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Irish International Trading Corporation Descriptive List.

Sean O Sullivan appointed office manager. General discussion of trading policy, decision that '...as far as possible, the Company trade with wholesalers on a commission basis. Decided to get experienced advice as to rates of commission to be charged'. (p3) Correspondence from Emmet J. MacCormack of Moore and MacCormack Co. Inc. New York, re. Irish American Trading Company, '...Mr. JL Fawsitt (Diarmaid Fawsitt) had been taken into confidence and advocated a working agreement between the two companies'. (pp.1-3) (23 Jul 1920) Application for shares amounting to £8,939 had been received, decision to proceed to allotment. (p.6) (18 Aug 1920) Procurement of wholesale goods looked at, including Basic Slag, Cottonseed Cake and Meal, Flax, Cured Mackerel, Fine Chemicals, Tweeds and Homespuns, Lace, Automobiles (pp11-13) (20 Oct 1920)

Correspondence from Flax growers, Clonakilty district (p.22) (11 Jan 1921)

Resolution prohibiting trade of firearms, ammunition or explosives unless authorised by a meeting of Shareholders (p27) (1 Feb 1921)

Trading with Germany, correspondence from Victor Zorn, Berlin. (p.31) (15 Feb 1921) Dissatisfaction with serious delay in arrival of SS Sarcoscie with 5000 tons of American coal from the Allegheny coal and mining company of New York, Messrs. Sutton and Co. to be given handling of the cargo on account of the IITC. (p41) (7 Jun 1921) 1st ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the company, held at Victoria Hotel, Patrick Street, Cork. Chairman's statement that 'with normal and settled conditions, the Company should prove to be of great utility to the mercantile community and a good investment for the Shareholders...'. Lord Mayor Domhnaill O Cealleachain, speaking in Irish, proposed re-election of Liam de Roiste as Director. (p65-66) (28 Sep 1921) 200 shares allocated to JL Fawsitt (Diarmaid Fawsitt), 100 of which without payment owing to his services to the Company in America. (p68) (4 Oct 1921)

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