Annual report on the statistics of manufactures .. . 1 43,240 45,359 The change from the private firm to the corporate form ofbusiness management, reflected in the tendency which we have No. 36.] ANALYSIS. 369 noted from year to year, carried the percentage of stockholdersfrom in 1891 to in 1892. The percentage of part-ners exhibited a corresponding decline from in 1891 in 1892. Expressed in figures, the total number ofstockholders in 1891 was 37,384, rising to 39,601 in 1892;while the total number of partners in 1891 was 5,856, decliningto 5,758 in 1892
Annual report on the statistics of manufactures .. . 1 43,240 45,359 The change from the private firm to the corporate form ofbusiness management, reflected in the tendency which we have No. 36.] ANALYSIS. 369 noted from year to year, carried the percentage of stockholdersfrom in 1891 to in 1892. The percentage of part-ners exhibited a corresponding decline from in 1891 in 1892. Expressed in figures, the total number ofstockholders in 1891 was 37,384, rising to 39,601 in 1892;while the total number of partners in 1891 was 5,856, decliningto 5,758 in 1892. It should be borne in mind that these stock-holders and partners were engaged in managing identical estab-lishments in each of the years named; that is, the changeswhich have been noted, have taken place within the same groupof establishments each year. The final analysis table relating to the subject of partnersand stockholders exhibits the effect of the change from theprivate firm to the corporation upon the number of partners inthe aggregate :. Classification. Private firms, Partners, Average number of partners to a private firm, Corporations, 815 861 Stockholders, 37,384 39,601 Average number of stockholders to a corporation, . . The average number of partners to a private firm was 1891 and in 1892, while the average number of stock-holders to a corporation was in 1891 and in 1892 ;so that although the number of corporations increased from 815to 861, and the number of private firms declined from 3,638to 3,591, the average number of partners to a private firm andthe average number of stockholders to a corporation remainpractically the same in each year. The returns relating to private firms, corporations, partners,and stockholders for 1892 are condensed into the followingsummary : The returns represent 4,473 establishments foundin 75 different industries. The establishments are conductedby 3,591 private firms, and 861 corporations. Expre
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