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).
