Statistics Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

Common menu bar links

Statistics of industries, 1881

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please contact us to request a format other than those available.

Statistics of industries, 1881
  Establish­ments Wage earners Capital Wages for labour Cost of materials Value of products
  number $
Metals and metal products other than steel 1,791 7,948 6,791,267 2,497,172 3,929,296 8,954,032
Brass castings 157 2,194 1,797,897 809,509 1,254,588 2,684,131
Jewelry and repairs 323 778 490,030 250,278 356,341 914,769
Lamps 4 78 61,000 20,400 24,400 64,000
Plumbing and tinsmithing 1,252 3,685 1,993,054 953,736 1,772,497 3,738,246
Silversmithing 35 153 174,586 50,504 111,750 235,822
Smelting 13 974 2,172,100 379,449 377,560 1,197,514
All other industries 7 86 102,600 33,296 32,160 119,550
  number $
Tobacco and its manufactures 96 3,757 1,829,420 729,044 1,571,904 3,060,306
Tobacco, chewing, smoking and snuff 96 3,757 1,829,420 729,044 1,571,904 3,060,306
Tobacco, cigars and cigarettes * * * * * *
  number $
Vehicles for land transportation 3,160 11,867 5,429,459 3,571,131 4,785,443 10,535,443
Carriages and wagons 3,143 8,713 3,798,861 2,275,290 2,451,546 6,579,082
Cars and car works 17 3,154 1,630,598 1,295,841 2,333,897 3,956,361
  number $
Vessels for water transportation 538 5,269 1,899,252 1,339,556 1,983,397 4,317,670
Boats and canoes 216 421 104,011 73,617 57,376 173,837
Masts and spars 95 394 224,325 113,888 361,312 586,575
Ships and ship repairs 227 4,454 1,570,916 1,152,051 1,564,709 3,557,258
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1907.