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... Butts - How Sherry is made - Manzanilla - The Doctor - Soleras - Spanish Earth - Ma- charnudo - Extent of production of Sherry - Increasing Demand— Rise in price - Deterioration of Quality - Railways - The Guadal- quiver Seville ...
... Butts - How Sherry is made - Manzanilla - The Doctor - Soleras - Spanish Earth - Ma- charnudo - Extent of production of Sherry - Increasing Demand— Rise in price - Deterioration of Quality - Railways - The Guadal- quiver Seville ...
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... butt of sherry ; but when I did , I recommended it in preference to white port . A man of quality recommended to me Mr. Duff , our late consul at Cadiz , to whom I sent orders from several friends , and white port soon became despised ...
... butt of sherry ; but when I did , I recommended it in preference to white port . A man of quality recommended to me Mr. Duff , our late consul at Cadiz , to whom I sent orders from several friends , and white port soon became despised ...
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... 38 per cent . of spirit , and , as such , 100 gallons were liable to 127. 108. duty . Now , we are informed by ship- pers that they are taking orders at from 81. to 91. per butt , H guaranteed to contain less than 26 per cent .; the.
... 38 per cent . of spirit , and , as such , 100 gallons were liable to 127. 108. duty . Now , we are informed by ship- pers that they are taking orders at from 81. to 91. per butt , H guaranteed to contain less than 26 per cent .; the.
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... butt of sherry , and a pipe of port is about 187 .; but the increase on the first cost of both greatly surpasses the reduction . It may be fairly argued that the rise is to some extent attri- butable to the extended demand , especially ...
... butt of sherry , and a pipe of port is about 187 .; but the increase on the first cost of both greatly surpasses the reduction . It may be fairly argued that the rise is to some extent attri- butable to the extended demand , especially ...
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... butt 130 Teneriffe pipe 120 Sicilian pipe 112 7 7 49 7 7 699519 8 . d . £ 8 . d . £ 8 117 14 13 6 115 14 8 3 5 10 108 13 10 8 77 45 10 0 100 12 10 8 42 4 93 11 13 1 5 15 5 8 5 0 4 13 0 Cape and Madeira , pipe 110 7 8 42 3 6 Tent hhd ...
... butt 130 Teneriffe pipe 120 Sicilian pipe 112 7 7 49 7 7 699519 8 . d . £ 8 . d . £ 8 117 14 13 6 115 14 8 3 5 10 108 13 10 8 77 45 10 0 100 12 10 8 42 4 93 11 13 1 5 15 5 8 5 0 4 13 0 Cape and Madeira , pipe 110 7 8 42 3 6 Tent hhd ...
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