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wishing to make strong sheeting, to the scale for making 

 strong four-fourths linen, which will direct them as to the 

 method of making sheeting, by calculating the difference in 

 the breadth they require. 



The manufacture of flowered or figured goods, such as 

 damask, diaper damask, new and old diaper, varies so much, 

 that I shall not attempt to lay down rules for the making of 

 them, it being a branch I have had very little experience in ; 

 therefore, I shall conclude my remarks on the subject of linen 

 manufacture, by adding the present prices of those articles in 

 the Irish markets on Thursday, the 21st of August, 1845. 



In the Lurgan Market — 



8^ 10 6 10 



4 4; 44 



Damask, Diaper Damask, . — 



2/1 3/0 per yard. 1/54 2/0 per yard. 



6»- _7 8 10 



4 4 4 



Diaper, ■ ■ 



19 /9| 1/1J 1/6 per yard. 



Having always used for warp and weft the very best descrip- 

 tion of yarns, during the many years I manufactured linen 

 goods, I found the yarns described below to answer. The 

 first quality is from 30 to 60, being spun from the very best 

 sort of Flax, but is too high in price for anything but superior 

 drill; but I found we require yarns from 60 to 160 for the best 

 sorts of four-fourths linens ; the second quality from 30 to 70 

 lea, makes a prime article of linen warp, and from 70 to 120 

 makes the very best description of light linen warp. 

 The third quality is calculated for warp for a second 

 description of strong linens, up to three pound or 70 

 lea; and from that to one-and-a-quarter, or 160 lea for weft. 

 The fourth quality will make lawn warp from 55 up to 120 

 lea, and strong drill from 55 down to 30 lea, drill warp. The 

 tows from 16 to 35 lea will warp coarse goods: and from 35 



