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UNITED STATES CENSUS, 1890.The true increase for the decade, however, in the opinion ofthe Census office, is more nearly shown by the following comparativetable, in which the statistics for 1890 do not include thedata for the omitted industries in 1880 referred to above, withthe exception of petroleum refining and the elimination of certaindata duplicated under the head of u mixed textiles" :ITEMS—UNITED STATES.Number of establishments reporting....CapitalMiscellaneous expensesAverage number of employes (aggre)rwages te)......*..Officers, firm members and clerks—Average number...Total wagesAll other employes—Average number... ..................Total wagesCost of materials usedValue of products.1890.322,624$6,138,716,604$015,056,6434,476,094$2,171,356,919426,139$372,005,0014,049,955$1,799,351,918$5,018,277,603$9,0.54,435,3371880.*253,502$2,780,766,895t2,700,732$939,462,252ti tP27.27120.7665.74131.13$3,395,925,123 47.77vaiueoi products. $*#,uos,3/ jpij,oiv,iwi/tuo $5,349,191,458 69.27 u».*i• The difference between the totals stated in the table and those published in the reports of the tent] thcensus is caused by the elimination of data duplicated under the head of "mixed textiles," such dati tahaving been included in the totals for the different branches of the textile industry, also by the inclusioi lionof petroleum refining.f This item was not reported at the census of 1880.I Not reported separately at the census of x88o.The comparative summary of the absolute totals for NewJersey, as given in the census reports for 1890 (preliminary) and1880, which, for the reasons already stated, do not accuratelyindicate our industrial progress, makes the following showing: