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The greateft exports of Ireland, on an average of the 

 laft feven years, are 



Linen, 1,615,654 



The product of oxen and cows, 1,218,902 



Ditto of flieep, . 200,41 3 



Ditto of hogs, ' ' " 150,631 



Ditto of corn 64,871 



3,250,471 



Her total exports are probably three millions and a half. 

 The balance of trade in her favour muftbe above a million.* 



CONSUMPTION. 



A people always confume in proportion to their wealth, 

 hence an increafe in the one marks clearly that of the other. 

 The following table will fhew feveral of the principal articles 

 of Irifh consumption. 



Teart. 



* Mr. Gordon, furveyor general of Mitnfter, favoured me 

 'with an account of the trade which made the total exports in 

 1772 to amount to 



But the above table clearly proves that this is exaggerated, 

 for the export* not included in my account can never amount to 

 tiuo millions. 



If her balance, however, was not above a million, it would be 

 impoj]tble for her to pay 800,000 / in abjentees and penftons, 

 befedes offices, interejl of money, sV. &c. to do that, and yet in- 

 creafe as Jhe has done in wealth, it Jhould be near 1,200,000 / 



