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194 The Cobpoeation op Castellon —Manufacturers.Hemp sandals'. Mule furniture. Linens.
Cables. Cordage. Lashings. Pack thread.
195 The Babon op Finestbat, Alicante .
Skein of silk.
196 Cetjz, S., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands .Silk from the Marselles worm.
Silk from the Trevoltino worm.
Silk from both the former, crossed.
197 Pujals, D. Francisco, Valencia —Producer.Skeins of silk, of 4, 5, 6, and 7 cocoons.
198 Gonzalez, D. Salvador, Valencia —Producer.Skeins of silk, of 4, 5, 6, 9, and 14 cocoons.
Silk-worm gut, for fishing.
Silk-worm gut, first and second qualities.
200 Almansa, D. Damian, Murcia .
201 Cbuz (D. J. de la), Santa Cruz de Teneriffe .
Silk. Cochineal.
[The • Nopau.1 cultivation of the cochineal insect hasbeen extensively diffused in Spain of late years. Ithad long been assumed, and experience has since ascer-tained, that the sandy and almost barren regions whichskirt some parts of the Mediterranean coasts of Spamwould be admirably adapted for this object. Subsequentexperiments and results have been conducted in manydifferent localities. At the Exhibition there will be foundspecimens of this product from Valencia, from Alicant ,from Malaga, and from the Island of Teneriffe , and Ca-naries.]
202 Montfort, F., Torrente del Cinca —Producer.
1 Pour skeins of silk produced in the district.
2 Silk from the worms, called tremltinos.
3 Silk from the worms called de Baiho.
4 Silk from the worms called de Twrquia.
Skeins of spun silk, of the kinds called candongo,medio conehal , and conchal.
Warp of double-spun silk (called capillejo).
Skein of spun silk, a la Piedmont.
Another skein, round.
204 Mabgarit (D. Jose), Barcelona —Manufacturer.
Spun silk. _
205 Gaecia (D. Jose), Mwrcia —Manufacturer.Specimens of spun silk worked on the Arabian system.
206 Feebee & Co., Boda , Barcelona —Manufacturers.Line flax and silk thread.
207 Hey & Co., Talavera —Manufacturers.
Spun silk. _
208 Monpoet (D. Francisco), Torrento del Cinca,
ILuesca —Manufacturer.
Silk thread.
209 Board op Ackriculture, Valencia —Manufacturers.Spun silk.
210 Trenoe (D. Tomas), Valencia —Manufacturer.Specimens of spun silk.
211 Reynoso (D. Mi&uel), Valladolid — Manufacturer.
Spun silk. _
212 Giner (D. Joaquin), Villa Beal, Castellon —
Manufacturer.
Specimens of spun silk.
213 Alcala (the Widow), & Son, Talavera —Manu-
facturers.
1 Silk thread. 2 Silk stuffs.
214 Obduna, D. Vicente, Valencia —Manufacturer.Samples of silk stuffs viz.:—
Various colours, for draperies.
Broeatel, superior double shot.
Dress pieces of Chinese and damasked gros.
Broeatel, single shot.
Velvet of various colours.
Waistcoats of figured velvet, of different colours.Damasks—velvets, square pattern.
215 Dotres, Caspar, & Co., Valencia — Manufacturers.
Samples of spim silk, viz.:—
White silk, from four, six, and seven cocoons.
Yellow silk, from five, seven, and eight cocoons.
[The collection of the raw or reeled silks of Spammerits the attention of manufacturers and merchants, asbeing of excellent quality. The common kinds, reeledafter the old manner, are employed in finishing up thesilk stuffs of Malaga , Valencia, and Talavera, so cele-brated for the solidity of their textures and the perma-nency of their colours. The new steam processes areeverywhere extending themselves ; the greatest attentionis paid to the worms and to their nurture; to the intro-duction of precocious varieties; to different collections;to the reeling by four and five cocoons; all these areinnovations generally adopted now, and to which agri-cultural associations and two enlightened and zealousfollowers among the silk growers, have given a vastdevelopment of late years. Owing to these exertions,the silk-works of Catalonia, Valencia, and Murcia havebeen able, of late years, to introduce great improve-ments into their textures; employing, at the same time,the native silk of the country—a circumstance this,moreover, which allows them to sell their products at verymoderate prices. The value of the silks in the Exhi-bition varies with their quality. . There are some fromValencia, reeled from 4, 5, 6, and 7 cocoons, valued atfrom 64 to 70 reals per lb.; or from 26 to 38 francs(U. Is. 8d. to W. 11s. 8 d.) the kilogramme; and others,between 80 and 86 reals, or 40 and 42 francs.
The manufactory of the present exhibitors is veryconsiderable; it employs a large steam-engine, and pro-duces, in ten months of the year, 18,000 lbs. of silk,or very nearly 9,000 kilogrammes. It gives employmentto 170 women and young girls, and uses no other silk thanthat of the country. M. Montfort, a zealous and activeproducer, to whom this branch of industry is much in-debted, has forwarded from Torrente del Cinca, where hehas established his “ magnaneries,” some magnificentskeins of silk obtained from the Tiivoltin worm, and ofsilk, from worms of the Kaiko race, and of Turkey.Alicant , Palentia, Barcelona, Castillon, Valladolid, exhibitalso some rich specimens. The province of Murcia ,which still retains the ancient processes, has sent some