The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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The demand of the West Indies for the miscellaneous wares , under compulsion of the imperial trade system , has already been illustrated . They were excellent markets also for the staple goods , especially for the coarse cotton and low ...
The demand of the West Indies for the miscellaneous wares , under compulsion of the imperial trade system , has already been illustrated . They were excellent markets also for the staple goods , especially for the coarse cotton and low ...
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The demand in Victoria for “ apparel , slops and haberdashery ” , which in 1851 was £ 243,946 , leapt to £ 1,202,673 in 1853. Australia , which in 1850 had been the seventh of Britain's markets , became for two years her second .
The demand in Victoria for “ apparel , slops and haberdashery ” , which in 1851 was £ 243,946 , leapt to £ 1,202,673 in 1853. Australia , which in 1850 had been the seventh of Britain's markets , became for two years her second .
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But a change had taken place in the basis of this export ; the internal demand for meat replaced the demand of the English manufacturers as the factor controlling its volume . The quadruple rise in the price of meat in Australia ...
But a change had taken place in the basis of this export ; the internal demand for meat replaced the demand of the English manufacturers as the factor controlling its volume . The quadruple rise in the price of meat in Australia ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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