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year greater earnings than 4 d. the highefi 

 price. In bread the fame contradictions are 

 found : The man who pays 1 d. a pound, 

 earns as much, within a few (hillings, as he 

 who pays 2 d. And he who eats it at id. f, 

 more. Whatever kinds of provifion are 

 taken, the fame contradictions will appear. 

 In no ftate of the cafe will there be found any 

 the lead: reafon for fuppoiing that the price 

 of provifions determines that of labour. 



If the table be thrown into two divifions, 

 the refult will be a manifeft contradiction. 

 The average aggregate price] £, ,. d, 



of 2d. I, zd.ifZnd^d. being I l ^ Q 



the three loweft prices, give | 



the average earnings of j 

 Ditto of 3*/. i, 3</.f, 3 </.i-,an<ri 6 



\d. the four highefi prices, j ^ * 



Excefs of the former, 



Average of the four loweflfl 



• •'CO 17 



prices, Jj / 



Ditto of the three highefi, 50 10 



Excefs of the former, 074 



No perfon can be fo hardy as to aflert, that 

 provifions cannot be too high relative to la- 

 bour; but what would the poor of a country, 

 that pays the average price of id.i. for 

 bread, butter, cheefe, and meat, fay, if the 

 X 4 price 



