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The exorbitant interest taken by them is supposed by eminent writers to have
been the effect of the probibition of usury . The Jews , who were previously
famous in foreign countries for their “ egregious cunning in trade and in the
practice of ...
The exorbitant interest taken by them is supposed by eminent writers to have
been the effect of the probibition of usury . The Jews , who were previously
famous in foreign countries for their “ egregious cunning in trade and in the
practice of ...
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He complains of this as exorbitant , and points out its bad effects both on
agriculture and commerce . This high interest on money is alone a proof that the
profits on commerce were exorbitant . The Lombards were also established in
England ...
He complains of this as exorbitant , and points out its bad effects both on
agriculture and commerce . This high interest on money is alone a proof that the
profits on commerce were exorbitant . The Lombards were also established in
England ...
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A seventh accidental reason why land doth not sell at present at the rate it
naturally should in proportion to the legal interest , is that innovated practice of
bankers in London , which hath more effects attending it than most I have
conversed with ...
A seventh accidental reason why land doth not sell at present at the rate it
naturally should in proportion to the legal interest , is that innovated practice of
bankers in London , which hath more effects attending it than most I have
conversed with ...
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... respecting the effects of the unusual demand for specie that has been made
upon the metropolis , in consequence of ill - founded or exaggerated alarms in
different parts of the country ; it appears , that unless some measure is
immediately ...
... respecting the effects of the unusual demand for specie that has been made
upon the metropolis , in consequence of ill - founded or exaggerated alarms in
different parts of the country ; it appears , that unless some measure is
immediately ...
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and to carry them all into effect would have required a capital of 372 , 173 , 1001 .
They have been thus classified : - * Capital . 74 Mining Companies . . . . . . . . . 38 ,
370 , 000 29 Gas ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 077 , 000 20 Insurance ditto .
and to carry them all into effect would have required a capital of 372 , 173 , 1001 .
They have been thus classified : - * Capital . 74 Mining Companies . . . . . . . . . 38 ,
370 , 000 29 Gas ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 077 , 000 20 Insurance ditto .
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| Title | The principles and practice of banking |
| Author | James William Gilbart |
| Published | 1871 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 4 Jul 2006 |
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