( IX )J 
Quantities of British Wheat Sold in the Towns from which Returns are 
received under the Act of the 27th and 28lh Victoria, cap. 87, and their 
Average Prices, in each of the Last Six Months of the Years 1865-70. 
QuANTirnsS IN QUARTEKS. 
1865. 
1866. 
1867. 
1868. 
1869. 
1870. 
Seventh month 
Eighth month 
Ninth month ) 
(five weeks) j 
Tenth month 
Eleventh month 
Twelfth month 1 
(five weeks) | 
quarters. 
222,961 
201,953 
318,893 
304,054 
295,632 
391,941 
quarters. 
127,836 
191,057 
325,056 
320,674 
284,530 
332,934 
quarters. 
109,829 
102,303 
265,668 
349,788 
265,622 
301,558 
quarters. 
106,812 
174,633 
444,296 
284,810 
268,848 
307,386 
quarters. 
166,485 
174,904 
255 ,286 
256,984 
220,876 
244,933 
quarters. 
171,005 
201,788 
435,398 
340,445 , 
298,407 
352,629 
Average Prices pee QnARTEu. 
1865. 
1866. 
1867. 
1868. 
1869. 
1870. 
Seventh month 
Eighth month 
Ninth month 1 
(five weeks) J 
Tenth month . . 
Eleventh month 
Twelfth month \ 
(five weeks) / 
5. d. 
42 10 
43 3 
44 0 
41 10 
45 7 
46 8 
s. d. 
54 1 
50 7 
49 0 
52 4 
56 6 
60 3 
s. d. 
65 X 
68 0 
63 5 
66 7 
69 9 
67 7 
s. d. 
65 6 
57 9 
55 I 
53 II 
52 2 
50 2 
s. d. 
49 5 
52 I 
51 4 
47 8 
46 8 
44 2 
s. d. 
50 9 
53 II 
47 0 
47 4 
50 I 
52 4 
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 last Twentt- 
six Weeks of the Year 1870. 
Week ending 
meat. 
B arley. 
Oats. 
Week ending 
Wheat. 
Barley. 
Oats. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
S. 
d. 
S. 
d. 
July 9 
50 
7 
30 
3 
25 
8 
October 8 .. 
46 
5 
36 
ir 
21 
II 
July 16 
49 
8 
31 
2 
25 
6 
October 15 
47 
0 
36 
7 
22 
5 
July 23 
49 
9 
31 
2 
26 
II 
October 22 
47 
3 
36 
5 
22 
2 
July 30 
52 
10 
33 
5 
26 
9 
October 29 
48 
6 
36 
9 
22 
4 
August 6 
54 
II 
31 
8 
28 
8 
November 5 
49 
9 
36 
8 
22 
7 
August 13 .. 
54 
10 
32 
II 
28 
0 
November 12 
50 
5 
36 
11 
23 
8 
August 20 . . 
54 
7 
33 
5 
25 
10 
November 19 
49 
10 
36 
8 
23 
II 
August 27 .. 
51 
3 
36 
8 
24 
6 
November 26 
50 
5 
36 
2 
23 
7 
September 3 
49 
I 
36 
2 
25 
9 
December 3 
52 
5 
36 
I 
23 
10 
September 10 
48 
I 
35 
8 
23 
10 
December 10 
52 
2 
35 
9 
23 
7 
September 17 
46 
6 
36 
4 
23 
9 
December 17 
52 
5 
35 
4 
23 
4 
September 24 
45 
4 
36 
2 
20 
7 
December 24 
52 
7 
34 
II 
23 
6 
October 1 .. 
46 
I 
36 
7 
22 
8 
December 3 1 
52 
3 
34 
11 
22 
5 
Average of j 
1 
Average of J 
Summer > 
50 
4 
33 
9 
25 
Autumn > 
50 
r 
36 
I 
23 
0 
Quarter J 
3 j 
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