OF THE COUNTY. OF TYRONE. 87 



fupply of bark, but at prefent thofe woods are nearly 

 cut down. 



Great encouragement fhould be given for raifing 

 birch and black fallow, for temporary relief} the price 

 of the bark of birch and fallow is half that of oak. 



Tallow. There *s lefs variation in the price of this 

 article, than in that of the former, as foap and candles 

 are uniformly ufed, both in this and the neighbouring 

 counties, which alfo contribute to regulate the price 

 of tallow. 



Tallow at prefent bears a good price, as it has done 

 for fome years back; the medium price is 3!. per hun- 

 dred, (of 1 1 alb.) though it is fometimes fold by the 

 long hundred (of raolb;) but either modes make no 

 difference to the feller or purchafer, as the price by 

 the pound is always underftood. If candles rate at pd. 

 a pound, tallow ufually fells at 6|d. per Ib. and foap ip 

 proportion, but the latter is not fo high as the former, 

 at leaft the common foap it not, but bleacher's foap is 

 dearer than the common fort. 



The quantity of tallow fold depends upon the num- 

 ber of cattle killed, for fuch as die through poverty 

 produce but very little tallow. 



Soap-chandlers are but few, but manufacturers of 

 candles are in every town and village. No regular ac- 

 counts are kept of the quantity of tallow, or fuit 

 bought in, fo that it would be found impotfible, in this 

 place, to form any accurate ftatement of the quantity 

 annually fold. 



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