( XII ) 
Table VII. — Quantities of British Wheat Sold in the Towns from which 
Returns are received under the Act of the 27th & 28th Victoria, cap. 
87, and their Average Prices, in each of the Twelve Months of the 
Years 1873-78. 
Quantities in Quasters. 
1873. 
1874. 
1875. 
1876. 
1877. 
1878. 
quarters. 
quarters. 
quarters. 
quarters. 
quarters. 
quarters. 
First month .. 
183 ,987 
187. 
106 
210,661 
154, 
367 
152, 
557 
146, 
848 
Second month 
202,977 
189, 
031 
223.974 
188, 
539 
173. 
729 
164, 
387 
Third month ) 
(five weeks) / 
238,125 
206, 
145 
292,172 
208, 
367 
213, 
718 
174, 
025 
Fourth month 
159,268 
150, 
725 
233.970 
160, 
868 
150, 
012 
146, 
933 
Filth month .. 
225,595 
175, 
715 
234,683 
174. 
153 
132, 
231 
166, 
909 
bixtn montn \ 
(five weeks) j 
172. 
298 
216,016 
188, 
611 
122, 
390 
137, 
981 
Seventh month 
lor , loi 
95. 
871 
121,684 
90, 
626 
77, 
674 
82, 
597 
Eighth month 
90,900 
82, 
564 
135,456 
88, 
030 
89, 
759 
119, 
611 
Ninth month i 
(five weeljs) / 
266,856 
323. 
153 
199,314 
314. 
327 
225, 
659 
272. 
699 
lentn montn 
265 ,122 
248, 
984 
226,503 
216, 
393 
217, 
046 
329, 
564 
Eleventh month 
214,026 
2'5. 
162 
186,607 
192, 
440 
175. 
262 
216, 
187 
1 welitn month 1 
(five weeks) ) 
285,648 
335, 
339 
234,035 
225 
254 
212, 
627 
276, 
943 
Average Prices 
FEE Quarter. 
1873. 
1874. 
1876. 
1876. 
1877. 
1878. 
s. d. 
s. 
d. 
s. d. 
a. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
First month .. 
55 10 
62 
4 
44 4 
44 
II 
51 
7 
51 
II 
Second month 
56 5 
65 
4 
42 3 
43 
4 
51 
8 
51 
5 
Third month 1 
49 
(five weeks) } 
55 6 
61 
I 
41 2 
43 
1 
51 
I 
8 
Fourth month 
54 10 
60 
0 
43 0 
44 
II 
53 
4 
51 
3 
Fifth month .. 
55 8 
62 
2 
42 5 
45 
0 
65 
10 
51 
II 
Sixth month 1 
48 
(five weeks) / 
58 4 
61 
2 
42 2 
47 
0 
64 
6 
0 
Seventh month 
59 6 
60 
8 
45 3 
48 
6 
62 
9 
44 
II 
Eighth month 
60 I 
58 
4 
52 4 
46 
4 
64 
II 
44 
7 
Ninth month \ 
63 10 
48 
49 3 
46 
8 
(five weeks) / 
II 
59 
I 
'44 
I 
Tenth month . . 
60 10 
44 
8 
46 I 
' 46 
7 
53 
7 
39 
7 
Eleventh month 
60 9 
43 
II 
47 4 
48 
0 
52 
3 
40 
I 
Twelfth month 1 
8 
(five weeks) j 
1 61 6 
44 
6 
46 4 
49 
9 
51 
6 
40 
