. Report of the fifty-fourth meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science [microform] : held at Montreal in August and September 1884. Congresses and conventions; Science; Congrès et conférences; Sciences. 830 llEPORT —1884. THE LAW OF COMPI-mTION : IN ANY GIVEN PRODUCT, PROFITS DIMINISH. WAGES INCREASE. TifK following dediK'tions have been made from the accounts of two New England Cottnn Factnri.'- l)i)th constructed prior to 1830, and operated successfully and profitably sin(;e that date, niaiiilv '•• standard sheetings and shirtings—No. 14 yarn. The figures given, from
. Report of the fifty-fourth meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science [microform] : held at Montreal in August and September 1884. Congresses and conventions; Science; Congrès et conférences; Sciences. 830 llEPORT —1884. THE LAW OF COMPI-mTION : IN ANY GIVEN PRODUCT, PROFITS DIMINISH. WAGES INCREASE. TifK following dediK'tions have been made from the accounts of two New England Cottnn Factnri.'- l)i)th constructed prior to 1830, and operated successfully and profitably sin(;e that date, niaiiilv '•• standard sheetings and shirtings—No. 14 yarn. The figures given, from 1810 to 1883 inclusive'ur absolute, being taken from the ofiicial accounts of mills, of which the sole product has been a .'iii-'imlii standard sheeting. The figures of 1830 are deducted from a comparison of the data of two milK The figures of 1884 are deducted from nine months' work in 1883-4. WAGES PER OPEllATIVE PEH YEAR. 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 18r0 1880 1883 1884 164 gold 175 gold 190 gold 197 gold 275 cur. 240 golil 259 gold 287 gold 290 gold PKOFrr PER YARD NECESSARY TO BE SET ASIDE IX ORDER TO PAY 10 PER CENT. ON CAPITAL 1840 1850 1860 1870 ISSO 1883 1884 1830 1!H0 1850 ISGO 1870 1870 1S80 1883 1884 YARDS PER OPEIlATn'E PER YEAR. 4,321 9,607 13,164 21,760 19,293 28,000 26,641 28,032 gold gold gold .906 gold cur. gold .930 gold j gold , i: gold Changes in tlic ma- chinery nffectpil prntlui'tion. COST OF LABOUR PER Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting (54th : 1884 : Montreal, Quebec). London : J. Murray
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