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Statistics of industries, 1891

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Statistics of industries, 1891
  Establishments Wage earners Capital Wages for labour Cost of materials Value of products
  number $
Textiles 15,451 72,155 44,926,706 15,518,071 34,783,993 67,904,111
Awnings, tents and sails 87 372 187,441 133,080 359,363 670,842
Bags, cotton 2 52 141,090 18,350 160,200 265,800
Batting 4 58 302,650 23,600 160,450 205,700
Carpets 557 915 301,518 150,734 255,283 548,619
Clothing, men's (custom) 3,982 23,234 8,264,422 5,720,708 11,410,387 22,648,583
Clothing, women's (custom) 7,066 17,197 3,044,190 2,475,806 5,485,824 11,111,510
Cordage, rope and twine 21 819 2,370,395 219,897 1,245,420 1,723,534
Cottons 23 8,635 13,381,121 2,142,603 4,408,253 8,741,724
Flax, dressed 40 1,409 418,183 204,299 219,024 555,450
Furnishing goods, men's 164 3,272 1,523,307 717,633 1,431,259 2,899,691
Hats, caps and furs 192 2,518 2,047,881 724,054 2,793,179 4,984,941
Hosiery and knit goods 307 2,266 1,364,546 485,144 948,469 1,982,687
Mats and rugs 6 43 30,820 13,700 23,790 43,200
Oil clothing 25 69 13,680 4,770 21,415 33,184
Shoddy 2 15 8,600 4,400 11,050 18,000
Wool, carding and fulling 441 791 716,223 155,978 675,405 1,047,259
Woolen goods 377 7,156 9,357,658 1,884,483 4,037,767 8,087,871
Woolen yarns 1 26 28,000 8,000 17,300 33,000
All other industries 2,154 3,308 1,424,981 430,832 1,120,155 2,302,516
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1907.