text_original: when the price rose to 73s, The sliding scale proved, however, only moderately suc  cessful ; it put too large a premium upon speculation. But the Government were now confronted by a problem even more difficult than that of the Corn Laws.
text_transcription: VENTY THREE SHILLINGS THE SLIDING SCALE PROVED HOWEVER ONLY MODESTLY SUCCESSFUL IT PUT TOO LARGE A PREMIUM UPON SPECULATION BUT THE GOVERNMENT WERE NOW CONFRONTED BY A PROBLEM EVEN MORE DIFFICULT THAN THAT OF THE CORN LAWS
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