194 ON THE PRICE OF GRAIN. 



able. The highest price at Cuxham is found on July 20, the lowest 

 on April 2. Wheat was cheap near London and in the eastern 

 counties, dearer however, though only slightly, in the west. The 

 proportion between wheat and other kinds of grain is close. Oats 

 are cheap, being rather below the average. Beans, peas, and vetches 

 are also low. 



1301. The information is of the same character as above, and the 

 prices of wheat, though slightly higher than in the previous year, are 

 still below the average. At Cuxham the price is low at first, and 

 gradually rises till April, when a slight decline follows. The highest 

 price of the year is found in Kent. Eastern rates are rather above 

 western and midland. Near London the price is moderate. The 

 other kinds of grain, though a little lower than the proportion, are 

 fairly proportionate. Beans, &c. are abundant and cheap. 



1302. The evidence is rather scantier. Prices of wheat are rather 

 lower, the maximum price at Cuxham having been $s. zd. on May 9th. 

 On the whole, prices are very uniform over the kingdom, a slight 

 increase in the rate being observed in the neighbourhood of London. 

 Barley, too, is low. Oats, however, are rather high, considerable sales 

 at a rate above the proportion being effected in Suffolk. The evi- 

 dence of the price of rye is small, but sufficient for the purpose. 

 Beans, &c. are low. 



1303. The evidence similar in quantity to that of the year before. 

 The price of wheat is considerably lower, the highest rate at Cuxham 

 being that of July, 4,?. 2d., the rate at which it commenced from the 

 preceding year ; the lowest, on May 1 7, being 3^. 8</. The rate is still 

 lower in Warwick and Hants, and is highest on some of the eastern 

 manors. Malt is rather high, but the other kinds of grain are fully 

 proportionate, oats being still, from high prices in the eastern coun- 

 ties, in excess of the average. Rye is very cheap, as also are 

 beans, &c. 



1304. The information is more abundant. A considerable rise 

 takes place in wheat, especially in the neighbourhood of London. 

 At Cuxham it stands during the spring and summer almost uniformly 

 at 6s. 8d. A small quantity is bought at Attleborough, in Norfolk, at 

 the high price of IQS. This was probably seed. A similarly high 

 rate characterizes all the purchases at the same place. Other kinds 

 of grain however, with the exception of rye, do not experience a 

 corresponding rise, though they are all much enhanced in price. 



1305. The evidence, though not very abundant, is derived from 

 a wide area, taking in, for the first time, some on the Earl of Glou- 



