Excerpt from The Corn Law Question: Shortly Investigated; Addressed Principally to the Agriculturists of Scotland The capital which is employed in purchasing in one part of the country in order to sell in another the produce of the industry of that country, generally replaces, by every such Operation, two distinct capitals, that had both been employed in the agriculture or manufactures of the country, and there fore enables them to continue that manufacture. When it sends out, from the residence of the merchant, a certain value of commodities, it generally brings back in return at least an equal value of other commodities. When both are the pro duce of domestic industry, it necessarily replaces, by every such operation, two distinct capitals, which had both been employed in supporting productive labour, and thereby ena bles them to continue that support. The capital which sends Scotch manufactures to London, and brings back English corn and manufactures to Edinburgh, necessarily replaces, by every such operation, two British capitals, which had both been employed in the agriculture or manufactures of Great Britain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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