The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-11
NORTH CAROLINA
AMONG The FIRST
he Census Report on Cotton
...- Manufactures.
(Gy the Associated Press,)

80 NN
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The Census Bu-
reau to-day issued a preliminary report
on the cotton manufactures Of The United
States. The following is q summary OF
the figures fer the n1anufacturers ex-
elusive of the small ware: Establish
ments, 969; capital, SEQ, So. 712. average
number of wage earners, 297 500; total
wages, S 5.l16,3lo; cost of materials used,
1913, AL 800: cotton consumed. 3.660,6i
bales. costing 5i24. 905. 075; value of pro-
ducts. $3@2, 500, 455: total spindles, Is. COS
352; looms. $50. 6S2.
The figures for the United States for
he cotton small wares alone which with
he above figures made the grant total for
looms. 900.
cotton manufactures in the United
States as follows: Number Of establish
nents s.; capital. SIS, a97 ,3$5; wage earn
IS. average number. 1852; to1ai wages,
S1.563. i42; cost OF materials used, S3.11o.-
To-: cotton consumed. bales, 7,213; cost,
1854 sd: value OF products. So. 35i,1Sf;
number OF soindles. 1850; nuInber OF
loom. 5,070.
The figures for cotton small wares by
States include the following:
Observation-Disclosures. $52S .o5S.
value OF products sst6,s4S. looms 302;
NEW JERsEI-capita! $40s.917. value
Of products $500, III. looms 50; NEW
1ORk-capital $3.50. 938, value Of pro
fi,lcts $@,026,24-, looms 1854; RHODE
tsLAND-capttaI $2,S7G.s99. value of
products s2.379.5 500, looms 2.s26- All
other States capital SIS, 129, products
Sill .ha5, looms, It
The summary OF cotton manufactures
by States exclusive OF cotton small
wares follows:
ALABAMA-capital $l1 .63S,515 HGlue
Of products IS, 1531 1876. !oonls S,549; CON
%FCTICCT-capilal So. 351. 5S5, value Of
| products $i5, $50, 1876, looms 1e.5t5; DEL
AWARE-capital $s84.S5S, value of pro
| duets S572.0S9. looms 13s.
GEORGIA-capital $2t.l5S.159, value OF
products SIS, 451 tbs. looms ie, 293; INDI-
ANA-capitai $1,67&.141. value of Pre-
ducts 1885, 0o7, looms 2.112: KEN
TTCkY-capital $780, ,605. value of Pro
! ducts st,663, IL, looms G91; MAINE-can-
itnl $21 ,GS7 100. value OF products sl#,6St,
0s5. looms 81
MARYLAND-caniIal s., .256, valu,
Of products 3, t2l. $50. looms $50; MAS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. &155,T s1 1873
value of products $ll0,t ITS. looms 1T9,2so
MISSISSIPPI-capital s.. 209. 149, yaiG:
of products s1,472.S 35. looms 2,46t; NEW
H-AMPSHIRE-capital $50. Eel $3.50, value
of products SO. S95. 80. looms 25.12
NEW JEItSEY-capitalsl3 ,9S9 81. ralu'
ct products SG.540, $50, looms a.226.
NORTH cARoLISA-capitaI SEA. 01l.
! 5l5, value Of ETaduetg SIS, 372, Taa, loom.
=. t69: NEW IORN-capitai xl4. 500 II.
value of products $9.@f7. @S6. looms IA.
I 545; OHIO-capital sos. i32. value g
products $231,045 looms 15S; PENESYL
NANIA-capital s.. 1886 ,I21, value Of pro
ducts $40, ~, 47o, looms 1855; RHODE
ISLAND-capitai s53,2f4 125, value q
PRODUCTS a25. o56. lis, Icons 3o.4T2.
SOUTH CAROLINA-capitai s33,25s.
$50, value Of products s-9. 723. 9!9. loom
u. &63; TENNESSEE-capiIai So. "a, 7af
value Of products 81, 924 ,935. looms $685.
,TEEAS-capitol s2,227.1Sf. value of pro
Ducts ST. $50, looms Luis; VERNON
-capaaI 1889, 98S, value Ct product
S@39, s86. iool-a 1853
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~. l0o. 206. value o
plelucts 3, 555. coz. looms 1..6S: WIS
CONSIN-capital $a67. sos. value Of pro
.&ucas $S16.o6l. looms 591. All othc
Stat's-canirai 81 237.71t" value Of rr0
ducts $2.ST1. s2l. looms 4.0s2.