IN WESTERN AFRICA. 
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miglit be mentioned to show that this has been done ; 
but we shall dismiss the subject by saying that up 
to this time, though there is more competition now 
than ever before, and the people have more 
knowledge of the value of all articles taken there 
in exchange for their produce than at any former 
period, yet on some articles the trader makes a 
profit of many times the original cost of them. 
