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CITIES, AMERICAN. (NORFOLK.) 



The following table 

 property, the debt, etc 



shows the valuation of 

 , in 1876 and 1886 : 



The following table shows the number and 

 resources of the banks in 1875 and 1885 : 



Following shows the increase in manufact- 

 ures between the years 1870 and 1880 : 



ITEMS. 



1870. 



1880. 



Number of establishments j 7,624 1 1,339 



Number of hands 129,577| 227,352 



Amount of capital invested $129,952,262 $181,206,856 



Amount of wages paid I $63,824,040i $97,030,021 



Value of materials used ! $178,696,939 $2S8,441,691 



Value of products ; $332,951,520 $472.926,437 



The table below shows the number of estab- 

 lishments, capital, and value of products of 

 the most important manufactures in 1880 : 



The relative value of imports and exports 

 for 1876 and 1885 is shown by the following 

 tables: 



The following tables show the movements 

 of shipping for the years ending June 30, 1875, 

 and June 30, 1885 : 



The whole number of aliens landing at this 

 port from 1847 to 1874, inclusive, was 5,438,- 

 544, an average of 194,234 a year. The whole 

 number from 1875 to 1885, inclusive, was 

 2,696,921, an average of 245,175 a year. Of 

 those that landed in 1885, 33,009 came from 

 England, 35,597 from Ireland, 98,111 from the 

 German Empire, 16,033 from Italy, 15,707 from 

 Sweden, and 16,578 from Eussia. 



Norfolk, a city and port of entry of Norfolk 

 County, Ya., on the north bank of Elizabeth 

 river, opposite the city of Portsmouth, which 

 is connected with it by ferry, and virtually 

 forms a part of it. It is 8 miles above Hamp- 

 ton Roads, 32 miles from the Capes of Virginia, 

 17 miles by land from the Atlantic, and 88 

 miles southeast by east of Richmond ; lati- 

 tude 36 51' north, longitude 76 19' west. 

 The population in 1875 was 19,229 ; it is now 

 22,000. That of Portsmouth is 14,000. The 

 port is the terminus of seven railroads, and 

 regular lines of steamers connect it with the 

 large seaports of the country. Communica- 

 tion with inland towns is furnished by the 

 Albemarle and Chesapeake and the Dismal 

 Swamp Canals. A Chamber of Commerce and 

 a Cotton Exchange are common to the two 

 cities. Large quantities of oysters and early 

 fruits and vegetables are shipped to Northern 

 ports. In this trade the city ranks first in the 

 country, and in cotton third. The value of 

 exports from the customs district, which in- 



