The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year ...J.G. & F. Rivington, 1852 |
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Page 307 - At first view this condition of our trade with foreign nations would seem to present the most flattering hopes of its future prosperity. An examination of the details of our exports, however, will show that the increased value of our exports for the last fiscal year is to be found in the high price of cotton which prevailed during the first half of that year, which price has since declined about one-half.