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Page v
... shorts will probably now begin to get in their work , for the wise ones are beginning to act a little bearish . The old lady of Thread- needle Street must be considered . " V has come to depend upon such words as " gunning.
... shorts will probably now begin to get in their work , for the wise ones are beginning to act a little bearish . The old lady of Thread- needle Street must be considered . " V has come to depend upon such words as " gunning.
Page vi
... short , " " bull market , " " legal for savings banks of New York State , " " net debt , " etc. , are understood by the readers , and it may be said that the last ten years has been an era of education to the investing public , and that ...
... short , " " bull market , " " legal for savings banks of New York State , " " net debt , " etc. , are understood by the readers , and it may be said that the last ten years has been an era of education to the investing public , and that ...
Page xii
... short " was most sound . That young man held on to his goods and chat- tels and saw values exceed what they even had been before . 66 By a little study of prices ranging long enough to cover both years of prosperity and depression ...
... short " was most sound . That young man held on to his goods and chat- tels and saw values exceed what they even had been before . 66 By a little study of prices ranging long enough to cover both years of prosperity and depression ...
Page xv
... short time . The best method to pursue depends very largely upon the financial condition existing at the time of the investment . During the early part of this year ( 1907 ) corporations found difficulty in selling new issues of bonds ...
... short time . The best method to pursue depends very largely upon the financial condition existing at the time of the investment . During the early part of this year ( 1907 ) corporations found difficulty in selling new issues of bonds ...
Page xvi
... short time securities when prices are high and the net return consequently small , and buy long time securities when prices are low and the net return high . This is all based upon every- thing else being equal ; that is , the safety of ...
... short time securities when prices are high and the net return consequently small , and buy long time securities when prices are low and the net return high . This is all based upon every- thing else being equal ; that is , the safety of ...
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Page 300 - procuration"' operates as notice that the agent has but a limited authority to sign, and the principal is bound only in case the agent in so signing acted within the actual limits of his authority.
Page 200 - That it is complete and regular upon its face. (2) That he became the holder of it before it was overdue, and without notice that it had been previously dishonored, if such was the fact. (3) That he took it in good faith and for value. (4) That at the time it was negotiated to him he had no notice of any infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating it.
Page 426 - Every negotiable instrument is deemed prima facie to have been issued for a valuable consideration ; and every person whose signature appears thereon to have become a party thereto for value.
Page 233 - July 14, 1890, are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. United States notes are legal tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt.
Page 393 - There is hereby imposed and there shall immediately accrue and be collected a tax as herein provided, on all sales, or agreements to sell, or memoranda of sales or deliveries or transfers of shares or certificates of stock in any domestic or foreign association, company or corporation...
Page 39 - 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 183 - The bonds shall be payable as to both principal and interest in United States gold coin of the present standard of weight and fineness, or its equivalent in gold bullion, or, at the option of Great Britain, upon not less than thirty days...
Page 96 - common carrier" has, therefore, been defined to be one who undertakes for hire or reward to transport the goods of such as choose to employ him from place to place.
Page 269 - But the discount of bills of exchange drawn in good faith against actually existing values, and the discount of commercial or business paper actually owned by the person negotiating the same, shall not be considered as money borrowed.
Page 413 - Treasury notes shall be a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract, and shall be receivable for customs, taxes, and all public dues, and when so received may be reissued.