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
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 1930. 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 1932. 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 1933. 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 1934. 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 1934. year Estab1ish ments Capital uploy ees Salaries and Wages Cost of Materials Value of Products Mo. No. 1921 46 3 1 264,914 1,182 938,783 1,455,309 2,694,816 1922 47 3 3,096,725 1,413 1 1 099,019 1,608,687 3,375,728 1923 56 3,117,241 1,574 1 1 192,225 2,017,094 3,864 1 662 1924 48 2,383,130 1,309 990,534 1,785,745 3,202556 1925 43 2 1 328,608 1,316 1 2 041,514 2 0 121 2 302 3,513,66. 1926 41 2,328,940 1,369 1,103,348 2,078,134 3,609,2' 1927 46 3,231 1 401 1,578 1,322,234 2,576,604 4,873,i. 1928 49 3,845,708 1,721 1,459,668 3 1 150,901 5,368956 1929 49 3,543,130 1,705 1,405,800 2 9 847 0 839 4932, 534 1930 47 3,020,539 1,599 1,232,155 2,244,124 4,057529 1931 47 2 1 780,599 1,501 1,083,139 1 1 557,242 3,123,37 1932 42 2 045,670 1,331 855,327 1,082 0 901 2,145,54' 1933 44 1 1 994,041 1,516 916,274 1,402,855 2,791,618 1934 46 2,181,362 1,760 1,324,484 1,940,380 39634,d.
.2. 46 The Leather Glove and Mitt Industry, CLnada 11. ç.uantity and Value of Product, Canada, 1932, 1933 and 1934 - Kind 1932 1933 1934(a) Dress gloves, gauntlets Men's lined..., doz.r. 44,D7 65,991 $ 368,959 394,668 618,152 Men's unlined... doz. pr. 22,852 32,890 43,921 $ 236,813 296,984 447,59 Women's and children's doz. pr. 21,261 28,251 25,01i linqd. o '.n' 157 1 966 213,655 196,231 Vomen's and children's dbz. pr. 24,857 42,589 44 1 73(3 urilined...0...0...0 $ 229,07 3A1,479 417,534 Vorking gloves, gauntlets Men's lined... doz. pr. 16,717.1,1)0 11E, 755 $ 255,093 513,260 654,370 Men's unlined doz. pr. 144,824 178,301 210,537 $ 615,752 806,623 1,080,433 Boys' lined doz. pr. 42,550 35,344 36,852 $ 127,353 124,821 159,767 Boys' unlined doz. pr. 18,161 5 1 403 5 1 824 $ 41,613-23,980 27,354 Total gloves, gauntlets... doz. pr. 365,201 448,774 538,636 $ 2,032,627 2,755,470 3,601,439 Miscellaneous leather products (b) $ 110,582 29 1 083 31,413 Received for custom work $ 2 1 338 7,085 2,002 Total Value of Products $ 2,145,547 2 1 791,618 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
6-3- THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT INDUSTRY, CANADA 1. Principal Statistics of the Leather Glove and Mitt Industry, 1934. Estab- Employees Cost of - Province lish- Capital Salaries Materials Value of ments Invested No. - and Yages Used Products No. Quebec... 18 1,154,472 1,109 679,630 1,074,693 2,109,250 Ontario 22 746,708 450 505,590 603,844 1,047,665 Manitoba 4) British Columbia 2) 280,182 201 147,264 261,843 477,939 Total.. 46 2,181,362 1,760 1,324,484 1,940,380 3,634,854 2. 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...'... 383,113 381,120 390,239 1 0 154,472 Ontario 242,925 230,385 273,398 746,708 Manitoba...,...) British Columbia) 93,259 120,685 66,238 280,182 Total... 719,297-732,190 729,875 2,181,362 3. Employees and Salaries and Wages, 1934. Province - Salaries Eijpioyees Wage--Earners Total Male Female Salaries_- Male Female No. No, $ No. No. - Total 0' t -V- Quebec,,,,. 81 30 126,269 358 640 553,361 Ontario 35 12 62,112 194 209 243,478 Manitoba ) British Columbia) 29 6 48 1 168 83 83 99,096 - Total.. 145 48 236,549 635 932 895,935 :. :t t $ -
