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Statistics of manufactures, by type of industry, 1915
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| Establish-ments | Capital | Employees on wages | Wages paid | Cost of materials | Value of products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | $ | number | $ | |||
| Textiles | ||||||
| Awnings, tents and sails | 30 | 1,914,623 | 664 | 230,015 | 1,387,028 | 1,883,221 |
| Bags, cotton | 10 | 3,847,566 | 810 | 306,669 | 6,002,797 | 7,252,145 |
| Batting | 3 | 360,174 | 100 | 33,288 | 181,198 | 284,459 |
| Carpets | 5 | 2,852,270 | 812 | 295,792 | 963,929 | 1,463,544 |
| Clothing, men's, custom | 1,048 | 4,649,489 | 4,667 | 1,973,845 | 3,217,191 | 7,022,009 |
| Clothing, men's, factory | 120 | 14,648,993 | 9,390 | 4,461,285 | 12,173,928 | 22,768,468 |
| Clothing, women's, custom | 853 | 4,839,352 | 4,379 | 1,651,249 | 3,452,183 | 7,524,565 |
| Clothing, women's, factory | 100 | 9,537,666 | 8,998 | 4,496,163 | 10,526,094 | 18,564,782 |
| Cordage, rope and twine | 6 | 4,585,567 | 1,107 | 430,013 | 2,867,286 | 4,238,651 |
| Cottons | 20 | 28,261,052 | 13,192 | 4,753,432 | 10,640,317 | 20,512,909 |
| Embroidery | 3 | 24,720 | 23 | 11,064 | 11,613 | 36,927 |
| Flax, dressed | 11 | 1,327,879 | 635 | 234,522 | 496,275 | 1,116,002 |
| Furnishing goods, men's | 70 | 6,288,350 | 4,549 | 1,520,910 | 5,352,296 | 9,058,173 |
| Hats, caps and furs | 159 | 6,714,461 | 3,114 | 1,265,088 | 4,084,021 | 7,559,257 |
| Hosiery and knit goods | 73 | 18,108,735 | 8,759 | 2,718,617 | 9,153,990 | 16,096,800 |
| Laces and braids | 7 | 350,046 | 217 | 59,506 | 185,858 | 380,464 |
| Linen | 3 | 422,943 | 130 | 47,766 | 122,192 | 268,015 |
| Mats and rugs | 7 | 134,054 | 79 | 32,682 | 62,440 | 125,007 |
| Neckwear | 9 | 639,877 | 410 | 153,012 | 516,681 | 940,168 |
| Quilted goods | 3 | 187,353 | 92 | 33,421 | 48,177 | 177,293 |
| Regalia and society emblems | 4 | 50,532 | 23 | 15,628 | 24,581 | 66,266 |
| Shoddy | 9 | 1,177,667 | 189 | 85,882 | 727,683 | 1,307,228 |
| Silk and silk goods | 4 | 1,487,913 | 682 | 219,461 | 495,036 | 1,277,044 |
| Textiles, dyeing and finishing | 3 | 89,316 | 55 | 23,251 | 29,116 | 85,231 |
| Thread | 4 | 1,779,863 | 424 | 138,935 | 648,536 | 1,869,926 |
| Waterproof clothing | 8 | 724,421 | 268 | 113,700 | 309,466 | 582,039 |
| Wool carding and fulling | 21 | 82,723 | 62 | 13,971 | 44,439 | 81,634 |
| Woollen goods | 52 | 8,479,492 | 3,879 | 1,398,643 | 5,315,648 | 8,745,868 |
| Woollen yarns | 14 | 2,181,899 | 708 | 228,761 | 1,916,088 | 2,465,796 |
| Wool pulling | 3 | 188,177 | 26 | 23,879 | 157,700 | 289,182 |
| All other industries | 9 | 553,336 | 181 | 74,362 | 315,642 | 643,532 |
| Total | 2,761 | 126,490,509 | 68,624 | 27,044,812 | 81,429,429 | 144,686,605 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | ||||||
