A History of Prices and of the State of Circulation, Volume 1Longman, 1838 - Prices |
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abundance Adam Smith advance of prices agricultural appears Arthur Young ascribed ation average price Bank circulation Bank issues bank notes Bank of England Bank restriction Barley bills bounty bullion prices bushel cash payments cause cent circulating medium circumstances coin commercial consequence considerable consumption Continent of Europe continued corn laws country banks crops currency dearth deficiency degree demand depreciation discount distress effect excess exchanges export extent extraordinary fact fall of prices foreign payments former France greater harvest Henry Thornton high prices House of Commons importation increase inference instances interval labour low prices Michaelmas millions neral Oats observed occasioned operation paper and gold period preceding precious metals price of gold price of wheat prices of corn prices of provisions proportion quantity of money quarter raising the price range of prices reduced reference rise of prices scarcity seasons septier speculation spring supposed tion trade wages