Exchanging Agricultural Surplus Products for Silver: Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate, Seventy-third Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 7581, H.R. 1577, and S. 3039, Bills to Exchange Agricultural Surplus Products for Silver, and for Other Purposes. March 27, 28, 29, 30, and April 2, 1934 |
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abroad agricultural products American amount of silver basis billion dollars billion ounces bimetallic Board British pound cash CHAIRMAN China coin committee commodity prices Congress correct cotton course currency debts demand deposits depreciated depreciated currency depression economic effect Ellison D England expand export Federal Reserve banks Federal Reserve Board Fiesinger bill France going gold and silver gold content gold equivalent gold standard gold value GOLDEN WEISER GOLDENWEISER Government hoarding increase India inflation issue JANNEY loans manufacturers means medium of exchange metallic ounces of silver OWEN payment percent President price level price of silver purchasing power question ratio reason redeem redemption Secretary Senator MCGILL Senator POPE Senator THOMAS Senator WHEELER silver bullion silver certificates statement surplus products tariff thing tion trade Treasury United UNITED STATES SENATE VANDERLIP wheat world market price world price
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Page 35 - Treasury is authorized and directed to purchase silver, at home or abroad, for present or future delivery with any direct obligations, coin, or currency of the United States, authorized by law, or with any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, at such rates, at such times, and upon such terms and conditions as he may deem reasonable and most advantageous to the public interest...
Page 2 - State highway department and immediately certify the fact to the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury shall thereupon set aside the...
Page 2 - ... shall be receivable for customs, taxes, and all public dues, and when so received may be reissued...
Page 2 - This certifies that there is on deposit in the Treasury of the United States of America one dollar in silver payable to the bearer on demand.
Page 1 - UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, Washington, DG The committee met, pursuant to call, at 10 am, in room 324, Senate Office Building, Washington, DC, Senator George D.
Page 3 - All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Page 110 - ... the horrible cycle of deflation, with its terrible consequences in human suffering, begins to revolve toward the abyss. Then the only hope for humanity was to stop gold payments, to go off gold.
Page 33 - I think, which authorized the creation of a board composed of the President, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Agriculture in reference to payment for the agricultural surplus in silver.
Page 29 - ... am, the committee went into executive session, at the conclusion of which the committee adjourned...
Page 36 - This certifies that there has been deposited in the Treasury of the United States of America one hundred dollars ($100) in silver payable to bearer on demand.