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... given for how much wine , how many oxen , or how many slaves ! Some ingenious person would then discover that it would greatly facilitate traffic , if the things to be exchanged were referred to some common measure . There are several ...
... given for how much wine , how many oxen , or how many slaves ! Some ingenious person would then discover that it would greatly facilitate traffic , if the things to be exchanged were referred to some common measure . There are several ...
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... given to make up the balance , so that the person to whom the balance was due might get an equivalent from some other person . Suppose a wine - dealer wants a quantity of bread from a baker ; but the baker wants only one half the ...
... given to make up the balance , so that the person to whom the balance was due might get an equivalent from some other person . Suppose a wine - dealer wants a quantity of bread from a baker ; but the baker wants only one half the ...
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... given you an ACKNOWLEDGMENT , a TITLE , an ORDER of the state , a TOKEN , a CROWN - PIECE , in short , which does not differ from TITLES of CREDIT , except that it carries its Value in itself ( ? ) and if you can read with the eye of ...
... given you an ACKNOWLEDGMENT , a TITLE , an ORDER of the state , a TOKEN , a CROWN - PIECE , in short , which does not differ from TITLES of CREDIT , except that it carries its Value in itself ( ? ) and if you can read with the eye of ...
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... given for how much wine , how many oxen , or how many slaves ! Some ingenious person would then discover that it would greatly facilitate traffic , if the things to be exchanged were referred to some common measure . There are several ...
... given for how much wine , how many oxen , or how many slaves ! Some ingenious person would then discover that it would greatly facilitate traffic , if the things to be exchanged were referred to some common measure . There are several ...
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... given to make up the balance , so that the person to whom the balance was due might get an equivalent from some other person . Suppose a wine - dealer wants a quantity of bread from a baker ; but the baker wants only one half the ...
... given to make up the balance , so that the person to whom the balance was due might get an equivalent from some other person . Suppose a wine - dealer wants a quantity of bread from a baker ; but the baker wants only one half the ...
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acceptor Accommodation Bill amount Bank Act Bank Notes Bank of England banker Bills of Exchange Bills of Lading bought and sold Bullion Report called Capital Cash Credits cause chattels cheque circulation clear coin Coinage commercial commodities consequence Convertible Securities created Creditor Crown 8vo Currency Principle customer's Debt Debtor Deposits depreciated Duty to pay Economic Quantity Edition equal exactly EXPANSIVE Theory extinguished funds give Hence indorsement Labour Law of Value loan London Lord Overstone means merchandise merchant metal nature Negative Obligation operation paid Paper Currency payable payment person possession pound weight Price of gold profit Promise to pay purchase R. A. PROCTOR Rate of Discount receive RESTRICTIVE Theory Right of action Right to demand Roman Law says sell shew shewn silver species of Property Suppose termed things trade transaction transfer Value vols Wealth wholesale dealer Woodcuts
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