466 Statistics affecting British Agricultural Interests. 
TABLE II.— Annual Average Prices and Quantities of British Corn 
sold in the Towns from which Returns are received under Acts 27 & 28 
Vict, ch. 87, and 45 & 46 Vict. ch. 37, in each of the Years 1880 to 1889. 
{From, the " London, Gazette."] 
Year 
Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
\v neat 
Barley 
Oats. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
Qrs. 
Qrs. 
Qrs. 
1880 
44 
4 
33 
1 
23 
1 
1,607,903 
1,591,925 
164,791 
1881 
45 
4 
31 
11 
21 
9 
1,738,255 
1,631,504 
211,444 
1882 
45 
1 
31 
2 
21 
10 
1,903,858 
1,873,820 
211,699 
1883 
41 
7 
31 
10 
21 
5 
2,901,146 
2,575,528 
408,471 
1834 
35 
9 
30 
8 
20 
3 
2,833,132 
3,149,341 
492,918 
1885 
32 
10 
30 
2 
20 
7 
2,739,515 
2,765,500 
393,042 
1886 
31 
1 
26 
7 
19 
0 
2,739,822 
2,474,466 
367,083 
1887 
32 
6 
25 
4 
16 
3 
2,495,124 
2,589,667 
309,478 
1888 
31 
10 
27 
10 
16 
9 
2,427,861 
1,911,835 
255,726 
1889 
29 
9 
25 
10 
17 
9 
2,945,408 
3,329,814 
415,783 
TABLE III. — Returns published pursuant to the Corn Returns Act, 1882, and 
to Act of 6 & 7 Wm. IV. for Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales, 
showing what has been, during the Seven Years ending Christmas Day in 
each Year, the Average Price of an Imperial Bushel of British 
Wheat, Barley, and Oats, computed from the Weekly Averages of Corn 
Returns in each of the years 1883-89. 
{From the " London Gazette."] 
Years 
Average (Septennial) prices per bushel 
Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
t. d. 
J. d. 
i. d. 
1883 
5 2 
3 11 
2 8 
1884 
5 4f 
5 l| 
4 If 
2 9 
1885 
3 11} 
2 S\ 
1886 
4 11 
3 10 
2 71 
1887 
4 8| 
3 81 
2 64, 
1888 
3 71 
2 5 
1889 
4 21 . 
3 61 
2 44 
TABLE IV. — Computed Real Value of Corn imported into the 
United Kingdom in each of the Seven Years 1883-89. 
[From Trade and Navigation Returns.] 
1883 
1884 
1885 
1886 
1887 
1888 
1889 
Wheat . 
Wheat Flour 
£ 
31,434,888 
12.31H.H4 
£ 
19,R25,021 
10,166,010 
£ 
24,066,013 
0,651,508 
£ 
17.888.155 
8,254,107 
E 
21,335,902 
10,020.433 
£ 
21,171,331 
0 530,800 
£ 
22,530,833 
8,559,563 
Other kinds of ) 
K.mir J 
liarlcy . 
Oati 
Maize . 
Boaus ami Peas . 
13,753,032 
31,038 
5,781.501 
5,013,011 
lU,3M,3u7 
2,114,280 
23,001,031 
23,970 
4,228,722 
•1,105,51 1 
7,303,009 
1,820,366 
33,717,521 
18,811 
4,528,82."! 
4,252,135 
8,473,863 
1,758,105 
26,112,562 
12,899 
3.988,437 
8,974,434 
7,614,113 
1,512,085 
31,356,335 
4,934 
3.769.272 
3,480,818 
7,535,946 
1,662,992 
31,502,131 
8,016 
8,033,190 
4,688,711 
8,881,307 
1,625,835 
31,090,401 
19,365 
4,968,90 
1.172.598 
\. r >Nl,0XJ 
1,676,733 
Total of Corn 
07,040,181 
47,562,702 
52,740,258 
43,225,430 
47,819,207 
50,675,221 
50. S0«. 127 
