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Prices of Corn. 



[sept., 



Average Prices of British Corn per Quarter of 8 Imperial Bushels* computed 

 from the Weekly Averages of Corn Returns from the Returning Markets of 

 England and Wales, pursuant to the Corn Returns Act, 1882, together with 

 the Quantities returned as sold at such Markets, in the under-noted periods 

 of the Years 1904, 1903, and 1902. 



Quarter Ended 





Prices. 





Quantities. 



' 1904- 



1903. 



1902. 



1904. 



1903. 



1902. 



Wheat. 



Lady Day 

 Midsummer ... 

 Michaelmas ... 

 Christmas 



s. d. 

 27 5 

 27 1 



s . d. 



25 2 



26 11 

 28 8 

 26 3 



s, d. 



27 3 



29 10 



30 2 

 25 0 



Quarters. 

 614,479 

 547,623 



Quarters. 

 694,912 

 639,441 

 307,834 

 654,536 



Quarters . 

 826,066 



444,639 

 222,495 



754,737 







Barley. 









Lady Day 

 Midsummer ... 

 Michaelmas ... 

 Christmas 



s. d. 

 22 4 

 20 5 



s. d. 



23 5 



22 2 

 21 6 



23 8 



s, d. 

 26 8 

 25 6 

 25 1 

 25 5 



Quarters. 

 895,030 

 79,211 



Quarters. 

 975,720 

 98,961 

 28,938 



1,772,130 



Quarters. 

 669,251 



40,875 

 32,318 

 2,040,980 







Oats. 









Lady Day 

 Midsummer ... 

 Michaelmas ... 

 Christmas 



s . d. 

 16 0 

 16 6 



Sm d. 

 l6 II 

 18 O 

 18 O 



15 8 



s. d. 



20 3 

 22 1 



21 3 

 17 0 



Quarters. 

 420,597 

 185,660 



Quarters. 

 372,119 

 188,528 

 120,931 

 368,417 



Quarters. 

 239,048 

 88,274 

 101,130 

 402,833 



* Section 8 of the Corn Returns Act, 1882, provides that where returns of pur- 

 chases of British Corn are made to the local inspector of Corn Returns in any other 

 measure than the imperial bushel or by weight or by a weighed measure, that officer 

 shall convert such returns into the imperial bushel, and in the case of weight or 

 weighed measure the conversion is to be made at the rate of 60 imperial pounds for 

 every bushel of wheat, 50 imperial pounds for every bushel of barley, and 39 imperial 

 pounds for every bushel of oats. 



Corn Prices : — Harvest Year. 

 Average Prices of British Corn per Quarter of 8 Imperial Bushels computed 

 from the Weekly Averages of Corn Returns, together with the Quantities 

 returned as sold at the Returning Markets during each of the Harvest Years 

 ending 31st August, 1890 to 1904. 



Harvest 

 Years. 



Prices. 



Quantities. 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 





s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



1889-90 



31 



2 



28 



10 



18 



6 



3,289,806 



3,281,141 



55 8 >°53 



1890-91 



35 



5 



28 



0 



19 



1 



3,496,788 



3,659,382 



602,887 



1891-92 



3 l 



4 



27 



2 



20 



8 



3,267,038 



3,260,327 



488,830 



1892-93 



26 



8 



24 



10 



18 

 18 



9 



2,676,227 



3,383,094 



547,412 



1893-94 



25 



5 



26 



5 



4 



2,087,062 



2,876,977 



542,425 



1894-95 



21 



5 



21 



5 



14 



8 



2,180,959 



3,136,415 



693,121 



1895-96 



24 



10 



22 



4 



14 



1 



1,640,943 



3,366,364 



672,547 



1896-97 



28 



8 



2 l 



2 



16 



9 



2,597,268 



3,200,612 





1897-98 



3 % 



2 



26 



11 



18 



3 



2,534,224 



3,339,842 



599,666 



1898-99 



26 



0 



26 



1 



17 



3 



3,498,515 



3,629,760 



777,676 



1899-00 .« 



26 



4 



25 



2 



17 



4 



3,255,654 



3,355,241 



722,859 



1900-01 



27 



1 



25 



0 



18 



1 



2,463,341 



3,109,149 



684,956 



190X-02 



28 



4 



25 



11 



20 



4 



2,451,275 



3,176,599 



698,840 



1902-03 



26 



5 



23 



4 



17 



8 



2,386,017 



3,151,337 



1,104,660 



1903-04 



27 



2 



21 



10 



16 



4 



2,129,448 



2,78o,473 



1,132,086 



