Year.Number
of
wage-
earners.		Wages.
Wool185047,763…
 manu-186059,522$ 13,361,602
 facture[Z]1870119,85940,357
1880161,55747,389
1890213,85970,917
1900242,49582,292
1905283,691102,333,548
Cotton185092,286…
 manu-1860122,02823,940
 facture[AA]1870135,36939,044
1880174,65942,040
1890218,87666,024
1900802,86186,689
1905315,87496,205
Silk18501,743…
 manufacture18605,4351,050
18706,6491,942
188031,3379,146
189049,38217,762
190065,41620,982
190579,60126,767
Dyeing and18505,105…
 finishing18607,0972,001
 textiles187013,0665,221
188016,6986,474
189019,6018,911
190029,77612,726
190535,56315,469
Flax, hemp189015,5194,872
 and jute190020,9036,331
190524,5088,580
Combined1850146,877…
 textiles1860194,08240,353
1870274,94386,565
1880384,251105,050,666
1890517,237168,488,982
1900661,451209,022,447
1905739,239249,357,277
Year.Cost of
materials.		Value of
products.
Wool1850$29,246,696$ 49,636,881
 manu-186046,649,36580,734,606
 facture[Z]1870134,154,615217,668,826
1880164,371,551267,252,913
1890203,095,572337,768,524
1900232,230,986392,473,050
1905319,154,878517,492,142
Cotton185034,835,05661,869,184
 manu-186057,285,534115,681,774
 facture[AA]1870111,736,936177,489,789
1880102,206,347192,090,110
1890154,912,979267,981,724
1900176,551,527339,200,320
1905286,255,303450,467,704
Silk18501,093,8661,809,476
 manufacture18603,901,7776,607,771
18707,817,55912,210,662
188022,467,70141,033,045
189051,004,42587,298,454
190062,406,665107,256,258
190575,861,188188,288,072
Dyeing and185011,540,34715,454,430
 finishing18605,005,43511,716,463
 textiles187099,539,992113,017,537
188013,664,29532,297,420
189012,385,22028,900,460
190017,958,13744,963,331
190519,621,25350,849,545
Flax, hemp189026,148,34437,313,021
 and jute190032,197,88547,601,607
190544,890,54662,939,329
Combined185076,715,959128,769,971
 textiles1860112,842,111214,740,614
1870353,249,102520,386,764
1880302,709,894532,673,488
1890447,546,540759,262,283
1900521,345,200931,494,566
1905745,783,1681,215,036,792

[Z] Includes hosiery and knit goods.

[AA] Includes cotton small wares.

Cotton Manufactures in the United States, 1870 to 1905.

[From official reports of the United States Census Office.]

1870.1880.1890.1900.1905.
Number of
establishments		9567569059731,077
Capital$140,706,291$208,280,346$354,020,843$460,842,772$605,100,164
Wage-earners, average number135,369174,659218,876297,929310,458
Total wages$39,044,132$42,040,510$66,024,538$85,126,310$94,377,696
Cost of materials used$111,736,936$102,206,347$154,912,979$178,441,390$282,047,648
Value of
products		$177,489,739$192,090,110$267,981,724$332,806,156$442,451,218
Active spindles, number7,132,41510,653,43514,188,10319,008,35223,155,613
Looms, number157,310225,759324,866450,682640,910
Cotton consumed, bales…1,570,3442,261,6003,639,4953,743,089
Cotton consumed, pounds398,308,257759,343,9811,117,945,7761,814,002,5121,873,074,716
1870.1880.
Number of establishments956756
Capital$140,706,291$208,280,346
Wage-earners, average number135,369174,659
Total wages$39,044,132$42,040,510
Cost of materials used$111,736,936$102,206,347
Value of
products		$177,489,739$192,090,110
Active spindles, number7,132,41510,653,435
Looms, number157,310225,759
Cotton consumed, bales…1,570,344
Cotton consumed, pounds398,308,257759,343,981
1890.
Number of establishments905
Capital$354,020,843
Wage-earners, average number218,876
Total wages$66,024,538
Cost of materials used$154,912,979
Value of
products		$267,981,724
Active spindles, number14,188,103
Looms, number324,866
Cotton consumed, bales2,261,600
Cotton consumed, pounds1,117,945,776