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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 1903, 1902, and 1901, 



Quarter Ended 



Prices. 



Quantities. 



I903- [ 



1902. 



1901. 



1903. 



1902. 



j 1901. 



Wheat. 





s, d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



25 2 



27 3 



26 3 



694,912 



826,066 



744,018 



Midsummer ... 





29 10 



27 1 





444,639 



547,737 



Michaelmas ... 





30 2 



26 11 





222,495 



535. io 9 



Christmas 





25 0 



26 7 





754J37' 



778,686 



Barley. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



. 23 5 



26 8 



25 3 



j 975.720 



669,251 



844,616 



Midsummer ... 





25 6 



24 9 





40,875 



53.408 



Michaelmas ... 





25 1 



24 0 





32,318 



236,164 



Christmas 





25 5 



26 8 





2,040,980 



2,235,441 



Oats. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



16 II 



20 3 



17 6 



372,119 



239,048 



236,316 



Midsummer 





22 1 



19 3 





88,274 



81,172 



Michaelmas 





21 3 



18 7 





101,130 



131,023 



Christmas 





17 0 



18 4 





402,833 



265,703 



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

 pounds fcr every bushel of oats. 



