Besides helping to prevent the movement of the British to the west, Valley Forge also obstructed the trade between Howe's forces and the farmers, thus threatening the vital subsistence of the redcoats and rendering their foraging to obtain necessary supplies extremely hazardous.

Banks the Butcher was a hard master and a hard father, a man who didn't seem to know the difference between the living flesh of his family and the hanging carcasses of his stock in trade.

Within the membership of this group, as has been found true of men in other professional or trade associations, the most ready portrayal of oneself to `` the public '' is that of a neutral agent simply serving the interests of a seller or buyer and mediating between them.

The similarity of the Roman abacus to the Chinese one suggests that one could have inspired the other, as there is some evidence of a trade relationship between the Roman Empire and China.

As a result, the Atlantic became and remains the major artery between Europe and the Americas ( known as transatlantic trade ).

The great trade routes and the agreements that made them possible were the driving force for activities between the different areas ; warlike states become states ready to produce and to sell.

As of November 2007, " trade between the two countries is booming as never before "

In March 2006, the trade volume between the two countries amounted to $ 400 million.

In 2010, the volume of bilateral trade with Iran was $ 200 million-which is approximately equal to the trade between Armenia and Turkey.

Kythira was a stopping place for trade and culture between Crete and the Peloponesus, so these stories may preserve traces of the migration of Aphrodite's cult from the Middle East to mainland Greece.

The early policy of Ambracia was determined by its loyalty to Corinth ( for which it probably served as an entrepot in the Epirus trade ), its consequent aversion to Corcyra ( as Ambracia participated on the Corinthian side at the Battle of Sybota, which took place in 433 BC between the rebellious corinthian colony of Corcyra ( modern Corfu ) and Corinth ).

Although the increased contact brought by trade between the Japanese and the Ainu contributed to increased mutual understanding, sometimes it led to conflict, occasionally intensifying into violent Ainu revolts, of which the most important was Shakushain's Revolt ( 1669 – 1672 ).

But between 1609 and 1614 King Felipe III expelled thousands of Moriscos who had remained in Valencia after the Reconquista, due to their cooperation with Barbary pirates who continually attacked coastal cities and caused much harm to trade.

In light of the economic gap between rich and poor countries, movement adherents claim “ free trade ” without measures in place to protect the environment and the health and well being of workers will contribute only to the strengthening the power of industrialized nations ( often termed the " North " in opposition to the developing world's " South ").

" Activists point to the unequal footing and power between developed and developing nations within the WTO and with respect to global trade, most specifically in relation to the protectionist policies towards agriculture enacted in many developed countries.

Its placement between Attica and the Peloponnesus made it a center of trade even earlier, and its earliest inhabitants came from Asia Minor.

It sets the following general guidelines regarding trade relations between signatory countries: pluralism, convergence, flexibility, differential treatment and multiplicity.

Because the differences between the prices are likely to be small ( and not to last very long ), this can be done profitably only with computers examining a large number of prices and automatically exercising a trade when the prices are far enough out of balance.

Its position as the Asia-Pacific gateway resulted in the settlement of the province by people of Asian descent, making it one of the most diverse and multicultural areas of Western North America, as well as helping start trade, cultural and diplomatic relations between Canada and the Asia-Pacific region.

The introduction of free trade between Russia and Belarus in mid-1995 led to a spectacular growth in bilateral trade, which was only temporarily reversed in the wake of the financial crisis of 1998.

Mercosur, a regional trade bloc between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

The MOU further strengthened bilateral cooperation between the two Southeast Asian countries, particularly in the fields of agriculture and farm-related trade and investments.

* Everett massacre ( 1916 ), violence in Washington, United States between trade union members and local authorities

In hindsight, the Lindros trade is seen as one of the most one-sided deals in sports history, and a major foundation for the Nordiques / Avalanche franchise successes over the next decade.

In the first season after the trade, 1992 – 93, the Nordiques reached the playoffs for the first time in six years.

The Nordiques president publicly announced that they would make Lindros the centrepiece of their franchise turnaround, and refused to trade Lindros, saying that he would not have a career in the NHL as long as he held out.

Because of Lindros ' popularity and hype, it is alleged that the NHL President intervened to get the Nordiques to trade him, as it would otherwise damage the image of the league.

Many consider this trade a key reason that the Colorado Avalanche ( the new name of the Nordiques after they relocated before the 1995-96 season ), went on to be an NHL powerhouse.

