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not so much as prices ; thus in the last seventeen years the 

 lowest average price was los. 2^d., and the highest average 

 price was £i is. lod. a quintal,* and by an odd coincidence 

 the lowest price was current when the export was least (1897), 

 and the highest price when the export was most (1906). 



Quintals of Annual Exports of Cod x iooo 



1907-8 



1509 



N.B. — Where returns are wanting, e.g. in 1818 and 1892, and in 

 several years between 182 1 and 1840, decennial averages have 

 been taken from available returns. 



Authorities 



See end of Chapters VIII and X. 



* Comp. anfe, p. 155. 



