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Speech on Bimetallism and Agricultural Decline in Britain
A long excerpt recounts Major George Barnes's endorsement of Henry Chaplin’s Edinburgh address on Bimetallism and its link to falling agricultural prices. Chaplin argues the 1873 4 shift from bimetallism caused monetary changes that depress farm incomes, urging a return to pre 1873 monetary standards. The speech analyzes price indices, wheat trends, and global production versus money supply effects to explain persistent agricultural depression.
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George Barnes
Tenth District
Major Barnes
Edinburgh
Scotch Chamber of Agriculture
Henry Chaplin
House of Commons
Great Britain
Royal Gold and Silver Commission
Lord Salisbury
J. T
Sleaford
Gold and Silver Commission
United Kingdom
St. James's Hall
Royal Agricultural Commission
Gilmour
Clay
Economist
Loetbeer
Mr. Giffen
Sauerbeck
M. Palgrave
Clare Read
Albert Peil
America
Richmond Commission
England
St. James’s Hall
Bristol
River Plate
London
Ralli Brothers
Hull
Scotland
United States
Pari Passu
New
Europe
France
Rome
Pee Lane
India