The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-18

ldDlS, WHICH leIlS the SJOTy
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Railroad, Bank and Canal stock listed
for taxation has increased in value.
From 1898 to 1899, one years. t76,0OO.GO
From 1889 to 1899, ten years. 663, $4,000
From 1880 to 1900, 20 years. -. 1, ,214. $4,000
From 1900 to 1901, one year. 81, ,615, ,O951S
MERCHANTS WITH STOCKS OF $1,000
OR MORE.
Wholesale grocers Z; retail grocers IS;
dry goods 10; dry goods, wholesale, 3
furniture A; drug stores 5; commission
merchants 4; jewelry stores 3; millinery
stores, 4; hardware 2; shoes, wholesale,
j; retail l. Less than 81 600 stock stores
thirty five.
Would you like to know the number of
people employed and wages paid some OF
them here:
1870 clerks and booE-heepers. .... .sa4.ss7'oo
20 carpenters .................... 2S,Sfo.OO
$50 cotton factory employees .... SO 10000
$50 oyster shuckers and canning
employees, etc. ................. 100000
100 planning mill employees. ...... 100000
80 saw mill employees ............. rs, 100000
rs ship carpenters and machin-
lists -. .................... 29,5OO.OO
travelling statesmen. n............. 6,50000
800 masons, laborers, drivers and
servants ...........s........... $Sy, 10000
Making a grand total employed of
444, VINO receive a wages to the amount
of 1864 1896 per year. These figures only
include people who work by day, week or
month. No professional men, nor Off
GERS of institution or officials of any
one kind is included in the above.
Besides the product of forest and field,
the fish and oyster industry forms an inn
portant part here.
CATCH ESTIMATE OF ONE YEAR.
Shad, 12,5OO boxes, 1O1, $50 at 15c. s151 $50
Mixed, 1900 boxes, 500 box. - $4,000
Herrings, salt, 1000 bbls. at $4.0O.. 5000
Mullets, salt, 500 bbls. at $780,. 1900
Oysters, 10000 gals, 40c gal..... 10000
CLAIMS. 1000 cases. dozen cans
each $50 case. e.................... "a, 500
Grand total boxes, cases, barrels etc,
of 81 Quo, revenue or receipts from same
$271.375. This only represents the busi-
ness OF This city, and does not include
the product passing through from Eden
ton, Bell Haven or other points. The
figures on oysters are based on the capaci-
ty of oyster houses now prepared to do
business and represent about one third
their capacity for handling same.
TO give some idea of the volume Of
business done at Elizabeth City in the
course of year the following figures are
of interest, showing amount of freight
paid on goods received by rail at Eliza
beth City;
1926 pounds COAL freight paid 100000
47067 pounds groceries and stock
carried by same. ............. so37S.O9
223, 800 pounds hardware. ..... 5,29l.0O
175,000 pounds truck fruit, fer
tilizers etc. ................ 100000
1,349,376 pounds dry goods shoes
clothing etc. .................. e,54i.O0
523, $50 pounds furniture and
stock carried by same ......,.. 10000
70,S6O pounds drugs and stock
carried by same. me............... $1,000
1859 $50 pounds miscellaneous. S,2S5.00
764,900 ounds whiskey, beer,
etc. ..................... 1,S3l.OO
Aggregating 1.547, ,076 pounds and S67,-
S99.00
In the year 1898 there was shipped Dy
rail from Elizabeth City:
One thousand and fifty car loads rough
and dressed lumber 275 car loads shin-
giles; $50 car loads potatoes. peas. cab
page, &C. 3UO car lOdQS cotton, 4UO car
loads clans, fish and oysters, not to
speak of other products, goods, wares
and merchandise.
The manufacturing and farming inter
esr Of Elizabeth City and vicinity Is
forty million feet of manufactured lum-
Der; 25.00O packages vegetables; 24.O00
packages fish and oysters; $4,000 900
shingles; S57, 600 pounds cotton yarn, &C.;
10000 bales cotton; 100000 pounds .lce
per year.
From an industrial standpoint tho
Metropolis of the Albemarle section is no
SLOUGH. Mills and factories in operation
and number of employees:
5000 Spindle Cotton Factory $50
Knitting -
Shirt Factory y............. *
Planning Mills.... 100
Saw Mills. N
Shingle Mills SO
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