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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Page 478
... sugar duties to a very high level . In 1789 the duty on West Indian sugar was 12s . 4d . per cwt . , but it was gradually increased until it reached its highest point in 1813 of £ 1 . 10s . per cwt . In 1819 it was fixed at £ 1 . 75 ...
... sugar duties to a very high level . In 1789 the duty on West Indian sugar was 12s . 4d . per cwt . , but it was gradually increased until it reached its highest point in 1813 of £ 1 . 10s . per cwt . In 1819 it was fixed at £ 1 . 75 ...
Page 705
... SUGAR COLONIES THE economic system of the sugar colonies down to the beginning of the nineteenth century had been supported on three main props- the slave trade , slave labour , and a highly protected market for colonial sugar in the ...
... SUGAR COLONIES THE economic system of the sugar colonies down to the beginning of the nineteenth century had been supported on three main props- the slave trade , slave labour , and a highly protected market for colonial sugar in the ...
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... sugar colonies which had prevailed since 1855 , even though the average price of sugar was some 55. less per cwt . than for 1855-60 . During the ' sixties sugar failed to follow the general trend of rising gold prices owing to the great ...
... sugar colonies which had prevailed since 1855 , even though the average price of sugar was some 55. less per cwt . than for 1855-60 . During the ' sixties sugar failed to follow the general trend of rising gold prices owing to the great ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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