AN ECONO!IXCS LECTURE congnued and in - turn was fed tO the hogs in Mexico. aferhunsbed tons were ground into flour and donated to the University of Panama to be used in lining their football field. Therefore it is reasonable to assume that the Brazilian exports of their commodity A were sufficiently great to offset the national debt so that the importatidb of sixty million back44cratchers from' Japan did not give them an unfavorable balenrP Of trade - . So Much for commodity A. Now lot us look at commodity Be TTith comLordity B we have an entirely different type of Situation. In the first place commodity B trailed commodity A ty 100,000 tons because of the heavy rain experienced in the interior. As a result Cuban productionwas curtailed to such an extent that their country was unable to furnish the byproducts to Switzerland nceded.in the manufacture of cuckoo clocks. This caused the Swiss to divert their nonpater into other channels, so that Honduras , wasflooded by cheap imports, thus creating widespread unemployment in that country. The only thing which saved HondUras from bankruptcy was that Ecuador declared tar on Argentina. This, however, is getting a little detailed; so we I D. let it go at that. Lastly, we have commodity C of BraZilian exports, Which presents a wide variety of products except for sugar cane. By the way, if you have any questions don't hesitate to stop me at any time,. where I? Oh, yesl Due.to priorities given products A 4,72 d B, there: was no shipping space:awallable for commodity C, that 14- to - Say, until the second Thursday. of,Arbe -onsuing fiscal year, at which ties the mcrahariLvarinz„lignring recoiled an addition in vessels, proceeded to China, carrying onethimi)mf the total exports contained in—commodity C except for rico, fish, barley, and - mwOutawbured - pavearts. ,J 1 is gave Brazil an income of 600,000,000 -Pcons 3 thichAs about one half of the -mono,. taken in at the local College Campus Hoppe. Is that clear to everyone? Good. Now 3A-us gAtolcbt...auwalztza .that....aa ,AN FRESHIEN' TEEK EDITION been said. Everyone should be sure to got this down in his notes so 12013 eemember it— it's a sure question for an exam. First, Brazil's oxportatiou. of her three commodities is a claa.4ic example of foreign trade except for her tariff difficulties with Turkey. In this case, as with France and ItL.4 impotts have no resemblance to the interstate commerce of the United. States. Consequently American oxportf . .; to such foreign placob as Beaver Meadows, Meade°, or Sugarloaf vust be discontinued. I think tic have time for a short quiz before dismissal. Everyone take out a sheet of paper and answer these questions, true or false: 1. Mat were the three commodities Brazil exported? If not, why? How does this affect John Q. Public in the average American town? This &eludes Hazleton. If the tern is more than two thpusand miles away, give the names of the members of the fire department. If not, explain why in less than ten thousand words. 2. Illy does Norway's exportation of fish to Poland reflect upon the price of Vheaties in California? S. Explain why Japan has recently conducted an election. "That's all, students." (Five minutes elapse.) "All right, pass your papers to the right. Your assignment for tomorrow will be: 1. Redd the next ten chapters in your text, and prepare the material in outline form. 2. For your supplementary reading, Tin ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE EARTHWORM, by I. B. Adope, will be discussed in its entirety. 3. Prepare a short paper in loss than six hundred pages giving the economic potent 'attics of discarded grape fru4 rinds. If done in longhand a few hun dred more pages will. bo requirea "That will be all for tOday• Class is dismissed." * * * * 41. * * *-* * *
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