8
5.9
5.9
5.8
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.0
47.8
48.0
51.3
49.7
53.7
54.0
55.6
48.4
52.1
50.1
52.3
53.2
55.8
57.4
57.2
50.6
109.0 $0,574
104.4
.652
.599
101.9
107.0
.514
103.9
.647
106.3
.581
102.9
.533
104.5
.671
Total....... .............................
67
219
5.9
50.2
52.9
105.4
Machine tenders: u
District 1____ _______ ____
District 2.................................
District 3 ............... ..........
District 4..........................
District 5.................................
District 8______________ ____
2
10
8
2
4
3
6
16
11
2
4
3
6.0
5.4
6.8
6.0
5.5
6.0
48.0
48.0
50.4
48.0
48.0
48.0
56.4
47.3
45.8
49.0
43.0
46.3
Total.......... .........................
29
42
5.7
48.6
Casing workers:15
District 1.......................... ......
District 2_______ _______ __
District 3____________ ______
District 4_________________
District 5.................................
District 6.................................
District 7.................................
District 8.......... ..............
4
13
14
5
12
4
3
8
122
197
89
34
33
10
9
17
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.3
5.3
5.9
5.3
5.8
$27.44
31.30
30.73
25.55
34.74
31.37
29.63
32.48
$29.91
32.65
31.34
27.38
36.13
33.33
30.46
33.93
.603
30.27
31.85
117.5
98.5
90.9
102.1
89.6
96.5
.370
.359
.331
.312
.388
.354
17.76
17.23
16.68
14.98
18.62
16.99
20.89
16.99
15.15
15.31
16.70
16.39
47.8
98.4
.354
17.20
16.91
48.0
48.0
50.9
48.0
49.3
48.6
55.0
48.0
44.8
45.8
46.3
43.6
44.9
45.7
48.7
45.1
93.3
95.4
91.0
90.8
91.1
94.0
88.5
94.0
.441
.362
.344
.314
.328
.368
.302
.387
21.17
17.38
17.51
15.07
16.17
17.88
16. 61
18.58
19.78
16.58
15.95
13.70
14.73
16.82
14.72
17.45
FEMALES
Total.....................................
63
511
5.6
48.7
45.5
93.4
.372
18.12
16.92
Staffers:
District 1__..............................
District 2__________________
District 3..... ........... ...............
District 4 ___________ _
District 5.—.............................
District 6................................
District 7____________ ____
District 8__________ _______
3
3
5
1
3
1
2
2
20
17
10
5.4
5.9
5.5
48.0
48.0
49.8
47.8
50.4
43.0
99.6
105.0
86.3
.419
.411
.351
5.6
48.0
20.11
19.73
17.48
0)
17.33
20.04
20.71
15.09
0
14.90
0
0
34
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
86.0
.361
0
0
0
86.4
99.4
0
.313
.380
17.22
18.24
14.85
18.12
41.3
5.7
6.0
55.0
48.0
47.5
47.7
0
0
0
Total.....................................
20
96
5.7
48.7
45.5
93.4
.378
18.41
17.24
Linkers, twisters, tiers and
hangers:
District 1.................................
District 2_.............................. .
District 3.................... ..........
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6________ _______ _
District 7...................... ...........
District 8..................................
8
15
17
7
14
6
4
10
183
251
264
80
163
76
59
94
5.6
5.6
5.7
5.5
5.3
5.6
5.6
5.6
48.0
48.0
49.3
49.0
49.3
49.3
55.2
48.0
47.7
47.2
48.0
45.3
44.2
43.3
49.9
44.4
99.4
98.3
97.4
92.4
89.7
87.8
90.4
92.5
.431
.425
.349
.354
.327
.389
.292
.370
20.69
20.40
17.21
17.35
16.12
19.18
16.12
17.76
20.54
20.07
16.74
16.01
14.44
16.87
14.58
16.43
Total....................................
81
1,170
5.6
49.0
46.6
95.1
.377
18.47
17.56
1Data included in total.
14 Includes cutters, choppers, grinders, mixers, curers, and feeders.
Includes washers, turners, re-turners, measurers, cutters, tiers, and fetters.
93
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1929
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
SAUSAGE D EPARTM EN T—Continued
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
age
age
Num Num num
cent
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours of full earn
estab em
time actually time
ings
days
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
in one worked hour
per
ments ees worked
in one week
week
week
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
f e m a l e s — c o n t in u e d
Ropers (wrappers and tiers):
5 1
................................. District
1
District 2................................6
District 3................................ -
75
(9
36
5.5
48.0
46.2
$18.96
48.0
(9
$19.68
50.2
(9
96.3 $0,410
5.8
95.6
.318
15.96
15.25
5.6
48.6
46.2
95.1
.383
18.61
17.73
5.7
48.0
50.0
104.2
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
.350
i1}
9
(9
(9
(9
Total.....................................
12
Cooks:
District 2.................................
District 3....... .........................
District 4.......... ......................
District 5............................... -
2
1
1
1
Total................................... .
5
6
5.3
49.0
45.1
Packers:17
District 1__________________
District 2____ _________ ____
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5--------------------------District 6---------------------------District 7__________________
District 8__________ ________
5
12
14
6
10
6
2
7
111
150
120
71
73
74
10
43
5.7
5.7
5.5
5.2
5.7
5.4
5.8
5.6
48.0
48.0
49.6
48.1
50.7
49.4
55.0
48.0
Total............ ......... ............ .
62
642
5.6
3
10
12
4
48
117
43
20
9
General workers:18
District 1............... ...............
District 2..............................
District 3.......... ...... ................
District 4.......... ......... .............
District 5............... ...............
District 6................... .......
District 7................................
District 8..................................
Total................................... .
6
1
2
5
43
129
(9
3
(9
(9
248
(9
(9
16.80
(9
(9
(9
17.48
Q
(9
(9
92.0
.345
16.91
15.57
48.1
46.2
46.2
42.7
45.8
42.4
53.7
44.0
100.2
96.3
93.1
88.8
90.3
85.8
97.6
91.7
.392
.349
.334
.290
.328
.340
.237
.339
18.82
16.75
16.57
13.95
16.63
16.80
13.04
16.27
18.84
16.12
15.41
12.36
15.01
14.39
12.74
14.93
48.8
45.6
93.4
.342
16.69
15.60
5.6
5.4
5.7
5.1
5.6
48.0
48.0
49.0
48.0
49.3
47.5
43.9
45.0
42.0
47.4
99.0
91.5
91.8
87.5
96.1
.388
.349
.326
.292
.371
18.62
16.75
15.97
14.02
18.29
18.45
15.31
14.66
12.24
17.59
5.0
5.9
55.0
48.0
54.8
46.3
99.6
96.5
.288
.420
15.84
20.16
15.77
19.45
5.5
48.3
44.9
93.0
.351
16.95
15.78
$25.92
24.67
25.25
21.54
27.53
28.41
22.66
25.87
$29.47
25.73
24.90
21.82
26.30
27.48
19.25
28.12
25.35
26.05
(9
<9
2
8
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
CU RE D -M E AT D E PARTM EN T
MALES
Graders:19
District 1.................................
District 2............................... .
District 3....... ............ ..........
District 4________ __________
District 5....... .........................
District 6------------ ------ -------District 7.................. ........... ...
District 8.......................... ......
8
16
17
6
13
6
3
9
122
216
236
32
59
25
6
24
5.9
5.9
5.8
5.8
5.9
5.9
5.5
6.0
48.0
48.0
50.1
48.4
55.4
53.3
55.0
48.9
54.6
50.1
49.4
49.0
52.9
51.6
46.8
53.2
113.8 $0,540
104.4
.514
98.6
.504
101.2
.445
95.5
.497
96.8
.533
85.1
.412
.529
108.8
Total.....................................
78
720
5.9
49.6
50.9
102.6
* Data included in total.
*7 Includes wrappers, inspectors, taggers, tiers, and packers* helpers,
w Includes labelers, laborers, box makers, sorters, and utility women.
19Includes sorters, sizers, average men, spotters, inspectors, and chute men.
32455°— 31------ 7
.511
94
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
C U R E D -M E AT DEPA RTM E N T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
age
Per
Aver
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
estab em
time actually time earn
days
ings
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
ments ees worked per
one
in one week in
week worked hour
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$22.70
21.74
21.61
19.20
22.02
24.39
21.95
22.60
$23.80
21.17
21.26
19.22
20.12
23.16
23.24
23.05
males—continued
Laborers:20
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7._________________
District 8__________________
8
16
17
7
13
7
3
9
608
635
779
140
329
111
55
55
5.6
5.5
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.8
5.7
48.4
48.0
50.5
49.1
52.3
51.9
55.0
48.7
50.7
46.7
49.7
49.2
47.8
49.3
58.2
49.7
Total...................................
80
2,712
5.7
49.7
49.1
98.8
.442
21.97
21.72
1__________________
2____________ ______
3__________________
4 _________________
5 __________________
6 _________________
7__________________
8__________________
8
16
17
6
14
5
3
8
238
297
328
66
L37
32
30
35
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.7
48.1
4& 0
49.8
48.3
54.5
53.1
55.0
50.1
52.2
4a 4
48.1
48.1
51.1
48.1
56.5
49.8
108.5
100.8
96.6
99.6
93.8
90.6
102.7
99.4
.514
.482
.474
.447
.455
.530
.386
.466
24.72
23.14
23.61
21.59
24.80
28.14
21.23
23.35
26.84
23.30
22.80
21.48
23.29
25.50
21.81
23.18
T o ta l.............. ....................
77
1,263
5.8
50.1
49.8
99.4
.477
23.90
23.76
Overhaulers:
District 1 _________ ________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5 _________________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8__________________
8
16
17
5
13
5
3
9
147
143
197
10
62
18
10
33
5.8
5.8
5.8
6.0
5.8
5.8
6.0
6.0
48.1
48.0
49.9
49.0
54.8
51.8
55.0
48.4
50.7
47.2
47.7
52.8
49.9
51.6
59.1
51.1
105.4
98.3
95.6
107.8
91.1
99.6
107.5
105.6
.509
.502
.492
.446
.496
.526
.458
.485
24.48
24.10
24.55
21.85
27.18
27.25
25.19
23.47
25.78
23.71
23.44
23.57
24.75
27.17
27.07
24.74
Packers:21
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
Total............ ..................... .
104.8 $0,469
97.3
.453
98.4
.428
100.2
.391
91.4
.421
95.0
.470
305.8 .399
102.1
.464
76
620
5.8
49.6
49.1
99.0
.498
24.70
24.43
Picklers:22
District 1,_....... ...... ........... ....
District 2......... ......... ..............
District 3_____________ _____
District 4.................................
District 5___________________
District 6....................... .........
District 7__..............................
District 8...................... ...........
8
16
17
7
13
7
3
10
90
117
142
19
48
31
9
21
5.8
5.9
5.9
6.0
5.9
5.7
6.0
6.1
48.9
48.0
50.4
50.0
54.0
52.8
55.0
48.3
52.2
48.8
49.8
51.0
51.2
51.8
53.8
53.3
106.7
101.7
98.8
102.0
94.8
98.1
97.8
110.4
.527
.497
.490
.442
.494
.558
.513
.561
25.77
23.86
24.70
22.10
26.68
29.46
28.22
27.10
27.51
24.27
24.38
22.55
25.31
28.91
27.63
29.92
Total.......................... - ........
81
477
5.9
50.0
50.6
101.2
.506
25.30
25.56
Rubbers, salters and pilers:
District 1___________________
District 2___________________
District 3___________________
District 4____________ ____
District 5___________________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8..............................
7
16
14
3
7
5
2
2
60
101
147
14
63
16
3
4
5.9
5.9
5.7
5.6
5.9
5.9
6.7
6.0
48.4
48.0
49.8
48.0
49.6
53.6
55.0
48.0
52.1
49.6
47.6
47.9
48.6
53.5
58.6
51.0
107.6
103.3
95.6
99.8
98.0
99.8
106.5
106.3
.515
.478
.480
.450
.451
.543
.480
.579
24.93
22.94
23.90
21.60
22.37
29.10
26.40
27.79
26.85
23.68
22.84
21.56
21.94
29.05
28.11
29.55
Total____ ________________
56
408
5.8
49.2
49.3
100.2
.483
23.76
23.80
20 Includes ham and meat passers, ham stringers, haulers to vats, meat carriers, hangers, scrapers, soakers,
tossers, washers and wipers, roustabouts, sewers, tiers, truck washers, vat washers, helpers of graders, in
spectors, pickle makers, pumpers, smokers, and sorters.
