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248 Gold , increase in the quantity of .......... 444 , 329 " Russian production of .......
661 lake , commerce of ..... " mine discovered in Michigan .. 107 Endorsed notes .
... 294 557 " and silver , a standard of value ...... Exports of the United States ...
248 Gold , increase in the quantity of .......... 444 , 329 " Russian production of .......
661 lake , commerce of ..... " mine discovered in Michigan .. 107 Endorsed notes .
... 294 557 " and silver , a standard of value ...... Exports of the United States ...
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... whale.ships , measuring from 400 to 600 tors cach , manned by 1,500 chosen
seamen , and imporiing annually 50,000 barrels of oil , and a proportional
quantity of bone , and that the value of these products is more than 4,000,000
francs .
... whale.ships , measuring from 400 to 600 tors cach , manned by 1,500 chosen
seamen , and imporiing annually 50,000 barrels of oil , and a proportional
quantity of bone , and that the value of these products is more than 4,000,000
francs .
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It is probable , however , that a much larger quantity than usual went forward on
foreign account ; by reason of which , the export value would represent more
nearly the actual amount realized to the country by the sale of the produce ; yet , it
76 ...
It is probable , however , that a much larger quantity than usual went forward on
foreign account ; by reason of which , the export value would represent more
nearly the actual amount realized to the country by the sale of the produce ; yet , it
76 ...
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Up to 1810 , there was but a small quantity shipped , and that principally on
foreign account . That year , Messrs . Goodrich & Co , of New York , and the
Messrs . Green , of Boston , made the experiment of large consignments to
England .
Up to 1810 , there was but a small quantity shipped , and that principally on
foreign account . That year , Messrs . Goodrich & Co , of New York , and the
Messrs . Green , of Boston , made the experiment of large consignments to
England .
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The following tables show the comparative quantity of the leading articles which
arrived at , and were cleared from Pittsburgh , by the Pennsylvania Canal , during
the fiscal years 1846 and 1847 , commencing December 1st and ending ...
The following tables show the comparative quantity of the leading articles which
arrived at , and were cleared from Pittsburgh , by the Pennsylvania Canal , during
the fiscal years 1846 and 1847 , commencing December 1st and ending ...
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