Prices of Corn. 



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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 1902, 1901, and 1900. 



Quarter Ended 



Prices. 



Quantities. 



1902. 



1901. 



1900. 



1902. 



1901. j 1900. 



Wheat. 



Lady Day 

 Midsummer 

 Michaelmas ... 

 Christmas 



s. d. 



27 3 



29 10 



30 2 



s. d. 



26 3 



27 i 

 26 11 

 26 7 



s. d. 

 25 II 



25 9 

 28 7 

 27 4 



Quarters. 

 826,065 



444,639 

 222,495 



Quarters. 

 744,018 



547,737 

 535,109 

 778,686 



Quarters. 

 868,378 

 854,497 

 5H,347 

 689,26; 



Barley. 



Lady Day ... i 

 Midsummer ... 

 Michaelmas 

 Christmas 



s. d. 



26 8 

 25 6 

 25 1 



s. d. 



25 3 

 24 9 

 24 0 



26 8 



s. d. 



25 I 



24 3 



24 5 



25 11 



Quarters 

 669,250 

 40,875 



32,3*8 



Quarters. 

 844,616 

 53,408 

 236,164 

 2,235,441 



Quarters. 

 888,949 

 93,157 

 143,552 

 2,065,135 



Oats. 



Lady Day ... 

 Midsummer ... 

 Michaelmas "" ... 

 Christmas 



s. d. 



20 3 

 22 1 



21 3 



s. d. 1 s. d. 



17 6 16 7 

 19 3 18 2 



18 7 I 18 7 

 18 4 , 17 0 ' 



Quarters. 

 239,048 

 88,274 

 101,130 



Quarters. 

 236,316 

 81,172 

 131,023 

 265,703 



Quarters 



246,949 

 110,163 

 116,880 

 237,791 



* 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 fcr 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 1902.. 



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 



558,053 



1890 91 



35 5 



28 0 



19 



1 



3,496,788 13,659 382 



602,887 



1891-92 



33 4 



27 2 



20 



8 



3,267,038 (3,260,327 



488.830 



1892-93 



26 8 



24 10 



18 



9 



2,676,227 13,383,094 



547412 



1893-94 



25 5 



26 5 



18 



4 



2,087,062 



2,876,977 



542,425 



1894-95 



21 5 



21 5 



'4 



8 



2,180,959 



3,136,415 



693,121 



1895-96 



24 10 



22 4 



14 



1 



1,640,943 ^366,364 



672,547 



1896-97 



28 8 



23 2 



16 



9 



2.597,268 



3,200.612 



551,912 



1807-98 



36 2 



26 11 



18 



3 



2,534,224 



3339,842 



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 



2,463341 



3-I09>l49 



684,956 



1901-02 



28 4 



25 11 



20 



4 



2,45i-275 



3,i76 599 



698,840 