21 Includes packers of beef, barrel pork, bellies, briskets, pig rinds, and smoked meats; dippers, vat men,
sweet pickle packers, burlap sackers, wrappers, nailers, car loaders, and car stowers,
?2 Includes pickle men, pickle makers, pumpers? and curers,
95
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1929
Average number of dajs on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by depirtment, occupation, sea;, and district— Continued
T a b le A ,—
CU R E D -M E AT D E PARTM EN T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
age
age
Num Num num
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours P ofcent
earn
full
time actually
estab em
time
ings
days
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
per
ments ees worked
in one worked hour
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$27.27
26.50
25.17
25.84
27.18
28.46
29.65
27.46
$34.72
30.54
27.18
26.81
31.09
32.52
33.38
29.11
males —continued
Smokers:
District 1__________________
District 2_____________ _____
District 3__________________
District 4..............................
District 5.................................
District 6..................................
District 7..................................
District 8........................ .........
7
14
15
6
13
6
2
9
21
34
40
15
22
13
4
19
6.0
6.2
6.0
6.1
6.0
6.1
6.0
6.0
47.6
48.0
53.1
56.3
53.3
54.2
59.3
50.2
60.5
55.4
57.4
58.4
60.9
61.9
66.8
53.2
127.1 $0,573
115.4
.552
108.1
.474
103.7
.459
114.3
.510
114.2
.525
112.6
.500
106.0
.547
Total.....................................
72
168
6.1
51.6
58.0
112.4
.518
26.73
30.06
Butchers, trimmers, and knifemen:
District 1..................................
District 2.................... ............
District 3..................................
District 4............... .................
District 5................. ...............
District 6..................................
District 7..................................
District 8.................................
8
13
13
5
8
5
1
2
61
63
114
9
57
33
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.9
5.5
5.9
0)
6.0
48.7
48.0
50.3
48.7
54.0
53.9
107.2
100.2
93.4
99.8
89.8
97.4
0)
101.0
.552
.535
.475
.473
.506
.576
26.88
25.68
23.89
23.04
27.32
31.05
(0
24.91
28.82
25.72
22.32
22.98
24.50
30.21
52.0
52.2
48.1
47.0
48.6
48.5
52.5
0)
52.5
Total.....................................
Truckers:
District 1— .............................
District 2.............................. .
District 3..................................
District 4....................... .........
District 5__________ ________
District 6............... .................
District 7..................................
District 8_................................
-
0)
3
P)
C1)
.479
(l)
25.14
55
347
-
5.8
50.6
, " -'
' 1■ --- = = = = = i i ———
49.2
97.2
- .516
26.11
25.43
■»»
6
13
15
5
11
5
2
4
259
163
372
28
128
14
3
9
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.1
6.0
6.3
5.3
48.3
48.0
51.0
48.5
53.1
54.4
55.0
47.3
52.1
49.2
49.3
40.6
47.4
55.4
56.7
45.1
107.9
102.5
96.7
83.7
89.3
101.8
103.1
95.3
.465
.445
.422
.366
.436
.488
.269
.516
22.46
21.36
21.52
17.75
23.15
26.55
14.80
24.41
24.26
21.89
20.80
14.87
20.66
27.02
15.27
23.26
5.5
99.2
.440
■ . = =====
-- -----
61
976
5.7
50.0
Utility men, assistant butchers,
straw bosses, assistant foremen,
and small-order men:
District 1..................................
District 2................................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 7..................................
District 8..................................
6
15
14
7
12
7
3
8
68
120
124
23
95
47
13
17
5.9
6.0
5.9
6.1
6.0
6.0
5.8
6.0
48.0
48.0
50.3
49.1
54.5
53.9
55.0
49.1
56.0
50.0
51.0
54.0
54.7
54.7
56.2
51.8
116.7
104.2
101.4
110.0
100.4
101.5
102.2
105.5
.554
.603
.547
.510
.585
.568
.597
.637
26.59
28.94
27.51
25.04
31.88
30.62
32.84
31.28
31.04
30.15
27.93
27.55
31.97
31.05
33.56
33.05
Total.....................................
72
507
5.9
50.6
52.8
104.3
.573
28.99
30.22
Miscellaneous workers:23
District 1..................................
District 2_................................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 7..................................
District 8.................................
6
12
15
6
10
5
2
5
122
110
241
38
122
24
5
22
5.5
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.6
5.8
6.0
5.7
48.0
48.0
50.8
48.3
50.0
48.0
55.0
48.4
45.3
46.0
47.6
46.7
44.2
42.2
60.2
44.2
94.4
95.8
93.7
96.7
88.4
87.9
109.5
91.3
.456
.369
.330
.302
.305
.341
.247
.344
21.89
17.71
16.76
14.59
15.25
16.37
13.59
16.65
20.69
16.94
15.69
14.11
13.47
14.39
14.89
15.20
Total.....................................
61
684
5.7
49.4
46.1
93.3
.352
17.71
16.23
Total.....................................
--- :: ... - .... := = = = = ■
49.6
=====
22.00
21.81
—= ====
FEMALES
i Data included in total.
23 Includes wrappers, labelers, laborers, packers, sewers (hand or machine), bag makers, weighers, tiers,
wipers, baggers, and trimmers.
96
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, a fid district— Continued
T a b le
CANNING DEPA RTM E N T
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Aver
age
Per
Num Num
age
age
age
num
ber of ber of ber
full hours ofcent
earn
of
full
estab em
time actually
ings
lish ploy days hours worked time
per
ments ees worked
per
in one actually
in one week
week worked hour
week
Aver Aver
age
age
full
time actual
earn
earn
ings inings
one
per
week week
MALES
Cooks:
District
District
District
District
District
District
1.................................
2..................................
3 „ ...............................
5..................................
6..................................
8..................................
3
2
6
1
2
1
29
2
19
0
3
(l)
6.0
6.0
5.9
(l)
6.0
0
45.7
48.0
51.5
0
56.7
0
59.9
54.0
55.6
0
68.4
0
131.1 $0,548
112.5
.466
.475
108.0
0
0
.522
120.6
0
0
$25.04
22.37
24.46
0
29.60
0
$32.82
25.16
26.38
0
35.74
0
Total.....................................
15
62
5.9
48.4
57.4
118.6
.512
24.78
29.40
Steam tenders, process men, and
retort men:
District 1..................................
District 2_................................
District 3..................................
3
2
2
10
3
2
5.5
6.0
6.0
48.0
48.0
51.0
50.8
52.3
58.0
105.8
109.0
113.7
.485
.465
.475
23.28
22.32
24.23
24.62
24.32
27.57
Total.....................................
7
15
5.7
48.4
52.0
107.4
.479
23.18
24.95
Passers and pilers, cans:
District 1.................................
District 2_................................
District 3....... .........................
3
1
3
11
(l)
15
5.4
(l)
6.0
46.9
0
49.6
48.8
0
47.3
104.1
0
95.4
.535
0
.426
25.09
0
21.13
26.11
0
20.13
7
30
5.6
48.4
47.3
97.7
.471
22.80
22.27
8
6
4.9
0
6.0
47.6
0
53.0
50.2
0
63.9
105.5
0
120.6
.550
0
.464
26.18
0
24.59
27.59
0
29.68
6
16
5.4
49.7
56.4
113.5
.500
24.85
28.20
Machine tenders (preparing and
stuffing meat into cans):
District 1------------------------—
District 2._..............................
District 3_................................
District 4__...............................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 7..................................
District 8..................................
G
12
10
7
6
4
3
4
74
48
25
14
16
14
3
6
5.8
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.8
5.8
6.0
6.0
47.2
48.0
52.8
50.3
52.1
49.7
55.0
47.5
52.0
48.4
51.0
54.5
49.8
51.1
56.7
51.2
110.2
100.8
96.6
108.3
95.6
102.8
103.1
107.8
.550
.513
.447
.442
.447
.504
.250
.481
25.96
24.62
23.60
22.23
23.29
25.05
13.75
22.85
28.57
24.83
22.81
24.13
22.27
25.79
14.15
24.60
200
5.8
49.0
51.0
104.1
.502
24.60
25.61
6.0
Total..................................
Trimmers, meat (by hand):
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 6.................................
Total—...............................
3
1
2
Total.....................................
52
Staffers (meat into cans by hand):
District 1..............- ................ .
District 2_................................
District 3..................................
District 5..................................
2
1
4
1
Total.....................................
0)
2
8
6.0
0
48.0
0
53.3
0
56.8
0
50.4
0
118.3
0
94.6
0
.590
0
.413
0)
28.32
0
22.01
0
33.50
0
20.80
(0
8
14
5.9
51.0
51.3
300.6
.450
22.95
23.11
Packers and nailers:
District 1.................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4_................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 7.................................
District 8................................ .
4
4
5
2
1
3
1
3
62
12
41
6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.2
47.2
48.0
51.4
48.0
0)
51.3
47.0
50.4
51.7
45.3
51.0
0)
53.0
0
47.5
106.8
107.7
88.1
106.3
0
103.3
0
101.1
.508
.474
.389
.417
0)
.512
0
.428
23.98
22.75
19.99
20.02
0)
26.27
0
20.12
25.60
24.47
17.62
21.25
0
27.09
0
20.35
Total..... ...............................
23
48.8
48.6
99.6
.461
22.50
22.42
1 Data included in total.
0
0
0
4
0)
0)
3
6.0
0
6.0
132
5.8
0
0)
97
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b l e A . — Average
number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
CANNING DE PA RTM E N T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Aver
Per
age
age
age
Num Num num
cent
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours of full earn
time actually time
estab em
ings
days
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
per
in one worked hour
ments ees worked
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$24.34
23.47
21.34
$25.56
24.14
20.09
males—continued
Cappers:
District 1 _________________
District 2 ___ _____________
4
3
District 4 __ _ _____________
District 5 __________________
District 6_______________
1
1
1
6
T o ta l............... - ................ -
16
Machine tenders, washing and
painting:
District 1 _________________
District 5__________________
1
1
42
5
18
(l)
0)
(9
5.5
5.8
5.8
(9
(9
(9
68
5.6
(9
(9
0)
(9
48.0
48.0
50.7
50.4
49.4
47.7
0)
0)
(l)
(l)
(9
<9
49.0
50.6
(9
(9
(9
105.0 $0,507
102.9
.489
94.1
.421
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
103.3
.484
23.72
0)
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
24.50
(9
(9
Total ___________________
2
2
5.0
46.5
42.3
91.0
.456
21.20
19.28
General workers:
District 1 __________________
District 2 __________________
District 3__________________
District 4..................................
District 5 - _________________
District 6__________________
District 7 __________________
District. 8
4
3
5
1
2
2
1
1
92
10
19
5.7
6.0
6.0
45.3
48.0
51.8
51.2
49.4
51.3
113.0
102.9
99.0
.503
.619
.549
22.79
29.71
28.44
25.77
30.58
28.18
52.0
49.5
55.3
53.5
106.3
108.1
.514
.610
26.73
30.20
28.38
32.65
T o ta l____________________
19
130
Inspectors:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3_______ ___________
District 5__________________
4
1
3
1
<9
5
(9
(9
6.0
(9
55.2
(9
(9
53.1
(9
9
42
6.0
49.1
1__________________
2__________________
3 __________________
4__________________
__________________
District 5
District 7__________________
4
2
5
1
3
1
234
3
39
(9
13
(9
5.1
5.3
5.5
(9
5.5
(9
47.0
48.0
54.3
Total____________________
16
291
5
7
6
4
3
1
1
194
86
62
15
15
Total____________________
Truckers:
District
District
District
District
Laborers:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4 __________________
District 5__________________
District 6 __________________
District 8................................
Total____________________
27
(0 3
(9
2
0)
30
(9
(i)
376
<9
6.0
6.0
(9
<9
5.8
6.0
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
46.8
51.2
109.4
.522
24.43
26.74
53.6
112.8
.526
24.99
28.18
96.2
.359
19.82
19.07
53.7
109.4
.500
24.55
26.86
44.9
47.8
48.6
95.5
99.6
89.5
.482
.442
.392
22.65
21.22
21.29
21.65
21.14
19.06
86.0
.423
21.49
18.48
47.5
(9
0)
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
43.7
(9
(9
(9
5.2
48.2
45.5
94.4
.465
22.41
21.14
5.5
5.7
5.8
6.0
5.6
46.9
48.0
51.2
48.4
50.4
50.0
48.4
48.5
58.1
47.9
106.6
100.8
94.7
120.0
95.0
.482
.443
.406
.396
.394
24.07
21.47
19.67
22.99
18.88
(9
0)
<9
(9
22.61
21.26
20.79
19.17
19.86
5.6
48.1
49.6
103.1
.453
21.79
22.48
5.3
48.0
43.8
91.3
.371
17 81
16.25
.363
17.57
16.00
(9
(9
(9
(9
50.8
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
(9
FEMALES
Passers and pilers, cans:
District 1 _________________
District 3_____________ _____
2
1
T o ta l...................................
