The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 110
... cotton , maize , sugar , potatoes , chuck - peas , tares , shoe - leather , drugs , Indian barley , brandy , horn , mules , horses , cattle , and a host of other agricultural products , with , of course , the usual amount of European ...
... cotton , maize , sugar , potatoes , chuck - peas , tares , shoe - leather , drugs , Indian barley , brandy , horn , mules , horses , cattle , and a host of other agricultural products , with , of course , the usual amount of European ...
Page 136
... cotton , coffee , and unrefined sugar form the chief Brazilian staple which we import , the quantity of the former ( cotton ) being in 1876 , 476,512 cwt . , valued at £ 1,497,225 . The sugar imported in the same year was 1,279,462 cwt ...
... cotton , coffee , and unrefined sugar form the chief Brazilian staple which we import , the quantity of the former ( cotton ) being in 1876 , 476,512 cwt . , valued at £ 1,497,225 . The sugar imported in the same year was 1,279,462 cwt ...
Page 141
... cotton , which encouraged the planters , and led to the opening of railroads for the transportation of the product to seaports , and since then the cultivation of cotton has become an important industry even in the southern provinces ...
... cotton , which encouraged the planters , and led to the opening of railroads for the transportation of the product to seaports , and since then the cultivation of cotton has become an important industry even in the southern provinces ...
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