==========================+============+========+============= | NO. OF | HORSE | NO. OF | FACTORIES. | POWER. | OPERATIVES. --------------------------+------------+--------+------------- Silk reeling | { 1,046 | 9,362 | 112,887[202] | { 1,722 | 6,631 | 102,071 | | | Cotton and silk spinning | { 117 | 12,523 | 56,417 | { 112 | 20,463 | 80,107 | | | Ships, machines, etc. | { 155 | 2,577 | 16,654 | { 198 | 4,190 | 18,131 | | | Weaving | { 25 | 3,005 | 7,924 | { 56 | 2,596 | 9,588 | | | Cement | { 251 | 1,099 | 2,712 | { 37 | 1,825 | 3,554 | | | Printing | { 30 | 246 | 3,233 | { 15 | 531 | 5,224 | | | Paper-mills | { 11 | 3,097 | 1,761 | { 18 | 3,398 | 2,909 ==========================+============+========+============= _Factories without Motor Power_ ==========================+===================+==================== | NO. OF FACTORIES. | NO. OF OPERATIVES. --------------------------+-------------------+-------------------- Silk reeling | { 636 | 17,614 | { 496 | 14,077 | | Cotton and silk spinning | { 2 | 38 | { 21 | 542 | | Ships, machines, etc. | { 188 | 4,512 | { 99 | 3,195 | | Weaving | {1,025 | 28,900 | {1,245 | 34,965 | | Cement | { 136 | 5,099 | { 119 | 2,870 | | Printing | { 103 | 2,784 | { 95 | 2,617 ==========================+===================+==================== CLEARING-HOUSES OF JAPAN The following table shows the development of the clearing-house business in the two largest centres:—