3
1 Data included in total.
28
(9
30
(9
5.4
(9
(9
48.4
44.0
(9
90.9
(9
(9
(9
98
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
CANNING D E PARTM EN T—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
age
age
Num Num num
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
estab em
time actually time earn
days
ings
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
per
in one worked hour
ments ees worked
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$18.84
13.73
$18.17
11.85
females —continued
Trimmers, meat (by hand):
District 1..................................
District 3.....................................
3
2
38
3
5.7
5.3
47.1
48.7
45.5
42.0
96.6 $0,400
86.2
.282
Total.....................................
5
41
5.6
47.2
45.2
95.8
.392
18.50
17.71
4
2
3
23
5
23
9
5.6
5.4
5.8
5.9
0
0
47.8
48.0
48.0
52.0
0
45.7
43.4
47.7
45.7
0
0
96.6
90.4
99.4
87.9
0
0
.420
.307
.328
.343
0
0
19.87
14.74
15.74
17.84
0
0
19.20
13.33
15.65
15.67
0
0
63
5.7
49.0
46.2
94.3
.360
17.64
16.63
41
6
5.9
5.7
0
46.6
51.3
0
47.5
38.7
0
101.9
75.4
0
.397
.282
0
18.50
14.47
0
18.88
10.91
Machine tenders (preparing and
stuffing meat into cans):
District 1..................................
District 2.....................................
District 3.....................................
District 5.....................................
District 7..................................
District 8.....................................
6
1
1
0)
0
Total.....................................
17
Stuffers (meat into cans by hand):
District 1.............................. .
District 3.....................................
District 5..................................
3
3
Total.....................................
7
53
5.8
47.3
44.8
94.7
.375
17.74
16.80
Packers (sliced bacon and chipped
dried beef in cans, glass jars or
cartons, by hand):
District l.__...................... .....
District 2 __________________ :
District 3—..............................
District 4—..............................
District 5.....................................
District 6.....................................
District 7—..............................
District 8.....................................
7
12
9
7
9
4
3
9
320
328
169
189
170
81
20
64
5.6
5.7
5.7
5.4
5.7
5.3
5.5
5.7
47.6
48.0
51.1
48.1
49.8
49.9
55.0
47.7
45.6
45.1
45.1
45.1
43.3
42.3
47.5
44.3
95.8
94.0
88.3
93.8
86.9
84.8
86.4
92.9
.409
.378
.319
.308
.309
.331
.233
.363
19.47
18.14
16.30
14.81
15.39
16.52
12.82
17.32
18.64
17.06
14.39
13.89
13.38
14.00
11.05
16.07
1
0
0
Total.....................................
60
1,341
5.6
48.8
44.8
91.8
.354
17.28
15.87
Weighers (filled cans):
District l._ ...............................
District 2.....................................
District 3....................................
District 4.....................................
District 5.....................................
District 6.....................................
3
6
9
4
5
2
42
19
29
12
24
9
5.9
5.3
6.0
5.6
5.8
5.7
47.8
48.0
49.7
48.0
50.2
51.1
49.3
42.0
47.7
47.0
44.3
42.6
103.1
87.5
96.0
97.9
88.2
83.4
.391
.406
.335
.332
.308
.340
18.69
19.49
16.65
15.94
15.46
17.37
19.26
17.07
15.99
15.57
13.64
14.48
135
5.8
48.9
46.4
94.9
.358
17.51
16.60
2
0
0
4.5
?>
0
51.0
0
0
32.4
0
0
63.5
0)
0
.278
0
0
14.18
0
9.02
4
5.3
49.5
39.6
80.0
.349
17.28
13.81
11
4
5.6
0
5.8
0
48.0
0
48.0
0
27.2
0
43.9
0
98.3
0
91.5
0)
.379
0
.440
0)
18.19
0
21.12
0
17.90
0
19.30
28
5.7
48.0
44.3
92.3
.325
15.60
14.42
Total.....................................
29
Wipers (filled cans):
District 1..................................
District 2.....................................
District 3.....................................
1
1
2
Total.....................................
4
Cappers:
District 1..................................
District 2.....................................
District 3.....................................
District 5....................................
3
1
2
1
Total.....................................
7
i Data included in total.
0)
0
0
0
0
99
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
CANNING D E P A R T M E N T —Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
fem ales—
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
age
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
estab em
time actually time earn
ings
lish ploy days hours worked actually per
in one worked hour
per
ments ees worked
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$19.24
20.64
14.31
15.41
16.98
19.38
0
$19.07
17.57
12.65
14.75
15.00
14.14
0
continued
Labelers and wrappers:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4..__...........................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 8..................................
4
5
3
4
5
3
1
Total.....................................
87
13
10
11
35
4
5.7
5.1
5.9
5.5
5.7
4.5
0
46.7
48.0
50.2
48.0
50.1
52.8
0
46.3
40.8
44.4
46.0
44.2
38.5
0
99.1 $0,412
85.0
.430
88.4
.285
95.8
.321
88.2
.339
72.9
.367
0
0
25
163
5.6
48.0
45.1
94.0
.381
18.29
17.21
General workers:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 7.................................
District8.................................
5
4
4
3
6
1
2
2
191
68
28
7
8
0
2
3
5.6
5.5
5.9
5.7
6.0
0
6.0
6.0
46.3
48.0
48.4
48.0
49.8
0
55.0
48.0
44.8
44.7
46.6
48.6
44.9
0
49.3
48.0
96.8
93.1
96.3
101.3
90.2
0
89.6
100.0
.375
.401
.304
.345
.426
0
.230
.376
17.36
19.25
14.71
16.56
21.21
0
12.65
18.05
16.77
17.90
14.13
16.75
19.14
0
11.13
18.07
Total................................... .
27
308
5.6
47.1
45.1
95.8
.374
17.62
16.84
106.2 $0,778
95.4
.624
100.0
.644
92.8
.688
98.3
.639
98.2
.711
113.9
.478
98.0
.660
$37.89
30.08
31.82
33.23
33.55
35.41
27.49
32.87
$40.20
28.71
31.82
30.84
32.95
34.73
31.33
32.21
0
M AINTEN AN CE AND R E PA IR D EPARTM EN T
MALES
Blacksmiths:
District 1..................
District 2....................
District 3......................
District 4............ .
District 5......................
District 6..................
District 7..................
District 8..................
8
15
15
6
8
6
2
8
29
30
24
6
12
8
2
10
6.1
5.9
6.0
5.7
6.0
6.0
6.5
5.9
48.7
48.2
49.4
48.3
52.5
49.8
57.5
49.8
51.7
46.0
49.4
44.8
51.6
48.9
65.5
48.8
Total.....................
68
121
6.0
49.4
49.3
99.8
.677
33.44
33.34
Boilermakers:
District 1..................
District 2....................
District 3......................
District 4..................
District 5......................
District 8..................
3
10
6
1
2
2
51
24
12
3
4
5.9
5.7
5.5
0
6.0
6.8
48.0
48.0
49.7
0
52.0
52.5
47.3
45.1
442
0
47.5
59.3
98.5
94.0
88.9
0
91.3
113.0
.885
.651
.706
0
.573
.577
42.48
31.25
35.09
0
29.80
30.29
41.81
29.37
31.21
0
27.24
34.16
0
Total.....................
24
95
5.9
48.5
46.8
96.5
.779
37.78
36.49
Bricklayers and masons:
District 1..................
District 2....................
District 3......................
District 4..................
District 5......................
District 6..................
District 7..................
District 8..................
4
12
9
2
3
5
1
4
39
21
14
5
5
6
4
5.8
6.0
5.6
5.6
5.8
6.0
0
5.3
48.0
48.0
50.7
48.0
49.6
51.3
0
48.0
42.0
44.3
44.3
42.0
47.7
49.5
0
41.8
87.5
92.3
87.4
87.5
96.2
96.5
0
87.1
1.685
1.372
.959
1.300
.752
.840
0
.813
80.88
65.86
48.62
62.40
37.30
43.09
0
39.02
70.76
60.77
42.42
54.60
35.88
41.57
0
33.94
Total......................
40
95
5.8
48.8
43.8
89.8
1.322
64.51
57.86
* Data included in total,
0
100
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
M AINTENANCE AND R E PAIR D E P A R T M E N T - Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
Aver
Num Num age
age
age
age
num
full hours ofcent
ber of ber of ber
of
earn
full
estab em
time actually time
days
ings
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
ments ees worked
per
in one worked hour
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
100.0 $0,731
97.9
.609
97.8
.598
98.1
.617
91.5
.652
93.8
.675
93.6
.598
99.0
.673
$35.09
29.29
30.44
29.68
33.77
34.83
34.68
32.78
$35.11
28.72
29.82
29.15
30.88
32.66
32.48
32.42
males —continued
Carpenters:
District 1-__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5_________________
District 6__________ ________
District 7__________________
District 8__________________
9
15
17
6
13
8
4
10
457
238
124
32
69
37
5
42
5.8
5.8
5.9
5.9
5.8
5.9
5.4
5.9
48.0
48.1
50.9
48.1
51.8
51.6
58.0
48.7
48.0
47.1
49.8
47.2
47.4
48.4
54.3
48.2
Total____________________
82
1,004
5.8
48.9
48.0
98.2
.671
32.81
32.24
Coopers (repairers):
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4...........................
District 5______________ ____
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8__________________
11
14
14
6
12
8
3
6
135
117
92
26
61
33
7
23
5.9
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.9
5.8
5.9
5.9
48.2
48.1
50.5
48.2
52.5
50.9
56.4
50.9
52.9
46.7
48.1
48.5
51.1
47.5
50.8
48.9
109.8
97.1
95.2
100.6
97.3
93.3
90.1
96.1
.649
.645
.590
.558
.591
.640
.524
.652
31.28
31.02
29.80
26.90
31.03
32. 58
29.55
33.19
34.33
30.14
28.37
27.09
30.20
30.39
26.65
31.88
Total.....................................
74
494
5.8
49.6
49.5
99.8
.623
30.90
30.85
Electrical workers:
District 1 ................................
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6___________________
District 7___________________
District 8___________________
10
10
16
6
13
7
3
7
91
122
78
23
26
20
3
11
5.9
6.0
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.0
6.0
6.1
48.2
48.1
50.6
48.0
51.4
49.3
56.7
48.5
47.8
48.7
50.4
50.3
52.4
50.7
58.2
52.6
99.2
101.2
99.6
104.8
101.9
102.8
102.6
108.5
.701
.621
.604
.630
.678
.707
.564
.760
33.79
29.87
30. 56
30.24
34.85
34.86
31.98
36.86
33. 50
30.28
30.48
31.72
35.51
35.80
32.78
39.94
Total.....................................
78
374
6.0
49.0
49.5
101.0
.650
31.85
32.16
Laborers:
District 1___________________
District 2.................................
District 3___________________
District 4__________________
District 5___________________
District 6__________________
District 7___________________
District 8___________________
10
16
16
7
14
9
3
9
466
582
308
161
272
136
26
56
5.7
5.8
5.7
5.9
5.9
5.8
5.8
5.1
47.9
48.1
50.5
48.7
51.5
51.8
56.3
48.6
50.0
47.8
48.5
49.4
53.5
51.4
56.8
44.5
104.4
99.4
96.0
101.4
103.9
99.2
100.9
91.6
.463
.439
.428
.380
.448
.471
.410
.437
22.18
21.12
21. 61
18.51
23.07
24.40
23.08
21.24
23.14
21.00
20.75
18.81
23.96
24.17
23.32
19.45
Total.....................................
84
2,007
5.8
49.3
49.6
100.6
.441
21.74
21.89
Machinists:
District 1..................................
District 2___________________
District 3___________________
District 4___________________
District 5___________________
District 6___________________
District 7___________________
District 8___________________
7
14
15
5
9
8
2
9
103
95
65
20
19
24
2
23
5.8
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.1
6.0
6.0
6.0
47.9
48.1
49.2
48.0
51.9
50.8
55.0
50.3
49.1
48.0
50.9
49.7
56.8
52.1
57.7
53.9
102.5
99.8
103.5
103.5
109.4
102.6
104.9
107.2
.742
.677
.647
.703
.668
.703
.605
.722
35.54
32.56
31.83
33.74
34.67
35.71
33.28
36.32
36.47
32.54
32.97
34.96
37.94
36.63
34.91
38.91
69
351
5.9
48.8
50.2
102.9
.696
33.96
34.91
Machine hands:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3______________ ____
District 4__________________
District 5___________________
3
8
4
3
1
65
23
7
3
5.8
6.0
6.0
5.0
48.0
48.0
48.9
48.0
0)
47.2
48.3
52.9
38.2
0)
98.3
100.6
108.2
79.6
0)
.720
.642
.644
.646
0)
34.56
30.82
31.49
31.01
(0
34.01
31.00
34.02
24.66
0)
Total.....................................
