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PART I.U. S. CENSUS RETURNS, 1890.General Statistics of Manufactures and Agriculture for NewJersey, as Reported at the Eleventh U. S. Census.Through the courtesy of Hon. C. I). Wright, the Commissionerof Labor in charge of the U. 8. Census office, the Bureauis enabled to present in this report the preliminary generalstatistics of agriculture and manufactures for the State of NewJersey, as returned at the eleventh U. 8. census, 1890. Asimilar course was followed with the data obtained in likemanner in 1882. collated as per the returns at the tenth U. S.census; for such statistics not only indicate the industrial conditionof the laboring classes, but show the progress of ourmanufacturing and every other class of productive industry, tofoster and enlarge which was one of the duties imposed by thecreative act on this Bureau.The figures presented herewith are preliminary, and subject tomodification for the final report of the Census Department.With the exception of mining and quarrying, which forms thesubject of a separate report, the tables of " statistics of manufactures"below include the data for all classes of mechanicaland manufacturing industries as reported at the eleventhcensus, namely, the totals, by Statos and Territories for theUnited States,* and by specified industries for New Jersey.These tabular statements include only establishments whichreported a product of $500 or more in value during the censusyear ending May 31st, 1890. This was also the basis of thereturns at the tenth census, 1880, but the inquiry was not soextensive, the following industries being then omitted, but areincluded in the totals for 1890, viz.: bottling; cars and general• From Extra Census Bulletin,, No. 67.(3)