Prices of Corn. 



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. j 1901. 



1900. 



1902. 



1901. 



1900. 



Wheat. 



I| s - d - 



Lady Day ... 1 27 3 

 Midsummer ... 29 IO 

 Michaelmas ... || 30 2 

 Christmas ... jj 25 0 



s . d. 



26 3 



27 1 

 26 11 



26 7 



j. d. 

 25 11 



25 9 

 28 7 



27 4 



Quarters. 

 826,066 



444,639 

 222,495 



754,737 



Quarters. 

 744,018 

 547,737 

 535,io9 



778,686 



Quarters. 

 868,378 

 854,497 

 5H,347 

 689,261 



Barley. 



Lady Day ... 

 Midsummer ... 

 Michaelmas ... ! 

 Christmas ... I 



s. d. 

 26 8 

 25 6 

 25 1 

 25 5 



s. d. 



25 3 

 24 9 

 24 0 



26 8 



j. d. 

 25 I 

 24 3 



24 5 



25 11 



Quarters. 

 669,251 

 40,875 

 32,3'8 

 2,040,980 



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 ... 1 



s. d. 



20 3 

 22 1 



21 3 

 17 0 



s. d. 



17 6 



19 3 1 



18 7 ! 

 18 4 | 



j. d. 1 



16 7 

 18 2 

 18 7 



17 0 



Quarters. 

 239,048 

 88,274 

 101,130 

 402.833 



Quarters. 

 236,316 

 81,172 

 131,023 

 265,703 



Quarters. 



246,949 

 110,163 

 Il6,88o 

 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 : — Annual Averages. 



Average Prices of British Corn per Quarter of 8 Imperial 

 Bushels, computed from the Weekly Averages of Corn 

 Returns from the Returning Markets, together with 

 the Quantities returned as sold at such Markets during 

 each of the years 1896 to 1902. 



Years. 



Prices. 



Quantities. 

















Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Wneat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



1896 



26 2 



22 1 1 



14 9 



2,111,021 



3,391,862 



655,153 



1897 



30 2 



23 6 



16 11 



2,756,561 



3,257,187 



550,434 



1898 



34 0 



27 2 



18 5 



2,602,416 



3,653,657 



688,064 



1899 



25 8 



25 7 



17 0 



3,530,961 



3,296,744 



776,361 



1900 



26 11 



24 11 



17 7 



2,923,483 



3,190,793 



711,784 



1901 



26 9 



25 2 



18 5 



2,605,550 



3,369,629 



714,215 



1902 



28 1 



25 8 



20 2 



2,247,937 



2,783,424 



831,285 



