The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
COTTON TEXTILES
CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS ON MAN
UFACTUREs.
TOTAL CAPITAL s46o,s42,772.
SOUTH SHOWS UP WELL. BUT NEW
ENGLAND STILL LEADS.

Total Establis shme nts go, and Wage
Farmers 297 ,020-These Consumed
3,00O,OI3 BaIes, CostiHg sI24,0OS,
075 and Giving n Product of $780,
0O4, Is Far In
the Lead, But south Carolina Is
second-Georgia Has &24,15s,15O
Invested, with 1898 Looms and
Product of sIs,457, ,e45.
Washington, Feb. s.-The Census
Bureau to-day issued preliminary re-
port on the cotton manufactures of the
United States. The following is a
summary of the figures for the manu-
factures exclusive of the small wares:
establishments, 800; capital, $780,
S42,772: average number wage-earners.
2s7, ,929; total wages, ss5126,31O; cost of
materials used, $153 ,441. 800; cotton con-
sumed, S,66os13 bales, costing s1249O5,-
075; value of products, 1892 1904. ASS: to-
tai spindles, 19.0OS, s52; looms 45o.6S2.
The figures for the United States
for the cotton small wares alone,
which. with the above figures, makes
the grand total for cotton manufac-
Number of establishments, SO; capi-
tai, $6,S97 1856; wage-earners, average
number, 4,932; total wages, s., ,563. .442:
cost of materials used, $3,110137; cot
ton consumed bales, 1918: cost, $264.-
Gal; value OF products, Sc, 394, 1854: num-
Der of spindles, $4,000; number of looms
5.070.
The figures for cotton small wares by
states include the following:
l. MaSSaCnuHptfq-(Nnn 0EoQ
ue OF products. $646,S4s; looms. sos.
New Jersey-Capital, $409, 917: value
OF products, $390, ,497; looms. so.
New York-Capital, $550,938 value Of
products, SS40,017; looms, 1872.
pennsylvania - Capital, 81 .945.S
value of products. $2,026,22 looms,
Rhode Island - Capital. 81. s7s 500.
2,S26. ''
All others states, capital, ss5, ,72s; pro
ducts, Sill ,095; looms, 49,
The MIL Business by States.
The summary OF cotton manufactures
by states. exclusive of cotton small
wares, follows:
Alabama-Capital, 81, 6ss, ,757; value of
products, $8,153. 1876; looms, 8,54g.
Connecticut--CapltaI. s27, 1851. .5sS: value
of products, SIS, ,4s0, 1886; looms, 1855.
Delaware-Capital. s4s4, S5s: value OF
products, $372.0S9: looms, 1888.
Georgia-Capital, $24, 1853, ,159; value of
products, $1S,457. 645; looms, 1899.
lndiana-Capital. H.67S,141; value Of
products, 1885, ,007; looms, 2172.
kentucky-Capital, $1,867 sos: value
of products, $1,663, 712; looms, 99I.
Maine--Capital, $21. .Os7 100: value OF
products. $14,631, ,OS6; looms, 23, 366.
Maryland-Capital $7,709256; value
nf a. OF rra.
achusetts-Capital, $155. .761. 1873:
value Of products, $110, AIS, ,327; looms.
1792S0.
Mississippi-Capital, s2,2Os,74s; value
of products, s1,472, 1886; looms, 2. .464.
New ampshire-Capital, $29, PSI .gs5:
value of products, $2299s,24 looms,
New Jersey-capital, s1s,9ss. .s74; val
ue of products. s6,54O,2s9; looms. 1925.
New York-Capital. $14.5O9,211; value
OF products, $9.947, 1856; looms, 14545.
North Carolina-Capital $33, oil, SIG:
25, 469.
ohio-capital. s1sS, ,4s2; value of pro
ducts, $23l,045; looms, 1853.
pennsylvania - Capital, $32, ,326 ,121:
value of products, s2S,421, ,47O; looms.
Rhode Island Capital, s37,274,125:
39472.
south Carollna--Capital. $39, ,25s, ,946;
value of products. $29, ,z23, ,919: looms, a.
663.
Tennessee-Capital, SO. ,726: value
OF products, $i,994,9S5; looms, 1906.
| Texas-Capital. $2.227,1S4; value of
products. $1,199.990; looms, LOIS.
Vermont-Capital, 81 1892, ,9ss; value OF
products, 1899 1856; looms, 2,099.
Virginia-Capital $4. 403 2O6; value of
products, $2655. 002; looms. 4O6S.
Wisconsin-Capital, s467, sos; value
of products, $316. O61; looms, SOL
All Other States-Capital $4.237. .749:
value of products. s2,S71, ,S21; looms.
1852.