Outlines of American Foreign CommerceGinn, 1923 - 321 pages |
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Page 91
... tariff laws constructed to meet the requirements of each country in question . The export statistics of the country of shipment frequently have shown wide discrepancies with the import figures of the country of destination , so that ...
... tariff laws constructed to meet the requirements of each country in question . The export statistics of the country of shipment frequently have shown wide discrepancies with the import figures of the country of destination , so that ...
Page 98
... tariffs on American imports which were imposed during the war , and continued after its termination , stimu- lated our manufactures , especially through the assurance which was given to our producers of the home market with- out any ...
... tariffs on American imports which were imposed during the war , and continued after its termination , stimu- lated our manufactures , especially through the assurance which was given to our producers of the home market with- out any ...
Page 117
... Tariff Act of 1922. According to the American valu- ation plan the duty on imported dutiable articles would be based upon the value of similar articles in the markets of the United States , instead of on the market value or wholesale ...
... Tariff Act of 1922. According to the American valu- ation plan the duty on imported dutiable articles would be based upon the value of similar articles in the markets of the United States , instead of on the market value or wholesale ...
Page 142
... tariff on imports or otherwise to increase the present difficulty to foreigners in selling their goods in American markets may be looked upon as steps in the wrong direction . The Opinions of experts on our future trade balance . In con ...
... tariff on imports or otherwise to increase the present difficulty to foreigners in selling their goods in American markets may be looked upon as steps in the wrong direction . The Opinions of experts on our future trade balance . In con ...
Page 156
... tariff laws . Similarly , the bonded manufacturing warehouses receive imported goods without payment of duty , and such goods may be worked over and combined with domestic materials , if so desired , before being sent out of the country ...
... tariff laws . Similarly , the bonded manufacturing warehouses receive imported goods without payment of duty , and such goods may be worked over and combined with domestic materials , if so desired , before being sent out of the country ...
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Page 201 - A bill of exchange is an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer.
Page 113 - Anything, therefore, which would tend to prevent foreign countries from settling for our exports by shipments of goods into this country could only have the effect of preventing them from paying for our exports and therefore of preventing the exports from being made. The productivity of the country, greatly stimulated by the war, must find an outlet by exports to foreign countries, and any measures taken to prevent imports will inevitably curtail exports...
Page 6 - As it is the power of exchanging that gives occasion to the division of labour, so the extent of this division must always be limited by the extent of that power, or, in other words, by the extent of the market.
Page 201 - A banker's acceptance within the meaning of this regulation is defined as a draft or bill of exchange, whether payable in the United States or abroad and whether payable in dollars or some other money, of which the acceptor is a bank or trust company, or a firm, person, company, or corporation engaged generally in the business of granting bankers
Page 117 - Group o. Animals and animal products, inedible. Group 1. Vegetable food products and beverages. Group 2. Vegetable products, inedible, except fibers and wood. Group 3. Textiles. Group 4. Wood and paper. Group 5. Nonmetallic minerals. Group 6. Metals and manufactures, except machinery and vehicles. Group 7. Machinery and vehicles.
Page 93 - Other vegetable products, except fibers and wood. Group 3. Textiles. Group 4. Wood and paper. Group 5. Nonmetallic minerals. Group 6. Ores, metals, and manufactures, except machinery and vehicles. Group 7. Machinery and vehicles. Group 8.
Page 245 - To encourage progress and to promote peace and cordial relations among countries and their citizens by the co-operation of business men and organisations devoted to the development of commerce and industry...
Page 114 - A system which provides a mutual exchange of commodities is manifestly essential to the continued and healthful growth of our export trade. We must "not repose in fancied security that we can forever sell everything and buy little or nothing.
Page 201 - ... a draft or bill of exchange, drawn by the seller on the purchaser of goods sold," and accepted by such purchaser.
Page 201 - an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer.