But that is more than something else have made London great shopping centre of the world, was a

But that is more than something else have made London great shopping centre of the world, was a policy, now it is a lot of years accepted by the British people, permissions of the goods and products of all other nations to enter into their ports not imposed with the tax. Each port in the Great Britain ex-port an input for all imported goods except alcohol, tobacco, wine, tea, coffee, cocoa, both chicory; and to courts of all nations allow to trade in the British ports on terms precisely same as established for the British courts. The result consists that the Great Britain became a warehouse or an auction hall of distribution for a world product. Vessels of all nations are found in [74] its moorings, and consumer goods from all parts of the world have entered those vessels, are found in its warehouses. Its commercial fleet
Vessels number 21 000, and 8000 from them - steamships. The tonnage of these courts makes more than 8 750 000 tons, and it almost 8 000 000 are occupied in one only foreign trade. Its commercial sailor"s number more than 250 000 men, and more than 150 000 of them is occupied in foreign trade. London - it is final, the main winner from this fine trade. Twenty seven percent. From the whole trade of the country is in her hands. Its dealers are engaged in commerce in each sea port on globe, and trade of the Great Britain with ports in Europe, Levant, Egypt, India, the East Indies, China, Japan, and , almost they completely operate. Its shipment covers the finest merchant marine fleets, known to trade. Its docks and moorings are stretched from both parties of Thames for twenty four miles from the London Bridge downwards to Gravesend, and are the greatest and the finest in the world.
The British commercial marine. In comparison with that from other countries.
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London the WORLD CLEARING HOUSE