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The following lift of markets, with the different 

 kinds of linen fold at them, may be acceptable to 

 fome readers. 



Newry, from 8 ta 14 hundreds, a few up to 



1 6 ditto. 



Rathfryland, 8 to 14 ditto. 



Kirkeele, - - 8 to 10 ditto. 



Down, - - - 8 to 1 6 ditto. 



Caftlewellan, - 8 to 9 ditto. 



Ballynahinch, 8 to 18 ditto. 



Banbridge, - 8 to 15 ditto. 



Dromore, - - 10 to 20 ditto. 



Hillfborough, 6 to 20 ditto ; a number of the 



coarfer kinds are made 

 up in packs, and ex- 

 ported without any fur- 

 ther improvement. 



Portaferry and 7 T . J ;M ., 



v i i-u- f 10 to 14 ditto. 



Kirkubbm, 3 



The earnings of the manufacturers in the different 

 linen fabrics depend firft, as in every other trade, on 

 their (kill, and fecondly, on the finenefs of the linen ; 

 a weaver of fine linen will earn, if a good hand, from 

 is. qd. to is. 6d. per day ; of coarfe, from f s. to is. ^d. ; 

 but where a weaver finds his own yarn, his profits are 

 greater ; fometimes, when the demand is great, amount- 

 ing to as much upon the yarn as the price of the weav- 

 ing } fometimes, however, in a falling market, inftead 



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