Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire And Cheshire for the Year .. 19
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The Trade of the district is a subject of interest, and will now briefly occupy attention.
In the latter years of the reign of Henry VIII the Woollen manufacture was introduced into the district, and during a period of about 300 years formed the staple trade of Eossen- dale. The following statement sets forth the extent of that trade at the present time : — Number of woollen manufacturers 11 Number of hands employed ; 1200 Looms at work 700 Nominal horse power 450 Weekly wages paid .£800 Capita...l employed, about £300,000 The staple goods produced are baizes, used as clothing by the troops and natives of the Brazils, and the east and west coasts of South America.
Another branch of this important industry has sprung up in Rossendale within recent years, viz., the Felted Carpet trade : — Manufacturers engaged therein 5 Hands employed 200 Weekly wages paid £210 Producing about 25,000 pieces, or nearly 1,000,000 yards of Felt Carpet per annum.
Capital employed, about £40,000 The Printing of these, and some few woven goods, forms an important item in the industry of the district, there being — Woollen printing works 9 Employing block printers 250 Boys and girls 250 Other persons 80 to 100 Weekly wages paid i!500 Capital employed £15,000 Bringing the different departments of the Woollen trade together, we have the following result : — Table showing the extent of the Woollen Trade in Rossendale in 1867.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Trade of the district is a subject of interest, and will now briefly occupy attention.
In the latter years of the reign of Henry VIII the Woollen manufacture was introduced into the district, and during a period of about 300 years formed the staple trade of Eossen- dale. The following statement sets forth the extent of that trade at the present time : — Number of woollen manufacturers 11 Number of hands employed ; 1200 Looms at work 700 Nominal horse power 450 Weekly wages paid .£800 Capita...l employed, about £300,000 The staple goods produced are baizes, used as clothing by the troops and natives of the Brazils, and the east and west coasts of South America.
Another branch of this important industry has sprung up in Rossendale within recent years, viz., the Felted Carpet trade : — Manufacturers engaged therein 5 Hands employed 200 Weekly wages paid £210 Producing about 25,000 pieces, or nearly 1,000,000 yards of Felt Carpet per annum.
Capital employed, about £40,000 The Printing of these, and some few woven goods, forms an important item in the industry of the district, there being — Woollen printing works 9 Employing block printers 250 Boys and girls 250 Other persons 80 to 100 Weekly wages paid i!500 Capital employed £15,000 Bringing the different departments of the Woollen trade together, we have the following result : — Table showing the extent of the Woollen Trade in Rossendale in 1867.
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