EXHIBIT H'.-Middle class.

FAMILY OF A MERCHANT.

[Three children of five, eleven, and fourteen years, and servant girl.]

Approximate expenditure.

Lodging.....

Rent.

Rent tax (63 per cent)

Furniture, household effects (supplies)

Fuel (press coal, wood, peat): Daily heating of three rooms for five months 20 press coal per day = 9,000 pieces $19.27, besides wood for the kitchen ($9.28), and peat ($7.14)

Light (mostly petroleum)

Wages for the servant girl

Food, per day and capita, 23 cents

=

The wife receives $44.74 a month for housekeeping, and expends per month:

Per annum.

Five rooms with

all accommoda

tions.

$285 60 19.04

23 80

35 70 21 42

35 70

514 08

$2.85

3 57

2 85

11 42

2 38

For coffee (1 pound per week).

1 54

1 78

4.77

71

95

5.95

1 19

2 85

....

Fuel (press coal, wood, peat): Daily heating of two rooms for five months, 15 to 5,500 press coal; also wood for $4.76; coke or peat for 71

20 press coal per day cents..

Light (mostly petroleum)

Food, per day and capita, 23 cents.

chamber, and kitchen.

$142 80

23 80 8.56 342 72

The wife receives $28.56 per month for housekeeping, and expends per
For rolls

month:

$3.57

For bread

For milk.

2 14

EXHIBIT I'.—Table showing the average wholesale prices of staple articles at different places in Germany, for the calendar years 1879 and 1880.

Table showing the average wholesale prices, &c.—Continued.

1871

1872

1873

1874

1875

1876

1877

1878

1879

1880

Total in ten years (1871-'80) .. Of which went via Havre in 1871-80. Of every 1,000 emigrants went in 1871-'80, to

Table showing the average wholesale prices, &c.—Continued.