TEXTILE INDUSTRY

Statistics of blast furnaces in operation : —

69

Year

1907 1908 1909 1910 1911

Furnaces in Blast

Ore Smelted Pig-iron made

369 322 318 336 320

Tons 25,123,759 22,735,268 23,691,241 24,864,109 23,712,131

Tons

10,114,281

9,056,851

9,531,987

10,012,098

9,526,272

Coal used

Tons 21,119,547 18,742,464 19,463,471 20,485,514 19,218,491

Various unmanufactured metals imported

Pig iron Exported

Tons 1,943,939 1,296,521 1,140,695 1,210,728 1,209,113

1

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1

Copper ore and

i

regulus Tons

175,692

180,126

154,445

167,153

151,469

Copper , ,

87,901

122,264

134,004

90,817

103,525

Lead . , ,

204,695

237,508

207,660

218,936

213,707

Lead ore ,,

13,394

23,484

15,542

18,093

17,259

Tin . „

43,394

47,730

41,725

46,285

45,906

Tin ore . ,,

20,871

25,013

24,086

26.072

28,837

Zinc (crude),,

89,327

90,102

102,576

121,117

115,232

Zinc ore . ,,

65,032

60,687

73,814

92,572

74,394

Platinum

Troy 02.

24,797

10,437

22,086

48,162

48,528

Quicksilver lbs.

2,958,603

3,270,412

3,237,321

1

3,344,669

3,491,016

IV. Textile Indttstrt.

In 1907 therp. were employed in all the textile factories of the United Kingdom 1,087,223 persons (407,360 males and 679,863 females), of whom 815,°804 (310,983 males and 504,821 females) were over 18 years of age, 238,772 (81,270 males and 157,502 females) between 14 and 18, and 32,647 (15,137 males and 17,540 females) under 14 (half-timers). The total number in cotton factories was 576,820 (359,078 females), and in wool, worsted and

shoddy factories, 261,192 (152,354 females).