The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-16
Wool Securing and Wool Pulling.

1851 pounds.
Wool Securing and Wool Pulling.
BY far the largest part Of wool scour-
ing is done In the mills which manu-
facture wool, and much less than one
half of the wool pulled from sheepskins
Is obtained by the concerns which make
wool their chief business. There
were in 1905, ~ wool securing establish
ments, with s1,1S7716 capital which re-
ported a,052,9O9 as the amount .eceiv-
ed for work done, and "a wool pulling
establishments, with $2,534,029 capital,
which reported 1881, 7O6 as the amount
received for work done.
SILK Manufactures.
There weae 624 silk mills in 1905, 2s2
per cent. more than in 1900, and their
capital was $1O9,556,62 an increase of
s5.1 per cent, The average number Of
wage-earners employed and the total
wages were respectively, 7s,6Ot, 217 per
cent more than in 1900, and s2e, 767, s43,
276 per cent. more than In 1900. The
cost Of materials used was 1851, 1888,
and the value Of products, slSS, 2SS ,O72
Exclusive Of Implications. the cost of
materials vas $5s,4eo,957 In 1905 and
$50, see, 1893 in 1890, and the net value of
products, Sis, 533, 500 in 1906 and 500, 451,-
219 in 1900,
The quantity of raw silk consumed by
silk mills was 11,572, 1883 pounds, 1876 per
cent, more than in 1900 Materials 9TH
er than raw silk used included 3,2Ss,
744 pounds Of organzine and tram. cost
ing S14552,425 1851 POI pounds of spun
silk, costing $4,310Oel; textile yarns
other than silk to the weight of 9,73O,7 ss
pounds, costing $s,71S,7s4; and other
materials costing s7.s6s.4S2.
The total number of throwing spin
dies In 1905 was 1,1s7,4OS, comprising
62s,s14 in commission throwing plants
and 1884 in silk mills. Belt driven
spindles greatly predominant In plants
of commission throwsters. The present
high efficiency of throwing machinery
in the United States has contributed
greatly to the remarkable growth Of
the silk industry In this country.
The total gross value of products,
$193, 2SS,072, ls distributed thus: Organ
zine and tram made for sale, $9,19O, $50;
spun silk yarn made for sale, $1,660,647;
machine twist and sewing, embroidery,
fringe, floss, and wash silk, $10,146. OH;
dress goods, figured and plain, and 9TH
or silk broad goods, except velvets and
pushes, $66, ,762; velvets and pushes,
S4,502,021: tapestries, curtains, and 9TH
err upholstery broad goods, $1,559,9S2;
ribonS and laces, s22,eSe,O9S; braids and
bindings, $3,49s977; dress, cloak. mill
linery, and military trimmings, includ-
ing fringes and gimps, $4,124,651; all
other products, including embrolderies,
S., $40, 1872 amount received for contract
work, $3.716,056. There have been gen.
eral increases since 1900 In all the pro-
ducts of the silk industry with the one
exception OF silk lace, nets. wells, etc.
The gain in the production Of piece
dyed goods has been notable. The silk
label manufacture, inaugurated in the
year 1903. has become one Of the most
important and promising branches Of
the silk industry,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey are the
principal silk manufacturing States
silk weaving is carried on more large
" in New Jersey than In Pennsylvania,
but the latter does more silk spinning.
The leading silk manufacturing coun-
ties of New Jersey are Passaic, Hudson
Warren, and Morris
During the five-year period the pro-
portion of men and children employed
decreased while there was gain In the
proportion OF women. Included among
the men wage-earners were 1922 weav-
ers and 1905 spinners, winders, warp
ers, ETC.; among the women were 49,
555 weavers and 2S,643 spinners. wind
ers, Wrappers, ETC.; and among the chill
dren wage-earners were 492 weavers
and 6,s74 spinners, winders, Wrappers,
etc.
Flax, Hemp, and Jute Products.
There were in all only 1873 establish
ments reporting fax, hemp, and Jute
products, a decrease of eight since
| 1900. The establishments were distri-
buted as follows Cordage and Irvine,
! 1902; jute and jute goods, 16; linen
manufacture, 10. Capital increased
from s41,991, 1852 in 1900 to $54, 423, 531;
the average number Of learners,
from 20,90S to 24,5OS; wages, from &c.
S31,741 to $3.50, 1856; cost of materials,
from $32,197,SS5 to $44,SsOb46; and the
value of products, from s47,6o1,6o7 to
$62, 939, 1923,
OF the total capital, $3I11O,521 was
invested in the manufacture of cordage
and Irvine, $11,o19,132 in that of jute
and jute goods, and $6,2s3,S7S in that OF
linen goods. Materials used in cord
age and Irvine manufacture cost $50,
O95,74 jute and jute goods, $5,O54, 1870;
and linen, goods, $3'54O,669. The cordage
and Irvine products had value of $4S,-
01I139; jute and jute products, $685.
SO2; and linen goods. S5,s56,ssS. The