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better bargain at $s. 4^. The fleeces at Hornchurch and Froyle are 

 sold at 4s. the dozen. Woolfells range from 45. to 3^. 6d., 3^., and 

 2s. Lambfells are at 6d. the dozen. 



1415. The price of wool is lower: 8s. 2\d. at Alton, 8s. at Stert, 

 7-r. 4d. at Weedon and Bromham. At Codynton, which I have 

 placed doubtfully in Notts, the price is >js. 8d. Lambs' wool was sold 

 at 5J. 4<t. in Alton, and at 4s. 8d. in Stert. The Hornchurch fleeces 

 seem to have been sold cheaply at about %s. 4d. the dozen. Wool- 

 fells range from 4s. for wethers to 3^. for rams, ewes, and hoggs. 

 A few at Bromham sell at 2s. 6d. the dozen. 



1416. The price of wool is still falling. It is at 8s. at Alton 

 Barnes, 7^. 6%d. at Stert, and 6s. 8d. at Weedon. The price of 

 lambs' wool is 4^. 8d. at Alton and Stert. The Hornchurch fleeces 

 are at ^s., those of Froyle at 4s. the dozen. Woolfells range from 4s. 

 the dozen to 3,?. and 2s. A small quantity of wool is sold at Stert 

 at 7.?. the tod. 



1417. Wool has fallen to a very low price. It is 6.r. 8d. at Alton 

 Barnes, and 6,r. 8%d. at Bromham. No sale is made at Stert, the 

 bailiff, as is plain from next year's sale, having reserved his clip for 

 a better market. The Weedon price is 6.?. 6\d. Lambs' wool at 

 Alton is unchanged. The Hornchurch fleeces are sold at 45. Wool- 

 fells range from 4.$-. to 3^. and 2s. It seems that prices fell owing to 

 an abundant supply. 



1418. The price of wool is unchanged. That at Alton is the same 

 as in the previous year. The Stert yield is sold at exactly the same 

 price as that at Alton, and that at Weedon is 6s. 6d. A small 

 quantity is sold at Bromham at 7^. Lambs' wool is sold at Stert 

 only, and in three small lots, at 4s. id., $s. iod., and at 4^. 8d. 

 respectively. The Hornchurch fleeces are also cheap, %s. the dozen. 

 Woolfells, as usual, are at 4s. and 3,?. 



1419. There are no sales at Alton Barnes this year of sheep's wool. 

 The sale at Stert is small, and at the price of the year before. Some 

 wool is sold at Fenny Sutton at 5^. iod. Weedon is wanting for this 

 year. Lambs' wool is sold at Alton at 4s. id., and at Stert at 3^. 6d. 

 The Hornchurch fleeces are sold at 2^. 4d. the dozen. Woolfells are 

 unchanged at 45-. and 3.?. 



1420. Wool prices rise. At Alton and Stert the tod is sold at 

 8s. Lambs' wool is cheap, %s. 6d. at Alton, but at 5-r. iod. at Stert, 

 The only fleeces are those from Froyle, at $s. the dozen. Woolfells 

 are again unchanged at 4.?., and %s. for wethers and hoggs. 



1421. The price is falling again at Alton and Stert, where it is at 



