Prices of Corn. 



Average Prices of British Gorn per Quarter of 8 imperial 

 bushels,* computed from, the Weekly Averages of Corn 

 Returns from the 196 Rerurning Markets of England and 

 V/ales, 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 i8g8, 1897, and 1896. 



QuAKTER Ended 



Prices. 



Quantities. 



189 





1897. 



1896. 



1898. 



1897. 



1896. 









Wheat. 









Lady Day 



s. 





.9. d. 



29 7 



^. d. 



25 8 



Quarters. 



699>657 



Quarters 

 619,679 



Quarters. 

 448,047 



Midsummer - 



41 



5 



27 6 



25 2 



S57,504 



619,618 



384,559 



Michaelmas - 





8 



30 4 



23 7 



308,279 



635,698 



505,988 



Christmas 







33 3 



^ 30 5 





88r,s66 



772,427 



Barley. 



Lady Day 



i -f. 



9 



d. 



24 0 



^. d. 



22 5 



Quarters. 



902,452 



Quarters. 



784,713 



Quarters. 



955,902 



Midsummer - 



26 



10 



21 4 



21 4 



47,621 



78,488 



92,739 



Michaehnas - 



i 



10 



21 6 



21 0 



99>743 



118,875 



165,722 



Christmas 







27 0 



27 I 





2,275,111 



2,177,499 



Oats. 



Lady Day 



17 



d. 



5 



.T. if. 



16 4 



.... 



13 9 



Quarters. 



226,150 



Quarters. 

 194,193 



Quarters. 



259,565 



Midsummer - - 



19 



10 



17 3 



14 3 



93,475 



79,707 



99,672 



Michaelmas - 



19 



7 



17 TO 



14 6 



78,787 



75,824 



94,383 



Christmas 







16 5 



x6 7 





200,710 



201,533 



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 buihel, 

 and in the case of we'ght 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 imperirti 

 pounds foi 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 from the 196 Returning Markets, together with 

 the Quantities returned as sold at such Markets during 

 each of the Harvest Years ending 31st August 1890 to 

 1898. 



Harvest Years. 



Prices. 



Quantities. 

















Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oais. 





s. d. 



^. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



1889-90 



31 2 



28 10 



18 6 



3,289,836 



3,281,141 



558,053 



1890-91 



35 5 



28 0 



19 I 



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 ID 



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 



3,136,415 



693,121 



1895-96 - 



24 10 



22 4 



14 I 



i 1,640,943 



3,366,364 



672,547 



1896-97 - 



28 S 







2,597,268 



3,200,612 



551,912 



1897-98 - - 



36 2 



26 II 





j 2,534,224 



3,339,842 



599,666 



