266 ON THE PRICE OF GRAIN. 



The statistics of Houghton's collections are : 

 Wheat in 4864 entries from 632 localities. 

 Barley 3891 619 



Malt 3073 576 



Oats 3635 617 



Rye 2851 478 



Beans 2494 474 



Grey peas 2364 488 



Whitepeas2020 426 l 



1 For notes on the character of the seven scarcity years, 1692-1698, see Tooke's 

 History of Prices, vol. i. p. 30. It is to be regretted that Mr. Tooke, like many 

 other statisticians, has weakened his inferences by taking the civil year from January 

 to January, instead of the agricultural year from September to September. Nothing 

 but confusion and error can ensue from the common practice, which in dealing 

 with corn products cannot be too constantly deprecated. 



