INCLUDING
LESSONS IN BANKING, EXCHANGE,
BUSINESS GEOGRAPHY, FINANCE,
TRANSPORTATION AND
COMMERCIAL LAW
FROM THE CHICAGO RECORD
NEW YORK
THE DOUBLEDAY & McCLURE CO.
1900
Copyright, 1897, 1898, 1899, by the Chicago Record
Copyright, 1899, by Seymour Eaton
Copyright, 1899, 1900, by Victor F. Lawson
CONTENTS
I
[GENERAL BUSINESS INFORMATION]
| Page | ||
|---|---|---|
| I. | Commercial Terms and Usages | [3] |
| II. | Commercial Terms and Usages (Continued) | [4] |
| III. | Bank Cheques | [6] |
| IV. | Bank Cheques (Continued) | [8] |
| V. | Bank Cheques (Continued) | [12] |
| VI. | Bank Drafts | [15] |
| VII. | Promissory Notes | [18] |
| VIII. | The Clearing-house System | [21] |
| IX. | Commercial Drafts | [26] |
| X. | Foreign Exchange | [31] |
| XI. | Letters of Credit | [37] |
| XII. | Joint-stock Companies | [41] |
| XIII. | Protested Paper | [46] |
| XIV. | Paper Offered for Discount | [49] |
| XV. | Corporations | [51] |
| XVI. | Bonds | [54] |
| XVII. | Transportation | [57] |
| XVIII. | Transportation Papers | [59] |
| Examination Paper | [64] | |
II
[BUSINESS GEOGRAPHY]
Trade Features
| I. | The Trade Features of the British Isles | [69] |
| II. | """"France | [94] |
| III. | """"Germany | [102] |
| IV. | """"Spain and Italy | [111] |
| V. | """"Russia | [120] |
| VI. | """"India | [129] |
| VII. | """"China | [139] |
| VIII. | """"Japan | [148] |
| IX. | """"Africa | [157] |
| X. | """"Australia and Australasia | [166] |
| XI. | """"South America | [177] |
| XII. | """"Canada | [187] |
| XIII. | """"The United States | [194] |
| Examination Paper | [210] |
III
[FINANCE, TRADE, AND TRANSPORTATION]
| I. | National and State Banks | [215] |
| II. | Savings Banks and Trust Companies | [221] |
| III. | Corporations and Stock Companies | [225] |
| IV. | Borrowing and Loaning Money | [228] |
| V. | Collaterals and Securities | [233] |
| VI. | Cheques, Drafts, and Bills of Exchange | [240] |
| VII. | The Clearing-house System | [248] |
| VIII. | Commercial Credits and Mercantile Agencies | [254] |
| IX. | Bonds | [263] |
| X. | Transportation by Rail | [267] |
| XI. | Freight Transportation | [274] |
| XII. | Railroad Rates | [281] |
| XIII. | Stock and Produce Exchanges | [288] |
| XIV. | Storage and Warehousing | [294] |
| Examination Paper | [301] |
IV
[COMMERCIAL LAW]
| I. | The Different Kinds of Contracts | [309] |
| II. | The Parties to a Contract | [312] |
| III. | The Parties to a Contract (Continued) | [315] |
| IV. | The Consideration in Contracts | [318] |
| V. | The Essentials of a Contract | [321] |
| VI. | Contracts by Correspondence | [326] |
| VII. | What Contracts Must Be in Writing | [332] |
| VIII. | Contracts for the Sale of Merchandise | [336] |
| IX. | The Warranties of Merchandise | [340] |
| X. | Common Carriers | [344] |
| XI. | The Carrying of Passengers | [347] |
| XII. | On the Keeping of Things | [350] |
| XIII. | Concerning Agents | [353] |
| XIV. | The Law Relating to Bank Cheques | [358] |
| XV. | The Law Relating to Leases | [363] |
| XVI. | Liability of Employers to Employés | [369] |
| XVII. | Liability of Employers to Employés | [373] |
| Examination Paper | [377] |
V
[PREPARING COPY FOR THE PRESS
AND PROOF-READING]
| I. | Preparing Copy | [381] |
| II. | On the Names and Sizes of Type | [382] |
| III. | The Terms Used in Printing | [384] |
| IV. | Marks Used in Proof-reading | [387] |