Commerce of Liberia 



enjoy all the privileges of a Liberian citizen. He built up a 

 big trading business, but since his death the firm seems to have 

 left Liberia. The most powerful trading house is that of 

 Woermann, with agencies in every port of entry ; then follow 

 the Liberian Development Chartered and Rubber Companies 



164. CAXOE-TRAVELLING I STOPPED BY THE KAPIOS 



(British), the German firms Wiechers and Helm, J. West, etc., the 

 Dutch East African Company, Messrs. Woodin (British), etc., etc. 

 The total value of British trade with Liberia in igo^ was 

 j^ii2,779 (imports from United Kingdom, ^^ 5 0,06 9 ; exports to 

 United Kingdom, ^^62,710) ; total trade with British Empire, 

 including about ^^2 0,000 with Sierra Leone and Gold Coast = 

 ;^i32,ooo. 



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