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MISSOURI 667 lead, $201,885; and stone, $767,312. The number of establishments was 142, employing 3,423 hands and having a capital of $3,489,- 250. Missouri in 1870 ranked first in the pro- duction of bags other than paper, animal oil, paints, and saddlery and harness, and also in bridge building; second in the manufacture of tobacco, New York being first; and third in the production of bread and crackers, brick, malt liquors, and patent medicines. There were 9,59,3,591 Ibs. of leaf tobacco, valued at $3,752,374, besides other materials worth $716,426, used in producing 6,735,362 Ibs. of chewing tobacco, valued at $6,209,593, 3,300,- 938 Ibs. of smoking tobacco, worth $1,967,918, and 223,900 Ibs. of snuff, valued at $154,000. Besides this, $817,195 worth of materials were used in the manufacture of 47,157 cigars, valu- ed at $2,084,093. The relation of the state to the United States in those industries in which Missouri ranked first is shown in the following statement of the value of products : INDUSTRIES. Missouri, United Statei. Bags other than paper $5,087,250 $8 261 679 Bridge building 2 072 620 5476 175 Oil, animal. 4 100 000 9 728 667 Paints, not specified. 2 090 850 5 720 753 Saddlery and harness 6 424 685 82 709 981 Pork packing is also a prominent industry of the state. During the season of 1872-'3 a greater number of hogs were packed in Mis- souri than in any other state except Illinois, while in 1878-'4 it ranked after Illinois and Ohio. The number packed in the former sea- son was 890,679, and in the latter 735,868, of an average gross weight of 259 Ibs., the aggre- gate cost of which was $8,221,066. The total product of lard in 1878-'4 was 26,153,601 Ibs. The great centre of this industry is St. Louis, where 463,793 hogs were packed ; Kansas City ranked next, 140,348. The most important industries of the state, as reported by the cen- sus of 1870, are shown in the following table : INDUSTRIES. No. of establish- menu. Steam engine!, horse power. Handi employed. Capital. Wages paid. Value of materials. Value of products. 88 825 587 $791 485 $403 847 p,qq 07(5 Bags other than paper. n 85 820 511 000 192 1 600 1 464 100 Blacksmithlng 1 880 11 2681 849555 554 597 766 814 2 257 211 Boots and shoes l'l44 2667 1 065'994 909 807 1 822 718 4 (i99 552 Bread, crackers, and other bakery products 217 118 894 697 615 473499 2 061 826 8 1 60 053 186 255 2198 1 198 451 652 610 446 689 8 148 884 Bridge building 7 650 385 1 515100 268 800 1 540 805 2 072 620 Carpentering and building 1403 86 5017 1 796 665 2 242 822 7 791 594 15 561 086 Carriages and wagons. 531 66 2 170 1 594 679 949 609 1 806 587 8 253 784 Cars, freight and passenger . ... 5 262 736 660 000 558 700 1 812 000 2 200 150 Clothing, men's 507 8470 2 298 025 1 821 959 8 619 435 7 271 S62 157 '884 261 050 209 275 634 850 1 080 170 Confectionery 20 88 806 290 250 186 800 602240 1 274 8^5 Cooperage 291 185 1 536 851 430 670635 1 107 107 2284581 Flouring and grist mill products 804 16,471 8160 8 918,842 1 105 980 24 891 218 81 837 352 Furniture, not specified .... 257 658 1 603 2 295 480 844101 1 468 708 8 808 024 " chairs 18 110 412 874150 220 800 162710 '512^725 2 656 401 1 007 143 880 000 826 750 1 455^000 " pigs 9 1 925 1123 1914000 856 ? 780 1 875 766 2 991 618 " castings not specified 23 477 897 821 000 258210 '766 1 62 l'l82 ? 255 " stoves, heaters, and hollow ware 18 635 1 580 2 787 500 1 186 674 1 431 475 2 981 350 Liquors, distilled 16 164 110 413,400 56,115 535 786 917450 " malt. 87 1177 788 4 631 050 597 973 2 377 028 6 519 548 " vinous. ... 190 488 680875 79125 688 811 984442 22 611 220 818 100 99071 58 509 857 840 806 14 697 8900 3 241 670 1 08l'513 3 428 235 6853112 Machinery, steam engines and boilers 32 693 1 421 2 079 900 1 100100 1 8C6'o64 8 825'lOO Masonry, brick and stone ... 805 1 248 227808 562.328 897 078 1 882 185 28 897 952 4 042 000 412 965 10 361 99 18 621 95 Molasses and sugar, refined 1 820 802 2,000,000 175,000 8,667,000 4,135.250 Oil, animal ... . 3 82 77 525 000 62 500 2.866,100 4100000 Paints, not specified ... 10 445 235 987,500 162,880 1.550,516 2,090,850 Patent medicines and compounds 25 55 812 1,049,000 207,140 771,093 2,078.875 Printing and publishing, not specified " newspaper 28 52 157 76 1.188 534 1,797,500 864,700 890,050 804,185 1,819,270 370,859 8,837.250 994.577 '" " job 25 29 218 212 100 125900 206 675 486800 Saddlery and harness.. 390 1 842 2025164 892 518 8189789 5 424 685 Sash, doors, and blinds 25 824 'eoi 1 185000 459,283 1,300,660 2 563.416 Soap and candles 13 859 274 1.075,400 159,850 1.288,328 1,794,10 Tin, copper and sheet-iron ware . 353 1 386 1 240 405 628.195 1 369 206 2.945,460 Tobacco, chewing, snuffing, and smoking " cigars 65 818 244 1,971 1,417 2,444,700 586,660 874,860 611,867 4,480.808 805,687 8,856.511 2,059.093 The commerce of Missouri is very extensive, since a large portion of the produce of the northwest, as well as of the supplies for that section, is borne over the Missouri and Missis- sippi rivers and the numerous railroads of the state. The great commercial centre of all" this trade is St. Louis, between which and other leading ports on the western and southern riv- ers numerous boats are constantly plying. In addition to its vast domestic trade, it has an important foreign commerce under the act of congress of 1870 allowing foreign merchan- dise to be transported in bond direct to in- terior ports. The value of this import trade during the year ending June 30, 1873, was $1,167,690. St. Louis, St. Joseph, and Kansas