Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts volume 1
Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts volume 1
Benjamin F Arrington
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Vessels employed in the cod and mackerel fisheries, 14; tonnage of same, 500; TOWN OF MANCHESTER 141 codfish caught, 5, 400 quintals; value, $11, 200; mackerel caught, 200 barrels; value, $1, 600; salt used in the cod and mackerel fishery, 4, 000 bushels; hands employed, 65; capital invested, $12, 300. Ships' wheels manufactured, 25; value, $800; hands employed, 1. In 1865 the cabinet business gave employment to 160 men, and the working capital was in excess of $60, 000. The amount of manufactu...red goods was $92, 625. There were also four sawing mills and planing mills, turning out $13, 000 worth of work. The number of barrels and casks made was 32, 600, valued at $10, 600. The number of hides tanned was 5, 000, of the value of $20, 000. Boots and shoes were made to the value of $12, 000. Strawberries were raised to the value of $3, 300. There were forty horses in town, and thirty-four oxen. It may be said that today the cabinet-making industry is but a faint memory to any present resident.
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