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UP-TO-DATE BUSINESS

HOME STUDY CIRCLE LIBRARY

EDITED BY

SEYMOUR EATON

UP TO DATE BUSINESS

INCLUDING

LESSONS IN BANKING, EXCHANGE, BUSINESS GEOGRAPHY, FINANCE, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCIAL LAW

FROM THE CHICAGO RECORD

NEW YORK THE DOUBLEDAY & McCLURE CO. 1900

CONTENTS

I GENERAL BUSINESS INFORMATION II BUSINESS GEOGRAPHY

Trade Features

III FINANCE, TRADE, AND TRANSPORTATION IV COMMERCIAL LAW V PREPARING COPY FOR THE PRESS AND PROOF-READING

ILLUSTRATIONS

I GENERAL BUSINESS INFORMATION II BUSINESS GEOGRAPHY III FINANCE, TRADE, AND TRANSPORTATION V PREPARING COPY FOR THE PRESS AND PROOF-READING

GENERAL BUSINESS INFORMATION

I. COMMERCIAL TERMS AND USAGES II. COMMERCIAL TERMS AND USAGES (Continued) III. BANK CHEQUES IV. BANK CHEQUES (Continued)

INDORSING CHEQUES

V. BANK CHEQUES (Continued)

THE USEFULNESS OF BANKS

VI. BANK DRAFTS VII. PROMISSORY NOTES VIII. THE CLEARING-HOUSE SYSTEM IX. COMMERCIAL DRAFTS X. FOREIGN EXCHANGE XI. LETTERS OF CREDIT XII. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES XIII. PROTESTED PAPER XIV. PAPER OFFERED FOR DISCOUNT XV. CORPORATIONS XVI. BONDS XVII. TRANSPORTATION XVIII. TRANSPORTATION PAPERS

EXAMINATION PAPER

NOTE TO THE FOREGOING EXAMINATION PAPER

BUSINESS GEOGRAPHY

THE TRADE FEATURES OF THE GREAT COMMERCIAL NATIONS I. THE TRADE FEATURES OF THE BRITISH ISLES

LONDON AS A FOOD CONSUMER LONDON THE COMMERCIAL CENTRE OF THE WORLD LONDON THE CENTRE OF THE LAND SURFACE OF THE GLOBE

GREAT BRITAIN'S COMMERCIAL POLICY

LONDON THE CLEARING-HOUSE OF THE WORLD GREAT BRITAIN THE CREDITOR NATION OF THE WORLD GREAT BRITAIN A BEEHIVE OF MERCANTILE AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY GREAT BRITAIN'S COAL-FIELDS AND IRON DEPOSITS LONDON'S SPECIAL TRADE FEATURES THE SPECIAL TRADE FEATURES OF GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, AND MANCHESTER THE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OF GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, AND MANCHESTER GREAT BRITAIN'S SPECIALISATION OF HER INDUSTRIES IN DEFINITE CENTRES THE NATURAL APTITUDES OF COMMUNITIES IN GREAT BRITAIN FOR SPECIAL INDUSTRIES THE COTTON MANUFACTURES OF GREAT BRITAIN THE WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES OF GREAT BRITAIN THE LINEN MANUFACTURES OF GREAT BRITAIN OTHER TEXTILE MANUFACTURES OF GREAT BRITAIN THE HARDWARE MANUFACTURES OF GREAT BRITAIN

II. THE TRADE FEATURES OF FRANCE

FRANCE A RICHLY FAVOURED COUNTRY THE FRENCH A THRIFTY, FRUGAL PEOPLE THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE IN FRANCE FRANCE'S WATERWAYS AND RAILWAYS THE DISTINCTIVE AND IMPORTANT MANUFACTURES OF FRANCE PARIS AND THE GREAT SEAPORTS OF FRANCE

III. THE TRADE FEATURES OF GERMANY

GERMANY THE MOST PROSPEROUS NATION IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE THE CHARACTER OF GERMANY'S INDUSTRIES CHANGING GERMANY'S SUCCESS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION GERMANY'S MINES AND HARDWARE MANUFACTURES GERMANY'S INTERNAL TRADE GERMANY'S FOREIGN TRADE FOOTNOTE: THE SPECIAL TRADE CENTRES OF GERMANY

IV. TRADE FEATURES OF SPAIN AND ITALY

ITALY, TURKEY, AND SPAIN, THE THREE DECADENT NATIONS OF EUROPE SPAIN: ITS TRADE AND ITS SPECIAL TRADE CENTRES ITALY'S LAMENTABLE CONDITION ITALY'S TRADE AND SPECIAL TRADE CENTRES

