500 



PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, ETC. 



[March 1896. 



ir. — 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 

 1896, and in the Corresponding Weeks in 1895 and 1894. 



1 



Weeks ended 



1 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



{in i^Qd) , 



1896. 



1895. 



1894. 



1896. 



1895. 



1894. 



1896. 



1895. 



1894. 



Jan. 4 



s. 



25 



d. 



2 



s. d. 

 20 4 



s. d. 



26 4 



s. d. 



24 7 



21 5 



s. d. 



28 10 



s. d. 



13 10 



s. d. 



14 2 



s. d. 

 17 8 



„ 11 



25 



4 



20 8 



26 4 



23 11 



21 3 



28 10 



13 9 



13 9 



18 0 



„ 18 



25 10 



20 8 



26 3 



23 6 



21 8 



29 2 



13 11 



14 0 



18 0 



„ 25 



26 



1 



20 9 



26 1 



23 7 



21 11 



29 1 



13 10 



13 10 



18 0 



Feb. 1 



26 



3 



20 6 



25 7 



1 23 1 



21 5 



28 11 



14 1 



13 10 



18 1 



» 8 



26 



4 



19 11 



25 3 



22 5 



21 8 



28 8 



14 0 



13 6 



17 10 



» 15 



26 



7 



19 10 



24 10 



21. IVi 



21 10 



28 3 



14 0 



13 8 



18 0 



» 23 



28 



3 



19 10 



24 5 



21 10 



22 2 



28 0 



13 9 



13 9 



18 4 



„ 29 



25 



6 



19 10 



24 3 



21 10 



21 9 



27 5 



13 10 



14 0 



18 5 



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 1891 to 1895. 



Years. 



Prices. 



! Quantities, 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



1891 



s. d. 



37 0 



s. d. 



28 2 



s. d. 



20 0 



Quarters. 

 ' 3,248,743 



Quarters. 

 3,255,518 



Quarters. 

 561,713 



1892 



30 3 



26 2 



19 10 



, 3,052,879 



3,493,634 



492,166 



1898 



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 