The Nordiques president publicly announced that they would make Lindros the centerpiece of their franchise turnaround, and refused to trade Lindros, saying that he would not have a career in the NHL as long as he held out.

Because of Lindros ' popularity and marketability, the Nordiques soon came under significant pressure from the NHL to trade him.

This trade was controversial for both teams, as Sundin was one of the Nordiques ' rising talents, while Clark was the Leafs captain and fan favorite.

Lindros, who had been picked first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1991 entry draft, had refused to play for Quebec during the 1991 – 92 season, forcing the club's owner Marcel Aubut to trade him.

After only one season at the Nordiques, Hextall was traded to the New York Islanders in return for Mark Fitzpatrick during the off-season, a move made because the Nordiques could only protect one goalie for the expansion draft and instead of losing him choose to trade him to Long Island.

This led to the Brewers being far enough down in the standings that management decided to trade free agent-to-be Carlos Lee to the Texas Rangers for closer Francisco Cordero, outfielder Kevin Mench, and two minor league prospects.

One key offseason trade between the San Diego Padres ' General Manager, Kevin Towers, and the Texas Rangers ' General Manager, Jon Daniels, would prove to have a dramatic impact on their 2006 season.

With a record of 46 – 59 at the July 31st trade deadline, the team traded Mark Teixeira and Ron Mahay to the Atlanta Braves in a deal that would eventually bring 5 prospects to the Rangers organization, including four of Atlanta's top prospects Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Elvis Andrus, Matt Harrison, and Neftali Feliz.

At the time of the trade, the Blues and New York Rangers emerged as front-runners, but the Blues met his salary demands.

Further financial difficulties saw them trade Alexei Kovalev to the New York Rangers the next season, quickly followed by the departure of Lang in free agency.

Gorman attempted to make a trade with the New York Rangers for Phil Watson, but the Rangers ' GM Lester Patrick refused the deal.

This was following the Rocket's retirement in 1960 and Doug Harvey's trade to the Rangers in 1961 ( he only lasted a year with the C ).

González came up as a center fielder, as did teammate Sammy Sosa ; but the Rangers opted to keep González and trade Sosa.

In July 2004, the Texas Rangers agreed to send the Rockies then-minor-leaguer Ian Kinsler and prospect right-hander Erik Thompson in exchange for Walker, but Walker vetoed the trade.

Then, following an incident in which Blyleven blatantly gave the finger to a television camera obviously focused on him during one of the Rangers ' rare nationally-broadcast games, Blyleven was again traded on December 8, 1977 to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of the first four-team trade in Major League Baseball history.

Columbus eventually found a trade partner in the New York Rangers.

In August 2001, Lindros joined the New York Rangers via trade.

Following the lockout in 2004 – 05, Ozoliņš was dealt to the New York Rangers at the trading deadline for a third-round draft pick ( which the Rangers had obtained earlier in a trade with the San Jose Sharks ).

After losing their initial bid for Bure, Wayne Gretzky, who retired the same season Bure was dealt to Florida, announced prior to the 1999 – 2000 season that he would have extended his career had the Rangers been able to pull the trade off.

Bure made his Rangers debut against the Vancouver Canucks the day after his trade on March 19, scoring a goal in a 3 – 1 loss to his former team.

" On November 10, 1978, Lyle was part of a major trade that sent him, along with Mike Heath, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich, Domingo Ramos and $ 400, 000, to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Juan Beníquez, Mike Griffin, Paul Mirabella, Dave Righetti, and Greg Jemison.

In his first season with the Rangers, Showalter managed the team to a 71 – 91 record – again in last place ; but following the high-profile, off-season trade which sent Alex Rodriguez to the Yankees, Showalter's Rangers jumped out to an early-season record of 17 – 9 by early May of the 2004 season.

After the especially unsuccessful 2004 campaign, the Rangers traded most of their high-priced veterans ; Leetch was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs just prior to the trade deadline for prospects Maxim Kondratiev, Jarkko Immonen, a first-round pick in the 2004 draft, which became Lauri Korpikoski, and a second-round pick in 2005, which became Michael Sauer.

In a trade to mainly reduce their salary, Pittsburgh sent Kovalev back to the Rangers on February 10, 2003.

Ruff played most of his NHL career for the Sabres, serving as captain of the team for nearly three years, but he was traded to the Rangers at the 1989 NHL trade deadline in exchange for a draft pick.

During the 2010 – 11 offseason, Young said that the Rangers had " misled and manipulated " him and requested a trade.