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S31. Methods and Media of ExciiANfiE — Continued. 



Methods of conveyancing. Deeds and titles. Bills and receipts. Examples 

 of papers and systems and everything pertaining to record of commercial 

 transactions hetween two parties. 



Precautions against counterfeits and misappropriation of funds, bell- 

 punches, cash and check registers. 



Counting-houses, stores, and sliops. Organization. Methods of bookkeep- 

 ing. Flans and drawings of exteriors and interiors. Ground plans, show- 

 ing systems of arrangement. Counters. 



Mechanical devices for distributing change. 



Furniture and tittings. 



Methods of distributing goods to purchasers. Devices used for wrapping 

 and tying. Baskets and boxes. 



Pictures of representative houses in America and abroad. 



(For Advertising Systems, See 838). 



Auctions and auction houses. 



Auction catalogues. 



Pictures of representative estal)li8hments. 



Boards of trade. Merchants' produce, and stock exchanges. 



Market houses and their accessories. Bazaars. Arcades. 



832. Export and Import. Interstate Commerce. 



History of traffic. Early routes. Commercial routes. 



Routes of transportation and traffic. 



Land transportation, with reference to transporting commercial wares. 



Warehouses and their arrangement — plans and pictures. 



Cars and otlier vehicles, as arranged for special traffic. 



Devices for loading and unloading. 



Water transportation, with reference to commerce. (Heads as under Land 



Transportation.) 

 Express and delivery companies. 

 The handling and delivery of goods (Manutention.) 

 Methods of record, etc. Custom-house methods. 

 Bills of lading, etc. 

 Duties. Bonded warehouses. 



833. Markets. Centers of Supply and Demand. 



Maps, statistics and literature, showing the lines of distribution from the 

 principal iiroducing centers of the world to the countries which depend 

 upon them for supply. 



Similar exhibits, sliowing the lines of supply for the principal centers of con- 

 sumption of mercantile wares. 



Similar exhibits, showing lines of distribution for ench of the principal arti- 

 cles of commerce. 



Special market exhibits, showing the kind of wares especially accejttablo to 

 purchasers in non-producing countries. (Especially textiles, tools and 

 food-products.) 



Special collections showing the nature of articles exported or imported in 

 large quantities from little-known countries. 



Pictures of great market centers or other matters of interest in connection 

 with the subject. 



834. Pricks. 



The history of prices as shown by ancient bills, etc. Ledgers, literature and 



statistical tables. 

 Curves showing Huetuations in prices and their causes. 

 Curves sliowing Huetuations of ])rices of real estate in America to town, in 



connection with increase of population and trade. 



