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Average Prices of British Wheat, Barley, and Oats, per Imperial 
Quarter, in each of the Sixteen Years 1855-70. 
Year. 
Wheat. 
Barley. 
Oats. 
s. 
d. 
S. 
(?. 
S. d. 
1855 
74 
8 
34 
9 
27 5 
1856 
69 
2 
41 
I 
25 2 
1857 
56 
4 
42 
1 
25 0 
1858 
44 
2 
34 
8 
24 6 
1859 
43 
9 
33 
6 
23 2 
i860 
53 
3 
36 
7 
24 5 
1861 
55 
4 
36 
I 
23 9 
1862 
55 
5 
35 
I 
22 7 
Year. 
1863 
1864 
1865 
1866 
1867 
1868 
1869 
1870 
Wheat. 
Barley. 
Oats. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
44 9 
33 II 
21 2 
40 2 
29 II 
20 I 
41 10 
29 9 
21 10 
49 II 
37 5 
24 7 
64 6 
40 0 
26 I 
63 9 
43 0 
28 I 
48 2 
39 5 
26 0 
46 10 
34 7 
22 10 
Certain Articles of Foreign and Colonial Production Imported in the Years 
1867-70 ; and their Quantities. 
1867. 
1868. 
1869. 
1870. 
Animals, LiTing : 
Oxen, Bulls, and Cows 
number 
156,335 
114,869 
190,674 
170,647 
) » 
21 ,613 
21,819 
29,516 
31,525 
> > 
532,316 
323 ,447 
691,472 
651, 138^ 
7,400 
17, 708 
18,371 
18,767 
Swine and Hogs . . 
? ♦ 
48,079 
33,7^1 
69,067 
95,624 
Bones (burnt or not, or as 
animan 
tons j 
83,814 
75.851 
95,980 
94,9231 
cwts. 
II 
,272,651 
TT flf*? fin? 
10 
,900,818 
II 
,931,979 
I 
440,669 
1,816,669 
I 
,542,201 
2 
,373,528 
Guano -.—From Peru . . 
tons 
164,112 
155,776 
199,122 
243,434'i 
Other parts 
28,196 
26,567 
10,888 
36,877 
Total Guano , , 
192,308 
182,343 
210,010 
280,311 
cwts. 
878,374 
1,076,198 
I 
,055,769 
I 
,108,859 
296,117 
231,720 
322,515 
127,013 
Hides untanned: Dry 
> > 
280,063 
305,318 
340,449 
527,809 
„ Wet 
615 ,822 
635,794 
524,899 
670,941 
tuns 
22,49+ 
17,160 
21,439 
27,220 
tons 
121,832 
162,339 
159,295 
158,211 1 
cwts. 
I 
,374,223 
2,041,474 
I 
,660, 189 
772,003! 
, ' 
I 
,142,262 
1,097,539 
I 
,259,089 
I 
,159,481 
905,476 
873.377 
979,189 
I 
,041 , 281 
number 
397 
,934,520 
383,969,040 
442 
,172,640 
430 
,842, 2401 
cwts. 
246,839 
237, 260 
255,964 
217,696 
Bacon and Hams . . . . 
537,114 
638,127 
740,193 
567,1641 
' > 
195,797 
240,577 
214.955 
203,7131 
Salt Pork 
142,831 
144,378 
165,944 
220, 5 33 i 
, 5 
150,968 
264,878 
231,427 
i55 .673]|i 
Flax-seed and Linseed 
qrs. 
I 
,095,360 
1,635,528 
I 
,397,066 
I 
,490,6951. 
620, 782 
356,884 
260,212 
551.107' 
Sheep and Lambs' Wool . . 
lbs. 
230 
,224,467 
250,928,854 
255 
,161,344^259 
36i,963'i< 
