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SIR,
THE Report and Statistical Tables relating to Work-
men's Co-operative Societies in the United Kingdom, which I
have the honour to present herewith, form the first volume
dealing exclusively with such Societies which has been prepared
by the Labour Department of the Board of Trade. For several
years past, however, the current statistics of Co-operation have
been regularly noticed in the " Labour Gazette," and these
statistics have also occupied an important place in the " Annual
Abstract of Labour Statistics." The Summary Tables attached
to the present Report are in some cases based on Tables which
have appeared in the Abstract, but many of the Tables are new,
including the detailed comparative Table which occupies
pp. 70-159 of the volume, and the Tables showing the dis-
tribution of profits, and the nature of the management of each
of the Productive Societies at present in existence,
The characteristics which distinguish Workmen's Co-operative
Societies from other types of industrial organisations are fully
discussed in the opening pages of the Report, which has been
prepared by Mr. Dent, one of the Labour Correspondents of the
Board of Trade. There are, as will be seen, several distinct
classes of industrial Co-operative Societies, organised for the
purposes of distribution or production, which are described in
detail, while certain other forms of association of a more
or less co-operative character — e.g., Building Societies, Co-
operative Credit Societies, &c. — receive some notice in a later
section of the Report.
The progress made by Co-operation in the United Kingdom
in recent years has been continuous and remarkable. Between
3207—1900—6/1899 Wt 7071 D & S 1 a 2
1 05749
IV
1874 and 1899 the recorded membership of all classes of Co-
operative Societies increased from 403,010 to 1,681,342, the
percentage which co-operators formed of the population of the
United Kingdom rising from 1'2 to 4*1. The increase of the
value of the total yearly transactions of these Societies has
been still more rapid than that of their membership, the
aggregate business for 1874 being valued at about 15 millions
sterling, while that for 1899 amounted to over 68 millions, exclusive
of the banking transactions of the English Wholesale Society.
The majority of Co-operative Societies (1,446 out of 1,858) are
associations established primarily for retail distribution, and
these embrace more than nine-tenths of the total membership,
and account for two-thirds of the total transactions of Co-
operative Societies as stated above. The value, however, of the
commodities produced by Co-operative Societies of various
classes is very considerable, amounting in 1899 to nearly
11 millions sterling, of which rather more than a third is pro-
duced by the workshops attached to Societies for retail dis-
tribution, a third by the " Wholesale " Societies, by which the
retail stores are largely supplied, and the remainder by inde-
pendent Societies established expressly for production, including
under the last heading the Corn-milling Societies, the output of
which was valued in 1899 at over a million sterling. It is
interesting to note the progress made by Co-operative Associa-
tions established primarily for production since 1882, the first
year for which figures are given in the Tables appended to the
present Report. Excluding corn mills, returns for 1882 are
available for 16 such Societies, with sales amounting to £137,848,
while in 1899 the number of Societies was 259, with sales valued
at £2,191,785. Over four-fifths of this production is accounted
for by the following trades in order of importance : — Dairying,
baking, textile, boots and shoes, and printing. Most Societies
of this class allot a share of profits to their employees.
The English and Scottish " Wholesale " Societies are Federa-
tions of retail Societies for supplying themselves with goods for
sale to their members. Full details are given in the Report as
to the operations and progress of these Societies.
Among the other features of the present Report, to which atten-
tion ma y be called, are the accounts given of various minor operations
carried on by the Retail and Wholesale Co-operative Societies —
<?.//., the provision of dwellings for their members, insurance,
banking, &c., as well as the work of various classes of Societies,
such as Building Societies and Labour Loan Societies, which
partake more or less of a co-operative character.
I have, &c.,
H. LLEWELLYN SMITH.
Labour Department,
Board of Trade.
CONTENTS,
REPORT.
Page.
INTRODUCTION :—
Distinguishing features of a Workmen's Co-operative Society ... xi.
Various classes of Co-operative Societies xii.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION IN GREAT BRITAIN : —
Workmen's Retail Distributive Societies : —
Constitution and Method of Working xiii
Capital xiy.
Sales and Sources of Supply ... ... ... xvi.
Distribution of Profits xvii.
Penny Banks xviii.
Credit by Societies xviii.
Remuneration and Hours of Labour of Employees ... ... xix.
Societies formed and dissolved xx.
The Wholesale Societies (English and Scottish) :—
Formation and Objects ... ... ... ... xx.
Capital and Sales ... ... ... . . ... xxii.
Profits and Profit-sharing with Employees xxiii.
Banking Department of English Society ... ... ... xxv.
CO-OPKRATIVB PRODUCTION IN GREAT BRITAIN : —
Productive Departments : —
Workmen's Retail Distributive Societies ... ... ... xxv
Wholesale Societies xxvii.
Workmen's Associations for Production Established mainly in the
Interests of the Employees ... ... ... ... ... ... xxviii.
Workmen's Corn Mill Societies xxx.
CO-OPERATION IN IRELAND xxxi.
PROVISION OF DWELLINGS BY WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES xxxvi.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR CREDIT (INCLUDING BUILDING SOCIETIES) : —
Building Societies ... ... ... xxxviii.
Co-operative Credit Societies and Banks xxxix.
Labour Loan Societies ... ... ... ... ... xli.
CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE xlii.
PROPAGANDIST ORGANISATIONS .. xliv.
SUMMARY TABLES.
ALL KINDS OF WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
FOR DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTION.
No. ol
Table. Page
1. SUMMARY FOR DISTRIBUTIVE j Nupmb.efr <* Societies, Membership,
ANDPRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES j <*$** ^ &*** ^ each year. ^
2. SUMMARY FOR 1899 BY CLASS'] Membership, Capital, Sales and
OF SOCIETY ......... \ other particulars ......... 4
3.
TIOK8 ............ I 1880-99
Tlii CONTENTS.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION.
RETAIL SOCIETIES.
No. of
Table.
4. RETAIL SOCIETIES FOR j Membership, Capital, Sales, &c.,
DISTRIBUTION { 1881 to 1899
| Rates of Dividend upon Purchases
5. RATES OF DIVIDEND ...< in the fourth quarter of the years
( 1895-1900 16
WHOLESALE SOCIETIES.
6. DISTRIBUTIVE DEPARTMENTS j Membership, Capital, Sales, &c.,
OF ENGLISH SOCIETY ... \ 1864 to 1900 18
7. BANKING DEPARTMENT OF \ Receipts, Profit, &c. for each year,
ENGLISH SOCIETY '| 1881 to 1900 20
( Number and Tonnage of Ships
8. SHIPPING DEPARTMENT OF I owned, together with the Ship-
ENULISH SOCIETY \ ments, Receipts, &c. for each
( year, 1881 to 1900 21
9. DISTRIBUTIVE DEPARTMENTS I Membership, Capital, Sales, &c.,
OF SCOTTISH SOCIETY ... \ 1868 to 1900 22
10 Twrqw SormiTTTHi I Membership, Capital, Sales, &c.,
10. IRISH bOCiETiES sinco commencement 24
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
PRODUCTION BY ALL CLASSES OF SOCIETIES.
{Numbers Employed and Value of
Productions for each year, 1895
to 1899 25
( Total Production and Number of
12. EMPLOYEES AND PRODUC-) Employees in 1899, classified —
TION J I. By Industry, Age, and Sex... 26
( II. By Groups of Counties ... 27
ASSOCIATIONS FOR RETAIL DISTRIBUTION.
[ Number of Societies, Numbers Em-
IB PBODDOTIOH 0ABBIED OK ..,
( to 1899 ... 28
ASSOCIATIONS FOR WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION.
14. MANUFACTURING DEPART- ( Employees, Capital, Value of
MENTS OF ENGLISH SOCIETY < Productions, &c. for each year,
— GENERAL SUMMARY ... ( 1874 to 1900 32
15. MANUFACTURING DEPART- ( Employees, Capital, Value of
MENTS OF SCOTTISH SOCIETY Productions, &c. for each year,
— GENERAL SUMMARY ... ( 1883 to 1900 33
16. MANUFACTURING DEPART- ) Employees, Capital, &c. classified
MENTS OF ENGLISH SOCIETY [• by Industries for each year,
— DETAILED STATEMENT ... j 1897 to 1900 34
IT. MANUFACTURING DEPART- ] Employees, Capital, &c. classified
MENTS OF SCOTTISH SOCIETY [• by Industries for each year,
—DETAILED STATEMENT ... 1897 to 1900 36
CONTENTS, IX
No. of
Table Page.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR PRODUCTION.
19 r™in*AT ^TTMMAiiY I Membership, Capital, Sales, &c. for
IMABY ] each year, 1882 to 1899 38
19 SALES GROUPED BY INDUS- ( Number of Societies and Sales for
TRIES \*> each year, 1888 to 1899 40
{Membership, Capital, Sales, &c. for
each year, 1896 to 1899, grouped
by Industries ... ... ... 42
{Amount of Profit allotted to Mem-
bers, Customers, and Workers
for each year, 1896 to 1899 ... 48
oo noim MTTTTVO. J Membership, Capital,' Sales, &c. for
\ each year, 1883 to 1900 51
f Division of the total Membership
at the end of 1899 between Em-
21 PT AssTFir ATTON OF MPM Payees, other Individual Members
*1EM^ and Societies respectively, to-
gether with the percentage of
Individual Members who were
Employees 52
[ Number and percentage of the
24. MEMBERSHIP OP EMPLOYEES 4 Employees who were also Mem-
( bers at the end of 1899 68
f Division of the Share and Loan
j Capital held by Members between
25 DIVISION OP SHARE AND ! Individuals and Societies, to-
LOAN CAPITAL ] gether with the amount and per-
I centage held at the end of 1899
[_ by Employees 54
f Proportion of the Committeemen
2fi COMPOSITION OF MAXAnr I and Directors who at the end of
COMMITTEES 1899 were employees, other indi-
ES vidual members, and representa-
tives of Societies respectively ... 55
OTHER SUMMARY TABLES.
I Value of Goods purchased by Dis-
27 PrrRfTTARFfi tributive Societies and by the
......... } English Wholesale during the
( years 1895-99 ......... 56
28 PROFIT STTARTNO WITH FM \ Amount and Percentage on Wages
PLOYFF? 1 of Profit allotted to Employees in
......... I 1899 ............ 57
29. CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE ( Membership, Capital, Income, &c.
SOCIETY ......... | for each year, 1869 to 1900 ... 68
qo T rnTTTFR THA,j ( Amount of In vestments by certain
30. INVESTMENTS 5 OTHER THAN clagges of Societieg in ^^ of the
- ( years 1895-99 ......... 60
qi INVESTMENTS TV HnimF i Nnmber of Societies owning House
PROPERTY 1 Property let to Members, or sold,
'" ( for each year, 1896 to 1899 ... 61
{Amount of Subscriptions by certain
classes of Societies to various pur-
poses for each year, 1895-99 ... 62
{Number, Membership, &c., of Co-
operative Credit Banks in 1898
. and 1899 ............ 65
35.
BDILDIKQ SOCIETIES
X CONTENTS.
No. of
Table. Page.
f Number and Amount of Liabilities
of Incorporated Societies for
each year, 1886 to 1899 64
Number and Percentage of
Societies in 1897. classified by
average Liability on Shares per
Member, arranged in Groups of
Counties 6(
Number of Societies in 1897, Mem-
bership, and Liabilities on Shares,
classified by average Liability on
36. J L. Shares per Member 67
S7 LOAN SOCIETIES ^ Number, Membership, &c. for each
61' ***** 1 year, 1883 to 1899 68
DETAILED TABLES.
{Membership and Sales, for certain
years, of all Societies existing at
the end of 1899 70
( Capital and Sales, for certain years,
39. PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES ...< of all Societies existing at the
( endof!899 160
{Particulars for 98 Associations for
Production in Great Britain in
1898 184
for 240 Associations for
Production at the end of IKQQ
IfNumber of Incorporated Societies
in each County in 1897, grouped
according to Average Liability
on Shares per Member ... ... 104
|> BUILDING SOCIETIES ... Number) Membership and Liability
on Shares of Incorporated
j Societies in each County in
43.J I 1897 210
APPENDICES.
I. CO-OPEBATIVE CONGRESSES 217
•II. HOURS OF LABOUR OF EMPLOYEES OF RETAIL DISTRIBUTIVE
SOCIETIES IN 1896 218
III. RULES FOR A CO-OPEBATIVE PUODUCTIVE SOCIETY 219
IV. PRINCIPAL BOARD OF TRADB PUBLICATIONS ON LABOUR
QUESTIONS 260
REPORT ON WORKMEN'S CO-OPERA-
TIVE SOCIETIES IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM.
To THE COMMISSIONER FOB LABOUR.
SIR,
THE Statistical Tables appended to this Report deal with
the undertakings carried on upon Co-operative lines, which are
owned and managed mainly or entirely by working-men.
Without attempting to lay down any strict definition of
Co-operation, it will be sufficient to note that the main character-
istics of the Workmen's organisations, which form the subject of
this Report, are, speaking generally, of the following nature,
though it should be understood that all the characteristics, which
will be enumerated, will not be found present in each and every
one of these organisations, some associations possessing certain
only of the distinctive features of Industrial Co-operation : —
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OP A WORKMEN'S
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY.
1. Membership is open to all comers, the committee of the
Society, however, usually having the right to veto the
admission of any persons whose membership is regarded as likely
to be detrimental to the interests of the Society. Subject only
to this qualification, the share-list of a workmen's Co-operative
Society is never closed.
2. The shares in a workmen's Co-operative Society (which are
invariably issued at par value) are in all cases of small amount
(usually £l), and may generally be paid-up by small weekly
or quarterly instalments, or even by the automatic accumulation
of the sums accruing to the holder as his share in the profits of
the Society, without the necessity for any cash payment beyond
a trifling amount paid on allotment.
3. The bulk of the share capital is withdrawable at short
notice. A certain number of the Societies, however, compel
each member to hold at least one transferable share (which can
be realised only by sale).
4. In these Societies, almost without exception, each individual
possesses one vote, irrespective of the number of shares held by
him. In cases, in which share capital is owned by other Societies,
these Societies are usually allowed extra votes in proportion to
the amount of share capital held by them.
Xll REPORT.
3. Proxy voting is almost unknown in these Societies.
6. The return on share capital is in most cases limited to a
fixed rate of interest (usually 5 per cent, per annum). The
surplus profits remaining after the payment of the fixed rate of
interest on share capital are distributed in certain agreed pro-
portions, in some cases between the customers of the Society, in
others between the customers and the employees, in others again
between the customers, the employees, and the shareholders, but
in no case do the shareholders receive, in right of their capital,
the whole of the profits.
7. Publicity of accounts is a universal feature. As a rule,
the statements of accounts issued by the Societies are detailed
and complete.
8. The Societies are, with few exceptions, formed under laws
specially passed to meet the requirements of the industrial
classes and not under the Companies Acts, as ordinary joint-
stock undertakings.
VARIOUS CLASSES OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES.
There is a considerable variety in the objects, constitution
and methods of working of the different Societies. The Societies
in Ireland present so many features of a distinct nature from
those found in Societies in Great Britain that it has seemed
convenient to deal separately with the Irish Societies. This
Report is accordingly divided into the following Sections : —
1. Distribution in Great Britain by : —
Retail Distributive Societies.
Wholesale Societies.
2. Production in Great Britain by : —
Retail Distributive Societies.
Wholesale Societies.
Associations for Production.
Corn Mill Societies.
3. Co-operation in Ireland.
4. The Provision of Dwellings by Co-operative Societies.
5. Associations for Credit : —
Building Societies.
Co-operative Credit Societies and Banks.
Labour Loan Societies.
6. Co-operative Insurance.
7. Propagandist Organisations.
In regard to these different classes of Co-operative Associa-
tions a brief explanation is given in this Report, which will
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION IN GREAT BRITAIN. Xlll
enable the reader to perceive the functions performed by each ;
and a series of Statistical Tables follows, which will serve to
show the extent of their operations and to elucidate various
important points in relation to their organisation. In an
Appendix the constitution of a typical Society is illustrated
by setting forth the Model Rules for an Industrial and
Provident Productive Society, published by the Co-operative
Union.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION IN GREAT
BRITAIN.
Workmen's Retail Distributive Societies.
These associations vary in size from the Leeds Industrial, General
with its membership of 48,000, its capital of £733,664, and its D
annual sales of £1,473,702, down to the Society at Forth in
Scotland, which has 10 members, but possesses no capital,
whether share or loan, the 10 members sending a periodical order
for goods to the Scottish Wholesale Society, to be delivered at
the house of one of their number, where a meeting is held, and
the goods distributed among the members.*
CONSTITUTION AND METHOD or WORKING.
With the exception of the older Societies, established before Rules-
the foundation of the Co-operative Union (see p. xliv),
most of the Societies of the class now under consideration
work under model rules prepared by the late Mr. Edward Yan-
sittart Neale, General Secretary of the Union, these being adapted
to local requirements by special rules prefixed to the model
rules (see p. 219).
Membership in these associations is invariably open (subject MemberslllP-
to election by the Committee of Management) to all persons of
either sex over 16 years of age.
Each member of a Society of this class is entitled at the Voting
quarterly or other meetings of its shareholders to one vote only, p(
this voting power being entirely irrespective of the number of
shares which he may happen to hold. Voting by proxy is
practically unknown among these, as among all other types of
workmen's co-operative associations in this country.
The executive body, managing the affairs of these Societies, Committee of
under the general supervision of the shareholders' meetings, is a Manasement-
* For details in respect to the membership and sales of the different
retail distributive Societies see Table 38, p. 70.
X1T REPORT.
Committee, usually consisting of from ten to fifteen members,
elected by the shareholders in general meeting (male and female
members of the Society being equally eligible). The usual
practice is for a portion only of the Committee to retire at one
time, this arrangement being made with a view to preserving
continuity of policy in administration. Retiring committeemen
and officers (secretary, treasurer, auditors, &c.) are usually
eligible for re-election. In a certain number of Societies, how-
ever, the rules provide that a member, who has served on the
Committee for a given period, usually three years, shall not be
eligible for re-election for a period of one year. It is urged, in
defence of this practice, that it prevents the committeeman from
acquiring the habit of looking at the interests of the members from
a merely official point of view, and that it enables a larger
number of members to obtain a close acquaintance with the man-
agement and business of the Society. Against this view it is
contended that it is unwise to render it impossible by rule for the
members to re-elect a committeeman who has acquired
experience, and has possibly shown considerable administrative
ability and earnestness in the work of the Society.
In most Societies the services of the Committee are unpaid ;
but in some of the larger Societies a small fee (sixpence to one
shilling per meeting) is given as an allowance for out-of-pocket
expenses. The office of secretary — except in the case of the
large Societies — is seldom one carrying with it a salary sufficient
to enable the holder of it to devote his whole time to the work of
his office. A very large part of the secretarial work of co-
operative Societies is done by secretaries engaged in other
occupations during the day, who regard the work which they do
for their Society as occupation for their leisure hours in the
evening, and are very frequently willing to perform this work
without remuneration. A secretary is subject to periodical
retirement and re-election or otherwise by a general meeting.
The office of treasurer is usually subject to the same conditions
as that of a secretary ; but of late years there has been a
tendency to abolish the office of treasurer, and to substitute the
Society's Bank as treasurer.
CAPITAL.
Amount. The total capital of these Societies at the end of 1899
amounted to £22,282,473, of which £18,925,270 was share
capital, £2,516,691 loans and deposits, and £840,512 reserve and
insurance funds.
Shares. Shares in these Societies are ot the nominal value of £l, and
may be paid in full on allotment or by instalments, usually of
3d. per week per share. Frequently in large Societies a first
subscription of one shilling is the only payment in cash required,
the balance due in respect of the member's liability in respect of
his share being provided by crediting his share account with the
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION IN GREAT BRITAIN. XV
sums to which he becomes from time to time entitled as his
share in the profits. The Industrial and Provident Societies
Acts prohibit any member from holding shares to a nominal
value exceeding £200 ; but loan capital may be invested up to
any limit fixed by the rules of the Societies. In many of the
older Societies the capital has increased beyond the Society's
requirements, and in these cases the amount of share capital that
may be held by the member has been limited by the rules to
£100 or less, in some cases to £10. The first share taken up
by a member is usually a transferable share (with which he can
part only by finding another person to take his place in the share
register), the Society usually affording facilities for the ready
transfer of the share to a new member. Subsequent shares may
be withdrawable (the holder having the right to the repayment
of the amount paid-up on his share at short notice). In many
Societies withdrawable share capital is regarded by the members
as in the nature of a savings bank account, drawn upon from
time to time when cash is needed.
The return on share capital in the retail distributive Societies Interest on
is always confined to a fixed rate of interest, generally 5 per cent. are aplta '
per annum. In recent years — owing to the increase of capital
beyond immediate requirements —the interest on share capital
has in many Societies been reduced to 4 per cent, and in some
even lower, and frequently varies as between the different share-
holders, those making purchases from the Society to a large
amount being allowed a higher rate of interest upon their capital
than those whose dealings with the Society have been on a
smaller scale. Not only, indeed, does the interest on share
capital vary in many instances with the amount of purchases
according to a sliding-scale, but the view that the Society exists
in the interest of the consumer as such, and not of the investing
capitalist, is held so strongly in a number of Societies, that
in these associations members, who do not purchase goods up to
a certain value, are required to forego all interest whatever on
their shares, or are even compelled to withdraw from membership.
In many cases members, who have already paid up their shares in Accumula-
full, voluntarily allow the interest on their shares and the dividend p0n. °^ ,
on their purchases to be regularly added to their share account ; and Members.
in this manner by the accumulation of dividends and compound
interest they have acquired the full limit of share capital
permitted by the Acts, or by the rules of the Society, and when
this limit has been reached, the money, as it becomes due, is
credited as loan capital advanced by them to the Society.
It is this process of transfer of interest and dividends to
share and loan capital that has led to the large accumulation of
capital in the retail distributive Societies, and has given them
the character of an automatic savings bank, in which a
member's capital is constantly increasing without any actual
investment being made by him directly out of his ordinary
XVI REPORT.
income. The account books of almost every old-established
Society would show numerous instances of members who, having
invested in cash only one or two shillings, and having in the
course of a number of years withdrawn many pounds sterling,
still have a substantial balance standing to their credit.
Another reason, which accounts for the steady growth of capital
in these Societies, must be looked for in the provisions of the
Acts which permit Societies to receive deposits of not more than
105. in one sum or more than £20 in all from any one person,
withdrawable at not less than two days' notice.
Investments. As already stated, the Societies, as a whole, possess consider-
ably more capital than is required for their present business ; and
frequent conferences are held in various parts of the country to
discuss the best method of utilising the surplus. At the end
of 1899 a total of £9,850,140 was invested by retail distributive
Societies otherwise than in their own business. Of this amount,
£3,816,087 was re-invested in other Co-operative Societies,
including the Wholesale Societies, the Corn Mills and other
productive Societies, while £4,465,041 was invested in House
Property, partly let to members and partly held on mortgage
as security for advances made to members, the balance being
invested in various cotton-spinning, railway and canal undertakings
and other concerns.
SALES AND SOURCES OF SUPPLY.
The total sales in 1899 of the 1,429 retail distributive Societies
in Great Britain amounted to £44,985,490, upon which — after
allowing for all expenses, but not interest on shares — there
remained a profit of £7,021,534. If to this profit we add the
trade expenses, amounting to £3,276,714, we get the gross profits,
and deducting these gross profits from the sales as given above,
we get £34,687,242 as the wholesale value of the goods sold
in the year. The Annual Report of the Co-operative Union for
1900 shews that the purchases of 887 Societies from co-
operative sources (the Wholesale Societies, the Corn Mills,
and other Co-operative manufacturing Societies) in 1899
amounted to £16,022,315 ; assuming that the remaining
Societies which made no return purchased from co-operative
sources in the same proportion, we get a total of about
£19,500,000 ; and if to this we add the further sum of
£3,906,385, the value of the goods produced by the retail
Societies themselves,* we obtain a total of £23,500,000 as
the value of goods produced or purchased from co-operative
sources. Thus, to the extent of some 68 per cent, of their
business, these Societies, carrying out the intention with
which they were formed, are engaged in distributing articles
obtained from co-operative sources, and to this extent they
* As to production by retail distributive Societies see p. xxv.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION IX GREAT BRITAIN, xvii
are able to exercise some degree of control over the
industrial Conditions under which these goods have been pro-
duced. Of the retail distributive Societies, 1,369, comprising
88 per cent, of the total membership of Societies of this class,
were at the end of 1899 members of the wholesale Federations,
and obtain from these organisations the whole or part of the
goods with which they supply the requirements of their customers.
There are still, however, some Societies which prefer to obtain
the whole of their supplies in the open market — a circumstance
for which various causes are assigned, and which forms a
constant subject for discussion at gatherings of working-men
co-operators*
DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS.
On balancing the accounts of a Society it is usual for the Dividends.
Committee, having ascertained the amount of disposable profit
— after paying all expenses and providing for the fixed rate
of interest on shares — to bring to the members at a general
meeting a recommendation that the balance — after providing for
reserve fund, charitable grants, or an educational fund — be
divided among the customers (whether members of the Society
or not) as a dividend of so much in the £l upon the purchases
made by them from the Society during the period to which the
profit relates, non-members receiving one-half the rate given to
members. Goods are sold to the general public at the same
prices as to members, every customer being given at the time
of purchase a metal or other token representing the value of his
purchase. These tokens are returned at the end of a quarter or
half-year, when they are accepted as evidence of the amount of
the purchases from the Society made by the person presenting
them, and form the basis of calculation in ascertaining the sum
due to him as his share in the profits of the Society.
The average rate of dividend to members has for several years
past been about 2.v. 8</.* in the £l. This dividend is usually paid
out in cash, except as to the dividends of a member in arrear
with the instalments upon his shares, in which case the whole or
part of the dividend is placed to the credit of the member's
share account.
It is the practice of selling goods at the ordinary market
prices of the district and distributing the surplus profits to the
customer in proportion to the amount of his purchases, which has
largely contributed to the success of Co-operative Societies and
the rapid growth of their capital, while many of their members
have thus been enabled to save considerable sums who would
not have done so if they had obtained their goods at a reduced
price at time of purchase.
c See Table 5, p. lGt
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XV111 REPORT.
There is, perhaps, some ground for the belief that in districts
where competition is not severe, or where, as in some of the
mining districts, the co-operators have almost monopolised the
trading of the district, the value of the dividend system in
encouraging saving has led Committees of Societies to keep
selling prices at a level unnecessarily high, in order to increase
the dividend, much of which experience has shown will be
capitalised by the members. Much discussion as to the
policy of kigh dividends has taken place during the past year
or two, and in one or two instances Societies have announced
their intention of lowering prices. It is urged that the lowering
of prices will bring1 into the Societies the poorer classes who as
yet are largely outside of them, and who, as they cannot afford to
wait for a prospective dividend, are led to purchase what they
require at the lowest, prices for which the goods mav be obtainable
in the ordinary shops.
In this connection a further proposal, also being actively
discussed at the present time, by co-operators, is that the larger
and stronger Societies shall open, in the very poor localities
in their districts, branch stores, at which goods shall be sold
at a very small margin over cost prices, plus expenses, and
that dividend shall be paid to customers at such branches at
a lower rate than that allotted to customers at the other shops
of the Society.
)ther Profits. During 1899 the sum of £21,471 was allotted out of the
profits of retail distributive Societies for charitable purposes,
£6,560 was subscribed to the Co-operative Union for propa-
gandist, organisation, and defensive purposes, and £56,158 was
devoted to educational purposes, such as libraries, lectures,
classes, entertainments, &c.
PEN xv BANKS.
An examination of the balance-sheets forwarded to the
Department shows that nearlv .">()() Societies at the end of
1898 had established "Penny Hanks" for the encourage-
ment of saving, especially among the children of members, the
total amount standing to the credit of depositors at the end
of 1898 being upwards of £">0(),00(). Interest at the rate of
4J per cent, per annum is usually credited upon the quarterly
balances of depositors.
CREDIT BY SOCIETIES.
Ready-money trading has always been held up as an important
principle among co-operators, and the rules of many Co-opera-
tive Societies expressly prohibit credit being given to members.
Returns published in recent years prove, however, that there
has been considerable departure from this principle, the Report
of the Co-operative Union for 1899 stating that no less than
CO-OPERATIVE DISTUIttUTrOX IX GREAT BRITAIN. KlK
928 retail distributive Societies in Great Britain gave credit for
some period, or to some limit of amount (in some cases to the
extent of a certain proportion of the share capital held by the
customer). Efforts are being made by some of the leading
co-operators to induce the Societies to abandon altogether the
practice of allowing credit. But there appears to be some diffi-
culty in doing this ; and the total amount owing by customers to
retail distributive Societies is stated by the Co-operative Union
to have risen from £398,340* for 776 Societies at the end of 1895
to £576,91 3f for 928 Societies at the end of 1899.
It should be stated, however, that the rules of Co-operative
Societies usually give the Society a lien upon a member's share
capital for debts due by such member to the Society, and that to
this extent the Societies are secured against loss by bad debts.
REMUNERATION AND HOURS OF LABOUR OF EMPLOYEES.
While the administrative work of the Societies is retained in
the hands of elected representatives, the technical and business
part of the work is done by permanent employees, engaged
usually on salary or wages, in the same manner as persons
rendering similar services are remunerated by private employers.
The engagement and discharge of the manager, shop assistants
and other employees is almost always left in the hands of the
Committee, the selection of an employee being frequently made
upon the recommendation of the manager, or of a sub-committee
appointed to make the necessary inquiries. It is, however, not
uncommon in small Societies, when first established, for even
the work of distributing the goods among the Society's customers
to be done in the evening by members of the Committee in
rotation and without remuneration.
No statistics exist in relation to the rates of wages paid to Wages,
their employees by distributive Co-operative Societies. Returns
published by the Co-operative Union show, however, that the
total salaries and wages paid in 1899 by retail distributive
Societies averaged 4'3 per cent, upon the total sales.
Profit-sharing with employees is not generally adopted by Employees'
the retail distributive Societies, returns published by the Co- pr^^°
operative Union for 1899 showing that 234 Societies only in
Great Britain, employing a total of 13,149 persons in their
distributive and productive departments (out of a total of
1,4*29 Societies, with 5*2,338 employees), had allotted to em*
ployees profits amounting to a total of £28,855. Of these, 187
Societies in England and Wales, with 9,921 employees, allotted
£17,254 to them (an average of 4*8 per cent, upon the total
wages, £361,350, paid to them), and 47 Societies in Scotland,
* Sff page 221 of Report of Co-operative Congress, 189G.
t » v 247 „ „ „ „ „ ,1900.
3207
XX REPORT.
employing 3,228 persons, allotted £l 1,001 (this being equal
to 11*0 per cent, upon the £105,730 paid in wages to these
employees). (Xr Table 28, p. 57.)
Hours of With respect to the hours of labour prevalent among the
employees of these Societies, the latest analysis of the working
hours of employees engaged in the distributive departments of
associations of this class is contained in the " Labour Gazette "
for October 1897 (p. 292), these details being based on returns
made by the Societies for 1896. In the inquiry then carried out
it was ascertained that the average working hours of 27,712
distributive employees of 1,123 Societies were 33*6 hours per
week, compared with 54'3 in the year 1895. (*SVr Appendix II.,
p. 218.)
SOCIETIES FORMED AND DISSOLVED.
During the 20 years 18SO 91), 850 new retail distributive
Societies were formed, and 500 were dissolved, or amalgamated
with others, or had ceased to exist (m-c 'Fable 3, p. 0).
The Wholesale Societies.*
FORMATION AXD OBJECTS.
The English and Scottish Wholesale Societies are federa-
tions (mainly of retail distributive Societies) formed for the
purpose of enabling co-operators to make their purchases in
an advantageous manner, avoiding competition among themselves
in the open markets, and to overcome the difficulties caused,
especially in the early days of the Co-operative movement, by the
opposition of private traders, who brought pressure to bear upon
the wholesale merchants to prevent the supply of goods to co-
operative Societies. It was also seen that federations with a
large trade, besides, in many cases, purchasing directly from the
producer, might eventually set up workshops to produce for
themselves the goods required by their members. Previous
attempts to form Wholesale Societies had been made in Liver-
pool in 1832 by the Owenite Co-operative Societies, and in
1850 by the Christian Socialists in London, but both had failed
after a short period, mainly owing to the state of the law, which
gave the Societies little or no control over the working of the
experiments. A further attempt in the same direction was made
in 1855 by the Rochdale Pioneers Society, which established a
wholesale department for the supply at wholesale prices of the
neighbouring Societies, and this also, from various causes, failed
after a brief existence.
0 FOJ- Irish Wholesale Societies sec section dealing with Ireland, p. xxxi.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION IN GREAT BRITAIN. XXI
The Societies then Commenced an active agitation for such an
alteration in the law as would enable them to establish, and
effectively control, federations for their common benefit. The
Industrial and Provident Societies Act of 1862 gave this power,
and resulted in the establishment of the present English Whole-
sale Society in 1863, and of the Scottish Wholesale Society in
1868.
In the English Society membership is confined to Societies Conditions of
registered (with limited liability) under the Industrial and Pro- Membership,
vident Societies Acts or the Companies Acts. They are required
to hold three £5 shares for each 20 (or fraction of 20) members,
and are entitled to one vote for each 500 (or fraction of 500)
members for whom they have taken up shares.
The Scottish Wholesale Society admits as members only
Societies registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies
Acts (excluding Societies dealing in intoxicating liquors), who are
required to hold one £l share for each of their own members,
and have one vote by right of membership, an additional
vote for the first £1,000 of purchases made in the preced-
ing year, and a further vote for every complete £2,000 of
purchases beyond that amount. In addition to admitting
Societies to membership, this Society has, since 1892, permitted
its employees to become holders of from five to fifty shares of £1 -
each, and they are entitled to send one representative to the
general meetings, with an additional representative for every 150
employees who become shareholders. No employee, however,
ran hold any office in the Committee or be an auditor of the
Society. At the end of 1900, 320 of the employees (out of a
total of 6,091) were shareholders, holding 6,481 shares, upon
which £5,246 was paid-up, and, in addition, £14,820 of the loan
capital of the Society belonged to its employees— members and
non-members together-— the balance-sheets not showing separately
the amount belonging to each class.
In both Societies a first deposit of one shilling upon each share
taken up is required, the balance being paid up by the accumu-
lation of interest on capital and dividend upon purchases.
Both Societies are managed by Committees elected by the Management,
members, a small proportion retiring each quarter, but being
eligible for re-election.
Both Societies hold quarterly meetings, to which members are
entitled to send delegates corresponding in number to the votes
to which they are entitled. By right of the shares which they
hold, the employees of the Scottish Society have a claim to be
represented at general meetings of the Society by delegates,
each having one vote, the number to which they are at present
entitled being three.
In England the quarterly meeting is divided into a series of
meetings, held in various parts of the country, Societies having
XX11
REPORT.
the right of sending their delegates to any one of such meetings as
may be convenient to them, the same agenda of business being con-
sidered at each, and the votes given at each meeting being added
together and the result declared according to the total numbers.
At alternate quarterly meetings of both Societies a detailed
statement of accounts and balance-sheet for six months is sub-
mitted to the delegates for approval.
The two Societies render considerable assistance to each other,
and in certain departments have joint buyers and depots, of
which they share the expenses and management. At the present
time arrangements are in progress for creating a legal partner-
ship between the two Societies for the purpose of carrying on
certain businesses in common.
CAPITAL AXD SALES.
The English Society commenced business in 18(54 with
50 members (Societies comprising a total membership of 17,54.0)
and a paid-up capital of £999, and the Scottish Society
commenced business at the end of 1868 with a capital of £1,795.
Their progress may be seen from the following Tables.*
\o of
Capital
S;ik:s.
1870
18SO
1890
1900
English Wholesale Society,
209
<;<>!
'.Ml
1.07S
£
n,i<;4
.-,(;:,. s:> I
l,474,4ftti
3.187.945
g
677734
7.129,1173
187(1
1880
1 S90
1900
.Scottish Wholesale Societ
H;I
2»;n
288f
A
12,543
11(1.179
575.322
,»>7(i,765
£
105.25(1
SI 5,222
2J75.<)Ol
:..!(;:',.(;:•! i
Most of the business of the Wholesale Societies is conducted
in premises owned by them, the English Wholesale Society
having, up to the end of 1900, expended a total of £1,980,803
* See also pp. 18-23 and 32-37.
| In addition. 320 employees of the Society were members at the end of 1900.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION IN GREAT BRITAIN, xxiii
in land, and buildings and fixtures, and the Scottish Society
£847,129.
The English Society owns in its Shipping Department seven
steamships, acquired at a total cost* of £82,778, the whole of
which has been written oft' by depreciation.*
Both Societies have established workshops for the manufacture
of various articles required by the members. An account of
these will be found at p. xxvii. in the section dealing with
Co-operative Production.
The Societies carry on jointly numerous purchasing depots in
foreign countries, the value of the foreign produce imported direct
by the English Society f in 1900, as shown by its balance-sheet,
amounting to £4,818,310. In the same year it purchased goods
from Co-operative Productive Societies in the United Kingdom
to the value of £178,6074
The Society owns an estate of 741 acres in Shropshire, part of
which it cultivates, growing fruit and other produce for its
jam factory and distributive departments, and part is let to tenant
farmers. At a recent meeting of the Society it was decided to
convert a mansion and grounds — which form part of the estate —
into a convalescent home for members of Co-operative Societies
holding shares in the Society. The Scottish Society also rents
a farm of 280 acres, which it uses for raising live stock for its
own use and for sale to its members.
PROFITS AND PROFIT-SHARING WITH EMPLOYEES.
In each of the Wholesale Societies the return on share capital Division of
is limited by rule to o per cent, per annum. The surplus
remaining after paying this interest and after meeting all
charges, and such grants for special purposes as may be
sanctioned by the general meetings, is (subject in the case
of the Scottish Society to the payment of a share in profits
allotted to the employees) distributed among the customers as a
dividend upon their purchases upon the same plan as that adopted
by the Retail Societies, which form the membership of the
Wholesale Societies. Non-rnembers of the Wholesale, as of the
Retail Societies, receive dividend at one-half the rate paid to
members.
Upon the question of profit-sharing with the employees the Profit-
two Societies have riot adopted the same policy. The English
Society does not now share profits with employees, but the
Scottish Society, as already indicated, does.
As to the Shipping Department of the English Co-operative Wholesale
Society sc< Table 8, p. 21.
j- The corresponding particulars relating to the Scottish Society are not
published.
XXIV REPORT.
On the English Society deciding in 1873 to establish its own
workshops for production, the members, upon the recommendation
of the Committee, adopted a scheme under which a dividend was
to be paid to the employees based partly upon the profits made
by the Society and partly*upon an increase in sales. When the
dividend upon purchases paid to members reached 2d. in the £,
the employees were to receive 2 per cent, dividend upon their
wages, and an additional ^ per cent, for each increase o£ T>d. in
the £ in the dividend upon purchases, until the dividend upon
wages reached a maximum of 4 per cent. In addition, when the
sales of the Society for the year ave'raged £2 per quarter per
head of the total membership of the shareholding societies, a
further dividend of 1 per cent, upon wages was to be paid, with
an additional J per cent, for each increase of 2s. 6d. per head in
the average sales up to a maximum of 3 per cent, upon
wages. This arrangement applied to all employees of The
Society, whether engaged in its productive or its distributive
departments.
In 1876 the Committee of the Society reported that tin-
dividend system had not given satisfaction, and recommended its
discontinuance, this course being adopted at a general meeting of
delegates by 150 votes to 78.
In 1882 the Committee introduced into certain departments a
system in the nature of profit-sharing, under which a dividend
was to be paid, based upon an increase in sales and decrease in
expenses, subject to a certain minimum of profit being shown on
the working of the department. Tin's was extended to a larger
number of employees during 1SS.5 : but in 1SS6 the Committee
again reported to the members upon the question, with the result
that it was abandoned, and no further steps have been taken as
regards profit-sharing with employees.
Profit-sharing was originally adopted by the Scottish Society
in 1870, the scheme providing that its employees (all of
whom were employed in distribution) should receive a dividend
on their wages at double the rate of dividend paid to members on
purchases. In 1883 the Society commenced production, and in
1884 this arrangement as to bonus was replaced by one which set
aside the double claim of the employees, and recognising a
difference between workers in the distributive and productive
departments, established a differential rate. Under this, the
distributive employees received the same rate of bonus as was
the rate of dividend on members' purchases, and the rate of
bonus to productive workers was determined by the net aggregate
profit made in the manufacturing departments only. This
arrangement was again revised in 1892, when the Society decided
to pay to all its employees, whether employed in its distributive
or its productive departments, a bonus on wages at the same rate
as the dividend on purchases paid to members, it being required
that one-half of each worker's bonus shall be retained and
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION IN GREAT BRITAIN. XXV
placed to his credit in a special fund called the Bonus Loan
Fund. This Fund, which at the end of 1900 amounted to a
total of £14,820, receives interest at the rate of 3 per cent, per
annum, and, except with the consent of the Committee, deposits
with the Fund are only withdrawable after the expiration of
three months from the date of the employee leaving the service
of the Society.
BANKING DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH SOCIETY.
The English Society has a Banking Department* with which,
in 1900, 621 Co-operative Societies transacted their ordinary
hanking business. The total receipts of this Bank for the year
1900 amounted to £62,860,006, and the profits, after meeting all
charges (including interest upon the capital employed in this
Department), amounted to £l 1,445. These profits are distributed
among the customers of the Bank in proportion to the business
done with it, non-members receiving a dividend at one-half the
rate of that paid to members. In 1900 the rate of dividend to
members was one per cent, upon the average debit and credit
balances.
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION IN GREAT
BRITAIN.}
Co-operative production is carried on in various forms, which Classification
may be conveniently grouped into four classes. A r ranged adopted in
according to volume of production, these are :—
Class I. — The Productive Departments of Workmen's Ketail
Distributive Societies.
Class II. — The Productive Departments of the English and
Scottish Wholesale Societies.
Class III. — The Associations for Production established
mainly in the interests of the Employees.
Class IV.— The Corn Mill Societies.
Class I.— The Productive Departments of Workmen's
Retail Distributive Societies.
This section of production has hitherto attracted little attention
from writers on Co-operation, doubtless o\ying to the absence of
statistics, and to the informal manner in wJiich, in many cases, it
;: Sec Table?, p. 20.
f For Production in Ireland, see under Co-operation in Ireland, p. xxxi.
XXVI
UEPO&t.
Extent of
Production.
has been commenced and carried on. Thus, when a distributive
Society has found that members buying boots from it required
repairs, or in some cases boots specially made to measure, a boot-
maker has been employed, the materials supplied and the wages
paid to him charged to the general expenses of the Society, while
the receipts for the sale of the goods produced by him have been
put into the till of the distributive department, and no separate
accounts of the transaction kept. Other classes of production
have subsequently been undertaken in a similar manner, and there
are at present several Societies producing goods to a considerable
value which do not keep separate accounts of their production,
and are compelled to estimate its value when filling up the
Returns made to the Labour Department. In a certain number
of cases Societies, now classed as distributive, commenced their
operations, not by distribution but by production. This is the
case in regard to the Society at Leeds, which commenced with a
flour mill, and has added its many other departments (distributive
and productive).
Although co-operative production by retail distributive
Societies has certainly been carried on to some extent for the
past fifty years, no records exist as to the extent to which
it was carried on until 1893, when for the first time Returns
were systematically collected from the Societies by the Labour
Department of the Hoard of Trade. The results of this inquiry
were published in the "Labour Gazette " in 1894; and the
inquiry has been repeated and the results published annually
since that date. For the year 1899 Returns were received
from 616 Societies, employing 13,810 persons in their productive
departments.
The estimated value* of the total output during that year
amounted to £3,906,38,5, or 36 per cent, of the total production
by co-operators in the United Kingdom, the goods so produced
being transferred to the'distributive departments of the Societies.
Employees' Rates of wages and hours of work of employees engaged in
am? share o?' Production carried on by retail distributive Societies are usually
profits' those prevailing in the district in their trade. The Returns
for 1899 show that 65 of the 616 Societies gave a share of
profits to their productive employees, amounting to a total of
£3,717, or an average of 6'7 per cent, upon the wages paid by
them ; but in no case is it clear that the amount so given was
fixed in proportion to the financial results of the working of the
productive department. Frequently the rate upon wages of the
dividend paid is identical with the rate of dividend paid ^ to
members on purchases from the distributive departments. The
great majority of the Societies, however, accept the principle
The value at which goods were charged to the distributive departments
on transfer from the productive departments. In some cases this value was
estimated, no exact accounts being kept by the Societies*.
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION IN GREAT BRITAIN. XXV11
that, where the consumer provides the capital, by means of which
that which he requires can be. made for him, the profit is a fund
distributable neither among capitalists nor workmen, but among
the consumers: and in these Societies, accordingly, no form of
profit-sharing with employees is practised.
On pp. 28-31 will be found a Table showing for the four years industries
1896-99 the various industries carried on by the productive carried on-
departments of retail distributive Societies, together with the
number of persons employed, the amount paid in wages, and
the value of the productions, grouped by industries.
Class II.— The Productive Departments of the
Wholesale Societies.
The English and Scottish Wholesale Societies carry on Extent of
production mainly for the requirements of their distributive Production,
departments. These in turn distribute the goods produced to
the retail distributive Societies, which comprise the membership
of the Wholesale Societies. (In recent years, however, both
Societies have obtained contracts for the supply of certain of
their productions to municipal and other public authorities.)
The following Table shows the. value of the productions trans-
ferred by the productive to the distributive departments of the
Wholesale Societies during each of the years 1880, 1890, and
HMO, the total for 1900 being equal to HJ'4 per cent, of the
distributive sales of the two Societies : —
.nngnsj
Year. No. of
Pro-
ductive
Employees.
i oocieiy.
>>COt'US]
i society.
J.OtaiS, -DO
No. of
Pro-
ductive
Employees.
till nuciutic^.
Value of
Pro-
ductious.
No. of
Pro-
ductive
Employees.
Value of
Pro-
ductions.
Value of
Pro-
ductions.
£
£
£
1880
080 118,601
Not Commenced
680
118,604
1890
1,969 341.277
1,024
119.627 2,993 460,904
1900
7,462
2,718,434
4,069
1,446,596
12,131
4,165,030
Unlike the balance-sheets of many of the Retail Societies, the
Wholesale Societies' accounts show in considerable detail the
financial working of their several productive departments, in-
cluding the (so-called) "profit" or "loss" resulting therefrom.
Although there is no actual sale of the goods when transferred
from the productive to the distributive departments, and there-
fore no real profit, the goods so transferred are charged to the
distributive departments at prices agreed upon between the
managers of the respective departments, and the " profit " thus
XXV111
REPORf.
Character of
Societies.
Age.
Value of
Productions
shown is regarded by the Societies as a reasonable test of the
efficient management of their various productive departments.
On pages 32 and 33 will be found Tables showing for each year
since the commencement of production by the Wholesale Societies
the number of persons employed, the amount of capital employed,
the value of the goods produced and other particulars, including,
in the case of the Scottish Society, the amount of profit allotted
to the employees as dividend upon their wages : and on subsequent
pages are Tables showing for four years similar particulars for
groups of the industries carried on by the Societies.
Class III.— Workmen's Associations for Production
Established mainly in the Interests of the Em-
ployees.
The Societies of this class vary considerably in character, and.
with certain exceptions, may be regarded as the outcome of the
movement in favour of associations for production in the interest
of the producers initiated by the Society for Promoting Working
Men's Associations in 1850-52, continued by the advocacy of the
late Edward Vansittart Neale, Thomas Hughes, and their
co-workers, and at present curried on by "The Labour Associa-
tion for Promoting Co-operative Production based on the
Co-partnership of the Workers,"' and by the Co-operative Union.
Of the 132 associations for production at work in (ireat
Britain at the end of 1899, 59 only (45 in England and 14 in
Scotland) were in existence in 1889 : ,30 (16 in England and 14
in Scotland) in 1S79 : and 17 only (5 in England and 12 in
Scotland) in 1869: and of these hist, 11 were Scottish Bread
Baking Societies, all of which are organisations of consumers,
some dating back to the early years of the century.
These 1.32 associations, which at the end of 1899 employed
8,011 persons, produced goods during that year amounting in
value to a total of £1,573,121, which were sold mainly to retail
distributive Societies, many of which are shareholders in the
associations.*
MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
On pp. 52-55 will be found Tables showing for 121 of these
which Em- Associations the number of employees of Societies belonging to
ployees share the class here referred to who were members of the Societies
in capital and employing them, the amount of share and loan capital held by
these employees at the end of 1899, and the number of employees
who were members of the Management Committees of the
Societies employing them. From these it appears that, of the
total individual membership of these associations in Great Britain,
control.
0 For particulars as to the membership, capital, sales and profits of the
associations for production for a series of years see Table 18, p. 38.
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION IX GREAT BRITAIN. XXIX
15 per cent, only consisted of employees, and that these employees
held between them about 9 per cent, of the total share and loan
capital of the associations. It should be remembered, however,
that the influence of the employees in controlling the action of
these associations cannot be measured by the proportion of capital
held by them, as, owing to the general adoption of the principle of
one man, one vote, an employee with a single £l share has usually
the same voting power as the largest shareholder. On the other
hand, the employees take a much greater share in actual manage-
ment than is represented by the above proportions. Thus out of
the total number of committeemen engaged in managing the
associations, nearly 30 per cent, are employees.
If we classify the sales of the associations according to the Classification
constitution of the Management Committees, we find that of the ot So™etiej|
total sales of the 1 32 associations, valued at £1,573,121, £696,436, ^titution
or 44 per cent., was attributable to 20 associations, in which the of Manage-
whole or the majority of the members of Management Committees conunittee?
svere representatives of retail distributive Societies ; £332,403,
or 21 per cent., to 66 associations, in which the whole or the majority
were individual members other than employees; £391,834, or 25
per cent., to 29 associations, in which the whole or the majority
were employees; and the remaining £152,448, or 10 per cent.,
to 17 associations, in which no one of the classes named had a
majority, or as to the constitution of the Committee of which no
information is forthcoming.
Out of the 132 associations 54, with about 53 per cent, of the
total sales, were known at the end of 1899 to have no employees
on their Management Committees.
From this analysis it appears that, so far as the particulars
can be obtained, about a quarter of the total production by these
associations is due to associations, the Management Committees
of which are effectively controlled by the employees, and about
two-thirds to associations, the management of which is practically
in the hands of persons other than employees. It should, however,
be remembered that, even in associations of the latter type, the
interests of: the employees are to some extent represented by
reason of the fact that many of the individual members of these
associations, who are not in the employment of these Societies,
are, as a fact, workmen employed in the same industries by other
employers and who have become members of the co-operative
association partly out of sympathy with the system and partly in
the expectation that they will themselves become employees of the
association as its trade extends and more employees are required.
PROFIT-SHARING.
Of the 132 associations making Returns for 1899, 100 have
adopted rules providing for the sharing of profits with their
employees, and 32 have no provision on this point. ing with
employees.
XXX REPORT.
Of the associations which provide for profit-sharing, 26* sus-
tained a loss during the year, 8 used the profit of the year in writing
oft' previous losses or bad debts, and 18 made DO Return as to
the amount of their profits allotted to employees. Of the
remaining associations, 46 in England, employing 4,282 persons
and paying in wages during the year £216,089, allotted a total
of £12,779 as dividend on wages, f and 22 of these associations
also allotted £1,089 to Provident Funds for the benefit of the
employees, the total of £13,868 being equivalent to 6*4 percent.
upon the wages paid.
In Scotland three associations, employing 1,265 persons, and
paying during 1S!)9 a total of £65,1.'J5 in wages, reported that
they had allotted a, total of £4,854 us a dividend upon the vvagesf
of their employees, and in addition £131 was allotted to a Provi-
dent Fund for the benefit of the employees bv one association,
paying £4,S2l in wages, the total of £4,985 being equivalent to
7*1 per cent, upon the wages paid.
The rules of the associations usually provide that a certain
stated percentage of the ''net profit'" shall be allotted to the
employees. As, however, the charges to he made upon gross
profits, before u net profit" is arrived at, vary considerably in
different associations, it lias not been found practicable to show in
tabular form the. proportion 8 allotted by each association ; but on
page 184 will be, found a Table compiled from the balance-sheets
and Returns of the associations, showing the actual amounts
allotted for various purposes bv the associations making Returns
for the year 1898, and also the amount paid in wages and
salaries bv these Societies in that year.
SOCIETIES FOUMED AND DISSOLVED.
On page 6 will be found a Table showing the number of
workmen's associations for production, classified by groups of
trades, which have been formed during the 20 years 1880 99,
together with the number dissolved or which have ceased to exist
during the same period.
Class IV.— Workmen's Corn Mill Societies.
This class consists of eight Corn Mill Societies which — like
the retail and wholesale Societies — are worked in the interests of
the consumers. The total sales in 1900 amounted to £ 1, 226,995. J
0 One Society which sustained a loss on the whole year's working allotted
£2 as dividend on wages out of the profits of the first half -year.
f Payable in cash or credited as shares in the Society.
J For details with regard to the membership, capital, sales and profit of
tlje Corn Mill Societies w Table 22, p. 51.
GO-OPERATION IN IRELAND. XXXI
Two Societies, with sales amounting' to £178,167, are purely Constitution
federations, one of 10 and the other of 40 retail distributive of Societies.
Societies. Of the remaining six, two, with sales amounting to
£25,350, consist wholly of individuals, and four, with total sales
of £1,023,478, have a mixed membership consisting of 363 retail
distributive Societies and 4,567 individuals.
In six of the eight societies, with sales of £1,201,645, the
Committee of Management consists entirely of representatives of
shareholding Societies ; in the two smallest, with sales of £25,350,
the Committees consist wholly of individual members, none of
Avhom are employees. Three of the mills have a total of 26
employees holding shares, but none of them have any employees
sitting on their Committees. One only, with sales amounting to
£68,500, gives any share of profits to the employees.
The greater part of the profits of these mills, after paying Division of
a fixed rate of interest on share capital, is returned to the
customers as a dividend upon purchases in the same manner as is
done by the wholesale and retail distributive Societies. On
page 190 will be found a Table showing the manner in which the
profits of seven of the eight mills were divided in 1898. The
remaining mill did not make any profit on the working of this year.
CO-OPERATION IN IRELAND.
The Co-operative Movement in Ireland is almost entirely a History of
growth of the past twelve years. Movement.
In 1888 there were only ten workmen's Co-operative Societies
at work in Ireland, these being retail distributive Societies, doing
a total trade in that year of £34,273.
In the autumn of 1888 a largely attended conference of
co-operators was held at the Irish Exhibition in London, under
the Presidency of the Earl of Aberdeen, to consider the subject
of " Co-operation as a means of improving the condition of
" Irish industries," papers upon that subject being read by
Mr. Benjamin .[ones* and Mr. K. B. O'Callaghan. As the out-
come of the discussion, a committee was appointed "to endeavour
"to carry the system of Co-operation into practical operation
" among the Irish agricultural and industrial classes."
An " Irish Industrial Co-operative Aid Association " was
formed, which for several months carried on an active propa-
ganda in Ireland, subsequently handing over its work to the
Co-operative Union, which undertook to form an Irish section
The Manager of the London Branch of the English Co-operative
Wholesale Society.
XXX11
of its organisation, and to provide the necessary funds for the
work. The elected members of the Irish Section included the
Hon. Horace Plunkett,* the Secretary being Mr. R. A. Anderson.
An active propaganda was carried on by the Union in favour
of Co-operative Dairies, based on the general lines of the Danish
Co-operative Dairies, which had in recent years almost driven
Irish butter out of the English markets. The farmers, a large
proportion of whom are small tenants who carry out with their
own hands the whole or the bulk of the work on their farms,
being assisted by their families, and- employing but few hired
servants, were invited to subscribe capital in £-1 shares, for
the purpose of erecting dairies provided with the latest machinery
and equipments for making butter of a uniform quality. It was
suggested that one share should be taken up for each cow
owned by the member, but no fixed rules were laid down on this
pdint.
Model rules, based upon those usually adopted by British
Co-onerative Societies, were prepared by the Union. These pro-
vided that eaeli Society should be managed by a Committee
elected by the members, each member having one vote, irre-
Division of spective of the amount of capital held by him. The profits, after
Profits. interest had been allowed on capital at the rate of 5 per cent.,
were to be divided at an equal rate per <£l among : —
(«.) The members of the Society in proportion to the value of
the milk or cream supplied by them to the Society, and
(/>.) The workers employed by the Society in proportion to
the wages earned by them.
The profits so allotted were not in the first instance to be paid
in cash, but, in the case of members under clause (a), were to be
credited to the member as share capital until the shares applied
for by him were fully paid, and were afterwards to be paid in
rash, and, in the case of the workers under clause (/>), were to be
accumulated as a loan to the Society at such rate of interest as
the general meetings of members should direct, such loan being
withdrawable only in the event of the employee being in dis-
tressed circumstances, or leaving the employment of the Society. f
Societies at At the end of 1894 there were 47 Societies at work, with total
work in 1894. sa]es during the year amounting to £268,333. These consisted of
33 dairies, with sales amounting to £158,300, 13 retail distributive
0 Since appointed Vice President of the Department of Agriculture and
Technical Instruction for Ireland.
f In the rules of the Societies registered during the past three or four
years it is provided that ten per cent, of the surplus profits, remaining
after paying the fixed interest on capital, shall be divided among the
employees of the Society as a dividend upon their wages and credited
to them as transferable shares in the Societies, and that suppliers of milk,
&c., who are non-members, shall receive a dividend on the value of their
supplies at one-half the rate paid to members.
CO-OPERATION IX IRELAND.
XXXlll
Societies, with sales amounting to £45,175, and one Society, formed
as an agency for marketing the produce of the dairies, with sales
during the year amounting to £64,858.
During this year (1894) it had been found that the machinery of Action of
the Co-operative Union, with its central office in Manchester, was "^^f ri<
not sufficiently elastic to meet the requirements of the organisers Organisation
in Ireland, and a new Society had been formed and registered Society.
for organisation and propaganda under the name of the Irish
Agricultural Organisation Society, the Hon. Horace Plunkett
becoming President, and Mr. R. A. Anderson, Secretary. This
Society appealed to the public for funds to enable it to continue
the work, and enlisted the services of numerous helpers who had
not hitherto taken part in co-operative work. It has occupied
itself with spreading co-operative principles and teaching the best
forms of organisation and of keeping accounts, and has organised
a staff of auditors for the Societies. It has given technical
instruction in the best methods of developing the business of the
Societies formed by its advice, but has not in any case given them
financial assistance.
The Irish Agricultural Organisation Society has, up to the
present, avoided any advocacy of retail distributive Societies,
confining its efforts to the promotion of Societies which will
assist Irish men and women to improve their efficiency as pro-
ducers, to secure the profitable marketing of their produce, and
to obtain, of the highest quality and at the lowest prices, raw
materials and implements for production. As a result of its
work, the number of Societies in Ireland at the end of 1899 had
increased to 388. Of these, 115 had not commenced business
at the end of the year, or failed to make a Return. The
remaining 273 Societies at work were made up as follows : —
Description of Society.
Number.
Sales in 1899.
Production —
Dairying Societies
123
&
'615,026
Miscellaneous Societies
Distribution —
Retail Distributive Societies ...
Agricultural Societies
4
17
74
3,638
61,956
62,652
Poultry Societies
6
3,261
Home Industries, etc., Societies
Irish Co-operative Agency Society ...
Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society
5
1
1
3.438
159,209
36,697
Total Production and Distribution
Credit Banks
231
42
945,877
5,720*
Total Societies and Business
273
951,597
Societies at
work in 1899.
Co-operative Production in Ireland is different in method from
Co-operation as generally understood in Great Britain. Irish
* Amount of loans granted to members during 1899.
3207
XXXIV
KEPORT.
Dairying Societies arc, in the main, combinations of small farmers engaged
Societies. [u producing as individuals the raw material — milk — which is
made into butter by the employees of the co-operative Societies
which they have established for this purpose, and of which they
do not themselves propose to become employees. The actual
employees of the dairies are comparatively few in number, the
average number per dairy in 1899 being about five. It may,
perhaps, be suggested that the members who supply the milk
to their Society, and who themselves, through their Committee,
fix the price they receive for it, and share the profits of its
manufacture into butter in the shape of a dividend upon the value
of the milk so supplied, may be regarded as to some extent
employees of the Society, and in any case occupy a position
markedly different from that of the non-employee members of
a British productive association.
Agricultural The Agricultural Societies, which arc next in numbers to the
dairies, are associations for the combined purchase of the
requirements of their members — especially the requisites of
production, such as seeds, manures, agricultural implements,
<S:c. — and the marketing of their produce. In most cases tlu.-sc
Societies have taken power in their rules to carry on the work
of dairying, the usual practice now being for both classes of
Society (agricultural and dairying) to adopt identical rules
providing for carrying on both branches of work. The classi-
fication of the Societies in the Table above (p. xxxiii) is based
upon the nature of the actual work done by the Societies in 1899.
Method of
working-.
Division of
profits.
Usually a secretary is the only person employed by the Agri-
cultural Societies, and the capital required is much less than in
the case of the Dairying Societies. The average capital (share,
loan and reserve) of the 123 Dairying Societies in 1899 was
£914, and of the 74 Agricultural Societies £205. In the latter
no permanent premises are required, the orders for goods being
collected from members by the secretary ; tenders for the
aggregate requirements are then obtained through the Irish
Agricultural Wholesale Society, a Federation of Agricultural
Societies, which, having the total requirements of its members
before ir, is enabled to purchase from the manufacturers on
more advantageous terms than it is possible for the individual
farmer, or even the local Co-operative Society, to obtain. It is
claimed that a considerable reduction in the cost, and improve-
ment in the quality of seeds, manures, &c., has thus been secured
for the members of these Societies.
The rules relating to the division of profits usually provide
that, after payment of 5 per cent, on capital, one-half of the net
profits shall be credited to a reserve fund, until the latter is equal
in amount to the share capital, and that the remainder of the
profits shall be divided among the members in proportion to their
sales through, or purchases from, the Society.
CO-OPERATION IX IRELAND. XXXV
Retail traders and dealer* in agricultural requirements arc Qualifications
excluded by rule from membership of the Committee of Manage-
ment, and at least two-thirds of the members of the Committee
must hold at least five shares each in the Society.
The Agricultural Societies approximate more closely to the
prevalent type of British Co-operation, in so far as they
co-operate for the joint purchase of the requirements of the
members ; but, in so far as they concern themselves with market-
ing the products of individual members, they, like the Dairy
Societies, Poultry Societies, and Home Industries Societies,
perform functions almost unknown among co-operative Societies
in Great Britain.
Co-operative methods are now being applied in various Poultry
other directions, such as the formation of Poultry Societies for Societies-
collecting and marketing the poultry and eggs, &c., raised by the
members of the Societies. Technical instruction is given to the
members through the agency of the Irish Agricultural Organisa-
tion Society in the improved sorting and.,, packing of eggs, and
in the selection of the best breeds of poultry for the market and
for producing eggs.
" Home Industries Societies " have lately been formed with a Home
view to affording similar assistance to the lace and embroider
makers, and to those engaged in other cottage industries.
Two Wholesale Federations, based somewhat upon the model Wholesale
of the British Wholesale Societies, have been formed. One — the
Irish Co-operative Agency for the marketing of the butter, &c.,
produced by the Dairying Societies — was established in 1893, its
total trade for the year 1900 being £177,205. The membership
for 1900 is not stated ; but at the end of 1899 it consisted of 47
Societies. It has agents in the principal British trading centres
with a view to dealing direct with the retailers in private trade,
as well as with co-operative distributive Societies.*
The second Federation, the Irish Agricultural Wholesale
Society, has been formed for the wholesale purchase and supply to
Agricultural Societies of manures, seeds, and other requirements,
and is also intended to act as a medium for marketing the pro-
ducts of the members of these Societies. Its membership at the
end of 1900 consisted of 29 Agricultural Societies, its trade for
the year being £36,764.*
Co-operation has also been applied to money-lending by the Credit Banks.
Agricultural Credit Societies or Banks described in another
section of this Report (see p. xxxix).
c For particulars with respect to the membership, capital and sales of the
Irish Co-operative Agency and the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society,
wr Table 10, p. 24.
3207 c 2
XXXVI
REPORT.
dissolved.
Societies On p. 6 will be found a Table showing the number of co-
formed and operative Societies for distribution and for production which have
n lecrtl irarl •*- -i • T i -i i •
been formed in Ireland during the 20 years, 1880-99, together
with the number dissolved or which have ceased to exist during
that period.
Amount
expended
in house
property.
Proportion
of value
advanced.
Rate of
interest
charged.
77/7* PROVISION OF DWELLINGS BY WORK-
MEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES.
A strong opinion has grown up in recent years among co-
operators that they should use their organisations and capital
to secure better housing for their members. Much difference of
opinion exists upon the question of collective ownership of the
houses by the Societies reruns the individual ownership by
members. Numerous conferences have during the past two
years declared themselves in favour of the Societies retaining
the ownership and letting to their members.
The number of Societies investing their surplus capital in
dwelling-houses is rapidly increasing. Encouragement to invest-
ment by Societies in houses was recently given by the action of
the English Co-operative Wholesale Society, which prepared a
scheme under which it was \\illing to advance capital to its
federated Societies at 3v> per cent, per annum upon the security
of the title-deeds of house property purchased or built by the
Societies for selling or letting to their members. Many Societies
have, as a consequence, prepared schemes for giving to their
members the advantage of the Wholesale Society's offer.
Returns collected by the Co-operative Union show that up to
the end of 1899, 224 Co-operative Societies making Returns had
expended a total of £5,147,526 in the provision of dwelling-
houses for their members.
Of this amount, £917,397 has been expended by 179 Societies
in building 4,247 houses of the average value of £216, all of
which are owned by the Societies and let to members. Eighty-
nine Societies have expended £827,823 upon the building of
3,709 houses of tho average value of £223, which have been
sold to members, and 139 Societies have advanced £3,402,306
upon 16,082 houses, which have been built or purchased by
members, the average amount lent per house being £211 10s.
Ten of the Societies advance up to 95 per cent, of the value of
the houses mortgaged, 59 Societies advance up to 90 per cent.,
and the remaining Societies advance various other proportions
from 50 to 92^ per cent.
The rate of interest charged for advances by 34 per cent, of
the Societies is 4 per cent, per annum ; by 27 per cent, of the
Societies 5 per cent. ; while the interest charged by the
ASSOCIATIONS FOR CREDIT. XXXV11
remaining Societies is at various other rates, in no case, how-
ever, reaching 5 per cent.
With few exceptions the terms of repayment of advances range
from 2s. to 5s. per week per £100 advanced.
On p. 61 will be found a Table showing the amount invested
in house property at the end of each of the years 1896-99 by
Co-operative Societies of different types. Part of this money
has been lent to members on the security of mortgages on their
dwelling-houses, and part expended on houses which remain the
property of the Societies, and are let at weekly or yearly rentals
to members.
In addition to such investment by the ordinary Co-operative Other Land
Societies, there are a number of Land and Building Societies
registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts
which carry on the business of buying and selling land and
houses. There is, however, no information available as to the
extent to which these are purely trading societies of investing
capitalists, or workmen's co-operative organisations. The Report
of the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies shows that at the
end of 1899 there were 125 of such Land and Building Societies,
returning a membership of 15,367, a total capital due to share-
holders and depositors of £926,405, and total receipts for the
year amounting to £343,022.
Another group of Societies, whose operations bear indirectly
upon the housing question, are the Building Societies dealt with
in the following section on Co-operative Associations for Credit.
S FOR CREDIT (INCLUDING
B UlL D ING SOCIETIES).
Workmen's associations for credit in the United Kingdom may Classification
conveniently be divided into three classes, viz. : -
Class 1. Building Societies registered under the Building
Societies Acts.
Class 2. Credit Societies and Banks registered under (//)
the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts and ((>)
the Friendly Societies Ad.
Class 3. Labour Loan Societies, certified under the Loan
Societies Act.
XXXV111
REPORT.
The Returns for the year 1899 showed that the number of
associations, with their membership and funds, was as follows : —
—
No. of
Associations
Making
Returns.
Total
Membership.
Funds.
Building Societies : —
-
£
• V3H8O.) Incorporated
2.325
551,210
45,752,251
(//.) Unincorporated ... G5
51,771
15,024,257
Credit Societies and Banks ... 55
3.81)2
48,165
Labour Loan Societies
Totals
2<;<) 31.542
24(1,30(5
2,714 638,415
(n,OF>4.(.!7'.t
Building Societies.
General Building Societies, although not usually recognised as part of
description. tjie organised Co- Operative Movement, are in the main Co-
operative Credit Societies, and therefore come within the scope
of the present Report. They are largely used by workmen for
obtaining advances with which to purchase a dwelling-house,
the repayments by instalments of such advances being usually
spread over a term of from 10 to 20 years.
A certain proportion of the Societies undoubtedly consist
largely of capitalists who use them simply as a means of investment,
as will be seen by the large average amount of capital per
member shown by some of the Societies for the year 1897, as
classified in Tables 35 and 36 (pp. 66, 67). A large number of
the Societies, however, consist mainly of members with a
small average amount of capital ; and these may fairly be classed
as workmen's organisations.
(a.) INCORPORATED SOCIETIES.
Definition. The Societies dealt with in Table 34, (p. 64) are in-
corporated under the Building Societies Acts, the purpose of
such Societies being defined as " to raise by the subscriptions of
" the members a stock or fund for making advances to members
" upon security of freehold, copyhold, or leasehold estate, by way
'* of mortgage."
Registration. A Society for the purposes of a Building Society must, if it
consists of more than 20 members, register itself under the
Building Societies Acts, or the Companies Acts.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR CREDIT. XXxix
The capital of these Societies need not be fixed, and may be Capital,
withdrawable.
The membership consists of two classes of members, investing Membership.
and borrowing ; but the annual Returns published by the Chief
Registrar of Friendly Societies do not distinguish between
these, and the proportion of one class to the other is therefore
not aseertainable. At the end of 1899 there were 2,394 in-
corporated Societies on the register, 2,325 of which, with a
total membership of 551,210, made Returns to the Chief
Registrar, the total share capital due to members being
returned at £31,645,414.
The Returns from these Societies for the year 1897 have been Average
analysed on pp. 06 and 67 with, the view to showing what pro-s^ar.e.
portion of the Societies consisted of members with small invest- pe^ member,
ments. It will be seen that out of a total of 2,455 Societies
the average liability on shares in 1,503 of the Societies, with a
total membership of 308,537, was £26 per member.
(/>.) UNINCORPORATED SOCIETIES.
The Report of the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies
shows that, in addition to the incorporated Societies, there were
-in existence in 1899, 73 unincorporated Societies, of which 65
made Returns, showing a total membership of 51,771, with a
total share capital ol £3,460,790. This class of Society is,
however, steadily decreasing in numbers, owing to the fact that
no new unincorporated Societies can be registered, and to the
dissolution from various causes of those already in existence.
Co-operative Credit Societies and Banks.
Although Credit Societies and Banks form a prominent feature
of the Co-operative Movement in foreign countries, they have
until the last few years been almost unknown in that of the
United Kingdom. There is indeed still considerable prejudice
against them existing among the members of Co-operative
Societies, owing apparently to the belief that facilities for obtain-
ing credit are contrary to the principles of Co-operation as
advocated in this country.
At the end of 1899 there were only 82 registered Co-operative Number
Credit Societies or Banks in the United Kingdom, of which 12 registered;
were registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies
Acts, and 70 as specially authorised Societies under the Friendly
Societies Act.
The Societies registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies
Societies Acts have rules, in which their object is usually stated ^g^Jjf
to be the carrying on of the business of bankers, and which dustrial and
contain provisions that the profits of the Society shall be divided Provident
between members, borrowers, employees and reserve funds. Societies Acts.
xl REPORT.
The members of these Societies are in each case required to
hold at least one share of the nominal value of £l, and the
liability of members is limited to the amount of the shares held
by them.
Societies Xhe remaining 70 societies, registered under the Friendly
Societies Act, set forth their objects as being-
Friendly " To create funds by monthly or other contributions, to be lent out
Societies Act. to, or invested for, members of the Society, or for their benefit,
pursuant to the Statute 38 and 39 Vic. cap. 60, and to the special
authority of 16th May, 1876, provided that every loan shall, in the
opinion of the Society, hold out a sufficient prospect of repaying itself
by the production, business, or economy which it will enable the
borrower to effect."
Nature of The rules provide that a memjber must be (1) a householder
membership. or OCCUpier of land in the parish, whose liability is not already
pledged by membership of a similar association, who applies for
and is elected to membership by the Committee ; (2) any person
owning land in the parish who applies for and is elected to
membership by the Committee, and (8) any person who shall
guarantee a certain sum in favour of the Bank and is accepted as
a member. Except in the case of guarantor members, every
member of the Society is equally with every other member
jointly and severally liable for all debts incurred by the Society,
and for any loan which members or their sureties fail to pay, but'
each member is liable only for debts incurred and loans advanced
during his membership.
Capital. Unlike the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, the
Friendly Societies Act does not require the holding of a share as
a condition of membership of a Society ; and members of these
Societies do not necessarily invest any capital in the Society,
which may carry on its work with an overdraft from an ordinary
bank obtained upon the joint guarantee of the members, or with
donations, or with deposits obtained at interest, or, as in the
case of some Societies in Ireland, with a loan from the Congested
Districts Board.
The rules, however, provide that a general meeting may
determine to require an entrance fee not exceeding o.s., and the
taking up of a share of the value of £l, as a condition of
membership, and in this event members not complying with
these requirements may be removed from membership after any
liabilities on their part to the Society already incurred have been
discharged.
On p. 63 will be found a Table showing the transactions of all
the Societies known to be at work in 1898 and 1899. It will be
seen that the majority of the Societies are in Ireland, where
the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society has actively promoted
their establishment, and where it is claimed that they have been
of considerable service in supplanting the expensive system of
borrowing previously prevailing among the small farmers.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR CREDIT. xli
The special features of the Banks registered under the Friendly Speeial
Societies Act are (1) that the principle of unlimited liability has
been adopted, which, as is urged by the promoters, induces care
on the part of the members in granting loans ; (2) that the
work of the bank is confined to a small area, such as the village,
parish, &c., thus ensuring that the character and needs of
members wishing to borrow are known to the committee which
has to consider applications ; (3) that loans are granted only
for a specific reproductive purpose, and for a fixed period ; and
(4) that the work of the bank is usually carried on by unpaid
committeemen and officials, the total expenses — including interest
on capital — of the 42 Banks at work in Ireland during 1 899 being
only £146.
Labour Loan Societies.
On p. 68 particulars are given for seventeen years of the Returns Definition.
made by Loan Societies certified under the Loan Societies Act,
1840.* The object of these Societies is defined as "the estab-
lishing a fund for making loans to the industrial classes, and
taking payments of the same by instalments."
Some of these Societies are philanthropic in character, the funds
being subscribed by benevolent persons in order to render assist-
ance in very poor districts ; others are of a mutual character,
the funds being subscribed by workmen, many of whom are at
times themselves borrowers, and the loans being made only to
members ; others, probably few in number, are little more than
private businesses in which a small number of capitalists invest
their capital, lending it at interest to the general public. Little
power of control is given by the Act to members of these
Societies, and they are not even entitled to demand copies of the
rules (although they have the right to inspect these at the office
of the Society), or copies of the balance-sheets. The funds and
property of the Societies vest in the trustees for the time being,
for the benefit of the Society and its members, and the Society
can sue and be sued in the names of its trustees.
Unlike the credit Societies referred to above (p. xxxix), no
conditions as to the purposes for which loans are required are
made in the case of these Societies, the only requirement being
that the security offered shall be sufficient. For this reason Loan-
Societies have not been without their disadvantages ; and they
have many opponents, owing to the belief that in some cases they
have been a direct encouragement to borrowing for thriftless
objects.
The Act prohibits more than 12 per cent, per annum being Interest
charged as interest on loans to borrowers ; and the Society must
•* limited by
Act of Par-
This Act duuti nut apply to Scotland or Ireland. liament.
xlii REPORT.
adopt a scheme under conditions set forth in the Act, under
which borrowers may repay their loans. On the whole, the
co-operative character of these Societies is slight, and the control
of the members over the management very small. They are
steadily decreasing in number, as will be seen by the Table
on p. 68.
Business In 1865 Keturiis were made to the Registrar of Friendly
done. Societies by 856 Societies, the number of borrowers in that year
being 170,318, who at the end of the year had in their hands no
less than £518,866, the total amount circulated by the Societies
during the year being £857,844. In 1899, the latest year for
which particulars have been published, the number of Societies
had decreased to 269, the number of borrowers to 55,420, the
amount in their hands at end of the year being £193,385, and the
amount of loans granted during the year £312,342. An analysis
of the Returns for 1S99 made by the (liief Registrar of Friendly
Societies showed that of the 269 Societies, 12 had funds amounting
to an average of £193 per member, but that the remaining 257
Societies averaged only £6 per member, these doubtless being
composed mainly of workmen.
CO-OPERA T1VE IM*riiAX( ' K.
The Co-operative Insurance Society, the statistics of which will
be found on p. 58, was established in 1S67, and was registered
under the Companies Acts, it not being possible at that date to
register a Society for carrying on the business of insurance under
the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts. During 1H99 the
Society was registered under the Industrial and Provident
Societies Acts, the law as amended now permitting the business
of insurance to be carried on by registered Industrial and
Provident Societies.
Objects of the The Society was formed by co-operators for the purpose of
Co-operative Q\ jnsurmcr against fj^g any property, whether belonging to its
Insurance \ / J J 1. J '
Society. members or not, (2) guaranteeing the honesty of persons
employed by Co-operative Societies and (3) insuring the lives of
members of Co-operative Societies. It was originally proposed
to dispense with agents, and to carry on the. whole business upon
a profit-sharing basis (a portion of the surplus profits remaining
after paying a fixed rate of (> per cent, on the shares being
intended to be divided between the policy-holders). But in 1872,
three years before the first and only division under the profit-
sharing rule, it was found necessary to appoint agents, their
commission being payment for local work, just as office expenses
were payment for central work.
CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE. xliii
The rule just referred to required the directors to divide, in
1875, such portion of the Society's surplus as they deemed advis-
able. To induce Societies to join as shareholders and policy-
holders, a division had been promised ; but, Avhen the time came,
it was not found advisable to divide a larger amount than would
give to policy-holders eightpence in the pound on premiums
received, and one-third of 1 per cent, to shareholders, in addition
to their fixed rate of interest, while £109 was credited to the
reserve fund.
Very soon afterwards it was found that, after paying the usual
rates of commission to agents, and providing for the very con-
siderable fluctuations year by year, and in groups of years, in
the proportion of claims to premiums, it would be unwise to
divide any surplus in the fire and fidelity departments. And
in 1887 a new rule was adopted, providing that " the balance
of premiums received for the company's fire, fidelity, and life
insurance policies, after paying or providing for all claims and
expenses in respect thereof, shall severally constitute three
separate funds for such insurances respectively, neither of which
shall be available for the payment of a dividend to shareholders
as such.!'
At the end of 1900 the Insurance Society had 456 Co-operative Share-
Societies holding its shares, of which 81 were in Scotland, and holders,
there were also 93 individual shareholders. Over 1,000 Co-
operative Societies are insured by the Society.
At the end of 1 900 the subscribed share capital of the Society share Capital
was £48,140, of which £10,797 only had been paid-up, but its and Funds.
accumulated funds had reached the sum of £99,794, being
separated as follows :—
Life Assurance Fund ... ... ... £28,232
Fire Assurance Fund ... ... ... 48,757
Accident and Fidelity Assurance Fund 6,583
General Keserve Fund ... ... ... 14,000
Undivided Balance 2,222
^99,794
The shares are £1 each, and interest is paid annually at the
rate of 6 per cent. Since the amount called-up on the shares
is only 4s. per share, the payment to shareholders is equal to
4 per cent, upon their paid-up capital, and ^ per cent, on the
amount of their liability in respect of the portion not yet paid-up.
Each Society is entitled to one delegate, or one vote, for
every £50, or fractional part thereof, paid by it in respect of
the premiums on insurances effected by it in the preceding year
with the Insurance Society. The smallest number of shares that
may be held by any one Society is five, on which £l must be
paid on application.
REPORT.
PR OP A G AND 1ST O H GANItiA TIOXH.
There are seven central organisations for purposes of propa-
ganda and organisation and the defence of co-operative interests.
These are : —
Co-operative Union ... ... ... Long IMillgate, Manchester.
Labour Association ... ... ... 15, Southampton Row, London, W.C.
Co-operative Productive Federation 39, Cambridge Street. Leicester.
International Co-operative Alliance 15. Southampton Row, London, W.C.
Irish Agricultural Organisation So- 22, .Lincoln Place, Dublin.
eiety.
Women's Co-operative Guild ... Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland.
Scottish Co-operative Women's Guild 1, Orwell Terrace, Edinburgh.
The Co-opera- The Co-opcmtirc Union was formed in 1869, and at the end of
011" 1900 comprised 1,108 Co-operative Societies with a total member-
ship of 1,620,185. No Society can be admitted as a member of
the Union unless its management is of a representative character,
nor unless it accepts the following " as the principles by which
all its business transactions should be guided — the desire to pro-
mote the practice of truthfulness, justice, and economy, in
production and exchange —
(1) By the abolition of all false dealing, either —
(a) Direct, by representing any article produced or sold to
be other than what ii is known to the producer or
vendor to be ; or
(//) /ndircri, bv concealing from the purchaser any fact
known to the vendor material to be known by the
purchaser, to enable him to judge of the value of the
article purchased :
(2) By conciliating the conflicting interests of the capitalist,
the worker, and the purchaser, through an equitable division
among them of the fund commonly known as Profit :
(3) By preventing the waste of labour now caused by unregu-
lated competition."
The Union is governed by an Annual Congress* and by a
Central Board consisting of 63 representatives, elected by the
Societies situated in each of seven sections into which the United
Kingdom is divided for purposes of organisation. The representa-
tives elected by each section are responsible for the work of the
Union within their section, the members of all the sections
meeting twice a year as a Central Board for deciding questions
affecting the Movement as a whole.
The executive management is under the control of a United
Board, consisting of thirteen members representing the seven
<;' For number of delegates to, and Associations represented at Congresses
of the Co-operative Union in IHGO-l'.HId z<-c Appendix I., p. 217.
PROPAGANDIST ORGANISATIONS. xlv
Sectional Boards, and various other committees are elected for
special purposes. The various sections of the Union are again
divided into smaller districts, each with its honorary secretary
and district committee, who keep in close touch with the Societies
included in their respective districts, holding conferences and
meetings to discuss matters of local interest. The Union, by this
network of committees, is able to keep a close watch over the
interests of its members. It provides speakers for propagandist
meetings and conferences, gives free legal advice to its members,
and advice as to all the details of management of a Co-operative
Society, and acts generally as the representative of the interests
of Co-operative Societies.
It has established two Scholarships at the University of
Oxford in the names of Edward Vansittart Neale, late General
Secretary of the Union, and Thomas Hughes. These scholar-
ships are open to the sons of members of Co-operative Societies
which subscribed to testimonials to these tAvo workers in the
movement.
Considerable attention has been given during recent years to
the guidance of Societies in the expenditure of their grants for
educational purposes, an effort being made by the Union to induce
Societies to expend their grants not only in teaching the history
and principles of Co-operation, but in teaching the duties of
citizenship in its various aspects.
The Union is supported by the annual subscriptions of its
members, the total amount subscribed for this purpose in 1900
being £7,211.
In connection with the Union a Joint Committee of Trade J°int Com
Unionists and Co-operators has been formed consisting of four °
co-operators elected by the Central Board and four trade unionists Unionists
elected by the Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union and
Congress. Co-operators,
The following statement of the objects of this Committee is
extracted from a recent report : —
(1) The object of the Committee is to arbitrate upon «mj (lignite which
may unfortunately arise between co-operative Socicti™ <ni<l their
employees.
('2) The dispute must in the first instance be between tlte Society ami its
employees.
(3) The employees must first of all approach the governing body of the
Society with their grievances, and only when they fail to obtain
redress can they approach this Committee for arbitration.
(4.) A demand by a local or general trade union for altered conditions
of employment, made in regard to any particular co-opeiative
Society, does not come under the jurisdiction of this Committee
unless some of the employees of that Society have first of all made
their grievances and requests known to the directors of the
Society and have failed in their object. This then becomes a
matter of dispute, and the employees of such Society may then
xJvi
REPORT.
The Labour
Association.
The Co-
operative
Productive
Federation.
The Inter-
national
Co-operative
Alliance.
appeal direct to this Committee, or may instruct their local Trade
Union to take up the case for them. In all cases there must be
action by the employees of the Society in contact with their
directors before a dispute can be said to exist.
The Labour Association for Promoting Production. l>a*ed on the
Co-partnership of the Workers is an organisation consisting mainly
of individual members, but including also 63 co-operative pro-
ductive Societies which have accepted the principle of " Labour
Co-partnership," i.e. (as officially defined in the journal of this
Association) " the system under which, in the first place, a sub-
stantial and known share of the profit of a business belongs to the
workers in it, not by right of any shares they may hold, or any
other title, but simply by right of the labour they have contributed
to make the profit ; and in the second place, every worker is at
liberty to invest his profit or any other savings in shares of the
Society or Company, and so become a member entitled to vote on
the affairs of the body which employs him." It is supported by
subscriptions and donations which amounted in 1899-1900 to
£S27, and is managed by a Central Committee elected at its
annual meeting. The Association is actively engaged in
advocating the adoption of the principle of Labour Co-
partnership by private employers, and the formation of associa-
tions for production upon the same lines, and in advising and
helping its members in matters of machinery and propaganda.
It also promotes an annual exhibition of the products of
associations for production.
The Co-operative Productive Federation is an organisation con-
sisting of 58 Productive Societies united together for mutual
assistance in opening up new markets for their productions, and
in obtaining new capital for such of its members as are in
need of it. It is managed by a Committee of representatives of
the Federated Societies, who are elected at its annual meeting,
and its work is carried on in close connection with the La) join-
Association. At the end of 1900 the Federation had a total
share and loan capital of £4,287, of which £4,157 was invested
with Productive Societies.
The International Co-operative Alliance was established in 1895
with the object of making known the co-operators of each
country and their work to the co-operators of all other countries,
" to elucidate by international discussion and correspondence the
nature of true co-operative principles," and " to -establish com-
mercial relations between the co-operators of different countries
for their mutual advantage." Its membership consists of indi-
viduals and Societies subscribing annually to its funds. It con-
venes periodical International Congresses of Co-operators, at which
a Central Committee representative of various countries is elected.
The management of the Alliance is conducted by an Executive
Bureau (elected by the Central Committee) which meets in London,
one of the two Hon. Secretaries of the Alliance being the General
Secretary of the Co-operative Union of the United Kingdom,
PROPAGANDIST ( ) U(i AN IS ATK >NS. xlvii
The //v.>7< .. \<ii'if«!tin'<tl Organisation Society has been described The Irish
in the section of this Report dealing with Ireland. The Society
is registered as an Industrial and Provident Society, is
managed by a Committee elected at the annual meeting, and is
supported by share subscriptions, donations, and fees from the
Co-operative Societies affiliated to it. Its total income in 1899
amounted to £5,330.*
The Women's Co-operative Guild was established in 1883 with The Women's
the object of organising women as co-operators for the study and gj^jf11*1^
practice of (1) Co-operation and other methods of social reform,
and (2) Improved conditions of domestic life. Its members, who
in April 1901 numbered 13,278, were grouped into 284 branches,
situated in all parts of England and Wales, usually in connection
with a retail distributive Society. .
The branches of the Guild are grouped into districts and
sections closely corresponding with those of the Co-operative
Union, with which organisation the Guild does much joint work.
The management is in the hands of a Central Committee
elected annually by the members voting through the branches.
It has also formed sectional and district committees which work
upon lines similar to those of the Co-operative Union.
Considerable activity has been displayed by the Guild in
propagandist work, in holding conferences and meetings for the
discussion of Co-operation in its relation to women's life and
work, and of various other questions in which women are
specially interested.
The Guild is supported by annual subscriptions from its
members, supplemented by grants from the Co-operative Union,
its total income in 1900 being £419.
TJic Scotff.f/i Co-operative Women's Guild is an organisation The Scottish
for carrying on in Scotland similar work to that done by the
Women's Co-operative Guild in England and Wales. Its Guild,
membership for the year 1900-1 consisted of 4,439 women,
grouped in 63 branches in various parts of Scotland.
The following list of the principal periodical publications on
Co-operation in the United Kingdom may be of interest :—
" The Co-operative News," weekly, Long Militate, Manchester. Co-operative
Publications.
" Labour Co-partnership," monthly ^ 15, Southampton Row,
London, W.C.
0 An organisition on lines generally similar to those of the Irish Agricul-
tural Organisation Society has recently been formed in England under
the title of the Agricultural Organisation Society, Dacre House, Victoria
Street, Westminster
xlviii REPORT.
" Scottish Co-operator," fortnightly, 137, Norfolk Street,
Glasgow.
" Irish Homestead," weekly, 22, Lincoln Place, Dublin.
"Report of the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society,''
molly ) 22, Lincoln Place, Dublin.
Report of Co-operative Congress," annually, Co-operative
Union, Long Millgate, Manchester.
" Co-operative Wholesale Societies'* Annual," annually, BaUoor
Street, Manchester.
"The Wheatsheaf," monthly, Co-operative Wholesale Society,
Balloon Street, Manchester.
"Co-operator's Year Book," (innunliy, 19, Southampton Row,
London, W.C.
In addition to the publications mentioned above, local
" Records " are issued periodically by 32 separate retail distribu-
tive Societies, and five " District Records " are issued by
separate groups of Societies.
I am, £c.,
,1. .T. DENT.
Labour Department,
Board of T I'M tic,
SUMMARY TABLES.
Workmen's Go-operative Societies :—
PAGES
All kinds of Distributive and Productive Societies ... 2-7
Co-operative Distribution 8-24
Co-operative Production . . 25-55
Other Tables 56-68
SUMMARY TABLES
SUMMARY FOR DISTRIBUTIVE AND
TABLE 1.— MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, and AMOUNT OF SALES of the
together with the PERCENTAGE of
Year.
Number of
Societies
making
Returns.
Members.
Capital.
Amount
of
Sales.*5
Number
in Societies
making
Returns.
Percentage .
to
Population
of United
Kingdom.
Share'.
Loan.
£
£
fi
1862t
831
88,948
0*8
363,204
61,959
2,2f)8,:ir)8
18(W
380
li i<>,r, u ;
0*4
504,891
84^31
2,W53,681
18641
:',<.<:',
127,873
0-4
593,828
74,741
2,724,768
I885t
402
122,898
!i'4
728,426
90,480
:^t?:?9,or)2
1868f
4tU
142,258
liTi
953,922
97,976
4,320,831
W67t
575
188,078
in;
1,380068
117,599
5,780,266
IHfiSt
117:1
I'll, 781
0*7
1,711,643
177,706
7,1±>,.'M)
1869f
7H4
229,86]
0*7
1316,672
179,054
7,3r)3,363
1870f
746
243,786
ITS
1,932,072
185,955
7^42,023
1871t
741
265,782
0U
2,207,809
205,181
8,660,81]
1872
930
328,608
1-tl
2^91^47
;!:ui,L;i<s
ILVISII^H
1873 ;
Mill
:w,8i>5
l'LJ
3,460,003
131,159
14yB85,S6B
1874
1,001
102,946
w
:^778,LJ(;n
195,908
15,152,136
1S75
1,128
166,663
1-4
t.161,350
696338
17,242,055
1876
1,112
493,100
IT.
4,980,159
754,523
18,559,47]
1877
1,100
515*369
i'fi
5,326^65
897,522
20,140,014
1878
1,128
646,470
1U
;-,-.(),-,.", 1
982,796
19,751,470
1879
1,080
662,306
re
5^32^81
1.030.52C
18^14,298
1880
1,108
•Wfi,21 1
T7
5,996^40
1,121,20]
21,435,942
:;; This Table includes all the various classes of Societies Shown in detail in Table 2,
the Retail and Wholesale
t Previous to 1872 the figures arc for England and Wales only.
DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTION.
PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES 1862-99.
WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES of the UNITED KINGDOM,!
MEMBERSHIP to the TOTAL POPULATION.
Year.
Number of
Societies
making
Returns.
Members.
Capital.
Amount
of
Sales.*
Number
in Societies
making
Returns.
Percentage
to
Population
of United
Kingdom.
Share.
Loan.
£
£
£
1881
1,166
625,682
1'8
6,448,036
1,330,964
23,232,879
1882
1,074
623,202
1-8
6,733,092
1,271,952
24,156,818
18S3
1.08:5
647,176
I'B
6,990,483
1.405,500
25,696,547
1884
1,167
717,301
2D
7,357,787
1,650,312
27,011,064
1885
1,189
768,401
2-1
8,241,348
1,715,341
27,463,466
1880
1,198
796,951
2'2
8,717,803
1,902,472
28,820,931'
1887
1,205
851,157
2'3
9,398,450
1,900,645
30,244,565
1888
1,263
891,077
2'4
9,757,269
2,119,633
33,632,282
1889
1,370
887,788
2-6
10,428,814 2,26:>,788
36,914,730
1890
1,820
985,096
2-6
11,3-13,094
2.610,542
38,656,495
1891
1,408
1,069,480
2-8
12,432,003
2,859,534
44,460,726
1892
1,541
1,153,916
3'0
13,458,416
3,153,518
47,163,066
1893
] ,f,fi2
1,198,499
w
13,879,571
3,308,493
46,851,623
1894
1,588
1,245,066
3'2
14,615,675
3,432,118
46,946,55?.
