There were 892 factories throughout Spain in 1912, in 107 towns and cities, divided as follows:
| Seville District | 305 in 48 | towns |
| Barcelona District | 507 in 31 | “ |
| Other Districts | 80 in 28 | “ |
These factories employ approximately 40,000 people in the various branches of the industry at an average daily wage of 67 cents.
The raw material yield for 1912 is reported as: 7800 short tons, valued at $57.90 per ton to the grower, or $4,516,200.
It will also be of interest to show a few comparisons of values, for various years, in shipments to foreign parts, viz.:
| Description | Pounds | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Cork in sheets | 11,009,939 | $405,366 |
| Cork squares | 1,180,489 | 265,610 |
| Corks | 11,960,760 | 4,870,948 |
| Cork shavings | 66,435,426 | 363,563 |
| Other manufactured cork | 864,820 | 40,656 |
| ————— | ————— | |
| Total | 91,451,434 | $5,946,143 |
| Description | Pounds | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Cork in sheets | 16,798,492 | $618,489 |
| Cork squares | 2,055,865 | 462,472 |
| Corks | 14,924,052 | 6,105,294 |
| Cork shavings | 64,367,448 | 526,642 |
| Other manufactured cork | 1,190,789 | 57,382 |
| ————— | ————— | |
| Total | 99,336,646 | $7,770,279 |
| Corrected figures showing totals as | 109,336,646 | $7,942,677 |
| Description | Pounds | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Cork in sheets | 21,564,347 | $741,029 |
| Cork squares | 2,076,881 | 467,298 |
| Corks | 17,817,037 | 7,288,787 |
| Cork waste | 73,510,473 | 591,468 |
| Cork, manufactured in other forms | 1,828,030 | 89,723 |
| ————— | ————— | |
| Total | 116,796,768 | $9,178,305 |
| Description | Pounds | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Corkwood | 17,928,000 | $528,810 |
| Cork squares | 1,492,000 | 356,229 |
| Corks mfrd.} Cork waste | 100,396,000 | {7,864,299 754,848 |
| Other mfrs. | 1,166,000 | 49,783 |
| ————— | ————— | |
| 120,982,000 | $9,553,969 |
The following is a comparison of the first six months of 1909, 1910 and 1911.