Issue of the Belfast trade monthly The Irish Textile Journal (Vol. VIII, No. 89, May 15, 1893), covering the Irish linen, woollen and cotton trades. It includes articles on the decline of flax cultivation in Ireland, the Foxford woollen factory in Mayo, market and trade reports, export statistics for linen yarns and linens, and the Factory Inspector's report. It also carries the sixth installment of 'Practical Instructions in Linen Weaving', with a section on the stroke of the lay, plus notes on technical education, dyes and the Chicago Exhibition catalogue.