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I s, a yard, made of Wejlmoreland wool, 



which is very coarfe, felling only at 3 d. or 



4 d, pe?' lb. This branch employs three or 



400 hands, particularly fliearmen, weavers, 



and fpinners. 



The fhearmen earn per week, 



The weavers, (chiefly women,) 



The fpinners, - - - 



All have conflant employment. During 



the war this manufacture was more brifk 



than ever, very dull after the peace, and 



has continued but indifferent ever flnce. 



Their third branch of manufadlure is the 

 linfey woolfey, made chiefly for home con- 

 fumption, oi Wejlmorlandy Lancajhire, and 

 Cumberland wool; the hands are chiefly 

 weavers and fpinners. The firfl earn 9 j-. 

 or I o J", a week ; the fecond (women) 4 s, 

 6d. or ^ s. 



The farmers and labourers fpin their 

 own wool, and bring the yarn to market 

 every week : There are about 500 weavers 

 employed, and from 1000 to 1300 fpin- 

 ners in town and country. The bufinefs 

 during the war was better than it has been 

 lince, but is now better than after the 

 peace. 



Their 



