The consignees, it was urged by the American shippers, were reputable merchants in Delagoa Bay, and the consignments were not of an unusual character but were a part of the ordinary commerce with the East coast.
Certain consignments were intended for alleged reputable firms in Johannesburg, South African Republic.
Consequently the loss would fall upon the American shippers should Great Britain persist in turning aside innocent consignments from their neutral port of destination.
Clemenceau proposed that all further consignments of arms to Rumania should cease.
As a consequence, consignmentsof rubber are often marred by the inclusion of defective specimens.
The Government is alive to the necessity of preventing the importation of firearms, and from time to time seizures are made of consignments smuggled under the guise of merchandise.
In this manner they manage to get consignments through the Customs at less than the fixed tariff.
Dispatch of consignments on this account and consignments for the reserve will be notified to you separately.
The local agents of eastern firms were often embarrassed and overwhelmed by the ill-timed consignments of goods.
Often his consignmentswere quite arbitrary and not at all what he ordered.
Eastern shippers seemed, by a curious unanimity, to send out many consignments of the same scarcity.
Temporary relief was afforded in the case of large consignments of fruit then on the way by inspection and admission when found noninfected.
They couldn't possibly have foretold that we should examine those consignments yesterday, and today I expect they thought their visitation was over.
Though consignments left the works at all hours of the day, those referred to by the first one of each between the hours of four and five.
He fills out certificates for two consignments each of which contains an identical assortment of various liquors.
All eight consignments were examined with the utmost care, and all were found to be accurately described on the accompanying certificate.
Taking the certificate book, he looked up the blocks of the two consignments they had photographed, and he could have laughed aloud in his exultation as he saw that what he had suspected was indeed the fact.
They were dated correctly, both bore Fox's name as driver, and both showed consignments of liquor, identical except for the additional four kegs of brandy on the second.
But the demand always regulates the value; especially when great consignments are forwarded to the coast of Coromandel.
Fortunately I had a friend in Durban, a cousin as a matter of fact, and from him I obtained consignments of useful articles, food and other matters, of which spades and picks of best English manufacture formed a large proportion.
These consignments were sold almost as soon as they arrived.
James and Cook, who came down this evening, state, that the Millsburg Factory will be ready in a few days for the reception of goods, and wished consignments might be made early.
The new business in which he was engaged consisted chiefly in the importation and sale of European goods, and consignments of dry goods from the northern cities.
They gave entire satisfaction; and when, some years later, he commenced to ship regular consignments to the Southern cities, he found no difficulty in disposing of his wares.
I get large consignments from Caithness, but not from Shetland.
I have been told that he said that the merchants in Lerwick buy from second-class houses, and pay for their goods by consignments of hosiery.
Do you receive large consignments of eggs and butter from Shetland?
In Continental countries consignmentswould be kept back, if necessary, for a certain number of days, in order that the "paying load" might be made up.
On the other hand, a vast proportion of the consignments by rail are essentially of the "small" type.
There is some south-bound shipment of wire, nails, and other iron goods from the Pittsburg district to distributing points like Memphis and New Orleans, but in these cases the consignments are exclusively in barge-load lots.
Where, however, no other consignments for the same point are available, the waggon goes through all the same.
In this way, again, the Kennet and Avon (except in the case of consignments to Bristol) has practically lost a once important source of revenue.
An intimation as to the arrival of the consignments is sent by the railway company to the coal merchant, who, in London, is allowed three "free" days at these coal sidings in which to give instructions where the coal is to be sent.
They differ somewhat from those issued by the British Association (vide ante), and have evidently been compiled with a view to the systematic and rapid sampling of larger consignments than are commonly dealt with in this country.
Diamonds are now among the exports of the Congo, and the consignments to Brussels, on account of the Societe Internationale Forestiere et Minere, were reported to be of good quality.
In these circles it was for a long time hoped, but in vain, to obtain consignments from American firms.
The two consignments (two thousand two hundred quarters) are nearly equal to any previous fortnight's supply.
While Glasgow is the source of supply to various places in Scotland, Liverpool sendsconsignments by railways to London, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, and other large centres of population.
A sloping road leads up from the vaulted chambers to the railway level, and there are four landing-stages from the river--thus affording considerable facilities for the arrival and departure of largeconsignments of meat.
As if servitude fell to our portion like squints, parents poor in spirit, green fly, reverence for our social superiors, and the other consignments from the stars.
The birds are sent over by steamer in large consignments under the charge of an expert care-tender, who does nothing else but feed and doctor the little pets placed under his charge.
The consignments come chiefly from Germany and England.
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