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Wool-Growing and the Tariff
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE ix
  3. CONTENTS xiii
  4. CHAPTER I. WOOL-GROWING BEFORE 1800 1
  5. CHAPTER II. THE ADVENT OF THE MERINO, 1800-1815 12
  6. CHAPTER III. WOOL-GROWING FINALLY ESTABLISHED ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS, 1815-1830 35
  7. CHAPTER IV. THE PERIOD OF THE EAST'S SUPREMACY, 1830-1840 82
  8. CHAPTER V. THE RISE OF THE MIDDLE WEST, 1840-1860 94
  9. CHAPTER VI. THE CIVIL WAR EPISODE, 1860-1870 156
  10. CHAPTER VII. THE RISE OF THE FAR WEST, 1870-90 208
  11. CHAPTER VIII. FREE WOOL AND THE END OF THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT, 1890-1907 274
  12. CHAPTER IX. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS 317
  13. APPENDIX 329
  14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 329
  15. STATISTICAL TABLES 335
  16. Number of Sheep and Amount of Wool Produced in the United States, 1840-1907 335
  17. Number of Sheep in the United States, by States, 1840-1900 337
  18. World's Wool Supply (Wool in the Grease), 1850-1907 338
  19. Imports of Wool and Manufactures of Wool, 1822-1907 340
  20. Imports of Raw Wool by Classes, 1867-1907 342
  21. Average Annual Imports of Wool and Manufactures of Wool under each Tariff Act, 1821-1907 344
  22. The Tariff Duties on Wool, 1789-1907 344
  23. Prices of Ohio Fine, Medium, and Coarse Washed Clothing Fleece Wool, quarterly, 1824-1907. Also Gold Prices, 1862-1878 347
  24. Prices of English Wools, 1790-1901 350
  25. Prices of Colonial and River Plate Wool in the London Market, 1860-1902 352
  26. Relative Average Annual Prices of Agricultural Products in the New York Market, 1825-1860 353
  27. INDEX 355
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE ix
  3. CONTENTS xiii
  4. CHAPTER I. WOOL-GROWING BEFORE 1800 1
  5. CHAPTER II. THE ADVENT OF THE MERINO, 1800-1815 12
  6. CHAPTER III. WOOL-GROWING FINALLY ESTABLISHED ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS, 1815-1830 35
  7. CHAPTER IV. THE PERIOD OF THE EAST'S SUPREMACY, 1830-1840 82
  8. CHAPTER V. THE RISE OF THE MIDDLE WEST, 1840-1860 94
  9. CHAPTER VI. THE CIVIL WAR EPISODE, 1860-1870 156
  10. CHAPTER VII. THE RISE OF THE FAR WEST, 1870-90 208
  11. CHAPTER VIII. FREE WOOL AND THE END OF THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT, 1890-1907 274
  12. CHAPTER IX. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS 317
  13. APPENDIX 329
  14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 329
  15. STATISTICAL TABLES 335
  16. Number of Sheep and Amount of Wool Produced in the United States, 1840-1907 335
  17. Number of Sheep in the United States, by States, 1840-1900 337
  18. World's Wool Supply (Wool in the Grease), 1850-1907 338
  19. Imports of Wool and Manufactures of Wool, 1822-1907 340
  20. Imports of Raw Wool by Classes, 1867-1907 342
  21. Average Annual Imports of Wool and Manufactures of Wool under each Tariff Act, 1821-1907 344
  22. The Tariff Duties on Wool, 1789-1907 344
  23. Prices of Ohio Fine, Medium, and Coarse Washed Clothing Fleece Wool, quarterly, 1824-1907. Also Gold Prices, 1862-1878 347
  24. Prices of English Wools, 1790-1901 350
  25. Prices of Colonial and River Plate Wool in the London Market, 1860-1902 352
  26. Relative Average Annual Prices of Agricultural Products in the New York Market, 1825-1860 353
  27. INDEX 355
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