Towns > Dundee > 1822 - Dundee delineated; or, A history and description of that town, its institutions, manufactures and commerce

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ion with the manufacturers of Germany and
lussia, where labour is so much cheaper than in
this country. Before spinning mills were intro-
duced the average price of spinning a spyndle of
three pound lint yarn was is. 6d,, while now, by
machinery it does not cost more than 6d. It is
true the mills were for a time a disadvantage to
poor women, but that is not much felt now, as the
greater part of those who formerly were hand spin-
ners have become weavers, and earn more than
they could have done formerly by spinning. There
are now 1 8 spinning mills in Dundee, more than
one-half of which have been built within the last
twelve months.
To the above may be added, as a fifth species
of the same kind of manufactures, the linen neces-
sary for household purposes. Of this the quan-
tity cannot be so easily ascertained, or its value es-
timated, the whole being performed by a few indi-
viduals, for the use of private families. The great-
er part, however, of this kind of manufacture, has
lately been supplied from other places, consider-
able quantities being imported from Ireland.
Besides the manufactures mentioned, there are
two sugar houses for the refining, &c. of sugar, — one
in the Seagate of long standing, and the other
erected some years ago at the west end of the
town.
Candles and snuff have been long manufactured
to a great extent, and are commonly sold in the
same shop, — a curious combination of heteroge-
neous articles, but not confined to Dundee.
A foundery for cast iron has been carried on f®r