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STATISTICAL TABLES. 



[Sept. 1894. 



II. — Corn Prices: — England and Wales. 



Average Prices of British Corn per Quarter of 8 imperial 

 bushels,* computed from the Weekly Averages of Corn 

 Keturns from the 196 Returning Markets, pursuant to the 

 Corn Beturns Act, 1882, together with the Quantities 

 returned as sold at such Markets, in the under-noted periods 

 of the Years 1894, 1893, and 1892. 



QUAETER ElfDED 



Prices. 



Quantities. 



189^. 



1893. 



1892. 



1894. 



1893. 



1892. 



Wheat. 





5, d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



5 1 



25 7 



33 8 



613,313 



708,986 



834,939 



Midsummer - 



4 4 



26 2 



30 11 



429,451 



674,704 



785,022 



Michaelmas - 





2G 4 



29 3 1 





577,112 



609,916 



Christmas 





27 2 



27 5 





659,258 



823,002 



Barley. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



28 ] 



25 2 



28 5 



671,620 



1,092,457 



1,191,530 



Midsummer - 



25 2 



24 0 



25 6 



40,863 



104,155 



116,801 



Michaelmas - 





24 1 



24 3 





248,829 



42,060 



Christmas 





29 1 



26 5 





1,920,615 



2,143,243 



Oats. 





1 



s. d. 



fi. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



18 1 



17 7 



20 3 



193,922 



201,572 



180,600 



Midsummer - 



18 7 



19 5 



21 1 



61,862 



75,457 



55,605 



Michaelmas - 





19 9 



20 10 





99,899 



34,898 



Christmas 





18 1 



17 6 





198,594 



221,063 



* Section 8 of the Corn Returns Act, 1882, provides that where returns of pm'chases of British 

 Com 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 for every bushel of oats. 