19
48.1
47.6
99.0
.692
33.29
32.91
Total____________________
1 Data included in total.
0)
o
99
5.8
101
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
A . — Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
M AINTENANCE AND R E PA IR DE PA RTM E N T-C ontinued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Per
age
Aver
age
age
Num Num num
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
earn
estab em
time actually time
days hours
lish ploy worked
worked actually ings
per
in one worked hour
per
ments ees
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$35.28
29.81
32.35
30.28
31.16
36.51
28.82
33.57
$38.91
31.83
32.94
31.05
34. 60
40.28
30.36
36.32
males—continued
Millwrights:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6.................................
District 7__________________
District 8_______ ___________
6
9
125
143
106
37
22
12
10
24
5.8
5.9
5.9
5.8
6.0
5.8
6.1
6.0
48.0
48.0
51.1
48.3
49.7
49.0
56.5
48.8
52.9
51.2
52.0
49.5
55.2
54.1
59.5
52.8
110.2 $0.735
106.7
.621
101.8
.633
102.5
.627
111.1
.627
110.4
.745
105.3
.510
108.2
.688
Total.....................................
68
479
5.9
49.0
52.2
106.5
.659
32.29
34.40
Painters:
District 1____________ ______
District 2__________________
District 3................. ................
District 4..................................
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7............ ....................
District 8..................................
8
16
15
5
7
6
2
6
70
65
43
15
21
9
2
9
5.6
5.8
6.1
5.7
5.9
6.0
6.0
5.8
48.1
48.1
50.2
48.0
49.5
50.9
55.0
50.0
45.4
45.1
50.6
44.0
44.4
49.6
50.5
48.1
94.4
93.8
100.8
91.7
89.7
97.4
91.8
96.2
.623
.527
.510
.554
.568
.643
.470
.664
29.97
25.35
25.60
26.59
28.12
32.73
25.85
33.20
28.24
23.73
25.84
24.37
25.21
31.92
23.73
31.96
Total_______ ____________
9
13
14
5
8
4
65
234
5.8
48.8
46.4
95.1
.566
27.62
26.27
Plumbers and pipe fitters:
District 1___________________
District 2.................................
District 3..................................
District 4................................ .
District 5.................................
District 6............ ....................
District 7................................
District 8............ .....................
9
15
17
6
13
8
4
g
130
124
105
31
34
27
5
26
5.8
6.0
6.0
6.0
5.8
5.9
6.2
6.1
48.0
48.1
50.4
48.2
51.7
50.2
57.0
49.2
46.7
48.5
49.7
47.9
50.8
51.2
60.3
51.0
97.3
100.8
98.6
99.4
98.3
102.0
105.8
103.7
.709
.622
.621
.587
.669
.682
.560
.659
34.03
29.92
31.30
28.29
34. 59
34.24
31.92
32.42
33.11
30.18
30.87
28.15
34.01
34.95
33.74
33.60
Total.....................................
80
482
5.9
49.1
48.8
99.4
.650
31.92
31.75
8
16
17
6
13
139
196
148
56
54
11
48.0
48.1
49.5
48.0
53.3
51.3
0
50.0
49.8
46.3
48.3
47.0
54.2
51.3
.747
.631
.622
.600
.629
.627
0
.682
35.86
30.35
30.79
28.80
33.53
32.22
0
34.10
37.17
29.19
30.08
28.19
34.11
32.22
0
34.57
Repairers:2i
District 1..................................
District 2............... .................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6................................ .
District 7................................
District 8__________________
1
5
W9
5.9
5.8
5.9
5.8
5.9
5.9
0
6.1
Hr
103.8
96.3
97.6
97.9
101.7
100.0
0
101.4
Total.....................................
71
615
5.9
49.0
48.5
99.0
.653
32.00
31.69
Tinners:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3................................
District 4..............................
District 5......................... .......
District 6................................
District 7..............................
District 8....... ..........................
4
14
14
5
10
7
1
5
72
57
35
13
14
14
6
5.7
5.8
5.9
6.2
5.9
5.9
0
5.8
47.9
48.0
50.1
48.0
51.1
51.3
0
50.0
45.9
46.3
47.5
48.5
49.7
48.4
0
50.2
95.8
96.5
94.8
101.0
97.3
94.3
0
100.4
.736
.607
.606
.641
.643
.671
0
.717
35.25
29.14
30.36
30.77
32.86
34.42
0
35.85
33.77
28.10
28.80
31.11
31.94
32.43
0 .
35.96
Total.....................................
60
212
5.8
48.8
47.0
96.3
.662
32.31
31.10
5
0
i Data included in total.
24 Includes belt men, box makers, brush makers, brush repairers, calkers, door canvassers, harnes s
makers, plasterers, plugmen, pump repairers, rope repairers, saw fliers, tool grinders, truckmen, uphol
sterers, welders, wheelmen, and wheelwrights.
102
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A . — Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR DEPARTMENT— Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
age
Per
Aver
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full earn
estab em
time
actually
time
ings
days
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
in one worked hour
ments ees worked
per
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$29.46
28.48
28.34
24.80
32.42
31.52
27.07
29.97
$30.63
28.75
29.49
24.83
32.77
31.74
26.49
32.43
males—continued
Other skilled occupations:25
2__________________
3 __________________
4 __________________
5 ................................
6__ ________________
7__________________
8__________________
8
16
16
7
11
7
4
5
289
298
157
91
79
24
7
24
5.8
6.0
6.2
6.0
6.1
6.0
5.9
6.2
47.9
48.1
49.9
49.1
55.8
51.5
55.7
48.5
49.8
48.6
51.9
49.2
56.4
51.9
54.5
52.5
104.0 $0.615
.592
101.0
104.0
.568
LOO. 2
.505
101.1
.581
100.8
.612
97.8
.486
108.2
.618
T o ta l....................................
74
969
6.0
49.2
50.4
102.4
.586
28.83
29.54
Blacksmiths’ helpers:
District 1__________________
District 2 __________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 8__________________
6
11
9
6
3
4
4
24
20
11
7
9
7
4
5.4
6.0
6.0
4.4
5.7
5.9
6.0
47.8
48.9
49.8
48.6
48.7
48.9
49.5
43.5
47.9
48.3
33.5
43.1
47.8
49.6
91.0
98.0
97.0
68.9
88.5
97.8
100.2
.589
.476
.475
.387
.556
.584
.437
28.15
23.28
23.66
18.81
27.08
28. 56
21.63
25.64
22.81
22.97
12.97
23.96
27.92
21.70
43
82
5.6
48.7
45.0
92.4
.518
25.23
23.33
Boilermakers’ helpers:
2
22
District 1__________________
14
6
District 2__________________
13
6
_______________
District 3
1
District 4__________________
2 5
................................. District
5.8
5.8
6.0
48.0
48.0
49.5
46.8
46.4
48.3
97.5
96.7
97.6
.544
.463
.504
26.11
22.22
24.95
25.46
21.50
24.36
5.8
51.0
43.9
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
Total____________________
0)
(9
(9
(9
86.1
.467
(9
23.82
20.50
(9
<9
17
54
5.9
48.6
46.8
96.3
.506
24.59
23.68
Carpenters’ helpers:
District 1__________________
District 2__________________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5__________________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8__________________
7
8
7
2
6
3
2
4
78
24
31
7
7
5
3
8
5.5
5.5
5.9
5.9
6.0
6.0
6.3
4.9
47.8
48.5
49.5
48.0
51.7
51.2
58.3
49.5
46.0
44.3
48.0
48.4
55.6
49.8
64.2
40.6
96.2
91.3
97.0
100.8
107.5
97.3
110.1
82.0
.482
.443
.451
.413
.492
.497
.390
.477
23.04
21.49
22.32
19.82
25.44
25.45
22.74
23.61
22.20
19.61
21.67
19.98
27.34
24.76
25.00
19.33
Total........................_
39
163
5.6
48.8
46.8
95.9
.466
22.74
21.83
Electrical-workers’ helpers:
5
35
District 1__________________
9
17
District 2__________________
20
District 3__________________
10
5
7
District 4__________________
6
District 5__________________
7
4
6
District 6__________________
1
District 7__________________
0)
________________ District
2 8.__2
5.9
5.8
6.1
5.6
5.9
6.0
48.0
48.4
48.5
48.0
50.6
51.0
47.2
46.4
49.9
47.1
50.5
50.9
.517
.438
.452
.505
.505
.564
24.42
20.34
22.56
23.77
25.52
28.70
(9
48.0
(9
24.82
21.20
21.92
24.24
25.55
28.76
6.0
49.5
98.3
95.9
102.9
98.1
99.8
99.8
(l)
103.1
.473
22.70
23.40
Tnf.ftl .......... -_____
- r-
<9
(9
(9
(9
42
96
5.9
48.7
48.3
99.2
.485
23.62
23.44
helpers:
1__________________
2__________________
3__________________
4__________________
5__________________
6__________________
7__________________
8__________________
5
9
8
4
4
4
1
4
39
23
20
6
9
8
5.5
5.6
6.1
5.5
6.1
6.0
47.5
48.0
48.2
48.0
49.6
51.0
98.7
94.8
111.8
89.6
113.1
97.8
.508
.460
.504
.412
.506
.559
24.13
22.08
24.29
19.78
25.10
28.51
23.84
20.90
27.14
17.73
28.43
27.94
6.0
49.5
46.9
45.5
53.9
43.0
56.1
49.9
(1)
51.4,
103.8
.496
24.55
25.48
Total____________________
39
5.7
48.4
49.0
101.2
.495
23.96
24.27
Total____________________
Machinists’
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
(9
4
111
(9
(9
(9
<9
(9
<9
i Data included in total.
25 Includes assistant foremen, boiler washers, cranemen, molders, oilers, pattern makers, pipe coverers,
roofers, steel men, stencil cutters, utility and general workers.
103
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1929
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR DEPARTM ENT—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
Aver
Per
age
age
age
Num Num num
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
estab em
time actually time earn
ings
days
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
ments ees worked
in one worked hour
per
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$24.35
22.22
24.11
21.46
27.27
28.94
16.44
25.19
$26.57
22.56
23.84
22.95
29.74
31.82
17.75
26.66
males—continued
Millwrights' helpers:
District 1..................................
District 2.................................
District 3..................................
District 4.................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 7..................................
District 8..................................
6
12
10
3
6
2
2
4
44
28
34
8
10
2
4
5
5.8
5.9
5.8
5.9
5.8
6.0
6.0
5.8
48.6
48.0
49.6
48.0
50.6
48.0
56.3
49.2
53.1
48.7
49.0
51.4
55.2
52.8
60.9
52.1
109.3 $0,501
101.5
.463
98.8
.486
.447
107.1
109.1
.539
110.0
.603
108.2
.292
105.9
.512
Total.....................................
45
135
5.8
49.1
51.4
104.7
.484
23.76
24.89
Plumbers’and pipefitters’ helpers:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3_................................
District 4_................................
District 5.................................
District 6....... ..........................
District 7..................................
District 8..................................
8
15
15
5
8
7
2
6
114
81
49
17
19
16
2
8
5.6
5.8
6.0
6.1
5.4
6.0
6.0
6.3
47.9
48.2
49.7
48.0
49.6
49.9
57.5
48.8
45.5
46.0
49.1
48.1
46.0
51.5
53.3
51.6
95.0
95.4
98.8
100.2
92.7
103.2
92.7
105.7
.484
.457
.484
.392
.506
.575
.471
.461
23.18
22.03
24.05
18.82
25.10
28.69
27.08
22.50
22.00
21.02
23.77
18.85
23.28
29.59
25.09
23.79
Total....................................
66
306
5.8
48.6
46.9
96.5
.477
23.18
22.39
Kepairers’ helpers:
District 1..................................
District 2_................................
District 3..................................
District 4.......... ......................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 7..................................
District 8..................................
5
8
9
3
4
5
3
2
40
25
29
5
6
8
4
2
5.5
6.1
5.4
5.8
6.2
6.0
6.0
6.0
48.0
48.5
48.6
48.0
52.3
50.3
56.3
48.0
44.2
48.4
44.9
49.3
52.5
49.7
53.3
46.0
92.1
99.8
92.4
102.7
100.4
98.8
94.7
95.8
.480
.483
.451
.459
.464
.531
.388
.447
23.04
23.43
21.92
22.03
24.27
26.71
21.84
21.46
21.21
23.36
20.23
22.65
24.34
26.40
20.66
20.55
Total.....................................
39
119
5.7
48.9
46.6*
95.3
.471
23.03
21.96
Tinners’ helpers:
District 1..................................
District 2.................................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
District 8..................................
3
12
10
4
5
5
2
24
26
18
7
7
6
2
5.8
5.6
5.7
6.0
5.4
5.8
6.5
48.0
48.0
49.6
48.0
50.3
51.3
48.0
47.2
45.0
46.8
49.8
46.1
47.6
60.0
98.3
93.8
94.4
103.8
91.7
92.8
125.0
.499
.446
.467
.404
.508
.517
.463
23.95
21.41
23.16
19.39
25.55
26.52
22.22
23.55
20.09
21.86
20.09
23.43
24.59
27.75
Total.............. : ____ _______
41
90
5.7
48.7
46.9
96.3
.471
22.94
22.10
$25.10
22.85
23.11
21.63
18.15
26. 57
17.78
22.93
$26.97
23.75
22.71
23.41
17.03
24.10
17.17
22.85
23.03
23.51
■.......
