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... yarn and weave the finer makes of cloths , and thus secure to Manchester a continuance of her present monopoly of these classes of goods . None but an alien government , or a despotic and ignorant government bent on filling its coffers ...
... yarn and weave the finer makes of cloths , and thus secure to Manchester a continuance of her present monopoly of these classes of goods . None but an alien government , or a despotic and ignorant government bent on filling its coffers ...
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... yarns . ' " A duty imposed , in the interests of the English manufactures , for the purposes only of prohibiting the people of India from extending and improving their own manufactures , is a measure which , in the existing state of the ...
... yarns . ' " A duty imposed , in the interests of the English manufactures , for the purposes only of prohibiting the people of India from extending and improving their own manufactures , is a measure which , in the existing state of the ...
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... yarn , the duty will , by restricting the enterprise and energies of its manufactures , deprive the Indian consumer of the benefit of such competition . Now , the object of all free - trade legislation is the interest of the consumer ...
... yarn , the duty will , by restricting the enterprise and energies of its manufactures , deprive the Indian consumer of the benefit of such competition . Now , the object of all free - trade legislation is the interest of the consumer ...
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... yarn suitable for ordinary shirting at such a price , naming it . ' We have but one price , ' I said , ' and you know well that we sell such yarn 20 per cent . above the rate you propose . ' I know that , ' he replied ; but you could ...
... yarn suitable for ordinary shirting at such a price , naming it . ' We have but one price , ' I said , ' and you know well that we sell such yarn 20 per cent . above the rate you propose . ' I know that , ' he replied ; but you could ...
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... Yarns , Feathers , Grass , Felt , Fur , Wool , and Straw Hats , Jute Yarn , Vegetable Ivory , Mats , Skins , Furs , Leather , etc. , etc. By Wood , Aniline , and other Processes , together with Remarks on Finishing Agents , and ...
... Yarns , Feathers , Grass , Felt , Fur , Wool , and Straw Hats , Jute Yarn , Vegetable Ivory , Mats , Skins , Furs , Leather , etc. , etc. By Wood , Aniline , and other Processes , together with Remarks on Finishing Agents , and ...
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