... GOLD STANDARD, Regarding the gold standard. Sir William said: “We approve the action the Government in suspending the gold standard in face of the circumstances created by the persistent drain of gold from the country. trust and believe that out of these ...

... one will oppose it. The danger of a flight from the pound if an election had taken place before the abandonment of the Gold Standard no longer exists, according to those of whom I have inquired, and I was reminded that any unforeseen emergency which might ...

... before long. fhereareia7ge stooks et petrol to this country purehamd at gold rates applicable before the abandonment of the gold standard, and the threat of the Government to deal with profiteering makes holders of stocks of all kinds of commodities cautious ...

... said in some quarters that the suspension of gold standard automatically disposed of the problem of an adverse balance of trade and that our external trade could look after itself Suspension of the Gold Standard This was not Sir John Simon’s view Any block ...

... being given a filip consequent upon the lower value of the pound on the Continent. The effect of the suspension of the gold standard and the corresponding lower basis of the pound is equal to reduction in price of British coals exported. ' Advices have ...

... position, but they realise that if other Continental nations follow the example of Denmark, which has already abandoned the gold standard, the benefit expected by the coal trade in this country may be largely neutralised. In the meantime there is no improvement ...

... The market during the pant week has presented u more cheerful appearance. The decision of the Government to go off the gold standard has been feature of interest. Leading authorines arc of opinion that this development will be to the good of all engaged ...

... club?—Yee. i Proceeding ) OVERSEAS SHIPPERS UPSET LIVERPOOL HIT BY UNMET CONTRACTS The offset of the suspension of the gold standard is being felt sharply in Liverpool throuSh the failure of a number of overseas shippers lo meet their contracts in seeordenee ...

... timber and produce? Sir William asked. Sir William added: We approve the action of the Government in suspending the gold standard in face of the circumstances created by the persistent drain of (told from the country. He believed that out of these ...

... course, available, but it is highly improbable that this fall has taken place. must be remembered that while were on the Gold Standard, the exchange was artificially ” pegged ”—at considerable expense, and that the fall that has now taken place is based ...

... Nuts, slacks and smalls quiet and easy at rate.. DONCASTER. Business is on the quiet Mlle. The unsettlement caused by the gold standard decision has tended to make buyers hesitate, but a view prevails that this tendency will be altered and that there will ...

... Daghladet. The Minister adds that the Swedish Government have had no reason to go into the question of suspending the gold standard. Expenditure is being strictly limited, and there is no reason to sec the position in a black light. the close of the last ...