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For one nobleman who was ready to buy one genuine modern picture at a small price, there were twenty noblemen ready to buy twenty more than doubtful old pictures at great prices. The consequence was, that some of the most famous artists of the English school, whose pictures are now bought at auction sales for fabulous sums, were then hardly able to make an income.
"Yes " said William, slowly, "or some of it, between sales." "Well, I never knew any one of the boys yet but could give all the details of the game, whether his sales were good or not. I guess you won't miss much of any of the games." "Go on I see the games free," said William, "and " he paused. "And you get ten cents commission on every dollar's worth of stuff you sell."
Nor do I think this property should be made a vehicle for putting the United States Government indiscriminately into the private and retail field of power distribution and nitrate sales. The practical application of economy to the resources of the country calls for conservation.
The factors of Carondelet Street grew rich upon the great profits that the planters of the "coast," as the shores of the river are called, paid them, almost without feeling it, while the planters came, nearly every winter, to New Orleans to pass the season and to spend, in a round of pleasure, at least a portion of the net proceeds of the account sales.
Try Robinson's try the De Sales." "Impossible here! We can hardly step between the rows. The beds gave out long ago. Take him to Miss Sally Tompkins." "No room. Oh, the pity of it! Take him to the St. Charles or into the first private house. They are all thrown open."
Although I readily understood that it must necessarily take large capital to conduct such a business, I yet determined to give it a trial with my little stock. I therefore telegraphed for more goods, and began driving from town to town making a few sales to the merchants, but none equal to my first one. I never found another merchant so anxious to look at my goods, nor so ready to buy.
It was held sometimes in El Paso, sometimes in San Antonio, but oftenest in Fort Worth, and was attended by ranchmen from all over the State, as well as by many from New Mexico, and by buyers from Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Kansas and elsewhere. Being held early in spring the sales then made generally set the prices for the year.
The letting of stock, especially of daer-stock, increased the flaith's power as a lender over borrowers, subject, however, to the check that his rank and eineachlann depended on the number of independent clansmen in his district. Though workers in precious metals, as their ornaments show, the ancient Irish did not coin or use money. Sales were by barter.
The quotas for the provinces had risen to the amount of five million eight hundred thousand florins for the year 1599, against an income of four millions six hundred thousand, and this deficit went on increasing, notwithstanding a new tax of one-half per cent. on the capital of all estates above three thousand florins in value, and another of two and a half per cent. on all sales of real property.
The companies are enjoined from cooperation or combination; they have different managers, directors, purchasing and sales agents.
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