The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1940 - Commonwealth countries |
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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 1853.1 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 1853.1 Australia , which in 1850 had been the seventh of Britain's markets , became for two years her second .
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It is highly probable that the continued rise in prices was not due to the direct effect of the new gold supplies on circulation , but to the investment boom and the increased demand for goods which it caused .
It is highly probable that the continued rise in prices was not due to the direct effect of the new gold supplies on circulation , but to the investment boom and the increased demand for goods which it caused .
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Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1940 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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