| Articles | Tons | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Corkwood | 1,686 | $158,644 |
| Cork squares | 262 | 129,646 |
| Corks | 2,624 | 2,361,620 |
| Cork waste and shavings | 9,589 | 172,604 |
| Cork, other manufactures | 211 | 25,987 |
| Articles | Tons | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Corkwood | 3,157 | $255,718 |
| Cork squares | 485 | 240,057 |
| Corks | 3,629 | 3,265,760 |
| Cork waste and shavings | 13,935 | 205,822 |
| Cork, other manufactures | 251 | 27,133 |
| Articles | Tons | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Corkwood | 5,129 | $415,432 |
| Cork squares | 442 | 218,755 |
| Corks | 4,057 | 3,669,075 |
| Cork waste and shavings | 18,143 | 326,573 |
| Cork, other manufactures | 248 | 32,657 |
The statistics showing the shipments to various countries are for 1909:
| Countries | Cork- wood | Cork Sqs | Corks | Cork Waste and Shav. | Cork in Other Forms | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | Tons | Tons | Tons | Tons | Tons | |
| United States | 2,065 | — | 158 | 7,594 | 280 | 10,097 |
| Great Britain | 842 | 1,094 | 4 | 7,539 | 38 | 9,518 |
| Germany | 5 | 18 | 715 | 4,555 | — | 5,293 |
| France | 1,256 | 276 | 2,044 | 189 | 56 | 3,821 |
| Italy | 6 | 79 | 435 | 11 | — | 532 |
| Belgium | 164 | — | 136 | 215 | 11 | 526 |
| Russia | 463 | — | 1 | — | — | 464 |
| Aust-Hungary | — | 30 | 346 | — | — | 376 |
| Argentina | 164 | 123 | 57 | — | — | 344 |
| Other | 40 | 7 | 426 | 95 | 9 | 575 |
| ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | |
| Total | 5,005 | 537 | 5,412 | 20,198 | 394 | 31,546 |
American Industry
In 1899, there were 62 factories in the United States of varying sizes and located in the following states: New York (Brooklyn), Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Ohio. Employing 2340 wage earners. Importing a raw stock of $2,404,000, and making products valued at $4,392,000.
In 1904, the factories decreased to 50 in number, the wage earners increased to 2895, the imported raw material to $2,459,197 and the products to $4,490,952.
In 1909, the factories increasing again to 62 in number, the wage earners to 3142, the imported raw material to $3,435,000 and the products to $5,940,000: corks selling from 3 cents to 40 cents per pound.