Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...shoot holes in the trade of other nations with the British Commonwealth is the aim of the Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa, whether or not any bull's-eyes are hit. As between the U. S. and Canada, what hits may be made? Last week anxious traders . analyzed Canadian-U. S. trade as follows, using statistics of 1930, the last approximately normal trade year...
...India is not anxious to injure her trade with the United States. . . . India is making large plans for extension of her trade with the United States. . . . We must keep this in mind...
...Service may also make a bid in order to protect itself. Cities Service holds much Richfield common and preferred which would probably have no value if the Richfield bondholders accepted Mr. Sinclair's bid. Shell Union was also reported preparing a bid and Standard Oil of California, probably anxious to keep new competition away, was thought likely to raise its $17,000,000 offer...
...good measure the Dail voted numerous extraordinary powers to the Government before finally adjourning. "I will guarantee that these powers will not be abused," promised Mr. De Valera. "We are not anxious to extend the area of friction and this friction was not caused...
...theoretical value of $75, making the actual bid of $13,500.000, compared to $131,974,000 which Richfield's assets were listed at in 1929. Because Richfield's unsecured creditors were unlikely to get more than 20% of their claims and because Standard Oil of California was reported anxious to bid for the company it was thought that the offer would not be accepted at once. Fertilizer Merger. A merger was arranged last week between Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp., a leading producer of fertilizer and sulphuric acid, and Armour Fertilizer Works, wholly-owned subsidiary of Armour & Co. of Delaware...