A History of Prices, and of the State of the Circulation, from 1793 to 1837 Preceded by a Brief Sketch of the State of Corn Trade in the Last Two Centuries, Volume 2 |
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31 August agricultural ation average price Bank issues Bank notes Bank of England bankers barley cause cent circumstances close coffers committee commodities compared consequence considerable consumption contraction corn laws cotton country banks country circulation crops currency deficiency demand deposits depression diminished discounts distress effect enlargement exchanges exchequer bills export extent fall of prices favourable February fluctuations foreign gold greater grounds harvest House of Commons important increase influence instance interval joint-stock banks joint-stock companies June June 25 liabilities loans London manufactures ment metallic millions money market monied capital months nearly nerally occasion operation overtrading paper payments Peel's bill period preceding pressure prevailed price of wheat prices of corn Private produce proportion quantity quarter rate of interest reduction rise of prices scarcity season securities small notes spirit of speculation spring of 1836 supply supposed tendency tion trade treasure value of money variations