Word: cent
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...sale has been started, to last from March 19 to March 31. Nearly all the stock of general books, and many books used for reference and as text books have been reduced in price to such an extent that there will be an average loss of about 10 per cent...
...sale has been started, to last from March 19 to March 31. Nearly all the stock of general books, and many books used for reference and as text books have been reduced in price to such an extent that there will be an average loss of about 10 per cent...
...present year, considerable dissatisfaction was felt to exist, and to remove this the present system was devised by the superintendent, Mr. Waterman, and adopted by the society. The wisdom of this change is shown by the fact that the amount of business transacted this year has been sixty per cent greater than last year. In some departments the prices have been raised slightly; in others, as in the furnishing department, no change has been made, while the prices of text books has even been lowered. At the end of the year a dividend will be declared by the society...
...usual liking for gathering statistics, has compiled the following list, showing the relative preferences of fathers who have sent their sons to Yale this year. The first figures in each case refer to '91 and the second one, to '90, Sheffield Scientific School. Merchants, 39, 19 1-2 per cent.; 23, 25 per cent. General business, 28, 14 per cent.; 16, 18 per cent. Lawyers, 26, 13 per cent.; 4, 4 per cent. Manufacturers, 23, 11 1-2 per cent.; 17, 19 per cent. Mechanics, 17, 8 1-2; 8, 9 per cent. Farmers, 17, 8 1-2 per cent...
...sale has been started, to last from March 19 to March 31. Nearly all the stock of general books, and many books used for reference and as text books have been reduced in price to such an extent that there will be an average loss of about 10 per cent...