g : I CANADA DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS CENSUS OF INDUSTRY ANIMAL PRODUCTS STATISTICS BRANCH THE LEATHER GLOVE

Transcription

1 33v " c2 g : I 'i CANADA DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS CENSUS OF INDUSTRY ANIMAL PRODUCTS STATISTICS BRANCH THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT industry IN CANADA 1934 II Published by Authority of the HON. W.D. EULER, M.P. Minister of Trade and Commerce. OTTAWA 935

2 e Decenber, 1935 DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS OTTAWA CANADA Census of Industry Animal Products Statistice Branch Dominion Statisticisn R.H.Coats, LL.D., F.R.S.C., F.S.S. (Hon.) Chief, Animal Products Statistics Branch: Florence A. Brown THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT INDUSTRY, CANADA 1934 Although one of the smaller Canadian industries, the manufacture of leather Cloves., and mitts is one of cohsiderable importance, in that it provides about 90 per cent of the total leather gloves, gauntlets used annually in Canada The total value of production in 1934 was $3,634,854 - the highest value recorded for any year since The increase in value over 1933 was $43,236, or 30 per cent, and over 1932, $1,489,307, or 69 per cent0 Working gloves, gauntlets constitute 66 per cent of the total output with regard to quantity, and 53 per cent with regard to value, and the principal item comprises unlined gloves of cowhide, made in sizes for men. The total number of dozen pairs of gloves, gauntlets of all kinds manufactured during the year was 538,636, compared with 448, 774 in 1933 and 365,201 in Chief among the various kinds of leather used are sheepskin, cowhide, horsehide and muleskin Other kinds used in less quantity are goat, deer, kid and lamb, and pig ekins. The total value of all kinds of leather and other materials used was $1,940,380, compared with $1,402,855 in The industry is confined to the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. To the total value of production in 1934, Quebec contributed 58 per cent, Ontario, 29 per cent, and Manitoba and British Columbia, together, 13 per cent. Table I, which follows, contains a summary of the principal statistics of the industry for the years 1921 to 1934, and table li the quantity and value of output, by items, in the years 1932 to In the main tables of the report, information is given, by provinces, for the year 1934, and appended are tables of imports and exports, and a list of the manufacturers of leather gloves, gauntlets. I. Principal Statistics of the Leather Glove and Mitt industry, 1921 to year Estab1ish ments Capital uploy ees Salaries and Wages Cost of Materials Value of Products Mo. No ,914 1, ,783 1,455,309 2,694, ,096,725 1, ,019 1,608,687 3,375, ,117,241 1, ,225 2,017,094 3, ,383,130 1, ,534 1,785,745 3, ,608 1, , ,513, ,328,940 1,369 1,103,348 2,078,134 3,609,2' , ,578 1,322,234 2,576,604 4,873,i ,845,708 1,721 1,459, ,901 5, ,543,130 1,705 1,405, , ,020,539 1,599 1,232,155 2,244,124 4, ,599 1,501 1,083, ,242 3,123, ,670 1, ,327 1, ,145,54' ,041 1, ,274 1,402,855 2,791, ,181,362 1,760 1,324,484 1,940, ,d.

3 The Leather Glove and Mitt Industry, CLnada 11. ç.uantity and Value of Product, Canada, 1932, 1933 and Kind (a) Dress gloves, gauntlets Men's lined..., doz.r. 44,D7 65,991 $ 368, , ,152 Men's unlined... doz. pr. 22,852 32,890 43,921 $ 236, , ,59 Women's and children's doz. pr. 21,261 28,251 25,01i linqd. o '.n' , ,231 Vomen's and children's dbz. pr. 24,857 42, (3 urilined $ 229,07 3A1, ,534 Vorking gloves, gauntlets Men's lined... doz. pr. 16,717.1,1)0 11E, 755 $ 255, , ,370 Men's unlined doz. pr. 144, , ,537 $ 615, ,623 1,080,433 Boys' lined doz. pr. 42,550 35,344 36,852 $ 127, , ,767 Boys' unlined doz. pr. 18, $ 41,613-23,980 27,354 Total gloves, gauntlets... doz. pr. 365, , ,636 $ 2,032,627 2,755,470 3,601,439 Miscellaneous leather products (b) $ 110, ,413 Received for custom work $ ,085 2,002 Total Value of Products $ 2,145, ,618 3,634,854 (a) See table 7, pp 6.9 for the production of gloves, gauntlets, kn'1 f 1ether ue 1i r'nlure. 1 hr nt

