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Statistics. 
WOOLLEN MANUFACTURE. 
CALCULATION OF SOUTH DOWN WOOL 
a Manufacturer^ 
TO THE EDITOR OF THE COMMERCIAL MAGAZINE. 
SIR, August 5th 1809. 
HAVING lately read a very excellent speech of my Lord SheL 
field’s to the wool growers and dealers, at Lewes fair, on the 24th 
ult. wherein the sum of 3s. per lb. is stated to be a fair price for 
best South Dowd wools, and perceiving a calculation of a yard of 
broad cloath underneath, made from such wool, which is wholly 
founded in error, and calculated to mislead the public, as well as to 
do a serious injury to the whole woollen trade, I beg to annex what 
will be found a more correct statement of its value, supposing it to 
be made of the best South Down wool purchased of the growers, 
in the fleece, at the price quoted 
L, s. d 
I will allow the manufacturer’s expences as stated - ^ 
Fleece wool purchased at 3s. per lb, of the grower can- 
not be rendered (the best not fit to make the cloth 
alluded to) for less than 6s. per lb. of which it 
will require at least 2|- lbs. - -- -- -- 0163 
Dying a drab colour, as stated, at 3 irf. per lb, - - 0 0 81 
1 3 1 
Dying an olive, or brown, will be in addition - - - o o 6| 
1 3 
A blue at 2s. per lb. will be in addition -=----039 
1 r 4| 
Which will leave but a very moderate profit even fpr the manufac-. 
turers at 28s. peryard. 
I should not have troubled you with the above, had I not seen 
so many misrepresentations in nearly all the public prints, which 
have done more injury to the woollen trade than most of the at- 
tempts of our enemies. 
I am, Sir, your very humble servant, 
A Manufacturer of Bradford, Wilts, 