MISCELLANEOUS E M PLO YE ES-A LL DEPARTMENTS
Branders, markers, stampers,
stencilers, and taggers:
District 1................................ .
District 2................................ .
District 3................................ .
District 4.................................
District 5................................ .
District 6................................ .
District 7.................................
District 8.................................
8
16
17
6
10
6
3
8
1071
133
129
40
41
16
4
17
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.7
6.0
5.9
48.0
48.0
49.6
48.4
50.0
52.0
52.3
49.2
51.6
49.9
48.8
52.4
47.0
47.1
50.5
49.0
107.5 $0,523
.476
104.0
98.4
.466
108.3
.447
94.0
.363
90.6
.511
96.6
.340
99.6
.466
Total................................... .
74
487
5.8
48.8
49.8
102.0
.472
104
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEES—ALL DEPARTMENTS—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver Aver Aver
age
Per
Aver
Num Num num
age
age
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
estab em
time actually time earn
days
ings
lish ploy
hours worked actually per
ments ees worked
in one worked hour
per
in one week
week
week
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
$23.81
21.60
22.51
20.00
23.76
25.43
20.31
23.03
$28.47
24.27
24.83
23.81
24.25
28.25
20.98
24.01
males—continued
Elevator operators:
District 1..................................
District 2.................................
District 3.................................
District 4.............................. .
District 5..................................
District 6................................ .
District 7................................ .
District 8...................... ..........
10
16
16
6
13
9
3
5
189
189
167
37
76
49
9
13
5.9
5.9
5.9
6.0
5.8
6.0
5.8
5.5
48.0
48.1
49.8
48.3
54.0
51.9
56.1
51.4
57.4
54.1
54.9
57.5
55.1
57.7
58.0
53.6
119.6 $0,496
112.5
.449
110.2
.452
119.0
.414
102.0
.440
111.2
.490
103.4
.362
104.3
.448
Total.....................................
78
729
5.9
49.5
55.7
112.5
.461
22.82
25.68
Scalers and weighers:
District 1.................................
District 2..................................
District 3.................. ..............
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
. District 6.................................
District 7................................ .
District 8..................................
10
16
17
7
13
8
4
6
134
255
191
39
110
27
8
55
5.7
5.9
5.9
5.9
6.0
5.7
6.0
5.9
48.3
48.0
49.6
49.1
54.6
54.0
53.6
48.7
53.6
49.7
48.6
49.8
54.2
52.1
53.5
49.5
111.0
103.5
98.0
101.4
99.3
96.5
99.8
101.6
.543
.531
.482
.458
.531
.547
.468
.597
26.23
25.49
23.91
22.49
28.99
29.54
25.08
29.07
29.11
26.38
23.40
22.80
28.81
28.51
25.03
29.58
Total.....................................
81
819
5.9
49.7
50.8
102.2
.523
25.99
26.56
Doormen:
District 1..................................
District 2.............................. .
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6..................................
6
12
15
4
4
6
54
80
98
15
12
11
5.9
5.7
5.8
6.0
5.8
5.7
47.9
48.0
49.8
49.2
50.3
51.7
53.1
49.6
48.1
53.8
51.5
49.7
110.9
103.3
96.6
109.3
102.4
96.1
.366
.330
.323
.268
.340
.443
17.53
15.84
16.09
13.19
17.10
22.90
19.42
16.36
15.52
14.40
17.51
22.04
Total.....................................
47
270
5.8
49.0
50.1
102.2
.336
16.46
16.84
Branders, markers, stampers,
stencilers, and taggers:
District 1..................................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 5.................................
District 6..................................
District 8..................................
3
3
5
6
1
2
9
4
6
13
0)
2
5.1
5.3
5.8
5.4
0)
5.5
48.0
48.0
53.0
57.0
0)
48.0
40.8
40.3
44.9
45.8
0)
45.5
85.0
84.0
84.7
80.4
0)
94.8
.409
.346
.315
.330
0)
.421
19.63
16.61
16.70
18.81
(0
20.21
16.68
13.93
14.16
15.13
0)
19.15
FEMALES
Total.....................................
20
35
5.4
52.1
43.8
84.1
:353
18.39
15.43
Scalers and weighers:
District 1............... .................
District 2..................................
District 3_................................
District 5..................................
District 8..................................
2
6
1
4
2
3
7
5
2
6.0
5.9
0)
5.8
6.0
48.0
48.0
0)
53.2
48.0
55.3
47.2
0)
48.7
46.5
115.2
98.3
0)
91.5
96.9
.473
.447
0)
.394
.370
22.70
21.46
0)
20.96
17.76
26.19
21.12
0)
19.17
17.21
Total.....................................
15
18
5.8
49.4
48.1
97.4
.422
20.85
20.26
1 Data included in total.
0)
105
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1929
A .— Average number of days on which employees worked, average full-time
and actual hours and earnings per week, average earnings per hour, and per cent
of full time worked, 1929, by department, occupation, sex, and district— Continued
T a b le
A L L DEPARTM EN TS
Sex, occupation, and district
All occupations, males:
District 1________ ____ _____
District 2___ _____ __________
District 3__________________
District 4__________________
District 5 _ ____ _____ _____
District 6 ______ __________
District 7 ________ _________
District 8 ............ ...................
Total____________________
All occupations, females:
District 1 ________ ________
District 2_________________ .
District 3___________________
District 4___________________
District 5
__________ _
District 6_________________
District 7__________ ____ ___
District 8______ _______ ____
Total_________ __________
Aver
age
full
time
earn
ings
per
week
Aver
age
actual
earn
ings
in one
week
103.5 $0,561
98.3
.523
95.8
.501
99.2
.480
95.8
.508
.580
93.6
98.4
.443
99.8
.560
$26.93
25.10
25.00
23.42
26.67
29.70
24.28
27.44
$27.85
24.65
23.91
23.23
25.55
27.76
23.89
27.35
Aver Aver Aver
age
Aver
Per
age
age
Num Num num
age
ber of ber of ber of full hours ofcent
full
time actually time earn
estab em
days hours
lish ploy worked
worked actually ings
per
ments ees
per
in one worked hour
in one week
week
week
11 11,758
16 14,156
17 12,557
7 3,187
14 5,473
9 2,772
900
6
10 1,993
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.6
5.7
5.6
5.8
5.7
48.0
48.0
49.9
48.8
52.5
51.2
54.8
49.0
49.7
47.2
47.8
48.4
50.3
47.9
53.9
48.9
90 52,796
5.7
49.3
48.5
98.4
.525
25.88
25.45
9
16
17
7
14
6
4
10
2,054
2,184
2,000
520
1,185
365
165
330
5.6
5.6
5.7
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
47.7
48.0
50.0
48.3
50.0
49.7
55.1
47.9
46.5
44.1
45.0
44.4
43.3
42.9
51.4
44.2
97.5
91.9
90.0
91.9
86.6
86.3
93.3
92.3
.414
.384
.354
.316
.319
.377
.281
.363
19.75
18.43
17.70
15.26
15.95
18.74
15.48
17.39
19.23
16.94
15.92
14.04
13.81
16.17
14.44
16.04
83
8,803
5.6
48.9
44.9
91.8
.369
18.04
16.54
All occupations, males and fe
males:
District 1________ ________
District 2__________________
District 3 _________________
District 4 ________ _______
District 5_________ _________
District 6__________________
District 7__________________
District 8_________________
11 13,812
16 16,340
17 14,557
7 3,707
14 6,658
9 3,137
6 1,065
10 2,323
5.6
5.7
5.7
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.8
5.7
48.0
48.0
49.9
48.7
52.0
51.0
54.9
48.8
49.2
46.8
47.4
47.8
49.1
47.3
53.5
48.2
102.5
97.5
95.0
98.2
94.4
92.7
97.4
98.8
.540
.505
.482
.459
.478
.558
.419
.534
25.92
24. 24
24.05
22.35
24.86
28.46
23 00
26! 06
26.57
23.62
22.82
21.94
23.46
26.41
22.42
25.74
Total____________________
90 61,599
5.7
49.2
48.0
97.6
.504
24.80
24.18
T a b l e B . — Average
and classified earnings per hour in 81 specified occupations, 1929, by department, sex, and district
O
[District 1, Chicago. District 2, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Joseph, St. Louis, and East St. Louis. District 3, Austin (Minn.), Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Mason City, Milwaukee,
Ottumwa, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, South St. Paul, Topeka, Waterloo, and Wichita. District 4, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Oklahoma City. District 5, Buffalo, Cin
cinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and Wheeling. District 6, Boston, New Haven, New York, Philadelphia, and Springfield (Mass.). District 7, Baltimore,
Jacksonville, and Moultrie. District 8, Denver, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, and Tacoma]
CA TTLE -K ILLIN G D E P A RT M E N T
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver-
hour
75
80
85
90
95
55
65
70
25
35
45
50
60
30
40
Un and
$1 $1.25 $1.50
and and and and and and and and and and and and and cents and
and and
der under under
under
under
under
under
under
and
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
25
85
95 under $1.25 under over
65
75
90
80
35
55
60
70
30
40
45
50
cents cents
$1.50
cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents $1
MALES
2...........
3_____
4_____
5 .........
6_____
7_____
8_____
Total.............
106
57
.... --------
.907
.874
.844
1
—
3
2
2
2
1
1
144
1
2
1
9
9
3
8
3
12
12
9
6
4
5
1
1
2
2
3
2
5
25
39
18
9
32
11
12
8
2
2
5
2
2
2
1
8
1
3
70
28
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
4
6
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
8
6
3
1
1
8
1
2
12
30
17
11
10
15
7
1
12
30
8
8
3
2
2
3
10
5
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
PACKING
Floormen or siders:
District 1..........
District 2..........
District 3..........
District 4..........
.644
.573
.538
.551
.544
.607
1.028
.478
1
1
-----
Leg breakers:
District 1..........
District 2..........
District 3..........
District 4..........
District 5..........
District 6..........
District 7..........
District 8..........
Total.............
I
1
1
!
i
MEAT
50.654
.623
.625
.587
.659
.912
.606
.627
1..........
AND
Headers:
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
Num
ber of
wage
earn-
SLAUGHTERING
Number of wage earners whose earnings per hour were—
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
15
4
1
3
4
1
District 5.
District 6.
District 7.
District 8_
Total.
264
61
3
-------- ===== ===== -
—
.627
.573
.575
.557
.628
.879
.477
1
2
1
1
112
1
1
3
173
308
112
69
59
56
8
45
.494
.462
.460
.394
.427
.625
.277
.466
2
6
2
1
3
14
81
37
60
21
2
8
7
9
1
6
11
3
3
1
7
6
7
1
4
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
29
26
26
11
6
3
1
2
1
4
4
2
4
4
2
13
4
1
1
8
24
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
2
1
5
6
6
15
7
6
1
8
26
5
4
2
7
6
6
1
1
2
4
2
37
49
23
1
1
6
2
16
3
4
3
2
16
4
18
3
4
3
2
9
7
1
70
248
264
120
41
4
7
7
1
3
4
3
6
9
3
4
15
16
8
4
6
1
41
33
18
5
5
11
9
6
3
99
106
20
8
17
5
10
4
1
1
14
119
52
10
25
4
2
22
22
8
31
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
8
2
1
1
1929
.879
1
LABOR,
73
145
6
1
2
1
7
OP
TotalLaborers: •
District 1_.
District 2 ..
District 3 ..
District 4 ..
District 5._
District 6. „
District 7...
District 8 ..
4
3
HOUBS
.905
.872
.850
.812
.783
1.654
.684
.879
8
5
AND
Splitters:
District 1.
District 2..
District 3_.
District 4.
District 5.
District 6.
District 7.
District8.
Total.
.882
1
1
WAGES
T o ta l...
2
--------
Gutters and bung droppers:
District 1........ ...............
District 2........ ................
District 3.........................
District 4.........................
District 5........................
District 6.........................
District 7.........................
District 8.........................
1
3
1.472
.700
1
a Indudes floor cleaners, mark heads, spread cattle, tie guts, laundrymen, taggers, etc.
O
T a b le
B .— 'Average and classified earnings per hour in SI specified occupations, 1929, by department, sex, and district— Continued
HOG-KILLING DEPARTMENT
Sex, occupation, and district
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
MALES
Total
...........
Total
Shavers and scrapers:
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
Total...................................
6
20
23
8
7
7
3
74
5
9
10
20
24
6
3
13
8
1
5
7
5
86
404
173
76
35
12
1
3
4
1
1
1
13
6
3
5
70
841
.443
7
15
14
2
13
5
3
9
16
19
2
15
5
6
.712
.631
.623
.527
.646
.660
.569
.683
64
75
.645
7
16
16
5
13
5
.581
I____
.520
.504 ......... 1
!
