rains drew up the wheat so much to stalk that the ears 

 are very light (Collinson). 

 1767 Wheat, 475. $d. per qr. (Twcy). 



Wheat in August, 40-$-. to $is. per qr. ; barley, 23^. to 

 275. ; rye, 22^. to 23^.; oats, 13*. to 15*.; malt, 32^. to 

 365-. ; peas, 24^. to 27^. ; beans, 2os. to 235-. per qr. 

 Hay at Whitechapel, 215. to 46^. per load; straw, from 

 145-. to 21,?. per load. Harvest not quite so forward as 

 usual, but a better prospect of a good crop of grain than 

 at any period for twenty years past ( Universal Museum). 

 Hard winter ; coaches plied on the ice on the Thames 



( )- 



Seine frozen for thirty-five days ( ). 



Wheat thrashed in Norfolk at 2s. ; barley and oats at 

 is. per qr. (A Young). 



Great floods in Yorkshire in August (Universal Mu- 

 seum). 



Towards the end of December a violent frost began, 

 which was very severe till 1 6th January following. The 

 Thames was frozen so hard that navigation was entirely 

 stopped. Roads in the country were quite impassable, 

 and many persons were found dead in the snow. This 

 was followed by a violent hurricane which did much 

 damage (Walter Thornbury). 



Wheat, 48 s. ; barley, 24^. ; oats, 18^. per qr. (Arthur 

 Young}. 



Labour in winter, lod. to is. per day ; in summer, 

 is. 6d. to is. &/. Reaping wheat, 4*. 6d. to 5^. per acre ; 

 mowing corn, lod. to i^d. per acre; hoeing turnips, 

 2s. 6d. ; butter, 6\d. to i\d. ; beef and mutton, $d. to 

 $\d. ; veal, 2\d. ; cheese, 3^. to $\d. per Ib. Arable 

 land in Wiltshire from 7^. to IQS. per acre in general 

 (Arthur Young). 



Severe weather in January ( G. White). 



Hard frost the whole month (Boyle). 

 1768 Wheat, 53^. gd. per qr. (Tovey). 



