( XYIII ; 
Table X. — Average Prices of Consols, of Wheat, and of Meat ; also the 
Average Number of Paupers relieved on the last day of each Week ; and the 
Mean Temperature, in each of the Twelve Quarters ending December 31st, 
1886. 
[^From.Eeturns of the Regigtrar-General.'] 
Average Pmces. 1 
PAtiPEEISM. 
Qnarters l 
ending 
Consols 
(for 
Average 
Minimum 
Rate per 
Cent, of 
Discount 
charged 
by Bank of 
England. 
Wheat 
per i 
Quarter j 
in 
England 1 
and 
Meat per lb. at the Metro- 
politan Meat Market 
(by the Carcass). 
Quarterly Average of the 
Number of Paupers re- 
lieved on the last day of 
each week. 
Mean 
Tempe- 
ratnie. 
Wales. 
Beef. 
Mutton, 
C\t\ t—H rtnr 
1884 
Mar. 31 
£. 
I0I| 
3-19 
s. d^. 
37 9 
Aid. — isd. 
Mean 6Jd. 
Mean 6|d. 
186,636 
c?6 767 
0 
43*4 
June 30 
IOl| 
2*42 
37 6 
^cl. — ^ld. 
Mean 6J(Z. 
ild. — <)d. 
Mean /d. 
17?. 74-Q 
C2? 182 
52-5 
Sept. 30 
ioc| 
2" 00 
35 " 
4P" — 7g"- 
Mean 6|<2. 
.7J 07/7 
Mean 6|d. 
513,981 
62-7 
Dec. 31 
lOOf 
4-17 
31 7 
4d.--ld. 
Mean 5^d. 
4id.— 8d. 
Mean 6^. 
i8r,776 
518,811 
44-1 
1885 
Mar. jr 
98s 
4-24 
32 9 
4d. — 7<i. 
Mean 5|(f. 
j^ld.—T\d. 
Mean 5|c<. 
189, 718 
546,688 
40*3 
June 30 
981 
2-75 
34 10 
Mean 5|(i. 
4|rf.— 8Jrf. 
Mean 6|J. 
17?. 408 
524,628 
52-4 
Sept. 30 
99? 
2 "00 
32 10 
3|(f.— 6|i. 
Mean 5|</. 
4irf.-7id. 
Mean 6</. 
167,185 
513.326 
59-1 
Dec. 31 
100 
2-68 
30 9 
33rf.— 6|rf. 
Mean 5j</. 
3jd.-7rf. 
Mean 5 2d. 
183.503 
528,885 
42*8 
1886 
Mar. 31 
I00| 
^•75 
29 9 
iid.—qd. 
Mean 4|(/. 
ild.—7id. 
Mean 55rf. 
194.033 
579,624 
36-5 
June 30 
lor 
2-50 
31 4 
ild.-eid. 
Mean 5jrf. 
Atd.-<)\d. 
Mean 7d. 
176,074 
557.673 
52-5 
Sept 30 
lOlJ 
2-90 
31 9 
3ld.—bld. 
Mean ^d. 
4i/.— 8H 
Mean 6|(/. 
168,225 
529,404 
6i-2 
Dec. 31 
4"o6 
31 4 
jjrf.— 6Jrf. 
ilean 41''. 
51^.-7?^. 
Mean 5|d. 
183,226 
536,226 
44*6 
