Prices of Corn. 



551 



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 1898, and in the corresponding Weeks in 1897 

 and 1896. 



Weeks 





Wheat. 







Barley. 







Oats. 





ended ( in 





























j8g8). 







1897. 























i8c 



)8. 



i8( 





i8c 



,8. 



1897. 



1896. 



i8( 



?8. 



1897. 



1896. 





s. 



d. 



y. d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. 



d 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Jan. I 



34 



6 



30 6 



25 



2 



27 



3 



24 8 



24 7 



17 



I 



16 2 



13 10 



„ 8 - 



34 



II 



31 I 



25 



4 



27 



9 



25 5 



23 II 



16 



10 



16 3 



13 9 



15 - 



35 



0 



31 8 



25 



10 



27 



8 



24 10 



23 6 



17 



4 



16 5 



13 II 



,, 22 - 



34 



^6 



31 7 



26 



I 



27 



10 



25 5 



23 7 



17 



5 



16 6 



13 10 



29 - 



34 





31 3 



26 



3 



27 



8 



24 7 



23 I 



17 



2 



16 8 



14 I 



Feb. 5 - 



34 



10 



30 7 



26 



4 



28 



0 



24 10 



22 5 



17 



6 



16 7 



14 0 



„ 12 - 



35 



I 



29 8 



26 



7 



27 



8 



24 8 



21 II 



17 



5 



16 6 



14 0 



M 19 - 



35 



0 



28 II 



26 



3 



27 



II 



23 9 



21 10 



17 



8 



16 5 



13 9 



„ 26 - 



35 



5 



28 2 



25 



6 



27 



6 



23 8 



21 10 



17 



10 



16 3 



13 10 



Mar. 5 - 



35 



10 



28 3 



25 



4 



28 



0 



23 0 



21 5 



17 



II 



16 3 



13 8 



„ 12 - 



35 



8 



27 II 



25 



5 



27 



10 



22 II 



21 3 



17 



9 



16 2 



13 10 



n 19 - 



35 



6 



27 II 



25 





28 



0 



22 8 



21 I 



17 



10 



16 2 



13 9 



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 1893 to 1897. : 







Prices. 







Quantities. 



















Years. 

















Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oais. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



1693 - - - 



26 4 



25 7 



18 9 



2,620,060 



3,366,056 



575,522 



1894 - - - 



22 10 



24 6 



17 I 



1,956,824 



2,729)348 



565,747 



1895 ■ - 



1 23 I 



21 n 



14 6 



1,928,383 



3,426,576 



665,939 



1896 - 



26 2 



22 II 



14 9 



2,111,021 



3,391,862 



655,153 



1897 - - - 



30 2 



23 6 



16 II 



j 2,756,561 



3,257,187 



550,434 



