The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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... percent in 1883 , 10 percent in 1884 , and would pay another 10 percent in 1884. These dividends were declared on the face value , not the paid - in subscrip- tion , and so the actual return was double the published figures . This meant ...
... percent in 1883 , 10 percent in 1884 , and would pay another 10 percent in 1884. These dividends were declared on the face value , not the paid - in subscrip- tion , and so the actual return was double the published figures . This meant ...
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... percent of the country's rails , with the two Carnegie firms receiving 13 % of the market , the largest share . At ... percent of the stock , Frick 11 percent , Henry Phipps another 11 percent , with nineteen other partners receiving 1 ...
... percent of the country's rails , with the two Carnegie firms receiving 13 % of the market , the largest share . At ... percent of the stock , Frick 11 percent , Henry Phipps another 11 percent , with nineteen other partners receiving 1 ...
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... percent interest and a warrant to buy ten shares of LTV common at $ 115 . News of the offer caused LTV stock to jump ... percent notes . 10 units for $ 1,000 of LTV 6.75 - percent debentures . 6.7 units for $ 1,000 of LTV 5 - percent ...
... percent interest and a warrant to buy ten shares of LTV common at $ 115 . News of the offer caused LTV stock to jump ... percent notes . 10 units for $ 1,000 of LTV 6.75 - percent debentures . 6.7 units for $ 1,000 of LTV 5 - percent ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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