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

advantage afford altogether ancient annual produce artificers 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 country gentlemen dearer diminish division of labour effect employed employment endeavour England equal Europe exchange expense exportation farmer foreign trade France frequently gold and silver greater quantity importation increase industry inhabitants interest land and labour landlord less maintain manner manufactures merchants metals mines money price monopoly nations natural price naturally necessarily necessary occasion paid particular perhaps Peru pound weight precious metals present price of corn productive labour profits of stock proportion proprietor purchase quantity of labour raise regulations rent revenue rude produce scarcity Scotland seems seignorage seldom shillings society sometimes sort subsistence sufficient supply supposed tillage tion town value of silver villenage wages of labour wealth wheat whole workmen