text:  How would industry progress and wages be dispensed if the master manufacturer could offer payment of wages only in yards or pieces of cloth the iron-master in ore or the land-proprietor in oxen sheep corn hay or cabbages? In respect of commercial balances that of Great Britain against Russia is liquidated probably to some extent by the yearly balance resulting against Russia in her dealings with Persia; for the policy of Russia is to favour the commerce of Asia whilst oppressing that with Europe and Persia is always indebted to Great Britain