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Dublin to a factor, who fells them at 5!. per 

 cent, commiffion. Are in general fent to Scot- 

 land. The demand for them is better than it 

 was : it has been improving for three years. 

 But the prices of both ferges and worfted have 

 not rifen proportionally to that of wool. 



An eftlmate of the cloathing trade. 



2o combers would comb in a year 5000 ftone 



of wool ati6s. perftone - - 4000 o o 

 The faid combers would comb 8:0 balls a 

 week, at 3d. per ball, comes to lol. in 

 the year ... 520 o 



300 women and girls tofpinthe above, and which 

 would be the advantage of the clothier, 

 to form into three houfes or factories of 

 i oo each ; their hire, at pd. a ball, comes 

 to - - - 1560 o o 



60 weavers would weave up the faid worfted, 



at 8d. each a day, 24!. a week, the year 1248 o 

 50 little boys and girls employed in faid weav- 

 ing, at 3d. a day each, comes to 3!. 156. 

 per week, in the year - - - 195 O o 



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Oil and foap would coft in the year - 368 o o 



Carriage of wool, woollen goods, &c. - 100 o o 

 Sorting wool, washing it, &c. - 80 o o 



8071 O o 

 The year's profit I fuppofc to be - 350 Q o 



The yearly fum brought into the country 



where fuch trade is carried on - --8421 o o 



B 2 Aver? 



