dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst hˈæf ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wɪð ɪts nˈuːmɚɹəs ɹᵻfˈaɪnɚɹiz ænd plæntˈeɪʃənz æt fˈɜːst ɐbˌaʊt θˈɜːɾi, ðˈɛn ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd, ðə plˈæntɚz lˈɪvd ɐ sˈɛlfsəfˈɪʃənt lˈaɪfstaɪl fˈɑːɹmɪŋ ʃˈʊɡɚ kˈeɪn, kˈɔfi, kˈɑːʔn̩, kˈoʊkoʊ, spˈaɪsᵻz ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ᵻsˈɛnʃəl fˈuːd pɹˈɑːdʌkts, ðˈʌs dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ ɡwˌɑːdɪluːpˈiən ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z.
During the first half of the 19th century with its numerous refineries and plantations (at first about 30, then about 100), the planters lived a self-sufficient lifestyle farming sugar cane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, spices and other essential food products, thus dominating Guadeloupean economics during the 1850s.