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The long Flax, worth 12s. per stone, or 96 per ton. 

 The Flax wool ,, 2s. or 16 per ton. 



No. 2. Irish retted (Armagh) hand-scutched Flax cost 40 

 per ton, 



14lbs (half-clean), prepared by the liquid, Ibs. ozs. 



produced, long Flax 8 7 



Tow ......... 2 4 



Waste , 3 5 



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 The long fibre is worth 13s. per stone, or 104 per ton. 



The wool is worth 7s. 6d. ,, or 60 per ton. 



No. 3. Egyptian Flax, which cost 30 per ton. 



14lbs. half-clean Flax prepared by the liquid, Ibs. ozs. 



produced, long Flax 8 



Tow , . . . . 1 14 



Waste. 4 2 



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 The long Flax is worth 60 per ton. 



The tow is worth . . . 30 per ton. 

 No- 4. Friezland Flax, which cost 48 per ton. 



14lbs. prepared by the patent liquid, pro- Ibs. ozs. 



duced, long Flax 8 9 



Tow * . . 2 8 



Waste 2 15 



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The long Flax is worth 80 per ton. 



The wool is worth ... 56 per ton. 

 No. 5. Dutch Flax, which cost 70 per ton. 



14lbs. prepared by the patent liquid, produced, Ibs. ozs. 



long Flax 8 6 



Tow 3 1 



Waste . , . . . 2 7 



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