11.0
II. —Four-Shaft Twills.—Radcliffk.
Width ofgoods.
Heed.
Picks peri inch.
Length
of
pieces.
Twist.
Weft.
Wages
per
piece.
Weeklyproductionper loom.
I whi*s.
34
(Hi
12 ‘2
Short ells.SO
32 f s
40’s
Pence.
15*05
Pieces.
•i
34
c<;
13-25
80
32’s
40's
16 -05
H
34
00
14-45
80
32s
40s
18-48
3
34
GG
1 *55
80
32’s
40's
10-84
on
“4
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Widthof goods.
Heed.
Pieks per.7 inch.
Length
of
pieces.
Twist.
Weft.
Wages
per
piece.
Weeklyproductionper loom.
Inches.
34
GS
18-75
Yards.
135
Medium (28)
Pence.
40 03
Yards.
200
20
07
18-68
116
31 *02
215
2(1
53
12-47
125
21-07
352
50
14-25
130
1
24-42
31G
The above figures show extremely low prices per piece, whichgive the weaver a weekly wage of 22s. to 24s. A comparisonwith Germany in figures would be impossible in detail, but stillthe foregoing particulars should not. be withheld from practicalmen
TTT. — Labour.
A.—Further Proofs of the Statement advanced from OtherCountries.
We can condense our result up to this point in the sentence :Technical progress, in connection with an increase of labourcapacity, accomplishes a permanent lowering of pieces wages, at thesame time raising the weekly earnings of the operatives andgradually shortening the hours of labour. If wo further sup-ported this statement by comparing the present condition of theEnglish cotton industry with its condition in the “thirties” andthat of the contemporary German, the cotton industry in its
28, Medium — 28’s-4. r >’s twist, 30’s-G0’s weft.