The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 45William B. Dana F. Hunt, 1861 - Commerce |
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... four hundred and fifty millions of dollars ; while the total cost of the raw material being only one hundred and fifty millions of dollars , ( £ 34,550,000 sterling , ) there is a resulting profit to England of three hundred millions of ...
... four hundred and fifty millions of dollars ; while the total cost of the raw material being only one hundred and fifty millions of dollars , ( £ 34,550,000 sterling , ) there is a resulting profit to England of three hundred millions of ...
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... four men . Let a man work eight hours a day , Sundays excepted , and measure twenty yards a minute , it would take him above one thousand and seventy - four million seven hundred and seventy - nine thousand four hundred and sixty - six ...
... four men . Let a man work eight hours a day , Sundays excepted , and measure twenty yards a minute , it would take him above one thousand and seventy - four million seven hundred and seventy - nine thousand four hundred and sixty - six ...
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... four feet draft , and at certain seasons small steamers run for long distances up the various bayous that lead to the interior . There are no towns on the coast of any importance . TEXAS . XXII . Galveston . - The town of Galveston is ...
... four feet draft , and at certain seasons small steamers run for long distances up the various bayous that lead to the interior . There are no towns on the coast of any importance . TEXAS . XXII . Galveston . - The town of Galveston is ...
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... four feet of water , leading up to a town of the same name . XXV . Brazos Santiago . The pass of Brazos Santiago has a width of about two miles , and seven feet of water on the bar . XXVI . Mouth of the Rio Grande . - The Rio Grande ...
... four feet of water , leading up to a town of the same name . XXV . Brazos Santiago . The pass of Brazos Santiago has a width of about two miles , and seven feet of water on the bar . XXVI . Mouth of the Rio Grande . - The Rio Grande ...
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... four tables contain the localities where the accidents happen , the number of lives lost , and general summaries of the preceding tables . This is followed by a description of the life - saving apparatus on the British coast , and the ...
... four tables contain the localities where the accidents happen , the number of lives lost , and general summaries of the preceding tables . This is followed by a description of the life - saving apparatus on the British coast , and the ...
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