text_original: The new Act did nothing to steady prices ; it reduced agriculture to a gamble ; and it ai'oused bitter and just resentment among the commercial and industrial classes. To meet these difficulties Peel introduced his sliding scale in 1828, based upon the principle that it was desirable to keep the price at about 70s.
text_transcription: THE NEW ACT DID NOTHING TO STEADY PRICES IT REDUCED AGRICULTURE TO A GAMBLE AND IT AROUSED BITTER AND JUST RESENTMENT AMONG THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CLASSES TO MEET THESE DIFFICULTIES PEEL INTRODUCED HIS SLIDING SCALE IN EIGHTEEN TWENTY EIGHT BASED UPON THE PRINCIPLE THAT IT WAS DESIRABLE TO KEEP THE PRICE AT ABOUT SEV
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