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The prices are approximative, many goods are however sold at reg- ular list prices; the fluctuations of market values being made by change in the rate of Discts from Lists. In the month of Octo /57 per Bark Salacia we sent a similar parcel to the address of W H Hudson Esq U S Consul at Buenos Ayres, with a letter referring to it, at this date we have no intelligence of its re- ception by that Gentn & we improve this occasion to bring the subject also to your attention; believing it to be of importance to open a trade whenever possible that Shall enable our Ships to Carry outward Car- goes of American Merchandise to exchange for our importations thus Saving expense of premium of Bills of-Exchange & yielding freight to our vessels outward & therefore reducing expense of the round voyage & place the foreign products here Cheaper, than if chargeable with total expenses outward & inward. While it affords employment for our artisans here & contributes to the general prosperity of our citi- zens, it gives them the ability to afford the consumption of article(> of foreign growth. . A little reflection will shew that the general introduction to our entire nation of even a single new article will be in the agregate of great importance & produce trade to a great amount annually- Suppose 2.000,000 population, the universal use of any single ar- , tides, say an axe, a Machete, a Hoe &c might le~d to a consumption of 1.000.000 Each of those articles per aai. & thus of such articles at $1.00 each average value yield a trade of as many millions of dollars as the Country could be supplied with in variety- Time & patient effort will certainly produce in the Argentine Republic, similar results to those we have already attained in Peru & Chili Cuba &c &c where we have already opened a very large & rapidly increasing consumption of such articles as we now submit to your notice and we have no doubt they may be successfully introduced at Buenos Ayres & in so far as European manufactures now are supplied we are sure by an experience elsewhere we can very successfully obtain a preference for the Amer- ican articles- We enclose copy of letter addressed to l\Ir. Hudson to give our idea of the mode of introducing the trade & shall be pleased to receive your suggestions. Very Respy Yr obt Servt GEO: H GRAY & DANFOUTH pr H. A. PAGE [Endorsed : J H. Page Boston Jan 11/58
No. 2754. GERALD RAOUL PERRY TO LAMAR
Managua April 13th. 1859.
Private
MY DEAR GENERAL LAMAR. Col Cooper a gentleman connected with :OI. Belly has thought proper to address me several very angry and insulting letters, on the plea that I expressed (before several individuals) my doubts as to his being a Col in H. M's Service. I should be deeply gratified if you would (in reply to this) state what I said in connection with that gentlemans rank in the British
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