V. THE TRADE FEATURES OF RUSSIA

RUSSIA, A COUNTRY WHOSE FUTURE IS A PROBLEM RUSSIA A COUNTRY OF SOCIAL EXTREMES THE "ARTELS" OF THE RUSSIAN PEASANTS RUSSIA PRINCIPALLY AN AGRICULTURAL COUNTRY RUSSIA'S MINERAL WEALTH RUSSIA'S TRADE AND MANUFACTURES RUSSIA'S RAILWAYS AND NAVIGABLE RIVERS RUSSIA'S CITIES AND TOWNS

VI. THE TRADE FEATURES OF INDIA

INDIA'S PAST AND PRESENT COMPARED INDIA'S SIZE AND POPULATION INDIA'S GREAT FERTILITY INDIA'S IRRIGATION CANALS AND RIVER EMBANKMENTS INDIA'S MINERAL RESOURCES INDIA'S WONDERFUL AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES INDIA'S GROWING MANUFACTURES INDIA'S EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL TRADE FOOTNOTE: INDIA'S CITIES AND TOWNS

VII. THE TRADE FEATURES OF CHINA

THE VASTNESS OF CHINA'S AREA AND POPULATION CHINA A COUNTRY OF GREAT TRADE POSSIBILITIES CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE CHINA'S EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND RESOURCES POSSIBILITIES OF INCREASED FOREIGN TRADE WITH CHINA THE PRINCIPAL TRADING CITIES OF CHINA HONGKONG

VIII. THE TRADE FEATURES OF JAPAN

JAPAN THE GREAT BRITAIN OF ASIA JAPAN'S WONDERFUL TRANSFORMATION JAPAN'S AGRICULTURE JAPAN'S MANUFACTURES: THEIR FUTURE POSSIBILITIES POSSIBILITIES OF INCREASED FOREIGN TRADE WITH JAPAN JAPAN'S MODERN TRADE FACILITIES JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADE JAPAN'S SPECIAL TRADE CENTRES

IX. THE TRADE FEATURES OF AFRICA

AFRICA FIFTEEN YEARS AGO EUROPEAN SPHERES OF INFLUENCE IN AFRICA THE GREAT PARTITION OF AFRICA GREAT BRITAIN IN AFRICA THE "DOMINION OF SOUTH AFRICA" SOUTH AFRICA'S AGRICULTURAL POSSIBILITIES SOUTH AFRICA'S GREAT MINERAL WEALTH SOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN TRADE SHIPPING PORTS AND RAILWAYS OF SOUTH AFRICA

X. THE TRADE FEATURES OF AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALASIA FOOTNOTE: THE AREA AND CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA A CONTINENT OF PECULIARITIES VICTORIA MELBOURNE NEW SOUTH WALES SOUTH AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND WEST AUSTRALIA THE IMMENSE RESOURCES OF AUSTRALIA. ITS PROBABLE FUTURE

XI. THE TRADE FEATURES OF SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA, A FERTILE CONTINENT WITH DRAWBACKS EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION IN SOUTH AMERICA THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC ARGENTINA'S RAPID PROGRESS ARGENTINA'S AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURES BUENOS AYRES BRAZIL RIO JANEIRO

XII. THE TRADE FEATURES OF CANADA

CANADA, PRACTICALLY AN INDEPENDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC SIZE, SOIL, CLIMATE, AND POPULATION OF CANADA CANADA'S FOREST WEALTH CANADA'S MINERAL RESOURCES CANADA'S FISHERIES CANADA'S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE CANADA'S TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES CANADIAN CITIES

XIII. THE TRADE FEATURES OF THE UNITED STATES

THE CHARACTER OF OUR EXPORT TRADE OUR EXPORT TRADE IN DETAIL FOOTNOTE: OUR EXPORTS AND THOSE OF GREAT BRITAIN COMPARED OUR IMPORTS AND THOSE OF GREAT BRITAIN COMPARED OUR COTTON PRODUCTION AND COTTON EXPORT OUR PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF BREADSTUFFS FOOTNOTES: OUR EXPORT OF PROVISIONS AND ANIMALS FOOTNOTE: OUR FOREIGN CARRYING TRADE

EXAMINATION PAPERS

PART I PART II

FINANCE, TRADE, AND TRANSPORTATION[8]

I. NATIONAL AND STATE BANKS

ORIGIN OF BANKING INSTITUTIONS FOOTNOTE: OUR NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM STATE BANKS

II. SAVINGS BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES

SAVINGS BANKS TRUST COMPANIES

III. CORPORATIONS AND STOCK COMPANIES[9]

CORPORATIONS POWER TO BE A CORPORATION IS A FRANCHISE FOOTNOTE: A CORPORATION MUST HAVE A NAME CORPORATE INTERESTS ADVANTAGES OF CORPORATIONS AND JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES OVER PARTNERSHIPS

