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Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts : its history, industries, institutions, and attractions
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Pease, Zeph. W. (Zephaniah Walter), b. 1861 New Bedford Board of Trade Hough, George A Sayer, William L. (William Lawton), 1848-1914
Subjects: Industries -- Massachusetts New Bedford New Bedford (Mass.) -- History
Publisher: (New Bedford, Mass.) : Published by order of the Board of Trade
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ew Bedford of 1888. As a prelude to the detailed survey of New Bedfords businessinterests, the reader is invited to a glance at the following interestingtables, kindly furnished by the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics ofLabor, in advance of their publication in an\ other form. The^• arefrom the forthcoming report of the manufacturing census of 1885,and are the latest available statistics of this character to be had. Itshould be remembered that since thev were gathered, several newcotton mills have been erected, and that other enterprises have beenestablished. Number of establishmentis, 4-20 Capital invostpd in land, 8507,127 in buildings and fixture!!, 2,826,629 in niachinei y, .■),101,580 in implements and tools 369,351 in cash. 4.799,194 in credit: supplied by partners or stockbolders. . 92,084 in credit: notes on long-time, etc., 1,373,730 Total capital invested, .$15,069,695 Stock used: Brick, stone, etc., 8V29 746 Coal and wood (fuel), 15g 997 Findings and trimmings, 18 914
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RESIDENCE OF JONATHAN BOURNE INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL. I37 Stock used— Continued. Food materials, $177,947 Leather, 300,935 Lumber, 230,296 frou and iron goods, 105,948 Other metals and metallic goods, ;(40,120 Paints, oils, colors, chemicals, etc 458.464 Paper and paper materials, 31,009 Wooden goods, 54,175 Cotton (raw). 2,248,554 Wool (raw), 180,000 AH other textile materials (raw). 470,700 Cotton goods, 43,820 Woollen and worsted goods, 01,835 All other textile goods, 30,411 Other articles specified 1,026,934 Total, $6,066,805 Goods made and work done : Boots, shoes, and slippers, $751,240 Building, building materials, and stone work 887,508 <Jlothing and straw goods 292,324 Food preparations, . 390,783 Iron goods, 269,675 Other metallic goods 980.000 Leather, 50,870 Paints, colors, oils, chemicals, etc 911,880 Paper and paper goods, 33.500 Printing and publishing, 295.248 Textiles, 5.343,779 W^ooden goods, 333,718 Wood and metal goods, 280,213 Other goods sjiecified, 514.032

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