Our country and its resources; . 6; 1,902,974pounds of artificial silk, costing $3,440,-154 ; 4,328,536 pounds of fringe andtloss. Including waste, noils, etc., cost-ing $3,066,297; 3,852,399 pounds oforganzine and train, costing ,346;16,869,511 pounds of cotton yarn, cost-ing $6,163,240; 299 pounds ofmercerized cotton yarn, costing $1,078,-337; 1,987,918 pounds of woolen andwoisted yarn, costing $2,087 804; £,,.> pounds of mohair yarn, costing$1,604,302: and 291,72 pounds of otheryarns, costing I? The total value of the finished prod-ucts was $253,764,17
Our country and its resources; . 6; 1,902,974pounds of artificial silk, costing $3,440,-154 ; 4,328,536 pounds of fringe andtloss. Including waste, noils, etc., cost-ing $3,066,297; 3,852,399 pounds oforganzine and train, costing ,346;16,869,511 pounds of cotton yarn, cost-ing $6,163,240; 299 pounds ofmercerized cotton yarn, costing $1,078,-337; 1,987,918 pounds of woolen andwoisted yarn, costing $2,087 804; £,,.> pounds of mohair yarn, costing$1,604,302: and 291,72 pounds of otheryarns, costing I? The total value of the finished prod-ucts was $253,764,170, the various prod-ucts being classified as follows: 216,-033,696 yards of broad silks, valued at$137,719,564; 142,713,359 yards, valuedat $96,689,801, consisting of all silk goodsand 73,320,337 yards, valued at $41,029,763, consisting of mixed silk goods;16,318,135 yards of velvets, valued at$8,570,022; 9,114,992 yards of at $10:135,S42; 477.!> yardsof upholsteries and tapestries, valued at. WORLDS SILK PRODUCTION MANUFACTURES 5>1 $840,126; ribbons to the value of $38,-201,293; laces, nets, veils, to thevalue of $1,328,933 : embroideries to thevalue of $); fringes and irimps tothe value of $1,025,188 ; braids andbindings to the value of $3,073,048 ;tailors trimmings to the value of $210,-741 : military trimmings to the value of$; pounds of machinetwist silk, valued at $4,030,807; 744,70S pounds of sewing and embroiderysilks, valued at $5,046,452; of fringe and floss silks, valuedat $598,354 ; 1, pounds of organ-zine, valued at $6,325,291.; (12pounds of tram, valued at $9,698,637,and 1, pounds of spun silk, val-ued at $4,577,058. Other products werevalued at $13,516,248. There were in use, during the year, atotal of 2,794,971 spindles, 85,058 loomsof all kinds, and 6,826 jacquard ma-chines. WOOLEN AND WORSTED GOODSThe total value of all the products ofthe 795 establishments engaged in themanufa
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