Corn Law is amended but never comes into effect

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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In Britain, the Corn Law is amended, reducing the price at which foreign wheat may enter Britain from 80 shillings to 70 shillings per quarter, and fixing a sliding scale of duties. However, this Act is never put into practice, since the price of wheat never reached the required limit.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Corn Law is amended but never comes into effect". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17825, accessed 29 March 2024.]

17825 Corn Law is amended but never comes into effect 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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