1895
1,615
1,311,14?,
3-4
15,675,585
4,030,394
49,926,781
1896
1,664
1,399,891
3'5
17,042,725
4,095,622
54,431,922
1807
1,708
1,511,423
3'8
18,095,483
4,764,375
59,660,828
1898
1,767
1,593,600
4-0
19,273,142 4,«78 614
63,409,972
18!'9
1,802
1,677,018
41
20,891,745
5,473,737
67,915,937
except as regards the value of 1he goods produced by the Productive Departments of
Distributive Societies.
3207
A 2
SUMMARY TABLES.
SUMMARY BY CLASS
TABLE 2. — MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL. AMOUNT of SALES, and other particulars
distinguishing- DISTRIBUTIVE and PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES, for the
Class of Society.
Number of
Societies to
which the
following
particulars
relate.
Number of Members.
Individuals.
Other
Societies*
Distribution.
Retail
1446
1,618,461
311
51
8,64(1
1,111(1
1,079
29(1
28
-17
English Wholesale
Scottish „
Irish \gricultural Wholesale
1
1
„ Co-operative Agency
,, Agricultural
1
74
„ Poultry and Home Industries. &c.
Total Distribution j ^p,9
Production.
By Product ira Societies : —
Hreadbaking and Food Preparation
Corn Millinf
11
1,535
1,517
1,623,476
1,545,046
1,444
1,426
22
x
7,812
5.172
19,451
15,46!',
367
414
111
3,209
Irish Dairying
Other Manufacturing Societies
( 1899
By Distributive Societies : —
Retail
114
1
267
48.198
II
II
3,900
3,620
tilt;?
I
II
Knglish Wholesale
Scottish
To1n, (1899
I 1898
Total Production . . | *f q^f
f -| «jr
Total Distribution and Production j 18;)
618*
II
!
885
865
w
9 .. 1,802 1,671,674
3 -. 1.7C.7 1,588,551
5.344
5.046
* The same Society may hold shares in several others, and may therefore be counted
t In some eases the number oi' employees was not stated, and an estimate has been
J Loss.
§ These Societies are also shown in the totals above for Distribution, but are only counted
I) Included under head of Distribution.
«[ The goods produced by the wholesale and retail distributive Societies are not usually sold
** 'I he particulars relating to production by distributive Societies are included under the
DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTION IN 1809.
OF SOCIETIES FOR 1899.
relating- to WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES in the UNITED KINGDOM,
year ended DECEMBER SlST. 1899, with corresponding totals for 1SJ)S.
Capital.
Amount of
Sales
during
1899.
Profit,
including
interest on
Shares, but
not on Loan
Capital.
Number of
persons
directly
employed
by the
Societies.!
Class of Society.
Share and
Loan.
Reserve and
Insurance.
£
£
X.
£
Distribution.
21,453,542
841,082
45,047,446
7,025,748
43,103
Retail.
1,338,161
635,736
14,212,375
258,205
2,995
English Wholesale.
799,006
176,806
5,014,189
169,660
1,177
Scottish
4,168
2,494
14,161)
330
972
36,697
159,209
62,652
1JB91
1,059
928
2
15
86
Irish Agricultural
Wholesale.
Irish Co-operative
Agency.
Irish Agricultural.
821
95
6,699
192
Not stated.
„ Poultry and Home
Industries, &c.
Total ( 1899
Distribution \ 1898
Production.
23,612,358
21,0*5,214
1,655,021
1,488,302
64,539,267
ii' 1,1 184,799
7,454,503
6,843,567
47.378
41,639
By Productive Societies :—
263,212
422,247
19,545
16,742
466,139
l,184,HHf)
57,521
66,956
1,202
376
Breadbaking and
Food Preparation.
Corn Milling.
101,952
111,449
615,026
5,283
646
Irish Dairying.
628,276
49,418
1,110,620
57,473
6,953
Other Manufactur-
ing Societies.
Total {««»
Uy Distributive Societies: —
1,415,687
1,297,758
96,154
86,8(53
3,376,670
3,325,173
187,233
168,538
9,177
8,359
II
II
3,906,;!85
II
13,810
Retail.
855,604
II
2,272,031
68,153
7,382
English Wholesale.
481,833
II
1,286,153
55,433
4,224
Scottish
Total l1^9
Total ( 1899
Production. ( 1898
Total Distribution \ 1899
and Production. I 1898
1,337,437
1,270,784
!!
I
7,464,569T
6,875,4251
123,586
• 95,167
25,416
21,745
2,753,124
2,5(58,542
**
##
10,841,239
10,200,598
310,819
263,705
34,593
30,104
26,365,482
24,251,756
1,751,175
1,575,465
75,380,506
70,285,397
7,765,322 81,971
7,107,272 74,743
several times in this column,
made.
once in the grand totals.
direct by the productive departments, but are transferred to the distributive departments,
head of Distribution, and accordingly no total can be given.
6 SUMMARY TABLES.
DISTRIBUTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE
TABLE 3. — TABLE showing separately for ENGLAND and WALES, SCOTLAND and
DUCTIVE SOCIETIES FORMED and DISSOLVED in the
Number of Societies Formed.
Number of Societies which have
ceased to exist.
1880
to
1884.
188.1
to
1889.
1890
to
1SS.4.
1895
to
18J9.
Totals
for
2 ) Years.
1880 1885 18, Mi
to to to
1884. 1889. 1894,
1895
to
1899.
Totals
for
20 Years.
ENGLAND AND WALES.
Associations for Distribu-
tion :
Wholesale Distributive
Societies.
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
Eetail Distributive So-
cieties.
Total Distribution ••
Associations for Produc-
tion :—
Building trades . .
160
217
224
127
728
728
121
98
14:?
121
48S
160
217
224
127
125
2
98
143
121
437
.,
8
19
12
41
8
17
27
Mining and quarrying ..
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
-
1
Metal, engineering, and
shipbuilding.
2
10
10
0
31
5
•;
10
4
21
Textiles
2
10
'A
B
20
1
2
6
6
15
Clothiiifi : -Boots and
shoes,
4
IS
28
7
54
-
1
14
16
31
Tailoring, dre^s jind
mantle makinir.
1
2
B
3
15
2
3
6
11
Hat and t-ap making
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
-
1
Farming, dairying, and
lishing.
9
3
7
ti
19
1
1
4
8
9
Printing an 1 allied
trades.
—
4
6
9
18
-
3
3
6
Woodworking and fur-
nishing.
2
4
13
9
24
1
9
8
18
Brickmaking, glas-^, and
pottery.
—
1
2
—
3
-
—
-
1
1
Breadmaking and food
preparation.
—
5
2
6
13
-
1
3
9
7
Corn mills
-
1
-
-
1
1
3
2
2
8
Bass dressing, mat an 1
brush making.
-
2
1
3
6
-
1
2
3
Leather trades
1
1
4
6
11
-
2
-
4
6
Transport
Total Production . .
Totals, England and
Wales.
-
-
2
1
3
261
1
-
1
-
2
17
177
66
108
70
12
15
65
75
196
167
654
233
332
197
989 137
113
208
SOCIETIES FORMED AND DISSOLVED. 7
SOCIETIES.— SOCIETIES FORMED AND DISSOLVED.
IRELAND, the XUAIBER of WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE and PRO-
UNITED KINGDOM during the TWENTY YEARS 18HO-KS'.)'J.
Number of Societies Formed.
Number of Societies which have
ceased to exist.
1880
1885
1890
1895
Totals
1880
188.") 1890
1895 Totals
to
to
to
to
for
to
to to
to
for
1«84.
1881).
1894.
1899. 20 Years.
1884.
1889. 1894.
1899.
20 Years.
SCOTLAND.
Associations for Distribu-
tion :—
Iletail Distributive So-
f>2
39
19
18 128
23
17 14 50
74
Total Distribution . .
52
39
19
18 128
~2lT
~~17 Tr~20
74
Associations for Produc-
tion :—
Mining and quarrying . .
—
—
1
1
1
— — —
1
Metal, engineering, and
_
1
1
_
1
1
shipbuilding.
Textiles
—
—
•2 1 3
1
J
Q
4
Clothing: — Boots and
1 1
__
i
1
shoes.
Tailoring, dress and
—
1 1
_
_
1 1
mantle making.
Farming, dairying, and
—
1
l 3
—
' 1
2
3
fishing.
Printing and allied
—
—
•>
- 2
—
— • —
—
—
trades.
Woodworking and 1'ur-
—
-
1
— -
1
nishincr.
Brickmaking, glass, and
—
1
•
—
1
—
1
pottery.
Breadmaking and i'ood
1
—
3
4
1
1
5
7
Total Production . .
1 2
11
3 17
3
2 3
12
20
Totals, Scotland ..
53 41
30
21 145
26
19 17 32 94
IRELAND.
i
1
1
Associations for Distribu-
tion :—
Wholesale Distributive
— '
1
1
2
_
—
—
Societies.
Retail Distributive
5 8
7
7
• 27
4 5
3
12
Societies.
Agricultural Dist.ril u-
—
1
94
95
—
_ _
—
tive Societies.
Poultry Distributive
—
_
20
20
—
—
Societies.
Home Industries So-
.
— 14
14
1 1
cieties.
Miscellaneous
—
H 3
—
— —
Total Distribution ..
5 8
9
139
161
-
4
5
4 13
Associations for Produc-
tion :
Textiles
1
:\
4
1
—
—
1
Farming, dairying, and
1 1
42 159
203
1
8
29
38
fishing.
Printing and allied
__^
1
1
_
Total Production . .
2 1
42 163
208
__
1
8
29
39
Totals, Ireland
7 9
51 302
369
~Tr~i~
13 j 33
52
Totals, Distribution, United
Kingdom.
Totals. Production, United
217
20
264
69
252
161
284
236
1,017
486
148
16
119
18
162
76
145 574
116 226
Kingdom.
Gnnd Totals, United King-
dom.
237
333
413
520
1,503
164
isT
2G8
261 £00
TABLES.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR RETAIL DISTRIBUTION.-
TABLE 1. — MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL. SALES, and other particulars relating to the
UNITED
ENGLAND
Year.
No. of
Societies
making1
Returns.
No. of Members
in the Societies
making Returns.
Capi
Share.
tal.*
Loan.
£
£
1881
764
475,474
4,980,329
529,130
1882
832
528,541
5,776,766
501,540
1 883
804
543,910
5,878,950
548,302
1884
869
608,523
(1.007,105
030.022
188")
883
644.140
(i. 857,478
600,220
issti
87(1
663,609
7,185,139
MiS.OOO
1S87
874
7 11. S3:,
7.707.040
035,917
1888
in:
74 I.SIM;
S. 025, 900
730,592
188!)
1,008
796,987
8. 52 5.2 7 5
680,525
1890
954
818,592
9,223,662
743.317
L891
1.017
885,745
10.057.537
703,813
1892
1,126
957,935
10,795,528
847.505
181)13
1.127
990,813
11,031,664
801.737
181)4
1.124
1,026,169
11.503,010
779,950
1895
1,116
1,074,534
12,318,505
1.015,012
1890
1,127
1,140,530
13,324,002
902,829
18!) 7
1,121)
1.215,291)
14,189,530
1,115.209
IP 9 8
1,124
1.273,872
15,137.497
1,247,129
1891'
1.134
1,337,669
10,411.202
1,458.290
XOTE. — The figures for 1881-90 have been compiled from an Analysis of
Co-operative Union, but those from 1897 are based UT on Returns made direct to
regards membership and sales in 1899 are not based on the detailed Table on
required for this Table.
* Exclusive of Reserve and Insurance Funds.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION.
MEMBERSHIP. CAPITAL, SALES, &c.
WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS for RETAIL DISTRIBUTION in the
KINGDOM.
AND WALES.
Amount
of
Sales.
Trade Expenses,
including Interest
on Capital.
Amount
devoted to
Education.
Total
Amount of
Capital invested
otherwise than
in Trade.
Year.
Amount.
Percentage
on Sales.
&
£
. &
£
13,140,798
905,162
6-9
12,281
3,147,887
1881
15,231,008
1,046,485
6 -9
14,037
3,447,324
1882
15,637,038
1,129.440
7-2
14,810
3,633,41^
1883
16,509,053
1,161,210
7-0
17.952
3,848,859
1884
16,576,879
1.241.686
7-5
19,172
4,352,68(5 1885
16,910,89?
1.073,278
6-3 18,324 3,?37,383
1886
17,706,597
1.153,969
6'5
19,450 3,593,807
1887
19,233,187
1.207.31)2
6-3
22,098 3,794,831
l sss
21,327,972
1.2(.i:5. 74 3
(i-l
23,225 4, 17!). Si:1.
1889
22,032.827
1 ,365,606
6-2
24,660
4,410,808
1890
25,059,107
1,553,290
1 (51)8,54:)
1.763,840
6-2
6-4
6'8
27,118
28.661
28,802
I.H02.102
5.255.757
5.226,439
1891
1892
1893
2(5.422,777
25,974,276
2(5.204 824
1,863,425
7-1
32,209 5,239,132
1894
27,315.591
1,996,619
7-3
35,974 5.780,911
] 895
211,460,048
2.171,267
7-4
39,783 5,767,175
1896
31,797,430
2,805.956
8-8
44,0(57 6,324,283
1897
33,581,525
3.015.4.")!)
9-0
44,992 6,736,925 1«98
3:>, 4 14. 55 7
3/224,112
9-1 48,525 8,023,217 1899
the Animal Reports of the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies made by the
the Co-operative Union, and upon Balance Sheets of Societies. The figures as
pp. 70-159, but on the Returns from tho=e Societies that gave all the particulars
T?>>v
OF THE.
UNIVERSITY 1
10
SUMMARY TABLES.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR RETAIL DISTRIBUTION.-
TABLE 4. — MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL. SALES, aud other particulars relating
in the UNITED
SCOT-
Year.
No. of
Societies
making
Returns.
Xo. of Members
in the Societies
making Returns.
Cap]
Share.
tal.*
Loan.
£
£
1881
200
71,238
397,142
142,635
1882
202
69,319
403,189
141,298
1888
•J4o
83,066
517,761
188,203
1884
252
92,093
583,105
209,849
) SH5
257
101,948
619,018
233,034
1886
269
110.022
728/717
287,465
1887
272 115,651
791,626
272,787
1888
'277 124,270
877.037
300.607
1889
279 134,733
91)2,2]:;
325,962
1890
275 141,758
1,083,448
389,006
1891
281 157,889
1.251,402
430.722
1892
284 167,757
1,408,955
479,696
1893
283 176.333
1.492,407
526.412
1894
284 184.448
1,613,992
569,228
1895
288 198. C.M'
1,798,397
639,076
1896
287 213.491
2,054,495
612,403
1897
299 247,559
2.121,403
918,T78
1898
296 258.9GO
2,280,361
1,004.114
1899
295 272,651
2,514,008
1,058,395
NOTE. — The figures for 1881-96 have been compiled from an Analysis of
Co-operative Union, but those from 1S97 are based upon Returns made direct to
* Exclusive of Reserve and Insurance Funds.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION.
11
MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, SALES, &C.— continued.
to the WORKMEN'S CO-OPEKATIVE ASSOCIATIONS for RETAIL DISTRIBUTION
KINGDOM — continued.
LAND.
Amount
of
Sales.
Trade Expenses,
including Interest
on Capital.
Amount
devoted to
Education.
Total
Amount of
Capital invested
otherwise than
in Trade.
Year.
Amount.
Percentage
on Sales.
£
£
£
£
2,251,829
140,364
6-2
437
270,711
1881
2,31)0,504
129,167
5'5
671
292,680
1882
2. 879.465
157,814
5'5
874
336,427
1883
3,036,958
180,287
5-9
1,059
373,906
1884
3,270,710
196,019
6-0
1,332
516,553
1885
3,464,373
196,465
5-7
1,414
324,036
1886
3,628,385
198,850
5-5
1,644
298,692
1887
4,719,746
214.778
4-6
1,847
299,077
1888
4,523,820
235,241
5-2
2,067
381,921
1889
4,815,910
252,748
5-2
2,633
458,840
1890
5.508,962
286,736
5-2
2,865
531,417
1891
5,886,421
317,782
5-4
3,629
666,112
1892
5,913.984
346,774
5-9
3,439
695,527
1893
5,992,395
371,625
6-2
4.018
822,269
1894
6.532,656
408,652
6-3
5,020
991,550
1895
7,152.932
454,909
6-4
5,901
1,372,603
1896
8,277,580
631,361
7'6
7,327
1,543,841
1897
8,939,733
723,487
8-1
7,364
1,491,737
1898
9.570,933
785,579
8-2
7,633
1,826,923
1899
the Annual Reports of the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies made by the
the Co-operative Union, and upon Balance Sheets of Societies.
SUMMARY TABLES.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR RETAIL DISTRIBUTION.-
TABLE 4.— MEMBERSHIP. CAPITAL. SALES, and other particulars relating to
the UNITED
IRE-
* Year.
Number of
Societies
making-
Returns.
Number of
Members in
the Societies
making Returns.
Capi
Share.
tal.*
Loan.
1881
7
500
2,775
£
1882
9
741
2,508
loo
1883
7
649
2,0:^:5
loo
1884
7
666
2.1-20
100
1886
8
684
2,404
162
18X6
9
777
2,794
22S
1887 7 T.87
2.i:i2
2!) !
1888 lo 1.127
3,725
624
1889
10
1,280
3,620
100
1890
11
1,266
3,633
202
1891
9
1.041
3,867
218
1892
10
1,188 .
4,194
243
1893
11
1,948
5,288
727
1894
13
2,328
6,860
DOS
1895
13
1.77S
6,723
256
1 896 1 I
1,925
7,138
541
1897
14
2.680
7,785
1,017
1S98 ir, 2,74:;
8,552
1.71 1
1899 17
3,141
8,753
2,828
OTHER CLASSES OF
1895
6 (i(il
1 1 9
387
18% 3-1 3,919
2,204
1 .525
1897 41 :;,144
2,233
5. '.M 7
1898
77 11.150
3,659
7,4lii
1899 85 !U55i>
3,572
11.415
YoV.— The figures for the years 1881 to 1891 have hern cnnipilnl from Report
Registrar of Friendly Societies, the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society.
* Exclusive of Reserve and Insurance Funds.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION.
13
MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, SALES, &C.— continued.
the WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS for RETAIL DISTRIBUTION in
KINGDOM—
LAND.
Trade Expenses,
Total
Amount
of
including Interest
on Capital.
Amount
devoted
to"
Amount of
Capital
invested
Year.
Sales.
Amount.
Percentage
on Sales.
Education.
otherwise
than in
Trade.
£
£
£
£
19,058
1,039
6-6
3
8
1881
24,744
1,758
7-1
—
—
1882
23,501
1,388
5-9
—
52
1883
23,9211
2,385
10-0
—
57
1884
24,754
1,596
6'4
—
426
1885
31,163
1,811
5-8
—
123
1886
23,22f,
1,442 6-2
—
100
1887
34,273
2,286
6-7
7
122
1888
35,448
2,491
7-0
—
207
1889
38.901
2,014
5'2
—
172
1890
31,332
1,892
6-0
—
150
1891
35.336
2.173
6-1
—
1,442
1892
37,630
2,266
6-0
—
3,315
1893
45,175
2,776
6-1
—
1,397
1894
52,427
3,423
6' 5
—
1,405
1895
51,878
3.224
6-2
—
49!)
1896
53,599
3.011
5-6
3
381
1897
60,245
5,589
9-3
28
1,623
1898
61,956
5,830
9-4
27
921
1899
DISTEIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.t
i
5,288
168
3-2
—
7
1895
41,883
3,045
7-4
—
—
1896
47,215
2,080
4-4
—
89
1897
63,201
3,693
5-8
—
194
1898
69,351
3.577
5-2
—
167
1899
of the Co-operative Union, since the latter date from Returns made to the Chief
and Returns made direct t > the Department.
t Agricultural. Home Industries, and Poultry Societies Cin Ireland).
14
SUMMARY TABLES.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR RETAIL DISTRIBUTION*.—
TABLE 4. — MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, SALES, and other particulars relating to
the UNITED
UNITED
Year.
Number of
Societies
making
Returns.
Number of
Members in the
Societies
making
Returns.
Capital.f
•
Share.
Loan.
A
£
1881
971
.-,47,212
5,380,246
671,771
1882
1,043
598,601
6,182.463
702,938
1883
1,051
627,62.->
6,398,744
736,605
ISSJ
1,128
696,282
6,652,890
840,571
1885
1,1 is
746,772
• 7..10S.9MI)
833.416
] >s<;
1,148
774,408
7,916.650
956.293
1887
1,158
828,073
8,561,098
908,998
1888
1,204
867,223
8,906,662
1 o3l.s:>:}
1 SS9
1,297
932,000
9,521,108
1,006,587
1890
1,240
961,616
10,310,748
1,132,585
1891
1,307
1.044,675
11,312,806
1,194,753
1892
1,420
1,126,880
12.208,677
1,327,444
1898
1,421
1,169,094
12,529,359
1.388,876
1 894
1,421
1,212,945
13,183,868
1,350.152
1 895
1,423
1,275,655
14.124,104
1,654,731
1896
] ,462
1,359,866
15,888,499
1,517,298
1S97
1,483
1,468,682
16,320,961
2,040,951
1898
1,513
l,544,72r,
17,430.009
2,260,448
1899
1,531
1,623,111
18,937,595
2,530,934
Xolr. — See Notes to Tables for
* Including the Other Classes of Distributive
t Exclusive of Reserve
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION.
15
MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, SALES, &c.— continued.
the WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS for RETAIL DISTRIBUTION in
KINGDOM — continued.
KINGDOM.
Amount
of
Sales.
Trade Expenses,
including Interest
on Capital.
Amount
devoted to
Education.
Total Amount
of Capital
invested
otherwise
than in
Trade.
Year.
Amount.
Percentage
on Sales.
&
£
£
£
15.411,185
1,046,565
6-8
12,721
3,418,606
1881
17,586.256
1,177,410
6-7
14,708
3,740,004
1882
18,540,004
1,288,642
7-0
15,684
3,969,891
1883
19,569,940
1 .343,882
6-9
19,011
4,222,822
1884
19.872,343
1,439,251
7-2
20,504
4,869,665
1885
20,400,433 1.271,554
6-2
19,738
3,661,542
1886
21,358,207
1,354,261
6-3
21,094
3,892,599
1887
23,987,206
1,424,456
5- It
23,952
4,094,030
1888
25.887,240
1.531,475
5-9
25,292
4,561,941
1889
26,887,638
1,62*0,86$
6-0
27,293
4.869,820
1890
80,599,401
1.841,918
6-0
29.983
5,433,669
1891
32,344,534
2,018,500
6-2
32,290
5,923,311
1892
31,925,896
2,112,880 i 6-6
32,241
5,925,281
1893
32.242.394
2.237,82(5
6-9
36,227
6.062,798
1894
33.905,962
2,408,862
71
40,994
6,773.873
1895
36,715,191
2,632.445
7-2
45,684
7,140,277
1896
40,175,774
3,442.408
8-6
51,397
7,868,594
1897
42,644,704
3,748,228
8-8
52,384
8,230,479
1898
45.116,797
4,019.098
8-9
56,185
9,851,228
1899
England. Scotland, and Ireland.
Societies in Ireland shown on pages 12-13.
and Irsurance Funds.
16
SUMMARY TABLES.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR RETAIL
TABLE "*.— RATES of DIVIDENDS upon PUKCHASES paid to MEMBERS by
WHOLESALE SOCIETIES) for the
[Compiled from the Balance
Number of Societies making returns
Membership
825
1 004 00")
809
1 141 258
940
1 '-*r)7 461
Total amount paid in dividend
£
£
£
Average rate of dividend received by members
per £ of purchases.
«. (I-
2 7:|
X. (1
2 71
Number of members in Societies paying no
dividend.
1,442
870
5,267
Number of members in Societies pavintr a,
dividend per £ fallinir within the following
limits! :—
fid. and under
2,398
6,504
Over Or/, n ml up to lx
10454
11,410
10,760
„ 1*. „ l.v. M
30,317
25371
32,00]
- l«.8d. „ 2x
108,012
127,741
194^)57
„ 2.v. „ 2x.iW
175,771
187,329
217,069
.. 2*.6d „ 3.v
119378
427,284
506,082
3x. ., ;!x. tw
182,369
253,692
189JB08
3x. (W. ,. 4x
„ 4.s- ..
6f),728
10067
9&58S
12,703
Percentage of members in Societies paying no '•
dividend.
Per-
centage.
ifl
Per-
centage.
irl
Per-
cenl
irl
Percentage! of members in Societies paying a
dividend per £ falling within the following
limitsf : —
0*2
0'4
Over 6(7. and up to lx. . .
ro
I'D
ini
, lx. „ lx. Q<1. ..
3*0
2'2
2T>
„ l.s*. 6(7. „ 2x.
10-6
111
15T»
„ 2x. „ 2*. 6<7
17'5
16-4
17'3
„ 2x.6cZ. „ 3x
41-8
37T>
10-2
„ 3x. „ 3*.8d
18-2
22-3
13-5
«, 3*. 6J. „ 4,v.
6T>
ro
8'4
0'8
8-3
ro
100-0
100-0
100-0
* Not
t The rates of dividend taken are those paid upon the main volume of trade. In a
such as butchery, drapery, &c. With few exceptions, the societies paid a dividend to
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION.
17
DISTRIBUTION .—DIVIDENDS.
ASSOCIATIONS for DISTBIBUTION in the UNITED KINGDOM (excluding the
4th QUAETEB of the YBABS 1895-1900.
Sheets of the Societies.]
1898.
1899.
1900.
1,114 ' 1,108
1,144
Number of Societies making returns.
1,432,058 1,604,194
1,618,798
Membership.
1,401,066
£
1,498,349
£
1,667,431
Total amount paid in dividend.
s. d.
2 U
s. d.
2 7*
e. d.
2 74
Average rate of dividend received by members
per £ of purchases.
12,269
9,395
6,627
Number of members in Societies paying no
dividend.
Number of members in Societies
dividend per £ falling within the
limitst:—
paying a
following
6,906
4,297
4,589
Qd. and under.
16,477
20,077
20,457
Over Qd. and up to Is.
55,337
50,572
76,471
„ Is. „ l8.6d.
222,802
247,148
264,335
„ ls.6d. „ 2s.
- 243,032
237,046
293,635
„ 2s. „ 2s. 6d.
544,754
601,528
596,019
„ 2s. 6d. „ 3s.
189,277
197,564
205,784
„ 3s. „ 3s. Qd.
127,903
120,089
130,481
„ 3s. Qd. „ 4s.
14,301
16,478
20,400
., 4s.
Per-
centage.
0-9
Per-
centage.
0-6
Per-
centage.
0-4
Percentage of members in Societies
dividend.
paying no
Percentage of members in Societies
dividend per £ falling within the
limitsf :—
paying a
following
0-4
0-4
0-3
Qd. and under.
11
i-o
1-3
Over Qd. and up to Is.
3'9
3'7
4'7
,. Is. „ ls.M.
15'6
15-7
16-3
„ Is.Qd. „ 2s.
17'0 '
16-8
181
„ 2s. „ 2s. Qd.
38-0
381
36'8
„ 2s. Qd. „ 3s.
13-2
13'7
12-7
„ 3s. „ 3s. Qd.
8'9
8'9
81
„ 3s. Qd. „ 4s.
i-o
11
1-3
„ 4s.
lOO'O
lOO'O
lOO'O
ascertained.
few cases higher or lower dividends were paid upon purchases from minor departments
non-meml»n at one-half the rates paid to members.
SSOT
18
SUMMARY TABLES.
ENGLISH WHOLE-
DISTRIBUTIVE
TABLE 6.— MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, SALES, and other particulars relating to the DISTRIBUTIVE
of the
[Compiled from the published
ear.
Number
of
Members
in
Share-
holding
Societies.
Capital.
Sales.
Rate of
Dis-
tributive
Expenses
per £ of
Sales.
Average
Divi-
dend
paid per
£
on j^ales.
Amount
trans-
ferred to
Reserve
and In-
surance
Funds.
Share*
Loan.*
Eeserve
and
Insur-
ance
Funds.
Total.
£
£
£
£
d.
d.
£
+1864
18,337
2,455
-
2,455
51,857
T7
14
-
1865
24,005
7,182
-
7,182
120,754
1'7
N
-
1866
31,030
10,968
82
11,050
175,489
2-1
3
234
:1867
59,349
^ 11,276
. 14,355
682
26,313
331,744
2'2
3
450
1868
74,737
14,888
16,059
1,115
32,062
412,240
1-9
2|
416
1869
79,245
16,556
22,822
1,280
40,658
507,217
21
li
542
§1870
89,880
19,015
22,323
2,826
44,164
677,734
1-9
2|
1,620
1871
114,588
24,410
25,768
1,910
52,088
758,764
21
2i
1,036
1872
134,276
31,352
112,589
2,916
146,857
1,153,132
2'6
2i
3,243
1873
168,985
48,126
147,949
3,969
200,044
1,636,950
3-0
2
922
1874
198,608
60,930
175,494
8,758
245,182
1,964,829
3'4
2
5,461
1875
249,516
78,249
261,614
14,744
354,607
2,247,395
3'4
2i
7,826
51876
276,522
94,590
264,287
24,108
382,985
2,697,366
3'7
2|
4,925
1877
274,649
103,091
242,736
27,898
373,725
2,827,052
3'6
2
579
1878
305,161
117,657
246,739
32,518
396,914
2,705,625
3'7
24
5,970
1879
331,625
130,615
276,570
42,045
449,230
2,645,331
3'7
2i
8,060
1880
61,523
146,061
315,351
57,988
519,400
3,339,681
3'4
21
10,651
1881
367,973
156,052
339,454
37,170
532,676
3,574,095
3'4
2$
7,672
NOTE.— The English Society is a Federation which at the end of 1900
* Previous to 1867 the division of share and loan capital is not stated. t 30 weeks.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION.
19
SALE SOCIETY.
DEPARTMENTS.
DEPARTMENTS of the ENGLISH CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE SOCIETY from the commencement
Society.
Accounts of the Society.]
Tear.
Number
of
Members
in
Share-
holding
Societies.
Capital.
Pales.
Rate of
Dis-
tributive
Expenses
per £ of
Sales.
Average
Divi-
dend
paid per
£
on Sales.
Amount
trans-
ferred to
Reserve
and In-
surance
Funds.
Share.
Loan.
Reserve
and
Insur-
ance
Funds.
Total.
£
£
£
£
£
d.
d.
£
1882
404,006
171,940
368,419
43,431
583,790
4,038,238
3'4
H
3,416
1883
433,151
186,692
408,110
48,610
643,412
4,546,889
3'4
N
3,176
§1884
459,734
207,080
439,313
59,438
705,831
4,675,371
3'5
2|
6,431
1885
507,772
234,112
459,168
82,282
775,562
4,793,151
3'6
*
17,713
1886
558,104
270,679
497,663
106,173
874,515
5,223,179
3'7
3*
22,546
1887
604,800
300,953
511,998
125,998
938,949
6,713,235
3'9
•i
12,186
1888
634,196
318,583
541,878
149,318
1,009,779
6,200,074
4'0
25
16,298
51889
679,336
342,218
607,589
187,096
1,136,903
7,028,944
4'0
N
18,907
1890
721,316
434,017
697,108
215,475
1,316,600
7,429,073
4-0
S
20,982
1891
751,269
473,956
629,719
261,689
1,365,364
8,766,430
3'9
Bj
15,847
1892
824,149
523,512
565,663
292,662
1,381,837
9,300,904
4'2
H
7,511
1893
873,698
570,149
520,341
291,670
1,382,160
9,526,167
4'5
H
W5*
1894
910,104
598,496
580,376
320,020
1,498,892
9,443,938
4'6
21
26,092
§1895
930,985
635,541
520,457
365,967
1,521,965
10,141,917
4'6
3i
37,424
1896
993,564
682,656
531,920
437,491
1,652,067
11,115,056
4-6
*j
28,045
1897
1,053,564
728,749
544,541
489,253
1,762,543
11,920,143
4'9
21 r
8,338
1898
1,118,158
775,536
502,547
559,282
1,837,365
12,574,748
4'8
,: 3*J
36,618
1899
1,179,609
821,224
516,937
635,736
1,973,897
14,212,375
4-7
• 43
63,843
1900
1,249,091
883,791
539,101
735,991
2,158,883
16,043,889
4'7
4
48,210
included 1,078 Co-operative Associations, comprising 1,219,091 members,
t 65 weeks. § 63 weeks. || 50 weeks, If Taken from reserve and insurance fund.
WOT
B 2
SUMMARY TABLES.
ENGLISH WHOLESALE SOCIETY.
BANKING DEPARTMENT.
7. — NUMBER of SOCIETIES BANKING with the WHOLESALE SOCIETY, RECEIPTS of
the DEPARTMENT, PROFIT, RESERVE FUND, and ASSETS for each of the YEARS 1881-
1900.
(Compiled from the published Accounts of the Society.')
Year.
No. of
Current
Accounts
Receipts.
Profit
after
paying
Interest
on
Capital.
Bank
Reserve
Fund.
Assets.
Current
Accounts.
Other
Receipts.
Total.
lLoans and
Advances
on
Securities.
Cash
Balances
and other
Assets.
Total.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
1881
136
6,328,132
5,592,282
11,920,414
1,336
589
116,684
179,185
295,869
1882
137
6,861,965
6,293,016
13,154,981
1,127
1,249
83,050
131,206
214,256
1883
156
7,471,675
6,914,951
14,386,626
2,440
1,471
81,591
215,642
297,233
1884
174
7,911,715
7,036,960
14,948,675
1,572
2,391
94,286
343,859
438,145
1885
181
7,978,919
7,123,806
15,102,725
2,346
3,323
109,208
346,986
456,194
1886
198
8,550,043
7,549,505
16,099,548
3,014
4,696
127,672
273,013
400,685
1887
210
9,312,252
8,064,163
17,376,415
4,222
6,437
132,527
212,193
344,720
888
226
10,039,279
8,699,475
18,738,754
4,984
9,033
131,787
255,226
387,013
389
248
11,383,954
9,651,633
21,035,587
3,834
9,317
122,290
455,541
577,831
S90
263
12,440,739
10,888,771
23,329,510
3,845
9,958
129,068
702,713
831,781
391
286
14,193,488
12,992,004
27,185,492
5,193
11,168
149,856
492,176
642,032
392
314
15,326,524
13,659,721
28,986,245
7,309
13,059
137,951
467,672
605,623
!93
350
15,617,434
13,679,185
29,296,619
6,800
15,702
153,646
624,952
678,598
894
370
16,206,378
14,392,373
30,598,751
5,319
6,104
121,202
765,523
886,725
895
389
17,786,992
16,039,161
33,826,153
5,078
7,535
374,784
744,970
1,119,754
.896
4J;1
19,778,941
18,025,791
37,804,732
8,321
20,058
681,381
604,136
1,185,517
897
460
21,975,553
20,125,398
42,100,951
10,033
23,414
748,483
243,764
992,247
.898
511
24,260,932
22,119,295
46,380,227
11,245
43,887
908,106
391,507
1,299,613
1899
584
28,311,202
25,666,816
53,978,018
12,146
46,480
1,149,707
171,234
1,320,941
1900
621
83,358,151
29,501,855
62,860,006
11,445
47,043
1,255,409
138,950
1,394,359
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION.
21
ENGLISH WHOLESALE SOCIETY.
SHIPPING DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 8.— NUMBER and TONNAGE of SHIPS owned by the SOCIETY ; the
SHIPMENTS (in TONS) ; the RECEIPTS for FREIGHTS, CARRIAGE, and COM-
MISSION ; the Amount of WAGES paid to the CREWS ; the DEPRECIATION
charged to EXPENSES ACCOUNT, and the PROFIT or Loss before paying
INTEREST on CAPITAL for each of the years 1881-1900.
(Compiled from the published Accounts of the Society.*)
Year.
Steamships.
Shipments
during
Year.
Receipts : —
Freights,
Carriage,
and Com-
mission.
Wages
paid to
Officers
and Crews.
Depre-
ciation
charged to
Expenses
Account.
Profit
(+)or
Loss (— )
before
paying In-
terest oni
Capital.
No.
Gross
Tonnage.
Tons.
£
£
£
£
1881 ..
2
906
41,571
30,961
2,191
815
+ 13
1882 ..
2
908
48,352
37,748
2,622
980
+ 530
1883
3
1,506
106,383
67,447
3,205
1,133
— 1,913
1884 ..
4
1,888
111,401
64,741
4,271
1,452
- 731
1885
4
1,888
107,006
70,157
5,428
],917
+ 588
1886 ..
5
2,581
111,968
64,932
5,794
2,017
+ 3,047
1887
5
2,581
134,317
78,642
6,799
2,643
+ 2,465
1888 ..
5
3,016
145,941
84,740
7,301
2,810
4- 2,344
1889 ..
6
3,911
158,213
92,255
7,819
3,249
+ 7,052
1890
6
3,911
174,137
100,521
9,287
4,779
+ 7,638
1891 ..
6
3,911
164,313
98,612
9,669
6,391
+ 2,032
1892
7
3,964
137,667
88,112
9,496
6,415
- 2,985
1893 ..
7
3,964
139,817
96,036
9,651
8,429
— 5,878
1894
7
3,964
178,976
107,261
9,937
6,450
- 72
1895
8
4,047
176,931
108,027
9,640
6,423
- 4,300
1896 ..
7
3,449
167,523
104,644
8,375
4,240
- 677
1897 ..
7
3,449
171,173
117,262
8,230
4,168
+ 1,803
1898
7
3,564
178,511
123,878
8,262
3,287*
+ 3,259
1899
7
3.564
133,491
132,995
8,149
4,087
+ 5,256
1900
7
3,652
194,066
137,241
7,664
6,561
+ 3,532
* In addition to the amount here shown, a further sum of £16,711 was written off the
value of the ships out of the general trading profits of the year, reducing the value of shipa
in the accounts of the Society to nil, subsequent additions and repairs being written off
eaoh year.
22
SUMMARY TABLES.
SCOTTISH WHOLESALE SOCIETY.—
TABLE 9. — MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, SALES, and other particulars relating to
SOCIETY from the
[ Compiled from the
Tear.
Number
of
Members
in
Share-
holding
Societies.
Capital.
Sales.
Bate
of
Distri-
butive
Ex-
penses
per £
of
Sales.
Average
Divi-
dend
paid
per £
on
Sales.
Amount
trans-
ferred
to
Reserve
and
Insur-
ance
Funds.
Share*
Loan.*
Reserve
and
Insur-
ance.
Funds.
Total.
£
£
£
£
d.
d.
£
T1868
Not
stated
1,700*
95:
1,795
9,697
3'8
—
49
1869
ii
6.075J
100:
6,175
81,094
3-0
tt
63
§1870
»
12,433
110
12,543
105,250
3'5
4|
324
1871
-
3,894
13,195
920
18,009
162,658
3'2
Bi
678
1872
18,708
7,883
23,017
31
30,931
262,531
3-1
41
471
1873
21,271
10,636
27,330
12,467
50,433
384,489
31
41
214
1874
24,651
10,788
37,096
1,098
48,982
409,947
3-9
«i
945
1875
27,112
13,556
23,850
19,345
66,751
430,169
3'9
4
94*1
51876
29,008
12,946
51,751
2,522
67,219
457,529
3'9
4
119
1877
31,945
14,958
64,514
3,097
72,569
589,221
3-5
4
675
1878
34,830
16,548
63,077
3,549
83,174
600,690
4-0
4
462
1879
36,008
17,330
70,141
6,606
93,077
630,098
4'2
4f
2,055
1880
41,584
19,160
82,614
8,405
110,179
845,222
3'7
H
2,798
**1881
49,073
22,418
104,496
8,799
135,713
986,647
3'8
6
392
1882
53,684
25,093
132,049
12,287
169,429
1,100,689
4'2
5i
3,490
1883
59,529
27,950
151,487
14,559
193,996
1,253,154
4-2
6!
2,271
NOTE.— The Scottish Society is a Federation which at the end of 1900 included 288
members of the Society.
* Previous to 1871 the division of share and loan capital is not stated.
Taken from reserve and insurance funds. 5 61 weeks.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION.
23
DISTRIBUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.
the DISTRIBUTIVE DEPARTMENTS of the SCOTTISH CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE
commencement of the Society.
Accounts of the Society.']
Year.
Number
of
Members
in
Share-
holding
Societies.
Capital.
Sales.
Bate
of
Distri-
butive
Ex-
penses
per £
of
Sales.
Average
Divi-
dend
paid
per£
on
Sales.
Amount
trans-
ferred
to
Reserve
and
Insur-
ance
Funds.
Share.
Loan.
Reserve
and
Insur-
ance
Funds.
Total.
&
£
£
£
£
d.
d.
£
1884
65,331
31,015
193,260
17,473
241,748
1,300,332
4'5
Bi
2,004
1885
70,066
34,257
225,510
21,255
281,022
1,438,220
4'5
61
3,783
tt!888
79,874
56,234
237,769
25,567
319,570
1,857,152
4'7
6*
4,213
••1887
87,220
61,884
259,044
32,652
353,580
: 1,810,016
4'7
61
7,085
1888
96,521
68,841
280,612
36,875
386,328
1,963,854
4'8
6J
4,223
1889
107,004
76,556
325,811
44,177
445,544
2,273,782
4'6
6i
7,303
1890
117,664
84,455
390,860
52,883
528,198
2,475,601
4'8
7
8,705
1891
131,086
95,378
435,622
64,940
595,940
2,828,037
4'8
61
8,964
1892
139,022
129,973
473,856
73,649
677,478
3,104,768
5-0
6f
12,301
1893
149,164
144,075
503,028
85,349
732,452
3,135,562
5-5
6*
11,201
1894
159,820
157,208
468,896
65,728
691,832
3,056,583
5'9
6
|| 19,621
1895
171,985
169,906
590,527
78,931
839,364
3,449,462
5'4
7
13,203
1896
189,763
187,848
591,800
103,766
883,414
3,822,581
5'2
71
24,834
1897
211,859
211,489
554,902
123,567
889,958
4,405,854
5'2
8
19,801
1898
223,699
223,932
485,890
147,107
856,929
4,692,330
5-7
7
23,540
1899
240,873
242,010
556,996
176,806
975,812
5,014,189
5'5
8
29,699
1900
251,376
254,113
670,525
213,425
1,138,063
5,463,631
5'5
8
36,619
Co-operative Associations, comprising 251,376 members ; 320 of its employees were also
lounts.
ft 60 weeks.
t 13 weeks only. t Approximate amounts. I 50 week*
"53 week*
24
SUMMARY TABLES. — CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION.
IRISH WHOLESALE SOCIETIES.
TABLE 10. — MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, SALES and other particulars relating to the
CO-OPERATIVE WHOKESALE SOCIETIES in IRELAND.
[Compiled from the published Accounts of the Societies and from special information
furnished by them.~\
(I.) IRISH CO-OPERATIVE AGENCY.
Tear.
Number
of
Members
in
Share-
holding
Societies.
Capital.
Sales.
Bate of
Dis-
tributive
Expenses
per £ of
Sales.
Average
Divi-
dend
paid per
£ on
Sales.
Amount
trans-
ferred to
Reserve
and
Insur-
ance
Funds.
Share.
Loan.
Reserve
and
Insur-
ance
Funds.
Total.
£
£
&
£
£
d.
d.
£
1893*
138
542
—
680
45,575
7-0
—
—
1894
138
1,442
—
1,580
64,858
5-9
—
—
1895
Cannot
201
1,793
—
1,994
77,606
6-5
—
—
1896
be
270
2,128
—
2,398
110,726
7-6
—
—
1897
stated.
239
2,242
—
2,481
116,238
6-1
—
—
1898
352
2,000
—
2,352
133,011
6-2
—
—
1899
375
2,119
330
2,824
159,209
5-9
—
330
1900
404
866
1,628
2,898
177,205
6-1
—
1,298
(II.) AGRICULTURAL WHOLESALE.
Number
Capital.
Rate of
Average
Amount
trans-
Year.
of
Members
in
Share-
holding
Societies.
Share.
Loan.
Eeserve
and
Insur-
ance
Funds.
Total.
Sales.
Dis-
tributive
Expenses
per £ of
Sales.
Divi-
dend
paid per
£ on
Sales.
ferred to
Reserve
and
Insur-
ance
Funds.
£
£
£
£
£
d.
d.
£
1897*
) Cannot
312
—
—
312
14,441
6-0
—
—
\ be
1898
) stated.
1,861
579
200
2,640
40,006
5-6
*i
200
1899
3,271
2,493
1,676
4,168
36,697
14-6
—
—
1900
3,323
3,034
2,289
5,323
36,764
12-1
—
—
NOTE. — The Irish Co-operative Agency consisted at the end of 1899 of 47 agri-
cultural and dairying societies, and the Agricultural Wholesale at the end of 1900
of 29 agricultural and dairying societies.
* Commencement of business.
SUMMARY TABLES. — CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
25
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
TABLE 11. — NUMBER of PERSONS EMPLOYED in PRODUCTION by, and TOTAL VALUE
of PRODUCTIONS of WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES in the UNITED
KINGDOM making RETURNS in the Years 1895-99.
[Compiled from the published Accounts of the Societies, and from special information
furnished by them.']
Year.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR DISTRIBU-
TION.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR PRODUC-
TION.
Grand
Total.
Retail
Societies.
Wholesale
Societies.
Total.
Corn
Milling
Societies.
Other
Forms
of Produc-
tion.
Total.
1895
NUMBER OF RETURNS.
494
2
496
9
170
179
875
1896
495
2
497
9
190
199
696
1897
580
2
582
9
212
221
803
1898
613
2
615
8
242
250
865
1899
1895
616
2
618
8
259
267
885
NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN PRODUCTION.
8,854
6,684
15,638
404
6,716
7,120
22,658
1896
9,398
8,588
17,986
394
7,381
7,775
25,761
1897
10,934
9,353
20,287
405
7,868
8,273
28,560
1898
12,008
9,737
21,745
391
7,968
8,359
30,104
1899
13,810
11,606
25,416
376
8,801
9,177
34,593
VALUE OF GOODS PRODUCED.*
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
1895
2,356,405
1,570,598
3,927,003
957,906
1,393,928
2,351334
6,278,837
1896
2,650,183
2,119,228
4,769,411
1,070,543
1,597,825
2,668,368
7,437,779
1897
3,297,816
2,905,167
6,202,983
1,264,402
1,763,976
3,028378
9,231,361
1898
3,683,529
3,191,896
6,875,425
1,408,646
1,916,527
3,325,173
10,200,598
1899
3,906,385
3,558,184
7,464,569
1,184,885
2,191,785
3,376,670
10,841,239
• In the case of the wholesale and retail distributive societies the goods are not usually
sold by the productive departments, but are transferred to the distributive departments.
36
SUMMARY TABLES.
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION -
TABLE 12.— TOTAL PRODUCTION by WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES for DISTRIBUTION
engaged in
I. Classified by Industry, A.ger and Sex.
[Compiled from the published Accounts of the Societies
Industries.
Number
of
Societies
Persons employed in Production
at end of 1899.
Total Sales, and
Transfers from
Productive to Dis-
tributive Depart-
ments in 1899.
Men.
Women.
Young
Persons
under
18 years
of age.
Total.
Per
Cent, of
Grand
Total.
Amount.
Per
Cent,
of
Grand
Total.
£
Building
62
1,910
1
121
2,032
6-9
314,182
2'9
Mining and quarrying
3
350
-
10
360
I'O
36,500
0-3
Metal, engineering and
shipbuilding.
29
678
96
163
937
2-7
131,087
11
Textile
28
889
1,296
439
2,624
7'6
536,300
4'9
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
372
5,587
1,479
1,428
8,494
24-5
1,214,958
11-2
Tailoring, mantle and
shirtmaking.
236
2,615
2,440
883
5,938
17'2
648,959
6'0
Dressmaking and mil-
linery.
238
8
1,870
988
2,866
8'3
183,320
1-7
Farming, dairying, and
fishing.
175
979
227
67
1,273
3'7
952,707
8'8
Printing and allied trades. .
17
661
287
323
1,271
3'7
193,955
11
Woodworking and fur-
nishing.
25
757
64
138
959
2-8
122,677
11
Soap and candle making . .
2
190
36
140
366
1-0
266,241
2-5
Food Preparation :—
Bread making and
confectionery.
466
3,353
513
635
4,501
13-0
2,604,493
24-0
Oorn milling ..
24
801
30
20
851
2'5
2,784,761
25-7
Other foods ..
31
393
547
185
1,125
3'2
488,934
4'5
Tobacco
4
103
229
130
462
1-3
298,525
2'8
Bass dressing, brush and
mat making.
7
80
32
15
127
0-4
24,143
0-2
Leather
4
53
1
1
55
0'2
10,293
O'l
Other industries
Totals : United Kingdom
3
50
18
18
( 86
( 2661
j ro
28,904
0!3
885*
19,457
9,166
5,704
( 34,327
{ 266
] lOO'O
10,841,239
100*0
Some societies carry on two or more trades and are entered
t These employees were not classified
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
27
EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTION in 1899.
and PRODUCTION in the UNITED KINGDOM in 1899, together with NUMBEB of EMPLOYEES
PRODUCTION.
II. Classified by Groups of Counties.
and ft .-"in special information furnished by them.']
Groups of Counties.
Num-
ber of
So-
cieties.
Persons
employed in
Production at
end of 1899.
Total Sales, and Transfers
from Productive to Distributive
Departments in 189y.
No.
Per
Cent, of
Grand
Total.
Amount.
Per Cent,
of Grand Total.
ENGLAND AND WALES.
£
Noi ".era Counties
Tor' ?bire .
81
103
116
2,220
3,783
11,800
6'4
10-9
34-1
489,901
1,520,251
3,640,594
4*5
14-0
33-6
Lancashire and Cheshire
North and West Midlands
106
3,030
8-8
707,729
6-6
South Midlands and Eastern
00
2,043
5-9
442,012
41
South-Eastern
33
277
0-8
125,956
11
London (12-mile radius)
23
470
1-4
163,237
1-6
Southern and Western
20
271
0-8
124,864
1-2
Wales and Monmouth
TOTALS : ENGLAND AND WALES
SCOTLAND.
9
80
0-2
34,898
0'3
580
23,974
69-3
7,249,442
66-9
Northern Counties
78
1,651
4-5
491,767
4'5
Southern Counties
TOTALS: SCOTLAND
IRELAND.
Leinster . .
100
8,278
23'9
2,481,366
22*9
178
9,829
28*4
2,973,133
27-4
14
47
49
17
91
302
276
122
0'3
0-9
0'8
0-3
67,336
287,769
171,416
92,143
0-6
27
1-6
0-8
Munster
Ulster
Connaught
TOTALS : IRELAND
Totals : United Kingdom
127
790
2-3
618,664
6-7
885
84,593
100*0
10,841,239
100*0
under several heads, consequently this oolumn doea not add up.
according to age or sex.
28
SUMMARY TABLES.
PRODUCTION CARRIED ON BY
TABLU 13.— NUMBER of SOCIETIES established primarily for RETAIL DISTRIBUTION
employed in PRODUCTION, the TOTAL VALUE of the PRODUCTIONS transferred to
WAGES for PRODUCTION in each of the
[Compiled from special Returns made to the
1896.
1897.
Industries.
No. of
Societies
making
returns.
No. of
Persons
em-
ployed
in Pro-
duction.
Total
Amount
paid in
Wages.
Total
estimated
Value of
Produc-
tions.
No. of
Societies
making
returns.
No. of
Persons
em-
ployed
in Pro-
duction.
Total
Amount,
paid in
Wages.
Total
estimated
Value of
Produc-
tions.
ENGLAND
£
£
£
£
Building ..
Metal
22
2
478
5
34,475
195
85,575
367
20
2
602
7
38,304
176
75,729
322
Textile
6
297
8,646
64,024
3
291
10,135
60,536
Clothing:—
Boots and shoes
Tailoring
Dressmaking and
214
108
129
1,646
1,355
1,166
88,421
73,581
24,812
200,162
174,420
64,447
258
133
158
1,938
1,586
1,338
108,234
91,029
29,515
264,011
225,834
94,974
millinery.
Shirtmaking ..
1
2
35
212
5
12
289
1,333
Farming
Woodworking and
furnishing.
28
133
1
6,085
20
30,801
30
29
153
79
7,220
3,448
36,212
5,455
Food preparation :—
Corn milling
13
157
12,215
443,968
14
154
11,905
539,566
Bread making and
239
1,156
66,708
700,153
290
1,394
82,228
925,597
confectionery.
Other foods
0
74
2,896
43,063
10
66
3,287
46,096
Brush and mat making
1
8
670
2,936
1
9
707
3,106
TOTAL
368*
6,478
318,759
1,790,158
441*
7,629
386,477
2,278,771
SOOT-
£
£
£
£
Building
4
39
2,862
4,836
4
19
2,607
5,928
Metal
1
6
266
328
1
6
269
336
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
Tailoring
Dressmaking and
53
42
45
318
682
793
17,006
33,449
15,984
35,375
81,926
52,600
66
54
48
384
787
882
20,057
40,494
17,176
40,725
95,907
54,023
millinery.
Shirtmaking
—
—
—
—
—
—
. —
—
Farming
2
39
1,711
9,420
2
40
1,710
9,190
Woodworking and
—
—
—
—
—
furnishing.
Food preparation :—
Corn milling
Bread making and
113
10
1,035
824
64,872
22,232
652.892
~125
1,169
75^070
789,113
confectionery.
Other foods
—
—
—
—
3
18
1,010
23,823
TOTAL
126«
2,919
136,974
859,609
139*
3,305
158,423
1,019,045
Some societies carry on two or more trades, and M-J entered
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
SOCIETIES FOR RETAIL DISTRIBUTION.
which were returned as also engaged in PRODUCTION, with the NUMBER of PERSONS
the DISTRIBUTIVE DEPARTMENTS of these SOCIETIES, and the TOTAL AMOUNT paid in
Years 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899.
Department by the Societies. ,]
1898.
1899.
No. of
Societies
making
returns.
No. of
Persons
em-
ployed
in Pro-
duction.
Total
Amount
paid in
Wages.
Total
estimated
Value of
Produc-
tions.
No. of
Societies
making
returns.
No. of
Persons
em-
ployed
in Pro-
duction.
Total
Amount
paid in
Wages.
Total
estimated
Value of
Produc-
tions.
Industries.
AND WALES. .
£
£
£
£
29
6
731
24
51,572
1,292
98,221
2,536
39
1,075
27
66,687
1,531
138,017
3,479
Building.
Metal.
9
274
8,486
49,653
10
313
11,131
64,257
Textile.
Clothing :—
267
146
2,086
1,693
108,372
94,224
266,487
221,970
270
158
2,223
2,005
126,041
112,539
300,765
299,393
Boots and Shoes.
Tailoring.
178
1,498
32,697
103,320
179
1,737
37,004
123,222
Dressmaking and
millinery.
7
18
421
1,618
7
33
469
2,170
Shirtmaking.
36
10
187
117
8,203
6,907
43,880
11,483
38
16
195
188
8,995
11,639
46,491
22,108
Farming.
Woodworking and
furnishing.
14
171
13,735
597,580
14
163
17,464
572,486
Food preparation*:—
Corn milling.
293
1,501
92,047
1,106,041
306
1,682
104,357
1,109,002
Bread making and
18
90
4,515
43,838
19
112
4,903
43,694
confectionery.
Other foods.
2
19
1,318
6,694
2
20
1,329
7,143
Brush and mat making.
460*
8,409
423,789
2,553,321
459*
9,773
504,089
2,732.227
TOTAL.
LAND.
£
£
£
£
12
106
4,454
11,853
12
128
9,470
20,129
Building
—
—
—
—
2
8
388
476
Metal.
Clothing :—
77
62
426
901
23,473
46,648
47,927
106,780
77
64
414
997
23,355
52,856
47,138
110,819
.boots and shoes.
Tailoring.
53
907
20,018
58,326
58
1,111
23,377
60,098
Dressmaking and
millinery.
1
2
22
32
2
5
36
68
Shirtmaking.
2
43
1,737
9,429
2
38
1,682
9,389
Farming.
—
—
—
1
2
130
1,192
Woodworking and
furnishing.
Food preparation :—
—
—
—
_
—
—
Corn milling.
135
1,184
78,741
872,859
141
1,302
89,319
897,029
Bread making and
4
30
1,795
23,002
7
32
2,088
27,820
confectionery.
Other foods.
153*
3,599
176,888
1,130,208
157*
4,037
202,701
1,174,158
TOTAL.
under several heads, consequently this column does not add up.
30
SUMMARY TABLES.
PRODUCTION CARRIED ON BY SOCIETIES
TABLE 13. — NUMBER OF SOCIETIES established primarily for RETAIL DISTRIBUTION
employed in PRODUCTION, the TOTAL VALUE of the PRODUCTIONS transferred
paid in WAGES for PRODUCTION in each of the
Industries.
1896.
1897.
No. of
Societies
making
returns.
No. of
Persons
em-
ployed
in Pro-
duction.
Total
Amount
paid in
Wages.
Total
estimated
Value of
Produc-
tions.
No. of
Societies
making
returns.
No. of
Persons
em-
E loved
i Pro-
duction.
Total
Amount
paid in
Wages.
Total
estimated
Value of
Pro-
ductions.
UNITED
£
£
£
£
Building
28
617
37,337
70,411
24
621
40,911
81,657
Metal
3
10
461
695
3
13
445
658
Textile
6
297
8,646
64,024
3
291
10,135
60,536
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
267
1,962
105,427
235,537
324
2,322
128,291
304,736
Tailoring
160
2,037
107,030
256,346
187
2,373
131,523
321,741
Dressmaking and
millinery.
174
1,959
40,796
117,047
206
2,220
46,691
148,997
Shirtmaking
1
2
35
212
5
12
289
1,333
Farming
30
172
7,796
40,221
31
193
8,930
45,402
Woodworking and
furnishing.
1
1
20
30
7
79
3,448
6,455
Food preparation :—
Corn milling
14
167
13,039
466,200
15
164
12,729
561,798
Bread making and
confectionery.
353
2,192
131,632
1,353,461
415
2,563
157,298
1,714,710
Other foods ..
9
74
2,896
43,063
12
74
3,503
47,687
Brush and mat making
To TAL
1
8
670
2,936
1
9
707
3,106
495*
9,398
455,785
2,650,183
580*
10,934
544,900
3,297,816
NOTE: IRELAND.— A return received from one society in Ireland for the year 1896, having a bread
£416. This return is included in the summary for the United
* Some societies carry on two or more trades, and are entered
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
31
FOR RETAIL DISTRIBUTION— continued.
which were returned as also engaged iu PRODUCTION, with the NUMBER of PERSONS
to the DISTRIBUTIVE DEPARTMENTS of these SOCIETIES, and the TOTAL AMOUNT
Years 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899— continued.
1898.
1899.
Industries.
No. of
Societies
making
returns.
No. of
Persons
em-
ployed
in Pro-
duction.
Total
Amount
paid in
Wages.
Total
estimated
Value of
Pro-
ductions.
No. of
Societies
making
returns.
No. of
Persons
em-
Ei°ffod-
duction.
Total
Amount
paid in
Wages.
Total
estimated
Value of
Pro-
ductions.
KINGDOM.
£
£
£
£
41
837
56,026
110,074
51
1,203
76,157
158,146
Building.
6
24
1,292
2,536
9
35
1,919
3,955
Metal.
9
274
8,486
49,653
10
313
11,181
64,257
Textile.
Clothing :—
344
2,512
131,845
314,414
347
2,637
149,396
347,903
Boots and shoes.
208
2,594
140,872
328,750
222
3,002
165,395
410,212
Tailoring.
231
2,405
52,715
161,646
237
2,848
60,381
183,320
Dressmaking and
millinery.
8
20
443
1,650
9
38
505
2,238
Shirtmaking.
38
230
9,940
53,309
40
233
10,677
65,880
Farming.
10
117
6,907
11,483
17
190
11,769
23,300
Woodworking and
furnishing.
Food preparation :—
14
171
13,735
597,580
14
163
17,464
572,486
Corn milling.
428
2,685
170,788
1,978,900
447
2,984
198,676
2,006,031
Bread making and
confectionery.
22
120
6,310
66,840
26
144
6,991
71,514
Other foods.
2
19
1,318
6,694
2
20
1,329
7,143
Brush and mat making.
TOTAL.
613*
12,008
600,677
3,683,529
616*
13,810
706,790
3,906,385
making department, showed one man employed, th
Kingdom. For 1897, 1898, and 1899, no returns were receiv
under several heads, consequently this column does not add up.
uced
32
SUMMARY TABLES.
PRODUCTION CARRIED ON BY SOCIETIES
ENGLISH WHOLESALE SOCIETY.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
TABLE 14. — NUMBER of EMPLOYEES engaged and AMOUNT OP CAPITAL employed
in PRODUCTION, VALUE of PRODUCTIONS, and AMOUNT of EXPENSES of
the MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENTS of the ENGLISH CO-OPERATIVE WHOLE-
SALE SOCIETY in EACH YEAR from COMMENCEMENT of MANUFACTURING.
[ Compiled partly from the published Accounts of the Society and partly from
information specially supplied by the Society.']
Year.
Number
of
Persons
employed
in
Produc-
tion at enc
of Year.
Average
Amount of
Capital
employed.
Value
of
Productions
at
Cost.
Expenses (excluding materials
used).
Amount
of
Productive
Wages.
Other
Expenses.*
Total
Expenses,
including
Productive
Wages.
1874
220
£
18,100
£
54,784
£
11,279
£
2,444
£
13,723
1875
320
25,000
76.403
18,547
3,146
21,693
1876
400
35,000
85,894
22,747
3,967
26,714
1877
450
44,800
97,642
25,111
4,769
29,880
1878
470
45,200
101,397
27,600
5,142
32,742
1879
659
45,100
103,587
29,593
4,957
34,550
1880
680
46,454
118,340
32,465
5,568
38,033
1881
689
47,370
133,106
37,747
5,847
43,594
1882
713
48,413
149,053
42,601
6,196
48,797
1883
933
47,769
144,244
38,680
8,257
46,937
1884
965 *
55,527
160,757
44,112
9,923
54,035
1885
979
65,613
171,441
46,689
11,584
58,273
1886
996
69,864
184,789
50,967
14,087
65,054
1887
1,110
78,093
196,448
54,151
16,386
70,537
1888
1,405
106,256
231,570
65,367
19,424
84,791
1889
1,758
114,732
282,709
79,606
21,452
101,058
1890
1,969
127,866
350,630
97,793
23,240
121,033
1891
2,823
271,033
583,480
116,617
38,122
154,739
1892
3,278
359,808
816,348
141,329
55,391
196,720
1893
3,054
397,141
729,144
124,007
60,854
184,861
1894
3,265
392,210
783,778
138,360
64,478
202,838
1895
3,933
571,613
914,048
164,582
75,783
240,365
1896
5,277
663,975
1,234,750
239,730
102,523
342,253
1897
5,653
709,778
1,572,807
284,964
115,018
399,982
1898
5,955
794,635
1,909,649
266,493
128,680
395,173
1899
7,382
855,604
2,223,694
356,447
136,596
493,043
1900
7,462
1,029,062
2,626,516
370,371
193,050
563,421
* Including
property, and
interest on capital (all of -which is treated as loan capital), depreciation of
expenses of management, Ac.
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
33
FOR WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION.
SCOTTISH WHOLESALE SOCIETY.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
TABLE 15.— NUMBER of EMPLOYEES engaged and AMOUNT of CAPITAL employed
in PRODUCTION, VALUE of PRODUCTIONS, and AMOUNT of EXPENSES of the
MANUFAC TURING DEPARTMENTS of the SCOTTISH CO-OPERATIVE WHOLE-
SALE SOCIETY, together with the AMOUNT distributed to such EMPLOYEES
as BONUS,* in EACH YEAR from COMMENCEMENT of MANUFACTURING.
[Compiled partly from the published Accounts of the Society and partly from
information specially supplied Ijy the Society.']
Year.
Number
of
Persons
employed
in Pro-
duction
at end of
year.
Average
Amount
of Capital
em-
ployed.
Value of
Produc-
tions at
Cost.
Expenses (excluding
Materials used).
Amount distributed
to Productive
Employees as
Bonus on Wages.*
Amount
of Pro-
ductive
Wages.
Other
Ex-
penses, t
Total
Expenses
including
Pro-
ductive
Wages.
Amount.
Amount
in Pence
per £ of
Wages.
£
£
£
£
£
£
*.
1883
73
1,401
4,094t
2,357
177
2,534
§
§
1884
104
2,439
4,927t
2,371
399
2,770
§
§
1885
377
7,924
21,705J
7,883
1,067
8,950
§
§
1886
427
14,083
45,646
15,401
1,761
17,162
§
§
1887
473
13,729
46,441
16,864
1,783
18,647
816
H
1888
693
23,341
57,833
21,597
2,647
24,244
629
7
1889
783
35,078
78,047
28,150
4,229
32,379
1,017
81
1890
1,024
47,124
113,449
38,520
5,676
44,196
1,753
11
1891
1,350
75,169
183,156
48,080
9,326
57,406
1,803
9
1892
1,700
101,017
260,270
61.293
13,643
74,936
2,321
9
1893
1,684
137,304
293,089
68,260
18,137
86,397
1,778
6J
1894
1,931
248,994
346,838
74,604
23,229
97,833
1,843
6
1895
2,751
294,906 684,284 113.210
40,802
154,012
3,275
7
1896
3,311
353,904 831.282 131,995
47,454
179,449
4,262
8
1897
3,700
396,666 1,263,897 166.544
58.229
224,773
6,031
8
1898
3,782
476,149 'l. 287,903 174,373
69,655
244,028
5,082
i
1899
4,224
481.833 1,282,911
195,487
72,482
267,969
6,514
8
1900
4,669
538,702
1,460,307
215,548
85,682
301,230
7,179
8
* In the case of the English Co-operative Wholesale Society no bonus on wages is paid to
workers.
t Including interest on capital (all of which is treated as loan capital), depreciation of
property, and expenses of management, &c.
t "Making up " only for the distributive departments.
§ The amount of bonus to workers in the manufacturing departments previous to 1887
is not obtainable.
3207 C
SUMMARY TABLES.
PRODUCTION CARRIED ON BY SOCIETIES
ENGLISH WHOLE-
DETAILED STATEMENT,
TABLE 16. — NUMBER of EMPLOYEES engaged and AMOUNT of CAPITAL employed in
DEPARTMENTS of the ENGLISH CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE
[ Compiled from information
Expenses (excluding Materials
.Number
used).
Industries.
of Persons
employed
in Produc-
tion at end
of year.
Average
Amount
of
Capital
employed.
Value of
Produc-
. tions at
Cost.
Amount
of
Productive
Interest,
Deprecia-
tion, Ad-
ministra-
tion, and
Total
Expenses,
including
Productive
Wages.
other
Wages.
Expenses.
1897.
£
£
£
£
£
Building
501
4,367
112,692
49,509
3,126
52,635
Textiles ( woollen and worsted
131
16,287
23,783
6,111
3,846
9,957
cloth ).
Clothing :—
Boots, shoes, and currying. .
2,594
210,259
341,453
121,611
27,236
148,847
Tailoring (excluding value
864
25,139
64,738
35,231
4,662
39,893
of cloth).
Mantles, shirtmaking, &c.. .
150
10,379
23,107
4,336
2,035
6,371
Printing and bookbinding . .
ir.o
22,884
17,445
8,771
3,095
11,866
Woodworking and furnishing
Soap, candles, &c.
119
217
18,732
91,701
12,457
124,630
6,555
8,515
1,930
14,150
8,485
22,665
Food preparation : —
Corn milling
174
158,119
536.481
13,595
22,812
36,407
Bread, biscuits, sweets, &c. .
283
32,486
48,066
9,935
9,815
19,750
Preserves and pickles
238
66,863
81,951
10,693
8,307
19,000
Cocoa and chocolate
63
13,370
14,297
2,871
2,090
4,961
Lard and butterrnaking .
Brush, bedding, &c., making .
128
41
35,219
3,973 .
163,070
8,637
4,878
2,353
11,619
295
16,497
2,648
Total, 1897
5,653
709,778
1,572,807
284,964
115,018
399,982
1898.
£
£
£
£
£
Building
372
219
4,151
29,039
86,104
54,530
35,016
8,427
3,177
5,294
38,193
13,721
Textiles (woollen and worsted
cloth).
Clothing : —
Boots, shoes, and currying . .
Tailoring (excluding value
2,525
718
206,032
30,012
300,842
57,918
102,678
33,302
26,576
4,934
129,254
38,236
of cloth).
Mantles, shirtmaking, Ac...
195
11,644
26,980
5,285
2,266
7,551
Printing and bookbinding . .
Woodworking and furnishing
Soap, candles, Ac.
270
99
256
29,016
19,113
104,992
32,371
13,839
154,939
10,531
0,923
10,378
4,767
1,991
15,179
15,298
8,914
25,557
Food preparation :—
Corn milling
179
118,430
582,208
13,256
19,794
33,050
Bread, biscuits, sweets, &c. . .
307
47,500
94,418
11,241
11,596
22,837
Preserves and pickles
260
91,890
171,215
11,769
9,685
21,454
Cocoa and chocolate
85
13,208
23,982
3,053
3,113
6,166
Lard and buttermaking . .
Tobacco (28i weeks only) . .
254
175
67,036
19,014
246,640
57,102
9,260
3,082
18,H90
1,420
27,650
4.502
Brush, bedding, &c., making. .
41
3,558
6,561
2,292
498
2,790
Total, 1898
5,955
794,635
1,909,649
266,493
128,680
395,173*"
* For 12 months' working, except that in 1897, as to Textiles, Printing and Preserves (whole
Textiles (£39,517), Printing, and Preserves (whole amount)
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
35
FOE WHOLESALE
SALE SOCIETY.
CLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRIES.
PRODUCTION, VALUE of PRODUCTIONS, and AMOUNT of EXPENSES of the MANUFACTURING
SOCIETY in each of the Years, 1897, 1898, 1899, and 1900.
specially supplied by the Society. ]
Industries.
Number
of Persons
employed
in Produc-
tion at end
of year.
Average
Amount
of
Capital
employed.
Value of
Produc-
tions at
Cost.
Expenses (excluding Materials
used).
Amount
of
Productive
Wages.
Interest,
Deprecia-
tion, Ad-
ministra-
tion, and
other
Expenses.
Total
Expenses,
including
Productive
Wages.
Building
Textiles ( woollen and worsted
cloth).
Clothing :—
Boots, shoes, and currying
Tailoring (excluding value
of cloth ).
Mantles, shirtmaking, &c.. .
Printing and bookbinding . .
Woodworking and furnishing
Soap, candles, &c.
1899.
421
247
2,847
1.089
297
361
108
288
163
377
281
108
451
310
39
£
3,894
34,828
197,163
30,453
14,253
53,406
17,637
111,306
105,037
42,587
100,295
10,670
95,326
35,848
2,841
£
76,499
63,938
402,734
69,878
33,424
44,880
17,432
214,907
553,259
101,323
159,662
28,538
295,477
155,016
6,727
£
37,796
11,765
142,080
42,706
8,200
18,009
7,473
15,053
16,934
14,723
14,167
3,622
12,77(i
8,710
2,428
£
1,492
6,045
23,874
4,663
2,195
7,755
1,726
15,386
20,254
12,838
9,455
3,023
23,963
3,404
523
£
39.288
17,810
165,954
47,369
10,395
25,764
9,199
30,444
37,188
27,561
23,622
6.645
36,739
12,114
2,951
Food preparation : —
Corn milling
Bread, biscuits, sweets, &c.
Preserves and pickles
Cocoa and chocolate
Lard and buttermaking . .
Tobacco
Brush, bedding, &c., making. .
Total, 1899
Building
Textiles (woollen and worsted
cloth).
Clothing :—
Boots, shoes, and currying. .
Tailoring (excluding "value
of cloth).
Mantles, shirtmaking, Ac. . .
Fruit farming
Printing and bookbinding . .
Woodworking and furnishing
7,382
855,604
2,223,694
356,447
136,596
493,043
1900.
302
244
2,585
1,206
399
52
4(55
87
288
238
403
300
116
360
380
37
£
3,884
37,566
211,370
37,672
19,582
7,975
64,401
14,251
134,698
155,110
53,370
103,<'64 '
13,189
115,129
56,034
1,767
£
52,887
61,816
424,053
101,947
57,387
4,674
64,077
14,090
272,130
656,743
122,649
155.314
32,766
386,738 i
212.509 i
6,736
£
27,869
10,984
137,555
55,499
13,373
1,835
19,994
6,236
14,901
18,528
11,985
13,686
4,362
15.298
12.54K
2,720
£
3,590
7,138
33,372
7,008
3,060
2,765
11,349
1,906
21,357
29,350
19,314
13,903
2,640
29,816
5,973
509
£
31,459
18,122
170,927
62,507
16.433
4,600
31,343
8,142
36,258
47,878
34,299
27,589
7,002
45,114
18,519
3,229
Food preparation :—
Corn milling
Bread, biscuits, sweets, &c.
Preserves and pickles
Cocoa and chocolate
Lard and buttermaking . . '
Tobacco
Brush, bedding, &c., making
Total, 1900
7,462
1,029,062
2,626,516
370,371
193.050
563,421
amount), Boots (£33,994) and Bread (£44,464), the figures
Booiw (£55,034) and Bread (£89,574), to 15 months.
relate to 9 months, and in
3207
0 2
36
SUMMARY TABLES.
PRODUCTION CARRIED ON BY SOCIETIES
SCOTTISH WHOLE-
! DETAILED STATEMENT.
TABLE 17. — NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES engaged and AMOUNT of CAPITAL
of the MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENTS of the SCOTTISH CO-OPERATIVE
[Compiled from information
Number
of
Persons
Average
Value
Expenses (excluding
Materials used).
Industries.
em-
ployed
in
Produc-
tion at
end of
Year.
Amount
of
Capital
Em-
ployed.
of
Produc-
tions
at
Cost.
Amount
of
Produc-
tive
Wages.
Other
Ex-
penses.*
Total
Expenses,
including
Productive
Wages.
1897.
£
£
£
£
£
Building
2117
2,21(8
1 1,332
24,887
685
25,572
Textiles (woollen and
133
32,970
2H.W3
8,280
4,176
10,456
worsted cloth).
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
1,206
59,400
160.414
51,920
6,672
58,592
Tailoring
539
10,738
43,896
16,465
1,888
18,353
Shirt and mantle mak-
331
8\992
23,599
9,358
1,667
11,1125
ing, &c.
Farming
7
4,198
9,755
436
483t
919
Printing and bookbinding
LSI
11,217
24,664
7,447
2,013
{», Kill
Woodworking and furnish-
347
18,979
25,915
12,251
2,914
15,165
ing.
Soapmaking
38
1,587
2^07
450
308
758
Food, Ac. preparation : —
Corn milling
Preserves and confec-
154
198
150.233
33,897
588,835
85,025
9,444
8,363
23,669
5,176
33,113
11,539
tionery.
Tobacco
125
32,298 125,5! is
5,294
2,569
7,86,'?
Brush making
46
5,H:>,2 0,760
2,016
522
2,538
Other trades
288
24,059 92,784
1:5,933
5,487
19,420
Total, 1897
3,700
396,666 ; 1,263,897
166,544
58,229
224,773
i
1898.
£
£
£
£
£
Building
259
3,441
25,576
17,283
728
18,011
Textiles (woollen and
139
34,701
40,166
6,392
4,088
111,481!
worsted cloth).
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
1,105
66,958
162,799
54,024
7,666
61,690
Tailoring
496
6,741
31,184
16,464
1,475
17,939
Mantles, shirtmaking,
271
5,685
15,505
7,581
1,004
8,585
hosiery, &c.
Farming
10
4,600
5,716
441
462f
903
Printing and bookbinding
Woodworking and furnish-
177
288
11,539
21,213
27,985
33,083
8,261
13,951
2,030
3,436
10,291
17,387
ing.
Soapmaking
65
30,579
31,981
3,189
3.970
7,159
Food, &c. preparation :—
Corn and meal milling
151
172,906
568,089
11,618
27,127
38,745
Preserves and confec-
242
33,464
100,092
8,766
6,639
15,405
tionery.
Tobacco
135
40,226
126,248
5,690
3,030
8,720
Brush making
27
7,225
6,128
1,909
688
2,597
Other trades
417
36,808
113,351
18,804
7,312
26,116
Total, 1898
3,782
476,149
1,287,903
174,373
69,655
244,028
* Including interest on capital, depreciation of property, and
f No interest was charged to this department,
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
37
FOR WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION— continued.
SALE SOCIETY.
CLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRIES.
employed in PRODUCTION, VALUE of PRODUCTIONS and AMOUNT OF EXPENSES
WHOLESALE SOCIETY in each of the Years 1897, 1898, 1899, and 1900.
specially supplied by the Society.^
Number
Expenses (excluding
of
Persons
Average
Value
Materials used).
Industries.
em-
ployed
in
Produc-
tion at
Amount
of
Capital
Em-
ployed.
of
Produc-
tions
at
Cost.
Amount
of
Produc-
tive
Other
Ex-
penses.*
Total
Expenses,
including
Productive
end ot
Year.
Wages.
Wages.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
Building
196
6,721
36,240
22,039
820
22,859
Textiles (woollen and
146
33,265
33,645
6,709
4,479
11,188
worsted cloth).
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
1,310
68,760
188,179
60,132
8,271
68,403
Tailoring
464
5,663
31,917
15,584
1,262
16,846
Mantles, shirtmaking,
635
18,831
49,798
18,179
2,883
21,062
hosiery, &c.
Farming
Printing and bookbinding
Woodworking and furnish-
9
206
341
4,008
10,007
24,882
4,493
29,229
42,540
438
8,904
18,099
504f
2,041
4,296
942
10,945
22,395
ing.
Soapmaking
83
35,165
38,754
3,430
5,094
8,524
Food, &c., preparation :—
Corn and meal milling 149
156,181
468,142
11,082
25,154
36,236
Preserves, pickles, and 231
33,841
89,773
8,565
6,830
15,395
confectionery.
Tobacco ; 128
11,511
127,600
5,530
3,085
8,615
Butter and margarine i 2.~»
9,028
35,614
1,340
874
2,214
making, &c.
Other foods .. .. 15:?
2(1,394
76,726 i 6,308
4,958
11,266
Brush making
til
6,996
7,378
2,144
701
2,845
Other trades
108
6,580
22,883
7,004
1,230
8,234
Total, 1899
4,224
481,833
1,282,911
195,487
72,482
267,969
1900.
£
£
£
£
£
Building
Textiles (woollen and
222 9,729
149 33,928
37,970
34,034
18,350
6,810
1,109
4,819
19,459
11,629
worsted cloth).
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
1,379
78,643
230,040
66,426
9,361
75,787
Tailoring
544
11,085
35,256
18,697
2,119
20,816
Mantles, shirtmaking,
748
30,732
67,951
23,217
4,617
27,834
and hosiery.
Farming
7
3,893
5,540
432
478
910
Printing and bookbinding
216
10,961
30,978
9,735
2,324
12,059
Woodworking and furnish-
418
38,575
51,960
21,937
6,441
28,378
ing.
Soapmaking
68
44,034
48,127
3,661
6,094
9,755
Food preparation :—
Corn and meal milling
153
158,013
487,995
11,553
27,278
38,831
Preserves, pickles, and
238
31,372
88,989
9,287
6,465
15,752
confectionery.
Tobacco
134 ! 38,016
144,258
5,741
3,307
9,048
Butter and margarine
29 ' 11,982
55,442
1,710
2,588
4,298
making, &c.
Other foods
205 ; 24,593
109,758
8,450
6,547
14,997
Brush making
43 i <>,556
7,192
2,292
819
3,111
Other trades
116 ; 6,590
24,817
7,250
1,316
8,566
Total, 1900
4,669 j 538,702
1,460,307
215,548
85,682
301,230
expenses of management, &c.
38
SUMMARY TABLES.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR PRODUCTION.—
TABLE 18.— MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, SALES, and the DIVISION of a certain
PRODUCTION (exclusive of Corn Mills, for
[Compiled from the Returns
Year.
X umber
of
Societies
making-
Returns.
Number
of
Members
in the
Societies
making
Returns.
Capital.
Amount
of
Sales.
Share.
Loan.
Reserve
and
Insurance
Funds.
1882
16
2,251
e
63,558
£
24,370
£
3,182
£
137,848
1883
18
2,800
82,163
42,143
5,182
188,532
1884
24
3,016
88,193
48,319
6,417
216,828
1885
26
8,587
76,888
57,492
7,556
234,980
1886
35
4,613
89,21)5
62,927
7.889
265,274
1887
39
6,139
94,799
75.239
12,116
306,580
1888
45
5,702
106,213
93,832
12,759
344,288
1889
59
7,750
131,127
138,711
18,665
550,314
1890
66
9,139
158,032
1 IS, 103
22,135
668,487
1891
88
10,447
188,662
182,758
26,252
861,914
1892
108
12,707
226,784
227,845
26,559
1,005,152
1893
128
15,719
267,458
254,264
31,172
1,090,185
1894
157f
24,630}
387,649
384,462
47,635
1,400,139
1895
170
27,110t
371,714
321,383
44,325
1,393,928
1896
190
31,311}
409.612
360,313
51,793
1,597,825
1897
212
34,300}
452,719
452,322
59,909
1,763,976
1898
:^42
41,074}
466,437
400,369
72,870
1,916,527
1899
259
46,212}
514,857
478,583
79,412
2,191,785
* The figures for 1894 to 1899 have been compiled from balance-sheets
f The increase is mainly due to a larger number of returns from Baking
} Of these totals 2,529 in 1894, 2,695 in 1895, 2,935 in 1896,3,133 in 1897,
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
39
MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, SALES, &C.
portion of the PROFIT of the WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS for
which see p. 51) in the UNITED KINGDOM.
made to the Co-operative Union.*]'
Profit.
Distribution of Profit by certain of the Societies.
Amount,
Por
Amount allotted to
including
(since
L er-
centage
Number
of
Total of
Year.
1893)
Interest
on Shares
but not
on Loans.
on
Share
and
Loan
Capital.
Societies
making
Re-
turns.
Members
(on
Capital).
Customers
(on Pur-
chases).
Workers
(on
Wages).
the three
preceding
columns.
£
£
£
£
£
5,523
6'3
No Returns.
1882
9,258
7'4
No Returns.
1883
9,111
6-7
13
3,429
1,334
546
5,309
1884
9,933
7-4
16
9,506
2,126
1,470
13,102
1885
11,719
7-7
23
12,100
2,696
1,599
16,395
1886
12,661
7'4
No Returns
3.
1887
15,061
7-5
21
6,896
3,468
1,854
12,218
1888
26,194
9-7
31
8.G01
5,612
3,708
17,921
1889
38,837
12-7
36
10,777
11,333
4,747
26,857
1890
47,810
12-9
42
11,746
17,608
5,043
34,397
1891
46,975
10-4
43
12,187
19,279
5,742
37,208
1892
46,103
8-8
49
12,709
18,644
5,832
37,185
1893
65,707
8-5
51
13,283
21,553
6,338
41,174
1894
85,299
12-3
56
13,640
26,575
9,647
49,862
1895
81.117
10'5
73
20,875
42,471
11,250
74,596
1896
96,784
10-7
79
20,037
52,590
13,150
85,777
1897
103,404
11-9
86
23,539
47,696
14,094
85,329
1898
120.277
12-1
83
24,850
65,482
17,633
97,965
1899
and returns sent direct to the Department by the Societies concerned.
Societies than in previous years.
3,209 in 1898, and 3,486 in 1899, were Societies and not individuals.
40
SUMMARY TABLES.
ASSOCIATIONS FOE PRODUCTION -
TABLE 19.— DISTRIBUTION in GROUPS of INDUSTRIES and TOTAL SALES of the WORKMEN'S
p. 51) in the UNITED KINGDOM in each
[Compiled from the Returns made
Industries.
1888.
1889.
18
No. of
Socie-
ties.
90.
Sales.
18
No. of
Socie-
ties.
91.
Sales.
1892.
No. of
Socie-
ties.
Sales.
No. of
Socie-
ties.
Sales.
No. of
Socie-
ties.
Sales.
ENGLAND AND WALES.
£
£
£
£
£
Building
1
79
2
21,332
3
30,849
4
26,960
2
25,493
Coal mining
-
-
-
-
—
—
-
—
—
—
Quarrying . . ....
1
10,034
1
13,766
1
13,344
1
16,104
1
13,868
Metal, engineering and ship-
building.
Textile
9
10
22,316
158,811
12
12
27,146
200,991
13
13
34,693
248,656
13
13
43,202
261,515
14
16
43,893
297,155
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
8
36,769
10
66,779
10
76,240
15
118,303
16
134,622
Tailoring, &c
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hat and cap manufacture
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
5,352
1
5,677
Farming, dairying and fishing
5
6,864
5
7,355
4
5,924
4
9,097
6
15,272
Printing and allied trades . .
3
54,721
3
60,095
3
67,830
3
72,555
3
76,091
Woodworking and furnishing
o
5,139
3
4,781
5
5,514
4
20,478
8
21,123
Brick making and pottery . .
-
-
-
-
1
7
1
11
1
5
Bread making and food
preparation.
Bass dressing, mat and brush
making.
2
9,022
3
2
13,241
1,825
3
2
1
18,241
5,454
400
3
1
20,617
400
2
2
2
1
14,851
1,248
1,139
926
Miscellaneous
Total
SCOTLAND.
41
303,755
53
417.311
59
507,152
63
594,594
75
651,363
Quarrying
—
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Textile
2
1
1
32,062
o
8,469
2
1
1
36,600
1,278
9,270
3
1
1
49,772
3,680
10,081
3
1
1
61,064
4,434
9,487
3
1
1
74,164
7,649
7,954
Printing and allied trades . .
Bread making and food
preparation.
Miscellaneous
Total
IEELAND.
—
:
2
85,855
2
97,802
3
142,122
3
2
161,945
3,108
4
40,533
6
133,003
7
161,335
8
217,107
10
254,820
Embroidery and lace making
-
-
-
-
-
-
17
50,213
23
98,969
Pig feeding
Printing and allied trades . .
Total
TOTAL, UNITED KINGDOM
-
-
-
-
—
—
-
—
-
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
17
50,213
23
98,969
45
344,288
59
550,314
66
668,487
88
861,914
108
1,005,152
* The figures for 1894 to 1899 have been compiled from balance-sheets and
CO-OPEKATITE PRODUCTION.
41
SALES GROUPED BY INDUSTRIES.
CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS for PRODUCTION (exclusive of Corn Mill?, for which see
of the Years 1888 to 1899, so far as returned.
to the Co-operative Union *~\
11893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
No. of
Socie-
ties.
Sales.
No. of
i Socie-
ties.
Sales.
No. of
Socie-
ties.
Sales.
No. of
Socie-
ties.
Sales.
No. of
Socie-
ties.
Sales.
No. of
Socie-
ties.
Sales.
No. of
Socie-
ties.
Sales.
£
.
£
£
£
£
£
£
3
23,835
9
17,548
8
18,385
8
19,859
8
30,406
10
39,586
-9 ._
43,264
-
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
1
6,331
1
7,210
1
6,519
1
18,893
1
19,504
1
18,369
1
21,647
1
23,698
1
25,291
1
27,013
13
44,844
14
47,454
16
60,230
16
75,771
16
75,866
19
90,263
19
106,523
17
311,699
13
491,553
15
324,518
15
343,023
15
321,787
14
284,406
12
295,247
25
122,000
26
154,435
24
171,109
24
178,048
24
195,247
24
233,844
23
272,925
1
6
6,412
17,172
6
8,079
4
13,850
4
20,360
3
25,397
3
31,959
4
45,895
5
15,592
7
17,544
7
21,066
10
28,880
9
29,674
10
30,132
4
81,132
7
64,043
8
83,617
10
89,165
12
96,902
11 100,342
11
103,890
8
. 26,642
8
29,321
8
25,860
7
28,151
8
33,069
8
36,460
6
41,854
3
19,413
2
22,760
2
25,692
2
30,803
2
21,007
1
8,280
2
28,216
3
16,800
6
25,294
6
29,829
5
33,692
5
36,651
6
40,095
8
47,402
2
3,376
2
5,272
2
6,611
3
6,193
2
5,219
2
3,859
3
4,400
2
1
4,114
2,457
2
8,708
3
19,737
4
22,198
5
20,842
5
15,750
3
8,019
89
698,789
101
909,563
104
815,351
106
889,976
112
921,302
114
947,019
112
1,060,299
1
1,702
1
2,101
1
2,440
1
2,219
1
3,613
1
3,968
3
71,801
2
75,869
3
90,218
1
72,019
1
72,851
1
72,780
1
75,672
1
10,516
1 8,978
1
11,786
1
13,007
-
-
-
—
—
—
1
8,961
1 9,016
3
12,175
3
12,620
3
13,392
2
12,093
3
13,757
5
162,127
18 236,711
19
270,674
20
320,961
18
391,427
15
421,152
14
418,737
2
1,147
- , -
1
272
-
-
1
455
-
-
1
688
12
254,552
23
332,276
28
387,226
26
421,047
24
480,344
19
509,638
20
512,822
—
1
1,267
2
' 878
2
1,605
3
2,119
•21
136,844
33
158,300
38
191,351
56
285,190
71
358,247
106
456,643
123
615,026
-
-
—
-
—
-
1
345
2
762
-
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
—
1
2,443
1
1,622
1
1,519
27!
136,844
33
158,300
38
191,351
58
286,802
76
362,330
109
459,870
127
618,664
128
1,090,185
157
1,400,139
170
1,393,928
190
1,597,825
212
1,763,976
242
1,916,527
259
2,191,785
returns sent direct to the Department by the Societies concerned.
42
SUMMARY TABLES.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR PRODUCTION-MEMBERSHIP,
TABLE 20.— MEMBERSHIP. CAPITAL, SALES, and PROFIT of the WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE
UNITED KINGDOM in each of the
[Compiled from Balance Sheets and special Return*
ENGLAND
Number of Mem-
bers in Societies
Canital.
Profit,
Number
of
making Returns.
i
Amount
including
Interest
Industries.
Societies
of
on
making
Returns.
Indivi-
duals.
Societies. Share.
Reserve
Loan i and In~
• suranoe
i Funds.
Sales.
Shares
but not
on
Loans.
1896.
£
£
£
£
£
Building
8
1,191
4
2,432
1,712
858
19,859
1,387
Quarrying
1
137
4
8,000
-
670
21,647
1,630
Metal, engineering
and shipbuilding.
16
1,069
263
20,284
11,312
3,963
75,771
3,799
Textile
15
950
103,274
87,616
12,541
343,023
12,247
Clothing : —
Boots and shoes .
21
3,549
292
31,296
22,787
3,266
178,048
6,721
Tailoring, &c. . .
4
667
81
4,593
5,154
230
20,360
1,127
Farming, dairying,
7
658
62
12,715
1,456
565
21,066
1,225
and fishing.
Printing and allied
10
1,082
549
34,906
29,340
6,312
89,165
5,728
trades.
Woodworking and
7
347
53
9,524
21,750
558
28,151
88
furnishing.
Brick making and
•)
1,053
50
18,527
11,219
360
30,803
9,603*
pottery.
Bread making and
5
672
113
11,030
3,048
1,805
33,692
2,291
food preparation.
Bass dressing, mat
3
179
18
1,466
440
291
6,193
41*
and brush making.
Leather
4
339
8
4,338
2,122
126
22,198
375
Total, 1896 ..
106
13,768
2,447
262,385
197,956
31,545
889,976
27,068
1897.
£
£
£
£
£
Building
8
1,268
4
3,617
4,232
1,062
30,406
1,627
Coal mining and
.)
159
4
8,272
1,066
691
30,029
2,770
quarrvins.
Metal, engineering
16
1,047
327
21,674
13,208
4,233
75,866
3,481
and shipbuilding.
Textile.
15
2,916
1,012
116,706
108,068
14,251
321,787
6,947
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
24
3,522
361
34,870
32,804
3,785
19f>,247
9,343
Tailoring, &c. . .
3
582
104
5,893
6,458
463
25,397
1,396
Farming, dairying,
10
848
57
14,974
2,857
605
28,880
1,464
and fishing.
Printing and allied
12
1 1,192
560
35,684
31,855
6,682
96,902
4,973
trades.
Woodworking and
8
372
56
9,972
23,613
1,167
33,069
718
furnishing.
Brick making and
2
1,057
51
19,290
13,911
32
21,007
4,259*
pottery.
Bread making and
5
683
114
10,830
3,569
1,560
36,651
2,558
food preparation.
Bass dressing, mat
2
139
1
1,382
301
284
5,219
J«
and brush making.
Leather
5
434
16
5,312
3,055
222
20,842
259
Total, 1897 . .
112
14,219
2,667
288,476
244,997
35,037
921,302
31,276
Loss.
t The total -wages paid by
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
CAPITAL, SALES, &c., GROUPED BY INDUSTRIES.
ASSOCIATIONS for PRODUCTION (excluding Corn Mills, for which sec p. 51) in the
YEARS 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899.
tent to the Department by the Societies concerned.]
AND WALES.'
Number of Mem-
,_ J *
Number
of
bers in Societies
making Returns.
Capital.
Amount
Profit,
including
Interest
Societies
making
lleturns.
Indivi-
duals.
Societies.
Share.
Loan.
Reserve
and In-
surance
Funds.
of
Sales.
on
Shares
but not
on
Loans.
Industries.
1898.
£
£
£
£
£
10
1,482
7
5,174
9,140
1,849
39,586
2,343
Building.
2
327
8,467
1,243
1,823
32,501
2,830
Coal mining and
quarrying.
19
14
1,200
2,833
348
1,036
23,220
110,547
13,149
67,432
4,499
15,189
90,263
284,406
5,640
7,735
Metal, engineering
and shipbuilding.
Textile.
