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of which by far the greater proportion is employed 

 in agriculture. 



The principal manufadlures carried on in this di- 

 ftricl, are, flioes, bone lace, and woollen fluffs, prin- 

 cipally tammys, callimancoes, and everlaftings. 



In Northampton, and ibme of the neighbouring 

 towns, upwards of a thoufand hands are employed, 

 in making Ihoes for the fupply of the army and 

 navy, and the ihops in London, and alfo for expor- 

 tation to different parts of the world. About ycoo 

 or 8000 pairs are manufadured weekly in time of 

 peace; but at prefent, (July 1794), in confequence 

 of the war, from 10,000 to 12,000 may be manu- 

 faflured in the fame period. The price runs from 

 3 s. 6 d. to 5 s. and upwards the pair. The me- 

 dium price may be reckoned at 4 s. 3 d. of which 

 about I s. 6d. is paid for labour. 



The leather is purchafed partly in this and the 

 neighbouring counties, but chiefly from the Lon- 

 don market. A journeyman earns from 7 s, to 14 s. 

 the week ; but from 9 s. to 10 s. may be conlidered 

 as the general average. 



In Wellingborough, and the neighbourhood, and 

 towards the fouth-weft corner of the county, from 

 9000 to 10, GOO perfons, moftly young women and 

 boys, are employed in lace making. They earn 

 from 2 d. to 1 s. 6 d. the day, generally, however, 

 about 6 d. nearly one feventh part of which muff 

 be dedudted for materials, in the proportion as 3 s. 

 to 20s. and confequently 17 s. in the pound of the 

 value of the article are paid for labour. The price 

 varies from three halfpence to 15 s. the yard ; and 

 what feems very extraordinary, rifes regularly one 

 halfpenny the yard. The greateft demand is for 

 that quality which fells from 2 s. to 3 s> ^fr yard. 

 All The thread of which the lace is made, is import- 

 ed from Flanders, and the goods, when 'finiflied, are 

 partly exported to America, the Weft India iflands, 



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