Letters to Butterfield & Swire
Bound volume of copies of letters to Butterfield & Swire covering routine management of John Swire & Sons interests including the renewal of the suggestion for opening a rice mill, (Sept 1893) the poor state of the tea market, the effects of the Sino-Japanese War on John Swire & Sons and...
| Order number: |
JSS Box 1179 (2 boxes) |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
27 Jul 1893-22 Nov 1895 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
JSS Box 1179 (2 boxes) |
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| Summary: |
Bound volume of copies of letters to Butterfield & Swire covering routine management of John Swire & Sons interests including the renewal of the suggestion for opening a rice mill, (Sept 1893) the poor state of the tea market, the effects of the Sino-Japanese War on John Swire & Sons and business in the East (1894-95) and difficulties in financing sugar purchase for Taikoo Sugar Refinery (Feb 1895). Also correspondence concerning Australian trade, especially the market for stout and the problems caused to John Swire & Sons by the bankruptcy of Lorimer, Rome & Co (1894) and extensive correspondence concerning Conference and Pool affairs and OSSCo business. |
| Extent: |
1002 |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ |
| User restrictions: | Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests. |
| Language: | English |
| Finding aids: |
Paper handlist available |
| Format: | Archive |