( XXII ) 
Quantities of British Wheat Sold in the Towns from which Returns are 
received under the Act of the 27th and 28th Victoria, cap. 87, and their 
Average Prices, in each of the First Six Months of the Years 1864-69. 
QuAKTiTiES IN Quarters. 
1864. 
1865. 
1866. 
1867. 
1868. 
1869. 
First month . . 
Second month 
Third month 1 
(five weeks) / 
Fourth month 
Fifth month .. 
Sixth month 1 
(five weeks) J 
quarters. 
344,930 
306,713 
350,974 
285,286 
284,601 
333,201 
quarters. 
300,816 
298,271 
373,069 
261,501 
327,694 
283,528 
quarters. 
212,713 
259,999 
331.295 
250,159 
250,890 
245.393 
quarters. 
221, 791 
203,900 
280,878 
205,231 
221,067 
196,985 
quarters. 
193,077 
201,325 
235 ,402 
173,120 
162,030 
128, 142 
quarters. 
248,047 
258,883 
278,086 
204,519 
238,483 
268,599 
Average Prices per Quarter. 
1864. 
1865. 
1866. 
1867. 
1868. 
1869. 
First month . . 
Second month 
Third month ) 
(five weeks) J 
s. d. 
40 7 
40 8 
40 I 
s. d. 
38 6 
38 3 
38 6 
s. d. 
45 10 
45 7 
45 4 
s. d. 
61 5 
60 II 
59 9 
s. d. 
70 4 
72 II 
73 I 
s. d. 
51 10 
50 10 
48 5 
Fourth month 
Fifth month ., 
Sixth month 'I 
(five weeks) / 
40 0 
39 2 
39 8 
39 8 
41 0 
41 5 
44 10 
46 3 
48 3 
61 7 
64 8 
65 5 
73 4 
74 3 
68 9 
46 4 
44 8 
45 10 
Average Prices of British Wheat, Barley, and Oats per Quarter (Imperial 
Measure) as received from the Inspectors and Officers of Excise according 
to the Act of 27th and 28th Victoria, cap. 87, in each of the First Twenty- 
six Weeks of the Year 1869. 
Week ending 
meat. 
Barley. 
Oats. 
Week ending 
Wheat. 
Barley. 
Oats. 
S. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
S. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
January 2 ,. 
50 
II 
47 
2 
26 
9 
April 3 
46 
4 
44 
I 
26 
9 
January 9 .. 
51 
5 
48 
I 
26 
4 
April 10 .. 
47 
0 
44 
6 
26 
5 
January 16 .. 
52 
8 
49 
0 
25 
9 
April 17 .. 
46 
8 
44 
6 
27 
7 
January 23 .. 
52 
4 
49 
7 
26 
4 
April 24 .. 
45 
5 
43 
6 
26 
9 
January 30 .. 
51 
5 
48 
10 
27 
6 
May I 
44 
9 
42 
2 
26 
ri 
February 6 .. 
51 
0 
47 
10 
27 
5 
May 8 
44 
4 
40 
2 
26 
9 
February 13 
50 
9 
47 
9 
28 
I 
May 15 
44 
6 
40 
I 
26 
II 
February 20 
50 
3 
47 
0 
27 
4 
; May 22 
45 
2 
37 
7 
27 
I 
February 27 
49 
7 
46 
2 
28 
6 
May 29 
45 
2 
37 
3 
27 
0 
March 6 
49 
4 
46 
0 
28 
2 
June 5 
45 
5 
37 
5 
26 
2 
March 13 .. 
48 
10 
45 
6 
27 
10 
June 12 
46 
0 
37 
I 
26 
6 
March 20 
47 
9 
45 
0 
27 
3 
June 19 
46 
2 
32 
2 
27 
8 
i^Iarch 27 ., 
46 
5 
43 
8 
27 
I 
June 26 
46 
4 
32 
7 
29 
0 
Average of 1 
Winter > 
Quarter j 
50 
2 
47 
0 
27 
3 
Average of j 
Spring 1 
Quarter j 
45 
7 
39 
5 
27 
0 
