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| Establishments | Wage earners | Capital | Wages for labour | Cost of materials | Value of products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | $ | |||||
| Chemical and allied products | 128 | 2,868 | 10,272,743 | 1,037,932 | 6,633,549 | 11,437,300 |
| Drugs | 19 | 524 | 1,606,608 | 199,019 | 686,339 | 1,380,905 |
| Explosives | 7 | 140 | 589,450 | 72,200 | 332,400 | 543,944 |
| Fertilizers | 6 | 59 | 130,910 | 17,378 | 54,497 | 101,250 |
| Oils | 14 | 603 | 2,431,271 | 250,991 | 2,392,627 | 3,519,493 |
| Paints and varnishes | 18 | 468 | 2,217,059 | 176,987 | 1,817,921 | 2,786,593 |
| Patent medicines | 35 | 422 | 1,103,065 | 117,652 | 446,230 | 1,350,993 |
| Salt | 9 | 179 | 689,163 | 64,824 | 76,949 | 345,148 |
| Starch | 12 | 350 | 990,075 | 97,753 | 557,248 | 1,006,400 |
| All other industries | 8 | 123 | 515,142 | 41,128 | 269,338 | 402,574 |
| Clay, glass and stone products | 855 | 10,765 | 8,697,716 | 2,771,142 | 997,754 | 7,318,582 |
| Abrasive goods | 5 | 90 | 126,387 | 40,174 | 28,704 | 121,313 |
| Brick, tile and pottery | 573 | 6,705 | 4,210,244 | 1,327,533 | - | 3,299,917 |
| Cement, natural rock | 3 | 87 | 103,500 | 27,600 | 40,930 | 106,800 |
| Cement, Portland | 7 | 521 | 891,959 | 184,032 | 143,289 | 765,876 |
| Glass | 11 | 1,385 | 1,522,692 | 502,885 | 195,715 | 995,401 |
| Glass, stained, cut and ornamental | 9 | 61 | 40,070 | 28,740 | 24,110 | 88,600 |
| Grindstones and pulpstones | 6 | 94 | 39,850 | 17,981 | 6,980 | 41,400 |
| Lime | 163 | 695 | 484,812 | 194,260 | - | 523,862 |
| Mirrors and plate glass | 4 | 122 | 200,500 | 55,920 | 149,822 | 265,535 |
| Monuments and tombstones | 65 | 850 | 935,997 | 337,734 | 342,407 | 935,678 |
| Stone, cut | 4 | 63 | 41,505 | 24,625 | 25,077 | 72,700 |
| All other industries | 5 | 92 | 100,200 | 29,658 | 40,720 | 101,500 |
| Note: In this table statistics are given only for establishments employing five hands and over. They are for the calendar year 1900. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1907. | ||||||