4 6-3- THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT INDUSTRY, CANADA 1. Principal Statistics of the Leather Glove and Mitt Industry, Estab- Employees Cost of - Province lish- Capital Salaries Materials Value of ments Invested No. - and Yages Used Products No. Quebec ,154,472 1, ,630 1,074,693 2,109,250 Ontario , , ,844 1,047,665 Manitoba 4) British Columbia 2) 280, , , ,939 Total ,181,362 1,760 1,324,484 1,940,380 3,634, Capital Invested, 1934 Materials, products Land, buildings and supplies on Cash and Total Province and machinery hand, stocks in operating Capital process, etc. accounts $ $ Quebec...' , , , ,472 Ontario 242, , , ,708 Manitoba...,...) British Columbia) 93, ,685 66, ,182 Total , , ,875 2,181, Employees and Salaries and Wages, Province - Salaries Eijpioyees Wage--Earners Total Male Female Salaries_- Male Female No. No, $ No. No. - Total 0' t -V- Quebec,,,, , ,361 Ontario , ,478 Manitoba ) British Columbia) ,096 - Total , ,935 :. :t t $ -

5 Province - January -4- THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT INDUSTRY, CANADA 4. Number of Wage-earners, by Months, February March April May June No. No. No. No. No. No. Quebec ,004 1,096 Ontario Aisl e Manitoba ) British ColurnblR) Total... 1, , Province Ju1r August September October November December No. No. No. No. No. No. - iebec ,069 1,036 1,082 1,116 1,012 Ontario Manitoba...) British Columbia) Total , ,729 1, b 5. Regular Weekly Hou -s of Employment for Wage-earners, No. of Hours QUebec per week No. of Proporwage- tion of earners total Manitoba and Ontario British Columbia No. of Propor- No. of Properwage- tion of wage- tion of earnera total earners total P.C. P.C. L934. Canada No. of Propor-- wage tion of earners total 40 hours or less to 43 hours hours hours hours hours o hours hours ,16 55 hours hours s - 60 hours , - Total P.C.

6 THE LEATI-JER GLOVE AND MITT INDUSTRY, CANADA 6 Materials Used, 1934 I I Manitoba and Kind Cuebec Ontario British Canada Columbia Sheepskin 00 0sq0ft0 4,380,835 1, , ,588 $ 420, ,166 7, Horsehide- sq.ft 25g, , ,920 1,313,840 $ 26 3,900 84,276 61, ,674 Cowhide sqft ,733 1, , ,573, , ,626 88, ,005 Pigskin 77,793 44,685 4, ,601 $ , ,092 Goatskin 0 0 sq0 ft , , , ,980 1,444 18,280 62,704 Kid and Lamb skin 193,699 48,213 1, ,912 $ 28,011 19, Deerskin 0.0sq9ft0 131,383 11, , ,403 $ 27, ,724 52,608 Muleskin sq0ft0 1, , ,842 $ , ,291 Other hides and skins $ ,968 Splits, (various kinds of leather) q0ft0 1,129, ,379 47,762 1,614,426 $ 50,283 23, ,336 Other materials 140, ,630 24, Total Value , , , 380

7 THE LEATHER GLOVE AND iitt INDUSTRY, CANADA 7. Quantity and Value of Products, S QUEBEC Dress gloves gauntlets Horse Sheep Kid and hide Cow Deer All Total Total skin lamb- and pig hide skin other Quan- Value skin skin tity doz.pr. doz.pr. doz.pr. doz.pr. dcz.pr. daz.pr. doz.pr. $ I Men's lined.. 42, ,604 44, ,954 Men's unlined 20,939-1,850 2,224 4,790 29, ,261 Women's and children's lined Women's and 14, , ,170 children' s unlined 29,552 3, ,503 37, ,583 Working glo'v'es, gauntlets Men's lined ,978-18,091 54, ,862 Men's unlined 1,015-12,242 56, , , ,385 Boys' lined 7, ,000 12,262 48,730 Boys' unlined , , Total gloves, gauntlets ,890 75,999 3, ,468 2, Mi scellaneou leather goods Received for custom work Total Value of rc'ulofl

8 a THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT INDIJSTBY, CANADA 7. Quantity and Value of Products, Con. a Horse Sheep Kid and hide Cow Deer All Total Total skin lamb- and pig hide skin other Quan- Value skin skin tity doz.pr. doz.pr. doz.pr doz.pr. doz.pr. doz.pr. doz.pr. ONTARIO Dress gloves, gountlts - Men's lined 17, ,983 20, ,781 Men's unlined 3 5, ,322 4, ,384 13, ,663 V'omen's and children's lined... 4,592 2, ,182 8,987 53,704 and children' s unlined... 6, , Working gloves, gauntlets - Men's lined 7, ,331 16, , ,520 Men's unlined 1,218 9,156 33, ,867 57, ,293 Boys' lined t ,990 75,212 Boys' unlined ,409 4,562 ê Total gloves, rittens and unt1ets ,170 20,098 56, , ,901 1, M e1 loneous 'eather goods / Ieceived for custom work , 917 Total Value of Production... o...ae.e,,o,.eo J ) )O)O,OQU*.**O*O4.S ,047,665

