The Andes and the Amazon; or, Across the continent of South America.

346 APPENDICES. Candles...................................... 240 reys per pound. Cigars....................... 1,200... Cordage............................................ 50' " Dirks, ordinary.................................... 6,000 " article. " extra.1......................12,000 " " Flour................................................ 150 " arroba. Htats, Palm-leaf................................. 180 article. Hams........................................ 70' pound. Homoeopathic Medicine......................... 300 " ounce. Knives............................................... 250 " article. Lard.............................................. 1,500 Matting, India................................... 240 " pound. Nails, to two inches............................. 40 " " " over "........ 20''" Padlocks, brass............................... 250 " "'4 iron.................................. 180' Pearl Barley........................................ 400 " arroba. Pepper, India............................... 70 " pound. Plows................................................ firee. Pork.................................................. 600 " arroba. Powder........................................ 200 " pound. Paper, Straw....................................... 30 Pilot Bread........................................ 150' arroba. Roman Cement................................... 50' " Rosin................................................. 1,200 Sieves, iron wire................................. 30 " pound. " brass..................5................ 5 Shoes, Rubber............................. 400 " " Store Trucks................................... 900 article. Shooks, boxes.................................. 400 arroba. Soap, Yellow............................. 30 " pound. Scales, simple...................................... 120 " " Tar and Pitch.................................. 200 " arroba. Tortoise-shell..................................... 2,500 " pound. Tea................................................. 450 " " Twine, Cotton. 300 " " Trunks, 2 to 4 palms...... 2,700 " article. " over 4 "............................. 3,600 " " Tobacco, chewing.... 4,800 " arroba. " cut..................................... 9,600 " arroba. U" This Tariff went into operation February 23, 1861.

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The Andes and the Amazon; or, Across the continent of South America.
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Orton, James, 1830-1877.
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New York,: Harper & brothers,
1871.
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Natural history -- South America.
Ecuador -- Description and travel
Amazon River -- Description and travel.
Andes -- Description and travel.

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