Clothing :—
24
3,619
347
38,814
46,216
4,354
233,844
11,577
Boots and shoes.
3
752
147
8,081
7,028
738
31,959
2,226
Tailoring, Ac.
9
11
691
1,207
56
561
16,798
36,367
3,418
36,837
837
7,604
29,674
100,342
1,263
6,271
Farming, dairying,
and fishing.
Printing and allied
trades.
8
386
60
10,750
25,196
1,551
36,460
507
Wood-working and
furnishing.
1
314
12
2,208
4,035
611
8,280
755
Brick making.
6
1,066
121
12,808
5,418
2,051
40,095
3,420
Bread making and
o
140
1
1,226
423
261
3,859
food preparation.
215* • Bass dressing, mat
and brush making.
5
372
15
4,825
4,892
302
15,750
177*
Leather.
114
14,389
2,711
279,315
224,427
41,669
947,019
44,175
Total, 1898.
1899.1
£ £
£ £
£
9 1,570 , 9 6,621 9,123
2,284
43,--'64
345
Building.
2 332 .. 8,554 3,242
2,326
32,532
950
Coal mining and
quarrying.
19 1,346 369
28,913
13,585
5,798 , 106,523 7,316 ; Metal, engineering
12 2,639
1,070
112,431
86,175
15,145 295,247
16,822
and shipbuilding.
Textile.
Clothing :—
23 3,699 357
43,527
41,175
5,713 272,925
15,349
Boots and shoes.
4 933 185 9,689
8,222
1,356 ! 45,895 4,154
Tailoring, Ac.
10
711 57
12,764
7,378
892 ! 30,132
823
Farming, dairying,
and fishing.
11
1,208 568
37,682
37,144
6,828 ; 103,890
6,650
Printing and allied
I
trades.
6
349
63
10,768
26,150
2,190
41,854
759
Woodworking and
furnishing.
2
345
77
12,116
12,096
700
28,216
1,947*
Brick making and
8
1,558
144
20,039
8,889
2,546
47,402
4,083
pottery.
Bread making and
food preparation.
3
136
15
1,131
324
274
4,400
31*
Basa dressing and
brush making.
3
209
5
2,261
1,620
241
8,019
447*
Leather.
112
15,035
2,919
306,496
255,123
46,293
1,060,299
54,826
Total, 1899.
these Societies in 1899 amounted to £344,928.
SUMMARY TABLES.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR PRODUCTION.— MEMBERSHIP,
TABLE 20.— MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, SALES, and PROFIT of the WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE
UNITED KINGDOM in each of the
Industries.
Number
of
Societies
making
Returns.
Number of Mem-
bers in Societies
making Returns.
Capital.
Amount
. of
Sales.
Profit,
including
Interest
on
Shares
but not
on
Loans.
Indivi-
duals.
Societies.
Share. Loan.
Reserve
and In-
surance
Funds.
Quarrying
Textile
Farming
Printing and allied
trades.
Bread making and
food preparation.
Total, 1896 . .
Quarrying
Textile
Printing and allied
trades.
Bread making and
food preparation.
Boot making
Total, 1897 . .
Embroidery and lace
making.
Dairying
Pig-feeding
Printing and allied
trades.
Total, 1896 . .
Embroidery and lace
making.
Dairying
Pig feeding.
Printing and allied
trades.
Total, 1897 ..
SCOT-
1896.
1
1
1
3
20
47
1,311
233
325
8,227
8
253
45
74
104
£
237
21,070
5,779
6,651
85,562
X
169
35,767
8,266
12,463
94,641
£
140
2,279
1,150
10,983
£
2,440
72,019
13,007
12,620
320,961
£
161
4,616
263
805
44,423
26
10,143
484
119,299
151,306
14,552
421,047
50,268
1897.
1
1
3
18
1
47
1,417
351
7,095
8
2li2
67
116
*a»
20,653
10,518
89,156
46
£
218
37,787
7,300
1I6,L'21
£
101
2,797
3,050
11,113
£
2,219
72,851
13,392
391,427
455
£
48*
4,611
1,204
57,579
34*
24
8,910
453
129,612
191,529
17,391
480,344
63,311
IRE-
1896.
1
56
1
28
4,078
359
4
—
£
81
27,489
358
£
362
10,589
100
£
5,696
£
1,267
285,190
345
£
26
3,937
18S*
58
4,465
4
27,928 11,051
5,696
286,802
3,781
1897.
2
71
2
1
73
6,592
1,342
31
13
£
83
33,904
441
203
£
394
14,331
216
855
70
7,411
£
878
358,247
762
2,443
£
50
2,360
202*
11*
76
8,038
13
34,631
15,796
7,481
362,330
2,197
••Low.
t TueTotarwajfea paid lay the Scottish Societies iu 1899 amounted
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
CAPITAL, SALES, &C., GROUPED BY INDUSTRIES— continued.
ASSOCIATIONS for PRODUCTION (excluding Corn Mills, for which see p. 51") in the
YEARS 1896, 1897, 1898 and 1899— continued.
Number
of
Societies
making
Returns.
Number of Mem-
bers in Societies
making Returns.
Capital.
Amount
of
Sales.
Profit,
including
Interest
on
Shares
but not
on
Loans.
Industries
Indivi-
duals.
Societies.
Share.
Loan.
Reserve
and In-
surance
Funds.
LAND.
Quarrying.
Textile.
Farming.
Printing and allied
trades.
Bread making and
food preparation.
Total, 1898.
Quarrying.
Textile.
Printing and allied
trades.
Bread making and
food preparation.
Laundry.
Total, 1899.
Embroidery and lace
making.
Dairying'.
Pig-feeding.
Printing and allied
trades.
Total, 1898.
Embroidery and lace
making.
Dairying.
Pig feeding.
Printing and allied
trades.
Total, 1899.
1898.
1
1
2
15
48
1,463
129
6,427
12
290
61
119
£
306
30,621
10,124
95,008
£
776
38,781
7,425
101,696
£
103
2,771
3^490
14,843
£
3,613
72,780
12,093
421,152
£
102
4,606
1,151
50.268
19
8,067
482
136,059
148,678
21,207
509,638
56,127
1899.t
1
]
3
11
i
r)'2
1,490
340
8,254
12
297
H2
123
40
£
.•mi
:U),8-H
10,764
101,536
1,230
X,
817
40,403
7,236
132,748
1,545
£
127
2/.21
2,945
16,999
£
3,908
75,672
13,757
418,737
688
£
135
5,704
1,115
53,438
342*
20
8,136
554
144,693
182,749
22,592
512,822
60,050
LAND.
1898.
2
106
1
58
15,321
30
15
£
85
49,368
1,610
£
389
26,725
150
£
36
9,956
£
1,605
456,643
1,622
£
82
3,594
574*
109
15,409
16
51,063
27,264
9,994
459,870
3,102
1899.1
3
123
1
72
19,451
32
10
3
£
88
61,970
1,610
£
384
39,982
315
£
78
10,449
£
2,119
615,026
1,519
£
242
5,283
194*
127
19,555
13
63,668
40,711
10,527
618,664
5,401
to|£82,856, and by the Irish Societies to £22,245,
46 SUMMARY TABLES.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR PRODUCTION.— MEMBERSHIP,
TABLE 20. — MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, SALES, and PROFIT of the WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE
UNITED KINGDOM in each of the
UNITED
Number of Mem-
bers in Societies
Capital.
Profit,
Number
of
making Returns.
Amount
including
Interest
Industries.
Societies
making
Returns.
Indivi-
duals.
Societies.
Share.
Loan.
[Reserve
and In-
surance
Funds.
of
Sales.
on
Shares
but not
on
Loans.
1896.
£
£
£
£
£
Building
8
1,191
4
2,432
1,712
858
19,859
1,387
Quarrying
2
184
12
8,237
169
810
24,087
1,791
Metal, engineering
and shipbuilding.
10
1,069
263
20,284
11,312
3,963
75,771
3,799
Textile
17
4,164
1,203
124,425
123,745
14,820
416,309
16,889
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
24
3,549
292
31,296
22,787
3,266
178,048
6,721
Tailoring, &c. . .
4
667
81
4,593
5,154
230
20,360
1,127
Farming, dairying,
65
5,328
111
46,341
20,411
6,261
319,608
5,243
and fishing.
Printing and allied
19
1,407
623
41,557
41,803
7,462
101,785
6,533
trades.
Woodworking and
7
347
53
9,524
21,750
558
28,151
88
furnishing.
Brick making and
2
1,1153
50
18,527
11,219
360
30,803
9,503*
pottery.
Bread making and
25
8,899
217
96,592
97,689
12,788
354,653
46,714
food preparation.
Bass dressing, mat
3
179
18
i,ii;n
440
291
6,193
47*
and brush making.
Leather
4
339
8
4,338
2,122
126
22,198
375
Total, 1896 . .
190
28,376
2,935
409,612
360,313
51,793
1,597,825
81,117
i
1897.
1
£
£
£
£
£
Building
8
1,268
4
3,617
4,232
1,062
30,406
1,627
Coal mining and
3
2i«}
12
8,511
1,284
792
32,248
2,721
quarrying.
Metal, engineering
and shipbuilding.
16
1,047 327
21,074 13,208
4,233
75,866
3,481
Textile
18
4,406 1,274
l-H',,442 146,240
17,118 395,516
11,608
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
25
3,522
361
3I,1>16
32,804
3,785
195,702
9,309
Tailoring, itc. . .
3
582
104
5,893 6,458
463
25£97
1,396
Farming, dairying,
83
8,782
70
49,319
17,404
8,016
387,889
3,622
and fishing.
Printing and allied
16
1,574
627
46,405
40,010
9,732
112,737
6,166
trades.
Woodworking and
8
372 56
9,972
23,613
1,167
33,069
718
furnishing.
Brick making and
2
1,057 • 51
19,290
13,911
32
21,007
4,259*
pottery.
Bread making and
23
7,778
230
99,986
149,793
13,003 428,078
60,137
food preparation.
Bass dressing and
2
139
1
1,382
301
284
5,219
1*
brush making.
Leather
5
434
16
5,312
3,055
222
20,842
259
Total, 1897 . .
212
31,167
3,133
452,719
452,322 59,909
1,763,976
96,784
t The total wages paid by these Societies
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
47
CAPITAL, SALES, &c., GROUPED BY INDUSTRIES— continued.
ASSOCIATIONS for PRODUCTION (excluding Corn Mills, for which see p. 61) in the
YEARS 1890, 1897, 1898, and 1899 —continued.
KINGDOM.
Number of Mem-
bers in Societies
Capital.
Profit,
Number
of
making Returns.
Amount
including
Interest
Societies
making
Returns.!
Indivi-
duals.
Societies.
Share.
l
Loan.
Reserve
and In-
surance
of
Sales.
on
Shares
but not
on
Industries.
Funds.
Loans.
1898.
£
£
£ £
£
10
1,482
7
5,174
9,140
1,849 ; 39,586
2,343
Building.
3
375
12
8,773
2,019
1,926 36,114
2,932
Coal mining and
quarrying.
19
1,200
348
23,220
13,149
4,499 ' 90,263
5,640
Metal, engineering
17
4,354
1,326
141,253
106,602
17,996
358,791
and shipbuilding.
12,423 Textile.
Clothing :—
24
3,619
347
38,844
46,216
4,354
233,844
11,577
Boots and shoes .
3
752
147
8,081
7,028
738
31,959
2,226
Tailoring, &c.
110
16,012
71
66,166
30,143
10,793
486,317
4,857
Farming, dairying,
and fishing.
14
1,366
623
48,101
44,412
11,096
114,057
6,848
Printing and allied
trades.
8
386
60
10,750
25,196
1,551
36,460
507
Woodworking and
furnishing.
1
314
12
2,208
4,035
611
8,280
755
Brick making.
21
7,493
240
107,816
107,114
16,894
461,247
53,688
Bread making and
food preparation.
2
140
1
1,226
423
261
3,859
2/5*
Bass dressing, mat
and brush making.
5
372
15
4,825
4,892
302
15,750
177*
Leather.
242
37,865
3,209
466,437
400,369
72,870
1,916,527
103,404
Total, 1898.
1899.t
£
£
£
£
£
9
1,570
9
6,621 9,123
2,284
43,264
345
Building.
j
3
384
12 8,873
4,059
2,453
36,500
1,085
Coal mining and
quarrying.
19
16
1,346
4,201
369
1,367
28,913
143,363
13,585
126,962
5,798
17,744
106,523
373,038
7,316
22,768
Metal, engineering
and shipbuilding.
Textile.
Clothing :—
.23
3,699 . 357
43,527
41,175
5,713
272,925
15,349
Boots and shoes.
4
933 185
9,689
8,222
1,356
45,895
4,154
Tailoring, *tc.
133
20,162
67
74,734
47,360
11,341
645,158
6,106
Farming, dairying,
and fishiner.
16
1,580
653
50,056 44,725
9,773
119,166
7,641
Printing and allied
1 rades.
6 349 | 63
10,768
26,150
2,190
41,854
759
Woodworking and
furnishing.
2
345 77
12,116
12,096
700
28,216
1,947*
Brick making and
pottery.
22
7,812 267
121,575
141,637
19,545
466,139
57,521
Bread making and
food preparation.
3 136 15
1,131
324
274
4,400
i*»
Bass dressing and
brush making.
3
209 5
2,261
1,620
241
8,019
447*
Leather.
1
40
1,230
1,545
-
688
34H*
Laundry.
259
42,726
3,486
514,857
478,583
79,412
2,191,785
120,277 Total, 1899.
in 1899 amounted to £450,029
48
SUMMARY TABLES.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR PRODUCTION.-
TABLE 21. — AMOUNT of PROFIT allotted to MEMBERS, CUSTOMERS, and
PRODUCTION (excluding Corn Mills) in GREAT BRITAIN
[Com-piled from Balance Sheets and special Returns
ENGLAND
Industries.
Number
of
Societies
making
Returns.
Amount of Profit allotted to
Total of
three
preceding
columns.
Members
(on
Capital).
Customers
(on
Purchases).
Workers
(on
Wages).*
Building
1896.
5
£ •
117
211
£
466
£
794
Quarrying
1
1,600
-
-
1,600
Metal and engineering
10
1,190
1,033
1,223
3,446
Textile
10
7,639
3,547
1,747
12,933
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
14
2,259
1,467
2,209
5,935
Tailoring
1
323
436
375
1,134
Farming, dairying, and fish-
ing.
Printing and allied trades
4
4
489
2,041
827
636
489t
3,504
Woodworking and Furnish-
ing.
Bread making and other foods
1
4
249
490
1,083
150'
249
1,723
"Bass dressing and brush
making.
Leather
Total, 1896
Building
1
2
42
87
-
52
51
94
138
57
16,526
8,604
6,909*
32,039
1897.
6
&
106
£
240
£
463
£
809
Quarrying
1
1,200
—
-
1,200
Metal and engineering
10
1,379
801
658
2,838
Textile
9
5,125
3,299
1,383
9,807
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes ..
16
1393
1,677
3,188
6,758
Tailoring
1
473
537
527
1,537
Farming, dairying, and fish-
ing.
Printing and allied trades . .
4
4
867
2,150 907
695
867f
3,752
Woodworking and furnish-
ing.
Bread making and other foods
3
4
301
538
1,352
159
301
2,049
Bass dressing and brush
making.
Leather
Total, 1897
1
3
21
162
14,215
-
25
46
162
30,126
62
8,813
7,098*
* In addition to the amounts shown above, £856 in 1896, £779 in 1897, £847 in 1898, and
t In addition to this amount, £58 in 1896, £134 in 1897, and £126 in both 1898 and 1899,
value of milk supplied to the Society.
i In addition to this amount, £124 in 1898 and £607 in 1899 was allotted to Sick and Old
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
49
MODE OF DISTRIBUTION OF PROFIT.
WORKERS respectively, by WORKMEN'S Co OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS
for each of the Years 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899.
srnt to the Department 1>ij the Societies concerned.'}
AND WALES.
for
Amount
of Profit all
otted to
Number
~f
Total of
Industries.
OI
Societies
making
Eeturns.
Members
(on
Capital).
Customers
(on
Purchases).
Workers
(on
Wages)*
three
preceding
columns.
1898.
£
£
£
£
Building
7
294
339
596
1,229
Quarrying
1
2,400
—
—
2,400
Metal and engineering
13
1,626
1,009
1,568
4,203
Textile
6
4,749
3,158
1,198
9,105
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
15
2,364
1,330
4,825
8,519
Tailoring, &c
2
644
567
517
1,728
Farming, dairying, and fish-
4
1,199
—
— .
l,199f
ing.
Printing and allied trades . .
7
2,169
854
712
3,735
Woodworking and furnish-
5
477
6
6
489
ing.
Brick making
1
210
-
-
210
Bread making and other foods
6
783
1,909
193
2,885
Leather
2
79
5
37
121
Total, 1898
69
16,994
9,177
9,652*
35,823*
.
1899.
£
£
£
£
Building
5
268
258
511
1,037
Quarrying
1
2,400
—
—
2,400
Metal and engineering
12
1,871
1,179
2,257
5,307
Textile
8
4,934
3,912
1,803
10,649
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
15
3,146
2,753
6,079
11,978
Tailoring, &c
2
797
1,181
1,012
2,990
Farming, dairying, and fish-
4
853
1
854f
ing.
Printing and allied trades . .
5
2,220
840
751
3,811
Woodworking and furnish-
4
433
433
ing.
Brick making
1
181
—
83
264
Bread making and other foods
6
923
1,987
230
3,140
Bass dressing and brush
making.
2
36
-
12
48
Leather
1
8
—
40
48
Total, 1899
66
18,070
12,110
12,779*
42,959:
£1,089 in 1899, was allotted to Provident Funds for the Workers.
was allotted by one Dairying Society in England to its members as a bonus on the
Age Pension Funds.
3207 D
50
SUMMARY TABLES.
ASSOCIATIONS FOR PRODUCTION.— MODE OF
DISTRIBUTION OF PROFIT -continued.
TABLE 21. — AMOUNT of PROFIT allotted to MEMBERS, CUSTOMERS, and WORKERS
respectively, by WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS for PRODUCTION
(excluding Corn Mills) in GREAT BRITAIN, for each of the Years 1896, 1897,
1898, and 1893— continued.
SCOTLAND.
Industries.
Number
of
Societies
making
Returns.
Amount of Profit allotted to
Total
of three
preceding
columns.
Members
(on
Capital).
Customers
(on
Purchases).
Workers
(on
Wages).*
1896.
Quarrying
1
£
26
£
£
102
£
128
Textile
1
982
2,552
516
4,050
Printing
2
618
—
—
618
Bread making and confec-
tionery.
Total, 1896
1897.
Textile
12
2,723
31,315
3,723
37,761
16
4,349
33,867
4,341*
42,557
1
3
£
1,366
760
£
2,367
£
467
£
4,200
760
Printing
Bread making and confec-
tionery.
Total, 1897
1898.
Quarrying
13
3,698
41,410
6,685
00,691
17
5,822
43,777
6,052*
55,651
1
£
33
£
£
47
£
80
Textile
1
1,5(11
2,187
442
4,133
Printing
2
1,005
—
—
1,005
Bread making and confec-
tionery.
Total, 1898
1899.
Quarrying
13
4,003
36,332
3,953
44,288
17
6,545
38,519
4,442*
49,506
I
£
25
£
£
74
£
99
Textile
Printing
1
3
12
1,600
790
4,305
2,630
40,742
494
4,286
4,724
790
-19,393
Bread making and confec-
tionery.
Total, 1899
17
6,780
45,372
4,854*
55,006
* In addition to the amounts shown above, £153 in 1P«8, £1-19 in 1837, £113 in 1898, and
£131 in 1899, was allotted by one Society to a Provident Fund for its workers.
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
51
CORN MILLING SOCIETIES.
TABLE 22.— MEMBEBSHIP, CAPITAL, SALES, and PROFIT of the WORKMEN'S
CO-OPERATIVE CORN MILLING SOCIETIES in the UNITED KINGDOM
(excluding the MILLS of the CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES).
[JBased upon Reports of the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies, upon Returns
made to the Co-operative Union and {since 1893) upon Returns sent direct to
the Department by the Societies concerned. ,]
Year.
Number
of
Socie-
ties
making
Re-
turns.
Number
of
Em-
ployees.
Number of
Members in
Societies
making Returns.
Capital.
Amount
of
Sales.
Profit,
including
(since
1893)
Interest
on
Shares,
but not
on Loan
Capital.
Indi-
viduals.!
So-
oieties.f
Share.
Loan.
Reserve
and In-
surance
Funds.
1883
13
V ^/
£
361,354
£
67,847
£
10,392
£
1,344,229
£
48,382
17,039
1884
13
-
17,099
379,109
70,961
11,331
1,228,939
44,213
1885
13
-
17,088
387,191
66,223
6,366
1,119,660
29,276
1886
13
-
16,924
384,945
64,093
6,778
1,064,363
29,305
1887
11
-
16,884
379,716
53,545
2,410
1,041,027
34,214
1888
12
-
17,058
356,970
51,317
5,838
1,136,802
43,044
1889
12
-
16,855
358,805
53,584
8,937
1,158,923
40,689
1890
11
-
13,123
354,292
67,603
13,061
1,212,547
53,371
1891
1892
11
11
;
13,123
^
361,281
370,470
73,859
97,945
15,905
13,077
1,411,589
1,394,306
74,140
57,574
12,509
423
1893
10
-
11,862
422
368,392
107,415
13,482
1,124,574
37,834
1894
9
-
6,775
405
355,981
87,565
11,107
946,510
43,742
1895
9
404
6,622
410
374,119
74,984
17,627
957,906
33,378
1896
9
394
6,956
402
373,840
74,284
13,189
1,070,543
63,596
1897
9
405
6,373
412
381,024
62,973
14,031
1,264,402
62,596
1898
8
391
5,643
411
374,955
55,997
13,993
1,408,646
65,134
1899
8
376
5,472
414
373,191
49,056
16,742
1,184,885
66,956
1900
8
429
5,347
413
353,234
44,950
12,914
1,226,995
65,452
* The number of employees before 1895 is not stated.
T The division of Society and individual members previous to 1892 is not obtainable
3207 Di2
52
SUMMARY TABLES.
CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP.
TABLE 23. — DIVISION of the TOTAL MEMBERSHIP of 240 CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS for
PRODUCTION at the end of 1899 between EMPLOYEES, OTHER INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS,
and SOCIETIES respectively, together with the percentage of INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
who were EMPLOYEES of the ASSOCIATIONS.
[ Compiled from a pedal Returns made to the Department ~by the Societies.']
Industries.
Number
of Asso-
ciations
to which
the par-
ticulars
relate.
Membership.
Percentage
of
Individual
Members
who are
also Em-
ployees.
Individuals.
Socie-
ties.
Total.
Em-
ployees.
Others.
ENGLAND.
Corn Mills
8
24
5,448
414
5,886
0*4
Percentages
—
0'4
92-6
TO
100-0
—
Building
8
176
1,334
8
1,518
11-7
Metal, engineering and ship-
building.
Textile
18
12
276
915
1,051
1,724
369
1,070
1,096
3,709
20-8
34-7
Clothing ; —
Boots and shoes
21
1,082
2,223
357
3,662
32'7
Tailoring, &c
4
404
529
185
1,118
43-3
Farming, dairying, and fishing . .
10
6
705
57
768
0'8
Printing and allied trades
9
129
941
568
1,638
121
Woodworking and furnishing . .
6
88
261
63
412
25-2
Brickmaking and pottery
2
21
•524
77
422
61
Bread making and food prepara-
tion.
Bass dressing and brush making
7
3
60
20
1,376
116
108
15
1,544
151
4'2
14-7
Leather
Totals, England
1
21
99
5.
125
17-5
101
3,198
10,683
2,882
16,763 !
23*0
Percentages
SCOTLAND.
-
Wl
63-7
17-2
100-0 —
Bread making and food prepara-
tion.
Printing and allied trades
14
3
18
8
6,236
332
123
82
6,377
422
0-3
2'4
Miscellaneous
Totals, Scotland
3
90
1,452
349
1,891
5-8
20
116
8,020
554
8,690
1*4
Percentages
IEELAND.
—
1'3
93-3
6-4
lOO'O
-
Lace and embroidery making . .
3
40
32
—
72
55-6
Dairying
107
40
17,610
9
17,659
0-2
Printing and allied trades
Totals, Ireland
1
-
32
3
35 I -
111
80
17,674
12
17,766
0*5
l'eri:::iit<i(iiii ..
Totals, other Associations for
Production.
PurccHtaijf*
Grand Totals, United Kingdom
—
0-4
99-5
o-i
3,148
8-0
100-0 i
43,219
100-0
-
232
3,394
7'8
36,377
84-2
8*5
240
3,418
41,825
3,882
49,105
7*6
Percentage*
—
6-9
85-2
7-9
10010
—
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION.
MEMBERSHIP OF EMPLOYEES.
TABLE 24. — NUMBER and PERCENTAGE of the EMPLOYEES of 240 CO-OPERATIVE
ASSOCIATIONS for PRODUCTION, who were also MEMBERS of the ASSOCIATIONS
employing them at the end of 1899.
[Compiled from special Returns made to the Department by the Societies.']
Industries,
No. of Associations.
Number
of
Employees
at work on
December
31st, 1899.
No. and Percentage
of Employees
who are also Members.
At
work.
To which
the par-
ticulars
relate.
No.
Percentage.
ENGLAND.
Corn Mills
Other Associations for Production :—
8
8
376
24
6'4
Building
9
8
204
176
86-3
Coal mining and quarrying
2
-
-
-
-f
Metal, engineering and shipbuilding
Textile
19
12
23
18
12
21
801
1,458
1,537
276
915
1,082
34-5
62'8
70*4
Clothing :—
Boots and shoes
Tailoring, &c
4
4
431
40i
93'7
Farming, dairying, and fishing
10
10
79
6
7*6
Printing and allied trades
11
9
578
129
22'3
Woodworking and furnishing . .
6
6
312
88
28'2
Brickmaking and pottery
2
2
317
21
6'6
Bread making and food preparation
8
7
123
60
48-8
Bass dressing and brush making
3
3
36
20
55-6
Leather
Totals, England
SCOTLAND.
3
1
24
21
87'5
112
101
5,900
3,198
54*2
Bread making and food preparation
14
14
1,071
18
T7
Printing and allied trades
3
3
97
8
8'2
Miscellaneous
Totals, Scotland
IRELAND.
3
3
400
90
22-5
20
20
1,568
116
7*4
Lace and embroidery making
3
3
140
40
28-6
Dairying
123
107
578
40
6-9
Printing and allied trades
Totals, Ireland
Totals, other Associations for Production
Grand Totals, United Kingdom
1
1
4
—
-
127
111
722
80
in
259
232
8,190
3,394
41*4
267
240
8,566
3,418
39*9
SUMMARY TABLES.
DIVISION OF SHARE AND LOAN CAPITAL.
TABLE 25.— DIVISION of the SHARE and LOAN CAPITAL held by MEMBERS of 240
CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS for PRODUCTION between INDIVIDUALS and
SOCIETIES, together with the AMOUNT and PKRCENTAGE held at the end of 1899
by EMPLOYEES of the ASSOCIATIONS.
[Compiled from special Returns made to the Department by the Societies.]
Industries.
No. of
Societies
to which
the par-
ticulars
relate.
Amount of Share and Loan
Capital held by Members,
Loans of
Non-
Members
including
Bank
Over-
draft.
Total
Share and
Loan
Capital.
Percent-
age
held by
Em-
ployees.
Individuals.
Societies.
Em-
ployees.
Others.
ENGLAND.
Corn Mills
Percentages ..
Other Associations for
Production :—
.Building
Metal, engineering, and
shipbuilding.
Textile
Clothing:—
Boots and shoes
Tailoring, &c
Farming, dairying, and
fishing.
Printing and allied trades
Woodworking and fur-
nishing.
Brickmaking and pottery
Bread making and food
preparation.
Bass dressing and brush
making.
Leather
Totals, England
Percentages..
SCOTLAND.
Bread making and food
preparation.
Printing and allied trades
Miscellaneous
Totals, Scotland
Percentages ..
IRELAND.
Lace and embroidery
making.
Dairying
Printing and allied trades
Totals, Ireland..
Percentages ..
Totals, other Associa-
tions for Production.
Percentages ..
Grand Totals, United
Kingdom.
Percentages ..
8
£
577
o-i
£
154,041
S6-5
. £
250,954
59-4
£
16,675
4-0
£
422,247
100-0
o-i
8
18
12
21
4
10
9
6
2
7
3
1
101
14
9
3
1,169
5,854
28,043
28,306
2,352
124
1,530
2,111
99
291
131
523
9.731
14,351
73,954
23,554
8,299
14,395
14,056
6,326
6,967
15,397
937
2,106
190,073
35-4
40,852
10,824
11,502
1,054
20,076
88,598
16,527
3,812
3,733
50,761
5,487
17,055
9,506
383
687
217,679
40-6
143,105
1,664
20,860
3,531
2,013
8,011
9,099
3,449
1,890
5,981
22,994
91
966
4
1
15,485
42,294
198,606
77,486
17,912
20,142
72,328
36,918
24,212
26,160
1,455
3,317
7-5
13'8
14-1
36-5
131
0-6
21
5'7
0-4
1-1
9-0
15-8
13'2
70,533
13-2
4,613
400
1,327
58,030
10-8
45,714
5,112
41,469
536,315
100-0
234,284
18,000
75,158
2-0
2'2
1-8
20
6,340
1-9
63,178
19-3
165,629
50-6
92,295
28-2
327,442
wo-o
1*9
3
107
1
13
02
75
57,892
194
165
1,761
384
30,043
472
88,162
1,955
2-8
01
111
75
o-i
58,161
84-2
1,926
2-1
30,427
33'6
90,589
100-0
O'l
232
76,948
8-1
311,412
32'6
385,234
40-4
180,752
18-9
954,346
100-0
8*1
240
77,525
5-6
465,453
33'8
636,188
46-2
197,427
14-4
1,376,593
100-0
5'6
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION. 55
COMPOSITION OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES.
TABLE 26. — PROPORTION of the COMMITTEEMEN and DIRECTORS of 240 CO-OPERATIVE
ASSOCIATIONS for PRODUCTION who at the end of 1899 were EMPLOYEES, OTHEE
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, and REPRESENTATIVES of SOCIETIES respectively.
[Compiled from special Returns made to the Department by the Societies.'}
Industries.
No. of
Societies
to which
the par-
ticulars
relate.
Number of Members of Management
Committees who are-
Percentage
of Commit-
teemen
who are
also Em-
ployees.
Em-
ployees.
Other
Indi-
vidual
Members
Repre-
senta-
tives of
Societies
Total.
ENGLAND.
Corn Mills
8
—
45
63
108
-
Percentages
Other Associations for Production :-
-
-
41-7
58-3
100-0
—
Building
8
28
45
-
73
38-4
Metal, engineering and ship-
building.
Textile
18
12
38
26
77
53
34
32
149
111
25-5
23-4
Clothing: —
Boots and shoes
21
172
57
3
232
741
Tailoring, &c
4
25
10
2
37
6?6
Farming, dairying and fishing
10
-
70
4
74
~
Printing and allied trades
9
14
46
37
97
14-4
Woodworking and furnishing
6
14
18
14
46
30-4
Brickmaking and pottery
2
-
2
12
14
-
Bread making and food pre-
paration.
Bass dressing & brush making
7
3
3
8
48
12
9
5
60
25
5-0
32'0
Leather
Totals, England ..
1
101
4
5
-
9
44-4
332
443
152
927
35'8
Percentages
SCOTLAND.
—
35-8
47-8
16-4
100-0
-
Bread making and food pre-
paration.
Printing and allied trades
14
3
1
131
13
35
16
166
30
3'3
Miscellaneous
Totals, Scotland ..
3
4
12
15
31
12-9
20
5
156
66
227
2*2
Percentages
IRELAND.
—
a-2
GS-7
29-1
100-0
-
Lace and embroidery making
3
8
10
-
18
44'4
Dairying
107
3
1,498
28
1,529
0-2
Printing and allied trades
Totals, Ireland
1
-
4
—
4
—
111
11
1,512
28
1,551
0'7
Percentages
Totals, other Associations for Pro-
duction.
Percentages
Grand Totals, United Kingdom
—
0-7
97'5
1-8
100-0
-
232 1
240
348
12-9
2,1H
rm
246
9'1
2,705 1 12'9
100-0 I)
348
2,156
309
2,813 12'4
Percentages
—
12-4
76-6
11-0
100-0
56
SUMMARY TABLES— PURCHASES.
PURCHASES BY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES.
TABLE 27. — VALUE of G-OODS purchased by RETAIL DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES
and by the ENGLISH WHOLESALE SOCIETY* from CO-OPERATIVE and
other SOURCES respectively during- each of the Years 1895-99, so far as
shown by Returns made to the CO-OPERATIVE UNION.
Class of Society.
Value of Goods purchased during the Years
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Distributive
Societies :—
FROM CO-OPEBATIVE SOURCES.
£
£
£
£
£
England and
Wales.
Scotland ..
8,187,158
2,487,783
9,770,675
3,018,191
10,666,738
3,361,829
10,966,075
3,176,882
12,227,198
3,795,11/
Irelandf
1,516
1,148
1,241
2,903
3,459
English Wholesale
Society.
Total*..
Distributive
Societies :—
England and
Wales.
Scotland ..
156,312
168,524
12,958,538
201,864
172,782
171,599
10,832,769
14,231,672
14,318,642
16,197,373
FROM OTHER SOURCES.
8,471,550
1,283,273
8,352,286
1,330,628
10,628,620
1,590,267
10,619,688
1,820,976
11,013,759
2,206,222
Irelandf ..
23,238
15,725
27,038
29,424
34,052
English Wholesale
Society.
Total*..
Total of above
Societies.
9,440,756
10,303,963
10,949,590
11,557,607
13,253,177
19,218,817
20,002,602
23,195,515
24,027,695
26,507,210
30,051,586
32,961,140
37,427,187
38,346,337
42,704,583
* The figures for the Scottish Wholesale Society "were not available for the years
shown in the Table. For 1900, these were— from Co-operative sources £1,379,283, and from
other sources £8,437.944.
t The figures for Ireland relate to Retail Distributive Societies only.
SUMMARY TABLES— PROFIT-SHARING.
PROFIT-SHARING BY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES.
TABLE 28. — AMOUNT and PERCENTAGE on WAGES of PROFIT allotted to
EMPLOYEES by WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES in 1899, with com-
parative figures for 1898.
[Compiled from Returns made to the Co-operative Union and from Special Returns
made to the Department.]
Class of Society.
Number
of
Societies
making
Returns.
No. of
Employees.
Amount of
Wages
Paid.
Allotted to Employees
out of Profits.
Amount.
Per
cent, on
wages.
ENGLAND AND WALES.
£
£
Retail Distributive
Societies :—
Distributive Depart-
ments.
Productive Depart-
" rnents.
Productive Societies ..
l.-'l
46
9,224
697
4,282
324,418
36,932
216,089
15,234
2,020
12,779*
4'7
5'5
5'9
Corn Milling Society
Total : England and Wales. .
SCOTLAND.
1
29
1,946
33
1'7
234
14,232
579,385
30,066
5'2
Retail Distributive
Societies : —
Distributive Depart-
ments.
Productive Depart-
ments.
Productive Societies
I "(
3
2,850
378
1,265
86,856
18,874
65,135
9,904
1,697
4,854*
11-4
9-0
7'5
Wholesale Society :—
Distributive Depart-
ments.
Productive Depart-
ments.
Total : Scotland
IRELAND.
i •(
1,177
4,224
72,833
195,487
2,430
6,514
M
3'3
51
9,894
439,185
25,399
5*8
Retail Distributive Societies
Totals : United Kingdom,
1899.
Totals: Great Britain, 1898\
4
27
1,115
25
2'2
289
24,153
1,019,685 '
55,490
5*4
273
21,532
872,117
47,846
5-5
* In addition to these amounts, 22 of these Societies in England allotted £1,089, and one
additional Society in Scotland allotted £131 to Provident Funds for the benefit of their
employees.
t No Returns were received for Ireland in 1898.
58
SUMMARY TABLES.
CO-OPERATIVE
TABLE 29. — MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, INCOME, EXPENDITURE, and other
[ Compiled from the published Accounts of the Society
Year.
No.
of
Society
Mem-
bers.
Paid
up
Capital
(£1
Shares,)*
INCOME.
Premiums.
Income
from
Invest-
ments.
Commission.
Total
Income.
Life.
Fire, less
re-in-
surances.
Fidelity.
Agency
Be-in-
surance.
1869
41
£
503
£
£
208
£
67
£
11
£
£
£
286
1870
41
524
-
157
123
32
—
-
312
1871
42
1,008
—
173
162
43
—
—
378
1872
46
1,514
—
256
253
88
—
—
597
1873
51
2,204
-
369
392
137
—
—
898
1874
64
2,868
—
571
449
201
19
1
1,241
1875
71
3,855
—
1,075
559
845
20
17
2,016
1876
89
4,171
—
1,725
457
304
44
24
2,554
1877
96
4,590
—
3,896
525
371
68
93
4,953
1878
109
5,404
-
6,343
399
449
83
208
7,482
1879
128
6,475
-
5,114
568
450
120
393
6,645
1880
144
10,289
-
3,405
543
643
92
398
5,081
1881
169
10,518
—
3,062
541
705
115
511
4,934
1882
180
10,587
-
2,834
537
773
105
611
4,860
1883
194
11,110
—
3,111
551
783
90
637
5,172
1884
204
11,243
—
3,448
620
821
31
544
5,464
1885
236
11,728
-
4,425
111
748
44
508
6,502
1886
260
12,227
118
4,711
699
835
70
483
6,916
1887
268
12,467
613
5,590
803
952
162
464
8,584
1888
278
12,325
963
6,138
786
966
233
402
9,488
1889
287
12,597
1,069
6,702
894
1,188
262
403
10,518
1890
293
14,394
1,256
7,393
958
1,302
343
370
11,622
1891
305
12,346
1,692
8,086
1,070
1,452
395
339
13,034
1892
317
12,235
1,950
9,199
1,188
1,829
421
266
14,853
1893
337
10,000
2,017
10,002
1,306
2,011
473
277
16,086
1894
356
10,000
2,205
11,044
1,494
2,070
518
242
17,573
1895
382
10,000
2,380
13,128
1,494
2,179
608
106
19,895
1896
402
10,000
2,893
14,256
1,644
2,271
752
86
21,902
1897
418
10,000
3,433
15,351
1,589
2,669
795
70
23,907
1898
431
10,000
3,530
16,310
1,588
2,908
899
11
25,246
1899
432
10,609
4,212
18,034
1,710
3,275
963
6
28,200
1900
456
10,797
5,623
19,819
1,758
3,602
628
5
31,435
NOTE.— This Society was registered under the Companies Acts on the 29th August, 1867,
iirst Fire Policy was issued 21st February, 1868 ; Fidelity Policy, 25th June, 1869 ; and Life
* The subscribed capital oL' £50,000, of which only 4s. per share has been called up, was
by individual members.
t Includes *97 bonus on premiums paid in 1875.
CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE.
INSURANCE SOCIETY.
particulars relating to the CO-OPEBATIVE INSURANCE SOCIETY.
and, from special information furnished by the Society.]
59
EXPENDITUKE.
Divi-
dend
to
Share-
hold-
ers.
Funds in
excess of Paid-
up Capital.
Tear.
Claims.
Expenses.
Total
Expend-
iture.
Life.
Fire.
Fi-
delity.
Wages,
and
Com-
mis-
sions.
Other
Ex-
penses.
Claims.
Sur-
renders.
Life.
Other.
£
£
£
6
£
£
21
£
39
£ .
66
£
32
£
£
188
1869
—
—
1
—
23
73
97
25
-
378
1870
—
—
—
—
22
107
129
30
—
597
1871
—
—
62
—
35
73
170
63
—
961
1872
—
—
' 28
3
80
167
278
93
—
1,488
1873
—
-
29
200
98
156
483
125
—
2,121
1874
-
—
1,861
—
261f
188
2,310
319
~
1,508
1875
—
—
39
—
265
314
618
—
—
3,444
1876
-
-
1,613
270
695
374
2,952
195
—
5,250
187 J
•
—
—
6,933
—
1,481
511
8,925
262
—
3,545
1878
—
—
3,888
23
1,386
491
5,788
308
—
4,094
1879
—
—
3,403
50
1,026
572
5,051
699
-
3,425
1880
—
—
2,738
402
1,010
544
4,694
597
—
3,068
1881
—
—
1,741
692
1,113
568
4,114
617
—
3,197
1882
—
—
2,275
278
1,187
602
4,342
624
-
3,403
1883
-
-
461
286
1,336
758
2,841
657
-
5,369
1884
-
-
2,463
1,132
1,329
682
5,606
600
-
5,665
1885
-
-
1,117
300
1,703
1,145
4,265
309
102
7,905
1886
-
-
1,387
794
2,016
1,086
5,283
653
646
10,009
1887
-
-
1,245
225
2,267
1,031
4,768
614
1,511
13,250
1888
125
—
3,400
726
2,290
971
7,512
614
2,359
14,794
1889
100
—
3,005
37
2,650
976
6,768
631
3,427
17,949
1890
25
22
2,634
268
2,974
1,024
6,947
696
4,993
21,774
1891
100
17
5,261
222
3,116
1,186
9,902
655
6,784
24,279
1892
200
74
3,530
308
3,422
1,215
8,749
724
8,549
29,127
1893
400
29
1,574
822
3,857
1,911
8,593
598
10,392
35,666
1894
282
12
3,753
59
4,105
1,609
9,820
600
12,590
42,943
1895
300
45
4,154
674
4,630
1,873
11,676
600
15,234
49,925
1896
727
60
8,722
1,635
4,982
1,880
18,006
600
17,995
52,465
1897
810
43
4,609
390
5,397
1,910
13,159
600
20,865
61,082
1898
1,383
2
7,490
451
6,022
2,226
17,574
600
23,888
68,079
1899
1,294
31
10,069
37
7,958
2,559
21,948
1,606:
28,232
71,562
1900
and was converted into an Industrial and Provident
Policy, 14th August, 1886.
reduced, at date of conversion, by the cancelment of
J Includes £993 on premiums.
Society on the 15th March 1899. The
5,845 shares held in excess of 200 each
SUMMARY TABLES.
INVESTMENTS BY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES/
TABLE 30. — AMOUNT of INVESTMENTS by the under-mentioned Classes of
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES at the end of each of the Years 1895-99, so far
as shown by Returns made to the CO-OPEBATIVE UNION.
Class of Society. 1805.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
INVESTMENTS IN OTHER CO-OPEEATIVE SOCIETIES.
£
£
£
£ £
Distributive Societies!
2,875,993
3,213,557
3,433,842
3,577,555
3,816,685
Productive Societies!
57,776
44,861
41,848
35,810
66,586
English Wholesale
Society.
2,424
2,417
2,440
2,476
2,952
Scottish Wholesale
Society.
Total
Distributive Societies!
33,626
35,896
35,318
37,996
32,509
2,969,819
3,296,731
3,513,448
3,653,837
3,918,732
OTHER INVESTMENTS."
1,716,099
1,701,179
1,826,762
1,889,681
1,569,275
Productive Societies!
16,467
14,800
15,522
17,154
9,924
English Wholesale
Society.
512
431
532
557
132
Scottish Wholesale
Society.
Total ..
Total Investments*
21,837
37,903
44,005
42,669
43,083
1,754,915
1,844,313
1,886,821
1,950,061
1,621,414
4,724,734
5,141,044
5,400,269
5,603,898
5,540,146
* Exclusive of Investments in House Property, for which see Table 31, p. 61.
! Exclusive of Irish Agricultural and Dairying Societies.
INVESTMENTS.
61
INVESTMENTS IN HOUSE PROPERTY BY WORKMEN'S
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES.
TABLE 31. — NUMBER and CLASS of WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES in the UNITED
KINGDOM owning HOUSE PROPERTY LET to MEMBERS, or SOLD (the PURCHASE
MONEY remaining in WHOLE or PART on MORTGAGE) and AMOUNT invested in such
PROPERTY at the end of each of the YEARS 1896-99.
[Compiled from Returns made to the Co-operative Union.'}
District and
Class of Society.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
No.
of So-
cieties.
Amount.
No.
of So-
cieties.
No.
Amount. of So-
cieties.
Amount.
No.
of So-
cieties.
Amount.
ENGLAND AND
WALES.
£
£
£
£
Retail Distributive
Societies.
361
1,976,755
363
2,359,417
377
2,533,481
456
4,059,129
Productive Societies
6
2,288
7
2,836
6
7,623
6
23,924
Wholesale Society..
Total, England
and Wales.
SCOTLAND.
1
8,553
1
7,446
1
6,339
1
6,975
367
1,987,596
371
2,369,699
384
2,547,443
463
4,090,028
Retail Distributive
Societies.
51
158,786
56
248,612
60
228,876
86
405,912
Productive Societies
Total, Scotland
IRELAND.
2
3,500
1
3,700
2
4,237
2
1,223
407,135
53
162,286
57
252,312
62
233,113
88
Retail Distributive
Society.
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
60
Dairy
Total, Ireland
Total, United
Kingdom.
1
700
1
700
1
700
1
700
1
700
1
700
1
7CO
2
760
421
2,150,582
429
2,622,711
447
2,781,256
553
4,497,923
NOTE.— A special return, published in 1893 by the Co-operative Union, showed thai a total of
£1,994,869 was then invested in house property, of which sum £9.0(5,734 had been advanced to members
on the security of mortgages, the remaining £1,038,185 being invested in houses which remained the
property of the Societies.
SUMMARY TABLES— SUBSCRIPTIONS.
SUBSCRIPTIONS OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES.
TABLE 32. — AMOUNT of SUBSCRIPTIONS of the under-mentioned Classes of
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES to various purposes during each of the
Years 1S9.V99, so far as shown by Returns made to the CO-OPERATIVE
UNION.
Class of Society.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898
1899.
Distributive Societies*
Productive Societies*
English Wholesale Society ..
Scottish Wholesale Soctety . .
Total
Distributive Societies*
Productive Societies*
English Wholesale Society . .
Scottish Wholesale Society . .
Total
Distributive Societies*
Productive Societies*
English Wholesale Society . .
Scottish Wholesale Society . .
Total
Total Subscriptions
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
£
41,643
647
101
£
45,913
715
120
£
51,397
1,038
163
£
52,383
892
96
£
56,185
1,270
167
42,391
46,748
52,598
53,371
57,622
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
17,605
972
1,094
1,190
16,191
1,113
1,007
722
36,225
1,913
5,115
1,703
26,040
1,528
3,961
1,374
21,481
1,379
494
3,165
20,861*
19,033
44,956
32,903
25,519
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO CO-OPERATIVE UNION.
4,585
144
150
50
5,629
172
150
60
6,075
181
150
50
6,535
198
250
60
6,578
219
250
60
4,929
6,001
6,456
7,043
7,107
68,181
71,782
104,010
93,317
90,248
Exclusive of Irish Agricultural and Dairying Societies.
SUMMARY TABLES.— CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS.
63
CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS.
'LE 33. — NUMBER, MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL, AMOUNT OP LOANS granted, and other particular
relating to the CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT BANKS in the UNITED KINGDOM making- Returns
for the YEARS 1898 and 1899.
[Compiled, from Returns furnished by the Societies.']
—
Number
of
Societies
making
Returns.
Number
of
Members.
Total
Capital
(Share,*
Loan,
and
Reserve).
Amount
of
Loans
granted
during
Year
(includ-
ing re-
newals).f
Amount
of
Loans
repaid
during
year
(includ-
ing in-
terest).
Amount
owing
by bor-
rowers
at end
of Year J
Working
Expenses,
including
interest
on Capital.
Profit, after
allowing
for
interest
on Capital.
ENGLAND.
London
1898.
2
276
£
776
£
766
£
443
£
£
111
£
41\
Other Districts
Total, England ..
SCOTLAND . .
IRELAND.
Leinster
3
393
1,692
1,958
2,040
-
135
23}
5
669
2,468
2,724
2,483
—
246
641
2
550
36,922
8,499
8,013
-
1,098
227
3
124
148
174
83
£ s. d.
5 10 4
£ s. d.
2 11 0
Munster
3
186
303
433
277
—
10 12 2
4 11 8
Ulster
3
100
217
233
30
—
382
2 7 10
Connaught
Total, Ireland..
Total, United Kingdom
ENGLAND.
London
15
1,030
1,833
2,456
848
-
30 19 0
29 2 9
24
1,440
2,501
3,298
1,238
-
50 9 8
38 13 3
31
2,659
41,891
14,519
11,734
-
1,394
£
212
1899.
3
421
1,114
890
593
835
117
Ǥ
Other Districts
Total, England ..
SCOTLAND . .
IRELAND.
Leinster
8
459
2,559
2,201
2,151
2,113
2~94lT
168
29
11
880
3,673
3,091
2,744
285
21
2
575
39,458
9,672
6,531
24,204
1,242
206
4
213
450
493
376
240
£ s. d.
16 18 2
£ «. d.
8 19 11
Munster
Ulster
3
9
26
265
403
1,556
496
1,022
3,066
628
1,129
3,470
423
477
2,583
495
638
2,185
22 13
23 13 7
83 6 6
10 13 4
13 2 9
54 4 10
Connaught
TOTAL, IRELAND
Total, United Kingdom
42
2,437
5,034
5,720
3.839
3,558|i
146 9 7
87 0 10
55
3,892
48,165
18,483
13,114
30,710
1,673
£
314
* Eight only of the banks making returns in 1899 had share capital: of these five were in England
£1,770. two in Scotland with £2,987, and one in Ireland with £3. The remaining banks are registered under the
Friendly Societies Act as Specially Authorised Societies, their capital consisting of loans and deposits.
t The average amount of the 'loans granted in England in 1899 was £11 15s. lid., in Scotland £43]9s 3d an(i
in Ireland £3 6s. Id.
i These particulars were not returned for 1898.
§ Loss.
II This amount relates to only 35 of the 42 Credit Associations in Ireland for which particulars were obtained.
64 SUMMARY TABLES.
BUILDING SOCIETIES -NUMBER OF
TABLE 34. — NUMBER and AMOUNT of LIABILITIES of BUILDING SOCIETIES (Incorporated
ASSETS to the REGISTRARS of FRIENDLY SOCIETIES
1880.
1887.
1888.f
1890.
1891.f
1893.
Number of Societies making
Returns.
ENGLAND
1,992
2,109
2,157
2,333
2,262
2,158
Liabilities :—
£
£
£
£
£
£
On shares
33,929,716
34,902,341
34,705,963
34,031,541
33,345,012
29,710,729
To depositors and other
creditors.
For balance of unappro-
priated proflt.J
Total Liabilities
Number of Societies making
Returns.
15,272,075
1,075,420
15,103,899
1,727,759
14,734,511
'1,778,349
14,689,499
1,861,325
14,551,531
1,816,459
11,145,152
1,827,390
50,877,211
51,733,999
51,218,823
50,582,365
49,713,002
42,683,271
SCOT-
46
45
45
43
61
89
Liabilities :—
£
£
£
£
£
£
On shares
725,702
725,580
729,970
713,224
737,256
745,637
To depositors and other
creditors.
For balance of unappro-
priated proflt.t
Total Liabilities
Number of Societies making
Returns.
242,549
37,602
221,313
58,743
242,193
40,163
228,939
26,703
208,704
30,295
220,788
38,627
1,005,853
1,005,636
1,012,331
968,866
976,255
1,005,052
IRE-
41
43
44
46
59
50
Liabilities :—
£
£
£
£
£
£
On shares
699,970
685,594
680,816
552,034
647,698
576,730
To depositors and other
creditors.
For balance of unappro-
priated profit.^
Total Liabilities
Number of Societies making
Returns.
322,439
34,402
281,196
53,780
248,314
33,299
146,811
32,804
161,279
50,457
124,641
31,837
1,056,811
1,020,580
962,429
731,649
849,434
733,208
, UNITED
2,079
2,197
2,246
2,422
2,382
2,297
Liabilities :—
£
£
£
£
£
£
On shares ..
35,355,388
36,313,515
36,116,749
35..296,799
34,729,966
31,033,096
To depositors and other
creditors.
For balance of unappro-
priated proflt.J
Total Liabilities
15,837,063
1,747,424
15,606,408
1,840,292
15,225,023
1,851,811
15,065,249
1.920,832
14,911,514
1,897,211
11,490,581
1,897,854
52,939,875
53,760,215
53,193,583
52,282,880
51,538,691
44,421,531
* For the years 1886 to 1894 the figures in the Table are taken from returns compiled by the
Registrar of Friendly Societies irpm the last accounls of the Building Societies receiver! xirior to the
Order of the House of Commons in each year for the return. For the years 1895 to 1899 the figure's an;
taken from the return presented to the House of Commons pursuant to section 27 of the Buildine
Societies Act, 1894.
BUILDING SOCIETIES. 65
SOCIETIES AND AMOUNT OF LIABILITIES.
under the BUILDING- SOCIETIES ACTS), which made RETURNS of their LIABILITIES and
in ENGLAND and WALES, SCOTLAND, and IRELAND.*
—
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
AXD WALES.
Number of Societies making
Returns.
2,213
2,181
2,350
2,297
2,219
2,124
£
£
•£
£
£
£
Liabilities :—
29,083,343
28,621,513
30,202,881
29,619,064
29,409.919
29,676,014
On shares.
10,448,329
1,869,96]
10,212,662
],762,87f>
10.933.267
1,808,755
10.802,210
1,825,518
10,989,826
2,025,007
11,249,862
2.177,546
To depositors and other
creditors.
For balance of unappro-
priated proilt.J:
Total Liabilities.
\
Number of Societies making
Returns.
41,401,633
40,597,050
42,944,903
42,246,792
42,424,752
43,103,422
LAND.
123
136
159
157
144
136
£
£
£
£
£
£
Liabilities : —
809,879
812,312
1,158.665
1,258,211
1,294,700
1,322,680
On shares.
194,274
34,015
128,767
51,629
203,952
7f>,036
255.55,1
83,853
227,105
101,728
262,959
110,587
To depositors and other
creditors.
For balance of unappro-
priated proflt.t
Total Liabilities.
Number of Societies making
• Returns.
1,038,168
992,708
1,437,653
1,597,619
1,623,533
1,696,226
LAND.
54
56
56
60
62
65
£
£
£
£
£
£
Liabilities :—
476,869
597,284
515,308
621,820
644,803
646,720
On shares.
42,151
5,293
117,910
45,551 .
40,038
36,672
156,917
60,49.1
207,174
62,990
235,395
70,488
To depositors and other
creditors.
For balance of unappro-
priated profit.t
Total Liabilities.
Number of Societies making
Returns.
524,313
760,745
592,018
839,232
914,967
952,603
KINGDOM.
2,390
2,373
2,564
2,514
2,425
2,325
£
£
£
£
£
£
Liabilities : —
30,370,091
30,031,109
31,876,854
31,499,095
31,349,422
31,645,414
On shares.
10,684,754
1,909,269
10,459,339
1,860,055
11,177,257
1,920,463
11,214,682
1,969,866
11,424,105
2189,725
11,748,216
2,358,621
To depositors and other
creditors.
For balance of unappro-
priated profit.^
Total Liabilities.
42,964,114
§
42,350,503
§
44,974.574
§
44,683,643
44,963,252
45,752,251
t Figures for 1889 and 1892 cannot be given. J Including reserve funds.
§ For the year 1895, returns received from Unincorporated Societies showed their liabilities to be
£13,208,683, for 1896, £11,422,883, for 1897, £12,595,164, for 1898, £14,049,722, and for 1899, £15,024,257.
3207
66
SUMMARY TABLES.
BUILDING SOCIETIES IN 1897.
TABLE 85.— XUMBER and PERCENTAGES of INCORPORATED BUILDING SOCIETIES
in the UNITED KINGDOM in 1897, classified according to the AVERAGE LIABILITY
on SHARES per MEMBER, arranged in G-ROUPS of COUNTIES.
[Compiled from the Third Annual Ht'port of the Chief llegintra)' of Friendly Societies.
In the case of 59 Societies the full particular*; necexxa nj for this Table were not </ir<*n
in the lie i tort.']
Ave
rage Lia
bility 01
i Shares
per Men
aber.
Groups of Counties.
Under
£10.
£10
and
tinder
£20.
.1:20
and
under
£30.
£80
and
under
£40.
£40
and
under
£50.
£50
and
under
£100.
£100
and
under
£200.
£200
and
over.
Total.
OF SOCIETIES.
Northern Counties
Yorkshire. Lancashire
and Cheshire.
North and West Midland
( 'ounties.
South Midland and East-
ern ('ounties.
London
South-Eastern Counties..
Southern and Western
Counties.
Waifs and Monmouth-
shire.
Scotland
Ireland
Total
17
52
21! Hi
18
43
38 13
221
VI
08
8 1 8.",
(52
200
54 111
633
23
~»o
.". 1 4f>
37
r>4
ti
249
5
35
30
34
21
52
5 1
183
23
36
36
63
62
1% : 5i!l 18
532
I'd
24
i1 1
38
28 07 ' ~ 2
210
8
17
18
20
14
17
-
96
19
'22
1!'
22
8
27
3
-
120
2;«
51 :•:;
12
13
17
5
—
153
11
ir. ' in
3
1
in
g
1
58
196
404
304
336
263
683
224
45
2,455
PERCENTAGES.
Northern Counties , . 77
23T>
11-8 7-2 7-2
19T>
17-2
5'9
1000
Yorkshire, Lancashire 6'6
15-5
13-3
13-1 !»'S
31T)
8f>
ro
lOO'O
and Cheshire.
North and West Midland 9'2
20-1
137 ix-n
111) 217
2-4
100-0
Counties.
South Midland and East- 27
19-1 ! 16'5
18'6 11T»
28'4
27
0-5
lOO'O
ern Counties.
London 41
6-8
6'8
n-8
117
36'8
18-6
3-4
lOO'O
South-Eastern Counties . . 97>
11-4
11-4
18-1
13-3
31-9
3-4
i-o
lOO'O
Southern and Western 8*3
177
18-8
20-8 14T.
177
2-1
_
lOO'O
Counties.
Wales and Monmouth- 1:78
18-4
15-8
18'4 ; ii-15 22T>
2T>
._
lOO'O
shire.
Scotland. 19MI
35-3
1.70
7'8 ,ST, 11-1
:;•:! : —
lOO'O
Ireland
19'0
27'6
1?2
5'2
3'5
17'2
8-6
17
lOO'O
Total
8'0
16'5
12'4
13'7
10'7
27*8
9*1
1'8
lOO'O
BUILDING SOCIETIES.
BUILDING SOCIETIES IN 1897.
67
TABLE 36. — NUMBER. MEMBERSHIP, and LIABILITY ON SHARES of INCORPOR-
ATED BUILDING SOCIETIES in the UNITED KING-DOM in 1897, classified
according to the AVERAGE LIABILITY on SHARES per MEMBER.
[Compiled from the Third Annual Report of the Chief Registrar of Frietiflly
Societies. In the case of 59 Societies the full particular* necessary for this
Table ire re not <jiren in. the 'Report. ~\
England.
Wales.
Scotland.
Ireland.
United
Kingdom.
Number of Societies
Average Liability per Member : under £50.
1,252
78
131
42
1,503
Number of Members
245,678
15,955
35,436
11,468
308,537
Total Liability on Shares ...
£
6,670,997
&
324 :< I'M)
£
703,708
£
183,405
£
1 7,882,200
Average Liability on Shares
per Member.
Number of Societies...
27
20
20
16
26
Average Liability per Member : £58 and under £100.
635
21
17
10
683
Number of Members...
176,473
8,989
5,708
2,267
193,437
Total Liability on Shares ...
£
12,495.224
£
564,095
&
404,644
C
164,248
£
13,628,211
Average Liability on Shares
per Member.
Number of Societies ...
71
63
71-
72
70
Average Liability per Member : £100 and above.
255
3
5
6
269
Number of Members...
70,322
599
1,082
2,243
74,246
Total Liability on Shares ...
£
9,465,435
£
88,444
£
149,859
£
266,464
£
9.970,202
Average Liability on Shares
per Member.
Number of Societies...
135
148
139
119
134
All Societies.
2,142
102
153
58
2,455
Number of Members
492,473
25,543
42,226
15,978
576,220
Total Liability on Shares ...
&
28,631,656
c
976,629
C
1,258,211
£
614,117
£
31,480,613
Average Liability on Shares
per Member.
58
38
30
38
55
3207
68
SUMMARY TABLES— LOAN SOCIETIES.
LOAN SOCIETIES.*
TABLE 37. — NUMBEK of SOCIETIES. MEMBERSHIP, and other particulars relating
to SOCIETIES registered under the LOAN SOCIETIES ACT, 1840,f in
ENGLAND and WALES for each of the Years 1883 to 1899.
{Compiled from Report as oftlie Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies.}
Net Profit.
Year.
Number
of
Societies
making
Returns.
Number
of Mem-
bers.
Number
of Bor-
rowers
to whom
Loans
were
Amount
In Bor-
rowers'
hands at
end of
Amount
" Due to
Depositors
and Share-
holders at :
end of
Amount.
Percentage
on Amount
due to
Depositors
granted.
Year.
Year.
and Share-
holders.
£
£
£
1883
438
42,895
91,240
319,890
340,403
15,347
4-51
1884
413
•11,710
84,102
301,805
824,281
13,106
4-04
1 885
408
41,065
82,656
299,481
321.157
12,891
4-01
1886
408
41,249
74,816
300,410
315,336
13,450
4/27
1887
366
39,264
70,430
269,594
289,741
11.660
4-02
1 ,sss
345
37,985
67,97.1
263,284
276,577
11,466
4-15
1889
333
39,900
65,081
266,199
273,063
11,279
4-13
1 8110
309
34,816
68,698
243,506
267,871
10,960
4-09
1891
298
34,57(1
58,117
241,703
258,714
11,112
4-30
1892
358
40,492
68,823
2(59,880
290,582
10,381
3-57
1893
349
40.290
65,017
256,189
277,082
11,603
4-19
1 894
356
39,116
63/JS6
250,806
273,449
10,582
3-87
1895
341
37,711
61,724
238,620
265,869
1 C.22S
3'85
1896
324
36,119
62. SOS
283,665
2-'. 1,558
10,993 | 4-20
IS!) 7
307
35,366
62,131
232,356
259,834
11,855
4'56
1 SDS
301
34,483
62,198
216.218
254,203
10,253
4-03
IS 90
269
31.542
65,420
193,3*5
240,306
11,354
4-72
* Some of the Societies included in this Table have considerably more
capital per member than others. In 1899 the capital of 12 societies was £26,150,
or £193 per member. The remaining 257 Societies had an average capital per
member of £6 only.
t This Act does not apply to Scotland or Ireland,
DETAILED TABLES.
Workmen's Co-operative Societies :— PAGES.
Distributive Societies, Membership and Sales ... 70-159
Productive Societies, Capital and Sales ... ... 160-183
Division of Profit in 1898 184-191
Classification of Membership, Capital
and Management ... • 192-203
Building Societies -
70
TABLE l>8. — MEMBERSHIP and Amount of SALES, in each of the undermentioned Years,
existing at the
RETAIL DISTRIBUTIVE
each of the undermentioned Years,
existing at the
[Cunt-piled fro/it ilic Ann mi I ltefnr/tx of flu1 Chief Registrar of FrJaidli/
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875. 1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898. I 1899.
NORTHERN COUNTIES
i
Durham.
.
Annfleld Plain
1870
- 357
830
2,040
3£06
4,305
4,484
4,571 4,:iS2 4,197
Barnard Castle
1862
*
*
231
199
280
460
494
500
531 582
Bearpark Colliery
1885
—
—
—
—
218
167
172
161 150 152
Birtley District
1861
426
1,218
748
1,175
1,565
2,043
2.121
2.217
2.2111 2.351
Bishop Auckland
Blaydon District
Boldon
1860
1858
1873
728
1,663
2,839
2,637
168
4356
2,041
251
6,226
4,163
728
8.541
4.378
906
10,399
4.313
984
10^33
4,679
1,031
11,455
4,960
1.098
11.'.)! 18 1 2,5.19
5.307
1.12:. 1,199
Brandon and Byshottles
1882
l"5
525
1.1! It' JIM
975
8!»'.* 985
Burnoyflekl District ..
188.1
_
8-0 1,104 1.115
1,167 1-105 1,200
Chester-le-Street
1862
1.H75 2,215
2,941
3,B03
3.716
!.•',( Hi -1.339
1,121! -1.570 Ui'H
Consett
1S63
584 1,402
1,306
1,438
1.51:5 I.'1. 17 1,731
1,803 1.782 1,83d
Cornforth and Coxhoe
1870
:i!7 579
2.23 !
2,543
2,223 2.257
2.104 2.2H7
Craghead and Holmside
Crook and Neighbour-
hood.
Darlington
1885
1864
807
2,350
1,055
V
3,595
2.<52 3.113(1
276
4,921
4,575
2S2
5,006
5,089 5,10.)
5.257 5,091 0,1179
Dunston District
1860
12il }*7 }\*
203
188
127
160
185 102
Durham Equitable ..
1861
1M7 1,849
2.7:!7
2,113
2. 120
2,18(1
2.l5f 1 2.330 2,350
Ea-ington Lane
1874
-
*
284
112
493
480
456
448
-101 428
Esh 1870
.".11 5!5
708
370
677
688
735
7(51 780
Felling
1861
321
884
559
715
526
561
686
819
Felling Shore. Heworth
Shore, and Bill Quay.
Gateshead
Hartlepools
Haswell
1860
1881
1882
1866
241
1,339
1 1!'
710
2,364
1,013
ir. 1
4,091
2,501
757.
7,727
733
3.578
632
8,727
1,926
3,396
357
10,579
4,192
2,960
377
11,031
4 "."7
396
11,161
114
11,174 1.1,479
5.729
2,922
;;;i79 3,157 3,5ol
Hebburn Colliery
1884
—
—
—
136
424 179 597
Hetton Downs
1863
297
511 1,017
1,344
1,318
1,627
1,634
1,591 1.094 1,744
Jarrow and Hebburn . .
1861
394
l,05< 1,874
1,845
H.I 11
3,028
:!,208 :?.5L'.;! 3.759 4,029
Laadgate
18711
—
315 405
405
399
761
820 869
889
Low Moorslcy ..
Marsden
1868
1893
104
248
374
482
279
275
208 286
232 244
177
2- HI I'll'
Middleton in Te-jsdale 1812
1 .ii:»0 88:5
1,102 i.ir.'.t i,28'.i J.:;o8 i.::io 1,383 I.:;:1:'.
Murton Colliery. .
1877
-
218
321
totals o
520
690
711
710 751
NOTE.- No totals are given to this Table, as the
' Ihe fuluums for the several years would not
particular
71
SOCIETIES.
as can be as
f 1899.
ir.*, supplemented by information specially supplied hi/ t/te $ocieJie#.~
so far as can be ascertained, of all the WORKMEN'S CO-OPEKATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES
end of 1899.
—
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896. 1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£ £
£
£ £
£
NORTHERN COUNTIES
£ Durham.
—
12,885
26,039
71,470 148,232
191,662
199,363 210,073
209,550
216,640 AnnfieJd Plain.
«
*
5,162
3,962 6,074
8,683
9,580 iV.»i>2
11,158
11,516 Barnard Castle.
—
— —
— 8,796
7,058
7,174 6,734
5,480
6,694 Bearpark Colliery.
15,434
41,868 28,426
52.207 70,779
98,659 112,298 115,343
118,919
132,178 Birtley District.
15,744
67,744
85,812 117,787
133,263 89,391
5,975 8,570
198,783 266,886
157,850 157,161
24,569 38,374
301,152
140,789
39,684
327,197 362,870
150,892 168,700
42,319 48,221
392,134
180,713
51,013
412,074 Bishop Auckland.
1911,261 Blaydon District.
53,623 i Boldon.
—
': :
11,047
15,782
37,461
47,299
53,754
44,405 ; 4t;,22H
54,545 59,880
i 48,566
60,422
51,620
64,540
Brandon and Byshot-
. ties.
Burnopfield District.
81,453
77,109 96,213
129,244
194,823
196,871
195,230
212,584
227,858
235,623
Chester-le-Street.
21,112
61,876 31,436
43,164
61,517
56,394
62,2.39
62.695
64,911
83,082
Consett.
—
9,567
16,307
67,589
103.938
86,993
• 81,545
81,649
i 83,013
86,761
Cornforth and Coxhoe.
17,174
7,092
77,864
16.144
99,291
24,782
•
148,065
41,172
*
221,269
72,948
22.879
202,124
84,955
22.516
202,272
87,640
26,076
213,716
94.582
27,760
224,277
103,654
28,614
233,728
'106,003
Craghead and Holm-
side.
Crook and Neighbour-
hood.
Darlington.
3,715
4,937 4.206 6,093
5,025
3,151
3,887
6,195
5,757
6,0*6
Dunston District.
23,841
48,714
48.834
72,411
54,881
61,968
62,982
68,355
70,679
71,887
Durham Equitable.
*
8,000
15,381 19,054
16,448
16,041
16,886
19,930
17,717
Easington Lane.
—
13,537 i 21,178 23,773 14,755
23,706
25,293
28,954
32,369
34,658
Esh.
9,602 * 18,599 25,170
16,256
17,541
17,064
19,366
20,123
23,830
Felling.
6,744 21,660
38,161 97,331
22,138 24,881 19,027
184,523 268,720 ' 301,347
12.729
335,241
13,531
364.1117
14,342
359,619
14,765
361,339
16,195
374,687
Felling Shore. He worth
Shore and Bill Quay.
Gateshead.
— 13,498 46,681
102,338
106,375
124,349
107,244
161,408
Hartlepools.
9,969
33,377
79,678 115.341 116,527
124,047 i 126,289
129,442
i:',2,!'(i:5
131,007
Haswell.
—
—
* 11,921
13,462
15,322
15,760
17,026
19,570
Hebburn Colliery.
8,592
17,681
39,125 46,175 37,173
49,336
60,578
60,425
65,463
72,776
Hetton Downs.
9,492
32,093 72,508 45,186 101,465
81,975
95,302 112,015
121,057
134,013
J arrow and Hebburn.
-
12,277 14,407 15.085 18,685
32,577
35,750
38,452
41,518
44,157
Leadgate.
3,942
10,105 10,699 13,218 16,656
8,792
8,169
9,955
12,021
13,023
Low Moorslcy.
-
-
- -
—
13,281
11,204
9,491
9,355
10,143
Marsden.
19,236
26,462 31,329
30,792
34,086 34,062
37,079
39,252
38,655
Middleton in Teesdale.
be comparable.
8,434
The w
12,924
hole va
21,072
_
ue of t
27,798
be Tab]
31,942
3 consist
34,887
s in th<
39,850
3 record
44,023
oi the
Murton Colliery,
membership and sales of
Societies,
stated.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Durham- continued.
Newbottle
1868
450
782
900
1,432
1,554
900*
1,002
1,160
1,240
1,370
New Brancepeth
1877
—
—
160
253
394
482
490
580
567
532
Pelton Fell
Pittington
1877
1874
—
t
108
257
103
543
111
727
293
910
320
829
273
929
242
1,004
241
1,057
Ryhope and Silks-
worth.
Seaham Harbour
1865
1868
231
114
242
360
406
315
988
930
2,151
1,411
2,656
1,544
2,738
1,550
3,019
1,657
3,339
1,800
3,505
1,890
Sherburn Hill
Shotley Bridge
1874
1862
289
t
523
115
500
336
483
514
429
668
490
714
503
753
518
737
512
800
532
South Hetton ..
1898
-
-
—
—
_ _
—
76
87
South Shields
1880
—
—
139
1,307
718
640 745
955
1,075
1,200
Stanhope and Weardale
1865
98
203
170
319
684
895 937
987
1,053
1,108
Station Town
1884
-
-
—
293
894
1,140 1,108
1,099
1,087
1,094
Stockton
1866
702
1,902
1,832
2,325
:',.;-,< i;j
r>,r>20 6,174
6,944
7,399
7,747
Sunderland
1859
1,860
2,078
2,119
4,222
6,855
9,545
10,638
11,563
12,590
Swalwell District
1S03
111
298
295
27x :M:!
281
290
298
317
358
Tantobie
1861
466
576
ir,3
392 423
503 522
528
528
r* i
Tow Law and District
Tudhoe Colliery
1865
1884
290
328
274
384
t
437
932
821 844
020 |J2!>
878
670
915
703
984
827
Tyne Dock
1861
260
411
1,276
2,083
2,182
1,737
1,700
2,005
2,069
2,135
Washington Chemical
Works.
West Cornforth
1863
1893
87
29
56
114
205
262
383
272
434
283
530
266
585
270
592
West Pelton District . .
1869
t
320
735
U9S
1,428
1,416
1,369
1,384
1,381
1,387
West Stanley .. .. 187(5
—
—
567
960
1,160
2,106
2,248
2,383
2,472
2,fill
Willington
1872
—
sea
308
320
•12-1
(it!) 670
862
1,012
1,127
Windy Nook
1874
-
66
282
584
770
835
884
916
966
1,005
Northumberland.
Allendale
1874
—
t
156
217
195
213
*217
219
234
251
Ambie
1880
—
—
—
277 445
717
792
804
816
867
Ashingtou
1876
—
—
186
llj'.t 1,037
1,385
1,412
1,603
1,777
2,015
Ashington Equitable ..
1890
--
—
—
1S2 402
399
432
587
508
Ashington Powder and
Candle.
Baekworth
1899
1803
300
470
276
271
284
424
450
480
509
646
534
Backworth Powder and
Candle.
Bebside
1880
1873
:
264
276
137
368
133
Hi)
135
500
142
490
160
506
154
I:1:-!
171
501
Bedlington
1861
114
991
881
836
1,360
1,570
1,569
1,574
1,601
1,597
Broomhill
1871
—
221
261
411
506
817
807
814
812
936
* Society reconstructed in 1894.
t Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Durham— continued.
14,189
34,891
25,949
35,978
50,990
34,479*
36,923
47,365
52,965
63,066
Newbottle.
—
—
4,890
9,263
16,943
25,686
26,892
28,693
32,581
31,861
New Brancepeth.
—
—
4,238
4,693
6,132
15,704
16,141
15,554
14,779
14,768
Pelton Fell.
—
t
8,926
17,854
31,102
40,744
38,373
42,017
49,973
54.116
Pittington.
8,038
2,939
10,023
11,849
16,344
11,766
35,533
27,883
85,460
41,477
117,769
58.872
117,491
58,131
128,754
59,644
152,632
70,298
154,430
77,653
Ryhope and Silks-
worth.
Seaham Harbour.
—
t
4,907
12,116
27,035
35,779
36,116
36,352
37,394
42,115
Sherburn Hill.
7,869
21,408
] 9,077
18,159
15,173
14,583
15,531
15,861
16,137
16,604
Shotley Bridge.
—
-
—
—
-
-
-
-
534:
2,605
South Hetton.
—
—
2,047
22,813
14,922
15,914
18,490
23,552
28,434
31,345
South Shields.
2,216
4,478
3,503
6,810
15,623
18,994
19,044
19,727
21,732
24,207
Stanhope and Weardale .
-
-
-
8,824
33,425
48,622
44,747
45,427
43,664
47,529
Station Town.
•
16,615
59,448
42,746
38,872
84,157
137,053
157,007
185,375
197,052
212,226
Stockton
36,333
57,802
54,298
56,626
86,353
136,940
210,041
263,240
262,869
283,046
Sunderlaml.
2,776
9,577
9,318
8,932
9,977
8,409
9,160
9,561
10,990
13,418
Swalwell District.
19,569
24,825
17,538
14,773
19,634
24,875
24,618
24,644
24,246
24,809
Tantobie.
10,040
11,874
10,032
8,251
14,728
21,234
23,468
24,882
27,808
30,879
Tow Law and District.
...
-
-
t
33,373
19,813
20,707
24,532
26,987
31,816
Tudhoo Colliery.
7,807
10,729
31,381
52,425
55,585
37,186
42,519
52,500
61,494
61,307
Tyne Dock.
3,022
3,445
2,396
4,640
7,158
9,539
12,197
10,632
10,364
11,660
13,513
10,543
23,849
9,908
23,997
Washington Chemical
Works.
West Cornforth.
t
13,408
28,282
53,873
74,489
69,212
67,206
71,235
72,493
80,979
West Pelton District.
—
—
23,412
40,643
63,152
125,856
130,627
144,221
153,868
162,067
West Stanley.
—
11,667
6,607
11,712
16,528
25,466
26,703
35,234
44,474
52,492
Willington.
t
9,238
21,384
32,013
32,905
37,053
39,440
41,919
44,675
Windy Nook.
Northumberland.
-
t
3,934
3,817
3,119
3,483
3,518
3,507
3,724
4,212
Allen dale.
-
-
-
7,389
13,859
26,398
28,583
30,254
32,178
35,195
Amble.
—
_
7,394
19,103
50,741
75,109
73,703
77,516
89,658
106,575
Ashington.
-
~
-
-
2,930
21,382
21,658
22,241
27,709
33,159
Ashington Equitable.
13,592
23,254
10,787
10,429
12,837
21,247
23,106
26,171
28,352
3,181
34,158
Ashington Powder and
Candle.
Backworth.
12,812
11,357
810
14,826
1,020
23,857
885
24,647
974
25,030
1,1.92
24,700
1,279
26,064
1,588
26,887
Backworth Powder and
Candle.
Bebside.
11,708
40,974
21,717
33,119
70,450
75,094
67,726
67,962
72,417
81,286
Bedlington.
—
7,625
11,464
18,093
24,048
29,889
30,598
29,184
28,789
32,834
Broomhill.
; 12 weeks' trading only.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
t~> £
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897. 1898. 1899.
Northumberland— con t.
Gambols District .. 18C;' Hi!)
267
213 250
308
393
373
379
387 388
Choppington
I860 172 570 251 (!!!)
462
483
165
4(U 483 450
Olive 1871
273
m »
366
573
61,", 6(1,", 595 607
Coanwood .. .. 1862 214
326
•2m 3ii5
298
268
244
237 2U 227
Cowpen Quay Central
181 i! 337
593
617 766
759
933
933
1.102 1,1 -U
1,270
Coxlodge and Fawdon L899
—
—
—
—
—
268
Cramlington District .. 1861
952
2.036
1,238
2,061
2,042
2,727
2,790
2,838
2,860
2,91 Hi
Fourstones and Ne\v- 1862 IIS
brough.
(ircenhead .. .. 1871
211
193
174
200
169
252
163
218
290 304
23,0 231)
283
222
3,05
228
Guidcpost .. .. 1875
153
305
232
286
291 263,
299
328
Halt fistic .. .. 1S6S
114
216
297
300
10,1
387
:','.'« 131 191
554
Ilaydon Bridge . . . . 1 875
- -
115
175
278
258
261 258 253
259
Hedgeley 1898
--
-
-
-
* 105
Hexham and Acomb .. 1871
77
62
178
221
L'3,o 2!1 256 275
Howick
1895
-
-
•-
-
11", 1-.2 200 i:18
Longhirst 187»
111
I'.l
139
117
110
94
8.1 74 72
Ne \vbif_-Lcin District .. i"i>3
1 II
375 .".in
172
528
624
lif.S 6'.i5 752 KIT.
Newcastle-on-Tyne . .
18 V.i ifiiiis
3.37.-.
3,521
7.: 'S2
1(1.089
12.711
13.718
11,812 15.73-7
16,752
New Delaval
1832
272 387
327
504
57'. l
662
666
669
669
684
North Shields . .
I860
811 1.H81
1,340
2,091
1,8' 6
1.651
1.618 1.7'.I9
1,933
2,149
IVi/swood ..
1 8! 14
-
-
-
-
308
340 342
351
392
Radcliife
1872
-
119
121
119
I'M
213
208 221
230
261
St. Anthony's
1X75
-
13,
103
111
15i,
180
194
202
222
256
Seaton Delav;il District
1801
5: '7
'.13,2
1,148
1,330
1,363
1.599
1,517
1,449
1,493
1,587
Seaton Hirst Provident
1809
—
—
- -
-
-
-
-
175
Seghill 1873
Hill
1 18 352
327
3H6
345
355
360
3,82
Shire Moor .. .. 1870 15! r,l
566
833
HI 15
814
I! Ill 749
Throckley District .. !89i'
To'-rston Terrace and 1891
Broomhill.
Tweedside .. .. 1861 179
578 ('.:,»! 713
976
700
125
1.323
758
815
819
873
118
1,679
12.) i_v>
1,376 1.163
123
1,582
Walker 1870
175 583, 938
1.209
1,389
1.430 1,491 l..'li'.i
1,624
Wallsend 1862 738 1.1193, 1,181
1,872
2.217
2,397
2,52!) 2.0 III 2,9:5:?
3.275
West Wylam ami 1'rud- 1872 255 5 Id
hoe
Whitileld 1862 118 105 110
514
118
73,",
114
1,203
101
1.319 1,K •! 1,508
1,639
95
Widdrington
Willington Quay and
Howdon.
1872
1861
13,7
94
193
139 i:;o
184 148
150
534
183
75(1
194
840
229
964
256
1,1190
271
1,208
Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896. 1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Northumberland— cow t.
5,141
11,729 7,925
9,086
11,540
19,233
18,687
18,890
20,130
19,986
Cambois District.
19,104
23,373 7,843
12,781 19,753
20,128
17,202 17,545 18,486
19,463
Choppington.
—
8,722
12,393
7,111
12,925
19,260
19,207 19,085
20,107
20,479
Olive.
5,234
8,374
7,800
8,507
6,656
6,143
6,054
5,658
5,440
5,429
Coanwood.
9,943
20,531
18,739
20,368
22,421
27,166
27,030
28,815
31,707
36,947
Cowpen Quay Central.
—
—
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
7,215
Coxlodge and Fawdon.
42,270
93,966
47,706
83,046 91,27.")
117,721
116,544
128,315
138,224
146,198
Cramlington District.
4,011
5,570
*
3,688
4,136
3,454
4,717
5,700
4,702
6,373
7,045
6,658
6,927
6,959
7,775
7,193
7,728
7,096
8,182
Fourstones and New-
brougb.
Greenhead.
—
—
4,851
6,871
8,936
11,347
10,398
10,564
11,859
14,111
Guidepost.
2,307 i 5,002
6,48;")
7,402
7,909
6,764
7,642
8,888
10,653
12,229
Haltwhistle.
—
3,165
3,050
4,175
4,373
4,537
4,460
4,618
4,572
Haydon Bridge.
—
— ! —
-
-
-
•
1,082
Hedgeley.
-
* 2,408 2.219 3,764
4,367
4,454
5,153 5,768
5,796
Hexham and Acomb.
_ _ _"
-
2,441
4,215 5,213
5,788
Howick.
—
4,290 4,608 5,336 i 4.843
4,061
3,272
3,219 2,996
2,748
Longhirst.
4,340
13,810
9,902 18,805 22.951
27,419 27,811
30,793 34,599
38,581
Newbiggin District.
72,298 112,286 109,787 312729 1380,901
383,985 422,751 481,413 486,603
525,119
Newcastle-on-Tyne.
11,853
21,381 15,867 i 23,938 30,822
32,710 31,583 31,740 32,057
34,463
New Delaval.
23,869 36,989 49,335 55,796 28,074
37,050
39,367 42,719 53,925
65,275
North Shields.
_____
16,017
14,992
14 977 15,713
19,096
Pegswood.
— ! 3,772 3;912
3,882 5,077
9,488
9,606
9,444 10;609
12,360
Radcliffe.
—
409 3,449
3,095 4,891
5,479
6,220 6,782 7,471
9,104
St. Anthony's.
18,608
46,552
47-273
56..086 74,178
90,758
83,146 82,742 86.879
94.949
Seaton Delaval District.
—
—
—
— ! —
—
—
_
5,360
Seaton Hirst Provident.
—
6,242
5,507 11,242 i 13,024
11,770
12,984 14,118 15,261
16,772
Seghill.
-
—
5,932 10,910 i 22,591
27,120
24,493 25,760 29,530
40,783
Shire Moor.
—
—
—
—
—
28,633
31,503
35,760 :',!U»r>3
45,440
Throckley District.
10,686
13,567
14,758
16,403 22,707
5,812
38,479
5,765
40,348
5,688 5,324
45,759 50,767
4,863
51,907
Togston Terrace and
Broomhill.
Tweed side.
5,202
18,520
29,640 44,229
47,003 52,915
60,359 60,259
66,317
Walker.
24,815 35,668
60,522
65.263 74,842
64,258
76,123 84,190 95,060
112,775
Wallsend.
i 8,595 24,460 18.404 i 30 102
l.lHJH 2,350 2,763 3,148 2.082
44,865
2,616
48,009 55,435 60.739
2,651 ; 2,678 2,850
64,397
2,910
West Wylani and 1'rud-
hoe.
Whitfleld.
3,348
4,11-1 1,815 5,564
6,728 i 7,126 8,966 , 10,668
11,813 i Widdrington.
1,720 6,099
f>,:'.84 3,659
19,672
27,253 30,240 36,072 39,439
46,046
Willington Quay and
Howdon.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.1875. 1880.
1885. 1890.
1895. 1896.
1897. 1898.
1899.
Cumberland.
1
Alston
1865
139 241
274 260
304
347
350
348
352
365
Aspatria Industrial . .
1865
180
444
490 700
1,016
1,116
1,066
1,050
1,032
1,074
Carlisle South End . .
1861
1,386 : 1,641 2,084
2,741 3,171
4,007
4,011
4,397
4,816
5,237
Cleator Moor
1858
1,437
2,175
3,120
3,468
4,500
4,427
4,508
4,638
4,840
5,119
Dalston
1866
130
155
157
231
• 290
435
444
441 422 402
Egremont
1859
436
548
565
822
1,056
1,040
1,052
1,075 1,106 1,123
Harrington
1883
-
—
—
169
233
193
388
199 183
186
Houghton
1875
—
79
100
98
96 93
96
ill) 92
90
Keswick
1889
—
-
—
— 389
610
616
625 628
668
Lazonby and District . .
1887
—
—
—
—
109
268
281
2i)0 298
304
Longtown
1864
85
156
';'J4 'SO',! '!7r>
•120
435
450 460
483
Maryport
1858
400
5211 900
1,300
1,500
2,322
2,5116 2,705 2.972
3,294
Millom <
1870
-
,",i;i 637
!i71 1,281 1.1:18
1.527 1,622 1,690
1,761
Naworth Collieries
187.". in,') 531
667
71" 712 73d 724 7 in
746
Nenthead
1869
101 10!) 103
92 88
83 86 87 92
92
Penrith
1890
—
-
—
-
91
103
103
111
107
168
Upperby
1833
53
51
58
76
106
114
114
99t
86
96
Warwick Bridge
1865
208
150
148
132
116
129 128
120
115
100
Workington Beehive . .
1884
—
* 715
984
1,077
1,145
1,184
1,240
Workington District . .
18t if.
181
312
334 413 664
816 915
1,121
1,105
1,271
Wy ndham Row
1866 115 15 )!) (i!5 84
96 126
108
111
Westmorland.
Burneside
18li(l ,",7 5!) 5li 5i! 71 111 lllj 122 128 132
Kendal
18(32 558 IU8 912
1,250 l.:m 1.565 1,70H 1.770 1,788 1,814
Kirkby Stephen
1867
1W 143
158 21 HI 277
331
337 333 334 340
Langdale and Neigh-
18S3
53
80
144
155 Ifift 117
151
bourhood.
Taylor's Industrial
1878
— — i::o 109 95
64
D2 53 47
46
Tebay
1864
75 1 1.",
137
1111 207 223
222 222 2!!3
242
Win dermere District ..
1865
81
107
193
198 248 261
282
296
305
302
Yorkshire.
Addingham
1884
-
—
88 118
190
206 220
234
246
Allerton Industrial
1868
138
348 300 181 143
240
256 269
297
310
Altofts
!8(J7
c.r, 136 311
377
482
370
348 233
199
238
Baildon Industrial
1871
335
351
302
397
384
390
397 402
404
Bailiffe Bridge Mutual
1895
73 71
63
62
Coal.
* Not stated.
t Return for period 5th April to 30th November.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
77
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Cumberland.
1,830
3,651
4,585
3,681
4,554
4,829
4,936
5,316
5,393
6,008
Alston.
3,277
7,156
9,464
13175
21,244
26,475
19,440
18,877
17,062
18,475
Aspatria Industrial.
45,631
57,788
73,503
87,779
106,112
108,237
106,690
120,185
136,849
149,240
Carlisle South End.
51,816
86,713
18,259
106,213
144,694
122,412
123,968
130,898
135,723
144,152
Cleator Moor.
3,815
3,990
3,933
5,181 j 6,343
7,772
7,810
7,361
7.287
7,846
Dalston.
16,102
20,134
17,826
17,611
28,218
24,490
26,543
28,635
28,451
29,525
Egremont.
-
—
—
5,144 5,956
3,803
4,217
4,503
4,326
4,076
Harrington.
—
1,108
2,553
2,556
2,876
2,717
2,461
2,730
2,660
2,681
Houghton.
—
—
—
—
6,347
11,652
12,564
13,176
14,157
14,786
Keswick.
-
—
—
—
3,696
7,553
8,102
8,123
8,450
9,137
Lazonby and District.
1,584
3,471
5,384
7,370
8,960
8,542
9.069
9,181
9,625
9,590
Longtown.
5,986
9,971
20,122
36,696
64,295
59,659
55,624
62,380
66,960
75,056
Maryport.
—
8,297
17,427
23,435
36,969
32,165
36,780
43,339
47,458
48,784
Millom.
—
15,476
18,519
19,615
19,971
18,877
18,292
17,751
18,'J65
20,401
Naworth Collieries.
2,036
2,298
2,031
1,108
1,370
1,395
1,521
1,505
1,494
1,624
Nenthead.
—
—
—
—
1,376
934
1,484
1,434
1,373
3,031
Penrith.
2,038
2,553
2,728
2,192
2,847
2,895
2,878
l,291f
2,330
2,165
Upperby.
6,339
7,044
6,240
5,042
5,153
3,663
3,763
3,687
3,540
3,354
Warwick Bridge.
—
—
—
#
19,540
19,600
25,240
26,663
27,264
28,628
Workington Beehive.
3,970
5,531
6,462
6,983
15,130
17,947
22,053
27,961
2S,455
31,388
Workington District.
2,506
1,512
1,608
2.045
2,124
1,228
1,284
1,491
1,775
1,759
Wyndham Row.
Westmorland.
1,397
1,810
2,003
1,810
1,995
2,802
3,428
3,837
3,760
4,049
Burneside.
10,269
11,592
17,690
22,925
22,995
32,292
34,526
38,837
40,204
39,860
Kendal.
2,515
2,984
4,697
4,713
5,736
6,402
6,226
5,633
5.860
5,444
Kirkby Stephen.
_
2,109
2,168
3,829
3,977
4,204
3,746
3,712
Langdale and Neigh-
bourhood.
—
—
4,807
2,609
1,855
1,099
948
811
718
556
Taylor's Industrial.
2,145
2,695
3,342
5,368
6,335
M67
6,337
5,816
6,556
7,234
Tebay.
2,631
3,098
4,179
3,959
5,202
4,156
4,392
4,744
4,547
4,514
Windermere District.
Yorkshire.
—
—
—
1,648
2,450
4,222
4,645
4,573
5,077
5,114
Addingham.
3,646
9,970
6,681
5,072
6,ir>o
7,133
7,526
7,894
8,303
8,774
Allerton Industrial.
3,245
5,924
11,360
14,353
18,702
13,198
11,241
8,336
7,695
9,457
Altofts.
—
12,120
7,931
7,233
<J,192
6,737
6,802
7,038
7,186
7,186
Baildon Industrial.
—
239
266
237
227
Bailiffe Bridge Mutual
Coal.
78
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
.i
MEMBERSHIP.
03 -^
Name of
K S
Co-operative
^ s
Society.
® &
1"
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890. 1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Yorkshire— coat.
Barkisland Industrial 1864
78
122
112
'.'8 77 92
95
106
113 118
Barnoldswick Indus- 1850
*
226
308
453
386
127
479
489
58 S 595
trial.
Barnsley British . . 1802
1,467
4,673
5,977
9,820
12,228 11,77:;
16,827
17,288
17,112 18,195
Batley
1867
501
1,488
2,334
3,056
8,769 4,334
4,430
4,525
I.Ooo
1.720
Battyeford Self-Help . . 1872 —
186
173
270 291
251
213
255
257 225
Beehive Industrial 1873
99
108
102 • 118
123
128
149
150
145
(Cowling).
Beeston 18cO
—
—
—
199
199
194
188
iMi 175
Bentham Industrial .. 1805 Ho
136
170
169
239
237
212
237 243
Beverley and District. . 1899
-
—
—
—
—
—
-
73
Bingley Industrial .. 1810 714
Mill 2.1-12
2,228 2..5SH
2.908
3,056
3.015
3,088
Birkenshaw Industrial 18l!i; 212
i.;i
1,003
1,386
1,6.16
1,750
1,819
1,906 2,042
Birstall Industrial . . 1865
223
ills '.18(5
1,235
1,362 1,521
1,563
1,583
1,582
1.502
Blackshawhead Indus- 1875
103
117 140
130
130
129
131
125
trial.
Bradford and District
1894
—
—
70
79
70
70
I. L. P.
Bradford Provident In-
186 I
3.031
3,120
5.611
7.0-11.' 10.81! 11.810
16.383
1'V.n.i
17.127
18,49.1
dustrial.
Bradford and District
teas
—
459
101
510
5U2
Railway Servants'
Coal Supply Assoc.
Bradley Industrial
1875
28 rr,
i.', 51 r,t;
67
5 1 5 1
54
B ramie v and District
1893
„
31 1
316 320
221!
Coal.
Bridlington and District
1897
—
—
—
—
45
126
156
Industrial.
Brighouse Industrial ..
