Question

whàt was
a major item of trade from the 16th to the late 19th century.​

Answer 1

Answer:

trade consists of the sale of goods or merchandise from a very fixed location[2] (such as a department store, boutique or kiosk), online or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption or use by the purchaser.[3] Wholesale trade is defined[by whom?] as traffic in goods that are sold as merchandise to retailers, or to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services.