69:3.11 The early traders were [[women]]; they were employed as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spies spies], carrying on [[commerce]] as a side line. Presently trade expanded, the women acting as [[intermediaries]]—jobbers. Then came the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant merchant] class, charging a commission, [[profit]], for their [[services]]. [[Growth]] of [[group]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barter barter] [[developed]] into [[commerce]]; and following the exchange of commodities came the exchange of [[skill]]ed [[labor]]. | 69:3.11 The early traders were [[women]]; they were employed as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spies spies], carrying on [[commerce]] as a side line. Presently trade expanded, the women acting as [[intermediaries]]—jobbers. Then came the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant merchant] class, charging a commission, [[profit]], for their [[services]]. [[Growth]] of [[group]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barter barter] [[developed]] into [[commerce]]; and following the exchange of commodities came the exchange of [[skill]]ed [[labor]]. |