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The AvEnAGE Prices of Consols, of Wheat, of Meat, and of Potatoes ; also tlie Avkrage 
NuMBKK of Paupers relieved on the last day of each Week ; and the Mean Tempkhatuee, 
in each of the Twelve Quarters ending December 31st, 1872. 
AvKRAOK Pmcts. I PaOT'EUISM. 
Quarters 
ending 
Consols 
(for 
Money). 
Minimum 
li&tc per 
Cent, of 
Discount 
chixrgi'd 
by the 
Wheat 
per 
Quarter 
in 
England 
and 
Meat per lb. at the Metro- 
politun Meat Market 
(by the Carcase). 
Potatoes 
(York Regents) 
per Ton, 
at Waterside 
Market, 
Southwark. 
Quarterly Average of the 
Number of I'aupers re- 
lieved on the lait day of 
each week. 
Mean 
Tempe- 
rature. 
liank of 
England. 
Wales. 
Beef. 
Mutton. 
In-door. 
Out-door. 
1870 
£. 
s. d. 
5K-7^'. 
0 
Mar. 31 
9^1 
3'0 
42 3 
Aid.-id. 
95 s. — 1 105. 
164,387 
892,822 
38*0 
Mean 5f(/. 
Mean ()\d. 
Mean 102s. Gd. 
June 30 
94 
3 "0 
44 0 
^id.—bld. 
Sld~-ihd. 
T T C ? — I 2 C S 
144,226 
8=5.337 
C A' A. 
Mean 5|rf. 
Mean 6^(/. 
Mean 125s. 
Sept. 30 
915 
3-9 
50 4 
'\%d.-ild. 
IOCS. — 1 40s. 
138,444 
787,975 
6o* 7 
Mean 6c!. 
Mean b^d. 
Mean 120s. 
Dec. 3 1 
92i 
2-5 
50 I 
Sd.-ild. 
Sld.—M. 
50s. — 90s. 
150,729 
802, 29t 
4i'6 
1871 
Mean 63rf. 
Mean 6|t/. 
Mean yes. 
878,892 
Mar. 3 ^ 
nil 
9^8 
2' 7 
53 7 
7$£. — 1005. 
160,984 
40 • 2 
Mean 63d. 
Mean 6.id. 
Mean 875. 6cZ. 
Jmio 3^ 
938 
2 5 
59 9 
5 IS. — 76s. 
140,338 
805,519 
Mean 6irf. 
Mean -jd. 
Mean 63s. bd. 
Sept. 30 
93i 
2*2 
57 9 
Sid.—qd. 
60s. — 77s. 
132,065 
769,482 
6i-3 
Mean 6|(/. 
Mean 7^0?. 
5^<f.— 8i</. 
Mean 68.<t.6(Z. 
Dec. 31 
93 
4-2 
56 3 
5rf.-7|rf. 
75«. — 104s. 
140,955 
758.474 
4r'8 
1872 
Mean 6Jrf. 
Mean 6f rf. 
Mean 89s. 6cZ. 
Mar. 31 
92i 
3-0 
55 4 
5rf.-7irf. 
5|(/.— 8^rf. 
80s. — 1 20s. 
149.539 
776,793 
43-6 
Mean 6irf. 
Mean 7Jfi. 
Mean iocs. 
June 30 
9^3 
4-0 
56 8 
Sid.~nd. 
ed.—s^d. 
124s. — 150S. 
134,412 
724,463 
52-8 
Mean 6^i. 
Mean 7^;/. 
6irf.— girf. 
Mean 137s. 
Sept. 30 
92i 
3-5 
58 II 
5irf.— 8</. 
105s. — 133s. 
126,377 
681,987 
6i-i 
Mean 6|rf. 
Mean i^d. 
Mean 119s. 
Dec. 31 
92i 
5'9 
57 3 
5 if/.— 8c/. 
U.—i^d. 
1545. — 187s. 
138,648 
675,598 
45-3 
Mean 6f(/. j Mean 7jr/. 
Mean i 71s. 
The annexed return shows the number of Beasts exhibited and the 
prices realised for them at the Christmas markets since 1841 : — ■ 
Year. 
Beasts. 
1 Year. 
Beasts. ! 
s. 
d. s. 
d. 
s. 
d. s. 
d. 
1841 
4,500 
3 
8 to 5 
0 
1857 
6,856 
3 
4 to 4 
8 
1842 
4,541 
3 
4—4 
8 
1858 
6,424 
3 
4— 5 
0 
1843 
4,510 
4 
8- 4 
4 
1859 
7,560 
3 
6-5 
4 
1844 
5,713 
4 
0—4 
6 
i860 
7,860 
3 
4 — 5 
6 
1845 
5,326 
3 
6-4 
8 
1861 
8,840 
3 
4— 5 
0 
1846 
4,570 
4 
0— 5 
8 
1862 
8,430 
3 
4— 5 
0 
1847 
4,282 
3 
4—4 
8 
1863 
10,372 
3 
6- 5 
2 
1848 
5.942 
3 
4—4 
8 
1864 
7,130 
3 
A - 5 
8 
1849 
5.765 
3 
4—4 
0 
1865 
7.530 
3 
4 — 5 
4 
1850 
6,34c 
3 
0—3 
10 
1866 
7,340 
3 
8- 5 
6 
1851 
6,103 
2 
8- 4 
2 
1867 
8,110 
3 
4 — 5 
0 
1852 
6,271 
2 
8- 4 
0 
1868 
5.320 
3 
4 — 5 
8 
1853 
7,037 
3 
2—4 
10 
1869 
6,728 
3 
6 — 6 
2 
1854 
6,181 
3 
6-5 
4 
1870 
6,425 
3 
6—6 
2 
1855 
7,000 
3 
8 - 4 
2 
1871 
6,320 
7,560 
3 
10 — 6 
2 
1856 
6,748 
3 
4— 5 
0 
1872 
4 
6—6 
0 
VOL. IX. — S. S. B 
