credit system

credit n During so many years of oppression the fishermen had become so poor that they had to obtain advances in provisions and clothing at the commencement of each fishing season, at hish prices, and at the close to pay for them in fish, the price of which was fixed by the supplier. Thus arose the...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/17287
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Summary:credit n During so many years of oppression the fishermen had become so poor that they had to obtain advances in provisions and clothing at the commencement of each fishing season, at hish prices, and at the close to pay for them in fish, the price of which was fixed by the supplier. Thus arose the "supplying" or "credit system," which kept the fishermen con- stantly in debt and dependent on the capitalist, and in the end caused innumerable evils. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story MAY 1970 JH MAY 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used credit system, TRUCK1,(SYSTEM), credit time Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 24 Jun 2016