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 

 1 900. 







Prices. 







Quantities. 

















Quarter Ended 

















1902. 



1901. 



1900. 



1902. 



1901. , J 



1900. 



Wheat. 





s. d. 



d. 



si d. J 



Quarters. 



1 



Quarters. \ 



Quarters. 



Ladj' Day 



27 3 



26 3 



25 11 



826,065 



744,018 



868,378 



Midsummer - 





27 1 



1 



25 9 





547-737 



354,497 



Michaelmas - 





26 IT 



28 7 





535,io9 



5n,347 



Christmas ... 





26 7 



27 4 





778,686 i 



689,261 







Barley. 











s. d. 



s. d. 



1 



, «, | 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



26 8 



25 3 



25 1 



669,250 



844,616 



888,949 



Midsummer • 





24 9 



24 3 





53,4o3 



93i J 57 



Michaelmas - 





24 0 



24 5 





236,164 



143,552 



Christmas 





26 8 



25 11 





2,235.441 



2,065,135 







Oats. 











s. d. 



s. d 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



20 3 



; I7 6 



16 7 



239,048 



236,316 



246,949 



Midsummer - 





19 3 



18 2 





81,172 



110,163 



Michaelmas - 







18 7 





131,023 



' 116,880 



Christmas 





18 4 



17 0 





265,703 



237,79* 



* Section 8 of the Corn Returns Act, 1882, provides that where returns of purchases 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 foi every bushel of oats. 



