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Statistics of manufactures, by type of industry, 1915
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| Establish-ments | Capital | Employees on wages | Wages paid | Cost of materials | Value of products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | $ | number | $ | |||
| Chemicals and allied products | ||||||
| Ammonia | 3 | 314,527 | 26 | 14,971 | 169,634 | 221,708 |
| Drugs | 33 | 7,859,124 | 1,324 | 679,610 | 3,117,385 | 5,416,311 |
| Explosives | 9 | 10,494,301 | 4,010 | 1,966,998 | 4,139,994 | 10,306,605 |
| Fertilizers | 9 | 1,655,426 | 173 | 88,285 | 535,466 | 1,016,140 |
| Oils | 18 | 10,044,874 | 1,549 | 897,572 | 7,536,127 | 10,777,667 |
| Oxygen gas | 3 | 369,110 | 32 | 17,695 | 29,658 | 109,183 |
| Paints and varnishes | 40 | 9,301,005 | 835 | 497,967 | 4,769,112 | 8,373,746 |
| Patent medicines | 106 | 4,314,859 | 1,081 | 600,180 | 1,848,420 | 4,085,136 |
| Salt | 11 | 2,028,633 | 349 | 206,969 | 545,447 | 1,078,183 |
| Starch | 10 | 2,062,596 | 532 | 216,523 | 1,839,430 | 2,602,584 |
| All other industries | 13 | 3,804,133 | 525 | 227,076 | 399,635 | 1,423,223 |
| Total | 255 | 52,248,588 | 10,436 | 5,413,846 | 24,930,308 | 45,410,486 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | ||||||
