METEOROLOGY ; IMPORTATIONS OF GRAIN ; SALES OF 
BRITISH WHEAT ; PRICES OF CORN AND OTHER 
PRODUCE; AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS; AND STA- 
TISTICS OF DAIRY PRODUCE. 
[7%e facts are derived chiefly from the Meteorological Heports of Mr. 
Glaisher, and the Returns of the Board of Trade and of the Inspkctor- 
Gkneral of Imports and Exports.] 
METEOROLOGY.— 1885. 
First Quarter {January, February, March). — The mean reading of 
the barometer was 29'719 inches, and was 0'047 below the mean 
reading for the corresponding period of 44 years ; the mean 
reading was below the average in January and February, while 
that in March was above the average. 
The weather in January was dull with very little sunshine ; 
the temperature was variable till the 11th, it then was cold from 
the 12th to the 26th, and then warm to the end of the month. 
The atmospheric pressure was above its average till the 7th, and 
again between the 15th and 26th days, and below at other times. 
The fall of rain was below the average. There was a marked 
excess of the E. and deficiency of S.W. winds. Snow fell on 11 
different days at different parts of the country. It was a season- 
able month of winter weather. 
The weather in February was unsettled, with frequent heavy 
falls of rain. The temperature was above its average on every- 
day excepting from the 18th to the 22nd, Avhich were slightly 
l)elow. The atmosphere pressure was generally below its average, 
excepting from the 10th to the 13th days. The fall of rain was 
above the average. The S.W. and W. winds were slightly in 
excess of their average. There were a few bright, warm days, 
but the sky was generally cloudy. The month was seasonable. 
The weather in March was dry and cold, with frequent frost at 
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