CITY OF LONDONDERRY. 
The extent of internal supplies may be estimated by the quantities of the several leading’ 
articles sold in the markets:— 
Years. 
Linen .—1827 
1828 
1829 
1830 
Webs. 
23,324 
23,130 
22,040 
19,900 
Years. 
1831 
1832 
1833 
1834 
Webs. 
19,893 
16,837 
17,445 
18,694 
Butter .— Year ended 31st December, 1819. 
1820 . 
1821. 
1822 . 
1823 . 
1824 . 
1825 . 
1826 . 
1827 . 
1828 ...... 
1829 . 
1830 . 
1831 . 
1832 . 
From the 1st Jan. 1833, up to the 21st Dec. 
Weigh-house, 26th 
14,020 firkins. 
20,544- 
22,036 
15,000 
15,686 
15,323 
21,028 
34,500 
52,640 
48,759 
36,982 
24,096 
26,576 
39,821 
37,840 
December, 1833. 
From the time of the repeal of the butter act, originally passed in 1812, this is but an im¬ 
perfect return of the quantity shipped from this port. The statement previous to that time 1829 
may be taken as nearly correct. 
R. TODD. 
Grain, fyc .—1826 . 
1833 . . 
Wheat. Barley. 
88 tons. . 573 tons. 
352 . 574 
Oats. Oatmeal. 
8467 tons. . 1084 tons. 
18045 . 2245 
Flax.. 1833 . 800 tons. 
1834 . 2000 
1835 between Jan. 1 and Aug. 5. 3000 
Yarn .—From Jan. 1, to Aug. 5, 1835, spun 
in the neighbourhood, 150,000 spangles_ 
And brought from Donegal and Tyrone, 
100,000. 
But the rural trade most curious and novel is that of eggs, which has sprung up in conse¬ 
quence of the ready means of export afforded by the steam boats, and it is worthy of remark that 
notwithstanding the great exportation the price for home consumption has fallen. This trade, though 
only one of five years’ growth, has so much increased that in the year 1833 2533 boxes were ex¬ 
ported. 
In summer the weekly exportation is about 100 tons, and in winter about 20. About two- 
thirds of the quantity are shipped for Liverpool, and the remainder for Glasgow. In England 
the chief consumption is at Liverpool and Manchester, in Scotland at Glasgow,—but, when the 
supply is very abundant, they are sent further into the interior. The eggs are chiefly used for 
food, and are bought and sold by the hundred. The supply fluctuates considerably, and with it 
the price. In summer they are about 2s. 6d. a hundred, but in March, April, and May, they 
are frequently lower. In autumn, and the early part of spring, the price rises to about 4s. 0 d., 
and at Christmas sometimes to 7s. 0 d. The average price throughout the year is 3s. 6d. The 
dealers do not consider themselves repaid, unless the eggs bring from 8d. to 10<f. a hundred more 
in the British markets than in Derry. This is the average profit in summer, but in winter it 
fluctuates more, and rises to Is. 2d. The eggs are brought from the same counties as the other 
provisions, and the market is every day supplied. They are packed in boxes, with alternate layers 
of straw, and conveyed in steam-boats. The boxes sent to Liverpool average in size 25 cubic 
feet,—those sent to Glasgow, 20. In the abundant season, the sum of £2,000 a week is often 
expended on eggs. 
Steam-Mill .—The erection by Mr. Schoales of this mill in 1831, worked by an engine of 
18 horse power, has greatly added to the quantity of meal manufactured, and even changed the 
import of that article into an export. In 1831 553 tuns were imported, in 1834 2280 tons were 
