Fur Trade

              New York's economy is most based around  producing and trading agriculture. But, after agriculture, the second largest industry was that of trade, which consisted of trading with foreign countries and the other colonies and the Indian fur trade. New York City was so popular because of its avid trading "zone".  Hundreds of men are constantly engaging the in the Indian Fur Trade becuase of its profitable outcome. A trader goes into the Indian country laden to trade goods that are in high demand by natives, and receive furs and peltries,which are widely common to the Natives. The trader could then keep these goods or float down the Hudson to sell them to the foreign traders of Manhattan. The reason why trading with the Native Americans works so efficiently is becuase both sides offer completely different products. They come form different sides of the world, enabling them to trade goods envied elsewhere.