Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-01-07

there was so great an amount Of ignor-
ance amongst us.
The statistical Information is quite in
teresting, and much Of it really valuable.
Whde Persons
Males Is9,l74
Females S2,40S-37l, $50
Free Colored Persons
Males 3,7a0
Females $500 7,5i2
Sldres--
Males 27,7s7
Females 25,32j-- 53,1I3
Whole population a32, s37
Total number oil Deaf and Dumb, 24I
Do. do Blind 1872
DO. do Insane and Idiots
at public charge, 40
DO. do. AT private charge, i0i
Total number OF Pensioners for
Revolutionary or Militia services, 3GS
De. OF Universities or Colleges, 2
Do. Of Students in Universities
and Colleges, 233
Do. ofAcademies and Grammar
Schools, IS
Do. Of Students in Academies
and Grammar Schools, 2,2l2
Do. of primary and common
Schools, SOL
Total number Of Scholars in COM
mon Schools, ld,45s
Do. do. q: public charge, 3,7l7
DO. white persons over 81 years
ofage who cannot read and write 2S,72I
PRODUCTS, g..
Jron.--Furnaces 81. Tons produced,
10 SOC. Number OF Boomcries, FORCES,
md Rolling Mills, 81. Tons produced,
3,7042. Number Of men employed, ,2s5.
Capital invested 46,050.
Lead. --Smcl,lrg houses, 5. Pounds
produced, s7s,64s. Men employed, 70.
Capital invested, $4,000.
Cool, Aniharciie. Tons raised, 900.
Men employed, .. Capital invested 500.
Buuminous. - Bushels raised, 1868 1904.
Men employed, 405. Capital invested,
$2as,675.
Sah.- Bushels produced. l,736,550.
Number Of men employed, $40. Capital
invested $2s5, 800.
Granite, Marble, and other Stone
Value produced, s33, $3.50. Number OF
men employed, 81. Capital invested, g.
900.
Lire Stock. --fIorsss and mules, 1871,
Goa. Neat Cattle, 4sl,5 800. Sheep,
74i,2s7. Swine, s6s,45s. Poultry of
all kinds, estimated value 1915, 0s4.
General Grains. Number Of bushels
Of Wheat. 5,24s,53s. Number Of bush
els Of Barley 9l7la. Number Of bushels
Of Oats, 5.e49,06I. Number Of bushels
Of Rye, l,Ol4,702. No. Of bushels Of
Buck wheat, 2l4,S5a. No. of bushels OF
Indian Corn, l3,l50,324.
Various Crops.-pounds Of Wool, L..
CSC, 900. Pounds Of Hops, 40l5. POUNDS
of Wax, 2S,s22. Bushels Of potatoes ! )
53s. 1913. Tons Of Hay, l7I,1I41.-
Pounds OF Tobacco gathered, 2, I02 ,02a.
Cotton, Sugar, SIX, d-c.-Pounds oil
Cotton gathered, SIG. Pounds of silk CO.
coons, 620.. Pounds Of sugar made, L.
530,478. Cords Of wood sold, 1924.
Value Of tho products Of the Orchard,
1861 ,02l. Gallons Of wine made, 25,.
sa3. Value Of home made, or family
goods, 942,336. Value Of produce OF
market gardeners, 2a,241. Value ofpro.
duce Of nurseries and florsts.-
Commerce. NO. of commercial hous.
es in Foreign trade -. No. OF com
mission houses, a. Capital invested, $780,.
900. Retail dry goods, grocery, and 9th
er stores, $50. Capital invested, 4,s2l,.
DAT. Lumber yards and trade, 2729.--
Capital invested, 2s,400. No. OF men
employed, els.
Produce of The Forest. Value Of lum.
Der produced, sl00,3ss. Barrels Of tar,
pitch, turpentinc, rosin, 763. Skins and
furs, value produced, 81, 657. Ginseng
and all other productions of the forest, 49,
0O4. Number ofm.n employed, $50.
MANUFACTURES.
Value Of machinery manufactured,
SlSS,0ls. No. Of men employed, 65.
Value Of Hardware, Cutlery, &c. manu-
featured, 1874. No. of men employed,
%. Number Of small arms made, $3.50.
Number Of men employed, 262.
Precious Metals. Value manufacinr.
ed, $4,000. No. Of men employed. 10.
Various Metals. -Value manufactured
Sl02,IlI. No. ofmen employed, l59.
Granite Marble, 9'c.-Value manufac-
tured, Si,s35. Number Of men employ.
ed, Is.
Bricks and Lime. Value manufacture
ed, ssa,359. Number ofmen employed,
207. Capital Invested in preceding man
ufaciures, &c, 295.
Woo. Number Of fulling mills, IL
No nf wnnlnn rranniactnrios 90 Nnh..