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Flax Dref Fer Pricing and Trade Observations
The writer discusses flax refining through Dutch practices, noting how ready refined flax sells at nine times the purchasing price through fining mills and tackles. He contrasts weight for weight gains and estimates price differences to argue about future fineness in green flax versus keeping seed. he hints at engines reducing labor and cost in future processing.
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Holland
Shiltana
Don Carlos
Parma
Chauvelin
Duke of Lorrain
Paris
M. Chauven
Ty. Jeweller
Isis Book of Accounts
AL. Caavvelin