What Farmers Require Is, That The Prices Should Be Moderate, And The Markets Steady; And For This Reason I Did, In 1826, 1827, And 1828, Take The Course Which I Would Now Recommend To The House. - SearchQuotes

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What farmers require is, that the prices should be moderate, and the markets steady; and for this reason I did, in 1826, 1827, and 1828, take the course which I would now recommend to the House.

Joseph Hume

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