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Statistics of industries, 1881

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Statistics of industries, 1881
  Establish­ments Wage earners Capital Wages for labour Cost of materials Value of products
  number $
Textiles 6,255 44,594 20,899,542 7,750,330 23,981,747 41,090,551
Awnings, tents and sails 3 39 15,300 9,760 16,700 44,900
Carpets 11 15 3,992 2,998 5,092 10,690
Clothing, men's (tailoring) 1,994 18,029 5,719,729 3,165,367 8,914,131 15,102,963
Clothing, men's (factory product) * * * * * *
Clothing, women's (dressmaking, etc) 2,146 7,838 1,601,239 892,420 2,977,575 4,926,871
Clothing, women's (factory product) * * * * * *
Cordage, rope and twine 22 529 722,300 115,895 500,988 775,460
Cottons 19 3,527 3,476,500 714,250 1,979,655 3,759,412
Flax, dressed 33 992 220,050 136,370 220,704 431,062
Furnishing goods, men's 40 1,533 466,951 268,864 627,252 1,280,614
Hats, caps and furs 158 2,350 1,934,862 562,385 1,818,267 3,352,961
Hoisery and knit goods 83 1,556 630,821 316,805 780,270 1,385,730
Oil clothing 20 47 3,305 1,171 5,776 9,490
Wool, carding and fulling 439 901 580,417 123,886 1,120,544 1,498,343
Woolen goods 1,281 6,877 5,272,376 1,382,859 4,756,593 8,113,055
All other industries 6 361 251,700 57,300 258,200 399,000
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1907.