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w Total acreage under Flax in Ireland in 1863 and 1864 — . 



1863, 214,099 acres ; 1864, 301,942 acres. Total increase in 



1864, 87,843 acres. 



" Extent of Flax grown in Ireland in each of the fol 

 lowing years:— 1851, 140,536 acres; 1852, 137,008 acres; 

 1853, 174,579 acres; 1854, 151,403 acres; 1855, 97,075 

 acres; 1856, 106,311; 1857, 97,721; 1858, 91,646 acres;. 

 1859, 136,282 acres; 1860, 128 ; 595 acres; 1861, 147,957 



acres; 1862, 150,070 acres; 1863, 214,099 acres; 1864,- 



301,942 acres. 



(c The foregoing return, which exhibits an increase of the. 

 area under Flax in every county, is published, as in previous, 

 years, in anticipation of the general abstracts, which will 

 show the acreage under the various crops, and the number^ 

 of live stock, by counties and provinces. They will, I trust, 

 be ready for publication in the course of the ensuing month, 

 I do not apprehend that any difference of importance will be. 

 found between the acreage under Flax here given and that 

 which will appear in the detailed tables of the general, 

 abstracts now in course of compilation. 



({ Wm Donelly, Eegistrar-General, 

 Agricultural and Emigration Statistics Office, 

 " 5, Henrietta, Street, Dublin, 8th August, 1864." 



- "Armagh Flax and Linen Markets .— There was a 

 good supply of new Flax at market on Tuesday — say about 

 three tons; but with the exception of two or three small 

 lots, the quality was inferior. Still the price was well 

 maintained, mill-scutched ranging from 7s. 6d. to 10s. per 

 stone, and hand-scutched from 7s. to 7s. 9d. The supply of 

 old was estimated at fifteen tons, and the buying was active,- 

 mill-scutched realizing from 8s. to 8s. 9d. per stone, and 

 hand-scutched 7s. to 7s. 9d. The linen market was an- 

 average as to quantity, but there were fewer buyers than on 

 that day week, and they acted cautiously, anxious for a- 



