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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 $
Leather and its finished products 6,809 27,457 14,265,768 6,700,681 21,870,614 36,455,776
Belting and hose, leather 7 32 49,825 10,060 87,593 126,961
Boots and shoes 4,443 18,949 6,491,042 4,382,584 9,786,745 17,895,903
Harness and saddlery 1,346 2,983 1,338,279 783,884 1,689,258 3,287,377
Leather, tanned, curried and finished 1,013 5,493 6,386,622 1,524,153 10,307,018 15,145,535
  number $
Paper and printing 543 8,759 8,124,317 2,765,353 4,177,760 9,560,497
Boxes and bags, paper 15 258 122,557 40,642 88,065 198,474
Cardboard 2 16 44,000 3,900 15,000 30,000
Paper 36 1,520 2,237,950 444,756 1,409,427 2,446,693
Printing and bookbinding 94 1,604 1,328,674 458,943 1,064,208 2,042,426
Printing and publishing 395 5,311 4,291,136 1,797,112 1,541,060 4,742,904
Wall paper 1 50 100,000 20,000 60,000 100,000
  number $
Liquors and beverages 254 2,133 6,301,575 783,916 3,581,604 7,054,050
Aerated and mineral waters 84 401 318,785 89,094 184,174 435,183
Liquors, distilled 146 1,411 4,592,990 567,639 2,282,185 4,768,447
Liquors, malt 14 285 1,303,000 116,230 1,092,100 1,790,800
Liquors, vinous 10 36 86,800 10,953 23,145 59,620
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1907.