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 1903, 1902, and 1901, 



Quarter Ended 



Prices. 



Quantities. 



1903. 



1902. 



1 90 1. 



1903. 



1902. 



j 1901. 



Wheat. 



Lady Day 

 Midsummer ... 

 Michaelmas ... 

 Christmas 



Si d. 



25 2 



26 II 



s. d. 



27 3 



29 10 



30 2 

 25 0 



s. d. 



26 3 



27 1 

 26 11 

 26 7 



Quarters. 

 694,912 

 639,441 



Quarters. 

 826,066 



444,639 

 222,495 



754,737 



Quarters. 

 744,018 

 547,737 



535. 109 

 778,686 







Barley. 











Lady Day 

 Midsummer 

 Michaelmas ... 

 Christmas 



s. d. 



23 5 

 22 2 



s. d. 

 26 8 

 25 6 

 25 1 

 25 5 



s. d. 



25 3 

 24 9 

 24 0 



26 8 



Quarters. 

 975,720 

 98,961 



Quarters. 

 669,251 

 40,875 

 32,318 

 2,040,980 



Quarters. 



844,616 

 53,408 



236,164 

 2,235,441 



. — _ — — - 



Oats. 



Lady Day 

 Midsummer ... 

 Michaelmas ... 

 Christmas 



s. d. 



16 II 

 18 0 



s. d. 



20 3 

 22 1 



21 3 

 17 0 



s. d. 



17 6 

 19 3 



18 7 

 18 4 



Quarters. 

 372,119 

 188,528 



Quarters. 

 239,048 



88,274 

 101,130 

 402,833 



Quarters. 

 236,316 

 81,172 

 131,023 

 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 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 1903. 



Harvest 

 Years. 



Prices. 



Quantities. 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 





s. 



d. 



s. d. 



s. 



d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



1889-90 



3 1 



2 



28 10 



18 



6 



3,289,806 



3,281,141 



558,053 



1890 91 



35 



5 



28 0 



19 



1 



3,496,788 



3,659.382 



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 



3,383,094 



547,412 



1893-94 



25 



5 



26 5 



18 



4 



2,087,062 



2,876,977 



542.425 



1894-95 



21 



5 



21 5 



14 



8 



2,180,959 



3,136415 



693, 1 2 1 



1895-96 



24 



10 



22 4 



14 



1 



1,640,943 



3,366,364 



672,547 



1896-97 



28 



8 



23 2 



16 



9 



2,597,268 



3,200.612 



551,912 



1897-98 



36 



2 



26 11 



18 



3 



2.534224 



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 



1901-02 



28 



4 



25 11 



20 



a 1 



2,451,275 



3,176,599 



698,840 



190203 



26 



5 



23 4 



17 





2.386.017 



3-I5I-337 



1,104,660 