18.16
1,262
3,058
3,000
1.531
6.028
0,223
0.32S
Brightside and Oar-
1868
336
429
no 2,063
5,918
7.752
9,180
10,283
11,943
brook.
Brockholes Industrial. .
1872
—
5)
101
liT)
228
237
257
287 21 M
Buttershaw Industrial
1872
—
181 2,1
280
294
277
281
2! Hi 312 319
Carleton Industrial .- 187::
—
130 IT,:;
21! 1X2
187
187
UJ6 185 181
Castlcford Industrial .. 1865 366
488
877 1,179
1,256
1,407 1.591
1.787
Castletord and Allerton 1871
II1,-: L39
801 1.277 1.312
1,543
1,649
1,031 1,686
Cattle Howard and 18;'f,
124
146
173 181
District.
Cawthorne Indus! rial. . 1866
89
Is'-l 127
115
115
115 115 115
Charlestown Coal and 1893
. .
68
70
82 811 90
General.
Churwell Industrial . . 1872
—
206 304
355
380 410
-120
KM1, 430
City of Leeds Coal .. 1S91
-
-
-
80
82
85 86
Clayton Industrial .. 1858 265
210 217
272 3!i7 111
500
51i; .110 640
Cleckheaton Industrial 1861
178
1.250 2.262
2,155 2,792
3,218
3.277
3,366 .V.OO 3.185
Close Hill Industrial .. 1817 142
* ' 423
. 542 .10:1 6'.HI
70.1
708 705 695
Cononley Industrial . .
93
225 214
250
286 353
378
348 346 345
Copley \ 1868 101
112
180
189
182 182
192
200 208 192
Cowling
18721
-
-
-
~ -
-
144
158
* Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897. 1898. 1899.
£'
£ £ £ £
£ £
£ £ £ Yorkshire- cont.
2,442
4,377 2,790
2.045 1,511
2,060 2,366
2,461
2,576 2,662
Barkisland Industrial.
*
11,048 13,822
17.843
17,308
21,134 24,627
20,084
22,687 22,117
Barnoldswick Indus-
trial.
86,724
134,699 1 181,330 260,112
395,433
467,173 505,512
529,881
547,885 579,431
Barnsley British.
16,671
48,306
87,155 97,748 116,519
129,111 135,155
138,253
138,127 146,040
Batley.
—
f>,S» S7
4,818 7,083 6,327
4,.",SHi 4,535
4,188 4,299
4,199
Batty eford Self-Help.
3,171
2,8 10
2.764 2,854
2,948
3,036
3,537
3,486
3,270
Beehive Industrial
(Cowling).
~
—
—
: 3,992
4,430 4,636
4,445
4,442
4,319
Beeston.
4,9:11
5,921
6,286
5,158
6,317 0,HMi
6,640
7,160
7,515
Bentham Industrial.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
t
Beverley and District.
26,182
46,446
61,758
57,847
65,939
07.!>;><i ' 73,140
76,102
77,857
79,010
Bingley Indiistrial.
6,386
•
11,654
26,254
42,572
39,408 43,083
47,367
49,9(19
54,350
Birkenshaw Industrial.
7,387
18,510
31,038
32,051
38,203
38,629
39,877
40,667
40,2f,7
39,483
Birstall Industrial.
2,421
2,513
2,613
2,166
2,1125
2,067
2,132
2,198
Black shawhead Indus-
trial.
—
1,489
1,892
1,860
2,276
2,783
Bradford and District
I. L. P.
68,754
82,353
136,619 l.Vo'10 226,017
279,845 321.7H7 380,158 :W6,450
431,582
Bradford Provident
i
Industrial.
.
.
1.551 1,636 1.675 Uf.ti US8
Bradford and District
Kail way Servants'
Coal Supply Assoc.
—
104
193
247 315
264
268 i 277 1'08 288
Bradley Industrial.
«
738 787 (M2 5(14
Brarnlev and District
.
Coal.
— '
—
__ —
—
21 1,215 2,2(!0
Bridlington and District
Industrial.
40,775
110,087
123,314 17,s.3iiii
225,464 228.0M 244. 480 2511.852 200.fHj! 2(53,523
Brighouse Industrial.
»
9,197
10,045 12,217 r>:?,W;i 134,271 llM,7i>2 L'3'.i.nsii
278,349 313.817
Brightside and Car-
brook/
—
1,667
•
2,746
4,558
6,087 6,100
6,478
7,260 7.883
Brockholes Industrial.
-
5,491
8,970
7,906 11,046
9.805 10,249
11,140
12,053 12.364
Buttershaw Industrial.
—
3,063
5,986
5,174 j 5,078 ! 4,781 5. 1 '.HI r..mi7
5,054 4,988
Carleton Industrial.
7,130
*
4,752 • 2iU!'H 2:>>,m 20,2117 31,030 34,876 40.154
Castleford Industrial.
5,420
7,786 19.1(11 32,516 32.(ini! 38,050 42,842 4f,,78<S 47.817
Castleford and Allerton.
_
1,228 2,829 JUKI | 3,530
Castle Howard and
.
District.
3,600
6,184
3,842
1,934
1,991
2,137
2,212
2,469
Cawthorne Industrial.
_
_
_ _
423
340 390
381
374
Charlestown Coal and
General.
—
7,299
12,329 11,331 '.U175 9,979
10,794
10,733
11,925 j 12,293
Churwell Industrial.
—
— — — —
—
82 21'7
2J(i 207
City of Leeds Coal.
6,001
4,049
5,092 5,736 8,:U»1 8,584
10,052 11,385
12,088
13,362
Clayton Industrial.
14,848
38,109
58,877 79,595
94,450
89,170
94,502 97,779
66,037
97,964
Cleckheaton Industrial.
5,230
*
16,245 17,689
21,578 23,367
23,824 23,6!!0
24,344 25.387
Close Hill Industrial.
1,816
5,067
5,036 4,580
5.800
5,780
6,004 5,979
6,4,5 6,300
Cononley Industrial.
3,080
3,324 4.195 3,677
3,72:1 3,484 3,875 4,719 4,812
4,038
Copley.
—
_
i '
—
_ •
—
— 3,209
2,768
Cowling.
i
t Not commenced business.
80
CO-OrBRATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
±
Name of
|L-
MEMBERSHIP.
Co-operative
rj
Society.
2-s
r
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1395.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Yorkshire— cont.
Cowling and District
Coal.
1894
-
-
-
-
-
105
109
109
115
115
Cowms Industrial
1858
67
135
147
147
156
85
86
89
90
90
Cragg Vale Industrial . .
1861
•
215
288
322
279
274
248
245
249
247
Crigglestone Industrial
1869
28
38
37
75
89
163
188
218
223
223
Crosland Moor Indus-
trial.
1861
238
338
366
436
172
481
525
533
533
555
Cross Hills
1868
lit
90
ill
12! ' 158
171
196
235
267
299
Cross Hills Industrial
Coal.
1888
-
-
-
138
141
150
150
180
Dalton 1856
53
61
99
ti 1 58
72
83
84
84
81)
Delph Industrial
1859
*
302
466
514
620
636
655
672
648
664
Denaby Main Industrial
1883
—
—
—
147
185
238
259
281
327
' 365
Denholme Industrial . .
1880
—
—
—
358
397
387
376
384
383
394
Dewsbury Pioneers . .
1857
•
3,120
5,121
5,438
6,735
9,187
9,315
9,489
9,461
9JM6
Diggle Industrial
1863
203
281
312
300
282
286
275
267
268
269
Dobcross
1886
-
-
-
-
106
113 117
110
104
107
Dogley Bar
1860
95
105
106
135
148
152
162
166
168
164
Doncaster Mutual
1868
601
976
1,923
2,191
3,312
5,355
5,894
6,418
6,709
6,850
Driffield Working Men's
1868
77
1(
29
96
49
121
127
135
149
157
Drighlington Industrial
1876
—
-
127 669
917
1,050
1,045
937
901
922
Earby Industrial
1875
—
62
99
88
130
238
241
270
386
451
Ecclesall Industrial
(Sheffield.)
1874
-•
*
175
783
1,458
4,635
5,764
6,769
7,261
6,917
Eccleshill Coal Supply
1893
—
—
— —
—
556
610
638
666
470
Eccleshill Industrial . .
1859
805
302
174 190
206
289
308
332
354
391
Emiey Industrial
1862
75
134
166
214
251
2U
2(4
249
280
298
Escrick and District . .
1871
—
127
138 IL'S
*
97
90
99
97
102
Farnley
1867
182
263
350 420
512
594
400
410
410
410
Flockton Industrial . .
1865
42
34
f.ti 10:»
*
192
160
169
172
189
Gargrave Industrial . .
1872
—
55
139
180
162
196
201
220
211
223
Golcar Central
1890
—
—
—
—
319
319
330
354
371
Golcar Co-operative . .
1883
-
~
-
4711
569
542
563
638
672
710
Gomersal Industrial ..
1868
107
374
f>r>3 676
744
753
775
802
795
795
Goole & District Provi-
1883
386
600
740
777
815
844
915
dent.
Grange Moor Co-opera-
1853
39
55
83 89
116
110
111
111
111
111
tive.
Grange Moor (Flockton)
1867
60
80
52
73
70
66
66
66
66
72
United.
Grasscroft Industrial
1858
•
250
267
291
279
287
292
297
297
301
(Saddleworth).
Great Horton Industrial
1859
783
905
1,173 i 1,470
2,796
2,966
3,204
3,481
3,651
3,900
Greenfield
1856
401
472
550 552
529
530
545
550
568
592
Greengates and Apper-
1871
52
109 181
209
272
305
370
410
431
ley Bridge, Eccleshill.
i
Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
81
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Yorkshire— cont.
2,150
4,530
4,090
3,648
3,020
703
2,020
788
2,051
1,115
1,992
1,492
1,937
1,846
1,804
Cowling and District
Coal.
Cowms Industrial.
*
8,599
10,281
11,270
12,456
11,224
10,370
10,336
10,426
10,517
Cragg Vale Industrial.
1,306
1,255
2,352
3,307
3,646
4,852
5,642
6,416
6,878
6,935
Crigglestone Industrial.
8,634
1,214
13,353
3,012
13,755
3,115
13,124
3,089
14,841
3,140
15,806
3,268
17,600
3,782
18,001
4,321
19,263
4,861
20,277
5,532
Crosland Moor Indus-
trial.
Cross Hills.
2,527
2,560
1,759
1,653
*
1,753
261
2,152
188
2,173
209
2,597
172
2,763
154
2,959
Cross Hills Industrial
Coal.
Dalton.
•
9,945
14,850
16,277
20,861
19,922
20,917
21,606
21,324
21,749
Delph Industrial.
—
—
—
4,784
9,236
7,052
10,068
11,073
9,730
11,593
9,820
13,346
9,910
16,128
10,040
19,044
11,495
Denaby Main Indus-
trial.
Denholme Industrial.
28,777
101,203
139,086
138,377
178,474
235,592
248,825
249,697
250,748
249,932
Dewsbury Pioneers.
5,809
7,556
8,885
10,043
11,184
9,909
10,652
10,496
10,701
10,660
Diggle Industrial.
-
-
-"
-
2,301
1,952
1,757
1,777
1,719
1,664
Dobcross.
3,328
3,235
3,818
3,898
3,519
3,331
3,613
3,727
3,967
4,183
Dogley Bar.
8,038
24,378
47,441
58,166
77,148
131,504
143,639
159,660
166,397
162,985
Doncaster Mutual.
1,699
1,874
1,757
3,459
2,592
4,514
4,763
5,055
5,361
5,547
Driffleld Working Men's.
2,044
12,663
2,702
17,959
1,861
26,475
2,977
24,291
7,020
26,087
7,425
26,854
8,231
27,033
11,074
27,857
12,807
Drighlington Indus-
trial.
Earby Industrial.
:
2,903
3,592
11,119
21,151
76,098
1,261
95,917
1,300
128,057
1,181
157,719
1,104
161,278
1,157
Ecclesall Industrial
(Sheffield).
Eccleshill Coal Supply.
5,479
10,854
3,140
4,237
6,037
5,243
6,505
7,081
8,536
9,638
Eccleshill Industrial.
2,772
5,250
5,059
7,123
8,555
6,952
7,600
8,367
10,258
11,393
Emley Industrial,
—
3,817
3,420
2,466
•
3,106
3,482
2,963
2,998
2,844
Escrick and District.
6,337
8,093
8,237
7,498
9,142
9,096
11,278
11,040
11,365
11,446
Farnley.
1,434
1,687
2,701
4,421
•
5,070
5,041
5,443
6,095
6,748
Flockton Industrial.
—
1,250
5,061
4,292
4,660
5,648
5,623
6,131
6,053
6,157
Gargrave Industrial.
—
-
-
—
*
6,358
7,351
8,398
8,923
8,656
Golcar Central.
-
-
-
12,779
15,802
13,330
15,862
17,805
19,493
20,652
Golcar Co-operative.
3,313
11,083
17,394
18,164
23,760
21,242
23,138
25,779
25,055
25,342
Gomersal Industrial.
2,676
2.376
*
23,798
12,654
3,196
4,307
7,698
24,214
15,949
3,504
2,556
9,874
29,269
23,869
6,239
3,929
2,971
9,975
38,781
20,220
11,029
3,998
2,959
8,568
87,284
16,191
11,160
3,088
2,089
9,577
77,643
16,128
11,572
3,192
2,247
9,515
87,087
17,168
11,534
3,231
2,346
9,533
95,350
17,441
11,973
3,700
2,630
10,088
100,289
19,221
14,255
4,049
2,909
10,363
104,899
19,861
Goole and District Pro-
vident.
Grange Moor Co-opera-
tive.
Grange Moor (Flockton)
United.
Grasscroft Industrial
(Saddleworth).
Great Horton Indus-
trial.
Greenfield.
—
1,193
3,010
4,300
5,058
6,171
7,291
8,965
10,425
9,445
Greengates and Apper-
ley Bridge,Eccleshill.
320T
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
IN
MEMBERSHIP.
Name of
H ®
Co-operative
CM S
Society
°-S
ci^
02
H
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Yorkshire— cont.
Greetland, West Vale,
1894
— i
,
—
290
134
101 i 123
133
and Stainland Coal.
Grosmont
1867
72 | 171
133
269
322
201
214
232 252
261
Guisborough
1874
—
•
240
261
355
315
329
354 388
415
Guiseley Industrial . .
1864
292
330
313
389
499
645
685
702
765
801
Hain worth Industrial. .
1863
*
21
22
23
24
21
20
17
17
16
Halifax Brotherhood . .
1896
•
137
154
164
Halifax Coal
1887
—
—
—
—
583
1,101
1,077
1,086
1,084
1,072
Halifax Industrial
1851
6,465
8,313
6,735
7,890
8,700
9,349
9,996
10,472
11,170
11,744
HandsworthWoodhouse
1861
*
104
84
86
123
105
144
300
343
450
Harrogate and District
1887
—
—
—
—
383
1,094
1,419
1,709
1,957
1,887
Ha worth
1861
398
577
677
736
762
686
699
760
830
898
Hsbdun Bridge Indus-
1848
925
1,257
1,477
1,576
2,070
2,350
2,420
2,600
2,658
2,700
trial.
Heckmondwike..
1860
2,353
4,076
5,439
5,623
6,602
7,436
5,954
6,246
6,515
6,849
Heptonstall
1860
308
413
439
468
488
451
444
421
414
415
Hep worth
1840
122
168
179
195
215
320
346
370
383
397
Highburton
1856
67
102
112
115
112
103
101
101
100
108
Hillhouse
1860
272
658
950
1,272
1,672
1,648
1,781
1,846
1,905
1,986
Hinchclifle Mill, Holm-
1870
118
230
499
558
630
639
607
578
601
firth.
Hipperholme Working
1893
—
—
—
—
21
22
23
22
19
Men's Coal.
Hohnfleld Coal ..
1875
—
—
248
362
560
523
505
483
437
428
Holmfield Industrial . .
1879
-
-
86
156
164
204
211
212
210
219
Holmfirth Boot and
Shoe.f
1895
Honley
1839
315
490
540
710
713
818
863
886
915
936
Horbury
1866
147
335
534
670
839
961
973
1,018
1,017
1,023
Huddersfleld
1860
935
2,341
5,961
7,684
9,694
10,468
11,149
11,604
11,950
12,182
Illingworth
1863
146
128
131
120
142
200
213
229
237
236
Ingleton
1876
-
-
117
163
153
176
190
197
205
212
Ingrow
1898
-
—
—
—
—
-
-
'-
*
67
Junction House (Slaith-
1873
172
357
420
398
407
420
434
422
414
waite).
Junction Industrial
1857
167
184
280
277
320
322
325
331
317
326
(Delyjh).
Keighley ..
1860
376
1,173
1,896
3,524
4,735
6,000
6,223
6,519
6,836
7,420
Kilnhurst
1860
157
232
188
290
489
644
680
704
680
694
Kingston-upon-Hull . .
1890
—
—
—
—
264
649
655
1,000
1,254
1,667
Kippax
1867
161
254
238
231
262
361
406
494
504
550
Kirkburton
1860
168 270
266
250
240 236
236
220
220
220
Kirkheaton (Field Head ) 1834
168 196
190
205
213 196
198
206
213
221
Lane Dyehouse (Hud- 1861
* 156 251
204
276 370
373
369
357
354
dersiield).
Lane Ends (Keighley ) . . 1876
—
—
110
138
184
191
188
192 187
195
Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
83
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
2,871
£
5,526
£
4,261
£
10,834
£
10,539
£
619
5,081
£
526
5,322
£
547
5,753
£
665
6,507
£
757
6,120
Yorkshire— cont.
Greetlanti. West Vale
and Stainland Coal.
Grosmont.
-
«
8,118
7,440
14,829
11,712
11,611
12,727
14,128
15.037
Guisborough.
5,218
7,830
5,846
7,488
11,646
14,001
15,229
16,777
18,036
19,860
Guiseley Industrial.
#
933
750
612
573
582
509
454
472
521
Hainworth Industrial.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,041
1,885
2,019
Halifax Brotherhood.
—
—
—
—
2,628
3,768
3,545
3,587
3,654
4,015
Halifax Coal.
181,597
270,499
207,539
226,175
241,459
255,557
286,769
321,627
344,819
355,651
Halifax Industrial.
•
*
1,713
1,868
2,943
4,902
2,053
14,504
2,965
20,575
7,064
25,941
9,846
27,334
12,893
29,030
Handsworth Wood-
house.
Harrogate and District.
11,593
20,518
22,539
20,969
21,316
14,768
16,808
19,392
23,107
26,817
Haworth.
31,365
84,714
41,726
128,815
41.721
146,028
42,986
138.951
61,642
163,482
72,710
148,884
74,509
157,807
76,688
160,444
78,820
166,224
81,141
174,515
Hebden Bridge Indus-
trial.
Heckmondwike.
9,849
12,400
12,868
12,473
12,814
11,853
11,779
11,803
11,487
11,619
Heptonstall.
6,686
9,442
8,349
7,433
7,872
11,153
12,544
13,420
14,785
15,318
Hepworth.
2,867
4,132
3,456
3,088
2,833
2,191
2,433
2,475
2,777
2,791
Highburton.
10,601
25,881
27,892
34,182
42,435
41,218
45,609
45,013
45,889
46,324
Hillhouse.
-
4,691
8,330
1,498
16,762
2,143
13,517
4,097
7,669
315
2,093
15,070
198
1,999
15,180
204
1,807
15,805
155
1,511
15,724
129
1,498
Hinchcliffe Mill, Holm-
flrth.
Hipperholme Working
Men's Coal.
Holmfleld Coal.
-'
-
2,281
3,595
4,479
5,883
5,857
5,598
5,216
5,388
Holmfleld Industrial.
7,840
12,588
15,663
15,494
21,093
716
22,494
977
23,843
965
25,909
1,490
27,921
1,660
28,872
Holmfirth Boot and
Shoe.f
Honley.
3,584
7,329
13,801
15,448
18,376
19,549
21,623
24,927
25,290
25,727
Horbury.
35,132
68,713
170.165
181,736
294,388
292,567
323,354
341,677
354,256
361,465
Hudclersfleld.
4,575
3,674
3,438
2,328
3,188
5,036
5,516
5,532
5,962
4,913
Illingworth.
-
-
3,414
4,311
5,126
5,077
5,204
5,287
5,267
5,401
IngJeton.
—
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
*
1,761
Ingrow.
6,333
12,985
4,694
7,495
46,295
10,222
14,520
63,710
11,457
13,149
101,010
11,294
15,745
146,693
10,608
13,231
170,006
11,271
13,671
180,714
11,747
13,113
187,208
11,789
12,656
198,232
11,623
11,866
203,877
Junction House (Slaith-
waite).
Junction Industrial
(Delph).
Kcighley.
7,056
9,268
4,528
11,703
20:038
21,756
23,414
23,448
23,194
23,035
Kilnhurst.
—
—
-
—
1,42]
5,810
8,419
12,887
19,939
25,018
Kingston-upon Hull.
3,606
7,115
5,727
4,586
5,976
9,145
11,290
14,551
16,052
16,226
Kippax.
5,048
8,162
7,328
6,224
5,717
4,931
3,536
4,526
4,908
5,098
Kirkburton.
7,181
«
8,156
6,377
6,302
9,717
2,709
5,901
5,555
3,565
7,420
8,008
5,818
6,049 1
9,407
5,657
5,882
9,554
5,653
6,098
9,296
5,044
6,532
9,470
5,345
i
6,673
9,648
5,651
Kirkheaton (Field
Head).
Lane Dyehouse (Hud-
derstield).
Lane Ends (Keighley).
t A Federation of. Distributive Societies.
3307
F 2
84
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Oo-operative
Society.
!§
"1
OP
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Yorkshire —cont.
Leeds Household Coal. .
1894
—
—
—
—
—
22
37
44
38
49
Leeds Industrial
1847
3,969
15,986
18,430
23,564
26,846
33,122
35,041
39,143
42,972
45,439
Leeds Railway Servants
1893
195
187
161
151
146
Coal.
Leeds Trade Union
1890
—
—
—
—
—
44
49
52
53
45
Lees and Cross Roads . .
1861
156
302
359
383
*
459
472
496
489
499
Lepton Field
1860
119
139
148
145
. 130
99
99
100
100
100
Lepton Town Bottom . .
1869
54
75
96
90
99
117
112
111
113
111
Linthwaite
1859
*
*
243
296
440
485
483
479
493
500
Liversedge
1885
—
—
—
—
300
690
742
790
818
847
Loftus
1874
—
*
258
370
760
1,043
1,140
1,250
1,299
1,366
Longwood Industrial . .
1859
270
380
436
480
533
553
559
537
560
576
Low Wortley
1853
*
187
265
381
558
883
921
907
926
942
Luddenden
1865
336
380
427
474
515
543
544
536
535
522
Luddenden Foot
1860
490
550
490
453
462
450
465
466
471
476
Marsden
1859
284
313
326
446
527
540
542
565
664
707
Marske-by-the-Sea . .
1873
—
154
153
126
232
260
284
297
334
329
Masborough
1869
109
753
1,037
1,369
1,975
3,023
3,184
3,391
3,592
4,242
Meltham Industrial . .
1861
307
394
559
685
808
846
886
909
928
930
Meltham Mills ..
1827
*
•
102
113
140
132
127
141
139
171
Mexborough
1861
100
232
242
368
373
454
497
566
755
1,015
Middlesbrough ..
1867
63
1,112
1,520
3,472
4,587
4,924
6,019
7,398
8,404
9,598
Middlestown
1868
32
68
97
247
448
510
518
542
592
611
Midgley
1861
351
*
393
351
340
414
422
417
436
438
Milnsbridge
1872
—
218
383
516
468
518
540
552
558
621
Mirlleld Industrial
1861
20
341
609
899
904
972
1,027
1,027
1,017
1,062
Mirfleld Perseverance..
1886
—
—
—
—
428
426
544
626
648
695
Morley
1866
438
881
2,430
3,354
, 4,529
5,292
5,561
6,011
6,031
6,198
My tholmroyd
1861
394
523
443
511
538
517
507
532
574
577
Netherthong
1881
—
—
—
125
160
186
180
190
195
200
New Road Side (In-
1863
131
247
227
249
283
317
320
340
357
365
grow).
i
Northallerton
1893
—
—
—
—
—
246
274
317
354
386
North Bierley Coal
1892
248
242
206
195
170
(Low Moor).
North Ormesby Coal . .
1892
—
—
—
—
—
124
170
276
382
521
Northowram Coal
1892
—
—
—
—
—
77
97
111
109
105
Oakworth
1862
193
320
337
333
322
311
325
333
340
343
Ossett
1861
844
1,314
1,551
1,752
2,010
2,173
2,264
2,356
2,437
2,521
Oughtibridge
1860
*
35
91
200
278
336
355
376
383
389
Oxenhope..
1868
84
156
163
142
153
168
176
182
180
181
* Not stated.
MEMBEBSHIP AND SALE8.
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
156
£
282
£
576
£
653
£
437
Yorkshire— cont.
Leeds Household Coal.
74,100
390,645
412,225
495,297
693,070
883,924
957,334
124,095
,250,452
1,337,222
Leeds Industrial.
:
:
:
—
— •
516
1,860
433
2,509
420
2,959
333
2,910
292
4,033
Leeds Bailway Servants
Coal.
Leeds Trade Union.
4,169
8,899
11,090
11,342
*
14,543
15,349
16,448
16,963
16,820
Lees and Cross Eoads.
4,310
5,146
5,524
4,726
3,733
2,915
3,198
3,263
3,076
2,947
Lepton Field.
2,566
3,597
3,838
3,446
3,392
3,600
3,672
3,530
3,900
4,094
Lepton Town Bottom.
•
•
10,825
10,154
15,468
15,060
15,458
15,649
16,098
17,495
Linthwaite.
—
—
—
—
7,575
14,791
16,934
18,204
17,937
17,513
Liversedge.
-
•
5,732
7,454
19,568
28,788
32,618
37,717
41,224
42,815
Loftus.
4,272
8,594
11,677
14,000
16,642
14,203
15,658
15,882
18,206
19,414
Longwood Industrial.
*
4,339
7,557
8,354
10,931
20,675
23,855
21,932
21,175
20,857
Low Wortley.
10,515
12,369
11,710
13,065
14,104
15,008
15,818
15,956
16,228
15,353
Luddenden.
13,087
14,978
10,966
10,289
11,779
11,054
11,936
12,316
12,595
12,927
Luddenden Foot.
9,507
9,304
9,881
12,561
19,284
19,537
20,585
16,813
25,508
25,981
Marsden.
-
3,359
2,329
3,195
6,758
8,402
9,117
10,388
12,098
12,506
Marske-by-the-Sea.
3,000
19,642
26,713
36,038
65,746
92,630
99,561
110,179
118,090
142,529
Masborough.
10,534
18,474
23,755
25,969
32,283
33,259
35,054
36,020
36,384
37,211
Meltham Industrial.
•
•
5,616
4,885
5,668
4,409
4,628
5,008
5,133
5,423
Meltham Mills.
2,610
7,446
7,078
8,987
8,690
8,110
9,520
11,615
15,870
24,854
Mexborough.
3,484
35,786
40,838
88,007
123,096
107,018
129,195
167,798
193,944
210,299
Middlesbrough.
1,618
4,423
6,825
10,745
18,595
17,156
19,378
22,306
23,600
24,461
Middlestown.
11,738
•
12,560
8,992
8,990
8,708
9,174
9,693
9,758
10,102
Midgley.
—
7,017
16,029
16,915
13,392
15,452
16,396
16,941
17,401
19,438
Milnsbridge.
730
9,990
24,215
26,877
26,221
27,333
28,884
28,901
24,489
26,713
Mirfleld Industrial.
-
-
-
—
11,273
12,066
13,243
14,294
15,943
16,007
Mirfleld Perseverance,
12,627
28,924
76,680
75,444
115,393
121,996
134,777
137,603
136,323
148,128
Morley.
10,442
13,565
12,017
14,364
15,528
13,041
13,808
14,760
15,782
15,386
Mytholrnroyd.
—
-
-
3,208
3,856
4,596
4,567
4,946
5,412
5,587
Netherthong.
4,024
6,180
5,504
5,565
8,419
8,090
3,101
8,817
3,819
10,141
4,593
11,024
5,575
10,951
5,941
New Eoad Side (lu-
grow).
Northallerton.
:
—
—
—
1,228
1,301
1,161
1,405
909
1,811
835
2,131
755
2,453
North Bierley Coal
(Low Moor).
North Ormesby Coal.
-
-
—
—
—
425
479
482
457
474
Northowram Coal.
4,381
8,818
7,914
6,782
7,065
6,691
7,057
7,276
7,620
7,855
Oakworth.
16,294
24,791
43,165
49,622
50,543
64,410
67,083
68,565
71,452
76,456
Ossett.
*
1,533
3,145
5,863
8,981
9,883
10,007
10,824
10,723
10,059
Oughtibridge.
2,346
5,248
6,244
3,999
5,562
6,159
6,202
6,691
6,664
6,583
Oxenhope.
86
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE (SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Yorkshire— cont.
Paddock (Hill Top) ..
1872
194
165
312
390
380
337
340
840
360
Park Gate and Berry
Brow.
Peckett Well
1867
1876
*
384
473
126
650
130
611
134
569
155
595
151
586
153
593
147
604
143
Pickering and District
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
110
142
Pontef ract
1886
—
—
—
—
415
1,178
1,426
1,734
2,014
2,137
Pudsey Coal
1894
—
-
—
—
• —
t
402
453
473
491
Queensbury
1855
823
903
946
910
1,365
1,612
1,765
1,801
1,931
1,908
Eavensthorpe
1866
*
257
206
187
241
216
221
264
315
410
Bavensthorpe (Mir-
fleld) Self Help.
Bawdon
1862
1865
302
134
820
189
833
295
1,049
399
805
719
1,088
1,126
1,222
1,179
1,221
1,215
1,138
1,250
1,071
1,273
Biccall
1878
—
—
48
70
98
112
114
111
110
111
Bipon and District
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
228
311
429
565
Bipponden
1832
223
273
252
367
441
499
505
501
553
562
St. Paul's Coal (Halifax)
1894
-
—
—
—
—
335
379
413
483
549
Salterf orth
1896
—
—
—
-
—
—
29
49
56
60
Scape Goat Hill..
1880
-
—
97
155
195
224
228
239
251
257
Scarborough and Dis-
trict.
Scar Wood OoaU
1893
1874
•
•
—
6
336
6
448
6
542
6
599
6
681
6
Scissett
1860
130
105
208
327
454
493
526
526
533
Sedbergh (New)
1897
-
—
—
—
-
-
—
-
60
64
Selby
1898
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
208
271
Settle
1861
186
248
248
250
340
404
414
428
443
444
Settrington
1874
—
«
46
44
54
54
54
55
56
54
Sheepridge
1856
151
180
185
188
186
191
190
196
193
200
Sheffield
1865
358
1,312
4,738
3,540
1,755
1,295
1,251
1,297
1,213
1,080
Shelley
1861
80
134
202
251
291
326
339
337
318
316
Shepley
1861
92
136
230
196
210
184
185
202
212
250
Siddal
1869
108
•
122
206
262
234
247
256
259
274
Silsden
1874
—
V-
470
512
549
585
598
629
604
630
Skelmanthorpe ..
1866
18
71
88
136
155
166
177
219
244
266
Skelton
1873
—
169
*
578
816
911
987
1,026
1,035
1,039
Skinningrove
1874
—
•
196
288
362
388
443
470
495
520
Skipton Industrial
1861
220
265
272
300
801
900
952
1,024
1,070
1,102
Slaithwaite
1858
400
690
1,144
1,363
1,526
1,626
1,674
1,724
1,795
1,866
South Crosland and
Nether ton.
Southowram Coal
1840
1894
•
258
352
358
432
468
48
474
44
480
47
485
44
500
41
Sowerby Bridge Indus-
trial.
Stainland and Holy well
Green.
1860
1861
2,558
418
2,822
553
2,319
564
2,603
527
2,835
688
3,128
722
3,188
743
3,314
751
3,342
769
3,360
722
* Not stated.
t Commenced business, December, 1895.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
87
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
6,396
£
4,888
£
7,429
£
9,417
£
7,956
£
7,721
£
7,682
£
8,639
£
8,800
Yorkshire— con t.
Paddock (Hill Top).
#
12,647
13,425
3,836
14,916
3,347
17,180
3,581
16,276
3,781
16,691
3,846
17,825
3,974
18,288
3,986
19,237
4,141
Park Gate and Berry
Brow.
Peckett Well.
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,196
2,654
Pickering and District.
-
-
-
-
6,346
23,178
28,272
30,419
35,752
38,024
Pontefract.
—
-
-
-
-
t
1,413
1,509
1,496
1,506
Pudsey Coal.
27,120
30,100
29,521
27,108
38,378
47,042
52,776
58,401
63,474
55,256
Queensbury.
*
9,621
6,068
5,106
6,128
3,922
4,673
5,141
6,102
7,153
Eavensthorpe.
8,677
3,545
29,718
5,309
25,876
7,787
28,406
9,060
21,844
17,168
28,711
26,682
34,503
27,445
31,245
28,444
27,324
28,782
25,012
28,279
Kavensthorpe (Mir-
fleld) Self Help.
Rawdon.
-
-
2,051
2,085
2,318
2,146
2,117
2,046
2,079
2,097
Eiccall.
-
-
-
-
—
—
2,104
3,127
5,161
6,792
Ripon and District.
7,635
7,091
5,743
8,196
9,896
10,236
10,635
11,111
12,396
15,356
Ripponden.
—
—
710
943
524
1,020
1,625
1,350
2,105
1,674
2,284
St. Paul's Coal (Hali-
fax).
Salterforth.
—
—
1,822
4,070
5,645
5,974
6,385
7,022
7,641
8,252
Scape Goat Hill.
:
«
*
•
5,536
4,227
5,525
6,118
6,169
7,563
5,925
8,851
6,463
10,357
7,493
Scarborough and Dis-
trict.
Scar Wood OoaLJ
•
2,602
3,626
5,982
9,417
12,143
13,101
13,932
14,621
14,750
Scissett.
-
-
-
~
-
-
-
-
748
1,336
Sedbergh (New).
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,423
3,836
Selby.
3,763
5,773
4,282
4,540
7,117
7,985
8,360
9,319
9,703
9,522
Settle.
-
*
1,204
1,264
1,302
1,008
933
944
948
849
Settrington.
6,680
8,582
7,896
6,930
6,647
5,939
5,760
5,805
5,865
5,859
Sheepridge.
7,069
20,484
79,168
24,136
19,444
16,933
16,651
15,910
12,949
8,173
Sheffield.
2,720
4,130
6,387
6,214
7,249
7,512
7,688
7,460
7,419
7,271
Shelley.
4,766
5,392
5.995
4,034
3,596
2,620
3,474
3,919
4,790
5,021
Shepley.
3,314
*
2,854
4,733
4,977
5,201
5,401
5,879
6,055
6,391§
Siddal.
—
*
9,149
11,604
16,256
11,978
13,113
12,997
13,167
13,858
Silsden.
2,340
3,081
3,564
3,235
3,781
3,779
4,011
5.460
5,673
5,896
Skelmanthorpe.
-
4,362
«
13,692
28,558
26,050
29,602
33,398
32,574
32,687
Skelton.
-
*
5,205
7,412
12,998
12,502
15,248
16,141
17,242
17,990
Skinningrove.
5,014
6,476
6,235
5,634
19,850
24,284
27,602
29,734
31,485
33,460
Skipton Industrial.
10,965
21,706
38,218
44,602
54,823
56,132
60,243
64,092
65,547
68,524
Slaithwaite.
*
10,306
10,943
10#19
14,564
16,026
357
17,040
323
17,337
335
17,889
321
18,569
277
Soutb Crosland and
Netherton.
Southowram Coal.
63,542
8,433
77,224
10,840
77,932
10,588
85,764
9,660
98,348
12,806
105,358
16,792
110.387
17,897
111,143
18,910
109,707
19,000
109,832
19,269
Sowerby Bridge Indus-
trial.
Stainland and Holy-well
Green.
t A Federation of Societies.
5 Return for period ending 28th October, 1899.
88
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE! SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899. 1
Yorkshire— cont.
Stanbury
1890
_
_
112
126
116
125
135
135
Stanningley and Dis-
trict Coal.
Steeton
1893
1873
—
66
120
166
233
*
253
900
266
1,002
279
930
292
824
313
Stocksbridge
1860
164
569
670
1,010
1,380
1,818
1,920 1,960
2,095
2,222
Sutton Mill (Skipton). .
1861
97
146
131
153
214
277
280 281
298
306
Sutton Mill, Cross Hills,
and District Coal.
Tadcaster
1872
1898
:
190
163
141
203
284
274
281
277
t
286
215
Thirsk
1871
—
$»
•
212
212
161
164
212
267
283
Thornes
1876
—
—
183
257
445
468
461
460
469
515
Todmorden
1846
1,150
2,033
2,470
2,912
3,438
3,534
3,592
3,607
3,669
3,701
Tong Park (Baildon) ..
1869
82
84
45
57
90
81
78
73
75
83
Upper Hopton
1875
—
—
76
123
130
128
131
135
135
119
Uppermill (Oldham) ..
Upper Town
1860
1872
477
740
«
*
209
710
221
730
284
808
287
814
291
800
316
793^
353
835
361
Wainstalls and District
1869
155
175
195
181
180
212
219
205
212
222
Wakutield Borough . .
1867
93
273
315
236
468
560
533
548
531
539
Wakefleld Industrial . .
1867
255
727
1,444
2,465
3,275
4,119
4,271
4,543
4,700
4,880
West Bowling (Brad-
ford).
West Yorkshire Coal
Federation.:
Wharfedale Coal
1862
1895
1893
82
203
453
741
894
987
9
•
1,135
10
•
1,285
10
150
1,340
14
166
1,298
16
184
vVhitby
1866
855
449
732
691
724
897
967
974
1,012
1,056
Wibsey Slack Side . .
1877
—
—
108
130
254
322
330
357
426
453
Wilsden
1863
100
204
234
240
284
315
322
305
300
291
Windhill
1864
1,105
2,676
1,362
2,236
3,800
4,800
5,040
5,230
5,370
5,380
Wooldale
1886
—
—
—
—
150
442
462
488
484
484
York
1859
•
#
186
190
1,282
3,750
4,640
5,200
5,800
6,666
Lancashire.
Accrington
1887
528
560
640
693
778
800
Accrington and Church
1860
2,352
3,899
4,387
6,232
6,662
7,226
7,444
7,263
7,394
7,551
Adlington
1872
—
162
130
153
•
348
368
405
431
478
Ains worth
1864
153
218
246
242
247
257
257
265
269
266
Ainsworth, Bury New
Eoad.
Ashton-under-Lyne . .
1866
1857
49
740
59
732
55
1,003
103
1,692
148
2,047
181
3,051
192
3,423
211
3,679
212
3,796
204
3,813
Backbarrow, Leven
Valley.
3acup
1866
1847
40
2,225
93
2,794
118
3,011
140
2,803
97
2,741
103
2,625 "
113
2,586
125
2,614
122
2,663
119
2.692
Bacup Conservative . .
1869
266
756
945
979
592
671
646
651
614
579
Bagslate
1856
140
266
256
320
373
436
452
454
448
459
Bamber Bridge ..
1861
70
68
94
96
123
135
132
110
121
122
Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND BALES.
89
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Yorkshire— co nt.
1,305
4.513
4,420
4,435
4,559
4,418
Stanbury.
—
_
_
_
_
#
2,540
2,608
2,290
2,350
Stanningley and Dis-
trict Coal.
—
2,868
2,930
3,440
5,018
5,714
6,114
6,592
7,003
7,369
Steeton.
7,157
22,723
17,117
30,139
42,322
45,923
49,945
54,176
60,687
62,579
Stocksbridge.
3,521
4,819
4,032
3,569
5,289
6,092
5,974
5,766
6,281
6,898
Sutton Mill (Skipton).
_
1,196
567
662
976
1,169
1,114
1,145
1.117
1,212
Sutton Mill. Cross Hills,
and District Coal.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
3,450
Tadcaster.
—
*
•
2,340
2,917
2,567
2,676
3,000
3,901
3,443
Thirsk.
—
—
6,746
6,651
10,373
10,025
9,310
9,738
10,964
11,788
Thornes.
42,664
67,178
88,830
102,336
128,389
127,266
127,728
127,926
130,099
133,859
Todmorden.
1,730
3,375
1,589
2,038
3,177
2,486
2,487
2,206
2,630
2,884
Tong Park (Baildon).
—
—
3,161
4,051
4,584
3,696
3,735
3,832
4,092
3,550
Upper Hopton.
12,644
22,219
*
22,466
21,692
24,911
25,043
24,996
24,651
25,658
Uppermill (Oldham).
—
*
5,812
5,943
8,849
7,077
7,215
7,667
8,919
10,394
Upper Town.
5,864
6,216
8,112
6,002
6,837
6,791
7,279
7,364
7,818
7,879
Wainstalls and District.
3,054
9,950
10,676
6,233
11,658
12,058
12,195
11,995
11,533
11,222
Wakefleld Borough.
5,923
17,626
35,052
58,024
79,178
86,528
92,450
109,814
116,869
121,191
Wakefleld Industrial.
2,177
4,500
11,662
15,072
27,599
23,697
27,024
30,932
33,327
31,514
West Bowling (Brad-
ford).
—
—
—
—
—
3,129
12,527
16,203
18,069
18,867
West Yorkshire Coal
Federation.^
—
—
—
—
—
»
*
205
208
399
Wharfedale Coal.
4,609
8,721
15,269
10,849
10,928
13,330
13,742
13,842
14,723
15,096
Whitby.
-
—
2,902
3,957
9,024
10,080
10,780
11,480
13,370
13,127
Wibsey Slack Side.
2,752
5,078
5,906
4,939
7,857
7,731
7,690
7,673
7,458
7,673
Wilsden.
28,473
70,204
46,829
67,695
124,420
123,744
134,143
134,361
136,212
139,870
Windhill.
—
—
—
—
3,595
10,473
11,226
12,008
12,715
12,897
Wooldale.
»
»
2,837
2,767
17,768
65,361
91,392
107,822
120,645
140,212
York.
Lancashire.
—
—
—
—
5,384
9,385
.10,406
11,758
13,809
18,389
Accrington.
84,843
161,864
157,288
208,307
199,550
217,537
229,485
236,104
228,290
227,841
Accrington andChurch
—
4,220
3,243
2,907
«
9,527
9,302
10,489
11,109
11,827
Adlington.
3,930
5,397
6,740
5,332
5,355
5,241
5,758
5,801
5,675
5,791
Ainsworth.
1,749
2,750
1,904
3,637
5,377
4,568
4,806
5,193
5,331
4,976
Ainsworth, Bury New
Road.
13,768
18,614
29,186
41,831
56,113
80,911
96,321
112,925
124,087
121,932
Ashton-under-Lyne.
906
1,786
2,630
3,011
1,560
2,432
2,707
3,127
3,183
2,860
Backbarrow, Leven
Valley.
93,104
123,972
124,750
93,674
88,079
83,115
83,974
82,597
83,204
84,718
Bacup.
6,699
25,705
23,885
17,930
16,900
15,410
14,302
13,488
13,095
12,014
Bacup Conservative.
3,799
7,993
6,037
6,559
5,964
8,682
9,407
9,437
9,199
9,005
Bagslate.
3,755
3,494
7,271
7,166
8,651
6,123
6,104
7,409
7,341
7,314
Bamber Bridge.
t Not commenced business.
A Federation of Societies.
90
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870. 1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Lancashire— cont.
Bamfurlong
1887
-
—
—
—
353
518
490
447
467
518
Barrow
1860
375
540
737
1,180
3,802
4,542
4,973
5,518
5,902
6,504
Barrowford
1847
227
192
188
231
382
445
459
407
400
449
Beswick
1892
-
-
-
-
-
735
1,148
1,582
2,038
2,505
Billington and Whalley
1871
-
96
132
133
206
283
306
326
331
329
Blackburn Bank Top . .
1860
*
351
340
1,091
722
836
i 988
1,032
1,066
1,129
Blackburn Excelsior . .
1872
—
135
144
280
310
281
269
255
258
264
Blackburn Industrious
1860
128
349
332
651
828
575
2,606
561
544
549
Boos.
Blackley
1861
821
1,006
1,207
1,577
2,159
2,736
2,864
3,097
3,334
3,288
Blackpool
1885
-
-
-
-
420
2,154
2,435
2.789
3,223
3,667
Blackrod
1861
191
253
186
208
168
183
193
236
258
247
Blakey Moor
1861
725
684
621
1,125
1,660
2,530
2,678
2,643
2,397
2,325
Bolton (Great and
1859
2,358
3,646
8,547
12,141
15,080
21,218
22,226
22,818
23,027
24,792
Little).
South
1880
—
—
—
60
58
58
60
60
60
60
Bridge End Progression-
ists (Todmorden).
Brierfleld
1851
1866
596
178
701
218
703
355
650
412
677
560
673
893
677
983
676
1,034
670
1,046
684
1,083
Brooksbottoms ..
1879
-
-
153
154
128
135
137
135
146
150
Broughton-in-Furness
1891
-
-
-
-
—
118
128
132
135
142
Bryn Gates (Bamfur-
1894
_
_
_
_
—
134
141
156
174
197
long).
Burnley Equitable
1860
593
693
1,305
3,985
7,522
10,105
10,584
10,727
10,947
11,496
Bury
1856
5,850
7,700
8,594
10,079
9,972
10,524
10,751
11,103
11,400
11,545
Carnforth
1885
-
-
-
230
625
920
951
1,049
1,117
1,140
Cawl Terrace (Clough-
1851
496
565
557
470
508
573
588
607
608
617
fold).
Chorley
1887
—
—
—
—
748
1,724
1,857
1,870
1,842
1,951
Churchtown
1868
41
240
550
864
1,100
],916
2,067
2,146
1,909
1,857
Clayton-le-Moors
1860
186
527
692
793
874
953
1,009
1,076
1,162
1,229
Clifton
1858
179
157
250
353
347
349
360
390
396
391
Clitheroe
1861
393
566
507
508
443
425
417
384
397
468
Colne and District
1870
-
76
173
290
1,167
2,231
2,538
2,831
3,009
3,136
Crawshawbooth
1854
285
258
371
485
595
633
650
657
670
665
Crompton (Shaw)
1851
693
1,024
1,525
1,853
2,050
2,204
2,197
2,220
2,219
2,225
Daisyfield (Blackburn)
1861
1,133
1,741
1,510
1,484
2,247
2,521
2,606
2,688
2,777
2,917
Dalto n-in-Furness
1861
1,184
1,912
2,411
2,916
2,914
2,594
2,656
2,761
2,799
2,844
Darwen
1860
1,909
2,878
3,054
3,193
3,235
3,781
3,952
4,212
4,418
4,672
Dearnley and Feather-
1872
_
145
100
106
117
104
106
106
101
100
stall.
Denton and Haughton
1867
105
507
537
531
701
769
808
864
871
940
Didsbury and Barlow
1868
*
90
*
100
56
49
59
84
99
96
Moor.
• Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
91
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Lancashire— cont.
—
—
—
—
14,222
19,953
19,024
17,491
16,689
19,846
Bam furlong.
0,494
13,665
19,734
22,202
91,900
101,743
117,296
133,996
149,681
172,002
Barrow.
7,907
7,217
6,928
6,677
8,702
10,962
10,911
10,503
9,753
10,273
Barrow ford.
—
—
—
—
—
10,800
16,538
25,383
33,919
43,947
Beswick.
—
2,859
4,017
3,351
3,681
7,758
8,964
9,678
10,227
10,275
Billington and Whalley.
*
9,991
6,902
22,944
21,873
23,992
29,261
32,985
34,107
34,105
Blackburn Bank Top.
—
3,695
3,802
10,471
12,055
11,068
10,634
10,044
9,498
9,469
Blackburn Excelsior.
4,331
11,806
8,213
15,205
20,546
13,584
91,340
12,398
11,435
11,355
Blackburn Industrious
23,807
29,684
32,123
34,235
48,453
63,284
67,567
71,258
75,224
74,326
Bees.
Blackley.
—
—
—
—
9,326
58,044
73,504
84,845
90,114
97,798
Blackpool.
9,682
13,489
10,016
10,039
7,465
6,395
7,687
9,713
10,851
10,876
Blackrod.
19,000
20,051
20,554
31,110
43,712
63,940
72,383
71,211
62,047
55,872
Blakey Moor.
38,907
70,286
179,391
324,474
428,529
569,213
586,385
581,797
580,968
643,448
Bolton (Great and
Little).
—
—
—
1,423
U87
1,080
1,056
1,176
1,092
1,455
Bouth.
23,090
26,021
22,530
20,819
22,591
21,868
21,374
21,430
20,333t
22,670
Bridge End Progres-
4,319
5,816
8,696
8,858
16,028
23,826
27,149
30,415
31,961
31,348
sionists (Todmorden).
Brierfield.
—
—
7,089
6,723
4,985
6,016
5,977
5,559
5,757
5,864
Brooksbottoms.
—
—
—
—
—
1,337
1,551
1,774
1,969
1,977
Broughton-in-Furness.
—
—
—
—
—
6,453
6,476
6,014
7,946
9,136
Bryn Gates (Bamfur-
6,092
23,652
39,300
99,045
256,530
337,389
360,951
363,413
371,075
379,691
long).
Burnley Equitable.
154,758
212,874
231,918
252,147
262,418
278,275
289,551
301,694
311,991
315,948
Bury.
—
—
—
3,034
17,390
23,739
27,036
30,228
31,899
33,489
Carnforth.
13,730
16,786
13,558
11,121
13,105
13,080
13,356
13,770
14,712
16,110
Cawl Terrace (Clough-
fold).
—
—
—
—
16,666
45,126
50,660
52,019
52,713
59,515
Chorley.
2,760
13,780
19,332
19,808
29,872
35,078
35,119
37,282
38,527
35,518
Churchtown.
4,646
15,977
19,189
24,650
25,081
29,381
32,858
35,766
38,732
41,164
Clayton-le-Moore.
6,768
7,095
12,952
18,130
14,194
15,215
15,230
15,842
16,904
16,744
Clifton.
12,581
18,643
12,135
7,606
7,120
6,011
6,275
6,322
6,714
8,699
Clitheroe.
—
3,409
6,863
8,427
31,859
60,616
69,698
85,367
93,414
99,472
Colne and District.
11,011
10,441
15,816
16,841
21,359
20,736
21,859
22,273
22,152
22,131
Crawshawbooth.
31,256
49,247
65,260
59,034
66,611
56,340
57,812
57,543
54,252
57,291
Crompton (Shaw).
31,346
60,552
47,520
42,204
59,883
91,195
91,340
94,811
95,527
101,839
Daisyfield (Blackburn),
30,094
51,478
73,346
74,656
77,459
69,912
73,387
76,703
80,830
84,143
Dalton-in-Furness.
59,582
102,987
88,328
91,037
110,695
140,255
146,591
163,196
174,646
182,394
Darwen.
4,455
2,949
3,529
3,505
2,937
3,303
3,645
3,097
2,334
Dearnley and Feather-
stall.
2,211
14,176
15,907
14,720
24,089
24,130
27,290
28,950
29,239
31,876
Denton and Haughton.
*
2,124
•
2,583
1,840
1,322
1,776
2,285
2,956
3,058
Didsbury and Barlow
Moor.
t Eleven months' trade.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Lancashire— cont.
Droylsden
1861
413
1,101
1,455
2,035
2,415
2,688
2,925
3,254
3,470
3,691
Eagley
1859
199
302
391
414
536
650
686
694
673
650
Earlestown
1860
290
322
668
855
925
944
1,005
1,140
1,327
1,525
Eccles
1857
1,540
3,317
3,612
4,127
6,027
7,491
8,288
8,742
9,287
9,869
Edenfleld
1859
161
220
245
218
*196
196
196
193
204
228
Ed g worth
1860
118
295
294
301
333
400
421
436
445
450
Egerton
1865
164
216
174
218
273
275
275
272
270
273
Failsworth
1859
1,500
2,200
3,938
3,960
4,136
5,504
5,704
5,868 J
6,530
6,840
Farnworth and Kearsley
1873
-
874
1,508
2,159
3,050
4,005
4,300
4,415
4,509
4,690
Firgrove
1852
136
185
193
163
160
147
148
133
130
125
Fleetwood
1880
-
-
-
281
454
1,064
1,177
1,271
1,376
1,440
Foxdale (Isle of Man)..
1880
-
-
-
177
•
•
•
205
205
•
Furness and South
Cumberland.
Fylde (Kirkham)
1880
18§8
76
182
269
253
450
417
492
335
634
335
615
337
622
340
639
343
670
Garston
1884
-
-
-
146
415
683
723
738
744
740
Grange-over-Sands . .
1882
-
-
-
164
174
236
255
253
245
242
Great Harwood
1859
572
584
690
850
1,143
1,596
1,750
1,975
2,150
2,285
Gregson Lane
1880
-
-
-
146
117
83
79
78
82
90
Grimshaw Park (Black-
burn).
Haslingden Conserva-
tive.
Haslingden Grane
1860
1880
1890
499
1,175
896
1,091
425
1,229
422
58
1,543
304
54
1,688
317
58
1,676
321
57
1,637
326
54
1,631
315
50
Haslingden Industrial
1850
751
1,416
1,554
1,593
1,974
2,287
2,313
2,312
2,349
2,382
Haughton Green
1875
-
131
269
446
501
498
501
491
505
526
Hawkshead and Dis-
trict.
Healey (Rochdale) ..
1880
1857
*
492
465
145
394
148
403
134
371
142
380
149
378
154
389
169
376
Heapey
1876
-
-
96
109
164
229
242
248
246
244
Helmshore
1861
200
250
238
219
277
266
287
287
309
317
Heywood
1850
1,043
1,822
2,118
2,843
3,478
3,918
3,926
3,909
3,959
4,005
Higham
1875
—
54
74
68
106
81
88
108
104
100
Higher Hurst
1862
234
340
474
557
699
900
972
980
1,031
1,086
Higher Walton ..
1876
-
-
218
233
230
234
233
229
233
228
Hindley
1872
-
260
359
335 568
832
778
695
730
917
Hindsford
1886
-
-
-
-
164
168
200
194
228
335
Hoddlesden
1860
36
171
176
247
287
319
317 315
322
307
Horwich
1862
123
168
242
282
800
1,361
1,544
1,745
1,848
1,978
Hulme Pioneers (Man-
chester).
1870
—
97
154
238
312
341
341
340
341
341
« Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
93
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Lancashire— cant.
11,111
30,833
34,191
45,880
63,465
66,685
78,563
90,266
96,413
103,240
Droylsden.
6,755
9,907
14,008
14,926
17,750
23,690
26,259
25,499
24,131
23,038
Eagley.
10,111
6,719
15,163
14,301
18,367
15,993
17,258
21,520
26,161
35,179
Earlestown.
46,679
116,173
105,205
] 14,938
183,763
212,379
250,499
267,499
282,068
302,053
Eccles.
4,259
6,454
6,068
4,608
4,799
4,611
4,859
4,850
5,087
5,916
Edenfleld.
3,770
10,455
7,477
7,536
9,013
12,986
13,467
14,670
15,396
14,937
Edgworth.
6,109
7,922
5,706
7,000
8,695
8,173
8,575
8,713
8,734
9,036
Egerton.
35,325
52,496
100,603
111,468
114,192
156,970
165,170
169,063
194,632
202,709
Failsworth.
3,947
22,423
5,522
49,075
5,456
68,377
3,654
104,586
3,613
125,342
3,235
138,440
3,237
148,019
2,897
140,834
2,466
148,911
2,655
Farnworth and Kears-
ley.
Firgrove.
—
—
—
6,157
9,162
26,118
27,592
30,462
34,560
36,298
Fleetwood.
—
—
—
4,160
#
•
4,158
4,150
4,146
•
Foxdale (Isle of Man).
1,884
4,005
7,295
10,070
14,868
13,053
18,728
12.594
23,665
12,668
22,507
13,751
22,875
15,250
25,608
16,205
26,296
Furness and South
Cumberland.
Fylde (Kirkham).
—
—
- .
1,878
8,447
8,431
9,400
10,910
9,940
9,103
Qarston.
—
—
—
3,576
3,620
6,635
7,166
6,601
5,838
5,387
Grange-over-Sands.
15,122
17,660
17,620
25,573
33,247
49,732
56,776
64,234
75,376
81,483
Great Harwood.
—
—
—
5,806
5,467
4,840
4,823
5,078
5,333
5,652
Gregson Lane.
15,718
31,686
20,891
22,944
4,111
26,022
3,864
1,072
37,092
3,931
1,984
43,816
3,670
1,941
44,026
3,615
1,907
43,234
3,488
1,951
43,544
3,243
1,697
Grimshaw Park (Black-
burn).
Haslingden Conserva-
tive.
Haslingden Grane.
22,802
42,170
48,669
42,824
53,710
64,207
66,224
58,657
55,603
56,534
Haslingden Industrial.
-
2,359
8,742
16,180
18,682
15,792
16,178
15,741
16,559
18,111
Haughton Green.
14,895
17,257
18,546
4,367
12,244
3,049
12,347
2,716
11,507
2,821
11,768
3,141
12,133
3,714
12,299
4,209
12,722
Hawkshead and Dis-
trict.
Healey (Rochdale).
-
-
3,796
3,389
6,137
7,818
8,426
8,916
9,184
9,093
Heapey.
5,570
5,405
4,792
5,749
7,401
7,311
7,912
8,487
9,020
9,181
Ilelmshore.
42,910
68,540
80,467
85,784
105,025
113,800
117,032
120,037
125,074
128,589
Heywood.
—
919
1,665
1,642
2,248
1,944
2,105
2,710
2,837
2,483
Higham.
7,388
11,007
11,780
17,170
25,354
31,885
35,993
37,294
39,986
43,188
Higher Hurst.
-
-
7,507
7,731
9,477
8,723
8,182
8,489
9,022
9,063
Higher Walton.
-
8,758
7,470
3,250
11,138
15,758
16,807
15,084
15,360
20,426
Hindley.
-
-
—
—
4,264
3,739
5,008
5,220
6,434
9,220
Hindsford.
2,610
9,000
8,212
11,525
14,992
14,838
15,666
15,229
15,658
15,493
Hoddlesden.
2,664
3,262
4,468
5,550
17,563
34,725
41,248
48,385
51,237
52,452
Horwich.
4,060
4,550
6,250
7,316
7,461
7,599
7,151
7,li9
6,807
Hulme Pioneers (Man-
chester).
94
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Lancashire— cnnt.
Hulton and Chequer-
bent.
Hurst Brook
1890
1861
105
115
87
122
63
172
135
283
132
309
143
351
146
426
149
487
Kirkby-in-Furness
1861
165
176
284
340
362
365
366
362
368
378
Knuzden Brook..
1861
104
116
94
91
102
125
136
139
135
131
Lancaster and Skerton
1860
1,567
2,238
2,696
2,776
4,752
5,917
6,311
6,856
7,379
8,046
Lane Bottom
1860
106
120
118
130
.129
120
108
107
109
106
Laxey (Isle of Man) In-
dustrial.
Laxey (Isle of Man) Old
Eqtiitable.
Lees
1870
1873
1851
»
*
#
*
300
120
•
315
135
337
341
•
*
374
190
800
405
195
768
412
190
758
431
190
748
441
195
775
Leigh
1858
2,178
3,161
3,271
3,603
3,971
6,247
6,576
7,091
7,446
7,914
Ley land and Farington
1875
-
165
299
367
531
688
691
795
769
803
Littleborough
1851
892
1,170
1,484
1,564
1,376
1,258
1,265
1,156
1,172
1,277
Little Hulton ..
1873
-
166
206
391
539
578
594
600
612
622
Little Lever
1865
220
234
218
210
332
456
457
460
459
469
Liverpool (City of)
1886
—
-
-
-
88
330
463
430
944
1,215
Liverpool Provident . .
1851
617
216
183
144
111
96
96
95
95
94
Livesey (Moorgate
Fold).
Longridge
1860
1874
128
100
*
144
492
144
563
155
811
184
887
187
914
227
953
269
938
288
962
Love Clough
1861
166
252
259
352
380
386
383
380
384
367
Lower Darwen ..
1861
165
183
201
184
214
217
223
224
230
234
Lower Darwen Con-
servative.
Lower Holker (Cam-
forth).
Lowton Common
1874
1872
1847
*
*
41
44
120
47
37
134
58
25
124
72
27
124
86
26
124
91
.26
121
103
25
112
132
26
105
131t
18
Lumb United
1872
—
124
144
147
162
160
131
140
152
119
Manchester Railway
Coal.
Manchester and Salford
1895
1859
4,400
5,345
11,092
12,055
11,936
11,782
189
12,009
188
12,348
175
12,848
179
13,500
Middleton and Tonge . .
1850
820
1,174
1,254
1,490
1,550
1,660
1,816
1,939
2,112
2,294
Millgate Volunteer
1861
172
236
362
336
365
341
305
323
348
350
Milnrow
1897
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
214
232
228
Milnrow Conservative
1874
—
•
239
251
378
502
572
591
597
699
Moorside Provident
(Swinton).
Mossley
1856
1856
153
1,201
205
1,454
218
1,758
276
2,333
312
2,584
395
2,831
400
2,910
415
2,951
430
3;000
453
3,020
Nangreaves
1880
—
—
—
60
38
45
45
45
48
45
Nelson
1860
324
500
1,077
1,725
3,001
4,897
5,336
5,430
5,405
5,782
New Hey Industrial . .
1881
-
-
-
144
180
310
402
435
436
446
New Hey Provident . .
1898
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
55
62
New Moston
1889
— f
—
—
—
100
144
168
186
184
188
Oldham Equitable
1850
1,961
3,020
5,578
8,038
9,399
11,374
11,542
11,900
11,549
11,950
* Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
2,250
£
3,727
£
2,876
£
3,199
£
866
4,750
£
4,775
7,740
4,697
8,059
£
5,284
9,451
£
6,500
13,744
£
7,012
16,776
Lancashire— eont.
lulton and Chequer-
bent,
lurst Brook.
3,443
5,058
8,693
8,333
8,298
7,527
7,843
8,351
8,598
8,885
£irkby-in-Furness.
3,784
4,629
3,125
2,722
3,931
4,206
4,577
4,786
4,947
4,815
Knuzden Brook.
33,068
49,154
59,479
48,254
82,672
83,877
91,739
04,314
16,191
32,320
Lancaster and Skerton.
3,224
4,945
3,773
3,309
3,029
2,928
2,875
2,812
2,853
2,803
Lane Bottom.
-
*
•
•
8,670
5,600
*
10,194
6,500
13,824
11,372
•
•
11,477
5,100
16,023
11,237
5,100
15,136
12,049
5,008
13,798
13,939
5,572
13,776
13,795
5,500
14,049
Laxey (Isle of Man) In-
dustrial.
Laxey (Isle of Man)
Old Equitable.
Lees.
52,446
05,747
127,283
09,790
52,900
53,675
262,283
301,172
310,425
327,002
Leigh.
—
2,453
8,045
7,265
9,972
14,585
14,828
16,839
18,235
19,344
Leyland andFarington.
29,698
43,517
50,284
51,004
36,466
36,051
36,353
34,703
39,244
43,284
Littleborough.
—
5,908
;7,389
12,743
18,224
16,365
16,846
18,512
19,322
19,293
Little Hulton.
6,420
5,005
4,152
3,535
7,551
12,431
12,582
13,228
12,491
12,450
Little Lever.
—
—
—
—
1,049
5,864
7,376
7,612
11,002
20,819
Liverpool (City of).
1,933
2,132
1,135
848
820
93
72
50
21
*
Liverpool Provident.
3,806
4,646
•
4,857
11,748
4,807
13,013
4,961
19,166
5,272
20,877
5,408
22,130
6,650
23,024
7,918
24,083
8,549
25,039
Livesey (Moorgate
Fold)
Longridge.
6,190
10,760
11,08-1
14,332
15,377
15,125
14,744
15,088
14,578
13,982
Love Clough.
6,124
6,144
5,715
5,027
5,729
6,372
6,549
6,769
7,024
7,222
Lower Darwen.
*
•
1,848
1,770
3,098
1,666
1,317
3,259
2,131
760
2,995
2,126
659
2,796
1,850
547
2,864
1,758
555
2,850
2,258
597
2,832
2,954
521
2,802
2,277
423
Lower Darwen Con-
servative.
Lower Holker (Cam-
forth).
Lowton Common.
—
4,918
4,993
4,608
5,662
4,786
4,455
3,556
3,580
3,660
Lumb United.
73,833
104,121
242,966
232,997
282,956
265,982
358
274,859
573
291,288
562
295,805
656
313,301
Manchester Railway
Coal.
Manchester and Salf ord.
25,000
35,209
39,684
42,524
53,356
51,437
56,746
63,171
70,365
79,037
Middleton and Tonge.
5,670
8,553
12,433
10,067
13,679
10,540
10,641
10,582
11,840
12,122
Millgate Volunteer.
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,251
4,708
5,009
Milnrow.
—
•
5,556
5,787
11,308
14,478
16,780
18,906
18,947
20,379
Milnrow Conservative.
5,060
43,575
7,329
64,477
6,606
70,611
8,086
78,071
9,637
91,077
12,255
95,300
13,143
97,139
14,349
98,701
15,065
98,586
15,951
100,558
Moorside Provident
(Swinton).
Mossley.
—
—
—
1,506
971
1,041
1,050
1,008
1,055
1,028
Nangreaves.
8,662
12,855
29,558
40,005
76,262
164,419
181,236
180,603
174,345
185,397
Nelson.
—
—
—
3,615
4,817
7,779
10,401
12,722
12,847
13,722
New Hey Industrial.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
561
1,213
> New Hey Provident.
—
—
—
—
2,010
3,696
4,669
4,916
5,399
5,404
New Moston.
75,658
126,833
172,589
227,873
254,074
263,909
272,099
284,405
301,331
298,053
Oldham Equitable.
t Return for nine months ended 4th October, 1899,
96
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Lancashire— cont.
Oldham Industrial . .
1850
3,214
5,836
7,263
9,419
10,566
13,035
13,429
13,027
13,575
14,295
Oswaldtwistle ..
1866
194
470
587
623
737
1,042
1,083
1,116
1,147
1,161
Over Darwen Provident
1869
198
358
637
846
1,131
1,378
1,331
1,303
1,270
1,259
Padiham
1869
123
312
425
679
1,298
1,402
1,516
1,738
1,907
1,987
Park Lane
1877
-
—
119
175
469
897
904
957
984
837
Pendleton
Penny Bridge ..
1860
1873
378
1,527
54
2,267
57
5,192
77
9,0*69
86
13,541
77
14,873
77
16,368
88
16,405
103
16,524
102
Perseverance (Darwen)
1888
-
-
-
-
59
73
54
50
56
58
Preston
1873
—
1,468
1,807
2,934
•
8,953
8,922
9,012
9,253
9,868
Prestwich
1861
1,193
1,557
1,991,
2,020
2,289
2,690
2,463
2,490
2,638
2,695
Eadcliffe and District. .
1891
-
-
-
-
-
75
80
80
79
81
Radcliffe and Pilkington
1859
1,286
2,211
2,700
3,307
4,283
4,442
4,480
4,346
4,395
4,460
Ramsbottom Conserva-
tive.
Ramsbottom Industrial
1869
1858
182
1,639
244
2,246
297
2,468
211
2,520
•
2,690
88
2,279
90
2,288
86
2,344
74
2,373
76
2,384
Rawtenstall Conserva-
tive.
Rawtenstall Industrial
1872
1850
1,095
368
1,419
620
1,358
696
1,100
711
1,054
937
528
952
545
944
554
955
563
1,024
565
Rhodes (Middleton) . .
1861
391
561
649
665
702
902
948
972
996
1,053
Ribchester
1876
-
-
52
110
124
147
142
141
140
140
Ringley and Kearsley..
1866
•
193
375
373
370
450
468
452
479
507
Rishton
1863
186
367
455
602
740
766
766
750
746
842
Rochdale Conservative
1869
1,118
1.385
1,130
994
1,184
1.310
1,361
1,371
1,370
1,655
Ro3hdale Pioneers
1844
5,562
8,415
10,613
11,084
11,352
12,584
12,719
12,775
12,685
12,736
Rochdale Provident . .
1870
—
4,030
2,867
3,385
4,458
5,170
5,357
5,637
6,043
6,605
Roe Green
1858
130
121
144
156
160
155
153
154
155
155
Roy ton
1857
397
615
858
1,030
1,116
1,328
1,359
1,410
1,457
1,481
Sabden
1870
-
154
230
310
318
306
323
326
321
331
St. Helen's
1884
-
-
-
1,053
2,798
4,771
5,291
5,848
6,262
6,833
Sawrey
1876
-
-
158
253
250
256
262
269
281
270
School Lane, Walton-le-
Dale.
Shaw Progressive
1872
1895
127
260
305
242
332
105
335
131
402
158
369
184
365
191
Shawforth
1860
224
iV.t
222
207
198
265
313
350
374
370
Skelmersdale
1890
—
—
—
—
52
244
270
439
545
694
Small Bridge
1870
-
300
262
231
194
190
194
195
216
227
Snv thy Bridge ..
1873
-
143
135
203
230
198
208
197
202
190
Stacksteads
1850
896
1,252
1,280
1,100
764
560
550
547
501
497
Steps (Small Bridge) ..
1849
361
221
263
265
255
289
336
336
3HO
335
Summerseat and
Brooksbottom.
1861
150
•
146
154
151
143
152
158
147
143
* Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND BALES.
97
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society,
. 1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
&
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Lancashire— cont.
123,468
253,438
303,012
330,038
345,335
382,066
392,484
393,759
419,284
443,716
Oldham Industrial.
4,951
15,187
20,379
23,840
28,841
37,547
40,239
42,150
43,600
45,013
Oswaldtwistle.
4,778
*
12,442
8,649
23,562
10,177
23,958
16,936
30,804
32,133
27,494
40,782
28,074
41,817
26,413
42,334
26,346
46,625
24,782
46,450
Over Darwen Provi-
dent.
Padiham.
—
-
5,178
5,812
22,776
28,969
33,369
36,123
35,704
36,391
Park Lane.
7,908
29,683
50,680
114,297
240,827
339,650
376,711
412,106
396,474
393,734
Pendleton.
-
1,408
1,187
1,625
1,744
1,469
1,604
2,106
2,517
2,432
Penny Bridge.
-
—
—
—
2,522
2,987
2,376
2,095
2,277
2,224
Perseverance (Darwen).
—
33,480
31,065
65,789
116,402
187,727
198,204
189,614
189,189
203,518
Preston.
31,052
45,477
49,117
47,050
58,581
61,226
63,802
65,410
69,732
69,125
Prestwich.
-
—
—
—
—
1,354
1,248
1,000
1,106
1,133
Radcliffe and District.
39,492
4,251
48,985
76,065
. 3,097
71,928
87,260
2,451
77,907
98,626
1,787
71,655
140,261
77,096
136,501
1,493
64,508
139,773
1,551
67,231
133,400
1,398
69,327
137,674
1,272
70,701
138,600
1,357
74,093
Eadclifle and Pilking-
ton.
Bamsbottom Conserva-
tive.
Bamsbottom Industrial.
29,113
7,116
35,530
15,158
25,650
16,395
16,842
20,227
15,140
26,255
12,819
28,509
13,028
27,400
12,444
26,344
12,161
28,833
12,146
Bawtenstall Conserva-
tive.
Eawtenstall Industrial.
13,969
21,365
21,993
17,655
17,978
26,073
28,177
28,701
30,016
29,709
Ehodes (Middleton).
—
—
1,602
2,576
3,199
3,163
3,029
2,931
2,875
3,138
Eibchester.
*
6,488
11,429
9,046
9,067
12,958
14,779
15,131
15,161
15,803
Eingley and Kearsley.
4,809
12,345
o
17,614
20,793
16,520
19,948
20,654
20,322
23,538
Eishton.
21,693
26,716
17,674
15,238
18,572
19,741
9,252
15,481
11,494
7,910
Eochdale Conservative.
222,138
305,657
283,655
252,072
270,583
290,057
292,336
294,650
287,289
282,381
Eochdale Pioneers.
—
67,465
67,392
65,825
86,042
92,426
104,042
115,543
124,527
140,321
Eochdale Provident.
4,612
6,171
5,832
5,579
5,942
5,433
5,352
5,420
5,910
5,904
Roe Green.
8,566
20,414
25,693
25,103
32,379
38,326
38,660
40,643
44,437
44,653
Royton.
—
3,795
6,414
8,229
6,476
6,949
7,410
6,715
7,026
7,367
Sabden.
-
—
—
14,158
68,849
105,059
107,931
131,626
148,038
165,153
St. Helen's.
-
—
5,251
4,483
4,638
3,903
3,751
3,721
4,168
4,266
Sawrey.
—
4,565
10,543
14,424
12,172
18,821
t
18,992
2,125
17,642
2,175
16,678
3,155
16,314
3,125
School Lane, Walton-le-
Dale.
Shaw Progressive.
8,624
10,385
7,733
8,349
7,856
8,187
10,258
11,394
12,419
12,316
Shawforth.
—
—
—
—
367
5,543
7,227
8,737
11,001
14,459
Skelmersdale.
-
8,667
7,371
5,189
4,619
3,870
4,226
4,204
4,285
4,447
Small Bridge.
—
4,777
4,735
5,795
6,510
5,217
5,443
5,730
5,520
5,449
Smithy Bridge.
29,085
38,395
34,311
23,243
20,588
16,956
16,976
16,846
16,548
15,114
Stacksteads.
11,132
7,136
8,138
7,422
5,8?3
6,673
7,576
7,796
7,382
7,455
Steps (Small Bridge).
3,983
*
4,513
4,950
4,785
5,608
6,144
6,167
5,876
5,985
Summerseat and
Brooksbottom.
t Not commenced business.
8207
98
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Tear of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Lancashire -cont.
8 warthmoor and Ulver-
ston.
Swinton
1861
1851
211
126
610
133
1,212
*
1,325
256
1.362
•302
1,534
234
1,535
235
1,531
228
1,551
200
1,635
206
Tottington Industrial . .
1861
525
765
885
989
1,026
1,033
1,049
1,013
1,016
1,033
Tottington Equitable . .
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
70
Toxteth (Liverpool) . .
1891
—
—
-
—
—
1,437
1,579
1,664
1,677
2,462
Trawden
1866
*
*
99
128
' 130
145
157
148
138
138
Tunstead
1860
404
514
560
592
429
399
395
394
391
395
Turn
1883
-
—
—
87
82
83
88
97
97
90
Tyldesley and District
1885
-
—
—
—
461
652
710
795
876
955
Upper Swinton
1858
129
85
166
300
230
268
275
267
247
239
Walkden
1870
—
337
527
1,193
1,470
1,321
1,348
1,386
1,444
1,568
Walmer Bridge
1861
33
35
42
46
76
108
105
112
125
136
Walsden (Hollins)
1849
320
424
408
433
478
557
578
597
599
594
Wardle
1860
264
361
314
312
308
232
229
248
252
248
Warrington
1860
472
1,203
1,229
1,607
3,308
5,956
6,027
6,219
6,363
6,432
Water Peace and Safety
(Rossendale).
Waterf oot
1852
1860
233
535
186
816
155
984
137
877
149
762
175
580
184
569
196
524
197
509
194
490
Waterloo
1862
314
458
519
659
694
637
681
727
775
790
West Houghton Friendly
185S
391
385
355
522
727
804
874
907
934
976
West Houghton United
1871
-
162
290
588
730
874
£75
880
938
1,037
Wheatley Lane
1875
-
29
76
71
78
91
124
135
134
134
Wheelton
1866
67
124
88
78
77
88
94
96
107
115
Whiston
1876
-
—
60
106
246
430
424
373
251
286
White Coppice ..
1«77
—
—
26
30
30
32
32
25
28
32
Whitefleld and Uns-
worth.
Whitewell Bottom
1874
1876
:
273
501
186
510
193
695
217
876
218
894
220
900
L'C6
887
253
892
247
Whittle-le-Woods
1890
—
—
—
—
122
197
203
214
212
212
Whitworth (Kochdale)
1850
696
950
933
903
792
714
735
750
782
776
Wigan
1889
—
—
—
—
576
1,805
1,933
2,618
3,342
4,258
Wine wall (Colne)
1866
57
86
99
108
138
176
178
213
228
243
Withnell
1861
41
250
260
339
•
394
405
440
445
455
Woolfold
1865
•
*
455
613
640
624
636
641
643
625
Cheshire.
Birkenhead
1891
• -
—
—
—
—
1,053
1,428
1,482
1,626
1,797
Broadbottom
1870
-
310
349
391
294
313
302
305
364
366
Bromborough Pool
1856
94
107
118
122
121
130
142
142
142
140
Chester
1884
--
—
-
244
412
649
957
1,377
1,820
2,134
» Not rtaUd.
MEMBERSHIP AND BALES.
99
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Lancashire-con*.
3,913
3,849
13,111
4,968
29,841
5,151
30,448
9,758
33,771
10,575
37,557
6,716
37,380
6,432
38,278
6,183
40,876
6,147
44,893
6,242
Swarthmoor and Ulver-
ston.
Swinton.
14.842
21,753
28,409
27,665
25,989
22,276
23,839
24,869
26,295
27,520
Tottington Industrial.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,027
Tottington Equitable.
—
—
—
—
—
28,232
29,982
33,754
35,590
42,636
Toxteth (Liverpool).
*
*
4,168
4,063
3,659
3,310
3,365
3,330
3,106
3,161
Trawden.
15,654
17,774
14,769
9,381
9,989
11,058
11,742
12,070
12,613
12,573
Tunstead.
—
—
—
2,193
2,554
3,170
3,157
3,503
3,668
3,352
Turn.
—
—
—
—
11,539
18,937
22,917
26,399
28,010
30,468
Tyldesley and District.
1,053
3,843
4,945
9,718
7,892
8,045
8,165
7,686
6,748
6,736
Upper Swinton.
-
13,165
16,960
36,037
49,556
39,862
41,772
44,562
47,458
52,852
Walkden.
753
643
819
692
1,381
2,070
2,087
2,180
2,805
3,066
Walmer Bridge.
11,153
14,124
12,784
13,189
16,898
19,700
20,951
22,226
22,222
21,483
Walsden (Hollins).
10,456
14,414
11,506
10,558
11,559
6,662
5,927
5,820
6,728
6,693
Wardle.
9,782
24.559
26,043
37,198
75,408
73,533
77,020
81,409
90,163
92,109
Warrington.
8,023
11,718
6,376
25,908
4,486
33,859
3,879
20,957
5,698
12,702
6,534
10,889
6,144
11,501
6,261
11,178
6,565
10,873
6,700
10,681
Water Peace and Safety
(Eossendale).
Waterfoot.
9,196
18,820
19,326
19,987
22,278
17,819
19,153
20,761
26,505
27,024
Waterloo.
13,794
13,462
5,062
398
11,488
9,518
2,644
16,491
19,979
2,039
28,000
28,613
2,670
29,830
35,256
3,524
32,537
36,600
4,433
33,706
37,027
4,761
39,260
39,287
4,646
41,555
43,401
4,699
West Houghton
Friendly.
West Houghton United.
Wheatley Lane.
1,522
2,887
2,851
2,311
2,330
2,228
2,249
2,427
2,770
3,045
Wheelton.
—
-
3,518
4,971
9,588
14,707
15,413
10,406
7,089
7,895
Whiston.
-
-
1,059
1,197
1,034
1,044
1,020
995
1,064
1,082
White Coppice.
—
6,674
12,927
6,914
11,842
6,206
17,006
6,506
23,133
6,996
23,589
6,878
22,549
6,897
22,221
7,764
22,153
8,072
Whitefleld and Una-
worth.
Whitewell Bottom.
-
-
-
—
t
5,777
6,698
6,781
7,111
7,412
Whittle-le-Woods.
21,228
31,366
35,832
30,396
26,656
21,377
22,040
23,152
25,618
26,328
Whitworth (Rochdale).
-
-
-
—
8,055
31,304
40,581
58,575
82,318
109,837
Wigan.
1,734
2,490
2,959
2,712
3,519
4,081
4,583
5,413
6,041
6,426
Winewall (Colne).
«
13,133
12,315
12,129
*
11,243
11,821
13,113
12,802
13,113
Withnell.
6,028
9,511
12,333
13,002
13,019
14,715
16,386
16,729
16,798
15,547
Woolfold.
Cheshire.
-
-
—
—
—
18,458
24,830
26,806
29,510
31,364
Birkenhead.
-
9,275
11,?94
11,150
9,070
7,199
5,548
4,234
3,046
2,720
Broadbottom.
4,106
5,453
5,630
6,436
6,229
5,404
5,757
5,906
6,602
6,757
Brom borough Pool.
—
—
—
4,117
6,393
9,827
13,764
21,772
33,682
45,384
Chester.
3207
t'Not commenced business.
100
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Oo-operative
Society.
! Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897. 1898.
1899.
Cheshire— cont.
Congleton
1830
382
830
1,002
1,332
1,370
1,546
1,630
1,600
1,655
1,757
Ore we Friendly..
1815
889
1,302
2,050
3,021
4,498
5,021
5,647
6,500
7,095
7,575
Disley
1862
35
86
89
138
136
177
174
168
179
197
Ellesmere Port ..
1899
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
128
Employes Provident,
Port Sunlight.
Hazel Grove
1897
166rJ
168
354
505
757
848
845
841
179
960
175
811
274
814
Hollingworth
1860
240
548
570
750
756
758
754
738
731
743
Hyde
1862
1,469
1,742
1,629
2,147
2,604
2,406
2,445
2,467
2,470
2,537
Macclesfleld
1855
683
1,658
2,163
2,963
3,072
3,202
3,417
3,528
3,559
3,596
Malkin'sBank ..
1873
—
29
34
40
58
72
76
69
68
73
Northwich
1689
—
—
—
—
166
274
317
370
433
460
Poynton and Worth . .
1861
133
138
206
208
233
294
304
312
327
340
Runcorn
1862
444
928
1,302
1,340
1,400
4,105
4,036
4,230
4,684
5,049
Sandbaoh
1860
123
347
565
756
910
1,191
1,249
1,298
1,342
1,313
Stalybridge
1859
498
803
1,662
2,595
2,910
2,903
3,164
3,358
3,565
3,791
Stockport Great Moor
1832
40
48
86
*136
177
217
223
233
238
252
Stockport Industrial ..
1860
1,004
1,537
1,727
1,750
3,791
5,709
5,958
6,170
6,249
6,350
Styal
1873
—
114
133
185
180
205
218
213
218
213
Whaley Bridge ..
1860
188
339
280
325
518
528
539
546
547
584
Winnington
1883
-
—
—
158
330
993
1,050
1,248
1,274
1,426
Winsford
1860
311
»
•
656
934
1,318
1,326
1,249
1,113
1,082
Woodley
1859
206
308
222
325
355
381
337
347
345
347
NORTH & WEST MID-
LAND COUNTIES.
Leicestershire.
•
Ansty
1885
—
—
—
73
139
242
251
258
274
279
Ashby-de-la-Zouch ..
1887
—
—
—
—
102
240
246
259
263
243
Barwell
1871
—
249
218
250
300
320
320
330
350
300
Broughton Astley
18F6
—
—
—
—
88
111
115
122
126
121
Burbage ..
1873
—
199
259
306
368
397
414
428
432
440
Coalville
1882
—
—
—
143
509
1,222
1,510
1,834
2,064
2,282
Cosby
1888
-
—
—
—
98
132
136
139
141
147
Croft
1884
-
—
—
104
91
107
119
135
147
158
Earl Shilton
1872
—
120
262
360
236
232
198
181
182
176
Enderby
1868
112
231
320
411
522
469
487
524
588
625
Fleckney
1865
86
114
121
159
181
229
248
264
0
268
276
Glenfleld
1881
—
—
—
94
108
159
167
179
202
218
Great Glen
1866
70
96
123
88
•
88
84
84
85
90
Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
101
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Cheshire— con t.
7,557
25,335
32,822
37,351
42,311
44,363
50,098
46,239
48,338
52,870
Conglaton.
43,395
74,399
106,405
130,554
186,809
174,716
202,436
243,313
,270,420
293,588
Crewe Friendly.
1,252
2,991
2,151
3,325
3,664
4,541
4,533
4,719
5,021
5,603
Disley.
-
—
—
-
—
-
-
-
-
448
Ellesmere Port.
4,560
10,212
16,801
21,813
27,944
28,098
28,267
2,894
28,623
6,165
28,412
6,923
29,746
Employes Provident,
Port Sunlight.
Hazel Grove.
9,340
15,431
22,841
23,620
27,846
26,839
26,336
24,169
23,419
23,982
Hollingworth,
40,020
48,784
52,893
48,647
64,229
62,382
63,079
65,134
66,156
69,042
Hyde.
12,705
33,632
49,618
59,650
71,614
80,985
90,751
95,822
96,473
98,766
Macclesfleld.
—
1,191
1,277
' 1,506
2,332
2,171
2,064
1,866
1,932
2,023
Malkin's Bank.
—
—
—
—
2,353
3,827
4,886
6,849
8,180
8,990
Northwich.
4,491
4,704
7,873
8,123
10,705
11,714
12,130
12,842
13,239
13,763
Poynton and Worth.
6,832
29,823
52,535
68,656
76,255
88,485
86,261
93.537
103,632
120,117
Buncorn.
3,803
11,045
17,429
20,762
25,914
28,084
28,943
31,868
31,255
31,866
Sandbach.
19,098
30,008
43,239
64,635
72,240
60,802
70,089
77,631
84,765
90,827
Stalybridge.
1,425
1,547
2,455
4,010
5,060
7,442
7,431
7,546
7,789
8,371
Stockport Great Moor.
34,551
45,951
33,018
39,256
88,718
135,745
137,168
137,764
135,652
129,348
Stockport Industrial.
—
5,660
5,121
5,420
4,987
5,448
5,772
6,369
6,613
6,524
Styal.
5,937
10,088
6,405
9,972
14,041
16,039
16,801
16,748
17,440
18,580
Whaley Bridge.
—
—
—
4,327
11,058
29,306
31,343
35,892
35,167
39,838
Winnington,
6,639
*
*
8,274
23,997
26,650
25,420
24,343
19,671
18,629
Winsford.
5,187
7,065
5,528
9,592
10,507
8,509
9,065
8,962
8,369
8,860
Woodley.
NORTH & WEST MID-
LAND COUNTIES.
Leicestershire,
-
-
—
571
2,269
3,614
3,168
3,584
3,912
4,001
Ansty.
-
—
—
—
1,568
3,803
4,520
4,102
4,739
4,420
Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
-
4,819
5,815
5,782
6,834
9,005
9,954
11,782
12,564
13,314
Barwell.
-
—
—
—
1,142
1,411
1,443
1,593
1,647
1,628
Broughton Astley.
-
3,779
4,616
5,064
4,977
5,180
5,515
5,640
5,885
6,740
Burbage.
-
—
—
2,579
10,934
23,840
29,815
40,064
51,412
56,391
Ooalville.
-
-
—
—
1,579
2,276
2,452
2,629
2,483
2,497
Cosby.
—
—
—
2,465
2,821
2,743
3,288
3,588
4,048
4,164
Croft.
-
2,263
5,579
6,470
3,754
3,045
2,962
3,028
2,977
2,779
Earl Shilton.
1,728
4,854
6,977
11,296
13,612
11,809
11,678
13,037
15,890
16,352
Enderby.
1,524
2,544
2,709
3,215
3,523
5,052
5,681
6,175
6,124
6,935
Fleckney.
-
—
—
1,819
1,921
2,515
2,630
2,962
3,457
3,404
Glenfleld.
1,571
2,345
3,219
2,508
*
1,919
2,022
2,189
2^150
2,186
Great Glen.
102
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Tear of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Leicestershire — cont.
Great Wigston
1867
127
266
344
460
592
743
829
955
1,043
1,115
Groby
1876
—
—
77
90
89
105
130
139
129
145
Hathern
1872
—
98
154
160
153
171
169
169
171
174
Hinckley and District
1861
250
400
422
490
616
634
643
661
671
678
Htmcote
1892
—
—
—
—
" —
75
85
86
89
96
Kirby Muxloe
1897
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
65
80
Leicester
1860
1,924
6,072
6,371
7,600
7,279
8,684
9,408
9,723
9,918
10,371
Leicester Railway Coal
1894
—
—
—
—
—
248
249
287
293
251
Loughborough Indus-
trial.
Loughborough Work-
ing Men's.
Market Harboro'
1859
1865
1862
325
25
218
202
96
276
221
91
356
209
115
419
85
231
484
122
248
640
138
258
653
164
256
694
194
261
732
215
282
830
Markfleld
1867
39
84
93
97
83
102
99
104
115
127
Melton Mowbray
1894
—
—
—
—
—
117
140
161
209
300
Mount Sorrel
1881
—
—
—
31
61
134
161
207
216
225
Oadby
1867
30
53
57
102
158
163
189
205
211
198
Quorndon
1862
28
52
46
43
108
195
•
181
176
162
Eatby
1873
—
61
98
77
*
55
82
116
145
140
Bothley
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
49
67
Sapcote
1886
—
—
—
—
*
119
131
120
117
119
Sheepshed
1865
107
188
317
398
428
517
582
630
634
647
Stoney Stanton New . .
1884
-
—
—
*
132
115
115
134
129
130
Whetstone
1888
-
-
-
-
73
113
118
124
126
128
Rutland.
Oakham
1899
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
165
Lincolnshire.
Boston
1880
—
—
300
288
863
1,320
1,421
1,590
1,719
1,816
Bourne
1894
-
—
—
—
—
36
52
65
79
69
Gainsborough
1872
—
358
778
730
1,257
1,995
2,115
2,194
2,182
2,251
Granfcham Equitable . .
1872
-
284
381
778
919
1,269
1,451
1,589
1,619
1,619
Grantham Coal
1893
—
—
—
_
—
255
215
198
134
131
Great Grimsby
1892
—
—
—
_
—
2,082
2,005
2,329
2,778
3,305
Hack thorn and Cold
Hanworth.
Lincoln
1886
1861
850
1,714
2,103
4,016
65
6,123
62
8,485
58
8,753
55
8,753
55
9,100
56
9,520
Louth
1887
—
—
—
—
342
400
460
529
566
581
Nocton
1869
28
20
12
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
Saxby
1881
—
—
-
48
47
45
45
42
43
44
Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
103
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Leicestershire— cont.
2,310
5,912
7,716
11,435
13,874
16,284
18,190
21,691
23,760
25,388
Great Wigaton.
- •
-
1,859
2,053
1,754
2,345
2,991
3,303
3,248
3,210
Groby;
-
2,288
4,014
3,191
3,254
3,803
3,666
3,538
3,824
3,568
Hathern.
7,331
10,486
17,008
18,687
24,396
26,472
28,180
29,179
29,619
31,411
Hinckley and District
-
-
-
—
—
1,707
1,810
1,958
2,106
2,269
Hun cote.
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
667
1,595
Kirby Muxloe.
32,316
150,008
124,231
151,177
124,160
165,519
187,670
201,953
204,955
213,280
Leicester.
-
-
—
—
—
526
594
564
456
464
Leicester Railway Coal.
3,240
658
3,622
4,293
2,601
4,613
4,180 1,759
1,985 2,516
6,292 6,481
1,359
5,329
6,974
1,995
5,262
11,675
2,221
5,270
12,651
2,567
5,491
12,827
2,828
5,659
13,241
3,110
5,895
17,942
Loughborough Indus-
trial.
Loughborough Work-
ing Men's.
Market Harboro'.
636
1,905
4,005 2,294
2,881
3,426
3,504
3,608
3,808
3,383
Markfleld.
—
—
—
—
—
1,425
1,424
1,809
2,438
4,141
Melton Mowbray.
—
—
—
456
1,272
3,173
4,098
4,880
5,445
5,953
Mount Sorrel.
741
1,428
1,706
2,208
2,708
2,587
3,049
3,501
3,789
3,404
Oadby.
640
1,521
1,234
1,151
2,530
3,823
•
2,807
2,668
2,544
Quorndon.
-
1,280
2,183
1,024
*
707
1,212
1,770
2,356
1,997
Ratby.
-
—
-
—
—
—
—
—
530
w
Rothley.
—
—
—
—
*
1,364
1,442
1,318
1,285
1,280
Sapcote.
1,979
3,925
6.004
5,643
8,293
11,986
13,719
15,032
16,359
19,491
Sheepshed
—
—
—
*
1,500
1,527
1,726
2,186
2,317
2,328
Stoney Stanton New.
—
-
-
-
1,866
3,083
2,979
3,048
2,964
3,203
Whetstone.
Rutland.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,300
Oakham.
"
Lincolnshire.
-
—
2,519
4,828
12,419
15,695
17,700
28,609
32,530
32,034
Boston.
-
—
—
—
—
209
386
573
596
532
Bourne.
-
8,854
16,616
10,662
23,704
48,690
54,379
59,201
58,039
57,022
Gainsborough.
-
6,349
9,162
20,357
21,377
26,017
29,468
34,014
35,690
34,998
Grantham Equitable.
-
-
—
—
—
435
397
353
304
306
Grantham Coal.
—
—
—
—
—
39,136
36,906
39,599
59,947
68,772
Great Grimsby.
16,018
39,060
54,220
95,145
1,147
147,557
1,059
176,615
1,038
183,723
746
185,271
1,102
192,643
1,059
205,402
Hackthorn and Cold
Hanworth.
Lincoln.
—
-
-
—
4,369
4,924
5,929
7,821
8^90
8,848
Louth.
673
660
411
242
167
160
172
165
160
146
Nocton.
—
—
—
1,835
1,497
1374
1,545
1,517
1,630
1,721
Saxby.
OF THE
UNIVERSITY
104
OO-OPBBATIVB DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Oo-operative
Society.
YearofEstab- j
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
L870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898. 1899.