9 S THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT INDUSTRY, CANADA 7. Quantity and Value of Products, 1934 Con Horse Sheep Kid and hide Cow Deer All Total Total * skin lamb- and pig hide skin other Quan- Value skin skin tity doz.pr, doz.pr. doz.pr.dozpr. doz0pr. doz.pr. doz.pr. - - I MANITOBA and BRITISH COLUMBIA Dress gloves, gauntlets ' Men's lined Men's unlined P 674 Women's and children's lined Women's and children's unlined Working gloves, gauntlets -. Men's lined ,780 2, ,180 11,787 89,988 Men's unlined ,318 19,090 1,183 12,631 43, ,755 Boys' lined , ,500 5, Boys' unlined , ,000 3,415 18,092 'otal gloves, :ittens and $untlets 1, ,943 25,930 2,346 21,313 65,26 460,671 3cellaneous l eather goods O 40 S40OU0OUU0 0 Received for custom work ' ' Total Value of Production C400fl ,939

10 ri THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT I1DUSTFt, CANADA 7. Quantity and Value of Products, Concluded. C. C ANADP Horse Sheep Kid and hide Cow Deer All Total Total dkin lamb- and pig hide skin othor Quan- Value skin skin tity doz.pr. doz.pr. doz.pr. doz.pr. doz.pr. doz.pr. doz.pr. - Dress gloves, gauntlet Men's lined 60, ,587 65, ,152 Meli's unlined 24, ,191 4,166 2,528 9,176 43, ,598 Women's and children' s lined... 19,429 2,213 21B , ,231 Women's and children' s unlined... 35,774 4, ,705 44, ,534 Working gloves, gauntlets - Men's lined 22,081 1,079 12,807 36, , , ,370 Men's unlined 2, , ,214 1,460 66, ,537 1, Boys' lined. 16, ,830 5, ,916 36, ,767 Boys' unlined ,152 2, ,439 5,824 27,354 Total gloves, gauntlets ,89410,177 51, ,988 6, , ,636 3,601,439 Miscellaneous leather goods... 0o.0s04 31,41 Received for custom work , a a a ,01' Total Value of Produceion S

11 THE LEATHER GLOVE A'TU HITT TL'USTRY, MADA IMPORTS AND EXPORTS (Conpi1.ed by the External Trade Branch) S 8. Exports of Leather Gloves and Mitts, the produce of Canada, during the calendar years 1932, 1933 and Countries to which Exported V $ Gloves and Mitts of Leather - Uniied Kingdom , , ,004 United States Belgium... 5,582 1,913 4,386 Bermuda British South Africa Czecho-Slovakia France , Germany Irish Free State...,..., Italy..., Jamaica...,, Mexico...,..., ,171 Netherlands ,575 2,770 Newfoundland... 2, ,646 New Zealand Peru.o,o.o.,00.co.os000..oc St. Pierre and Miquelon Switzerlande.e... 1,863 2,773 1,150 Trinidad and Tobago a Total...,, , , ,661

12 -- 11 THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT INDUSTRY, CANADA IMPORTS AND EXPORTS * 9. Imports into Canada, for consumption, of Leather Gloves and Mitts, during the calendar years, 1932, 1933 and I) Countries from which Imported Gloves of leather - (to October 12, 1932) United Kingdom......,.., 42,965 TJnitedState Belgium ,781 Sub- Czecho-slovakia ,484 divided France.000Q ,888 into Germany S0000 QGO G 0t the two Italy ,918 following Japan , ,nn 111 items Norway.. c Switzerland... 5,990 a Total Value ,817 Gloves of leather n.o.p. (from October 12, United Kin gdom United States Belgium Czecho-s1ovakia... France Germany,,00, Italy Switzerland Austria Japan... 0 Other Countries ) ,909 59, ,195 3,259 5, , ,202 14, , , , , ,790 38,473 8,410 54, ,986-4,117 7, I. Total Value. 58, , ,117

