The merchants' handbookEdward Stanford, 1867 - 278 σελίδες |
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... given quantity of any article , and to fall when a smaller amount of money pays for the same quantity . In different stages of civilization various articles have been used as money , such as elephants ' teeth , furs , small white glossy ...
... given quantity of any article , and to fall when a smaller amount of money pays for the same quantity . In different stages of civilization various articles have been used as money , such as elephants ' teeth , furs , small white glossy ...
Σελίδα 3
... given for it in the currency of the country where the Bill is drawn , is per- * Bills drawn in a foreign country on London are sometimes , but in- correctly , called , in London , Foreign Bills . petually fluctuating . The constant ...
... given for it in the currency of the country where the Bill is drawn , is per- * Bills drawn in a foreign country on London are sometimes , but in- correctly , called , in London , Foreign Bills . petually fluctuating . The constant ...
Σελίδα 4
... given unit of the currency of one country estimated in the currency of another country , both using the same metal as a standard . The relative value of gold or silver is liable to slight fluctua- tions : hence when two countries use ...
... given unit of the currency of one country estimated in the currency of another country , both using the same metal as a standard . The relative value of gold or silver is liable to slight fluctua- tions : hence when two countries use ...
Σελίδα 5
... given sum in British sterling money would pur- chase more Austrian money ( florins and kreuzers ) than usual . " Fluctuations in the nominal price of bills drawn by one country upon another will arise principally from an alteration in ...
... given sum in British sterling money would pur- chase more Austrian money ( florins and kreuzers ) than usual . " Fluctuations in the nominal price of bills drawn by one country upon another will arise principally from an alteration in ...
Σελίδα 6
... given from time to time in one country for Bills of Exchange payable in the currency of another . It is the variable price ( estimated in the currency of one country ) which is given for a fixed sum in the currency of another country ...
... given from time to time in one country for Bills of Exchange payable in the currency of another . It is the variable price ( estimated in the currency of one country ) which is given for a fixed sum in the currency of another country ...
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12 Zoll alloy Anker Approximate English value British Imperial Bushels British Imperial Gallons Candareens CAPACITY FOR DRY CAPACITY FOR LIQUIDS Carats Centimes Centner Cents Chih circulation coinage Cologne Mark contains copper coins COURSE OF EXCHANGE Cubic Feet Cubic Fuss currency decimal denominations of money Dirhems Doubloon Drachm Eimer English Cubic English Inches English Square Yards English Yards equal Florin Franc Piece French gold and silver GOLD COINS grains Troy Grammes Hectolitres Imperial Pints Imperial Quarters Kannen Kilogrammes Klafter Kreuzers legal tender Lire Litres Lubec Maass Maunds MEASURES OF CAPACITY MEASURES OF LENGTH MEASURES OF SURFACE Mètre Metres Metric system Metric value Metzen Milreis money of account ounce Pfund Piastres Pounds pure silver Quarts reckoned Reis Riksdaler Rixdollar Rupee Ruthe Ruthen Scheffel Seer Shillings silver coins Spanish Dollar Square Ruthen standard sterling Systematic name Tael Thaler Tical Troy Grains Viertel Weights and Measures worth respectively
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Σελίδα 101 - Published under the direction of the general council of medical education and registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the medical act (1858).
Σελίδα ii - Party by which appointed that an exequatur be issued to a successor, or (3) by withdrawal of the exequatur granted him by the Government of the High Contracting Party in whose territory he has been discharging his duties. ARTICLE XVI 1. The present Convention shall be ratified and the ratification thereof shall be exchanged at Manila. The Convention shall take effect in all its provisions immediately upon the exchange of ratifications and shall continue in force for the term of ten years. 2. If,...
Σελίδα 188 - Ibs avoirdupois. 1-151 imperial gallon. 0-9120 imperial bushel. 125 Ib. avoirdupois. 1 cwt. 511-380 pounds. 0-36 imperial quarter. 100 imperial quarters. 27 inches. 30 inches. 40 square paces. The killow is the chief measure for grain, the lower measures being definite weights rather than measures.
Σελίδα 6 - Thus where we should speak of a number of foreign bonds of different value, as "pieces of different denominations," the French term would probably be " coupures of," &c. Course of Exchange. The variable price (estimated in the currency of one country) which is given for a fixed sum in the currency of another. The same name is also applied to the slips issued by brokers and merchants containing a list of the rates of exchange ruling between the great commercial centres of the world. Cover. Securities...
Σελίδα 3 - The person who gives the order is called the drawer. The person thereby ordered to pay is called the drawee...
Σελίδα 93 - Commons was appointed to consider the practicability of adopting a simple and uniform system of Weights and Measures, with a view not only to the benefit of our internal trade, but to facilitate our trade and intercourse with foreign countries.
Σελίδα 7 - A term used in a relative sense to express the fineness of gold. It means the twenty-fourth part of any given weight of that metal, or of its alloy. If such a weight be pure gold, it is said to be 24 carats fine ; if threefourths only be gold, it is 18 carats fine.
Σελίδα 244 - Weights and measures are mostly British. In the trade with the interior of Africa, the Ardeb is the chief measure of capacity for dry goods. The Gondar Ardeb contains 10 Madegas, or 120 Uckieh, or 1,440 Dirhems, and is equal to about 7-7473 British imperial pints.
Σελίδα 93 - The Committee of Council on Education should require the metric system to be taught (as might easily be done by means of tables and diagrams) in all schools receiving grants of public...
Σελίδα 4 - PAR OF EXCHANGE is the value of the currency of one country estimated in the currency of another, by comparing the quantity of gold and silver in their respective coins.