Lincolnshire— cont.
Scunthorpe
1874
-
87
144
248
497
817
945
1,138
1,324
1,508
Spalding
1891
—
-
-
-
-
200
251
316
373
432
Nottinghamshire.
Annesley Colliery
1871
-
249
371
489
, 662
512
482
544
571
587
Bingham and District
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
46
Blyth, Nornay and Dis-
trict.
Bnlwell
1897
1872
:
259
346
512
502
583
791
351
937
51
1,041
51
1,102
Calverton
1868
125
137
•
147
165
165
170
176
176
179
Cinder Hill
1872
-
85
119
137
229
454
512
537
592
772
Cropwell
1874
-
*
70
70
66
56
46
40
35
30
Edwinstowe
1895
-
—
—
—
—
87
110
143
167
223
Hucknall Torkard
1864
354
626
601
794
1,183
1,769
1,890
1,987
2,138
2,286
Key worth
1875
-
*
33
35
43
72
76
76
83
93
Kirkby-in-Ashfleld . .
1890
—
—
—
—
—
539
617
747
722
857
Lenton and Notting-
ham.
Lowdham
1863
1873
1,321
4,146
96
5,016
173
5,076
166
4,908
144
4,808
147
4,844
152
4,727
153
4,800
154
4,934
159
Mansfield
1864
650
800
1,100
1,075
1,193
1,411
1,511
1,603
1,693
1,819
Netherfleld
1884
-
—
—
«
422
772
818
859
963
1,068
Newark
1877
—
—
248
424
733
684
594
585
567
543
New Basf ord
1866
180
258
331
398
533
637
686
695
727
802
Pleasley Works . .
1865
86
89
106
170
47
53
55
53
50
49
Radcliffe-on-Trent . .
1874
—
95
199
187
186
224
238
249
253
255
Betford
1872
—
354
505
523
495
485
463
467
453
452
Ruddington
1860
147
262
284
317
343
353
377
405
443
466
Selston
1872
. -
62
75
120
136
262
279
312
341
384
Southwell
1880
—
—
—
28
24
21
20
19
17
13
Stanton Hill
1886
—
—
—
—
206
307
345
454
563
621
Staplef ord
1872
—
253
340
502
599
865
942
1,000
1,048
1,107
Sutton-in-Ashfleld
1863
398
715
855
1,012
1,166
1,022
982
934
798
798
Sutton Bonnington
1874
—
«
56
60
65
57
60
64
67
71
Woodborough
1872
—
36
61
65
39
42
45
54
60
63
Worksop
1866
53
78
131
359
996
1,558
1,634
1,660
1,698
1,750
Derbyshire.
Bolsover
1893
-
—
—
—
—
209
261
354
436
723
Borrowash
1874
—
93
116
158
139
167
173
168
184
225
Brassington
1892
—
—
—
—
—
63
65
74
71
70
» Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND BALES.
105
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
&
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Lincolnshire— con t.
—
1,300
2,860
7,223
10,624
15,223
18,451
23,315
27,446
40,736
Scunthorpe.
-
-
-
-
-
1,858
2,187
2,715
3,422
4,276
Spalding.
Nottinghamshire .
-
8,409
11,788
14,616
19,175
14,428
12,827
14,135
15,620
17,375
Annesley Colliery.
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
216
Bingham and District.
__
6,295
7,491
10,166
12,812
15,866
21,429
464t
25,139
2,269
28,698
1,423
30,769
Blyth, Nornay and Dis-
trict.
Bulwell.
1,902
2,957
*
2,371
2,800
2,873
3,088
3,018
3,379
3,601
Calverton.
—
3,528
4,631
3,470
5,989
11,741
13,412
14,647
16,617
20,424
Cinder Hill.
—
•
1,600
2,038
2,113
1,903
2,013
2,085
2,249
2,154
Cropwell.
—
-
—
—
—
2,484
3,874
4,306
4,576
6,036
Edwinstowe.
8,461
17,282
13,374
17,040
31,414
48,620
52,646
57,164
59,835
65,290
Hucknall Torkard.
-
106
609
1,088
1,130
1,724
2,015
1,810
1,950
2,286
Keyworth.
—
-
—
—
—
11,565
14,630
15,370
18,162
23,321
Kirkby-in-Ashfleld.
26,987
93,729
2,601
57,744
4,793
26,175
4,030
31,251
3,764
41,949
3,765
44,005
3,814
48,095
3,829
48,542
3,859
51,582
4,073
Lenton and Notting-
ham.
Lowdham.
11,106
16,444
27,369
12,804
24,193
38,842
39,980
44,342
48,998
50,595
Mansfield.
-
-
-
*
8,563
16,202
17,811
19,810
22,295
24,979
Netherfleld.
-
-
3,571
5,357
9,911
7,105
7,549
6,961
7,072
6,865
Newark.
3,972
4,445
6,387
6,879
7,900
11,288
12,646
15,935
16,636
18,332
New Basford. '
2,515
2,650
4,925
5,340
1,569
1,624
1,647
1,566
1,419
1,432
Pleasley Works.
-
2,719
7,681
6,823
5,794
8,078
7,855
8,118
7,825
7,603
Badcliffe-on-Trent.
-
7,118
10,760
9,112
8,941
6,553
6,481
6,588
6,008
5,963
Eetford.
4,363
7,122
8,007
8,416
9,373
10,203
11,499
12,513
13,125
13,083
Buddington.
-
1,853
2,247
2,397
3,945
5,965
6,276
6,995
7,840
9,005
Selston.
-
-
-
695
554
370
382
449
441
470
Southwell.
—
—
—
—
5,174
8,870
10,344
12,730
15,235
17,340
Stanton Hill.
-
7,345
9,608
12,392
16,469
22,053
24,873
27,558
31,555
34,770
Stapleford.
7,740
12,745
18,381
15,694
17,151
14,165
16,674
16,151
15,177
14,311
Sutton-in-Ashfleld.
-
*
1,108
967
1,222
648
833
1,028
1,160
1,200
Button Bonnington.
-
1,080
1,530
1,480
954
809
828
1,051
1,229
1,309
Woodborough.
1,491
*
3,127
6,606
23,189
34,973
36,242
39,366
42,769
45,547
Worksop.
Derbyshire.
—
—
—
-
-
8,158
7,895
11,701
15,712
24,000
Bolsover.
-
*
2,817
3,135
2,527
2,584
2,726
2,895
3,158
3,840
Borrowash.
—
—
—
—
—
1,065
1,122
1,222
1,295
1,235
Brassington.
t Returns for 9fh October, 1897, to 10th January, 1808.
106
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Tear of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Derbyshire— cont.
Chesterfield
1894
-
-
—
—
—
202
168
151
160
177
Chisworth
1869
52
Ill
90
121
153
152
150
150
152
158
Clay Cross
1860
201
439
452
375
441
746
676
673
686
683
Clown
1889
—
—
—
—
136
227
229
251
257
277
Codnor Park and Iron-
ville.
Compstall
1866
1851
97
479
174
859
157
1,464
246
2,060
'398
2,409
415
1 Of if*
j.,yyo
437
2,114
435
2,138
450
2,170
•,95
2,296
Derby
1850
1,371
1,992
4,270
4,772
7,330
9,697
10,350
11,587
12,460
13,179
Dove Holes
1868
101
233
249
187
169
253
284
300
320
350
Draycott and Wilne . .
1873
—
94
97
133
121
118
136
145
135
130
Eckington
1874
—
•
68
81
248
281
282
296
318
330
Glossop "Dale
1866
624
895
1,110
1,517
1,954
1,957
1,985
2,008
2,081
2,166
Great Rocks
1884
—
—
-
58
115
182
180
177
188
160
Hadfield
1856
540
588
1,264
1,598
1,634
1,692
1,690
1,627
1,573
1,558
Hadfleld and Holling-
worth Coal.
Hasland
1873
1880
:
•
*
2,348
154
2,390
154
2,450
274
2,460
283
2,381
272
2,304
288
2,301
317
Hayfleld
1865
56
239
400
505
601
619
604
601
594
586
Ilkeston
1887
—
—
—
—
391
1,023
1,014
1,129
1,142
1,453
Killamarsh
1891
—
—
—
—
—
312
320
320
308
330
Langley Mill and Alder-
car.
Langwith
1875
1891
—
87
121
565
1,349
2,001
184
2,142
200
2,352
196
2,660
213
2,902
303
Lea and Hollo way
1860
210
249
190
250
205
171
182
194
214
234
Lcng Eaton
1868
183
541
938
1,108
1,309
1,923
2,571
2,849
3,195
3,519
MatlockBank ..
1863
193
214
267
308
337
420
434
455
539
586
Measham
1893
-
—
—
—
—
99
111
124
126
140
Melbourne
1886
—
—
—
—
127
198
213
230
230
206
Milford
J872
—
103
99
97
182
218
219
120
260
290
New Mills
1860
291
575
757
839
1,147
1,396
1,403
1,448
1,483
1,506
Peak Forest
1867
43
69
*
59
68
67
66
66
65
67
Pilsley
1878
-
-
67
62
88
217
253
268
276
300
Pinxton
1865
27
56
42
102
200.
410
395
423
458
443
Pioneer (Staveley)
1897
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
*
36
40
Pleasley and Pleasley
Hill.
Ripley
1886
1860
306
850
1,943
2,716
205
3,636
374
4,857
408
5,443
427
5,936
463
6,228
520
6,856
Sandiaore
1872
—
145
155
237
240
239
261
279
299
313
Shirebrook and Dis-
trict.
Staveley Town
1899
1867
42
27
*
152
160
210
270
310
289
75
302
Tibshelf
1894
—
—
—
—
—
150
185
196
212
219
* Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
107
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
18J98.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
2,843
£
2,257
£
2,640
£
3,016
£
3,f>84
Derbyshire— cont.
Chesterfield.
1,448
3,165
3,010
3,456
4,374
4,135
4,301
4,188
4,602
4,642
Chisworth.
6,049
13,873
17,359
8,201
10,236
20,342
16,809
14,613
16,430
18,731
Clay Cross.
-
—
—
—
2,930
5,712
7,395
7,894
8,667
10,054
Clown.
2,785
12,545
5,667
24,494
5,217
34,294
6,500
41,840
11,052
49,902
9,295
51,618
9,939
55,139
11,099
59,684
12,873
58,585
14,876
60,313
Codnor Park and Iron-
ville.
Compstall.
29,036
52,176
116,613
110,828
180,204
242,936
261,598
310,775
327,223
350,322
Derby.
3,813
7,658
4,345
2,870
3,189
5,682
5,986
6,363
6,814
7,020
Dove Holes.
-
2,138
2,120
2,317
1,592
1,723
2,279
2,794
2,468
2,085
Dray cot t and Wilne.
-
*
2,131
1,514
4,600
5,151
4,955
5,350
5,889
5,835
Eckington.
15,692
29,433
33,522
41,834
61,262
59,948
59,399
66,296
66,274
66,318
Glossop Dale.
-
-
—
1,479
1,949
3,487
3,106
3,007
3,139
3,613
Great Rooks.
16,707
15,506
37,393
40,405
43,222
40,331
38,911
35,036
34,491
35,503
Hadfleld.
*
«
4,973
1,746
7,116
1,832
7,645
5,592
7,500
6,079
7,138
5,858
6,821
6,212
7,506
6,234
Hadfleld and Holling-
worth Coal.
Hasland.
2,176
6,688
10,508
10,568
13,327
12,677
12,957
14,394
13,785
13,525
Hay field.
-
—
—
—
7,190
22,021
21,501
25,665
29,920
37,016
Ilkeston.
-
—
—
—
—
7,606
7,134
7,618
8,795
8,575
Killamarsh.
1,300
2,530
11,779
37,029
51,692
6,844
52,866
7,988
60,853
8,580
72,120
9,964
85,383
11,905
Langley Mill and Alder-
car.
Langwith.
4,684
6,808
4,840
6,321
4,393
3,106
3,556
3,827
4,446
f>,068
Lea and Holloway.
4,948
20,129
33,034
31,340
42,213
61,878
74,345
87,666
97,829
110,522
Long Eaton.
3,941
8,746
6,966
6,385
6,684
8,411
8,600
9,531
10,847
12,402
Matlock Bank.
-
—
—
—
—
1,970
2,277
2,497
2,795
2,934
Measham.
-
-
—
—
2,925
4,445
3,963
4,292
2,855
1,620
Melbourne.
-
2,947
2,660
1,851
4,029
5,708
5,349
5,843
6,271
6,412
Milford.
5,887
11,415
15,676
21,685
28,479
33,679
33,830
34,508
34,351
35,965
•New Mills.
1,787
2,442
1,879
1,915
2,251
2,301
2,294
2,331
2,487
2,234
Peak Forest.
-
—
2,545
2,244
2,469
6,182
7,441
8,335
8,446
9,970
Pilsley.
1,874
3,129
2,496
4,115
7,170
10,137
9,946
10,230
10,840
11,281
Pinxton.
-
-
—
—
—
—
-
*
1,421
1,273
Pioneer (Staveley).
6,607
20,615
49,873
63,089
8,465
88,222
13,448
128,560
16,982
141,789
16,888
161,841
17,043
175,147
18/J34
199,916
Pleasley and Pleas) ey
Hill.
Ripley.
—
3,614
4,915
5,093
6,017
6,375
7,077
8,114
9,124
9,659
Sandiacre.
1,250
1,417
•
7,820
7,916
6,130
8,448
9,310
10,019
496f
10,334
Shirebrook and Dis-
trict.
Staveley Town.
—
—
—
—
—
3,261
3,904
4,315
4,505
4,782
Tlbshelf.
t Throe months' trading;
108
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Derbyshire— cont.
Whitehough
1876
—
-
79
108
119
140
140
160
160
167
Whittington and Dis-
trict.
Youlgreave
1886
1872
— .
*
87
155
135
227
81
316
85
347
98
363
125
381
132
396
Gloucestershire.
Bream
1895
-
-
—
—
—
53
69
77
78
79
Bristol and District . .
1884
-
-
—
75
681
1,219
1,740
2,604
2,595
3,278
Cainscross and Ebley . .
1862
134
135
199
321
711
1,408
1,604
1,710
1,833
2,029
Cinderford
1874
-
40
112
461
416
728
804
831
918
1,021
Coin Independent
1875
-
-
100
107
122
147
154
161
168
168
Down Ampney ..
1873
-
38
34
55
62
47
47
47
41
33
Frampton Cotterell and
District.
Gloucester
1894
1860
1,388
1,886
2,951
225
5,589
98
5,825
123
6,002
166
6,337
203
6,552
254
6,842
Lechlade
1886
-
-
-
—
18 J
173
145
160
162
131
Lydney
1887
-
-
-
-
180
227
245
259
279
270
Pillowell and Yorkley
1892
—
—
-
-
-
47
47
49
61
64
Shirehampton and
Avonmouth.
Stroud
1892
1882
—
—
496
1,190
148
1,515
159
1,820
186
2,080
209
2,244
231
2,390
Tidenham
1890
-
-
—
—
84
144
138
137
137
124
Tortworth
1867
123
*
39
41
40
35
36
39
39
44
Upper Lydbrook
1880
-
-
31
48
117
100
152
151
131
145
Herefordshire.
Hereford
1886
-
-
—
-
277
234
290
284
309
311
Shropshire.
Bourton
1866
65
79
71
62
60
56
59
57
58
56
Burwarton
1881
-
-
-
63
98
112
112
112
112
104
Iron Bridge and Coal-
brookdale.
Oakengates
1862
1892
226
177
139
100
125
218
194
241
219
298
250
417
280
442
316
Oswestry
1870
-
123
118
89
229
405
420
468
495
483
Frees
1892
-
-
-
—
—
185
192
232
262
280
Shrewsbury
1894
-
-
-
-
-
298
355
494
540
600
Tibberton
1876
-
-
62
52
53
45
44
46
46
50
Wellington
1893
—
—
—
—
—
87
82
96
86
58
Whitchurch
1896
-
-
-
-
-
-
190
285
339
371
Staffordshire.
Burton-on-Trent
1890
-
-
—
—
470
1,300
1,701
2,018
3,360
2,700
Butt Lane
1879
-
-
45
145
324
633
660
653
624
390
Cannock and District..
1889
—
—
—
—
190
356
378
385
390
420
•Notitated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
109
SALES.
Name of1
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£*
£
2,293
£
2,770
£
3,770
£
3,290
£
3,996
£
4,329
£
4,707
Derbyshire— cont.
Whitehough.
•
4,328
6,976
2,392
9,643
1,374
10,400
1,832
11,713
2,163
12,102
2,772
13,252
2,809
14,203
Whittington and Dis-
trict.
Youlgreave.
Gloucestershire.
—
—
—
—
-
328
1,386
1,774
1,922
1,717
Bream.
—
—
—
755
8,807
15,090
23,007
32,149
43,916
54,215
Bristol and District.
3,828
3,670
4,820
5,965
16,739
29,202
35,079
39,601
42,229
45,410
Cainscross and Ebley.
—
•
2,981
12,754
12,574
18,152
18,529
19,638
23,556
27,045
Cinderford.
—
—
2,284
1,962
2,705
2,907
3,141
3,445
3,616
3,874
Coin Independent.
—
723
691
889
1,037
1,008
626
766
500
293
Down Ampney.
25,735
50,922
69,890
3,122
112,880
2,336
97,376
2,733
105,388
3,493
120,269
4,933
128,041
6,856
131,453
Frampton Cotterell and
District.
Gloucester.
—
—
—
—
2,112
1,548
1,187
1,904
2,069
2,060
Lechlade.
—
—
—
—
3,674
4,674
4,964
5,419
5,413
4,491
Lydney.
-
-
-
-
-
1,426
1,479
1,919
2,265
2,157
Pillowell and Yorkley.
:
:
:
7,755
23,141
3,469
32,936
3,895
40,084
5,069
47,857
5,686
51,258
6,154
53,054
Shirehampton and
Avonmouth.
Stroud.
—
—
—
—
1,549
2,648
2,664
2,621
2,670
2,290
Tidenham.
2,846
•
901
849
841
836
922
929
914
1,019
Tort worth.
-
-
634
1,816
5,743
3,766
3,472
1,745
1,791
2,539
Upper Lydbrook.
Herefordshire.
-
—
—
—
4,570
4,358
3,599
3,741
4,929
6,102
Hereford.
Shropshire.
1,818
2,786
1,976
1,364
1,259
1,094
1,140
1,031
1,163
1,173
Bourton.
-
-
—
3,399
3,755
3,333
3,169
3,376
3,100
2,859
Burwarton.
6,020
3,281
2,781
1,940
2,620
4,988
2,133
6,378
2,804
8,088
3,704
10,214
4,927
11,062
6,261
Iron Bridge and Coal-
brook dale.
Oakengatee.
-
3,384
1,405
1,163
4,007
6,692
7,261
8,368
9,752
7,737
Oswestry.
-
-
—
—
—
2,469
2,725
3,110
3,693
3,702
Frees.
-
-
—
—
—
3,777
6,190
10,587
11,075
11,035
Shrewsbury.
-
-
1,844
1,284
1,110
1,049
986
1,047
1,089
1,179
Tibberton.
-
-
-
—
-
1,081
897
1,154
878
631
Wellington.
-
-
-
—
-
—
2,344
4,399
4,963
5,513
Whitchurch.
Staffordshire.
—
-
-
-
6,165
23,560
29,785
38,610
46,419
53,288
Burtc n -on-Trer it.
—
-
2,005
3,958
12,923
16,086
15,134
12,936
10,395
11,493
Bufct Lane.
—
—
—
—
2,744
6,295
6,355
7,297
8,243
8,424
Cannock and District.
110
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Staffordshire— cont.
Cobridge
1899
•
Cradley Heath and Dis-
trict.
Hanley
1895
1895
:
:
—
:
—
218
27
349
35
498
37
539
29
409
27
Hollington
1890
—
—
—
—
32
124
128
127
130
131
Leek and Moorlands . .
Lichfleld
1859
1889
151
197
276
509
562
• 95
625
176
711
180
699
180
710
180
780
180
May field
1867
122
93
107
123
162
193
200
204
209
210
Newcastlo-under-Lyme
Rugeley
1894
1896
:
:
—
:
:
160
169 174
133 250
133
345
100
466
Silverdale
1861
201
410
323
308
376
403
405
420
465
477
Soho
1887
—
—
—
—
109
184
269
340
350
510
Stafford
1860
340
701
567
1,031
1,018
1,028
1,109
1,191
1,191
1,248
Stoke-on-Trent ..
1888
—
—
—
—
500
186
200
120
130
135
Stone
1875
—
—
230
240
380
453
447
437
443
499
Tipton
1871
—
190
156
196
469
935
943
949
892
56i)
Walsall
1886
—
_
—
—
150
420
378
385
412
609
Wednesbury
1886
—
-
—
—
30
40
48
66
106
120
Wednesbury and Dis-
trict, New.
Wheaton Aston
1895
1867
87
•
•
89
86
125
68
179
68
294
55
354
57
401
57
Whitmore Reans Coal. .
1893
—
—
—
—
—
72
62
64
61
58
Willenhall
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
77
58
Wolverhampton and
District.
1885
—
—
-
79
•
1,126
1,300
1,436
1,424
1,434
Worcestershire.
Aston Fields
1896
•
—
—
—
98
131
169
203
Church Lench
1872
—
*
49
*
59
35
34
37
37
37
Dudley
1872
—
376
173
782
5,199
5,400
5,506
5,650
5,749
5,829
Evesham
1894
-
—
—
—
—
410
464
530
560
566
Halesowen and Hasbury
1871
—
206
346
449
445
470
444
440
444
421
Kidderminster ..
1865
998
1,761
2,845
2,189
1,854
1,813
1,859
1,929
1,976
2,121
Malvern Coal
1883
—
— :
—
38
35
33
43
41
42
35
Malvern Industrial . .
1895
—
—
—
—
—
47
43
50
53
81
Redditchf
1888
—
—
—
— .
287
386
388
389
389
•
Ten Acres and Stirchley
Street.
Wilden Tin Works
1875
1877
—
— .
168
72
165
*
241
»
380
8
415
15
525
14
800
8
1,050
7
Worcester, New
1881
—
—
-
660
1,151
1,492
1,541
1,672
1,750
1,728
Warwickshire.
Alcester
1875
—
48
271
520
911
1,247
1,381
1,493
1,586
1,523
Atherstone
1888
—
—
—
—
170
190
200
202
200
199
Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
Ill
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
»
Staffordshire- cont.
Cobridge.
—
—
—
2,195
294
5,862
514
9,622
1,065
9,730
676
6,508
383
Cradley Heath and Dis-
trict.
Hanley.
-
-
-
-
275
1,460
1,501
1,530
1,757
1,777
Hollington.
3,538
5,634
•
7,723
9,253
11,188
12,601
14,098
13,531
14,520
Leek and MoorlandB.
—
—
—
—
946
911
725
514
455
365
Lichfleld.
2,726
2,397
3,618
3,651
4,918
5,484
5,567
5,854
5,936
5,959
May field.
:
:
—
:
:
1,914
2,567
1,015
2,418
3,745
1,590
6,873
1,718
9,627
Newcastle - under -
Lyme.
Rugeley.
5,486
11,235
8,832
7,293
10,248
10,378
11,243
11,877
13,741
14,973
Silverdale.
—
—
—
—
2,415
3,717
5,431
7,631
9,920
10,687
Soho.
10,863
20,356
14,665
22,308
20,987
21,810
22,712
24,123
25,751
25,899
Stafford.
—
-
—
—
5,343
3,090
3,631
3,186
2,952
3,203
Stoke-on-Trent.
—
-
5,540
5,256
9,044
8,183
7,856
6,693
5,605
7,458
Stone.
—
4,536
3,607
3,416
7,521
13,752
14,123
13,653
11,174
10,152
Tipton.
—
-
—
-
1,994
5,817
5,640
6,012
7,839
11,887
Walsall.
—
—
—
-
193
870
1,026
1,562
2,012
2,400
Wednesbury.
1,562
•
*
832
870
845
803
2,143
683
3,799
729
5,421
814
5,644
895
Wednesbury and Dis-
trict, New.
Wheaton Aston.
—
—
-
-
—
360
316
538
564
208
Whitmore Eeans Coal.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
364
413
Willenhall.
- -
—
—
163
•
18,480
21,518
23,222
20,516
19,111
Wolverhampton and
District.
—
—
—
—
—
—
752
1,877
2,781
3,744
Worcestershire.
Aston Fields.
-
*
1,973
«
1,588
1,297
1,354
1,428
1,455
1,432
Church Lench.
-
7,927
2,237
13,245
82,451
41,691
40,185
47,802
52,746
51,377
Dudley,
-
-
—
—
—
5,293
7,335
8,979
9,790
8,711
Evesham.
18,516
5,762
32,328
9,894
59,352
12,100
40,418
10,232
46,153
8,795
37,653
9,311
40,184
9,843
45,954
10,589
45,905
10,707
52,512
Halesowen and Has-
bury.
Kidderminster.
-
—
—
90
105
103
123
130
133
128
Malvern Coal.
-
-
—
—
—
303
614
748
1,137
1,493
Malvern Industrial.
-
—
—
—
4,005
3,033
3,291
3,466
2,519
*
Redditch.t
—
:
3,092
2,000
2,068
•
4,386
*
6,674
646
7,811
722
10,555
631
15,764
564
20,271
568
Ten Acres and Stirchlev
Street,
Wilden Tin Works.
-
-
- .
10,756
23,189
26,505
27,666
32,344
34,828
34,107
Worcester, New.
Warwickshire.
-
1,953
9,238
12,258
22,568
32,615
36,718
40,706
43,855
41,548
Alcester.
—
—
—
—
2,132
3,801
4,185
4,414
4,298
3,770
Atherstone.
t Dissolved 1900.
112
CO-OPBBATIVB DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Warwickshire— cont.
Bidford
1873
-
100
152
205
223
353 373
381
387
400
Birmingham Central
(Midland).
Birmingham Industrial
1882
1881
—
507
1,169
392
1,811
437
2,063
366
2,441
404
2,856
418
3,280
430
3,766
Blue Lias (Stockton) ..
1889
-
-
-
-
71
86
95
78
100
99
Broad well
1873
—
«
33
44
32
21
26
26
26
20
Coventry
1867
131
252
889
864
1,200
2,320
3,011
3,986
4,435
4,638
Eathorpe and Marton
1887
-
-
-
-
77
120
124
122
123
113
Qaydon
1892
-
-
-
-
-
37
32
44
50
46
Harbury
1865
96
256
464
718
759
753
716
725
731
748
Kenil worth
1873
—
*
262
337
480
373
360
357
352
359
Lockhurst Lane, Foles-
hill.
Long Itchington
1832
1876
84
122
261
53
300
104
357
117
463
127
507
124
551
122
621
117
646
116
Napton
1885
-
—
—
51
135
113
114
121
123
120
Nuneaton
1884
—
—
—
200
533
1,290
1,560
1,958
2,100
2,380
Pailton
1873
—
*
58
54
50
43
42
40
87
38
Paradise, Foleshill
1873
—
36
41
59
55
46
50
52
60
63
Rugby
1862
182
590
968
1,382
1,868
2,665
2,878
3,120
3,380
3,608
Southam
1868
156
210
177
170
224
206
211
227
239
213
Stoneleigh
1867
131
107
109
109
113
137
140
140
139
130
Stoney Stanton Road,
Foleshill.
Stratford-upon-Avon ..
1832
1886
*
*
129
210
86
220
148
259
248
423
521
488
555
556
597
579
673
579
715
Tamworth
1875
—
-
-
-
505
1,086
1.171
1,398
1,590
1,782
SOUTH MIDLAND AND
EASTERN COUNTIES.
Middlesex.!
Staines and Egham . .
1880
-
—
—
253
341
644
728
731
722
750
Yiewsley and W. Dray-
ton.
1894
—
—
—
—
—
167
167
167
208
229
Hertford.!
Berkhampstead
1883
-
—
—
159
346
401
414
446
484
509
Croxley
1888
-
—
—
—
92
119
111
117
119
117
Hitchin
1897
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
214
230
Hoddesdon
1868
30
41
54
69
90
81
88
93
96
102
Eadlett
1885
-
—
—
-
78
74
77
83
95
92
Redbournll
1897
-
-
—
-
-
—
-
72
70
•
St. Andrew's (Watford)
1895
—
—
—
—
—
J
216
284
423
536
Tring
1866
74
191
436
617
556
603
634
696
790
837
' Not stated.
t Except such Societies as are included in the London district.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
113
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
4,200
£
5,217
£
4,818
£
4,900
£
7,091
£
7,394
£
7,802
£
8,348
£
8,749
Warwickshire— cont.
Bidford.
:
6,968
19,012
7,169
20,345
5,376
26,244
6,019
30,539
6,595
39,014
7,414
44,407
6,215
46,798
Birmingham Central
(Midland).
Birmingham Industrial.
-
-
-
—
800
1,515
1,560
1,491
1,720
1,792
Blue Lias (Stockton).
—
V
925
800
626
499
541
510
535
474
Broadwell.
2,217
5,639
14,916
13,000
22,259
40,953
57,999
82,851
88,132
85,752
Coventry.
—
-
-
—
1,320
1,968
1,865
1,642
1,597
1,615
Eathorpe and Marton.
—
-
-
—
—
375
326
502
563
683
Gaydon.
2,830
6,576
11,365
16,772
15,873
15,132
14,820
15,129
16,154
16,053
Harbury.
-
«
4,747
6,055
9,644
4,327
4,153
4,184
3,848
3,740
Kenilworth.
2,639
3,603
7,443
1,615
6,702
1,909
8,359
2,061
9,818
2,228
11,038
2,346
13,490
2,004
14,595
1,885
14,627
1,669
Lockhurst Lane, Foles-
hill.
Long Itchington.
—
—
-
1,147
1,757
1,169
1,203
1,154
1,040
1,189
Napton.
—
-
—
2,954
11,733
29,279
36,843
46,150
49,614
55,175
Nwneaton.
-
9
2,735
2,060
1,701
1,519
1,316
1,228
1,318
1,184
Pailton.
-
1,384
1,821
1,862
1,737
1,219
1,491
1,706
1,938
1,963
Paradise, Foleshill.
3,408
12,481
30,544
36,137
49,558
73,059
84,459
90,419
99,501
102,673
Rugby.
3,000
4,219
3,551
2,787
3,572
2,929
3,086
3,425
4,027
4,090
Southam.
2,387
2,933
3,035
3,524
3,423
3,424
3,453
3,678
3,907
3,632
Stoneleigh.
«
»
744
5,994
1,334
4,869
3,096
6,057
5,047
8,973
7,099
10,947
7,964
15,212
8,799
13,475
9,665
12,378
9,992
Stoney Stanton Road,
FoleshilJ.
Stratiord-upon-Avon.
—
—
—
-
10,681
24,162
25,773
31,496
37,098
40,423
Tamworth.
SOUTH MIDLAND AND
EASTERN COUNTIES.
Middlesex.!
—
-
-
4,116
6,226
10,749
13,127
13,397
13,372
13,956
Staines and Egham.
—
—
—
—
—
852
857
981
1,339
2,432
Yiewsley and W. Dray-
ton.
Hertford.!
—
-
-
2,943
7,303
9,232
10,187
11,506
13,146
14,408
Berkhampstead.
—
-
-
—
1,458
2,481
2,986
3,146
2,776
2,851
Croxley.
—
—
-
-
—
—
—
-
3,859
3,601
Hitchin.
594
1,262
2,092
1,853
2,212
2,222
2,357
2,618
2,656
2,652
Hoddesdon.
—
—
-
—
1,598
1,917
1,881
1,781
1,965
1,875
Radlett.
-
-
-
-
—
—
-
289§
902
315
Redbourn.H
—
-
—
—
—
•f
5,943
7,704
10,731
8,968
St. Andrew's (Watford)
1,997
3,431
7,827
10,914
7,831
10,237
10,675
12,734
14,778
15,770
Tring.
^Commenced business 16th November, 1895.
|| Wound up in 1900.
§ Five months' trading.
3207
H
114
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Tear of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Buckinghamshire.
Aston Clinton
1872
-
64
11
45
49
58
52
49
44
45
Aylesbury
1889
—
—
—
—
150
348
430
503
538
587
Bletchley and Fenny
1884
—
231
354
391
372
387
387
402
Stratford.
Chesham
1875
—
39
50
204
390
535
563
580
589
617
Granborough
1880
—
—
—
24
• 27
28
28
29
33
33
High Wycombe
1897
-
—
-
—
-
—
—
271
323
328
Ivor*
1897
-
—
-
-
-
—
-
—
101
t
Newport Pagnell
1866
48
41
33
29
29
30
32
37
36
35
Olney
1897
-
—
—
-
-
—
—
—
52*
69
Ravenstone
1862
95
96
73
75
80
78
74
73
68
65
Shenley and Loughton
1899
-
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
—
23
Slough
1892
-
—
—
—
—
436
530
600
615
640
Stony Stratford
1873
-
87
131
131
250
389
392
396
401
402
Swanbourne .. ' ..
1868
65
64
65
58
70
68
68
68
66
61
Wolverton
1874
—
111
130
220
501
787
804
806
875
886
Wolverton Mutual
1898
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,578
1,533
Oxfordshire.
Banbury
1866
793
1,270
1,180
1,228
1,537
2,041
2,175
2,330
2,422
2,521
Chipping Norton
1866
143
410
597
730
951
1,060
1,074
1,072
1,120
1,238
Middleton Stoney
1882
—
—
—
68
74
54
64
65
77
81
Oxford
1872
—
610
1,362
1.317
1,606
2,004
2,121
2,316
2,375
2,577
Shir burn
1869
55
44
49
43
36
41
39
37
37
59
Steeple Aston . .
1872
-
100
114
125
116
197
205
213
220
224
N orthamptonshire.
Blakesley
1889
-
-
-
-
43
66
62
64
61
62
Bozeat
1863
124
133
91
156
107
84
82
86
87
80
Braefleld
1859
145
181
159
185
455
168
174
175
183
210
Brington
1862
95
110
119
99
96
96
97
91
96
89
Brixworth
1866
117
125
158
198
228
229
234
244
234
244
Bugbrooke, New
1884
-
—
-
t
54
22
18
16
14
13
Burton Latimer..
1888
-
—
—
—
78
188
210
224
237
272
Clipstone
1879
—
—
31
28
32
30
28
30
34
30
Cogenhoe
1886
—
—
—
—
84
97
107
102
100
108
Daventry
1859
298
352
349
416
461
606
663
686
693
707
Denton
1875
—
37
29
53
59
61
58
58
58
57
Desborough
1863
58
97
171
309
454
623
633
641
668
748
* Winding up in 1900:
t Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
115
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890
1895.
1896.
1397
1898.
1899.
Buckinghamshire.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
1,410
971
813
990
992
995
882
792
708
Aston Clinton.
—
—
—
—
1,955
6,023
7,364
8,519
9,005
9,983
Aylesbury.
_
—
—
4,345
6,841
3,772
3,260
3,719
3,881
4,598
Bletchley and Fenny
Stratford.
—
93
627
3,104
6,492
9,752
9,942
10,157
10,774
9,947
Chesham.
—
—
—
289
306
298
359
441
493
452
Granborough.
—
-
-
—
—
—
-
1,539
3,481
3,965
High Wycombe.
—
-
-
—
—
—
-
—
1,978
t
Iver*
1,007
1,010
887
701
709
936
904
942
897
828
Newport Pagnell.
—
-
—
—
-
-
-
—
843
722
Olney.
2,219
2,202
1,011
989
1,261
1,208
1,145
1,193
1,146
1,019
Eavenstone.
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
52
Shenley and Loughton.
—
—
—
—
—
6,874
8,193
9,665
10,782
10,437
Slough.
—
1,102
3,170
3,044
5,846
7,519
8,011
8,175
8,882
8,734
Stony Stratford.
1,112
1,166
1,042
840
938
673
698
749
738
597
Swanbourne.
—
1,034
1,315
2,999
8,004
11,476
12,176
13,623
13,656
12,753
Wolverton.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,587
8,682
Wolverton Mutual.
Oxfordshire.
15,171
27,739
33,826
42,595
64,740
67,901
69,765
76,495
80,706
77,927
Banbury.
3,321
9,270
13,848
14,254
23,458
26,035
25,416
27,043
27,802
29,262
Chipping Norton.
-
—
—
2,240
L843
1,745
1,795
1,844
1,702
1,974
Middleton Stoney.
-
10,354
32,874
22,950
33,976
39,234
41,289
45,559
51,476
53,465
Oxford.
1,340
1,314
1,393
1,191
875
752
676
688
737
701
Shirburn.
-
1,808
2,196
2,922
2,362
4,220
3,981
4,088
4,399
4,191
Steeple Aston.
N o r th ampt onshir e .
—
-
-
—
395
900
921
1,125
1,227
1,157
Blakesley
4,015
5,341
4,341
5,255
4,214
3,751
3,756
4,301
4,400
3,658
Bozeat.
3,958
4,636
4,469
472
8,602
3,406
3,527
3,613
3,849
4,126
Braefleld.
2,244
2,759
2,602
1,834
1,497
1,412
1,390
1,338
1,417
1,504
Brington.
2,454
2,712
3,561
3,895
3,779
3,720
4,249
4,347
4,758
4,812
Brixworth .
—
-
-
t
1,341
632
506
521
527
393
Bugbrooke, New.
—
-
-
—
1,619
3,522
4,961
5,559
5,792
6,025
Burton Latimer.
—
—
848
649
680
608
640
699
805
707
Clipstone.
—
—
-
—
1,707
1,845
1,986
1,938
1,474
1,449
Cogenhoe.
4,685'
6,141
6,145
8,081
7,957
11,816
13,781
13,984
13,907
12,884
)aventry.
-
387
649
873
1,179
904
886
849
872
885
)enton.
897
2,038
4,674
8,465
14,218
15,591
14,905
15,470
15,803
17,896
)esborough.
t Beturn for year ended 31st March, 1899.
320T
H 2
116
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Northamptonshire— cont.
Earl's Barton
1860
180
249
356
419
445
500
512
526 500
534
East Haddon
1863
107
74
66
*
44
55
56
49 46
53
Ecton
1863
57
77
*
54
87
97
93
87 94
98
Finedon
1868
34
64
266
335^
469
568
586
610
640
665
Gayton
1886
—
—
—
—
52
57
57
54
49
20
Hackleton Progression-
1860
99
98
Ill
114
124
137
135
137
131
136
ists.
Harleston
1886
—
—
—
—
97
111
113
119
114
113
Harpole
1863
199
202
261
628
613
570
570
505
481
500
Hazelbeach
1872
-
54
52
55
53
20
20
21
18
20
Higham Ferrers
1890
—
—
—
—
48
197
214
229
246
255
Irchester
1864
31
114
154
182
180
237
240
L'77 276
276
Irthlingborough
1885
-
—
—
—
116
188
223
290 ; 356
426
Kettering
1865
138
523
1,004
1,618
2,370
3,500
3,808
4,001 4,610
5,120
Long Buckby
1858
278
*
342
372
455
511
553
555
560
571
Moulton
1862
149
94
87
93
108
194
204
206
217
214
Northampton ..
1870
-
60
114
734
1,134
1,086
987
950
947
760
Oundle
1866
80
68
91
88
133
140
144
129
122
111
Peterborough
1877
-
-
796
1,088
2,754
4,394
5,156
5,761
6,379
7,102
Pitsford
1864
63
88
8(1
50
52
64
70
75
73
74
Raunds Distributive . .
1891
—
—
—
—
—
30
432
515
563
614
Ringstead .
1894
—
—
—
—
—
15
101
107
115
114
Roade and District . .
1899
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
24
RnthweU
1860
229
298
327
383
424
518
538
559
572
584
Rushden
1877
—
—
168
248
400
702
858
930
940
935
Thrapston
1897
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
84
104
134
Walgrave
1892
—
—
—
—
—
82
91
95
95
109
Welford
1862
61
61
47
39
37
32
32
29
29
27
Wellinghorough
1873
—
ire
210
290
533
1,184
1,296
1,499
1,721
1,980
West Haddon
1864
M
60
115
108
118
139
141
142
130
134
Wollaston
1876
—
—
70
172
292
369
409
440
500
527
Woodford
1896
-
—
—
—
—
—
46
54
62
79
Wootton
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
49
82
121
131
Yardley Hastings
1874
—
75
100
159
198
216
223
227
226
226
Huntingdonshire.
Huntingdon
1886
—
—
—
—
284
337
367
384
400
417
St. Ives
1889
—
—
—
—
136
284
257
318
344
361
St.Neots
1882
—
-
-
*
231
290
290
289
292
288
Not stated,
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
117
SALES.
Name of
Go-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1380.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
H orthamptonshir e —cont.
3,035
4,218
7,393
6,586
9,412
11,566
12,666
113,465
13,085
13,424
Earl's Barton.
634
754
1,557
*
733
960
898
905
914
990
East Haddon.
885
1,435
*
715
1,351
1,609
1,518
1,543
1,595
1,567
Ecton.
1,094
1,945
8,120
10,793
14,287
14,175
14,770
15,836
17,170
18,368
Finedon.
—
—
-
-
1,005
632
643
740
771
292
Gayton.
2,031
1,905
2,501
1,994
1,779
2,294
1,993
2,390
2,031
2,316
1,996
2,334
2,022
2,525
2,044
2,540
Hackleton Progression-
ists.
Harleston.
4,598
5,344
6,885
14,429
14,974
13,889
13,099
12,191
11,695
11,770
Harpole.
-
802
917
1,032
972
548
439
397
500
512
Hazelbeach.
-
-
-
—
404
2,792
3,536
4,120
4,416
4,759
Highanx Ferrers.
3,204
4,931
5,907
5,707
5,764
8,983
8,729
9,755
9,486
9,694
Irchester.
-
-
-
—
3,133
4,567
5,194
8,071
11,124
13,003
Irthlingborough.
1,740
9,053
16,645
28,569
45,180
65,860
77,387
86,087
95,602
103,542
Ketteririg.
8,130
*
12,531
10,591
12,912
13,163
13,553
14,413
15,343
16,115
Long Buekby.
2,752
2,180
2,787
2,100
1,880
3,748
3,718
3,708
3,793
3,802
Moulton.
-
1,466
2,829
9,228
14,041
6,434
5,268
6,298
7,586
8,796
Northampton.
1,982
2,530
2,472
2,104
2,400
2,055
1,907
1,898
1,837
1,527
Oundle.
—
—
18,343
20,018
57,240
97,273
120,002
138,357
157,807
168,294
Peterborough.
1,334
1,713
1,266
507
759
985
1,033
1,222
1,272
1,230
Pitsford.
-
-
—
—
—
16,742
8,517
10,244
12,857
15,430
Raunds Distributive.
-
-
—
—
—
4,397
1,471
1,454
1,588
1,799
Eingstead.
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
39
Eoade & District.
3,614
5,638
6,307
6,954
9,888
11,786
12,558
12,008
12,125
12,819
Bothwell.
-
—
3,402
3,732
9,248
17,011
22,270
23,524
21,084
19,888
Eushden.
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
538
1,399
1,659
Thrapston.
—
—
-
—
—
1,013
1,360
1,507
1,591
1,509
Walgrave.
1,270
1,625
887
742
811
501
531
464
479
388
Welford.
-
5,058
6,741
6,658
12,067
23,790
26,680
33,104
40,979
45,578
Wellingborough.
1,332
1,288
2,366
1,945
1,518
1,777
1,699
1,854
1,922
1,830
West Haddon.
—
—
1,592
3,875
8,678
11,713
12,986
13,542
15,250
15,754
Wollaston.
—
—
_ 1 _
—
—
309
770
942
1,304
Woodford.
—
-
—
—
—
274
1,462
2,455
2,843
Wootton.
—
806
2,140
3,441
2,925
3,521
3,661
4,151
4,369
4,460
Yardley Hastings.
Huntingdonshire .
—
—
-
—
4,118
5,527
6,300
6,865
6,967
6,667
Huntingdon.
—
—
-
—
2,388
3,688
3,793
4,823
5,823
5,780
St. Ives.
—
—
—
•
I
4,035
3,530
3,779
3,961
4,136
4,049
St. Neots.
118
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
! Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Bedfordshire.
Arlesey
1876
-
—
122
144
211
399
438
349
347
373
Aspley Guisef
1887
-
—
—
-
60
66
66
66
66
•
Bedford
1886
-
-
—
—
434
640
709
804
924
984
Biggleswade
1894
-
-
—
—
—
163
250
287
305
341
Leigh ton Buzzard
1884
-
-
—
•
455
552
570
591
593
594
Luton
1883
—
—
—
90
170
457
596
729
767
770
Sharnbrook
1886
—
—
—
—
•
65
58
64
69
72
Silsoe
1876
—
—
92
124
202
280
302
310
312
321
Studham
1896
-
-
-
-
-
-
21
28
105
125
Cambridgeshire.
Burwell
1890
-
-
—
-
68
220
229
250
267
276
Cambridge
1868
93
172
281
902
1,264
1,610
1,757
1,988
2,330
2,413
Ely
1887
—
—
—
—
208
287
325
373
379
382
Sawston
1867
127
226
274
352
539
646
683
696
726
42
Soham
1890
—
—
—
—
109
192
189
189
180
125
Whittlesford ..
1891
—
—
—
—
—
110
109
108
103
101
Willingham
1895
—
—
—
—
—
70
102
108
101
82
Wisbech
1886
-
-
-
-
143
314
342
370
365
360
Essex. §
Braintree & West Essex
1864
44
228
351
521
660
815
921
1,004
1,043
1,096
Brentwood
1894
—
—
—
—
—
177
233
246
373
221
Chelmsf ord
1867
257
201
396
510
626
1,374
1,550
1,732
1,842
1,892
Coggeshall
1897
—
-
—
—
—
—
—
+
66
81
Colchester & East Essex
1861
489
456
865
1,551
2,210
3,706
4,119
4,463
4,673
4,782
Earl's Colne
1884
—
—
—
73
124
152
156
162
179
185
Epping
1894
—
—
—
—
—
133
164
205
232
240
Grays
1866
97
298
395
1,043
1,256
2,148
2,285
2,312
2,379
2,606
Halstead
1860
131
217
307
409
679
732
757
797
848
843
Harwich & Dovercourt
1875
—
199
491
731
697
898
952
1,039
1,055
1,069
Hatfield-PeverilH
1892
—
—
—
—
—
55
57
50
*
•
Maldon and Heybridge
1873
—
197
313
447
627
671
702
717
735
745
Southend
1890
—
—
—
—
—
302
307
305
286
320
Terling
1876
—
—
120
149
230
130
136
140
144
140
Tiptree
1875
—
—
119
135
190
296
313
335
359
374
Tollesbury & District . .
1899
-
—
—
—
—
—
-
•-
-
115
Withham
1887
—
—
-
-
147
150
168
189
225
222
* Not stated.
t Winding up in 1900.
Eegistry cancelled in 1900.
MEMBERSHIP AND BALES.
119
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Bedfordshire.
-
-
2,299
2,524
3,145
7,249
8,380
10,459
7,197
7,371
Arlesey.
-
-
-
-
913
797
791
794
751
127
Aspley Guise.f
—
-
-
-
6,660
8,097
9,797
11,699
12,038
12,423
Bedford.
—
-
-
-
—
1,495
2,942
3,418
3,059
3,432
Biggleswade.
—
-
-
*
7,855
9,043
9,519
9,481
9,545
9,229
Leighton Buzzard.
—
-
-
790
2,507
6,023
7,752
10,062
10,589
10,976
Luton.
—
-
-
-
*
1,013
917
1,082
1,045
959
Sharnbrook.
—
-
1,213
1,519
2,559
3,607
4,051
3,904
3,985
3,915
Silsoe.
—
-
—
—
—
-
349
646
1,187
1,865
Studham.
Cambridgeshire.
—
—
—
—
1,136
3,641
3,935
4,955
6,330
6,140
Burwell.
1,431
2,714
4,981
17,806
25,465
39,904
45,183
51,474
53,343
51,513
Cambridge.
—
-
-
-
3,610
3,988
4,632
4,954
5,361
5,422
Ely.
2,637
4,401
5,143
7,135
9,746
11,206
11,832
12,504
13,489
13,469
Sawston.
—
-
-
1,850
3,166
2,912
1,779
1,812
1,505
Soham.
—
-
-
—
1,480
1,331
1,256
1,157
1,495
Whittlesford.
—
-
-
—
—
J
1,622
1,637
1,375
1,253
Willingham.
—
—
—
—
6,321
8,758
8,708
9,371
9,639
10,275
Wisbech.
Essex.?
1,770
4,660
6,435
8,976
11,327
14,098
17,816
20,332
21,071
22,269
Braintree & West Essex.
—
—
—
-
-
1,572
2,877
2,820
2,866
3,068
Brentwood.
4.482
3,648
7,337
8,203
10,780
23,603
27,562
31,864
33,369
36,161
Chelmsford.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
?
790
902
Coggeshall.
7,573
7,966
14,261
27,975
47,215
75,764
86,460
98,467
106,751
107,865
Colchester & East Essex.
—
-
-
851
1,870
2,072
2,372
2,602
2,830
3,004
Earl's Colne.
—
-
-
-
—
2,126
2,760
3,209
4,056
4,288
Epping.
2,829
8,634
13,500
37,179
38,969
59,367
63,299
65,410
68,520
76,403
Grays.
2,298
3,338
5,639
8,996
12,757
12,798
14,466
15,725
21,534
14,941
Halstead.
-
3,296
10,256
18,188
16,468
24,260
26,612 30,667
31,809
32,369
Harwich & Dovercourt.
-
—
—
—
_
848
801 651
262
*
Hatfleld-Peveril.
-
3,598
5,392
7,748
9,488
10,193
10,956
11,434
12,039
11,464
Maldon and Heybridge.
—
—
-
-
-
5,827
5,589
5,805
4,876
4,812
Southend.
—
-
2,160
2,652
3,538
1,806
1,902
2,035
2,111
2,182
Terling.
-
-
3,381
3,342
3,757
6,659
7,027
7,302
8,030
8,156
Tiptree.
—
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
1,153
Tollesbury & District.
—
—
—
—
1,703
1,675
1,753
2,502
3,264
3.338
Witham.
t Not commenced business.
§ Except such Societies as are included In the 'London district.
120
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Tear of Estab-
lishment..
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897. 1898.
1899.
Suffolk.
Assington ..
1863
97
83
71
79
76
65
67
67
67
30
Beecles
1879
—
—
125
301
441
637
679
704
733
760
Brandon
1873
—
89
86
75
68
60
105
127
144
150
Bury St. Edmunds
1864
92
172
178
182
419
595
615
623
656
668
Finborough
1881
—
—
—
49
#
71
61
63
68
44
Haverhill
1882
1868
1892
183
627
1,555
323
2,150
507
2,709
683
3,079
118
769
3,203
151
841
3,260
148
921
3,420
129
973
3.606
137
Lakenheath
Lavenham
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
—
t
72
Leiston
1861
149
167
246
279
299
366
375
387
410
428
Lo westof t
1890
—
—
—
—
—
428
512
525
555
594
Newmarket
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
300
Stowmarket
1889
—
—
—
—
79
389
406
418
426
447
Sudbury
1892
—
—
—
—
—
73
74
76
77
77
Walton
1867
99
151
171
185
259
247
266
261
284
271
Wickham Market
1890
—
—
—
—
121
311
335
349
365
387
Woodbridge
1887
-
-
-
-
103
104
116
129
142
154
Norfolk.
Attleborough
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
36
36
Colkirk
1885
—
—
—
—
45
68
67
67
67
73
Cromer
1898
—
—
_
_
—
—
—
—
96
185
Diss
1898
—
—
_
_
_
—
—
—
83
117
East Dereham
1895
—
—
—
_
—
115
104
122
110
102
Great Yarmouth
1888
—
—
—
_
107
86
112
130
135
145
King's Lynn
1888
—
—
—
—
312
647
779
885
968
1,025
Melton Constable
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
109
168
Norwich
1875
—
—
229
713
1,588
3,548
4,271
4,419
4,615
4,829
Sheringham
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
84
120
167
212
S waff ham
1887
—
—
—
—
95
177
187
192
192
192
Thetford
1861
141
256
472
676
844
1,176
1,208
1,256
1,292
1,333
Wymondham ..
1891
-
-
-
-
-
129
150
168
197
225
LONDON
(12 mile radius).
Addington
1881
26
20
20
19
19
19
18
Anchor
1881
—
—
—
93
219
444
600
646
568
643
Battersea and Wunds-
worth.
Bowes Park
1854
1889
180
401
721
1,004
1,299
128
1,157
250
1,374
250
1,540
230
1,473
235
1,199
228
Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
121
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1
|
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Suffolk.
2,373
1,698
1,900
2,065
1,768
1,559
1,432
1,169
1,060
920
Assington.
-
-
1,869
6,353
9,754
12,499
13,244
14,012
15,274
15,620
Beecles.
-
2,183
2,399
2,403
1,747
1,060
1,123
1,854
2,334
2,461
Brandon.
1,832
2,864
2,915
2,378
5,290
7,331
7,734
7,621
8,431
8,897
Bury St. Edmunds.
—
—
—
909
•
1,167
1,204
1,128
1,175
1,052
Finborough.
—
-
—
5,749
11,413
17,366
20,336
22,694
26,167
26,479
Haverhill.
2,609
9,221
33,543
44,795
57,742
61,408
63,247
66,527
71,729
78,299
Ipswich.
—
-
—
—
—
2,382
2,713
2,648
1,960
2,653
Lakenheath.
—
— '
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
401
Lavenham.
2,629
3,906
4,307
4,021
4,760
6,734
6,763
7,024
7,070
7,148
Leiston.
—
—
—
— •
—
6,382
7,995
8,109
9,192
9,700
Lowestoft.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,264
Newmarket.
—
—
—
—
771
6,654
6,277
4,996
5,213
5,745
Stowmarket.
—
—
—
—
—
575
599
673
790
759
Sudbury.
1,526
3,256
3,200
3,407
4,780
4,168
4,724
5,307
6,169
6,251
Walton.
-
—
—
—
363
4,861
5,174
5,472
5,934
6,146
Wickham Market.
-
-
-
-
930
1,546
1,832
2,115
2,287
2,383
Woodbridge.
Norfolk.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
30
358
Attleborough.
—
—
—
—
1,191
1,432
1,244
1,190
1,180
1,180
Oolkirk.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
1,548
Cromer.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
258
1,041
Efiss.
—
—
—
—
—
905
1,415
1,531
1,383
1,103
East Dereham.
—
—
—
—
908
712
1,134
1,435
1,398
1,762
Great Yarmouth.
-
-
—
—
4,058
9,477
11,597
13,893
15,619
16,729
King's Lynn.
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
2,174
Melton Constable
—
—
3,044
10,321
27,719
70,252
96,278
108,444
112,218
123,029
Norwich.
—
—
—
—
—
—
67
1,680
2,316
3,053
Sheringham.
— '
—
—
—
949
2,274
2,538
2,536
2,357
2,524
Swaffham.
3,712
7,006
11,866
15,651
19,974
26,054
26,646
28,505
29,845
31,276
Thetford.
—
-
-
-
-
1,907
2,676
3,200
3,959
4,425
Wymondham.
_
746
761
1,086
1,175
1,255
1,175
1,214
LONDON
(12 mile radius).
Addington.
-
—
—
1,967
2,652
4,977
5,562
6,931
6,624
8,256
Anchor.
9,003
13,146
18,917
22,103
26,560
1,392
23,989
2,937
26,289
2,556
27,375
2,327
24,223
2,919
17,108
3,413
Battersea and Wands-
worth.
Bowes Park.
t No business done during 1898.
122
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897. 1898.
1
1899.
London — cont.
.
Brixton Industrial
1862
512
296
688
654
*
537
537
537
537
423
Brixton Eesult
1864
211
297
274
288
272
220
226
219
222
238
Bromley
1882
-
-
•*-
308
1,000
1,662
1,821
1,906
1,874
1,917
Chelsea and Fulham . .
1882
-
-
-
537
982
920
926
934
934
900
Co-operative Brother-
hood Trust.
Co-operative Institute
1897
1877
:
:
p
*
»
73
63
17
63
66
65
94
68
Cottage
1884
—
—
—
18
20
13
13
13
13
13
Croydon Industrial
1887
-
—
—
—
347
307
320
343
417
476
Croydon Coal
1894
; —
—
—
—
—
8
16
16
16
13
East End
1874
-
•
70
«
•
29
29
28
28
28
East Greenwich..
1887
—
—
—
—
303
200
213
214
235
249
East London
1873
—
228
155
160
190
153
149
139
125
116
Edmonton
1888
—
—
—
—
•
501
618
734
813
954
Enfleld Highway
1872
-
94
119
210
586
895
1,000
1,106
1,145
1,235
EnfleldTown ..
1889
-
-
-
-
304
386
436
493
508
545
Esp6rance Stores
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
93
Euston
1885
—
—
—
254
339
408
433
440
465
481
Gordon League
1893
—
—
—
—
—
416
210
2C3
206
199
Hampton and New
Hampton.
Harrow Road and
Queen's Park.
Hendon
1879
1893
1874
-
•
79
120
76
180
«
266
108
120
232
121
504
236
1>]
5:;
271
170
604
311
177
660
366
High Barnet
1893
-
—
—
-
—
270
345
359
376
386
London Cab
1894
-
—
-
-
—
100
94
109
123
162
London Perseverance . .
1891
—
—
—
—
—
115
101
100
90
112
London United
1897
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
48
112
132
New Cross and Dept-
ford.
Norwood
1899
1890
—
—
—
:
Ill
151
181
205
226
29
230
Penge and Beckenham
1879
—
—
78
355
407
443
448
518
595
629
People's
1894
—
—
—
—
—
1,013
2,808
3,385
3,134
1,617
Railway Clearing House
1868
210
305
425
524
526
546
552
558
556
696
Rotherhithe and Dis-
trict.
Southall
1899
1890
:
—
:
:
—
312
361
383
397
145
414
South London
1878
—
—
104
348
»
78
83
113
126
146
South Tottenham
1897
—
—
—
—
-
-
—
—
94
95
Stratford
1860
439
942
2,007
3,406
5,338
5,780
6,122
6,759
7,365
8.230
Button
1893
—
—
—
—
—
168
230
270
268
270
University Club
1888
-
-
-
—
818
574
582
555
558
652
* Not stated.
t Return for period ending 20th October, 1899. Society wound up in 1900.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
123
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Sdciety.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
London— cont.
9,980
5,466
13,181
7,961
•
2,049
1,727
1,221
928
616
Brixton Industrial.
3,513
5,426
5,208
5,052
3,728
2,145
2,208
2,190
2,225
2,278
Brixton Result.
—
—
—
5,878
21,672
37,206
40,176
•41,390
40,519
43,102
Bromley.
—
-
—
6,745
14,595
7,730
7,321
7,484
5,368
2,150f
Chelsea and Fulham.
—
_
_
_
_
1,117
4,453
6,085
Co-operative Brother-
hood Trust.
—
—
*
«
«
2,729
2,681
2,851
2,636
2,637
Co-operative Institute.
—
—
—
986
1,824
152
159
237
387
290
Cottage.
—
-
—
-
3,724
3,267
2,954
3,420
4,439
5,569
Croydon Industrial.
—
-
-
-
-
1,107
446
40
J
42
Croydon Coal.
—
•
4,056
*
*
2,767
3,028
4,102
4,101
4,364
East End.
-
-
-
-
3,665
1,922
2,168
2,403
2,855
2,967
East Greenwich.
—
3,597
1,853
2,835
3,708
3,036
2,882
2,989
2,610
2,400
East London.
—
—
-
—
»
7,689
10,481
13,031
11,431
12,571
Edmonton.
-
1,803
2,205
4,434
13,252
19,574
27,155
29,290
30,576
31,099
Enfleld Highway.
-
-
-
-
4,396
6,133
8,945
10,598
10,873
11,264
Enfleld Town.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
255
Esperance Stores.
—
—
—
4,322
8,237
13,081
13,841
14,627
14,893
14,614
Euston.
-
-
-
-
-
1,843
1,016
838
884
609
Gordon League.
_
—
1,690
2,566
•
3,792
4,159
5,002
5,425
5,582
Hampton and New
Hampton.
—
—
—
—
—
3,836
5,334
5,878
5,910
6,288
Harrow Road and
Queen's Park.
—
•
2,975
2,937
4,495
4,715
5,174
6,342
7,703
8,880
Hendon,
—
-
—
—
—
3,748
5,466
5,685
5,588
5,432
High Barnet.
—
—
—
—
-
651
760
833
1,589
4,149
London Cab.
—
—
' —
—
-
747
621
570
776
1,162
London Perseverance.
—
-
—
-
—
-
-
305
677
929
London United.
—
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
—
§
New Cross and Dept-
i'ord.
—
—
—
—
1,095
1,764
2,022
2,534.
2,726
2,962
Norwood.
-
-
1,489
7,005
6,875
7,647
8,206
10,376
12,255
12,290
Pengeand Beckenham.
-
-
—
—
-
4,591
14,820
21,713
20,510
13,963
People's.
2,954
4,154
12,244
16,762
21,246
21,846
21,493
22,071
21,448
22,715
Railway Clearing
House.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
533
Rotherhithe and Dis-
trict.
—
—
—
—
—
7,729
8,271
8,448
7,474
5,382
SouthalL
-
—
1,698
4,991
*
941
1,027
1,440
1,898
2,167
South London.
-
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
450
723
South Tottenham.
10,426
23,880
63,997
92,029
154,292
136,775
147,947
176,571
178,365
196,972
Stratford.
-
-
-
—
—
1,828
2,490
3,508
2,292
2,266
Sutton.
—
—
—
—
12,196
5,390
5,319
4,935
3,822
2,554
University Club.
t No business done during 1898.
§ Not commenced business.
124
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Oo-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875. 1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
London— cont.
Wealdstone and Har-
1891
—
—
_
—
—
236
186
192
200
196
row.
West London
1893
—
—
—
—
—
230
340
428
513
556
Willesden and District
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
203
Willesden Junction . .
1886
—
—
—
—
139
173
183
199
220
226
Wimbledon and Merton
1888
—
—
—
—
430
733
765
791
794
793
Wood Green
1888
-
-
-
-
301
725
851
917
1,070
1,203
Woolwich (Boyal Ar-
senal.)
Workers' Coal
1868
1893
55
470
1,757
3,865
7,510
7,992
54
9,251
54
10,957
49
13,040
49
14,424
49
SOUTH-EASTERN
COUNTIES.
Surrey.*
Caterham
1875
_
40
83
236
242
224
246
248
248
245
Epsom
1889
-
-
-
-
217
315
372
427
461
495
Godalming
1897
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
187
235
314
Gomshall
1891
-
-
-
-
-
160
187
206
208
223
Guildf ord
1891
—
—
—
—
—
614
683
727
749
764
Leatherhead
1892
—
—
-
—
—
214
238
258
262
266
Beigate
1863
191
136
150
273
460
625
729
806
892
989
Surbiton
1880
-
-
83
96
175
228
211
210
227
244
Woking, Horsell, and
District.
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
159
Kent.*
Ashford
1887
—
—
—
—
542
846
931
980
1,011
1,075
Bexley Heath
1887
-
-
-
-
80
42
42
42
43
42
Borough of Gravesend
1884
-
-
—
283
1,138
1,617
1,670
1,816
1,859
1,874
Canterbury
1889
-
-
-
—
218
361
430
546
601
631
Chatham
1890
-
—
-
-
—
652
691
776
857
980
Cliff e-at-Hoo
1888
-
-
-
-
130
247
289
305
344
366
Grays
1870
-
40
99
245
599
490
470
447
446
447
Crockenhill
1890
-
-
-
-
28
62
66
61
69
69
Dartford
1888
—
—
—
—
209
156
179
195
240
324
Faversham
1874
—
244
575
851
1,098
1,058
1,059
1,068
1,146
1,191
Folkestone
1866
272
282
486
921
1,747
2,145
2,225
2,337
2,439
2,681
Greenstreet
1876
—
—
133
243
284
357
361
348
349
366
Maidstone
1887
-
-
-
—
255
236
242
255
252
260
New Brompton
1867
:
110
301
305
1,465
2,193
2,180
2,383
2,662
3,025
Bainham
1896
-
-
-
-
-
-
224
250
267
282
Bamsgate
1890
—
—
—
—
—
292
314
350
382
422
* Except such Societies as are included in the London district.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
125
SALES.
Name of
Co- operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
London — cont.
—
3,069
2,090
3,423
4,038
3,497
5,062
3,222
5,625
1,350
6,725
Wealdstone and Har-
row.
West London.
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
860
Willesden and District.
-
-
-
—
3,419
3,117
4,127
5,017
5,520
5,598
Willesden Junction.
—
:
5,082
3,803
10,045
8,851
10,058
9,970
9,571
12,251
8,330
14,042
5,747
15,527
Wimbledon and Mer-
ton.
Wood Green.
879
8,222
;?4,7:!4
72,120
132,697
147,806
259
174,249
106
202,266
108
253,488
145
289,820
141
Woolwich (Royal Ar-
senal).
Workers' Coal.
SOUTH - EASTERN
COUNTIES.
—
345
2,433
4,876
3,025
3,770
4,004
4,011
3,521
2,789
Surrey.*
Caterham.
-
-
-
-
2,554
6,126
7,686
9,144
10,196
11,295
Epsom.
-
-
-
-
—
—
-
824
3,112
4,952
Godalming.
-
-
-
-
-
3,261
4,216
4,707
5,503
5,784
Gomshall.
—
-
-
-
-
9,336
11,770
14,297
14,508
16,809
Guildford.
-
-
-
-
-
3,867
3,809
4,244
4,178
3,607
Leathern ead.
2,483
2,038
3,694
5,401
9,700
13,634
16,209
18,879
20,319
23,993
Reigate.
—
-
606
1,443
2,205t
3,456
3,135
2,826
3,105
3,062
Surbiton.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
399
Woking, Horsell, and
District.
Kent.*
-
-
-
-
8,151
13,557
15,027
16,286
16,722
18,459
Ash ford.
—
-
-
-
1,257
1,090
1,157
1,204
1,358
1,099
Bexley Heath.
—
-
-
7,466
35,584
45,572
49,329
54,984
56,742
53,330
Borough of Gravesend.
—
-
-
-
2,186
5,186
6,233
9,563
10,987
10,070
Canterbury.
—
-
-
-
-
9,520
10,194
12,146
14,177
15,723
Chatham.
—
-
-
-
3,552
5,826
7,337
8,042
8,705
9,194
Cliffe-at-Hoo.
-
3,078
5,278
6,681
13,040
8,607
8,690
9,545
9,345
9,078
Grays.
—
-
-
-
1,030
2,204
2,119
2,482
2,170
2,126
Crockenhill.
-
—
—
—
2,467
2,652
3,361
3,774
4,267
6,046
Dartford.
-
4,667
16,850
24,044
36,169
27,502
28,282
31,736
34,238
34,932
Faversham.
4,578
3,844
10,599
16,831
38,499
37,686
40,295
43,860
49,168
54,118
Folkestone.
—
-
3,940
6,225
5,810
7,733
8,214
8,773
9,578
10,475
Greenstreet.
—
-
-
-
4,150
2,230
2,373
1,925
1,725
2,256
Maidstone.
*
3,977
8,109
6,237
32,729
44,006
44,626
50,565
58,261
68,059
New Brompton.
—
—
-
-
-
-
3,283
6,905
7,257
7,322
Rainham.
—
—
—
—
—
4,187
4,594
5,093
5,842
5,982
Ramsgate.
t Return for nine month* ended 31rt December, 1890,
I Not stated.
126
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
i .
E/J G
MEMBERSHIP.
Name of
w |
Co-operative
Society.
O p£j
1-
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Kent*— cont.
River and District
1880
-
-
68
269
1,212
1,455
1,770
2,048
2,240
2,450
Rochester
1884
-
-
-
720
1,495
1,018
1,078
1,157
1,259
1,384
St. Peter's Thrift, Tun-
1887
30
33
33
34
34
35
bridge Wells.
Sevenoaks
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
174
298
358
Sheerness
1849
4DI 582
1,114
1,421
11584
1,657
1,707
1,735
1,748
1,759
Sheevness Economical
1816
196
273
469
806
1,021
1,273
1,334
1,405
1,469
1,502
Sittingbourne
1874
-
153
490
626
786
1,603
1,477
1,531
1,576
1,709
South Darenth
1882
-
-
-
t
t
127
135
135
121
125
Tonbridge
1896
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
64
80
114
Tunbridge Wells
1887
-
—
—
-
275
321
354
345
348
345
Walmer and Mongeham
1888
—
—
—
—
145
221
213
260
235
273
Sussex.
Arundel
1870
-
148
204
271
306
347
398
443
455
466
Brighton
1888
- .
--
-
-
449
334
356
445
550
640
Crawley and Weld
1888
-
-
-
-
118
180
180
190
204
228
Eastbourne
1891
-
-
-
-
-
343
340
352
366
314
East Grinstead
1892
—
—
—
—
—
50
50
45
80
178
Hastings and St.
1887
—
_
—
346
252
253
259
266
273
Leonards.
Hay ward's Heath
1893
—
—
—
—
—
156
210
243
284*
321
Horsham
1868
192
234
241
554
630
540
508
503
508
510
Lewes
1865
253
226
274
297
391
504
592
673
720
737
Newhaven
1884
—
—
—
36
340
459
499
584
616
655
Hampshire.
Basingstoke
1892
—
—
—
—
—
153
152
161
185
268
Cowes
1893
-
-
-
-
-
193
340
459
548
659
Eastleigh
1892
-
-
-
-
-
184
252
268
H44
451
Eastleigh Fuel
1891
—
—
-
-
-
449
462
t
425
425
Forton Coal
1889
—
—
-
-
696
1,081
1,092
1,114
1,133
1,135
Portsea Island
1873
-
85
529
1,746
3,267
3,010
3,415
3,744
3,967
4,090
Portsmouth Dockyard
1890
_
_
—
—
1,230
547
640
707
793
864
Coal.
Shanklin
1875
—
55
t
95
182
272
304
330
367
402
Southampton
1887
-
-
-
-
131
548
718
835
894
970
Berkshire.
Aldermaston
1869
t
28
41
47
54
78
76
81
77
75
Maidenhead
1899
—
—
- I —
—
—
—
—
-
249
Reading
1860
333
538
1,386 1,909
3,284
3,390 3,577
3,823
4,147
4,670
.* Except such Societies as are included i« the London district.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
127
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Kent* — cont.
—
—
915
3,981
21,412
29,442
36,540
43,339
48,357
56,473
River and District.
—
—
—
14,088
23,535
18,359
19,560
22,731
27,045
29,671
Rochester.
—
—
:
:
327
740
631
639
2,773
615
5,412
527
7,285
St. Peters Thrift, Tun-
bridere Wells.
Sevenoaks.
16,492
20,305
40,500
46,372
49,676
50,738
52,805
53,222
54,205
55,692
Sheerness.
6,538
5,687
13,883
22,844
24,616
27,539
28,569
33,795
37,732
35,079
Sheerness Economical.
—
t
13,696
19,120
22,735
52,659
55,208
56,218
60,394
65,284
Sittingbourne.
—
—
—
t
t
3,774
4,325
3,609
2,916
2,721
South Darenth.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
338
1,568
Tonbridge.
—
—
—
—
3,195
3,978
3,885
3,329
1,936
1,375
Tunbridge Wells.
—
-
-
-
2,122
3,604
3,541
3,808
4,230
4,897
Walmer and Monge-
ham.
Sussex.
—
2,834
6,663
6,892
5,595
9,016
10,766
11,783
12,538
12,029
Arundel.
—
—
—
—
3,417
3,860
4,476
5,807
8,319
11,200
Brighton.
—
—
—
—
2,955
3,164
3,117
3,195
3,094
3,352
Crawley and Ifleld.
—
—
—
—
—
5,291
5,459
4,624
3,292
1,989
Eastbourne.
—
—
—
—
—
530
654
852
1,189
2,344
East Grinstead.
—
—
—
—
4,756
1,936
2,104
1,884
2,801
1,843
3,535
2,192
4,278
2,238
4,580
Hastings and St.
Leonards.
Hayward's Heath.
3,531
3,201
4,741
9,415
10,517
2,531
2,542
2,693
2,416
1,639
Horsham.
4,946
3,168
4,395
3,538
3,962
7,642
9,355
10,760
11,344
11,330
Lewes.
-
-
-
590
5,844
9,971
10,753
12,277
17,344
17,894
Newhaven.
Hampshire.
-
—
—
—
—
3,013
2,603
3,068
3,996
5,393
Basingstoke.
-
—
—
—
—
2,595
4,918
7,332
9,466
11,655
Cowes.
-
-
—
—
—
2,574
3,812
4,239
5,845
8,046
Eastleigh.
—
—
—
—
—
1,094
1,250
t
1,541
1,198
Eastleigh Fuel.
—
—
—
—
1,364
t
2,556
2,698
2,719
3,014
Forton Coal.
_
1,677
10,171
33,300
49,085
50,326
60,326
67,028
69,818
68,872
Portsea Island.
:
1,890
7,578
4,593
2,812
6,109
7,155
6,741
7,666
7,321
7,354
7,620
7,099
8,142
6,942
8,660
Portsmouth Dockyard
Coal.
Shanklin.
—
—
—
—
1,907
7,957
9,426
12,083
11,692
12,661
Southampton.
Berkshire.
t
1,274
1,597
1,728
1,935
2,572
2,740
3,199
2,994
2,783
Aldermaston.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,429
Maidenhead.
4,148 7,672
30,811
34,499
47,731
38,318
43,034
48,981
55,293
63,954
Reading.
t Not stated.
128
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870
1875,
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Berkshire— co 'it.
Snnningdale and Dis-
trict.
Windsor
1899
1893
—
—
—
—
—
208
242
315
413
90
525
Wittenham
1869
43
117
124
86
73
63
62
59
58
57
Yattendon
1883
-
-
-
•
41
61
72
81
86
90
SOUTHERN & WEST-
ERN COUNTIES.
Wiltshire.
Bradford- on-A von
1860
193
286
257
220
248
391
447
490
513
563
Chippenham
1890
-
-
-
-
156
254
324
430
546
604
Devizes
1898
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
-
96
115
Kingshill
1880
—
—
—
76
110
147
161
210
250
292
Mere and District
1890
—
—
—
—
52
81
86
96
104
120
New Swindon Indus-
trial.
New Swindon Provi-
dent.
Salisbury
1860
1853
1886
294
424
250
801
250
888
278
925
576
813
150
585
1,280
266
614
1,404
231
662
1,534
366
702
1,632
436
708
1,655
495
Trowbridge
1861
421
640
•
•
1,033
1,507
1,596
1,650
1,661
1,687
Warminster
1888
—
—
—
—
t
130
158
192
232
269
Wilton Sidney Herbert
1867
289
230
190
213
214
191
195
196
198
209
Dorsetshire.
Childe Okef ord
1884
—
—
—
115
175
155
177
182
178
175
Dorchester
1897
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
J
87
97
Parkstone and Heather-
lands.
Weymouth
1892
1867
88
90
127
254
27-
200
218
199
211
229
216
233
230
220
248
Devonshire.
,
Ashburton
1884
—
—
—
•
78
107
123
116
107
94
Barnstaple
1867
255
•
230
230
•
264
286
325
338
346
Bidef ord
1872
-
133
175
194
330
289
272
279
291
314
Brixham
1890
—
—
—
—
53
149
168
222
292
371
Buckfastleigh
186,9
80
106
251
355
505
579
596
612
617
632
Colyton
1894
-
-
-
-
-
44
70
82
82
80
Cullompton
1894
-
-
-
-
-
65
82
100
90
112
Exeter
1884
—
—
—
180
1,144
1,500
1,630
1,715
1,857
1,830
Exmouth
1899
—
—
—
—
—
-
—
—
-
133
Lee Moor
1887
—
—
—
—
90
88
88
185
196
198
Newton Abbot
1880
—
—
58
274
426
499
554
624
680
613
North Tawton
1884
—
—
—
45
79
117
121
125
121
123
Not stated.
f Not commenced business.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALE8.
129
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Berkshire— cont.
—
:
:
:
1,866
2,326
3,880
6,102
t
8,423
Sunningdale and Dis-
trict.
Windsor.
1,145
2,316
1,675
1,822
1,767
1,503
1,496
1,580
1,609
1,778
Wittenham.
—
—
—
•
1,775
2,248
2,071
2,453
2,412
2,407
Yattendon.
SOUTHERN & WEST-
ERN COUNTIES.
Wiltshire.
2,608
5,991
4,659
2,938
3,924
7,054
8,259
9,594
9,999
9,987
Brad ford-on-A von.
—
—
—
—
1,030
3,533
4,824
7,474
9,380
10,642
Chippenham.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
357
1,411
Devizes.
—
—
—
1,166
1,132
1,518
1,555
1,977
2,655
2,392
Kingshill.
—
-
—
—
450
1,466
1,654
1,764
2,057
2,334
Mere and District.
6,926
5,678
3,128
10,013
3,053
10,301
3,953
7,119
10,821
6,680
2,031
6,887
8,000
2,941
6,420
8,922
4,227
6,247
10,835
4,817
6,033
13,938
5,818
5,351
11,118
6,903
New Swindon Indus-
trial.
New Swindon Provi-
dent.
Salisbury.
8,651
12,966
13,952
16,452
21,805
30,548
34,539
33,081
35,015
34,686
Trowbridge.
-
—
—
—
t
2,752
3,227
4,083
4,881
5,697
Warminster.
5,479
5,241
4,533
4,099
3,752
2,750
2,915
3,025
3,140
3,189
Wilton Sidney Herbert
Dorsetshire.
-
—
—
1,774
3,421
3,218
2,840
3,083
2,925
2945
Childe Okeford.
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
•*•
•f
1,237
1,168
Dorchester.
2,589
2,962
5,980
7,446
6,361
3,414
5,474
3,419
6,009
2,062
6,537
1,906
6,998
1,921
7,460
Parkstone and Heather-
lands.
Weymouth
Devonshire.
-
—
—
*
1,960
2,632
2,744
2,802
2,556
2,281
Ashburton. •
2,673
#
4,000
1,880
•
3,299
3,445
4,005
4,183
3,972
Barnstaple.
-
2,203
4,069
3,223
6,333
3,725
3,476
3,567
3,571
3,586
Bideford.
-
-
-
—
120
1,687
1,882
2,597
3,773
4,982
Brixham.
756
881
5,072
5,603
11,833
14,138
14,107
14,997
15,214
15,423
Buckfastleigh.
-
-
-
—
—
493
649
809
977
852
Colyton.
—
-
-
-
—
203
395
566
662
1,003
Cullompton.
—
—
-
792
1,220
15,651
17,626
20,441
20,171
19,449
Exeter.
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
523
Exruouth.
-
- -
—
4,075
4,463
4,810
5,644
6,326
6,112
Lee Moor.
-
— 351
4,362
537
7,040
771
6,610
763
7,662
741
9,594
792
10,594
775
9,843
111
Newton Abbot.
North Tawton.
J Commenced business December, 1897.
8207
130
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896. 1897.
1898.
1899.
Devonshire -cont.
Paignton
1893
—
—
—
—
—
117
137
222
325
402
Plymouth
1859
568
1,400
5,154
7,769
13,972
16,955
17,627
19,421
20,385
22,383
Plympton
1890
—
-
-
-
-
420
500
540
580
630
Princetown and District
1892
—
-
-
-
-
160
194
212
230
248
South Hams
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
68
Teigmnouth
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
158
254
Tiverton ..
1868
98
108
97
103
347
473
562
629
604
651
Torquay
1890
—
—
—
—
93
120
97
166
253
378
Totnes
1898
- -
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
52
103
Cornwall.
Delabole
1891
—
—
—
—
—
168
198
215
231
234
East Cornwall ..
1862
153
236
109
85
106
130
130
135
137
122
Falmouth
1867
232
292
377
337
383
331
331
333
341
350
Menheniot
1869
35
63
94
124
173
252
241
245
243
250
Pensilva
1878
—
—
138
128
144
145
142
140
138
121
Railway Terrace, St.
Oleer.
Saltash
1874
1890
—
t
109
113
100
101
239
100
268
98
276
98
272
89
299
St. Cleer
1867
105
220
217
327
320
328
328
337
340
358
Tokenbury Corner Coal
1875
-
-
t
t
273
286
293
283
278
269
Somersetshire.
Bath
1894
—
—
—
—
—
249
324
385
443
380
Bedminster
1882
—
— ^
—
91
754
1,735
2,040
2,412
2,796
2,379
Bridgwater
1891
—
-
—
—
-
204
210
316
439
593
Burnham
1892
—
—
—
-
-
61
60
59
59
61
Butleigh
1880
-
—
-
129
153
164
157
153
148
152
Chard
1866
405
733
776
978
1,056
1,097
1,100
1,126
1,118
1,103
Cheddar and District . .
1889
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
59
Coleford
1873
—
100
136
173
269
378
393
395
400
370
Crewkerne and District
1886
—
—
—
—
211
332
341
354
355
353
East Harptree
1899
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
82
Frome
1892
—
—
—
—
-
254
299
312
294
261
Keynsham
1894
—
—
—
—
-
46
54
62
65
64
Milborne Port
1878
—
—
t
46
124
127
124
104
117
117
Oakhill
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
170
203
158
161
Portishead
1894
—
—
—
—
—
141
163
173
178
178
Eadstock
1868
164
268
385
477
1,125
1,495
1,552
1,702
1,794
1,835
Not commenced business.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
131
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880. 1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Devonshire— cont.
—
-
-
-
-
1,280
1,622
2,937
5,659
7,233
Paignton.
11,431
30,053
99,319
122,983
212,113
274,485
304,404
334,797
350,356
374,164
Plymouth.
—
—
-
-
-
9,023
10,484
12,104
12,571
13,176
Plympton.
-
-
—
—
—
3,423
4,299
5,540
6,280
6,900
Princetown and District.
-
-
-
—
—
—
-
—
*
1,047
South Hams.
-
-
—
-
—
-
—
—
947
2,575
Teignmouth.
1,583
1,410
1,739
1,513
5,553
7,405
8,661
11,697
10,527
10,799
Tiverton.
—
-
-
-
62
898
1,558
2,566
4,999
6,199
Torquay.
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
144
854
Totnes.
Cornwall.
—
-
-
—
-
2,943
3,520
4,225
4,556
4,625
Delabole.
3,589
6,894
2,028
2,241
2,743
2,508
2,516
2,751
2,827
2,512
East Cornwall.
2,330
2,887
3,288
2,371
2,135
1,759
1,811
2,247
2,215
2,255
Falmouth.
921
1,432
2,008
1,723
2,893
3,985
3,296
3,319
3,203
2,845
Menheniot.
—
-
3,802
2,470
2,397
2,382
2,240
2,217
1,786
1,754
Pensilva.
:
t
3,337
2,732
2,078
1,433
2,081
1,298
2,345
1,280
2,640
1,336
2,612
1,238
2,626
Railway Terrace, St.
Cleer.
Saltash.
2,287
5,373
4,212
4,621
3,866
3,371
3,320
3,578
3,708
3,719
St. Cleer.
—
—
t
t
2,005
1,269
1,129
1,456
1,590
1,307
Tokenbury Corner Coal.
Somersetshire.
—
—
-
—
—
2,914
4,304
4,539
4,153
4,319
Bath.
-
-
—
2,230
14,272
31,478
41,411
50,387
61,194
47,590
Bedminster.
—
-
-
—
—
2,764
3,049
4,658
7,812
'9,803
Bridgwater.
—
-
—
—
—
1,133
988
957
856
851
Burnham.
—
-
-
1,953
2,547
2,104
2,106
2,228
2,414
2,391
Butleigh.
7,211
11,332
11,960
11,893
10,312
15,311
15,731
17,825
18,609
18,339
Chard.
—
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
210
Cheddar and District.
—
2,620
3,578
4,632
8,039
9,999
9,930
9,901
9,827
8,972
Coleford.
—
-
-
—
5,891
8,812
8,842
9,057
8,854
8,944
Crewkerne and District.
—
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,979
East Harptree.
—
—
-
—
—
4,349
5,308
5,898
5,307
4,551
Frome.
—
—
-
—
—
538
882
1,006
848
855
Keynsham.
—
—
t
2,997
4,759
2,512
2,359
2,332
2,663
2,968
Milborne Port.
—
—
-
—
—
-
1,805
3,473
3,103
2,324
Oakhill.
—
—
—
-
—
2,828
4,011
3,962
3,881
4,280
Portishead.
4,066
6,563
6,047
8,298
22,626
29,366
31,840
36,919
42,528
43,411
Eadstock.
t No"
saor
I 2
132
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Tear of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Somersetshire— cont.
Shepton Mallet ..
1861
241
354
393
386
483
501
497
506
521
520
Street
1865
113
153
189
335
399
364
382
392
404
407
Taunton
1889
-
-
-
-
256
702
800
927
1,071
1,161
Twerton
1889
-
-
-
-
420
908
1,060
1,169
1,233
1,229
Wellington
1831
—
—
—
—
'—
764
810
850
889
970
Weston-super-Mare . .
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
118
190
275
Yeovil
1889
—
—
—
—
187
518
629
738
737
777
Aberdare
1869
250
304
232
250
360
735
823
915
929
1,076
Abergwynfl
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
60
70
136
154
Abersychan British and
Talywain.
Alltwen and Pontar-
dawe.
Barry and District
1889
1876
1890
-
-
205
230
182
340
229
406
175
293
429
160
343
460
150
397
478
284
431
518
225
Barry Dock Trading
and Builders.
Blaenau Festiniog
1899
1891
:
:
:
:
:
294
241
254
257
t
243
Blaenavon
1889
—
—
—
—
906
907
944
931
864
909
Blaengarw
1889
—
—
—
—
t
156
178
224
234
282
Blaina
1872
—
*
*
331
998
2,037
2,268
1,551
1,610
2,089
Briton Ferry
1893
—
—
—
—
—
194
209
263
313
347
Brymbo
1874
—
134
201
202
237
347
353
356
360
318
Bryn Colliery
1865
96
82
63
52
49
50
51
63
63
64
Buckley
1889
—
—
—
—
89
99
, 99
99
99
103
Cardiff
1885
—
—
—
—
224
211
203
199
191
193
Chepstow
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
04
114
121
Chirk Green
1898
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
99
165
Cwmavon
1866
44
67
39
20
*
13
12
12
13
11
Cwmbach
1859
381
842
939
1,580
1,862
2,708
2,834
2,902
2,837
3,159
Cwmbran and Pont-
newydd.
Cwmbwrla
1890
1889
—
—
—
—
*
100
160
125
164
121
174
125
171
128
175
Owmtylery
1888
—
—
—
—
97
227
247
304
303
324
Cymmer
1898
—
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
27
71
Cynffil
1891
—
—
—
—
—
59
64
73
56
48
Cynlais
1894
—
—
—
—
—
54
57
63
70
74
Dowlais
1895
-
—
—
—
—
§
195
221
198
219
Duffryn
1895
—
—
—
—
—
—
542
530
547
596
Ebbw Vale
1899
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
225
Not stated.
t Not commenced business.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
133
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
&
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Somersetshire—con*.
4,654
6,981
7,247
6,555
8,689
7,171
7,683
8,123
8,767
8,578
Shepton Mallet.
2,546
4,783
4,810
7,013
7,198
5,076
4,948
5,421
5,383
5,230
Street.
-
-
-
-
3,301
10,598
12,574
15,664
19,182
20,125
Taunton.
—
—
—
—
6,249
11,754
14,470
17,739
18,456
18,042
Twerton.
—
—
—
—
—
13,292
14,322
16,098
17,503
17,760
Wellington.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
453
1,792
2,603
Weston-super-Mare.
-
-
-
-
2,233
5,489
6,863
7,633
10,553
9,850
Teovil.
WALES AND MON-
MOUTH.
8,289
8,512
3,469
6,091
10,852
30,336
33,205
33,667
32,867
39,262
Aberdare.
-
-
—
—
—
—
654
1,496
2,995
3,382
Abergwynfl.
-
-
5,205
6,462
2,208
10,800
5,203
12,171
5,413
6,489
12,128
4,507
9,131
13,072
2,678
9,214
13,481
1,558
13,715
14,887
1,672
Abersychan British and
Talywain.
Alltwen and Pontar-
dawe.
Barry and District.
:
:
:
:
3,279
3,369
3,280
3,043
t
3,141
Barry Dock Trading
and Builders.
Blaenau Festiniog.
-
—
—
—
22,165
30,108
35,858
34,670
28,268
39,856
Blaenavon.
-
—
—
—
t
6,835
8,180
10,646
9,582
11,962
Blaengarw.
-
5,848
6,200
14,124
32,923
47,439
58,395
67,725
57,238
86,563
Blaina.
-
—
—
—
—
3,969
3,877
5,185
6,649
7,131
Briton Ferry.
-
2,880
1,583
1,184
3,257
6,294
5,960
5,305
5,574
3,600
Brymbo.
3,352
2,865
1,546
1,080
1,148
1,489
1,567
1,697
1,636
1,674
Bryn Colliery.
-
-
—
—
3,076
2,410
2,309
2,678
3,397
3,767
Buckley.
-
-
—
—
5,100
2,132
1,952
1,475
1,627
323
Cardiff.
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
1,567
2,052
2,065
Chepsto-w.
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
659:
3,400
Chirk Green.
»
1,706
495
205
*
126
156
91
134
84
Cwmavon.
29,754
49,445
58,198
90,941
103,886
136,918
135,652
141,144
117,172
151,639
Cwmbach.
:
—
*
3,468
3,541
3,882
3,234
3,748
3,996
2,321
3,404
3,224
3,892
Cwmbran and Pont-
newydd.
Cwmbwrla.
-
-
—
—
2,435
7,794
8,887
11,244
7,996
10,123
C-wmtylery.
-
-
—
—
—
-
—
—
594
1,905
Cymmer.
—
-
—
—
—
1,556
1,611
1,896
2,034
2,064
Cynfal.
—
-
-
—
—
1,481
1,824
1,835
1,980
2,130
Cynlais.
—
-
-
-
—
§
2,120
2,952
2,616
2,706
Dowlais.
—
—
-
-
—
—
23,728
22,927
18,006
26,757
Duffryn.
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
—
—
1,202
Ebb-w Vale.
t 17 weeks' trade.
§ Commenced business December, 1896.
134
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
•i .
Name of
in"o
MEMBERSHIP.
Co-operative
Society.
•sj
f
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Wales and Monmouth—
emit.
Ewloe Place
1889
—
—
—
—
•
95
85
86
89
90
Ferndale
1880
—
—
-
689
1,226
*
1,222
936
1,078
1,270
Flint and Oakenholt . .
1891
—
—
—
—
—
127
130
116
132
180
Garndiffaith and Varteg
1889
—
—
—
— •
146
177
187
208
226
252
Glamorgan
1885
—
—
—
—
320
580
620
620
620
700
Glyncorrwg
1892
—
—
—
—
—
109
115
118
118
120
Gwersyllt and Sum-
1899
—
—
—
—
24
merhill.
Hawarden and District
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
59
66
84
103
Leeswood
1891
—
—
—
—
—
46
42
47
55
64
Llanbradach
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
51
Llanelly
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
92
119
172
210
Llanhilleth
1895
—
—
—
—
—
51
80
92
122
130
Llanidloes
1888
—
—
—
—
153
196
202
205
217
232
Llantrisant and Ponty-
1896
119
148
177
191
clun.
Mardy
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
89
Merthyr
1893
—
—
—
—
—
19
7
7
7
7
Mold Junction
1894
—
—
—
—
—
120
133
137
140
170
Nantymoel
1885
—
—
—
—
162
91
115
156
240
354
Neath Abbey and Ske-
1891
150
138
135
164
209
wen.
Neath Industrial
1892
—
—
—
—
—
417
408
392
401
373
Newport
1861
240
457
590
767
1,022
1,637
1,883
2,039
2,142
2,211
Newtown ..
1876
—
—
264
346
380
400
432
476
492
543
New Tredegar and Dis-
1893
_
91
91
140
151
185
trict.
New York, Penmaen-
1881
—
—
—
123
131
215
240
265
276
276
mawr.
Onllwyn
1891
—
—
—
—
—
39
40
40
40
40
Pantdu
1864
90
88
78
79
83
80
80
93
98
107
Pant-y-Fownog
1883
—
—
—
•
59
56
57
58
61
62
Pembroke Dock
1888
—
—
—
—
444
869
885
893
902
885
Penarth and District ..
1887
—
—
—
—
178
460
502
521
569
645
Penrhiwceiber
1885
—
—
—
—
193
210
207
228
173
180
Penygraig
1891
—
—
—
—
—
98
94
104
105
103
Pontardulais
1890
—
—
—
—
—
86
70
70
70
70
Pontrhydyfen
1863
70
81
70
71
80
89
86
86
86
86
Pontyberem
1891
—
—
—
—
—
91
100
110
130
152
Pontycymmer
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
103
Pontypridd
1899
-
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
—
•
Pontyrhyl
1896
—
-
-
-
—
—
§
40
46
58
Not stated.
t Not commenced business,
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
135
SALES/
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
!
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Wales and Monmouth—
cont.
—
—
—
—
«
2,669
2,517
2,449
2,667
2,554
E-wloe Place.
—
—
—
30,365
62,239
»
31,373
45,095
54,096
57,244
Ferndale .
—
—
—
—
—
1,998
2,163
2,148
2,412
3,418
Flint and Oakenholt.
:
:
—
—
3,336
5,775
4,735
12,056
5,371
"11,196
6,422
11,503
5,826
12,324
8,447
13,703
Garndiffaith and Var-
teg.
Glamorgan.
—
—
—
—
—
4,753
5,162
5,591
5,727
5,700
Glyncorrwg.
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,168
1,984
2,598
i
3,308
Gwersyllt and Sum-
hill.
Hawarden and District.
—
—
—
—
—
1,068
1,131
1,315
1,725
2,154
Leeswood.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
«
1,877
Llanbradaeh.