13 12 4 THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT INDUSTRY, CANADA IMPORTS AND EXPORTS a 9. Imports into Canada, for consumption, of Leather Gloves and Mitts, during the calendar years, 1932, 1933 and 1934 concluded. Countries from which Imported Gloves, dress, of kid, women's elbow leugth (from October 12, 1932) - $ United Kingdom o United States... Belgium Frce Italy Germany... Czecho-s1ovakia ,850-3,105-3, ,200 3,598 5, It Total Value ,890 Mitts and mittens of leather-' United Kingdom... United States Germany Japan Norway , , ' Total Value... 3,203 1, ,226 J 6

14 b 13 IIST OF LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT ESTABLISHMENTS, CANADA Name Address Quebec Acme Glove Works, Limited Vitre St. E, Montreal. Plants at Loretteville, Montreal and St.Tite. iilcer Glove Mfg. Co. Ltd., Ste0 Marguerite St., Three Rivers. Continental Glove Co. Ltd. 360 Recollet St., Montreal. Duclos and Vallire Marie de L'Incarnation St., Quebec. Galibert, Paul Wellington St., Montreal. Gallin Glove Co. Ltd.., 1420 Victoria St., Montreal. G1overs Guild Ltd.., The Ste. Anne de la?rade. Gold Glove Works, The St. Lawrence Blvd., Montreal. Guarantee Glove Works, Ltd., 3643 St. Lawrence Blvd., Montreal. Knitters, Ltd. (Plant at Marieville)., 75 Vitre St. W.., Montreal, Montreal Glove Limited 961 Inspector St., Montreal. Perrin Glove Co.. (Canada) Limited., 437 Mayor St., Montreal. Plants at Loretteville and Montreal. St. Lawrence Glove Works, Paul Hebert,Prop, 535 St, Valier St., Quebec. Solid Glove Ltd, Ontario St. W., Montreal. Unique Glove Co. (Canada) Limited St. Lawrence Blvd., MontreaL ontario. Borne Glove & Knitting Co. Led., The 40 Ontario St. S., Kitchener. Bowmanville Glove & Mitt Co., Ltd.,.. King St. V7,, Bowrnanville Branscombe & Son, M. oo o.0 Talbot St., Picton. Canada Glove Co Danforth Ave., Toronto. Earl Glove Mfg, Co. 982 Yonge St., Toronto. Hrost & Donald Main St., Dundas. Gardiner, Frank S Dundas St. W., Toronto, Thrfield Glove Co,, The Queen St., N., Waterloo. Howard Glove Company Pearl St., Toronto. duck Glove Co. Limited,.., Queen St, S.., Kitchener. New Era Glove Works Pape Ave., Toronto., flntario Glove Mfg, Co. Ltd.,..,, King St.. E., Kitchener. Cueen City Leather Works (Prop. Louis Knapik) 3325 Dundas St., Toronto.. t Shorey's Glove Works l7broad St., Brockville. Simcoe Mitt & Glove Co. Ltd., The... Pond & Water Ste., Simcoe Smith Glove Co Melville St Dundas. Stewart Glove & Leather Vorks... Victoria St,Wingham. Storey Glove Co. Limited Bower Ave., Acton,, Superior Glove Works Main St., Acton, Waterloo Glove Mfg. Co. Ltd., The Erb St. E, Waterloo. Vingharn Glove Works, The Wingham Sm-, H '. 11 St. roke

15 J I I - - :' _ _:.- '?. WmvI4 I d i. III - t ' : -T , b t. J I p -..'my-: 47,

16 REPORTS OF THE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS ON LEATHER AND UAiJUFACTURES OF LEATHER CenmisofJndus Reports: The Leather industry (25 cents) Leather Footwear (Annual 25 cents: Monthly, including Annual 50 cents per year) Leather Gloves and Mittens (10 cents) Miscellaneous Leather Goods; Leather Belting; Leather Boot and Shoe Findings (25 cents) Internal Trade Rets: Prices of Hides., Leather and Leather Goods, contained in the Monthly and Annual Reports on Prices and Price Indexes (i per year. covering both monthly and annual) External Imports and Exports of Leather and Manufactures of Leather, contained in the Quarterly and Annual Reports of the Trade of Canada. (Annual 3: Quarterly 2 per year) Monthly Bulletin of tmports and Exports of Footwear (ET,P B. No.. 206) (?i per year) Monthly Summary of the Trade of Canada (i per year)., :.. -- :.,

17 STAT!SCS CANADA LIBRARY BIB.FC 1 c'. IS11UUE CA4ADA THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT INDUSTRY IN CANADI MLUON a 1935 DOLLARS 5 / \ \\ Value of / Proc'uc/s\ / 4 2 \ Cap,ai Mc/* I / L J Sc/cs wc Yc- 01 I I I I I I I '32 '33 '34 '3