Prices of Corn. 565 



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. 



Quarter Ended 



Prices. 



Quantities. 



1901. j 1900. | 1899. 



1901. 1900. 1899. 



Wheat. 



Midsummer - 

 Michaelmas - 

 Christmas 



s. d. 



27 1 



26 IT 

 26 7 



s. d. 

 25 ir 



25 9 

 28 7 



27 4 



s. d. 

 26 3 

 25 1 



25 2 



26 4 ! 



Quarters. 

 744,018 

 547-737 

 535^09 

 778,686 



Quarters. 

 868,378 

 354.497 

 5ii-347 

 689,261 



Quarters. 



868,579 

 994,293 

 754,667 

 913,421 



Barley. 



Midsummer - 

 Michaelmas - 

 Christmas 



S. d. 



2 5 3 

 24 9 

 24 0 



26 8 



j. d. s. d. 

 25 1 27 1 

 24 3 24 6 



24 5 24 4 | 



25 11 j 26 6 



Quarters. 



844,616 

 53-4°8 



236,164 

 2,235,441 



Quarters. \ Quarters. 



888,949 ! 830 398 

 93,157 02,648 



T43.552 1 237,935 

 2,065,135 j 2,135762 



Oats. 



Lady Day 

 Midsummer - 

 Michaelmas • 

 Christmas 



s. d 



17 6 

 19 3 



18 7 

 18 4 



s. d. 



16 7 



18 2 

 18 7 



17 0 



s. d. ; Quarters. 



16 11 | 236,316 



17 6 1 81.172 

 17 3 !| 131 023 

 16 4 265,703 



Quarters. 

 246,949 

 110,163 

 116 880 

 237, 79 T 



Quarters. 



251,841 

 137,834 

 147,902 



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. 



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 Returning Markets, together with 

 the Quantities returned as sold at such Markets during 

 each of the years 1897 to 1901. 



Years. 



Prices. 



Quantities. 

















Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 1 



Wheat. 



Barley. 



Oats. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



r. d. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Quarters. 



1S97 - 



30 2 



. 23 6 



16 11 j 



2,756.561 



3, 2 57> l8 7 



55o,434 



1898 - 



34 0 



27 2 



18- 5 



2,602,416 



3,653,657 



688,064 



1899 - - - 



25 8 



25 7 



17 0 



3,530>96i 



3,296,744 



776,361 



1900 - 



26 ' 11 



24 11 



17 7 



2,923,483 



3,i9°,793 



711,784 



1901 - - - 



26 9 



25 2 



18 5 



2,605,550 



3,369,629 



714,215 



