Word: embargoing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Typical of stocks which last week hit their 1933 highs as a result of the gold embargo and subsequent developments were: 1933 1933 Low High U. S. Steel 23⅜ 44½ General Motors 10 18⅞ International Nickel 6¾ 15 American Can 49½ 7 6 Homestake 145 204⅞ Anaconda Copper 5 15⅛ Liggett & Myers 49 ½ 79 National Lead 43¼ 90 Utah Copper 35 60 New York Central...
...Britain's embargo was not to take effect until April 26. It was for three months only. By unofficial count 80% of Soviet imports would be affected. Experts scanning the list announced that only 50% of last year's Russian imports would be affected. Parliament could not face the idea of banning caviar or sables from Britain-even for three months. Omitted too were the important imports of matches, fish, eggs. And the Government, by means of "observers" and "unofficial spokesmen," scattered hints broadcast that the embargo, although cocked & aimed, would not be fired if the sentences...
...validity of the embargo, under the recent Russian imports prohibition act, is limited to three months unless renewed. GOD SAVE THE KING...
...Soviet Foreign Trade Commissariat was more brusque. Retaliating against Britain's embargo, they declared a counter-embargo against British goods. This was to be no 50-80% embargo but a complete stoppage of the importation of British goods of any description. Three riders to the Russian embargo made it even more stringent...
Here was a real load, but it was not to be fired until the British embargo began. Soviet trade commissars privately hoped it never would. In 1932 British exports to Russia were valued at only ?9,000,000 against ?19,000,000 of Russian exports to Britain...