The Principles and Practice of Banking: By the late James W. Gilbart. Thoroughly revised and adapted to the practice of the present dayBell & Daldy, 1871 - 630 pages |
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... foreign moneys apply to the bankers , who by different means , as the touchstone and the balance , examine whether they are not adulterated or deficient in weight . " * In a treatise published by Xenophon , upon the Athenian revenue ...
... foreign moneys apply to the bankers , who by different means , as the touchstone and the balance , examine whether they are not adulterated or deficient in weight . " * In a treatise published by Xenophon , upon the Athenian revenue ...
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... foreign trade of the city brought thither coins of all countries , and in every state of wear . To remedy the loss and inconvenience thus caused , the merchants were ordered to bring their coins to the Bank , where they were weighed ...
... foreign trade of the city brought thither coins of all countries , and in every state of wear . To remedy the loss and inconvenience thus caused , the merchants were ordered to bring their coins to the Bank , where they were weighed ...
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... foreign bills of exchange should be paid in bank money . This law raised the value of bills on Holland in foreign countries , and compelled every merchant to keep an account at the bank , in order that he might at all times have legal ...
... foreign bills of exchange should be paid in bank money . This law raised the value of bills on Holland in foreign countries , and compelled every merchant to keep an account at the bank , in order that he might at all times have legal ...
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... foreign coins , to accommodate merchant - strangers , and of purchasing light money for the use of the mint . As several laws were made against exporting English coin , the king's exchangers , at the several seaports , furnished ...
... foreign coins , to accommodate merchant - strangers , and of purchasing light money for the use of the mint . As several laws were made against exporting English coin , the king's exchangers , at the several seaports , furnished ...
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... foreign coins for our English coins , although they had no right to buy any gold or silver for any other purpose than for their manufacture aforesaid , neither had any other person but those substituted by the Crown a right to buy the ...
... foreign coins for our English coins , although they had no right to buy any gold or silver for any other purpose than for their manufacture aforesaid , neither had any other person but those substituted by the Crown a right to buy the ...
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accepter accommodation bills advances amount of notes balance bank notes Bank of England Bank of Ireland Bank of Scotland banking company banking department banks of issue bill or note bills of exchange branch bank branches brokers bullion called capital cash credit cent charter cheque clerks commercial committee country bankers currency customers debit debt demand deposit accounts deposits directors dividends drawn duties effect employed establishment exchequer bills favour foreign funds give Government securities governor and company hands hence holder increase indorsed invested issue department issue notes issue of notes joint-stock banks keep liabilities loans London bankers manager ment merchants months notice occasion operations paid party payable payment person principle private banks produce profit promissory notes public companies rate of interest received seasons of pressure shareholders speculation stamp Steady & Co trade transactions usually