THE VALUE OF LABOR.

Cast iron of the value of £1 sterling is worth, converted into

ordinary machinery, £4; in larger ornamented work, £45; in buckles and

similar kinds of fancy work, £600; in neck chains, £1,300. Bar iron of

the value of £1 sterling is worth, in the form of knives, £36; needles,

£70; penknife blades, £950; polished [Transcriber's Note: The original

text reads 'bottons'] buttons and buckles, £890; balance springs of

watches, £5,000.

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