ON THE PRICE OF GRAIN. 225 



' In the subjoined tables the following facts are exhibited : 



I. The first table contains the annual averages of those kinds 

 of grain which it seemed desirable to tabulate in such a form. 

 Under each column, the first set of figures represents the aver- 

 age price, fractions being reduced to eighths of pence. The 

 second set denotes the number of entries from which the aver- 

 age has been calculated ; the third, the number of localities 

 from which evidence has been collected for each year. 



II. The second table represents the reduction of these corn 

 averages into grains of pure silver, the penny being taken at 

 20.625 grains, and the price being reckoned to two places of 

 decimals. 



III. The third table gives the decennial and general averages 

 for 140 years. 



IV. The fourth gives similar reductions into grains of silver 

 for the decennial and general averages. 



V. VI. The fifth and sixth are the average prices of oatmeal 

 and hemp-seed for the years in which evidence is supplied. 



The following are the statistics of the first table : 



Evidence of wheat is given in 7068 entries from 2423 



localities. 



Barley in 3629 entries from 1689 localities. 

 Drage in 941 entries from 574 localities. 

 Oats in 4718 entries from 2065 localities. 

 Beans in 954 entries from 705 localities. 

 Peas in 1854 entries from 1254 localities. 

 Vetches in 758 entries from 601 localities. 

 Rye in 1337 entries from 740 localities. 

 Best malt in 854 entries from 502 localities. 

 Inferior malt in 254 entries from 149 localities. 



