Project Gutenberg 2011-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 102 Grant Suttie, George, Sir 1797 1878 Suttie, George Grant Grant-Suttie, George Letter to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Melbourne on the Cause of the Higher Average Price of Grain in Britain than on the the Continent Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Letter to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Melbourne on the Cause of the Higher Average Price of Grain in Britain Than on the Continent" by Sir George Grant Suttie is a socio-economic treatise written in the early 19th century. The book addresses the issue of why grain prices in Britain are significantly higher than those in neighboring European countries. It discusses factors such as scarcity, taxation, and wages, aiming to understand the underlying causes of this economic disparity. In the letter, Suttie argues against the commonly held belief that scarcity caused by monopoly is the sole reason for the higher grain prices in Britain. Instead, he posits that higher taxation and labor wages play a crucial role in elevating these prices. By presenting data comparisons between Britain and countries like Prussia, Suttie challenges the assertion that poorer land cultivation is to blame. He argues that not only does British labor yield more grain, but the real wages allow workers to buy significantly more than their continental counterparts. Ultimately, Suttie calls for a careful consideration of agricultural policies, particularly concerning the Corn Laws, ensuring that any changes do not disrupt domestic production and food supply. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Corn laws (Great Britain) Great Britain -- Economic conditions Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848 HF Text Category: History - British Category: Politics Category: Economics 42476 2025-08-14T14:22:10.595371 text/html 38430 2011-04-14T11:42:20 text/html 126517 2025-08-14T14:22:16.155804 application/epub+zip 124954 2025-08-14T14:22:14.004323 application/epub+zip 72457 2025-08-14T14:22:12.850347 application/epub+zip 334613 2025-08-14T14:22:17.691807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326208 2025-08-14T14:22:15.427346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86511 2022-09-16T12:08:15.296672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35543 2025-08-14T14:22:10.374359 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35321 2011-04-14T11:42:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19076 2025-08-14T14:22:17.822777 application/rdf+xml 26372 2025-08-14T14:22:13.342350 image/jpeg 4680 2025-08-14T14:22:13.094358 image/jpeg 13479 2011-04-14T11:42:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 12354 2011-04-14T11:42:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 124835 2025-08-14T14:22:10.600350 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog