By buying and selling furs.
on the mall
they wore furs like beaver furs and bear furs - Kobe lvm
France was in debt from his military pursuits and needed the money. But, the French didn't really know how rich in furs and resources the Louisiana Territory was, or they might not have sold it for so cheap.
the french were both interested in establishing a settlement in the new world, and also the furs that they would bring back to France and sell.
No because it's fake fur
They still buy and sell clothes made from animals.
It is illegal to own or sell platypus furs. Platypuses are protected animals.
The oldest evidence would be trade between aboriginal groups. Furs would have been on the list of items they traded. Then there are Viking settlements on Baffin Island and Newfoundland, dated to around 1000AD. Their sagas record that Baffin Island, or Helluland, had many Arctic Fox which were valuable because of their fur. Furs are often mentioned by the English and French early explorers. The Hudson Bay Company was created in 1670 to exploit Canadian furs, see the Hudson Bay Archives. The Northwest Trading Company was created in the 1700's to buy and sell furs. And the Fur Trade continues today see the Fur Council web site for more evidence.
The primary furs would be beaver and sea otter, although other furs would also have been traded.
They're both North American trade companies. The HBC (Hudson Bay Company) was established well before the NWC (Northwest Company) but back then, they both chiefly were big on trading furs, etc.
About 5 dollars depending on size
Mainly skins and furs but today they shop at Walmart like the rest of us.
Benjamin Frobisher started the Northwest Company!
to make money
Typically they will buy their furs from trappers or sell the furs for the trappers while taking out a percent for themselves (similar to a consignment agreement).
furs and lumbers to sell in europe