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oil quite early in the evening of the th, and some of the other ships also. on september - and october a general cargo was loaded at rotterdam. in hold no. , forward, in the lower hold, there were stowed drums and barrels of various chemicals, tar oil, and other oil ; above them there were stowed rags
. under the hatchway on the main deck there were boxes of trees, and the emigrants' baggage was stowed exactly forward of the boxes of trees. in no. hold the lower part was bunker coal, in the upper part were barrels of wine, rags, peat moss, and straw bottle covers. there were cases of straw covers...
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prime-subset of bark tissue that is harvested for commercial use primarily from quercus suber (the cork oak), which is endemic to southwest europe and northwest africa. cork is composed of suberin, a hydrophobic substance, and because of its impermeability, buoyancy, elasticity, and fire resistance, it is used
first time. however, this first harvest almost always produces poor quality or "male" cork. subsequent extractions usually occur at intervals of years, though it can take up to for the cork to reach an acceptable size. if the product is of high quality it is known as "gentle" cork, and, ideally, is used...
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