formulating charter parties, berth term agreements and other documents setting forth the rights and duties of shipowners and shippers. Ship brokers act as intermediaries in the sale of vessels, finding buyers for those who wish to dispose of their craft, executing contracts of sale, and arranging all the details of the ship's transfer from one ownership to another. Owing to an increase in the amount of line traffic, the importance of ship brokers has somewhat declined, line companies as a rule not requiring their services but maintaining their own offices and their own freight solicitors. ANNIN, R. E. BISHOP, A. L. DUNCAN, C. S. Vol. XXV. DE HAAS, J. A. REFERENCES Ocean Shipping, Chaps. XXIV-XXIX. Outlines of American Foreign Commerce, Chap. IX. The Uniform Bill of Lading. Journal of Political Economy. Foreign Trade Organization, Chap. X. HOOPER and GRAHAM. Import and Export Trade. HOUGH, O. B. Practical Exporting, Chaps. X-XII. HUEBNER, G. G. Ocean Steamship Traffic Management, Chaps. VII-XIII. JOHNSON and HUEBNER. Principles of Ocean Transportation, Chap. XII. KIDD, H. C. Foreign Trade, Chap. IX. ROSENTHAL, M. S. Technical Procedure in Exporting and Importing, Chaps. I-VIII. SNIDER, MAULE and MACELWEE. Paper Work in Export Trade. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Miscellaneous Series No. 85. TOSDAL, H. R. Problems in Export Sales Management. Pp. 601-655. ZIMMERMANN, E. W Ocean Shipping, Chap XV. INDEX A Abbreviated forms in price quotations Acceptance credit, 350-352 Adapting goods to market require- Administration of the tariff, 104 through local foreign representa- Ad valorem duties, 86-88 "del credere," 277 manufacturers' export agents, 266- merchant-agents, 277-278 Agricultural duties, 77-78 Agriculture, U. S. Department of, Aids to shipbuilding and shipping, 96-97 American chambers of commerce abroad, 215-216 classification of imports, 39-40 ciation, 204-205 Manufacturers' Export Associa- Appraisement of merchandise, 337- 338 Appraisers, 134-135 Arbitration, work of the U. S. Assistants, consular, 196 Aughinbaugh, W. E., 338 B Baggage, customs regulations con- Balance of trade, 35-37 Banks, trade promoting services, 355- branch banks, 356-357 Basis on which duties are levied, 89–92 lading, "clean" and "dirty" or international, 382-383 "straight" and "order," 381 Blockade, 65-66 Bonded warehouses, classification in the United States, 139–140 Bounties, direct or open, and indirect or concealed, 98-99 examples of, 97-98 INDEX Commercial reciprocity treaties of wars, 7-8 Commission houses, export, 264-266 Compradors, 274 Comptrollers of customs, 174 Congress, 148-149 Consignment trade, 330 Consuls, compensation, 196-197 duties of, 190-191 examinations, 197-199 qualifications, 192-194 rights and privileges, 190 Correspondence, circular letters, 255- 256 foreign, 253-254 handling of foreign mail, 256 Credit department, 360-361 information, sources of, 364-369 Customs administration, 132 districts, 137 393 Customs, duties, agricultural, 77-78 anti-dumping, 83-85 compound or compensating, 88– export, 80-82 fiscal or revenue, 75-76 retaliatory, 127-128 specific, 85-86 frauds, 341-342 officers, appointments to and re- movals from service, 133 classification, 133-137 functions and powers, 132-133 D Dealers' advertising aids, 294 Declaration, entry of merchandise, 334 "Del credere" agents, 277 Department of Agriculture, 154-158 of State, 149-152 Depreciated exchange and foreign Dingley Tariff Act of 1897, reciproc- Direct sales to customers abroad, 270 Dock receipt, 378 Dollar exchange, 354-355 Dual tariffs, general and conven- maximum and minimum, 110-111 Dun, R. G., & Co., Mercantile Duties (see Customs duties) consular, 190-191 |