Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . TESTING 288 LIVING A SHELL WAREHOUSE(QUEENHITHEl. and trustfulness born of long practice. Noguard seems to be kept on their carelessness, of course, is only apparent,as the outsider would soon find were he toassume membership of a trade in whichevery man kno\\s his neighbours. The Dutch element, mingled with theSpanish and the American, is conspicuousin the tobacco trade. Tobacco is sold atthe London and India Docks warehouse,and also at the salerooms in Fenchurch
Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . TESTING 288 LIVING A SHELL WAREHOUSE(QUEENHITHEl. and trustfulness born of long practice. Noguard seems to be kept on their carelessness, of course, is only apparent,as the outsider would soon find were he toassume membership of a trade in whichevery man kno\\s his neighbours. The Dutch element, mingled with theSpanish and the American, is conspicuousin the tobacco trade. Tobacco is sold atthe London and India Docks warehouse,and also at the salerooms in FenchurchStreet. Perhaps one of the most interestingExchanges is that for shells at Bull XMiarfOueenhithe, where no one would tofind such picturesque commerce. Theauctions here are attended by bu)ers fromAmerica, Germany, France, Spain, indeedfrom almost ever} countr}-. The)- bu_\-shells for manufacturing cameos, buttons,and all sorts of everyda\- articles. Thefinest come from Australian waters, and theprice ranges from los. to £S, and more,per cvvt. At the big Fruit Sale Room in MonumentBuildings one gets a \-ivid impression of
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