.516
.537
.516
1
.519
.621
7
5
59
147
201
12
95
31
9
29
70
583
.528
1
12
3
5
3
3
4
2
14
4
48
13
3
4
15
2
2
g
26
10
10
1
1
1
2
5
1
1
7
9
4
4
4
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
6
2
1
3
1
1
2
1
2
4
13
24
18
4
14
38
2
8
4
6
26
57
1
22
6
3
16
78
59
7
17
11
1
7
24
16
20
1
14
9
7
10
16
1
1
4
1
8
4
7
4
1
8
66
121
196
91
56
24
1
1
1
2
(
1
2
1
1
1
I
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
16
1
2
1
5
1
1
1
5
6
1
3
4
1
1
PACKING
_ _ _
31
52
37
$0,475
.455
.437
.325
.428
.483
.362
.478
1
3
2
2
7
3
41
131
134
94
240
257
20
135
42
33
20
MEAT
Stickers:
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
7
16
17
AND
Laborers: b
District 1__________
District 2__________
District 3_______
District 4 ______
District 5 ______
District 6 ______
District 7 ______
District 8_______
SLAUGHTERING
Number of wage earners whose earnings per hour were—
Num Aver
ber of
age
45
55
35
60
65
75
25
40
50
70
80
85
90
30
95
wage earn Un and
$1 $1.25 $1.50
and and and and and and and and and and and and and cents and
earn ings per der under under
and and
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
and
under
ers
hour
25
under
45
50
55
65
75
35
40
60
70
80
85
95 under $1.25 under
30
90
over
$1.50
cents cents
cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents' $1
C#
to-
o
is —
1
J5
6
16
17
4
13
5
3
6
70
1
§’
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2 __ 5
.700
.651
.644
.574
.637
.648
.637
.748
.654
_n_
1
15
22
1
7
5
1
12
4
1
4
21
2
1
1
6
21
1
2
1
6
2
2
2
15
1
6
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
1
53 _4£ __ 80_ __ 27_ _U_ ___ 4_ __ 1_ ___ 3_ __ 1_ ___ 2_
5
11
19
1
4
2
2
2
2
7
1
2
8
1
1
2
21
25
1
11
6
1
4
11
13
67
2
1
1
12
12
11
1
9
3
1
2
51
7
2
4
2
1
1
2
15
2
1
1
1
10
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
'n
-------
1
I
1
2
1
OFFAL (OTHER THAN HIDES AND CASINGS) DEPA RTM E N T
MALES
79
619
4
14
13
4
47
85
49
9
15
8
6
2
2
8
53
6
12
6
2
10
223
$0,543
.534
.504
.494
.505
.582
.399
.536
.521
.600
.564
.529
.617
.516
.786
.541
.498
.563
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
12
1
1
12
2
2
1
1
18
13
38
5
18
3
25
35
49
15
19
31
32
21
8
5
15
12
7
6
4
1
1
1
2
5
2
78
155
148
111
9
3
26
13
3
5
12
1
1
1
1
2
6
2
4
24
1
50
h Includes drivers, penners, steamers, singers, washers, aitchbone breakers, and toe pullers.
31
56
32
16
13
45
7
16
8
1
4
1
37
9
23
4
2
1
1
2
2
3
6
1
1
1
2
2
54
16
6
6
2
1
6
11
8
4
2
1
1
2
2
10
1
1
1
6
2
1
1
1
2
29
15
9
11
9
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
1029
98
168
176
41
87
31
LABOR,
7
16
17
7
13
7
4
OF
Trimmers:
District 1__ ............................
District 2__..............................
District 3__..............................
District 4__.............................
District 5__................. ............
District 6..................................
District 7__...........................
District 8 ..................................
T otal-.............................
Tripe scrapers and finishers:
District 1_________________
District 2___________________
District 3___________________
District 4___________________
District 5________ __________
District 6__..................... .........
District 7 _ ...............................
District 8- - ................... ..........
T o ta l....................... .........
HOTTRS
26
38
53
5
37
10
4
5
178
.630
.594
.576
.598
.618
.624
.489
.687
.602
AND
7
16
16
4
12
5
3
5
68
24
58
78
5
42
19
6
14
246
WAGES
00
Gutters, bung droppers and rippers-open:
District 1__............................
District 2_................... .........
District 3...............................
District 4____ _____ _______
District 5_________________
District 6__.............. .............
District 7_________________
District 8...............................
T o ta l--..............................
Splitters:
District 1___.........................
Districts__ ______ ________
District 3__...........................
District 4________________
District 5__......................
District 6__...........................
District 7___................. ........
District 8..........................
T o ta l.............................
1
3
1
3
i......
2
1
T a b le B .—
Average and classified earnings per hour in 81 specified occupations, 1929, by department, sex, and district— Continued
i—1
O FFAL (OTHER THAN HIDES AND CASINGS) DEPARTM ENT—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
Number of wage earners whose earnings per hour were—
Num Aver
ber of
age
45
55
65
40
50
60
70
75
80
85
35
90
95
30
25
wage earn Un and and and and and and and and and and and and and and cents $1 $1.25 $1.50
earn ings per der under under under under under under under under under under under under under under and and and and
hour
ers
25
60
45
50
55
65
75
40
70
80
85
90
95 under under under over
35
30
cents cents
cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents $1 $1.25 $1.50
FEMALES
____
Total
$0,406
.385
.384
.398
.329
36
246
.371
3
8
8
3
2
1
1
17
27
60
7
29
.384
.349
.345
.294
.340
26
1
3
2
6
27
0)
20
27
7
1
20
21
17
7
4
2
5
1
4
3
2
1
6
28
60
75
48
11
10
5
9
5
4
6
25
1
12
0)
7
13
12
1
15
0)
5
1
<7
1
1
1
1
3
51
49
4
1
.
1
0)
.346
1
12
18
0)
16
.309
8
146
1
4
5
19
1
3
2
1
1
5
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0)
14
i
f
PACKING
Miscellaneous workers (washers
and tripe washers, scalders,
cookers, scrapers, and finish
ers):
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 7
District 8
48
63
52
5
56
0)
0)
20
MEAT
Total
5
9
8
3
7
1
1
2
AND
Trimmers:
District 1_________________
District 2........ ................ ......
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
_
District 7
__
District 8
_____
SLAUGHTERING
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
CASING D EPARTM EN T
MALES
5
13
12
6
10
6
3
6
61
60
85
87
16
35
14
4
11
312
.501
.502
.504
.445
.492
.533
.440
.486
.498
1
1
2
3
4
6
1
1
1 I
2
--------- ---------
14
1
1
1
1
1
224
.538
3
90
41
95
2
20
18
.430
.392
.357
.264
.334
.375
20
74
68
13
33
25
5
10
44
28
30
5
9
5
1
6
19
13
11
2
4
2
1
8
54
127
248
128
60
7
7
23
7
5
2
1
4
56
24
42
25
3
12
2
18
21
20
2
10
5
1
2
79
8
10
7
2
4
7
5
2
1
3
36
2
1
16
3
3
5
16
6
7
6
5
4
1
3
1
1
4
12
1
2
1
4
35
11
15
6
2
1
1 Data included in total.
3
12
10
2
5
3
1
6
42
0)
10
280
0)
.390
.384
3
6
2
0)
15
1
j
I
4
5
1
2
1
7
2
27
1
6
1
3
2
7
3
1
5
2
3
3
1
6
4
1
2
2
110
6
13
10
2
6
2
1
8
4
18
40
3
2
42
38
15
34
12
18
10
22
1
3
10
2
9
15
1
5
64
1
112
9
26
11
3
5
7
5
66
1
3
35
9
2
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
I
1
3
1
1
2
* 1\
4
1
1
1
\
1
2
___
1
43
27
12
1
6 !
1
......... |..........
!
1
1
1
FEMALES
Blowers, graders and inspectors:
District 1__...........................
District 2_................................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5 ..................................
District 6..................................
District 7..................................
District 8..................................
Total...................................
1
1
=
1929
.560
.534
.525
.442
.547
.594
.512
.535
4
47
31
18
11
7
3
6
=
1
1
3
2
5
13
15
4
7
2
5
3
LABOR,
32
72
44
10
3216
2
16
1
OP
4
14
8
5
10
7
2
9
59
1
HOTJBS
686
$0. 573
.528
.517
.495
.503
.587
.462
.554
.532
107
190
160
49
66
61
17
36
AND
5
15
15
6
12
8
4
9
74 I
WAGES
Casing pullers and runners:
District 1................................
District 2..................................
District 3...................................
District 4...................................
District 5.......... ............... .......
District 6...................................
District 7..................................
District 8...................................
Total...................................
Strippers:
District 1............. ............ .
District 2........................... .......
District 3..................................
District 4............................. .
District 5___............................
District 6..................................
District 7..................................
District 8..................................
Total...................................
Trimmers of casings:
District 1 . .............................
District 2..................................
District 3..................................
District 4..................................
District 5..................................
District 6.................................
District 7.................................
District 8..................................
Total..................................
,
T a b le B . — Average and classified earnings per hour in 31 specified occupations, 1929, by department, sex, and district— Continued
CUTTING—FRESH BEEF DEPARTMENT
Sex, occupation, and district
MALES
1 _________________
_
_______
_____________
$0,496
.456
.445
.388
.441
.536
.440
.442
63
1,606
.459
7
11
15
7
11
2
4
2
32
3
38
17
78
8
53
.939
.852
.732
.720
.743
.760
.544
.565
64
557
.783
i
74
19
7
3
2
1
4
18
5
4
15
6
10
11
7
15
5
4
1
128
58
26
2
7
27
5
3
34
14
138
585
486
1
1
2
4
4
1
3
10
4
1
14
7
10
1
150
102
123
57
51
6
256
199
199
44
18
14
7
1
4
2
38
1
5
17
2
9
1
1
2
4
12
307
148
47
43
1
5
22
3
8
8
1
2
1
I
1
8
3
8
1
3
9
3
13
13
2
1
9
10
31
57
52
52
7
8
14
1
10
1
15
6
6
2
1
9
4
3
6
2
1
13
10
8
8
2
4
1
3
1
5
2
6
13
4
4
1
24
21
18
9
2
26
3
1
6
3
2
1
2
13
4
1
1
48
44
31
25
28
30
27
75
31
3
5
6
3
8
1
8
4
2
2
3
4
4
2
4
9
7
6
4
2
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
5
9
18
2
1
3
1
1
CUTTING—FRESH POR K D E PARTM EN T
MALES
Ham boners:
District l . _ ......... .................
District 2__.............. .............
District 3__--------- ------------District 4______ ___________
District 5_________________
7
12
17
6
13
46
51
100
20
35
$0.787
.767
.713
.812
.660
9
1
1
7
1
7
10
5
12
1
14
1
4
1
2
14
7
1
PACKING
8
Total___________________
381
634
247
179
66
56
13
30
HEAT
1_
__ _
____
2 _ _ ___ _ _ _____
3_____________ ___
4_________________
5_________________
6
________
7
__
________
7
16
15
7
9
2
3
4
AND
2_________________
3_________________
4_________________
5
- __
6
_ ____
7
__
8
__ __
Total__
Boners:
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
Number of wage earners whose earnings per hour were—
Num Aver
age
ber of
75
80
85
90
95
35
55
65
70
25
30
45
50
60
40
$1 $1.25 $1.50
wage earn Un and
and and and and and and and and and and and and and cents and
and and
earn ings per der under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
under
and
under
under
under
under
under
under
25
hour
ers
85
95
35
75
80
90
under $1.25 under
over
30
40
45
55
60
65
70
50
$1.50
cents cents
cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents $1
SLAUGHTERING
Laborers:
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
District 6 _ ........................................ .
District 7.............................. .
District 8__...........................
T o ta l--............................. .
.406
.708
73
311
.722
142
195
347
37
104
43
13
18
.584
.580
.558
.508
.548
.604
.537
.550
T o ta l--............................. .
34
10
.565
14
52
130
31
65
31
60
3
17
15
5
6
27
29
49
3
21
15
2
2
202
148
10
15
2
5
12
29
8
16
17
12
3
8
17
1
10
FEMALES
1,230
0
00
13
2
100
31
4
36
2
37
14
128
63
4
17
9
173
270
0 0 0 0
120
12
3
0
218
0
170
44
36
10
SAUSAGE D E PA RTM E N T
10
liABOR,
T o ta l-.............................. .
.446
.416
.411
.386
.312
.516
OF
129
357
391
19
251
49
0)
HOXJRS
Trimmers of trimmings:
District l - _ ...........- ..............
District 2 _ .--------- ------------District 3__...........................
District 4 _ ............... ............
District 5_______ ____ _____
District 6 ......... ...................................
