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(k) — Statement shoiving the prices of food-grains at certain stations in the 

 Coimhatore district, obtained from certain old cadjan accounts kept by 

 merchants and landholders. 



Grains. 



Quantity. 



Years. 



Price. 



Paddy 



Paddy 



Cholum 



Ragi 



Cholum 



Karur. 



One kalam (36 Madras 

 measures). 



1830-31, 



year. 

 1835-36 

 1890 . 



a famine 



Dhdrapuram 

 51 Madras measures 

 48 do. 



54 do. 



Prior to 1840 

 1888 



Prior to 1840 

 1888 



Prior to 1840 

 1888 



Palladam. 



One podi (230 Madras 

 measures). 



One podi 



1837-38 



1838-39 

 1839-40 

 1888-89 

 1837-38 

 1888-89 



RS. A. P. 



12 



8 

 2 10 7 



1 



3 7 10 



1 



1 12 7 



1 



2 4 



5 



6 

 6 



14 

 5 



14 



(i) — Statement showing the prices of articles of food, ^c, in 1890 as compared 

 tvith those about 1800 in the villag>i of Singdnallur (5 miles from 

 Coimhatore) compiled from the accounts preserved hy the Eurnam or 

 Accountant oj the village. 



