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and go through the whole of the operation. 

 When the weaver has made his piece of cloth, 

 he goes into the market of Armagh, which is 

 every Tuefday, and fells it to the draper as he 

 would any other commodity, always receiving 

 the money on the fpot, as there is no credit. 

 The draper names the price, and the man 

 takes or refufes it. There are many drapers, 

 fo that the man tries whom he pleales : there 

 is no combination againft the feller, but rather 

 a competition. The draper generally has the 

 bleach greens -, and the expenfe to him of 

 bleaching is 4I. 10s. to 5I. a pack of 30 pieces, 

 or 3s. to 3s. 2d. a piece. Then he either fends 

 it to factors in London or Dublin, or fells it at 

 the linen-hall in Dublin. Some go over to 

 Chefter fair themfelves, and difpofe of it there. 

 In London he gives 7 months credit: in Dub- 

 lin 2 or 3 : but if he goes himfelf to the hall, 

 he gets part ready money. The London fac- 

 tor has 6 per cent, for felling and advancing 

 the money as foon as fold, and half per cent, 

 for warehoufe room and infu ranee from fire. 

 This is the principal part of the trade about 

 Armagh. 



In general the manufacture was at the 

 height in 1770 and 1771. In 1772 and 1773 

 there was a great decline both in price and 

 quantity. In 1774 very low, till May; when 

 a fudden rife from a fpeculation of fending to 

 America, and for the demand of the Spanifh 

 flota, which was detained a year for want of 

 coarfe linens, not being able to be fupphed 



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