- Production, difficulty of, benefits the landlord, 76. The cost of production, the regulator of the price of commodities, 542, 567, 568, 572, 573.
- Profits of stock difficult to ascertain, 410. The quantity of labour necessary to obtain the produce of land, is the criterion by which to estimate the rate of profit, wages, and rent, 44-48. A rise in the price of corn, productive of a diminution in the money value of the farmer's profits, 117-122. A rise in the price of raw produce, if accompanied by a rise of wages, lowers the agricultural and manufacturing profits, 125-130. Proofs, that profits depend on the quantity of labour requisite to provide necessaries for labourers, on that land, or with that capital which yields no rent, 131-144. Effects of an extension of foreign trade on profits, 146, 147. Proofs, that the profits of the favoured trade will speedily subside to the general level, 148-154. And so with respect to home trade, 155-157. Further proofs that profits depend on real wages, 173-175. Tax on necessaries virtually a tax on profits, 269, 270. Effects of a taxation of profits, considered, 270-284. The profits of stock diminished by a tax on wages, 285. Effects of accumulation on profits and interest, 398-416.
- Prohibition of importation of corn, effects of, considered, 437, 438.
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