—
—
—
—
—
1,575
1,609
2,242
3,353
Llanelly.
—
—
—
—
—
649
1,971
3,173
3,728
4,605
Llanhilleth.
—
—
—
—
2,292
2,717
2,812
2,914
2,806
3,009
Llanidloes.
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,072
2,699
3,534
t
3,983
1,380
Llantrisant and Ponty-
clun.
Mardy.
—
_
_
_
_
207
114
42
19
67
Merthyr.
—
—
—
—
—
3,548
4,898
5,031
4,602
5,699
Mold Junction.
—
—
—
—
6,294
3,221
3,823
5,464
6,502
12,353
Nantymoel.
:
:
—
—
—
4,309
7,559
5,231
5,215
5,389
3,227
6,066
3,397
7,601
3,686
Neath Abbey and Ske-
wen.
Neath Industrial.
4,622
10,744
15,834
23,613
24,129
32,845
37,708
39,920
39,296
39,328
Newport.
—
—
4,342
4,275
6,015
6,250
6,825
8,070
8,712
9,287
Newtown.
-
-
-
2,697
3,110
4,322
5,253
804
3,123
6,073
670
3,098
7,698
200
3,053
7,677
*
4,645
7,608
+
New Tredegar and Dis-
trict.
New York, Penmaen-
mawr,
Onllwyn.
2,858
4,055
2,775
2,895
3,062
3,287
3,560
3,541
3,658
3,997
Pantdu.
—
—
—
•
2,922
2,155
1,925
2,189
2,362
2,318
Pant-y-Fownog.
—
. —
—
—
9,362
18,461
20,024
19,780
20,481
19,443
Pembroke Dock.
—
—
—
—
4,344
10,557
10,797
11,346
13,220
15,372
Penarth and District.
—
—
—
—
5,459
5,522
5,487
5,655
5,375
6,124
Penrhiwceiber.
—
—
—
—
—
3,381
3,975
5,819
4,964
6,451
Penygraig.
—
—
—
—
— .
1,537
1,314
1,215
1,272
1,143
Pontardulais.
2,598
3,106
2,597
2,455
2,762
2,775
2,850
2,985
2,976
3,013
Pontrhydyfen,
-
-
—
—
—
3,360
3,814
4,268
5,355
6,334
Pontyberem.
—
—
—
—
—
_
—
—
—
2,143
Pontycymmer.
—
—
—
—
_
_
—
—
—
*
Pontypridd.
—
—
—
-
-
-
§
1,142
1,595
1,910
Pontyrhyl.
t No business done.
5 Commenced business, December, 1896.
136
OO-OPBRATIVB DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Tear of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Wales and Monmouth—
cont.
Port Nant
1880
-
—
—
27
27
32
31
33
29
29
Queensferry and Dis-
trict.
Raglan
1896
1873
—~
*
7
7
10
10
*
10
152
10
199
9
316
9
Resolven
1876
-
102
49
21
•
35
66
33
33
31
Senghenith
1898
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
-
39
64
Ton Industrial ..
1889
-
-
-
-
286
300
304
343
366
508
Tondu and Aberkenflg
1894
—
—
—
—
—
145
152
155
153
155
Treboeth
1894
—
—
—
—
—
132
152
198
237
339
Trecynon and Cwm-
dare.
Treharris
1866
1889
•
348
#
210
436
106
504
203
416
210
336
227
376
240
412
262
Treorky
1868
58
152
140
348
667
858
857
915
960
1,051
Trimsaran
1890
—
—
—
—
—
60
61
65
72
82
Wrexham
1890
-
-
—
—
208
559
665
673
407
406
Ynysybwl
1889
—
-
—
—
126
206
219
238
231
249
Tnyshir and Watts
Town.
1888
—
—
—
—
180
130
100
110
121
200
SCOTLAND-SOUTH.
Airdrie Fleshing §
1898
-
-
-
—
—
—
-
-
*
6
Annbank
1897
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
*
320
419
Anniesland
1869
—
215
262
330
338
295
308
319
328
330
Ardrossan
1870
—
194
*
305
414
540
600
660
704
796
Armadale
1873
—
74
261
420
533
536
670
624
649
742
Auchenheath . .
1861
—
220
332
356
354
343
349
348
354
384
Auchinleek
1890
—
—
—
—
130
281
290
311
316
380
Avonbank
1871
—
170
144
166
154
458
510
674
785
858
Barrhead
1861
—
665
1,012
1,640
1,723
1,764
1,807
1,866
1,936
2,107
Bathgate
1859
—
620
772
674
637
723
791
810
814
907
Beith
1868
—
*
439
507
646
670
672
680
680
685
Bellshill and Mo»end . .
1888
—
—
—
—
225
247
428
636
604
644
Blantyre
1883
—
—
—
274
361
480
560
620
725
900
Bo'ness
1861
250
570
806
1,033
1,115
1,889
1,097
1,117
1,134
1,058
Bonnyrigg
1856
-
152
252
351
385
352
341
353
327
371
Bridge of Weir ..
1873
-
85
126
170
170
200
212
232
260
260
Bridgeton Old Victual-
ling.
Broxburn
1800
1879
651
801
625
262
669
728
1,201
993
1,023
1,221
1,056
1,307
1,134
1,354
1,146
1,380
1,268
1,473
Burnbank
1882
—
—
—
264
224
371
320
422
501
620
Busby
1861
165
160
ISO
241
305
374
384
384
387
372
NOTE.— No official returns were published for Scotland for the year 1870.
* Not stated. t Not commenced business.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
137
SALES.
Name of
Oo-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1S96.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Wales and Monmouth—
cont.
—
—
—
744
702
930
1,020
1,064
965
868
Port N ant.
—
•
— .
•
400
250
169
t
210
2,948
200
4,434
190
6,926
125
Qneensferry and Dis-
trict.
Raglan.
—
5,360
4,062
1,846
•
1,791
1,761
1,672
1,411
1,525
Resolven.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
797
1,533
Senghenith.
—
—
—
—
9,950
11,904
12,345
13,015
12,695
18,362
Ton Industrial.
-
-
—
—
—
3,569
3,540
3,701
3,421
3,432
Tondu and Aberkenflg.
—
—
—
—
—
3,397
3,468
4,505
4,911
6,668
Treboeth.
•
17,110
•
7,682
19,485
1,576
20,160
6,963
17,201
6,773
14,085
6,688
16,745
6,798
18,182
8,186
Trecynon and Cwm-
dare.
Treharris.
4,376
7,186
7,541
14,933
34,438
42,555
41,233
43,768
38,131
48,270
Treorky.
—
—
—
—
—
2,959
3,282
3,292
3,207
3,140
Trimsaran.
—
—
—
—
1,181
6,867
7,365
7,171
7,233
6,563
Wrexham.
—
—
—
—
3,353
8,424
8,894
10,008
8,542
11,571
Ynysybwl.
—
—
—
—
8,827
6,206
3,509
4,821
4,497
8,062+
Ynybhir and Watts
Town.
SCOTLAND-SOUTH.
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
*
7,316
Airdrie Fleshing.§
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
6,465
10,805
Annbank,
-
9,316
12,456
13,756
14,658
12,868
12,707
13,560
13,527
14,991
Anniesland.
-
5,416
*
9,600
13,120
17,576
20,275
21,905
24,745
26,821
Ardrossan.
-
3,115
11,323
15,823
29,206
23,676
25,510
27,801
30,161
37,952
Ar ma dale.
-
11,169
15,527
17,459
18,618
15,278
16,034
15,584
16,068
15,953
Auchenheath.
-
—
—
—
1,981
9,117
10,528
11,996
11,952
15,239
Auchinleck.
-
5,658
4,786
5,682
5,096
15,330
17,686
25,532
30,141
33,771
Avonbank.
-
21,134
30,749
52,829
62,270
63,655
70,573
71,621
74,046
80,098
Barrhead.
-
17,068
25,943
23,833
24,421
30,103
33,238
37,151
36,955
38,643
Bathgate.
-
»
14,275
12,840
18,655
15,517
16,802
19,628
20,589
22,275
Beith.
-
—
—
—
7,524
6,712
13,038
22,748
23,890
22,497
BellshillandMossend.
-
—
—
8,572
14,052
18,237
22,587
28,258
34,387
48,639
Blantyre.
6,000
14,620
30,625
33,123
38,898
38,349
41,304
46,095
45,566
41,829
Bo'nesa.
-
7,405
14,001
16,311
12,813
11,788
12,718
12,977
12,511
10,575
Bonnyrigg.
-
2,986
4,714
6,065
5,483
7,285
8,565
9,739
11,220
9,953
Bridge of Weir.
33,209
49,021
34,471
11,154
36,467
35,418
71,683
52,179
61,874
55,045
66,944
57,995
70,178
56,580
70,199
64,786
74,436
60,580
Bridgeton Old Victual-
ling.
Broxburn.
-
-
-
9,046
7,748
14,604
12,555
16,068
21,445
29,834
Burnbank.
4,244
6,677
7,199
10,124
13,830
15,929
16,893
17,256
17,335
15,955
Busby.
I Return for period ending 28th February, 1900.
§ A Federation of Societies.
138
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880. 1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Scotland— South— cont.
Gadder
1862
100
75
98
87
153
178
180
180
185
204
Calderbank
1874
—
65
35
110
175
187
191
182
190
273
Cambuslang
1884
—
—
—
124
300
461
557
694
810
872
Carluke
1862
—
191
*
281
.377
432
429
433
493
4C6
Carrick Provident
1882
—
—
—
182
220
377
406
414
414
433
Oarronbridge
1880
—
—
168
217
227
236
239
241
250
245
Carstaira Junction
1870
—
70
108
164
208
265
267
268
270
266
Cathcart
1862
—
100
130
91
73
196
245
268
280
273
Catrine
1866
—
213
222
394
498
557
569
569
574
553
Ohapelhall
1872
—
120
107
230
279
686
656
661
532
492
Ohapelton
1872
—
37
84
85
88
73
82
78
78
85
Chryston
1888
—
—
—
—
93
136
152
123
114
100
Clarkaton
1872
—
90
67
87
59
51
47
49
48
81
Oleland
1878
—
—
59
280
383
374
391
416
420
435
Coalburn
1895
— '
—
—
—
—
73
157
209
274
394
Coatbridge
1871
-
249
538
846
2,114
2,991
3,089
3,338
3,693
4,193
Cobbinshaw
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
48
Co-vr lairs
1881
-
—
—
365
1,477
2,669
3,066
3,396
3,554
3,655
Orofthead
1873
—
151
285
427
534
522
532
557
588
617
Crosshouse
1863
—
454
407
452
326
406
495
558
583
528
Dalbeattie and District
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
Dalkeith
1861
—
340
274
505
535
592
626
661
703
744
Dalmellington
1879
—
—
113
149
180
285
290
295
297
303
Dairy
1878
—
—
87
298
250
200
200
201
205
207
Dalziel
1860
39
140
429
973
1,918
2,800
3,021
3,191
3,570
4,027
Darngavil
1874
—
•
*
*
88
91
46
46
57
71
Darvel
1840
—
282
275
400
515
740
760
790
799
805
Douglas Park
1885
—
—
—
94
142
240
240
234
230
240
Douglas Provident
1892
—
—
—
—
—
92
94
98
100
97
Douglas Water (Rigside)
1879
—
—
64
56
61
55
50
56
68
131
Dreghorn
1876
—
—
164
234
308
463
458
455
405
433
Dumfries and Maxwell-
town.
Dykehead and Shotts. .
1847
1886
—
*
*
335
682
147
599
458
646
509
691
622
695
725
633
845
Earlston
1883
—
—
—
70
58
155
185
220
256
245
East Kilbride
1862
—
66
100
118
110
145
144
145
150
146
Edinburgh Northern .
1866
—
105
416
1,256
1,367
2,322
2,445
2,611
2,767
2,965
Fergushill
1878
-
-
111
138
179
188
189
173
177
186
Not •tated.
'MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
139
SA.LES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
i
£
£
Scotland— South— cont.
5,000
5,313
5,829
7,830
8,690
8,822
11,141
11,622
12,078
12,314
0 adder.
—
3,352
1,784
3,755
9,467
9,827
9,789
11,449
10,676
14,055
Calderbank.
—
—
-
3,421
8,999
16,667
18,853
24,698
28,960
33,670
Cambuslang.
—
7,383
«
9,117
13,336
16,531
17,537
17,040
17,823
20,468
Carluke.
—
—
—
4,855
6,744
14,000
15,827
16,255
15,946
14,557
Carrick Provident.
—
—
1,708
4,339
4,653
4,239
4,085
4,185
4,279
4,131
Carronbridge.
—
2,981
4,535
6,855
7,352
10,265
10,527
10,272
10,862
10,676
Carstaire Junction.
—
6,719
6,466
1,513
2,746
5,311
6,993
7,918
8,309
8,308
Cathcart.
—
5,162
4,962
9,940
12,086
10,815
11,462
12,319
13,405
13,423
Catrine.
—
5,859
5,091
11,203
15,643
29,265
28,674
27,818
23,005
20,894
Chapelhall.
—
1,524
3,525
2,256
2,342
1,836
1,926
1,952
1,967
1,942
Chapelton.
—
—
—
—
3,587
4,295
3,799
3,513
2,572
3,250
Chryston.
—
2,307
3,789
4,598
2,733
2,358
2,417
2,540
2,325
3,617
Clarkston.
—
—
1,970
13,038
19,453
12,000
12,364
15,169
16,303
18,565
Cleland.
—
—
—
—
—
261
2,808
5,670
8,857
12,781
Coalburn.
—
9,366
23,948
39,338
105,665
142,677
154,100
165,136
178,594
205,645
Coatbridge.
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
—
-
1,010
Cobbinshaw.
—
—
—
9,868
61,570
105,828
123,456
148,073
154,996
169,212
Cowlairs.
—
4,915
12,633
15,068
27,348
21,871
22,785
24,264
27,002
30,940
Crofthead.
—
20,440
11,003
12,748
8,598
12,892
14,513
17,359
18,289
20,230
Crosshouse.
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
•
Dalbeattie and District.
-
11,992
9,381
22,520
24,648
25,128
26,146
30,008
31,430
23,691
Dalkeith.
—
—
2,730
4,451
6,337
9,808
10,963
11,700
12,980
13,190
Dalmellington.
--
-
2,577
8,660
7,866
5,219
5,261
5,669
5,815
5,624
Dairy.
1,550
4,616
18,153
44,261
96,612
130,162
143,775
162,390
184,579
223,834
Dalziel.
-
•
*
*
4,645
2,579
2,429
1,611
1,897
3,274
Darngavil.
-
9,625
9,512
11,946
16,402
19,436
20,444
22,091
24,358
22,886
DarveL
—
—
—
1,932
6,994
10,897
8,851
9,298
10,272
10,104
Douglas Park.
—
—
—
—
—
2,130
2,116
2,585
2,967
3,189
Douglas Provident.
—
:
2,877
4,709
2,255
6,641
2,246
11,038
1,492
15,903
1,494
15,252
1,612
16,371
2,037
16,120
3,846
15,878
Douglas Water (Big-
side).
Dreghorn.
—
*
*
5,193
12,224
5,943
12,935
14,494
14,521
17,994
16,654
25,306
17,947
30,751
14,141
40,786
Dumfries and Maxwell-
town.
Dykehead and Shotts.
-
-
—
1,790
1,462
3,850
4,858
5,680
6,492
6,398
Earlston.
-
2,684
2,888
3,606
3,230
4,458
4,286
4,473
5,099
4,350
East Kilbride.
-
4,313
11,457
32,022
38,927
69,963
75,390
79,844
83,317
91,049
Edinburgh Northern.
—
—
3,221
4,815
6,526
5,381
5,694
6,014
6,135
6,506
FergushilL
140
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Scotland— South— cont.
Firth of Clyde ..
1892
-
-
—
-
-
133
168
232
272
281
Forth Provident
1887
—
—
-
—
•
10
9
8
8
10
Galashiels Coal
1887
—
—
—
—
657
780
823
663
252
210
Galashiels Co - opera-
1842
735
921
964
1,325
1,213
1,279
1,333
1,259
1,166
tive.
Galashiels Waverley ..
1867
192
641
643
1,042
1,320
1,435
1,455
1,338
1,143
1,042
Galston
1862
—
306
302
410
581
776
838
924
971
1,011
Gavieside
1873
—
23
61
102
90
83
75
77
68
61
Gilbertfleld
1884
—
—
—
135
243
322
337
344
370
370
Glasgow Drapery and
1885
30
• 301
339
320
409
469
Furnishing. §
Glasgow Eastern
1865
—
*
414
614
1,593
5,264
6,351
6,550
5,548
5,870
Glenboig
1885
—
-
-
56
126
156
125
145
172
178
Glenbuck
1887
-
-
-
—
128
138
140
137
138
139
Glengowan
1886
-
-
-
-
141
243
240
256
277
284
Glespin
1882
-
-
-
51
99
68
65
66
70
71
Gorebridge
1864
-
50
150
209
431
474
468
474
532
600
Govan Old Victualling
1873
-
172
199
229
201
271
286
283
282
275
Greengairs
1882
-
-
-
90
207
138
145
154
128
154
Greenock Central
1880
-
-
71
360
898
1,433
1,511
1,603
1,813
2,018
Greenock East End ..
1875
-
71
142
307
408
400
386
376
360
408
Greenock Industrial . .
1870
—
78
77
220
296
404
433
476
587
574
Greenock United
1897
—
—
-
-
—
—
—
t2
14:
15}
Haddington
1867
—
242
418
486
613
790
862
900
943
968
Hallside
1887
—
—
—
—
145
187
197
197
210
218
Hamilton
1861
—
366
76
104
310
439
440
428
459
491
Hamilton Central
1879
—
—
52
262
469
797
911
948
1,001
1,263
Hamilton Palace
1886
—
—
-
-
170
230
241
250
270
289
Hawick
1839
708
1,428
1,657
2,034
2,915
3,531
3,638
3,816
3,750
3,838
Hillwood
1879
—
-
155
460
383
462
460
486
514
545
Holygate
1888
—
-
-
-
165
241
244
263
266
264
Howwood
1872
-
48
80
85
81
103
120
117
105
106
Hurlet and Nitshill . .
1872
—
71
86
181
212
211
226
236
242
233
Hurlford
1871
—
245
256
394
603
650
620
693
704
684
Innerleithen
1851
—
81
147
220
234
320
338
338
337
342
Irvine and Fullarton . .
1873
—
111
110
122
63
137
184
198
240
416
Jedburgh
1866
-
176
199
228
334
518
549
544
600
490
Johnstone . . . . ,
1866
300
458
615
731
768
1,039
1,104
1,197
1,245
1,279
Juniper Green ..
1876
—
—
64
153
328
457
478
522
514
626
• Not stated.
t Societies, not individuals.
t Three of these were Societies.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
141
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1975.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Scotland— South— cont.
-
-
—
—
-
3,013
4,025
6,432
7,338
4,287
Firth of Clyde.
-
-
-
-
*
181
100
85
81
144
Forth Provident.
—
-
-
—
2,962
2,897
2,646
2,926
4,477
4,102
Galashiels Coal.
21,784
37,584
30,001
46,526
44,008
50,061
51,423
48,940
44,805
Galashiels Co - opera-
tive.
6,112
21,855
22,577
39,019
55,845
55,259
57,052
52,140
47,009
40,308
Galashiels Waverley.
-
9,408
9,968
17,258
26,661
24,719
28,618
33,793
39,788
43,3] 1
Galston.
—
1,761
3,448
6,320
5,210
3,472
3,270
3,473
- 3,110
2,496
Gavieside.
-
-
—
3,410
9,098
14,547
15,505
17,759
20,349
23,034
Gilbertfleld.
30,915
40,860
47,866
48,923
52,445
62,767
Glasgow Drapery and
Furnishing§.
—
*
11,882
16,081
44,376
143,285
162,424
170,946
180,803
195,361
Glasgow Eastern.
-
-
—
615
7,856
7,179
7,044
8,138
9,447
13,656
Glenboig.
—
—
—
—
3,820
3,851
3,784
3,854
4,012
4,285
Glenbuck.
—
—
—
—
5,455
7,954
7,584
8,770
9,103
9,444
Glengowan.
—
—
—
1,619
2,346
1,678
1,894
2,037
2,366
2,515
Glespin.
—
2,799
7,417
10,697
23,137
27,017
24,786
25,317
28,951
33,385
Gorebridge.
—
6,579
6,736
6,859
5,592
11,230
12,581
12,582
12,755
12,292
Govan Old Victualling.
—
—
—
3,866
9,417
5,777
5,266
6,473
6,566
6,484
Greengairs.
-
—
1,113
8,155
28,228
41,757
44,105
49,211
55,766
62,187
Greenock Central.
—
1,121
6,823
9,580
13,841
14,156
13,241
13,807
12,921
14,664
Greenock East End.
—
2,455
2,639
5,970
8,051
10,948
10,455
12,508
15,925
19,974
Greenock Industrial.
—
-
—
-
-
-
-
434
1,670
5,643
Greenock United.
—
6,983
13,000
12,438
17,286
18,506
20,870
22,324
27,048
28,265
Haddington.
-
-
—
-
4,765
8,939
10,693
11,954
12,640
13,533
Hallside.
-
9,479
1,079
3,534
11,171
12,805
11,679
12,500
14,981
18,158
Hamilton.
-
-
1,610
8,674
19,146
29,246
31,759
33,685
39,941
51,651
Hamilton Central.
-
-
- .
—
7,340
9,968
10,167
11.918
14,304
17,943
Hamilton Palace.
21,885
63,907
66,279
88,698
125,224
121,220
125,182
126,240
127,401
124,199
Hawick.
-
-
5,056
17,327
10,676
13,826
14,713
15,513
16,830
17,217
Hillwood.
-
-
—
—
5,412
7,897
7,887
9,490
9,376
8,200
Holygate.
-
2,241
2,615
3,565
3,888
4,490
4,666
5,182
4,365
4,344
Howwood.
-
2,159
2,360
6,454
9,380
7.328
9,063
10,532
11,598
11,039
Harlot and Nitahill.
-
11,571
8,043
12,105
15,205
11,599
13,571
16,687
18,690
24,739
Hurlford.
-
3,109
4,453
8,186
11,053
16,110
16,921
15,694
16,230
16,968
Innerleithen.
-
2,694
1,186
2,395
1,438
3,289
4,416
4,794
7,215
11,338
Irvine and Fullarton.
-
5,205
6,048
6,9-14
11,019
13,500
13,108
13,486
13,109
11,238
Jedburgh.
8,720
18,468
25,869
28,229
28,861
37,236
40,399
44,388
45,153
45,655
Johnstone.
—
—
2,776
7,211
15,746
21,273
23,980
27,782
28,634
21,658
Juniper Green.
This Society is partially a Federation, the number of Society members in 1899 being 39, and of
individuals, 430.
142
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Tear of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Scotland— South— cont.
Kelso
1875
-
104
205
174
156
149
147
153
161
163
Kilbarchan
1872
—
109
240
344
365
400
424
445
461
469
Kilbirnie
1872
-
94
179
284
545
594
734
871
875
892
Kilmarnock Equitable
1860
*
1,356
1,820
1,962
2,185
3,595
3,617
4,121
4,568
4,895
Kilwinning
1867
—
180
85
78
- 235
304
312
352
368
397
Kinuing Park
1871
-
190
300
805
4,156
9,008
10,397
12,269
12,898
13,205
Kirkconnel
1895
-
-
—
—
-
t
78
97
104
109
Lanark
1862
217
52
519
600
653
796
775
795
884
864
Langholm
1873
—
221
364
472
459
444
453
461
448
438
Largs
1886
-
—
-
—
114
126
123
120
116
120
Larkhall
1879
-
—
129
83
48
388
413
442
477
521
Larkhall Victualling . .
1821
-
330
377
412
438
544
584
649
666
688
Law
1880
-
-
-
214
240
154
162
167
157
175
Leadhills
1869
—
86
»
60
118
152
155
156
154
150
Leavenseat
1871
—
60
59
49
76
74
75
68
63
69
Leith Provident..
1878
—
—
389
1,159
2,401
4,517
4,720
5,058
5,484
5,915
Linwood
1871
—
125
107
161
189
170
179
203
227
226
Lithuanian Provident. .
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
364
Lochwinnoch ..
1873
—
60
73
107
117
117
126
139
109
115
London Road, Glasgow
1872
—
263
175
376
516
687
911
976
989
1,023
Mauchline
1863
159
248
300
397
417
472
495
513
516
517
Moffat Mills
1867
—
36
36
83
100
120
120
110
109
109
Muirkirk
1884
—
—
—
141
384
569
576
591
595
548
Multitubular
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
67
Musselburgh and Fish-
errow.
Newarthill
1862
1887
:
247
611
400
485
197
1,110
224
1,213
232
1,409
268
1,510
312
1.748
322
New Cumnock
1889
—
—
—
—
192
222
281
309
312
330
Newmains and Oam-
busnethan.
Newmilns
1885
1856
—
240
330
98
545
232
745
383
860
396
893
475
905
513
916
656
938
Newton
1886
—
—
—
—
241
300
295
296
317
308
Newton Mearns
1886
—
—
—
—
161
170
162
150
163
175
Niddrie
1886
—
—
—
—
204
187
238
240
265
199
Norton Park
1881
-
—
—
838
971
1,080
1,092
1,134
1,151
1,121
Oakbank
1872
-
112
163
245
282
303
315
301
296
280
Old Cumnock
1891
—
—
—
—
—
126
144
135
136
149
Overtown
1887
—
—
—
—
130
187
191
159
139
147
Paisley Equitable
1858
*
245
293
560
753
1,261
1,402
1,460
1,468
1,498
* Not stated.
t No business done.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
143
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Scotland— South— cont.
-
1,252
5,545
4,340
3,745
2,896
2,608
2,695
2,570
2,669
Kelso.
-
4,988
8.8U6
13,810
15,134
15,833
17,040
18,384
20,404
19,293
Kilbarchan.
-
2,598
5,649
9,614
21,728
24,116
28,800
34,688
36,735
38,388
Kilbirnie.
14,298
37,929
46,458
49,559
62,902
90,116
96,245
112,814
126,557
139,275
Kilmarnock Equitable.
—
4,965
2,327
2,248
7,630
10,118
12,634
13,112
15,449
17,162
Kilwinning.
—
4,705
6,903
17,036
105,208
264,476
319,990
391,665
432,177
439,933
Sinning Park.
-
-
-
-
—
t
1,812
2,391
2,724
2,823
Kirkconnel.
6,808
1,673
13,569
17,216
17,857
21,958
22,982
23,913
27,212
28,703
Lanark.
—
6,231
13,302
15,776
13,476
16,394
17,646
18,008
17,562
16,656
Langholm.
-
-
-
-
2,028
1,694
1,980
2,240
2,341
2,516
Largs.
*-
-
3,3»0
2,683
1,551
12,113
12,609
13,005
16,564
24,056
Larkhall.
—
15,872
15,589
16,802
18,368
18,406
20,708
22,554
28,706
33,104
Larkhall Victualling.
—
—
—
9,884
10,815
7,479
7,489
8,534
8,533
8,116
Law.
-
2,751
•
1,644
4,232
4,894
4,979
5,274
5,330
4,685
Leadhills.
—
2,479
2,439
2,288
3,292
2,951
2,669
2,483
2,380
2,366
Leavenseat.
—
-
8,581
27,215
67,161
132,338
147,549
160,523
175,487
184,535
Leith Provident.
—
6,649
5,485
10,301
10,377
8,372
8,950
9,405
11,459
11,225
Linwood.
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
—
—
925
Lithuanian Provident.
—
1,465
1,649
2,534
2,520
2,365
2,561
2,470
2,367
2,681
Lochwiniioch.
—
7,011
6,572
8,231
15,300
22,502
25,151
32,331
37,009
39,187
London Road, Glasgow.
5,100
9,253
10,069
10,759
9,747
11,719
12,656
12,918
12,670
12,346
Mauchline.
—
1,684
1,716
4,860
5,303
6,185
6,379
6,087
5,647
6,186
Moffut Hills.
-
~
-
1,291
9,889
17,253
17,632
17,542
18,720
21,200
Muirkirk.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
601
Multitubular.
—
11,978
25,549
14,075
18,586
10,258
41,792
9,030
46,471
9,543
56,884
12,173
64.731
13,606
74,424
16,082
Musselburgh and Fish-
errow.
Newarthill.
-
-
-
-
4,377
6,371
8,335
9,855
10,021
10,847
New Cumnock,
:
8,140
13,213
2,223
18,453
12,133
27,699
19,149
28,992
19,296
29,430
20,450
28,983
23,862
26,333t
30,297
28.536J
Newmains and Cam-
busnethan.
Newmilns.
—
—
—
—
9,828
12,561
11,045
11,375
13,886
13,795
Newton.
-
—
-
—
5,516
6,310
6,162
6,170
6,663
6,888
Newton Mearns.
-
-
-
—
9,238
6,795
7,051
8,758
9,227
10,403
Niddrie.
-
-
—
21,371
29,608
31,016
33,762
37,286
37,744
37,692
Norton Park.
-
5,554
7,516
11,791
15,351
13,989
14,153
13,782
12,544
10,830
Oakbank.
-
-
-
-
-
2,450
4,071
4,602
4,311
5,142
Old Gumnock.
-
-
-
-
4,800
7,699
7,887
7,898
6,108
6,782
Overtown.
4,253
7,666
11,208
18,441
28,353
39,832
45,292
44,448
46,890
48,955
Paisley Equitable.
Eleven mouths' trade.
144
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Tear of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Scotland— South— cont.
Paisley Provident
1868
120
423
1,334
2,136
3,789
4,230
4,471
4,268
4,383
4,560
Parkhead and West-
1831
_
159
218
345
290
618
662
647
346
399
rnuir.
Patna
1884
1893
—
—
—
101
135
104
185
145
181
160
155
150
140
151
143
Peacock Cross
Peebles
1872
-
30
*
281
"343
467
519
567
638
621
Penicuik
1860
—
584
960
1,497
1,492
1,762
1,797
1,742
1,673
1,705
Plains
1883
—
—
—
80
130
133
134
149
143
153
Pollokshaws
1864
—
*
*
190
282
743
718
738
*
851
Port Glasgow (Fore St.)
1886
-
-
-
-
363
442
465
515
544
606
Port Glasgow Provi-
dent.
Portobello
1879
1864
.
203
80
204
210
289
650
400
590
456
540
469
665
627
730
662
799
558
Possil Park
1890
—
—
-
-
—
329
406
391
385
331
Prestonpans
1869
-
67
97
180
261
317
328
376
400
445
Progress (Glasgow) . .
1895
-
-
-
-
-
213
359
479
671
871
Renfrew
1873
-
28
68
149
323
387
474
693
651
719
Riccarton Junction . .
1870
—
59
71
54
39
60
62
48
48
53
Rosewell
1861
—
90
100
82
91
196
241
250
258
260
Rutherglen
1873
-
*
249
294
316
397
394
395
401
412
St. Cuthbert's, Edin-
burgh.
St. George's, Glasgow . .
1859
1871
*
550
53
1,425
99
1,964
300
7,011
1,444
13,197
5,798
14,466
7,080
15,850
8,988
17,557
9,872
19,359
10,600
St. Rollox, Glasgow . .
1860
—
322
203
120
510
1,432
1,759
2,405
2,700
2,565
Scotstoun and White-
inch.
Selkirk
1889
1846
—
203
786
698
138
696
421
789
598
891
739
946
849
967
871
978
Selkirk Equitable
1880
—
-
20
142
228
323
336
336
406
386
Shettleston
1882
—
—
-
229
553
1,202
1,425
1,486
1,628
2,010
Springfield
1881
-
-
-
42
39
36
40
36
30
35
Stevenston
1872
-
90
170
110
211
269
365
470
629
583
Stonefield
1884
—
-
-
150
315
288
290
298
331
368
Strathaven
1867
-
107
195
218
250
353
353
318
348
344
Tarbrax
1891
-
—
-
—
-
115
117
115
100
116
Thornliebank
1861
174
279
320
325
387
444
459
482
488
483
Tollcross
1861
160
265
284
368
418
395
429
455
481
507
Tranent
1862
*
584
726
933
870
1,132
1,181
1,195
1,197
1,279
Troon
1864
—
*
216
236
237
279
304
322
336
330
Uddingston
1861
—
44
51
69
202
564
565
586
620
751
Underwood Coal
(Paisley).
Uphall
1872
1872
-
251
38
61
167
204
172
222
244
136
222
181
233
205
246
211
246
213
* Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES,
145
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society
1870. 1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£ £
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
|i
Scotland— South- cont.
2,248 14,045
44,328
81,337
124,934
127,668
133,884
146,507
146,950
148,106
Paisley Provident
1 8,129
| 8,317
12,258
1 1,069
i 16,551
17.571
12,070
11,588
14.377
Parkhead and West-
muir.
— —
—
3,010
6,595
! 4,502
6,374
7,680
7,003
6,129
Patna.
- —
-
-
—
• 4,906
4,763
5.201
5,145
5,374
Peacock Cross.
1,030
*
12.1 120
14,513
21,679
25,133
24,106
29,630
30.192
Peebles.
28.242
39,64(1
85,036
65.348
. 70.700
72,606
74.428
72,951
78,597
Penicoik.
— • —
—
3.519
6.429
5,578
5.440
6,451
5,762
7.055
Plains.
«
#
5,5 19
8,758
2.1.9:)7
28,861
26,941
*
27,359
Pollokshaws.
- -
-
-
13.289
12,619
14.062
17.145
19,277
21,265
Port Glasgow Fore St.).
— _
1,643
4.537
13.63(1
12.792
13,339
14,404
16,661
19.372
Port Glasgo\v Provi-
dent.
7,618 12,310
12,105
13.672
16.209
17,029
17,694
19,775
21,947
20,839
Portobelio.
- -
-
-
-
11,000
14.550
15.119
15,753
11,941
Possil Park.
2.5.->o
3,587
7,233
8.9 Jl
11.736
12.992
14,132
16,816
18,195
Preston pans.
-
-
-
-
1,794
7,630
13.020
17,829
21,485
Progress (Glasgow)
1.469
2.730
6.496
16.004
20,392
25,365
28,758 i
31,838
34,145
Renfrew.
2,757
2.969
2,170
1.358
1.972
1.845
1.781
1,860
1,913
Riccarton Junction.
run
G.OJ7
5,136
5. 4' 11
0,440
10.793
11,777 !
12,456
12,677
Rosewell.
- *
13.613
15,909
16.042
18.218
17.467
17.668
17,406
17,952
Rutherglen.
• 13.977
35.N4H
Hi.7;iO 214.235
437,857 ;
490,871
561.816 622,155
676.661
St. Cuthbert's, Edin-
burgh.
u»9
2,113
5,134
25.118
156.570
198,656
252,876
317,727
339,4*8
St. George's, Glasgow.
4,83n
1,674
2,699
9.770
29,317
38,470
55,464
69,236
70,739
St. Rollox, Glasgow.
_ .*,
_
4.870
13.681
20,501
27.927
30,561
26,324
Scotstoun and White-
inch.
28,24fi
28.701
22.871
20.290
29.625
33.-.09
33,812
32,740
31,400
Selkirk.
- -
t
4.105
7.108
10.' 164
10,489
11.714
12,121
10,629
Selkirk Equitable.
- -
-
8.288
19.987
38.-W4
43/J86
48.677
52,983
63,012
Sheltleston.
- • -
-
2,237
2.300
i sr>5
2.035
2.027
1.628
1,752
Springfield.
2.06.'?
5,232
2Jm
7,412
9.1(19
11.920
15.733
18.S65
20,889
Stevenston.
- -
-
5.981 '
10.485
11.794
13.0H7
15,s33
16,192
1S.20G
Stonofleld.
2.412
3£68
4811
6.198
9.1 '69
11.233
10,814
11,377
10,171
Strathaven.
- ' -
-
- ;
-
0,082
6.941
7,003
6,16(5
6.265
Ta rbrax.
4.«n: 8,635
10.224
12,834
16,597
19,560
£0,701
21,939
22,873
22,194
Thornliebank.
I5.ii! MI 12,577
13,169 '
16,269 :
19,631
115.031
18.871
20.233
21,729
23,796
Tollcross.
19,074
26.603
36.58(5
39,944
44,168
45.313
48.334
54,171
60,657
Tranent.
•
1.210
4,478
5,373
5.192
5.457
5,718
5,922
5,975
Troon.
2.1011
2,410
2.678 i
8,345
20.820 ;
25,214
2U.291
29.372
33,480
Uddingston.
1,742
•
4.616
12,?80
13,901
13.314
l'V-75
17,835
20,760
Under.wood Coal
(Paisley).
1.856
::.r.'.>r,
12,85',
6.892
4.248
5,510
6,316
15,388 6,447
Uphall.
t Not commenced business,
32Q7
146
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
1870. 1875.
1880.
1885.
MEMBERSHIP.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Scotland— South — con t.
Walkerburn
1863
_
HI
178
247
275
288
293
293
288
281
"Wanlockhead
1871
—
180
266
290 ! 343
368
323
323
316
309
West Barns
1874
—
43
91
1*1 84
72
86
94
101
in?
West Benhar
1885
—
—
—
301
726
862
952
852
902
West Calder
1875
—
64
339
751 * 1,774
2,493
2,725
2,824
2,786
2.997
Wishaw
1883
-
194
246
459
665
802
944
S GOTLAND-NORTH.
Aberdeen Northern .. IBM 1, 586 j 3,832
6,775
I'.llf. 10,568
13,437
14.002 15,098
15.798
16,665
Aberuthveu .. .. 1870
-
IS 51
72 65
68
68 70
69
66
Alloa .. •.. .. 18,12
423
7t;i
US I
l.tiTt; 2,280
2,901
2,930
3,040
3,196
3,298
Alva Bazaar . . . 1845
-
*
680
196
783
814
826
773
766
780
Arbroath (.High Street)
1863
-
397
435
809
1,000
1,096
1,197
1,247
1,239
1.2,"1
Arbroath Equitable ..
1833
520
8-20
1451
1,106
992
993
1,061
1,083
1,131
1,154
Arbroath Friendly Coal
1865
—
3,296
3,382
3,671
3,242
2,935
2,937
3,0(11
3,051
3,189
ArbroathUnited Butcher 1 S:i:>
—
-
-
-
12:
12:
12;
12J
12:
Arbroath West Port . . 18:U 976
t£36
1,673
1,902
2,217
2,206
2,229
2,230
2,280
2,272
Anchterarder Feus .. 1862 — 102
126
132
130
186
198
212
209
2- Hi
Auohterarder Provi- 188 j — 1J1'J
dent.
Auchtermuchty . . .. 18lf> — 292
2nd 189
2ti2 249
191
834
179
269
181
262
183
3S7
179
260
170
268
Auchtermuchty Coal . . 1857 —
211
195
187
186
186
185
185
183
Banchory .. ..•..! 1874 '
220
355
450
370
369
367
393
391
Banff 1863
—
lf>G 232 542
231
287 275
263
*
*
Bannoekburn .. .. 1830
—
139
537 539
580
782
848
925
963
£93
Banton 1896
—
—
—
— —
—
38
46
4f>
50
Blairdardie
1874
—
63
100
106
70
97
W> 88
77
73
Blairgowrie
1834
—
—
—
130
140
176
167
174
197
205
Bonnybridge
1863
—
*
264
311
512
622
639
665
635
730
Brechin Equitable
1881
-
867
975
1,252
1,525
1,705
1,740
1,750
1,803
1,813
Brechin United
1833
-
*
*
1,242
1,266
1,080
1,100
1,120
1,217
1,264
Bridge of Allan
1883
-
—
—
130
84
97
95
90
86
88
Buckhaven
1869
—
136
*
167
470
628
643
650
661
708
Burntisland
1884
—
—
—
220
264
173
198
219
226
232
Cambusbarron
1864
—
*
•
163
184
166
134
134
126
*
Camelon
1857
—
165
228
347
448
588
687
723
774
837
Campbeltown
1886
—
—
—
—
159
197
222
256
276
291
Carnonstie Association
1862
—
861
879
905
928
1,003
1,030
1,067
1,070
1,065
Not stated.
t Fron? 30th September, 1874, to 28th September, 1875.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
147
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1875.
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£ £
£
'£
£
£
£
£
Scotland— South— cont.
-
5,425
10,720 : 13,152
17,488
18,900
18,871
18,322
18,499
18,361
Walkerburn.
-
3,034
5,882 5,720
6,311
6,394
6,399
6,779
7,314
7,195
Wanlockhead.
! 1,217
3.184 2,789
2,838
2,001
2,281
2,583
2,863
3,135
West Barns.
-
-
- -
11,287
20,196
22,155
28,717
29,898
35,864
West Benhar.
-
1,358
15,353 36,323
93.172
119,606
129,461
138,905
140,920
149,876
West Calder.
—
—
_
4.725
8,860
17,351
26,956
31,733
35,370
Wishaw.
SCOTLAND-NORTH.
31,594
79,578
151,475
228,503
261,424
328,721
361,213
404,281
444,951
462,149
Aberdeen Northern.
-
1,804
1,357
1,915
1,364
1,785
1,847
1,980
1,799
1,692
Aberuthven.
9,143
25,000
33,907
47,103
69,845
96,846
97,411
102,212
108,433
114,385
Alloa.
—
•
13,674
15,861
23,326
21,017
22,513
22,043
21,944
23,427
Alva Bazaar.
-
9,658
11,231
21,443
23,843
25,802
28,066
27,997
28,859
27,537
Arbroath (High Street).
14,566
19,915
27,715
27,447
17,727
17,480
18,989
20,433
22,957
23.452
Arbroath Equitable.
—
9,105t
7,638
7,609
8,357
6,894
6,863
7,007
6,940
7,596
Arbroath Friendly Coal.
27,502
44,651
44,743
47,961
53,503
2,974
48,404
8,195
49,142
8,061
48,809
7,474
48,443
6,587
46,366
Arbroath United
Butcher.
Arbroath West Port.
—
2,000
2,656
2,745
2,673
3,540
3,644
4,045
4,068
4,136
Auchterarder Feus.
—
4,518
6,319
4,417
7,640
4,068
5,708
4,262
6,538
3,458
5,097
3,461
5,396
3,268
6,047
3,119
6,256
2,968
6,555
Auchterarder Provi-
dent,
Au •htermuchty.
—
*
910
1,035
826
951
774
889
808
951
Auchtermuchty Coal.
—
*
3,645
5,978
4,936
4,704
4,801
4,905
5,082
5,028
Banchory.
—
3,328
4,823
7,373
3,403
2,616
2,157
1,852
*
*
Banff.
—
22,969
22,879
21,732
17,862
25,552
30,699
34,701
39,132
41,239
Bannockburn.
-
—
—
—
—
1,009
1,920
2,06i
2,199
Banton.
—
2,760
3,245
4,394
4,559
3,823
3,312
3,363
2,596
2,240
Blairdardie.
-
—
—
3,604
3,850
4,603
4,477
4,745
5,048
5,325
Blairgowrie.
-
*
26,863
*
10,707
38,412
•
13,424
30,712
27,452
24.066
35,966
25,041
28.869
34,890
24,577
29,154
35,050
24.997
29,756
36,226
25,958
29,273
37,224
28,885
32,478
35,400
28,827
Bonnybridge.
Brechin Equitable.
Brechin United.
-
—
3,259
3,214
3,5.54
3,695
3,685
3,489
3,604
Bridge of Allan.
—
6,720
*
4,969
7,186
18,772
10,079
27.368
4,21)0
23,517
4,830
25.301
5,537
27,843
6,225
31,229
6,491
Buckhaven.
Burntisland.
—
*
*
5,423
7,459
6,369
3,654
1,425
1,291
d
Cainbusbarron.
—
6.156
9,318
14,637
22,084
29,450
32,776
38,031
38,418
43,071
Caraelon.
-
23,588
20,241
19,155
4,108
19,887
5,407
20,801
5,989
20,802
6,444
22,108
7,085
21,661
7,616
20,279
Campbeltown.
Carnoustie Association.
3207
i Three Societieg and nine individuals.
K 2
148
CO-OPERATTVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
i Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.
1875. 1880.
1885.
1890.
1895. 189G. 1897.
1893.
1899.
!
Scotland— North -cont.
)
Carnoustie Equitable . .
1886
— -
-
217
271
298 292
329
346
Carron
1871
-
141 187
17d
181
239
266 | 293
317
371
Carronhall and Kin-
naird.
Clackmannan
18(51
1865
—
184 194
HiH 27
181
2117
352
838
348
281
-47
278
246
289
184
280
i.;.;
3o7
Clydebank
188b
-
- -
127
43(1 930
1.200
1,437
1.5(15
1.0S3
Coalsnaughton ..
1872
-
88 Hill
201 1
2211 157
16.')
102
L6fl
190
Coalsnaughton Indus-
trial.
Coaltown of Wemyss . .
1893
I Hill
—
60
78
82
101
85 IMC
95
]<H)
88
113
74
121
70
123
Comrie Village ..
18! '.2
-
163
MO
105
a
•
00
Condorrat
18/3
-
,
90
88
72 08
75
89
1(10
120
Cowdcmbeath
1875
117
886 578
li,S;t li'Jti
S86
275
•i 15
554
Crieff
1875
HID
139
193
23S 219
25S
25 1
179
161
Cumbernauld
1811
in;
8)
88
125 IKii
179
199
210
223
Cupar
1889
-
,X9 1H2
108
125
1 39
i:;s
Dalmnir
1880
-
81
213
194
387
28.1
Slfl
311
20|
Di'.'inston
1862
11::
117
117
71
93
88
93
98
90
Denny and Dnnipa-M . .
L872
r.i
108
857
41*8 0:1 1
898
743
805
835
Don
1870
-
275
ttt
41!) 41.1
487
530
581
075
Dumbarton
1801
-
9111
783
1.338
1771 l.soo
1,915
2.115
2,263
2.:;5o
Dunblane
1885
-
-
—
—
17 t 241
247
248
241
250
Dundee (City of)
1891
-
-
—
-
-
—
211
251
2'0
Dundee and District
Coal.
Dundee Eastern
1880
1873
— •
218
817
1,750
l.liin 700
3.n:^s fi.iin:!
70)
6,283
631
6.751
649
t; c,57
on;
6,901
Dunt'ermline
18ol
-
1.551 2.:'.n] ::.HU
4,1197 5.17"
5,320
5.519
5,688
5.9H
Dunning
Duntocher & Hankrate
1871
IS.M
118
111
9:1 D5
M2 321
li;l
:M i
71
314
70
308
07
:m
Dysart 18f!j
-
?
886
I'.'HI 442
157
-;7ij
518
568
East Wemyss .. .. 18:18
—
132
IHi 175
175
195
222
228
Eden vale IXS5
—
—
50
5S 71
72
73
79
79
Elgin Store Company 187f>
-
*
102
•
4H
40
41
44
42
Falkland 1813
-
152
137
124
120
92
91
BO
92
8^
ForfarCoal .. .. 1S72
-
821
544
950
1,060
1.025
1.007
1.024
1.1157
1,053
Forfar East Port Saving
Forfar Free Trade
Saving.
Forfar High Street . .
1873
1850
1848
-
210
232
•
229
239
•
19G
207
*
160
372
302
183
421
285
168
464
289
125
513
285
125
568
274
111
501
268
Forfar Northern Saving
1874
-
228
330
300
323
324
319 300
276
271
Forfar Victoria Coal . .
1880
-
-
-
405
658
739
7 i t 675
703
665
* Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
149
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870. 1375. 1880.
1885.
1890.
1895. 1896.
1897.
1898. 1899.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Scotland— North— cont.
-
-
—
—
7,198
6,259
6,855
7,467
8,680
8,737
Carnoustie Equitable.
-
4,21!)
6,450
7,136
8,686
10,689
12,257
14,836
15,125
18,753
Carron.
6,501
4,376
4,697
818
8,168
9,111
7,192
11,988
4,380
12,331
4,259
11.907
4,273
12,226
5,148
12,899
6,802
13,991
Carronhall and Kin-
naird.
Clackmannan.
-
-
-
4,828
16,721
40,314
59,154
67,249
66,076
77,467
Clydebank.
-
4,238
6,420
8,591
10,869
6,808
6,459
6,926
8,06',)
9,843
Coalsnaughton.
2,261
2,423
8,48 S
3,515
4,318
3,929
3,716
4,296
3,474
4,763
3,472
5,500
3,778
6,098
Coalsnaughton Indus-
trial.
Coaltown of Wemyss.
-*•
3,!»44
*
*
2,558
*
1,556
*
*
1,597
Comrie Village.
-
•
2,685
1,779
1,685
2,041
2,310
3,031
3,891
4,611
Condorrat.
—
1,108
7,455
18,732
21,493
20,372
16,617
1H.22II
16,389
22,059
Cowdenbeath.
-
137
2,888
6,086
4,855
3,131
3,578
3,465
3,332
2,744
Crieff.
—
8,248
2,200
1,788
4,672
5,990
6,388
7,081
8,274
8,989
Cumbernauld.
-
—
—
—
1,410
1,675
1,987
2,353
2,513
2,488
Cupar.
-
-
1,757
7,280
10,345
10,695
11,819
13,022
12,687
11,809
Dalmuir.
3,458
,,,,
2,977
18,864
8,857
12,511
1,573
21,492
2.122
29,113
2,086
32.630
2,313
36,711
2,338
41,216
2,561
43,656
Deanston.
Denny and Dunipace.
-
-
5,788
7,178
8,958
9,088
10.252
11,395
12,601
14,481
Don.
-
38. i!»2
82,085
58,900
83.261
87,866
90,957
101.199
108,445
113,246
Dumbarton.
-
-
-
-
5,619
6,937
6,870
6,85a
6,982
7,571
Dunblane.
-
-
-
—
-
—
-
2,376
5.410
5,65S
Dundee (City of).
4,541
211,57'.'
48.847
1,715
120,957
1,618
216,808
1,478
248,921
2,003
266,378
2,473
251,393
3,311
261,505
Dundee and District
Coal.
Dundee Eastern.
-
5S,87'J
78,788
I0l.i'85
141,865
166,665
175,875
189,281
204,708
219.775
Dunfermline.
-
e
2,2118
1,284
895
576
663
710
694
636
Dunning.
-
-
-
-
1,563
12,088
13,844
11,753
9,154
8,471
Duntocher &Hardgate.
-
*
•
27,918
13,683
8,896
10,195
11,080
12,650
13,738
Dysart.
-
*
•
8,818
4,285
6,345
6,124
6,826
7,616
7,911
East Wemyss.
-
—
—
928
1.921
2,092
2,287
2,454
2,604
2,267
Eden vale.
-
#
•
1,785
.
831
768
792
900
838
Elgin Store Company.
-
8,988
8,442
2,152
2,715
2,483
2.575
2,267
2,495
2,500
Falkland.
-
848
1.8H9
2.482
3,116
3,102
2,856
3,153
3,155
3,223
Forfar Coal.
-
5,591
7,83?
*
5,686
7,185
3,527
6,880
v
4,054
8,210
6,770
3,214
8,~24
5.623
3,019
9,905
5,463
2,590
11,336
5,500
2,388
11,384
5,428
2,129
10,948
5,109
Forfar East Port Sav-
ing.
Forfar Free Trade Sav-
ing.
Forfar High Street.
-
6,050
4,617
6,617
858
7,373
1,746
7,175
1,879
7,140
1,656
6,865
1,827
6,666
1,887
6,042
2,199
Forfar Northern Sav-
in?.
Foriar Victoria Coal.
150
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Scotland— North— cant.
Forfar West Port Sav-
ing.
Forfar West Town End
Freuchie Equitable
Freuchie New
Friockheim
Gallatown
Grahamston and Bains-
ford.
Grangemouth .. ..
Gnardbridge
Hardgate
HillofBeath ..
Kelty
Kettle
Kilsyth
Kingseat
Kinross
Kirkintilloch ..
Kirkland
Kirriemuir
Larbert
Lassodie
Laurieston
Lennox
Lennoxtown
Leslie
Leslie and District
Lochgelly
Longcroft
Markinch
Menstrie
Methil
Millport
Milntravie
Monifieth Coal ..
Montrose Baking and
Trading.
Muthill
• of Estab-
^hment.
MEMBERSHIP.
r
1870.
1875.
1880. 1885.
1890.
1895. 1896.
1897. 1898.
1899.
1838
-
185
238 210
179
216
226 232 234
237
1881
—
-
—
273
326
308
312 312 _:','»
292
1842
—
154
157
127
138
165
161
160 158
149
18:6
„
—
—
—
95
94
98
102 109
111
1892
—
—
—
—
—
185
203
217
209
187
1881
—
—
—
72
220
259
279
284
316
343
1861
305
347
7'.'3 1,014
1,510
1,61!) , 1,758
1,892
2,137
1864
— 385
667
883
886
. 860
880 965
1.022 1,074
1897
—
—
—
—
•
118
128
144
150 153
1897
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
57
7f> 83
1895
—
—
—
—
—
110
158
154
156
168
1873
—
84
169
388
539
972
925
912
969
1,039
1843
'KM
247
241
199
204
205
209
213
220
1862
—
115
94
78
109
23 '. 260
309 264
280
1885
—
—
—
'.»(> 141
lltf. 191
186 15*1 207
1865
1 10 170 103
121 ir, 111 124 13f> 133
18S2
_ _
—
316
471
Otlt 711 H25 938 1,070
im
150 110
129
104
69
7<S 84 80 75
1861
-
(53!» 7J8
970
1,079
1,097 1,11!)
1,153 1,172 1,158
1882
-
-
-
121
205
240 268
302 340 312
1871
no
128
143
123
183 189
I'M 214 226
1871
—
fi'.» * 103 187 2H 262
272
292
279
1894
-
_ _ _
460
500
463
439
469
1812
105
83
61 ! !'5
167
185
183
189
215
231
1839
,68
21 f) 238
224
1-7 223
212
216
218
1863 - 24ti 313 473
505
774 800
814
812
834
1865
- 281
310
545
800 911 1,007
1,082
1,149
1,322
1873
— 13 J
119
131
184 237 2f.l
283
323
325
•
1869
*
160 213
296
496
670 710
744
779
862
1847
82
118
149
194
175
177 182
184
181
203
1892
—
_
—
_
_
215 232
276
325
343
1874
—
63
89
95
94
130
128
126
122
110
1873
—
*
*
142
194
341
380
385
391
320
1873
—
70
70
63
75
62
63
60
50
66
181-6
881
1,053
1,381
1,367
1,288
1,248
1,259
1,255
1,253
1,195
18 J 9
—
130
146
156
152
158
169
171
163
167
* Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
151
1875.
1885.
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870.
1880.
1S90.
1895.
1896.
1897. 1898.
1899.
£
£
jj
£
£
£
£
£
£
Scotland— North— cont.
—
5,480
6,087
3,978 3,300
5,877 6,557
3,852
6,296
4,192
6,263
4,497
6,310
4,932
6,195
4,737
5,989
Forfar West Port Sav-
ing.
Forfar West Town End
—
5,248
5,533
3,607 4,030
4,003
3,634
3,701
3,769
2,857
Freuchie Equitable.
—
—
-
—
2,230
2,590
2,680
2,612
2,596
2,849
Freuchie New.
—
-
-
—
—
3,115
3,388
3,295
3,606
2,781
Friockheim.
—
-
-
1,039
4,257
6,286
6,563
6,614
7,474
8,164
Gallatown.
—
9,804
16,659
13,004
29,459
31,354
32,183
47,398
38,065
60,907
33,635
68,019
36,747
79,357
42,529
87,101
47,284
94,752
53,797
Grahamstonand Bains-
ford.
Grangemouth.
—
—
—
—
*
3,675
4,048
4,482
4,704
5,023
Guardbriclge.
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
1,417
2,477
3,176
Hard gate.
—
—
—
—
-
283
4,030
5,218
5,049
5,134
Htll of Beath.
—
2,627
7,105
17,882
25,253
41,969
41,306
38,296
46,483
53,509
Kelty.
—
6,797
5,679
4,780
3,504
3,372
3,430
3,430
3,425
3,446
Kettle.
—
5,189
4,112
3,310
3,956
10,355
12,211
14,996
13,749
12,446
Kilsyth.
—
—
—
1,632
5,423
7,786 7,134
6,736
7,347
8,511
Kingseat.
—
2,371
3,904 2,384
2,272
1,514
1,433
1,515
1,772
1,914
Kinross.
-
-
-
7,850 16,314
22,163 25,674
31,110
S8,060
45,017
Kirkintilloch.
-
(•.r.i
4,115
6,576 ! 3,668
2,561 2,968
2.797
3,033
2,241
Kirkland.
—
16,549
17,610
21,746 25,087
21,824
23,166
23,991
24,697
22,683
Kirriemuir.
—
-
-
4,465 6,425
8,248 8,201
10,924
12,623
14,277
Larbert.
—
6,225
3,815
5,150 | 4,660
6,797 6,478
7,338
8,772
9,462
Lassodie.
—
2,195
*
3,361
7,245
9,227
9,615
10,711
10,449
12,077
Laurieston.
—
—
—
—
—
10,331
12,910
11,787
11,470
12,944
Lennox.
8,335
4,974
4,179
5,494
8,011
7,803
8,483
8,767
10,373
10,912
Lennoxtown.
4,550
4,314
4,144
4,144
4,421
4,331
4,187
4,357
4,220
Leslie.
5,743
7,659 10,762
12,304
19,153
20,013
21,968 26,121
25,752
Leslie and District.
i 12,788
— 5,665
15,887 2 '.,760
4,653 4,444
43,430
7,140
43,820
7,080
47,628
8,372
54,674
10,081
62,711
12,314
74,645
14,568
Lochgelly.
Longcroft.
* 5,980
5,595 8,620 15,789
24,608 25,202 28,796
32,579
36,489
Markinch.
3,426-f 4,634
4,354 4,827
5,803
5,788 6,512 6,695
6,024
6,276
Menstrie.
—
-
_ _
—
7,386 : 8,252 10,026
14,080
14,375
Methil.
1,313
1,835 1,680 1,791
2,797 2,859 2,705
2,515
2,346
Millport,
*
112
*
112
6,724
234
7,658
365
13,747 14,658 16,201
136 127 147
13,850
118
12,956
178
Milngavie.
Monifieth Coa
13,568
21,305
M,
30,469
3,434
20,968
3,440
17,737
2,666
14,471 14,536
2,941 3,378
14,857
3,288
14,534
3,180
13,244
3,244
Montrose Baking and
Trading.
Muthill.
t Return for the year ended April 1871.
152
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
I
MKHSBRSHIP.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Ye:ir of Estal
lishment.
1870
1875
1880.
1885.
1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Scotland— North— cont.
Newtonshaw
1865
$
298
375
46H
551
568
571
465
4:«7
529
Newtonshaw Industrial
1880
—
203
247
267
298
276
277
282
Ochilvale
1898
298
279
210
200
104
95
87
88
Pathhead and Sinclair-
town.
Perth (City of) ..
1891
1871
:
695
1,682
2,778
2.92U
520
3.882
691
4,152
853
4,215
936
4,311
1,292
4,487
Perth Coal
1873
-
•
136
378
894
1,006
1,070
1,043
1,117
1,285
Peterhead
1879
: -
196
154
133
134
134
133
110
Provident, Leven
1899
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
40
Radnor Park .. .. j 1888
-
-
—
-
134
209
2111
201
198
2( K l
Redding 1861
—
415
555
061
1,031
1,482
1,557
1,633
1,669
1.7:?.'
Reform, Leven .. .. INSfi
—
—
—
79
314
413
495
540
5: i«
1,001
Skinflats
1875
—
60
69
165
161
215
207
200
203
211
Slamannon
1861
—
803
1.219
1,347
1.5H2
1,654
1.1(11
1,558
1.5M
1,636
Stenhouserauir ..
1861
—
2116
213
333
348
568
558
609
858
696
Stirling
1880
—
—
99
564
1,013
1.366
1.3(10
1.317
1.372
1,652
S truth! sin
1887
-
182
287
276
419
121
4(12
396
409
422
Strathkinnes .. .. 1872
-
99
H2
111!
99
97
95
95
93
Thurso IH'iti
—
286
681
693
961
1.2H1
1,183
1.168
1,156
l.llti
Tillicoultry .. . . 18 in
31:-.
737
711,1
7;»2
972
1.1,11
1.180
1,116
1.066
1,038
Townhill 18.M
—
—
~
—
-
231
233
256
271
2i».l
Tullibody and Cambus 187(1
—
'.HI
125
123
127
128
126
134
133
136
Vale of Levcn ..
1882
-
8HO
1.436
8,169
2,934
3.1118
3,216
3,317
3,438
3,399
West Wemyss
1852
-
153
151!
163
2U7
232
231
232
229
230
Wick and Pulteney-
tOWH.
1874
203
299
162
157
426
427
127
#7
427
IRELAND.
Ulster.
Belfast
1889
—
—
—
—
289 475
509
304
448
640
Cully back ey
1898
•-
-
--
_
—
—
—
t
»
Lisburn
1882
—
—
—
167
135
151
117
149
141
19|
Londonderry
Lur<ran
1891
1898
1897
-
-
-
-
144
184
223
117
280
131
377
112
164
Portadown
Suffolk
1868
36
40
54
71 83
86
91
HO
92
* Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
153
1870.
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1875.
1880.
1885. 1890.
1895. 1896.
1897.
1898. , 1899.
£
£
£
£
£
I
£ £
£
£
£
Scotland— North— am i.
4,78!» 11,999 18,660
18,497
20,178
19,934 18.832
21,643
18,265
2(Ulo
Newton.shaw.
* 6,162
6,517
6,U(I6
8,628 9,123 10,281
4,li62 3.836 2,885
10,045
2,801
10,520
2.1W
11,157
2,519
Xewtonshaw Indus-
trial.
Ochilvale.
14,824
48,211
11.817
91,483 100.610 1111,236
16.727
157,377
21,407
164,076
23,735
171,496
31,975
180,431
Pathhead and Sinclair-
town
Perth (City oO.
-
•
1,268
1,686 l.ntiU 6.733
7,693
5,624
5,773
7,768
Perth Coal.
-
-
-
2,753 1,958 1,518
1,625
1,528
1,490
1,606
Peterhead.
—
—
-
- ; — i —
—
—
—
383
Provident, Leven.
-
-
-
-
5,229
10,392
10,969
1H.522
9,654
10,034
Radnor Park.
-
18,008
19,895
23,411
52,415
HIM; in
65,707
74,995
77,208
84,882
Redding.
-
-
-
1.715
10,9%
14,133 16.51 13
19,153
23,077
33,786
Reform* Leven.
-
892
4.497
9,665
10,545
1(1,365
111,071
10,378
10,615
11,569
Skin flats.
-
33,643
43,397
55,537 66.7'.''.) 55.111 47.2113
50,314
51,795
57,304
Slamannon.
-
8,566
6,778
3,321
13,223 22.943 25,030
28,031
31,414
31,366
Stenhousemair.
-
-
763
9,061
24,378 29,985
30,185
33,712
43,324
53,568
Stirling.
-
4,903
6,396
4,775
8,523 7.7117
7,343
8,H57
8,529
8,495
Strathiala,
—
«
2,456
2,501
2,456 2,109
2,210 2.251
2,219
2,117
Strathkinnes.
—
!UiM 14.1(111
10,400
14,143
17,267
16,190 16,678
16,503
16,709
Thurso.
9,859
19,615 15,558
16,253
22,662 2UUII
24,456 23.38!)
25.155
25,584
Tillieoultry.
-
- -
7,084 7,176 8,903
9,808 11,186
Townhill.
-
2,666 3,68ii
3,244
2,993 3,530 3,716
4,098
1.211 4.121
Tullibody and Cambria.
- 22,860
43,473
51,403
8t!.659 115,286 129,240
136,386 139,747
148,559
Vule of Leven.
—
6,138
5,833
6,086
8,458 9.627 8,787
8,483
8,191
8,236
West Wemys.s.
4,436
6,390
9,927
7,471
3,443
3,027
2,822
2,627
2,423
Wick and Pulteney-
town
IRELAND.
3,747
7,012
6,333
6,004
8,047
11,789
Ulster.
Belfast.
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
t
*
Cullybackey.
-
-
-
5,307
5,043
4,938
5,258
4,642
4,283
3,306
Lisburn.
-
-
—
-
-
2,691
3,385
3,905
5,618
7,182
Londonderry.
:
—
— —
—
1,954
*
1
2,706
1,692 I
3,594
Lurgan.
Portadown.
«
1,528
1,721
2,114
3,134
3,583
3,677 3,599
3,462
3,657
Suffolk.
t Not commenced business.
154
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
MEMBERSHIP.
1870.1875. 1880.
1885. 1890.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Lsinster.
Balbriggan
1881
—
-
—
72
41
2f»
25
27
24
24
Charlesfort
1891
-
—
—
—
—
49
46
44
43
40
Dunsany
1877
—
—
142
164
202
199
198
*
193
108
Fenagh
1891
—
—
-
—
—
164
*
102
100
102
Greenore
1879
—
-
33 28
29
32
38
*
39
•
Inehicore
1859
159
144
151) 130
179
207
198
202
185
197
Milford
1894
—
—
— —
—
•39
30
29
60
30
North Dublin ..
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
175
Summerhill
1894
-
-
-
-
-
199
201
186
185
191
Munster.
Ballinamona
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
44
45
Doneraile
1889
—
—
—
—
8t5
45
*
42
40
37
Limerick
1892
—
—
—
—
—
838
938
730 698
1,024
Shamrock
1877
-
-
r>r, (5i
58
80
132
130 147
153
Connaught.
i
Ballinagleragh . .
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
(«.) AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETIES.
OTHER CLASSES OF DISTRI-
Ulster.
Aughnacloy
1896
—
-
—
—
—
—
t
25
21
J
Bally connell
1896
-
—
—
—
—
—
*
43
43
43
Dromore (co. Down ) . .
1897
-
—
—
—
—
—
-
104
106
•
Kingscourt
1897
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
48
*
•
Lisburn
1897
—
—
—
—
—
_ _
•
*
•
Londonderry
1895
—
—
—
—
—
*
66
81
96
*
Lower Lecale
1895
—
—
—
—
—
30 70
82
83
*
Tullyvin
1898
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
71
»
Leinster.
Aghaboe
1897
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
61
61
«
Ballinagore
1895
—
-
—
—
—
217
242
181
185
186
BaUybrittas
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
80
135
*
*
» Not stated.
MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
155
—
SALES.
Name of
Co-operative
Society.
1870. 1875.
1880. 1885.
1890.
1895.
1896. 1897. ! 1898. 1899.
! |
i
IRELAND— coHt.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Leinster.
—
—
—
1,408
730
683
548
560
555
343
Balbriggan.
—
-
—
—
—
1,015
836
916
974
883
Charlesfort.
—
—
7,860
8,000
9,517
11,231
9,195
*
6,060
5,649
Dunsany.
—
—
—
—
—
2,716
*
1,530
1,553
1,728
Fenagh.
—
—
1,687
1,374
*
2,141
1,878
*
2,450
•
Greenore.
2,050
9,292
10,255
8,848
10,642
11,660
11,433
11,400
10,377
11,084
Inchicore.
—
—
—
—
-
1,410
1,533
1,783
1,855
2,040
Milford.
-
—
-
—
—
—
-
-
-
607
North Dublin.
—
-
—
—
—
1,189
2,645
2,996
3,297
3,605
Summerhill.
Munster.
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
2,679
2,566
Ballinamona.
—
—
—
—
1,114
2,176
*
2,101
1,716
194
Doneraile.
—
—
_
—
—
1,467
1,151
1,604
1.670
1,963
Limerick.
—
—
2,974
2,640
2,474
3,508
3,508
4,151
4,377
4,588
Shamrock.
Connaught.
—
—
—
—
. —
—
—
—
t
#
Ballinagleragh.
BUTIVE SOCIETIES IN IRELAND.
(a.) AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETIES.
Ulster.
-
-
—
—
—
-
t
t
75
+
+
Aughnacloy.
-
—
-
—
—
-
*
70
34
9
Ballyconnell.
-
—
-
—
—
-
-
1,467
1,355
*
Dromore (co. Down).
-
-
—
—
—
-
-
390
*
*
Kingscourt.
-
-
—
—
-
-
-
985
•
•
Lisburn.
-
-
-
-
-
*
1,269
1,980
2,266
*
Londonderry.
-
-
-
-
-
t
1,239
1,448
306
•£
Lower Lecale.
—
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
165
*
Tullyvin.
Leinster.
-
-
—
-
—
-
-
325
378
*
Aghaboe.
-
-
-
-
—
2,597
4,368
3,893
2,740
2,622
Ballinagore.
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,383
2,262
'
*
Ballybrittas.
t Not commenced business.
t Society not at work.
156 CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.— MEMBERSHIP AND SALES.
Name of Co-operative Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
Membership.
Sales.
1896. 1897.
1898. ! 1899.
1896. 1897. 1898.
1899.
i
IRELAND -cunt.
(a.) AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES—
c.onL
£ £ £ £
Leinster— co/tt.
Ballycarney 1899
-
—
9
— —
—
If) I
Clonroche 1899
— -
-
i
— —
—
t
County Meath 1891)
-
"-
t
— —
—
t
Cro^spatrick 1ST)
•'»"
•j-
!!9l 341
369
390
Cullohill 1897
i 75
t
!
560
t
Doncttrhniorc • 1896
t
I
* * f
f
1 •
Donaghpatriek 1895
57 6:: 63
88
."..1112 3,150
3,784 4,620
Dunleer
1896
is :;r,
1
270
372
t
Edenderry . .
1896
61 71 SS
96
2.436 3,894
1,699
5,588
Enniscorthy ..
1895
t 611 685
704
5.IU8 8,030
11,502
13,425
Galmoy
1895
111 111
116
109
791 556 11' 1
333
Gathabawn
1898
26 28 t
\
167 166 r
t
Iverk
1898
101
103
2,171
Johnstown .. . . . IST> sii S7 '"'•
-)-
535 527 '•">•-
t
Kilmessan 1S91 51 51
54
66
1,22;; l.nis
991
859
New Ross
1896 9 9 9
t
li:i 109 71
t
North Ki Ida re-
1898
10 j
121
1,211 1,616
Kathmolyon 1S97 ion 103
105
1,2M 2,6ir.
2,629
Skierke 1898 101
125
441
119
Tullamore District 1897 111 118
118
977 950
in*;
Urlingford 1S95 136 H'i 72
62
798 616 601
591
Wexford
KS96 > 7S J-2
82
* 310
314
252
Munster.
Adare
1897 108
111
116
537
710
B7i
Castleiney 1896
56 56
f\fi
50
1HS 187
231
207
Clonlisk 1895
88 1 T' 1 nS
164
5111 945
1,106
839
Gortnahoe ' 1895 124 131
133
136
1,223 481
442
328
T 'sh nnon
1896 '>">
28
29
271
225
251
Killeagh
1896
* 39
t
t
* 311
t
t
Killodiernan and Monsea..
1898
' - —
65
69
- -
513
734
Loughmore
1896
72 78 70
72
5«n 389
488
416
Lower Ormond
1896
* 73 75
t
* 1,228
903
t
Moycarky
1896
106 106 115
117
1,307 1,226
1,311
1,407
Moyne 1895
121 120 130
140
1,181 i 1,207 1,220
1,275
* Not commenced business.
f Not stated.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES. — MEMBERSHIP AND SALES. 157
Name of Co-operative Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
Membership.
Sales.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1896. 1897.
1898.
1899.
IRELAND-^.
!
(a) AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES—
• cont.
£
£
£
£
Munster— cont.
New Inn
1899
18M7
-
-
*
94
t
-
*
•
936
t
New Quay
Slumagarry
1896
t
t
t
t
t
t
t
t
Two Mile Borris
1895
t
108
135
135
t
972
876 | $01
Connaught.
Ahasoragh
1898
144
255
_
240
432
Avdr.-ihan
1897
-
•
206
t
-
*
1,038
t
Balla
1898
1898
:
—
75
119
t
—
—
73
698
t
Bally glass
Ballymacward
Ballymanagh . . . ..
1898
1899
1897
-
Ill
108
111
110
41
187
-
*
241
672
HI
141
787
Ballysakeery
Baagh
Bohola
1897
1895
1898
1898
1899
t
153
01
161
180
206
174
178
163
215
185
143
t
*
294
886
233
355
295
706
204
281
309
C48
Burriscarra
Caltra
Cam
Cappagh
1898
-
-
129
129
—
-
244
142
Cknkeenkerril
1897
-
80
81
83
-
190
259
183
Crossboyne .. •
1898
-
-
*
t
-
—
*
t
Crossmolina
1899
—
—
-
71
—
—
-
254
Derrybrien
1898
-
-
57
t
—
—
77
t
Drum
1899
-
-
-
141
-
-
-
272
Dysart
1899
-
-
-
88
-
-
-
265
Enniscrone
1897
—
47
64
68
-
336
48G
495
Geesala ,
1898
-
-
*
t
-
-
*
t
Glenamaddy
1897
-
72
107
107
-
•
213
+
Glenhest
1899
-
-
-
50
-
-
-
90
Hollymount
1898
—
—
118
t
—
-
293
t
Kileonnell
Kilfian
1898
1899
1898
-
-
•
98
t
58
t
-
-
•
252
t
-06
t
Kilkerrin
Killaroran
1898
—
205
239
—
—
359
548
Killaser
1895
t
1:77 199
t
t
32
233
t
i Society not at work.
158 CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES. — MEMBERSHIP AND RALES.
Name of Co-operative Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
Membership.
Sale
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
IRELAND-CO/^.
(a.) AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES—
cont.
Connaught— cont.
£
£
£
£
Killinney
1898
—
—
87
t
—
—
439
t
Kilronan
1898
-
—
127
127
—
-
39
75
Kiltartan
1897
—
86
94
103
—
*
443
397
Lackan
1899
—
—
—
56
—
—
—
140
Lahardane
1899
—
—
—
30
—
—
—
62
Mayo Abbey
1898
-
—
84
88
—
-
277
228
Msnlough
1898
-
-
242
244
-
-
640
665
Monivea
1898
-
-
490
391
-
—
2,188
2,214
Mount Ballew
1898
-
—
222
t
-
-
614
t
Moygownagh
1898
-
-
79
84
-
-
354
427
Newbridge
1898
-
-
105
t
-
-
217
t
Oranmore
1897
—
94
93
100
-
*
449
416
Saint John's, Leearrow
Tisara
1899
1899
1898
-
-
220
93
137
215
-
-
449
311
499
440
Tourlestrane
Tourmakeady
1898
-
—
•
84
-
—
*
194
Tyaquin
1897
-
51
72
77
-
•
317
322
Tynagh and Killimore
1898
-
-
131
t
-
—
367
t
(&.) POULTRY SOCIETIES.
Bunlin, Cratlagh and Milford . .
1899
—
—
—
t
—
— •
-
t
Carrigart
1899
-
—
-
t
—
—
-
t
Clonbrock and Castlegar
1898
-
—
224
290
—
-
766
1.128
Clonmany
1899
-
—
-
t
-
—
-
t
Cloughjordan
1898
—
—
t
t
—
—
t
t
Collooney District
1899
—
—
-
139
—
-
-
136
Cratloe
1898
—
—
»
t
-
*
t
Desertlyn
1899
-
—
-
t
—
—
t
Desertmartin
1899
-
-
-
73
—
-
-
462
Dunbreen
Glassan
1899
1898
1899
-
160
• 7
169
t
-
-
342
44
1,430
t
Glenvar and Killygarvan
Kincaslagh
1899
—
—
—
t
—
-
-
t
Kinvara
1898
—
-
30
32
—
-
558
t
Lettermacaward
1899
—
—
—
t
-
—
—
t
* Not commenced business.
t Not stated.
CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES.— MEMBERSHIP AND SALES. 159
Name of Co-operative Sooiety.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
Membership.
Sales.
1836.
1897.
189 3.
1899.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
(ft.) POULTRY SOCIETIES— con t.
Mallow
1898
-
-
136
t
—
-
828
t
Nenagh
1898
—
—
200
t
—
-
69
t
Newmarket
1899
—
-
—
t
—
-
-
t
Pallas
1898
~~ ! ~~
36
t
-
-
141 t
Tamney . . . . .
1899
22
__
— Bl
(f.) HOME INDUSTRIES.
i
Ballinagleragh Home Industries
1896
t 148
98
t
t
t
11
t
Beechmount ,. „
1899
-
-
-
57
-
-
-
42
Carna „ „
1898
—
—
*
t
—
—
*
t
Castlehaven Gardening Indus-
1899
.
60
—
_
—
9
tries.
Clifden Home Industries ..
1898
—
—
t
t
—
—
18
t
Coonian „ „
1899
—
—
-
36
—
-
—
100
Cross tnaglen „ „
1897
-
t
18
t
—
t
384
t
Killian
1898
-
—
»
t
—
-
*
t
Kilmuckridge „ „
1898
—
—
t
t
—
-
t
t
Leighlin
1898
—
-
32
32
—
-
130
183
Moan Cross „ „
1899
-
—
—
t
—
-
—
t
Pullathomas „ „
1898
-
—
225
t
—
-
*
t
TCossmuck „ „
1898
-
-
20
t
-
-
20
t
(fl.) MISCELLANEOUS.
Carriekmacross Lace
1897
—
t
36
40
—
20
3o4
793
Irish Needlework
1898
-
—
34
40
—
—
1,421
1,921
Monaghan Lace
1899
—
—
—
t
—
-
—
t
I Society not at work.
160
PRODUCTIVE
TABLE 39.— CAPITAL and Amount of SALKS, in each of the undermentioned Years, so far
the end
[Compiled from the Ann mil Llrhn-nx of tlir CJiii-f 'Rryixtnn of Prtendly Societies^ supplemented
(These Societies generally provide in their Rules for the sharing of
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
Year of Estab-
li*hment.
TOTAL CAPITAL (SHARE, LOAN, AND RESERVE).
1890.
1891. 1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£
£
£
i- • £
£ , £
£
£ £
England and Wales.
BUILDING
Barry Building and
Contracting.
Cambridge Builders ..
1899 j -
1895
:
:
~~
:
—
88
212
261
L'S-
2t it
Co-operative Builders
i London ).|
Derby Builders ..
USB
18, u
5.008
1,984
:'..!'•'.»
3.998
1.418*
:wti
77:'. 921
1,799
1,758
8
General Builders (Lon-
don).
Hull Builders ..
1882
1898
—
—
—
2!l 1
451
608
1.772
3.1117
4.837
61
6,19fl
225
Kettering Builder-* ..
1H94
-
-
-
--
f»7S
896
1.924
3.988
4.337
4,893
Leeds Builders ..
1899
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
t
Leeds Plasterers
Will
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
93;:
Leicester Builders
1 SUti
-
—
—
—
—
450
4,371
4,2111
North Shields Builders
L899
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
l»
Oxford Builders and
Decorators.
Plymouth Decorators..
1SS9
1898
Til
127
lie
US
S
129
2.T
128
SO
17« I1.'*',
4(1 74
210
134
288
179
Tvneside Asso-i;ited 1S99 —
Builders.
—
—
—
—
—
— •
—
—
269
MINING AND
England and Wales.
Coal Miners' Brother-
hood (Derby).
Hu/t'lri/ J'nrk (Jiiarri/ . .
IK', Hi
ws
12,631
11,355
10 jsn
10,626
9J&3
8,946
1.338
IS. 670 8f,!Jl
1,710
9,8tS
S.79C
10,326
Scotland.
Ccndorrat Quarrying ..
1892
—
§
192
275
441
546 558
1,185
1,203
England and Wales.
METAL, ENGINEERING, AND
(a.) ENGINEERING.
G eneral E o grmeers ( Lon-
don ).
Keiphley Ironworks ..
1894
1885
2^55
4,21 f,
5.617
5,785
6,208
282
6,399
298
0,819
302
6,775
462
6,908
572
10,943
Leicester Engineers . .
1894 -
—
—
—
185
420
533
881
1,065
1,188
NOTE.— ID this Table are included figures for 1899 respecting a few Societies which were received too
available for the Summary Tables the figures for the previous year were interpolated in those
* Not included in Summary Tables. iSfeeNote.
t Only commenced business at end of 1899.
161
SOCIETIES.
aa can be ascertained, of all the WORKMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES existing at
of 1899.
by the Ittiportt of the Co-operative Union, and by Returns sent direct to the Department ,~\
profits with their Employees. Those printed in italics do not.)
SALES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
£ £
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
TRADES.
England and Wales.
_
_
t
Barry Building and
—
—
—
—
—
—
431
2,353
778
739
Contracting.
Cambridge Builders.
30,059
25,945
24,937
23,140
14,099
7,150
8,792
11,868
9,438
9,344
Co-operative Builders
(London).J
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
Derby Builders.
—
_
—
5
5
5
62
5,561
6,940
10,431
General Builders (Lon-
don).
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
1,515
Hull Builders.
-
-
—
—
II
7,358
7,837
7,713
9,050
9,052
Kettering Builders.
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
Leeds Builders.
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,604
Leeds Plasterers.
-
-
—
—
—
—
-
1,690
9,973
7,204
Leicester Builders.
-
-
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
t
North Shields Builders.
688
747
557
687
580
403
654
724
1,814
3,417
Oxford Builders and
Decorators.
—
—
—
9
135
172
179
357
476
895
Plymouth Decorators.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
667
Tyneside Associated
Builders.
QUARRYING.
England and Wales.
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
6,331
7,210
5,519
Coal Miners' Brother-
hood (Derby).
16,364
16,105
13,869
18,894
19,504
18,369
21,309
23,698
25,291
27,013
Howley Park Quarry.
Scotland.
—
—
§
1,229
1,702
1,801
2,522
2,215
3,613
3,968
Condor rat Quarrying.
SHIPBUILDING TRADES.
England and Wales,
(a.) ENGINEERING,
—
—
_
—
484
172
379
614
628
General Engineers)
(London).
4,167
5,628
5,362
5,740
5,410
6,445
7,109
7,686
8,672
9,851
Keighley Ironworks.
—
—
—
—
74
656
1,166
1,579
1,460
1,750
Leicester Engineers.
Jateto be used in preparing the Summary Tables. In a few cases in which returns for 1899 were not
3207
t In consequence of heavy losses, this Society was reconstructed in 1894.
§ Not commenced business. || Not stated.
162
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES
E a
TOTAL CAPITAL (SHARE, LOAN, AND RESERVE).
Group of Trade and
rl
Name of Society.
jr
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
METAL, ENGINEERING, AND
England and Wales—
cont.
(7.) ENGINEERING—
cont.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
London Electrical En-
1897
*
28
781
gineers.
Long Eaton Engineer-
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
202
271
ing.
(&.) SHIPBUILDING.
Medway Barge Building
1892
—
—
66
382
480
539
878
1,108
1,237
1,406
Union Shipbuilding
1869
120
120
428
120
120
300
627
(Blijth).
(c.) OTHER METAL
TRADES.
Alcester Needle Makers
1888
677
1,070
1,396
1,693
2,224
3,415
3,690
3,753
3,576
3,446
Andrews Watchmak-
1898
_
_
_
_
_
_
_.
500
390
ing (Coventry).
Bromsgrove Nail For-
1887
264
323
516
518
515
506
516
567
744
645
gers.
Calderdale Clog Sun-
1892
—
—
507
574
716
751
839
899
919
837
dries.
Co-operative Padlock
(Walsall).
1873
2,086
3,536
5,426
5,341
5,934
5,742
6,998
7,536
7,254
6,989
Coventry Watch
1876
2,361
2,654
2,850
2,723
2,532
2,347
2,339
2,592
2,616
2,731
Dudley Bucket and
1888
837
1,096
1,254
1,164
1,891
2,432
3,839
4,568
5,232
7,109
Fender.
Midland Tin - plate
1887
831
917
926
938
1,067
032
971
1,003
1,184
1,091
Workers (Birming-
ham).
National Horseshoeing
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
J
(London).
Northern Iron and Tin-
1895
1,147
1,853
2,246
2,302
3,073
plate (Durham).^
Sheet Iron Workers
1890
780
1,219
J
1,525
1,585
1,616
1,641
1,804
1,862
2,343
(Cradley).
Sheffield Cutlery
1873
634
775
909
964
1,017
1,075
1,417
1,460
1,524
1,545
Trade Union Cutlery
1898
_
51
360
(Sheffield).
Trade Unionists' Sheep
181)4
727
2,231
2,825
3,501
3,179
2,830
Shear (Sheffield).
TEXTILE
England and Wales.
Airedale Worsted
1872
4,060
4,233
4,456
4,604
5,181
5,571
7,323
7,446
7,837
7,976
Burnley Self-Hclp
1886
6,753
7,191
8,029
7,797
8,176
13,614
22,060
44,533
22,682
36,959
Colne Vale Woollen . .
1898
-
-
—
—
—
—
-
— '
83
Delph and District
1889
*
51
305
345
377
960
1,383
1,537
1,616
1,612
Woollen.
Eccles Manufacturing. .
1861
20,747
23,084
22,436
22,625
22,197
22,073
21,327
21,352
20,670
20,421
Hebden Bridge Fustian
1870
33,672
34,910
35,526
38,731
40,072
40,076
40,851
42,162
40,385
41,321
Leek Silk Twist..
1874
1,716
1,954
2,127
2,358
2,553
. 3,025
3,864
4,238
4,423
5,027
* Not commenced business.
f Not included in Summary Tables, See Note on pp. 160-1.
CAPITAL AND SALES.
163
SALES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
SHIPBUILDING TRADES-cow*.
England and Wales—
cant.
(n.) ENGINEERING—
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
cont.
_
_
_
_
*
*
*
London Electrical En-
gineers.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
912
1,083
Long Eaton Engineer-
ing.
(&.) SHIPBUILDING.
9
842
2,245
676
361
1,500
573
1,575
Medway Barge Build-
ing.
*
J
1,025
1,146
68S
1,358
940
3,135
2,120
Union Shipbuilding
(Blyth).
(c.) OTHER METAL
TRADES.
421
699
1,079
1,915
2,315
2,622
2,738
2,838
2,978
3,231
Alcester Needle Makers.
_
_
•
955
Andrews Watchmak-
424
398
959
1,518
1,216
1,292
1,572
2,053
1,850
1,969
ing CCoventry.)
Bromsgrove Nail For-
frers.
—
—
1,035
1,431
1,787
1,990
2,284
2,414
2,785
2,859
Calclerdale Clog Sun-
dries.
12,784
14,722
13,703
14,087
10,025
14,048
16,483
14,953
16,671
17,647
Co-operative Padlock
(Walsall.)
4,304
3,515
2,734
2,826
2,600
3,387
3,958
3,534
3,857
3,666
Coventry Watch.
5,499
6,842
7,408
8,525
10,340
11,960
14,380
15,806
18,586
24,200
Dudley Bucket and
Fender.
3,332
3,612
4,559
4,412
3,771
3,956
4,089
3,264
2,251
3,100
Midland Tin - plate
Workers (Birming-
ham).
—
—
—
•
j
National Horseshoeing
(London).
•
1,072
1,998
2,669
3,682
Northern Iron and Tin-
plate (Durham).§
982
4,466
+
4,819
3,438
6,039
7,963
8,658
11,270
13,850
Sheet Iron Workers
(Cradlev).
1,944
2,112
1,954
1,T>10
1,531
1,663
1,745
1,812
1,758
1,600
Sheffield Cutlery.
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
4
193
Trade Union Cutlery
(Sheffield).
•
4,649
9,245
6,183
10,144
12,564
Trade Unionists' Sheep
Shear (Sheffield).
TRADES.
England and Wales.
12,463
13,463
13,918
13,871
16,254
17,308
19,071
19,348
17,017
18,704
Airedale Worsted.
41,614
51,952
57,229
57,085
51,143
60,657
78,524
66,228
62,061
47,649
Burnley Self-Help.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
15
Nil
Colne Vale Woollen.
*
*
257
199
652
859
881
831
1,121
1,060
Delph and District
Woollen.
22,486
20,450
18,004
17,217
16,914
17,214
18,134
19,950
17,001
17,365
Eccles Manufacturing.
37,404
39,248
39,759
39,891
40,317
39,823
46,646
42,708
44,599
44,224
Hebden Bridge Fustian
7,883
8,985
9,662
8,600
10,421
11,298
12,230
14,527
15,040
17,685
Leek gilk Twist.
% Not stated.
§ A Federation of Distributive Societies.
3207
L 3
164
CO-OPEBATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES,
A
r£~^
TOTAL CAPITAL (SHARE, LOAN, AND RESERVE).
Group of Trade and
rl
Name of Society.
•sl
f-l tfl
o*""1
H
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
TEXTILE
England and Wales—
con t.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Leek Trimming
1896
-
-
-
—
—
—
494
687
701
881
Leicester Hosiery
1876
13,936
5,074
15,074
16,872
16,872
24,983
31,787
42,494
43,057
45,819
Macclesfleld Silk
1888
2,716
6,183
8,896
9,203
9,400
12,539
23,549
22,511
21,671
23,217
Nelson Self-Help
1888
2,248
3,529
4,045
4,360
•4,541
4,003
5,110
5,188
5,207
4,872
Sheepsfted Hosiery
1881
171
276
175
184
189
198
197
202
is05
£07*
Wigston Magna Hosiers
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
66
83
216
William Thomson
1886
17,184
17,280
17,860
18,038
19,144
21,089
23,168
24,378
24,032
25,430
& Sons (Huddersfleld).
Scotland.
Paisley Manufacturing
1862
23,574
34,165
44,421
50,949
64,659
56,291
59,116
70.237
72.173
73,768
Scottish Laundry
1898
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
2,775
Ireland.
Brookeboro' Lace
1899
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
Irish Embroidery
1895
_
_
443
496
490
488
(Dalkey).
Toughal Lace . .
1897
~
~
51
20
60
England and Wales.
CLOTHING
(a) BOOTS AND SHOES.
Bozeat Boot and Shoe
1884
765
576
576
723
686
722
884
829
812
778
Bristol Pioneers' Boot
1888
441
826
853
805
824
1,264
1,149
1,251
858
1,016
and Shoe.
Broughton Boot and
1897
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
22
85
Shoe.
Burton Latimer Boot
1889
503
690
919
844
981
1,039
11062
1,188
1,298
1,320
and Shoe.
Desborough Boot and
1892
—
—
84
84
460
82C
1,545
2,044
2,487
2,959
Shoe.
Finedon Boot and Shoe
1886
1,539
2,127
2,897
2,680
2,573
3,065
2,807
3,359
4,514
5,271
Glenfleld Progress Boot
1892
_
—
93
263
333
410
969
1,620
1,987
2,337
and Shoe.
Higharn Ferrers Boot
1892
—
—
+
+
415
604
573
711
715
1,032
and Shoe.
Kettering Boot and
1888
1,978
2,781
3,816
4,845
5,722
7,448
9,258
11,241
12,132
13,117
Shoe.
Leicester Anchor Boot
1893 i —
_
—
304
815
891
1,113
1,756
2,610
6,451
and Shoe.
Leicester Co-operative
1886
4,281
5,093
7,008
9,451
11,993
21,956
20,498
^6,341
25,186
27,505
Boot and Shoe.
Leicester Self Help . .
1895
—
—
—
—
—
—
198
336
610
900
Long Buckby Boot and
1897
134
191
188
Shoe.
Midland Boot (Welling-
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
826
1,047
1,762
borough).
Nantwich Boot and
1890 394
762
763
611
784
777
1,482
1,564
1,455
1,562
Shoe.
Northamptonshire Pro-
ductive (Woilaston.)
1881
1,754
1,964
2,549
2,078
905
2,213
1
1,987
1,863
2,168
2,920
Not included in Summary Tables. See Note on pp, 160-1.
f Not stated.
CAPITAL AND SALES.
J65
SALES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895. I 1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
TRADES — cont.
England and Wales—
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
cont.
—
—
—
—
—
—
87
602
1,1/4
1,543
Leek Trimming.
16,776
21,172
26,266
32,702
36,791
42,169
48,886
53,594
57,752
67,461
Leicester Hosiery.
1,225
3,371
14,978
26,746
22,306
28,107
29,903
25,255
20,513
24,856
Macclesfleld Silk.
26,692
26,624
25,081
23,891
25,860
25,855
28,551
24,869
25,386
27,428
Nelson Self-Help.
26
5
t
t
t
mi.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Shecpshcd Hosiery.
—
*
+
164
Wigston Magna
Hosiers.
25,945
30,127
31,949
27,639
27,704
25,985
31,181
24,942
22,708
27,108
William Thomson
& Sons (Huddersfleld).
Scotland.
44,575
48,425
53,403
52,527
57,239
61,331
67,453
72,851
72,780
75,672
Paisley Manufacturing
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
t
688
Scottish Laundry.
Ireland.
—
—
—
—
_
_
_
—
—
40
Brookeboro' Lace.
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,267
399
994
1,194
Irish Embroidery
CDalkey).
~
—
— •
—
—
133
611
885
Youghal Lace.
England and Wales.
TRADES.
(a) BOOTS AND SHOES.
3,117
3,614
3,467
3,193
2,937
2,840
1,964
1,981
2,101
2,210
Bozeat Boot and Shoe.
1,998
4,250
3,096
2,625
2,655
2,658
2,536
2,460
2,239
2,641
Bristol Pioneers' Boot
and Shoe.
—
+
+
44
Broughton Boot and
*
+
Shoe.
1,356
2,709
2,254
1,610
1,412
1,813
1,953
1,425
1,196
1,369
Burton Latimer Boot
and Shoe.
—
—
t
433
2,460
4,039
7,189
7,743
10,447
12,826
Desborough Boot and
Shoe.
19,881
20,627
18,492
11,503
14,431
12,140
9,077
10,359
18,783
19,967
Finedon Boot and Shoe.
—
—
:
1,545
3,123
4,040
5,3553
5,448
7,109
8,112
Glen field Progress Boot
and Shoe.
—
—
i
t
1,082
3,395
4,378
3,980
5,027
6,260
Highain Ferrers Boot
and Shoe.
