Word: counters
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...statement to the CRIMSON, Chairman Levy said, "There have been so many charges of intimidations and denials and counter charges on the part of both unions that students, Faculty, and employees alike are at a loss. We hope, by sponsoring this impartial investigation, to decide upon the truth of these charges and to make the position of the University unequivocally clear to the employees...
...counter trading there is no fixed brokerage commission as in the exchanges, and dealers generally charge what the traffic will bear. Most o-t-c dealers prefer to sell as traders because the "spread" between what they paid for a security and what they sell it for can be far greater than are most commissions. In both cases, however, customers have little means of telling whether they are quoted a fair price or charged a fair commission...
This indisputable evil is counterbalanced by numerous advantages which make the o-t-c market virtually indispensable. Since most exchanges will not accept new security issues without much red tape, counter trading is their primary market.* It is also the primary market for buying and selling huge blocks of securities. On the New York Stock Exchange, sale in one deal of $10,000,000 in bonds would cause tremendous speculative excitement and price fluctuation. On the o-t-c market, it passes unnoticed. Secretive firms, loath to disclose their finances, also prefer to have their securities traded on the over...
...Strictly speaking, every new issue, whether destined for listing or not, begins its career with an over-the-counter sale-from underwriter to the public...
...Cooks$37.00 Butchers 32.00 General Cooks 30.00 Pantry Stewards 30.00 Vegetable Cooks 26.00 Kitchen Men 22.00 Short Order Cooks 20.00 Counter Men 20.00 Pot Washers 20.00 Store Men 20.00 Salad Men 20.00 Truckmen 17.00 Porters 17.00 Dish Men 17.00 Bus Boys 17.00 Waitresses 14.00 Pantry Women 14.00 Glass and Silver...