Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 23F. Hunt, 1850 - Commerce |
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... estimates the coin then in circulation at $ 170,000,000 . Of the amount drawn from the American mines Baron Humboldt's esti- mate is entitled to more respect than any other . He examined the several previous estimates thoroughly ; and ...
... estimates the coin then in circulation at $ 170,000,000 . Of the amount drawn from the American mines Baron Humboldt's esti- mate is entitled to more respect than any other . He examined the several previous estimates thoroughly ; and ...
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previous estimates thoroughly ; and he had means of information which pro- bably no preceding inquirer had possessed ... estimated by Humboldt .. The amount in Europe in 1492 .. The amount in North and South America in 1803 , according ...
previous estimates thoroughly ; and he had means of information which pro- bably no preceding inquirer had possessed ... estimated by Humboldt .. The amount in Europe in 1492 .. The amount in North and South America in 1803 , according ...
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... estimate was $ 8,000,000 a year ... 120,000,000 257,000,000 Deduct for wear and loss beyond the supply afforded by ... estimates made by Baron Humboldt , but are inconsistent with one another , as may be thus shown . The quantity of gold ...
... estimate was $ 8,000,000 a year ... 120,000,000 257,000,000 Deduct for wear and loss beyond the supply afforded by ... estimates made by Baron Humboldt , but are inconsistent with one another , as may be thus shown . The quantity of gold ...
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... estimated at over one- fourth . But whatever was the depreciation between 1560 and 1640 , inasmuch as it was caused ... estimate it at as much as 54 per cent in 68 years . We must , therefore , infer , that while a part of what was drawn ...
... estimated at over one- fourth . But whatever was the depreciation between 1560 and 1640 , inasmuch as it was caused ... estimate it at as much as 54 per cent in 68 years . We must , therefore , infer , that while a part of what was drawn ...
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... estimated there at $ 1,000 a month . Let us suppose that only one - half of the 40,000 are working in the mines ; that they work only six months in the year -- though many also work in the winter ( in the dry diggings ) ; and that their ...
... estimated there at $ 1,000 a month . Let us suppose that only one - half of the 40,000 are working in the mines ; that they work only six months in the year -- though many also work in the winter ( in the dry diggings ) ; and that their ...
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