Hunt's Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 26Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana Freeman Hunt, 1852 - Commerce |
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... silver ..... in Maine , early . 496 649 ... 616 326 600 355 .... 66 46 mines in South America ... 255 English and American .. 681 66 productions of Ohio .. 511 Custom regulations of Shanghai .. 237 26 anthracite , its consumption , & c ...
... silver ..... in Maine , early . 496 649 ... 616 326 600 355 .... 66 46 mines in South America ... 255 English and American .. 681 66 productions of Ohio .. 511 Custom regulations of Shanghai .. 237 26 anthracite , its consumption , & c ...
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... Silver coins , price of .. 603 458 716 66 notes , concerning pledges of ...... 458 521 31 650 Q. 706 66 note , action on a ......... Protection on paper in Spain ... vs. free trade . Proverbs for merchants Quadrature of the circle ...
... Silver coins , price of .. 603 458 716 66 notes , concerning pledges of ...... 458 521 31 650 Q. 706 66 note , action on a ......... Protection on paper in Spain ... vs. free trade . Proverbs for merchants Quadrature of the circle ...
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... silver coin , which has not undergone any increase of value . To enable the reader , how- ever , to perceive the full force of these rather abstract principles , we must refer him to the article in the Revue Britannique , where their ...
... silver coin , which has not undergone any increase of value . To enable the reader , how- ever , to perceive the full force of these rather abstract principles , we must refer him to the article in the Revue Britannique , where their ...
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... silver coins , although an in- vention of unrivalled utility , is nevertheless liable to three serious objections , namely , it costs too much to produce , it is too heavy for convenience , and it lacks the requisite uniformity of value ...
... silver coins , although an in- vention of unrivalled utility , is nevertheless liable to three serious objections , namely , it costs too much to produce , it is too heavy for convenience , and it lacks the requisite uniformity of value ...
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... silver . Glass beads were also found among them , showing that some of the burials were of comparatively recent origin . The English name , Key West , is a corruption of Cayo Yuesson . The name is not appropriate to the place . It is ...
... silver . Glass beads were also found among them , showing that some of the burials were of comparatively recent origin . The English name , Key West , is a corruption of Cayo Yuesson . The name is not appropriate to the place . It is ...
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