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Progress of Population and Wealth 



CHAPTER XIX. 



THE PRODUCTS OF INDUSTRY. 



Having traced the progress of the population of the United States 

 from 1790 to 1840 ; shown its distribution according to age, sex, 

 race, condition, and pursuit ; and deduced the laws of its increase, 

 let us now turn our attention to that part of the census of 1840 

 which estimated the annual products of industry. These were ar- 

 ranged under the six heads of Mines, Agriculture, Commerce, Fish- 

 eries, the Forest, and Manufactures ; each of which was subdivided 

 into specific commodities and sources of profit, as follows : 



Mines. 

 4. Gold. 



1. Cast iron. 



2. Bar iron. 



3. Lead. 



1. Hor=es and mules. 



2. Neat cattle. 



3. Sheep. 



4. Swine. 



5. Poultry. 



6. Wheat. 



7. Barley. 



8. Oats. 



9. Rye. 



10. Buckwheat. 



1. Capital in foreign trade. 



2. " reiail trade. 



3. " lumber trade. 



1. Smoked and dried fish. 



2. Pickled fish. 



1. Lumber. 



2. Tar, pitch, &c. 



1. Machinery. 



2. Hardware, cutlery, &c. 



3. Cannon. 



4. Small arms. 



5. Manuf. of prec. metals. 



5. Other metals. 



6. Salt.* 



Agriculture. 



11. Indian corn. 



12. Wool. 



13. HnpS. 



14. Wax. 



15. Pota:oes. 



16. Hay. 



17. Hemp and flax. 



18. Tobacco. 



19. Rice. 



20. Cotton. 



7. Anthracite coal. 



8. Bituminous coal. 



9. Granite, marble, &c. 



21. Silk cocoons. 



22. Sugar. 



23. Firewood. 



24. Products of the dairy. 



25. " " orchard. 



26. Wine. 



27. Produce of market gar- 



dens. 



28. Produce of nurseries, &c. 



29. Domestic goods. 



Commerce. 



4. Capital in internal transportation. 



Fisheries. 



3. Spermaceti oil. 



4. Other fish oil. 



The Forest. 



3. Pot and pearl ashes. 



4. Skins and furs. 



Manufactures. 



7. Manuf. of granite, mar- 



ble, &c. 



8. Bricks and lime. 



9. Manuf. of wool. 

 10. Manuf. of cotton. 



the business of butchers, pack- 

 ers, &c. 



5. Whalebone, and other 

 products of the fisheries. 



6. Manuf. of various metals. 11. 



of silk. 



5. Ginseng, and other pro- 

 ducts of the forest. 



12. Manuf. of flax. 



13. Mixed manufactures. 



14. Manuf. of tobacco. 



15. Hais and caps. 



16. Straw bonnets. 



17. Sole leather. 



This comprehends salt manufactured from sea-water as well 



