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... obtained on the London Exchange . It is stated by Mr. Wilson in his volumes on the resources of modern countries , that in the interval between 1866-75 , 37,000 miles of railway were constructed in the United States , at a nominal cost ...
... obtained on the London Exchange . It is stated by Mr. Wilson in his volumes on the resources of modern countries , that in the interval between 1866-75 , 37,000 miles of railway were constructed in the United States , at a nominal cost ...
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... obtain a record of prices apparently cheaper than those at present existing , and in 1849 , " the cheapest year of the century , " the average of marketable commodities was probably 7 per cent . lower than at present . ' " In another ...
... obtain a record of prices apparently cheaper than those at present existing , and in 1849 , " the cheapest year of the century , " the average of marketable commodities was probably 7 per cent . lower than at present . ' " In another ...
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... obtained in the majority of the private concerns in the trade . · A circular published in 1878 by Messrs . Ellison & Co. gives a table of the dividends declared in Oldham in the last quarters of 1876 and 1877 respectively . It will be ...
... obtained in the majority of the private concerns in the trade . · A circular published in 1878 by Messrs . Ellison & Co. gives a table of the dividends declared in Oldham in the last quarters of 1876 and 1877 respectively . It will be ...
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... obtain about 4d . The manufacturer of long cloth obtains similarly less than 2d . per lb. where he has been ... obtained ; they have to pay wages , buy coal and machinery , make repairs , and live themselves , upon that fraction ...
... obtain about 4d . The manufacturer of long cloth obtains similarly less than 2d . per lb. where he has been ... obtained ; they have to pay wages , buy coal and machinery , make repairs , and live themselves , upon that fraction ...
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... obtained in the cotton trade . Of woollen fabrics , a total of 32,000,000l . in 1872 has shrunk to 17,000,000l . in 1877 , at least two - thirds being in the quantity of goods exported , and of the six or seven millions loss in value ...
... obtained in the cotton trade . Of woollen fabrics , a total of 32,000,000l . in 1872 has shrunk to 17,000,000l . in 1877 , at least two - thirds being in the quantity of goods exported , and of the six or seven millions loss in value ...
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