54- September 1748. 



the inhabitants of New J er/ey come every 

 day and carry on a great trade. 



The town has two great fairs every year; 

 one in May, and the other in November, 

 both on the fixteenth days of thofe two 

 months. But befides thefe fairs, there are 

 every week two market days, viz. Wednef^ 

 day and Saturday. On thofe days the coun^ 

 try people in Penfylvania and New Jerfey, 

 bring to town a quantity of victuals, and 

 other produdions of the country, and this 

 is a great advantage to the town. It is 

 therefore to be wifhed that the like regula- 

 tion might be made in our Swedt/h towns. 

 You are fure to meet with every produce of 

 the feafon, which the country affords, on 

 the market-days. But on other days, they 

 are in vain fought for. 



Provisions are always to be got frefh 

 here, and for that reafon moil: of the inha- 

 bitants never buy more at a time, than what 

 will be fufficient till the next market-day. 

 In fummer there is a market almoft every 

 day; for the victuals do not keep well in 

 the great heat. There are two places in 

 the town where thefe markets are kept ; 

 but that near the court-houfe is the princi- 

 pal. It begins about four or five o'clock in 

 the morning, and ends about nine o'clock 

 in the forenoon. 



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