. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. mercantile estimates, accordingto which the former averages 820,000,000 and the latter810,000,000. The commerce of with the U. States is the year 1878 the value of the imports from this <S,591,loS, and the exports to the U. Stat<S ; principal articles of nnpnrts and exports were as follows :linftons: Books, ; wheat and wheat Hour, ?^l,- Besides the above weights and measures of Cbioa, those ofGreat Britaiu are in general use in the colony. Ho
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. mercantile estimates, accordingto which the former averages 820,000,000 and the latter810,000,000. The commerce of with the U. States is the year 1878 the value of the imports from this <S,591,loS, and the exports to the U. Stat<S ; principal articles of nnpnrts and exports were as follows :linftons: Books, ; wheat and wheat Hour, ?^l,- Besides the above weights and measures of Cbioa, those ofGreat Britaiu are in general use in the colony. Honiton Lace, a pillow or cushion lace madein IVvoiisliirc, Eiifilaml, remarkable for the beautyof its fifiures and sprigs, wliich are sewed on tolut by thu needle. Honley, a woollen fabric made chiefly Honolulu. See Hawaiian Islands. Hoobaballi. a dose, fine-grained wood of Gui-ana. It is easily worked, and takes a high polish. Hood, a slight covering for the head, worn byfemales. — Any covering resembling a hood, oranswuiing the purjwse of a hood, as tlie head of a. Fig. 272. — Cii: : rin^ks. «2r,,4H9: copper in bars,810,; drugs, etc.,«20,2B1; fruits in cans. S22,097 : ginsemr, «,i)37: told andniiver bullion. Sl,481.|j61; gold coin, S127,912; silver tradedollars. #3,; lead, ;*266,16S; mineral oil. ;cured fish. $268,011 : potatoes, ; luicksiivcr, S780,-323; scales, 813,905. — Ej7>riJ. Camphor (968,975 lbs.),f 140,339: chemicals. *: volatile oils, S42,«);: rawsilk, : tea (805,475 , 8145,064; rice, 836,787;china ware, ; spices, »230,200: straw and pnlni-leafimannf. , §441,908 ; brown sugar (19:332,706 lbs.), $850,057;cabinet ware, etc., $10,245. Ill American sailing vessels (tonnage ) and 12steamers (tonnage .»4,966) entered, and 45 American sailingvessels (lonnoKe 83,296) and 11 steamers (tonnage 21,922),cleared the harbor of Monty. Tho Mexican dollar of 100 cents = S;
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