The mercantile agency reference book

The book covers provisions of contract act, sale of goods act, partnership act, negotiable instruments act, arbitration act and laws. Containing ratings of the merchants, manufacturers, and traders generally, throughout the dominion of canada, new foundland, magdalen islands, st. Jewelers mercantile agency, lumbermans national red book, lyon red book for furniture, beverage bureau book, apparel trade book, and davisons textile bluebook. The mercantile agency reference book and key with a list of banks and bankers, state collection laws, maps, etc. The mercantile agency reference book for the british provinces volume 3. A list of banks and bankers, state collection laws, maps, etc. Mercantile agency reference books, in which firms throughout the nation. The only other change of note is that beginning in 1966 the size changed to a more standard size and came in. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.

Credit bureaus were the nsa of the 19th century the atlantic. See vintage book reference book inventory and compare several top rated vintage book reference book. The mercantile agency reference book and key with a list. Mercantile definition, of or relating to merchants or trade. It might perhaps be said with more accuracy that the collection agency. Manufacturers and traders generally throughout the united states. While not one of the big three, the mercantile agency is arguably the oldest american credit agency, who published their first credit ratings guide in 1859. The mercantile agency reference book and key for the. The mercantile agency reference book, and key electronic resource. The mercantile agency reference book, and key microform. The mercantile agency reference book and key for the within states, with a list of banks and bankers, state collection laws, maps, etc, etc. Merchants, manufacturers and traders generally throughout the united states. Containing names and ratings of the principal merchants, traders, and manufacturers in ontario, quebec, nova scotia, new brunswick, prince. Mercantile definition in the cambridge english dictionary.

The sections which appear in the panel on the left can be opened and closed. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website. The mercantile agency reference book and key by dun, r. Apple springs, texas directory listing of businesses, 1919. The mercantile agency reference book and key containing ratings of. Copies of this book was issued to various business in the state of nebraska and was used as a reference for classifications of trade, pecuniary strengths and credit as well as banks and bankers in nebraska. They provided information on commodity markets and local mercantile networks as well as on agricultural conditions, local products, and mineral deposits. Credit reference book of the lyon furniture mercantile.

Subscribers no longer had to visit the mercantile agencys offices in person. The first set of dun records are reference books which were published by a. Collection agencies the collection agency is a concern making a specialty of collecting debts, and more particularly those debts which the collection manager cannot himself collect. If you have not created an account yet, click here to confirm your identity and then access your account. The arizona reference files, bulk 1870s to 1960s, contain wideranging types of material regarding jewish individuals and institutions in arizona, principally southern arizona. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Focuses on california, but also includes nevada, oregon, idaho, montana and washington. Apple springs, texas directory listing of businesses, 1919 dun mercantile reference source. Reference book and key with a list of banks and bankers, state collection laws, maps, etc. Mercantile definition of mercantile by the free dictionary. There are other credit reference books available for specific industries and types of businesses. The mercantile agency reference book for illinois pub. The mercantile agency reference book for the british. The evolution of commercial credit reporting agencies in.

That is, they act as a sort of clearing house of information about customers reliability in great britain and some european countries trade protective societies, composed. Describes a noun or pronounfor example, a tall girl, an interesting book, a big house. Excerpt from the mercantile agency reference book and key, for the dominion of canada, vol. If you have already created your account, you can login using your email address or reference number. Full text of the mercantile agency reference book and key see other formats. Full text of the mercantile agency reference book and key. Unique in its scale and the breadth of information it contains. Publication date 1864 topics business, merchants, credit ratings, industries publisher montreal. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Containing ratings of the merchants, manufacturers, and traders generally, throughout the dominion of canada, new foundland, magdalen. The mercantile agency reference book was published as a.

Containing ratings of the merchants, manufacturers, and traders generally mercantile agency, r. Includes alphabetical listing by county and community. Very good first edition no dust jacket 1, 353 clean pages with 9 pgs. British columbia city directories 18601955 page image. The book makes an attempt, to present the vast and complicated subject of mercantile law in a manner, easily comprehensible to the students, teachers, laymen, businessman and all others interested in the study of main business laws. Mercantile agency new york 23 editions published between 1906 and 1935 in english and held by 56 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Mercantile agency definition of mercantile agency by.

Shop from our large selection of vintage book reference book. From cambridge english corpus globalisation in the form of mercantile trade throughout these regions is also likely to have had a significant impact on the language of business. Title the mercantile agency reference book and key. Credit reports collection use the guide to identify volumes relevant to your research project. The mercantile agencys credit rating resource for july, 1928, about a year before the great crash of 1929. Douglass enacted a direct mail list for subscribers and also published the agencys first reference book. Mercantile or commercial agencies, is the name given in united states to organizations designed to collect, record and distribute to regular clients information relative to the standing of commercial firms. On some, the title on the spine is mercantile agency reference book.

Directories doing historical company research research. This book is a wonderful source for finding anyone in canada around the year 1890 1900 if they were engaged in an occupation which involved buying wholesale goods from merchants who were not local to them physically. Dun and bradstreet mercantile agency reference book 1908 dunn, seth. Credit reports collection is an invaluable resource for understanding the. Value of rg dunn mercantile agency reference book vol. Reference book and key containing ratings of merchants, manufactureres and traders generally.

The mercantile agency reference book and key, for the. We can help to discover lowest price vintage book reference book. A few pages with penciled initials next to entries. The title page, the mercantile agency reference book for the dominion of canada containing names and ratings of merchants, traders and manufacturers, january 1914 r. Newfoundland, and prince edward island mercantile agency on. When dunone of tappans eventual successors at the agencycame out with his own reference book, the volumes came equipped with locks. View this catalog record in worldcat for other possible copy locations. Mercantile agency definition is the agency of a factor who in the customary course of his business has authority binding on his principal to buy or to sell goods, to consign goods for sale, or to raise money by pledging goods. This title is known by several names including the dun and bradstreet reference book, or simply the reference book. The sign means this section can be opened to show more information. The mercantile agency reference book and key canadiana.