Bankers' Magazine, Journal of the Money Market and Commercial Digest, Volume 23BPC (Bankers' Magazine) Limited, 1863 - Banks and banking |
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30th June 31st December amount annum bad and doubtful balance Bank of England Bank of France Bank of Queensland Bank of Wales bankers bills discounted branch banks branches bullion carried cash cent Chairman cheque circulation coin colonies commercial commodities considered cotton Court creditors declared deposit accounts depositors deposits directors dividend doubtful debts establishment exchange Exchequer favourable France gold Government half-year ending hear income tax increase India interest issue joint-stock banks labour Lancashire liabilities limited Liverpool loans London loss account manager manufactures meeting ment Messrs months notes operations Ottoman Bank paid paid-up capital payable payment plaintiff pound pound sterling pound weight preliminary expenses present profit and loss proposed proprietors prosperity question railway received reserve fund revenue rupee satisfactory securities shareholders shares silver tion trade transactions vote of thanks
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Page 745 - The history of what we are in the habit of calling the " state of trade " is an instructive lesson. We find it subject to various conditions which are periodically returning ; it revolves apparently in an established cycle. First we find it in a state of quiescence, — next improvement, — growing confidence, — prosperity, — excitement, — overtrading, — convulsion, — pressure, — stagnation, — distress, — ending again in quiescence.
Page 737 - ... the whole state, and makes its effect be felt on all ranks of people. At first, no alteration is perceived ; by degrees the price rises, first of one commodity, then of another ; till the whole at last reaches a just proportion with the new quantity of specie whieh is in the kingdom.
Page 263 - WARREN, the clerk, then read the notice convening the meeting and the minutes of the last court, which were confirmed and signed, after which Mr.
Page 72 - The mere circumstance of taxes being very numerous, in order to raise a given sum, is a considerable step towards equality in the burden falling on the people. If I was to define a good system of taxation, it should be that of bearing lightly on an infinite number of points, heavily on none* In other words, that simplicity in taxation is the greatest additional weight that can be given to taxes, and ought, in every country, to be most sedulously avoided.
Page 106 - Os. 6d. to be carried forward to the credit of the profit and loss account for the current half-year.
Page 685 - Whether the denominations being retained, although the bullion were gone, things might not nevertheless be rated, bought, and sold, industry promoted, and a circulation of commerce maintained?
Page 229 - The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation ; that away, Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.
Page 436 - In that case the plaintiff, a shareholder in a banking company, became a surety for advances to be made by the company to the defendant. The defendant afterwards executed a composition deed, to which the plaintiff and the banking company were parties, whereby he assigned his property to trustees for the benefit of his creditors; and this deed contained a stipulation for a reserve of remedies against sureties for the defendant.
Page 244 - Enactments or either of them, so as to be chargeable in respect or by reason only of any written Acknowledgment or Promise made and signed by any other or others of them...
Page 74 - No part of a person's expenditure is a better criterion of his means, or bears, on the whole, more nearly the same proportion to them.