Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I. THE UTILITY OF BANKS AS A SOURCE OF MEDIA OF PAYMENT -- CHAPTER I. THE FUNCTIONS OF BANKING -- CHAPTER II. EARLY MINOR ARGUMENTS CONCERNING THE MERITS OF BANKS -- CHAPTER III. BANKS INCREASE THE COUNTRY'S CAPITAL -- CHAPTER IV. BANKS...

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I. WOOL-GROWING BEFORE 1800 -- CHAPTER II. THE ADVENT OF THE MERINO, 1800-1815 -- CHAPTER III. WOOL-GROWING FINALLY ESTABLISHED ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS, 1815-1830 -- CHAPTER IV. THE PERIOD OF THE EAST'S SUPREMACY, 1830-1840 -- CHAPTER V. THE RISE OF...