Word: curtail
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...will henceforth allow the price to drift as it will, even if this means elimination of high-cost producers. The history of copper has been full of attempts to peg the price, and even 1929's lesson was not heeded. Late last year the leading producers decided to curtail production by 20%. They boosted the price from 9½ to 12½ within one week (TIME, Nov. 24). But although production has remained curtailed as agreed, demand has also ebbed. The biggest copper buyers - utilities and the building industry - have been in no hurry to buy. While the daily...
...consulting physicians at present is Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur, M. D. Last week Dr. Wilbur was glad to announce that one of the giant's pains has been partially, temporarily, deadened. For Standard Oil Co. of Indiana finally agreed that for 90 days it will curtail its Venezuela production and imports by 23%. This compares to a 25% reduction by Royal Dutch-Shell. Although independent oilmen have wanted a total embargo or at least a tariff, this voluntary partial curtailment of imports was welcomed by them. Coming a week before the meeting of the Federal...
Shall progressive Turkey set an example to the world, drastically curb narcotic shipments, voluntarily curtail opium growing in Turkey...
...refusing to curtail spring practice the wishes of the players have won out over the demands of the reformers. It is well known that the players desire spring practice. Only those who want it need participate. Consequently it makes little difference whether or not the associations of athletic officials condemn spring practice...
...price of copper in Europe, and for a long time U. S. producers seemed to have a gentleman's agreement on price. In copper as in other U. S. industries, however, anti-trust laws prohibit definite price agreements. Copper producers now are attempting to curtail production, but the price was back last week to 10? after its recent jump from 9? to 12? (TIME, Nov. 24). The world copper situation is complicated by potential African production which may soon overbalance U. S. curtailment. Tin. Attempts to curb tin production have been hindered by the rivalry between Bolivia...