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PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, ETC. [March 1897. 



it. — Corn Prices ; — Weekly Averages. 



Average Prices of British Corn, per Quarter of 8 imperial 

 bushels, computed from the Returns received under the Corn 

 Returns Act, 1882, in each of the under-mentioned Weeks in. 

 1897, and in the Corresponding Weeks in 1896 and 1895. 



Weeks ended 



Wheat 



■ 



Barley 





Oats. 



(in 48q6) 



1897. 



1896. 



1895. 



1897. 



1896. 



1895. 



1897. 



1896. 



1895. 



Jan. 2 



s. d. 



30 6 



s. d. 



25 2 



s. d. 



20 4 



s. d. 



24 8 



s. d. 



24 7 



s. d. 



21 5 



- 



s. d. 

 16 2 



s. d. 

 13 10 



s. d. 



14 2 



„ 9 



31 1 



25 4 



20 8 



25 5 



23 11 



21 3 



16 3 



13 9 



13 9 



» 16 



31 8 



25 10 



20 8 



24 10 



23 6 



21 8 



16 5 



13 11 



14 0 



„ 23 



31 7 



26 1 



20 9 



25 5 



23 7 



21 11 



16 6 



13 10 



13 10 



„ 30 



31 3 



26 3 



20 6 



24 7 



23 1 



21 5 



16 8 



14 1 



IS 10 



Feb. 6 



30 7 



26 4 



19 11 



24 10 



22 5 



21 8 



16 7 



14 0 



13 6 



„ 13 



29 8 



26 7 



19 10 



24 8 



21 11 



21 10 



16 6 



14 0 



13 8 



>, 20 - 



28 11 



25 3 



19 10 



23 9 



21 10 



22 2 



16 5 



13 9 



13 9 



„ 27 



28 2 



25 6 



19 10 



23 8 



21 10 



21 9 



16 3 



13 10 



14 0 



ii. — 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 196 Returning Markets, together with 

 the Quantities returned as sold at such Markets during 

 each of the Years 1892 to 1896. 







Prices. 





Quantities. 



Years. 





























Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



1892 



s. d. 



30 3 



s. d. 



26 2 



s. d. 

 19 10 



Quarters. 

 3,052,879 



Quarters. 

 3,493,634 



Quarters. 

 492,166 



1893 



26 4 



25 7 



18 9 



2,620,060 



3,366,056 



575,522 



1894 



22 10 



24 6 



17 1 



1,956,824 



2,729,348 



565,747 



1895 



23 1 



21 11 



14 6 



1,928,383 



3,426,576 



665,939 



1896 



26 2 



22 11 



14 9 



2,111,021 



3,391,862 



655,153 



