关于价格和货币流通状况的历史第四卷

CONTENTS

PART I ON THE PRICES OF CORN FROM 1840 TO 1847

SECTION 1 Character of the season of 18391840．

Prices and estimated produce of wheat4

SECTION 2 Character of the season of 18401841．

Prices and estimated produce of wheat8

SECTION 3 Character of the season of 18411842．

Prices and estimated produce of wheat12

SECTION 4 Character of the season of 18421843．

Prices and estimated produce of wheat16

SECTION 5 Character of the season of 18431844．

Prices and estimated produce of wheat18

SECTION 6 Character of the season of 18441845．

Prices and estimated produce of wheat20

SECTION 7 Character of the season of 18451846．

Prices and estimated produce of wheat26

SECTION 8 Character of the season of 18461847．

Prices and estimated produce of wheat31

SECTION 9 On the variation of the supplies of

wheat from Ireland37

SECTION 10 On the probable future course of the

prices of wheat in the United Kingdom40

PART IION THE PRICES OF PRODUCE OTHER THAN CORN

SECTION 1 On the concurrent variations of prices，

the circulation， and the rate of interest， from the

close of 1839 to the autumn of 184448

SECTION 2 On the same phenomena， from the

autumn of 1844 to the close of 184768

PART IIIA GENERAL REVIEW OF THE CURRENCY

QUESTION IN ITS VARIOUS PHASES FROM 1797

TO THE CLOSE OF 1809

INTRODUCTION89

CHAPTER I THE PERIOD FROM 1797 TO 181992

SECTION 1 On the progress of the discussion from 1797 to 180992

SECTION 2 On the steadiness of the exchanges， and

on the variations in the prices of commodities，

during the first twelve years of the restriction102

SECTION 3 On the comparative magnitude of the

advances by the bank to the government during

the same period—（17971809）104

SECTION 4 On the progress of the discussion from

1809 to 1811108

SECTION 5 On the opinions of the bullion committee on the

phenomena of the circulation in 18091811111

SECTION 6 On the policy of the government in rejecting the

recommendation of the bullion committee for a

speedy resumption of cash payments128

SECTION 7 On Lord Kings requisition to his

tenants to pay in gold130

SECTION 8 On the possibility of the bank counteracting

the fall of the exchanges in 18091811133

SECTION 9 On the alleged excessive issues by the

bank， 18081814; and on the distinction between

small and large notes139

SECTION 10 On the readjustment of the relative values of

gold and paper between 1814 and 1819145

SECTION 11 On the uniform coincidence of the periods of

improved exchanges and diminished

foreign expenditure152

CHAPTER II THE PERIOD FROM 1819 TO THE CLOSE OF 1847

SECTION 1 On Sir Robert Peels speeches of May 1844．

The rationale of a fixed metallic standard159

SECTION 2 On Sir Robert Peels definition of “money”171

SECTION 3 On the currency principle184

SECTION 4 On the error of confounding paper credit with

paper money190

SECTION 5 On the circumstances which determine the outstanding

amount， and the effect on prices， of a currency of

convertible and of inconvertible paper204

SECTION 6 On the effects of different modes of

issue of a convertible and of an inconvertible

paper． Mr． Ricardos hypothesis of a gold

mine in the bank221

SECTION 7 On the effects of an influx of gold，caused by a

favourable exchange， as distinguished from an influx

caused by increased productiveness of the mines229

SECTION 8 Digression concerning Russian paper money234

SECTION 9 On a metallic circulation， as the

type of a perfect currency243

SECTION 10 On the distinction between currency

and capital; and on the actual and imputed

functions of country bank notes252

SECTION 11 On the alleged insufficiency of convertibility

to prevent excessive issues of bank notes， as asserted

to be proved by the history of the American banks281

SECTION 12 Summary of the argument against the theory

of the measure of 1844290

SECTION 13 On the former monetary crises， asserted

by Sir Robert Peel to prove the danger of

overissue of convertible notes293

SECTION 14 On Sir Robert Peels statement relative to

bankrupt banks306

SECTION 15 On the anticipations respecting the success of the

act of 1844， as expressed by its advocates and opponents312

SECTION 16 On the operation of the act of 1844， from September，

1844 to January， 1847328

SECTION 17 On the operation of the act of 1844

in the year 1847338

SECTION 18 Comparison of the crises of 1825 and 1847368

SECTION 19 On the defence of the act of 1844， by Sir R． Peel，

in his speech of the 3rd of December， 1847392

SECTION 20 On the arguments advanced to prove that

the act of 1844 has already averted or diminished

the risk of a suspension of cash payments413

SECTION 21 The conclusion of the argument on

the act of 1844443

APPENDIX

SUPPLEMENT TO PART Ⅰ453

Average prices of corn in England and Wales454

Home supplies of wheat， in harvest years， as indicated by the

offi returns for England and Wales： 18391847463

Prices and foreign supplies of wheat， in harvest

years， since 1828464

SUPPLEMENT TO PART Ⅱ467

Tables of prices of produce other than corn479

The accounts of the bank of England， from 1840 to

1847 inclusive484

Correspondence between the government and the bank of England—

25th Oct． 1847508

Statement of the quantity of gold produced in Russia during

the 28 years， 18191846510

Imperial manifesto513

Extracts from the evidence of Mr． Tooke before the select committee

of the house of commons， on banks of issue， in 1840523

Extract from the report of the select committee on the state of

commer credit— April 25th， 1793567