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| Establishments | Wage earners | Capital | Wages for labour | Cost of materials | Value of products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | $ | |||||
| Chemical and allied products | 574 | 3,328 | 7,668,242 | 1,157,242 | 5,428,531 | 9,301,040 |
| Drugs | 135 | 907 | 1,950,406 | 339,711 | 1,100,629 | 2,008,100 |
| Explosives | 9 | 155 | 410,925 | 69,850 | 336,220 | 556,500 |
| Fertilizers | 1 | 30 | - | 5,000 | 11,500 | 20,000 |
| Oils | 61 | 515 | 2,299,641 | 178,181 | 1,739,977 | 2,518,535 |
| Paints and varnishes | 72 | 537 | 1,462,275 | 213,320 | 1,171,584 | 1,933,825 |
| Patent medicines | 116 | 307 | 275,486 | 101,000 | 329,288 | 789,400 |
| Salt | 20 | 247 | 408,120 | 67,690 | 119,700 | 342,920 |
| Starch | 11 | 238 | 440,500 | 69,250 | 237,000 | 489,850 |
| All other industries | 149 | 392 | 420,889 | 113,240 | 382,633 | 641,910 |
| Clay, glass and stone products | 2,547 | 15,591 | 9,594,779 | 4,195,887 | 4,057,637 | 12,159,635 |
| Abrasive goods | 2 | 27 | 19,500 | 11,400 | 11,750 | 38,000 |
| Brick, tile and pottery | 783 | 7,407 | 4,611,208 | 1,659,417 | 877,466 | 4,213,983 |
| Cement, natural rock | 19 | 243 | 420,305 | 85,960 | 92,957 | 251,175 |
| Cement, Portland | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Glass | 12 | 933 | 387,290 | 348,816 | 132,700 | 697,150 |
| Glass, stained, cut and ornamental | 5 | 50 | 12,800 | 22,600 | 22,960 | 67,800 |
| Lime | 1,184 | 2,575 | 1,405,104 | 465,974 | 382,843 | 1,444,453 |
| Mirrors and plate glass | 3 | 235 | 184,000 | 78,000 | 412,744 | 558,000 |
| Monuments and tombstones | 497 | 3,773 | 2,263,232 | 1,410,837 | 1,997,103 | 4,535,674 |
| Stone, cut | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| All other industries | 42 | 348 | 291,340 | 112,883 | 127,114 | 353,400 |
| * Data are included with the data in the previous category. | ||||||
| Note: In this table statistics are given for all establishments enumerated, irrespective of the number of persons employed. They are for the calendar year 1890. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1907. | ||||||
