《关于价格和货币流通状况的历史第四卷》是一部经典性的著作，在经济学说目前占有不容忽视的重要地位。本系列丛书共分为6卷，讲述了1793-1856年间价格和货币流通状况的历史。作者对时间进行了严格的划分，分别介绍了不同年代间的谷物贸易、谷物价、谷物以外其他农产品的价格、物料流通状态、银行的监管问题等内容，并具体说明了各个时间区间的特点以及该时间段的谷物价格和大致产量。除此之外，作者还就《谷物法》以及金融机构的相关内容进行阐述，介绍了《谷物法》早期、中期和后期的特点及其颁布和实施后所带来的相关影响，自由贸易的原则在商业立法中的应用，英国银行的管理和相关政策，国家对金融、银行和信贷机构所采取的政策等。《关于价格和货币流通状况的历史第四卷》为该系列丛书的第4卷。
托马斯·图克（Thomas Tooke）（1774—1858年）是英国有名的经济学家、货币和价格理论专家，英国银行学派的创始人和主要代表人物之一。
威廉·纽马奇（William Newmarch）（1820-1882年）是英国有名经济学家、统计学家。
CONTENTS
PART I ON THE PRICES OF CORN FROM 1840 TO 1847
SECTION 1 Character of the season of 18391840．
Prices and estimated produce of wheat4
SECTION 2 Character of the season of 18401841．
Prices and estimated produce of wheat8
SECTION 3 Character of the season of 18411842．
Prices and estimated produce of wheat12
SECTION 4 Character of the season of 18421843．
Prices and estimated produce of wheat16
SECTION 5 Character of the season of 18431844．
Prices and estimated produce of wheat18
SECTION 6 Character of the season of 18441845．
Prices and estimated produce of wheat20
SECTION 7 Character of the season of 18451846．
Prices and estimated produce of wheat26
SECTION 8 Character of the season of 18461847．
Prices and estimated produce of wheat31
SECTION 9 On the variation of the supplies of
wheat from Ireland37
SECTION 10 On the probable future course of the
prices of wheat in the United Kingdom40
PART IION THE PRICES OF PRODUCE OTHER THAN CORN
SECTION 1 On the concurrent variations of prices，
the circulation， and the rate of interest， from the
close of 1839 to the autumn of 184448
SECTION 2 On the same phenomena， from the
autumn of 1844 to the close of 184768
PART IIIA GENERAL REVIEW OF THE CURRENCY
QUESTION IN ITS VARIOUS PHASES FROM 1797
TO THE CLOSE OF 1809
INTRODUCTION89
CHAPTER I THE PERIOD FROM 1797 TO 181992
SECTION 1 On the progress of the discussion from 1797 to 180992
SECTION 2 On the steadiness of the exchanges， and
on the variations in the prices of commodities，
during the first twelve years of the restriction102
SECTION 3 On the comparative magnitude of the
advances by the bank to the government during
the same period—（17971809）104
SECTION 4 On the progress of the discussion from
1809 to 1811108
SECTION 5 On the opinions of the bullion committee on the
phenomena of the circulation in 18091811111
SECTION 6 On the policy of the government in rejecting the
recommendation of the bullion committee for a
speedy resumption of cash payments128
SECTION 7 On Lord Kings requisition to his
tenants to pay in gold130
SECTION 8 On the possibility of the bank counteracting
the fall of the exchanges in 18091811133
SECTION 9 On the alleged excessive issues by the
bank， 18081814; and on the distinction between
small and large notes139
SECTION 10 On the readjustment of the relative values of
gold and paper between 1814 and 1819145
SECTION 11 On the uniform coincidence of the periods of
improved exchanges and diminished
foreign expenditure152
CHAPTER II THE PERIOD FROM 1819 TO THE CLOSE OF 1847
SECTION 1 On Sir Robert Peels speeches of May 1844．
The rationale of a fixed metallic standard159
SECTION 2 On Sir Robert Peels definition of “money”171
SECTION 3 On the currency principle184
SECTION 4 On the error of confounding paper credit with
paper money190
SECTION 5 On the circumstances which determine the outstanding
amount， and the effect on prices， of a currency of
convertible and of inconvertible paper204
SECTION 6 On the effects of different modes of
issue of a convertible and of an inconvertible
paper． Mr． Ricardos hypothesis of a gold
mine in the bank221
SECTION 7 On the effects of an influx of gold，caused by a
favourable exchange， as distinguished from an influx
caused by increased productiveness of the mines229
SECTION 8 Digression concerning Russian paper money234
SECTION 9 On a metallic circulation， as the
type of a perfect currency243
SECTION 10 On the distinction between currency
and capital; and on the actual and imputed
functions of country bank notes252
SECTION 11 On the alleged insufficiency of convertibility
to prevent excessive issues of bank notes， as asserted
to be proved by the history of the American banks281
SECTION 12 Summary of the argument against the theory
of the measure of 1844290
SECTION 13 On the former monetary crises， asserted
by Sir Robert Peel to prove the danger of
overissue of convertible notes293
SECTION 14 On Sir Robert Peels statement relative to
bankrupt banks306
SECTION 15 On the anticipations respecting the success of the
act of 1844， as expressed by its advocates and opponents312
SECTION 16 On the operation of the act of 1844， from September，
1844 to January， 1847328
SECTION 17 On the operation of the act of 1844
in the year 1847338
SECTION 18 Comparison of the crises of 1825 and 1847368
SECTION 19 On the defence of the act of 1844， by Sir R． Peel，
in his speech of the 3rd of December， 1847392
SECTION 20 On the arguments advanced to prove that
the act of 1844 has already averted or diminished
the risk of a suspension of cash payments413
SECTION 21 The conclusion of the argument on
the act of 1844443
APPENDIX
SUPPLEMENT TO PART Ⅰ453
Average prices of corn in England and Wales454
Home supplies of wheat， in harvest years， as indicated by the
offi returns for England and Wales： 18391847463
Prices and foreign supplies of wheat， in harvest
years， since 1828464
SUPPLEMENT TO PART Ⅱ467
Tables of prices of produce other than corn479
The accounts of the bank of England， from 1840 to
1847 inclusive484
Correspondence between the government and the bank of England—
25th Oct． 1847508
Statement of the quantity of gold produced in Russia during
the 28 years， 18191846510
Imperial manifesto513
Extracts from the evidence of Mr． Tooke before the select committee
of the house of commons， on banks of issue， in 1840523
Extract from the report of the select committee on the state of
commer credit— April 25th， 1793567
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