Big Decrease in Carolina Exports Amid Cotton Slump
South Carolina merchandise exports totaled 22,538,080 in 1928, down from 36,280,313 in 1927, per US Commerce Department data. Raw cotton led value at 13,814,019, far below 1927’s 27,379,554, with declines also seen in cotton cloth tobacco products and wood goods amid reduced cotton production for the year ending July 31, 1928.
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United States Department of Commerce
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Mixed US trade data and wage analysis from 1920s report
The piece surveys South Carolina export commodities for 1928, noting metal products and textiles moving via eastern ports, plus misgivings on incomplete shipment records. It cites the U S Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce under C P Hopkins and highlights wage, cost, and productivity context from the National Bureau of Economic Research. It concludes with a reflection on American war casualties and automobile safety debates.
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C. P. Hopkins
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Washington
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England Losing Tourists Interest Says Countess of Limerick
The Countess of Limerick argues Americans no longer visit England as the nation loses its allure. She claims the U.S. now sends travelers to the Continent and that England appears as a parody of itself with American tastes and routines dominating.
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Massachusetts Wage Law Targets Delayed Pay Practices
Massachusetts employers must pay wages within six days after due or face a 40 fine and up to two months imprisonment. The new statute aims to end the practice of operating on capital due as wages.
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