9,516
14,196
18,512
19,640
22,501
26,256
29,205
32,925
34,712
38,475
Kettering Boot and
Shoe.
—
—
—
2,210
2,391
4,122
4,415
6,543
9,511
16,286
Leicester Anchor Boot
and Shoe.
18,663
17,389
32,337
32,994
36,379
38,391
47,297
46,863
45,325
47,008
Leicester Co-operative
Boot and Shoe.
—
—
—
—
—
—
957
2,008
2,302
4,440
Leicester Self Help.
—
_
80
527
552
Long Buckby Boot and
Shoe.
—
—
—
-
-
_
-
1,888
4,647
3,916
Midland Boot (Welling-
borough).
91
2,324
3,114
2,879
3,141
3,746
4,101
4,387
4,243
4,771
Nantwich Boot and
Shoe.
11,627
16,983
16,305
6,862
11,518
12,416
5,535
8,927
14,681
14,938
Northamptonshire Pro-
ductive (Wollaston)
+ Not commenced business.
166
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
Tear of Estab-
lishment.
TOTAL CAPITAL (SHARE, LOAN, AND RESERVE).
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
England and Wales—
cont.
CLOTHING
(«) BOOTS AND SHOES
— cont.
£
£
£
£
c
£
£
£
£
£
Norwi cli Boot and Shoe
1835
367
355
355
358
1,365
137
501
583
592
588
Raunds Productive . .
1886
815
1,602
1,784
2,096
2,143
2,596
2,225
2,869
3,907
4,378
Rothwell Boot and Shoe
1892
-
-
*
34
376
919
1,147
2,443
2,864
3,290
St. Crispin (Raunds) . .
1891
-
*
290
512
520
885
1,271
2,597
4,264
5,495
Sperope Boot
1891
-
207
336
791
914
1,930
2,715
3,031
2,962
3,329
Union Boot and Shoe
(Kettering).
Walgrave Productive . .
1895
1887
t
1,199
1,345
1,383
1,321
1,372
520
1,306
802
1,246
1,030
1,584
2,008
2,034
(b) OTHER CLOTHING.
Hamilton Shirtmaking
(London).
Kettering Clothing
1893
1893
:
:
:
20
1,200
5
1,501
§
3,899
5
9,282
6
12,552
6
14,191
8
13,181
Kettering Corset
1897
-
-
—
—
—
-
-
1,000
1,650
5,530
Maison Esperance (Lon-
don).
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
548
England and Wales.
AGEICULTUEE
Assington Agricultural
1883
3,094
3,374
3,381
3,381
3,381
3,655
3,461
3,704
3,708
3,669
Hraiidsby Dairy ..
1894
-
—
-
—
220
340
310
428
588
48S
Coin St.Aldwyn's Farm-
ing.
Hcsscnfurd Dairy
1894
1896
:
—
:
:
—
1,043
1,121
1,094
198
1,428
350
1,350
345
Lampeter Agricultural
1899
—
—
—
—
-
—
—
—
-
*
Mashamshirc Dairy
1897
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
780
1,195
1,419
North Seaton Farming
1873
508
525
513
535
547
553
599
626
587
582
Pioneer Fishing (North
Shields).
Shipston-on-Stour Dairy
1884
1S91
4,342
4,327
235
6,287
377
8,630
669
7,653
673
9,115
761
8,201
741
9,891
SOI
12,047
691
10,966
691
Shell dale Dairy ..
1S91
-
300
353
224
183
366
S02
398
459
601
Smeaton Creamery . .
1899
—
—
-
—
-
—
—
-
—
913
Ireland.
(a) CO-OPERATIVE
DAIRIES.
Abbeydorney
1895
—
—
—
—
—
319
625
724
1,339
1,563
Alta villa
1894
-
-
—
—
300
374
439
427
437
321
Ardagh
1S91
-
738
1,292
1,428
1,144
1,155
1,168
1,432
1,249
1,340
Ardfert
1895
-
—
-
-
—
-
1,715
1,001
769
1,046
Not commenced business.
$ Six months' trade,
t Not stated,
CAPITAL AND SALES.
167
SALES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
TRADES— cont.
England and Wales.
cont.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
(«) BOOTS AND SHOES
— cont.
2,012
1,975
1,983
1,914
2,108
.2,273
2,401
2,127
2,317
2,616
Norwich Boot and Shoe.
11,871
14,530
13,973
9,328
14,400
16,742
8,210
10,688
18,744
22,910
Eaunds Productive.
—
—
*
*
1,471
6,300
9,433
11,652
10,475
8,739
Roth-well Boot and
Shoe.
—
*
444
2,530
5,066
5,418
6,638
8,161
21,766
23,906
St. Crispin (Raunds).
-
1,658
6,384
4,671
4,928
6,576
6,323
7,588
7,226
9,735
Sperope Boot.
_
992
3,610
6,297
8,889
Union Boot and Shoe
(Kettering).
t
6,707
4,671
3,759
4,511
5,401
4,331
3,090
4,108
12,315
Walgrave Productive.
(ft) OTHER CLOTHING.
_
—
200J
474
525
t
568
598
685
Hamilton Shirtmaking
(London).
— '
—
—
•
4,422
11,532
18,895
24,677
27,868
36,774
Kettering Clothing.
—
-
-
-
—
—
—
*
3,493
7,573
Kettering Corset.
—
—
_
—
—
—
—
863
Maison Esperance
(London).
AND FISHING.
England and Wales.
1,119
1,315
1,217
1,318
877
918
1,032
1,019
1,423
920
Assington Agricultural.
—
-
-
-
*
1,218
2,383
2,629
3,210
2,458
Brandsby Dairy.
—
_
_
_
—
555
568
532
773
616
Coin St. Aldwyn's Farm-
ing.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
896
954
911
Hessenford Dairy.
—
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
Lampeter Agricultural.
—
-
-
—
—
-
—
302
1,474
1,065
Mashamshire Dairy.
649
650
774
683
700
681
623
633
647
673
North Seaton Farming.
3,270
5,268
7,382
8,398
9,660
8,182
8,811
11,419
12,541
13,400
Pioneer Fishing (North
Shields).
—
•
647
1,393
1,765
3,046
3,533
3,323
3,456
3,876
Shipston-on-Stour Dairy.
—
1,356
3,382
3,729
3,461
3,749
4,149
4,574
6,196
6,949
Skelldale Dairy.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
—
264
Smealon Creamery.
Ireland.
(a) CO-OPERATIVE
DAIRIES.
—
-
-
-
—
2,772
5,602
8,393
9,783
9,850
Abbeydorney.
—
—
—
-
1,486
2,893
2,504
2,740
2,489
2,593
Altavilla.
—
1,935
8,750
7,294
6,770
9,346
9,067
7,975
8,157
8,445
Ardagh.
—
—
—
—
—
-
4,643
5,461
5,921
6,696
Ardfert.
§ This Society is now working without capital, its machines, Ao., having been given to it. All the
receipts for work done are divided among the employees.
168
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
TOTAL CAPITAL (SHARE, LOAN, AND RESERVE).
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
AGEICULTUEE AND
Ireland— cant.
(a) CO-OPERATIVE
DAIRIES— cont.
£
£
£
|£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Ardpatrick
1890
—
504
835
545
1,549
1,574
548
1,806
1,846
t
Ballinamult
1895
-
—
—
—
—
—
t
854
923
917
Bally canew
1895
-
—
—
— .
—
-
429
1,412
1,437
1,751
Ballyhahill
1890
-
430
733
613
613
855
958
815
860
903
Ballyhale
1895
-
-
-
—
—
259
429
1,005
040
1,138
Bally longford
1895
-
—
-
-
—
1,383
777
692
904
1,003
Ballypatrick
1893
-
—
—
353
454
608
603
619
674
640
Bally william
1894
-
-
—
—
•
487
594
562
782
865
Bulgaden
1891
-
419
779
419
589
803
700
662
715
f
Carrigeen
1895
—
—
-
—
—
465
1,089
1,196
1,146
1.525J
Cavan Creameries
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
*
Clouncagh
1891
—
318
551
372
384
944
1,024
1,013
1,047
1,090
Donevailo
1891
-
•
1,578
1,582
1,432
1,382
1,296
1,068
1,032
1,032
Drumclift'o
1895
—
—
—
—
—
288
695
987
1,197
1,288
Drumlease
1895
—
—
—
—
—
—
269
236
231
t
East Muskerry . .
1893
-
-
—
41
480
t
859
857
829
809
Enniscorfchy Skimming
1899
—
_
—
t
Station.
Feenagh
1891
—
303
431
499
347
651
861
776
1,054
1,034
Gaultier
1894
—
—
—
—
«
813
1,087
1,109
1,272
1,474
Glen of Aherlo-w
1892
—
—
290
320
693
806
758
712
688
726
Glen william
1891
—
383
1,046
374
720
797
902
966
1,093
963
Glin
1891
—
867
850
764
806
746
605
737
829
811
Granagh
1890
—
553
815
554
451
403
565
685
763
447
Grange
1891
—
•
864
1,298
1,771
2,210
2,230
2,309
2,462
2,461
Grangemockler
1894
—
—
—
—
291
444
583
700
629
768
Inch..
1895
—
—
—
—
—
—
555
730
804
702
Kilcorney
1891
—
605
569
569
665
562
658
583
604
512
Kildysart
1891
—
*
»
294
442
t
t
495
589
t
Kilmacow
1895
—
—
—
—
—
211
285
t
383
383
Kilmanagh
1895
—
—
—
—
—
—
888
1,034
1,475
t
Labasheeda
1891
—
188
746
693
590
659
536
699
551
513
Liscarrol
1890
_
354
722
631
933
737
604
825
743
796
Lissarda
1832
_
—
263
446
608
536
720
542
605
671
Lombardstown
1890
_
348
717
525
790
509
1,082
1,853
2,245
2,281
Milford
1891
—
297
891
1,076
1,034
1,034
919
843
781
730
* Not commenced business.
CAPITAL AND SALES.
169
SALES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
189S.
1899.
FISHING-conJ.
Ireland— cont.
(a) CO-OPERATTVE
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
DAIRIES— con t.
-
4,235
9,156
11,205
10,104
10,167
9,417
11,271
8,176
t
Ardpatrick.
-
-
-
—
—
-
t
3,641
2,720
3,177
Ballinamnlt.
-
-
-
—
-
—
3,143
4,105
5,085
6,959
Ballycane-w.
-
2,615
3,742
4,484
4,779
6,481
5,644
6,058
6,539
6,661
Ballyhahill.
-
-
-
-
-
2,490
3,143
4,237
3,996
4,568
Ballyhale.
-
-
• -
—
-
865
3,711
5,173
4,980
5,166
Ballylongford.
-
--
-
2,036
3,189
2,317
2,566
3.339
2,812
1,948
Ballypatrick.
-
-
-
—
*
863
3,185
2,785
2,439
3,150
Ballywilliatn.
-
3,799
6,455
8,066
6,220
6,913
7,223
7,023
4,684
t
Bulgaden.
-
-
-
-
-
582
4,862
5,755
6,656
7,193:
Carrigeen.
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
*
Cavan Creameries.
-
1,829
5,968
5,929
6,150
7,667
9,889
10,399
10,593
10,476
Clouncagh.
-
*
2,071
5,288
6,627
6,858
5,480
5,010
4,067
4,268
Doneraile.
-
-
-
-
-
221
5,335
7,077
6,509
6,920
Drumcliffe.
—
-
-
-
-
-
1,859
2,150
1,478
t
Drumlease.
-
-
-
*
1,492
t
3,062
3,476
3,691
2,839
East Muskerry.
,
_
—
t
Enniscorthy Skim-
ming Station.
—
1,888
4,195
5,917
9,020
10,642
12,402
11,933
10,588
10,997
Feenagh.
-
-
-
-
•
71
4.596
6,671
6,455
6,129
Gaultier.
-
-
2,239
5,711
5,745
6,354
6,988
6,667
8,160
9,473
Glen of Aherlow.
—
*
2,554
4,972
5,148
6,989
6,438
7,199
8,134
9,889
Glenwilliam.
-
1,259
3,278
3,331
2,718
3,972
4,323
5,263
5,176
4,867
Glin.
-
2,958
6,142
5,852
4,803
4,398
6,950
7,985
7,698
7,952
Granagh.
—
*
3,154
12,125
14,346
13,785
16,103
14,108
10,617
9,753
Grange.
—
-
-
-
1,539
4,878
5,334
6,744
6,684
7,667
Grangemockler.
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,869
3,522
3,935
4,693
Inch.
-
1,283
3,671
3,398
2,400
2,049
2,223
2,301
2,228
2,339
Kilcorney.
—
*
*
1,613
1,442
t
t
1,181
790
t
Kildysart.
-
-
-
-
-
1,814
2,430
t
2,128
2,718
Kilmacow.
-
-
—
-
—
-
6,372
8,181
7,602
7.868J
Kilmanagh.
-
1,436
2,146
2,315
2,308
2,408
2,396
2,732
1,991
1,623
Labasheeda.
—
3,871
4,324
5,240
4,901
8,260
9,723
11,216
10,140
7,735
Liscarrol.
—
-
797
2,649
2,236
3,214
3,967
6,485
6,595
7,363
Lissarda.
-
3,740
5,155
6,785
8,006
12,840
17,621
17,199
19,339
19,583
Lombardstown.
—
256
1,923
2,336
2,145
2,319
2,002
7,735
6,897
4,948
Milford.
t Not stated.
Not included in Summary Tables. See Note on pp. 160-1.
170
CO-OPEBATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
TOTAL CAPITAL (SHARE, LOAN, AND RESERVE).
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Ireland— cont.
AGRICULTURE AND
(a) CO-OPERATIVE
DAIRIES— cont.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Milltown
1895
-
-
-
-
-
266
493
608
688
1,017
Mourne Abbey
1895
-
-
-
-
-
392
665
735
894
941
Muckalee
1891
-
«
680
898
1,336
1,992
1,734
1,696
1,723
1,722
Mullinahone
1893
-
-
—
266
' 428
428
684
462
506
506
Newcastle West
1891
-
513
G72
592
593
634
731
745
944
t
Newtown Sandes
1895
—
-
—
-
-
-
738
734
1,148
1,138
Rathduft
1895
-
-
—
-
—
—
749
90
t
t
Shanagolden
1890
-
513
829
1,035
863
836
956
1,036
1,019
1,077
Windgap
1893
-
-
-
*
614
875
1,119
1,142
1,317
1,504
(&) AGRICULTURAL AND
DAIRYING SOCIETIES.
Acbonry
1897
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
771
1,443
Aghadowey
1898
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
1,379
Ahogbill
1899
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
221
Albany
1898
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
247
452
Ardstraw
1898
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
303
329
Augher
1899
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
*
Ballaghadereen . .
1898
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
669
t .
Ballinarnallard ..
1897
-
-
-
~
-
-
-
339
663
1,215
Ballinfull
1897
-
—
-
-
—
-
-
492
632
804
Ballintrellick
1897
—
-
-
-
—
—
-
415
380
1,079
Ballycroy
1898
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
•
*
Ballyhar
1898
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
•
945
Ballymote
1897
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
706
1,198
t
Bally rashane
1896
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
890
1,117
1,161
Bally vistea
1896
-
-
-
--
-
-
472
521
619
796
Barndarrig
1896
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
396
557
603
Bekan
1899
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
•
Belleek
1899
-
—
-
~
—
—
—
-
-
728
Belmullet
1898
—
-
—
•-
—
—
-
-
•
t
Beragh
1897
-
-
-
••
-
-
-
-
433
945
Blackwaterto wn
1899
—
—
—
•-
—
—
-
-
-
*
Boherlahan
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
81
211
Boyle
1898
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
1,147
930
Brackey
1898
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
131
239
Callan
Calverstown
1899
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
:
:
9
153
t
Castlecaulfleld ..
1898
—
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
*
846
Not commenced business.
CAPITAL AND BALES.
171
SALES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
FISHING-co^.
Ireland— con t.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
(a) CO-OPERATIVE
DAIRIES— cont.
-
-
—
-
-
2,099
3,996
3,907
2,865
3,267
Milltown.
-
-
-
—
—
4,412
6,830
9,277
5,742
5,082
Mourne Abbey.
-
*
1,969
2,549
4,498
3,853
3,543
3,569
4,273
4,103
Muckalee.
-
-
-
3,101
5,554
5,230
5,728
7,577
7,167
7,396
Mullinahone.
-
1,802
3,912
3,196
4,236
7,509
7,052
6,774
5,692
t
Newcastle West.
-
-
-
-
—
-
4,327
6,609
6,781
6,245
Newtown Sandes.
-
-
—
—
—
-
1,088
1,448
t
f
Rathduff.
-
2,056
4,521
5,376
5,282
5,878
7,115
8,840
9,069
10,697
Sbanagolden.
-
-
-
*
'5,396
8,842
8,349
9,074
10,060
12,564
Wind gap.
( 6) AGRICULTURAL AND
DAIRYING SOCIETIES.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,895
7,005
Achonry.
—
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
3,086
Aghadowey.
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
363
Ahoghill.
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
199
1,645
Albany.
—
-
-
—
—
-
-
-
655
2,527
Ardstraw.
—
-
~
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
Augher.
—
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
2,793
t
Ballaghadereen.
—
-
—
—
-
-
-
403
3,802
6,758
Ballinamallard.
-
-
—
—
-
-
-
688
3,163
3,011
Ballinfull.
—
-
—
—
—
-
-
287
2,812
3,539
Ballintrellick.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
*
Ballycroy.
-
—
-
-
-
-
—
—
*
3,268
Ballyhar.
-
-
—
—
—
-
—
3,551
10,050
t
Ballymote.
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
1,650
3,673
5,849
Bally rashane.
-
-
—
—
—
-
4,275
8,079
6,973
7,487
Ballyvistea."
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
919
2,840
3,914
Barndarrig.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
Bekan.
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
532
Belleek.
-
-
-
—
—
—
-
—
*
t
Belmullet.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,352
5,308
Beragh.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
Black waterto w n.
-
-
—
-
—
—
—
—
*
2,386
Boberlahan.
_
-
—
—
-
-
-
—
2,270
3,810
Boyle.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
328
1,416
Braekey.
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,509
Callan.
-
-
4.
—
—
-
-
—
*
t
Calverstown.
—
, —
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
2,617
Castlecaulfleld.
t Not stated.
172
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
Tear of Estab-
lishment.
TOTAL CAPITAL (SHARE, LOAN, AND RESERVE).
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Ireland— con*.
AGRICULTURE AND
(6) AGRICULTURAL AND
DAIRYING SOCIETIES
— cont.
Oastleda-wson . .
1898
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
•
£
516
Castleisland
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
500
400
400
400
Claregalway
1899
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
Cleenish
1897
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
•
Clones
1897
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
595
769
Clonoe
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
Clonoulty
1898
-
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
435
1,003
Cloughmills
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
Coagh
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
632
735
464
Collooney
1897
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
4,105
4,890
Cookstown
1896
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
726
574
660
County Monaghan
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
—
I
Croghan
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
732
1,055
Crumlin
1897
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,452
1,689
Curglasson
1898
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
•
442
Derrygonnelly
1898
—
-
-
—
—
-
—
—
519
831
Desertmartin
1898
-
—
—
—
—
-
-
—
29
t
Doons
1897
—
—
—
-
—
—
—
357
673
592
Dromahair
1897
—
-
—
—
—
—
—
471
732
1,552
Dromard
1898
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
t
Drombane
1896
-
—
—
—
—
—
25
913
881
1,406
Dromore
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
I
Druinlegagh
1898
-
—
—
—
—
-
—
—
131
t
Drumquin
1898
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
813
Duneane
1897
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
640
986
Dungannon
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
282
Erne
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
725
Fairymount
1898
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
•
•
Fennor
1899
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
*
Ferns
1899
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
-
-
t
Finn Valley
1898
—
—
—
—
-
—
—
-
*
E93
Fintona
1895
—
—
—
—
—
—
141
347
450
307
Five Mile Town..
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
•
1,231
Freshf ord
1896
-
-
-
-
-
-
486
532
970
t
Garrison
1899
—
—
—
-
—
—
-
-
—
•
Garvagh
1899
—
—
—
—
—
-
—
—
—
469§
• Not commenced business.
t Not stated.
CAPITAL AND BALES.
173
SALES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1398.
1899.
FISHING-conf.
Ireland— cont.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
(&) AGRICULTURAL AND
DAIRYING SOCIETIES
— cont.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
1,067
Castledawson.
-
-
-
-
—
—
1,014
4,994
3,346
2,910
Castleisland.
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
-
—
t
Claregalway.
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
*
•
Cleenish.
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
922
3,942
Clones.
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
-
t
Clonoe.
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
858
11,085
Clonoulty.
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
*
Cloughmills.
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
1,612
4,724
8,109
Coagh.
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
2,709
10,441
Collooney.
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
2,636
2,158
2,275.
Cookstown.
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
+
County Monaghan.
—
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
1,872
3,755
Croghan.
—
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
2,695
t
Crumlin.
—
—
-
-
—
—
—
—
•
2,007
Curglasson.
—
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
2,647
8,627
Derrygonnelly.
—
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
265
t
Desertmartin.
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
1,337
2,826
2,981
Boons.
—
-
-
-
-
—
—
a
2,692
6,736
Dromahair.
—
-
-
-
j-
—
—
—
*
t
Dromard.
-
-
—
—
—
—
317
4,037
11,135
10,788
Drombane.
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
I
Dromore.
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
647
t
Drumlegagh.
—
—
-
-
—
—
—
*
1,477
Brumquin.
—
—
~
-
-
—
—
—
1,585
4,286
Buneane.
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
832
Bungannon.
—
—
-
-
-
-
—
—
•
2,928
Erne.
—
—
-
-
-
—
—
—
•
•
Fairymount.
—
—
-
—
-
—
—
—
—
•
Fennor.
—
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
t
Ferns.
—
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
*
2,049
Finn Valley.
—
—
—
—
-
-
467
2,000
2,447
2,766
Fintona.
—
—
-
—
-
-
—
—
*
3,723
Five Mile Town.
—
—
-
—
-
-
2,612
3,112
4,553
t
Freshford.
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
*
Garrison.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
862§
Garvagh.
1 Only commenced business at end of 1899. § Not included in Summary Tables. See note on pp. 160-1,
174
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
TOTAL CAPITAL (SHARE, LOAN, AND RESERVE).
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Ireland— con t.
AGRICULTURE AND
(6.) AGRICULTURAL &
DAIRYING SOCIETIES
— cont.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Gowna
1898
—
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
*
t
Great Northern
1898
-
—
-
—
—
—
—
—
1,183
t
Gurteen
Harp
1897
1897
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
146
440
435
652
593
663
t
Horn Hill
1899
Irvinestown
1897
-
—
-
—
-
-
-
—
757
1,003
Kells
1898
-
—
—
—
—
—
-
—
*
»
Kenneigh
1899
-
—
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
:
Killasnet
1899
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
*
Killeshandra
1696
—
—
—
—
—
-
—
1,013
1,538
1,793
Killeter
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
364
664
Killyman
1898
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
•
1,978
Kilmactranny
1898
-
—
—
—
—
-
—
-
544
710
Kilmeedy
1896
—
—
—
-
—
—
285
1,288
1,163
1,096
Kilmoyler
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
•
Kilnamartyra
1899
—
—
—
—
-
—
'-
-
-
Kilross
1896
—
-
—
—
—
—
450
519
t
111
Kiltoom
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
Kinawley
1898
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
•
t
Kinlough
1897
—
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,019
1,120
Knockyicar
1898
—
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
520
838
Lagan
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
500
909
897
1,355
Lisnaskea
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
—
*
828
Lissan
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
t
Longford
1895
—
—
—
—
—
—
630
684
710
782
Loughgall
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
t
Macroom
1899
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
716
Monageer
1899
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
*
Moneymore
1896
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
*
361
564
Mossgrove
1898
-
—
—
—
-
—
-
-
77
194
Mountjoy ..
1898
-
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
447
476
Moycullen
1898
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
*
*
Newmills
1898
-
-
—
—
—
-
-
-
304
481
Newtownsaville
1899
-
-
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
*
North Oappagh
1897
—
-
—
-
—
-
—
540
328
376
Not commenced business.
t Not stated.
Only commenced business at end of 1899.
CAPITAL AND SALES.
175
SALES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
FISHING-eon*.
Ireland— con/.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
(6.) AGRICULTURAL &
DAIRYING SOCIETIES
— cont.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
t
Qowna.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,105
t
Great Northern.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
358
622
3,524
Gurteen.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
567
1,588
2,838
Harp.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
Horn Hill.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,492
3,839
Irvinestown.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
*
Kells.
—
—
—
—
_
—
_
—
—
t
Kenneigh.
—
—
—
—
_
—
—
—
—
«
Killasnet.
—
—
—
—
_
—
—
4,620
9,730
14,509
Killeshandra.
—
—
—
—
—
_
—
—
1,517
4,397
Killeter.
—
—
—
—
_
—
—
—
*
1,808
Killyman.
—
—
—
—
_
_
—
—
2,168
4,473
Kilmactranny.
-
-
—
—
—
—
4,864
5,431
6,122
7,699
Kilmeedy.
—
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
Kilmoyler.
—
—
—
_
_
—
—
—
—
t
Kilnamartyra.
—
—
-
-
—
—
3,062
5,259
t
6,301
Kilros9.
—
—
—
—
_.
—
—
—
—
t
Kiltoom.
—
—
—
_
—
—
—
_
*
t
Kinawley.
—
—
—
-i
—
—
—
—
2,360
4,554
Kinlough.
—
—
—
_
—
—
—
—
1,701
3,994
Knockricar.
—
—
—
—
—
—
246
4,192
6,342
7,240
Lagan.
—
—
—
_
—
—
—
—
*
2,154
Lisnaskea.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*
1,088§
Lissan.
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,577
1,283
1,777
2,492
Longford.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
Lough gall.
—
—
—
—
—
_
—
—
—
35
Macroom.
—
—
—
_
_
_
—
—
—
*
Monageer.
—
—
—
—
_
—
—
*
3,425
11,285
Money more.
—
—
—
_
—
—
—
—
982
2,651
Mossgrove.
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
831
2,644
Mountjoy.
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
«
*
Moycullen.
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
342
1,263
Newmills.
—
-
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
*
Newtownsaville.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
1,450
2,458
North Cappagh.
5 Not included in Summary Tables. See Note on pp. 160-1.
176
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
Group of Trade and
02 +J
«g
TOTAL CAPITAL (SHARE, LOAN, AND RESERVE).
Name of Society.
2!
Si
$~
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Ireland— cont.
AGRICULTURE AND
(Z>.) AGRICULTURAL &
DAIRYING SOCIETIES
— cont.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Omagh
1897
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
633
688
695
Outrath
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
•
Pettigo
1899
—
—
—
— '
—
—
—
—
—
232
Pomeroy
1897
—
-
—
—
—
—
•
—
698
891
Ramelton
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
—
t
656
Riverstown
1897
—
-
—
—
—
—
--
—
864
904
Rock
1898
—
—
—
-
—
' —
—
—
174
296
Shaneragh
1897
-
-
-
—
-
—
—
362
679
681
Silvermines
1896
—
-
-
-
—
—
308
330
909
478
Sooey
1897
—
-
-
—
—
—
—
371
614
1,035
Spamount
1897
—
-
-
—
—
—
—
427
835
594
Springfield
1897
-
—
. —
—
—
—
—
—
815
2,091
Springmount
1896
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
889
1,167
1,113
Tartaraghan
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
46||
Toames
1898
—
-
—
—
-
—
—
-
412
288
Upper Church . . . ;
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
•
Urney
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
—
32||
Whealt
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
t
Whitecrosa
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
955
PRINTING, BOOKBINDING, AND
England and Wales.
Blackpool Union
1896
—
—
_
917
1,465
1,615
1,767
Printers.
Bookbinders' Co-opera-
1885
419
412
412
400
398
396
396
418
419
400
. -tive (London).
Co-operatwe Newspaper
1871
4,953
5,042
6,770
13,059
20,383
17,624
17,321
16,679
17,201
21,685
(Manchester).^
Co-operative Printing
1869
26,092
27,817
29,334
25,973
28,168
39,915
46,446
48,468
54,060
48,760
(Manchester.)
Co-operative Type-
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
54
108
120
137
writers' (London;
Coventry Printing
1896
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
42
28
70
Darwen Printing and
1899
—
—
—
_
16311
Publishing.
Derby Printers'
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
~
—
—
t
Hull Printers ..
1897
—
—
—
—
—
-
—
438
403
566
Leicester Printing
1892
—
—
335
746
1,118
1,625
2,448
3,372
3,681
4,763
Manchester Labour Press
1893
-
-
—
587
1,700
1,112
1,839
2,264
2,342 2,479
Nottingham Printing . .
1895
-
-
-
-
-
216
316
382
806
866
Not stated.
t Not commenced business,
% Four months' Vorking,
CAPITAL AND SALES.
177
. —
SALES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
1390.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1394.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1399.
FISHING-con*.
Ireland— cont.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
(b.) AGRICULTURAL &
DAIRYING SOCIETIES
— cont.
-
-
-
—
-
—
—
760
2,966
3,334
Omagh.
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
—
*
Outrath.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
324
Pettigo.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
657
3,303
Pomeroy.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
t
863
Bamelton.
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,758
6,779
Biverstown.
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
447
*
Bock.
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
833
3,236
5,298
Shaneragh.
—
-
—
...
-
-
2,051
3,992
4,404
4,967
Silvermines.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,848
6,920
9,281
Sooey.
-
-
-
—
—
-
1,287
5,122
10,457
Spamount.
-
-
-
-
-
—
_
-
1,411:
8,151
Springfield.
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
3,687
3,722
4,616
Springmount.
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
-
—
t
Tartaraghan.
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
—
1,5(57
4,707
Toames.
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
*
Upper Church,
—
-
-
-
-
-
—
~
-
t
Urney.
-
-
-
-
-
-
t
2,882
Whealt.
Whitecross.
PUBLISHING TRADES.
England and Wales.
593
6,448
588
6,354
618
8,327
673
8,473
740
7,427
766
7,413
551
848
7.983
2,009
836
8,811
1,310
797
11,760
2,041
753
12,273
Blackpool Union
Printers.
Bookbinders' Co-opera-
tive (London ).
Co-operative, Newspaper
58,492
63,148
64,618
66,448
51,440
68,644
67,310
73
72,667
157
218
76,475
182
742
78,246
197
720
Co-operative Printing
(Manchester).
Co-operative Type-
writers (London).
Coventry Printing.
—
—
—
111
t
Darwen Printing and
Publishing.
Derby Printers.
-
-
-
-
-
- -
f
645
1,125
Hull Printers.
-
—
t
607
1,117
2,072 2,451
3,096
3,769
.1,187
Leicester Printing.
-
-
-
'3.95
2,251
3,250 3,696
3,160 2,9S1
1,741
Manchester Labour Press.
—
—
—
—
—
133 553
950
1,421
1,406
Nottingham Printing.
§ A Federation of Societies.
3207
Not included in Summary Tables. See Note on pp. 160-1.
M
178
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
TOTAL CAPITAL (SHARE, LOAN, AND RESERVE).
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
PRINTING, BOOKBINDING, AND
England and Wales-
cow t.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
ft
Photographic Co-opera-
tive (Maidstone).
Plymouth Printers
1893
1899
-
:
:
34
159
155
177
181
152
161
Scotland.
•
Edinburgh Printing§
1873
16,643
16,760
16.330
15.431
14.781
19,144
19.523
211,111
20,396
19,864
Labour Literature (Glax
(JOW).
Scottish Co-operative
Newspaper (Glantjotr).
1891
1893
-
114
153
362
357
t .
656
75
819
124
613
144
737
643
822
259
Ireland.
Irish Co-operative News-
paper (Dublin).
1895
—
—
—
—
—
—
757
1,058
1,762
1,955
England and Wales.
WOODWORKING AND
Bolton Cabinet-makers
1892
-
-
40
231
296
505
672
794
1,015 1,116
Bradford Cabinet-
makers.
Bristol Pianoforte
1890
1893
112
469
1.01)2
2.597
3,044
1,396
4,497
1,325
5,152
1,275
5.425
1,565
5,691 5,817
1,649 l.t'f.l
Halifax Cabinet Mann -
facturers.
Household Furnishing
(Newcastle-on-Ty ne ).§
Newcastle - on - Tyne
Cabinet-maJtera
Staveley Bobbin ..
1899
1873
1892
1880
15,785
2,622
15,657
2,473
If>.f,fi7
I!'.'
8,483
18,661
57
8J73
It;.:",!!)
87
2,323
18,31.4
132
2,359
22,166
207
8,816
21,274
222
t
26,243 27.687
327 517
2.325 2,320
England and Wales.
POTTERY AND BRICK-
Brownfield's Guild Pot-
tery (Stoke-on-Trent).||
Kent Brickmaking
(Teynham).§
1892
1892
-
-
13,915
*
15,925
2,431
16,839
2,712
21,435
5,024
25,272
4,834
26,620
6,613
6,854
18,098
6,814
England and Wales.
(a) CORN MILLING.
FOOD PREPARA-
Colne Valet
1888
14,630
16,128
16,148
15,920
16,966
19,260
22,382
23,689 I 24,109
23,723
Derwrnf*!. ..
1872
29,313
31,860
33,471
34,yw
34,381
34,708
34,292
29,081
28,857
29,547
Halifax
1847
97,680
100,657
98,189
96,858
93,452
100,609
97,112
103,834
102,416
106,965
Northallerton
1857
2,334
1,861
1,706
2,139
1,450
4,136
3,442
4,150
:,. ixu
5,12;;
Ripon and Bishoptun
1854
1,530
2,040
2,003
2,079
2,100 2,508
2,726
8,174
3,598
3,727
Rochdale District..
1850
86,898
93,122
103,358
101,741
95,438
95,870
95,446
93,352
88,880
81.048
Sowerbu Bridge United
District.
Stnr(Oldham) ..
1854
1868
125,207
65,394
125,028
65,531
124,218
85,293
126.368
93,780
123,575
84,863
126,900
76,477
t24,112
75,483
121,683
74,537
139,316
72,941
117,775
68,081
* Not commenced business.
t Not stated.
J Six weeks' trade.
CAPITAL AND SALES.
179
SALES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
PUBLISHING TRADES -cont.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
England and Wales—
cont.
-
-
-
•
73
109
200
235
260
201
*
Photographic Co-opera-
tive (Maidstone).
Plymouth Printers.
Scotland.
10,081
9,487
7,954
8,1'fil
8,357
9,676
10,428
10,623
10,572
10,497
Edinburgh Printing.§
-
195
977
873
2,140
t
1,943
556
1,517
678
1,619
1,150
1,490
1,521
1,695
1,565
Labour Literature (Glas-
gow).
Scottish Co-operative
Newspaper (Glasgow).
Ireland.
—
—
—
—
-
—
1,079
2,443
1,622
1,519
Irish Co - operative
Newspaper (Dublin).
FURNISHING TRADES.
England and Wales.
—
—
32;
1,099
2,360
2,863
3,845
4,591
4,311
4,648
Bolton Cabinet-makers.
212
1,875.
2,384
4,622
3,515
481
4,484
1,025
5,130
958
3,793
863
4,619
994
5,588
969
Bradford Cabinet-
makers.
Bristol Pianoforte.
10,246
3,589
14,255
4,090
11,948
502
3,874
10,547
1,128
2,590
11,295
1,994
2,569
10,541
2,138
2,491
12,510
2,275
3,059
15,998
3,018
2,511
18,366
4,014
2,414
t
22,658
5,525
2,466
Halifax Cabinet Manu-
facturers.
Household Furnishing
(Newcastle-on-Tyne).§
Newcastle - on - Tyne
Cabinet-makers.
Stavcley Bobbin.
MAKING TRADES.
England and Wales.
-
-
*
•
19,100
308
20,292
2,467
21,739
3,665
26,912
3,742
16,130
4,877
8,280
19,752
8,464
Brownfleld's Guild Pot-
tery (Stoke-on-Trent).||
Kent Brickmaking
(Teynham).§
TION TRADES.
England and Wales.
(ID COKN MILLING.
51,944
58,126
48,648
41,974
38,372
40,897
45,332
48,702
61,370
63;019
Colne Vale.f
103,474
118,754
97,068
91,969
80,373
88,864
88,S83
102,382
112,840
104,144
Derwennt.^
212, 167
275,902
277,970
2 18, :}<)()
181,453
190,593
227,031
286,523
314,563
277,867
Halifax.
9,739
9,549
9,017
6,762
5,417
5,997
8,614
11,688
14,774
16,106
Northallcrtu//.
5,799
7,396
7,071
C.98S
6,825
7,321
7,327
8,057
9,481
8,535
Eipon and Bishopton.
236,635
315,599
256,261
1X5.641
168,290
180,050
178,405
205,929
\ 205,440
160,132
Rochdale District.
473,790
72,1137
526,904
45,428
457,674
197,630
388083
179,186
300,826
154,719
287,490 -312,717
151,944 179,835
378,788
208,204
429,^03
260,875
341,035
214,047
Sowerby Bridw United
District.
Star (OldJtam).
3207
§ Registered under Companies Act.
II Reconstructed under Companies Act in 1898.
1 A Federation of Distributive Societies.
M 2
180
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
M
si*
TOTAL CAPITAL (SHARE, LOAN, AND RESERVE).
Group of Trade and
H <B
Name of Society.
ojj
£~
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
England and Wales—
cont.
FOOD PREPARATION
(b) BAKING.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
A Ifred Joint Stock
1854
1,312
1,240
1,211
1,220
1,377
1,405
2,207
2,154
2,466
2,424
(Ashford, Kent).
Birmingham Mutual . .
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,156*
Greenwich Industrial ..
1847
966
1,158
916
1,016
1,010
1,139
1,253
1,171
1,188
1,193
Jewish Bakers (Man-
1899
— -
—
—
—
—
+
chester).
Nottingham Operative
1893
—
— •
—
128
146
191
206
217
201
199
Scotland.
Abernethy
1853
100
100
100
150
425
676
600
603
760
695
Alva
1847
5,706
5,863
6,428
6,818
6,934
6,996
6,921
7,036
6,724
6,855
Auchterardcr
1874
347
369
382
348
366
389
562
655
696
730
Sainsford and Graham -
1847
3,532
4,084
4,196
4,465
7,254
9,126
8,874
10,419
11,991
13,592
ston.
Burntitland
1854
1,384
1,384
1,384
1,384
1,384
1,613
1,384
1,439
1,410
1,425
Carronshore
1853
926
903
950
424
1,101
890
764
1,292
1,378
1,417
ChapelJtallS
1890
—
1,404
2,909
4,014
4,260
4,646
5,802 6,100
*
6,148
Dalry\\
1858
321
321
326
323
251
277
293
310
sas
337
East of Fife §
1893
-
—
-
246
256
255
260
287
310
245*
Glasgow United §
1869
44,969
51,592
59,726
74,882
89,614
113,602
133,252
189,776
156,623
189,853
Hamilton
1891
-
t
1,351
3,661
4,823 7,375
7,425
7,432
10,144
11,662
Kettle
1840
1,432
1,469
1,538
1,421
1,401
1,308
1,360
1,366
1,313
1,416
Newburgh and Mount
1862
301
305
306
310
586
614
633
648
639
650
Pleasant.
Stenhousemnir, East . .
1847
2,776
3,261
3,619
3,711
3,975
4,743
5,212
5,684
6,486
7,639
TilHcouUrij
1846
6,747
6,927
6,955
7,089
7,000
7,035
7,046
7,308
8,272
8,864
(c.) MISCELLANEOUS.
England and Wales.
Associated Beverage
1898
—
—
_
—
_
_
875
4,166
(Nottingham).
Blackpool Mineral
1897
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
944
3,112
3,900
Water.
Co-operative Sundries
1885
2,229
3,278
5,153
5,708
6,052
7,065
9,492
9,634
10,485
13,872
(Droylsden).
Licensed Trade Supply
1898
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,952
(Coventry).
London Productive
1885
2,188
2,354
2,547
2,576
2,517
2,567
2,725
2,783
2,825
2,768
(Cocoa) (Thames
Ditton).
1
England and Wales.
BASS DRESSING AND
British Bone Brush
1899
—
_
_
_
_
_
317
Manufacturers (Lon-
don).
Co-operative Bass
1889
658
662
642
703
795
1,071
1,170
1,150
1,117
1.152
Dressers (London).
Huddersfleld Brush
1899
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
260
Manufacturing.
i
* Not included in Summary Tables. See Note on pp. 160-1.
t Not commenced business. t Not stated.
CAPITAL AND SALES.
181
SALES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
TBADES-cwtf.
England and Wales—
cont.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
(b) BAKING.
2,102
2,821
2,941
3,177
3,571
3,947
4,671
6,514
7,600
7,016
Alfred Joint Stock
(Aahford, Kent).
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
t
Birmingham Mutual.
1,834
2,156
1,898
1,605
1,468
1,398
1,337
1,560
1,575
1,250
Greenwich Industrial.
*
Jewish Bakers (Man-
chester).
—
—
—
719
1,054
1,119
1,010
1,033
1,076
914
Nottingham Operative.
Scotland.
1,382
1,486
1,472
1,450
1,437
1,500
1,553
1,504
1,665
1,510
Abcrnethy.
8,470
8,041
7,944
6,957
6,554
6,255
6,061
6,665
6,914
6,182
Alva.
1,915
1,974
1,940
1,854
1,638
1,553
1,847
1,808
2,064
1,815
Auchterarder.
12,035
12,742
11,662
10,591
11,176
11,932
13,364
15,933
18,570
18,955
Balnsford and Graham
xton .
2,165
2,209
3,035
2,146
1,845
1,645
1,567
2,010
1,906
1,723
Bumtisland.
3,055
3,167
2,979
5,695
2,798
2,816
3,013
3,245
3,333
3,355
Carronshore.
—
6,598
7,929
7,747
7,986
10,100
11,124
11,508
:
15,227
Chapelhall.§
2,086
2,190
2,289
2,265
2,120
2,089
2,209
2,588
2,633
2,249
Dalru.\\
—
—
—
432
1,414
1,462
1,916
2,424
2,927
2,878*
East of Fife.S
91,756
116,922
136,028
135,140
146,113
179,435
217,430
288,116
327,328
320,651
Glasgow United.§
—
t
t
2,870
8,194
11,720
14,055
18,020
22,003
23,876
Hamilton.
5,564
5,678
5,596
5,327
4,470
3,889
4,006
4,195
4,189
4,186
Kettle.
1,856
1,943
1,712
1,554
1,448
1,3S9
1,353
1,431
1,517
1,391
Ncwburgh and Mount
Pleasant.
5,1-34
6,151
6,615
5,814
5,622
6,407
6,628
7,717
9,431
9,176
Stcnhousemuir, East.
8,497
8,853
9,208
8,396
7,758
7,789
8,026
8,393
8,853
8,441
TilUcoultry.
(c.) MISCELLANEOUS.
England and Wales.
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
f
835
Ass-ociated Beverage
(Nottingham).
.
t
986
1,754
Blackpool Mineral
Water.
6,369
8,745
11,885
13,357
14,579
19,722
22,406
24,734
26,508
31,191
Co-operative Sundries
(Droylsden).
—
2,281
Licensed Trade Supply
(Coventry).
2,315
2,443
2,754
2,576
2,628
2,706
2,850
2,537
2,350
2,161
London Productive
(Cocoa) (Thames
Ditton).
BRUSH MAKING TRADES.
•
England and Wales.
_
_
_
_
345
British Bone Brush
Manufacturers (Lon-
don).
4,331
3,333
1,960
2,496
3,970
o,044
4,128
3,735
3,262
3,714
Co-operative Bass
Dressers (London ).
311
Hudderslield Brush
Manufacturing.
§ A Federation of Distributive Societies.
II Kegistered under Companies Act.
182
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
Group of Trade and
a
TOTAL CAPITAL (.SHARE, LOAN, AND RESERVE).
Name of Society.
oj
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
LEATHER
England and Wales.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Canterbury Tanners ..
1895
-
-
-
-
-
185
1,220
2,416
4,620
0
Higham Ferrers Leather
1896
60
62
56:
Dressers.
London Leather Manu-
1891
—
65
197
603
1,363 \ 1,833
2,894 ; 3,176
3,289
3,829
facturing.
Manchester Portman-
1899
—
—
—
—
— —
—
341
teau Manufacturers.
Walsall Horse Collar
1891
—
109
215
223
222
232
:',20 376
414
452
and Leather.
* Not stated
t Not commenced business.
CAPITAL AND SALES.
183
SALES.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
TRADES.
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
England and Wales.
-
-
-
-
-
t
542
1,299
2,694
2,602:
Canterbury Tanner?.
_
_
t
t
t
Higha m Ferrers Leath er
Dressers.
—
•
442
3,197
7,431
8,244
8,703
9,630
5,396
5,547
London Leather Manu-
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
589
facturing.
Manchester Portman-
teau Manufacturer"
—
697
917
1,013
1,113
1,161
1,261
1,628
1,805
1,883
Walfsall Horse Collar
.
and Leather.
.t Mot included in Summary Tables. See Note on pp. 160-1.
184
PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.-
TABLE 40.— DIVISION of PROFIT* in 1898 by 98f WORKMEN'S
{Compiled from the published Accounts
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
No. of
Employees
at end of
1898.
Amount
paid in
Wages
and
Salaries
in 1898.
Amount of Profit
Share-
holders.
Customers.
Em-
ployees.
Reserve,
including
Accident
Compen-
sation
Funds.
BUILDING TRADES :—
Cambridge Builders
2
£
329
£
8
£
ENGL.
£
kND AND
£
Co-op. Builders (London)
34
4,265
8
—
253
381
General „ „
52
4,415
73
' —
-
-
Kettering „
41
2,454
131
305
2971
242
Leicester „
40
3,319
55
2
123;
80
•
Oxford Builders and
Decorators.
Plymouth Decorators . .
Total
QUARRYING :—
17
3
1,008
230
15
4
11
21
17+
10
10
9
189
16,020
294
339
700
722
Howley Park
METAL, ENGINEERING A
SHIPBUILDLM; :
240
15,145
2,400
-
-
-
Bro'.nsgrove Nail Forger.-
80
1,579
48
29
GO: . 10
Calderdak; Clo;.r Sundries
18
594
35
50
15
6
Co-operative Padlock
(Walsali).
Coventry Wateh ..
199
29
8,669
217
219
94
85
630:
85
62
Dudley Bucket and
Fender.
Keighley Ironworks
99
42
4,553
2,683
422
471
537
218
468
66
125
136
Leicester Engineers
11
700
12
-
-
-
Long Eaton Engineering
4
306
12
-
6
-
Northern Iron and Tin-
plate (Durham).
Sheffield Cutlery ..
30
54
1,215
927
96
42
39
45
11
55
rade Unionists' Sheep
Shear (Sheffield).
Medway Barge Building
63
10
4,190
279
120
25
:
275
25;
267
22
Union Shipbuilding
(Blyth).
Total
TEXTILES :-
25
1,198
27.110
30
1,626
-
1,611
682
657
1,009
Airedale Worsted
36
2,127
490
442
41
57
Eccles Manufacturing . .
81
4,014
635
—
-
190
HeDden Bridge Fustian..
355
15,169
1,385
1,801
736
300
* Including ordinary and special depreciation, it not having been found possible to separate these.
t Including amount carried to Provident Funds.
185
DIVISION OF PROFIT.
CO-OPERATIVE PKODUCTIVE SOCIETIES in GREAT BRITAIN.
of tJte Associations concerned.^)
in 1898 allotted to
Total
Profit
allotted.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
Depre-
ciation.*
Social
and
Educa-
tional
purposes.
Subscriptions
and Donations
to Charitable
and other
purposes.
Bad debts,
and reduc-
tion of
previous
losses.
Com-
mittees
and
Special
Services.
WALES.
£
£
£
£
£
£
8
BUILDING TRADES :
Cambridge Builders.
259
35
11
—
-
947
Co -op. Builders (London).
65
—
—
-
-
138
General „ „
215
47
13
-
39
1,288
Kettering .,
8
. 12
4
-
32
316
Leicester „
10
4
2
2
2
:
3
65
55
2,817
Oxford Builders and
Decorators.
Plymouth Decorators.
Total.
QUARRYING :—
561
98
29
-
74
400
-
.;
-
-
2,802
Howley Park.
METAL, ENGINEERING &
SHIPBUILDING :—
11
3
—
14
178
Bromsgrove Nail Forgers.
42
—
-
-
—
153
Calderdale Clog Sundries.
181
21
22
6
15
6
59
43
22
1,210
340
Co-operative Padlock
(WSsaU).
Coventry Watch.
145
203
60
17
30
—
164
1,938
1,124
Dudley Bucket and
Fender.
Keighley Ironworks.
52
-
3
108
3
178
Leicester Engineers.
15
-
—
—
3
36
Long Eaton Engineering.
60
5
1
:
:
250
104
Northern Iron and Tin-
plate (Durham).
Sheffield Cutlery.
35
40
1
1
—
3
697
117
Trade Unionists' Sheep
Shear (Sheffield).
Medway Barge Building.
-
-
-
-
-
30
Union Shipbuilding
(Blyth).
Total.
TEXTILES : -
799
103
78
210
209
6,355
55
-
—
—
-
1,085
Airedale Worsted.
775
-
11
—
—
1,611
Eccles Manufacturing.
1,106
70
—
—
—
5,398
Hebden Bridge Fustian.
t Of the remaining societies 30 showed losses and 14 did not show the disposal of profit.
186
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
TABLE 40. — DIVISION of PROFIT* in 1898 by 98 WORKMEN'S
Group of Trade and
.Name of Society.
No. of
Employees
at end of
1898.
Amount
paid in
Wages
and
Salaries
in 1898.
Amount of Profit
Share-
holders.
Customers.
Em-
ployees.
Reserve,
including
Accident
Compen-
sation
Funds.
TEX riLES— continued.
Leek Silk Twist
66
£
2,029
£
272
£
ENG1
£
202
..AND AND
£
26
Leek Trimming
12
488
-
-
-
-
Leicester Hosiery
224
18,288
1,422
915
592U
925
Nelson Self Help ..
168
7,094
-
—
—
—
Win. Thomson & Sons
(HuddersllelU).
Total
BOOTS AND SHOES :—
113
6,985
545
—
-
—
1,055 52,094
4,749
3,158
1,571
1,498
Desborough Boot and
Shoe.
Finedon Boot and Shoe . .
93
98
3,455
5,082
73
591
73
82t
1,362
55
23
Qlenfleld Progress Boot
and Shoe.
Higham Ferrers Boot and
Shoe.
Kettering Boot and Shoe
50
35
200
2377
1,719
10,632
56
31
434
18
61
895
20t
83f
958t
9
37
205
Leicester Anchor
78
3,690
92
75
156t
74
Co-operative ..
296
15,513
555
114
208t
-
Self Help
26
894
6
-
-
-
Nantwich Boot and Shoe
50
1,489
49
23
32
-
Northamptonshire Pro-
ductive (Wollaston).
Norwich Boot and Shoe. .
126
15
3£06
619
Sit
20
42
9
222-
1
170
Raunds Productive
167
5,166
114
-
1,977
42
St. Crispin (Raunds)
24
6,545
109
-
-
107
Sperope Boot
48
2,095
69
20
oOt
20
Union Boot and Shoe
(Kettering).
Total
CLOTHING : -
47
2,285
71
—
—
—
1,348
65,347
2,364
1,330
5,151
742
Kettering Clothing
265
8,541
603
567
593f
169
Corset ..
Total
FARMING, DAIRYING. AND
FISHING :—
Coin St. Aldwyn's Farming
106
1,576
41
-
—
104
371
10,117
644
567
593
273
9
293
67
27
North Seaton „
2
120
18
-
-
2
Pioneer Fishing (North
Shields).
Shipston-on-Stour Dairy
48
4
4,326
177
1,087
27
:
:
Skelldale Dairy
Total
3
200
-§
-
-
50
66
5,116
1,199
—
—
79
* Including ordinary and special depreciation, it not having heen found possible to separate these,
t Including amount carried to Provident Funds.
DIVISION OF PROFIT.
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES in GREAT BRITAIN — continued.
187
in 1898 allotted to
Total
Profit
allotted.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
Depre-
ciation.*
Social
and
Educa-
tional
purposes.
Subscriptions
and Donations
to Charitable
and other
purposes.
Bad debts,
and reduc-
tion of
previous
losses.
Com-
mittees
and
Special
Services.
WALES-
£
49
cont.
£
£
£
£
£
549
TEXTILES— continued.
Leek Silk Twist.
6
-
-
-
-
6
Leek Trimming:.
2,173
31
130
-
-
6,188
Leicester Hosiery.
217
—
•-
130
-
347
Nelson Self Help.
359
—
28
-
-
932
Win. Thomson & Sonf
(Huddersfleld).
Total.
BOOTS AND SHOES :—
4,740
101
169
130
~
16,116
159
40
4
•)
24
—
9
457
2,040
Desborough Boot and
Shoe.
Finedon Boot and Shoe.
74
14
381
2
9
58
4
93
27
5
13
70
184
279
3,094
Qlenfleld Progress Bool
and Shoe.
Higharn Ferrers Boot and
Shoe.
Kettering Boot and Shoe
90
34
6
-
15
532
Leicester Anchor.
658
14
83
-
-
1,632
„ Co-operative.
67
-
4
-
-
77
Self Help.
37
-
2
-
-
143
Nantwich Boot and Shoe
199
10
17
6
3
35
1
785
44
Northamptonshire Pro-
ductive (Wollaston).
Norwich Boot and Shoe.
35
-
7
-
-
2,175
Raunds Productive.
94
1
2
-
-
313
St. Crispin (Raunds).
170
5
17
25
15
391
Sperope Boot.
46
—
—
172
—
289
Union Boot and Shot
(Kettering).
Total.
CLOTHING :—
2,074
134
253
224
163
12,435
-
313
38
65
-
44
2,392
Kettering Clothing.
53
-
18
-
-
216
Corset.
Total.
FARMING, DAIRYING AND
. FISHING :—
Coin St. Aldwyn's Farming
366
38
83
-
44
2,608
12
106
2
-
1
—
—
23
North Seaton „
1,023
50
2,110
77
Pioneer Fishing (North
Shields).
Shipston-on-Stour Dairy
23
-
-
-
-
73
Skelldale Dairy.
Total.
1,110
—
1
•
—
2,389
* Includes £124 allotted to sick and old age pension funds.
§ This society allotted £126 to its members as a bonus upon
society.
the value of milk supplied by them to the
188
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
TABLE 40. — DIVISION of PROFIT* in 1898 by 98 WORKMEN'S
Amount of Profit
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
No. of
Employees
at end of
1898.
Amount
paid in
Wages
and
Salaries
in 1898.
Share-
holders.
Customers.
Em-
ployees.
Reserve,
including
Accident
Compen-
sation
Funds.
ENGLAND AND
PRINTING AND ALLIED
TRADES :—
£
£
£
£
£
Bookbinders Co-opera-
7
445
tive (London).
Co-op. Newspaper (Man-
29
3,716
• 568
—
695
chester).
Co-op. Printing (Man-
420
27,317
1,435
796
625
366
chester).
Co-op. Typewriters (Lon-
3
108
—
—
—
don).
Coventry Printing
4
—
11
—
—
—
Hull Printers
7
277
19
. 14
30t
7
Leicester Printing
40
1,763
111
20
50t
36
Nottingham Printing
11
612
20
20
20
16
Photographic Co -opera-
tive (M^aidstone)
2
144
5
4
6t
1
Total
523
34,382
2,169
854
731
1,121
WOODWORKING AND FUR-
NISHING :—
Bolton Cabinet-makers..
32
2,388
34
—
—
60
Bristol Pianoforte..
6
376
50
—
—
—
Household Furnishing
140
7,465
335
100
( Ni- \vcastle-on-Tyne).
Newcastle - on - Tyne
42
2,151
15
6
6
10
Cabinet-makers.
Staveley Bobbin
24
990
43
—
—
—
Total
244
13,369
477
6
6
170
BRICKMAKING:—
Kent Brie km ak ing
55
3,974
210
450
(Teynham).
BREAD-MAKING AND FOOD
PREPARATION :—
Alfred Joint Stock (Ash-
12
795
136
1,123
—
105
ford, Kent).
Blackpool Mineral Water
5
380
76
25
—
30
Co-operative Sundries
69
4,039
482
589
187
395
(Droylsden).
G reen wich Industrial . .
5
240
40
79
—
—
Licensed Trade Supply
8
377
41
93
6
(Coventry).
Nottingham Operative . .
3
196
8
—
—
—
Total
102
6,027
783
1,909
193
530
LEATHER :—
Canterbury Tanners
12
470
74
—
-
20
Walsall Horse Collar and
13
738
5
5
37
25
Leather.
Total
25
1,208
79
» 5
37
45
* Including ordinary and special depreciation, it not having been found possible to separate these.
DIVISION OF PROFIT. 189
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES in GREAT BRITAIN — continued.
in 1898 allotted to
Depre-
ciation.*
Social
and
Educa-
tional
Subscriptions
and Donations
to Charitable
and other
Bad debts,
and reduc-
tion of
previous
Com-
mittees
and
Special
Total
Proiit
allotted.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
purposes.
purposes.
losses.
Services.
WALES-™*/.
PRINTING AND ALLIED
£ £
£
£
£
£
TRADES :—
14
—
7
—
21
Bookbinders Co-opera-
tive (London).
683
—
105
—
—
2,031
Co-op. Newspaper (Man-
chester).
1,664
—
99
—
—
4,985
Co-op. Printing (Man-
chester).
3
—
—
—
—
3
Co-op. Typewriters (Lon-
don).
—
—
—
—
—
11
Coventry Printing.
23
4
—
-
8
105
Hull Printers.
269
10
6
-
10
512
Leicester Printing.
49
3
-
4
134
Nottingham Printing.
3
1
2
7
-
29
. Photographic Co-opera-
2,688
18
214
14
22
7,831
tivc (JMnidstonG).
Total.
WOODWORKING AND FUR-
NISHING :—
16
—
1
—
—
111
Bolton Cabinet-makers.
5
—
24
—
79
Bristol Pianoforte.
175
30
6
1
100
—
716
68
Household Furnishing
(Newcastle-on-Tyne).
Newcastle - on - Tyne
Cabinet-ma kers.
—
—
—
—
43
Staveley Bobbin.
226
-
8
124
-
1,017
Total.
BRICKMAKING :—
722
—
7
—
—
1,389
Kent Brickmaking
(Teynham).
BREAD-MAKING AND FOOD
PREPARATION :—
—
—
—
5
—
1,369
Alfred Joint Stock (Ash-
ford, Kent).
129
—
—
—
—
260
Blackpool Mineral Water.
406
—
10
1
—
2,070
Co-operative Sundries
(Droylsden).
—
—
—
—
—
119
Greenwich Industrial.
140
_
_
_
_
280
Licensed Trade Supply
8
—
1
24
—
41
(Coventry).
Nottingham Operative.
683
11
30
-
4,139
Total.
LEATHER :—
89
4
-
3
190
Canterbury Tanners.
_
—
—
_
72
Walsall Horse Collar and
Leather.
89
4
-
3
262
Total.
t Including amount carried to Provident Funds.
190
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
TABLE 4o. — DIVISION of PROFIT* in 1898 by 98 WORKMEN'S
Group of Trade and
Name oi' Society.
No. of
Employees
at end of
1898.
Amount
paid in
Wages
and
Salaries
in 1898.
Amount of Profit
Share-
holders.
Customers.
Em-
ployees.
Reserve,
including
Accident
Compen-
sation
Funds.
ENGLAND AND
CORN MILLS.
Colne Vale
28
g
2,019
£
536
£
1,098
£
38
&
200
Halifax
77
5,609
4,214
18,146
-
1,018
Northallerton
8
490
88
-
-
-
Ripon and Bishopton
11
569
-
-
-
-
Rochdale District
69
4,554
-
-
-
-
Sowerby Bridge United Dis-
trict.
Star (Oldham)
Total
Total, England and Wales
BREAD-MAKING :—
113 8,444
58 4,774
4,682
2,604
' 23,848
2,321
:
350
500
364 26,459
12,124
45,413
38
2.068
5,239 276,668
29,118
54,590
10,661
8,380
SCOT-
Abernethy
3
154
5
100
-
-
Alva
10
062
269
1,063
—
9
Bainst'ord and Grahams-
ton.
Burntisland
28
6
1,929
332
447
3,412
163
—
65
13
Dairy
7
SOB
13
388
-
63
East of Fife
6
376
12
318
-
8
Glasgow United
912
44,648
2,384
24,792
3,953
1,363
Hamilton
2<l
2,219
144
1,528
-
-
Kettle
9
463
61
519
-
10
Leven
12
685
147
931
—
25
Newburgh and Mount
Pleasant.
Stenhousemuir East
4
13
202
763
219
209
1,545
—
14
50
Tillicoultry
Total
MISCELLANEOUS SOCIE-
TIES :—
14
875
302
i ,:UH
5
1,053
53,603
4,003
36,332
3,953
1,625
Condorrat Quarrying . .
33
2,178
33
47
16
Paislev Manufacturing
(Textile).
Edinburgh Printing
305
S3
14,621
5,070
1,504
1,000
2,187 ! 442
list
137
Scottish Co-operative
Newspaper, Glasgow.
Total, Scotland
Total, Great Britain
2
249
5
- -
20
1,476
75,721
6,545
38,519 4,555
1,798
6,715 352,389
35,663
93,109
15,216
10,178
* Including ordinary and special depreciation, it not having been found possible to separate these.
DIVISION OF PROFIT.
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES in GREAT BRITAIN — continued
Jltt
in 1898 allotted to
Total
Profit
allotted.
Group of Trade and
Name of Society.
Depre-
ciation*
Social
and
Educa-
tional
purposes.
Subscriptions
and Donations
to Charitable
and other
purposes.
Bad debts,
and reduc-
tion of
previous
losses.
Com-
mittees
and
Special
Services.
WALES— cow*.
£
955
£
£
1
£ £
122
2,950
CORN MILLS
Colne Vale.
2,902
—
—
— -
26,280
Halifax.
46
—
-
—
134
Northallerton.
111
—
-
—
-
111
Ripon and Bishopton.
1,703
—
21
682
-
2,406
Rochdale District.
2,179
3,140
—
43
9
2,251
:
31,102
10,825
Sowerby Bridge United Dis-
trict.
Star (Oldham).
Total.
Total, England and Wales.
BREAD-MAKING :—
11,036
-
74
3,055
-
73,808
25,494
492
931
3,787
515
133,968
LAND.
.
in
-
—
-
—
115
Abernethy.
139
2
5
-
—
1,487
Aim
167
5
57
7
—
—
4,153
183
Bainsford and Grahams-
ton.
Burntisland.
—
—
—
—
—
464
Dairy.
25
—
1
—
—
364
East of Fife.
8,733
251
482
347
—
42,305
Glasgow United.
359
—
20
—
—
2,051
Hamilton.
24
—
—
—
-
614
Kettle.
123
—
1
—
-i-
1.227
Leven.
82
—
—
—
—
223
1,896
Newburgh and Mount
Pleasant.
Stenhousemuir East.
30
4
37
-
1 -
1,742
Tillicoultry.
Total.
MISCELLANEOUS SOCIE-
TIES :—
9692
262
610
347
-
56,824
-
—
2
—
-
98
Condorrat Quarrying.
887
580
233
11
148
:
5,538
1,654
Paisley Manufacturing
(Textile).
Edinburgh Printing.
2
40
-
-
67
Scottish Co-operative
Newspaper, Glaserow.
Total, Scotland.
Total, Great Britain.
11,111
262 896
495
64,181
36,305
754 1,827
4,282
515
198,149
f Including amount carried to Provident Funds.
OF THE
UNIVERSITY
0
'^&
192
PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.-CLASSIFICATION
TABLE 41. — DIVISION of the MEMBEKSHIP and CAPITAL, at the end of 1899, of 240
and other INDIVIDUALS, together with the COMPOSITION
[Compiled from 'Hal mice Sheets und special Eel in- us
Num-
ber of
MArn>i«r«Viin Share and Loan Capital
'hlp- held by Members.
Em-
ployees
Group of Trade and Name
at
Individuals.
Individuals.
of Society.
work
on .ue-
cember
31st,
1899.
Em-
ploy-
ees.
Others.
So-
cieties.
Total.
Em-
ployees.
Others.
Societies.
BUILDING TRADES.
ENGLAND AND
£
£ £
Cambridge Builders
4
—
63
1
64
22!) 24J
Do-operative Builders (Lon-
65
84*
1
85
107
1
don).
General Builders (London) . .
37
12
783
2
797
140
5,307 408
Hull Builders
23
18
67
-
85
68
157 —
Kettering Builders
38
27
169
3
199
334
2,321
466
Leicester Builders
32
19
135
o
156
386
1,430
156
Oxford Builders & Decorators
20
13
38
-
51
58
134
-
Plymouth Decorators
5
3
78
-
81
16
102
-
Total
204
176
1,334
8
1,518
1,169
9 731
1,054
METAL, ENGINEERING AND
SHIPBUILDING.
a.) Enyiitt'eriiHj
General Engineers (Lon-
8
1
114
6
121
4
439
120
don).
Keighley Ironworks
•17
25
201
73
388
111;
2,131
6,363
Leicester Engineers
11
8
104
9
121
LOO
•l'J5
593
.) Shipbuilding —
Medway Ship, Barge, Ac.,
7
10*
90
5
105
1)1
1,060
176
Btiilding.
Union Shipbuilding
11
1
fi
—
7
2dli
330
—
(Blyth).
(<;.) Other Metal Trades—
Alcester Needle Makers. .
25
6
113
56
174
75
2^38
850
Andrews Watchmaking
L6
6
8
1
15
300
80
10
(Coventry).
Bromsgrove Mail Forgers
70
38
85
2
125
307
332
5
Calderdale Clog Sundries
If
6
22
21
49
75
349
298
Co-operative Padlock
183
76
13
10
99
2,086
543
2,093
(Walsall).
Coventry Watch
41
40
45
27
112
487
827
775
Dudley Bucket & Fender
123
24
30
61
115
1,701
1,946
3,185
Midland Tin-plate Work-
19
1
f>6
11
68
6
158
790
ers (Birmingham).
Northern Iron and Tin-
32
—
—
53
53
—
—
3,003
plate (Durham).
Sheet Iron Workers
54
_
14
14
2,048
(Cradley).
' Sheffield Cutlery
5U
12
25
23
60
65
70
970
Trade Union Cutlery
12
2
83
1
86
7
153
200
(Sheffield).
Trade Unionists' Sheep
72
20
42
11
73
204
862
645
Shear (Sheffield).
Total
801
276
1,051
369
1,696
5,854
14,351
20,076
* These members are ordinarily employed by the Society,
193
OF MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL AND MANAGEMENT.
PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES in the UNITED KINGDOM, between SOCIETIES, EMPLOYEES,
of the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES of the Societies.
sent to the Department by the Societies.']
Number of Members of Management
Committee \vho were
Loans of
Non-
Members,
including
Bank
Overdraft.
Total Share
and Loan
Capital.
Em-
ployees.
Other
Indivi-
dual
Represen-
tatives
of
Total.
Group of Trade and Name
of Society.
Members.
Societies.
WALES.
BUILDING TRADES.
£ &
10
263
-
10
—
10
Cambridge Builders.
—
168
6
1
—
7
Co-operative Builders (Lon-
don).
344
6,199
1
10
—
11
General Builders (London).
-
225
4
5
-
9
Hull Builders.
1,035
4,156
6
4
—
10
Kettering Builders.
2,141
4,103
6
6
—
12
Leicester Builders.
1
193
4
3
-
7
Oxford Builders & Decorators.
-
178
1
6
—
7
Plymouth Decorators.
3,531
15,485
28
45
-
73
Total.
METAL, ENGINEERING AND
SHIPBUILDING.
(a.) Engineering—
9
572
_
8
—
8
General Engineers (Lon-
don).
1,506
10,446
1
2
7
10
Keighley Ironworks.
—
1,188
2
6
1
9
Leicester Engineers.
(b.) Shipbuilding—
1
1,328
1
5
1
7
Medway Ship, Barge, &c.
Building.
—
420
1
6
—
7
Union Shipbuilding
(Blyth).
(c.) Other Metal Trades—
183
3,446
-
7
-
7
Alcester Needle Makers.
—
390
3
5
_
8
Andrews Watchmaking
1
645
4
4
-
8
(Coventry).
Bromsgrove Nail Forgers.
—
722
-
2
6
8
Calderdale Clog Sundries.
8
4,730
9
9
Co-operative Padlock
(Walsall).
2,089
6
1
—
7
Coventry Watch.
186
7,000
7
6
-
13
Dudley Bucket & Fender.
137
1,091
—
5
2
7
Midland Tin-plate Work-
—
3,003
8
8
ers (Birmingham).
Northern Iron and Tin-
—
2,048
7
._
7
plate (Durham).
Sheet Iron Workers
(Cradley).
~
1,105
—
4
4
8
Sheffield Cutlery.
—
360
1
5
5
11
Trade Union Cutlery
(Sheffield).
~
1,711
3
4
—
7
Trade Unionists' Sheep
GV»Ao*« /'QV»«.-flR«.l^ \
2,013
42,291
38
77
34
149
hnear (oneinelci).
Total.
although they were not
8S07
all so employed on December 31 at, 1899.
194
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
TABLE 41. — DIVISION of the MEMBERSHIP and CAPITAL, at the end of 1899, of 240
and other INDIVIDUALS, together with the COMPOSITION
Num-
l.er of
Membership.
Share and Loan Capital
held by Members.
Em-
ployees
Group of Trade and Name
of Society.
at
work
Individuals.
Individuals.
on De-
cember
31st,
1899.
Em-
ploy-
ees.
Others.
So-
cieties.
Total.
Em-
ployees.
Others.
Societies.
ENGLAND AND
TEXTILES.
£ £ £
Airedale Worsted
36
36
103
206
350
202
1,361
5,178
Burnley Self-Help
150
80
259
38
377
1,349
21,773
13,837
Delph and District Woollen. .
8
7
72
9
88
52
286
1,168
Eccles Manufacturing
89
8
215
23
246
268
14,603
4,499
Hebden Bridge Fustian
348
314
200
338
852
9,462
11,594
11,196
Leek Silk Twist
81
48
39
20
107
890
981
2.714
Leek Trimming
15
ID
73
3
•86
29
165
635
Leicester Hosiery
321
207
224
357
788
3,319
9,251
30,126
Macclesfleld Silk
162
44
280
35
359
162
4,506
13,980
Nelson Self-Help
135
41
21
-
62
3,852
1,020
-
Wigston Magna Hosiers
6
2
38
1
41
10
105
100
Wm. Thomson & Sons (Hud-
107
118*
195
40
353
8,448
8,309
5,165
Total
1,458
915
1,724
1,070
3,709
28,043
73,954
88,598
CLOTHING TRADES.
(a.) Boots and Shoes—
. Bozeat
26
28*
—
-
28
557
-
-
Broughton
—
—
15
—
15
—
47
-
Burton Latimer
13
3
11
—
14
947
373
—
Desborough
1(17
S3
76
26
185
730
1,043
990
Finedon
143
28
—
—
28
4,590
105
-
Glenfleld Progress
59
47
103
14
164
440
1,126
468
Higham Ferrers
36
32
32
6
70
* 376
230
220
Kettering
203
194
387
137
718
2.496
5,437
3,999
Leicester Co-operative . .
247
247
641
130
1,018
4,800
10,000
6,500
Leicester Self-Help
35
28
45
3
76
77
232
314
Long Buckby
2
-
83
—
83
—
188
-
Midland Boot (Welling-
36
12
118
1
131
46
62f>
1,003
borough).
Nantwich
49
27
111
2
140
135
547
111
Northamptonshire Pro-
155
138
3
12
153
2,104
142
170
ductive (Wollaston).
Norwich
16
13
169
2
184
31
289
88
Baunds Productive
183
39
—
—
39
3,719
-
-
Both well
32
25
161
4
190
178
1,335
1,386
Sperope
60
39
70
19
128
745
951
1,277
3t. Crispin (Baunds)
18
39*
—
—
39
4,028
—
-
Union Boot and Shoe
46
43
198
1
242
273
884
1
(Kettering).
Walgrave Productive
71
17
—
-
17
2,034
—
—
Total
1,537
1,082
2,223
357
3.662
28,306
23,554
16,527
* These members are ordinarily employed by the Society,
CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL AND MANAGEMENT. 195
PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES in the UNITED Kix .DOM, between SOCIETIES, EMPLOYEES.
of the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES of the Societies— cont.
Number of Members of Management
Committee who were
Loans of
Non-
Members,
including
Bank
Overdraft.
Total Share
and Loan
Capital.
Em-
ployees.
Other
Indivi-
dual
Represen-
tatives
of
Total.
Group of Trade and Name
of Society.
Members.
Societies.
WALES— cont.
TEXTILES.
£ £
220
6,961
—
4
6
10
Airedale Worsted.
-
36,959
1
3
3
7
Burnley Self-Help.
106
1,612
5
2
3
10
Delph and District Woollen.
1
19,371
1
6
1
8
Eccles Manufacturing.
-
32,252
—
4
6
10
Hebden Bridge Fustian.
79
4,664
3
6
-
9
Leek Silk Twist.
32
861
—
8
2
10
Leek Trimming.
1
42,697
2
7
4
13
Leicester Hosiery.
4,569
23,217
-
4
3
7
Macclesfleld Silk.
-
4,872
9
—
—
9
Nelson Self-Help.
1
216
2
7
-
9
Wigston Magna Hosiers.
3,002
24,924
3
2
4
9
Wm. Thomson & Sons (Hud-
rlorefrolrl ^
8,011
198,606
26
53
32
111
CLCrSHGlCl ).
Total.
CLOTHING TRADES.
(a.) Boots and Shoes —
221
778
7
—
—
7
Bozeat.
38
85
—
6
—
6
Broughton.
-
1,320
3
2
—
5
Burton Latimer.
1
2,764
12
3
—
15
Desborough.
-
4,695
9
-
—
9
Finedon.
46
2,080
11
3
—
14
Glenfleld Progress.
51
877
9
1
-
10
Higham Ferrers.
-
11,932
15
—
-
15
Kettering.
4,977
26,277
10
4
—
14
Leicester Co-operative.
277
900
11
1
-
12
Leicester Self-Help.
-
188
1
10
-
11
Long Buckby.
88
1,762
3
6
2
11
Midland Boot (WelJing-
borough).
623
1,416
8
2
—
10
Nantwich.
58
2,474
6
1
-
7
Northamptonshire Pro-
ductive (Wollaston).
152
560
5
8
—
13
Norwich.
139
3,858
11
_
—
11
Eaunds Productive.
391
3,290
6
5
1
12
Eothwell.
27
3,000
12
2
—
14
Sperope.
1,128
5,156
11
—
—
11
St. Crispin (Eaunds).
882
2,040
13
3
16
Union Boot and Shoe
('Ketterinsr).
—
2,034
9
—
-
9
Walgrave Productive.
9,099
77,486
172
57 3
232
Total.
although they were not all so employed on December 31st, 1899.
3307
N
196 CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
TABLE 41.— DIVISION of the MEMBERSHIP and CAPITAL, at the end of 1899, of 240
and other INDIVIDUALS, together with the COMPOSITION
Num-
ber of
Membership.
Share and Loan Capital
held by Members.
Em-
ployees
Group of Trade and Name
at
Individuals.
Individuals.
of Society.
work
on De-
cember
31st,
1899.
Em-
ploy-
ees.
Others.
So-
cieties.
Total.
Em-
ployees.
Others.
Societies.
CLOTHING TRADES— cont.
ENGLAND AND
(b.) Other Clothing.
£
£
£
Hamilton Shirtmaking
7
7
—
—
7
*
•
*
(London).
Kettering Clothing
300
300
371
152
823
2,149
6,131
3,486
Kettering Corset
106
86
121
33
240
192
1,708
326
Maison Esperance (Lon-
18
11
37
—
48
11
460
-
Total
431
404
529
185
1,118
2,352
8,299
3,812
AGRICULTURE AND
FISHING.
Assington Agricultural
10
3
222
56
281
12
2,385
1,083
Brandaby Dairy
3
—
70
—
70
—
414
-
Coin St. Alclwyn's Farming..
9
2
67
—
69
107
973
-
Hessenford Dairy
1
—
12
—
12
—
209
-
Mashamahire Dairy
1
—
23
—
23
—
21
-
North Seaton Farming
3
—
130
—
130
-
356
-
Pioneer Fishing (North
40
78
1
79
8,316
2,650
Shields).
Shipston-on-Stour Dairy ..
4
1
50
—
51
5
686
—
Skelldale Dairy
5
—
38
—
38
—
122
-
Smeaton Creamery
3
-
15
-
15
-
913
-
Total
79
6
705
57
768
124
14,395
3,733
PRINTING AND ALLIED
TRADES.
Blackpool Union Printers . .
16
6
177
3
186
55
1,482
230
Bookbinders' Co-operative
8
3
76
79
4
391
—
(London).
Co-operative Newspaper
(Manchester).
30
-
-
326
326
-
-
21,640
Co-operative Printing (Man-
459
85
368
205
658
906
8,251
27,296
chester).
Co-operative Typewriters
3
3
21
1
25
29
105
1
(London).
Hull Printers
9
3
14
1
18
197
184
26
Leicester Printing
41
18
176
20
214
194
3,138
1,290
Nottingham Printing
10
9
80
11
100
61
431
277
Photographic Co-operative
nVTairlstnrm'l
2
2
29
1
32
84
74
1
i i>j.(j;iu.SLOne ).
Total
578
129
941
568
1,638
1,530
14,056
50,761
WOODWORKING AND
FURNISHING.
Bolton Cabinet-makers
35
22
15
4
41
333
190
467
Bradford Cabinet-makers . .
31
6
29
43
78
41
476
4,299
Bristol Pianoforte
5
2
12
1
15
1,173
224
1
Household Furnishing (New-
169
14
65
14
93
100
3,820
700
castle-on-Tyne).
Newcastle-on-Tyne Cabinet-
48
34
42
1
77
142
215
20
makers.
Rtaveley Bobbin
24
10
98
—
10 S
322
1,401
*™
Total
312
88
261
63
412
2,111
6,326
5.487
* This Society has no paid-up share or loan
CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP CAPITAL AND MANAGEMENT. 197
PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES in the UNITED KINGDOM, between SOCIETIES, EMPLOYEES,
of the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES of the Societies — cont.
Number of Members of Management
Committee who were
Loans of
Non-
Members,
including
Bank
Total Share
and Loan
Capital.
Em-
Other
Indivi-
Represen-
tatives
Tntfll
Group of Trade and Name
of Society.
Overdraft.
ployees.
dual
of
-LOUcLl.
Members.
Societies.
WALES— con t.
CLOTHING TRADES— cont.
(&.) Other Clothing.
£
£
*
*
7
—
—
7
Hamilton Shirtmakingr
(London).
269
12,035
10
—
1
11
Kettering Clothing.
3,180
5,406
6
3
1
10
Kettering Corset.
471
2
7
9
Maison Esperance (Lon-
don)
3,449
17,912
25
10
2
37
Total.
AGRICULTURE AND
FISHING.
189
3,669
—
3
4
7
Assington Agricultural.
74
488
—
8
—
8
Brandsby Dairy.
26
1,106
—
8
—
8
Coin St. Aldwyn's Farming.
136
345
—
6
—
6
Hessenford Dairy.
1,408
1,429
—
7
—
7
Mashamshire Dairy.
-
356
—
11
—
11
North Seaton Farming.
—
10,966
8
8
Pioneer Fishing (North
Shields).
—
691
—
12
—
12
Shipston-on-Stour Dairy.
67
179
—
7
—
7
Skelldale Dairy.
-
913
-
-
-
-
Smeaton Creamery.
1,890
20,142
—
70
4
74
Total.
PRINTING AND ALLIED
TRADES.
-
1,767
—
8
1
9
Blackpool Union Printers.
_
395
2
4
6
Bookbinders' Co-operative
(London).
—
21,640
—
—
12
12
Co-operative Newspaper
(Manchester).
5,840
42.293
4
23
27
Co-operative Printing (Man-
chester).
2
137
2
7
9
Co-operative Typewriters
(London).
139
546
3
5
1
9
Hull Printers.
-
4,622
3
6
—
9
Leicester Printing.
—
769
3
8
—
11
Nottingham Printing.
-
159
1
4
—
5
Photographic Co-operative
([BtTcLicl stone)
5,981
72,328
14
46
37
97
Total.
WOODWORKING AND
FURNISHING.
4
994
5
1
1
7
Bolton Cabinet-makers.
1,001
5,817
—
1
8
9
Bradford Cabinet-makers.
2
1,400
2
5
—
7
Bristol Pianoforte.
21,347
25,967
-
2
4
6
Household Furnishing (New-
castle-on-Tyne).
140
517
6
1
7
Newcastle-on-Tyne Cabinet-
makers.
500
2,223
1
9
—
10
Staveley Bobbin.
22,994
36,918
14
18
14
46
Total.
capital, its working plant having been given to it.
.198
CO-OPEEATIVB PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
TABLE 41.— DIVISION of the MEMBERSHIP and CAPITAL, at the end of 1899, of 240
and other INDIVIDUALS, together with the COMPOSITION
Num-
ber of
Membership.
Share and Loan Capital
held by Members.
Em-
ployees
Group of Trade and Name
of Society.
at
work
on De-
cember
31st,
1899.
Individuals.
So-
cieties.
Total.
Individuals.
Societies.
Em-
ploy-
ees.
Others.
Em-
ployees.
Others.
POTTERY AND BRICK-
ENGLAND AND
MAKING.
£
£
£
Brownfields Guild Pottery
266
26
65
91
5,212
12,886
(Stoke-on-Trent).
Kent Brickmaking (Teyn-
51
21
298
12
331
99
1,755
4,169
Total
317
21
324
77
422
99
6,967
17,055
BREAD AND FOOD PRE-
PARATION.
Alfred Joint Stock (Ashford,
12
1
216
_
217
5
2,230
Kent).
Associated Beverage (Not-
8
2
161
16
179
32
1,601
2,510
tingham).
Blackpool Mineral Water . .
4
2
448
—
450
6
3,028
—
Co - operative Sundries
84
53
183
87
323
245
4,556
6,954
(Droylsden).
Greenwich Industrial
4
—
102
102
—
894
—
Licensed Trade Supply
9
_
203
_
203
2.951
(Coventry).
Nottingham Operative
2
2
63
5
70
8
137
42
Total
123
60
1,376
108
1,544
291
15.397
9,506
BASS DRESSING AND BRUSH
MAKING.
British Bone Brush Manu-
12
2
37
1
40
2
42
272
facturers (London).
Co-operative Bass Dressers
14
13
71
84
80
803
—
(London).
Huddersfleld Brush Manu-
10
5
8
14
27
49
92
Ill
Total
36
20
116
15
151
131
937
383
LEATHER TRADES.
London Leather Manufac-
24
21
99
5
125
523
2,106
687
CORN MILLS.
ColneVale
29
—
—
39
39
—
-
16,644
Derwent
28
—
—
10
10
—
-
29,547
Halifax
76
20
1,069
97
1,186
422
56,242
46,077
Northallerton
9
—
690
—
690
—
1,747
Ripon and Bishopton
11
—
92
_
92
—
-
Rochdale District
71
—
559
80
639
—
36,518
43,120
Sowerby Bridge United
95
_
2,310
132
3,042
50,838
5",407
District.
Star (Oldhain)
57
4
128
56
188
155
8,'J17
58,159
Total ..
376
24
5,448
414
5,886
577
154,041
250,954
Total, England and Wales
6,276
3,222
16,131
3,296
22,649
71,110
!
344,114
468,633
CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL AND MANAGEMENT. 199
PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES in the UNITED KINGDOM, between SOCIETIES, EMPLOYEES,
of the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES of the Societies — cont.
Number of Members of Management
Committee who were
Loans of
Non-
Members,
including
Bank
Overdraft.
Total Share
and Loan
Capital.
Em-
ployees.
Other
Indivi-
dual
Kepresen-
tatives
of
1
Total.
Group of Trade and Name
of Society.
i
Members.
Societies.
WALES— cont.
POTTERY AND BRICK-
MAKING.
&
£
—
18,098
—
7
7
Brownflelds Guild Pottery
(Stoke-on-Trent).
91
6,114
—
2
5
7
Kent Brickmaking (Teyn-
91
24,212
-
2
12
14
Total.
BREAD AND FOOD PRE-
PARATION.
65
2,300
—
9
9
Alfred Joint Stock (Ashford,
Kent).
23
4,166
—
9
—
9
Associated Beverage (Not-
tingham).
818
3,852
1
9
—
10
Blackpool Mineral Water.
42
11,797
1
6
7
Co - operative Sundries
(Droylsden).
—
894
—
12
—
12
Greenwich Industrial.
1
2,952
3
3
Licensed Trade Supply
(Coventry).
17
199
2
5
3
10
Nottingham Operative.
966
26,160
3
48
9
60
Total.
BASS DRESSING AND BRUSH
MAKING.
1
317
2
1
5
8
British Bone Brush Manu-
_
883
6
3
9
facturers (London).
Co-operative Bass Dressers
(London).
3
255
—
8
—
8
Huddersfleld Brush Manu-
4
1,455
8
12
5
25
Total.
LEATHER TRADES.
1
3,317
4
5
-
9
London Leather Manufac-
CORN MILLS.
6,359
23,003
—
—
8
8
Colne Vale.
-
29,547
—
—
12
12
Derwent.
2,144
104.885
_
—
13
13
Halifax.
1,602
3,349
_
18
_
18
Northallerton.
1,223
1,704
_
24
_
24
Ripon and Bishopton.
4,410
84,048
—
_
11
11
Rochdale District.
637
108,880
_
3
10
13
Sowerby Bridge United Dis-
trict.
300
66,831
-
-
9
&
Star (Oldham).
16,675
422,247
-
45
63
108
Total.
74,705
958,562
332
488
215
1,035
Total England and Wales.
200 CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES.
TABLE 41. — DIVISION of the MEMBERSHIP and CAPITAL, at the end of 1899, of 240
and other INDIVIDUALS, together with the COMPOSITION
Group of Trade and Name
of Society.
Num-
ber of
Em-
ployees
at
work
on De-
cember
31st,
1899.
Membership.
Share and Loan Capital
held by Members.
Individuals.
So-
cieties.
Total.
Individuals.
Societies.
Em-
ploy-
ees.
Others.
Em-
ployees.
Others.
SCOT-
QUARRYING.
Oondorrat Quarrying
TEXTILE.
45
16
36
12
64
£
796
£
122
£
175
Paisley Manufacturing
320
74
1,416
297
1,787
531
11,380
19,455
Scottish Laundry
Total ..
PRINTING AND ALLIED
TRADES.
Edinburgh Printing
35
—
—
40
40
—
—
1,230
355
74
1,416
337
1,827
531
11,380
20,685
80
3
122
26
151
375
10,342
1,219
Labour Literature (Glasgow)
15
5
210
17
232
25
482
298
Scottish Co-operative News-
paper (Glasgow).
Total ..
BREAD AND FOOD PREPARA-
TION.
Abernethy
2
—
—
39
39
—
—
147
97
8
332
82
422
400
10,824
1,664
4
120
120
100
Alva
10
3
681
2
686
5
6,521
180
Auchterarder
4
—
263
—
263
—
706
-
Bainsford and Grahamston..
32
-
1,819
1
1,820
—
12,699
50
Burntisland
5
2
275
-
277
3
1,381
-
Carronshore
7
-
252
—
252
—
1,397
-
Chapelhall
24
—
—
8
8
—
•-
4,860
Dairy
6
—
343
—
343
—
262
-
Glasgow United
900
—
—
102
102
4,576*
-
129,646
Hamilton
41
1
2
7
10
1
360
8,279
Kettle
8
4
401
—
405
12
1,244
—
Newburgh and Mount
Pleasant.
Stenhousemuir, East
4
13
3
290
856
1
293
857
6
531
7,300
50
Tillicouitry
Total ..
Total Scotland ..
13
5
934
2
941
10
8,351
40
1,071
18
6,236
123
6,377
4,613
40,852
143,105
1,568
116
8,020
554
8,690
6,340
63,178
165,629
This amount is invested by an Employees' Bonus Investment Association, which consists entirely of
CLASSIFICATION OP MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL AND MANAGEMENT. 201
PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES in the UNITED KINGDOM, between SOCIETIES, EMPLOYEES,
of the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES of the Societies — cont.
Loans of
Non-
Members,
including
Bank
Overdraft.
Total Share
and Loan
Capital.
Number of Members of Management
Committee who were
Group of Trade and Name
of Society.
Em-
ployees.
Other
Indivi-
dual
Members.
Represen-
tatives
of
Societies.
Total.
LAND.
£
43
£
1,136
4
7
-
11
QUARRYING.
Condorrat Quarrying.
TEXTILE.
39,881
71,247
—
5
6
11
Paisley Manufacturing.
1,545
2,775
—
—
9
9
Scottish Laundry.
Total.
PRINTING AND ALLIED
TRADES.
Edinburgh Printing.
41,426
74,022
-
5
15
20
5,068
17,004
1
6
7
17
822
—
7
4
11
Labour Literature (Glasgow)
27
174
—
—
12
12
Scottish Co-operative News-
paper (Glasgow).
Total.
BREAD AND FOOD PREPARA-
TION.
Abernethy.
5,112
18,000
1
13
16
30
25
125
12
12
70
6,776
—
9
—
9
Alva.
—
706
—
11
-
11
Auchterarder.
528
13,277
—
13
—
13
Bainsford and Grahamston.
5
1,389
—
12
—
12
Burntisland.
—
1,397
—
11
-
11
Can-onshore.
1,087
5,947
—
3
8
11
Chapelhall.
—
262
—
12
-
12
Dairy.
40,566
174,788
—
-
12
12
Glasgow United.
2,749
11,389
—
—
15
15
Hamilton.
93
1,349
—
11
-
11
Kettle.
225
537
7,575
—
17
9
:
17
9
Newburgh and Mount
Pleasant.
Stenhousemuir, East.
366
8,767
—
11
—
11
Tillicoultry.
Total.
Total, Scotland.
45,714
234,284
-
131
35
166
92,295
327,442
5
156
66
227
employees of this Society who are represented at its meetings by the delegates of their Association.
202
CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES,
TABLE 41. — DIVISION of the MEMBERSHIP and CAPITAL, at the end of 1899, of 240
and other INDIVIDUALS, tog-ether with the COMPOSITION
Group of Trade and Name
of Society. *
Num-
ber of
Em-
ployees
at
work
on De-
cember
31st,
1899.
Membership.
Share and Loan Capital
held by Members.
Individuals.
So-
cieties.
Total.
Individuals.
Societies.
Em-
ploy-
ees.
Others.
Em-
ployees.
Others.
Dairy Societies.
IEE-
ULSTER.
Antrim
10
,
289
289
£
£
1,254
£
Armagh
4
-
247
-
247
-
354
-
Oavan
17
1
743
1
745
1
1,628
25
Donegal
17
-
545
—
545
--
1,756
—
Fermanagh
45
—
1,117
-
1,117
-
3,611
-
Londonderry
34
—
730
4
734
-
3,001
80
Monaghan
4
-
92
-
92
-
403
- •
Tyrone
Total (46 Societies) ••
LEINSTER.
Carlow
89
5
2,803
4
2,812
5
7,891
60
220
6
6,566
9
6,581
6
19,898
165
4
27
-
56
432
-
56
432
-
688
3,028
- I
Kilkenny
Longford
4
-
103
-
103
-
730
-
Wexford
4
-
111
-
111
-
682
-
Wicklow
Total (8 Societies) ..
MUNSTER.
4
-
65
-
65
-
549
-
13
-
767
-
767
-
5,677
-
Cork
39
2
415
—
417
11
3,622
-
Kerry
Limerick
34
56
70
1
665
567
971
-
666
567
972
10
5
4,275
7,739
5,148
-
Tipperary
Waterford
Total (38 Societies » ..
OONNAUQHT.
5
-
68
-
68
-
591
-
204
4
2,686
-
2,690
26
21,375
—
Leitrim
11
—
530
—
530
—
1,017
—
Mayo
8
—
780
-
780
-
1,321
-
Roscommon
Sligo
18
74
~iTT
f —
30
984
5,297
:
984
5,327
30
2,226
6,378
Total (15 Societies) ..
Total Dairies ..
30
7,591
-
7,621
30
10,942
-
578
40
17,610
9
' 17,659
62
57,892
165
Miscellaneous (4 Societies) . .
Total Ireland
Grand Total, United Kingdom
144
40
64
3
107
13
269
1,761
722
80
17,674
41,825
12
17,766
75
58,161
1,926
636,188
8,566
3,418
3,862
49,125
77,525
465,453
The Societies in Ireland being small in size, they have been grouped into
CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP, CAPITAL AND MANAGEMENT. 203
PRODUCTIVE SOCIETIES in the UNITED KINGDOM, between SOCIETIES, EMPLOYEES,
of the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES of the Societies— cont.
Loans of
Non-
Members
including,
Bank
Overdraft.
Total Share
and Loan
Capital.
t
Number of Members of Management
Committee who were
Group of Trade and Name
of Society.*
Em-
ployees.
Other
Indivi-
dual
Members.
Represen-
tatives
OI
Societies.
Total.
LAND.
i
1
Dairy Societies.
£
1,642
£
2,896
39
39 '
ULSTER.
Antrim. "
601
955
-
24
-
24
Armagh.
139
1,793
-
26
2
28
Cavan.
1,080
2,836
-
72
-
72
Donegal.
3,810
7,421
—
119
-
119
Fermanagh.
1,447
4,528
—
87
12
99
Londonderry.
366
769
—
12
-
12
Monaghan.
5,253
14^38
13,209
1
341
14
356
Tyrone.
