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chund began to make from 1859-60 be
compared to the sources of his native
Tapti and Nerbudda. But the overflow
into the great ocean was still distant. In
that year the imports of merchandise were
still taking larger strides. The average
from 1859 to 1862 was 9*9/ crore rupees.
But in exports cotton was fast gaining*
g'round. In i860 the exports equalled
566,000 bales. But there were the pre-
monitory indications on the horizon of
the United States of the coming struggle
in the near future. The speck in the
azure blue was no larger than the human
palm but it portended soon to extend over
the whole horizon darkening that great
country, like a veritable funereal pall for
five years. The shrewd merchants of
Bombay were able to correctly gauge the
significance of the speck on the American
horizon, and therefore bestirred them-
selves betimes. They well prognosticat-
ed that the war cloud may soon burst
which will have the effect of Lancashire
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compared to the sources of his native
Tapti and Nerbudda. But the overflow
into the great ocean was still distant. In
that year the imports of merchandise were
still taking larger strides. The average
from 1859 to 1862 was 9*9/ crore rupees.
But in exports cotton was fast gaining*
g'round. In i860 the exports equalled
566,000 bales. But there were the pre-
monitory indications on the horizon of
the United States of the coming struggle
in the near future. The speck in the
azure blue was no larger than the human
palm but it portended soon to extend over
the whole horizon darkening that great
country, like a veritable funereal pall for
five years. The shrewd merchants of
Bombay were able to correctly gauge the
significance of the speck on the American
horizon, and therefore bestirred them-
selves betimes. They well prognosticat-
ed that the war cloud may soon burst
which will have the effect of Lancashire
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