This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ... which failures in business were numerous. The record of failures is good evidence of the important results which have followed from the success of the effort to minimize the injurious influence of our neighbors over our business. In 1873 and 1874, which were good years in the United States, the failures in Canada numbered 1,960, with liabilities amounting to $20,030,000--an average of $10,000,000 a year. In 1875-9, which were years of depression in the United States, the failures in Canada averaged $26,630,000 a year. In 1880 the new fiscal policy went into full force in Canada. During the six years ended 31st of December, 1885, the average amount of yearly liabilities of insolvents was only $10,900,000, notwithstanding the fact that the last two years were years of great depression in the United States. The failures in 1884 covered liabilities of but $8,743,049. The following analysis will show the commercial relations of Canada with Great Britain and other countries during the last decade: --Under the new tariff Canada has broadened the area from which she draws her supplies. During the four years, 1876-79, she obtained but 6,65 per cent, of her imports from countries outside of Great Britain and the United States. During the period 1880-85, the average of her imports from countries other than the two named was 12.40. At the same time the percentage of total imports from Great Britain has increased during the period 1880-85, and that of total imports from the United States decreased. It may therefore be said generally that the effect of the new tariff has been to decrease Canadian imports from the United States by about 9 per cent., and to distribute that amount between Great Britain and "other countries." New tariff in force....

This guidebook provides a comprehensive overview of two major international exhibitions held in London in 1886: the Colonial and Indian Exhibition and the International Inventions Exhibition. The book contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of the exhibits and events, as well as essays by leading experts on a wide range of topics, including colonial history, industrial technology, and the arts. This work offers a unique snapshot of the state of the world in the late 19th century and its visions for the future. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

In this book, Brenda M. King challenges the notion that Britain always exploited its empire. Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship were all part of the Anglo-Indian silk trade and were nurtured in the era of empire through mutually beneficial collaboration. The trade operated within and without the empire, according to its own dictates and prospered in the face of increasing competition from China and Japan. King presents a new picture of the trade, where the strong links between Indian designs, the English silk industry and prominent members of the English the arts and crafts movement led to the production of beautiful and luxurious textiles. Lavishly illustrated, this book will be of interest to those interested in the relationship between the British Empire and the Indian subcontinent, as well as by historians of textiles and fashion.

India by Design: Colonial History and Cultural Display maps for the first time a series of historical events—from the Raj in the mid-nineteenth century up to the present day—through which India was made fashionable to Western audiences within the popular cultural arenas of the imperial metropole. Situated at the convergence of discussions in anthropology, art history, museum studies, and postcolonial criticism, this dynamic study investigates with vivid historical detail how Indian objects, bodies, images, and narratives circulated through metropolitan space and acquired meaning in an emergent nineteenth-century consumer economy. Through an examination of India as represented in department stores, museums, exhibitions, painting, and picture postcards of the era, the book carefully confronts the problems and politics of postcolonial display and offers an original and provocative account of the implications of colonial practices for visual production in our contemporary world.