Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-18

lation in late years. The manufacturing
interests of Richmond, therefore, consti,
tute q most potent factor OF her Industrial
life and are very diversified. In 1880 the
number OF manufactures IN Klchmonu
was 1888. employing 2l.6lS hands. ana nav
ing a capital IN business of S16, 500, $40. Inc
gross amount of sales was Sy4,5S0,97; IN
crease over 1889 of plants %; hands eul-
ployed, / 1,165; capital invested, S3,O76,U5,
and amount Of sales, 50, ,40l.9S7.
THE IRON INTEREsT.
The amount of sales of the iron-plants,
not including many of the smaller depen-
denotes, but only taking in such establish
ments as the Tredegar, the Vulcan, the
Richmond Locomotive and the Old Do
minion Nail and Iron Works, was 81, ,l49,7OO
and the number Of hands employed 1854.
When it is remembered that the develop
ment of Richmond iron industries have
kept pace with the furnace Development IN
Virginia and that the latter Is still In It's
infancy, the future of iron-worhng mere
promises TO be something enormous.
THE FLoUBIEo-0HLLs.
The great fouring-mlils of Richmond
and Misunderstanding Gallego, the HaIall,
and the Dunlop-with their capacity of
some $500 barrels per day, made sales
amounting to upwards of $4,000, 600, al
though one of these plants suspended OPP
eratiOns for several months TO put IN I'M
proved machinery. The -four trade OF
the city with South America was broken
up by the war, but is being rapidly re-
gained, and there can be no question that
il is destined to attain larger proportions
than ever before. The Richmond brands
are the standard brands in the South
American markets, owing 10 the fact that
they stand the climate better than any
other, fact due in large measure to the
quality of the wheat tnat feeds the Rich
mond mills.
TOBACCO.
Richmond maintains her emlnence az o
tobacco market, her brands of plug,
cigarettes, smoking tobacco, and cheroots
standing in the front rank The amount
of sales Of the chewing and smoking to-
bacco-factoTies in 1890 was S6,6l5, 100. The
sales of tobacco reprized were over $4,000
600 more, and the sales of cigar, cigarette,
and cheroot-factories, 1861 200. The
number of hands employed in these
industries was S,752. In the cigarette
and cheroot-tactOries large numbers
of girls are employed. Richmond ham
dies large quantities of Virginia and
North Carolina brights, western leaf, West
Virginia leaf, and shipping grades. and is
the market for the loose tobacco of an eX-
tenslye area. Nearly all the money re-
ceiyed from the loose-tObacco sales goes
directly into the channels of the retail
trade of tho city, and with the wheat
money is an important factor in keeping
that trade so active. The total receipts
Tor the tobacco year TO September 30, 1890,
were 1881 hogsheads. 1883 tierces, and
1,l53, ,450 pounds of loose. In 1880 Rich
mond became the foremost cherOot market
IN the world. The retail tobacco stores
compare favorably with any in the Union.
The tobacco Jobbing trade is heavy and
continuously expanding business. and the
the city is leader In the matter Of manu-
featuring tobacco machinery and handling
tobacco supplies.
sUNDRY INDUSTRIES.
Last year tho sales Of the fertilizng-
factories amounted 10 $1.045,000, of the
manufacturing druggists TO 81 ,<65,0 600, the
acid and ammonia-works 10 SAC, 700. the
sash, blind, and door-fectories to S5l5, 900,
bag and cotton-goods factories TO 800, ,OOO,
cedarware-, hub and spoke-plants to
1896, 600, the paper and wooden-box and
blank-book factories 70 $3.50, 200. carriage
and wagon-fsctories TO $4,000, granite
works TO S59s. 800, paper-mills TO S460,o0O,
pork-packing establishments iexclusive OF
rehandled goods) to $3.50, 900. boot. shoe,
and leather-goods factories to 81, no. coo,
tanneries to $245, ,000 furniture and
mattress-factories TO S2S3. 900, agrieul-
al-implsment-factories TO 1922, 900,
basket, broom, and willowware-factories
10 S4O6, 900, clothing factories and mer-
chant tailors TO S340, GOO. Other i'm
portant industries are bark and sumac-
mills, bArrel-factories, brick-works. candy
factories, spice-mills, glue-works, lubri-
eating mills. saddle. harness, and trunk
factories, soap-factories, tinware- and
stove-factories, &c. In giving she num-
Der of hands employed in the manu-
featuring establishments Of Richmond no
note Is taken of tho mechanics IN the ex-
tensiye railroad shops.
THE JoBssd TRADE.
The upbuilding of the iobbing trade OF
Richmond Is no less monument to the
energy. enterprise. and push OF Richmond
than her manufacturing development. For
| the year 1850 the sales were $50, ,0i2 coo. an
increase over 1889 Of 81. 902. 900. The capi,
tai invested was $685., 900. an increase OF
S4S0. 900. Some of the sale items were;
Groceries and liquors, Sll, SIS. 900; prov.
sions, $685.. 500; dry goods and notions
! $500, 90; fancy groceries, &c, y. ~. 500
boots and shoes. si.sT5.o0o; hardware
| Sl,I50.000 Several other departments ol
| the jobbing trade showed sales OF oyeI
| one-haf million dollars annually. IN