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During the 1800s, many whaling ships, mostly British and American, stopped by Guam to get food and to allow the crew to rest a bit. According to one of the doctors on board a whaling ship that stopped on Guam in 1831, this is what the ship bought while docked on Guam :
Oranges (50 cents for 100)
Coconuts
Plantains (cooking bananas)
Lemons
Bananas
Pineapple
Breadfruit
Yams
Sweet Potatoes
these roots sold for 3 or 4 reales for a 20 pound basket
Bulls ($12-$18 each)
Pigs ($3-$4 each)
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