District 7__...........................
District 8__.......................... .
44
AND
35
WAGES
Trimmers and ham and shoulder
skinners:
District 1..................... .........
District 2............. ................ .
District 3----------------- ------District 4...............................
District 5_-----------------------District 6 ...........................................
District 7_.......................... .
District 8_.......................... .
MALES
i Data included in total.
1929
Machine tenders (includes chop
pers, grinders, cutters, mixers,
eurers, and feeders):
District 1 - - .......................... .
District 2__.......................... .
District 3...............................
District 4.............................. .
District 5__.......................... .
District 6 - . .......................... .
District 7.............................. .
District 8.............................. .
Total................................. .
7
15
17
7
14
6
4
9
79
87
99
104
35
61
26
16
21
$0,563
.530
.476
.478
.576
.607
.511
.550
.531
14
12
7
2
5
7
3
4
54
1
3
16
2
2
2
20
CO
T a b l e B . — Average
and classified earnings per hour in 81 specified occupations, 1929, by department, sex, and district— Continued
SAUSAGE DEPARTM ENT—Continued
Sex, occupation, and district
$0,599
.588
.532
.586
.588
.622
.464
61
81
82
13
37
76
MEAT
8
15
17
7
14
6
4
10
81
183
251
264
80
163
76
59
94
1,170
.431
.425
.349
.354
.327
.389
.292
.370
.377
50
160
229
213
140
PACKING
Total................................. .
FEMALES
Linkers, twisters, tiers, and
hangers:
District 1.............................. .
District 2.............................. .
District 3...............................
District 4...............................
District 5.................. ......
District 6...............................
District 7__..................... .....
District 8__.......................... .
Total................................. .
93
108
85
18
58
45
15
25
AND
males—continued
Staffers:
District 1...............................
District 2__.......................... .
District 3...............................
District 4...... ........................
District 5>_...........................
District 6__.......................... .
District 7.............................. .
District 8.............................. .
Number of wage earners whose earnings per hour were—
Num Aver
ber of
age
75
85
95
55
65
70
80
90
40
45
50
25
30
35
$1.25 $1.50
$1
wage earn Un and
and and and and and and and and and and and and and cents and
and and
earn ings per der under under
under under under under under under under under under under and under under
under
under
25
hour
ers
95 under $1.25 $1.50 over
75
65
80
85
90
60
70
45
55
35
40
50
30
cents cents
cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents cents $1
10
18
CURED-M EAT DEPA RTM E N T
MALES
Packers:2
District 1_____
District 2 _____
District 3_____
District 4_........
SLAUGHTERING
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
8
16
17
6
238
297
328
66
$0,514
.432
.474
.447
103
147
103
16
12
9
17
1
11
1
14
5
3
8
77
237
32
30
35
1,263
.455
.530
.386
.466
.477
Picklers:3
District 1................................
District 2_..............................
District 3..................... ..........
District 4................................
District 5_________________
District 6..............................
District 7................................
District 8................................
Total...................................
8
16
17
7
13
7
3
10
81
90
117
142
19
48
31
9
21
477
.527
.497
.490
.442
.494
.558
.513
.561
.506
1
4
4
8
1
13
5
1
1
20
3
1
1
7
1
43
5
2
1
1
5
7
118
2
5
12
317
38
10
5
10
432
42
9
6
6
260
16
1
1
4
103
1
9
31
7
12
1
1
2
64
35
63
47
7
9
3
1
4
169
30
32
28
1
19
10
15
5
19
1
5
8
4
124
2
55
1
2
2
52
1
14
3
2
1
3
3
4
2
5
2
2
2
8
2
7
26
1
5
9
3
15
2
_____ ------- 1
1
1
1
5
3
1
1
1
1
AND
CANNING DEPARTM EN T
HOTJRS
FEMALES
$0,409
.378
.319
.308
.309
.331
.233
.363
.354
4
5
3
4
5
3
1
25
87
13
10
11
35
4
.412
.430
.285
.321
.339
.367
163
.381
(9
25
77
76
60
22
7
1
268
93
93
33
64
72
34
1
33
423
2
3
5
4
21
1
6
3
16
1
3
12
51
9
15
7
1
12
44
1
(9
(9
42
14
16
2 —
6
2
32
7
3
...
12
189
2
84
1
46
28
1
16
8
14
2
3
5
1
1
7
3
1
6
1
40
31
17
3
6
84
93
21
19
17
15
51
95
8
12
4
7
15
264
13
2
1
1
17
4
1
1
5
1
1 Data included in total.
2 Includes packers of beef, barrel pork, bellies, briskets, pig rinds, and smoked meats: dippers, vat men, sweet pickle packers, burlap sackers, wrappers, mailers, car loaders, and
car stowers.
3 Includes pickle men, pickle makers, pumpers, and curers.
1929
320
328
169
189
170
81
20
64
1,341
LABOR,
7
12
9
7
9
4
3
9
60
OP
Packers (sliced bacon and
chipped dried beef in cans,
glass jars, or cartons, by hand):
District 1............... ................
District 2_________________
District 3_________________
District 4_______ _____ .
District 5______________
District 6_________________
District 7____________ ____ _
District 8_..............................
T otal___________________
Labelers and wrappers:
District 1_____________
District 2_________________
District 3_________________
District 4_________________
District 5_________________
District 6_________________
District 8................................
T o t a l...............................
WAGES
District 5_________________
District 6_________________
District 7_________________
District 8................................
T o ta l.--.............................
116
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
Average and classifiedfull-time hours per week in SI specified occupations*
1929, by department, sex, and district
T a b le C .—
IDistrict 1, Chicago. District 2, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Joseph, St. Louis, and East St. Louis. District
3, Austin (Minn.), Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Mason City, Milwaukee, Ottumwa, Sioux City, Sioux
Falls, South St. Paul, Topeka, Waterloo, and Wichita. District 4, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and
Oklahoma City. District
Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and
Wheeling. District 6, Boston, New Haven, New York, Philadelphia, and Springfield (Mass.). Dis
trict 7, Baltimore, Jacksonville, and Moultrie. District 8, Denver, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco,
Seattle, and Tacoma]
C A TT LE -K ILLIN G D E PARTM EN T
Number of wage-earners whose full-time
hours per week were—
Aver
age full
time
hours Un
per
der
week
48
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
Num
ber of
wageearners
7
10
10
3
9
3
2
7
21
29
21
8
11
7
2
7
48.3
48.0
50.0
48.0
51.0
48.0
49.5
48.3
1
1
51
106
48.8
5
85
Leg breakers:
District 1_____________________
District 2_____________________
District 3_____________________
District 4_____________________
District 5_____________________
District 6_____________________
District 7_____________________
District 8_____________________
7
13
10
6
7
3
3
8
27
46
19
12
10
11
3
16
48.7
48.0
48.6
48.7
52.1
48.0
51.3
48.9
1
23
46
17
10
3
11
Total____ __________________
57
144
48.7
4
122
Floormen or siders:
District 1_____________________
District 2_____________________
District 3_____________________
District 4_____________________
District 5_____________________
District 6__ — ___________
District 7______ ______ ________
District 8_____________________
7
14
13
6
11
3
4
8
52
83
42
23
17
14
4
19
48.2
48.0
49.7
48.5
52. 2
48.0
52.3
48.2
5
45
83
30
19
7
14
Total.........................................
66
254
48.7
9
213
Gutters and bung droppers:
District 1________________ ____
District 2_____________________
District 3________________ ____
District 4__________________ __
District 5_____________________
District 6_ __ ____________
District 7_____________________
District 8_____________________
8
14
12
6
7
3
3
8
20
29
21
15
9
6
3
9
48.9
48.0
50.0
48.7
49.8
48.0
51.3
48.2
2
15
29
14
12
4
6
Total_______ _______________
61
112
48.9
5
87
Splitters:
District 1_____________________
District 2_____________________
District 3_____________________
District 4_____________________
District 5_____________________
District 6_____________ ____ __
District 7_____________________
District 8_____________________
7
14
14
6
9
3
3
9
27
48
24
14
10
7
4
11
48.4
48.0
49.5
48.6
51.5
48.0
52.3
47.5
3
22
48
18
12
5
7
Total_____ __ ____ ____ _____
65
145
48.7
7
Sex, occupation, and district
48
Over
48
and
under
54
54
Over
54
and
under
60
Over
60
60
MALES
Headers:
District 1_____________________
District 2_____________________
District 3_____________________
District 4_____________________
District 5_____________________
District 6_____________________
District 7_____________________
District 8_____________________
Total______________________
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
18
29
14
8
4
7
1
7
3
1
5
3
8
1
1
4
1
3
1
3
2
1
3
12
4
6
1
2
2
6
2
2
3
3
12
1
2
4
3
2
15
6
15
7
4
3
2
3
7
1
1
7
5
9
1
2
6
2
"\
1
2
6
1
2
1
3
7
119
2
1
3
8
7
1
117
WAGES AND HOURS OP LABOR, 1929
T a b l e C . — Average
and classifiedfull-time hours per week in 81 specified occupations,
1929, by department, sex, and district— Continued
C A TT L E -K IL L IN G DE PA RTM E N T—Continued
Number of wage-earners whose full-time
hours per week were—
Aver
age full
time
hours Un
per
der
week
48
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
Num
ber of
wageearners
Laborers: °
District 1___ _____ ___________
District 2____________________
District 3_____________________
District 4____________________
District 5_____________________
District 6_____________________
District 7________ ___________
District 8__................. ................
8
15
14
7
11
3
6
9
173
308
112
69
59
56
8
45
48.3
48.0
49.2
48.8
50.8
48.2
52.9
48.7
17
Total...................................... .
73
830
48.6
22
Sex, occupation, and district
48
Over
48
and
under
54
54
Over
54
and
under
60
60
Over
60
males—continued
2
3
148
308
90
52
36
55
8
11
10
35
724
22
6
7
21
35
17
44
15
4
16
17
84
5
5
8
1
1
18
10
1
4
33
39
13
3
38
56
3
1
1
4
1
5
6 -------
H O G -K IL LIN G DEPARTM EN T
MALES
Laborers:b
District 1__....... .........................
District 2____________________
District 3_____________________
District 4_____________________
District 5_____________________
District 6 -_ __________________
District 7__.................................
District 8____________ ______
7
16
17
3
13
6
3
5
94
240
257
20
135
42
33
20
48.0
48.0
49.2
52.5
52.5
54.6
55.0
49.1
T otal-.......................................
70
841
49.8
Stickers:
District 1.............*.......................
District 2__....... ...... ..................
District 3_____________________
District 4_____________________
District 5_____________________
______ ______________
District 6
District 7____________ ________
District 8____________________
7
15
14
2
13
5
3
5
9
16
19
2
15
5
3
6
48.0
4«.0
49.9
51.0
52.3
52.4
55.0
48.5
64
75
50.0
16
16
5
13
5
3
5
59
147
201
12
95
31
9
29
48.0
48.0
49.6
50.0
53.3
53.8
55.0
48.3
70
583
49.9
6
16
17
4
13
5
3
6
24
58
78
5
42
19
6
14
48.0
48.0
50.2
49.2
52.1
53.7
55.0
48.2
70
246
50.0
Total______________________
Shavers and scrapers:
District 1___ _____ ___________
District 2____________ _______ _
District 3__ _____ ______ _
District 4___ ______ __________
District 5__________________ _
District 6.....................................
District 7__.................................
District 8__..................................
Total______________________
Gutters, bung droppers, and rippersopen:
District 1__..................................
District 2__.................................
District 3__.............................. .
District 4__..................................
District 5_______________ _____
. District 6_____________________
District 7......................................
District 8__.................... .............
Total........................................
4
1
94
240
209
5
67
8
3
12
8
635
1
1
9
16
14
1
5
1
1
4
3
50
3
5
59
147
155
8
37
4
5
20
13
430
4
3
24
58
54
4
16
3
3
9
10
168
5
4
4
1
1
4
1
1
4
14
7
39
4
9
7
3
3
9
38
10
15
55
1
3
6
13
6
10
23
4
14
8
56
20
1
4
2
8
27
4
° Includes floor cleaners, mark heads, spread cattle, tie guts, laundrymen, taggers, etc.
* Includes drivers, penners, steamers, singers, washers, aitchbone breakers, and toe pullers*
118
SLAUGHTERING AND HEAT PACKING
T a b le
C . — Average and classifiedfull-time hours per week in 81 specified occupations,
1929, by department, sex, and district— Continued
HOG-KILLING DEPARTMENT—Continued
Number of wage-earners whose full-time
hours per week were—
Sex, occupation, and district
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
Aver
Num age
full
ber of time
wage- hours
Un
earnper
der
ers
week
48
Over
48
and
under
64
48
Over
64
and
under
60
64
Over
60
60
males—continued
Splitters:
District 1__..................................
District 2__..................................
District 3.............. .......................
