Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volum 23F. Hunt, 1850 |
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Side 28
... OPIUM TRADE : AS CARRIED ON BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA , INCLUDING A SKETCH OF ITS HISTORY , EXTENT , LFFECTS , ETC. PART I. FEW persons in this country are aware of the extent of traffic ... opium in its crude state . It 28 The Opium Trade :
... OPIUM TRADE : AS CARRIED ON BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA , INCLUDING A SKETCH OF ITS HISTORY , EXTENT , LFFECTS , ETC. PART I. FEW persons in this country are aware of the extent of traffic ... opium in its crude state . It 28 The Opium Trade :
Side 29
... opium , as well as the traffic in the article , is a monopoly of government . The native inhabitants being generally poor , and very few of them owning land , large sums of money are advanced to them by the company , to meet in part the ...
... opium , as well as the traffic in the article , is a monopoly of government . The native inhabitants being generally poor , and very few of them owning land , large sums of money are advanced to them by the company , to meet in part the ...
Side 30
... opium , both at Bombay and Calcutta , is quite variable . The average rate for which the article has been sold for several years past , as near as we can make the estimate from price - currents , will range between $ 550 and $ 600 per ...
... opium , both at Bombay and Calcutta , is quite variable . The average rate for which the article has been sold for several years past , as near as we can make the estimate from price - currents , will range between $ 550 and $ 600 per ...
Side 31
... opium . The drug is now landed without encountering much opposition all along the coast of China , and smoked publicly in the chief cities . The trade was never in a more vigorous state than at the present time . According to the most ...
... opium . The drug is now landed without encountering much opposition all along the coast of China , and smoked publicly in the chief cities . The trade was never in a more vigorous state than at the present time . According to the most ...
Side 32
... opium was brought into the market , and the demand being so much greater than the supply , it sold for almost double its former prices , bringing from $ 1,000 to even $ 1,600 per ... opium daily used depends very much on 32 The Opium Trade :
... opium was brought into the market , and the demand being so much greater than the supply , it sold for almost double its former prices , bringing from $ 1,000 to even $ 1,600 per ... opium daily used depends very much on 32 The Opium Trade :
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