CORN LAWS. 



CORN LAWS. 



divers occasions, that it is very hard and diffi- Wheat Meal and Flour. For every barrel, being 196 Ib , 

 cult to put any certain prices to any SUCh ad"tyequal in amount to the duty payable on 38 gal- 

 things." Iii 1534 (1 P. & M. c. 5), corn was ! 



again allowed to be exported when the price tLTmnT^, r e ,h 6ry . quantitv of 181 *. * duty equal 

 of wheat did not exceed 6.. 8rf. per quarter. I J lhe duly payable n a quarter of oat8 ' 



This standard was increased to 10s. by the 5 *% J&ftStt* Bear or Bi fff-~ Fnr 

 Eliz. c. 5 (1562) ; and in 1571 (13 Eliz. c. 13), Z^^^rtVS*}! munt " lhe d ty 

 the exportation was directed to be regulated See WHEAT. 



An Account showing the total Quantities of Wheat 

 and Wheat Flour imported from Foreign Coun- 

 tries and from British Colonies. 



from average prices by the lords of the council. 

 In 1807, the bounty upon the exportation of 

 grain finally ceased. 



According to the English Corn Law Act, 

 existing in 1842, corn inspectors are appointee 

 in 287 towns, to transmit returns to the Board 

 of Trade, who compute the average weekly 

 price of each description of grain, and the ag- 

 gregate average price for the previous six 

 weeks, and transmit a certified copy to the 

 collectors of customs at the different out-ports 

 The aggregate average regulates the duty on 

 importation according to the following scale: 



If imported from any Foreign Country. 



Wheat. Whenever the average price of wheat, made up 

 and published in the manner required by law, shall be 

 for every quarter s. d, 



Under 5!s. the duty shall be for every quarter 1 

 51s. and under 52s. - - - - - 19 



52s. 

 55s. 

 56s. 

 57s. 

 58s. 

 59s. 

 60s. 

 61s. 

 62s. 

 63s. 

 64s. 

 65s. 

 66s. 

 69s. 

 70s. 

 71s. 

 72s. 



55s. 

 56s. 

 57s. 



58s. 

 59s. 



61s. 

 62s. 

 63s. 

 64s. 

 65s. 

 66s. 



71s. 

 72s. 

 73s. 



73s. and upwards 



18 

 17 

 16 

 15 

 14 

 13 

 12 

 11 

 10 

 9 

 8 

 7 

 6 

 5 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 1 



Barley. Whenever the average price of barley, made 

 up and published in the manner required by law, shall 

 be for every quarter s. d. 



Under 26s. the duty shall be for every quarter 11 

 2Rs. and under 27s. 10 



27s. 



31s. 

 32*. 

 33s. 

 34s. 

 35s. 



31s. 



33s. .... 



34s. .... 



35s. .... 



36s. .... 



36s. 37s. - 



37s. and upwards .... 



Oafs. Whenever the average price of oats, made up 



and published in the manner required by law, shall be 



for every quarter s. d. 



Under 19s the duty shall be for every quarter 080 



19s. and under 20s. .070 



20.?. 23s. *0 6 



23s. 24s. 050 



24s. 25s. 040 



25s. 26.9. 030 



26s. 27s. - - - - -020 



27s. and upwards - - - - -010 



Rye, Pease, and Beans. Whenever the average price of 



rye, or of pease, or of beans, made up and published in 



the manner required by law, shall be for every quar- 



ter 



Under 30s. the duty shall be for every quarter 

 and under 33s. - 



33s. 

 34s. 

 3.5*-. 

 36s. 

 37s. 



34s. 

 35s. 

 36s. 

 37s. 



4Is. 



40s. 

 41s. 

 42s. 



42s. and upwards 

 354 



s. d. 



11 



10 







8 6 



7 6 



6 6 



5 6 



4 6 



3 6 



2 6 



1 6 

 1 



The average price of wheat in Great Britain in 



the year 1840 was per qr. 66 4 

 Average price of wheat at Rotterdam - - 4911 

 " at Odessa ... 21 9 

 " at Dantsic - - - 39 6 

 Total number of quarters of wheat and wheat 

 flour imported and entered for home con- 

 sumption qrs. 2,401,366 



Total number of quarters of colonial wheat 



and wheat flour imported .... 148,720 

 Total number of quarters of foreign wheat and 



wheat flour imported - -2,284,482 

 Total number of quavers of wheat and wheat 

 flour imported 2,433,202 



Grain, if the produce of, and imported from 

 i any British possessions in North America, or 



