Among at least three-quarters of the people of the world, .goods bought aud sold seldom have a fixed value. The price paid is determined only after negotiations between buyer and seller. When the parties wish to keep the price a secret, the negotiations are carried on in a finger code under cover. Brices for rugs in Persia and rubies in Burma are settled by two men squeezing each other’s hand beneath a table or a piece of cloth.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 174, 20 April 1937, Page 11
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