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AvEBAGE Prices of British Wheat, Barley, and Oats per Quarter (imperial 

 measure) as received from the Inspectors aud Officers of Excise according 

 to the Act of 27th and 28th Victoria, cap. 87, in each of the last Twenty- 

 six Weeks of the Year 1866. 



Average Prices per Quarter of British Corn in England and Wales in each 

 of the Years 1863, 1864, 1865, and 1866. 



1863. 



1864. 



Wheat 

 Barley 

 Oats . . 



s. d. s. 



44 9 ! 40 



3i II I 30 



21 3 20 



1865. 



5. d, 



41 10 



29 9 



21 ID 



1866. 



5. d. 



50 o 



37 6 



24 8 



Hill pastures are excluded in Great Britain, included in Ireland. 



England 

 Wales . 

 Scotland 

 Ireland . 



Wheat. 



Acres. 

 3,161,431 

 113,862 

 no, lOI 



300,474 



Barley 

 or Bere. 



Acres. 



1,877.387 

 146,323 

 213,619 



152,777 



Oats. 



Acres. 



1,503,990 



251,893 



1,004,040 



1,697,648 



Eye. 



50,570 

 2,452 



7,055 

 7,753 



Beans. 



Acres. 



492,586 



3,534 



28,537 



12,175 



Peas. 



Acres. 

 314,206 

 3,010 

 3,188 

 2,606 



Total of 

 Com Crops. 



Acres. 

 7,400,170 



521,074 

 1,366,540 

 2,173,433 



In England wheat formed 42-7 per cent, of corn crops; barley 

 25'4, oats 20-3. In Wales the proportions were respectively 21-8j 

 28-1, 48-3; in Scotland S'l, 15-6, 73-5; in Ireland 13-8, 7-0, 78-1. 



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