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(e) — Statement shoiving the average prices in Madras of the staph 

 commodities of trade. 



Remarks. — Taken roughly, it will be seen that the nominal prices of the articles of 

 import in 1874-76 are about the same as in 1850. From Mr. O'Conor's report on the 

 trade of India for 1890-91, it appears that the prices of staple imports at Calcutta have 

 fallen since 1873 as shown below, taking the prices in 1873 to be represented by 100. 



Information regarding variations in the Madras prices is not available, but there is 

 little doubt that prices in Madras have fallen in about the same proportions as in Calcutta , 



