Nope, but I can see once again where you are as full of crap as a Christmas turkey. Why would goods from one section of the country pass through the customs house of another port in the country? Didn't the customs houses have enough? Did goods that travelled by train have to clear customs as well? Your fairy tales hold no water, just like most of the rest of your crap.
The ignorant rarely understand their own ignorance because they are too busy blaming others.
Here is your error. The article I cited said that
>During 1860 the imports of the South were valued at $331 million; those of the North at $31 million.
Source:
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557415/Confederate_States_of_America.html
I told you before, and I will be glad to tell you again that you made the mistake of adding 331 and 31, coming up with 362 and launching off on a preposterous tirade about how that just could not possibly be accurate numbers of consumption since it was so totally out of proportion to some measure that you pulled out of your armpit.
You should have said something like, 'hey, what do those numbers represent', rather than being so quick to rant and wanting to make others look silly.
I will tell you again. The $331 million is a total of goods coming into the South (imports) from both European as well as American sources.
The $31, I am guessing here, is likely the amount of European goods directly consumed in the North.
"Why would goods from one section of the country pass through the customs house of another port in the country?"
What does that mean?
"Didn't the customs houses have enough? Did goods that traveled by train have to clear customs as well?"
What does that mean?
"Your fairy tales hold no water, just like most of the rest of your crap."
You ought to say off the sugar.
I stuff mine with croutons and seasoning.
Must be an Iowa thing.