June 1895. J 



PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, ETC. 



109 



II. — Corn Prices : — Quarterly Averages. 



Average Prices of British Corn per Quarter of 8 imperia 

 bushels,"^ computed from the Weekly Averages of Corn 

 Returns from the 196 Returning Markets of England and 

 WaleSj 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 1895, 1894, and 1893. 



1 



Quarter Exded. j 



Prices. 



Quantities. | 



1895. 



1894. 



1893. 



1895. 



1894. 



1893. 



Wheat. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



20 1 



25 1 



25 7 



652,874 



613,313 



708,988 



Midsummer - 





24 4 



26 2 





429,450 



674,704 



Micliaeltnas - 

 Christmas 





22 11 

 19 2 



26 4 





513,288 



577,112 





27 2 





600,773 



659,258 







Barley. 











s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



21 6 



28 1 



25 2 



1,035,588 



671,620 



1,092,457 



Midsummer - 





25 2 



24 0 





40,863 



104,155 



Michaelmas - 





22 1 



24 1 





95,121 



248.829 



Christmas 





22 1 



29 1 





1,921,744 



1,920,616 

















Oats. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



S. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



13 9 



18 1 



17 7 



250,838 



193,922 



201,572 



Midsummer - 





18 7 



19 & 





61,862 



75,457 



Michaelmas - 





17 11 



19 9 





70,824 



99,899 



Christmas 





13 10 



18 1 





239,139 



198,594 



* Section 8 of the Corn Returns Act, 1882, provides that where returns of purchases of. British 

 Corn are made to the local inspector of Cora 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. 



