*6 STATISTICAL SURVEY 



The reader will pleafe to obferve, that I mean green 

 or unJrcfled hides. The hide of a horfc fells for 

 very little; it is ufually bought by hand, IJT. or 6s. 

 being the ufual price for the hide of a middle-fized 

 horfe. Forty fhi II ings a hundred (i i2lb.) is the me- 

 dium price for the hides of black cattle in general. 

 Calf-fkins are generally fold by hand, from 3-r. to 5/. 

 It is impoffible to ftate, with any degree of accuracy, 

 the number of hides fold in the feafon, fince the flcin of 

 every bead that may die is difpofcd of, whether by a 

 regular courfe of flaughtcriug, or by accident, or dif- 

 orders. Some years, cattle fall off in greater num- 

 bers by diforders, than in others. The profpeft of a 

 fcarcity of fodder caufes a greater number of cattle to 

 be llaughtered, than would otherwife have been the 

 cafe. 



Though there are a great number of fmall tan-yards 

 in the county, both in towns and country, yet a vaft 

 quantity of tanned leather is annually brought from 

 Dublin to all the principal towns. The Dublin leather 

 always fells for a higher price than that manufactured 

 in the county. Some years ago, a great deal of leather 

 ufed to be fent to Dublin and elfewhere, but this prac- 

 tice is now almoA given over. The great fcarcity of 

 tanner's bark is likely to bring the tanning trade into 

 difrepute. At prefent, almoft all the bark ufed in the 

 county is imported. Mr. Hamilton's wood, in Mun- 

 terloncy, for many years back afforded the principal 



fupply 



