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| Establishments | Wage earners | Capital | Wages for labour | Cost of materials | Value of products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | $ | |||||
| Miscellaneous industries | 7,299 | 31,149 | 45,084,883 | 10,081,330 | 16,991,111 | 39,818,898 |
| Agricultural implements | 221 | 4,543 | 8,624,803 | 1,812,050 | 3,126,966 | 7,493,624 |
| Ammunition | 3 | 183 | 385,000 | 55,597 | 142,339 | 292,555 |
| Artificial feathers and flowers | 7 | 14 | 1,445 | 2,710 | 2,090 | 6,942 |
| Blacking | 5 | 16 | 7,300 | 4,278 | 5,900 | 14,500 |
| Brooms and brushes | 89 | 781 | 390,601 | 250,152 | 378,815 | 872,139 |
| Buttons | 5 | 455 | 169,050 | 114,000 | 73,600 | 277,500 |
| Church decorations | 4 | 11 | 5,280 | 3,740 | 12,700 | 22,700 |
| Corsets and supplies | 32 | 955 | 459,890 | 216,177 | 396,100 | 850,500 |
| Electrical apparatus and supplies | 23 | 427 | 1,562,813 | 168,000 | 335,880 | 864,852 |
| Electric light and power | 80 | 763 | 4,113,771 | 297,684 | 381,251 | 1,154,149 |
| Elevators | 6 | 79 | 88,475 | 33,875 | 42,580 | 117,600 |
| Fancy goods | 47 | 230 | 153,046 | 83,058 | 143,910 | 334,870 |
| Fringes, cords and tassels | 2 | 50 | 12,500 | 7,000 | 13,000 | 37,000 |
| Gas, lighting and heating | 49 | 1,164 | 13,119,119 | 496,661 | 772,452 | 2,796,697 |
| Gloves and mittens | 44 | 640 | 422,018 | 135,387 | 391,329 | 747,732 |
| Glue | 8 | 61 | 68,600 | 17,200 | 47,925 | 97,800 |
| Hairwork | 14 | 51 | 78,680 | 16,235 | 42,331 | 78,850 |
| Ink | 3 | 19 | 26,700 | 7,538 | 23,550 | 55,500 |
| Jewel cases | 1 | 8 | 1,650 | 850 | 375 | 2,800 |
| Mattresses and spring beds | 68 | 303 | 158,151 | 87,379 | 201,445 | 413,589 |
| Mica, cut | 1 | 10 | 750 | 3,580 | 7,500 | 40,000 |
| Musical instruments | 89 | 2,170 | 2,378,633 | 962,423 | 1,355,747 | 3,363,713 |
| Musical instrument materials | 3 | 34 | 11,000 | 10,800 | 11,200 | 29,500 |
| Optical goods | 4 | 11 | 10,780 | 5,050 | 5,700 | 15,300 |
| Painting and glazing | 405 | 1,408 | 606,362 | 500,537 | 563,391 | 1,517,470 |
| Photography | 327 | 708 | 575,069 | 228,738 | 245,281 | 849,126 |
| Photographic materials | 4 | 19 | 16,775 | 7,500 | 7,925 | 22,150 |
| Pipe and boiler covering | 3 | 23 | 32,250 | 7,850 | 14,100 | 32,500 |
| Pulleys | 30 | 77 | 31,035 | 19,795 | 33,805 | 73,865 |
| Railway supplies | 3 | 113 | 112,300 | 39,900 | 103,000 | 165,000 |
| Roofing and roofing materials | 16 | 360 | 221,100 | 142,930 | 525,560 | 784,160 |
| Rubber and elastic goods | 19 | 1,388 | 2,330,708 | 359,193 | 1,422,077 | 2,060,070 |
| Signs | 2 | 20 | 7,300 | 9,000 | 27,500 | 53,000 |
| Soap | 95 | 518 | 1,027,529 | 204,623 | 1,295,242 | 2,151,910 |
| Umbrellas | 16 | 105 | 47,475 | 27,179 | 87,470 | 170,862 |
| Washing compounds | 1 | 1 | 105 | 600 | 165 | 1,050 |
| Washing machines and wringers | 30 | 139 | 93,260 | 46,300 | 69,903 | 164,998 |
| Wax candles | 15 | 27 | 6,334 | 5,043 | 5,464 | 14,242 |
| All other industries | 5,525 | 13,265 | 7,727,226 | 3,690,718 | 4,675,543 | 11,778,083 |
| Hand trades | 9,570 | 12,668 | 7,177,705 | 3,393,438 | 2,848,460 | 9,568,910 |
| Blacksmithing | 9,423 | 12,070 | 6,519,953 | 3,187,446 | 2,612,725 | 8,942,106 |
| Dyeing and cleaning | 72 | 292 | 355,186 | 80,890 | 142,370 | 345,504 |
| Interior decorations | 1 | 45 | 77,000 | 27,000 | 15,000 | 54,000 |
| Lock and gunsmithing | 74 | 261 | 225,566 | 98,102 | 78,365 | 227,300 |
| 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. | ||||||
