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TRADERS CONFIDENT

... confidence they have not had for years, added Mr. Eadd In a reference to the decision PI the Government to come off the gold standard. Mr. Sadd said: 'lt appmrs to have astonished the whole world that we have not become the least excited about it or panicky ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 140 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

FROM PAGE I._ g TO-DA IT Liverpool Cotton 'Change Thrills

... seething excitement by sensational fluctuations in prices. Prices dropped 43 points on reports that Japan was going off the gold standard, causing heavy selling by cotton firms with Japanese interests. ' Then prim recovered to within three points of the previous ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 486 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

DO A LOT OF GOOD

... Ltd., Leicester. and President of the Letcester Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Association. said: Our departure from the gold standard is equivalent to a tariff of 15 to 20 per cent., and an immediate effect of the depreciation in exchange has been to put ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 210 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

A GENERAL ELECTION?

... Chamberlain, Sir Samuel Hoare. and Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister—are entirely agreed that the temporary suspension of the gold standard has not made the necessity for an emergency tariff any the less urgent, and that only by an appeal to the country as soon ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Peterborough Standard
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: | Words: 605 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

FOREIGN DEMAND

... slight rally to 91, but half an hour afterwards it was back again at 90, where it remained. It is stated in Berne that, the gold standard and parity of the franc is to be maintained. Another sharp rise was recorded in gold the price advancing to 114/9. rise ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 272 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NOMADS' CLUB CUP

... menth aship of the club. Mr. S . nowilen broadcast an aildreita on Monday dealing with &damn of the Government to the gold standard. il mad that the fineneial position of tibia emery was quite sound a result of the balancing of the Budget. and that the ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Peterborough Standard
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: | Words: 263 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

Trad* Revival

... trade revival were upon us. and as if all our difficulties were solved by the simple week-end procedure of going off the Gold Standard. The pace seems too hot to last much longer, and those who wish to take hand might await the reaction which almost bound ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 307 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GRIMSBY TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25 1931 SALES BY AUOTION bale 5 1931 '6 202 victoria Pledges local ..

... currencies is that it facilitates trade For century the gold standard has been the governing factor in international trade its value been disputed small minority of economists Britain abandoned gold standard would bold will be it provided finance is skilfully ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Grimsby Daily Telegraph
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2747 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

'SAFE AS A BANK

... bought abroad, we may have to pay, say, one pound and a fifth. But I am not sure that the temporary withdrawal of the gold standard will not, in the long run, be of benefit to the country. Lte effect should to enable us to compete more favourably with ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Peterborough Standard
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: | Words: 402 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

COTTON FLUCTUATIONS

... decline over last night's close, but within five minutes paces dropped 43 points un reports that Japan was going ott the Gold Standard causing heavy selling by cotton firms with Japanese interests, and a decline in the rate of Exchane for the pound sterling ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 369 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

EXCHANGE NO ROBBERY!

... to spend their money in their own country. That is one of tho benefits which will come from the wise abandonment of the gold standard. It is estimated that something like £60,000,000 is spent British tourists in Franci every year. That money goes into French ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 978 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

OLD OFFENDER Man Sent to Gaol at Atherstone FOOD AND LODGINGS BY FALSE PRETENCES At Atherstone Police Court on ..

... increase that issue As long as the country was on the gold standard they knew how much the country had behind it and how many notes were in circulation Now that they had gone off the gold standard no one except the Bank Treasury officials knew exactlv ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1931
Newspaper: Hinckley Echo
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 3935 | Page: 10 | Tags: none