Sentence:  "Four fairs" are held at Pest annually; and while they last, it is calculated that 20,000 strangers and 14,000 waggons pass the outer lines. 8000 large barges unload at the quay in the course of the year: the principal trade lies in "wines", raw hides, honey, wax, and a vile spirit, called <WSD>Slivovitz</WSD>, made from plums. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.