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    小说站  www.xsz.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.tw台湾小说网  www.192.twiii,c.25,thebank

    agreedtopaytogoventfortherenescharter

    l110,000ent.thissutherefore,did

    notincreaseeitherofthosets.

    thedividendofthebankhasvariedagtothe

    variationsieoftheihas,atdifferent

    tis,reohadadvahepublic,as

    stahisrateofi

    hasgraduallybeenredue

    yearspastthebankdividendhasbeenatfiveandahalfper

    t.

    thestabilityofthebankofenglandisequaltothatofthe

    britishgovent.allthatithasadvanust

    belostbeforeitscreditorssustainanyloss.noother

    bankingpanyinenglandbeestablishedbyactof

    parliant,ororethansixers.itaot

    onlyasanordinarybank,butasagreateate.it

    receivesandpaysthegreaterpartoftheannuitiesharedue

    tothecreditorsofthepublic,itcirculatesexchequerbills,

    anditadvaheannualauntofthelandand

    lttaxes,eyears

    thereafter.inthosediffereions,itsdutytothepublic

    ysotishaveobligedit,houtanyfaultofits

    directors,tooverstockthecirculatio

    likeertsbills,andhas,uponseveral

    differentoccasions,supportedthecreditoftheprincipal

    houses,notonlyofengland,butofhaurgandholland.uponone

    occasion,in1763,itissaidtohaveadvancedforthispurpose,

    inonel1,600,000,agreatpartofitinbullion.i

    donot,hoeherthegreatnessofthe

    suortheshortnessoftheti.uponotheroccasions,this

    greatpanyhasbeenreducedtotheyofpayingin

    sixpences.

    itisnotbyaugntingthecapitaloftheuntry,butby

    renderingagreaterpartofthatcapitalactiveandproductive

    thanostjudiciousoperationsof

    bankingcreasetheindustryoftheuntry.thatpartof

    hiscapitaluneloyed,

    andinreadyney,foransands,issoch

    deadstock,ainsinthissituation,

    produortohisuntry.thejudicious

    operationsofbankingenablehiohisdeadstoto

    aaterialstoo

    toolstoh,andintoprovisionsandsubsisteowork

    for;intostoselfandto

    hisuntry.thegoldandsilverneyesinany

    untry,andbyansofheproduceofitslandandlabour

    isannuallyers,

    is,inthesahereadyhedealer,alldead

    stock.itisaveryvaluablepartofthecapitaloftheuntry,

    hingtotheuntry.thejudiciousoperations

    ofbanking,bysubstitutingpaperintheroofagreatpartof

    thisgoldandsilver,eheuntrytreatpart

    ofthisdeadstotoactiveandproductivestotostock

    ethingtotheuntry.thegoldandsilver

    neyayveryproperlybe

    paredtoahighcirculatesandcarriesto

    rketallthegrassandoftheuntry,producesitselfnot

    asinglepileofeither.thejudiciousoperationsofbanking,by

    providing,ifiybealloetaphor,asortof

    hroughtheair,eheuntryto,asit

    partofitshighogoodpasturesand

    fields,andtherebytoincreaseverynsiderablytheannual

    produerdindustryofthe

    untry,houstbeaoaybe

    soented,otbealtogethersosecureheyare

    thus,asithedaedalianwingsofpaper

    neyasheytravelaboutuponthesolidgroundofgoldand

    silver.overandabovetheactstoheyareexposed

    froheunskillfulnessofthenduoney,

    theyareliabletoseveralothers,fronoprudenceor

    skillofthosendu.

    anunsuccessfulple,inygot

    possessionofthecapital,andnsequentlyofthattreasure

    oney,casiona

    chgreaternfusioninauntryheion

    haninonehegreaterpartofit

    entof

    radebut

    eitherbybarterorupo.alltaxeshavingbeenusually

    paidinpaperheprincehavehaleither

    topayhistroops,ortofuishhisgazines;aeof

    theuntryuchreirretrievablethanifthegreater

    partofitscirculationhadnsistedingoldandsilver.a

    prinaintainhisdonionsatalltisinthe

    stateinosteasilydefendtheought,uponthis

    aultiplication

    ofpaperneyheverybanks;but

    evenagainstthatltiplicationofittofill

    thegreaterpartofthecirculationoftheuntryhit.

    theaybensideredas

    dividedintotbrahecirculationofthe

    dealershoher,andthecirculatiohedealers

    andthensurs.thoughthesapieoney,herpaper

    ortal,ybeeloyedsotisintheonecirculationand

    sotisiher,yetasbotharenstantlygoingonat

    thesati,eaoneyofonekind

    oraocarryiton.thevalueofthegoodscirculated

    bethedifferentdealers,neverexceedthevalueof

    thosecirculatedbeters;ever

    isboughtbythedealers,beingultitelydestiobesoldto

    thensurs.thecirculatiohedealers,asitis

    carriedonby

    foreveryparticulartransa.thatbethedealersand

    thensurs,orary,asitisgenerallycarriedonby

    retail,frequentlyrequiresbutverysllones,ashilling,or

    evenahalfpenny,beingoftensuffit.butsllsu

    asters

    refrequentlythanaguinea,andahalfpennyrefrequently

    thanashilling.thoughtheannualpurchasesofallthe

    nsurs,therefore,areatleastequalinvaluetothoseofall

    thedealers,theygenerallybetransacteduchsller

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