ABSTRACT
ON THE CORN TRADE.—CONSEQUENCES OF DEFENDING UPON A HOME SUPPLY OF CORN IN COUNTRIES OF GREAT CAPITAL AND POPULATION.—IT PRODUCES HIGH PRICES IN ORDINARY SEASONS, AND GREAT FLUCTUATION OF PRICES IN TIMES OF SCARCITY AND OF ABUNDANCE.—WHY THIS IS NOT THE CASE IN NEWLY-SETTLED COUNTRIES.—PROPRIETY OF FREE TRADE IN GENERAL.—DANGER OF INTRODUCING A NEW BRANCH OF INDUSTRY PREMATURELY.—EXTRACT FROM MIRABEAU’S MONARCHIE PRUSSIENNE ON THE ADVANTAGES OF FREE COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE.
