Trade and Traders in Mid-Victorian Liverpool

Download or read book Trade and Traders in Mid-Victorian Liverpool written by Graeme Milne and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book charts the development of Liverpool’s trade, shipping and business culture in the third quarter of the nineteenth century. Using previously neglected evidence, it assesses the causes and consequences of major changes in the port’s economy, and considers the activities of the international trading community that had to work in this complex business environment. Shipowners and merchants confronted difficult choices, whether in adopting the new steamship technology, diversifying into new commodity trades, competing for government contracts, or managing their port through the elected Mersey Docks & Harbour Board.