Province - January -4- THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT INDUSTRY, CANADA 4. Number of Wage-earners, by Months, 1934. February March April May June No. No. No. No. No. No. Quebec... 612 877 974 991 1,004 1,096 Ontario... 353 342 351 366 387 400 Aisl e Manitoba ) British ColurnblR) - 129 142-165 165 157 163 Total... 1,094 1 1 361 1 2 490 1 2 522 1,548 1 0 659 Province Ju1r August September October November December No. No. No. No. No. No. - iebec... 1 9 141 1,069 1,036 1,082 1,116 1,012 Ontario... 407 416 434 446 458 457 Manitoba...) British Columbia) 173 181 199 201 179 154 Total... 1 2 721 1,666 1 1 669 1,729 1,753 1 0 623 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 15 1.20 3.63 1.50 19.99-41 to 43 hours 6.48 6.31 - - 4 hours... 87 6.96 69 14.44 76 37.81 232 12.03 45-47 hours... 44 3.52 64 13.39 74 36.82 182 9.43 46 hours... 474 37.92 58 12.13 50 24.87 582 30.17 49-50 hours o... 418 33.44 50 10.46 -. 468 24.26 51-53 hours... 26 2.08 - - - - 26 1.35 54 hours... 10.80 51 10.67 - - 61 3,16 55 hours... 155 12.40 155 32.43 - - 310 16.07 56-59 hours... 15 1.20 9 1.88 - - 24 1.24 s - 60 hours 19 3.97-19.99..., - Total... 1 0 250 100.00 478 100.00 201 100.00 1 2 929 100.00 P.C.
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 1,614 1 527 66,226 6 3 061,588 $ 420,787 155,166 7,404 583 0 357 Horsehide- sq.ft 25g,978 619,942 440,920 1,313,840 $ 26 3,900 84,276 61,498 172,674 Cowhide 0 0.00sqft 2 0 199,733 1,313 1 561 1,060 1 073 4,573,367 222,639 148,626 88,740 460,005 Pigskin 77,793 44,685 4,123 126,601 $ 26 9 318 6,267 507 33,092 Goatskin 0 0 sq0 ft0 188 9 347 7,339 102,000 297, 686 42,980 1,444 18,280 62,704 Kid and Lamb skin 193,699 48,213 1,000 242,912 $ 28,011 19,884 300 48 1 195 Deerskin 0.0sq9ft0 131,383 11,415 123,505 266,403 $ 27,552 20 332 22,724 52,608 Muleskin 000 0000 0.0sq0ft0 1,191 1 519 593,894 206029 1 1 991,842 $ 57 2 361 38,117 21 2 813 117,291 Other hides and skins $ 31 1 781 14 2 572 11015 57,968 Splits, (various kinds of leather) 0.0000000q0ft0 1,129,285 437,379 47,762 1,614,426 $ 50,283 23,530 4 9 523 78,336 Other materials 140,091 109,630 24,439 274 2 150 Total Value 1 1 074,693 603,844 261 9 843 1940, 380
THE LEATHER GLOVE AND iitt INDUSTRY, CANADA 7. Quantity and Value of Products, 1934. 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.. 42,439 65 323 554 1,604 44,985 428,954 Men's unlined 20,939-1,850 2,224 4,790 29,803 344,261 Women's and children's lined Women's and 14,800-218 -. 263 701 15,985 142,170 children' s unlined 29,552 3,705 486-496 3,503 37,742 360,583 Working glo'v'es, gauntlets Men's lined 14 2 700 800 2096 17,978-18,091 54,265 309,862 Men's unlined 1,015-12,242 56,055 250 39,864 109,426 468,385 Boys' lined 7,221-75 966-4,000 12,262 48,730 Boys' unlined - - - 1,000 - - 1,000 3 9 800 Total gloves, gauntlets 130066 4 1 570 17,890 75,999 3,790 72 1 553 305,468 2,106 1 745 Mi scellaneou leather goods Received for custom work Total Value of rc'ulofl
a THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT INDIJSTBY, CANADA 7. Quantity and Value of Products, 1934 - 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 17,593 870 147-12 1,983 20,611 183,781 Men's unlined 3 5,334 460 1,322 4,166 252 4,384 13,918 100,663 V'omen's and children's lined... 4,592 2,213 - - - 2,182 8,987 53,704 and children' s unlined... 6,194 550 - - 202 6,946 56 2 288 Working gloves, gauntlets - Men's lined 7,116 279 8,331 16,097 38 7,842 39 2 703 254,520 Men's unlined 1,218 9,156 33,069 27 13,867 57,337 305,293 Boys' lined 8072 783 840 2 1t 479-6 2 416 18,990 75,212 Boys' unlined 405 15 302 248 439 1,409 4,562 ê Total gloves, rittens and unt1ets... 48 1 930 5,170 20,098 56,059 329 37,315 167,901 1,034.023 M e1 loneous 'eather goods / 11725 - Ieceived for custom work 4 -- -- 1, 917 Total Value of Production... o...ae.e,,o,.eo J ) )O)O,OQU*.**O*O4.S..... 1,047,665
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 332 61-4 - 397 5017 Men's unlined 134 -. 19 52 2 207 2 1P 674 Women's and children's lined... 37-2 - 39 357 Women's and children's unlined... 28 - - 20 48 663 Working gloves, gauntlets -. Men's lined.. 265-1,780 2,800 762 6,180 11,787 89,988 Men's unlined 115 437 10,318 19,090 1,183 12,631 43,774 306,755 Boys' lined4. 377 -. 915 2,540 268 1,500 5,600 35025 Boys' unlined 10-850 1,500 55 1,000 3,415 18,092 'otal gloves, :ittens and $untlets 1,298 437 13,943 25,930 2,346 21,313 65,26 460,671 3cellaneous l eather goods............... 0 0 O 40 S40OU0OUU0 0 Received for custom work........ 0 0 0 4 '4... 0 000004 0...- 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 10 ' Total Value of Production..... 0... 0 0 4C400fl0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0000400 0 4 4 00 0 4775,939
ri THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT I1DUSTFt, CANADA 7. Quantity and Value of Products, 1934 - 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 60,370 935 531-570 3,587 65,993 618,152 Meli's unlined 24,407 460 3,191 4,166 2,528 9,176 43,928 447,598 Women's and children' s lined... 19,429 2,213 21B - 268 2 2 883 25,011 196,231 Women's and children' s unlined... 35,774 4,255 486-516 3,705 44,736 417,534 Working gloves, gauntlets - Men's lined 22,081 1,079 12,807 36,875 800 32,113 105,755 654,370 Men's unlined 2,348 437 31,716 108,214 1,460 66,362 210,537 1,080 0 433 Boys' lined. 16,070 783 1,830 5,985 268 11,916 36,852 159,767 Boys' unlined 415 15 1,152 2,748 55-1,439 5,824 27,354 Total gloves, gauntlets -. 180,89410,177 51,931 157,988 6,465 131,181 538,636 3,601,439 Miscellaneous leather goods... 0o.0s04 31,41 Received for custom work............ 0 0 000 00 0 0, 000 00 0 0 a a a... 0 2,01' Total Value of Produceion... 0000S...... 0000000 000... 000
10 -. 4 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 1934. Countries to which Exported 1 9 3 2 1 9 3 3 1 9 3 4 V $ Gloves and Mitts of Leather - Uniied Kingdom... 114,528 183,276 375,004 United States... 348 304 62 Belgium... 5,582 1,913 4,386 Bermuda...... - - 10 British South Africa... 4 681 9 Czecho-Slovakia... - 835 - France..........,... 53 - Germany... 75-80 Irish Free State...,..., 0 76-519 Italy...,... 243 175 184 Jamaica...,,... - - 5 Mexico...,...,... - - 1,171 Netherlands... 673 6,575 2,770 Newfoundland... 2,733 1 1 608 2,646 New Zealand... 114 288 140 Peru.o,o.o.,00.co.os000..oc 61 37 St. Pierre and Miquelon... 323 229 523 Switzerlande.e... 1,863 2,773 1,150 Trinidad and Tobago... - 7 2 a Total...,,... 126,676 198,699 388,661
