Word: marketably
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...prices broke in the spring of 1920, and started on their long downward course that continued to the early months of 1922. When prices are falling merchants purchase goods in as small amounts as possible, because they do not want to take the losses that would result if the market value of the goods should drop before they could sell them. For nearly two years the wholesale purchasing of the country was done on a short-time basis, and much of the ordering was almost on a week to week basis. This gradually produced a condition of distinctly low stocks...
...American art, bids fair to forecast a new era in the development of painting in this country. The object of the League of American Artists who are sponsoring the proposed building is particularly interesting,--to institute a "business organization for the exclusive purpose of establishing a great public market place where the work of American artists may be sold." Studies and galleries will be provided to be let to individuals or groups to make the building self-supporting, and it is hoped in this way to counteract what has been termed an overemphasis placed at present on foreign work...
...what we mean by wise. Do we mean worldly wisdom, a shrewd perception of the course which will lead to material success? In that sense of the word, such a measurement by themselves, that is by one another,--a guiding of conduct by the customary standards, by what the market place will tolerate, may be wise. Average honesty may be a good standard for mere money-making. The old proverb says that honesty is the best policy--meaning that it is best for purely business reasons. It may be or it may not. It may be so as a rule...
...will the Russian proletariat accept the new bills? They must, think the authorities, if the old bills can be called in. And as an inducement to this end, the Soviet Government has launched a "bread loan", by which it offers flour for sale at two-thirds the market price,--payment to be made this month and delivery at the end of the year. The Government is, in fact, gambling that heavy harvests this fall will reduce the price of flour to less than two-thirds of the present market price; but the peasants and laborers do not realize this...
...Wednesday the trouble came to a head with the murders of two policemen, the wounding of another, and the bombing of several buildings. In fact the situation closely resembles the Bay-market riots of several years age in the attempt to organize a reign of terrorism, and in the fierce response of the city to the attempts. The police have rounded up more than four hundred labor leaders and have arrested the "Union Czar" on suspicion of conspiracy. The search of the headquarters of the Union has resulted in the discovery of fuses, caps, revolvers, and ammunition;--the leaders...