 | Adam Smith - 1786 - 538 pages
...in the hands of one only ; and if it were divided among twenty, their competition would be juft fo much the greater, and the chance of their combining together, in order to raife the price, juft fo much the lefs. Their competition might perhaps ruin fome of themfelves; but... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1789 - 550 pages
...in the hands of one only ; and if it were divided among twenty, their competition would be juft fo much the greater, and the chance of their combining together, in order to raife the price> juft fo much the lefs. Their competition might perhaps ruin fome of themfelves ; but... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 532 pages
...were in the hands of one only; and if it were divided among twenty, their competition would be just so much the greater, and the chance of their combining...themselves; but to take care of this is the business of the par' ties concerned, and it may safely be trusted to their discretion. It can never hurt either the... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 544 pages
...in the hands of one only ; and if it were divided among twenty, their competition would be juft fo much the greater, and the chance of their combining together, in order to raife the price, juft fo much the lefs. Their competition might perhaps ruin ftrxie of themfelves;... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1818 - 714 pages
...in the hands of one only ; and if it were divided among twenty, their competition would be juft fo much the greater, and the chance of their combining together, in order to raife the price, juft fo much the lefs. Their competition might perhaps ruin fome of themfelves •,... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1822 - 562 pages
...were in the hands of one only ; and if it were divided among twenty, thejr competition would be just so much the greater, and the chance of their combining...discretion. It can never hurt either the consumer, of the producer ; on the contrary, it must tend to make the retailers both sell cheaper and buy dearer,... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1838 - 476 pages
...one only ; and if it were divided among tueuty, their competition would be just so much the ^reaiand the chance of their combining together, in order to raise the price, ju« 45 much the less. Their compétition might, perlaps, ruin some of themselves; but to ukc care... | |
 | Edwin Troxell Freedley - 1878 - 384 pages
...were in the hands of one only ; and if it were divided among twenty, then competition would be just so much the greater, and the chance of their combining...the business of the parties concerned, and it may be safely left to their discretion ; it can never hurt either the producer or consumer. On the contrary,... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1884 - 604 pages
...toAether, in order to raise the price, just чо much the less. Their competition might, periaps, nun some of themselves ; but to take care of this, is the business of the partie* concerned, and it may safely be trusted to their discretion. It can never hurt either the consumer... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1922 - 522 pages
...were in the hands of one only ; and if it were divided among twenty, their competition would be just so much the greater, and the chance of their combining together, in order to r*i« the price, just so much the less. Their competition might perhap ruin some of themselves ; but... | |
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If this capital is divided between two different grocers, their competition will tend to make both of them sell cheaper than if it were in the hands of one only; and if it were divided among twenty, their competition would be just so much the greater,... 
