Note 415 — Chapter V · THE MULE AND THE RISE OF A NEW COTTON MANUFACTURE
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French, ibid., pp. 115-116. Many lists of wages are given in the reports of various parliamentary committees—e.g. Report on Commerce, Manufactures and Shipping (1833), p. 699. The following are the prices paid for weaving (on the hand-loom) a 6-4ths, 60 reed cambric, 120 picks in one inch. They were taken in June in each year. In 1795-1796 the length was 20 yards and afterwards 24 yards. A weaver working one piece a week was said to be in full employment. The prices are interesting, not only as showing the decline during the period they cover, but also as the fluctuations indicate the state of trade with remarkable accuracy:
Year Price
s. d.
1795 33 3
1796 33 3
1797 29 0
1798 30 0
1799 25 0
1800 25 0
1801 25 0
1802 29 0
1803 24 0
1804 20 0
1805 25 0
1806 22 0
1807 18 0
1808 14 0
1809 16 0
1810 19 6
1811 14 0
1812 14 0
1813 15 0
1814 24 0
1815 14 0
1816 12 0
1817 9 0
1818 9 0
1819 9 6
1820 9 0
1821 8 6
1822 8 6
1823 8 6
1824 8 6
1825 8 6
1826 7 6
1827 6 0
1828 6 0
1829 5 6
1830 5 6
1831 5 6
1832 5 6
1833 5 6