IV. BORROWING AND LOANING MONEY[10]

THE MONEY MARKET FOOTNOTE: BORROWING FROM BANKS WHAT ARE COLLATERALS? ACCOMMODATION PAPER NOTE BROKERS BANKERS' RATES FOR LOANS

V. COLLATERALS AND SECURITIES

TWO DISTINCT CLASSES OF SECURITIES MORTGAGES AS SECURITIES STOCKS AS SECURITIES SUBSTITUTION SECURITIES LOANS AND INVESTMENTS

VI. CHEQUES, DRAFTS, AND BILLS OF EXCHANGE[11]

BANK CHEQUES FOOTNOTE: IDENTIFICATION WHEN CHEQUES ARE PAID CHEQUES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES CHEQUE INDORSEMENTS THE NUMBERING OF CHEQUES CERTIFIED CHEQUES BANK DRAFTS BILLS OF EXCHANGE

VII. THE CLEARING-HOUSE SYSTEM[12]

THE CLEARING-HOUSE SYSTEM A MODERN INSTITUTION TRANSFER OF CREDITS IN CLEARING-HOUSES FOOTNOTE: ORGANISATION OF CLEARING-HOUSES PAYMENT OF BALANCES IN CLEARING-HOUSES HOW DISTANT BANKS ARE CONNECTED BY THE CLEARING-HOUSE SYSTEM

VIII. COMMERCIAL CREDITS AND MERCANTILE AGENCIES

HOW THE WORLD'S TRADE IS LARGELY TRANSACTED UPON CREDIT THE IMPORTANCE OF A HIGH STANDARD OF CREDIT TO BUSINESS MEN MERCANTILE AGENCIES

IX. BONDS

UNITED STATES, STATE, AND MUNICIPAL BONDS BONDS AND CERTIFICATES OF STOCK CLASSES OF CORPORATION BONDS SINKING FUNDS INTEREST COUPONS

X. TRANSPORTATION BY RAIL

THE GROWTH OF OUR RAILROAD SYSTEM THE RAILWAY CORPORATION THE FREIGHT SERVICE OF RAILROADS AMERICAN PASSENGER TRAFFIC ON RAILROADS RELATIVELY UNDEVELOPED RELATION OF TRANSPORTATION ON RAILROADS TO ECONOMIC ORGANISATION

XI. FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION BY RAIL

THE ORIGIN OF RAILROAD TRAFFIC ASSOCIATIONS THE WORK OF ALBERT FINK RAILROAD POOLING TRAFFIC ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDING POOLING SHOULD BE LEGALISED CLASSIFICATION OF RAILROAD FREIGHT THE CONDUCT OF THE FREIGHT BUSINESS OF RAILROADS—TRANSPORTATION PAPERS

XII. RAILROAD RATES

GENERAL FACTORS WHICH DETERMINE RAILROAD RATES AND FARES VALUE OF SERVICE AND VALUE OF COMMODITIES A PARTIAL THEORY OF RAILROAD FREIGHT RATES THE EFFECT OF COMPETITION ON RAILROAD RATES AND FARES GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION OF RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW

XIII. STOCK AND PRODUCE EXCHANGES

THE STOCK EXCHANGE TECHNICAL TERMS OF STOCK EXCHANGES FUTURE DELIVERY

XIV. STORAGE AND WAREHOUSING

BONDED WAREHOUSES WAREHOUSE REGULATIONS FREE WAREHOUSES BANKING FEATURES OF WAREHOUSING COLD STORAGE TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR COLD STORAGE COLD-STORAGE CENTRES COLD-STORAGE CHARGES QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW

EXAMINATION PAPER

COMMERCIAL LAW

I. THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONTRACTS II. THE PARTIES TO A CONTRACT III. THE PARTIES TO A CONTRACT (Continued) IV. THE CONSIDERATION IN CONTRACTS V. THE ESSENTIALS OF A CONTRACT VI. CONTRACTS BY CORRESPONDENCE VII. WHAT CONTRACTS MUST BE IN WRITING VIII. CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE OF MERCHANDISE IX. THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANDISE X. COMMON CARRIERS XI. THE CARRYING OF PASSENGERS XII. ON THE KEEPING OF THINGS XIII. CONCERNING AGENTS XIV. THE LAW RELATING TO BANK CHEQUES XV. THE LAW RELATING TO LEASES XVI. LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER TO EMPLOYÉS XVII. LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS TO EMPLOYÉS (Continued) EXAMINATION PAPER

PREPARING COPY FOR THE PRESS AND PROOF-READING

I. PREPARING COPY II. ON THE NAMES AND SIZES OF TYPE III. THE TERMS USED IN PRINTING IV. MARKS USED IN PROOF-READING

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