CORN LAWS. 



CORN LAWS. 



livers occasions, that it is very hard and diffi- 

 cult to put any certain prices to any buch 

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

 again allowed to be exported when the price 

 of wheat did not exceed 6s. 8d. per quarter. 

 This standard was increased to 10s. by the 5 

 Eliz. c. 5 (1562) ; and in 1571 (13 Eliz. c. 13), 

 the exportation was directed to be regulated 

 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 appointed 

 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 



Under 5Is. the duty shall be for every quarter 

 51s. and under 52s. - 



52s. 

 55s. 

 56s. 

 57s. 

 58s. 

 59s. 

 60s. 

 61s. 

 62s. 

 63s. 

 64*. 

 65s. 

 66*. 

 69s. 

 70s. 

 71s. 

 72s. 



s. d 

 1 

 19 



55s. 0180 



56s. 17 



57s. 0160 



58s. 0150 



59s. 

 60s. 

 61s. 

 62s. 

 63s. 

 64s. 

 65s. 



14 

 13 



- 12 



- 11 



- 10 

 -090 



69s. 

 70s. 

 71s. 

 72s. 

 73s. 



73s. and upwards 



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 



26s. and under 27s. - 



27*. 30s. - 



31s. .... 

 32s. - ... 

 33s. .... 



30s. 



31s. 



32s. 



33*. 



34*. 



35*. 



36*. 



34s. 

 35s. 

 36s. 

 37*. 



37*. and upwards 



11 

 10 

 9 

 8 

 7 

 6 

 5 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 1 



Oat*. Whenever the average price of oats, made 

 and published in the manner required by law, shall be 

 for every quarter 



Under 19s. the duty shall be for every quarter 

 19*. and under 20*. ..... 



S3*. 24*. 

 84*. 25*. 

 15*. 26*! 

 Sfi. 27*. 

 27*. and upwards 



s. d. 

 080 

 070 

 060 

 050 

 040 

 030 

 020 

 1 



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

 rye. or of pease, or of beans, mad up and published in 

 the manner required by law, shall be for every qua '- 

 ter 



under 30s. the duty shall be for every quarter 

 30*. and under 33*. ..... 



33*. 

 34s. 



35.*. 

 36s. 

 37*. 

 38*. 

 39s. 

 40*. 

 41*. 



34*. 

 35*. 

 36*. 

 37*. 



s. d. 

 11 6 

 10 6 

 096 

 086 

 076 



39s. 

 40s. 

 41*. 

 42*. 



066 

 056 

 046 

 036 

 026 



42*. and upwards 

 354 



Wheat Meal and Flour. For every barrel, being 196 lb., 

 a duty equal in amount to the duty payable on 38J gal- 

 lons of wheat. 



Oatmeal. For every quantity of 181-J Ibs., a duty equal 

 in amount to the duty payable on a quarter of oats. 



Maize or Indian Corn, Buckwheat, Bear or Biff*. For 

 every quarter, a duty equal in amount to the duty 

 payable on a quarter of barley. 



See WHEAT. 



An Account showing the total Quantities of Wheat 

 and Wheat Flour imported from Foreign Coun- 

 tries and from British Colonies. 



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 - - - 24 9 



" " at Dantsic - - - 39 



Total number of quarters of wheat and wheat 

 flour imported and entered for home con- 

 sumption ------ qrs. 2,101,366 



Total number of quarters of colonial wheat 

 and wheat flour imported - 148,720 



Total number of quarters of foreign wheat and 

 wheat flour imported ----- 



Total number of quarters of wheat and wheat 

 flour imported ...... 2.433,202 



Grain, if the produce of, and imported from 

 any British possessions in North America, or 



