204 BELFAST. 

 neral they were the raoft idle and worthlefs, 

 and not reckoned any lofs to the country. In 

 1 77 1 there were 300 looms in Belfait, but in 

 1774 there were only 180. 



There is a confiderable (laughter at this 

 place. In 1775 cured 6000 barrels of beef, at 

 40s. a barrel, in the town ; and $,500 of pork 

 at 50s. The principal part of the grazing 

 land the lower part of Antrim from Ballymena 

 towards Lame, and Ballymony* fome from 

 Meath and even from Sligo. The hogs from 

 Armagh, Down, and Antrim, weigh on an 

 average 2 cwt. fattened moftly on potatoes ; 

 6 or 7 years ago they exported 500 barrels of 

 pork. In 1771;, 7000. In 1776, it will be 

 10,000. When oatmeal ab we id. or Ud. a 

 pound, the poor live entirely upon potatoes 

 and milk ; no meat ; but herrings in the fea- 

 fon. Price of provifions, &c. at Belfaft are; 

 potatoes 9d. a bufhel, pigeons 6d. a couple, 

 rabbits ditto, falmon 2d. a pound, lobfters 6d. 

 plaice three farthings per lb. oyfters is. to 4Si 

 per hundred, frefh cod id. per lb. barnacle is. 

 widgeon is. a pair, oatmeal three farthings 

 per lb, lime is. per barrel, coals 13s. a ton. 

 Labour the year round is. is. in the town, 

 8d. in the country. Seamen 30s. a month, 

 and fhip provifions. Spinners earn 3d. a 

 -day. Weavers is. id. they never go for la- 

 bourers. 



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