Prices of Corn. 421 



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 

 1899. 







Prices. 







Quantities. 

















Quarter Ended 

















1901. 



1900. 



1899. 



1 901. 



1900. 



1899. 



Wheat. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



26 3 



25 11 



26 3 1 



744,018 



868,378 



863,579 



Midsummer • 



27 1 



25 9 



25 1 ' 



547,737 



854,497 



994,293 



Michaelmas - 



26 11 



28 7 



25 2 



535.109 



5H,347 



754,667 



Christmas 





27 4 



26 4 





689,261 



913,421 







Barley. 











s. d. 



s. d. 



S. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



25 3 



25 1 



27 I 



844,616 



888,949 



830,398 



Midsummer - 



24 9 



24 3 



24 6 



53>4° 3 



9--I57 



92,648 



Michaelmas - 



24 0 



24 5 



.24 4 



236,164 



143,552 



237,935 



Christmas 





25 11 



26 6 



- 



2,065,135 



2,135,762 







Oats. 











s. d 



s. d. 





I 



Quarters. 



Quartos. 



Quarters. 



Lady Day 



17 6 



16 7 



16 11 



236,316 



246,949 



251,841 



Midsummer - 



*9 3 



18 2 



17 6 



81,172 



110,163 



137,834 



Michaelmas - 



18 7 



18 7 



17 3 



131,023 



116.880 



147,902 



Christmas 





17 0 



16 4 





237,791 



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. 



