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Page 371 - That the value of foreign coins, as expressed in the money of account of the United States, shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value," and that "the value of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of the world shall be estimated annually by the Director of the Mint, and be proclaimed on the 1st day of January by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page xiv - I inch. Kilometer (1,000 meters) equals 0.62137 mile (3,280 feet 10 inches). Myriameter (10,000 meters) equals 6.2137 miles. Metric surface measures. Centare (I square meter) equals 1,550 square inches.
Page vi - To meet typographical requirements, the quotations for the years 1876, 1877, 1879, 1881, 1882, and 1891-95 are omitted, these years being selected as showing the least fluctuations when compared with years immediately preceding and following. To save unnecessary repetition, the estimates of valuations are divided into three classes, viz: (A) countries with fixed currencies, (B) countries with fluctuating currencies, and (C) quarterly valuations of fluctuating currencies. VALUES OF FOREIGN COINS AND...
Page 118 - Disputes and controversies which may arise with regard to the interpretation or execution of thi-s contract shall be resolved by the tribunals of the Republic in accordance with the laws of the nation, and shall not in any case be considered as a motive for international reclamations.
Page 303 - Unmanufactured, entered to be manufactured in the colony (at the time of removal from a customs bond or from an importing ship to any licensed tobacco manufactory for manufacturing purposes only in tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes) per pound...
Page 603 - Denny (CONSULAR REPORTS No. 43, p. 516) says: " The value of the tael varies in the different ports of China, and every port has two...
Page 228 - Co. during the first quarter of this year as compared with the first quarter of 1943.
Page 371 - Deciliter (-[*,, liter) equals 6.1022 cubic inches. Liter equals 0.908 quart. Decaliter (10 liters) equals 9.08 quarts. Hectoliter (100 liters) equals 2.838 bushels. Kiloliter (1,000 liters) equals 1.308 cubic yards. Metric liquid measures.
Page 414 - Another contingency which may cause a marked increase in the cost of the work is the physical inability of the imported workmen to perform the ordinary labor, as compared with that accomplished in a more temperate climate. The laboring classes of Nicaragua, when under proper control, are capable of an activity and endurance under great fatigue and exposure to the elements scarcely equaled in any other country, and with no apparent injury...
Page 160 - The following statements, running from January i, 1874, to April i, 1894, have been prepared to assist in computing the proper values in American money of the trade, prices, values, wages, etc. , of and in foreign countries, as given in consular and other reports. The series of years are given so that computations may be made for each year in the proper money values of such year. In hurried computations, the reductions of foreign currencies into American currency, no matter for how many years, are...