-- 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 1934. I) Countries from which Imported 1 9 3 2 1 9 3 3 1 9 3 4 Gloves of leather - (to October 12, 1932) United Kingdom......,.., 42,965 TJnitedState... 4003 Belgium....... 128,781 Sub- Czecho-slovakia... 207,484 divided France.000Q080000.0000000000..0000 367,888 into Germany S0000 QGO G 0t 000000000 2 1 277 the two Italy........00 196,918 following Japan 0360000000000,0000000000.,nn 111 items Norway.. c... 00000000000000 - Switzerland... 5,990 a Total Value -.. 956,817 Gloves of leather n.o.p. (from October 12, 19325 - United Kin gdom........... United States Belgium Czecho-s1ovakia... France Germany,,00,0000000.0000 0000 Italy Switzerland Austria Japan... 0 Other Countries.... 17 ) 064 44,909 59,202 537 3,195 3,259 5,511 168,087 161,202 14,737 141,261 162 1 326 11,659 161,264 189,452 286 34,790 38,473 8,410 54,993 110,986-4,117 7,029-5 - 18 13-175 I. Total Value. 58,204 612,639 732,117
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 1 9 3 2 1 9 3 3 1 9 3 4 Gloves, dress, of kid, women's elbow leugth (from October 12, 1932) - $ United Kingdom...... o United States... Belgium Frce Italy Germany... Czecho-s1ovakia 121 249 53-3,850-3,105-3,630 502 6,200 3,598 5,057 578 457 It Total Value... 121 11 2 389 15,890 Mitts and mittens of leather-' United Kingdom... United States Germany Japan...... Norway 160 89 60 3,005 998 1,134 38 - -' 19 - - 13 Total Value... 3,203 1,087 1 9,226 J 6
b 13 IIST OF LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT ESTABLISHMENTS, CANADA Name Address Quebec Acme Glove Works, Limited... 251 Vitre St. E, Montreal. Plants at Loretteville, Montreal and St.Tite. iilcer Glove Mfg. Co. Ltd.,... 865 Ste0 Marguerite St., Three Rivers. Continental Glove Co. Ltd. 360 Recollet St., Montreal. Duclos and Vallire... 55 Marie de L'Incarnation St., Quebec. Galibert, Paul.. 648 Wellington St., Montreal. Gallin Glove Co. Ltd.., 1420 Victoria St., Montreal. G1overs Guild Ltd.., The Ste. Anne de la?rade. Gold Glove Works, The... 1-00- 4 3575 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,... 10 Ontario St. W., Montreal. Unique Glove Co. (Canada) Limited.. 3575 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.... 000o.0 Talbot St., Picton. Canada Glove Co.... 2679 Danforth Ave., Toronto. Earl Glove Mfg, Co. 982 Yonge St., Toronto. Hrost & Donald........ 14 Main St., Dundas. Gardiner, Frank S....... 1171 Dundas St. W., Toronto, Thrfield Glove Co,, The... 1719 Queen St., N., Waterloo. Howard Glove Company... 154 Pearl St., Toronto. duck Glove Co. Limited,..,... 75 Queen St, S.., Kitchener. New Era Glove Works......... 269 Pape Ave., Toronto., flntario Glove Mfg, Co. Ltd.,..,,... 253 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....... 132 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... 9-11 Erb St. E, Waterloo. Vingharn Glove Works, The........ Wingham Sm-, H '. 11 St. roke
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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).,-.-.....:.. -- :.,
STAT!SCS CANADA LIBRARY BIB.FC 1 c'. IS11UUE CA4ADA 1010752812 THE LEATHER GLOVE AND MITT INDUSTRY IN CANADI MLUON 19221-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 1922 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 '32 '33 '34 '3