. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. e question of internationnlC. between the U. States and England has beenfor some time the subject of aetive discussionamong the authors and piiblisiiers of botli coun-tries. Tlie chief opposition to a convention pro-ceeds from various sections of the publisliing tradein America. At present a sort of customary C inKn^lish books is recognized by certain leadingfirms. Wlien one of them has, by arrangementwith the autlior, obtained the advance sheets ofan KngUsli work, tliere is a tacit understandingtliat the other
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. e question of internationnlC. between the U. States and England has beenfor some time the subject of aetive discussionamong the authors and piiblisiiers of botli coun-tries. Tlie chief opposition to a convention pro-ceeds from various sections of the publisliing tradein America. At present a sort of customary C inKn^lish books is recognized by certain leadingfirms. Wlien one of them has, by arrangementwith the autlior, obtained the advance sheets ofan KngUsli work, tliere is a tacit understandingtliat the others are not to reprint that particularwork; but this arrangement is i)ractically confinedto those who are able to retaliate when the tradecourtesy is violated. Thus great publishers Iiavea monopoly of the Englisli trade, and other pid)-lishers, who would gladly become their competi-tors, oppose any International (. Act whicli doesnot aid them to break down that monopoly. — E. S. Jhonr. Coquilla-Nut. the fruit of tlie Atfoha funifera,a S. American palm (Fig. 103). These hard mot-. tled nuts, which take a fine polish, are largely im-ported for the purposes of the turner, who sinipesthem into various small ornamental and usefularticles, especially the handles of bell-pulls, theknobs of walking-sticks, umbrellas, etc. The samepalm furiiislus the piassaba fibre of commerce. Coquito Palm, the Juixva spectahilis of Chili,whicji ])nnliucs minute cocoa-nuts. Coracle, a rude boat made of wicker-work andbide, used for salmon-fishing in the rivers of Wales,Kmjhind. Corah, n measure of length in the Kast, vary-ing for dilTeieiit giiotls from 41 to 62A inches.—An liuliaii jiatleni silk handkerchief. Corah-Grass, Coray, a species of Cijpnns,probably C. tejrtihs, from which the corah mattingof Madras is made. COUAH PRINT 219 CORDAGK Corah Print, printed imitation Indian Coral [Arab, hesed; Fr. rurnil; Ocr. kurdllen ; : Sp. and Port. roro/|, a .snljniarinp produc-tio
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