As against the immediate practical demands from without, the issue is clear and decisive.

与来自外部的直接实际要求相比， 这个问题是明确和决定性的。

The merchant importers, like all other merchants, we may believe, endeavour, as well as they can, to suit their occasional importations to what they judge is likely to be the immediate demand.

我们可以相信， 与所有其他商人一样， 商业进口商会尽其所能地使偶尔的进口适应他们认为可能是即时需求的需求。