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Bishop, J. Leander (John Leander), 1820-1868 / A history of American manufactures from 1608 to 1860 : exhibiting the origin and growth of the principal mechanic arts and manufactures, from the earliest colonial period to the adoption of the Constitution : and comprising annals of the industry of the United States in machinery, manufactures and useful arts, with a notice of the important inventions, tariffs, and the results of each decennial census
Volume 3 (1868)
Manufactures of Chicago, Illinois, pp. 469-470
Page 469
MANUFACTURES OF THE WEST. 469 MANUFACTURES OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. [The following are the Statistics of Manufactures of Cook County, of which Chicago is the capital, for the year ending June 1, 1860, as prepared for this work at the Cen- sus Office, in advance of official publication.] No. of Manufactures. Establish- Capital Cost of Raw Male Female Value of ments. Invested. Material. hands. hands. Product. Agricultural Implements: Miscellaneous................ 1...... 25,000...... 6,000 ...... 27...... ...... 35,000 Mowers and Reapers............. 1...... 500,000 96,210 200...... ...... 414,000 Threshing Machines.......... 2...... 137,000...... 15,890 67...... ...... 80,000 Alcohol......................... 2...... 17,500...... 333,750 ...... 10...... ...... 620,000 Blacksmithing................... 9...... 18,050...... 7,210 ...... 27...... ...... 80,150 Boat Building..............................2 . 2,500...... 1,505...... 8...... ...... 3,700 Bone Black................................. 1 8...... ,000...... 990 ...... 10...... ...... 8,500 Book Binding,&c.................. .. 1,000...... 8,330...... 4...... 3...... 9,300 Boots and Shoes.........................6 . 75,800...... 95,543...... 253...... 8...... 216,231 Boxes, Packing........................... 5...... 24,000...... 42,045 ...... 70...... ...... 86,040 Boxes, Paper.................... 2...... 4,500...... 2,050...... 6...... 3...... 8,000 Brass Founding.................. 6...... 54,000...... 61,490 ...... 98...... ...... 156,000 Bread and Crackers............. 11...... 121,800...... 238,364...... 119...... 9...... 391,688 Brick........................................ 5...... 95,700...... 15,795 26...... ...... 139,200 Brushes........................1 200 145 ...... ...... ...... o Cabinet Furniture....................... 18...... 85,750...... 68,311...... 209...... 3...... 247,863 Camphene...................... 1...... 6,000...... 180,325 ...... 2...... ...... 190,000 Carpentering................... 10...... 15,250...... 34,390 ...... 50...... ...... 73,975 Carriages...................... 25....... 2553,000...... 55,595...... 188...... ...... 213,070 " Children's.............. 1...... 6,000...... 1,480 ...... 4...... ...... 11,100 Cars..........................................3 130,000...... 87,500 ...... 82...... ...... 82,000 Car W heels................................. 1 . 10,000...... 43,560...... 8...... ...... 6,000 Cigars........................................ 6...... 6,650...... 12,285...... 22....... ...... 65,715 Cisterns........................ 1...... 1,000...... 1,000 ...... 3...... ...... 3,100 Clothing.....................................28 115,600...... 831,446...... 821...... 82...... 545,409 Coffee and Spices................. 3...... 62,000...... 158,090 ...... 27...... ...... 192,700 Coffins......................... 4...... 9,200...... 3,984 ...... 7...... ...... 12,000 Confectionery.............................. 5...... 15,000...... 84,400 ...... 26...... ...... 143,950 Coopering...................................25 205,450...... 77,723...... 243...... ...... 178,765 Copper Smithing.........................1 . 250...... 460...... 1...... ...... .1,10 Cotton Bags................................ 1...... 1,000...... 70,000...... 6...... 8...... 90,000 Cotton Batting.................. 1...... 1,00...... 10,000 ...... 5...... ...... 15,000 Engraving...................... 2...... 3,300...... 2,150 ...... 12...... ...... 12,5_0 Flour.......................... 8...... 193,000...... 970,550...... 78...... ...... 1,135,125 Gas............................................1 768,000...... 60,000...... 140...... ...... 245,000 Gas Fittings................................ 1...... 7,000...... 2,000 ...... 13...... ...... 15,000 Glue and Oil.................... 2...... 12,500...... 57,6 00...... 60...... ...... 80,840 Hardware- Files......................... 1...... 2,000...... 1,062 ...... 3...... ...... 4,320 Hats and Caps................... 4...... 10,400...... 10,930...... 12...... 4...... 24,780 Hay Pressing.................... I...... 25,000...... 2...... ...... 13,000 Iron Founding............................. . 129,000...... 89,675...... 96...... ...... 22100) Iron, Rolled................................ 1...... 200,000...... 445,000...... 195...... ...... 660,000 Iron Work, Ornamental........... 1...... 2,000...... 1,950 ...... 10...... ...... 6,000 Ivory Turning............................ .. . 1,000...... 2,600...... 1...... ...... 3,,00 Jewelry........................6 5...... 4,800...... 15,2571.... 10...... ...... 27,000 Leather........................ 3 31,500...... 16,620 ...... t2...... ...... 25,C28
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