The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 45William B. Dana F. Hunt, 1861 - Commerce |
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... less than in 1820 ; from the Mediterranean , ( Egypt mainly , ) it has increased from one million to thirty - eight millions of pounds ; from the British East Indies , from twenty - three millions to two hundred and fifty millions ...
... less than in 1820 ; from the Mediterranean , ( Egypt mainly , ) it has increased from one million to thirty - eight millions of pounds ; from the British East Indies , from twenty - three millions to two hundred and fifty millions ...
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... less than in 1820 ; from the Mediterranean , ( Egypt mainly , ) it has increased from one million to thirty - eight millions of pounds ; from the British East Indies , from twenty - three millions to two hundred and fifty millions ...
... less than in 1820 ; from the Mediterranean , ( Egypt mainly , ) it has increased from one million to thirty - eight millions of pounds ; from the British East Indies , from twenty - three millions to two hundred and fifty millions ...
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... less so . It varies , from different causes , in different countries , and in different sections of the same country , at different periods , and according to the different kinds or qualities of the article . Improvements in pressing or ...
... less so . It varies , from different causes , in different countries , and in different sections of the same country , at different periods , and according to the different kinds or qualities of the article . Improvements in pressing or ...
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... less than in the pounds of cotton per spindle , because where the labor is less on the coarser article , the quantity and cost of material will be more . As to the present extension of the business , we have a list from the Merchants ...
... less than in the pounds of cotton per spindle , because where the labor is less on the coarser article , the quantity and cost of material will be more . As to the present extension of the business , we have a list from the Merchants ...
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... less than four feet of water . XIX . Pensacola . - One of the most important points , in many respects , upon the Gulf , is Pensacola , the next approachable harbor to the West . Rail - roads connect it with Montgomery , the capital of ...
... less than four feet of water . XIX . Pensacola . - One of the most important points , in many respects , upon the Gulf , is Pensacola , the next approachable harbor to the West . Rail - roads connect it with Montgomery , the capital of ...
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