34 Prices of Corn. 



Average Prices of British Corn per Quarter of 8 imperial 

 bushels,* computed from the Weekly Averages of Corn 

 Returns from the Returning Markets of England and 

 Wales, 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 1901, 1900, and 

 J899. 







Prices. 







Quantities. 

















Quarter Ended 

















1901. 



1900. 



1899. 



1901. 



1900. 



1899. 



Wheat. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarte; ?. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



26 3 



25 11 



26 3 



744,018 



868, 37 £ 



868,579 



Midsummer • 





25 9 



25 1 





354,49; 



994,293 



Michaelmas - 





28 7 



25 2 





511:347 



754 : 667 



Christmas 





27 4 



26 4 





689,261 



913,421 



Barley. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



1 



J. rf. 



Quarters. 



Quarte. s 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



25 3 



25 1 



27 1 



844,616 



888,949 



830,398 



Midsummer 





24 3 



24 6 







92,648 



Michaelmas - 





24 5 



24 4 





- r 43.552 



237,935 



Christmas 





25 « 



26 6 





2,065,135 



2,^5,762 







Oats. 











1 



s. d 



s. d. 





Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quartets. 



Lady Day 



17 6 



16 7 



16 11 



236,316 



246,949 



251,841 



Midsummer - 





18 2 



17 6 





110,163 



137,834 



Michaelmas • 





18 7 



17 3 





116.880 



147,902 



Christmas 





17 0 



16 4 





237, 79^ 



238,783 



* 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 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 foi every bushel of oats. 



