Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 23F. Hunt, 1850 - Commerce |
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... less than Mr. Gallatin's estimate , and more than Mr. Jacob's . * This is indeed less than Mr. Jacob's estimate , but more than Mr. Gallatin's founded on the expe- rience of the United States . He stated that the annual loss from the ...
... less than Mr. Gallatin's estimate , and more than Mr. Jacob's . * This is indeed less than Mr. Jacob's estimate , but more than Mr. Gallatin's founded on the expe- rience of the United States . He stated that the annual loss from the ...
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... less than the demand , and that they were therefore rising in value ; and he rightly con- siders that such part of the products of the American mines as supplied the deficiency would have no effect in producing depreciation . But no ...
... less than the demand , and that they were therefore rising in value ; and he rightly con- siders that such part of the products of the American mines as supplied the deficiency would have no effect in producing depreciation . But no ...
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... less than $ 13,000,000 , ( 12.9,000,000 ) and consequently less than 3 per cent , or $ 454,000,000 , the whole supposed amount in Europe in 1560 , the com- mencement of that period . But the quantity yielded by the California mines will ...
... less than $ 13,000,000 , ( 12.9,000,000 ) and consequently less than 3 per cent , or $ 454,000,000 , the whole supposed amount in Europe in 1560 , the com- mencement of that period . But the quantity yielded by the California mines will ...
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... less difficult to name a branch of business which is not prosecuted to a greater or less degree within the limits of the city , or in its immediate vicinity . Iron and copper works , woolen and cotton man- ufactures , flouring ...
... less difficult to name a branch of business which is not prosecuted to a greater or less degree within the limits of the city , or in its immediate vicinity . Iron and copper works , woolen and cotton man- ufactures , flouring ...
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... less so than formerly . In 1819 the inspections of salted fish in Baltimore amounted to 73,037 bar- rels ; in 1849 it was 71,041 barrels . That delight of all epicures , the sheepshead , which has now nearly or quite disappeared from ...
... less so than formerly . In 1819 the inspections of salted fish in Baltimore amounted to 73,037 bar- rels ; in 1849 it was 71,041 barrels . That delight of all epicures , the sheepshead , which has now nearly or quite disappeared from ...
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Page 403 - For the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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