# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1884_S107
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of the Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1884.   107

Statistics.

Between March 1, 1881, and May 1, 1884, the following, among other things,
were sold:

a. Hymnals:

Nonpareil edition .......................................................79000
Small edition ............................................................34500
Large edition .............................................................14200

b. School books (the most widely used):

Bible history books .......................................................30800
Catechisms ................................................................44100
Primers ...................................................................61700
Readers ....................................................................72700
Dr. Dümling's exercise books ...............................................39700

c. Devotional writings:

Dr. Walther's Gospel Postils ...............................................2100
   "           Epistle Postils ..............................................1460
Prayer Treasury, large octavo ..............................................3500
Concordia books ...............................................................700
Luther's Works, individual volumes .........................................5300

Our periodicals have the following number of subscribers:

1. Der Lutheraner .........................................................15000
2. Lehre und Wehre ..........................................................1400
3. Schulblatt ..................................................................600

The $113601.72 shown in the accounting for stock and inventory breaks
down as follows:

Books of the publishing house and retail stock ...............$ 60440.29
Presses .......................................................... 8060.00
Type ............................................................. 6297.98
Stereotype plates * .............................................. 24164.46
Machinery, etc. ................................................... 14638.99
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                                                        Total ......... $113601.72

* Of this, the cost of the plates for the volumes of Luther's Works
published so far is $8000.00.


Survey of the Surplus Paid into the Synod Treasury Since the Agency's
Founding.

In the period from October 1860—1863 .....................................$ 5001.71
     "       "       "        1863—1866 ..................................... 9728.68
     "       "       "        1866—1869 ..................................... 20614.59
     "       "       "        1869—1872 ..................................... 40948.06
     "       "       "        1872—1874 ..................................... 37229.83
     "       "       "        1874—1878 ..................................... 83893.61
     "       "       "        1878—1881 ..................................... 93451.12
     "       "       "        1881—1884 ..................................... 115987.70
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                                                                             $406855.30