Total (46 'Societies).
LEINSTEtl.
34,407
1
720
28
749
-
688
—
13
—
13
Carlow.
-
3,028
-
52
-
52
Kilkenny.
50
780
-
15
-
15
Longford.
—
682
-
12
-
12
Wtxford.
-
549
—
10
-
10
Wicklow.
Total (8 Societies).
MUNSTER,
50
5,727
-
102
-
102
2,015
6,648
—
69
—
69
Cork. >J
2,286
6,571
1
85
-
86
Kerry.
563
8,302
— '
82
-
82
Limerick.'
2,473
7,626
1
137
-
138
Tipperafy.
298
889
-
10
-
10 '
Waterfofd.
Total (38 Societies).
CONNAUOHT.
7,635
29,036
2
383
-
385
1,472
2,489
—
32
-
32
Leitrim.
-
1,321
— .
12
-
12
Mayo.
590
2,316
—
83
-
83
Roscommon.
5,958
12,366
•- —
166
—
166
Sligo.
Total (15 Societies).
Total Dairies.
8,020
18,992
293
- .
293
30,043
88,162
3
1,498
28
1,529
384
2,427
8
14
-
22
Miscellaneous (4 Societies).
Total Ireland.
Grand Total, United Kingdom.
30427
90,589
11
1,512
28
1,551
197,427
1,376,593
343
2,156
309
2,813
the Counties and Provinces named above, and are not shown individually.
204
BUILDING SOCIETIES IN 1897.-AVERAGE
TABLE 42.— NUMBER of INCORPORATED BUILDING SOCIETIES in the
on SHARES
[Compiled from the Third Annual Report of the Chief Registrar of Friendly
Table were not given
County.
Number of Societies in which the Average
Under
£10.
£10 and
under
£20.
£20 and
under
£30.
£30 and
under
£40.
£40 and
under
£50.
Total
under 1
£50.
ENGLAND.
Bedford
—
3
1
4
2
10
Berkshire
—
1
' 1
2
2
6
Buckingham
—
4
2
5
2
13
Cambridge
—
6
3
3
1
13
Cheshire
7
11
9
6
9
42
Corn-wall .. .. ..
2
4
1
—
2
9
Cumberland
2
4
6
2
1
15
Derby
1
2
3
6
6
17
Devon..
3
2
7
11
6
29
Dorset
—
4
1
4
—
9
Durham
13
33
9
10
11
76
Essex
—
5
4
7
6
22
Gloucester
8
8
1
6
6
29
Hampshire
9
7
6
14
3
39
Hereford
—
1
-
3
-
4
Hertford
—
2
3
3
4
12
Huntingdon-
—
1
-
-
-
1
Kent
6
4
9
13
9
41
Lancashire
24
65
66
56
39
250
Leicester
1
7
8
3
2
21
Lincoln
1
5
3
7
2
18
London
22
36
36
63
62
219
Middlesex
1
6
6
7
4
23
Monmouth
3
2
3
3
1
12
Norfolk
2
1
3
1
-
7
Northampton
-
2
6
3
2
13
Northumberland ..
2
15
8
2
3
30
Nottingham
1
3
1
1
3
9
Oxford
-
3
1
—
—
4
Rutland
—
-
1
-
-
1
Shropshire
1
1
2
-
2
6
Somerset
2
5
8
6
4
24
Stafford
4
8
6
8
9
35
205
LIABILITY ON SHARES PER MEMBER.
UNITED KINGDOM in 1897, classified according to the AVERAGE LIABILITY
per MEMBEK.
Societies. In the case of 59 Societies the full particulars necessary for this
in tlie Report. ~\
Liability on Shares per Member was :—
£50 and
under
£100.
£100 and
under
£200.
£200 and
over.
Total
£50 and
above.
Grand
Total.
County.
ENGLAND.
4
—
—
4
14
Bedford.
9
—
—
9
15
Berkshire.
1
—
—
1
14
Buckingham.
-
-
1
1
14
Cambridge.
25
-
—
25
67
Cheshire.
—
—
—
—
9
Cornwall,
5
2
-
7
22
Cumberland,
5
-
-
5
22
Derby.
4
-
-
4
33
Devon.
2
1
—
3
12
Dorset.
18
13
6
87
113
Durham.
21
5
—
26
48
Essex.
7
2
—
9
38
Gloucester.
16
3
—
19
58
Hampshire.
3
-
-
3
7
Hereford.
4
-
—
4
16
Hertford.
-
-
-
—
1
Huntingdon.
20
2
2
24
65
Kent.
147
47
9
203
453
Lancashire.
2
—
—
2
23
Leicester.
6
1
—
7
25
Lincoln.
196
99
18
313
532
London.
8
—
—
8
31
Middlesex.
6
—
—
6
18
Monmouth.
6
—
—
6
13
Norfolk.
6
—
—
6
19
Northampton.
18
23
7
48
78
Northumberland.
6
-
-
6
15
Nottingham.
1
-
-
1
5
Oxford.
-
—
-
—
1
Eutland.
3
-
-
3
9
Shropshire.
9
-
-
9
33
Somerset.
13
2
—
15
50
Stafford .
206
BUILDING SOCIETIES IN 1897.
TABLE 42. — NUMBER of INCORPORATED BUILDING SOCIETIES in the
on SHARES
County.
Number of Societies in which the Average
Under
£10.
£10 and
under
£20.
£20 and
under
£30.
£30 and
under
£40.
£40 and
under
£50.
Total
under
£50.
ENGLAND— cont.
|
Suffolk
2
2
1
_
7
i
Surrey
5
5
4
2
4
20
Sussex
—
7
4
7
10
28
Warwick
3
12
. 7
5
6
33
Westmorland
—
—
3
2
1
6
Wiltshire
1
2
I
-
2
6
Worcester
3
3
2
6
2
16
York
11
22
9
21
14
77
Berwick
TOTAL: ENGLAND
WALES.
—
—
—
—
—
—
140
314
255
302
241
1,252
Anglesey .. ..
1
-
-
-
-
1
Brecknock
-
1
—
1
-
2
Cardigan
-
1
-
-
...
1
Carmarthen
2
3
3
2
-
10
Carnarvon
3
1
2
2
—
8
Denbigh
1
-
—
—
—
1
Glamorgan
9
13
10
14
6
52
Merioneth
-
-
1
—
-
1
Pembroke
TOTAL: WALES
SCOTLAND.
—
1
—
—
1
2
16
20
16
19
7
78
Aberdeen
4
2
2
1
2
11
Argyle
-
1
-
-
—
1
Ayr
3
5
—
1
—
9
Banff
-
—
-
1
1
2
Clackmannan
-
I
—
—
—
1
Dumbarton
-
2
2
—
—
4
Dumfries
~"
2
1
3
AVERAGE LIABILITY ON SHARES PER MEMBER.
207
UNITED KING-DOM in 1897, classified according to the AVERAGE LIABILITY
per MEMBER — continued.
Liability on Shares per Member was :—
£50 and
under
£10.'.
£100 and
under
£200.
£200 and
over.
Total
£50 and
above.
Grand
Total.
County.
ENGLAND— cont.
1
—
—
1
8
Suffolk.
9
2
—
11
31
Surrey.
13
—
—
13
41
Sussex.
7
1
-
8
41
Warwick.
—
—
—
—
6
Westmorland.
2
1
3
9
Wiltshire.
2
—
-
2
18
Worcester.
28
7
1
36
113
York.
2
—
—
2
2
Berwick.
635
211
44
890
2,142
TOTAL : ENGLAND.
WALES.
1
—
—
1
2
Anglesey. , ,
—
—
—
—
2
Brecknock. .
—
—
—
—
1
Cardigan.
—
—
-
—
10
Carmarthen.
3
1
—
4
12
Carnarvon.
2
—
-
2
3
Denbigh.
15
2
—
17
69
Glamorgan.
—
-
-
—
1
Merioneth.
-
-
—
—
2
Pembroke.
21
3
-
24
102
TOTAL: WALES.
SCOTLAND.
—
—
—
—
11
Aberdeen.
—
—
—
—
1
; Argyle.
1
—
—
1
)
Ayr.
-
—
_
—
2
Banff.
—
—
—
—
1
; Clackmannan.
1
— '
—
1
5
Dumbarton.
—
—
— .
j-
3
Dumfries.
208
BUILDING SOCIETIES IN 1897.
TABLE 42. — NUMBER of INCORPORATED BUILDING SOCIETIES in the
on SHARES
Number of Societies in which the Average
County.
Under
£10.
£10 and
under
£20.
£20 and
under
£30.
£30 and
under
£40.
£40 and
under
£50
Total
under
£50.
SCOTLAND— cont.
Edinburgh
—
2
2
1
3
8
Elgin
—
1
—
—
__
1
Fife
2
5
1
3
2
13
Forfar
1
5
. 6
—
—
11
Haddington
—
—
—
—
—
—
Inverness
-
1
—
—
—
1
Lanark
8
19
5
1
—
33
Linlithgow
—
1
-
1
]
3
Nairn
—
—
—
—
1
1
Peebles
—
—
—
1
—
1
Perth
2
—
—
—
3
Renfrew
3
4
2
1
1
11
Roxburgh
1
-
—
-
-
1
Selkirk
1
—
1
1
—
3
Stirling
4
3
1
—
1
9
Wigtown
—
1
—
—
—
1
TOTAL: SCOTLAND ..
29
54
23
12
13
131
IRELAND.
Antrim
6
12
5
2
2
27
Armagh
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cork
—
1
—
—
-
1
Down
—
—
—
—
—
—
Dublin
1
1
1
-
-
3
Limerick
—
-
-
-
-
-
Londonderry
4
2
4
1
-
11
Louth
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wicklow
—
—
—
—
—
—
TOTAL : IRELAND
11
16
10
3
2
42
UNITED KING- )
DOM . . )
196
404
304
336
263
1,503
AVERAGE LIABILITY ON SHARES PER MEMBER.
209
UNITED KINGDOM in 1897, classified according to the AVERAGE LIABILITY
per MEMBER — c-ontinncd.
Liability on Shares per Member was :—
£50 and £100 and
under under
£100. | £'JOO.
£200 and
over.
Total
£50 and
above.
Grand
Total.
County.
SCOTLAND— cont.
4
1
—
5
13
Edinburgh.
1
-
—
1
2
Elgin.
1
-
—
1
14
Fife.
-
1
—
1
12
Forfar.
1
-
-
1
1
Haddington.
-
-
' —
—
1
Inverness.
5
3
—
8
41
Lanark.
-
-
— i
—
3
Linlithgow.
-
-
—
—
1
Nairn
-
-
— . |
-
1
Peebles.
—
-
-
—
3
Perth.
1
-
—
1
12
Renfrew.
-
—
—
-
1
Roxburgh.
1
-
—
1
4
Selkirk.
1
—
1
10
Stirling.
—
—
-
-
1
Wigtown,
17
5
-
22
153
TOTAL: SCOTLAND.
IRELAND.
3
1
1 4
31
Antrim.
-
-
j
-
-
Armagh.
1
-
1
2
3
Cork.
-
—
- i
—
-
Down.
4
2
—
6
9
Dublin.
-
—
— ;
—
—
Limerick.
2
2
- 1
4
15
Londonderry.
-
-
-
—
—
Louth.
—
—
—
Wioklow.
10
5
1
16
58
TOTAL : IRELAND.
683
224
45
952
2,455
) „ UNITED KINQ-
j DOM.
3207
210
BUILDING SOCIETIES IN 1897.-NUMBER,
TABLE 43. — NUMBER, 'MEMBERSHIP, and LIABILITIES on SHARES of INCORPOUATED
LIABILITY on SHARES
fd from -the -Third Annual lieport of the Chief Registrar of Fi-ict/t////
?/v/r not ;//reti
County.
Societies whose average Liability on Shares per
Less than £50.
£50 and under £100.
Number
of
Societies.
Number
of
Members.
Total
Liability on
Shares.
Number
of
Societies.
Number
of
Members.
Total
Liability on
Shares.
ENGLAND.
£
£
Bedford
Ill
2,025
55,705
4
499
30,651
Berkshire
6
1,0(56 37,823
9
1,284
96,313
Buckingham
1.1
2,107 • W.919
1
60
3,250
Cambridge
IS
1,576
29,817
-
__
-
Cheshire
42
6 f 80
159,577
25
3,492
232.1S1
Cornwall
9
i,sr,r>
13,009
-
—
-
Cumberland .. .. lf»
3,002
(15,712
5
2,467
157,690
Derby
17
3,170
88,255
r(
2,736
171,738
Devon..
89
7,754
230,008
4
478
28,084
Dorset
!l
1,911
50,121
>2
833
82^05
Durham .. .. ..
Essex
78
22
2.1
]i;,i)3'.i
4,013
7,528
882,307
117,890
136,455
18
21
7
4,468
2,325
4,022
331,312
169,976
248,361
Gloucester •
Hampshire
11! 1
8,161
136,701
it;
2,305
140,525
Hereford
4
•Ml
15,192
:<
368
19,621
Hertford
12
1,653
51,522
4
851
85315
Huntingdon
1
304
4,882
—
—
-
Kent
41
6,711
190,504
20
4,368
305,053
Lancashire
250
40,416
1,031,825
147
33,795
2.408,426
Leicester
21
15,959
577,770
2
152
9,129
Lincoln
18
o 700
— ,1 -JW
63,781
6
1,397
112,638
London
219
33,101 i 1,009,141
196
4ti,772
3,444,621
Middlesex
23
2,954
84,979
8
1,095
6^,293
Monmouth
12
1,'.<41
34,984
6
875
74,824
Norfolk
7
1,065
24,992
6
970
63,438
Northampton
13
2,616
73,749
6
605
43,205
Northumberland .. ..
30
5,1193.
116,437
IS
2,761
233,794
211
MEMBERSHIP AND LIABILITIES ON SHARES.
BUILDING SOCIETIES in the UNITED KINGDOM in 1897, classified according- to the AVEBAGE
per- MEMBER.
Societies. In the case of' 59 Societies the full particulars necessary for this
in the Report.']
Member was—
All Societies.
County.
£100 and above.
Num-
ber of
Socie-
ties.
Number
of
Members.
Liabilities to Share-
holders.
Num-
ber of
Socie-
ties.
Number
of
Members
Total
Liability
on Shares.
Total.
Average
per
Member.
£
£
£
ENGLAND.
- '
-
—
14
2,524
86,356
34
Bedford.
: :
.:
15
14
2,350
2,467
134,136
73,199
57
30
Berkshire.
Buckingham.
i i
700
14
1,577
30,517
19
Cambridge.
- -
—
67
9,572
391,758
41
Cheshire.
-
— '
9
1,855
23,009
12
Cornwall.
2
2,209
241,164
2'2
7,678
464,596
61
Cumberland.
-
-
22
5,9(6
259,993
44
Derby.
!
76
11,190
33
12
8,232
2,820
258,092
123,576
31
44
Devon.
•
Dorset.
19
3,264
622,377
113
23,771
1,335,996
56
Durham.
5
241
30,348
48
6>,79
318,214
48
Essex. '
o
1,675
169,117
38
13,225
553,933
42
Gloucester.
3
251
30,055
58
8,717
313,281
36
Hampshire,
—
-
-';
7
839
34,713
41
Hereford.
—
—
-
16
2,504
117,337
47
Hertford.
-
-
-
1
304
4,882
16
Huntingdon,
4
203
33,303
65
11,282
528,860
47
Kent.
56
10,426
1,370,701
4f>3
84,637
4,810,952
57
Lancashire.
- ' —
-'
23
16,111
586,899
36
Leicester.
1 118
14,853
25
4.237
191,275
45
Lincoln.
117
31,005
4,043,123
532
110,968
8,496,885
77
London. ^
-
-
- -
31
4,049
153,272
38
Middlesex.
—
—
-
18
2,816
109,808
39
Monmouth.
—
-
-
13
2,035
88,430
43
Norfolk.
—
—
-
19
3.221
116,954
36
Northampton.
30
9,114
1,527,808
78
17,868
1,878,039
105
Northumberland.
3207
02
212
BUILDING SOCIETIES.
TABLE 43.— NUMBER, MEMBERSHIP, and LIABILITIES on SHARES of INCORPORATED
LIABILITY on SHARES
Societies whose average Liability on Shares per
Less than £50.
£50 and under £100.
County.
i
Number
of
Societies.
Number
of
Members.
Total
Liability on
Shares.
Number
of
Societies.
Number
of
Members.
1
Total
Liability on
Shares
ENGLAND— cont.
£.
£
Nottingham
9
821
20,634
6
3,581
237,710
Oxford
4
528
6,833
1
135
11,288
Rutland
1
117
3.317
—
—
-
Shropshire
6
1,029
19,961
3
337
22,146
Somerset
Stafford
24
36
6,327
1(1,215
172,131
303.S49
9
13
1,885
4,481
131 663
I
238,095
Suffolk
7
i',363
34,435
1
98
6,211
Surrey
20
2,191
55,040
9
2,49 j
172,398 ,
Sussex
23
8,002
103,828
13
2,971
181,840
Warwick
S3
9,650
227,729
7
7,824
6(37,205
Westmorland
8
922
26.-I43
-
-
—
Wiltshire .. .. ..
6
1,471
27,! 14 3
2
907
54,784
Worcester
16
5,295
170,125
2
593
35,112
York
77
22,118
635,600
28
31,983
2,144,254
Berwick-upon-Tweed . .
TOTAL : ENGLAND . .
WALES.
-
-
-
2
812
'12.409
1,252
245,678
6,670,997
635
176,473
12,495,224
Anglesey
1
44
67
1
190
-10.229
Brecknock
2
228
5,842
-
—
-
Cardigan
1
127
1,501
—
—
—
Carmarthen
10
1,410
29,737
—
-
—
Carnarvon
Denbigh
8
1
1,940
317
33,640
1,563
2
1,474
2.6G9
' 81,938
148,7511
Glamorgan
5.'
10,300
197,151
15
4,656
323,178
Merioneth
1
157
3,964
—
—
-
Pembroke ....
TOTAL: WALES..
SCOTLAND.
2
1,437
50,625
—
-
-
78
15,955
324,090
21
8,989
564,095
Aberdeen
11
4,011
102,956
—
—
-
Argyle
1
204
3,851
-
—
-
Ayr
9
. 9,231
33,226
1
72
4,672
MEMBERSHIP AND LIABILITIES ON SHARES.
213
BUILDING SOCIETIES in the UNITED KINGDOM in 1897, classified according to the AVERAGE
per MEMBER — continued.
Member was —
All Societies.
County.
£100 and above.
Num-
ber of
Socie-
ties.
Number
of
Members.
Liabilities to Share-
holders.
Num-
ber of
1 Socie-
i ties.
Number
of
Members
Total
Liability
on Shares.
Total.
Average
per
Member.
£
£
£
ENGLAND— cont.
—
—
—
15
4,402
258,344
59
Nottingham.
—
—
—
5
663
18,121
27
Oxford.
—
—
—
1
117
3,317
28
Eutland.
-
• -
—
9
1,366
42,107
31
Shropshire.
—
—
—
33
8,212
303,794
37
Somerset.
2
3,229
361,302
50
17,955
953,246
53
Stafford.
-
-
—
8
1,461
40,846
28
Suffolk.
2
186
20,380
21
4,875
247,818
51
Surrey.
—
—
—
41
5,973
288.674
48
Sussex.
1
33
5,207
41
17,513
9(0,141
51
Warwick.
--
—
—
6
922
26,446
29
Westmorland.
1
715
76,762
9
3,093
159,489
52
Wiltshire.
—
—
—
18
5,888 | 205,237
35
Worcester.
8
7,576
907,045
113
61,677 ! 3.686,905
6»
York.
—
-
9,465,435
2 212 12,409
59
Berwick-upon-Tweed.
TOTAL: ENGLAND.
WALES.
255
70,822
2,142
492,473
28,631,656
58
.
—
-
—
2
234
10,296
44
Anglesey.
-
—
_
2
223
5,842
26
Brecknock.
—
—
—
1
127
1,501
12
Cardigan.
—
-
—
10
1,410
29,737
21
Carmarthen.
1
69
12,041
12
3,483
127,619
37
Carnarvon.
—
—
—
3
2,986
150,313
50
Denbigh.
2
530
76,403
69
15,486
596,732
39
Glamorgan.
-
-
—
1
157
3,964
25
Merioneth.
-
599
—
2
102
1,437
50,625
35
38
Pembroke.
TOTAL: WALES.
SCOTLAND
3
88,444
25 543
976,629
—
—
—
11
4,011
102,956
26
Aberdeen.
-
-
-
1
10
204
2,303
3,851
37,898
19 ;
ie :
Argyle.
Ayr.
214
BUILDING SOCIETIES.
TABLE 43.— NUMBER, MEMBERSHIP, and LIABILITIES on SHARES of INCORPORATED
LIABILITY on SHARES
County.
Societies whose average Liability on Shares per
Less than £50.
£50 and under £100.
Number
of
Societies.
Number
of
Members.
Total
Liability on
Shares.
Number
of
Societies.
Number
of
Members.
Total
Liability on
Shares.
SCOTLAND— coat.
£
£
Banff ..
2
545
18,912
—
—
-
Clackmannan
1
281
2,683
-
—
- |
Dumbarton
4
L084
20,629
1
259
17,956 !
Dumfries
8
641
20,461
-.
-
-
Edinburgh
8
1,481
51,348
4
1,539
115,607
Elgin
1
339
3,759
1
67
3,329
Fife
19
5,654
151,346
1
49
2,»59l ;
Forfar
11
2,946
49,031
-
-
-
Haddiagton
-
,-
-
1
26
2534
Inverness
1
114
1,690
-
-
-
Lanark
33
7,727
114,030
5
1,174
75,318
Linlithgow
Nairn
3
1
1
336
67
129
9,061
2,823
.1 5,(.i3i
-
-
-
Peebles
Perth
H
841
•i.t;97
-
-
—
Renfrew
11
3,324
19,050
1
748
63,477
Roxburgh
1
341
3,128
-
-
-
Selkirk
3
r.ii
12,115
1
665
63,9:53
Stirling
9
2,182
28.H22
1
1,1119
55,124
Wigtown
TOTAL: SCOTLAND ..
IRELAND.
Antrim
1
131'
115
1,628
-
-
-
35,436
703,708
17
5,708
404,644
27
7,861
127,051
3
517
41,661
Armagh
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cork
1
414
5,968
1
80
5,019
Down
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dublin
3
1,339
22,86'J
4
1,255
89,986
Limerick
-
. -
-
-
—
-
Londonderry
11
1,854
27,524
2
415
27,582
Louth
-
-
—
-
—
-
Wicklow ..
TOTAL: IRELAND
TOTAL: UNITED KING- J
DOM .. .. j
—
—
183,405
7,882,200
-
—
-
42
1.503
11,468
308,537
10
€83
2,267
164,248
193,437
13,628,211
MEMBERSHIP AND LIABILITIES ON SHARES.
215
BUILDING SOCIETIES in the UNITED KINGDOM in 1897, classified according to the AVERAGE
per MEMBER — continued.
Member was —
All Societies.
County.
£100 and above.
Num-
ber of
Socie-
ties.
Number
of
Members.
Liabilities to Share-
holders.
i Num-
• berof
Socie-
ties.
Number
of
Members
Total
Liability
on Shares.
Total.
Average
per
Member.
£
£
£
SCOTLAND— cont.
-
-
—
2
545
18,912
35
Banff.
—
—
—
1
281
2,683
10
Clackmannan.
—
. —
—
5
1,343
38,585
29
Dumbarton.
—
—
—
3
641
20,461
32
Dumfries.
1
310
35,635
13
3,330
202,590
61
Edinburgh.
—
—
—
2
406
7,088
17
Elgin.
_
—
—
14
5,703
154,040
27
Fife.
1
303
51,621
12
3,249
.100,652
31
Forfar.
-
—
—
1
26
2,534
97
Haddington.
—
—
—
1
114
1,590
14
Inverness.
3
469
62,603
41
9,370
251,951
27
Lanark.
—
—
—
3
335
9,661
29
Linlithgow.
-
-
-
1
67
2,823
42
Nairn.
; -
-
-
1
429 15,934
37
Peebles.
i —
—
—
3
841 6,097
8
Perth.
—
—
—
12
4,072
112,527
28
Renfrew.
; —
—
1 341
3,1-26
9
Roxburgh.
!
—
4
10
1,209
3,291
76,078
83,946
63
26
Selkirk.
Stirling.
-
1
115
1,628
14
Wigtown.
TOTAL: SCOTLAND.
IRELAND.
5
1,082
149,859
153
42,226
1,258,211
30
1
48
8,717
31
8,426
177,429
21
Antrim.
-
-
—
-
-
-
Armagh.
1
15
3,943 3
509
14,930
29
Cork.
—
—
_ | _ _
—
—
Do\vn.
2
1,230
139,349 9
3,824
252,197
66
Dublin.
' -
-
-
-
-
-
-
Limerick.
2
950
114,455
15
3,219
169,561
53
Londonderry.
-
-
—
-
-
Louth.
-
-
—
-
-
-
Wicklo\v.
TOTAL : IRELAND.
( TOTAL : UNITED KING*
i DOM.
6
2,243
266,464
58
15,978
614,117
38
269
74,246
9,970,202
2,455
576,220
31,480,613
55
217
APPENDIX I.
CONGRESSES.
NUMBER of DELEGATES to, and of SOCIETIES represented at, each ANNUAL
CO-OPERATIVE CONGRESS from the beginning of the present series.
[Counted from the Reports of the Co-operative Union.']
Year.
Where held.
No. of
Delegates.
No. of Societies
and Associations
represented.
1869
68*
58*
1870
Manchester ... .. ...
77*
35*
1871
Birmingham ..
113*
f
1872
Bolton
93
51
1873
Newcastle ... .t.
132
98
1874
Halifax
189
97
1875
London .. ... ... ... ...
114
81
1876
Glasgow . ... •••
115
93
1877
Leicester ...
163
109
1878
Manchester ... ... ... ...
266
164
1879
Gloucester . . .. ...
122
85
1880
175
113
1881
Leeds .. ... ...
272
154
1882
Oxford
217
141
1883
Edinburgh
383
246
1884
Derby . ... ... ...
425
235
1885
Oldham
551
255
1886
Plymouth
434
232
1887
Carlisle . ...
428
217
1888
Dewsbury
540
246
1889
Ipswich ... ... ... ... ...
393
206
1890
Glasgow . ...
607
311
1891
Lincoln
531
256
1892
Rochdale ... ... ... . . ...
758
346
1893
Bristol
588
286
1894
Suuderland
660
309
1895
Huddersfield
786
346
1896
Woolwich .
865
413
1897
Perth
822
353
1898
Peterborough .. ... ...
932
414
1899
Liverpool ... ... ...
1,176
492
1900
Cardiff
954
431
* These figures arc approximate only, the distinction between delegates and visitors
not having been recorded.
t Not obtainable.
218
APPENDIX II.
HOURS OF LABOUR
NUMBER of HOURS PER WEEK WORKED by the EMPLOYEES of RETAIL
DISTRIBUTIVE SOCIETIES in GREAT BRITAIN in 1896.
[Compiled from, Returns made to the Co-operative Union. ~\
Number of Hours worked per week, exclusive of
meal times.
Total.
48 and
under.
Over 48
and up
to 51.
Over 51
and up
to 54.
Over 54
und up
to 57.
Over 57
and up
to 60.
Over 60.
Number of Societies
NUMKKII OK EM-
PLOYEES.
DISTRIBUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.
74
64
236
408
229
112
1,123
England and Walos
2^62
1,787
5,371
0463
2,484
652
22.0(11)
Scotland
Total, Great Britain
]'Ki;('K\T.\ci<; OK
EMPLOYEES.
140
512
2,299
2,832
1,721!
10,889
31 ili
121
6.7W
2,693
8,203
2,850
773
27,712
England and Wales
11-0 i 81
2CI
m;
111
3tl
100*0
Scotland
Total, Great Britain
Number of Societies
NUMBER OF EM-
PLOYEES.
2-8
9'7
'.ni
8'3
m
29'6
3(1-3
39*3
6'4
10'3
2']
2'8
100=0
lOO'O
PRODUCTIVE DEPARTMENTS.
40
48
164
155
83
32
522
England and Wales
861
463
1,956
2,768
632
125
6,805
Scotland
Total, Great Britain
PERCENTAGE OF
EMPLOYEES.
32
828
1,262
936
14
646
21
3,093
893
1,291
3,218
3,704
146
9,898
England and Wales
127
6-8
28'7
40-7
9-3
T8
100-0
Scotland
Total, Great Britain
i-o
26-8
40-8
30-3
0-4
6'5
0-7
100-0
100-0
9'0
13'1
32'5
37'4
If
219
APPENDIX III.
GENERAL RULES FOR AN INDUS-
TRIAL AND PROVIDENT PRODUC-
TIVE SOCIETY.
The following- General Rules for an Industrial and
Provident Productive Society were originally pre-
pared for the use of Co-operative Societies by the late
Mr. Edward Vansittart Neale, and are published by
the Co-operative Union. They are here re-printed in
order to give an idea of the Regulations under which
many Co-operative Societies are carried on, but it
must be understood that they are in no way official.
The General Rules are subject to Special Rules, by
means of which Societies adopting- them can adapt
them to local requirements, by providing- that certain
General Rules shall be modified or cancelled. A
specimen page of such Special Rules is appended, to
show the method by which the General Rules are so
altered or cancelled.
220
RULES
OP THE
LIMITED
(a) The rules hereto annexed, entitled " General Rules for an Industrial
and Provident Society," numbered 1 to 138, shall be the rules of this
Society, subject to the Special Rules thereof.
(6) The rules next following, numbered I. to VI., are the Special
Rules of the Society, whereto the General Rules therein referred to are
respectively subject, and the interpretation clause thereof applies.
THE SPECIAL RULES OF THE SOCIETY.
I. General Rule 3. — The name of the Society is the
LIMITED.
II. General Rule 3. — The special objects of the Society are to carry on
the trade of
III. General Rule 4.— The Registered Office of the Society shall be
at ,
in the county of
IV. General Rule 69.— The word u ten," in the fourth line of the
General Rule, shall read " five."
V. General Rules to , both inclusive, shall not apply to
this Society.
VI. General Rule 114. — After providing for the charges in the General
Rule the profits of the Society shall be allotted as follows : —
GENERAL RULES
FOB AN
INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT
PRODUCTIVE SOCIETY.
To be Registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies
Act, 1893.
FORM £.
222
OENEttAL RULES.
CHAPTER 1.— GENERAL QUALIFICATION AND
INTERPRETATION.
1. Qurilifi-Mtion. — Every rale herein contained shall, be .subject to
qualification by any special rule* of the society referring to it by its number,
and shall be deemed to be adopted by the society in so far only as is con-
sistent with such qualification.
2. Intt'i-prctfit/oii. — In the construction of these Rules, including this rule,
the following words and expressions have respectively the meanings
following, unless the subject matter or context are inconsistent' there with: —
(1) Words importing the singular or plural number respectively
include the plural and singular numbers ; words importing the
masculine gender only include the feminine gender.
(2) " The Act " means the Industrial and Provident Societies Act,
1893.
(3) " The Committee " means the committee of management, board
of directors, or other directing body of a society or company.
(4) A "company" means (1) any body corporate other than a
society ; (2) any society authorised to sue or be sued by any person
authorised to act in its behalf ; and a " society " means any society
registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893, or
deemed so to be.
(5) "Lands" include tenements and hereditaments.
(0) " He," " him," and •" person " include a company or society.
(7) " Nominal capital" means the amount of the shares allotted for
the time being, and not paid off.
(8) " The society " means the society named in the Special Rules.
(9) "Special members" mean the persons by whom the Special
Rules are signed, and any other persons whom those rules may declare
to be included thereunder.
(10) " The Special Rules " mean the rules prefixed hereto, whereby
these rules are made rules of any society.
(11) "The Treasury regulations" mean the regulations approved by
the Treasury under the Act, or any Act relating to industrial and
provident societies for the time being.
NAME, OBJECTS, &C. — MEMBERSHIP. 223
(12) In Ireland " bond " includes a judgment registered as a mortgage,
or a mortgage deed affecting specified lands.
(13) In Scotland "letters of administration" and ''probate" mean
confirmation.
CHAPTER II.— NAME, OBJECTS, AND PLACE OF
BUSINESS.
3. Name, Objects, and Powers of the Society. — The name and special
objects of the society shall be those stated in the special rules. The
objects of the society shall include dealings of any description with land.
The society shall have full power to do all things necessary or expedient
for the accomplishment of all objects specified in its rules, including the
power to purchase, hold, sell, mortgage, rent, lease, or sub-lease, lands
of any tenure, and to erect, pall down, repair, alter, or otherwise deal with
any building thereon.
4. Registered Office. — Hmr to be Fixed. — The registered office of the
society shall be at such place in the United Kingdom as is mentioned in
the special rules. It may be changed by a resolution of the committee.
5. Removal of Office, to be Notified. — Notice of any removal of the office
of the society shall be sent to the Registrar of Friendly Societies for the
place where the office is established within fourteen days after such change,
or such other time as may be required by the Treasury regulations, and in
manner and form thereby prescribed.
6. Books of Account, &c., to be kept at Office. — All books of account,
securities, documents, and papers of the society, other than such (if any)
as are directed by the committee to be kept elsewhere, shall be kept at the
registered office, in such manner and with such provisions for their security
as the committee from time to time direct.
CHAPTER III. -MEMBERSHIP.
Sec. 1.— Members.
7. Who are Members. — The society shall consist of the special members,
and of all such other persons as the special rules direct, or the committee
may admit.
8. Shares to be held In/ Members. — Subject to the provisions of the Act,
each individual member shall hold at least one transferable share, and each
society or company one for such number of members as the general meetings
may fix. The special members shall be deemed, without any special appli-
cation, to hold such number of shares as an individual member is required
to hold.
9. Payment on Application. — Every person shall pay, on applying for
admission, Is., for which he shall receive a copy of the rules.
224 GENERAL RULES.
10. Application by a Society or Company. — Applications for admission by
a society or company shall be in such of the forms, contained in Rule 124,
as the case requires, and shall be for such number of shares at least as the
rules require.
11. Application by an Individual. — An application by an individual may be
made either in the form contained in Rule 124, or by making such payment
as is required upon an application for admission, and the signature of a
receipt for a copy of the rules in the form contained in the said rule, either
by the applicant or on his behalf.
12. How Applications sJinll bf dealt with. — Every application for admis-
sion shall be considered by the committee ,at its first meeting after it is
made, or so soon thereafter as is practicable ; and if it is approved, the
name of the applicant shall be entered on the list of members and the
register of shares hereinafter mentioned, for the number and description of
shares required to be held by the rules, or any larger number applied for
and allowed to be held thereby, upon such approval and such confirmation
thereof, if any, as the special rules may require.
13. Notice <>f Refusal or A<1 mixxion. — Notice of the refusal of an applica-
tion, or of the entry of the name of any applicant on the list of members,
signed by the secretary, shall be sent to the applicant, at the address
mentioned on the form of application or receipt, within one week after
such refusal or entry is made.
14. Repayment of the Entrance Frr. — The sum paid on an application for
admission shall be repaid on demand to the person by whom or on whose
behalf it was or purports to have been paid, within one calendar month
after the date of the said notice, if the application is refused ; or if it is
not granted within three calendar months after the application.
15. Appeal and Erasure of the Names of Applicants. — In either of the
above cases the person refused admission shall have the same right of appeal
as is given by Rule 21.
16. How Forms to be referred to. — The forms used on an application
shall be numbered, and filed in the office of the society, and referred to in
the list of members.
17. Married Women. — A married woman may be a member and hold and
deal with any shares or other interest in the society credited to her in England
and Ireland as if she were unmarried, according to the provisions of the
Married Women's Property Act, 1882, and in Scotland as is provided by the
Married Women's Property (Scotland) Act, 1881.
18. Admission of Minors. — A minor not under the age of sixteen years
may be admitted as a member, and execute all instruments and give all
acquittances necessary to be executed or given under the rules, but may not
be a member of the committee, trustee, manager, or treasurer of the society.
[See the Act, section 32.]
19. Withdrawal of Members and Partial Cessation of Membership.— A.
person, all of whose shares have been transferred, repaid, or forfeited under
MEMBERSHIP. — CAPITAL. 225
the rules, shall cease to be a member, and no member may vote at any
meeting of the society, either personally or by deputy, if he holds less than
the number of shares required to be taken up on admission ; or if he is in
arrear of his subscriptions.
Sec. 2.— List of Members.
20. Where to be kept and Entries thereon. — The committee shall keep at
the registered office of the society, a list of the names, occupations, and
addresses of all members, open at all convenient times to the inspection of
the members and persons having an interest in the funds ; and each member
shall give notice of any change affecting himself, or be subject to such fine
not exceeding Is. as any ordinary business meeting may fix, provided that it
is not retrospective. No person whose name does not appear on such list,
other than a deputy, shall have any right as a member of the society ; and
the committee shall cause to be erased therefrom the names of all such
persons as cease to be members under these rules.
21. Claims to be Entered on, or Removed from the List. — A person who
claims to be placed or retained on, or removed from the list of members,
shall apply in the first instance to the committee for that purpose, and if
refused may appeal to the next ordinary business meeting held after the
receipt of notice of such refusal, which may make such order on the matter
as it thinks fit.
CHAPTER IV.— CAPITAL.
Sec. 1.— Share Capital.
22. Nominal Value. — The capital of the society shall be raised by shares
of the nominal value of £1, payable as to every share required to be held at
the rate of not less than 5s. per quarter, with a fine of Is. per quarter on
non-payment.
23. Instalments. — Each instalment shall be payable at such place, on such
days, between such hours, and to such persons as the committee from time
to time fix.
24. Power to Pay in Anticipation. — A member may pay the whole or any
part of any instalment in anticipation of the period when it will become
due ; and, if he holds more than one share not fully paid, may specify to
which shares the payment shall be applied, otherwise it shall be distributed
equally.
25. Cases of Distress. — The committee may remit any fine incurred by
non-payment of any instalment, if the non-payment appears to them to have
arisen from sickness, distress, want of work, or any other sufficient reason,
of which a written statement, signed by the defaulting member or some
person claiming to act on his behalf, has been given to the secretary at the
time when the payment ought to have been made.
26. Application of Dividends to Pay up Shares. — The interest and dividends
payable upon the share capital held by any member shall not be paid to him
3207 P
226 GENERAL RULES.
until all the shares which he is required to hold are fully paid, but shall
accumulate and be credited to him from time to time as share capital until
such shares are paid up.
27. Allotment of Shares. — The committee shall allot to all members other
than the special members, upon their admission, or admission and approval
as the case may be, such number of shares as they apply for, and shall
similarly allot, from time to time, the shares applied for by any member, or
required to make tho nominal value of his shares not less than the capital of
the same name credited to him, provided that the number of shares so
allotted does not raise the total investment of any member, except a society,
to a sum exceeding two hundred pounds sterling.
Sec. 2.— Enforcement of Debts to Society.
28. Recovery of Sums due under Rules, and forfeiture of Shares. — All sums
due from any member, for subscriptions or otherwise, shall be recoverable
from him, his executors or administrators, as a debt due to the society.
The secretary shall lay before each ordinary business meeting a return of
all such sums, and thereupon the meeting may —
(1) Direct the committee to take legal proceedings for the recovery
thereof ;
(2) If the sum is due in respect of a share, declare such share to be
forfeited if any payment thereon has been in arrear for three calendar
months.
'J;>. Effect, (Did /{r/iiixxfon <>f Forfeiture. — Upon a declaration of forfeiture
of a share, all sums paid or credited thereon shall become the property of
the society ; but the forfeiture may lie remitted if the sum due is paid
within one calendar month from the date of a notice of forfeiture, which
shall be sent in each case to the registered address of the member within one
week after the declaration of the forfeiture.
Sec. 3.— Loans and Deposits.
30. Loans on vltat security^ to what amount, and Jiow may be made :
(1) The committee may obtain advances of money for the purposes
of the society from time to time from any person, whether a member
of the society or not, upon the security of bonds, or agreements, or
promissory notes, or transferable preferential shares by or of the
society, or of a mortgage either legal or equitable of any property
thereof ;
(2) The total amount so obtained shall not exceed for the time being
any limit fixed by the Special Rules, and if no other limit is thereby
fixed, twice the then nominal capital of the society, or any inferior limit
fixed by a general meeting :
(3) The committee may obtain any such loan on such terms as to
the time and manner of repayment as it thinks fit ;
(4) The rate of interest agreed to be given on any such advance shall
not exceed £5 per cent, per annum ;
INVESTMENTS. 227
(5) Any bond of the society may be made a specific charge upon any
lands of the society specified therein or in any schedule thereto. But a
separate register shall be kept of all such bonds ;
(6) Any such bond or share may be issued, or note given, or agree-
ment or mortgage made, as a continuing security to cover any sum not
exceeding the limits aforesaid, due or to become upon the account of
the society to any person with whom it may transact banking business ;
(7) All such securities shall be made in such form, and shall be signed
on account of the society by such persons as the committee direct from
time to time.
31. Power to Receive Deposits. — The committee may receive from any
persons, whether members or not, on deposit, withdrawable on such notice,
being not less than two clear days', as they fix from time to time, any sums,
within the total limit mentioned in Rule 30, not exceeding 10s. in any one
payment, nor £20 for any one depositor ; no repayment of capital shall be
made while any claim due on account of any such deposit is unsatisfied.
Sec. 4.— Investments.
32. Power to Invest Surplus Capital. — The committee may invest any part
of the capital of the society as follows : —
(1) In advances to members on the security of real or personal
property ; and
(2) In or upon any security in which trustees are for the time being
authorised by law to invest ; and
(3) In or upon any mortgage, bond, debenture, debenture stock,
corporation stock, annuity, rentcharge, rent, or other security (not
being securities payable to bearer) authorised by or under any Act of
Parliament passed or to be passed of any local authority as defined by
Section 34 of the Local Loans Act, 1875 ; and
(4) In the shares or on the security of any other society registered
or deemed to be registered under the Act, or under the Building
Societies Acts, or of any company registered under the Companies Acts,
or incorporated by Act of Parliament or by Charter, provided that no
such investment be made in the shares of any society or company other
than one with limited liability ; and
(5) If the society is not chargeable with income tax in pursuance of
the Act, in any Savings Bank certified under the Trustee Savings Bank
Act, 1863, or in a Post Office Savings Bank.
32A. Power to Vote in respect to Investments.— The society may appoint
any one or more of its members to vote on its behalf at the meetings of
any other body corporate in which the society has invested any part of its
funds, although such member or members may not personally be shareholders
in such other body corporate. [See the Act, section 41.]
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Sec. 5.— Repayment of Capital.
33. Repayment Compulsory on Members. — Subject to the payment of, or a
sufficient provision for, all subsisting claims on the society, the committee
may from time to time apply any moneys which they cannot profitably
invest to pay off the excess of shares held by those who hold the largest
number above those who hold the next largest. Provided that no member
be required to accept less than the full sum paid upon each share paid off,
and that the number of shares held by any member shall not be reduced
below the number required, by the rules of the society, to be held.
34. Repayment nn HIP. R?.qnext of Mpmbrrx. — Subject as aforesaid, the
committee may, on the application of the holder of any share, repay any
sum not exceeding the amount then credited thereon ; and shall repay the
whole sum so credited in any case where they refuse to confirm the transfer
of any such share which is fully paid up.
?>'). Xlui.-rpx ]\<'i>'U<l i<> If. K.rlt/ifjHixkril. — All such repayments shall be
made on resolutions of the committee, which, with the receipts for the
money pawl, shall 1)3 entered or referred to on the register of shares after
mentioned, designating each share by the number to be given to it, and
thereupon the shares in respect of which such payments are made shall
be extinguished.
3('». Moneji* Lift u'/ttli tli'1 .S'or /'/'/// after Xotia /,/' Repayment. — If a member
who has received notice that the committee is prepared to pay him off,
leave the sum to be thus repaid in the hands of the society, he shall not
be entitled to any interest thereon after the expiration of the time named
in the notice of repayment.
CHAP T E R V.— S H A R E S.
Sec. 1.— Shares Generally.
37. Of What AWr//^/'o//x.— All the shares of the society shall be
transferable.
38. Where two or more Joint ] [older*. — Shares may be held by two or
more individuals jointly, either of whom may give a valid receipt for any
interest or dividend payable thereon; and all notices relating to any such
shares, given to such one as they jointly direct, and in default of any
direction, to the one whose name stands first in the books of the society,
shall be sufficiently given.
39. Limit to Dtr'xlend*. — Dividends shall not be calculated on or for any
fraction of £1. or of a calendar month.
Sec. 2.— Mode of Dealing with Shares.
40. Hmi- to be Allotted— All shares allotted by the society shall be numbered
continuously, and all such as are not taken to be held by the special
members shall be allotted to the original holders thereof by the committee
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in the order of the numbers ; and all such as are taken to be so held by the
special members shall be entered in the share register after mentioned,
under the names of such members, in alphabetical order, by the order of the
numbers, beginning with one.
41. Xharc. Register. — The committee shall keep a share register, in which,
under the number of each share, shall be entered the name of the member
to whom it was originally allotted, or under whose name it is entered ;
and if the share is cancelled, as is hereinafter provided, the date of such
cancelling.
42. Share Ledger.— The committee shall keep, as part of the share register,
a ledger containing, in separate columns, under the name of each member,
the numbers of the shares originally allotted to, or entered in the name of,
or subsequently acquired by such member, with the dates of such allotments,
entries, and transfers respectively, and a reference to the pages containing
the names of the transferors ; the numbers of all shares transferred, with
the date of such transfers respectively ; a reference to the pages containing
the names of the transferees ; and such particulars of the amounts paid upon
such shares as the committee direct.
43. Forms of Transfer. — Transfers shall be in one of the forms herein-
after contained, or as near thereto as the case allows ; they shall be
numbered continuously, and shall state the number of each share trans-
ferred ; and shall be executed by the transferor and transferee, and
kept in the office of the society, and entered under their numbers in a
register of transfers, with such other particulars as the committee direct :
and the number of each transfer shall be entered in the share ledger,
under the name of the transferor and the transferee
44. Registration of Tnntxfcr*. — No transfer shall be registered unless it is
properly stamped, nor if made by a member indebted to the society, without
special order of the committee ; and until the transfer of a share is regis-
tered, no right shall be required against the society by the transferee, nor
shall any claim of the society upon the transferor be affected.
45. To ivhoi/i Tnmxfers may lie in<«l<>. — Any share may be transferred
with the approval of the committee to any other member at the option of
the transferor ; but if the transferee is not a member he must be approved
of as a member by the committee, or the committee and a general meeting,
according to the provisions of the rules relating to the admission of members
before the transfer can be registered ; and if the rules require a member to
hold more than one transferable share the transferee must acquire by
the transfer, or by the transfer and allotment, the number so required to be
held before the transfer can be registered.
46. Fee on Transfers. — Upon each transfer of any share there shall be paid
such fee, not exceeding 6d., as the committee may fix.
47. Payment of Stamp Duty by the Society.— The committee may pay the
stamp duty upon the transfer of any share which a member is required to
hold, made for the purpose of enabling him to withdraw from the society.
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48. Lien of Society on Shares. — The society shall have a Jirst lien on the
shares of any member for any debt due to it by him, and may set off any
sum credited to the member thereon in or towards the payment of such
debt.
49. Sale of Shares to Pay Debts. — The committee may, in default of pay-
ment by any member indebted to the society in any manner contrary to its
rules, to an amount not less than three-fourths of the sum paid up for the
time being on any transferable share held by him for fourteen days after
notice to pay, sell and transfer in the books of the society such share to any
person entitled to hold the same under the rules, for the best price obtain-
able therefor, and apply the proceeds in or towards the discharge of the debt
so due and any expenses incurred in or about the same, paying over the
balance thereof, if any, to the member, without being responsible for any loss
occasioned thereby. Any transfer so made shall extinguish all right of such
member in the share so transferred, and shall operate as an original issue
thereof, subject to the credit to be given to the purchaser for all payments
previously made thereon.
50. Limit to Amount Expended on R''i><njments. — The amount expended on
the repayment of any transferable shares shall not exceed any sum placed
at the disposal of the committee for that purpose from time to time by the
general meetings of the society, and shall be regularly stated in the accounts
of the society.
Sec. 3.— Transmission of Interest.
51. Nomination Book.
(1) Any member, not being under the age of sixteen years, may, by
a writing under his hand, delivered at or sent to the registered office of
the society during his lifetime, or made in any book kept thereat,
nominate any person or persons other than an officer or servant of the
society (unless such officer or servant is the husband, wife, father,
mother, child, brother, sister, nephew, or niece of the nominator) to or
among whom his property in the society, whether in shares, loans
or deposits, or so much thereof as is specified in such nomination, if
the nomination does not comprise the whole, shall be transferred at
his decease, provided the amount credited to him in the books of the
society does not then exceed £100 sterling.
(2) A nomination so made may be revoked or varied by any similar
document under the hand of the nominator, delivered, sent, or made as
aforesaid, but shall not be revocable or variable by the will of the
nominator or any codicil thereto.
(3) The society shall keep a book wherein the names of all persons
so nominated and of all revocations or variations, if any, of such
nominations shall be regularly entered.
(4) Notice of the Right to Nominate. — A notice of the right of nomi-
nation shall be sent to every individual member who has not exercised
this right, with the report of the first ordinary business meeting in
each year of which a report is circulated among the (members, and
shall be otherwise given, as such meetings may direct.
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(5) Fee on Nomination or Revocation. — A member shall pay for the
entry of every nomination or revocation, whether or not accompanied
by a fresh nomination, 3d. ; and one fee only shall be charged for the
entry of all the names in any nomination or revocation paper, if more
than one.
52. Proceedings in case of Death or Insanity.
Proceeding on the Death of a Member : —
(1) On receiving satisfactory proof of the death of a nominator, the
committee of the society shall either transfer the property comprised
in the nomination in manner directed by it, or pay to every person
entitled thereunder the full value of the property given to him unless
the shares comprised therein, if transferred as directed by the nomi-
nator, would raise the share capital of any nominee to a sum exceeding
£200, in which case they shall pay him the value of such shares.
(2) If the total property of the nominator in the society at his death
exceeds £80 the committee shall, before making any payment, require
production of a duly stamped receipt for ,the succession or legacy
duty payable thereon, or a letter or certificate stating that no such duty
is payable from the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, who shall give
such receipt, letter, or certificate, on payment of the duty, or satisfactory
proof of no duty being payable, as the case may be.
(3) If any member entitled to property therein in respect of shares,
loans, or deposits, not exceeding in the whole at his death £100, dies
intestate, without having made any nomination thereof then subsisting,
the committee may, without letters of administration, distribute the
same among such persons as appear to them, on such evidence as they
deem satisfactory, to be entitled by law to receive the same, subject, if
such property exceeds £80, to the obtaining from the Commissioners of
Inland Revenue a receipt for the succession or legacy duty payable
thereon, or a letter or certificate stating that no such duty is payable.
(4) If any such member is illegitimate, and leaves no widow, widower,
or issue, the committee shall deal with his property in the society
as the Treasury shall direct.
(5) Upon the death of any member who has an interest in the
society exceeding £100, or transmitted by his will, and a notice in
writing given by his executor or administrator to the secretary of the
society, stating the death of such member, and the Christian name,
surname, profession, or business of such legal representative, and
specifying the nature and amount of his interest or claim ; and the
production, if the case requires, of the probate of the will of, or
letters of administration to, such member, and of such evidence (if
any) of his death as may be required by the committee, the com-
mittee shall either transfer the shares, or other interest of th.e member
specified in such notice, in the books of the society to his legal
representative, or shall pay to him the sum which represents the full
value thereof, and may make such transfer or payment at their
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discretion, unless the transfer would increase the interest of the
transferee in the society to more than £200, in which cisa they shall
make the payment in money.
(6) Instate or Lunatic Member. — If a member becomes insane, and
no committee of his estate or trustee of his property has been duly
appointed, the committee may, when it is proved to their satisfaction
that it is just and expedient so to do, pay the amount of his property
in the society, not exceeding £100, to any person whom they shall
judge proper to receive the same on his behalf.
53. Transmission by Bankruptcy. — If any member becomes bankrupt, his
interest in the society shall be transferable or payable to the trustee or
(in Ireland) assignee of his property.
54. Extinction <>f Shares Paid Of. — An entry of each share paid off
under Rules 51, 52, or 53 shall be made in manner provided by Rule 35, and
thereupon the share shall be extinguished.
55. Tmnxfrr to Make Membership. — Every nominee or other person to
whom any share is transferred under this section shall thereby become a
member of the society, if not previously a member.
56. Joint Holders of Shares. — On the decease of a joint holder of any
share, it shall be transferred into the name of the survivor on his appli-
cation.
CHAPTER VI.— GOVERNMENT & ADMINISTRATION.
Sec. 1.— General Meetings.
57. Ordinary and Special Meeting*. — Meetings of the members shall be
either general, which include (1) ordinary business meetings, (2) special
general meetings ; or monthly.
58. Ordinary Business Meetings. — The first ordinary business meeting
of the society after it is established shall be held at such time as the
special members fix, and the subsequent meetings at such times as the
Special Rules determine, and if they do not direct otherwise, in eaih sixth
and twelfth month after the first meeting, upon such days and hour.s as are
fixed by the resolutions of any such meetings from time to time, and so far
as no such resolution extends by the committee.
59. Monthly Meeti/igs. — Monthly meetings shall be held as the ordinary
business meetings direct, and shall have such functions as is so directed, and
so far as no such direction extends the following functions : —
(1) To confirm or not the election of members and the transfer of
shares, if the rules require such elections or transfers to be confirmed by
a general meeting ;
(2) To discuss the affairs of the society ;
(3) To explain the principles and rules of the society ;
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(4) To make suggestions for the consideration of the committee ;
(5) To recommend the names of persons suitable for election as
officers of the society.
60. Functions of Ordinary Business Meetings. —The functions of ordinary
business meetings shall be : —
(1) To receive from the committee, auditors, or any other officer of
the society, reports upon the business of the society during the period
embraced therein and the state of its affairs at the date thereof, which,
except any such meeting directs otherwise, shall be made to every such
meeting ;
(2) To elect the committee, auditors, and other officers of the society,
excepting those whose appointment is given by the rules to the
committee ;
(3) To transact any other general business of the society.
61. Time and Place of Holding such Meetings. — Any ordinary business
meeting may fix, from time to time, its place of meeting, which, where no
other place is so fixed, shall be the registered office of the society.
62. Notice of Time and Place of Meeting. — Such notice shall be given of
the time and place of the first ordinary business meeting as the special
members direct, and subsequently, notice of the time of every ordinary
business meeting, and of the place where it is to be held if it be other than
the registered office of the society, and, in case the meeting has to elect any
officer of the society, of what officers are to be then elected, shall be given
by fixing such notice conspicuously in the registered office and every place
of business of the society for fourteen clear days before the day of the
meeting, and otherwise, as such meetings may direct.
63. Special General Meetings.— Special general meetings shall be convened
by the secretary, either on an order of the committee, or upon a requisition
signed by half the number of members if not more than forty, and twenty
if forty or upwards, and shall be held as soon as is possible after the receipt
of such order or requisition, and at the ordinary place and time of the
business meetings of the society, unless any ordinary business meeting fixes
any other place of meeting.
G4. Notice of Special General Meetings. — Notices convening a special
general meeting shall state the time and place thereof, and every purpose for
which it is convened, and shall be posted to the registered address of all the
members not less than six clear days before the day of meeting, unless in
any case of emergency where the committee unanimously direct a shorter
notice to be given.
65. Where Members muy give Notice. — If the secretary does not convene a
special general meeting in manner required hereby, for seven clear days after
a requisition therefor, signed as hereinbefore is provided, has been delivered
at the office of the society, any of the requisitionists may give such notice of
the meeting as is provided by Rule 64, and shall have a claim upon the
society for all costs, if any, properly incurred in giving such notice.
234 GENERAL RULES.
66. Business of Special General Meetings. — A special general meeting
cannot transact any business not specified in the notice convening it, nor
unless the notice convening it has been given according to the rules. But
an ordinary business meeting may be made special for any purpose of which
notice has been so given, provided that such business is not brought on
until the ordinary business is concluded.
67. Quorum of General Meetings. — An ordinary business or special general
meeting may proceed to business if ten members are present within an hour
after the time fixed for the meeting ; otherwise the meeting, if a special
general meeting convened on the requisition of the members, shall be
dissolved, but if an ordinary business meeting or a special meeting con-
vened by order of the committee, shall -etand adjourned to the week follow-
ing, at the same time, and shall be held at the principal place of business
of the society, unless any resolution of an ordinary business meeting
directs otherwise, in which case it shall stand adjourned to such place as
is so directed ; and the meeting so adjourned may proceed to business
whatever is the number of members present. No meeting shall become
incompetent to transact business from the want of a quorum arising after
the chair has been taken.
68. Power of Adjournment. — Any general meeting, duly constituted, may
adjourn to such place, at such time within thirty days as the members
present direct, and may continue any such adjournment from time to time.
No business shall be brought on at any adjourned meeting which could
not have been transacted at the original meeting ; and the same notice
shall be given of any meeting adjourned for more than fourteen days, as
was required for the original meeting.
69. Quorum of Monthly Meetings. — A monthly meeting shall be dissolved
if such number of members are not present within such time after the
hour of meeting as the meeting appointing them fixes, and subject thereto
if ten members are not present within fifteen minutes.
70. Chairman of Meetings. — Every meeting shall have a chairman, who
shall not vote unless the votes are equal, when he shall have a casting vote ;
and who, in the absence of the president of the society, shall be any member
of the committee willing to preside ; and in the absence of any such
member, such person as the meeting selects.
71. Votes of (1) Individuals , (2) Societies or Companies. — (1) Each
individual member present, who holds such number of shares as an in-
dividual is required to apply for on admission, -and is credited in the
books of the society with a sum equal to one share, and is not disqualified
by Rule 19 ; and such one of the joint holders of the like number of
shares credited with the like sum and not so disqualified as they appoint
in writing, shall have one vote. Proxies shall be admitted only if the
Special Eules so direct and under the conditions therein stated. (2) A
society or company which holds such number of shares as it is required
to apply for on admission, and is not in arrear of the subscriptions due
thereon, may vote by a deputy, who shall have one vote.
72. How Votes shall be Taken. — Votes shall be first taken by show of
hands, unless a ballot on any question is demanded by five members present,
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when they shall be taken by ballot as the committee fix. Subject to any
special direction contained in any rule of the society or Act of Parliament,
all questions shall be determined by a majority of votes.
73. Appointment and Powers of Deputies. — A deputy shall be appointed
by a resolution signed by the secretary and two members of the com-
mittee of the society or company, and sent to the secretary of this society.
He shall be taken to be a member of this society on behalf of such
society or company, and shall be included in the number of members
required to constitute a meeting ; and shall be competent during the con-
tinuance of his appointment to do any act consistent therewith which
could be done by an individual member ; and the appointment of a deputy
shall be taken to continue until notice of the withdrawal of his appoint-
ment, or of the appointment of some other deputy in his stead is so giwm
as above stated.
74. Conduct of Members. — The committee, if they find it requisite, may
pass resolutions for regulating the conduct of members at meetings, or
the time after which divisions shall not be taken ; which shall be binding
on all the members, subject to any resolutions of the ordinary business
meetings thereon.
Sec. 2— The Committee of Management.
75. How Committee to be Formed. — The business of the Society shall
be conducted by a committee of management, which, until the first ordinary
business meeting is held, shall consist of the special members, and after
such meeting shall consist of such number of committee-men as the
ordinary business meetings may fix from time to time, and subject thereto,
of the president, and of four committee-men elected at such meeting.
76. Retirement and Re-eligibility of Committee-men :
(1) At each ordinary business meeting one of the committee-men
shall retire and another shall be elected : the order of retirement being
fixed so far as is practicable by priority of election, but if necessary by
ballot. A retiring committee-man shall be immediately re-eligible.
(2) If a vacancy caused by the retirement of any committee-man is
not filled up by the meeting by which it ought to have been filled under
the rules, the retiring member may continue to act until the next
ordinary business meeting.
77. Removal of Members of Committee. — A committee-man maybe removed
from office at any time by two-thirds of the members voting at a special
general meeting, which may thereupon proceed to fill up his place by a vote
of the majority of the members voting.
78. Qualification of a Committee-man. — No person can be a committee-man
who is not a member, and any person who becomes bankrupt, or is concerned
in the profits of any contract made with the society, except as a member of
any society or company which contracts with or does any work for it, shall
thereupon vacate his office ; but no person shall be disqualified by accepting
employment as a worker for the society.
236 GENERAL RULES.
79. Vacancies — How to be filled vp. — A vacancy in the number of com-
mittee-men arising from any such disqualification as aforesaid, or the
removal of any committee-man whose place is not filled up by the meeting
by which he is removed, or the death, resignation, incapacity for acting, or
refusal to act, of any committee-man, shall be filled up with some qualified
person (1) if it arises in the interval between two ordinary business meetings,
by the remaining members of the committee, or if not so filled, by the next
meeting ; (2) if it arises at any such meeting, by the meeting, and in the
last case any committee-man who may resign shall be immediately re-eligible.
Every person so appointed, or elected by the meeting to fill any vacancy,
shall be substituted for the member who has caused the vacancy, and shall
retire from office at the time when such member would have retired.
80. General Powers of the Committee. — Subject to the provisions as to the
manager of the society hereinafter contained, the committee shall control all
business carried on by or on account of the society. They shall from time
to time engage, remove, or discharge all assistant managers, salesmen, or
employes of any description, other than manual workers, required to conduct
any such business, and fix their duties, salaries, or other remuneration, at
such rates, and require them to give such [security, in such forms approved
of by them, as they determine. They shall decide on the evidence to be
produced for establishing the claim of any nominee, executor, administrator,
or official trustee to any share in the society, and may institute, prosecute,
compromise, or refer to arbitration any suit, debt, liability, or claim against,
by, to, or on the society ; and in any case for which the rules of the society
do not expressly provide, may exercise any power which could be exercised
by the society in general meeting, other than such as by the law for the time
being relating to Industrial and Provident Societies may be required to be
exercised by such meetings, and so that in the exercise of any such power
they do nothing inconsistent with the previous resolutions of such meetings.
And all acts or orders done or given by the committee in the name and on
behalf of the society under any power hereby given them, shall bind the
society and every member thereof as fully as if they had been acts or orders
of a majority of the members of the society, at a general meeting thereof,
acting in exercise of the powers given them by the rules.
81. The Committee to Xummmi Mecthnjx, Pmride Books, <&<'. — It shall be
the duty of the committee, under such penalties, if any, as the Special Rules
direct —
(1) To convene all meetings of the society according to the rules
thereof, subject to the provisions hereinbefore contained as to special
general meetings ;
(2) To provide proper books for entering the accounts of all business
carried on on behalf of the society, and the minutes of all meetings
thereof, and of their own proceedings, and for making all such entries
is are hereby required, or as any general meeting may direct ;
(3) To provide such forms as are necessary in consequence of the
provisions of the rules, and for the same being kept, made up, or used
in such manner as in their discretion they think desirable ;
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(4) To provide a sufficient supply of copies of the annual returns
and books of rules to comply with the directions of Rule 113.
82. The Committee to lay Statement of Accounts and Report before the
General Meetings. — The committee shall prepare a statement of the accounts
of the society, in such form as the ordinary business meetings direct from
time to time, and lay them, duly audited, by the persons appointed to audit
the same, before each ordinary business meeting, unless such meetings direct
otherwise, and in that case before such meeetings as they may direct,
accompanied by a report on the position of the affairs of the society, signed
by the chairman of the meeting at which such report is adopted.
83. Time, Place of Meeting, and Quorum of the Committee. — The committee
shall meet at such times and places as the ordinary business meetings direct,
and, so far as no such direction extends, at such times and places as they
determine ; but shall not proceed to business unless three members are
present. No member of the committee shall vote on a question on which he
is personally interested.
84. Fines for Non-attendance. — The ordinary business meetings may impose
fines on any member of the committee for non-attendance, provided that no
such fine is retrospective.
85. Chairman of the Committee. — Every meeting of the committee shall
have a chairman, who shall be the president of the society if present, and in
his absence such one of the members of the committee as they appoint. The
majority of votes shall decide, and in case of an equality of votes the
chairman shall have a second casting vote.
86. Special Meetings of the, Committee. — A special meeting of the committee
may be called by a notice in writing given to the secretary by two members
one clear day before such time. The secretary shall communicate every
such notice to all members of the committee as soon as possible after the
receipt thereof ; and no other business shall be done at the meeting than the
business named therein.
87. Appointment of Sub-commitfees. — The committee may delegate any of
the powers hereby given to them to a sub-committee of its own members,
who shall, in the functions entrusted to them, conform in all respects to the
instructions given them by the committee.
Sec. 3.— Officers of the Society.
8H. The President :
(1) The president shall be elected at the first ordinary business
meeting of the society after it is registered, and subsequently at the
first ordinary business meeting in each year ;
(2) He must be a member of the society, and shall be disqualified
from office by the same circumstances which are disqualifications for a
committee man, and shall be removable from office by such a majority
as can lemove a committee-man ;
238 GENERAL RULES.
(3) He shall be re-eligible, and if no successor is appointed on the
termination of his office shall continue in office until the next regular
period of election ;
(4) A vacancy in his office shall be filled up at the next ordinary
business meeting after it occurs, and if not then filled up by the members
may be filled up by the committee ; but the person so appointed shall
continue in office only till the regular time of election, subject to
clause (3) ;
(5) He shall take the chair, if present, at all meetings of the society
or the committee ; and shall sign the reports to be laid before the
meetings of the society, after they are approved of by the committee.
89. The Treasurer:
(1) The ordinary business meetings may appoint and remove a
treasurer of the society, who, subject to any direction given by such
meetings —
(a) Shall supervise the accounts and payments of the society,
which shall be entered in the books thereof as he from time to time
directs, under the orders of the committee ;
(/>) Shall lay before the committee at such times as they direct,
and in default of any other direction at the first meeting in every
month, a statement of the business of the society, showing such
particulars as the committee require ;
(c ) Shall discharge any other functions relating to the receipts or
payments of the society, which the committee may direct.
(2) Subject to any such appointment and direction, the committee
shall make such arrangements for the discharge of the duties of
treasurer as they think expedient.
90. The Secretary :
(1) There shall be a secretary of the society, with the duties
following : —
(a) He shall summon and attend all meetings of the society and of
the committee, and of any sub-committee if so required by the
committee, and shall keep minutes thereof in such manner as the
committee direct ;
(/>) He shall make such returns relating to the business of the
society as the committee require ;
(c) He shall have charge of the documents and other papers of the
society, and if required by the committee shall keep the accounts in
such manner as they direct ;
(</) He shall keep all the books relating to shares, loans, or deposits
required to be kept under the rules of the society, and the list of
members, and shall receive all contributions, fines, and other payments
due from the members to the society, and keep the accounts thereof,
and pay over the amount so received as the committee directs ;
(?) He shall prepare and send all returns required to be made to
the Registrar
OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY— CONDUCT OF BUSINESS. 239
(f) He shall in all things act in the discharge of his duties under
the direction and control of the committee.
(2) The secretary shall be appointed and removable by the
committee, who shall fix his salary, and may appoint and remove any
clerks or other assistants required to aid him, and determine their duties
and salaries.
91. R''nt,un<>-mtioH of 0 fours. — The ordinary business meetings may from
time to time remunerate the president, committee-men, or treasurer, for
their services, in such manner and to such amount as they may think fit.
92. Accounts of and Security by Officers :
(1) Generally. — It shall be the duty of every officer of the society
having the receipt or charge of money, or his executors or administrators,
at such time as the society or the committee require, or upon demand,
made, or notice in writing given or left at his last or usual place of
residence, to give in his account, as may be required by the society or
the committee, to be examined and allowed or disallowed by them, and
on the like demand or notice to pay over all moneys and deliver all
property for the time being in his hands or custody to such person as
the society or the committee appoint.
(2) It shall be the duty of every person holding any office touching
the receipt or charge of any moneys of the society, under the penalty of
£1, before entering on the execution of his office, either to enter into
an agreement or to become bound, with or without a surety, as the
committee require, in such forms as they approve from time to time, or
to give the security of a guarantee society in such sum as they direct,
for rendering a full and true account of all moneys received or paid by
him on account of the society, at such times as the Special Rules fix or
as the committee require, and for the payment of all sums due from
him to the society.
Sec. 4.— Conduct of Business.
93. The Manac/cr. — The committee shall appoint, at such salary as they
determine, a general manager, who, subject to the resolutions of the
committee from time to time, shall have the following powers : —
(1) He shall superintend the business of the society, receive and give
receipts for all moneys due to it, engage and, with such consent as is
hereinafter provided by Rule 99, discharge all workmen employed by it
and regulate their wages, determine the price to be paid or charged for
all goods bought or sold on its account, and, subject to the approval of
the committee, make all contracts entered into on its behalf other than
any contract relating to the purchase of land, which shall not be made
except on a previous resolution of the committee.
(2) He may give and take such credit as is usual in the trade, arid in
the course of the business of the society may draw, accept, or endorse
any bill of exchange on its behalf ; but shall not borrow money on its
behalf, or in any other way pledge its credit, without the authority of
the committee,
240 GENERAL RULES.
(3) He shall, whenever required by the committee, report to it on
any matter connected with the business of the society, and at the first
meeting in every month shall make a regular report on the business of
the society during the last month, containing all such particulars as the
committee requires for the time being.
(4) The manager may be a member of the committee.
(5) The Committee may, by a vote of three-fifths of their number if
not more than five, or two-thirds if over that limit, suspend the
manager from the execution of his duties, until they can bring the
question of the ground of such suspension before a special general
meeting, which shall be convened with the least possible delay, and may
either reinstate the manager or continue his suspension for the purpose
of investigation, or by the vote of a majority of two-thirds of the
members present remove him.
((!) The Committee shall provide for the discharge of the duties of the
manager during such suspension, as last aforesaid, or any vacancy in the
office.
94. Payment of Mimey* hi to Ilat/k. — All moneys received from the
members or otherwise on behalf of the society shall be applied for the
purposes of the society as the general meetings direct from time to time,
and subject thereto shall be placed to the account of the society with such
bank as the committee select ; and if not impracticable with some banking
society or company which is a member of the Co-operative Union, Limited ;
and, if the moneys of the society cannot conveniently be thus disposed of,
shall be kept in such custody as the committee direct from time to time.
95. Payment />// ('//«j//<x wlijeei to tin Direction of any General Mfef!nr/. —
When a banking account is opened, all payments above such sum as the
general meetings fix from time to time, and subject thereto £5 shall be
made by cheques, signed by two of the committee, and countersigned by the
secretary.
96. The Seal of the Society — its Custody <ntd UXP. — The society shall have
its name engraven in legible characters upon a seal, which shall be in the
custody of the secretary ; and shall be used only under the authority of a
resolution of the committee, the date whereof shall be mentioned on the
instrument to which the seal is attached ; and shall be attested by the
signature of two members of the committee and countersigned by the
secretary.
97. U*e of Name of the Society. — The name of the society shall be mentioned
in legible characters in all notices, advertisements, and official publications,
bills of exchange, promissory notes, endorsements, cheques, or orders for
money or goods purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the society, and
on all bills of parcels, invoices, receipts, or letters of credit of the society,
and shall be conspicuously painted or affixed, and kept painted or affixed in
letters easily legible, on the outside of every office or place of business of
the society. [See the Act, section 66.]
98. Complaints and Suggestions. — A member or customer who has any
complaint to make as to the quality, quantity, or price of any goods supplied
FEDERATION— EVIDENCE— THE AUDITORS. 241
by the society, or any suggestions for better carrying into effect the objects
of the society, shall send the particulars of such complaint or suggestion to
the committee, who shall inquire into and decide upon them, and shall
report such decision to the next ordinary business meeting.
99. The Board of Conciliation :
(1) There shall be a board consisting of one member of the com-
mittee, who shall be chairman, and four other members, elected at the
first ordinary business meeting in each year from members of the
society employed as workers, or workers entitled to become members,
to which shall be referred all complaints against any person who has
been employed by the society for more than twelve weeks during the
twelve months last previous, which are of a nature to involve any greater
penalty than a fine not exceeding 5s., and which shall report to the
committee their award in the matter.
(2) The manager or committee may appeal from any award of the
board to a general meeting, whose decision shall be final. But, subject
to such appeal, they shall respectively give effect to every award of the
board.
Sec. 5.— Federation.
100. Co-operative Productive Federation. — This society shall become a
member of the Co-operative Union, Limited, and promote, as far as practi-
cable, union among productive societies for purposes of common utility.
Sec. 6.— Evidence.
101. M'/ mil fix 1» I>fi llr'idcnrt' of Proceedings. — The minutes of all meetings
of the society or committee, containing such particulars as the committee
direct from time to time, shall be regularly recorded by the secretary ; and
the minutes of every monthly or ordinary business meeting of the society,
and of every meeting of the committee, shall be read at the next of such
meetings respectively, and signed by the chairman of the meeting at which
they are so read, and the minutes of every special general meeting shall be
read at the meeting of the committee following, and signed by the chairman
of such meeting ; and all minutes so signed shall, in the absence of evidence
to the contrary, be taken as between the society and every member thereof
to be a true statement of any matter therein contained, subject to the
correction of any patent error.
102. What to be xnffi<icut Not'.w. — Every member shall be taken to have
due notice of every meeting, resolution, or other matter of which notice is
required by the rules of the society to be given, if the same is made known
by posting or sending a notice to the registered address of such member.
CHAPTER VII.— ACCOUNTS AND RETURNS.
Sec. 1.— The Auditors.
103. Number of Auditors, — There shall be, subject to the appointment of
any public auditor, two auditors of the society.
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242 (JEXERAL RULES.
104. Appointment of Auditors;
(1) The auditors shall be elected at the first ordinary business
meeting of the society after it is registered ; and afterwards one shall
retire and one shall be elected at each ordinary business meeting, the
order of retirement of the first auditors being fixed by themselves ;
(2) A retiring auditor shall be re-eligible ;
(3) A vacancy in the appointment of an auditor may be filled up
by the committee :
(4) No servant of the society can be an auditor :
(5) Any such meeting, in lieu of electing an auditor, may direct
that the accounts shall be audited by a public auditor appointed
under the Act, named thereby : and thereupon the appointment of
the then continuing auditor shall be vacated, and the audit shall be
conducted by such public auditor ;
(6) Any subsequent general meeting may vary such direction by
substituting the name of another public auditor, or, by a resolution
whereof notice has been given as in the case of a special general
meeting, may rescind the same ; and thereupon the meeting shall
elect auditors, who shall retire and be re-eligible as is provided by
clauses (1) to (3).
105. Dntii's of tin Aitf/ftnt'* :
(1) (J<> lie rul. — The auditors shall audit the accounts of the society
to be prepared by the committee as hereinbefore provided, for the
period intervening from the formation of the society, or their last
audit, to the beginning of the last calendar month previous to each
ordinary business meeting, and shall lay before it a balance sheet of
the receipts and expenditure of the society during the period to which
the audit extends, and a statement of its assets and liabilities at the
time of such audit, both signed by them, which shall specify the
total amount of all moneys borrowed by the society, distinguishing the
character of the securities on which each is obtained.
(2) AnitiKil lit //(r//. — The auditors shall examine the annual return
after-mentioned, and verify the same, with the accounts relating there-
to, and shall either sign the same as found by them to be correct,
duly vouched, and in accordance with law, or specially report to the
society in what respects they find it incorrect, unvouched, or not in
accordance with law. [See the Act, section 14.]
106. J'oin'i-x <>!' flu- Amlitn,-*.— The auditors shall be entitled to call for
and examine any paper or document belonging to the sooie.ty, and shall
make a special report to the society upon any matter connected with the
accounts which appears to them to require notice.
107. An'itl<:d Account* fn lie ti/t/dli/f/ on 'the Menilx-rx. — Every balance
sheet signed by the auditors and approved of by the meeting to which it is
presented shall be binding on all members of the society, excepting as to
any error therein exceeding tl:o sum of ton pounds brought before the
ordinary business meeting.
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108. Copy nfAi'rotittfx and Report. — A copy of the last balance sheet of the
society and of the report of the auditors shall be kept always hung up in
a conspicuous place in the registered office of the society. [See the Act,
section 16.]
109. RentUfier(tti.oH nf tin' Auditor*. — The auditors shall receive such
remuneration as the ordinary business meetings vote them from time to
time.
Sec. 2— Inspection of Accounts.
110. — J\'Hjht nf Liix/fTl/on nf tiool'x :
(1) Any member or person having an interest in the funds of the
society may inspect his own account and the books containing the
names of the members at all reasonable hours at the registered office of
the society, or at any place where the same are kept, subject to such
regulations as to the time and manner of such inspection as may be
made from time to time by the general meetings of the society.
(2) Any ten members, each of whom has been a member of the
the society for not less than twelve months, may apply to the Registrar
for the appointment of an accountant or actuary to inspect the books of
the society and report thereon. Such accountant or actuary shall have
power to make copies of any books of the society, and to take extracts
therefrom, at all reasonable hours at the registered office of the society,
or at any place where the books are kept. [See the Act. section 18
(1), (3)-]
111. Inspection of Affairs <>n Order nf the Registrar :
(1) An application may be made under section 50 of the Act —
(a) Tft appoint one or more inspectors to examine into the affairs
of the society, and to report thereon ;
(h) To call a special meeting of the society in manner and for the
purposes provided by such sections.
(2) The application may be made by one-tenth part of the whole
number of members, or if the society exceeds 1,000 members, by 100
members.
(3) The application must bo supported by such evidence for the
purpose of showing that the applicants have good reason for requiring
such inspection to be made or meeting called, and are not actuated
by malicious motives therein, and be made on such notice to the society
as the Chief Registrar directs.
(4) Unless the Registrar to whom it is made directs otherwise, all
expenses of and incidental to any inspection or meeting ordered by
him shall be defrayed out of the funds of the society. [See the Act,
section 50.]
Sec. 3.— Annual Return.
112. Wlt«t- <in<l Wlu-nln I,,- Made.
(1) The committee shall, at such time before the olst day of March
in each year as they determine, send to the Registrar a general
GENERAL RULES.
statement, to be called the annual return, of the receipts and expenditure,
funds and effects of the society as audited, which —
(a~) Shall show separately the expenditure in respect of the several
objects of the society ;
(h) Shall be made up to its last published balance sheet, provided
that the date of such balance sheet is not more than one month before
or after the 31st day of December then last, or otherwise up to the
31st day of December then last inclusively ;
(<_•) Shall state whether the audit has been conducted by a public
auditor appointed as by the Act is provided, and by whom ;
(d) If the audit has been conducted by any person other than a
public auditor, shall state the name, address, and calling or profession
of each such person, and the manner in which and the authority
under which he is appointed.
(2) Together with such return the committee shall send a copy of
every auditor's report during the year whereto the same return relates.
[See the Act, section 14.]
113. Copies of Aninuil Return <m<l Rnl<>x. — It shall be the duty of the
committee to supply to every member or person interested in the funds of
the society, on his application —
(1) Gratuitously a copy of the last annual return for the time being
of the society. (See the Act, section 15.]
(2) To every person on demand a copy of the rules, at such price,
not exceeding one shilling, as the committee fix from time to time.
[See the Act, section 10 (4).]
CHAPTER VIII.— PROFITS.
Primary Charges.
114. The net profits of all business carried on by or on account of the
society, after providing for the interest and dividend upon any loans or
deposits, or guaranteed preferential share's, according to the rates respectively
agreed to be paid, shall be applied as follows :—
(1) R<'iltu-ii»n of /-V,/VY/ N/O/-&, a'r. — In reduction of the value of the
fixed stock and plant of the society, at the annual rate of 10 per cent,
on fixtures, and of 2^ per cent, on shops, warehouses, or other buildings ;
(2) Reduction of Pri'limimiry Excuses. — In the reduction of the
preliminary expenses (if any) incurred in forming the society, and
remaining unwritten off in its books, at such rate, being not less than
£5 per cent, per annum, as the ordinary business meetings on the
recommendation of the committee from time to time direct ;
(3) D'cfilinff "// Xli.iiiT Cu^ittaL — In paying this dividend according to
the rate fixed by the Special Rules ;
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(4) Rcwrcc Fund. — In forming, by applying such percentage of the
net profits us the committee determine, a reserve fund to which all fines
shall be carried, applicable, by a resolution of the ordinary business
meetings, on the proposal either of the committee or an individual
member, and in regard to which notice has been given on the balance
sheet —
(a} To the equalisation of dividends ;
(6) To meet any other contingency affecting the business of the
society ;
(/•) To any other purpose which the general meetings may from
time to time direct, whether such purpose be charitable, philan-
thropic, of public utility, or any other purpose whether within the
objects for which the society is formed or not ;
(5) Educational Fund. — In promoting instruction, culture, or recrea-
tion, by forming an education fund, to which "2^ per cent, of the net
profits, or such other sum as any ordinary business meeting may vote,
shall be carried ;
(6) Congress F/oidm. — In paying a subscription to the funds of the
Co-operative Union, Limited, during such time as the society may
continue a member thereof, according to the rules and orders of the
Union ;
(7) Nor/V// Fund. — In promoting any social or provident purpose,
including the formation of a sick and funeral fund, authorised by any
special general meeting, or any two successive ordinary business
meetings, by applying thereto such sums as the ordinary business
meetings may vote.
The application of the profits, subject to these charges, is to be dealt
with by the Special Rules of the society.
115. Educational, Provident, and Social Ftouls :
(1) Mode of l)eo-l/n<j with— Special Awn-mil*, und Committees for. —
The funds appropriated under the above-named provisions shall be
applied for their respective objects in such manner as the ordinary
business meeting direct from time to time, and separate accounts shall
be kept thereof. In every case where specific funds are voted for
educational, provident, or social purposes, a separate account shall be
kept of all sums voted for such purposes, and a special committee of
such number of members, appointed in such manner as is fixed by such
ordinary business meetings from time to time, shall be named in each
case, who shall be responsible to them for the due application of the
funds placed under their care ; and the accounts of all such funds shall
be regularly audited by the auditors of the society and submitted to the
ordinary business meetings, at such periods as they direct from time to
time, and subject thereto at each such meeting.
246 (IENERAL RULES.
CHAPTER IX.— DISPUTES AND EXPULSION OF
MEMBERS.
lid. J)ix]Hilex — lain: In V <l<'trrinin<-d. — All disputes arising between a
member, or any person claiming through a member, or under the rules of
the society, and the society or any officer thereof, other than claims arising
under Rule 08, shall be dealt with as follows : —
(1) Appointment <>f Aii>'dr«torx. — At the first or any subsequent
general meeting of the society after it is registered, five arbitrators shall
be elected, none of whom are directly or indirectly interested in the
funds of the society.
(2) Vi'^lc of XclrrttoH.—hi any case of dispute the secretary of the
society, or such other person as the committee direct, shall, in the
presence of the complaining party or someone appointed by him, write
the names of the arbitrators for the time being upon separate pieces of
paper, and place them so that the names shall be concealed, from which
the complaining party or his representative shall draw three, and the
persons whose names are so drawn shall be the arbitrators to decide the
dispute.
(3) \'<n-ftfirit-n in the number of arbitrators shall be filled by the first
general meeting after they occur, and if not then filled, by the
committee.
(4) If' Arbitrator* fm-cr tlmn Tli >'<•<-. — Two arbitrators shall be
competent to hear and decide any question, but shall, before hearing ii,
appoint an umpire, by whom, if they differ, the question shall be
determined.
(5) The costs of an arbitration shall be borne as the arbitrators
direct, and each party shall deposit 10s., to abide their decision.
117. linn: a Memln'i- nnoj bf l-l,t-jiclh-d. — A member may be expelled by the
vote of two-thirds of the members present at a special general meeting of
the society, upon a charge in writing of conduct detrimental to the society,
communicated to him by order of the committee for one calendar month
before the meeting.
118. Payment of Expelled JAW«r. — A member so expelled shall be paid
the full sum paid on any shares in the society held by him at the date of the
resolution for his expulsion ; and all transferable shares held by him shall
be extinguished upon such payment being tendered, whether the member
accept the tender or not ; and an entry referring to the minute of expulsion
and the date of such tender shall be made on the register of shares under all
such shares.
ll'J. He-admission of Expelled Jh'/ttber.— No expelled member shall be
re-admitted except by a vote of two-thirds of the members present ut an
ordiua-vy business meeting, on a motion of which notice has been given.
ALTERATION OF RULES, &C.— FORMS OK INSTRUMENTS.
CHAPTER X.— ALTERATION OF RULES.
120. Majority reqtiixife to mtilcc AUfi'oiioua. — Any rule of the society
not declared to be fundamental in manner hereinafter stated, may be
rescinded or altered, or any new rule be made, by a majority of two-thirds
of the members present at any special general meeting.
121. Fuii(l(nit<>)it«l Rules. — The Special Rules of the society may declare
any rule of the society therein mentioned, including this provision, to be
fundamental ; and no rule comprised in such declaration shall be rescinded
or altered without such consent so given as is thereby specified.
122. Addition* or Alterations. — Application for the registration of every
addition, repeal, or alteration shall be made to the Registrar for the country
where the society is established in manner and form required by the
Treasury regulations, so soon as is practicable after the same has been made ;
and a copy thereof shall be issued with every copy of the rules issued after
the registration thereof. No amendment of rules is valid until registered.
CHAPTER XL— CHANGE OF NAMti, AMALGAMATION,
CONVERSION INTO A COMPANY, & DISSOLUTION.
123. (1) Change of AVmr, J:c. — The society may, by special resolution
passed in manner prescribed by the Act :
(a) Change its name, with the approval of the Registrar" in
writing ;
(A) Amalgamate with or transfer its engagements to any other
society or company, or accept any such transfer ;
(r) Convert itself into a company under the Companies Acts as in
the Act prescribed. [See the Act, section 54.]
(2) DixKoln'ifm. — The society may be voluntarily dissolved : —
(«) By a resolution to wind it up, made as is directed in regard to
companies by the Companies Act, 1862 to 1890 ;
(/>) By an instrument of dissolution signed by three-fourths of tho
members for the time being, and in the form prescribed by ^ hn
Treasury regulations [See section f>8 (&).]
CHAPTER XIL— FORMS OF INSTRUMENTS.
124. Instruments xlmll luirc the following Forms. — The instruments referred
to in the proceeding rules shall be in the forms following, or as near thereto
* The Chief Registrar in England, or the Assistant Registrar for Ireland or
Scotland, if the society is registered and does business exclusively there.
2-J-S CJKXHKAL RULES.
as the case allows. The date, the name of the society, and, if the case
requires, an address to the committee shall in all cases be prefixed : —
(1) A/>/)/tfrtf/t>/( for Admission />// <ui Individual:
(a) Bi/ Application for Xlutrcx. — I, the undersigned, hereby apply
for [Iran^f ci'<i hie'] or [tvithdrateable] shares in the above-named
society, in respect of which I agree to make the payments required by
the rules of the society, and otherwise to be bound thereby.
Signature of applicant, stating his address and occupation.
(A) />// Pui/iiit'iil f<if a C"/fi/ <>f Hull's. — Received this day a copy
of the rules of the above-named society, for which I have paid [<>n
ticcnanl of llic undermentioned applicant^ the sum required to be
paid on an application for admission to the society.
Signature as above, or if the payment is made by any other person than the
applicant, of this person, stating the name, address, and occupation of the
applicant.
(2) Application fur S/n/n'* !>// <t Snr/e/// (ir Company. — We. the
undersigned, secretary, and two of the committee of management of
the [Society Limited] hereinafter
called the applicant, in virtue of a resolution thereof, dated the
day of hereby apply on its behalf for \tr<n>x-
ferallc] or [<r'/tli<lr<tir<ibl<''\ shares in the above-named society, in
respect of which the applicant hereby agrees to make all payments
required by the rules of the above-named society, and otherwise to be
bound thereby. In witness whereof we have signed our names hereto,
by the authority of the society.
Signatures of the members of the committee, and countersign of the -ecretary.
Muling respectively their qualifications a.* such, and the registered office of ihe
applicant.
The same form applies to a company, substituting company with
or without limited as the case may be., for [Society Limited], and board
of directors for committee.
(3) Truuxfi'r hi'fwmi I,ulir'nlnn1x. — This instrument, made the
day of 18 , between A, of , and B,
of , witnesses, that in consideration of the sum of £ , paid
by the said B to me, I, the said A, hereby transfer to the said B, his
executors, administrators, and assigns, the shares, numbered,
, now standing in my name in the books of the above-
named society, to hold the said shares upon the same conditions on
which I now hold the same ; and that I, the said B, hereby accept the
said shares, subject to the said conditions. In witness whereof we have
hereto set our hands.
_ Name of Transferor.
_ .Name of Transferee.
* Omit the words in brackets if the payment is made by the applicant.
FORMS OF INSTRUMENTS.
(4) Transfer between Societies or Companies. — This instrument, made
the day of , 18 , between the Society
Limited, established at , hereinafter called the
vendor, of the one part, and the Society
Limited, established at hereinafter
called the purchaser, of the other part, in consideration of £ paid
by the purchaser to the vendor, witnesses that the vendor hereby trans-
fers the shares numbered , now standing in the
name of the vendor in the books of the above-named society, to the
purchaser, and the assigns of such purchaser, to hold the same upon the
same conditions on which they are held by the vendor ; and that the
purchaser accepts the said shares subject to the said conditions. In
witness whereof the seals of the said societies are hereto attached, by
the resolutions of the committees thereof, dated respectively the
day of and the day of
N.B. — The seals of the societies and signatures of the committee and secre-
tary must be affixed as in form (2). The same form applies, with the
necessary changes, to transfers between companies.
The foregoing rules are the General Rules referred to in the Special
H*les signed by us : —
Secretary.
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APPENDIX IV.
PRINCIPAL BOARD OF TRADE PUBLICATIONS ON
LABOUR QUESTIONS.
The following are among the principal Publications relating to
Labour Questions which have been, or are about to be, published by
the Board of Trade.
MONTHLY JOURNAL.
The " LABOUR GAZETTE "—the Journal of the Labour Depart-
ment of the Board of Trade — published on the 15th of each month,
may be ordered through any newsagent, price 1.d.9 or obtained direct
from the Publishers, Messrs. Horace Marshall & Son, Temple House,
Temple Avenue, London, E.G., at the rate of •.'*. per annum for
addresses in the United Kingdom, including postage.
AXNUAL AND SPECIAL REPORTS.
These may all be obtained through any bookseller, or direct from
Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode, East Harding Street, London, E.( 1.
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Abstract of Foreign Labour Statistics :—
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Changes in Wages and Hours of
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Rates of Wages paid in the United
Kingdom in 1886 :—
Principal Textile Trades
Minor „ „
Mines and Quarries
By Local Authorities and Private Companies
to Police, and to Workpeople employed on
Roads, &c., and at Gas and Water Works.
General Report§
Wages and Earnings of Agricultural
Labourers in the United Kingdom.
Weekly Hours of Labour in 1850, 1860, 1870, H.C. 375. 1890 0 74
C.— 5,807
C.— 6,161
C.— 6,455
1 6
0 94
1 0
1 10
1 Of
1 3
C.— 6,715
1 3
1 <>
C.— 6,889
4 3
4 (J
Cd.— 346
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3 8
1880, and 1890.
Conciliation (Trade Disputes) Act, 1896 :—
1st Report (Aug. 1896— June 1897)
C.— 8,533
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2nd „ (July 1897— June 1899)
H.C. 275, 1899
0 2
0 2JJ
3rd „ (July 1899— June 1901)
, H.C. 296, 1901
0 7
0 9
Strikes and Lock-outs, 1st Report on (1888)
C.— 5,809
0 10
1 Git
99
2nd , (1889)
C.— 6,176
1 3
1 6
j)
3rd . (1890)
C._ 6,4 76
2 11
3 4
55
4th (1891)
C.— 6,890
4 4
4 9
u
5th (1892)
C.— 7,403
33 38
55
6th (1893)
C.— 7,566
2 4 1 2 8
• j
7th (1894)
C.— 7,901
2 9
3 1
8th (1895)
C.— 8,231
2 4
2 8
55
9th (1896)
C.— 8,643
1 2
1 5
55
10th (1897)
C.— 9,012
1 1
1 4
51
llth (1808)
C.— 9,437
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12th „ (1899)
Cd.— 316
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1 2
91 99
13th ,. (1900)
Cd.— 689
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Trade Unions, 1st Report on
C.— 5,104
0 74
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(1887)
C.— 5.505
2 5
2 9
3rd
(1888)
C.— 5J808
2 14
2 54
4th
(1889 and 1890)
C.— 6,475
5 14
5 74
5th
(1891)
C.— 6,990
2 4
2 8
6th
(1892)
C.— 7.436
2 8
3 0
7th
(1893)
C.— 7,808
2 3
2 7
8th
(1894 and 1895)
C.— 8,232
4 4
4 10
9th
(1896)
C.— 8,644
1 4
1 8
10th
(1897)
C.— 9.013
1 44
1 84
llth
(1898)
C— 9,443
1 64
1 10J
12th
(1899) i
Cd.— 422
1 64
1 104
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Report on Contracts given out by Public
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Report on Workmen's Co-operative
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Women and Girls, Employment of :—
Statistics of Employment of Women and Girls
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Changes in the Employment of Women and
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Money Wages of Domestic Servants
C.— 7,564
C.— 8,794
C.— 9,346
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0 6
0 3}
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Employment of Children on leaving
School (Upper Standards), Return of.
H.C. 23, 1S99
0 6
0 8f
Unemployed, Report on the Agencies and
Methods for dealing with the (1893).
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1 11
2 :<
Alien Immigration : —
Alien Immigration into United States (1893)...
Recent Immigration from Eastern Europe,
Reports on the Volume and Effects of (1894).
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1 7
1 0
1 11
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Directory of Industrial Associations
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