An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

act of parliament advantage afford altogether ancient annual produce augmented balance of trade bank bank of England bounty Britain bullion butcher's-meat carried cattle cent century cheaper circulating capital coin colonies commerce commodities commonly consequence consumed dearer demand duty employed employment endeavour England equal Europe exchange expense exportation farmer foreign trade France frequently gold and silver greater quantity home market importation increase industry inhabitants interest joint stock company land and labour landlord less maintain manner manufactures merchants metals mines money price monopoly nations natural price naturally necessarily necessary occasion ordinary paid particular perhaps Peru pound weight present price of corn productive labour prohibition proportion proprietors purchase quantity of labour raise regulated rent revenue rude produce scarcity Scotland seems seignorage seldom shillings society sometimes sort Spanish West Indies subsistence sufficient supply supposed thousand pounds tillage tion town value of silver wealth wheat whole workmen