District 4_ ...................................
District 5__............... ............... .
District 6-_....... ...................... .
.....................................
District 7
District 8 - _ ........................................
7
16
16
4
12
5
3
5
26
38
63
5
37
10
4
6
48.0
48.0
49.9
49.2
62.3
62.3
65.0
48.6
Total______________ _____ __
68
178
49.9
2
2
26
38
37
4
16
2
i
3
5
126
7
14
1
2
3
12
2
1
7
19
1
4
5
16
OFFAL (OTHER THAN HIDES AND CASINGS) DEPARTMENT
MALES
Trimmers:
District 1__.................................
District 2__..................................
District 3__............ ....................
District 4_____________________
District 5__
_____ _______
District 6_____________________
District 7__ __________________
District 8_____________________
7
16
17
7
13
7
4
8
98
168
176
41
87
31
6
12
47.9
48.0
49.2
48.7
52.6
49.5
54.2
47.3
3
1
6
95
168
148
35
42
16
3
9
13
513
79
619
49.1
Tripe scrapers and finishers:
District 1_____________________
District 2 ___________________
District 3_____________________
District 4_____________________
District 5 ___________________
District 6_____________________
District 7_____________________
District 8_ ...................................
4
14
13
4
6
2
2
8
47
85
49
9
15
6
2
10
48.0
48.0
49.7
48.0
49.3
48.0
52.5
47.7
1
1
9
Total...... .............. ..................
53
223
48.5
2
201
Trimmers:
District 1_____________________
District 2_____________________
District 3_________________ ___
District 4______________ ______
District 5_____________________
District 6 ___________________
District 7_____________________
District 8........................ ............
5
9
8
3
7
1
1
2
48
63
52
5
66
0)
20
48.0
48.0
49.0
48.0
51.8
0)
0)
47.7
5
Total. ................. .....................
36
246
49.1
5
3
8
8
3
2
17
27
60
7
29
0)
48.0
48.0
48.9'
48.0
54.0
Total.................... ............ .
47
85
35
9
10
6
2
15
1
18
21
4
7
5
3
5
29
1
30
8
14
3
1
1
4
1
14
1
FEMALES
Miscellaneous workers:2
District 1........... .............. ..........
District 2__.............................. .
District 3__............... ........... ......
District 4__............... .................
District 5_____________________
District 7________________ ____
District 8______________________
T o ta l......................................
1Data included in total.
1
1
26
0
0)
146
48
63
41
5
16
11
7
33
190
7
44
17
27
49
7
3
0)
0)
15
(l)
49.8
101
0)
3
? Includes washers and tripe washers, scalders, cookers, scrapers, and fiijish^rs,
8
29
0)
0)
37
37
5
1
119
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b l e C . — Average
and classifiedfull-time hours per week in 81 specified occupations,
1929, by department, sex, and district— Continued
CASING DEPARTMENT
Number of wage-earners whose full-time
hours per week were—
Sex, occupation, and district
Num Num
ber of ber of
wagelish- earnments
Average full
time
hours Un
per
der
week
48
48
Over
48
and
under
54
54
Over
54
and
under
60
Over
60
HALES
Casing pullers or runners:
District 1__...........................
District 2_.............. .............
District 3______ __________
District 4__..........................
District 5__...........................
District 6 -.............................
District 7_.............................
District 8_.............................
Total..................................
Strippers:
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
District
107
190
160
74
102
190
139
41
29
33
49.2
558
24
61
312
Trimmers of casings:
District 1...............................
District 2..................—.........
District 3.........................—
District 4................ .........
District 5................. - ...........
District 6_________________
District 7_.............. - .............
District 8 _ ............................
26
20
10
50.0
48.0
49.4
48.5
50.4
50.4
53.8
48.5
1__...........................
2__...........................
3_.............................
4_.............................
5_.............. ..............
6_________________
7__..........................
8_.............. ...... ........
Total-................................
48.6
48.0
48.9
48.6
51.9
51.4
54.7
49.0
10
10
236
49.3
32
18
22
50.3
48.0
49.5
49.6
51.3
52.0
55.0
49.3
170
T o ta l.......................... .
15
FEMALES
Blowers, graders, and inspectors:
District 1_____ _____ - .........
District 2...............................
District 3------------- -----------District 4_________________
District 5-------------------------District 6...............................
District 7................... - ..........
District 8__...........................
Total..................................
90
41
95
2
20
18
0)
0)
280
48.6
10
42
48.0
48.0
49.0
48.0
49.7
48.4
0)
47.4
233
27
C U TTIN G -FR E SH BEEF DEPARTMENT
MALES
Laborers:
District 1 -____________________
District 2
__ ___
District 3 ____________________
District 4
....................
District 5 ___________________
District 6
_
District 7
_ ____________
District 8
_________
7
16
15
7
9
2
3
4
381
634
247
179
66
56
13
30
48.0
48.0
49.6
48.8
53.0
48.0
53.5
50.6
10
Total___________ - __________
63
1,606
48.6
10 1,442
* Data included in total.
369
634
183
152
31
56
2
3
11
4
17
18
64
24
2
13
101
21
1
23
1
9
11
120
T a b le
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
C.— Average and classified full-time hours per week in 81 specified occupa
tions, 1929, by department, sex, and district— Continued
CU TTIN G —FRESH BEEF D E P A RTM E N T—Continued
Number of wage-earners whose full-time
hours per week were—
Sex, occupation, and district
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
Aver
Num age
full
ber of time
wage- hours
earnUn
per
der
ers
week
48
Over
48
and
under
54
48
Over
54
and
under
60
54
60
m a l e s — continued
Boners:
District 1__..................................
District 2 _ .____ ______________
District 3........... ..........................
District 4__...................... ...........
District 5.......................... ...........
District 6........... ..........................
District 7.....................................
District 8____________________
7
11
15
7
11
2
3
8
150
102
123
57
51
6
15
53
47.3
48.0
49.2
49.0
52.1
48.0
52.7
50.4
45
Total. ........................... ..........
64
557
48.9
46
1
102
102
99
45
13
6
32
399
3
4
25
7
36
24
8
21
53
12
8
8
15
CU TTIN G—FRESH PO R K D EPARTM EN T
MALES
Ham boners:
7
48.0
District 1_______________ _____
46
12
48.0
51
District 2_____ ____ —............ —
17
100
51.0
District 3____________ ________
20
48.4
6
District 4_ __________________
13
35
53.0
District 5_____________________
50.4
5
33
District 6_____________________
3
4
55.0
District 7_ ___________________
10
22
49.0
District 8_____________________
1
14
3
46
51
63
18
11
5
9
14 -------
24
1
1
1
73
311
50.0
Trimmers and ham and shoulder
skinners:
District 1............. ................ ........
District 2_____________________
District 3______ ________ _____ _
District 4____________________
District 5_____________________
District 6_____________________
District 7_____________________
District 8________ _____ _______
7
15
16
6
13
4
3
5
142
195
347
37
104
43
13
18
48.0
48.0
50.1
48.8
51.5
53.3
55.0
50.8
3
3
5
Total..........- .............................
69
899
49.7
6
679
22
126
6
13
14
4
9
5
1
1
129
357
391
19
251
49
129
357
244
19
142
24
34
89
19
66
18
0)
48.0
48.0
50.6
48.0
49.4
51.2
0)
(0
1,230
49.3
915
53
208
142
195
246
30
50
11
10
5
28
5
Total_______________________
18
13
3
8
4
10
32
15
3
19
80
4
6
26
3
21
13
23
6
10
16
50
FEMALES
Trimmers of trimmings:
District 1 ____________________
District 2_____________________
District 3_____________________
District 4
___
_______
District 5_____________________
District 6 ___________________
District 7
_____________ ____
District 8
___________
Total. ______ __ _____ _______
i Data included in total.
53
0)
24
0)
27
173
24
7
(*>
38
24
Over
60
121
WAGES AND HOURS OF LABOR, 1929
T a b l e C .—
Average and classified full-time hours per week in 81 specified occupa
tions, 1929, by department, sex, and district— Continued
SAUSAGE DEPARTM EN T
Number of wage-earners whose full-time
hours per week were—
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
Sex, occupation, and district
Aver
Num age full
ber of time
wage- hours '
Un
earnper
der
ers
week
48
Over
Over
48
48
and
under
54
54
and
under
60
Over
60
60
54
MALES
Machine tenders:3
District 1......................................
District 2______________________
District 3______________________
District 4_______________ ______
District 5______________________
District 6.......... ............................
District 7.......... ................... ..........
District 8....................................... .
7
15
17
7
14
6
4
9
87
99
104
35
61
26
16
21
48.0
48.0
50.8
49.4
52.4
53.3
55.3
49.7
79
449
50.0
4
312
9
15
17
6
14
6
4
10
93
108
85
18
58
45
15
25
47.7
48.0
49.9
48.4
52.8
53.2
55.0
49.6
10
83
108
62
16
21
4
81
447
49.8
17
Linkers, twisters, tiers, and hangers:
District 1_____________________
District 2............ ............ ............ .
District 3........................................
District 4...................................... .
District 5____ ____ ___________
District 6_____________________
District 7______________________
District 8 .......................................
8
15
17
7
14
6
4
10
183
251
264
80
163
76
59
94
48.0
48.0
49.3
49.0
49.3
49.3
55.2
48.0
Total..................... ...................
81
1,170
49.0
Total______________________
Stuffers:
District 1_____________________
District 2______________________
District 3______________________
District 4______________________
District 5_____________________
District 6______________________
District 7______________________
District 8______________________
Total____ _____ ____________
4
87
99
61
24
25
1
38
4
15
13
15
7
5
4
5
15
17
3
1
24
26
3
4
15
18
8
22
30
6
19
1
16
64
19
1
22
18
1
6
312
18
48
183
251
198
50
107
26
25
31
33
5
25
10
4
-----
FEMALES
9
48
7
9
57
2
66
9
94
9
931
82
73
CU RED-M EAT DEPARTM EN T
MALES
Packers:4
District 1................ .....................
District 2______________________
District 3........................................
District 4..................................... .
District 5______________________
District 6.........................................
District 7.........................................
District 8....................................... .
8
16
17
6
14
5
3
8
238
297
328
66
237
32
30
35
48.1
48.0
49.8
48.3
54.5
53.1
55.0
50.1
14
2
20
Total______________________
Picklers: *
District 1.....................................
District 2.................................... .
District 3.........................................
District 4.........................................
District 5______________________
District 6.........................................
District 7..................................... .
District 8.........................................
77
1,263
50.1
16
928
8
16
17
7
13
7
3
10
90
117
142
19
48
31
9
21
48.9
48.0
50.4
50.0
54.0
52.8
55.0
48.3
2
81
117
95
12
20
4
Total.........................................
81
477
50.0
4
218
297
240
62
85
6
2
17
8
346
6
15
75
3
21
18
16
130
i
13
5
8
30
111
43
130
13
7
1
4
38
6
16
9
2
4
9
22
3
15
41
2
5
62
3 Includes cutters, choppers, grinders, mixers, curers, and feeders.
< Includes packers of beef, barrel pork, bellies, briskets, pig rinds, and smoked meat, dippers, vat men,
sweet pickle packers, burlap sackers, wrappers, nailers, car loaders, and car stowers.
6 Includes pickle men, pickle makers, pumpers and curers.
122
SLAUGHTERING AND MEAT PACKING
T a b le
C.— Average and classified full-time hours per week in 81 specified occupa
tions, 1929, by department, sex, and district— Continued
CANNING DEPA RTM E N T
Number of wage-earners whose full-time
hours per week were—
Sex, occupation, and district
Num
ber of
estab
lish
ments
Aver
Num age
full
ber of time
wagehours
earnUn
per
ers
der
week
48
Over
Over
48
48
54
and
under
54
54
and
under
Over
60
60
60
FEMALES
Packers (sliced bacon and chipped
dried beef in cans, glass jars or car
tons. by hand):
District 1_____________________
District 2________ ____ ________
District 3___ __________________
District 4.....................................
District 5.........................................
District 6___ __________________
District 7_____________________ _
District 8______________________
7
12
9
7
9
4
3
9
320
328
169
189
170
81
20
64
47.6
48.0
51.1
48.1
49.8
49.9
55.0
47.7
40
6
58
T o t a l.......................................
60
1,341
48.8
54
984
Labelers and wrappers:
District 1_____________________
District 2________________ _____
District 3___________ __________
District 4.........................................
District 5______________________
District 6______________________
District 8______________________
4
5
3
4
5
3
1
87
13
10
11
35
4
0)
46.7
48.0
50.2
48.0
50.1
52.8
0)
39
48
13
4
11
16
1
0)
Total___ ___________________
25
163
48.0
39
i Data included in total.
8
280
328
90
176
6
46
96
12
13
88
50
26
12
50
15
20
113
88
85
17
5
10
15
17
1
9
2
1
11
1
1
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