The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-08-01
private f4a.iIiea. sc no,e <, and sta.e ment


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Difficult as il is to form an estimate, it is
inferred from comparison of all the facts
which have been communicated, with the
population of the u. States, (esiin,ated at
5000, 900 white and 100000 black persons)
that tine value of all the goods made Of cot
ton, wool, and fax, which are annually man
ufactured in the United States, exceeds
64o,ooo,ooo.
The manufacture of cards and wire is init
mately connected with this part OF the sub
iuct. Wnittemore's mach hine for nakins
cards has completely excluded foreign import
ations of ths. article Ii willappear by the
communication (H) that the capital employ
ed in that branch may be estimated at $500,
600 and that the annual consumption a
mounted till lately TO 10000 dozen pair hand
cards, and 10000 square ict OF cards for
machines, worth about 100000. The de-
inand CT last year was double that OF 3o8,
and is still rapidly cncreasing. But the wire
itself IS altogether imported, and very seri-
GUS inconycniency might arise from any reg
uiatis n which would check or prevent the
exportations from foreign countries. Ii ar-
pears, however, by the communication %
that the~fnanufacture may and would be in
mediate Established, SO as TO supply the de-
Inand bjth<io cards and other objects, provid-
ell thcssanie duty was imposed on wire, now
imported duty free, which is laid on other ar
ticies made Of the same material. The
whole amount Of wire annually used for cards,
docs not at present exceed 25 tons, worth a.
bout 10000 dollars.
Hts.
The annual importations Of for.
eign hats, amout TO S35o,ooo
The annual expectation OF A
mcrican hats,lo 100000
The domestick manufacture is there tore
nearly equal TO the home consumption. he
number made IN the state vi Massachusetts,
Is estimated by the hat company OF Boston,
at tour times the nuDber required Tor the
CONSUMPTION Of the state and from other
iniopnAtion il would appear that IN that state
aione,tne Capital applied 20 that branch is near
S5,ooo,ooo, the number OF persons employed
aoout 1000, ana ihe number oil hAts annually
made, l,5su,ooo Of which /, l,l5o,oou are iDe
mats, worth OH an average 81 each, and 400,
ooo lett hats, worth s each. That the nman-
uacturc Is stu prohtabie appears from iate
establishment on Cnare, River, caict &ated 10
maze snnuaiiy 35, 900 hats at S5 ..pi&e, al.a
employ So workmen. y
he quantity made in Rhode- lslnd, is
stated at $4,000, wortn S5 each,i exclusive y
oil felt hats.
Connecticut and New Ycck caAke more
than Is necessary Tor their consumptEn Tie
a.gest establishment being that OF DAnbugy,
where Zoo persons are employs anq 70 Tic
amount oil ol3o,ooo annually ElAiuactnr-
ed.
In Vermont the manufacture supplies the
consumption. 1T is stated by the hatlers oi
Philadelphia, that 81, 700 hats, worth S5 es Ii
are annually made rhere,in addition 10 which
$4,000 country hats, worth o3 each, are an
nuaily SOLD In the city.
In various quarters, the scarcity OF wool is
complained OF, as preventing the MAKING, OF a
sufficient. number OF coarse hats. From all
the Information which has be01 received, it
Is believed that the value OF all the hats annu-
ally made In the L States, is nearS 900 1000.
10 be continued. -,