224 ON THE PRICE OF GRAIN. 



Chester grants are at 49*. 4</., the purchases at 46^., while the rents 

 are at 51.?. 3f<, the variation through the year not being considerable. 

 The malt rent at Cambridge gives an average of 211. 3^., the Eton 

 rents of 28^. of</., while the purchases, put together in the original, 

 are at 2&s. The Oxford malt rents are at 25-$-. The Winchester 

 grants are at 27^., the purchases at 25^. 6\d., while the rents are 

 at 25^. 6J</. Oats are considerably dearer. At Cambridge the 

 average is at i^s.o\d., at Eton ipj. 2%d., at Winchester 15^.9^. Oatmeal 

 at Winchester is a little dearer than in the previous year. It is cheaper 

 at Oxford, but the entry is for November only. Beans are decidedly 

 dearer, but peas are not so much raised in price. 



1678-9. Wheat is higher than in the previous year. The Cam- 

 bridge wheat rents are at 47^. 2|^., the highest price being at Lady 

 Day. The average of the bakehouse purchases is at 40^. 3^. The Eton 

 rents are at 6os. 6J</.,the purchases at 48^. $d., prices falling rapidly in 

 the summer. The Oxford average is at 84^. ^d. There is an entry 

 at Horstead Keynes at a very high price, and another at Portsmouth 

 (October i) at a price which is fairly agreeable with that of other 

 localities. The Winchester grants are at an average of 55^. i$d., the 

 purchases at 5u. $d. The rents give an average of 53^. 7|^. But 

 malt is cheaper than it was the year before. The Cambridge rents are 

 at 2os. 2\d., those of Eton at 26.?. $\d., while the purchases, very 

 numerous, but all apparently in the first half of the year, when prices 

 were generally highest, are at 26s. 2d. The Oxford average is un- 

 changed, at 24$. The Winchester grants are at 25^., the purchases at 

 25^. 3i<, while the rents are at 24^. ^\d. The price of oats is 

 variable, but on the whole less than in the previous year. The 

 Cambridge average is 1 2 s., that of Eton 1 7 j., that of Winchester 1 2s. 4\d. ; 

 a Lady Day oat rent being at i2s. Oatmeal at Winchester is un- 

 changed. Beans and peas are decidedly cheap. 



1679-80. Prices are falling. The wheat rents at Cambridge give 

 an average of 35^. iod., the bakehouse purchases are at 35^. nd. 

 The Eton rents are at 44^. But the College makes a considerable 

 purchase at 38^. 3^. The Oxford market supplies an average of 

 43 s. The Portsmouth assise is at 33^., the dates given being October i 

 and April i. The Winchester grants are at 56^., this being a last year's 

 liability. The purchases are effected at an average of 38^. yd., the 

 rents are at 41 s. There are no great fluctuations throughout the 

 year, but generally the prices of wheat and malt are falling. The 

 Cambridge malt rents are at 17^. 2\d. ; those of Eton are at 23^. 6d., 

 purchases being made at an average of 2is. g%d. The Oxford average 



