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[Twelfth Census, Vol. VII, page
Industry. | Number of Establishments. | Rank. | Rank. | |
668 | 41 | $573,391,663 | 3 | |
Slaughtering and meat packing, not including retail butchering................... | 1,134 | 31 | 190,706,927 | 10 |
Foundry and machine shop products . | 9,324 | 15 | 665,058,245 | 1 |
Lumber and timber products | 33,010 | 2 | 611,429,574 | 2 |
Flouring and grist mill products. | 25,258 | 4 | 218,714,104 | 9 |
Clothing, men's | 28,014 | 3 | 173,034,543 | 13 |
Printing and publishing | 22,312 | 5 | 292,517,072 | 8 |
Cotton manufactures . | 1,055 | 33 | 467,240,157 | 5 |
Carpentering. | 21,315 | 6 | 71,327,047 | 31 |
Woolen manufactures | 1,414 | 28 | 310,179,749 | 7 |
Boots and shoes, factory product | 1,600 | 26 | 101,795,233 | 21 |
Sugar and molasses, refining | 832 | 37 | 184,245,519 | 11 |
Liquors, malt | 1,509 | 27 | 415,284,468 | 6 |
Cars and general shop construction and repairs by steam railroad companies........................ | 1,295 | 30 | 119,473,042 | 16 |
Leather, tanned, curried, and finished. | 1,306 | 29 | 173,977,421 | 12 |
8,333 | 16 | 48,070,239 | 39 | |
Bread and other bakery products | 14,917 | 9 | 81,049,553 | 28 |
Lead, smelting and refining. | 39 | 55 | 72,148,933 | 30 |
Lumber, planing mill products, including sash, doors, and blinds................ | 4,204 | 22 | 119,271,631 | 17 |
Copper, smelting and refining................ | 47 | 54 | 53,063,395 | 37 |
Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes................ | 14,539 | 10 | 67,706,493 | 32 |
Clothing, women's, factory product................. | 2,701 | 23 | 48,431,544 | 38 |
Furniture, including cabinetmaking, repairing, and upholstering...................... | 7,972 | 17 | 117,982,091 | 19 |
Plumbing, and gas and steam fitting................... | 11,876 | 13 | 47,111,264 | 40 |
Cheese, butter, and condensed milk.......................... | 9,355 | 14 | 36,508,015 | 47 |
763 | 38 | 167,507,713 | 14 | |
Petroleum, refining...................... | 67 | 53 | 95,327,892 | 22 |
Carriages and wagons...................... | 7,632 | 18 | 118,187,838 | 18 |
Silk and silk goods........................ | 483 | 44 | 81,082,201 | 27 |
Cars, railroad and street, and repairs, not including establishments operated by steam railroad companies. .......... | 193 | 52 | 106,721,188 | 20 |
Tobacco, chewing, smoking, and snuff.............. | 437 | 47 | 43,856,570 | 41 |
Agricultural implements..................... | 715 | 39 | 157,707,951 | 15 |
Tinsmithing, coppersmithing, and sheet-iron working......... | 12,466 | 12 | 55,703,509 | 35 |
Liquors, distilled................. | 967 | 34 | 32,551,604 | 51 |
Hosiery and knit goods.................. | 921 | 35 | 81,860,604 | 26 |
Electrical apparatus and supplies................. | 580 | 42 | 83,130,943 | 24 |
Painting and paper hanging................ | 16,939 | 7 | 27,217,086 | 55 |
Blacksmithing and wheelwrighting................... | 51,771 | 1 | 54,976,341 | 36 |
Marble and stone work................... | 6,070 | 19 | 67,509,533 | 33 |
Confectionery.................... | 4,297 | 21 | 35,155,361 | 48 |
Gas, illuminating and heating.................. | 877 | 36 | 567,000,506 | 4 |
Shipbuilding ................. | 1,116 | 32 | 77,362,701 | 29 |
Millinery, custom work..................... | 16,151 | 8 | 27,740,386 | 54 |
Coffee and spice, roasting and grinding................... | 458 | 46 | 28,436,897 | 52 |
Chemicals.................. | 459 | 45 | 89,091,430 | 23 |
Saddlery and harness....................... | 12,934 | 11 | 43,354,136 | 42 |
Patent medicines and compounds.................. | 2,026 | 24 | 37,209,793 | 46 |
Oil, cottonseed and cake.................. | 369 | 49 | 34,451,461 | 49 |
Fruits and vegetables, canning and preserving............... | 1,808 | 25 | 27,743,067 | 53 |
Glass................. | 355 | 50 | 61,423,903 | 34 |
Ironwork, architectural and ornamental................ | 672 | 40 | 33,062,409 | 50 |
Soap and candles............... | 558 | 43 | 38,068,334 | 45 |
Rubber and elastic goods.............. | 262 | 51 | 39,304,853 | 44 |
Brick and tile...................... | 5,423 | 20 | 82,086,438 | 25 |
Paints......................... | 419 | 48 | 42,501,782 | 43 |
 
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