21. It was made clear that trade would be at international prices, with no subsidies or preferential treatment. 22. None of the above appertain to the taxi trade as the trade is predominantly self-employed. 23. Among those attending the conference were Chapelcross trades unionists andnames. 24. The trade was extremely competitive and the vessels were run on a shoestring resulting in many losses. 25. Such trade was difficult enough in the seventeenth century. 26. By the late-sixteenth century certain trades were already concentrated in particular localities within the West Midlands metalworking region. 27. If the distributive trades are included with the above, then three freemen out of every five provided for the customer. 28. The dominant trade was the production and processing of woollen cloth, crafts that engaged well over half the adult male population at the end of the Elizabethan era. 29. As noted earlier, internal trade is harder to document than external, but surviving evidence shows its variety. 30. Some trades were better than others, honourable as opposed to dishonourable, and within some trades there were differences between a quality and a poorer end. |