The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 45William B. Dana F. Hunt, 1861 - Commerce |
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... given upon the authority of Messrs . DU FAY & Co. , of Manchester . Hence , as we paid more than £ 30,000,000 for the raw cotton we consumed in 1859 , this would give an aggregate value of £ 90,000,000 for the cotton manufacture at ...
... given upon the authority of Messrs . DU FAY & Co. , of Manchester . Hence , as we paid more than £ 30,000,000 for the raw cotton we consumed in 1859 , this would give an aggregate value of £ 90,000,000 for the cotton manufacture at ...
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... given in bales as well as in pounds , the aggregate amount the year ending June 30 , 1855 , being 2,303,403 bales , or 1,008,424,601 lbs . , the bale accord- ingly averaging about 438 lbs . Some bales , however , are evidently much ...
... given in bales as well as in pounds , the aggregate amount the year ending June 30 , 1855 , being 2,303,403 bales , or 1,008,424,601 lbs . , the bale accord- ingly averaging about 438 lbs . Some bales , however , are evidently much ...
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... given , in the official report by the Board of Trade , at 929,782,448 lbs . , the bales averaging , accordingly , 395 lbs . each . In 1853 the cotton bales imported into Liverpool from North America averaged 435 lbs . , from the East ...
... given , in the official report by the Board of Trade , at 929,782,448 lbs . , the bales averaging , accordingly , 395 lbs . each . In 1853 the cotton bales imported into Liverpool from North America averaged 435 lbs . , from the East ...
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... given number of trials . It is evident , then , that the losses themselves are of no impor- tance , unless they are compared with the whole number of ventures . it could be proved by statistics , that year after year one ship was lost ...
... given number of trials . It is evident , then , that the losses themselves are of no impor- tance , unless they are compared with the whole number of ventures . it could be proved by statistics , that year after year one ship was lost ...
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... given to trade by the sudden appreciation of a large crop of cereals ; and manufacturers found plenty of employment with the greatly increased orders , resulting from the favorable turn of fortune at the West . An extraordinary ...
... given to trade by the sudden appreciation of a large crop of cereals ; and manufacturers found plenty of employment with the greatly increased orders , resulting from the favorable turn of fortune at the West . An extraordinary ...
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